North Carolina Newspapers

Last Edition WASHINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY^, m? -M MIS PROPOSE LOANS FOrSUTFERfBS / Seine Slowly Sioking French Capital Turns Attention to Repairing Ravages of the Angry River? Americans Aid in Contributions. MOB ATTACKS LOOTERS <? f:-. ' ' ifirv r . . Km Paris, peb. 1. ? The improvement in tne general situation continues, and the spirits of the Parisians are rising as the waters fall. Street hawkers bare been selling post card pictures of the flotxl, and the boule vards are oace more say with rejok* ing thousands. With the crisis past the mercurial French temperament faces the sub sidiary troubles with a light heart, ! bat the papers already are sending * note of warning that the lesson must not be forgotten; that measures must be taken to avoid a repetition 1 of the disaster. ' This can be done by the conatructlon of a cut-off either In \ the way of a canal or a large under ground candult around Paris. The government bas ordered the tax collectors to show the ' greatest leniency to delinquents, and the Mont de Ptete-ls extending pawn tickets for three months. Many Benefits Organised. Public and private benevolence continues to respond to the call of ? the sufferers. All the theaters and ^ musitfr societies are organising ben efits, while the various race courses ji are arranging a big meeting for the spring, the receipts of which will go to the poor. A resolution has been. Introduced In the chamber of depv? I ties asking the govern%t^t toward FmwcUI ? eroana at th* of ^Tlonor Uf l&bW nWMYS-BJen ftrtf spicuous In the rescue work. Although the papers are printing columns of pitiful stories, a hun dredth part of the horrcfr and agony s\(ffered never, will be known. Many corpses hsve been-^awept down the river, and oCcaasIonally a coffin In a from a funeral procession. Scores of half famished families have been rescued from their homes, and there are hundreds still occupying their half submerged homes waiting for the water to recede. ? M. Millerand, minister <of public works, say* that so soon as normal . conditions are restored the govern ment will seriously consider the ca nal schenfe. The government has ar rangeda to lend money to the ruined house and shop owners to enable them to rebuild immediately. These j loans may be refunded In Install^ monts. Desperate at Alfort. At Malson Alfort the situation la getting worse. A veritable' toVrent Is rushing through the underground railway, and food at?that point la get ting very scarce. It Is feared tlu|t In a short time it will be unable to. get any there. No drinking water can be Obtained, and there are 3,600 unem ployed destitute persons. Bight men and women were caught plundering today at Ivry. The police had the greatest difficulty In saving them from the vengeance of an in furiated mob. who wanted to lyach them. A^ Vltry the jftayor was onj * board a -military barge when a plyn-| derlng apache was discovered in a i After a race of^two hours the sol * dlers succeeded In smashing the i apache's boat The thief drew a 1 knife and fought fnrlonaly. but waa finally overpowered. Contributions for the reHef of suf ferers are pouring in from all parts of the globp. The Standsrd OH Com pany. and Speyer ? Co. sent $10,000 and $104)00 today, respsetUrstaj Frank Gould also sent a check for $5.00*. ? . The reciting ot public prayers con tinues In the churches. Yesterday the iasage of 8t. Genevieve, patron saint of Paris, was carried In solemn precesalon through the afflicted dis tricts on thevlS|t bahk of the Seine. * '> ???**. Warnings ItfAegarded. New York. Jan. 31. ? Judge Paul W. Wneberger. of Milwaukee, and Mrs. M. 1> Nuttall, ot New York, t he first Americans to# return from the Stricken city of Paris, atflve'd In New York thll afternoon on La Bretagne. According to Judge Llneberger, half * Million dollars Is a* conservative ee NEWENGLANDER ? DONATES PRIZES /? ' i Six Handsome Silver Cup* by Mr? Charles H. Euller '.Mr. Charles H. Fuller, of Paw tucket, R. I., has sent to the Chamber of C<jtnmerce six handsome solid ell-' ver cups he donates as prises ,to be | awarded to contestant at the forth coming agricultural fair to be held hero this fall. The Indications are now most propitious for the fulj. and fts success Is almost assured. Mr. Puller spends his winters in Washington. Ho was here last No vember when the corn show was bel^ and saw the great benefits of such a contest. Being desirous of aiding the {farmers and Inculcating in them the incentive, to strive for greater things, he has kindly donated these cups as premiums. These handsome and *t tractive cups are now on exhibit 1q the Chamber of Commerce rooms, and must be seen to be appreciated. Not only does the Chamber of Commerce highly appreciate the thoughtfulneoi of Mr. Puller, but the citizenship of the entire county feela grateful.' ' Now for the agricultural fair. Let no one cease agitating tbe scheme, for It means much to tfeta section of Eastern Carolina. It should be and can be. the beat falc In North Caro ilna. Let's make It so. A Million Dollar Ghost Party Friday Night The Ladle,' Aid Society of the Flrat Baptist vChurch are planning a "Ohoet Party." to tit Klven at the Home of the paator. Rer. J. A. Sulli van. '116 Weft Second itreet. Friday night. There will be ail effort made to make fi^n for all who come, the younc aavie?U aa the old. All {he friends of the society are cordially In vited to come and bring their friend*. Mr, Samuel H. Tettersall, supreme secretary of the Improved Order of ? New Yorkf/Feb. 1. ? Flak and Rob inson, bond dealers and membera of the New York $tock Exchange, fail ed for a million dollars today. An involuntary petition In t bankruptcy "waa filed by creditors In the United Statee district court late thla after noon and Brinaon WlntUrop was ap pointed receiver with a bond of $10, 000. Shrinkage In the value of rail road bonds held by the firm oauaed the failure. The failure is one or kfee, largest eince the panic of 1907, not so much ju_l^bUUl9a. concerned but Ui view of the importance of the firm, which has branchea In Chicago, Bos ton and Worcester, Mass. The offices are at 35 Cedar, atreet. The firm was founded In 1899. The business of the firm was principally banking business, and the floating of bonda. The petition In bankruptcy was flled ,wlth the full consent of the Arm, Its members having concluded that this was the only way to avoid further losses for itself and its cred itors. A statement Issued by the receiver tonight says the firm's secured ob ligations will amount to approxi mately $5,000,000 jjnd the unsecured debts to more than $1,000,000. "The cause of the failure," says the statement, "la attributed by the mem bera of the firm to the shrinkage market value of the 4 1-2 per cent bonds of the Buffalo and Susquehan na Railway Company, and the pre ferred a^ock of the Buffalo and Sus quehanna Railroad Company, of which the firm was carrying a large amount. These securities were aU in loans, and aa the market value dl&ln ished, the lenders holding these se curities as collateral, have from time to time required additional collat eral. v "There are other securities owned by the firm which have not as yet a general market and could not be realised on in time to meet the de mands for additional margin on the secured loanB and the demands of un secured creditors." ? Little surprip* was manifested at the Callure.In^anking circles, where it was saldr that the firm had re vived eerfcral extensions uf cisflil during the pasCTear. Among the roads whose bond Issues the firm en deavored to float were the Louisiana jnd Arkanaaa railway, San Antonla and Arkansas Pass. These Issues have had no very satisfactory market and added to the drain on the firm's resources. WATERWAYS m visits ? ' WILMINGTON Make Inspection Important Visit of Distinguished Men from the National Legis lative Body? Are Royally En tertained. ? - STATE S CHIEF SEAPORT Wilmington. Feb. 1. ? Perhaps no event ? not even the visit of the Pres ident himself last November ? has hftftn fraught "with so. muoh ? Impo* tsnce to the matestal interests of the 8tate's chief seaport as the visit on yesterday'of the par*?-of distinguish ed Senators and Congressmen from the United States National Water ways Commission upon an official In spection of the lower Cape Fear river and harbor. The United States National Water ways Commission was created bj act of Congress March 3. 190$. and is composed of twelve members of the Senate and House of Representatives,' who compose the supreme authority now as to all river and harbor Im provements In the country. It is a strong, non-partisan body of men se lected witfr^ respect lo their. . peculiar fltneo to handle one of the weight iest iira moat Important functions of government now resting In Washing ton, snd the -purposc^of the visit of the delegation here yesterday was to gain aft Intimate knowledge of the Cape Fear at and below Wilmington aa a prerequisite to considerate Intel ligent action upon the projects in for mulating the national urogram of liver and harbor improvement In the immediate future. The party arrived yesterday morn ing pn the train from the North. Vpent a busy day In a minute inspec tion- of the river and harbor, going a short distance below Fort Caswell and returning in time for a brief en tertainment yesterday afterndon at the Cape Fear C6untry Club, dinner last evening and a public reception last night at The Orton. Today the party leaves for Fayettevllle where undqr the chSperonage of Maj. E. J. Hale and CapL Earl I. Brown*. U. 3. Engineer Corps at Wilmington, they will make an examination of the up per Cape Pear in connection with the proposition for a canalization of the river between that city- -and Wilming ton. It has been a great pleasure for Wilmington to entertain the distin guished visitors, and is not too niuch to believe thst members of the party have been much Impressed with the opportunities and possibilities for the larger development so ^ich desired not only locally but by all North Carolina. ? The National Waterways Commis sion has -recently returned from a tour of inspection and study of Euro pean waterways. With a view of In telligent action upon the needs of the various projects submitted for consid eration of Oongress, It has also re cently visited a number of the more important waterways in the ? United Stetcp. Senator Simmons, who is sn Influential member of the body. In duced the Commission to send a dele gation of half Its number for a com prehensive study of the situation along the North Carolina coast. Leav ing Washington Thursday evening, the party boarded the lighthouse tender Violet at Norfolk, Vs.. Friday morning, through the Albe 1 marie and Chesapeake canal, to In spect the rivers and waterways In that sectluu. They were en route to New Bern, but on account of rough weather, had to put la at Eliz abeth City, 'from which point they left by rtrtl over the Norfolk and Southern. The party spent, part of 8unday at the home of their host, Senator 8hnn^ons, later going to Beaufort and lforehead City and then proceeding to Ooldsboro where they spent 8unday night, reaching Wil mington on the train from the north at 9:46 o'clock yeeterdajrfAorning. In the party are Senator^ M. 81m mors, of North C||0ln; Senator James P. Clpt&Tot Arkansas; Rep reeent%tpwT V. Wagner, of Penn sylvapriT and Mr. A. D. Watts, of Ire private secretary to Senator Slifltaons. Capt. Bfcrl I. Brown, U. 8. Corps of Engineers, joined the party at New Bern and accompanied them here. T 2 , FOR PI .OKI OA IMPROVEMENT. WMhlnston, D. C.. Feb. l._pon dltloned upon municipal cooperation the conitructlftn of adequate wharves, etc., thenar Department today recommended to ConfrMa the Im proTement of Hlllakoro Bay, Florida. LAW AND ORDER LEAGUE FORMED r j Mr. Frank C. Kugler Selected as President of the Organisation. Quite a number of the representa tive citizens assembled at the Cham ber of Commerce rooms last evening for the purpose of considering the ad-j visibility of organizing a* Lfiw and Order League. This course has be an agitated for Bome time, and lafct even- | ing the 'matter was fully discussed i and acted upon- i Superintendent N. C. Newiold, of[ the Washington Public Schools, was called* to the ' chair and presided as ?temporary- ch&lrman. Several Inter esting and stirring speeches were made advocating the organization. The meeting was enthusiastic and Showed that tl^e citizens of tpe city are determnled ? that law and order shall prevail. The chair appointed a committee composed of Messrs. P. T. Phillips, J. B. Sparrow. S. P. Willis. W. A. Davis and M. F. McKqgl to re tire and^ecommend officers. The committee reported as follows: President, Mr. .Prank C.'Kugler. Secretary and Treasurer, Dr, A. 8. Wells. Executive Committee. John B. Sparrow, S. P. Willis. C. O. Morris, W. K. Jacobson, N. C. Newbold. E. T. Stewart, J. B. Latham and Stephen C. Bragaw. A committee was also appointed consisting of Rev. M. T. Plyler. Rev. H. B. Seatlght, N. 9- Newbold, John B. Sparrow and 8tephen C. Bragaw to draft suitable by-laws, etc., for the government- of~thr leaguer aim also to explain its object and purport. They are expected to report at a sub sequent meeting. It -was decided that the league should meet each Wednesday night immediately after the prayermeetlng services in the respective churches. The meeting watt well attended and much Interest was exhibited. MAY IMPEACH H.UUvELL. Oklahoma Legislature Expected to Investigate Hank* Failure. Guthrie. Okla., fA. 1. ? Reference to a possibility of impeachment of Oev. Cftarffes "N. Haskell' State Officers, is made in a resolution introduced in the lower house of the legislature here today. The resolution demands an inves tigation of the Columbia ^Bank and Trust Company, which failed at Okla-' homa .City last fall, owing depositors* over fl.OOO.OOOT and also calls upon Attorney Oeneral West to bring be: fore th.e legislature matters being considered by the grand Jury at Okla homa City when that body was dis charged recently by order of .Gov. Haskell. ANNUAL MEETING OF AID SOCIETY i Held at the Residence of Mrs. J. W. Djjly Last NTght. The annual meeting of the Ladles' Aid 8oclety of the Methodist Church was held at th$ residence of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Dailey, East Second street, last evening. These annual gather ings of this church auxiliary carry with them pleasure and Instruction and last evening was no exception. No assembly of this well known so ciety was passed more pleasantly. The ^following program was carried out: * Prayer, by Rev. A. McCullen. The annual address, by Mrs. J. T. Lewis. Instrumental duet, the MUses Buck man. Reading, by Mrs. M. T. Plyler. Vocal duet, by Mrs?M. Xherry and lira. J. T. Lewis. Report of the year's work, by the treasurer, Miss Sarah Tripp. Instrumental solo, Miss Emily Harris. The history of the Methodist Church, composed by the late Mrs. Mangle Arthur Call, was read by Mrs. M. T. Plyler. After the rendition of the delightful and inter esting program, refreshments were served. Thus passed an evening that will long linger In the hearts of ev eryone present. A RARE COLLECTION. An Attraction entirely out of the] ordinary aird something that is in every sense educational. Is the horse show at the Rodman building tinder the armory and continuing until Sat urday, February 5th*. The largest horse In the world Is to be seen, also the smaHest horse. Blue Bell, the strangest horse on earth, and Paddy, [the smallest and handsomest donkey in all the earth. You should see Jes sie, the cow, with the human skin. This eahtWtlon will certflnly be .an "ractlon. Admission 10cT Tb? show starts each Afternoon at 1. and each evehtng at 7 o'c One rea eon why theft's plenty of ~ l top la tb? feet that ?\?ery ZEUH' SAYS x I UNITED SUITES TRICKED HIM Executions Incidental ? * 7 His Downfall Planned in Advance the Deposed President States. Attempt to Hold Up Our Vice Consul in Managua. RUSHED ARMS TO ESTRADA Mexico City, Feb: l. ? lnv a state ment given to a personal friend, Jose Santos Zelaya, former President of Nicaragua, who left last night foF Belgium, said he had been tricked by the United States Into giving the rev olutionists an advantage during the early stages of the Insurrection. "Our army had defeated the rev olutionists," he said, "on the San Juan River and was marching te Blueflelds. The revolt would have ended In a *jeek, when suddenly, the United States asked us to declare a truce while terms of peace could be discussed. Before .operations werfl resumed the insurgents received a large shipment of qfms and ammuni tion from the United States. "After that followed the battle of Rama, in which the government army was-defeated; ? -We trtcked and played like figures in a game of chess by the powerful Influence at Wash ington. l^nletf Mr. Knox's Cliargen. "The American gownment Is still determined that* the mflirgents shall win, but Its pretense of neutrality, while arras and men came down on every boat from the United States, prevents It from making an open avowal and saving the sacrifice of thousands of innocent lives." Zelaya made a special specific de nial of each of the charges made by Secretary Knox In his letter of dis missal to Charge d'Affaires Rodri guex, and continued: I "Several Central Anieriran coun tries. notably Guatemali and Salva dor. appealed to Washington -.gainst my government, and wV ; ington consented to lend Itself a* tool to Cabrera to work my downfall, for no other reason than that I opposed the lng figure of all Central America." Zelaya declared that the execution i of Groce and Cannon'was a "mere in cident." ^ "The United Slates had previoubly | decided ^ that I should be over thrown." he eald. "Sparing the lives of Groce and Cannon would' not have altered the. plan of Washington." As a parting shot. Zelaya predict ed that fi? the future Nicaraguan would probably be ruled by large American corporations. Attack tin ConMil. Managua. Nicaragua, Jan. 31. ? United States Vice Consul Caldera was held up on the street today by a tramp, who was armed with a knife. The vice consul quickly reached for his hip pocket, as though to draw a revolver, and the footpad turned and fled. Blueflelds, Nicaragua, Jan. 31. ? Gen. Estrada. Gen. Matutv, and .'00 of the provisional troops' sailed dur ing last night on the steamers Ometo pen. Pioneer, and Blaaca for a point to the north of Greytown. where 700 of the government troops are report ed to. be Intrenched. Yesterday was spent in loading ammunition and testing the guns with which the Blanca is equipped. The United States cruiser Des Moines sailed for Greytown this mornfng. The United States consular agent at Matagulpa, Nicaragua, has report ed^ tli8 State Department that on ithe nlgbt of the 24th Instant a de-< tachment of troops belonging to Ma-, drlx's army appeared at an American plantation near that' point, seized six laborers for- -service' In the army, and dispersed a number of ottfers. They I also carried off considerable prop erty. Irresponsible* In Charge. The affairs Of that- section of the country are said to be administered by an irresponsible set of officials, [who pay Httle heod to the orders of the general government. There are a number of Americans In the local ity, and they are becoming restive under the reign of lawlessness that prevails. | The; consul at Managua has pro tested to Madrlx against th}s outrage, and has again given nq?fee that this government will boUT lifm strictly responsible for the safety of Ameri cans and American Interests. L ? PRAYKRMKET1KG. There will be prayermeetlng serv ices In all the different churches of LE LEVRE CLUB , ? OF AURORA Mr. and Mrs. R. J. House HoSs Friday Evening. by Mr. and Mrs. House from 8 until J1 o*clock. Their home was brilliantly illuminated and looked as If In Christmas attire. The gu**3ts were received by the hostess, beautl fully^gowued in black satin and lace. There could scarcely have been a more Inclement night, but the fain and darkness was forgotten by the guestf, so bright were the lights, ho cheery the warmth within. An old fashioned wood Are with brass hand irons and fender glowed upon the. hearth In the spacious hall. The principle features of the even ing were a guest- lug contest. "The Authors of Old Quotations." Mrs. \V. TT Hooker winning the first prize. Mrs. J. M. Litchfield the booby. The guests then entered a drawing con test, The ludicrous drawings caused much merriment. The guests then repaired to the dining room where delightful refreshments were served. The color scheme was carried out here as in the reception hall and par lor, in. white and green. It was with deep regret the guests bade the hos tess good night after one of the most delightful evening of the season. A GUEST. CAKI> PARTY A SUCCESS. TheCharU, Card Party given at The Elk* Home last evening for the" benefit of the Daughters of the Con feder??x^<wa* a crowning success. A full Report of this assembly will be given In tomorrow's Dalit. News. SHOOTS MARIES ANI1 HIMSELF l>f*ponilpnt Laborer Sends Wife on Krrand, Then Commit* Crime. New York, Fob. 1. ? Dan F. Ryan, a laborer, sent his wife on an errand, this morning and then shot his two children and himself. Ryan wa^ ly ing on the floor when found, wlfh'lhe children beside hiin. Emily. '3-years old, was dead, and Willie, 2-years old. was unconscious with a bullet In his hdtd. Ryan had shot himself be hind tlie right eaj*. Ryan and his son were taken to the Flower Hospital, where It was said that they had smitll chances of. re covering. f Ryan is believed to have became lnsan&' from despondoiicyfltic lung illness. XO INTERVENTION IX THK X. & 8. SALE. Richmond'. Va.. Feb. 1. ? Judge Waddlll. of the I'nlted States district court today denied the request of Zell. Van Dyke and others, to file a petition appealing from an earlier de cision of the court refusing them per mission to Intervene in the sale of the Norfolk and Southern railway, which was purchased by a reorgani zation committee in December, 1909. for $*.500,000. It was contended by -the Zell syn dicate that they held a contract with the reorganization committee for the purchase of the propetry. This claim I- denie^-toy members of the reorgan IzaUoir committee. The matter has been in the courts now for sevetal months, and It is pos sible that It may ^et be carried to the Appellate Federal tribunal, which Is now In session. Such a contingency was touched upon by Judge Waddill in his order denying the petition of the 7.ell syndicate today. ? Peanut Hunt Great Success The Sunbeams of the First Bap tist Church and" their young friends ?were treated to a peanut hunt Mon day afternoon, following the meeting of-Jbe society at the Church. More than half a hundred participated. The hunt took place in Fleming's field, more familiarly known as the base ball park, and when It was conclud ed the merry crowd weuded their way homeward, each having a bag of pea nuts which they had fourid. COMMENCES RESIDENCE. Mr. Cfiarles M. Little, jr., has com menced *he erection of his residence on Harvey street, between Main and Water. When completed If will be one of the most attractlvejhomes In pit le city. TONIGHT, -our citizens will go to this evening to ONE 1HD LIVES 8 Bodies Recovered . Explosion Wrecks (he Works at Trimero, Coid All Inside of * ? the^Mine Are Thought to Be Dead ? Rescuers Turned Back. 3 BLOWN TO PIECES Prlmero, Col., Feb. 1. ? More than 100 raeu are believed to have been killed by a terrific explosion In the Prlmero mine of the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company at 4:30 o'clock this afternoon. Eight bodies have been recovered and rescue partiep are making des perate erorts to reach the luterior workings cut off from the outside by the oaring of the mine shaft. Three men were killed at the mouth of the mjne slope by the force of the explosion. Bolh fans with which the mine la. equipped were shattered and It wa? impossible to enter the mine until they were repaired at 7:30 tonight. As soon as the fans were repaired General Supt. J. F. Thompson and a rescue party entered by the main air shaft, but w e re ^fnabVe to" reach the main shaft, which Is ' Completely blocked. The party returned lo the surface after securing fire bodies which were badly burned. ' ? * A party equipped with oxygen hel mets replaced this party, the work ings were reached through the air shaft and are now searching for more bodies. Miners were rushed to Prlmero from ^rinldad. Segundo, Starkvllle, Soprls .and Cokevllle and are labor ing frantically - to clear the main shaft, relieving each other every few minutes. It is impossible to deter mine how far the main shaft has caved and U may be days feptare tfce ? ? shaft is cleared and the iota| death list known. There Is liule hope that any of the men In the mine are alive. The com pany clerk reports that 79 safety lamps are missing and it Is sure that that number of men are entombed. Many of The mTiieTs. Row ever, say that 150 men are missing. Most of the men are Slavs and Hungartai^^ Pit Doss Wllhelm Is known to be among the missing. The camp Is a scene of indescrlb- * able horror tonight. While every able -bodied man is taking his turn with pick and shovel to clear the shaft, fhe women" and chlhfn kept back by ropes, have gathered about the shaft, weeping and calling wildly . upon their loved onos. who have not been found. ? Experts from all the coal camps of the State have gathered to assist Su perintendent Thompson. A. G. French, superintendent of I the Wooten mines, and J. 7. Mlnley, itflne inspector, will head another rescue party as eooa ts batteries for electrical lights arrive by special train. Members of the first rescue party say that the effect of the explosion underground Is Indescribable. The bodies recovered are horribly burned agd unrecognizable. One body was impaled on bpoken timbers. At 10 o'clock fifteen bodies had been recovered from one of the main slopes. The bodies were literally . blown to pieces and were unrecognU able. ^ Officials of the company state that Ihe disaster is the worst -to the hie- ? tory of western coal mining. A similar explosion in which 24 were killed occurred In the same property January 23. 1907. CLASS TO ORGANIZE. Remember the Daraca class of the M. E. Sunday school Is lo meet Im mediately after the prayermeetlng serves this evening. A full attend ance of the members Is desired. A spinster may Imagine that mar riages are arranged In heaven, but a married woman knows better. <? New Advertisements * i in Today's News J ? J. fC. Hoyt ? Wonder Hose. ~ ? ? Russ Bros. Co. ? Phonograph ? ' Records. ? ? Spender Qroa. ? Underwear ? ? Wm. B. Harding ? Valentines. ? ? BattTthwalte ? Free Planar Set. * . ? Oem Tireater. ? - ? Hyomel. *