CAROLINA.- FRIDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 11, I9M.
Madrid. Feb. 10. ?The internal
Liberal: dissensions culminated today
hi the resignations of the 8panlah
cabinet, of which Morety Prender
grast was premier. The King at
once charged Joae Canalejas y Men
tal, a democrat and leader of the ex
treme liberals, to form a new minis
try. This he has done, the ministry
being constituted aa follows:
Premier ? Jose Sanalejas y Men
dee.
Foreign Minister ? Oarcta Prletro.
Minister of the Interior ? Senor 8a
gasta.
Minister of War ? General Aznar.
Minister of Marine ? ? Arias Ml
' ran da.
' Minister of Finance ? Senor Co
bian.
Minister of -Justice ? Ruts Vala
rlno.
Minister of Public Works ? Senor
BOAT BURNING
aooo Theae Seturdej afternoon
matlneee lure W? well attended,
and hare been a prlrllece tor Ue
school children who could not at
tend during the week en account of
their studies. .
On account of Wfc lengthening of
Ue days. Ue entertainment will not
begin until t o'clock. The ckDdna
axe requested not to cone before
4:30 o'clock.
The management has agreed to al
low suraee to accompanr snail cbli
drea. where the parents ?aanot c6me
with then.
Part of the proceeds of the ststjnse
tlat Ckarch 8uoday school bulMlkg
fund,
Coroner's Jury Holds Dr. Hyde
for Death of Swope.
CAPSULE GIVEN THE VICTIM
The Verdict U That Millionaire Uune
to His Death by Reason of Strych
nine Administered at the Instance
of Is Niece's HuwhaM
'' tlon May Follow Investigation.
Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 10. ? Col.
Thomas H. Swope came to his death
by reason of strychnine, administered
in a capsule at the iiuitance of Dr.
B. C. Hyde, husband of the dead mil
lionaire's niece, according to the ver
dict of the coroner's Jury In Indepen
dence today.
Whether the drug was adminis
tered with felonious intent the* jury
said in its verdict It was unable to
determine. The jury was out but
little more than an hour. * But one
bWllot was necessary to agree upon a
verdict.
Although there were numerous and
hurried consultations between attor
neys f9r the State and Dr. Hyde and
his legal advisers and rumors regard
ing probable prosecution were plenti
ful. the case stands just as it did
when the coroner's jury returned Its
verdict
Prosecutor Virgil Conkllng said
positively that he would confer with
his associates in the prosecutor's of
fice before be took any action.
It la s**d that Coroaer B. H. Stew
art will begin an inquest over Chris
man 8wope's body as soon as the ba
ttel report of the physicians who are
examining the stomach and liver Is
Dr. Hytfe and his attorneys. John
H. Cleary and Prank P. Walsh, spent
the evening together at the physi
cian's heme. They made no state
ment. lira. Hyds is seriously 111 and
the pfcy*lci?n te dsvotlag all his spare
time io her.
Dr. Frank Hall and Dr. Edward L
Stewart, for damages for $(04,000
for alleged lfbel will be dismissed if
Dr. Hyde Is pressed for depositions in
the case now. It Is reported. It Is ex
pected that the deposition contest,
which waged so fiercely last week,
will begin anew now aa the coroner's
inquest is over. /
If Dr. Hyde is ruffled by the verdict
he Is concealing his feelings. He wss
present when the verdict was return
ed. After hearing it read, he turned
to hie attorney and asked :
"What does it mean?"
Mr. Cleary explained the verdict.
"I see." he said simply. Then hel
ssked his attorneys to go to lunch
with him and a moment later they]
left the building. . - . V -
UNIVERSITY
TU report at FmUut Venable,
or the State Ualreralty, to Governor
Kltehln, aim eight hu.dred >u
ttraatf Wodaata. He H? lie Bute
Ue aat.eetflr only two
!? la Its knadr a* (M Site. a
?tIMmce. coMtai amatjrS*e
?JSSLS
'WK?' MOdtaca. "Me*, .wttk
it. taa riM at e%ht iu
?addoltaae. TViltiUi.
earfcatr-Sre tboaaand dol
lar. annually. Tie uitMMt* to la
dakt tilrtr-tw. theaiaad dottara. It
"Hi danaltartoa. K. m.
dowae.t to oalj two iuadrad UoO
aaad dollar..
FAIR OONUR IT4
Tie due .et for the next State
Fair to Octatar. 17 to 11 inclu?hre.
Tito waa aattled at the meetlfic of
tie V Irctnto-Carol lna-Oe orfta ralr
Circuit, held at Roanoke, V.
ANOTHERJLAWYER
? m
Tia Norti Carolina
?a (ranted QsBS*~W
iwnaman, Mr. J oh. H. J
practice hto profeaalon. tie law.
aaar Brat began the atodr of law
der tie Ira of Rodaiaa ft Rod
...? aad completed hla cauree at the
?tate untraralty. He la a aon of
Captain aad Mn. Herbert Boaaer.
Out of. a elaia of tl appllrantf, Mr.
Poaaer wa, one of tia U netful
St SSiSnSsaJf.
CITY
Adopts Novel Method
to Punish Crime.
ADOPTED TACTICS OF RING
Alexander Peacock, One of thgjnroi*.
Mutter's" Proteges, lie? His Fist
OB His Squandering Clerks? -The
Short age gSBO.000 ? ? He Declines
?o Prosecute Them.
Pittsburg, Feb. 10. ? Alexander R.
Peacock, one of Andrew ' Carnegie's
30 "young partners," has again as
tonished Pittsburg. Finding that
some of his employes had ftquandered
about 9260,000 of his money, be
locked himself in a room with each
of these men, one at a time, and, it
is alleged, beat them soundly with
fads fists. Then he drove them from
iriis office. He declines to prosecute
them. Bbfore chastising them, how
ever, Mr. Peacock, who has about
l$15,000,00d left, made the employes
|slgn over to him the real estate and
other property that they owned.
The discharged employes of Pea
cock for a year have been living ex
travagantly. Some months ago Mr.
Peacock became fearful -that some
thing was wrong, snd he employed
detectives to tratl his employes. In
structing that daily reports be made
to him. In the first report Mr. Pea
cock was told that two of his most
trusted men had "bought wine" for
chorus gtrls and men about town St
the Hotel Lincoln until far In the
morning. .
Girls In Poker Game.
Peacock refused to believe this. He
ordered that the hotel be watched
again. The next report was that not
only viere there two employes "buy
ing wine" at the hotel, but one of
them appeared in publlo places with
a woman, who was showing s coat
given to her by this man, which, she
toasted, had oost $400.
After midnight, one of the men,
who was being watched, started a
?poker MM wUb 0*1 j otorvi girl*
?nl hlMOtf MP player. He tare
each girl $15 with which to play
agalnit him. With $500 in front of
him he was overcome by the wine
and had to 6e carried off to bed /at
which time a male friend of one of
the chorus girls took the vacant seat
and lost the money to the women.
It required only a. few days of In
vestigation by Mr. Peacock to find
that from the particular branch of
his business. In which these men were
employed, there had been $250,000
in profits in the last year which he
had never seen.
AT THE GAIRTY. '
The funny picture. Punch and
Judy; The Day After, comedy;
Chooalng a Husband, comedy Bio
graph; The Ugly Girl, hand-colored
Pathe d'art; Tramps' Romance; Re
pairing the House; ts the elaborate
program scheduled for the Gaiety to
night. Bring the children out to see
Punch and Judy. Toatfcht the draw
lag for the beautiful silver butter set
comes off tonight. Come, yen might
hold the lucky nam her. Hear the
orchestra toatgkt by the home boys.
Their music -will he of a high trrade.
The program at the Gaiety this even
ing fee a swell one, yon can t atfrrd to
I .
AGED AUT0KT ;
?m ? of Mm (Mm 1.
ft*** If ftat
Waahlagtoa can bout oMbe oldeat
ohan*eur la North Carollea ta tho
'rfeireoo of Mr. Hmii4 W tow til. who
l fl* the three NQN and ten
apoat. Tha New. claim that h?
| la the oldeat driver of as auto la the
ith. He handles hi, raaehln?wltti
the deftaeea of one maajr rear, hit
Jnalor. Quite a number wltneaeed
hi* eapfolta jeaterdax afternoon. Thla
popular aged eltiien la actlra and ea
erietlc (or one of hi* ape, Mr. Wla
wall la bound to be ahreaat of tha
Umee and not (at left
Oaa of the nrellaat perTormancee
fet the HUM la billed to be praeent
ted at' the Oam 'theater thla ereaLag.
The feature reel will ha tbellera'
Heart, b? McDanlel Rlche Thla
laiwd pMUra la. acted b> Mr. Dorl
|TaT, of the Odeoa Thaaur. Pari*:
IMeila Geanne aad Marie Laureat, or
the VaaderlUe Theater; Roee Rldde.
of tfea Opera Coaalfue; Mr. DeLor
Atheae Theater; J. Reaei, of
the Kealeaane. Theater, other pic
to he ahowa are Won la the
A Un
SPENDING MONEY
"Up Against Wrote a Nan
Who Ended Life.
"OUTLIVED MY USEFULNESS"
.A Silverware Salesman and Inventor
of a Device For Cutting Butter,
Kills Himself in a Batliroom?
"Keep Voop Monej Fntll Old
Enough to Enjoy It," He Advises.
New York, Feb. 10. ? David
Butcher, 56 years old. a silverware
salesman and an inventdr-otfc-a device
(or cutting butter, killed HUnself in
a bathroom at ths Hotel Ra^nond, In.
East Twenty-eighth street,'- this Al/
ternoon. He filled the tub with warm
-water, got in, and. fired a bullet Into
his head above the right ear.
Butcher took 9 room -at' the hotel
last August. He had difficulty in
paying his way. The management
today sent him a bill for il28, re
questing payment. It' was shortly
after receiving the statement that he
killed himself. In an open letter he
wrote:
"Why? Simply, I sm up Against
it. A man lives to be G6 years old
and finds himself a stranger among
strrfhgers; has three resources
stealing, begging, or the ne?t best
thing. I have taken my choice.
"No doubt I will be missed as lit
tle as any other person. 4>uts!?e of
my sister and my boy there Is not s
soul on earth to drop a tear or give
a sigh. ' '"w
"The Metropolitan clock is Just
tolling the Iran tongue of time to that
tune of 'Nearer. My God, to Thee.'
Not the midnight hour, b?t my last
here on this -earth. Simply. I have
outlived my usefulness.
"Young men, don't spend your!
money. Save It until jo'u are old|
enough to enjoy life."
Among the man's effects were
Shrlnar'a badge and fes
SOCIAL
Ladles' Aid Society Function at Real. |
deace of Mr. W. D. Woolard l?at
Night Much Kajoyetf.
The social given at the residence
of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Woolard,
West 8ecend street, last evening, by
the Ladles' Aid 8ociety ef the Chris
tian Ohurch, wss much enjoyed by
those In attendsnce. Delightful re
freshments were served. Quite
neat sum was realiied for the church. I
The ladles, of this churcl^ always en- 1
tertajn royally.
STORM WARNING
Weather Bar* a a Predicts Northeast)
Storm lUr Afternoon trad Night.
The following telegram has t> ? ,
[recel*NL>y the local weather dln-j
playman. dated Washington. D. <?..]
February 11.
"Northeast storm warning ?:Jd a.|
Increasing northeast and ?
| winds becoming high this afternoon <
T tonight.' Storm ovnr Alabama!
vlng rapidly aortheastwardly.
rstan displayed on Atlantic roast
frem New York to Miami and over
[%n following is the local forecast:
tn In east gnd probably heavy
iw or rain In west portion this af
000 a and tonight. Saturday part-;
ly cloudy with rain In jaor\b?ast por
tion ; colder; high northeast winds
shifting to northwest late tonight
ELECTED DEAN
Calrertity of North faroliu Tnw>
lex htacttd Gtfted r?| Mm
lar mm of L. P.
The state University trueteee at
their annual meeting In Raleigh
[elected on the (rat baflot l.urlu.
Polk McOeehee. to he profeeaor of
[law and dean of the lav department
[at the Unlrer.Hj of North Caroline.
He received 21 votee on the tret bel
j lot oat of the 14 east. , Mr. McO?e
I hee. whtf It at prevent In New Terk,
I will eocpt ihn tender lie aiirfnii
[the late Judge McRae. Ttm new deal
waa graduated front the Vnlrerettr
and alao etudled law there under
Judge Manning. The trueteea are to
he congratulated oh their eeleetlxi.
VALENTIXH PARTY.
Hand Circle of the
Church will give a Val
Partj la the building formerly
H. ?,
IS STILL RISING
The River Gettiog Higher, But
> More Slowly.
CREST IS DUE TOMORROW
4T ?
Several of the IMstrlcts That Bore
the Brunt of the Great Flood Are
Swept ? Tour of Iupertkin
Made by One of the Offlcfw and
Crisis la Expected bjr Tomorrow.
F Paris. Feb. 10. ? Bright sunshine,
and clear bracing air thpt carried a
heavy touch of frost cheered the in
habitants of the flood-stricken sec
Itcms of this city today after many
huunj-OT rata had renewjti their
terrors.
The Seine is still rising, but more
slowly ngvf.
I The waters are ten inches higher
than they were yesterday, but the
crest of the present flood is expected
by tomorrow.
The authorities now think there is
no fijrther danmegr, as the cold
weather promises a cessation of the
thaws which have done so much to
bring on the second flood.
They are tsklng no chances, how
ever, and Paris Is making frantic ef
forts to forestall another devasta
tion ?_
Several of the districts that bore
the brunt of the great flood are again
swept by the waters of the river, and
an army of hundreds of men Is busy
throwing up dykes at every threat
ened point. Mortar, bags of Band,
bricks, atone and timber are used and
many of the dykes are built as flrmly
as If they were to stand for years.
The system of measurements that
gives Paris warning, of a rise In the
river, shows, accor(ling?Uo a state
ment from the hydrographic offlfre
today, that the crest of thlB second
ary flood will come tomorrow, and
that the rise will equal the figures of
1882 at least ? a serious disaster In
itself.
Pasay, one of the worst sufferers In
the first inundation, today Is again
*Si4*r..:*Her to * depth of several
feet In many places, And tfre- tn habi
tants have been forced to flee from
the homes to which they were begin
ning timidly to return.
The situation in the Auteull dis
trict today is worse, and In other sec
tions dangerous.
M. Millerand, the minister of pub
tic works, today made a personal
tour of Investigation.
BlfYS PAPER
Mr. W. I. I'mlerwood Has Purchased
The Greensboro Patriot, One of
Oldest Papers in South.
Announcement is made of the pur
chase of the Greensboro Patriot, one
of the oldest newspapers In the
South, by Mr. W. I. Underwood, who
has been the acting editor of the
paper for several years. Tint rhange
of ownership occasioned no Ilttttt snr
prise la Oreenaboro.
Underwood l? well known in
tWs cftr- He la n eon of Rev. J. E.
Underwood, at one time pastor of the
WreC Methodist Church here. Mr.
Underwood has mads good In the;
0M1? and s one of the
Bute's (toning Journalists.
UMBB ( ABnnCft PIGKOSH
Ocean Springs. Miss., Feb. *
Carrier pigeons may prove aa invalu
able ?adjdhct to the practice of medi
etas In rural districts. A physician'
cf Ocean 8priirgi hss demonstrated
? their usefulness. Having many calls
Into the surrounding country sad
finding It dljPcult to keep In touch
dally with hla patients, he hit upon
the carrier pigeon plan. The birds,
bearing In a small aluminum capsule
a report of the condition of patients
from whose homes they are released,
have been known to return to the
doctor's home at the rate of more
than a mile a minute. Urgent calls
are thns promptly answered and vis
Its which are not Immediately neces
sary are obviated.
r. 8. OFFfCKR IN CITY.
Mr. Wllllanfc Mullen, first officer of
the U. 8.. Buoytender Violet, arrived
In the city laot evening (rote Fred -
ericksftnrg. Vs.. Where he was ca!ttd
to the bedside of his sister. tfr.
Mullau eipoc*. to join theTtotet
her* tod?jr or tojilo^Fow.
CAPTAIN SHARP OB An
? . . " i ,
Washington. Fob. 11? Capt. Ale*
ander 8 harp. V. 8 K. ?M her* to
of pneumonia He had command
of the Vlrtfalfc during the ardtind
tho- world cruise. '
Tli* eon eolation a' peraon haa tor
Those Interested in Hog- Raising
Should Attend Meeting. \
WILL BE A WEEKLY AFFAIR
Those Who Keep l*p With These
Meeting!* Will So lH>uht Becoinr
the Mont PronperuuN mul Up-to
Ihite Money-makers of Till* Coun- 1
? Attend Tomorrow.
All parties Interested in the cheap
est method of raising hogs will meet
at the Chamber of Commerce at
10:30 tomorrow morning. The sub
ject to be discussed is "Hog Raising
In Che S5uth." No fa nil hi- should'
miss this meeting.
Beaufort county is (he natural
home of stock raising and forage
crops, which go hand in hand. With
sufficient stock and the proper rota
tion of crops, our lands will be gotten
in such condition as to assimilate the
fertilizers used upon these lands,
thus eliminating much of the cause
for failure. It will also cause our
farmers to raise from 40 to 100 bush
els to the acre, depending upon the
quality of the lands.
Every Saturday at 1 0:30_tarmers
meetings will be held at the Chamber
of Commerce. T^fese. who keep up
with these meetings will no doubt
become the most prosperous and up
to-date money makers of this county.
CHANGE NAME
Tlie Protestant Episcopal rhurcli to ,
Change to "American Catholic
Church.** Nay* fllnhop.
New Orleans. La.. Feb. 10.-- That
the Protestant Episcopal Church will
have Its name changed to the "Amer
ican Catholic Church" at the next
general convention of that denomi
nation Is the opinion expressed by
Bishop E. W. Osborne, of the diocese
of Springfield, III., who Is on a visit
to. New Orleans. 8entlment for sucb
ar change TV growing- stronger gen.,
ernlly among members of the denomi
nation, Bishop Osborne says.
HONORED
Wright Brothers Presented (.angley
Medal by Chief Justice Puller of
the Supreme Court.
Washington, Feb. 10. ? Orvtlle^ and
Wilbur Wright, the aeronauts, were
today presented with the liangley
medal of the Smithsonian Institute
by-?Cbief Justice Fuller, of the Unit
fed States Supreme Court, who Is
also chancellor of the Smithsonian
Institute. The medsf was created in
1908 la commemoration of Professor
tABtley and his work in aero
dcomics.
Wilbur Wrtght in accepting the
aiedal declared that when the Wrlgfct
brothers had perfected their com
mercial Hying- machine organization
they Intended to ge back to rewsarch
work and announce some starillng
discoveries. He declared there nae
research work awaiting which could
keep six men huay-a lifetime.
The medal was struok In the mint
at Paris. It was designed by J. C.
Champlaln, a member of the French
Academy. rererae hi from the
Mai of thA Institution designed by St.
Oandena.
Duplin*^ in bronze also were pre
sented to the Wright brothers, and
one replica was kept for the Institu
tion.
TO BKOIN WORK.
Rev. R. E. Hoffman preached at(
the First Baptist Chnrch Wednesday I
night, and pleased those who heard
| him. He will begin his regular work!
Sunday, by prcachlng at the Plney
j Grove Church near Jaraeeville.
TO NUCCKKft NR. RAUGHAM.
At the cailcd meeting of the Bowtd
of City Aldermen last night at the
city hall, Mr. George Hackney, ? Jr.,
-Was elected a member of the Im
provement Committee to succeed the
late Mr. W. p, Baugham.
VAI.EXTTNK NIGHT.
The young folk are making their
ntunl prtsyaraU? for m peeper cele
bration of Valaattne night. Already
the different show windows are ex
hibiting beautiful . and attrac
tive soufcMr* of this veteran saint.
Of conrae the comic pictures come In
for their share, and donhtleea there
arin be plenty**-" riled" old aaldt
when the day Km paaaed.
?l '? m< ,
KIKG GliaTAVE DOING WKI.I.
Stockholm. F?b 11.? Klnp iluiHn
l? dolus woll ?? * ran It of the opcr
...o. for ?pp?.dlcltto.
GIVEN TWO YEARS.
Oliver Spitzer Sentenced to Gen
k eral Prison.
IN DECEMBER
HJ* * r1?* Was m Cuniplnirj to l)r
fraud the Government In Wdgli
Iuk of lni|M>rt?tionN of Hugur Wa?
? ,>oclt Superintrmlfnt ut the Wil
liamsburg Plant.
I New York. Feb. 10. ? Oliver C.
Spitzer, former dock superintendent
at the Williamsburg plant of the
American Sugar Refining Company,
was today sentenced to two years in
the Federal prison at Atlante, Ga.
The sentence was imposed b? Judge
Martin in the criminal branch tof the
United States circuit court- Spitzer
was convicted last December of con
spiracy to dOCraud the government in
the weighing of importatforls of
sugar.
Spitzer, who has been In the hos
pital in Brooklyn since his convic
tion, collapsed when sentence wai
pronounced. He had to be held up
by two deputy United States mar
shals when he went before the bar
to learn his fate, and when It had
been pronounced the, deputy mar
shals carried him to a chair, where
he sat as if in a trance while his law
yer made the perfunctory motion for
a new trial.
Spitzer's lawyer. George M. Mac
kellar, asked the court to commit
his client to Jail pending an appeal,
but Judge Martin denied the motion,
and decided that Spitzer should go to
the Atlanta prison Immediately.
Accordingly railroad tickets were
sent for at once and Bpltzer will etart
for Atlanta during the afternoon.
RESOLUTIONS
Board of Directors of Rank of Wash
ington Pass Resolutions on Death
of IMrector W. P. Ilaugliam.
- TM- taUgldM ? WQUjtgn. ,hjr_ th?
board of director, of Uw BuC of
Washington In meeting assembled
February 10, 1910, were ordered
Epread upon the records of this bank
and a copy hereof sent to Mrs. W. P.
Raugham and published in the city
papers. ?rii. :
Bending aa all must before the
Supreme Will of the Divine Ruler*
we nevertheless deplore the ~ertnrereiy
calling away from this earthly com
munity of our late associate and fel
low director. William P. Raugham.
Having been in close touch with
him from the date of the organization
of this bank, of which he was a val
ued director in continuous service
since that period, we make this rec
ord of our deep regret that we shall
be henceforth deprived of his wise
counsel, his unusual foresight, his
unerring Judgment, hia untiring en
ergy. his unswerving loyalty to tha
Interests of this* institution. ?
For the member* of hln stricken
family, of whom he was so tender
snd so proud, profoundest sympathy
Is hereby expressed, and "We rever
ently Invoke Divine Guidance, be
seeching for the sorrowing the
strength and courage to endure, aad
the grace to anbmlt to the Higher
Will with Christian rsefcgnaijos
By order of the be&Ftt of directors.
9BTH BEIDGMAN.
* J President.
THOS. J. LATHAM. Cashier.
1TIKODORH ROORKVHLT. JR.
to marry mew tore lady.
New York. Feb, 1*? Mra Henry
Addison Alexander, of No. 43 W?t
Forty-seventh street, announced to
night the engagement of her daugh
ter. Eleanor Biftler Alexander, to
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.. eldest son
of Col. Theodore Roosevelt.
Young Roosevelt since his gradua
tion from Harvard has been learning
[carpet manufacturing in a factory at
Thompsonville. Conn.
ORCHESTRA PRACTICE TONIGHT.
There will & a rehearsal of the
M. E. Church orchestra In the annex
of the Methodist Church this even
ing. All the members are requested
to be present and all others who are
interested are Invited.
5
I New
? in Today's New* ?
? Gen Theater. +
? Gaiety Theater. ?
? J. H. Harris plumbing ? Supply 4
Co. ? Plows. 4
? J. K. Hoyt ? Lacee. #
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