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MDAY AFTERNOON. FEBRUARY 191*.
Cairo, 11^ Feb. 81 ? Statement# by
four negro deputy sheriffs today to a
coroner's Jury that *hey fired several
shot* each Thursday night when
Alexander Halllday was killed wh}le
leading a mob attack on the county
, Jail resulted tonight in a renewal of
anti-negro agitation. The situation
Is acute and S09 militia men began
patrolling tbe streets tonight In an
ticipation at demonstrations against
the negroes or Attacks on their pr<?
erty. Cairo la virtually under maV
tlal law. althoagh Adjutant General
Dickson says the civil authorities will
rematif In control anloes there Is a
new outbreak.
The coroner's inqueet resolved It
self in a general tola by tfee jurors,
who tried to learn which one of the
deputlee fired tbe steel jacketed bul
let that killed Halllday.
- ? The negro depolfte* admitted firing
Indiscriminately Into the crowd with
shot gone and revolvers but none of
them would admit having used a
rifle, with which It Is said Halllday
was killed.
The Investigation was adjournal
until Konday.
The negro deputlee who fired on
the mob are said to be marked men",
now that their names hare become
public. The killing of one white man
wad the wounding of eereral others
by oofrpee. although legally depu
tised has brought out protests from
^vss those opposed Urthe mob.
" Sheriff Nellts testified at the in
quest he could not find his regular
deputies nor the local militia com
pany oSeers, nor white m?n who
would anawer his call for help.
Tears ran down tbe sheriff's
. cheeks as he toM of his frantic efforts
to find me* %* assist him In project
ing iri^>risoners, George Jackson,
, Charles Hudson, Henry Douglas and
I. A- Head are the negro deputies who
admitted firing into the mob. They
tsetlfled that the leaders of the mob
w^re gunny sacks over their heads
with holes cut through for the eyes.
Mrs. Rose Maloqey, whoae pocket
book was snatched by John Pratt, the
negro the mob was after Thursday
_ night, bad a second encounter with a
negro today. She lost a diamond
brooch and later heard that a negro
had foun4 It. She went to his home
and recovered the Jewel. The negro
Insisted that he did not Intend to
"teal It . . .
Drawing a revolver frpm her muff
^ Mrs. Moloney placed the musxle
afcalnst the negro's stomach and said,
"You knew it was mine when you
found it, didn't you? 8ay you did,
quick, or I'll shoot."
The negro quickly admitted that
he had recognised the brooch and
Mrs. Moloney, apparently satisfied,
went home.
OPERATION
Dr. Jack Nicholson Operates on Pa
tient at Swan Quarter Sunday
Morning. t
? V
Dr. Jack Nicholson went to -Swan
Quarter S&turday af ternopn on May of
C. H.' Sterling's gaal&jKt where Sun
day mn'rnhig ho operated on Mr. 'Wil
liam Harris, of that ptace. for litho
tomy. Mr- Harris la about 70 years
of age. Wo hre "glad to know thai
the, operation wis successful and the
patient la doing as well as could be
expected. Dr. JIIehoTaetrTeturned to
the city last evening. v
AT TCjtfe <; URTY.
| The program at the Oftiety this
evening p.omUea to be one of the
moat attractive ahowa yet presented
at this popular place of amnsement.
Sttch well known picture# a a Tragical
to Shrove Tueaday, drama;
iateur Holdup, and the ex
ploits of a Cowboy. All of theae pic
turea have a national reputation for
Interest and merit. Wiartver they
have been shown they have alwayi
pleased those who witnessed them. *
The Gaiety last week played tc
crdwded houses each night, and thti
week the management .promise* thai
those attending tonight and the rcrt
of pgal ^ _ ; *
the or
Philadelphia, P?., Pet al.-Tcom
lng auddenly Than leant eipected. a
atrlko waa declared a?aln,t the Phil
adelphia Rapid Transit Company by
the Amalgamated Association of
Street and Electric Railway Employe*
at l o'clock yeAterday afternoon, and
I today the policemen and firemen are
I busy hand I Ins the crowds ' in ser
|eral sections of the city. Two cart
were burned, a score of cars were at
tacked, forcing their crews to aban
don them, and numerous arrests were
made. Except In the central pert of
the city street car service was almost
at a standstill tonight. Cass running
through the central sections were
heavily protected.
The most serious disturbances were
fn Kensington, Philadelphia's great
fdiatrlct, In tfce northeastern part of
the city. Two car* in different part*
of that district were attacked by boy*
and strike sympathizers, compelling
the crew* to abandon tbe car*. /The
car* . were wrecked and both were
set on Are. The cars were damaged,
beyond repafr.
Great crowds collected In the vi-|
cinlty of the burned cars and for a
time It waa feared a riot would fol
low. The firemen, however, were or
dered to turn their hoee on the crowd
afed tbe mob quickly *catt*r?4L
Along Kensington avenue, lumber
and other obstructions were piled on
the track*. ' 1
The traction ^company withdrew ali
It* cars , in that section tonight, the
company declaring that It had men
to run them, by,t had no desire to
cause trouble.
We*t Philadelphia, the southern
section of the city. Oermantown and
Otter part, at. Jbl ladelphia aieo re
I ported attack* oa cars, forcing trol
jleymen and, passengers to seek aafe^
'ty. Many person* were struck by
missiles but no one was seriously In
jured.
Today's strike Is the second Inau
gurated by the trolleymen within a,
Tear. The leaders of the union claim
that the* trouble wae started by the
company, but the corporation de
clares that the strike was a prear
ranged affair on the part of the
union.
81nct- the threatened strike of a
month ago a committee from the
union and Preeldent Charles O. Krue
ger of the company had been endeav
oring to reaoh an agreement to take
the place of the one made after the
strike of last summer and which ex
pires on June. The men In the pro
posed agreement asked for an in
crease, in wages and among other
things wanted to bind the company
to not recognize any other Anion but
the Amalgamated Association. \ The
company decided but stated that Its
men were free to -belong to any union
they wanted to.'
Tiro Hundred Dismissed.
t The break in the negotiations came
on Thursday and last night and to
day about 200 men wero dismissed
for "the good 'of the service.*" This
arousetf the Indignation of the men
and they began turning Jn thelr-cars
about \ o'clock. The ndws of the
desertions quickly reaohed Union
headquarters with, the result that a
strike order was instantly Issued.
?T- Thousands of people from Btores
and other places were compelled to
walk to their homes.
RECEDE ADDITIONAL EQUIP
MENT.
; The local National Guard company1
lias been equipped with the new lp-!
trenching tools, for field work. The
! new equipment, which wa* received
Satur^U^' consists of four handaxes^
fK^cktt. eighteen shovels, a box
wood rule and three p&irs of pliers.
The implements arc sfhall with light
ha/idles, and bare detachable han
dles. each tool being lltted In a neat
carrier of khaki and leather. They
are carried on the belt. Other para
phernalia received was the first- aid
packet- 'Cor*- each num. consisting of
medicated bandages, etc., in * seal:
ed tin case, and housewives foreaeh
man, with needles, sclwors, buttons,
thread, etc., gflore. Both these last
ivinied artfclon are alao < arrl?L lc
PARTIES ARE WEU KNOWN
Greensboro. Feb. 21. ? W. E. Maa
b en her |, tr traveling ul??man, well
known in Oreenaboro and through
out the State, waa Arrested at Gil*
?on. a small station near Hamlet, yes
terday afternoon at the Instance of|
Sheriff B. B. Jones, of thja county,
who holds warrants aglnat him charg
ing abduction and kidnapping.
Massenberg. it la alleged, unlaw
fully and feloniously abducted lfrs.
A. H. No well, of this city, while un
der the influence of a drug, and kid
napped Prank, the seven-year-old son
of A- H. Nowell, also of this city. The
mother and son were also apprehend
Newell notified. The prisoners were
carried to Hamlet late yesterday af-l
ternoon and Deputy 8herlff Weath
erly, accompanied by A. g. Nowell,
husband and father of fhe woman
and boy In custody, left last night for
that piace. Deputy Weatheriy wlM re
turn to this city with Massenberg to
day.
The parties Involved are - well
known and nromlnfiyiff'~cannectsd
throughout -Monh- Orel! na^an d the
circumstances leading up to the ac
tion of the authorities In placing the
entire party under arrest was the
subject of much gossip in Greensboro
yesterday. Massenberg, It is said, has
a wife and several children living In
Statesvllle. N . C.
MRS. HOYT ILL
The many ./rlenda of Mrs. Marg
aret Hoyt. the mother of Mr. John
K. Hoyt, will regret to learn of her
Illness. She was taken Friday after
noon and Is reported by her physi
cians to be suffering with acute anto- 1
texemla. Mrs. Hoyt is over 70 years;
of age and la one of th? city's hon
ored citizens. The report from her
bedside is that ahe la getting on aaj
well as could be expected. The Dally !
News Joins her many friends in wish-1
ing her a speedy recovery.
ELECTS OFFICERS
The Baracn Claaa of the Christian
I
Church Elected Officers ut-Meetlng ,
Yesterday Afternoon.
At a meeting of the Baraca claaa'
of the Christian Church yesterday
afternoon the following officers were
elected:
President Mr. D. R. Cutler.
Vie** President, Mr. A. F. Gurga
nua.
Secretary, Mr. J. 8. Wlllard.
Treaauror. Mr. F. A. Lilly.
Teacher, Rev. Robert Hope.
This class has an increased attend
ance eaah Sunday and li In a most
flourishing condition.
HELPFUL TALK
Rev. J. A. Sullivan Deliver* a Most
Interesting Addicts to Voting
Men's Christian T/chxw.
k One of the most helpful and in-i
structlve talks yet delivered at the]
Young Men's Christian League wasj
that by Rev. J. Tk Sqllivan.. pastpr
of the First I^tptlst Church, yester
day afternoon. . The subject of the
speaker was "A Heathen's Opinion
' Tha addreaa w as-heard,
by a large company and every one
present were not only edified but In
structed. Mr. Sullivan was at lifa
best The talk was in keeping with
Mr. Sullivan's reputation as a speak
er. As a platform speaker he occu
pies an unique place. He never falls
to say something that is wholesome
and elevatit^fc^^h^eagu^jrasfor
tunate in ?ecm5S^8ilWil,W?Wtr
yesterday. The music furnished by
ttah. orchestra, under the directorship
of Prpfjssor Smith was much en
/^Raleigh. N. C., 11. ? Four per
son* were Injured- in a head-on colli
sion at Aberdeen tonight at 8 o'clock
between No. 4S. o i the Saaboard Air
Line, and^the Pinehurst train of the
Aberdeen and Aalkoro Hallway. No
one 'la seriously injured.
The Injured are: Benjamin F.
Koonce, Raleigh, '/engineer on the
Bea board, fractured wrist and dlalo
catlon radius, superficial wound chin.
George B. Riddle, of Raleigh, tight
shoulder Injured la 'tall; Mrs. F. Til
ton, of Madison flqtaare Garden, New
York, slightly brvlaed back of head.
W. A. 9Uee, of SthalBgham, Ala.,
two fingers smaahed.
The. collision occurred on the yard
at Aberdeen. The A. 4k A. train was
shifting a Pullman oar Into poaltlon,
when the Seaboard -ttatn bound south
came In on fast aMsd and crashed
Into t^ie A. & A. train. The engine
of the latter was dilm clear through
Without In
The police of the city made a raid
on the reputed "poker Joint" in the
8haw building. Main street, Friday
night, with the result that nine of the
participants are now under a $50
bond for their personal appearance
at the next term of Beaufort County
| Superior court. It is an old Baying.
"Those who dd the dancing must pay
the fiddler." The boys were caught
right In the act. Some antelng, oth
ers passing and a few raising, when
the familiar faces of Chief Howard
and Policeman Pedrlclc appeared on
the scene. It is needless to state the
serenity and quietude of the evening
pastime was quickly changed Into
turmoil and consternation. Implora
tlons for pity, appeals for mercy,
chased away the stillness. It was
Indeed t. :noment of will I or will I !
not. But duty had to be performed,
and the officers could do nothing but
summon those -prosent to appear be
fore the Mayor Saturday afternoon
at '4 o'clock, at. which time the fol
lowing namedv persons appeared and
through their counsel waived exami
nation: Z. M. Potts,- T. J. Harding,
I*ester Simmons, M. C. Cutler. Ed
Matthews, C. StancW, R. D. Kear,
Hugh Paul and Walter Wlndley4
Thus for a time things arc resting
quietly while those on the outside
are wondering how the trick was
done by the Chief and his assistant.
\ This place of. retreat for Induljging
In the game has been known to the
police for months; thtflr eye has been
centered there for many nights/ but
It was not until last Friday night
they could so arrange things as- to
notify the participants th&y were on
t* the racket.
|T?e police maae their way up tol
tfco froonrby the back stairway.. On
reaching the door the Chle^ tapped
| the door and said, "Boy*, oponl
the doer." "Who is there?" came
the re*pon*e from, a familiar voice
known to. the officers. . "Open the!
door," quietly spoke the officer. This
was done, but mind you, only a small
crark, but tMs Vti a^suffiolont open
ing for tfte officer to Jump on the .in
jBlde. WCTtKpiose sitting around the
table saw wirartBBSttlruder was it is
said pandemonium reigned supreme.
While the officer was securing Ufo
names of those in the room there
| came a gentle tap on the door. "Who
be you!" "Open the door, boys, you
who t am." As the request
not complied with quick enough
from the
first
wfca
PhystoUns State Tint Hi* Symp
tiAifhwalte.
DR. BABCOCK AT HIS SIDE
Hie Pact That No Complications
"aw Yet Developed Gives Great
Hope aitodM Plaal Oatcome of
Senator Tillman* Indisposition?
Smiles at Jokes.
Washington. Feb. ai.?Ths condi
tion of Senator Benjamin R. Tillman
Of South Carolina, who is critically
HI with paralysis and asphasla. is a
little more encouraging today. While
his case conUnues to be. extremely
grave, hie chances for rocovery ere
said by the attending phyalclsns to
be better than ever.
*rtils gleam of hope, born of the
fact that the vital organs of the Sen
ator, not directly affected by the
stroke of paralysis, are performlug
their functions admirably, has given
the Southerner's relatives and friends
the greatest encouragement they
have received in the past forty-eight
hours.
Dr. J. W. Babcock, who has been
Mr. Tillman's personal physician foj
the past l? years, reached Washing
ton early today from Columbia. 8. C-.
and enteted into a consultation on
the case with Dr. E. P. Plckford. the
Senator's Washington physician. Dr.
Babcock is superintendent of the
South Carolina State Hospital for the
Insane and on account of his inti
mate acquaintance wtth Mr. Tillman
is thoroughly conversant with hla
physloal condition and* habits of life.
He will remain In Washington In
consultation with Dr. Plckfqrd until
the present crisis- has psssed, which
wlU be several days at least.
Smiles at Jokes.
While there has been no chsnge In
the paralysis and asphasia. no com
plications have developed in. the Sen
ator's case and his temperature, pulse
and respiration are normal. His
heart is responding to Its functions
splendidly and no disorder of the kld
includlng Dr. Babcock. who said.
"The 8enator even smiled when 1
cracked a few South Carolina jokes."
The doctors believed Mr. Tillman
himself felt encouraged today, and
they based thelm hope of his ultimate
recovery upon the absence of further
unfavorable symptoms. If his pres
ent condition can be maintained a
few days longer. It Is said, he wlli
have a good chance in his light for
lire.
May Lose P*\wer of Speech.
He may recover from the paralysis
and regain the use of limb, but it is
said, aphasio will likely leave him the
saddest to*en of-hls Illness. It~ls al
most Impossible for him to articulate
at the present, time and It is feared
that the power of speech may never
fully return. If this be the caie. his
forceful tongue will never again And
Its echo In the halls bf Congress.
The Senator. Is now .surrounded by
his entire immediate family. Henry
C. and Sallie May Tillman, his son
/.nd daughter, reached the bedside of
their father early today from Green
wood. S. C. His wife, their eldest
son, Benjamin R. Tillman, Jr. and'
two daughters, Lotfa and Sophia. I
have been with him since the incep-!
tlon of his Illness. -j
Messages of sympathy continue to;
pour in upon his family alive the
seriousness of his condition became
generally known, his- apartments'
have been beselged by Inquiries, de
livered In person, by telegram and
by telephone, denoting the admira
tion and high regard In which the ill
Senator is popularly held.
FROM HONOMXf.
The many friends of Mr. 8.F. Bur
Lank, at present stationed at Hono
lulu, Hawaiian Islands, In, tbo gov
ernment service, who arrived Jn the
city last evening, are glad to see him.
Mr. Burbank was summoned to TVll
mihgton. PC. C., to appear as'a wit
ness in the United States Court.
Ho says his new home is one of the
moat wopderful places on the earth.
He and family are much pleased.
a most serloua mistake; I have got
ten to the wrong door. If I hat?i
erred allow nke to depart In peace."
Those who witnessed the episode
Biaje the sequence of the raid waa
weir worth a fi.00 admission. What
will be the outcome can not be sur
mised. The affair created no little
excitement .on the atreeta Saturday.
It is the talk of the city.
U Appears that all who were pres
ent were not participating la the
game and wMl probably have no trou
ble In convincing a Jury that snch
WILL MAKE LAST PAYMENT
The Pt?tor Abwmucm Mr. Awlrmr
CMMfle WiU Make Last Paymeat
on Pipe Organ, Provided Church
Raters the Balance? To Purchase
$8000 Inst r luncn t"' at Once.
0 __
At a church conference held Im
mediately after the regular services
at the First Methodist Church Sun
day morning, the pastor, Rev. M. T.
Plyler, announced to the members of
the curch that Mr. Andrew Carnegie
had ag.-**? fc? give $1,260 to the
church here for the purpose of Instal
ling a pipe organ, provided the
church raises $2, ISO. Mr. Carnegie j
Is to make the last contribution.
Rev. Mr. Plyler, Mr. E. W. Ayen,
Dr. A. 8. Wells and Mr. J. F. Buck
man have been working towards this
end for some months. At the meet
ing yesterday It was unanimously de
cided to raise the amount necessary
to meet \hc conditions of Mr. Car
negie withtyit^delayf" The money will
be placed In the bank this week and
Mr. ^arnegle notified. If this is done
then" the check from Mr. Chrnegle
will be forthcoming.
Of the $2,250 necessary there is
lacking only about $200, and it is to
be hoped those who have not sub
scribed will do so at once, as it is
very Imperative the amount be got
ten without delay. The organ will
be ordered this week and will be In
stalled as soon as It Is constructed.
The firm o I Moller ft Co., of Hag
erstown, Md.. will build It.
This firm constructed the Instru
ment In the First Presbyterian
.Church, this city; the organ In the
Methodist Church, Greenville; Orace
Street M. G. Church, Wilmington,
and. the Christian Church. Wilson.
They are builders of national repu
ta^on. The plans and specifications
for the organ here were drawn and
planned by Professor H. H. Freeman,
organist of 8t. John's Eptfecqpgl
iwrnw; -??rtinr.on n r.lhS1
gifted organist will test the Instru
ment before It is accepted by the
church. Professor Freeman state^
that if the organ scheduled for this
church is built according to his plans
and specifications It will be one ot
the finest Instruments in the South.
The offlcisl body of the church
hope to have the money in the bank
by Wednesday of this week. All
those wishing to subscribe to the
organ fund are urged to do so at
once. ..
The gift of Mr. Carnegie mskes
possible the installation of an instru
ment in the First Methodist Church
not surpassed In North Carolina.
MRS. "WALDRON
Very Suddenly White Attending
Church in New flrunMvick
Yestenlny. I
Mrs. E. B. 'Rollins rcceiyed a tele
gram this morning from her daugh
ter, Mrs. Edmund Waldron, of New
Brunswick, N. J., announcing the
sudden death of her husband's moth
er, Mrs. John W'aldron, yesterday.
Her death occurred while she was
attending c'iruch. M$s. Waldron was
v^ell known in this city.
UNIVERSITY TO GET LAND
IF HEIRS FAIL TO APPEAR
| Chapel Hill, Feb. 21 ? Thirty thou
sand dollamJs the estimated value of
the real estate left by Miss Adelaide
Krau, of Stanly county, who dfed re
cently, leaving an unsigned will. ITn
I less helr? of the deceased are found
within 4*0 years this estate will be
come the property of tho University
of North Carolina, according to jthe
Stato law on escheated- property,
which reon*: "All real estate . . .
which shall accrue from escheats
shall be Vested in the University of
North Carolina, and shnll be appro
priated to tho use of that corpora
tion."
The Witt left unsigned bj* vflMgg
the distribution of
1,000-acre tract, and
[ElflLS WEBE RUBE
>ung Women Tittrred it Pres
Speech.
RAPPED THE SUFFRAi
crnp
Prt*U?ce of U<rk! fc K
Wllhoet
Hvl"< Bight to Uk 1
fmror at BoIMIb
ram
Washington .Feb. It.? In an ad
dreee before an Immenee audience of
joung women at the George Wash
ington Memorial meeting this after
noon President Taft told them It waa
foolish for women to want to rote In
the District of Columbia.
The meeting waa held to empha
sise the project for building an Im
mense memorial hall named after the
first President, and senators Lodge
and Burton and Justice Harlan, of
the Supreme court, also made ad
The President endorsed the pro
Wt and ventured the opinion that If
1 private generosity would not be sutt- >
clent for Its build In*. Congress might
be tried, but the President seemed
not to be specially hopeful when he
| mentioned Congress. He did remark,
however, that if a ball were built,
be hoped It would be large enough to
Ihold the Inaugural ball and strong
enough to withstand the hlissard
I which was likely to go with It, hav
ing reference to the storm of March
4 last
When the President referred to
the suffragettes a titter went over
the* audience. He said In reference
to them:
*'I know there are some who live
la this city and think that. In some
way or other, it has a local quality,
that they being free born American
cltlsens, ought to have an opportu
nity to vote. I don't sympathise with
that feeling at all- If they want to
vote they ought to move over to
Maryland ot Cincinnati, or to some?
other good place. They ought to un
derstand that by living in Washing- x
which is furnished to them at th^ ex
pense of the entire nation and that
they are living in the capital city
which Is under the care, control apd
direction of all the people of the
United States, through their repre
sentatives in the House and that sub
servient body, the Senate of the
United States."
PROPERTY WILL RE ADVER
TISED.
Monday, February 28, Is the last
day in which city taxes can be paid
without additional costs.
To Have yourself this expense It Is
necessary that you call at city hafl
and settle in full on of before that
date.
On Marrh 1st l shall advertise the
property for sale, of all who are de
linquent. I am not personally able
to carry th^se amounts and funds
must be provided to meet current ex
penses of the city.
Please, bear In mind all will be ad
vertised who have not paid by Marqh
1st. The law is very plain on this
matter.
W. B. WINDLEY,
City Clerk.
THE <tKM THEATER.
Another week of attractive amuse
ment is scheduled for the Gem thea
ter. Last week this theater was lib
erally patronized and all attendlhg
have nothing but the highest com
mendation for the efforts of the man
agement. Tonight the fine program
('consists of the- following pictures:
'The Village Witch, draifta: A Cham
pion All the Same, comedy; Benares,
panoramic: Uncle's Palm Tree, com
edy; An Amateur Acrobat, comedy;
An Indian Idyl, drama. No better 6r
more Instructive array of pictures
have ever been exhibited at this
place of amusemont. The orchestra
play again this evening to the delight
of thoee contemplating being pr?s
ejit. The Gem is the place to pass
[away an hour of pleasure.
STEWARDS MEETING.
V . i . I
There will be a meeting of the I
boaTd of stewards In. the study of the
Rev. M. T. Plyler, the pastor, this
evening at 8 o'clock. A full attend
ance ol the official body is requested.
2 New Advertisements |
in Today's News ?
!? Gejp Theater. ?
? Gaiety Theater. ?
? Chesapeake Steamship <Jo. ?
? CapudlB*. ?
[? Tick's Remedies. ?
? J K. Hoyt ? Special. >
? Crystal Ice Co. ?
? flues Bros. ? Specials. ?
? H. B. Vanhook ? Plane Tuning* ?
? J. L. O'QuI