???? Last Edition WASHINGTON, ORTH CAROLINA. The New Rooms of the Y, Sunday Afternoon With r Om -of the moot enjoyable services to tfifre place fa Washington in some time was the first meeting la the new rooms' of the Yfrung MsnV Christian League, Sunday afternoon. All who were* present an enthusiastic oyer the appearance of the new Quarter*. A moat Interesting program waa car ried out. President N. C. Newbold presided. The orchestra under the directorship of Mr. EL A. O. Barnes delighted the large audience with their excellent music. Aaother pleas ing ? feature" of thi| occasion was the rocal solo by Miss An Ice Bright. Her rich full voice never showed to bet ter advantage. The short uika of Rev. M. T. Ply ler on "Gymnastics" ; Her. H. B. Sea right. on "Literature," snd Rer. Rob art Hope on "Sunday Service." were much enjoyed. Rer. J. A. Sullivan made the address of dedication. This talk, aa tho others, was highly com pi i mealed ^ The fiagnctal report- made by Mr. C. H. Harding ahowed that over $100 had been expended on the aew rooms and that at least $350 more would be spent. Bath rooms, etc., are to be added. President Newbold made the ad drees on the "Plans and Prospects For the Futu(V of the league which la published in full belotr: Glim pees Into the future usually carry with them more or lees of pleasure. There Is a fascination in dreams, visions and prophecies con ' cerning future events, fcven the . common fortune-teller poespsaes a pe culiar charm for the love lorn lsd and lassie; and somstlmes for people who have long been out of their teens. Standing as we are today upon the threshold of this new era in the life of our organisation, the future looks bright and encouraging. We begin this new era, in our history under what appears to be the most favor able circumstances. We announce as our definite purposes the following: "The moral, epirltual and physical betterment of the young men men ot . Washington.". There is no reason why we should not sdd to this "their Intelectua! development" aa well. . ? Some of pur definite plana are: 'First and foremost, to continue our regular Sunday afternoon devotional Bervfce, and to open our auditorium ? to any other religion? service which may be approved by the executive committee and the members df the league. 8econd. To develop a high moral purpose among ourselves and the men of our city by any and all means pos sible. Such as lectures now and then by our own eltisons. by promlnsnt visitors, and by lecturers especially Invited to address us. Third. To promote intellectual d% velopment In our ifildst by supplying our reading room with the best peri odical current literature, and by fill ing our book cases with books that will be Interesting, helpful snd In spiring. Also, perhaps, to have, now and then soane debates oaigaged In by our fn embers. A full and free die cussion of questions of government, economics; education, etc., would go tar toward developing among us a gpnulne spirit of- d Vic righteousness. ? ? Fourth. To provide as tar as wa can. the best ??ees to atld, la ths up building of the physical man. Out first, step ia this direction haa been to- procure a gymnasium outfit which may be used , in this hall. It is eui desire to purchase a full supply o| this material If our funda will permit As sftafi - as oar. fiaaaces will enable ui to do.?Q we propose to rent three rooms In an adjoining building, and ?quip these rooms with shower and tab baths. It Is our plea to hsve a door cut ooaaectiag the rooms men tfoned with this halt When we can do this our. league will then bo In a position to offer to men practically all the advaatsgps which can he had la a first-class Young Men's Chrlstlsn A* soctstion. The four statements which have been bristly outlined represent la a definite way the plans we have for ac complishing the purpoaea of th? league, vis., "The aplrltual, moral, In telectual and physical betterment ol the young men of Waahlngton." There are soms other general plant which may be stated briefly : N First. It is now our purpose tc keep the rooms of the league open each evening during the week from 7 to 10:10 o'clock, and on Bundayi from 1 to 7:10 p. m. , closing then for church aervkoe and opealnf again after church until the closing hour, 10:10. No definite plans have yet been agred upon as to whom we shall In vite to use our gymnasium, readlni ^^Nfaid writing rooms on these evening* These metiers will be settled when our constitution and by-laws ar? ready for adoption. Ful) publlcitj will then bar given to these matter* Until a more definite announcemqal , ifian be made I am adre fill tnemben who may dealre to do so may fed ' free to bring their friends with then to enjoy the advantages our Itfagut hai to offer, on the one conduit. to HtLtl mm M. C. L. Formally Opened Appropriate Ceremonies. that good order shall prevail In the rooms at all times. Second. That the first Sunday In each month shall be known as vle 1 tors' day, when a most cofllial lnvi tatlop shall be extended the ladles to attend our regular Sunday afternoon services. The other 8undays In each month will be given up entirely to men. It. Is believed that many men who do not now attend religions ser ?vices may ?e Induced to attend these men's meetings from Sunday to Sun day. ^ Third. A fcommlttee on literature, books and periodicals has been ap pointed. This committee Is com posed of the following: .Messrs. Jno. B. Sparrow. J. D. Grimes, H. C. Car ter. R. V. Hope and W. L. Vaughan, with the president of the league an exofflclo member. The llterhture committee will have full control of the library and reading room, and It will be their hualness to devise plans to secure suitable reading matter for our visitors and members. These are our plans so far as we can definitely state them now. it is easy to understand that beginning kw^af is almost an entirely new organ isation many details will have to be worked out by degrees. And so. as. tide goes by we shall be able to ad Just our plans to our needs, and can then go more into a detailed plan for our future. You have Just been told 'what has been done by our efficient committees Is luting Op and furalshlng theee rooms. You have been given a de finite statement of the financial con dition of the league. You have also been told thst we are formally open ing our new rooms today with prac tically a .new organisation composed -of 135 members. With these facts In our minds here todfy shall we not feel constrained to ask ourselves the question, "What Is our prospect, our outlook, for the future?" To me. my friends, it seems that tne future is particularly bright and hopeful. Can we realise fully what it means when 135 men representing some of the best blood, the best Intel lect, the best religious sentiment, of all denominstions In our city have joined together fn sn organisation for the moral, spiritual, triental and physical .ujpllft of themselves and the entire community? I declare to you that this question when consi'dered In Its entirety, will almost stsgger the imagination of the most sanguine and j optimistic among us. ' If we shall possess the strength and good Judgment to keep our rud der trtie to the purposes set eut In I this paper, then it wiir be Impossible for any one to estimate the real good this organization may be to Wash ington. The entire program was well car ried out and the first meeting of the league in their new quarters was In every way a great success. The Daily News congratulates this worthy or ganisation and wishes for It abundant success In its undertakings. j GRAND JURY Special Term of Beavfovt Couat y ?a perior Coart M?t TtiU Moraine ? Judge Itorgnaon PmldM. 1 The special term of Beaufort coun ty* Superior court opened this morn ing at the courthouse for a period of one week with His Honor Judge Fer guson. of Wayneavllle, presiding, and Solicitor H. 8. Ward prosecuting the State docket- There are Be /era* criminal cases on the docket for trial the principal one being Bute vs. Carl Kelly, for the murder of 8amuel Tayloe. The following compose the grand Jury forthe term: Q. P. Brooks, fore man; F. Q. Styron, J. C. Edwards, J. E. Mayo, M. B. Cuthrlll, J. V. Har iper. W. R. Li t> scorn b, J. 1^. Harrison. J. II. Duke, Hk J. Sears. B. L*. Swin dell.' Daniel Braddy. "X. K.Outhrfs. \JL A- cooper. B. A. Ay%r?. R. D. Jaw-! left. L. D. Midyette. N. <$. DESPERADO ^ I Charles Barbour, Colored, Arrestee Saturday Night and Lodged in JalL ? Noted Character. In response phone message Deputy Sheriff Richard Adams and Policeman W. R. Pedrick went to Bunyan last Saturday and arrested Charted Barbour, cool red, one of the moot noted desperadoes In Beaufort county. The arrest toot place In sa outhouse between it and l o'clock. Barbour hsd gone to this house to sleep for the night and the officers were notified. He is charged with larceny, kidnapping, .etc. MINI'S, PANTS. One of the city's popular young men on making preparations to don his Sunday clothes yeeterday morning found to his consternstlon that he was minus of his Sunday pantaloons. Not only were the pants gone but ft. 60. They were subsequently found under the house where the thief had placed them, his evident intention be ing to carry them off later. MRS. BERRY ENTERTAINS. Mrs. p. Q. Berry entertained six little girls at hsr home on West Sec ond street Friday evening from 7 to 9 o'clock. Those invited were known as the "Dressmaker's Society." Dain ty refreshment* were served. Those invited were Eleanor Berry. Thei'ms Mayo, Evelyn Ross. Madeline Ells worth. Josephine Bowen and Neta O'Brien. All pronounce Mrs. Berry a model hostess. ' CARGO OF CEMENT. The J. H. Harris Plumbing & Sup ply Company are Just In receipt of s cargo of cement from Philadelphia. SERIOUS RUNAWAY SM AFTERNOON Editor Jas. L. Mayo, of The Daily News, and Mrs. Mayo Painfully if Not Seriously Hurt. . *' At moat aerioua runaway took place yesterday afternoon. In consequence Editor; Jamea L*. Mayo or the Dally News and Mrs. Mayo are hurt pain fully If not seriously. Why their two children. Lacy, three-and-a-half year? of age, and Elisabeth, juat a little over a year old, were not hurt la a miracle. Both Mr. and Mrs. Mayo are confined to their home today auf fering from the reault of the accident. Mr. Mayo haa a large gash on the aide o t the face, one rib broken, and Injured on the right knee;* Mrs. Mayo la also cut on the face and In jured Internally. Mr. and Mrs. Mayo, with their two Children, were out driving late yes terday afternoon and while riding down East 8econd street and near the home of Oaptaln Daniel Roberta the horse became frightened at the automobile transfer. When nearly opposite the machine the horse began to quicken his pace. Mr. Mayo, who waa driving, was holding the llnea loosely and In the excitement of the moment one of .t^e reins allpped from' hla hand.. The horse began to run. In turning the corner the buggy was overturned, throwing Mr. Mayo against a tree. He waa knocked senseless, receiving the woynds , as above stated. Mrs. Mayo waa also thro#n heavily to the -ground. * Mr. Mayo's eon, Lacy, being between his father and mother, doubtless escaped serious* fnjtfty. the smaahup the jtMal of Ute buggy eaaae o?. *rs. Mayo was carried to the resi dence of Capthln Robert# where ihed loal attention was rendered by Dr. Jack Nicholson. Mr. Mayo after he revived entered the buggy of Mr. Guy Harding and went to consult Dr. John Q. Blount , The doctor not be ing In his office he was taken back to his home where in a few minutes Dr. Blount ahived and rendered medical aid. ' Upon examination of Mr. and Mrs. Mayo it was found that both were suffering from injuries internally. It was serenl hours before Mrs. Mayo regained consciousness. ? nil last night both she and her hu*t>and'8 con dition was serious, and while this "morning t* >y seem to be some better they are not out of danger yet by any means. It was a narrow escape. . The en tire city regrets the accident and it Is to be hoped that both win soon be on tbo road toward recovery. Mr. and Mrs. Mayo have many friends In Washington and throughout the county who rejoice that the mitfhap waa not more serious. It will be sev eral days doubtless before both are able to resume their regular duties. THK HOU8K OF NO REPKATKRH. The Gaiety theater offers its pa trons the following good program for tonight: "Her Soldier ^weetheaift," a beau tiful little Southern military drama, takYhg us back -to?the days, of 1860. This Is a picture of thrilling interest and vividly portrays th* stirring Bcenes enacted during the' war of the States. : "Tale of a Tenement." /This .Is a pretty sentimental little cOmedy dra ma, telling of the love and wooing of a poor working girl. This picture holds the Interest of all from start to finish and is one of the cleanest and prettiest of Its klqd ever exhibited in Washington. "Sporty Dad," (a a general mix-up, a laugh every minute, and will drive a way any case of blues eVer contract ed by anyone. C< t and see some good on Don't spend half your time telling *hat you are goihg^fo 'do and the :w*ip*>g'. w^ joJ dfdn t do It. ? ? w ^ { riuslin Underwear nu Special showing of exceptional values in Ladies' Muslin Underwear. / See Window Display. ? ?? i ? , to* - NATION MOURNS EDWARD Ldndon. M*> 8. ? Witk reiterday's reremoa 7 and In till t| Lb rear, the ?ecoad eon born to KIM* fidward VII. end Queen Alexandra ?comea the of Oreat Brltfan flid'TrsTi I?h Do^Unlona B D?f?nd?r of the of India. , J KINO GEOIMp? V. King George w as proclaimed this afternoon. The proclamation was ap- . proved by the privy council at 4 p. m. T^ council met In Uie throneroom at flt. James palace un^er the resi dency of the Earl of. Crewe, who of ficiated tn~ the absence of' Viscount YVolverhatapton, - the . lord, poesident of the counclL The new monarch was riven the title of King George V. The King, who had been driven over from Marlborough house, waited In a room adjoining the council chaeifter while the lengthy formalities teadlag up te the actual proclaaff*foiP were pro ceeding. 7 The tolling of the great bell In St. Paul's cathedral at minute Intervals between 5 and 6. o'clock Saturday morning, an office performed only for the sovereign and the archbishop of Canterbury and York, conveyed to countless thousand! of Londoners and suburbanites the. first intimation of the death of King Edward VII. Great crowds coming Into the city on early trains .proceeded toward Buckingham palace, and by 9 o'clock in immense stream of people was fil ing slowly past the front of the build ing with Its drawn bllnda around to the west end of the palace to gase upon the windows of the chamber where the body of the dead king was lying. Over the palace the royal standard was half-masted, but except for this and the frequent coming and going of officials and attendants at the pal tee there was little outward evidence of the paaalng away. of the great king. The death of bis majesty has caus ?4 a general suspension of business, and the .abandonment of all race and sun meets and all other sporu, pub lic gayetles and public entertain ments. The theaters have been clos ed. The stock exchange and .other markets were cloeed today and the law court took recess as a token of respect. Everywhere throughout the country flags were placed at half mast upon public buildings, warshlpa ind other ahlpping, while church Dells sounded the doleful news. George V. was proclaimed king 'rom the atepa of the Royal Exchange it 2.30 o'cleck yesterday afternoon. Hubsequently, it was found Impossi ?le t^ get the privy couritil together to early and so the meeting with the tew king In the throneroom of St. lames palace was postponed until 4 ?'clock io the afternoon. Summonses were sent tp all the ounclllors, but only a small propor lon were near enongh to the city to W here In time to bear the king's Mth and declare their allegiance to he new mongrch. Messages of Condolence. The American' feeling; 'regarding he death of king Edward sap in ac cordance. with cabled, instructions rom Secretary Knox, efeprtifeed this Tiornlng1 to $ir Edward Grey, secre ary of state foreign afTalrs. |>y A me r tsan Ambassador WhlteliW T^eid in he following litter: y "8lr ? My government Instructs me :o express to you snd through you to ;he British government and people he sincere and profound sympathy of lie President, the government and the people of the Onited States in the oss by thglr British kinsmen of a ruler ?? beloved and so justly dis tinguished among all the nations of :he oaeUl fpr his wisdom and klnd sess,' tbr the Thfluence of those high lualltles In behalf of all that Is best. "I have the honor to be, with hlgh ?st consideration, sir, your most obe llent and humble ?eregat, . ; \,r ."WHtTKUAW RKID^ Stockholm. May 7?Pormer Prt?l CConUnued oil Second P??o. ) ' N MOVEMENT GROWS * V " \ Equal Rights foe Wem?a Is the Main Topic. % . ? ? ? ? AT GENERAL CONFERENCE Sympathies of the Church are Ex tended to Che Bereaved Queen and Che Member* of the Royal Family ? Flexible Time- Limit Wanted oa Term* of Paators. ABhevlUe. May ?. ? Saturday's ses sion of the General Conference aaw almost a repetition of yesterday's flood bf petitions asking equal rights of laity with men for womon of the Church. Dp to the present there have beea probably over two hundred and fifty petitions of this nattfre present ed and It. 1s stated by the women in attendance who are advocating the movement that probably aB many more will be handed In before the time Is up for the reception of peti tions and memorials. ^ It was announced at the close of today's session that the committee on revlsals would meet next Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock In open session tnd the delegation from the board of women's home missions would be given an audience. This promises to be one of the most Interesting meet ings of the conference. Sympathy for Royal Family. At the opening of the session to day Dr. jf. O. Wilson, of Greenwood. 8*wd., Introduced a resolution which was adopted by a rising vote extend ing to the Queen of England, the royal family of England, the Method ists of England, Ireland and Canada ind to the representatives of the con ferences of England and Canada who sre present at^ttttfrsMnference. the sympathies of the Southern Method ists at tho death of King Edward. The resolution recalls In tender tones the words of condolence offered by England's royalty on the occasion of the death of President McKinley. Copies of the resolution were given to the representatives of the British and Canadian conferences and trans mitted to Ambassador Bryce to be de livered to the roval family. In the resolution the King was referred to as one of the foremost leaders of the world In the movement for peace. Dr. Simon, the representative of the Wes taxan Conference of England, ad Arc ssad the conference, expressing the deep appreciation felt for the res olutions and stated that England had looked upon Its King as a greit peace advocate and stated that he was glad that this had been referred to In the resolution. To Consolidate Societies. Bishop W. A. Candler, of Atlanta, was the presiding officer at today's deliberations. One of the most im portant matters to come before the session today^was.the report of a spe cial commission appointed at the lsst general conference looking to the consolidation of the Woman's For eign Missionary 9oclety. the home missions board and all the mission ary societies In connection with the Church. The report that this will not eliminate the* women from their position In the missionary work, but provides for the appointment into a number of the offices in connection with the board of women, thus leav ing the men and women of the work to co-operate. The report was sub mitted by Rev. W. R. Lambuth, sec retary of the missionary of the con ference. The report was referred to the committee on missions. The report of the committee on boundaries submitted yesterday look- , Ing to a division of the West Tezss : Conference into two conferences camd up today and was adopted, thereby adding another annual con ference to the church. Flexible Time-Limit Wanted. Many petitions and memorials are being- received as to the settlement at the matter of the Vanderbllt Unl rerslty. Among the number received today was a lengthy document from various local organizations of the klumnl association. More resolutions were also received today asking for a flexible tlme-Umlt on the terms of pastors, j RUNAWAY The Home of l>r. D. T. Taylne Kan i Awn y Thin Morning? No One Wmn In the RuRKy at the Time. From tome unknown cause the j horse belonging to' nr. D. T. Taylo* took fright thia morning at the "Wash-. Ington Hospital and dashed down Main street. In running the buggy was completely demolished. This was the only damage done an there was no occupant of the vehicle at the time. ? NEW DIRECTOR. At a business meeting of the Meth odist Sunday school orchestra yester 3y the following offlcore were elect R A. O. Barnes, director; Miss Ada Rhodes, treasurer; Mrs, A. 8. Fulford. organist, and Garland Bak er. secretary. ? t . TO ATTEND WEDDING. Mrs. W.R Pedrlck left thte morn ing on the steaM^JHjJtteraa for Ran somyl^ to .???&* ft? row wedding on Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock. % ?> ... - : ?? ? N X tniilirttt'- V ' * r Mln 1' vt JAIL B1RBS MAKE BREAK FOR LIBERTY - Three Prisoners Overpower the Jailor and Escape, But AntRecaptured. A bold attempt w&i made by Will lam 8Jtipper, John MoFarJ-' L* Morris. prlaonp?~ t county Jail. .? \X?X ^vy afcrly yesterdai .? will be remem bered ta - -*me prisoners made their escape by picking the wall of the Jail about ten days ago. As all three had been arrested again.Skipper In Norfolk. Norrls in Greenrllle, and McFarland in this city, the city did notd ream thai another attempt for liberty woiHa Le made, but on yes terday the attempt was made and came near succeeding. "* Yesterday morning about 7 o'clock Deputy Sheriff John Lucsls. who is also the jailer, went to the depart ment In which the three prisoners were confined, for the purpose of se-j curing their plates to serve them J breakfast. Skipper was In a cell by himself while McFarland and Norrls were In anoth??r cell. The officer un locked the door of Skipper's cell and took therefrom the plate. He then went to the door where the other two prisoners were and asked for their plates. They made no answer, but appeared to be sleeping. Mr. Lucas then opened the door and stooped down to secure the plates. As he did so McFarland, who was occupying the lower berth in ,the cell, caught him by the throat. In Ihe scuffle the ?*pputy sheriff wu throwu heavily Dslnst the w?Ur spigot and held by -J/t prisoner. ,/Norrls then secured the jail keys from Lucas and ran tr the door of the cell In which was con fined Skipper, unlocking the door. Then he and 8klpper made a break for the door and liberty. After they had gotten out McFarland turned tbe officer loose and broke for freedom. The officer gaining his feet sought the yard where he tried his revolver on the fleeing prisoners. They ran bb far as Union Alley where they turned. When the old hospital was reached they entered the vacant -lot and vaulted the fence and into the yard of Mrs. Olivia Gallagher and secreted themselves behind shrub bery. In the meantime several citi zens had joined in the chase. The escaping prisoners Anally got Into the back yard of Captain W. T. Farrow's undertaking establishment where they hid under the house. In searching for them Mr. Frank Buck< man and a Mr. Carney discovered all three lying under the house. Deputy Sheriff Lucas arrived about this time and drawing his pistol told them to consider themselves under arrest. They requested him not to shoot. Without further trouble all three were returned to the Jail where they are now safely secured behind bars. Memorial Day Exercises to Be Heid in the School Auditorium Tomorrow la Memorial day and (very Confederate In the city and ! ounty Is looking forward to the day vlth anticipations of pleasure. The txerclses will take place in the pub ic school auditorium Instead of the >pera house as heretofore. All the reterana and all others will please jear this In mind. The exerclscs are :o begin prona?ply at 11 o'clock. Rev. IV. H. Call win be the master of cere nonles. After the address In the auditorium and the other exercises the parade will form under the mar ihalship of Mr. W. H. 8tanclll. Mr. fl. R. Warren. Mr. W H. trick. Mr. Fred VonEbersteln and others and go o the cemetery where the graves of he dead heroes will be decorated, ifter whJch a return wllj be made to he urmory where dinner will be | AN ARTIST. 8lg. Rocco Nicola Liuzxi, the great harpist and violinist who has been charming the patrons of the Gaiety theater during the past week, left yesterday morning for Raleigh where he is to All an engagement at the Grand this week. Raleigh people are to be congratulated on having such a skilled performer on the harp and violin ? he being an artist on both, Slg. Llussl is a musician of worth and his renditions In this city have not been surpassed. He^ came to Washington bearing sn enviable rep utalon and he left with the hope from all our people that be would make a return date at bo distant day. The Gaiety was fortunate on securing him for Washington. THE GEM. The Gem starts off the week with a good program tonight. The Gun by's Sojourn In the Country is a Pathe eomedy which will be appreci ated by those who have had expert* ences of different sort in the country. It will kocp the audience In good humor, and any comedy which does that fulfills Its mission. The Revenge sf the Corslcan Is a beautiful Pathe Irama with a wealth of quaint set tings and beautiful scenery. Saved Prom Conviction is a dramatic pic ture of great Interest. The plot Is a ieep one. which Is handled by a cap able company of actora and nicely worked out. These pictures are all of the dcep sst Interest and the Gem patrons will 10 doubt find this popular theater las In store a very Interesting pro gram tonight. The best of music hroughout the entire evening. TAR HKKL MOTORBOAT 1X1' R RKGATTA. The Tar Heel Motorboat Club of :hla city will give the first regalia of :he" neason on Pamlico river tomor ?ow afternoon, May 10. All members ire especially urged to assemble at he Black Beacon below the Norfolk fe Southern railroad bridge promptly it 3 o'clock. The public Is cordially Invited to be on the county bridge and witness the motorboat drills, races. 'etc. MAYOR'S I-OTRT. Several cases wei* disposed of this morning before the mayor at the city ball. 8tate va.. John Perry, drunk and i 11 sorderly ; $10 and coat. State va. D. W. Simmon* add J. H. Davenport, affray; fined $5 each and "ORt . ' ? va J^JJ4? . ?? j '*?' ?> ?? yv'* '