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4 KMOr- 7 WILMINGTON, N. C SljilPAYy OCTOBER 13,1907. XIX. NO. 222 FIVE GENTS 41 ' DISASTER OfJ p Steamer Cypress Founders on Her Second Trip Only Surmor Washed Ashore Lashed to life Raft '.: Several Bodies From Wreck Recover - ed Cause of Sinking of Vessel Not Definitely Known Marine Men Suggest Possible Explanations of Sinking o Vessel. Sauft SieiAIarie, Mich., October 12. Bound down f roni ' the head of the lake on the second trip she had made ince being- launched at Lorain, Ohio, on August 1 lth, laist, - the fine steel freighter Cyprus, 440 feet, and own ed by the Lackawana Transportation, company of Cleveland, foundered last' taking: down with her twenty-two t memfbers of the crew. Second Mate C. J. Pate washed ashore lashed to a life raft is the. only person -left alive off the ship'sr crew, and his condition n ritir.aA that sinrft Vrt -wsa -frmnil on - the beach he halg only been able to gasp out the name of the sunken ship and the fact that 22 livses were lost. Pitt '.is suffering from, tfie dread ful exposure in the icy waters of Lake Superior in addition to the buffet ting he. received - from the breakers . Until he recovers Sufficiently to tel.l the story of the wreck the exacjt cause of the stout steel ship foundering will not be definitely known . Deer Park is about thirty miles south of Grand Maires, on the shore or ILiake Superior. Several bodies from the wreck have washed ashore and two are known to be those of the first mate and the 'watchman. Marine men suggest as possible ex planations of the. foundering- that the engines became disabled; that the ship sprang a leak and that the hatches ma not have been securely battened, . permitting the steamer to fill with water from the waver wash ing over her decks. STRIKE BREAKERS DESERTED Efforts Being Made to Force Railroad To Take Them, Back to Chicago , New Orleans, Oct. 12.- In reply to a telegram sent to the interstate commerce commission by Mayor Behr man of this city asking if the Illinois Central railroad could furnish free transportation to strike breakers who had been brought here by them, but who- later deserted. Chairman Knapp -of the commission replied today as follows: "The law does not require and the commission cannot compel the rail roads to give free transportation tn in(UroTi norenno Tnlnn n "ovw xouiao. iiaiii uauo llttvc the right to do so at their option and it isy for them to determine whether in fact the persons carried at free or reduced rates are indigent or desti tute." . About one hundred men brought in here by the Illinois Central rail road to take the place of striking freight handlers ' on the river front deserted and labor leader have ap pealed to Mayor Behrman to require the Illinoise Central railroad to take the men back to Chicago St. Louis and other points where they were engaged. s The railroads refused on the ground that they would be violating a federal law In furnishing free trans" portation to persons no longer in their employ. Mayor Behrman : claims the men were indigent and liable to become public charges if left here. A meeting of the - New York local will be Held Tomorrow when Presi- Hont Small'! i,prnmmpnr?fltfnn tcHl discussed. - ' Daniel Li Russell, chairman of the strikers board of strategy, said to night that President Smal lhad said nothing to the members of the local board regarding his recommendation either before or after the same was made public. Mr. Russell said that heihad pro tested against the strike in the be ginning but at the same time had said that if it was declared he would support it to the end. This promise he said he had kept l and would never ask the strikers to go-to work until they had received material concessions. One Killed, Hfght Injured. -Birmingham, Ala., October 12 One man was kilJed ' and eight injured when Frisco passenger train No. 203. due-here at 5.45 a. m. was run into a Louisville. 4 and 'Nashville freighlt -train at . Pratt City, six miles west of TiorA . -it R V.lor.ktHfcsmorninfr. The Pullman car "Leeds. third t fom ihe endf was struck squarely, and thrown on its ide. Every passenger, received iniurieSi Pullman Conductor J. C. Smith, was - instantly , Wiled the body brokher of Managimr Editor Eli P. Smith' of the Birmingham News: All wool blankets and fine comforters .-SpeciaL at Render's. 1. " . , For new furs, cloaks and" ckirts, go to Rehder LIE; R FIBE IT IHffl GO PIMIT j Storage Shed Vss Burned Early I This Mornins Amount of the Loss .Cannot be Stat ed Main Factory Saved by Stiff Wind Blowing Flames Away from it Not Known How Fire Started One of the big storage sheds at the plant of the Navassa Guano Company four miles from the city on the west Tank J2 the Cape Fear river, at the junction of the Seaboard and A. C. L. railroads, was almost completely de stroyed by fire, shortly after midnight. The shed was filled with fertilizer and the less will probably be quite heavy. , . . ' The reflection of the fire Was sven in the city and from; the top floor the Southern building it" appeared that the entire plant was iri flames, but ! passengers who arrived on the Sea- board train, which reached the city at 2:30 a. m. said that the 'fire had been confined to the one building which is a large wooden structure, built be tween the railroad tracks and the main factory.. Luckily the wind was bio wr ing away from the main factory build -s ing and it was not damaged, The fire it is said, started early in the evening in a small bjiilding.near the storage shed'anytlieemployees. m. i ii. . . . I . f : . Kit ir . at thfeplant foughf valiantly to extin guish the fire. There was no trace of the fire when the incoming train from the south reached the city at 1:10 a. m., but passengers on that train re ported that shortly after-passing Na vassa the factory's whistle was heard blowing repeated blasts and it. is sup posed, that at that time the other and larger building caught on fire: -The Seaboard train was held up at Navassa for almost an hour and pas sengers assisted employes in playing water on the fire. The tug Sea King was summoned from the city but it had not arrived at (Navassa when the train left for the city. At that time, shortly after two o'clock, the fire was tinder control and no further spread of the flames was feared. At this early morning hour, no com munication .with, (Navassa being pos sible, the extent of the damage cannot he learned. ASSISTANCE SENT TO VESSEL Steamer Mariposa Reported Ninety Miles Off Monterey Helpless and Without Fuel. San Francisco, Oct. 12. The over due Oceanic liner Mariposa which plies between this city and Tahiti and the South Sea Islands, is reported ninety miles off Monterey, helpless and without fuel. ' First Mate Watson with a boat's crew rowed sixty-seven miles to the wharf at Monterey through dense fog which prevails on the coast and from that point sent a report of the -Mariposa's condition to this city. The tug Marshall went at once to the Mariposa from this city. She is expected to arrive here tomorrow. In addition to a crew of 68 the Mari posa has fifty passenger onboard. On one previous trip trouble was experienced by the Mariposa with her oil fuel and it became necessary for the liner to burn copra composing a portion of her cargo. " The Mariposa was due Wednesday last. This was the first time In twenty four years that the liner from Tahiti had failed to arrive on 'time. The ship is in no way damaged. EXCITING GOLF TOURNAMENT Played Yesterday to Mark Formal Opening of the Golf Season There was a large attendance onthe links of the Cape Fear Golf Club yes terday afternoon to be present at the formal opening of the golf season An interesting mixed foursome" tourna men t had been arranged for the even ing and there were a large number, of contestants. After several hours of exciting play the prizes were final ly awarded to Mrs. Annie Northrop and Mr. Charles McMillen. After the contest had been ended a delightful luncheon was served in the club house and the occasion proved of much pleasure to all the members who were present. 3IR. A. S. ROOT LEAVES Goes to Philadelphia to -Take Course in Medical College Mr. A. S. Root, who for several years past has been in charge of the agri cultural department of the Carolina Trucking Development Company, with headquarters in this city, has resigned that position and he left on Wednes dav for Philndelnhia wberA hi will ft course in jefferson Medical col- lege. During his several years resi dence .in this. city Sir. Root has made a large number of friends who "Will wish for him aundant success in his new undertaking. ' V ' . ' . . . Mr. P. W. Davis nas succeeded Urr Root with the Cv T. D. Co. . .- ' ' UIIIU15ITY OF riOHTH KVi'IlflS DOIU'5 CHAUPIOHSIIIP Its 14th Anniversary !a$ OdlO1 brated Yesterday Interesting Program Arranged rfor Events Short Address by President Venable St. dair McKelway, of Brooklyn, N. Y., Speaker Tor: the Occasion. Chapel -Hijlt N... C.,;Pctober 12'.- The one hundred tand fourteenth? an niversary of , the University' of North Carolina was celebrated today in ac cordance" with a long- established 4&s- toirr, the day being observed -as- a iici- uay. ai xv . to tins morniug.mfcfli dent body, 106 strong", asfeemoled in front of alumni hail " 'and proceeded to gather into - groups com posed of the various classes, in the following, order: Post graduates, se niors, juniors, sophomores, ireshmen, law and medical, students,. The body was headed bv the entire faculty. j pressed in caps and gowns.. The Unjz and the whole procession marched across the quadrangle up" to memo rial kali. After (the 'audience had been seated and the University orchestra had finih-ed the opening selection, President Venable .made a short open ing addresSa, afte which Dr- Thomas Hume offered jaH eloquent and inspir ing prayey. 'yr The next feature on the programme was the singing:, of thfe JlmvemXY hymn by the choir and students. -me blending of seven hundred male voices which completelyffllredjthe old aU i melody, wa Inspiration within itself . - - NfTt came' the oresidenl.'aiT'ettdrt. After the singing o&, the Xiiverstty hymn. President Venable itt & few words containing fa touch vgf -humor introduced by, St. Clair cKelway of Brooklyn, N. T., as tb,e speaker of tti occasion ' - ' Dr. McKelway (by liis harming personality and the pleasing manner of his - address, caught tle attention of his hearers at the outset, land held ti to the end. His subject ibuching on the present relation between North and South, was one in which all Uni versity students are vitally interested and his address was pronounced one of the best ever delivered from the rostrum of Memorial' hall. Dr. McKelway spent yesterday m Raleierh. visiting educational institu tions and delivering two : addresses to students. , ' WILMINGTON FAIR ASS'N, INC. Tfskes Over Charter of Carolina Pleas ure Palace Will Embrace All the Attractions of Former Company Except That of the City PalaetS At a meeting of the iincorporators ,and directors of the Carolina Pleasure Palace, Inc., held Friday afternoon at the Orton hotel, it was decided for the best interests of the corporators to change its name to that of the "Wil mington Fair Association, Incorporat ed," and to turn over its charter, with all of the privileges, etc., to the latter. The Wilmington Fair S Association, Inc., starts 'off on a larger and broader field. It will embrace all the-attrac-Uoes offered the subscribers of the Carolina Pleasure Palace, with the ex ception of the city " palace. Amons many of the attractions offered by the new association will be the most com plete fair "grounds in the south, in cludihgV the fair buildings, stables, grand stands and numerous Other In door and outdodr attractions. The. !athr letic fields will be fitted for base and football, horse tournaments, 'and other field sports. The secretary Is now in correspon dence with state leagues, also with the National and American leagues base ball teams, the latter: to come during the winter or early spriing for practice and games. .The race track will be a model one and will attract the north ern trainers as well as the Southern States Turf Association, and promises to give every admirer of the nobl steed a chance to see it in its true light. The transfer books will be open on Monday and it is hoped that there will be a liberal subscription for stock in the new association. The stock is $10 per share. The following officers, directors and cbmmittees were elected: President John A. ArTirigdV First Vice President J. H. Hinton. Second Vice President C. N. Evans. Secretary and Manager A. E. Pes chau. Treasurer W. A. French, Jr. Board of Directors 1 W. Polvogt, Col. Walker Taylor. W. E. Springer, Jas. F. Post. J. V. Grainger. M. F R. Gouveneur, J Walter Williamson, Rev. C. Dennen, J. H. Rehder, D. McEach ern, Jas. F. Wo olvin, Z. W. Whitehead Henderson Cole, Dr. T. M. Green, J. G. L. Gieschen, Dr. T. B. Carroll. Jake L. Solomon, W. D. McMillan, Jr., Jno.. A Arringdale. J. H. Hinton, CL N. Evans, A. E. Peschau, W.5 A French, Jr. - . ' -;' Executive Committee Jno.- A. - Ar ringdale, W. D. McMillan, Jr., W. A French, Jr. Finance Stock' Soliciting Committee r-W. D. McMillan; Jr., A. Et Peschau, W. Al French, Jr. r ' For new f urs, cloaks and ckirts, . so to Rehder -t 4- . All wool blankets and flnejcomforterfir - Special at Reader s t . Chicago Defeats Detroit by Score of 2 to 0 M - Fourth Successive Victory Every Slip Made by Local Players Taken Advantage of Clever Base Run ning by Chicago a Feature At- . v. tendance 7,370. , Dfitfoit. Michigan, Octoer 12. The Chicago National League Base Ball team' this afternoon at Bennett Park won the world's championship, defeating the Detroit American League team by the score of 2 to 0. It v;s the' fourth successive victory for the Chicago team is as-many days. Taking advantage of every slip made by the local t-players and running the basts cleverly they scored two" runs in the first; ! two innings, ..while the --..Detroit team did not succeed in geting one man over the home plate. The "looteio'. wno naa loiiowed the , Chicago team from their home city swarmed down to the diamond when ninth inning Cxus- ed and showered them with congratu lation's. Then several hundred of the.ii rmed in line and marched down Michigan avenue, headed by a band, cheering and singing in celebration of their victory. -It was a disappointing day for the I local team in more ways than one. The weather was raw and cold, entirely unfit for baseball "and less than half of the expected 15,000 to 18,000 people attended the game. The official count of the attendance was 7,370. The tem perature was below 50 degrees and a rawwind swept across the field through out the game. v ' Mullin and Brown both pitched weU, but the Chicago man received stronger support from his team"mates Brown was also steadier than' Mullin, giving but one base on balls to Mullin's three, one of which developed into a run in the first inning The local team had a man on, third base but twice during the game, and each time Brown held the succedir g batter safely. ,; n an effort to check the base stealing of Chicago, Manager Tannings sent, in his colt catcher, Ar cher, to relieve Mullin but the Chi cago men succeeded in stealing four bases from him, stolen bases figuring materially in the scoring of both their runs. Tinker and Evers made a fine double steal in the second inning, Jones and Coughlin succeeded in steal ing ases this afternoon from the clever Klin, whose throwing to bases aided very much in dhicago victories.. DETROIT J'ines, If . . . Schaefer, 2 b Crawford, cf Cobb, rf . . . Rossraan, lb Archer, c . . . Coughlin, 3b . O'Leary, ss . . Mullin, p . . Schmitz x . . Totals . . . AB. R. BH. PO. A. E. 3 4 4 ' 4 4 3 4 '3 3 1 33 0 0 0 0 0? 0 0 .0 0 0 i b l l 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 13 4 1 3 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1" 0 0 0 16 2 x Batted for Archer i?i ninth. CHICAGO Sicgle, . . . AB. K. BH. PO. A, 4 1 1 3 0 4 0 0 1 0 4 vO 1 10 1 4 0 3 2 0 4 0 0 5 1' . . 4 1 0.1" 4 0 1 1 0' . 3 0 "1 3 3 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 a 0 o 0 0 0 fSheckard, If .. , Howard, lb . Steinfeldt, 3b Kling, c. . .. . Evers, 2b . Sehulte, rf Tinker, 'ss Brown, p ; . Totals . . . 34 2- 7 27 12 0 Summary Two-base hit, Crawford, Cobb. Three-base hit, Steinfeldt. Stol en bases, Jones, Coughlin, Slagle, Ev ers, Tinker, Schlute. Left on bases Detroit, 6 ; Chicago, 8. First base on balls off Mullin, 3, off Brown 1. First base on errors Chicago 2. - Struck out by Mullin, 3; Brown, 4. Time 1:45. Umpires Sheridan and O'Day. BLAMES CORPORATIONS Convicted Ex-Councilman 31akes an Interesting Statement ' ! Ill . Pittsburg, October 12. Ex-Coun cilman William A. Martin, recently convicted on a charge of soliciting a bribe as a member of council, declar ed today that no other councilmen were implicated, and none were to share the $70,000 which he was-to get for securing the. passage of the franchise ordinance. Martin made an Interesting state ment in which he aserted that cor ruption in councils is almost wholly due to corporations putting tempta tions in - the way of members, who, Martin claims, the great majority were elected with honest convictions and motives. He declared that councilmen have been offered "money, and that recent ly by rival s corporations to vote for and against the same measures and that it- -reouires' members ; of the strongest character to resist the al lurements continually . being thrust upon' them. ' The ex-councilman, who has. been sentenced to. serve three years in the western penitentiary, says that he is prepared to bear the punishment that has been meted out to him by law. ; - ' Stylish " and serviceable .; Shoes for . Girls and Little Misses are prominent features of ourFall stock. Mercer & Verdict of Jury in Hotel Dab age Suit piriTipe rir ADDrjti nioi ilUIIUL UI nlTLnL OIlLlilltinLIIUI Lnld 11! UINULII Several Other Matters ' Disposed of by the Court : Bowen Jury Remained Out For an Hour and a' Quarter Amount was . Sum Demanded of the Seaboard by the Plaintiff Expert Witnesses Allowed $25 Each Motion to Set Aside Verdict in the Branch Case. At 1: 05 o'clock yesterday afternoon, after-having had the case under Con sideration for an hour and forty-five minutes, the jury in the Bowen dam age suit announced to His Honor in ccurt that they had agreed on $15,000 as the amount of damages the plaintiff was entitled, to by reason of his in juries. The suit was: against the Sea board Air Line and . was for ?25K)0 damages. . . . . The amount awarded by the jury to Captain Bowen is the sum demanded, through, his counsel, of the Seaboard to settle and compromise the case, but this offer was refused. It was stated that when the question of amount was" first considered the opinions of different jurors Tanged all the way etween $12,000 and $20,000, but agreement was finally reached on the sum stated. The jury in the case was composed of C. W. Worth', ' J. W, Murchison, B. F. King, H. B. Martin, John Thom as, J. T. Kerr, J. F. -Mann, W. H. Dar den, Jr., A. H. Benson, M. Bremer, F. W. Ortpian and TM.. Thomas. Following the announcement of the verdict Hon. John D. Bellamy counsel for the Seaboard, hade the usual, for r al motion to4 set the verdict-aside, on account of excessive damages and the motion was denied. Notice of an ap peal, if such is decided up6n, was given and 30 days was allowed to file the appeal. It is not believed, however, that the ' defendant road will appeal the case, the verdict being generally considered a very fair and proper one. for both sides. - Herbert McClammy, Esq., made a motion v before the court that the plaintiff's three experts, Drs. F. H. Russell. T. My Green and A. H. Harriss be allowed $100 each for their attend ance, but Judge Biggs evidently con sidered this amount too large and he made an order allowing each of them $25.00. The costs in the. case will 'have to be paid by the defendant road, and this wiiramount probably to $500 or more. (When court convened yesterday morning Hon. John D. Bellamy con cluded his argument for the defendant road which he started on Friday after noon. He spoke for about 40 minutes. He was 'followed by Marsden Bellamy, Esq., who made the closing argument for the plaintiff, his speech of an hour and ten minutes eing the last -in. the case. . I'-raH1 Judge Biggs then charged the jury asto the law dealing with the ques tion and manner of arriving at the actual damage and he stated the con tentions of both parties to the suit, his charge which was an able and imartial one lasted only 20 minutes and the jury then retired, shortly after 11 o'clock, to consider the case. ' Besides the Bowen suit several other matters were disposed of In the supe rior court at the morning session yes terday and shortly after 1 o'clock the term of court, which has been in session here for the past three weeks, one week of which was devoted to the trial of criminal and the last two to the trial of civil cases, was adjourned and Judge Biggs left on the afternoon train for Jacksonville, Onslow county, where he will hold ' court during the coming week. - A formal motion was made by coun sel for the plaintiff in- the suit' of J. M. Branch, administrator, against the A. C. L, to set aside the verdict' re cently returned in that case but the. motion 'was denied and notice of, ap peal given. . '-' " An effort "was made to call up the rjlehrateit Rowe case, this being a mix-up among the congregation of -the First Baptist church, coloredover the pastorate but on account of the 3hort time ieit or co"" juurb . di' nounced that he cou!d not arrrc? fr ti 110 rlfl-i-flo llnnn fnrrrnt f?!.. UiiiUld upuil bUllUlil ZM ' .fn 'I j nil' uuii ui hh rrooiBu silllTljrpcDrjiirc at nipirirn Denounces the Evils of the Re-" date System Inaii-Oity Ui Sell Securities Hamper Roadsi in ImpnTing Facilities roads not Altogether Blameless for Public Criticism Both Car rier and Shipper Should be Made ..to Obey the Law. . . Chicago, October 12. Public be lief in the reports of the alleged pernicious practices by the railroad officers and directors and uncertain ty as to the extent of regulation are ' the primary' causes of making rail road securities unsalable and partly paralyzing commercial development ' according to Robert Mather general counsel of the Rock Island system, who spoke at the banquet at the Chi cago association of commerce to night.'' -.'"'-. :.-' - Mr. Mahler declared in the outset that the- railroad problem' had be come the national problem, not be cause the railroad business had be come, for the moment, the subject of public criticism and the object of popular assault; but because the life of the nation depended on the rail roads and its future hung on the correct solution of the -problems they presented. ' The speaker said that the railroads had not been able to reconstruct . their facilities with sufficient speed " to meet, the exigencies of the greatly increased traffic of the country, and when they attempted to do so they found in their greatest stress that their securities could not be sold and the money essential, for the desired ' Improvements was not available. "Then," declared Maher "instead -of moving with greater, speed' to pro vide the facilities for the lack of which, less than one year ago, grain lay rotting in the fields, and com- -munities suffered from a lack of coal, they slackened, perforce their already ton fitnw mpp nnrt tnrlnv ron rlomnod by the public opinion, by the reports -. ui iHjuiiuiBiouiia, auu vjf lueu , owll ' consciousness as inadequate to their task, causing daily loss to commerce by the insufliciency of their facilities and equipment, the railroads are im potent to relieve the situation. 'I count-as first among the causes that have made the securities of the railroads unsalable, the misdeeds of the railroads themselves. - "I do not include in this term, for the purpose of.. this discussion, the payment of rebates. I would not , deny under present conditions the perniciousness of ; their practice, nor ' decry the efforts of the government to terminate it. , And I know of no surer way to accomplish that end than for a righteous and determined executive to r keep both carrier and shipper In -terror of the confiscatory fines which that drastic act Imposes for its violation. "There is a prevailing public "be lief, based upon facts publcly shown", that railroads have issued corporate obligations ; and. applied proceeds to purposes other than those for which such obligations may lawfully be insured. "Directors are understood to have purchased the securities of corpora tions of which they are trustees and the corporation making personal profit through their dealings with the trust estates The remedy for this situation should not await gov ernmental action. NEGOTIATIONS EXHAUSTED President Small Takes Decisive Steps - to End Telegraphers Strike New York, Oct 12. Following the visit to the city of Labor Commis sioner Neillr President Small of the Telegraphers' Union this afternoon took decisive: steps to close' the tel egraphers strike - He sent, the following telegram to all the leading cities of the country: "New York, Oct. 12, 1907 "Prominent New Yorkers, have ap- v pealed to me to call the strike off. "All efforts at negotiations are ex hausted and the companies officials say that they will fight to a finish. The treasury is depleted, and no more funds are available. Requests for relief from all sides are - heavy and urgent. - . "The general assembly cannot ' meet them. The strike having been ordered Without the; president's sanc tion; I recommend that locals vote on the proposition V Daniels 'to Deliver Address (Special to The Messenger.)' - Raleigh; N. C. October 12. JnO WV Daniels, of Virginia; will deliver! the address at the laying of tho cor ner stone of the Masonic Temple hciw exl TVeflncFday. . . : V , , - , r. .c.:.L:ct ?. 3 In Millinery CO tcS 2aJcr S. I
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