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1 , - . ........ THE WEATHER TODAY . For North Carolina: Fair For Raleigh : Fair TEMPERATURE; Teraptr&tiM for tht past 24 Hsu: Uaxlmnm. 84. 'um. 70. -o- Vol. IX RALEIGH. N. C., WEDNESDAY. JULY 26. 1905. No. 48 i PORTS USEFUL 10 THE FARMERS - . - Senator Simmons Hopes They Will Be Continued LOOKS FOR LIGHT CROP TOO Early tO Be Figuring on the ICext Political. Campaign Marion t Butler Says the Industrial News Will Be a Go From the Start. Thinks State Needs Such a Paper By THOMAS J. PENCE EE Washington, July 23. Special. "I do 7 " . " " "I ish firm of Noel & Murray was boy-r.,-.t believe the statistical bureau of , cotted by the Chinese because it issued agriculture should be abolished be- a trade circular in which It depicted rause of the evil practices that have J the boycott of America. The firm had i v,a Tt,a f o'to Postpone its auctions owing to the r-iwmled there. The crop reports are i u iu-a -1 fact that no bidders appeared, of inestimable value to the farmers, . ani i: should be an easy matter to rid the licpartment of dishonest officials; tvA 're-establish the statistical bureau In the confidence of the people." This was the comment today of Sen B !'"!" Simmons, who is a member of the . .'Fenate committee on agriculture and iv ho is deeply ' interested in the irives ti lit inn of the" cotton scandal in the fl. pertinent. He arrived in this city Ihi morning and expressed himself a3 hicli'.y 'gratified at the prospect of se c.:ri:.? a new acreage report and-cor-1 a,-?timates in the future. The s-r.ator was accompanied "by Mrs. rirr.mons and two daughters, who are n 'heir way to Atlantic City. Sena tor Simmons expected to be here last r,f'k, but suffered a bilious attack ifter his arrival at Chase City, Va., v here he has been lately. The sena tor was highly pleased with Chasa Tity and expects to return thero. :ri akins of the cotton scandal, Mr. Slmirvns said: "The cotton reports :?sucd hy the government have been ' rf qreat value to the planters, an j win continue xo oe in me iuiuic xe- ' ' , ' l. u. ji . , rause rarralitv has been discovered in the reparation of these reports is no ren.n fo; demanding their abolition. rh-y net as a check upon "the farmer ml give him protection agamsti- xxie uepauiiran j. ij ip culative reports. The growers i to make any statement as to the voul l be utterly at the mercy of the 'probable or possible cause of the dls- r?'-u!ators but for the government ' P"''fs. The cotton growers are deep ,y inv rested in the pending proceed n:s an 1 arte takiner much hope for :1k future as a result of renewed prrrautinns against misinformation"; that the department is likely to en- oroe. I ' Ti-lf .mrtmont should : bv all ! r-ans ''issue a substitute report on f : a-f-ae for the one of June Srd. That rP rt is discredited and the cotton F rowers are entitled to an honest re rut, certainly one that is above sus I"vn. ' "I am of the opinion that we will have one of the shortest crops of cdt- .. t'n this season that we have had for 5 ars. ' I believe the yield will go be low even -the estimate of the South ern Cotton Growers' Association. Not only have we had a great deal of, rain In the south, which has put the cot ton back, but the acreage has been overestimated. A considerable por ' lion of the acreage which was intend- ed has been abandoned, and when the tmp is baled and warehoused it will a great deal smaller, in my opin ion, than an3' one thinks now." T'pon the national Democratic situ ation the senator is quoted by an af ternoon paper as saying: "The graft end corruption unearthed in recent yars, and for which the Republican - Tarty must in the nature of things ac- ff-pt the responsibility, will- no doubt strengthen the Democratic forces. The time is not yet ripe to formulate policies I the loss of so many lives, or "to name candidates. The mistakes! Several dispatches came to the navy cf the party In power show the loose- department today from Captain Drake nws of the mftthnds wMrh .r mvnHn a dispatch made public late this in various departments, and the Dem- &rats will profit by them when tht sues are fought out before voters in ih next presidential campaign Ks-Senator Marion Butler, who re-'j turned from Greensboro, where he at - J-nded the meeting of the directors of th Industrial News, is enthusiastic "er the early appearance of the new Republican daily. "The News is not to be a strictly Political paper," said the senator today. 'While it will advocate protection and Republican principles, It will be an in luat rial paper, .striving for the devel opment of Greensboro and the state. Kearly all of the stock has been sub Jerlbed and payment of subscriptions ias been prompt. I was agreeably sur prised at the rapidity with which stock as taken. The News is going to be t 0 from the start, and will be a self Jiustaining Institution in a short time. I believe the paper will have a 3,000 mbseription list in the beginning. Greensboro Js one of the best towns In the state, and there is need for uch a paper in the state." J. H. Ackerly of the Washington Post, fho Is to be foreman of the News, will ave for Greensboro tomorrow. He Being ts make preparatisns for the installation of the. machinery and to ar range for the employment of the me chanical force. Mr. A. D. Watts, private secretary to Senator Simmons, who has been at Chase City, speitf the day here and left tonight for Statesville. Matilda A. Ringor was today appoint ed postmaster at Shore, which is a pres idential office. Harrison K. Miller is appointed postmaster at Beldon, Ashe county. Rural route No. 1 is authorized to i begin operation October 2 from Enter prise, Davidson county. Sailor Shot Overboard Proidence, R. I., July 25. John Lucas, a sailor on H. Tillinghasfs steam yacht Aida, which is lying off the Rhode Island Yacht Club house at Pawtucket, picked up a small brass cannon today and carried it along the deck. The lan yard caught on the casing and the cannon went off and Tineas was shot overboard. A boat was lowered and he was picked up, but it was found that the charge from the cannon had torn a hole in his right side, the wadding perforating his lungs. He lived only a few minutes. British Firm Boycotted Shanghai, July 25.--The compradores of American firms have received threat ening letters in connection with the ' hnvrfltt n f A m ori nan crrrAa TVi n TJrif TO BE NO WHITEWASHING . . Impartial Inquiry into the Bennington Disaster No One in the Naval Service to Be Made a ScapegoatAll Facts to Be Given to the Public With out Reserve Washington, July 25. Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte, when asked to- day for a statement on the subject of- the disaster tv tk. Bennington, pr0mlsed the public that there would lh& no whitewashing, and that so iar unc 'as the service , itself was concerned he would make a scapegoat of no one. He said: its LCI . VV Llic: lavto 0.1 v 11 department will" hold back no informa tion in its possession from the public. "For the moment I wish to urge by example as well as by precept on every one, whether in or out of the service, the advisability, and even duty, of refraining from loose, unwise and un- truthful talk on a subject so delicate, so hard to understand so painful. "I ask all good citizens to have patience, and if it shall appear that there has been default of duty on the part of any one I promise the public that no one shall be whitewashed and the service that nobody shall be made a scapegoat." " The navy department today received the following from Captain Drake at San Diego: No more deaths. Wounded Improv ing. Several serious cases. Peter Strange, ordinary seaman, turned up this morning alive; was counted in unidentified . dead. Complete list of survivors forwarded by mail last night., . The Bennington Floated Washington, July 25. The gunboat Bennington has been floated and is tied to the wharf at San Diego, ac cording to a report received at the navy department today from Captain F. J. Dra,ke, who was sent from Mfere Tsinnrl to take charge of the vessel 'after the explosion which resulted in afternoon he says that work on tne wreck is proceeding rapidly. Plan3 for putting the vessel in such shape as to permit towing to the Mare is land navy yard have been completed ; and the work has beefi .begun. It is ! expected that within a few days the repair ship Iris will take tne .tjenmng- ton in tow, and escorted oy tne tug Fortune, now at San Diego, will make northward to Mare Island. . Holden A. Evans, naval constructor, who was sent to San Diego from Mare Island, has made an inspection of the Bennington's hold inside and found no leakks through the hull plating, ah other leaks, . thOse through the sea valves and broken pipes, have been Mrtr tiia free water now in the hold will be taken out, according to aptaln Drake's dispatch. with hand pumps. . No more deaths were reported today When the wounded Improve enough to be moved they will be taken x to Mare Isl&nu. Some of. the wounded are still In a serious condition. All of the mem bers of the crew have been accounted for either as dead, injured or on duty. Peter Strange, ordinary seaman, who ' was thoueht to be one of, the unidentU fled dead, turned up yesterday. Tfl E LAST DAY AT CAMP Thte Mnrninn thp SnlriiorQ iiiu muiiiiiiy iiiu uuiuiuiu, Will Start for Home THE TROOPS PAID OFF The Liquor Question a Troublesome t Factor in the Encampment The j Washington. County Democratic con tention at Hagerstown today passed Governor Takes a Trip Down the strong resolutions endorsing the Po 'negro disfranchising amendment, be River tO SoUthpOrt Prospect for , ing the first . county on the western , . an Annual uamp at tne ueacn Wilmington, N. C, July 25. Special. Today was pay-day for the soldier boys who have been in camp at Wrightsvllle for the pa$t five days and whose time of service was reward-;bj ed this year by regular soldiers' pay, furnished by "Uncle Sam" from his treasury at Washington. The pay of the privates was two dollars and fifteen cents, a small amount, but the regular pay for privates for five days' service. As there are about J.400 men at Camp Glenn, the pay-roll of the encampment will amount to several 'thousand dollars, perhaps six thou sand in all. Today was the last one of the en campment. Early tomorrow morning camp will be broken and the boys will take up the march for home via the Coast "Line and the Seaboard to the various cities and towns from which they came last week. Those who wish will have an opportunity to make a trip down the Cape Fear river tomor row, however, and many are expected to go. Their stay in Wilmington and at Wrightsvllle has been a pleasant one for the boys and for the city as well, which has been glad to entertain the troops. It is hoped that the encamp ment will be made permanent after this year. Governor Glenn went down to South- pun. iniB moniuig m special invitation of that city- to 'his excellency to spend a day there. Among the Wilmington people who accompanied the governor were George Rountree, ex-Judge Bryan. M. J. Cor- bett, Adjutant General T. U. Ronert- son of Charlotte and . H. Pyke and R. C. Hood, the committee from Southport to attend the governor on the trip down. The .liquor question has injected it self in a manner somewhat sensational into, the question of a permanent en campment here. It appears that there is a lack of harmony between some of the officers, and the idea of a bar- room in the neighborhood of the camp, or even the easily accessible whiskey lor tne mem utra ui iuc vi- sire to indulge in drink. Governor Glenn is heartily in favor of Wrightsville, and from his words spoken to a reporter it is inferred he will pull for Wilmington. On the other hand the governor . regrets that bad results of liquor among the sol diers have been reported to him by some of the officers of the encamp ment. His excellency would like to see all saloons well out of reach of the militia. WORKMEN DECEIVED Employment Agents Make False Representations to Laborers New York, July 25. Commissioner of Licenses Keating continued today his investigation into the conditions under which men are sent to the southern coal mines by employment agents. John Hotters testified that S. S. Schwarz, th; employment ageit under investi gation, made him dance by shooting at hi feet. Hotters also testified that he had seen a man struck senseless with the butt of a pistol, and that at nighfwhen the men went to their huts they were guarded by armed men who had instructions to shoot should any attempt to escape be made. The 'com plaints against Schwarz have been made by the Southern Emigration So ciety. Evidence was brought forward today by the Central Federated Union to the effect that the society had also engaged men to go Into the mines and had deceived them as to the conditions which existed there. The investigation was not ended. COTTON MILLS SOLD Closing Out the Property of the Southern Textile Company New York, July 25. The property of the Southern Textile Company of 27 is to be made in connectij with7 the Williams street, which was organized marriage of his sister, Iniita Maria two years ago with a capital -stock of Teresa, to Prince Ferdlnandf Bavaria, $14,000,000 as a holding company to com- ! which it is understood is titake place bine cotton mills In the south for the in January- j s sale of their products through one j The distress and disorders the pro house In New York, which is in bank- ! vinces continue. Hungry aniidle work- runtcy- here, was sold at action today by Cnarjes Shongood. at 113 leopard. street, by order of Walter C. Cabell, trustee In bankruptcy. The three cotton. "inills, with ma chinery, were first sold separately and. then as a whole.. The Windor mill at Burlington, N. C, with twenty-nine ; acres of land and seventeen tenements, sold for $25,000 to Robert L. Holt; the Chichora Mills, at Rock Hill, S. C., with eight acres of land and twenty-four tenements, sold for $34,000 to N. M. j Smith of this city, and the Moorehead Mills, with fourteen acres of land and twenty-eight tenements, at Moorehead, Miss., sold for $36,000 to Mr. Holt. The auctioneer then put up all the above property in one lot and it sold for $110,500 to the International Trust Company of Baltimore, As the bulk sale realized $15,500 more than the sepa rate lot sale, the bulk sale was -accepted by the trustees and will be submitted to the United States district court for confirmation. Disfranchising Measure Endorsed Hagerstown, Md., July 25. The shore to endorse the proposed meas- ure. Big Job of Painting Washington, July. " 25. Postmaster j General Cortelyou has - authorized the I painting of the 83,000 rural letter boxes I in the country. The work will be done tne carriers. The boxes will be I painted a resplendent green, the paint i to De furnished by the department. GOV. HOCH'I NEIGHBOR Negro Editor 111 Live Next to Executive Mansion Kansas Governor's Chickens Come Home to Roost-?The Friend of Booker Washington Congratulated Upon His Recent Good Fortune Topeka, . Kas., July -; 25. Governor Hoch's chickens are now .coming heme to roost. Last winter Booker ;.T. Wash ton came to Topeka to lecture. While here Governor Hoch .escorted hitu to the .representatives' ;n LTia-tu ,rm; ana mtroaucea mm to tn legisui as one or tne greatest rhon of the 1 time Later HOch appeared at . Kansas Day Club banquet and the sat beside and dined with W i a noted negro orator. The Kansas Dav Club is a Republican, organization. - A number of the party leaders refured to participate in the banquet because its officers had invited . a negro to make the principal speech. Today Nick Chiles, the leading negro editor of Kansas, bought a! home next to t the executive mansion and will be a j nel. f lbor of Governor Hoch. Chiles I gays he wln be a good neighbor and j expects to be on friendly terms with the governor. ' "Governor Hoch and I will exchange hot biscuits," said Chiles tonight. This affair has greatly stirred Topeka's four hundred. They say it is an outrage that a negro shall live next to the governor's residence. The Republicans who would not sit at banquet with a negro are now writing to Governor Hoch congratulating hb on the ac quisition of so good a neighbor. C. W. Mosher writes from Wichita: "Being one of your anient admirers before you became govetior, and hav ing1 voted for you, I fejd "a kin)d of personal interest in yqi. For that reason I desire to offer congratulations on your acquisition of a bew neighbor, Mr. Nicholas Chiles. I jim sure that you warm up to him aijj his, even more than you and Dan Valentine did to the other negro, W. T. Vernon, at the Kansas Day Club banquet, and to that other distinguished bolored man, Booker Washington. "You nowhave anothel opportunity to. show your broad mkdedness fn setting a noble example tj mixing and mingling with the. negro 3. If in so dping you fail to elevat the negro, you may in a measure succeed in lowering the white man o his level, which will please the bla c voter just as well. . i "Don't be discouraged, because the step you and Valentine a Roosevelt have taken is not a longione it's in the right direction; and t ever you would put forth equal effk it would be but a brief period unti white men would be prancing around dth buxom negro women as wives. "You now have an oppounity, gov ernor, to hit the bull's and ring the bell, and at the same:ime prove that you really and trulj love the nigger' for his own dearj sweet self alone, and not for his vot' Alfonso Will Visit Mnlch Madrid, July 25. ll is staid that the 'coming visit of King Alfonsko Munich men are raiding the DaKenein several rd4jtrtota ofr Qte COTTON SCANDAL - - III BIGGER Scents Discovered Leading in Several Directions THE LID MAY COME OFF L. A Thorough Investigation of the Eepartment of Agriculture Re garded as Probable Fraud and Corruption More Than Suspected. Grand Jury Continuing Its Inquiry Washington, July 25. Developments of the last few days in connection with what has come to be known as "the cotton scandal" point strongly to the probability of a thorough investiga tion of the department of agriculture. Investigations are unpopular in Wash ington and even officials who are above suspicion do like the idea of an j investigation. A few days ago orders came from Oyster Bay directing the attorney general to institute an in quiry with a view of bringing crimi nal proceeding against department officials against whom evidence might be secured of criminal practices in connection with the preparation and publication of government crop re ports. The grand jury is now in session 1 here, and its proceedings are expected to be followed by disclosures affecting bureaus in the department of agricul ture other than that handling crop re ports. The scandal in the postofflce department began in the free delivery division. It had not proceeded long befcre scents were found leading in othef directions, and before Joseph L. Bristow, fourth assistant postmaster, completed his task the probe had been ! run into every corner of the service i and graft was found in several places. I An - opening has been made in the i department of agriculture, and that it 111 be widened is the general belief.' "vknewa. for example, that the in- pppctorv- fjne postofflce department arc now-jn'klng onjcase witKv vie it -to the issuance or a fraud order I .which may ultimately involve an offi j cial of the department of agriculture. ; If tho facts are as stated a glgluitlc i swindle may be uncovered which is I said to have widely advertised as a ; legitimate concern through a con- rpiracy -between a person or persons ! in the department and the managers i of the company in question, j Another alleged questionable tran j ruction relates to the appropriation jmade for a certain "purpose by Con fgress. It is charged that a .combina j tion of manufacturers brought infiu j oncer, to bear prejudicial to interests : of competitors, it being alleged that ; certain results were made to appear in GRO connect'on with experiments made un- j was considerable astonished on receiv der the direction of Congress. Thes3 j ing a telegram fromi the kaiser invit two instances are examples of thej Ing the czar to meet him. scandalous reports that have been 1 Paris, July 25. The Echo de Paris, in circulated since the inception of the J an article on the cause and proable cotton scandal. Although not brought j consequence of the meeting between tbe forward officially and no specific charges have been made, they find a place In the. gossip that has-been float ing around during the last few weeks. The lid having been taken off the de partment of agriculture, it would sur prise no one here if the scandal spreads as it did in the postal service. The officials of the department of agriculture seem to be in a state of mental uncertainly. A statement made public today as to the proposed new report covering cotton acreage si's: "A revised estimate of acreage plant-, ed In cotton this year, as compared with that planted last year, will prob ably be made and given to the pub lic a,t 12 o'clock noon, tomorrow, July I6th." f Even tonight the, officials of the de partment are not certain that such! a revision,, would be authorized. Repre sentatives of the Southern Cotton Growers Association declare thajt a re port based upon the data now at hand, which were collected before Associate Statistician Holmes 'was dismissed, will produced-an even more unsatisfactory condition of affairs in the industry than already exists. They allege that the returns were "doctored" by Holmes, and perhaps by others, and that the June report is not now accepted as cor rect, and that a new one made from the same data, will be open as much to suspicion. Secretary Wilson was suffering from an attack of indigestion today and did not go to his office.; He will be. on duty tomorrovr. The grand jury, now considering practices in the , department, was in session several hours today. It is under stood; that several witnesses were ex amined. L C. Van Riper, William M Judd and Moses Haas, all of New York, whose names have been mentioned in connection with the scandal, are here. The possibility that witnesses may re sist the investigation was suggested to day by the fact that the grand jury was taken into court for the purpose of ;N:eivin instruction Jhia yr a suggested by District Attorney Morgan H. Beach. ' After remarking that the district at torney desired that instructions be given, the court explained that the grand jury was empowered to ask of witnesses subpoenaed to appear befor It all questions that the grand jury con sidered essential and proper to the sub ject matter of the "work in hand. After receiving its instructions the grand jury proceeded to Its assembly rocm and resumed inquiry at the point where it left off yesterday. Extreme secrecy was observed again today, and while witnesses were examined every precaution was taken to prevent that fact, and also their identity, from be coming known. The Instructions of the grand Jury today gave rise to much conjecture as to whether a recalcitrant witness has already been encuntered, or if District Attorney Beach expects some person or persons whom he has summoned will refuse to testify when called. Searching for Lost Children Baltimore, July 25. More than a hundred men searched all day and night the marshy shores of Stony Creek and the nearby woodland for Sophia and Iena Cohen, five and seven years old,: respectively, who disap peared while enjoying an outing on Stony Creek with their father, Jacob Cohen, last Sunday. James Watkins and Oliver Taylor, negro farm hands, whose home is near where the chil dren were last seen, alive, were ar rested last night on the suspicion that they knew something of , the disap pearance of the girls. THE KAISER FOR PEACE Emperor William's Advice to the Czar Prevailed Germany Has Reasons for Deriving Satisfaction From the Conference Between the Two Monarchs-Nich-olas Again at Peterhof St. Petersburg, July 25. The czar re turned to the palace of Peterhof this morning from his interview with the kaiser at sea. Count Lamedorf, the foreign minister, afterward had hla usual audience. Berlin, July 25. There is remarkable reserve in the press and official clr-irreffTe5trdlne-the interview between the cza-i kais er, ; but "there is no concealment of satisfaction witw the fact that the world, must recognize that the efforts made In London) and Paris to isolate Germany have failed. Berlin, July 25. The Laffan's corre spondent has obtained from the high est source confirmation of the fact that the kaiser induced the czar to accept President Roosevelt's proposals. The Russian mission, and epec'ally M. Witte, would never have been . dis patched to Portsmouth, N. H., but for the kaiser's advocacy, as is known in Washington. Paris, July 25 The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Matin says it Is semi-officially admitted that the czar czar and the kaiser, says: "William was thoroughly persuaded that the meeting would give him a great opportunity for causing annoy ance to France. It must, therefore, be logically concluded that the feelings of William towards France still bear the impress of his notorious ill will toward us." The article concludes as follows: "We ought to be more watchful, for Germany pursues her anti-Frennh policy with remarkable tenacity, and it is always the . Anglo-French under standing that is aimed at." CROPS GROWING FAST General Condition , of Cotton and Tobacco for the Past Week Washington, July 25. The weekly crop report issued by the government today says:- Although improvement is indicated in parts of nearly all of the cotton states, it is neither general nor mark ed. While the staple has grown rapidly and is generally fruiting well in portions of Georgia, Alabama, Texas and Missouri, complaints of un satisfactory fruiting are received from the Carolinas, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee and Oklahoma, and rust or shedding from all sections. Insects are causing considerable damage to cotton in localities in Texas, but gen erally no great injury is reported. The crop is opening 'in the .southern por tion of the belt and picking is under way in southern Texas. Tobacco has made rapid growth and is generally in satisfactory condition. The crop is weedy and some has been dorwned out in Kentucky, damaged locally by rains in Virginia, and Is poor on light soil in Maryland. Top ping is in progress in New England and " Ohio. Curing is becoming" gen eral with good results In North Caro- lina. I ii. 4 YELLOW FEVER HAS TAKEN HOLD Outbreak Was Among Italian Laboring People THE RECORD TO DATE Careful Investigation in New Or leans Gives a Total of 143 Cases and 29 Deaths Since July 13 When the First Case Was Discovered. Quarantining Going into Effect New Orleans, July 25. The board ofl health made known tonight for thJ first the status of" the yellow fever and the number of cases and deaths in thi city. The fever was discovered herer July 13 when seevral suspicious cases were found. It was not actually proved ' to be yellow fever until July 21, when' an autopsy showed it to be yellow) , fever beyond question. During th: time between July 13 and July 21 thai board of health made a house to housa investigation to find out how manyi cases of fever and how many deaths had occurred up to that time. Tha conclusion reached was that there hact been one hundred cases and twenty? deaths up to July 21. Since then thef reoord has been: July 21, one new case, one death; July 22, sixteen now cases1 and three deaths; July 23, nine new cases and. two deaths; July 24. nins new cases and one death; July 25. i eight new cases and two deaths. Witfci two or three exceptions air the cases j and deaths are Italians." The fact thatt', the disease broke out among the low-- ' er class of Italian laborers accounts for the failure of the board of health to locate the disease, as these Italian do not report sickness and rarely era ploy a doctor. Thorough ward organization was per fected today for fighting the fever on the lines that it Is due to Infected mosquitoes. . The quarantine limit oif. all vessels from Intooted Central AmerU, can ports was increased from five't six days. The interior quarantines ar still in the gretest state of confusion. About half the Louisiana towns and parisnes hav.. quarantined against New Orleans and the other half hav refused to do so. In consequence ' ol this refusal the state of Mississippi has already quarantined the entire stata of Louisiana and Texas has given no tice that she will do so tomorrow. Thi quarantine, however, is- of a much lesa severe character than of old, and lq no case has it yet been made appll cable to freight .1 BARGAIN SALE CRUSH Several Hundred Women KnockeJ Down and Taampled Pittsburg, Pa., July 25. A stampede of 3.0C0 women at a bargain sale lrj Fifth avenue this afternoon resulted in several hundred women being knock ed down and trampled while several were more seriously hurt. "Bargains. Men's overalls 10 centi; shirts 10 cents." The above sign in the window of th Woolworth & Co. stores at noor to day caused the stampede. Eight wo men were seriously hurt in a rush to secure overalls or shirts for their bet ter halves, and the reserve force off police had to be called out in the down town district. Ambulances and, patrol wagons backed up to the door of tha big store, and for a time it looked as though there would be a great loss of life. As a result of the trouble I Q is likely there will be a rule issued by the police against bargain day sale In Pittsburg. Mrs. Mary Hoover of Pride street was the worst hurt of the women wh got. caught in the crush. She faint ed at the head of a stairway and would, have fallen to the lower floor had th crowd been thin enough to allow her to fall, but she was held up by th crush, apparently dead, and the en tire body of 3,000 women, . packed like sardines in the place, became panic-' stricken and tried to reach the street by the shortest way. More than a dozen women fell , In , faints, and the police on their arrival had all they could do to handle the frenzied women who yet remained in the place. Cotton Broker Commits Suicide New. York, July 25. Otto Bernhelmer, a member of Bernheimer & palter, cotton brokers of this city, and- re puted to be wealthy, committed suicide today in his apartments at the Hotel Sevlflia. Bernhimer was found In Yi'n apartments lying in front of a full . . . 1 AirXntr fmm a" Knllfifc . jengin uuui - - I wound in the temple. He left no ex . planation of his act. His three broth ,' ers say that he had every reason ta . ci far n "thpv know. wish i- " - I BerBHeimer was Uiirtyflye years yldr (
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