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RALEIGH, N. 0., THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1906.
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MISSING TODAY
Wealthy Brooklyn Man Said
v to be Bigamist
FRIENDS FEAR SUICIDE
Story Published In Connection With
, Suit of Lawyer for Fee in Settle
Diont of Case With Woman, He is
Now Bald to Have Married Re
port He Admitted It.
(Bj' the Associated Press.)
Now fork, March 23. Fear was ex
pressed today by; he friends of Thomas
W. Klley, ft Wealthy banker and nur-
: chant of Brooklyn, that he had tom
mitted suicide. Last night a story
was published to- Ihe effect that Mr.
Kiley' had married Mrs. Flora A. Colt
of Brooklyn three year3 ago In Ham
mond,', in'cf.,' .although he hid another
wife at that time, who Is still, living.
Mr. Klley wwi not r.t cither of h's
offices or his homo in Brooklyn today.
None of his employes-or business as
sociates knew his whereabouts rior
would discuss his ab.enc?. Mr. Klley
is president of the North Side Bank
of Brooklyn and head of a big hard
ware concern, but could not be found
nt either of those places today. In
qulry at his home and nt that of Mrs.
Colt elicited no information:
After the publication of the charges
against Mr. Klley he was quoted as
saying:
"This scandal wil! bp twirj than I
can bear. I never did anything that
was not honest ' or honorable until I
irtarricd Mrs. Colt. I know it va?
'wrong! ar-d.T am ashamed of It."
The 'allegation affecting Mr. Kil?y
was mfl4s public jn an action brought
by John's. Urlffitli, a Biooklyn 'lawyer,
to collect a foe Of $37,609 from Mr.
Klley and Flora; A.' Colt, for a settle
ment which tht lawyer alleged I13 had
brought about betweei them wh?n
Mrs. Colt; contemplated ' presenting a
claim against Mr. Klley.
Plstriet Attorney (".ark of Brooklyn
said today that he was .undecided
whether to begin ; proceeding against
: Mr. . Klley, that it was a -question
whther the crime, if one haj b -en com
mitted, was within his jurisdiction. If
the crime of bigamy had been commit
ted, ho snld, t was done in. Indiana.
It would be necessary therefore Co.'
him 'to examine the Indiana statutes
and look fully Into the law to decid?
whether prooeerlngs could be taken in
the case in this state.
ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING.
John It. Morris Wounded in Durham
By Discharge of Small Rifle.
(Special to The Evening Times.)
Durham, N. C, March 22.
'. John B. Morris, son of R. F. Morris,
was painfully'wounded yesterday after
noon about 4 o'clock by tho accidental
discharge of a, small rifle in the hands
of J. C. Dixon. The ball entered the
right hip of Morris, from the rear. It
is hot thought that, the-' wound, is of a
serious nature. i
Four young' men, John B. Morris, J. O.
Dixon, .Andrew Gattis, and Will Ellis,
went out in the' country to engage In
target -practice, using 22 calibre rilles.
When they started to return' to the city
Mr.' Morris crossed u ditch Immediately
Ih front of Mr. Dixon and when the lat
ter jumped' ills gun hung in some way
and was discharged, tho ball entering
the hip of Morris. .1
: . Mrs. Whetstone's Will.
V (By the Associated Press.) ;
, ClntlnnaU, O., March . 22. The
of Mrs. Sarah M. Y. Whetmore,
who died last Thursday, was probat
ed here yesterday. The value of the
estate Is estimated at $300,000. In
all $186,5800-was left to religious
and charitable Institutions. Among
the bequests -.were:. ,
Walden : University, Nashville,
Tenth, $8,000; " Boyland Industrial
HoftieV; Jacksonville.. -Fla.. - $1,000;
Haven Home, Savannah, Ga $1,000;
Thayer Industrial Home Atlautu, Ga.,
$1,000. . .
General Thayer's Body in State.
(By. the- Associated Press.) 1
.'...' Lincoln, Neb., March : .. 22. The
body of, the late General John M.
Thayer. was, today placed in the ro
tunda of the state capitoi, and. win
lie In state there .; until, ; tomorrow
noon, under euard of detachments of
the national guard and the G. A. .
Tomorrow afternoon a military esi
cdrt Will . remove the body to St.
Paul's church, where f uheral servicer,
will be held. '
WAKE FOREST
COMMENCEMENT
Address by Bliss Perry Edi
tor AtlaDtic Monthly
R. B. WHITE FOR ALUMNI
Exercises May 23 to 25. Bnecalau"
rente by Dr. K. Y. Mullins, Presi
dent Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary nt Louisville. Xew Col
lege1 Catalogue Shows Total En'
rollinciit of 343, Best in History.
(.Special to The Evening Times.)
, Wake Forest College, N. C, March
22. The commencement program is
now 1 complete. The exercises will
begin May 23 and continue through
the 25th.
Dr. K. Y. Mullins. president of the
outhern Baptist Theological Semi
nary at Louisville, Ky., will preach
the baccalaureate sermon on tha
evening of Wednesday, May 23.
Thursday morning the literary ad
dress will be delivered by Bliss Perry,
editor of the Atlantic Monthly of
Boston.
R. Bruce White of Franklinton, a
member of the graduating class of
1891, will make the alumni address
Thursday evening.
Commencement day proper will be
Friday, the 25th.
The spring term final examinations
will begin May 19, and continue
through the first day of commence
ment. The new catalogue of the college
In the hands of the printer. It
has been thoroughly revised through
out, though there are no very ma
terial changes in the requirements
for degrees beyond the, r.edllftion of
the total number of 'required recita-
(Continued on Second Page.)
GONE TO CONFERENCE
Statehotid Bill on Special
Rule by Mr. Dalzell
A Roll-Cnll Vote Deinundcd by Mr.
Williams Resulted in Ordering
Previous Question by Vote of 171
to 110. .'
(Ilv th" Assoi i-.t'xl Press) -..''Washington.
March 22. A sp'.el 1!
rule .sending it 'ie atitehoo:! bill to con
ference was brought into the house
by Mr. Dnbsalt as the first business of
that body tndnv. Mr. D:ilz:ll dcnianJ
erl the previous- question and (1:1 a
rising vote 14!) voted for it on I 12 :
against. .
A roll c!l was secured on demand of
Minority bender Williams-.
The roll call resulted In ordering the
previous question, the vote being 171 to
140. Mr. Dalzell was recognized for
twenty minutes and began an explana
tion of the reason for the special rule.
Mr. Williams spoke in opposition .to
the rule.
Mr. Bede (Minn.); made it '-very hu
morous speech on the statehood ques
tion. He said he had supported the ad
ministration of everything snve the
statehood and whipping post bills. He
praised thepresident for allowing; 0
member of the house (IjOngworth) to
break into his private family without
sounding an alarm, also that when he
gave his daughter away he gave her to
good American instead of a degonerato
foreign nrir.ee.
After the twenty minutes debate al
lowed each side on the rulo had been
consumed the rule Was adopted by a
vote of 175 to 156 and the speaker ap
pointed Hamilton (Mich.), Brick (Ind.).
and Moon (Tenn.), conferees. , -
Mr. Williams tried to have the state
hood conferees instructed to concur in
the senate amendment omitting Arizona
and New Mexico and was defeatod on a
point of order. ' .
The legislative appropriation bill wus
then taken up.- ),: .;. t '. '
MERIWETHER HAS -V
RESIGNED AGAIN.
:: (By tho Ae?ociatd Press:) .
- Washington, March- 22. Tho sec
rotary of the navy has received the
resination of Midshipman. Minor Mer
iwether, This is the second time
he has ottered his resignation, and
tn his latest communication he sa'3
his eyes are weak. No action1 5as yet
been taken on the resignation.
BOLD PLAN OF
I
Send Delegates Secretly to
Meeting in Finland
LEADERS ARE DIVIDED
Some Favor Calling a General Strike
in .Middle of April to Force Lower
House to Demand Universal Suf
frage Basis More Audacious Aim
at Provisional Government.:'
(By the Associated Press.)
St. Petersburg, March 22. The agita
tion among the workmen's organization
involves a bold plan on the part of the
social democrats, revolutionists and
other radical elements to send dele
gates elected secretly to a meeting to
be called at some place in Finland early
in April, at which an ultimate plan of
operations will be decided upon.
A division of sentiment exists among
the leaders. Some of them favor call
ing a general strike in the middle of
April for the purpose of forcing the
lower house of parliament to demand
the immediate convocation of a con
stituent assembly on the basis of uni
versal suffrage, but the more audacious
aim at setting up a provisional govern
ment. They believe the time is ripe 'to
organize a general uprising, and that it
successful their representatives could
boldly contest the authority of the gov
ernment. The authorities here, who perfectly
realize that something is preparing, al
ready have learned of the possibility or
a general strike, and Interior Minister
Purnovo has sent circulars to the gov
ernor generals and governors apprising
them of tho state of affairs and in
structing them to "take the necessary
measures" to meet the movement.
Premier Wi tie's project to permit the
peasant banks to issue five per cent,
bonds to finance the purchase of land
from the proprietors and its sale to the
peasants has been adopted by the coun
cil of the empire. The majority of es
tates are heavily mortgaged to the
nobles and private banks with foreign'
connections, and the bonds will be used
to satisfy these mortgages, the banks
guaranteeing six per cent. Interest for
fifteen years on the balance due the
land owners. The question of the meth
ods which the peasants are to follow in
making their payments has not been
resolved. At this stage the schem;
does not involve expropriation by law
nor the compulsory sale of estates to
the peasant banks. As a means or ex
pediting the trials of political prison
ers, with whom the prisons are filled.
the council of the empire lias considered
a law empowering public prosecutors
of their own motion to bring offenders
to trial without awaiting an order from
a superior court, which under the exist
ing law involves indefinite delays.
FATAL WRECK ON
THE LEHIGH VALLEY
. (By the 'Associated Press.)
Rochester, X. Y., Mrch 22 --A train
on the Lehigh Valley -Railroad, due
here at 8:45 tills .morning. ' was wreck
ed at -Honcoyc Falls. - The engineer.
William Unffney of Rochester, was la
sltliit'y killed., uiid Ihe lir.nmn, Kd
ivard T.rcsky of Honeyye Falls, Kes
under the engine, pi ssuniably dead.
VON HADOWITZ ILL;
CONFERENCE QUITS
(15y the Associated Press.) V
Algociias, Spain, March 22.-2 p. m.
Owing to the slight Indisposition of the
head of tho tiernian mission, Hrrr Von
Radowltz who -is confined to his room,
tho meeting of the delegates Which
Was to have occurred today lias been
postponed until Saturday-.-' next, '.when
the new Austrian poire? proposition
will be presented. All the delegates
have-agreed tmit th? points in dispute
are slowly being settled. The Austrian
delegates themselves do not know the
exact details' ot tho new proposition
and they are. seeking before present
ing it to eliminate all the differences of
opinion on the subject so as to maki
it tho basis of an acceptable asree-
mont. The-situation, however, "is stli:
intricate-. The delegates do not ex
ectly see how an accord can bs reached
but they no longer doubt that an agree
ment win be arrived at.
REVOLUT
IS
ATTACKED
HIM
WITH HATCHET
Narrowly Averted Tragedy
on High Sea
CHIEF OFFICER HURT
A Cattleman On Atlantic Transport
Line Steamer Arrives Under Strong
Guard. Charged With Murderous
Assault on Chief Officer Johnston.
Taking Him By Surprise.
(By the Associated Press.)
New York, March 22. A story of
a narrowly averted tragedy on the
high seas wt:s told when the Atlantic
Transport Line steamer Mesaba cauio
in today from London.
The steamer arrived with J. Doyle,
a cattleman, under guard, charged
with having committed a murderous
assault upon Chief Officer Johnston
of the steamer. Johnston has two se
vere wounds which Doyle is alleged
to have inflicted with a hatchet.
The alleged assault occurred on
the morning of March 1 2. The chief
officer, unarmed, was taken by sur
prise by the cattleman, who sprang
upon him and struck him twice with
the hatchet. Johnston managed to
break away' from his assailant, and
fleeing to the cabin sent two men to
place the frenzied cattleman under a
strong guard, which was maintained
until the steamer reached port. His
uards said today that he was ex-
t.rer.iely violent and made constant, at
tempts to escape from confinement.'::.
The only cause known for . the as
sault is that Johnston discovered a
stowaway who was DoyieVfrlend,
and forced him to leave the steamer
just before it loft London,
THE MOUNT DAJO FIGHT
Culberson Presents Resolu
tion for Information
Went--vor Till Tomorrow On Objcc" i
(ion By LiKigc. Then ir. Lodge
Addressed Senate in Support of His j
Amendment to Kate Bill Providing j
for MoiT Commissioners.
., 1 l;.v tin- Associated Prefs.) j
Washington, March 22. -Mr. Ciil-j
berson'. presented to the senate and I
asked for the immediate considera-j
lion of a' resolution directing the sec-1
retary of war to send to the senate!
full copies of any. 'communications i
that may have passed between offi-1
cials in the United States in this i
country and in the Philippines with;
reference to the Mount Dajo battle,
but. Mr. Lodge objected to present!
consideration, and the resolution j
went over until tomorrow. i
The railroad rate bill was taken
up and Mr. Lodge addressed the sen-i
ate in support of his amendment pro-j
viding for the displacement of tho
present interstate commerce com-J
mission by one of a larger number of j
commissioners and with longer terms
of office and better pay. j
SECOND TRIAL OF
THE CHARLESTON.
(By the Associated Press.)
.' Rockland.-' Me.," March 22. The
first class cruiser Charleston, equip
ped with propellers of government
design in place ot those originally
supplied by her builders, the New
port News Shipbuilding & Drydock
Company, started today for -a second
standardization trial over the Owls
Head course. The new propellers aro
25 per cent, larger than those origi
nally designed for the warship.
UNION DEPOT
BURNED TODAY.
(By the Associated Press.)
Winchester, Ky., March 22. The
union depot of the Chesapeake &
Ohio and the Louisville & Nashville
Railway companies here . burned
early today with all contents, includ
ing a large amount of whiskey and
beer. The loss will reach $50,000.
i gallows!
! Banged After Desperate Ef -
forts to Save Himself
SHOT BROTHER-IN-LAW
j Cuiseppe Marino, Who Denounced
Judge and Jury and Who Made
Sensatomil Break in Court, Finally
pay8 Penalty for His Crime in the
jail at Newark.
: (By the Associated Press.)
j Newark, N. J., March 22 Guisseppe
i Marino, an Italian, was hanged here to
day for murder of his brother-in-law,
Nunzieo Marinana. The murder fol
lowed a violent quarrel between the two
men. The struggle which Marmo had
made to save himself from the gallows
since he shot and killed his brother-in-law
and dangerously wounded his sis
ter denouncing the judge and the jury
remarkable one. Not only did he ex
haust all the methods known to law,
but on at least two occasions he made
sensational attempts to escape from
confinement.
One of these attempts was made in
the court room after he had been sen
tenced to death for the third time. Af
ter denouncing the judge eand the Jury
which tried him, declaring that he had
not been treated fairly and that many
of his countrymen who had committed
murder in this country had escaped the
gallows, he suddenly drew an iron bar
from the leg of his trousers and made
a break for freedom, lie was overpow
ered after one court officer had been se
verely injured.
Ten minutes later, while he was be
ing removed to the jail, he made ano
ther break and was overpowered only
after another officer hud been severely
hurt. Since that time he has beeen con
stantly guarded and has been allowed
only a mattress in his cell. Even after
that he succeeded in getting another
reprieve, but was unsuccessful in get
ting the verdict set aside. He was sen
tenced to death for the fourth time on
the third day of this month.
A last effort to save the condemned
man Was 'made when his counsel ap
plied to the United States supreme
court for a writ of habeas corpus. The
application whs denied by tho court
yesterday. In all of his efforts to gain
his freedom by means of the law, Mar
mo had the support, both moral and fi
nancial, of a large number of the Ital
ian residents of the community in which
he had lived.
'.'.Postmasters of Fourth Class.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington. March ' .22, The. follow ing-
I'ourtliclass -postmasters have be-tn
appointed :
North" 'urollna Oiii-Ior,: Clenifnt
Dowd; Sioux, John Ad. .ins.
SKULL FRACTURED BY
STRAND WOVEN WIRE
(Special to The livening Times.)
New Bern. X. . March 22. Willie
Ernui the 17 year old son of County
TreaKuivr Freeman Ernui wus the
victim of u very serious accident yes
terday, lie was-putting up u woven
wire fence when a strand broke and
recoiled hitting him on the bend,
fracturing the skull. His condition
is critical. .
FIRE IN CHICAGO
LOOKED VERY SERIOUS
(By the Associated Press.)
Chicago, March 22. One girl and
two firemen were slightly injured, a
score of firemen were nearly over
come by smoke and a serious panic
among the 700 prisoners in the Cook
county jail was threatened as a re
sult of a fire in the four story brick
building at 207 to 215 Klnzie street
last night.
The building was occupied mainly
by manufacturing concerns. The ag
gregate loss Is estimated at $125,090,
o which $60,000 falls upon the West
ern Union Telegraph Company, whose
supply department used the second
floor.
CONTESTS OVER
a wage scale
: Joint Committees Again in
Executive Session
THE MINERS' NEW OFFER
Leaders Said This Morning That
They Would Take An Increase of
3.55 Per Cent. Witli Other Condi
tions Hcinainliig as at Present.
(By llio Associated Press.)
Ir.diunnpoJs, Ind.. -March 22. The
loint scale committees of the Jo'nt con
ferences of. coal operators and. miners
of : the centr.il competitive' field and
southwest disirkr again went into exe.
;utive sessions today to continue their
contests' over a wage scale.
The situation before the meetings
began toady was the same as when the
.ormer joint conference adjourned Feb
ruary t!. following a diagreement. It
is admitted by both sides that shou d
there be an agi cement at this lime
he wage scale agreed upon will ba in
force- .for o.ie year on!v as the oper
ators will not agree to a lunger period.
Before the scale committee met today
tenders of the miners said they would
present to the operators a proposition
o submit all differences to sub-scale
'ommittee,' which would consider the
(iubject from the basis of the scale of
.wo years ago. By submitting th's
proposition the miners.' recede from ti'.o
demand submitted yesterday for ai
:ncreasc of 1l' l-i! per cent, In wages,
tn vinUt hour day. a seven per cent,
differential, a run-of-niine basts and
the exclusion of; boys' under-16 years
ild from the mines. The miners now
offer to take an increase of 5.55 p-r
cent, in the central '-competitive district-
and a relative advance in the
wuthweatern district, with oth:r con
ditions remaining as at preaant.
It was stated 'before the meetings
Vgan that, t)ifi operators would oppose
he submission ''-of the differences, to
iub-committees.
A SERIOUS OBSTACLE
Administration Disturbed
About Packers' Decision
President Roosevelt Held Kxtcnded
Conference Today With Moody.
Tuft and (Jiuileld. Prosecution of
Corporations Will Continue, But It
Was Desire To Put Responsibility
On Officials.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, March 22. President
Roosevelt, held an extended confer
ence today with Attorney General
Moody, Secretary Taft and James R.
Garfield, commissioner of corpora
tions, concerning the adverse deci
sion rendered in Chicago yesterday
before Judge Humphrey in the beef
packers' case.
Xo details of the conference were
obtainable at the White House, but
it is certain that Attorney General
Moody proposed to look carefully
into the law bearing upon the mat
ter with a view of ascertaining wheth
er an appeal from tho decision of
Judge Humphrey by the government
will lie.
The decision relieving the individ
ual officials of, the packers' corpora
tions from prosecution is a serious
obstacle' to- the government. The
prosecution of the corporations will
continue, of course, but it was the
desire of the government to place
responsibility for violations of the
law upon officials of Ihe corporations,
where (hey were found to bo guilty
of such violations. In whatever ef
forts may be made by the attorney
general and other officials of the de
partment of justice to secure an ap
peal from the decision of Judge
Humphrey, this point, will be kept
to the front. -:
A DIW5RCE FOR
MRS. HUNTING-TON.
(By the Associated Press.) .
..San Francisco, Cal., March 23.
Superior Judge Graham today grant
ed a divorce to Mrs. Henry E. JHunl
inglon on the ground of desertion.
No request for alimony was made,
and the attorneys refuse to state
whether or not there was any money
settlement.
OFFICE BUILDING
FOR MEMBERS
Roosevelt to Lay Corner
Stone April 7
AN HISTORIC CEREMONY
Will Be Almost Identical With Lay
ing of Corner Stone of United
States Capitol by President Wash
ington Nearly 113 Years Ago
Same Lodge of Masons Will Act.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washigton, March 22. President
Roosevelt will take part In the laying
of the corner stone of the new office
building for members of the house
ol representatives on Saturday, April
7, at 2.30 in the afternoon, at which
time the ceremony will be almost
identical with the laying of the cor
ner stone of the United States capi
toi by President Washington nearly
one hundred and thirteen years ago.
The federal Masonic Lodge, which
had charge of the ceremony over a
century ago, will have the honor of.
directing the swinging of the corner
stone of the house annex into place.
Walter A. Brown, the grand master
of the Masonic lodge of the District
of Columbia, will superintend the ex
ercises, and addresses will be made
by the president and Speaker Can
non.
When the capltol corner stone
was laid President Washington was
acting grand master for the Masonic
lodge in Virginia, and by : virtue of
that office he was in charge of the
ceremony. At that time the Federal
lodge was under the jurisdiction of
the grand lodge of Virginia, but a
few years later the District of Co
lumbia Masons were organized into
:i separate jurisdiction, and conse
quently the district organization will
have charge of the ceremony.
Three thousand invitations will be
issued to prominent men throughout,
the United States. The cabinet, dip
lomatic, corps, senators, members of
the house, the United States supreme
court, governors of the various
stales, prominent army and naval of
ficials will attend the cermony, The
marine band will escort federal lodge
to the site of the new building imme
diately south of the capitoi grounds
and will play during- the laying of
the corner stone.
In accordance with the tradition
the stone is at the northeast corner
of tho building, and its location cor
responds with that of the capitoi corner-stone.
Since the original capitoi
was built, wings have been added at
the north and south ends, so the key
stone of the building is now well to
ward the center of that great struct
ure. ..
The foundation of the magnificent
new office building is completed, and
the floor beams for the first story
are now hi place. Upon these a tem
porary floor will be laid and seats
provided for the guests who will
view the ceremony. The high wooden
fence which now surrounds the foun
dation will be partly torn away, that
a view of the ceremony may be had
by persons who cannot bo provided
with seats.;
In accordance with Masonic tradi
tions the ceremony will be in the
open air, and the persons who par
ticipate in it will have no protection
from the weather, regardless of what
conditions may be. Simplicity will
mark the event, and all pretension
will be avoided. In every detail it
will correspond as nearly as possible
with the ceremony In which Presi
dent Washington participated. The
articles placed in the corner-stone,
as far as practicable, will be Identi
cal with those deposited in the capi
toi alone by Federal Lodge, and as
both President Roosevelt and Speak
er Cannon arc members of tho Ma
sonic order the occasion will in every
way harmonize with the spirit of the
ceremony directed by the Virginia
jurisdiction. -
The senate office building, which
is in course of construction Immedi
ately north of the capltol grounds, is
not as far advanced as the , house
building, and its corner-stone cannot
be laid at te .present session of con
gress. .
These two buildings when com
pleted will take the place of addi
tions originally proposed to the capi
toi building, but which were object
(Contlnued on Second Page.) 1