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Full Leased Wire Service of the Associated Press. , reads all North Carolina. Afternoon Papers in Circulation. LAST EDITION. ALL THE MARKETS. THE RALEIGH TIMES. VOLUME 27. RALEIGH, N. C, MONDAY, MAY 28, 1906. PRICE 5c EVENING- WHITE MAN LYNCHED BY INFURIATED MOB AT WADESB0R0 TODAY J. V. Johnson, Who Killed Brofher-in-Law Done to Death by Citizens GLENN SENDS JUDGE ON INVESTIGATION Two Hundred Men Visited Jail, Knocked Slici'ifl' Insensible, and Strung Prisoner To I.inib, Kid" dling His Hotly Wltli Hiillcls.-'-At Recent Trial Jury Failed .To Agree On Verdict and Community Was tiulrnged. Judg;o Shaw Del egated To Makf Special Inquiry. (Special to The Evening Times.) Wadesboro, N. C, May 28. This morning about - o'clock a mob of some 200 citizens, after having I knocked insensible Shcritl' . lloggnn, haltered down the doors to tlie coun ty jail and secured J. ' V. Johnson, who some time ago murdered his hrotlier-in'law, Mr. Quinn Johnson. J. V. Johnson was taken out into the suhiirlts, where he was strung u to a tree and his hody riddled with bill' lets. At the last term of court J. V Johnson was tried, but no verdict was reached, the jury having stood nine for murder hi the first degree, two for the second and one for ac quittal. The people t liroughout tic count' nt the time of the murder were very Indignant over the brutal ity of the deed (and Inter over the outcome of the trial. COV. GLKXN SHOCKED; SENDS Jl lKiK TO SCENE Governor Glenn was informed of the lynching this morning through : telegram from Solicitor L. W. Rob iiiHim of Wadesboro, and was askel to designate some judge to go at once to Wadesboro and institute a rigid investigation of the affair with a view to bringing about the arrest and punishment of the lynchers. The governor telegraphed Judge Thoma.i .1. Shaw directing hini to go to Wadesboro for this purpose. ; In speaking of the lynching Gov ernor Glenn declared that he wa greatly shocked and distressed by the outrage which was without the least bit of justification since he had al ready made an order for a speci-il term of Alison county court for the trial of Johnson, the victim of th lynchers. JOPLIN BANK CLOSED TODAY. (Bv the Associated Press. .loplin, Mo., May 28. The Joplln Savings bank was closed this morn ing by State Bank Examiners Wade and Cook under Instructions from tlio secretary of state. The deposits aggregate $84,000; capital, $10, 000. The assets are small. George W. Layne, presid.iel, of the bank, issued a statement pledging to pay every depositor In full. It is ati-fed that failure resulted from re poriB circulated re-voil!,- regarding lb', condition of the ban s. SELECTING SITE FOR THK JAMESTOWN MO.NTMENT. (By the Associated Press.) Norfolk, Vtt., May 28.-Secret firy of War Tuft, -who ai rl'ved in : Hampton Heads from Washington Sunday morn ing on the United States dispatch b at Uulphiit, proceeded from there ; on the naval tug Wahnetaj. roni. .this; navy yard to J.miestowii. Va., where 'lie is selecting a site for a. monument to mark the location of . the first perma nent English. settU'riieVit In' the United States, for '"which' congress has ' ap propriated ' r,0.noi). ,- VW'- 'Seerefary Taft on the trip 'are''Shp5rVising Ar chitect Taylor of the treasury depart ment; Captain Spencer Mosby, corps of engineers, and others. The partv returns to Washington today aboard the Dophin, arriving: there tomorrow, morrow. Mrs. Davis Still Improves. (By the Associated Press.)"' New York. May 28. The improve ment In the -condition of Mrs. Jefferson Davis, who was reported yesterday as jnuch better, continued today. MORGAN JUMPS ON PRESIDENT (Hy the Associated l'ross.) Washington, Mi.y 28. Senator Mor gan today, speaking on the Panama Canal lesolution, said there had be'n nn abuse of power by the president in the zone. ' No 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i -r of congress, he said, would dare intmduce a hill fur a law to carry ool what the president laid done. TO FIX BLAME FOR WARSHIP'S GROUNDING (By the Assoclat-d Press.) Norfolk, 'Va., May 28. A special to the Ledger-Dispatch from Fortress Monroe, Vii., today states that Rear Admiral Charles N. Sigsbee, president, and other members of the court martial which is to try. Captain Perry -durst, commander, and Lieutenant Command er Kdward T. Wlthorspoon, navigator of the Kliode Island when she. ground ed on York Spit, Va., May 0, boarded the Hhode Island in Hampton Roads at noon when the 'court .. convened. The tiial is epected to continue for several days, and some interesting develop ments ere anticipated. Captain (iarst and Lieutenant Com mander AVitherspoon are being tried' jointly for the purpose of llnding the re-. Bponsibllity of the grounding of the ship, the ti;iul being behind closed diMirs. The trial court is composed of follows: Hear Admiral Sigsbee, presi dent; Hear Admiials Joseph K. Craig, Charles N. Thomas, William W. Mead, and Asa Walker; Captains Robert M. Kerry, William Kmory. Benjamin F. Tilley and William H. Keeder, . wltlii Lieutenant Commander Thomas Snow den as judge advocate. SCHOONER SANK OFF CLEVELAND. (Bv the Associated Press.) Cleveland, O... May 28. Buffeted by the fierce .storm-that swept Lake Erie early today, the schooner Mabel Wilson sprang a leak and sank just outside tha Cleveland breakwater. One sailor, whose name has not yet been learned, was drowned. Seven other members of the crew were res cued after a hard light, three of them being taken olt by the tug Lutz, and four by the life saving crew. THE RETIREMENT OF JUSTICE BROWN (By the Associated Press.) Washington, May 28. Official an nouncement of the retirement of yJus tice Brown from the supreme eourt of the United States was made today by Chief Justice Fuller before the ad journment of the term. In making the statement lie gave out the correspond ence, between tne reining justice umi the court, in which the' eight colleagues of Justice Brown expressed their high appreciation of him as a justice. Jus tice Brown replied In fitting terms to the. members-of the court, thanking them for their expressions of good will. The term of the supreme court of the I'uited Hftftes, which bega'n last October, came to a close today, all the cases undisposed of being! continued as usual. The next term will begin on October 8. n WARSHIPS ARRIVE AT PANAMA TODAY (By the Associated Press.) Washington, May 28 The cruiser Columbia, with four hundred marines ..1. . Cnlnn tmlnv Tim iiuif.c i u, tu i I, rii .uivii. , ...... . - Maiblehead also is on its way to the Tathmna of Pnnnltlfl. nnd Should arrive at Panama today, as the navy depart- meni is nttviseii oi ine sailing oi uu cruiser from Punta Arenas, Coita Rica, for Panama on Saturday. Al though the Maiblehead carries only a small squad of marl nes and cannot add material strength to a land movement against any revolutionary demonstra tion in Panama, the vessel will afford ;wit:p;Mma.;7ii;!MicM Darut- whuh ca,,ses tho capital city of the little republic. SOUTHERN WINS COAL CAR CASE Need Not Deliver on Switch at Greensboro BY WHITE State. Commissioners May Reasona bly Kegulate Delivery of Freight Within State, hut May Not. Impose llurden" On Commerce Between States, as This Was. (By the Associated Tress.) Washington..' May 28. - The supreme comt of the United Stales today de cided the case of the Ninth Carolina corporation commission versus the Southern Railway Company in favor of the railroad company. The case in volved the right of a state to compel a railroad company to place its earn on 'tracks designated by the stale au thorities for the benefit of individual illlii'P'TS. .It was instituted by the corporal ion uon ln oniniissiou against the railros.il colo ny because of ihe refusal of the lat ter to obey nn order . directing that coal curs be placed oil a certain switch at tSreensboro; N. C. "The company ex pressed its willingness to place the ears on other' switches,, but pleaded in ability lo comply with the demand as to the particular switc h. The railroad company attacked the law as uncon stitutional on the ground that it in volves an interference villi interstate commerce,' and the circuit court sus tained this .position. That decision was atlirmed by today's opinion, whic h was . delivered by Justice White. In bis opinion .Justice White said that state railroad commissioners have au thority to reasonably regulate the de livery of freight within the state, but not to the extent of imposing a burden on commerce- between the states, as was. the case in this instance. CABINET OF AUSTRIA- HUNGARY RESIGNED (By the Associated Press.) Vienna, May 28. Premier Prince Con rad von Hohenlohe-Schilllngsfuerst and the cabinet have resigned because of dissatisfaction with the proposals for the settlement of the common customs tariff of Austria-Hungary. The prince says that yesterday's an nounieiuent from the Hungarian side to the effect that an agreement had been reached was unfounded. Count von Condenhove, governor of Bohemia, lias been summoned to Vien na. It Is regarded as probable that he will be charged to form a new ministry REPORT FAVORABLY THE GAINES BILL (By the Associated Press.) Washington, . May 28. Tim house committee on election of president, vice-president and members, of con gress today authorized a favorable re port on the bill of Representative (nines of West Virginia, providing, for publicity regarding election expenses. It is cpiite an elaborate measure, and provides to whom contributions shall be made and defines political commit tees. ' SPIER DENIES CHANGE OF BASE. South Carolina newspapers print ed a report Sunday concerning changes which were said to be con templated by the Southern Bell Tel ephone Company and it was slated that Morgan B. Spier, district super intendent at Charlotte, would be transferred to Raleigh. Mr. Spier, however, says that he has heard nothing official about the change and consequently he denies it. Audiences Postponed. ' (Bv the Associated Press.) Pekln, May 28 The customary spring diplomatic audiences have been Indlfi i. , ..... , t . . I. jii.. iciluiy poilolieM 1W Mlt lUk lilt: Mluenn UL the emperor. While his health has been hn1 fnr n,.Yllia nnil mnnv ntnrmlnc rumors have recently been circulated, his condition is not believed to be crit Meal. Michael Davitt's Condition. (By the Associated Press.) Dublin, May 28. There is no change today In the condition of .giaveai amieiy. CONTEMPT OF SUPREME COURT Rules Issued on Lynchers of Ed Johnson SHERIFF 18 INCLUDED Johnson, Under Death Sentence, Had lleen Allowed Appeal I$y I'. 8. Supreme Court Was Lynched in Chattanooga the Same .Night of Court's Decision -Moody Acted Today. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, May 28-The govern ment has taken steps to punish the per sons who are responsible for the lynch Ings In Chattanooga, Tenn., on March 1! last of Ihe negro Kd Johnson, who, under the sentence of death for rape, bad been allowed an -appeal by the United States supreme, court from the circuit court of tho United Stales for the eastern district of Tennessee. In the supreme court today Attor ney General Moody filed an information requesting that, in consideration of tho ac ts committed by parties named, it is sue a rule upon each of Ihcm to show cause why they should not be punished for contemnt of the court. The persons named as defendants are John F. Shipp, Frank Junes. Matthew Galloway.. C, A. Baker. T. 'i. Taylor, Fred Faulev, Georee Brown, Jeremiah Gibson, Marion Perkins, Joseph Clark, "Nick" Nolan, "Sheenie" -Warner, Lu ther Williams, Jaul Pool, William Mar quiette, William Beeler. Claud Powell. Charles J. Powell. "Bart" Justice, John Jones, A. J. Cartwright, Henry Pad gett, William May, Frank Ward, John Varnell and Alfred Hammond."' After reciting the facts of the arrest, conviction and sentence of Johnson, the denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus by the circuit' court," In which it was alleged among other things that the petitioner had been denied a trial by a fair and impartial jury, jmd had been denied the aid of counsel. In Vio lation of the tilth fcnd sixth amend ments to the constitution, and other rights under the fourteenth .-amendment; and the order of. the court of March 19 allowing the appeal to the su preme court; duel the fac t of the tele graphing of the order of the. court to John F. Ship), sheriff of Hamilton county, who had Johnson in charge, and the publication of the action of the court in Chuttanooga evening papers of that date, the attorney general stat ed that the sheriff and his deputies had every reason to believe," from current reports that rumors conveyed to them that an atteiui.t would be made to lynch Johnson, and that notwithstand ing these facts, tlie sheriff withdrew from the jail early in Ihe evening of the nineteenth the usual guard and left, in charge only the night jailer, Deputy Sheriff Gibson. It was also stated that about 9 o'clock of that night the defendants and a large number "of other persons combined and conspired together to lynch and mur der Johnson, with intent to show their contempt and disregard for the order of the court, and for the purpose of preventing- the prisoner from exercising a right secured to him by tlie laws and constitution of the United States. The facts attending the lynching are given In tlie information Hied, and the statement is made that although Sher iff Shipp returned to the. jail while it was in possession of a mob, neither he nor Deputy Gibson did anything to pre vent the lynching, but in fact aided those engaged iu it. The attorney general closed as fol lows: "Wherefore, the United Stales of America, tlie complainants vnereiu, through their attorney general, respect fully request this honorable eourt tnai in consideration of the acts committed by the above named defendants and each of theiii, as hereinbefore set forth. it will Issue end direct the marshal ot this court tc serve upon said deienaaius and each of them a rule to show cause, if any there be, on a day certain why said defendants and . each of them should not be 'punished as and for a contempt .of this honorable court." .' The court granted leave to Ulcus re quested, making the rule returnable on the second Monday of the next term or court, October 1.1 next. ANOTHER UPRISING STARTS IN KOREA (Hy tho Associated Press.) Tokio. May 28. Another incipient re volt has been started in Korea, this time at Hotigju. where several hun dred rebels have apparently seized and are holding the town. Hongju la protected by strong walls, and It will be Impossible to take it without artil lery. . At Uip requests of the Koreans the Japanese) have dispatched a force f o cope with lto rising, wnicn is reported to be the mst serious thus fur started. MR. STANLEY ON TOBACCO TRUST Say They Are Worst Outside of Penitentiary HOT ON THEIR TRAIL Neither Standard Oil, Pennsylvania Itaitroad Or Any Other Comblna . tiou Of Men Out of Penitentiary Have Openly Violated Law As A. T. Co. (By tlie Associated Press.) Washington, May 2S. Tlie Amer ican Tobacco Company, the Continen tal Tobacco Company and the' Impe rial Tobacco Company, were the sub ject of a scathing denunciation at the hands of Mr. Stanley (Ky.) to day In the house of representatives'. Speaking to his resolution, which calls upon 'the president to furnish the house with any information the department ; of commerce and labor may have as to the combination be tween the tobacco coirtiKUites above named in violation of the act in re straint of trade, Mr. Stanley stated be did not seek to push his resolu tion at this time. He had beer, in consultation with Commissioner Gar field of the department of commerce and labor; and had learned that the bureau of corporations was "hot on the trail of these'' companies,"' 'and as he desired to have them run ;o earth, lie would not. insist tipon the passage of liie resolution now. Mr. Stanley said that "neither the Standard Oil Company or the Penn sylvania Railroad Company, or any other combination of men outside of the penitentiary have openly violat ed the law as the American Tobacco Company during 'he past two years." He made the .-.tafenient. that it. was the most perfectly organized combi nation that weighs "upon the" should-.'-ers of the American people SMOOT PROTESTS FLOOD THE SENATE (Uy the '-Associated Press.) Washington, May L'S. Protests against .the retention of Heed Smoot as a senator of the Cnited stales Hooded the senate- today..-' The petitions came from various states. All were prepared in mat form, enclosed In .handsome leather and cloth-bound letter tiles, trimmed Willi brass fastenings. The petitions were .signed by - women.'.', in every case, and wi re presented as fol lows: '".Minnesota;' by Senator Clapp, there were 6,SK!; Indiana, by Senator Heni onway, X.:i41; New Hampshire,, by Sen ator Calling.-!-. :!,L'ti5; KentiK-ky, by Senator, lilnckhurn. about L'.SiMl; , Ala bama, by Senator .Morgan, Sol ; Kansas, by Senator Long. 14,861'; North. Caro lina, by Senator Simmons, 2,0iiS. It Is said that during the week siini lar ' petitions.: will, be received from every stale and territory' hi the Cnited States. ' " A FATAL FIRE IN APARTMENT HOUSE (Hy tlie Associated Press.) New York, May 2S.- A tire which did small "property damage, but caused the loss of one life and narrow escapes from death of four firemen, occurred early today in an apartment bouse at 241 ..west 1112nd street, leaking gas caused a lire to start in the basement, and a parrot gave tlie first alarm to the tenants.'.'-Although the tire was confined to the basement four firemen were carried out unconscious from gas fumes,' and tlie tenants were compelled to leave, the bouse. Charles K. Northrup, a broker, who had boon ill with an attack of heart trouble, died during the excitement.' COLLISION IN N. Y. HARBOR. (Hy the Associated Press.) New York, May 28. When a heavy fog lifted today near Sandy Hook the schooner Annie It. Lewis was sighted with her starboard side stove in from the effects of a collision. The main mast was cracked off about fifteen feet above deck, and was swinging In the rigging between the fore and mlzzen masts. The crew had abandoned the schooner, which was settled low In the water, fend the steamer pilot boat New York towed her into port. The Annie R. Lewis was bound from Norfolk, Va. to New York, and was built at Bucks port, Me., In 1873. The whereabouts of the crew Is unknown. EIGHT WERE KILLED IN A WRECK TODAY IN LOUISVILLE YARD KILLED TODAY (Special to The Kvening Times.) Wilmington, N. C, May 28. Adol phus Merritt, twenty three years of age, son of Cicero Merritt, of Magnolia, was killed this morning while at work in the Atlantic Coast' Line .'freight yards. Young Merritt with four others was in an excavation, building a but ting block at the end of a scale track. A string of cars was sent down the track, and failing to be stopped, burled a cross tie into the-hole, striking Mer ritt across the back, felling him. The end of a car then sagged into the hole on top of the ctoss tie. When the cat was jacked up and the young man taken out life was extinct. The other men escaped without injury. IN GUATEMALA (Hy the Associated Press.) Washington, May 28. Guatemala is threatened with a revolution which may endanger American interests in tlie re public, according to dispatches received at the state department today from Minister Combs and Sc hwartz and com pany, an American concern owning railway and clock property in Guate mala. Tlie scene of the" trouble is in the. northern part of the republic, near tlie Mexican frontier, but the cause is internal. Troops are being massed by the revo lutionists in such .numbers that for eigners -with property Interests ill the republic-, are. much alarmed. - I'nrest has prevailed In the little re public for some time and the state de partment has had intimations from time to time that .'.n Insurrectionary movement might 'be'-expected.. . N. Y. CENTRAL MUST PAY FRANCHISE TAX (Hy tie Associated Press.) Washington. May 2S. The ease of the New York Central Railroad Com pany vs, N. L Miller, comptroller of the state of New York, involving the New ' York state law imposing a fran chise tax on railroad property in that state, was dei-idecl bv the supreme court today favorably to .the stale, the opinion being "delivered by Justice Holmes. The tax 'authorities of the state levied the tax on all the rolling stock of the company cm the theory that" none of it is .'continuously- employed outside that stale. The railroad people on the other hand contended that on an aver age not to exceed two-thirds of the rolling slock is engaged within the borders of the slate. The law was at tacked as repugnant to the' constitu tion in that it. violates the commerce clause; trat it Is an Impairment of con tracts; .that it deprives of private prop erty without due process of law, and in that it is a denial of the equal pro tection of the law. The decision turned upon the question of the permanent situs of the cars, and this court held that to be iu New York .regardless of their, absence-much of the time. PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS, A PORT OF ENTRY ( lly Ihe Associated Press.) Washington, May .'28. The house committee on ways and means today settled the long pending controversy between Port Arthur and Sabino Pass,-Texas, in their 'desires each to become a port of entry, in favor of Port Arthur. A bill was authorized favorably reported which accepts the offer of John W. Gates, made on behalf of the Kansas City Southern Railway, and which gives to the United States the tidewater canal at Port Arthur, said to have cost $1,300,000.- The bill authorizes the secretary of war to acquire title, to this property, nnd also to acquire from the state of Texas the control of the waters of the port. With these acquisitions accomplished, Port Arthur will bo come a port of entry. AT WILMINGTON REVOLUTION Passenger Train from Knox ville Derailed as it Backed Into Union Station A FLANGE SPLIT ON SMOKING GAR WHEEL Some Twelve or Fifteen Are Injured. Plunge of Smoker Uncoupled En gine, Baggage and Express Car Smoker and Two Day Coaches Jumped Track and Crashed Into Freight Train on Siding. (Bv the Associated Press.) Louisville, Ky., May 28. An in bound passenger train from Knox ville, Tenn., on the Louisville A .Nashville Railroad, was derailed with fatal effect at Seventh and Hill streets today, as It was backing through the yards into the Louis ville union station. Eight persons were killed and twelve or fifteen injured, one of them probably fatally. Among those injured are: C. Frances Price, Pinevlllo, Ky., frac tured arm and bruises; Henry Buch ter, Pinevillo, bruised; Lucy Buch ter, Pineville, fractured ribs; S. B. Buclianon, Crab Orchard, Ky., bruised;' F. G. Parks Louisville. There are seven bodies at one un dertaking establishment, so mangled that it will be some timri before they can be identified. The train left Knoxville last night, and was due In Louisville at 8 a. m., and was on time. It had passed Magnolia street, and was proceeding at a moderate speed,-, when a flange on a wheel of the smoking car split, causing the car to leave the track. The plunge of the smoKer uncoupled the engine, baggage and express car. The smoker and two day. coaches jumped the track and crushed into a freight traiu on a siding and were badly damaged. The sleeping cars from Knoxville and Nortonvllle left the track also, but were not dam aged, and their occupants were un hurt.: All of those killed met death in the smoker and day coach. It is reported that every person in the smoking car was killed. . Officials of the Louisville & Nash ville say there were eight persons killed and a number Injured, but up to 11 o'clock they had not learned the names of any of the dead. VOTE FOR SENATOR IN DELAWARE AGAIN (By the Associated Press.) Dover, Del,, May 28.- Governor Preston Lea today issued a formal call for a special session of the Dela ware legislature to convene at Dover on Thursday, May 31. Interest cen ters in the section of the call relat ing to the balloting for a United States senator. Tha belief prevails that the deadlock on the senatorship which has existed for more than two years will be broken and that the state will be again represented by its full quota in the upper branch ot congress. HEAVY RAIN FLOODS ALL SAN FRANCISCO. (By tre Associated Press.) Ran Francisco, Calif., May 28. A heavy rain storm swept over the city nnd surrounding country Saturday night and Sunday, damaging the truck gardens. Hooding basements and bring ing much discomfort and misery Co refugees camped- out on low ground. One and flfteen-hundredths Inches of rain fell, the heaviest fall for this late season of the year since 1884. In several parts of the city refugees camped in low places were driven out of their tents by the rush of water. Several stores on Fillmore street, which was Impassable between Post and F.ddy streets for a time, were flooded and many cellars were Inundated.
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