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LAST EDITION: ALL THE MARKETS. TIMES. 18 miOTTO "O A T IL?TP XT- T?lk7" E JL JLJL Ml 1 I. JU Hi JL Hjr jLJL Hi VOLUME 27. RALEIGH, N. C, THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 1906. PRICE 5d Full Leased Wire Service of the Associated Press. Leads all North Carolina Afternoon Papers in Circulation. w , rjii ill OT HARRMBAW.M.4V CORONER'S MURDER Witnesses Tell of Shooting, Declaring Thaw Said He Had to do it I SAVED YOUR LIFE, WHISPERED TD WIFE Slayer Made Statement in Hoof Gar den that White Dad Kuincd Mrs. Thaw and That It liad To lie Avenged Willi Death.. Great Crouds at Inquest and Intense In terest in Proceedings., Grand Jury Takes Case and ISogins Work of Weaving Net Around the Mil lionaire Assassin. (Ity tho Associated Prow.) New York .June 23. The grand jury i t turned an indictment against Thuw il, arming murder in the II rat degree. Thuw will plead to the indictment be fore Justice Cowing tomorrow. Now York, Juno 28. The Thaw inquest was completed and the cuso was submitted to the jury shortly af ter 11 o'clock. The coroner's jury brought iu a verdict that While came to his death by gunshot wounds in flicted by Harry. K. Thaw. Thaw passed a rather rest less night in his coll in tlio Tombs. Ho scorned in fairly good spirits when he aro.se, however, anil after a careful toilet ate his break fast with evident relish. It had been planned to begin tlio inquest at 9. ISO o'clock, but as Coroner Dnoloy had spent nearly the entire night in work on the case, he was delayed nioro than an hour in reaching the crimi nal court building. A great crowd had gathered in and around the building in tlio meantime, but they were held in check by a large force of police es pecially detailed for the occasion. jJvery seat in the coroner's court was filled at lO.'JO, when the coroner ar rived. Thaw was brought in a mo ment later and took a seat beside liis counsel. The coroner's jury thou sworn and the ' ,'sses was begun I was assembled mid examination of wilno.-sse without delay. Nicholas L. Stokes, a wealthy coal dealer, is foreman of . the jury. The first witness called was coro ner's physician Dr. Timothy D. Lo haii, who performed the autopsy on "AVhile's body, lie declared that doulh was caused by a gunshot wound in tlio right eye, "He Jtiiined My Wife." The most important testimony was given by Lionel Lawrence, stage di rector at the Madison Square roof garden theatro. Lawrence said that immediately-after the shooting Mrs. 'Thaw rushed up to her husband, and 'throwing her arms around his neck said: -.- Novof mind, Harry, I will stick to you through . thick and thin." Thaw turned to the crowd which twrroundod him and said: "That . ruined my wife, and I got him and I fixed him for it." '" '- Witness Tells of Shooting. Edward H. Conway, a foreman of laborors at Madison Square Garden, said that bo saw both Whito and ; Thaw the night of the murder. He described Thaw's movements, saying that Thaw had passed him twice, going-..back and forth behind the table at which Whito sat. Tho second time Thaw appeared at White's table ho saw Thaw extend his arm' and then three shots followed in quick succes- ' sion. Whito fell and a fireman seized ' Thaw . who was walking away and took away tho rovolver with Which tlio shooting was done. Tho witness then told of tho arrest of Thaw by - the policeman and described the ac tions of tho prisoner as he was be ing taken down tho elevator. . Con way suid that he noticed Thaw par ticularly ; that night. "His eyes . were bulging and dilated,", said he, I ""and his face was very, white. Af ter tho shooting I heard him say: He ruined my wife and I did it.' " . "Saved Wife's Ufo" Said Thnw. Paul Bruden, the fireman who JURY OF ABGHITECT seized Thaw aftpr tho shooting, had very little to add to what Conway had testified except that two men wont down tho elevator with Thaw and Mrs. Thaw: Warner Paxton, an engineer,' testified that ho accompa- nied tho prisoner and Mrs. Thaw down in the elevator and when asked as to what conversation passed be tween Mr. Thaw, and Mrs. Thaw, said: y "The woman said, 'Look at the iix you have pushed yourself into now.' " "What did Thaw say?" "Ho said, 'It's all right deary, have probably saved your life.' " Tho witness said .the prisoner was not excited, but appeared cool and calm. ; ; MIES. THAW GOFS FP.OM TIIIO GK.YND J115Y KOOM TO TOMIiS. Soon after the close of! the coro ner's inquest tho proceedings against Thaw were begun before the grand jury. At noon Mrs, Harry K. Thaw onlered the grand jury room. She was accompanied by her counsel. Judge Olcoll. and Tcrronco McMuuiis. Mrs. Thaw remained in the grand jury room about fifteen minifies. She I hen left in company with her hus band's counsel and together they went to the Tombs to visit tho pris oner. At that time it was understood that an indictment against Thaw was being drawn up and that it would be ready for presentation to the court this afternoon. Decision was reached today that Mrs. Thaw would refuse to testify be fore tho grand Jury, that she will (Continued on Pago Seven.) WOULDN'T TELL POLICE Slayer's Victim Died With His Secret Man Found Dying on Street of Xev York's Fast Side Sticks to Hie Code of Honor of the Section, and Gives the I'oicc No Help A 'Common Occurrence. (liy tho Associated Press.) New 'York, 'June 28. The police found another mystery on their hands early today to add to tho chap ter of murders yesterday. Thomas Petto' was loiind about 2 o'clock this "turning with a pistol wound in his ,Jilt,i- l'ing on the sidewalk on For- sythe street, one 01 mo most acnsuiy populated sections of tho city. He was alive and conscious but when tho police asked him the name of his assailants ho pleaded tho east side "code of honor," which prohibits n man assaulted from giving any in formation to the authorities. De claring ho would get "even," and tnat there had boon "no trouble in which tho police had any interest," lie vas taken to a hospital. A few moments later ho died. The Petto case illustrates ono of tho most peculiar phases of criminal life on the east side, where "gangs" are in continual feud, mid where murders aro frequent, but the slayers seldom caught because of tlio re fusal of persons assaulted to assist the police. s (Ry the Associated Press.) . Washington, June 2S. The "con ferees on the agricultural bill at 2.10 today reported a disagreement in re gard to tho moat inspection amend ment. . Senator Proctor reported to tho senate the agreonicnt reached as to other provisions of tho bill. Washington, June 2S. James Knox Taylor, supervising architect of the treasury, has completed the plana for the. Jamestown monument .marking the place of the landing of tho English. Within a few days Assistant Secretary I Edwards will ask for bids from con tractors for the construction of the shaft. The monument is to be an exact miniature of the Washington monu ment. It will be 100 feet high. MEAT INSPECTION DISAGREEMENT TILLMAN CALLS UP RESOLUTION Barnes Was Flung in Teeth of Senate DIDN'T SHOW ITS TEETH Says His Itcsolutioii To Investigate Mrs. Morris Incident Has Been Put Oil' on One Priie.vt and Another. He Admits He Went Very Far On a Former Occasion. (Uy the Assiici.-ilud Press.) .'-Washington, June 2S. Senator Till man interrupted the regular business of tlio senate today to speak on his resolution calling for an investigation into the ejection of Mrs. Minor Morris fiom the white .house lust January. He complained that his resolution hud been pushed aside constantly for one reason or another. He spoke of Airs. Morris as an elderly laily and rei'ering to his former discussion admitted lie had gone very far. iu characterizing her ejectment from the white house ua "brutal and cruel." . lie recalled that on that occasion he hud been' charged Ijy another senator with an effort to vent his personal feelings against the piesent chief executive. . tie had hot been able to supply the-proof. .-Sinco then he had been held up to scorn for Laving presumed to express his honest feelings anil he never would have again approached the subject "but for the luct that the name o the. man. Assist ant Secretary Humes who must be held responsible for the net had been sent to the senate for the postmustor sbip of Washington." This nomination ho considered equal to throwing tho matter in the teeth of tho senate, although tho soa ato had not-shown its tooth on tho subject. He then detailed his. efforts to have tho nomination of Mr Humes rejected, reading his letter to Senator Carter, chairman of tho sub committee having tho nomination in charge, and much oilier matter bear ing on the subject. Ho told also of ins inerleelunl eriorts to "secure an investigation of his charges against Ilarnes, and then said that in order to justify his -bringing the matter into (ho open senate he had drawn his resolution so as to provide for an in vestigation of the action of the police in the matter of Mrs. 'Morris' -expul sion.'' In order that he might not bo iodised of unfairness Mr. Tillman had read Mr. Ha rues' defense of his conduct in tlio Morris affair. HID UNDER FJL.00R FOB TWO WEEKS. (lly the Associated Press.) . ltielimoiid, Va., June 28 Waller Stairs, a white convict who disappear ed id the penitentiary June made his escape last night, after having con cealed himself during the entire inter val under the floor of one of the. shoe factories. l!y some means be had ac cumulated a supply of provisions in his pluco of concealment, lie escaped by opening a bole in one of the founda tion walls. The authorities were sat isfied that he was hiding within 'the institution but all efforts to find him were unavailing. TWO KILLED BY STORM IN CHICAGO. Oly tho Associate: Prep'.).. Chicago, June 28. Weather con ditions that culminated in a severe electrical storm here yesterday were responsible for two deaths and in jury to others. The storm tempo rarily broke a hot spell which threat ened to bo tho most severe of the present season. One victim of tho storm was killed by a bolt of lightning, while another fell into the lake, the result of being overcome by tho extreme heat. The storm also did considerable damage In city und country. EXPOSITION MUST OPFX OX APHIIj 2, 1907. Oly the Associated Press.) Norfolk, Va., June 28. It is an nounced at the Jamestown exposition offices today that tho exposition must open April' 2C, 1907, it being pointed out that the conventions scheduled for7 Norfolk next year are too numer ous and important to even permit of consideration in the direction of do lay. The exposition will have its part ready for the' opening, the states have promised to do their part, and the .government will, it is expected, lend all necessary aid with this end in view. TILLMAN WON T SION EPOKT Pipe Lines - Still Won't be "RAILROAD COiiPANES" Conferees Have Formulated Their Third Ilcport Pass AgroriiH'iit Was Huscd On Provision of Senate Kill, Willi Two or Three Fvemp tions Kdickcn Out. (!!y the Associated IVifC.) Washington,' June 'IS. The conferees on the. railroad rate . bill . formulated their 'third report, today, anil it will be signed by Senators i'.'lliin.s and Cul Ifim and the house conferees, Senator Tillman again withholding his signa ture. I Tlio McLuurhi . commodity-, amend ment was 'inndii to iipply in ."railroad companies." the "companies" having been added to the previous agreement, which 'changed tin- application from "common curriers", fo'. "railroads" iu order to .exempt -pipe lines. The pass ugreem''iit was based oil Hie provision of the senate bill, but two or three of the exemptions, were stricken out. '- Coii-eresMiiun Turned Down. (l:v Ilie Asaoei.-i;e, Pi-ess.) . St. Louis, Mo., .1 1; no 2N t!;;trge Neville ims bjon nominated, for con gross by democrats '.of the eleven! h congressional district, defeating John T. Hunt, Incumbent. Mr. liunl; announced that he'-.would run on an independent ticket. Consfltulloiial DomocrQls Col v led to a Caucus Story That Xefvof iaf ions Are Proceed ing for Formation of Ministry Headed' by President Mouromtself of Lower House Campaign of Parliament To lie Crowned With Success. ..' '"' (fiy the Associated Press.) St. Petersburg,. June 28. The constitutional democrats wore hur riedly summoned to n caucus this aflernijon, and it. was again rumored in . the: corridors of the lower, house of'.. -parliament that negotiations.' aro proceeding with I hem for the forma tion of a ministry headed by M. Mouromtself, .president of tho lower house. . St, Petersburg, Juno 28.- The campaign', wlueii mo opposition ele ments iu parliament arc waging to compel Kniperor Nicholas to dismiss the . Goremykiu cabinet and accept the principle of a responsible minis trypromises soon to bo crowned with success, lint Hie emperor and the court are being frightened into sur render, less by the violent attacks made (in tho government in. tho low er house than tho alarming spread of revolutionary disaffection among the troops. When tho Prcobrojensky regimqnt. his majesty's own," pronounced its solidarity with parliament and its agrarian program in tho big camp of the guard regiments at Krasnoe- Selo, less than a dozen miles from Petcrhof, tho emperor's eyes opened, and tho court began realizing that tnere was only a step from that to declaring allegiance to parliament as against the government. It transpired today that all three battalions of the Prcobrojensky reg iment joined in the resolutions, but when they were surrounded by gren adiers, lancers, sharpshooters and a brigade of artillery . two of tho bat talions weakened. Tho other, how ever, faced tho music and was dis armed, and last night, with six offi cers, was sent under escort to Med vid to undergo trial by court mar tial. The news from the provinces shows that a state of general anarchy is growing. f YALE WINS WO Freshman I Oared and Var sity 4 Oared RACES NIP AND TUCK Harvard Led After Mile and a Half In Fivslmian Knee. Harvard's How Dkoppcd His Oar From Fx Iiausliou Xear Finish. Four Oared Knee a Walkaway Win. ('y the Associated Press.) New Loudon, Conn., June 28. II. was .like a chapter out of the lory of! .Yale's' rowing history to sile her de feat ihtrvuid in. the freshman and 'Varsity lour oared races on tho Thames' today,; the former being a splendid struggle, and tile other a walkaway win. 'Harvard men believe, however, that .'tho freshmen race would have been theirs had not KUis at bow dropped 'his oar through exhaustion when the finish was at hand. IOIlis dropped his oar just, before the finish and recovered it, the crew finishing .with-nil eight oars. Cran-dall- at No.' 2 and Faulkner at No; 7 in Ilie boat were exhausted alter I he finish,- and had to be lifted into Ilie launch. Iioth .men recovered after' I ,-! wm I Vp to' this time the form of"1' ?75'11"0 both crows had been fine in every particular, but tho boys witii the blue oars had the speed and tho mettle, and in their victories tho men from New Haven feel that tho 'varsity race this afternoon must como to them. Harvard 'rowed gamely, but it was noL in them to win this year, despite! tho hopes of her men. The races wove, rowed under fine conditions, except that the day was very. warm alter a cool early morn in;,. Tlie wind was light, the river smooth and the water favorable to tho crews, as both races were up stream With tho tide. Tho- official time of the freshmen eights was as follows: Half mile: Yalo 2.2C, Harvard 2.2(1. One mile: Yule a. Ha, Harvard n.H). :..'..... ''--'- Ono and one-half miles: Yaio 8.20, Harvard 8.2;:. Two miles: 'Yulo .10.39 2-u., Har vard 10.il. - Yale's winning distance was half a length.'. ' '; The official time for-the varsity four oar race was us follows: Yale. Harvard.' '-, 2:-i:i 2:45 r.;4r r:'f. . . 8-;:o s: r.o 1 1 : 1 r. V 12:21 Half mile Ono mile . 1 M. miles Two miles THE PEOPL'S PARTY'S ADDRESS TO PUBLIC (Uy the Associated Pre-is.) St. Louis, Mo., Juno 2-S. The. report of tlie committee on addresses at to day's session of the -annual conference of the national convention of the peo ples' party, and was adopted unan imously. The address is "to the American People," arid among other things says: "Wherever any of the principles of the party have been enacted into law there has been a unanimous 'endorse ment .of them. This is particularly so in regard to the rural free delivery secured by the Honorable Thomas B. Watson while a member of congress." A resolution introduced by II. J. Mullins of Tennessee, providing that this conference agree in the work be ing performed by the conference pro visional committee,- caused n turmoil that occupied most of the session. It was charged by several that the reso lution aimed at a secret effort to nicrgo the peoples party into a new party, and denude it of its own Individuality, making it subservient to the dictates of a new party. Others counseled har mony and co-operative action in what ever action was taken regarding the resolution. Finally tho turmoil was ended by a ..wising vote, and the resolu tion was nfy'-.'tcd by a two third's vote, which was made unanimous. Tho-resolution says: "Resolved trat this conference of the people's party heartily agree in the work being performed by tho conference provisional committee be made up of the chairman of the pco- pie's party national committee, tho chairman of tho federated people's party clubs, .the president of the re form press association, and the pres ident of any state or national reform organizations in tho United Stales who aro in accord with the princi ples of tho Springfield platform and who are ready and willing to act in dependently of bolh tho two old par ties. Provided that any action by this executive committee affecting (he people's party organization shall lio referred to the national -committee and approved by it before such action is operative." VIRGINIA SENATORS THANK PRESIDENT. ... s, . . (liy the Associated Press.) Washington, Juno 28.- Senators Daniel and Martin of Virginia today tliank'ed President Itoosovelt for the interest ho , had manifested in the Jamestown Exposition, and in ob taining an appropriation by congress for the exposition. Tlio appropria tion . is carried by the sundry civil appropriation bill, and will become available as soon as the president siems (lie measure. The senators cx: I ..I .... I.. .11 .. I I.... ... il ......I.I ... I 1 ,IU 1 a iwii iu luo jiii-muuni io aiienu mo ceremonies incident; to (lie unveiling of tlio monument erect ed at Fredericksburg, Va., to the memory of General Mercer. The date of tho ceremony has not been fixed, tho senators indicating that it would lie determined to suit tho con venience of the president. The presi dent expressed regret that lie would bo unablo to accept tho invitation. BIG- GRAIN ELEVATOR WAS BURNED DOWN. (liy tlie Associated Press.) Memphis, Twin., Juno 28.- Tho mill and grain elevator of the -Davis &.' Andrews Company, located in SouLh Memphis, a suburb of his city, was totally destroyed by fire shortly after midnight.' The loss will proba bly reach if 100,00.0, with insurance HERO OF THREE YEARS Burned Trying to Save His Twin Sister Tried to Heat Out 'Flames With His Hands and Threw Hlazing Child Howis and Hollcd Her in (be Grass. The -.Mother Came, Hut Too I-ato To Save Little Girl. (Uy theAssociated Press.) Chicago,1' June "H. In spite of the efforts of three year old Donald Jordan to save her life from the flames -'which enveloped her, Dorothy, his twill sister, was fatally burned in the presence of the little fellow and bis mother, Mrs. Hubert Jordan. Tlie children were playing in tlie yard of their home when a box of mutches they had taken from j the 'house became ignited, und set lire j to this! clothes or little Dorothy. Regardless of his own danger Don ald rushed to her aid. With bis bare builds he attempted to beat out the Humes. He failed in this, and throwing the girl on the grass lie tried with yd his strength to roll her over and over. His little bunds were cruelly buinid, but lie stuck to bis tusk until his mother nrrived. Mrs. Jordan seized her baby in her arms and cast her into a tub of water. Tlie Humes were extinguished, but too lute to save her life. WISCONSIN I FOR W.J BRYAN (fly the Associated Press.) Milwaukee, Wis., Juno 28. Tho democratic state convention today received tho report prepared by the committee 'on resolutions. The plat form was drawn up after an all night session, and was presented to the convention as a whole today for rat ification. It. strongly endorses William J. Bryan as the democratic candidate for president in 1908. Among other things the platform demands enforce ment of the statutes against all trusts, combinations and monopolies, favors revision of the present tariff; favors election of United States sen ators by direct vote, and declares for government control and regulation of nil public service corporations. DUG ALLi NIGHT FOR HIS LIFE Rescue of Man Buried Shifting Sand CONDITION IS CRITICAL A Plumber Working In An Excava- ' ' ' ' ' ' 'l: lion At Tompkliisvlllc, Staten Island, Hurled Up To His Necfc-u Hescuers Worked Prom Noon Yedl terday Till This Morning. (By the Associated Press. New York. June 28. After fighting death for more than 22 hours, Jere miah Fisher, was rescued alive today from a sand pit at Tompklnsvillo, Staten Island, in which ho had been imprisoned since 11 o'clock yesterday forenoon. The rescued man is in a pitiable condition from exhaustion, however, and It is not at all certain that he will survive the effects of his frightful ordeal. Fisher was working in an excava tion, when a passing street car loos ened the earth around the hole and sent an avalanche of sand pouring down upon him. Before he could scramble out of its way the sand haj sifted around his legs, holding him as firmly as In a vice, and gradually ris ing until only his head was visible. For hours a large force of rescuers worked with frantic haste in an effort to free the imprisoned man, but tho shifting sand surged back and renewed its grip upon the prisoner almost oa fust as they could remove it. When the rescuers began to abandon hopo of getting Fisher out alive, they re luctantly decided to notify his family of his predicament, and the wife, mother and brother were witnesses ot the all night fight for life which fol lowed. Hundreds of persons from various parts of the island had flocked to tho scene, and many of them remained throughout the night. An ambulance with physicians and nurses also stood by in constant readiness to render anjjj j aW lhoy and two clrgyme. I who had been summoned awaited thej thqj call to administer the last rites should the task of the rescuers prove una vailing. All through the night the rescue r labored under the glare of torches, and when daylight came they had succeed ed in uncovering the imprisoned man's body as far down as the hips. Then ropes were attached under Fisher's arms, but the combined strength o twenty men failed even to move iIim imprisoned man an inch. Fisher then was unconscious, and tho physicians who hud been watching his conditioi declared that there remained only the faintest hope of his surviving ni'jv.'i longer. The rescuers stuck to thJir task-, however, and hours later, when thf. lust obstacle was removed and ihe senseless form of Fisher was drawn from the stilling hole a spark of hf still lingered. Ills condition was ex-, tremely critical, but the physician said that there remained a chance that he might recover. XFW HATTliIASHIPS ( LKAVE NORFOLK YAKItf (fiy the Associated Press.) Norfolk, Va., June 28. The United States battleships Louisiana and Vir ginia, which have been at tho Nor lolk navy yard since they were placed iu commission several weeks ago, both sailed this morning. The Louisiana goes direct to tlie New York navy yard, to receive her secondary battery and tlie remainder of her equipment. The Virginia goes to Lynn Haven Bay, in side of Capt Henry, for practice in boat' drills and other routine sea work, in- eluding a shaking down run before pro. ceeding to the Boston yard to be dock" eJ preparatory to her official trials oft the New England coast. Tho battleship Iowa, which has been at the Noifolk navy yard for some time, sails for the New York navy yard Saturday to be docked preparatory to summer cruises with tho North At lantic fleet. j; ' -- a . ltaclng. at Sbeepshcad. (By the Associated Press.) Shoepshead Bay, June 28. First race three year olds and up, of a mire, main course Klamesha, 11- to 5 and 3 to 5, first; Handzarra, 6 to 5, place, second; Koseben, third. Timo.l:12 2-5. i.- r.,i. . Second race Steeplechase, hand!-. cap, short course Paul Jones, 7 to 5 and 3 to F gt; Gold Fleur, even,, place, seco-. Kernel, third. ' Time 4:07 3-5. .... . - '. ' -?