North Carolina Newspapers

LAST EDITION. ALL THE MARKETS. THE RALEIGH EVENING TIMES. VOLUME 27. RALEIGH, N. C, WE SEPTEMBER 5, 1906. full Leased Wire Service of the Associated Press. Leads all North Carolina Afternoon Papers in Circulation. NESDAY, THREE arr PATO n .Y MAI AT Adolph Segal, Borrower of Five Millions AND BANK OFFICERS These arc William North, Treasurer of the. Heal Estate Trust Com puny, and Marshall Collingwood, Assistant Treasurer The Men Give Bail. (By the Associated Press.) Philadelphia. Pa., Sept. 5. Charged I with having defrauded the depositors of the Heal Estate Trust Company this city, out of many millions of dol lars, Adolph Segal, a promoter of many enterprises; William F. North, the treasurer of the trust company, and Marshall S. Collingswood, the assistant treasurer were arrested about noon to day at the Instance of District Attor ney Bell, who has spent nearly a week in investigating the affairs of the wrecked Institution. Segal was held in $25, '000 ball and the two trust com pany officers in $10,000 each. They en tered bond and will be given a hear ing tomorrow. This turn In the affairs of the com pany Is only one of the many sensa tions expected to develop in connection with the failure of which It Is esti mated, will exceed ten million dollars before the receiver finishes his investi gation. The Charges Against Them. The affidavits accompanying the war rants were sworn to by Walter C. Browning, a depositor and creditor of the Real Estate Trust Company. They aver that Segal, North and (polling wood with Frank K. Hippie, the pres ident of the company who committed suicide, and with other unknown per sons, defrauded the trust company "out of many millions of dollars," and that they fraudulently applied the money to their own use. It is further charged that Segal was an abettor to the embezzlement of the many millions of dollars, and that North committed perjury knowingly having furnished to the commissioner of banking of Penn sylvania, false reports of the value of the company's assets, resources and liabilities. Colllngwood and North are also accused of having received money from depositors after they knew the company was insolvent. The three men knew they were to b arrested aud early in the day they sought out their bondsmen. After the warrants were issued the district at torney notified the attorneys for the accused men and they waived formal service of the warrants. At noon the three men with their bondsmen ap peared at the magistrate's office and entered ball. Adolph Segal who Is looked upon as the principal In the failure of the in stitution had nothing to say after his arrest. He contented himself by re ferring all persons to his attorneys. LINCOLN WILL GREET BRYAN ' (By the Associated Press.) Lincoln, Neh., Sept. 5. The city of Lincoln and a good part of the state of Nebraska began early preparations this, morning for a plain, old fashioned welcome In honor of William- J, Bryan, who will return to his home here this evening. Weather conditions today are Ideal. The greatest crowd ever known In Lincoln is here to attend the recep tion. Prom every direction special trains began early to arrive as early as 6 o'clock, the visitors coming not only from Nebraska, but from every neigh boring state. Missouri and Iowa sent large delegations, hundreds came from South Dqkota, and Kansas and Col orado were well represented. Mr. Bryan Is expected to arrive here'at 5:30 o'clock this afternoon. NO FAITH IN THEIR LOYALTY. Officers Fear to Trust Their Men. Answer to Threat of Terrorists. (By the Associated Press.) Sevastopol, Sept. 5. Ir) answer to the publication of a notice from the terror bits that a sentence of death had been Imposed on Colonel Dumbadze, com mander of a rifle regiment here, the officers of the corps In an open letter have announced that In case of an at tack being made on the colonel they will exact vengeance on the leaders ui fcuv iu . . . i'. . ....... It is now sunposed that the threa I cannon which disappeared last week from a torpedo boat under repair here, I were stolen by revolutionists. j Admiral Skrydlolt commander of the Black Sea fleet, ana tne military com mander here are very apprehensive, both regarding the attitude of the sail ors of the fleet and the garrison of the NOON fortress. The annual cruise of the training squadron as well as the regu lar manoeuvers have been abandoned. "The warships will only make short trips to sea, scarcely venturing beyond the range of the guns of the fqrts. The military patrols in the city have been withdrawn inside the walls of the forts, the governor announcing that the men are needed, for their reg ular military training, hut it Is said that the step Is due to the fear that the soldiers will be corrupted If they are allowed to be in contact with the masses. The merchants of this city have practically been thrown on their own resources In the matter of pro tection from lawlessness. The gover nor, at a recent meeting of merchants, advised them to organize their own guard for the- protection of property, as soldiers could not longer be spared for police duty as the municipality is bankrupt and unable to maintain effi cient protection. The Jews who are In a chronic state of terror, Interpreted the withdrawal of the troops as evidence that the mob was to be Jet loose on them and they were responsible for the alarmists re ports that anti-Jewish outbreaks were Imminent, which reached the outside world. I REPUBLICAN SWEEP The Republicans Carry the Green Mountain State Proctor. Republican Candidate for Governor, Receives 42,150 Votes Against 28,474 Cast for Clement, the Independent and Republican. (By the Associated Press.) Rutland, Vt, Sept. 5. Complete returns from yesterday's state elec tion show that Fletcher D. Proctor, of Proctor (republican) was elected governor by 15,676 over Percival W. Clement of Rutland (independent and democratic.) i The vote: Proctor, 42,150; Clem ent, 26,474; scattering, 1,000. The remainder of the republican state ticket was successful by plural ities about equal to that received by Proctor. The republicans carried every county in the state except Ben nington ,and the party leaders claim that county by a small margin. The republicans gained over 10,000 vote3 over the number four years ago and Clement lost 1,800. The prohibition loss was proportionately greater. Congressman David J. Foster of Burlington and Kittredge Haskins of Brattieboro, both republicans, were elected by majorities greater than those they received two years ago. The lower branch of the legislature is overwhelmingly republican and all the members o fthe senate but one be long to that party. The republicans elected their entire ticket by a plu rality approaching that of Governor elect Proctor. THREE ENGINES PILED IN WRECK (By the Associated Press.) Cumberland, Md., Sept. 5. After two freight trains, east and west bound on the Baltimore & Ohio Rail road had collided' at Sir Johns Run, fifty miles east of Cumberland, to day, blocking both tracks, a third freight train ran into the wreckage before a flagman could be sent back. Brakeman W. L. C. Woods of Brunswick, Md., was killed and En gineer A 1. Snider and F. McKeever, fireman both of Brunswick, were frightfully scalded and may not re cover. It Is reported that a boy was stealing a ride on thp train and that he was caught under the wreckage. The eastbound track was blocked about four hours and the westbound track was closed for a longer time. TWO TRAMPS DIE IN UGLY WRECK. (By the Associated Press.) Grand Rapids, Mich., Sept. 5. A special to the Evening Press from Traverse City, says Pere Marquette train No. 6, gen erally known as the "flyer" struck uasseneer train No. 10 at Wallin at ii uciuck last nignt. tne nyer is - , said to have been running ahead of time. No. 10 was just hacking Into tha siding when the flyer struck, Two tramps, names unknown, will 11. Conductor Wilson had a leg broken and four women were more or less seriously injured, gines were badly smashed. Both en- j ' BRIDGE BREAKS, CAR GOES DOWN One Nan is Killed, Several Persons Hurt A BROP INTO A CREEK The Car Was Crowded In Tunic Following the Fall Through the Bridge the Coolness of the Con ductor Probably Enabled Him to Save Several Lives. (By the Associated press.) Roanoke, Va., Sept. 5. One negro was instantly killed and live white people more or less seriously injured by the collapse of a street railway bridge over Tinker Creek between RoanOke and Vinton today. The dead: Charles Cuff, a negro. The Injured: Charles Parker, arm crushed and afterwards amputated; P. B. Lane, wrist cut and head bruised; Frank Belk, head badly cut; Fred Long, arm broken, and Mrs. W. D. Price, all of Vinton, arm broken. The car was coming from Vinton to Roanoke and was carrying about a hundred passengers. On the east side of the bridge the motorman stopped his car to allow several per sons to get on board and had barely started again and was about the mid dle of the bridge when it collapsed, dropping the crowded car backwards Into a creek fifteen feet below. Cuff was instantly killed. A panic followed the crush, and Conductor Trout fought the passen gers to keep them from tramplius each other, and probably vsaved a number of lives by his determined efforts. The bridge was considered one of the best on the system and no cause 13 known for Its collapse. PLAY HAVOC Millions in Farm of W. A. Simpkins Near Here FOUND ELSEWHERE TOO They Have Already Begun to Ruin Food Products and Bip Sweet Po tato Vines Bare First Time Pdst Has Been Known Locally in Twelve Tears. Army worms, millions strong, invaded the premises of Mr. W. A. Simpkins, four miles northeast of RaJ eigh, where they are cutting and tear ing to pieces food products by the acre. On Sunday Mr. Simpkins saw them crossing the roads in droves over a dis tance of two hundred yards, and other reports indicate that they have .'ap peared around Clayton. Mr. Simpkins I says that they have also entered the i property of Mr. Addie Coley. his neigh bor. Farmei $ remember that army worms did great damage hereabout twelve years ago and this appears to be a i second visitation. They are eating Mr. Simpkins' crab grass, stemming the cane and sweet potato vines and have begun to pull his fodder. The worms are from half an Inch to four and one half Inches in length and In multi tude they are bewildering. No possi ble estimate can be made of the num ber. Mr. Simpkins has called on the de partment of agriculture for Informa tion. He believes that they will have to be killed by a spray, but they will work ruin before that can be done. Electric Lights in Prospect. (Special to the Evening Times.) Statesville, N. C, Sept. 4. Mr. W. S. Lee, Jr., of the Southern Power Co., Charlotte, Mr. R. G. Lucas, an attorney for the company and Mr. F. S. Tucker of the Westlnghouse Com- ....., -.-j.. . ...iV jjt.uj inn- II, ii iioiiiwu., i it . uiipuil with tne board or aldermen about a ------- -. contract for electric power for States- vllle. Mr. Chas. Waddell of Asheville an electrical engineer employed by the hoard and nrivflte citizens to mnkp es- tlmateg on the amount of power that could be used was also here. There was no definite contract or arranire- ment made as a quorum of the board could not be secured. ARMY WORMS JEROME TALKS WAITING TO DEMOCRATS He Sees No Real leadership in New York TO RETURN TO SENSES He Believes They Are on the Eve of Doing That Hut Looks lor No Po litical Mil'cniiium Such as Has Been Prophesied Very Frequently of Late. ' (By the Associated Press.) Albany, N. Y., Sept. D. District At torney William Travers Jerome of New York was the central figure in the Conference of up-state democrats, called to meet here today to consider the condition of the democratic party in the state of New York. It was declared by the sponsors of the confer ence that Mr. Jerome was present merely as a spectator, not as a party in thp rorifprenee and that the meetinir was not in the interest of his eamli- j in communication with Mr. Bryan since dacy, or that of any other man for j his announcement to the special com the democratic nomination for gov- mittee in New York that he would be erhc-r. j f fforth Carolina in September it he Mr. Jerome mentioned no names in his addioss. He dealt wit li the general j could not come fair week, and the purposes, general condition and possi-j indications are that the great com bilities of the democratic party. Heimoner wm ne j the state some time declared it as .his understanding that1 the conference was In the interest of no narticular candidate, "least of all , to dictate to or threaten the conven- ...... ...iii . - ........ tr oei.m liln n t ' LlOIl 111 UUI JJCUfcJ owu" w ... -.v. v Buffalo He took direct issue with the opin ion recently expressed by Governor Folk of Missouri and others, though he named no one. "Rear leadership is nowhere in sight." said he, "and what passes for leader ship seems to consist of demagogic denunciation of existing conditions and the advancing of vague schemes of socialism and paternalism which are essentially revolutionary in character. "We are not 'on' the threshold of the greatest political awkltfinlng this nation has ever known,' natking 'the -beginning of -aXw. . ' )Ui we are. I believe, about'.to reU ra to otirjBenses, and to earnestly" address ourselves to the solution of the difficult problem ! confronting us ny tne meinous wmwi the past has shown to be entirely ade quate to meet the greatest emergen cies. "The so-called 'muck raker' has had ; a great vogue, and, on the whole, has done a good work. But in mere ex posure and denunciation English speaking people cannot rest." Unless the conditions were remedied, He Indicates Remedies. Mr. Jerome declared, by the en- ; couragemcnt of independent thought and action, by conventions made open rather that subservient to. "a central clique," "the thousands of self-respecting voters in the state who are demo- cratic in principle but vote the republi-j can ticket will continue where they are j and young men who could be brought Into our ranks in numbers will remain indifferent to political affairs or Join our political opponents." The people Of the democratic party, "disgraced and humiliated by years of mismanagement, to give it no harsher name. would array memstivra ur I hind their party candidates if they are men of character, standing on a plat have form of real democracy. "Atid in that platform," he said in closing, "they want no crazy socialism nor revolutionary paternalism. What they want Is men and not measures. They have little faivh In new laws while there is not honesty and capac ity enough In public servants to work the old. WATER UNDER CONTROL Coffman Wires the Condition of the Boston He Wires That the Cruiser Probably Be Free of Water in the Afternoon When the ton .May Proceed. Will I, ate Bos- (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Sept. 5. The navy department has received a dispatch dated from Commander Coffman, of the cruiser Boston, which is now in Belllngham Harbor, Wash., after h.,vir h.on Iniureri hv erounriintr on ! Peabody Kock as follows: "Water about under control. Hope to have ship free from water about & p. m. The department is of the opinion that the Boston will be able to pro- ceed to Bremerton navy yard soma l time today. Send in your subscription nowtto Tlie Evening Times and receive flic old rates of lf4.eo Pts year. FOR BRYAN'S REPLY Chairman Simmons Wired Him Last Night HIS PROBABLE HATES It Is Almost Melinite That the Cleat Commoner Will Speak. Here on Tuesday, September 18 Will Be in Winston Monday Morning and Greenshoro and Salisbury Same Day. lip to this afternoon no answer had been received from William Jennings ; Bryan regarding his visit to North I j Carolina this month. State Chairman ' i Simmons wired to him last night ask- ! Ing when ho would reach the stato and ! exactly what dates he could give Hal- I eigh. I However. Senator Simmons has Ix In the week beginning Sunday, Sep tember IS, and will speak at Winston Monday morning, in Greensboro in the afternoon and in Salisbury at night. It Is likely that he will come to Raleigh from Salisbury and speak here On Tuesday the ISth. leaving here for Columbia. H. (.'.. the next day. It is understood that Mr. Bryan will enter the state from Virginia on the evening of Sunday the 16th from Roa noke, Va., where he will go to enter his daughter as a .student In Ilollins Institute. He Will go probably direct from Roanoke to Winston. OF THE B, U. W. Rooms Engaged by 225 Boarding Students ADDRESS THIS MORNING Full Complement of Teachers on the Ground Largest Enrollment in History Indicated Examinations Today Faculty Changes Since Lust Yenr Business Manager Employed. The-Baptist University for Women! opened this morning under the best possible auspices for the coming ses-. sion as to numbers of students and equipment. A number of gentlemen visiters1 were present at the regular chape! exercises at 9 o'clock this morning, j when Hon. J. Y. Joyner, state sti-1 perintendent of public, instruction,: delivered a brief address of welcome I to the girls. The' large pipe organ j has been installed complete, and ' with other improvements gives the chapel a handsome and ittractivo ap-1 pea ranee, The lull complement of officers , and teachers, 34 in all, are on the ground save the matron, who has not yet arrived. The number of boarding pupils who have engaged rooms is 2 25, and a few others will be likely to report in a day or two. This is a record- breaking opening, and indications j point to the largest enrollment in the history of the institution. Today and tomorrow are devoted to the entrance examinations. the whole student body will be classi- fled on V rlday and the classes will . me A tor work on Saturday. The faculty changes since last j session are as follows: Miss Jones, in charge of the Eng- "sh department, is replaced ,1 11 1J A I t .. t , . i i ,r ,ihiinirA "' " who is ready to present her thesis j for the master's degree. Miss Meserve, B. A, of Vassar, ' unilgllier 01 ur. tnas. r. raeseivti, ident. of Shaw I'niversity, takas , t u.,-,. -.iot.. place ot Miss Parry as assistant the in languages. Miss Blinn lakes the place of Mr. Jackson in the music department. Mr. U-ustav Hagedorn takes the position ot teacher of violin in placa of Miss Anderson. Miss Htoedly and Mrs. Kerrall sup ply the places or Misses Brewer ami .Stone respectively. Miss Paschal, assistant in mathe matics last session, and Prof. lioom uQUr, ai'3 caring for the department of mathematics in the absence of Mr. Watson, who has retired for a year to study at Harvard. Mr. V. J. Ferrell has been ism ployed us business manager and bursar of the I'niversity, CHINESE BHINCS BOYsi TO ENTER AXXAPOUS. (Bv the Associated Press.) San Francisco, Cat, Sept. 5. Among the passengers on the Toyen Kissen America, which arr'ved here yesterday from China, were Chen She) Tung and Ten Fong Ten, two Chinese boys. They are enroute to Annapolis, where they will enter the United States Naval Academy. LAFOLLETTE LOST HIS Lenroot Beaten in the Race for Nomination Ayhvurd is the Democratic Opponent of Davidson Who Was Named by the Republicans in (In- Wisconsin Primary Held yesterday. (By the Associated Press.) .Milwaukee, Wis.. Sept. 5. The latest returns from yesterday's primary elec , tions throughput Wisconsin indicate that Governor James ( ). Davidson, re- publican. Swept the state, winning from his opponent. Speaker Irvine L. j Lenroot, in the race for the nomina ; r i 1 tion for governor by a majority i forty thousand votes. I John A. Ayhvurd, democrat of Madi son, for governor received the nomina- tion over Ernst Merlon of Waukesha j by a safe majority, I In the congressional race. William J. j Gary, republican of Milwaukee, de feated Congressman Theobald Oetgen for nomination in the fourth district. William H. Stafford, republican, the present congressman from the fifth district, was re-nominated over Henry B. Cochems to a close contest. Con gressman J. W. Babeock and Judge T. O. Mahon4' are running a close race in the third district with the result still in doubt. The same conditions exist in the ninth district where Con- gressman Edwin S. Miners and Gus I tave Kustermann appear to be running about even. To Improve the Naval Service. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Sept. 5. Although the naval personnel board will not hold its first meeting for two weeks there is a great deal of interest manifested In its work. Already there have been many responses to the requests of offi cers for their views as to what should be done to improve the naval service. The data is being prepared for the board arid briefed so as to make the work of the members as easy as pos sible and enable the board to make a report In the time specified by the sec retary. IVAN PUT FOOT HIS MOUTH (By the Associated Press.) New York, Sept. 5. Senator Knox, who arrived from Europe today, said he had soon the reports of W. J. Bryan's speech at Madison Square Garden. When asked for his opin ion on Mr, Bryan's advocacy of gov- ernment ownership ot railroads the senator said: "Mr. Bryan appears to have open- ed his month and put his foot in it. 1 have a great desire to see the full ieffect of Mr. Bryan's speech on the American people." IMPORT A X T M ATT E US AWAITING BONAPARTE. (Bv the Associated Press.) Washington, Sept. 5. Secretary Bon aparte will return to the navy de partment next Thursday. He will find j a number of important matters await I ing bis attention among which are u,0 report on the Alabama and Illinois lllsion and the contract for the boil- ers for the New York and Massa chusetts. No matter what recommen dation the court of inquiry mde in hv Miss'1' niai.1iiii,i-l;..i.u ..av. k.v ' I Iiip- nf -n eonit mnvtl.nl Is whollv in II... l i .. l ....... . in;,,..;, (hn ..i.h.r. the hands of the secretary. Tne Doner contl..lct has already been decided by Assistant Secretary Newberry in an Indorsement supporting the bureau of v . contract to tne emncoc ami eo Company, although the bid of the Oil 1 ( the groumj (j,iH the latter company jaid not oompiy with the specifications. A BIG UPRISING IS FEARED NOW South American Republics May Have Revolt TALK NOW OF A JUNTA One Said to Have Been Organized at New Orleans to Collect Funds. Cousin of President of Honduras Describes the Plans. (By the Associated Press.) New Orleans, Sept. 5. The exist ence of an alleged junta which is said to he collecting funds and supplies for a revolution to be started simul taneously about November 1 in the five central American republics, Costa Rica, Honduras, Salvador, Nic aragua, and Guatemala, was an nounced here today. Don Angel Ur gatel, who says he Is a cousin of Poll carpo BOnilla, brother of the presi dent of Honduras said in an inter view: "I am informed that there is to Ve general uprising in the five repub lics. My mission is to collect funds for a revolution in Honduras, where Policarpo Bonilla, my cousin, will lead the insurgent forces. The peo ple of the five republics in Central America are all dissatisfied with their rulers." Urgatel added he believes an at tempt at revolution in Salvador will be a failure but that he hopes for suc- cess in the other republics. Urgatel came here a lew aajs as" r bile and in the hotel at which he is stopping there have been since sev eral conferences of men from Cen tral American republics. So persist ent have the reports been about such a junta become that ToMaa Buniga, who was temporarily exiled from Costa Rica about a year ago after being defeated as a candidate for president today took occasion to deny publicly that he has any connec tion with the alleged revolutionary movement. His name had been con nected with the reports because he ts on the point of going to Blueflelds, Nicaragua. NEW JERSEY LED IN SHOOT AT SEA GIRT. (By the Associated Press.) Sea Girt, N. J.. Sept. 5 At the con clusion of the firing at the 800 yards stage of the national team match here today, New Jersey remained in the lead with a total of 1,506. The New York team passed the Massachusetts team and was in second place with 1,604, Massachusetts being third with l'491. The standing of the next seven leading teams follow: U. S. infantry 1,479; marine corps 1,471; navy 1,489; Wisconsin 1,466; District of Columbia 1.455; Bhode Island 1,447; Ohio 1,444. CALL SOARS AGAIN (By the Asociated Press.) New Vork, sept. 5. Money on call on the stock exchange today loaned at the outset at 17 per cent, and quickly advanced to 24 per cent. Yesterday's flurry to 30 per cent and the known condition of the banks as disclosed in Saturday's bank state- Inient, together with the course of the currency movement sine?. ;;ives the explanation of the actton of the money market. With the surplus of reserve above legal requirements as shown by the bank statement, down to ?2,S69,400 and withdrawals since the period of the statement on sub-treasury operations of $4,4.55, 000 and a continued outgo of eash to the interior by express the ex haustion of the loaning power of the banks is made clear. Calling of loans in the stock market put a stop to an early moderate rise and turned prices downward. At 2:15 p. m. call money was quot ed at 40 per cent. Prices for stocks receded about a point generally when the. call money rate went up to 40 per cent but the loss was regained about liftpen min utes before the closing when call money was quoted at 25 per cent. Call money closed at 3 5 per cent, bid. One loan of 250,000 was made at forty per cent and some small loans at H5. MONEY