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THE RALEIGH EVENING TIMES.
VOLUME 27.
RALEIGH, N. C, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25. 1906.
PRICE 5c.
Full Leased Wire Service ,'of the Associated Press.
Leads all North Carolina Afternoon Papers in Circulation.
TWO NEGROES KILLED
IN DESPERATE FIGHT
WITH ATLANTA POLICE
Three Officers Silence Oc
cupants of House Barri
caded Against Them
ANOTHER NEGRO SLAIN
BREAKING TIRO LINE
Over Two Hundred and Fifty Blacks
Arrested in Brownsville Suburb
Alone They Were Searched and
Many Found to be Armed Mi
litia Hemming the Negroes in
. Eager to Avenge the Death of Ofll
eer Heard, Ambushed and Killed
by a Gang of Negroes Lust Night.
(By the Associated Press.)
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 25. In a desperate
fight at close range between Bicycle
Officers Smith and Maddox and Police
man Casen and two negroes barricaded
in a house near the corner of Magru
der and Randolph streets this morn
ing, the negroes were killed and the
police officers had narrow escapes.
Officers Maddox and Smith had been
notified that negroes were shooting in
the vicinity of Houston and Randolph
streets. When the officers reached the
scene there was no shooting. The offi
cers were told that the difficulty was
In the vicinity of Randolph and Ma
grutter streets. Whether this was a
trap laid to kill the officers is not
known, but a negro pointed out a
house in which he said a negro who
had done the shooting had taken ref
uge. Negroes Began Shooting.
The officers went to the house, Smith
going to the rear door and Maddox to
the Iront. Smith attempted to enter
and the negroes began shooting. Mad
dox ran around the house to bis aid
As he did So he saw two negroes lean
ing out of the window firing at them
The officers returned the fire and the
negroes dropped below the window.
Officer Casen had come up in the
meantime, and the three charged the
house. Maddox went to the window
and pulled himself up, gun In hand.
A pistol was fired to the left of his
head. He fired point blank and drop
ped to the ground, pulling the window
down with him. He then ran to the
door and broke it open, his brother
officers running with him. As he
opened the door a shot was fired, the
bullet passing over his head. He and
the other officers then fired, killing the
two negroes.
Sheriff Nelms, during the morning,
swore in about three hundred citizens
as special deputies. It is understood
he will swear in as many more as he
can properly arm, up to 500. Governor
Terrell has wired for supplies of guns
and ammunition.
Major Williamson's Statement.
An Interview with Major Williamson
of the state militia, who commanded
the raid in Brownville today, resulted
In a statement substantially as fol
lows: "Following the attack on a fores of
county police late last night, it was de
cided to raid what is known as Browns
ville, including Clark University, an
Institution for negroes, which has in
the past received large support from
northern philanthropists. With two
companies of state militia, the govern
or's horse guards, and a force of ruin
ty police and citizens specially sworn
in as deputies. Major Williamson care
fully disposed his force during the late
hours of the night, surrounding with a
skirmish line the entire section, cover
ing about fifteen acres. .
"When daylight came and the ne
groes emerged from their homes, they
were ordered to hold up their hands.
Few had the temerity to disobey. Not
a shot was fired by the troops, the only
shot being fired by a citizen deputy,
which wounded a negro in the foot.
The too zealous officer was placed
under arrest for disobeying orders. In
this way about four hundred negroes
were captured, including professors
and students of Clark University and
other negroes not connected with the
institution. Bach one was searched
carefully. If a prisoner was unable
to give a plausible account of himself,
if he was armed or manifested a bel
ligerent disposition he was put under
arrest and sent to the Fulton county
jail. About one hundred were so locked
up. Among those arrested was the as
sassin of Policeman Heard, who was
killed in the attack on the county po
lice during the earlier part of the
night. With him were several wit
nesses to the shbotlns."
The Total Known Dead.
The total known dead as the result
of the last night's encounter Is reported
this morning as five negroes, besides
Policeman Heard and Mrs. R. C.
Thompson , a white woman who
dropped dead from the excite
ment of witnessing the shoot-
lnir of two negroe prisoners. Two
of the dead negroes were tracked from
the scene of the attack on the police to
their homes by trails of blood. There
they were found early today. Two
more died at the hospital, both shot
during last night's fight, and an un
known negro was found dead near the
scene of the same fight. -
Governor Terrell, over the telephone,
has just declared to the Associated
Press that he does not believe it will
be necessary to declare martial law,
but as a precautionary measure he In
tends during the day to order several
companies of the state militia, prob
ably four, to be in Atlanta by 8 o'clock
tonight.
POLICEMEN AMBUSHED,
ONE KILLED BV NEGROES.
An Associated Press report . from
Atlanta late last night says:
Three of a party of county police
men riding on their beat in South
Atlanta, near Clark University, a ne
gro Institution, were ambushed from
an alley about 9 o'clock tonight with
the result that Policeman Heard and
another ottlcer, name yet unknown,
were killed and a third officer was
shot aftally. Still another officer
is reported missing. The policeman,
who were mcnted, with a squad of
militiamen a.c pursuing '.lie nsgroes
into the woods.
At Howell's Station, .hrse miles
from the center of the city, the rail
road operator has been killed and
another man in the same building
killed or wounded by negroes.
The city marshal of Edgevood
was shot but not seriously Hurt while
trying to arrest a negro late Una. af
ternoon.
Other similar reports, lack con
firmation.
Woman Dies of Excitement.
Following the killing of Policeman
Heard in South Atlanta tonight the
force which accompanied him and
were not disabled In the fight, pur
sued the negroes. They captured ten
of the attacking party. Four escaped,
six were put aboard a street car un
der the guard of the police and dep
uties were started for the county
jail In the center of town. As the
car approached 491 Crew street a
waiting mob stopped the car. Two
of the prisoners, Sam McSaunders
and Wiley Brooks, made a bold dash
for liberty. The mob caught them!
in the front yard of the home occu
pied at the above number by Mrs.
R. C. Thompson, a highly respected
white woman. The negroes were cut
and beaten and left for dead. Mrs.
Thompson, watching the exciting
scene from the porch of her home,
dropped dead from heart disease
The police succeeded In locking up
the other four negroes in the county
jail. Later It was discovered that
McSaunderh and Brooks were not
dead. They were brought to the
rlty and are now reported to be dy
ing.
NEGRO PREACHES ON
ATLANTA'S DUAL CRIMES.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, Sept. 25. At a meeting
last night of the National Negro Baptist
tlst reachers' Union of Washington and
vicinity, resolutions were adopted con
demning mob violence by whites upon
Innocent negroes, and assaults on white
women by negroes, the dual crimes
in Atlanta which disgrace our Chris
tloh nation," and calling upon all ne
groes In this vicinity to assemble in
their churches on Sunday, October 7,
and offer prayer for a peaceful solution
of the race problem.
BATTLE WITH A
GIANT OCTOPUS
(By the Associated Press.)
Chicago, Sept. 25. A dispatch to
the Tribune from Mobile, Ala., eays:
A live hundred pound octopus was
caught yesterday by a fishing party
in Mississippi Sound and killed after
a struggle that lasted eight hours.
The octopus towed the boat of the
party, stern first, for ten miles. It
finally was killed with rifles.
THE MEDICAL SCHOOL
AT HARVARD DEDICATED.
(By the Associated Press.)
Boston, Mass.. Sept. 25 An event of
unusual interest was the dedication to
day of the magnificent new build
ings of the Harvard medical school.
The exercises were held on the terrace
In front of the administration building.
IN
WALLS
Prisoners Keep Officers at
Bay Two Hours
FIGHT IN
Bottles, Hose, Broom-handle, Spears,
and Finally Pistols Figure as
Weapons in the. Conflict The Ne
groes Stirred to Rebellion by the
Atlanta Riots.
(By tha Associated Press.)
Knoxville, Tenn., Sept. 25. Thir
ty-five negro prisoners, including
eighteen murderers, two of whom are
sentenced to die, rebelled against the
jailer at the Knox county jail last
night, refusing to go from the corri
dor into their cells. For two hours
they kept the officers at bay.
Although in closed bars four offi
cers were cut with bottles thrown by
the prisoners and C. A. Reeder, Jr.,
aged twelve, son of the sheriff, slight
ly cut. The jailers turned the hose
on the refractory negroes, but this
frenzied them. The negroes finally
captured the hose and turned it on
the officers and then attacked the lat
ter with bottles, plate, cups and sau
cers and with broom handles, on the
ends of which open knives were fas
toned. Three of the officers were hemmed
in by the negroes and had to draw
their pistols in order to get out of
range of the battle. The arrival of
the sheriff and police finally quelled
the negroes. The trouble is said to
have resulted from the negroes read
ing of the Atlanta riot.
THRONGS GREET
He Makes Some Conservative
Statements
FIRST AS TO TARIFF
If Republicans Lose They Won't Lose
Much Sleep Over Democratic
Changes Declares That His Advo
cacy of Government Ownership of
Railroads Han Been Magnified.
(By the Associated Press.)
Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 25. William J.
Bryan and Mrs. Bryan arrived here to
day from New Orleans and were es
corted to a hotel for a few hours' rest.
iDesplte a downpour of rain a large
crowd was at the railway station. Mr.
Bryan delivered an address this fore
noon at the Lyceum Theater.
Mrs. Bryan from here will go direct
to Lincoln, Neb. Mr. Bryan wil leave
tonight for Little Rock and Oklahoma.
Mr. Bryan was cordially greeted.
He said that the republican leaders
need not be afraid of the democrats
on the tariff question. Should the
latter succeed to power he believed
that a reduction on the tariff would
be made, .but It would not be reduced
to such an extent as to cause the re
publicans to lose much sleep.
Mr. Bryan said that his advocacy
of government ownership of railroads
had been greatly magnified. Presi
dent Roosevelt, the speaker declared,
had given the "railroads to under
stand that unless the recent railroad
rate bill was passed he would recom
mend government ownorship.
"There was no hue and cry over
this," he declared. He said he first
sounded a warning note toward gov
ernment ownership immediately af
ter the last national democraltc con
vention. He did not want the gov
ernment to "own railroads; but, if the
national laws governing railroads
should prove an entire failure, he be
lieved each state should own Its own
transportation linesfl If the people of
the states desired.
"What is more democratic than to
allow the people of a state-o do what
they want to?" he asked.
Mr. Bryan scored the railroads for
interfering in politics and said:
"If it is a question whether the
railroads shall own the government
or the government shall own the
railroads, I believe every democrat in
the nation will know how to vote."
REBELLION
PRISON
BRYAN
RAIN
TAKE CONTROL
OF THE ISLAND
United States Seems Following
Andrade's Advice
RUSHING MEN SOUTH
Greatest Efforts Being Made to Re
inforce Marines in Cuban Water
to Occupy the Ports in the Event
Taft Is Disgusted.
(By the Associated Press.)
Havana, Sept. 25. General Freyre
Andiadc, speaker of the lower house,
in conversation with a correspondent
of the Associated Press today, said
that Vice President Mendez Capote
had gone to confer with Secretary
Taft and to inform the latter that
the Cuban governmant positively re
jected the liberals' proposition laid
before President Palma by Mr. Taft
and Assistant Secretary of State Ba
con last night. The general further
asserted that the decision of the gov
ernment officials was irrevocable.
President Palma yould resign, And
rade said, ir the step was suggested
by the American officials, but he
would never be a party to holding
new elections.
General Andrade was asked what
would be this solutloa of the prob
lem, and he replied distinctly and
impressively:
"I see only one satisfactory way
out of it: for the United States to
take control of Cuba for one or two
or possibly four years. The right kind
of government cannot survive now
without such control. There must
be a reconstruction period after the
civil war. Yielding to the rebnls
now cannot bring contentment and
reliability and would only antago
nize all the better elements, which,
as it Is well known, side wjtb the
moderates." -.!- "
To Reinforce the Marines.
Washington, Sept. 25. The great
est efforts are being made to rein
force the American marines now in
Cuban waters and there have been
almost continuous conferences for
the last twenty-four hours between
the chier of the navigation bureau
and the commandant of marines rel
ative to the speedy transportation of
this advance guard of the American
forces which is to occupy the Cuban
ports in the event that the pending
negotiations at Havana fay-.
As a result of these conferences,
to which Acting Secretary Newberry
was a party one thousand extra ma
rines were ordered to be assembled
at once at Atlantic coast points pre
paratory to sailing for Havana. It
was at first proposed that these ma
rines should sail tomorrow, but it
was found that they would probably
be delayed about two days while the
warships which are to transport
tnem are oeing maae reaay.
The men will be concentrated
chiefly at Norfolk, Va., and League
Island, Pa. Probably all of the ma
rines on the Atlantic coast stations
will have to be employed to meet
this draft. Those at the smaller
southern naval stations and yards
probably will be transported by some
of the Morgan Line steamers, the
navy department having practically
completed an arrangement with tnat
company for quick service in this
emergency.
Warships Put in Readiness.
Washington, Sept. 25. The bat
tleship Texas, which is in reserve at
the Norfolk navy yard, is being pre
pared with all haste for the trans
portation of troops to Cuba in case
her services should be needed. In
structions have been Bent from the
navy department to this effect and
only a few days will be necessary to
make all preparations for sending
the ship to Havana.
The cruiser Brooklyn, also In re
serve, Is being prepared under simi
lar instructions sent to her.
The auxiliary cruiser Prairie,
which is at Boston, will be placed In
commission Immediately to replace
the Yankee and will be available for
transportation of troops immediate
ly after his transfer to a smaller
ship at the mouth of the Potomac.
It is expected that the Columbia will
be available for the use of troops not
later than Tuesday next.
THE HAWAII DEMOCRATS
DECLARE BRYAN LEADER.
(By the Associated Press.)
Honolulu, Sept. 2". The democratic
territorial convention, In its platform,
declares that W. J. Bryan is the ac
knowledged leader of the party.
WILLIAMS
AND
HOBSON'S DATES
Tbe Minority Leader Speaks
Thrice in State
CAPTAIN HOBSON TWICE
John Sharp Williams Will Address
North Carolinians at Statesville,
October 13; Greensboro, October
15; Goldsboro, October 1; Hob
son at Morganton, October 6;
Salisbury, October 8.
Chairman Simmons of the state
democratic executive committee this
morning anounced the dates for the
speeches in the North Carolina cam
paign to be made by Hon. John Sharp
Williams of Mississippi, leader of
the democratic delegation in the
lower house of congress, and Cap
tain Richmond Pearson Hobson of
Alabama, democratic nominee for
the house of representatives and
hero of the Merrimac episode in the
Spanish-American war.
Mr. Williams' dates are: States
ville, October 13; Greensboro, Octo
ber 15, and Goldsboro, October 16.
The first of these three speakings
will be in the day time, but it is not
yet known whether the latter two
will ba at night or in the day.
Captain Hobson will speak at
Morganton on Saturday night, Octo
ber 6, and at Salisbury, Monday
night, October 8.
TRUE BILL FOR
Killed Negro Walter Chavis
in Raleigh
A FIGHTING PARSON
Jury Out Five Horn's in Trespass Case
Against Simon Yellowday Return
ed Verdict of Guilty At 11 O'clock
Last Night Formul OrdiT in Man
damus Case.
In superior court the grand jury
has returned a true bill for murder
against Everett Spence, a young
white man who killed a negro named
Walter Chavis in Lanes bottom in
the eastern part of the city some
weeks ago. No time for the trial has
been set yet.
A. B. Vincent, a colored preacher,
was found guilty of affray with J. H.
Love, who runs a drug store for col
ored people on Fayetteville street.
Judge Webb suspended judgment on
payment of costs. This was on ap
peal from a magistrate's court.
Andrew Boom, colored, who hit his
wife with a rock, waived bill and
plead guilty and was fined $10 jtud
costs. The wife declared she aid not
want to live with him any more.
William Harris, on appeal from
the police court In a case for carry
ing a concealed weapon, was ac
quitted by a jury.
Tom Price, colored, was sent to
the roads for eight months. He was
found guilty of highway robbery, In
that he held Alonzo Bridges in the
house of Ado Perry while another ne
gro robbed Bridges of his hat and
watch. The other negro made his
escape. .
Elbert Choplin, a young vhite boy,
plead guilty to assault with a deadly
weapon and carrying a concealed
weapon and was fined $5 and costs In
each case and put under a bond of
$50 to appear from court to court for
a year to prove good behavior.
A verdict of guilty was brought in
at 1 1 o'clock last night against Simon
Yellowday for trespass In one of the
many cases he has figured in of late
on account of a land dispute. Tha
jury was out five hours in "the case,
which wns on anneal from a matrlv
trate's court. This morning Mr. B.j
EVERETT SPEIE
JEROME QUITS FIGHT
AND SEEKS TO CRUSH
CANDIDACY OF HEARST
C. Bockwith made a motion in ar
rest of judgment.
A case against W. H. J. Goodwin
for stealing a horse was continued.
The defense in this case is that the
transaction was a trade.
Yesterday evening Judge Webb
signed the order in the Raleigh man
damus case. The judgment is as ol
lows :
"The matter coming on before me
in the city of Raleigh and State of
North Carolina, on Monday, the 24th
day of September, 190C, for hearing,
and being heard upon the complaint
and answer and after argument of
counsel on both sides ; it is considered
and adjudged by the court that the
plaintiff petitioners are entitled to
the relief demanded in the complaint.
It is therefore ordered and decreed
that a writ of mandamus be issued
rom the superior court of Wake
county, directed to the defendants
commanding them to order an elec
tion as prayed for.
"It is further ordered that the
plaintiffs recover of the defendants
their cost of action."
COLONEL IKE HILL
OF OHIO IS DEAD.
(Bv the Associated Press.)
Washington, Sept. 25. Col. Isaac R.
Hill, better known as Col. "Ike" Hill,
of Ohio, and for thirty-five years an
employe almost continuously of the
house of representatives, died at 12:30
o'clock today at his apartments in this
city, from a complication of kidney,
liver and herat trouble.
For fifty years Colonel Hill was a
notable figure in Ohio politics and lat
terly In the politics of the nation. He
enjoyed an extensive acquaintance
among public men of all political affili
ations and was held in cordial regard.
His quafnt sayings and his remark
able fund i ot political reminiscences
maae him a genii!! companion, and his
rugged, old-fasfc&ued adherence to tbe
tenets or tne democratic party, as de
clared by Its national conventions, en
deared him to his party associates. He
was an intimate personal and political
friend of the late Allen G. Thurman
and the late John G. Thompson of
Ohio, and under their tutelage he stud
led politics and eventually made it his
life work. His death will be mourned
by thousands.
NARROW ESCAPE OF
AMERICAN LEGATION.
(By the Associated Press.)
Stockholm, Sept. 25. The Ameri
can legation, although not the direct
object of the planned outrage, had a
narrow escapa from being blown up
by the Finnish refugee revolution
ists who were arrested here Septem
ber 22, and was only saved by the
timely arrest of the conspirators. It
appears that the latter intended to
rob the state bank, occupying part
of the same premises as the legation.
The Finns had plained to empty the
vaults of the bank and then raze the
building with dynamite, fifty pounds
of which were found in their posses
sion. The men arrested declare the
attempt will be repeated by others.
KILLED ON RAILROADS
DURING NINETY-FIVE.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, Sept. 25. During the
year ending June 30, 1905, according
to a statement issued today by the
Interstate Commerce Commission, an
average of twenty-six people were
killed a day and two hundred and
thirty-eight, injured a day on rail
roads In the I'nited Slates. The total
number killed during the year was 9,
703, while the injured numbered 86,
008. ARRESTED FOR Mt'RDER.
AFTERWARDS RELEASED.
(By the Associated Press.)
New York, Sept. 25. John Dan
dakos and George Capenake, the two
Greeks who were arrested last night
on suspicion of knowing about the
murder of a man whose dismembered
body was found Sunday in a pit at
Eleventh Avenue and 30th street,
were discharged from custody today.
The police have not discovered the
Identity of the man who is believed
to have been murdered.
RAID BY BURGLARS
MADE AT MORVEN.
(Special to the Evening Times.)
Wadesboro, N. C, Sept. 25. Burglars
made a raid in Mjorven last night.
Several stores were broken into and a
quantity of jewelry and cash was ob
tained. There Is no clue as to who tha
guilty parties are.
Democrats at Buffalo Turn
Now to Adam or Gapor
as tbe Leader
UNEXPECTED CHANGE
IN NEW YOBK CONTEST
Selection of Lewis Nixon as Tempo
rary Chairman Regarded as a
Point Gained (or Hearst, There
Being Plenty of Hearst Sentiment
in tile Convention -No Cui; 'us
Held by Tammany Hall, but All
Eyes Are Turned Toward Murphy.
Leader Silent as to Chances of the
Candidates.
(By the Associated Press.)
Buffalo, N. Y., Sept. 25. District
Attorney Jerome's candidacy for
governor was practically withdrawn
today at an adjourned meeting ' of
the so-called Albany conference of
anti-Hearst democrat At the meet
ing which was attended by represen
tatives from about 25 counties it was
decided that the delegates opposed
to the nomination of William Ran
dolph Hearst should concentrate on
either Judge Gaynor or Mayor Adam
as expediency may require. '
Mr. Jerome would make no statement
after the meeting. He has let it b
j generally understood during the past
I few days that his object in entering
1 the race was for the tWie of de-
inatmg in.: uuii.iiiiuiiui Hi nwni Ally
combination that could accomplish
this would be satisfactory to him.
The Tammany Hall delegation,
which is generally regarded as hold
ing the balance of poorer, has not as
yet held a caucus, though it has been
the custom to do so the night previ
ous to the convention.
Some of the delegates declare that
a caucus is unnecessary as the lead
ers know pretty well what the sltua
tion in Tammany is. A poll of the
delegation was made on the floor of
the convention. There has been much
talk of some of the Tammany dele
gates not attending a caucus. With
out a caucus any bolting element
would be unable to show its hand
and Tammany thus would remain a
solid phalanx before the convention.
Tbe selection of Lewis Nixon as
temporary chairman was the first
Tammany victory, and also is re
garded as a point gained for Hearst.
Mr. Nixon is close to leader Charles
F. Murphy of Tammany Hall and
was sent to the convention as a dele
gate from Mr. Murphy's own dis
trict. Mr. Murphy's only comment on
the situation in Tammany has been
that he found "plenty of Hearst sen
timent'" in the organization.
As to the chances of the candi
dates he has remained silent.
Representative Sulzer claims he has
141 votes outside of Greater New York
who Will stick to him throughout. He
says that even if he does not get the
New York county votes, but obtains
those from Kings and Queens, he will
have a total of 237, or eleven more than
necessary.
When at 12:50 o'clock the state chair
man. Cord Moyer, rapped for order and
nominated Lewis Nixon of New York
for temporary chairman, the hall was
comfortably filled. Mr. Nixon was
elected without opposition, and he was
escorted to the platform. There was a
round of applause.
Mr. Nixon spoke briefly. The repub
lican party, he said, was entrenched in
power in both state and nation. A
state victory which he predicted, he
said, would be a forerunner ot a na
tional democratic victory. The plat
form of the state would, he said, be
also a forerunner of the national plat
form. A Short Session Today.
In a session lasting only twenty
four minutes the convention effected
a temporary organization and cleared
the way for its actual work, begin
ning at 11 o'clock tomorrow fore
noon. The executive committee's
program was adopted and Lewis Nix
on, a former chief of Tammany Hall's
organization, was eleefsd temporary
chairman. His ten minute speech
was devoted in the main Ml accusa
tions against the republican' state ad
mi nisi rati on of misuses of the $10,-
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