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7 J? Fdfl Leased Wire Service of the Associated Press. Leads all North Carolina Afternoon Papers in Circulation LAST EDITION, iLL THE MARKETS. THE EALEIGH EVENING TIMES. RALEIGH, N. 0., TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1906. VOLUME 27. PRICE 5c. BENNETT CUP ; TO AMERICAN Won by Lieutenant Lahm of Sixth Cavalry GREAT BALLOON RACE This Spectacular Event Which Regan With the Loosing of the Hulloons at Paris Sunday Kiuls In Victory For One of Uncle Sam's Sons as a Sky Traveler. (By the Associated Press.) Paris, Oct. 2. All the uncertainty re garding the result of the Balloon race for the James Gordon Bennett cup started from here on Sunday afternoon which ended at noon today when a des- pnlch was received by the aero club an nounclng that the Hon. C S. Rolls and Kta nnmnanlnn. Colonel Tanner, in tne i,n, wHtnni inniled at Randrbur- ham upland at 6:30 last night, thus) .,.Ki.i,.., it., i.bt.n.t pra,,k p. I Lnhm, Sixth cavalry, If, S. A., the American competitor in the race, who descended near Whitby yesterday after noon in the balloon United States Is the winner. Signor Von Wilier, Italy, is sec ond; Count Be Ua Vaulx, France, third, and the Hon. C. S. Rolls, Great Britain, fourth. Lieutenant Lahm's friends are enthusiastic over his victory. With the exception of Senor Salamanca, the Spanish aeronaut Lahm was the youngest competitor. Since his as signment to the cavalry school at Saumur Lahm has devoted much at tention lo aerostatics and his rapid advance as an aerial pilot has al ready attracted considerable atten tion. He made a dozen ascensions during the summer, the longest voy age being from Saint Cloud to Saint Brieuc. Tne lieutenant took the place of his father in the race, the latter who is known as the best American aeronaut in Paris being called home on Saturday. Major Hersey's trip as Lieutenant Lahm's assistant, was quite accidental. A Frenchman, Levee, had been selected as his assistant, but the Aero Club of France protested nnd Major Hor sey, who has just arrived here from Norway, with Walter Wellman, lead er of the Wellman Chicago Rseord- Herald expedition eagerly seized on j the chance. Lieutenant Lahm, who is expected j to arrive In Paris today, covered 4 1.".! miles attains! 1170 miles, covered by Von Willur his nearest commit!! or. ! The beautiful cup, presented for competition by James Gordon Ben nett, becomes a trophy of the Aero Club of America. The first cash prize of $2,900 goes to Lieutenant Lahm and the endurance medal to Mr. Rolls, who was tho longest in the dir. TO RESCUE AND Itioil 11,1). Peusacohi Hard At Work Five .Ma niacs Chained in Army Hospital. (By the Associated Press.) Pensacola, Fla., Oct. 2. After a . restless night Pensacola awoke this morning to renew the work of rescue and rebuilding. Realizing the con dition of the city, Governor Napo leon B. Broward, of Florida, today wired the mayor of Pensacola, Chas. H. Bliss, extending through him the sympathy of the people of the state of Pensacola, and stating that if the citizens desired he would immedi ately issue a proclamation calling upon the state and the outside world for assistance. As yet the offer has not been accepted, the city believing it can pull through without assist ance from outside. Probably nt no time since . the hurricane have the people been given such a fright as this morning when . official news came from Washington of the appearance of another weather disturbance off Cuba. Special weath er bulletins were posted advising vessels not to venture out 'In the gulf, but there were hone to leave except a few steamers in the harbor which are loading. The list of dead has not grown, but there is a stench arising from the mile or more of debris along the water front just west of the city. Along that route the water front was the most thickly populated and the fishermen's cottages were within a short distance of the water. The houses were cleared away as if by one stroke by the storm, and it is believed that in the pile's of debris wi! he found many bodies. Rear Admiral Capps, chief of the bnreau of 'construction and retpair, who came from Washington, is at the navy yard supervising the work of raising the wrecks and making tem porary repairs. No move has been made by the army to rehabilitate the deserted forts across the bay. Fort McRae has been swept almost oft the earth with its new and modern batteries and disappearing guns and it was here that live men were drowned and live others underwent such a harrow ing experience that they are now chained in the army hospital, raving nei nines Folt Pickens has been greatly damaged but not to- the extent of Fort McRae and although many of the buildings there have been wreck ed the army has found sufficient room for men to man the batteries. MORE HIGH) RULES TO ADMIT IMMIGRANTS. (By the Associated Press.) St. John, N. B., Oct. 2. The Ameri can Immigration inspectors here have received a new set of regulations gov erning the admission of persons to the United States. The rules are much more rigid than ever enforced here. The Immigration department of the United States in an effort to exclude from that country all who may in any way be considered undesirable cit izens has decided that an examination similar to the one for "first papers" or the preliminary step towards nat uralization shall be made at the bor ders. Hence under the new regula tions all persons from Canada who in mm tend residing in the states will be questioned at great lengt h, BISHOP CHESHIRE PREACHED IN JACKSON SUNDAY (Special to The Evening Times.) Jackson, N. C, Oct. 2. The Rt. Rev. Jos. Blount Cheshire, bishop of the diocese of North Carolina, preach ed two very able sermons to large congregations in the Church of the Saviour here Sunday. The new Methodist church will be dedicated here by prominent clergy men on the 14th of October. This Is ! the handsomest Methodist Church in this county and the congregation and their popular and able pastor, Mr. r. H. Sutton, deserve great praise for it. ROTTEN IN DENMARK? Two Scots Claim to Have Been Robbed They Drag One of the Men Who Vic timized Them Before Salt Lake's Chief of Police, mid the Outcome I.s Extraordinary. (I!y tho Associated Press.) Salt Lake City, Utuh, net. 2. By means of a bogus police raid oh a P"' game, Alexander and William MeWhlrter, two recent arrivals from Scotland, claim to have been robbed of $10.0(10 in this city on September K. Enroutc to Los Angeles the brothers stopped here and were inveigled into a card game by affable strangers. A raid was made uy two pretended po-1 lice men, one of whom took, it is al leged. Js.oco of the $10,000 MeWhlrter had when he sat in the game. The other ''officer'' attempted to escape from the McWhirters, but they forced him to the police station The stranger conferred with the chief of police, and came back with George Sheet $1,000 which was restored to the Scots. The latter proceeded to Los Angeles where they secured counsel and re turned to Salt Lake to prosecute i search for their money. Chief Sheets says that the man who brought MeWhlrter to the station was not an officer, and he did not look Into the trouble at the time because he thought the tumble was merely some difference of opinion over business. AGAIN COTTON SWEPT UPWARD (By .the Associated Press.) New York, Oct. 2. There was a re newal of bullish enthusiasm and sensa tional activity at the opening of the cot ton market today. There was tremen dous selling by some of the recent buyers who were taking substantial profits, but the offerings were absorbed by southern buying orders based no doubt on storm damage reports and continued unfavorable weather and be fore the advance was checked prices showed a net gain of 35, a 38, points or about 1 l-2c from the recent low level. The government condition figures at one o'clock showing a deterioration for the month of 5.7 per cent were followed ! by a sharp break of 30 or 35 points but bulls supported the market at tne de cline and fluctuations later were very nervous and irregular. BOATS SWING IDLY AT PIERS Advantage Thus Far on Side of Employes THE COMPANIES MUTE. incoming Ships at Baltimore Which Were to Go Out This Afternoon Aiv Without Masters or Mates and Will PltthnMy Not Make the Trips as Scheduled. (By tho Associated Press.) Baltimore, Oct. 2. The second day of the campaign of the masters and mates of the Baltimore, Chesa peake & Atlantic and Maryland, Del aware & Virginia Railroad steamboat lines against the companies for in creased wages opened with the ad vantage thus far apparently on the side of the men. The four steamers which should have sailed yesterday evening were still tied up at their wharves. They are the B. S. Ford of the Chester River route, the Enoch Pratt, which runs to points on the Pinakatank River in Virginia, tha Anne Arundel, for Washington and the Poeomoke for Crisfield and Poco moke River, Md. At the general offices of the com bined companies, no information as to tho situation from the companies' side could be obtained beyond tho statement thai they were receiving freight for some lines hut not to others. A full statement was prom ised, however, later in the day. A number of boats arrived this morning. Of these the captain and two mates of the Minnie Whoe'er. from Eastern Shore points and the I same officers of the Corsica from Chestertown, Md., left their vessels saying that their resignations had be come effective. The mates of the Rappahannock River Steamer Lan caster and the Northumberland from Washington, quit their posts when those craft arrived this morning. All these steamers were scheduled to sail again this evening. A ferry to Love Point, Md., which connects with the .Maryland, and Vir ginia Railroad and carries the mails has been kept open thus far. The boat makes two round trips a day, and since yesterday when the tie-up wns begun, has made Ihree trips with as many different captains. A continuation of the tie-up for any cnglh of time will ctveate a serious bndition at the places which have only these lines of communication to dopend upon for supplies. This is particularly true of the points along the Pinakatauk River, which are re mote from a railroad. Three boats belonging to the Bal timore, Chesapeake & Atlantic which ply to landings on the eastern shore are expected to depart as usual today their crews not having resigned. Ask for Conference. Shortly after 11 o'clock a message was received at the headquarters of the masters and pilots from Captain Willard Thomson, general manager of the two steamboat lines, asking for a conference with the men's committee. Word was returned to Captain TWom son that the committee would 'wait upon him shortly. This was the first recognition of the committee on the part of ( aptain Thomson. Since they presented the new scale of wages for the men fast June he had steadfastly declined to treat 'with representatives of the man's organization. WIRELESS REACHING OUT FOR HONOLULU. (By the Associated Press.) Vallejo, Cal.. ct. 2. Chief Elec trician George Hansom of the Mare Island navy yard, has returned from the Parralones with his force of men, where a wireless plant sixteen times more powerful than the old one has been installed. Great hopes are entertained of getting connection with Honolulu. Four men are left in charge and tests soon to be made are awaited with Interest. TO OUST STANDARD Oil AND HARVESTER (By the Associated Press.) Tdpeka, Ran., Oct. 2. Suits were ln stltute'dlri the supreme coiirt. yesterday to oust the Standard Oil Company and the International Harvester Company of America from Kansas. These suits "were begun under the Kansas anti-trust act and they are the result of a long investigation. PEACOCK CAME BACK FOR TRIAL 'His Brother Located Him in Norfolk INDUCED Hi TO COME His Family, Sure of Their Ability to Establish His Innocence of the Murder of Lou Jones, Had llccn Searching for Him for Some Time Before He Was Pound. (By the Asociated Norfolk, Va., Oct. 2, Peacock, of Smithfield, Press.) T ' 1 1 ii i I . X. c Norfolk s S. W.IO jail , had been held in the under the name of Charles Smyth in j default of payment of a fine of $1 and I cost imposed for alleged drunkenness oepwiuue. wo "") v....... iu.iinui.ooiu iH,uimu, .. u uty snerin anu ms own orotner to answer an indictment for the alleg ed murder and robbery at that place! some months ago of one loh Jones. Peaco-k was once arrested and ac quitted at a preliminary hearing be fore a magistrate. He left Smithfield and was then indicted by the grand jury. His family being sine of their abil ity to establish Peacock's innocence, had been searching for him, and it was through the efforts of the brother of the accused thai he wns finally located here, and then induc ed to return for trial without reqtfl sition papers. SECOND CUSS MAIL Important Changes in Hand ling Recommended John M. Hubbard Reads a Number of Suggestions lieforc the Postal Commission in Session at Chicago. Law Suggested to Punish Viola- tors. (By the Associated Press.) New Voik. Oct. 2. Important chaoses in the laws governing the handling of Second class mail matter were recommend"! i" u statement by John M, Hubbard, assistant postmas ter of Chicago, which was read today to the postal commission which is in vestigating that subject In this city. Mr. Hubbard re, 'unintended : "That second class mail matter be made self-sustaining. "That a law obliging bulk matter to lie carried outside of the mails would ko a long way inwards solving the problem. "That is those rejected, the rale increased to t wo agents and lleulc H pound to sul two propositions are in bulk packages be cuts a pound to news s and to three cents scrlbers, advertisers and exchanges, "The abolition of the sample copy privilege transient rate of postage and the compulsory routing of second class matter by publishers. "The passage of a stringent law to punish violators nf the law." Mr. Hubbard's statement argued that a. self-sustaining rate would remove the deficit in the posiofflce department. enabling congress of deserving em cost of admlhistc anil make the pic department. The carrying 1 mails, the state n result in Imlnens parttnchl and it publishers can ma the transpoftaflk with the depart 1:1 It was said that unrouted mall Is and of routed inn died. to increase the pay oyes, cheapen the ing the department s independent of til" if bulk outside the enl declared, would saving to the de ls thought that the ke better terms with it companies than nt. 'y; '..' the cost of handling 11 cents n hundred il four cents 11 bun- COTTON JUMPS DOWN, THEN UP (I5y the Associated Press.) New Orleans. Oct. 2. With steady advance from the opening, December cotton reaching 10.40, the cotton mar ket broke to 52 points on the reading of tho government report on condi tions today. The break however was onlv temporary and prices began to move forward again. Half an hour after the reading a net gain of 13 to 16 noints over the closing figures of 1 last night was recorded. OF COTTON CROP On September 25 it Was Re- ported as 71.6 LOWER THAN AUGUST But Far .Above the Ten-Year Average of Sixty-Six and Seven Tenths Statement of the Crop-Reporting Hoard of the Department of Agri culture. (Special to the Evening Times) Washington, Oei. 2. The Crop reporting board of the bureau of statistics of the department of agri culture finds from the reports of the correspondents and agents of the bureau that the average condition of I cotton on September 25 was 71.'!, as !Conipared with 77.3 on August 2 1906 11ts on September 2:,, 190 75.8 on September 1904, and ten-year average of till. 7. The following table shows the C.'Oll- diiion of the cotton crop by states on September 25 of 1906 and 1905, with the ten-year averages: CONDITION Ten Sept. Sept. year 25 25 Aver- States. 1906. 1H05. age. Virginia .... 0B 77 7 1 North Carolina Oil 77 71 South Carolina (ili 7 1 70 Georgia OS 70 70 Florida 01 70 71 Alabama . . . . ON 70 07 Mississippi . . 75 OS 0 7 Louisiana . . . . 7:! 59 68 Texas 74 C!l 02 Arkansas' .... 70 72 06 Tennessee ... 75 79 72 Missouri .... X2 SI 70 Oklahoma ... 75 80 72 Indian Territ'ry 7 4 7S 71 United States . 71.6 71.2 60.7 This damage by the coast. report does not reflect the caused since September 25 recent siorin on the gulf the santa ff pi shing work on Helen cut-off. (By the Associated Press.) San Francsco, Cat.; t. 2. Tito Santa Fe is rushing work on its Helen ctit-otr and it is reported that the next step of President Itmley will be to push the line to completion front Tex- Ico to San Angelo and complete 1I1 Galveston line to San Francisco. In the country around Albuqur'iue the Santa l'c lias lo contend against sev eral heavy curves and the road in that section of the country is one of the most difficult on the line. The. Helen cut-off will secure a grade of less than eight tenths of one per cent as a niaxi nium make pin : Texi, and more will speed illovv the trains to The cut-off will be o. and will run to t Rip Pu 1 to conn '1 t wilh the Santa Fe line at that point, thus giving trains easy access to Kansas City. With the line completed as far as Texlco It will only be a short junii from that point to San Angelo. on tin Santa Fe, and the through line from Galveston to San Francisco will be opened. MONEY FOR THE STORM VICTIMS. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Oct. 2. The Ameri can National Ked Cross today de cided to receive contributions for the relief of the storm sufferers in the gulf states and sent Instructions to the presidents of all the stale brunch es of the organization asking them to make announcement that they wii receive money for the purpose indi cated. Persons living in states which have no Red Cross branches may send their contributions to the na tional treasurer, Charles Hallam Keep, assistant secretary of the Uni ted States treasury. KENTUCKY RACING LAW CONSTITUTION A L, (By the Associated Press.) Cincinnati, 0., Oct. 2. The Ken tucky racing commission law was de clared constitutional and tho injunc tion against the racing commission was dssolved and the case remanded to the lower court and further pro ceedings by the United States cir cuit court of appeals in this oily to day. The decision was announced by Judge Cochran. MERE PI.AV TO HOI;l CUBA, SAYS KH AFTER. (By the Associated Press.) San Francisco, Oct. 2. Major General Shaffer, U. S. A., retired, jwho commanded the military opera- tions in Cuba In 1898, said in an in terview yesterday that he did not think the army of occupation will have much to do in the island. "A hundred American soldiers would be sufficient to seize and hold Cuba at the present time," said the general. "The Cubans themselves realize this and will make no effort to offer any resistance to the army of occupation. There are, however, some very wily natives among the j contending forces, and they may be I expected to hold out and be an ttn I certain quantity until assured that j the American occupation is an occu pation in fact." CAR IN THE RIVER TO BE DYNAMITED. (By the Associated Press.) lv'jlXTltulu,! ClL-l., O Tll.l I Ing car of the Rock Island passenger (train which plunged into the Cimar ron river at the bridge near Dover 011 September in will be blown up with dynamite by the railroad company. The bodies of several passengers who were on the train at the time of the wreck and have never been accounted for are believed to be In the coach, the interior of which Is inaccessible on account of the sand. THE FAHRAGXT Will. KM BARK JOO FOR CUBA. (By the Associated Press.) Now York, Oct. 2. The United Fruit Company's steamer Admiral Farragtlt .which has been chartered by the United States government to transport troops to Cuba, was sight ed off the highlands, bound in, just before 10 o'clock this forenoon. She will embark about 400 officers and men for Cuba. The Brooklyn Sails. (By the Associated Press.) Philadelphia. Pa.. Oct. 2. With more than 4U0 marines on board and loaded with ammunition, stores, medical sup plies and 1,200 tons of coal, the armor ed cruiser Brooklyn sailed at noon to day from the League Island navy yard for Cuba. The Brooklyn which is com manded by Captain L. C. Hellnor, is expected to arrive in Cuban water on Friday. A WILD WEST BLAZES One Man Burned to Death in the Flames Nearly All the Animals Perish in This Fire, Which is Supposed to Have Started From a Cigarette. (By tho Associated Press.) Geneva. . ct. 2. 1 'ummings Wild West Show, owned by Walter L. Main, was destroyed by tire in winter iuur!--ers here early today. one man. an employee, was burned to a crisp. All the animals except four elephants ami two horses that were. In the building were consumed by the flames. The loss will be about $40,000 With no insurance. The fire is supposed to have started from a lighted cigarette or cigar. WIU. EXPEL FORTY, These Students Refuse to Sign Pledge to Slop llaiiig. (By the Associated Press.) Chicago. October 2. Forty Lake Forest college Students refused last night to si 11 a pledge submit! id by the faculty not to indulge In hazing and. by the declaration of President Richard I). Harlan they will be expell ed from the college today. Sixty students after a mass meeting decided to accept the manifesto of the profes eors. LAST YEAR, THIS (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Oct. 2. According to a; bulletin Issued today by the census, bureau there had been 2,044,428 bales of cotton ginned Of the present crop' up to September 2." last, counting round bales as half bales. For the same period last year 2.35.",, 715 bales were ginned. The ginning report of stales for ( the present 'ear shows the follow-j ing results: Alabama. 2,017: Arkan sas, 1,346; Florida, 191; Georgia 3,553; Indian Territory, 340; Ken-! tttcky, 1; Louisiana, 1,551 ; Missis- sippi, 2,057; Missouri, 30; Not 111 Carolina, 1,507; Oklahoma, 1S9: South Carolina, 2,332; Tennessee, 207; Texas, 3.S71. COTTON GINNED SAIL FOR CUBA First Portion of the Expedi tionary Force ON TRANSPORT SUMNER All the Troops Detailed for This First Expedition Are On Their Way From the Various Stations to Newport News, Where They Will Embark. (By the Associated Press.) New York, Oct. 2. Amid the cheers and farewells of wives, sweet hearts and friends, nine hundred men composing the first portion of the Cuban expeditionary force to sail from New York city direct to the island sailed 'from the New York navy yard a few minutes before noon today on board the United States transport Sumner. There was a big gathering of the friends and relatives of the troops on the dock to witness their departure. As the troop ship passed down the bay amid the salutes of the harbor craft, she was accompanied by a tug carrying General Grant, commander of the department of the east, Mrs. Grant, Admiral Schley and Mrs. Schley, General Weaver and Major Sherman. The tug escorted the big ship to the sea to see her safely clear of the channels. The troops on board the Sumner comprise three battalions of the Fifth infantry from Plattsburg barracks, with 28 officers and 517 men, command ed by Colonel C. D. Cowles; the bat talions of engineers from Washington, comprising 12 officers and 341 men commanded by Major M. M. Patrick, and a detachment from the hospital corps numbering two officers and 22 men. The Texas Again On tile Way. Norfolk, Va., Oct. 2. The United States battleship Texas, which was recalled after having been hurriedly placed in commission at the Norfolk navy yard and dispatched for Cuba with marines and land supplies aboard, sailed again this morning on a fresh start for Cuban waters, she passed out the capes of Virginia at 7 a. m. according to official re port, from the United States weather bureau at Cape Henry. En Route to Newport News. Washington, Oct. 2. Practically all of the troops detailed for the first Cuban expedition now are en route from their stations to Newport News, Va., the point of mobilization ami embarkation. General Ains worth, the military secretary, was in receipt last night and today of telegraphic information that the troops of the seevral stations had started. They will begin to arrive at Newport News, It is exp acted to morrow or Thursday. General Humphrey, quartermaster general, has completed his arrange ments for transports, and they will bt awaiting the troops on their ar rival at Newport News. MAGOON MAY BE SENT TO HAVANA, IT IS SAID. Washington, Oct. 2. The first cabinet meeting fur over throe three months was held at the white house today. II was attended by Secretaries Root, Bonaparte, Wilson, Metcalt, Postmaster General Cortel yotl and Attorney General Moody, the absentees being secretaries Taft, Shaw and Hitchcock. Ther,' were a number of important matters brought up, Cuba naturally occupying the most conspicuous place in the discussion. It is understood that a proposition was under consideration to send Governor Charles E. Magoon, late governor of the canal zone, who ar rived in Washington this morning, directly to Havana to act as the rep resentative there of the civil branch til the war department in ease such an official ' is deemed necessary. This, of course, would indefinitely postpone the asttmption by Mr. Ma goon of the office of vice governor of the Philippines. Taft Expects to Return 80011. (By the Associated Press.) Washington. Dct. 2. Fred C. Carpen ter, Secretary Taft's private secretary here, this morning, received a cable gram from the secretary dated at Havana last night, slating that he should probably remain there not more than two weeks longer.
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