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i FrfU Leased Wire Service of the Associated Press. , Leads all North Carolina Afternoon Papers in Circulation. LAST EDITION. ALL THE MARKETS. THE EVENING TIMES. RALEIGH, N. 0, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1906. VOLUME 27. PRICE 5c. RALEIGH ROOSEVELT AT THE DEDICATION Harrisburg's New Thirteen Million Dollar Capitol THE PRESIDENT SPEAKS Despite tlic Rain That Falls Through out the Exercises, Many Thousands Are Present and Roosevelt, Stand ing Bareheaded Hut in ltain Coat, Delivers Mis Address. (By the Associated Press.) Harrisburg, Pa., Oct. 4. In the presence of the largest crowd that has evor gathered in Harrisburg, the; hood and more than his livelihood, magnificent new capltol of Pennsy!-jand who honestly uses the money he vania was dedicated today with brief jhas earned. But it is our clear duty ceremonies In which President Room-i to see, in the interest of the people, velt took an active part. j that there is adequate supervision Before the exercises were started rain began falling and continued throughout the ceremonies. Thous ands stood in the drenching down pour facing the president's stand, which was filled notwithstanding the in;,-,. Most of the ticket-holders were men. few women turning out on ac- count of the bad weather. President Roosevelt arrived at the Pennsylvania Railroad station at 11.02 a. m and was met at the capi tol by the governor's troops. Crowds lined the route from the station to the capltol "'id the president was given a cordial greeting. At the capitol the president was met by Governor Pen nypaeker and after the formal greet ings the governor and Mayor Gross, of Harrisburg, presented the presi dent with gold medals as gifts of the slate and city,- respectively. resident Roosevelt was given an enthusiastic reception when he ap peared on the grandstand at 11:43 o'clock. All branches of the state government . "Verc represented in the crowd on the platform and consid erable space was given to specially in vited guests. Following the reading of a portion or the scriptures from a historic Bible former Governor Stone, president of the capitol building commission, In a brief address turned the building over to the goveror, at the same time handing him a gold key. Governor Pennypacker accepted I the building on behalf of the people, in a brief speech. PltESlDEXT ROOSEVELT DELIVERS THE ADURKSS. When he concluded the govornoi introduced President Roosevelt, who the delivered the principal address of day. Mr Roosevelt dwelt at length unou ! conditions in Pennsylvania. He said that, the state had planned excellent ly when it put the bans on campaign contributions and when it prepared ! laws for the protection of working children. After concluding with the discussion of local affairs he said: It is only by acting in this spirit that the national judges, legislators, and executives can give a satisfac-jhit torv solution of the great question of the present day the question of pro-jcUU while walking leisurely through viding on behalf of the sovereign peo-,tne market, and Harris, not looking pie the means which will enable tlie jn the direction he was going, came people in effective form to assert their jn contact with the club, sovereignty over the Immense corpor- Mrs. Coley thought little of the ac atlons of the day. Certain judicial i citlent the boy met with down town, decisions have done just what Wil- anQ left Harris in the room with his son feared: they have, as a matter older brother, Will X. Coley, Jr., she or fact, left vacancies, left blanks be-'going to the dining room down stairs, tween the limits'of possible state jur-j Mrs. Coley had just reached the Isdlction and the limits of actual na-j dining room when she heard a com tional jurisdiction over the control of ( motion on Hie outside of the window, the great business corporations. It j At the same time Will X., Jr., was is the narrow construction of the , screaming at the top of his voice, powers of the national government j making known that Harris had fallen which in our democracy has proved out of the window, the chief means of limiting the na- The boy's mother jumped out of tlonal power to cut out abuses, and the dining room window to the which is now the chief bulwark of lground, where the boy was lying pros those great moneyed interests which jtrate and groaning, oppose and dread any attempt to Neighbors heard the screams of the place them under efficient govern- mother and were quickly by the side mental control. of the injured hoy. He was carried Many legislative actions any many judicial decisions which I am confi dent, time will show to have been or- roueous and a damage to the counti y , would have been avoided if our legis-,arm broken in two places, his hip in lators and jurists had approached the i jured, face scarred and a tooth matter of enacting and construing ! knocked out. the laws of the land in the spirit 'of j In falling he was struck by a pro your great Pennsylvanian, Justice trudlng blind on the first story win Wilson in the spirit of Marshall andjdow. The break of the fall in strlk of Washington. Such decisions putiing the blind may have saved the us at a great disadvantage In the bat- j boy's life. On the other hand, It tie for industrial order as against the seems miraculous that striking the present industrial chaos. If we in- blind did not kill the boy. terpret the constitution In narrow In- The young sufferer Is resting eas stead of broad fashion. If we forsake :ler today, and if there are no internal the principles of Washington, Mar- shall, Wilson and Hamilton, we as ajagnin, j people will render ourselves impo tent to deal with any abuses which may be committed by the men who have accumulated the enormous for tunes ot today, and who use these foi tunes in still vaster corporate form in business. The legislative or judicial actions and decisions of which I complain, be it remembered ,do not really leave to the states power to deal with cor porate wealth in business. Actual experience has shown that the states I are wholly powerless to deal with thin subject; and any action or decision that deprives the nation of the power to deal with it, simply results In leav ing the corporations absolutely free to work without any effective super vision whatever; and such a cQtiraa is fraught with untold danger to the future of our w.iola system of gov ernment, and, 'indeed, to our whole civilization. All honest men must abhor and reprobate any effort, to excite hos tility to men of wealth as such. We should do all we can to encourage thrift and business energy ,to put a premium upon the conduct of the man who honestly earns his liveli- and control over the business use or the swollen fortunes of today, and also wisely to determine the condi- - . - '' tions upon which these fortunes are,' to be transmitted and the percentage that they shall pay to tne goveui- ment wnose protecting aim wiwuo w- ables them to exist. Only the nation can do this work. To regulate it to,. the states is a farce, and is simply another way of saying that it shall not be done at all. Under a wise and farseeing inter pretation of the interstate eommerc clause of the constitution, I maintain that the national government should have complete power to oeai won of this wealth which in any way goes nuu i"o".".' ployed in the great corporations does thus go in. The national legislators should most scrupulously avoid any (Continued on third page.) FALLS FROM 2ND STORY Harris Coley 's Narrow Escape From Death Young Son of Mr. ami Mrs. Will X. Foley Tumbles From Second Story Window and is Almost Killed Arm Broken in Two Places and Other vtise Injured. Harris, the nine-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Will X. Coley, MjR grandson of Gol. J. C. ti. Harris, fell I . ,,.,. ,!,i. p hit,! ilt ont a serimu oiui j miw" n home on Edenton street about o'clock hist evening and sustained serlous injuries. Harris had just returned from an errand down town, and had come W one of the upstairs rooms to report I to his mother that he had met with a i slight accident down street, and said Uo was not feeling well, while in the market house he was n the stomach by a policeman's . "blilv." The officer was swinging his into the house more dead than alive. After a thorough examination by Dr. James It. Rogers it was found that the little fellow had his right injuries the hoy will soon he himself i 25 YEARS FOR THE BURGLAR Tom Ellis Submitted to cond Degree Se- COURT HAS ADJOURNED .Mulatto Admits Entering Home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Moore on West Peace Street Solicitor .lone Accepted Submission Judge Webb Set Aside Verdict in Colored Preacher's Case. Tom Kills, the mulatto who was to have been tried for his life today In superior court on the charge of bur glarizing the home of Mr. and Mrs; Thomas E, Moore on West Ptace street, was arraigned this morning iynd submitted to burglary in the seeinj I degree. Solicitor Armlstead Jones aceeptpl this submission and did not press for a ,, 11, -1 htlrfrhll-V ill till' ftrst 1,1 - - " Tw(,ntv.(iVL, years In the State's sentence pronounced by prlson was i in judge James l. webb. Ellis is twenty- three years old. Commutation for good behavior win take on several yu Ellis' attorney was Mr. Charles t . Harris. Judge Webb set aside the verdict of Ihe jury In the case of llcv. A. B. Vincent, the colored preacher who Was convicted of affray With John Love, the colored druggist of this city, and sentenced to pay the costs. Vincent had appealed from a magis- t rate's decision. in s he bv this afternoon. Grand Jury's Report. The report of the grand jury, signed by P. T. Wyatt, foreman, is as fol lows: "The grand jury for the September tern, of Wake superior court respect fully beg to report as follows: "That we h ive passed upon all mat- tors that came before us for consider ation, and have tried to weigh all of. the evidence and decided its was best I in our judsrmcnt. j "As to visiting the county institu tions we beg to report that 'we sent a committee to the Inane for the aged and infirm, and find that the inmates of the home arc well eared for, being supplied with good wholesome food and all of the necessary articles to make then, comfortable suitable to their condition. They told us that they were treated all right and were getting on very well, and so far as we could learn wore well pleased with their capable, superintendent Mr. Walter .Smith. We did not go over the crops on account of the dampness troni tne rain ,e,tli-h Itiitl fuel fiillen m-eeiiios: In arrival, but so far as we could see from the road, the crops seemed to be bountiful and showed that they had received ampi- ,'ttcrtlop. :iiniri,vi. Ihi. mlimi ,il" Ihe liorir:! ,,f POumy commlssionerH in their de- ciion to have Suitable place of ivnr- ship, and we learn that the contract nan oeeu kivbii am ioi mo eiemon o, t ' , ! . , , We also sent committees from our body to each of the county convict camps, and they report that they are in good condition and that the prison ers are well cared for, and arc supplied with good food and clothing, and are treated humanely bv those in author ity. "We also h"'l a committee visit the jail, and we find the prisoners are as comfortable as could be expected un der the present existing circumstances. They all speak in high terms of their keeper, Mr. Parham. and say that he treats them all right and gives then, plenty of good food and are very comfortably situated. "And we desire to express here oitv approval of the action of the county commissioners in enlarging Ihe jail and beg to report that the work has already been commenced, "We visited the offices in the court house and find I bent in good condition and we!! kept. "And we warn to report that we learn that the commissioners have given out the contract for the enlarge ment of the vault In the office of the register of deeds so as to compare In size to the vault In the offtco of the clerk of the court, and will equip tie vaults of the two offices with steel filing cabinets; and beg to report that we approve this action of the board also. "We find that Ihe court house build ing Is receiving the proper attention and that repairing has been done and that the different rooms aro being painted both inside and out, which has been needed for sonc time. "We learn also that a modern heat ing plant will be put under the new part of the Jail to heat the jail as well as the court house. Which in our opin ion is a wise thing to do, and think that it will prove to be economy as well as giving, more comfort to the different departments. "We learn that the commissioners are considering the advisability of add- Ing such rooms to the court house C ontinued on Page Z.) FIREMEN TORN BY HOSE HOOK! Ninety Families Are Driven! Out by Urines THREE HOURS OF BATTLE While t Ik- Firemen Were the Blaze From Thrci Nozzle Escaped From lighting Sides, a Six Men and the Three. Writhing Hose Injured (By the Associated Puss.) New York, Oct. 4. Ninny fami lies ware driven from theh: homes, three firemen were- injured, property valued at. foO.OOO was destroyed and surrounding properly valued til mil lions was seriously threutenjd by a tire which started early today in the heart of the leather district. This spol, bounded by l-'rnnkfort, William, Gold and Spruce streets, is rgardad as I he centre of one of the ntpst dangerous iire zones in the city. Tile flames were controlled ami ex tinguished only after three hours of the! hardest kind of work. One of the Wildings which was threatened; by the lire was St. Gregory's Hos pital, and for a line the Officials of the institution had their hands full in caring for the excited patients un der ;h:;ir charge. The life stalled in a four-story building in Frankfort street occu pied by Dc SSoge Brothers, paper merchants, and immediately Spread to three fovr-story tenement houses adjoining. Ninety famililes who were sleeping hj ihe tenement houses were aroused by noljcemou and lire men and most of -tne occupants had no trouble in reaching the street. An iiged woman named Mrs. Do Mold, who was confined to her bed by rheumatism, was carried through the smoke-filled halls by two police men. While the firemen were lighting the flames from four sides, a nozzl j which had been rairiod to the lop of ia ladder broke from the grasp of six men who were holding il. Tin which Is used lo support the hook I hose on the ladder caught one of the men. cut a nasty gash on his arm, and threw him to Hie ground. Another fireman Was also knocked from the bidder and severely hurt. Before the water could be turned off the writh ing hose sl ticl another fireman and the hook ion- a greul hole in his side. The three men were taken to St. Gabriels Hospital. They will re cover. OFF TO NEWPORT NEW Governor Glenn and Party Leavd Raleigh Tonight .Mrs. Cileaii and Miss Kchckah Join the Paity al Norfolk Tomorrow Impossible lor State Officers to Attendi-Stall Officers to (Jo Witli Governor Banquet Tomorrow Night. Governor It. U. Glenn and party leave loiigbi lor Newport News to attend lie ceremonies of the launch ing of Ik- cruiser North Carolina. Mrs. G!i,u and Miss Kabekah, who Is the sponsor, will join thsm al Nor folk, coming l here from Jonesboro, Tenn., Where they have been visiting relatives. In tile parly leaving here tonight will dc Governor Glenn, Adjutant. General T. It. Robertson and Mrs. Robertson, Col. A. H. Arrington and Mis. Arrington, Miss Lillian Thomp son, Col. Chas. E. Johnson, all of Raloijh; Col. Wescott Roberson of Higb Point and Mr. C. A. Hunt. Jr., of UWtington. Other members of the governor's staff and officers of the Nortfi Carolina national guard will join the parly al Newport News, gattsVlng there from all parts of the slale. Tomorrow night there will be an elaborate banquet at which the gov ern, and party will be guests of howr. Tne launching ceremonies will follow on Saturday morning. It wlllJ be Impossible for state officers to tjecompany the governor. SLOGAN IN BAY STATE BRYAN Massachusetts Democrats Hail Him as Chief AND EULOGIZE HFARQT ilLlllUI The "Democracy id' Now York is Con gratulatcd on Its Wise Selection of a Lender" The Resolution Brings on a light, hut it UOCS Through, (By the Associated Press.) I Knmon Mufia (let 4 Th M;ien liyetl la ill imnum 1 If arora pimvon. state conven- tion was nem nere toaay. i ne re- port of the committee on resolutions submitted a platform which was. adopted, containing the following paragraphs: " The democracy (it Massachusetts is proud to swell the note of praise ol'r the distinguished .Neliraskan democrat, America's great comaio- tier whose moral Isadershin has been of world-wide influence and whose voice has been raised for the uplift ing of humanity in every land, whose nomination by our party for the highest office in the nation's git' wns proof of our party's wisdom and whose defeats only endeared him the more to the democracy which ad mired him for all that ii cost him lo be right. While William Jennings Bryan lives we shall nol want for an exemplar of all that is, best, and truest in democracy, "The democracy of New York has nominated for governor a man whose tremendous and effective ef forts for the advancement of demo cratic principles have been the won der of our modern political history. All that great wealth, great indus try, ability, faith and courage could do in expounding sound political principles and exposing to the peo ple's gaze tile enemies of the repub lic William It. Hearst, the demo cratic candidate for governor of New York, is now doing. We congratulate the democracy of .New York upon its wise selection of a leader and send .Massachusetts' hearty wish for Mr. Hearst's election. Demands of Platform. The iila l form declares that in or der to restore the honesty and mo rality of the republic and stale there are necessary; "A governor free from alliance witlt corporations and irtisis, uncon trolled by politicians. "Direct popular control of the law making power in the granting of franchises and privileges. "The public ownership and opera tion of public utilities in nation, state and city. "Kight hours for labor; protection of women and children against over- time work; trial of facts by jury in , equity cases involving labor injunc- tions. "Equal taxation. "Drastic law against private mo hopoly, wiih Imprisonmcm penalties only. "Reciprocity and tariff revision; free hides, free coal; free lumber; free iron, and free wood pulp. "Stronger laws as to the raising of the price of necessities by con spiracy or other unlawful methods, i with imprisonment penalties only. "Laws nrovlding Imprisonment penalties for wilful negligence- by public officials. andldates vote." "The nomination of all for elective office by direct The Bryan plank called forth a ! hurst of cheers. Hoots ami Hisses for Hearst. As the Hearst paragraph was be-; ing read there was some cheering, but almost immediately hoots and hisses predominated. Chairman Fenncy pounded his desk, but delegates shouted "strike j that plank out." "Bryan! Bryan! j Bryan!" A viva voce vote on the adoption of committees resulted in Ihe chairman's announcing that the ayes had it. Mr. Clark, of Willlamstown. spoke I in opposition to the Hearst plank. I The gathering was convention, he said, i Massachusetts md as such had nothing to do with New York tics. He offered a motion that the paragraphs referring to Mr. Hearst be reconsidered. The tumult in creased between applause for Clark and cheers for Hearst. An excited debate, during which tha uproar con- f tinned, finally ended in a motion US- table the Clark motion, which was lost. Representative John A. Sullivan support ed the motion to reconsider Hie plank. ifi, Gerry Hrown of Brockton, can didate for the nomination lor lieu tenant governor, opposed the motion to reconsider. The motion to reconsider was lost. George Fred Williams made a speech nominating Joe Brown Moral) for governor. Mr. Moran is the present district attorney of this (Suffolk) county. The nomination was made by accla mation. 15. Gerry Brown of Frocton was nominated by acclamation as lieu tenant governor. WILL PUSH THIS j FIGHT TO FINISH. (By the Associated Press.) I Baltimore. Md.. Oct. 4. Canlain , !!,, B. Dow, general counsel of I the American Association of Masters j n"u 1 ""L" "'cuiuci ui cue ca- ecutive committee, anounced today i tnat the tight for higher wages be- i sun by the masters and mates of tha I Baltimore, Chesapeake & Atlantic, i a u u .iariauu, Virginia ueiawarej railroads would b, pushed to a fin- Ish. Captain Dow last, nighl mailed a protest to collector ot uusioms Stone of this nort acrainst steamers plying Ihe inland water of Chesa- j fo1' ,ne liillinS yesterday afternoon of peake Bay carrying but two mates Andrew C. Mooneyham at the Ral who with the Captain are licensed as, eigh Creamery, two miles northeast i pilots He pointed out that in event of fire or collision the law required!. . . that these men should be in theiterda' even,nS. U following ac- ' mKU lloue wmtn i ft no licensed of ficer to look alter Ihe passengers. THEY'LL APPEAL TO DIAZ FOR LIFE. (By the Associated Press.) El Paso, TeX Oct. 1.-Richardson, Mason and Hailc, the three Americans Mentenee1 i" jiiunU'rintf v Buvancti will for exf&ui iy giVefi time be shut ai !hlhuahua tiv utims tn collect lift.' in ajMjteuJ i jpvesiclunl Dklz flemncy and will be licar from him. The date for theh Kxeeulions kepi secret, i executio.n is in Mexico ii date bfins-mmand-lrig ti 1 envelope t( not known. arO always ahjipunced; c guard re be opened The officers reives a seal( I at n certain d , ho finds direct , prisoners nme ! in this envf to cxecullo; lop of w ithi: NEGROFS CONDEMN IT Crime By One of Their Race at Tarboro Many Representing tile llcst Element of The Colored People Outlier in Mass Meeting ami Roundly De nounce Acts of Infamy, (Special ti Tarboro, N the Evening Times) ., ... C, Oct. 4, Last night. a large crowd of the best element of the and negroes met in the court house adopted resolutions strongly condemning the dastardly attempt ai assault upon the young lady here. m ino.se resolutions hearty support and cooperation are pledged to the officers 1' the law to aid in i inging ' nad ant struck at. me once or twice to justice ihe vile wretch. Quite aiwith "' 1 grabbed it and took it ' away from her and she tripped hei ..,.,..,, , .-,,,,,;, en- inane o school teachers, r I nomas and md others all denouncing thi Infamous ciime. j , ,, I C. M. Eppas, principal Greenville I colored sen opt. made a very strong speech in which he appealed lo Hit best element of his race to do all in their power to put down lawlessness. A colored woman who is a teacher in also made a strong a,,- peal for maintainance of law and order and for peaceful relations such las exisied between the races in the sixties. Nathan Williams, it barber here was a prime mover in holding ihe meeting. REDUCE RATES ON PERISHABLE STUFF. (By the Associated Press.) San Francisco, Cal., Oct. 4. Be ginning October in the Southern Pa cific will make a L'." per cent reduc tion in its tariff on commodities shipped under refrigeration. At present the charge of shipping perishable commodities is 23 per cent above the cost of the shipments. This cost is lo be annulled and perishable poli-igoods will la- transported at the same I rates as other goods, which do not need the protection of a refrigerator As a result of this change of pol'cy California fruits can in- bought al i much cheaper price in eastern states Larger shipments of fruits and othei perishable commodities will also be encouraged. The reduction is whol- 1 v voluntary on the part of the rail-; road. i HEARING IS SET FOR TOMORROW Layton in His Cell Talks to Reporter DENIES HE HIT WOMAN laiyton Says Mooneyham Had Tlirent eked Him With Violence Several Times Before the Trouble of yes terday Afternoon Mr. J. X. Hold ing and Col. J. C. L. Harris Will Defend; To a reporter for The Evening Times this morning Charles R. Lay- ton, in his cell in the Wake county jail, where he is awaiting a hearing ,of ,.,, as in tMn nnnAP v ; count of the affair; j "I am manager of the dairy and !.Mr. .Mooneyham was a laborer under me. Yesterday 1 said to Mr. Mooney ham: I wish you would please feed those two cows,' telling him which j mea"t' 1 went on nd jm,Ikea eSh or ,en cows after that and thought he had fed the two cows and had turned them out. He 'a.me along with the feed in the barn where i was. and I told him I had turned 'he cows out, that I Ihought he had fed them. "He said it was a d n lie, that 1 j thought nothing of the kind. I told I him to go along, thai I didn't want to have any trouble with him. Ho said: 'If you mess with me I'll whip you.' I told him again to go along and let me alone, and I went away from him down one of the aisles be tween the rows of stalls. 'He followed me and said: 'I'm going to get a stick and kill you.' He went off and in a minute or two I saw him come back with a stick in his hand. I reached up and got a shovel, and when he started to draw the stick on me I asked him: 'Have you come t kill me sure enough?' He said: Yes, by God, I have.' Then he raised the stick and just as it started down 1 hit him with the shovel. I didn't intend to kill him, but only to protect myself. "Not long ago he drew a knife on tne and said he would cut my d n , ' , J' in- iuun ii mull i i uiii tut; wuuuuun . J . anu tnreatenea me wun it. rJitcn Hmn T ivmit riff unit toff him A lnnu- j time ago he said he would bleed me j wi,h his knife. "Earlier in the day yesterday I had asked him to help-clean out the barn, j but he never made a move to do it. j "I did not strike his wife. She I came to me with the same stick he ; ,,.nt ,,, mMo loot hole In the ground j air.l fell and hit ; and her head against a ' post. "The stick he took to mo was of hickory and as big as my arm and ,. ... , C . ' lour feet long. I have two witnesses ho will prove everything I say is the truth. The' are John Williams and j Ii. R. Windley, both white men em ployed at the dairy. Williams is a j Frenchman. Mooneyham and myself had hot h been employed at the dairy about six or seven months." Mr. J. N. Holding, proprietor of 1 1 be dairy, returned this morning from Henderson and will, together with Col. J. C. L. Harris, look after the defense of Lay-ton. Tie- preliminary hearing will l.o before Justice of the Peace C. A. Separk tomorrow. Layton's employers say that he v.-as always a very peaceable man, and was never known lo fight before. It is said that the employes at the dairy used to abuse him frequently and try to pick rows with him, but he invar iably avoided any difficulties. The burial of Andrew H. Mooney n am, the .si.iin m in, Kites place l!.!;, afternoon at 4 o'clock at the city cemetery, the services at the grave be ing conducted by Rev. C. Ii. Road, pastor of Epworth Memorial Church. The remains of Mr. Mooneyham were tarried back to his home at the Raleigh Creamery yesterday evening and prepared for burial by Under taker G. A. Strickland. Besides his wife Mr. Mooneyhnm leaves four children, Charles L., twenty years old, Mrs. Dennle Smith of this city and Flovd. ind two little boys, Ed 1 !
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