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THE RALEIGH EVENING TIMES.
VOLUME 27.
RALEIGH, N. C, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1906.
PRICE 5c.
COTTON PRICES JUMP
TWO DOLLARS A BALE
ON NEW YORK MARKET
Great Advance Today Over
Closing Quotations of
Thursday
SHORTS IN A PANIC
AS PRICES BOUND UP
Market (Strong at the Opening and
General List (M Forty Points
Above Previous Close October
Sold at 211) Points Above Ueeent
Low Level New Orleans Sold 77
Points Over Last Night The Fig
ures. (By the Associated Press.)
New York, Oct. 5. The cotton
market had a vary strong and ex
cited advance at tho opening today
with the spring months selling above
11 cents and tie general list about
forty points, Or f 2 a bale over the
closing figures of the previous day
on stop-loss covering and tremendous
buying by the south and a prediction
of a squeeze among dealers short of
actual cotton for October delivery
were the factors in the advance.
October here sold at 10.88, or
219 points above the recent low
level. Shorts appeared to be panlc
i'ricken In all markets and Decem
ber' contracts in -New Orleans sold 77
points over the close of last night.
High In Liverpool.
Liverpool, Oct. 5. Business on
the cotton exchange hjre was very
heavy today. The January and Feb
ruary option lea an upward move
ment, lnffuenced by large buying orders-
believed to be for American ac
count. Futures opened 14 to Hi
points higher and advanced slowly
until the New York opening was re
ceived. The market became strong
and prices advanced rapidly. At 4
o'clock values were 28 to points
over yesterday's closing witli the
market strong.
During tin; last half hour of the
session the market eased off on real;
i.ing and weaker New York and New
Orleans advices. Trading continued
active and excited up to the close,
which wtts feverish and unsettled,
October gained lit points and the
rest of the options i to 30 points
during the day. Spot cotton prices
were advanced 16 to IS points.
At New Orleans.
New Orleans, Oct. 5. The cotton
market advanced sharply upon news
of the tornado in this city. Decem
ber, which closed yesterday at 10.48,
went to 11.24, while January rose
from 10.57 to the same price. Later
December fell to 10.92 and January
to 11.02. .
ARREST FOLLOWS
, ATLANTA RIOT.
(By the Associated
Atlanta, 6a., Oct. 5. -rest
in connection with
Saturday, September 2
Press.)
The first
the riot
2, which
stilled in the death of eighteen ne
groes and one while man, was made
today when Walter Edmonds, a
butcher, was placed in jail on a grand
jury indictment charging murder
Edmonds is charged with having
killed Frank Smith ,a negro messen
ger, while the latter was running
across the Forsyth street viaduct,
pursued by a mob. The police say
they expect to make other, arrests
shortly, ,
WARSHIPS SOON
TO LEAVE CUBA.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, Oct. 5. It in expected
that the largest ships of the American
fleet if not all of them will be with
drawn from Cuban waters as soon as
there is a sufficient army force landed
to afford security to the provisional
government and the protection of prop
erty Interests. The ships themselves,
it Is stated, at the department, do not
afford any protection to Cuban inter
ests save as being quick transports
and barracks for the blue-jackets and
marines which have been landed on
the Island. There Is no suggestion that
the biff guns of the ships or even the
smaller batteries would be used against
the towns and cities whose harbors are
large enough to accommodate naval
vessels. Therefore it is stated at the
department, the ships will be ordered
to resume the cruises which were In
terrupted when the rush orders to
proceed to Cuba were issued.
Governor Taft has th;' direction of
the vessels in Cuban waters. The sail
ings and arrivals are reported to the
navy department here as the regula
tions require, but the orders to the
naval Officers are given by the war
secretary. The withdrawal of the
ships will no doubt depend upon the
wishes of Secretary Taft after the
tinny has landed.
VOTE AS ONE FOR
PENNY POSTAGE.
(By the Associated Press.)
Milan. Italy, Oct. 5. The interna
tional congress of the chambers of
commerce. In session hero today, voted
nearly unanimously In favor of uni
versal penny postage, after an address
by John Henniker Ronton, M. P.. who
carried the imperial penny postage
scheme through the British house of
commons in IStiS.
LET OFT WITH HIS FIST
AXI) THKX PAID FOR
(Special to The livening Times.)
Salisbury, N. C, Oct. 5. John Q.
Foreman, a prominent liveryman,
and P. W. Brown, a wealthy saloon
man of this city, yesterday evening
engaged in a fisticuff in Brown's res
taurant and their differences were
heard at this morning's city court.
Foreman paid a fine and costs.
The men had it difference over
Foreman's language applied to the
fare given by the restaurant, keeper.
When he went to pay for it. he be
gan the abuse of the clerk, who sent
for Mr. Brown.; When the two met.
Foreman again applied vile language
to the eating il:te and Brown told
him to stop it. Brown passed be
tween Foreman and a friend and
Foreman struck him a severe blow
above the eye, making a had wound.
NAME 'EM TKDDV. THEO,
BOOST 10 IS AND VETTE.
(By the Associated Press.)
St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 5. A special
from Mondovi, Wis., says that Mrs.
John Severson gave birth to four boys
yesterday.
BOTH TO CRUSH CRIME,
Mass Meeting of Whites
Held at Tarboro
Organization Formed to Aid in
ting Down Criminality The
gioes Pledge Themselves ti
I'll I -
X -.loin
in tlx' Work With Heart and Hand.
(Special to The Evening Times.)
Tarboro, N. C, Oct. ;. Last night
(he court house was tilled with citi
zens, v ho assembled to take action
wtih respect to recent crimes thai
have been committed in this county.
Rev. B .('. Craven presided and made
an effective and admirable speech.
He was followed by Capt. W. M. Pow
ell, Rev. R, B. John, Capt. Watson,
General Cotton, Dr. Phillips, Messrs.
S. S. Nash, W. A. William, James ft.
Uovd and Prof. F. S. Williamson.
All of the speeches were conserva
tive and temperate in tone, yet evinc
ing a firm determination to suppress
lawlessness and bring to justice the
criminals. A motion prevailed that a
sood government club of twenty-five
members be organized to co-operate
with a like club organized by the best
element of negroes to bring about
better conditions in this community,
The negroes pledge themselves to do
all in their power with the aid of the
white people to ferret out the wretch
who have been guilty of crimes and to
rid the community of such other
characters. This meeting and subse
quent meetings will no doubt do much
good toward establishing law and or
der on a firm basis here.
CHARLES H. HOUR IS
THE MAN APPOINTED.
Washington. Oct. 5. -The presi
dent today appointed Charles H. Rohli
of Vermont, at present assistant at
torney general, to be a justice of the
District of Columbia court of appeals
to succeed" Justice Dttell, resigned.
NEW ORLEANS TORN
(By the Associated Press.)
New Orleans, Oct. .".-- A tornado
passing through live miles of the
residence and factory section of New
Orleans today injured at least a
score of persons and did fully $500,
0(10 damage. Half an hour after the
tornado had left the city traveling
iii a northerly direction, a telegram
from Hammond. La., filly miles north
of here, said that four persons had
been killed in a tornado at Ponteha
toula, a nearby town. U-reat prop
erty damagp at Pontchaloula wits
also reported.
A report was brought in from the
neighborhood or Lake Pontchartrnin,
outside the city limits, that lives had
been lost there. Later the death of
i a man named Howes was reported ai
the lake, but these reports lacked
' continuation. Although several
I deaths were reported in New Orleans
immediately after the storm, Inves
tigation showed that probably nol a
life was lost here.
I Many of the injuries occurred near
I Roberts street and the river front
where the Columbia Oil Mill and the
Jefferson saw mill were badly dam
aged. FELT OFF KATTERAS1
Chilean Quake Shifted for a
Time Gulf Stream
For Ten
of the
Courui
Days This Mysterious Itlver
Ocean Veered From Its
Cutler tin- Influence of the
Earthquake,
(By the Associated Press.)
Nofolk. Va., Oct. 5. Captain Han
son, of Diamond Shoals lightship No.
72, in from her station, declares that
the earthquake which destroyed Val
paraiso, Chile, was felt off Cape Hat
teras, being most perceptible in the
behavior of the elements.
"It was on August 18th, 19th
hk
20th that the ship acted strangely
and we were at a loss to account for
it. The compass swung from east to
northeast and east to southeast, about
four points each way. There was a
short, choppy sea . The gulf stream
changed its course, and for ten days
we had no current, and the water
around the ship changed from the fa
miliar blue of the gulf to a dirty
green. On the tenth day we found
the stream flowing past us as of old,
and there was no further interrup
tion. Our first batch of mail alter
these disturbing phenomena told us of
the quake in Chile and the contin
uance of the disturbance seemed to
be identical in point of time with
what we had experienced on our
ship."
Captain Hanson said that in case
of storm the gulf stream sometimes
veers from its course on the edge of
which the Diamond Shoals lightship
Is stationed. But the stream hardy
ever goes astray more than a day or
two at a time. The continued
centricity for ten days is said
have been never recorded before.
ec
to COTTON FOR
(Bv the Associated Press.)
Washington. Oct. 5.- The census
bureau today issued a bulletin show
ing that during the year ending Au
gust 111, last, 4,784,274 bales of cot
ton were taken in the United States
for consumption: that 4,871.1 BX
bales were consumed, and that 67",
987 bales were still held by manu
facturers on thai diite. Of the con
sumption 2,370,038 bales were used
in the cotton growing states and 2,
r 0 1 , 1 3 0 In the other states.
The statistics of cotton taken and
consumed are for all establishments
using raw cotton, including cotton
mills, woolen mills .hosiery and knit
goods establishments, those engaged
in the manufacture of mattresses and
the like. The totals include foreign
cotton amounting to 9 , S S 7 bales
taken and 10.000 consumed by man
ufacturers in the "cotton growing
states," and 94,722 bales taken and
94,1 20 consumed by manufacturers
in other states.
CONSUMPTION
BY A FIERCE WIND
Woman ami Child Hurt.
A woman and child were Injured
by the blowing down of a house at
first and Magnolia streets and a ne
gro in Douglas parish was reported
to have been picked up bodily by the
wind and carried several (cct, being
badly bruised.
The tornado entered the city near,
Audubon Park, having crossed the
Mississippi River from the farming
country opposite thai point. The
wind was accompanied by a low;
hanging cloud and a heavy rumble; j
II traveled northwest until ii readied
the line residence portion
a: Si . Charles and Napole
Here tile damage was '
done in any part of th
con rse.
From St. Charles the
ceeded straight ahead I
and Carondelcl si reels
veered sharply to the nor
in this direction passed
he city
mi . i venues,
lie lightest,
: tornado's
wind pro
ti Maringo'
where it
It wit rd and
out of the
city.
Tornados' Narrow Path.
The path of the tornado through
the city was from thtrtj tp titty feel
wide. This narrow zone Was strewn
with bricks from demolished chim
neys, detached boards, uprooted
V. G. HUDGINS RESIGNS
Gives Up Management West
ern Union Office Here
Took Charge Only About Tlvo Weeks
Ago Succeeded .1. A, Fgerton.
Says He. is Honieslck For Life in
the Quaker City Again Successor
Not Announced.
Mr. V. G.
three weeks
Kgorlon as
Hudgin.s. who came here
ag ' o succeed M r. ,1 . ..
!'!,-., ,.,ger of the lialvdg'i
Western Union Tolo
tny, has sent in his resit-
'office of the
raph Compi
nation to tcl
October IS.
e effect not later
than
been
here
He has not yet
to who will lie sent
him.
notified as
to succeed
When a.'
iskwl by a reporter lor
riu'
F.venin
1'inies ibis mornin
why he
had resigned, Mr. Hudgins said thai
he was home, sick for Philadelphia.
He declared that he just could not
enjoy lite anywhere else. He will
continue in the service of the West
ern Union when lie r olttrns lo I'bil
delphia. Mr. .1. A. Bgontofc resigned the
management d fthe office here after
fifteen years' faithful service and
went into the mercantile business in
Asheville because an office force ade
quate to the volume of business
handled Was nol allowed by the com
pany. He worked from early niorn
ina until 1 I O'clock and later at night
in order to keep up the details of the
office, which is understood to be very
much in need of a bookkeeper to re
lieve the malinger of some of the bur
den of detail work.
It is understood I hat this condi
tion still existing in the office has
contributed very largely to bringing
about the "homesickness" of the new
and now retiring manager, despite
the fact that lie says it is merely the
old story of "having once lived in the
Quaker City one is never satisfied to
live anywhere else."
During hisshort slay here Mr.
Hudgins lias made- many friends and
has provided the patrons of the of
fice with a service highly satisfactory.
THE MINE GIVES
UP MANY DEAD
(By the Associated Press.)
Roanoke, Va., ''ct. 5. A telegram
eelved here states that up to 11
Block
a. m. nineteen bodies have been recov
ered from tin- West Fork mine al
le West Fork
which a torrifi
Pocahontas i
Ion took pla
it is thought
xplos-
yesterday evening, and
that there are still forty
There is no evidence
in
tho mine1
tints far of tire and
cue Is not retarded.'
be two days before
have been found.
the work of res
It will probably
all of the bodies
The BermU'lian Ashore.
(By the Associated Press.)
New York. Oct. B. The steamship
He pudlan from Bbrmuda is ashore
off"" d Hook, L. I.
trees, fallen telegraph poles and an
occasional roof. It was the falling
of these objects which caused l.iost
ot the injuries. A peculiar feature
of the dls! urbance in the city was
the fact thai lew persons within half;
a mile of the tornado's path knew
there had been a storm, and the local
United Suites weather bureau re
ceived first intimation of a tornado
from a newspaper reporter.
Forecaster ('line said the tornado
was probably ;, local disturbance.
Partly Wrecked Buildings.
Buildings unroofed included the
SI. Elizabeth Convent on Napoleon
avenue, the New Orleans furniture
Company al the loot of Iflelle Castle
street the .lai A lit! roller skating
rink and the gas works at the cor
ner of Hydras and Magno'iu streets.
At the gas works a stand pipe was
blown down.
Other buildings damaged included
the St. Stephens church (Roman
Catholic), a market house in process
of construction tit Toledano and
Saratoga streets and the two mills
previously mentioned. About twenty-live
small bouses and cabins were
either rendered untenable or blown
down completely.
i
CONVENES IN BOSTON
Convention for Naming Re
publican Candidates
Gaild is Renominated for tjovernor.
.Nothing Particularly New in Plat
form, Which .Much I'se Seems to be
.Making Dog-I'.ared.
(By the Associated Press.)
Boston, Mass.. Oct. Kx-(iovernor
Jehu I.. Kates was chairman of the
1 republican slate cony'taitlon which met
here today for the nomination
of candidates lo be voted tor at the
: November election'.
An incident Of the work of organiza
tion was a demonstration given Attor
ney General Moody when be arose to
rhipye the appointment of the eo
; Ire ell resolutions.
The Republican Plat form.
'I'lie platform, aftei
nilhtsl ration of i Jove
"We record again
lite courage, wisdom,
riotism of Theodore
dent of tlu' l'niled
praising the ad
pr Guild say's:
our
llell,
Koo;
Slati
I pot
mtiilencc in
ity and pat
ivelt. presi
. Theodore
nt influence
Roosevelt has been a
for the pein e of tbe w
thin for tile upiifihu
private deals, a wis,
leader in wholesome
interest of the whole
uid, an insptra
of public and
ami ileeessful
igbrtation in the
people.
"The resolutions fur the
hprence to the policy of
tariff to be revised Ivhei
declare ad
iteetimi, the
the interest
of the
repre:
in si;
id' tin
count rj
eut.'llioli
tes wile
vote. '
require it.
in cpngn
e there is
"lie 'rule 6
and urge that j
-s be reduced
a suppression
the mob and I
the atrocious crime which frequently
provokes it' are condemned, the resolu
tions continuing:
"We place upon record our slncerest
sympathy with tho suffering and out
raged Jews iii Poland and Russia, al
though Willi a sense of profound
humiliation that our own garments lire
not free from the innocent blood of
Americans of African descent."
The platform commends "the efforts
of President Roosevelt to devise a just
(Continued on Page Seven.)
ON TO CUBA AT
NEWPORT NEWS
(By the Associated Press.)
j Norfolk, Va., Oct. a. - A special
I from Newport News to the Norfolk
. Ledger-Rlspnteli today says;
The first detachment of troops to
'arrive in Newport News came this
morning from Platsbnrg. X. V., and
jconsistod of thirty men and one of-j
fleer ol' Hie signal corps who arrived
at Old Point on the Old Dominion
Bteamer and proceeded here bv trol
iey:. From now on troops will be ar- j
riving every few hours. A special
'train bringing the Horses of the
Seventeenth cavalry from Fort Me j
Pherson, Ga., arrived this morning
land were unloaded. Shortly after
ward a special train with the horses i
of the Fifth cavalry, which sailed)
frbro New York on Tuesday, arrived'
jhere. Shortly before 1 o'clock a
detachment of fifteen cars of the Sev-j
enteenth infantry arrived; the second I
section arrived at '-' o'clock and the
Ithlrd section at 4 o'clock. A special
SIX ARE STRUCK DEAD
BY THE EXPLOSION
OF ILLUMINATING GAS
of nineteen ears bringing the Twenty
Eighth infantry will arrive at :::;!(!
and the second section of eighteen
cars will arrive tonight, at ! o'clock.
Company "I ' of the signal corps is
also expected to arrive on a train I
of eleven cars shortly after 9 o'clock
The Twenty-seventh infantry from
Chicago is coming in three sections,
one of which will arrive at 6; 50, one
tit 7, and one at S o'clock.
First of Transports
Norfolk. Va.i Oct. o.
States transport Panama
the transports which will
Arrive.
-The L'niled
the first of
carry troops
from Newport News to Cuba, passed
in the Virginia capes at 1 I :'30 o'clock
this morning and proceeded at once
for Newport News where she will be
gin taking on troops as soon as all
is in readiness for the first embarka
tion. thi: hidden death of
mi:s. Mmes ii.
LAKE.
(Special to The Evening Times. I
i Wake Forest, N. ('.. Oct. 5.
Wake Forest is said this morning lie
cause of tile sudden deatli of Mrs.
.la. lies L, Lake, who died at her in me
early tins morning. At bedtime she
began having convulsions and never
regained consciousness.
.Mis. Lake was Miss l.ula Cald
well of Russellville, Ky, Prof. Lake)
i is a son of Or. I. 13. Lake of Cppsr-j
! vilte, V'a . Tlie remains are being I
t.akeri to t'ppervillo today for '.iter-
nient. Dr. Charles E.
feasor of chemistry.
Brewer, pro
accompanied Prof. Lake,
The deceased is survived by her
husband, five small children, a sis
ter. Miss Virginia Caldwell, and her
mother, Mrs. Caldwell. Mrs. Lake
was loved and held in high esteem
by all.
THREE CHILDREN
KILLED BY LAMP.
(By the Associated Press.)
I Portland. Ore., Oct. 5. -Three of
I the Seven children in the family of
.Mr .and Mrs. Joseph Vanier, of this
city were burned to death today in a
lire caused by the explosion of a
lamp which had accidentally over
turned. The children were 11. 8 and
(I years old. Three other of the chil
dren were saved with difficulty.
CAROLINA'S LINE
UP
for
The Football Team Off
Philadelphia
They Play
Eleven ol
sylv.inia
Big (illllK
There Tomorrow tbe
(he University of Peun--Will
Be Carolina's First
of the Season.
o Tho Kvcnlne Times.)
(Special lo
Chapel IIP
I'liiversily foi
morning in a
adelphia, win
X. C., (let. ii.--The
tball It
left
re this
r piiii-
eruoon
tin
in for
rve to
ii. The
special Pullman fi
re tomorrow afi
University of P
gridiron. It will
one of the seas
team and will St
ugl h of the line-u
they m
th
vania on th
Iii si "bin"
the
Varsity
prove
outeo
deepc
i in!
the
si l'i
s awaited
be
with the
in played
ir will In1
it hers are
n is more
is conn
crest.
i of the men i
Quakers last y
up. .Most of tin
i against
: in the
: new to
tor less
Idently
me
, the game. The lean
handicapped, but it
expected that it will
bowing.
line-up. as announced
make a
Rood
i Th
sterday
will be
afteri n by Captain story
as follows:
Left end. Morrow: left tackle
gbtary: left end. Thompson; i
Rogers: right guard. Thompson,
right tackle, Trailor; right end.
. sin
en 1 re.
A. G.i
Story;
luarter back. Mann or D Alemberw
left half. McNeill;
right halt', Dunlap.
fienbOw, Piitmuu
tvlll In taken along
full back, Parker;
Mo.se- and Davis
is substitutes.
SLEW
THE
TO
PRISONERS
PREVENT A
RESCCE.
(By the Associated Press.)
Warsaw. Russian Roland. Oct. 5. A
military patrol which was conducting
two revolutionists to jail here today
was attacked by revolutionists who
attempted to resell" the men in cus
tody. The soldiers promptly killed
both prisoners.
The Scene the Subway of
the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit Company
THREE OTHERS BURIED
UNDER TONS! DEBRIS
Fortunately the I A plosion Was at nil
Early Hour When Hut Ten of the
Workmen Had Gathered It is
Supposed (o Have Been Caused by
a Leak in a (ins Main Which Had
Been Improperly Repaired Yester
day Evening.
(By the Associated Press.)
Philadelphia, Pa.. (Jet. 5. A terrific
explosion of illuminating gas in the
subway of the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit Company, under construction
at Sixth and Market streets today re
sulted in the death of six men, the
injuring of about a dozen others and
caused property damage that will run
into thousands of dollars.
Resides the seven men that are
known to be dead it is said that at
least three others are buried under
tons' of earth in the wrecked subway.
Extraordinary efforts are being made
to clear the excavation, but it will be
l ite in the day before this tan be ac
complished. Disaster At Aii Early Hour.
The explosion occurred shortly be
fore 7 o'clock, and in consequence of
the early hour but a few workmen had
gathered. The explosion was caused
by a leak lit a city gas main that had
been Improperly repaired last night.
The escaping gas formed In a pocket
in tin? subway, and it is believed that
a workman carrying a lamp into the
great hole ignited the gas. The corner
of Sixth and Market street; is one of
the business sections of the city, but
there was fortunately little traffic there
when the explosion occurred.
About a dozen workmen were gath
ered near a large derrick and about
five men are believed to have been in
tlie subway.
The force of the explosion wrecked
the subway for a half a block and all
the heavy timbering and other struc
tural work including tons of earth fell
into the excavation and added to the
damage.
Driver and Team Blown High.
Just as the gas' blew up a double
team dirt cart was being driven di
rectly across the covered subway by
a driver of the Millard Construction
Company which is building the sub
way. The vehicle, horses and man
wen- blown high in the air and the
horses and cart fell in the hole. The
driver landed In tbe street and was
only slightly hurt. Several of the
workmen who were standing near the
derrick were blown across the street
and either killed or injured, and a
number of pedestrians were hurt by
falling glass and signs from the tall
business bouses mi both sides of Mar
ket and Sixth streets.
Those portions of the subway that
were not covered With dirt burst into
llames, and for a time no person dared
venture near the place for fear of
further explosions. Firemen were
quickly on the spot but water was of
little use. owing to the fact that the
llames were shooting from dozens of
gas pities and a large gas main. Dirt
was then resorted to and in the course
of a couple? of hours all the flames
had been extinguished except those
from the huge main. This was not
nut out until nearlv 10 o'clock and onlv
after a hole had been dug in the street
I near the subway and the main plug
ged up.
As soon as the Are had been ex
tinguished and all danger of a fur
ther explosion bad passed, hundreds
of men were put to work clearing out
the wrecked subway.
While the damage done to the sub
way, to the city's gas and water mains
and the electric light and telephone
conduits is considerable, it will not
compare with the destruction wrought
to surrounding property. From Fifth
street to Seventh street on Market
street and for half a square on Sixth
street both north and south of Mar
ket street not a whole pane of glass
is left. The large plate glass windows
were broken and thousands of dollars
worth of goods in the show windows
were damaged. Dozens of signs were
lorn from the roofs and walls of the
buildings and it is considered remark
able that not more persons were kill
ed. Tbe vicinity of the explosion Is
roped of. and business within the af
fected area is temporarily suspended.
dp lo this afternoon only three of
the six had been identified. They
a re :
John Lawless, foreman of the Mll
( Continued on Page Seven.)