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LAST EDITION. ALL THE MARKETS. THE RALEIGH EVENING TIMES. VOLUME 27. TWELVE PAGES TODAY. RALEIGH, N. C, SATURDDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1906. TWELVE PAGES TODAY. PRICE 6c Full Leased Wire Service of the Associated Press. Leads all North Carolina Afternoon Papers in Circulation i THE NORTH CAROLINA WAS LAUNCHED TODAY Tho ortfmnmac Innkmrp I lib UblbUlUliiuu iuuuiiuuu in nmt ti Tib 11 cis and People MISS REBEKAH GLENN SPflNSOflJP CRUISER Daughter of Governor Glenn, of North Carolina, Who, With His stuff and an Escort of Prominent Men of His State, Witnessed the Exercises Attending the Launch ing at Newport News of the loy" erfnl Armored cruiser. (P.v the Associated Press.) Norfolk, Vu Oct. 0. -The new and powerful armored cruiser North Carolina was successfully launched at 11:32 1-2 o'clock this morning from the yards of her builders, the Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry dock Company, ' at Newport News, Va., In the presence of 10,000 peo ple. The ship's sponsor was Miss Ro bekah Williams Glenn, daughter of Governor R. 0, Glenn, of North Caro lina, who was present with his stair and an escort of prominent North Carolinians. The launching was attended by Rear Admiral Berry, commanding this naval station, and a large num ber of naval officers who went to Newport News In special tugs. Sev eral of the officers of the Italian cruiser Fiermosca now here prepar ing to sail for New York, also wit nessed the launching. The ship yard closed down last evening until Mon day, the force of 0,000 mep employ ed there being paid off and given a holiday today. The only men at work were the picked employes se lected to perfect the final details of the launching. When the resonant sound of the sledge driving In the last wedge holding the vessel had died away, the signal was given that all was ready to Calvin B. Orcntt, president of the Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company, who personally supervised the operations from the stand, assisted by General Manager Walter A. Post. A stout saw, oper ated by two mechanics, began to cut Its way through the heavy timber. Listening to Its monotonous "buzz" the crowd on shore kept eyes on the christening booth, where stood Miss Glenn and her maids of honor, ernor Glenn and Mr. Orcutt. Gov- Miss Lillian 'lhompson, eigh, N. C, was the sponsor of Ral s maid of honor, and Mrs. A. A. Arringlon. also of Kaleigh, was the dame of honor. Christened With Wine. Suddenly the buzzing of the saw was drowned by a cracking of tim ber, which announced the severing of the heel-piece below. The big ship trembled visibly for an instant and then made a slow start. "She's offl" came from thousands' of throats and pandemonium broke' loose. Simultaneously with the first movement of the ship, Miss Glenn gracefully cast the bottle of old wine against the receding bow, saying at the time: "I christen thee North Carolina." The cheering was so loud that her words were audible onlv to those near her. As the ship slid down the ways the foaming champagne raced down! fhe side of the steel prow, the broken town Kxposmon a, Initio, its pieces encased in a silken After taking in the exposition opera net, dangling at the ropes end." lions, the governor goes to Newpor Gaining momentum as it proceed- News, where he will speak tonight ed. the cruiser struck the water at at the chamber o commerce ban 1,.i.....,i,i ,nH 1, first and duet to the Stale Municipal League ,,1 i ih rivoo wHh the hum-- Biiucu w,. 11, ,11.- .. .v - ancy of a duck, careening neither to right nor left. Its bow gracefully dipped fis it loft the ways, clearing the hull of terra flrma. The splash fnllmvinp. thu otnrn's rnntnet with tilt' Is river was the occasion for the most enthusiastic demonstration, for the succesB of the launching was assur ed by the manner lit which the ves sel took to water. The cheering of the throng on shore was taken up by the crowds on the excursion steam ers, the shrill steam whistles ashore and afloat mingling with the cheers, seeemingly to produce the greatest en noise possible in wishing the fighter j a long and creditable career under i flag of the nation Ijaunehina a Success. While the crowds looked on disin clined to leave the scene so soon, tugs ran hawsers to tb.3 Incomplete ship and Anally towed her to the pier, whore the finishing touches will be received. The North Carolina Is advanced about 58 per cent, toward comple tion, farther than any other armor clad at the time of launching. There was no hitch, no accident, no unpleasant incident to mar the ! dav's program. The launching was a glorious success. Immediately following the launch ing there was a banquet at the Hotel Warwick to Miss Glenn and the! launching party. Governor Glenn) and party leave on their return for Kaleigh at S::',0 o'clock tonight THE NORTH CAROLINA PICTlltEl) BY Tin: PEN. i The armored cruiser Noi'th Carolina which was launched today has a trial displacement of 1.B0Q tuns and fully loaded Will have n displacement of 15.580.S6 tons. The total length of tile ship at the water line Is 502 feel and its extreme breadth is 72 feet, 10 V, lu i lies. The ship was authorized by an act of congress, approved April 7. 1904, which provided that the cost ex clusive of armor and armament was not to exceed $4,400,000. The contract was awarded to the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company for $3,575,000. The maximum horse power of the main engines is estimated at 23,000. Four ten inch breoehrloadlng rifles, sixteen (1-inch rifles and four 12-inch submerged torpedo tubes make up the (miser's main battery. Its secondary battery is to consist of twenty-two 3-lneh rapid fire guns, twelve 3-pounder rapid fire guns, two .30 calibre auto matic guns and two 3-lnch field guns. The ship's hull is to be of steel throughout and will be protected by a water line belt of armor which will be 17 feet and three inches i:i height amidships and will be stepped down at the ends. This armor Is to be five inches thick through the machinery and magazine spaces and three inches thick In other parts of the shin. The shin will have two large turrets, one forward and one aft. Both will be protected by thick armor and will have two 10-inch guns. The North Carolina will be similar I to the Maryland in general appearance. Hhe will have the same elongated hull I and will have masts and smoke-stacks of the same type. BANQUET LAST NIGHT TO NORTH CAROLINA PARTY. Last night Govarnor Glenn was a guest at the banquet tendered the League of Virginia Municipalities, in session at Newport News and the visiting North Carolinians by the chamber of commerce. The banquet was given In the dining hall of the Hotel Warwick and covers were laid for four hundred. Tha banquet hall was a dream of beauty and the visit ing Tar Heels greatly enjoyed them selves. Quite a number of native North Carolinians now citizens of that progressive community, among them Mayor S. R. Buxton, formerly of Jackson, .V C, and Assistant Na val Constructor Ferguson, formerly ot Waynesville, were present to wel come the governor. To the North Carolina Executive was assigned the toast, "Our Native Land, Virginia." to which the gov ernor responded gracefully, and the companion toast, "Our Dearest Neighbor,' North Carolina," was spoken to by J. Alston Caboll, one of Virginia's tin est orators, the per sonal representative of Governor Swanson, wlio was prevented ivuui .,tt,.Twii,r hv iiressnve of official (111- Ities. GOVERNOR GLENN'S PARTY SPENT DAY IN NORFOLK. Governor it. B. Glenn of North Carolina and the members, of his party saw something of Norfolk this morning on an automobile tour aud j later went to the sue ot 1113 james- delegates and will be a guest to morrow at tne launcning 01 (.lie new ' armoured cruiser North Carolina. I Governor Glenn is an exposition 'enthusiast of the first water and he understood to be in favor of se uring an additional appropriation of $110,000 from his legislature tor North Carolina 8 representation ana exploitation at tjjte exposition next year. The party upon arriving in Ports mouth by special car over the Sea hiiard Air Line, proceeded afoot to ,, ... 1 ,.,.i,,i the Nortolk ferry and upon a living this side ot the river walked (Continued on Page 2.) MAYOR WANTS SOME CHANGES Police Commission of Three ' FOR STREET BOND ISSUE: Warm Praise for Tire Department . . Recommends That Aldermen lie Paid a fall .Monthly Remunera tion, and Also More Pay for .Mem bers of Board of Audit and i'r nance and Police Justice. The regular monthly me'etlhc board of aldermen was pearly late in starting last night, on of the in hour accoli at pre.--. nt nt' there not being a quorum at (list. Aldermen Grimes, Cooper and Boy Ian were reported out of the city, j Finally Alderman Rogers arrived, and j the meeting was called to order with j just a quorum. The most important matter before ' the board was the mayor's report, a synopsis of which is given below. The following more or less routine business was transacted: Alderman Harden moved that the mayor request that the dispensary be jcioseo on inursuay or lair w.eeK, mis was adopted unanimously. Tins was done after City Clerk Wilson stated that he had received $18,500 as the dis pensary profits for the past quarter, $7.-100 for the citv, $5,500 for the county roads, S5.500 for the county schools. The dispensary reported a balance of J22.4S6.53. The report of Chief of Police Midline showed 126 arrests, of these the whites were 52 males. 7 females; colored 5S males, 8 females. Among the viola tions were: The report of Chief Mangum of the fire department showed 7 fire alarms during the month, "1 building permits issued. 5 inspections made. A re quest was made for 500 feet more of hose, badly needed, and also for more comfortable sleeping arrangements for the men on duty at night. On motion of Alderman Lee the fire limits of the city were extended so as to take in 300 feet west of the block bounded by Salisbury. Martin and Harget streets, going 011 Martin street just beyond the new building being erected for E. M. Uzzell & Company. Mr. W. C. McMackln asked that the stables in the city lot be rented to him so he might improve these for his vet erinary stables. The aldermen left the matter to n committee. The delayed report of Hex Hospital for August and the September report were read. In August with thirty-six paid and nine charity patients the ex penses were $630.70 .September with 34 paid and 16 charity patients the ex penses were $536.92 with $48,1.30 from paid patients. Alderman Lee for the Street Com mittee asked for an appropriation of $300 from the emergency fund, as this amount was short on the street appro priation, having been used on curbing work In 1005, and paid for out of the 1808 appropriation. Mayor Johnson for the special com mittee on Water Works asked for more time, saying the report would possibly be ready before the next meeting. The police force was notified to watch for violations of the speed limit of 15 miles an hour by the: street car?, I City Attorney Snow saying be would I have an ordinance for the regulation of speed ready for the next meeting. A letter was read from General Man ager Can- of the Raleigh Electric com- j pany saying the 15 mile an hour or dinance was satisfactory and would he obeyed. Alderman ITpchurch declared ! it was not obeyed, that the cars went at a rate of from 35 to 40 miles an hour. Mayor Johnson said the cars went too j fast. Alderman Harden wanted the limit put at S or 10 miles an hour on ; principal streets. Alderman T.ee also j said the law was being violated. The i city attorney charged that Manager I Carr incited motormen to violate the j laws. Alderman ITpchurch took occa sion to pay his respects to the police I force a"ain. Mayor Johnson's Report. Mayor James I. Johnson read the 1 annual report of the mayor to the j board. After a few words of con- gratulation upon the municipality be ing In the midst of prosperity and happiness, steady progress anil mate rial advancement, he announced his policy as mayor was to do things for the advancement of the city, using economy in ublic expenditures with a broad and progressive disposition of the affairs of the city. As to the board of audit and finance ,r jonnson saio 11 nau saven inuuj t,lousands ()f aoHara to tho m r;n year, being wise cheek on the de- (Continued on Page Seven.) MISS KERB champagne she chr al Newport X Witii a boltle of TWO LYNCHEI WHITE Mm IN MASKS Taken From Sheriff Who! Was Bringing the Negroes to Mobile ! BOTH ARRESTED FDR CRIMINAL ASSAULT They foi Had Been Sent (o iiirmiugham i Their Own Safety, and the! Sheriff Was Bringing Them Rack' for Trial W hen the .Mob Took the! Law Into its Own Hands. " ' ' ' I (By the Associated Press.') Mobile Ala., Oct. (1. The crimes j committed upon Una May Flower. Lillian .May Savell, Ruth SossanUHl and attempts on others whose names are noi give parly of I " 12:35 o'cloel off the lloli a were revenged by men tins atiernoon ai in a lonely place j lis road in the neighboi hood of I'richavd 8 station. The leaders ordered the men, who wore all armed with revolvers, shot guns and rilles, not to lire a shot anil the orders were carried 0111. Robinson, the negro youth, committed the first crimes startled 1 iie people of Mobile W.IO that and worked them up into a fury, w: hanged lii'st. Thompson, the otlic negro, was executed immediately a terwanl. A long half-Inch rope was throw over the limit of a live oak 1 n and Robinson was drawn up about Bf teaa. feet ami the rope was fastened. He siowi strangled to death', Ac cording to one of liio leaders of ihe moil Robinson confessed. Th elated Tress represent a I t'VO wa sso- over to hear Ihe confession, but Uob Inson looked f right ened and said that he was mil the man. Robinson was banged til 12: as p. 111. Thomp son was hapgJd before the body of Robinson Wits cut down. The hanging of the negroes was conducted in a very quiet manner and during the time that the work was going on. hardly a word Was spoken. Tiie negro Thompson was very sul len from the time lie was taken off the train until the rap W.is placed around bis neck. Robinson maintained that he was going to heaven. When Mount Vernon was reached on . the trip freai Rfrmlngham eight men wearing white masks hoarded the train. Five of them leveled pistols at I Sheriff Powers and his demit;- and said : the men had come for the prisoners. The revolvers of the sheriff and ' !'-I uty were then taken from them. Ih" c,.t, ihe train was asked to i-ii nil th( ix'fiiilH in th:' 1'tvsit nlnMS coach to the rear seats as others of KAH ULKXX. istencd the t'ruisei ens today. North Carolina the crow, riateau. The com (juest and also place lllilb leade of (he Ira the crowd train wen wen oing t. et on it luctor complied with tin- re aoiiii' ii' thf passengers were I in tin- sleeper. n' r the i s who stood on the platform iii. heavily masked, said that which jhad just boarded the aU business men of Mobile and that their action had been decided Olded upon only after careful consid eration. NEGROES OFFER A REWARD FOR HIM. (Special to tin I Tarhoro. X. C, I Kid I of Danville, Evening Times) Oct. 8. Mr. Fred Va.. lias arrived to whose condition is lie with ins siter rei y much improv nost recovered fro 1. she having al tiie shock of the errlbl leelan irdeal of Tuesday night, She thai she would recognize the 'fl legro brute if she should see him Htbhg ten thousand. The young lady till: has lo take something to quiet her e-ves al nighl to enable her to sleep. Ireai Interest Is manifested in her ase not only by the citizens here but by 1 in of Danville, Va., where she The loading negroes here have a fifty dollar reward for the islon of her assailant. d ;ryni di m: michaei is TO WER PRINCESS, (By the Asociated Press.) St. Petersburg, Oct. 0. A mar riage has been arranged between the Grand Duke Michael, only brother of Emperor Nicholas, and Princess Pa li icla of Oonnaught, niece of King Edward. The bethrothal occurred during the grand duke's recent trip in Copenhagen and Scotland, from Which iie has just returned. ( oxsT.i liiiK worxiKS INOFFENSIVE NEGRO. Tarhoro, X. C. Oeto. 6. Vance Bel cher, a constable of Purmviile Town ship, last night fired bis pistol on an Kast Carolina train here, and the ball after passing thrbugh a car door, struck a negro on the wrist Inflicting a painful wound. There were many peo ple in the car at the time of the shoot ing which it seems was without pro vocation. The parly was bound over lo court under two hunderd bond. dollar: 1 THE BUREAU OF INFORMATION. Rev South have .las. L. Foster, secretary of the in Christian Convention, will charge of the Information bureau union station .during fair week, muling houses and private cltl .'. iio w ill entertain visitors at that will notify iir. Foster as to the er of rooms and rates by October at tin All h zens I Inie nutiil 12. j THE DESTROYER HOPKINS LAMES HER PROPELLER. I Washington, Oct. 6. The torpedo 1 ,0ilt destroyer Hopkins struck a sub-! ,erg0( obstruction while returning from rjape Cod Bav to Newport and! , ' -V damaged her propeller to such an ex- t.OJit that she has been sent to the ! New York navy yard for repairs. WAGNER IN HEADLONG MOTOR RACE WINS THE W. K. VANDERBILT CUP LAYTON ALLOW GIVE BAIL Result of Hearing Before re mm OF M $280 .'II (lie irifs'i sses Sivor Mooaeyhaui II. ot 1 lireat.ened tiie Manager at Riil'erenl Times, and I be Lye iVU liesses 'oeroliuraled I.iylon's Own Accom; Case tor Striking Wo man ..( ileal''!. I.asI big bi ninth mgl sim a r su 1 1 1 ice ycsti i4i. In Before Jn the Peace ay after- V. Separk liHui'i and continued after supper, Wiarles !t. l.avt.m. who killed Andivn i '. MoQiieyham at the Raleigh Cream ery last Wedmsday afternoon, was liberated from jail on a bond of .$200 for hi. i appearance at the next term of criminal court here. His sureties are his brother, .1. S. I.ayion. ami J. V. House. No evidence was taekh on the charge against Layton for striking Mrs. Mooneyliani. wife of the dead man. It was not considered thai that was rel evant In the killing ease. Mr. W. I:. Jones, who appeared for the state, frankly said thatjhe saw no evidence of anything more Than man slaughter. He did consider the case clearly one of manslaughter, lie stated in his argument. The hearing was begun at about 4 o'cloc, as stated in yesterday's Times, and at half past five recess was taken until a quarter to .X. At the night ses sion there was a crowd of some 200 persons. Tiie witnesses examined were E. R. Wlndley, a white employe of the dairy, John Willi:: ins, a Frenchman Who works at the dairy. A. O. WadfOrd, one of the proprietors, Robert Johnson, a negro hoy. a hand on the farm, Bill Jeffries, a colored laborer on the farm: Allen ITpchurch, another colored labor er at the place, the defendant himself. Argument was 111:1111" for Layton by Mr. Charles 1'. Harris. Mr. J. N. Hold ing and Col. J. ('. I,. Harris, and for the state by Mr. W. 11. Jones. The at torneys for the defense asked for a dismissal. All of th threats mad eyham, and actual fatal witnesses testified to against Dayton by Moon the eye witnesses to the encounter bore out what th I'm! defendant himself told the reporter The Evening Times in jail, to the effi Mo, whl et that tneyliam I.ayion bad spoken to limit feeding; some cows, the latter angry and In got a big stick and attacked Day ton with it. having told him when be went to get it that he was going to kill him and repeating this when he came at him witii the stick, and that while Mooneyliani was out after the stick T.avtou armed himself with tip1 shovel, and as Moonevham raised the stick to slrike him he brought the shovel down on his head. CUBAN BLUFF CALLED Rebels Try 8 Game of Cow boy Desperatioism ! Americans Disperse the Crowd of Terrorists, Arresting a Nnmber Their Leader Demands Rebels' Reiease His Escort Disarmed Re Wilts. (By the Associated Press.) Havana, (let. (!. A detachment of 200 Insurgents today rode Into the t'arldad suburb of the city of Puerto principes, waving machetes and threatening people. Twenty American marines from ihe detachment on duty at Puerto Principe went to Caridad, dispersed the insurgents and arrested thirty-nine of them. General ("abalero, the insurgent leader, with one hundred men thereupon proceeded to the head quarters of the commander of the ma rines and demanded the release of the captured insurgents. Instead of re leasing them tiie Americans disarmed Cabalero and all of bis followers who could be caUght. Thereupon Cabal lero promised that all the insurgents under his command would disarm. He Covers 297 MO Miles in a Fraction Less than a Mile a Minute LANCIA IS SECOND IN THIRD RACE FOR CUP Mis lime Was 293 Minutes, liX 4-5 Second Ouray Was Third and Clement Fourth in the Race One .Man Killed and a Roy Injured Deling ihe Contest. (By the Associated Press.) Finish Line, Vanderbllt cup course, i let. ti. -Louis Wagner in a 110 horse power French car today won the third international automobile road race for ihe William K. Vanderbllt, Jr., cup completing the distance of 2S7.1 miles in 290 minutes. 10 2-5 seconds or at the rate of more than a mile a minute. VJneenzo Lancia in a 102 horse power Italian car was second in 293 minutes 2S 4-j seconds. Antolntnc Durau, in a 120 horse pow er French car was third In 293 minutes, 44 4-5 seconds. Albert Clement in a 100 horse power French car was fourth in 301 minutes, 5!i 4-5 seconds. Camlllo Jenatzy. in a 120 horse power German car was fifth in 304 minutes, 3S seconds. Lancia actually finished the course about 3 minutes ahead of W'agner, who. however, started six minutes later than bis rival and had that much margin at the finish. Only five cars finished the race, but there were fourteen of the seventeen ears that started running at the time the race was declared off, which was done as soon as Clement had won fourth place. It was with the greatest difficulty that the crowds were kept back from the course during the last lap. Without re gard to personal safety they swarmed over the roads, giving way only when the fast flying racing machines wcrfl a hundred yards away. Crowd Hani to Handle. While France carried away the preeminor honors of the race Joseph of American team had the satisfaction of registering the fastest lay made. On his fifth round Tracy drove the 29.7 miles in the remarkable time Of 26 minutes, 21 seconds. Tracy suffered severely from tire troubles in the first few rounds and this cost him dear. He was on his ninth lap when the race was called off. Wagner, who held the lead from the very first round, came near to losing the race when 20 miles from the finish, one of his tires exploded. He had a lead of some seven minutes at the time changed tires and managed to win by approximately three minutes. Lancia, Duray and Clement went through the race without mishap. Mishaps of Rare. The race was run under leaden skies and start schedule for 6 Jh.. m. was de layed fifteen minutes by heavy fog. After this hal lifted there were oc casional rifts and bursts of sunshine, but the finish was in a drizzle. The Inclement weather had no effect what ever on the crowd. It is estimated that fdlly 200,000 persons lined the. course. ' Of tho seventeen cars that started the first to come to grief was the Ita lian racer driven by Dr. Wellsehott. His steering gear broke and the car went over an eriatikment. The ma chlnian, Colombo, was severely hurt. Lawwell. of the American team drop per out after the fourth round. He had all manner of difficulties. Elliott Shepard then broke a crank shaft and dropped out on the seventh lap. when he was running sixth. (if the fourteen cars that were run ning at the time the race was called off all had completed the seventh round, el, yen had completed the eighth, eight I had completed the ninth and five finish- ed the tenth and last. When Wagner was declared the win j ner the crowd surged about him and eneerea. j ne nana piayen the Marseil lal." There were man- minor accidents In the great crush leaving the finish line. The Race in Detail. The third international automo bile race for the Vanderbllt cup was run over a course 29.71 miles in length laid out over the macadam roads of Long island. Seventeen cars representing America, Prance, Italy and Germany started, the con dition being that they must malce the circuit of the course ten times, the total distance of the race being 297.1 niles. In the American elim ination trials two weeks ago Joseph Tracy, one of today's favorites, made (Continued on Page 2.) . I V
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