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SVjfllieasea Wire Service of the all North Carolina Afternoon in Circulation LAST EDITION. ALL THE MARKETS. THE RALEIGH EVENING TIMES. VOLUME 27. RALEIGH, N. C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1906. PRICE 5c. ROOSEVELT FOR MEN PUT FORWARD BY THE MORMON PRIESTHOOD i Charge Hurled Against the President by Dubois in a Speech in the Senate IT OF SMOQT TO HOLD SEAT Roosevelt, Declares Dubois, Threw the Weight of, His Mighty Influ- once lito the Scales to Aid in the Election of Republican-Mormon Candidates in Utah and Idaho Mornionisni a Greater Menace to Today Than Kver Before Yet Roosevelt Turns From Those Dat Mine for Separation of Church and State. Washington, Dec." 13. President Roosevelt was directly charged in the senate today with using his in fluence Tor the election of republican-Mormon candidates in the recent election in Idaho and Utah. The charge was made by Senator Dubois in the course of a speech in which he discussed the right of Reed Smoot to a seat in the senate. Mr. Dubois asserted the control of the church to be complete in the hierarchy, con sisting of the president and the twelve apostles, of which Mr. Smoot was one. Politically, he said, the Mormon Church holds absolute sway in Utah and is extending its control in Wyo ming, Idaho and Oregon. "Smoot," he said, "represents the church and not the state, and would do the bidding of the church." Turning his attention to the cam paign preceding the recent election Mr. Dubois read the press dispatches of October 22, which stated the president had sent Secretary Taft into Idaho to speak in advocacy of law and order. At that time Mr. Dubois raid he had telegraphed tli president that the only issue in Idaho was the desire of the Mormon hierarchy to continue to domluate tin; politics of the state and that the president had been misled if he thought there was any other issue. Menace of Mormonisni. Mr. Dubois referred to the mes sages of Presidents Buchanan, John son, Grant, Hayes, Garfield, Arthur and Cleveland, indicating what he termed "the menace of Mormonism'' and proceeded: "I call attention to these messa ges of the presidents for two pur poses, one to indicate the views of our former executives; the other to make the contrast between them and the present occupant of the white house. Mormonism is more insidi ous, more dangerous, and a greater menace to pur government and civ ilization today than it was at any particular period when these mes sages were addressed to congress. Yet President Roosevelt does not deem the subject worthy of mention in a message filled with sugges tions." He said the report of the senate committee on privileges and elections was not a partisan report, adding.: "It should not be a partisan sub ject. No president heretofore has made It a matter of partisan poli tics; President Roosevelt has." Continuing, he said: "The non-Mormon citizenship of Utah and of Idaho think that they are entitled to the support of the jlaw,-ablding citizens everywhere in their efforts to maintain American citizenship in these Mormon states, and if they cannot receive that they have the right to demand that the president of the United States shall not use the great power vested In him in the interest of those law-defying and un-American organiza tions in their determination to rule the politics of this section of our country. American Party in Utah. The American party in Utah, he said is composed of Gentiles, both republicans and democrats, who are battling for American citizenship for the separati'v of church and state, and against the degradation of wo manhood and home, adding: "They have abandoned all hope of political preferment, and suffer financially in the unequal struggle for American principles. President Roosevelt throws the weight of his mighty influence against the Ameri cans and for the republican-Mormons, in Utah led by President Smith and Senator Smoot. He de mands In Utah an endorsement of Smith and Smoot." The senate has agreed to adjourn at the end of today's session until Monday. The Case of Representative Pollard. Washington,. Dec. 13. The house today, on the request of Representa tive Pollard of Nebraska, adopted a resolution directing the judiciary committee to- investigate the legal questions involved in the payment of a certain sum of money to Mi Pollard for the period between March 4, 1905, and July 18, 1905, at which time Mr. Pollard was elect ed to the fifty-ninth congress to suc ceed Hon. E. J. Burkett of Nebraska, who was elected to the senate. Mr. Pollard has been severely criticised, and he now seeks to have the judici ary committee pass on the merits of the case. FASTER SPIN THE may i use this knife? RiMWi WHPLK Would be Soicide Picked it linUIHU IT I1LLLU .. ... up, Mining Ten of the Riders Go Down in a Smash-Up ONE IS BADLY INJURED The Efforts of Walthour and Bedell to Recover the Last Lap is the Chief Point of Interest to the Cheering Crowds in the Garden Watching the Racers. RIGGSBEE CONTEMPT CASE HAS TO WAIT The W. T. Riggsbee contempt case was set for the first thing this morn ing in federal court, but owing to the Barnhill case not being concluded, Judge Purnell announced that the contempt case would not be called until the present case was finished. Immediately after court convened Mr. James H. Ppu stated that he was of counsel for Riggsbee, and several other attorneys were present, as they had understood the matter was to be taken up the first thing this morning It was then that his honor made the above announcement. From present Indications, it is hardly probable that the Bar,nhlll esse will be concluded before tomor row. It will be remembered that a rule was served on Riggsbee a few days since to show cause why he should not be adjudged guilty of contempt of court. The charge was that the federal court was used as a means to thwart the power of the state court, by having witnesses summoned to Ra leigh who were to appear against de fendant in Durham county in a case wherein he was charged with stuffing a ballot box. Solicitor O. L. Brooks came to Raleigh and made a state ment in regard to the matter and he was also here this morning. TOE BRIDGE CASE NOT YET ARGUED The appeal in the matter of the petition for injunction to prevent the Raleigh & Pamlico Railroad Company from building a bridge over the Pam lico river in order to reach Wash ington was taken up this morning in the supreme court, but the argument was not reached. The attorneys will address the court tomorrow. One hour was consumed today in the reading of te record, and -it is not yet finished, there being about a half hour's reading left in the bulky document. There are not less than two hundred odd affidavits to the effect that the bridge will not be an obstruction to navigation on the river at the point the bridge is to cross. These papers are signed by 154 of the principal business men of Washington. The argument, will be made tomor row by Judge James E. Shepherd of this city for the appellants and by ex-Gov. Charles B. Aycock of Golds boro, Mr. Stephen Bragaw of Wash ington and Solicitor Larry & Moore of Greenville for the railroad. (By the Associated Press.) New York, Dec. 13. With the be ginning of the fourth day of the bicycle race at Madison Square Gar den the riders began setting a faster pace, with the evident intention of relegating to the rear the weaker ones of the contestants. By 7 o'clock the average hourly speed had been raised to more than nineteen miles, as against sixteen yesterday. Few of the men show any serious trace of the terrific struggle in which they have taken part, and from appear ances today it looked as if all might last through the finish. Admirers of the sport say the present race is the best and most interesting that they have ever seen here. At 3 o'clock Stol and. Vanderstuyft made a dashing attempt to steal a lap, but grand sprinting by John Bedell, Walthour's partner, frus trated the moves. The attempt of Walthour and Bedell to regain the lap they are behind the other twelve teams remains the chief point of in terest with the spectators. The strug gle of these riders has made them favorites with the public, and their effort out of the ordinary is heartily cheered. The foreign teams are displaying surprising strength, and one of them may possibly carry off the f.-st prize. They have prtctically set the pace throughout the week. At daybreak today from six to eight thousand spectators remained in the garden, cheering the riders on to renewed efforts. Ten Riders Went Down. One of the worst spills'of the race occurred at 7:25 a. m. Ten of the thirteen riders went down in a smash up. The spill came after a mad sprint in which Fogler was promi nent. Eddie Root was picking up his partner, Fogler. when the hitter's wheel was run into by Matt Downey. In a second there was a crash, and the thousands of people who had re mained in the garden during the night saw twelve of the riders scat tered over the track. The police and spectators jumped Certainly, Replied the Bartender) Not Understanding, ami the Man at Once Pressed the Blade Into His Body, Ripping Himself Ope:.. SHtional IP in a a man ..ankin age. . walk- iiicked ''e and with a (By the Associated Pi New York, Dec. 13. A attempt at suicide was Sixth avenue saloon who described hit . Duvall, an actor, 4;; yi Duvall entered the a :: . Ing up to the lunch (. v ill) a long-bladed uie ;,c turning to the bartender smile, asked: "May I use this?" "Certainly," replied the bartender, thinking he was about to carve some cheese for himself. Instead, to the horror of the people In the saloon, he unbuttoned coat and vest and, press ing the point of the knife to liis abdo men, threw himself heavily to the floor, so that the big blade ripped his body. Before any of the '."en close by could spring on him and wrest the knife from Mm he had thrust the weapon it. ;n i ore into the frightful wound. Duvall di, not lose consciousness and when asked why lie had do k such a thing, replied: "Oh, I'm " criminal; that's all." At the hospital where Duvall was taken it is said he has only a slight chance for recovery. Duvall is said to be the son of a Baltimore merchant. He recently played in the "Darling of the Gods," in the last act of which he nightly enacted committal of suicide in Jap anese fsMnn. At the hospital said he suci '.ately bts-n playing "Madam iutterfly." MASSES THE LAW'S PALE OUTSIDE ELDER T. H. BARNHILL Catholics Pour Into Churches by Side Portals CHARGES ARE DRAWN UP But There is No Attempt Made to Interfere With the Services, Though Police Are Stationed at the Entrances of the Sacred Edi fices and Within as Well. (By the Associated Press.) Paris, Dec. 13. There was an impres sive response this morning lo the cler gy's appeal to their parishioners to at- tend tli first masses celebrated out- GOES ON THE STAND IN HIS OWN BEHALF hi in MRS. BRADLEY HELD FOR HILUNO BROWN THE SHAH IS NOW LYING IN STUPOR. (By the Associated Press.) Teheran, Persia, Dec. 13. 7:30 p. m. The condition of the shah took a decided turn for the worse to day. He lost consciousness at an on the track and helped to pick up the fallen and stunned riders. Vanonl, one of tho French-Italian team, was thrown over the protect ing fence into one of the boxes. He sustained painful Injuries, including a gash on his thigh, and Hollister, of the Salt Lake City team, was said to be suffering from a possible fracture of the skull. The race was suspend ed for quite a while. The injured men were carrted to their quarters. In the meantime a corps of carpen ters hurried to repair the track, which was ripped and torn for fully twenty yards. The men who fell were C. L. Hol lister, Matt Downey. Fogler, Coffey, Rutt, Wiley, Emil Gorget, Stol, Va nonl and Walthour. Ambulances were called from New York and Bellevue hospitals, and the race was temporarily suspended. None of the injured men was taken away from the garden. C. L. Hollister of Salt Lake City was said to be the most seriously in jured. He received a severe scalp wound and internal Injuries, while the others escaped with scratches and most of them suffered from shock. The 8 a. m. score: First twelve teams, 1,424 miles, 7 laps; Walthour and Bedell, 1,424 miles, 6 laps. The record is 1,567 miles, 9 laps, made by Miller and Walthour in 1899. All the riders with the exception Of Hollister and Vanonl were able to con tinue when the race was resumed af ter a delay of nearly an hour and a half. The partners of the two injured men continued the grind and It was be lieved at that time that both Hollister an3 Vanonl would be able to resume af ter two or three hours rest. Again Hard on Bobbie. Within an hour after the race was resumed John Bedell, Walthour's (By the Assm d Press.) Washington, Dec. 13, An inquest was held at the Kmergency Hos pital in this cltj today over the body of Cornier Senator Crown of Utah, who died at midnight last night as the result, of a bullet wound inflicted by Mrs. Anna .M. Bradley last Satur day. The jury returned the following verdict: "Arthur (!. Brown came (o his death December 13, 1906, at the Emergency Hospital from a gunshot wound of the bladder. Said gunshot wound was caused by a pistol held in the hands of and fired by Anna M. Bradley. We hold said Anna M Bradley for the action of the grand jury." When the verdict was read Mrs Bradley collapsed and for a time was in a serious condition. As soon as she was able to make the trip she was removed to the district jail. side A j,,.... B1V PATRICK'S CASE IS DISMI ED early hour, and at 7:20 p. m. was, partner, shot out of the bunch and still unconscious. His majesty's con-j had gained almost a lap before the ditlon is now regarded as being more . other riders really got started after critical than at any time since his him. Walthour, who had been resting Illness, became really serious. (Continued on Page Five.) (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Dec. 13 The case of Al bert T. Patrick, convicted of the mur der of William Marsh Rice and now under sentence of death, against the state of New Yolk, was today dismiss ed in the supreme court of the United States on motion of his counsel, ex-Senator Lindsay. The proceedings In the court was very brief and consisted of a formal motion immediately followed by the action of the court. It is understood that the court took this action in order to clear the way for Governor Hlggins of New York to commute Patrick's sentence to life Imprisonment. PARLIAMENT IS DISSOLVED (By the Associated Press.) Berlin, Dec. 13. The reichstag to day, by 178 to 168 votes, rejected the supplementary budget for German Southwest Africa, and Chancellor Von Buelow read an imperial message dis solving parliament. ill! the pale of the law. . roondent of the Associated . .seel a dozen churches, tnelud r:v Dame des VlctOlres, St. Ger- i Auxerrols. where the signal for st.. Bartholomew massacre was : St. Koch, the Madelaine and St. August! n. Everywhere it was the same story. The front gates of the chinches i.ere closed, , but the Catholics by the gl'i y light of dawn were streaming 'h'O'igh the side portals. The interior i;f !.lv i ildlngs were well filled: In sev :i ; !aees there was music, but no-wli-'i",- was there the slightest attempt to interfere with the services or create I l.turb8i)ce. - were three policemen stationed : i. '!. the portico of the churches to ," . i v t any possible disorder, while po- Steers in piain clothes were on inside to note the" infractions of ,h? '.aw, taking the names of the offi ciating priests and approximating the number of those present, with the ob ject of making reports to the justices of police. Formal charges were entered where ever mass was celebrated except at the churches of St. Jean L'Evangile and St. Blaise de Charonne. at Pere Chaise, whose parishioners following the exam ple ot the iirst mentioned church made the called-fnr application yesterday ev ening to hold services under the laws of 1SS1. The vicar of St. Blaise de Cha ronne when induced by his parlshion el's to take the step, said: "Whatever the consequences, I re gret nothing. I am a Frenchman, above everything." Dispatches From Department. Early dispatches from the depart ments say that wherever mass was cele bra ted charges were drawn up and summonses issued. At Chalons the Abbe Itenaudin claim ed that the church bells were not rung and that no person was invited to mass and therefore the assemblage had not the character of a public meeting, whereupon he was compelled by a po lice officer to inscribe his protest upon the summons. At the final meeting last night of the diocesan council here it was decided that neither the ecclesiastical residences nor the seminaries should be abandon ed except before a show of force. It Is officially stated that the letters of M . Montagninl, the expelled secre tary of the papal nunciature here, show that the majority of the French bish ops favored observance of the law of 1SS1 and bowed with reluctance to the papal decree. The official statement adds that the inviolability of the dip lomatic correspondence of the nuncia ture was scrupulously respected before the rupture between the Vatican and France. MOXTAGXIXI PAINTS DARK PICTURE FOR POPE. Rome, Dec. 13. Immediately after his arrival here today Mgr. Montag nini, the expelled secretary of the papal nunciature at Paris, went tc the Vatican and conferred with Papal Secretary of State Merry Del Val and Mgr. Delia Chiesa and Mgr. Gasparri the assistant secretaries, and mad them a long report on the situation in France, especially in regard to the documents seized at the Paris nuncia ture, several hundreds of which deal entirely wttn the Franco-vatican con flict and will be especially interesting to the French government as show ing, it is asserted here, the differ ences of opinion among the fnemberE of the French Episcopacy. The re port of Mgr. Montagninl will be used for a protest to the foreign powers against, the action of the French gov ernment. Immediately after his conference with Cardinal Merry Del Val, Mgr. Montagninl went to the pope, who asked for minute details ot the secre tary's expulsion and of the documents seized. Mgr. Montagninl expressed the distress which he felt as a result of his expulsion, and presented to the pontiff a rather dark picture of the situation, saying he believed the present French government will not be induced to change the attitude which It has assumed towards the Vatican. THE MERCHANTS' BANQUET TONIGHT Tonight at 9 o'clock will take place the annual banquet of The Merchants' Association of Raleigh in the Raleigh Cafe under the Capital Club. It prom ises to be one of the most enjoyable af fairs of the kind ever had. There will be a number of toasts and responses. It will be the first banquet to be held In the handsome new rooms of th Raleigh Cafe. Music will be furnished by Levin's orchestra. President Dobbin gives the following notfee : "The members of the Merchants' As sociation and their invited guests will meet in the association rooms tonight at 8:30 and at 9 o'clock, sharp, will pro ceed in a body to the Raleigh Cafe, where the banquet will be served. "T. W. DOBBIN, President.'' HE CAN'T BEAR TO DIE BEFORE XmAS Denies Having Been Con nected With Whiskey Busi ness is Any Manner NUMBER OF WITNESSES HAVE BEEN EXAMINED Will Take the Greater Part of To morrow to Finish the Case De fendant is a Free Will Baptist Preacher and His Circuit Em braces a Xumber of Churches in Pitt and Adjoining Counties On Two Occasions Represented His County in the Legislature Unique Manner of Designating Pint and Half-Pint of Whiskey. Sir. Chares V. Harris, attorney for Ren Williams .the negro condemned to die on the gallows here for the killing of another negro named Aleck Clark, is making strenuous efforts to get the governor to commute the sentence to one of imprisonment. He has affidavits from citizens of New Bern to the ef fect that when Ben was born bis mother was crazy and is now an inmate of the hospital at Goldsboro. and that Ben was always considered flighty when he lived In New Bern, especially when he was under the influence of li quor. If the governor will not eommuite the sentence an effort will be made to have the execution posttponed until aft Christmas at least, as the condemned man says that he is not ready to di yet. and can't bear to go before Christ mas anyway. HOOE SENTENCEB TO 6 YEARS FOR PERJURY (By the Associated Press.) Clifford Hooe, the negro coachman convicted of perjury as a result of sen sational statements made before the trial of the Hartje divorce case, was re fused a new trial this afternoon. Judge Fier then sentenced him to pay a fine of $50 and undergo an imprisonment of six years in the western penitentiary. OSCAR OF SWEDEN'S ILLNESS ALARMS. (By the Associated Press.) Stockholm, Sweden, Dec. 1U. The health of Kins Oscar is again causing some anxiety. He has been com plaining of a slight indisposition for several days, and yesterday symp toms of weakness of the heart, accom panied by an irregular pulse, pre sented themselves. His majest slept well and feels somewhat better this morning, but his pulse remains weak and irregular. rEX YEARS IX PRISOX FOR A COUNTERFEITER. (By the Associated Press.) Denver, Col., Dec. 13. Ten year mprisonnient and a fine of $1.50" vas the sentence imposed yesterda n the federal court by Judge Lewh n Dr. James D. Eggleston. son oi President Eggleston of ,ht! Pacific Express Company, who was con victed of counterfeiting and making ihotograpliic negatives of a $10 Dili. XO AGREEMENT ON A SHIP-SUBSIDY 111 I.I,. (By the Associated Press.) Washington. Dec. 13. The house committee on merchant marine failec today to reach an agreement on a ship subsidy bill. Four of the republican members of the committee expressed themselves as opposed to reporting anj measure, and a caucus of the republi can members of the committee will bi held tomorrow to consider the question Another Wage Increase. (By the Associated Press.) Serantoli. Pn., Dec. IX C,neral SU rhitendent T. E. Clark of the Dela ware, Lacewanna & Western Rail road today announced a 10 percent In crease in the Wages of all employes it the transportation1 department of thi company, effective January first, next. In the United States court this morn ing the Barnhill ease from Pitt county was resumed, and It looks like it will take the greater part of to morrow to finish it. This is by far the most important case to be tried so far at this term of court. The defendant, who is a Free Will Baptist preacher, is a tall man, well built and on two occasions has repre sented his county in the legislature. Today in court be was dressed In a long broadcloth suit and really looked very much like a minister. Cm tho stand he was very composed and not once did he show any excitement what ever. Sitting near Barnhill In the court room was his aged father. Examination of Witnesses. The examination of Jno. Manning was concluded this morning and nothing worth mentioning was brought out. Austin Barnhill. colored, told of hav ing gone to a place on land which T. H. Barnhill was in possession of and getting three barrels of whiskey from out in a field where it had been buried. The whiskey, he said, was taken out by means of a pair of grabs, and after be ing placed on the wagons, witness stated, that same was driven into the woods nearby and remained there until night, when the whiskey was carried to the distillery of Jim Barnhill at . Oakley. This witness was coiroborated by two other negroes who accompanied him. It was brought out that Jim Barnhill is a nephew of T. H. Barnhill, the defend ant. Mr. C. M. Wynne, who said he lived in one mile of defendant, testified as to having been told by Lem C. Jones of some peculiar pits on T. C. Barnhill's farm, and asked him to go over and look at them, which he did. There were two pits, he said, and lying near a pair of grabs or tongs, leading off from the pits was a wagon road. Rufus Barnhill, a negro, who said he worked for T. H. Barnhill last year, testified that at different times he got whiskey from T. H. Barnhill and said he paid thirty-five cents for a quart and twenty cents for a pint. On one oc casion saw defendant let Z. M. Taylor have a little whiskey, and Tom Bar field got a gallon and carried It oft in a ;?aek. Witness said T. H. Barnhill would ome out In the fieldn sometimes where the men he employed were at work, and would say to them: "Boys, what you want to be shot with, a 22, 32 or 18?" District Attorney Skinner asked tho witness what the defendant meant by uch a remark, and ne replied that "32" meant a half pint and "38" a pint. It was brought out In the cross-examination that Rufus Barnhill had been indicted by T. H. Barnhill for getting; advances and had not remained with him to work out what he owed. On re-direct examination witness said he was indicted by defendant because he had not paid for whiskey he had got. He also stated that he had been ap oroaehed in regard to taking money not to testify. rTom Barnfield. n negro as black as the ace of spades, next went on tho stand. He also told of having got whis key from Barnhill and of his coming Into the field and asking his hands what they wanted to be shot with. On cross-examination he said he had lever paid defendant for any whiskey. 3n one occasion witness said he cut a cord of wood for Lem James and h tave him a quart of whiskey. Mr. W. J. Teel told of a statement .nade by Mr. Lem James In regard to :ils having helped Barnhill carry off line gallons of whiskey. He said h Tave information in regard to the mat '.iar. Messrs. W. J. Teel, S. M. Jones, E. D. Whitus and W. W. House all went on (Continued on Page 1.) I