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THE RALEIGH EVENING TIMES: SATURDAY, DECEMBER-lSr190& THE MEXICAN MERGER Llmantour Explains His Gov ernment's Action Says It Was Brought About by Pear That Big Railroads of the United States Would Absorb AH Lines in Mexico. (By the Associated Press.) Mexico City, Dec. 15, In a remavk able speech before congress last night, Minister of Finance Llmantour explain ed the reasons for the gigantic railroad merger Just consummated by which the; National and Central lines become the property of the republic. He decelared that if this step had not been taken, the great railroad lines of the United States would absorb all of the properties not controlled by this gov ernment. This, he explained, would saddle on to the Mexican people one ot the 'great trust evils suffered by the citizens of the great northern republic. In further summarizing the situation he gave as the two other chief reasons for the government's act the fact that the present merger will avoid frictio:: between the Mexican Central and the National lines and the prospect of real lzing considerable economi and being for external use, you see it can do no harm. It positively cured the case of Pneumonia, after the doctor said there was no hope, so I want you to get a bot- Reniember it Is & it costs 25 tie and keep it on hand. Gowan's Pneumonia Cure 1 and fifty and one dollar, but if it costs ten times that much get a bottle, Truly, with love, JOHN. the consolidation of the great railroads under a single management. He con tended that the government did not contemplate the merger and was forced to do so by the aggressive attitude as sumed by certain great railway systems in the United States. LAUNCHING OF THE MONTANA (By the Associated Press.) Newport News, Va., Dec. 15. The United States armored cruiser Mon- through i tana was successfully launched at From Hawaii Floats a Mutter of Coming Trouble With Japan. (Continued from First Page.) lonsed sea and land campaigns which would call for immense expositions against great natural obstacles. It was known here in June that the British admiralty had considered theoretically the possibility of war between Japan and the United States as likely to occur within 25 years, and some of the British naval men are. reported to have expressed the belief that the contest would occur within five years. In any case it is certain that several European for eign officers are at the present mak ing inquiries regarding the temper of Japanese people and the govern ment of Japan. the Newport News shipyard today in the presence of a large number of people. The vessel was christened by Miss Minnie Conrad, daughter of W. G. Conrad, of Montana. Gover nor Toole of that state was repre sented by Martin Magiitnls, former territorial delegate in congress. Senator Carter and Representative Dixon also kwere present. The navy was not officially represented. After the launching the sponsor's party was entertained at breakfast. The Mon tana is about fi ft. v -eight per cent completed and is a sister ship to tha North Carolina, launched here Octo ber 6. Her contract calls for a speed of twenty-two knots. The Montana Is the last warship on the stocks here. PILOT BOAT CUT NEARLY IN HALF THE EXECUTIVE STAFF! Pnn No Change Made en South ern in the Personnel Promotion . of "'Fairfax Harrison to That Body an Exception Result of the Meeting of the Directors in Washington Yesterday. from (By the Associated Press.) New York. Dec. 15. The Sandy Hook pilot boat Hermit No. 7 was sunk by the steamer Monterey near the Sandy Hook lightship early today. The ten men oh the pilot boat. Including Pilots McCarthy, Nielsen and W'arvty, were rescued and brought Into port by the Monterey. , The accident occurred when the Mon terey, bouno in from Mexico and Ha vana was about to take a pilot on board. Through a misunderstanding the steamer struck the pilot boat, cut ling her nearly in halves and sending her lo the bottom wilhin three minutes, Pilot McCarthy and two of the pilot boat's crew were thrown overboard by the shock of the collision, and the other men who were asleep below, were aroused and tumbled on deck In time to take to the boats before the Her mit went down. McCarthy and ihc other two men who Were thrown over board were resetted. An Associated Press dispatch Washington last night says: Many important appointments were made by the directors of the Southern Railway company at a meeting held in this city today. A foi mal statement, Issued by the directors at the conclus ion of the meeting, said that the ap pointments make no changes whatever in the Executive organization of the company, with the exception of the ad dition of Fairfax Harrison to the exec utive staff. Mr. Harrison was an as sistant of the late President Samuel Spencer, who was killed in a wreck on the Southern road on Thanksgiving Day. The appointments made today were given as follows, in the directors' state ment: Alexander B. Andrews, vice presi dent, with headauarters in Ttaleigh, N. C; J. M. Culp, vice of traffic with head, ington, D. Cf; C. H. ident and general in of operating and m meats and immtdin ii ting departments e Uarriman Junction, nooga and Memphis. at Washington, U ell, vice president in -operating departnr m Louisville lines, and i 'Sue eo- REMEDIES COUGH NO MORE! No matter what, kind of a cougn you have, PENN CHERRY ELIXIR. will stop it. The first dose gives re lief Try it. Price, 25c. At all drug I gist . RECEPTION AND BANQUET TO DR. JOHN SHOEMAKER. esident in charge itarters in.Wnsh Vckert, vidp pres iliuger, in charge latcnance depart charge of oper isl and south of .'ashvill, Chatta viih headquarters mas ('. Pow- i ral charge of pf St. Ijoui.s Ihc traffic in- Th teres ts of the compaii, with headquarters in lienry'B. Spencer. vi general charge of coiisi chasing departments, in the west, si. Louts, Mo.; e president In in lion and pur with offices at FORTY ARE SAVED BY SWITCH TOWER. Chicago. Dec. 15. More than forty passengeis in two northwestern elevat ed railroad cars were saved from being dashed to the pavement below at Wa bash Avenue and Van Buren street last night only by roson that a switch tower stopped the course of the coaches when they left on the curve. The acci dent is believed to have been cuused by a defective frog. The passengers were thrown to the floors cf he cars when the coaches struck the tower, but all escaped with out injury. CONTRACTS FOR A HUGE STEEL PLANT. Pittsburg, Pa., Dec. 15. An nouncement was made here last night that Jone3 and Laughlin, the inde pendent steel operators who recently acquired a large tract of land at Ali qvtipa, Beaver county, about thirty miles from here, had awarded con tracts for the construction of a new steel plant and blast furnaces to cost $7,000,00,0. Work will be begun on Monday. WORK OF THE COLORED MASONS OF THE STATE. At the meeting of the State Grand Lodge of Masons, colored; in Char lotte, which adjourned yesterday, there was an attendance of about 3,000 members, and the receipts! amounted to $1.0:10. The endow ment fund for the families of de ceased Masons was increased from I $125 a year to $175. The sum of j $100 was raised for the colored or phan asylum at Oxford, and $350 more for this purpose given out of the treasury. All the present officers were re elected: L. H. Randolph of Washing ton, Grand Master; C. S. Brown of Winton, Grand Secretary; A. It. Mid dleton of Kenansville, Grand Treas urer; T. A. Stevenson of Salisbury, Grand Senior Warden; W. S. Sim mons of Bayboro, Grand Junior War den; J. H. Tfoung of Raleigh, Grand Endowment Secretary. All death claims have ben paid up to date, and the lodge is in a pros perous condition. Public Speaker Interrupted. Public speakers are frequently Inter rupted by people coughing. This would not happen if Foley's Honey and Tar were taken, as it cures coughs and colds and prevents pneumonia and con sumption. The genuine contains no opiates and is In a yellow package. Washington, D. C; Fairfax-Harrison. ', vice president, assisting the president in matters of finance and matters re- i lating to the treasury and accounting departments and iieifmlning such I. ni may direct, Washington, THE HIGH SCHOOLS OPEN TO JAPANESE. duties as the pre; with headquarters (By the Associated Press.) San Francisco. Dec. 15. "Japanese children Who have passed the gram mar grades have not been and will not be debarred from the high schools." This statement was made by Presi dent Alderman, of the board of edu cation, yesterday. Accordingly, if any Japanese see fit to pursue the higher education in so far as the public schools of the city can make a pathway for them there, will be no ' and the Ballet Girl, each bar after they pass through the Ori- admirers, indicating their prefe onfni eohnnls by prolonged aoiilause. bill t'nel "The hoard of education will stand pat in the position taken," said Mr. Altmann, speaking for the board of education. THE SKATING CARNIVAL LAST NIGHT A SUCCESS. There was not a dull moment at the Masquerade Skating Curhival last night from the time the doors opened until the delighted crowd had gone. Early in the evening ii was evident that the winner of the lady's gold watch for the best gotten up costume would be eitHQgfMuther Gooses, Bopeep or Liberty, thjKigh w hen at 9:30 Mrs. W. T. McOh Mrs. Charles Garvin and Mr. JamcarSordan. acting as judges declared in favor of Ho-peep, the ap plause indirafHl satisfaction at their decision. ThWhsk.s.,.hc,iiig then re moved lin-peeg'a Identity was discov ered to be Miss-Marie Terrell. It was almost as difficult" to decide who was entitled to the gentlemau's pair of ster ling stiver military brushes, lor Black Mammy with her babies, Uncle Sam had hosts of (Special to The Evening Times?) The-Mecklenburg, Chase City, Va. Dec. 15. IMt be true that there is anything auspicious in the brilliancy of a debut, the Mecklenburg County! Medical Society may look forward to a splendid career from the success last evening or tneir initial sociui function, the reception and banquet! to Dr. John V. Shoemaker, of Phila-j Jelphia, upon the occasion of his ad-: dresing the society and their guests nn tlu "Mineral Soring Resources and Climatology of Virginia andj North Carolina." All the conditions necessary for the success of such an j evening existed, distinguished speak- er, an appealing subject, a responsive company of congenial spirits and de light iul surroundings. Dr. Shoemaker is professor of der-' matoiogy in the Medico-Chl-College, j at Philadelphia, and a recognized i power in that institution. He is also; editor of the Medical Bulletin and j a literatour of no small repute, being the author of several medical text-,: books and I realises on technical sub jects. His splendid address last even ing fully sustained his reputation as a lecturer and thinker. He spoke along the lines of deti- nite and specific results from the j use of mineral waters, and dwelt at some length upon the romarkabh mineral water resources of this sec tion of Virginia, especialy the chlo- , ride of calcium and the lithia springs owned by this company. Although Dr. Shoemaker's address was schol arly and deep, it was not too techni cal for the understanding of the laity, n large number of whom en joyed it together with the profes sional men present. ' The speaker's subject being by no means an exhausted one and espe cially pertinent, at this time, his ad dress is regarded as a distinct addi tion to medical knowledge, and his audience congratulate themselves upon the privilege of having heard Dr. Shoemaker on mineral waters. He received an ovation from his delighted confreres at the conclusion of his address, and was enthusiasti cally toasted at the banquet Which followed. i 9 NJWSrj! m;-iif2giZg&e5g2Z DeLeon M. Fields, The Ladles' Dry Goods Store. LaGrange, N. C. Aug. 27, 1906. The National Cash Register Co., Dayton, Ohio. Gentlemen: I am as much pleasetj with my Register as I was when It was first installed, and while the price ($475.00) is right much for a machine, It is not for sale at an advance, if I bad to do without the system. The old way o doing business was at the end of the day's busi ness I hoped we had not made a mistake, but now I KNOW wheth er we are right or not to the cent. I think the satisfaction of knowing you are right is worth the prfco. 1 Yours very truly, D'LEON M. FIELDS. Mr. Fields purchased a Multiple Drawer Register July 14th, 1904. THE NATIONAL CASH REGISTER CO., CAROLINA TRCST BUILDING Raleigh, NortH Carolina. OKMEIt ENGINEER OF THE SEABOARD PASSES AWAY., OPEN MEETING OF THE RED MEN LAST NIGHT. Washington, Dec. 15. The department of justice has received from the dis- l trict attorney at San Francisco a un secured the coveted ditsinei ion. There were so many beautiful, Sweet and simple grotesque and ridiculous costumes on the floor that every kind of taste was catered to. Besides the prize winners Miss Marie Terrell and Mr. Thomas Addicks as Bo-peep and Uncle Sam, respectively, some of the notable competitors were: Miss Edna The open meeting of Occoneechee gram giving in detail the statement of ; waiters as Liberty; Miss Vera Walters igreed facts between the city author! ties and himself in the matter of the Japanese school controversy and haa transmitted the telegram to Secretary of State Root for his consideration. The Shah Slightly Improved. (By the Associated Press.) Teheran, Dec. 15. 6.35 A. M. The shah today remained in about the same condition as yesterday when a slight improvement in health was noted. There has been no fur ther gain in strength, however, or j not'.ceable advance towards perma nent improvement. WAKE PENSIONERS ARE GETTING THEIR MONEY. Tribe of Red Men in its wigwam over the Hart-Ward Hardware Com pany last night was well attended, and the address of the occasion by Renresentative-elect Charles U. Har ris of this city on the colonial pa-j To Drive Out Malaria triot Cornelius Harnett was much j And Build Up The System enjoyed. The speaker of the even-; Taie thG Old Standard GROVE'S iug was introduced by Mr. George ; TASTELESS CHILL TONIC. You Tonnoffski. Col. Joseph E. Pogue and Mr. T. I. Jones added remarks endorsing the project of the Red Men uniting with the Daughters of the Revolu tion to erect a monument in this city to the memory of Cornelius Harnett. Mr. H. E. King also made a brief talk on the subject of the order. know what you are taking. The form ula is plainly printed on every bot- tie, showing it is simply Quinine and Iron in a tasteless iorm. ine qui nine drivas out the malaria and the Iron builds up the system. Sold by all dealers for 27 years. Price 50 cents. SERMON TO JUNIOR ORDER. The Wake county Confederate pen sioners were getting their money today in the office of the clerk of the court. A total of $6,126 is being paid out in this county, and Clerk Russ desires that all claimants be paid The annual sermon to the mem i bers of the Jr. O. V. A. M. will be as Night; Miss Jennie rroctor as Mother Goose; Miss Inez Wynne as a Gypsy. Miss Margie Terrell as Spanish Dancer. Miss Wynne as Waiting .Maid. Miss Ruth Ivcy as Baker's Chocolate Girl, Miss Grizzelle Hinton as Priscilla, Miss Jean Thackston as Bathing Girl. Miss Gladys Harris as Cotton Bloom, Miss Musa Ellison as Japanese Belle, and Miss Betts as the Trained Nurse. In addition to those named, Hunipty Dvunpty, Black Mammy, "I Eat at Dughi's" ai d "I Don't," Happy Hooli gan and Gloomy Gus, Santa Glaus. Black Sal, the Hayseed, the French Baker, the Circus Clown, the Ballet Girl and the two Bowery Belles, afford-, ed much amusement to the Spectators, so much so. in fact, that the manage ment of the link, In response la a gen eral request, promises to give another carnival some lime in January. The funeial of Mr. Frank Tighe, who passed away last night, will take place tomorrow morning from the Sacred Heart Church. The deceased Was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomo tive Engineers and the patl-bearera will be members of the order. Mr. Tight1 was formerly an engineer on the Seaboard Air Line and has :i brother on the road at the present time, Mr. M. J. Tighe. In addition to his brother he is survived by four sisters. Mrs. W. W. Card and Misses Mary and Margaret Tighe of this city, and .Miss Annie Tighe of New York. He had been in bad health for some time past and recently suffered a stroke of pa ralysis. His mother died about a months ago. Mr. Daniel Albright Long of Graham arrived in the city this morning. New Cure for Epilepsy. B. Wat :i man, of Watertown, O., ANNUA! Durham Catering Co. The Durham Catering Company was I incorporated today in the office of the secretary of state, to do a general ca tering, cafe and restaurant uasiue.-. . ; re.u,hed bv Rev j c. Massee at the rural tree delivery, writes: iy uaugii Thc authorized capital stock is $5,W. TabernacIe'BaptUt Church tomorrow,", afflicted for years with epilepsy, of which $1,500 ts subscribed by F. A. j . n, . ,. j was cured by Dr. King's New Life Pills. Ocburn, M. E. Newsom, Jr., And B. W. j evening at i.U o ciock. I She has not had an attack for over two Elliott ail of Durham. j very member of Capital City yca,, Best ljoay cleanaerJ and life (Council. NO. 1, is requested to meet giving tonU, elrth. 20c at all at the hall at T p. m., so tnat mey druggists. can gd in a body to tb,e church, leav ing the hall at 7.15 and arriv at the church promptly on time. Visiting Juniors are cordially in- HAS HERR VON BUELOW DUG HIS OWN GRAVE? Berlin, Dec. ,15. The political for- before Christ- tunes of the imperial cnamxmwi r...e, r,, Tinoi,,,,- nr resrarded. both among The total is divided into classes as I statesmen and other persons about vHea to be present. tne court, as ii.ihiib ,,....v ... jeopardy by his advice to Emperor William today to dissolve the reichslag. Politicians nre already saying that if an adverse majority is returned to the reichstag Von Buelow's chancellorship would end. follows: 3 Special class (blind).. 1 First class 9 Second class at $45.00 9 Third class at 35.00 165 Fourth class at 18.00 112 Widows at 1S-00 I 360.00 60.00 405,00 315.00 2,1170.00 2,016.00 New York is the most interesting city in the world. The Times lady chaperon knows the city from the Buttery to Grant's tomb. Are yon voting? I - . I liiKi THE RETAIL CLERKS' UNION OFFICERS. The Raleigh Retail Clerks Union held nn Important meeting last night, at w hich officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows: x resident- ('. It. Boon. 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' Men's $4.00 and $5.00 Oxfords at only $2.00 No such money-saving prices on Shoes were ever be fore offered here. S. C. POOL, RALEIGH, IS. C,