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Full Leased Wire Service of the Associated Prow. Leads all North Carolina Afternoon Papers in Circulation, LAST EDlttpy. -, ALL THE MARKETS. THE RALEIGH, EVENING TIMES VOLUME 27, RALEIGH, N. C, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1906. PRICE 5c PRESIDENT CASSATT, THE GREAT RAILWAY; KING, DIES SUDDENLY the district attorney set a date for their trial, but without success. It is now hoped to have the cases tried soon after the opening jf the New Year. According to the military authori ties Crowley was detected in the theft of copper roofing belonging to the government and was shot while I trying to escape arrest. NINE DROP AND DIE IN STORM The President oj the Penn sylvania System Stricken With Heart Disease ILL PHILADELPHIA IS SHOCKEDIBYTHE NEWS Few of Its People at First Able to Credit the Report Even Those Who Enjoyed Intimate Relations Willi President Cassatt ami His Family Had Believed That His Condition Was Serious, Though He Had Been Ailing for Some Tini( His Denth Has No Percep tible Effect oil the Stock Market. (By the Associated Press.) Philadelphia. Dec. 28. President Alexander J. Cassatt, of the Penn sylvania Railroad Company, died suddenly this arternoon. The an nouncement of his death was made from his office -shortly before 2 o'clock in the following bulletin: "Mr. A. J. Cassatt, president of the Pennsylvania Railroad, died sud denly of heart disease at 1 p. fn. to day. The symptoms were those known to the profession as the Stokes-Adams Synbroiue, and, as is often the case under such eircum s.ances, death was instantaneous." Mr. Cassatt lui-I been ailing ever since Me came from his summer home a! Bar Harbor on September 20th. While at the Maine, resort he con tracted whooping-cough from his grandchildren, and was still suffer ing from Its effects When he arrived home. This attack left him in a weakened Condition, and be did not go to his dflice at Broad street sta tion In this city for several weeks, but, on the advices of his physicians, remained at his country home at Mcverfdrd, near the city. The hows of President Cassatt':; death came as a great shock to the citizens of Philadelphia, among whom he had lived for many years. That he was so near death was not believed by many persons who en joyed intimate relations with him or his family, and few at first credited the report. The best Information the public had as to his condition, was that he had a slight cold and was rapidly improving. Nothing further could be learned of his condition until shortly before 2 o'clock today, when a telephone message was sent from his private offices to the Asso ciated Press announcing his sudden death. to the police for information con cerning him. Today she identified the clothing as her husband's, but tho spolice were still in doubt whether Kennedy had really committed suiside or had taken this way of frightening his wife. THE COST OF ITHACA'S WATER-WORKS STEEP. NEGRO CONVICTS ESCAPE ON TRAIN. (By the Associated Press.) St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 28. Three "trusty" negro convicts escaped from the penitentiary at Jefferson City last night and rode sixty miles toward St. Louis this morning on the "blind" baggage end of a Missouri Pacific passenger train. The passengers were panic-stricken when it became known, that threo convicts in prison garb were on the train. It was feared the negroes would stop the train and rob the passengers. The negroes were driven from the train at each station by Conductor W. B. Wheeler and the train crow, but as soon as the train started the trio would climb aboard the "blind" baggage. At Kent, sixty miles west of St. Louis, they finally left the train and made off. (By the Associated Press.) Ithaca, N. Y., Dec. 28. The de cision of the commissioners in' ap praisal of the noted suit for munici pal ownership of the water-works system of the city of Ithaca was made known today. Tha case has been dragging along for two years and the costs to the city will amount to about $57,000. The terms of the decision are that the city pay the old water company $660,000, willi interest from January 1, 1906. With the costs and the money expended for improvements since the property was acquired, the plant will have cost the city $900,000. The decision is in favor of the water company, which offered to sell for $605,000. The city's offer was $450,000. And Snow Still Pours Over Great Britain HAS HALF BEEN TOLD? i I'd through the clouds an da message was sent to "Uncle Dick" at Plain i Dealing to get things in shape for a ' hunt after lunch, and the colored ser ! vant started for Pine Knot. ' The start from the Roosevelt cottage i was made at 1 o'clock, the president being accompanied by his sons, Aii i miral Rixey, iLeutenant Humner and I William and Joseph Wilmer. The par j ly headed for Green Mountain, and un less a heavy rain comes up the entire 1 afternoon will be spent in the woods, in ciuost of wild turkey and smaller game, although the county supervisors I recently closed the bird season on j Christinas eve. in anticipation of a slaughter of birds during Christmas ! week. A message from Olendower which is near the Roosevelt cottage, states that the entire party is quarter d at Pine nKot, and are enjoying themselves. Many .Narrow Escapes b'roni Death. Trains Buried in l!i" Mountainous Drifts Desperate Efforts to Reach Starving Passengers With Food Prove Successful. HEALTH BROKEN, HE KILLED HIMSELF id Press.) the members of ie Liner Awa or Mlddtcabor- l.i.ks off Ked !y taken off by yhead says fttl foundered oft' . Distress rock ight and a life lied for hours MANY AMONG THOSE ARRESTED ARE WOMEN. St. Petersburg, Dec. 28. The "fly ing section" of the secret police, ac cording to a report of Prefect Von Dor Launitz, made 588 arrests in this city during the last three days. The prisoners, who include thirty three women, are charged with "rev olutionary activity and illegal elec tion agitation." Further arrests and searches are proceeding vigorously. The activity of the police is due to the recent attempt on the life of Vice-Admiral Doubassoff, ex-governor general of Moscow, and the as sassination of Count Alexis fgnatieff. of Tver, December 22. The leaders of the revolutionists, by an over whelming majority, have resolved ceaselessly to pursue "their just cam paign of removal, intimidation being the only effective weapon against the iniquitous regime." The more moderate members of the revolutionary party have been won over to the side of the extremists j through the action of the authorities in prohibiting electoral meetings of .the opposition parties. (By the Associated Press.) Norfolk. Vu., Dee. 28. Dr. Charles L. Culpepper, a leading physician of Portsmouth, was this morning found dead in his office with a bullet wound in the bead and a pistol lying: by his side. The words "broken health" in Dr. Culpepper's handwriting were found written on a postal card upon the physician's office desk, Dr. Culpepper late .estcrday execut ed two deeds of gift, giving to his wife valuable property in this city and Portsmouth, and then telephoned to the clerk's office asking that they keep open until the deeds could be record ed, which was done. His body was found after his office had been broken open by his colored driver and a drug clerk, who was called from a neighbor ing store to assist. Dr. Culpepper was prominent and wealthy. His wife was formerly Miss Mary O. Harwood of Richmond. BURIAL OF BISHOP SMITH TOMORROW. TRY THE CASE AT ONCE NO PERCEPTHHjK effect OX THE STOCK .MARKET. (By the Associated Press.) New York, Dee. 28. The stock market was not affected perceptibly by the reception of the news of the death of, president Cassatt. Penn sylvania was quoted at the top level of the ,day, 138, when the news was received, and sagged afterwards to 13734, which was only a snade lower" Mian was touched during' the mornmg. Prices elsewhere halted only momentarily, and then, contin ued the hardening movement which was already in progress. War Deportment Instructs District Attorney A Killing and 11 Clash Between Civil and Military Authorities "Force That Gate and I'll Shoot Your Head Off." (By the Associated Press.) Norfolk; Va Dec. 28. The body of the late Bishop A. Coke Smith, of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, who died in Ashevllle X. C, last night, arrives here tomorrow morning and the funeral takes place from Epworth M. E. Church tomor row at 2:110 p. m. Dr. Smith was pastor of Epworth Church at the time he was elected bishop. The funeral sermon will be preached by Rev. Dr. R. D. Smart, late of Epworth Church and now of Charlottesville, Va. The pallbearers will be laymen of Epworth Church. (By the Assoei ill London. Dec. 28 Alt I he i rew of the Japan Mam fiom Antwerp 1 nugh which ran on the car last risht were sat the iife boats. A telegram from Hoi Unknown vessel has Rhoseolyn Point, Wal. -els weie sent, up last II boat rut out and seme but fount! tin sl;,n of the vessel In dis tress. Nine pel sons have been friseh t" tlentl) In loads in England alone during (lie past twenty-four hours, The list doubtless wil be much lengthened when communication With localities now snowbound is restored. The continuing snowfall has de lated practically an unprecedented situation, the worst known In thirty years in Great Britain, and the con ditions existing here apparently are general throughout Europe. From all parts of Great Britain come sto ries of trains buried in snowdrifts: the worst case being of a passenger train bound from Dundee to Edin burg which ran into a snowdrift at G o'clock last night three mile, from St. Andrews and is still imbed ded. A rescue train sent to the as sistance of the passenger train also stuck in a drift, an'J all the efforts Made during the ai$M 10 roach them were futile; but I his morning small quantities Of provisions were con veyed to the starving passengers and crews. Tiie equipment of the Brit ish railroads is quite inadequate to deal with the conditions heretofore almost unknown in this country. Forty to fifty women had narrow escapes from death today, owing to the collapse of the snow-laden root of a Covcnt Garden warehouse, bin most of th. -in were rescued from the wreckage with only sligln injuries. There, was no loss of life. TURKISH TROOPS LEAVE. AVERTING A CONFLICT. (By the Associated Press.) Constantinople, Dac. 2.s. The en ! ergot ic representations of the Per sian ambassador against the Turkish 'occupation of Mergovar and Bend, two points in Persian territory, have resulted in orders being issued for j the withdrawal of the Ottoman j.trobjs, thus averting a threatened I conflict between the local forces. LARGE INCREASE TRAFFIC IN THE WEST MENACED AS TO FACTORIES Employes of Forty-Two Roads Report Just Issued Shows a I May Strike Gain of 113 AM AMMIUrp IN WARPS n l nn ft in i i h iihi-h uni n 1 nuiniiiii, a n niii.ir : a SYRIAN PEACEMAKER 18 BEATEN TO DEATH (By the Associated Press.) Petersburg, Va., Dec. 28. While j acting as peace-maker between two negroes engaged in a fight yesterday at Dendron, surry county, Va., .los. Saleeby, a Syrian of New York was so badly beaten by the combatants that he died shortly afterwards. One , of the negroes was captured but the j other escaped. Saleeby's family re ! sided at Petersburg, and he is Bur i vived by a wife and three children Their Purpose Robbery. Richmond, Va., Dec. 28. Our spe cial report from a safe correspond i ent is that Saleesby Was held up for 1 purposes of robbery by the two ne ' groes, one of whom held his atten tion while the other knocked his ' brains out With a fence rail. A wo j man witnessed the murder. The i Syrian merchant was on a collecting ! .rip.- A HOLIDAY QUIET IN TRADE CENTERS. KENNEDY IS GONE SUICIDE FEARED. (By the Associated Press.) New York, Dec. 28. Urged by Mrs. P. J. Kennedy, the Brooklyn police endeavored today to ascertain whether or not her husband, who is a theatrical manager, had committed stticide by jumping from a Brooklyn ferry-boat last night. Mrs. Kennedy said that her husband left his home in Manhattan early last evening mut tering threats, to kill himself. An hour or two later his overcoat and hat were found on the ferry-boat. As no one had seen a man jump overboard, the discovery was not re ported to the police until today. In the meantime Mrs. Kennedy had be come alarmed at the continued ab sence of her husband nnd appealed (By the Associated Press.) Pittsburg,1 Pa., Dec. 28. The war department has sent instructions to the office of the United States dis trict attorney in this city, that the ; long delayed case of Lieutenant I Ralph H. Drury, U. S. A., and Private I John Dowd, of the Ninth ti: S. In I fantry, who are under indictment for j the killing of William H. Crowley, a citizen of Pittsburg, must be t-ied j without further delay. The case has : been hanging fire since the shoting j of Crowley on the afternoon of Sep 'temher 13. 1904. The Pittsburg po lice then under charge of Superin tendent' John P. McTighe, tried to arrest Dowd, who fired the shot that killed Crowley, and when Superin tendent McTighe threatened to force the arsenal gate to capture Dowd, the sentry on duty told him that he would shoot his head off if he touch- j ed the gate. For almost three weeks Private Dowd was In the arsenal, and after the threat of the sentry at the gate no further attempt was made to ar rest him by the local police. Later Judge Marcus W. Acheson, of the Utlned States circuit court, de cided that Private Dowd and Lieu tenant Drury, who was in command at the arsenal, should be turned over to the civil authorities. This decis ion was sustained by the United States supreme court. Since, then the defendants have ! tried every means to have their cases called before the local courts or have (By the Associated Press.) New York, Dec. 2S. Dispatches to Dun's Review indicate that holiday quiet has prevailed to a certain ex tent, but not as much as usual, while results of Christmas buying were most satisfactory. Bank exchanges this week at all leading cities in the United States are $2, 588, f 19,387, a loss of only 1.8 per cent, compared with last year, when stock market operations at New York were extremely active and occasioned a much larger volume of payments through the New York banks. SHOVED FROM PAVE BY A NEGRO SOLDIER NEGRO FEARS TO SERVE WHO GOT BANK'S MISSING MONEY? (By the Associated Press.) Sedan, Kan., Dec. 28. Otto D. ; Staiiard, defaulting cashier of the People's National Bank of Sedan, 1 who returned here Wednesday, has admitted to the officers of the bank I that his shortage amounted to $22,533. He declared he did no: gel 1.7 1 the money and that he does not know I who did. j No information has been filed I against him, and he is at liberty. . Clerkship in Hattiesburg Post office His, STATES REPORT ON EDUCATION. Writes the Civil Service Commission That His Life is Threatened by a Mob Will Probably Be Given a Clerkship Elsewhere. (By the Associated Press.) Oklahoma City, Okla., Bee. 28. Mrs. F. L, Clark of this city who was shoved from the sidewalk by a negro soldier at El Reno yesterday said that she had not been requested to go to EI Reno ti) identify the suspects under arrest there. A message from El Reno today stated that a number of soldiers had been arrested but none proved to be the one wanted. Excitement over the matte;- has died down. KXTEXS1VK DAMAGE TO PLOtyTK Hi4u PLANT. fBv the issndatcil Pref" ) Philadelphia. Pa., Dec. 28 The plant of the Quaker City Flour Mills at 3042 . 'Market street this city was damaged by lire today to the extent of about $80,000. The loss is par tially covered by insurance. (By the Associated iJress.) Washington, Dec. 28. The civil service commission has been in com munication with Wilbcrt T. George, a negro who is the only eligible for a clerkship in the postoffice at Hat tiesburg, Miss., and who has advised the civil service commission that the postmaster at Hattiesburg had tend ered him a position and he had ac cepted, but had failed to put in an appearance for duty oh account of the mob that was threatening him. It was stated at the commission today that the postmaster at Hatties burg had noi been heard from, and i. was thought the matter would re main in the position it now is until the attention of the postoffice depart ment or the cominmlsslon is called officially to the inability of George to perform the work to which he has been assigned. While the commis sion refuses to outline its probable action, it is thought that should George insist on performing the ser vice of clerk in the Hattiesburg post office he will be transferred to some other place where the race question does not figure as now in Mississippi. (By the Associated Pre Montgomery, Ala., Dec. 28. Much of the time of the Southern Educa tional Association today was taken up with reports from the states. There was a remarkable showing of a better tendency as regards teach ing methods, and a call for standards on the part of those who teach. It was also brought out that in most of the southern states there is poor su perintendence. The delegates agreed with President Abercrombie and Dr. G. R. Glenn of the North Georgia Agricultural College that it is the duty of the national government to provide two or three million dollars for education in the states. The compulsory education idea was large ly favored. Engineers and Firemen Meet and Wait for Invitation to a Confer ence With the Managers, Who Also Are in Session, But the In vitation Comes Not. (By the Associated Press.) I Chicago, Dee. 28. The probability of serious trouble between the forty two western railroads and their em ployes who have demanded a 15 per cent increase in wages became more likely yesterday. The managers of the roads affected met and decided that no action would be taken until the trainmen made fresh overtures. Meanwhile representatives of the Biotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and the Brotherhood of Locojnotive Engineers from each of the roads met t await a reply to their demands. They had known that the managers were to meet, and awaited an ex pected invitation to a conference, but none was received. Three waiting meetings of the two brotherhoods were held during the morning, after noon and evening. The evening meeting broke up with the threat that "something would be doing pretty quick if they were not recog nized." Chairman Benjamin Thomas, of the board of managers' committee, refused to make any statement as to what had been done at the meeting, Which was of less than an hour's du ration. The trouble seems to be that many of the roads on which the demands have been made can ill afford to grant any increases in wages or in crease operating expenses in other ways. An increase of ten per cent in the wages of all the trainmen, it is said, would take away the small remaining chances of dividends, and these roads would prefer to take chances with a strike than grant the increased wages Without making an effort to ward off the blow. Another meeting of the managers probably will be held today, at which decided action in the matter may be taken. Meanwhile the representa tives of tile trainmen's unions will remain and await developments. This Portion of the Report of Labor Commissioner Varner Relates to Miscellaneous Factories Capital Stock Shows Increase of Over $18,000,000, Cotton Mills and Furniture Factories Not Included. EDUCATORS WILL MEET Several important Matters to be Discussed Principals From a Number of Lead- inn PlfrotAVfifriPv Schoulu in tl,,.! State Will Be in Attendance Col. liobcil Bingham, of Ashevllle, is President of the Association, SHIPS TO CARRY FOOD TO CHINESE THE PRESIDENT GOES FOR A HUNT. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Dec. 2S. Quarter master General Humphrey has noti fied Secretary Taft that he has avail able two transports in which sup plies for the Chinese famine sufferers may be sent. These are the Buford and the Warren, both at San Fran cisco. Secretary Taft, upon the recon vening of congress, will ask for au thority to use one of these vessels for the relief mission. (By the Associated Press.) Charlottesville. Va., Dec. 28. On for mer visits to Pine nKot the morning of the first da usually found the pres ident In the Woods, but a drizzling rain Interferred with his plans today. At 10 o'clock, however, the sun pecr- lloni's Election Declared to be Valid. (By 'he Associated Press.) Paris, Dec. 28. The chamber of deputies today decided that the lat est election of Count Boni De Cas tellane to the chamber was valid. A meeting of the North Carolina As Bociutlpti of Private Schools and Acad cmies is to be held ill this oily tonight 1 iii the hall of the house of representa tives, and will convene at 8 o'clock, ("ol. liobort Bingham, principal of the Blhgha ii School at Ashevllle is presi dent of the association and Prof. J. A. Bivlns, superintendent of the city schools at Monroe, is the secretary. Both air expected 10 be in attendance and in fai t Col. Bingham expected to reach here this morning, but missed the eastbound train at Greensboro and will come in hi the late afternoon train. Col. W. M. Jones of the North Caro lina Military Academy at Red Springs arrived in the city this morning and w' attend the meeting, Tin' prneipals of the leading prepara tory schools of the state are very anx ious for the schools lo co-operate with the colleges sn as to have more uni form course of study. As It is at the present time there is no understanding upon this important point and bene when the student goes from the pre paratory school t'i college It is often a considerable handicap. This matter will be taken up at the meeting to night. 1 Leading educators from all over Ol? suite will be in attendance and it Is expected that the meeting will result in much. The majority of the mem bers will come, in on the late after noon trains, both from the east and also from the western part of the state. It is the regular annual meeting of the association, That portion of the report of Mr. H. B. Vai ner, labor commissioner, in re lation to miscellaneous factories has been completed and it shows a mast gratifying- increase over last year. The report of the labor commissioner Is got up under several different heads. Those chapters relating to the condition of farmers and the condition of trades have already been given and, in addi tion to these and the one given below, are chapters on cotton, woolen and knitting mills, furniture factories and newspapers. The data In regard to the last three chapters has not yet been compiled. The following from the chapter on miscellaneous factories is of interest: As one of the basic industries of the state, that of manufacturing continues strong and active. The year just closed has been in every respect the most pro pitious perhaps in the history of the commonwealth. Notwithstanding the surprisingly large increase in the class and number of miscellaneous factories reported in the last compilation, the net gain numerically and in the capital in vested is ever more gratifying this year. The Information from which the conclusions set forth In this chapter were reached, was furnished by the manufacturers themselves, upon re quest of the department through cor respondence and by personal visits. The number of returns used in this compilation are five hundred and forty one, an increase of one hundred and thirteen over last year and the aver ages taken from these representative industries afford an accurate idea of conditions prevailing throughout the state. The returns of this year indicate an aggregate invested capital of $31,239,510 by 467 of the 541 miscellaneous factories reporting: 74 do not report capital stock. The Old Fort Extract Works as usual reports as a branch of the United States Leather Company and repre sents only a part of the $125,164,600 re ported by that corporation. The aggre gate of capital stock reported last year was $13,182,310 by 312 factories, exclus ive of the plant at Old Fort, so that an increase of $18,057,300 is recorded this year. Three hundred and eighty-five fac tories report steam power, 81 electric, 20 water. 10 gasoline, 5 steam and elec tric, 1 steam and gasoline, 1 steam and water, 3 gas, 1 kerosene, 20 hand, 1 gas oliiu -electric. 1 "open kettle," and 32 ilo nut report power, tin? 439 establish ments reporting this teatuiv snow me employment of 139,184 horse power, an increase of 121.665 over last year. 530 factories report the number of persons dependent upon them for a livelihood to be 75,243, or 37.S28 more than were repelled last year. Four report that eight hours constitute a day's work; six nine hours, three nine and a half hours, three hundred and eighty-nine ten hours, four ten and o half hours, forty three eleven hours, five ten to twelve a ml seventy twelve hours. Twenty-two do not report time operated each day, but there is an evident tendency toward "shorter hours." Seventy-four per cent of the factor ies report increase of wages, seventeen per cent report no change and nine pet' Cent do not report as to this. Sixty four per cent of these establishments pay vieekly, eleven per cent pay month ly, seventeen per cent pay semi-monthly, and one per cent pay dally. Four hundred and thirty-six factories report 32.438 persons employed, against 15.809 last year, an increase of 8,628. Highest wages per day. $2.39. an ad vance of thirteen cents per day over last year. Lowest wages per day, eighty-four cents, an advance of six cents over last year. Eighty-two per cent of adult employes read and write, nnd eighty-four per cent of children. Seventy-one per cent answer that chil dren under fourteen years of age should not work in factories: six per cent an swer in the urinative and twenty-three per cent express no opinion. Seventy seven per cent favor a compulBory school law. nine per cent oppose it, and fourteen per cent do not answer the iiuestion. Following the tables are letters from a number of manufacturers who weie requested to express an opinion upon matters of public import to which their attention was called in the blanks sent out by the department.
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