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I ' - ALL THU ; ': '. THE,.' BALE 1 G:M eImE TIMES:.'.:: VOLUME 27. RALEIGH, N. 0 FEIDAY,3 APRIL 19, 1907. PRIC2 Cs TIIElLillH THE TREATY Ai;; BRYANVILL faE ARE READY FCC FIRST PAYflilT STATE'S HIGiiTS .VITH CHEERING FOR 315' :; IIS .ilLLIOi OUR nominee i w -rtr:n V ::::tL::ysEl3tivesc la a FIccd r SOriE SECKETSi TOLD L -I J! HI Wealth CaimlNot FrtmAaa Uncle, Y Huk a Distant Relative The Boaa UU, Divoree, Whom Ho Married t w May Bmi9-w Hard Fight' Before ft 1 f r ' - w JL ' i. New York. April 1. TM great. secrets in thellfe of the late James . Henry Smith,, better known as "Silent Smithy were barei today, when It A was announced, that a contest would fce made for the $75,000,000 he left. "When Mr; Smith died a few weeks ,- aio In 'Japan, while on his bridal ' tour, it was said that the vast fortune that he Inherited from his supposed ; uncle, Georgo Smith, ot ' London, . would jo to hi bride, 1 the society loader, who. was formerly Mrs, Wil liam Rhlnelander Stewart. - With the .promised contest of this - disposition of the Kreat estate cornea , the discovery - that Mr. " Smith's mother,, three sisters, two brothers, ' cousins and nephews and nieces are: living. " . - . ; .. i His death also dlvulged-the family . 7. secret that be was nota nephew of the man who bestowed the scores of - millions upon him, but. was a distant ' relative, v The eccentric and wealthy George Smith was a cousin, of "Silent , Smith's" father, Until '. these dl- :' closures were made' today It was bud i, poseq ay jamea tienry eimtn t closest - ' friends, that e was- wholly without blood relations,' and' his manner of - - life led them to presume that he was absolutely alone Jit the. world. " ' ' (."OukJt Wwk After' Plvorce."" VI UvU M'UIUI UIVUdDVI tjo - a, vol. : mansion left by the late William C .. .Whitnov. In Fifth nvflmifl It Ml na ... sumed that, bis bachelor - days were " - about to end that he was really bo ? comine lonesome. Then, when the beantlful wife of William Rhlnelan der Stewart posed" as the matron and hostess at the gorgeous entertain ments with which be thrilled society, L 'rumors of a romance spread. When Mrs. Stewart tdolt up a residence in ' the divorce belt of Dakota,-the rn- - mors increased and they were con firmed 8 few hours after the divorce 1 was granted by the marriage of the couple. - The revelations today startled-so- v ciety. Very few had known that :. Lady Oeorge Cooper of London was the sister of "Silent" Smith, and that 01a ueorge mun, tne principal own- ; ,. er of the Chicago, Milwaukee ft St. Paul Railroad, was a distant relative Imturi nf : in nitiifl Whn .Tnmnik Henry: Smith and his sister Mary, now Lady ; Cooper, were - children, Oeorge Smith undertook their edu- ' . cation. , Ladr Cooper sails today from England for 'America to meet the body of her. brother, 'which will reach, Ban.- rranctsco rom; Japan on April ' 4 "Silent" Smith's mother. Mr. Beatrice Smith, is now living at 1220 .' Ridge avenue, Evanston, a suburb of . vutvagu. .sag it pu jrearo mu( ,; -'iy Otller relatives' of Mr. Smith now living, and . whom his most Intimate , - friends had not known of, are Mrs. Victor Rossbach, wife 'of a business '. man,'' whose headquartera are in Chi cago, and Mrs. J. N. Mills, wife of a- well-known Preshyterlan inlijfstet, J , sisters, wno rt ein iTapsion; ; Oeorge ; A. : Smith, Vbrother, who lives -ln Philadelphia; , William S., Mason, vice-president' of the City Bank of Li, Kvanston. and Oeorze' 0. Mason, su- v. perintendent of hid Aberdeen division of the Chicago, Minneapolis ft "St. Paul Railroad, uncles; Mrs. Frederick yose,' wife of an attorney lfl -Evans- ton, a nieces " 1 'It fS' expeoted' that' Mr. j Smith's tody will reach New York-en; May S, : and his, body will be interred. n . Woodlawn Cemetery on' May4th. DEGPAir.Ii:Cr CHILD V . , ; . WIFE A SUICIDE (By Leased Wire to The Times.) J ' Frederick, Md., April 19. Mrs. Mary - Helser, the seventeen year old wife ot ttaymond Helser, of IVederlck, died in the city, hospital here, last night . front the effects of bi-chlorlde of mer cury tablets taben by her with suicidal Intent some days ago, following a quar rel with her husband, who threatened to leave hor. ( . - 1 Helser has been misting from Fred erick since hs wife took the' poison. I ' I:" o tod ' Picture shows Mrs. Chas. Holman, mother of Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, who says that she would have killed Stan ford Wlilte had she known the truth BUND LOVE FAITHFUL SefasesloelleyeTMiJi;; ..r. Jail Guilty Supposed to be New York Crook, - Creokmore Refuse to Return, tc i That City ' Without Requisition Papers Will bo Forthcoming., ' (By; Leased Wire to The Times.) Rlohmond. Va., April 19. Sergeant Gay, of New York police force, arrived In Richmond this morning to take charge of Georgo creekmore, alia George Aye, -who, is charged with tht larceny of jewelry and clothing to the amount' of more than $1,000. Creek- more refused to return, with the' ser geant, without, requisition papers' and was accordingly sent back to the city Jail to await their coming. A well known young, woman of this " 1 ""A . passed himself off as a, lieutenant in the United States secret service, several months ago, on a trip to New York by a steamer, she was Introduced to Creek more, who paid her marked attention. When she returned to Richmond, Creek, more corresponded with her and made Several visits to this city to see her. When arrested, Creekmore Is alleged to have stated to the , police that he in tended "marrying th irl "er this trip. Every' arrangement mid been made for the'weddlng. ."'! ' v.'" . ' In 'spite1 'Of the evidence against the young man, the girl insists on believ ing him Innocent. She has visited him several times at the jail, Creekmore I ref Use td' say 'more than Vhat he' will return and marry, he when he has sue- j cooded in refuting, the charges against I Bereoant S, Gay -say - tho.. We Tor police Wavs'.boen searching for Creek more tor-months. - Ho said that Creek more was by profession a -waiter, and that in that capacity Jie-had. worked in several ot the best hotels In NewTork and, it Is- alleged, . robbed the guests. Jewol,and '.clothing 'twere I the only things i the -"man : -would "touch on bis predatory excursion. ; t; . - ILQtlQ If) HEAPS : of fiery Ashes . (Special Cable to The Times ' Manila, April 19. A.- report -'from Hollo, Panay Island, says that town has been practically destroyed by Are and 25,000 people .are homeless. The loss of life will be heavy, but at present no estimate can be obtained. The people are panic-stricken and the small con- j stabulary force is unable to preserve peace and - prevent looting by the! natives. : . I V6 It 'i Rett Speaks on a Phase cf Inlemali3nal.a)vs iijEATv ivirii japan Bow it Bore t'pon . the California School Question Under the Cos Btitution" He ?; Declares. That TTo Question of State's 1 Rlshts Wn . and Is Involved in This Matter, f, (By Leasod Wire taThe TeS.) Waalilngtoni April . 19.-Secretapy ot i . . , . . . . . j.Hall ' wheir Mrs. . Ammon, of Penn he Anor.ean Society ot International BylTaniai -cha,rjnBJ oI Telcr8( aa wim an "Mares on "ino tceay Question Under the JapaneBo Trealjr the San 'Francisco School Board Reoim,lon,7 The society was organ- cij less thhati - a year at;n. but al- -eady has a membership of more than .w diamgiiisnod men. 'Thl ! itm firnt Annnnl nifuiMnir Th., , . IZi TV ""!' L Hi r.-MrU. n.M,nt nf th' artf of eommlBslonors of tho District )f Columbia: , v Many ' . representatives of foreign jovcrnments were present and llBtenT id with deep interest to the treatment by one who had such an Intimate asso, 'in t Ion with the negotiations of an In ternational Incident which held the at tention of the world but a chort time ago. ' , The other, or antl-admtntstratlou flae of the San Francisco question " " - - . . iiay be pTqsented tonight when Rich- rd Oiney will discuss the right..of 'orelgners in the United States in case f conflict . between federal treaties ind staet laws. : : Prof. Willoughby, of John Hopkins r - Draper Lewis, of the- university if Pennsylvania, and Prof. Gregory. "an ?f the tow University of. Law, , vin also cpealt on the sublet. ,r A aAdSrVw MWben VewYrk, followed 4b.' weretaryr0 the 'chair, the bugler, Vew it ate in a discussion ' as to ' whether mir.unity rrom . captureounng war, f non-offending private property upon ihe high seas would be In the Interests it civIteaUon. -V - The advisability of trade Is contra band ot war being prohibited was a U'bject treated - more formally ' by fudge Advocate 'General Davis, Tj. S, I.; Judge Elliott, of St. Paul; Hannisi roylor, and others. . The President will give a reception T ",v """- . banquet Saturday night, when Secre tary oRot will officiate as toastmaster, ind Joseph H. choate, former ambas sador to England, will spen m ''Jus t Pax;'rrOenerai Horace porter, for nerly ambassador to Franeel will 'dls--us '"Jnternatldrtal i rCbpferenoes;" Slchfttd Ol'ncy,'' who, -was -secretary, of itate In" President Cleveland's cabinet, will talk ' about ' "Intertiatiohal law from an' American ; standpoint," 11 and Right Hob. James Bryce;' the Bdltlsh imbassador; will tell about the "sane tions of International laws.1 'X TRAGEDY IN LUMBER : CAMP liEAIi IIILSON 'ifji'gy '3pecfat to Th Evening Troei v, Alison,'' N, C..!'Aprfl 4.-Laiit night at a ldmber camp near were.- Hezeklah ClcmrhOns fatally' Khdf'ikei Harris, tn- lothef negro.- Harris was 'arrestad Tiere this morning. . He Confessed tho crime, telling your ropresenlatlve the follow ing storv: ' Tf t t"'-" 'Hawil'ati r:oecuplod . quarters to gether. 1 wanted to mbve Iny thlnga. He.fclalmod eome bf my bed; clothes; he cursed and struck me and after wards shook '' . 1 I i . " "A -Harris was a larger man1 tha'n rnyself, I went off and got a pistol and shot him three time.! - Or -The' shooting1 occurred near' Kenlyv The police Itere were advised' tdwatcb. the train for Clemmons, and he was pulled off a freight train, -r -;';..,.'- J I' '-hi'. V . ii i f '-' -' BATTLE AND CAPTTHE - . ... , OP ESCAPED COKVICTS. x(By Leased Wire to The Times.) Chattanooga, Tenn., April U. Ten of the twelve who lately escaped from Durham mine have been re-taken. " " four: were . re-taKb (Thursday ' near Trion factory after a battle In which one white convict was mortally wound ed. "Five were re-takoir Wednesday, three mile south of the Tennessee line. Two of the five had sustained serious Injuries from falls,' and one was com-' pletely exhausted from hunger, v : -" i The other two. are yet at large.' tt Is reported that many depredations have been committed by them In the territory surrounding Durham and th farmers have been searching for them In armed parties, v , . . !.-!, '.-., j A landslide Fcr Mrs. McLean asaraaent LOVE OFA DAUGHTERS Mi Eleanort llwprtl of Virginia "Named bf tie Opposition IlecelVe'J "Only 10 Votes all IWlng (jivm .Mrs." MvLean rAlir,. Pattcrsoj V . VIce-PresMat for This State. y, v '1w f i)W T,taw!tWlr to The Times.) WasaiHgtoa, Ayrll 1 9. Chew n,AW t Wl 1 (r nnnHiA4n nounced tho: reflection, of Mrs. Dan I aidNMcLen s president general o' . tha ' soclety'' i; ''? Mrs. McLean's flection had befti conceded even by members of the i , opposition party, to the laii(lHlld which came to nor was n6 surprls. . i. me rinsurgonts" although ill - proved Of Keen satisfaction to Mrs MoLcanV adherents. They stood lr.' i their places, shouting, waving hand Kerchief and 'Clapping their handB. Mrs. McLean Stood, bowing reoeated iy her gratlflcatloit in the result of J the election;. ( v i The vote was 611 to 163 in favor of Mrs. McLean against Mrs. Eleanor WashlnBton ? Howard, of Virginia, whom . the opposition put up yes tvl&tr' I .v nnv k, 1bfa U.I A . v..UM ,U V,,U JUlOi might not hav0 8 Unanimous rewlec . v -.. Jj. .,:. Uon. Mrs. McLean received an ovation when shd came fqio the ball' this morning. Her progress to the stage was interrupted at every step' by en- thusiastic daUchters anxloua to eon- grata lite ber for the victor she had! I W0I. da8D,f: a , thut. nL. a tv I , Btljl sounding' a call Mrs. McLean was cneerea to tne ecno. o the echo. ' - i A Loving Cup. . wnen tne result had been an nounced Mrs. Boshnell, of Ohio, pre sented Mrs. McLean with a hand-1 some silver loving cup on behalf ol the vice presidents general society. The McLean ticket had fun sway j throughout. Not a candidate on the I "Insurgent" ticket won out,, and thel 1 "administration" forces had a happy i . -I. The successful ticket follows:' President-General Mrs. Donald McLean, of New oYrk. ' . Vice President-General- Organizer of Chapters Mrs. Charlotte Emer son, of "Maine. - . , -. Vice Presidents-General- Mrs. J Morgan Smith, Alabama; Mrs. H. S Chamberlain, Tennessee; Mrs. Alex ander E. Patton, Pennsylvania; Mrs Charles H. Dere, Illinois; Mr. A. E Kendall, Maine; Mrs. -' Charles H 'Terry, New York; Mrs. Wallace Dela field, MIsourl; Mrs. Lindsay Patter son, North Carolina; Mrs. B, D. Spll- man, West Virginia; Mr. Eleanor Spencer Mussey, District of Colum bla. ' j Chaplain General Mr. Esther F. Noble, District of Columbia, . Recording Secretary Geenral Miss Elizabeth F. Pierce, District of Columbia. i - ? ' Corresponding Secretary General- Mrs. John Paul Ernest, District of-i Columbia. A Register General Mrs, Amos O. Draper, District of Columbia.": '-' . Treasurer Gcneral-Mrs. Mabel O." Swormstedt, District . of Colum bia. . Historian General-A-Mr. J. E, Gadsby, District of Columbian- .'- .'Assistant Hitorian . General Mrs. Henry 'S. Bo wen, New Tork... i, 5 Librarian General Mrs. Helen M.. Boynton, District (f Columbia..' BILL SQUIRES M TO MEET WINNER (By W. W. Naughton.) 1 San . Francisco, Cat Atrll?r 19. Squires, posted a cjeCJror $5,000 J with The Examiner today, accompa-j nled.wlth a challenge In behalf of the 1 Australian champion to the winner of I the Burns-O'Brien ..rvnrlon rnntn.t ; T4I.7.v,w.-. w. Angeles. ' Death Ot iohfa Findlay, T I '.-.'.. . . .- - . . i. ... !Viif Baltimore, ira, Apnt i.-ionn. v. u i Fmonay. former mAmbcr of e6hgwB krtdrm McKlhler,-died her tbl morning- from . i,. lo.triHM'.wHiMuil trom the peace conference in New tork j City., a - 1 v. , , And Mill Carry the Stale oi New York SO PREDICTS I He Adda That Roosevelt' -' jPdpularity Is Largely Oao to Ufc 1 lHtinoeratlc Ideas Stato Control Against Centralizvd Government Will be an Imue, Hays Color. ktr (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Huron, 8. D., April IX Bird 8. Coler, of New York, who, with his 'wife. Is guest at the home of 3. W. Campbell 1 Huron says In un Interview Yes I am for Bryan for president ind lie will be the nominee of the dem ocratte party and will carry New Yorl tato agfiinst Roosevelt by a good ma iotlty. The people of the country have ;reat faith in Mr. Bryan, and his pol iclos which he ctood for in 1896 are noi now considered visionary by the bus! nesB Interests of the country. "President Roosevelt's personal popu arlty .is largely due to his democratic ideas and even Governor Hughes, o New York, is a good enough democra J for me. I would not be surprised to set I Hughes nominated with Byran for vict president, and If these men compose tht democratic ticket, they wlir sweep tht country. The Issues will be square!; drawn in the next campaign, Tho democrats will undoubtedly make state control an issue, while tht republicans will try to centralize thai control in the federal government at outlined by Secretary Root in one of hi? recent speeches. The east Is no longer alarmed at Bryanlsm, and unless . tht sentiment In the west has undergone a radical change, he will have a large ma jority In the electoral college. The democrats of New Tork state are united and In earnest and that state will send a Brvan delesatlon to the next nataon Al convention and In snitri tit th mmv J a the trust, the voters of tht J P'" U".UP mendous demo- PLEADS GUILTY OF ILLICIT RELATIONS (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Kenosha, Wis., April 19. In the Ircult court here yesterday afternoon fidwin Conkltn, formerly choirmastei it the choir of the Baptist Church at Woodstock, 111., pleaded guilty to the barge- of sustaining unlawful rela- lons with Mrs. Clara Dehaven Mur- hy of Woodstock, III., and was sen tenced to one and a half years in tht itate prison at Waupun. Mrs. Mur phy, one of tbe best known women in the Illinois city, is the wife of Perry W. Murphy, a wealthy real es tate dealer of that city. Charges against Conklln had brought about a church fight Mrs. Murphy had been tried before the church council, but sentence of ex communication was withheld pend- lnt the reatflt of tbe t0al lh the clr-1 cult court here today. 'A score of the most prominent peo ple of Woodstock came to Kenosha to give evidence against Conklln. SUICIDE FOLLOWS HIS FAST LIVING (By Leased. Wire to The Times.) ' Chicago,. April 19. -'.'Too many good fellow. It has cost me $200, 000 for a few years of fast living; it would cost 'me but It all." 85 'cents' to end .... . ...t -if" ' Evidently believing that in death (there was an enviable bargain afior speaking the above , Words. John Al- ijln - ton. SS veam old member tt wealthy family; formerly member of ln Chicago StoaK. .exchange ana or I the, Chicago Athletic Clubhand con-1 mHUoMiK M . hminaa ni twichri m. I ' t,ti .u i- t.A 1 and Hogaa Hotel and committed sul cfde bv ehtt!nt deen mtshea . in' lit wrists nd final tnrnlnr"on t'hroa ' ' . T gftB jeta, after eelng. that he had ,5klw, 1-ur. .wi, hmmri and tnet buslnesa 1 reverses wh,t 'v slgtfed a the cause fori lno uiciae.. - , v , I u l, :: it :M i - Mjrt $. ' y. :;;:!,'? lit in 1 In this picture are shown types of the-weapons seized by the police of New York In their crusade tq stop the practice of carrying concealed weapons. Hundreds of knives and pistols have been taken by the police, and as the experts of tho depart ments figure that 16,000 foreigners In New York habitually go armed It Is probable that by the time the cru sade is ended New York win have one ot the most nnitroe collection of woopog ln the Wrld. DID SHE HURL BUND MAN TO HIS DEATH? (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Chicago, April 19. Joseph Smal- ey, 40 years old, a blind news man, vas killed by falling from a third- story window of the building in which he lived at 232 Illinois street. Mrs. Maria Smalley is under arrest n a charge of murdering her hus- jand by throwing him from a win- I dow. The woman Is said to have been intoxicated at the time and to have een infuriated because her husband wa.a ill and unable to earn money with which she could buy whiskey. Miss Olga Cosmas, 24 years old. who lives In tho flat at the rear of the Smaller rooms, hoard Mrs. Sinai ley threaten to throw her husband to ihe street unless he went out to sell oapers. The man complained, that Jie weather was too severe and that tie was not well. OUTRAGED BY WHITE MEN UNDER MASKS (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Klngsport, Tenn., April 19. Mrs. Frank Belcher, wife of a prominent citizen of this place, was attacked by masked white men. Two un known men entered the room In which s-e and her husband were sleeping shortly after midnight and, with drawn revolvers, compelled the bnsband to get out of bed and be tied and bound. He was placed In one corner or the room helpless and ordered to lie still on penalty of his life. 1 Mrs. Belcher was choked and badly beaten, while her husband was beaten over the head with a re volver. .". A The matter was reported ' and a posse . formed. 1 he posae went in pursuit of the ; criminals, and a double lynching -is expected. ' The hien . are said to have worn tight- fitting masks, but Mrs. Belcher says; sue can iaenuryt mem Papers Drawn Up fcr Pc: T: Iflstitnte Property TEACHERS ARE CHOSEN Prof. -H. J. Stockard.' Who Has Taught at the School for Several Years, Will ; Temporarily fak Charge Property is to bo Turned Over to Presbyterian of the State. The formal transfer of , the Peace 4 1 Institute property to tho- -commute j'Of the First Presbyterian .Church la j tbis'city appointed a fewi days since ' to make preparations for the pur. chase of the property will take place, tbe first of the week. - The - paper are now being drawn np - and the. committee is ready to make the fl ret payment on the property the total ' cost to be $50,000. This committee Is composed of Mr. James Young, ' chairman; Governor R. B. Glenn, Mr. Herbert W. Jackson and Mrs," George Allen. ' 1 ' , t -1 It is announced that the property -is to be turned over to tho Presby terlan Church of th'ls; state, to be ' uned as a school for giri and It , cannot be told what Improvements ; will be made, if any, until the prop- erty Is taken over by the church. '--Prof. H. J. Stockfttd, who has been a teacher at Peace Institute for some1 years will be placed In charge of the Institution temporarily, and assist- lng him next fall. will be most of the teacher employed at the school ' at the present time. Prof. Stockard will, in all probability, be In charge of the school all of next session if not longer. He is an . experienced .. teacher and is thoroughly familiar - -with conducting: a girls acboof. . I- The. first announcement- that Df- ' James Dinwiddle was to- dispose of " the school property was made In TW ' Evening Times, and it was stated at the time that tbe Methodist had an option on the property but had de- , cidedto allow the Presbyterians fur ther time to make an effort to raise ; the necessary funds for purchasing it. For a time it looked like the Presbyterian would not keep - the school, but they went to work with renewed effort and have raised the ; money needed for the first payment, feeling confident that the remainder , of the money can - be raised ' and V Peace Institute continued as a PreB- . byterian school. It was at one time owned by the church but Jt wa ne essary to borrow money to Improve ' the property and it eventually went into the hands of a stock company, although it continued to be known a - -a Presbyterian school. , ' EARTH JARRED AT CHARLESTON (By Leased .Wire to The Times.) Charleston, S. C April 18. Aa earthquake shock was distinctly felt here early today. A' very perceptible wave motion from west to east wa noted. " ' ' -1 No damage of any extent resulted, but grave fears were raised - that there might be stronger" efronks,- v The fear of a tidal wave following was also quite general. . The shock was most distinctly : felt, at Somer ville, a health resort -twenty miles frm here, ; which seemed to be the cci-'er of the seismic agitation.. - , MARATHON RACIif 7 WON BY INDIAN K By Leased Wirt to The Times. J s ' HoRtnn. Mtins.. Anril 1 ft I.rttio'- boat, the Indian, won, the Marathon ., race, breaking all records. j 'f, .-" Bob Fowler of Cambridge-finished i second In .the- Marathon '.race. - ' ' Longboat beat the record in the : Marathon race five minutes. ' - , , wr-M ').:; .aVijiiiirX' ''iifet'?- INVITATrOX EXTBNDED t TO BISHOP WILSOJTi V ' Asbury, Park; N. J.,' April' 19 Bishop Luther JB.' Wilson of Tennoa see ha been invited to fill the presi dent' chair ot the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association, mado vacant by the death in China recently of the late Bishop; J. N. Fitzgerald. W4- I . . ' ; . - . . : ' 2. v- : ...... r . . . r . . . ,
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