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Only Afternoon Paper Between Richmond and Atlanta With Leased Wire and Full Prcso DicpatcZco LAST EDITION. " AW. TE 4ft$ET3. THE RALEIGH EVENING TIME VOLUME ,30. RALEIGH, N. C, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1907. PRICE fa. ENGLAND llAS A HARD PROBLEM TO HANDLE Military Ordered In Readi nessaDd 200 New Police men Sworn in POSSIBLY SERIOUS .E The Japs and Coolies at Vancouver Arming Themselves and Japs Quit Work to Be Ready to Fight. Sunday's Mobs Muy Itepent At tacks On the Brown Men and Au thorities "Are Striving to Prevent More Trouble At London the British Government Realizes That It Is Facing a Serious Situation The Course to Pursue Is Now Be ing Marked Out But Not Vet Made Public Policy of Influence With Dominion Oovernnient. (By Tensed Wire to The Times.) Vancouver, B. C, Sept. 10 Two hundred extra policemen have been sworn in, the militia is in readiness for hurry orders and the greatest vig ilance Is being exercised to prevent another mil break, of working people against the ." Japanese ' and Chinese. There is grave danger that rioting will be resumed at nnv time with far more serious results than on Satur day. : The Japanese, after the riots Sat urday and Sunday, began : arming themselves. The Chinese took the name precaution and hundreds pur chased revolvers, ammunition and knives until by orders of the police the sale of fire arms to the Orientals was stopped. Practically all the j-ipanese employ ed In domestic service or in mills have stopped work and are now gathered in the Japanese quarter prepared to defend themselves in event of an at tack. If rioting is resumed, as Is feared, there will suroly be bloodshed. When It became known that the ' Orientals were nrmed and were deter mined to protect themselves, the an ger of the mobs Increased and the next clash, it is fared, will precipitate shooting instead of stcne and bottle throwing. When it became known that at least a dozen white people were stabbed by Japanese during Sat urday's rioting the furv of the mob was increased. . Working people here resent the in ference that anti-Japanese feeling was inspired by trades unionists of the United States and that the trouble with the Japanese in San Francisco suggested an example to be followed. They deny that there was any agi tation and explain that the feeling in Vancouver was as solidly opposed to the Japanese as It was in San Fran cisco at any time. The same reasons for antl-apanese sentiment prevail here as In San Francisco. Another mistaken report is that the rioting was participated in only by hoodlums. The thousands who took part in the demonstrations were In the main working people and there was practically none of the loafer element among them. Hitter denunciation of the Japanese and Chinese Is heard on every street corner today. The whole city Is arous ed and the sympathy Is extended to the working people not to the Orien tals. The statement by. Japanese offi cials that demands for Indemnity would be made only excite a defiant spirit. As to an apology which cer tainly will be demanded by Japan, the excited populace holds that It would be merely a worded formality, Inex pressive of the temperament of the people. Mayor Bethune's declaration that Indemnity will be refused meets with popular approval. Fifty-six stores in all were raided and partly demolished, totalling a loss to the for eigners of at least $25,000. Meetings are arranged for tonight when further demonstrations will be made against the Japanese. The work ing men are firm In their attitude and declare that the Orientals must leave the city If they wish to avoid further trouble. Altogether, the situation to day Is one to further complicate an In ternational problem, calling for the In terference of the Dominion govern ment and of the English government as well. The situation Is more alarm ing here than It ever was In San Fran cisco and the officials have taken a similar attitude to that taken by the municipal authorities during the San Francisco riots. It Is realized that the people of the east cannot realize the conditions which the working peo ple of the west have to cope with be cause of the Influx of hordes of Jap anese and Chinese. England Realizes the Seriousness of the Situation. (By Cable to The Times.) London, Sept. 10. It Is generally realized here that England is facing a most delicate problem and that It will be a ton time before the feeling developed by the Canadian demonstra tions against the Japanese will be (Continued on Second Page.) ENCAMPMENT OF THE G, A, R. VETS Addresses by the Talkers Set jor Tonight MEETING AT SYRACUSE On. John T. Wilder of Tennessee. Whose Wife is an Asheville Wo innii, in the Lead for Flection of Commander-in-Chief Gov. Hughes Address of Welcome Speech by Archbishop Ireland mid Others. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Saratoga, N, Y., Sept. 10. The vet erans of the Grand Army of the, Re public are in Saratoga today. Prac tically all the member? who intend coming here to attend the 41st annual encampment are In the city. The pro gram today Is mainly one of reunion. The first session of the encampment will be held tonight when Governor Hughes will welcome the veterans to New York State. Commander-in-ChieC Brown, James Tanner, former commander-in-chief and Archbishop Ire land will also speak. 'Great Interest is ev'denced in the choice of commauder-ln-hlcf for the coming year. Five candidates are in the field. Among -them are General John T. Wilder, of Knoxvillo, Tenn.; IV H. Coney, of Tnpukn,, Kansas: Chas. G. Burton, of Nevada, Mo.; and Chas. Burrows, of Rutherford."' N. J., present quartermaster of the order. General Wilder. who commanded Wllder's lightning brigade, a famous organiza tion during the war. Is one of the most active candidates. In his can vass he Is assisted bv his charming young wife, whom he romantically married three years ago. Mrs, Wilder Is the daughter of Captain John W. Lee. of Asheville, N. C, who was cap tain of a confederate company In the 51st North Carolina regiment during the war. General Wilder has the sup port of the southern posts, which sent solid delegations. Mrs. Wilder Is sat isfied if the election depended upon the south her husband will get it by the votes of federals and eonferedates alike. General Wilder also has the support of delegations from Indiana and Illinois, where his brigade was recruited as well as some of the west ern and northwestern states. Considerable public attention was drawn to the romantic marriage of General and Mrs. Wilder. The latter was Just out of her teens and It was reported that there had been an elopement, General Wilder carrying his bride with him on a horse. This was denied, although It was true that they were married at a minister's home on the outskirts of Asheville. It is argued that because of his mar riage with the daughter of a Confed erate officer, General Wllder's election would still be another bridge over the gap which once existed between the north and south and his friends are making capital of this fact. Commander Brown emphatically de nies that grand army will endorse Roosevelt for a third terjn, saying that the organization is not a political one and will not go out of bounds. If Washlngtn Is not decided upon as a permanent convention city Oma ha, Salt Lake City, Detroit and At lantic City want the next encamp ment. It will likely go to a western city. .... ON GRAIN CROP (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Washington, D. C, Sept. 10. The es timated condition of the grain crops was announced today by the crop re porting board of the department of ag riculture as follows: Corn condition on September 1 was 80.2 as compared with 82. 8 last month; 90.2 on September 1, 1906; 89.5 on the corresponding date in 1905 and a ten year average of 81.0. Spring wheat condition, at harvest was 77.1 as compared with 79.4 on Au gust 1, 1907; 8.4. at time of harvesting In 1906; 87.3 In 1905, and 66.2 in 1904. Oat crop condition, when harvested, was 65.5, agdljist 75.6 last month; 81.9 reported September 1 1006; 90.3 on the corresponding date in 1905, and a ten year average of 82.6. . Tobacco condition on September 1, was 82.5, as against 82.8 one month ago; 86.2 on December 1, 1906; 85.1 on the corresponding date In 1905 and a five year average of 82.8. GOVM REPORT BURGLAR KILLS A Tragedy at Norfolk Early This Morning NAVAL OFFICER'S WIFE Mrs. Mary Lawless Rorschach De tected the Intruder's Presence and . Fought Him Fired Shot Twice, When Burglar Wrenched Pistol From Her mid Shot Her Through ' the Heart With Her Own Weapon. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Norfolk, Va., Sept. . lu'.'-Mrs. Mary Lawless Rorschach, aged': thirty-six years, wife of Lieutenant Frank (V Rorschach, United States Navy, re cently promoted and ordered to the Pacific coast on the cruiser Tennessee, now with the fleet at Prnvincclown, Mass., was shot and lulled In her Portsmouth, Va.,' home by an un known burglar at 3:f!0 . o'clock, this morning. Mrs.-Rorschach was nlov.? in her home In front of '.he naval'.. Hospital Woods, Portsmouth; With her two small children, aged seven : and five years. She was u fearless woman, and hearing the burglar down stairs ran down the back steps. She cornered the man in the kitchen and shut twice. The shots went wild, and the burglar, running upon her. took her pistol and shot her through the heart. The burglar escaped, leav ing the woman's money tied about her neck and the rings on her fingers. The woman lived long .enough to tell her oldest boy what had happened and to send him for help. Bloodhounds have failed to get a successful clue. Whether the burglar Was black or white Is unknown. Mrs. Rorschach was a sister of Joseph T. Lawless, for mer secretary of the commonwealth of Virginia. Quick Justice For This Gorilla. ; Richmond, Va., Sept. 10. William Harris, colored, was convicted of at tempted criminal assault In the Ches terfield court and sentenced to pay the penalty for his crime upon the scaf fold. '.,'; .'"'- His victim was Mir-s Lena Holland, eighteen years of age, who escaped from the negro's clutches through the interference of her small brother, who frightened the negro away with a gun. The jury was out only fifteen .min utes before returning a verdict. The date of execution will be fixed by the court on Wednesday. -' The young woman was alone at the time of the attack save for the pres ence of the young boy. This was one of the quickest admin istrations of justice in the annals of the Virginia courts. SOUTHERN GETS IT IN THE NECK AGAIN (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Lynchburg, Va., Sept. 10. Campbell court house, in the circuit court, a jury has returned a verdict against the Southern Railway, giving Willis J. Winston, colored, $8,000 damages, he having had both legs broken last Thanksgiving Day at Rangoon, on the passenger train dn which President Spencer was killed. NEIIL TALKS TO (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Oyster Bay, N. V., Sept, 10. Sec retary Straus of the department of commerce and labor and Charles P, Nclll, commssioner of labor, were In conference with President Roosevelt today regarding the telegraphers' strike. ' ' " No statement could be obtained regarding the probability or im probability of the president taking a hand In the strike. Questions relative to the enforce ment of the eight-hour law In addi tion to the strike brought Mr. Nelll to Oyster Bay. Secretary Straus has just returned from an extended trip through the northwest and had much to tell the president concerning the business and political situations as he found them, BRAVE VVOMAN ROOSEVELT - ' ' JfeflK. .Mrs. I'.vclyn .X.. Thaw umniii co nn-s inlo puMic notice as an nrlist's inoilel, by liisinissinn' .Mai'ii1 von el f iieil, hcloic she had completed a picture wliicli she was commission!1 d In piiini'. The larn" picture is of .Miss Von A'ciliicil, and tiial on (lie e nsel is of Mrs. I'haw. Jteport lias it, Mrs. .Thaw alnt.!ly censed her poses anil dismissed (lie artist, because -Miss Von clllieil would slai'c nlhe r bcaiitilnl siIIit, in prclcrcncc to painting licr. PENN. 2CENT (Ry Leased Wire to The Times.) '-.'Philadelphia, Sept. 30. The Pennsyl vania two cent railroad passenger-rale, law was today declared unconstitu tional. ' New York. Sept. 10. Wall street learned today that; the two cent . .fare law of the state of Pennsylvania has been declared '.' unconstitutional by Judges Alidemeld and Willsnn of the court of appeals of Philadelphia. The decision was given today In fa vor of the Pennsylvania Railroad which-brought action to determine-.-the jinstilutionality of the law. Simi lar actions have been brought in other eastern states in which the two ce:it law has been enacted, ': (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Philadelphia, Pa., Selit. in. The -de RAILROAD RATE HEARING IN WASHINGTON TODAY (My Leased Wire to The Times.) Washlnglon, Sept. 10. When the session of the hearing in tho North Carolina rale case began this ptoru ing Captain Thorn continued his di rect examination of S. 11. Hardwick, passenger, tra flic . .manager' of tho Southern who went on the stand yes terday afternoon.'': Some Interest was manifested in the manner in which Captain Thorn. conducted his exami nation. Ho read his questions front a lift prepared before the hearing began nnd Mr. Hardwick"s answers were likewise read. When Captain Thorn turned the witness over to Counsel for the State V. C. P.ryant, who opened for the shite, requesled from tho witness the paper Mr. Hardwick had used and on which questions nnd answers were. written, Mr. Hardwick referred to his coun sel and .Captain Thoni readily hand ed over the paper. There was liUlo of Interest in tho RATE LAW rision was handed down by Judges Willson anil Audeiueid in the common pleas court : No. 4. t-hlc- morning, de claring the two cent fare law of the stale of Pennsylvania' unconstitutional. Judge Audcnieid wrote Ujo decision, the. matter--of It having been agreed upon with -Judge Wlllfon' before Judge Willson went iin liis vacation. It cov ers fiCO pages and i.s a lengthy treatise on the rale oiustliin in Pennsylvania and in general. It Is believed that the decision, especially in view of Gover nor Hughes! veto of a similar bill in New York stale,-, will have great .'In fluence throughout the country. The decision is of special interest to Philadelphia -commuters who have been restricted in baying communication tiekas to September 30. The new two cent rate was to have gone into effect, on October.!. proceedings until Mr. Bryant ' refer red to I ho hearing before", lite Vir ginia corporation- '.commission,- nt which Mr. Hardwick had been ii witness. .' Mr. Bryant asked Mr. Hardwick if ho had not at that time testified that the -.interstate and intrastate earnings i of the'' Southern llailway were kept separate. Mr. Hardwick enied that ho had so testified. " Captain Thoni objected on . the-, ground.-. that, the witness could not be made to testify regard ing the operation'-, of . other . depart ments than lii.-i own. This followed a request, from Mr. Bryant that Mr. Hardwick furnish Information on this point -Immediately; for. the pur poso of incorporating It In the record.'- Mr. Hardwick denied that he had would make a request for It immedi ately but he could not say how soon .(Continued on Page Two.) ANOTHER TERM FOR PRESD'T ROOSEVELT HO E RAILROAD LAWS Georgia's Governor Gives His Position and Views NEGRO AND THE BALLOT I'setf It to His Own Injury and I'n-doiiif- The Railroads Have Them selves to Itliime For the Present Unfavorable Manifestation of Pub lic Sentiment mid Legal Regula tion, Which Their Acts Have Ren dered imperative. ( I'.y Leased Wire to The Times. ) ..Sparta;: Ga.. Sept.. 10 Four to five thousand citizens of .Hancock county enthusiastically greeted .Governor Hoke Smith here today' -when he de livered' an. address at the site of the proposed new tenth district agricul tural school. ... Congressman T. W. Hardwick also spol;o. In his sieech '.Governor Smith 're viewed the legislation passed by the late session of the general assembly and: referred to the constitutional amendment, which disfranchises thfl negro. In speaking of t liv latter bill ho said : ''We'' caniol. forget that time and again by tin, division of the. whites, tho negro lias been brought to the ballot box to settle our disputes and to lie himself injured by the use made of him in connection with elections." Passing to the reorganized and newly appointed railroad commission Governor Smith called attention to the circular of that body, which ' re cently put into effect a scale of pas senger rales ranging from two cents lo throe cents a mile, according to the amount of business handled by tho line on which the particular rate should apply. The railroads have all submitted to the ruling, but only under protest and many injunction suits and restraining orders in the various federal courts are now pend ing. Governor Smith said; "It is not proposed to treat the corporations harshly or with injus tice, but it Is Intended that they shall not burden the people by taxing them wltlv excess charges to meet the In terest on watered stock and bonds. and it is intended to require them to furnish safe and adequate accommo dations for the use of the public. Kailroads Themselves Responsible. "The railroads have only them selves to blame for the condition that confronts them and the provision fci our law that future Issues ' of stocks and bonds shall first be sub mitted lor approval to the railroad commission will help the railroads credit, as to tuture transactions. . The governor regarded as absurd the much advertised policy of certain railroads to cease all . construction and improvement work now in prog ress and refusal to consider plans for additional improvements In Georgia as a retaliatory measure against the state's new corporation , laws. He said it was equally absurd to claim that railroad properties would de crease in value as a result of the en forcement of the lower passenger rates. The peoplo of Georgia he said, paid into the treasurys of the railroads annually $40,000,000' and it had been demonstrated that the re duced passenger rate, so long n.s t ravel did not decrease would only reduce 1 lie railroad receipts by $1 000,000 and he was sure that in a few months the cheaper fares would increase travel to such an extent that no loss at, all would ho shown. "The stock of tho Central railroad, amounting to $5,000,000 par value," he continued, "has been held by the Southern Railroad. The Southern claims to have recently sold this stock for $3,0.00,000. If this stock, which ought' not to he worth more than tho paper on which It was print ed, could be sold in the markets re cently in New York for $3,000,000, it must be perfectly evident that the financial men there did not consider that railroad prripcrtles in Georgia have been treated harshly." .Another Massacre in Poland. Warsaw, Poland, Sept. 10. Another massacre of Hebrews Is In progress at Lodz, Poland. Messages from there slate that eleven persons have been killed nnd fourteen Injured already. At the time (lie advices were sent the massacre was still going on. SMITH He is Not a Candidate at All But Can Not Help Himself PARTY WILL NAME HIM IN SPITE OF PROTESTS Senator Scott, of West Virginia Says He Finds the People AH Over tin Country "Koosevelt Crazy" and That the Republican Convention X'ext Summer Will Certainly Nom inate Him Ily Acclamation Third Term Dot's Not Apply As He Han Been Electa! But Once President Btoosevelt Hus Told Senator Scott He Was Not a Candidate, Hut He Will Be Forced to Serve Again. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Wheeling, W. Va., Sept. 10. "Roose velt, by acclamation " This Is the opinion soberly expresed by United States Senator Nathan B. Scott and all the more important because Sena tor Scott is a friend of Senator Knox of Pennsylvania. .. "Make up your mind," said Senator Scott, "that the people of this coun try are Boose -elt crazy. I find this wherever. I go, and there is no use In discounting it. I don't mean to say that the president Is a candidate for another term. lie has told me sev eral times that he va not. I don't believe, however, that he can stop the tide that is running in the party." "How about Mr. Roosevelt's poli cies?" "I don't favor any further legisla tion affecting large corporations in a restrictive or disciplinary sense," said Senator Seott, "until, we are assured of the successful results of what has already been done In this direction. The threat or possibility of such legis lation is in most Instances more harm ful to business Interests than the fin ished legislative product. Already fi nancial and commercial disturbance has resulted from uncertainty, due to the prospective policy of the admin istration. It Is time to call a halt." Senator .Scott said the people were not disposed to apply the "third term" rule to Mr. Roosevelt, as he has been regularly elected but once. Says Roosevelt Can Carry Virginia. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Washington, Sept. . 10. "Despite the fact that all the candidates have numerous and enthusiastic friends in Virginia there is not much doubt In my mind that Secretary Taft will re ceive the vote of the delegation from that state In the next republican con vention," said Representative Camp bell Slemp, of the ninth district, the only republican member of congress from Virginia.,. "Secretary Shaw has a large num ber of adherents, but he Is not now so seriously considered as a candi date as he was some time ago," con tinued Mr. Slemp. "Vice-President Fairbanks also has friends who have been quite active. A great many re publicans, and also many democrats, have but one candidate, and that is the president. . "I am not exaggerating when I say that Virginia might go republican If President Roosevelt were nominated. Conditions have changed in the state. Successful manufacturing industries have built up a greater desire for protection, and I find very little talk of revision of the tariff, even among the democrats. Our party Is in good shape and If good candidates are put up I believe we shall next year elect two .-republican members of the house." Kansas for Taft. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) : Washington, D. C, Sept. 10. That Secretary Taft is the choice of three fourths of the republican voters of Kansas Is the belief of Senator Charles Curtis, of Topeka, who has arrived In Washington. "In the first place, Kansas would be for Roosevelt if he Would accept a third term," said Senator Curtis, "but In the belief that he will not again be a candidate things seems to be shap ing themselves so that Secretary Taft will get the support of the Btate. He is regarded as a man who represents the ideas that have made the admin istration strong with the people In the west and he lias made many friends on his own account by coming Into the state. "Of course, Fairbanks has a follows Ing, as has Mr. cannon, but not nearly so pronounced as the Taft movement. As for Hughes, he Is not so well known In that part of the country, and, of course, I am not qualified to speak for any other section." ' ' I i i I
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