North Carolina Newspapers

Only Afternoon Paper Between Richmond and Atlanta With Leased Wire and Full Press Dispatches T THE RALEIGH EVENING TIMES. VOLUME 30. RALEIGH, N. C, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1907. PRICE fo MANYraOUSANDS GREET ; 1 i:WIEIJAM J. BRYAN Receives Tremendous Ovation Today at the State Fair Grounds CROWD ESTIMATED AT NEARLY 30:000 PEOPLE fill-lit Ncbrnskaii Arrives on Grounds at V2:AO This Afternoon ami is Cheered by the Multitudes Intro duced ly Governor Glenn and Sev eral Pleasantries Are Fired nt i:eh Other- Takes "Tim Average Mhin" ns Subject, and Amid Great Applause, Holds Attention of Vast Audieiiee Luncheon After Ad dress. At least 30,000 people, greeted lion. William Jennings Brvan at the Fair grounds today. The grandstand was literally packed, and the masses of humanity occupied every available space, even crowding the steps of the stand and standing on the railings. At 1 2 : :?0 I lie procession hove in i sight. There was a ripple of np-1 piause, which uursi out into a roar when the Nebraskan appeared on the stand. He bowed his head, with hat off, and the crowd cheered. In the carriage which brought him were Governor Glenn. Hon: Mnnnfs Tnv- lor and Mr. Josephus Daniels. Lit tle Worth' Bagley' Daniels occupied a Bent' wit li the, coachman. The pro cession was headed by Chief Marshal A T , .1 1.1. . ' 1 i, ia. v.,u. ami ins assistants una was followed by the A. and . M. College band and the other carriages, con taining various dignitaries. Scene Before Arrival. The grounds before and upon the arrival of Mr, Bryan presented a Scene that Will never be forgotten. Every available seat In the large grand stand' had been taken and thousands were standing for hundreds nt yards before and at either end of the pavilion.. The race course was fringed with people and on the-white feme which encloses it, hundreds were perched. There was no distinct Sound, save the occasional notes from the band all sound was drowned In a general and confused roar. Down the long midway, however, the specter was crying his wares; young girls could be seen rldlnff the camel; men and women could be seen watching the tattooed freaks from Asia's isles; 111 fact thousands were amusing them selves In every conceivable fashion. The crowd present must have been at least 30,000. Seeking Silence. Several minutes elapsed before Governor Glenn Introduced the speaker. The governor had to call upon the crowd to keep quiet. When "quiet" had been obtained, Presi dent Daughtridgo presented Gover nor Glenn who introduced Mr. Bryan. Is Introduced.' With a great umbrella held over his head Governor Glenn, after a few pre liminaries, stated that he had the honor of Introducing the seaker in the grea city of Charlotte and county of Meck lenburg and the great city and county of Guilford. Today he took pleasure o." Introducing him to the people of Nort-i Carolina, fr he thought all were here. 1 A II .1 .. . 1 . 1 1 .. . ....... .. , . . i uiv w line mi- gint'i mil iih uuui try ing the crowd and Incidentally throwing a few thrusts at the Nebraskan, Mr. Bryan's face wore a broad smile.. .'Amid tremendous applause, Governor Glenn termed him the greatest statesman of t Vi. tlnii) fnt nhiinil nf fill itllfl' Governor stated that the illslliigulsn ed sepnker, to whom he referred in 1110.1! glowing terms, had ottered the gover nor an insult on account of a certain baldncsg that It Is evident the gov nor has. The crowd Interrupted htm with cheers, and when ho had done wttn a few pleasantries, he launched ou Into a eulogy of Mr. Bryan. Governo: Glenn had the crowd with him and ap plause most marked geeted hlin. Mr. liryan Resides. "Governor, Itldies and gentlemen," be gan Mr. Bryan. "A great deal goes on behind the scenes, and those who slmpy sit In the audience and watch the stage are often deceived, unless they - can speuk to the players. The governor and I have arranged it that I should refer to his bald head, arid that he should take offense. "I am glad that I can join the throng that has gathered here." Mr. Bryan referred to the gover nor In as gallant a manner as the governor had referred to him. He spoke of the moral courage and fidelity of the governor. He liko vvise got off a pun on his one-time bobby, the "ratio of sixteen to ono," (Continued ou Second Pago.) ' . a ( DON'T WAN! THEM REBUILT Fontanet Has Got Enough of Powder Jills CAUSE OF EXPLOSION Tin- Maiming ol the (()( People and tin- Industrial Death 01 :!K Ben by (hi- Terrible I '.v plosion of Tuesday, as Heretofore Kopoilril, Was. Due to Loose llovini; on the Shaft Sn Says a ("ovules' .Mill Workman Now liaiil t'i for Itepairs in Hospital. (Hy Leased Wil e to The Times.) Fontanel, lnd., Oct. 17.A deli r niincd light by means of injnni lion is being planned by tin- citizens to pre vent. .the. rebuilding ol' the Diipiml. 1 Powder-' Mill, life explosion of - which I cost thirty-eight lives and injured six , huiidivil. 1 The work '.of. burying.-: the (bail,' Clearing away the- debits and .rebuild ing the town has begun and iilready good progress 1ms been made. .William- Sherrow, a workman in the planing mills whew the first explosion occurred, who is at the hospital, said: "The explosion .was caused by loose boxing on -the shaft. The day before vn bail to throw water on it when the friction made It hoi. 'Iliis t imt- ( It got loo not nun sent ou me spiiiss that caused the explosion.'' Assistant Superintendent Nash, who Is at the hospital, confirms this state ment. L OF NOVELIST GOT MATERIAL (Hv Leased Wire to The Times.) .New York. Oct. 17. After being a servant, for several weeks at The Breakers, the Newport homo of Mrs. Vandorbilt, I'pton Sinclair has re turned to his homo nt Mount Holly, N. J., according to a story printed in a morning paper. The author of "The Jungle" is at work on a new novel, It is said, an required an intimate knowledge of certain phases of high social life. Not being on the calling list of many of the most exclusive Newport rseldents, he. Is said to have enlisted as a steward on board Howard Gould's yachtt Niagara. When the vessel was at Newport he resigned and secured service through an em ployment agency, at The Breakers, For two weeks he is reported to have passed ices and opened front doors for the rich besides, perform ing many other household duties. While serving as a menial it was Sinclair's custom, according to the information from Newport, to make copious notes of his observations In memorandum before retiring. An other servant, who had been long In the Vanderbilt service spied on this note book and reported to his mis tress. , ' The result was that Sinclair was Instantly discharged and sonic say he was literally kicked from The Breakers. ... But he held on . to the note book and at his home he said he had obtained sufficient material anyway and was on the point of giv ing up his" job. it was believed at Newport that he was some sort of spy, according to the story, but his real identity was not Buspected. , JOHN CHAS. MCNEIL IS CRITICALLY ILL ' (Special to The Evening Times.) Charlotte, N. C., Oct. 17. The Obser ver this morning makes the following statement: Mr. John Charles McNeill, of the stnrr of The Observer, who has been in pool health for months past. Is critically vi at his old homo In Scotland county. OVE METHOD 111 Andrew Carnegie and Lord Roseberry's Opinions THEY'RE NOT AUTHORITY ('aiiio'.'ie Savs Sambo is a Saver ami is Land Hungry,' am! is Not Lay, ami That He is Ittisy in livery l'ielil of Activity I'ut Andy Knows (inly vile it-tt'-r Llcniciil, ,s 'Ibis I'.stiniate Proves The KnIKh Lord Talks 11 1 r 1 1 '-' ill !' tin Subject ;f A'eiapo Siilfrut-c. . . fl'ly Leased Wit Kdinhia'g. 1 ii-t. I and Lord liosi h"H li-liee 1 heir views n to Till- Ti.'ll -.-O Andrew :irm-rl- V 1 ave to a In::; ;iui! lie 111 gro- proMoll in the United Slali . Mr contended that the iiej;io K. naiem 1 s.i vim? man, with land hunger, and del there was' 110 belter lest id a ivfpc inenieei' nf socii t v than a bank showing -11 good baiauee in (nli house nr farm-unencumbered' lv lar. 1 .fable hunk In it any debt.. - lie repudiated the idea that : ;.;' negro is lazy. m the ennlrary. lie said lie was busy in every Held nf activity, sven in tile newspapers.. The ipiest inn used to lie what 'can be done with the neines. hut now it Is how many of them its workers can lie obtained. -- They. -are ol ecnnmnv value and . are indispensable. Hie '-admitted Hint the negro pinblem is as ye; m solved, nod the ipiest inn wheLher ne groes will be ever reeelved Into tne mass of popiilat ion was as yet unsolved. lird kuscberi-y adai.tled his unwil lingness tit. speak on the subject i.. ar. autimrity. urn said lie was not willing 10 admit the -righteousness of the dis franchisement. It appeared to him that a period of tutelage,- might have been wisely Imposed, lias the United States, he asked in a generous impulse to the timmcnl, admitted to the franchise men wholly Incompetent, to execute that high prerogative',' Looking coolly and historically buck with criticism, which is so easy now. a: what was done in hot Mood anil calling up the Did picture of a chained slave appealing to a while man, saying, "Am 1 not a man and brother.'' he could no; help thinking Ihc wise '..answer would ha vn been: "A man. yes, a brother: nut if you think you have proved your fitness for the sulTir.ge and full citizenship, no." Uontintling, ' Lord ltoseheiry said things were sometimes done under high and generous Impulses which were af terwards regretted. He was inclined to think there were some persons in America who rej-ret ted that the suf fnige had been given to the negroes. Mr. t'arncgie. sails for New York on the Baltic. THE COUNT IN A HUFF GETS OUT (I!y Leased Wire to The Times.) Newport, li. 1., (let. 17. --Following a marked denunciation of internal iona: marriages by Iteginald Vaiiilerlnlt 11 no ids expression' - disapproving'- the cv gagement of Ills sister, Uotlllt Szenheii yl, fiancee of Miss Clailys Vandeiliilt, suddenly departed from the homo . Mr. nnd Mrs. Alfred Vundcrbilt, bag and baggage, lie had been their gucs: since his arrival in Newport. Tin- count went to The lireakers, tin- home of bis brlde-elpcf nnd now he, oc cupies a suite diy has prepared for him overlooking tne sea. Newport Is wondering If there Is an other schism lii ihe Vunderbilt family because It looks us though Alfred hud sided with his brother Itegp.iald. It is believed that before the marriage ttw count will have caused an open breach In the family. Bishop liigrani Sails for Kiiglniul. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) New York, Oct. 17--Blshop In gram of London was a passenger on the Celtic, sailing for home afjter his tour of the United States and Canada. Ho was beaming in his expressions of enjoyment during his visit hero nnd the public reception? accorded him. KIND WORDS FOR iirrnnrn hon. William ft n - lKMfeilf:'''A I f mHftv - A fMIff M$Wmm w ETWEEN FiSH AND PEABODY OVER RAILWAY CONTROL (l:v Leased Wire to Th'- Times. I Chicago, Oct. 17. -There was a clash between Sttt;. vesant Kisli ;mii1 (icorae A. reahody, president ol the Mutual Lite lnsura:n-e Company, at the liiittlo for control of tlio Illinois Central and the directors fear a ivp elilioti of the Kish-llartihan omoiin ter in New York. A dispute arose us to curtain nciion which the directory had taken at a previous meeting. Mr. Fish ntaile a statement of his position in the mat ter and Mr. l'euhodv declitred that Mr.. Fish had not voted the wav lie was then voting tij.-on the subject. The exact ianguiige used by Mr. l'ea- ; ... . . . . . 1 uoity is not Known outside, ot the 1.1 rectory, but ho staled -thai, what Air. Fish said was far from lite truth. Mr. Fish arose and shouted at his opponent:- "Mr. reahody, you can not talk. to 1110 like 1 hat, nor is there a man living with inches -.enough In tell 11m that I don't tell the lnit!i." . In his excile;,.:'i, I Mr. ."Fish had moved toward 1V:i1m1v-and other di rectors feared an encounter. Mr. Fisli made nn fin'tiu r hosMlo demon- GREAT. TRANS-ATLANTIC.-'-. WIRELESS SERVICE IS INAUGURATES) TODAY (l!y Leased Win- to The Times.) (luce Hay, N. S,, 1 11 t, 17,' -1'ive years of patient, tedious l'l n t ill perfect iec; his wireless appaiatiis ciilmlnateil to day when Signor M i"nl Watelied his operators click the en ssage inaklng Lie forinnl opening of ihe ti-iins-Ailatiiie service for public 1- 1 vice. The fact that one nf ills experts, V.r. Kankey, Is dying, caused Marconi to withdraw all Invitations to ills friends to visit the epoeh-iiiakiig '.exhibition. I He bus been drilling his operators here both day and night. He said he Is con fident they ale callable of handling the keys under nil conditions. The first niussuge will be addressed to itrltlsti Jennings BRYANlfrrn mMVFMTinM st ration, lml ileelaring that as it was tin- -vident intention to delay mat ters. -In- would leave for his hotel, as lie had more-urgent, business. As Mr. Fish was passing Irom the room -lt'. I'ea body arose and started ',0 suv. thai In- was sorry for- what lie had said. Fisli was striding from i!-.e room witli fyee aflame and did not hear, reahody.-.-A -member of the liua:i! who Was. near hiiu said: "Mr. -Fish, -Mr. I'eabody is apol- 1L., Ill aiiil." Mr. 1 le is sorry for what he sir did not check his speed, ! 1 "I- lut ill wllal .1' not tjie slightest. Mr. I'eabody says, interest and In ."'.senile- i.iii !;o to !.la;;es. Good day men," - When .this reached Mr. l'eaboily's ears he collapsed 111 his chair. "Oil, my." -ho.. H-asiied: "-goiillemen. 1 as-.--lire ymi I ha' I regret it." I i. 1 1 run;; 11, who had 1 a vatiiiins the i.t'ocrediti!;,- with interest and I Va ran souie aniiisi meat. said: -oh. li. er 1 11 1 ltd him, Mr. bodv. Let nm go and tin 11 w get. dow 11 to business." newKl'.-ipcfs. The first message west wll go to American and Canadian .newspapers. '..Then the .system will bo open to coiiiiuei t ial business.- The com mercial rate will In- ten cents a word and the press live cents a word. . Football nt . and M. College Tomorrow. There will be an interesting gamo ot football tomorrow -afternoon at the A. and M. College between Roan oke College of Virginia and the A. and M. team. Nell her team has been defeated this year.- & VIJB li. JLl Am.at .-J wi ADJOURNS SATURDAY IS ENTERTAINED BY MR. DANIELS Hon. W. J. Bryan liu sl at Breakfast Today MAKES NO STATEMENT ol,ia !. : n, i:i i:e.-.poii.se to Impiiry, :s,n's Hi' lias oiliiiri to Nay 011 Subject ol His Caiiiiiilacy for i're,i:eui Is in Spleiaiid Health a:.! Happy Leaves Tonight lor Sparlanlitii lie.!. William .ieniiings Hryau ar riveil in tli" iiiv early, this morning l.-r.n ( I rei nsiioro, w here on yesler liav lii' wa.:: Ileal', 1 hv lliii'lv thoitsaud penile.; lie reached lialeigll at 4 all and left- the sleeper nt the -union de put shortly alter s o'clock and was driven;, in company wit if t tie gentle men who went to (ireenslioro lor iiinii lu the home ot 'Air. .loseplius D.itiicls, where he, Chiel Justice Walter Clark, ex-Oovernor Charles H. Aycock and Hon. I Iannis Taylor were the guests at breakfasl.. Mr. Daaiels also entertained Supt. .1, Y. .loyner, rrof. .1. li: Carlisle, Mr. I',red A. Woodar.l,' llr. Ceo. II. Me liiine, Solicitor A. I, lirooks and ex C.mgressinan Then. F. Klnttz. 'I'hese gentlemen were the rommil tec .ap pointed to- entertain Mr. liryan -during .his sojourn in Raleigh. Mr. liryan was seen by a. Times reporter today and asked a few questions.-: "You wish to interview ma?" in terrogated the Nebraskan, "Yes, sir," replied the reporter. "I have nothing to sny as to my candidacy for the democratic presi dential .nomination absolutely noth ing," Air. liryan replied in response to an iniuiry. "And my subject to day will be "Tltef Average Man." The Nebraskan never looked in hotter, health. His large, bright looking face, bronzed by exposure, was radiant and he 'seemed to be en joying 'himself to Hie utmost. Il was remarked thai, lie was no- quite so lal. as when lie visited t'.t'j state one year ago. Mr. .liryan will .leave Raleigh to night, at 1 1 : r. . Ho goes to Spar laiigurg, S. C, where he will speak tomorrow- at the Spartanburg Fair. Saturday lie is scheduled to deliver tin address in Atlanta. IS (Ity i.i asrd Wire to Tin- 'rimes ) New Yoik, net. 17. The World prims Ihe follow ing telegram:"-' "tireenslioro, X. ('., Oct, in "Worlil. New York. I iil not say all. hut many. Will discuss mailer- more at length in New York speech. "W. .1. 1 1 1 ; Y This dispatch Is an aekiiowledgemeni of the World's invitation to make good the eli-i !.. he vi! quoted as making that "ihe gie.it metropolitan dailies arc eoii;io:ied hy ihe truMs, and their. col umns, are open to the highest bidder. This slateiinnt was made in a spocc-'; delivered at l!.'hi,;oud at Richmond on .Friday, last, neein ding to the report 01 a pi ess a.;soelat 1011. WETS WON OUT AT SNOW HILL (By Leased Wire to The Times. Kinston, Oil. If. At the election yesterday tit Snow Hill, the county seat of Greene county, the Issue be ing prolgliition or open saloons, the "wets" won by a majority of three BRYAN'S THRUST AT NEWSPAPERS TONED DOWN voles. 1 w JUl 1 JH 1 Final Spasm in Negro Ques tion Will be Pulled Off Today THREE MISSIONARY BISHOPS ELECTED Thirty Names Were Placed Before (he House of ISishops ami the llal loting Was Conducted Behind Closed Moors Leading Candidates Were Kohhins, Burleson and Mattery lint Whether Kitlier of These Was the Successful Candi date Will Not Be Announced in Time to Be Promulgated This Af ternoon oiler Notes of the Great Loi.M'opal Lathering at Bichinond. (I!- l)LI. 111 I'll E, POE.) Uiehnioiid, Va., Oct. 17. The nnal .-p iMn of the nigro ciuestion will enliven Hie eonveiit urn today when the suffra nan Insliops reports ' .will be received! and Noted on. lr. Iliintiiit,tim's report of the com mittee 011 amendments to the constitu tion 1 eeoiniiienilniK an amendment to ar liele .X of the constitution, whereby tne :i articles shall be left out of the prayer book was placed on the. -calendar. It has. been di elded to adjourn Sat urday noon, but to do this will require liiueh hard work and less talking-. Tli,. program lor today is full to the utmost. Tlie most Important action or the day w ilt lie the election of the three missionary bishops. The house ol bishops will sit In secret session behind well guarded doors when they proceed w ith t lie election. It Is re ported that, thirty names have been placed in nomination- In the house ot bishops so that balloting Will be some what SloW. Among those who are known to have been nominated and who have an ex cellent rhanee in the election may be mentioned the Kev. Harry A. Bobbins, lector of St. James' Church, New Bed ford, Mass., a church of over a thous and communicants and the larges: KplRcopul church in New England. The parish over which Mr. Bobbins presides has an Knglish mission and does a large Institutional work. A man who is spoken of as a "Sure Winner' is Kev. Hugh Burleson, dean of the Cathedral at Fargo, N. D. An other is that of Bev. C. L. Slattery is 011 author of note. Other events of the day will be: 3 p. 111. lioth houses of convention In business sessions. p. m. Public missionary mass meet ing in All Saints Church. 8 p. 111. Public missionary mass meet ing in Holy Trinity Church. S i. 111. Bo Hi houses of the conven tion resume business sesions The chief seminary of the American church, the. general theological semin ary of New- York city was reported to be in fine condition. It is In posses sion of $4. 179.CH worth of assets, and tl, 171.04 invested funds show It to be in unusual happy financial condition, while it was announced that the Bev. Marshall Howerer Stewart, of Wash ington, bad been appointed an Instruc tor in -Uret-k. ioiiilnations were made of the twenty trustees, among them being J. Plerpont Morgan. The King James version of the Ilible was authorized as the standard liible of tlie church.-"-: Bestrictions on the "Open Pulpit." The declaration regarding the open pulpit wus 111 the following resolution passed by the House of Deputies: "No minister In charge of any con gregation of tins church, or In case of vacancy or absence; 110 church war den, vestryman or trustee of the con gregation shall permit any person to oliieiate therein without sufficient evi dence ot his thing duly licensed or ordained to minister 111 this church; provided that nothing herein shall be so construed as to forbid communi cants of ' the. church . to act as lay renders, or to prevent the ministers In Charge of. any congregation of this church, when authorized by the bishop, -"permitting, a sermon or ad dress therein by any Christian per son approved by the bishop." Xo Change in Church Name, ,lu view of circumstances arising In mission work of the church, and In the publication of the prayer book In foreign languages, the House of Deputies' adopted a resolution deem ing It expedient to. make a change In the title page of the prayer book, in order to avoid all possibility of a mis understanding regarding tiiu charac ter of the church, It was therefore recommended tlmt the title of the prayer book be changed by striking out the words "according to the Protestant Episcopal church In the United States." it was explained that the translation ot file term "Protestant EpiscoDul" was Imiumal. , hie in many luneunirpH. Involving nr nil umpM 11 ttiirtatiiut ,in .f !.,..,. . and (Continued on Second Pago.)