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Onfy Afternoon Paper Between Richmond and Atlanta Vith Leased Wire and FtiU'PramV$fo LAST EDITION. ALL THE IIAEKET3. THE RALEIGH '-.EVENING TIME VOLUME 30. RALEIGH, N. C, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1907. PRICE fa. !. . .) .... DIXIE BANKERS Financiers Confer with Secl'y of Treasury THEY WANT SOMETHING No Evidence of Luck of Confidence iu Southern Financial Institutions, But Some Havo Been Compelled to Restrict Payments of Cash nnd Why Will Not) Tell What the . Bunkers Conferred With Secretary Cortelyou About -Another Meet ing Today. (By Leased Wire to The Times..) Washington, D. C, Oct. 31 The New Oilcans financiers who had a con ference with Secretary Cortelyou yes terday were as reticent as the secre tary himself as to the object of their mission. Among those present were Vice Pres ident Sol Wexlef, of the Whitney Cen tral National Bank of New Orleans, and representatives of the State Na tional Bank of New Orleans and other institutions there. Mr. Wexler when questioned would only say that the conference would be resumed today and that al Its conclusion a statement as to the results may be given out. Discussing some phases of the mone tary situation at New Orleans and throughout the south Mr. Wexler salii: "There lias been no evidence of any want of confidence in banks and fi nancial Institutions nnywhere In the . south, but southern banks, owing to their Inability to obtain currency from New York, Chicago or St. Louis the three reserve cities have been com pelled to reiitrtct payments of cash, and in order to facilitate their busi ness they have- adopted the same GEO. B. CORTELYOU. Secretary of the Treasury, Cortel you, who came to -the aid of New York banking interest at a most critical time, and stayed the panic in Wall Street, by directing a flood "of money from the United States Treas ury into tottering Trust Companies. Mr. Cortelyou attended in person to this work and remained at his desk during the entire fight. course as other largo centers of Issu ing' clearing house certificates. "The chief difficulty at the present time is In obtaining a sufficient amount of small bills and fractional currency , to facilitate the rapid . movement of , the cotton and sugar crops, but with hearty , co-operatlori among planters and interior. "banks the difficulty Is be ivig overcome, and . easier conditions lire anticipated in the near future. "The National Banks of New Or- leans are increasing their .circulation to the maximum amount that bond are available for; .and will also for ward large amounts of demand checks , en European centers created by reason of exports of cotton products to New York against which gold can be Im ported. At the moment this is some what restricted by New York'a ina bility to remit 'Currency, but plana are : being perfected by which southern ex port poluti and Now York will both be relieved, meeting each other half way pending thearrlval of gold im ports. ' "It ! unfortunate that more elastl- city to our financial system was not ' afforded at the last session of con - gress-. ' Had the asset currency bill proposed by the American Bankers' Association become a law at that time, about 1226,000.000 of currency . could now be Issued, which would be ample to supply all the needs of the agricul tural , . and manufacturing Interests. Having; had its purpose, this curren cy would be retired by the simple op- "eratlon Of trade and labor spending Its . money with the merchant, who, In turn, would deposit these notes In the (Continued on Second Page.) . i :' '., ' "-'i-'f.. F A STIFF FIGHT BY MUTINEERS Most Daring Battle in Rus sian History OFFICERS & MEN KILLED Agitators Board BiiMshtn Gunboat V and Incite Sailors to Mutiny and Join in Desperate Attack on City and Other War Vessels -The Town Under Martial Law As One of the Results All on Board Ked-Flag Boat Either Dead or in Irons. (By Cable to Tho Times.) Vladivostock, Oct. 31 Tho whole city and tho surrounding region Is under martini law today, following the shelling of tho town by a band of mutineers who took possession of the torpeda boat Skory In tho harbor. ' The mutineers, after one of the most daring battles with four other gunboats ever recorded In the his tory of the Russian navy, were to day either dead or In the military prison. The mutinous crew of the Skory gave fight to tho gunboat Mnndschur, the dostroyers Garsovoz, Smely and Serditz, and the garrison of ono of the harbor forts. The Skory was overwhelmed and had to be beached to save her from sinking, but riot be fore her guns had done considerable damage and a number f 'officers and men had been killed or wounded. The Skory mutiny -was caused by agitators who managed to get on board and take charge of the de stroyer. She steamed out into the harbor flying a red flag and opened Are on the town. The gunboat and three destroyers went out to engage her, and with the aid of the forts soon hud the Skory riddled and helpless, After she was beached those of the crew who had not been killed or wounded were arrested by the sol diers and they made their way to land. Among the killed are Captain Kurosch, commander of tho Skory. Lieutenant. Vasslllcf, commanding the Serditz, was wounded. Several people In Vladivostock were killed by shells from tho Skory. One of these is said to be an Amort- can, although his name Is not known. BELATED STORY ABOUT SPECIAL "JOSIE" BONDS By Leased Wlr to The Times.) AshcviUc, N. C, Oct. 31 Official announcement was mado yesterday that suit will bo brought against North Carolina to compel tho state to pay bonds issued In the reconstruc tion era and afterward repudiated. The South Dakota bond suit, It Is now said, was merely the entering wedge to open the way for compelling North Carolina to pay this repudiated debt, amounting to millions. It Is stated that the state has al ways gto6d ready to nay. the sum that It actually received, ' The following official notice has been published: , Notlco is given to the holders of North Carolina bonds by the commit tee, ot which John O. Carlisle Is chairman and Edward L. Andrews counsel, that arrangoraent for the enforcement and consequent refund ing of these securities have beon made, and that the bonds under tho agreement of March 29, 1905, should be deposited on or before Novomber 1 with the United States Trust Corn any, at No. 45 Wail street, New York. -'-'-' This notice is signed by John O. Carlisle, chairman; Edward L. An drews, counsel; Henry H, , Melville and L. E. Whlcher, representing the committee ot the bondholders. RESULTS OP EXPERIMENT WITH PEANUT DIET. Aurora, Ills., Oct. 81. Dr.-T." J. Alloa, the peanut philosopher, has gained S 1-4 pounds on his goobor diet. Ho believes he has' established his .claim that peanuts are fattening. Today is the experimenter's four teenth day of his sixty days' run on peanuts, ' - . Dternnnf MnrtSnn Whnvfi Aid Helped to Stop Financial Pani . 5 1 kwm M v K -ills i. Pierpon 'Morgan, whose timely aid : then that of any other man in TD FACILITATE IVEUI IF CDTTW CROP (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 31. In order to facilitate the cotton crop movement ' and prevent curtailment ef general! business as a result of the stringency j of the money market, the Atlanta clearing-house association has au-' thorized the issuance of $2,000,000 in clearing' house certificates. . In addition to tills action the clear ing house banks decided to limit pay ments against all accounts to $50 In one day or $100 in one week. Excep tions to this rule will be mude in tho case of pay rolls. The savings banks will follow the rules adopted by the clearing house banks as to paying out money on ac counts and certificates of deposit. OUT HIS WIFE'S EYESWITHACID (By Loase.d Wlro to Tho Times.) Lawlon, Okla., Oct. 31. John Hop kins, who camo here from Kingston, Mo., yesterday, burned out his wlfo's eyes by throwing carbolic acid In her faco during a quarrel. He Is in jail, which Is heavily guarded to prevent summary vengeance by his neighbors. SUES FATHER-IN-LAW FOR $100,000 DAMAGES (By Leased Wire to The Times.) New Orleans, La., Oct, '81. Mrs. Helen Florence llahn Lehmann hai brought suit for $100,000 damuges against Gustavo Lehmann, father of Jonoph LcHmann. whom she married June 22, 1906. She alleges that 'the elder Lehmann conspired to send his fon to Kurope on June 8, to keep hlin away from tho plaintiff. FIEND BURNED is believed to hnve had more effect stopping the New .York panic. IJ MPRISONED UT ALIVE (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Taslkend, Russian , Turkestan, Oct. 01. Mountaineers today aro making frantic efforts to rescue the 1,500 Inhabitants of t!ie little town of Karatagh, many of whom were entombed alive by a landslide which destroyed tho place.. The-, first -reports of the catas trophe were exaggerated, the list of dead being placed as high as fifteen thousand. Karatagh has about 2,500 dwellers and there is reason to believe that about fifteen hun dred were burled alive. Among those who survived the disaster are the governor of Kara tagh and his mother. . 'Efforts aro being made to got in communication with the survival's and to send in such rcliuf as may bo required. NEW VANDERBUILT BABY, IS HEIR TO SIXTY MILLIONS (fly Leased Wire to The Tlmos.) Now York, Oct. 31. There wns a new personage In New York today and. he is worth prospectively $60,000,000. Tho new. personage Is the son and heir, aged one day nnd a half of Mr. and Mrs. .-William K. Vanderbllt, Jr, Ho was born Tuesday night, but only a few friends of the Vanderbllts knew of his advent before today. As soon as society heard about the new baby tho Vanderbllt home be came the storm centre for shoals of telegrams and congratulatory mes sages. The telephone was probably the "busiest" line n New York tbda'y. The baby will. inherit fully $20,600,000 from his father's side of the houso and perhaps twice as much from his mother, who was Miss Virginia Fair. Mr. and Mm. William KVanflCfbllt, . Rr.. R-rnnrtfHthei mill Mten-Arrfinrimnther ' of tho baby, were there to welcome ' him. - -" : The little fellow Is the third child , born to the William K. Vanderbllt, Jr. I 'H has two sisters, Muriel and Con- suolo, seven nnd four yenr old re ' spectlvely. PEOPLE v-: GOVERNOR inr LEAVES TODAY Will Confer in Atlanta with Other Governors NO AGREEMENTS ON TAP In Stnl cnient Toduy Governor'. Glenn Kcitevated Statement of Yester day that no Compromise in Mutter is. Contemplated Has no Desire to Tliv.art Will of Legislature. Governor Glenii will leave this j afternoon at 5:45 over the Seaboard for Atlanta, where he has been in vited by Governors Comer and Smith to a conference that will, bo, hold tomorrow. At tho conf renco . will bo theso thrco executives an 1 ! probably Governor Swancon, of Virginia.- ' Governor Glenn today reiterated tho statement given out yesterday in regard to dispatches sent out from Raleigh. There has been no agreement whatiever between him and any other, governor looking to a com promise of the rate mnttor. Ko communications on tho subject have passed between him and other gov ernors, and he has accepted an invi tation to meet in Atlanta out of courtesy. Governor Glenn desires to see what tlic other governors have to say and suggest and ho is going to Atlanta wilh no strings tied to hi in. "As governor of North Carolina," he said, "I have no desire to thwart the will of the legislature." WAGNER FINISHES 1,300 MILES TRIP ON HORSEBACK (I!y Leased Wire to The Times.) Memphis, Tenn., Oct. .31. Travel stained and brown from exposure, but hale and hearty, Otto Wagner has reached here after doing 1,300 miles on horseback. Mr. Wagner started from his liJine In Battle Creek, Mich., August 29 ard of the Intervening time, fifty-two days were spent in' the-.; addle, the unai-cuunted-for day being spent in clc'ei along the route. "I came all the way to Memn'ii-i," Mr. Wagner said, "just to see-friends whom I met nt different times In our city and I chose this unique method of travel In order to see the country."' 18 MEN HURT BY DYNAMITE (By Leased Wlro to The Times.) New York, Oct. 31 Eighteen men were injured, one fatally In a dyna mite explosion, in the New Grand Central terminal excavation at Forty Sixth street and Depew Place early today. '-' ," : Masses of rocks and dirt were hurled as far as Lexington avenue, breaking windows In trolley cars and causing a panic among pedestrians. Tho explosion was caused by a fire that .several of the two thousand workmen had built of sticks and chips. Unwittingly they laid materi als for their fire on top of a dyna mite cartrldgo which had failed to bo exploded In ono of tho many blasting charges. John Kclley, tho section foreman, wns arrested pending an Investiga tion of the cause of the accident. William Mackey, 22 years old was taken to a hospital badly cut about the bead and back. The doc tors say lie can hardly recover. All have contusions and severe powder burns. The worst sufferer Is James Johnson, who was badly burned. - A GAME BOY AND , HOW HE IiOST A FOOT Ellda, N. M., Oct. 21, Riding a horse near hero yesterday Ben John son, a' slxteon-ycar-old lad, ran 'tho animal Into a barbed wire fence and completely severed his own foot, bat carrying the severed member he rode into town, a mile awny, for treatment and did not faint. BROWN 'S WILL DEFEND HIS SLAYER (By Leased Wire to The Times.) New Y,oi-k, Oct. 31 "Mrs. Brad ley was Insane when she killed Sena tor Brown. He was a wrecker of women's hearts and honor. Her love for him drove her into Insanity that was hereditary in her family and when we prove that she slew him in a fit of mental aberration the jury will instantly acquit her." , This Blater.icnt.was made by Or li'ncio V. Powers, former justice of the RHi.Torao court, before he started for' Washington, where on November 11 In will- begin tho defense-' of Mrs. Annie M. r.radlay, charged with 'killing- Senator Crown. "We will pnt Mrs. Bradley on thc-sland." he continued, "and when she tells how Brown had wooed her from llo time ho was first made United Stales senator from Utah; how ho thrice named tho wedding day to make' her yield to him; how he put her off, mistreated her. Hod, cajoled, cheated and dishonored her, there will bo no question of the ver dict." ;.-."' Judge Powers makes no pretense of sympathy for the dead politician, though the careers of the murdered senator and the man who is about to defend his slayer were closely alliad until Browa was killed. L EXECUTED AND (By Cable to The Times.) St. Petersburg, Oct. 31 When the morning brokd over the fortress of St. Poter and St. Paul, Mile. Rago zinnlkova, who assassinated General Maximoffsky last Monday was taken from her cell, hastened to the scaf fold in the court yard and hanged. Tho girl gloried in hor deed until the rope was adjusted and the tra sprung and her smile of triumph faded only with the convulsions of death. Her rapid trial, conviction and exe cution were intended as an example to others of the terrorists who might be contemplating assassination. General Maximoffsky, after he fell by her hand, expressed the wish that Mile. Ragozlnnlkova be not executed. Ihis wish was disregarded by the authorities. She was tried in the fortress and sentenced to death the same day. Hor death warrant was signed yesterday by General Hazen kampff, chief of the St. Petersburg military district. The girl was tho daughter of a teacher in tfrie Imperial conservatory of 'music.. She came In contact with s:o;ne of. the most rabid of terrorists, was impressed with their teachings and accepted their oath against the government. CLEMSON BEAT UNIV. OF N. C, (By Leased Wire to The Times,.) Columbia, S. C, Oct. 31.--Beforo five thousand state fair visitors this morning Clemson citplayed tho, Uni versity of North Carolina,-, winning by the score of 13 to ti. It was evi dent that, tho Tar Heels were too light to withstand tho terrifii charg es of the Tigers, and It was all one way even from the beginning. The visitors were gritty and pxerttid their best efforts to save themselves from defeat, but Clemson was too "classy." Tho features of the ganifj wsre the strong work of Clcmson's tackle, McLaurln; and the endi, Coles and McFadden. AlOIY OFFICEKS ARRESTED FOB A "DRUNKEN FKOLIC." (By Cablo to The Times.) ' Pretoria. Oct. 31.--Two British officers have beon arrested for dese crating tho grave of President Paul Kruger in the cemetery here some days ago. It. Is alleged that their action was a drunken frolic. 1 FRIEND RUSSIAN OIR Hill) OA NEW YORK ACTOR JUMPS HIS BOND Raymond Hitchcock Could Not be Found MISTREATED CHILDREN His Beautiful Wife Says She Does Not Believe He Has Voluntarily Absented Himself, But Has Been Forcibly Banished and Probably MurderedCase Against Him for Abusing Little Girls Was Set for Today Other Facts. . (By Leased Wire to The Times.) New York, Oct. 31. Haymond Hitch--cock, the actor, after being Indicted six times In charges made by little girls, could not be found in New York today. The actor's wife, his attorney, his bondsman and a number of private detectives searched the city for him from t'nt Battery to the Bronx, but there .was no clew to his whereabouts. The police also joined in the search for Hitchcok, after the receipt of a request to arrest him on sight. Noti fication to this effect was sent to every precinct in the city from police head quarters. Mrs. Hitchcock, down on the stage as i F.ora Zabelle, declared today that she believed her husband had met with foul play. His lawyer was of the opinion that the actor had cither been murdered or spirited away. The case against Hitchcock on the charges made by the little girls who are his accussrs, was scheduled to come up In police court before Magis trate Wahlc todr;' and his lawyers de clared that notwithstanding the ac tor's apparent disappearance he had some hope that his client would ap pear. The management of the Astor The atre, where Hitchcock failed to ap pear for either matinee or night per fQtaaance, announced -that he had gopa. to Kurope and his friends' mentioned the fear that, driven -crasy by . the charges made during the ' last few days, he had committed suicide. Hitchcock disappeared less than three hours before the grand Jury filed true bils containing six indictments on the strength of accusations made against him by Helen Von Hagen, Kl sie Voecks and Flora Whiston the young girls with whose stories his name has been linked for the past week. -. Flora Zabelle, the beautiful wife of Hitchcock, said today that she did not believe he had run away from the six indictments found against him as a re sult of the charges made by young girls, but she declared he had been lured away and murdered by the band of blackmailing Hunchaklst assassins which terrified the Armenians of New York last summer. Miss Zabelle, who Is almost as prom inent on the stage as her husband, de clared that Hitchcock has been threat ened with death by the Hunchaklst Society and that he had expressed a fear that they, would kill him. His wife was Zabelle Mangasarlan. She Is the daughter of a wealthy Ar menian preacher, Mangasas M. Man gasarian of Chicago. The family lived on a magnificent estate on the Bos phorus before It was driven from Ar menia by the secret societies there. Fearing he would be killed if he ever returned to Armenia, Mangasaria presented his Armenian estate a year ago to Hitchcock, who married his 'daughter In St. Louis in May 1905. Miss Zabelle, who was so 111 from worry In her apartments In the Hotel Flanders that she has temporarily left the "A Yankee Tourist" Company, said that when the blackmailing Armen ians In this country hfeard of the transfer of the Bosphorus estate to Hitchcock they Immediately commenc ed their demands for money on hlnr.'.' Following the" assassination of Tav Shan jlan, the rich rug merchant in June last, Hitchcock received threat ening letter and then his wife cau tioned him to be careful, that these Armenians had murdered many men and that they would not hesitate to take his life. "I knew he wouldn't run away from these silly charges by those young girls," said Mrs. Hitchcock today. "He was just as confident as I was of the outcome. When he left here yesterday morning he said he felt tired and was going to take a Turk ish bath to freshen him for the mad ness. That is the last I saw of him." "And you know, the grand Jury did not meet until 11 o'clock and the In dictments were not returned until late In the afternoon. No, I fear he has been lured Into -some place you know many of the operators In Turkish baths are either Turks Or Armenians and has there been killed." Assistant District Attorney Oarvin does not believe that Hitchcock has been killed. He significantly mention ed the tact that the steamship Majes tic left for Europe an hour after I Hitchcock left his hotel. - ' Although Gat-van declared In polios court on Monday that ho wns abso l Continued on Second Pace.l ''-..-."' I
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