Only Afternoon Paper Between Richmond and Atlanta With
LAST "EDITION. V
VOLUME 88.
NFW YflRK Pmi
nun luiui l uiiu
Buosevell Still Overwhelm
ingly First Choice
HUtiHES 5E10N0 IHOIIE
Five Thousand "Men of Influence"
Polled by the State League of Re
publican Clubs Taft a Sort of
Second or Third Choice Cortel
you Has the Wall Street Crowd
On His Side Cannon Stock Not
Much, While Poraker is Hardly in
the Running.
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Washington, D. C, Dec. 19. Presi
dent Roosevelt is still the strongest
first choice, nnd Governor Hughes is
the strongest second choice of the vot
ers of the state of New York, accord
ing to a poll of 5,000 men of influence
in the state, just taken by the New
York State League of .republican
clubs.
About one-third of the replies have
been received since President Roose
velt's very positive and direct state
ment that he would not accept under
any circumstances a renomination.
xnougn iwu-uiuus were recejveu priur
to that announcement, the relative
strength of the various candidates for
president, on the basis of 1,G88 replies,
is as follows:
Theodore Roosevelt. First
1,11"; second choice, 28.
Charles E. Hughes. : First
9Q7. oannnil nhntne hlirt
choice,
choice,
choice,
choice,
choice.
323.' ..
George B. Cortelyou. First
221; second choice, 449; third
William H. Taft. Second choice, 341;
third choice, 153. -
Joseph O. Cannon. First choice, 39;
second choice, 73; third choice, 31.
Elihu Root. First choice, 59; second
choice, 28; third choice, 91.
Robert M. Lafollette. Second choice,
186: third choice, 60.
Joseph B. Foraker. Third choice, 29;
fourth choice, 30.
Now that President Roosevelt Is out
of the running, Governor Hughes un
doubtedly has a much larger general
following than any other candidate and
he is easily the-' first choice of a ma
jority of those whose opinion was
asked.
"Since the canvass taken by the
league three months ago the sentiment
- for Secretary George B. Cortelyou has
BiuiYu iu till nmuuimiuiK ucgicrc, J. iiv
sentiment for Secretary Taft seems to
be almost wholly included in the sen
timent for Sir. Roosevelt. As a third
choice he is about equally strong with
the Hughes and Cortelyou following.
The sentiment for Senator Foraker is
confined mainly to the city of New
. York.
The future fortunes of all the candi
dates for president seem to lie entirely
outside of New York, OhioWisconsin
and' Indiana.
NEWSPAPER MAN
JEALOUS OF HIS
NEW WIFE, SHOOTS
f3y Leased Wire to The Times.)
Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 19 E. C.
Joy, the new husband of Jesse Bur-
ley, the leading lady of "In the Blah
op'g Carriage" Company, fired a shot
at Harry Elmer, advance agent of
the "Peggy From Paris" Company at
the stage entrance of the opera house
here today.
Joy's jealousy of Elmer, whom he
accused of seeking to win Miss Bur
ley's affection, caused the shooting.
Just before the rise of the curtain a
. carriage containing Joy and his wife
was driven to the front entrance of
the. opera house, joy entering inc
house, Immediately after Elmer en
tered the carriage and was driven
with Joy's wife to the stage door,
where her husband stood waiting for
her. .. :
Seeing Elmer with his wife, Joy
drew a revolver and fired, the bullet
just missing earner s neaa. ine pu
lice placed both under arrest.
Mrs. Joy appeared before a crowd
ed house without displaying the least
1 Joy married Miss Burley about six
weeks ago. He Is a newspaper man.
CRESpENT CITV MAN
HELD UP IN PHI LA.
(By Leased Wire to the Times.)
. Philadelphia,. "Dec. 19 R. Cra
ston, who says he Is a wealthy real
estate operator of New York and that
New Orleans Is his home, was held up
and robbed In a cab In Philadelphia's
tenderloin district early this morn-
Jng. His alleged assailants, Thomas
FOR
PRESIDENT
Murphy and Joseph Graham, werebe transacted and the sessions will
captured and, held In $600 bail for prove vastly interesting and profitable
further hearing. . to those who attend.
THE RALEIGH E
i!
Son-in-Law of President On an
jmprtant Ccmmi'.tee
APPOINTMENTS TOnAYi
Speaker Canon Announced Today the
. Standing and Select Committees
of the House Names of AH the
Chairmen Are Printed Below
Notes of Changes Spirited Con
: tests for Some of the Places by
Aspirants.
(By Leased Wire to The Times.'1
Washington, Dec. 19 -Representa-tive
Longworth, of Ohio, son-in-law
of the president, will be appointed to
the vacancy on the ways and means
committee, created by the retirement
of General Grosvcnor, when the
speaker announces hie committees
for the sixtieth congress In the hotiao
today.
This selection was not decided upon
until after a protracted contest for
the honor between Mr. Longworth ;
and four other members of the Ohio!
delegation. - Representative - Ken
nedy, Cole, Bannon, and Taylor weroj
all candidates for the place. Each I
started his campaign as soon as con-.
gress met, and for a lime it seemed ;
that one of the last four named;!
would be the man to Sain the pres-'
tige of membership on the committee'
and perhaps the opportunity of help- j
ing to revise the Dingley tariff.. :
Four other vacancies on the com
mittee were caused by the retire-1
ment of James T. McClery, of Mlnne-1
sota, now assistant postmaster-general;
John W. Babcock, of Wiscon
sin; Charles Curtis, of Kansas, now
a senator, and William Alden Smith,
of Michigan, also promoted to the
senate. These will probably be filled
by the appointment of Joseph W.
Fordney, of Michigan; William A.
Calderhead. of Kansas; ; Joseph H.
Gaines, of West Virginia, and Robert
W. Bonyuge, of Colorado.
Names of the New Chairmen.
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Washington, D. C-, Dec. 19. Speaker
Cannon announced the standing and
select committees of the house today.
The chairmen follows:
Elections No. 1. James R. Mann.
Elections No. 2. Marlln E. Olmsted.
Elections No. 3. Michael E, Drls-
coll.
Ways and Means Sereno E. Payne.
Apprip'-iations James E. Tawney.
The Judiciary John J. Jenkins.
tanking and Currency Charles N.
Fowler,
Compge, Weights and Mcasures-
Willlam B. McKinley.
Interstate and Foreign Commerce
William P. Hepburn.
Rivers and Harbors Theodore E.
Burton,
Merchant Marine and Fisheries
William S. Greene.
Agriculture Charles F. Schott.
Foreign Affairs Robert G. Cousins.
Military Affairs John A, T. Hull.
Naval Affairs George Edmund Foss.
Posto4ces and Post Roads Jesse
Overstreet.
Public Land Frank W. Mondell.
Indian Affairs James S. Sherman.
: Territories Edward L. Hamilton.
Insular AfTatrs Henry A, Cooper.
Railways . and Canals James H.
Davidson.
Manufacturers Henry McMorran.
Mines and Mining George F. Huff.
Public Buildings and Grounds Rich
ard Bartholdt.
Pacific Railroads Thomas S. Butler.
Leevees and Improvements of the
Mississippi River George W. Prince.
Education George N. Southwlck.
Labor John. J. Gardner.
Militia Halvor Steenerson.
Patents Frank D. Currier.
Invalid Pensions Cyrus A. Sulloway.
Pensions Henry C. Loudenslnger.
Claims James M. Miller.
(Continued on Page Five.)
ANNUAL MEETING
TOBACCO GROWERS
(Special to The Evening Times.)
Reidsvillc, N. C, Dec. 19. President
H. O. Kerns, of the Virginia and
North Carolina Bright Tobacco Grow
ers' Association, has issued a call for
the annual meeting of the association
to meet in Danville Monday, Decem
ber 30th. Every tobacco grower,
whether a member of the association
or not, 1 cordially Invited to attend
ithls Important meeting. Business of
. .. . lntore8t to tobacco growers will
LONGWORTH
WAYSANDMEANS
RALEIGH, N. C., THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 19, 1907.
Any of These MenMayBe The Next Republican Candi
date for President of the United States.
i ' - . -
dbJ lfb LJ
-' " '
Senator Joseph B. Vorakor.
JHE-OUAKE
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Philadelphia",. Dec. 13 To discuss
tho .iltuini iiil (situation and to iloter-
inlxn Just'. what 'action the banking
and industrial interests of thla citv
will have to take to .prevent anv fur
ther disturbances, ,1. P. Morgan vis
lied Philadelphia and talked Willi
heads of many large business houses
of this city. :
Mr. Morgan met. Governor Stuart,
with Mayor Iteyburn, of Philadel
phia; James MciCroa, president of
the Pennsylvania Railroad; George
F. Baker, president of the Philadel
phia and Reading Railroad, and a
number of others. It is expected
thnt important financial develop
ment will result from the conference.
JUDGE GRAY WILL
NOT ATTEND DEE
NAT'L CONVENTION
(By Leased Wire to The 'limes.)
Wilmington, Del.,, Dec. '. 19. Federal
judge George Gray will not be a dele
gate to the 'democratic national con
vention at Denver. An announcement
to this effect has been made by ex
Judge David T. Marvel,-of this City,
a warm personal and political friend
of tho federal Jurist. Judge Marvel
said: . "
"His position on the bench and tho
fact that he Is being mentioned for
the presidential nomination 'would de
ter him."
DIVORCED WIFE
KILLED BY HER
NEXT HUSBAND.
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Akron, O., Dec. 19 William Lar
roore waylaid the wife who he is al
leged to have deserted two months
ago in front of the Y. M, C. A. build
ing last night, grappled with her in
the light of a street lamp, and fired
two shots. Ono bullet entered the
base of her brain and the other her
breast. He then II rod two bullets
Into his own brain. Both died In a
few minutes.
The couple were married , last
spring, following .her divorce .from
Charles Sumnierton.
Larmore had como from Shelby,
la., last Tuesday, and tried to get
his wife to return there with him.
She 'refused nnd this, coupled with
Jealousy, Is the supposed cause of
the double tragedy.
THE DETECTIVE
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 19 For a sec
ond time tho statu supremo court hns
affirmed the decision of tho lower
court In the appeal ot Arthur P.
Glover, convicted of murder and
sentenced to hung. ;-.
J, P MM j 8
IMUST HANG
.-ieeve ti:i'F of War William II. Taft
I .,
jGWv Chas. K. Hushes, :l New iork.
ONGRESSME
FiGRlllLLIiS
(By Leased V.'ire 'to .The.Tinins. ) .
. Washington, D;-c. : 1 9. The Till-mau-McLutirin
fistic episode was re
peated in the house cloak room, to
day, by minority leader .Toiin Sharp
Williams, of .'Mississippi-,'. and Repre
sentative:. DeAnnond, of Missouri. ;
They became engaged in a wran
gle over the appointment of a Mis
sourian to committee when DeAr
niond called Williams a "liar."
. Williams immediately retaliated
by Striking DeAnnond full in the
fare. DeAnnond replied with a
glancing.- blow on the cheek which
broke the skin on Williams' face.
The two were separated by friends
and led from the clonk' room through
different doors.
WHICH CAUSED
BIG SENSATION
(Special to The Evening Times.)
Favetleville, N. C, Dec. l'..
Laurence Dennett, a promlent farm
er of this comity, iii u dispute this
morning with one of his employes,
Murdock Smith, of Robeson county,
fired at Siniili twice with a revolver,
the ball entering the large plale
glasss window of tho Gorliam -Book
and Music House, which was crowd
ed with a largo force of lady clerks
and holiday shoppers. No damage
was inflicted save to the window.
Quito a sensation was created
among pedestrians, the spot -of tho
affray, being in the center of. tho
business district.
OLD MAX'S l).im.i(i
Ml'ItDKKKI) BY
II1M
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Bristol, ' Vu Dec. 19 William
Moody, a stone mason, 50 years old,1
at his home near Marlon, Vn., killed
his pretty 19-yeai'-old brldo of three
mouths, nnd then shot himself, fall
ing dead beside her.
The couplo were supposed to have
been happily married, but it is be
lieved that Moody suddenly became
insanely jealous of his young brldo.
AND:i D'ARHOND
PISTOL
SHOT
Leased Wire and Full Press
a3y6H.TD.BIllbAKRii:(1MDJ3KS:"
. St'c'y of tlii Tivas. Geo. 15. Cortelyou.
( tlv Leased Wire to The Times.)
C iiini IN, ille, Pa., Dee. 1 !).--Four
hundred minors-arc .'.entombed in the
Da it ihuk's, of .'die: -Pittsburg Coal
Coiupanv. at- Jacobs Creek on the
.Yougbiognenv -.River, IS miles west
ot hero. Ot these lour hundred
miners I till v one hundred are Ameri
cans, the balance being mostly Hun
i; a nans. .-.'. : ' :
At 1 1 : !!() thla -morning a terrific
explosion occurred,- blowing out the
works at the month of the shaft, it
was heard and felt for miles around.
Almost 'Immediately a dense volume
of smoke surged up from the depths
of the mine, indicating that a fierce
fire' was raging Detow.
Up to 1:30 it has been impossible
to get the flames under control, and
mining" men believe there is little
chance of tue 'miners and their help
ers being rescued alive.
MORGANTON GIRL
KILLED BY TRAIN
IN PITTSBURGH
(By Leased Wire 'to' The. Times.)
Pittsburg. Pa., Dee. 1 0 Itet tim
ing to her work after a shopping trip
into the city, where she bought some
presents for friends in her native
town of Mqrfianton, N. C, Miss Mary
Barley, a pretty nurso of 25, and a
favorite at the Dixmont Insane Asy
lum, was struck and instantly killed
by a fast train on the Pennsylvania
Hailioad at noon today.
She had been .-employed .in .the wo
men's wa.rd at -Dixmont only a few
weeks and wa3 gleefully anticipating
a trip to her North Carolina home
during the holidays. Miss Irene
Thompson, another southern girl
employed as a nurso at the institute,
accompanied her to Pittsburg, where
she picked out several gifts for the
loved ones at homo and ono for her
lover, whom she expected to see dur
ing her New Year's vacation for the
first time In months.
Those who witnessed the tragedy
say the young girl did not realise that
death was upon her before her life
was crushed out. The body was not
badly mangled, and is being hold
awaiting iusl ructions from tlu; fam
ily. Miss -.Thompson,'' the sister
nurso, who barely escaped death,
gathered up tho liltle gilts that had
been scattered 'along tho tracks and
prepared to send them to the North
Carolina homo along with the body.
PACIFIC FLEET
111!'
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
- Washington, P. , Dec. 1!). An of
ficial denial hns been made at the
white house of the report that It has
been decided to have the battleship
licet' return via the kuz Canal. It is
stated that the return route has not
yet been determined-upon, and prob
ably wilt not lie until the ileet loaches
San Francisco.
I !
EiOlIOlB
FIRE IS RAGING
b m m
illll
DENIED
TIME
H0B80N BILL TO
PEACE
International Arbitration for
Universal Peace
A SUBSTITUTE FOR WAR
Provisions, of .Measure Introduced by
Ifichmonil Pearson llolisou in
Congress Advocates Permanent
Intel ;r.:ti(.ital Congress of Hepre
wnttttives of K very Nation Its
ProjiDs.'d Duties Defined Trans
fer 'Arbitrament' Prom Field of
llattlc to Halls of Justice.
.(lly Leased Wire to The Times.)
: W'aslmiston, Dec. " 1 $i .--Congress
man' '.It; -P.'-Hobaon today introduced j
in the. : honso a resolution for the I
"proiuolion of international peace.'
"I wiKa t .) bring this .-mutter be
fore congress in order . tlm t the Uni
ted Stales, through her.-. 'representa
PROMOTE
tives, may go on record before theiiors, educators, clergymen and citf
whole'' world as advocating the best ! zi-;is of New York have, without que
and most advanced program for in-' tion as to the usual procedure or pre
tornal ional .-arbitral Ion as the means inisvs in the matter, appealed to Baron
of evenluiillv obtaining universal "'iv, . Ilussian ambassador at Wash
peace. It is' right and proper that . inUm- f01' the release of the tw0 PrIs
our country, the great Peace Nation, 70mmittee of three, armed wIth a
shottld bo a-. pioneer in t:us move-, p(,tition Pigne(J by Mark Twftlll( Rlch.
nient, and by our example 'Influence iml Wilt.son Gilder. Rev. Dr. Lyman
other-, nations of the world to -adopt; Abbott; Judge Morgan J. O'Brien,
similar policies." ; - j Henry Clewes, William Dean Howells,
"Should our countrv go on record' Norman Hapgood and scores of other
as favoring such a plan," he contin-: .Prominent men called on Baron Rosen
ued, "it's educational value will be ;"V ington last Saturday and
. . , . ., . , , -asked the release of Tchaykovsky and
ple of other nations, seeing our at
titude, will become so insistent in
their demands for the adoption of;iicited aid in America in a movement
like policies by their countries that j for the overthrow of the czar. Baron
no ruler will be able to stand against i Rosen, it has been learned, could not
such a strong public sentiment. In1 ""del-stand why citizens of this coun
addition it is an open declaration try Bnould Interfere in a matter that
that the settlement of oufdifferen- tne s'"ess of Russia alone, and
ces with other countries by war is irtYnTIT h?,- "Ub"-
, ,,, . . . i-erty of an American citizen,
distasteful to us, and will tend to Naturaiiy he. refused to consider a
show other nations that we are ready 1 petition which on its face, represent-
and willing for the 'square deal' and
wish justice to prevail ; that we will
meet them more than half way In
any plan for a peaceful settlement
of our disputes. Furthermore, it
will tend to convince the world that
if wars should come in the future
they would not be our choosing, be
cause we will have served notice to
any future enemy that we are.. wil
ling:' to submit our claims to, an Jm
partial court of Justice."
The resolution follows:
"Whereas, the prosperity and the
peace of our people and the people
of other countries depend upon the
development of a suitable system of
law, as a substitute for war, in the
international realm; therefore, be
it resolved by the senate and the,
house of ..representatives of the Uni
ted States of America in congress
assembled;
" ( 1 ) That general treat ies of ar
bilration should be negotiated by the
I'nited States with all. nations,-granting
.jurisdiction to the international
court at The Hague over as many
classes of controversies as the other
contracting power In each case can
be induced to transfer from the field
of battle to the precincts of courts
of justice. " ; '"
'( 2 ) That the I'nited States
should persistently advocate the es
tablishment of a permanent interna
tional congress containing represen
tatives from every nation, to assem
ble periodically and automatically
for the purpose of suggesting suchstorm o( criticlsm about the ears of
changes in the Law of Nations and naron Rosen. This last Is made plain
the method of its administration as. by Mr. Ely. one of the press commit
the current of events may make do-'.too; who, when plainly informed that
sirablo and practicable.'
BLER10TOETS ANOTHER
FALL FROM AIRSHIP
(By Leased Wire to The Times.) :
Paris, Dee. 19 M. Blerlot's aero
plane met with misfortune while the
auronaut was practising at
iiractisinir at Issv
MoulinolT. While the aeroplane was nnt against Baron Rosen as to com
in fun iinht dm ..-i,,,r i,. ,.-,..,. pel attention and bring the work of
an tun ii'hui. i,i nitia miii. iifiriiiua
ami um uim-i iiuc ciuHiieu iu me
ground and was smashed into a hun-
dred pieces. ; The aeronaut was
pinned underneath, but he was res -
cued, .suffering only from shock, .no
bones being broken. Ho has been
dogged With misfortune. With his
earliest type of mnchine he had a
marrow escape at Bagatell In the
n,w,. nH i,, t w,. ,tr'
"', , ' ,' . , unchanged and there will be small
second, he fell from a height or chnm,e of the iMon ciamng th.
twenty meters and the machine was czar.g attention, except through puU
jsniashed to atoms. lltlty.
Dispatches 1
' ALL THE WARKETfl.
l - s
PBIC2 u
WHAT BUSINESS
IS IT OF
That's What Russian Ambas
sador Rosen Would Know
CZAR'S RIGHTTO PUNISH
Committee of Prominent People Start
a Movement to Save Lives and
Perhaps Secure Freedom ot Two
Political Prisoners in Russia, Who
Uecame Known Over Here Why
Attempting to Overthrow Govern
ment It Meets With a Damper.
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
New York, Dec. 19. A movement .
participated In by some of the most
eminent citizens of the country.
'"unehes in the Interest of Nicholas
enayaovsay ana mme. nreannovwy,
now held in the great fortress prison.
Saints Peter and Paul, St. Petersburg,
by the Russian government, Is stirring
up a feeling closely bordering on In
ternational displeasure. Prominent ed-
Tchaykovsky was arrested when" he
ventured into Russia after he had so-
; ed sentiment and as basis for urgin
I clemency of the czar, set forth the fact
'that the revolutionists by "sweetness
of temper and Russian charm" won
many friends while enlisting support
against the Russian government.
Robert Ely, one of the committee
promoting the spread of sentiment,
has admitted that while the move
ment is one of individuals, a well pre
pared plan has been carried out to se
cure information from St. Petersburg.
Individuals in the Russian capital
were asked to investigate the arrest
of the revolutionary leaders, and
cabled to the committee In New York.
The Russian censor, Mr. Ely, said, no
doubt took full liberty with these
cable dispatches.
Last Saturda;; former Congressman
Samuel J, Barrows, William B. How-
land, and James B. Reynolds and El-
bert J. Baldwin were hurried to Wash
ington. Quick action was made neces
sary by the contents of a cablegram
from St. Petersburg, which is Bald to
have advised that Immediate action
was necessary to save the lives of tho
prisoners.
What Business Is It of Ours?
Baron Rosen, it is said, refused the
committee with cold courtesy. It is
also supposed that he minced no words
maki,1f pln'n t0 h? committee that
and not as the messenger of Individ-.:
uals to the czar. He could not take
official cognizance of a matter with
which citizens of New York, or any
other city In the world had no official
right to concern themselves. . ,
The committee reported and a press
committee was immediately formed to
innl:i,-iro miViHn &pntlnpnl ariri hrlnlr A
Baron Rosen's reception of the com
mittee and his words of that occasion
were necessary in fairness to Russia
nnd the public of this country, refus
ed absolutely to divulge details.
"I want you to see Baron Rosen
about that. That's why we are fur
nlshlng the details we have. I hope
you will keep after him day and night
until he does tell you what he said." "
To Work Up Sentiment Against
.-'.; Roscy. '
The aim of the movement is to bring
8ucn ttn overwnciming wave ot senii.
the committee to the official attention
of the czar. It Is understood petitions
nre tn circulation In Boston, New York
and other cities.
i Baron Rosen knows all about this
but he still adheres to the boundaries
of bis official rights, and as the corn-
mlttea Is without hope of interesting
the state department recognizing It a
"ot a tter for the state department.
Baron Rosen's attitude -will rematk
OURS?