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J Vf Only Afternoon Paper Between Richmond and Atlanta With Leased Wire and Full Press Dispatches it. nrnnrii? o a t tti it ri n wit o m t: vt JL JUL Hi JLtJU-CiJLO-li JDi V JCjI IllJ VOLUME 30. RALEIGH, N. C, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1908. PRICE 5 CENTS. TIMES. ' ' ' - - GREAT FLOODS ARE SWIMMING HOUSES Tbree Sections of Country Suffering rrom Heavy Rainfalls MANY LIS Mill BE LOST-DAMAGE HEAVY Springfield, Ohio, Struck by Worst Flood in Years, F.ighty Houses He ing Under Water No Street Cars Running iind Trains Held U At Pittsburg Water is 22 Feet High und Maximum Cannot lie Esti niated Much Damage Being Done Southern Indiana in Grasp of the-.Torrent -Flood Warnings. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Springfield,,. O., Feb. 15 Eighty houses in the lowland district are un der water this morning as a result of Buck Creek overflowing Its banks during the night. The flood is the worst in many years. The police and citizens are at work taking out peo ple from the second stories of their homes and delivering food to them. No street cars are running and no trains are being operated on the San dusky division of the Big Four or on tho Detroit, Toledo & Ironton, be cause of washouts. .-'-.'.' The Flood nt Pittsburg. I Rv Leased Wire to The Times.) Pittsburg, Pa., Feb. 15 A flood stage Is expected In the rivers here before night. - Forecaster Henry Pen ny wlt.t, In receipt of reports from the Allegheney and Monongahela valleys says that a stage of 22 feet will be reached early today. The maximum height cannot be as yet estimated owing to continued rain. . 7 ' ' " It is possible, however, that last year's flood will be equalled. At this time some of the city's best hotels and theatres, large wholesale and retail establishments were sur rounded by water several feet deep. Dwelling houses in the low-lying district, both of Allegheny and Pitts burg at that time showed only their roofs above the deluge. Many thousands of dollars worth of dam age was done. Already the high water Is causing damage. Last night the towboat Robert Taylor, which was lying off Corapolis in the Ohio River, was caught by a heavy ice-floe. The boat filled and sank almost Immediately, the crew taking to the small boats. Five barges, a sand digger and a pump-boat were swept away from their moorings in ABplnwall on the Allegheny River last night and sank before they had gone far. Several hundred employes of Spang & Chalfonte Company's mills at Aetna were thrown out of work when the water reached the fly-wheel pit and caused a shut-down of the plant. Great Flood in Indiana. . (By Leased Wire to The "Times.) Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 15 Southern Indiana is facing the great est flood situation In many years as a result of continued rise of the Ohio, Wabash, White, and other rivers Many people have removed to the hlllB and others are being removed from their homes in boats. Bridges arc gone and railroad tracks In many placeB are washed away. Many persons are unaccounted for and it is feared they have been drowned in the torrents that swept away their homes. ' Numerous cloudbursts have oc cttrred in the past twenty-four hours and the loss in lives and property will aggregate thousands of dollars. Nashville, the county seat of Brown county, Is completely sur rounded by water. Evansvlllo reports that two house boats containing men, women and children, were torn loose last night by tho flood and carried away in, the darkness. There Is little hope that the Inmates will escape with their lives. Flood warnings are being sent throughout the Ohio valley. Ohio Valley Threatened. nv Tinned Wlr to The Times.) flallonlts.v Ohio, Feb. IB. The Ohio valley is threatened with dis astrous flood unless a cold wave CliecKS me nwj ''' "" "liotod the vessels. The people of the 24 hours. . AU stmms are pouripg ,wn ,reeted the little warriors with Into the Ohio, Great Kanawha and greal nthuslasm. v Muskingum rivers, which have risen rapidly. . Heavy snow In t no West Virginia mountains is melting with the rain and this is causing alarm among the residents in the lowlands. :'. A heavy rain was falling late last night. FIVE STRF.KTS VNDKR AND WATKR STILL RISING. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) . Greensville, -Pa., Feb. 15. Five streets In the lower part of the town are under water and many persons are leaving their homes in boats while-others '-are 'moving to the sec ond story; 1,500 men are thrown out of work, and thousands of dol lars damage Is being done as a re sult of the rise in tlie Shenango rivar. The Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad shops are under two feet of water, work has been suspended at' the .Hodge' manufacturing' plant. In some places .railroad 'tracks, are un-.. der six feet and a half of water and passenger trains are being deloured. The water is still rising, and one; of the worst floods in years it; feared. Railroad and telegraph- wires are down, causing great inconvenience. JIM SMITH CAUGHT AT MADISON, N. C. (Special to The Evening Times.) Madison, X. C., Feb. 15 Jim Smith, the noted Smithtown bloek- ader, for whose capture a reward of $1,000 was offered . by the United States government, was captured here last night by Deputy Sheriff H. T. Pratt. A rumor has It that it was pre arranged for Smith to come here and surrender. ' BATTLESHIPS PUTOUTTOSEA American Fleet Left Valpar aiso Today HAH MAGNIFICENT TIME After Reception in Chile Town the Great Fleet Steams Out in Sea on Journey to East Will Stop at Caltuo Until February 29 A Splendid Spectacle President Montt Aboard. (By Cable to The Times.) Valparaiso, Chile, Feb. 15. AftPr a magnificent reception at this port, which afforded delight to thousands of Chileans, as well as the men aboard the American fleet, Admiral Evans' battleships put out to sea and today are steaming north for Callno, Peru. This port will be reached February 20 and the fleet will remain In harbor un til February 29. There will be great festivities such as marked the stay of the fleet at Rio De Janeiro. When the ships steamed around Curaumllla Point and stretched In great circle around the bay, the spec tacle was magnificent. Thousands were on the hills to enjoy the pleas ure of a birds-eye view. People from every city In Chile had assembled in Valparaiso and their enthusiasm knew no .bounds. President Montt and other Chilean officials were on board the training ship Baquedanov, which took up po sition well out In the harbor. As each of the battleships swung by the train ing ship, a president's salute was llred. Altogether 1,200 rounds were used In the salute and the echoing roar among the hills was terrific. The fcttv and ships of the Chilean navy saluted in answer, completely drown Ipk the cheers of the people. f The buildings in the city and ship ping N in the harbor were recorated with flags, the day being observed as a holiday In honor of the fleet. Tho Flotilla Safe. (By Cable to The Times.) Puerta, Montt, Feb. IB. The Amer ican destroyer flotilla Is safe at thin port after a pleasant trip through tho channels from the Strait of Magel lan, along the coast of Chile. Lieu tenant Rosas of the Chilean navy, pl- NQTHERHEIRESS WEDSNOBLEMAN Miss Theodora Shonts and Due De tartness WEDDING WAS AT NOON Young Man 'Whom Theodore Shouts Characterized, in Spite of His For eiii Birth, as "Pretty Good Sort of a Cms" Many Guests Present and Police Checks Curious Crowd. Vi!l Become American. (Ky Leased Wire to The Times.) New York, Feb. 15 Another American heiress today became a member of the nobility of the repub lic of France. At high noon Theo dora Shonts,. daughter. -of Theodore Shonts, became the bride of Due De Cbaulnes. The ceremony was particularly brilliant, notwithstanding the fact that the Shouts residence was not spacious enough to permit of . tho display that characterized the recent wedding of Miss Gladys Vanderbilt to the Count S.chenyi of Hungary.'' About 500 guests witnessed tho ceremony, among them being mem bers of the diplomatic'.- corps from Washington, as well as the' titled rel atives and friends of the groom. ' The ceremony was performed by Mgr. Michael I. Lavelle, of St." Pat rick's Cathedral. Miss Shouts was radiantly ...beautiful and there was a murmur of appreciation as she slow ly walked to the awaiting prelate. Her beautiful gown, from the es tablishment of Cadworth in Paris, which was made with court train, ac centuated her youthfulness. Her self-possessed air "Convinced all the guests that, notwithstanding her acceptance of a foreign suitor, here was a real American girl. The usual crowd surrounded the Shonts residence. The police were forced to considerable activity in checking, the 'curious and the women were particularly eager to get a glimpse of the splendid gowns worn by the guests. Will io to France. The guests remained for the wed ding breakfast and later in the day the Due and his bride left for their wedding trip. They go first to r lor Ida and later to France. The Prince (ialitzine was the Duke's best man. Miss Marguerita, the sister of tho bride, was matd-of-honor. The ceremony is the crown ing triumph of a persistent, wooing, a courageous overcoming of scruples on the part of Miss Shonts' father, who at first refused absolutely to have a duke In his family. As was related recently he was finally won over by the frankness, the easy, pol ished nature of the young French man and his American-like persist ence. A Good Sort of ("Hiss. Finally, after receiving the Duke at his home and talking with him for one whole evening he relented enough to tell his daughter that the duke "was a pretty good sort of a cuss anyhow." That tie Duke would have Theo dora and Theodora would have the Duke was then assured, and accord Ingly the engagement was an nounced. Mr. Shonts' characterisation of his son-in-law was not based on any recollection that the duke descends In unbroken line from the time of long and courtly reign of Louis XIV, De Chaulineg is going to become an American and Mr. Shonts is said to have some thought of setting him up In business after awhile. Wedding Gifts Not Displayed Contrary to custom the wedding presents were not on display at the ceremony. The announcement that this would be the case created much surprise. During the morning pack age after package was delivered at the house. They arrived so quickly that the two butlers on duty were un able to handle them, and they were piled up on the floor of the room None of the packages were unpacked and It was said they would not be until after the honeymoon. . It is said that about fifteen nun dred presents have been received from all parts of the world. The duke and Miss Shonts met In France two years ago. She was only 17 years old at the time and he was ten years older. It was a case of love at flrar otorrir anrl .hnfnia alia Anil tior 1 (Continued on Page Seven.) A $25,000 FIRE AT HIGH POINT Furniture Factory Burned Down Today IT CAUGHT IN DRY KILN Wind Blew at Terrific Gait' and the : Fire Was Confined to One Build ing After Much Difficulty Was tin- Old Lindsay riant ami Was to lie sold in a Few Days. (Special to Kalcigll Junes.) High Point, N. C, Feb. 15. The' Hattiesburg, Miss., Feb. 15. The ' . , . . .. ,, , . , ...tornado which swept over Mississippi main plant of the oH. original Lmd- y(isten1ayi Ioaving a tral, nt rtcath and say Chair Company Was 'destroyed -by." 'destruction, - to property has seriously fire earlv todav, together with all '"Jured traffic in many portions of the machinery, -lumber ;-; and ..a lot or- . Passenger trains on the Mobile, chairs and stock, entailing a loss- of Jackson and Kansas City Railroad about $25,000. The fire was discovered in the drj kiln a few minutes to 1 o'clock and it -quickly spread over tho en! ire building.. .-. j The wind blew at a terrific gait and it was with much difficulty that the fire was confined to this one building. Recently an inventory had Ir-ii taken for the purpose of Selling the plant to Messrs. A; S. Caldw?!!-and - Arthur Lyon within a few days The was visited by the storm and the en u t !..,7 !... '.- .u 'tire .village ravaged. uiu 1JJ11U&M-.V intuit, wiia u .e;:, ui . ",U1"SU cu,u lu, "'c r"lu uu""- Miss., suffered severely but a full ac son Company, which afterwards went rnlint of tn loss of lif ls tmDoSslble. .. ....I.I . n U n .1 T.l... into the hands of a receiver. At the eceiver's sale Messrs. J. ' Kirk- man and S. L. Dayli, of thi' city, the ground, and it is known that scv bought the plant and were operating eral white 'people were killed, it under Ihs raiiie y.f The Dnvis-1 Kirkman Company, chair manufac- turers BY A LIFE LINE Captain and Ten Men Rescued Today SHIP A TOTAL WRECK Three Masted Schooner Howard IV I'eck Driven Ashore at Eastport', L, I., und Att'enipts to Escape In Boats Unsuccessful Crew in Hos pital Fog Responsible for Wreck (By Lensed Wire to The Times.) ; Eastport, L. I., Fe. ' 15. The breeches buoy saved eleven men from death in the sea when the three masted schooner Howard B. Peek was driven ashore about a mill west Of the Quoguo life saving sta tion early today. After several unsuccessful efforts to reach the schooner in life boats a lino was shot aboard the wrecked vessel. ' : - . tiAULDEO ASHORE Captain Dodd and the ten men of through its commission oh bank his crew were hauled ashore ruptcy and commercial law, has con- through a terrific surf which almost battered out their lives. , AH the men are now at the Quo- gue life saving station under the care of physicians. It is believed all will recover, howeevrj from the ex- 20,000 representative merchants, posure. I bankers and manufacturers' associa- The Peck is fast going to pieces tlons throughout the country, and there Is no hope of saving her. In the course of a week the com The heavy fog prevailing all night: mittee will have a substitute meas was directly, responsible for the ure formulated, to which It will give wreck. Captain Dodd lost his course! similar publicity. and had no Idea ills vessel, bound : ' from Wilmington, Del., to New Bod-: ?OWLER BILL TO BE ford was near ashore. A heavy storm was raging and with the high sea it was impossible to come about when the dangerous situation of the steamer was discovered. Rockets from the doomed vessel warned the life saving crew of her danger. Half a dozen attempts were made to launch the life boats but the life4 savers were driven back. Cornell Wins Wrestling Meet. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) T U I XT V Vdh 1C Arnibll wnM tho wrestling meet agalntt Columbia here last night by the score of S to t. ECHOES OF THE FIERCE TORNADO Further Reports of Yester day's SEVERAL LIVES ARE LOST Traffic Injured by a Tornado in Mis- sisslppi and Death and Destruc tion Left in Trail Account of the Damage in Alabama Other Storm ..News. -. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) have been annulled until the wreck age can be cleared from the track and several washouts are repaired. Leaf River is over its banks and a rise of three feet is promised by the weather bureau, which means that be fore the day is over all the low lying .sections of this city will be Inundated. Fifteen freight ears of the Gulf and S-'hip Island Railroad were derailed as the result of a washout at Lux, twelve miles from here. I The greatest damage is reported from Laurel, which reports the town of Mossville, ten miles from there, - - . Sfi-v mi .Min.lpi, T.n : nnd T.aurel. ..... ..... ' . -1 PoSSPnirera ,,n northbound trains sav they saw many negro bodies lying on Storm Blows Down Uepot. - leasea vire w i nc i uin-a. . Mobile, A la., V eo. m. According 10 report received from the general offices of the Mobile. Jackson and Kansas jcity Railroad of the storm at Moos Ue, the railroad depot was blown down and one store levelled, together with several dwellings. The names' .of the dead negroes and injured white woman were not obtain- ! able. From the same source it was stated that the wind reached a high velocity'at Itichtown and razed several buildings but no one was killed. Mrs. Mclnnis was seriously Injured In the wreckage of her home. Only points reported badly damaged wpro Soso, and Service. The latter place is re motely situated. , Considerable fear has been express ed that the settlement of Mico. also In the interior, may have been visited by the storm. Later reports received from Mossville confirm the deaths of two negroes. It is said a number of people in the town have been injured, several seriously. Blizznrd Hits Oklahoma. (Bv Leased Wire to The Times.) Guthrie, Okla., Feb. in One of the worst blizzards In years struck Oklahoma yesterday following a gen eral rain of two days. The snow has piled in drifts from ten to fifteen feet deep in Custer county. The ter rific wind blew from the north. The business men of Thomas formed a rescue committee and carried child ren from the public schools to their parents yesterday afternoon. NEW YORK MERCHANTS AGA1XST ALDRICH BILL. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) New York. Feh. 13 The mer chants' association of New York, demned the relief measiyes of the Aldrlch emergency bill, now before tho senate. The objections and rea sons therefor nave been compiled in namnhlet form, and sent to over TAKEN UP MONDAY (By' Leased Wire to The Times.) Washington, Feb. 15. The house committee on banking and currency tabled all propositions to appoint a commission to consider currency questions. Among the propositions wore the bills of Representative Burgess, of TexaB, Levering of Masichuett! and Hill, of Connecticut. It was agreed that the Fowler bill should De taken up Monday and considered, wlth a view to reporting it. 100 CALIFORNIA GIRLS ORGANIZE Led By Pretly Widow Form Proposal Club. ARE OUT FOR BUSINESS Angelic Helles of Los Angeles Will Not Allow Leap Year to Pass by Without Having Tried to Accom plish Something Members' 'Must Propose Once a Month Society Folks a-Talking. ,-, (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Los Angeles, Cal.. 15 Mrs. N. ('per son, a young Chicago widow, has set, soeletv .talking' by organizing a wo man's proposal club, the members of which are bound to propose at least once a month to a different man until accepted. Some of the foremost so- - . , . , - . ,,. i , oiety girls are sa.d to have alieauy joined and it is expected that more than a bundled members ultimately will be enrolled. ' ,, nu,1,es ie given out. as Mrs. Op- erson has counselled secrecy, saying it would spoil the fun If the men knew when they received proposals that their fair wooers were members of an organization pledged to take advantage of the -opportunities.-'afforded- by. Leap Year. Mrs, Operson is distinguished by her exquisite dress and powers of enter tainment. Nearly a hundred marriageable girls gathered -with, her last night for lunch eon, where the organization was launched and rules agreed to, . 1! 1 IN Officers and Men in Congress Today 10 PERCENT REDUCTION : : Machinists and Fresident Finley Together on Wages Mutter ., '." . ,,.. . Means That Salaries Will Bo IMt ut What They Were Year Ago, or Ten Per Cent Reduction Some of Those Present. (Hv Leased Wire to The Times.) Washington; ' P.- C , Feb. 15. With a view to reaching an amicable, agree ment between the machinists and the .Southern Railway as to the proposed reduction of wages by that company, representative machinists- from all thi principal simps held preliminary conference today with President Fin ley, fieneral Manager Askert and other Southern figures. At the close of the conference it was announced that the subject had been discussed in a general way, but no de tails were made public. The conference, It was stated, was called by til"? Southern Railway and not by the: machinists themselves. Among the representatives of the larger shops in' conference- today were: Howard '. Hueck, secretary of th committee ul sansimry. i. u..' vice President A. ' C. Hollingsworth, Macon; Kdward Clardner, Richmond; George Khlers. Atlanta; K. Smith, Solma; W. J. Smith. Columbia, S. C; J. Alli- kweda, Charleston-;' iuid Delegate uuusei, or Miiisnury. ircnie iviciu rey. of.' the. International Association, acted as chairman of the committee. It Is understood that the plan the company will propose -will be tne re duction of wases to the same sum each machinists was receiving a year ago; excepting in Instances where men have been promoted to a higher line of work. This Is taken to mean an av erage reduction of 10 per cent In wages. ONE VOTE DEFEATS IT IN W. VIRGINIA (By Leased' Wire to The Times.) Charleston, W. Va Feb. 15. The prohibition forces were defeated by one vote yesterday when the amend ment to the state constitution pro hibiting the manufacture or sffTe of intoxicating liquors, came up in the senate on its final passage. The re- , suit was a hard blow to the prohlbl tlonlsts and what steps will now be taken is undecided. , HEN WASHINGTON NUCHAS TO FAMOUS LETTER Says it Was Distorted By His Enemies WHAT HIS REASONS ARE Fifth District Congressman Gives .' Out Interview at' Washington Re garding Letter Manifest Reason Was That He Wanted to Avoid Possible Complications That May Arise In Congressional Convene .lion. (Special to The Evening- Times.) Charlotte. N. C Feb. 14. The Ob- server today prints an interview at Washington relative to the famous letter. The interview follows: "As I was leaving the state yester- day to return to the city, 1 first learn- ed of the criticism of the letter I had written to certain congressional com- nliUeemen That etter hag been au. tovtej to indicate that I have some possible Idea of being a candidate for congress this year. Since I announceed my candidacy for governor I have for tf momen ha(J te 8,Ighteet ,(ea of belng a candidate for re-nom- lllation " for congress under any clr- cumstanoos. The unjust and hostlls , - , woula damage me if the 'people were not intelligent ' and fair minded. ' "But let none of my friends be alarmed and let them bear in mind my former caution not to take my po sitions or estimate my campaign by wTlat they see in hostile Columns. Every day brings new evidence of the people's confidence In me, and my nom ination for governor on the first bal lot is more probable now than at any prior time. ,' "The reason that I had In 'deslrlng: that the congressional convention be held after the statei convention Was that I wanted to avoid the possible complications that would arise in the congressional convention, and the pos sibility of danger to me from the dis appointment of some of the friends of - the various candidates for congress In the fifth district over the failure of their favorites to succeed in the con gressional convention, as more than one Cannot be nominated. I have held i and shall hold hands absolutely off of j the fifth district congressional con j test. But experience, I very much re- gret to know, tells me that such a pol , Icy, so generally approved In one hold- Ing a position to which he was elect ed by the friends of every candidate n his district, has not heretofore pre- ented injury to me from such Impar tiality. These reasons, I tnought, would be manifest to everybody at all acquainted with the situation. 1 did not see how a late convention could hurt congressional candidates, and , I tnouphl ,t wou!l, be a precaution against harm to me in the guberna- torlal contest "My opinion as to the convention date may be erroneous, and, If so. the good judgment of the congressional committee 'will so find. I am not so. constituted as to regard myself infal lible. If the committee should think a late convention wouia injure ma . 'congressional -. aspirants, or hurt the democracy, it will have an early one. Rut If it should think an early one woul(1 nurt 1Me while a late one would not. hurt the democracy or the con gressional aspirants, then the sugges tion of a late convention Is worthy of its consideration. I expect the com mittee, which is composed largely, If not wholly, of my friends, to act upon its own judgment and its action shall not in any event be criticised by me. "Fair play would have withheld such an attack as Was made on me until some Investigation, and fair play de mands that papers publishing the at- tack al!(() pubi,,n this." MISSOURI PACIFIC TO CANCEL PASSES ( By Leased Wire to The Times.) Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 15. Attorney B. P. Wagner, of Atchison, Kan., representing the Missouri Pacific Railway Company, has nollfled At- torney General Thompson that all transportation Issued to physlclanB and lawyers In Nebraska would be withdrawn. A list Including the names of twenty physicians and sev enteen lawyers was filed a few days ago. " . The railway commission ordered the pass-holders prosecuted under I the provisions of the anti-pass act. . i Atlanta's Postofllce Hulldlng. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Washington, Feb. 15 The con tract for the superstructure of the postofflce and court-house buildings at Atlanta, Ga., was today awarded by the treasury department to Chat, - McCaul Company, of Philadelphia, for $799,130. Stone and mountain, marble was selected.
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