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Only Afternoon Pcpor Coivicon Richmond and Atlanta With Leased Wire and Full Prooo Dlzpatclicz. LAST EDITION. ALL THE UAEKETl THE' BALEIGH- EVEN I N TI ME , VOLUME 30, RALEIGH, N. C, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1908. PRICE 5 CENTS. 111(1 BLIZZARD RAGING TODAY INN; Y. STATE Railway Traffic Impeded and Dirt Roads Blocked la -Country Districts RAILWAY TBA1N LOST - IN BIG SNOW-DRIFT '''';"' ' ! :i " v-:-' Foi 36 Hours Mixed Train on the Missouri-Pacific Road Hm Been . Lost, With Crew and About Half- Dozen Passengers In New York j jugt now beset with the terrors of un State the Terrific Snow Pall Shows usually high water, developed a more No Signs of Abatement Inter-Ur-' ban Traffic Is Practically at Standstill and Apparently tne!, Worst Results Are Yet to be Expe riencedOther Notes of the Storm in the West.; (By Leased Wire to The Times. V Saratoga. N. Y.. Feb. 20 The nt M,arA f tha wlntnr In rnorlnz across the "snow belt." For fifty i"" e,ther 'hl pl Uowi . . ... ,v .iCarmcl, Ills., to get to the sick. miles north and south the snow has E,ght Vlncenneg phyg,clan8 Tuesday fallen steadily for hours and the volunteered their services and went the country districts the roads are .! blocked; all railroad trains are de- layed and inter-urban trolley traffic is practically at a standstill. Railway Train Lost In Snow-Drift. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Auburn, Neb , Feb. 20 A Mis souri Pacific train has been lost for thlrfv-nlr hours somewhere between ; Aubura and.Crete.; ..The : road : X t., ..i.-! u.wu ... - "i j hug snow-drifts. The missing train Is a mixed passenger and .freight, and carried only halt a doen passengers and the crew. F FILED AGAINST (By Leased Wire to the Times.) QRECLOSURE THE SEABOARD Richmond, Va., Feb. 20 The'l906. the heaviest snowrau recoraea in . , -,''"'". Chicago hitherto. The storm was gen Continental Trust Company of Mary-' throUg.hout tne central western land has filed a bill of foreclosure in states. From Detroit, Milwaukee, In the United States circuit court of dlanapolls, Des Moines, St. Louis, re- appeals here against the Seaboard Air- Line Railroad and Its allied in terests. . The . bill was filed before Judge Prltchard. The proceedings are declared to be merely formal. The bill asks that the receivers of the road continue In charge of Its affairs. An amendment to the original bill has been agreed upon and filed. (By Leased Wire to The TlmeaJ Rock Jilaadlll.; Feb! 20 Ensign and Mrs. .Robert Booth, In Chicago Salvation Army post here, wore 'held by the coroner .yesterday ..accused of murdering their (wo-week's-old son, found dead In -.their bedroom In the morning with it throat cut.-.' Booth CURIOUS STORY OF BABE'S DEATH -inH. th.t th. .mm wo. .,rHr,i.Swl leaders ot the party have by an intruder.! ,.- Mrs. Boots: tells of a dream during the night to the effect that -she was attacked by a snake which she killed with a knife.' - ,. .-: ..'; The police hai a theory that the woman killed the babe In a fit of puerperal .Insanity. The mother is 18 years old. ' , ' V Gillette to Be Executed March 80. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) ) Auburn, Ni Feb. 20. The court 3 of appeals today set the weefc begJn- 7. . . . i. .A lAtf Ik. mumHam m nlnr March 80 fof the .eseoMtlen of Chester GUlsttei . ' '--. ? ) PNEUMONIA FLOOD'S IKE Blizzard Scourged Section Is Again Sirickeo TERRORS OF HIGH WATER Story "of Suffering and Hardship Among Western People in the Zone of the Big Blizzard Early in the Week- Doe tors and Physic in Great Demand Many Physicians Go to Rescue and Only One Re turns .Safely Through' the Back' waterRelief Expeditions. " ;;' : (By Leased Wire to The Times.) . " Hazelton, Ind.. Feb. 20. The bliz card which raged over this section, serious phase when all oiimmiinlr- i .... ajtlon by telephone or boat was cut oft I stm aoAn n h r O I I a na whA ova - In or Lin Heirs Neck, as the lower part of,""" " . . Knox county is known. I Armed,, but no one in authority is m ;,ery, has now been practically con. An epidemic of pneumonia started ( among flood endangered refugees near Orrville, Ind., Monday and an especial appeal was made to the Knox coun ty officials for medical attention as the high waters of the Wabash and White rivers made it impossible for physl Tuesday afternoon the storm came on, cutting all telephone communication wun me iowianas ana mir in uy HveTs p the physicians and the high ground, Dr. Glenn, who was one of the relief corps, after a drive through backwa- ter in the midst of a blinding snow- storm, reached Bis office at Vincennes last night, to learn he was the only W'liot wifw, flooded district, y. -i, y ; .! A rellef expedition, has been organ- ;' )led and when tne w(na which is still blowing fifty miles an hour, subsides, the search for the missing doctors will be commenced by a large party in gas- ollne boats. ; y Death to Ten in , Chicago Scores v Injured Property Loss Great.; j (By Leased Wire to The Times.) ' Chicago, Ills., Feb. 20. After having brought death to ten persons in Chi cago and its immediate vicinity, ser ious injury to scores and tied up all kinds of traffic, the worst storm of re cent years has abated and hurried eastward. , AU previous records ' at the local weather bureau had been broken when the snow finally ceased falling. The official record shows, a fall of 12.6 Inches In twelve hours as against an even twelve Inches on February 12, P0rt of delay to railroad train are In Wisconsin the snow was accon 1 panted by a gale of forty miles an hour and several trains in the northern part of the state are stilled. Practically every train entering Chicago was late. Trains from the west are from ten to twenty hours be hind schedule. Stock trains are being abandoned. HOKE SMITH PROHIBITION (By Leased Wire to The Times.) ,New York, Feb. 20. Hoke Smith of Georgia Is to be asked to be the prohibition, nominee for president Deen discussing canaiaaies in iuu last few years, and It is their unani mous opinion that If Georgia's pro hibition governor cad be induced to head their ticket the, , prohibition party will poll a vote1 which will startle-the two older parties.. Charles R. Jones, chairman of tha prohibition national committee.1 hai ' been In the city several days and hai had conferences With leaders ot hli party from New Jersey and parti of :New York state..; A V . - i He admitted that three or foul prominent southern men were being i (Continued on Page Seven.) FOR PRESIDENT HALF A MILLION TO THE BAD Govm't Prlot.Dij Office Balance Wrong Side of Ledger OLD RUMOR HQ What the Re.wrt of Hons Iter Will Officially Reveal to the President Next Week Investigation of Uncle Sam's Prlntery Following Dismissal of Its Chief, About Com pleted Rossiter Says All His Statements Will lie Proved. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Washington, Feb. 20. The Ros slter report, which will be presented to the president early next week I will disclose a deficiency in the run I nlng exepnses of the government ! nrlhtJnsr ftfflcn nf over half n million . . .... idoiiars.. this rumor, wnicn nas been currelit around the biff print- wining 10 mane an omciai siacemeni wuich would in any way anticipate Mr. Rossi ter'a report. Mr. Rossiter, -when asked to men tion the items In the expected de ficiency, said: VI have no figures on the matter yet. The experts from the treasury will submit their report to me on next Saturday." Mr. Rossiter said that this report would DractlcallV comnlete his in- vestlgatton of the printing office. He naturally would not give any forecast of what his conclusions will be. When he was reminded that in his preliminary report to the prest- dent, a few days ago, he character- ized tue preseent system in vogue M "obsolete and absurd," he Bald: "la my final report I will have no to contradict ally statement . -:., ... T .in . " pr.viuu.i, u,av. . ho occasion to recede from anything in my preliminary report. In fact, my recommendations will be more emphatic. JUNIORS WITH SMITH EDTOR? (Special to The Times.) Winston-Salem, N, C, Feb. 20. The State Council of the Junior Or der' United American Mechanics logad their annual session here at 50 today, to meet next year at Elizabeth City. A resolution was adopted at the cloBlngp-sssslon to establish a state organ. . The matter was referred to a board of officers for action. If the new paper is established, Mr. Z. P. Smith, who was this week deposed as editor of the national organ (The National American), published at Raleigh, will likely have editorial management. The council Increased the Balary of state councilor from 1150 to 1250 with actual eexpenses. A resolution favoring a state fu neral benefit : department was adopted. Action for organization will be taken at the next meeting of the State Council.' This means the withdrawal from the national funeral benefit association. The new officers were Installed by Deputy National Councilor W. W. Wilson, of Raleigh. . ni JIP.IIIISTES IS PRESENTED NE ORGAN FOR ' lence or to receive his personal report (By Leased Wire to The Times.) ' concerning doings In Washington dur Waahlngton, D.. C, ! Feb. 20. Baron Ing the closing days of his service Kocora Takahlra, the new Japanese ambassador to the -United States, will be formally presented to President Koonveii ai ma wnue nouae inis i- ternoon. He made his first call upon retary of War Taffs recent New Eng Secretary of State Root yesterday at land speech, declaring the American tne ,ut9 department. Ambassador' Takahlra' will , probably attend tha white house reception tonight CAUGHT A R A 2 HEMISPHERES, John Hobb5,the Perpetrator of 4 Atrocious Crimes Is Men By Police SLICKEST GftilL IN THEjmiTED STATES The Pinkerton Detectives, Private Agency Men and Uncle Sum's Se cret Service Sleuths Sought Him 1 On Both Sides of die Atlantic Ocean, Only to Run Across Him in Identifying the Peerpetrator of . a Robbery in Boston Had Been in Custody Several Times During . the Interim for Minor Crimes X'nder Various Aliases Sonic of the Crimes Charged Vp to Him. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) New York, Feb. .20. After a j world-wide search covering a period! of six years, New York detectives to- j day arrested John Hobbs, wanted by the authorities of Kansas City, Mo., charged with tue murder of six per sons. The prisoner, known to the police of this city and Boston as John Kelly, blew .up a saie and set fire to a building in which three Uvas were lost. The detectives accosted him at Grand street and the Bowery and he drew a pistol and attempted to flreT; One, of thewrl? tick :,fiim with a club, knocked him uncon scious and after adjusting handcuffs revived him ; and walked him tO( headquarters. ! . V . Pinkerton detectives, secret ser vfee men and private detectives have searciied every point on the two hemispheres hunting for the man. Only recently he turned ..up in Bos ton : atod after haying blown three safes tiiere it became known he was the same man wanted In Missouri. Inspector McCafferty obtained a good description of him yesterday and assigned detectives to search for him. Walking ug'the Bowery , they espied him and his arreat followed. Hobbs Is known as one of the most desperate burglars In the world. He is said to have killed more than nine men in his time. He was taken In custody here two years ago but was discharged for lack of evidence. Two hours later It was learned that he was the man wanted In Kansas City. Only recently he was sentenced to a prison term in Boston but in some manner got out before his term ex pired. The Missouri authorities were wired to and a reply came to hold the man until requisition pa pers could be secured. The police who caught him will share in a re ward of 12,000. ' . He was arraigned In the Center street police court and remanded. 5 WTOSECTIFT (By Cable to The Times.) , Toklo, Feb. 20. Opposition to the proposed Japanese-American Immigra tion agreement resulted today in the introduction of a resolution of censure to the government In the dtetfand while Its defeat Is probable the mar gin Is expected to be narrow. The ministry Is not dlBgulsIng its anger over the attitude of the former am bassador to Washington, Aokl, who is openly accused of lending countenance to the anti-agreement party. The press I Is attributing to this the mikado's failure to grant him a personal aud- there, The snub Is so marked that it has attracted widespread comment. . vuore repuivi i viiumu uwim dcu- fleets' cruise necessary to show the Orientals something, have been wide- ly circulated. SEARCH OVER n Miss Georgie Dickinson, Chief Wit- uess ui wuuwuic George Dickinson, whose picture -is here shown, is depended upon by the New Jersey authorities to convict Theodore S. Whilmore of the murder of his wife, who was found in a marsh at Harrison, New Jersey. It is stated that she has made a full confession to the prosecutor and is ready to testify against the alleged murderer.- ANOTHER MURDER MmtRY TURS OP ,i M YORK (By Leased W're to The Times.) New York, Feb. 20 Two pack ages containing parts of the dismembered- body of a man were found this morning in a vacant lot in Rochester avenue and Rutland road, Flatush. The detectives of the Flatbush sta tion believe they have a mystery on their hands as deep as the Gujden supe murder or the, "barrel 'victim crime." The two packages were found about 10 o clock by John Han Ion. He was walking through the lot when he came across the two packages with oil cloth wrappings. One package contained the head and trunk of the body. The other had the man's arms and legs. Tne nose, cheeks and chin had been cut off, proBably with the Intention of destroying the chance of Identifica tions. There were three stab wounds in the right side of the neck. A saw had evidently been used is dismem bering the body. The man is described as having been about 35 years old, five feet six Inches in height, with black hair. In the package was found a double breasted cloth coat and waist coat. From the manner in which the body was dismembered It looked as if the murdered man might have been a victim of the black hand or Mafia. TO REMOVE TAX ON UNSTEMMED TOBACCO Washington, D. C, Feb. 20. The committee on ways and means his authorized a favorable report on a bill intrpduced by Mr. Dalzell, of Pennsyl vania, removing the internal revenue tax of six cents a pound on unstemm ed tobacco In the natural leaf which has not been manufactured or altered In any manner. The bill also provides that farmers and growers of tobacco may sell the leaf of their own growth and raising to manufacturers of tobacco, snuff, and cigars without being considered leaf dealers or manufacturers of tobacco and shall not be subject to the deal ers and manufacturers tax. Wall Street Firm Suspends. New York, Feb. 20 The suspen sion of J. E. Sherwln was announced on the Consolidated Stock Exchange this morning. He has an office at 74 Broadway. muruei mystery. TO PRECIPITATE i,R00SVE& K itjiit l Si imp .(htaVKn- ii VnVioiyvuN.y. According to This More or Less .'.Questionable Tale, Alabama, First Stitte on the Roll-Call, Will Give Way to California, Ahereuion George Knight Will at Once Pro ceed to "Precipitate" the Presi dent on the Convention for Anoth er Term A Listle Taffy for the : Big Secretary. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) New York, Feb. 20 The Alabama republican executive committee hav ing declared for Taft by a vote of 30 to 2, republicans familiar with the national game now going on say that Alabama, which does not cast its elec toral vote for the republican presi dential candidate, is to be the hub in the national convention around which the Roosevelt-Taft forces are to whirl. These republicans had two stories of the part that Alabama Is to play In the convention. The first was that on the roll-call of states for the nom ination of candidates, Alabama Is to give place to California, and that it has already been arranged in . Wash ington for George A. Knight, repub lican committeeman for that state, to precipitate the renomlnation of Pres ident Roosevelt. Mr. Knight has had several consultations with the presi dent lately and the story of the part that Alabama and Mr. Knight, of California, are to play In the conven tion has been evolved from those con versations. The Becond story was that Alabama Is to give place on the roll-call for nominations to Ohio, and that Repre sentative Burton Is to present the name of Secretary Taft. Condition of Bishop Duncan. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Spartanburg, S. C, Feb. 20 Bish op Duncan is much Improved this afternoon. He has been conscious all during the day. The physicians are very much satisfied with his condition. pjf fJ ARRIVED TODAY IN CALLAO PORT Peruvians Accorded Oar Bat tleships A Maonificent Reception FBRsram ,220 Officers and Seamen in Splendid iSpirits and Condition, Except Ad miral Evans, AVho is Still Suffer Ing Severely From Rheumatism. On That Account He Probably Can , Not Personally Actively Partici pate in the Festivities Arranged for Celebrating the Anniversary of George Washington Reception By President Pardo to Officers of the Fleet This Afternoon. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Lima, Peru, Feb. 20. The United States battleship fleet steamed into the port of Callao this morning. The reception of the vessels was magnificent. Every building In sight, of the men aooardshlps was gaily, decorated with Peruvian and United States colors. The harbor was filled withy excursion boats, yachts and small craft, laden to their ca pacity with enthusiastic people from all parts of the country. Holiday spirit prevails and will continue until the fleet departs from Magda-ieae-: fiayv jsr y V The officers wa ifien aboard the ships are In Bpleh4id spirits. The will be allowed shore leave while the ships are in port, which will be most wlecome after the trying voy age through the Straits and up the western coast of South America. Representatives of President Pardo went to meet the fleet In a steam yacht. As soon as the fighters swung Into line and dropped anchor fore and aft the government officials boarded the flagship Connecticut and extended a formal welcome to the fleet. President Pardo will give a formal reception to the officers to morrow afternoon at 5 o'clock. Saturday Is to be a holiday by de cree, in honor of Washington's birth day. The jackles will be ashore, the officers will dine and the day will be observed as few others have been in Peru. The Peruvian vessels will lire a salute at noon.: Admiral Evans has not yet recovered his health. He still suffers from rheumatism which will probably prevent him from tak ing part in the festivities. Command Transferred to Thomas. (By Cable to The Times.) Lima, Peru, 20 Afternoon Be cause of the return of an attack of rheumatic gout, Admiral Evans has transferred the active command of the battleship fleet now In port at Callao to Rear Admiral Charles Thomas. STOESSEL GETS SENTENCECUT TO TEN YEARS (Special Cable to The Times.) St. Petersburg, Feb. 20 General Stoessel was found guilty of surren dering Port Arthur to the Japanese' during the Russian-Japenese war and sentenced to death. The court, how ever, announced that It would reoom- ment that the death penalty be com muted to ten years Imprisonment In the fortress of Peter and Paul. The court declared that the surrender was clearly unnecessary at that ' time.. Generals Fock and Relss were found not guilty and discharged. ' The Judges retired at noon yester- aay ana it was r.6v mis waning. when the doors were opened and the court came out to announce their' verdict ..........
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