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;'t l Ccily Afternoon Ppar Deivieen Richmond and Atlanta With Leased Wire and Full Press Dispatches. ALL THE MARKETa LAST EDITION. THE RALEIGH.-. EVENING TIMES. s VOLUME 0. RALEIGH, N. C, MONDAY, MARCH 2, 1908. PRICE 5 CENTS. NEGRO SHOOTS OF Two Are Mortally and Number Seriously Wounded While On Public Streets HORRIBLE GRIME LAST NIGHT Bob Faulkner, Negro Thief and Sup posedly Crazy, Breaks Into Gun 1 More anu vtun, veupn num-u Elres Sixteeu Shots Into Crowd of! Teople in the Streets, Every Shot j Taking Effect The Poliec Put Five Bullets Into the Assassin But Did Not Kill Him Mob Wanted - to Lynch Negro, But He Was Safely Taken to Jail Names of Those Wounded Fifteen in All Were '..Injured More or Less. , (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Richmond, Va., March 2. A woman and ft man were shot and fatally wounded and seven other persons were seriously wounded by Robert Faulk ner, a negro' thief, supposed to be in sane, who fired promiscuously into a crowd of '600 people on their way to church last, night. Mortally Wounded; W. F. Cauldry, shot in eyes and neck. Miss Mamie Slegels, shot in breast. Seriously wounded: " E. C. Chancellor, shot in neck; Pen Jolllsen, shot In face; J. Q. Corpatras, hot Jn face; Mies Ada Btraus, shot tn armii; Harris-' Poplns, colored, shot In face. . Two others, whose name's were not ascertained, als6 were wounded In the fusillade, and a number of others re ceived slight Injuries. Faulkner early In th evening broke into Tlgnor's gun sfiop on east Franklin, street and stole a double barrelled shotgun and a supply of ammunition. He left the shop Just as the crowd of the church goers were passing, and, without he beiran flrine. keeping up a fusillade, until sixteen shots had. been nred. nearly every snoi uomns a human target. . Tne shrieks of the wounded and the sounds of the firing called bIx police men hurriedly to the scene, and by this time nearly a thousand "people had nniwtpd The oollcemen found the negro slowly retreating, but holding the crowd at bay with his gun. iney Immediately opened Are on him and he fell with ve bullets in his body and with his leg broken. In defiance of the demand of th? mob that the negro be lynched,, the policemen quickly hurried hlni to the nnllpp station, from whence he was transferred to a hospital. Scarcely had this been accomplished before the station was surrounded by an angry mob bent upon lynching Faukner, hut when they found the po lice ready with Hot guns and were assured that the negro was not in the station they dispersed. It is believed that all danger of lynching, has passed. Faulkner is believed to be Insane, as there was absolutely no provocation for the shooting, and the police say iur me niiuuiinB, iiu .mo v. j i h wn tint drunk. He has long born . ....! haan In th U UUU rVfJUlUUM WIU UM U'Oli .- police net many times. In addition to the nine persons ser iously wounded by the negro, six others received slight Injuries from small shot. J ' V'v "V , .' v- . . ';:..-' -'-.'' v LABOB LEADERS SEEK '. TO AMEND SHERMAN ' ANTITRUST LAW (By Leased Wire to the Times) "" Chicago, Ills., March 2. While bow- . . u - tk. TTHo1 States llIK VU VIIW upuioiwii ..v v...vvU that hhnr nninn. pome INTO CROWD CHURCH GOERS within the meaning of the Sherman In the last named. In 1881 he was one antl-trUBt act, the Chicago Federation of the representatives of his church of Labor voted yesterday to aid Pres. at the Methodist Ecumenical Confer ment Qompers and the American Fed-,ence, held lnL London, England, eratlon of Labor In their efforts to In 1888 he was elected bishop of the have i the act amended. President M. E. Church, South, -bring the first of Compere' proposition that the decls- four then chosen,' Bishop Duncan has ion should be accepted and obeyed been abundant In Episcopal labors all was Indorsed. The - executive board over the church, vlBltlng all the home was Instructed to devise" a method of fields and foreign conferences in Mex- i .h. n.nririn. nnnnia tn an un- Ico. In 1861 he married Miss Medora deratahdlng of the law and ask all af-: filiated unions to Join In a demand that Ahe act be so amended that labor 01- ganuiatlons will be exempt. . BIG STEAM SHIP Dili VNAGROID LIVS IN PERIL (By Leased Wire to The Times) New York, March 2. Thirty milts out of her course in a dense fog, the New York & Porti Rico steamship "Coama," went ashort on Fire Island today. ': ' : She is grounded between the Lone Hill and Fire Island life saving sta tions and her distress whistles can be plainly heard at both stations. There Is a high sea running, and although a wireless message received from Cap tain Dalton, in command of the Conma, does not speak of any immediate dan ger, the company is nevertheless un easy. :', There are 101 passengers 'on,-toara. It Is feared that unless the fog lif;s and enables the company t6 sand recking tugs to her aid, the sea may drive her further in upon the sanl and break her to nieces. ROBBERS LOOT MAIL BAGS AT IHE UNIVERSITY (Special to The Kvening Times.) Durham, N. C, March 2. A bold robbery was enacted last night at University Station, twelve miles west of Durham, on the Southern Railway, when robbers-broke open the station and cut the mail ' pouches, went through their 'contents and took such mall as they thought contained val uables and scattered the remainder on the floor. ;'; The entrance to' the station was ef fected by breaking a window, and the robbery was not discovered until the station agent opened the depot this morning at 7 o'clock. He Immediately notified the authorities of the South-' em Railway and several railroad de tectives were sent to tho scone. The station , agent also discovered that the robbers had taken an abund ant supply of railroad tickets and other things. The Store of Mr. Craig, near the sta tion, was also entered by the robbers and various articles were stolen. There is not clue to the guilty parties. BISHOP 01LAN DIED TODAY (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Spartanburg, C March 2. Rlshop W. W. Duncan, (Of the M.-E. Chuuch, South, died'at 9:50 this morning after a protracted illness. His entire fam ily were at the bedside when tho end came. Bishop Dunoan's death was not unexpected as having been very ill for many Weeks and he had been kept alive for many days by the adminis tration of strong stimulants. Bishop Wallace Duncan was born in Virginia, December 20, 1839. He was the third son of the late Prof. David Duncan, wh j was a native of Ireland; a graduate of the University of Scot land, and who came to this country in enrlv llf nnd nerved mnnv years US ... . . -.- - I a member of the faculty or l.anaoipn ' Monnn rVillniTA and In that Of WoffOl'l Macon College and in that of WofTord College. Bishop Duncan's collegiate education began at Rnndotph-Macon and was completed at Wofford, where he grad uated in 1858 and entered the Vlrgini i cofiference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, In 1859. Elizabeth City, N. C, was his first appointment, He was afterwards stationed in Leesburg, Danville, Norfolk and Petersburg and was chaplain in the Confederate army. In 1875 he was elected professor of mental and moral philosophy in Wof ford College and also financial agent of that institution. For eleven years he occupied these positions for, suc ceeding in a remarkable degree, both In the chair and agency. , Tho degree of doctor of divinity was conferred upon him by Emory College and Cen tral College. He was elected to the a-ennral conferences Of 1878. 1882 and " - 1888. being chairman- of the delegation Rice, of -Union, S. C. Three children were given (hem-Thomas C. .Duncan, of Union: Mrs. Carr! T"pr and Mrs. Alio Rembcrt, of Spartanburg.; MRU I NEW ORLEANS Bis KylMcalHsgeslyRexlr. rived a! Noon Today TOMORROW THE BiG DAY Suluted by American and Italian Warships and Followed by Naval 1'ainde That Was Magnificent Keys to the City, Formally Deliv ered and Subjects, Bidden to "Bey Gay," They Proceed to Do So in Great .'Style Hod of Misrule and Follower of Bacehus, Comus, Ar rives Tonight Great Parades. (My beared Wire to The Times., ... Neyy Orleans, 'March 2. Saluted by til!! United '.States battleship .vlnrlett i and the Italian war vessel Ktruili, the royal yacht, United States reve nue cutter W'ndon, bearing his maj esty, Hex, nnd his -.court of "Morrie jesters" steiiJiK-il slowly . into' thin, his capital city at noon toil ly, and was taken in the royal carriage to the town hall, rei-oivcd from the Lord .Mayor Duke Martin Behrmnn the keys of the city, nodded his royal head, and with a wave of his sceptre bade Ms subjects "lie guy." Tho naval parade that Inauguraloi the entrance of his majesty of myth into the city was mugnliicent: Hun dreds of river craft joined the pageant and amid the blowing of a thousand whistles, the '36th appearance of Rex marked the opening of the Murdi Gras season. : Of course Marsi Cms (Tuesday) will be. the one great day, but loyal subjects of mirth have already take.f possession of the city. Friday marked the appearance of the mystic krewe of Mimius. and the jolly god gave license to jollity. A hundred thousand alien subjects of the king have gathered to do him honor, and tomorrow, marking the parade of Rex. the Rex ball, the military pa rude, and an entire dny of promise uous street masking, merry-making and dancing will close what Is conced ed to be the most gorgeous of all New Orleans carnival seasons. Everywhere . there is music, every where there Is holiday. The banks are closed, the stores open half days only, the schools are closed and thousands of children add to the bewilderment of the senses by making the air resonant with happy cries. Tonight Comus, magician, god of misrule, and follower of Bacchus, will make his .'appearance, accompanied by his dissolute followers, and the pa rade which will exhibit him to citizens and strangers' will be the finest of the season. Fifty floats, every one of which is the creation of a year's labor, will carry his court and he will scat ter largess to all who may grab. Every business house, every office building, every residence along the line of march is gaily decorated. In New Orleans today there Is no thought but of pleasure. Toinorroiv, too, care 1ias no place, and Wednesday comes Lent. The Carnival at Mobile. ; (By Leased Wire to The Times) Mobile, Ala.,' March 2. Thousands of visitors are in Mobile for the carnival. The entrance of Emperor Felix III at 1 o'clock this afternoon was greeted by royal salutes from the local military, the United States torpedo flotilla of five torpedo boats and a tender, blasts from . whistles of vessels of all kinds and the cheers of thousands who lined the wharves in the vicinity of the lani- lng place. The majestic parade through tho city by the erhperor, in the procession be ing military organizations, crews of jtho naval fleet, civic organizations, city and county officials was tho real formal opening event. The parade was reviewed by the Queen, Miss Nell Hall, one of Mobile's prominent ' young society favorites, who had been chosen by his majesty Felix III (Troost Parker, a prominent young business man), who With her court ladles occupied a gorgeous re viewing stand on Bienville Place. The city Is decorated and illuminat ed as never before, and the scene is dazzling throughout. Thousands of dollars have been expended In tiie "decorations and Illuminations and every principle thoroughfare at night is a blaze of glory, ALLEGED ISLAND OP "FABULOUS WEALTH" FOUND San Francisco, March 2 News of the discovery of an Island of fabulous wealth among what has heretofore been the Insignificant atoms of the Tuamotu group, was brought here yesterday with the arrival of the Oceanic liner Mariposa from Tahiti. The new Island is Makatoa. which is represented as having sulphate de poblts ot exceeding richness, GRASAI INEFFICIENCY f (By "WALTER J. FAHY, Special Ren resentatlve Hearst News Service.) Washington, D. C, March 2. "Tlr most disgraceful exhibition ever wit nessed' on .the. face of this globe was the sianieful state of Inefficiency dis played by the United States navy during the Spanish war." That was the statement made before the seijat'j committee on naval affairs today by Commander. Sims, formerly naval at tache to President Roosevelt, a -participant 'in the Spanish war and an in spector of target practice in the navv. Commander Sims had been called be fore' .the committee to state what he knew about t.hs. criticisms which have been current .regarding-the condition of the battleships of the United States. Throughout the entire examination he chafed to express views which the committee did not care to hear. Chair man Hale requesting : the naval offi cer to confine himself strictly to a dl- cussioii of whit he knew about- the irmiir plate now in use, what he woul 1 ; 5Uggest.-aH-.fi remedy und the safety or danger of .the present turrets in ; battleships. ' Commander Sims diked' for pernil:-! sion to depart from the subjects as signed to him : but Senator Hale re- j fused to yield. Finally when the hear- In'g was 'concluded and In response to ' a question asked by Senator Tlllmr.i, j the naval officer, to the astonishment of every one '.in '.tho'. committee room, I burnt out In condemnation of the. United States navy as "it existed at j the time of the Spanish war in ISM. j "I was under the Impression," sail' Senator Tillman, when he had recov ered from his surprise, "that the navnl I battles 'of Santiaf?o and of Mani'a Hav : brought glory to our sh(ps and praise from the entire world." "Such praise was not merited," as serted Commander Sims, "and theiei-i documentary evidence "at. the navy de partment to prove my assertion.'' '-Commander Sims did not specify to which battle he referred, but, in-re sponse-' to Senator Tillman's remarks, I he made the following statement: "Nine thousand projectiles were J. fired and only -120 hits : were recorde.l. or about one and one-half per cent. The rest were missed. The exhlb tion of marksmanship was disgraceful. Jf there had been any decent display of seamanship bn the part of the . Spn.i iards they would have gotten away', and our guns would not have stopped them, Cervera did not have the proper ammunition to fit his guns. If he did there would have been trouble for our fleet. As It was he was worse oft than our own fleet.'' v "Do I understand that you state our navjr was no better than the Spanish navy?" aked Senator Hale. "No, sir," replied Commander Sinn, "our navy was the better of the two." Senator Tillman asked if the condi tion charged by Commander Sims con tinued after the war, and Commander Sims replied: "That shameful condition of iii.-lli-clency in the navy continued up to 1D03. During the last five years, how ever, We have largely made up for the deficiencies which existed at the i'Sine of the war. There has, however, been a constant resistance to the criticisii offered by the officers for the-, better ment .of. ships." Senator Hale expressed the opinio) that the condition of the navy as it existed in 1S9S did not .'interest the committee in view 'of the Improve ments which Commander , Sims ad mitted had been made since that time. Senator ..Tillman remarked, however, that the statements of the witness in terests him vastly, and it will be sur prising If he does not demand some further information regarding the two navnl battles which, UP to this time, have been looked upon as the most glorioirs In tho history of lh.; United States navy. Confining .himself to the subjects named by the committee Commandor Sims declared that the protection af forded the men on battleships durln3 gunfire was totally Inadequate. Even with the automatic doors which have been installed in some of the am munition hoists, he said, there was danger of exploding powder. Mnjuo.msrtsin Baltimore, Md., March 2. All the leading hotels are filling up with southern delegates to the Travellers and Merchants "Prosperity Conven tion" which will begin at the Lyric this evening, nnd to which 1,500 to 2,000 delegates from the Bouth are expected. Thes will come from as far south as Flbrida, and one man from 'Texas wrote that he would be on hand. I Most of them will ba from Maryland, Virginia, North and South Carolina and parts of Georgia and southern Pennsylvania. ilSPftilSH W A R rkensaw Hauler Convicted cf JEFF IS LIKE THE Si Toting Freef asses CUSS re, RIDE FREE Prosecuting Attorney Itlioton, Lead ing Democrat of Senator Jeffries Duvis' State, Shows That' the Xew Senatorial Belly-Band Buster Was Even Saved From Impeachment While Governor hy ltailroad Money Willi Ills .Knowledge -mid 'Consent, Money Paid for Pardoning Crinii ,'nals. - (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Little Rock, Ark., March 2. Prose cuting Attorney Lewis . Rhotons' scathin.? 'denunciation of Senator Jeff Davis in a spjech at. the'' court .house here, is a general tuple' of discussion throughout the state. . The prosecuting attorney . read a number, of letters showing conclusive ly that Senator Davis,. 'While governor, violated the law in accepting and us ing five transportation from, railroads. Mr. Khoton's frequent reference to the senator's questionable methods were received with great applause and the audience was clearly In sympathy -with Mr. Rhoto'i. ' The '.speaker read a statement from TV L. Cox, the lobbyist, Staling that he used money to prevent the impeach ment of Governor. Davis by the legis lature in 1!W3. and .used it with the knowledge and consent of Senator A W, Covington., who was known to bo Governor Davis' ch'ef aide during the executive investigation of the gover nor. . : Mr. Itlioton also stated that Charles JaeObson, private secretary to Cover- nor Davis, admitted receiving money In connection with pardons issued by the governor, and that Davis told him he knew Jacobso'n had received money for pardons, yet Davis retained Ja--cobson in office until the close of his six years term as governor. Concerning money paid for pardon, ,Ir. Rhoton said: "There is still another reason why Governor Davis did not wish a full and fair lnvei-tigation of all the facts that might show who really wore the band of freebooters and robbers that infest ed the state capitol." Mr. Rhoton further said he had the senator summoned before tlie grand Jury -recently and refused to answer questions, claiming that his answers would Incriminate him. I E T IS TRIAL (Rv Leased Wire to The Times) Lexington, Ky., March .2.- r!ie trial of Beach Hargis for the mur der of his father, Judge James Har gis, was called for trial in the Breathitt county circuit court at Jackson today. It is the intention of the d3fense to ask for a continu ance on the ground that public feel ing is very strong against the parri cide just now, while the common wealth will demand immediate trial. The defense will attsmpt to swear Judge J. P. Adams off claiming that he is the bench,! prejudiced against the .'defendant'., because of his prosecution of Judge .Hargis 'and his clan during sevsral years when Adams was prosecuting nttorney. The plea will be self-defeise. FAMOUS WAR VKTKKAN, GEN YOUNG, TO MAURY (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, March 2 Lieutenant General Baldwin Marks Young, who 10 I after distinguished service in the last .eok the tlme fol. asking tho Bm. Civil and Indian wars, i took such a ate to tlx a date for a vote on his prominent part In . the war with emergency currency bill, Senator Aid Spain and saw service in the Philip- "ten Is not hopeful of brlnc,ins? the i,lno nnd who heeamo chief of staff measure to an Issue before- the second in August, 1903, retiring on January '9, 1904, will be mnrricd this week in Chicago to Mrs. Huntley, of Helena, Mont. Mrs. Huntley is tho widow of a former friend of his, and General Young has known her for many years. . ." . ! . As Mrs. Huntley has been 111, the ceremony In Chicago will be strictly private. SALISBURY AN KILLS WHILE BRUNK (I!y Leased Wire to The Times) Salisbury, N. C, 'March. 3-At mid night Saturday ni;ht .Inlm T. Bar ringer, ..aged 45, : wer.t to his home and cut the throat oi" his wife, Mrs. Leta Earringer. aKetl 4 0, from ear to ear. Mrs. Barrinum" will probably die. Barringcr is said to have been under the .. intitieneo : of liquor, and, it is . said, abused . his wife- because she had made application for a di vorce on the ground -of ill-treatment. With a pistol. JiarriiiKsr pursued his wife to tho sttveet, where he shot at her, but . slie lrnocl ed the pistol to tho; ground.'- .He- then aitacked her with h razor, and after nearly sever ing her net k fled to the country. He was captured four utiles from Salis bury and brought here and jailed. Tliy couple have .five children. POLICE GUARD RIESTS ONTHE WAY TO CHURCH ; ( I'.y Leased Wire to The Times) Chicago, March 2 Uniformed po lice and detectives guarded the priests in many of -the Catholic churches at mass yesterday to pre vent any outbreak growing out of the Denver assassination and the subse quent condemnation of the anti-cleri cal societies. Detectives were stationed on each side of the altar in ail Italian and some of the Bohemian clutches and in the Italian'-districts priests who desired escorts to or from the churches were furnished guards. There was ho trouble; thougu several of the detectives stopped and ques tioned strangers, who looked suspic ious. ..-' . . (By Leased Wire to The Times) ....Washington, March 2 In the sen ate today Senator MeEnery's bill to provide for finishing the crypt of the chapel at Annapolis as a permanent resting place for the body of John Paul Jones, was passed. , Senator William A. Smith attacked the railroad bond feature of the Aid rich currency bili. The news that. Henry fietiteidahl, said to be the writer of one of the ar ticles in .-criticism-'' of the United States navy- left'-. the. 'battleship, fleet. at Callao and is nov en hid way to Washington was welcomed by the members of the senate committee on naval affairs- who have the published criticisms' under,- investigation; ' Should Mr. Retiterdahl come im mediately to Washington-the coramit- tee will welcome un opportunity of ; questioning him in regard to the . charges. The couimittee today will j hear the testimony of Commander W. S. Sims. OUTLOOK FOR THE WEEK IN CONGRESS (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, D. C, March 2.-Sup-ply measures will continue the chief I subjects under consideration in con i cress . this we;k. Havlnir nnatnnnod , J" " March. Jhe delay is due "ot -the meaBure a8 t0 r bllcan8"who! fttvor it. Some of them have recently developed a desire to speak on the bill and as they; require time for prepara tion postponement of eh final vote be comes necessary. ' It Ik expected that the legislative, executive and Judicial appropriation, will be reported early In the week and wlll be taken for consideration by the senate. H WIFE TODAY'S WORK 1(1 KRESS MISS KENFR01 INS inrnnv IIILDUA TO CLANSMAN Miss EHiDgtOD, Second; Miss Hintoo,TIiird Over 56, 000 VotesCast MUCH INTEREST TAKEN AND WINNERS HAPPY "The Clansman" Was a Big Drawing Card and the Young Ladies Who Were Honored Will Enjoy Big Show With Their Friends Kush Made on Times Office to Pay Ac counts Contest Was a Big Su x cess and Everybody ricused. Miss Frances Renf row wins th Box at "The Clansman" at the Acad emy of Music tomorrow night, re ceiving 37,033 votes. Miss Josephine Ellington wins th four seats in the orchestra circle, a the second prize, receiving 7,009 votes. Miss Grizelle Hinton wins tht third prize of two seats in th or chestra circle, receiving 4,642 votes. Today was contest day and over 56,000 Votes were cast. Early thl morning people began coming to The Times office to pay subscription and advertising accounts and up to 12 o'clock, the time for the polls to close,, several hundred dollars had been taken in. The friends of th young ladies worked hard to their favorites win and. It will bo. ; pleasure for The Times to present these popular young ladles wlta these prizes and wish them a happy. evening at the presentation of "Tha Clansman" v at the Academy tomor row night. The following is tha of ficial count of the votes: Miss Frances, Ranfrow . . S7.0BI 7,008 4,641 3,417 1,104 682 8I 181 Miss Josephine Ellington Miss Grizelle Hinton . . . . Miss Lillian Pike . . . . . . . Miss Minnie Taylor ..... Miss Mamie Denton' , . . . Miss Lyna Glenn Miss Inez Roberts ... ... NEW YORK POLICE BURGLAR GETS EIGHT YEARS (By Leased Wire to The Times) New , York, March 2 Georga Dawkins, Brooklyn's policeman-burglar, was sentenced today to eight years and six months at hard labor in Sing Sing prison. Dawkins was charged with grand larceny and burglary. Dawkins had as pals two notorloua burglars, Scott and Ryan. Dawkins would stand guard In front of a place while Scott and Ryan would gather up the valuables. THOMAS WAXNAMAKEK DIED TODAY IX ENGLAND. (By Leased Wire to The Times) ,. Philadelphia, Pa., March .2. A cable disj atch was received here to day statins that Thomas Wana- "jker, son of John Wanamaker. died today at a hotel in Liverpool. Thomas Wananialter was the own er of the Philadelphia North Ameri can and the partner of his father In the Philadelphia department stora. As owner of the North American ha was a bitter opponent of the lata Senator Matthew Quay, and did much to discredit the republican boss in Pennsylvania. JAP. STEAMER TO BE RELEASED (3y Cable to The Tlmea) Pekln, March 2 The Chinese gor ! ernment hag aeclded t0 release th. Japanese steamor Tatsu Maru, whle was seized February 7, while unload ing a (arge consignment of rifles out side of Macao. It was originally charged that the arms on board the ship were being smuggled to retolu-i tlonlsts on the Tonklng border, hut the Chinese government has been un- ao'e thus far to establish proof jf i this contention.
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