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VOLUME 30.
RALEIGH, N. C, MONDAY, APRIL 6, 1908.
PRICE 5 CENTS.
ONE KILLED AND SCORE
INJURED IN NEW YORK
BRICK BUILDING FIRE
SIR HENRY SICK
, MAN, IT IS SAID
BELIE IS TO PAY,
SAYS PRINCE
NO PEONAGE IN NORTH
CAROLINA MR. OVERMAN
TELLS SENATE TODAY
TIMES.
Dead Woman is Miss Julia
IsoIa.Crushed by Leap From
Third Floor
ALL HER FAMILY FAILED
TO LOCATE FIRE ESGAPE
Others in House Suffer Bad
Rescued by Firemen
I By Leased Wire to The Times)
New York, April (! One young
woman was Killed uml 20 persons in
jured in a fire .that destroyed the old
fashioned foiir-siory briik tenement
at. 125 Pearl street early today.
Many of the injured were firemen
who were buried or overcome hy gas.
-Many thrilling rescues were made by
the firemen.
The dead girl Is Miss Julia Isola,
2:;, who was crushed to death when
she leaped from the front window of
the third floor of the blazing build
ing. .
The seriously injured are John
Gatzert, overcome by gas while Hunt
ing flames in the basement, and is in
a precarious condition; Tony Benize,
.inmate of the house, seriously
burned on face and hands and in
jured Internally; Charles Morgan,
five years old, burned on face and
hands -and body, condition serious;
Martha Morgan, 14, face and body
burned; Mrs. Martha M organ,' fit),
suffering from shod;, broken leg and
burns on hands and face; Hannah
Hanlon, leg broken; Mrs. Mary Con
way, slight burns of face and hands.
The Isola family lived on the sec
ond floor. They opened the side win
dows, but, there, being no fireescape
there Rudolph Isola, accompanied by
his father, two brothers and two sis
ters and Thomas Sweeney, a nephew,
ran into the hall. The fireescape was
in the back, but, confused by the
flames, they ran to the front. Hu
dolph threw open the window and
he and his father hung out with the
intention of jumping and then catch
ing the girls, but the firemen called
to them to wait, as a ladder was
about to lie put up. Julia saw the
flames coming nearer and leaped out
of the window, falling crushed at the
foot, of the ladder that was being
raised. She died in the ambulance
on' the way to the hospital.
The other members of the family
were taken safely down the ladder
by the firemen.
Arrested for Sunday l'laying.
(Hy Leased Wire to The Times.)
McAllister, Okla.. April C At the
close of a game here yesterday between
the New York National League team
nnd the Muskowc Western Association
loam, the sheriff served warrants on a'l
participants for violating the Sunday
law. Hoods were provided for all the
arrested parties, and the New York
(limits were allowed to "continue their
Journey.
ACTUKSS YAWXS AXH
UKR JAWS (JO SNAP.
New York, April 6. -A yawn
caused the dislocation of the
jaw of Miss Laura La Biers, who
plays Cleopatra in "The Soul
Kiss" at the New York theatre.
Miss La Biors tripped oft the
stage Saturday night atfer hav
ing sung. She was weary and
just us she entered the wings
she yawned. Tho young wo
man next her heard an inco
herent cry and a sound as of a
bone snapping. Turning, she saw
Miss La Biers' mouth wide
open and her lower Jaw turn
ed to one side.
The stage manager hurried
In front of tho curtain and
called for a physician. There
was one In tho house, and for
15 minutes he worked over
Miss La Biers, Anally getting
her Jaws Into their normal position.
VIRGINIA JUDGE
CI
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nnnn -f :
nunc uuiimiy iiijiuutHi imp
for Murderer Wanted in
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Roanoke, Vn.. April (. Jam s Mooiv
tielil, a .'Justice of the-peace of Clinch
port; was-shot dead at a railroad camp
occupied by 'negroes' at Spoers I'Vrry.
lie and 'two other men went to the
camp .to arrest. Frank Blown; " all is
John Price, '.wanted hi: West .Virginia
lor murder. As the men approached
the camp tiny were tired 011 from the
window and .MooreficUVs . companions
tied. Next morning Moorefield's dead
body was .found' hear ..the camp, with
two bulk t holes' in it.: Hiswulch and
pistol and monev had been taken,
Two men in the camp were arrested
and a posse Parted in,, pursuit of
lirown. He-, was captured in T nnes
see, six miles away, and all three men
weri' brought, to jail hero. ..."
Attorney
Wants Him Brought Cnck to
be Tried for Murder
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Frankfort, Ky., April C When Judge
R. L. Stout convenes court today it is
understood Commonwealth Attorney
Franklin will ask Gov. Willsou to make
requisition on liov. Hauly, of Indiana,
for the return of ex-(!ov. William S.
Taylor, under Indictment in the Frank
lin circuit on the charge of having
conspired with Caleb Powers, Jim
Howard, Henry Youtscy and others to
murder Gov. William Goebel in Feb
ruary, ltlUO.
Insurgents Active in Korea.
Tokio, April (I.--Advices from Seoul
say Insurgents are showing Increased
activity in the. neighborhood of Seoul,
i-evcral minor tights having occurred
lately.
HOW MANY KAII.ltOAH MKX
AUK Ol T OK JOIIS?
Chicago, April C On seven
teen representative railroads of
the I'nlted Slates, constituting
one-third of the mileage of tin;
country, the total number of
employees Is Is per cent, small
er than on June ;!0, 1!)07. This
statement is, based on authori
tative figures just obtained by
the Chicago General Managers'
association for the information
of its members.
The railroads from which re
ports were received traverse
practically all parts of the coun
try and the figures are said by
railroad managers to be fairly
typical of railway conditions
generally; The percentage of
men laid off is much the same
among all the lines, running
from 15 to " per cent, of the
number employed last June. In
one or two Instances the figure
Is larger. On some of the roads
not included In the list the per
centage of men discharged is
known to be its large or larger
than those reporting. Among
these is the Pennsylvania.
The total mileage of the
seventeen railroads amount to
9
'
71.S72 miles. On June 30g
1907. the number of men em
ployed on theso roads aggre
gated 581,713. At present the
number is 476.047. a decrease
of 104, 760. Tlie number of
idle employees at present i a
probably in the neighborhood
of 345,000.
1
SHOT BY NEGRO
REQUISITION FOR
GOV. 1, TAYLOR
Prime Minister Leaves Office!lf
Custom, Resigns
(Hy Cable to The Times.)
.London, April .6. Great- Britain is in
peculiar position, being without
either premier or ministry.' The lni'iir
expeeted resignation uf sir Henry
Campbell-1 iannerma 11. prime minister,
has just been announced. According to
the court circular, lie resigned on th1
urgent recommendation of his medr.M-!
advisers.
AS" the constitution provides no auto
matic successor, it rests- with the kiugl
to appoint a new. head of the: govern-1
mi. ht and, is the custom, the whole 1
eeltliiet resp'-nw wiltv tin. iirnmipp nml '
no step to appoint a ministry can )
taken until Herbert A. Asipiith, chan
cellor nf the exchequer, who has been
summoned to Hinrritz for the purpose,
has seen the. '.king. - -.
The position of the country Is un
precedented, 'there being..' no 'pvevid-is
instance of a change" occurring' in tii"
premiership while the sovereign was
ubroad. . :
Sir Home's condition, remains un
changed, according, to his physicians.
Chancellor Asquit; who has been ne
ing premier for some time, will leave
for 'Biarritz probably 'today.
Ihuls Dramatic Chapter.
London. April 6. The passing of S:r
Henry ( 'anipbell-Tiannornian from the
prime niinistrv brings to an end a dra
matic chapter of English history. Sir
Henry Campliell-Bannerinan was til.
first liberal prime minister since Lord
Roseberry, who gave up the office i'l
IS93..' The B iiinerman government com
bined quite a few fads anil added nevv
features: to the English government.
All of the elements of opposition unite
to make common cause auaiust the oid
government and, when joined together,
formed a working which speaks very
well for Bannernmn as a leader.
The Banncrman government, it ha--been.
stated. : combined too many, .' fic
tions, and too many fads. Sir Henry
was not mly the leader of the house
of commons, but also its father,, for he
replaced Sterbng without interruption
ever since be entered the house in lS'i
Throughout 'his political life he has
been a staunch .radical and his views
were -never allowed to weaken or
waver.
Sir Henry's early years in parlia
nieiil were not .-eventful. He became
famous at first through the rare gen
iality of hisi manner and' his hospit
(CoiUinued on Page Seven.)
NEWS SUMMARY
Washington, !). ('.. April li. A
number of important, cases will he
taken up by tlie United States su
preme court when that, body reas
sembles today. Foremost is tlie
case of Bradley W. Palmer versus
the state of Texas, involving the
right of the Waters-Pierce Oil com
pany to do business in Texas.
During the week -the. American
battleship fleet will conclude its tar
get practice at Magdalona hay and
prepare Tor the final lap of the long
trip to San Francisco. According
to announcement of tho navy depart-:
ment stops will be made at San
Diego, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara
and Santa Cm..
The political activity of the week
will be confined principally to the
republicans.. Slate- conventions of
that party for the selection of. dele
gates to the national convention are
to lie held in New York, Massachu
setts. South Dakota and Virginia.
The "lusiirgenls," led by Gov. Craw
ford, will control the convention in
South Dakota, and it is expected the
eight delegates chosen will lie for
Taft. Virgiiia also is looked upon
as favorable to tho Taft movement.
The New York convention will, ol
course, indorse Gov. Hughes for the
presidential nomination and will
hind Its delegates to vote for him.
Gov. Hughes will be permitted to
make his own selection of the four
rielnPHiPH-iit-hircp nnd it. Is expected
Cn Uln,.,V 1 Wn,U,,i'.! Ktnle
Chairman Woodruff, President Srhur
man of Cornell, anl ex-Clow Frank
S. Black will make up the "big
four." :
There will be a heated contest in
the Massachusetts republican con
vention," which will meet in Boston
Friday. The Taft men will fight for
Instructions, the opposition will op
pose them, and there may be a com
promise under which Secretary Taft
may be mentioned in a merely com
plimentary way, Or It Is regarded
as possible there may bo uo mention
He Doesn't Gel Madame!
Goiiid and Her Barrel
Pretty Soon
( Hy Longed Wire to The Time'
New York, April fi. : T
fluctuating
j uhair.s ol Mme. Anna 'Go
iuld and Prime
turn decisively
V. hell she' Con-
j IP-he u.e. agan tool; a
j for the prince yesterday,
1 seated to their public
j get her for the first time
j rival hi New-; York.
1 Alter listening'', to tin
j brother' Edwin that , sh
jpiiiice, she went to-tin
nVheii she . returned. 'in
ippcaranci
since, tiiei
to
ll 1-
'as
if her
p the
Plaza,
et an
give
Hotel
tile stl
hour, mid a. half later,
It
as In
the
l'i
oill(
my of her suitor.
The pair
I mained together -several
j - -.This meting came m'i
' hour as a long session
1 evi-ii inly prearranged..
hours.-. ..
.1. scant half
th Ivlvvin was
1 nd it . is . r. -
gai'dcil as. a direct slap at
Gould's opposition.' to I'rihoc
suit, as Aveil as. that" offer.' -d
family in general. "
The prince lias changed, hi.;
lie's
the
.-.: 1.:. m
rsduv
for,
sailing on La Provence Th
iinnOuneed he W;oUlil rehia
and
n ..in.
New
is, in
c : for
Wou!d
bring
Gould
York indefinitely:: .Prince I h l;o
fa' 1. stpl afraid his (iepMitu.i
France aie.ad of Mine, liouid.
he Die signal for the -family to
such -pressure to bear 011 ..Mine.
in his
riage
that.
M me.
him..
absence that. nfter,;i.ll. tile mar-
alight -..'be forestalled. .. and 011 j
aecouiit he intends to "see . that !
Gould sails for France: alp ad of j
The prince's own-explanation fori
this move Is characteristic.
"it . would be indelicate." he s-iiys,
"for. me. to precede Mme. G on Id oil the
journey. It is not plain whit they
would say the good gosips :hnt Mine.
Gould Is pursuing the prince? Tiuly
that is: a calamity to be guarded
against,"
The prince has not, however, given
up Ids booking on La Provence, wh eh
sails next Thursday.
, "There, is still time, I think," ln: told
the reporters.', with a smile, "and if not.
well, Hi lie is to pay."
Joins Llks, Loses His Pulpit.
( By Leased Wire to The Times)
Poughkoepsie, N. Y.. April li.
The Pine Plains Baptist church has
just requested the resignation ol' its
pastor, Rev.. Mervin Jacobs, because
he joined the Poughkoepsie lodge of
Kilts, although warned before by-his
parishonorss. to keep out of the or
der. OF COMING WEEK
made at all.
In that, event
something of
boom. More
Iti -that, event it will,
it will be regarded as
a setback for the Taft
than ordi.iary import
ance is attached to the action of 'tin
Massachusetts convention because ol,
its probable influence on the conven-,
Hons to be held later i:i other New
Kngland states.
Secretary Taft and William J.
Bryan, regarded to date as the lead-
ers in the race for the -presidential
nomination .on. the republican and
democratic tickets respectively, will
be active on the slump during tlie
week. Secretary Taft, who has been
in tho middle, west several days, will '
penetrate as far as Nebraska and
will be '-heard in Omaha- and other
large cities. Mr. Bryan is scheduled
to spend tour days of the week tour-
ing New York. This will keep hiai
there until tlie evening of the demo-
cratic state, convent ion and is intend-
ed to give, encouragement to his fol-
lowers who will take part in the
gathering, it. is hardly expected, ;
however, that it will result in any
very strong endorsement of the No-
braskan from the state convention. ,
Gov. Johnson, of Minnesota, an-
other of the candidates for the presi-,
dential nominal ion, will take a trip
Roulh for the purpose of speaking at ,
the' dedication of the Minnesota
monument on Shiloh battledeld.
Before returning it Is expected he
will be heard in political addresses
at several points. 1
Kveuts of the week that will Iih
terest followers of sports and ath
letics will lie the fight between
Jimmy Britt and Packie McFarland
in San Francisco, tho amateur cour
tennis championships in New York,
the opening of the baseball season
in tho South Atlantic league.
A carnival and pageant in celebra
tion of the tenth anniversary of the
first Introduction of automobiles in
New York will ope- in that city
Monday and continue through the
week.
BIG TELEGRAPH
STRIKE HAY COME
Newspaper and Commercial
Operators in Chicago Start
( By
chici
I-eased Wire to The Times')
igii, His., April 6. Members.
eal unioii u( tel graplieis. at
tile loci
iiie.'lillg
eoliir.ier
here, mlopti:i) resolutions.
ling that a. strike bo deel-:i
against lie1 'Western I'nion on Jiiim
anil Postal nil I As-oei;i)el pi
, ,l u i
1 link ss t lu-i e is a Pi per eei.il in: lease
in wages' from those paid Maieir. I of
last. "year, an eight hour day . tv,!- i;i v
work, "seven hours for night and spi't
liiikn. extra "work at the late .of-seven
hours: it (lay. fi;ee typewriters, am! e'-fiiaV
pay
A
for ina'e and fei'tiVile' on.iil"Y' s.
copy - of these iesolutions will b1
sent tlr
country
action.
various locals Ihroughoal .tie
asking them to take siniila
HIGH OFFICERS
IN LAI FRAUDS
Counsel for Schneider Says
Some Big Mea Will Figure
efa
Ivor
' Washington,. April, ti That offic
ials high in tlie government, service
will be involved, in' the laud "fraud
cases was; the .statement made today
by ,1 iidse Cainiiliell, of San Fi ancisco,
win) is appearing, as aiiorney for
Joost SchiH'iiler, oik.'. if the four de
fendants. This was in a de known by
Judge Campbell .during the -examination
of one in' the talesmen : called
during I he seleei inn of t he jury.
'."The woi'l, of, sectiring a jury in
the Case had l.i'ma m a serious as-
pect.
Kleveil men wei'i' seated in 1 lie
box whoa court, adjourned last
jui-
! Friday, but I
cusi'il as soon
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com'
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..' Chicago, April i'..--"V!'.;;t is
society, coining to when the
aig'icst. a nil lit ion of . the so
c.;, lied select I.; 10 t hrow t lie 111
selv away on delia uclicd had
del
u-aved iiirritmers?"; .
This liueniio.i was asked by
I)v;
in
F.mil (1. Ilirsch vesterday
t he course of a discu,.;shii
of iiiiernalioiial mar: :aue...
"Our society tead(-rs have no
room to criticise," he contiu
ilod. . '"'I'.ieir stand.-.rds (if mo
rality are by. no ' .means- the.
highest. They spend years and
fortune searching foreign halls
of nobility lor a count or a 110
coiint, a Ilo.ii or a no-l'-oui.w it ii
whoin they can make a match
for their (laughters.
"What do ihey generally get
In the end.' This -craze lor
marriage witli titles is a nr.s
tery to comprehend. We read
of the sort of men our Aineii
,can heiresses get for husbands.
It is tare, thai they amount to
anything. Yet Hie would-be
countesses are as cra?.y for
them more so, in fact us
thev ever were,
"It. is hard lo get into ihese
'select' circles. It Is lucky lor
Jesus that he does pot. live to
day. Our rich men's clubs
would raise objections lo him.
They don't admit Jews, how
ever, ynu know. They would
keep the Na'.arene out from
their club." 1
Indignantly Scores Depart
ment ol Justice Spies That
Have Been Working in South
REFUTES SOME CHARGES
CIRCULATED LOCALLY
Senator Milton Sworn In as
Successor tu Late Senator
Cryon of Florida
: (By Leaded Wire to The Tiines) .
; yas1iiiiKl on.- -April ' (i.-lii the sea-;
ate loday Senator Wjlliitin li.- .Mil-,
ton, succesi-'pr r 1 Senator. Bryan,, of
Florida,, was, sworn in. . .. .
Senator Overman-, of North Caro
lina; replying, to charges printed lo
caity, declared iio peonage exists in
North. Carol inn and scored the s,iies
of the. deiiartment of .justice .who
have been making investigations in
the: south. ; , :
. SciKitor Wiirren rt'iiorted the army
hill and gave notice, he Would call it
up tit an early date. .
-.'" Senator Perkins reported the for
tifications hill from the appropria
tions committee! .
Senator Klkins, chairman of the
interstate commerce eomniuiee,, le
iioi'ied back; to the- Senate the bill
to modify the Suermaii !av, and at
his reijuest they were referred to the
judiciary '."committee.- .' . . ,
Tarheel Man's Vigorous Words.
; Washington, .'.April t. "1 for one
inn tired of making these appropria
tions lb send out long-haired iven
and short-haired women to spy upon
our people and slandir them."
With these words Senator Over
man, of North Carolina, closed a
speech in the senate, in whie'd ho an- ,
swered- charges that vni'ioiis.,.tonduc
t ions as. to peoitage existed in North
Carolina.- Senator .Overman' arose
10 a .question of privilege, and read
an article in a local paper dealing
with peonage in the south and pur- .
poning (o give a confidential' report
(in peonage conditions to -the depart
ment of justice by-Assistant Atorney
General Russell.
In this report it was set forth that
peonage existed in North Carolin.i
as. well as ; other southern states,
and tlie conditions were represent";!
as serious. Senator : OveViuan . .. re
plied only to that portion of the 'e
port and of tlie article relating to
lieonage in -North Carolina. He de
clared there was not one word of
truth in if. that 110 peonage existed
in his state; ..that there had been no
conviction's' for peonage in that
state.: lie di-nouned assertions that,
lieonage prevailed in. North Carolina
as a slander upon the people there.
He (li claieil tlie: attorney general ,
himself, had set forth- the facts in t lie
mat ier. showing there were 110 conviction's-
.'for peonage in . North Caro
lina in a inan.ier (li'' 'ci'y contrary
to the statements printed and which
he arose to refute.
(Continued on Second Page.)
C
Ull.
, CAMI'AHiV WISCONSIN
IN VMi HALliOON.
Chicago. April ti. "Milwau
kee's bov mayor." Mr. Becker,
will 'campaign for the gover
uiishin 111 a balloon, lie has
placed an order for a duplicate
ol the largest balloon in Hie
world and will christen it
"Wisconsin.'' His plan is to
use (he gas bag for transporta
tion troni town to town In
northwestern Wisconsin, .where
l;ie roads are muddy and hard
10' travel in late spring and
enrl summer.
"No doubt my enemies will
say this is done for sensation,"
said Mayor Becker, "but the
truth Is I am looking for safe
ty and ((Hick travel in a coun
try difficult, of access; I have
Mil in ned' northern Wisconsin
for good roads, and t know
how much the people up there
need them,"