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Only Afternoon Paper Bohvcan Richmond! and Atlanta With Leased Wire and Full Preao DiopatclJO: Off. LAST EDITION. ii-;-: ' . ALL TEE 1IARKET3. THE RALEIGH EVENING TIME VOLUME 30. RALEIGH, N. C, TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 1908. PRICE 5 CENTS. FORMER TALKS ON BROWNSVILLE Last Desperate Argument for Discharged Soldiers Heard By Crowd of Session DOUGHTY OHIO SENATOR Declares President Has Pre judiced Case Altogether Hits Oen. Garlington (By Leased Wire to The Times) -.. :. Washington', April 14- The audi ence that listened to Senator-For-ker loiluy was significant of the interest in the Brownsville matter. It was without exception the largest audience that has assembled in the galleries of either house this session and one of the largest that has list ened to a congressional address in years. A large number of colored people gathered to hear their cham ' pion. Senator Foraker's speech was made under the most remarkable circum stances. For many months he has devoted his days and nights to the Brownsville episode. ' His health has suffered greatly and his wife and family saw him go te the senate to day with great apprehension for h!3 health. The speech included an exhaustive review of the whole affair, the sena tor taking the position that the dis charged men were Innocent - of . "shooting up" the town, and that to permit them to reenlist now woi.ld be but adding insult to injury. . In referring-to the senate ..investigation, from the testlmony'of which Senator Foraker freely quoted, he said lis purpose had not been to embarrass the president nor anybody else, nor to make political capital for anybody. Referring to the charge that con spiracy existed among the soldiers to conceal the names of the real perpe trators, Senator Faroker asserted It was impossible for stirli a squad of soldiers to plan and execute Bitch a conspiracy -without many,, if not all, the other members of the battalion having knowledge which, if disclosed, would identify the particular Individ uals who participated in the snooting. President Has Prejudiced Case, Senator Foraker made it clear he believed the president unfit to pass upon the question whothe these men are eligible for restoration to the army, for the reason that he had prejudiced the case. He denounced the unprecedented methods that had been followed by the administration In attempting to prove the soldiers guilty of crime. For the third time, he said, they had been subjected to accusative testi mony and summoned to appear and prove their Innocence It was a viola tion of the practice, he said, that hao been obeyed since the beginning of common law. He reflected sharply on General Garlington and others sent by the war department to learn the facts. Of Major Blockson, with reference to the charge that the negroes broke open the gunracks, he said: ! "Only a man so blinded 'with prej udice and egotism as to be incapable of weighing conduct intelligently could be guilty of reaching conclus ions so utterly absurd." Senator Foraker took up the mat ter of reenlistment. He said the im portant thing now for congress to af ford relief to those that had suffered disgrace, loss and hardship. He pointed out that apparently no one appreciated this more keenly than the president, and he cited the language of the president showing he had ma terially modified his position until he finally urged extension for a year's time for reinstatement of the discharged troops. Taking up the two bills for rein statement. Senator Foraker pointed out the difference between his own bill and that of Senator Warner. The Warner bill requires to men to prove their innocence to the satisfaction of the president; the Foraker bill allows all to relnllst who take an oath that they had no part In the affray. "The bill offered by the senator m Missouri Is most extraordinary u another respect," said Mr. Fora ker. "I venture to claim it Is with (Contlnued on Page Two.) New York's Democratic Convention Will Se Hot (By Leased Wire to The Times) New York, April 14. In the throes of violent internal dissen sions, the democratic state conven tion assembled at noon today at Car negie hall to choose four delegates to the national democratic conven tion in Denver. Bitter warfare, which started yesterday afternoon when Senator Patrick H. McCnrren received a court order compelling the convention to seat his delegates, continued until the very opening of the assemblage and then flickered and smouldered beneath the surface. There was a meeting of the demo cratic state committee this morning, just preceding the calling of the con vention to order, to carry out the plans outlined last, night when the committee met. Rumors were rife this morning, and it was hinted tnat unseated dele gates would bolt and assemble to choose their own representatives. There was serious contention over the platform, whether Bryan should be indorsed or whether the delegates should go uninstructed. The slate- as framed long before the opening ot the doors contained the following is national delegates: William J- Connors,'-Charles F. Murphy, John B. Stanchllelu rnd SAY YES Oil NO But Friends Declare He'll Fight Racetrack Gambling to Last Dilch (By Leased Wire to The Times) Albany, N. Y.. April 14 Gov. Hughes today -refused to deny or af firm 'the story that if gambrVng should be permitted at the races at Aqueduct Wednesday he would call out. the militia to suppress It. The governor believes the senti ment of the people of the state is thoroughly aroused hv his crusade for the reform bills, and his friends say he will fight the opposition to the last ditch. He has already made one trip through the state and is plann ing another. Since.. the defeat of tlie bills he has received many requests to make speeches. TRIED TO CARRY (By Leased Wire to The Times) Mobile, Ala., April 14- Assistant Clerk G. Conway Penny, of the city clerk's ollice, was last night placed under arrest by the police,' charged with the embezzlement of $2,418.09 of the city's funds, l'enny, while not making a confession, admitted there had been "mistakes" made in his accounts, saying ho had tried to carry the different items In his head and in that manner his accounts had become mixed. Penny was placed under a bond of $500 and at mid night was released from custody. Penny has served as assistant clerk in the city clerk's office since 1903. He Is 29 years-old; married, and the father of two children. SEVEN HORSES BURN IN CONCORD FIRE (Special to The Evening Times.) Concord, April 14 Tho stable of John Mason Wood was burned about 2 o'clock Sunday morning with the contents, Including feed stuff and seven horses. This is a heavy loss to Mr. Wood, as he had no insurance. : Confesses He's a Poisoner. (By Leased Wire to The Times) 'Chicago, Ills., April 14. Francisco Rlcolozzl today confessed to the police that he had bought the arsenical prep aration and flour that killed Mary Renda, four years old, and made other members of the family sick. He ad mitted ho was wanted In New England for two murders, In one of which a man was polxoncd that his wife might elope with tb murderer. HUGHES WON'T FIGURESINHEAD Lewis Nixon. Senator McCarren is firm in his declaration that he will fight against conilliiff Hiron ,1ilmru tnu . nnirap I Kvery argument to dissuade him j from this course has failed. It wasi pointed out to him that while the national convention would likely be a Bryan organization, the New York delegation ought to be in line. Sdll he remained obdurate. From the apparent unrest on t ho j convention floor immediately after t the opening, it was declared it. 'might! require until Thursday for all tne work to-be completed. Numerous j contests have arisen, and the sensa-l tional move of McCarren has caused t questions to arise which require, tactful attention. 1 The anti-McCarron men mapped: out an elaborate program during! their all-night conference for action j today. It was decided to go into court and ask another jtid'-'e to va-! cate the order granted yesterday. MeCarren's sole iiihi has been to -pre-1 vent the committee on contested 1 scats from considering the position of his delegates. ! The move made by McCarren initi.-1 atea a new precedent in New York t politics; H was the first time the 1 (Continued on Second Page.) CLASH AT DOVE Followers of Silver ..ToBjiief. ironclad Inslroclions (By Leased Wire to The Times) Dover, Dei.,. April 1 1. With the! Gray men in control of .everything1 except Kent county, two-thirds of! which is for Bryan, the democrat te state commit toe, sitting here on the eve of today's state convent ion, nd journed In a tangle as to tlie phrase ology of the Cray instructions. Bryan's friends made a stiff fight against "first, last, and all the time" instructions, holding that their men must have representation on the Denver delegation and be at liberty to (lee to the Bryan firing line alter the first few ballots. (By Leased Wire to Tho Times! Washington, April 14 The inter state commerce commission today in the case of Al G. Field against tlie Southern Railway company and oth ers, decided by Commissioner Har lan, held that the commission had no authority under the act to regulate pninmnren tn vonnirA enrrtera to on- tnhlkh nnpclnl fni-na liRiri nn loss I than the normal passenger-mile reve nue, for tlie use of passengers on special occasions or for special pur poses. On that ground, and also on the ground that the legal right of carriers to Issue party-rate tickets and confine their use to theatrical companies has been fully considered by the commission, this complaint for an order requiring the defendants to reestablish such party rates was dismissed on motion of the commis sion. Blow to Theatrical Companies. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Chicago, April 14 After several weeks' correspondence, the Interstate commerce commission has ruled that theatrical advance agents may not figure in the concessions made on free baggage. It has been customary for many years for the railroads to al low one baggage car. free, with every party of 25 or more persons. This Is a very valuable concession to theat rical companies, as it saves money that must have been paid for excess luggage. To secure this free bag- eace car it is customary for the rail road companies to figure as members of the party tho advance agents. RYAN AND GRAY RATE MO ON S TURNED DOWN THAW DIVORCE EVIDENCE SOON 82 Men of Witnesses Fro:ii lorry's tee lily BS FOR fit! VW Present Order f or is)is m . . Before Ssiprsmt; Cosrt Justice to New York (fiv Leased Wire to-'I ho New York, Am! It interest. ;;d. ill i'-ho.. divorce. '. commenced by .Kvelvn N -to have her iit:r:,l;"e --to Thaw, annulled ; r-r.r) :!i. Juduo Hendrlcus in !';.-: supreme court tin i de. Times). j . ,v I orneys eci'iiu;;.-; ; iiit Thaw ; liinvy K. d . before it of tin : .- to the, I'ittshiirg i detiosi lions taken 1 or.i wit i.iesses. -.- Among these ii om . vtioiti testi mony is sought is J. Dcnnistoh Lyon, a Pittsburg banker and :i relative of Thaw's and John b!ou..T, a Kit tuning, formerly of Mttsh'in,-,- Iir. Gingnnmn has been tlie family physician-' for the Thaws1 for many years, and during Harry's . trial lie was one of the. witnesses-; . The evidence of Bvnnistnn Lyon is looked upon ,.,-,!L!: - This painting of Kvelyn Nesbit Tiiaw bv Harrington Mt'iin is tlie most talked of picture in Kurope. The. painting was. -placed in the Exhibi tion of Fair Women in the New tJal-j lery in London, whore it created no, end of jealouslv and protest on the, part of others whoso pictures were! exhibited. ! moat Important. Mr. Lyon arranged the financial - H'.'tilemciit, it is said, between the Thaws and the Karl of Yarmouth when Miss Alice Thaw was lll'iri''',(1 and he has had more to do I with Harry's financial -measures since the latter attained his majority.' The oruer calls lor (he -appointment of Judge Jo iah Cohen, of Hie I Allegheny county bench, to take the I testimony. CDNGRESSASKED TO VOTE SHIPS sage Urging Need of Four More Boats of War (By Leased Wire to The Times) Wabhlngton, April 14 3:45 p. m. The president sent n special message ,0 'ngress today urging that it pro vide for four battleships, Depositions Will I'viriYi! .c:eii JlltIM, in ii 1 nriirif-ttifr TniJ-iiii! Dastardly Firebugs Set Great Blaje In Chelsea? (By Leased Wire to The Times) Chelsea, Mass., April 14. The ..Chel sea police .and Massachusetts state au thorities are rigidly probing- today the planting theory held by Mayor Jicck and other Chelsea officials and citizens that firebugs -are--'responsible for the sreat fire which swept away millions of dollars worth of property in that city, caused at least five deaths, and made 10.W0 -people- homeless. That even .-while the eoullugration raged through the city Sunday after noon and 'night and thousands tied for their .lives,, leaving '..their property to the mercy of the flames, fiends were .it work In the-.' -burning d'stiiet, 'starting new fires to sot at .naught the efforts of the firemen to u'eiieh- the-; flames, is the belief of .Mayor- Itock. 'Today' -'the-mayor -declared lie lias been told by a friend, a prominent merchant . whose -"hotiiii- is umiuestinn-ed.- that he --saw one of ihesj i.'iecii iliurles "applying 'the -torch. . Today 'stricken ..Chelsea '. presents a scene of devastation not often parallel ed. With a third of its thickly-populated ten-i.toj-y a moss of ruins, guarded hy the state militia against looters, thousands of its eitim -lis ruined and homeless-.' facini; dep? -jvaliou ami want, many of ..' le m insuiiieien! ly clad, 'there is .urgent'- iic;d of the' aid which has In 'en' si 10 gi-iierou.-ly- 'offered by sister I ill S el' the 111, grea test need new start in its itiionwoalih.. l.'h'-lsea' it money to give it plans' for Vcgencr atio. 1 1 iS SEEKING WIFE Takes Unique beans to Save lob Belongs to Clmrch and Doesn't Brink (By Leased Wire to The Times) Ht. Louis, April 1'4 "Dave". Heu chen, of Stiioiu, 111., wants a- wife, .1-1 e is advertising for one, a ."bache lor girl" preferred. "Owing to the slack of business and the panic over the country," the advertisement, says, "the C. and K. I. j Hit., by which I am employed, is re ducing the force and giving married men tho preference, and 1 have a bet ter chance of holding my job by net ting married." llouclien "is t went v-tliree vears old, does not (itinli, smoke and belongs to the church." (try is .")t) a month. or chew, Ills sill-1 Bad Moods in China. (By Oibl. to The Times.) -'Shanghai.'-. April 14'. ( ver -i',i)Uft per sfins have Iw-en drowned in destructive tloods In ttie -province: of liopeh. . A thousand Junks Willi many. aboard huve been sunk. SEN. THURSTON ON THE STAND ( B; Leased Wire to The Times ' . Iiington, April 11 When tin Liliey invesfisinliuii committee met today forme i' .'Senator -'John AL Tliurs-i ton, of Nebraska, counsel for the; Lake. Submarine Boat company, was called to the stand. t "1 have received the Impression," ; he said, "that there is tl -sentiment i that tho Lake company had insti-1 gated the introduction of the Liliey . resolution for an investigation of the ' IKlectric Torpedo Boat company. So -; 'far as I am concerned, I had no I knowledge: that, the resolution was. to be put in. If I had known it i i would -probably have discouraged it, 1 because of the fear that, such an in- vesltgalion might injure the chances of an appropriation for the navy." for ' submarines Tryinjr to Beat Hobson. Birmingham. Ala.. April 14. A roused because they consider Captain" R, ' P. Hobson Inimical to the Interests of W; J. ltrvnn the rleiooel-ntd of lln, ulvtli Alabama district are coaching W. A. I Davis, of Jasper, a prominent lawyer, j to make the race against Capt. Hob- son for congress. Sherry's Wife Wants Divorce. New York, April H. Papers have i oceii sei veu un Ijouih .-nerrv. tne noieo Fifth avenue restauranteur, in a suit for divorce by his wife, who asks $100.- 1000 temporary alimony and counsel fees 'and tiiW a mouth, (AiilOAD IN I i The mayors of cities proffering aid to Mayor Beck, of Chelsea, have been told that .money-would be the best form of assistance, and funds are being solic ited from representative, organizations. While tlie estimated loss by the lire amounted to 1u,uui.0v0, -according to the insurance companies, the total insur ance loss is "I iWl.a.'u. Tlie state insur ance department places, the loss at $1, uW.fiOO. The insuranc!: nu-n say that only 30 or (il per' cent 'of the property in the burned, district was insured. If the estimates be correct, the total property loss from the tire will be over $10,01:0, (X0. In sucli a computation, however, allow ance must be. made for '..re-insurance, vhicli' may aimmiit to a large sum. The liability is so evenly divided among the companies that none of them will tie seriously affected. , There is, among the underwriters; a spirit of lio)c .different i'roni that usually mani fested after a. . big lire. Assurance is given tliaf all losses will.be promptly paid In cash. Within the portals of . th . North firove street morgue are the bodies of three persons who mot- .death in the great tire, two. of .the bodies being those of woineii, while -the third is so badly chaired that the . sex is hulls-, tinguishabie. Tile bodies are unclaim ed. It is : believed . that within (lie smouideriug bodies, and instituted. ruins there are still move a thorough search will be IERNAN-COGAN COMES TUESDAY Ralclgb Govsromen! Yeter. (Special to The Times.) . Boston, Mass.. April 14. One of the most fashionable of the . 'spring weddings to occur in (J renter Boston is announced for Tuesday neU, hen I T..1 -ii ... r i, ueieii .vi. A.oiiii, ui oooiei me, iiuil Dr. James A. Kiornnin, govern ment veterinarian,, with .". headquart ers at- Raleigh, will wed. The wed- Idinsi will take nlace at St. John's j church, in the fashionable college' citv of -'Cambridge, near the univcr ,,, ,. sity grounds. Society buds from Bos ton and 'Surrounding places will act t as llower girls and notables from allied by the reception committee. The over Greater Boston will I Ansa Helen- Cogan was for ! years .one of tlie instructors attend, several at the -the j Alhion A. I villi-, and I'erry school, is considered in one prettiest young : thin. . She is Dr. Kiernia;i is women in extremely well a:id til is sec talented, favorably known here. TROOPS OUARD STRIKEBREAKERS ! I By' Leased Wire to Tlie Times) i I'onsaeoln. Fla., "April 1 1 --The 10 strikebreakers' .from New. York were ; litis morning moved I ruin tin : st;.t ion to the barns of the cola Khctric company, -under prolec-1 tion of troops. Four 'additional I com panics-' reached -the city this morn ing. Two companies are now sta tioned at the carbarns,' but so far no demons! ration on tlie. -part, of the strikers or their sympathizers, hits oc curred. FIVE JURORS IN BOX LAST NIGHT I By Leased Wire to Tlie Times) New York, April 1 4 Five .-jurors had boon selected and sworn in when court adjourned last night in the quo warranto proceedings to oust Mayor George B. McCIeilan from office. Justice John Lambert, of Buffalo, who presided, sustained the reputa tion lie wou in the Molinenx trial for business-like ways of ruling out legal ".nibbles. Governor Says He's I nhlased. Lexington, Ky., April 14,-tA. K. Will son 'announced todny that, although pe tltlons have been sent from all oyer the country.- signed by over half a million people, fisklng a pardon for Caleb' Fow lers, thev will have no weight when he i gives his decision on the pardon application. SAN DIEGO SEES THE BIG FLEET American Battleship Squad- bor at 2 Tbis Afternoon NAVAL BOYS ON TIME Alter Longest Cruise Ever Un dertaken By Bluejackets of Uncle Sam's Navy (By Leased Wire to The Times) Sun Diego, Cal., April 14. While the cry was not "Sail ho" this morning, when- up from the misty horizon curl ed n wreath of black smoke, the shout that swept across the bay and echoed and reechoed through the holiday dressed town of San Diego, meant th s.ime thing; Tho fleet had arrived all : sixteen battleships, in clock-working order, sneaked into view through the morning liiist.. Then San Diego let loose! The ships wei-e not in sight just the smoke, and hero and there a dim outline of funnels and conning towers but the enthus iasm -of the city was strained to the breaking point and the mere sighting of -the floating- forts was the signal for the greatest chorus of bells and sirens to be heurd anywhere. The bay, to one suddenly arrived In sisht of it, seemed like a great fountain garden, with colored plants growing from the water. Hundreds and hun dreds of craft, with all colors set, hur ried in different directions, puffing and busy to show those aboard a good time and munoeuveringr for vantage points to see and welcome, the fleet. Two o'clock was the hour set for the arrival, and 2 o'clock it was when, with a precision that would have Justified years of practice Instead of a first visit, the great, ships' sung into the city, I ev,,'"' mP Just the exact position 1 mked tor, and nove t0' hlotl o and the roaring of salutes rattled the anchor c hains. Down went the anchors fore and aft, the tide steadied the ves sels, and the American fleet was again I in homi waters, after having' practical- ' depleted the greatest cruise In na- viii msiorv. . . Within five minutes after the anchors of the Connecticut settled in the mud, Kear Admiral Thomas was surround- . idvance guard of the staff received tho t'alifornians on the quarter deck. The admiral heard the formal welcome to the licet In his quarters below. l'OOIl ".HUNGARIAN OFFICERS. I Found Dead Today, After Poverty and Hunger. (By Cable to The Times.) Bttda-Pest, April 14. Majors Nicholas and Paul Von Palkovich, members of an aristocratic but im poverished Hungarian family and ollicers in the imperial army, were found dead today in the suite they occupied as living quarters. Each had been shot In the brain. They had evidently planned to die to gether, one killing the other and then comniiti ing suicide. In letters left by each they told or their struggle; how they were burdened with debt, and how both police! were hopelessly in love with the l'etisa-Ui"'e woman. : v DFLIXJATES APPOINTED TO CHARITY CONFERENCE Gov. Glenn today appointed dele gates to the national conference of charities and corrections, which will he hold at Richmond, Va., May 5-13. The delegates are: Miss Daisy Den som Uev. It. S. Stephenson, Mr. J. S. Mann, Rev. J. N. Cole, Raleigh; Mr. Chas. A. Webb, Ashevllle; Mr. J. H. Weddington, Charlotte; Dr. J. H. McNidll.. Hope Mills; Mr. E. F. Ayd lett, Elizabeth City; Col. W. J. Hicks, Oxford; Mr. Archibald Johnson, Thomasville, and Mr. John C, Scar borough, Murfrecsboro. : Julia Still Sick Over Scandal. (Special to The Evening: Times.) New York, April 14. Owing to the scandal of the Karl Vo Herr mann divorce case. In which her name has appeared in tho legal pa pers, Julia Marlowe, the distinguish ed actress, has been stricken with a general nervoua breaic down and has been completely isolated at the Hotel Plaza In the hope she may recover sufficiently to flll her engagement to open theAtlantlo City theatre Thurs day evening.
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