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Y ' Only Afternoon Paper Between Richmond and Atlanta Vlith Leased Wire and Fall Prcoa Dispatches. LAST EDITION. . . ALL THE lIAEKETfl. THE RALEIGH. EVENING TIME VOLUME 30. RALEIGH, N. C, THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1908. PRICE 5 CENTS. HUGHES STILL FIGHTS TRACKS Special Election for Franc hot's Successor Will Be Pushed on This Issue GOVERNOR FOR WALLACE And Will Stump Niagara Or leans District Two Days of Next Week (By Leased Wire to The Times) Albany, N. i'.. April 30. A pitched battle between the people and the rare track Interests will be the feature of the special election called by Gov. Hughes to select a successor to the late Senator Franchot. On May 8 and 9 the governor will tour the Niagara-Orleans, district to speak for the -republican' candidate, William O. Wallace, and the backers of. Homy A. Alahone, . the democratic candidate, are exerting every effort to combat the inlluence of the governor's championship of Wallace. Gov. Hughes today resumed his at tacks on senators who refused to sup port his anti-racetrack 'gambling and other legislative measures. He will take Senator Wcmpley to task in the evening at the hitter's home In Schen ectady. Then he goes to Ithaca to talk about Senator C'assidy. The. governor may go to Klmira the following after noon and address a few more blows. In .the evening he plans to attack Sen ator Wilcox at Auburn. ATTELL 2 TO 1 IX HETTIXG. Clever Hebrew Expected to Rent Sul livan at Coliseum. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) San Francisco, Cal., April 30. Abe Attell is calmly confident of the ending of his fight with Tommy Hums, of Brooklyn, which will take place tonight in the Coliseum pavil ion. - Attell, with his usual ability in making matches, secured the -signature of Sullivan to an agreement to make 123 pounds at 5 O'clock on the evening of the fight. Two days ago it was found Sullivan could not do this weight and make any kind of showing in the ring, and Promoter M arisen pursuaded Attell to allow Sullivan to weigh in at 126 at the same hour. Since the new weight lias been announced, the public has been looking for something of a fight, hut it is not apparent that this conlldeuce amounts to much, as At tell Is a strong 2 to 1 favorite in the betting. It is argued that Sullivan, having been fretting and working to get down to 123, cannot get back to his normal state of mind and body in time to mnke a. winning showing with the clever Hebrew. Bettors are offering even money that Attell will win inside of fifteen rounds and there are few takers on the Sullivan end.--. PROMISED WIFE HE'D SUC1DE And AVeber Would Have Kept His Word Hut For His Little Brother. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Chicago, April 30. To keep a promise he had made while his wife was dying In his arms at the Michael Reese hospital, Tuesday, John Web er, of Hermitage avenue, a teaming contractor, attempted to commit sui cide by swallowing three ounces of carbolic acid at his home. While taking the last Bwallow Weber was seen by his nine-year-old . brother, Arthur, who struck the bottle from his hands and called a physician. Mrs, Weber died a few minutes later. According to Emma Weber, n sister of John Weber, he had been ut the hospital most of the time dur ing the past week, and when hH wife was dying he held her head in his arms and told her he would not live long afted Bhe died. To Amend Sherman Law. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, April 30 -Senator Charles L. Dick, of Ohio, has Intro duced a bill to amend the Sherman anti-trust law, which provides that the provisions of the act shall not apply to agreements or combinations of laboring men for the purpose of lessening hours of labor or Increas ing wages, or to associations of horti culturists and agriculturists, to en hance the prices of. farm products. 2 MEN RESCUE WOMAN FROM m R00R1 FIRE TO With smoke- streaming out of every window, ''Mr. Jim Robertson and Mr. Loiinie Lumsden, standing in the window of the second floor of the W. H. King Drug; Company this af ternoon, held a ladder In place with their hands while Miss Hello Hayes descended. She was rescued from a possible death, becouse the fire alarm system refused to work and there was no other way of saving her. Mr, Roltcrtson, who is a Seaboard engineer, smashed the glass with" his hand so that Miss Hayes might de scend. After doing this he and Mr. fiiimsdcii held the frail ladder while she came down. His hand was bruis ed and bleeding, yet, he dung to the ladder. Miss Hayes displayed much nerve, descending the small ladder, with smoke and heat on every side. She was taken to the Commercial .Na tional'' Hank' anil was all right in a few minutes, i ."Don't1 put it in the paper," Miss Hayes pleaded to a reporter, who Johnson Doing (By Leased Wire to The Times) Detroit, April 30 An elaborate non-partisan program of entertain ment has been arranged for Coy, J. A. Johnson, of Minnesota, who ar rived here yesterday to lecture be fore the Western high school at the Alumni association. Arriving in the city from the upper peninsular,: he was met hy a commit tee oT thirty prominent democrats and escorted' to the Pontechartrain hotel. : Governor Fred M. Warner, of Michigan, a republican, joined Governor Johnson after breakfast in an automobile tour of the city. The Wholesalers' Association of Detroit entertained the two governors at luncheon. : In the afternoon Gov. Johnson was escorted to the Detroit Chicago baseball game, returning to the Pontechartrain for dinner, fol lowed by a public reception. After his lecture in Light Guard armory, BODY OP RICH KANSAN HERE! Warkentin Was Shot By Acci dent On Train In Holy Land (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Xew York. April 30. The body of Bernard Warkentin, the wealthiest man of Newton, Kas., was brought to New York today on the North German Lloyd liner Koenig Albert from the Holy Land, where he was shot and killed by accident by a young Turkis.li nobleman while on a railroad train. By a strange coincidence Mr. Warken tin had postponed the trip abroad until he had seen completed a $25,000 mauso leum In the Newton cemetery. Mrs. Warkentin today was bitter against Cnlted States Minister Irish man at Constantinople because of the way she said he had acted after having been informed of the killing of Mr. Warkentin. Mrs. Warkentin said the United States minister's chief anxiety was apparently to have her sign a re lease exculpating the young Turk. who had killed her husband and had been captured after a chase, following his escape from the railroad train. The Warkentlns left the west for a trip to he Holy Land in February. They were traveling from 'Damascus to Bclreut when Mr. Warkentin was shot. The Turk was In a neighboring compartment of the train on his way to a lion hunt. He unslung his revolver belt and, In spite of the protests of the guard, started to clean his weapons. A revolver was discharged and the bul let penetrated the compartment parti tion and struck Mr, Warkentin in the chest, Imbedding itself In his lungs. sought of her an interview. "I don't want anything sensational." She' re fused to tell her name. Miss Hayes Is an employe of the W. H. King Drug Company and was at work on the third floor when the fire started. ' In the basement of the drug store was stored a lot of chemicals and the liremcu kept a stream of Water pouring on this part. Two other streams were used on the building, but the fire looked good to spread to the Raleigh Furniture Company building, which adjoins. At 5 o'clock the steamer was brought out and yet another stream was turned on. Had the firemen not risked their lives in their efforts to keep any of the chemicals from exploding,--:' the whole building would doubtless have been wrecked, for in the basement were 'alcohol, .benzine, gasoline and other inflammable sub stances. : The fire was under control shortly after 5 o'clock. The damage will amount to several thousand dollars. Michigan; Gov. Johnson was banqueted at the Pontechartrain by prominent local democrats. Bryan Delegates Really For Johnson. Chicago, April 30 Frederick II. Lynch, manager of the Johnson head quarters, will arrive in Washington today for a conference Willi southern congressmen Interested in the John son campaign for the democratic nomination.. Lynch has received many encouraging advices from the south and 'is .figuring on the South Atlantic states supporting Johnson in the Denver convention.: Many delegates from the south west who have been instructed for Bryan have written headquarters that personally.' they are favorable to Johnson and will vote for him after one or two Bryan ballots. Besides his Detroit speech today Gov. Johnson was heard at Ann Ar bor today and nt. .Rock Island Friday. WOMEN DESCEND ON THE CAPITAL Will Tell President Better Halves Shouldn't Have All Eights There Are (By Leased Wire to The -Times.)'.-, New York, April 30. One hundred and fifty women, set -against suffrage for their sex, reached New York to day on their way to Washington, where they will protest In the most vigorous manner against the nation granting more liberties to the better halves of the land. The .number-' will be rein forced In the capital city tomorrow by 8."0 more whose Ideas are similar In overy respect, and who, too, will tell the nation's executive that a woman's place Is In close Juxtaposition to the baby carriage and the kitchen stove; and far, far from the voting booth. The delegates represent the National j League. of Women Workers from the state of Massachusetts. The organi 'zatlon Is for the social welfare of its 'members, but since the. suffrage move. ,ment has started the young women have started to battle aga'nst the alms of Its followers. The convention In Washington will last until Sunday. Tommy Scully Easy For Coulon. Waukegan, 111., April 30-Johnny Coulon, bantam weight champion of I the world, easily , whipped Tommy Scully In their bout before the Cubs Athletic Club last night. ;- The decis ion waB given Coulon In the ninth by Referee Ed. Cliff, who stopped the milling to save Scully from needless punishment. CONVENTION IS VERYTAMETODAY Credentials Committee Out to Hear Delegation Disputes From Several Couniies PRICE IS CHAIRMAN No Questicn About Sodorse ment oI Taft By North Caro line Republicans (fpcclal to The ''Evening Times.) Greensboro, X. C.,' April 30. The re publican state convention met at 1 clock with the Grand filled. It v. as failed to order by Chairman -Adams, who .delivered a long address and named A. H. - .price, of Salisbury, as temporary chairman. W. A. Hilder brand w as. made '-temporary. ..secretary ind J. Ij. Rendleman assistant.. Mr. Price : addressed the convention Contests were reported- from A'a- mance, Durham, Guilford, :jMrMamp ton, Nash, Pender, Wilson fin J Wau-ta'uga.- Chairman. -Price .appointed the credentials committee and the conven tion adjourned until 3 o'clock. . PETER'S PENCE- WILL REACH HEAVY AMOUNT THIS YEAR. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) New York. April 3". It is estimated that the Peter's pence collection -of -the tholic diocese of New York this ye-'r will '.amount -.-to at least $250.flt'0, while it may reach the grand total of $?00, 000. when the returns from all the churches have been , learned. This is probably the largest amount contri buted by any diocese, not only In the l.'nited States but throughout the world..' ' Pi ter's pence is so called because it is the maintenance of paper household ihd constitutes the .vole, Income of the pontiff, since the revenue formerly granted by the Italian government has n discontinued sine v the refusal of Pius -IX to accept it, when his.' tem poral power.' was .."revoked by the gov-, eminent many decades ago. SMOKY CITY MAY SEE CAR STRIKE (By Leased. Wire to The Times) Pittsburg, Pa., April So; Unless the Pittsburg Railway company arranges I. compromise or withdraws the propo sition made Us employes, there will bo strike on all city and suburban lines tomorrow. . This was agreed to last vening, when over I.T'iO men met at Old City hall before midnight and voted llmost unanimously against the com panies' proposition. At an early hour this morning the vote of the men", who .work on the cars was taken. There are 1.100 of these, and the officials of the m:ion say there Is little doubt as to how the men voted. Early In March It was voted to re ject the companies proposition, but It was arranged to take another vote. Decoy Letter Catches Girl Robber. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Meridian, Miss., '..-April 30. Mary Mitchell, a pretty white girl only 14 years old, was brought to Meridian yes terday by a deputy .United. Mates mar shal. She entered a plea of guilty of robbing the malls and forging iiames to checks t-tolen from lett. rs. She was caught ..by -means' of a 'decoy letter. .MESSAGES TO CYCLOXE SI Fl'ERERS GO FREE The following lias been re ceived from division head quarters by Manager Ban nister, of the Western Union office: "You are authorized to transmit free, messages offer ing aid to sufferers In the south caused by the recent cyclone disaster when author ized by regularly organized committees or public officers handling the matter. L. J. MAXWELL, Superintendent." Business Troubles Lack of Confidence, Declares (By Leased Wire to The Times.) St. Louis, Mo., April 30. The first note in the ''let us alone" move ment in behalf of 'business was sounded. by B. F. Yokum, chairman of the executive committee of the Rock Island system, in an address before the traffic officers of 15 rail roads who were guests of the St. Louis Traffic Club at a banquet. Other addresses were delivered by B. D. Caldwell, vice-president of the Lackawanna & "Western, and C. A. Blood, freight traffic manager of the Lehigh Valley. After an exhaustive review of rail way and industrial conditions and the depressing effect of constant agitation upon the public mind, Mr. Yokum said : ,. "I have endeavored to outline to you the conditions in the business life of the country today with es pecial reference to the railroad situ SECRETARY OFF ON PANAM A TRIP Sails This Afternoon on Tour of Inspection, Not of Politics (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Washington. April SO Secretary, of War T.'ift, who returned from New York yesterday, leaves Washington again this afternoon for Charleston, ! S. C., where he will go aboard the I'nited States cruiser Prairie for Pan ama. He will be accompanied by Richard Reed ''Rogers', general coun sel of , the isthmian canal commis sion. FIRST Ol'TIJHF.A K OF SAILORS STARTS OVER $ MEAL (By Leased Wire to The Times) Santa llarha ra. Cal., April 30 The first serious outbreak on the part of the seamen on shore leave from, the Atlantic fleet occurred last night, when several hundred sailors ick, in State street. Two sailors last i that heard Dr. Dix preach what ; furnish remounts and horse equip night demurred whcm Scnlck charged j proved to be his lust sermon Easter j ment for officers below the rank of them '$-. for a iueal. Later large i sunduv could hardly believe the aged'! major required to be mounted, or, crowds of the men from Hid-fleet' at tacked the place. The sailors removed the United States flag and 'bunting-' from the building before wrecking it. SMALL ACTIVE IK (fly Leased Wire to The Times) '.';. Washington, April 30- Another step in the Atlantic deeper water ways project was taken when, as the result of a 'conference with the con- I gressional sub-committee that has been looking.-after the matter, Con gressman Small, of North Carolina, introduced in the house a concurrent resolution carrying the Poston-to-Beaufort proposition south from Beaufort to Key West. Mr. Small's resolution is the re sult of an understanding in behalf of LIIO JlllllUUV A. V ,,,.. "11,1 sociation and is in hamiony with the original j.osum-io-ueauiun imi in- trn,liwnfl hv Prewident Mnnrp of that association. GREAT TIMBER COMBINE TO a BK STARTED IX ST. LOUS t)l (By Leased Wire to The Times) St. Louis, April 30 lumbermen I representing companies comprising in their holdings about 5,000,000 acres, or practically all the yellow pine timber if the soutn, are torming 0 a holding corporation or merger to 0' conserve tho slmber supply and to maintain equitable prices. It is stated that tho proposed organization will be capitalized for $300,000,000. CHANNEL PLANS ation, and I have said that we ail agree that they are due to a lack of confidence on the part of the busi ness community. What'-. I have said regarding the railroads - is equally true of the merchants and manufac turers of this country that honest, strong and energetic body that is brave in, any emergency, but never more brave than now. "Let the central commercial ci'i-'s of America demand that every mar, who will have anything to do with the selection of representatives have due warning of their fate should they continue to further place barriers in the way of honest commerce. "I believe that if the manufac turers and merchants of the great commercial centers would unite on a. remedy that every commercial cen ter of America would follow their lead and vigorously advance the cause, which would restore a period of lasting, prosperity." MAN NG WILL SUCCEED OR, DIX Best Plum Within Gift of Epis copal CSiurch to Be Announ ced After Funeral (By Leased Wire to The Times) New York, April 30 Following the funeral of Rev. Dr. Morgan Dix, the' venerated, and Venerable rector of Trinity, the rectorship of the cor poration, the biggest within the gift of the Episcopal church in this coun try, will, it is said, be assumed by Rev. Dr. William T. Manning, at present -assistant- rector , of Trinity and vicar of St. Agnes chapel. At j Dels, majors, and first lieutenants the time Dr. Manning was" made as- $500 per annum, captains $600, sec sistant rector, four years ago, he de- ond lieutenants $300, and cadets dined the offer of the see of tho ? 100. bishop of Harrisburg at the solicita-, On this schedule the salaries 'will Hon of the vestry of Trinity. ': He" be: Major-general, $8,000 per an nas been assistant at Trinity since . nuni; brigadier general, $6,000; the elevation of Dr. Dix. ' J colonel, $4,000; lieutenant-colonel, Arrangements for the burial of ; $3,500;- major, $3,000; captain, $ 2, Dr. Dix will be announced today, He : 400; first lieutenant, $2,000; second t will, it is said, probably be laid to rest jn Trinity" church-yard." Persons prelate, whose delivery at that tune was marked by remarkable vigor, had passed away last night after a sick - ness which was only realized to be serious within the last few days. SUICIDE LEAVES HIS ALL TO POOR ( By Leased Wire to The Times) X, w York; ; April HO. After having written- a -remarkable letter, in which he bi'oucathed 'his body to the Belle- vue hosjltal nieiueai coim'kp ami . ni worldly possessions, consisting of $182,; "for the benefit of some poor, worthy people," Francis Black, whose address is unknown, committed suicide in Cen tral Park today. The body was found near West drive and one Hundredth street. At Black's side lay a bottle which had contained a, mixture of port wine and poison, while pinned to the lapel of a .'neat-fit - .slvlish coat was this letter ' ... I am tired of life. I suppose my Christian friends will point the linger of si em at ine for my 'Impious act, hut let them be charitable in their judgment. I was born in this woria without being consulted, and l recog--1 nuge plant at Philadelphia In opera uize the right of no one to Judge me. , tlon This modern wizard promises There Is nothing beautiful In this revolutionlze the gold Crop of the world. As 1 Journey through life I ob-1 ... serve nothlnii but hypocrisy, deceit andwol 'a' " , .y . ' selrtshness on every side. For the fu-1 Tne Iast demonstration has been ture I have no fear. Specters and given that is necessary to prove that phantoms of other words, with their my invention is scientifically and Impossible hells, have no place in my brain. Please use the money found on me, amounting to $182, for the benefit of Rome poor worthy people. Please give my body to Bellevuo hospital med ical college. OUTLAW HARPER LANDED AT LAST Caught in Tennessee Moun tains By Posse of United CAPTURE IS EFFECTED By Making Fugitive Believe House Where He'd Taken Refuge Was on Fire (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Chattanooga, Tenn., April 30.- A special from Copper Hill, Tenn., states that a posse of Tennessee and Geor gia citizens and United States officers have captured in the mountains of Fannin county, Tenn., the notorious outlaw, John Harper. Harper murder ed Allison England near Blue Ridg over a year ago. '.'',."' He was arrested and Incarcerated In jail in Atlanta, February 1, pending his appeal to the Georgia supreme court for the murder of Sheriff Keith of Mur ray county, Ga., in July, 1907. Re wards amounting to nearly J900 were out for his arrest, which was accom plished by making him believe the house in which he was concealed was being burned down. PAY OF ARMY OFFICERS Raised By Senate and House Con ferees on Army Bill. (By Leased Wire to The Times.S Washington, April 30. The sen ate and house conferees on the army bill have, reached an agreement. The senate conferees receded from the amendment fixing the pay of officers on a percentage basis. Instead, a schedule was adopted Increasing the pay of major-generals, brigadier generals, colonels, lieutenant-cplo- I lieutenant, $1,700, and cadets, $600. I The . conference agreement also if an officer' provides his own mount ! he shall receive $150 per annum for ! one horse and $200 for two horses, The conferees adopted the senate amendment for increased pay for enlisted men, with the understanding that there shall be no bonus for re enlistment. ... The senate amendment providing $1,000,000 for field manoeuvres and Bummer encampments was retained. The appropriations for officers' quar ters was reduced $500,000. Besides he above principal points at issue bet ween the two houses, many minor differences were adjusted and a com plete agreement reached. . WILL INCREASE GOLD CROP. . Hunter Says Ho Can Transmute Base Metals Into Real Stuff. (By Leased Wire to The Tlmss) Chicago, April 30 Eighteen months hence, Rudolph M. -Hunter says, he will be manufacturing 24 karat gold at the rate of $100,000, 000 annually. Transmutation of sil ver and baser metals into gold Is his secret, and he declares he can pro duce the finer metal in quality to defy the government experts as to its origin and in quantity to keep the Philadelphia mint busy the year round, - , Mr. Hunter Is In Chicago attend- i mg to the nnal details ot getting a commercially correct, and the com pletion of the plant, which is to be gin at once, will mark the beginning of a new epoch In the commercial history of the world."