Only Afternoon Paper Betvcen Richmond
LAST EDITION.
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VOLUME 30.
Frisco Does Pretty
Well lBy Jolly Tars
Hall California's Population
Turns Out to See Big Fleet
Enter Golden Gate
FIGHTING BOB EVANS
Gets Tremendous Ovation as
He Drives About City Look
ing Thin and Pale
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
San Francisco, Cal.i May 7.- San
Francisco rose to the crowning
heights of patriotism and affection
today to do honor to the American
fleet within its harbor. Twenty-six
splendid ships of war steamed
through the Golden Gate yesterday
and cast anchor within the shadow
of the United States fort.
For days and days the sailors have
been saving up for their arrival at
'Frisco, the big event of the world
cruise, it marks the culmination of
a long trip, and the enthusiastic re
ception being tendered them evi
dences the feelings of the people. At
daybreak today, when the first rays
of the sun (lashed on the waters of
the hay, they revealed the stately
lines of the American armada danc
ing at. anchor, .the great Rray walls
of the ships with the ripping and
grim towers which were set off by
the Hashing of flags which sent their
messages from ship to ship.
Never had tld, scarred, battle
bcatcn 'Frisco seen a sight so awe
inspiring am' importing as that, ores
cent line of battleships swung put la
proud array and typifying the mari
time strength of the nation. Even
at dawn, sightseers and visitors were
aboard. The crowds in the street
were large, and many thronged t lie
hilltops to get a first glimpse of the
warlike scene in the harbor. The
morning sua glinted from the deco
rations in t he st reets and on the resi
dence and office buildings.
Hunting flaps from every building,
the star-spangled banner, flaunts in
every breeze, and gayly-dressed
maidens wit :i red, white and blue
ribbons are seen everywhere. Chi
nese lantern adorn every section of
I lie city. The parks are resplendent
in their holiday attirtv The national
regalia, significant, of patriotism and
friendship, is seen everywhere.
When the first boatload of blue
jackets landed, they were greeted
Willi a prolonged cheer and escorted
by an impromptu' committee com
posed of every person who could get
near. them. The sights which met
Jack's eve In 'Frisco today were an
exaggeration of what he had seen all
the way up the coast. At I os Ange
les the reception was cordial and at
Santa liarhara and Monterey he was
greeted effusively, but the manner In
which he was received at 'Frisco
eclipsed them all. He is the hero,
the Hon of the hour, and no one man
can do enough to please him.
The hotels were deserted early In
the morning and every launch mid
craft In the harbor was pressed into
service to carry the sightseers out to
the fleet, where they could look over
the great men-of-war and meet the)
sailors in their home upon the wave.
Some of the visitors were from down
the coast, where they had already
seen the fleet and greeted the sailors
at other towns where the armada
had stopped, but apparently they
could not satiate their patriotic hun
ger. They wanted to feast their eyes
on those great, wall-sided machines
of war and to see the picturesque
steamers, drilled to the minute and
correct in every martial detail. They
liked to look on the manner in which
the great Bhips were kept, the ex
treme neatness and cleanliuoss of
the quarters, aud the fighting equip
ment.. The. town was early filled today.
Visitors aud Jolly tars rubbed elbows
and tho roadways were thronged with
automobiles and carriages, while the
harbor was likewise gay and splen
did with every sort of craft, each
decked with, the colors of the coun
try and carrying men and women out
to the line of ships. .
Tremendous Ovation For Evans.
The reception yesterday when Ad
miral Robley D. Evans In the flagship
(Continued on Page Seven.)
THE RALEIGH EVENING TIME
GULF CANAL MEN
MEET AT MOBILE
Plan to Dig Waterway From
Mississippi at New Orleans
to Atlantic
Mobile, Ala., May 7. The conven
tion' of the gulf Coast Canal Associa
tion convened at noon today at the
rooms of the : Commercial Club.
Quite a number of delegates were
present and others are expected this
afternoon. Hon. John Craft, presi
dent of the Commercial Club of Mo
bile, presided over today's meeting.
Mayor P. J. Lyons delivered an ad
dress welcoming the delegates to Mo
bile. Among ot:ior important ad
dresses were those of Warren B.
Reed, of New Orleans, ''La,, whosse
subject was "The inter-Coastal Ca
nal and Its Outlet to the Gulf in the
State of Louisiana." . .
Leland J. Henderson, secretary of
the Appalachicola board of trade,
.s;oke on waterways and the pur
poses of the canal, Mr. Henderson
said: ;- . '' -
"The purpose. 'of the convention is
to discuss the : feasibility of an In
land, waterway from New Orleans and
the Mississippi river to Appalachi
cola river, i hence across the penin
sula of Florida, thence across to the
Atlantic inland waterways advocated
by the Atlantic Development Water
ways Association.
"If the convention decides .In. favor
of the waterway, it is proposed to go
into permanent organiaztioii, elect
officers and an executive committee
for each state interested, appoint one
or more delegates to attend the na
tional convention to be held in Wash
ington on May 13, interest the con
gressional representation and busi
ness interest of the gulf states to fa
vorable action, and endorse other
meritorious, waterway' propositions."
Among the speakers tonight will
he Charles J. Swift, of Columbus,
Ga., father of the proposition to con
nect by '.anal the Tennessee river
with the Chattahoochee, thence go
by the Apalaehicola to the gulf.
JliceL
Countess
i By Leased Wire to The Times;)
Bellofontni.ie, O, May 7. Tho
Countess of : Warwick, Kngland's
fatuous socialist agitator, will be pit
ted against Alice 'Roosevelt Long
worth, daughter of the president of
the .United States, in the congres
sional campaign In the eighth Ohio
district this fall. That both women
will make speeches from the stump
hu.i just been announced.
Some weeks ago Congressman
Nicholas Longworth told Kalph D.
Cole, of Findlay, republican nomi
nee, whose lucky flipping of a coin
(By Leased Wire to'. Tho Times.)
Bridgeport, O., May 7 Tho throe
story brick building occupied by tho
Hicks Hardware Company Is In
flames, and the entire business sec
tion of the town Is threatened with
destruction. One mun la reported
fatally burned.
Nothing Doing, Hays Hiirrlnmn.
New York. May 7.The meting of the
board of director! of the Union Pacific
Ra'lroad company, rclicduled for to
day, was not held. Meetings of the
executive committee of the Union Pa
cific and Southern Pacific were held,
but following tfiolr nilJournniiMit It was
admitted only routine matters had
been taken uu.
TOWNLIKELYTO
GOUPINFLAMES
RALEIGH.
KENTUCKY RACES GUNNESS WOMAN
ML CONTINUE
Court of Appeals Declares Leg-
al Purchase of Conization
Pools on Courses
( By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Frankfort,- Ky., .May V. As the
result of a decision of the court of
appeals, holding that the statutes of
Kentucky exempt from arrest, indict
ment or punishment the seller or
purchaser of combination or French
mutual pools on a racecourse during
a race meeting, the .future of thor
oughbred racing in Kentucky, which
has hung in the ''balance several days,
is settled 'and racing in Kentucky
will continue undisturbed in the fu
ture. '
The interpretation of the law, as
constructed by the court of appeals,
nnfi of the most vital and 1 ill nor t-I
.tin opinions - nauueu uowu uj tins j
court -in many years. The hundreds I
of thousands of dollars now invested
in thoroughbred and light , harness j
horses are safe, and the favorite
sport and pastime of Kentuckians;
will not be disturbed again.
This opinion comes because Mayor,
Giinsfead, of 'Louisville', 'attempted to.'
send to: Churchill .; Downs racetrack, j
just outside the city limits, a squad
of police to arrest 'persons attending
the race '-meeting w uo sold French !
mutual pools and combination pools,!
. . , , . , , , .
and also persons who purchased
those pools.
To prevent embarrassment, the di
rectors of the Louisville Jockey. Club
sought an in junction restraining the
mayor and the -police-' from interfer
ing with the sale of the poois, and
this restraining order was granted
by Judge Kivby.' y
The court, suys the sale fat the com-b;'nnt'..-t.
'r V'-t. .:h pools on race
tracks during race meetings is ex
empted under the law, but that it Is
tho only form of speculation permit
ted on the tracks.
Persecuted, Wife Xo. ii Claims.
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Knlla, Mo.,- -May 7.--' n a i-liiirgi that
In- h;Hl Un co wives; one ill Chii'Ugo, one
ill New Y oik city. and the.. -other In
Newbui'r,', , Mo., Lueieii Pickett.. Wild
ropiweiiied himself to be a .Wealthy
financier, wax arrested today at Ncv,
hurg. -.; I'ii kett's New burg wife, a
handsome woman nf "1, says Picket!
Is being per.-i elite 1 by a couple of
jealous women who have no legal claim
on him. .
to Stum
broke in ', his favor in tho deadlock
that had caused a second convention
Here, that ho and his wife would
make speeches in the district for Mr.
('ale, against whom a bitter light is
being made this year.
Yesterday K. C. Wharton, of Ken
Ion, the socialist candidate, an
nounced that the Countess of War
wick had agreed to visit the district
on a speechmaking tour in his be
half. It Is said the countess will
make a money'-' contribution to the
campaign, believing a chance to put
a real socialist In the United States
congress is at hand.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Denver, Col., May 7 Train rob
bers crept luto an express car on the
Hlo Grando road early today, over
powered the messenger, and, when
the train was under way made a de
liberate search for monej. They
murdered the messenger, Charles W.
Wright, when he managed to free
himself and showed fight. The booty
thoy secured was only $10 in, money.
Then they escaped. Wright's body
was found when the train arrived In
Denver, , ; ,
-The Trinity College Glee Club
will give a concert In naney Hall to
night. .
TRAIN ROBBERS
KILLMESSENGER
and Atlanta With' Leased Wire
N. C, THURSDAY, MAY
WAS PRETTY BAD
Head of Murder Bureau That
Enticed Affinities to House
and Killed to
YOUNG BESSIE VYALLACE
Held as Girl Who PriaMy Has
Key to Unlock Many Grew
sonie Mysleries
c o o o o o o o :
This was Bello. (iiinness's
.'matrimonial ad. with which
she lured victims:
' '; ; PKKSONA!
Comely widow, who owns
large farm in one of tin- finest
districts in Laporii county;
Ind.; desires to 'nake ike ne-
quuintance of serilemair.
. equally well provijed,. with
view of joining fortunes. ..No .
.replies by letter considered .
unless sender is willing to l'ol
. low answer with ' personal '
visit.
o o o o o o o .o o o o :
,. ( Hy. Leased Wire to The Times-')
Lapoito. Ind., May 7 An ahiii:iing
do.wlopnlent in the GunneKS whole
sale murder mystery .came today,
when information was .placed in the
hands of the officials hr : e establish,
iag the active 'connect ion of Mrs,
Belle (Silliness, whose '.oil'- was sup
posed to have, lietrii lotrnil ti.' the baser
inent of the burned home with her
tliree children, with a Norwegian
matrimonial agency near lola. Wis.
Another important feature is the ar
rest of Besie Wallace, a girl-believed
to know many of Kay l.aniphcro's
secrets, and who is thought to hold
the key to the solution nf the trage
dies, :' : ''.-'; .'
There: is evidence rapidly accumu
lating that. Mrs. Guiltless, was. the ac
tual head of the organization, which
was in reality a .'.murder bureau, the
persons answering its advertisements
being sent to the. Guiltless farm to
meet ."afflnil.es" they -sought and thus
lured to death al the hands of Belle
Gnnness, the ogress of the house of
il hundred locks'' ; aiid her alleged
partner in crime, 'Hay Laiuphorc.
''Positive evidence that several men
and women whose bodies are now in
the morgue at Laporte were sent to
' ; (Continued on l'iige Seven.)
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O Howie Hiiln'l LeavcMucli. O
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O (I!y LeasOil Wile t'l Tlle Times)
O Wiiiiki'gan. III.. .May 7 - O
O The appraisers d' I lie estate O
O or the late Dr. John Alex- O
O under Dowlo 'have' just Hied O
O their report, showing the O
O value of ilie csyi'e to be O
O $1,200. ' . . O
O .Mrs. Dowie was awarded O
O only $4 (hi as her share as O
O the widow. Gladstone gets 0
O the other jtnti. O
O - ..-.' O
0 O O O O 0 o o o o o o o o o
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
St. Louis, Mo.. May 7- Tho Boston
and New York train on the Big Four
leaving hero at lit',!, a. m. today
was wrecked at Shclbyvllle, 111. The
wreck occasioned considerable delay
to Incoming trains. According to the
train dispatchers of th Big Four, no
one was hurt In the wreck and the
damage was slight.
Goldficld Wants .loluison-nurns.
(By Leased Wire to The Times.')'
Ooldfleld, Nov., May 7. -Jack Cur
Icy todny formed a syndicate that of
fers a purse of :!.".0iK) for Johnson and
Burns to light ut this cuuip Labor day.
Biu FOUR TRAIN
WRECK INMI
7, 1908.
BAD MAN FERRIS
ADMITS WRECK
Says
lie Tried to Dynamite
Burlington Flyer in Mount
tains of Montana
( By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Untie, Mont.", May 7, Lewis Fer
ris, 21, arrested as a suspect Monday
morning, last evening confessed that
he dynamited the Burlington ."flyer"
last. Friday night, causing the death
of Engineer Hussy, Charles .Ming
and Firemaa George Khle. Ferris
was si en ai, t lie hospital, where he
was taken for trealiueut after 'being
slightly wounded by .Police Sergeant
Siusel, who fired at him to bring
about, bis arrest. Fessis' confession
is in substance as follows: :
"1 went to the Tivoli brewery sa
loon first on Friday night. Then I
w'nt to the W. . Peterson mine and
broke".. oft the lock on the cabin. ... .: I
stole'. 4 3 sticks of .powder., two pocket
knives, eight caps and two hammers.
I put half of these on the board
crossing and went into the mills and
hid the balance.
"I threw the knives away. That
is" all there is to it. -1 was in the
hills ,sput,h.:of the creek, , watching
for the explosion, when I saw the
flash. I came dowii toward, the train,
but as I heard the cries of the in
jured men I was frightened and fled.
I went away and did not conie home
for several dayys.
"I was trying to .pawn a -rifle'; I
i'.tole at Mouse creek when Sinsel got.
rue. I 1 tied to hold up the Northern
Pacific al Welch Spur two weeks
ago, butthose fools they got in the
jail made a botch of the job for in.1."
Ferris lives about 1.000 yards
from the scene of the crime. The re
wards will amount to about $3.3u0.
Ferris' parents are hardwo'-kins,
honest people. : " V ' . , ,
KKTCHKLI- STILL IS I -'.HOfJITK
PVKK SI I.I.IV.W IX nUTTIXO.
( lly Leased Wire 'to The Times) ;
San. Kiiinei i. -. Cii'l;.,: .May 7. Stanley
Kejeliell. Die tunly Mi' hit:Hr liiiildle
v.tIkIiL' 'tUi .bolds l'livnrite. iiver Jack
(Twin ) Sullivan in : the lie! I ing at 1"
lii ! f'ut- Ilieij- :.;.-! iuii;i finlit, to ti)ke
lilae" lit. t'lUtiiiih's 'arena.' Saturday nf
tei'iiiioii. ;
Tor.iiirr'iw the men will do the last
of - their lui.' il wm k. P.nxiin; will then
lie cut mit and only enough Ry'mmi.i
iiiln exelei -e indulged In t ke, -p them
in cundil Inn. Until lighters . ; are nt
weight Mild full . nf ciinlidenre.. '..'.
Wood Pulp Men
Wisconsin
i Ity l as'-l Wire tn T ii- Times. I
Appleimi, is.; May 7. --A dozen
or titore prominent- wood pulp liuinii
faeturers and word pulp -".-supply
men of the middle west held a secret
meeting here .yesterday to discuss the
efforts now being made to have con
gress remove t'iie; tariff 'on their pro
duct and to prepare a ri'iiort to con
gress of their side of the question.
It is understood each company is
lo furnish a report of Its busl.iess
and a committee of three is to go to
Wiislilugion, Word having been re
ceived from Congressman Kuster-
50 MEN IN PERIL
(By Leased Wire to The, Times)
New i'ork. May 1. Fifty' men" on
hoard the four mai Ur Pi ter Riekmers,
which wont ashore Thursday on the
Long island coast, are In peril of being
waFbcd Into the sen today, as the ves
sel Is being pounded to pieces In the
Colubers of a southeast gale.
The 30 moil of the -regular1 crew and
20 of a wrecking crew hud been busy
sincB the vessel went aground on tho
i'hoals, removing her valuable 'cargo.
Instead of leaving the disabled vessel
at thn first signs of the eomlns storm
lnt night, they remained aboard and
were aroused enrly; today by the
swinging of the vessel on tho shallows.
All hands turned out, but the sea was
already running so hlflh that it was
Impossible any longer to get to shore.
ON A SCHOONER
and Fall Presa
Another Incendiary
Tenement
ALL NIGHT FIRE
IN NEW ORLEANS
Does Damage of Half Million
to Business District of
Crescent City
( lly- Leased Wire to The Times)
New Orlciins, May 7 -A spectacu
lar blaze lasting through the night,
and still burning caused $."0U, 000
damage and for a time threatened an
entire block in the heart of the bus
iness, district: '. No water was avail
able for some , time, and the flames
made great head way before the water
towers were put in working order.
Several firemen had harrow escapes
on rickety-. 'ladders- and. bursting rot
ten hose added to the danger.
The .business houses burned "were
among the largest of their kind in
New Orleans and employed hundreds
of people. : At present it seems -that
all three-Will be almost total losses.
About half is covered by insurance.
Estimated losses are as follows: F.
F, Hansell & Brother, Limited, stock,
$101!, 000: Hansell bui'ding, owned by
the Nevy Orleans Mortgage Real Es
tate .Security company, ?l 00,000;.. H,
It Stevens .& Coninany," ciothiers,
stock.: $ i.2."i,0;)0 ;. '' Stevens building,
owned by : Tulane educational fund,
$73,000; Jules Dreyfous, dry goods,
damage by fire and water, $130,000;
Dreyfous building, owned by C. C.
Cnrdill. $3,000., The miscellaneous
!lff r. ai'v ??,00u.; -
M K( 'H A X ICS A X I ) TIUPKSMKX
OKT CASH 1'ltO.M ( AltXKGli:.
New York,. 'May 7. Andrew C.'irnepie
h is 'given" S"lii'.0li more. In the General
Sm-ieiy of Meehanies ninl Triulesiilen
id' the eit-v uf New Vork, bringing thi'
total of liis.'gifls In that body up In
?fc7.'iii.
Aiiniviliieenient of ilie fact was made
at .the .reguia'r. liiontiily meetliig of the
wieii-ty, when Uuali ietty. formerly its
ire.ideii(. read ii letter frinn .Mr.: t'ar
n'e'ifie in wiiieli lie referred to the in
st'Hutinn .as .wonderful .'.ind said it was
doing, lnnie good on a small sum of
1'ioiiey lliaii any. of Whieli he had
know lede.
Confer m
PapermillTown
n'lti.ii i hut the iiiiiiiufaet liters would
be called on In a few days. .
ilefore the lneeting .lohn (!. Han
rahan, of New York, who has been
working for IS mouths on a proposed
merger of the print paper and wood
pulp ..mills,' held' a conference with
several inanufaci ni""rs.. . -
Mrs. TagaurCs Smyscr Head.
Woo-ler. o.. May . 7. i:.-i'oni;i ess
man .Miiiifn 1.. Sinyser was Mrs. Tag
SartV 1' iidinir iittni iiey in the faninus
T;'pg.iit diVi.iee trial i wo years tit".
dropped dead at his lioiiie . Wednesday
evening of apoplexy; , :
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
i; liingtmi. M,iv 7.-.President and
.Mrs. l'.oo-evett left nt I1:.Hi o'clock this
morning for 1'ine Knot, Albtmarlu
county. Yn.. Where they will spend
about, four da vs. John Burroughs, th
naturalist and close. friend, of- the pres
ident wlio spent the night, at the white
h(uo; .accompanied : them . on the
special, train, as did also Johii L. Mc
Gia.v, fxecullve Clerk, two secret ser
vice men and two white house messen-
h' -CS-.
K. A. Kllswoilh Suspends.
New' York, May f. Announcement
was miiile today on "the t'onsnlidalod
eyeha live nf the. silt-pouslnn of H, A,
lillsworth.
PRESIDENT GOES
T00L0D0H0N
Dispatches
ALL THE UAEKET&
PRICE 5 CENTS.
House Fire
Torch fiend Gets in His Work
in Hebrew Quarter
Again Today
HUMAN CHAIN FORMED
To Save Women and Children
From Fighting Mob
on Fireescapes
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
New York. May 7. Heroic rescues
and deaths as frightful as even the hls
toi y of New York tenement fires can
show where features of two Incendiary
crimes early this morning-.
One fire was in Harrison street, Wil
liamsburg, where, fortunately, no lives
were lost. In the second fire, In Or
chard street, Manhattan, four lives
were, lost and scores escaped death In
the flames by the narrowest margin.
Following are the killed in the Man
hattan blaze:
F.va Berg, 53; Hattie Koppleman, 2
years. 6 months: Samuel Sachs, 10; un
identified man, burned beyond recogni
tion. " -
Among the Injured are Rosie Bier
man, 30; .Samuel Brand, 18; John Brad-n-v
21: Charles Frankel. nolleeman;
Leah Goldsmith, 4; Davis uoiasmun.
Uenjamin Goldsmith, 7. The burns and
injuries of several of these are ser
ious. In the fatal blaze on Orchard street .
two heroes dared deutlTtkne afH 4xH
to snatch' from; a red hot grating where
it lay the body of a child which had
been knocked out of the arms of its
mother." by the awful crush of a mad
dened crowd fighting for life on the
tin? escape.
These men, burned and blinded, gave
lnek from the flames and, while fire
men played streams of water on them,
others at least dragged the body loose,
but' in .doing: so tore off a leg which had
been wedged in the grating amid the
rush of 'flumes from the cellar below.
That the loss of life from the incen
diary's work was not greater was duo
in great measure to the work of these
two men who, with four police, form
ed a human chain and saved women
and children from a desperately light
iug moli on the rear fire escapes of the
tenement while flames shooting In the
windows singed their faces and added
to the terror of the panlcstricken ten
an'ls. .'','
Situated only a block away from the
seeno, of the fatal Allen street tire of
l ist year, in which 26 lives were aacrt
lieed to a tirebug's mania, the building
liiiined today was destroyed only after
two attempts within a week. Last Sat
urday' morning oil was scattered In the
'rear' hallway of the five-story tene-
men! which shelters 18 families and
w is discovered just in time to prevent
loss of life. That the same Incendiary
w ho was balked then accomplished his
purpose is regarded by the police as
en-tain.
Mrs. Berg, who lost her life In the
blaze, returning home last night, de
clared to her family she smelled oil In
the halls and, uneasy by her presenti
ment nf coining disaster, she refused
to retire. She did so only after much
raillery from her family. Today she
Is a victim of the flames.
STKKI(.-AXI) WIRK COLLUSIOX
TO FRKIj FEDERATj PROBE.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Washington, May 7. United States
District . Attorney : Asa P. French, of
Boston, spent today closeted with As
sistant District Attorney General Pur
dy on what was given out as "official
business connected with his office." It
Is believed he is here to consult the
attorney general concerning the probe
into tho steel and W' I re men's collusion
In Boston city contracts to which ref
erence whs made in the president's
la.'t message. Mr. French refused to
confirm or deny this.
NMJKO HAXGEI) TO TREE
BY MOB IN TEXAS.
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Texarkana, Ark., May 7. Immediate
ly following his preliminary trial at
Nil pies yesterday on the charge of a
sault to murder and rob, John Wil
liams, a negro, was taken In charge
by a mob and hanged to a tree near
the depot. -...
Williams was charged with assault
ing a white man at this place about a
month ago and was recently capturad
In PeiiHticola, Fia.
i