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RALEIGH, N. C, FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 190S.
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THE BATTLESHIP FLEET
MS ROOT
Tossed and Buffeted by the
Waves.
WORST WEATHER SINGE
FLEET LEFT
Supply Boat Arrives at Auckland
and Brings News of the Atlantic
Fleet Fleet Will Arrive Sunday.
Great Preparation Is Being Made
for the Reception to Sailors Of
ficial Visits Will Fill . Sunday's
(Program Parade Monday.
(By Leased Wire to The TlmeB. )
Auckland, N. Z., Aug. 7. The At
lantic battleship supply boat Culgoa
arrived here today, the forerunner
of the fleet which will arrive on Sun
day. The supply boat encountered
heavy weather and today received a
wireless message from the fleet, 360
miles away, stating that the sea was
rough and that the ships were toss
ing about, buffeted by wind and
wave. The weather is the worst that
has been encountered since leaving
Hampton Roads. The message fur
ther stated that the weather preclud
ed the possibility of daily evolutions.
All the plans are now complete
for the reception of the fleet in the
harbor and the entertainment of the
officers and crews. ' The fleet . will
anchor In two lines off the town,
with the Australian flagship in the
center flanked by the consorts En
countrer and Pioneer.
Official visits will fill the program
..on Sunday and. -thare -will be no pub
lic demonstration of any sort. . The
prime minister,' Joseph Ward, will
publicly ' welcome the ; visitors on
Monday. A large grandstand has
been erected upon the harbor front
at the Queen street quay. Members
of the cabinet and prominent resi
dents of other towns will be pres
ent to take part in the official cere
mony. Already the town is gayly
decorated in bunting and flags. Ar
rangements have been made for a
grand fireworks display and accom
modations have been provided for
hundreds of visitors.
A parade will be held on Monday
at the conclusion of which the mayor
of the city will welcome the visitors
on bohalf of the citizens. The prin
cipal officers of the fleet will lunch
with the mayor. Many social diver
sions have been planned during the
stay of the fleet.;
RAIN SAVES $50,000,000.
Corn Crop of Nebraska Gets Rain
Just When Most Needed Yield of
800,000,000 Bushels Expected.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Omaha, Neb., August 7 All Ne
braska is smiling over the effect on
the corn crop of the rain, which fell
practically over the entire state dur
ing yesterday. The rain, fell ''Just
where It was most needed. However,
not enough fell to make the corn crop
and there must be at least one more
good rain before the crop la assured.
This next rain can hold off two weeks
without the corn being damaged in
the least. Grain men are talking
a corn yield for Nebraska of from
250,000,000 to 300,000,000 bushels.
An average Nebraska yield is about
the first figure or even a little less.
The general effect of the rain Is
that It has added $50,000,000, which
would have been lost to the state If
no rain had fallen during the next
week or ten days.
OLYMPIC TEAM RECEPTION.
Arrangements About Completed But
Funds Short. ,
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
New York.' August 7 While the
arrangements for the reception of
the members of the American Olymp-,
le team which Is to take place on
August 29, are rapidly nearlng com
pletion there is, a cad lack of funds
to carry out the plane of the com
; mittee. -.
! At the city has no fund to cover
the expenses of the reception, the
committee on plan and scope of the
reception has appointed a financial
committee and appealed to the gen
eral publio for contributions to de
fray the expenses of welcoming the
home-coming athletes. ,
The committee Is an extensive one,
and every profession Is represented
on It
GERMANY TO THE
RESCUE OF COUNT
Great Purse Being Subscribed
to Zeppelin Fund.
ARE GIVING GENEROUSLY
More Than $270,000 Already Sub
scribed to Fund to Aid Zeppelin to
Construct Another Airship More
Than Half Million Will be Raised.
(By Cable to The Times.)
Berlin, Aug. 7. A national com
mittee has been formed at Stuttgart,
under the presidency of Prince Von
Hohenlohe-Langenbourg, to raise a
public subscription for Count Zep
pelin. Already more than $273,000
has been raised and the promises
received reach double this amount.
The subscription list of the Berlin
Borse totals over $25,000.
Senator Posshel, of Lubeck, and
the Essen Mine Company each have
given a similar sum and an anony
mous subscriber to the fund at Heid
elberg has contributed $5,000. The
total of the list, which is being cir
culated at Cologne, has reached $8,
500, of which amount the city coun
cil voted $2,500. From every city
In the: empire fioiwes the announce
ment of the opening of subscription
lists in addition to the government
grant of $125,000 to Count Zeppe
lin for the construction of another
airship.
Stick to Zeppelin. : :
(By Cable to The Times.)
good authority here that Herr Deur,
Count Zeppelin's chief engineer and
his collaborator in the construction
of his airships,' has refused an offer
of $500,000 from a group of Ameri
can capitalists to come to New York
and build an airship in the United
States. :
Brock and McFarland Fight.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Los Angeles, Cal., August 7 To
night before the Pacific Athletic
Club Packy McFarland will be given
an opportunity, to demonstrate that
he is a knock-out fighter and Phil
Brock will have a chance to show
cause as to why he should be seriou-j
ly considered as a topnotcher. The
men are scheduled to fight 10 rounds.
FALLING WALL KILLS i
WORKMEN IN TUNNEL
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
New York, August 7 Two men
were crushed to death and a third
so frightfully injured that ho begged j
his rescuers 'to shoot him, in the col- i
lapse of a tunnel being built In the '
main building of St. John's orphans' ;
home, at St. Mark's and Albany avs
nue today. ,'
The dead men are William Mc
Laughlin and Thomas Roche. W11-;
Ham Flnlayson, the third man, was
dying when he was finally taken from '
the huge pile of debris. j
The men were workmen employed t
In the tunnel construction. They
were working together when thej
walls collapsed and they werei
buried. An alarm of fire was sent in!
And police and firemen began the
work of rescue. Two bodies were
quickly taken out and the upper part
of Flnlayson's body was uncovered.
With the lower part ' of his body
crushed Flnlayson moaned In terri
ble agony.
"For God's sake, shoot me and put
me out of this agony," he cried to
the men.
Ambulances were called from St.
John's and St. Mary's hospitals. Fln
layson, as soon as he was gotten out,
was hurried to, the hospital.
London Bar Silver.
(By Cable to The Times)
London, August 7 Bar silver,
steady at 14 l-16d, decline, Vid.
F
BITE OF PET CAT
Terrified in Last Moments by
Vision of Feline.
VICTIM OF HYDROPHOBIA
Bitten by Pet a Months Ago and Dis
ease Developed Two Weeks Ago.
Suffered Horribly But Bore Her
Agony Bravely.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
New York, Aug. 7. -Haunted dur
ing her last hour by a terrifying vis
ion of the white cat that had at
tacked her a month before, her death
and inocculated her with the germs
of hydrophobia, Mrs. Jane Trumbull,
wife of a professional golf player,
died at her home in Baldwin, L. I.,
after her final lucid moments set
tling her business with deliberation
and courage equal almost to that dis
played by the late William H.
Marsh, of Broklyn, who died of rab -
bles after having received his death
wound twenty-four hours, before the
end.
The composure of Mrs. Trumbull
in the face of the horror of her start-
ling vision of the cat and the convul -
sions which grew more frequent and
violent at the final stages of the dis -
ease, was the more remarkable as
opiates were not, as in the case of
Mr. Marsh, administered in sufficient
quantities appreciably to ease her
agony. The horror of the situation
was increased, to her husband and
friends, by her repeated supplica-
tions to them to kill her. Strangely
enough, for several hours before her
death she was conscious and calm?
She directed the 'disposal of her ef-T
fects and then kissed her husband
farewell.
Mrs. Trumbull about a month ago
while alone and fondling a cat which
she had owned for years, was at-
tacked by it. The animal leaped at
her throat, missing it, and for a part
or a second clung to the woman
with its teeth buried in her nose.
When Mrs. Trumbull . had torn the
animal away from her it
through the cottage, snarling
raced
The woman drove the animal out-
door3, finally, and when her husband
returned that evening told him what
had hapepned. He assumed at oncej
that the cat was mad but did not tell ;
Mrs. Trumbull for fear of alarming,
her. Mr. Trumbull ran across the i
cat several days later and killed it.
No symptoms of danger from the
cat's bite developed until two weeks
ago, when Mrs.; Trumbull was
stricken with nervous prostration.
Just at dawn on Sunday last Mrs.
OMAN DIES
ROM
Trumbull, who had been sleeping! Able speeches were made by So
only fitfully, aroused her .household. llcltor Jones Fuller, W. P. Shaw, A.
with a scream. She became hysteri-
cal and gradually grew worse.
CARDINAL GIBBONS
MUCH BETTER TODAY
(By Cable to The Times)
Rome, August 7 Cardinal Gibbons
is much better today. The fears
which were entertained yesterday
have vanished. However, despite the
fortunate turn for Lthe better In the
cardinal's condition his physician has
given him strict orders that he must
rest for several days. He has also
prescribed a diet for him.
Many Americans called at the offic
ial residence of the cardinal today to
express their gratification that Car
dinal Gibbons is recovering. Pope
Plus inquired today concerning his
condition and upon learning that he
was convalescent expressed deep
pleasure.
Looting Homeless People.
(By Cable to The Times.)
Paris, Aug. 6.- French troops are
being massed In Algeria to protect
the homeless people from the looting
of the brigands. Since Tuesday's
earthquake when houses were tum
bled down and the people were com
pelled to flee from the towns, the
brigands have been busy, In great
bands, looting the remaining houses
and carrying off what pleased them.
The minister of war this morning Is
sued the order for the, amassing of
the French troops In the province Of
Constantine. ,
STATES DEFY THE
PURE FOOD LAW
A Serious Clash Between State
and Nation.
WILL DRAFT NEW LAW
Stjite Pure Food Department Oppose
..'Federal Law and Will Try to De
feat Some of Its Provisions Dr.
Wiley Guiding Convention.
( By Leased Wire .o The Times)
Mackinac Island, Mich., August 7.
A serious clash between the state and
the nation over the pure food law
was foreshadowed by yesterday's
proceedings of the convention of the
association of state and national pure
food departments. The action taken
practically amounts to a defiance by
the states of the national pure food
act.
By a unanimous resolution the con-
ivention decided to draft a model
j food law which all the states in the
union would be urged to adopt and
J which would contain only such pro-
, vision of the national law as the
-"state", ofllcers deem 'best adapted to
; the- requirements of the different i
.'-states.. : I
! It was decided to draft a uniform
state sanitary inspection law, calling!
for strict sanitary regulation of all'
foot .factories of all the states re'pre-j
s?;:tf-d in the convention. j
: This action is the .--outcome of the j
- .'clurges against Secretary of -Agricul-J
tuie James S. Wilson, and the rs- j
coutly appointed referee board, to the
effect that they were permitting!
themselves to become parties to a!
wKienie ; to defeat the ends of purn
food -'.legislation and allow chemical!
preservatives to be used in the prep-
aration of food products.
The slates in thoir "'opposition to
the federal methods appear to be
guided by 'Dr.' H..AVY Wiley, chief of
the bureau of chemistry, who is in
practical control of the convention,
and who ; ah-a is the controlling
power of the hoard of food and drug
inspection, which up to the time of
the appointment of the referee board
was regarded as the most powerful
authority in national food control
affairs. '
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Dr. Puryeiir Acquitted.
(Special to The Times)
Oxford, August 7- The trial of Dr.
Puryear was concluded yesterday,
The jury after five minutes' consulta-
tlon rend -red a verdict of acquittal,
pronouncing the defendant Insane at
the time the murder was committed.
Dr. Puryear was set at liberty.
W, Graham. W, A. Devin, B. S. Roys-
ter, and B. K. Lassiter.
WHITE MAN RILLED
INSTANTLY AT DURHAM
(Special to The Times)
Durham, August .Isaac Cooley,
a white man, 65 years old, was killed
Instantly by the eastbound Southern
train at noon in an attempt to cross
the track, the train running rapidly.
The old fellow deliberately stepped
in front of the train coming Into the
yards and was knocked 60 feet. Only
the slightest external wounds were
made. Cooney, It will be remem
bered, Is the man who had the same
experience crossing a street car
track. He was hit the same way.
He sued the traction company for
162,000 and was awarded $50. He
was partly deaf and Wholly reckless.
He leaves a wife and one daughter.
DELIRIOUS MAN AMUCK.
Stripped of Clothing He Causes Con
sternation on Car and Streets.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 7 A man,
attired in a suit of summer under
clothing, jumped on a passing street
car, rode half a block and then ran
Into the crowded square at Twenty
seventh and Jefferson streets, where
he took off the little clothing he had
been wearing.
Mrs. Elizabeth Smith, Mrs. Mag
gie Cummlngs and Mrs. Clara Mann,
who were passing through , the
square, were pounced upon by the
man, who threw his arms around
them, declaring he was an angel,
GREAT POKER GAME '
PLAYE ON ATLANTIC
1
FROM FLY BITE
Bite of Fly Causes Danger
ous Illness.
OPERATION PERFORMED
Mrs. M. E. Froctor, Bitten by Fly on
Arm at Ocean City Suffering Seri
ously From Bite Taken to Hos?
pital For Surgical Treatment to
Prevent Death.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Philadelphia, August 7 Mrs. E.
Proctor is in a critical condition in
the Jefferson Hospital, where she
was taken last evsning, following an
operation at her home for strepto
coccic poisoning, the result of a fly
bite on the arm received at Ocean
City ten days ago. . Such headway
had the poison gained before serious
attention was paid to the injury that
ordinary methods of relief, such as
poulticing, proved Ineffectual and an
operation was necessary to prevent
the spread of the infection and prob
able death.
liar son-in-law, Dr. T. E. Long
shaw, called In Dr. W. J. Roe, and
the arm was incised and the bone
currted. or scraped. As the patient's
temperature did hot immediately sub
side from the alarming point odd
degrees, where it had remainad for
several days, it was thought best to
take her to the Jefferson Hospital for
treatment. -'. ' . ; .
ELECTION FRAUDS CHARGED.
Cowherd, Democratic Nominee For
Governor of Missouri Said to Be
Elected by Fraud."
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 7. Convinced
that the nomination of W. S. Cow
herd for governor, was accompanied
by gross election frauds perpetrated
by the Cowherd leaders and bosses
in many wards of St. Louis and
Kansas City, David A. Ball, defeat
ed candidate for the democratic
nomination for governor, announced
last night that he would come to
St. Louis immediately to ynduf.t
personally an investigation of t:ie
alleged jobbery used against him in
this city. Ball said that a contest
of the state primary was possible.
THE CHARTER MILL
GETS BUSY TODAY
The following new charters were
granted today:
Rich-Bnggett Co., of Wilmington,
N. C. Object, wholesale and retail
groceries. Authorized capital stock
of $25,000, divided Into $100 shares.
Company to begin business when $3,
Otv has been paid In. Incorpora
tors: A. D. Rich, and J. F. and M.
E. Baggctt.
Mt. Ida Hosiery Mill, of Marlon,
N. C. Object, the manufacture and
sale of hosiery. Authorized capital
stock $25,000. Corporation to be
gin business when $10,700 has been
paid in. The Incorporators are: R.
L. Greenlee, H. A. Tate, W. A. Cou
ley, and others.
The Sawyer Grocery Co., of Bel
haven. Object, wholesale groceries.
Authorized capital stock $25,000.
Company to begin business 'when
$8,000 has been paid in. D. W.
Sawyer, C. C. Smith, B. F. Slearn, C.
P. Aycock, and others, - incorpora
tors. Marlon Knitting Mill, "of Marlon.
Object, the manufacture aud sale of
hosiery, yarns, textile fabrics, etc.
Authorized capital stock $100,000.
Corporation to begin business when
$11,500 has been paid In. The in
corporators are J. Yancey, W. W.
Neal, G. 8. KIrby, and others.
Mr. J. T. Sharpe, of the United
States marshal's office, has returned
from Ocean View.
SER
OUS
POISON
Gentlemen of Leisure Throw
Dice on Liner.
T
ASTONISHING HANDS
Money Changes Hands Rapidly and
it Develops That Lambs Have
Been Fleeced by Card Sharps.
Nothing Was Thought of Phenom
innl Hands at Time of Game, How
ever Sharpers Are Quick Enough
to Get Away When Boat Reaches
- Pier in New York.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
New York, Aug. 7. Twelve gen
tlemen of leisure, with a fondness
for card playing, all travelling in
cognito, for obvious reasons, arrived
on the White Star liner Adriatic.
Not one of them was aware at first
of the identity Or profession of the
others, and it took a; day's sailing
before they were revealed to each
other. The Irish coast was not yet
out of sight when some one suggest
ed a small game of dice throwing.
Another suggested a game of cards,
and to the wonder of both there were
ten eager volunteers..
Some wonderful throws were made
at dice, and hands were held in the
smoking room, which were astound
ing at first. Then came a "getting
acquainted" and until the uninitiat
ed got into the play the games seem
ed to lose interest.
It is recorded that two of the card
sharps sa,t down to play poker. There
was no attempt to win at first, but
as the game progressed It grew
warmer. Finally, the man known to
his" fronds "the. wealthy Bronx
contractor." dealt .' the cards. His
opponent, "a mining man from the
west, travelling for his health," got
a queen full. He looked immensely
pleased, and bet the limit. There
were raises and counter-raises, and
then "the Bronx contractor" laid
down an ace full, and raked in the
pot.
:Not a word was said, but the other
man leaned over the table presently
and extended bis hand. "I'm on,"
was all . he said and drinks were or
dered. One Englishman, it is recorded,
lost $1,000 in a few minutes' play
wilh the dice; another lost $500 on
"odd and even" and another dropped
a good-sized roll on the day's run.
One player won on some phenom
enal hands, but nothing was thought
of. the matter at the time. Later it
began to be suspected that he was
a card sharp.
When the ship reached her pier,
the card sharps lost no time disap
pearing.:; GEORGIA IS SOLID.
Xo Clmnre For It to Go Republican.
Will Vot- for Bryan Over
whclinliigly. (Bv Tensed Wire to The Times.)
Washington, Aug. 7. "What's
the use of talking about Georgia go
ing republican? There is no more
chance of that than there Is of Taft
losing Vermont," said Representa
tive Gordon Lee, of Chickamauga,
Ga., at Shorehara.
"Georgia will go for Bryan over
whelmingly, as will all other south
ern states. They say Roosevelt could
have carried Georgia. That's ab
surd. Georgia Is a democratic state,
and it will be a democratic state In
November."
Representative Lee was one of the
delegates-at-large to the Denver con
vention from Georgia.
WILD MAX AT HIGH POINT,
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Claims to be One of the Chosen Peo
ple and His Every Utterance Is
a Passage of Scrlptnre. .
(Special to The Times)
" High Point, August 7 A man with
Impaired mind, wandering the
streets, begging for bread, with
breeches rolled up to his knees, bare
footed and shabbily dressed, with a
long growth of hair on his head and
face, was picked up here late last
eight by officers. After much ques
tioning his name was learned to be
McDonald of Davie county.
He claims to never have been In
the asylum. He Imagines he Is one'
of God's chosen people and every ut
terance almost Is a passage from the
Scripture. ... t