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Only Afternoon Paper in the State of North Garolina With a Leased Wire Service and Full Press Dispatches . ' " ALL THE MAEKETS LAST EDITION THE RALEIGH '.ETEN1NO' TIME VOLUME SO. RALEIGH, N. C, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1908. PRICE 5 CENTS. TIlltEEBIMN HIGH JNTHE AIR Gas Explosion lu Street the Cause ol frightful 'Tragedy ENTIRE BLOCK WRECKED Water Main ' Breaking the Original Cause of the Disaster, This Caus ing the Breaking of a Gas Main. Men Looking For Gas Leak Struck Matches, and This Was Followed by a Terrific Explosion Received Serious Injuries. (By Leased Wire to The Times) New York, Sept 21 Hurled high in the air by a tremendous explosion of gas following the undermining of a part of Hudson street, ' Hoboken, three men received such terrible in juries early today that they are re ported to be dying in St. Mary's hos pital. The men are Robert Broth and Benjamin Brasch, of 126 Hudson street, and William Sass, of 25 Gar den street. By the breaking of a big water main under the sidewalk in front of 123 Hudson street a large section of the street, was undermined and caved in. Little notice was taken of the happening until some time later, when a strong smell of gas routed out the sleepers in the houses there abouts. Broth and Brasch went out to in vestigate. They were joined by Sass, who was passing. The caved-ln por tion of tb; street and sidewalk showed that the water-main had burst and the water was flowing down toward the river, but the men could not dis cover where the gas came from. Knowing that big illuminating gas main was laid on that side of the street all three men lighted matches and began to look for the break. An i.istant later, with a terrible roar, fullj 20 square feet of the street, paved with asphalt and the flagging of the sidewalk were shot upward. High above the debris flew the throe men, Sass going as high as the toj) of the houses. Apparently he got. the full force of the explosion. The other two did not make such an ex tended trip skyward, but all three were unconscious and groaning when occupants of the near-by houses ran out in terror to see what was the trouble. Some thought the explosion was the result of an attack by black mailers and women and children screamed in terror. The entire street for nearly a block was undermined. Surgeons at St. Mary's hospital say the three men have but a slight chance of recovery. No cause is known for the break ing of the main. f THE MASONIC CARNIVAL. Ladies Urged to Meet Tomorrow Af ternoon to Attend to Decorating. The executive, and all other com mittees and ladles interested in the Masonic Indoor Carnival, are urged to meet at the Temple Tuesday after noon (tomorrow) four-thirty o'clock. The booths have been built and ready for decorating and the midway feat ures are ready to Install. The short time allowed before the opening (Oct. 6) will require considerable hustling to have everything ready, bo all are earnestly requested to begin the decorating at once. New features are being added daily and contribution! are coming in fast. i ' Now is the time to start the earn est work. Let every one respond. RICHMOND WINS PENNANT IN VIRGINIA STATE LEAGUE. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Richmond,. Va., Sept. Tho baseball season of 1908 came to a close here Saturday, with Richmond 93 points in the lead of Danville. Never before has Richmond even come close to winning the rag. The fight was a long and hard one be tween Danville and Richmond, and until about three weeks ago, when Danville began to weaken and Rich mond grew strong. Manager Perry Mpe Is receiving the .congratulations . of the entire population of , Rich' mond. .. CHELSEA AGAIN SWEPTBYFL4MES General Alarm for Help Sent Out and Boston and Other Cities Respons MANY PLANTS BURNED More Than Twenty Factory Plants ana Dwelling Houses Have Been Destroyed, and the Fire Not Yet Under Control Two Hundred and Fifty Employes in Box Factory En dangered by Rapid Spread of the .'Flames-Big Shoe Factory of Kelly Bros. Burned. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Boston, Sept. 21 A general fire alarm summoning help from Boston, Maiden, Everett, and surrounding places was sounded at 8 o'clock for a fire which has already destroyed the immense box manufacturing plant ot At wood & McManus, Sixth street, Chelsea, and which threatened the big manufacturing plants and the ten monts adjoining. The Atwood & McManus factory a three-story wooden building, was swept by the flames so rapidly that the 250 hands employed there had to scurry out for their lives. The big shoe factory of Lee Bros., and of Walton & Logan, adjoining the burning box factory, are in dan ger of being destroyed. The side of the Lee Bros, plant nearest the fire was caught, and the fireman are working to save the endangered structure. At 9:45 the following plants were In flames and destroyed: ; Atwood & McManus box factory; Kelly Bros, shoe factory; Pope & Cottle3' lumber yard. Not only is the Atwood & McMan us plant a Are-swept wreck, but sev eral million feet of valuable lumber, most of it dried and readv to be worked up, have been destroyed. The Chelsea bottling works and the plant of tho John Carr Plumbing Company have been destroyed. The fire swept along Everett ave nue from the Atwood & McManus plant, and burned 14 houses, the oc cupants fleeing with what light furn iture and other possessions they could carry in their arms. Carr Bros, brass factory, on Car ter street, and George T. Emery's mahogany yard, on Everett; a three story house' adjoining, owned by Jas. Hogan and Pope & Cottle (second) lumber yard, as It is known, are burned out. . Fire engines are on the scene from Boston, Chnrlestown, Somcrville, Stoneham, Maiden, Everett, and Ile vere. CANNON IS A SCALAWAG SAYS THE PREACHER (By Leased Wire to The Times) Chicago, Sept. 21. "Joseph G Cannon Is a scalawag, who should be ignored by the people," is one of the statements made by Dr. William T. McElween, pastor of the First Con gregational church of Evanston, Ind., in a lively little talk yesterday to the members of the Young Men's Bible Class of tho church. The sub ject that Dr. McElween spoke upon was "The Ethical Significance of Governor Hughes' renomlnatlon." "Young men, be careful in the choice for men for whom you ore go ing to cast your votes in the coming election and beware of Speaker Can non, of Senators Hopkins, Piatt and Aldrlch," said Dr. EcElween. v'Of course these men are shrewd That is their business to be adroit politicians. And as for J. G. Sher man, the 'Sunny Jim' of the newspa' pers, why, he Is nothing more than a prince of politicians who has more tact than worth. The God of Abra ham, of Jacob, and of the other nota bles of Bible days Is the God of Hughes, of Bryan and of Roosevelt today." Georgia Sheriff Shot. (By Leased Wire to The Times) " Fort Gains, Ga., Sept. II. W. W. Beard,' BheriB of Clay county, wti mortally shot at 7 o'clock this morn ing by a negro supposed to be the man who killed the Pins boy at Sher mans last week. A posse is In pursuit. Charles Wf Morse Lost Fortunes "Iff 4Slk3 Charles W. Morse, whose activities in ire, banking and the Coast Line shipping, came to an end some- time ago, in the collapse of many of his enterprises, Iins succeeded in so il nanciajly rcruperating and is alKiut to resume his control of the National Bank of North America. . f. .... . OWNS BURNED MANY HOMELESS Rhinelandcr, Win., Sept.. 21; The towns of Gagcn and Woodboro are totally destroyed, their, populations, consisting of 4,000 men, women and children, are homeless and the reiu gees are joining with able-bodied residents ot Rhinelandcr today in fighting a new forest fire which-1 threatens every minute to bear down promo court today accepts luiets from upon the town and consume il. .; Charles Moiviluiuser, Thaw's attor Men and women fought tho blaze new and- Mr. Jerome, and will then all night, but despite the aid of a fa-! decide upon the application of Stan--vorable charge of the wind little ford Whltn's slaver as to whether he progress was made. j Is entitled to a trial by jury on his Citizens of the town, terrified by ; allegation that lie is sane and is being the fire, have decided to-ask David son to call out the Wisconsin stale troops to aid in saving the town. The fire is a fresh one and is not a con tinuation of the forest, fires which last week did so much damage. Tue forests aro like tinder owing to tne continued drought and the flames threaten to consume them entirely. Fearing tho fate that befall Gagon and Woodboro the mayor of Rhine lander requested Milwaukee to send a fine engine to protect the city and an engine, have a mile of hose and a truck soon were on the way on- a special train The fire started in the woods in the early morning and quickly reach - ed Gagon and Woodboro. Men, wo - men and children fought valiantly to save their houses but without avil Thieves Dynamite Postofllcc. Erie, Pa., Sept. 21. Word from Albion early this morning is to the effect that thieves dynamited the postofflce safe there and succeeded In getting away with ' $1,000 and a quantity of stamps. JOIX BOOSTER CLUB. PUSH 1 1 PATIENCE Have made Raleigh famous as an Ideal city for home or business. ENLIST WITH THE PEOPLE WHO ARE MAKING THINGS HAPPEN. : . - Re an optimist. Never was there a better time to put your shoul- d to the wheel and push for 1910 RALEIGH Recuperating His of the Recent Panic THAW'S FIGHT FOR JURY TRIAL (By Leased Wire to The Times) While Plains.' NY. Y., Sept. 21 Harry K. Thaw s flt;ht for a trial by lurv to consider his sanity plea be fiiis todav .with District Attorney Je rome strenuously opposing all efforts to re-o:cti the case, Judgo Isaac M. Mills, of the si;- unlawfully confined. r.ALTl.MOWO WINS THE J2ASTKKX LKAGl'E PRXXAXT. Baltimore, Md., Sept. 21. The Kastevn League baseball season end- ed yesterday with double-headers at. New York and Providence and Bal timore won the pennant. It was not ; until the final games that the pos sessor of second place was deter i mined. Newark captured the open. ' ing game from Jersey City while Providence downed the Baltimore I OrloleB. But the Indians were not ' successful in the second encounter ; and as the Grays again defeated the 'Orioles in the second game, Becond place goes to Stalllngs' crew The race was one of the closest battles since the league was organ ized. It was not until the closing week that the pennant winner was decided. The Orioles had the lead by a scant margin, and although they dropped the series of four games to the Grays they led the league by two games. THK 1 1 PERSEVERANCE 50,000 HASKELL WILL CONTINUE FIGHT HeFlatlyDenlesHearst's Cbar ges, Foraker However Out of the Game INFLUENCE OF CHARGES Democratic Lenders Said to be Em barrassed by Hearst's Accusations Against Haskell -Mr. Hryan Will Hereafter Paramount Rank Guar antee Plan Hearst's Attack on Foraker Requires a Change in Plan of Democratic Campaign Will Xow Give Him rienty of Rope, Paying Hint 'Little Attention. (Bv Leased Wire to The Times) New York, Sept. 21 The New York Press has the following news report today on the conference be tween W. J. Bryan, National Demo cratic -Chairman Nortnan E. Mack, and D. Cady Herrlck, in Albany: "Chairman Mack and Bryan talked over the Hearst charges against Gov. Haskell, of Oklahoma, the treasurer of the democratic national commit tee. Parker's advice was sought In this instance. Mack was reticent on his return last night when questioned about Haskell, but. he intimated that although . Senator Foraker has been driven from the Taft campaign by Hearst's accusation in connection with Standard Oil, Haskell will not quit so easily. "He will rest his case simply on a flat denial of the truth of Hearst's ac cusation . .... -" r- 'It is evident,1 however, that Bryan; Mack, and other democratic leaders are embarrassed seriouslv by Hearst's charges that Standard Oil Interests are on friendly terms with Bryan in this campaign. Bryan, It was learned. Intended to 'make a great play' in the west on his assertion that the 1 steel trust Is supporting the Taft ages and has confused the mall sys camnaign. . . tern so greatly that the authorities "One of Bryan's. ".closest... friends have issued bulletins to the people said yesterday the Nebraskan will , stating that it will be some time be make most, prominent hereafter his i fore the system is again in working plan to have national banks guaran tee their .-deposits, as he believes this is a popular cry. Bryan has said con- fidenually that he believes the bank j gained currency today while the in guarantee plan one of his strongest , vcstigation was being made by the issues in this campaign, as it lias' no! ice. been received well everywhere ho has used it for a text. I "Another change has been ma(!ej necessary in Bryan's plans. lie was preparing-to picture Hearst as really in cahoot' with the republicans for a consideration, but Hearst's attack on Foraker and the consternation It j nothing. The description of the fire has caused In republican ranks will : as told bv the young women em cause Brvan to go slow in assailing; ployes of the office Is most graphic. Hearst, along the line planned. The girls were first aroused by ' Prominent democrats advised clouds of smoke, which surged Bryan yesterday that Hearst Is injur- through the building seemingly from ing Uie republican party even more , nowhere. The burning guttapercha, than he is hurting Bryan, and that it . which was used in great quantities in would be best for Bryan to give him 'the telephone equipment, added a plenty of rope, and pay as little at tention to him as possible." LIFE SENTENCE! TRIVIAL CHARGE (By Leased Wire to Tho Times) Galveston, Tex., Sept. 21 Chap lain Jake Hodges, of the Texas state penitentiary, at Huntsvllle. has just j after platoon of reserve men were brought to light that W. J. Dent, a , ordered to tho scene by the prefect cousin of General T. J. (Stonewall) jbut they were swallowed up In the Jackson, and a member of one of the vortex of seething humanity and first families of Virginia, Is a life- proved utterly unable to handle the t,erm prisoner In this Institution; that mighty throng, his incarceration seems wthout due Tho spectators disregarded the or proccss of law and that his offense ders of the police and crowded upon j was not such as to warrant such pun - lshment even injlussla. He has en-1 work, making the fight against the dured the sufferings for eight years, j flames a much more severe task, but disclosure by the prison chaplain j The officers of the telephone corn has aroused Indignation and started panles gave the public every assur a move to Becure his pardon. lance today that the system would be Dont ten years ago was given a 'placed In normal working order as short time for swindling, but was ' quickly as postsble and almost before pardoned. While Imprisoned he the ruins of the building had ceased formed a friendship with a man ' to smoke an army of men had been named Isaacs, who was serving a life sentence for accessory to murder. Released from prison, Dent got hold of a pardon blank, which had been used, and substituting the name ot roof of the telephone building, giving Isaacs, secured the latter's release. 1 It the apeparanee ot a seething coul Isaacs disappeared, but Dent was ' dron, Greedy tongues leaped from caught and sentenced for lite. J (Continued on Page Seven.) . PARIS VISITED BY COSTLY FIRE Post Office, Central Telephone Buildings and Large Depart ment Store Destroyed ORIGIN IS MYSTERIOUS Husiness Is At a Standstill Firemen Kight Day and Xiglit Thousands of Letters and Packages Burned, Confusing the Mail System so Greatly That Authorities Have Is sued Bulletins Stating That Sys tem Will be Out of Commission for Some Time Trops Called Out to Drive Away Vagabonds. (By Cable to The Times.) Paris, Sept. 21. Business is com pletely at a standstill in Paris today as the result of the $5,000,000 fire which wiped out the telephone sys tem and destroyed tho new five-story central telephone building this morn ing. ' It was not until daylight that the firemen, weary with fighting flames all day yesterday in the Fauburg street Denis department store and at night, at the postofflce and central telephone building, managed to get the ravaging conflagration under con trol... Even at this time it is impossible to estimate the vast loss which will result from the sweeping flames. Business is so badly crippled that It will require weeks to get it to nor mal again. Figured - conservatively upon the apparent damage done the loss will reach 15,000,000, but Indi rectly the loss will be moclt 'greater. Paris might just as well be trans ported to the middle ages today so fas as long distance communication is concerned. Added to this the burn ing of the postofflce burned many thousands of letters and postal pack- order. The' origin of the fire is somewhat mysterious and numerous rumors it was reported that the conflagra tion was of an incendiary nature but later this gave way to the newer ru mor that it had originated from a short circuit. The employes of the central office are being questioned I todav but so far this has revealed pungent volume which was almost deadlv to the inmates of the place. Within a short time the entire five floors of the building were so com pletely filled with smoke as to render escape a perilous action. The wo men found their way to the windows by keeping close to the walls. The firemen raised ladders and carried down the half fainting wo i men, while others ascended the roofs to adjoining building, carrying lad ders and axes and lines of hope upon their errands of rescue. Meantime the streets were rapidly filling with a crowd so vast that the police could not control it. Platoon 1 the firemen hindering them In their set to work. 1 It was one of toe most spectacular and costly fires that ever visited Paris. The flames roared from the
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