North Carolina Newspapers

, ALL THE UABKCT3 LAST EDITIOII -f t EVENING TI BAIiEIGH MES. YOLTJXiS T '7T- Tr : , .. ANOTHERliDPEFUL BAL Evelyn B. Baldwin Satisfied Mte Has Solved North , Pole Problem WOULD USE ICE FLOES The Famous Explorer Arrived at the White House Today to Disclose His Plans to President Roosevelt Is Very Enthusiastic Over Possibili ties of SuccessThinks the Driv ing Ice Floes Will Solve the Prob lem by Drifting Around Pole. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) " Washington, D. C, Oct. 21 Satis fied that .he has at last solved the problem of discovering the North Pole, Evelyn B. Baldwin, the famous explorer, arrived at the white house today to disclose his plans to Presi dent Roosevelt. Mr. Baldwin. Is enthusiastic over the possibilities of success. He says the driving ice floes will solve the problem. It has been repeatedly demonstrated that ice packs, not ice bergs, follow a regular current from the Behring straits to Greenland. It is his plan to go north in a steamship just as Peary is doing now. When he arrives in territory made danger ous by ice he would put on the Ice floes which surround the ship, casks of oil, fuel and food supplies. Then, when the breakup comes in . the spring, if his ship should be crushed he and his men would abandon the vessel and get onto the floea, there to remain until the current had carried them arourd the pole. ,. He believes this scheme would make the discov ery of the pole an absolute tertttTnty. BOTH PARTICIPANTS DEAD. C. F. White, in Shooting Affair at Greenville Died Yesterday Afternoon. Washington, N. C, Oct. 21 C. F. White, ono of the participants in the shooting scrape in the Falm Uarden Cafe at Greenville Sunday night, and who was brought to tie Washington ; hospital Monday for surgical treat ment, died about 4 o'clock yester day afternoon. From the time he was placed on j the ooeratlns table and upon exam-: ination it was found that his liver and stomach were perforated, very little hope was entertained for his recovery. Everything possible in surgical skill was tried, but In vain. The remains were taken to Green ville yesterday afternoon, accompan ied by his mother, Mrs. C. F. White; Bister, Mrs". James Fleming, and brother, Samuel White, nil of Green vllle, who have been at his bedside at the hospital. HER .AFFECTIONS ALIENATED. Tlion-h Khrf H Passed the Half Though hhd Has Passed the HuU Century Mark, (By teased Wire to The Times.) Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 21 The story of alleged alienation of the af fections' of a woman who has passed the half century mark is to be told In the civil courts at Norriatown to day. The principals In the suits are - residents of Owynedd, a fashionable district along the north Pennsylvania road. The plaintiff is Charles N. Kulp, awenty-one years old, and the de fendant is William" R. Whittock. a wealthy widower. Mr. and Mrs. Kulp have not lived together for more than a year. It is understood that the hus band will tell of carriage drives and trips to Atlantic City in which his wife and Whittock, It Is alleged, par ticipated. Mrs. Kulp is and has been lor some time housekeeper in Whittock borne. . the SCHOONER IN.DI3TRES. Anchored Close to Shore and Strong Wind Blowing. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Galilee. .N. J.. Oct II An un ' known three-masted schooner, flying distress signals was sighted here when the fog lifted at 10:30 this morning. Bhe had apparently been anchored awaiting the lifting of the fog. A strong northwest wind la blowing and it la feared her anchors may not hold. Llfe-sa vers are ready to take off the crew and tags have been asked for to try and tow her to sea.,' Bhe ilea in a perilous position ahd ahould her anohttr drag probably y- - - win uo a vviau , KAN CIRCLES STILLUPSEt London Program for the Gen eral Conference Meets With Sarcastic Condemnation BELGRADE IS EXCITED Sentiment : Varies . in Bulgaria and Other Affected Nations of the Near East as Regards the Settlement of the Internattlonal Difficulties In ' the Continental Capitals the Only Evident Fear is Over Possibility of Inability to Secure Satisfactory Program for Conference Rum- - blings in Bulgaria. (By Cable to The Times.) New York, Oct. 2 1 There Is a varying sentiment In Bulgaria and the other affected nations of the near east as regards the settlement of the International difficulties.' In the con tinental calptals the only evident fear is over the possibility of Inabil ity to secure a program for the con ference which will give universal sat isfaction. : In Bulgaria there are still rumblings. I Constantinople: Servla and Mon tenego have addressed a note to Tew fik . Pasha, declaring that they will not demand any territorial compen sation from Turkey. I ' Berlin: The London program for the general conference meets with sarcastic condemnation here. The British and foreign ministers who composed it meet with short shrift. . Belgrade: Excitement of a mild order prevails here, occasioned . by the report received last night that General Voktols; the special envoy of uie rnuce 01 iviuiueneBru ami ivjub Peter or servla nad been arrestea Dy the Austrian police while en route here through Austrian territory. Sofia: War sentiment 1b still ex tant In Bulgaria. The two represen tatives of the Young Turk party who came here two days ago from Salon lea have departed after a number of jcomerences wun various memuers. ui ( ! the cabinet. They were shown the greatest courtesies. St. Petersburg: In diplomatic and 1 governmental! clrcleB the opinion is held that the date of jthe conference of the powers should be set at the earliest possioie date, Paris: The feeling In French gov ernment circles Is decidedly nervous, both as regards the situation in the Balkans and the conference. Buda Pest:', The foreign minister expects to arrange a satisfactory set tlement with Turkey on the Bosnia Herzegovina question. Berlin: The Prussian parliament has opened. r TheT emperor alluded to the Balkan situation In his ad dress.' ' St. Petersburg: John W. Riddle, the American ambassador, returned in thla Htv ti-nm hi snlnnrn In the ' Wfc of Russia, where he has been io recuperating from Illness. His health is now completely restored. ' ORGANIZE DEMOCRATIC CLUB, Wake Forest Gets in IJne Senior Speaking Last Nlghfr The "Student.? (Special to The Times) Wake Forest, Oct. 21 The students will organise a Bryan-Kltchin club to night State1- Organiser O. Max Gard ner will be present. . . The senior speaking which was post poned from October 16, took place last night In the WIngate Memorial Hall. The speeches showed thorough pre paration and mastery of the subjects. L. L. Tilly of Durham county, spoke on "Liberty as the Basis for National Greatness." U S. Dalley, of Camden county has the practical subject, "How North Carolina Does ' and How Bhe Should Spend the Money Appropriated for Schools." J. B. Willis, , from South Carolina, spoke on "Southern Heroes," or "The Vain Effort of Emperor Julian." ' Mr. J. C. Caddell, who has been suf fering from a broken leg, ta Improving as rapidly as could be expected, and was able to sit up a short while Jrei-;n terday. ' , The county republicans announce speaking In town Friday night, The first number of the "WakSiV""- Forest student" Is out and a goodly appearance It mates. No Important changes have been made. The Uadlng article Is bv Prof. H. F. Page ort Th Origin and . Developmen t of the Eleguy.'v Prof. Pars who aunds flrtt ; B j u n troops at DJuma, on the among th. North Carojlna posts, ta.J " kMnm J Z. also' .'.three poems: ' "Called Away". if unuani ajin i nm muniiiiK iiu Forspsnt" "and "The Meeting" (in Uiemoriam, late deceased mother of, Honn v-nariss mcmsiij. - - British Women are THREE PERSONS DEAD IN FIRE (By Leased Wire to The Times.) New York, Oct. 21 Three persons are dead and four others were Injured In an Incendiary fl re which early to day created a panic Jn the crowded nt 83 east Third Btreet. Sixteen fam- men had thr.HMtr eseunes from death. Mrs. Yetta Moscowitz died shielding her baby from the smoke ami flames, j The dead: ,.; Mrs. Yettu MoseowitZi ' burned to a ci'lsp: Maurice Moscowltz, 13 .weeks .old,' smothered: man known as Louis, a boarder with the Mosco witz family, burned to a crisp. j The ownership of the building has been tn dispute since its sale bv George Glazier. Iteeentiy on a foreclosure of a mortgage the property was returned to him. This fact was mentioned to the .police,.-who are investigating the incendiary feature of the tire. PARENTS OBJECT: COUPLE ELOPE (By Leaded Wire to The Times.) ! Detroit, Jlich., Oct. 21 Eddie Wlllett, one of the colt pitchers of the Detroit j Tigers, eloped to Windsor last Satur- day with Miss Emma .Teneraux. of ) Hull.Que., and was married to her at I nom OI,TV a,. 7f tt was learned today. Willett went to Chicago with the Detroit team Satur day night and took part in the ex hibition game between the Tigers and Cubs. 'Mrs. Wlllett's parents objected to her marrying a baseball player, and they came to Detroit to prevent her mar riage, causing Willett and the girl to elope. . - '. FIRES DESTROYS BLOCK. " Causes Loss of $100,000 lu the City of Buffalo. ID. 1. Wlro tn Tho TlmoBl ' - - Buffalo, ' N. Y., Oct. 21 Fire two men .-wh0 sprang out of a door wiped -out a block and caused a loss way. One robber struck him on tho Of $300,000 in the business block lhel,d w'lth a vht"1 bu"' ha 'e" f"v,vwu lu.un iio:iivi, tam(J to the trround. The second bounded by Main, Washington, North . highwayman se'zed the salchcl: and Division and South Division streets, - tore it out of Stephenson's hand. The The lire .started on the Washington siae or tne diock in a. u. wiuweas wall-paper and paint, shop, Every basement In the block was flooded, causing heavy damage to stock. The heaviest losers are: Oeo. E. Morse, furs and hats, $100,000; A. C. Bldwell, paints, $20,000; Jos. jj Snyder, cigars, $10,000; Arthur rrie. electra-DlaltlnK. $5,000: H. B. Moore, furnishings and shoes, $5,000, and loss on building,' $100,- A V A Bulgarians and Turks Fight. ;: London, Oct. 21 A dispatch to a newi agency from Athens reports on antanmant Wwoon fnrnii aiM frontier. According to this report. "" ,7! 1 7. "u'l""u" lw ur" . wero f70 Bulgarians and 10 Turks were " - kld. Thire la no confirmation of i" iuui ooi wui, - - RALEIGH, N. C, WEDNESDAY, Agm Demanding ! ftrilish Sullrusretts are again on a rampage mid l'lirliament recently was lioMeged 1V a mob of thousands of women crying for the ballot. lic , ture at the toi shows Mrs. Drum ,' montl, the chief iustlgntor, in a de monstration struggling with the po ! lice. Below Mrs. Drunimond ' is ' shown us she was making a speech. ROBBED ON TO TO DEPOSITORY ; (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Chicago, Oct. 21 Two highwaymen 'tole f.XW.0 almost in sight of tho Des- Plaincs Street Police Station yester- Stephenson ..i, n,i hw n (Mil uv iri v v t i v. j bank satchel used to convey the funds lot the company to the bank. He started at once for the depository as . he had often done before. AS ne was warning along wasning ton street ho was suddenly attacked bv ; street was thronped with pedestrians. "" "l. iin(T1 u Unniii IIIVinMOU 9rA n 111 I m bandlts. Some sounded the alarm while others pursued tho robbers. The bandits, carrying the vallso full of money, distanced the pursuers and soon disappeared. SENECA COUNTY, OHIO, HAS JUST VOftD WET I (By Leased Wire to The Times.) I Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. 21 Seneca : county has voted "wet" by a majority of 1'50- M of the 41 Pincts voting' I "wet." The vote was fl.274, to 4.905. Tlffln had a "wet" maportty of t 244, and Fostoria went "dry" by 61. (Flfty-nlne saloons and two breweries l remain in boslness. 1 m 'Jkwm ! fMm RAILROAD TORN h;Cm UPBY LANDSLIDE OCTOBER 21, 1908. the Right to Vote I (Dy Leased Wire to The Times) New York, Oct. 21 A landslide on the New York Central feallroad's main line, two miles north of YonU ers. early Joday swe,nt away., nearly 100 feet of track, dropped an im mense crane that had been used foM raising dirt from a cut Into a hole many feet deep and burled It. Fortunately the slide happened at an hour when no train was passing. 1 lie fact, that the track had been lorn away was discovered by a tracU- lkcr, who was sent forward to find out why telegraphic communication lia.l stopped. Tne liindslide. Is believed to have l)ecn caused .hv the dryness of the earth, due to the fact that there has been little rain this summer. LABOR SUPPORT (liy I.iovd Wire to The Times.) , Clarksburg,- W. Va., Oct. 21 Resolu tions indorsing the stand of president Samuel' Gonipers of the American Federation of Labor, in the political campaign were Unanimously passed by the West Virginia state federation of labor at its annual meeting here yes terday, "Warm the trades un'ons, the work er generally, and indeed, all liberty- loving people states the resolution, j ''Against the growing tendency of gov eminent by Injunction and tho flagrant attempt or courts In some Instances to ! o,k.i..,i.. ii. lo, i nuiiiitiiuii, an ninii aiiwu ul inn ill i ) j was never Intended by law-making : powers." CHARGES AGAINST PRIEST. Sensational Case' Brought by Woman Against Pastor. (Bv leased Wire to The Times.) Fort Smith, Kas., Oct. 21 James Brady, former pastor Catholic church of tho of Roman Immaculate Conceptjon- )n tnIs cityi ls defendant In a sensational case, on trial in the GOMPERS GIVEN circuit. The former priest is accused; a farm-house, for fear of meeting en t by Mrs. Marie McBrlde of the peren- l emles, but I had not eaten since Mon tage of her 10-year old daughter, and day night and the ravages of hunger 50,W0 damages are asked for alleged became too strong, and I went into a breach of promlseand J45.0OO more fam.hou8e at g o'clock this morning ZlTZ ln'ft thnd was fed. The occupants tele- Bradv. who had not been In the eitv for nearly a year, was In attendance at Then I was driven here, and here I the trial. Ho was In constant confer- am." ence with attorneys and after the first ! Governor Patterson has ordered day's hearing announced that theg0ldiers to the neighborhood where charges against him would be refuted, j tlie outrage. took place, and the re- . . ,.;'..-.. (By Cable to The Times.) Pisa, Oct. 21 In a collision be tween an express bound from' Leg- horn to Florence and a local near here this morning seven persons were seriously injured, three ot whom will die. JYLOR ESCAPES NIGHT RIDERS Saw Rankin Strung Up and Bsrcly Escaped a Like Fate SWAM BAYOU 10 ESCAPE Judge Taylor Tells a Thrilling Story, Saw Captain Hankin Strung Up : and Shot His Captors Could Not Agree as to What Disposition to Slake of Him Swam Uayou Amid a Shower of Bullets Night Riders Thought They Had Killed Him. Steward for Capture of Murderers Increased. Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 21 Judge Zach Taylor, the aged lawyer, who men o( the crew of the Albany Bay was taken from the hotel at Walnut llne gteamer New York were burned Log, Tenn., at the same time Captain to death on board the boat early to Quentin Rankin, his law partner, was day anil the 8teamer itBelf was totally lynched, has turned up near Tipton-1 destroyed. One of the men, a negro vllle, having escaped from the fisher-; walter loet hIs llfe Jn a dagh aboanj men night riders. After Captain the blazing vessel from which he had Rankin was hanged and his body rid- once been rescued, in an effort to oiea wun Duiiets, ane maskea nignt riders got into a dispute among. j themselves as to what disposition to make of J udge Taylor. Some of them Captaln A. h. Harcourt. were asleep favored killing him, while others when the fire 8tarted In the crew.B wanted to hold him as a hostage to! quarterg MterBf goon after mldlllght. enforce concession to their demands Many of the men e8caped whoy un. for free fishing In Reelfoot Lake.lclad . Many were re8CUed from While the night riders disputed, ; wa(-er Judge Taylor tore away from, the j. Xhe dead: Joseph Matthews, guards dashed to the edge of . a Frank Slmm0n8 j. Jenkins, and H. bayou lead ng away from the lake, j Plunged in and swam across, v A vol-j ' The entlre bow of the boat was ley of shots followed him but he es-laflame when Capta,n Hammrt came 7M,r' " 71,c" , "r oer oi tne mgnt in niaing m -. we oqds yesterday and last nigu as still afraid to re urn to Walnut tjne. nnii hud mnHo hi vsv Inwariin , .. .1 . . L . . . 1 UH..n Log, and had made his way towards ; Tiptonville, where he was found this morning. Judge Taylor, telling his story of the affair, says: . . , I forced in our "The night-riders door at the hotel and at the point of ,ul,c ra,Cu u. lU u.c. then took us on horse-back to the ! edge of Reelfoot Lake. Here I watched them hang poor Captain ., . .. . , ., ' . Rankin and then fire Into his body.i After they were satisfied that he was' dead they discussed my fate, and I had to stand by while they debated whether to hang me or keep me cap tive, hoping to force the Reelfoot Fishing Company stockholders to concede free fishing on the lake. But those who favored hanging seemed to be winning the day when they point ed out that they could not keep me a prison and that this would lead to heir be g taken captive, when I was freed. hen I saw the day was going against me I determined to try fori,,, tJ tu"nU. . , liberty. I broke from the two men who were holding me -and ran. They followed slowly; for they thought they could easily catch me. It was growing daylight and I knew that I made a fairly good target, so I sur prised them by plunging Into the bayou that runs from the lake. "J used to be a good swimmer, and I stayed under water as long as I could, When I came up they shot at me. I could not stay in the water;,,. . . , A A , ,!, There camo a volley of shots. God was with me, and I was not hit, but I straightened, threw up both hands, reeled and fell face downward. I . . thought my ruse had failed when' they flred at my prostrate body, but!fl(tn year they missed. Thinking they had killed me they departed "without crossing the bayou. - "After an hour I cautiously moved and then got up and walked through tfle forest. Last night In the woods and thls niorning I ventured on a , P""'"! roau. i was arram to go into I j ' 'Phoned to Tiptonville that I was safe. ward for the guilty ones has been in creased from $10,000 to $12,000.. i i Pottsvllle, Pa., Oct. 21 The large furniture store warehouse and audi tortum of Levi Hummel boiler and Itove work of O. A. Schlmpf, on north Centre street, were destroyed by lire, entailing a loss of $153,000. PRICE 5 CENTO. BOAT FOUR LIVES LOST Forty-Three Men Were Asleep on Boat Ween Fire Started MANY JUMP INTO VATEB All the Men Escape But Four Many Jump Into Water, and Without Their Clothes Pumps Were Down and There Were No Adequate Fa cilities Aboard For Fighting the Flames Firemen Respond to the Alarms, But Hydrants Are Too Far Away For Effective Work. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Newbureh. N. Y.. Oct. 21 Four gave j200 he had left in his bunk, The flre 8tarted from an exploding ,nm Fnrtv.th mnn -.-Innindlnr ;on deck ,J Ws and trousers, and ordered the crew to man the pumps. ;Thls wasltn posslbWas WI pum had , down ln preparation for ati In- . . spection of $he vessel, which . had j been docked for repairs yesterday af Iternoon at the Thomas S. Marvel ship-yard. With no steam for the power pumps, the hand-pumps were ,,. , , . .. .,,. '.Two' alarms of fire, ouickly fol- ; lowed by a third, were sent, and fire- men responded promptly, but the dls- Z StlTC a 7 u .. tance of the hydrants handicapped the . . . men. The flames had reached the stern of the doomed vessel before i streams could be played on the burn ing superstructure, all of which had been attacked .by fire. . Five thousand nersnna ernthonorl at tho nti .nit ;;"v .u" " . ' As man after man leaped from the New York, coats were thrown about them and they were hurried to the United States Hotel When the last survivor8 revealed th fact that four m(m were m Dayld wh(J thrnnlrh wolI , . smoke, said that three of the missing men had been close behind when he started to leave the waiter's quarterg astern. They were unable to keep the pace and did not reach the deck. The flames were between the stern of the vessel and the hatchway, and all portholes were closed, thus trap-' ping the lagging ones. MYSTERIOUSLY POISONED. Box of Candy Thro neb. Mail Which Caused Her Death. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Columbus, Ind., Oct. 21 There Is excitement at Forest Hill, Decatur icountv. over thn mvatniHrnin nnlanntnv , t,.w. . u' . ' a Mito. nulla f ainci, 111 I1CI BvcliiJ- Detectlves are baffled Ih seeking clews. Yesterday morning a box of bonbons was delivered to Mrs. Parker and she ate heartily. The box came through tho mail and the postmark showed that It was sent from Indianapolis. ' Within a few moments the aged wo man was in convulsions, and when a physician was called he said the candy contained a large amount of strych-r nine. She grew rapidly worse and the r doctor said she would die. Mrs. Parker has some property, ut there has never been any contention over It, and no reason can be assigned why an attempt upon her life should be made. . ... ''V.-., The box contained no writing eiihef than the address, and Mrs. Parker supr posed It was present from friends,' She ate the' contents without , sus picion. 1 j :;. Pittsburg Millionaire Dead.. ' (By Leased Wire to The Tune.) : Ban Francisco, Cat.. Oot. 21 Otha W. Haruell, the Pittsburg millionaire who shot himself Monday evening In -his, apartment In the Hotel jtafael. Ban Rafael, died early yesterday afternoon In the county hospital. Be at no tima BURNED AND gained consciousness. , ,