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Weather. Washington, D. C.j Not. 16 Fore cast (or North Carolina tor tonight and Tuesday: Fair tonight, and Tuesday; variable winds, f ,- VOLUME ZX DEEP MYSTERY 1.-W. Sraiih, Coal Drummer, Found Dead Bere Yes- terday Afternoon BE HAD BtEN ROBBED Mr. E. W.Smith, a Traveling Sales man, Found Ik-ad in Rock Quarry, Near Federal Cemetery Regis tered at Yarboroogh Was Robbed of Diamond Ring, Watch, and $60 In CashBody Found Yesterday , at 81 00 p. m. Was Married Man Employer Here rHe is Confident . Smith Was Murdered and Robbed Yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock the body of E. W, Smith, a traveling man of Richmond, Va., representing the White Oak Coal Co,, was found In the rock quarry, east of the city, near the federal cemetery. How he came to his death no one knows. It looks like murder. In company with "the coroner, Mr. C. A. Separk, and the coroner's jury, The .Times reporter visited the rock quarry early this morning. The cor oner's jury was composed of W. M. Utley, T. S. Pearce, M. R. Haynes, B. H. Allen, J. G. Upchurch, and A. C. HInton. The scene of the tragedy was closely Inspected. The western side of the quarry, where the body was found," Is very precipitous. The water In the quarry is about six feet deep and covers an area about 20 yards long. At two points on the western side there is dirt and rock projecting out into the water, suffic ient to give one a fpot-hold. ; The . two points- are separated by water. On both of them were' tracks, and It was on the largest that the body was found. A long pipe extends from the water to the top, and aloug this pipe for 10 feet 'Were : mud stains, as if someone with muddy hands had tried to climb out by holding to it. The body was found neV the point where this pipe entered the water. All around it were tracks. On the opposite side of the quarry were also found tracks. There was a heel track In the edge of the wa ter. On the edges of the precipice were marks as if someone had rolled or slid off. In looking over The Times representative found the "or der book" of the deceased, lying close to the wall and partly opened. It strikes one us rather strange that this book should be found lying there this morning, after the close examination the whole place under went yesterday. It was. lying in plain sight, easily visible from the fop of the quarry. It was not seen yesterday, and It has been suggested that it was thrown there last night by the murderer, in order to get rid or it.- '. '.,. It is certain that the man was taken, to the quarry in a carriage. There are tracks on the edge of the road, traces showing plainly thut the car riage stopped, made a short turn and came back to town. Just at the side of the road, where this turn was made was found his coat and overcoat. His overcoat was a new one, a sort of brown and gray mixed. The coat and overcoat were found by Mr. Taylor Sunday morning at about 7:45. The body was not found until about 1 o'clock in the afternoon. 1 It was found , by Ruffln Medullars, a negro. He went for help. Several men who live In the vicinity responded, and the body was carried out. There is only a narrow ledge leading out at the southern end of the quarry aufl It va with some difficulty that he was removed. ' When found-his clothes were very dirty and wet. It is supposed that he swam , the . pond. No one knows. There -ar signs, on the eastern side which would, seem to Indicate that be entered on that side. He was found on the western side. . His collar and tie were gone.' (These were found later In' his overcoat Docket.) His shirt was open, la front, HJa hat was gone and hat -not yet been found. On I lis body were several bruises, one on his knee, and some bruises on hit head. A close examination was not made when the body was first found. Dr. Abernethy made an examination and thinks hla neck was broken. Employees of Brown 1 St Co., under takers, who prepared his body tor shipment, say that the neck was not broken. ''' " V ': Smith was registered at the Yar- borough. , U is certain that be had! $6 With ", him Saturday. He also wore i valuable, diamond ring. He carried 4s gold watch. On the chain (Continued n Pa Sight.) ABOUTHISDEATH Dowager Empress POLICE BATTLE WITH NEGROES (By Leased Wire to The Times) ' Dallas, Tex., Nov. 1C Frank Woolford, a farmer, was killed by three negro highwaymen lust Wedr nesday night. . Since then a large portion of the police force has been trying to apprehend the murderers. Sunday afternoon Jesse Wright and W. B. Frazier heard a great, deal of noise coming from a negro cabin and ordered the door opeaed. ' The ne groes within opened fire on them and they returned the fire, Both police men were wounded; "Kid" Tatum, colored, killed and Robert Burkett, colored, wounded. Five negroes have been arrested, two on suspicion of being participants in Sunday morning's shooting and three on suspicion of having been' connected with the Woodford mur der. There are now 20 negroes sus pected of the Woolford murder In the city jail. Farmer" Sliot by Tenmiiit. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Moultrie, Ga., Nov. 10 J no. Story, a farmer living near Doerun, was shot i by a tennant, A. H. Helm, this morn-'with ing and is probably fatally wounded. Helm then shot himself and died In- Stantly. The shooting was the out come of a quarrel over some cotton and took place at Story's cane mill. Cotton Mills on Full Time. (By Leased Wire to Tha Times) " Plfllnfleld. Conn.. Nov. lfl V.vprv nntfan mill In Windham and New London! counties went upon, full time this morning. t Some of them have been running short handed for a year. SAYS CARMACK (By Leased Wire to The Times) Memphis,' Tenn., 'Nov. IS That ex Senator Edward E. Carmack never i fired the pistol h0 carried on his death walk, and that young Cooper hereto fore alleged to have been shot by Car mack, was in fact wounded by bullets from his father's revolver Intended for CArmack, is the startling statements made by Will A. Percy, a well-known lawyer. ". Mr, Percy says that the son was be hind Carmack and the father In front, each so near their victim that the son was powder-burned by the father's shots. That two chambers of Car mack's pistol had been fired means nothing, says . the lbwyer for - the weapon was in the hand of his enemies two heun before It was turned over to the offloera, and,, betides Carmack't hand still held the cigar he was smok ing as h bowed to Mr. Eastman. In larga number of town and cities In Tennessee yesterday services were held in honor of Carmack. 1)11) NOTSHOQT of China Very 111. SPIRITED TILTS II (Special to The Times.) HeiKlersonville, N, C. Nov. 16 Mrs. Sophia Harrison-Eastman, sinter of Carter Harrison, of Chicago, accom- jian'ed by her ufBancetl husband, Baker Edwards, her brother, WHItanv Preston Harrison, 'and.. her. 'sister, Mrs. Heaton Owsley, of 'Chicago,' appeared in court tills morning, where Mrs. Eastman's application for a receivership -for Buck Shoals, Bill Nyes old home, is being heard before Judse Ferguson. - Col. V. E. McBee, the defendant fn the suit, was also present. Among his attorneys is Locke' Craig, and the morning'!! session of court was enliven ed by a series of spirited tilts between the opposing counsel. A mass -'of.-. 'affidavits'; were read, charging Colonel McBee with Intent to defraud and swindle Mrs. Eastman out of her share n the disputed property. Counter-affidavits were read from the colonel showing that Mrs. Eastman had voluntarily uss'.gr.ed- to him the controlling interest lu Buck Shoals. The affidavits further charge Mrs. Eastman with being abusive and with llv.ng Baker Edwards, The colonel is charged with fraud, with being unre. "aule a"Q W.DC,"K At one o'clock the court adjourned. i The hearing will probably last all duy and poss.bly tomorrow, and is attract ing a large crowd of sensation seekers to the court room. . Mrs. Eastman is a strikingly beauti ful woman of about 28. With her sis ter, she appeared in .court dressed in It? hel8ht of fashion and paid strict attention to ine proceedings, consult ing from time to time with some one of her numerous attorneys.. cm By Leased Wire to The Times) ; New York, Nov. 16 There were no Signs of mourning In Chinatown today because of the death of the Chinese dowager and emperor. . Instead there was great rejoicing and exeryone seem ed happy. ' The news of the death of China's rulers, it was said, was recelv. ed with great Joy and tonight there Is to be much celebration. "We were overjoyed to hear of It," said Lee Fong, editor of the Chinese Herald, In discussing the subject. "The Chinese 1 in this country are delighted and there will be no mourning.". ' It was explained that the Chinese are divided into two classes the Cantonese and the Manchus. The Cantonese re present the "common people" in China, while the Manchus Include the nobility and it was to the latter class that the dead ruleri belonged. X majority of th Chnei In this country .belong to the Cantonese ; according to Mr. Fong, and they had " no reason to mourn their rulera' death. ' EASTMAN CASE NATO WN GLAD RilLERSAREDEAD RALEIGH, N. C; MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1908. LONG TRIP OF TRAMP STEAMER Steamed One Hundred Thous and Miles In Two Years and Still Moving WILMINGTON NEXF STOP Came Into Mew York Today From 12,000 MiJeVoyage From Java But Almost ; Immediately ; Received . Orders to go to W:l'nlngton Where Additional Orders Will be Receiv ed Freighter in ie Two Years Has Visited Practically Every Part of the ClvJUzed World. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) New York; Nov. 16 When the British trfltnn "i Rtpampr . Tlnrrtoror touched at this port today en route I court room fascinated in the reopen to Wilmlngtoiv N. C, from Boston, lnS of the Lamphere murder trial she had logged .nearly 12,000 miles ; here today," when she told how the over a voyage'' that began at Java. I woman declared to have been burn Since leavlng.vSTew York In aJnuary, i ed to death with her three children 1907, the freighter has strmedlby Ray Lamphere, worked early and 100,000 mlles.and In these two years late for months to make a splendid she has visited practically every part ; golng-away outfit for Jennie Olsen, of the civilized world. whose body was identified among the : Captain George, Black told the list of Gunness victims story of his wanderings since last he Jennie Olsen 's body was among saw New Yorl.'Wi he sat waiting for the first to be taken from the pits in orders. Tbes orftBrs cawe shortly after the BordeWaW in from Bos ton, and warfly kipper vB'ack turn ed to the reporter and MIdrv, "Guess I .won't; see BroadWRy"si(3r another two years m hoy." The, Borderer left Nev York for Australia In January, 1907. After , f, w ' C. ........ v M .. ". - go at Melbourne shv took on a big coal freight for Rear Admiral "Bob' Evans' neet at San Francisco. Then Jshe proceeded to Jutland, Ore., and iVaficduver.' .'Wbaf Puget Souriafhe went to the ports of South Africa and then to India. For a brief period th.' Borderer carried coal between the In dian ports and then was sent ,to U tavia for orders. 5 While at Bombay her coal cargo caught fire .and it smouldered for several, days, -.'..while' ness told me Jennie had gone I saw the native firemen endeavored to pu 1 a coat she had bought for her that out the blaze, rom BatAyln ' Cap-'' ctjst" fifty or sixty - dollars. Then tain Black- went to Probollngo wiUi 1 tjiere were new hats, two pairs of his vessel and thence to Clierllim, new and expensive shoes and othdr and Sourabay. While iu port at ; things." Sourabay the second officer died from. "And you saw Mrs. Gunness work dysentary and was buried In the cem- ing on these things, such as ilnder etery there. Finally, oVthe passage wear, sewing and making them?" to the United States, the Borderer ran into a terrific southwest mon soon and a tropical hurricane that threatened to send the big freighter to the bottom with her million dol lar cargo. Captain Black has been ordered to Wilmington, N. C, where he will re ceive orders for the future. COMPLEXION OF NEXT HOUS (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, Nov, 16 Tho temporary roll call of the house of representatives for the sixty-first congress has been completed and published. It presents a complete list of members of the new house as shown by unofficial returns and gives the political affiliations of all of them. According to , this publication the next house will consist of 219 republi cans and 172 democrats, a total of 891, as against a total of 388 In the house during the last session, of whom 2-3 .were republicans and 166 democrats. The result is a net loss of four from the republican side and a net gain of six on the democratic side, the dis crepanacy being due to present vacan cies. All told, the democrats gained seventeen districts and the republicans twelve. , ' The most marked advance made by the democrats was in Ind'ana, the home of Mr. Bryan's running mate, Mr. Kern. Of the entire eleven mem bers constituting the Indiana delega tion, only two will be republicans, whereas In tho present congress there are eight republicans from that state. The most striking activity of the re publicans were made in North Caro lina, where three members were taken from the democratic column, and Okla homa, where there was a" gain of two. Missouri and Pennsylvania also switch ed two members each from the demo cratic to the republican side, and New Jersey, Rhode Island and Wisconsin each supplied one to the republican addition. Patrick's Petition Denied. Washington. Nov. II The suDreme court today denlod the ' petition ot Al I ban T. Patrick, now rvin . a If I sentence in 8mg Sing far th murder , v wii-ian. uarta .not. for a new wiai. 15 GUNNESS TRIAL HOLDS CROWD Fascinated By Recital of Mrs. . Flyim, Near Neighbor tu Mrs. Guoness JENNIE OLSEN'S OUTFIT Mrs .Flynn. Says Mi's.; Gunness Work ed Eurly and Late Making Clothes for Jennie Olsen to Wear When She Went Away on Trip. Yet Trip Was Never Taken for Jennie 01. sen's Body. Wan Found in Pit in the t mines Backyard. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Laporte, Ind., Nov. 16 Mrs. Francis J. Flynn held a crowdei which Mrs. Gunness buried the bod ies of her victims . It was identified by relatives and search in all parts of '.h country has proved beyond d bt that the young woman is dead. "NT .Mrs. Gunness had worked up to '. is vary 'night before she killed Miss' J.!t.e!i,i making beautiful clothes for her to. wear. vw. I . Herf are some jnsked Mrs. Flynn: of the questions "Of w hat did the going-away out f eonsjst that you saw?" 'Wai fftneri at loU" of Brie Hiten underwear and pretty waists and other things' that are more expensive than ordinary people wear."' "What were the most expensive itenva, as you remember them?" ''vVell, the day before Mrs. Gun- "Yes, Bhe worked faithfully to get Jennie's outfit ready." , "Can you look from the window of your house and see the Gunness place?" - "Yes, sir ; not the house; we could see just the roof." "What time was it you looked out of your window and saw the house burning?" "It was 4 o'clock." "Sure of that?" -'. ' "Quite sure," "You went over to the place at 6 o'clock in the morning?" "Yes, sir, but I felt before they took the bodies out of the cellar." Questioned by foreman of the jury Droelllnger, Mrs. Flynn said she had visited Mrs. Gunhess but once in a year and a half and that was three weeks before the fire . Mrs. Tay Turner, the young wo man who translated the Gunness and Hegeleln letters from Norwegian Into English, was the next witness. She Identified the letters as having been translated by her. The eight love letters of Belle Gunness to her last victim are expected to be of great importance In conenctlon with the case. ; , A serious delay in the trial may be caused by the absence In Wash ington of Dr. Walter S. Halns, thj medical expert who Is to testify as to the finding of poison In the stomachs of the Gunness woman and children. Dr. Halns Is in Washington to tes tify in a criminal case and cannot possibly reach Laporte until " Thurs day. An arrangement was made be tween attorneys for the defense and Judge Richter today for a postpone ment in the event of Dr Halns being detained lit Washington later than Thursday . CLAIMED TO 1JE INNOCENT. Man Electrocuted This Morning Maintained to the Last That He Was Innocent. Auburn, N. Y Nov. 16 Declar ing to the last that he was an Inno cent man, Andrea Dalverme, the Italian who murdered Tony Page, at Rome, N. Y., on June 30, 1906, was electrocuted at Auburn prison this morning at 6:11 o'clock. To the last moment the condemned man maintained that Page fell on nil own Harvey Watterson Harvey W. Watterson. son of Cot. Henry Watterson, editor of the Louisville Courier-Journal, who met his death by an accidental fall from tho window of his offtee on the 10th floor of the trust Company of North 1 America build.'ng in Wall street, New York. : '-: I CAPT. BUCKITT DEAD He Died Suddenly This After " noon " " " Was Head of State Normal Schools for Xrgrocs and Also the State In liiin Schools Had Just Returned From Dinner and Seemed to be in lk-st of Spirits and Health. I This afternoon at 2:45, Captain John Duckett, the head of the State Normal Schools fJr Negroes and the State Indian Schools, dropped dead In the supreme court library. Capt. Duckett had just returned from his mid-day meal and was in the best of spirits, laughing, joking and talking with Mr. Walker,'' Mr. Seawell, ex Judge W. . A. Montgomery, and others. He seemed to be in hi3 usual good health. Suddenly he threw up hls hands. "My God! What's the matter with me?" he cried, repeating the question two or three times. Then ho fell. ,'.' A physician was summon ed at once. . Dr, Shore was first an the scene. Later Drs. J. J, Rogers1 and H. A. Royster arrived. Their efforts were of no avail. The gallant: old man was dead. j Captain Duckett had just complet-i ed his report ot the work of his schools and had only a few hours be fore placed it in the hands of Snpt. J. Y. Joyner, glad that It was com pleted. He placed it in Mr. Joyner's overcoat pocket, so that he could look It over on his way to Atlanta, whither Mr. Joyner was to have gone this afternoon. Mr. Ducket : has several children and a good wife living. His sudden death will be a great shock to them. Capt. Duckett Is one of the most prominent educators of the state. He was Wake county's first superinten ent of public instruction. A full sketch of his life will appear in to morrow's Evening Times. IEN FAINT (By Cable to The Times) Rome, Nov. 16 Seventy thousand people jammed their way Into St. Pe ter's today to celebrate the priest hood jubilee of the pope. Many women fainted In the ter rific crush, several were Injured and gowns were torn to shreds. Despite great efforts by an extra force of po , lice to preserve order there were sev eral times when the vast throng was, In danger of panic. ' Archbishop J. J, Glenn, of 8t. Louis, and Bishop E. P. Allen, ot Mo bile, ware present and took part in the procession through the Basilica a attendants on the, pope, I 11 IN GREAT CRUSH 2nd Edition PMCE 6 CE2JT3. ppjft MOTOR RACE Few Sporting Events Have Been Conducted Under U -Distinguiskd Patronage - LIST OF THE REFEREES Honorary List Includes Such Men M Hoke Smith, Governor of Georgia, v Joseph M. Brown, Governor-elect of the Sametate, E. H. Gary and ' Others Working Referee, Robert Lee Morrell A New Type of Judge Also Included. (By Leased Wire to The Times) : New York, Nov. 16 Many notable men have consented to serve as offl-. cials at the grand prize automobile race in Savannah on Thanksgiving day, as shown by the list made pub lic by the Automobile Club of Ameri ca. Few sporting events, in fact, have been conducted, under such dis tinguished patronage. The honorary referees will Include Hoke Smith, G. W. Tiedeman, mayor of Savannah; E. H. Gary, president of the Auto mobile Club 'of America, and Jeffer son Demont Thompson, chairman of the Vanderbllt cup commission. The working referee will be Rob ert Lee Morrell, who acted in a sim ilar capacity at the Briar Cliff race and at one of the Vanderbllt races. There will be nineteen judges, in cluding A. R. Pardlngton, Harlam W. Whipple, E. E. Schwarkxtopf, John E. Roosevelt and Peter Foger ty, all of whom have had wide ex perience in similar positions. Among the honorary judges will be Walter G. Charlton, Davis Freeman, Henry McAlpin-. Paul ELeabraok.asid. Schwartz, all judges of courts vannah. The list of officials also Includes a new type of judge at automobile races. Three will be known as' In spectors and their duties will be) ..to see that no fouling tactics are pur sued by the drivers. There wilji be about ten inspectors, all conversant with the rules of the road. The tim ing will be done by the New Yoric, Timers Club, with S. M. Butler In charge. : H. T. Clinton has been''ap polnted as clerk of the course t and "Fred" J. Wagner as starter. SCORES SOUTH (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Richmond, Va Nov. 16 A. J. McKelway, secretary of the National Child Labor Committee for the southern states, scored the south at last evening's meeting of the Amer ican Prison Association for Us lack, of provisions for young t criminals. He said in part: , "It Is time that our southern states awoke to the crying need for the hu mane and merciful treatment of the children who go astray. It has only to avail itself of the experience -of other states to meet the need. "The final argument for the ex tension and complete adjustment of the Juvenile court system in the south, and for the building and the proper maintenance of model reform itories, is the development ot the. fac tory villages of the south with their Bystem of family labor, including the labor of the child." RELATIVE OF ZEPPELIN DEAD (By Leased Wire to The Times) . St. L uls, Mo., Nov. 16 Adolph Zep pelin, a relative of Count Zeppelin, the aeronaut, was found dead this morning from carbollo acid poisoning. He has lived in Bt. Louis for forty years, most of which time has has been at the Broadway Hotel, . The proprietor and his assistants have known him as Adolph WUmer. In a letter left for the coroner lie' says his right name is Zeppelin and that he is related to Count Zeppelin. The old man had been working as a . waiter. For months he has rofvaed solid foods, taking no nourishment other : than butwrmlik, which he . thought would restore hla health. " , KELWAY
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