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Weather. Washington, D. C, Nov. 27- Fore . ' cast for North Carolina for tonight and Saturday: Fair, colder tonight. Saturday fair; light north winds. VOLUME 89. 200 PERCENT Trade With Noncontiguous Territories Will Approx imate $170,000,000 LESS FOREIGN TRADE Of the $82,000,000 Worth of Mer chandise Reaching the United Slate in Ten Months Ending With October, From its Four Principal Non-Contiguous Territories Por to Rico, Hawaii, Philippines, and Alaska Forty and a Half Millions Worth or Practically One-half of Total from Hawaii. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) ' Washington, D. C, Nov. 27 Trade ' of the United States with its non-contiguous territories will approximate 1170,000,000 In the year which ends with next month. Ten years ago the trade with the same territories amounted to appropixately $60,000, 000, the increase during the decade having thus been nearly 200 per cent. During the same period the trade with foreign countries has increased less than 60 per cent, This estimate of a grand total of $170,000,000 as the value of the commerce between the United States and its non-contiguous territories is based "upon ten months returns just compiled by the bureau of statistics of the Department of Commerce and Labor, which show $82,000,000 in value of shipments to the United Slates from those territories and $$3,000,000 value of shipments from tl) United States to those territories; while for the single month of Octo ber, the latest available record, the . whiiintents . to the .United State amounted to 1,1 million dollars, and from the United States to the territories in question over six mll . lions. Of the $82,000,000 worth of mer chandise reaching the United State3 in the ten months ending with Oc tober, from its four principal non contiguous territories Porto Rico, Hawaii, the 'Philippine Islands, and Alaska 40 million dollars worth of practically one half of the total, was fi-om Hawaii,; 22 2-3 million dol lars worth from Porto Hico; 10 millions from Alaska, and 8,000,000 from the Philippine Islands. Of the shipments from the United States to those territories,- Porto Rico receives a larger amount than any other of the group, the value of the merchandise sent from the United . States to Porto Rico in the ten months being, in round terms, 18, 000,000 dollars; to Alaska, practical ly 14,000,000; to Hawaii 12 mil lions and to the Philippines 8 mil lions. . The total value of the merchandise sent from the United States to Porto Rico, Hawaii, the Philippine Islands and Alaska In the ten months ending with October, 1908, was: To Porto Rico, $17,953,745; Hawaii, $12,732, 710; Philippine Islands, $8,432,106; and Alaska, $13,939,652, being In each case slightly less than in the corresponding months of last year, this falling off being due, in part at least, to lower prices of many of the articles exported, especially manufac tures. (By Leased Wire to The Times) New York, Nov. 27 Thj New Jersey state troops guarding the plant of the National Flre-Prooflng plant, at Keas by, near Perth Amboy, were aroused today by an apparent attempt to take them by surprise on the present strik ing workmen and the soldiers turned out and fired several volleys. There was no reply and a recon nalsance In the vicinity of the plant shortly afterward, by the militiamen, failed to disclose any signs of strikers or their sympathisers. Investigation later today brought out the fact that the supposed attack was merely a party ot strike sym pathisers who had approached the plant to see what the soldier were doing and how they were quartered during the night. Messrs. J. E, Thomas and P. N. Wil liamson ware In the city today while returning to their home In Louliburj, after attending th football' fame in Richmond. . , TRADE UREASE AROUSED BY SHI ATTACK WaxutB. 2nd Mtion " ' - - - . ' ' 1 t : " 1 'i INQUIRING AS TO FINANCE (By Leased Wire to The Times) New York, Nov. 27 Investigation was begun today by the United buates government, through Its inspection service department, Into the causes of the wreck of the Panama Railroad steamship Finance, wrecked off Sandy Hook, in collision with the White Star freighter Georgic, in which four persons lost heir lives. Although. the Finance had thres water-tight compartments and only one was punc tured, the ship sank. Shipping men say that under normal conditions the j Finance should have remained afloat. I Her condition on leaving port will be closely Inquired into. The vessel was valued, according to Vice-President F. A. Drake, of the Panama Line, at about $200,000. Her cargo is wortn from $300,000 to $400,000, not in cluding $100,000 in specie, whien ws being shipped to the canal zone for the monthly payroll. According to the survivors one of the chief reasons for the small loss of life was that during the days the Finance was fog-bound the passen gers had been fully instructed how to use the life preservers, so that when the crash came they experi enced little difficulty In putting them on. Probably the most dramatic story told of the wreck is that of Captain Mowbray, of the wrecked vessol When some of his crew seized a life boat, intending to embark in It to save themselves, the courageous com mander flung himself among them and drawing a loaded revolver, threatened to shoot the first man who tried to lower the little craft. ''The women and children go first," he shouted, as the men backed away before the muzzle of the pistol thrust Into their faces. '-,'; (By Leased Wire to The Times) New York, Nov. 27 Plans to merge the various railways of Chi cago will be discussed in this city to lay at the first of a series of confer ences by capitalists representing the various surface and elevated lines in that city. The men wno are working to combine the Chicago roads are John J. Mitchell. Henry A. Bla:r. Walter Pcckman, Chauncey Keep, John Spoor, and W, N. Elsendroth, representing various banking inter ests here in Chicago. The merger would combine railroad property against which have been Issued stocks and bonds aggregating 'about $255,000,000, as follows; Chicago City Railway, tii,ll.,j; Chicago Railways Company, $75,000,000; Union Elevated Company, $9,660,- 000; Northwestern Elevated, $24, 445,000; Oak Park Elevated, $15,- 556,000; Metropolitan Elevated, $31, 000,000; Southslde E:evated, $12, 500,000, and Commonwealth Edison Company, $51,000,000. The Com monwealth Edison Electric Company is not a street car line, but it furnish es power to several roads, and is, therefore, vitally interested in the success of the plans to combine their interests ,: .' ADMIRAL Rl'SKKLL DEAD. Funeral Will Take .Place Monday. One of Oldest Ofiicers In Navy. (By Lensed Wire to The Times) Philadelphia, Nev. 27 Hear Ad miral Alexander W. Russell, U. S, N., retired, who diod yesterday after noon at his home on South 4 2d street, will be buried on Monday. Admiral Russell, who was nearly 85 years old, was one Of the oldest officers in the navy. He was a na tive of Maryland and his first sea service was aboard the sloop of war- Saratoga, with which he served off the const of Africa from 184 J to 1844. Later he served with tn Texas Rangers in the land forces of the United States during the Mexi can war. Castro Enroute to France. (By Cable to The Times) Fort De France, No. 27 Presi dent Castro, ot Venezuela, Is en route to France, where he will undergo an operation, aad arrived here today on board the steamer Quadaloupe. Mmr. Castro and three physicians are m the party. .. Guadaloupe will sail to morrow. PLANSTO MERGE CHIM LINERS RALEIGH, N. C, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1908. MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE DATA Bareau of Census Putliskd Compilation of Statistics and ttis Subjects TWEN1Y YEARS 0VEREH Total Number of Marriages During Twenty Years is 12,832,044 Nearly Twice as Many in 1906 as in 1887 Rut Annual Rate of In crease by No Means Uniform Di vorces Increased In 1800 to 68,000 in 1906 Oue Divorce to Twelve Marriages. (By Leased Wire to The Times); Washington, D. C, Nov. 27 The bureau of the census has just pub lished a compilation of the statistics of marriage and divorce covering a period of tweijty years from 1887 to 1906, Inclusive. This is the second statistical investigation of this char acter authorized by the federal gov ernment. The total number irf ma' riaees recorded during the ' twenty years was 12,832,044 The ' nunuiar 1 annuallv reported increased from' ine mere expenuuu.e in money 483,069 in the year 1887 to 853,29) -tor 'things soon palls on one." in the vear 1906. The Increase year," "The novelty of being able to pur by year was bv no means uniform. .-'hase anything one wants soon pass At the heeinnine of the foitv vear es, because what people most, seek period divorces occurred at the rate ' of 10,000 a year; at the end of thatiJhn 1). Rockefeller. period the annual number was about 66,000. An inrronKfi of 30 ner cent in win- ulation between the year 1870 and 1 18S0 was accompanied by an increase of 79 per cent in the number of dl- vorces granted. In the next decade, 1880 to 1890, the population increas- ed 25 Iper cent and divorces 70 per cent tiidln the following 'decades, 1890 to 1900, au increase of 21 per cent in population was accompanied ' by an increase of 66 per cent in the number of divorces. In the six years from 1900 to 1906 population, as es - timated, increased '10.5 per cent and divorces 29.3 per cent. i It thus appears that at the end of the forty year period divorces were j increasing about three times, as fast as population, while in the first de-i cade (1870 to 1880) they increased only about two and two-thirds as fast. V The available: data indicated that no less than one marriage In 'twelve - is ultimately terminated by divorce, The total divorces granted by the United States from 1S67 to 1886 vu 328,716. From 1SS7 to 1906 the total was 945,625. The rate per 100,000 population was, in 1880, only 38, as against 73 in 1900. The state having the lowest rate per 100,000 in 1880 was North Caro- Una, with 6. With 138, Colorado then had the highest proportion, in 1900, Washington led with 184 per 100,000, Delaware being lowest, with 16.. The most common single ground for divorce is desertion. This ac counts for 38. 9 per cent of all divorces,-' The next important ground of di vorces is, for husbands, infidelity, and for wives, cruelty. Drunkenness was the ground for divorce in 5.3 per cent of cases in which the wife brought suit and iii 1.1 per cent of cases In which tla suit was brought by the husbuiid. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Laporte, Ind., Nov. 27 Ray Lam phere was found guilty of arson last night after the Jury had been out twenty-six hours. Judge John C. Richter immediately sentenced him to the penitentiary for an Indeterminate time of from two to twenty-one yean and assessed a fine .of $5,000. Lamphero probably will begin serv ing his sentence at Michigan City to day. The verdict was in the nature of a compromise, ten of the Jurors having held out from the first for a verdict of murder in the second degree, with a penalty of life Imprisonment, Two Stubborn members all day contended for a verdict of arson and not guilty, reipectlvely. Following the sentencing Of Lamphere all the Jurors signed a statement that thoy were convinced by the evidence at the trial that the adult body found In the ruins with the bodies of the three children wan that of Mri. Qunnoss. GUILTY OF ARSON ID SOME Makes Known His Method of, Giving and His Philosophy of Philanthropy ADVICE TO YOUNG MEN Tells Them Not (o Begin Career With Idea of Getting From World by Hook or Crook All They Can. Mere Expenditure : Money -: For Tilings Soon Palls on One- Novelty .-' Being "Auto to' 'Purchase Anything One Wants Soon Passes, Rut What People Most ' Seek Cannot lie IJought. (By Leased Wire to The Times) New York, Nov. 27 "I am sure it is a mistake to assume that the possession of money in great abund ance necessarily brings happiness." "The very rich are just like all the rest of us; and if they get pleasure from the possession of money it comes from their ability to do things which gives satisfaction to some one besides themselves." cannot be bought . with money." John D. Rockefeller today made kaown his philosophy "of philanthro- ph describing the method of em lag he; has devised, with tao aid o; a regularly organized committee t)r the purpose. Incidental, ae made Known some oi tne tilings tne very rich man must get along without in spite of his riches and gave some more adviicr to yaiiuJ"' men, "about to begin their, caret-., "The philanthropy." says John 15., "the help that does the most good and the least harm, the help that nourishes 'civilization at its Very root;, that most widely disseminates heulth,righteousness and happiness. is not what is usually called charity, "The mere expenditure of '.money for things, so 1 am told by those who profess to kuow soon palls upon one. ; "If I were to give advice to a .voinig man starting out in lire, I s:ioulti say I to him: 'If you aim for a large. , broad-gauged success, do not being ' your business career, whether you j sell your labor or are an Independent . producer, with the idea of getting from the world by hook or crook all you can. ''In the choice of your profession or your business employment, let your first thought be: 'Where can I tit in , so that 1 may be most effective in the work, of the world?. Where can 1 i lend a hand iu a way most effectively to advance the general interest?' The only thing .'which is of lasting benefit to a man is that which he does for himself. Money which comes to him without 'effort on his part is seldom a benefit, aad often a curse." SKXD (il'XiiO.VTS TO SHANGHAI, Ainerlcun Consul-General There Re quests Manila to Send Bouts. (By Leased Wire to The Times) New York, Nov. 27 A dispatch to the Herald from Manila says: Rear Admiral Harber has received requests from Consul-General Denby, at Shanghai, to send at once the gun boats usually stationed in the Yang Tse Kiang. The Helena will steam out tomorrow, prepared to protect American interests. The Helena will be especially effective against rioting along the Chinese rivers. Persistent rumors continue that the battleship fleet will also be de tailed, but the officers on the flag ship say to the contrary. The Pan ther and the Culgoa have received written orders to proceed to Colombo Saturday. The Yankton steams for Singapore oil Sunday. Tl'RK THROWS JENKINS. Gets the Better of Him in Both Routs i in Wrestling Match. New York, Nov. 27 Yusslfl Maho mout, the Turk, bested Tom Jenkins In two wrestling bouts at the Madison Square Garden last night before an enormous crowd. Jenkins never hid a chance with his giant opponent, The Turk rolled Tom in 34 minutes and 32 seconds In the first bout with a crotch and half-Nelson. In the second bout Tom was flopped In 7 1-2 minutes with a double grape vine and bar hold. The men were a long time in going to tha floor, but!,. ' . , . . . . . . . ' when they did, it was Jenkins who was ltne a,low''' Sne was Put t0 bed nd underneath. The Turk worked silently j evn th best of medical attendance, and easily, as he did at his training camp, , j JUSTICE QUITS MURDER CASE FolMg Charges That Mrs. Steinheii Poisoned Late President Faura PEOPLE EAGER FOR NEWS Magistrate Seydett Withdraws From Case Because it Whs Charged That i He Knew About the Death of Presi-' merely says is never part or tne juag dent Fouic and Was Shielding jment 0lllv 'hat he proves counts. Mrs. Steinheii in This Case Case JustV wait unt11 next week. We will Transferred to New Judge Streets : show them some things then that Crowded With People Anxious tojluf' uon 1 bUB,ecl exist. Hear Latest News. (By Cable to The Times) Paris, Nov. 27 Following the sensational charge made by a Paris . newspaper tnat Mine, steinheii, ar rested on t'le accusation of having strangled her artist husband, also poisoned the late President Faure, Magistrate : Seydett withdrew from further iavestigation today of the Steinheii murder. The papers in the case have been transferred to Judge Boucard. -. M. Seydett 's withdrawal, on the heels Of the newsiaper allegations the ;ne . , V c,rcwn,8ia"ce:iau sorts of ma& whlcn we W1" , men who have been helpful and influ attending the death or President j pr0ve Wednesday. Why he is so dis- ential in Y M C A work and es Faure and because Of his relations honorable that he was kicked out of ...!,.. P k...i attending the death or President j with lime. Steinheii, stifled whole affair, has caused even keener public; curiosity as to the next official move. - Much political capital is being made Out of the '.."affarr, especially by opponents of the government led oy Mr. Henri Rochefort, and efforts are under way to a complete airing of the old scandal attending President Faure's. death years ago.. In antici. pation of the unveiling of a national scandal the boulevards were crowd ed early today by througs eager for new, and If possible, even more sensa- j tional (levc'.opnionts. "Good-bye Mmo. Steinheil's family phyplcian I enough" describes her as being neurotic and with having a strange mania '.for tell ing lies. .-. -- HRYAN ON REVISION. Says With Cannon and Sherman Pre siding No Reform May be '.... Kxpected. (Hy Leased AVIre to The Times.) Lincoln. Nob., Nov. 27 Mr. Hryan diH'Hi't believe the republican-jwislon or the tariff will be a. Kenuiiu one. He say in a .Commoner' editorial' that with Cannon presiding over the house and Sherman over the senate, the re sult may now be foretold. He says that the interests are al ready making the:r wants known through their subsidized papers; they are trying to teaie liie people Into consent Iiitf to what they demand by their tlii'iuts of disaster - If rev.sion is downward. .;, Then." he says, "the grinding will begin ngahi the exploiting will be re - newed, and the masses will continue their tribute to the beneficiaries of re publican .privilege and faviirism. How long, i) Lord, how. long, w ill It take the voters to understand the lullueiiccs that dominate the republican party, anil through that party : the 'government? "How long iuust the average man be made the toy and plaything of the favor-seeking corporations that furnish the campaign funds for the republican party and then icooup themselves through the leaders that have dictated? How land can the voters be driven and the readers be misled?'1 T (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Chicago, Nov, 27 Mrs, Barbara Bll llk, mother of : Herman Billlk, con demned to be hanged two woeks from today, died today In her home in Cleveland, Ohio, literally because of the awful fate Impending over her son. The news, brought from Cleveland In dispatches, was taken to Billlk, who collapsed with grief in his cell at the county Jail at the news. Mrs. Billlk had been In falling health for some time, and fell In a dead faint when she received a pathetic letter of farewell from her doomed son on Wed. nesday In which he said that he had advert nr) all hofta find mintf rltA nn I but weakened steadily till her death ' came In the early hours today. RDM WILL EXPOSE (By Cable to The Times) Paris, Nov 27 "We will expose these lies of Boni De Castellane next Wednesday and also make public some facts about the moralities of others of his family," was the angry declaration made by Prince De Sagan today. In this he is supported in every way by the princess, who is apparently as deeeply in love with him as ever. Prince Heiie said: "In a French court a long-winded lawyer can gei up ana say anytningj he pleases. He can make all sorts i of charges and paint you as the blackest villian alive, but what he res, Drone in me princess, tae whole thing Is a lot of lies absolute lies! The point was raised that: I left my children without a. nurse. lhey not only had a nurse, but a p'rjest also. . "What, can a person do?" the, being present at tne laying or tne prince went on. "I cant pull Eoni's corner-stone. He spoke of the good ears, for he is not responsible. Hon-! work ot tne y. M. C. A. among young estly, he is not right mentally. But men of uotn races saying the bowl what does it matter?" ing alleys, swimming pools and gym- "The idea," said the prince, "of nasiums of the association were im Boni's daring to suggest that the at-, p0I.tant adjunctg to the effort for the mosphere of the Marquis De Castel-; morai and reiigi0us uplift with which lane's home is a proper one in which the association movement has al to raise chuldren, with that rascally wgrt i00n iHonttflo.1 0ld marquis, who has been guilty of , prove Wednesday. l-'c,tne- jocuey ciup. The correspondent said: wen, wnai auoiu me auiomounes mat m. BonneiL siaiea in coun yes- jterday the prince shifted from Mad- ame Mercier to Jeanne Labroiiche and finally to " Prince De Sagan jumped up and. shouted: ' "Stop; Stop that!" Don't worry my wife with such silly stuff!" Princess De Sagan looked unusual- ly charming in a black lace afternoon ; gown, but -.her-, princely husband seemed worn and worried. He said T , we've answered questions WILL REVISE TARIFF In Conformity With Platform Pledges Representative Sereno E. Payne, Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means Will Pass Rill in Conformity With the Demands of , the People. ; (By Leased Wire to The Times.) ' Washington, Nov. 27 That the re publican leadership of the house of representatives plans to pass a bill revi.'-ing the tariff In -'conformity with I the platform pledges of the party, and in consonance with the demands ot the interests affected, and for. '.he bene. tit of tile wliole ..people, is tne;suwianee of a statement made last nlglit by I Representative Sereno E. Payne, chair- man of the house committee on ways land means committee. Chairman Payne declared that in entering upon the task of revising the tariff the committee had made elaborate plans long In advance, and had begun com prehensive inquiries to ascertain facts that would enable It to proceed Intel ligently and for the best interest of ull concerned. Furthermore, he asserted, the sched ule of hearing under which the com mission is now working allowed moro 1 than double the time ever allotted byj any committee having a tariff measure under consideration. Mr. Payne's statement was brought out by an interview nvuie public in St. Louis by James W. VanClcave, president of the National Association Of Manufacturers. He complained that few manufacturers had been Invited to offer testimony, and that Inadequate notice of hearings was given. ! farewell ijdng, probably the last, Further, he said that committee occurred toVay at the Laporte county members phowed by questions put to jaij between Ray Lamphere, convicted witnesses that they were, as a general 0f arson in connection with the burn proposltlon, opposed to a reduction. I jng of Belle OunneHs' home, and his Mr. VanPleave charged that, as the ' mother, Mrs, Wdllam Lamphere, who committee is now proceed. ng, it meani has passed her seventieth year. Mrs. that a bill would be passed providing Lamphero caressed her wayward sort for a "bogus revision." land collapsed. "There is not a slnglo republican j Mrs. Lamphere was sobbing and sup. member of the committee who Is not ported by her daughter, Mrs. Pearl committed and who does not Intend to Steele, of South Bend, Ind., this morn revise the tariff, so far as in him ing when she entered the Jail and fa llen, honestly and sincerely., in accord anee with our pledge, said Chairman Payne. "- Big Flour Mill Destroyed. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Red River Falls. Minn. NOV. 27 The Red River Falls Milling Com-1 Sheriff Smutser caught the aged we pany'a complete plant was cestroyed mR" " "n WRB "Inking to the floor k iJ hisht tn.. .m ., "d carried her to hie home in the ????J .r-5 8 V i "l rea.h a na for her. Because ot her $750,000. Tho plant had a capacity ..danced ae. m. Lmnher. m.v tiot 't 00 barrels of flour dally. , PRICE S CENTS. THE PRESIDENT AT Makes Address at Laying of Cornerstone of Colored Association GOOD WORK OF Y. M. C. A : ' ' '; " Spoke Highly of the Work Among Both Races Pays Better to Sup port a Y. M. C. A. Secretary in a Community Than a Policeman. Homes Are Made Safe and the Community is Lifted to a Higher Level by Lifting These Young Men to Higher Ideals of Life. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, Nov. 26 -President Roosevelt expressed his pleasure at i . . .... ... He spoke highly of the colored had made the erection of the colored Y. M. C. A. building possible. : ..It )ays fal. better," he said to support the secretary of the Y. M. C. A. in a community than to pay the salary of a policeman. Homes are made safer and the community is lifted t0 a hlgher evel by )ifting these young men' to better ideals of jfe :. ..'As for the .hlte manT" said afc president, "let him remember In this as ,n an otner matters, that to. do .illKtl(, tn tht, mnn (a rtBmatlrt. ', ed not only by the interest of the col ored man, but by the interest of the white man also. Sooner of later in this community every class of citi zens will feel the effect of the raising or degradation of any other class. - : ,7- -. , - " 'All men up' is a much safer motto than 'Some men down'; and it is to the interest of every . class of any community that the members of every other class shall feel that In dustry, sobriety, good behavior, the conduct that marks a man as being a good neighbor and a good citizen, should receive a proper reward, so as thereby to put a premium upon the development of such qualities. I am not speaking of social relations; I am speaking of equality of treatment be fore the law, of equality of opportun ity to earn a living, of equality of op portunity to earn the respect that should be accorded to the man who behaves decently, and is a good neigh bor and good citizen There are plen ty of difficult problems in this coun- ' try, plenty of problems requiring ta unite patience, forbearance, and good judgm0nt if they are to be dealt with -s wigely, and which cnnnot by any p0B. ; sibillty receive even an approximately complete solution within a short time. ! What Is known as the race problem -Is one of the most difficult; and it exists in the north as well as in the south. But one thing we can rest assured, and that is the only way in which to bring nearer the time when (Continued on Page Three.) (By Leased Wire to The Times) , Laoorte. . Nov. 27 A nathetlc - : quested permission to see Ray, Sheriff Smutzer allowed the meeting to take place In his office. As soon as the convicted man entered his mother aid: ' ' - "Ray, I know you are Innocent. Your 'mother still believes In you 'live to see her eon again. , , . DEDICATION MOTHER SEES RAY LAMPHERE
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