Weather.
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cast fo - Nrorth Carolina- for tonight ,
and Wednesday: Fair and decidedly
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ESTABLISHED 1876.
RALEIGH, N. 0., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1908.
PEICI? 5 CENT3
Mrs. Wm. Taft and Miss Helen Taft.
atlanta: near
eiofStest
FLEET BEGINS
HOMEWARD TRIP
White Womm Who Would
H A YTI IN STATE OF
POLITICAL CHAOS
Like to Be a Negress.
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STANDARD OIL
SECRETS DARE
Archie!! Again on (he Stand
But is Handled Smcolhly
By Trust Attorneys
QROWTH OF THE TRUST
Direct Examination Will Probably be
- Finished Today and Then Trust
: Buster1 Kellogg Will See What He
Can Get Out of Mr. Archbold No
Momentous Hoc rets Have Been Re
vealed by Vice-President Archbold
Ho Far Examination Taken Up
Where Left. Off Yesterday V::.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
New York, Dec. 1 New Standard
Oil secrets were bared today wnen the
hearing in the government suit
against the lordliest truRt. in the land
was commenced before Rereree Fer
riss in the customs house. However,
no secrets of momentous importance
were revealed to those gathered about
the chamber for Attorney Morltz
Rosenthal, the king pin of the Stand
ard legal battery, led Vlce-PreBident
John D. Archbold over a velvety path
-aqd never were his Interpellations
near the danger line.
When Mr. Archbold took the stand
this morning it was said that the
Standard's attorney would finish to-!
day and that Trust Buster Frank Kel- j
logg would begin his cros-examina-tion
of the trust official. j
Mr. Archbold first told today of the
dissolution of the Standard Oil Com-'
panyof Ohio and how the stock wast
divided between the Standard of New
Jeraeaad the Standard of New York.
The wsw York company got the lion's
nhare, according to tUft witness. '
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h. irt nf om.. ff,nnti t
M' Rosenthal recalled to the witness flv,n "y T1SI1 ? w wnw uicy were, urn oi nenry w , '
that had1 testified that the Stand-! : . ' fn 'T financ:ai ln'
ard of New Jersey was formed ' , ' Is itutloas, has the unanimous support
1 882, with a $3,000,000 capital. .The - : - y -r -- r?-r--. ., -, ... of the i,reS8 of the city and pract -witness
replied aue
propenic were uiuua up iii'iii LticivfilltlliUiVflllll uli iijiiiiu .
formerly owned by the Standard of j
Ohio. Then he recalled testifying to ; ; r-; I
the lormation oi me sianaara oi new
York in the same year with a capital
of J5.000.300. The properties of this
company also, had been rormerly
owned by the Standard of Ohio, said
the witness.
When the witness was asked If he
had been' one of the trustees in the
trust agreement of 1882 he replied
that ho had acted as trustee .until
the dissolution in 1892. Then, said
the witness, he had acted as a liqui
dation trustee until 1899.
From 1892 to 1897, during which
time the liquidation of the Standard
Oil Comnanv was aolne on. the nrln-'
v . uuuKouuicuicus iiiiuu anu ciii ovine .jiu . . i ....... ..uj
lnn1 hnlrlnm of ntnrka fn the Stand-1 With seven assistants provided for,
arT 0 Company Ohio seni S3, worker for the repub,ican cause dur" . and the entire postal service of tie
certificates and took stock in the new , inB the recent campaign, was today , United Sta'tes divided into 15 sepa
oompany. All shareholders were re- appointed commissioner genei-al of rate districts, if the bill providing for
quested to make the transfer, but
many holders of stock were very loath
10 mane me suosuuiuon ana tuere
w.th no wsv hv .which the heads Of :
ilia mnnnnnlv .milfl rum tMl thnm tn
do so. It was a question of special years and had but recently relin-j tne commission, w men is composed
eiTort and a great deal of work had to quished the office of sixth vice presl-; of ,t'nree a,nd thrf reprewn-
iinno tn uKiiFA iim trnnafun i j tatlves, has been in sesslo:i for the
bAat !TS? way T. Lbbold ' 0t( f ""ff" F;derat,n, ot, lt -ek, and by holding daily meet
explained the delay In the work. The Labor' declining to stand for re-elec- ins9 expocts to complete the work of
witness said there was no trading In tlon at the Denver convention. 1 -preparing the bill this week,
stocks of the twenty companies owned Mr. Keefe was among the leaders; It is claimed that; a director of
by the Standard except as a whole, nent labor men who actively opposed posts, appointed to hold office until
From '1888 to 1899 the stock had the program of President Samuel removed for cause, and Who shall re
never been on the market. In reply Oompers in the- Jecent campaign and eeive a high salary, will tend to lm
to the query why the capital of the w"as a close adviser Of President 'prove the service through a eontinn
8tandard Oil Company of New Jersey Roosevelt In the days when the labor '( Ing of policies.
had been Increased from 10,000,000 vote 'fls wavering between Taft and; By providing for seven assistants
to , $110,000,000, Mr.
: Archbold re-
riled: - . '-
; "Wll, It was fixed upon as a con
venient figure of capitalization." v
"At thattime," continued the wit
ness, "there were 98.000,000 of trus
tees certificates outstanding. 'Then
ensued a long dlsertation upon ex
change of certificates in the various
companies. Mr.-Rosenthal -then, de-
vlated ahd began to ask 'about the for
eign holdings of the company.1 - '
"Among the companies owned by
ho Standard Is the; Anglo-American,
li It not?" he wa asked. '
"I believe so," replied the witness.
"What la the Anglo-American?"
asked the lawyer, and Mr.' Archbold
responded
An .English corporation formed
I6T doing business . In the United
Kingdom, principally, the marketing
hn.tess. So far as the United States
la concerned It does nothing except
buy its supply of oil lor tne trade."
The Standard lawyer then asked
the Vltneea why the oil trait had ex- later attended bis first cabinet meet- rose, Pennsylvania, chairman: Dolll
Unded ttJ pip Hnoa. To thU-the 'ng at the white house, Mr. New- ver, Iowa, and Clay,' of Georgia, and
.,unn. m- ) -berry succeeds Victor H. Metcalf,of Representatives Overstreet, Indiana;
The pipe Hn are ft necessary ad-
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graph liken for the Hearst News Service, on the occasion
Daniel J. Keefe Appointed to Bill Beny Prepared for Re.
This Important Offica j vision of Law
Actively Opposed Compers' Program
In Recent ('aiujiaign and Was Close
Adviser When Labor Vote Waver
ed Between Taft and Bryan. - ;
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Washington, D. C, Dec. 1 Daniel
Keefe, of Detroit, president of the
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immigrant to succeed the late
p,, p Sargent.
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Keefe: has been prominently;
Identified with labor for a number of b,
uryan. rne appointment maae .to-. me commission neueves mat tne ais
day is accepted as being, somewhat 'advantages due to frequent changes
?a the nature of a reward for the ser
vices he rendered the republican par
ly and the administration.
Mr. Kefe was among the 'leaders visions of the law, to hold office. dur
. recently - Invited to the president's Ing good behavior. Tha postmaster-"labor-
dinner,"-but did-not attend general will, continue as the execu
because of the necessity for his pres-jtlve head of the department.
ence at the Denver , convention . at
that time. A story was current at is the assignment of the duties now
the time that Mr. Keefe and others performed by the third assistant post
bad accepted the Invitation, and then ' master-general to a commission of ap
decltned it when it was learned that peals. This commission .would issue
Samuel Gompers was not among the all. fraud orders and pass 'upon the
invited, but the appointment today , admission to the mails of second-class
indicates: that there haB been no matter.; .'
such breach between the, president' In addition to these changes In the
and Mr. Keefe. ' ' , j administration, many of which have
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Newberry Sworn In.
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Washington, Dec. 1 Trumna H.
Newberry, the new secretary of the
navy, was sworn 1 this morning and
vhiuotdu, who Tecenuy , reujuoo on
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Office- of Assistant l ustmaster-Gen-
rrul Will t:e Abolished and a Direc
tor of Posts Appointed, With Seven
Assistants.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Washington, Dec. 1- The four of
fices of assistant postniasler-general
wil1 be abolished, a director of posts,
,evlBluu 01 lue ,,U8lal mw8, WIllu"
Is being prepared by the joint postal
Investigation committee of congress,
appointed two years ago, Is passed
congress.
and the appointment of inexperienced
men can be avoided. These assist
ant directors are, according to pro-
An Important provision of th bill
boen recommended by Postmaster
General - Meyer, numerous . minor
changes in the postal laws are In
cluded" la the bill. ' The codification
of the postal aws is also a part of
the work required of the commission.
which is composed of Senators Pen-
uaraner, ew jersey, ana Mooa, or
Election Takes Place Tomor
row and Voters dill Decide
Between Candidates
AN UNIQUE, SITUATION
Situation rnnanal tit That Two Can
didate of Formidable Strength Are
in the Race to a Finish Wood
ward Regular Jfomifcw, Hut With
drew, Tlien Twer luys liuter Re
entered Race Primary. Ohilg'H
tionn Wilt Not" He Hoarded as in
Former Contest Spectacular Fin
ish to Campaign-
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Atlanta; Dec J-i The yolers of At
lanta tomorrow will face perhaps the
most unique political situation in the
hifrTV nf thfl fIrV fSnvwnnwnl niil-
nnniy tne wntie pninwjK in munici
pal elections, as: lrtbtate'( iMeetion In
Oeorgia, has beett equivalent to elec
tion, and when there Has ;jeen oppo
sition to the nomlness. :t ;ias aeen of
inconsequential character.
This year,- however, James G.
Woodward, the, nominee of liie white
primary, in which he triumphed over
two .opponents, -following the publ
ication of serious' charges against his
' moral conduct, and the naming of an
j independent.candldate for mayor by
!a citizens' committee three weeks ago,
resigned the nomination.
" Two days later, a? tae veriest of a
large mass meeting of his' supporters,
Woodward re-entered the race, and
from that day the fight between him
and Robert F. Maddox, the citizen's
candidate, has been., relentless and
without precedent 4t(' Its vituperation-
and nitterness. jAi t
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ju nu.ij
gan is "decency versus Indecency."
Woodward's followers nave raised
the cry of "The masses against tne
classes", and are appealing to tae
laboring people for their Support.
Both candidates will close the cam
paign today, Maddox with a daylight
parade, for which all' business houses
and factories will close, and Wood
ward with a torchlight parade tonight
which he. -win ' personally lead afoot.
STRIKERS RETURN
TO WORK TODAY
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
New York, Dec. 1 Half of the men
who have been out on -strike at the
works of the National Fire-Proofing
Company, near Perth Amboy, N. J., ac
cepted the concessions mado by the
concern today and went back to work
when the whistle blew.
There was no disorder or opposition
to the men mill remaining out as they
stood about the plant watching their
follow workmen.
Following the return of the men the
two companies of militia still remain
ing, today broke up their qifaxters
and started for their home towns.
Two plants were Immediately started
with full forces and a third was started
In part. -
Strikers Quiet at. Request of Their
. ... Wives. ' ' .
The wives of the strikers at the
National Fire-proofing Company's
plant at Keasbey, near Perth Amboy,
N. J., after most of the men had re
turned to work today, entered the
plant and by appeal and argument
prevailed on the men to quit. The
workmen left the plant in a body and
the strike was once more in full
swing. "
During the short time that the men
were at work in the plant, they were
paid off for the week'a wages due
them and with the return of the ml
lltia to their homes today trouble is
feared tonight. Sheriff Queckenboss,
in order to handle the situation, has
sworn In 100 deputies. ;
Killed By Train.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Chattanooga, Tenn., Dec. 1 George
Hughes,' 40 yean old, Was killed early
today by a Cincinnati Southern local
passenger train as he was stepping
aside to get out of, the way of a shlft
ltK" freight engine. Before dying, he
suted his -home was in Blnghampton,
Great Crowd Sees the Fleet
Leave Manila in Driving
Rainstorm. .
BOUND FOR COLOMBO
Hundreds of Small Crafts Aeeom
pany the Sixteen Great Wall-sided
Machines of Wer as They Move
Majestically Down the Ray No
Ceremonies Attend Departure
Families Go All the Way Across
'.World to be'; With Officers While,
the Fleet Was Anchored at Manila.
(By Cable to The Times.)
Manila, Dec- 1 -In a driving rain
storm the Atlantic battleship fleet
steamed out of the harbor this morn
ing while the drooping American flag
towered above the cheering and pa
triotically frantic populace. The1
fleet cast off at 8 o'clock bound for
Colombo, Ceylon, which marks the
first stage of the homeward bound
trip. ''.' J
Preparatlops had been going on
for several days. Karly this morning'
the harbor front was lined with
Americans and Filipinos. As the
sixteen great wall-sided machines
of war moved majestically down the1
bay hundreds of small crafts put out
and accompanied the fleet in Its
course for a few miles. The Dnal sa
lutes were boomed forth in the down
pour of rain and the echoss rever-i
brated through the rain-soaked val-;
leys back of the city. :
No ceremonies attended the de-1
parture. There was a final leave-tak-i
ing oh the part of some of the offl-
Icersr trointelr families, who had
come an me way across tae world to
be with them while the fleet was an-,
cliored here and the reception com
mittee gave a farewell address, but
that was all.
The fleet Is. due to arrive at Colom
bo in about two weeks. It will re
main there for nearly a week, when
it will again put to sea and sail for
Suez without a single stop en route.
Mrs. Cow-er Dead.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
New York, . Dec. 1 Mrs. 'Eleanor.
Merron;. Cow-prr,'-; the playwright and
actress' who shot herself -.tn .the Hotel
St. Itegis last Friday, after several
dramatic farewells, is dead at the.
Presbyterian-Hospital. ';
IMF'S EXIT
FROM
(By Leased Wire to The Times) -
Washington, Dec. 1 Victor H, Met
calf, after more than four years In the
cabinet, took ofticlal leave of President
Roosevelt and his official family this
morning and turned over the adminis
tration of the navy department to
Truman H. Newberry.
Mr, Metcalf seemed somewhat af
fected as he left the white house" a
private citizen.
"I leave the cabinet of ' President
Roosevelt with regret," he said. "No
one can be associated with him with
out experiencing such a feeling -when
their relations cease. However, It was
a matter of but a few months, nny
"way. and in the meantime 1 hope, to
regain my health.
"I leave for California tonight and
will go direct to the mountains where
I hope to recuperate."
JAPANESE PRESS
CADINETlTO
REJOICING
(By Cable to The Times) j fgan Francisco, Cel.. Dec. 1-3 a. m.-
Toklo, Dec. 1 There was unanimous William J. Biggy, chief of police, was
rejoicing In the Japanese press this lost overboard from the police boat
morning over the exchange of notes patrol between Belvedere and San
between Toklo and Washington anent Francisco shortly before midnight. The
the proposed agreement. By reason only other occupant of the police
of the fact that the press had been launch was William Murphy, the en
silent during the negotiations, a feel- glneer. Murphy missed the chief when
Ing of apprehension was experienced the boat was about half way across
in some quarters, but this was swept the bay, back to the city. A search
away today in th8 free handed spirit of the small launch showed no trace
of friendship which was shown. of the chief, and Murphy put on full
The government is not ready yt to speed and made for the dock. He re-
winuuimnuuii
of th agreement, but It ts presumed
that they are waiting only until word
is receivea irom wasningtoji before
th fact is made public, ;
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Mrs. Ijillie D. Blake, of Xew York,
who recently created a sensation at
the meeting of the Society for Polit
ical Study, by saying that she would
not regret it if she had negro blood
in her veins. ' .
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OUT OF PARIS
(By Cable to The Times.)
Paris, Dec. 1 Because it is un
derstood he is ill, President Castro
of Venezuela, who is en route to Eu
rope, will be permitted to land on
French soil if he so desires and. pro
ceed to Germany by land. But- in no
case will he be permitted to' enter
Paris, ? ': -'..-
After . the Ignomlnous faahlon in
Kbieh.tlieiTEwnph,, jnln!iitau.,wa,,;(
pelled from Caracas the government
feels it would be justified in refusing
to allow the president of Venezuela
to land, but as Castro Is reported to
be ill, humanitarian considerations
prevent the government from taking
such a course.
It is probable, therefore, that a
port Official will be designated to
board the steamer Guadeloupe, on
which Castro is a passenger, and as
certain his intentions. If Castro de
sires to be treated at Bordeaux he
will be allowed to remain there: if at
Berlin, he will be given a passport
across France by way of Lyons, to tne
Swiss frontier. But In no case Will
he be permitted to come to Paris.
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(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Mariaana, Pa., Dec. 1 David - D.
Jones, manager, of the Pittsburg
Buffalo Coal Company, declared the
Marianna mine will be running full
blast again within ten days.
"The gas well people lie when they
say they warned us that there were
dangerous gas pockets in the vicinity
of our mines," he said. "But I tell
you those same people abandoned gas
wells without plugging them as they
should have done."
It Is said the mines are now clear
of gas and there is no reason why
work should not be resumed.
Iioiuloii I titr Silver.
London, Dee. 1 Bar silver uncer
tain at 22 Vgd, decline, 3-1 6d.
POLICE CHIEF
(Bv Leased Wire to The TlmsV
pvrivu me loss oi uie enter at once on
his arrival and was taken Into custody,
Reports Immediately gained clrcula-
CASTRO
SHU
MARIANN1INERS
RESUME
WORK
LOST FROM DOAT
tlon that the chief had committed
(suicide.
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People Are in Freszy cl Rev
olution and the Govern
ment Disrupt:!
BATTLE IS HMi
Revolutionary Army Moving Against
t the Capital and Troops Reach
. There it is Expected That the Gov
ernment Troone WiU ; Surrender
Without Firing Shot and the
Capital Submitted to Pillage and
Plunder Only President , AlexU
Manas firm and Defiant. t
(By Cable to The times.)
Port au Prince, Hayti,, Dec. 1 1
With the people In the frenzy of revo-
lution, the government disrupted and
a revolutionary army moving against
the capital, the Island of Hayti today
presents a despairing state of polltl-..:-
cal chaos. . "
A battle between the government '
forces and the revolutionists Is mo- :
mentarily expected at Lerzone. The
regular forces are presumed ioday to
be stationed at Lerzone and it Is
known that the rebels under com
mand of General Simon are not many
miles away. 'i . : .
The rebels are makinz the fortin.
cations at Miragoabne the base' of
their operations. After preparing
bulwarks against the unexpected -at
tack they placed great stores of pro
visions, and munitions within the
town and proceeded against Laogane.
President Nord Alexis Is stubborn
ly1 determined to battle tn thA nt
aoaicauon or conquer his warring
countrymen and put them Into dire'
suDjection. There have been many
cases of desertion from each army.".
It is feared that when the insurg
ent army arrives within rifle shot of,
the city the government troops will
surrender without firing a shot and
submit the capital to pillage and
rapine. .
The cabinet is completely demor
alized. Since the resignation of M.
Augustus Tancrede, minister of the
interior, it has been reported that
others in the state porfollo are ready,
to abdicate at a moments notice.
Only President Nord Alexis stands
firm and is ready himself to go forth,
at the head of his army and battle
for supremacy.
In the harbor French and Ameri
can gunboats are anchored to protect
foreign property.; Residents of those
countries represented by men of war
In the harbor feel reasonably safe.
It has been explicitly announced by
the commanders of the warships In
the harbor that marnes wll be land
ed f necessary to move aganst a rav
agng army.
Since the meetine of the dlnlo.
matic corps yesterday nothing further
has been done officially by tbe gov
eminent heads.
MISS ETHEL'S DEBUT.
President's Daughter Make
Her
Formal Entrance Into New York
Society.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
New York, Dec. 1. Miss Ethel
Roosevelt makes her New York debut
this evening at a dance to be given
at Sherry's by the Junior cotillion.
Although her entrance Into the
ranks of the debutants took place
only a few weeks ago, Miss Roose
velt has proved to be unusually pop
ular and It is predicted that she will
develop into a noted society belle.
Miss Martha Bacon, daughter of the
assistant secretary of state, who la
one of Miss Roosevelt's chums, will
also attend the junlnor cotillion tola
evening. The cotillion will be led by
Stowe Phelps and Miss Carol Harrt
man. DON'T KICK. HUBBY.
When He Provokes You Stifle Your
Anger Sermon to Women.
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Chicago, Dec. 1 "Never kick your
husband. When he provokes you and
you are tempted to knock him down,
stifle your angry feelings and Use
him."
This bit of advice guaranteed to keep
the home Intact was given by the Rev.
Mr. John A. Davis, of New Torn, vho
is conducting evangelloal meetings at
the First Baptist' church Of Austin.
He spoke to young women "between,
the ages, of 13 and SI," and all the male
aoortt there last night were sent to
the basement until tha tntniat-. wi
delivered hl address on "What Tpung
women uugnt Itnow,"