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Weather. Washington, D. c.; Dec. I Fore-, cast for North. Carolina for tonight and , Thursday: Fair tonight and Thursday, freezing temperature. , ESTABLISHED 1876. RALEIGH, N. C, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1908 PRICE 5 CENTS T7 Mme Steinheil Accused of Murder. John Hughes Challenges Dzrando. Dimw. jmniuiv iiiuiiiiu niTiunu STRIKERS TODAY ROLLING STOCK 2nd Edition A REV CENSUS , REPORT ISSUED SE400ARDTOBUY Bureau of the Census Tells of the Progress of the Express Easiness INTERESTING FIGURES Great Increase In Express Mileage. Six Companies, Adams, American, Pacific, Southern, United- .States, Wells-Fargo, Dominate the Bus lness Wells-Fargo Baa the Larg est Mileage, With American Next. The Six Companies Have More Than 90 Per Cent, of tlie Total Mileage. (By Leased Wire to the Times.) Washington, Dec. 2 The bureau of the census has just Issued a report giving the result of the second census, of the express business. The statis tics presented cover the fiscal year ending June 30, 1907 (except in the case of a few reports which cover the calendar year), and relate to those express companies which forward freight and valuable over some steam, electric, water, or stage line, and which do business in more than one town. In 1907 there were 34 express companies as compared with 18 in 1890 . Only ten of .the companies re porting in 1890 were in existance un der the same name in 1907, the re maining eight having gone out of business, have been absorbed by other companies, or are operating under other names : The total express mileage has in creased from 174,059 miles to 235, 903 miles, a gain of 355 per cent. Both the mileage operated over rail roads and that operated over water lines show large gains, the former having. increased from 160,122 to 216,973 or 35,5. per cenUand . the latter1 from i'0,882 'to T7,79a, or 63.5 per cent- , In 1897 as in 1890 the express bus iness was dominated by the following six companies: Adams, American, PaclQc, Southern, United States. Wells-Fargo & Co. The last men tioned leads In the amount of mile age operated, with the American a close second. These six leading com panies operated 92.7 per cent, of the total mileage in 1890, and 87.5 per cent. In 1907. The decrease in the percentage is accounted for by the increase in the number, and conse quently in the mileage, of smaller companies and departments of rail roads, and by the inclusion in the present census of mileage operated In Alaska and Porto Hlco, territories which have been opened to the ex press companies since 1890. The to tal number of employes in 1907 was 79,284, or 73.4 per cent, greater than in 1890, and the total wages or sal aries paid $39,491,032, or 144.1 per cent greater. The number of money orders is sued has increased from 4,598,567 in 1890 to 14,014,960 in 1907, a gain of 204.8 per cent. In addition to the money orders is sued in 1907, which had a total value of $147,346,646' express companies Issued 792,737 travelers' cheques and letters of credit, of a value of $20, 828,932. The total value of financial paper issued by eVpress companies, $168,175,588, Is 29.8 per cent, of the value of ddmestle and international money orders issued by the United States postoffice . department. The value of all kinds of financial paper reported by the American Express Company was $81,018,641, or nearly half of the total for all companies. On the basis of a nominal par value of $100 for the shares of In terest, the combined capitalization of the express companies in the United States Is $68,853,200. The total receipts of all the ex press companies amount to $128, 117,176, of which 97 per cent, is re ceipts from operation and 3 ir cent, from other sources. Over 90 per cent, of the total receipts represents the receipts of the six leading com panies. Frank Hamilton Suspended. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Chicago, Ills., Dec. 2 Frank Ham ilton, a member of the American team which won the Olympic track and field championships at the recent Loadon games, has ben suspended temporarily on charge of profes sionalism pending investigation by officials of the Central A. A. U. It is charged that Hamilton ran against a professional at Sioux City, Iowa, soon after his return from the Olympic fames. -.''VS. v. , av'- . v"- ,:..'.-.- Sime. Stelniioll, wlio 1 accused mother and also of having poisoned -T . STATE DEMANDS CAMDEN TAXES (By Leased Wire to The Time:!.) Paikersbuiff, W. Vn Doc-. 2 -Nearly $2,000,000 is demanded by Wet Vlr t'nln as a forfeit from the estate of l'oimer United States Senator Johnson N Camden for his alleged failure to report to the assessor the true value of his property during the last foul years."' A suit was tiled in. thu circuit court here late yesterday by .the -state fiffntnst the 'Camden estate, claiming $l,770,432.r3 should be forfeited undtrr the new state law, .-wh'i'h -provides for the forfeiture Of .20 per cent, of the value of prop, city, not reported to the assessor for five years preceding the death of the property holder. It is alleged that in 1105 alone, Pon ator Cumdon failed to report over $2, 000,000 worth, of hi. property. ". '. ThS suit brouKht Is made returnable on December 22 In the circuit court here. It will be bitterly contested by the Cnmden heirs, of which Johnson N. Camden, Jr., of Versailles. Ky., and Mrs. K. D. siplliman, of Winchester, Ky., are the most prominent. " TAVO MYSTERIOUS DEATHS. Doctor- Acciuied of Murdering His Wife mid Another Person. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Chicago, Deo. 2 A mystery shrouding two deaths a few days apart In two prominent families has rent asunder the peaceful life of Mul keytown; a hamlet in Franklin coun ty, in the soatuern j:art of the state. ' Attar, several months 'of sruoldar ing suspicions and attempts to sup press the circumstances surrounding the tragedy, an investigation, recjr.i ly, Instituted, fulminated yesterday tn tho vot'ng t an indictmiut for murder against Dr. B. F. Brd.vdold, one of thr n'oni prominent members of the c. mmunlty and well known for- two decades in southern Illinois. He is charged with poisoning Reuben F. Parrish, the Illinois Central Rail way agent at Mulkeytown. Four days after the death of Par rish, who was attended in his illness only by Dr. Brayfield, the wife of the physician also died. Dr. Brayfield Issued death certificates in each case, assigning a natural cause and nq In auesta were held. Another Wlctment charging forg ery was voted 'against Dr. Brayfield in connection with, the steps he took to collect. $2,000 life insurance car ried by his wife in the Royal Neigh bor! of America. He Is accused of -Wv w.-Vi of the murder of her husband mid tlin lute President Kaure. . . , j LL. WASTE OF COAL (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, t)ee; 2 An enormous amount of coal24Ci,WI0,0C0 tons was wasted last year In the United States through : Improvident mining opera tions, uocordln? to Prof. John A. Holmes, (if the 'geological survey, who j 'presented, the report of the mineral ! i eotion of tho- nationul .-'conservation I comm:sslon before that body yester df.y. The I'omni sylon held Its first ' inceliii)? since orsmilz Itlon at the time of thcr governors conference ut the white house last spring and began a seiles of -session's, to. .prepare Its report for the president. Dr. Holmec. said the railroads of the country annually 'consumed ICO.000,000 tons of coal tho 1'ensylvanla Ra:lroad alone us-lng 40.0(0 tons a day. In Europe, Dr. Holmes said, improtded mining conditions allowed operators to I remove from 85 to 100 per cent, of nvail ; able coal. In this country only from 160 to 63 per cent, was recovered. CONGRESS IN SESSION (By Leased Wire to The Times) Pittsburg. Pa.. Dec. 2 After weeks of preparat'on and strenuous work by a"ble committees of Pittsburg men, the Amerlcnn Mining Congress opened this morning at Carnegie Hall, when at 10N o'clock the delegates were called to order by Samuel A. Taylor, chairman of the local executive committee, fol lowing the formal Invocation by Chan cellor 8. B. McCormlck, of the Uni versity of Pittsburg, and the uddrcsses of welcome by President Lee 8. Smith, of the chamber of commerce, on behalf of Mayor Guthrie, but lieutenant-Governor Robert Murphy and Congress man James Francis Burke came the ackhowledgments from President J. H. Richards, of the congress, and by other leaders of the body. siiin iig the name of Justice of Peace Harrison to a letter, advising the fraternal order that there was no reason why the policy should not be paid. Parrish had a policy in the Modern Woodmen for $1,000. I The Franklin county grand Jury which is in session at Benton, will return these indictments lntp Judge J. R. Crolghton's court today or to morrow. The body still la investigat ing the mysterious affair, however, and other indictment! may follow, THROUGH MIN Bids AsW for Material to 1 the Amount of About , $900,000 OTIiM JlHPROVEliTS Besies ' limements to Bulling Stock kea&oard Is Preparing Sik-c- iflcations VoriImiortant Purchases of Track Slattrlal and Iron Stool Pro dacts IfV. Sbojis AVork Has Been in Progreaipr Several Months on TcrmlnWs-p-Business Increasing at . Gratifying :.' Bate western Mary, land aiid (Sonthern to Make Inv provenirnts. (By. Leased Wire to The Times) Baltimore, Md., Dec. 2 The Sea- i board Airl'Line Company has asked buildertf to! submit bids for furnishing rolling stofckto a value of approxi mately $806,000. The Seaboard is also preparing specifications for im portant purchases of track material and iron and steel products for shops. . Work haitieen in progress for sev eral months on new terminals, en- ' largement '. of old ones, erection of steel bridges,; laying of heavy steel rails, and mprevement of the service generally. iThe cost of these approxi mate $4,500,000. TThe business of the- company is The business of the Company is October statement of earnings and expenses will "be the mot favorable Issued since the receivers! began op erating the eystam',' nearly'a year ago. The Western Maryland V Railroad has practically closed contracts with builders for rolling stock1, costing more than $1,000,000. , According' to reliable reports, the Sdnthern RaVway, in which local capital is larjely invested, will he !n the market W ,rfteVdays,r6r''f6tnn"B stock and track material to the amount of $3,000,000 to $4,000,000. BURQLARS MAKE HAUL Bank Vault Blown Open and $14,000 Taken After Getting Sloney Hurglnrs Sped Awuy in an Automobile Shock of Kxplosiiin Shook Entire Town of PepiH-rell Police Hope to Trace llobbcrs by Means of Gold Coin. (By Leased Wire to The Time's) Peppeiell, Mass., Dec. 2 With consummate daring and skill which Is little less than scientific, burglars early today blew open the vault of the First National Banak, In the heart of the business district and looted it of $14,000 and valuable pa pers and then spud away in an auto mobile. Either dynamite or nitro-glycerine had been used and the shock which followed the muffled detonation shook the entire town. Three men were seen in the car speeding with the rapidity of the wind towards Groton, several miles distant. The police of all the neighboring cities werenotllled at once to lookout, for the car and three men but they have disappeared as completely as though swallowed up by the earth. Ernest Tarbell, who wai sleeping In the building adjoining the bank, was aroused by the explosion and jumped from his bed. Tarbell' sus pected a burglarous attempt on the bank and armed himself with a re volver before starting to investigate. He saw the three mea leaving the bank and fired at them as they sped away In their automobile but appar ently missed them. : . A large quantity of gold was storod In the bank and the police hope to catch the robbers by tracing the coin. The bank building was nearly wrecke. . ItELKASED OX BOXD. Frank Lee Is Permitted to go Home to His Wlfo and Children. Frank Lee, a white man from Johnson county, who was convicted of illicit distilling and sentenced to the federal prison at Atlanta, was released on bond today A telegram from' Judge Boyd prevented his being sent to Atlanta with the other pris oners and he will again appear be fore Judge Boyd in January. He is a young man, about 22 years old, aud has a wife and two children. fist ;v-aIu vrc "LepiK'f" John Hughes, the old rliullened Uoi-aiulo. BODY OF BIGGY NOT m rOUND (By Leased Wire to The Times) San Francisco, Dec. 2 AlthotiKh numerous., boats have patrolled and searched the .bayslnce daylight, from I ho Golden Gate to Hunters Point, ai:d the officers of t'ae ferry boats and oilier craft were asked to keep a sharp lookout, the body of Chief or Police William J. Biggy has not been found,-- Theories us to his disappearance from the police launch Patrol are va rious. -. .;-:. One is th';o hn fell overboard short ly before midnight. An alternative is that ho may have" commuted suicide. The Patrol was returning to this place from Belvidere, on the north shore. Chief Biggy'was much-worried and concerned over the attacks on him by some of the newspapers and char ges and counter-charges growing out of the suicide at the county jail of Morris Haas, the assailant of Assist and District-Attorney Francis J. iieney, when he disappeared.! The police commissioners have ap pointed A, D. Cutter, president of the commission, acting chief of police, pending the appointment of a per manent head of the department. BOARD IX 8ICSSIOX. North Carolina Hoard of Agriculture Meeting In Agricultural Building. i The state board of agriculture Is in session here today. The officials of tho department of agriculture are tendering their regular semi-annual j reports.. - . I The llnance committee, compose! of : J. J. Laughlnghotise, of Greenville; j Wm. Dunn, of New Bern, and A. T. McCallum, of Red Springs, was in! session yesterday and will make its : report today to the board. 7 The other members of the board are: C. W. Mitchell, of Aulauder; , Ashley Home, of Clayton; R. W. ' Scott, of Graham; J. P. McRao, of Laurinburg: R. L. Doughton, of Laurel Springs, and A''Cannon, of, Horeshoo. I Major Wm. ' A. Graham, commis sioner of kgrlculturo, is ex-ofQcio' chairman. j time York pedestrian who has CORN KING WILL CORNER WHEAT (By. Leased Wire to The Times) Chicago, Ills., Dec. 2 James A. Patten, the "corn king," with his partners today controls twenty mil lion bushels of wheat more wheat than .any one crowd of men ever held In Chicago, the scene of the world's biggest corn deals, and $1.10 wheat is looked for on the Board of Trade' as a result of the colossal deal. With Mr. Patten in the big ring are Wll-J liani H. Dartlett, George . W. 'Patten and 'Frank B. Frazier. It is bigger' than the Joe Letter deal, when that young plunger lost $9,000,000 just after the world's fair'.-" It is bigger than the John W. Gates' corner,?, In which mil lions were lost" by the corneivr four years ago. It is bigger by at least 5,000,000 bushels than anything '"Old Hutch" ever attempted In the long ago. And yet, It is not a cor ner. It is merely a colossal deal. Tho Bartlott-Patten bull ring is ; not endeavoring to buy all the grain in the market and create an artificial j 'condition as Old Hutch" did when! , he forced wheat up to $2.00. Its purpose Is merely to take advantage; of what Is b"lieve-l to lie a world-: wide conditionand to have a large j n'mount of wheal to sell when tue I price sop.rs. . In their opinion, it will go to $1.38 ! or $1.40. not as a result of their pur-j chase, but because of a combination' of circumstances . around the world over which no man can control HEADOCAltTEKH HERE. Vice President of Lnrge Lumber Concern Will Travel Out of Ral olsh. , .. Mr. J. W. Warner, known to (the "Knights of the Grip" as the popular v'ce-pres'dent of the Coppock-Warner Lumber Company, of Philadelphia, has ill-elded to make his headquarters In llulclKh and will from now on travi out of here. Mr. Warner is Interested In a large number of mills throughout North Carolina and Is very popular with everybody he comes In contact with, When In tho city he will oc cupy rooms at the Tarborough. Mr.i Warner may feel assured of a warm welcome to our city. Trouble Caused By Drunken Detectives Firing Their Pistols at Crowd tup rnmirn nPTiniTrn 1 tic bllU li U JlL I ALIA I Co Many Rruised Heads From Ctnba and Brickbats, Bat No Pistol . Wounds Detectives Were Guard ing the Strikebreakers, . When Strike Sympathizers Came Cp Close and Were Fired Cpon-)fflce of Company Gives . Out Statement, Saying That Detectives Were Too Drunk to Realize What They Were Doing (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Perth Amboy, K. J., Dec. 2 While drink-crazed detectives, employed to guard the strikebreaking employes of plant No. 1, of the National Fire Proofilng Company, at Keasbey, fired their pistols over the heads of a gathering mob about the stockade of the plant this morning, the word went out that strikers and their friendly sympathizers were being murdered and 111 a short time men and women were rioting and blood was flowing freely. . ' ' It was alleged that the detectives, on account of the exposure to which they were subjected, had been given whiskey for a stimulant, and that this had created a frenzied condition ot mind which led to the gun play. -' ' A great number of men and women gathered about the stockade this morning In spite of the raw, cold winds which swept the moors about lives and threw pebbles and sticks aK them Some of them started toward the stockade and the detectives evi dently fearing a concerted attack, opened fire. The firing angered the men and they started forward, while the de tectives retreated to the gate of the stockade. There they stood while the 80 guards of the strikebreakers used revolvers and clubs upon the heads pf the invaders. The strikers retali ated with bricks and stones and wrought panic in the ranks of the guards. Wiser counsel prevailed and the mob was dispersed with the satis factory information that justice would be dealt without discrimination. The following statement was given out at the office of the plant: "The whole affair was due to the action of two drunken detectives who used their revolvers on their own in itiative. They were not in condition to realize the seriousness of. their deed. All is quiet now and we ex pect no further trouble." Great excitement prevails today fol lowing the shooting. No one was struck by bullets and the '. only wounds were made by flying bricks and clubs. PREACHED SOX'S FfXERAD. William Dlctz, Ostracized and Fear Iiir Officers, Has Hurd Time With Sick Children. (By Leased Wire to The Times) LaCrosse, Wis., Dec. 2 Ostracized and fearing to seek help from the outside world, William Dietz, the defnder of Cameron Dam on tho Thornapple river, preached his own son's funeral service, while a party of hunters, who had befriended him In the past, lowered the home-made coffin containing the body of Stan ley,, aged 8 years, into its bough lined grave. William Smith and others of the deer hunting party- told of the pa thetic incident on their return from Sawyer county. Fighting off persecutors and offi cers alike, Dietz dared not seek medi cal aid when three of his children fell ill with pneumonia and when Stanley died Dietz went to the camp of the hunters nearby in search of assistance. The men returned with him, and while the mother dressed the body for burial the hunters, prepared a crude coffin of pine boards and built about it a rough box which they covered with evergreen , : On a mound behind the Dietz home a grave was dug and bidden beneath the fresh boughs the coffin waa low ered into the grave, while the ared father repeated the funeral MrTlca.
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