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RALEIGH, N. C, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1908.
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CONFETOICE WORIIS
RANEY LIBRARY
REPORT FOR YEAR
RACER PALMER
RIDES IN AGONY
CHARGED WITH MURDER
of wmm J. A. HOLT
PROGRESSING RAPIDLY
THE CONVENTION
GOOD
WORK
Business of Conference Well
; Advanced and Early Ad
journment Expected
ALL PREACHERS
PASS CHARACTERS
Meetings Yesterday Afternoon Were
Interesting and Instructive Lay
men's Movement Discussed and, things and dreamed of things. No
Work riannedKpworth League other man ever saw or dreamed of,
Meeting Addressed by Bishop Wil- j and if he could fall upon the earth
' son Makes a Soul-stirring and In- now would assume leadership and
teresting.Talk Notes and Men and concentrate and accentuate the work.
Happenings About tbe Conference. Continuing he said the church was
"' Today's Proceedings of Great Re- reaching out even to take hold of the
liglons.Body. ' politicians and predicted that the day
would come when we would have
(Special to The Times.) Christian politicians, have men who
Durham, N. C, Dec. 11 Tne third j fear and love God in the speaker of
days' session of the. Methodist Con-! the house's chair, in the senate, in
ference opened with religious service, ' the white house, on the supreme
conducted by Geo. P. Smtlh. j court bench, and take the whole ol
Proceedings of yesterday were read, government we are going to take it
and approved. A telegram was re- all. ; Reverting to the uphill work ol
ceived from the Baptist Convention touching and quickening the con
at Wilson, sending Christian greet- science of the church, which was well
ings, references to Ephesians 3, nigh dead at one time,, and would
15:16. R. A. Willis, for fifty years have died had not the missionary
a member of the conference, asked spirit come In, for, said he, there it
tor and was granted superannuation no life In the church without mis
on account of enfeebled condition. J.'sions and missionary work,, impress
M. Terrell, returned Brazilian mis- lng the ridiculousness of trying to get
sionary, addressed the conference. ! along in the church work without the
Dr. C, B. Winston, editor of the spirit of mission,, and following this
Nashville Advocate, was Introduced up he touched the subject of the oc
and spoke at some length. casion and spoke of how the league
A. D. Wilcox, J. W. Antry, -J. ('.; can train men and women, and show
Whedbee, C. T. Rogers, E. N. Har- ( ed how much easier the work can and
rison, W. L. Rexford, and. T. L. Sin- will be done, be trained, and that
gleton, were received into full con- there are 40,000 in the' conference
nectlou after being addressed tender- that need to be, and must be, gather
ly by Bishop Wilson. R. L. Davis ed in and trained. Touching the
read memorial of Charles Robert
Taylor, deceased.
Preachers of Wnrrenton"5ud Eltt- never responded torand b.e lRustrat
abeth City districts were called, ed It !n comparison of what David
characters passed, reports inade, fin- saw as he looked into the firmament
ishlng call of the twentieth question, as compared with what Shakespeare
Every character passed.
Rev. J. B. Brldgers, of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church, was admitted
to conference. Rev. T. J. Browning's
name was taken from conference re-
lutions committee, placing him on ef- again illustrated the life of the younp
active list. i by comparing the energy 'and nerve
The work of the conference is far displayed in a boy in football games,
auead of usual and is progressing saying it was more than came Info
harmoniously and adjournment will the work of a church in a year; and
likely come Monday. jit was just such'energy that wat
Laymen to Work. - wanted in church work, and it' wat
The meeting of the laymen yester- coming yet. Illustrating the differ
day aroused more than the usual ence between the one sided money
amount of enthusiasm, in that they Better as compared with the younf
set about putting a man in the field man tralned for God, he described
to further arouse the great body 0f the cl0BlnS ot St. Paul, repeat-church-idle
laymen to a sense of their ln8 nls Partl"S Injunction, the bishoi
duty to the church in the evangeli-,"1 that what mean, young
zatlon of the world. I man- eW want to train you so that
Gen. J. S. Carr, the conference when you come to the close of life
leader of the laymen movement, pre- a emulate what Paul said as he
sided and made a stirring speech to PMsed over.
the laymen present, as did also Dr. I'v.The quartette rendered another
Walter R. Lambeth, the general mis-' number, "Seeking The Lord s Side,
sionary secretary of the whole while the great audience sat enrap-
church, the man who knows more
miir.n nrt tha noorta .,,
governmental conditions in foreign inspiring words just uttered by the
countries than any other living venerable bishop.
church .man. Dr. Lambeth's appeal ! , Notes and Comments,
to men tQ take up the work and doc- Attending the conference Is Mr. C.
trine duty, Instead of allowing the B, Keech, of Tarboro, a layman that
women and children of the church to has the love of Methodist preachers
lead in the matter, la convincing and bo much at heart that be cannot re
touching. But Dr. D. B. Zolltcpffer, slst the temptation to fall in on them
a layman from the region of Weldon,
made the speech of the day, and so
eloquently did he state the case and
Bbow his knowledge of tbe work pro-
posed that he was unanimously se-
lected as the leader to take the field)
and spend the next year In the
bounds of tbe conference. Speaking
for the laymen's work. Dr. Zolllcof-
fer did not feel yesterday that be
could lay down his personal private
business now., to do as he was asked,
but took the matter under advise-
menl and will' decide by Saturday If
he will go Into tbe worn selected for
him by bis fellow laymen.
Epworth Anniversary.
- The evening hour was aiven to the
celebration of the anniversary of Kp-I
worth Leaiue work of the confer-
n pa whirh nsrHui vir in oharo-A
of the chairman of the board of Ep-.
worth Leagues, Rev. G. T. Adams.
Long before the hour of 0 o'clock
arrived a great throng filled the aud-
Itorium and annex to Trinity church
and all the space round the walls and
alslei. The choir sang most beauti-'
fully an anttom and the congrega-;
tlon Joined : la singing, "Onward
Christian (Soldiers," and Rev. A. D.J
wuoox teaa me evening aevotions,
at the close ot which the conference
quartette of male voices sang a se-.
; lection, to the delight of every one,
; Miss Lizzie Hancock, of New Bern,
secretary of the league work in the
conference, read the report for the
year in part, telling of the work Id
detail.
Bishop Wilson Speaks.
The foregoing brought the hour up
to the central attraction, the, speech
of Bishop Alpheus W. Wilson, whe
said he was tempted to do what he
seldom did apologize for appearing
on such an occasion, for his work had
been in' the line of mission work and
had come less In contact with the Bp
worth League work than other de
partments of the church, and If a
mistake bad been made the commit
tee made It. Launching Into his sub
ject be first stated that St. Paul saw
young life, he said there was imagln
ings in t jo young that the church had
I saw looking the same way, taking
the position that we must : respond
to these Imaginings, that he had
never lost, and never will loose, the
Imaginings of a young man. He
tured at the sweetness of the song as
they contemplated the eloquence aud
at the annual meeting. He Is a bus-
iness man, and if for only a day, Is
found mixing with the brethren. He
iB not alone in this liking, there are
others that' come to see only, t
Rev. E. W. Fox, formerly of this
conference, but now a highly eBtdenv
ed member of the conference to the
west of Durham, cannot resist the
temptation to shake bands with for
mer, associates, is here for a few days
to see former churchmates. Mr. Fox
is well remembered on the Durham
district, where he was pastor for sev-
eral years,
Rev. J. H. Shore; of Smithfleld,
than whom there are few better men,
was called home yesterday by wire to
bury a young man of his town that
was killed by accident, but be return
ed on the first train -he had the
chance of and was at. his post again
This session of the conference to
date seems to be the gainer in mem-
bershlp by tbe coming ot men from
other churches and other confer-
ences of this church, and among them
coming to this body is Rev. Chas. R
r0ss, of the Western North Carolina
Contemn, one of the most faithful
young men of that body, who trans-
fers here to find more inviting nsias
The western body will mist him and
his work and this conference li
. - (Continued en Second Pag)
Mr. Kcesler Makes a Special
Plea for the Baptist
Orphanage
EQUIPMENT NEEDED
!tev. A. E. Brown Conducts Devo-
tional Exercises This Morning.
Speeches by K. B. White and J. W.
Bailey on the Biblical Recorder.
Resolutions on Dr. Hnffliam Hear
tily Endorsed Sunday School
Work Being Considered This After
noon Report on Baptist University
For Women by Dr. Vann.
(Special to The Times) :
Wilson, Dec. 11 This morning the
3aptlst Convention was opened by
levotlonal exercises by A. E. Brown.
rhen followed speeches on the BibU-
al Recorder by R. B. White and 3.
W. Bailey. These gentlemen urged
letter support of the paper and con
gratulated the convention there was
only one denominational paper in
he state as the organ.
Mr. J. S. Farmer, of the Recorder,
itated it required $300 per weeek to
ay expenses and that unless the cir
culation was Increased the subscrip
lon price must of necessity be added
to."
Rev. Baylus Cade introduced and
ead a resolution referring to the long
ife and usefulness or Dr. Huttham.
These were heartily agreed to.
This afternoon the first work of the
onvention was the consideration of
:he Sunday School work by Dr. Van
Vess. Then followed a report on the
baptist University for Women, at
Raleigh by Dr. Van, tne president,
1 discussion on woman's work by Dr.
'I, W. Battle, chairman of this com-
nittee, and others. Tonight foreign
missions will be diacut-sed by Rev. K.
r.Wflllngham.
The convention last night hearc re
iorts and discussions on the orphan-
ige at Thoniasville, and home mr
Uons. Dr. Hobgood, the president,
ead the report on the orphanage and
nade a speech in which he stated the
nstitutlo.i was free from any ep
lemlc and was caring for 385 Chile
an. ThTTinaiHial condition Is bei
er than last year and the debt on the
buildings has been reduced.
Dr. Bomar read the report of tae
?ommittee appointed to Investigate
he condition of the orphaaage. I-i-o
-aid a high compliment to the ma;:
igement of the institution, com
rtentlng especially upon the neatness
f the grounds, the beauty of the ail
:atton and the excellent sanitary con
litlon of the buildings.
Mr M. L. Kesler, manager of the
irphanage, made a special plea for
'Charity and Children," the organ of
tlie'orphanage, that now has a circu
lation of 12,600. He referred to the
lecessity for new equipment in ordei
to meet the demands of progress. One
lundred applications for admissions
lave been recently refused on account
of lack of room.
The running expenses of the orpn-
anage exceeds $200 a day. He also
appealed to the Suuday schools to
take up a collection one Sunday each
month, and the churches on Thanks
giving day, the money to be applied
for the support of the orphanage.
He asked for a pledge of $2,000 to
furnish the dining-room and purchase
felt mattresses to substitute for straw
ones that are made at the orphanage.
great deal of straw Is required for
this purpose and not only that made
on the orphanage farm, but much
more besides. " ;
The committee on home missions
-eported, and Rev. A. C. Jenkins, of
3tatesvl11e; E. A. Brown, and C, J.
Thompson made speeches on same.
The report on missions contained
the following: ,
"In our work this year We have
been confronted by many difficulties
and discouragements. The associa
tion, with few exceptions, has not
been up to the average. While the
attendance was perhaps as large as
usual there was a noticeable lack of
Interest and enthusiasm. Very little
advancement was made In the pledg
es for next year, and until the last
week there was a falling off in con
tributions to all mission objects.
There Were several causes for this.
The. panic undoubtedly affected co:
ledMons, especially In our town
churches. 8ome of our strongest and
most liberal churches fell behind in
all their contributions. Two elections
thli year the prbhlbltlon electon tn
May, and the general election tn No
vember awakened state-wide m
tereat and diverted the minds ot many
. (Continued on Second Page.) ,
Librarian Submirs Report for
the Year's Work of the
Public Library
GOOD WORK DONE
Work Has Been .Carried on Without
Interruption Every Week Day Dur
ing the - Year Except Holidays
Circulation of Hooks Has Increased
About Five Books Daily nd the Pa
tronage of the'RenSing Boom Be
mains Large l?sc of Reference
Works Shows Notaole Inrrouse
Receipts and E.vpi'nses for the
Year. . ' .
The librarian forthe lUney library
submits to the president and board of
trustees the fellowtng report for the
year ending November. 30. 13C8: .
The work has been carried on with
out interruption; it. has bwn open foi
circulation of books every week day
except December 23' (Christmas), Jan
uary 1 (New Tear), January 20 (Lee's
birthday), February 22 (Washington's
birthday), May 4, ll, 20, 30 (memorial
days), July 4 (Indepehdonci-), Septem
ber 7 (Labor day), October 15 (Thurs
day of fair week), and November 26
(Thanksgiving day).'
The circulation of books has increas
ed during the year, about live books
hilly, and the patronape of the read-l
ing-room remains large, Inn it is the
leicrent e work that shows a noticeable
ncrease.
Again I must emphttsize the good
ur.e of our bound and unbound mag
azines are put to; they, with the aid
of the periodical Indexes, are used far
more than the library text books.
Frequently during the afternoons and
nights we are asked for information
and help on as many us Ave or six
Subjects which requires searching back
numbers of periodicals and I am glad
to say it is seldom not found.
There have been fewer, books pur
chased .-Uijs past y6tjb,raJthough we
have completed the file ' 0fll"ari1erV
Monthly, supplying the first 42 volumes
four of these gifts.
With the exception of one year, 1886.
he library has Littell's Living Age
complete to 1903, and I hope by annthet
year to bu.able to complete the file.
A few books of special value pur
chased areas follows: . United States
atalog of, books in print to 1802-ii
tupplement of same from 1902 to 1905.
fYom 1905 to date It is purchased an-
lually.
Reader's guide to periodical litera
ture from 19(H) to 1904, A continuanci
)f Pool's Index from its beginning In
1900.
Twenty Volumes of Classic Tales by
Famous Authors purchased at quite a
eduction of the orlg'nal price. Th
lrst six volumes of Biographical His
ory of North Carolina. MoultonV
Library of Literary Criticism, 8 vol
umes. A set ot Great Events of Fam
jus Historians, edited by RoHaltei
Johnson and others, in 20 volumes.
Fewer books of fiction have beer
bought except for the children's de
partment, which has been pretty well
kept up.
Considerable bindin" has been done
.ind well done. The books for repairs
ivere recovered, relettered on back and
well sewed for from 30 to 65 cents pel
volume.
The inventory this year was taken
without closing the library, which
necessitated more work. Six books
were missing 3 novels and 8 books on
electricity, viz Tyndale's Lessons in
lectrlcily. Atkinson's Electricity for
Everybody and Bottone's Wireless
Telegraphy (these three the librarian
would be glad to have returned).
Number of volumes In library
December 1, 1907 .. .. .. .. .. 9.88:
Number added by purchase .. .. 269
Number added by gift .. .. .. .. 66
Magazines purchased .. .. .. .. 46
Bound volumes bought to com-
pleto file .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. SO
Newspapers subscribed for, New
York Herald.
Newspapers donated .. .. .. .. .. 7
Pamphlets In l.brary beginning
of year .. .. .. .. ..' .. ..116
Donated .. .. .. .. ..7 123
Number of books loaned during
the year.. .. .. .. .. .. .. ,.28,851
1,674 more than lust year.
Vol. Loaned.
Per cent, issued
ln each class.
Fiction .. .. .. . -2B609 88.11
Biography ., .. .. .. 689 2.03
Cleneral Works .. .. ( .02 ,
Philosophy .. .. .. 4 .32
Religion .. .. .. .. 280 .89
Soc'ology .. .. .. .. 198 ,68
Philology .. .. .. 6 .01
Science .. .. .. .'. 170 .68
Useful Arts ...... 136 .46
Fine Arts .. .. .. 90 .31
Literature .. ..' .. 1054 8.70
Travel .. .. .. .. 261 .90
History .. .. ., .. 679 1.99
28961 ' ; 100.00
Books worn out .. ., .. .. .. .. 9i
Books lost and paid for .. .. ..
Books mended ln office .. .. ..$,767
Books sent to bindery for repairs 825
Average dally ctroulstlon of
books .. .. .. .. . - .. .. .. .. 96
(Continued on Seeond Page.)
AusTrian Rider Suffering
uicaujf nucp up luuny
Through Sheer Grit
RODE IN TORTURE
' ' I
Fought to Catch u- With the Lend-
crs. Who Themselves Had Ful en galea mree-quariers or a Dittion co!
Behind the Record His Body Whm Iars' a larr total than in any pre
Frightfully Chafed and Pained cedlns '.year. ' Of this grand totaj
Him at Every Downward Stroke 0r tH'Sl'v. one-half went to Europe,
the Pedul Palms of His Hands lhe shiUe Bent to that Part of
Cracked and Bleeding But He Had W01'I(1 belnS unusually large, and the
Pluck and Rode Bravely On. total value larger than ever before.
. ; The annual report of the chief of the
(By Leased Wire to The rime3.) bureau of statistics, department of
Madison Square Garden, New York, '"commerce and labor, just made pus
Dec. 11 Bleeding and Irt agony from llc- shows that the value of American
the terrible contest which has made manufactures exported to Europe in
the Bix day bicycle race in the Madl- the fisI year 1908 was, in round
son Square Garden the most severe terms."-$368,000,000 against $350,
In history, Pedlar Palmer, the game 00'000 ln 1907. $318,000,000 :n
Austrian rider, was In the gruelling 1906' $283,000,000 in 1905, $271',
grlnd today only through sheer grit. 000,000 in 1900, and $11,000,000
He fought to catch up with the lead- ln 1895.':. Rapid as is the growth in
srs, who, themselves, because of the exports of manufactures, the share
exhausting pace kept up all through which Europe takes thereof has been
the week, had fallen behind the re- ln recent years apparently increasing,
cord. Although torture showad On of tne manufactures exported from
the drawn faces of others of the re- the United States during the past
malnlng contestants, they Were in no four years, 40.3 per cent, went to
such pitiable condition as Palmer. He Europe in 1905, 40.4 per cent. Ir
rode in sheer physical torture. His 1906, 47.9 per cent, in 1907, and 49
body, frightfully chafed and paining per cent, in 1908.
him at every downtread of the ped- Manufactures formed in the fiscal
als, was covered with sores. The year 1908 2S.95 per cent, of the to
alms of his hands cracked and bled tftl exports to Europe, 60.26 iier cent,
whenever he tightly gripped the cot- of those, to North America, 86.42 per
ton-padded handle bars, but he had ceat- of those to South America,
pluck. 70.82 per cent, of those to Asia,
Eight men on bicycles actually 86-66 per cent, of those to Oceania
slept through the early hours this and 49.24 per cent, of those to Africa,
morning as they moved at a funeral " "
procession's pace about the track at
Madison Square Garden. They were
loo fatigued to know or to care that
they wore in the six day blcycla race
that Is-ftr end tomorrow higlt. Tbetr
ight partners were sleeping on their
cots in die training room and more
chan 5,000 men and women in the
;arden did not seem to care either.
Many of these on the hard seats or in
he boxes were asleep with heads in
lands, or necks bent far back and
jiving forth nasal sounds- that re-
aiinded one of a loaded ..truck'" necd-
ng axle grease. : So slow was tue
mce that at 9 o'clock tbe riders, who
nave been aaeaa or tne recora most
,f the time since the start, had fallen miles from Jackson, was besiegec.
jehiud that of Miller and Waller in d,lrIS Wednesday night by a posst
IS99 of 2,033 miles and 2 laps to 2,- 0 10 or 12 ni n horseback, and i
(26 miles and 6 laps. It was evident fight followed, in which Rand Sebas--hat
the hours after midnight, when "an was killej and two othen
i man's vitality Is the lowest, was wounded.
ounting against tne riders. ' The l'0S!i" belonged to the- Smitli
"Pedlar" Palmer, whose- remark- Deaton,. and -Riley .families; and theij
iblc endurance yesterday spurred on frleada, all of whom were at one Urn.
,he other riders, aft2r his partner, or Another allied with the llargis tac-
'.ordon Walker, had broken his collar tlon, but who turned state s evidenc
bone, is now teamed with Peter Dro-
ach, but they are about out of the
.ace. It would surprise no one if the
pedlar" declared all bets off before
many hours and sought sleep.
At 6 o'clock this morning when the
gray of dawn began to glim through-
the windows the eight riders bbgan
to ride Just a little faster.
So when the 6 o'clock score was
posted the men had picked up a mile
and two laps of the lost record. Rutt
and Stol are going to win this six
day race Just as they did last year.
3r a lot of men have gone wrong in
the betting.
"I'm going to win this race, too,
Rutt said as Stol came to
relieve
him shortly after 6 o'clock. "You
may noi Know a oni i uu. jij w- iUUstry. who Is to be subpoenaed be
dltion is better today than it was on f01.e tlle house ways and means corn
Sunday. We are a little behind the niitu-e to g.ve evidence on tar'ft sclu-d-record
now, but we won't Stay there, ules. Several other, will be suinmon
Vou watch trie, and those other riders ed. but the committee Is zealousy
better watch, too." guarding their names.
Bobby Walthour, taking advantage
ot the fagged condition of the lead
ers, made desperate attempts to re-
?aln the lap he and his partner Root
ack or being in front, ina gritty At- hers when he Is ready to be heard,
lanta, boy, although himself showing : Pred ctlon was made by a member
the strain of the record pace kept up of the commltte yesterday tint Diree
until today, started with a burst of tor North, of the census bureau would
speed from the top of the bank at he summoned.
"dead man's curve" and before the ch";r,ma" "V ' e,0,nmltt
, , ... stm tied the first witness yesterday by
Jthers knew he was sprinting was telI) hm tQ noM up nla ,.iRht hon(1
nearly halp lap ahead. Pulling them- nnJ be BWOln. Mr. pUyno said he had
selves together, the leaders were af- Decn directed by the committee henec-
ter him and after a mile of sprinting, forth to swear all the witnesses.
caught Walthour. I
" j To Stamp Out Cattle Disease.
Offers $2,500 Reward for His Wife.. (Dy Leased Wire to The Times)
(By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, Dec. 11 An emer
Pittsburg, Pa., Dec. 11 W. Ai gency appropriation of $500,000 to
?tone, a millionaire coal operator of stamp out the foot and mouth J!s
Unlontown, has offered a reward of ease now epidemic among herds ot
i,B00 for the capture of his wife, live-stock ln the states of New Yors,
ind Emery Martin, who disappeared Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Mary
Mi December 8. Since Mrs. Stone's land, Is recommended ln a report sun
lisappearance her mother has com- mltted to congress yesterday by the
nltted suicide. secretary ot agriculture.
pypnOTQ ff)D
THFPRESENTYEAR
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Washington, Dec. 11 Manufac-
tures exported from the United
States in the fiscal -5ear 190S aSr,e-
HAROIS FUED
ii
I I3y Leased Wire to The Times)
Lexington, Ky., Dec. 11 The in
famous Hargis-Cockrill feud hat
started again. '
The home of Ed. Callahan, former
ly lieutenant for Judge Hargis, 20
after. "'- the ' Marcum assassination
btnre- men tney nave Been ;.auiet:
the antl-Hargis faction. It n
now feared that the Smith-Callahai
'tend will bo even more deadly than
was its predecessor. .
, .' '. . ...... - .
,,,nnriii niniirrir ;
llVllh W I AHNMllr -
nilUllt.ll UiIIIIIUUIIj
IS NOT OMV ONr
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Washington..' Dec. 11 It is learned
tnat Andrcw' Carnegie is by no meanf
thn rtliltr rtni ' ctf !ho hiff rnntiilllH Ol
flir. (.urnegie requesu-u inn i-iminm-
tee yesterday to hi allowed to wait
a day or two before .'appearing to giv
Inaliiminv ." The I'llllnniltee ciantod 111
requt.8t. and he will notify the mem
RAMPANT AGAIN
Reuban Barbee Arrested Id
Durham This Morning Ac
cused of ilie Murder
MILITARY HAS BEEN
CALLED OUT BY SHERIFF
Barnes is Now in Durham Jail Hear
las Will be Held This Afternoon.
Man W ill Probably be Brought to
State Penitentiary For Safe-keeping
as There is Great Feeling
Against Him in Durham Local
Military Has Been Called Out 10
Protect Him.
(Special to The Times)
Durham, Dec. 1 1 Reuben Bar-
bee, noted as the acquitted slayer of.
a Mr Cole, 12" years ago, charged
with many crimes unproven, and
nown to have had a grudge against
the Southern Railway, was arrested
this morning for the murder of En--
;ineer Holt. He is now in jail to ,ri
twait hearing.
The Holt brothers have been con- ',;
emplatlng this step for several days. ,
Two colored witnesses say they Baw v.-.t
farbee come from under the coal. r
hnte the night of the murder. Bar
lee also had a complaint against
"Jreenberg,- the Hebrew merchant
.vhose house was fired into the same .i
light. He had a gun.
Positive evidence will not be dis
posed by Sheriff Harward and Detec-
ive Ashpon, of Salisbury, until af
ernoon at the trial. It is believed
here Is no doubt as to the man's V
;ullt, as he has been under susp:o- '
on for a whole week. .The local . s
ailltaTy hag been ordered -ot-Hir-r-',
ect the prisoner. Bdrbee wfiirprou- , V 1
ibly be taken to Raleigh this after- : :
toon, as there is great feeling against
he man, more or less notorious.
Holt was shot on the morning of
December 3.
The assassination occurred about
12:55, at the coal chute In East Dur
ham, when the big freight engine
mlled up to take coal and water. It
!'ad been replenished and Fireman J.
T. Taylor says he was standing near
Mr'.' Holt, who was likewise standing
nd brushing his machinery. The re
ort of the firearm caused Holt to
vince and seizing his side he said to
Taylor: "1 am about gone, and I am
-orry for my wife and children. I
lon't leave them ; anything. Tell
them good-bye for me." In a few
ninutes thq train crew, under Cape.
T. F. Wnddell. had reached him and
vith a wave of recognition Mr. Holt
?ank In the left cab window and died.
ie had dragged himself from the
right side.
The fireman says that after the as
'assin shot, he stood with his back to
ward the engine a few minutes and
'oft! It seems that he had crouched
'lehind the chute and that he came
lut.and shot In an upward position.
Xobody for a moment supposed that
mything but a pistol had been used.
There was no post mortem and not
intil the undertaker began to pre
pare the body for burial was it dis
covered that the entire load of large
Vo. 1 shot had taken effect In his
back, and that he died from un ?n
urnal hemorrhage.
"101" RANCH SOLD.
lohn W. Ontes Buys Property, In
rlmlliiK Wild West Show.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Oklahoma City, Okla., Dec. 11
Tohn W. Gates and associates, con
sisting of prominent eastern capital
ists, it Is reported, have bought the,
famous "101" ranch in the Osage
nation, at Bliss, Okla., including the
mammoth wild west show property.
The company intends to organize
circus representing an Investment
if over $2,000,000. The deal carries
with It thousands of acres of land
near Bliss, which will be transferred
to the purchasers. .
Democratic Clubs Not Organized.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 10 "The
report of a proposed meeting (or the
alleged purpose of preserving the or
gantzation of democratic clubs of the
recent presidential campaign does not
emanate from the democratic natio
nal -compalgn committee," is the
statement given out today by Colonel
John W, Tomllason, chairman of the
sub-committee on organisation" ,
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