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RALEIGH, N. C., SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 1909.
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STEAMER IN FOG
White Star Liner Rammed
Early This Morning oif
Nantucket Liflfiiship
BOATS GO TO HER AID
Republic Cnrried 301 Passengers
' Flrmt Messages Said That She Wan
in No Immediate Danger Hut Later
, it Was Reported She Was Kinking
' And That the Passengers Had Been
Taken Off All the Passengers
Asleep at the Time of the Crash
and Much Incitement Followed.
By Leased Wire to The Times.)
New. York, Jan. 23 The White
Star liner Republic, which left New
York yesterday afternoon bound for
Mediterranean ports, with 361 pas
sengers on board, was rammed by an
unidentified steamship twenty-six
miles off the Nantucket Lightship,
while feeling her way along in the
N fog at 8 o'clock today and wireless
dispatches received in New York re
port that she is sinking.
Immediately after the collision, in
which a huge .hole was stove in the
Republic's starboard side, amidships,
water began pouring Into the engine
rooms. AH of the passengers were
asleep at the time. Awakened by the
T crash they rushed out.on the decks.
-O'hey saw the nose of the unidentified
boat burled in the side of the Repute
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;," "We sinking!'' was , the cry
'' v'ttaat went tfp and then-began a strug
( ftrUe, jreserer37?Mairtiisie
-""Captain J.( Seaiby, finding Mhat he
boat wffB ttfpIdljr-fMlng with water
and In danger of going down, sent out
wireless distress signals. The un
identified boat reversed its engines
after the crash and In a few minutes
it began to back slowly away from
the White Star liner. Within a few
minute.) It wasTompletely lost lnthe
fog. The wireless distress signals
were picked up by the Bteamship Bal-,
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,111 also ui tuts m uiio oitt.
which had passed the Republic only
a few hours before. They were also
received by the French liner La Lor
raine,' aud the revenue cutter Acush
net. The Baltic was 115, miles east of
the Ambrose Lightship, and 70 miles
distant from the Republic. It at
once-started to the relief of the sink
ing liner, as did the La Lorraine and
the revenue cutter. The Acoshnet
was the first to reach the scene and
It stood by -to await the arrival of
the Baltic, which is expected to take
all the passengers on board and bring
them back to New York.
Captain Sealby, of the Republic, is
one of the most trustworthy officers
in tha iiorvli-A nf the White Star line
and his statement by wireless that
"there Is no Immediate danger" of
sinking was received with dread.
The next message came from Capt.
Ranson.' of the Baltic, who stated
that'he was hurrying to the aid of,
the Republic. After this a wireless
came from Capt. Tourler of La Lor
raine. It was as follows: ;
. "Received a wireless that Republic
is in a sinking condition somewhere
about forty-live miles south, o Nan-
tucket. Am going to the rescue of
passengers and crew. ' Have not yet;
ascertained Republic's exact location
but am now taking bearings. It is
difficult io locate her owing to dense
fog."
The Republic left New York yes-
terday afternoon on a winter crutee.
Ifji imRRpneers were mainly western
er. .mnn them beinac Sttmuel Cud -
pies, multi-mllllonalre merchant of
St. Louis. The liner alsd-carrted Boo'
tnna of sunnlies for the ' American
fleet The supplies were to take the, Kansas, Ky., aad
place of those sent by the fleet td the New Mexico .. 1,787
victims of the recent earthquake In Louisiana .... 458,723
Italy. ' - - - : ! MisslsslpjH .. .1,551,265
Of'the 461 passenger on board Missouri-.. . . . 55,182
250 were first class and ' 2J1 third North Carolina. . 661,255.
class. ' - (Oklahoma ..... 612,618
The fog was encountered several South Carolina. .1.193,250
hour before the Republic reached Tennossee. j 321,677
Nantucket and' It was necessary to TexasN . ... . .3,529426
run at reduced speed. The unidenti- Virginia . . - . . 12,614
fled boat is said to have been going!
at almost full spded when she was cotton by states is:' FlorlAi, 34,007;
first seen bearing down on the Re- Georgia, 43,244; SoiHh Carolina, 13,
publlc Hot more- than twenty-five 205. ' . ,, '
yards away on the starboard beam. ; . 1 ' I
It wa then ImDossible for the ap- Jim Crow Bill Killed.
nroaohlnt: boat to slow down or for!
the Redubllo to change 'her course
and aVoid the crash.' ' . ; I jilfttive cemetery yesterday on an d
. Cantain Sealby Is unable to under- Verse report from Vhe house commit
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)nsul A. h. Cheney nud wife,
whose IxKlies linve heen recovered
from the ruins of .Messina.
Number of Bales Miinned to
Jan. 16, Shows Big
Increase
COMPARISONS ARE MADE
The Census Report on Cotton Issued
Totlny Knows 12,i(i7,2l Hides,
Counting Round littles as Half
llaies. Ginned From Growth of
1908, Compured With J O.JiSO.Sol
Lnst Yenr Inrreuse in Sea Island
Cotton Ginned There were 27,441
Ginneries Operated.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Washington, January 23 The cen
sus report on cotton issued today
shows 12,607,231 bales, counting
round bales as half bales, ginned
from growth of 1908, to January 16,
1909, compared with 10,539,551 last
year, 1 2.1 1 6,199 for 190 1, aad 9
989,634 for 1906, Proportion of the
last three crops ginned to January
16 is 93,5 per cent, last year; 93.8
for 1907, and 95.2 for 1906. Round
bales included this year are 232,521,
compared with 13S, 037 last year.
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l)0,UI IU1 1PUI, uuu 4.tv,vva LUI
1906. Sea Island, 90,456; for 1909,
80,190 last year, 56,326 for 107,
and 104,710 Mr 1906. Prior to
January 16 this year, 27,441 ginner-
ios were operated.
The statistics by stains are as fol
Iowa:
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2,115
f 854
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,1,317,266
. 931,546
. 68,678
.1,951,740
Territory.
1 Alabama
Arkansas
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Georgia ,
6
1,698
3.47?
78
,2,758
V 984
3,229
649
4,148
115
The distribution of the Sea Island
Charleton, W. Va Jan.v 23 The
"Jim crow bill" was sent to the Jegis-
tee on rallroatU. - '
CENSUS
REPORT
SHO
S INCREASE
HARSH4W
WANTS AN EARLY-
Minority Leader Wants House
to Adjoura Febru
ary 20th.
WOULD CUT EXPENSES
Mirny Tlills Reported in the Hoase
I lus .Morning isig r ignt un as to
Knrly Adjournment,' Some Favor
ing Ad iournmeiit on FebruniT 20,
and Some OpM)sing Any Such Prop
osition Rev. lhv Tyree Opened
the Session With Prayer Mr.
Hnrshiiw l'uvors Knrly Adjourn
ment. The sixteenth day's session of the.
leslslnl lire of North Carolina was
culled 1.0 order ;it 1 1 o'clock this"
niorniiis; bv Speaker Graham, who
presented io conduct; the morning
praver Rev. W. C,. Tyree, pastor of
the First Uaptist .church, this city.
1 he journal committee, reported the
proceedings of the day previous cor
rectly recorded and the same stood
approved.
Under the call for petitions, reso
lutions, and communications the fol
lowing were presented:
Mr. Currie: A memorial from J. E.
P. Stuart Daughters or trie .Confede
racy, and Camp 85 2, s:t:ng for in
crease in pension of Confederate solr
diers. " t
Mr. Myatt, of Johnson: Petition
from Four Oai?s for a cottoA-weigher.
. Speaker Graham said he had a
letter from Congressman Page trans
muting CfrrotfcTtte-BOirtie tohetate
library fO volumes of Himes' Prece
dents, House of Representatives.
Mr. Currie sent forwaro a resolu
tion thanking Mr Page and suggest
ing that they be kept in house dur
ing the session; Passed unanimously.
Mr. Stuart, of Harnett, a . former
representative, was granted floor.
The following bills were reported:
To amend charter of Littleton, fa
vorably; to make a stock law in
Moore county, favorably; to issue
bonds for Canton, favorably; to
change line of Clay and Macon, favor
ably; to increase commissioners of
Sampson, favorably; to amend law as
to New Hanover bonds, favorably; to
Improve roads In McNetis township,
Moore county, favorably; to issue
bonds In Chatham, favorably; as to
commissioners in Pitt county, favor
ably; to amend law as to sight drafts,
favorably; to validate certain deeds
schools in Windsor, ravorably; as to
liability of bank on forged checks,
favorably; to validate certain deedds
of corporation, favorably; to allow
two years as to action agalast tele
graph companies,- unfavorably; as to
property in Insane people, favorably;
to correct publication In Harnett,
favorably; as to tax on Inheritance,
favorably; to regulatjruse of business
names, favorably; to relieve estate of
the late B. J Fisher, favorably; to
pay P. Burrns. favorably; as to pay
of Jurors In Wilson, favorably; as to
salary of Gullfoud officers, favorably;
as to pay of jurors in Duplin, favor
ably; as to supreme court, Marshall,
favorably.
y Hills Introduced.
By Currie: ' To amend law as to
fertilizer manufactures:
By Currie: To sell stall test farms.
By Currhj: As to a highway com
mission.
By Perry, of Bladen: To better
proWt the traveling public.
- By Perry, of Bladen: To appoint
justices for Bladen county, and to
protect squirrels.
By .Hlgdon: To establish graded
school In Franklin, Macon' county,
and to issue bonds.
By Gavin , To re-establish treas
urer of Duplin clunty.
By Hanes: To protect . birds In
YacTkln county.
By HinsdaleV For relief of Sol
diers' Home.
' . By Perry, Vance: Asto law re
garding Klttrell College. "
By McDovltt: To regulate fees of
officers of Madison. '
My Majette: - To establish a cotton'
weigher for Four Oaks. .
- Bv Connor:' To Drovlde emilnment
Training School.
T' By AJbrltton: As to pay of Jurors
in-Greene connty. ' .
By Turner: To enroll C. P. Stew
art In class two for pension.
B' Shell: As to relief of J. B.
i'By McDonald, ol Cherokee
To
ADJOURNMENT
elect highway commission in part of
Cherokee. To promote education m
Cherokee, and to repeal law as to
special tax in Cherokee.
By Wilson: To prohibit suing la
Trnnsylvania. ;
By Williams, of Dure: To regulate
shooting of ducks in Dare.
Mr. Harshaw sent forward a reso
lution pledging the adjournment on
the 20th of February. Morton sent
forward an amendment, that It apply
to Caldwell county. ' (Laughter.)
Mrs. Harshaw said he had not classed
Morton as a four-dolhir-a-day man,
but it seemed he was ninklng money
here. He said lie introduced it in all
seriousness, and lie thought the con
ditions justified it, as all local mat
ters pressing were passed two years
ago, and that when the revenue bill
and appropriations had boen made
we should not go home on the date
named.v Mr. Harshaw said the time
hung heavy on the members, with
two hours at work. That people at
home wer,e working for 10 cents an
hour, while the legislature drew a
dollar ah hour for the work done.
Fifteen days off will save the state
about $50,000. If the body set for
365 days bills would come every day,
3 10 having come already. He hoped
some of Hhe majority would Intro
duce the resolution, but they had not
and he hoped no one would weigh the
matter against him for being a re
publican.-, He asked it in all serious-
ness, and he wanted to show the $4
was not the consideration.
Mr. Dowd said lie spoke for Uic,
majority, and they were as anxious
as he to go home, but he thought it
would be foolish to adopt the resolu
tion, and he thought, he had found the
reason for Harshaw 's wanting to go.
It, was this: At, tho .' 'reception uie
other night Mr. Harshaw found a
plate with something in it, , and
when It went down he said it was the
coldest mush he ever struck, and he
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One Section of Fast Passen
ger Train Crashes into
the Section Ahead
SEVERAL ARE KILLED
Accident Occurred in One of the
Worst Spots in the Mountains and
Was Caused by a Boulder Falling
; on the Track and Stopping the
First Train and the Crew Failing
to Properly Flag the Trains Fol
lowingSeveral Killed and a
Score or More Injured in the Crash.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Pittsburg, Pa., Jan 23 The two
sections of Pennsylvania passenger
train No. 21, the Chicago & St.
Louis Express, which left New
York at 1:55 o'clock yesterday after
noon, collided at about midnight at
Summer Hill, a small station 28
miles from Altoona, making one of
tho worst wrecks the Pennsylvania
Railroad has experienced.
The accident occurred on one of
the worst spots in the mountain. A
great boulder sllpiicd from the
mountain-side and a track-walker
caught it in time to check a freight
train which was running into it. The
second and third sections of the
freight were flagged and held on the
hill while a wrecking-crew was sig
nalled up"from Johnstown, which 16
nailed from Johnstown, which is 16
The first section of No. 21 came down
the mountain and was checked by a
red light which had been sent back.
Why the second section was not
flagged Is the question which some
one must answer. The first thing
known wasf the rumble of k fast-flying
train far above on the mountain and
then around the bend above came the
heavier section, made up of cars pre
pared in New York for all points In
the west and south. It was drawn
by two heavy locomotives in order
to hold back the load behind, and
was made up of eight Pullmans, all
filled. "'':'. '.'.'.
Too lnte the engineer of the lead
ing engine saw the tall lights of the
ill-fated first section. There was a
shriek from the whistle, a blinding
glare and flash of the brakes as they
gripped the wheels yet tighter, but
It was all too late.
The first engine plowed througn
the first car. "Pomeroy", which had
been made up for. Pittsburg. In the
"Charleston" were Conductor Kelly
and Coleman, the-. porter, wnlle Uie
unknown tramp was on the rear end.
Mrs, Rankin and Mr. Johnston
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BAD ACCIDENT
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STUDENTS FIGHT
PRINCETON FIRE
University Buildings in Dan
ger But Saved By Tren
ton Fire Fighters
LOSS OF ABOUT $70,0 00
Fire Started in Alhainbra Ruilding
And Spread With Such Rapidity
That it Sku Got lleyond tiie Con
trol 'of 'the Local Fire Company
Princeton" Students Are Called Out
And Form Iiucket Hrigadc Uni
versity in l)nn".er Trenton Re
sponded to Call For Help and Suc
ceeded in Conquering Flames.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Princeton, N. J., Jan. 23 Fire
which started in the Alhambra build
ing, Spring and Witherspoon streets
at. 2 o'clock this 'morning,-'. - spread
with such rapidity that it got beyond
control of the local fire department,
a volunteer organization, and lor a
time threatened Princeton Univer
sity.' :
Every student in the university
was aroused from bed and more tlwn,
one thousand of them gave battle to i
the flames, along with a score or
more professors. Many times the
students were in danger when build-;
ings began to topple and fall.
The fire was discovered by Police-j
man Hunt after there had been anj
explosion of gasoline in the kitchen"
of the Terminal restaurant, which
occupies one side of the ground floor
of the Alhambra building.
Hunt sounded, an alarm of fire, but
beforo thr vo!nTiteerTompaTrts,arV
rived at the scene the blaze had
climbed to the roof of the Alhambra
building and was smearing itself over
the adjacent houses in Spring street.
Then came the call for volunteers
from the university;
The students formed bucket bri
gades and attempted to hold the lire
in cheek. The Alhambra building
came dawn in a heap. I
Ten frame houses along Spring
street were soon in flames. The lire i
had got beyond control aud the Tren
ton fire engines were placed on a
special train and hurried to Prince
ton.
The .fire had alueady spread to;
"Sport" Moore's second hand shop
and the students realized that should,
this burn it would be an easy jump;
to the university buildings. The day j
was saved by the arrival of the Tren-j
ton companies, who poured water on i
the burning buildings and prevented
further spread of the flames. The
loss is estimated at between SfiO.Omv
and $70, (Ml ll. j
"MKRRY WIDOW" .CAUSES ROW.
Insisted on Standiiifj to See Play and
' Iliot, Fnsued, , j
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Boston, Jan. 23 Because a wo
man with a merry widow hat in
sisted on standing to see a play pre -
sen ted' by a company of Hebrew tic-
Ltora last night at Mechanics building,
the audience of 4,000 people engaged
In a riot, bombarded the actors with
missiles, driving them from tlie
stage and then attacked a ticket-
seller. Tho i police reserves were
called out before the crowd was
calmed. Julius Arkin, the ticket
seller, claims he was robbed of f 2,000
in the fight. -
CLOTHING FIRMS
(By. Leased Wire to The Times)
Baltimore, Md., Jan. 23 Tho
clothing board of trade held a meet
ing last night, at which every cloth-
lrg firm in good standing in the city
was represented and decided to shut
down entirely, so far as their gar-
ment workers were concerned. This
will mean that between 16,000 and
16,000 garment workers of this city
wlll be thrown out of employment.
ONE
HOU SAND
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WILLCLOSEDOWN
Cutters and trimmers will not be af- buildings of the city of Collma and. Monday night shot his wife four
fected. other towns of that section to a depth times, inflicting serious injuries to
The lockout is the result of the ot two inches. her, went to police headquarters and
strike at the factories of Strouse & Great clouds of sulphuric smoke gave himself up. He aays be remera
Company and the drastic step has are pouring from the main and two bers nothing of the shooting and de
been taken after a fruitless effort on lateral cracks of the volcano, and Clares he was a victim ' of "bralh
the part of that firm to effect a set- have spread over the country like a earthquake." His wife is in a hot
tlemeot with its employees. pall, 1 pltal. ; , ,, . .
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DUKE AXD DUCHESS of Connanght,
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Duke and Duchess of Connaught,
wlio have entertained the American
Xavat Ottieers at Malta.
COOPER TRIAL
Session of the Court
is Held Today
SENSATIONAL RUMOR
Presiding Judge Suffers From a Sc
vere Attack of Indigestion And is
VnnUe, to HoUl Court Hearing of
Aluiiaviis .'Muu-King .juror
And Selection of Other Jurors
Goes Over Cntil .Monday A Ve
liirenian Who Tried to Get on the
Jury And Failed Will be Indicted
For Perjury.
(Hy MARSHALL MORGAN'.)
Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 23 Owing
to the illness of Judge Hart who suf
fered a severe attack of indigestion,
no session will be held today in the
Cooper 'case and both the hearing on
i the affidavits attacking Juror ..Leigh
and also the resumption of jury pick
ing go over until Monday morning,
it is understood that additional affi
davits are to be presented attacking
other jurors who are sitting iu the
, case.
Quite a sensational rumor Is
afloat that, a .venireman who tried to
get on Uie jury and failed will be
arrested on the charge of perjury.
This man is said to be quite promi
nent. He said under oath that he
had no opinion, in the case, but affi
davits are to be secured which it is
learned will establish that he has ex
pressed very violent and partisan
opinions recently.
EARTH
FELT
mexico uuy, Jan. aa cariiiuuttue!
shocks in the southern part of the ,
state of Yucatan caused cracks in the.
earth and the drying up of many
springs and streams. So great is the
scarcity of water on that account
that a large portion of territory has
been abandoned by its inhabitants-,
The showers of ashes emitted from
Mount Colinia volcano, at Guadala-
Jara, hava covered the streets and
HEARING
SHOCKS
MEXICO
NO SESSION OF
THE SENATE FOB
L
Only Twenty-Five of the Mem
bers of the Senate Showed
Up at Roll Gail Today
SENT OUT FOB THEM
Sergeant-At-Amis Sent Out Into the
Highways and Hedges to Drum Up
a Quorum But Fails to Find Even
One Man Body Lacked One jof
Having; Enough to Conduct Busi
ness Waited and Waited for
Them to Come in or for tho Work
of the 8ergeant-At Arms to Prove
Fruitful But to No Purpose and
Finally Adjourned.
The senate met promptly at 11
o'clock with Senator Pharr, of Meck
lenburg, In the chair. Rev. Dr. White
conducted devotional exercises. '"
Senator Ray, of Rockingham,
raised the question as to whether
there was a quorum present.. Sena
tor Sherrill, of Caldwell, read a sec
tion from the constitution requiring
a majority to be present and a roll
call was taken. It was found that
there were twenty-five senators prea
sent, one less than the required num
ber,.'..'; '':';:. if . y-i '. ;: ..
On motion of Senator Blow the sar-geant-at-arms
was ordered to go
out, hunt up and bring into the sen
ate all members who had not leave of
absence. : ' -u , .
Senator Milla moved that C ie ot
the names of those absent without
leave could be known to the senate,
The clerk was directed to make out a
list of the missing.
A second roll call found the same
number of senators present and Sen
ator Blow moved that the search for
the missing solons be continued and
that the highways and byways be dil
igently explored.
Senator Barham moved that the
senate adjourn till Monday morning '
at 11 o'clock. The motion was lost.
A half an hour went by and no son-
atora were dragged 1b
At 11:35,
Assistant Sargeant-At-Arms Nick De
Boy appeared in the senate chamber
and reported "no senators to be
found."
On motion of Senator Blow the
senate adjourned to meet Monday at
11 o'clock. ,
Seven of the absentees were Sena
tors Burton, Spence, Holding, Hawes,
Latham, Matthews, and Jones, who
are away on official business, visiting
the Insane asylum at Morganton.
ADAM IN NORFOLK.
Causes Excitement by His Appear
ance in the Street. '
(By Leased Wire to The Times),
Norfolk, Va., Jan. 23 A section
of the dity was thrown into excite
ment yesterday afternoon by the
sprinting through the streets of R.
D. Addlngton In nude condition, "fol
lowed by men and boys, white and
black. Finally he was taken to po
lice headquarters, where he had to
be put In a straight jacket. He pro
claimed he was the reincarnation of
the original Adam and commanded
by God not to wear clothes. ;
EARTHQUAKE IN MOROCCO.
Several Villages Destroyed and Many
Persons Killed. r
(By Cable to The Times.)
Ceuta, Morocco, Jan. 23 An
earthquake Is reported here, which
was followed by a tempest, accom
panied by a torrential downpour Of
rain that raged for five hours over
the northernmost section of Morocco.
Reports brought in by native run-
ners irom tne Knymara territory, a
mountainous district, fifty miles to
the south, declare that several small
villages have been overwhelmed and
many persons killed or injured.
Brain Earthquake.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Roanoke, Va., Jan. 23 Moursn
Assaid, the Syrian merchant who
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