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Weather; SECOND. EDITION Washington, r. C, Feb. 2 Fore cast for North Carolina for tonight and Wednesday: Fair,. - slightly warmer tonight. Wednesday, fair. : ESTABLISHED 1876. RALEIGH, N. C.f TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1909. PRICE 5 CENTS ELLIOTT HAS ANOTHER BILL URGING HASTE Would Require the Finance Committee to Repcrl By February 12. NO BILLS AFTER I5TH. Rev. A. J. Moncrief Conducted tlie Prayer Service at the Opening Tills Mornliur Senator Rassett Pre sented Petition From Citizens of Wilson Objecting to Ills Kill Giv "", lng Railroad Employes the Item tit of the State's Exemption Laws. Also Introduced Petition From Railroad Employes Asking for the Passage of the Bill. . v. . '-.-''-:- . The senate was led in prayer at 11 o'clock by Rev. A. J. Moncrief, of the Tabernacle Baotist. church.'. The journal committee reported no cor rections to be made in the Journal. Tre roll of committees was called and vjarious reports were filed and bills placed upon the calendar. " New Bills Today. New bills, resolutions, etc., were introduced and referred to commit- tees as follows: . I Senator Bassett presented to tlie senate a petition from citizens of Wilson objecting to his hill giving Mn.uu vujcvwt, ". railroad employees the benefit of the state's exemption laws. He also in troduced a petition signed by 485 railroad employes asking for the passage of the bill. , S.- B. 420. Senator Manning. To amend section 3073 of revlsal. Com mittee, en Judiciary, .w, ."..".ir-.v'- S. B. 421. Senator Starbuck. An act relating to the graded school of KernerHvUle. Committee "on j-auca- tton. '':.."- 8. B. 422. An act to amena ine tor Doughton made his first speech, charter of Elon College. Committee decUring that the bill Is "loa lod' and on Corporations. , -1 rfould endanger the business Inter- S. B. 423. Senator Elliott. A res- estg of North Carolina. The optional olution providing that the finance provision, allowing 8 per cent where committee .be required to make Its private agreement to that rate is report by February 12th, and that uOlna(je and written Into tho contract, bills be Introduced alter neoruarj 15th. Committee on Rules. S. B. 425. , Senator Starbuck. An act to amend the charter of Winston. Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns. . S. B. 426. Senator Turner. An act for the relief of prisoners in jail awaiting trial.- Committee on Judi ; clary. ' S. B. 427. Senator Holding. An act relating to chapter 200, public laws of 1905, as td a burial ground in Louisburg. Committee on Coun ties,Cities and Towns. S. B. 428. Senator Ray. An act to authorize the payment of certain bonds In Hendersonville. , Committee on Judiciary. S. B. 429. Senator Fry. -An act to flx the limit for the introduction of blll3. Committee on Rules. S. B430. Senator MM. An act to authorize the appointment of spe cial policemen in Rutherford county Counties, Cities andvTowns. S. B'. 431. Senator Shaw. An act to flx the time for the holding of su perior court terms in Robeson county. Counties,.CIties and Towns, Bills on Passage. Bills wre taken up and disposed of as follows: 1 8. B. 372. An act to levy a tax gn automobiles in New Hanover county Passed Its second reading 29 to 0. 8. B. To amend the charter of Wilson and allow that city to issut electric light bonds. Passed second reading 2ft to 0. v v To amend section 2619 of revisal, relating to separate accommodations for the races. On obleotion or :..,for Bassett the. bill went over fter I.lts second reading. : ' ' . : ' expenses of the Inauguration commit- tee. amounting to 1 1,0 50. Passed , Its readings. , -. . , ' . S. B. 295. To amend 2727 revlsal regulating. the use of traction englnei in Randolph county. Passed seconi and third readings. . S. B- ti. To mend 2721, of re vlsal relating to public roads in Tad kin county,, Passed. '. S. B. 98 relative to the time of ad vertlsing of real estate ' sold nndei mortgage. Passed Its third reading A-BU1 Recalled. ; 8. B.s 837, relative to the appoint- . M,oti a( n. W ITnnhllPlh knit ftnothh; Justice Of thp pence for WUkes couo ty was recalled trom the office of th' enrolling "clerlt e motion of Benatoi ' Travlg, the vote reconsidered and th bill transferred to the committee po Friends Claim Police Conspiracy. " YfWm fm.J , lfwW WW'"' l ' i justice of pence in ordor that the wilkes county democratic 'executive committee might he heard In opposl- to me appointments, senator, Manning presemnd a reso lution providing that the senate in vito Dr. J. M. MeConulek, of the American Medical Association, to ad dress the senate; and aluo Surgeon 0 P. Wurten baker, of United Stales ruonc Meaitn ana .Marine Hospital, to deliver a lecture on February 4 Hi. Interest Bill Discussed. A bln allowing 8 per cent to he! made the legal rate of interest by private contract between the parties,! private coiuruci uuiween me parues,, lntroduced by Senator Ray and re- ported unfavorably by the cimmittee, "u T ' . Ml'T . was taken from' the table and dls- !ow, 18 Thomas A. Hogan, of cussei. Mr; Hay favored the bill. Maliony Piane. McAtee is under ar Senator Pry declared that the banks r'st Nfw o.k, accused of bur of his county charge 8 per cent by in- hwB J arrested the ni;-,ht direct methods and thereby violate o( hls Mrll tI,T- Hi nance! the law. H! declared that the legi-' lature had: no bore right to fix the hir6 of hls horse 0r wagon than ,t had to flx tha ..ice of hire f0 illa' ' money. Both were property.'- Sena- wouid amount to making 8 per cent the legal rate of interest Senator Doughton's objections were based on sound business experi ence, expressed in an earnest and convincing way. Senator Basset de sired also to go on record as. "oppos ing the measure under considera tion." Senator Empie said that he didn't know that he could throw any light on the measure, but, like the man who had the runaway cow by the t all, he thought he could "slow her down a little." He took Mr. Doughton's position that the "prt"at.j contract" would be written into every contract for borrowing money and he opposed the bill. The bill failed to pass its second reading on roll call by a vote of 29 to 3. Senator Fry raised a laugh by moving that It be made unanimous. Senators Fry, Ray and Lee voted for the bill. I Leave of absence was granted to Senator Barham. v I Senator Dockery presided at about half of the session, dispatching busi ness like an old hand at the business. - On motion of Senator Spence the senate adjourned to meet tomorrow at 11 o'clock. HELENS (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Spring Lake, N,..J., Feb. 2. With the .'ull consent of hur father and with the anctlon of the Catholic church, Helen tfaloney was married this mornthg to LArthur Herbery Oiiborne, the young New xorK Droaer, wun wnom boh vent through a 1 marriage ceremony tefore a Mamaroneck justice of the leace, while he was a student at :rlnceton 'Unlvers'ty. 'This ceremony vaa later annulled by the New York courts after Miss Maloncy was report d to Have wedded Samuel Clarkson, K-n Kngllsn army orneer, wun wnom she -was reported , to have traveled abroad. . ':..'"'""' '.'."" ' The ceremoiiy today was performed .era by Bev. Stephen M. Lyons. The tcene of the wedding was the Cather- n Memorial church, built by, Martin latonfSr . in memory , ot 1 ais Qiaaat laughtor who died St sea. - , ..n-i ' " taloney . In memory , ot his ldeat IALQNEY MARRIED AGAIN 4R0B 4 V gJ V 't'h '-!.-?"i.''i. Bft25irrf-.-- Uliner nlctnre shows Thomas Mc- , - 1 t, . ?M"rV" ""; T B ?ew lork.,u hto hehulf, cliarging po- lice conspiracy asainst him. FOUNDERED VESStL ' PR 0 B A BLY S A.N MARCOS (By Leasea Wire to The Times) New York, Feb. 2 The Mallory Line steamship San Marcos, which, left here on Wednesday for Galves ton with ten passengers and a crew j of fifty, ; was repoitted today to be: .missing and there are grave fears that she is the vessel which went down off Elizabeth Saturday. City, N. C, on Tho San Marcos was due to pass t0()uJ. mi,t 1U tllmu.,. nd ivcepii.m Sand Key, near Key West, on Sun- tend. -rod nt Cul.-bWa by AnvrU .ui day night, but up to day she had not Minister lloi-bci-t V. Squires. Mr. Tart been sighted off that point. The At- took" a respite from his labors as.in lantic and the Gulf of Mexico have vestlgator of canal comVtions today to been scoured with wireless messages ottend the function and there exhibit to the San Marcos but up to today ; -m-K:roUw;r, there had Iwis no reply from the ves- q hJg eft0,ta V,.1S t0 reconcile Pi-esl-el. dent Obaldia and his recent pol t:cal The Mallory Line officials here to- rlVH) Thoe who attended the recep day declared that they had no anx- tion declare that his labors were soc iety as to the safety of the San Mar- cessful. cos, but they were forced to admit : : r" ...... " that they have heard nothing from the steamer since she left here last Wednesday. She Is due In Galveston tomorrow, but should have been spoken by other vessels long before this. A message from Key West today ( stated that anxiety over the San Mar cos had reached that city and wireless messages had been sent out for a rad ius of 150 miles from Sand Key, call ing for the San Marcos. She has not replied. None of the vessels passing Sand Key have reported the missing boat.-' MEET EMPLOYES (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Washington, Feb. 2. Officers of the Southern Ra'Iwiay and a committee of employes of the road representing tho various ' branches of the service throughout the south, met this morn ing and it Is thought the conference may perhaps continue tomorrow. Tho company is represented by General Manager Coapman and Superintendent of Motive Power Stewart While the men JnMst that wages of certain class es, of employes be Incroared and the working hours adjusted, officers of the , company express themselves as confl- : company tayr iiiniiivciyv m wim- dent that an amicable arrangement n.u k. r,.,tiol - . - RAILWAY MEN IwU h reached. ' i ( J 'f.i:;ij'.-i';;.w;l, - 'i THE BATFLESHIP FLEET IS EADY FOR HOI RUN Reniezyo'jsing Oil C'iast of Gibra'tar in Preparation for Yoycga Acrcss Allele IflEN have shore leave ' Battleship Fleer is Tori-hiim its Last Port in Its Remarkable Tour Around the World and Prepara tions For, the. V ii'iil L' of the. Journey Are Itajisilly ISeing Made. Visit, to Gibraltar F.ntiroly Unoffi cial But Both Officers anil .Men Are liciiig Entrrtuined: by Their I'av.v ll.sh Cousins Run Home. A ill be .Made In Quick Tfi:-o. I U'-v Cable tn Tie. Gibraltar, Feb. '1 l":!i.- Aincncan. lav Id torma t of nibrallar s liinniing, l;s in its remark-in-. Propnra comiileted for battleship fleet, which tion oft the rocky when the sun roso tn touching the lust port able woild-circjin;; te tlons are rapidly bciiir: i itH voyage home. Wliil J the English stronghold the visit to Is entirely unofficial, the British have prepare!, j a program of entertnlninent, both for ! the officers and sailors of the Ameri- can ships. Shore -leave was given those - not engaged in the coaling wnl.v nnj nfhlptlc fxcrt-Uoi were held TXvT.Z w i h in which the Yankees competed with their English brethren. The best of good feeling prevails. .The ' following, ships were at an chor: " The j liag:;!iii Connecticut, Oeovgia, Nebraska,.: RluKIo Island, New Jersey, WisepiiiiT. lllitiQ's, Kear sarge, Kentucky, Ohio, Louisiana, Missouri and Virginia. j The homo run across the Atlantic will be made in record time and by Washington's birthday the sailors i ought to see tho shores of their na- l ! tive land. iGOOD OFFICES OF TAFT SUCCESS (By" Cable to The Times) Panama. Fob. 2. President-elect W. H, Tafti of tho I' iv ted States, .'Pre dent Ob.iUlia, of Panama, aivl tho ltit twi.'a 'lutiv Hvhl for iifflce. Sennr Ari:is, t - v , . . -.Captain Inman Sealby, the nerole commander of the Republic ( : T 'Jr 1 if 1 Ik v b 2 Unfortunate Republic Passengers Vbki2iL&&--iwwtomYr' " r-" hwiim, i if ijT T. W. Mooney, who was killed on phy, who was badly injured. WKIFWORTHGASE Went Ov:r Un:il Toxcrrow PparoixRS Were Mali for Kcw fanil IE WB i 11 PANEL Further Investigation Into the Com petency of Juror Whltwort'u Be cause, lie Had Fxpresscd An Opla icn Quite a Stir Was Caused l:i the Con il Kooiii by a Statement of Personal Privilege by .Itidse Au:Ier son, Leading Coi-nsi l For-D'afrnse, on Account -of Certain Headlines in tlie Tciinesseean. ; (By Leased Wire to The Times) Criminal : Court - Kooai. Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 2 Further invest isation of competency or Juror waltwortu on grounds that ho expressed an opin ion was not taken up this morning owing to the fact that the court room was full of jurors summoned on t'.ie fourth venire, and waiting to lie called. Quite a stir In the court room was caused by tho statement of pc-rconnl privilege -by Judge J. 11. Aniers-m, the leading counsel for the defenre. Ho took exceptions to the head lines in this morning's Issue -of the Ton- ncsseean, in which it r.as stale 1 t.iat the defense had preferred charges of perjury again:t Juror .Whit worth. Judge Anderson said the headlines did Wliitworth a great Injustice a:ul prejudiced the case of the defeniiaiila as well. He sald-they had ..'.made no charge against the juror. Tisey. had Simply 'pointed "out certain matters to tho court, and that possibly tho juror had forgotten having made the state ments. -I V The state made no reply , to Fie statement of Judge Anderson. The attorneys retired to look over the rir.it panel In the fourth venire. It con tains slxty-flvo names. This is tlie eleventh panel drafted In the case thus far. . Whitworth's Investigation will go over until tomorrow. Sensations are expected and possible trouble before this investigation Is concluded. Court adjourned 'at 1 o'clock In the Cooper-Shirp murder trial, the first panel ot the fourth -venire having been exhausted. During the examina tion of veniremen in this panel totliy quite a number of them qualified. -The defense challenged three talesmen, the state none. Quite u lengthy argument ensued over Venireman T. M. Morton, who said he had known John D. Shaip for years and that It would take more evidence to convict him than the oth- crs. The court finally ruled that the ....v... . venireman was incompetent. The de- (Continued ok Pne be van. 1 '' the Republic, and Mrs. M. J. Mur. TAKEN BACK TO CLINTON TODAY Sheriff McPhall end Guard of SaMfsrs C3ni2 Afler Will Ward MUB VIOLENCE FEARED Shcriir mid Prisoner Were Met at the Ik,,..... I .. .1... rM:....... I j'. jm.i , ,1 nil . lilt. ,jh ajijiit. iiiiti.t- I try, Wim Fsooi-tcd the Negro to the Court House Arraigned im mediately Pleaded. Xot Guilty Special Venire of ."0 Men Order ed Case Will be lSe-.n This Af ter:iooi! Court Appoints Attor neys to Defend Ward Large Crowd Present. Sheriff JtcPhail,. of hiampson county, aivouVpaiiled- by 'n. guard of ten men from 'the t'liiilon Ijij,lu Infantry, ar- vivod In the city yc-'iorday afternoon I or lie iniipos.! in ranyaix n aia, alius- Jaeks.w. who attoinpu-d criminal as.-ault i:)na Mrs. . r.lollie McLcod, on Junuary Uick to Clinton to stannd ti;al al .tin; SiiperUii', Court, which is now V.l .-lSIl. .-hc-ilir MoPhaiC with his soldier (lopullo-v under command of Captain M. Fairclii'.h, kft on the. 4:30 train this illuming, carrying, the prlMinur v. ith till-in. . It was carried ott very smuoilily, and only a lew people knew v.liat the .oidi'-rs '.were doing -in town. , The W-'iHliuent in .Simpson county Is 8tios. against the prisoner and the sheriff expected trouble. A telephii'tie. message from Clinton I tolay conveyed the- news that the fUei.ift arvived 'with'. his : prisoner, at S:,r.,i O'clock. Ho was met at the depot by the entire body of the Clinton Light liii'antr.v, by avIioiu the prisoner was . 'eie:orted' to ; ihe . court house. Quite a - '."wlltMu,,t' or country., ami. town people was feared,-'. Put only a few tuurmur ings were hoard when the prisoner, es corted by the : olillers, .-alighted from the train. i (o ve.K-hinK the court room, the r!oonir wis put in the witin and Immediately 'arraigned. H not gu lty and a special venire of two hundred and lifiy men were summoned to appear at 2:3(1 o'clock this after noon, when the trial will be begun. Messrs. H. A. Craddy and J. C. Wright were appointed by the court to defend the prisoner and Solicitor Duffey will prosecute. Judge W. R. Allen Is pre- siding. The case has attracted widespread Interest and the town of Clinton Is full of people. " No further violence is feared, but the military will be kept in readiness should an outbreak occur. The Awful Crime. Between 9 arid 10 o'clock on the morning of Tuesday, January 19th, Will Ward, alias JJackson, entered the homo at Moultonvllle, four miles from Clinton, where Mrs. Mollle McLeod v.iMiuu, ,Mii. muni, wtunuw was alone. On gaining entrance to the I Kiontlnnd on Pure Hovan.t tOoutlned on Pegs Seven.) MORTON GUIDING THE AFFAIRS OF, LOIR BRANCH New Hanover Representative Presides Over Session of House Today COMMITTEE REPORTS Bill to Incorporate Masonic Temple in Charlotte Favorably Reported. Bill to Incorporate Ashevllle & Eaat Tennessee Railroad Also Repotted Favorably, Also Union Power and Transmission Company Reported Favorably Many Bocal Bills In t reduced Bill to Authorize Kings Mountain Graded School to Issue Bonds. The session of the twenty-fourth day of the house of representatives was called to order this morning at ' 11 o'clock by Speaker protem Geo. L. Morton, of New Hanover,' and the re ligious exercises were conducted by Representative J. F. Latham, of Beau fort county. , The proceedings of the previous day were reported as correctly re corded by the journal committee, through Clerk Alex. Lassiter, and the same stood approved. . The usual call for petitions, me morials, and communications brought forth the following: Coxe of Anson: A letter inviting to - the liict.islrial rally by the Child ren of A.vjoa county. , St uidinis Committee Reports. '. Th:-: following: o w '. ;,' - . 'in:-!riorate' tho Masonic Temple In C'narioUe,. f averably 4aeorporate Carolina-Tennessee Power Company, favorably; to incorporate Ashevllle & East Tennessee Railroad Company, favorably; to incorporate Union Pow er and Transmission Company, favor-, ably; to incorporate Tunis, favor ably; to empower Reidsville to move obstructions, favorably; to amend charter Greensboro, favorably; to al low Ashevllle to purchase auditorium, favorably; to aid Ashevllle tn de velopment, favorably; to allow Hot Springs to Issue bonds, favorably; to validate bonds in Bunford, favorably; to incorporate Hiddenite, favorably; to repair bridges in Warren, favor- ably; to amend law of 1905 as to fences in Northampton, favorably; to authorize Wake board education to borrow money, favorably; to incorpo rate the Western Carolina Power Co., favorably. Roll Call Bills. The following roll-call bills on sec ond or third reading, as indicated be low': V.-- . ' ;':....;::'. To amend jthe charter of the City of RnHlnirtnnr thlrH . , To establish a graded school In . . ,, . . j Laurlnburg: third To establish a Franklin special school district; third. To authorize Lincoln county to build a new county home; third. ! To allow Sanford to issue bonds and other favors; third. To enlarge the town of WIntervllle; third. To better work roads in Chatham and to issue bonds; third. To authorize Robeson to Issue bonds; third. To authorize McDowell county to issue bonds; third. . To Incorporate town of Bute la Robeson county; third. To authorize Buncombe county to : refund Its indebtedness; third, I To permit Wakelon graded school to issuo bonds; third. To establish school; third. Elm City graded Bills Introduced. By Barnes of Hertford! As to (Courts in Hertford county. ss boxj By Doughton: To prevent dump plead inK, saw-dust in certain creek 'in Wilkes county. By Warllck: To appoint M. C. Padgett a justice in Lincoln county. By McDonald of Moore: To ap point justices In Moore county. ' By Lovelace: To authorize Kings Mountain graded school to issue bonds. ! . - By Fagg: To promote education In Stokes county, ( By McWllltams; To appoint jus- - wees in yoe county.- , I By Mitchell, by request; To cora- ' pensate J. W. Baker for services tor the state. - , ;i By McDevltt: To promote educa tion in Madison; to collect back taxes. By Roscoe: To validate election of. l,,otlfta In PartlA UB"ce erue, I. (COnUSUM O. (ConUsued on Page Beren4 ' ' t:i.V4'i4v';'Sif'''S'lfc, ll ,' -'": I i