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Weather. SECOND. EDITION Washington, March 6 Forecast for North Carolina Jor tonight and Sunday: Rain tonight; rain followed by fair and cooler Sunday. ESTABLISHED 1876. RALEIGH, N. C, SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 1909. PRICE f CENTS BALTIMORE WAS COMPLETELY CUI OFF BY BUZZARD More Than a Hundred Miles of Electric Wire Down in That City POLES ARE ALL DOWN For Forty.-' Miles' in All Directions From Baltimore Poles and Wires Are , Lying, in Mass of. Tangled Wreckage- On the Western Union, IV'tweeii Baltimore and Havre !)' Grace, More Than 1,000 Poles on Three Separate I Aim's, With a Total of 140 Wires, Are Down Postal is in the Maine Condition Xo Coni muiiciilion As Vet With the Out side World. ;." (By leased Wire to The Times) Baltimore, March 6 :Although Baltimore ia still cut oft by telegraph from the outside, world, the city is slowly recovering from the great bliz zard.;. Thou sands1 of men have labored in cessantly since Thursday morning in a desperate endeavor to repair the damage wrought by t lie great bliz zard. ''.- It Is estimated that at least 100 miles of electric wires lay prostrate within the limits of the city as a re j.ull of the storm. ( More than half a thousand; poles ''we're pulled down by the weight of the ice which clung to the wires. This destruction was in Baltimore and 14 - IinoHidiate subtirtis. .is 'difficult to estimate the . monetary loss, owing to the many things that enter into It, hut $250,000 is not considered an exaggeration, and this does not include the loss of receipts to the gas and electric companies, the telephone and telegraph compa nies and the railroads. It is estimated that the corpora tions will have to expend a quarter of a million dollars fo re-establish service, and that they have lost fully that, much because they were unable to serve the public. : .'.' Baltimore & Ohio affd Pennsyl vania railroad trains are moving, but not upon schedule time. The tracks to Baltimore from the north are In much worse condition than those be tween Baltimore and Washington. Trains from the north are. running in some cases only five minutes be hind schedule. ' '. ' The block system wires between here and Washington are down, but there are still block orders In effect. This system, while It permits the mov ing of trains, results in great delays as compared with the regular tele - graphic arrangement. As regards telegraphic and tele phonic communication with the out side world, Baltimore is in the same predicament as on yesterday, and every effort is being made by these companies to re-establish communi cation of some sort to points outside .the city. For from 30 to 40 miles in all di rections poles and wires were lying In & mass of tangled wreckage. Ef forts by the linemen so far have been directed chiefly to clearing away the wreckage. Miles of poles and wires will have to be rebuilt entirely. Gangs of telegraph and telephone linemen arc- scattered" all over the storm zone. On the Western Union route between Baltimore and Harve De Grace, Md more than 1,000 poles on three sepa rate lines, with a total of 140 wires, are down altogether. . Approximately the same condition exists between here and Washington on the four lines running over the Baltimore & wo Railroad and the highways. ' The, Postal Telegraph and Cable Company is in the sanio condition. The main routes of that company through this city follow the highways. Their system in the storm-area will virtually have to be rebuilt. Aftermath at Washington. " (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, March 6 The after math of the Inauguration, so far as the visitors to Washington are con cerned is a wild and tragic experience which will serve them as tea-table anecdotes for years to come. With railroad service still partial ly demoralized, with the immense union. Btatlon, supposed to be built tar in advance of the needs of the capital, taxed and strained as the f erideirdun of a Iruge, helpless army of outsiders, the 1909 celebration will leave many cruel memories. The blizzard has been a severe in fliction on the railroads, the tele graph companies. There are 1,900 poles of the Western Union prostrate between Washington and Philadel phia,, and the company estimates its loss throughout the country at not less than $1,000,000. The Postal company has suffered even more heavily, ' The trials and tribulations of thousands who tried to depart for "Homp," sweet home" yesterday and last night would fill a volume. The outgoing trains were running two hours late, on an average, and the schedules were hopelessly deranged. it fs estimated, nevertheless, that 30,000 visitors shook the slush of Washington from their heels yester day. Trains were run out. as oppor tunity offered. ' All outgoing trains were run on signal, for practically none of the railroad wires was re paired yesterday. It is hoped, how ever; to have the trains dispatched on the normal schedules before many hours have passed. The telegraph compnnlqs are still straining every nerve to restore com munication withlh the storm area, which seems to be bounded by Wil mington, Del., on the east, and York, Pa., on the west.; In this section all the wires are down, and thousands of poles snapped off. The snow-bound roads make repair work difficult. All linemen have been sent out and as sistance from points as far distant as Chicago and South Carolina has been summoned. The Western Iiion Company has restored communication with New York via Richmond, Atlanta and Cin cinnati. Baltimore is completely cut off and it is not hoped to have the lines working before tonight. By an indirect route a connection with Philadelphia has been gained. The Postal Telegraph Company is not yet in condition to know the real extent of Its losses. The wireless telegraph scored a hit with the public, for Its system was the only one unaffected by the great storm, and yesterday it could not be gin : to handle the ; business that poured Into Its office at the New Wil lard Hotel. CHARLESTON MAN LOSES HIS EYE (By 'Leased Wire to The Times.) Washington. March 6. Willi his l.-f t eye removed mill the .sight of his right eye seriously Impaired, Dr. . Lonnle Kobson, a dentist, of t King street, Charleston,'. S. C is a patient at the Episcopal Bar, Eye -'and Throat hos pital. Physicians attending him say that his condition is serious, and that he may be blind for life. His injuries are the result of an altercation with a negro. Dr. Robson came to this city to at tend the Inauguration ceremonies with Company D, Third regiment, of the na tional guard of South Carolina. While dining at a restaurant: on Pennsylvania avenue with some friends, Dr. Robson had a dispute with a negro waiter, but blows were pre vented by captain Bhroder; a member lne "llsl 8 " "r" ul1"! I VYai U, iklfUl,ll II 1 1 VI 1 1 1 "'ft iu. nmniu the quarrel and the negro struck Dr. Robson in the face, ""eaklng his spec tacles and driving a portion of the lens Into his left eye. At the hospital it was found that the eight of Robson's left eye was destroy ed, and the Injured eyeball, according ly, was removed. Dr. Lamb says that the right eye is In a serious condition as the result of complications caused by sympathetic nerves. He said Rob son was doing as well as could be ex pected under the clrcumstunces. The police are making an Investiga tion of the matter. WANT TO KNOW WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO THE FUND (By Leased Wire to The Times.) New York, March 6. Through a me morial submitted to Dr. Henry 8. Prltchett, nrosident of the . Carnegie foundation for the advancement of teaching, Andrew Carnegie, its found er, has been asked by fifteen represent ative college professors to revise the list of colleges eligible to the benefits of the foundation so that some thirty other colleges, excluded only because of denominational control, may be In cluded. Mr. Carnegie Is now in Flori da, and it was said at Dr. Pritehett'f office that It probably Would be some time before he would consider the mat. ter. No Ilctting in Texas. tBy Leased Wire to The Times) Austin, Tex., March 6 -Late last night the senate of the state legisla ture passed by a vote of 19 to 11, the house bill forbidding betting of any kind at race tracks in Texas. Ef forts were made to enact a substitute measure permitting; betting through the Paris Mutual system,, but failed. JUDGE GRAHAM GEiSL'NANIMOUS VOTE OF THANKS Harshaw Praises Speaker for His Constant Fairness and Courtesy SOME MORE NEW BILLS 'he Fifty-second Day's Session of the House Met .-ill Ten O'clock, With Speaker Graham Presiding Hcp resentative Holler of Gates Led the Prayer Harshaw Introduces Res olution Praising; Speaker and Speaks Feelingly of the Fairness of the Presiding: Officer .More Hills Introduced Bill by Morion to Appoint Hoard of Audit ami Finance For Wilmington The fifly-i-.econd day- of the house oi representatives, North Carolina legislature, met at 10 o'clock this morning and was called to order by Speaker Graham, and the morning prayer was conducted by 'Representa tive Ilofier of Gates county. The journal of the thnv previous sessions was .'reported, as correctly recorded, and the same stood up proved. The call of the committees was made and a very small batch of bills came In, some without action for want of a quorum. Bills Ititi-odi d. By Morton: To' appoint a board of audit, and finance for Wilmington.-.' By Harshaw: Resolution of thanks to the speaker of the house for the fair and courteous treatment to all concerned in the work of the session. Mr. Harshaw spoke moatteefTngly as to the fairness of the presiding offi cer, saying he had been as fair to the minority as (he majority, and that, he considered Judge Graham an earnest, patriotic citizen. '.;.':' Mr. Connor followed in appropriate remarks, and the resolution passed by a rising unanimous vole. Judge Graham rose to thank the body for the resolution and spoke of how he had strived to have the confi dence and esteem of every member. fully . realizing that every one had come here for the reason he had been sent, and he felt each man had a right to express what his constitu ency desired. He felt the state would and should be proud of this legislature. v Mr. Doughton sent forward a res olution thanking the chief clerks and their assistants for efficient services. This Was adopted unanimously. Mr. Henderson called up resolu tion to increase pay of laborers 59 cents per day and mileage, which was passed second and third readings. The bill to pension widows of sold iers who married prior to 1868 was taken lip and Mr. Henderson deliv ered him best speech for it. The opposition claimed this would cut the pension of soldiers from $27 to about $20. Mr. Warllck said he could not say anything against a sol dier, but he was opposed to this bill. It passed as amended in a minor way.-. Mr. Haymore sent forward a reso lution of thanks to Mr. Geo. L. .Mor ton for able and Impartial presiding over the body, which was adopted by a rising vote, and Mr. Morton thanked most graciously. The oil bill came back on reconsid eration and was amended that ho oil should he sold with a flash list of less than 120 degrees. The boards of education bill was called up and several counties asked changes In names and positions Silver Service For Speaker. Mr. Murphy butted In right here and called the sergeant-at-arms to come forth, who came bearing on a silver waiter an elegant silver serv ice, which he (Murphy) proceeded to present to Speaker Graham, as a token from the house. Mr. Graham spoke feelingly as to his appreciation of the honor of elec tion and of the kind remembrance here presented. Mr. Rhodes sent forward a resolu tion thanking the sergeant-at-arms, Q. S. Kilpatrlck, for efficient service. Mr. Connor called the previous question on the bill appointing county boards, and the same passed second and third reading. Mr. Underwood called the military blU, which was taken from calendar and put upon Its immediate passage, second and third readings, and Mr. Dowd gave notice he would resist any further effort to displace the or der of the calendar. The resolution prof iding tor funds to start the drainage project being called up created a lot of discussion by Messrs. Kitchln, Carrie, Perry of Vance, and others as to who shall pay back the money advanced, which took a lot of time and on a rising vote the resolution was lost, 30 to 42. '. . ; This Complicates the drainage act, blocking, partly, the way of starting surveys. N Out of Audubon Control. The game bill taking out a part of the counties from the Audubon So ciety a number of counties in the state came back from a conference committee, which -left 12 counties un der the Audubon law that were asking to come out. This has been freely mentioned here, and of the counties joining Bertie and others that were taken out are: Cleveland. Scotland,. Rowan, New Hanover, Orange, Ala mance, Bladen, Cabarrus, Anson, Per son, Davidson, Halifax, and Rdgc combe. This means that. 40-odd counties may handle their own game. The resolution to appropriate $2, 500 to erect a monument to Henry L. Wjalt, when the Ladies' Memorial Association shall raise a like amount was passed, second and third rending. The special order, the Ashe history bill, recalled yesterday, was taken up, the time for each side fixed ill 20 minutes to a side. This history does not endorse the Mecklenburg Declaration or the Har nett county patriots, and by that at tacks .the present state flan in that both dates are on it. Mr. Connor spoke for the bill, May ing no one was .required to read the book, and the object of the bill was to-acknowledge the patriotic work of an honored citizen, Capt. Samuel A. Ashe, who in his researches could not agree with others writing history. Mr. Connor strongly defended 'Captain Ashe's position and the ohject of the bill to allow the book -in 'the libraries. Mr, Graham said he would pluck no fame from the distinguished gen tleman, but all have made mistakes, and that 20 minutes wasa short time to defend North Carolina against an adertising scheme, for Captain Ashe had sold his book to an -advertising j book concern! Are we to tear the in-1 signa off that flag and tell our peo ple we have been falfie teachers? He then briefly review' the record, cit hig th iriip(frtalrt-trdbrs-"lts;';'tO" "the Mecklenburg Declaration and cited other histories contrary to this one, and the confusion' of having both In the schools : Mr. Hayes spoke for I ho bill, de precating the fact that .Mr. Graham had referred to the matter as an ad vertising scheme, and associating Captain Ashe with such. Mr. Gra ham interrupted to say he did not so mean, but repeated that he said Cap tain Ashe had sold his Interest, and the reference was not to Ashe. Con tinuing Mr. Hayes claimed the book gave both sides, and allowed the stu dent to select either the 20th or 31st of May as the date of the Mecklen burg Declaration. He plead for the truth only, and for the passage of this bill for all that was fair to a life spent so well in patriotic work. Mr. Dowd said the advocates of the bill had shrewdly injected the per sonality of Captain Ashe into this, but the question is the truth of history. He had not been here two duys before he was approached by lobbyist afte lobbyist, and one said he had money in it, and if the state did not help the book he-would lose money. He said there had never been any differ ence between truth and freedom. Con tinuing he said the inevitable con clusion of the book is, as docs the writer, that there was no declaration on May 20, 1775. The state has made the day a holiday and the United States government had ac knowledged it by assisting In cele brating the day. He Spoke forcibly and eloquently. The question was put and the res olution lost by a vote of 39 to 50. : , Mr. Cobb Remembered. Mr. Alex. I.assiler, Journal clerk, was on motion of Mr. Bowio given the floor to present to the principal clerk, Mr. T. G. Cobb, a token from his assistants,: a dozen solid silver forks. Mr. Lustier was pleasing In his remarks and spoke touchlngly and (Continued on Page Six.) . TAFT ASKED NOT TO SERVE WINE (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Columbus, I mi., March 6. A number of women have KUrted a petition to Mrs. Taft, asking her to follow the ex ample set by the wife of President HayeH In not allowing Intoxicating liquors to bo served on her table In the white house. Home time ago in an interview. Mm. Taft was quoted : as Haying that though her husband did not use wine, she would allow It on the table, as It had been a custom In ify past, and she nun no intention oi cnanging establish ed usages. :' ' ' V -' ' Mrs. John Little Morris started the movement aere. ' " BILL TO AMEND ONSITM BEFORE SENATE Sen. Ormond's Bill Relative to Incorporations Gomes Up As Special Order THE PURPOSES OF BILL Senate Met At :. O'clock With Lieutenant Governor New land Pre siding Senator Orniolid Led tin Prayer Several Bills, Mostly of a Ijoenl Character, pass Final Keiol ing Among These Were Bills to Give Soutliport a New Charter, to Amend Charter of Concord, to Au thorize Merger of Virginia-Carolina Itailuny Willi Another iitiihvay. President Xewland called the sen ate to order at. !):"0. Senator Or mond led in prayer. Passed Third Reading. : The following bills passed their final reading: H. 15. To extend corporate limits of Lineolnton. H. B. To amend charter of Snow Hill. II. B. To amend charter of Con cord. H. B. To give Southport a new charter. . 11. B.- To authorize Goldsboro to issue bonds. - 11. B. , To authorize merger of Virginia-Carolina Railroad with an other railroad. H. B. To authorize a bond. issue in Monroe. II. B. To Improve highways of I Rowan. ' ; : U. P. f .u hurrm a. bond tumve. for Castalla township, Nash county. H. B. . To prohibit throwing saw dust in streams of Stanly. 11. B. To ; -establish a publico school district in Harnett .and Wake. II. B. To amend law relative to the sale of certain articles at Lower County Line Primitive Baptist Asso ciation. II. B. To Jirevent the dumping of sawdust in streams, of McDowell count y.- H. B.; To confer police powers on deputy sheriff at Saxapahaw, Ala mance county. II. B. To prohibit sale of certain narcotic drugs to habitues. H. B. To protect fish In Hertford and Northampton. H. B. To create stock law terri tory in portions of Johnston county. H. B. For relief of James Eld edge, a school teacher of Sampson county. H...B, To prevent running of Sunr day excursion trains in Bertie and Northampton. H. B. To allow J. Bis Ray to use index of revisnl in preparation of di gest of supreme court reports. H. B. To extend time for comple tion of Wilmington and Brunswick Railway Company. H. B. To regulate packing and sale of fish. H. U. To amend law relative to working roads of Watauga. H. B. To fix salary of clerk of I'nion county. H. B. To Increase salary of su preme court marshal to $ 1,500. H. B. To fix salary of assistant librarian of supreme court at fSO.OO per month. H. B. To prevent throwing glass, etc., in public roads of Union county. H. B. To provide for the holding of primary elections in the county or Warren, , - II. B. To make the provisions of chapter Oil!), laws of 1907, apply to Harnett county. H. B. To protect game In Burke. H B. To enforce game law of Clovelatid co.mty. H. B. To fix per diem of commis sioners of Pender, H. B. To erect a dormitory for colored orphan asylum at Oxford. 8. B. To amend law of trespass S. B. To amend law relative to election returns H. B. To prevent non-residents of Graham county running cattle on range H. B. To create Bayboro white school district H. B. To prevent use of dragnets in certain streams of Pamlico county. H. B. To amend road law of Montgomery. H. B. To amend law changing boundary line of Ahoskie township In Bertid county. B. V-. To change boundary of Statesvllle. H. B. To amend the penalty law H. 11. j'o amend law relative to rcoi'der'(i court of Monroe, H. B. To incorporate Alama.ice lialtlcgioiin .1 Company. H. P.. To provide for registration of ceaths in towns Of 1,000 popula tion and over. H. B. To provide for a system of permanent road building in Granville county. . '; i- To Amend Constitution. Senator Ormond's bill to amend the constitution relative to incorpor ating oilier than municipal, penal and charitable organizations under control of state, was taken up as a special order for 11 o'clock. The amendment- would eliminate the great mass uf local legislation which blocks the work of the legislature at every session. Senator Ormond showed the great", need 'of general laws instead of having to pass on hundreds of local bills, the number of which Is increasing every year. The present system excludes the proper consideration of more import ant legislation,.'., milking - adequate consideration of important legislation impossible. The bill failed of pas sage by two votes, three-fifths being rcipiired. Appropriation Hill. The appropriation bill, carrying appropriations lor all of the stale in stitutions. Senator Pharr offered an amendment appropriating $ 1 00 per year to keep up North Carolina Room in Confederate Museum at Richmond. Senator Barringer asked an in crease of ?1,0il0 in appropriation for colored Agricultural'' and Mechanical College at '.Greensboro. . Senator Shaw asked for $2,000 lor building a dormitory at Croaian Nor mal school. Senator Barringer moved an In crease of appropriation, for Soldiers' Home from ?lx,ot)0 to $20,000., Sen ator Elliott offered an amendment giving $100 per year for library inci dentals, .'at .'sellout for blind. The ap propriation bili then passed its sec ond and third reading. The conference committee appoint ed to consider the anti-Audubon bill reported and the report was adopted. S. B. To regulate the'safe keep ing of securities deposited with the insurance department. S. 13. To prevent shipping of deer out of North Carolina for two years. Senator Travis introduced a reso-."-'.. . (Continued on Page Five.) POSTS RULED OUT Nashville, Teiiu., Ma ivh li.- Judge ruled ' out any further'-evidence- from tlii testimony from the Mute in regard to the locution of posts . The state sought, to .show' that' the,-north post was a little to the west of the south me and that Robin Cooper could not have-' been shot between them. Judge Hurt held that Robin Cooper could not go back on the stand and contradict thl-s that the state had already gone Into the matter in chief, and that it would be unfair to Robin Cooper. Jutltte Hart also refused to allow the state to offer photographs of the posts taken the day after the killing. ' C. H. Fai rell, working hi the -circu lation 'department- of the Tennesseean, said he did not see Senator Cannaek in the office on the afternoon of the killing. He did see him go across the street into the. drug store and saw him get a drink-there and a '-cigar.' .Mrs. (i. H. Williams said she met Senator I'nrmack on the corner of Vine and church streets a few minutes before he was killed, that he helped her on the car and seemed quiet and calm, and pleasant in his manner, and lie was "going home." MEMBERS NEW CABINET TAKE THEIR OATHS Washington, March 0 At 10:00 o'clock' -this, morning-six members of Ihe new cabinet were sworn in at the white house. : ,- They were Secretaries Knox, Hitchcock,-. Von L. Meyer, lialllnger, Wilson, and Nugel. Secretary Wickersham was sworn in at the department of justice late yesterday afternoon, and Dickinson and MacVeagh will not take the oath unlil the 1f.th. TAFT'S THE MEDICINE WON'T APPOINT NEGRO (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, March 6 It was staled at the postofflce department this morning that J. E. Wilson, negro postmaster at Florence, S. C, would not be reappointed by President Taft, but H. M. Tassell, a whlte man, 'would receive the office. This an nouncement . Is taken to mean that President Taft Intends to not appoint federal officials where they are ob jected to because of their race. A, 1. AH SHOOTS HIMSELF T The Bail Entered Bis Bead Just Over His Right Eye Death Resulting Later DIED AT HOSPITAL Recovering From the Effects of Drink Mr. A. L. Saintoing Shoots Himself in the Hl-ad Tragedy Oc curred nt 7:30 Tills Morning Wag Taken to Hex Hospital Shortly Be fore Noon His Recovery Extreme ly Doubtful. There was a terrible tragedy at 706 West Johnson street this morning at 7:30 o'clock, when Mr. A. L. Saint sing, just recovering from a drunken stupor, attempted suicide by shooting himself in the neaa. the ball entering just over the right eye. He had, tt -was stated, been drinking all the week. When he awoke this morning he took his pistol from under his pil low find ftl'ttri nt Vila tioa.t with 4iA HA suit noted above. The first person to enter the room after the shooting occurred was Mr. Bud Kelly. To his horror he found Mr. Saintslng lying on the bed with a hole in his head, from which his brains were oozing. Dr. McGeachey, who had Just made a call) in the neighborhood was im mediately summoned, and arrived on the scene in about ten minutes. Later Dr. Cotton was called in. Mr. Saintsing was taken to Rex Hospital 'shSflTy "before noon. The reporter was told, whnn li HUM WHAT. fort. 1Ui EalntaUn-Al. such a desperate sten. that for soma " time he had been brooding over the conduct of his children, who, it is said, were very unruly. One of his sons ran away two weeks ago. Mr. Saintsing is 52 years old and has been in the employ of the Ral eigh Iron Works. He had been mar ried twice and has a wife and five children. His recovery is extremely doubtful. It was feared he would die before he reached the hospital this morning. Mr. Saintsing Dead. Mr. Saintslng died this afternoon at one o'clock. A NEW LINE ACROSS FROM COAST TO COAST (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Pittsburg; Pa., March 6. The Har rinian interests, acting in conjunc tion with the 'Uould. have eta.h1liht another - trans-continental connection. linking up the Baltimore and Ohio, the Wabash and the Union Pacific. Wabash officials at Pittsburg an nounce that beginning April 4, a through service from coast to coast via Pittsburg Will be started. From the Atlantic seaboard via the Baltimore and Ohio to Pittsburg, and from Pittsburg to St. Louis by fast train over the Wabash and at St. Louis one of the fastest trains will be started at 8:30 each day over the Union Pa c I He's lower route to, Chevenne via Denver. At Cheyenne connection will be made with the Union Paclflc'B Overland Flyer, and by it on through, to the coast. J. B. GREEN COMPANY IN HANDS OFIRECEIVERS At a meeting of the stockholders of the J. B. Green Grocery Company, held on Thursday, it was decided that the firm would retire from business. This firm has been doing a cash bus iness in this city for three years, but profits have been insufficient to war rant a continuance of the business. Mr. J. U. Ball has been appointed receiver to close out the business and un Inventory Is now belne taken, nt the conclusion1 of which the entire stock will be disposed of. It is not known at present, but it Is thought that the assets of the company will fully equal the liabilities. The stock holders are all Raleigh men. The failure of this firm to make money is only another of the many Instances in which the fact that a cash business will not pay in Raleigh has been proven. v : ' H MORNING '.. '" " r -' ' "