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Weather. SECOND. EDITION Washington, March 13. Forecast for North Carolina for tonight and Sunday: Rain tonight and Sunday; moderate to brisk southerly winds. ESTABLISHED 1876. RALEIGH, N. C., SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 1909. PRICE i CENTS ONE IS KILLED; AND OTHERS ARE BADLY INJURED Terrible Wreck on the Sea boafd Near Colon Early This Morning ORDERS WERE MISREAD Terrible Head on Collision Near Colon This Morning Passenger and Freight Kan Together on a Curve, Both Engines Leaving the Track Several Cars Splintered Into Kindling Wood The Freight Engineer Had Misread His Orders The Fireman on the Passenger Train Was Killed, and the Engi neer, Ed. Robertson, Injured. There was a terrible wreck early this morning, six miles from Colon, when the Seaboard Air Line passen ger train, No. 33, which left Raleigh at 3:15, ran into a north-bound freight. Both trains were running at full speed when the collision oc curred. Engineer M, J. Eisenhart, of tho freight train, misread his or ders, understanding it that No. 33 was an hour and a half late, which was not the case. It was number 32 that was late. Tho trains came together on a curve and both engines left tho track. Tho baggage and express cars, and tho first passenger car of the passen ger train were splintered into kind ling wood. Mr. Eisenhart, of the freight train, and his fireman both jumped and were saved. The fireman of the pas senger train, Hosey Lindsey, colored, of Raleigh, was killed and up to nine o'clock his body had not been found. Captain W, C. Cox, conductor on number 33, had his leg broken. Mr. Ed, C. Robertson, of Raleigh, engineer on number 33 was badly cut and bruised. He was pinned un der the wreckage. '-.' Mr. Ernest Duval, baggage master, was hurt very badly in the back. The porter on the passenger train was also injured. Mr. W. R. Lamb, a merchant oi Hamlet, who was on number 33, was very badly bruised, John Newton, colored, of Hamlet, had his leg pain fully crushed. Mr. W. S. Rowe, the express mes senger, was badly cut and bruised. - Sam Wicks, colored, of Charlotte, re ceived a cut on the head. Col. Haywood, a colored waiter of the Yarborough House, Raleigh, was painfully injured and cut very badly. Captain Cox, when found, was In danger oj being crushed by the ex press safe, which was hanging over his head. Ho was finally gotten out by tho uninjured ones of the crew. The Injured will either be brought to Raleigh or taken to Sanford for treatment. The body of Hosey, the colored fireman, was found under the hea. of tho boiler, badly mutilated. One passenger had not been found to.day at one o'clock. Tho baggage car, which was badly smashed, was found to contain an extra large amount of booze. At 12:20 today the track was cleared and trains numbers 81, 38 and 66 were allowed to pnss. VAGRANTS GETTING SCARCE. In West Kuiclgh Authorities' Close After Them. Slnco Squire Yerby and D. Byrum, tho efficient constable of Raleigh township, got In behind the loafers of West Raleigh their number has con siderably lessened. y The treatment accorded one Shine Finch, a member of the colorei branch of the "sons of rest," by the above named combination, has had a most satisfactory effect. According to the testimony of his own wit nesses "Shine" had only worked six months, all told, In six years. He Is now doing his duty by the county ol his nativity at Superintendent Al len's detention' camp. RECEPTION LAST NIGHT. Rararni of West Raleigh Are Enter tained. ' The Golden Deeds class of the West Raleigh Baptist church, gave re ception last night to the Baraca class of that Sunday school and Its officers and teachers. Rev. and Mrs. J. S. Farmer were also present, ' The reception was from 8 to 10. At 9 o'clock refreshments wer served consisting of brick cream sod home made cake. The occasion ias much enjoyed by all present, '"'. Present Income and Cost of Operation of City Schools To the Voters of Raleigh Township: As an election is to bo held on Tuesday the llith inst, to determine whether or not we will increase our tax rate for the graded schools by 15 cents on the hundred dollars of property and 45 cents on the poll, 'we. deem It proper at this time to give you the present income and cost of operation of the schools, and an estimate of the probable amount to be raised by the increase. From the general county taxes for schools for 1908, the coun- ty board of education has apportioned to Raleigh township. $18, 813. 90 The levy from special graded school tax ................. 21,111.50 Total . . . . . ....... .......... ....... ,$39,925.40 From this amount Is to be deducted insolvents as well as commissions of -sheriff and treasurer On the basis of past experience this will amount to about $4,000.00. This leaves a net income of about $34, 925.40.' , 'V We now have enrolled 3,027 children with 79 teachers. The cost of teachers and janitors will amount to ......... . ......... $38,117.50 Estimated cost of fuel ..... ....... ........ 1,600.00 Repairs, Improvements, and supplies...'-... ........ 673.19 Sinking fund on High School loan and Interest on money bor rowed ','-. ... ... .......... ........ ..... 2,170. 0i), Incidentals for 13 buildings ....... 389.53 Insurance ........ . ? ........... . ........... 375.00 Water......... .......v................. 42.00 Current and lights ............................... 265.00 Total cost of term . . ... .'. ... ; '. . . ... . . . . . ... . . . . .$44,582.00 In addition to the High School loan there is an indebtedness to the Raleigh Savings Bank of $10,000.00 which must be taken care of at the rate of at least $2,500.00 a year. $47,082.53. The 15 cents increase will raise raised by the 20 cents levy 'and will amount to $15,833.00 less commis sions and insolvents, leaving net amount that would be derived by the increased tax of about $13,500.00. This would make the total estimated income $49,425.00. This gives an apparent excess of revenue of $2,34:!. but we call your attention to the fact that our public schools comprise 13 buildings requiring constant repairs and will need painting in the next year or two. The Brooklyn School acommodates only about one half of the children within its territory. The growth of our "population will make It absolutely necessary to continue Increasing our facilities, hence the margin shown Is a very small one tude. - After paying outstanding warrants, bills, and accounts, we expect, to l'tve a balance of $948.09 on hand for the present year. This will nif.ke it necessary foi us to borrow ii the first month's salaries of the fall to meet tho pay roll. At our request, a competent committee from the Chamber of Com merce has gone carefully over our salary list and expenses and are unan- imouply of ihe opinion that they are not too high.. Even with the pres ent force of teachers many of our grades are X-m crowded and should be relieved by the employment of more teachers. In our opinion, it will be a great mistake to reduce the efficiency of the schools by cutting out any of Us departments. The total cost of the Industrial School for the past six months Is $57.59, " In the conduct of the school we exercise the most rigid economy' consistent with efficiency. James I. Johnson, chairman Jackson, G. Rosenthal, T. B. Crowder, JACK JOHNSON AND WHITE WIFE (By Leased Wire to The Times) Galveston, Texas, March 13. If the champion pugilist, Jack Johnson, brings his white wlfo to Galveston he will be prosecuted under the Texas laws, which forbids whites and blacks inter-marrying. Reports that Johnson has a negro wife living in this city and that troi hie would ensue when tho champion returned home, brought out a reply from Johnson that he was legally di vorced from his negro wife and that he had court papers to prove this. He says his white wife is with him, and that she will come with him to Texas and remain here as long as she pleases, Johnson is basing his defiance of prosecution on the ground that his marriage to the white woman' did not take place in Texas, and, therefore, is not amenable to the Texas laws. The United States Supreme court, however, has ruled on the question, and declared that a -state has the right to so regulate the union of whites and blacks and impose the penalty if a negro and a white per son live together, even though they were legally married In a state per mitting such unions. Johnson's attorneys will also fight the case upon the plea that the cham pion and his wife are only sojourning In Texas.! JAPAN 1H YIXG GI NS. Gives Orders to the Krnpp Works For a Large. Number of Cannons. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, March 12 The state department has lust been privately advised 4 by its representatives In Germany that orders for cannon from Japan and Roumnnla have caused such activity In the great Krupp ord nance works that the eight hour day has been extended to ten hours. Inl the case of Roumania this order Is believed to be due to the probability of Impending war with another Eu ropean power, but In the case at Ja pan the actual reason for the demand for an Increased number of cannon at this particular time Is not thor oughly understood, or at least offic ials of the state department, who are particularly, reticent on the subject, protest Ignorance on the subJecU This makes the total expense about three-fourths of the amount now for an enterprise of such magni sufficient sum cf monev to meet term, as taxes are not paid in time' ' can only promise you that we will ex-offlclo; Richard H. Lewis, H. W. E. L.: Harris, B. F. Montague. (By Cable to The Times) Paris, March 13. --Ferdinand Rav enez, a wealthy young Parisian, com mitted suicide at Monte Carlo at. dawn today under remarkable and sensational circumstances. The young man gave a supper to a huniber of his friends at vv tilth tne pleasuro was fast and furious. Sev eral times during the evening Rav enez cried: "This is nothing! A big surprise is awaiting you at tho end!"; At dawn when tho party was sep arating Ravenez shouted: "Now for the great surprise!" At the same time he arose ab ruptly and walked toward the or chestra which was playing a Hunga rian rhapsody. His friends, expect ing a practical joke, watched him ex pectantly. They were stupefied to see him suddenly place a pistol to his temple and fire. He fell dead. The only reason for this act is de scribed as "sheer boredom." CITIZENS REGARD IN CREASE RATE AS A GOOD INVESTMENT To the Editor of The Times: While in Louisburg lust week I was informed that the special grad d school tax rate, prior to the aboli tion of the dispensary, was 45c, on the $100. After the dispensary was abolished the school committee found this Insufficient to properly conduct the schools efficiently, Including the high school department, and they asked for 15c. additional. This was voted with only two against the proposition. This makes their pres- nt special tax rate for school pur poses 60 cents just three tln.es the present Raleigh rate. The people of Loulsburg regard this as the best In vestment they have made. -Very truly yours, CHAS. J. PARKER. ' Ralelghj M'a.rcal3, ' " SHEER BOREDOM CAUSES SUICIDE CONGRESS MEETS NEXfElONDAY TO REVISE TARIFF Other Important Matters Be sides Ihe Tariff Will be Considered FLOOD OF SMALL BILLS Tariff Revision Will of Course Occupy the Centre of the Stage, Hut There Are .Many Other Mutters of Import ance 'to. he Considered The In come Tax, Inheritance Tax, Parcels Post 15111, Postal Savings Hunk, Revision and Sonic Limitation of (lie Power of Injunctions Will All he Considered Kxtrii Session Will Have Hands Full. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, March 13 -When congress assembles on Mondav it will begin one of the 'most important ses sions in its history. Tariff revision will, of course, occupy the center of the stage, hut, beside, that for which the whole country is 'clamoring there are many other measures of the ut most Importance that will he consid ered at this session. Six of those are: The income tax, inheritance tax, par cels post bill, posialsavings bank, re vision of the currency, and some lim itation of the power of injunctions. These and the new tariff bill will fully occupy congress for several months. It Is thought' the.' extra session-will last until at least the beginning and probably the en&-e?,J.une. Therejvlll be as usual, a flood of small bills, but these will receive scant, consideration at. the hands of the law-makers, in face of the other more important legislation. -.:', President: Taft's message to cong ress will lay stress on the revision of the tariff, and it Is understood wil Ihe brief and to the point. The special session also will have to deal with the Sherman anti-trust law, and consider some adjustment of the rights of capital and labor, which have grown more acute owing to the Gompers case decisions. The new administration is facing and must handle some big problems, most of them inheritances from the Roosevelt regime. Among them are the suits against the Standard Oil Company, the proceedings to dissolve the tobacco trust, the suits against the powder trust, coal trust, and the Harrinian railroads. Land fraud prosecution;; iu the west will, it Is understood, he taken up by tho new attorney-general, Wickersham, where they were laid down by Bonaparte. There are pending, and will be pre sented, many prosecutions and suits against the railroads under the inter state 'commerce laws. The Tuft administration and the extra session . of congress will have their hands full with large public questions for the next three Months. Probably the legislation that will cause more work and worry than any other, next to getting the tariff bill through, so that it pleases a majority of the business interests of the coun try, will he the attempt to devise some sort of legislation to bring in more revenue to replace the fast dwindling treasury surplus and to provide suf ficient funds to pay the current ex penses of the government which are constantly increasing at a rate that badly scares the watchdogs of the treasury in the house. FRENCH TEAM IS STILL IN THE LEAD (By Leased Wire to The Times) Madison Square Garden, New York, March 13,-With fourteen hours more to run l 'I bat and Orphee, the Trench team, held the lend In the six day's go-as:you-plense race at Madison Square Garden today. At nine o'clock this morning they were twenty miles abend of their near est contenders with a score of 68G miles and eight laps. Davis and Metkus were- second d Dineen and Prouty, who held the lead in the Iniltal stages of the games were third. New President of Harvard. (By Leaned Wire to The Times.) The Cambridge, Mass., March 13. The Inauguration of Pro. Lowell as president of Harvard will be held early, la Oct0BW . .''.': ITALIAN DETECTIVE SHOT BY ASSASSINS (By Cable to The Times.) Home, March 13. Detective Joseph Petrosino, of the New York 'police force, was shot and killed In the streets of Palermo, while there on a mysteri ous case for the New York police au thorities. Dttectlve Petrosino, who was one of the best known Italian de tectives In the United States, had been the terror of the New 'York -criminals. His nssissins are unknown, but it is thought that his death was an act of black hand and vengeanse. Petrosino, later reports say, was attacked in broad daylight by a number of men. bravely defended himself with revolver until he fell dead after receiving many wounds. : It Is believed the assassins have tak en refuge in the mountains back of the city. A company of carbineers Is searching for them today. Lieutenant .Petrosino left his hotel to cash a draft. He expected to leave for the Pulled State in a few days. It Is known that he had gathered the most damaging kind of evidence against the blackmailers' secret society, The- detective' walked from the en trance of tho hotel .down the .'street and then turned a corner Into a side street. H was there.' the assassins were waiting for him. Apparently they had been keeping a watch on him ever since his arrival at t'aiermo ironi Home. .The 'detective' whs literally riddled with bullets. Unofficial statements from the au thorities are to the effect tint they thought. Petrosino' was followed to Pa lermo from New York by his assassins. Mrs. Petrosino Collapsed. (By Leased Wire to The. Times) New York, March 13 Mrs. Joseph Petrosino, who w'as married to the head of the secret service' bureau or ganized to stamp out the blackmail ing bands, loss than two years ago, collapsed when she heard, indirectly, the news of her husband's assassina tion. She lives at 233 Lafayette street, with her five-nionths-old baby. ; FIRE ATWOFFORD COLLEGE TODAY (By Leased Wire to The Times) Spartanburg, C, March, 13. "'. P. Moseley, a student at 'Wofford College, was'pehaps fatally injured; Fire. Chief F. ('. Mitchell and four other firemen were seriously injured by a falling wall while fighting the fire that destroyed the Cleveland building early this morn ing;' : Moseley is in a hospital still uncon scious, and it is feared has been injur ed Internally. The loss is $75,000 partially covered by insurance. The lower floor of the building was ocupied by Harry Price, the clothier, and K. L. Howrten. dry goods, while the Metropolitan insurance Company occupied -the'' second fl"or, Kxpcrt Mutineers Resign. (llv Leased Wire to The Times.) Pittsburg, Pa., March 13. Rather than accept a reduction in salary varying from $500 to $l,f00 a year, twenty expert engineers and mechan ical men, including the t hief engineer of tho National Tubo Company, have resigned. SENATOR FORAKER HAS NO POLITICAL AMBITION .(By Leased Wire to The Times.) Columbus, Ohio., March 13. Sen ator Foraker discountenances V.ie movement which has been started among his friends to make a cam paign for the seat In the sennte now occupied by Senator Charles Dick. To a newspaper man the former senator said: "I have no political ambition and shall not enter politics again, at least not of my own motion. 1 am enjoy ing a peace of mind which 1 have not enjoyed In 25 years, now that 1 am a private citizen, from which 1 will not lightly be induced to part." VILLAGES DESTROYED BY MOUNTAIN SLIDE (By Leased Wire to The Times) Vancouver, B. C, March 13 The steamship Kmpvess of China, Just arrived In port, brings news of the destruction of thre Villages In Java by the top of Mount Kentkana falling off. A thousand persons are said to nave beoa U1U4. - J. " WATSON AND TAFT TALK OVER MATTERS i By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington. March 13 Ex-Representative James Watson, of Indi ana, called at the white house today and spoke of tho modified proposition for a compromise of the differences between Speaker Cannoh and the in surgents in the house of representa tives. The latest plan of settlement, as it was discussed today by Presi dent Taft and Mr. Watson, is that the house proceed to organize Mon day by the re-election of Speaker Cannon and by the adoption of the present rules. Then a committee of fifteen members, will be appointed by the speaker, composed of republi cans of both factions, and of demo crats, the insurgents to be well rop- esented. This committee, according to the plan discussed, is to consider changes in the house organization and the rules, and is to .report to the house on June 1 .next. This proposi tion differs Irom the compromise of yesterday In (hat ii provides for an earlier -.report by the committee,' the former proposition being that the re port' shall not he made until the regu lar session of congress next December- it was made clear at the white house this morning by Mr. Watson that Mr. Cannon has not accepted this lalest. proposition and the scheme is therefore- in a tentative slate at pres ent.-.'"" John Travel's Dead. Baltimore, March 13 John Trav el's is dead 'at Mount Hope Retreat. Many years ago, When a for trader in Alaska, Travers won renown by de fending the American flag near Seat tle from a horde of Indians, who sought to tear it down and was finally: rescued by a I'nited States gunboat. About 20 . years ago his mind began to fail. He had been in inmate of Mount Hope Retreat for a long time. ZELAYA'SAFFAIRS (Hy Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, March 13. :Any at tempt on the part of President Zelaya to invade Salvador or Costa Rica will be the signal for interference with armed force by the United States and Mexico. Conferences were held this morning at the state department, be tween Secretaries Meyer and Knox over the situation, ; which is more threatening than ever. The Dubuque is on the way from Guantanamo to Bluefields. The Tacoma has been o- dered to Puerto Cortez and the York town to Aiiiapala. An additional cruiser will be ordered to Corinto today. The state department has no sd vices concerning the reported fight between the Presidente and t lie Momolombo. The Presidente is a wooden vessel, was once a filibuster, and has undergone Various changes of ownership in Central American waters. . The Momotombo is a steel vessel mounting two isniall Krupp guns. It is reported both ships are commanded and manned by Ameri cans. BATTLE FOUGHT IN CENTRAL AMERICA Mexico City, March 13. The cable between Mexico and Nicaragua is be lieved to have been cut. With the restoration full details of the battle now known to have been fought be tween the Salvadorean gunboat Pres idente and four Nicaragunn gunboats, including the Momotomiio, which 1 officered and manned by Americans. According to fragmentary reports so far received the Salvadorean craft disabled the heavier Momotombo by a lucky shot early in the engagement and steamed away unharmed. The Nicaragua!) gunboat is said to have made hurried repairs and sailed in pursuit with her three consorts. -1 FILIPINOS Tl'RX OX OAS. Members of Hand That Attended the Inauguration Found I'nconscloiis, (By Leased Wire to The Times) New Haven, Conn., March 13 Three members of the Filipino brass bund that came from Xjnlla to at tend the Taft inauguration at Wash ington, were found unconscious from gas In the Hotel Arlington today. They are: Laboto Marin, 26 years old; Jose Madaadlllo, 28, and Rosen- do Detana, 28. They were not warned about the use of gas and accidentally turned It on when they retired, it Is bellevw, ' . -..4,1.1 .ii. i ,.!.. i- ARGUMENT MLiV PROBABLY CLOSE SOMETIME TODAY Famous CooperSharp Case Drawing to Close,1 Speech making Nearly Finished a in. M'CARN SPEAKS TODAY Court Room Crowded Again Today When Judge Anderson, the Lead ing Counsel For t he t Defense; Be. sinned His Argument to the Jury in the Cooper-Sharp Case Voice Hoarse and Husky This Morning, Having Spoken Three Honrs And Twenty Minutes Yesterday Gen eral McCarn For the Stat' Will Be gin His Speech Immediately Fol lowing; Anderson Expects to Fin ish Today. Criminal Court Room, Nashville, Tenm, March 1 3 With the court oom crowded, Judge J. M. Anderson, he leading counsel for the defense, esunied his argument to the Jury in the Cooper-Sharp trial, at 9:07 this morning. He spoke three hours and 20 minutes yesterday and his voice this morning was somewhat hoarse and husky. It is not believed Judge Anderson will speak at length this morning, as much of the ground had already been. covered by his colleagues. 1 General McCarn, for the state, will begin his speech immediately, follow ing the conclusion of Judge Ander- on, and the state expects to finish today, if the argument extends into the afternoon. Judge. J. M. Anderson closed the case for the defense today at 9:45 : o'ClOpk," with an el&quent appeal for the freedom of the defendants. Im mediately General Jeff McCarn en tered on the closing speech for the case, the final presentation for the . state of Tennessee. General McCarn's manner from the first moment was vigorous and ag gressive. He opened up by dressing down the opposing counsel in words of withering sarcasm. He said Gen eral Washington had referred to Gen eral Garner as a "bee martin". 'I don't know anything better to call General Wishington than a pea cock," said General McCarn. "And to say that this peacock has the long est tail that a peacock, ever had; it was ten hours long." General McCarn said the defense was trying the case Of Robert Love Taylor vs. Carmack, and the case of Governor Patterson vs. Senator Car- mack.' -,'.'-'. General McCarn said he was here to try the case of the State of Tennes see vs. Duncan B. Cooper, Robin Cooper, and John D. Sharp. He der clared the purpose and effort of the defense Was to drag Patterson Into tho ease to make the Jury think he had been abused and to ask them to resent that in this law-suit. ''if you do that," said General Mc Carn, "you would do tho worst thing you could do for Governor Patterson. General McCarn kept up the hot pace he had set all morning. Ho In terspersed his argument her and there with homely anecdotes, time an-l again scoring the defense for the politics they had dragged into the case to prejudice the minds of the jury. ; -. - The general took up the various editorials in the record and discussed them. He said they were written in a vein of pleasantry. They did not reflect on Colonel Cooper's private life and doubtless were enjoyed by all who read them. He used the homely illustrations like this to the jury: 1 "Mr. Hyde," said the attorney general, addressing Juror Shlloh Hyde, "suppose you had a cow you were turning out every day and you hud a right to do It; suppose you had a neighbor who told you if you turned out that cow again he would kill you. What would you do? You would assert your manhood, buy an other cow and turn it out too, that's what you would do." , General -McCarn SBked for an ad Journmeu shortly before noon and it was ordered by . Judge Hart , until 1 o'clock. The attorney general had been making good with a rush and the'eomt room was packed. He had employed pathos, comedy, ridicule and biting sarcasm, and all were sitting up and taking due notice in the court room. General MeCarn brought tears to the eyes of the Jurors when he told thf m, of their children at home. He said Jhs little ones about the. door wer going to believe what Mrs. Rastman had said and not the defendant He referred tenderly to Senator Taylor at the grave, of -Carmajclfc . ,.; . . . . .A Y V