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w;:'l'D' ;yfr? .J last; i ' 1 :Weather. 'Washington, Autf. 2 Forecast for North Carolina for tdnlght and ' Tuesday Showers - to- "nlght and Tuesday. - ESTABLISHED 1876. RALEIGH, N. C.,: JI0NDAY, AUGUST 2, 1909. PRICE 5 CENTS . - .- . v CZAR. ENGLAND'S THAW LOSES HIS Evelyn Nesbit Thaw in Court. . ; ;'..'-..;, r.;i.-:. :''.: . , :;-.;.,,,-, :; ... ' BIGBONUSOFFtR NO PAPERS ARE GUEST IS GIVING GREAT WELCOME lllybty Naval Demonstration lo Honor of the Czar's A MAGNIFICENT SIGHT The Mighty Naval Power of Groat Brit ain Assembled Off Cowes to Guard the Czar and Czarina on Tlleir Visit Powerful Flotilla of Rus sian Warships Accompanies the Czar Magnificent Sight Attracts Thousands of Visitors to Cowe Many Excursions Run Into the City Visit of Czar a Gr;-at Diplomatic Event Politics Ilelnp Much Dis cussed. (By Cable to The Times) Cowes. Eng., Aug. 2 The mighty naval power of Great Prltain Is a s sembled off Cowes today guarding the czar and czarina of Russia on their visit to King Edward. Accompanied by a powerful flotilla of Russian war ships the Russian Imperial yacht Standart with the czar and czarina on board, steamed into the harbor from Cherbourg this afternoon accompa nied by the booming of cannon and the flutterings of flags. The present visit cf the czar is making International history. His mission is one of diplomacy a mis sion of such moment and of such del icate diplomatic texture as not to be trusted to the ablest diplomats of the great northern empire. : . The usually, peaceful harbor of Cowes today resembled tJe setting of a drama of warfare. Ringed in i semi-circle about the Standart, lay the greatest naval strength of Europe. ; The dun hulls of the gfeat Russian battleships formed in close formation about the Standart, while fringed fur ther out into Atlantic and channel , squadrons of the British navy stood at anchors In the roadstead. Torpe do boats and destroyers . grim and swift steamed up and down the har bor watching every craft that entered. The magnificent sight attracted thousands of spectators to the water front. This being a bank holiday excursions were run into the town bringing people from inland. The streets throng with police and gov ernment agents. Hundreds of Rus sian police came from Cherbourg to watch for suspicious persons . and to prevent socialistic outbreaks. . The visit of the czar is the most potentous event which England has experienced for a long time. Ever since It was first announced there have been elaborate and socialistic demonstration. King Edward's ta?t Is sorely teBted by this Imperial visit a visit that may make world his tory rounding out a series of visits -which started when he met Emperor .William of Germany, in the Baltic. The next trip was into Swedish wa ters to visit King Gustave, of Sweden. Following .that the emperor attend ed the unveiling of the monument upon the battlefield of Poltava. Last week the czar came Into German wa ters, touching at Kiel and visiting Prince Henry of Prussia. On Satur day the Standart with its naval con voy arrived at Cherbourg for the visit -with President Fallaires of France, v The information was given out that politics would be touched upon but lightly during the course of the vis its. Nevertheless' politics has been discussed and deeply. Never have such elaborate precau tions been taken to guard the life of a monarch. Six dreadnoughts fornv ed the guard of honor for tne Rus sian autocrat which was a distinct de parture from tradition because for merly an armored cruiser was given over for such use. Kins Edward and tueen Alexandra met their royal guests at Splthead. ; They came here late last week for the naval review on Saturday and their presence lent additional importance-to the position of Cowes upon the map of Europe.. ; The most splendid sight the human eye could fall upon will be presented . tdnlght when the great war vessels are lighted up with their' thousands of fights and their searchlights are allowed to play upon the town and tno Jiorlzon. Tomorrow all will tea ntaway save four warships of the dreadndugbt type leaving the Bello phone, or the Indomitable, the In flexible and the Invincible with a flo tilla of destroyers to act as guard ships of the Russian emperor. An especial mooring place was con tvueted for the Standart in Osborne Bay, near East Cowes, where she will lie alongside the British Imperial v '(Continued on Page Two.) , NERVE AGAIN AS JER0MEHITSI1 Becomes Nervous and Paces Back and Forth As Jerome Reads STRAIN ON MOTHER Jerome Reads Evidence' at Former Trial to Show Young Millionaire Insane Thaw Became Nervous Under Attacks and Paced Back and Forth While Jerome Continued to Hammer Jerome Head the Testi mony of Catherine O'Nell, 'the Nurse Who Swore That Thaw As An Infant Showed Marked Signs of Insanity. (By Leased Wire to The Times) White Plains, N. Y., August 2 Harry K. Thaw again lost his nerve at his insanity hearing today. While District Attorney Jerome was reading evidence adduced at former trials to show the young Plttsburger insane, Thaw became nervous. He restrained himself as long as possible, but finally jumped from his chair and paced nervously hack and forth while Jerome continued to hammer in his attacks. Thaw's mother, too, showed signs of breaking down under the strain. While Jerome read the testimony of Catherine O'Neil, the nurse, who swore at the second trial of murder that Harry Thaw as an infant and later on in childhood showed marked signs of nervousness. Thaw consulted with Dr. Adolph Meyer and other alienists. ' The aged nurse's story went on to describe how Thaw at five years of age suffered from nervous spells at tended by his lying awake at night, his large eyes glaring. ' Lawyer Moschauser interrupted Je rome when later he sought to read Mrs. O'Neil's declaration that she be lieved Thaw to be mentally unbal anced at that time. Thaw's lawyer was upheld. Jerome then went to the testimony given by Mrs. Mary Copley Thaw, the mother of the prisoner. He read the testimony she had given on' the point of the death of a child born before Harry. The mother had said that a year before Harry's birth she found the infant dead beside her in bed. The shock caused her to suffef from Insomnia for seven months which was accompanied by severe pains in the head. Harry was so nervous and restless that for eight months he wore out nurse after nurse and we were all worn out sitting up with him, Mrs. Thaw's testimony read. "Harry would wake up suddenly, bringing his arms up with a sudden jerk," the narrative of the mother ran. ,-He was too puny as he grew up and his head was far too large for his body. When he ran it was with an unsteady gait, because of the small body and large head. He was easily excited, his forehead would flush and he would give way to fits of anger." Thaw showed signs of becoming nervous. That the prosecutor was availing himself of this evidence to return Thaw to the mad-house did not particularly appeal to any of the relatives. When Jerome read Mrs. Thaw's testimony in- regard to the existing unsoundness of mind found in her brother, Josiah Copley, Justice Mills interrupted: "Was that Mrs. Thaw's brother?" asked the court. "It was, sir,' replied Jerome. ,The fact that Mrs. Thaw felt her son was of unsound mind the day he was married to Evelyn Thaw was again spread upon the court records. The earlier story of the mother des cribing her son's feeling that Mrs. NeBbit Would interfere to prevent the ceremony was retold. Mr. Jerome took up the testimony of Bell Moor- house Lawrence, Harry Thaw's first school teacher. fi The testimony of various! witnesses In the two trials and subsequent hear ings was read in the records by Je rome, most of It over the protest of Thaw's counsel. It Included the tes timony of Abraham R. Beck, who had been Thaw '8 schoolmaster; Mrs. Alice C. Fletcher, a family friend of the Thaw's, Steward Braggan, of the whist club which Thaw visited the afternoon of trie day he, shot White; Amy Cosette, a pretty French girl, who nursed Thaw at Monte Carlo, and Dr. "Charles A.' Bailey, who treated Thaw on a train in 1906. All (Continued on Page Two.) - r 1 his is a photograph f Kveiyn A'cKoit Thaw, pliotofrrnphed in iiiH, as she watched her husband htWhattle of wits with Irtstricf 'Attorwy rom.s in the trial now in progress :it White Plains,' X. V., tr, clcteiinine Thaw's menial condition. LEAHtRS ARE EXECUTED Court Martial Gets in Work One Hundred and inclcen Revolu tionists. Kecut'(l Today Coast Towns Are Heinss SacUxl iind Homes I'.iirncil liy the Rioters. ( By Cable to The Times) Paris, Aug. 2 One hundred :ui.l nineteen revolutionists and leaders in the revolt at Barcelona were exe cuted today by soldiers nfler having been condemned ' by court martial, according to information just receiv ed here from across the border. The province of Catalona is hi i state of real anarchy. The laborers and striking workmen, infuriated by the killing of their 1 aders. are avenging themselves by pillage and rapine. They are swooping over the coast towns, sacking homes and fac tories and public and religions build ing, shooting down indisrrimatHy where resistance is offer d. None is spared. At Palmos a French factory was tyurned because the manager refused to allow the workmen to join the strike and then the manager was shot down while defending his fam ily from the rioters. Armed insur gents have thrown out a cordon twenty miles outside of Barcelona and all the newspaper correspond ents have been warned not to try to enter the city. Skirmishing and desultory firing between looters and citizens who arc trying to protect their families and property is . going on all the time. Catalona is a riot of blood and gun powder. Steamers arriving at the port of Vandres repbrt that they heard heavy artillery fire and musketry fire at a number of points along the Cat alona coast. This indicates that a battle be tween the troops, and rebels has be come general throughout the prov ince. . ' . Lynching in Missouri. ; (By Leased Wire to The Times) St. Joseph, Mo August 2 George W. . Johnnnn, who killed -Tnlip w. Moore, a Platte county farmer, was hanged bv a mob of about 100 farm ers at Platte City at 2 o'clock this morning. Johnson had been 1n the Kansas City ' Jail for safe-keeping and was brought back here yesterday-ta be tried at Platto City today. 'if' lV,'-:!'i:'.'i';; ,',Ni: f-V.' ''-'' '..V,-! 'v THE COTTON CROP of Crop July 25, 71.9 KcpoW of Crop Report iii!- Hoard Places Average Condition of Cot ton al 71.0, a I'alliiifi Olf of from Last Year Comparisons of Slates, .(By Leased Wire to The Times. ) Washington. August 2. The crop report hie hoard of the bureau of sta tistics of ihe I'niled Stales depart inent of agriculture estimates, from the reports of the correspondents and tgeats of the bureau, that the av erage condition of the col ton crop on July 25. 191)9, was 71.9 percent of a normal as compared with 7I.( on June 25. 191)9. S3.0 on July 25, 1 ti)s. 75.(1 on July 25, 1907, S2. 9 on .Inly 25, 1 900, and SO. 6, the average of the past ten years on July 25. Comparisons of conditions by stale follow: , July 25, July 2.1 Slates. 1909. 1 90S. Virginia . . . . . 71 90 North Carolina. . 71 N9 South Carolina . . 77 SI Georgia ..... 7S N5 Florida S sr. Alabama ..... t;s S5 .Mississippi . . . . fil Nti Louisiana ....' fN s:! Texas 7(1 X2 Arkansas .-...' Tti sii Tennessee .... SO Ss Missouri ..... S5 SS Oklahoma .... 79 - r.ti I'niled Slates . . 71.9 S:).0 DEMOCRATS LOSK. Could Have Recommitted Hill if All Had lteen Present. (By leased Wire to The Times) Washington, August " 8-But. for the absence of the following demo crats: Bartlett,' of Nevada; Craig and Hobson, of Alabama; Hitchcock, Of Nebraska; Russell, of Texas, and AVetsse, ot Wisconsin, the Tafb-Aid-rich tariff bill would have been re committed Saturday night when the vote was taken on Representative Payne's motion. This would have meant the. defeat of the bill, so far as the present session is conrerned. If the democrats named had been paired the bill would have been beaten. This is the second time this sessioiv that the democrats have lost the opportunity of playing the trump caid. ' CREATES A STIR IN THE CONTEST Have Gone to Work Hard and Are Trying to Land New Subscribers A VERY LIBERAL OFFER About the Lust Itig Menus Oiler That Will be .Made Durinu tin.- Life of Tills Contest As Contest Xow Has Only a Little More Than Three Weeks to Run If You Do Xnt l'n ileistand KvcrytliinK Clearly Write the Contest Manager 11 1 Once au.l (iet An Kxiilanntioii, Then (Jo Out to Win Tin- Way Contestant Should Knter the Race Don't Lag Behind at the Start. The big bonus offer, as was an nounced in the paper Saturday, is causing a great stir among the con testants. They have gone lo work tor sure now and trying hard to land the new subscribers in' order to g-t the advantage of this lib"ial offer. This is about the last bonus offer that will be made dining the life of til s great coniesi, as the contest will close on August 2 (it li . only having about three and on -half weeks more to run. Have you gone to work yet, or perhaps there is something thai is not clear to you in this great offer'.' If such is the case, you should write the contest manager at once and let us explain the whole matter thor oughly, so you can get out and have the same advantage as the other con lestants. A telephone message received at TTils oHlc.e from one of the contestants Saturday afternoon advised the con test manager that the party talkini was determined to have one of these great trips, that plie had gone to work 111 earnest and had many of her friends out working for her. That is the way a contestant should ent -r this race. Don't lag behind and de pond loo much upon others, but get out and do some of the work yourself. It is a good tiling to let your friends know that you want the trip, for they will help you, hut don't depend en tirely upon th -ni. On August 2(ith, at noon, this con test will close, three judges will be appointed and they will go over and count every vote. The ones having the largest number of votes will.be derlaivd the winner and they will gel the I wo great trips. TAWNEY OPPOSES T 1 By Leased Wire 10 The Times) Washington, August 2 -Represen tative Tawney is up in arms over the action of the senate in striking from the emergency appropriation hill the provision regulating the premium bonding and surety compa nies may charge those federal em ployes who are required to furnish bonds. Mr. Tawney made a hot light for this provision when the bill was in the house, and he says he will re sist the senate amendment, to the last. He charges, in effect, that the bond ing companies have increased their rate to 300 per cent, and that they ave combined to hold up Ihe gov ernment. The bill will come over from tho senate today and will be sent to con ference at once. Jlr. Tawney will head the house conferees and will be supported by his colleagues on the conference committee in his opposi tion to the senate amendment. MILITIA MAXKIVKRS. Aeronautics ami Vireless Will Play An Important Part. Washington, August 3 Aeronaut ics, wireless telegraphy, and wireless telephony are to play an important part in the forthcoming meanouvers of the militia and regulars on the coast of Massachusetts. The signal corps of the arniy.-will give Instruction in the use of aero planes and balloons for sromitig pur poses and in the manipulation of the wireless systems of communications. Theoretical instruction will be given tn the us!e of the AVright aeroplane bv signal corps officers, who are to be pupils of Wilbur - Wright-this weefci BOilENDMEN PRINTED IN THE CITY OF MADRID Censorship Goes to Extreme Length and Suppresses THE STRIKE GENERAL Strike Centering in Barcelona Has i!iccoiii- Cenerul Throughout Spain. Advanced Political Prirties Decree the U-utli of King Alfonso Mad rid the Sloi'iu Center and Spain on Yerge of Anarchy .Multitude of Arrests lieing Made and Many Peo ple Are in Jail People Demand Ihe Abdication of Alfonso and He is Preparing to Flee Prom th'ij Country. ( Hy Cable lo The Times) llendayo, France, Aug. 2 The strike centering in the Barcelona dis trict became general throughout Spain today and simultaneously the advanced political parlies decreed death for King Alfonso and Prime Minister Maura. Madrid is today the storm center and Spain verges on a state of an archy. A multitude of arrests are be ing made, already 400 strikers and rioters are in jail in Madrid and the soldiery about the capital is being strengthened. The people are de manding the abdication of Alfonso. He is preparing to flee. He leaves Ifoday for San Sebastian, whence he can motor quickly to France. For the first time in many decades tl)eovei:puy,'at struck, down the free dom of the press with orders that no newspapers should publish in the capital today. The radicals have determined to free Spain from nionarchial sway, the leaders of the advanced parties have begun a campaign which may drench the nation in blood and cafise even the Parisien commune to fade into insignificance. The insurgents 11; Barcelona have already proclaim ed a republic. The same action has been taken to Palafrugell. The Bilbao and Ziene and l.a Rioja districts were effected in the general strike today, while the storm is centering over Madrid, ready to burst with a fury which will shatter Spain. Barcelona is still isolated from the outside world. There is an atmos phere of dread and the wildest ru mors are heard. The Pueblo Nuevo has been entirely destroyed. The plot against the government, hatched in Catalona, carries out the clever designs attributed to Don Jaime, the pretender. In Aragon mid Andalusia the gov ernment is still in sway. The cail for reservists was grandly responded lo. The followers of the pretender and the agents of the leaders in the revolt are already at work spreading the s-ed of dissensions in those dis tricts. All persons subject to mili tary duty are forbidden to leave Spain. Those who attempt to leave the border are classed as deserters and punishment fitting that offense will be meted out to them. Spaniards are flocking to the re public flag which has been raised at Palafrugell which is twenty miles southeast of (lerona. The govern ment fearing that a hostile army is being mobilized there, is taking steps to disperse the rebels. KXD KXPKCTKD THIS WKKK. Senate I,ead5 rs Confidently Expect the Special Session to Knd This Week. (Hy Leased Wire to The Times) AVasbincton. August 2. AA'hile the senate leaders rnntiideiitly believe the end of the speeial session will come this week, it is evident that the major ity for the conference report will be far less than the majority by which the tariff bill was originally passed. The measure had an actual majority of eleven In the senate, although the margin should have been only ten, as Senator Guggenheim failed to kex-p his pair with Senator Paynter, who was ill, and voted for the bill. At least seven of the ten progressives who voted against the bill will also vote against the conference report, and to this num. ber will be added several "range" sen ators who dislike the free hide provis ion. Three of the progressives, Brown and Burkett of Nebraska, and Craw ford" of South Dakota, are in doubt. The stalwarts, while professing confi dence on a majority, are stiU much disturbed, ami will be content with a majority of five. The -range senators and progressive claim a majority of one against th"rRPOrt,' but" their fig ures are open to much question, '',i'ivJ:c.i':."';v:;,i:;,'' -f!.i.'i-J "! A ('
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