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RALEIGH, N. C., SATUEDAT, NOVEMBER 27, 1909.
PRICETCENTfl
UNITED
FltOGPJSSIVE
RALEIGH
ERICAN
A STATEMENT
OF FACTS
Department at Washington Ha
Been Unable to Hear From
Him Since Exccction of
Two Americans
ACTIVITY IN ARMY
Zelaya Sends Out Messages to His
Representatives But American
Representative at Managua Cannot
be Reached Zelaya Orders Execu
tlon of Every Foreigner Captured
Among the Revolutionists Secret
Orders at San Francisco for Trans
ports Four Hundred Men Will be
Sent From Philadelphia to Nicaragua-
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
New Orleans, La., Nov. 27 Insur
gent sympathizers in New Orleans
were shocked this morning by the in
formation that Henry Caldera, Amer
ican vice consul at Managua, and a
former New Orleans citizen, is in
danger.' Tfcis announcement- came
; fronrW,-Satvador Castrillo, the min
ister designate of the Nicaraguan
provisional government In Washing
ton, who says he is certain that Vice
Consul Caldera is in prison or has
met with bodily harm at the hands of
some of President Zelaya's emissa
ries. Dr. Castrillo, in a letter to Con-
sul General Sussman, said he ' felt
sure that the reason the state depart
ment had not heard from Mr. Cal
dera regarding the details of the
murder of the two Americans, Groce
and Cannon, was that some harm had
befallen him. Since the execution
the state department has been unable
to communicate with Mr. Caldera al
though Hacera, the Nicaraguan min
ister designate, has been constantly
receiving cablegrams from Zelaya.
Dr. Castrillo interprets this to mean
thai Mr. Caldera is either unable to
send messages by reason of their in
terruption by Zelaya or has been im
prisoned in Managua. Mr. Sussmann
says ho is certain there has been
some underhand work with the Man
agua United States consul. Friends
of Mr. Caldera have repeatedly tried
to get into communication with him
but to no avail. It is said Zelaya
would not hesitate to make way with
Mr. Caldera rather than have the re
ports as to the execution of the two
Americans become public in all their
details.
Will Execute All Foreigners.
Colon, Nov. 27 -President Zelaya,
of Nicaragua, has ordered the execu
tion of every foreigner captured
among the revolutionists. This is the
news in messages received from Blue
fields today. General Chamarro
learned of the order from prisoners
captured by the revolutionary troops.
It was reported today that General
Toledo, commander of the Zelaya
forces at Greytown, has resigned, as
the result of criticism passed on him
by Zelaya because he failed to trap
General Chamarro.
Greytown, blocked by the insurg
ents, is suffering from lack of food.
The government troops there are
starving and are helpless till supplies
and ammunition come.
Transports to Sail.
San Francisco, Cal., Nov. 27 Se
cert orders have been received at the
army quartermaster's office in this
city to . immediately prepare the
transports Logan, Buford and Crook
for service. This is believed to have
to do with the Nicaraguan tangle.
The work of preparation was rushed
today. The Logan, scheduled to sail
for Manila on December 6, is held
here, the sailing order being cancell
ed, . The gunboat Princeton at Euget
Sound, has been ordered here for am
munition and stores. She will go to
Corlnto.
There are 3.000 available troops In
San Francisco.
Marines Getting Ready.
AM
BELIEVEDTOBEINGREATDANGER
ZELAYAFMES
Philadelphia, Pa-i Nov. 27-
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President Zelaya
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marine quarters in the navy yard here
was an exceedingly busy place to
day, while the preparation for the de-
parture of 400 men for the Isthmus
of Panama were going on. The 400
men are said to be destined for Nica
ragua. The Prairie, which has been
ordered to take them to Panama,
will probably convey them to the
southern republic if the revolution
ary situation demands the interfer
ence of the United States.
Major Butler commands the de
tachment of marines, whose imme
diate destination is Colon. The men
are eager for active service.
Zcluyu In Control.
(By Cable to The Times.)
Panama, Nov. 27 Letters written
at Managua and smuggled ou board
a steamer at Corinto arrived hero to
day bringing the first authentic news
from the capital. Letters state the
situation at Managua is chaotic be
yond description. President Zelaya
has surrounded hitiiself with a strong
guard of picked loyalists and the
presidential palace is a fortress.
Martial law is enforced with a rig
orous hand.
Crowds that gather on the streets
are dispersed with bayonets, hun
dreds of men suspected with sympa
thizing with revolutionists have been
thrown into prison. The jails are
overflowing. It Is impossible to com
municate with the outside world from
Managua, either by mail or tele
graph. ' All mail deposited in Mana
qua postofflce Is inspected by the
government- and as a rule confiscat
ed. No mail arriving at Managua is
delivered until It has been opened by
the censors if it contains the
slightest reference to the revolution
It Is destroyed. No foreign newspa
pers are allowed to enter the coun
try. Zelaya Explains.
New York, Nov. 27 The NVw
York American today prints the fol
lowing copyrighted -dispatch from
President Zelaya, of Nacaragua:
"Managua, Nicaragua.
. "William Randolph Hearst, New
York: As proprietor of many daily
papers of large circulation, I under
stand that you are always willing to
hear both sides of any momentous Is
sue. I therefore desire to explain to
the American people through your
impartial journals the grave motive
of my government for executing the
Americans, Cannon and Groce, to
counteract the effect of international
false reports given by the enemies of
my government.
"The ...revolutionists: occupied a
Rtfong position at the mouth of the
river San Juan with a view to blow
up the steamers conveying govern
ment troops. .. .
"One mine was exploded near the
Diamante, which hud five hundred
soldiers on board. '
"Cannon and Grove were captured
in the act and confessed voluntarily
their guilt. .
"They were tried by court martial,
were given every legal privilege to
introduce an ample defense, and sen
tence was pronounced according to
the military code.
"Cannon had taken part in var
ious revolutions in 1S97.
"The government of Honduras
pardoned him on the express "condi
tion that he would abstain In future
from Central American civil troubles.
"When Cannon and Groce were
captured they were serving as offi
cers with the revolutionists.
"JOSH SANTOS ZELAYA.
"President of Nicaragua."
Caldera May He Imprisoned.
New Orleans, La., Nov. 27 In a
letter received here today General
Castrillo, of the Nicaraguan insur
gents, says that he believes Harry
Caldera, United States vice consul at
Managua, the capital, has been im
prisoned or suffered violence at the
hands of Zelaya. No word has been
received in the United States from
Caldera for several days.
Communication Restored.
Washington, Nov. 27 It is now prar.
tically certain that the state depart
ment has received advices from Vice
Consul Caldera at Managua, but for
unexplained reasons of state the de
partment is not milking them public
at this moment.
The Nicaraguan situation took a new
turn this morning when Assistant
Secretury of the State Wilson refused
to deny the report that the depart
ment's communication with Managua
has been restored. There was no in
formation of any kind given out re
garding the next step to be taken by
the department.
Information regarding the exact
status of Cannon and Groce is not yet
obtainable. Assistant Secretary Wilson
declined to comment on the fact that
in an exclusive cablegram to the New
York American, published today, while
President Zelaya directly admitted
that Cannon and Groce were "revo
lutionarv ollleeif," he eVused their ex
ecution in violation of the recognized
rules of civilized warfare.
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.
Boy Knocks Down Ritle Which is Dis
charged .Killing Him.
Charlotte, N. C, Nov. 27 Albert
Hoffman, fourteen year old, of Le
noir, while playing in a barn iwith'
several little friends today, shook
down a rifle leaning against the wall. '
The ritle was discharged and the ball
entered the boy's neck, causing death .
a (ew hours later.
SffiilHtlt-
fcJL-EMS
Assochtisa Began With 170
Members and Now Has
About FrfeBcndred
A GOOD REPORT
Mr. W. H. Brogden Re-elected Presi
dentOther Officers Elected
First Year of the Association a
Most Successful One Its Advant
ages Liberally Used and All Run
ning Expenses for the Year Met
With a Comfortable Balance in the
Bank Meeting oTfltnte City Su
perintendentsEducational Rally.
(Special to The Times)
Durham, N. C, Nov. 27 At the Y.
M. C. A. annual meeting last night
for the purpose of electing five direc
tors and the permanent officers, it
was found that the association had
1566.78 in the bank as the surplus
over the running expenses of the
past year. The association began
with 170 members but by the first
of February the number had gone to
493 and there were a few over 500.
From all sources there have been
collected about $5,200 this year and
the excess shows capital business
management. - The investments In
pool tables, ten-pin alleys and para
phernalia of various sorts make the
running expenses much greater than
ordinarily they would have been, to
say nothing of the furnishings that
were purchased earlier in the season.
The president, W. L. Brogden, was
re-elected, J. E. Pegrain being made
vice president, J. S. Hunter general
secretary and T. B. Pierce secretary
treasurer. Mr. Pierce is cashier of
the Home Savings Bank and his
handling of the money has been
capital. There was joy last night
when it was found that the associa
tion had not lost money in the first
year.
One of the Investments of the as
sociation caused some ministerial ob
jections but they worked well. The
pool tables excited opposition which
did not grow serious. The remainder
has been smooth sailing.
The unusual in news as well as
conduct came out yesterday when Mr.
G. W. Watts appeared as prosecut
ing witness against a colored hack
man who had charged $1.25 for
hauling two trunks when his charges
should have been but 50 cents. Mr.
Watts, many times a millionaire,
gave his testimony and when Judge
Sykes fined the colored man, the phi
lanthropist stepped forward and paid
the fine of f 5 and costs. He said he
merely wished to sound a warning
against the tendency to graft and he
did it effectively. He has heaWthat
there had been many violations of
the ordinance and made an object
lesson of this one, though the subor
dinate hackman was driving for an
other man. It was his purpose to
prevent gouging.
A meeting here last night of the
state city superintendents committee
was held at the office of Superintend
ent W. D. Carmichael and business
matters were discussed along with
the course of study common to the
city schools of the state. Economy
in the course was the general matter
that was talked among the educators
and as his guests, Mr. Carmichael
had Superintendent C. L. Coon, ofj
Wilson's city schools; Prof. Harry
Howell, superintendent of the High
Point schools; Prof. N. W. Walker,
of the University faculty; Prof. E. C.
Brooks, of the Trinity faculty. What
maters pertinent to the course of
study were discussed were o( a more
or less professional nature. The
committee adjourned to meet in
Charlotte in December. At that time
it 1b planned to have the date for the
next state convention of city super
intendents arranged. There is no
secret that Durham is after the next
meeting and will put in a bid for the
honor of having the instructors here.
The city superintendents are consid
ered the choicest educational organ
ization that the state has, and while
their numbers are not great, their
coming here would be a welcome an
nouncement. Similarly, there is something here
that the Durham people want adver
tised. Not many weeks ago the
Greensboro merchants visited Dur
ham by committee and they went
back willing to fashion their new
school buildings largely after this
system. That city has $75,000 to put
in schools. High Point has visited
Durham by committee and advertised
(Continued oo fage Seven,!
itsocers
ELIZABETH
THE NEXT
HYMNS OF CHURCH
Dr. Tillett Talked Interestingly
About Them
One of the Most Interestiii" Service
of the Conference Was That Held
Friday Evening in Which Dr. Til
let Told About the Church Hymn
Book and the Origin of Koine of the
Hymns.
The most interesting an., helpful
lecture that was delivered during the
session of the conference was that by
Dr. Wilbur F. Tillet, on Friday even
ing on the hymns of the church, in
which some of them were suns by a
trained voice, and he told the history
Uf a large number, as to origin and
how they came to be in the book, as
well us many incidents connected
with the hymns, their authors and
other things connected therewith.
It is not known to very many of
the layety even in the Methodist
church that Dr. Tillet was the editor
of the hymn book issued over 20
years ago, and that when the two
great Methodist churches in the coun
try got together to make a common
hymnal for both churches, the book
now in use. that Dr. Tillet was on the
commission appointed for that pur
pose, and was the editor for the
southern church, in the issuance of
the book, passing upon every single
line in t.he book, and in consequence
of all these things it was most fitting
that he should attempt to tell preach
ers and visitors something of what is
In the book and how it came there.
Beginning with No. 52 he called
that the ehataqna hymn, and had a
sweet singer, Mrs. Horace Dowell, to
lead it, while tile congregation sang
It with a zest, and most sweet is the
hymn. Turning then to No. 1 he
paused to say that singing is the first
thing that arrests the attention of
the infant and music charms it as
nothing else does; and then going
into a history of the hymn and how
it came to be first in the hook, he
noted that it was the first in Uio M.
E. Church's book, also in the Wes-
leyan church's book in England,
while the second hymn in this book,
"Come Thou Almighty King", has
been the first hymn in the Southern
church's book for many years and
there was an argument as to which
hymn should come first In this book,
but the majority ruled and this come.
to be first in all the Methodist hymn
books. "O. For a Thousand Tongues
to Sing", No. 11, was next taken up
and told that it was by Richard Wat
son Gilder, a celebrated editor, who
died just a week ago. In this God is
referred to as the eternal "Soul".
This was objected to and Mr. Gilder
was asked to change it, but his ex
planation of the reason and the use
of the word "Soul" was so satisfac
tory that it wont in. No. !ili has a
peculiar history, in that it was writ
ten by Win. Cooper, after a futile at
tempt to drown himself, the driver
that was trying to carry him to the
river having lost his way and brought
him home, where he sat down and
wrote the hymn "God Moves in a
Mysterious Way, His Wonders to
Perform".
Cooper , was half crazy all his life,
yet he wrote many of the sweetest
hymns sung today, he having failed
to marry the girl of his choice and
was never, at all times, himself.
No. 142 is the only hymn in the
book that was written by. Samuel
Wesley, the father of John and
Charles Wesley, and this was saved
from the burning rectory at Epworth.
at the time all the manuscripts of
many years were burned and at the
time when it was thought that all the
children, 19, were saved from the
building, only to find that little John
was left In an upper room and all
way to get him cut off, he being saved
by a human ladder of strong men
standing upon each others shoulders
and reaching up to the window and
saving the man that afterwards made
the Methodist church. No. 148 is one
of John Wesleys hymns and was one
of his favorites.
No. 256, by Jesse Lee, who first
carried Methodism into New England,
and not being allowed in any of the
churches began to sing under the old
elm tree on the Boston common, in
the words, "Come Sinner to the Gos
pel Feast".
When the old tree come to be cut
down a large arm chair Was made of
it, and has gone down in the homes
of each Methodist bishop that has re
sided in Boston since then, and, at
CITY WILL ENTERTAIN
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
MR. TACT'S MESSAGE
Has Not Begun Work On
It Yet
I iiy Leased Wire to The Times.)
Washington. Nov. 27 That President
Taft has not yet begun on the manu
script of bis message to congress is
the latest won from the white house.
H- has two weeks in which to pre
pare it. before capitol bill opens its
annual winter work, ami the task will
not be as laborious as it seems, for
the reio-on that the president knows
exactly what he intends saving and
will waste no word. The mcsuge is
expected to be one of the shortest in
many years, in marked contrast to the
many elaborate messages 1 which his
predecessors was in the habit of send
ing to the senate aed house of repre
sentatives. While the message is to
be short, it will touch upon a great
ninny subjects. It will be short only
in proportion to the number of i eeom
inenilations and their great impor
tune". Thi' president will not attempt
to
III
go into the details of legislation,
will leave that to congress. The
paramount issue, the issue which will
receive the greatest emphasis, will be
increased federal control over the
capitalization of the big incorpora
tions. St-ualor Root's recent speech
in New York, in which he deprecated
the encrenehmcnt of the federal gov
ernment into fields which rightly be
long to the stales, is believed by many
to have been inspired in the hope of
modifying ibis section of the presi
dent's message. Those who know the
president do not believe he can be
swerved from a conviction to which he
has many times given expression.
Conservation, re-organization of the
interstate commerce law. amendment
to the Sherman anti-trust law, economy
in national expenditures, ship subsidy,
will be dealt with in the message. The
recent Standard OU decision in which
the Sherman law has apparently been
given a new lease of life, alter being
practically a dead letter on the statute
books for many years, will probably
have a far-reaching- effect upon the
president's corporation policy. On the
heels of the sweeping decision break
ing up the Itockefeller monopoly a
movement to amend ur emasculate the
Sherman law, even if undertaken with
the best of motives, would be viewed
by the nation with widespread dis
trust. President Taft appreciates the
situation and will frame his message
accordingly.
The success of a measure for the
control or the capitalization of corpo
rations is exteremely doubtful. Neither
I; re r,1(.(, ,, ilt ,iKely to ...port
such a bill, anil while LaFolette, Dol
liver, ami others may introduce meas
ures in conformity with the president's
probable recommendations there is but
little chance of their passage.
Recognition of the situation gives
the color of discouragement and de
pression to the expressions of almost
all the public men who would really
like to see substantial progress made.
They do not believe that anything less
drastic than a breach between the
white house and the republican lead
ers on capitol bill, will accomplish re
sults, and they do not believe that will
happen.
the time the work of making the book
was finished the good Bishop Good
sell had all the committee to come
and each in turn sat in the Methodist
chair.
Cornelius Vanderbilt (Commodore)
gave Vanderbilt University to the
Southern Methodist church, and Dr.
Tillet says it has brought a larger
per cent, than any investment the
man ever made, and he gave it to this
church because his wife came from it,
and because the church was strong
enough to make it pay. When this
old man lay dying he sent for Dr.
Chas. F. Deems, a North Carolinian,
and the then pastor of the-Church of
Strangers in New York, and Vander
bilt asked Deems to sing an old Meth
odist hymn, mentioning No. 25!t,
"Come Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy".
Dr. Deems sang it with grace for the
dying man.
No. 272, by Charlotte Elliott,
"Just As I Am, Without One Plea",
was written by her just after finding
a peace she had long sought.
No. 334 Dr. Tillet thinks the great
est hymn ever written, and by acci
dent so far as the author, Ray Pal
mer, was concerned, ror ne wrote n,
and thought, little of it until asked
by a musician for something to set
music to, and the result was the tune
Olivet, and the song,
"My faith looks up to Thee,
Thou Lamb of Calvary."
To No. 4 98 Dr. Tillet called special
attention, by Mrs. P. B. Hinsdale
Brown, and related the history of the
(Continued on Page Fiv.).
Will Meet Jhere Next Year
That Place Winning Over
Washington
ELECT DELEGATES
First Ballot for Clerical Delegates to
General Conference Results in the
Election of Dr. John C. Kilgo and
Dr. Thos. N. Ivey Conference
Adopt Paper Condemning Football.
Washington and Elizabeth City
Roth Anxious to Entertain the
Conference Next Year But Latter
City Wins Pajier Asking Estab
lishment of High Grade Woman's
College.
The fourth day's session of the
North Carolina Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
was called to order at 9:39 a. m. in
Edenton Street church with Bishop
A. W. Wilson in the chair, who call
ed Rev. J. M. Ashley to conduct the
morning devotions.
The proceedings of yesterday were
read and approved.
The secretary announced the result
of the first ballot for clerical dele
gates. One hundred and fifty votes
being cast and 76 necessary to a
choice, Dr. J. C. Kilgo received 136
and Dr. Thos. N. Ivey 99, the next
highest having 40 or more.
Rev. J. H. Hall asked to be allow
ed to employ J .A. Morris as a sup
ply. Granted and E. E. Barnette was
appointed to University Y. M. C. A.
T. A. Sykes presented a memorial
from the Elizabeth City district' ap
pointing a commitee to formulate a v
plan for building homes for superan
nuated preachers. J. H. Hall, W. W.
Rose, H. A. Humble, J. H. Soutbgate,
T. J. Jarvis and D. M. Jones were ap
pointed. The report of committee on Amer
ican Bible Society was read and
adopted.
T. A. Sykes submitted report of
committee on conference relations,
naming F. M. Shamburger, R. W.
and W. H. Townsend and J. A. Guth
rie as superanumerary and M. C.
Thomas, J, E. Bristowe, J. E. Thomp
son, T. P. Barnes, R. A. Willis, W. H.
Curton, A. D. Betts, J. J. Porter, T. J.
Browning and B. B. Holder were
granted -the superannuated relation.
The conference adopted a paper
condemning football by Rev. A. D.
Betts; also one to help check the
spread of tuberculosis.
Q. 4 5 was called, "Where shall the
next conference be held? and Rev. J.
II. Bundy took the floor to nominate
Elizabeth City, and spoke strongly
for his town.
Rev. M. T. Plyler followed to nom
inate the good town of Washington.
He spoke fluently for Washington
and honoring the name of the father
of our country.
Itev. T. A. Sykes spoke for Eliza
beth City, telling of the fish, oysters,
hams, mutton and such.
Rev. L. L. Nash spoke for Wash
ington, and Dr. J. C. Kilgo spoke for
Elizabeth City, telling how that town
took the conference twelve years ago
when no one else wanted it, with a
slight reference to good eating.
Rev. John H. Hall spoke for Eliz
abeth City, saying he could not speak
against other places as he was up in
the air, (four years out), and
thought the conference should feo
where it can do the most good 1,6
Elizabeth City "the garden spot of
the world." ,
Rev. L. M. Chafin spoke for Eliza
beth City. . n
Rev. A. McCullen spoke for Wash
ington, saying eight of the districts
were this side of the sound.
The vote was taken and Elizabeth
City won 107 to 59. Mr. Plyler
asked that the vote be made unani
mous. This was done.
Rev. R. B. John read a paper con
cerning the impetus given educatibh
in North Carolina and asked for the
funding of a high grade college for
women by the conference. This
went to the educational committee.
Rev. N. H. D. Wilson presented ft
paper looking to the conference Join
the Holston Western North Carolina
and South Carolina Conferences es
tablishing a 'summer school and
grounds lor recreation at Weaver
vilie. j, .
Rev. G. T. Simmons presented a,
report from the Orphanage commit"
tee which was adopted.
Rev. N. H. D. Wilson read a let
I:
ter of greeting from Miss Fannie
Crosby, the great hymn writer, ex
pressing, in verse, good will for tha
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