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DOODLE THE CIRCULATION IN - THE CIT.V OF - RALEIGH OF ANY OTHER NEWSPAPER j UlllTED FaCSMSSfflS V ) ESTABLISHED 1871 RALEIGH, K. C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1909. , LAST ".' :." ' editon mm PRESIDED ZELAYA VILL LEAD TROOPS As a Last Desperate Act He Will Take Personal Cca laacd in Field WILL DIE FIGHTING ;.. .-. - : V . Secretary Knox Sends the Nicaragua Minister Forcible Note and His Passports -Makes Some ' Stinging Criticisms of Zelaya and Intimates That Hi Relinquishment of Office Would be Looked Upon in This Country With Extreme Favor Dr. Castillo, Representing the Revolu tionists, Pleased With the Attitude of This Government. ' (By, Cable to The Times) Colon, Dec. Si President Zelaya of Nicaragua, as a last desperate act, today took active command of his troops in the Held, acording to advices received here. He Intends to lead his 'absolute nonsense and a good illustra tionary forces, but against the United States Marines, 2.000 of whom have al ready landed. A dispatch quotes him as saying, "I will die fighting not an American slave." No Marines Landed. Washington, Dec. 2 The statement published today that "there are Sver 8,000 marines on Nicaraguan soli, and more will follow" was characterized as "tbsolute nonsense and a good illustra. tlon of the exaggerated and unreliable news which is being published by some newspapers at present about the Nlo araguan situation." It was added' that there are now on the isthmus S54 officers and men .of the marine corps and 780 will Al on' the Prairie from Philadelphia this after noon for Nloaraguan but ho Jorce of marines has yet been landed. In tact 2,000 marines. It was said, could not be landed there for some time owing to the fact that not that many coult reach there for at least a week or more. Washington, Dec. 2 If any doubt' existed heretofore as to the positive intention of this government to in sist upon the actual separation of President Zelaya from the exercise of all authority In Nicaragua at the earliest possible moment. It disap peared with the direct and forcible attitude of the United States govern men as shown In the action taken by Secretary of State Knox, whose note to charge d'affaires Rodriquez, of the Nicaraguan legation was made public last night. Not only was he told that his pass ports are awaiting him and that Pres ident Zelaya is expected to relinquish his office, but what practically amounts to recognition of the Estrada revo lutionists was indicated In the note to Senor Rodriguez. It is now only a matter of a short time, it is thought, before official recognition will be given the de facto government, as Secretary of State Knox described it In his note to the Nicaraguan charges-d'affaires. It is the impression in Washington that while United States marines may be landed on. Nicaraguan soil there will . be lib need for their -active services, for following the drastic action taken by the secretary of state yesterday the downfall of zelaya government will be so hastened that he will seek to escape from the country, thereby practically -bringing . the present war to an end and placing Estrada or some other , person friendly ( to the United States.. In power. The attitude taken by the secretary of state is more fat-reaching however, than the mere notice to quit given to Zelaya. It is regarded In Washington as a strong hint to other Central American governments who have been disposed to regard . this government with out due respect hat here after no nonsense will be tolerated from any of them insofar as the Interests of the United States and its citizens in those countries are concerned, and that tin less they .maintain a proper attitude they may expect to feel the mailed flst of the United States In a very forcibly manner. , Dr. Salvtdor CastrlUo. representing the Estrada party in Nicaraguan, this ' morning expressed- great gratification aft the attitude taken by thie govern ment as shown in Secretary of State Knox's note" to Charge d'affaires Rod rigues. He believes that official recogni tion of the revolutionists by this gov ernment is only a matter of a few days. Late last night he notified General Estrada, by cable of the note sent by Mr. Knox to Senor Bodriguea. He .expects to receive a reply today or tomorrow. 1 It is believed here , that Secretary Knox's action way have been hastened by a dispatch received from BlueileWS yesterday saying that President Zelaya was willing Jo abdicate in favor his tool. Mlnitr General. Iriaa, . ni Jtould hvt had UW Swt Qf keJta Jielaya la Dower and have retarded to the complete control of the country by thr revolutionists. The Nicaraguan congress met yesterday, and It is ex pected to take action in the direction of proclaiming; Irias president Upon the possible resignation of Zelaya.' Another incident Recalled, i "Washington, Dec. - t In comparison with the letter sent to Charge d'affaires Rod ri rues by Secretary Knox . tost night ts recalled 'today the letter of Secretary of ,. State Bayard to Lord Sackvllle-West. who was sent home by President Cleveland in 1888. Mr. Bayard said: ' ' - ; "My lord, the president of the United States has Instructed me to inform you that. . for goods and sufficient causes, which are known to yourself and1 have been duly brought to the knowledge Of your government,, he has with great rorret become convinced that it would be incompatible with the best interests and detrimental to the good relations Of both governments that you should any longer hold your present official position in pm United States, and that secordmgiy; the government of Her Brittanlc Majesty will . without delay be informed,! this determination, in order that fansthar channel may- be established fori the transmission of such communications as may be found desirable far the two governments In the -transaction of their business. ' "Whenever it ts your pleasure to de part from the United States I am in structed to furnish you with the usujol facilities, and with that view I how beg leave to inclose a passport In the customary form." ' . BOTH SIDES CLAIM VICTORY AT RAMA (By Leased Wire to The Times) New Orleans, La., Dec. 2 Both sides claim the victory of the bloody battle at Rama, according to word received by the local sources well posted on Nicaraguan affairs and both consulates continues to.be the center of reports highly contradictory. Consul : General Altschul has. re ceived a cablegram from President Zelaya which apparently places victory with ' the Zelasa forces. American engineers, jutd other in a position' to know also assert that If the battle was fought, at Rama as reported It must mean that the Insurgents are be ing swept back. Consul General Sussman, for the In surgents, makes the claim that the battle shows the insurgents to be grad ually striking at the interior. General Altschul's statement follows: "A few days ago the revolutionists craimed they occupied Chilequy, but their own reports of the last battle come from. Rama, which shows plain ly that thev have been driven back fifty miles and now occupy only a small space east of the Atlantic ocean. 8'ncs - me government nrsi put up us iruups in the field General Estrada's forces have been driven steadily backward and if going backward is winning then I am glad we are losing by going forward. "President Zelaya sent his message from Managua and everything was go ing well. The president Is making no attempt to flee the country as soim foolish reports would indicate. "The revolution is done for as we have 25,000 soldiers under, arms and General Estrada cannot advance an other foot into the Interior. What the United States will do is the thing we need worry about and President Zelaya feels the same way." One report says that over four hun tred were killed in the fight Which was fought in thick underbrush, for the most part, the troops In many in stances being, in a stone's throw of one another. PRARIE WILL SAIL FOR NICARAGUA (By leased Wire to The Times) Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 2 Following the receipt of sealed orders by Captain Kellogg, of the ; auxilllary cruiser Prairie this morning, It Is not expected the boat will leave League Island oh Its way to Nicaragua until tomorrow. This was the dfn originally, set for sailing, but a week ago orders came from Washington for the ship to pre pare tor immediate sailing. ; Fifty marines were ordered from Peiisacola, Fla., last night to proceed posthaste to the Philadelphia navy yard for sail. ing on the Prairie. Two three-inch ! field guns were placed aboard the boat late last evening, and much secrecy . was observed in loading the, piecea piptain Kellogg would not to , about the dertlnatkm Of th-hlp or! supplies was being hustled ait morn- tag. though for the past four days the, officer bot the yard have said that the Prairie wasrready for sailing at any minute. Among the supplies - three hundred thousand rounds of ball eartridces. canvas and field equipment for L0D0 men and officers, aad eom; Biiaaary essentials tor me nww x ragutent oc meat for thre wetka... About at marlasa sua Being bsboUf Uwd al the. fcad,; STRIKING - tOlM Entire Northwest Threatened . ; .. With Food and Coal Famine cn Account of Strike M MILLS CLOSE m ! - Q Account of Strike of Switchmen On Thirteen Big Railroads Freight ' Trains at a Standstill and a Fam ine Threatens the Whole Section of Country-Flour Mills Are Farced to Shut Down and Coal Supply is Giv ing Out Non-union Men Cannot be Used or Other Railroad Men Will Strike Thousands Out of Employment. (By Leased Wire to The Times) St. Paul, Minn., Dec. 2 The en tire northwest is today threatened with famine as the 'result of the strike of switchmen on thirteen big railroads. The mills of Minneapolis are at a standstill, four thousand hands being thrown out of work. - No flour is being made in the twenty three mills; no flour can leave Min neapolis while the railroads are crip pled. It was said today that the en tire contry would feel the pinch be for the trouble is settled. There is besides this, a coal famine in the west; the grain situation is critical and a dozen other industries are hit hard by the strike.. The en tire net work of steel from St. Paul to Seattle Is tied tip and not a freight train is running, according to reports received today. ' Today the carrying of perishable freight on passenger trains, hereto fore allowed by the switchmen, ceases. An attempt to replace the strikers with non-union men, will bring -about a strike that will affect all branches of railroading ,and crip ple the entire nation. Of the switchmen 2,267 are out. Twelve thousand other workmen are idle as the result of the strike. Ten thousand more will be thrown our of employment when the ore docks at Duloth . and Superior close down. Five thousand are idle at Great FalUa, Mont., where the copper smelters are 4hnt Today there was no indica tion of a prospect of peace. Martin A. Knapp, interstate commerce com missioner, and United States Com missioner of Labor Nell, who hoped to bring about a settlement, were forced to give up in despair and re turn to Washington. All reports received this morning told of peaceable conditions. The tneh are confident, and the leaders today declared that the strike would be settled within a short time. Mayor Lawler, of St. Paul, has been retained as counsel by the union. MAY STRIKE IN SYMPATHY. Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen May Join Switchmen's Strike. Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 2r There it a strong rumor afloat today to the effect that the Brotherhood of Rail way Trainmen is preparing to go out on .strike in sympathy with the switchmen. Strike-breakers are re ported to be coming from Chicago, Pittsburg, and St. Louis. -The rail roads are making little effort to move anything hut perishable freight,, re lying on the trouble made in the twin citiel to create a sentiment against the striking switchmen. Ten thous and employes, of flour mills and other industries are thrown out of work here. . The cold snap will exhaust the tipply of coal In Minneapolis and St Paul in two days. aoaawaaaaa : O 0 What Do You Want From Santa? a 0 ' : a a Children all over the city and a a other cities and towns in North a a Carolina are invited to write a a Santa Claus, and to send them a n to him. In care of the Christmas a jg Editor of The Evening Times. a g These letters are to contain a the jtet8 of tning8 which the a fc t flnd , hig or 0 Cnrtatma8 morning. - . Letters should not be longer O O than J00 words and must be Q O Written on one side of the paper a only. ' v g - Al names of letter writers Bt ft -in be listed and published and 0 m many os possible) of the let- &j a tera wm .faK) be published, ?",." MftMattatt&tt afiroej oti as w 'V -rr "7- THE PREB PUTS ISSUE UP TO HOUSE Action of the House of Lords Characterized as Breach of Constitution HISTORY MAKING Premier Asquith Presented His Reso Ition, Which is Regarded as His tory Making to the House Action of the Lords Characterized as a Breach of the Constitution and Usurpation of the Privilege of the House of Commons Accompanied the Resolution With an Eloquent Speech-"House of Commons Can not Brook Grave Indignity. (By Cable to The Times) London, Dec. 2 Premier Asquith this afternoon put the issue between the lords and the nation squarely up to the house of commons, when he presented this resolution, which is re garded as history making, to the house: ji'v ; "Resolved, That the action of the house of lords In refusing to enact into law the financial provisions made by this house for the year Is a breach of the constitution and a usurpation of the privileges of the house of com mons." : Asquith accompanied the offer of the resolution with an eloquent Bpeech, in which he saidv . . "We are met' under 'circumstances unexampled in the; hlstawof parlia- meht. The abuse of commons 'would' be Unworthy of its traditions if it failed to make clear that it did not mean to brook the gravest indignity and the most arrogant usurpation of its rights attempted In more than two centuries. "The necessities Of state can now be supplied only by borrowing. On the shoulders of the lords lies the sole responsibility for the present embarrassment to the country, the administrative and political confusion and the Increased Indebtedness. "The government has advised the king to dissolve parliament, and the king has accepted the suggestion. If the liberals are returned to power their first act will be to re-enact all the taxes that have been rejected by the lords in this budget." The members of the lower house displayed great enthusiasm when the resolution was moved and during the speech of the premier. CHICAGO FEELS EFFECT OF STRIKE (By Leased Wire to The Times) -, Chicago, Dec. 2 The committee of general managers of the western rail roads which conducted the preliminary negotiations with the representatives of the 2,300 striking switchmen on the thirteen northwestern : lines, came to Chicago today to assume direction of the fight for the roads affected. The switchmen's union controls but 3 of 4 railroads entering Chicago; the Eotherhoodof Rbliroad Uralnmen con trols the balance. The latter organi sation is not Involved In the present trouble and is not likely to be, but on Friday the chairman of the grievance committees of twenty-one railroads running to Chicago will meet with th -wage scale -committer to-formulate a plan of action in the event their de maud for an increase in pajMs denied by the railroads, as it in all probability will be. t., V'' ' Chicago Is already feeling the effects of the strike in the northwest and will feel It much more keenly if the trouble is not settled within a few days. The railroads still charge bad faith on the part of the switchmen In bring ing on the strike and up to the pres ent time the men have not made any defense to the charges laid attheir door. The general managers commit tee before leaving St. Paul;- Issued an other statement W which these charges were reiterated. Abandons Football. . (By Leased Wire to The ITmes) Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 8 lha f ac uity ad Memphis University has de cided to abandon football in their athletics until the rules are framed which IU tend to lessen the danger of-injury. Belief is general here that other, southern collogsa will toK tew thJa action, unltea. reform rules ar made, -. ': ' lMflRF SITRSTA1UTTM FACTS It Is an easy matter for The Evening Times to prove any state ment we make in regard to our advertising columns. The local merchants know what an advertisement In The Times will do, that is why many of them use this paper exclusively. Here is what "North Carolina's Leading Tailor", who uses The Times exclusively, has to say about the results brought from his advertising, in this paper: A. C. HINTON, .. . - Fine Tailored Garments for Men, Rooms 200, 210, 211, 212 (Second Floor) Carolina Trust Building. Raleigh, N. C, Dec. 1, 1909. Mr. Geo. ,C. Hall, Adv't Mgr., Evening Times, Raleigh, N. C. Dear Sir: Not from any solicitation on your part, but I truly want to thank you for the interest in my newspaper advertising. I have used The Times exclusively for the past few years, and the results have alwayB been satisfactory. Not only locally does my ads In The Times bring results, but I often receive inquiries through out the state from it. I consider The Evening Times the best adver tising medium in the state, and I cannot speak too highly for it . Yours very truly, .. . .. ... . - A. C. HINTON. JNO. A. CARTER & CO. GETS THE AUDITORIUM CONTRACT Committee Awards Contract to Philadelphia For $96,100. Which Does Not Include the Steel Work Work to Begin at Once and Pushed to Completion Which Will be in Six or Eight Months -Everything Complete Will Cost Around $100,000 The committee consisting of Col. Chas. E. Johnson, chairman; Secre tary Albert L. Cox, Josephus Daniels, and Joseph G- Brown spent all the forenoon carefully going over' the various bids for the erection of Ral eigh's new auditorium and municipal building, and It Is understood that the contract has been awarded to Jno. A. Carter & Co., of Philadelphia, for the sum of 96,100. This does not include the steel cell work which has not yet been awarded. Work is to begin at once and pushed to com pletion, and it is thought that the building will be a finished product in from six to eight months from now. There was quite a deal of rivalry between the various concerns for the contract of erecting this handsome building, which will be a source of pride, .not only to the city, but the entire state. The auditorium committee will sell the old law building at once in or der that the beginning of the work on the new and handsomer building may begin immediately. . The plans for the auditorium and municipal building were drawn by Architect P. Thornton Marye, of At lanta, who will have supervision of its erection. The local architects are Barrett & Thompson, who will be on the scene constantly to see that the designs are faithfully carried ot. The contracting firm, Jno. A. Car ter & Company, is said to be one of the best known and most reliable in the country, andthat the proper con struction of the building Is assured. The bid of this firm was the lowest out of the twelve, or rather eleven, for only eleven made bids for con struction, submitted. This bid does not include the steel cell work, which will make an additional cost of from three to five thousand dollars, mak ing the total cost of the building, complete, about $100,000. CAPTAIN OF YALE TEAM. Daly of Cambridge Chosen Over Kil- V patrick of New York. "Haven, CbnriT; "Dec." 2 Freder ick Joseph Daly, of Cambridge, Mass., was last night elected captain of the Yale football team for next year, de feating John Reed Kilpatrick, of New York City, by a close vote. The -choice is a popular one, for Kilpatrick will be captain of the track team. Daly Is prominent In no other branch of athletics. Daly was half back last year and this year, al though both times he was out of the game part of the, season on account of Injuries. He is twenty-two years old, five feet ten inches tall and weighs 17S pounds. Mine Shut Down on Account of Strike Boston, Deo .2 President Gross, of the East Butte Copper Mining Company today announced that on ac count of the swltchmens' strike the company's mine had heen shut down and that they would remain closed until a settlement of the strike had been effected. - Of the 450 feten em ployed aoent 100 wtH be retained to keep th.e mines in order v . ; ; Jno. A. Carter & Company of WILL MOVE HERE Mr. C. R. Hudson Will Move His Headquarterts to Raleigh Mr. C. It .Hudson, in Charge of the Farmers' Co-operative Work in This State, M ill Move Headquar ters From Statcsville to Raleigh Expects to Make the Change as Soon As Possible. Mr. C. R. Hudson, who has charge of the farmers' co-operative demon stration work of North Carolina, has announced that he will move his headquarters from Statesvllle to Ral eigh, the change to be made just as early as possible. Mr. Hudson has been in charge of this work in the state ever since the United States department of agricul ture began it in North Carolina, and great results have been accomplished. This demonstration work is being carried on in '30 counties of the state, there being about 3,000 farms and 5,000 co-operative farmers in these counties. This work is in charge of county superintendents un der Mr. Hudson's supervision.. Be sides these farms, co-operative work Is being carried on at A. & M. Col lege by the national government un der Mr. Hudson's supervision. The change of headquarters Is be ing made in order to be more near the centre of the territory In which this work is Jelng carried on. Submitted to King Edward. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, Dec. 2 United States Charge D'Affairs Pierrepont cabled the state department from San An tonio this morning that the Chilean government has signed the protocol submitting the Alsop claim to King Edward of England for arbitration. National Bureau of Mines. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, Dec. 2 Among the callers at the white house today were Frank A. Vanderlip, of New York, and Representative Douglass, of Ohio, wlie discussed with the president the establishment of a national bureau of mines. O CHRISTMAS POEM. Following our usual cus tom the Evening Times will give a year's subscription to the person writing the best poem suitable for use as a Carriera Christmas Card. All poems must bo submitted by December 151, to The Evening: Tittta, Raleigh, N. C. a ft MAN FOUIS 1 mSKULLi crushed in Old Man Jim Kimble Discover, ed Dead in His Cabin by Two Negroes OFFICERS TO SCENE Coroner and Sheriff Go to Scene of " Murder in Effort to Find Ones i ' Kimble Had No Enemies, Unless Moonshiners Blockaders . Had . at . One Time Threatened His) Life V,.. Section Where He Was Killed af Hot-bed of Liquor Making; ' and . Violators of Prohibition Laws. . Baptist Baracas Give Enjoyable Banquet. (Special to The Times) Durham, Dec. 2 County Coroner A. C. Jordan and Sheriff Harward spent the day 12 miles in the coun try yesterday working on a, dno which would tend to clarify the mur der of old man Jim Kimball, of that section. . He was found Tuesday night, but no word was sent here until yesterr . day near noon. Kimball had not been seen since Saturday, when ho had called at a Mrs. Cates and bar gained for some buttermilk. Ho complained that he was not well and asked her to bring the milk to htm if he didn't return. When she Vent to his house and saw through a crack that he was lying on the floor, ap parently drunk, she Jeft him. Later ; two negroes found him dead, his skull and , face rushjBd. Jn. agodipart t tt w eaten by the dogs. Hehad bees dead more than a day; it appears.' Knowing that Kimball Hmself Had -believed moonshiners thought ho aj in the habit of giving information against them, and that he had been ' from time to time frightened by some-, body about him. It appeared that ho had been murdered by them. Ho used to keep a bonfire burning at night to warn the blockers from bis hut of one room and much dirt. Once they painted a coffin on his door and rocked his house. He kept a pistol, but it could1 not be found. His purse was near him, all tho money gone and fire had been applied to his filthy clothes, but they would not burn. There were no tracks- ' traceable. There have been many stills smashed in Lebanon, the hot-bed of the whiskey rebellion. There tho anti-prohibitionists were most re fractory and gave the greatest majori ties against the bill that made the state dry. The revenue officers have taken more than half a dozen boose manufactories there and caught a dor-' en defendants. It was here that they ' raided two stills of some else Tues day and took six defendants, none of whom had been seen actually en gaged in the work. These young white men were released and allowed to go home Tuesday night, but they did not start from here until after the old man was found dead . Sheriff Harward says old man Kim ball never gave him any information concerning the distilleries and they could have had no real grudge against the old man. He was harmless and seemed to have made no enemies. His way of living was unique. It was the life of a hog. Though there Is nothing to work upon, the officers Will try It again. Such excess of violation of whiskey ' laws would naturally cause crime, though none had been reported from that section until yesterday. - The good conduct of Lebanon, to connec tion with Its number of violators could never be explained here, bat such it has been until this rueaoino find of Tuesday flight. The Baraca class of the ftrst BatH tist church, under the lnstructorshtp of Attorney W. 3 .Brogden, banquet ed last night th the Pythian Hall and had a delightful pos-praudlat pro gram. :.:'.:;-...'' ';: r-fi- This class is said to be the Sec ond largest in the state. ; -The en tiro organization was there and aftr serving oysters and crackers with cot fee and other refreahments, tdast master P. W. Vaughn rapped for or der and announced the speakers 4&d their subjects. . . - r Dr. Carl P. Norrts gave "Class Opportunities" tn a short speech aid Mr. A. J. Fauoetto rehearsed tho things expected of fearacan. 'la "CUB puliesfViatri B. T.Howff Ja toasted "Tho Sertca Clss" and ! '.r. Is
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