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DOUBLE THE CIRCULATION IN THE CITY OF RALEIGH OF ANY OTHER NEWSPAPER. IK Jar 1910 Bead The Times daring the coming year. MM "All the Newt While It Is News." ESTABLISHED 1676. EALEIGH, N. C, MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 1910. 4 PRICE 5 CENTS. LAST EDITION DANGERS OF EPIDEMIC AS R00DFALLS Seine Has Fallen a Foot In 24 Hours and People Are Rejoicing BRIDGES ARE OPEN Grim Shadow of Pestilence Hangs Over the Stricken City Now That Waters Are Receding But Medical Authorities Are Kxertlng Every Effort to Prevent An Epidemic Preventative Rather Than a Cure is What the Sanitary Forces Are Seeking Now Warned to Boil All Drinking Water and to Clean Vp At Once. . v (By Cable to The Times) Paris, Jan. 31 The flooded waters of the Seine began to fall more quickly today as a result of a sharp frost that set in this morning. The day is bright and clear and the whole city Is rejoicing over its deliverance from the flood terror, though the grim shadow of pestilence hangs over the city and is causing the au thorities as much alarm as did the flood itself, if not more. In the twenty-four hours ending at 9 o'clock today the Seine had fal len a foot. Three more bridges were opened to traffic today and it is be lieved that within a few hours othys can be .used. Fully three hundred thousand per sons men, women and children lined the river today despite the pro tests of the gendarmerie, who feared any sudden excitement would result in a panic and subsequent loss of life. Every announcement of a further fall of the waters was cheered tumult ously. All classes, rich and poor, aristocrat, bourgeolse and plebian and pauper mingled in the happy , throngs. I All the efforts of the authorities are now being directed to prevent an ( epidemic tnai may sweep me chj from end to end unless adequate steps are taken at once. The preven tative rather than the cure is what medical directors are seeking. Sev eral cases of typhoid fever ' are re- j ported but they are not more fre- ; quent than usual after such weather as the city has been suffering. The leading medical authorities, headed by Prof. Rous, president of the Pas teur institute, met today and drafted a complete set of regulations to be followed in this emergency. A spe cial meeting of the council of the Seine was called for this afternoon to ask the police to enforce these regulations effectively. The residents of Paris are warned to boll all water for drinking purposes- and under no conditions to eat raw vegetables. The use of slack lime as a disinfectant Is emphatically ordered and owners of cellars and other flooded places are directed to clean and dry them at once. Disorder breaks out frequently, but the authorities repress it with an Iron hand. Nine men have been shot down, but looting goes on whenever a district Is left unprotected for any length of time. Some rioting took place in the ninth district. A number of hydraul ic pumps were drawing the water out of the basement of a bank build ing there, 'As the water was drawn" ST. PAUL MINE WILL BE REOPENED (By Leased Wire to The Tidies.) Qulnoy, Ills., Jan. 31-President of the state mining board, Klchard New sam, of Peoria accompanied by several inspectors, reached here today pre pared to officially re-open the St. Paul mine and begin the recovery of the 189 bodies known to be sealed within.. . : President Newsam has decided that as the mine has been sealed since November, 23 It is time to re-open and make a strenuous ereori to recover turn is possible to identify the bodies; He is of the opinion that the inter national fires which have been raging in the vaults are extinguished and that an effort made at this time will meet with lucceas. In a statement today he said that In his opinion there wag over eight feet of water in the lower level of the mine and that would have to be pumped out In order to reach the ptuca where the bodies we located. out of the basement it flowed down the street and into several basements and cellars. The residents whose cel lars were thus flooded with more wa ter, immediately collected a crowd of friends and besieged the men at the pumps. The engines were attacked and the posse was slashed with knives. The police finally drove the residents away, but occasional trouble was re ported from that district today. The authorities today have $1,500,- 000 pledged or in hand for relief measures and organized relief of the suffering and destitute was well under way early this forenoon. The home less are taken to the nearest of the great refugee camps, where they are fed and clothed. Those homes which have escaped the ravages of the floods are freely thrown open to the unfortunate and civil employes, soldiers, sailors and private citizens are vlelng with each other in kindly rivalry today to alle viate want and provide comfort for the stricken thousands. The mercurial Parisians today are taking a much more hopeful view of ' V, .. . 1 .. i ...... : i . Premier Bryand's official announce ment that the worst has passed. Business men, however, particu larly financiers and big manufactur ers, say that the immediate trade out look is almost disastrous. ' The period of grace granted for ne gotiable paper undoubtedly has saved many Institutions from ruin. The financial system of the whole country has been thrown -into confusion and it will take weeks to straighten them out so trade will work back to nor mal conditions. THINK HIM DROWNED Fisherman Has Been Missing Since Big Storm White Fisherman of Wilmington Went Out to "Rocks" and Has Since Not Been Heard From Mr. Joseph Sternhergcr .' Dead Mass' Meeting to Interest People In Y. M c. a... (Special to The Times.) Wilmington, N. C., Jan. 31 Wil liam McCabe, a white fisherman of this city, has been missing for more than a month and the members of his family have given him up as lost. He left Wilmington in his sharpie December 2, telling his wife he was going to the "Rocks," some miles below Wilmington, and out to sea to fish. Since that time not a word has been heard from the man. His family are fearful that his boat was swept out to sea in the rough weather which prevailed dur ing the latter part of December and that McCabe was drowned. His wife thought for some time past that her husband had probably gone to Charleston, S. C., to dispose of a load of fish, therefore she did not feel uneasy until recently, when inquiries made at Charleston resulted in the information that McCabe and his boat had not been reported at that port. Custom house officials here have been requested to notify all ships along the coast to search for the missing man. Little hope is en tertained that he will ever be heard from again, as it is feared he has met a watery grave in the Atlantic. Mr. Joseph Sternberger, one of Wilmingtons' aged and most highly esteemed Jewish citizens, died yes terday morning at the" residence of his son In this city. Mr. Sternber ber was seventy-seven years of age and had been a resident of Wilming ton since 1865. He served in the Civil War as a member of one of the New York regiments and was honor ably discharged in 1863 because of wounds he sustained in several bat tles. He was engaged in the retail drygood business here for many years, during which he amassed quite a competence. He retired from bus iness several years ago because of ill health and since that time had lived quietly with his children here. The deceased was a charter member of the congregation of the Temple of Israel. The funeral was held here this afternoon, conducted by Rabbi S. Mendelssohn, of the Temple, and the interment was made In Oakdale cemetery. A mass meeting participated In by Citizens generally was held- this af tjrnoon in the Academy of Music to interest the people in the work be ing carried on by the local Young Men's Christian Association. The meeting was presided over by Right Reverend Robert Strange, Bishop of the Diocese of East Carolina, who also delivered an address. -.The prin cipal address of the . meeting was made by ,Mr, Norman C Schlichter, Y. M. C. A. International secretary! of the south. His address was a pow erful appeal for the continuance andj support of the Y. M. C. A. work. Ap peals for financial assistance for the association were then made and most Rich Women of New York who are taking part in the boycotting of meat, because of the high cost of living. From left to right, upper, Miss Helen P. Stokes, Mrs. Anita Comfort Brooks and Mrs. Frederick Natliun. Lower, .Miss Mary Drier. Mrs. Brooks was the instigator of the movement in her circle. gratifying responses were received from the congregation. The amounts donated will be used in defraying the general expense of the association, which have greatly increased recent ly owing to the wide development ol the association work along different lines. REVIVE NEW BERN FAIR. Chamber of Commerce Discusses Matter at Yearly Meeting. (Special to The Times.) New Bern, N. C, Jan. 31 The Chamber of Commerce at its yearly meeting elected Mr. E. K. Bishop, president; L. H. Cutler, Jr., vice pres ident; Clyde Eby, second vice presi dent; T. A. Uzzell, treasurer, and W. G. Boyd, secretary. The chamber now has about ISO active members and- has done much for the city dur ing the year just closed. . The mat ter of reviving the New Bern fair, which has been out of business for about ten years., was taken up and a committee appointed to investigate. The matter of celebrating New Bern's 200 anniversary was taken up also and as the city and county have already subscribed $250 each and are at work on the proposition, there will be every effort made to haye a great celebration. A STEAMER SUNK NEAR WILMINGTON ZCi.nnl.il in Tl.o Timni: 1 Wilmnigton, N. C Jan. 31 White outward bound from Wilmington to Charleston, S. C, about fifteen miles below t ho city,' the steamer Southport in a collision with the United States government tug Mer cer was sunk and now lies at tiie bottom of the river with only the cabin above water, it is rather a strange thing that the Southport had only changed ownership two hours before the marine disaster, having been sold by Captain John W. Har per, of this city, the former owner to parties at Charleston, represented by Mr. J. J. DuTart. The latter has been here for the past few days and negotiations for the transfer of the Southport were completed here late yesterday afternoon, the representa tives of the new owners making im mediate preparations to have the handosrae steamer sail for the new home at Charleston. The collision Is said to have been due to a misunderstanding of sig nals. The government tug Mercer was inward bound to the city and as stated above ,the Southport was pass-, ing outward. The masters of both boats saw too late to avoid it, that a collision was Inevitable and both gave the signal "back bells," this prompt action probably avoiding! fa tal results to the collsslon. The Mercer struck the Southport just for ward the pilot house and Is believed to have Stove a hole In the Southport as the latter boat sank In a few min utes. The Southport's crew were rescued by the Mercer and were brought to the city. The Value of the Southport Is about $20,000. It is rather peculiar that the marine disaster should have oc curred In such a short time after the new owners had taken possession. It Is probable that an investigation will be ordered to determine the respon sibility for the collision. The new owners of the Southport are making arrangements to raise the steamer and will have the necessary repairs done here. It will probably be some time before the Southport can re sume the Interrupted Journey to Charleston. BOYCOTTING . THE i MEAT TRl'ST. .,1 s pf THOMASVILLE NEWS Fire Damages Light and Power Company's Plant Fire Deportment Did Good Work and Flames Were Soon Extinguished, , But Slight Damage lieMig Done , New Biick Mnnufaew&inK - Plant for ; Thomasville Manufacturer Return From New York Furniture Exposition. (Special to The Times.) Thomasville, N. C, Jan. 31 An other new enterprise for Thomasville, Messrs. H. V. Ragan, president, E. Kennedy, secretary and treasurer and J. C. Goode, superintendent, have organized a brick manufactur ing plant and have leased five acres of clay from Mr. S. Swain in the eastern part of the town, near the Southern railroad. : Machinery has been ordered and when installed and put into operation the capacity of the plant will be 20,000 brick per day. This new enterprise will be the means of erecting brick buildings at less cost as the plant being here on the ground the cost of transporta tion will be saved. Manufacturing plants of this nature always seek growing towns to locate and a more progressive town than Thomasville will be hard to find in tins state. Wednesday afternoon about - five o'clock the fire alarm was sounded and the plant of the Thomasville Light & Power Company was found to be on lire the lire originating in the boiler room near the smokestock. All the available means was used on the fire and in a short time the flames were checked, not, however, till almost the entire roof of the boiler room was destroyed. The loss entailed Is estimated at about $500, but for the prompt and efficient work In the beginning the entire plant would have been destroyed. The Thomasville Light & Power Company has contracted with the Southern Power Company to distri bute power in Thomasville and main tain the sub-station. The Southern DISASTROUS FIRE AT GREENVILLE (Special to The Times.) Greenville,' N. C, Jan. 31 Fire start ing: about one o'clock this afternoon completely destroy I'd a tobacco' prize house owned by R. O. Jeftress and oc. cupled as a storage and leaf building by W. T. Skinner & Company. Much loose tobacco and a few hogs heads were also burned, and two dwelling houses occupied by colored people near by were badly damaged. The amount of the loss is not ob tainable at present, but it is thought to be eovered by insurance. The cause of the lire is believed to be sparks from a passing engine on the Norfolk &. Southern railroad, which" Ignited grass adjacent to the building. Trustees of University. The annual meeting of 'the trus tees of the State University has been called for Wednesday, ' February 9, at 1 p. m. in the governor's office. isli,,, . j& Power Company is now building a 4,000 horse-power sub-station which the Thonmsvllle Light & Power Company will have charge of. The plant at this place will be equipped with automatic regulators which will keep the voltage constant, no mat ter how much the power load may vary. When the sub-station here is completed the town will have the best plant going and will have unlim ited light and power service. Messrs. .1. T. Cramer, F. S. Lam beth and J. It. My res returned Satur day morning from New York City, where they have been attending the Furniture Exposition. They report having secured a good business for their respective business and that they experienced some mighty cold weather up there. Friday night fully a lour inch snow fell, but on account 'of the wet ground and the bright sunshine next day, it soon melted, making the streets and roads very muddy and sloppy. "'' -:: BIG LUMBER DEAL PUT THROUGH TODAY . (Special to. The- Times.) -'Asbeville, N. ('.. Jan. 1 A big lum ber deal, was consummated here today when the Norwood Lumber Company, a We.Kt. Virginia corporation, purchased from Charles .1. Harris anil W. II. Wooilliiiry. oC Western -North Carolina, thirteen llioiis.inil acres of ..land ex tenilhiK from the top of I'linsliiim Dome on the-.Te.iinesHce line to the rail road in Swain count yt North Carolina, for one liunileil and ninety-tive thous and . dollars - and mi additional two thousand acres .adjoining from ' Allen Hawaii and the Thomas estate for twenty-live thousand dollars. 'J'lio fifteen thousand acres is part of the great Whinier boundary, pf seventy thousand acres which Wood bury and Harris bought two years ago. These two men sold mo inineen thousand acres for what they paid for the entire boundary, and retain more that fifty thousand acres. Norwood Lumber Company will at once begin operations. The purchase money was paid. over today. XO - AMERICANS SUFFERING. Ambassador Bacon in Paris Says Crisis of the Flood is Past. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, Jan. 31 The state department received a dispatch to day from Ambassador Bacon at Paris, saying that he can learn of no Americans who are in trouble beyond suffering ordinary inconvenience from i the flood. The ambassador says he expects to be able to transmit today or tomorrow from one-half mil lion for French Red Cross Society. This money is presumably American contributions sent direct to the American embassy, in addition to $5,000 sent by the American Red Cross last Saturday. . Ambassador Bacon .declares that the crisis of the flood is past. Before the flood began to recede many dykes were burst and thickly settled high lands In the suburbs of Paris were flooded. It is impossible to estimate the losses, he -adds, but it is believ ed that hundreds of millions of dol lars have been lost In crop and other damage, and in communities other than Paris, The ambassador has via!te4 sev eral of the French Red Cross eCa- tions, where individual sufferers are ' being relieved. Food and clothing j are being supplied to all who hold I identification tickets from depart ' ment officials. Mr. Bacon expresses . great consideration in the organiza , tion of the French Red Cross, which lis doing effective work. The organ I ization has the complete confidence , of the government, he says. The sta I tions are in charge of women who have passed examinations and have had years of preparation for this sort of work. MEAT STILL HKiH. Xo Lower Prices in Washington. 'Dealers Stand Firm. I Ry Leased Wire to The Times) Washington.' Jan. IllIn utter dis regard of , local public sentiment which daily becomes ' more insistent in its demand for lower prices, deal ers here continue to hold meat at the exorbitant figures which are the basis of the nation's wide protest. Local dealers seem to be following the same tactics as those outlined for its agents in Boston by Swift & Co., whose confidential circular to mana gers admonished the latter to sell beef, sheep, and lambs "for every cent it's possible to obtain." Supreme Court Takes a Recess. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, D. C, Jan. 31 The United States supreme court barely had a quorum this morning, Justice White, Brewer and Moody being ab sent through illness. Justice Moody has been ill in Massachusetts for several months. The court today took a recess until February 21. A LARGE VERDICT A Moore County Jury Gives A Verdict Against S.A.L Jury Renders u Verdict in Favor E. X. Duval for $30,000 in a Suit . Auiust the Seaboard Air Line for Personal Injuries One of the Big Best Verdicts Ever Given in the State. .' i Messrs. Douglas & Lyon have rc ' turned from Carthage, where they j appeared in the case of E. N. Duval, I of Portsmouth, Va., against the Sea board Air Line for damages sustain ed by Duval in a wreck which oc curred near Colon last March. Young Duval was terribly injured, having received permanent injuries to his spine. The case was hotly contested all the way through and Occupied several days in its trial. About -8 o'clock Saturday night the jury rendered a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for j $:!0.H0ii. The plaint iff was -represented by Messrs. Doughlas & Lyon, while At torney U. S. Spence, of Carthage,' ex- ! Judge Walter Neal, of Laurinburg. land E. T, Cansler, of Charlotte, ap peared for the railroad. In the case of C-oore against the j Sea bun rd for loss of a leg, the jury rendered a verdict, in favor of tile plaintiff for $n,(ino: The same, at torneys appeared in this case as in the Duval case, except Mr. Cansler. KII.I.I.K WilOLi; I AMILV. .Miner, I!roolin Over Illness of Baby, Kills Family. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Marqucete, Mich, Jan. Ill Brood ing oyer the illness of his two-nionlhs-old baby boy. Art! ie Hytonen, a min er of ishpeming wiped out a family of throe persons. Sending his wife out for a walk be murdered the child by slabbing it in the heart with a pocket knife. Then when his wife returned he enticed her into the barn and blew her and himself to pieces with two sticks of dynamite. Hytonen and his wife were natives of Finland. PRICE OF BIBLES GOES VP. New Tariff Affects the -'Price- Are Already Much Higher....' (Uy Leased Wire to The Times) Chicago, Jan. 31 -The. price ol Bibles will go up on March 14 ac cording to the manager of a large Bible publishing house with branches in Cinuati, Kansas City and San Francisco. : The cause for the advance is tho enforcement of the new tariff on im ported leather and papers. Bibles are now 20 per cent higher than they have ever been before. Warrant For Arrest Voting Hulsteud. (By Leased Wire, to The Times) Washington, Jan. 31 A warrant for the arrest of Griffin Halstead, the j Washington broker, who recently, failed, was Issued yesterday on com-; plaint of one of his customers who lost money in a stock transaction. Mr. Halstead is the. son of the late Murat Halstead, of Cincinnati.'' t L1KAVIS CONTINUES TESTIMONY Pinchot and Lawyer Present at AH Hearings But Have Taken No Part GLAVIS ON STAND Glavis Mill Be Questioned Further hv Members of Committee When They Have Had An Opportunity to Govern His Testimony Number of Important Letters and Docu ments Vet to be Considered Com mittee to Decide Today Whether They Will Go on With Land Office Matters or Switch to Forres try Sen-ice Which is Also Included. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, Jan. 31 The Ballin-ger-Pinchot investigating committee resumes its sessions this afternoon. Although. L. R. Glavis has completed his direct testimony it is probable he will be questioned further by mem bers of the committee when they have had an opportunity to go over his evidence. There are also a number of important letters and documents not contained in the Wickersham re port to be considered, and those have been asked for by counsel for GlaVls. In some instances there will necessi ate an explanation by Glavis. The committee will decide this af ternoon whether it will go on with the general land office investigation or switch to the forestry service, which is also included In the inquiry. Vp to the present time the testi mony reached has been almost en tirely pertaining to the land office affairs and to coal claims, while the forestry service has only been men tioned in passing. Former Chief For ester Pinchot and his counsel have been present at all of the hearings, but have taken no pari in the pro ceedings. It is now up to the com mittee to determine whether it will continue the line of investigation be gun by t fie testimony of Glavis, or enter its attention to the bureau formerly presided over by Mr. Pin chot. Some of the documents waited in the case and several witnesses who will be asked to testify are in Seat tle and Portland. In order to await the arrival of these an adjournment of the committee will probably be taken today until next. Friday.'.- TWO BIHXKD TO DEATH. Old Lady Burned While Trying to Save Her Grandchild. (By Leased Wire to Tito Times) Willvosharre, Pa..' .Ian. 31 Two persons were burned to death and six others were severely injured, two probably i'alally, when I he homo of John Sweeney 'at. Minonka was des troyed by (ire early this morning. The dead: .. "..'.,"'-.''.'';. Mrs. Patrick Joyce. Mary Sweeney, Mrs. Joyce's grand child.. The injured: Sweeney and" wife, Martin Joyce, Peter Joyce, John Joyce, Mumlo Joyce; Mrs. Joyce died as a result of her efforts' lo save her grandchild, Mary. Tho child .was sleeping in a small room at the rear of the house and the aged woman attempted to make her way there through the flames and smoke and was overcome. PEABODY BOARD HOLDS MEETING (By Leased .Wire to Tho Times) Washington, Jan. 31 With J. Pier pont Morgan, .Richard Otney, former secretary of state. Hoke Smith former governor of Georgia and other distin guished persons in attendance, the fifty-fifth meeting of the board of trust, ees of the Peabody Education Fund will be held here this afternoon. It is expected one session will be suffi cient to complete all business now be fore tho board. The Peabody fund is devoted to the advancement of education In tho South. It was founded by George Pea body in 1877. The original gift was J3,000,0( ajid has not gone beyond this amount owing to large amounts given to various Institutions.. The founder provided that the principal mLrht be distributed at the end Of SO yeans' and the question or this distribution is now practically the only one . before' thu board of trustees. . ,
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