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DOUBLE THE CIRCULATION IN THE CITY OF RALEIGH OF ANY OTHER NEWSPAPER. ' Y77T -V " ' ' jk t H LAST The , Evening Times supremacy In circulation (its city circulation being double that of Mny other paper) makes ita "Lost and Found" column the most productive of results. ESTABLISHED 1876. RALEIGH, N. C, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1910 PRICE 5 CENTS. X I O j Km rniTTAm ' - ",lr.r. : ' ------ COSTA RICAN VOLCANO IS IN ERUPTION Thousands of People Are Flee ing From Scene to Places ' Of Safely VILLAGES IN DANGER Volcano Poas, Long Dormant, is in .Eruption and Thousands of Inhab itants Are Fleeing From the Lava Streams Constant Stream of Ref ugees Arriving at San Jose, Twenty Miles From the Volcano Many Have Also Fled to the Mountains and Erected Camps in the High Grounds Earthquake Shocks Fre quent and of Great Severity. (By Cable to The Times) Port Limon, Costa Kica, Feb. 8 thousands of villagers at the foot of volcano Poas, now in the most active eruption in history, belching forth molten lava, ashes and immense rocks, are fleeing for their lives, the streams of lava are flowing through the fertile valleys and destroying towns and plantations on every side Rocks weighing 200 pounds have been hurled a distance bf two miles from the crater ot the volcano. Vil lages with iii the zone reaching almost to the capital, San Jose, have been deserted by the panic-Btricken resi dents. In the town of LaLechera, five kil ometers from the foot of the volcano, rocks weighing a hundred pounds crushed through residences. ; There has been loss of life on the plantationsnearest to volcano but the extent is not yet known. The volcano gave plenty of warn ing and before the eruption begun the villagers were In flight, v In Cobadilla some of the streets are filled with ashes to the house tops. Scientists have set out from San Jose to make observations and visit the volcano as soon as possible, be lieving the eruption will not continue long. A constant stream of refugees is urriving at San Jose, the nearest large town, 20 miles to the southeast of the volcano. Juanlllo, lying to the southwest of the mountain, Sarcero to the north west and LaLuguna, to the northwest, itrti uircmuueu wnu ueau uunuu, un cording to advices received here. Thousands of inhabitants have fled to the high ground in the surround ing country, and; -many camps have been thrown up in the Sierra De Til eran mountains where the villages are also crowded with tenor-stricken refugees. The volcano Burba, between San Jose und Poas is repotted to have given signs of becoming active, rumbling and trembling. Earthquake shocks are reported over a wide area, some of them of great severity, spreading panic. The smoke from Poas lies like a mushroom pall over the country for many miles surrounding the crater, and the ashes have been carried far. At night the sight is terrible, flames shooting to a height of hundreds of feet, and even in broad daylight they are visible against the black smoke. Oesengano and Gresca, towns on the flanks of Burba, are coveted with those who have fled from the settle ment near the pouting mountain, but even these are not considered safe havens In view of the threat ened activity of Barba. Vast plantations have been de serted when labor is most urgently needed to harvest, the coffee and su gar crops. In conjunction with the loss of labor on Nicaragua!! planta tions as the result of the revolution there it is believed that the Central American output will be seriously depleted. FOLLOWED HV WHITE WOMEN. Four Women Follow Negro Preacher. Preacher. Now In Jail. . (By Leased Wire to The Times Washington, Feb. 8 Despite the fact that "Bishop? Jonas 'J Samuel Sturdivant, the negro who exerts such a strong Influence over them that they have followed him from city to city, is now In prison in Baltimore on a charge of assault, the four white women who were found living here in the same house with the "Bishop," as he styles himself, refuse to be shaken in their belief in him and his teach ings, They are etrauded and wlth- out funds to buy food or leave here. Apparently the most intelligent and the only one in the party who speaks English fluently is Adda .Cod ding. She says she was born in New England,1 and that her father was a Methodist preacher: JOHN L. SCLLIVAN MARRIED. Gone to Euroe For Honeymoon Trip, Were Old Sweethearts. ( By Leased Wire to The Times) Boston, Mass., Feb. 8 When the Cunarder Iverina sailed today she took as saloon passengers John L. Sullivan, world-famed pugilist, and his bride of a few hours, who was Miss Katherine Harkins, of Sharon and a schooldays sweetheart of the former champion. They were mar ried last night. The plans for the wedding were given but little publicity. Recently Sullivan approached a priest and asked for a dispensation permitting his marriage to Miss Har kins . The dispensation was denied as Sullivan's first wife, whom he di vorced, is still living. Sullivan Is going to Dublin to be gin a three-months' engagement in vaudeville which will take him through Ireland, England and Scot land. PROFESSIONAL WITNESSES. Judge Guion Says .Man Who Buys Whiskey is Guiltier of the Two. ( Special to The Times. ) Wilson, N. C, Feb. 8 The first case that was called before Judge Guion yesterday for retailing was against a negro by the name of Sam Jones. The judge paid his respects to "professional witnesses," saying that the guiltier of the two the seller and the man who induces him to sell the man who buys is by far I the worst citizen, but the law is such that he cannot reach him. Old Sam like most negroes, was des 'comer dating de white gemmens, and neb- ber expected nuffln but a dram, was fined fifteen dollars and the costs. But when Judge Guion learned that the old fellow had just lost his house and its contests by fire, the fine wag remitted. But he warned whiskey "totem" that he was going to b.eak up the habit. KING OSCAR HAS APPENDICITIS. Was Operated Upon Last Midnight (Jetting Along Very Well. (By Cable to The Times) Stockholm, Feb. 8 The physicians of King Oscar Gustave, who was op erated on for appendicitis at mid night, today declared that he was resting easily. Grave fears for the monarch's life are entertained, how ever, and the royal family are at his bedside. It was reported today that there were no indications of compli cations, which form the greatest dan ger. That the attack was taken in time is believed to be the most favor able factor in the case. When the king was rushed from the opera to the operating table, it was asserted that a delay of a few hours would have been fatal. NIOGKO PREACHER SHOT. Assailant Fired Upon Him While He Was Kneeling In Church. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Charlotte.- NO.,. Feb. H William McDonald, a colored Baptist preacher, was fired upon three times while kneeling before his congregation at a colored church at Waxhaw, thirty miles south of this city, Sunday night. Two bullets took effect and the preacher was seriously wounded, though it, is believed he will recover. The unknown assailant fired through the rear o fthe church and escaped in the darkness. LAST CONTEST IN ENGLISH ELECTIONS (By Cable to The Times) London, Feb. 8 The Inst contest in the general election was held to day when the Orkney and Shetland Island district polled. It was no more than an aftermath, however, and the result will not probably be known till next week. The result of the elections at the Glasgow and Aberdeen universities was declared today. Sir Henry -Craig, unionist, be ing elected. ( With "the return of Premier As quith from the continent, where he went to rest after the election's re- suit wasNjeHnitely known, there came a resumption of political gossiping. He has been, according to nis inenas, , Bchool buMing. Nearly two dozen busy planning the reconstruction of appllcauts took the examination, the cabinet. Lord Wolverhampton, It Dr, jas. H. Parker, president Mu Is expected on good authority, will tual Alliance Trust, director ofNa retire, Mr. Emmott taking his place. ! tlonai Bank of Commerce, and other Mr. Emmott who will then Bit with big banks of New York City, spent Winston Churchill, defeated the lat- jagt weeic m Thomasville at the ter when he flrst stood Tor parlla- Thomasville Shooting CJu'b. He Is a ment. (North Carolinian by birth and says It is generally believed that the re- he always enjoys coming back o his tpriu pf t,he house of lords is assured. UuUve state. Thomasville hopes In V -ja,r. ,.. .jmfe m ; , The steamship Kentucky recently wrecked on Cliarlestoii, S. C, froru which through the use of vt ireless telegraphic apiaratr she carried forty-seven arsons were successfully rescued. When her operator flashed the signal for help two United States war vessels, two tugs and another steamer headed for her at the top of their speed. A short time after the rescue was made, the Kentucky went to the bottom. 4, ; r- The steamer Alamo, which cecently Kentucky about two hundred miles off equipped with wireless apparatus and during a heavy storm she steamed at She arrived just in time, for a sort wile I t. i... .. i. i i THOMASVILLE NEWS Smallpox Situation Very Much Improved Now Authorities Think the Worst is Over As a Number of Cases Have Recov- ered Several Cases Reported at the Orphanage Captain 1 Coble Very Nearly Recovered From In juries Received in Wreck. (Special to The Times.) Thoniasville, X. C Feb. 8 -The smallpox situation in Thomasville is improving and some of the cases who were quarantined a few weeks ago have been fumigated and have been released. No new cases are found in the town and the authorities think the worst is over. Most of the peo ple have been vaccinated and it is hoped the disease has been conquer ed. At the orphanage there are sev eral cases and everybody at the in stitution has been vaccinated; hence it is hoped the worst is over. Everyr thing possible has been done to stamp gut the disease and the authorities think they have the disease well in hand. . Saturday Mr. W. K. Whltehart, a farmer, living three miles north of here, had his home with alL the con tents destroyed by fire. The lire orig inated from a defective flue. He car ried no insurance and the loss falls heavll yon him and his two sisters who were living with hiin. Mr. N. B. Moore, form'erly mana ger of the printing department of Charity and Children, and family, left Saturday for Hendersonville, his future home, where he will engage in the newspaper business. Mr. Mopre sold his beautiful residence in the western part of the town to Cashier Zed Griffith for about $3,000. Mr. Jacob Burrows, a farmer liv ing about one mile from town, owns twenty-five hens, which during the year 1909 laid 268 dozen eggs which he sold, receiving therefor over $50.00. A good poultry yard in Thomasville could be made a good paying investment. Capt. George Coble, the hero in the terrible wreck of train No. 11 at Reedy Fork, beyond Greensboro, and conductor in charge fof No. 11, Vis spending ten days in ThomasvilPe, the guest of his brother-in-law, Mr. J. W. Lambeth. Capt. Coble is still suffering from injuries in his back and hips but is able to walk around. His many friends here and all over the state will be glad to hear that he is improving. Saturday afternoon Postmaster C. ; M. Hoover held the examination 'for ;censug enumerator in the graded 1 . . . ' -I . . rescued the crew of the steamship Charleston,. S. C , The Allium is when the distress call, was received full speed toward the stricken vessel. after the rescue , was mude the , the near future to: weave herself so close about him that he will become a citizen of this place. The second series of the stock of the People's Building & Loan Asso ciation is now open and a number of new citizens are becoming stockhold ers." The' flrif'BtX'nuu'irths' existence of this association has shown that seven new houses have built and when all the stock in the second se ries is taken the association will be able to build about three new houses each month. Every citizen in the town should own at least- a few shares of stock in this association in order to help the growth of the town. W. P. BANGHAM DIES AT WASHINGTON (Special to The Times.) Washington, N. C.i Feb. 8 The entire city was shocked and sadden ed when it was learned that Mr. W. P. Baugham, one of Washington's most prominent capitalists and busi ness men, had died very suddenly at his home on Second street from heart failure about 9 o'clock this morning. It seems that Mr. Baugham had been in poor health for the past, several months, but nothing serious was anticipated by bis doctors. He had just returned from Balti more, where he bad gone to consult a specialist in regard to bis health. Mr. Baugham was a man of large business interests and one or our city's wealthiest citizens. He was a member of the local or der of Elks, Masons and Pythians. He is survived by a heartbroken wife, one grown daughter and several younger children. The hour of the funeral has not yet beeu appointed. CHANGES IN THE BASEBALL RULES (By Leased Wire to The Times) New York, Feb. is Here are the changes in the baseball rules which will probably be adopted without a fight by the magnates of the major leagues at the schedule meetings next week. Umpire Silk O'Loughlln of the American league outlined them today: -N The coachers box has been altered to prevent the coacher from getting nearer than 15 feet of first base. The dead line runs through flrst and sec ond bases. The umpire must watch small points which hitherto have been sub ject for complaint from captains, such as the discoloring of new balls. The captains must notify the um pire of substitutes or changes in the positions of players, and the umpire must announce them to the crowd. " The captains must give the um pire the batting order list at home plate before the game rs called, and the players named must take part in the game. If a player on the de-tense impedes oi stops a halted bull by throwing a glove or mask at it the runner gets three bases. The umpire .'judging balls and strikes is the chief, his colleague guarding the flrst '-and second bases only. ' Every player gets an assist who as sists in putting out a runner, even if he makes the put-out himself. Thus he may get credit for a put-out and an assist at once. The chief umpire may fine bench j kickers and'-' eject them for a second ortense. Thirteen Horses Burned. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Wilmington, Del., Feb. S Thir teen valuable horses, owned by Simms & Co., bridge contractors, perished today when Frederick -Swing's farm stables, near the Baltimore & Ohio bridge, across Brandywine. Creew was burned. THE SHEPARD CASE Trial of Notorious Negro Will Begin Tomorrow Durham Lawyers Will Go Over To morrow Shepaiil Beginning to Get Nervous and Realizes He is l p Against it Spends a Goodly I'or tion of Time in Prayer Accident Shuts "Kiwii Erwin .Mills. (Special to The Times.) Durham. X. C, Feb. S After tlie ordering . of 2 00 special veniremen yesterday to try tlie Solomon 'Shcpard case, :the. Durham lawyers who were to take a' part .in . the trial' returned yesterday afternoon and will return tomorrow to get ready for the battle which begins tomorrow morning. Messrs. II. S. Skinner aud Benja min lAivensiein will 'represent the imbecile negro and .Messrs. Bryant and Brogden will prosecute him, as sisting Solicitor Gattis. The ease is expected to t;ike up the great part of Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, one of the-tactics of the defense, it is understood, ''Is to be in no hurry, Shcpard. was sent, over yesterday. He has gone to praying and appears to feel that he is up against it. lie was always greatly .dissatisfied tiiat his lawver. "Mr. Lovcnsteiii. hiiould have allowed the case to gel away from the Durham county juries, who have always had a sneaking belief that Shcpard is not the man wiio killed Engineer Holt. : The Erwin Cotton Mills will be shut down today and yet tomorrow, caused by a smash-up yesterduy that knocked the walls of tlie beaming room in. The cars that did the work were being switched on the' side! rack and broke loose. They ran away into the walls and broke a bole large enough for two big windows in 'the side. There came near being hurt several employees and the damage is such that it will be necessary to sus pend operation until there are some repairs. The loss in dollars isn't very great. The laymen of the city are hard at work upon their-pledges to be raised within the next ten days. The Pres byterians and Methodists of the First church in each denomination have undertaken to raise $5,000 each and appear to be good for that amount. They have therefore more than half of the entire obligation resting upon them. The outcome of the every member canvass will be watched will) Interest in the city. Mr. P. B. Cheek has returned from the county, seven miles from Dur ham, where he went Friday of last week to be with his mother, Mrs. Nash, in the celebration of her 86th birthday. ' i She is in perfect health at that, very advanced age and appears to be good, in the event of no misfortune, for the few years between her pres ent age and 100. The occasion of her birthday served to draw a num ber of her relatives to her home, which Is between Durham and Chapel Hill. ' . Hon. E. Carl Duncan, of Raleigh, spent yesterday in the city and re turned on the afternoon train. Mr. Duncan's visit caused some lo cal excitement among the postofflce candidates, and one cannot hurl a stone in the city without hitting one. It was supposed that Mr. Duncan had come here to get something on the inside about the postofflce fight and therefore would take it to Washing ton for -sohie sort of consumption. -. It turned out differently, however. Mr. Duncan wu. here simply and solely to see bis young son who is a stu dent at Trinity. College, ' He did n HOC run into the nest of politicians POLICE MARK RAIPS. Genuine I leer Found In Near Beer Saloons by Wilson Police. (Special -to The Times.) " Wilson, N. C, Feb. $ Last Satur day tlie-Wilson police made a syste niatic raid on near beer dealers and found in some of-the, places the gen uine "Schlitz.". What will be done with the "Knights of the White Aprons" is a mailer that is being freely discussed on street corners Ai any rate, the Wilson blue coats have done their duty and it. is up to the powers that .bo to do what is right in the matter. It seems that the po lice got their dander up the past week, for outside of the near beer rank they ran in eleven black blind tigers with the assistance of a "pro fessional," who, of course, will get all the cussing that is coming to him, and the credit ( ?) too, if there is any Late last Saturday afternoon the police were "nosing around" the ex press office and found a whole barrel of booze (in pint bottles) marked to Turner Vick, a negro who lives in the Wilbanks section. Just before dark Vick called for his goods and took tiieni away. The question is: "Will this wholesale shipment be consider ed as one package or five hundred packages?" -: di:ki!.h)i;d the women... Promised' (o Marry Them Then Got Their Money and Skipped. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Boston," Mass., Feb. S-Charges of deferanding three women whose promise .to - marry hint lie 'is alleged to have secured, are made by the po lice against W. H. L. Fowler, fifty- four years old, who was arrested as he was about to board a steamer for Portland. ' The police say that there are scores of other women -in various parts' 'Of the country who have been cheated of their money by Fowler.- The specifier complaint upon which the arrest was made was lodged with the police of Hull by Mrs. Mary C. Loneman, a widow of Quiiicy, Ills. She says she is about $t,fi00 out on check which she gave Fowler. . Abbie II. Swanton. of Everett, has informed. I lie police-of that city that Fowler levied a 'tax of $7."i0 on her credulity. Another coniplaintant is Eugenie .Meredith, of .Wilmington. Ills., who has told the' police that Fowler cash ed her checks to the value of $2,500. The. police say that Fowler found the susceptibilities of Illinois' women a rich field of financial operations and that they are certain that dozens of tiieni lodge complaints against him. WRECK OX SOl'TIIKKN. Engineer Killed and Two Others Bail- ly Urn I. '(By Leased Wire to The' Times)' Louisville. Ky., Feb. S Engineer Dubridge was killed, two trainmen were injured and the passengers in seven crowded coaches were shaken up and endangered today when a Southern Railway local train ran through an open' switch at Waddy and crashed into a freight. The in jured were '. lagagenmster Thomas and Kireniau O'Malley. RACE WAR IMMINENT BETWEEN WORKMEN Chattanooga, Teiin., Feb. S Three men have been killed in a pitched battle' between the armed whiles and negroes at Hales Bar, near here, where the I'nlted Slates is building a monster dam, according to reports received toda. The police rushed to the scene when it was learned that :I00 armed negroes surrounded 150 white laborers. They have turned their principal attention for the time being to guarding the store of dyna mite at the dam. and locks. Then is enough of tin; explosive there to blow everyone of the 4 50 men to atoms, and an attempt by one side or the other to seize it was feared. The police reserves, taken out in a special automobile when a white worker, who eluded the negro sen tries, brought the news, are under the command of Captain Burke. The camp was virtually under arms since Saturday when William H. Fla herty, one of the contractors, ap pointed three negro bosses, putting white men under their orders. The white laborers struck. Then the ne groes took the offensive. CORPORATION BILL AGAIN UP IN SENATE Senator Newlands of Nevada Discusses the Measure At Length Today THE DEFICIENCY BILL Senator Newlands Contended That Federal Incorporation Bill Should Go to Committee on Interstate Commerce Rather Than to the Committee on Judiciary Confer ence Report on the Current Defic iency Bill Laid Bt'foi-e tlie Senate. Still Disagreement Over $125,000 Appropriation to Immigration Com mission. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, Feb. 8 During the consideration of routine business in the senate today Senator Newlands, of Nevada, discussed at length the administration federal incorporation bill. The question before the senate was the reference of the bill, Mr. Newlands contending that it should go to the committee on interstate commerce,': rather than the commit tee on judiciary. He disclaimed any intention of embarrassing the admin istration in getting proper consid eration of tlie bill. He took up the various methods of regulating trading corporations en gaged in interstate commerce", and said it could be done either by natio nal government and subject thelf "op erations to national direction and control, or by national license given to state corporatios, prescribing the conditions upon which they would be permitted to engage in interstate commerce unless they obeyed the con ditions imposed. He declared that for many years ho had favored na tional incorporation of transportation companies for the reason that inter state transportation constituted three-fourths of the total business of the common carriers. He said It was an economic necessity to have great trunk lines from ocean to ocean ,and from the lakes to the gulf. The conference report on the urg ent deficiency bill was laid before the senate. It fixes the salaries of the judges of the customs court at $7,- 000 per annum. This is the house provision. The tariff law fixed the salaries at $.1.0,000 annually. There is still a disagreement on the provision appropriating $125,000 additional for tlie immigration com- nission and this .and .several other minor amendments were" sent back to conference. Th'-'-vice -preslilent laid before the senate :i iiiiiiiiiiuiicaMoi) from Secre tary Ballinger in which Mr. Ballm er thanked; the senate for calling bis attention- to the rule which pro hibits the heads of departments from ubmiiting measures to be acted upon In the senate. ; ; Senator Mi-Cumber, of North Da kota, from .the 'committee-on finance, reported favorably, with amendments the Elkins' resolution to inquire Into ; high cost of living. FIGHTING ANOTHER 'RATTLE. iovi'iiinieiit Troops Winning Over Rebels In Nicaragua. i:y Leased Wire to The Times.) Him fir-Ms. Via Colon,, by wireless. Feb. S Another battle between Gen ial I'hamorro and the government rmy is reported ..in advices received li-ii- to.lav. : Tin- Insurgents have been outflanked nil the success of the ruvolt threat mil, ai-ciiling to npoiis from the from. Bunco,, captured by the insur gents, has bi-i-n n-taken by the Madrlz troops,' ami another report declares that i 'hamorro, touted, has taken to the swamps with the government troop.-- in close. pursuit. Chicago Live Stock Market. (By Leased wire to The Times.) I'niou Stock Yards, Ills., Feb. S Hogs receipts 0.000; market 5c higher; mixed and butchers 8.35 a 8.80; good htavy 8.00 a 8.90: rough heavy 8.40 a 8.55: light 8,L'5 a 8.50; pigs 7.00 a. 8.15; bulk S.63 n S.S0. : ' Cattle receipts 11,000; steady to 10c lower; beeves 4.40 a 7.8C; cows and h'jifers "!.-'5 a 6.15; stockers and feeders 3.40 a 5.50; Tcxans 5.00 a 6.40. ' Sheep receipts 18,000; market strong. Sheep 3.90 a 6.65; lambs 5.85 a 9.05. Dr. Caley Cpchurch,. of Apeic, wag in the city todays
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