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RALEIGH, N. 0. THURSDAY, APKIL 21, 1910. PRICE 5 CENTS. Double, the :Numfrer of -Paid -Subscribers in jtie City of Raleigh yny Other 'Newspaper-., ESTABLISHED 1876. MNlY-nVE LIEN KILLED IN COALMINE Terrific Explosion Wrecks Coal and Iron Mine Near Ensley, ''Alabama' .v-"-.; ", -. .i ' .s " SHAFT NOW ON FIRE '! :,"!-.; ? .. 1 1 ..... '. .. Kxploslon of Mulga Coul and Iron Miie in Alabama Shoots flames to Great Height in Air, Firing the HUati and Imprisoning Twenty.flve Men in Mine Below No -Accurate List of Men Obtainable Hut it is Relieved That Kiglit White Men niul Seventeen Negroes Ai'e Impris. one! IfireiiiHii of Mine n Victim. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Birmingham, Ala., April 21 Twenty-five men are reported killed by an explosion nt Miilga In the mine of the Birmingham Coitl & Iron company. State Inspector James Hillhouse lias taken charge of the rescue work. - The explosion was of such force that the (lames shot to a great helgut from the mouth of the shaft. The rages in the mouth of the shaft were so badly sprung by the explosion that they are now useless and the shaft Is now on fire. Air is being pumped Into the mine. . Mulga mine has been opened only a couple of years and was regarded as a model of its kind. The scene of the disaster is located about six miles ' northwest of Ensley, and is connected with that cjty by one telephone line, which is working badly this morning. Ambulances and physicians' were hurried to Mulga from Ensley imme diately after the news of the explos ion was received. ' 1 . James Bohnymttn, of Birmingham, general manager of the Birmingham Coal & Iron Company, owners of the mine, has gone to the mine Res cuers are having great difficulty in getting down in the suaft. The explosion occurred shortly af ter 9 o'clock last night.' . The hospital car of the Birming ham Southern Railroad tons sent at midnight to be used in caring for the itilnreri. ' While no accurate list of the men trapped could be obtained owing to the fact, tliat the mine foreman iB among the imprisoned, it is believed there are eight white men and seven teen colored in the mine. ' . The explosion was the most de structive in the district for years. .- Fire dump has added to the hor rors of the Mulga disaster. At 10 o'clock this morning Sam John, as sistant mine superintendent, and a Mr. Barns, two members of the res cue party 'wore brought out They were immediately overcome by fire damp' and were placed under care of physicians. Other members of the party reported that the bottom of the shaft had been reached. They saLr j two dead bodies had been found and that no sign of life was seen any where in the mine. ; It was said that probably eight white men' and thirty three negroes have met death in the mine. It was impossible to bring the two bodies to the surface for the rea (Contlnued on Page 'SIX.) , IRISH IN IRISH POLITICS (By Leased Wire to The Times) Dublin, .April ill America's share in British arid ' Irish 'politics ' is '- again strikingly shown m the announcement made today in- the Cork Accent, the organ of William .O'Brien, opponont Of John Redmond for 8upremacy,:n Irish politics and leader of the Independent Nationalists party, that an unsolicited contribution of. $5,000 has been re ceived from theiUnited States, k 1 The Accent-says? "This will . have a profound effect on Irish public opinion. Its coming unsolicited and unexpectedly i aii iKn mnfn significant, aa an. Indi cation of the trend of the thought1 concerning us. , - - .- ' ; '"This finanolal aid from America will broaden, the. chatm. v between the two Irish factions, however, as the Inde pendents Will be able to carry on a harder flgtht. .'S,' .' ' ,-" 'V-.'-''-, ' '-. Convent ' Destroyed ' by Landslide. - (By Cable to The ISmes.) .' V 'Madrid; April 21-Twb Score nuns wereb urled and many are believed to have been killed when a landslide de stroyed the convent of San Pablo near Manresa, SO miles from Barcelona. Nine nUna have been rescued alive and as jnany bodies have been: du out, , ' . !. .( '..:: . ' ; . ' '. " MRS. LCCY PA IN JR. p'-A "Wl 'lill M Mrs. Lucy Paine, the rich American residing In Purls, who ha$ raiised ' the arrest of Count and Countess Daulby lie Cutigny on the charge of foisting spurious iaiiitinjjH upon lier us .the genuine, Mrs, Puine claims to have, paid more than yam, WW for the alleged "old musters." A POLITICAL MOVE Administration Wants to Side track Lire Issues Members of the Cotton Kxehanue Charge the Uovernment With In sincerity in its Prosecution of the UhII OiM'rntlons ProgiwsH in Hearing- ' . (By Leased Wire to The Times.) New York, Aprilf 21 "The United States Attorney General's so-called in quiry Into the alleged bull pool in rot ton is nothing more nor less than a political move on the part of the pres ent national "administration.'.- Politicn and nothing but politics is at the-'bot tom of It. The administration wnnts to sidetrack the widespread comment on thfe tariff and the high cost of living." This statement was made today by C.- I., Hudson, head of the brokerage Qrm of C. I. Hudson & Company, mem bers of the New. York cotton exchange and one of the largest dealers in the commodity. ' "If the government were really sin cere in its investigation," continued ftjr. Hudson, "there wouldn t be any ..In vestigation. It is a notable thing that the Inquiry affects only- that part of the country from which the republi can party gets fewest votes. Tha same inquiry might be made in regard to the situation in the grain market, onjy tha would effect the strongholds of. repub lican votes. Therefore-there is no grain Inquirv." ;j This sentiment was only one of the many ; various expressions of opinion among potton .brokerage firms 'in re gard to the federal Investigation of tle alleged cotton pool. James A. Patten.-the bull operator, In cotton win) has arrived In New .Ypvk. was equally condemnatory of" the gov-. riiment's nvestisaIon. i . i Patten's operations, it; was stated to- day. are being financed through the firm of J. . 8. Bache , Company. William J. Wpllman, one of the" members' of the firm, had this to any today; The jnoney for the bull movement in American cotton Is coming largely from Birope. The price of cotton Is hold ing up In Europe, and that is one of the reasons why it is holding up here. There are 129,000 bales of the commodity available in . New;, Yorlt now, for $,0 a bale and there are ?,500,0O0 bales avail able in the country, . "Our operations q,re fnoEtly in Europe. The second largest'banking firm abroad yesterday offered' us a large mm, for operations in cotton,, but we could take only half fit It." '. ..'. Mr. Patten said:. '., r. "I do not think, there Js olng t.o be a corner in cotton ana even ir mere should be it will not. be because .of my operations. The price of "cotton Is simply due to the fact. -that the supply Is not as great as the demand. ' f believe that efery cotton mill in the world will have to shut down nefct August and September, simply "because there wjll be nothing for' them to .work with. , 5ev.; ,' .. ;"Thls jwhole Bcrap Ib due to an at tempt to force me-out. of the market. Cotton is being bought here now, at a -loss, to frighten me, but 1 am not going to Ioeo. my nerve. I have been '.'. (Continued On Page Seven.) BRAVE MARK TWAIN Dying M Cheerful 'Working and No Mope Vor His Recovery, But He ' Sits Vp ami Does Some Work, At ' tending to His liusincss Affairs, ftave ('heck to Redding Ijhrury, , Redding, Conn., April 21 Samuel L. Clemmens (Mark Twain), humor ist and philosopher, even in the face of death, Is putting up a heroic fight for his life. Although no hope is held out for - his recovery he was so strengthened by stimulants this morning that lie was able1 to sit up in bed for a short time. He chatted with the members of his household and the attendants, frequently jest ing, though he knows the seriousness of his condition. After he had sat up for awhile, Mr. Clemens declared he felt strong enough to write. This he was per mitted to do. It was not to make the world laugh, however, that the aged author assumed his favorite position for work lying down. On December 20; last, on his return frbm the first of his two visits to Bermuda this win terf lie said to his interviewers, "Boys,:- there will be no more work for me in this world." - Today he devoted himself to busi ness affairs, writing to his publishers and others. He" declined to dictate, professing his own strength so in tently "that his physician consented. - Again he demanded a cigar. For the last year h& has been on an. al lowance" of.:fdur a ilay, " which he has felt keenly, as his allowance for years was ten -times, that daily. This ex cessive smoking is the cause of his illness- tobacco heart, , -. - ; Albert "Bigelow Paine; nis secre tary,' he consulted this morning in regard to .business affairs., Almost his last act yesterdayv before he suf fered his sinking spell was to draw, a check for $6,000 in favor of the Red ding library and directed. Mr." Paine to forward it. Mr.- Clemens practi cally founded the library - -s. i Mr. Clemens was much cheered. to day, by-, the attentions of his' daugh ter, Mrs. Ossip Gabrilowitch, who re mained' whin call of the sick; 'room or at the bedside all night long;' She continued her vigil today with tin ceasing attention. Mrs, Gabrilowitch attempted to persuade 1 her . father J from writing,,, but J8 wiith a laugh, .. .' Silenced her Kentucky Legislature Absolved. J Frankfort, : KyJ, April 21-The grand jury after investigating allega tions, of bribery made against mem bers of the, last legislature has de cided. td ; exonerate all Involved. There, is no trace of any improper ettlon, the Jurors say 1 j . - ' ' 1 . ' BIGCROVD ATTENDING HYDE TRIAL ..t.f ri i -r ' - On Hand Early Struggling for Place In the Court Room; V" i - ' "iy-' NURSE ON STAND Knsliionublv- DieNsed Women uud Husiness Men Htrugjlc I'or I'ae in Crowded Court Room Ivvciting ImKlents of : Vestcrday Drutyi , Crowd Ruck Again Today More (lashes Between Court and Coun sel Kxpected Attorney lor lie fcndant Threaten! to PniKccute State's Wltes For Murdei- Pearl Keller Still on the Stainl. (BV Leased Vlre to The Times) Kansas City, Mo., Ap:-il 1 has:i lonablv dressed women anil business men struggled with court iidneiies to day, for a place in. the small iiml incr crowded.. court room ol Judxc Italpn l.atshaw, where Dr. B.xClark llyda is being tried for the mm-der ot Colonel Thomas H. Swope, milllonaue philan thropist. The crowd was on hand early, due to the tense, dramatic and sensational scenes Wiiicu occurred yesterday. v More clashes between court and counsel were expected and each time an objection was raised die specta tors were on the, qui Vive until a rul ing was made, Everybody is talking of the daring, dramatic and Sensational threat made by Attorney Walsh, attorney for the defendant, who threatens to prose cute Dr. Walter. Paines, toxlcologist, and the state's most important wit: ness, for njitrdef 'tuhg first decree if he testified to facts Ttf court con trary to what he told the grand jury. The scientist testified before the grand jury that no cyanide was found in the viscera of Colonel Swope. It is generally understood that he will testify that cyanide was found, when lie takes the witness stand. Possible prosecuiion of the scien tist is made possible- under a little used and much' less Known statute of Missouri, : Pearl Keller, tin; nurse,- who at tended the aged philanthropist at his death, will face ft more trying ordeal when the cross-examination begins. Mrs. Florence Hyde, wife of the de fendant, looked at the nurse wlien she testified. The latter looked up at Mrs. rfyde,: her cheeks - colored, she smiled, dropped her eyes and twisted her. lace handkerchief uneasily. RICHMOND ROBBERS GET TEN YEARS EACH (By Leased Wire to The Times) Kichmond, Va., April 21 Eddie Fay and "Little Dick" H uiis, charged with the robbery of the Richmond" postofflce pleaded guilty thin morning before Judge Waddill in 'In- United States circuit court ami "ere fined $6,00U each and sentenced t ten, years in the federal prison hi Atlanta. OTHER SUITS FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL (By Leased Wir to The Times) Chicago, "April 1- While O. E. 'Harri son,, government inist ousier, is speeding to. Washington with informa tion which is expired to cause At torney General Wiekersham to order United States District' Attorney Sims to begin a federal grand jury investiga tion of the Elgin bnard of trade, mem bers of that organization are preparing to ask Senator Lorlm.-r to wage' war on the time label clause 'of thfe pro posed cold storage bill. :MrV:Ha'rrlson left Chieagd test night far Washington after spending the day in Elgin. Senator Lorimer arrived in KCiicago yesterday afternoon,, having previously sent letters to wnoiesaie gi-ocers, canners, cold storage rhen and President Newman of the 'Elgin board informing them that he 'wjould like" to confer with them this weeltii -; ' Secretary of the Treasury Mac- Veagh also plays an Important part In the' fight against the cod storage bill. His Arm, Franklin MacVcagh & Company Is one of the largest handlers of canned goods In Chicago., . , Miss 'I heoi-i! t .il ler, Piesidenl if Hie Soriefy of t.'noil ( 'liccr, who is planning tin intensive eeui-sioi by itl! ineii.licis of 1 lit- sieietv mi -i special tiain to be k'i.vii as " I lie Traill of Smiles." Miss ui ler lias just letiiriied to Xew n-k li-oni mi n iiinzinn trip Ibrouli the West. The "Tram oi Smiles" is : !( sein out m the inlerest of tin society. Its ten tative route is through liienj-o, si i(1,js aiid other middle western cities ami south to the City ol Mexico. I liedate of departure is not yet lived. CONVICTSGET AWAY Several Convicts Get Away From Federal Prison Two Life Convicts and Five-' Others Seize F.ngine in Pi ison Yards and Kscape to Open Country Have Hecn Surrounded in Piece ol Woods. ; : (By Leased Wire to The' Times) Fort Leavenworth, Kas., April 2 1 Two life convicts in the federal prison shortly after breakfast '-thin morning made 'thefr escape from' the prison. Both men are .leavily armed. They raced down the road to the Union Pacific Railroad tracks, : over powered the crew on a switch engine and taking possession of tue engine, started westward. About two miles from the prison they, abandoned t.ie engine and took to the woods. : The prison guards are now in pur suit of the men. It is not known waether they crossed the Missouri river or not. A latt!e between the escaped men and the guard is sine: to occur. During the excitement a gaiiK of six prisoners, under tne guard of one sentry, who were employed on the Fort" Leavenworth Union -'Pacific yards unloading supplies for .the prison, made their escape.; One pris oner, losing his nerve at Hie last mo ment did not go wit'ii his compan ions. The five men joined the ot iters on the engine. ' This gang had been at work in the yards for the past two days. It is not. known where they secured : their arms. When the break was made, two of the convicts ran to a oacli nearby and took out two revolves. These are the only weapons tae men are known to have1.' T;ie people in the surrounding country have joined in the chase. A company of regular soldiers stationed at the fort nave also teen drdered out after the men. By 10 o'clock tne men were sur rounded in a wooded section Un.nvn as Hunns Valley. LIABIMTIKS ABOUT $.-,0M,mO. Liabilities of the Knight & Yancey " Company. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Huntsville, Ala., April 21 The liabilities of .the Knight & Yancey Company, the Decatur-firm of cotton buyers, were added up in the bank ruptcy court today and found to ag gregate $5,7,T.7,908, something, more than $3,000,000 in excess of previous estimates. The company was an un incorporated partnership. Frost & Lovell were appointed receivers by Judge W. I. Grubb, in the federal court and bonds fixed at $200,000. The assets are stated at ' $500.0008 and secured debts $417,157. : - ' Calhoun in Pekln.. Pekin, April.; 21 The Prince Re gent today-received W. J. Calhoun, the new American minister; who pre sented his credentials.. , . : Members of the Chinese foreign board, later visited Mr, Calhoun. . MISS THEORA CARTKR. " 'V.y ; - ' 'J DISBANDS RESERVES General Armfield Orders Dis banded Naval Reserves (ienerui ineliiciency and Failure to Pass Last Inspection (liven as Causes for Dishuuilineiit Com pany l-'ailed to Puss Inspection Last Veur I. ieiitv . Martin Compli mented lor Ahillly. i Special to The, Times.) V Wilmington', .V. C.! April 21 -An order was received today from Adju tant General .V.'inlield. disbanding t.ie W'iliiii'ngton division of naval re serves, created soiuew.hat of a sen sation. The order became -effective immediately, therefore organization is now a. tiling 'of the past. Failure. -to pass satisfactorily tae last inspection and a general stale ol .inefficiency was assigned as causes for ilishnndment. The company fail ed to pass inspect ion last year and a second inspection was granted. This was held by Col. .1. j 'nn B. MettH, second 'Nonh Carolina infan try;.. While the .'division passed, ho gen eral improvement- was revealed. There ,ias been internal dissension in the division and this probably con tributed to the Causes for disband nient. The government "property and ef I'ocls '.were ordered'sent to Captain T. C. Daniels at Xew-Hern. , Col. Metts today hig.ily complimented.. ' First Lieutenant Cutiiliert Martin for ex ecutive ability on -'commanding the division durns; the term 'of office.; Will Operate Wireless. I Special to Tile Times) Durham, April 1 - Mrs. 1.. I!. Mc Ciiin left ; yesterday for .Greensboro, where she will visiMier son, .Mr. W. 11. McCain, Jr., who is soon to go to New York City, wliore - he studies wireless telegraphy. . ; . Mr. McCain,: who has been with the Southern Railway at Greensboro, has been studying the wireless and alter taking' .si short course' iff New York will, go -n n ship and sail between New York and Liverpool. He has spent the'past four years in the .Morse system and has- a good rudimentary tr'ainiug for the work. lie Is one of the young men leaving Durham and promising well. v Saw. the Comet. - (By Leased Wire to The Tinies) Cambridge, Mass., April 21 .Mem bers of the Harvard observatory staff obtained a clear view of Halleys comet with naked eyes between 3:.4S ahd 4:12 a. m. today. The comet was 14 degrees east of. Venus, had a tail one and one-half degrees long and was in the fourth magnitude. Crazed by Hallcy'a Comet. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Louisville, KKy., April 21 Crazed by-fear of the -approach of Halleys convet, and believing the end of the world was at hand, Mrs. Florence Shankland. SO venrs old, comniilled suicide today by sliooting., . , --. .) ' -g-: --; - 'wV .- ;' ' :- V-. . . , . . ROOSEVELT; THE GUEST OF CITY OF PARTS .. I t . i . ' . 'I ",."'- Arrived In the French Capital Early to Today Where He Met Mrs. Roosevelt' DAY A QUIET. ONE Only a l ew People Resides the Offic ials a( the Sen ion to Greet Him. Ambassador Ihicon and M.'-Jusser-and Amo'ig Those Who First. Greet the l-ormei- President and He Was "I) lighled" to See Them Hf( Stay Here Will he the Gayest of His I. ui-opea ii 'I rip Called on the President 'lodny mid Call Relumed liy I iillieies I In Cable lo The Times); .Parts, A 1 1 1' 1 1 21 Theodfn-e Roos evelt, private citi.en, nrrived. in Pans ilns inoiunig lor the giealest t rl-. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ol Ins whirl through lOiirope. The Oriental express drew Into the Gore De 4v. Kst three minutes behind the schedule time 7:30 o'clock. A moment later, amid the formal wel coming, lie declared himself dee- lighted ' at meeting two members of Ills' famous tennis cabinetAmbassa dor Bacon, the host of me Roosevelt. party in Paris, and M. Jusserand, French ambassador to the "United States, who came to France espec ially to aid in Mr. Roosevelt's recep tion in Paris. The former president and Kermlt Roosevelt were welcomed by a small crowd besides the officials. ,Tt was. too early in the day for Parisians to turn out lor anything in large, num bers. . ; - y , In the official group on the plat form there were, besides the Ameri can and the French ambassadors, and the staff of the American embassy, . the president, of the municipal coun cil; M. Moilard, director of the pro tocol service, and army officers rep resenting the government and Presi dent I-'allieres. V Within a tew moments after their arrival the Roosevelts were being whirled through streets decorated ns for a fete, to the American embassy, where Mrs. Roosevelt and Miss' Ethel have been staying since their arrival from Avignon.; About the embassy at 5 Rue Fran-" cois I, a small crowd .gathered at the I ime of the nrriva'l and cheered Mr. Roosevelt. ; On the whole, however, the ent rance of Mr. Roosevelt to Paris was the quitest arrival he has yet made in a Kuropenti capital. The first duty of Paris' guest was Hie formal call on President Fallieres at the Elysee palace and on M. Pi chan, the minister of foreign affairs, ('(invention called for the return of these visits. Little was definitely mapped out for today, save for these calls and the dinner planned to be held at the palace, where the most distinguished men of official circles were invited to meet Mr. Roosevelt, both Mine. Fal V (Continued on Page Two.) MR. BRYAN HAS REACHED CHICAGO (liy Leased Wire to The Times) Chlc-ig. t'.iyan i Lincoln, i 'hicago. , Apiil 21 William- Jennings un his wa to Ills home nt. Neb., ai'u-r a Hying visit to Air. Hrynn's presence in this city bnnmht together rciircsctitiilives "( tin- various warring factions In the Inch I .democratic patty and was re sponsible for the presence . ' of Crev Woodson of Kentucky, secretary of the national organization. ; .Mr. Woodson and Itoger Sullivan were In conference at the Congress Hotel for nearly three hours before Mr, Bryan's- arrival. They repaired to gether to the News-paper Club where Mr." .Itfjnn was 'tendered a reception and greeted warmly; ..'" '' :. ' fn .an address at the club. Mr. Bryan said in part: "If the newspapers of this country nu t the responsibilities of this country that rest upon the conscience of men: it the newspapers of this country did their duty to the public, there Is not a wrong that could fast one year In the United States. It Is only because we have so many newspapers, that, in stead of expos-ing wrong-doing, cover it up (applause); It Is because we have so nmnv newspapers that have pecuniary interests with the plunderers that the plundered arc not protected,"