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.. - ;.'- '-a V;?-' - 9 -.' '- .. .;-- ' CzrJIottor. LAST 3 vV. -. Print all the Newt that's s fit to Print, ud ,T,'- ' irinMtFifst EDITION i ESTABLISHED 1873, .EALEIGH, NC.rSAWcpAV, MAY 7, 1910. PRICE 5 CENTS. Double? the Number of Paid Subscribers in 'the. City of Raleigh of Any Otficr Newspaper. ii i.' . - -i ! - i . . i : i i y. -rill . ie i i i i si711 L K I lk. JH v I r. ! K 2?I ALL Eu'GLAWD AI'D HIE WORLD LIOURN DEATH OF PEACE-LOVING KING Keg Edward cf EngM Died .Last Night At 11:45 O'clock T1IE NATION STUNNED King of England Died Last Nlglit at 11:43,: and All the Nation is in Tears Great Metropolis Is Stilled, and People Appear As If a Physical Calamity Bad Been Visited Upon Theni News of tlie Death of the King Spread Consternation Mighty 'Tide Of Humanity gwees Into the City to be in Touch With Kvents George, Prince of Wales, Proclaimed King. (By Cable to The Times) London, May 7 While the' great bell of St. : Paul's Cathedral today polled constantly,-speaking the sor row of Great Britain for her well be loved king,' Edward VII, the millions of this city, hushed and sombre, paid honor to his memory in tears. The steady knell of the, giant bell sound ing above all others seemed like the sad beating , of the' nation's heart as George V, the Sailor King, was ack nowledged successor to Edward the Peace-maker, who lay dead at Buck ingham. , Silent crowds fill the streets." The uBual'jsQnndsttfJhe metropolis are partly stilled; from one end of the city to the other, and from one end of the empire -to the other, whither the sad news lias gone 'he people mourn; they .appear as if a great physical ca lamity had been visited upon the na tion. ..;..-' A pathetic Incident that occurred as soon ss It was known that the king had died at 11:45 last night is typi cal Of the nation's sorrow. The crowd that had waited all day long without Buckingham 'palace for word of the ruler's condition ' had Just received the last news. Then, unmindful of the mud and water of the pavement, an aged woman knelt and, with hands uplifted, prayed for the soul of the ruler. The crowd bared their heads and bowed as they saw the simple act. . ' JvA.--'. - A day of bright sunshine opened the reign of George V. This morn ing came bright and clear, after the' drizzle and rain which drenched last night's crowds, all unmindful of their own discomfort, while they awaited the last word from the death-bed where the heart of the nation was centered. The vast majority of London's mil-. (Continued On Page Seven.) LIOUIQt'KGFORKING " (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington. May 7 The British em bassy Went Into -mourning today fol lowing the announcement last night of the death; of, Kina Edward VII. A.m passador Bryee "iff 'In constant , cable communication with the British foreign office. s '- -: : -. .;. It was said at the embassy later, in the day that Ambassador'Bryce would have no official statement to make re garding -Klitg Edwai'n death. It wa .apnounced that the , embassy wili go Into full 'inonrninf '"forthwith " for - a period of three ononths and Into half mourning for a period of three months longer, as Was done at the tome of the death of Queen 5Vlctorla.: . Naturally, during this time all social observances of whatever character will be suspended. , ' , ' '' , - The death of Kltfg i(5dward will' not affect the plan , 'to ' establish the emT bassy at Dover, N. H., for the -sum- i mor, where the embassy held forth last year, also, , '' Ambassador and ; Mrs, ' Bryee and the secretaries .and their families Intend leaving here for Dovor early In 'June. .' , . ' ' : rIt had' been 'Ambassador Bryce's In tention to go "to New York last night ' for the purpoM of meeting Lady Bryee, who Is du at New York from England f today, "but ; owing' to the death of .the ; king, h Will y remain in Washington. . Lady Bryee will be met at .New York ' by one of the secretaries of the '.em' bassy. ' 1.: ,..,'.';-','. Lord Bustaee : Percy." third ' son - of ; the Duke of Northumberland, who has becn appointed third secretary of the embassy, succeeding 'Mr, ,H, Boreaford Hope, arrived here .. yesterday ' from KiiRlnnd for. tho purpose of entering upon hjp flu'.les. ' K j 1 GEORGE V. IS KING New King Proclaimed For . British Empire Proclamation In Accordance With Precedent, Delivered Prom the Steps of the Royal Exchange and . From St. James Palace Members of the Royal Family From All Over Continent Coming. ; (By Cable to The Times.) London, May 7 George V was formally proclaimed king of Great Britain and Ireland, and of the Brit ish Territories beyond the Seas, and Emperor of India today. The procla mation in accordance. with precedent, was delivered from the steps of the royal exchange and of St. James Pal ace. This ceremony preceded that of taking the oath at St. James palace before the privy council. The king was pale as he drove to St. James Palace. The first word of the coming of royalty from all over the continent reached London today, with news of tne departure, of Queen Maud of .Nor way, youngest daughter of Edward. It 1b expected that she will arrive by Monday at the latest. ; 'The first of the continental royalty to reach London was '"the Queen Mother of Holland,- Emma, who en-; toted the city at 7 a. m. . , , Queen Alexandra this morning showed tne- greatest fortitude. Though carefully watched by her physicians, she bore up under the blow with courage. At Buckingham Palace It was an nounced, that the Qondition of the dowager queen was as satisfactory as could be expected. Tills morning, Immediately on arising, she attended a brief special service in her private chapel, the Rev. Canon Edgar Sheppart conducting the services. The Queen remained some time in prayer. She conquered her emotions, and no sign of the in tensity of her feelings marked the se renity of her features. At 1 o'clock this afternoon special private services in connection with Edward's death were held in St. Paul's Cathedral. This morning It was announced that Edward's body had not been re moved from the death chamber on the first floor of Buckingham Palace In' the northwest corner, overlooking the terraces. Marlborough House Is today still1 tho official residence of Kfng George. Today it was tho center of the pfllclal and social world. .'. "'-' Aterriiic Jam of notables of all kinds gathered there to pay formal respects to the new ruler.'. The line of .vehicles extended for blocks about the grounds and the crowd at the en trance of the house was so great that many were compelled to wait half an hour or more before gaining admit tance. .'The ceremonies of the call were the most perfunctory, being bo more than signing the visitors book, except for a few personal friends of King George" arid Queen Mary. The Iking today himself directed the dispatching of official word of bis father's death to all the" monarch and presidents of the world." Scores of messages of condolence from the world's rulers' have already been re-; ceived. ' ; i;y V A&ong the early callers at Buck ingham Palace were Whitelaw Read; the American ambassador, : and Wil liam Philips, secretary of the United States embassy. ' . ': The ambassador's call was a per sonal token - of America's tribute. The- message of President Taft had already been received. : Rats As a Corn Pest. ; Method, May 7 H. B. Bagwell had a sad experience with his corn, cropi on ' his farm hear the Pair Grounds, which-: he recently bought from J. 8ch warts. He had a pen about 30 ft. square that was full ox cattle bones which was moved May 5 of this year. While moving; the same there was about 816 large rata killed and several hundred escaped, but they had destroyed nearly all the corn crop. Mr. Bagwell wishes to know a remedy for hls rat 'pest. , " 8ENAT0R 'WILLUM LORIMKR. f 'i Senator William Lorimer, of Illi nois, around whose election hus de veloped accusatioas which are stir ring Illinois and the entire country. The cliarge has been made by Charles A. White, a member of the Illinois legislature, that lie accepted $1,000 to vote for the senator. Investiga tion is now under way by State's At torney Burke, of Sangamon county, ill. ;.".' '.' G0VERI10R TO SPEAK 0NMELI0R1ALDAY Tuesday, May 10, Memorial Day, will be observed in the city as a holy day. It Is a duy of tender memories and associations dear to the hearts Of all loyal southerners and it ?s hoped that there will be no festive celebrations to mar' the sacred nature of the day. Elaborate plans, have been per fected for a fitting observance of tne day. Mrs. Robert Jones is chairman of the Ladies' Memorial Association. The first event of the 'day will be the annual veteran dinner at the Cap itol Square at 12:30. The veterans. headed by the L. O'B. Branch drum corp will march to the capltol, where the dinner will be served by the ladles of the Memorial Association and the Duughters of the Confederacy. The chiol exorcises of tho day win be held in the afternoon. At 4:00 o'clock the A. & M. battalion ot ca dets, headed by the A. & M. band. and the Raleigh military company. With the Third Regiment band. Dr. D. -Hill, chief marshal, and 12 mounted aids, will form a procession at the jcaifitol and proceed to the Oak wood cemetery, where in the pa vilion in the Confederate plot the ex ercises of the day will be held. Gov ernor W. W.: Kitohin will be the ora tor of the day. " The music will be lead by members of the united choirs of the city, about 59, who will sing appropriate hymns. Rev. A. IJ. Wilcox, pastor of Cen tra, Methodist church, will be chap lain ".. ', At the conclusion of these exer cises the program will be continued In tho southwest corner of the ceme term, ' on' the hill overlooking - the entrance of the cemetery. . . . v -Here' the handsdme memorial arch, whiph Is a gift from 'the Daughters of the Confederacy to the liadles of the Mehiorial Association,.; will- be ; pre sented in.a speech by Mrs. E. E. Mof- fitt, of Richmond, : formerly of this city, who was Instrumental In secur ing the arch. , .- . v Dr. D. H. Hill, for the Ladies' Me-j mortal Association, Will make i thd speech of acceptance. si- , ,: t V-pretty feature of the exercises will be the scattering" Of fioWera'and flags on" the soldiers' graves bjf"2P' 40 young ladies from the three col leges. ,.v;t".; .J - ' " : "' :'.1' ' I';, '. ';.. ': in ;tsase 'of rain tho exercises will be held at the capltol. All ladies hav-i ihg flower are asked to send them to Colonel Kenan's office Tuesday mora , ..- Storm On English Coast. . : (By Cable to The Times.) , Llverpoftl, May 7 A terrific storm Is raging along the "west fioast. The daptalns of the liners Lusltania and Celtic decided tne danger too great (o sail Jhls morning and as a result several ' hundred ' Americans wer hold in port, - , THE 'SYt$ FLYING Secrcfify Ci:er Warms Up When Ihrd Pressed The Secretary .:.;Cta Mad Too Often For a Mah "With a Clear Con sWencc ' Snarls -at Prosecuting At - torney Wlien JWqt Questions Are Asked Brandel on New Tack. (fey Leased Wire' to The Times.) Washington, May 7 Cross examina tion 6t Secretary 'Ballinger wan con tinuenl when the jJnvestlRiition com mittee lpet today. 1 Having estubliHhed to hie dwn gatlstactlon yesferday the fact that the president had not care fully examined thei great mans of evi dence submitted. to Q'm bv Balllngcr in answer to the dlav.'s charges, beoauso he had no time to do fo. and the further fact that-much valuable evi dence bearing ,on the ease was not submitted to the vpVeuldent at nil. At torney Brandels lef (Jhat phase of the subject tils morning and begun a new line of lnoulry. : .- He directed praliculac iittcntlop to the character of work performed by Speclul Agent Jones and other In the matter of invtestigutlng the coal land cle.ims. t, ' Sparks began tolfly as a result 01 the friction between counsel atftl the witness shortly after' Mr. Brandeis re sumed hfs questioning. Mr. Ballinger weji Into a lng ex planation of a question on which .Mr. Brandeis commented- "I want only the facts." - "No you don't want the fact," shouted Mr. Ballinger, with cmplfasis on "don't." V- . "Oh, that is a mistake," said the at torney. ' ''You're going to get the facts," yelled the secretary. . "I was afraid," continued Mr. Brandeis. "You had better be alniul,' snarled Mr. Ballinger this time with particular emphasis On the word "afraid." con tinuing, "for I am, going to answer you' as I believe the-fart. to be." At this point members of the com mittee broke Irt, Senator Sutherland, as he has frequently done, before Im porting Mr. Ballinger and charging that the attorney had been the aggressor. Representative James had a sharp col loquy with the senator in . which he said that Secretary Ballinger had not made a proper response to a peifectb proper question. Secretary Ballinger In discussing his ideas of remedial legislation for Alaska coal lands said his view, was to allow entrymen a more extensive area, be cause In his opinion 160 acres of coal land were not enough to permit the proper financing ol a coal mine. He had no Intention at any time, he said, to assist persons who contem plating a fraud In fact by turning their claims over lo a corporation. Men who had entered In good faith, he said, should not be hampered by the tech nicalities of the law. He believed then and now that there should be legisla tion to assist such entrymen. "I was not seeking," he said "to vulidate Illegal claims." Conferred On Administration Mutters (By Leased Wiro to The Times) Washington, May 7 Representa tive Dwigat, of Illinois, republican whip of the house, accompanied by Representative 'lownsend, of Michi gan, conferred with President Taft today concern, ng administration measures now pending in congress. LAST DAY OF THE ATLANTA AUTO MEET (By Leased Wire to The Times) Speedway, Atlanta, Ga., May 7 With weather conditions ideal today, the last day of the automobile races bids fair to lie, the most successful of the' meet. . , j. First Race, 1" miles, free for ,all Flat, driven by .DePalma, first; American, by 1.. ttle, second; Nation ally Kincaid. third. - Time. 7:39.40. , Second Race, 12 miles, stock chassis 161 to 2:',0 cubic inches p:s ton displacement Cole, driven by Eudicott, won; E.. M. F, by Cohen, second; Firestone-Columbus, driven by Ftayer, dropped out' In fifth mile. Time, 13:21.9.-.. President Cancels Another 'Engage -V- ' merit. ,'',,; ;;: (By Leased VV ire to The 'Times) . Washlntoh, May '7 ilt was an hoiiheed at "the white house this after noon that President Taft.has 'decided to cancol . his cngagerhent to' peak before the labor department of . the Presbyterian Synod at Atlantio City, N. J May 22. He will ; cemaln in Washington. Roosevelt's Visit Postponed. v (By-Cable to The Times) , Berlin, May 7 It is officially an hounced that Theodore Roosevelt s Visit to this city will be postponed on account of thei kaiser's absence -in England, where he will attend the funeral ofhls uncle," King Edward. SENATOR CHARLES DICK. f ' ! 'V''!l L.,.vV-r.t:44..Mi ilia KV'-, - 3Ri:::V:5&:-: mm ft. ..t?tH &..'&k.....x... a.. vmm .StTaJIJ '?t :: .&; , ;.iv.,;.;. : l MM Senator Chai'les Dick, of Ohio, who, it is reported, will be succeeded in the I mted States Senate by a Demo crat. This report with the attendant rumor that Senator lleveridne, of In diana, would also he succeeded by a Democrat, has come lo President Tall during Ills present tour. If develop ments bear out the story it practically menus the loss of Ohio and Indiana to the Republican administration. GOVERNMENT TUG BOAT BLOWS UP (By Leased Wire to The Times) Camden, N. J., Mar 7 Eleven men were hurt today, several, of whom it is believed will die, when the boilers on the new United States government tug boat St. Charles exploded as she was leaving the Dialogue shipyards here. All of the men were knocked un conscious bv the terrific torce of the explosion and several were IiuIUmJ overboard. They were rescued by the crews ot other boats at anclior m the river, and rushed in rowbouts to tne shore. Three ambulances were wait ing and they were taken to the hos pital. The tug boat, had just been put in commission... She was examined sev erafdavs ago and passed by the in spectors. There was a thunderous report' us the boilers blew up and pieces ol the metal flew in all directions. Several of the men were hit. The St. Charles is 123 lent in length, 2." Inet beam, and 12.(1 leel depth. The government, olliclals were notified, and an investigation was ordered to ascertain the case ol tho accideift. ANOTHER ONI'! CONFESSES. Representative I, ink, n Democrat, lirenks Down and Confessed. (By Leased Wire to Tho Tinie-s) Chicago, May 7 State Represen tative Michael, S. Link, of Mitchell, Ills., a democrat, today broke down and made a. complete confession to State's Attorney Waynian after twelve hours of grilling examination, of accepting bribes for-' voting for William Lorimer for I'nited States senator, substantiating previous con fessions made by Representatives White and Becknieyer. Link "con fesred that he got'$I,00u for his i.o.--lmer vote and $90(1 out of t.ie "jack pot" later split up at St. Umis. Prime Calls On President. , (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington. May 7 Prince lyes ato Tokugawa, president of the Jap ne'se house of peers, accompanied by (ho Japanese ambassador,. Baron llchida, were callers at . the white house today where the - ambassador presented tiic new prlncrrto President Taft. .-'.', ' ;"'-' ' Higher Passenger Rates. ( By Leased Wire to The iimes) yWashington, May 7 The Boston & Albany Railroad filed with tne- In teretate Commerce Commisslon'foday a schedule of ' increased p'assehger rates, from Boston, ' Worcester and MlddlefielJ, Mass.. and Albany, N. Y., to point in Massachusetts and New York. The rate of increase Is about 15 per cent, V , . i 9 RESCUE WORK IN PALOS MINE HAS BEEN CALLED OFF FOR THE PRESENT CARTAGC DISASTER Not a Balding Left Standing In City Horror Grows as Details Are Learned Death List .May Reach 125,000 With Property Damage t'lf SlM.OOO, 000 looters Shot. (By Cable to The Times.) Port Union, Mav 7 With t.ie ar rival of new details today, the horror of the Cartago earthquake grows.' With more taan 600 bodies recovered from the ruins there, a conservative estimate of the number of dead In the quake zone today placed the to tal at more than 2.5U0. In tiie entire town of Cartago of 12,000 innabi tants, not a building is standing whole. Slight shocks today increased the terror of tne inhabitants. Several parties of rescuers have been trapped or buried by falling walls since the first great shock. The receipt of news that the t'nifed States would send aid, having already rushed $5,000 to the Red Cross was greeted with rejoicing. San Jose is unable to care for the injured. The held hospitals thrown up on the outskirts of Cartago are overcrowded; there are not enough tents to go round, and the homeless are driven to primitive methods of securing shelter. Troops today . captured five more looters and thev were summarily exe cuted. "The arrival ot reports from the outlving country today made it prac ticallv certain that tne property damage is more than $25,000, 000 and will possibly be -$30,000,000. Coffee and fruit plantations suffered the heaviest losses. In spite of the presence of a heavy force of troops, the situation in the stricken town is one ol the utmost horror. . In the wreckage are still huud'eds or bodies and it is believed that many of the victims of the quake are trapped In debris, without hope ol escape or rescue. The ancient adobe ol which most of the houses in tne eitv were constructed, crumbled eas llv, burviiig men, women and chil dren. Many or the more modern buildings, however, were constructed ot heavier material and in tnem the loss of life was even greater. Throughout the ruins rescue par ties are working haphazard, using any implements that may be avail able. The work lor the most, part is unorganized. .Ianv pitilul stones are told by re fugees. One is that of Manuel Eclie varria. the fattier of a family of seven, who lourid himself alone after the great quake, saved by a queer turn of fortune. He set himself to the task of res cuing Ins latnily alone, reinsure; to admit that all were undoubtedly crushed to death. .Unable to secure aid, he labored on without food or drink for forty hours. Then he was found to be hopelessly mad. In otfcer instances, children work ed witfi only their hands to save their parents. The cry of the injured entombed has been heard in every section of the ci.ty. It is less prevalentn today however, grim testimonial of the in creasing seriousness. An aged woman was rescued today after having been imprisoned with out food or drink almost sixty hours. XI'XiOTIATIOXS lll!()Ki: OFF. Strike Probable on (he Erie HaJInMid Over Wages. (By Leased Wire to The Times) ' Now York, May 7 Negotiations between officers of the Erie Railroad and representatives of the conductors and trainmen over t.ie latter's wage Increase demands were suddenly broken off today and a poll of . the men to decide upon the question of an -Immediate strike was begun. The result of the poll will be made pub lie May 16. The road refused to grant the terms accorded by the Baltimore & Ohio and New York Central and Its counter proposal was rejected by the men, , Mines ars Believed to be On Fire Making Futher Work Impossible THIRTYBODIESFOUND i At Nine O'clock This Morning Every Man Was Culled From the Mine and oi k of Rescue Stopped For the Present llelieved That the Mines Are on Eire on the Interior, Though the Inspectors Have : Not Admitted it At Daylight Prepa rations Were Made For Bringing I p the Deud Bodies, liut After 30 Had Been Recovered the Work Stopped. (Bv Leased Wire to The Times) , Palos. Ala., May 7 -At 9 o'clock every man was called from the mines ol the Palos Coal & Coke Company, and all attempts at rescue .were abandoned tor the present at least. It is believed that the mines are on fire in the interior, though the inspec-. tors have not admitted it. When daylight came this morning preparations were at once made for the beginning of the sure enough work ot bringing up the dead bodies. -. All night long the rescuers had worked in the mine, brattlcing and freeing the mine of the noxious gases. At 6 o'clock 12 dead bodies , were found in the fourth galleryand were brought up. They were in a terrible state, decomposition having already set in. It was on account of the de composition which has already begun and which makes the mine almost un tenable that Inspector Neill decided that no time should be lost In get ting the bodies to the surface. In addition to the human bodies it was decided to remove the carcasses of the dead animals as rapidly as pos sible. 'I wo of the first bodies brought out today were identified as Martin Bun-ell and Elbert Conley, both rnar- rled men. Tags were quickly placed on their bodies and they will be -Interred this afternoon.. Active preparations to secure 17 bodies discovered in Xo. 6 lift are being made. Barrels of disinfectants have been received and these will be used freely in the mines and around the morgue, where the decomposed bodies are. The 'officials hope to get the last dead bodv out of the mine by midnight tonight, if the rescue work can be resumed l his afternoon. The work of shipping bodies be gan this morning, when the remains ol .1. W. Clark, the 19-year-old miner (Continued on Page Five.) GOVENOR KILLS TRUST PROSECUTION ( By Leased W ire to The Times l Trenton; X. J.. Mav 7--!overnor Fort 'today announced that he would not grant the applications -of ' Prose cutor Pierre (iarven, of Hudson county, lor the requisition upon the governor of Illinois for the extradition of J. Ogden Armour. Edward Morris and Louis' Swift, the Chicago beet barons who have ln-eii indicted by the Hudson county grand Jury on charges con spiring to advance the cost of meat. ijoviinor Fort's refusal brings to n halt the prosecution the packers und colli storage men, and nothing further can be done unless the defendants are discovered within New Jersey and served with the papers. "Tlie derision was rendered on the application for the requisition for Armour which was mcd as a test cam'. Governor Fort said that the offenses alleged are not covered by saate legis lation. The main ground for refusal was the fmt that Armour was mat in the state when the' . alleged con spiracy was committed, and Is not ti rugilivc fpin Justice. The governor ton nil that! Armour's visits to Hdlioken were -apparently for no purpose save boarding, or leaving' Atlantic lincM. Tugboat Blew t'p. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Camden, N. J., May 7-Elevon men were injured today when the tugboat St. Charles, a new vessel, blew up while she was leaving the Dialogue shipyards here. Four of the ' victims will probably die. The St. Charles had just' been 'passed by the government inspectors. .; , ' , I -f:
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