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RALEIGH, N. C, MONDAY, MAT 9, 1910. PRICE S CENTS. ' Double the .Number Qf Paid Subscribers ifi the City of Raleigh of Any Other Newspaper.' : ESTABLISHED -187&' ACCESSION OF GEORGE V PROCLAIMED Formal Proclamation Cere monies Make Brilliant and VASTCROWDPRESENT .Streets Lined With Crowds Who '. pour Into the City From Every 1'art of the Kingdom Crack TrooiM of fie Klnmlom Add Their Presence to-' the Glittering Spec- tnele Ceremony An Old One and For An Hour London Harked Hark to the Middle Ages DetailK of the ..' Ceremonies ami the Proclamation. (By Cable to The Times.) ... London, May 9, With medieval rites shaped .by a thousand years of prece dent, the accession of George V was today proclaimed to the empire; The chief ceremony was In London, heart of the empire, but In every large city of Great Britain and,, Ireland and ' In the main centers of the colonies, In every clime, the proclamation announc ing the death of Edward VII, and the succession of his son, - "The Sailor Prince," was heralded, " The ceremony here was marred by leaden skies and a chill day which . emphasized the grief of the people. The weather harmonized with the na tfnn's-, spirit.- A new . note of sorrow wns added to the popular mourning today by the fears for the queen piother, Alexandra. The death of Edward proved a tor- rifle shock to her, its gravity increased by the suddenness of His demise. " One report current today was that Queen Alexandra had suffered a broken blood vessel.' The most optlmlstlp of ficial statement that comes was (hat he was .'.'fairly well." This was from an official of Buckingham Palace. ' -"Wttn jihe ". -jvasf?' crowds "Of the , city heart of the metroprllls today to witness the' splendid almost bnrbaric-cere- monies attendant on the final announce tnent that the reign of George V had begun, they found .the Btreets lined, mile upon mile, . with troops. Life guar lis, horse guards, foot guards the crack regiments of Aldershot and the London' bsrracks formed gigantic lanes, less picturesque because the troopers had donned their great coats against the chill wind. Between midnight and 3 a: m., 7,500 soldiers-were marched to their, posts In the city. ; . , The majority of the spectators were In mourning. In silent thousands they Hocked to the centers of the ceremonies Temple Bar, the royal exchange and whll their cheers for the new monarch rang sturdily , as pledges of fealty, grief for his predecessor damp ened enthusiasm. . i Not all the splendor of the middle ages could have added to the - bril liancy of the actors in this pageant . of announcing the' imperial proclama tion, though the bad, weather detracted from the beauty of the pageant. For-one hour London harked back to the days of bygone centuries. The ceremonies began "at 9 o"c!ock, when. In the Friary court of St. James pal nee, the hereditary earl marshal, the (Continued On Page Seven.) JUDGES TAKE OATH .. --: -: -a? :.r .- ;!' OF ALLEGIANCE (By Leased Wire to The Times) 'London'," Hay 9. The Judgesof the king's bench today swore. allegiance to George V at the law -courts. Chief Justice Alverstone, In j touching speech, referred to the occasion in 1901, when . the - bench . swore' allegiance to Edward. He quoted the late king's accession . speech. : With- tears In his eyes. Lord Alverstone said, "By. his wise and far-seeing Influence, King Ed ward did much to promote among the nations of the world friendliness and good will!" 'V.'-' ' "'' : '." While the funeral plans were being completed, the house of lords conyned to give the opportunity to those peers who were not present Saturday- to take the onth. " ' The king's message is expected by the fords on Wednesday . Lord Crew today proposed that the lords -reply with a loyal' address. On- Wednesday, after the house of - commons as well as the house of Jords, has replied to the king with an ad dress of fealty, parlloment Will ad jorrn until after the recess whkh was Interrupted by Edward's death. ' r KalWr Loaves For England. . Berlin, Mav 9. Emperor William will ' leave tomorrow for England to attend the funeral of his uncle. King Edward. : Orders 'i were -l Issued today that the royal yatch Hohenaoliern, now at Kiel, be ready to sail Tuesday. "! FUNERAL OF KING i , it Body of King Will Be Buried May 20. Will be the Greatest Itoyal Funeral of the Country Pageants Will he One of the Most. Impressive in Mod ern History A Million People l'ix- , pected. . (By Cable o The Times.) . London;- May 9 King Edward VII will be given the greatest royal funeral of the century on May 20 The tentative plans were announced today by officials of Edward's iioase hold, to whom the arrangements were given In charge of King George. From May 17 to 19 the masses will have opportunity to pay .their last re spects to the ruler whom they loved, while the body lies at Westminster Hall. The final services will be held at St. George's Chapel, yWlndsor. f . " It Was definitely decided today to remove the body to the throne room of Buckingham Palace, wher privi leged persons will" have the oppor tunity to view it from. Tuesday, to Thursday of this week. ' While at Westminster Hall, t.ie body will lie In a lead coffin encased In a casket of oak made from timber grown on the royal estate at Wind sor. Many difficult points of precedence will have to be solved by those in charge of the funeral cortege and the presence of European rulers will re quire the most delicate management to .prevent slights. ' ' It was announced this afternoon that King George and Queen Mary would greet King Haakon and Queen Maud of Norway on their arrival this evening, taking them to Buckingham Palace; . ' The funeral procession of Edward will, according to the plans made public today, be one of the most im pressive pageants of modern history, outdoing in jmlendor that of : his mother, Victoria.' '' Fifty thousand troops will line the streets, shoulder to Shoulder, with arms reversed. ' ' " . . The actual military .escort of the body -will consist of 2,600 picked men selected from forty regiments and ships. The infantry will head the proces sion and then will ocme the cavalry, followed by the artillery and brought up by sailors ana marines, u.very branch of both services will be rep resented by the crack men of crack rSfgments. : . . . Every field marshal will be in line with his staff.' After the military escort will came the ambassadors and special envoys and their staffs, vielng with the mil itary in the sombre splendor of their garb. Immediately behind them will fol low -four bands, probably including those of the "King's Own," the royal Lancaster regiment, and the "Prince of Wales' own royal," otherwise the Tenth Hussars. Then' follows the coffin. Riding behind will be King George,' in uni form, followed by Europe's rulera. - The coffin is to be carried on a gun carriage. . Flag draped, it will be drawn by eight cream-colored Flem ish horses from the king's own stables, each steed 'led by an artil leryman. At the sides of the car riage kings equeries and aide-de-camp wilt go afoot, flanked by mount ed officers and a small escort. Be hind the gun carriage will be a trum peter and a standard-bearer. . The gun carriage will be from the equipment of the royal regiment of artillery, of which Edward was lion-' orary, colonel. Places of honor will be given the men and officers of the first life guards, the second . life guards, the grenadier guards, the royal, horse guards, the Coldstream guards, the Scotch guards and the Irish guards, of which the late ruler was colonel-in-chief. , ' '" "' TheDolice- today began thorough preparations' for the great event, j It Is believed that fully 1,000,000 peo ple. will be drawn into London by the funeral, and the management of the throngs in the narrow streets of the city proper will test to the limit aveh the far-famed ability of London's IS, 000 VBobbies.'M L ' ""-". Even 'before the final decision o? the route, bidding for places of van tage has begun, and before May 80 It is believed that the fabulous sums paid for window room or grandstand seats at the time of Victoria's funeral will be outdone. . .-. ; , Services at the Soldiers' Home yes terday afternoon were conducted by Rev. W. McC. White, pastor of the I Presbyterian church. ''- KAISER WILHKLM mi' I! ? L, u , fnimhi 1 ' -tr-yy '-." KaiHcr Wiihelin i pf fK'rniany. the Kaiserin, his wife aiid the Royal Palace at Potsdam, where Colinicl Roosevelt itt to be entertained as tlie guest of the Royal family during hiM yitlt in Germany. Al ter accepting the hospitality of the Kaiser for two days the forme in'esident will lie the gwnt. of David Jayne Hill, -the Amer lean. Ambassador. Col. Roosevelt is to arrive in Berlin on tomorrow. On the following day lie will lie eiiter. tained at the palace. - v ' ' - NINETEEN MEN SERIOUSLY BURNED (By Leased Wire to The Times) New York, May 9 Nineteen men were seriously burned and 200 others fled In panic when fire swept over the canning, and packing building of the Standard Oil Company at Williams burg .today, following an explosion. The structure was a seethlnpc furnace within five minutes of the explosion and adjoining oil and gas tanks were threatened. The loss was estimated at $150,000. Seven of the injured men were ushed to the Williamsburg hospital, i where their condition was pronounced critical. The other injured were re moved by their friends before the hospital authorities could- fare tor them. The condition of most of these is believed to be serious. Robert Caldwell, whb was trapped on an upper floor by the flames, dived from a .second story window into the river and was picked up by a fireboat. - ';. THK ilXIXOUi K(XI.L. Two Bodies Making Investigation of Bribery Charges. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Chicago; May 9 Two distinct anj separate, judicial bodies today cook up further investigation into tlie charge of bribery, graft and general rottenness which is declared to exist in the Illinois legislature hut moro particularly to determine the meth ods whereby William Lorimer was sent to the august senate body of the United States." The grand juries of Sangamon and Coolt counties are tue two potential forces directing their energies to de termine tae verity or faUity of the charges mnde by three confessed bribe-takers that they each receiveJ 1,000 for their vote'for Lorimer. While these bodies were going on with the investigation Senator Lo-i-mer, suave and smiling, stood in tne mahogany auJ marble quarters-of his new bank, the LaSalle Street Na tional Bank, of which he . is presi dent, and observed the crowds who came at the opening day. Hi3 second bank, the LaSalle Street Trust & Savings Bank, will open in a lew daysy " - Senator Lorimer has asserted re- peatedy that it wds to ruin his banks t;lat the ugly charges nave oeen plaecd against his election. When the grand jury convened in Cook county this morning it was as serted that two other legislators bribetakers had told State's Attor ney Way tuan that they would confess if promised immunity. With the indictnient of ; Lee O'Neill Browne, leader of the dVe-no-cratiq wing of the legislature, It; is believfd in' some quarters taat the work of the Cook county grand jury isat an end because of its limited jurisdiction. State's Attorney Wayman says tiiat representative Browne and Wilson will be placed- on trial within thirty days. ROOSEVELT ON THE ' iff , ' (By Leased Wire to The Times) Stockholm.-May 9. Theodore Roose velt was slightly feVi-1-i.sh during the night "' He awoke refreshed - today. however and soon nfu-i- arising wasf chatting and, Joking with .the crown orinee.'1: . "' A crowd of the nation's most emi nent men and seveial i-ovalia-H ussein-. bletl to bid hlnj farewell ;ii 11 o'l.-loek. f-fe- jJ TV? the time set for. .'the, departure to Ber lin of the train ' bearing Hie ex-president and his party. The strafn of his whirlwind -.tour, of Europe is telling ' on -the cx-presldent, but no serious results --are feared. . A great crowd bad gathered to -give the ex-presldent Godspeed on the jour ney to Berlin, ami hundreds, of Ameri can flags were waved on his appear ance. '- . . ' ' Charles' H. .Graves, the .'American minister, attended to the details of the party's, departure. llefore.. leaving:, Mr. Roosevelt hfld his throat again examined by-TVi 1T:iener-, anV re ceived final etiu'ions fivni the special ist. . mi:i:t haixrii orr. The KiR Track Meet Called Off on Ac count of ltaiit--A. & M. am! David son HHd IMial Meet. The big truck meet that was to have been held here hist Saturday was called off on account of the rain. University. Wake . Forest ami Guilford tennis w ere notified before leaving their homes, but Davidson hud' already arrived here be fore the weather man got in his work. In order to defray Davidson's expenses, a dual meet between - the team and A. &. M. was held, the latter winninn' by the score of 77 1-2 points to X'i 1-2. The feature of - this contest was tlie mile race which was won by.'Fetner. of Davidson, who made the remark able time of 4;.'it, considering the heavy track. HartH. .11 and Robertson easily carried off the honors in the dashes. Neal, of Davidson, put the weight 3f.C which was considered a good record. It was a seance of much regret that the meet could not be held as, it was hoped that -this was to be the begin ning of . the. annual meetings between the athletes of the various colleges of the state. PESTILENCE IN EARTHQUAKE ZONE (By Leased Wire to' The Times) Sitn Jose. Co-ta Rica. May !. Pesti lence and stai ition today menaces the 15,000 homeless victims of the Caitago earthquake, INni'do Jimlnez today took the first ste)i of his regime, following his inauguraiinii yesterday by leading a hew relief i xpedftion not only to Cartago. but t. Paraiso and the other points in tin- surroundinpr territory which suffered as heavily as did Cur tago. ' Medical supplies are needed. The problem of removing the dead is over whelming and t Is probable that -months will ellipse before the last corpse has been taken from the piled debris. . The" latest investigations show that previous estimates of the number kill ed will be below' the truth, In all prob ability. That fully 2.S0O lost their lives is believed. ::. ." .. ' The country between herq and Cai tago as well as . the suburbs of San Jose, has been turned , Into a vast camp, to which not ' only stricken towns-people, but Hundreds of the in habitants of the hill and mountain country have lied. Disease has al ready , broken out there. Efforts have been undertaken t" bring in. food supplies from the con tiguous country, butf confusion is so great that there Is little- hop? of se curing an adequate supply for mamy days. In the meantime suffering is great- 4 4 Ft h f : k TIIK KAISKltlX, ".nwrjju-.r im mill NUMBER OF DEAD IN MINE HORROR 83 (By-'Leared '-Wire- to The Times.) l'alos, 'Ala., May 9. The number of dead in the explosion horror in .Mine No. ;t I III 1 1. v as; S:f. of the l'alos Coal & Coke Coin was delihitely established' today Of these 77 bodies have been removed and six more JocHt-'!.. Ft onv Sunday noon antit'lJiVee' OVfoelt this, morning half of the whole number of bodies were taken out of the mines and it was necessary to bury them practically us fast as they were got ten to the surface because 'of the fast decomposition that had set In. Three of the bodies left ill the iniiuis for the local rescuers to take out were covered with debris that bad fallen down, from the revere shock caused by the explosion. . Thirteen mules still in the mines will be dissolved with quick lime. Tlie oftieial investigation into the ac cident will begin Thursday. Applications are being received, positions in tlie mines when the sumption takes place which will within a mouth. The body of 11 fo: ro be A. Ardie, the -mining contractu)" and brothel -of T...M. McArdle, national president of the Amalgainaled Asso ciation of Iron, SleeJ & Tin Workers was among the last taken from tin- mines. ' ' ' ; The remains were taken to Birming ham" for Interment.'-'- The federal offi cials headed by J. A. Holmes, chief of the. bureau Of geological survey. Wash ington, P. C, made, many examina tions during the rescue Work and will shortly issue a report . and . 'make re commendation foi; future cases. Tests showed that nearly, half of the- men died from suffocation froip black damp. . SCHOOL ILOSIXC. Mullens lliuli School Cioscs .Vt (iradi-d School. -lX'liute (Special to The Times.) Scotland Nee. Mav 9.' Friday. May I'.th. wiis a great day for the friends, patrons and pupils of .Muliin's High School, who came in great numbers to witness the closing : exercises. The school has been under the manage ment of Miss T-'aiinie Sharpe Joyner the past year, and the splendid train ing her .pupils have received and the marked progress thf-y have made wit quite evident in the splendid program rendered.: .Mr. Ash by W. Dunn, superintendent of the' Scotland Neck public, schools. made the address. of the occasion, and many are the - complimentary expres sions of the elegant and instructive manner In which he handled his sub ject. Sir. Dunn also delivered two medals that were given for deportment. Last Friday- evening in the graded school auditorium quite an Interesting and hotly contested debate was held by the eighth and ninth giades of the school, on the question, "Resolved, that every state in the union should estab lish a reformatory for It's young crimi nals." The affirmative was represent ed by John Edwards, Carlton Walston, Herman 'Bryan, and Gavin Hymair, the negative bv Kddie May House. Paul ; White. Allison McDowell and Henry Milliard. . The Judges im nounced their decision in favor of the aflirmalive. and awarded the medal, which had been presented by Mr. Al bum Dunn for oratory 'and debate, to Henrv Hilllard. liev. It. A. McFarland presenting it, f f - f 3 1 'US MKsEON STAND THRkK ImuV Wife of Dr. Hyde Testifies In His Behalf Calling; of Mrs. llvde to the Witnes Stand Was leotarded as the Climax of the Case Drew l.ai-(C Ciowil fo Court lloiiw Told of Illness of Her Coii'-iii, (By Leased Wile to The Times) Kansas Cily. M-. May !.- Mrs'. Florence B. Hyde. ie- lu-eltv and de voted wile or Dr. Hcnm-tl 'Mark llyd--, on trial for the murder of her unci". Colonel Thomas Sv oi- .. inlay took the witness stand ill bt ha If or ia r hus band. . The calling of .Mrs. Hyde' to the sland was reg;tidetl the climax of the case, as It is generally believed that Dr. Hyde will -not take th- stand in his own defense. The fact that she would take the witness stand .drew a large crowd to the court room. Sli.- appeared pale and had no sooner taken the seat than she began to weep. After. a few min utes she composed herself.. . She was as-ked to tell -the illness of Moss Hinitoii. le-i- cousin.' "My mother summoned my hn.-diand and inys'i-lr to her house when Mr. ITiiuton became ill on the night of October 1," she said. "We km-w ikiiIi- iug .if his illness until tlu-u. Ur, Twy- lnan, my husband ami 1 were in the loom when Mr. Himton was lih-d. 1 held his head. Dr. Hyde made the in- isinn 'In the right arm and Dr. Twy- mati held the ' strings that fastened the artery. After I held Mr. Hun ton s head a while, the two doctors began discussing the advisability of checking the flow of blood. I told Ihein the tem ples were throbbing violently. Finally, they agreed the bleeding should stop and then Dr. Twynian tied the string." Did Dr.: Twyman say to your hus band that enough blood had been taken and ask him to stop tin' bleed ing?" asked Attorney Walsh. 'He did not." she replied. 'Did you ask your husband to close. the artery, saying Dr. Twyman want ed him to stop bleeding?" . . 1 did not." 'The blood was drawn from the pa tient, she said, was -placed in a bowl In which there was water. She also isRumed responsibility for sending the drinking water to the Swope home. "My. husband never saw the bottle," shVa id, 'antl. .It was IiiTtne 'house?--" She alsd said that for more than a year prior to her ordering the. water, she had not drank any water at the Swope house. . Didn't the Swope fariiily subsequent ly adont file use of the-filtered water?" was asked. , "They did." " - She said that tin- water cooler at the Swope house was ; only a barrel and thut lee was dropped directly in it. The water was drawn from a cistern. he said, and adiled: "Because the watci' was cooled by ice being dropped into it, I refused to drink it," ESCAPK FROM JAIL. Three Men Fsrape From the .Wash ington Jail, But Are Recaptured. . t Special to The Times) Wiishingfhu., X: ('., May S A very sensational ja.il delivery was affuctud it the city jail about seven o'clock this morning when -ft L. Norris, Will Skipper,, and Henry McFarland, three white prisoners, succeeded in over powering the jailor and making their esi'upiv.lt seems that Deputy bneriti J. F. Lucas, the jailor, went to their cells to get their plates for their breakfast and the prisoners feigned leep. Norris and McFarland were in one coll and Skipper in another. Phe jailor unlocked the first cell and stooped-to get their plates:. when Mc- Farliiiid .sprang -upon him, grabbing him by. the. "throat and holding him powerless while Norris took the keys md unlocked. ."'Skipper's cell. Those wo immediately boiled, and were fol lowed by, McFarlami. Tlie jailor fired upon them as they were fleeing from the jail, but failed to get his men, and immediately slat ted in ptir--siiii, joined by a 'number of citizens. The men were finally located hiding behind an undertaking establishment on Second street, and were arrested by i he plucky jailor, assisted by Messrs. ,1. F. Bttckman, Jr., and T. ll. Carney, and again locked 'in 'Jail. This makes the second time these men have -escaped from the jail within a month's time. About three weeks ago they succeeded in knock ing a hole in the front wall of t:-ie jail during the early morning hours and managed . to got off, but were later captured. All three men are awaiting trial for petty criminal of fenses. ; - .-. - Big Fire In Portsmouth. (By Leased Wire to The Times) . Portsmouth, -Va., May 9 -The big agricultural lime plant of the T. C. Andrews Company burned today with a loss of $75,1100. A heavy rain leaked in upon im mense stores of lime, starting the fire. The flames were confined to the point of origin, though extensive water front property was endangered. DEAD IN HULL EXPLOSION . t. - i. ': .', - ' Several Deaths From Explo sion of Vitrile Plant at! Hull, Ontario PLANT IS DESTROYED Only Thing Thai Marks Place .Where Pin nt Stood is a Few Twisted Tim bers and a (.apinjj Hole in' the (round Houses Destroyed Klr Half u Mile Around Official In vestieatioii to Ifc-tcrminr fause aiul I i the liespoiisihility for the IHs-nsfci- Hull City Council Will Try to Prcw'iit the lte-es(ubliImient of the I'la nl. ('By Leased Wire to The Times) Ottawa. Out., May 9 Three of the LV persons injured in the terrific ex--plosion of the vitrite plant at Hull are dying today and it is feared that several judre of the victims within : 24 hours will swell the original death lis! of eight. The magnitude -and horror of the calamity have dazed the people of Hull. A few twisted timbers and a gaping hole in the ground are all that remain of the explosives factory while here and there heaps of rubbish scattered throughout a radius of half a mile mark what yesterday were the sites of comfortable homes. Hundreds of visitors inspected the ruins today, while the official inves tigation to determine the cause and fix the responsibility for the disaster was being begun, The Hull city council this morning decided to take action to prevent the re-establlshmeht of the plant and it was reported that a long list of dam-a--witstrblvtf-.'iiealtMt the .Urate lOinpaliy. . Three more bodies were discovered near the ruins today, but they were ho fright fully mangled that identifi cation was impossible.'. f The city of Hull some time ago tried to get rid of the vitiate plant on the ground tliiit it was dangerous and instituted a court action. The action was lost, howevei-i on the testimony of experts that the product was not an explosive. .: ..... . - Flowers For Ilex. Miss Orchard, the efficient super intendent of Rex Hospital, is smiling as a;ii' looks on her flowers. The reason is. that Mrs. James "R. Young and our 'two florists, Messrs. Steininetz ; and U'Quin, have donated ami had set out. a nice lot of geran iums, heliotropes., coliu's and other plants. There is still room for any plants that others may desire to send over. It is the 'general' opinion that Miss Orchard is the right person for Lie position of 'superintendent, as the working and appearance of the Hos pital certainly indicates, Let our cit izens .encourage hr by taking an in terest in our pretty new hospital, THE PRESIDENT IN NEW YORK TODAY ( By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington!' May !).-' President Tart, accompanied by bis mlhtury -aide, Cap lain A. V. Ibitt. assistant secretary W. W. Misclilor. and his secret set'v ici' griai ds, left for New Yoi k ntv -it la ."o'clock this .morning. This alter nooii the president Is to open the ac tors' ''fund fair in the 71st regiment arniorv building. : Karly in the even ing he li tends, to motor from New. York.. to -Passaic. X. J., where 'ho is to bo the" guest of honor' at the. board ol trade ban.Uet. He. will leave Passaic aC midnight;', returning here early -tomorrow morning. - This trip will end the president's traveling for at least 21 days. Owing to the attacks being made In both the house and senate on the administra tion bills, he has abandoned the trip to "New York -for. the launching of the Cnlted States battleship Florida and a visit to Atlantic City to talk to the Pi-esbyteriatu labor department In or der to be In Washington while con gress is considering the railroad rate bill, statehood, conservation, postal savings and other measures JfuH are , incniueii m mo prostueni s program. Secretary Carpenter announced to dav that the president has not aban doned his expressed Intention of visit ing Ada, Ohio, on June 2, und Detroit, Jackson, ami Monroe, Mich,, on June 3 and 4. ; "The arrangements for these trips still stand," said Secretary Carpenter.
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