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rpIE WEATHER For Raleigh and Vicinity: . Partly cloudy, ,wl(h local show era tonight or Friday; light to moderate variable winds. - LAST V -..-v.rl EDITION ESTABLISHED 1871 RALEIGH, C, THURSDAY, JULY 14, 1910. PRICE 5 CENTS. : fwi'- M.;-; Double the Number of Paid Subscribers in the City of Raleiglf , r.. Other Newspaper;, L . HZ II II II II MM nHLV DEBITIC HOSTS BATHER AT CHARLOTTE An Enthusiastic Gathering of the Militant Democrats of the State SCENE OF ENTHUSIASM Nine Hundred Delegates Gather at the Assembling of the State Con vention and Great Auditoiinm Filled With -1,000 People Chair- man Eller's Opening. Speech- Rousts Morchead and McNinch in -,- Passing Overman Then Speaks and the Convention GctsDowu to Business. (Special to The Times) Charlotte, July 14 With an esti mated attendance of 900 delegates, amid scenes of wild enthusiasm and of hope running hogh, tho North Car olina state democratic convention was called to order shortly after noon to day. The large auditorium; holding 4,000, was well filled, while decora tions and hanging festoons and bands and many pretty women threw an in describable charn) oyer the whole, . The ten congressional districts held their caucusses shortly before the convention met and named one man each on the committee on platform, on credentials, and on permaent or ganization, and their quota of mem ber on tho state exccutjvo commit- tee. . 1 The convention was called to order at 12:10. Rev. H. M. Hulteu. pas tor of tho first Baptist church, offered the invocation, following which Chair man KUor announced as secretary, A. J. Keilds, of Wake, and It. E. Car michael and J. C. Ward assistants. Chairman Kller then addressed the convention. Surveying the great as sembly he shouted, "Who says that democracy is in danger of falling to pieces?" ' "Morehead," yelled a voice In the gallery. "Yes," replied the chairman, "and that since he bo gan the use of the franking privilege to warn cotton manufacturers that their business depended on republi cans. And it's significant that so many ,of the mills are, now closing down, with nothing to do." After, reviewing the recent vote of the state democracy Chairman Eller turned to the future: : "There has been only one deflection from the party, he called out, "and that is the Hon. Sunset McNinch, of Charlotte." (Laughter.) "The day has arrived in North Car olina when her manufacturing inter ests, hor wealth, her agricultural In terests and her virtue must form in ' her a new -constructive statesmanship. The day of change Is at hand. A new era has arisen in our state and only one party exists capable of di recting this new movement. The democratic party.laid the foundation for our progress and now she is en (Continued On Page Five.) THE WAKE COUNTY DELEGATES ORGANIZE (Special lo The Times.) Charlotte, N. C, July 14 Wake county delegates met this morning and organized .with W. B. Jones chairman.' The county was -entitled to a member of the committee on res olutions and platform, and Josepnus Daniels placed the name of .1. W. Hailey beforo the caucus. Walt&a Clark, Jr., was named by Albert Cox. and he was selected. Maj. H. A. London was chosen a member of the executive committee. He has already served thlrty-eign' consecutive years. , Census Figures. (By Leased Wile to The Times) Washington, July 14 The census bureau today made public the follow ing population returns:, Wlndsor City, Mo., 2,241: Harvard, Neb., 1,102, and the: following four counties of Texas: Atacosa, 10,004; Newton, '10,850; .Sabine, 8,582, and Matagorda, 13,594, ' DISASTER AT SEA Trapped On Burning Steamer, 100 Dead Russian Passenger Steamer Lovkl ' in Collision With Another Steamer. Burns, Explodes, and Sinks. (By Cable to The Times) Odessa, July 14 Trapped on a burning, sinking steamer, 106 men. women and children perished near Iherson, on tho Black Sea, accord ing to. dlspat6hcs received here to day. After collision' with 'the steam er Wampoa, the passenger steamer Lovkl, crowded with passengers foundered. Her boilers exploded and many of the victims were scalded to death. . Many of the dead are re ported to have been Jewish fugitives. Not a score of those who ' were aboard the ill-fated vessel escaped, say. the advices. In the tangle of blazing debris men fought down wo men in the struggle for safety. Moth ers threw their children overboard, hoping they would be picked up, only to see them drown. The stampede for the boats, in which all but the strongest were trampled down, was checked only by the explosion of the boilers, which lifted the steamer from the water and rent it asunder. Within 15 minutes of the collis ion there was no trace left of the Lovkl save charred debris and the bodies of the victims. The two vessels came together, ac cording to the first reports, in the arm of the Black Sea at tho mouth of the river Dnciper,: known as the Bay of Otchokov. From Kherson, a city of 70,000, the capital df the province of the same name, relief was sent within a short time, a fleet of craft of all sizes hurrying to the aid of the victims. Few were picked up, most of those on the doomed steamer were torn to bits or stunned by the explosion, according to the few who escaped. Those who wore rendered uncons cious were either drowned or scalded t death. There were numerous instances in which' the victims, while conscious, were caught In their berths and scalded to death as the vessel went down. The survivors declare that the ex plosion of the boilers filled the ves sel with steam in a few moments. Many of the passengers were quar tered between decks and these had no moans of escape from the steam, Their Bhrieks as the riven vessel foundered added a wlerd note to the tragedy. But a fraction of the small boats could be lowered In time, the explos ion tearing some of them from the davits and splintering the bottoms of others. The rush of the passengers and the fright of v the crew prevented the proper lowering of the boats, also, and one, say the despatches, fell into the water when It had been filled to capacity with men. The swift tides in the bay swept away many who might otherwise have been rescued. The Wampoa stood by, but her condition as the result of the collis ion was such that she could do little, although her boats cruised about, picking up a few survivors. Aleshki, on the opposite side of the Dneiper from Kherson, sent a. flotilla of boats to the scene, as well as Kherson and vessels were also dis patched from here as. soon as the news was received. Kherson Is 90 miles from Odessa. HOLDING SECRET MEETING. Pinchot and Others Considering Mat ter of Place to Hold Next Conven. tion. ' (By Leased Wire to The Times) . Chicago, July 14 Officials of the National Conservation Conference, who are in session in 'Chlcago With Gilford Pinchot, are maintaining the most rigid secrecy in their meeting. The session was held at the Con gress Hotel and many of, those who attended did not even register. Pin chot 's program for the conference,- which was to have been , held in fet. Paul in September, .is likely to lead to a merry row In the ranks of Min nesota republicans 0 . It is said Pinchot favors Chicago for the congress if it is not held in St. Paul. The meeting today was to try, if possible, to patch up a truce between the warring factions so that the congress might proceed at St. Paul. Kansas City is after the meet-! Ing, but it is predicted that a con servation ' movement more favorable to Taft may be formed i i (r I - - ft I X v 1 ' f li ! && . Tf ' Edward (Vokt-r, chief of the New ork Fire Ih-piirt rnoiit agniust whom charges of iii('oiiiKteiicy Imve ; been made by a coinnilttec that inveHtigut od ji.ire in which two (innwn lost their lives. The men who brought in the charges nro all subordinates of CrOkci-s and tlfeir findings have caus ed : much': indignation in the fire de partment ciirlcs. , Croker wa-s also on the committee aiijl agreed with his colleagues oi hut four of the- six points. ; t'roker was given a week in w hicli to, flic his minority report. THE VENUS CAPTURED Madriz Gunboat Fails Into Hands of Estrada Reported That Madriz Gunhout Hus ltcen Captured by Estrada No I)e tnils ; of the; Kngugement Condi tions in Nicaragua. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) NeWy Orleans, La. July ll--The United States cruiser Prairie, Captain Wltiierspoon, commanding, reached here from Nicaragua early today bringing the news that Estrada had captured the Madriz gunboat Venus during an engagement along the At lantic coast between Pearl Lagoon and Blueflelds. The wireless operator of the Prairie picked up a dispatch saying thi Venus was taken during an engage ment between American planters an,l Kstrada soldiers of Pearl Lagoon on one side and the Venus and the gun boat San Jacinto of the Madriz gov ernment on the other. This is the first news of the fate of the Venus that has been received here. The boat sailed from here under a Nor wegian flag three months ago and turned up at Greytown, Nicaragua, as a . full fledged gunboat well irmed t-nd equipped. She was under com mand of Generals Irlas and Altschule, Madrlz's personal representatives. The men of the Prairie tell of fear ful conditions existing In Nicaragua. In a statement given by Captain Witherspoon of the Prairie the com mander declares that the United States must step in and end hostili t.'es In Nicaragua. Witherspoon de clares that American Intervention may result in temporary complica tions so far as the relations of tho United States witih' the, Latin-Ameri can republics is concerned, but he de clares this is, better than to permit a continuance of present conditions In the war-torn republic, Captain Witherspoon says: . - . i "Blueflelds is almost an American city and the protection of American interests in that place Is only right und proper, no matter who it nffects. Unless Intervention conies the strug gle will go on indefinitely for Madriz cannot take tho east coast and Es trada cannot take the west. "Every ship that now enters Blue- fields carrying an exclusively Ameri can cargo has on board two Amorlca'n tailors. The reason for this is that General Rivas, in command of the Bluffs sent word to us that he would tlnk any ship that attempted to pass the custom house controlled by Mad riz. In the event of his firing on any ship carrying any of our sailors you can depend upon it that B"lueflelds Bluffs will be levelled. "Regardless of stories to the con trary, President Madriz is the same stripe as. Zelaya and the state depart ment with him has been entirely eon tect., Should Madriz gain 'control ;of tne .country . it -wo'uld be the, saint thing 'as Zelaya. We are protecting lip Interests but American interests. Just as we, were, leaving . ,we gotf p broken wireless message that would (.Continued' On Page rive.). AFRAID OF THE RESULTS Conservation Congress May Not Meet In St. Paul Pinchot Has Placed Too Many Insiirg. ents on the Program Regulars ObjectSay it Will Split the Party. Kansas City SnggoKted. (By Leased Wire to The Times) A' Washington, July, 14 Unless there is a decided change in sentiment St, Paul will withdraw its invitation to the conservation congress, which is scheduled to meet in that city Sep tember 6. The threatened break is said t.o be duo to the program ar ranged by Gifford Pincliot, which gives undue prominence to the in surgents who have been most free In their criticism of the Taft administra tion. The Information received here Is to the effect that the Minnesota republicans,, including Governor Eb erhart, are uneasy over the prospects of a "split''' in the party and are ap prehensive that Pinchot's scheme of giving all the prominence to the in surgents may result in strengthening the ranks of the insurgents in Min esota at a cost to the regulars. President Taft is said to be dis pleased . at the undue prominence given the insurgents by Pinchot, es pecially the announcement' that, At torney Brandeis, who represented Glavis at the Balllnger-Pinchot Inves tigation, is to be one of the principal speakers. Colonel Roosevelt, who is to be a leading spirit at the congress, has not yet been heard from, and It is not, known that he has any objec tion to the program as arranged. An effort Is being made to shift the congress to Kansas City. Senator Nelson, of Minnesota, and the Hill railroad influences are the chief factors - In the opposition to the program which has been pre pared. - They are taking the posi tion that it is intended to strike at the administration.. This is strongly denied by the men responsible for the program. They say they have no purpose to say or do anything against the administration and that all they are doing is to fdrther the cause of conservation the best they know how. The conference is being held in Chicago today which will probably settle whether the meeting is to be held in St. Paul or elsewhere. Mr. Pinchot has gone to Chicago to attend. Others, who are there in clude B.N. Baker, president of the congress. J. B. White, a prominent officer of the congress; T. R. Shipp, socretary of the National Conserva tion Association; Governor Eber haft and a number of Minnesota re publicans. GIRL MAY DIE OF SNAKEBITE. Miss Alva Weeilcu Bitten at Blowing Rock by ('opperliead and Physic ians Despair. of Saving Her Life. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Boone. July 13 Dr. J. W. Jones was hastily summoned to the bedside of Miss Alva Weedon at Blowing Rock 'this morning, she having been bitten by a copperhead snake some time yesterday. The nhvslcians in attendance hav ing almost despaired of saving her life called Dr. Jones to aid in her case. , Reuort has it that she has turned dark spotted all over nor body and is frightfully swollen. SPECIAL GRAND JURY IN BEEF TRUST CASES (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Chicago, July 14 Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis convened a special federal grand jury today to hear the testimony In the new beef trust in vestigation. Immediately after he de livered his charge, men high up In Packlngtown circles Were subpoenaed and hastened beforo the inquisitors. . The list 'of witnesses is,a long one ajid their testimony will grant them immunity from prosecution. Among them first called were: Ralph Crews, counsel for the National Packing Company; Arthur Colby, assistant treasurer; Lemuel B. Patterson, vice president; William. E.'Webster, gen eral auditor: O. G. Snow, secretary; Alonzo N. Benn, director,, and J. J. Risch, assistant general manager. . Subpoenas for "oelo" witnesses have not been made:out because of the uncertainty as to the plan of the investigation.' . . , , Upited States Attorney Sims plans to push the investigation ; with all haste. A great mass of testimony In former hearings will be submitted to the' jury. , Mm. A ) ('oiiKi'essniiiii Joseph ('. Sibley, of I'liinklii, I'a., whose nnmiiiition us re pulilii'an cuiiditliite in the 2Hth I'eitn- syl vim la district is to lie subject to a h'lfal iiKiuiry. Sibley in a sworn alli- davit required by law admitted to the expenditure of $41,000 in Ids light. Twenty-seven voters of " Venango, Mercer and Warren counties, in Penn sylvania,, recently lietitioiied J mice George S. Griswell to apKint an audi tor to take testimony relative to Sib ley's jiecomit. It is alleged that Sib ley spent very much more llinn spec ified in ids alfldavlt. A An International Mystery More Baffling Than Charlton Case Human Bones Found in the Basement of the Home of An American len tist In London Dentist Has Dis appearedMay Have Been His - Wife. ''.' (By Cable to The Times.) London, July 14-Scotland Yard today is face to face with the most baffling international mystery of a de- cade -an enigma deeper than the Charlton case' as the result of the discovery of human bones in the base ment in the home of Dr. Hawley Crippin, an American dentist, at 39 Hilldrop Crescent, North London, one of the prettiest of the city's suburbs. Although the first belief was that the remains were those of Belie Elmore; the beautiful American .'musical art ist who married the dentist some time ago, fresh testimony by neighbors today led to the belief that another woman was the victim of what is, say the police, undoubtedly a daring murder. Tho police of every important city of the world today took tip the ciiase for the dentist who disappeared after the first visit of the police to his home on June 9 three months or more af ter the notice of his wife's death abroad had been published. The mystery has been added to by the introduction of a third figure Ethel Leneve, a pretty typist. She is thought to be with him. . The belief is now held that Crip pin's relations with women will re veal a startling career as a bluebeard, according to authorities. Sir Melville MacNaughten, the chief of Scotland Yard's criminal in vestigation department, who is direct ing the big force of detectives hand ling the case, today made another daylight examination of the premises, especially the collar, where' the bones were found, which was photographed by flashlight last night after the mys tery had been discovered. The ..hones -which today were given to experts for niinute examination, are apparently, according to the po lice's first statements, those of a wo man of 27- Belle Elmore was 'J5. Barring a mistake, here is one of the most baffling phases of the case. If Belle Elmore was not the vic tim,, who was? Where is Crippin? And where is his pretty wife? Every route leading' from Lon don. today is under close guard, and all ships that have sailed for America in the last few days have been com municated with,, it possible, by wire less, the police taking the same pre cautions as they did in the hunt for Porter Charlton, the young American now under arrest in New Jersey, con fessed murderer of bis wife in Italy. Belle Elmore's maiden name was Kunigunde Makomaski. She was born in Brooklyn, N. Y., and took the name of Belle Elmore after going on the stage, where she gained a reputa tion as a soprano singer. Several years ago she married Dr. (Continued On Page Seven.) SIX MEN ARE KILLED In Big Fire In Portland Early Today Muny Mere Injured, 130 Horse Were Roaxted to Heath and $750; 000 Worth of Property Destroyed. Portland Exposition Building De stroyed. (By Leased Wire t,o Tho Times) Portland, Ore., July 14 Six men .were killed, a score in ju red, 350 horses were roasted alive, and prop erty worth $7.ri0,000 was destroyed in tho handsomest portion of Port land, the "Rose City", early today by the worst fire that has visited the extreme northwest in years. According to the police, an explos ion in a garage caused the fire. The garage district was the heart of tho conflagration and the explosion of fuel spread the flames rapidly. The dead: John Morgan, hostler; F, R. Price, foreman United' Carriage Company; Fred Boot, hostler; three unidenti fied men. The latter three were admitted to the barns of the Lewis & Clark ex position buildings by Morgan and Price for a night 'a lodging. . The horses destroyed were stabled in the exposition grounds. The principal building destroyed was the Portland exposition building. Fifteen apartment buildings in the vicinity went up and the fashionable Multnomah Athletic Club was also destroyed. The occupants of the -apartments were compelled to flee for their lives, any many, attempting to secure more than the night, clothes they wore, nar rowly escaped. Within a few minutes after the fire was first seen, shortly before one o'clock this morning, . a general alarm had been turned in and every available piece of five fighting appa ratus in the city was clattering to ward the exposition building on the lSth street. . The clang of bells and toot of si rens aroused the city, and, attracted by the high shooting flames within a short time a crowd that taxed the police to the utmost was gathered about the exposition building. A strong wind carried sparks far and high and shot the flames across great gaps, spreading the fire rapidly. It was after 3 o'clock before the fire chiefs gave out word that the blaze was under control. Even then, however, to the last man, the fire seemed to be burning at its maxi mum. The deluge of a hundred streams was continued for many hours after. More than a dozen buildings had been swept away when the turning point was announced by the authori- ies. . All night long men, women, and children stood crowded about the police lines, gazing at the destruc tion of building after building. With the police struggling to keep clear the right of way, the ambulances from every hospital in tho city were lined in the vicinity. The surgeons were kept busy restoring overcome firemen and dressing the burns of refugees and others. Dry as tinder the old exposition building was a mass of flames almost before the first engine arrived. Af ter it had blazed fiercely for an hour a torch that could be seen over the country for miles about it collapsed with a roar and a geyser of cinders and red hot ashes shot up. When the collapse came a band of a dozen fire men were all but trapped under the walls. Chief Campbell had given up hope of saving the old building from the first, directing all forces toward con centrating the lire. On Washington, Eighteenth, Nineteenth, Twentieth, Chapman, Ella,. Alder, and Morrison streets, the firemen plaved steady streams for hours, after the police had forced the occupants, to seek safer quarters. This precaution Was not taken in time, however, to prevent many nar row escapes. The spread ot the fire was so rapid that the police were taken unawares. The Multnomah Athletic Club, one of the best equip ped buildings in the country, with field bleachers and grandstand valued at $75,000, was totally destroyed. The members were whipped into an impromptu force, however, and saved the furniture and trophies, worth thousands of dollars. ; Forty jackies .from the gunboat Yorktown also did yeoman service, under Ensign George Joerms and En sign J, M. Meredith. The tars used the scaling ladders like veteran fire men when the old Bishop Scott Acad emy caught fire. Industry without judgment can beat a runaway automobile for smash-ups. SSeii OA Pennsylvania KaiiroadUi and Trainmen Leaders Confer on Situation ALL WANT PEACE Will Try to Reach Peacaeble Settle nient, But Men Have Made Up Their Minds Conference on Be tween Railroad and Trammen and the Final Say of Each Side Is B ing Heard Delegates Hay There is No Possibility of the Men Backing Down General Impression In Railroad Circles Is That the Penn sylvania Will Not Increase Ex pense. (By Leased Wire to The Times J f Philadelphia, Pa., July 14 After u conference with General Manager W, H, Myers, of r the Pennsylvania Railroad, the leaders of the men who threaten to strike for a. wage increase declared themselves optimistic, , A committee of twelve was appointed from the larger delegation .to meat Mr. Myers again this afternoon at .it o'clock. Both President A. B. Gar- retson, of the Order of Railway Con ductors, and President W. G, Lee, of the Trainmen, said the .first meeting had been satisfactory and an amic able adjustment seemed possible. t j The sub-committee began working out details of a plan. It was said the committeemen werje considering a compromise offered by I the road,. , iV'.',:i, -( The railroad officers declared jftjt . they had nothing to say after the final conference. Demands Will Stand. Philadelphia, July 14 "We will do all in our power to reach a peace able settlement, but the men have made up their minds." This statement, made this morn ing by representatives of the 16,000 conductors and trainmen of the Penn sylvania Railroad, gave the status of the strike situation when the confer ence between the committeemen and the road officials, at which the final say from each side was expected, be gan.' - General Manager W. Haywafd Mx- ers, of , the road, refused to discuss the situation this morning. . t "1 can say no more till I have met the committeemen," he said. The leaders of the 120 delegate, representing the employes declared that the entire situation rested on the attitude of the company. "The men have made the demand and stand ready to enforce them,,'' said one. "There is no possibility of their- backing down." . , r f There was, however, much talk, of a possible compromise this morning. (Continued on Page Six.) COMMISSION WILL ( By Leased Wire to The Times Washington, July 14 The Inter state commerce commission today of ficially announced its intention to 0u pend all traffic, naming general and important rate advances, pending In vestigation as to the reasonableness of the proposed advances. The state ment! issued by the commission cod tinues: t "No more definite statement in this regard can now bo made, but the. spe cific orders will be announced- iroyx time to time as they are entered, and served. It is expected that the sus pension in each case will be ror 12.0 days from the effective date named m the tariff, but the commission Id tends by; subsequent .orders to pro vide tor making effective on the same duy such advances as may be al lowed." Convicted of Graft. ( i ( By Leased . Wire to The Times) , Pittsburg, Pa., July 14 Commqn Councilman A. V. Simon was today sentenced, to four months Imprison ment and fined $800, as. the result ot his conviction on (raft charges, r INVESTIGATE ALLRATES
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