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1 For Raleigh -and Vicinity : Generally fair tonight and Wed-" needayv -. Fur North Carolina: Gener ally fair, tonight and Wednes., day light north' winds, v LAST EDITION ESTABLISHED 1878. RALEIGH, N. C, TUESDAY, JULY 19, 1910. PRICE 5 CENTS. Double the Number of Paid Subscribers, in Ihe City of Raleigh of Any Other Newspaper H - Bill STRIKE TRUNK LINE Canadian Government Took a Hand Today In Effort to Secure Arbitration ATTEMPTTO WRECK CAR But Little Confidence in Arbitration Project at This Time Attempt Made to Wreck Pay Car Strike Breaking Army Raised For Penn sylvania Railroad Being Sent to ' Montreal Strike Was Declared Last Sight Lines All Tied l'p To- flayCompany Only Attempting to Run Mail Trains. ' (By Leased Wire to The Times) Montreal, July 19 Scarcely . a wheel is turning on the Grand Trunk syntnm today as the result of . tne strike of J 0,000 trainmen and con ductors, called last night. Hundreds of thousands "of dollars damage to perishable freight has already been done. The entire system of more than 5,000 miles, with alt Its shops and yards is under heavy guards by armed men. Strike breakers are be ing rushed -in. v Montreal is threatened with a milk famine unless suburban trains ean be- run. No freight is being taken from hero and few passengers,, even the mails are late. A general call to pensioners has been sent out and every available man, armed, is being put on the road. Reports from elsewhere say that high officials are acting as conductors, firemen and engineers. Several trains, including a number from Toronto, have been annulled. Nearly every shop has been closed down. -" - The company promises better serv ice; the . men say conditions will grow worse. The telegraphers have agreed to arbitrate their demands. Government May Arbitrate. Ottowa, OnU July 19 The Canad ian' government today took a hand in the Grand Trunk strike, the min ister of labor endeavoring to secure arbitration. The consent of both) sides is necessary to such a step. Few expressed confidence In the success of the project. Co-operation by Canad ian and United States authorities was broached this afternoon. An attempt to '-wreck a pay car near here today was frustrated. The trad; was piled high with timber. .Moving Strike Breakers, Montreal, July 19 The strike breaking army raised for the Penn sylvania Railroad in last few days Is being rushed to Canada fois service in the strike on the Grand Trunk. The ' first detachment, numbering more than 200, arrived today under the leadership of E. R. Carrington, Canadian superintendent of the Thief (Continued On Page Seven.) U jj ADJUST DIFFERENCES (By Leased Wire to The Times) Philadelphia, July 19 The peace pact established between the Penn sylvania Railroad and its men, pre cluding likelihood of a strike, caused much satisfaction In railroad and shipping circles today. . The crisis is past and only the adjustment of de tails remains to end completely the dis.pute which for a time threatened a more serious labor war. . W.G.Lee, of the trainmen and .the committee will remain here sev ' eral days, at least, until the most im portant adjustments have been made. Members of the sub-committee of twelve, representing the conductors .nd trainmen of the Pennsylvania Railroad went into conference with W. H. Myers, general m'anager of the railroad and the division superintend ents of the lines east this morning to arrange the details of settlement of ' their : grievances, tl was said the conference would lftst all day. .J. s. SHOT BY STEPSON (Special to The Times) ...'...' Oxford, July 19 Mrs. J. S. Brown, a member of one of the wealthiest and most prominent families in Ox ford, was shot yesterday afternoon by her stepson, Otis Brown. The young man then turned the weapon upon himself and a bullet through his brain ended his existence almost instantaneously. Mrs. Brown- was shot in the side, the ball passing through the arm and entering the body just above the heart. While the wound Is exceedingly dangerous there is a chance of recoyery. The town is in an Intense state of excitement. This is by far the most deplorable event in its history. The trouble is one of long standing, growing out of the difficulty in set tling the estate of the late J.; S. Brown, husband and father of the victims. There are three surviving members Of the family, Mrs. Jim Floyd and J. W. Brown, children by a former marriage, and Miss Susie Brown, the only child of the second marriage, daughter of the present Mrs. Brown. Unfriendly feeling had existed for several years between the older children an dtheir step mother. The management ' of the estate was left entirely in. her hands by the will of her husband and while she at vari ous times had turned over sums of money to the children they were not satisfied without a complete division, which was refused. It is very prob ably that a controversy in regard to this brought on the tragedy. DEATH AT LOUISBURG. W. H. Waddell, Prominent Tobacco- nist, Passes Away After Protracted Illness. (Special to The Tinie3) Lonisburg, July 19 Mr. W. H. Waddell died here Sunday night, af ter a protracted illness of typhoid lever, and other complications, at about 43 years of age. He was a prominent tobacconist and one of our widely known and popular citizens. He was one of the proprietors, of. '-the Hart Tobacco Warehouse. The fun eral will be held today. He was a Chapter Mason and will be buried with Masonic honors at the ceme:ery here. His wife died several years ago and leaves five children. SOLDI KRS KILL NEGRO. Result of Race Feeling Brought About by Jeffries-Johnson Fight.'' (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, July 19 Further race feeling, brought about by the Jeffries-Johnson fight, ended in -the shooting last night on the Aqueduct bridge of William L. Smith, a negro, during an altercation between two soldiers from 'Fort Myer, Va., and three negroes. The 'soldiers are still at large. Smith js expected to die. Just after the fight at Reno, Pri vate Frank D. Scott, of Fort Myer, was stabbed by a negr Soldiers then tried to lynch the negro. Since the fight race feeling at the post has been at high tension. TROOPS GUARD MIXES. Several Clashes Follow Between Min ers and Soldiers. - "... -. (By Cable to The Times) Madrid,' uly 19 Troops, backed by rapid fire guns, today were order ed on guard at the coal mines quit by workers on general strike late yes terday in the Balboa region. Several Clashes followed the demonstration of force. In a pitched battle between strikers and strike-breakers near Bil bao several were hurt, three fatally, according to dispatches received here today. ... ' Failed to Break Record. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Anna. 111., July 19 George How ard and Walter Collins, aeronauts, of Cincinnati, piloting the balloon Drift er, which left Hamilton, O., at 7:40 p. m., yesterday, landed at Mount Pleasant, 111., 11 miles south of here today at 6:15 a. m. The aeronauts had planned to remain In the air more than two days in an endeavor to break the 44 hour record. City Attorney Charged With Forgery. (By Leased Wire to The TlmeB) Rockport, Ind., July 19 John W. Burns, city attorney; has been arrest ed, charged with forgery, tl is al leged he obtained $30,000 from the banks at Rockport, Elberfleld and Lake, Ind., through Jorferfes. He dis appeared nearly a mong ago When he returned to Rockport he was ar rested. ' '. , ' . ; . William I'ittnian, of Cambridge, Mass., who was cuplured by the Mad rid government fcrces near lllueflelds and confined In n filthy cell in Ma nagua Nicaragua. The American rouMul; Mr.-OIivnrcs, learning' the con ditions protested to President Madriz and' the Jut tor finally' agreed' to trans. fer Pittiiuin in a. lurger and cleaner cell. "'-I'lttmun- lias been in prison for several months, charged with aiding and nlictting a revolution. ROOSEVELT SAYS HE IS NOT A DICTATOR (Bv Leaded Wire to The Times) New York, July 19 Theodore Roosevelt toduv repudiated the title of "dictator" w ith which some of his political 'opponents ', have designated him and declared he would mako no attempt to interfere wit ii nomina tions. - The ex-president motored from Oyster Bay and took up his work at the Outlook office. Colonel Roosevelt denied a report that he had been in communication with Judge Kinkaiile, of Toledo, who was seeking the -ex-presldent's en dorsement lor the nomination for governor of Ohio. Judge Kinkaide called on President '1 aft at Beverly last week and it is understood that having' failed to get the president's promise to support him for the nomination, he wanted to get Roosevelt's backing. "I have not heard from Kinkaide and don't know that he Is coming to Sagamore Hill," said the Colonel. The ex-president remarked in con nection with the Kinkaide report that he wants It understood that he is not going to mix in -fights, for nomina tions. "I am not a dictator," he exclaimed with a smile. "Some like to call me that, but they ire wrong. 1 shall not attempt to interfere in anyway with nominations. After candidates have been nominated it is different. 1 shall then endorse them or notas I please, that is my privilege." SEVERE STORM AT WASH I XGTOX. Residences Struck by Lightning and Town Flooded. : (Special to The Times.) Washington, N. C, .1 uly 1 9 This city and vicinity was visited on last night by one o the most severe rain. wind and electric storms that have ever occurred here. For nearly two hours the rain fell in torrents, with high winds and many electric Hashes. In some places the water was a foot deep on the pavements.- 'The light ning Strug one or two residences, among v which was that of Mayor Sterlin on Second street, igniting the electric, wires and bursting the gas pipes. The celling of the residence caught fire but as extinguished be fore much damage was done. The wires of the local office of the West ern Union Telegraph Company were burned out, also a number of the city electric wires, leaving a portion of the city in darkness. Reports coming from the county state. several : bridges washed away and crops.damaged considerably. Mr. Edward Jackson, a Beaufort county farmer,. had his barn struck by light ning, killing his cow and burning the barn, together with all his feed. Mr. Henry Sprulll, another farmer, had hlB kitchen blown down. ., It takus a -longer 'probe for a He than the truth. , , . ' . AGAIN A CANDIDATE (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washlngfon, July 1 !) Speaker Joseph O. Cannon has niappej out tno hardest political task he ever at tempted in his life, in declaring that he would be a candidate for the speakership when tae house again convenes, according to the political wiseacres now in( Wasiilnstdn. His defiance of the Insurgents and an nouncement of his future candidacy in his address at mporia, Kas., has attracted widespread attention. In view of the fact that even re actionary republicans were .begging Cannon to relinquish lib; hold on t lie chair before the close of the last ses sion, according to Ihe most accepted opinion here there can be nothing hut opposition to his attempting to hold the v speakership.' President Tail's friends will oppose him, lo strengthen the position of the- president before the people. Theodore Roosevelt will undoubtedly throw his influence against the speaker. The Insurgents left Washington with the avowed in tention of planning a harder light against him than any since they first took up the cudgels to oust him. Cannon has his back to the wall and is fighting now out of ohstinacy, if the radical viewpoint is correct. I'Jven his friends take the latest an nouncement with had grace. There is only one faction that re joices and that Is the democratic group here. Cannon's proiiunciaiiien- lo they look upon. as campaign ma terial and plans are already under way to make the most ot it in hie hot campaign expected this Mil. MRS. HUBBARD TO SPEAK, Will Take. the Stump For Woman Candidate For Governor. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Concord, N. H., July 19 Mrs. El bert Hubbard is to take the political stump in New Hampshire; it Is an nounced here. Mrs. Hubbard lives at East Aurora, N. Y., but has volun teered her services In the fight of Mrs. Marilla Hicker, who is a candi date for governor. Mrs. Hubbard's appearance in -the campaign here is contingent upon Mrs. Bicker's candiducy receiving the approval of the legal authorities. Mrsi Hubbard is herself a con tributor to her husband's publications and has gained considerable promin ence as a public speaker. Since her candidacy was announced Mrs. Richer has received offers of marriage two of them contingent upon her election to the.. '.gubernato rial': chair.' One of the offers , It is said, came from a well known clergy man who holds an important pastor ate in one of the larger cities of the country, ": ,' STRIKE IX KXGLAXD. Three Thousand Yardmen and Other Employees on Strike. - (By Cable to The Times) London,' July 19 Without warn ing ' -3,000 yardmen and other em ployes of the Northeastern Railroad struck today. The first walkout, was in the Newcastle district- and the spread of the strike was ordered by the leaders. The trouble is the out come of an old dispute, partially set tled a year ago. The situation is ser ious and a complete tie up of the line Is threatened. Preparations for dis order have been made by the authori ties all along the line. AT DUKE OF AOSTA (By Cable to Tae Times.) Naples, July 19 A boy of thirteen declared to be a full-fledged and fa natical anarchist, hurled a bottle horn hat the Duke of Aasta today while the prince was leisurely pass ing through the streets in his antp moblle. The bottle just missed the royal head, glancing along the side furnishings of the car w'hicu pre vented its smashing when it touched the pavement. ; The police seized the boy at once. His father was declared to be one of the' most rabid anarchists of the city, If hot of all Italy, and the lad is said to have Imbibed anarchy from the time of his babyhood. The bottle was cautiously picked up and Bent to the police department of explosives. A cursory examination, is said to Have revealed it to be one of the deadliest kind 'Of glass missiles. ' The boy's name was not given out by the police, " Professor Woodrow Wilson, presi dent of the Princeton University who ecently decided, fallowing ii confer ence of a doaen or more of prominent New Jersey deinoerals to liechme the democratic candidate for governor of Xew Jersey at the election to he held in November. At lirst IVofessor Vfi-- son did not look upon the proposition with favor, telling his friends who eal!cd dm him that he was not a poli tician anil that he was not ambitious to hold public office of any kind, but they finally persuaded him to see the question in u iliflercnl light. EVIDENCE TAKEN (Bv Leased Ire- to 'I ho I tines) Citicago, --.lulv 1 it I he evidence given before the federal grand jury in the beef trust inquiry is being taken down by a phonograph, so that no court stenographer is allowed in the room to make a record of the case. This is being done to preserve the secrecy which so far lias been one of the features of the case. Details of the absorption of a rival concern by the J 15,000,000 National Packing Company were expected when Moses H.. Joseph',, secretary of the New York Butche;s Dressed Beef Company '-- appeared. This concern was organized as an independent but has been absorbed in the combination The -government expected Joseph to reveal the terms of the consolidation. Records of stock transfers as shown by the National Company's book, were studied 'by the jurors to deter mine the method ..of absorption", of many smaller companies. . V. S. Kenyon, '.assistant at; .Attor ney General .Wickershani; went over the books with the jurors and ex plained points of material interest. District -'Attorney Sims assisted him. PRESIDENT TAFT'S HP. Guest of Eastport Today, Where Many People Greet Him. '"'(By Leased Wire to The Times) Eastport, Me., July-19 President !'aft arrived here today amid hur ahs, welcomes and bunting displays galore. The .president's' yacht, the Mayflower, with bellagged bow, masts nd stern,., steamed slowly in and anchored and the chief executive of the United Stales for the first time n history was in waters washing the shores of the -great sardine industry. The town was spick and span, its st reels having been specially flushed ind cleaned of all 'rubbish. Hunil eds of people from many nrt'ies irotind came in, ..using every vehicle from hay wagons t,o automobiles. I'he wharves were thronged with Mieering "down casters". Mayor Harnett arranged early for . the re eption to take place when the presi dent came ashore. Deputy Marshal On Trial. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Bluetields, W. Va., July 19 United States Deputy Marshal John Waldron, charged with the murder of Ben Tate and Wade Gillespie at Keystone last winter, was placed on trial at Welch today 'for the second time. : The first jury disagreed. . Coronation of King George. (By Cable to The Times.) London, July 19 King George to day signed a proclamation ffctlng the coronation for an unspecified date in June, 1911. It has been announced seini-oflicially that the ceremony will occur on June 22 next. SIX THOUSAND JEWS EXPELLED FROM KIEF , (By Cable to The Times) Kief, July 19 Six thousand 'Jews have been expelled from Kief and its suburbs in the last do days, accord ing to an official statement made to day. Four hundred and ninety-seven were driven by force from Kief be tween July 4 and. July. 1 5, and in that same time 1,12.1 were warned to de part. The ' warning - is known, offic ially as the "first method", while physical force is termed Ihe "second" method. From Solonienka, in the same days, 1U5 were expelled and 151 from Dem iefl'ka, both of which are suburbs. Of those driven from Kief, :!,illl .were expelled by force. The actual number of expulsions is 6, 1152, but it is estimated that 'more than (J 0.0 are duplications, caused by the return of those soil r away . by "first method". 'The -Jews are sent in 'groups to their destination, es corted by relays of troops. Of the 17,217 applications for res idencepapers, here made since the expulsion order was issued, 2,152 were found fraudulent, according to the government. HLUEFIELDS BLOCKADE. United States Will Protect Boats Cur rylng American Shipments, (By I.easi'il Wire to, The Times) " Washington.. July lit Although the Norwegian' government lias recog nized the. blockade-of Dliicliclds BltilT. now held by the Madriz faction.- ship ments from this country-' to Nicara gua, whether carried in foreign bot toms or not will be protected by the I lilted States. The action of Norway gives Madriz. the formal right to seize any vessell ot Norwegian registry that attempt) to run the blockade, but the point made bv the state department will pre vent Mudilz from seining' the-, boat as long as It carries American merchan dise The United States does not recog nize Die blockade Bluefields .. ..It. wuir jnmiated,.Jt.iKlay- that -ii-riuence w ill be brought to bear on Nor way through diplomatic channels to induce it to reconsider its action, as there, seems to: be no doubt blit that Norway has caused the state depart ment considerable annoyance. At all events, it is said, the United States is prepared to offer protection to all ships carrying American 'merchandise..- into Bluefields.. and has in structed Captain -Gilmer of the Pad ucah to this effect. . AFTER LOXGWOKTH'S RECORD. Samuel Gompers anil John Mitchell in Conference in Cincinnati. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Cincinnati, O.i July 19 Salnuel Gompers,.'. president of the American Federation of Labor, and .loan Mitch ell'. . former president 'of the United .Mine-Workers, came to Cincinnati today for a 'conference; with Cincin nati labor leaders, it was asserted on the: highest authority, that the la bor record of Congressman Nicholas Longwortn and H. P. Goehel from a union labor 'standpoint are being ex amined today, KILLED IX JOY HIDE, ... V SHeling Car Dashed Into Pedes trians Killing One and Injuring An other. - (By Leased Wire to The Times) I'awturkct. R, I., .Inly 1 M -One man was killed and one badly hurt as the result of a joy ride today from Lonsdale to Woonsocket.. A powerful car speeding nearly sixty miles an hour struck James O'Rourku and kill ed him instantly, at. the same time dashing into unconsciousness' .lames Mallarkey. "Authorities, are search ing for the' owner and driver of the car, which did uot pause an instant s.fler striking the men. The Outlook Shut Out. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Topeka, Kas., July 19 Theodore Roosevelt's article on prize lighting in the last issue of tae Outlook, has 'barred the sale of the publication In Hutchinson, Kas., according to dis patches received today. A recent ordinance forbids even a newspaper content upon prize light ing, and even though such coment were derogatory, the mention of fighting at all puts '.'the publication under the ban. Married Her CluiuflVr. (By Leased Wire to The Times 1 Cincinnati, O., July 19 According to private advices received here today b.v the friends of the 'late William J. Odell, millionaire broker of this city, his widow was married in London, England, to her chauffeur, a man named Adams, two days ago. Adams has been in the employ of Mrs. Odell for several years. F THE ZEPPELIN ;1 PLANT BURNED -. ; 5 I. Explosion, Followed by Fire Destroys the Zeppelin Airship Plant SEVEN BADLY HURT Shock Was Ten-Hie, Blowing Out the Walls of the Building and Raxing Nearby Cottages--Seven Seriously Hurt and n Score Less Seriously Injured Explosion Heard for Miles Around and Great Crowd Flocked - to the Scene Field Ho pital Constructed on the Ground. (By Cable to The Times.) Friedrichshafen, Germany, July 19 -The ill-fate that Is lollowing Count Zeppelin' was exhibited again today when t he gas 'works ol his airship plant here blew up, injuring seven persons. The shock was terrific, blow ing o'nt tlie walls of tile building, raz ing nearby cottages, and, It is feared, seriously damaging dirigibles in the hanger. . ' The explosion occurred about noon, the gasometer blowing up. A flame shot to a height of more than a hun dred feet, setting fire to the debris. For a time the hanger on tne lake appeared doomed. , . v The report aroused the country for '"mile's" about, crowds flocking the scene. Physicians were summon ed, and i tield hospital was.co'nstxuci ed with the aid of1 the officers of the plant whose emergency hospital equipment was taxed to the limit. Besides the seven seriously hurt, fully a score of the employes were cut or sustained other unimportant injuries. . Coming on top of the recent wreck of the biggest dirigible constructed by the count, after it had made an epoch-marking flight, today's disas ter appeared to unnerve hi in greatly. The plant was needed for the recon struction of the wrecked ship. The loss is probably $250,000. Insane Woman Kills Her Child. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Miles City, Mont., July 19 Mrs. Helen Philbrick, author of several books, among them "The Idiot and the Insane", and known as the "Mad Woman of the Rockies", murdered her 1 1-year-old daughter by chloro forming her on her ranch '.near here and then committed suicide by tak ing prussic acid. Mrs. Philbrick was well known In Boston and California. XegiO For Collector of Customs. ( By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, July 1 !) Whitfield McKinlay,- a prominent colored citi zen, formerly of Charleston, R. C, will 'be appointed collector of cus toms here by President Taft, accord ing to authentic informal ton received here today. McKinlay lias the back ing of Colonel Roosevelt. The office is worth $,1,011(1 a year and has never been held b.v a negro. FRENCH RAILWAY AT (By Cable to The Times) Paris, July 19 The employes of the French railways will remain at work in spite of the authorization of a general strike, until new plans for conciliation, now under way, have passed the crucial point. The meet ing called by the engineers and fire men for late in July is regarded as the important point in the threat ened struggle. ! The railroads, however, continue their preparations to run their Hnea with non-union men In the event of a walkout. The employes who went out. yesterday returned to work to day. Shirt Factory Burned. (By Leased Wire to The Times) ' ' ' Joliet, 111., Vuly 19 The shirt factory 'of the state penitentiary has been destroyed by fire, with f 2 5,00b loss. GAS IK 0 V" i '?'-.; ;.'r' '"v
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