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THE OTATIIEIt for Raleigh wnd- Vicinity: Partly cloudy tonight and Sun day; slightly warmer. ; -y For. North Carolina: Partly cloudy and continued warm to night and Sunday. LAST EDITION ESTABLISHED 1878. Double the 1 - - ' - . ... .... All FORCES T But There Is No Change In the Deadlock Status of the Strike E Fifth Day of the Struggle Sees No Jtrcaks in tlic Deadlock Rut There Is an Increasing Demand From the Outside to End the Strike and Be lief That This Will 'Load to Arbi tration Strikers Suy if Peace is Not Readied the Strike Will Spread Railroads . Have Made Some Progress. . (By Cahlo to The Times) Montreal, July 23 With all the forces of government and trade in terests working for peace In the Grand Trunk strike, the situation on this, the fi f til day of the struggle, is a deadlock. Nevertheless, out of the increasing demand for an end of the strike, there developed a belief that the con test would soon bo terminated, pend ing arbitration of the employes de mands. .:. The latter declared that if peace were not reached the struggle would spread, threatening to take out on sympathetic strike all members of the Brotherhood of Railroad Firemen and .Knglncmen and of the Brotherhood ol Locomotive Engineers. The rail road officials have made a strong fight in the past two days, and al though thousands of dollars worth of perishable goods have been lost and the interests of manufacturers along the lines have been severely crippled by the sudden suspension of freight traffic the company has been able to show an improved service with eachc day. The strikers were confident that the inability of the company to move freight would bring them to terms, but the road soerns to have developed unknown strength and froight is be ingmoved to such an extent that the strikers are discussing new moves. Important developments are expected within six hours. Nothing would be so effective at this Blago of the game as the sudden withdrawal from the company's ranks of the egginoers, the firemen and the enginemen, which latter body Includ ed the round house employes and handlers of locomotives. Should this move still prove ineffective the switchmen might bo called out. The Order of Railroad Conductors and the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen now on strike are closely affiliated with the , other railroad brotherhoods, the four organizations I WORD FOR SETTLEMEN being as well organized as any union labor body In the country. It is openly said that such is the strength of these organizations that if their heads agree every railroad man in North America could be called from work at a moment's notice. AV. G. Lee, president of the Broth erhood of Railroad Trainmen, .has been called to Montreal for a confer ence at the headquarters of the strik ers. No reason for this hurried call can be given, except that another move is to be made by the strikers to show their strength in backing up the demands they have made. Should this conference agree that the railroad should be checked in Its fight to win, President Lee will prob ably be asked-to at once notify the heads of the other organizations with the view of' calling out other men to join the strikers. It is possible to use men as con ductors and trainmen who have had little experience in railroading, but when the engineers and firemen re called out the company, will, be se verely pressed to fill the vacaant places. v Moving Freight Trains. Toronto, July 23 Armed men thronged, the yards of the Grand Trunk . Railway while the company worked slowly on its plans for moving freight. With this attempt the crisis of the strike was reached. , The plans for "moving freight did not develop briskly. By 9 o'clock .jour engines had been sent from the ' (Continued. On Page Five.) Number of Paid Subscribers in thj City I . . ,- : 1 ' I . - , . f ... ! ii ' ,. I . . , - WILL INSIST ON THE ENDER OF M (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, July 23 An absolute surrender of all of Madrrz's preten sions to the presidency of Nicaragua is the one condition which the state department will accept from the Madriz envoys, Modesto Darrios and Sebastian Salinas, when they present their cases after their arrival In Washington next Week. No terms which provide for the continuation of the Madriz administration will re ceive the slightest consideration. j The retirement of Madriz, the elim ination of Zelaya, and the positive as surance of a fair and open election of a constitutional president are ab solutely essential to any understand ing between the Madriz agents and the department. This is the firm at titude of Secretary Knox. Barrios and Salinas who left Colon Monday, are expected to reach Washington next Tuesday. When they will have an opportunity to present their cause to the diplomatic officers of the de partment, Thomas C. Dawson, who has received all the representation of Luis Corea and Salvador Castrillo, the diplomatic agents in Washington of the Madriz and Estrada factions. It is said that the state depart ment has the good wishes of Guate mala, Salvador and Costa Rica in any action It may take to guarantee a fair election in Nicaragua of a president, in the event of the retirement of Mad riz. The state department is not rea:ly to discuss the question of methods that might be used to provide tor an honest election should Madriz refuse to resign. SPECIALTY OK ROBBING. On Steamers While Crowing the At lantic Woman Lost $50,000. (By Cable to The Times) Berlin, duly 23Th authorities are hot on the trail of a gang which has made a specialty of robbing rich Americans on ocean liners, it was learned today as the result of the dar ing robbery of Mrs. George Stratford, of Jersey City, who lost $50,000 in jewels on the Hamburg-American liner Amerika. For the first time a full list of the stolen jewels was obtained today. They are a diamond pin, a pearl necklace, a pearl and diamond pin, and five diamond rings, besides ar ticles of less value. The theft, it has been ascertained, was committed between Cuxhaven and Cherbourg, the thieves evidently hoping to escape In the bustle of making port Immediately after the robbery.. On the , Deutsehland, a few days previous, it was learned today, a wealthy American lost a pocketbook containing a large sum. It is be lieved the same band of criminals was responsible for that theft. SHEPHERD WILL RECOVER. Young Man Who Was Knocked Down and Robbed Near Spencer Not Ser iously Injured. (Special to The Times.) -Spencer, July; 23 Mr. Columbia Shepherd, the young drug clerk of Washington City who was waylaid, clubhed Into insensibility and robbed by two negro highwaymen near Spen cer last,,nlght, is improving nicely to day and will soon recover. He was able today to join With the of fleers in search of evidence against Abe Woody and John Fitzgerald, the two negroes arrested by Chief of Police Cruse and other officers last night charged with the crime. The negroes were arrested at a late hour last night and locked In Rowan jail to await trial. None of the $200 stolen from Mr. Shepherd was recov ered, though the officers feel confl. dent they have the guilty parties. Mr. Shepherd was set upon while walk ing through a piece of woods and be .fore he could give the alarm was knocked down and robbed. MORE TROOPS FOR EGYPT. S Significant in View': of Roosevelt's Guild Hall Speech. (By Cable to The Times) London, July 23' Now It's the big stick for Egypt. The British mili tary force there is to be doubled within a short time, making a total of 10,000 troops, according to a semi official report current here today. This Is regarded as significant In view of the Guild Hall speech of Theo dore Rposevelt, in which he urged more stringent measures in Egypt, and the subsequent development that he spoke With the tacit or expressed permission of the authorities. The growing unrest In Egypt and the increase In tho ranks of the na tionalists are held responsible for the Increased troops. . 4i radcrewi-ki, the famous pianist, the slight injury to one of his- fingers netted him -.(!(. The injury was very slight, n splitting of one of his finger nails, but lis it prevented him from appearing in London recently the insurance company was compelled to nay him the above named amount. Kin I) of his lingers, thumbs, eyes and toes, it is said, arc separately insured BY A. C. L TRAIN (Special to The 'limes.) Wilson, N. C, July 2:; Peggy Ver mer, colored, was run over'and in stantly killed by a southbound pas senger train on the Atlantic Coast Line this morning about 6 o'clock on the outskirts of the city. The wo man was walking from her home north of Wilson, between the double tracks. When the engineer whistled she stepped on the wrong track and before the train, which was running at good speed, could bo stopped, was run down, her head being seveied from the body and she was otherwise mangled. The deceased was consid ered a weak minded person. No in quest was held. FIGHTING IX NICARAGUA. Revolutionists Carrying the War Into Madriz, Territory. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Washington, July 23 Revolution ists under Estrada have taken an ag gressive stand in a campaign against Madriz in Nicaragua, .-carrying- the war into Madriz's territory, according to reports receivevd at the state de partment today. Consul Olivares, in a telegram today, states that Madriz has announced an engagement be tween revolutionists and government troops at Comalapo, in which about 400 revolutionists and as many gov ernment troops were engaged. The casualties on both sides were heavy before the revolutionists were routed. General Valdez, a Madriz follower, was killed. A series of sharp' fighting is reported between the two factions in Grenada and Mandine within fifty miles of Managua, the Madriz capi tal. , No accurate account, however, has been obtainable. Lost Bet and Shot Himself. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Chicago, July 23 Harry Michaels, secretary of the Michaels Furniture Company, killed himself because of the loss of a $10,000 bet on Jim Jef fries in the Jeffries-Johnson Reno fight of July 4. This developed today at a meeting of Michael's creditors. He shot, himself at his desk after re ceiving a. telegram telling of his loss, while. his .brother, from New York was waltjng to see him. At the time of the suicide, ill health was given as the reason. Woman Shot and Killed. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Springfield, Mass., July 23 Mrs. Eleanor Shepard, wife of W. H. bhep ard, division superintendent ot the Boston & Maine Railroad, was shot and killed today by George C. Creley, the aged father of Mr. Shepard's first wife.; 'It is believed the assassin was insane, 1 - RALEIGH, N. C, SATURDAY, JULY H.L.I mi Regular Convention Ignored and Godwin is Nominated Convention Harmonious Business Transacted as if Former Conven tion Had Not P.een ijfcld Clark to lie Ignored Godwin' Makes Ring ing Democratic Sjieeeh I'litt'ord Declares He Will Swcp the Field State, "Executive' Committee . May Settle Matter. (Special to The fimes.) Wilmington, N. C, July 23 'I he insurgent branch of the sixth congres sional convention met af noon yester day and nominated for Congress lion. Hannibal L. Godwin, of Harnett coun ty. He is the- present 'Incumbent and is completing his second term in the national house. At the conclus ion of the majority convention the Godwin forces were organized and practically intact. They immediately arranged to hold another convention, alter Clark had been nominated and so at, 10 o'clock yesterday morning they met and the credentials and per manent, organization committees asked tor two hours to complete then- work. The convention re-convened at 11:20 o'clock. The report of the committee on permanent, organization was adopted, Hon. Geo. H. Bellamy being retained as -permanent - chairman. Mr. L: S. I'effel, being named as secretary. Mr. Bellamy expressed his gratitu le for the honor and declared -that "this is the real congressional convention, ot the sixth district, and reierred to the use of force by the organization of the opposition convention last night." The credentials committee-declared that all counties were properly rep resented except Cumberland and New Hanover. Of the Cumberland vote 0.63 were given to Godwin. 33.3 7 to Cook. Of the New Hanover vote 1.1.50 were given to Godwin, and JO. 50 to McClammy. Congressman Godwin was placed in nomination by J. C." Clifford, of Harnett, who de clared for the benefit of the onlook ers, among whom were as many parti cipants in the convention of last night sis there were delegates onthe floor, that "you may place a republican against him or you can place a good democrat against him, but Hannibal L. Godwin will sweep the field in No vember." No other nomination was made and the voting proceeded at. once, only one ballot being required as a mat ter of course. The strength of the other candidates, according to the credentials committee of tho conven tion,' was voted by the delegates on the floor and the vote stood as fol lows: Godwin, 134.54 ; Clark, 34. 9K; McClammy, 31.43; Cook, 34.58; Mc Kinnon, 10.11. A committee was appointed to bring Mr. Godwin in and the con gressman made a short speech of ap preciation in which he declared the convention of today the "regular" convention and that, he would pilo up tho largest majority the democrats of the sixth district ever saw, There were about two hundred of the five hundred delegates on the floor today and the action. of the con vention of yesterday and last night was scrupulously ignored. There are two courses that may be pursued In the sixth district. The matter may be settled by Lie state executive -committee of the two candi dates, O. L. Clark and H. L'. Godwin, may make the race. In the latter event there is little doubt but that the epublicans will place their strongest man in the held with excellent chances of winning. It is more prob able, however, that, the state commit tee wilL settle the matter and In that event the decision will hang upon the question as to the power of the chair man to rule that a county's delega tion shall not be settled before re ferring the matter to the credentials committee, and as to tho power of the district executive committee to de pose Its chairman and elect another as was done Thursday. Honduran Revolution. (By Cable to The Times) Berllze, Brltishi Honduras, July 23. Ex-president Bonilla, of Honduras, left here today with a large force of mn-to lead the revolution In Hon duras against President Davila. British soldiers are, in pursuit in an attempt to halt the Expedition and thus preserve the rulivs of neutral ity. . Bonilla hns two ships in which, he expects to land upon an unprotected section of the coast an dattack Tegu cigalpa, BODWKi NOMINATED 23, 1910. of Raleigh . , Kev. Lyman Abbott, i;!itor iif the Outlook a.(l prominent philanthrop ist, who willi .Ju'.oh A. Itiis, Jane Ad- (Imiis al ethers, have organized an issocintiou to buy large tracts ol land near Grecly, Colo,, nml cut it up into small .farms and uurden plots, 'I hese will be sold t deserving families in the East who wish homes in the West, but are without means. The associa. lion will accept payments in easy in stalments in cash, or will take a share if the crnns. L INSPECTION OF COAST ARTILLERY (By Leaded Wire to The Times'! Washington, July 23 As a result of the inspection of 1 the big'.guns on the const defense at. Mort Monroe, conducted immediately after .the. .ex plosion-, there; several days ago, in which; eleven men. were killed anil several severely injured, a general in spection of all coast artillery works in the United States, the Philippines and other insular possessions will he begun by the war department. . . . General Leonard Wood., chief of staff, stated today that while no gen eral orders had been' Issued" to '.this effect a general Inspection will be or dered in the near, future. Some of the guns in remote- fortifications hpve not, it is said, been fired under high pressure for several years, while oth ers are not. amply protected with safe-1 t.y devices, . it is for -the purpose of bringing all of the artillery defences up to a modern Condition and to pre vent further fn talilies that .t'iie "inspec tion will be. ordered. In all likeli hood General Crazier; chief ordnance officer, wil be detailed to . .conduct the inspection. 1IO.MI5 THROWN AT STOKi:. Store Destroyed and .Many Lives lin oerilled. (By Leased Wire to TheTimes) New York. July 23 More than 1 , ODD men, women and children were imperilled today by a bomb, whiciv de stroyed the fruit store of Quidoii Raf fael at 614 . Second " avenue. Two years ago while working for another man,' Kaffael received a. black hand letter but today said he had got none since. The police are working on the theory ot revenge as Kntfael recent ly discharged two employes, and lur thereiiiore, has taken .much ; business from neighboring. -dealers. . . Kaffael, Willi his' wile and t wo chil dren escaped by a narrow margin. The family lived above toe fruit store. The -explosion,, which did several thousands of dollars damage, created a panic in the neighborhood,- break ing windows and shaking several ten ements. ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION. Someone Shot at County Attorney. While Sitting in His Home. (By Leased' Wire-to The Times) Longansport, Jnd., July 23 Geo. W. Custer, prosecuting attorney for Cass county, narrowly escaped assas sination last night, when a rifle bullet crashed through a window in his home a few inches above his head. Custer had been conspicuous in pros ecutions of saloon men and claims to have secured evidence against Rome of t lie nine Cuss county trustees ac cused by tho state board of exami ners of $14,554 shortage. v ; r-f : H I ' Jr'"' '"f ! ofViOther . W , IB AFTER THREE (By Leased Wire to The Times) Louisville, Miss.,. July .".23 While a mob was gathering -. to .lynch . them, three young farmers were .'spirited from the county jail here by the authori ties, early today and taken from town on a special, train, to save their lives. Though protesting their innocence, they were accused of assaulting ai d murdering Miss Jennie. -Sharp . near Dura) Hill. Her throat 'Was cut'.. The prisoners are; Swinton Fermenter, t.ummings. and Hurkfieid... The girl's disappearance 'created- a sensation, which was... heightened by the dh'eover.v of her mutilated body in a gully.. Within a short time posst had set out in every 'direction- to scour the -country. - ' '" : ; The three young' men - were arrested in the vicinity ; of the crime. They save contllcting stories and '. 'circum stances pointed to their guilt. Tliey were- hurried to the jail yesterday. When . the crowds that had taken up the .hunt - for. 'suspects returned- to town, .a- mass meeting was held and a demand for retribution made. The sheriff's, force' being inadequate . to stand off a concerted effort., hy: the townspeople, the flight was decided on. ;': -.'.'' ." . -,-"': NKGRO SLASH KS AXOTHKR. Lilliiigton Has Negro Fight Trouble With Xeur-Iieer Saloon Woman in the Case. (Special to The Times) . T.lllington, July 23 Late . last night on the way honie from a negro hreak-dovyn in the northern part of :ovn , near one of the near-beer sa loons, in a free-for-all fight, Bertis Wicker slashed Jim Fuller with a raxor several times. -on the head and face, and he came very near bleed ing to death before he could find a physician. ;; It seems that the bone of conten tion between Berdice and Jim was one negro woman from Raleigh, named Patty, whom Jim was escort ing home from the dance, much to the chagrin of" Bertis and several ortierv aspiring coons. Chief of Police Ray and his deputy, Jones, who had been expecting trou ble as many 6f the colored brethren were tanked up on near-beer, Were near the scene of the conflict, 'and arrested Bertis and two other ne groes, Bill Baily and Eddie Hodges, who were too full to take care of themselves. While ..Tim . Fuller is badly cut the doctor thinks he will recover. VOTING OX PROHIBITION'. I'evas Democrats Voting mi State wide I'ol icy ill Primary. (By Leased. -Wire'-to. The Times) Austin, Tex., July 2:1 -Prohibition as1 a stale-wide- policy tor lexas is being decided today by the voters'at the democratic primaries. . The. pro posal, to .. have the legislature in structed to submit a. state prohibition constitutional amendment to tho Whole people is being balloted upon. The "dry", leaders claim; that -if; the legislature'' is so instructed there is no doubt, of. the amendment's being carried by popular vote. The democratic gubernatorial can didates today are Cone Johnson and William 'Polndexter,-' prohibitionists; O. R. Colquitt, anti-dry: li. V. David son ,who refuses to make liquor the main issue, and .1. M. Jones. Col quitt is favorite in the betting. -. Many Horses Burned to Death. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Newark,;. N.. J., July 23 Fire in the stables of t he I.. .1. Buckley Con tract ing Company early today result ed in the death of 110 horses. Near ly all were burned to death,'. -though some were so injured that they , had to be shot. The stable employes dis played great heroism in attempting lo save the animals, rushing into Un stable when it was flaming in every part. They succeeded in getting out only about forty horses sately. Stevens Released. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Chicago, July 2;! The murder the ory in the death ol Ira G. Ilawii. pres- dent of the Monon Railroad, re ceived a sharp set-back today when the police released Ernest Stevens, the negro chauffeur arrested on sus picion of having eommittethe crime. The alibi which Stevens offered could not be broken down! and he was cleared of all suspicion. Ate Opium Pills. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Webster, Mass., July 23 Eight children, the oldest 13 year's of age, are lying ill In their home, here to day and two, are dying as a result of eating opium pills which were mis taken for candy. The children be long to Polish families. PRICE 5 CENTS. Newspaper. . 1 , CALL SAVES Coast Liner Momus on Fire and S. 0. S. Call Brings Aid to Passengers NEWS OF THE DISASTER Wireless Today Resulted in the Sav ing of Scores of Lives After Flumes Rroke Out on the Momus Ship Carried (10 Passengers and Crew of 125 Fire Was Discovered Yester day Afternoon and Sister Ship Was Picked l"p Some Hours Later Did Not Reach imperilled Ship Until 'I'll is Morning However All Pas. seiigers Transferred. (By Leased Wire to Tho Times) Charleston, S. ('., July 23 The snap and flash of the wireless- sending out the- "S. O. S."-' call the high sea cry for help today resulted in the saving of scores of lives after flames broke out on the 6.0(10 ton coast Ifher Mumus, owned by the Southern Pacific Com pany, off the Florida, coast. News of the disaster was brought by wireless dispatches received here. The Comus, a sister ship belonging to the same line, answered the call, .standing by while, the passengers were . transfei ed. . -The advances sent out while the ves sel was ablaze in 12 fathoms of water said that there was a minimum of confusion among the passengers and that nearly all. especially ihe women, acted with heroism from the time the llames .were discovered till thoy were safe aboard the relief ship. - There were 60 passengers on board . and a ' crew of 125 men. . '':,;, The Momus plies, like the Comus be tween-. New York and New Orleans. She made her first trip In November, 11106. Of Steel, 410 feet long, she was built in Philadelphia by William Cramp: & Sons. Her beam is 52.2 feet and her depth 25.6 feet.. : -; , , . - She left Now York Inst Wednesday with a large passenger list jtnd a good cargo ot .freight. She was due in New (.irleans late." tomorrow or early Mon day.' The fire was well advanced when dis covered yesterday afternoon. For a time efforts were. .made, to keep the situation from the knowledge of the passengers, but eventually this became impossible, as the blaze gained head way. In the meantime the .wireless' had been spitting out . flashes incessantly. When it was seen that the passengers would inevitably have to know the sit uation,, the answer of the Comus was picked up. She was bound up the coast'.' from New Orleans. f The blaze' was discovered at . 2 . p. m. yesterday in tho after hold of the Momus, .when she ,. was off . Cape Can averal, Fla, -Efforts, were made, to Signal ; the lighthouse on ' the cape. Captain John F. Royd, of the Momus. 'ordered- ail hands to fight the fire. It. was impossible to: penetrate Into the: tlamihg hold, .so the, hatchets Were: battened, down and the pumps, kept going incessantly II ling the com- partment. . . - , The '-'vessel was compelled to; slacken speen and then 'to lay to, and the life boats were; got in readiness to take the passengers : ashore, landing them on the sandy but treasherous beach, if iieeessary. - . ,' - Captain . Boyd and First . Officer Woods Calmed the frightened passen gers when they learned, of the fire and kept them, in good, order. " .. . A few of. I lie passenger went, to the aid of the officers, cooperating In maintaining cheerfulness. . All through the night anxious groups of passen gers, huddled on deck, but some were induced to go to bed. The saloon was turned over to those who preferred to stay awake, and two score passenr gers sang all nurht while one of their nuinhcr plaved the piano. When the Comns came up at last, and hor- muster;' Captain- Maxson, sig nalled that he was ready to take all passengers, the condition of those on the Momus was as good as could b expected. Some of the more nervous however, were in a atate bordering on collapse. - .- The small boats of both ships were put to task of transferring the men, women and children from the Momus, At the request of Captain Boyd th Comus stood by while both crew and nttlcers gave their attention undivided to checking the fire in the hold. , Their - efforts were rewarded today, when the blaze was got under con- trol. Fear of Its flaring up should air be allowed to enter the compartment prevented the opening of the matches for the time being, however. - , ITntil the hold could be searched, nfter the process of smothering should he abandoned, no definite estimate, of (Continued on Page Five.). WIRELESS MANY LIVES
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