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Vol. LXX. No. 118.
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Imperial Officials Desert Posts and
Towns Appeal to Revolutionists
For Help
TO PRESERVE ORDER
Over a Thousand Deaths In Three
Days' Fighting at (hang Chow
Murder of Two Methodist Mission
nrles Reported Two West -Point
Graduates in Rebel Army and Will
Ik) In Decisive Rattle Rrilisli
French ami Russian Troops Make
Demonstration. .
Amoy, China. Nov. 17. Interior
towns In the southern hall of i he
province of Ii)-kien. having been
abandoned by Imperial officials, urn
appealing to tho revolutionists to
send a magistrate to preserve order
Aeoordlng to native. estimates, over ;
thousand casualties have occurred up
to last-night, In three days' fighting
at Chang-Chow. ..-
Two Missionaries Murdered.
Victoria, .- B. C, Nov. 17. .The
Canada Marti brought the news ot
the murder of two foreign mission
aries in Sze Chuan-Cheng. The cor
respondent said: "Two foreign mis
sionaries have been murdered, one
of the American Methodist Mission,
the other of the Canadian Methodist
Mission. The names were unascer
talnable. Both were stabbed.
Two West Point (rudiintes.
AVest Point, Nov. 17. When the
Chinese revolutionists move against
Nanking in the foremost decisive bat
tle of the rebellion two of the most
prominent leaders will be ling C.na
Chen -and Yin Tsing Wen, graduates
of the United States military aca
demy, class of 1909. They were the
first Chinese sent here to learn mili
tary science, They spent eighteen
months in Germany and l-rance alter
completing the course.
Foreign Troops Parade,
ondon, Nov. 17. A news dis
patch from Tien Tsui. China, says
the British, reiic;i and Russian
troops have made .separate demon
strations there by parading.
The New Cabinet.
Peking, Nov. 17. Premier Yuan
Shi Kai's new cabinet was named In
an Imperial edict yesterday, but it is
questionable whether it will stand.
One of tile ministers expressed
amazement at his appointments. It
is believed that tew of the new nun-,
isters have been consulted and it is
expected that several will decline to
serve.
The cabinet comprises curious ap
pointments. Liang Chi-Chtao, ap
pointed vice-president of the board
of Justice. Is the great Chinese re
former who was exiled by t.ie late
Empress dowager at uan Shi Kal s
suggestion.. Ciiung Chien, appointed
president of the board of agricul
ture and commerce. Is a member of
the new government of Kiang-Su. He
(Continued on Page Seven.)
ftVHAMARA MATTER
HOLDS ATTENTION
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 17 Anticipa
tion that tho California delegation to
the American Federation of Labor
convention will make further at
tempts to obtain recognition for the
resolution appropriating $50,000 tor
the McNamara brother s defense,
held the delegates' interest. Presi
dent Gompers' successful efforts
prevented the introduction of the
resolution yesterday. The conven
tion's unanimous consent must now
be obtained before the matter can he
Introduced as a resolution.
, tOurthquuke In Switzerland.
Berne, Switzerland. Nov. 17 A
violent earthquake shock was felt
throughout Switzerland last night.
It was followed by lesser quakes.
Bo far as known there were no cas
ualties. , In Geneva the street cars
were derailed. Many women faint
ed from fear. The seismic motion
was from north to south.
trh trnnhlna with an easv. going
cnap Is that he seldom knows when 1 has been appointed minister tu Al
io stop. Igentina.
Senator Cummins Says Settlement in
In Tobacco Case Shows Necessity
of Amendment
WILL NOT HELP MATTER
Savs ( linnges in l,nw Are Veres
Miry to I'revent Such Rrnrgiiiiiii
Hon ns flint Sanctioned in Hie m
rriraii lolincco ( oitiia..v Case .'tinl
Such Delays as in (he Reef Trust
use Ooesn t Think I':iii Will Di
Any (.ooil, Lilt Deparliiienl Thinks
It ( oinplics A ilh I ,n a.
U adnugioii. .Nov 17 Ci
all-1
1. 1
s III
the Sherman aiiii-irusl law
I' I'
hihil . such reorganization.:
I ha I
sanctioned .in fhi .Viiii'iiritn Tobacco
Company case ami io ovou s.ioti
delays in prosocnlion as haw oi -
curred in (lie In el' tru.si a( arilig won-
declared neciCsarv' ,: .Senator Ciiiii-
milis (it (lie nearing heoloie I In'
mite inlorslato commerce coiiiniii-
tee.
..Questioning II. li. Mariin. ot" the
anti-trust , league, who opposed any
intendment to the Siiermin .law.
Cummins rel'ercii to the tobacco, com
pany case -.decree,- tinlhor.izod the re
organization ol' toiir 'm na u iet; and
illed attention lo - '.t.iip '..announced
purpose of the de ai'inient of justice
not to inierlero with t.ie reorganiza
tion. -
"I; do not believe the organization
of our. companies will desiore i oni-
lietitinli tuit in the t:n mis of :li,' au
thorities it is apparently in. . harmony
With (lie anti-trust law," said Ciiin
miiiK. "In my opinion, the anti-triisl
law will not maintain competition
and it oun.it lo be amended and
t lengthened.
Senator Cummins' reiem-d -to .' :ie
possible limitation ot the capital
stock ol the corporations and the di
vorcing, of .the manufacturing imsi-
fss from sources of supplies. ..'and
the separation ol business and trans
portation elements as manges m the
w that would lead to a herter com
petition.
pkackmakiors ark starbcd.
.mailed ( iti.ciis Nearly Kill I nldeii
( tiled I- orcignrr.
Scranton. Pa.. Nov. 17- -An u in
dent t tied man. supposed, however, to
be a foreigner. Irom I'nrest City, was
nearly killed by enraged residents
ot Kallbrook street. Curboiulale.
after he had stabbed two prominent
itizens who had interlcred (o pre
vent him- Irom -abusing an aged mui.
I'utnclt Finnnellv. who was-elected
poor director last 1 ucsiluv. saw the
stranger cutting and pushing an old
grav-haired neighbor of his and ho
an to the rescue. The man stabbe 1
lunnelly in the body just ..beneath
the left shoulder; Dennis Sullivan,
also a prominent resident ol the
neighborhood, came on the run and
tried to seize his assailant. He went,
down witli a knile wound in the arm.
A crowd gatherel (illicitly aim the
unconscious man ; was kicked and
beaten until he was a mass ol cuts
and bruises, and. as was discovered
later. Ins skull was Iractured. I
'Ml MO It SA lOS I AST TKAIN.
Waves Little Light When lie hinds
Chain Itoiinil Across I rack.
W ilkesbarre. I'a.. Nov. 17 - A (hir
ing attempt lo wreck ilie New ork
and I in II a lt cxiress train on Ihe
Lehigh - Valley llrulroad at Warrior
Run. near here, late last night, was
frustrated by the presence of tnind
and quick action of tovan'M.- pjvans, .a
miner, who. waving bis miners lamp,
Ifrought the train to a stop a short
distance from the obstruction,. There
were 300 passengers on the train.
Ihe obstruction, some ,;0 feet of
logging iViani wrapped 'about the off
side rail of the north-bound track so
tightly that it took some time to dis
lodge it. would, railroad men say,
huve thrown the train over the em
bankment, which at iliat. point Is
steep.
Railroad detectives and troops of
the state constabulary are working
on the case, but so far have no
clue. They believe that the wreck
was planned in the. hope of robbing
the wrecked express cars.
Change of Iter! lis I'lir CiiiiTcU.
Washington. D. C. Nov. 17 .lolin
V. Garrett, minister to enczuela,
Miss I II I I I ft 1J. H v s ( ( i I HI I
III V, I I I 'If.. ,1. I i W , I." lit
I" h I U . .. IN . I , V(V 4 V ' - ' 11
takes sun n hat ol an i-M'i'iiiioi. I,i i '" " j - '...-.-.. I , i' -- i'- 'v she
ihe criticisms as cull oilioii , to":.. -iJ ' ,,.... .v ,,.,. ... ,..
lV he- -riiiilii'iit (ini.'se staie-iii:-.!.. i a , , i,.n-. imi ..h-.m i:,,.f!,i: .i ... .....i . .-. . (!.. n
li . it I nig I M-.- ill wlneii i.e sa s , i in. : a. itj i ,n fi-j i : . . ;,t -..e!-- : : i,. . ,,.' e n:-ie
that (he An:eiicaii. liornai) is no iiinr.. ; ;( i, , i .:-.e l,r ,'inr ;!-, - ' ci ' 1 1 1 .:, . . ml . . iii '-i-iTnili l.ri-
In-e than ol her M.onicii. lor her, enr-ii, i. m .-..n; nefira :a..ia u ...... mi i...,.-- , . i.-.. I'url of
Sl'tS Hfe .IIS 1 11(1 1 lllllllls ,'ls the hill lHli'ri I' I ' .VV..li'r.' ...'.!,r.' IT'.:l' I If ..!-. ' ".... ':..VV.1,.lif,.. Vp'.nil'f "!'. is
shoes ol the ( o i mw. iMio-ii. "I l i- i !! a.i , , inio-, . i ,. he. :,,!,, . ; ,,.;, . . : .liMl 'ins
In I II I If idl on i I t' I it f . I us 1 l is i I
linn- ulna, it .will, lie consul'ved i li,- ! : . . i -stvil -fefa.c.v n': . n. ..s ; I -..-l :; i- jf -ir- l-'rom
l;iM-, nut even p. speetnhle lr a " ... .:!.; -.i.::i!i;.'i:l. .m-l.-t ii,ini.:i of i? 'i( :.t i ,:.-are
man fo have :iu ii'ii.aiiit nlv small
waist, sanl Miss Wallers.. W. wo
man woo I.iiliilimllv laces tiuhtlv is
TOURING PITT HffiEiWf OF i.lil..B.'.R;!!3
Spent SevtraS Hour.;
Here:
Enroute to Richmond
Ml
Leonard lulls, ill (he I
' it ( i
I '
r:'ived in Icileign Alaml
Will Kpeml Tonight in lie
111 to Me.-tiiiL' of (.' ,,,i
. issociat ion at l.ii hiiinn.!.
r.,, Ijcouai'd Tul'ls, driving '
ilildt car, :jn the ;iill,oiniiyil.e. iiariy.
route, from Atlanta. I o H i chin oil ii;
rived in ill." ciiy to. lav alioul I. :
nr-
In. the. car with Mr. Tufts -was Mr
W. S, Kaliis. Dr. .losi'iih. llMle. !Ta::
will, join li itn Iicic and- go on :o
Richmond.
.lr. : Tul'ls spoke very : ei.v.ii uV.ia; I i-
cally of i he movi'iiii'iii ' for goo, I i 1
roads. lie, said al'ler rciU'liiiig. ihe j'
Wake -coiini y . ruacj's1, :he'. ttyij n :,. .;1 1 1 ;'i.i i "j; '
ilV liiuch fielier comli! ion thrni .ih. y
were some moiil.hs 'aiio w hen he .p is:- ' '
ed over liuin. . Tlli'V ilie -the Ins,- , :
of liio roi.i.' fi-ioii U.il.'i.'h io l'. ' 1
ellcMIIe. I
M uch work is iivoinised on ,:i!i,' i
roads aroiind iMiim and '-. hai, ling
towards the VVakc cut! ti I y Vine, sonic
of t hem at, pciweiil ; heiug in hail von .
ditiou..: Till'. Piirty ,.'iivh'.g . Uai'I'onl.
oiisislcil iii' loin- cars., They spent
last night in Kayellrv ilie aii,l ciini"
on lo Raleigh hv wai ol lianii .an l
Coats. Since gelling here, lie ha -
missed I hedtlier ciil-s. Kit her lliev
became (linpond, 'lit. ' iner ihe' liad
roads ami lui'iieij back; or '.-are corn
ing on hehiiiil .
The parly will he eiili-iiii imal l,i
niglit In Ileiiilerson hy I lie ' elianit" i
of .commerce.
After, spending n I. i ' in i !u' c .1 .
Mr. Leonard lulls -and tin- amo
bile party left, this ai'ieninon .for
Henderson, wliere I hey will sjn-nlt I hi
night, Tomorrow , iiiiirhing , i h'-v
start out. on tlieir last, lap of I h" 1 1 ',.
from Atlanta. ; to . Rh'liiiViinil, where
they will ,he: presenl nt t he coii!iia's?
of the American As:-ocial ion lor
llighwav liiiprrivemeiit. to he held
November -Ml to L' . Much ecoil is
expected to come .from Ims - meet iter
Tor the rojuls ol ihe souih.
The loremost engineers road oth
cials, trallhv experts, . leishitors, rail
road oflichils, "'inaiiiil'ni.c'i iirei's. V con
tractois and agriculi iirists who. h me
been .devoting their attention to ihe
problems of road construction, main
tenance and ndmmistrni ion. will he
brought together ai .Richmond.
In the field of road construction,
intricate problems have arisen v
puzzle farmers as well as aulomohil
Ists, especially . -w.lt li regard, to the
adaptability of constriictinn to moel
the destructive', effects , of modej'u
I raffle.
Tlirpctor l.ogan nller I'-u-e ol
the I nhed Slates office of ouhlic
(Coiitluued ou l'iijjo Two.)
'SMial-iit: liae cl nc -r.- . ur'i - 'tie-, it.e tie... ri'u: ; ':
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i.siiid, i ne tioii. tils. 1 1 alii'-.. i-u-li. ' n l. am J..--.S .mi-' .i.i -Cjc .
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who have I
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Iiuw how his Taa
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a I us lo i
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Now Raises
SOIlli'S.
: W'as.liinglnii.
Viition df rice
in Acreatre
c.iilv All
( mini ry
It Con-
Nov,. t7-.-Tlie culii-
c in the -I'n Med Stales
I so rapidly (be : p.isi
ai t-'he country is now
has ini'i'
few yours (hi
raising "prncit
loVilsiiinii an,
ll all it consumes, ! !i
Ni liansaS iilone . Ihe
nee Herein:
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has i ilcr,
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liiniliii'.'.:. ilie ci 'ii von i ion :ti
lis nr. h' A. Iliinl.
niiul; : -rtrf-' ill i - Ciiieiis' lhuik of
iii'i I'son, .-'i-.i! a!, o - ( votary of the
rt.U Ca'T'-diii.-i: liahkers Assoeial imi ;
; .i..;Klwo'.j'.!.. Cio;Col: High I'i ii:t
iilljei' of . the i'M i aitivo1 conncil, and
I. "V. II ' Fries, ' of 'liis:on-Saleiv,
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has"
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to Save
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asliiin.'ton, l. l'..
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I'V.o.j. CharHies .of
Mrs.
retiiry of the
AllgllS'til, till.,
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iiii'ivl -Til I'I, to
! In ili Fulls I'roi" ,' destrnc
i lie rrreiioti of a power phinl:.
i. i. lent asked s-'-creiarv. fisher
lo'ii" if the govet'iinienf has
in ihe maiter.
li-olt lo-
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to llele,
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fifer Co'tacc Willi t ;'p inti
malts Trial Roosevelt's .
Not Supreme
HE MAY BE FOOLED
I in. NiiayMs I hai ( oloi.el Koose.
.vi li av oi Know I'.wrvthing
ai'.I I Ii.m He Makes Statements
V i
i nn Imiiim.i.m ilie tails Due
I ImiK It 1'iolialilc That .ludgi
Not
an,! ii. I t ids 'l olil ill.
I I.m i vihuig in I Inn M : i . . 1 s .
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all
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far. many Cads
evelT does not
that. Henry C,
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bcrt
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Ga'i
otites
i fi ', :),eivii,(-i "candor." . ;
Siaiile) (h'l lared the- Sherman an
"iih! law was ti i-om netent statute
" i c helieved it could he improved
RUppieineiMitiy legislation. He in
aic.1 ihrii iiis conference with the
s ii i i 'lit. fi'laled to that Siih.iect.
PUIIT IMPKOITO.M I0XTSV
Si itl iKiril is Spending Much Krom the
liNprovciiie.it ot Lush. ess.
I Special to The Tillies. 1
:,V;!;"iugi.on, Nov:, 1 7-. During tho
past vear or two the Seaboard Air
l.itie Railroad has worked nnceasmg-
v ; lor the (kn elopmcnt of the : port,
ol. AViiniingloii, . having installed a
ttpii'mlfd system of . storage '.ware
houses . tiie .locks along ;t lie. river
front- in ihe northern section of t lie
ciiy; i.iii! only .recent ly.; au( horizing
i '.:! coiistriiction of a splendid slor
i'u mc. v. a rehouse to Hike t he place, el'
ilie one formerly., used. Hundreds
of-h lluiiisiiiuls ol . .dollars luive heeti
('.lit-ii(!(.(l liy the railroad in the "dc
vcloiuK'ii t Of its , b.iisiiiess .interests
hi re. , Aniiouncenie.i't, Announce
ment , is now made -.that- further ex
fi'ii, lit arc s liiive. been authoriz.ed in
iii h.'! iernu'iit of the . Seaboard's
inoi.eriy at this point. ; Tliis is to
ilie cl.e. t that Ihe. : trackage.' l'acili
ies. of i im iiei'ominodalions will he
,1 iiriiisheil' '.r tiie storage of 500
I lei i; Ii t. c,a iff, i'n excess of t lie present
ai'i iiiiiinoi.iiii ions, . wi 1 1 - . be furnished
for I lie storage , of alio -freight. -cani
in cNi-ess of the present acconliiipda
1 'on .. ami .also' -thai a --mammoth
eoii i shine is lo he installed to handle
tin-' coal business which the Seaboard
ej,e. .s io i'.iinille ai t his point. .. .
si. h nous ix sk;ht.
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( hallenges
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-".I'.'SSV TRIAL I'tiR MCI.I.ONS.
l-itlshiir.!!. Nov. IT Paul Oche. at-
li ( : .for-Mrs. 'Nora Mellon, w ho
is In iiig. siieil for divorce' by An-
iirrw W. Alelhei. the Pittsburg
bunker, will .-.formally apply.- to the
court li.-re for a jury trial, which
is assured hy reason of the court's
decision hied oil Sathnlay but just
Made public. . 1
l"r,(l"r the Scott law the divorces,
in the -discretion ol the court, may
be hoard in private; Mellon desired
such a course, but his wife resisted
it ,' on the. ground, 'that the law was
unconstitutional, especially ns it
would be relroacl ive in this case.
1li court sustained the law. but
refused lo order
ing...
i private hear -
Also Names of Justice of .Peace,
Owners of Property and.
Marcus Martin
kli) TO BORROW MONEY
Clever Unseal Had Conveyance of
101 Acres llelonging to Mr. John
W. ick Put on Record in Register
ol lec(ls Of hce--W rong Man Haul
Out in Night on Charge, Hut Re
leased When P.alelgli Parties Say
lie Was Not .Man Wanted.
Impersonating Marcus Martin, a
lumber man of this county; forging
the names of John W. Vick and hid
wife. Sallie D. Vick. to a deed con
veying Ki4 acres ot property; forging
tlii.' mime ol Justice of the Peace
Blake Stallings of Little River town
ship: having the deed registered in
the court house, and attempting to
borrow $1,500 on the land besides
causing the arrest ol Marcus Martin
these are the crimes charged up
to an unknown white man. who en
deavored to pull off one of the slick
est frauds ever reported in this part
oi the state. Had Jt. not been for
the shrewdness of MrrE. P. Maynard,
ii lawver of this city, the impostor
mid torgcr would have got his
money.- and somebody would nave
about it. ' he said.
The storv came to light when
Marcus Martin, a white man. was
urested for the crime. Mr. Martin
was brought from Wendell to Ral
eigh and confronted with his ac
cusers. "1 don t know anything
about it. he said.
Mr. U. ('. Reckwith. who drew the
deed lor the other Marcus Martin,
said: T drew the deed for the other
Marcus Martin but that alnt the
man. I saw the other Marcus Mar
tin Tuesday." .
I lie prisoner was carried before
Mr, Maynard. who declared that
aim the man: Id swear that."
Justice of the Peace H. II. Rob
ns then released the real Marcus
.Martin from custodv.
f tell you I was mad.'' declared
Marcus, and when Mr. Honevcutt
ii resleil -niiv I cussed and .. raised
sand." . ";.
When Mrs. Sallie D. Vick. who
with her husband came to the city
lor the preliminary trial, expressed
her opinion of the rascal who tried
to sell her property by saving: "Don't
we wish we could get that man!"
Deed Signed October 14th.
The, conveyance transferring 104
acres belonging to Mr. and Mrs.
ick near W akefield to Marcus Mar
tin was dated October 14 and was
tiled for registration November 1. A
few days later the forger called on
Messrs. Maynard & Peele. lawyers,
and endeavored to borrow $1,500
He was told that thevdld not have
that.-much handy, and he was sent
to Mi. Brown Shepherd, another
lawyer. Mr. Shepherd was investi
gating the matter, on a tip from Mr.
Maynard. when the torger disappear
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HEARING IN MEAi
PACKERS' TRIAL
( lucago, Nov. 17 Armed with
heavy legal ammunition.' a small
army ol lawyers engaged in battle
over the constitutionality of the
criminal provision ot the Sherman
ant.i-trust law. again appeared before
Judge iohlsaat this morning In a
hearing involving the rights of the
indicted meat packers.
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New Printing Itliilillng.
Washington, Nov. 17 Bids for
the construction ol the new bureau
ot engraving and printing building
were opened yesterday. J. Henry
Miller was the lowest bidder at
$l,lti:,477 lor limestone and
422,22b lor granite.
Lecture Saturday Afternoon.
The ladies ot Raleigh are cordially
Invited to attend the lecture on
Health and Hygiene'' to be given
by Mrs. Lyon, of New York, nt (ha
1 Woman s Club Saturday afternoon
jpromply at four o'clock.
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