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J M k3.U JL 1 1 THE SENTINEL GETS EOTH THE UNITED PEESS AND HEARST SPECIAL TELEGRAPHIC SEE VICES. WLS'STOX-SALEM.X. C., TUESDAY EVENING, A PHIL 11, 1908. TliIClI 5 CENTS. rr a u f 1 n 'i'i- J' Vs Office Here mm; t'lmi.iii ,.f tirnU Mi'- Ji-Ufch atii! ac ta paries w A (J. nii.1 Miss toll of r'nuikiin .! in : i in mi iiu' cii.ji"- a"'' I 111!' Cliuri- '"he. man !ilie lli' si fin illiii'lii.iiUU -'I1- -sl- irJ-slaii. wUtTHiiinin MB tti US ill' I'll'- " vt'tili' the srnmir iff twiw !i" sin 'I'd 'he hi'i'if also si ill - Vr mall in -' Mr i vNi qui"-;iont'il ST rMWt May Pt'imiy clia.l- te'lins '?iniiv ,i h wr nti'1 tM l hi' flia;'niiii' fi'y bt a 1 front H'oi her "'.'I' ,! kills. i'ils were fimki'll l n;;in ami wife 'arr.-.i fn, ti,,. (ils i 'iic ivimiii m the ill ttv :,:n f il. ap?.- H, !:(). ,r 'i,p limn. ; S'lic Iji,. ' foriM vi'imi'i. 'Ul D'lilinii, '";" nf'the .air a Pniis!ii 'n -iN! hat II!.' I'M iiiit hi Hie rriU'l In ), this , Fall -ce of 25 Feet t a;juur 1 staff, 'll.it Is ' IM-Ullki! 'I'l inside' ''iiis: inn " --. afl.,1,1 s'i'ff''!il ! 'HI.' ,,f .1 il nlld '-lllilll. Nr, Tiani,.,; '"lia.v,.,, I'M. i'H it. Tl. is f"H m,.i ri,!,, ' Tiii. jreon Je Mountain ' id 4 ..Minr'nc Is Not A Candidate. ..- ;,n! inVhich He Says That He flNot Run For the Senate. Til OF JIM Xo Damaging Evidence Brought Out Today Is Several More Revenue Officer. Wit nesses For Prosecution, Examined 4t Morning Session Nothing Yet Shown Connecting the Defendant With Conspiracy To Take the Life i of Mr. Hendricks. (iiUIKXSBORO, April 14 At Ibis coining's session of the federal court M'wiitl revenue officers testified for he government in the case against Imii Smith, of Smithtown, indicted on i'l,' i liaise of conspiring to take the pf(, of Revenue Officer Hendricks last lure in ber, When court adjourned for dinner no evidence regarded us of a damag ing nature to the defendant had been 1 . ug.it out. The impression prevails 1 liai District Attorney Holton.U sim ! laving the ground work" in the 1 jim'. However, disinterested parties h i have followed the hearing up to ; liis lime are not predicting that Smith will be convicted on the con spiracy charge. The case will proba bly last two days yet. Other Witnesses. Yesterday aKernoon B. F. Atkins, I T, Shefilierd. H. B. Taylor and .1. F. Miller, all revenue officers, testified Tiicy were allowed to tell what they knew of raids that had been made Jtl the Smithtown settlement at various limes including raids in June, .luli and December of last year. The objetl ,1 the testimony seemed to be to show ilnii ilie condition of Smithtown was Vul. that the people were lawless and that some of theai had made up uiur 'iiiiuls to resist at "u cost the prog ii ss of the revenue officers in wiping out illicit distille 'a. All of the witnesses told of hearing 'lie ringing of fctls thruugh the'sefii--tiiciiis i! they went tm- their raid. - It viis the theory that these bells were signals of the moonshiners, one to an- hi. i, as tney 'out.u me revc:.u..ri ,v ",v oming.. On one of the raids, as told by the revenue officers, there was a demon st 1 id ion plainly intended ft intiuil .lute the officers. On this occasion l',n to 200 shots were fired. Officers "sa men in the. distance and the smoke of their guns, anil one of them told of bullets whlitzing by him. riepuly Collector 11, F. Atkins told .f ;i conversation he had on one' ticca siou with Jim Smith and of Smith say 111K, defiantly, "What hi'.e the reve nue officers got to do with dim Smith anyhow." It was brought out by tin test'ltiony fii.ii while there is some jjovl farniii.g liiml in the Smithtown tiMiie'iier.l vi y lit lie of it is under cllivtiltoi the inference being suggested thai th ,i.'.'iile aie loo busy disi'Uiitg illicit minors to devote much utMe i rm to 'iimiug. ' Women Attending Trial The toother of Deputy Collector Hen milks was in the conn yesieinay morning and her face wa-. hM by led. The wives of James Smith and Oscar Slsk were also In cou, . Mis Smith occupied a seat by her husband "ne is a tmn .r.lainly-ilresseT woman "nil light hair and compicAioi, and not 1 ar from middle age. The loo!-, nf sc- int.iMiess mi her fare show-vl thai she 'luii.ciafed the. gravity, of .hi charg ii'jainst hr hushan.l. i'it. Alice SiK. the wife" of Oscar Sisk. was hi 11 as one of the wlliie'-.set- in the full.. (hi- lit v 'use. She Is a younger woni 1 thf,: '!rs. Smith, more showHy dr v-iic !, nn ''iMMtentiy less anxious about, the tu ' lie than the older lady, She Is dark haiied. and a comely young woman BOTH COMMIT SUICIDE. Hungarian Brothers Take Their Lives at the Same Time. "t liAPIOST, April 14 Karh with 1 ballet in the brain, one still clinch a pistol. and the other with wea ""ti mi the floor at his side, each seat .'' in front of a hirror he had used " ai'l him in aiming at his own head Otitis Micholas and Paul Vonpal .nnh wore found dead today in a b sMiig room of the suite thev occu- 11 il t igeiher. They were t win brot'i- . manibers of aristocratic but im i'Aenshed .Hungarian family., hope v in 'debt and in love with the i'tne woman. They resolved to die : --.'ilier, made arrangement for tiu .'''able siiiced' with the greaie.-t delib ' "(Hon, dmed together, drank freely -' ..!,.; several friend;, ret'ir.ted to "hi room, each 'wrote a scaled inter ;" the woman they loved, and then l.Hb-il. i I be street cars beSan running to- 'o Xisseti park over the new track . 1 inning from the terminus of the wattrhtown line via. the park. ' -11 ! TO iKE INQUIRY, nil -Mayor of Chelsea, Mass., Wants to Know Cause of Fire. A Friend of the Mayor Positive That He Saw a Strange Man Apply Torch Fully OneThird of the Cit izens Hopeless Much Money Being Received. CHKI.SKA. Mass.. April 11. Mayo: He rk inaugurated today a rigid inves tigation of the origin of the great tire Sunday by which live lives were lofi and twelve milium dollars worth of damage done to property. A business man. and a fri n.i of the mayor, is positive he saw a strange man applv the torch. Fully one- third of the citizens a! -- homeless. The militia is still hi com mand of the sitiialton. Much money is coming in but 'money is still the city's priuciiwl 111 ed. News Items Reported From State Capital RA1.K10H, April 1 1. ttol. I'. M. Pearsall, who is here for a day or two from New Berne on professional blisi- uess. says the prohibition sentiment has -grown consideiably recently,- es pecially as a result of speeches made hereabouts Vy Governor Glenn. Odd Fellow lodges throughout the' state will celebrate the f'-t li anniver sary ot Udu fellowship April it. roe special speaker in Raleiglv will be Hon. Plato Collins, past grand mas ter and now grand representative. Grand Secretary Womlell, of the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows, sayu Odd Fellows the state oer are deeply gratified at the action of the Grand Council Royal Arcanum in appropriat ing $1(0 toward the $l."i.nou memorial dormitory building Odd Fellows of the state will erect In honor of the late Nathaniel Jacob! at the Goldsboro Or phanage. Rev, J. M. Milliard has accepted the call to the pastorale of the West Ral eigh Baptist chtuch, to take charge Immediately. He Is now In charge of the Mt, Mariah Baptist church, and was at one time pastor at High Point. The closing exercises of the physi cal culture department of the Baptist University for Women were held yes terday. .V 'game of basiiet ball In which the score wag 7 to 2 and a se ries of other out-door gymnasium exer cises were features of the day. Only faculty and students witnessed the contests. There was a broad jump feature In which the record was nim? feet. Then there was work on acting bars, ladders, rings, giant stride merry-go-round and obstruction relay rac es. , The Raleigh Council, Junior Oorder United American Mechanics held a semi-public meeting last night at W'hich State Superntendenf of Public Instruction J. Y. Joyner and County Superiniendent .1. V. Judd delivered education al addresses that were an Inspiration to the order. Judge Thomas R. Puniell ami other , v ,, officers of the United States court, eastern district, let; today for Kliza beth City to hold the April term of court there this week. Two notable cases are on the docker for trial. Joe Smith is to answer the charges of numerous pension frauds, he having represented himself aa a .pension agent and examined and fraudulently collected fees from numerous veterans seeking pensions. He operated In sev eral stales. Another case is on the civil side of the docket. William s vs. Roper Lumber Co., Involving extensive timber interests. The Bank of Stony Point. Alexander county, Is chartered with $."10,0011 au thorized and $3,000 subscribed by .I VY. Watts and others. There is also a charier to the Graves Warehouse and Skating Rink Company, Mt. Airy, cap ital $1,000, y J. ft .Smith and others, for selling leaf tobacco and running skin ins rink on ihe same floor. Governor Glenn went to Lonisburg last night, where he, sooke In the in terest of state prohibition today an. I wll return to Raleigh tomorrow morn ing. At. every county seat in the slate April 24 and 25 there will be held by the county superintendent of schools examination of all persons desirlti certificates for teaching in the public nigh seliHols of the state.. The ques tions have been prepared bv the !'. board J examiners and are . bein- mailed out from the state departni' ii' j of education today. The 'examination papers will be returned and grmi. '! ; by the state hoard of examiners, com posed of State Superintendent of .I'i' ! lie Instruction J. Y. Joyner, Pml. ! Jojm Graham, Warrenton; Z. V, .Ici'l.j Raleigh; Prof. F. L .Stevens, Raleigh: j Prof. X. W. Walkei. Chapel Hill: M Harwick, Reletgh, secretary. 1 Confederate veterans hereabouts s recall with interest today that it is' just forty-three years ago that Oeneia! Sherman's army marched into Raieiniii and it has Seen just forty-seven years: since Fort Sumter fell. ' Governor Glenn's appointments for the remainder of this week are Ply mouth. Wednesday; Bayboro, Thurs day; Washington, Friday, and Green ville and Ayden, Saturday, IG.HE5 IS SILEflTNew York Democratic Will Say Nothing About Published Report. It Has Been Persistently Reported That He Will Send Militia to Aque duct Track Tomorrow to Stop Race Track Gambling With Bayonets If Necessary. ALBANY, Y.. April It tlover aor Hughes was silent todav 011 th refKirt that he imomls to send mllitii to Aqueduct track tomorrow to stop race track gambling wilh bayonets :? ueed, b . - His friends say the governor Is 'de termined to break up the business. He has received telegrams anJ letters asking him to speak In all parts of the country . Local Concern to Make the Pedestal Maj. Joseph M. Morelieud, president of the Guilford Battle Ground Com pany, while in this city yesterday con tracted with ihe Consolidated Granite Company for a handsome pedestal for the statue of Clio, already on hand. The pedestal will be of the Balfour pink granite and will contrast finely with the bronze of the statue. Major Morehead tells the Greensboro Tele gram that the statue when completed and lit place on the battleground will be something unique for hhls slate and will be most appropriate. The "Fourth" tills year will be the greatest yet observed at Guilford Bat tle Ground, Maj. Morehead slates. He says that Colw. A. Henderson, cnier counsel for the Southern Railroad, has assured him that he will be down with his car load of scholars and poli ticians from Washington. "On ihe Fourth and at Guilford Bat tle Ground," said Maj. Morehead, "are the time and place for a great fore gathering of politicians and this being a campaign year we are looking for them in unprecedented numbers. Ev ery politician In the slate and all his friends, th fact everybody from all parts of the state who wants to see or be seen will be here, And.of course, the more that shall come the better -the Battle Ground . management will be pleased." Mr. II. W. Stanford Meets With a Painful Injury Mr. H. V. Stanford suffered a very painful accident while driving 11 de livr 'agon .dovn Fast Sixth .sire 't this afternoon about 1 o'clock, .'he coupling 1 (oiled out of ' the wligoil which he was driving, the resiilL be ing that the end of it dropped down, which frightened the horse. The latter ran away, throwing Mr. Stcn lord out, dragging him some irs'anu;. which . resulted In the lies!; Iiein nearly all torn from his t'.ei 'ind cot ting a long gash over his eye, besides other bri'ises. The horse ran up Sixth sti'ct into Highlit, and was stonpej at the Corner of F.ighlh and Hickory -.iriet by two colon d men, who hap pen, d lo see 'he horse eohiing, The miiiPil. while run', Ins; away, s'li dt one ot the shafts just behinl one of liiS front h;.s. the shaft going elo:r ihroiigh. It toftk I wo men to pull II out. .Mr. Slanfor:' was carried 11 his lionio 111 .".lo Ridge avenue, whore D'-. Stcncer wis nasiiiy K'trnmoneii ana bound up the wounded iiieiilbe'M. I' is not th'nicht Ilia: the wounds wil! prove sorlous uu'ess some uulore-M-cn t'linpMcallon sets in. LEWIS IS CONFIDENT. Says Interstate Agreement Is" Cer tainiy Going to Be Established. TOLKDO, April 14. Claiming east ern operalors don't want resumption of mining hecaiue they have enor mous storage of coal at head of lakes, Illinois operators are not pari iclpai nig in conference of miners and opori mis of central competitive field now in session. President Lewis of lb" minors, coiifldenly declared in action Ahieh the Illinois operators .11,1' min ers might take could slop the re-establishment ot interstate ag-pf"a.": be wen Western Pentisylvmiia, Ohio iml li.diHiia A ROYAL RECEPTION. ine Will Be Accorded United St One Fleet at San Diego. i a I SAX DIEGO. California, April Wireless dispatches from A.e of F.vans' fleet received tarly irida assurances that, the big e-si"ans fre arrive off the harbor exactly 0 dale time at 2 o'clock this aft The fleet is coming up the c squadron formation, in v.hicl sailed for the last 24 hour--. 4 All preparations are compl a oig reception to the lie arrives here. 1 , Was Mr. Kavanaugh's Halph Binghgm, the not ei.q, humorist, aid cn:ertai dav after spending Monde day at HfW Zinzendorf, thjg Iriend, Manager Havana iSSZ ... 1, -II 1" convention in session. Lively Time is Expected Plan of Instructing for Bryan is to be Opposed State Committee Meeting. 0 SELECTION IET. Orphanage Committee to Visit Twin-City Fit st. Representatives of Winston -Salem.' Lincolnton, Hickcry And Mount Holly Present Bids At Meeting of General Board This Afternoon Exact Date of Making Decision Will Be Determined. SALISBURY. April U-The Metho dist orphanage committee met her-' this morning and received proposl Hons from Winston-Salem, Hickory Lincolnton and Mt. Holly for the loca tion of the proitosed orphanage ,0 be established by the Western North Carolina K. Conference. After du cussing same the committee agreed unanimously not to decide upon . location at this meeting; but to visit Winston-Salitn at an eariy diiie and Insm'ct tiie site to be offered by that city. The committee is composed of l!i.v. George F. Key. oi Hickory; J. L Xelsoi. of Lenoir; S. L. Rogors, of Krinklin; Rev Ifarold Tu ner mid J. A. Glenn, of Chp.rloMe, Kvory mem ber1 wis pivsent at the meeting. The committee has visited Hickory, I.lucohiton and Mt. Holly .vul Inspeci tnl the sites offered by these places The general conference hoard is lit session this afternoon and before ad journing will fix a definite date for deciding upon the location of the orphanage, Repreiientliig Winston- Salem k tn'er-sts t'te fol, ow ing gen ii .-met. were be'e ;od:ty from that city: J. K. Norfleet, member n- con ference orphanage board. Dr. T. F. Marr. presiding elder of Winston dis trict; Mayor' O. II Faot, Preside!!1 V. J. Liipfert, of W'jiistou Salem Hoard of Trade, G. W. Illtishawt chairman of orphanage committee from itourd of Trade uud P., 11. Hunts. It Is understood that ihe farm Mr. R. J. Reynolds Just cad ot city, or any part of II desired, can of he be the secured at reasonable fU;ii tu .for location ot Hit orphanan'-t, provnl f WinsionSalt'lii s propositi ui la ac cepted. Oilier desirable site will lie otp'roi; tne coinnilllee wnen 11 visits :h. Twir.-C;h. The Sentinel is fold thai l! is th" p' tn or purpose of 'he ci iiunlue ? to secure a good tarm lor me orpnans 1.0 work under Die &ui(.rvtslo:i of a com petent mar. At tile meeting iast. evening ( the local committee, appointed to solicit subscripiioiiH for this cliy's tia.oon offer, 'a $100 pledge was received from the Bara'ca clast of Broad Stroo; Bap'isf church. Forakcr Makes Bitter Attack on President WASHINGTON. April II. In on of the most sensalional speeches ever delivered In tin; -upper hall of congress Senator Forakcr ihls fore::ooi! J1111I a thunderbolt of deni.tirlilion ai th head of President Roosevelt becaus the chief executive dismissed i' y.,. eoniiKUlies ol mgro soldie , . result of lirowtmville riot ' " " ,1, dared if the bill of Set in- Warn''1' ;ie:"iiltting any dls aor enlist nllst "upon iine-i;,rge'l ,,1,'u HtiM. Ion oMhe.p. uR to i" ' , ': th cent .linn CI. ' ' : - " ,.. fire abr negro. ., taw V w -it ' mr a da J'lhPt'af ",..,. the'!- "f -h. Vilest t.H.f" c tciai,erous ".uire .1 " .. , w tl, lnnocen'' ' " .,,, ,n m .' . ,h;lt . . .,. l.v,0 defend-.' -., lo o ,1 .... ' Me retlli'"" " , ver"t :,.,d of f Itei.e--" ,tv. oi- .... ;,rm"" " f " ' leUers t " "'. ,,, ""'" "-.liou Barttf ...in ' .. hi res - - t ml'. P ....Hi.' , ,,.s; mo" Dl'.i " ,. illtl' "' H-ho i'u imiralL,,,,!,. '.-' WOMEN. 1 . morses; ft . . .1- i c 1 f 1 Vv - m avr f iiei""" - Cause- s'iiw , . V na. .(.bll-Bt AP .,1, V. i! C til . ll I - . Ifi !" j ...rlfa't- 1 nl. I when V V M'Wte' iu(?;. (Guest- i 1 ,to- led ni"""' t .i-b '"' " i Kail'Vie. - h. ,ntly I"" I.'.,. inei. ' . .1 Pd 1"la- N KV YORK. April 14 The lktti ocMtic :a!e convention to elect na tional delegates U likely to have sunny session,. The slate committee is divided on the qnestion of instructing for Bryan S a c Senator MH'rren. the Broon bn leader, told th stace comniiue.i i'i conference this morniiti; before tht ivim-wlou was called 10 older that he .k " 1 1 I tiht a plank in the platform -ud, 11 sing Bryan. Tiie state comiuifee has slated for 111 i. ii.ii delegates William J, Connors. !'"hsI F. Murphy, John B. StatK'h- ti'- I ,111 I Lew is Nixon. Justice Crane's Decision. MiW YORK, April H justice ''t in.', s :':mn in Brooklyn till mom i v icatni th,. injunction obtain.' I vevriila, bv Secretary Mi'Carren t piouit' lu'erlereliee with hi dele gai.s I'iiis will permit the Heiiiti-cra- lc , lie oineiu loll lo pr ceeil. McCain ii ib bv.tics are still o.i temporary roll aim that part of the in junction ndatlHi; to the names Is not dissolved The state commit ue wem Into s. ssi m on r.'ci-lil of the decision. The convention wa.i postponed until after the 111. e: inn ami did not convene until after o'clock Hon. Locke Craige's Visit to Wilkes County Hon. Lockr Craige, one of th aspirants for the Democratic uomln.1 Hon for governor, add reused it large crowd at North Wllkesboto last night and a traveling man who heard him reports that Mr. Cralges speech was not so well received by many of his hearers, "He was too severe oil the railroads for many of his auditors," is the way the drummer put It and he stated that he heard a number or voters declare after the speaking thai they would support Mr Klichin. Mr. 'Craige passed through this city to W'llkes to look after his fences In ihnt. counly. He expressed himself its being pretty well satisfied with pres ent gubernatorial condlilons. H wanted lo know how Forsyth was go tlig and stated that judging frotii re IHirts coming to I1I111 he and Mr Horne together would uet a majority of the voles In Guilford and Durham oilii lies, Surry Man to Be Tried at October Term GRKF.NSltORO. April li. On .yes terday Judge Boyd allowed S. H. lur per to go horoe on his own recogniz ance to appear at tm October term of United Stutett court, wm-n he will be tried on the chaige or Hlte.il. dlsllll In k- Tinner was brought here rioin Surry county several days k to stand 1 1 lid at th" present term of court, hut his condition Is audi thai the prison er cannot walk lie was assisted rrom the jail to the street and a car riage was Miiiiioioiied to convey him 10 Hie slitiion 10 board the Winston train for Klkln. Turner was taken 111 wv eral days before he wan brought heie and had tu be carried from the station lo the j;ill on a col. He a when he tilteiupls lo walk lfcere Is a rateh III the si., .ill part of his back, mid Hits o.'(.",i-l'"allj goea around Ills body to pit Ol " Ik Kiomnch. Oils"'" ei reined glad to get out '. ....cll'll he wa going U'" 1 r.,0111 b i'lll'ui KlgUt. i"' ,u,liiil'.," 0Wtlu' i..,'oii; son . ..( I.. burs. , el ites mil1" 1-11 it en '-"" - , xtr Yfttk -Lp)0rt of 1 ll.Apt and Chicago oril It - Nl'.W YORK, in " ,, peuiis"'v hamf ,,.., tier leu - ....i.. ,i...,a V a ,H. ' ii"' . r,1.fl.n eu ' I2tcl 1 1 . . ,.,-r. 10' 1 OH' I tio'.ll' Erie 10 " Sonthern M h'.K',,r' uiichanK'" Sieel v . j c,.,mi 1 lowe ...tlujUV I, - MfVet- Cotton ....Kiaa made n ..... i,,uch- VeaTt - . .. m ii. i0n niai"' ... r,.,.r,rits ...Uet lor (ni new low Inn alP street IUI""- Ii HH W under VV Mil . .....tll.'U " south- ins " ... n un low. .... uu; 8SJ!a ' Openl'; - W. hlgii. " no, . . ,. Ok; July- H;(n; . no q-o:; -9,); Mr; (Xtobei- Spots weaiv, cline. Wheat Market. 1 1. C . ,mrn ret ell" , lUrllt flieV c" ... u-,.t, ...,l,,u!l- 111 1 dry "f' .Y., Hll"""- 1 ...nlimtt'll higl'f'r siou " ",' . 91 1-H V. l.ilB-.. V-.LI pveiil'iK Mrs H- ..wl HH"1 ......v. was l'"" .... .-r,n, H( '' ., IV w.v: Wilv " v V con- f:0'",ieMot ber nn; re the gU'11 llvan been Lindsay, .,mi'"' ' tor mote than , Mont de tin i. ail! t- nirivi'lli'"- nd "' tell pol""" tables'. .1.11 rai ' w May ties' .lib- i . ktr lit -1 - a weei y . r i.i 4 1 iveC
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