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8 7 - . :. DISPATCH . : 1 1 v THS WEATHER. .1 Probably ' showers to night Wed , ; nesday; i. generally fair.: i Moderate ; northeast winds -'fi tif-'Ux. Delivered in "ty by Carrier or sent any whert b t 35 Cents- per Month, VOLUME SEVENTEE PRICE THREE CENTS ins llHi ma jl jS TO i i ii e i i v i i i i , i i . i v i w u u v& IS HAL IS rHlr. 1 4l r V4 M . al n 1 NtnK6 ureaser liii itoii, Texas Strikers on Illinois Central at Chicago Have Also Resorted to Depredations. Service Out of Memphis Badly Crip pled. - Houston, Texas, Oct. 3. One strike breaker was killed, and several strike breakers injured, in a riot following disembarkation ol strike-breakers this morning" bronb..fVom New Orleans to replace the employes in-the Houston shops of the tfarnman lines nowtm a ttriko. ' . "'' " " ' '" . Resorting to Violence is Charged. Chicago, Oct. 3. Strikers' on the Illi nois Central railroad have resorted .o violence. An attempt was mad'e today to set afire a box car; on a" switch track near Dauppin Park, k Policemen extin guished the flames, and the incendia ries escaped. . Two hundred policemen patrolled the Burnside Shops to pre vent possible trouble. -- Service Out of Memphis Crippled. Memphis, Oct. 3. The strike situa tion is unchangedrThe Illinois Central dispatched four freight trains this morning, "instead of the usual twenty five or thirty trains. The strikers say freight is accumulating. A large num ber of men are at work, but are inex perienced. . 1 r HEAVY DEATHJOLL BY , STORM III HOLLAND Amsterdam, -Holland, Oct. 3. There was heavy loss of life and considerable property damage in' Holland and the provinces by the stOfjcfr oyer the. North Sea coast Sunday. Communication was restored- today. One hundred, and twenty fishing boats were lost or dam aged. Twenty eight bodies have been washed up near Steenbergen. ; .-. ' 1,200 OUT OF, WORK Fire Throws Hundreds Out of Employ ment Today. Wilkesbarre, Pa., Oct. 3. Twelve hundred men were thrown out of em ployment today when the East Boston breaker, of the Payne Coal Co., was destroyed by fire,, with a loss of one hundred thousand dollars. "The Death of Nathan Hale" Beautiful and Wonderful Historical Photoplay ' (Edison) Today Only at the Grand. V . - If ' ' Gaylord's' Fall Millinery commences tomorrow. Opening It Boston, Oct. 3. iLouis A. Frothing ham, the Republican ' candidate for governor, nominated to run against Governor Eugene N. Fpss, has already Ijgun his campaign. He will address meetings in all the large Cities of the state and tour the country districts In ai automobile. Hes a Bostonian. Stage of water in Cape Fear river at Fayetteville, n. C. at 8 a. m. yester day, 2.3 feet. ' - " Gaylord's Fall Millinery Opening Mi commences tomorrow. - - , It After Serving Less Than FoujL Years ror muraer, committed ; Under the "Unwritten Law," Army Officer Is at Liberty Pardon Came as Result of Untiring Work of Aged Father. Ossining, N. Y., Oct. 3. Captain Pet er C. Hains, Jr., who slew William E. Annis, in August 1908 received his par don this morning, and left Sing-Sing a free man, accompanied by his fath er, General Peter C. Hains, United States Army Retired, He took a train for New Yorkj enroute to the Ger- al's home in Washington. Hains' par don came mainly as the result of his aged father's' tireless efforts. He had been sentenced to not less than eight nor more than sixteen years. Gaylord's Fall Mjllinery Opening It commences tomorrow. HANGED YEARS AGO BUT ONLY DIED TODAY Columbia, Mo., Oct. 3. David Crock ett, aged 75 years, a Confederate, vet eran and a cousin of the famous Texan died here today. During the border warfare in Missouri Crockett was hang ed to a tree by Union Soldiers and res cues at the point of death by his com rades, v. "The Death of NathanHale" Beautiful and Wonderful Historical Photoplay (Edison) Today Only at the Grand. " r " .It Gaylord's Fall Millinery Opening It commences tomorrow. Big Fire Sweeps Pennsylvania Town. Scottdale, Pa., Oct. 3. Fire, of incen diary origin swept the town today with damage of one hundred and twen ty five, thousand dollars. It is the fourth attempt to burn the town with in three months. Gaylord's Fall lillinery Opening commences tomorrow. It TO SUPREIOR COURT. t Charges Against "Sis" Baldwin Was Sent to Higher Court This Morning In Recorder's Court today "Sis" Baldwin, a notorious negro woman, was charged with the larceny of $100, As the amount alleged to have , been taken , is in excess of $20, the maxi mum sum of which the Recorder has jurisdiction, the case was sent over to the next term of Superior Court for final hearing. The Baldwin wom an was confined-in jail, in default of bond in the sum of $200. The woman is charged with stealing the $100 from .Mr. T. J. Sanders. - S. D. McClammy, was charged with carrying a concealed weapon. a sentence of six months on the roads was imposed. The Vcase was lett open until; tomorrow for further in vestigation. " y J A Chas. Small, charged with vagrancy, was sent to the roads for thirty days. William Gore, charged with violating the driving ordinance, had a nol pros taken in his case. - ' SIMPLE RECIPE 7: FOR LONGEVITY. Springfield, ; Mass., Oct.' 3. Patrick Welch, Springfield's oldest inhabitant, who recently passed, his 105th, birth- day, - has ;" returned irom waumsaci Beach, where he - spent ; the- summer with his grand Jdoughter. - - "Be good, be honest and don t drinK liquor," is Mr. .Welch's jrecipe for liv ing to be a centenarian. - r. Mr. Welch, who in his his active vears was a tailor, recently sewed a rip in his coat, an accomplishment in which he manifested great pride. He was b )rn'in bounty -Galway, Ireland, and one of his daughters received from the late Queen Victoria a gift of $25 Upon "the occasion of the arrival of triplets. . , Gaylord's Fall ! Millinery commences tomorrow, v Opening It Subscribe for The Evening Dfjpetco 35c the TQonthr- , - V' AH Inhabitants Save the Garrison Have Left the x Cijy Arming the Arabs .For G u f rr Ula 'Warfa rel ta L Ian Embassy- Say.s Th' ere Can Be. JSI o Mediation Until Jlueyjflieeognies Italy's .Occupatlo'n of THpoli. - - : . ' ; ' " ' 'I ... ,t Glasgow, : Scotland, : Oct. ' 3. A pr iv ate message trom Jerba, an Island off Tunis, says: -'-'A : message from Tripoli says the bombardment ; has begun. The ships i are bbmbardihg : several places. The" inhabitants "are leaving." Attack Started at Ten. ';'.'- j Paris, Oct. 3. A Temps, dispatch froln Rome this evening' says- that ac? cording to information from an ofr ficial source the bombardment " of Tripoli began at 10 o'clock this fore noon. The Italian Embassy this evening au thorized the following statement r "Mediation by the powers between It aly and Turkey is mentioned by French and foreign newspapers. No declaration regarding this has been made by the Royal government, which is resting upon the logic of events. "It cannot speak of mediation or neg otiations ' until Turkey has recogniz ed the occupation of Tripoli by Italy.' Japan Strictly, Neutral. - ; Tokia, Oct. 3. -Japan haa issued a declaration of strict neutrality in the Italo-Turkish war. .Message Says Bombardment Is On. London, Oct.- 3. A Rome dispatch states that the bombardment-of Tri oli by the Italian fleet "has begun." The message is timed at the Italian capital as 11:30 o'clock his morning. The hour when the bombardment' be gan is not stated. Up; to early this afternoon there had been no confirm ation,, though last night's advices in dicated an attack on the Tripolitan forts might begin today. The Turkish Ambassador Tewfisk Pasha, present ed' a note from his Government to the foreign office today complaining that contrary to all international rules of warfare the declaration of, war against Turkey was preceded by hostilities upon the part of the Italian warships. Turkey has postponed certain plans of action while making a fresh appeal to the powers, believing it is yet pos sible to end the war. Believes Conflict Will be Brief, Berlin, Oct, 3. -It was announced at the Foreign Office that Germany prob ably Twould not proclaim neutrality to ward the Turko-Italian "war because of the probabilities that the conflict will be Of short duration. Steps toward mediation are unlikely before the Tri politan coast has been occupied by the Italians. . f - . Italians Leaving Constantinople. Constantinople, Oct. 3. The German Consulate is stormed by anxious Ital ians tasking for passports. Yesterday six hundred left. Today the consulate had six thousand applicants. The Turkish Cable to Tripoli was cut and officials are ignorant about what is nap penning there. An Egyptian "noble has offered to .organize a "force of thir ty thousand Egyptians to march against the Italians in -Tripoli. ' Guerrilla Warfare. Rome, Oct. 3. A wireless message received from the Italian fleet off Tri poli, states that the city is now prac tically deserted outside the Turkish garrison. The natives have retired to the interior. The plan adopted evident ly is to ' arm the Arab tribes for guer- rilla warfare against the Italians. , "Foraging," .Vitagraph's Latest Will be Presented With Many Other Good Things Today at the Grand. It WILSON WANTS ONLY PRAISE FROM PEOPLE x Trenton, N. J., Oct. 3. Governor Woodrow Wilson- in discussing the platform to be adopted at" today's Democratic State Convention, said the delegates s should do nothing '-;th at would likely give him a boostx . f o the presidential- nomination, , The Governor expressed doubt as to' the good taste of a platform praising eith er himself of last winter's legislature, He said any expressions of praise ' for his ; administration should come from the people. "" "The Death of Nathan Hale" Beautiful and Wonderful Historical Photoplay (Edison) Today Only at the Grand.1 - - . It Constantinople, fQe 3. The Turk the Italians, is muchflattger than, that o 1,000,000 more men jtaly. A revi Constantinople is sfirowW here. Government Trying to Find Those Who Bribed Custorj Officers to Wink at Smuggling Federal 13 rand Jury y Probing Today. New York, Oct. SJ-Th Jewel smug gling, for which Nathan "Allen and Johm R. Collins, millionaires, paid heavy fines yesterday, iwar under in vestigation by the Federal grand jury today. The government' is trying to find those' responsib for: the: alleged bribing of the, customs "officer and cor rupting Government employes tO'wink at the extensive frauds - Allen and Collins were among the witnesses ex amined. 7 v' ; THREE OFFICERS-SLAIII TODAY III KEHTOCKY Middlesboro, Ky., Out, 3. In an at tempt to subpoena witnesses for a mur der trial at Gibson Station, Virginia, two sons of James Collins, were kill ed and the father fatally wounded. The subpoenas were to have been serv ed on a woman - whose name has not been learned. The officers met resis tance, . and when they attempted to force their way Into the woman's home they were shot. v . PARTY, RETURNED Late Last Night From Burgaw, Where They Attended Good Roads Rally. The party of Wilmington" gentle men who left here in automobiles yes terday td attend the good roads rally held at Burgaw arrived in the city on the return trip late last- night. Quite a number of local gentlemen interested in the development of good roads were numbered -in the contingent! Among those who went from this city were Mr. W. D. McMillan, Jr., Mr. D, Mc Eaqhern, chairman of the BoarcT of CountyCommissioners, Secretary O. F. Cooper, of the Chamber of Commerce, Mr. A. B. Skelding general manager of the Tidewater, Power Company, Messrs. Henry J McMillan, Jos. H. Hinton, J. F. Leitner, Louis H. Skin ner and Edgar LviHinton. , . The rally was held yesterday after noon at 2 o'clock in the court house at Burgaw. Editor Xi. McNeill, of rthe Pender Chronicle, who is greatly in terested in the cause of .good roads, was present. Addresses were deliver ed by Mr. McEachern, Mr. Skelding and Mr. W. D. McMillan, Jr., all of this city. Short talks were also made by number of Pender citizens. Considera ble interest; was manifested by those in attendance. It is believed that the cause of good roads in Pender' county county was considerably advanced as a result of the meeting. A - special election will be. held in the . near f u ture in Pender for the purpose of de termining .whether or hot there shall be a bond issue for the permanent im provement xif the roads of that county, OVER TWO HUNDRED . , LIVES WERE LOST Atwerp, Ocjt, 3. Two hundred and forty .; lives it is known -werelost in a coasting craft during the storm Sunday. ' More ' than - one hundred bodies" washed ashore.' flFIEMIIIEfiS ish army that could -be sent against f Italy, The Turks can depend on about ew of Turkish cavalry stationed at USI DI'JIIIDUIIG Number of Victims of Austin Flood Growing Much Smaller Than What Was Expected List of Known Dead So Far But Thirty Two. But More Are Missing. -fc Austin, Pa., Oct. 3. The list of sBown dead, in the calamity that over whelmed ' Austing Saturday, when the' Bayless dam broke, and swept down the valley, stool this morning at thirty two. The town census shows fifty I four missing. Effective organized; re- lief work by the State authorities is I relieving tie sufferings of the surviv-(.tery, ors. Being Held Today by " Democrats and Republicans in New Jersey. Trenton,'N. J., Oct3. Untler the re cently passed iGeran election law the Democrats and Republicans, are hold ing state conventions today to adopt party platforms for the Fall campaign, There is no State ticket to be elected I this fall. Voting will be only for mem bers of the legislature, county; and local offices. . SAYS HE WAS INSANE WHEN KILLED WIFE Oregon, 111., Oct. 3. "I have no re- grets for my deed. There was nothing else I could do. I was out of my mind when I did it.' Thus RTnlr "Dr TTpnrv A : " I E. Webster, confessedl wife murderer,!. whose case was presented this morn ing to the grand jury by the State's! prosecutor. The prosecutor is endeav. oring to secure a trial for Webster as soon as possible. UP FROM THE BEACH. Big Movement From There Yesterday, But Still a Number of People Re maining. Yesterday,being October 2nd bring ing about the semi-winter schedule of the .Tidewater Power Company, on the ' suburban line, there was -a big movement from vWrightsville Beach. Many families also had to move up on account pf the start of School. How ever, there is still a number of peo ple remaining on the. beach, and the travel this morning was . neavy. ; Re lative to the latter, there was general comESaint yesterday when one. car had to bring over one hundred . people up from the beach. There was - bitter criticism this morning when again there t was only one car for the first trip up from the beach. Thie car was not only , crowded, but many people had to stand- in the (aisles and on the front and .rear platforms. The travel not. only includes the people from the beach, but many from, other points along the line. . ' ... ' ' Tennessee's Oldest Lawyer Dead. Nashville, Oct. 3. John M. Bright; age 94 years, Tennessee's oldest law yer died last night, at his home near Fayetteville. He was Inspector Gen eral of Tennessee during the Civil War and v?as a member of jCongress from '871 to '79. . i ' . Isn't Nat Hilt Greatjf -j- stair Artist Now Appearing at the Grand Will Present a Big Talking Song Stunt Today. . - It ; ; I.. PARTY. CONVENTIONS t In flrllnston Remains Carried to Washington Today and Funeral Will Be Held There To morrow, With Full Naval Honors Many Retired Army and Navy Offi cers Pay Respects to the. Dead. New -York, Ooct 3. The body of Rear Admiral WInfield Scott . Schley, who fell dead on the streets yester day was taken today to Washington where he will "be buried with full Na val honors in Arlington ' cemetery, During the morning . many retired Army and Navy officers called at the hotel to pay their respects fb the dead Admiral. Among them was Captain Joseph C. Sears, who ; was ; at the Ad miral's side during the. Naval battle off Santiago, and Rear Admiral George C. 'Reiter. The body rested in plain black casket; The plate was a simple one of silver, bearing only the Admiral's name, dates of birthf , and death. Acompanying the body to the station were the widow, Dr. Winfield. Scott Schley, a son,- and Mrs: Ralph M. Stuart Wortley, a daughter. ' CAMA PRIEST WAS A DANGEROUS GRAFTEff Viterbo, Oct. 3. The reputation of the priest, Vitozzi,one qf the defend- ants in .the Camorra triaf was attack- ed today. A priest named Fusco one of the chaplains of the Naples Ceme testified that -Vitpzzi was one. of the worst characters in the Camorra Vitozzi, ie declared, always insisted upon having the ; lion's . share of the ened toe other pries ts.. . ! - Recalls Committee Meets., A meeting of the agitators for recall of the Mayor and City foundl men was held last night at the office of K. C. Sidbury, Esq., one of the nromtfters. Several nhases of the situation were discussed at the meet ing. The principal action was the decision to hold . another mass-meet ing on the night of October 25th, at which time It is hoped to make final arrangements to depose the city fath ers. It will be definitely decided a that time when the petition for. the recall is to be presented and arrange ments for a campaign such as rais ing funds, etc., will be discused. It stated that the petition has been signed bv more than 1.300 names. - 1 t It. .' T7111 . Ti -! 1 . uajiuru b ran iniiinery ..upenmg commences tomorrow. It . Montreal, Oct. 3. The Duke of Con naught, who has been appointed gov ernor general of s Canada to succeed Earl Grey, will arrive in this country this month to take up his new duties. His timing is looked forward to with a great deal of interest.. Subscribe to The Svening Dispatch, 35c the month. - ? ; -v - 'f -I -i ' i - 00m "Pi t- I ill Chicago University Professor Just Back Talk Interestingly of Ameri can Educational Triumphs in the Philippines Pays High : Tribute to the Tutors, Washington, Oct. 3. A noted profes sor from the University: of, Chicago who spent several months in the Phil ippine Islands as lecturer at the Teach ers' Vacation Assembly conducted by the Bureau of Education every yearTat . Baguio the summer: capital of ; ;the islands, returned recently to the United States and in speaking of this work of the schools Ihere'Just before, he sailed said: -; h.":-. " ' "Other nations . one of these days . will be coming to the Philippines to see how the educational triumphs have been won." . 1 s . Without , question one of the tri umphs of America in the Orient is the wonderful work that has been accom plished there by the. public school sys- ' tern during-the ten years since its or ganization. . From a mere handful of pupils iand an expenditure of a few thousand dol lars in 1901 the system has developed until now. it reaches, into evry town and nearly every village of the Island, and last year instructed more than half a million boys tnd girls, and the Philippine government spe'nt over three and a quarter million dollars of local; revenue for education. - The - services of ; over nine thousand American and Filipino teachers art employed in the -various schools of the Islands as supervisors and class room teachers oi the' academic and technical subjects of the courses of study. . , . . The JJniversity of ; Chicago, sent Dp. ablest and most successful: extension lecturers; to Manila during the past vacation to remain in residence at th Academic Assembly of teachers and conduct educational courses tfuring the session. In referring to the class of men and women engaged , in the educational" work there they speak in the highest terms : 7 "I have -seen many gatherings of educators but hone which average higher than this one. The reason no doubt is that nowhere else could such a company be found of men and worn- j en who. are doing pioneer work, who have the spirit of the pioneer, and whose earnestness in pursuing ideals is reflected in conversation and confer ence talk. , "The company in attendance at the.- Assembly has impressed me with a feeling of pride in the quality of man hood and womanhood in the service ox , the Bureau. They jare , cleancut straight forward' earnest people, the oiifP TinTipers are made of. As I came to know them jpersonally " and tq hear of their work in all parts of the Is lands, the -problems they are meeting and solving and the success with which they are carrying the 'message to Gar cia' in the service of education, J. felt proud that; I am an American, and . that the generous American .aim of helping these people to help them selves in being realized in the splendid -service of the Director and his cowork ers in the Bureau of Education." This ; is a field which requires- the services of young men and women of superior 'qualifications, excellent char acter and -good preparations, who are able to mantain al position of influence among'a rapidly developing people. . For the right kind of men there are excellent opportunities to take a large part in the solution of s some of the problem'a now confronting. this" coun- try and at the same time gain-an ex- -! perience" and training ; which wlll oe of great value.-1 -. - The government , employs men . as supervisors, teachers of science, Eng lish, mathematics, history, ; agriculture manual training, and women for domes; tic science and hpme economy, J 1 The United. States " civil service Commission announces an examination, for Demecmber 27-28, 1911, in various cities of the country, for the purpose . -of securing eligibles to be appointed In the spring of 1912 for work beginning with the opening of the next school year.- Detailed Information relative to." the nature of the service and the ex- aminations may be had by writing to the Bureau of Insular Affairs, Wash-'., ington, D. C. - 1 ) "Foraging,'? Vitagraph's Latest Will be Presented With Many Other . Good Things Today at the Grand, .It H ii f I I U It r. ; " . f 1 .- .! c t I 1. t ..; ft ; i. 1 ft . : I ! ; ' I, ' I 1 la : 7
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