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WILSON,-N. C, FRIDAY JUNE 24, 1910 Vol.9-No.112 RAIN BROKE UP GAME HERE Rain broke up the Wilson-Raleigh same here yesterday in the second In ning. Lathrop was pitching for Ral eigh and Hearne for Wilson, and an excellent game was expected. Raleigh had scored one run on an error and a hit before the shower. Westlake was hurt during the game by a batsman accidentally striking him on the Jaw with a bat. Fayetteville 3, Rocky Mount 0. Fayeteville, June 23. Waymacfc came within an ace of shutting out Rocky Mount without a hit, the visit ers' lone single being a weak tap over an infieldef 's head, when a bunt was expected. Al Maul, scout for the Philadelphia athletics, witnessed to day's game. Score by innings: R. H. E. Rocky Mount 000 000 000 0 1 1 Fayetteville .. ..111000 00-3 9 1 Batteries Walsh, Thorpe and Coo ney; Waymack and Galvin. Summary: Sacrifice hits, O'Haloran 2 Bases on balls, of Walsh 3, on Waymack 3. Struck out, by Walsh 1, by Thorpe 1, by Waymack 6. Two base hit, Schumaker. Stolen bases, Mullen, Dobson 2, Bunting, Stein, Mc Enroe. Time, 1.45. Umpire; Ander son, 500. Wilmington Defeats Goldsboro. Goldsboro, June 23. By taking yes terday's game, Wilmington made it two out of three. Brooks pitched a no-hit game, and not a single giant touched second base. Clancy starred at short, while Dubbs featured with the bat, being the orXy one that se cured two safeties. Score by innings: i R. H.E. Wilmington .. ..100 0001002 6 1 Goldsboro .. . .: .000 000 000 0 0 2 Batteries Brooks and Gilmore; Hanks and Gtmderson. Summary: Sacrifice hits, Wilming ton 3, Goldsboro 0. Hit by pitched ball, Hanks 1. Bases on balls, ott Hanks 3, off Brooks 1. Struck out, by Hanks 5, by Brooks 5. Two-base hits, Doak 3. Left on bases, Golds toxo 1, Wilmington 9. Time, 1.25. Umpire, Barre. Attendance, 4001 BASEBALL RESULTS. Eastern Carolina .eague. Croldsboro 0, Wilmington 1. Fayetteville 3, Rocky Mount 0. Wilson-Raleigh gamepostponed; wet grounds. Carolina League. Greensboro 6, Anderson 1. v Winston-Salem 1, Spartanburg 6. Charlotte 2, Greenville 1. (First came, called at end of seventh inning, by agreement.) Charlotte 0, Greenville 0. (Called at end of seventh inning, by agree ment.) National League. New York 6, Brooklyn 3. Boston 1, Philadelphia 3. Cincinnati 4, Chicago 5. Pittsburg 6, St. Louis L American League. Washington 0, Boston 2. (First game. Boston 2. Washington 1. (Second game.) Philadelphia 8, New York 0. (First game.) Philadelphia 9, New York 2. (Sec ond game.). St. Louis 11, Detroit 9. Chicago 2, Cleveland 3. (Fourteen nings.) ' ' Virginia League. Danville 3, Lynchburg 1. ! Roanoke 4, Richmond 3. (Eleven innings.) - Norfolk 0, Portsmouth 1. , Where They Play Today. Goldsboro at Raleigh. Fayetteville at Wilmington. Wilson at Roqky Mount. Standing of Eastern Carolina Clubs. Clubs. , Fayetteville Wilsb W. L. .1... ....16 5 x n in yv..; ...11 11 I ',-.v 1... 12 12 V :-. ... 9 14 VV 7 .16 P.C .762 ;565 o0 .500 '.391 .304 NEW JURY FOR BEEF TRUST CASE Chicago, June 23. Judge Landis to day threw the government's case against the National Packing Com pany, the beef trust, and its subsidiary concerns out of court and ordered a special grand jury to be summoned at once to begin a more thorough it gatiori. It was understood that Judge Landis believed the case against the packers was framed favorably to the packing interests. This sudden mo y of the court came as a shock to th district attorney. It is stated that the new grand Jury wil investigate not only the beef trust but also the men who organized the business, and that it will be thorough. Proceedings of Medical Convention. Wrightsville Beach, June 23. Yes terday was a busy day for the physi cians in attendance upon the 57th an nual session of the North Carolina Medical society. The business ses sions of the general body, two ses sionsof the house of delegates ,tue joint meetin gof the. state boird of health with the Medical society, and a trip down the historic Cape rear river in the afternoon w.3 the fea tures of the day. Dr John Q. Mysrs, of C 1 'ctte, sec ond vice-president, cai.ed the genera! body to order in the morning, Piesi d nt Wood being engaged in ...e aouse of delegates. The duties and powers by county superintendents of health was the most important subject under consid eration. Dr. G. G. Thomas, of Wilmington, chairman of the state board of healtn, presided at the joint session, whicn was devoted exclusively to the hear ing of reports. In his report IDr. Rankin went on record as being opposed to the pres ent method of handling smallpox, and gave several reasons why he was op posed to the quarantine system. Smallpox in the state durig the past year cost ?50,00C, "he said. Dr. J. A. Ferreil, assistant secretary of the hookworm commission for North Carolina, in his report stated that examination had been made of 600 North Carolina college student in 43 counties and that one-third were affected with the disease. In the counties that have reported, some 3, C0C whites and 250 negroes have been treated for the disease. He said that probably . one-fourth of me rural pop ulation of North Carolina is affected with the disease. It is planned to di vide the state into 18 districts and wage a vigorous campaign. The re quire number of field agents will cost the state $20,000 annually and will soon useup the North Carolina portion cf the Rockefeller fund iheref ore, Dr. Ferrell , recommended that the legis lature be recommended to provide maintenance of agents. He estimated that the disease is not costang NortJi Carolina $187,500 annually. The section of anatomy and sur gery was held in a separate hall with Dr. John Hay Williams, of Asheville, presiding. Dr. Williams read a strong paper. Mr. Young Warns Public Raleigh, June 23. A warning was issued yesterday by Insurance Com missioner J R. Young to the peor of the state, setting out that he is in formed that the Travelers' Association of Nebraska is flooding the state with circular letters, and he desires to warn the citizens of the state again this association, for th reason, he says, that it Is not licersedlto do business in this state, and jnder the laws of the state its contracts would be null and void and not enforcible in North Carolina courts. I. . Norfolk, Va. June 23. Marlae fire men and sailors of Great Britain and Ireland are planning a big strike next month, and efforts are being niade to organize unions in America ,.t$ help the English sailors. :r' j British organizers . are here and at a union and not sign papers on any ship Cotis. not carry a union crew. CHARLTON TODAY CONFESSED CRIME New York, June 23. Poster Charl ton, suspected of -murdering his wife, Mary Scott Charlton, at Lake Como, Italy, was arrested at Hoboken this morning and has confessed the crime. He was arrested as he stepped from the liner Princess Alice from London. He first denied he was the man want ed, but . later admitted he was Charl ton, but still maintained he knew nothing of the crime.- After being taken to the police station Captain Henry H. Scott, U. S. A., a brother of the murdered woman, drew a pistol and tried to kill Charlton. He was disarmed and locked up. North Carolina Bankers in Session. Wrightsville Beach, June 23. Every electric train to reach the beach yes terday brought a number of bankers to attend thefourth annual meeting of the North Carolina Bankers' associa tion, and bankers are inattendance from every part of the state and also many from the state of South Caro lina. The first session was held last night in the assembly hall at the Seashore hotel and was called to order by Pres ident John O. Ellington, of Fayette ville, after which praver was offered by the Rev. W. E. Cox, rector of St. John's Episcopal church. Address or welcome was made by J. Allen Tay lor, president of the chamber of com merce, Wilmington, and leader in the movement to have the port of Wil mington made a gateway. Response was by Col. W. H. S. Bur gwin, of Wei don. President Ellington read his annua! report, and it was a most excellent cne. Secretary Hunt, of Henderson, also read his annual report. After the business . session a recep tion wa given in honor of the visiting bankers, those in the receiving line being the Wilmington "bankers an.l their wives. This morning a business session was given over largely to pleasure. Commision Asks for a Report on Wrecks. Raleigh, June 23 The following rec ommendations made by Commissioner H. C. Brown, by whom the freight wreck two miles east of Raleigh on the Southern, caused by a defective rail, was inspected, te corporation commission has ordered the Southern Railway Company to filea report or the condition of the track between Raleigh and Goldsboro, together with a statement of the amount of worit done in repairs the past year setting out in detail the number of crossties placed, new rails exchanged for old and the weight of this rail. Further more, that the commission make a careful inspection of the condition of the road from Raleigh to Goldsboro as early as possible with a view to track, and if it Is not in proper condi tion, having the railroad company to put it , in proper condition at once. The Southern is also to make report m detail on the wreck, which was of freight train No. 176, In which 16 cars of a 40-car train, were smashed, and 200 yards of track torn up. , Will Soon Give Census Figures. Washington, June 23. The mam moth task of recording the thirteenth census of the United States has pro gressed to such a point that within a few days the census bureau will be gin to make public the populations ol the larger cities of the country. The populations of the . cities containing 75,000 or more will be given out first. They will be followed later in the summer by the population . of t the states by counties, which also include cities of 8,000 or more persons. The returns of about 47,000 enumerators have been received by ..the. bureau, and it is expected the remainder of the 70,000 reports will be in July 1. Weather Over Cotton Belt Yesterday. Showers have fallen in all districts except the Oklahoma. 'The rainfall" In Texas was local and confined to the -outheast sections Of the state. High temperatures have continued In the yestern portions of the belt. SENSATION AT THE HAGUE The Hague, June ?3. The arbitra tion tribunal that is hearing the argu ments of the counsel for England and America in the Canadian- fisheries dis pute was startled today by the speech made by ex-United States Senator Turner as he continued his argu ments begun two days ago. In what was tantamount to an open defiance to the claims of Great Britain, he said: "The United States Insists that the right to fish subject to the will ana pleasure of Great Britain is not right at all! Great Britain will never be allowed to set at defiance the wishes of the United States of America." Portsmouth Club Changes Hands. Roanoke, Va., June 23. Immediate ly upon- being informed of the finan cial straits of the Portsmouth baseball club, President Jake Wells, who Vas in New Yok, wired Secretary Greg ory, who was here. "Get consent by wire immediately of Richmond, Roanoke, Danville, Lynchburg and Norfolk clubs to carry Portsmouth club until meeting can be held Thursday to decide what dispo sition is to be made of same. Give this immediate attention and wire me here." The consent was quickly obtained and the league immediately took charge of the Truckers' affairs and wired President Briggs to act as rep resentative of the league, pending the arrival of Secretary Gregory, who went there immediately. Before leav ing the other clubs were wired as fol lows : William Hannan, Jr., of Norfolk, and Jack Grim are after the Ports mouth franchise, and both will doubt less attend the meeting in Richmond tonight. The surrender of the TrucK er franchise will have no effect on the league, which will run the club the balance of the season itself un less satisfactory arrangements are made to turn it over.! Should either Grim or Hannan take charge they will simply assume the salary oblige tions already due the Portsmouth players, pay them up to date and run the club themselves. Grim seems to be the choice of the clubs already heard from, and it appears that he will be the. next owner of the Ports mouth club. SCOTT BILL UP IN THE HOUSE Washington, June 23. The Scott bill is making it unlawful for any per son to enter in a cantract for the pur chase or sale of future delivery with out intending to carry out the con tract. It was brought up in the house today. The Scott bill is drastic and iss believed will effectually stop gam bling in the cotton futures on the ex change. The telegraph and telephone companies are held responsible if messages are knowingly sent in viola tion of the law, all publications con taining matter tending to promote such contracts are declared non-mail-able. The penalties for all the viola tions are heavy. Southern R. R. to Use Gas Cars. TODAY'S MARKETS Stocks. New York, June 13. Although some irregularity was shown in price changes at the opening and in the first few minutes the tone of the stock market continued decidedly strong to day. Union Pacific advanced 1-4 and fractional gains, were made by Atchi son, New York Central and a num ber of other railroad issues. South ern Pacific and St, Paul shaded a little and steel and Amalgamated Cop per showed a slight recession. Louis ville and Nashville rose on point. Am erican Cotton Oil rose over a point. Cotton New York, June 23. Cotton open ed easy 7 to 14 points lower this morn ing. The unloading movement which began yesterday was continued under the influence of poor cables, some what better weather map and a lack of outside support. Old crop liquida tion was especially pronounced on the call." The opening was June, .offered, 15.15, July 14.98,. Aug. 14.67 bid, Sept. 13.12 bid, Oct.. 12.47. At 12 o'clock the market stood July 15.01, Aug. 14.67 Oct. 12.46, Dec. 12.25. . The market closedas follows: July . 15.03, August' 14.70, October 12.46, December ;12.26. Grain and Provisions. Chicago, - June 23.-There was a sharp bulge in wheat with a large gen eral trade. Corn was unsettled; oats up sharply. Provisions' . were lower. The' opening' in July was wheat 9b' 3-S, corn '58 7-8 oats 39 1-2; pork Sept.'; 22.25. - Atlanta, Ga., June 23. Following the announcement made by the south ern Railway Company on May 31 that the use of gas-electric cars in some of the more congested districts along its lines was contemplated it is defi nitely announced by that company that its steam passenger train service in the Greenville, S. C, territory is to be supplanted in July by the inaugu ration of regular gas-electric motor car service. Pending the completion of three motor cars now being built for the Southern Railway Company, the man agement, determined not to delay the inauguration of the new service, has arranged with the General Electr-' , Company for the return of the gas- electric car which was used experi mentally with very satisfactory re sults last summer on the line between Manassas and Strasbury, Va. Gas-electric car motor service will be furnished in the Greenville terri tory by this car until the delivery of the two improved .gas-electric cars being built especially for the South era Railway Company by the Genera! Electric Company, and the gasoline car being constructed by the McKeen Motor Car Company, of Omaha, Neb. These cars will be completed in a few months and will be put into regular service as soon as delivered to the Southern Railway Company. Important Bills Pass the Senate. Washington, D. C, June 23. The senate yestery "passed four import ant general measures beginning the session with the consideration of the public building bill, carrying a total appropriation of about $24,000,000 for the- erection of and addition to pub lic buildings throughout the country This measure was disposed of and the postal savings bank bill was taken up. Three hours were given to the con sideration of the postal bank meas ure. This bill had previously passed the senate and the house, and it came up tn a motion made by Senator, Car ter to concur in the house amend ments. Speeches in opposition to the motion were made by Senators Bris tow, Hughes and Simmons, while Sen ator Carter advocated its adoption. The motion prevailed, 44 to 25. The senate also amended and pass ed the house bills authorizing ?20, 000,000 worth of certificates of In debtedness to aid the completion of existing irrigation reclammation pro jects and requiring the publication of contributions made throtigh campaign committees in the interest of mem bers of the house of representatives. The Appalachian forest reserve bill will be Considered by the senate to BOXER UPRISING THREATENS CHINA Washington, June 23. The foreign legations to China are in immediate danger. and the rumored boxer upris ing is a menace to every white person in the empire according to Mrs. Bar nete, the wife of Col. George Barnett, U. S. M. C, stationed at Peking. Mrs. Earnett reached Washington on her way home in Virginia after two years spent in China. She declared em phatically that the boxer trouble has only commenced and that if they at tack the legations no foreigner would, survive. Preparing for the Big Fight. Reno, Nev., June 23. With Reno de finitely fixed as the battle ground, with positive assurance of the gover nor that no attempt to interfere will bo made by the state authorities, and with preparations already under way for building the arena, the Jeffries Johnson fight now seems certain of fulfillment on July 4. No further complications are anti cipated, and Promotor Tex Rickard last night had the first quiet pillow that he has had since Governor Gll- lett issued his ultimatum that the con test could not be held in California. The big event was the arrival of Jim Jeffries and his retinue of hand lers today. The party arrived on an early morning train, and Jeffries at once got into communication with representatives who have been here for the past few days arranging for training quarters. The big fellow dis likes the idea of going to Maona Springs on account of the close rox- imity of the place to the city, and it is possible another site for his train ing quarters will be selected during the day. 1 I Wfnston-Sfflem, June 23. State Chairman Eller has "named Senator Lee S3. Overman as temporary presid ing officer 5f the Democratic state convention to be held at Charlotte, July 14. Senator Overman will make the Keynote speech outlining the 1910 campaign. ; - WEATHEft FORECAST. Washington, D. C, June 23. -For" N. C.: Partly, cloudy and continued warm tonight and Friday; light va-H rlable winds,' mostly south and south west. Norfolk Storm Swept. ' Norfolk, Va., June 22. -The worst storm of the year broke over Norfolk yesterday afternoon. Rain fell in tor rents from' inky black clouds, the wind at times reaching the velocity of a hurricane. Lightning rent the clouds at frequent intervals, and peals of thunder were long and deafening. Numerous trees were uprooted, sev eral small houses were unroofed and many signs on the business streets were torn off. A freight car was blown from the track in the Norfolk and Western yards. A bolt struck and tore a porch from a house on May avenue. A parapet was blown Into a building on East Main street, shatter ing roof and ceiling, and . fldoding two offices, the employes in which were panic stricken. The storm continued for an hour, and when it ceased several of the city streets and much of the surrounding country were under water. . Battle Abbey Plans Rapidly Maturing. Richmond, Va., June 22. The erec tion of the Confederate Memorial In stitute, which is popularly known as the Battle Abbey, will be begun some time within the nextfew months. The selection of a design will be by competition and the contest will be open to all architects who may desire to enter. At present the matter is in hehands of the executive commit tee of the Confederate Memorial Asso ciation. . The firm of Noland and Baskerville will act as advisory architects, and as soon as the program is prepared ad vertisements will be Inserted in the papers and designs, with plans and specifications, will be solicited. Cotton Letter. 1 New York, June 23. The national ginners' report yesterday is said 1 to. place the crop condition , at 84.6 per cent against 80.4 on June l. - This caused a moderate reaction from yes-. terday highest prices but the under tone, or the market was strong on re ports of excessive hot and dry weath er in Texas where rain is now needed. Prices are likely to remain firm un til the dry spell in Texas and Okllahc ma ' is broken. ' Spot sales ' were two thousand; bales at ten points decline from Tuesday. '. ',' -LATHAM, ALEXANDER & CO. I
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