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4 llMES L ME WILSON, N. C, FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1911 VOL. 17-NO 340 CLEARING THE DEBRIS HUNDREDS OF AD ALEE SHACKS IN THE SUBURBS ARE RUINED THE DEAD NUMBERS 250 Mexico City, June 8. Three thou sand troops are clearing away the earthquake debris. The dead", are estimated at 250.. Hundreds of adobe shacks in the surburbs are ruined. Mexico City,, .June 7. Sixty-three persons were killed, seventy-five were wounded and property worth over $50,000 in gold was wrecked yester day by an earthquake which shook the Mexican capital and injected a note of tragedy into what was to be a day of pure rejoicing over the ar rival of Francisco I. Madero, Jr. The victims were caught beneath the falling was of the artillery bar racks of San Cosma, near the Mexican central station. Another place where the earthquake took its tell of death in consideration numbers was at the city power plant of the street car company. There six persons were killed, and. six wound ed. Two others were found, in the de bris, consisting partly of steel rails which had been stacked in the iron and wood departments. The victims were inhabitants of shacks, built along beside the structure. With these two exceptions, the death list was made up of single cases, or in a few instances of two and three persons caught beneath fall ing walls in unsubstantial buildings. Great Shock Throughout The City. Although the shock was plainly feltl in all parts of the city, few realized the magnitude of the catastrophe until late in the : afternoon, because the casualties were confined to a com paratively "small area. The inhabitants were slow to realize that the capital has suffered in a score of years. No personal property of Americans was damaged, and with the exception of one Chinese killed, no. foreigners- were injured,, vIn the barrAck.s .where the soldiers were"-killed,- -, twelve wo men also lost their lives. They were the wives of artillerymen. V Soldiers Were Asleep In Barracks. Seventy-two soldiers were sleeping in the house. Approximately thirty- five were quartered on the first floor, the remainder on the second. The outer wall fell away, and the roof, crashing down on the sleeping men on the second floor, hurled them down through the ceiling on their comrades below. The bodies of thirty solldiers have been recovered. Three are miss ing and sixteen are wounded, a few severely. . Those who escaped began the work of rescue at once. Women, whose sol dier husbands were in the pile, stood by, waiting in groups, while children olung to their mothers' dresses and stared curiously at the gruesome scene. Ambulances later carried the wounded to the military hospitals and the dead to Dolores cemetery. The Shock's Intensity. Three blocks from the barracks the yards of the Mexican Central Rail road, at which Madero had been scheduled to enter, presented another spectacle of the shock's; intensity. There a long wall separating these yards from those of the Mexican Rail way was thrown down. An engineer. who was lying by its side, was crush ed to death. A warehouse of the Mexican Central was mostly wrecked one wall and a portion of the build ing collapsing. About one-third of the round-house was torn down. No oasualties were reported here. The police reports of the quake did not record the death of any person of prominence. The victims were those whose homes were in cheaply buili houses or shacks. In most cases the 'walls that fell had little power of resistance. - The fury of the shock was felt only tn the northwestern and the western parts of the city. The most damage was in that Quarter known as Santa Maria, although cracked pavements and broken walls mark its course as far to the south as Colonia Roma, in habited largely by Americans. In this quarter, however, little damage was done, and no deaths have been re ported. : v Cracks show here and there in the pavements throughout the area affect ed ana now and then asphalt is buck led into ridees from three to five inches high. , - A Ruined Asnect. Walls of soft stone' and bricks fell ra scores of places, giving . to some Places a ruined asnect The water mains of the city were not injured and the light and power company suffered little inconvenience m operations. . . ., Some damage was -done to street car tracks, but hot enough to inter fere with traffic except on one yline. The projection of ,the front wall of Belem prison was thrown into the street. No great damage was done. 1WO Of the ranitArn nlr? r.hnrches and the national palace show effffects iue snock. Long cracks appeared 17 mem. in the palace, a Key- m one of the arches was thrown almost out. The two church es are Santo Domingo and La Pro fesa, the latter in San Francisco street. - . . ' School Buildings Damaged. " Three schools sustained consider able damage, but in none was there loss of life. One of the schools was the Liceo Guaadalupano, a fashion ablle boarding school for girls. The part' of the building which collapsed was far removed from the dormitory. The frightened children and their in struetors fled into the street, clad only -in night clothes. At Mascarones College, the most fa mous Jesuit institution in the Re public,, a long wall and roof, extend ing along an enclosed field, collapsed; The third school building damaged was the government Normal school. When the work of searching the ruins is completed, it is possible, that the list of dead will be increased somewhat, as hiding here and there throughoutthe city there doubtless are many wounded, who, with tradi tional fear -of the authorities, and gov ernment hospitals, are anxious to evade discovery. - The property loss estimate is based on calculations made by own ers and contractors. Little of the loss is covered by insurance. It was 4:36 o'clock when the first shock was felt. According to the me teorological observatory the greatest ntensity was reached at the end of the first minute, but the instruments continued to record the shocks four teen minutes more. The disturbance was almost free from trepidatory motion. More than half - of the dead ac counted for were soldiers. They were caught beneath. - Senate Will Killl Amendments. Washington, June 8 Following four hours of discussion of the Canadian reciprocity bill by the Senate Finance Committee m executive session yes terday. Chairman Penrose expressed the opinion that any amendment which might be adopted by the com mission would be killed cn the floor of the Senate. It was thought at first that some compromise might be reached on the Root amendment to the paper and wood pulp clause, which amendment has been objected to as . fatal to the agreement, but such a - compromise was found impossible. It is not believed that any amend ment other than that offered by Sena tor Root will have even a ..chance of adoption in committee. The committee's deliberations were without "result, so far as voting on th0ifl'or thy "ahiewJmtht was con cerned, and it was declared doubtful whether the committee would be ready to report the measure tomor row. Most of the day's session was devoted to debate over the Root amendment. That .amendment pro vides that it shall not be m force until the President is satisfied and has issued proclamation that wood pulp, paper and board is being admit ted free of duty from this country into all the provinces of Canada. Secretary of State Knox was sum moned before the committee- to en lighten it as to any understanding be tween the framers of the agreement which might clear up the situation as to the; Root amendment. But Secre tary Knox told the committee that they had the entire agreement befoxe them, and had therefore as much knowledge as he as to the effect ot a iy amendments they might make. He declined to answer definitely the question as to whether in his opinion the Root amendment would kill the measure. Fined As "Common Scold." Atlantic City, N. J. June 8. Mrs. Margaret Gregson, 24 years old, was fined $40 as a "commond scold" be cause she called down neighbors who said her husband was a "sk'nny runt." ... The neighbors had her arrested, and' their testimony caused Ler con viction. The "skinny runt" paid the fine. - The ruling wes made under an old blue law, long looked upon as dead. New York, June 8. A woman pro ceeded along Broadway, near Twenty second street, Bayonne, Sunday puff ing -a cigarette and followed by a crowd of jeering boys and girlsr A policeman arrested her after mak ing her. throw the cigarette away. She described herself as Grace Saun ders, aged 30, of Hoboken . avenue, Jersey City. Recorder Mara lectured her and sent her to the county jail for 30 days.. . . . THE WEATHER : ic " Showers ' To-Night. ; Washington, D." C, June 8. For North Carolina: Unsettled; occasional showers tonight or Friday, with mod erate northeast winds. ;:' -' - - Weather Over Cotton: Belt. Local showers have fallen in all districts . except the Augusta, Vicks burgv New Orleans and Houston. The weather has continued warm in the belt with decidedly high tempera tures in the western districts. Rainfalls are recorded as follows: Maritanna, Fla. '. . . ' " 1-00 Savannah, Ga. . . ..... 1 00 Hail at Tallahassee, Fla. RECIPROCITY BILL REPORTED THE ROOT AMENDMENT MAY MEAN CANADIAN REJEC TION AND ITS EARLY DEATH Yv'ashington, June 8. The Recipro city bill was reported by a. vote of 8 to 6. Those voting for the Root amendment were: Lodge, Smoot, Gal linger, Clark, Heyburn, La Follette, Bailey and Simmons. Against: Pen rose, Cullom, McCumber, Stone, Kern and Williams. Johnson, of Maine, was absent. Motions toreport favorably and to report unfavorably were both lost on a tie vote. The Root amend ment stipulates that before the agree ment is effective the Canadian pro vinces must remove all restrictions to the export of wood pulp and print paper. -- . President Reviews 200,000 School Children. New York, June 8. President Taft arrived here at one o'clock. He re viewed 200,000 Brooklyn school chil dren and speaks tonight at the Cotton Crushers' Association. He returns to Washington at midnight. : - S Will Report Bill With Amendment, Washington, June 8. The Senate Finance Committee has decided - to report the -Canadian Reciprocity bill with the Root amendment attached next Tuesday. Southern Strike May Be Avoided. Washington, June 8. The Southern Firemen's strike will probably be avoided. , Both Held By Grand Jury. . Baltimore, June 8. Ida ' Brooks Cohen and Morris Cohen, charged with the killing of Ida's husband and Morris's wife, are held by Magistrate Grannin without bail for the grand jury which meets June 14th. ParthnnaVA In Casnian Rpa. Pottsdam, Germany, June .8. A ter- raiic eartnquane biiuuis. is -regiawsieu here. It is . supposed to be in the neighDornooa or tne Caspian sea. BURIED IN ONION PATCH Norfolk, Va., June 8. Mrs. Minnie Murdock has confessed to the police that Charles Merkle killed Harry O Davis while the latter was sleeping beside her, afterwards burying the body in the onion patch. He was beaten to deafn. This was one of the most horrible murders that has occurred in the city of Norfolk and has excited wide at tention. A Husband Missing. Richmond, Va., June 8. "My two sons won't support me. - I have noth ing to eat and I am unable to pay the house rent. Please find my husband. These words close a letter received by the police this morning from Mrs Pride Lyon, of Durham, N. C. Her communication is one o f the moot pa thetic that the police have ever re ceived, and is all the more touching because every line of the xetter dis closes unmistakable evidences of edu cation and refinement. Mrs. Lyon does not know wLether her husband is trying to make a liv ing, in Richmond and intends to move his family here, or is deserting ner She has written him a number of let ters, she says, but of late has re ceived no answer. When she last heard from her hus band he was in this city and wrs in terested in some kind of invclid chair invention. The police have made a systematic search of the town, how ever, without finding the slightest trace of the man. Many letters received by the police from .deserted wives are hysterical, and filled with insinuations, charges and abuse; The errant husbands are branded as scoundrels, cowards and faithless brutes. ,r- : - Mrs. Lyon's letter, however, makes no charges. There is not even the slightest insinuation. It is the letter of a- heart-broken wife who fears she has been deserted by her husband and who is in destitute circumstances. ; It is the letter of a; grief-stricken mother neglected by her sons. But even . in - relating the facts to the po lice the prospective instinct of moth erhood, rises ; dominant , and excuses are made for the two sons, who Mrs. Lyon says have been led off into dis sipation'by evil companions. In her thoughtfulness Mrs. Lyon enclosed a self-addressed and stamp ed envelope something which the police rarely receive. . But the answer which she will receive "tomorrow, will give her no tidings of comfort or even hope, and the destitute woman can only write a Weary round of letters to the. police of other : cities and meanwhile she has no moiiey with which' to buy food, and tho-rant .is due. . . . ?.-v.;-r NEWS ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST HATTERS OF IMPORTANCE HAP PENING THROUGHOUT THE - COUNTRY Washington, D. C, June 8. Sorrow ing; over the loss of the companion- snip or nis parents, who died recent ly, J. A. McLaughlin, a wealthy young Virginian, committed suicide early yesterday morning between the graves or nis ratner, Lieutenant J. B Mc Laughlin,. United. States Army, and his motner, m Arlington cemetery. The space had" been reserved for his own grace. Death resulted from a deadly poison, the exact nature of Wiiich has not been determined, but which is believed to have been cyan ide of potassium and crystals of mor phine. The body, when discovered by Minor,. Dobson, an employe of the cemetery, was lying full length, and its condition indicated that the man had been dead for some time. London,, June 8. A distinguished party of Japanese, consisting of Prince and Princess . Hyaschy Fush imi, Admiral Toga and General Nogi, the captor of Port Arthur in the Rust" sian-Japanese war, arrived ..ere today to attend the coronation -of King George as official representatives of the Mikado. They were met by the staff of the Japanese Embassy and were enthusiastically greeted by the London crowds on the way to the em bassy. - . Viterbo, June 8. After an adjourn ment of nearly a week the Camorrist trial was resumed .yesterday. A noto rious Neapolitan thief, known as San- telfede, was called to the stand and recounted his criminal adventures, re lating how Genarro Cuoccolo had once planned the robbery of the resi dence of Deputy Zaimi. "It would have" stood us in $15,000 worth of booty if we had succeeded," said he Washington, D. C, June 8. Miss Ethel Deans, the pretty 17-year-old daughter of Dr. A. C. Deans, 1C99 Fifth street northwest, who ran away from her home on Thursday last to go on .the stage, was brought back to Washington, D. C, early yesterday morning from Spring Hope, N. C, in the custody of her father. Though re luctant7, to abandon so soon a his trionic career of which she had dream ed for seven long 'years, the girl last evening did not hesitate to exi ress the disgust she had experienced after one performance with a trope playing one-night stands. Asheville, N. C. June 8. Twenty two barrels, or approximately four thousand bottles of intoxicants recent ly seized were consigned to the his toric -water of the French Broad river this morning from the new concrete bridge. Million Dollar Endowment for Trinity. Durham, N. C, June 8. At the closing exercises of Trinity College, announcement was made that the North Carolina and Western North Carolina Methodist Conferences and the Dukes of New York City, have en tered upon a plan whereby Trinity College is to be given a million dol lar endowment of which amount two "hundred thousand will be raised by the church. This announcement came at' the close of Jacob Augustus Riis's address and brought prolonged applause. The gift of $100,000 in hands by James Buchanan and Benjamin Newton Duke, of fifty, thousand for a new building by James B. Duke, and of ten thousand by B. N. Duke, for campus improvements, was announced, thus totaling $160,000 at this commence ment and running the Duke philan thropies far above a million and a half to date. It is understood that soon there "wil be added medical and dental and Dharmaceutical departments, though this is not definite. The faculty ad Rev. Dr. John Franklin Parker, of New Orleans, to the chair of Biblical literature. He begins September 1st. Efforts To Intimidate To Be Punished Severely. Washington, June 8. Inspired by intimations that reprisals would be made on Democratic Leader Under wood and other Representatives who advocated investigation 'of the so called steel - trust, Representatives Boehne of Indiana today introduced a bill punishing by maximum of $5, 000 fine or 5 years imprisonment threats or coercion of members of Congress or the closing down of mills or- factories for political effect by corporation managers or othera. Mr. Boehne also introduced a bill providing penalties for employers who attempt to- intimidate their employes in elections, Mr. Underwood recently "announced that .he had been told that , if he permitted disturbance in the steel in dustry, the mills in Birmingham, - Ala:, his home town," would be closed and his political fortunes affected. - Spring Hope German. Spring Hope, N. C, June 8 The Spring . Hope German Club gave their annual June germ an last night and it was one pf. the most enjoyable nver given4 here. .The dance was." held in Launiis'HalLj: HOT OFF OF THE WIRES - BIG STRIKE IN PHILADELPHIA, Employees of Baldwin Locorr e Works Strike Because theCor ny Is Non-Union. - " . Philadelphia, Pa., June 8.- Aeen hundred men struck at the -ldwin Locomotive Works here todai Twelve hundred were recently laid off. The strike was called because the concern runs an open shop. ANOTHER SENSATIONAL CASE. The Shooting of Stokes, Proprietor of The Ansonia. New York, June 8. W. E. D. Ctokes' condition is favorable. The Graham and Conrad women, are charged with felonious assault. The case promises as much notoriety as the Thaw case. The Conrad and Graham women are remanded without bail to await the result of Stokes' injuries. DISCOVERED $50,000,000 Treasure Seekers Unearth Treasure Buried Twenty Years Ago. San Diego, Cal., June 8. Treasure seekers have unearthed a gold cache off the Honduras coast. It was buried twenty years ago by a crew of the mutinous Chilean cruisers. The seek ers are backed by Harry Krelling, of San Francisco, a clubman. The treas ure is worth $50,000,000. A Political Crisis In Brussels. Brussels, June ' 8. Premier Schol- taere and his cabinet have resigned. President Coorman, of the Chamber of Deputies, will form a new ministry. Debate Resumed Over Woolen Bill. Washington, June 8. Judge Gary resumed his testimony before the Stanley committee today, . Ho told what companies were competitive be fore the U. S. Steel Trust was or ganized. Debate was resumed today on the wool bill in the House. Date of College Athletic Meet Chanqed.- London, June 8. The date of the International Collegiate Athletic meet between Harvard, Yale, Cambridge and Oxford has been changed from July 6th to the 11th. Weldon Company Disbanded, v Adjutant-Ganeral R. L. Leinster yesterday, announced that Company K, Third Infantry, of Weldon, had been disbanded. : This was for failure to come up to the standard of efficiency required on examination. In command of the company was I'frst Lieutenant John G Ellis, Capt. M. M. Drake having resigned a short time ago. $100,000 Fire In Boston. Boston, June 8. Fire has destroyed the factory of the Locke Regulator Company. The loss is $100,000. For a time it threatened the whole ware house district. Florida Fruit Growers' Meeting. Tampa, Fla., June 8. The Florida Fruit Growers Association is holding its annual convention here. . Kern Makes Promise. ' Indianapolis,, June 8 Senator Kern, who yesterday was named one of the special committee to investigate the election of Senator Lorimer, of Illinois, is here to attend to court matters. He says the investigation of Lorimer's election - will be full and complete this -time and that it will be different from the other investiga tion. "There is unanimous sentiment in the Senate," said Mr. Kern, "in favor of a thorough investigation and if the committee reports a witness as refusing to testify there is no doubt what - the Senate will do with him. There will be no court to save him as was the case in the Illinois Legisla tive investigation of the election." - - - . - " TO-DAY'S. MARKET 1i ill Wm. jWfc J TlT Jm Wfr B r X .t HK COTTON. New York, June 8. July opened 15.70; August, 15.16; October, 13.50; December, 13.45. At noon the market was. as follows October, 13.48; December, 13.45. The market at 3 p. m. as follows July, 15.61; September, 16.09; October, 13.43 ; December, 13.40. Spots, Wilson market, 15 l-2c. NEW YORK STOCKS. New York, June 8. The stock mar ket opened active .with . many gains Irregularity developed later, pending the announcement of the government crop report at 230 today. Baltimore and Ohid is up 1-8, Canadian Pacific 1 1-8, Southern Railway preferred 7-?: Pennsylvania 1-8, Reading 1-4. The curb is steady. American Tobacco is 420 bid, 425 asked. Americans are brisk in London. GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. Chicago, 111., June 8. Opening: July Wheat, 91 7-8 3-4; July Corn, 54 1-2 (5)1-4. -'- : - The closing was: June wheat, 92 bid; - July, '91 3-8 1-2; July Corn 54 1-2. . - - AFTER LUM BER KIN ONION LEAGUE CLUB DEMAND THE RESIGNATION UF EDWARD HINES ' FEDERAL JURY INQUIRY Chicago, June 8. A special Federal grand jury is investigating the lumber trust. It will go after Frederick Weyerhauser, the lumber king. Sev eral employes are subpoenaed. Mem bers of the Union League . Club de mand the resignation of Edward Hines from the board of governors. HOT FROM THE BAT. Washington, June 8. At noon today the Weather Bureau issued the follow ing baseball forecast: Clear Everywhere. i WHERE THEY PLAY TO-DAY. National League.. New York at Pittsburg. Philadelphia at Cincinnati. Brooklyn at Chicago. Boston at St, Louis. American League Chicago at New. York. St. Louis at Boston. Detroit at Philadelphia. Cleveland at Washington. - f. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. American League. At Washington Cleveland 0; Washington 4. At New York Chicago-New York, game posponed; wet grounds. At Boston St. Louis 2; Boston 3. (10 Innings. At Philadelphia Detroit 3; Philadelphia 4. ', . . ' National League. At Pittsburg New York 9: Pittsburg 4. At Cincinnati- Philadelphia 4; Cincinnati 3. ' At Chicago x : Brooklyn 5; Chicago 3. ! At St. Louis f Boston 7; St. Louis 5. ; Carolina Association. At Charlotte Charlotte-Spartanburg game post, poned; ;rain. At Greenville Greenville-Greensboro: wet erounds. At Winston-Salem Winston-Sal em-Anderson; "ho game; rain. Virginia League. At Lynchburg Lynchburg 1; Richmond 0. : f At Danville Roanoke 7; Danville 4. ' At Norfolk ' First game: Norfolk 5; Petersburg 3. Second game: Norfolk 4; Pe tersburg 1. Grifton Loses To Plymouth. Grifton, N. C., June 8. Plymouth defeated Grifton here yesterday after noon by the score of 1 to 0 in a fast and snappy game. White for Ply mouth, pitched a fine game, allowing but three hits. The features of the game were Floyd's work behind the bat and Brown in the field, and the all around work of the whole team. Greenville, 6; Aurora, 0. Greenville, N. C, June 8. Green ville scored a great victory yesterday when she shut out the strong Aurora team by the score of 6 to 0. The visitors were unable to connect safely, while Greenville hit hard when hits were needed. Features of the game was the pitching of Lanier for Green ville, who struck out nine men and allowed only one scratch hit; home run of Forbes for Greenville, and the spectacular fielding of Litchfield who played left field for Aurora. Score: R.H. E. Greenville. . . , .000 101 2206 9 3 Aurora . . 000 000 000 0 1 4 Batteries: Lanier and Jordan; Hooker and Thompson. Time 1.35. Umpire, SMnner. Attendance, 500. Tarboro Wins Slow Game. v Tarboro, N. C, June .8. Arnhelm allowed only three hits and Tarboro won a slow game from Whitakers yes tei day. . Scor: v R.H.E. Whitakers . .. . . . ...... 3 3 1 Tarboro . . . . 5 8 3 Batteries: Whitakers, Tucker, Knight and Taylor; Tarboro, Arnhelm and Deberry, Mad Dog Epidemic In Chicago Chicago, June 8. There is a mad dog epidemic here. Many dogs were shot by the police today. Sixty per cent are found to have rabies. i 4- i 4 i i
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