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VOL. 20. SMITH FIELD. N. O.. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 1. 1907. NO. 34.
THE WOK IS DVER
Banking Conditions in New York
Becoming Normal.
RUNS UPON BANKS CEASE
Engsgement of $18,750,000 In Gold
From Europe and Heavy Sales of
Copper Assist In Further Restor
ing Confidence.
New York, Oct. 29.?The principal
events in the financial district indi
cated that the worst of the crisis was
over, and that conditions were settling
down to normal. There were no further
bank suspensions, and reports were
favorable for the resumption of most
of the banks which closed temporarily
last week. The engagement of $18,750,
000 in gold from Europe for Importa
tion to New York was followed by the
sensational announcement of sales of
American copper abroad, which will
further increase the tide of foreign
money to this country to an aggre
gate of over $25,000,000. This, with
the rapid rise of good securities on the
stock exchange, in gome cases follow
ed by a slight reacton at the close,
and the policy of the trust companies
not to pay out currency for hoarding
purposes, all contributed to strengthen
the feeling in banking quarters and
among the public at large.
Runs upon banks practically ceased,
partly because recognition that they
were unnecessary and unjustifiable,
and partly because of the policy adopt
ed to pay large checks only in certi
fied checks on depositary banks. This
system of payment worked no appar
ent hardship and was the cause of very
little protest. Small checks were paid
promptly in currency, and larger
amounts where it was demonstrated
that eurrency was required for pur
poses other than hoarding. It is still
possible for a frightened depositor to
transfer his account from one Institu
tion to another by depoeitlng a check
in the depository for which he now
has a preference, but he cannot with
draw largo amounts in gold certificates
to be locked in a safe deposit vault, as
was the case last week.
One of the sensational features of
the day was the remarkable develop
ment in the copper trade. The United
Metals Selling company reports a sharp
advance in the price. Copper, which
they would have gladly sold ten days
ago at 12% cents a pound, commanded
13% to 15% cents a pound. Dur
ing the month of October the sales of
this company had been between 80,
000,000 and 90,000,000 pounds of cop
per. The bulk of the sales have been
for export.
Confidence In Pittsburg.
Pittsburg. Oct 29.?The close fo the
first day of the new week saw local
financial conditions In better shape
than at any time last week. The feel
ing of confidence, which has been so
admirably shown, has not diminished
a particle, and not a financial Institu
tion in the city has been obliged to
take advantage of a number of precau
tionary measures which have been ar
ranged.
300 MEN LAID OFF
Failure of Knickerbocker Trust Hin
ders Work on Susequehanna Dam.
Lancaster, Pa., Oct. 29.?The fail
ure of the Knickerbocker Trust com
pany, of New York, has caused the
McFalls Perry company to lay off 300
hands who were at work on the Mc
Falls ferry dam over the Suseque
hanna river, and will greatly hinder
the company In the completion of its
power plant. The Knickerbocker Trust
company was the financial agent for
the McFalls company, and as trustee
held the $10,000,000 mortgage placed
on the power plant and dam under
which the mortgage bonds were sold.
At the time it closed its doors the
trust company Is said to have had
about $800,000 on deposit in the insti
tution. The McFalls company is un- i
der contract to supply the city of Bai
timore with complete electric light
and power service in 1908. Under
present conditions only enough men
are being kept at work on the dam
ot keep it in shape to withstand the \
freshets and high water during the
winter and spring.
Put Oil on Fire, Two Will Die.
Butler, Pa., Oct. 29.?Three men
were seriously burned, two of them
fatally, by the explosion of a can of
kerosene at Evans City, near here.
The men were endeavoring to start a
fire to cook a meal, but owing to wet
fuel the blaze was slow. In order to
facilitate matters, they resorted to
the use of kerosene, with the explo
sion as a result. The men were re
moved to k hospital, where it is said
two of them will die.
RUSSIAN OFFICIAL SLAIN
General Maximoffsky, Director of Prls
ons, Shot and Killed By Terrorist.
St. Petersburg, Oct. 29.?General
Maximoffsy, director of the depart
ment of prisons, of the ni^iistry of the
interior, was shot and killed. The gen
eral was the highest responsible olH
cial connected with the Russian pris
ons, and it is supposed this was the
reason he was selected for assassina
tion by the terrorists.
The assassination of General Max!
moffskv apparently wwas designed tc
be only a prelude to a greater act ol
terrorism?the destruction of the
headquarters of the secret police?
which has been the object of at least
three terrorist plots of recent months
When the slayer of General Maxi
moffsky, who was identified as Mile.
Ragozinnlkova, of Perm Province, thel
daughter of a teacher in the imperial
conservatory of music, was taken tc
the police station, her agitated at
tempts to free her bound hands and
reach toward her breast led to an in
vestigation, and it was found that
she carried inside her corsage a case
containing 13 pounds of a high ex
plosive, a charge powerful enough t?
blow the entire building and its oc
cupants to pieces.
ROBBED OF $14,000
Thief Steals Financier's Grip on a
Railroad Train.
Washington, Oct. 29.?The police ol
this city received information that
William J. Payne, of Richmond, Va.,
who is said to be the president of the
Newport News Gas company, the New
port News & Old Point Railway &
Electric company, and connected with
other large enterprises, while on his
way from Washington to New York
city, was robbed of a leather grip con
taining Jit,000, in bonds and stock
certificates. The robbery was com
mitted, it is said, while Mr. Payne was
taking a nap in a Pullman in which hs
was riding. He believes that the per
son who stole the grip left the train at
Wilmington, Del.
ADMISSION OF OKLAHOMA
President Will Issue Proclamation
For New State on November 16.
Washington, Oct. 29.?President
Roosevelt will issue the proclamation
admitting the new state of Oklahoma
on Saturday, November 16, next. The
constitution was formally placed in
his hands by Governor Frantz and a
large delegation from Oklahoma.
The constitution is typewritten on
parchment, and does not contain the
election ordinances. The president
will go over the instrument with the
attorney general carefully. He has
made It known that he regards it as
within the terms of the enabling act,
and that he has no further discre
tion. and will therefore sign it.
The Issuance of the proclamation
will immediately start the machinery
of Oklahoma as a state.
Eskimos Resort to Cannibalism.
St John's N. F.. Oct. 29.?Cannibal
ism has been resorted to by the Es
kimos in the Ungava bay district and
on the shores of Hudson strait, accord
ing to Rev. Mr. Stewart, an Anglican
missionary to the Ungava bay Eski
mos. Rev. Mr. Stewart states that,
owing to the severely cold weather and
the unusual scarcity of game, many of
them the natives in the remote regions
have perished from starvation and ex
haustion and the survivors have been
forced to cannibalism to sustain life.
Recently the crew of a Newfoundland
vessel, which was in Ungavia bay, dis
covered 30 skeletons lying unburied on
the beaches.
Miss Ethel Roosevelt Improving.
Washington, Oct. 29.?Miss Ethel
Roosevelt, the president's youngest
daughter, has been removed to the
White House from the Episcopal Eye,
Ear and Throat hospital, where an
operation was performed on her nose.
She is somewhat Improved, but is
attended by a trained nurse, and Mrs.
Roosevelt is giving her personal atten
tion to the patient. Miss Roosevelt
was unable to walk to the carriage and
was carried on a stretcher. It is ex
pected that she will be able to be
about in a few days.
Pettibone Trial November 21.
Boise, Idaho, Oct. 29.?Judge Wood
set the Pettibone case for trial No
vember 21. He said that if the cae:
was further delayed he would con
tinue it to the January term.
Pay In Advance or No Divorce.
Beaver, Pa., Oct. 29.?It has been I
decided by Judge Richard Holt that1
hereafter any person who wishes a
divorce in Beaver county will have to
pay for it in advance. Judge Holt
declares the decree Is not final until
the costs are paid.
The Weather.
Forecast for this section: Fair and
cooler today; tomorrow, fair, dimin
ishing northwest winds.
NEPHEW ARRESTED
Jacob Freas a Magee Murder
Suspect in Atlantic City.
TELLS CONFLICTING STORIES
Was In Company of Dead Man Sat
urday Night and Spent Money
Freely on Sunday?Tracing His
Movements.
Atlantic City, N. J., Oct. 2.?Believ
ing that he may have information that
will help them to solve the mystery
'surrounding the murder of Absalom
Magee, the aged farmer of Weymouth,
whose body was found floating in the
thoroughfare, near this city, the au
thorities locked up Jacob Freas, a
nephew of the dead man, and are
holding him as a witness in the case.
Freas is said to have been in com
pany with the farmer on Saturday, and
the authorities say spent money freely
on Sunday. They say that whoever
committed the crime knew that Magee
had a large sum of money with him
and was averse to placing his money
in banks.
iiie movements 01 me aeaa man
have been traced from the time he left
the home of Cameron Freas, also a
nephew, in Chelsea, early Saturday
night, up to 10 o'clock, when he disap
diinkir.gwithtwomen.oneof t-tOq- hmt
peered. Ho was in several saloons,
drinking with two men, one of whom
has been found, but who has shown
that he wis not with Megoe at such
time as the nr'rder could have been
committed. The aged r-. .tier's watch
was stooped t 1 o'elrck, and from this
the police hold he was killed before
that hour. He is known lo have had
$2000 in his possession Saturday night,
and when the body was found there
were a few keys and a little change in
the pockets.
Freas was put through several de
grees and the chief of police admits
that Freas has made a number of con
tradictory statements. Freas Is now
under Indictment by the present grand
jury for assault and battery on his
wife.
According to the county physician,
Dr. Souder, Magee was killed between
11 and 12 o'clock on Saturday night.
If the doctor's conclusion is correct, it
Is barely possible that the old man's
assailants caught the last car out of
the city that night or perhaps boarded
the freight train which leaves about 3
a. m. At any rate they could easily
have slipped aboard the electric train
Sunday morning.
Magee had worked hard all his life,
and had amassed a snug fortune. He
owned several farms of considerable
size and value. Lately he decided to
retire and sold part of his real estate,
realizing about $8000.
He arrived here last Saturday after
noon with more than $2000 In a roll In
his trousers pocket, on a visit to his
nephew. Search for the old man had
already been begun by Freas when
William Boyle discovered the floating
body while running his launch down
the thoroughfare.
Stole Bsby's Money.
Paterson, N. J., Oct. 29.?"I hare
never robbed a child before, but I am
not working for the good of my health,
and I need the money just now. How
ever, I am sorry to take the money,
and you may stake your life upon It.
that If ever I have $1.27 to* spare I
shall return this money." This was
the noe, signed "Hard-up Burglar,"
whlcji Mr. and Mrs. George Bonta
found on the dining table at their
home, 389 Bank street, when they
came down stairs. An investi
gation was made and It was found
that the thief had taken $20.27
in all. The bank which contained
$1.27 was the property of their 6-year
old daughter.
Receiver For Steel Casting Company.
Trenton, N. J? Oct. 29.?Benjamin
Atha and Ernest P. Harder, of New
ark, and George A. Hebard. of Brook
lyn, were appointed receivers for the
Atha Stee! Casting company, of New
ark. hy Judge Cross in the United
States circuit'court here. The total
liabilities of the Atha company are
scheduled at $1,191,263 and the total
assets at book values at not more
than $1,627,230. The Atha company
has claims against the Westlnghousf
flectric and machine companies ag
gregating $75,000.
Woman Holds Up Fifty Auto Parties
Waterbury, Conn., Oct. 29.?Mrs
Mary H. Eyian, of this place, armed
with a broom and cobblestones, ap
peared In the roadway near her home
and held up 50 autos. She is said to
Imagine her son was killed two years
ago by an automobile. She held up
the car of C. F. Von Trailer, of New
York, and struck the chauffeur In the
face with her broom.
WILL WIPE OUT DEBT
Unlversalists Pledge Themselvs to
Raise $31,000.
Philadelphia. Oct. 29.?The General
Universalist convention in session
here decided, alter much discussion.
| to have the president, treasurer and
| secretary of the convention elected ex
i officio members of the board of trus
tees. The Universalist church Is char
tered under the laws of New York, and
j It was said that it is the only cor
j porate body in which the president
i and some of the other officers are not
I ex-offlcio members of the controlling
body.
The convention also pledged Itself
to wipe out an indebtedness of $31.
000. and secured promises from mem
bers and church bodies of payments
; that will aggregate probably twice
| that sum within the next two years.
The delegates and ministers pledged
the payment of $1 for each member
of the Universalist church. In addi
tion, at the suggestion of F. W. Betz,
of Syracuse, who demanded the im
mediate wiping out of the debt, five
individuals agreed to pay $1000, sev
eral pledged themselves to give $600,
and four ministers in Uie names of
their congregations pledged $1000
each.
TAFT HAS NARROW ESCAPE
Runaway Mules Nearly Caused Ac
cident to Secretary of War.
Raguio, Oct. 29.?Secretary Taft and
wife narrowly escaped Injury from a
runaway of mules, while In an auto
mobile with General Wood and Gen
eral Bliss. The chauffeur, who was
going at a great speed, disappeared af
ter the narrow escape of the distin
guished travelers.
Secretary Taft attended a feast
given In his honor at which Igorrote
dances were presented. He also vis
ited points of Interest and Inspected
| the summer government buildings.
He Is said to have determined on the
immediate development of Baguio on
a large scale.
GEN. BOOTH AT CAPITOL
Entertained at White House With
Secretary Cortelyou.
Washington. Oct. 29.?The Presi
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt entertained
at luncheon General William Booth, of
the Salvation Army; Commander Miss
Booth, Secretary and Mrs. Cortelyou
and Commissioner and Mrs. H. B. F.
MacFarland. of the District of Colum
bia. His condition was greatly Im
proved, he having about recovered his
usual health.
$100,000 For Aiding Widow.
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 29.?As a reward
for caring for an aged woman whom
she found sick and without friends,
Mrs. A. M. Shevalier, wife of a bag
gage agent of the Northwestern here,
Is the heir to an estate valued at $100,
000, left by Mrs. Helen A. Horn, who
died several days ago. Mrs. Horn
was an old settler, but during recent
years was practically friendless, until
a few months ago Mrs. Shevalier call
ed upon her. The only known relative
of Mrs. Horn Is a sister, Mrs. Mary
Nicholas, of Washington, D. C., but
the sisters had not spoken for years.
Mrs. Shevalier has announced that the
bulk of her Inheritance will go to
charity.
College Girl an "Affinity Agent.
Chicago, Oct. 29.?Twenty-year-old
Marion Gray admitted to Judge Be
thea, in the federal court here, that
she was an "affinity agent," and in
slated there was no harm In the occu
pation. "I didn't know the govern
ment cared," she said. "I was a stu
j dent in the University of Michigan
and ran short of funds. I thought 1
could make some money by finding
soul mates for persons." She is
charged with getting $1000 from men
who wanted affinities. Her case was
put over till next term.
Alabama County Votes "Dry."
Birmingham, Ala., Oct. 29.?JeBer
son county, after one of the hottest
campaigns in its history, has gone dry
by a majority of 320 against Prohibi
tion. The feature of the election was
the presence of thousands of womet
and children at the polls. They pa
raded the street with banners, sang
hymns and pleaded with voters, and it
is believed that they played an impor
tant part in carrying the county for
Prohibition. The vote was the largest
ever cast in the county.
Greene and Gaynor Denied Rehearing.
Montgomery, Ala., Oct. 29.?B. D.
D. Greene and John F. Gaynor, con
tractors who were convicted of de
frauding the government out of a
large sum of money, were denied a re
hearing by the United States circuit
court of appeals. Unless the defense
procures p. writ of certiorari from the
United States supreme court, the de
fendants will have to spend four years
in the penitentiary, besides paying a
. fine of $2,000,000 each.
THE ELECTIONS
Twelve States to EiectGvernors
I and Other Officers Nov. 5.
I
MANY TICKETS NOMINATED
Prohibitionists and Socialists Have
Tickets In All the States Except
Two?Lively Contests In Some of
the States.
New York, Oct. 29.?There will be
elections In 12 states next Tuesday,
November 5. In Massacbuetts. Khode
Island Marryland, Mississippi and
Kentucky a governor and other state
officers are to be chosen; In New Jer
sey, a governor only; In New York,
! two associate Justioes of the court of
appeals; in Pennsylvania, a state
treasurer, and in Nebraska, a railroad
commissioner and two regents of the
State University. In Ohio, Utah and
California municipal officers are to be
selected, while in New York county a
number of Judges and a sheriff are to
be voted for.
The Prohibitionist* have a state
I ticket in all the states, except Mary
land and Mississippi, and city tickets
1 in Cleveland and Cincinnati, but not
in San Francisco or Salt Lake.
The Socialists also have tickets in
all the states, except Mississippi and
Maryland, and city tickets in Cincin
nati, Cleveland and Salt Lake, but not
in San Francisco.
The Socialist-Labor party has tick
ets in Kentucky, Massachusetts and
New Jersey, while Union I^abor made
nominations for city oUlcers in San
Francisco.
There is only one ticket, the Demo
cratic, in Mississippi, and the result, of
course, is not doubtful.
In Massachusetts there are 10 tick
ets, five being divided among Demo
crats, who are engaged in a factional
tight with the Btate delegation to the
National Demooratic convention negt
year. The ballot law commission de
cided that Henry K. Whitney was the
nominee for governor.
In Nebraska the Democrats and Pop
ulists fused on the officials to be
voted for throughout the state.
In Maryland there will be a straight
eontest between the Democrats and
the Republicans, only the two parties
having made nominations for state
officers. In addition to theee. a house
of delegates and one-half of the state
senate are to be elected. The next
legislature will choose two United
States senators?one to fill the unex
pired term of the late Arthur T. Gor
man, and the other to take the place
of Senator Rayner. The Republicans
adhere to the old plan of senatorial
election, but the Democrats are to put
Into effect a new senatorial primary
plan, which requires every member of
the legislature to vote for the candi
date receiving the highest vote In his
district. The senatorial primaries, so
far at least as the Democrats are con
cerned, will hereafter be a part of the
regular elections In Maryland. Six as
pirants for the long term will be voted
for November 5. the candidate for the
short term having no opposition.
In New York county the Republi
cans and the Independence League
(Hearst) forces have fused on the
county ticket, which Is made up of a
number of court justices and a sheriff.
This gives unusual interest to the
contest, although the Republicans
named the head of the ticket.
In Cleveland Congressman Theo
dore K. Burton is contesting the may
oralty with Thomas L. Johnson, who
Is understood to be the representative
of William J. Bryan In Ohio, and to
Indorse Bryan's views on the subjects
of nubile utilities.
NUGGETS OF NEWS
Charles K. Henderson, aged 59.
banker and director of many Import
ant financial corporations in New
York, died of apoplexy at his home.
Prominent checker players of Penn
sylvania have extended an invitation
to meet in Pittsburg November 5 for
the purpose of organizing a state
1 checker association.
Diamonds and jewelry of the aggro
| gate value of $7000 were stolen from
the residence of Frederick L. Osgood
in Norwich, Conn., and there is no
clue to the robbers.
Acting upon tke advice of the Unit
ed States district attorney's office,
hte county clerk of Santa Rosa, Cal.,
i has refused the application of Den
i igno Bocco, a Filipino, for naturaliza
tion papers.
For insulting a girl who rebuked
I him for shooting craps in front of her
| home, at Mont Clair. N. J., James Mc
Foochey has been senteuced to 90
days in the penitentiary by Recorder
Henry L. Yost, who said that he in
tended to discourage profanity among
the rising generation.
PENN'S LAND1NGCELEBRATED
Rain Interfered With Exercises at
Chester and New Castle.
Chester, Pa., Oct. 29.?The landing
of William Penn on the site of what
is now this city, 225 years ago, was
i celebrated here. The exercises were to
' have included a spectacular reproduc
tion of the landing of the great Qua
ker, but a heavy rain marred the cers
tuonles, and, after escorting Governor
Stuart and others officials and guests
to the exact spot where Penn landed,
the Penn Memorial monument was
viewed and the exercises were trans
ferred to the Larkin public school,
where Governor Stuart addressed the
children.
New Castle Unveils Tablet.
Wilmington, Del., Oct. 29.?Though
rain marred the celebration, a tablet
commemorating the 2"5th anniversary
of the first landing of William Penn at
that place, was unveiled at New Cas
tle. The tablet, which is rf marble, is
set in the east wall of Jki old court
houes, a part of which cas standing
when Penn arrived. The exercises
were conducted by the Delaware So
ciety of the Colonial Dames of Amer
ica. The tablet was unveiled by Mrs.
Charles R. Miller, of Wilmington, pres
ident of the Delaware Society of Colo
nial Dames, and the principal address
was made by President Joseph Sway ne,
of Swarthmore College.
WANT TO GIVE BABY AWAY
Parents Don't Care to Bother With
Their First Born.
Indianapolis, Itid., Oct. 29.?Judge
Stubbg and the officers of the juvenile
court are wrestling with an unusual
problem In the case of a father and
mother who want to give their baby
away because they don't care to both
er with It any more. The father, an
Intelligent worklngman, applied to the
judge to take the child. "I have to
work at night," the father said, "and
I can't sleep in the daytime when
the baby cries. A public home can do
1 more for It than we can." A woman
officer of the court was sent to inves
tigate. She found the husband and
wife comfortably fixed. "Yes. we want
! to dispose of the child," the mother
said. "I have the neuralgia and can't
care for it day and night, too." The
baby Is their first born.
Christmas Boxes For Soldiers.
Washington, Oct. 29.?Following a
custom inaugurated by the late Sec
retary Alger, the war department will
again this year transport free Christ
mas boxes for officers and soldiers on
the foreign stations. Boxes for the
troops in the Philippines may be con
signed to the superintendent of the
army transport service in San Fran
cisco, and those for Cuba may be sent
to the depot quartermaster at New
port News. Va.
Famous Pacer Dead.
Chester, Pa., Oct 29.- - Frank T?
kum. the king of all half-mile track
pacers, who has equalled eight track
records and lowered 38 half-mile re
j cords, died at the Moore Brook Stock
Farm. Frank Yokum, the property of
Charles Ijongbotham. of this city, was
by Parker, the dam being Jane White,
and was conceded by all horsemen oo
be one of the gamest pacers that was
! ever in a race.
Four Girl Babies Born Together.
Lawrence, Kas., Oct. 29.?Mrs. Jokn
Barben, wife of a farmer who lives
six miles from I.awrence, Kas., became
the mother of four Iris on Saturday.
One of the children died Sunday. The
other three are apparently healthy,
and it is thought they will live.
Work On Powder Plant Suspended.
Tacoma, Wash., Oct. 29. ? Orders
were posted on the grounds of the
Dupont Powder works, south of Ta
coma. that all men would be laid off.
Indicating a suspension of work on
the large powder plant now building.
One hundred men are affected. No
reason is given for the action.
Archduke Ferdinand Dying.
Vienna. Oct. 29.?It Is reported
here from Salzburg. Austria, that
Archduke Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke
of Tuscany, Is dying. He received
the last sacraments. He is 72 years
old, and for some time past has suf
fered from a nervous malady.
Was Determined to Die.
Harrlsburg. Oct. 29.?After failing
in an attempt to end her life by jump
ing from a second-story window of
her home, Mrs. H. C. Hamilton, aged
30 years, hanged herself. She had been
melancholy since the death of her hus
band's parents last July.
Money For Depositors.
Washington, Pa., Oct. 29.?Receiver
John H. Strawn, of the Farmers and
Drovers' National bank, of Waynes
burg, Pa., will next week begin mail
in gto depositors and rediscounters
checks for the first payment on their
claims. The first payment will be 25
per cent, of all approved claims.