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TPJJKITY COLLKPrV ' WEATHER: Partly cloudy today, armer. Wednesday part ly cloudy, probably rain. The News A paper' foe . &11 the people and for the people all the time. Read it and keep posted. - VOL.11, NO 137 LAST EDITION. GP'ENSBORO, N. C., TUESDAY, MARCII 1U, 1907. e- i l , . LAST EDITION. PRICE: FIVE CENTS VLB.' r I ... SAYS THAW BEAT HER UNTIL SHE WAS UNCONSCIOUS Famous Hummel Affidavit De clares That He Used Cow hide Whip. LAST WORD OF EVIDENCE WILL BE GIVEN TODAY Further Routine Proceedings Probably Will Carry the Case on to Friday, When, It Is Expected, Charge Will Be Made to Jury Verdict Friday Night Sew York, March 18. When the Thaw trial -was adjourned this aftcrnon there remained hut four expert wit nesses to he examined before the tak ing of evidence closes. Three experts were disposed of today in a little more than an hour, so it is generally be lieved that the last word of evidence may be uttered in the famous case to moitrow. In that event, the summing up by Mr. Delmas for the defence will begin Wednesday. District-Attorney Jerome will wply on Thursday. Justice Fits gerald may proceed immediately with his charge to the jury or he may defer tt witirFriday. Unless the unexpected happen there should be verdict by Friday night. . ' The case for the people was finally closed today by the introduction of the imich d cussed' Hummel affidavit, -which, -1th the consent of the defense, was read in full to the jury. The affidavit proved a surprise only in the alleged severity of the assaults Ha.rry K. Thaw is said to have made upon Evelyn (Continued on Page Two.) REPUBLICANS IN HOUSE AND SENATE GAVE GOOD ACCOUNT OF THEMSELVES Members of Last General Assembly Conducted Themselves in a Manner That Reflects Credit Upon Them, Wielding Strong Influence Upon Legislation, Special Correspondence. Raleigh. X. C, March la-One fea ture of the general assembly of 1907 cannot fail to be a source of universal pride and gratification. The Republican members conducted themselves with a j: .mi (Maeret.inn which won the commendation of all observers. Indeed, in no legislature of recent years has the minority, by sheer force of charac ter and ability, wielded such influence and won such a measure of confidence as has tho little band of twenty-eight Republicans in this general assembly. Not throughout the session was there a breath of scandal about one of these men and not one action on their part which oould bo justly censured.' .-. Be it said that the character and wis dom of these men weTe recognized by their political opponents. On many important, measures of a nonpartizan nature their advice and counsel were frcelv asked. During the last days of the session Senator C. A. Webb, of Bun combe, while discussing a pending bill, took occasion to make this statement: "I want to say, Mr. President, that the Republican members of this Senate have conducted themselves in a way which has won for thera the confidence of tho Senate, and they have made friends of the senators on this floor." In discussing tho same bill, Senator McLean, of Robeson, while declaring himself a Democrat of the strictest sect, expressed appreciation of the Republican senators. -Lieutenant-Governor Winston recognized tho high character of these men, and more than once in private conversation paid them tribute. The t wenty-four Republicans In the House won for themselves an equally high place in the esteem of. their fel low members. Speaker Justice himself, when tho railroad rate bill was under FIRST MATERIAL FOR AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT OF STATE SHIPS CARLOAD OF DIS PLAYS TO JAMESTOWN. Social to Daily Industrial New. Raleigh, N. C, March 18. There was shipped today from the state depart ment of agriculture the first carload of material for the North Carolina ex hibits at the Jamestown exposition. There will be in all four carloads, all to go forward probably within ten days, - the material consisting of displays in agriculture, horticulture, forestry, fish '. and game, mining, building stone and ' other material. i X) Arrancement has been made also for J abundant supply of applp and other iruns Ulinug m cipoiuviu CASTRO, ONR&l URN to caracas, gets a warm Welcome Splendid Reception Ten dered Venezuelan Dicta tor Upon His Home-coming A fter Many Months of Illness. Though Obviously Stilt Far From Well, President oj South American Republic Js Equally Obviously Glad to Take Reins. Caracas, Venezuela, "March 10. Hy Way of Willemstsd, Island of Curacao, March 18. President Castro, finding the air of Maeuto growing hot, returned to Onracns today, giving evidence of won derful improvement in his health. A bed had been placed in a special railroad car, but the president refused to occupy it and Bat up during the two hours' trip, gazing at the marvelously beautiful mountain scenery. When the train arrived here thousands of people lined the streets and a regiment of tToops guarded the railroad station. , President Castro walked unassisted from the train to his carriage, strolling on the platform for a few minutes be fore entering the vehicle with his sister. As a presidential salute was fired by a battery of artillery, the carriage rolled slowly over the rough coblestonea to the music of bands and between lines of sol diers. Mrs. Castro, Drs. Ravenga and Baldo and others followed. The president's enjoyment of the sun and music and of his return to publio life was shown plainly in his bright eyes as he answered the cheering with which discussion, said in his speech that he would say for the Republicans in the House that he had never seen Republi cans with a hiirher sense of duty and realization of the responsibility of their work. Ex-Speaker R. A. Doughton, also a member of the House, and a man of long legislative experience, was heard in conversation to compliment the char acter and industry of the minority members.- These are but a few evidences of the excellent record the Republicans made for themselves, their party and their state. Bv their course, pursued in a quiot, patient, statesmanly manner, they have, as fair-minded well-intormed JJem ocrats admit, silenced the old campaign slander that Republicans send to the general assembly inferior men. No one will disparage the personnel of the Re publican legislators in 1907. These facts might be more clearly set forth by a full review of the work of the Republicans in this legislature, but such a review is not within tho scope of this story. A brief personal mention of tho members in the minority, without going into details of their legislation and work, will suffice. The twenty-eighth senatorial district was represented by the youngest man in the Senate, Senator Guy Carter, a law yer of Dobson. Senator Carter's first speech was in opposition to tho. divorce bill, which was engineered through to give relief to the client of a certain veil known lawyer in Eastern Carolina, His maiden effort attracted to him tho at tention of the Senate, and his influ ence steadily increased throughout the session, He had some exceedingly difli cut local legislation to thwart, but he proved fully equal to taking care of his constituents. (Continued on Page Two.) SATS WIRELESS SPARK BLEWJJPJATTLESHIP TELEGRAPHIC EXPERT OFFEBS EXPLANATION FOR DISASTER OF FRENCH VESSEL. Tariil, March 18. M. Xaudin, the wireless telegraph expert, has advanced a new theory regarding the eause of the disaster to the battleship Iena, whose afterport was destroyed by the explo sion of a magazine March 12, resulting in considerable loss of life. He says that at the time of the ex plosion it was noted that powerful wireless eurrents were heard and he believes that the vessel's isolation in the drydoek here resulted in the accu mulation of. secondary Ilertiban waves in the "B" powder magazine from the ship's wireless apparatus, and that an outside current oosiuiunicated a high tension spark. t t M j ! k PRESIDENT CASTRO, The Venezuelan Dictator Yesterday Re turned to Caracas After a Long Ab sence Due to Illness Castro Shows Plainly the Siege He Has Undergone. his appearance was greeted by repeatedly raising his Panama hat, but his' face was pallid and his gray tweed suit hung loosely on his shrunken frame. The resolution of the president ( to come to Caracas was taken suddenly yesterday. He decided to live at the Villa Ignacio, which is situated in a healthful part of the city. The progress of President Castro from the railroad station to the Villa Ignacio was one continuous ovation. Twenty-five Hundred Soldiers Landed on Soli of Sister Republic. BONILLA TAKES THE FIELD Panama, March 18. According to re liable information received 'hero from Salvador, that country has allied itself openly with Honduras in the war with Nicaragua. On March 10, twenty-five hundred Salvadorean soldiers landed at Amapala and proceeded the next morn ing in the direction of Oholuteca. This body of men came Irom San Miguel, In Honduras, and is tinder the command of General Jose Dolores Presca. It is further reported that General Bonilla, the President of Honduras, at the head of a body of troops has started for (Segovia, Mlearagua, In tins move ment he is supported by two detach ments of Aicuraguaii revolutionists commanded by Generals Chamorro and Chavama. The government of Guatemala has re (Continued on Page Two.) FOUR RIFLES USED III E AFFAIR Microscopic Examination of Dis charged Shells May Disclose , Brawlers. Washington, D. C, March 18. Four rifles from Company B, Twenty-fifth in fantry, were used in the Brownsville of fray, if the ordnance department of the army can substantiate reports sent to the Senate committee on military af fairs today concerning the microscopic examinations of the thirty-three shells Sicked up in the streets of the town on lie morning following the shooting. All of the rifles in the possession of the battalion at Fort Brown on the night of August 13 were sent to the Springfield arsenal and two shots were fired from each. The shells used were then oomntred with those picked tin at Brownsville, and the officers making the tests reported that it has been demonstratsd beyond dispute thst four guns or uompanT were usea in dis charging all of the thirty-three shells. The reports were made a part of tho committee records, and Lieutenant Hawkins, of the ordnance department, and C.'A. Spooner, expert inspector of gauges used in the manufacture of muskets at the Springfield arsenal, are ready to go on the stand and explain (Continued on Page Six.) SALVADOR FORMS UNION WITH HONDURAS IN HER FIGHT ON NJGARAGUA HE THE BEASLEY BQYi Clerk of Superior Court of Currl tuck Oilers Damaging Evidence. LAD WAS WRAPPED UP AND IN CARRIAGE, HE SAYS! Man Who He Swears Was Harrison, Was Trj'ing to Pacify the Little Fel low Norfolk Policeman Testifies ; to Seeing Accused Man. :ipecial to Daily Industrial .News. I Klizabeth City, X, ('.. March IK. - Omit convened this morning at !U0 o clock m the Beasley kidnapping case, and adjourned till 10.30 to nwnt me ar rival of a witness for the prosecution. The witness, one of the most important for the prosecution, m.h, W. Ansel, clerk of Superior Court of Currituck count v. and he arrived on the 1 rain from Norfolk. I He was placed upon the stand as soon 1 as court convened and resulted r.nai. on the Monday of the boy's disappearance ! he mot a mule and top buggy on the j road containing a nan and a boy. that the boy was wrapped up and that man wu trying to pacify 'him. . Mr. Ansel was positive that the men was Harri son. -..'." Mr. Ansel was the witness that the prosecution reserved the right to call wnen the state restea une case rrway. As soon as Mr. Ansel was excused the prosecution resumed the taking of re buttal testimony. Dennis Burfoot, who at the time of the disappearance of the boy was subbing on the police lorce ot Norfolk, wa called to the stand. The testimony of this witness was the most damaging to that given by the prosecution against the Harrison alibi. Burfoot testified that he was on police duty on Washington and Cumberland streets on Monday night, and that at two o'clock Tuesday morning he met Mr. Harrison on Washington street in the tenderloin district i Norfolk. That he recoanieed. sto-pped him and talked to him for at least twenty-five minutes, aid that he asked Mr. Harrison what he vo doing to Norfolk and Mr. Harri son tow him he Jiaa come to vorroiK r.o bring his boy to school. JSx-Governor Aycoex conuuexea a ngm cross-examination in which he. at tempted to break down the witness', tes timony, but the testimony of the wit ness remained iinsuanon. f iflol l,af Rm.ffvit'n ehji.rjir.ftr wns irnoH. A number of witnesses were called in sur-rebuttal by the defense who testi fied that the character of .T-' C Wood house was bad. Woodhouse is the wit ness who testified that he saw Harri son in a barroom in Norfolk on Tuesday morning, The taking of evidence closed at noon, court convened at 2.30 p, m. SWEARS SAW HARRISON WTH and the argument of the counsel began, j Vail, who waived his right to an exain J. Heywood SaAvyer, of coimsel f or : inat ion. Vail, who ha admitted his prosecution, reviewed the evidence and guilt, gave bond for his appearance at made the nrst apeeon Tor Tne prosecu- tion. He was followed by Attorney r.. F. Aydlett, oliief counsel for defense, in a two-homr speech. The counsel for the defense and the prosecution will al- ternate in arguing the case. .There wns night session of court tonight to ex - pedite the progress of the trial. The defense has rested solely on an .1!U: ,1.. nminmitinil iUoa -irr. """ '., . , ""- ously attacked with she .test mony of witnesses of irreproachable characters, The personnel of the jury is above the average. T OF OF CJ. UP. RICO. Yoakum Announces Himself As In Favor of Cooperation With Government. Washington, D. C, March 18. The President had a confcretice today with B. F, Yoakum, chairman of tho board of directors of the Chicajjo, Rock Island and Pacific railroad. This is the sec ond conference tflte President has had with Mr. Yoakum within the past ten days. '.; The latter has heiytofore declared himself unreservedly in favor of close cooperation between the railroads and the federal government, and today he emphasized his previous statement by saying that he was in favor of the clos est possible relationship between the two. He declined to discuss the purport of his interview wibh the President. Mr. Yoakum left at midnight for New York, Just before his departure he made this statement: , "I cannot talk about any conference which occurred at the White House. I came here on my own initiative and merely continued a conversation which I had with the President and the inter state commerce commission last week. Thst is all I say about the matter." Chicago Entertains Mr. Fairbanks , ? &t j CHARLES W. The Vice-President Yesterday Was the Day Celebration at Chicago. In the Speeches. CASES AGAINST E All of Defendants Discharged Ex cept Vail. Who Waives Exam ination. SQUIRE GLASCOCK TAXES pR0SECUTI0N WITH COSTS The hearing in the rases ; niiii?) .1 In; j five railroad .men', who. wove -iuirj.vdi ..m. ., i,.,..,,- .. 1,1,. f,!i; (, , ,.f ,i, II Kill 11 II l I V lll V i ' '" . i ' Sout hern ruilu nv was hell ' vesli-rdav afternoon and resulted, in .the .discharge f all the defendants except Si-be Heir the .pnl term ot court AD MEN 0 The cuscs had been set for a hearing I prompt u reception - was held, lasting before Squire Collins, but at the iiM thirty minutes: and then, enterrng an stance of the defendants . were removed ' automobile, the vice -president, was taken ito Squire Glascock's court. Vail waived' to St. Ignatius College, Of West Twelfth I his right to an examination and was !S'treet, '.where he delivered a brief ad- .bound over by. Mr. Collins.. There wn',res, to the students, the members of 'j a. large number of people in the court, t)10 faculty and a large 'number of in- and it was decided to adjourn the hear- j vitcd uiests. : Un..ln ,..ll!....' .. ... .. ... . ink iim v.iuim uiiM .m ..;il..'hrom M. Ignatius 1 lui tne vice ires-, -county courthouse. ;i(,lt waM osrtP(l to . lh, inivcrsiu- ,fl I he tour cases were tried separately. (Continued on Page Two.) T COLLI SI A TliitL, FJHilCnl U IIOX IV M" W H llii IIIIIUII IIUII I Engine of Work Train Balks and! , is airuoK oy engine 01 Freight. Special to l)aily Industrial NcTS. Asheville. MaroH IS. -In a. lie:'d on I collision between . a vcrk train nil a freight in fwantiatira tunnel this 'morn ing four Ashevilln trainmen were badly bruised and a delay in traffic for twelve hours caused. The injured are: Kn ifinecr J. A. Madison, Fireman .Toe Da vidson, and F. A. Hammet and John Da-1 .-la..i lii-.1ra,iifiii ,, ilia rtvl trnii ' Rnlh nf fttn entrinea u-pvn not. nut commission by the accident, and the wreckage piled 'up in the tunnel. Sev-' eral car verc derailed and one was, torn to pid.'c. ,. The work trsin hail left Asheville and, after: running a short distance to' Uashingitm, 1). C,, Mutvh IS. Re (he niountain. attempted to back through sK)iisive to a request made by the l!ev. the tunnel. There is a steep grade aUKdward Y. Matthews, of liondon, for the entrance of the tunnel and tho eii-imerly a chaplain in the 'British navy, gine, which was overloaded, balked. The' Mrs. lloosevelt has promised to give' a train was taken out for a second trial, j Silk Aiiicric in lln w ith which to drupe This time the work train struck tho ix bust of Admiral Lord Xelson presented freight with serious results. j to' the naval academy by direction of Tho cause of the collision seems toiKinj? Kdwurd. have been the failure of the crew of the When he camo to the While House work train to station a flagman at thejMr. Matthews brought with him a vie entrance of the tunnel before starting : tory metal and ft testament to present back for the second attempt at going to one of the children. The o'-tuirs through the mountain. I were given to Archie. FAIRBANKS. Principal Figure in the St. Patrick's Course of the Day He Made Four FAIRBANKS AT CHICAGO MAKES FOOR ADDRESSES . Vice-President the Central Figure St. Patrick's Day Celebration. SPEAKS TO CHICAGO UNIVERSITY STUDENTS; ; . : i , , : ,, , '''"' . , , I I lnoago. -March, 1S.-A iH--lVMili-.it, rairbanks was the. central figure in the St.' Patrick's. day celebration under' the . ) ! auspices of . the Irish Fellowship'1 Clulu niada in various parts of. 1 ic cilv. four adilrcsses and attended a luitfheoii. and a banquet. . .-Thii ': morning.' a lame 'delegation of the club ''.culled to moot the Vice-president at Auditorium Annex. An im- ! ofcj,,,,,,,, ho as(, spoke. Air. Fair - i banks -.declared tbnl lie had several i tunes heen invited to address : tne stu- I dents of the iitiiversily by the late rresident narpcr. and nau provisionauy accepted the invitation. arious cir cmnstanccs. however, he declared, had prevent ed him from visiting the iinivor sily, ami lie now ciiinc to fulfill in an j informal way the promises i.e had pre viously given to President Harper. I'--The'" remainder of the vice president's i lV-- :: VJ.. dvoted to an eulogy of l'"'"' " Unrpci1. whom he .declared to , exceptionally worthy of imitation by i all young men. v I l'i'otii I hieago Univorsil v. after a ride "uough the parks and over the side boulevards, the vice-president south Was escorted to the rooms of tin1 Chicago Here, al j Press Club on Madison street. -.luncheon was given in his honor, and , he mnile his third address of the day. MRS. ROOSEVELT TO GIVE TO DRAPE BUST! ..f'STARS AND STRIPES TO CLOTHE BUST OF ENGLAND'S FAMOUS ADMIRAL. NEGROES' SOCIAL COMPANY AGAIN F Police Make Raid on Clubrooms and Get Large Quantities of "Booze." MAN WITH MANY OFFICES DEPOSED AND LOCKED UP With Scores of People Gazing on, Police Bring Out Whisky and Pile it High on the Police Patrol Wagon Carried to Police Station. With nearly one hundred people look ing on, seven policemen and a deputy sheriff made a raid on the rooms of the Colored Business .Men's' Social Company about six o'clock yesterday afternoon and made the biggest capture of blind tiger whisky since the closing of the saloons two years ago. Perry .Youngs the self-styled inanacer. seeretarv ami treasurer and correspondence clerk of tne company . is in the lockup awaiting... n hearing before'. Mayor Murphy this nf ternoon for retailing. The officers who took part in the raid are: tjhief C. '. Xeelley, Sergeant Barnes, Sergeant Pat terson, Health Officer Simpson; Police-. '' men Skeens, Oliver and Marsh, and Dep uty Sheriff John Weatherly. Since the organization of the clnU or '"Social Company." about four months ago, the police have had the place- under surveilanoe, and once before a raid which resulted in tne nnuingoi a small quantity of whisky and some ueer, was maae. ino manager .or t tie club at that time was Will Kccble, wh was placed under arrest and at a pre liminary hearing before Mavor Murphy. was bound over to Superior Court." There'1.'' was not sufficient evidence, however, to convict him, and the case was dropped ; and Keeble; having felt the clutches of the law drawing around him, resigned.' Highly elated over the victory won in the legal battle, the club members elected a new manager and resumed business on a large scale; The police, whose efficiency as officer has been hown on more than one occa sion, were undaunted by the result of, the trial of Keehlc. and feeling confident that the place was a Tesort for whisky drinkers, Kept quietly nut steady at work, and each day the network pi evi dence drew closer and closer about the iliinnj(y iijviii ifr, niw tnnini vuiuwiia until it was completed. Then came the ! crash. . Big Stock Found on Hand. Armed with warrants. Chief Xeelley. with the assistants named, made an un- expected visit to the rooms yesterday llf,,,.nnml , ,lrl.ps,te(i th, m.nnt!er. ; -votnrv. treasurer and correspondence clerk Young; and obtaining the keys to the locker, began it search. Knougb w hisky and beer were found to stock a small.' barroom. One glance at the "locker" convinced the officers that, the supply in s'pht was greater than they could handle, and a hurried call for ".lake"' and "Black Maria" was given. The horse and wagon were soon on the scene and the work of loading began. Tlottle after bottle, jug after jug and keg after keg of the whisky Was carried doiui the step and deposited in the wagon. There was good whisky.'' bad whisky anil grades of every other kind: bottles sealed, bottles unsealed, pigs tnsr I had never lieen opened and kegs the , . , . h u.i npVer been tanned ' "" J ,XS ! .'.:, .. ' ,, j1?, nnnn.n,m,n, .atonlah. i . . . j ,.,,- lanMr ami lamrnr' ,, , , ,,, think." muttered one who 1mk(1(1 ,lripr than the others, "all thai for vysvr j ju But hi remarks were cut short bv s crash and a voice, which later proved to lie that of Mr. Weatherly, was heard to say: "There! 1!) - " Mr. Weatherly's appearance when In stepped into the light' a moment latei was an explanation in itself, tor wnisn? Wfl!, drippir KaiH. fl,m unf(1rtunate ng troni Ins clothing Ilk a man who lias been qs to be caught in a tliun- lerstorm. In an effort to carry an arm' COMES TO bl a rideif,.! nl' nonrt., bottles hs lie woubl haw i ...,( .J"' firewood. 1 he dcnut.v hari ' a, noshed one or two nml been souked tj,0 eontents. 'I'lie few hottles renmininff intact, nom. (Continued on Page Two.) I FIVE ESCAPE FROM BREAK BAR AND FLEE SEVEN' TEEN CONVICTS NOW AT ' LARGE. Aniericus. Ca., March 18. Anolhet wholesale escape of county convict i from Sumter's chaingang was made to day When five men broke a bar in tin penitentiary and escaped. Going to tin railroad shops, they secured tools whefi with to sever their shackles, . There was been numerous jail am chaingang escape here recently will the result that seventeen misdemeants convicts are now at large, besides mur dernr (icorge Bundnck and other jail birds.