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. , WEATHER t Clear today. Sunday cloudy; fresji -winds. - ,p TheNewtsxA paper for iKoCMeojrferaiid for tho people aD the ti it and keep posted. VOL. II, NO 181 LAST EDITION. GBEENSBOBO, K". O., SATURDAY, MAT 11, 1907. LAST EDITION. PBICE: FIVE CENTS V WAR BETWEEN GUATEMALA AND M 10 AVERTED Troubles of the Two Countries Amicably Ad Justed. - DIAZ GOVERNMENT ; WILL DROP DEMANDS Will Not Insist Upon Extradition of .. General Lima Mexican Minister Will be Transferred, With Idea of Humili ating Guatemala. Mexico City, May 10. The Guatemala affair has been settled. Mexico will not persist in her demand for the extradi tion of Gen. Jose Lima and Col. Onof fre Bone, charged with complicity in the assassination of General Barrillas. Diplomatic relations will not be sev ered.. Senor Gamboa, Mexico's minister to Guatemala, will be sent to Salvador. A Mexican consul will attend to his country's affairs in Guatemala. At the name time Mexico will not give Senor Qtron, Guatemalan minister to Mexico, his passports, the idea being to humili ate Guatemala and express Mexico's re sentment for Cabarera's conduct during the affairs. The state department will shortly pub lish the history of the entire case with the official correspondence, in this way showing to the world what this govern ment terms the bad faith of Guatemala. Washington, D. C, May 10. The Mexican ambassador, MA Creel, tonight authorized the statement that the trouble between Mexico and Guatemala, which for several days has threatened to terminate the diplomatic relations be tween the two countries, has been defi nitely and satisfactory adjusted. Mr. 'Creel tonight received advices from his home government to this ef fect. x As to the. basis of the agreement, the ambassador ' re f v ed to talk. "You may state, however," ha said "that the trouble is now over and that a satisfac tory agreement has been reached." SAYLBNGSHBREUEflWILL 1DSE JOBS IF THEY DO HOT GO BACK TO WOHK Heads of Steamship Lines Adopt Aggressive Measures to Break Stride. MEN STILL ARE HOPEFUL New York, May 10. The resident heads of the steamship companies in cluded in the International Mercantile Marine Company assumed the aggres sive today, when, following a confer ence, they served notice upon the strik ing longaboremen thai unless the latter ' returned to work within a week their places - would be permanently filled by other men. At the meeting the steamship offi cials reaffirmed 'their determination not to yield to the demand for higher wages.'; v" 1 Gustav H. Schwab, general manager of the North German Lloyd Company, took occasion today again to deny that there waa possibility that the trans !Atlantio lines would compromise with the strikers. In the face of these etate toenta Patrick Connor, president of the Longshoremen's Union Protective Asso ciation, predicted full victory for the vtriker within twenty-four hours. Twelve big liners are due here within the next forty-eight hours, and seven oceangoing steamships are scheduled to depart in the same period. Connor de clared the lines would be powerless to eope w4th ouch congestion and must meet the strikers' demand.; Connor will trv to set coal trimmers to strike, so ihat vessels in this port may Jbe in a aortous need of eoaL ' " Strikers '; were, somewhat encouraged, today, when 200 employes of. the Fall , Elver nne went our. ine company olsJmed that it would not. be inoon l venienced. as it ha sufficient help. One thousand handlers, employes of fourteen lumber companies, also struck . today, demanding an 1 increase from 92.S0 to 13.00 for a day of ten hours. While their work is distinct from that of 'the strikioff lonnhorenten, the lum ' tier handler' organisation la a branch ' of the International Longshoremen's Union, and the attitude of the members is construed as in symuathy with the strikers. The coastwise , shipping companies have shown a disposition .to compromise, , ana tne atmce o far as tney are con cern a is practically 'ended. . The hig liners all got away on ached . ink time today, but saflei light.' HEROES OF "61 ARE AGAIN HONORED BY PEOPLE OF SOUTH Carolinians Hold mortal Exercises A 1 - x tt r xiuuusi cjv&ry ouniy oeai& xer cisesHere Especially Appropriate and Entertaining. ONFEDERATE memorial day exercises were held yesterday In every f. city and a large number of the county seats in the Carolinas. Everywhere the interest and enthusiasm were unbounded and the exercises were appropriate and enjoyable. The weather was ideal and it is safe to assert that the day was more generally observed than in many years. In North Carolina it is a public holiday and the banks and many of the business houses, publio offices and factories closed for the day. Although the ranks of the men who wore the gray grow constantly thin ner, the attendance at the reunions has been steadily increasing for several years. A few years ago when memorial day services were first inaugurated only a few of the veterans attended, but now the greater number are on hand regularly on May 10 each year. The ranks are thinning until it is now quite a distinction to be a confederate soldier. ' K is a lesson in history and patriotism to younger men and women and children to have a memorial day exercise. One cannot look upon these men, bowed down beneath the cares' that have come of War, a "lost Cause" and Reconstruction, without having a great r love for the southland and the re united country. . THE MEMORIAL DAY EXERCISES ARE GREATLY ENJOYED Memorial day exercises in Greensboro yesterday were weU-attended and greatly enjoyed. More than a thousand people attended the exercises in the operahouse in the morning and in the long parade thai moved from the city hall to Greene Hill cemetery were several hundred peo ple. Again flowers were strewn upon the mounds that mark the last resting places of our sacred dead. The whole program was full of Interest and senti ment. The Guilford chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy planned for the re union and service . That they did their work well is amply attested by the great success of the annual event. While it was generally regretted that Solicitor Aubrey L. Brooks, who had accepted an invitation to deliver the address, waa kept away on aeqpant of sickness, the office present were equal to the SAID Ti HE SENTENCE IN JOLIETJWENTIAR, Chicago Paper Publishes Story AbouUttlner'sftdoratton President DENIALS PROM ALL SIDES Chicago, May 10. The Journal today prints a Vongetary in which it is al leged that Charles H. Moyer, president of the Western Federakra of Miners, now on trial at Boiee, Idaho, served as a convict n the penitentiary at Joliet in this state in 1886 and 1887. Aeoording to the Journal Moyer was sentenced from Cook county on Feb ruary 4, 888, to serve one year for burglary. The date of his discharge is given as January 4, 1887. Story Hot Believed.' Denver, Col, May 10. The story that Charles H. Moyer, ipresident of the Western Federation of Miners, served a term in the Joliet penitentiary for burg lary, is discredited at tne federation headquarters in this city. V. S3. Manoney, vpce-prestdent and acting president, said he had no record of Mr. Meyer's entire career, but was positive tbat tne man wno served a term (Continued on Page Two.) FRISCO STREET GAR STRIKE flOW A FIGHT TO FINISH NEITHER SIDE IS WILLING TO YIELD, AND TRAFFIC IS AT A STANDSTILL. San Francisco, Cat, May 10. The street imiway! strike has developed Into a fight to a finish. Neither side is will ing to accept arbitration and the citi sens' committees appointed to bring about peace have been unable to find any basis of settlement. The police force is too small to protect cars and none is run for passenger, ' ' - ' , The United Railroad's officers today wanted to run a string of- ears from the barn at Oak and Broderick ' streets through the burned area and north .on Market street to tha ferry building, but tha 'Consent of the polios department aould not ha obtained, s ..... . , .,.'.,. . , ' i "" ':'!:' y- ' . ' " ' " ', ' ' , " . ...V. I-."' .;;:,...."",' i '(' " .t. .''.! '.';, Confederate inEveryCUy 'Jld j o - vv HERE occasion and made the exercises in the operahouse both interesting and im pressive. The memorial parade and its march to the cemetery were splendid, the dinner given the veterans most en joyable in every way and the business meeting -CT full of interest. The exercises in the operahouse began at ten o'clock. The large auditorium was crowded. Many veterans occupied seats in the orchestra circle and the Daughters of the Confederacy, v under whose auspices the event was held, were in the boxes. Fair ushers, a number of the young women of the city, showed the people to their seats. About the walls of the building and around the boxes and stage were hung numerous confederate flags and bunting. On either side of the stage was a por- (Continued on Page Two.) IN TEST, BREAKS ALL RECORDS FOR PICK DIVINE Octopus Goes Under In Four Minutes After Getting . Word. DIVES TO AVOID COLLISION Newport, R. I., May 10. All Ameri can records for quick diving by sub marine boats were broken today, when the submarine Octopus went through a series of extraordinary tests in Cod dington cove, in a nasty sea, with a thick fog that oleared at times and a southwest wind that blew at forty miles an hour. The principal test was to determine whether the Octopus, while afloat, would be able to get submerged quickly if an enemy should be sighted. Running at full speed on the surface, propelled by gasoline engines, the Octopus received a signal from the trial board on board the tender Ninet. Immediately the engines were stopped and power was furnished by st6rage batteries, diving rudders were adjusted, the submarine took thirty-seven tons of (Continued on Page Two.) TO SUE U RAILROADS COMPANIES CHARGED WITH FAIL URE TO COMPLY WITH SAFE TY APPLIANCE ACT. Washington, D.C... May 10. It was announced today by the interstate com merce commission that Attorney -General Bonaparte had issued instructions to various United States district-attorneys to institute proceedings against twenty-five different railroad companies of the' country, to-exact penalties, for violations of the safety appliance law. The suits will be based on information transmitted to the department of justice by the interstate commerqe commission The following are among the railroads against which the suits are to be Ineti- tilted: Alabama and Vicksbury Rail way Company; Atlantio Coast Line; Florida East Coast; . Louisville and Kasbvilla and Seaboard Air Una. MAYOR BRANDT AND NEW' BOARD TAKE THE OATH Mayor Murphy and Old Board ot Aiaermen Keure to Prl- vate Life. new board Adjourns to meet next tuesday night Retiring Executive Body Receives Re port of Its Committees Mayor Mur phy Presented With Chest of Silver and Handsome Umbrella. Leon J. Brandt and the new board of aldermen took the oaths of office yes terday afternoon at a meeting of the retiring board of aldermen, over which Mayor Thomas J. Murphy presided. The new board did not transact any business, but adjourned until Tuesday night at eight o'clock. The present city officers are to retain their places until their suc cessors are elected. The meeting was a very quiet one and was not attended by more than half a dozen people besides the members of the old and new boards. One of the most impressive features was the presentation to the mayor by the retiring board of a handsome chest of silver, and the po lice presented him with a handsome silver-handled umbrella. The other busi ness, of the meeting was Che receiving of reports, reading of minutes and talks by aldermen and other officers. The meeting was only aooui lorty-nve min utes in length. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Murphy a few minutes ofter two o'clock. The retiring mayor, new mayor, city attorney, city clerk, otty engineer, chief of police, the members of the old board, with the exception of . Alderman Hunter, and all of tho new aldermen, were present! Alderman Hunter was out of town. The minutes of two previous meetings were read and approved. Alderman Odell reported that the committee, ap pointed to settle wren tne city otneers was not ready , to report. It will report to the ew board. - About this time chief Neelley came in with a mysterious -looking mahogany box and deposited it upon the table in the center of the room in front of the mayor. Judge Strudwick arose and in a few well-chosen remarks presented to the mayor the box eontaining a large quantity of table-silver. Judge Strudwick eaid he had been ohosen as the spokes man for the retiring board and a fow others who had bought the chest of sil ver for Mr. Murphy. He said the olose of each city administration marks an epoch in the progress of Greeneboro. He complimented in highest terms the work that nad been done oy tne mayor ana board. Mayor Murphy said there could be no occasion when he would come nearer failing to make a speech than the one faced. "I was going to say I am sur prised," he said, "but no generous or magnanimous deed this board might do would surprise me." He assured the members of the board and Judge Strudwick that he would prize the gift as coming from one of the best governing bodies of the best cities in the state. When the mayor concluded, Chief Neelley reentered and presented to the mayor a handsome umbrella with Silver handle. Both gifts came from the store of R. C. Berneau, and are of the highest grade of material and workman ship. The report of the fire commission was read and received. With the report were filed the report of W. R. Pleasants, building inspector, and the estimate of the 'budsret vet needed for the denart- mcnt this year'. The amount asked for is SS8,700 $,70U lor expenses ana 000 to pay outstanding indebtedness, L. J. Brandt is chairman a.nd A. W, McAlister secretar yof the commission. The report of the chief of police, showing the number of arrests and for what causes and? the amounts collected in fees, fines and costs, was filed, read and received. The report of the building inspector (Continued on Page Two.) MAIL CLERK WHO STOLE MAN WHO TOOK CURRENCY FROM RAILWAY TRAIN IS SEN- TENCED. Wilmington, N. C, May K. Edward A. Nelson, the former railway mail clerk charged with the robbery of a package eontaining $10,000 in currency, consigned by the Atlantic ' National Bank, of Wilmington, to its correspond ent, the Chemical National Bank, ; of New York, in this city last March, was sentenced.' today in the United States District Court to eighteen months' hard labor in the Atlanta penitentiary. '. The defendant made a plea, for mercy in consideration of his oonfoaskm and restoration of tha funds. PARTY IN STATE UNITED AND FOR R OOSEVELT SA YS JUDGE S. B. ADAMS 'J .? f I JUDGE SPENCER B. ADAMS, Republican State Chairman Who In An Interview in Washington Yesterday Declared that North Carolina Was for Roosevelt, and that the State Dele gation Would So Vote if His Name Was Put Before the Convention. SEVEN NATIONS TAKE PART IN RECEPTION GIVEN BY MR. AND MRS. ROOSEVELT Official Washington Takes Part In Honor of Visiting Foreigners. Washington, D. C, May 10. Seven nations through high officers of the army and navy were represented at a reception given, by President . and Mrs. Roosevelt at the White House; today. These were Italy, Japan, ' China, . the Argentine Republic, Chile, Belgium and the United States. All the foreign nations represented have sent delegations to the Jamestown Exposition and today's welcome given to them by the President, and the re ception was one feature of the numer ous social courtesies that are being ex tended to them. The ambassadors ami ministers and the naval and military attaches of the embassies and legations of the countries represented were present, as wcjl as members of the American cabinet and their wives and other representatives. ; Among those conspicious in tho throng were the Duke De Abruzzi, the com mander of the Italian Squadron at Hampton Roads, General Kuroki, of Japan, Vice-Admiral Sir Gero Ijuin, the commander of the Japanese squadron, Admiral George Dewey of the American navy and General J. Franklin Bell, chief of staff of the American army. . Dinners were given in honor of the visitors tonight by the .secretary of state, secretary of war and tne postmaster-general. President Roosevelt met his guests in the blue parlor, where formal introduc tions were made by Colonel Bromwell and Captain Key, tlio l'resraent s aides, Then the visitors passed on into the green parlor where they were given n cordial greeting by Mrs. Roosevelt and TI! LOWER S. A. L. RATES WILL ISSUE ORDER REDUCING FREIGHT CHARGES 10 PER . CENT. .. Atlanta, Ga., "..May 10. The Georgia railroad commission today announced that it will issue an order reducing the freight rates of the Seaboard Air Line 10 per cent. The present rates fixed by the Sea board are 25 per cent, above the stand ard rates. -The new rates will be ef fective thirty days after the formal is sue of the order, which will be made within a few days. The action was taken on the ground that the earnings of the road have in creased largely since the road was al lowed to raise rates above the stand ard, and that the road is now well able to meet tha requa-emsnta of the 00m mlssion, - 1 . .at in Affair at White House members of the cabinet and their wives. Later hosts and guests repaired to the east room where a buffet lunch was served. . Tomorrow the naval officers will be the guests of Secretary Metcalf.on a trip to Mount Vernon on tho yacht Mayflower, leaving the navy yard at 10.30 o'clock in the morning and re turning at three in : the , afternoon. Luncheon will be served on board the Mayflower during her stay at Mount Vernon. In the evening the principal memoers 01 tne naval party will at tend a dinner at the White ' House. Sunday morning at 11.15 o'clock the en tire naval party will go to Norfolk oil a special trai". General Kuroki also will leave Sun day, proceeding to 'tho exposition by the night boat from this city. Upon arriv ing at Old Point Comfort'. Monday morn ing, tho iparty will be met hy General Grant. The balance of the program for the entertainment of General Kuroki is as follows: Naval review in Hampton Roads, Mon day May 13; inspection of Jamestown Exposition and Fort Monroe; banquet by General Grant at Chamberlain hotel, Tuesday evening; leave Fort Monroe on special train, after 'banquet; arriving in New York city Wednesday ; banquet ten dered by Japanese to representatives of Japanese army and navy, in New York, Wednesday evening; visit to mili tary academy at West Point, and re turn Tbmsday. ' ; It is understood a banquet Is to be tendered by citizens of New York . to tne Japanese representatives on Friday evening. HELD FOR M INFERNAL MACHINE ATLANTA MERCHANT PUT UNDER $10,000 BOND FOR "V: :-.': TRIAL. Atlanta, Ga., May 10. Fred Bush, the commission merchant charged with sending an infernal machine to Miss Kate McCarthy Wednesday night, was arraigned before Reoorder Broyles this afternoon and ordered held in $10,000 bail for assault with intent to murder. C. V. Doolittle, Bush's partner, who was also arraigned, was dismissed by the court. , Mrs. Julia McCarthy, who was serious ly injured when the package was opened is still" at a hospital. Her injurt are not thought to be fatal. Chairman Quotes Figures Show ing North Caro lina 's Trend To ward Republicanism. Recapitulates Sta tistics Pointing to Growth of Sen iiment To ward Ideas of Party Tha t "Does Things' "If the name of President Roose velt is presented to the convention I am satisfied that the North Carolina delegation will cast its soKd vote for him. The President is person ally, very popular with all classes in North Carolina. "The Republicans of North Carolina are in thorough accord with the Pres ident and his policies. I might add that Mr. Roosevelt and the measures that he has advocated have the ab solute approval of the 83,000 Repub licans in that state. (Chairman Adams in an interview at Washington.) BY JOHN E. MONK. Washington, D. C, May 10. Judge Spencer B. Adams, Republican state chairman of North Carolina, who left for Greensboro this morning after a three days' visit to the capital, expressed the opinion that if President Roosevelt's name is presented to the next Republi can national convention North .Caro lina's delegation will support" him! Judge Adams talked . state and na tional politics. He made the prediction that North Carolina would soon be en rolled among the Republican states of the union. On this point he said: "The . comparative vote of the two partiies in North Carolina shows a con dition that docs not exist in any other state. In 1000, the Democrats polled 186,650 votes, while the Republicans polled at that election 126,296 votes. At this election the constitutional amend ment was enacted by which the negro voters were practically eliminated. In 1902, at the first election we held under tins amendment the Democrats polled 135,724 votes, while the Republican vota was 68,171 showing a loss on the part of the Democrats of 50,926. "The Republican's loss at that elec tion was 58,175. In tihe election of 1904, Judge Parker's vote was 124,121, while Mr. Roosevelt received 88,442 votes. : 1 he vote for the Democratic can didate for governor fcliat year was 128,- 701 and Mr. Harris, our candidate for governor, received 79,505 votes. The difference in favor of our national ticket wns the result of the unprecedented popularity of Mr. Roosevelt. Ihere was no candidate for a state office except for corporation commis sioner in 1906. The Democratic candi date for this position received 123,272 votes, while the Republican candidate polled 77,017 votes. At this election tho Republican candidates on the various county tickets received between 83,000 and 84,000 votes. Taking the Democratic vote for gov ernor in 1904 and tho vote the Republi cans "polled in the last election it will ba seen that the Democrats sustain a loss of 5,489, while the Republicans gained 3,405 votes. By careful analysis of this vote it will demonstrate to the average mind a steady decrease in tha Democratic vote and a steady increase of the Republican vote. It is to be borne in mind that the 83,000 men who voted the Republican tioket at the last election were white men and tax payers. I don't believe that there were over 5, 000 negro men who voted in North Carolina at the last lection. Thoy wore largely school teachers and voted the Democratic tioket. WHu these facts it seems to me that it is only a matter of a short while when North Carolina will be in the Republi can column, and there to remain. "We have many Democrats in North Carolina. There are Parker Democrats, Bryan Democrats, Cleveland Demoorata, and Hearst Democrats. There is already a fight on between the two big elements, the conservatives and the radicals. Bach wing is trying to capture the party and tho contest ia revolving around the gov ernorship." "What about the factions in the Re publican party 1" Chairman Adams was asked. "So far as North Carolina Republi cans are concerned, there are no fac tions. Of course, in any party hi (Continued on Pat Taraa, ' 'f " i
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