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' "' .-,"' 00 .. ! WEATHER Fair today and Thursday; rain Thursday in west and north portions. The News A paper fjr all the people and for the people all the time. Read it and keep posted. VOL. m. NO. 139 PRICE FIVE CENTS LAST EDITION GEEENSBOKO, K. C, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 1908 LAST EDITION ;..'-s"- iVt . DENIES THAT HE OFFERED TO HELP HOBSON TO A JOB Electric Boat Man Declares That He Doesn't Know Speaker and That There Is No Truth In Story Told ' By Alabama Representa . tive. :v. Newspaper Men Charged With Being In Employ oj Submarine Boat Company Also Enter Their Denial to A negations of Mr. Lil- ' fey Washington, D. C, March 17 Thc ; statement of Representative Richmond P. Hobson, of Alabama, before the spe cial committee of the House investigat ing the charges made by Representative ; George Lilley, of Connecticut, that he had been approached by a roprescnta tiwt of the Electric; Boat Company, who ofiorcd to use his influence with the Speaker to have Mr. Hobson placed on the naval all'airs committee if he "stood right on submarines," was contradicted before the committee today by Law rence Spear, the former naval officer who Mr. Hombson said had spoken to . him,- .'..'-. Mr. Spear said he had not made any promises to -secure"., the influence of Speaker Cannon or any one else, and that he never had tried to influence them; in fact, he said, he did not know the Speaker. Mr. Spear claimed that his company had never endeavored to suppress competition; had never re reived any legislative or departmental favors, and had never received an order from the navy department except as the result of successful competition. ; The other two witnesses of the day were A. A. Krly cr f-'rank B. Lord, two of tho newspaper men against whom : Mr. .-Lilley-.. charged he had been whrned as being in the pay of the Electric Boat Company. They' both denied that they were ever in the pay of the company, although they said they had done special work for Mr. Mc Neir, one of the attorneys for the com pany, in the way of getting out some "feature stories" on submarines, for which they had been paid. Both witnesses testified that they had lost their positions as the result of Mr. Lillcy's charges. Mr. Lord character ized the repudiation by Mr. Lilley of an interview ho claimed to have had (Continued on Page Six.) JUDGE MOORE NAMES A. E. MOORE, OF GASTONIA, AND FRANK H. GRIES, OF WINSTON. Charlotte, N. C, March 17. Judge Moore, in Mecklenburg Superior Court, has appointed Andrew E. Moore, of Gastonia, and Frank H. Gries, of Winston-Salem, receivers for the Pomona Manufacturing Company, ,of Greens boro, recently adjudged insolvent. Both are successful cotton-mill men. Tho prayer for a receivership was mad.e jointly by the Whitin Muchinu Works, of 'Massachusetts, and the WoonsOeket Macliino Company, of Rhode Island, creditors to the extent of $00,000. The Pomona mills are among the largest in tho south. JUDGE BUCHANAN LIES AS RESULT DFlUi! SHOT THAT PROVED TO BE FATAL BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN FIRED BY SOMEONE PRACTICING. 'Augusta, Ga., March 17. Judge O. W. Buchanan died here today as a result of a bullet-wound received late yester day while sitting in a passenger coach of a fiouthcrn railway train. Judge Buchanan was reading by a window when a bullet came through the glass and entered his right side. There la nothing to Indicate who fired the shot. The only theory now entertained is that it was o stray bullet fired by some per son practicing shooting. Judge Buchanan was for a number of years a circuit court judge and for four years attorney-general of South Car6- lina. . -"-'.-......" If Your Wants, Are Classifi or Classifiable, Our SUBMARINE CHARGES DENIED Man who was accused by Hobson of offering to use his influence with Speaker Cannon to obtain committee appointment for Hobson in return for his (Hobson's) influence for elec-' trio submarines denies Hobson's charge. He also says that his company never tried to influence legislation or suppress competition. . Newspaper men deny that they were in employ of boat company, SETH LOW EWERS Seek to Prevent Injustice to Or ganized Labor Through In terpretation of Act. NO PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE Washington, D. C, March 17, Former Mayor Seth 1jOv, of New York, presi ident of the American Civic Federation, held another conference today with President Gompcrs, of the American Federation of Labor, in regard to pro posed nmeiiilments to the Sherman anti trust act, Mr. Low has been aiding in J drafting the amendments to the Slier- wan. law, which are designed to prevent injustice being done through, tho in terpretation of the law to labor organi zations, with special reference to the injunctions. : The conference today was similar to the conferences which have been held at the White House ' recently between President Roosevelt and labor officials, with the same object in view. It is aimed to frame the proposed amend ments at as early a date as practicable in order to secure action at this session of Congress. Mr. Low declined to dis-1 cuss the nature of the conference, ex cept to sny that he had nothing definite to give out at this time. The report that the President, is about to send a special message to Con gress urging upon its attention certain matters of necessary legislation recom mended by the Civic Federation, meets with a positive denial at the White House. - Tho fact is tho President has been for the past fortnight in consultation at intervals with members of the federa tion concerning the prospect of securing legislation at the present session of Congress. The outcome is expected to be the presentation within a few days by Representative Hepburn, of Iowa, of one or more bills covering the subject. ' The President has no present inten tion of transmitting a message to Con gress simultaneously with the introduc tion of these bills in the House. CHARGED WITH STEALING $10,000 FROM POSTAL CO. New Orleans, La., March 17. An- nounceinent of the arrest at Albuque-' German cruiser Bremen have arrived reiie, ' X. M., of J. H. Petrich, charged! hero under orders from their govern with emliezzlin!f $10,000 from the Postal J ments to give, full protection to any Telegraph Company here, was made to- j foreign residents in Port-au-Prince in night by Chief of Police O'Conncr, of ease their lives or interests are threat this city. Ptrich, who was a chief jencd. An American warship is ex- clerk in the Postal telegraph office, dis-! appeared "from- here last September. Petrich has expressed his willingness to return to New Orleans. PS u IN CORONER'S IFFIGE MUSKOGEE COUNTY, GA., OFFICIAL HELD FOR CONDUCTING GAMBLING-HOUSE. - Colnmbus, 0!a., March 17. -The police department early this '.'morning raidet,' the room of J. W. Clements,-corone? of Muskogee county, and found a card game in progress. Hie ollieers claim that they found chips as well as cards. In the recorder's court this morning Coroner Clements was bound overon the charge of keeping a gambling-houso, and C. A. Smith and A. J. Harris, coun ty bailiffs,' and . William Ligon, were bound over charged with gaming. The men claim that it was "merely a social game. LA FOLLETTE SAYS AlllCH BILL IS STREET Wisconsin Murges That It Is In Intr' Morgan-Stand-' .d Oil Group. BANKERS OF COUNTRY AGAINST IT, SAYS ALDRICHj s -if SENATOR LA FOLLETTE. Washington, I). C, March 17. "What I have to say is made more pertinent, if possible, by the action taken during the day with respect to tho Aldrieh bill," said Mr. La Follette in beginning his speech in the Senate on the currency bill. His efforts were to tlie amend ments made to the bill by theommit tee on finance. Speaking of the "Morgan and Stand ard Oil banks,'" Mr. - La Follette de clared: "I will show the connection of these great groups with the bill pend ing here, notwithstanding the dexterous withdrawal of tho proposition to incor porate railway bonds in tho bill." Mr. Aldrieh said the most earnest ob jection to this bill was made by the National City Bank of New York, and that 'Mr.'. V anderlip, vice-president of that bank, has Opposed the measure. "It is," he added, "not only opposed by that bank, but by all the banks of (Continued on Page Two.) fit MES-BF-WAR ARRIVE OFF PDRT-AU-PBINCE English Ship By Salute Frightens Natives. Almost Precipitating . a Panic CITY IS THOROUGHLY QUIET rort-au-Priiice, Ilayti, March 17 The British cruiser Indefatigable and tho pected, At present the city is quiet, but there is an underlying current of anxiety, as evidenced by tho fact that a veritable panic was caused by the booming of a heavy gun on the British cruiser when she came to anchor in the port last evening. Tho Indefatigable announced her arrival by three cannon shots, and the detonations almost terrorized tho people. Surprised by the sudden alarm, officers and soldiers aliko rushed pre cipitately to their posts; women and children ran about hither and thither in seeming dispair, crying -hysterically, and it was sumo little time before they could bo reassured and calmed. General Derenoneourt, chief of the harbor force, said that the commander of the Indefatigable, : after he had learned of the panic he caused, begged the general to express to President Al exis h is regrets. tjan officinlg of thfi rpl(0rU' that otlu.r Positive denial is made by the Hay- 1 executions have taken place than those on Sunday morning, when ten or twelve conspirators were shot to death. Under a decision taken by the coun cil of ministers, the government today authorized the sending on board the warships and out of the country the au thors of thc last insurrection, who have taken refuge at the French, German and Spanish consulates at Gonaives. The ; government reserves for. itself, (Continued on Page Two.) IL LW.. I I J : 1 III 1 J&Z2& J OPENS FIRE ON CROWD IN CAFE; KILLS 1, HURTS 1 Cleveland Marksman Then Turns Gun On Himself With Fatal Effect FIRST SHOT AT MAN WHO JOSTLED HIM Then Turns Revolver Aimlessly Upon Crowd Apparently His Anger Was Due to Jealousy and He V7as Looking for Object of This Feeling. Cleveland, 0., March 17 Krueger,. twenty-one years -William of age, opened fire upon ft crowd of men and women in a restaurant tonight and in- stantly killed Edward Draudt, forty I years old. severely wounded .James i Barr. and then attempted to commit 1 suicide. After the shooting tlie young man went to the' sidewalk and there turned the revolver against his own head and fired. It is believed Krueger will die. . " uctore t.ne snooting iM-ucger is sam to b(,u whyle , lis matoinal grandfather have stood in a side door leading into a lWas the 'famous lawyer and orator, Wil saloon and from this vantage point liam Pinckney. lie was graduated at ih 'f.Mia'nf oil i,n -nivMivinU I law -at Harvard in 1S45. He served in of the restaurant. As Barr passed him:he. ,,nC off b in the doorwav, the police, say, Krueger legislature of lh-1,-8, was jostled a id opened fire upon llSrr i h? ',d atu.ili.-u .11 ...v. ! jostled and opened fire upon Ifeirr i and hen turned the revolver aimlessly upon the crowd. A panic ensued, men and women seeking shelter beneath the tables and a lunch counter. M..hiul Intieh .nt. , - "1 It iB believed by the police that Krue- ger was looking for some particular inan'p'red tprm of thc late Reverdy Johnson or woman whom he thought may have "Pon tIie hitters appointment as min been in the restaurant, and that his;"ster to great .Britain.; anger was due largely to jealousy. At the hospital Krueger relapsed into un consciousness. ONCE CONFEDERATE LEADER DIES A RECLUSE; St. Louis, Mo., March 17. It wasjln 1900 he became city solicitor. The learned today that Russell Riley, artist then governor, Edwin Warfield, appointed and literateur, who died hero vctcr- h,m Unltcd States senator in 1000 to day after forty years as a recluse, was ;l1 the unexpired term rif Senator Ar- assistant secretary oi me vonieaerate i " . .-ver- Imnnrtiint. elinnpea in the navy during the Civil war. He was at 1 Mocted him Senator Gorman's successor , nd ? 'mPf ant C;a"g" the one time an associate of Gen. Robert for the term ending March 3, 1009. He ; Crecnsboro-Goldsboro and the Goldsboro E, Lee, who is said to have given him: was the last survivor of thc senators Asheville train service on the Southern one of his swords at the end of the war. j who voted against the fifteenth amend-1 railwav have been a"reed upon by the ne is aiso creuiLeu witii seveiai paini- ings showing marked skill. A search will be made for his rela- tives. .coo in st.patr:gk's PARADE MARCH GREATER NEW M Greatest Demonstration of Its Kind That the Metropolis Has Ever Seen. FEASTING AND SINGING. TOO New York, March 17. Irishmen of New York to tho number of 35,000 marched forth today, making the great est demonstration in honor of St. Pat rick that the city has ever seen. Of the- total 25,000 paraded in Manhattan and tho others in IJrooklyn. The evening feature of the Brooklyn celebration was tho dinner of the St. Patrick Society aj. the Pouch mansion, in connection with which a reception was tended Governor Hughes. The governor arrived at 7.30 o'clock and was given an ovation. The turnout in the Manhattan parades brought in line forty-one divisions of the Ancient Order of Hiberians, thirty-two organizations representing Irish county cocieties of New York, forty-eight bene ovelent orders, and twenty-six Clan Xa fiacl Ciubs. Added to these were the Sixty-ninth regiment of New York and several regiments of Irish volunteers. Thousands of banners bearing the harp and shamrock fluttered in common with the stars and stripes. Tonight there were fcastings and sing ing and dancing all over the city. Among the many dinners, the most notable was that of Friendly Sons of St. Patrick at Delmonico's. The guests of honor were Secretary Taft and Governor Hughes. Following this dinner. Governor Hughes was the guest of the West Side Bepubli can Club at the Hotel Astor. Later the governor dropped in at tho banquet of the New York Delta Epsilon Club at the Waldrof-Asorin. Cotton Mill Cuts Wages. Dover, N. H., March 17. Notices were posted at tho Cocheco Manufacturing Company's cotton mills at noon today of a 10 per cent, average reduction in the 'wages -of its 2,200 operatives after March 30. SENATOR WHYTE IS D E A D ; L O N G Has Been In Public Life Since 1847, and Has Oc cupied Nearly Every Of fice Within Gift of People. Twice Senator, Governor, Mayor, Attorney-General, State Comptroller, and Many Other Offices Held By Him With Honor and Distinction. Baltimore, Md.j 'March William Pinckney Whyte 17. Senator died at his homo in this citv tonight. I He was taken ill while in Washington i last Thursday and returned as soon as nossiblv. Krvsinelas developed and his condition became, worse. About four o'clock this afternoon the senator suffer- 0(1 a sinking spell, but recovered wonder- fully, and was conscious until the final convulsion that ended in his death at about 7.03 p. in. The end was peaceful. Senator Vhyto has been in public life since 1847. He was born in this city August 9, 1824, and was the son of .Inuortli nnA m-.i.laA fif rir .lolin Pnmn- IT. r 11 1 1 ..t U -f.....!nJ . Lilt! lUMlrtC Ul l-nTt'llC H t-llli lilllll since which time "vT'- V- , . '. . n: : u 8 " OI l V UP'C. " . f !Jtn irolct in lSo.i-oo. lie was a tle ,t.', thc Dat,onal convention o ana mo same year was a puinieu I United' -Mates'-senator -to fill the uncx Ho was governor of Maryland in 1S71 74 and in the following year was elected United States senator. lie her-amo mayor of Baltimore in 1881 r.v) attorney-general of Maryland in 1H87. He was chairman of the commission which framed the. r.ev charter of this city. ""-" w uic v-mtcu uwica vuuntitutiiMi. The late senator was a man of most j engaging personality. ' He was twice married, but died a widower. Mi ll UNIVERSITY mi FIR THE NIGHT'S Fifteen of Them Had to Put Up Bond of $1,000 Each to Obtain Liberty. TO REPAY PROPERTY-OWNERS Ann Arbor, Mich., March 17. .All the University . of Michigan students ar rested last night in a riot at tho Star the.iter are tonight at liberty, but fif teen of them had to furnish $1,000 bail each, after heing led into Justice Duty's court and back to their cells handcuffed and under a heavy police guard. .Three students pleaded guilty on a ehargo of loitering and were fined $4.65 each. The fifteen who gnvo bail will have their - examinations Friday morn ing on a charge of rioting. As soon as the boys were arraigned and their bail was fixed, local business men came to their aid with offers of bail, the, re quired amount being promptly furnished in each ease. 'There are no indications tonight of any recurrence of last night's disturbance. , At a mass-meeting of students to night, presided over by Walter Khcins ehil?, f"otball tackle, it was decided to raise money by popular subscription to rejuuHii'fc tlin owners whose property was damaged in last night's riot on thc condition that criminal charges against tlie students bo dismissed. It is estimated that tho damage amounts to $2,500. Whiston Girl Free on Bail. . New York, March 17. Flora Wliiston, a young woman who was arrested on a charge of perjury after she had testitied in tho trial of Raymond Hitchcock, was released on $5,000 bail today. The tes timony of the Whiston girl, which was a complete refutation of a story she hod told before the grad jury which indicted Hitchcock, resulted in a verdict of acquittal for Hitchcock. Classified Ads, WILLIAM PINCKNEY WHYTE. IMPORTANT CHANGES ' II Ml SCRVIGt ON SOUTHERN RAILWAY Two Greensboro-Goldsboro and Two Greensboro-Salisbury Trains to Discontinue. SCHEDULES OTHER TRAINS Raleigh, N. C, March 17. Complete Southern and the corporation commis sion and are announced today by the commission. , Trains : Nos. 108 and 135, Greensboro to Goldsboro, that pass through Raleigh, respectively at 10.30 a. m. eastbound and 2.30 p. m. westbound will be discontinued.".,-. "Trains Nos. It and 12, Greensboro to Salisbury, will be discontinuedAll other trains will have completely new sche dules except the night, trains, Greensboro to Goldsboro 111 and 112 which -will not be changed. The day trains. Greens boro to Goldsboro, will be operated as follows: Train leave Greensboro 8.30' a. m.. ar rive at '-Raleigh --11.30, arrive at Golds boro at 1.30 p. m. Train leave Goldsboro at 3.30 p. m., arrive at Raleigh about 5.30 p. m., ar rive at Greensboro at S.30 p. m. The Goldsboro-Asbeville through ser vice will bo as follows: Train leave Golilsbnrrt at, 7 a. m., ar rive at Ralcitrh at 0 a. m., arrive at Creenslioro 12.30 p. m., Salisbury 2.30 p. m. and Asheville at 8.15 p. ni. Train leave .-A'sheyilln 8.15 a. m., ar rive at Salisbuny 1.30 p. m., arrive at Greensboro 3.30 p. m.jirrive at Raleigh 6.03 p. m., arrive at Goldsboro 8.30 p. m. Senator Bryan Improving. . Washington. D. C. March 17 Sena tor William J. Bryan, of Florida, who i ill with ivnhoid .fever;- wa-t reported slightly improved tonight, though the physician say the crisis ol the case, nas not vet been reached. ; POWERBOAT REGATTA OPENS AT PALM BEACH Four Events Run Off First Day On the FiveMile Course teen Miles Made In 33- Minutes, 46 Seconds. Palm Reach. Fla., March 17 Four events run off today marked tho open ing of the fourth annual powerboat re gatta at Palm .Bench, all races being run oil on tho five-mile course on Lake Worth. Ideal weather marked the day, and tho crowd was large and enthusi astic. The first event of the day was a five milo race for bouts with a rating under American Powerboat Association rules of less than 80. This race went to the Dolphin, owned by Kugcno Do Klist, of Buffalo. The second race, a five-mile event for boats rating 80 and above, went to E. R. Walker's Bay, City boat, the Den eral, though E. J. Schrooder's Interna Page 7, Wilt Interest1 You S, E T The American Heavyweight Com pletely Outclasses Jem Roche at Theater Royal. Dublin. VICTOR SAYS HE WILL GIVE RIVAL ANOTHER GO Blow That Ended the Fight Was the Only One of Any Consequence That Was Struck During the Thirty-Eight Seconds of the Fight, Dublin, Mrch 17. Tommy Burns, tho American heavyweight champion, made short work of Jem Roche, the Irish champion, in their contest tonight at tho Theater Royal, for the world's heavy weight championship. Practically one blow was struck, Hums knocking Roche out when hardly more than a minute of the first round had been completed by a short hook to the jaw. So quickly did tho end come that the great crowd, which filled the theater in the expectation of seeing thc Irishman put up a good fight for tha title, hardly realized what had hap pened. .. When the men entered the ring it was evident that the sluggish Roche was no match for Burns. They sparred for less than a minute, the Irishman acting altogether on the defensive, and tho American endeavoring to find an open ing. Then Burns feinted and quickly put a short sharp right to the jaw and Roche went down, lie was badly dazed, and although he struggled to regain hia feet was unable to do bo before the fatal ten was counted. Immediately after the count Roche got to his feet, but staggered about the stage. When he had recovered himself, he went over smilingly to congratulate the winner. The fight tonight was for a purse of $7,500, which was put up by a syndi cate, of which Richard Croker, the for mer Tammany leader, was a member, and a side bet of $2 500. In addition Rums had $7,000 on himself at odds of 3 to 1. The ringside betting was 7 to 2 on the American. The blow which decided tho fight was the only one of any consequence dur ing the minute and thirty-eight seconds the men were in the ring. The crowd, which shortly before had cheered Roche to the front, and greeted him with a "from Wexford," was so taken back that after a few angry hisses they went quietly out of the theater. Burns said (Continued on Page Two.) THREE KILLED; SIX HURT PI F0SCE OF HE DETONATION IS FELT FOR MILES WINDOWS SHATTERED GENERALLY. Linton, Ind., March 17 -Three work men 'were killed and six injured, one fatally, today by the explosion of tho press mill of the United States Power Company at Coalmont, fourteen miles from li..'re. All the victims were in the wheel house, which blew up. Nothing is known as to the cause of the--explosion. ,-' The -men had been at work but a short whilo when the explo sion came. The force -of tho ex-plosion was heard and felt for miles. All windows in Coalmont were destroyed buildings were damaged. Plate-glass -windows in and several Linton were to Coalmont ' broken. Physicians went ; from 'surrounding' towns as soon as the I explosion was heard and rendered what J assistance was possible. -Fif- tional Champion covered the course in fifty seconds less time than did tho winning boat, but was unable to over come, its handicap. The winnor's time was 12 minutes and 53 seconds. The third event, a ten-mile race for boats of all classes, went to the Dol phin, tho Buffalo boat covering the courso in 32 minutes and 32 seconds. The last event of the day, a fifteen : miles race open to all boats, was cap tured by the Irene, the limit boat, the big handicap being too much for the speedier boats to overcome. The fea-: ture of this race was the flying chase of the Dixie, the Schrooder boat, covering the fifteen miles in 33 minutes and 46 ' seconds. v WITH BLOW KNOCKS QU IRISH CHI 0
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