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VOL. LXIL No. Ill NEWJBERN, N. C.. SATURDAY MORNING JUNE 6 1914 FIVE CENTS PER COPY 'S fesiral Carraiiza ';:'TMcsSMei!aeE!t;. Says that He Will Not Reply To Their Note Until He, Reaches Saltillo-Will Reach That Point Some Time During the Ap- proaching Week ; " ; (Special to the Journal) " v WASHINGTON, June 5. Carran , ata's statement that he would not re 3ly reply to the last note of the South - . . . -American envoys until he reached Sal tillo from Durango confirmed the be lief of administration officials say that the, constitutionalists' final attitude toward ""entering the ' Niagara confer- ence would ' not be known for three or four days. Optimism expressed -at Niagara Falls that Carranza would decide to take part in the proceedings was reflected here. The statement of Rafael Zubaran, the constitutionalist chief represen tative in Washington, attracted wide spread attention. . "Affairs are "getting better,", when asked directly as to the likelihood of Carranza's participation in the con ference. He did not expect, how--ever, to receive an answer -Yrom hu chief before late Saturday or Sun day. . ' Meanwhile officials of the admin istration continued their conferences with . Carranza's agents, urging them to recommend that a . favorable rr1v he sent to tfii mediators While ' word was . awaited, officiafs of the state and navy departments were occupied with plans for- meeting . any trying situation that might arise . at I ampico through efforts of Hucrta to establish a blockade to halt ship ments of arms for Carranza.' - It had been reported that federal gunboats had been ordered to Tam- ..... plco. American war vessels off AI varedo and Puerto Mexico reported however, that - Huerta'a ships had made no; move . to ; leave. . They will continue under, the surveillance of the American'men 'of war,. 'v " r i Silliman Sees Bryan ; - WASHINGTON, June 5. John R. .. .Silliman, , American 4 Vice- Consul " at . ; SaltiIlo,, conferred today .-with -Secretary Bryan and John Lind; but no statement was .made. " v .; . Mr. Silliman declined to talk ex tensively of his experiences when he -was arrested and -threatened . ; with , -death by Huerta troops at Saltillo, -, but ; confirmed - previous reports '.that the . federals compelled him to open j the consular-safe and take the state t department code and valjaTiles. - He was in jaiL twerity-one . days, but never was taken before a firing squad as reported. 'He will see Mr. suii tomorrow ana later will see President Wilson. ' ,' More Ammunition " ' WASHINGTON, June: S. A report reached . the state .department that r another 1 steamer . loaded with ammu- nition ; had cleared from " New York ..today for -Galveston. Inasmuch as the recent order was to refuse ships for clearance tht carried - ammunition for Mexican ports, it was stated there could ; be no ' denying clearances to ships I lit- J . . . . - - umeu 10 mn American port. -Secretary Bryan . reiterated asmim that Tampico still is held as an open portr - , notwithstanding that ' several ships areenroute there with arms for the constitutionalists. 1 , ) "Will it continue as an open port when ammunition reached there?" he was asked. ' ."1 can only 'talk of the present, leaving the future to those who would speculate," returned the secretary. BASEBALL AT GHENT PARK THIS AFTERNOON There" will fee a game of basebaH at Ghent Park thia afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. The contesting teams will be the I ried Men and the Ghent Team. Tl. i wiJl be an interesting game and the pu'...Ic U invited to attend, G. 1 jIor,,ja, ti through New 1 ' -y 1 iornirj tnroute '"hu e t ' I C" ' ' - , C ' -o10 SolicitorAbernathv Is Coming to New Bern WILL MAKE' HIS HOME IN THIS CITY AFTER FIRST OF SEPTEMBER In nnfor to he located nparcr tin. ren ter of this -judicial district, Solicitor Charles L. Abernethy, who was at the recent primary nominated to fill the office of Solicitor for another term, haa announced that he will on or about September 1st. move to New Bern to make his home. Mr. Abernethy has for years resided at Beaufort and owns and operates the famous Inlet Inn which is located just off the boardwalk at that place. This popular hostelry will be placed under the chartre of an efficient manager. Mr. and Mrs. Abernethy are well and favorably known here and the citizens are glad to - know that they have decided to take up their abode in the city. Three Thousand Men Go Mi On Strike WESTINGHOUSE EMPLOYES WALK OUT OF PLANT ' OTHERS TO FOLLOW -(Special to the Journal) PITTSBURGH, June 5. Three thousand employes of thefWestlnghouse tlectrlcal Company, today went on strike. Labor leaders assert that six thou sand more will follow shortly. E PASSENGERS SAVED THE NORTHLAND COULD NOT WEATHER THE HEAVY GALE -rTUGS TO RESCUE (Special to the Journal) T. NEW LONDON, CONN., June S. The steamer; Northland, bound from New York to Portland, w;nt ashore in the gale last night. . Rescuing tugs were summoned by wireless and all passengers were re scued.. .. " : CYCLONIC " STORM SWEPT u - OVER KANSAS (Special to the Journal) ; : Topeka, Kan. Tunc. S . . Se Teral persons were killed and several .seriously injured during a big wind storm which swept over the country -from Kansas to Pennsylvania earlv this morning. - Telegraph, and, railway com- munication ' is. badly crippled and the property loss is estima- . led at thousands of dollars. ', COURT GAMBLING SCANDAL STARTLES ENGLAND V ' June 5. A court gambling sc- andal made public here today promises many sensational features and bids fair to be come as notorious at the bac- carat disclosures in Queen Vic- torla's re'n. " One member of the king's hou8ehc" i has been accused of cheating at r vler and others'. are tUaf involve J ' . 4 -J.; H. Caroon pa.fd throu- the c ! y moi'.i U ' ,'1 f 1 I'ec .'e to K's f Sioro where V. S. Court Martial Board Trying Suspected Mexican Sniper m l m. m r - I sir, Photo copyright. 1114. by American HERE Is a very timely photo from Vera Crua. It shows the court mar tial board of the United States army trying a Mexlau accused of snlplnjr American soldiers in the streets. Those wh.i lire convicted are immediately ptaced in ttm orison of Ran .1 linn iiu T'luti Irk tier nuorl M a fort and Jail by the Mexican government OF MEET IT T ANNUAL SESSION OF THE EAST ERN DISTRICT HELD IN THAT CITY ROCKY MOUNT, N. C, June 5. With representatives from 14 counties In the eastern section of the State in at tendance, this city welcomed the 15th annual convention, of the Woodmen of the World, who held forth here yesterday and last night. With delegates from mors than 100 camps and 400 visiting members at tending, the hosts of the occasion. Tar River Camp and Keystone Camp, left no stone unturned to make the stay of the delegates pleasant. The address of welcome on behalf of Rocky Mount was made by Mayor! l., r. xinery, wmie the response on ' the part of the visitors was hv Hnn I T, B. Cook, of Ahoskie. . Following I iifio itajiuiis;, sovereign manager 01 XNortn Carolina h. B. Lewis addressed the meetlne on the subiert of "Wood craft" anH hrifflv . growth in the State and Nation of this great fraternity. Following Mr- Lewis, Mr. P. C. Campton, of Durham, In a tew well chosen remarks, told of the great work along all lines beinir 4pns and of the. phenomenal advances oeing maqe oy the Woodmen in every State. At 12:30 P. M- t-tlP mMHnnr stin,,rn - - - - v.-.. UUjVUI 1 . ed to the armory in the Rose build lntr. where a rlinnpr nt kai-H.,, u, - - r , , vw. u.uv KIIU delicious viands was served in' a gra cious, manner to the S00 present. At . the . afternoon session reports from all camos were rvJd anA all outstanding committees and general new . business waa-taken Hn A &-in the , meeting' -'came' to a close with exercises v at ' the Masonic Opera House when Rev, G. W. Perry, man, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Norfolk, . addressed , the : Woodmen . .. 3 . r.; .-- . .... . !. . ana uuzena. i v C -.TO to ASYLUM) r-V , J .e $-Clster B. :yea, whp t and killed his fath I.' am Durjia, a millionaire starch cturer, was committed to the hor-u .I for criminal insane at "it y. Press Aj'clatlon. NOT TO BE REBUILT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE A BOUT TWO WEEKS AGO ACTION REGRETTED While the owners have given out no definite statement, it is generally understood that the plant of the We3t Box and Lumber Company, which was totally destroyed bv fire two weeks ago, is not to be rebuilt. This fir' entailed a 1js3 of more than a hundred thousand dollars, including the plant lts:lf and a large quanity of lumber. The loss was partially covered by in surance and local business men and citizens had hoped that the owners could be Induced to rebuild at an early date. However, thu is not probable Employed in the plant were more than a hundred men, Including laborers and the office force, and these have been thrown out of employment. Manv of them have secured employment at other plants in the city, but several have left the city and gone to nearby towns to secure work. Alfred Lvnch Oas Not iiccn Seen Here RUMORS TO THIS EFFECT HAVE BEEN PROVEN WITHOUT FOUNDATION. There have btn frem ipnt anrl iwr. . in sistent reOOrtS dllrlnir th naet turn ' r - f - weeks that Alfred. Lynch, the notorious negro who several weeks ago assaulted and killed Manlev Hatch, the "keener of the Goldsboro Lumber Company's commissary , at ' Richlands, has been seen here. Thesa reports have come to the ears of the police and they have made a vlcorloua search for thn rrimtn. al but have failed to locate him and have more family v come to the conslucion that he is in , some Nnrthm-n stat Jlewardjmounting- to several hundred dollars hAye been offered for the fug itife rtn,pticr and therj is every reaton to sbelieve that sooner or later he will be apprehended a police officers all over hejuutry are: watching for bira. Miss Ma- Carrarwyr of New York City is viL 2n at the- nome of Mr. and Mrs.' B. Hurst oa. Broad street 'PHONEY CHECK T IN THIS CITY Policeman W. H. Griffin Nabbed The Culprit. BUNCOED ROCKY MOUNT g W. H. Exum, Alias C. T. Moore, Claims That He Was Under Influence of Whiskey .Shortly after 4 j'clock yesu-nlav af ternoon Policeman W. H- Griffin re ceived a telephone message from Rockv Mount asking him to be on the look out for a young white man who have his name as W. O. Exum, who had forged a check for twenfv rlr.llnrc a Vva-shington, N. C, bank and given It to one of the hotels In Rocky Mount Immediately after receiving the in formation Policeman Griffin started out in search of the alleged former and at the James Hotel found a man who Is the party wanted. However Exum if such is hu name, had assumed fhc name of C. T. Moore and as such was registered at the local hostelry. txum, who is apparantlv abom twentv-eieht vear.i of ao- th-n t,.. is a barb. t by trade and was visiting relatives in Rockv Mount when he imbibed too freely of intoxicants and gave the bad check while he was under the influence of whlskey. i he man was placed In the countv jail f.,r safekeeping until the Rockv Alou.n authorities, who have hed of his arrest, arrive in th.. rin- take him in charge. The discovery and apprehension of the alleged law breaker in less tha halt an hour bv Policeman Criffin is considered to l- an excellent piece of detective w rk 011 his part. THE REBELS OUTNUMBER HUM'S ARID EORGES MILITARY SITUATION IN MEX ICO SUMMED UP BY FOR MER U. S. ATTACH IE VERA CRUZ. I II 114' 5. ( :l 1 il :il 11 William A. Burnsidc, forni rK I nit - I States military attach? in Mexico ( gave out a statement today -nimniiiii; up the present military situation in this country. H.' estimates that Gen eral Huerta'.s armv totals 60,000 men, including students and covernmcni employes, wntic tne rehel lorce ac 1 1 r t .1 . . tually organized and disciplined, num bers 70.000. The federals retain control north of the twenty-second parallel onlv at Guaymas, Mazatla.i, San Luis P;jtt)si and Zacatecas. The rebels seem to be menacinir Necara again. It is there that the great power plant on which Mexico City depends fjr its traction and light ing power is situated, and the conse quent flooding of the mines wo"ll result in many millions of dollars worth of damage bi-ing done. The rebel commanders are deceiv ing their troops into a belief that the knowledge of the American occupation jf Tampico and Taxpam cuts off the federal supply of fuel oil for locomotives. and will greatly embarrass the federals Volcanic Eruption lulls Many People Island of sanguir practi cally WIPED OFF THE " MAP (Special to the lournaH BATAVIA. IAVA. lune 5. Volcanic eruptions on the Island of Sanguir, south of the Phillipines, caused a heavy loss of life and property today. ; s; Many .plantations were covered un der streams of lava and manv oeoDle were killed. ? Stones .. and ashes are falling over the entire island. V RAIN TODAY MAYBE. " B Weather Bureau Holds Out Some -. K ' r . Hope. 4 The weather hnmtii ha . nvuWt . - '..f-r- --- local- showers for todav - or tonivht. In- nearby towns and villao-ei lanr quantties of the aqua purs have fallen during the last forty-eight hours and there is a probability that for once ins weatner man s preaictioa " will materialize. . - w FLASHER CAUGH BUSINESS MEN u TO Subscribing Liberally For Stock in (.ompunv. TO BUILD A RAILROAD Moped 'I hat Work on the New Line Can be Started At An Early Date. When the Eastern Carolina Fair is thrown open to th,.- public next full, visitors to the citv who desire to go right out to the grounds after alight ing front the train at the union passen ger station, will have an opportunity jf getting t-iht aboard of another train which will carry them rljrht out to the Fair grounds. There will be no more tedious trips by boat or auto mobile and the cost for the round trip will be a mere trifle. The business men of New Bern are responding heartily to the rerjuest f r assistance made bv the Fair Company and stock, the proceeds from which will build the road over which the Norfolk Southern Railway Company will operate cars, is rapidly being dis posed of. At a meeting of the directors of the company held a few nights ago, twenty- hve hundred d illars worth of this stock was disposed ol among the dir ectors. Since that lime fh,. f,.ll.; - "'.'"'5 public spirited citizens have subscribed: Clyde Kby $200 100 10') 100 100- 1 r) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 $4,200 R. R. Eagle W. A. Mcintosh J. II. Rhodes Sam Eaton T.J. Turner . H. Henderson I-arris Nassef and Hrc (astoii Hotel L. (.. Daniels J. Leon William- Y. 1. Brinson II. T. Washbiii ne II. M. Roberts J. W. Rawls 1 . ( .. Hvman 1 otal to dale Frank Case Is Again Considered HEARINGS ON THE MOTION TO SET ASIDE THE VERDICT BEGAN YESTERDAY (Special to the Journal) AILAN I A, (,A., June 5 Hearings on uie inoiion to set a-Oik the ver dict which pnnounced Leo. M Frank guilty of the murder of Mary Pha gan, the little factory girl, for which crime the young factory superintend ent Is now under sentence of death, opened before Judge Ben Hill of the Fulton county superior court hen today. The motion is based on the claim that Frank's constitutional rig'us were violated when the verdict was returned during his absence fr -m the courtroom. ludce L. S. R 1.1 n tri.l judge in the famous case, permitted the returnine of the vrrrhn whilo Frank was absent on representation of attorneys for both prosecution and defense that there was a possibility of a public demonstration. In their right to secure Frank's freedom his lawyers are using every effort to secure a new trial for their client, determined to take the case to the United States supreme court it necessary. The motion to set aside the verdict shows that they propose to do this. Should Judge Hill deny the motion an appeal will be taken to the United States supreme court. Hearings on the extraordinary mo tion for a new trial also will be held bv the state suoremp court in u near future. - Solicitor-General Hugh M. JJorsey said early today that he was ready to oppose the motion to set aside the verdict and that 'an. far as he was concerned there Would be nov more delay. ' " REMAINS WOf J MRS, RINGOLI 'LAID At REST, V The f uoeVl ServicM. nf Un, BimmM who died at ' Bellair Thursday., were conducted yesterday afternoon at three o'clock by Rev. W. B. Everett." The interment was made in the old family Burying grounds at Tuscarora. CIIC I NEW BERN FAIR
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