CREDITORS ASK FOR
TRUSTEE’S REMOVAL
New Sensation in Case Attend
ed by Suicide and Al
leged Theft.
<St. L,ouis, Mo., Sept. S.—More than
100 creditors of the Bollman Broth
ers’ Piano company filed a petition in
the federal district court here today
asking the removal of Augustus L.
Abbott as trustee of the estate and
charging that the late E. J. Piper,
who was president of the company,
misappropriated $200,000.
Piper committed suicide shortly
before the litigation began against
the now bankrupt firm. The creditors
claim that a large part of the funds
of the estate is being concealed by
the widow and sons of Piper.
It is charged that Mr. Abbott is
aligned with a faction of creditors.
It is also contended that a $50,000 life
Insurance policy now held by Mrs.
Piper should be included among the
assets of the estate on the ground
that Piper represented this insurance
as among the assets.
Dorsey A. Jamieson, attorney for
the trustees, characterized the charges
against Abbott as absurd.
WRECK INQUEST IS
BEGUN BY CORONER
formal Inquiry Into New Haven
Disaster Conducted in
Secret.
New Haven, Conn., Sept. 8.—The
formal inquest into the Bar Harbor
express wreck which cost the lives of
tl passengers began today behind
plosed doors of the office of Coroner
Mix. The evidence will be turned over
to the state attorney. That publicity
of the preliminary examination of these
facts might prejudice the state’s case
and the interest of justice was the rea
son given by the coroner for holding
the inquest in secret.
A. B. Miller, engineer of the White
Mountain express, which crashed into
the Bar Harbor train, and Magman
Charles H. Murray, of the doomed ex
press, the most important witnesses,
were the first called. Both have been
locked up since Tuesday night without
bail.
The condition of five of the injured,
who were last night hovering between
life and death wras described by the
hospital surgeons as critical.
CUMMINS CRITICIZES
COMMERCE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C., Sept. 8.—A big
row is threatened because of the fail
ure of the Interstate Commerce com
mission to take proper steps to protect
the public interest in physicial valua
tion of railroads. The commission has
named a board of engineers to do
this work. This week it named
another board to assist the com
mission. The last board includes
State Commissioner Staples, of
Minnesota, and four experts. The two
boards however are practically a part
of the commission and Senator Cum
mins and others contend the public
should be represented just as are the
railroads by a trained body of experts
independent of the commission owing
no allegiance to any one but the public.
Many of the state commissioners hold
this view and Clifford Thorne, of Iowa,
is understood to hold it, though he re
fused to make a statement while here
this week. Senator Cummins intends
to make a fight next winter for legis
lation to give the public representation.
TEDDY URGES SULZER
TO MAKE EXPLANATION
Albany, N. Y.t Sept. 8.—Col Theo
dore Roosevelt has advised Governor
Sulzer to make a “full and straight
forward explanation and answer” in
reference to the charges that resulted
in the governor’s impeachment.
In a letter replying to two com
munications relating to the guberna
torial situation, sent by the governor
to tlie former president while he was
traveling in the west. Colonel Roose
vetl says:
“You owe it to yourself and to all
those who have supported you to take
the earliest opportunity to answer the
charges made against you."
Governor Sulzer made the Roosevelt
letter public without comment. Askerl
if he would follow the former presi
dent's suggestion, the governor re
ferred his interrogators to his general
denial of the charges made by the
Frawley committee, Issued on the ad
vice of his counsel on August 10, three
days prior to the adoption of the im
peachment resolution by the assembly.
“My explanation will be given at the
impeachment trial,” the governor de
clared.
FRIEDMANN PATIENTS
IN WORSE CONDITION
Providence. R. I.. Sept. S.—In a re
port to the Rhode Island Medical so
ciety today Dr. Harry Dee Barnefc, su
perintendent of the state sanatorium,
declared that the 120 sufferers from
pulmonary tuberculosis treated by Dr.
Friedmann last April with his turtle
vaccine, “have shown none of the won
derful results reported by Friedmann
before the Berlin medical society.”
“On the contrary,” Dr. Barnes added,
“about 17 per cent of the cases have
shown an increased activity of the dis
ease which would not have been ex
pected under ordinary sanatorium
treatment. One patient, suffering from
joint tuberculosis, showed marked im
provement.”
COAL TAR TRUST SAID
TO BE LEGALLY ENDED
New York. N. Y., Sept. 5.—A federal !
court here was notified that the so-called
“coal tar trust” had complied with its do- j
fcreo in the government dissolution suit i
and the combine now is considered legally j
dissolved. Ex-Senator John C. Spooner, ;
as attorney for the defendants, made the
announcement, and Assistant United i
States District Attorney Claude E. j
Thompson, who had charge of the case \
for the government, did not dispute his
statement. 1
GEORGE M. COHAN IS
HURT IN AUTO WRECK
Noted Actor-Playwright, His
Daughter and Three Oth
ers, Badly Injured.
Hartford, Conn., Sept. 8.—It was said
at the Hartford hospital this morning
that the condition of George M. Co
han and party, injured in an automo
bile accident on the Berlin turnpike
yesterday afternoon, was favorable in
every respect. None of the party is
in a serious condition.
Thrown from their speeding automo
bile when it struck a garbage wagon
two miles from this city, George M.
Cohan, his 13-year-old daughter, Geor
gia Cohan: Wallace Eddinger, leading
man for Mr. Cohan’s new play; Francis
Xavier Hope, Mr. Cohan’s confidential
secretary, and William Van Buren,
Eddinger's chauffeur, were rushed to
tin- Hartford hospital.
The party was coming from New
York to Hartford to begin rehearsals
for the new play which is to be tried
out here. They were ind Eddinger’s
machine. Two miles south of Hart
ford, Van Buren, who was at the wheel,
turned out to pass a wagon. The driver
of the wagon turned to the left and
the automobile struck the horses and
went into an embankment and turned
turtle. All five passengers were thrown
out. Passing automobiles were used as
ambulances to take the injured to the
hospital.
PROPOSED LAW IS
BAD. BANKERS SAY
Washington, D. C., Sept. 8.—Predic
tions that if the currency bill should
pass without change the government
would fail to organize the proposed
federal reserve system were renewed
by bankers today at the hearings be
fore the Senate banking committee.
“If changes are not made,” Sol Wex
ler, of New Orleans said, “I am con
fledent the state banks will not come
in and many national banks will re
organize under state charters. You
will have a legal shell, but you cannot
organize the banking system it con
templates.”
“Would you prefer no new law at all
rather than the bill now before the
house?” asked Senator Bristow.
"We should decidedly prefer no law;
we don’t believe the House bill offers
a sound or workable system of finan
cial reorganization,” said Wexler.
James B. Forgan, of Chicago, said
the banks would object to being com
pelled to accept the new plan, even if
they were given representation on the
federal reserve board.
A lively debate between George M.
Reynolds, of Chicago, and the com
mittee, over the causes of the 1907 pan
ic. marked the session. Senator Nelson
believed blame for stock speculation
activities lay at the doors of the New
York banks.
"The prime need ” said Reynolds, “is
a law that will enable the banker to
exchange the various forms of credit
of the country into some other form of
credit when it is needed.”
The bill will be reported to the House
Monday in its present form. Debate
probably will begi* Immediately after
the house disposes at the urgent de
ficiency bill.
JAP AND AMERICAN
UNION IS FORMED
The Hague, Sept. 8.—An American
Japanese parliamentary union was
formed today by delegates represent
ing the two nations at the interpar
liamentary conference. The organi
zation due to the initiative of Victor
Hugo Duras, of New York, follows the
lines of the one already effected be
tween the French and German
groups.
At the preliminary meeting of the
new union a resolution introduced by
James Luther Slayden, congressman
from Texas, was adopted expressing
"the desire to effect an organization
for the purpose of encouraging rela
tions between the two great powers of
the orient and the Occident.”
Dr. Shimidzu, a member of the Jap
ansese parliament, was elected pro
visional chairman, and Wm. D. B.
Ainey, congressman from Pennsylva
nia, temporary secretary.
COURT WRITES “FINIS”
IN BALDWIN LITIGATION
Los Angeles, Cal., Sept. 8.—As
far as the courts are concerned, finis
was written today upon the history
of the estate of "Lucky” Baldwin, the
famous turfman, built up from a race
track “sho^.ing.”
The huge tM. 1 holdings which were
debt-burdene.' when the turfman
died five years <M> >. now have a value
of more than $oJ,000,000 and for their
work in successful administration the
court awarded the executors, Henry
A. Unruh, brother of Baldwin's first
wife, and Attorney Bradner W. Lee,
fees of $180,000 each. Unruh and Lee
fixed the fees themselves. If they
had not, the court said each would
have been awarded $250,000.
The heirs are Baldwin’s two daugh
ters, Mrs. Clara Baldwin Stocker and
Mrs. Anita Baldwin McClaughrey.
These two share the estate which has
been held nearly intact, despite the
onslaughts of numerous litigants and
claimants after Baldwin's death.
DEADLY ASSAULT ON
JAPANESE OFFICIAL
Tokio, Sept. 8.—An attempt was made
today to assassinate Morltaro Abe, di
rector of the political bureau of the
Japanese foreign office. He was
stabbed in the abdomen and is suf
fering from a severe wound.
The attack came while Mr. Abe was
walking home from the foreign office
early today. He had reached a point
opposite the American embassy, when
two young men ran out of an alley
toward him. One of them seized him
by the shoulders, while the other
plunged a short sword into his abdo
men. Both of them escaped.
FORMER JUDGE BROWN
IS CALLED BY DEATH
New York, N. Y., Sept. G.—Henry Bil
lings Brown, retired associate judge of
the United States supreme court, died yes
terday in his apartment in a hotel at
Bronxvillc, N. Y. He had been In failing
health for more than a year, but was
not taken seriously ill until two weeks
ago. The immediate cause of death wm
heart disease.
MRS. DIGGS BLAMED
HUSBAND’S AFFINITY
Wife Told Caminetti He Was
Cause of Trouble and
Threatened Girls.
Pan Francisco, Sept. 8.—Caminetti's
testimony was brief. The government
did not think it necessary to cross ex
amine him.
He told how O'Brien, a saloon keeper,
had frightened him with an account of
the anger shown by I. P. Diggs,
Maury’s father: “These two girls and
Caminetti are ruining my son,’’ O'Brien
reported Diggs senior to have said.
Shortly afterward Mrs. Diggs had
called him at O’Brien’s on the tele
phone. “I’m going to tell the girls’
parents and you know what they’ll do
to you,” Mrs. Diggs had said.
“I begged her not to talk that way
on the telephone and asked permission
to talk it over with her. She gave me
permission and I went to see her that
evening,” Caminetti said.
What happened in the interview was
told by Mrs. Diggs, who followed Cam
inetti on the stand.
"I told him,” she said, “that these
girls were nothing but homebreakers
and that I knew he was the cause of
my husband’s being out so much.
Caminetti just hung his head.
“I told him I did not ever want to
hear him speaking to Mr. Diggs again.
I said I'd shoot Marsha Warrington
like a dog if I ever saw her with my
husband. I said 'I’m going to make
those girls suffer just what I have
suffered.’
".He tried to make me promise to
wait. I said I'll promise you nothing.
Miss Warrington has come to my
house. I’ve treated her like a lady.
She has held my baby on her lap and
she's just got to stop.’
"Caminetti said: All you've said Is
true.’ ’’
Mrs. Diggs testimony, seemingly so
damaging to the defendant, was in
troduced in lin.e with the policy of the
defense both in this and in the Diggs
trial—to lay stress at any cost on the
state of mind of the fugitives.
Mrs. Diggs was not cross examined.
ENVOY OF HUERTA
COMING NORTH TO
NEGOTIATE LOANS
Washington. D. C., Sept. S.—
That big financial interests in this
country and abroad are working
hard to bring about peace in
Mexico, was learned today.
American and Canadian bond
holders of Mexican railroads will
soon meet in New York to con
sider restoring the rouds to good
condition. Experts whb have been
in Mexico will report that $75,
000,000 is needed to rehabilitate
the properties.
At the same time a syndicate of
bankers is considering giving
financial aid to Mexico. Of course,
the giving of money to railroads
or lending help to the Mexican
government is contingent on
Huerta quitting, on peace being
restored and a new government
coming in which this country can
recognize. The facts as to finan
cial activity became known today
following the announcement that
the Mexican government is send
ing the financier Zamacona to this
country.
Washington, Sept. 6.—Manuel Do
Zamacorfa e Inclan, former Mexican
ambassador to the United States and
until recently financial agent for the
Mexican government in London, will
endeavor to carry forward in Washing
ton the negotiations between the Huer
ta administration and the United
States for a solution of the revolution
ary problem. Senor Zamacona comes
primarily to continue the negotiations
begun with John Lind, but his ulti
mate object is to obtain for the Mexi
can government the loan which the
United States declared in its second
note it would encourage American
bankers to float if the Huerta govern
ment accepted the chief American pro
posals.
The administration here was sounded
out as to the mission of Senor Zama
cona and had not yet given its answer
when the latter started from Vera Cruz
yesterday.
11 __«_ 0-1 i. A..1
President Wilson and Secretary
Bryan have adopted the attitude that
the elimination of Victoriano Huerta
from tlie presidential race in Mexico
is assurred and that the first step to
ward the establishment of peace has
been accomplished.
This was the authoritative declara
tion of American officials, who also let
it be known that oral assurances had
been given Nelson O’Shaughnessy,
charge d'affaires of the American em
bassy. of Huerta’s inten tion not to be a
candidate in the approaching elections.
That the United States would con
strue literally the argument in the sec
ond note of Frederico Gamboa, Mexi
can minister of foreign affairs, who
pointed out at great length that a pro
visional president in Mexico is ineligi
ble to succeed himself; that an effort
on the part of Huerta to eircuvent the
constitution by resigning in advance of
the elections in favor of another pro
visional president would be regarded
by the United States as a breach of
faith before the world.
Much stress was laid by the officials
upon the withdrawal by Senor Gam
boa in his second note of the original
demand for recognition by the United
States through the exchange of am
bassadors.
Will Receive Envoy.
There seemed to be little doubt today
in official circles that the Washington
administration would receive Senor
Zamaeona under certain conditions, as
he is well known here and regarded as
vne of the ablest of Mexicans.
Senor Zamacona’s affiliations, how
ever, have been with the financial in
stead of the diplomatic side of the
Mexican government. Some of the
?onstitutionalists in Washington look
on him as the agent of the Cientifico,
or financial group that for a long time
rule I Mexico’s affairs. As he has be- u
so little a participant in Mexican poli
tics because of bis long absence abr rid,
others are inclined to regard him as
of a non-partisan disposition toward
the present situation.
ANCIENT CHURCH BURNS.
Poston, S; pt. f>.—Th<- Fullfineh place,
Unita.nn church, one of the oldest
churches in the city, was swept by
fir<* early today, leasing a loss of
r >.000. The Maze looked so serious for
time that guests were routed from
tin lr beds in the nearby West End ho
tels.
BOOSTING PANAMA SHOW.
Berlin, Sept. 5. -ri ae organization
framed for the purport of furthering
the movement to bring about Geimax
participation in the Pc name.-Pacific
exposition in Par* Francisco opened a
central office here.
DAUGHTER OF PHIL
SHERIDAN IS WIDOW
Courted for 25 Years by Man
Known in Sioux City—Hap
piness Short Lived.
Newark. Ohio, Sept. 8.-Twenty-five
years of courtship and a hasty mar
riage came to a sudden end yesterday
when the bridegroom died of Bright’s
disease. The bride-widow is a daugh
ter of the late Gen. Phil Sheridan, hero
of the civil war. She was married
Wednesday to T. C. Wilson. A few
hours after the ceremony he was
stricken with convulsions and died.
For 25 years Miss Sheridan has been
postmistress at Somerset, a small town
near this city. During all these years
she has been courted by Wilson. The
ceremony would have been performed
long ago had it not been for religious
differences. Miss Sheridan is a devout
Catholic. The religious differences con
tinued during all these years until re
cently. Wilson was sick and wanted
the ceremony performed. It was plan
ned to go south at once for the benefit
of Mr. Wilson’s health.
Monday Miss Sheridan sent her
resignation as postmistress to Wash
ington and began preparations for her
wedding. It. is understood she will re
call her resignation at once.
The case is of local interest because
the late Mr. Wilson was a brother of
Mrs. L. J. Randolph, 1723 Ross street.
Mrs. Randolph has just left to attend
the funeral. Mr. Wilson visited In
Sioux City at his sister's home last
summer.
THIEVING GHOULS
PLUNDER DEAD OF
NEW HAVEN WRECK
New Haven, Conn., Sept. 8.—That
there were wholesale and disgraceful
robberies from dead bodies at the rail
road wreck at North Haven on Tues
day morning, is declared by Coroner
Mix in a report today to Chief of Police
Smith, requesting him to apprehend
the culprits.
Coroner Mix said today during his
inquest witnesses told of men cutting
fingers off dead passengers to get rings
and of persons searching clothing of
injured passengers to secure money or
valuables.
As soon as this testimony was given
the coroner had Chief Smith come to
him and to that official were given
some of the statements brought out
with descriptions given of the alleged
thieves. Shortly afterward four de
tectives were sent out.
Cut Off Living Woman's Finger.
Engineer Miller, of the White
Mountain express, testified that he had
heard a woman groaning and looking
around he saw a man deliberately cut
off her finger, on which were several
rings. He also saw a man strip a
dead woman’s hand and afterwards he
saw a man lean over an injured woman
and snatch away a locket.
Other railroad men gave corrobora
tive testimony and one of them told ot
a man who with a piliow case went
about picking up jewelry, purses and
other articles of value. When others
saw what he was doing they chased
him across the fields, but he escaped.
In today's investigation before the
Interstate Commerce commission three
witnesses testified that engineers of
the New Haven railroad frequently
pass danger signals of the “banjo”
type in foggy weather without stop
ping. It was further testified that the
White Mountain express, the train
which plunged into the Bar Harbor ex
press, was barely saved from colliding
with the Bar Harbor an hour before
the North Haven disaster at a point
between Springfield and Hartford.
Running Close Together.
The two trains involved were the
last of a procession of six which that
morning passed Wallingford three
miles north of the wreck, within a per
iod of 32 minutes. The White Moun
tain was making 52 miles an hour at
Wallingford.
An order to stop the White Mountain
at Wallingford, which would have pre
vented the wreck, was rescinded, it was
brought out.
Flagman Murray testified that he
had gone back to place danger signals
to protect l»is train, "as far as I could
until I was recalled by my engineer’s
whistle.”
New Haven.. Conn., Sept. 5.—At tho
opening of the federal investigation
into the railroad wreck at North Hav
en, Commissioner McChord ordered
General Manager Bardo of the New
Haven road to produce the minutes of
all meetings of the New Haven direc
tors since the Bridgeport wreck on
July 12, 1911.
They would show, he said, what ac
tion had been taken toward the better
ment of safety conditions
Trainmen Not Informed.
John g. Kelly, train dispatcher, had
previously testified that weather con
ditions on the morning of the wreck
were “very foggy,” but that he had
not considered it necessary to warn
trains to reduce speed. Six trains
passed over this stretch of track with
in half an hour, he said. The White
Mountain express made the fastest
time of any of them, its time sheet
showing an average speed of 52 miles
an hour just before the express crashed
into the Bar Harbor train.
“Did any of the trains have any in
i’* >rmation from you as to how close
they were together?” asked Chief In
spector Bel nap, of the Interstate Com
merce commission.
“No, I did not think they needed it,”
replied the dispatcher.
two Under Arrest.
With Engineer A. B. Miller and Flag
man C. H. Murray under arrest and ac
cused by Coroner Mix of criminal re
sponsibility for the fatal wreck on the
New I-Iaven railroad last Tuesday
morning. Commissioner McChord, of
! the Interstate .Commerce commission,
1 * gan public investigation today to
| d terrnine causes of the disaster.
Murray was still in jab this morn
j jug, but it was announced that his
| O.-..000 hail would be furnished by the
| t w Haven road today. This was by
order of president Howard Elliott, of
tho raMroad. Engineer Miller is at lib
• rty under a $5,000 bond furnished by
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi
neers
| WILL PRESENT VIEWS
ON THE ARCHIPELAGO
Washington, D. C„ Sept. 5.—Prof.
Henry James Ford, of Princeton, re
timed from a Philippine trip, will soon
present an analysis of Philippine af
fairs as he views them to President
Wilson. lie declared today he was not
a canidate for a place on tho Philip
pine commission or any other post. He
and the president are close persona)
1 friends
WOMEN ATTEMPT TO
BURN DOWN COLLEGE
Suffragets Supposed to Have
Applied Torch to London
Institution.
London. Sept. 8.—Dulwich college, a
famous school in a southern suburb of
London, whose present buildings were
erected in 1S70 at a cost of $500,000. was
set on tire in two places today. Suf
fraget literature was found pinned to
trees in the vicinity with women’s hat
pins.
A watchman discovered the blaze in
time to get three fire brigades on the
scene before serious damage had been
done.
Empty petroleum cans were found
scattered about the floors of some of
the rooms, where their contents had
been liberally sprinkled over the in
'lamabio furnishings.
Dulwich college, known as the "col
lege of God’s gift” has been in exist
ence since 1619, when it. was founded
by Shakespeare's friend. Edward Al
leyn. It provides higher school educa
tion for over 600 boys and also has a
preparatory school attached to it. In
Its rooms are many priceless Eliza
bethan manuscripts.
SOUTHEAST COAST
SWEPT BY SEVERE
STORM; FEW DEAD
. . . •
Raleigh, N. C„ Sept. 8.—No lives were
lost on Ocracoke Island in Wednes
day's storm, according to advices here
from Hatteras this afternoon.
Ocracoke island is a narrow key of
the group that shuts off Pamlico sound
from the Atlantic. It lies 20 miles
southeast of Bluff Point, N. C. Its
only village, Ocracoke, Is near its
southern extremity, Just off Ocracoke
inlet. Eighteen persons, principally
families of fishermen, compose Ocra
?oke village. All buildings are erected
on stilts above the water and communi
cation from house to house is conducted
py boats.
The full fury and awful devastation
wreaked by the terrific gale which
swept up the Atlantic coast from Hat
teras to Ocracoke cannot be computed
until communication is restored. Doz
ens of coast towns are known to have
sustained great property loss, but the
loss of life likely will be very small.
Dozens of Towns Hit.
Morehead City, Beaufort, Newbern,
Washington, Bayboro, Bell Havens and
dozens of other small towns on the
coast are reported to have suffered
great losses from the fury of the gale.
At Washington the water was waist
Jeep in the street. Two railroad bridges,
one, a mile long, of the Norfolk South
ern line were washed away. Docks,
steamships, large warehouses, resi
dences and a splendid public building
were destroyed, and three people were
reported dead.
In Newburn the water was several
feet deep in the streets. A number of
umall vessels were sunk, public bridges
destroyed and lumber mills badly dam
aged.
24 Lives Are Saved.
The six-masted schooner George W.
Wells, which went ashore south of
Hatteras, has gone to pieces. The 20
men, two women and two infants res
sured from the schooner Wells are be
ing temporarily cared for in the vicin
ity of the Ocracoke inlet and Durant
,ife saving stations,
The schooner reported ashore three
miles north of Ocracoke is believed to
pave been tho schooner Annie R. Heid
fittcr heretofore reported drifting help
lessly eight miles southwest of Dia
mond shoals with her rudder broken
and otherwise disabled. Tho revenue
cutter Seminole is proceeding to the
schooner’s assistance.
An unknown oil ship reported ashore
below' Ocracoke was today still un
identified.
The storm on the Carolina coast was
!he most severe in many years and
he damage done was large. The rivers,
which Hooded the country for many
miles, have for the most part sub
sided.
Charlotte, N. C., Sept. 8,—Scenes of
Jesolatlon mark virtually the entire
North Carolina coast as the result of
:ho hurricane that struck this section
Wednesday night. Dispatches just
mining in over makeshift lines of
lomrnunicatlon indicate that the town
jf Bell Haven was wiped off the map,
while the town of Washington, N. C.,
lot only suffered from the wind, but
llso lost heavily by flood. The loss in
Beaufort county, in which Washington
s situated, alone will exceed $2,000,000,
t was estimated last night.
Bridges were swept away by the
llgii waters and the wind at Wash
ngton, where buildings crumbled un
Jer the fury of the blast, as they did at
Morehead City, Oriental, Bayboro and
i number of smaller towns.
At Newbern several streets were in
indated and the thoroughfares were
ined wtih debris. The damage in that
lily alone probably will exceed $500,
100. To add to the terror of the citi
:ens, lire broke out during the tempest
ind was controlled with difficulty.
Two railroad bridges, one of them a
nile long, were swept away.
In Aurora 15 housese were destroyed,
while at Vandemere the damage was
heavy, one firm alone declaring its
loss to be at least $40,000.
Ill this city more than 200 cattle and
hogs were drowned, and today their
carcasses are lying In the street, a
terious menace to the public health.
Throughout eastern North Carolina
growing crops are virtually a total loss
ind no estimate of the devastating ef
'ect of the wind and rain can be made
today.
PROPERTY DAMAGE BY BIG
HURRICANE IS $3,000,000
Washington, D. C., Sept. 8.—Property
valued at more than $3,000,000 is re
ported to have been destroyed and ru
mors still are current of a heavy loss
of life as the result of the destructive
storm which swept the North Carolina
coast Wednesday. Wire communica
tion with the stricken district is
meager.
Efforts to verify by wireless reports
of many casualties on Ocracoke island
in Pamlico sound have been fruitless.
All Wireless stations in that vicinity
are believed to have been wrecked by
thi* storm.
NEW LIGHTHOUSE READY.
Duluth. Minn., Sept. 5.—Engineers of
the lighthouse bureau have tlnished in
stalling new apparatus at Whiteflsh
Point. Starting tonight, mariners
will be guided by one of the largest
lights in the world. It has 3,000,000
candle power.
MULHALL ON STAND.
Washington, Sept. 5.—Cross examin
ation of Martin M. Mulhall, by attor
neys for the National Association ol
Manufacturers continued today before
the House lobby committee.
CARNEGIE FAVORABLE'
TO TAX ON INCOMES
Iron Master Says That an Era
of Peace and Earthly Para
dise Is in Sight.
Brussels, Sept. 8.—Andrew Carnegl*
today granted several press Interviews
at the American legation. Asked
whether he hoped for any reply from
the kaiser to the appeal for the en
forcement of general peace, he said
that at any rate the kaiser, who reads
everything, would read the appeal and
find food for reflection in it, as his
majesty is as much interested in peace
as any one. Mr. Carnegie praised the
English old ago pension bill, and pre
dicted that the American congress
would enact a graduated income tax,
adding, "The more heavily the million
aires have to pay the tax gatherer the
better."
Mr. Carnegie expn;ssed extraordinar
ily optimistic views and declared that
a military career, which long has been
considered the only one fit for a gen
tleman, would soon become an object
of discredit. "The world is progress
ing all round,” said he. “and getting
better so fast that an earthly paradise
is in sight.”
The king of Belgium has made Mr.
Carnegie a grand officer of the Order
of Leopold.
JAPANESE INCENSED;
WOULD SEIZE PORTS
Toklo, Sept. 8.—The Japanese premier.
Count Uombei Yamamoto, left for
Nikko today to report to the emperor
on the shooting of a number of Japan
ese subjects during the fighting be
tween the Chinese government troop*
and the southern rebels in Nanking.
In his conferences with his majesty
the premier will decided as to tho
course of action to be taken by the
Japanese government.
Public feeling in Japan is at fever
point. Some of the newspapers demand
military action and urge the occupa
tion of a Chinese seaport by the Japa»
nese until full Reparation has been
made by China.
Detachments from the Japanes*
warships on the Chinese coats hav«
been hurried to Nanking.
Official reports from that city state*
that a number of Japanese subjects wha
were carrying Japanese flags for their
protection during the recent fighting
between the government troops and th«
rebels, were deliberately massacred.
The city was pillaged.
It is understood here that Japan will
demand an apology and an Indemnity
from the Chinese government as well
as the punishment of those responsible.
WOULD BOOST TAX
ON HUGE INCOMES
Washington, Sept. 8.— Democrats of
the Senate began early today what ad
ministration leaders hoped would bd
the last caucus over th.e stumbling
blocks in the tariff bill. Every pos
sible effort was being made to rush
odds and ends of the measure into
place for a vote on the bill In the Sen
ate by tomorrow night. The S.enat*
waited until 2 p. m. while the demo- •
crats were endeavoring to agree on an
amendment to the income tax and to
satisfy differences in their ranks on
minor points.
Another caucus may be necessary to
night to consider amendments by
Senator Newlands, of Nevada, who re
turned from the west today.
After several hours’ debate on va
rious amendments to Increase the tax
on larger incomes, the caucus finally
adonted the amendment proposed in
the finance committee by Senator
Smith, of Georgia. That leaves the
normal tax at 1 per cent on a $3,000
minimum and provides an additional
tax on incomes over $20,000 to $50,
000; 2 per cent additional on Incomes
between $50,000 and $75,000; 3 per cent
on incomes from $75,000 to $100,000;
4 per cent on Incomes between $100,
000 and $250,000; 5 per cent, $250,000
to $500,000, and 6 per cent additional
on incomes in excess of $5000,00.
It would make the maximum tax on
inoomes over $500,000 7 per cent.
After disposing of th.e Income tax
the. caucus took up the proposed tax
on cotton future deals, which was
originally proposed by Senator Clark,
of Arkansas, but which Senator Smith,
of South Carolina, Insisted should be
amended so as to affect only lllegtlmatc
transactions.
RAIN FLOODS SUBWAY:
TRAFFIC IS TIED UP
New York, Sept, 8.—Not a wheel
moved In the New York subway be
tween Ninty-sixth street in uppei
Manhattan and the Brooklyn terminal
during the rush hour of the workbound
crowds this morning resulting in one
of the worst congestions in traffic the
city had known. Over three Inches ol
rainfall during the night flooded the
subway tracks to the depth of three
feel or more and nine miles of foul
tracked subway were put entirely out
of commission
It was 9 o'clock before the line was
cleared and then the congestion pre
vented anything like normal conditions
The Interborough company loaded
flat cars with electric pumps capable
of discharging 750 gallons a minute
and sucked the rain water out of the
tube.
POPE AGAIN SUFFERS
FROM ATTACK OF COLD
Rome, Sept 8.—Pope Pius X is again
suffering an indisposition, recallinj
the serious illness through which h«
passed last spring. At the Vaticai
it Is said that his present trouble li
slight, due to a cold, but it lias brought
on hoarseness, headache and a slight
ly rising temperature and the Vaticai
physicians have suggested a complete
rest. His holiness, however, insisted
on keeping engagements he had made
for today and he received in audience
Cardinal Ferrari of Milan, who headed
a body of Milanese pilgrims. The pope
afterward appeared before the pilgrim!
themselves and welcomed them te
Rome.
KARLUCK ON MOVE.
Point Barrow, Alaska, Vug. 5.—The
whaler Karluk, with the Stefansson ex
ploring expedition, arrived here yesterdaj
after having been stuck in the ice In lati
tude 71 degrees, 5 minutes, longitude 161
degrees 10 minutes for several days.
SMUGGLERS LOCATED.
Ros Angeles, Cal., Sept. S.—The exl»
tence of a Mexican opium ring formed li
Lower California to distribute the drug
throughout California was revealed hen
yesterday through the arrest of Ralpl
Morris, of Oakland, CaL
