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CHARLOTTE, N C, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 27, 1905.
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N G S BANKS
The N.C Corporation Commission
Issued Statements Showing
Condition of Private and Sav
ings Banks. Increase of $9,491.
,356.46 Over 1904 Report.
Statement Shows Aggregate ot
$41,095,539.92 Resources.
Also Shows 238 Banks As Com
pares With 183 Last Year. AH
Banking Interests.
cn.vial ic The News.
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n. iiec. i, ine iorin uaro-
iua Corporation
Commission issues
s to the condition of the i
i
c;a-. privaie and savings banks,
, r i lit ir supervision which shows an
-crcryie of S41,095,539.92 resources,
increase of $9,491,356,46 over the
.
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There are 23S banks now as compar
el v. iih 1S3 for the corresponumg peri
oil t las: ear. I
The summary shows that $29,614,-
:?-!.:r. as on deposit at the time of
iue iast report. November 9th., this i
summary represents all of North Caro-
lkia's banking interests except Nation- j
al banks. j
The Secretary of State has charter- J
Cil the M;Kinnon Company of Maxton, i
to co a mercantile ana general uusi
ness. capital S25.000, by A .J. McKin
non pnd others.
Authority was granted the W. T.
Love Co. Wholesale Grocery House, of
Gas:onia. to increase its capital to
$100,000 and to establish branch stores
in this and other states.
J. L. Lineburger is one of e stock-
. i - i
uumcia. uaoiumo uc'"5 (" f 1 iuuirai ;
place of business.
The Clayton Drug Co., of Clayton,
Johnson County, was chartered at a
550.000 capital, subscribe J one share'
each by 50 men including W. H. King,;
of Raleigh and C. W. Home of Clay-j
ton. :
PAPA SAYS "NO.
President Does Not Approve of Popu
lar Subscription Present to Miss Al
ice. By Associated Pres.
Washington, Beec. 27. The follow
ing statement was issued from the
While House today regarding the pro
posed subscription for a wedding pres
ent for Hiss Alice Roosevelt:
"The President's attention having
been called to a dispatch from Baker
City, Oregon, to the effect that a sub
scription was about to be started for a
wedding present for Miss Roosevelt,
the President stated that while he ap
preciated this evidence of good will he.
wjpea notnmg ot tne kind would be
undertaken. In fact, he wished partic
ularly that the proposed wrork should
not be done."
FF.AYEK ROWDIES MET WITH.
Outlook Difficult to Describe But Sen
timent is for Better Order.
I'v" Associated Pres.
0'lf.sa. Dec. 27. The actual outlook
:s .li:Ti ult to describe now, that the
truin si-ivice is cut off beyon Zlimer
inkii, st. Petersburg and Moscow, and
th" frontiers are isolated.
However, popular sentiment here is
''": a sp.-dy finish of the disorders and
strf-.-t disturbances will promptly be
'n.i.- il ,;,- the military.
Already fewer rowdies are met with
"n-1 anait from the nervous tension
lia- eity has entirely resumed its nor
!n,i! aspect. The exodus from Odessa
stHl continues. At the moment of send-iw-r
this dispatch the revolutionists are
--n leavoring- to close the banks.
PRESIDENT'S HOLIDAYS.
Mr. Roosevelt and Family Left To
day For Pine-Knots For Holidays.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Dec. 27. President
Roosevelt will pass his holidays at
Pine-Knots, the pretty little estate in
Virginia acquired about a year ago by
I'.'s. Roosevelt. Accompanied by Mrs.
Roosevelt and their children, Miss
Ethel, Kermit and Archie, the Presi
dent left Washington at 11:30 o'clock
today via the Southern Railway for a
five days outing. The party will return
Sunday night.
SHIPS COLLIDE.
Sch
ooner Collides With Scow Off
Sandy Hook.
By Associated Press.
Xev York. Dec. 27. The schooner
Bessie Whiting, lumber laden, bound
Irom Port Roval for this port was in
a collision with a scow off Sandy Hook
t'ght ship and was towed into this port
JQ a leaking condition today by a tug.
ihe schooner also lost her foretop
ttast. The Bessie Whiting put into
Uoluware breakwater Dec. 22 with
a loss of some sails.
CHtSHED BY WACO.V
West Virginian Fell Under Load
"t Lumber lut May Recover.
Is,r,rm'i,H'1- w- Va., Dec. 27. George
,.',, '""'" f,f Lost River, Pendleton
unu-. v. va., while hauling lumber
-ivV.- :"ls,,t under the wheels of his
Hi'mi"11: I'.)u,1-fl with about 7,000 feet of
, v iiTTii iuuiiu Lilt: Wdgua
. . itsiing on nis chest. we
tho . " 1 "' i0!ld 30 miles and met with
nf hi i wiunn a rev nundrea leet
ko'i (.l'.'Kllnation, falling under tho walk-
i"- , trying to put on the brake.
vh-i,?Y,tH'n years of age.
uv i , rlDS were torn loose and
"icasioon
e crushed, he mav recov-
PR VATE 10
SAVI
TO MAKE TEA TABLETS.
fcnment of Agriculture Experi
Micnung in compressing Tea Into
laDiets.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Dec. 27. The latest
novel experiment to be made by the
Department of Agricultural is that of
compressing tea into tablets, one of
which will make a delicious cup to tea.
As the . result, what would ordinarily
make a big package of tea, can by this
new and unique method, be placed in
a space about the size of a safety
match box.
. The tea is grown at the Depart
ment's experimental tea gardens, at
Summerville, South Carolina.
The Department has been engaged
in this experiment for some time, and
last week a large box of sample pack-
t ages of tea tablets was received by Dr.
uaiiuHuj, uneuLui oi uie Dureau oi
plant industry, for inspection, who
states that most favorable reports have
been made by those who have tried
the tablets. The tablets are said to
contain no adulterant.
CHRISTMAS CAROL SERVICE.
The Children of St. Peter's Episcopal
Sunday School Participated.
The children of St. Peter's Episcopal
Sunday school assembled at the church
yesterday evening for the Christmas
Carol Service which was beautifully
rendered by the school. The "Christ
T"11" Wtt lum "l wajr-
nv thft rpctnr Aftpr trip cniircn spt-
un-jVicea tne entire school, with their
j friends, repaired to the city hali wnere
a Christmas tree, lighted with electric
bulbs and covered with many pretty
i rsvpspTits was fnrnid. Santa Clans eave
! the children a joyous welcome and
I made each little heart glad with gifts
: of candy. More than 200 children en
-
joyed the festivities, which lasted until
: a late hour.
REFORM FOOTBALL.
In First Actual Test Neither Side
Scores, Although No One Was Hurt.
Wichita, Kan., Dec. 27. A large
crowd, including football men from all
over the country, witnessed the game
Monday between Washburn College of
Topeka, and Fairmount College, of
Wichita, which was played under the
new reform rules as suggested by
Coaches Walter Camp of Yale, and
Reid, of Harvard.
That the new rules will need amend-
i,v, 1,T ,.r,((n attar- tho
conclusion of two twenty-minute
halves in which neither team was able
to score.
At the end of the first half it was
a foregone conclusion that neither
team would be able to cross the goal
line, and the players suggested that
tho game be finished under the old
rules, but the coaches and footoall ex
perts, wishing to give the reform rules
a. thorough trying out, decided to fin
ish the game as it had been started.
The players found it almost imposs
ible to make the required ten yards
on three downs, and were frequently
obliged to punt. The entire play was
near the center of the field, neither
team being able to get near enough
to their opponents' goal to score even
by a place or drop kick. A total of
seven downs was made by the two
teams, four by, Washburn and three
by Fairmounc.
The teams were about evenly match
ed. Washburn having won from the
Fairmount team by a score of 1 to (
earlier in the season. Twenty-eight
punts were made by the two teams.
Except through punts, neither team
was able to get within fifteen yards
of a goal.
The ten-yard rule eliminated rough
ness, not a player being injured in
scrimmages. Coach Outland believes
that by amending the new rules and
allowing four downs for ten-yard gains
the reform suggestion may work out
successfully.
Personal.
Mr. Young Love of Taylorsville, is
visiting Mr. E. N. Orr today.
Miss Janie Matthews of Providence,
was here today on the way to Monroe
to visit relatives.
SALOON MEN ARE
REFUSEDlLtCEHSE
Five of Asheville Saloons Owned
By Three Men are Debarred by
The County Commissioners from
Further Business on Account of
Violations of the Law.
Special to The News.
Asheville, Dec. 27. After a lengthy
executive session, the board of county
commissioners last night refused li
sence to five saloons owned by three
of the most prominent saloon men of
the city. The men are the following:
J. H. Loughran, Frank Loughran, J.
H. Lange.
The county attorney was instructed
to institute suit against all saloonists
to recover purchase tax, which it is
alleged, has been incorrectly returned.
It is stated that only one-eighth of
actual purchases have been returned
for taxation.
Refusal of licenses was for violations
of the licuor laws as revealed in the
recent investigation..
GUN BOAT DEPARTED.
Gunboat IJnbuqne leaves for Monti
moiiti Christl.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Dec. 27. The Navy De
partment today received a brief dis
patch from Puerto Plata, San Domingo,
annuncing the departure from that port
for Montimonti Christi o fthe gunboat
Dubuque. No details of her mission
have yet been received.
THREE BANKS GO
TO TH E ILL 1
The Merchants Trust Company,
The American Savings Bank
And Trust Company and the
Mechanics Savings Bank Closed
1 heir Doors.
One of the Directors of the Mer
chants .Trust Company Said To
Day That al! Three Institutions
Would be Able to Pay Dollar
For Dollar.
By Associated Press.
Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 27. The Mer
chants Trust Company has closed its
doors and a receiver has been appoint
ed. Felix T. Pope is the president of
the Company. The institution has a
capital stock of $200,000.
The American Savings Bank and
Trust Company, and the Mechanics
Saving Bank also have suspended busi
ness. These are small institutions al
lied with the Merchants Trust Com
pany. The cause of the suspension of the
Merchants Trust Company is said to
have been over loans on discount.
One of the directors said to a repre
sentative of the Associated Press that
the three institutions would pay dol
lar for dollar.
The Trust Company recently absorb
ed the Memphis National Bank and it
is stated owns the controlling stock
in the American Savings Bank and
Trust Company. .Tne latter institution
ies Savings Bank. . .
The suspension of the three institu
tions caused but little excitement in
financial circles.
Mr. Edmonds, a well known busi
ness man el Memphis, has been ap
pointed receiver.
OWED $605, 000.
New York, Des. 27.--According to
a recent statement the Merchants Trust
Company of Memphis, Tenn., owed the
depositors $605,000. -
DETECTIVES ARRESTED.
Man Dying? an Result of Pistol Fight in
on Train iu West Virginia.
Charleston. W. Va Dec. 25. Detec
tive Ernest Spencer and Detective John
Howely, of the Baldwin agency, who,
with the train crew of the Chesapeake
and Ohio passenger train No. 6, took
took part in the pistol and fist fight on
the train at Maiden Saturday afternoon
have been arrested.
The death of Robert Lane is momen
tarily expected. Henry Lane, his
brother, is also suffering from a pistol
wound, and the colored porter on the
train was shot through the arm.
Friends of the Lanes were in the city
yesterday for the purpose of appealing
to Governor Dawson and Attorney
General May to abolish the force of
railroad detectives, who, they allege,
exceed their authority and are menace
to passengers.
DR. D. W. TAYLOR DEAD.
Well
Known Physician of Columbia
Died This Morning.
Mr. Thomas Griffith this morning re
ceived a long distance message from
Mr. N. J. Heywood of Columbia, Stat
ing that his uncle , Dr. D. W. Taylor,
died this morning at 10 o'clock in
that city.
Dr. Taylor was 74 years old and was
one of the most prominent physicians
or South Carolina. During the war be
tween the states. Dr. Taylor was a
surgeon in Hampton's Legion.
He rendered great service to the
wounded and was greatly loved by
the soldiers.
After the war,. Dr. Taylor returned
to Columbia, where he has since prac
ticed his profession.. . ...
Dies From Exposure.
Elizabethtown, Ky., Dec. 27. John
Craig, aged 31 years, died last night
from exposure the evening previous
He was tound unconscious and m a
frozen condition in a ditch in the East
End. Whether he was foully dealt
with is uncertain. His family advance
the latter theory. He is survived by a
widow and two children. His remains
were sent to Litchfield, his former
home, for burial.
LONG-LOST INDIAN TRIBE.
Fifty-eight Eskimos Near Hudson Bay
' Have But Recently Seen Whites.
New York, Dec. 27. At the north end
of Hudson Bay is an island about the
size of the State of Maine, which is
called Southampton Island, on which
has been discovered a lost tribe .of
Eskimos which has been without any
intercourse with other human beings
for centuries and until a few years ago
had never seen a white- man., r.:
Call Money 95 Per Cent.
By Associated Press.
New York, Dec. 27. Just before the
close of the market the call money
rate reached 95 per cenL...
A Party Tomorrow.
Cards reading as follows were issued
today: ,. ,
Camille and Mary Durham
At Home
. Thursday Evening,
December 28. 1905. .
8 to 11 o'clock.
MEMPHIS TD-DAY
WITH CAPITAL OF $150,000,000.
Steel and Iron Combination to
Be
Formed. "
By Associated Press. ' :
Pittsburg, Pa., Dec.' 27. The Chronicle-Telegraph
this afternoon says that
a combination of iron and steel inter
ests is being formed and likely will be
perfected in a short time that will
have a capital stock of about $150,
000,v00. The principal concern' In the move
ment is the Republic "Iron and Steel
Company and the companies said to be
included in the project' are the Ten
nessee Coal, Iron and ' Railroad Com
pany Sloss-Sheffield Iron Company and
the La Belle Iron Works.
John W. Gates, C. Sv Guthrie and
other leading men in the Repubilc
Company are said to be the promoters
of the proposed big corporation.
PROMINENT MAN DEAD.
Was Noted Soldier and Prominent
Physician.
By Associated Presa. . :
I Columbia, S. C, Dec. 27 Dr. B. W.
Taylor, a prominent physician of this
State, died of pneumonia today. He
was 72 years old. He was a Colonel
in Hampton's staff,, chief surgeon of
Charleston harbor at the fall of Sum
ter. Later he was Surgeon General of
the cavalry of the Army of Virginia.
At the time of his death he was Chair
man Regents of the State Hospital.
Killed by "Anti-Fat."
Nora, Neb., Dec. 27. Miss Mary
Rolling, daughter of a wealthy ranch
man, of Nuckols county, died here
from the effects of treatment she had
been taking to reduce her flesh.
Miss Rolling was 19 years old and
weighed upwards of 400 pounds when
she began to take the treatments At
her death sue had reduced to 340
pounds.
Her health began to fail soon after
she began the treatment.
General Miles is Relieved.
Washington, Dec. '27. Secretary
Taft has granted the . application of
Lieut. Gen. Nelson A. Miles, U. S. A.,
retired, for relief from the further
duty with the organized militia of Mas
sachusetts and the necessary orders to
that effect will be issued tomorrow.
Since January 10 last Geenral Miles
has served as military advisor and in
spector general on the staff of Gov
ernor Douglass of Massachusetts.
BIG ENTERPRISE- ;
TO BE CHARTERED
Secretary of State Asked to Char
ter the American Roof and Tile
Co. Messrs.rR. A; Dunn, W. 0.
White and F. M. Sawyer Are
The Incorporators.
The Secretary of State has been
asked to grant a charter to the Ameri
can Roof and Tile Company of this
city, with an authorized capital stock
of $200,000.
The incorporators are Messrs. R. A.
Dunn, William C. White, and F. M.
Sawyer, all well known business men
of Charlotte.
The purpose of the organization of
this corporation is to manufacture the
tile roofing that Mr. Sawyer has had
patented and which has proven to be
one of the cheapest as well as one of
tne most durable roofings in exist-
ence.
There is to be ample capital behind
this venture and those who are inter
ested feel sure of success.
This special roofing has been put to
the test and has, in every instance
proven its worth.
It is more than probable that before
many days the company will erect a
large plant near Charlotte where the
tile roofing will be manufactured.
The News wishes the American Roof
and Tile Company much success.
MISS ROOT AS A PLAYWRIGHT.
Initial Production of Play Written by
Secretary of State's Niece.
Harrisburg, Pa., Dec. 27. Mozart,"
a play based on the life of the great
composer and written by Miss Ivy Root,
niece of Secretary of State Root, was
given a fine portrayal at the Lyceum
Theatre here this evening by Howard
Kyle, . supported by a good company.
Through the play runs a romance,
which Mr. Kyle rendered delightful to
his large audience. The. play is well
staged and elicited favorable comments.
- TO BUILD $100,000 MUSIC SHED.
Mammoth Building on Private Grounds
of Norfolk Man.fdr Choral Concert.
Winsted, Conn.. Dec. 27. In the in
terest of music, Carl Stoeckel, a Nor
folk millionaire and founder of the
Litchfield County Choral Union,, com
prising five singing societies ; in as
many towns of the county, is having
a mammoth music shed erected on the
grounds of his - residence, .. "White
house," in Norfolk-The building, which
will cost $100,000, will be completed in
June, when the union will give its
sixth annual concert, singing Medels
sohn's "Hynfn of Praise."
Each . annual concert costs Mr.
Stoeckel' about $5,600. The singners are
always assisted by an orchestra of
sixty pieces from New York.
SEC, M'CALL TELLS
THE COMMITTEE OF
HIS TRIP TO PARIS
Testifies That He Saw .Hamilton,
Who Though ; Not Confined, Is
Unable to Make a Voyage Or
Leave France. Presents PJiysi
clan's Certificate.
WJ Respectfully Decline" Says
Hamilton, Through McCall, to
Committee, When Requested to
Give Up His Check Books.
"They Concern Me Personally"
By Associated Press.
New York, Dec. 27. John C. Mc
Call, the secretary of the New York
Life Insurance Company, who a few
days ago returned to New. York from
Europe, where he went to get an ac
counting of the money advanced . to
Andrew Hamilton, was the first wit
ness in the insurance investigation to
day, when the last week of the com
mittee's work was taken up.
McCall said that he saw Hamilton
in France. Hamilton was seriously ill
though able to walk . about. McCall
presented a physician's certificate, stat
ing that the patient could not under
take a voyage or leave France within
two months. Hamilton refused to give
up check books, saying that the stubs
related to his own personal business.
McCall put in evidence, a statement
from Hamilton, regarding the expendi
ture of funds entrusted to him by the
insurance companies.
Hamilton Expatiates.
After further expatiating on the con
fidential nature of his work, Hamilton
gives a long summary of the various
styles of bills hostile to insurance com
panies. Continuing he says:
"Outrageous propositions, such as 10
per cent tax proposed in Arkansas, or
absurd propositions like the Michigan
bill, where a doctor's certificate of ill
health would excuse . the payment of
the insurance premium and keep the
policy in force; or the Virginia bill,
making it actionable for the life in
surance agent to enter the office of a
man where the sign 'No agents allow
ed' is displayed, find legislative favor.
However ridiculous these bills may
seem, they demand attention."
He speaks of the defeat of the ob
jectionable bills in Indiana, Arkansas
and elsewhere and adds:
"At the capitol of every State we
have either retained .representatives
for the companies, or are in co-operation
with some one who has retained
representatives duly influential. It has
been found advisable, as a result of
experience, to avoid as far as possible
any except public information as to
who represents us." . ..
"The known presence of a corpora
tion represented at the legislative halls
is a signal for renewed vigor in the
attacks of blackmailers and. cranks,
and unfortunately the members of the
legislative body are frequently deaf to
reasoning where a non-voting or cor
porate interest is at stake."
A statement of the money received
by Hamilton shows a total of $720,550
for years from 1899 to 1905. He calls
attention to an expense of $83,100 for
retainers and newspaper articles, in
1904 and says that a large portion of
this expense was occasioned by the
attempt to create publie sentiment
throughout the United States in favor
of the national supervision of insur
ance. Under sheet one, 219 p.
The same heading $97,000 is charged
fm- and the increase was due, he
iv - - . . . . , 1
snvs. nrimarily to the trouoies in tne
Equitable Life : Assurance Society.
Hamilton's statement.
Hamilton in his statement, gives as
the reason why he cannot produce the
cancelled checks to show
to whom and in what amounts he had
paid out money, that in consequence, of
the acceptance understanding of the
companies interested with the New
York Life in watcning iegisiai.um,
remand was made by me for vouchers
from other people, nor were there any
hnnks or accounts kept Dy me cuvci-
ing the same." It continues:
"Nor are tnere any ol my tucmo
produce. Payment by my check would
nopossarilv have disclosed the fact
that a person receiving a check was
under a retainer by me and would thus
have necessarily hampered that por
tion of my work that was must cm
carious namely, absolute - secrecy.
Cash, drafts and certificates were gen
erally preferred. I cannot produce my
check books or cancelled checks which
relate to affairs other than those of the
New York Life . Insurance Company.
I cannot produce any books of these
particular accounts because none were
ever kept by me." - . . .v
Makes His Defense.
Concerning the $235,000 charged
against him by the New York Life,
Hamilton says: , - .,unn(l
"I note the amount of $235,000
charged against me for those accounts
and which has been fully brought out
in President McCall's explanations to
the investigating committee and which,
as appears by his testimony, I was en
titled to apply, on other accounts. I
have, however, no objection, as the
evidence of good faith during my ab
sence, pending such settlement ot
these accounts, to place in the custody
of the companv $100,000 which it may
hold, and which is to be repaid in
whole or in part as may appear upon
such future audit.". - - "
Hamilton sets forth that the tax
measures alone defeated by . his work
have saved the New York Life Insur
ance Company over $2,500,000. In con
cluding, Hamilton says that "The in
junctions of the President of the New
York Life tq me were always unmis
takably explicit that my expenditures
and my work were to be strictly con
fined within the, limitation of the law
of the land. ,
These instructions have been faith
fully followed to the letter. I want it
thoroughly understood that not one
dollar' of any moneys ever paid to
me by the New York Life Insurance
Company has been used improperly or
for improper purposes, or in any way
that transgressed either the statutory
law or the moral law.
NEW GAME IS TRIED.
Football Game Requires a -Ten-Yard
Gain and Allows Forward Passes.
Witchita, Kan., Dec. 27. Changes in
football rules to require ten yards gain
on three downs, and permit the for
ward pass, were tried in a game be
tween Wasburn and Fairmount Clubs
today in this city. Neither side was
able to score. "Washburn made the ten
yards gain only four times, and Fair
mount 'but three. Both sides punted
constantly and the forward pass caus
ed more trick plays and end runs. Only
four times were attempts made to
break through the opposing line, and
these when there was but two or three
yards to gain.
John Outland of the . Pennsylvania
team of 1899 says that under the ten
yard rule no team can score unless 24
points superior to its opponent under
the old rules. Heavy penalties against
rough play caused a clean game and
not a player was injured so as to leave
the game. It is the general opinion of
football men who saw the game that
had four down to make the ten yards
been allowed, the game would have
been as open, and would have permit
ted the ball to be advanced with pos
sibilities of a touch-down.
MADE A TOY GALLOWS.
Condemned Man's Visitors Can See a
Man Hanging by Putting a Nickel in
a Slot.
Louisville, Dec. 27. William Dalzen,
who is in jail under sentence to be
hanged on January 19 next for murder
ing a woman, has constructed a grue
some mechanical toy to gather in
nickles.
With his pocketknife and such wood
as he could lay his hands on he shaped
the various pieces of a scaffold and
put them together. . Two weeks ago,
when he believed that he had finished
his task, it occurred to him that he had
omitted the trap-door. He fixed that,
and then, to complete the job, made a
dummy figure, attached it to a rope
from the beanu and by a simple., me
chanical device arranged it so that the
trap would open only when a nickel
was dropped in , a slot.
Over the miniature scaffold Dalzen
placed a sign reading:
"Drop a nickle in the slot and see
how it looks to be hanged."
Nearly " every visitor who calls at
the jail gets interested in it and puts
in a nickel to see it work.
Phenomenal Rim in Football Game.
Los Angeles, Dec. 27. Two serious
casualties and a run of 107 yards, said
to be the longest in the history of foot
ball, were the features of the last grid
iron game of the season in Southern
California today between the Sherman
Indians and St. Vincent college, which
was won bv the former by a score of
30 to 0. H. Wilhoit of St. Vincent's sus
tained a broken collar bone and L.
Logo of the Indians had two ribs
smashed.
Mr. Hal! Has Pneumonia.
Mr. John S. Hall is very sick at his
home, No. 506 North Smith street. He
has been confined to his bed for .six
weeks. The attending physician now
says he has pneumonia..
. Mr. R. M. Ranso'n was the recipi
ent of a nice Christmas present a gold
headed nmbrella- from his Sabbath
school class. He teaches a class of
young men at the East Avenue Sab
bath school. . ... .
TE
A FREE FIGHT
Five Men Seriously Injured in free
For AH Fight at Meeting- of
Teamsters Joint Council Last
Night. Trouble Over Election
Of Officers,
By Associated Press. . ,-
Chicago, Dec. 27 A free for all fight
in which five men were seriously in
jured, occurred at the meeting of the
teamsters joint council last night.
r Without hats or overcoats, the men
fled from . the. meeting . with . blood
streaming from their faces. The fight
had its origin in the election of officers
in the local Union No. 725, known as
the Baggage and Parcel Delivery
Drivers Union. The president of the
local .Harry Lapp, and business agent,
Joseph W. Young are both under in
dictment in connection with the strike
of last summer,: The : adoption of the
motion that the two men should con
tinue in office caused a protest by 300
members , and this was carried to the
council last night... . ...
WTien Albert. Linsdon,' chairman of
the protesting delegation of five,, arose
to . read the- protest, he was knocked
down by a rival delegate In a minute
a -general .-fight -was raging, every one
of the protesting, committee becoming
a target for fists and feet. The protest
ants had few friends in the council
and were forced to flee, badly battered.
AMSTERS
RUSSIA EXPECTS TO
CRUSH REVOLUTION
WITH FOUR DAYS
Fresh Troops Arrive. The End Said
To be In Sight. Revolutionists,
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Though Thowing Signs of Ex
haustion, Will Not Admit Thai
Defeat.
Slovo Declares Bloodshed In Mos
cow Has Been Frightful. Cas
ualties Are Placed at 15,000. '
Revolutionists ' Struggle Des
perately For General Revolt.
By Associated Perss.
St. Petersburg, Dec. 27 An inspir
ed statement in the Slovo today says
that the government expects the re
volt at Moscow to be completely crush
ed within four days.
Fresh ' troops have arrived and the
end is said to be near.
From an independent source,, the
Slovo declares it has learned that the
bloodshed at Moscow has been fright
ful, and thus far the casualties will
reach 15,000. .
. Information of other papers is that
while admitting that the revolutionists
are showing signs of exhaustion, they
do not regard the issue as decided.
The Molvo (Russian;, which reap
peared today, fans the flames by hold
ing out encouragment of the success of
the revolt.
In spite of the bad prospects here,
the revolutionist leaders are continu
ing their desperate efforts to bring on
a general conflict.
Women in Fight.
Moscow, Dec. 27. At 3 P. M. the
cannonading continues and the list of
casualties is swelling. The revolution
ists are operating in three sections.
There are about 1,000 of them in each
section. They are all armed with re
volvers and rifles. Women who are
participating in the fighting are guilty
of the worst cruelties.
PRIZE FIGHTS IN NEW YORK.
Plan to Evade the Law By the Formn
" tion of a Ills Athletic Clnl.
New York, Dec. 27. There is a rumor
in sporting circles that with the, dawn
ing of the new year a big athletic club
devoted exclusively to boxing will be
organized in this city, and that in the
course of time twenty-round fights will
be put on the boards for the amuse
ment of the members only.
The men who have the project under
consideration have received legal ad
vice to the effect that there can be no
police intereference if no admission of
any kind .is charged at the doors. The
plan is to charge an initiation fee of
$50 for members, the number to be
limited to 2,000. The dues will be $20
a month, in two payments, which will
be collected the day before a contest is
pulled off. Or, in other words there
will be two fights a months at $10 a
fight. In passing the doors membership
tickets must be shown, but no tickets
can be taken up. , The public will 'be
excluded after the limited membership
list has been filled. '
It remains to be seen what action
will be taken by the authorities- in the
event of an attempt to hold a contest
between such" pugilists as McGovern
and Nelson, for Instance. But there is
sure to be a test case in the near fu
ture, and if the game is ''not squelched
New Yorkers will see plenty of fight
ing in this city before another Christ
mas rolls around. " ' " -
CUT BY A NEGRO.
W
J. Marby iS Fatally Injured in Chat
tanooga During Quarrel.
. Chattanooga, Dec. 27. W. J. Marby,
an express messenger, running be
tween Cincinnati and Atlanta on the
Queen and Crescent Route, whose
home is in Atlanta,, was fatally cut at
the Central station here tonight by
John Hardy, a negro express trucker.
The affray.. occurred just after the ar
rival of the train from Cincinnati, and
was witnessed by a large crowd.
It is said that Marby and the negro
became involved in a difficulty in re
gard to handling the express. The ne
gro drew a large knife and cut the ex
pressman in the neck three times. It
is thousht that he will die before
morning. -
CAN DIB HAPPY AT 100.
Minister Fonsrht Against Death That
He Mit Live a Century
Portland, Me., Dec. 27. The Rev.
Clarkson Goud, the oldest man in Maine
rounded out the hundredth year of his
life yesterday after a remarkable six
months struggle against illness and old
age during which he lived on his nerve,
buoyed up-by the hope of completing
his century. His wonderful courage,
which sustained him through the siege
of disease made it possible for him to
hold a big reception on his birthday
and although pyhsically unable he per
and although physically unable he per
eral hundred friends and made a little
speech in the vestry of the Free Bap
tist Church. " . ,
Mr. Goud who is an Adventlst preach
er, began to fail six months ago. To his
friends he said. "I am going to make
the hundred mark if the Lord will and
there is a nerve left in "my body." Phy
sicians shook their heads, but the aged
man had -supreme faith in the Lord's
willingness to let him live and struggle
on. As the time approached he count
ed the days and as the morning of his
birthaTay dawhed he clapped his hands
and exclaimed, "Thy will be done, now
I can die happy. I do not want to live
any longer."
DISTURBER KILLED.
Blood lleia Sal6on Keeper Ue His Plu
tol With Katal Effect.
Newport News, Va., Dec. 27. Emmett
Futtz, a negro saloon keeper of Blood
field, shot and killed Joe Smith, col
ored, this : afternoon, because Smith
raised' a- disturbance in the' saloon.-
Fultz was arrested and lodged in the
Warwick County jail at Denbeigh.
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