3 Hgve You Read The News' BIG MAGAZINE OFFER? There'c ney In It. V . -put CH Success $1.00 Review of Reviews $3.00 A7 ftr Cosmopolitan. . .... $1.00 A I , H & The News........ $5.00w JL AB.J.OTTE N3EWS THE ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWSPAPER IN CHARLOTTE. - OL XXXV N 622CX CHARLOTTE, N C, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 5, 1906. PRICE: 3 CENTS 23 OF THE VICTIM. HAVE SO FOR BEEN TAKEN FROM II At 9 A. M. 11 More of Victims of Coaldale Mine Were Removed Making 23. Horrible Details of Catastrophe, List ot White Men Killed. Of Those Removed 18 Were Ne groes Most From Virginia. Dif ferent Causes of the Death. Rescuing Party Work Valiantly to Reach Bodies. Bluefleld, Jan. 5. Eleven victims of the Coaldale mine disaster, were re moved from the mines at three o'clock this morning. Other bodies have been located. Coaldale is a mining town situated in Mercer county on the line of the Norfolk & Western Railway and is 15 miles west of Bluefleld. But once before in the history of the, Pocahontas coal field has there been such ?. fearful disaster as that in the Coaldale Coal Company's shaft to day. The victims of that other dis aster sleey in the cemetery at Poca hontas. Eleven More Rescued. Bluefleld, W. Va., Jan. 5. At 9 . A. M. today 11 more bodies were removed from the Coaldale mine, making 23 in all, 5 whites and 18 negroes. The rescuing party is composed of nearly all fire bosses in the field, mine in spectors and large number of friends of the entombed miners worked all night, the rescuers first getting a large supply of brattice material, and with the use of new fans the party was able to enter the mines at 2 A. M. An hcur later they succeeded in lo cating and recuing bodies of 11 vic tims, those nearest to the entry of the cracker entry of the mine, which is a now working and is located at the ex treme west end of the mine proper. Mine Boss Williams, who at the time of the explosion was in the main entry and nearly a mile from the cracker neck portion, suffered from eoncussion and was almost overcome by dust and gases before he could reach the east draft mouth. The greater number of victims were working some little dis tance from the point where the ex plosion occurred and were found to have been suffocated. Those located in the cracker neck or in room 11 of this portion, were terribly mangled. The damage to the mine is very heavy and it will require considerable time to get that portion back in work ing shape. The majority of negro miners were from the eastern portion of Virginia and were the oldest miners in the field. The white men killed are: J. "VV. Larew, W. L. Larew, James Sluss, Larasz Alardar (Hungarian) and An thony Bruce (Pole). GOVERNMENt IN HARNESS. Revolutionists Ars At Last Quelled Military Stifle Movement. Ey Associated Pres St. Petersburg, Jan. 5. The Govern ment victory over the revolutionists has been quite decisive, although open revolt continues in many places in the interior. The military are employ ed mercilessly, and gradually the movement is being stifled. Of OF CASES Judge Boyd Ruled That Patterson Could not Testity That he Had Expended Amount for Other Than Expenses. Aycock Ad dressing Jury. Special to The News. . , Greensboro, N. G., Jan. 5 The bot tom dropped out of several revenue cases this morning when Judge Boyd ruled that defendant Patterson, on trial in the Federal Court for filling and collecting false expense account vouchers from the Government could testify that he had expended the amount for other necessaries than those specified. The defendants excepted and de clined to introduce evidence. Judge Boyd said he would charge tne jury if they believed the evidence that the defendant was guilty. Goveronr Ay cock, for the defendants, is now ad dressing the jury. tjo BOTTOM DROPPED LOSS OF $18,000. Nothing Heard of $18,000 Alleged to Have Been Lost From Express'Pack age. - ; By Associated Press. . Columbia, S. C, Jan. 5. Nothing can be learned here regarding the al leged loss of $18,000 from an express package en route between Augusta, Ga., and New York. J. R. Fant, the route agent of this division believes the loss occurred outside his terri tory. The package was in Columbia two hours between 3.30 and 6 o'clock in the morning, but has been traced to New York in apparent good order. However this is known as "conceal ed" loss, and the robbery might have occurred even before the package left Augusta. T. W. Leary, the general manager of the Southern Express Company, is here making an investiga tion. Within the last few years the Southern Express Company has lost two $10,000 packages here, neither of which was ever found. APPEAL TO PRESIDENT. "Can .a Woman Be Hanged in New Jersey For Defending Her Honor?" By Associated Press. Hackensack, N J., Jan. 5. An ap peal to save Mrs. Antoinette Tolla of this city from being hanged January 12, is said to have been sent to Presi dent Roosevelt by Susan B. Anthony, club of Cincinnate, Ohio. In this ap peal the following Question was ask ed: "Can a woman be hanged in New Jersey for defending her honor in her own home." The message is said to have been signed by Mrs. Sarah M. Siewers, M. D., as president of the club. Mrs. Tolla. who is a young woman, shot an Itaallion who she said attemp ted to attack her in her own home. The Jury found her guilty of murder. LIVELY MARKET. Weakness of Yesterday Vanished at To-day's Opening:. By Associated Press. New York, Jan. 5. -Excitement and weakness in the stock market yester day afternoon caused by Schiff's speech on currency seemed to have disappear ed entirely when the stock exchange opened. The first price showed mixed grains and losses, but almost imme iately the speculation developed a strong tone and advancing tendency. Money opened at nine, the lowest point at which it opened in several weeks. E CONTAINED $10,000 It was in a Southern Express Com pany Pouch and Passed Through Charlotte Saturday Night on No. 34. Superintendent Sad ler Out of City. A package said to have contained $18,000 was taken from a Southern Express Company pouch some where between Augusta and. Washington. This valuable pouch passed through Charlotte Saturday night oi No. 34 and was received in Washington Sun day morning. From there it went on to New Rork, where th eloss was discov ered. The following dispatch from New York was sent out by Associated Press last night: "The discovery of the theft of $18, 000 from a pouch received by the Adams Express company from the Southern Express company, at Wash ington, was made here last Monday. The rouch left Conlumbia, S. C, last Saturday. In addition to the money, it contained other articles of great value and was consigned m tne care of J. C. Young, the agent, who has charge of the money department of the Adams Express company in this city. "The detectives in tne employ or tne have been unable to get any clue. They expressed the belief to night, however, that the robbery took place in Washington. The seal or tne pouch, the officials of the Southern Express say, was not broken on the trip to Washington, and unless the money was taken out by a person who had the' facilities for putting on a dunlicate seal, the money couia noi havp heen lost until the pouch reached Washington. Mr. Young, the agent in this city, says the seal on tne Aaamb Express Douch was intact when it was received here. For that reason the officials have ordered a most thorough investigation in Washington." In Columbia last nighty Mr. T. W. Leary, general manager of the com pany was approached but he had noth ing to say. Mr. H. H. McCullough, his private secretary, admitted there had been ?. loss f.nd that the matter was being traced on the Charlotte and Augusta division. Mr. McCullough fur ther stated that there was nothing to indicate that the pouch had been tam pered with between Augusta and Char lotte. A despatch from Washington, "It developed today that about '$18, nnrt toi.-on fmm an exDress pouch between Augusta, Ga., and New York. The Southern Express company io ceived-the package at Augusta. From there it went to Columbia, S. C, and o,.,n-.,r0ri in WaRhineton early Sunday morning. The Adams Express company then sent it to New York and there the loss was discovered. Officials of the making: an mves- ligation but nothing has been found so far to indicate wno iook uib-uiuuw.: rv-hc, nffirr nf Sunerintendeht O. M Sadler was called up this afternoon but t was learned that Mr. Sadler' was out of the city. Mr. Gillespie Sadler said that the Southern Express Co., had nothing to give out, at- yu MISSING WITCHES GEMOTS HEART, TO PREPARE PRESCRIBED CURE Negro and Mulatto Murder White Baby to Obtain its Heart for Making of Poultice, Said by Witches to Cure Barrenness. A Hellish Crime. Bocourt and Molina are Garroted for the Crime. Others Impri soned in Connection With it Baby's Body Salted and Smok ed. Weeks Before Found. By Associated Press. Havana, Jan. 5. Domingo Bocourt, an old negro, and Victor Molina, a mulatto, were garroted at the prison here. Both men were regarded as "witches" by their associates. The crime was the hideous murder of a white baby, Zoila Diaz( for the pur pose of procuring the heart of a female child which "witches" prescribed as a poultice for a certain woman as a cure for barrenness. The child's body was found smoked and salted weeks after the crime. The executions passed off promptly. A dozen other men and women are imprisoned in connection with the crime. 580 Were Victims. Tukum, Courland, Russia, Jan. 5. Five hundred and eighty persons were killed or wounded during the recent re volt here. BASEBALL LEAGUE MEETS. At Annual Meeting All Cities In League Represented. By Associated Press. Savannah, Jan. 5. The annual meet ing of the South Atlantic Baseball League was held this afternoon. Repre sentatives from all cities in league were present. Charles W. Boyer, of Hagerstown, Maryland, will Drobablv be re-elected president. Lewis G. Wood, or uoiumDia, s. U., and H. H. Morris, of Augusta, are candidates for secre tary." The 1906 schedule provides for 120 games, season opening April 16th and closing September 3rd. The Sa vannah franchise is to be sold, to syn dicate headed by George Lechwald. STUDY" CROP ADAPTATION. Birds to be Used as Aid in Destroying Iioll Weevil. Washington, Jan.. 5. In order to in dicate the crops best adapted to cer tain areas of the biological survey of the department of agriculture is mark ing off the United States into natural life zones, and sub-divisions, so that it will be possible for "the farmer to se lect from the study of the methods and data to be furnished by the department of the crops best suited to his individ ual needs, saving many costly experi ments The survey has completed an interesting report of its work for the last year. In regard to the boll wee vil the report says: "Despite efforts to stay its ravages the boll weevil still continues a pest. The biological survey is making an ef fort to find out what species of birds prey upon the insect, with a view of careful protection of such species." Insisted on Seeing President and When Refused Went Into State of Nervous Collapse. Her Shrieks Heard Throughout the Building. By Associated Press. Washington, Jan. 5. Mrs. Minor Morris, who yesterday was rejected from the White House after insisting upon seeing the President, today is in a state of nervous collapse. In re sponse to inquiries, she sent word by a near friend that although she keenly felt the humilation. to which she had been subjected, she proposed to allow the matter to drop. Further informa tion was conveyed that her husband, Dr. Mortis, will reach here tomorrow from Ohio. A statement was made today by As sistant Secretary B. F. Barnes, of the White House, concerning the ejectment of Mrs. Minor Morris. The statement says Mrs. Morris' piercing shrieks were heard throughout the building and it became necessary in the inter est of order to have removed. " The statement further says there Is no truth' whatever in the statement made by the morning papers : that a negro laid hold of Mrs. Morris and assisted in carrying her. .$5 Was Forfeited. Mrs. Morris was charged in the po lice court today with disorderly con duct. She did not appear ; and the. $5 collateral which was put up for her at the house of detention was declared forfeited. IGNORE WASHINGTON. Foremost Nefro Educator Will No Be Invited t? Convention. Washngton, Jan. 5. Several negro clergymen of Washington called at the White House yesterday morning to inform the President that a large con vention of negroes from all parts of the country is to be held in tnis city on January 24 for the purpose of dis cussing the suffrage question. They expect that at least 300 delegates will be present. The delegates will represent the more radical element of their race, and it is believed that Booker T. Washington, their foremost educator, will not even be invited to come to the meeting. The ministers who called at the White House, but who failed to see the President, declare that it is the purpose of the convention tp demand an expression of some kind from Con gress on the negro suffrage question. AN AFFABLE ROBBER. Nice Appearing Young Man Steals While Applying For Room. Washington, Pan! 5. A well dress ed young man went to- the home of Mrs. B. R. Earp, 14 Delaware avenue, northeast, early yesterday morning, to rent a room and while being shown the various apartments in the house by Mrs. Earp, he stole a gold watch and chain valued at $60 from a bureau in one room and Mrs. Erb's pocket book containing about $6, from a bu reau in another room. "He was such a nice appearing young man, I would not have suspect ed him." said the victim, when she reported her loss to th epolice later. She furnised a description of the thief, and says she will be able to identify him if he is caught. H 0 U S EDESTR 0 YE D The Entire Plant of 4 C's Com pany Threatened by Blaze Which Started in Main Gas Building This Afternoon. Gas Tanks in Danger. The main gas building of the 4 C's Company, at Dilworth, caught fire and was totally destroyed by the "flames this afternoon at 3 o'clock. A message was telephoned to the fire companies and -;'r a short while the chemical and hose wagon and hook and ladder truck were on the scene. The gas building is nearly a half mile from the nearest city hydrant and water connection could not be secured in time to save any of the building. The. pressure of the Dilworth water plant was insufficient to even attempt to extinguish the flames, the pressure not being enough to throw a stream as high as the second story of the build ing. The firemen were compelled to stand by and see the angry flames devour the handsome new building and the magnificent gas fixtures that manu facture the entire amount of gas con sumed by the city. They were perfectly helpless to turn a hand. The building and entire contents, valued approxi mately at $20,000 or $25,000 went up in the flames. Mr. E. D. Latta the president of the 4 Co's company, was early at the scene. He stated to a News man that he could not even make an estimate as to the total amount of damage. The building and machinery was insured but noth ing like the real vaitie. It is given out that Charlotte con sumers of sas will be in, the dark for an indefinite length of time as the sup ply, of gas now on hand will not last longer than one night. It may be days and even weeks before - gas may be manufactured. A tenement house owned by the Charlotte Trouser Co.. caught on fire and a larse hole was burned in the roof. The blaze was put out before much damage was done. WITNESS IS : GUARDED. Hiller Is Under Close Surveillance of Police Officer. By Associated Press. New Haven,, Conn., Jan. 5 Closely guarded by a police officer, A. Maxcy Hiller, the most important witness in the case in the murder of his brother-in-law, ! Charles A. Edwards, of New York, is spending the day at his resi dence on Temple street. He may be under close surveillance for a number of days if there is any significance in the statements of Coroner Mix, made at noon that he expected to detain Mr. Hiller Mmuch longer than 24 hours." The inquest does not appear to be any where near complete. Goes to Face Czar's Wrath. London, Jan. 5. The Copenhagen correspondent of the Standard says that Prince Peter Kuropatkin, the Russian Socialist leader, ' who has liv ed in England for a long ? time, has written to his friend Prof, Brandes, in forming him that he and Ms daughter are about to return to Rusia, wrom which country he fled in 1876 after escaping from a ' military hospital. - He says he believes that ; Rusia needs him and he says he is therefore rioermined' to defy all danfers and re- ' turn, - ; .LiifcjM'l lillHi? DLWORTR as TRE COURT MARTIAL LASTLIG TIE Trial of P. B. Marzani, Charged With Hazing Roberts is Begun. Six Specifications in Charge. Roberts Alleged Sufferer in Fosters Case. No Other- Charges Against Mid shipmen filed, but Academy Authorities State Court Will be Furnished With New Ones as Fast as Needed. By Associated Press- Annapolis, Jan. 5. The trial of Mid shipman Petterson B. Marzoni, of Pensacola, a member of the First class, on the charge of hazing Midshipman Roberts of Joliet, Ills., a member of the Fourth class, has begun. The charge is supported by six speci fications. Roberts was also alleged to be the sufferer in the incidents upon which are based all four of the specifications in the Foster's case, the trial of which was completed yesterday. Marzoni is being defended by George H. Mann, an attorney of New York city, who was a member of the class of '95. No charge against any other Mid shipman has been filed but the acade my authorities state that the court will be kept supplied with charges at the termination of each case for an indefinate period. The Specifications. The first specification alleges the hazing of Roberts by compelling him to perform "No. 16." the second and third specifications allege Marzoni hazed Fourth Classman Benjamin W. Tyre, of Atlanta by compelling him to bring the accused's breakfast on different oc casions. The last three charges are in con: neetion with the alleged hazing of Mid shipman Albert C. Bryant, of Canton Bend, Alabama, a Fourth Classman. They allege that Marzoni . compelled him to bring him his breakfast, to stand on his head 20 times and to per form "No. 16" 0 times. Trial Delayed. At the request of the defense, the trial was delayed until the opening of court tomorrow. AGED BRIDES AND GROOMS. Eighty Mated to Sixty-seven and Sev venty to Fifty-nine. Wilkesbarre, Pa., Jan. 5 Two grooms, whose ages aggregate 150 years, and two brides, whose aggre gate ages are 126 years, were married yesterday and today. Jerome B. KeHey, of Avoy, Wayne county, who is eighty years and Mrs. Annie Hamill, of Dunmore, who is sixty-seven years, were married today, and yesterday seventy-year-old Benja min Smith and fifty-nine-year-old ' Re becca Hancock, of New Albany, Pa., were married. TARIFF BILL OP Representative Champ Clark of Mississippi Opens Discussion Williams to Make Short Speechf G'ark Stated Position ot Demo crats on Bill. Bv Associated Press. Washington, Jan. 5. The debate on the Phillippine Tariff Bill was contin ued in the House. Clark (Missouri), opened the discussion with a general speech devoted particularly to the German tariff situation. He prefaced this with a brief reference to the bill under consideration. Stating the Dem ocratic position on the bill, he said his party would vote for it because the Democratic subtitute for absolute free trade had not been supported by the Republicans. Washington, Jan. 5. Representative John Sharp Williams, the minority leader in the . House, . has returned from Mississippi, where he was called by the serious illness of his daughter, who is much improved. In Mr. Wil liams' absence, . Representative Champ Clark, of Missouri, took his place as the floor leader for the Democrats and he is to be the chief speaker for the minority on the Philippine Tariff bill. Williams had intended to make a general tariff : speech, bue . he said he has had no time to nreoare it and will not enter into a lengthy tariff dfscuss- ion at this time. NEWS FROM THE DEWEY, Potomac Brings' News From the Dewty Is 10O Miles Off Bermuda. By "Associated Press. Hamilton. Bermuda, Jan. 5. The United States tug boat Potomac, one. of the convoys of the floating drydock Pewev. arrived for coal and provisions. The Potomac reports having' left the Dewey about 100 miles on! . Bermuda. The Dewey will pass here tomorrow, i MAXTON NEWS NOTES. Breezy Items About People in Thriving Town. Suecial to The News. Maxton, N. C, Jan. 5. Mess rs. Fiank McLean and J. A. Shaw, Jr., left Tuesday night for Chapel Hill. Mr. McLean is an instructor at the Univer sity and Mr. Shaw expects to study law. - Miss Pearl Morrison, of McCall... S C, who has been visiting the Misses McNair, returned to her home last night. Miss Margaret Barnes and her guest, Miss Walker, who have been spending the holidays here, returned to Greens boro last night. The following young ladies have re turned ' to school, after spending the holidays here with their people: Miss Sallie L. McKinnon, to Mary Baldwin Seminary, in Virginia; Misses C. B. McNair, Emma B. -McRae and her guest, Miss Clay, to the Southern Presbyterian College, at Red Springs. Messrs. A. J. McKinnon, W. R. Mc Kay and Col. E. F. McRae came in this morning from Raleigh, where they have been attending the farmers' con vention. Mrs. A. D. McLean and young son, who have been visiting relatives here left for their home at Washington this morning. Dr. L. R. Kirkpatrick left last night for Camden, S C, where he is one of the attendants at the marriage of his friend, Rev. P. C. DuBose. Mr. D. S. Currie left yesterday for Charlotte to resume his studies in the North Carolina Medical College there. Important Business Change. There are to be some important changes in the management of the well known shoe firm of Berryhill & Bryan. It is rumored that Mr. Berryhill will dispose of some, if not all, of his in terest in the firm and that a stock com pany will be formed. It is understood that Mr. Beryliill will move to his farm and devote his entire attention to farming and dairy ing. CAR BUSINESS FOR YEAR. Railway Age Gives Statistics of Busi ness Done in Year. By Associated Press. Chicago, 111., , Jan. 5. The Railway Age prints the statistics of car and locomotive business showing in the 12 months just closed that the railways of the Country ordered 341,313 freight cars, 6,265 locomotives and 3,289 pas senger cars. Thos. Dixon Applied to Judge Pur nell for Injunction Restraining Coranie Runkle Theatiical Co.P From Presenting Southern Play Resembling Clansman. Special to The News. Raleigh, IM. U.. January 5. rne Counsel for Thomas Dixon, Jr., pro cured from Judge Purnell in the Fed eral Court here today an injunction against the Corenie Runkle Theatrical Company enjoining them from again presenting on the stage the revis ion of "The Clansman," which they played in Raleigh a week ago. The Runkles claim that their play was writ ten by a man Britton, who was with the company and has no connection with Dixon's "Clansman." The in junction is returnable in ten days for the hearing. Governor Glenn says that from his study of the report of the State Board of Charitites which has stirred up the charges of improper association of white and colored convicts of county camps he finds that there are fifteen or sixteen counties requiring investi gation, which he will immediately make Alamance, Buncombe, Cabar rus , Columbus, Davidson,' Durham, Forsythe, Guilford, Iredell, Mecklen burg, Randolph, Rowan, Swain, Union and Wayne. The Wake County Commissioners, in session today, passed an order that at all times separate quarters must be maintained for white and colored con victs, and white prisoners must be worked on the roads so as to inter mingle as little as possible with negro convicts. The Wake County Board of Educa tion find that the public school fund for -the county this year will be $47, 740, or $2.50 for each of the 19,056 children in the county of school age. Sheriff Page, of Wake county, settles State taxes for 1905, paying into the State Treasury $42,599. i Chairman J. W. Bailey, of the NOrth Carolina Anti-Saloon League, ' an nounces that he will issue an address to the people of the State very soon urging redoubled vigor in their work for temperance in view of the fact that this year the party primaries are to be held and members of the General As sembly chosen. The past year he says six temperance elections ' have been won and two lost. Most signi ficant is the fact that Elizabeth City and Goldsboro vote again for prohibi tion after two years' trial. One of the two lost was Asheville, where a dis pensary was defeated and saloons re licensed. The North Carolina Corporation Commission returned this morning from Goldsboro, where they went to hear the petition of citizens for a union passenger station to be; provided there by the Southern, the Atlantic Coast Line and the Atlantic and North Carolina Roads. " They report, that the whole matter was postponed for nmety days, when, it is understood, that the railroad companies will submit a pros osition as to the location of a union station. The difficulty is over the lo cation, the roads being willing to pro vide the union station if the question of location can be settled. FOR, Bf TOM DIXOH ISO ill KILLED OR WOUNDED IH FIGHT JANUARY THE 3RD The Commander of Morale's Forces, Demetrio Rodriguez, Lost his Life in the Battle. Oven 150 Were Killed or Wounded. " Morales' Forces Leave on Gun boat Inependendia for Monte Christi. General Jiminez to Compete for Presidoncy of Santo Domingo. Special to The News. Cape Hyati, Jan. 5. One hundred and fifty men were killed or wounded in the fighting January third when Demetrio Rodriguez, the Morales com mander, lost his life. . The remainder of Morale's followers embarked on the gunboat Indepen dencia, off Puerto Plata, after which the vessel sailed for Monte Christi. It is understood that General Jimi nez, the former president of Santo Domingo will, with the assistance of Morales, compete for the Presidency. A large part of the population of Northern Santo Domingo are said to favor Jiminez. Revolution Ended. Washington, Jan. 5. Cable advices received at the State Department from San Domingo announce that the revolution is practically ended; troops dispersing to this homes and the country is becoming quiet. Morales to Be Impeached. A proclamation has been issued an nouncing the decision of Congress to impeach the fugitive president, Gen eral Morales. - BONAPARTE'S TRIP. To Leave for Clia ,ston, S. C, Sail on ou Dolphin Reception to Be Ten dered. By Associated Press. Washington, Jan. 5. Plans have been completed, for Secreatry ' Bonaparte's trip to Charleston, S.' C. He will leave Baltimore on the Dolphin Sunday af-. ternoon, and'transfer to the United States ship Charleston at some con venient point in the Chesapeake Bay. It is expected that he will arrive at Charleston,'- 55.-.-G, about noon -Jan. 9. On that evening a reception will be ten dered to the Secretary and officers of the cruiser, 'a.nd'on the 10th the cere monies of presentation will take place and there will be a banquet in the eve nin. The Secretary will leave Charles ton probably on the morning of Jan uary 11th,. returning to Washington by rail. PERISHED IN FLAMES. Mechanic Near Glendale, Md., Bnrned to Death In His Home. Upper Marlboro, Jan. 5. Thomas Wickham, a mechanic, about fifty years of age, was burned to death during a fire which destroyed a small house-on the farm of Thomas McGruder, near Glenndale, this county, Saturady eve-" nine last, about 7:30 o'clock. All that was left of the victim's body was the trunk and a part of the head. Benjamin Cross, & justice of the peace at Seabrooke, summoned a jury, of inquest, with T.'Howard Duckett, asi foreman. The testimony of a young colored boy was to the effect that he had taken Wickham in a vehicle to the building some time before the fire broke out. He said Wickham was in toxicated at the time and took a quart bottle of whiskey in the house with him. The theory is that Wickham must have unRPt a lamn. which ignited his . clothing and set fire to the house. A lamp was found near tne spot wnuiu Wickham s body was iouna. tic icuvea three brothers. r . - J.'s."Bacne & Co' Cotton Letter. icr -vvrir Jan R TilverDOol advices today were decidedly conflicting. . One usually good judge oi speculative "" ket. conditions stated that Mr. Schiit s nras rrvatintr n bearish senti ment and the feeling of distrust was growing regarding the aDiiity oi ui South to continue holding. Another frnm rn in touch with the spinners does not expect any decline because the traae aemanu i ononsrh to sustain prices at the present leveL. . . . , We think that the demana ior me Ri tual will show a decided improvement when the future market gets a little higher, judging from the advices re i frnm EhirTiprs in the South ana also brokers selling to the mills. TWO SUITS AGAINST STANDARD OIL CO, William Rockefeller, Nephew -to John D. was Witness in Two Suits Brought by State of Mis souri Aginst Standard Oil Co, and Other Companies. By Associated Press. New York, Jan. 5. William G. Rockefeller, nephew to John D. Rocke feller, president of the Standard Oil Company, was ; one , of the witnesses who attended the hearing before Fred erick W Sanborn, the special commis sioner appointed by Gov. Folk, of Mis souri, to take evidence in the two suits brought by Missouri against the Standard Oil Company and companies alleged to be allied with it. It is alleged by the prosecution that these corporations are federated for the purpose of preventing competition and .of controlling prices in the viola tion' of the Missouri anti Trust laws. i if-