THE V II W UN II, N 1 TH ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWSPAPER IN CHARLOTTE VOL. XXXV NO. C ?3 CHARLOTTE, N C, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 9. 1906. PRICE: 3 CENTS mqr a "oti NEW S. HAL BANKS HOLD MEETINGS, ELECT OFFICERS Mr. R. M. Miller, Sr., fir 30 Years a Director of the Commercial National Bank, Resigned. Mr. ' R. M. Miller, Jr., 1S Elected toi""' T,, cashier; Franc H. Take His Place. Board of Directors of First Na tional is Increased to Ten. Col. W. B. Rodman, and Messrs. T: W. Wade and C. A. Williams Elected To-day. Charlotte's four national banks held cir annual meetings this morning ' jl with one single exception, officers ? to elected for the ensuing year. j It is a fact worthy of special men-1 turn that the banks have had the most prosperous year in their history. In j u:ct. it is generally admitted that 1903, j v. ;;.s the greatest year for successful j h.nkir.g since the civil conflict. j The meetings at all the four national ! kinks were called to order at 11:30 I t 'clock and the business was quickly j dispatched. j At Commercial National.' Mr. W. R. Robertson presided at the nd Capt G ;r W i Holt, president, submitted his report, r showed that the Commercial's business during 1905. was the largest and best in the history of the institu tion. Col. W. E. Holt, the president, road the following letter which was ; '.(klressed to him: Dear Sir: On account of my health being such that I cannot well attend to the duties that the position requires and demands, I beg. therefore to tender herewith my resignation as a member cf your board o: directors. Having been associated with the j l ank since its organization over 30 oars ago, having been one cf its char-1 ter members and having also seen it grow from a small institution to the st longest bank in the State; in resign ing my official position with it, I can but express a feeling of pride and satis faction at the great results accomp lished. In my retirement, I beg to assure tu ui:i i will euuLinuu iu wissii iui u - Associated Pres the sreatest success and prosperity. ! Savannah Jan. d! After four years . , , , , I, at-1 ! spent in exile, as fugitives from law, The stockholders accepted Mr. Mil-j . . d. Greene and John F. Gay ler s. Dr. George W. Graham, and J , ... . u tti Messrs. D. H. Anderson and. C. W. Johnston were constituted a commit tee to draft suitable resolutions, ex pressing the regret of the officials of the bank; also their appreciation of Mr. Miller's long and faithful services as a director of the institution. The following directors were then unanimously re-elected: W. E. Holt, R. A. Dunn, C. W. Johnston, Francis S Coxe. E. C. Holt.. H. C. Eccles, L. Banks Holt, R. L. Gibbon and D. H. Anderson. Mr. R. M. Miller, Jr., was unanimously elected to succeed his father, Mr. R. M. Miller, Sr. At a subsequent meeting of the 1 hoard of directors the following offi cers were electel: Col. W. E. Holt, president: R. A. Dunn, vice president; A. G. Brenizer, cashier; Albert T. Sum- j ney, teller:' Archiabald Graham, Jr., ! individual bookkeeper; Clarence G. ! Wearn "nd Herbert L. Davis - book-! keener and Fred Nash, Jr., chief of the ; coilocacn department At e"mSW tteF.lder. Wilson, was ;6e"4 SattedS show"! I Indica-tinTon face aT 1905 i the most nrosnerous year in the his-! torv of the institution. i Following the adoption of the presi-, (Icmt's report the board of directors was! elected. There is only one change, Mr John H. McAden, succeeds Judge Arm! st.';.il Burwell. The board as elected iollows: Geo. E. Wilson, John B. Ross, Joseph H. Wearn, W. H. Belk and J. H. McAden. The board of directors then held a meeting and elected the fol lowing officers: Geo. E. Wilson, presi dent; John B. Ross, vice president; W. C. Wilkinson, cashier; H. W. Wilson, teller; J. H. McAden and J. W. Simp son, bookkeepers and J. C. McDonald, J. M. Long and Miss Fan Andrews, clerks. At First National. At the meeting of the stockholders oi the First . National bank this morn ins it was decided to increase the number of directors to ten, instead oi seven, as formerlv. Col. W. B. Rod ttian, Mr. T. W. Wade and Mr. Charles A. Williams were added. The board now consists of P. M. Brown.. Geo. W. Uryan, J. C. Burroughs, Frank Gilrcath, S. Myers, H. M. McAden, F. B. Mc Dowell, W. B. Rodman, T. W. Wade and Charles A. Williams. The report of President Gilreath was veurt Hnd adopted. It showed that the past year had boon one of unusual prosperity and that the business of this institution was the largest in its his tory. Along this line, one of the officials of the institution stated that he antici pated a much larger business during the coming year. Charlotte's unusual 1 rosperous condition leads this gentle m to believe and expect that 190G will be v. record breaker. The officers of the First National will not be elected until tomorrow morning a : HO o'clock. At Charlotte National. At the Charlotte National bank the S, ckholders meetiD was called to r at 11:30 o'clock. Mr. B. D. Heath selected as chairman and Mr. W Ii: Twitty, secretary. . " I The resort of President B. D. Heath '.was read and adonted. The report shows that the bank has passed I through a most successful year, in fact ; the most successful in its history. The following board of directors was unan imously re-elected: Dr. Ii. J. Brevard I ,P- Heath, R. H. Jordan, Vinton Lid- j dell, H. N. Pharr, Dr. J. p. Robertson, ! c- Valaer Charles LoVS6"1 -cf the board of directors the following offi- w;e ?te: ,B- ? Heath, presi- dent, Dr. J. F. Robertson, vice presi- Jones, teller. The same clerical force is retained. ! The Charlotte Trust Company, Char I lotte's youngest bank, held a meeting i this afternoon. ! No action had been taken when j The News went to press. ! The Southern Real Estate Loan and ' Trust Company will hold their meet- ! ing to morrow morning. ! A meeting of the stookhnldprs nf tho iSouthern States' Trust Company was held this afternoon. At the time The ; ews vent to press the details of the ; meeting were not obtainable. . RUBENSTEIN COMING. Noted Russian Pianist to Come in Feb- ruary. Rubehstein, the great Russian pian ist, is coming to Charlotte during the month of February. Mr. Richardson, Charlotte's well known musician, has assumed the uecessary guarantee for the appear ance of this world renowned musician in Charlotte. . --.?oa music lovers m tnis Clty an(i m fact in tills It is useless to r.dd that all music entire section will be intensely inter ested in this announcement. The date of the noted pianist has not been definitely settled. This will be announced later, also additional de tails. FUGITIVES MUST FACE CHARGES f . . r i . tiayn or and breen who tor Almost Four Years Have Evaded Justica Must at Last Face Charges. Outline of Procedure in Trial of Famous Case. nor appeared this morning in the Fed eral court for the Southern district of Georgia, before Judge Emory Speere, to answer several indictments charg ing them with conspiracy to defraud the Government, with embezzlement and with receiving money known to have been embezzled from the United States. The attendarce was large. Peter W. Meldridge appeared ns the leading counsel for the defense and Osborne : and Lawrence as asociate council. ! For the Government appeared Spe j cial United States Attorney-General Marion Erwiu, assisted by Samuel B. Adams and General Thomas F. Barr, U. S. A. retired ana formerly Judge Advocate General, whom Erwin intro duced to the court ?.s assigned by the Attorney-General to assist in the pros ecution. Shortly after the convening of court, Mr. Erwin announced that at this time Vg, MnTcay aorV; n. al.usion to the indict- brother, ot John P. Michael, A Connel- nd flin M Carter, none of whom were m the city, Procedure of Case Mr. Erwin outlined the method of the proceedure he f.1"0?!? trial of the eases. He will ask to de fendants to plead to the several indict ments against them, it being then his purpose to consolidate all charges and try the accused upon a combination. A plea in abatement was read by Col. Meldrim holding that the court was without jurisdiction because the charge of conspiracy, upon which the first bill of indictment had been found, was not an extraditable offence under the treaty obtaining with Canada. He ask ed to discharge the defendants from custody. Mr. Erwin replied he would require time in which to formulate his answer to plea. He stated that pleas in abate ment had also been filed last Novem ber, which were not based upon the charge cf conspiracy, but upon charges of embezzlement and of receiving money of the United States that the defendants knew to have been embez zled. He was granted a recess of two hours in which to prepare answers. SCHOONER WENT ASHORE. Was Near Little Island Life-Saving Station Crew Refuse to Go Ashore. By Associated Press. . Cane Henrv. Va., Jan. 9 The schooner Fannie Palmer went ashore three-quarters of a mile north of Little Island life-saving station at 4 o cioch. this morning. The vessel is lying near the beach and pounding heavily. One man was landed in a breeches buoy xirith o moc5nrcK tn the owners. The others of the crew refused to land. Nphm Assaulter! Mr. Deaton. Alpcir Sloan, colored, was arrested this afternoon charged with an assault on Mr. A. N. Deaton at Wadsworths stables. The weapon' used was a stick. SEVERAL LARGE CQ'Sr WERE CHARTERED TO-DIPY SECT Three Companies Chartered with I n : i a i n i a i Large capitals. Annual IVleet- j ing of N. C. Grand Lodge of Masons to Convene. Plan4to Elect Handsome Temp Rodgers and Sorrell Complete Sentence. Inducement for Ne gro Families to Immigrate to Mississippi. Effort Made to get Foreigners to Settle in N. C. Special to The News. Rnloip-h "NT fl Tan ft Tlio Virmlr nf Pender was chartered to do a commer-j cial and savings business at Burgaw, Pender county, at a capital of $25,000, authorized, $10,000 subscription, by A. B. Groom, Jr.. and others. Sowers Distilling Comnany at Milton, j tmnnn ! Caswell county, at a capital cf ?10,000, J. W. Sowers being the principal incor-! poratdr. The Storage Supply Company of! Asheville was also chartered at a i capital of $20,000 by M. F. Hoffman, A.l W. Faulkner and others for the pur-! pose of the establishment of a cold storage plant. j The North Carolina Grand Lodge of Masons convenes in its 119th annual session tonight. The most notable business committee on building the Grand Lodge Temple here met this afternoon and adopted a report to the effect that they have adopted plans for a fire-proof building to cost $129,000, one that will be a monument to Mas onry generations to come, and to ask that the Grand Lodge confirm the award of contract and authorize the committee to proceed with the work of erection. Also that the subscription of the Grand Lodge be increased from $10,000 to $25,000 in the capital stock. The committee reports that they paid during the year $30,000 for the Raleigh Savings Bank property on Fayetteville street, the site for the Temple being now fully paid for. That with the additional subscrip tion of $15,000 by the Grand Lodge and assests in hand there will still be nedded $35,000 additional, and the com mittee believes that with the proper effort this amount can be raised among the Masons of North Carolina. A special venire of jurors to try R. H. Lilliston and Harry Clark on the charge of the murder of Charles G. Smith in the union depot here Friday of the State Fair week, was drawn in Wake Court this, morning. The trial was set for Friday. The murdered man was from Petersburg. All three were fakirs. Ex Sheriff J. Rowan Rogers and J. P. Sorrell today completed the service of theis sentence of six months in jail as punishment for their crime of embracery and tampering with men summoned to serve on the jury that would try the famous damage suit of Gattis vs. Kilgo, in the county last summer. It will be remembered that they went to see several of the pros pective iurvmen in the interest of President John C. Kilgo and B- N. Duke, the defendants and assured them that they would be rewarded for standing by them. The most rigid in vestigation, however, revealed no con nection whatever between the two men and the defendant Kilgo and Duke. Rogers r.nd Sorrel have both flesh ened up considerably during their im prisonment. T. G. James is here from Sharkey, THE LEGISLATURE OFS.UJWEIES Gov. Hey ward's Message Treats of His Efforts to Suppiess Law- lessness. principal Business of Body Will be Consideration of the Dispensary Law. By Associated Press. Columbia, Jan. 9. The General Assembly convened todar. Governor Heyward's message treated among other things of the efforts he has made to surpress lawlessness. The principal business to be trans acted at this session will be the con sideration of the dispensary law, which has been, repudiated by nearly half the counties in the State. JUDGE PAYNTED ELECTED. Kentucky Legislature Elects U. S. Ser.ator. Frankfort. Ky., Jan. 9. The two branches of the Generally Asembly, separately, voted to elect Judge T. H. Paynter as U. S. Senator to succeed Hon. J. C. S. Blackburn. C. T .RITCHIE DEAD. Former Chancellor of Dead. Exchequer Is By Associated Press. "London, Jan. 9. Charles T. Ritchie, first Baron llitchie, former Chancellor of the Exchequer died: at Biarritz, France, from paralysis. Miss., for the purpose of inducing 50 ' negro families to emmigrate, with him j to Mississippi and become farm hands and tenants He has taken out the ! State license c? $100 and the Wake I county license of an aditional ?100, in! accordance withthe act of the last Legislature. Although he has devoted only. Monday and today to the work, he reports that he has already secur ed a number of families. He says he will locate all 5J families on hJs own lands and he guarantees to provide for them work at one dollar per day when they are not engaged in . u: i n i - uneii wuys. ms lituus, ne says, are in the Mississippi bottoms, outside of the overflow district. Mr. James bears a striking likness to William Jennings Bryan. He is president of the Peoples Bank of Sumner, S. C-, and brought with him letters of introduction to a number of the foremost citizens of the city. He will "be in Raleigh a week and says he will not visit any other county in the State in search of laborers. Secretary of State has received a letter from Edgar L. Zerkle, to the effect that he has for 40 years had in his possession a pistol case bearing the name, A. C. Dam, Co. H. First North Carolina Cavelrv. He is anxious to locate some cf the people of the owner. It was picked up on one of the battlefields of the valley of Virginia. The North Carolina Department of State has set on foot an effect to in duc some of the idie laboring element of England and Scotland to locate in North Carolina as farm laborers and tenants. Secretary of State J. Bryan, Grimes is in correspondence with immi gration agent Ndrth, who is on the ev f departure for England to undertake the work of lnclucina: immigration tn nducing immigration to several States, he will represent, and he is anxious to induce North Caro lina in his list, charging per capita for immigrants located to be paid by the State of by the land owners where they are settled. SAYS NAMES WERE FORGED. Says Names of Firm Were Forged to Certificates. By Associated Press. Pittsburg, Pa., Jan. 9. Concerning the counterfeit stock certificates of the Norfolk and Western Railroad, and the report that 100 ; shares of worthless stock bearing the names of "Thomas H. Harris" and "E. L. Green," and the guarantee of Henry Sproul & Co., brokers of this city, had come to the surface in New York, Henry Sproul emphatically states that, the signatures of his firm has been forged. "No legitimate brokerage house would act as guarantee for a stock certificate unless tendered by a reputa ble broker," said Mr. Sproul. "Harris and Green are unknown to me, either as brokers or traders. It was neces sary, of course, that the certificate bear guarantee of some firm who was a member of the New York Stock Ex change in order to make good delivery of stock in New York, and for this rea son, I presume, our name was used. Norfolk and Western stock pays a quarterly dividend of one per cent.. which was payable January 1, and I suppose that it was for the purpose of securing a dividend that the broker who last had the stock presented it to the I rust Company." WAS "SILEKT" WISE MAN." Henry Uogrers Declined to Answer Cer tain QiieMioBS HeprsirdinK His Con- nection "With Companies. By Associated Press. New . York, Jan. 9. Henry H. Rogers, vice president of the Standard Oil Com pany of New Jersey, continued his tes timony at the hearing- in connection with the State of Missouri's suit against the alleged oil trust. When aslted if he was connected with the Standard Oil Company of Indiana, when it succeeded to the business of the Standard Oil Company of Kentucky he declined to answer. He also refused to answer questions as to whether he was connected with the Consolidate Tank Company or held stock in the Waters Pierce Oil Company, of Missouri. Concede to Printers. By Associated Press. New York, Jan. 9. Out of 247 houses in this city 210 have signed the eight hour day and closed shop with the printers, according to a statement is sued by President McCormick of Typo graphical Union No. 6. SUNS PRESENTS HISIIESOLUTION Asks President to Send to Sen ate Names of Canal Officials With Salaries Exceeding $3000, Will Call Resolution To-rnor-row. Other Legislative Matters. Washington, Jan. 9. Mr. Simmons presented to the Senate resolutions asking the President to send to that body the names of all officers, agents and other employes of the Panama Canal Commission, whose salaries are more than $3,000, giving the amount paid to each. Gave notice he would call resolution up tomorrow. Will investigate. All matters relating to the Panama Canal, government of the Canal Zone and the management of the Panama railroad will he investigated by the Senate Committee on Interocsanic Canals. This -was decided today at the first meeting of the committee.' The inves tigation will begin Tuesday next, al though there may be a special meeting in the interim to take up the nomina tions of the "canal commissioners. The bill presented yesterday by Sen ator' Morgan providing for the regu lation of rarroad rates was called up by that Senator for the purpose of making a speech on it. He expressed the opinion that his bill was all that Vas necessary to correct the abuses in the railroad business of the country. FOURTEEN PERISH III LANDSLIDE IN I. y.lAST NIGHT Landslide at Haverstraw Last Night in Which Fourteen Per sons are Thought to Have Lost Their Lives. No Bodies Have Been Recovered. Several Tenement Houses are Car ried Down in the Catastrophe Into Great Clay Pit. Large Force of Men Busy Searching for 3odies. By Associated Pres. Haverstraw, N. Y., Jan. 9. At least 14 persons are believed to have perish ed in "a landslide which carried several tenement houses down in a clay pit here last night. Up to 9 o'clock this morning none of the bodies have been recovered, and it is believed that all the missing are ' dead. A large force of men was kept busy at work in search for'the bodies. Seven Houses Went Down. Undermined by the shifting clay that had been softened by yesterday's snow fall, several homes with their three score sleeping occupants, toppled over the brink of the pit and crumbled to pieces. The houses which were of wood were set afire from the over turned stovej and the debris was soon a mass of flames. Some 50 or more tenants escaped with more or less serious injuries. The landslide occurred on Rutland street, in the east end of the town, where two blocks of houses are sup posed to have been undermined by workmen digging clay for brick mak ing. The catastrophe occurred with out warning and wfrile the victims were asleep. Seven houses went down in the crash. They had stood on the brink of the pit a 100 feet deep, and wen the clay gave way they were car ried to the pit's bottom. The landslide broke the water mains, shutting off the supply of water and greatly impeding the work of rescue. The flames spread to other buildings and but for the timely arrival ot hun dreds of volunteer fire fighters the fire might have wiped out the town. The landslide came gradually at first. The ground, weakened by rain and snow, showed crevices near the edge of the street late in the afternoon and in the evening portions of the bank began to give way. The street was not thickly populated, for most of the former dwellers had left on account of a fear of just what happened. Many residents left their houses ear ly in the evening before the final crash came. The bank caved from 20 to 60 feet within at the top, and- for a dis tance of two blocks from Division to Jefferson streets, lengthwise. A por tion of the south side of Division street likewise fell. Later is was estimated that 20 or more persons were dead. COASTS SWKPT MY GALE. X. C. ami Va. Coasts Svrept hy Severe Gale Great Velocity of Wind. By Associated Press. Norfolk, Va., Jan. 9. The Virginia and North Carolina coasts were sweft by a "severe gale last night, the wind reaching a velocity of 42 miles at Cape Hatteras and 40 miles at Virginia Capes. The temperature here last night dropped 34 degrees. The combined bat tleship and cruiser squadrons were at anchor at Hampton Tioads during the gale. They rode through the storm in safety. 9.721.173 RALES ARE GINNED UP TO JAN. I Bulletin Issued by the Census Bureau Give Number of Bales Ginned to January 1, as 9,721, -173, Counting Round as Half Bales. By Associated Press. Washington, Jan. 9 According to the bulletin issued by the Census Bu reau, 3,721,173 bales of cotton were ginned to January 1. 1906, counting round as half bales and excluding lint ers. The number of round bales includ ed is 263,424; Sea Island bales, 98,839. There was ro report for "the corres ponding period of last year and com parative statistics are not available. CREW RESCUED. Reported That Crew of 11 On Fannie Palmer Were Rescued. Cv Associated Press. "Norfolk, Va., Jan. 9. A message from the coast this afternoon said: "Captain Nash and the entire crew of 11 men on the stranded schooner Fan nie Palmer have been safely res cued." - Business Change. W. B. Puckett has bought the inter est of his partner, R. C. White, in the restaurant and fish market at No. 221 West Trade street. Mr. Puckett will continue the business along the lines that have made it one of the. most pop ular establishments of the town. THE GINNERS REPORT. Considerable Excitement Cn the Local Exchange. Vae floor of the cotton exchange on East Trade street this afternoon was a scene of considerable excitement. The cause was the report of the Na tional Ginners Association which came in promptly at 2 o'clock. During the day the cotton market eased off considerable. March cotton sold as low at 11.34 and at the time for the report to be issued the price was 11:39. As soon as the ticker announced the figures 9,721,000 the market bound ed up about 25 points. March was soon selling around 11.65 and it was about at these figures when the hour for clos ing arrived. The Charlotte operators were a little confused as to what the report would be. Some expected it would be in favor of the "bear" side, while others thought just as strongly that it would favor the "bull." There was general re joicing among the "bulls" when the exact figures were announced. It is generally conceded that the re port of today indicates a higher market. It is also assumed that the crop will be about ten million bales. LAWSON MAY TESTIFY. Attorney General Hadley Says Lawson Will Be Invited to Testify. . By Associated Press. New York, Jan. 9. Attorney General Hadley, of Missouri, who is conducting the hearing in connection with the suits brought against the so-called Oil Trust bj Missouri, said Thomas W. Lawson, of Boston, will be invited to testify. The officers and teachers of the Second Presbyterian church Sunday school are invited to attend a special meeting in the church parlor at 4 o'clock Friday afternoon. The meeting will be of interest to all and all mem bers are urged to attend. DAMAGE BY FIRE TO Fire Started From Spoutaneous Combustion and Caused Loss of Between $125,000 and $150, 000, to Owners ot Big ' Brick Warehouses in Boston. By Associated Pres. Boston, Mass.. Jan. 9. A fire in a group of five six-story brick ware houses, owned by the Factory Build ings Trust 'at the corner of Worm wood and A. streets in South Boston, caused the loss of between $125,000 and $150,000. The fire started from spontaneous combustion in the rooms of the Railway Supply and Manufactu ring Company . BIG. FIRE AT DALLAS. Loss Was $50,000. Clerk Suffocated and Two Men Seriously Injured... By Associated Pres.' Dallas, Texas, Jan. 9. Fire partly destroyed the Knepfley building, a three story brick structure located in the center of the business district. The loss is $50,000. B. F. Filipson, the clerk, 20 years old, an occupant of the third floor, suffocated and J. R. Miner and K. F. Radley, printers, were injured in jumping from the third floor. The loss was covered by insurance. COURT ADJOURNED. Material Witnesses Sick Judge Boyd Ordered Adjournment Until Tues day. Special to The News. Greensboro, Jan. 9. Upon affidavits in the Samuel case in the Federal court by the defendant that the mater ial witnesses were sick. Judge Boyd ordered an adjournment Qf this spe cial term until Tuesday, January 16th, and the court recessed at one o'clock until next Tuesday. J, PHILIPPINE TARIFF BILL. Mr Banynge Opened Discussion Op posed To the Bill. By Associated Press. Washington, Jan. 9. The debate on the Philippine tariff bill was continued in the House today. The discussion was opened by Mr. Banynge, of Color ado, who opposed the" bill in the in terest of the beet sugar industry. BEING CONSIDERED. Various Questions Regarding Work and Pay. By Associated Press. Knoxville, Tenn., Jan. 9. The rates of pay, work day hours, and rules and regulations governing the organization, are questions today before - the joint protective board rf Brotherhood of Railway Carmen of America of South ern Railway Car Department in session here. It is understood that the organ ization will ask for shorter hours and the entire board will go to Washington about March 1st to formally present their request. Cotton Receipts. The receipts of cotton at the city platform today amounted to 7 bales and the best price was II For the same day last year, the receipts amounted to 2 bales and the best price was 7 cents. ' ' Expires on the Street. Norfolk; Vav Jan. 9. James Wilkes, sixty years of age, a tailor, died on the street suddenly today from asthma. He has ho relatives here, and it was diffi cult to identify him except from papers in his pocket. BIG WAREHOUSES FIRST TRIAL UNDER 1903 Midshipman Stephen Decatur, Jr., of New Hampshire Acquitted of One Chargp, is the First De fendant Before Court --Martial Under New Law. The Charge is "Encouraging or Conutenancing Hazing," John Paul Miller of Kentucky. Will be the Next Cadet to Face the Court Martial. By Associated Press. Annapolis, Md., Jan. 9. The first court-martial of a midshipman under the act of 1905, providing for dismissal for "encouraging or countenancing hazing," began today, Midshipman Stephen Decatur, Jr., of Portmouth, N. H., being n trial. . The charge is supported by one specification, that Decatur countenanced the hazing of Fourth Classman Gaylord Church, of Meadville, Pa. There is also a charge of hazing un der the act of 1874, under which there are two specifications. No courts-martial have been called under the latter act previous to this because it was be lieved that the Superintendent of the Naval Academy had powers of sum mary dismissal under it. The recent opinion of the Attorney General holds that such power can only be exercised after conviction before, a court-martial. Decatur has already Undergone one trial for hazing and been acquitted. Miller Next. The next midshipman to be tried is John Paul Miller, of. Lancaster, Ky.f also a member of the first class. There are charges under both acts against him, each supported by four specifica tions. Among the midshipmen of the fourth class whom it is alleged that Midshipman Miller hazed is Henry G. Cooper, Jr., of Oxford, N. C, who was stricken with paralysis in the class room about a month ago and whose previous hazing was rumored at the time, but denied by him. Double Jeopardy. Decatur pleaded "not guilty" to the first charge. Regarding the second charge the counsel submitted the plea that the accused is put in double jeop ardy by being twice tried for the same offense, Decatur having already been acquitted of hazing Church in practi cally the same manner as alleged in the specification. The court adjuorned in order to allow Judge. Advocate Har rison to examine the question involved. LOVIXG CUP FOR M'CAM,. Nine Hundred Clerk Will Eaeh Con- ' tt-nmte Ten to Fifty Cent . New York, Jan. 9. Nearly 900 clerks of the New York Life Insurance Com pany are to give a loving cup to ex President John A. McCall. Only the clerks will be allowed to contribute to the cost of the cup. No officer of the company will bo asked or allowed to put in a penny, and the con tributions of the clerks will not ex ceed fifty cents in any case. They will range from 10 cents to 50 cents, and it is expected to raise about $400. It has been reported that Mr. McCall is going into the real estate business, now that he is out of the ' New York Life. But it is said at his former office that nothing is known there of his in tention. It has also been reported that he was going to make an extended trip to Europe. John C. McCall, when ask ed about the latter report said: "There is absolutely no truth in it." , LABOR TICKET IN ALABAMA. To Contest For All State and County Offices. Birmingham, Ala.,, Jan. 9. United Labor league of Alabama at a meet ing here today decided to put on a labor ticket for all State and county offices at the election this year. The league, is made up of representatives from every labor union in Alabama, and this is the first effort of that organization to enter into State poli tics. " . THE OLDEST NEGRO WOMAN. Died in Pennsylvania at the Age of 135 Years. Philadelphia, Pa.; Jan. 9 Mary Mc Donald, a negress who claimed to be 135 years old; is dead at the Home for Aged and Infirm Colored Persons in this city. She claims to have been born Nov. 14. 1770. In a settlement known as Frogtown,, near Valley Forge, Pa. She often told of the scenes in Washington's camp at Valley Forge. - French Sennlorw Hetnrned. Paris, Jan. 9. The triennial election of on-third of the membership of the Senate has resulted in the return of most of the former senators. . The sup porters of the government in many in stances received increased majorities. M. Fallieres, president of the Senate, and M. .Bourgeoise, former premier, both of whom are mentioned in con nection with the presidency of the re public, were re-elected as also was Senator Chaumie, minister of justice. M. Trouillot, minister of commerce, heretofore a member of the chamber, was elected a senator. Ohio City Had Dry Sunday. Springfield, Ohio, Jan. 6. For the first time in nearly fifteen years this city has exoerienced a "dry" Sunday. The orders of the chief of police were obeyed in all parts of the city. Only tine arrest for drunkenness was made. The man declared he procured the licuor in another city. There are 150 saloons in the city. HAZING ACT BEGINS THIS A, M, "! k i