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AlL JdLJtLj - ; . 3 THE ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWSPAPER IN CHARLOtTE VOL. XXXV NO. 62- If, ROBT, B, GLENN HAS BEER-" BY AH ARCHISTS On Account of His Pronounced Position Against Bad Class of Immigration, Anarchists Have "Set Their Mark" Upon North Carolina's Governor. News of Blackburn's Victory Over Ro'lins Created Stir. Postmas ters at Goldsboro and Greens; boro. Claudius Docl-ery May not Succeed his Uncie. Special to The News. ' ; Raleigh, N. C. Jan. 25. Governor Glenn, who has just teturned from Washington gave out a statement to the effect that he is " a marked man" with anarchists and similar organiza tions in the North, especially in Penn sylvania. He states that this gives him no concern, as he is simply doing v.hat he believes to be right and no threats of criticisms will deter him from doing what he believes to be his duty. He feels sure that the anarchists hatred is due to his pronounced and generally known opposition to the ad mission of the "riff-faff" criminal im migrants from Latin and other foreign countries into the United States, espe cially to North Carolina; and he will continue to stand by- this -position The fact that he has freely declared his position in this respect, on his New England and other Northern trips, he thinks, accounts for the fact that the anarchists have taken occasion to "mark him." R. B. Boone, Attorney, Dr. J. M. Manning -f.nd J. B. Graham, of Dur ham appeared before Governor Glenn today in the interest of W. R. Murray, a well known merchant who is serving a sentance in Durham county jail for killing his uncle there two years ago. They presented to the Governor cer tificates of four most reputable physic ians that if "Murray was kept in -jail much longer that he would certainly die. They also presentel largely signed petitions, urging his pardon. There was an informal discussion between the Governor and the delegation with the result that the Governor promised to let them know what' action he will take tomorrow. The news of Congressman Black burn's victory over State Chairman Rollins in having L. N. Grant ap pointed postmaster at Goldsboro and C. P. FrazieV at Greensboro over the heads of the candidates urged by Rol lins and Collector B. C. Duncan, cre ated quite a stir here, many taking the position that this is really the begin ning of the end of the ascendancy of Chairman Rollins in influence with the powers that be at the National Capi tol. The failure of the President to send the name of Claudius Dockery to the Senate as Marshal of the East ern District at the same time gives rise to the surmise that after all he may not succeed Ms uncle, H. C. Dock ery, as has been planned by Chairman Rollins and Collector Duncan despite the fact that there has been a semi official statement .that this nomination would be made. It is argued that un less there was some tie-up in the nom ination of the Marshal, the name of Dockery would certainly, have been sent in along with Grant and Fraer. The turn things have taken in the Goldsboro fight and the apparent hitch in the eastern collectorship gives rise to all manner of guesses as to the out come of the contests over the Wil mington and New Bern collectorships, the Fayettville postoffice and the other appointments that must soon be made. Probably never before in Raleigh has such a crowd gathered in the Academy of Music here as to necessi tate a half hundred or more ladies to stand through a performance, but this was the case last night when Sousp.'s band appeared on their annual tour through the South. ' - Friends regret to learn that it has been necessary for Mrs. Thomas R: Purnell, wife of Judge Purnell, of the eastern district Federal court, to un dergo a second operation in St. Luke's Hospital, Richmond, where she has been for two months or longer under treatment, part of the time in a very critical condition. She . had well nigh recovered a week ago and Judge Pur nell went to Richmond intending to bring her home, but there, were de velopments that made a second opera tion absolutely necessary and it will be a month or more before she can Possibly make the trip now. Decatur Dismissed. ty .Associated Press. Washington, Jan. 25 Stephen De- tdiur, reat grandson of Commodore Decatur, of the First Class of the U. Naval Academy, was dismissed from ie Navy by Secretary Bonaparte in conformity with the sentence of the ourt Martial, on the charge of hazing. Granddaughter of Madisorr Dies at 104. Toronto, Ont., Jan. 25. Mrs. Rebec ca Wagner died hero today aged 104. e was ?. daughter of Humphrey May, who married Sarah Madison, 'lighter of President Madison of the Ulted States. ' - : ' 1 SENATE FOR ONE MINUTE. x - Bu t-Slips in Through a Cloakroom, is Recognized as Present and Gets 1,206 in Mileage. ' Jthton' " Jan- 25. Senator Bur ton, of Kansas, twice convicted in St Louis' of a species of grafting today earned about. $1,200 in one minute by appearing on the floor of the Senate. lo be allowed mileage one must be recognized and recorded as present o f L unce-aurmg a session of the Senate The Senate has refused to take f.epS toward ejecting him from his seat, but put a ban upon his -atten uate on the Senate floor. Today he slipped into the cloak room. The swinging doorsr between the cloak-room and the floor were opened slightly and he stood for a second in the aperture. But the journ al clerk, is near-sighted and could not see him. So tne door was swung full open, and the Kansan stenned all the way inside. .The journal clerk saw him then, whereas the Senator stepped back in to the Cloakroom and left the Capi tol. - - DOWAGER TO PICK SUCCESSOR. Orders a Round-Uy of A!! the Eligible Princes from Whom She Will Select ..An Emperor. Pekin, Jan. 25. Since Prince Tuan's son was dismissed on account of his father's complicity in the Boxer- dis turbances, there has been no heir to the Chinese throne. The Dowager Empress, therefore, has ordered all eligible princea to be presented at the palace on the Chinese New Year, and from these she. will select three or four" who fill be kept in the palace for a year or two. From these princes the Emperor's successor will be nominated. There has been much agitation re cently looking to the re-organization and enlargement cf the navy. A Jap anese naval attache is coming to Pe kin, and it-is said that the Japanese hope that he will be entrusted with the work of creating a new navy;, OFFERS HER BABY IN PAYMENT. Landlord, Before Insistent,' Relents and Fails to Dispossess. Meriden, Jan. '25. -"Take my baby for the rent; -it's all I have,' said Ra chel Over, a young widow, to her land lord, Louis Levine, today. Levine was about to dispossess her of her tenement, as she had no money. He had listened unrelentingly to her entreaties until she offered the child and then he told her that she could stay another month.- ' , ' "I meant what I said," remarked Mrs. Over to an American correspon dent last night. "I think that we ought to give up' one chi)d so that the ! rest could live." 4 : MANN'S TRIAL CONTINUES. Midshipman Mann In the. Toils For Hazing New Witnesses. By Associated Press. Annapolis, Md., Jan. 25. The trial of Midshipman Richard R. Mann for. hav ing was continued. Several additional witnesses for the defense were ex amined. Ordered Under Table It . was announced that Midshipman Geisenger must answer las to, what Midshipman had ordered Weyler un der the table. He said Midshipman Ned L. Chapin had given the order. ' TOPEKA LEFT PORT ANGELES Steamer . Left This Morning To Re turn to Scene tf Wreck. By Associated Pres. ' " . Victoria, B. C Jan. 25. The steam er City of Topeka left Port Angeles this morning to return again to the scene of the wreck. ;' . Frank Rockefeller Absolutely Re fused to Appear Before Attor- i - i - .... -; ney General and Testify in Case of Missouri Against Standard Oil Co. Said he "Couldn't.", By Associated Press. Cleveland, Jan. 25 Frank- Rocke: fellefr refused to appear before Attor' ney General Hadley and testify in the hearing in connection with the action of the State Of Missouri against the Standard' Oil Company. The deputy sheriff,, who served -the subpoena re ported, jthat Rockefeller had said: "I won't appear. I can't appear and there is no use talking about it. Theyniay send me to jail if they want ' to." GIRL SAVED TWO TRAINS. Saw Bolder Ro!l on Track and Pre vented Terrible Accident. Harrisburg, Pa., Jan. 25. Two pas senger trains oft the Northern Cen foi Paiim were today saved from being wrecked by Mary. McCall, aged sixteen vears, tne aaugniwr ui walker living at Clark's terry. rrua .riri saw a. huge bowlder ron in siH on 5 the tracts near her home. Taking a lan tern she ran down the track and -stop ped the Erie express wunm yards of the obstruction. - '. ' ; She then hurried in the other, direc on ctnrmeri Erie fast line. The' tracks were later cleared ,ot the rock by the wrecking, crew. j - - : , , - - ..--" . - t . h . MR, ROCKEFELLER DEFIES THE LAW CHARLOTTE, N C, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY IS, FAMOUS SOUTHERN CAVALRY LEADER REPORTED DIG General Joseph Wheeler of Ala bama,Confederate Cavalry Com mander, and Long a Rbpresen , ative in Congress, is Dying 'in New York City. Dread Pneumonia Holds South' Illustrious Warrior and States man in Relentless Grip, Physi cians Say There is no Hope. Family at the bedside. By Associated Pres. New York, Jan. 25. Brigadier Gene ral Joseph Wheeler, U. S. A. retired, fcoldier, Statesman and Author, is dy ing at the home of his sister in this city. The physicians said this .morn ing that the end could not be long de layed. The members of the family who remain within easy call of the sick chamber, refuse to abandon hope but realize the gravity of the , veteran's condition. - Six days ago, at the hbme of his sister, Mrs. Stoileng in Brooklyn, where he has recently. Hived, Gen. Wheeler contracted a cold which de veloped into pleurisy and' pneumonia. From 'the first, the warrior's 69 years told against him, and when yesterday the disease was found to.have affected both lungs it was feared that a' fatal termination was inevitable. Late last night Dr. A. J. McCorkle, the attending physician, said there was practically no hope of recovery. At midnight a' sinking spell caused the family to be summoned to his bedside. There were in addition to Mrs. Smith, Major Joseph Wheeler, Jr., U.. S. A., now stationed at West Point, and four daughters of Geh. Wheeler, Mrs. W. J. Harris and Misses Anna, Lucile and Carrie Wheeler. . The daughters had come on from the South on Tuesday and yester day. ' Conscious, and with his mind ap parently active, the General seemed to know that death was approaching and, too weak to speak, he tried with char acteristic fortitude to nod encourage met; ;ta his ! physicians : Dr.rfMcGorKlei and -Dr. Janeway were in constant, at tendance. Later, Gen. Wheeler sank In to a peaceful slumber. This morning there was no percep tible change. The patient remained ap parently comfortable, "but " death' ap peared to be a matter of hours only. Physicians in Consultation. Dr. McCorkie called Dr. John A. Longmore into consultation last night and the two physicians remained all night. When Dr. Longmore left the sick man's chamber this morning, he said that General Wheeler's life was then hanging by a thread. General Wheeler was only half conscious and it was believed that death might ensue any moment. Oxygen was administer ed to the oatient this morning for the first time. ' One Chance in Twenty. Dr. McCorkle said! shortly before 10 o'clock . this morning: "General Wheeler has one chance in twentv to recover. His condition is very low and his strength is being kept up on stimu lants, but' nevertheless, he has fighting chance. ' - , "Sinking Rapidly.' General - Wheeler was very low and sinking rapidly Shortly before 2 P. M. WEST VA, IIEGROIS HOT ILL Warden Fleming Returns From Pocahon ias M in es and R eports That Negro Arrested, ,is trot Mecklenburg Desperado Wan - ted Here. " : ' Special .to The News., ' - Raleigh Jan. 25. Captain Fleming, warden of the State , penitentiary, re turned today from the Pocahontas Mines, Va-, reports that the. negro ar rested there for Will Harris, the noted desperado, of .Mecklenburg county is not the man. . ? ' Orders were issued today for special terms of the Civil Court of Wayne county, "during the week of March" 15,: by 'Judge H. H. Justice, and in Mitchell county. April 9, by Judge Cooke, both being at the request of the county com missioners. - ' . : SHOT HER HUSBAND'S SLAYER. Five of the SoTlets Fired by TVIississip- t Woman Took Effect. Marks, Miss:, ?an.' 25. -W." B. Fair less has been shot atd killed 'by Mrs. E. B- Whitten, the widow-Of a ' man whom Fairless killed several months ago; at ' !Sssex" this county. Mrs. Whitten entered a store as Fairless .was leaving. Seeing Fairless, she emptied her. ipistol at him, five of the bullets taking 'effect. : He died al most instantly. ' TWO CASES OF SMALLPOX Mrs Ellis and Child At Seversvilte Vic v Vims'of the Ofeease. The first cases ,qf smallpox . among the white' people of this section, were reported to the police this morning. Mrs. Wade Ellis and small child, who live in Seversvilie. are fthe ' victims. Both have the disease which is h6w in the eruptive-stage. Sanitary Officer J. R. Winchester visited tjie home in Se versvilie this moraing and at once placed the inmates Under quarantine. Mrs. Ellis has no idea where she con tracted the disease., nor has Mr. Ellis. So far, Charlotte has been free of smallpox, to a great extent. There are only two cases at the pest house and both of "these -are negroes. Both are recovering and will be dismissed in a few days. - :- y. . STOPS INDIAN WEDDING. Pneumonia Tackles Dillon on Day Set for His larriane, Carlisle, Pa., Jan. 25. tricken with pneumonia, i Charles Dillon, the famous Indian . football guarl! lies in the hospital in Carlisle Indian School on what was to be the night of his marriage to Miss Rose Lafarge, a beau tiful Crow Indian girl. The elaborate preparations for the r wedding were suspended today, when it- was learn ed that Dillon had been ordered to the hospital with a temperature of 105. Dillon's - remarkably strong consttH tution is expected to pull him through in a few days, and the wedding prob ably will take place this week. , ' Illness brought no word of com plaint from the hardy Sioux and it required the watchful eyejof the school officials to detect his serious condit ion. . "Col." Steele Married, a "Col." Jim Steele was seen, by the writer over in Salisbury yesterday and he asked that The News say to his friends that he, is en route to Knox ville where he is going to work. . The "Colonel'' pulled a photograph from hisvinside, pocket and said, "I have married her and she has married me. It sounds strange but it. is never theless the truth,' - ; - . The News', man displayed oonsider-, able surprise but "Col." Steele said it was the truth, pure and simple.' - prominentia en Make Argum ents . Before Senate Commerce Com- mittee i n lDDOrt 0f it; Aliron C ; Thorn, x-Senator -McLaurin of South Carolina, y - J By Associated Press. Washington, Jan. 25. The Senate Committee on Commerce heard argu ments by a number "6f representatives of the Cotton Growing industry h sup port of Senator ; Overman's bill pro viding for the appointment of a com misjsion for the extension of American markets in the Orient. Among those who presented their views -were -Senator Overman, former Senator McLau rin of South Carolina; Editor Whitman of the American Cotton -Record and Dr. J. F. - Crowell, statistician of this city. - ; The Senate passed the bill authoriz ing the construction -of a public'build tng at FayetteviHe, N. C. Senator iMoney addressed the -Senate on For eign Affairs. Hood B!tl Vote. The House debated the State Sood hill the vote upon which will be 'taken at three o'clock. ' - J : BRIDEGROOM RETURNS. Fear of Teasing Said to Have Caused His Flinht on Weddrno Day. Baltimore, Md., Jan. 25. Curven W. Eckenrode, who was to have been mar ried yesterday .evening to Mrs. Vera Linton, of New York, but ran off te York, Pa.. While the bride-elect m her wedding gown and the other rguests waited in the church, returned tody, and the wadding took Triace last night. Several hours after the hour set for the wedding last night Mrs. Linton, who had come here from New .York to be married, received a long distance message from Eckenrode saying he would return today and explain tings. He . kept "his Word. The couple had a little secret conference, after which Eckenrode got a second marriage li cense, and the couple went last night to St. Philip . and SOames Catholic church, where the lenot was tied. The Jande's age is given as thirty three and the bridegroom's as twenty-; seven. It isr stated that dread of ieing teased for marrying a Woman Older than himself was the reason for.Ecken- Tode's becoming faint-hearted yester-1 day.- ; ;; ;:''ltgfiQ 3UICK DEATH OF SUFFERERS. fill! Embodying Miss Hall's, Views to go Before "Ohio Legislature.' Cincinnati, Ohio., Jan. 25. The Ohio legislature, wail e nslced to legalize a plan to end by death the extreme suf fering of -persons in "the last throes of disease and the victims of terrible ac cidents for whom there is no hope of recovery, but only the prospect of ex cruciating pain. The request for such unusual legislature wiH "be made by Miss Anna Hall.' who has prepared ' a bill with, this purpose in view. She suggests the formation of boards of physicians, who shall be authorized to hasten with an anesthetic the demise cf persons who elect to escape the pains of an agonizing death. LETTERS Of CARTER- ' E INTRODUCED -DAY Letters, Telegram's, Etc. "of Cap tain Carter to Various Persons I nti od uxred. Letters to Greene and Gaynor. Defense 'Objects to Admission of tetters to Greenl. . Jury R etrred While Telegram of 1889 From. Carter Vas Read. Greene Requested - to Wire : Newspaper that Charge of "Curtis" was Wholly Folse. - : Special to The Hews. Savanhah, Jan. 25. The Introduc tion of certain letters and telegrams o Captain Carter to various persons was continued -in 5the 'Greene and ;Gay hor trial. One was to John F. Gaynor, asking him if he knew, any one who wished to investigate in pine lands in Georgia. . There followed two letters to Ben jamin D. Greene indicating the en closure of checks for small amounts and Requesting thai; they be' credited to his account with 'Greene. The defense -objected to the adihis sibn of these letters ' to Greene denying their relevance to which :Erwin replied, explaining that they were designed to show the rela'tidnship between 'Carter and the defendants In 'that they proved that loans had been made to Carter while an engineer officer here, Try Greene. . Teteorarn,,tO Greene Read. , The jury retired while the -telegram of 1889 from Carter through Michael A? Coh'nellj', his confidential rlerk, 'Mpaa read. This revested Greene to tele-; graph to the local newspaper that tne charge ot "Curtis," ah inspector of the hai-hor work under Garter, was ahso Iutely false. Another telegram 'indicat ed that Curtis alleged that Greene liad ofered to have his salary increased ?500 a "year andv'that Tie Implied 'the threat to have him removed by Carter unless he 'should do as -Greene desired. Then followed another . appeal to i Greene to make a. most "positive affi aavit oi ,ine laisiiy ui mc tuaisc. defense objected to the admission or this mater as evidence. - , ...... Decision Reserved. . The court said he would withhold the evidence and reserve' his decision. The Yawn That Wouldn Come Off. Mahanoy City. Pa., Jan. 25.-i-After finishing & -hearty -meal at Girardville, last evening, George Waiidless leaned back in his chair, stretched himself comfortably and yawned. When he tried to close his jaws they refused to work. They were firmly, locked. He tried to force them together, but in vain. Thoroughly - scared, he jumped to his feet and fled hatless and coat less through the streets crowded with church-goers to a doctor! Relaxation of the jaws followed, hut the man has by no means recovered, y Cotton Bringing 1150. v The Charlotte cotton market drop ped back to 11.50 today. The receipts at the platform amounted to 16 bales and the best price was 11.50. 'For he same day last year me -receipts amounted to 4 bales, and the best 'price was 7 cents. ' ' f They Were Alleged to be Setre taries of Anarchistic. Organiza tion Which . ThreaVened Life of Prominent Wen. letters 'and Fire Arms Found With Them. By Associated Press. ' ' Mononghala, Pa., Jan. 25 Constan- tina Levi and Petro Foracika, alleged secretaries of the anarchistic organixa tion which it is claimed threatened the assassination ot prominent men, were arrested in a miners shanty near West Elizabeth. Pa. Many additional Incriminating letters, shot gun, two Winchester rifles and a number of re volvers were also louid. j 7 G-lRL IN DEEP VrANC'E.. Has Lain Unconscious a Week as a Result of Her Grief. . Rome,' N. Y Jan. 25. Miss Rose Weller, of Constableville, eighteen -years old, for. over a week, has lain In & trance at the home of her sister, Mrs: John F. Dunn. . Grief over 'the death of her sister, Lena, which oc curred about a month ago, has shatter ed' her nervous system. It is possible to arouse her temporarily to adminis ter food and medicine. .. - . Mrs. Shope is in a critical condition at her home today. The child was not bitten -severely. VERY M EAt ' SAD ACCIDENT. Convict Wagon struok iiy Seaboard Air Line Train. ; What might have been ;a tery ser ious accident was' narrowly averted this morning at the Briar Greek cross ing -of the Seaboard Air Une. The convict camp In charge of Mr. A. C. Welsh, Was. moving from the Matthews to the Pineville road. One of the wagons Was crossing the tracks when the incoming morning train hore down upon it at a . rapid gait. The mules attached to the wagon became frightened and although they nad cleared "the track, they backed the wagon on the rail.. The pilot of the engine struck the wagon about mid way and almost completely demolish ed 'it , , '.. . . .. , . v The driver, "bne of the convicts, saw the danger that he and his team Were in and he ' used every effort to avoid the trouble. He probably saved his life by jumping, but could not pre vent, the accident., ,.. " The train was ' stopped in a short distance but ?as "no . lives were lost, It continued oa. Its journey to Char lotte. ;-,v : , The mules nor the driver were m tne least injured tmt the wagon was badly damaged. The presence of mind , of the driver probably saved his and th elife of the mules. it' SAID SHE DIDN'T LOVE HIM. Wife of Baltimore Physician , Disap ; peared, After 'Cbnressibn. Baltimore Md., Jan. 25. "She said she "didn't love me and without any provocation left my home," said Dr. Pinkney L. Davis, of 900 North Fulton Avenue,- this morning speaking of his wife's sudden disappearance. "Mrs. "Davis left the tity home on January 11 with her. two sons," said Dr. Davis, 'and "went to her mother's home at St. JDenis; Md. -She remained there for a week during which time I went after my children and "brought them back to my hotne. After she had been at her mother's home for about a week she suddenly disappeared and as yet no elew has been discovered -as to her 'Whereabouts. . "When I was notified of my wife's disappearance I requested the police to make an' investigation, as I thought She "might have meet with an accident. So tar. I have received no communi cation from her. "She Was always of a bright and congenial nature and, I may add, "we have always lived toget her on inost amicable terms." Dr. Davis is one "of the best-known physicians of Northwest Baltimore. He was a 'member of the last board of police examiners and p. Democratic politician. , t , I - Mrs. Davis is the second wife of Dr. , Davis and has two sons whose ages are -four and -a haK and fifteen, respectively. She is thirty-nine years bid and has dark eyes and "brown hair She ;eizhs about 150 pounds. MAN, FOUND DEAD IN ALLEY. - : - Polite e& Kurttlngtbn re investigating Probable7 Murder "Mystery. v Huntington, W. Va.; Oan. 25. A neatly dressed man Was found dead in an alley in the rear of the Barnett block, in the heart of the city herejat 5 o'clock this evening. Bruises and Qts about his throat indicate foul vplay, and. the officials are investigating.. : There is hot a paper about the man's person that may lead to his identity, save a telegram which indicates that he was E. E. Turner, of Newark, Ohio. The telegram was " sent from Newark to E- E. Eurner. Hot Springs, Ark., and was signed "Bess." r. 14 Lives Lost. . By Associated Press. '. Poteau, Indian Territory, Jan. 25. ; Fourteen lives were , lost in an explo sion "yesterday In iSlope No. 4 of the Wittevilie niine. The explosion . was caused by a fire damp. : : Rescue Ship Picked up Life Raft - Yesterday Afternoon lear Cape Beale With 20 Survivor of Wreck. Men Were in Most Pitiable Condition. - . By Associated Press. ' , Seattle,, Jan. 2&. A special repre sentative of .the Post 'Intelligencer wires from Port Angeles that the res cue ship City of Topeka, picked tip a life craft "at 1. o'clock yesterday -afternoon, six miles off Cape Beale, with 20 'survivors of the Valencia on board. The men Were In -a .pitiable trondition' and almost -dead from -exposure. ' A terrible sea., was . running. One minute the raft Was poised onrthe top rof -a wave and the next-ltWduld be lost from view .in a gully formed ;by the mountainous breakers. '" v The work of rescuing was most dangerous.- The men were too exhausted to even tie the rope about themselves, u: 119 Thought to.'-L8t.:.:V.'-i;'''j-' Though "there is a faint hope that the incoming vessels may brlng aSfew sur vivors of the steamer Valencia, there are -only 8'5 known to nave been saved of 154 persons Who were on board.. At, the offices of the -Pacific -Coast 'Company, . the -information has been received that the life raft and the life boat, yet unaccounted for. had gotten away safely1 from 'the Valencia. The raft contained -eight women. PRICE; 3 CENTS mHIUlEB The Manager and Publisher, of Colliers "Weekly- Testified, To-, day in the TTial of Wappgood, , iEditer -of, CoHiersV Cfiarged Wffhtriminal'libel. Said at His Suggestion Happgood Wrote Editorial Regarding Arti cle Referring to Miss Roose- Engaged in Blackmail Business By Associated Press. ... . New York. Jan. 25. Robert J. Col lier, manager and publisher of Collier's Weekly, testified in the trial of Norman Happgood .editor of Collier's Weekly on the charge of criminal libel. He said at his suggestion, Happgood Wrote an editorial in regard tq an article referring to Miss Alice Roose velt-which appeared tn Town Topics. He said Happgood in Tiis article, T however. did not name the paper, but when 1 read the proof 1 wrote in the name of Town Topics, telling Happ-. good at the same time tnat my action would -doubtless involve us In personal abuse. The meaning of the editorial on Which the complaint of libel was based, lie said, was that. Town Topics was engaged in the 'business of Blackmail. Fads andFancies, he said, brought that aspect of publication more forcibly to his mind. , Hepgood and frtarfn Testify. v -Norman Hapgood testified that he understood the scheme of Town Top ics was to blackmail. He -did not think the eminent people were clubbed into Fafls aha Fancies. When asked , what induced -him to print jan "editorial upon whiqh the libel action is,tasedihe said '.'The information,, given ne by the Dis trict Attorney himself wasthe imme diate av.se . but 1 had had toiowQeage for a number of years of the policy 'of the paper." "V' 7 r . - Col. Mann -was recalled. Regarding . the list. of inittittnes he said: '.'I have no recollection of the list being nrepar edof such, but before I wenttolSuTbpe I had talked with Mr. Wayne, iour man aging editor, and I told him to be very careful about the people ne .would criti cise while I was -away.; that I, Jike any other aecent man had a great many personal friends -whom I 'did not wish to offend." ' .- . U:. ; 'Neither President . Roosevelt , nor Grover Clevelandy he said, ever paid f any money for 4he use of their names in Fads and Fancies. Bishop Potter, the Witness said, was also -on the free list ' - - "WILL CARSON 1S CRAZY. Old Negro Charged With Selling Whls- ' t key Has Lost His. Reason. Will Carson, the old negro who was , bound over In a 5300 bond several nays ago for selling .whiskey, was taken to jail this morning. - I'" - Since the trial of Carson, t was ex pected that he could furnish the. re-, quired bond. He has been unable to do so -and his failure to seoure ihis liberty has weighed "heavily on the old man's mind. This morning at the police sta tion the old negro was clearly derang ed. He - walked about his cell and to all -comers he would ask if his bond had 'not been arranged He would then talk of strange things and his mind would center on things that happened years ago. ; . ,' v Carson is one of the oldest negroes iii Charl6tte. He has been a resident of the city--for more' than half a century and has borne; ood reputation. Since Charlotte has discarded the saloons, whiskey selling has appealed to Carson necause ne couia ma. muucj comy and, too. - because of his . infirmities. The old negro is. nearly blind. : com- pieteiy bu m uub cjc ouu badly effected. But old "Bill" Carson is now nearing the end, and the worst of it is that in his rapid pace downhill, he has lost his Reason and in his !d lirlum nfe 6"niyrrhtnks of his crime -a4 what put him under the ban of r the' laW. ' ':-'-';' 'MANGLED 'BY 'A BULL rDOG. " Woman Left in Critical Cpndition by t the" Savage Brute's Attack Richmond;. Va.; Jan. 25. Mrs. May Shope, -wife f-Kobert snope, oi imr tieth StreeL "Was. horribly mangled Sat urday by a vicious bulldog, while she . was visiting at the house of a-neigh-bor, Mrs. Christopher. The dog attaik ed her little, daaghter, following the grri Into the' house. Mrs'. Shope sprang to her daughter's assistance and .the doe lumped arid caught the Womanfbjr the throat, throwing her? to the floor. " The doe then settled nis fangs in the 'womaa' thigh, shaking her. and drag ging her about the ro6m and tearing.iat he"r flesh. ' .", ----- '' ; . Mr. Christopher attempted fruitlessly to beat off the dog from the woman, Who lay In a -pool bl-blood with the anlmaj still pnlllhg savagely at her. - James Shope son. of the prostrate woman -appeared at last With -an iron ? baT," with ' which he struckt the brute ' npom'the head, the dog dying withrhis teeth -still embedded -in the fleshf of his victim. - .- :. v , ' -.; -.-' .-v . Vrus Brown, an. old, negro, owned the dog..' Brown says that the dog, ; Which he says he kept confined, broke his 'chain. Neighbors,,-however, - say' that the animal was allowed usually to rroam t -iarge. ' 'PeeHng is running nigh "against Brown.. si