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1RT (TV PTE TEN PAGE TEN PAGES. THE ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED PRE83 NEWSPAPER IN CHARLOTTE. VOL. XXXV NO: 249 CHARLOTTE, N C., MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 19, 1906. PRICE: 3 CENTS 3. 0 MR.LONGWORTH AID BRIDE START Mr. and MrSi Longworth Start on Honeymoon From Alexandria, Va., at 11:18' This Morning. Trip From Friendship ?n Auto mobile. Go to Tampa and Take Boat for Havana. Incidents of Trip. P!ea$e Little Girl. Mr. Long. woith Carries His Own Bag- gage. By Associated Press. Washington, Feb. 19. Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth started on their honeymoon from Alexandria, Va., this morning at 11: IS o'clock over the Southern Railway. They will go to Tampa and from there take a boat for Havana, which point they expect to reach Thursday morning. They will wake the trip to Tampa in the private car Elysiam, which was awaiting them in the yards of the Southern at Alex andria, about a half mile from the sta tion. The bride and bridegroom made the trip from Friendship, near Washington this morning in an open automobile, accompanied by Mrs. ; Longworth's maid and chauffeur. The machine went at an easy gait and they arrived at the little station at Spring Garden which is the Southern's station in the suburbs of Alexandria at 10:30 o'clock. Mr. Longworth got out of the ma chine, lit a cigar and spent some time chatting with his wife who remained in the automobile. Mrs. Longworth wore a tan colored broadcloth suit with handsome sable furs, and a tan hat trimmed with pink plumes. . After they had been there for about half an hour a little girl, daughter of one of the railway employes, asked the bride if she would give her her auto graph. "Certainly I will; where is your pencil," replied Mrs. Longworth. Pencil and paper were quickly pro duced and Mrs. Longworth . wrote her autograph, "Alice Lee Longworth." "Now, get his," she said, pointing to her husband. Beneath the name of his v.ife, Mr.. Longworth wrote his signa ture and the date. The little girl thanked them both and went away happy. She spread the news to the few people at the station as to the identity of the couple, but they were not both ered by a curious crowd as there were not more than a dozen people in and about the station. Shortly after 11 o'clock Thomas Stone, chief usher of the White House, arrived from Washington and received a cordial greeting from Mrs. Long worth. He brought a note from the President which she quickly opened and read and, calling for a pencil, wrote a reply as she sat in the automo bile. The baggage had been taken from Washington but several pieces were brought along in the automobile. Five minutes before the train ar rived, Mr. Longworth helped his wife out of the machine and they walked tc the siding. Mrs. Longworth gracious ly acknowledged the respectful greet ing of the employes about the station and as the train pulled in, hurried down to the last car, which was a private one, into which she was assisted by Mr. Longworth and Mr. Stone. Mr. Longworth would , not let ser vants carry his suit case or that of Mrs. Longworth and had his hands full walking the length of the train with two suit cases, a cane and um brella. - As they got on the car. a number of newspaper men alighted from the coach of the train but the bride and bridegroom were safely in their car before they could be overtaken. ' The train pulled out of the station into the yards where the private car, Elysiam, was attached. Mr. and Mrs. Longworth had a de lightful ride from Friendship as the day was warm and sunny. They took a round about course so as to escape recognition. NO GAMBLING. ALLOWED. House Passes Bill Prohibiting Gamb ling in Territories. By Associated Press. 1 Washington, Feb. 19. The House passed the bill changing the - name "Southwestern" of the division of the District Court of Georgia to "Albany." The House passed the bill to prohibit gambling in the territories. Its consideration re sulted in a sharp clash between dele gate Mark Smith of Arizona and Mr. Littlegeld of Maine. ' ' TO MURDER PRESIDENT. Of Columbia. Eight Shots' Fired But No Harm Done. By Associated Press. Washington. Feb..: 19. News has reached Washington that on the. morn ing of February 10 an attempt was made to assassinate the President of Colombia. Eight shots were fired, five f which struck his carriage,- but he escaped uninjured. v " ' Mr. Usher substituted, for .-.Mr. Matthews, tenor, at the Second Presby terian church yesterday. This choir 'iin Us as one of the best in the State. HONEYMOON UNIFORM DIVORCE LAWS. Governor Pennypacker Chosen Presi dent. All States Represented Save Three. - , By Associated Press. Washington, Feb.- 19. Governor Samuel W. Pennypacker of Penna, was chosen president of Congress on the Uniform Divorce Laws which convened here today. The Congress was called by Governor Pennypacker of Summer, Penna, the legislature having appro priated $10,000 to defer the expenses of gathering. The membership is na tional in scope, all but three States of the union, being represented. SAME JUROR AGAIN ILL. And Greene-Gaynor Trial Has to Held Up Until Tomorrow. By Associated Press. Savannah, Feb. 19. No session Be of Federal Court was held today because Samuel R. Patterson, a juror in the Green and Gayner case who was ill three weeks, was again ill. His indispo sition was too serious to admit his leaving the room. Hope was held out that he might be able to attend court tomorrow , and an adjournment until then was taken. CASE OF JOH ANN HOCH.' Governor Heard Application to Com mute His Sentence to. Life Imprison ment. : Dy Associated Press. Springfield, 111., Feb. 19. On the recommendation of the State Board of Pardons Gov. Deneen Saturday heard the application to commute to .life imprisonment the sentence of Johann Hoeh, to be hanged in Chicago, Feb ruary 23, for wife murder. The board was in. session several hours hearing arguments and considering the testi mony. NEW ARCH BISHOP. Decide to Propose to the Pope Nomina- tion of Bishop Blenk as Arch Bishop of New Orleans. By Associated Pres3. Rome, Feb. 19. The congregation of the Propaganda decided to propose to the Pone the nomination of .Bishop Blenk, of Porto Rico, as Arch Bishop of New Orleans to succeed the late Arch Bishop Chapelle. DAVID B. HENDERSON ILL. Former Speaker Has Second . Serious Stroke. Worst Is Feared. By Associated Press. Dubuque, Feb. 19. Former Speaker David B. Henderson has suffered another paralytic stroke which has al most deprived him of his sight. His condition is worse. Fourth Class ' Postmasters. By Associated Press. V Washington, Feb. 19. The fourth class postmasters appointed are, for Louisiana, B. Evatt of Chester; Troy P. Fulmer, Cadiz, S. C; Maud McB. Doobs, Goodwill, S. C.; David H. Per rv, Charles, N. C; Joseph C. Walker, Mill Spring, N. C; John F. Boling, Okee Wemee, N. C; Charles Snead, Tamesa, Va. ACTIVE VOLCANO Dispatch to Record Herald From Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado, States that Mount Sulton, Three Miles from There, is Aciive Volcano. By Associated Press. Chicago, Feb. 19. A despatch to the Record Herald from Hot Sulphur Springs, Colo., says: x "Mount Sulton, the lofty promontory, three miles from-here, . yesterday de veloped into an active volcano, flames and smoke belching from a crevice far up the mountain side. . ,. , A party of citizens approached as near the crater as they dared, only to be driven back by the stifling sulphuric fumes. Alarm is felt here, though up fo late there has been little lava emitted." Report Denied. - Hot Sulphur Springs, Col., Feb. 19. Little credence is given here to the re ports that Mount Sutton has becobe an active volcano, and no alarm is felt over the fire on the mountain side. It is believed it is a coal fire. JOHN A. McCALL DEAD. DroeiHont nf New York Life Died Yesterday Afternoon. New York, Feb. 19. John A. McCall, until recently, president of the New vnrt T.ifp insurance Company, died at 5.35 o'clock yesterday afternoon, at the Laurel House, in Lakewood, N. J., where he had been taken three weeks the hniw that the change might benefit his health, which had suffered a break-down two montns ago. Then Mr MrCall'a. son. John C. McCall, vfiffllir nTmnimr.fvd : "The end has come. My father has nassed away." : Mr Mr-Call had been - unconscious nhnnt 1 n 'clock yesterday morn ing except possibly for one brief min ute yesterday afternoon, wnen ms eyes opened, and he. looked into the face of his wife, who was bending over him. He smiled and as he did so' his -eyes closed again and he Remained va. the coma until the end. . V Tenant House Burned. A tenant house, occupied, by negroes, on the fr.rm of Mr. W. C. White, about five miles from Chswlotte, near Sardis, was totally destroyed by fire today at noon. , -, MOUNT SUTTON TWO LIVES LOST III WRECK OF TR1IS NEAR ASHEVILLE Westbound Passenger, No. 11 Col lided Head on with Eastbound Engine and Tender Yesterday at 4:08 P. M. One Mile from Swannanoa. Dead are: Conductor William Hough and Brakeman Ra'ph Simpson. Five Others were Injured. Trains were Running at Fast Rate. Special to The News. Asheville. Feb. 19. Westbound passenger , train No. 11 and an East bound engine and tender running as No 12, met head-on, on the Southern Railway one mile East of Swannanoa Station and 9 miles East of Asheville yesterday afternoon at 4.08 o'clock. The dead are: Conductor William Hough of Ashe ville. . . ; Brakeman Ralph Simpson of Glen Alpine N. C. The injured are Engineer Peter Rouche of Salisbury: Engineer Dan Keever, of Salisbury: Express messenger G. M. Noland, of Gastonia, N. C: Mail Clerk W. C ville.N. C; Mail Clerk C. C Mountain. Moore, of States Boone, of Black- Of these maij clerk Moore and Engir neer Rouche are most seriously in jured but it is net thought Mr. Moqres, injuries are fatal, and it was stated this morning that Engineer Rouche has a chance for recovery. Both legs are broken and he sustain ed internal . injuries. ' No passengers were seriously in jured. One train was running at 60 miles an hour and the other at about 45 and the crash was terrific. The engine of 12 was smashed to pieces and that of No 11 badly wreck ed. The mail car and baggage car of No 11 were both telescoped. The pas senger and pullman cars were not de railed. . ... The-official statement of the-cause of the wreck is that the crew of No 12 East bound failed to obey the. orders to go into a siding at Swannanoa Sta tion to await the passage of No 11 . John . Smith and Dan Graham fire menNboth colored vere among the in jured both leaping from their cabs be fore the crash. .Engineers Rouche and Keever also sprang from their engines. A HIGH COMPLIMENT. Paid to State Auditor Dixon. Char- , ters Granted Today. , By Associated Press. . . Raleigh, Feb. 19. Major B. F. Dixon, State Auditor, returned this morning from Washington. He had an interview with Gen. F. C. Ainsworth, with Refer ence" to North Carolinas' Civil War representation. He says the copying of the North Carolina Confederate State rosters furnished from the" office of the State Auditor has just been com pleted. Maj. Dixon says that the convention of the Auditors and Comptrollers' the North Carolina auditor's office, came in for a high compliment from Chief Sta tistician Powers, in that he said it was as complete as the government could desire. The object of . the convention was; about the unifrora system of rec ords throughout the country. . . Among the charters' issued this morning were General Transportation Co., of Canton, $100,000 capital by Oma Carr, W. T. Mason of Asheville and others. , The Graham Canning Co., Graham, capital $15,000 by J. M. McCrackin, W. S. Vestal and others. -- . . The Shelby Wood Workers Co., $25, 000, by J. F. Gaffney, C. J. Woodson and others. . ... DECISION AGAINST RAILWAY. W:-. ' - Justice White Delivered; Opinion, in Several. Large Case& Big Concerns . Involved. By Associated Press. Washington, Feb. 19.- Justice White delivered an opinion in the Supreme Court cf tue United States in the cases of the - New ' York. New Haven and Hartford . Railroad Company vs. the Inter-State Commerce Commission and the Inter-State Commerce ' Commis- sion vs. the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail road Company, affirming the decision of the United States Circuit Court for the Western District of Virginia. The cases involved the question of ' dis criminating in freight rates on coal by the Chesapeake and Ohio in favor, of the New York, New tiaven and Hart ford Road as against other shippers. The decision, was - against the rail road: company A j A Splendid Effort. At the Second Presbyterian church last night, Dr. M. D. Hardin delivered a splendid . discourse on Temperance and Obedience to Law. The lecture was such a 'splendid effort, The News will publish it. in full in its Saturday's issue. - RECORDER'S COURT NEWS. A Number of Cases IWere Heard This - Mornrtg. In the Recorder's ourt this morning Ed. Krimminger, ther young man whom Judge Webb showed considerable leni ency to at recent term of the Superior Court, was up charged' , with - selling whiskey to one Sigman Reid. The evi dence showed probable cause and Krimminger went to jail in default of a $200 bond. . - Dick Crowell, a negro, was charged with selling Sigman Reid whiskey. He was .required to give a $100 bond'which he did. ' Sigman Reid, charged with being drunk and disorderly, was sent to the county jail for 20 days. He appealed his case but was unable to secure the appeal bond which the court fixed at $100. " V . . Hyatt Leach, colored, was made to pay a fine of $5 and the costs for being drunk. Will Robinson, colored, charged with an assault on Julia Jones, colored, was discharged. . Ella Jackson and Victoria Hunter were made to. pay fines of $5 and $3, respectively, for; an affray. : Wilson Shirar was fined $5 for being drunk. Lester Helms ; forfeited , a , $10 bond for being drunk and disorderly. . Will Robinson, colored, was .taxed with the costs for bQing drunk and dis orderly. . ., .. Jim Belk, who wap arrested by Con stable Ross for being drunk and using profane language on the public high way, was made, to pay a fine of $10. : : Hayward McCoy, charged with the larceny of a pair 6f spectacles, the property of T. J. Bullivan, was dis charged. ' . I ; Sandy : Settlemire. was made to pay a fine of $5 'for an assault on Ada Tillman. i LOW BK BIG EI Terrible Fire on Yesterday Prac tically Destroyed Business Dis trict of tied' Springs. Two Dwellings and 18 Store? Con sumed. Loss $80 000. Special to The News. Red Springs, Fe& 19. On yesterday one of the most disastrous fires in the history of the town, visited Red Springs, carrying a loss of $80,000 with only about $40,000 insurance. The fire started in a defective flue in a restau rant in the rear of one of the stores, and owing to the. fct. that the town is without fire fighting j facilities; the fire spread rapidly and soon got beyond all control. . Two dwelling houses and. eighteen stores were consumed by the flames. No vacant stores are available and most of those that were burned will be forced to go out of business until others can be built. : v The N. C. ;; Military Academy and Southern Presbyterian College were not in danser at -.all. from the fire. The list of those burned out is as fol lows: J. ' A. Guggins, stores, dwelling and merchandise; Parlor Grocery Com pany; Miss Katie Brown, millinery; J. B, McColman, dry goods; Ed. D. Mc Clean, merchandise and postoffice; Red Springs Drug Company;. A. D. Black and Son. . supplies ; Frank Jes sup and R. B. Lovlin, groceries; Archie Kinnon, insurance; C. - H. Hucklebree, barber shop; J. M. Pope, office; the halls of the K. of P. and Masons; dwelling of John Brown; Cope and Turner, store; J. N. Hadley, dry goods; Garrett and McNeil, groceries; L. M. Cook, general store; W. J. Council, dry goods and T. J.; Bostick, dry goods. DR. CHILDS ON TRIAL. For', Alleged. Criminal ... Operation On Young Woman. Js Physical Wreck. By Associated Presfc. Norfolk, Feb. 19. The trial of Dr. Luther R. Childs indicted for the mur der of Miss Sarah Atkinson, whose criminal, operation is alleged, to have been performed by defendant, began today.. The prisoner,; aged and a com plete wreck - physically,; ' plead not guilty. Formal demurrer to the indict ment and objections raised by counsel for defense to: the manner in which the jury had been drawn were over ruled and after some trouble, the jury wasL sworn. Dr. Childs is on trial for second degree murcer. The Sorosis will meet: tomorrow af ternoon at 4 o'clock with Mrs. J. Lee Koiner at her home in Dilworth in stead of with Mrs. B. D. Springs. . L Hungarian Parliament Dissolved With use of Force. Floor Cleared by Police. Action De clared Unconstitutional. liIest- , ing to be Called Wednesday. By Associated Press. Budapeste, Feb. 19. The Hungarian Parliament was. dissolved with the use of force. The floor and corriders of the building were cleared by the police. There, was no resistance and no dis order. Members of the Coalition party declared that the. dissolution was un constitutional and; illegal and they will hold a meeting Wednesday. RED SPRINGS LAID WENT HS ENGLISH PAGEANT ATTENDS OPENING Old Time Customs' are Hept Up. Royalty Robed in Red and Velvet Makes Splendid Specta cle. The Address of. the King Read. Usual Display Somewhat Over shadowed by Death of King of Denmark, King's Message Causes the First Debate of Parliament. By Associated Pres. London, Feb. 19. King . Edward opened the second parliament of his reign this afternoon with ceremonies The King's speech contained no sur prises. -'' London, Feb. 19. The first session of the" second Parliament of the reign of King Edward VII and the 27th of the United Kingdom, will be opened tomorrow . afternoon by, the King. Since His Majesty ascended the throne he has -personally opened each of the six. sessions of Parliament, adding much to that most ceremonious oc casion; To-morrow's event has the ad ded interest in that it will be the first new Parilament to be opened by the King, but more particularly because of the great change that has come over the personnel of the House of Com mons as a result of the recent general election. The pageant will be much like those that have gone before, somewhat detracted from by the absence cf the Queen, who is at Co panhagen to attend the funeral of her father, King Christian, and the Prince and Princess of Wales, who are in In dia, and who in the past have pre ceded the King and Queen to West minster, giving additional color to the show. Weather permitting, there will oe.no diminution, however, in the size cf the crowds who will turn out to witness the procession and show their loyalty fo the sovereign. - The quad rangle cn which Buckingham Palace faces and all the cpen spaces in the vicinity' will ;.be crowded with people, while The Mall, . which skirts Stl James' Park, the Horse Guards parade, Whitehall and Parliament; streets, and Old ' Palace Yard," will . be , lined by thousands, who will stand ' for hours and for - that reason possibly will cheer more heartily than ever as the gold-crusted state coach,, drawn by eight beautifully . caparisoned cream horses, passes at a slow walk. The line of the procession wili.be flanked by the Foot Guards and police, not for protection, but as a part of the cere mony, while a sovereign's escort of the Household Cavalry, in addition to a detachment of . the.Yoemen of the Guard, will act as a bodyguard- The state coach will be preceded by six state carriages occupied by the ladies and gentlemen Of the household. . This procession and the return jour ney from . Westminster to Buckingham Palace is for the benefit of the general public. The great spectacle is for the favored ones, who will find themselves in the Peers' chamber of the House of Lords. There will gathed an imposing assembly of Peers, Peereses, ecclesias ticcs, Judges, Ambassadors and Minis ters of foreign countries with their wives. The Peereses will be the first to arrive and will have x taken their places before the Peers reach the House, Except in the case of the Dukes, for whom a bench immediately below that of the Duchesses is reserved, the order of precedence among the Peers is not observed, the early arrivals taking their Choice of the seats and the late ones wherever they can find room Liberals, Conservatives, Free Traders an4 Tariff Reformers freely mingling. All will -wear their heavy crimson robes. . :. : ..: The Bishops, in scarlet - robes, with long ermine copes ;f the Judges, in black and gold or crimson and white, will, increase the impressiveness of the scene, .: Amidst all this the. Ambassa dors and Ministers1, of foreign nations, wearing their varying uniforms, broad green or crimson sashes, stars and decorations, will constitute the most brilliant group in the assembly. Among them -will be Whitelaw ' Reid, the American Ambassador, , in plain black coudt dress. In the galleries every seat will be occupied by somebody officially or socially prominent. . The approach of the King, who will be met at the entrance to the House of Lords by the great . officers .of state and escorted to the robing room.where he will don; his mantles of purple and ermine, will be: announced by heralds in medieval tabards. Preceded by offi cers of state bearing tne imperial crown, cap of .maintenance and sword Of state, the ' latter in its scabbard held aloft; all having . distinctive sig nificance, the King will proceed to the House of Lords and soon af ted wards dispatch the gentleman ' usher of the Black Rod to summon the members of the House , of Commons," many of whom, anticipating, the command, will have already crowded Into the galler ies. This will not interfere with-the carrying .out of the formality, Black Rod proceeding to the " lowed House and there delivering the King's mes sage as follows: - . "Mr. Speaker,: the King ' commands this honable House . to attend His Maj esty, in the House of Lords to hear the Ki's speech read." . ' ' Those who wait patiently' for the I summons, chiefly; the Older members, to whom the ceremony; is not new, will accompany. the speaker to the bar of the House of Lords, when the King, reading from a ' printed copy, will de liver his message to his legislators. The formality will- soon be over and the King will pass out of the chamber in the same manner as he entered it. 1 Almost immediately afterwards the two Houses of Parliament will com mence to clear away the routine, the first item of which will - be . the . re reading of the King's speech, thereby bringing about the first general debate of the session, that on the address in reply td the speech from the Crown. HELD tN $500 BOND. Susie Hannon Goes to Jail, Father and Sister Liberated. Special to The News. . Concord, 'Feb. 19.Susie 'Hannon, who shot and killed, Mr. H. G "Stack Saturday night, was , given a hearing here today. The girl was held in a $500 bond to await the next term of the Superior Court She was unable to give bond and therefore went to jail. Dave Hannon, the father;: and Lela Hannon, a sister of the accused, were given their liberty as there was no evi dence to connect them with the kill- ing. - - - The tragedy took place at the house occupied by the - Hannohs, Saturday night. Stack and a friend of his nam ed Ritch, had visited the Hannon girls previous to the time when the trouble commenced. . Stack had left a muffler and went back to get his propertyl He knocked at the door and was Re fused admission. Susie drew her pistol and fired. The bullet struck In the re gion, of the heart and he fell dead in the arms of his friend. The body was taken to Greensboro last night for burial. . The dead man was a flagman on the Southern. Railway. JOHN B. STETSON DEAD. Noted Hat Manufacturer Passes Away In Florida. Deland, Fla., Feb. 19. John B. Stet-l son, the millionaire hat "manufacturer of Philadelphia, died at his winter home at Gillen, near Deland, yester day at 1. o'clock. Mr. Stetson was stricken with apo plexy yesterday morning and no with standing the best medical attention he died without regaining conciousness. His wife Was the only member of the family present.' Mr. Stetson had been reached instinctively for support feeling quite well. He attended the University trustees' meeting Thursday and the presentation day exercises at the auditorium Friday. The family and friends leave on the midnight train for Philadelphia - with the body.1.... ' 'rvpg The entire town .of Deland is 'in mourning. . , ' The concert at the Southern Manu facturers' Club will begin this evening at 8:30 o'clock and will continue until 9:30. Ladies are invited to attend and will receive a cordial welcome. Pres'dent of Jamestown Exposition and Delegation Appear Before House Committee in Support of Maynard Bill. , Coinage of $2 Silver Pieces. By Associated Press. Washington, Feb. 19. Henry . St. George Tucker, president of the James- "town Exposition Company and a large delegation of professional and business men from Virginia cities on Hampton Roads, appeared before the House Committee on Industrial Arts and Ex positions in support of the Maynard bill authorizing . the appropriation of $1,300,000 "for the government partici pation and coinage of two dollar silver pieces from which" the exposition com pany expects to realize , funds neces sary for carrying out the plans. . Tucker explained that by coining the silver pieces for the exposition, the Exposition Company buying the bul lion and the government making no charge for seigniorage. The govern ment can assist the enterprise without appropriating any money from the treasury. . Silver in two dollar coin would cost 80 cents less than the face value of the coinr consequently on 1,000,000 of coins, the number desired profit to the Exposition Company would be $800, 000. , .- The following were among the mem bers of the delegation which attemied the hearing: Barton Myers, of Alva; H.- Martin, of Gwynn; Sheppard C. Brooks of Johnston; Charles Kizer of Norfolk; T. J. Wool, C. S. Sherwood, of Ports mouth; W. E. Cottrell, A. D. Bachellor of Newport News. . ; - : MR." LONGWORTH AND BRIDE. Will Pass Through Charlotte Tonight On No. 29, Over Southern. Mr.'. . Nicholas . Longworth and his bride, who was Miss Alice Roosevelt, will pass through Charlotte tonight on No. 29, bound for Tampa and 'Palm Beach, Fla. ; ' ; . , : This distinguished couple boarded the Southern Railway at Spring Gar den, a little station just out from Al exandria, .Va., this morning shortly after 11 o'clock. They are traveling in a private car and this will be attached to the Southern's train reaches Char lote at 9.45 o'clock tonight - ISSUE OF $2 COINS FOR EXPOSITION C0BFiSSs Regarding Corporation Contribu tions Pitchfork Senator Says ' "I Believe I am ;in a Position to Give Information," After Seeking for It. , Burrows Promised to Call Meet ing of Committee on Elections Whenever S. C. Senator : was Ready. " 1 he Senate on Pure Food Bill. uy. .associateu iTt:ss. - . Washington, Feb. 19.--In introduc ing his bill in the Senate to prohibit the making of money 'contributions in furtherance of elections, Mr! Tillman reviewed the the fact that he had of fered two resolutions to investigate corporate contributions for campaign purposes, one of which he said is rest ing with the committee on privileges and elections. Mr. Tillman said he had an understanding with Mr. Burrows that a meeting would be called when he had anything to offer.that would shed light on corrupt contributions. "1 be lieve I am now in a position to" give such information," concluded Mr. Till man". Mr. Burrows replied that he would call at the convenience of Mr. Tillman. . .The prohibition in Mr. Tillman's bill extends to any national bank or cor poration .engaged in Inter-State or for eign commerce or - corporation, organ ized by authority of any laws of Con gress.' Punitive measures are provid ed for violations.- The Senate took up the Pure Food bill. x N. C. Negro Congressman The House Committee on' Claims decided to make a favorable report on the claim of the family of Samuel Lee for $10,000. Lee was a negro elected to the 46 th congress from North Caro lina but was prevented from being sVorn in by filiibustering. He Is now dead and his heirs will -be paid 'two years salary in case bill passes. HOW'S THIS FOR BOLDNESS? Tramp Entered Home of Mrs. H E, Thomas and Rifled Dining Room.-, Shortly after the noon hour today a well dressed "white man of . neat ap pearance, wearing, a black .mustache, appeared at the home cf Mrs. J. C. Leak, oh East Ninth street,; and asked for something to eat. Mrs. Leak gave him nothing and asked him if was not afraid the police would get him. The man turned and walked away, going to the rear door, of Mrs. H. E. Thdmas' residence, next door, and asked the cook if the lady of the house was in. The cook told him that she was not, to which the. tramp made no remark, but deliberately walked into the dining room and pantry, taking everything in sight. Mrs. Thomas, wno was at Mrs. Leaks', was notified and she at once gave the alarm., Mr. Thomas and sev eral policemen went in search of the man, who afterwards joined two of his pals. They were seen at a distance, but could not be caught The oflicers, are still after them. MONROE MASONS HERE. To Exemplify Third Degree on Can didate. About 30 in the Party. There is a large delegation of Mon roe Masons in Charlotte today, having come up this morning at the invitation of the three Charlotte lodges at ex emplify the' third degree on a candi date. With the. exception of two or three the delegation composes the working 4 team of Monroe Lodge ' No. 244. The meeting will be held tonight at 8 o'clock in the Masons hall. The party is composed cf the following named men: Messrs. R. W. Lemmond, s w nrppn w. C. Crowell. L.. C. Bick- ett, J. A. Williams. J. M. Blair. J. E. Stewart, C. L. Youngblood, Joe Myers, C. T. Hallman. T. W. Harvey, N. M. Redfearn, Lee Griffin. C. H. Griffiin, 1 Julian Griffin, W. 2. Faulkner, J. M. Austin, C. Nl Simpson, Jr., W. C. Woite, R. T. West I. B. Bourne. J. P. Mc Ewen, A. L. and W. O. Kochtitzky. SIX BLOCKS BURNED - y A Terrible Conflagration iri a Vermont Town. Rutland, Vt. , Feb. 19. Six large brick blocks in the business section of the city, occupied by nearly , a -fccore of firms and many smaller tenants, were destroyed by fire yesterday. . The loss on the entire property is estimated at three-quarters of . a millionv dollars, in surance about two-thirds. The fire went beyond the control of the local department and ., help was summoned from White Hall, ' N. Y., and, other places. The White Hall company reach ed the city in time to beof great as sistance. ' .' . . INVESTIGATION ORDERED. Inter-State Commission Orders Inves tigation of Rates and Practices of . Railroad Carriers. By Associated Fresa. Washington, Feb. . 19. The Inter State Commerce Commission has or dered an investigation of the rates and practices of railroad carriers engaged in transporting oil from Kansas and Indian Territory to inter-State destina tions. ' .