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r J "TV A ,1 A .11 A ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWSPAPER IN - CHARLOTTE. VOL. XXXV NO. 6413 CHARLOTTE, N. C., TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBERS, 1906 PRICE: 5 CENTS L it m TO-DAY ElilfRTAXf n n w 1 1 it. n U I H L IVIri Mr, Bryan is Received and Enter tsined in Chicago in Royal Style. Crowds Enthusiastic Over Renowned Guest. Infor mal Reception Given. Just Before Noon he was Driven to the Iroquois C lub Where he was Given Luncheon. Jeffer son Club Tender Banquet this Evening. By Associated Press. Chicago, 111., Sept. 4. The Jeffer son Club of this city has completed alt arrangements for its banquet in. honor of William J. Bryan. . Besides the address of Mr. Bryan speeches will be made by John Temple Graves, l f Atlanta, Cato Sells, of Iowa, form- tr Governor Robert Taylor of Ten- nessee, and H. N. Hitchcock of Omaha. Mr. Bryan's program was comprised of an informal reception at the Audi torium Hotel which lasted through several hours of the morning. Shortly before noon he was driven to iue ut'auquautis vl we iiuquois Club where he as entertained at i -1 1 1 i. e i t : : . I 1nnrhpnn Addrpssps wpre mnrlp Tiv President Eckhart, and by Mr. Bryan. This evening Mr. Bryan will be ban quetted at the Auditorium Hotel by the Jefferson club. Bryan at Home. Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 4. Everything Yi in readiness for the reception t-o. be tendered William J. Bryan in his home city. On arriving in Lincoln Mr. Bryan will be escorted at once to the State capitol grounds, where the reception will be held. The welcom ing speeches will be delivered by Governor Mickey and Mayor Brown. The city is being decorated in antici pation of the event. THE CO M PANYOF-J ESUS. All Delegates to Congregation Cele brate Mass This Morring. By Associated Press. Rome, Sept. 4. All delegates to Ihe congregation of th3 Company of Jesus celebrated mass tuis morning, after which a bell r-n,r announcing the beginning of Quadriv'tTa or the gation of. the generl society to succeed the - late Father Martin, :n a!' delegates retired to qu niters where they will rema n four days without communication with the out side world except undoi" serious cir cumstances. ; , NATIONAL TEAM MATCH. Most Important Competition in His- J tory of Military Rifle Shooting. By Associated Press. Sea Girt, Sept. 4. Firing began ill the most important competition in the history of military rifle shooting in the country the national team match. Weather conditions are ideal. Forty-one teams, representing near y every State in the Union, District of Columbia and the cavalry and in lantry of the army, navy and marine corps are competing. FOUR CITIZENS KII.LEO Wholesale Arrests Made fccy Jutr,-.- ed Into VistM.. By Associated Press. Warsaw, Sept. 4. The soldiers ast night killed four citizens aud made wholesale arrest j. A boy ln' ing pursued by the soldier- juiii'fu into Vistula and was killed while trying, to escape by swimming. FLOOD'S DEVASTATION. Villages Obliterated; F.d Crops De stroyed ar.d Indigo Croo Rui eJ. By Associated Press. 1 Lahore, India, Sept. 4. The floods have devastated a large section pf Behar district. Whole villages have been obliterated, great areas of food crops destroyed and the indigo crop ruined. Herman Oelrich's Death. By Associated Press. New York, Sept. 4. According to a wireless message'.to the- Associated j Press the death of Herman Oeuicns, which occurred on Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse at sea Saturday evening, was caused by brights di-stase.. The vessel will probably reach dock this afternoon. . Dr.. F. R, Beattie Dead. By Associated Press. :. . . Louisville, Sept. 4. 4)r. Francis R. Beattie, a widely known minister of the Presbyterian church and president of the Presbyterian Theo.log.ical Semi nary, died suddenly of heart failure. Lieutenant Col. Pettit Dead. By Associated Press. . .. . ; . ' Washington, Sept. , 4. Lieutenant Col. Pettit, of the Eighth Infantry, s-ftd colonel of the Fourth Immune during the Spanish war, died today. D IN DEATH OF YOUNG MAN. Mr. Duke Ellis Died in Durham Yes terday A Runawav Marriage. Special to the News. Durham, N. C, September 4. Mr. Duke Ellis a popular young man of this city died yesterday afternoon af ter several months of illness with a complication of diseases. He has made Durham his home for the past fifteen 3 ears and was twenty-seven years of age. He has a brother and several other, relatives living in this place. The funeral services were conducted from his home this afternoon and the remains were laid to rest in the city cemetery. Mr. Lawrence Kirkland, of Durham and MissvGussie Coley, of Mocksville, N. C., a very popular young couple were married at Burlington last Sat urday afternoon. Th'e marriage was. a runaway affair and was quite a sur prise to the friends of the couple throughout the State. Mr. Kirkland, ic cashier' of the Peoples Bank at East Durham and Miss Coley. is the daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. James H. Coley, of Mocksville, N. C. The marriage was performed at the residence of Rev,. E. M. Snipes, and the attendance con sisted of a few friends of the couple. From the effects of last week court in this city there were twenty-three prisoners sent to the public roads and to the county home this morning to be- j gin their sentences. The total . num-1 ber of years, that these prisoners will ' have to serve is 23 years and 6 months. Robert Durham a negro has the longest term to serve, he was convicted of perjury and sentenced to the county roads to hard labor for six yearns. Sev eral, small boys that robbed the cars at the Norfolk and Western depot also have long terms. WISCONSIN ELECTIONS. Primary Elections Being Held Throughout the State By Associated Press. Milwaukee, Sept. -;4. The primary elections ara heine held thrniifrhmit a Wisconsin for the first time since the law was enacted. The Cruiser Boston. By Associated Press. Bellingham, Wash., Sept. 4. Indi cations last ,. tgniewhraetht cations last night were that it would not be necessary to beach Ihe cruiser Boston, which went ash ire during the fo?r near here. The ves sel will probably be repaired at a small expense. ( President's Program. By Associated Press. Oyster Bay, Sept. 4. The President will leave Sagamore Hill for Washing ton October 1st. Three days later he will make a flying trip to Harrisburg and York, Pa., where he will deliver speeches. . - .. ST 0 F HIS PERFIDY Takes Much of 8!ame on Himself, but Says Hering was the For ger and Got the Money. Ex- honerates his Son and Directors. tl.e By Associated Press Chicago, Sept. 4. A dispatch to the Tribune i from Tangier says: Stenland's confession yesterday clears up much of the mystery surrounding the events leading up. to fht crash which involved the ruia. o the Mil waukee Avenue Bank. ';: He took much of the 'blame upon himself, but ' declared1 at;' Cashier Hering was - a forger rind that Hering got most of the money. H exonerat ed his. son, .Theodore ,avd,. the. bank directors. ,.;V., 0 ... ...... He pronounced; it a lie 'that lie-h-id spent the money,' on, I.eoiie,; Lang ion Key or any other, worn in., He . de clared, he never , speuc ( more' that $5,000, a year .. himself, and . that ail the money he stole A h$ put'iut ? real estate or investments in .the .hope of "making good", before cleaving Chi-f cago. He hesitated . sori? tin-e be tween suicide and jfligVn ? f-c. ; j: SEVERAL TO BE ARRESTED. District Attorney ),$ays He Has Evi dence Sufficient. to Arrest Several. By Associated Press.1 "' . s Philadelphia, Sesptember 4.TJistrict Attorney Bell announced that .sufficient evidence : of criminality j has , .b'een dis covered by the District Attorney to warrant the statement; that one or; two and perhaps three arrests wiij. be made io-morrow in connection with the re cent failure of the Real Estate Trust company. f. IT U. S. ATLANTIC FLEET. After Review by President Fleet Re sumes Regular Duties. Bv Associated' Press. "Oyster Bay, Sept. 4. The United States Atlantic fleet, under command of Rear Admiral Evans, reviewed -,-oatpHav hv the President, srot under way ; today to resume its regul5r duty The fleet was divided into squadrons and proceeded in various directions. DONATION FOR DESTITUTE. Brizilian Government Donates Big Sum to Sufferers. By Associated Press. Santiago, September 4. The Brazil ian government appropriated $300,000 for relief of the earthciuarke sufferers. ENSLAHD TELLS iirteiiniiiii.il i ii i i . ui '. i i 1 tm 1 " . .... ., . . - J: t- 'i''- "Farewell to the rainy sla5on I Vacation CRUELTY TO HIS HORSE. Pulled His Tongue Out -Fined Heavi ly Lexington a Busy Place. Special The News. , ... , Lexington, Sept. 4. Charles Wright Bell is the name of a negro who was before the mayor yesterday on a charge of - cruelty to animals, the details of the crime being rather un usual in character as well as some what revolting. . In trying to induce a balky horse, to move, he ,tied a rope to the animal's tongue and pro ceeded to pull. , The horse didin't budge but part of his tongue did, for the brutal negro pulled off half of the -member. Strange it hasn't yet killed the animal. The negror, .how ever, was not. punished further-than paying a heavy fine netting the treasury to the amount of $35. Lexington has been a busy place this summer and activity is yet un abated. The large force employed j cn the double-tracking operations in- this vicinity "is still busily at work and thousands of dollars in wages find way into the business channels tf the town. Another force is at work putting in the sewerage, and there is an immense amount of build ing going on. Two business houses are being erected,,at a cost of $30,000, f. handsome church for the Lutherans is being finished at a cost of $6,000, four manufacturing plants are in course, of erection and .a great deal of residence building. The whole foots up In the neighborhood of $100, 000. - NEGRO SHOOTS MAN.. Constable J. F. Pleasants Shot by Negro and Probably Fatally Injur- .. ed. . Special to The News. . ' Durham, N. C, September 4. Con stable J. F. Pleasants was this morn ing probably fatally shot by ; an exn convict, James Brown, colored. The officer went to the . home of Brown with a claim and delivery paper to take pos session of some property that he had not paid for; The officer and Browh had some words and the negro went into the house and obtained a pistol, returning shortly. Constable Pleasants was; unarmed and when he saw the pistol made an effort to move out of the; way . but before he had time the negro ran close to him and fired. The ball entered just under, the left shoulder and ranged to the side. He w as , carried , several blocks to a. drug store and was afterwards placed in the Watt's Hospital . His condition 'm is though to be serious but the location of; the ball has not yet been found. Brown has up to this time, made good his escape but several of the officers are after him and no .doubt he will be caught. - ' . : THE GANS-NELSON BOUT. Imposible to Secure Moving Pictures After 3Sthf Round. Receipts Larg-'est-iri History of .Ring... By Associated Press. Goldfield, Sept. 4. It is announced that the films of the moving pictures became exausted after the 38th round of the Gans-Nelson fight. As a result the concluding ; rounds .will not be shown in pictures.. . ., President Richard , stated that the receipts approximated $78,000 and. the spectators were 7.000. This is -the greatest amount of money taken in for a prize fight in the history of the ring. STILL TALK PEACE, In Spite of Government's Refusal to Grant Peace it is Still Talked. By Associated Press. - Havana, ; September 4. Despite the government's absolute refusal to make or accept any terms, peace.talk contin ues, but in half-hearted.. way.. Nothing definite has been proposed. .. . - The situation in! the field is unchang ed, except that the government, is grad ually sending men, The millitary au thorities are depending considerably on the arrival of horses . from the United States.. ; ' . t ; . j. Lieutenant, E. H. Dunn Dismissed. By Associated Press. . ';, . .. Washington 'D. '.C, September 4. By the . direction of the President. Lieutenant Edward ,H, .Dunn was dis missed from the" United States Navy. Dunn was attached to the receiving ship Independence.'at";theMare Island Navy Yard and was recently convicted of scandalous conduct. 1 ? GREENSBORO Locar: Republicans Denounce th e Nominations Made at Greens boro Saturday. This Preroga tive Belongs Alone to Judicial Convention.. . - - In the correspondence - of this paper from -Greensboro yesterday notice was mader of a joint meeting of three com mittees of the Republican party, viz; the State, Congressional and Campaign committees held in that city Satur day afternoon and night. The sessions were held behind clos ed doors and none were admitted save those with the proper1 credentials. At the. meeting several, nominations were. made for judges and solicitors in those districts ."wljere, no' conven tions have been f hel.:so,,the ' report stated, .. Mr.. J. B. Spence of the local bar . was . nominated for judge of the 12 th. district and Mr. .Lemuel B. Wet more, for solicitor, i. Other nominations were made for. other districts. From, the sentiment of the leading. local . . Republicans .. ascertainable to day, ' therQ has beij. much; crooked dealing in which they refuse tp have a hand, on the ground that, the action taken at." (Greensboro was not. legal. These nominations are regularly made through the judicial conventions which are ordered to be held throughout . the district. . :i .. . . The 12th district is; composed of. the counties of Mecklenbug, Gaston, Cleve land, ' Cabarrus and v, Lincoln. Each county, is entitled, to a delegate for eve ry fifty. voters-. Under. this rule Meek-. lenburg is entitled to seven delegates. No : convention has , yet. been held , in this district. In consequence a few of the ''leading Republicans of the. State gathered at . Greensboro Saturday and arrogated to themselves the preroga tive of nominating. . . "We don't propose to . stand by any such action," , said one who .is well versed in the; doings of his party, to day. "That Greensboro... clique shall have no dominion over us.",.... Tt is" illegal and ; illegitimate . for some of the f 'leading Republicans of the State', to assume jthe power, of mak ing these nominations when this pow: er is alone vested tn the judicial con ventions. -. . , . . ' s.,.. , . '. .. "This thing, of electing behind clos ed doors was stopped in this county four years ago and we. want it under-. stood that we laive. no part ,m duj movement instituted: by. the leaders at Greensboro which is taken merely to suit their own wishes, and. to bring about some personal end , in view. "It is the work of Chairman. Adams Who cares nothing for , the good name of his party, ,cares nothing about the number of .votes available, but who is solely concerned in perfecting that 'ma chine' ; which . will .. make his office , a ccrt&intj'- -K " - " "The Republican voters of this dis trict," continued the informant ,"will abide by the action, of the select cir cles gathered about Adams, but pro pose to call a legitimate convention to The local Republicans seem nuch astir, over, the matter, and. are strong in thoir 'dorsiincip.t.ion of thelf"ring," .. It is likely that a judicial convention will. be called soon ior:ims uisliaci. ui,wuu this county is a partand therefore the nominations made ; at Greensboro will be contested. ? ;-- :j , -v Whether or not this Is done,, it is as sured that the vote's of the party in this district will not go to the nomi nees;: made , at th" meeting, in Greens boro.". ; : ,-i - - This is. an interesting ; item ofnews frmii thft fact that, the Republican p4ri tv has . been so. conspicuously.: before the public recently m hub siaic ouu tcb from the fact: , that .the. many noises which- the people have, heard rang from ' around Greensboro which soemg to be th mecca of Republican 'ism. . . . . r.. f ... i-. , '. . 1 1 . . : The ultimate outcome of tha mud dle will bear watching, and will likely afford no insignificant amount of inter est... . " --. PROTESTS C ON CMAaLOTTE. days ap, o'eH NORTH CAROLINA BUILDING. Being Urged for Jamestown ' Exposi ... - Won Association Work. Special to The News. Raleigh, N. C. September 4. The North ; Carolina. 'Commission . ' for . the Jamestown .Exposition met in the exe: cutive office of ', Governor Glenn today for; the .purpose, of organizing :and agreeing on .the .character of exhibit the State shall have at. the exposition ; A special North ' Carolina . building is being urged. . The. commission con sists of the following members repre senting every section of. the State: D. C. Barnes, Murfreesboro; E. L. Daugh tridge, Rocky Mount; Dr.: John Faison, Col. J. E. Pogue,' Raleigh;: G. W. Hinr shaw, Winston-Salem; John W-. Atkin son, Wilmington; H." C. Ddckery,. Rock ingham; U. B. Bialock, Norwood ; D. C. Carpenter, Newton; G. S. Powell, Ashe ville. . ' !. ' ; . Rev. Livingston Johnson, secretary of the - North Carolina State board of missions . (Baptist) returned: tp-day fiom attending the South Yadkin Asso ciation at Bethel church near. States ille. He says ten of the sixty associa tions of the . State have held their an nual session this v fall and . that the outlook is for advances, all . along, the linesj of work carried on by the associa tion under the aupices of the -Baptist State convention, thistooC in. spite of the! fact that the. crop year Is evidently a. poor one. The Associations," he says are being: well attended and the. inter est in the work is very encouraging. WARSHIP FOR QTENSLAND.: Asst.; States Attorney , Barbour Asked Foi. Warship on Which to Bring : Prisoner. By Associated Press. ' ? Chicago, . 111. Sept. -4 Assistant States Attorney .Barbour made, a de mand on the . United ' States , Govern ment for a warship, in, which to bring Stensland, the. fugitive Banker .now under arrest in Tangier , back to this country-. . .. r Barbour urged the seeming peril jof. bringing "Stensland across the foreign countries where . the ? prisoner imight suddenly; balk: at the -prospect of 're turning , to the United . States.' More over, Mr. Barbour fears that Stensland, may- kill himself, and , points out I the advisability ' of having Stensland brought back as a federal prisoner of a warship. ..... , . . ''. s'.,.f. . - TWO CHARTERS ' GRANTED. Company -at Greensboro, and One . at Lexington Chartered - Governor ' Leaves..'. , Special to The News. ' . " '. : Raleigh,: N; C, September A.r-A char ter was issued for the;Guilford Furnir: ture Company of Greensboro; at a cap ital of $6,000, by J.' A. : McDuffy, A.- E. 'Fordham- of Greensboro, . C. H. and -PL A. . Foy of Klnston. . Another charter is to the Continental Blow Pipe Com pany ' of Lexington, capital $50,000 au thorized' by W. H. Walker, J. W. Cro well and other incorporators. . ; - , Governor Glenn left this afternoon for Laurinbiirg to deliver ah ; address to-morrow In" connection"; with the big county Sunday-school convention. BIG SALE OF SHARES. Pennsylvania' Railroad 'Sells 560,000 ; Shares of Stock. By Associated Press. ..Philadelphia, ; Sept. 4. It- is offi cially stated that the Pennsylvania Railroad sold 400,000 shares Balti more and ; Ohio and 160,000 Norfolk and Western, reducing-, the holdings of the Pennsylvania to about 20 per cent, in each. ; SECTY. ROOT ABROAD. The Secretary-and Party Leave Santi tiago for Valparaiso. By Associated Pres s. -: .'; . ; .. Santiago, . Sept. . 4. Secretary Root and party left: Santiago for-ValpariasQ, to inspect ' the Tuins t Caused by : the earthquake. The feeling of friendship for the United States was strongly in creased by Sect. Roofs visit. Wilt Study Medieihe.. . -.';V;. . Mr. -' Henderson Irwin who. recently graduated from - Davidson College will go t6 Philadelphia the first of next weekto . enter the University - of Pennsylvania where he will take a i course in. medicine. . . .. THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. To Visit Mulberry Section-This After , noon A Question of a Bridge. ; The board of county commission ers -were in "session ; again today to consider several matters that were left , over from yesterday. . There was a representative of a power company before the : board in regard to the stringing of wires along certain roads in the county and also : an .'investigation, of - a creek running into the . Catawba river in the south ern .end , of the, county. Over the creek isr a bridge and it has been alleged that -the backwater- from the dam, of the Southern Power Com pany,. : has .at times covered the bridge "or, made the passage of the same impracticable. J The secretary of the board was di rected -to,, write., to Mr. Stowe, county burveypr, asking him to make an fxamination. and report at the next meeting. ; - "This afternoon the members of the board will go . to the . Mulberry road but towards the Catawba river, and will look oyer the ground, with a 'view t.o T ascertaining the feasibility of building about a mile additional of hrst: class road, . to fill in a gap in that -part of the county. The road will , , be-u thoroughly; inspected and carefully gone over by the members of the board and the matter further discussed, at a . later meeting. ELIZABETH MILL SCHOOL. Handsome Building to be Prepared by Company " for Education of Em ployees. Children. Supt. R... J. Cochran of : the county board of education is busy this week with, plans .'and preparations for . the new school' house that 'the Elizabeth Cotton mills, on the Southern Railroad west of the city, will soon have ready for use. ' i - . The school will be chiefly for the children of the people in the mill, and will be taught by ' Miss Anna B.-Carr, who .has considerable experience in her work. . The new school 'building will be built with the Sunday School room as a basis, and to this 16 feet will be added giving, a" structure 30 feet long and about 20 in width, making a room of ample dimensions for the single patent desks,-so that the furnishings of the school room will be as modern as they possibly can be made. The school will be ready to open in a short time. ' Fourth Son-Enters Class. By, Associated Press. Annapolis; September 4. Harold B. Sampson, second son of the later- Rear Admiral Sampson to enter the present fpurth, class at Navy Academy was sworn in. 'He was appointed by Sena tor Depew. - His brother Ralph enter ed the same class several weeks ago. 2547 Pupils; Enrolled this Morn ing Which is a 'Magnificent Showing fpr the Opening Day. Regular Duties will Begin To morrow. : . The Charlotte graded schools open ed this morning for the session of 1906 .1907. with the record-breaking enroll ment of; 2547 pupils with many more to .be taken in after the schools get well tinder way. ' . , . For weeks; the teachers and superin tendent have , been preparing r for the .first, day; of school but none expect ed that the enrollment on the first day of school iwbuld be so large, and when all' of the reports were in the hands of Superintendent, Graham;: and . he had added up 'the long column; of figures he ; was most" agreeably surprised, and no-doubt the people of Charlotte will also . be at this, magnificent showing. The distribution of the pupils is as follows: South Graded School, 976. North Graded "School, 589.. ; Colored School, 982. : iBy adding the above it will be seen that the-enrollment of -white pupils to- J . - . ,, f l . . i s day was 156S, wnue tnai oi tne coioreu pupils as set down. is . 982, making a to tal Of 2547' pupils. ,-- Today the children received each a list of books, to be bought at once and to be on hand tomorrow, morning at the opening of the - schools. . The regular , school work will be started off .systematically; tomorrow and- lessons'- heard as far as possible. The teachers, superintendent and pu pils have? started on the new school vear bright with - expectations and hopes-for.one of the best years the schools have experienced. . .HOKE SMITH NOMINATED. Georgia Democrats Endorse Bryan and Mak Great Number of Re commendations. By ' Associated Press. - . Maeomr.;Gair Sept. 4. The ; unani mous nomination- of Hoke Smith for governor . and ; the, ; endorsement , of Bryan for President: was the princi pal Irasin ess transacted by the Dem ocratic State: convention. The names of 'other candidates.' for governor were not placed before the conven tion.' ;V "". May. ' Be.i. .Extradited. By 'Associated Press. .; . , Springfield,, Ills., September 4. Gov ernor Deneen. Issued a request to Presi dent Roosevelt .that . the "United States make a request upon the government Morocco for the extradition ot oiens- land, bresident of the Milwaukee Av& nue Bank. - SPLENDID OPeilNG DF CITY SCHOOLS RICHMOND Ml LEASED ACADEMY II Bsglnning with The Season of 1907. Jake, Wells, will As sume the Management of it. Has 22 First Class Play Houses in the South. j - Charlotte People May Expect the Very Best Shows that Come this Way. Mr, Wells and Mr. Gresham Came to an Agree- ment Last Monday. Charlotte's pretty little play house has been leased to Jake Wells, of Rich mond, ,Va., and beginning with the season of 1907 he will relieve the pres ent lessee, Mr. S. A Schloss, of Wil mington of the management of it. Char lotte theatre goers may rest assured that under this arrangement all the first-class shows coming this way will be secured for Charlotte. Mr. C. Gresham, who recently bought the Trust building and the Academy of Music, closed the contract with Mr. Wells last Monday. Mr. Wells, who at the time was at Atlanta in the in terest of his theatre there, was commu nicated with over the long distance telephone and after the exchange of a few words accepted' the terms made by Mr. Gresham... Few. theatre managers are better known in the South than Jake- Wells. He! has under his direct control in the Southern States 22 first-class play houses, including the Academy of Mu sic! and Bijon at Richmond and play houses in Norfolk,, Atlanta, Memphis and other Southern cities. He is a the atrical manager of wide experience and so far as can be learned caters only for the very best shows. air. Wells guarantees the lessor an average of two- and one-half shows per week, with the promise of the very best, productions. vQne of Mr. Wells long suits is the vaudeville and under his manage ment it is very probable that a good show of this kind will be run through the summer months. He 'has taken this matter up with Mr. Gresham and it is very likely that they will agfee on some terms. ) r , .. , REVOLUTIONARY IN DISGUISE. A Sidelight on the Conditions In Rus- sia. Berlin, Sept. 4. A curious sidelight is thrown on Russian conditions by the following story which, has reached here: v Last October the district Governor of Kharkoff received a visit from a young officer who introduced himself as 'Lieutenant Podgorski, and repre sented himself as having been sent by the governor of the province of Kiei'f to assist the civil authorities of Khork off in preventing, or suppressing, revo lutionary disorders. The young man's papers were in perfect order, and , he played his part with such consumate art and grace that every, f acilty was placed at j his disposal. After two months, Lieutenant Podgorski declar ed his mission to be at an end andde parted to join his headquarters at Kieff Now, however, the Kharkoff authori ties have just discovered that the gov ernor of Kieff never sent an officer to Kharkoff at all. The whole affair was an, audaciously conceived and master fully executed move by which the revolutionary- party t placed themselves in the possession of much valuable infor mation regarding the political machin ery of the district of Kharkoff. NEGROES PURSUE NEGRO. Murderer of Two Women Pursued by Mob of Negroes. By Associated Press. - Columbia, S. C, Sept. 4. Lawson Addison, a negro last night at Lawry ville, Chester county, murdered two ne gro women. A mob of members of his own race has been organized and are in pursuit of the murderer. Found Dead in Room. 1 By Associated Press. Halifax, N. S., Sept. 4. A man reg istered as "J. Jones," United States, and who is thought to be. from Rich mond, Va., was found dead in his room at the Halifax Hotel with a ballet in his head and a revolver clutched tight in his right hand. Medical examiners reported the case suicide. The man has been at the hotel for two weeks. He was about 40 years of age. Tobacco Exposition. By Associated Press. - New York, Sept. 4. Secretary Taf t has sent a letter to the management of the Tobacco Exposition now in progress, in which he wrote - that it should be shown "to the members of the trade at the exposition what I think can certainly be shown that the passage of a proper Philippine tariff bill will not in any substantial way in terfere with the tobacco trade in the United States. Our Public Debt. By Associated Press. Washington, September 4. The monthly statement . shows the public debt, less the cash in the treasury to be SD70.368.383, a decrease for the month of ?3,4S8,418. FOR SAO ( J