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VOL. IiXXXYH NO. 15J3.
HOUSE III UPROAR;
CLASH IS AVERTED
Alaskan Attempted to Strike
Wyoming Congressman
During Warm Debate.
SHORT AND-KGLY WORD USED
Wickersham Made Two Passe at
Mondell No "Hot Southern
eiood" Involved Another
Bloodless Battle.
i
"Washington, Feb. 23. AnothejrJ
lloodless battle was fought on th
floor of the House of Representatives
late today. It came during a some
what heated debate on a bill for the
leasing of coal lands in Alaska.' The
lie was passed and as the short and
tigly word rang out Delegate James
"Wickersham, of Alaska, made a rush
for Representative Frank M. Mon
dell. of Wyoming, who was seated at
a nearby desk.
The big Alaskan's right arm shot
oU twice in the direction of the gen
tleman from Wyoming, but members
who surrounded the disputants at the
time say that both blows fell just
short. .
The House was in an uproar in an
5nstant. Several members burled
themselves on Mr. Wickersham; oth
ers were struggling with Mr. Mondell,
who had gained his feet and. was
making for his assailant. Represen
tative Foster, of Vermont, had taken
Mr. Wickersham by the throat. This
added to the uncontrolled anger of
the delegate and for a moment divert
ed his attack toward the would-be
peace maker. Representative Sission,
cf Mississippi, was first to reach Mr.
Mondell, iwho was endeavoring to
raise the chair' in which he .had been
sitting to hurl it at his antagonist.
Members ' rushed towards i the group
from every, part of the chamber and
soon, there were nearly, a hundred
men in the crowd about to still Strug
cling legislators.
Meantime, Representative Olmsteadl
ot Pennsylvania who was acting as
shaker, was madly belaboring hit)
desk with the gavel and calling upon
th sergeant-at-arms to . preserve ord
er. The historic mace of the House,
the emblem of authority, was lifted
from its marble' pedestal and carried
to the floor by the House, officials.
3Iembers, however, had taken the
matter in hand and had succeeded in
bringing both Mr. Wickersham and
Mr. Mondell to a cessation of hostili
ties. When the House was fairly quiet
Mr. Wickersham clamored for recog
nition. . ' " '
"I want the record to show that I
apologize to the House but" his voice
lose to a shout I also want to show
that I was tailed a liar."
Representative Tawney, of Minne
sota, demanded that the entire col
loquy be reported by the stenograph
er at the speaker's desk. The sten
ographer stated that' he overheard Mr.
Mondell, who "was seated at the time
.say; "He is a liar."
Mr. Wickersham also had heard.
' If you say that, you are a liar," he
had shouted, and in another instant
had rushed at Mr. Mondell. A chair
Let ween the two members had ob
Mructed their collision. Wickersham's
shout of "liar" to Mondell was the
first the House had heard. Mr. Mon
flell's utterance had been made in
an undertone. '
Representative Tawney called at
tention to the fact that the language
used by the disputants was clearly
unparliamentary and that there
should be an apology.
' I do apologize," said Mfc Wicker
Rliam. "I lost my temper." He sat
down.
"I think the apology should be
broader," interjected Representative
Keifer, of Ohio.
' I make my apology as broad as
fny gentleman in the House wants
it," said Mr. Wickersham, and that is
all I have to say:
Mr. Mondell then arose.
"I uttered no such statement as
- lias been reported In debate," he said.
' f turned to the gentleman from
South Dakota, who was standing at
my desk, and said: 'Then he must be
a liar.'"
Mr. Mondell said his reference was
to the fact that nothing in the record
s howed any coal claims in Alaska out-
ide of the Cunnnighanr group to have
sone to final entry. ,
Mr. Wickersham had disputed this
statement.
"My remark Tfas not directed to
ward the gentleman from Alaska,"
Mr. Mondell went on, "and it was not
i tiered in debate, but to a gentleman
v ho stood beside me. I realize how
f ver, that I should not have used the
word here or anywhere for that mat
ter, and I apologize to the House.".
during the applause which followed
Mr. Mondell's statement, Mr. 'Taw
ney moved that the House adjourn.
On a standing vote, the motion ap
parently was carried, but ithe oppon
ents of Alaska Leasing bill demand
'd a roll call. Under this call the
motion to adjourn was lost, and. the
'.easing Bill was then defeated 151 to
-;- The bill had been called up un
"" a suspension of the rules and
would have required a two-thirds
V'te for adoption. ' , A , .
. The bill provided for, the leasing of
HEARINGS OH TREATY ENDED
Senate Committee May Report' Cana
dian Agreement "Witfiout Rec
ommendation" Amendment
May be Offered.
Washington," Feb. 23. Hearings on
the Canadian reciprocity agreement
were concluded this afternoon by the
Senate Committee 'on Finance and at
10:30 o'clock tomorrow the commit
tee will meet' to determine the form
In which the McCall bill to carry the
agreement into effect, will be report
ed. There is so much opposition in
the Finance Committee to the agree
ment that it is generally believed that
the pledge to President Taft not to
smother" the agreement will be kept
by returning- the McCall bill to the
Senate "without recommendation."
In some quarters a report without
recommendation will be regarded as
more detrimental to the chances of
success for the measure than would.1
an adverse report Such a report, fH
is said, would be equivalent to ah
invitation to all senators opposed to
the Canadian agreement to offer
amendments. -.
Unless the Finance' Committee or
a majority thereof gives its approval
to the President's programme it is
not believed possible that a vote can
be reached upon it at the present ses
sion. .
At the afternoon session of the
committee today several witnesses
appeared in opposition to the McCall
bill. They included Edwin A. Merritt
a member of the New York Legisla
ture, who said the farmers of the
country were incensed at the thought
that the Republican party should de
sire to withdraw the benefits of pro
tection just as they were becoming
able' to take advantage ot protection.
He declared that the Republican sen
ators should, submit now to the re
quest from the White House that they
abandon the protective principles it
would be a confession that they had
been . perpetrating a fraud upon the
country for the past 25 or 30 years.
"Of course, we hear something of
the big stick," exclaimed Mr. Merritt,
"but we are not so much afraid of it
now as we usea to "be, at least not in
New Ycfk.? .
J A. 'S. . Farewell, of Orangev Texas,
wno Is interested in the only South
ern paper mill, told of -making paper i
from the Southern Long Leaf Pine
end declared that the infant industry
is beginning to pay,. but could not
compete with free pulpi wood or free
paper irom Canada. John H. Malm,
of Watertown, N. Y., president of the
International Brotherhood of Paper
Makers protested against1 the with
drawal of the protection given the pa
per industry.
SURE THEY ARE ROBBERS.
Suspects Identified by Southern Rail
road Express Messenger.
Gainesville, Ga., Feb. 23. James An
derson, one of the men under arrest
charged with being a member of the
gang which held up and .robbed the
Southern Railway fast mail at White
Sulphur Springs lastN Saturday, today
was identified by W. B. Miller, the ex
press messenger in charge of the rifled
car, aj the man who directed the work
of the bandits. " The two members of
the gang captured yesterday above
Dahloneca were brought here today
and placed in jail- These men have
confessed to participation in the rob
bery, and port of the loot was found on
them when captured. The three men
will be given a preliminary hearing
tomorrow.
Reports received here today stated
that two more alleged members of the
bandit gang were arrested this morn
ing at Bail, Ground, Ga., and would be
sent to Gainesville.
FRENCH OFFICIAL PASSES.
Minister of War Died Suddenly From
Paralytic Stroke.
Paris, Feb. 23. General Brun, min
ister of war in the cabinet of Presi
dent Briand, dropped dead from a
paralytic stroke at the offices of the
ministrty odayr Parliament passed a
resolution that General Brun's funeral
should be held at the expense of the
State. The funeral will take place
Monday1 and full military honors wMl
be observed The Paris garrison will
take part and it is expected about
$20,000 men will be in I line.
coal lands not to exceed 2,560 acres
on a royalty basis of from 3 to 10
pfnts a torn The debate had been
surcharged with acrimony. Mr. Mad
ison declared that as a conservation
measure, the bill was a mockery.
"God save lis from this sort or con
servation If this is the best the gov
ernment can do " he cried. The Gug
arenheimsV Mr. Madison declared, had
entered into an agreement with the
Cunningham claimants ; to pay , mem
a rovflltv of 50 cents a ton. .
Mr. Wickersham pleaded witn mem
bers not to support tile bill. He turn
ed on Mr. Mondell. who favored the
measure and said: 4 If you should
make a bill like this apply to wyom
ing, you wouldn't dare go home. If
you made it apply to tne unnea
States at large, . you . would soon turn
up your political toes."-
It was soon after this coiioquy inai
the scrimmage occurred. - ' '
When the excitement was over and
a member of the Kentucky delegation
made the informal remark that this
was one occasion where "hot South
ern .blood" was not involved. AJaska,
he declared was the coldest place op
earth, and Wyoming :''abouts' next
. best." 7 vv.;
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WILMm GTOK,
RATE FIGHT LOST
BY THE RAILROADS
Commerce Commission De
cides Against Proposed In
crease of Trunk Lines
DECISION A GREAT SURPRISE
Outcome Hs Been Awaked With
Great Interest by Railroads for
Months Give Reasons for
Opposing Advance.
Washington, Feb. 23. The Inter
state Commerce Commission decides
against the railroads in both the "East
ern" and the "Western" rate cases.
The decision, eagerly awaited by roads
and shippers alike") was handed down
late this, afternoon. ' ,
Proposed advances in class freight
rates in official classification territory,
aggregating among all the railways in
the territory approximately $27,009,
000 a year, were disapproved by the
commission.
In the case involving the increases
t)y the railroads in Western trunk line
territory, the commission also declin
ed to approve the proposed advances
in commodity rates.
The carriers in both cases are re
quired to cancel on qr before March
10th their advanced tariffs and restore
their former rates, which are the
rates nowJji effect. If this require
ment be not complied with, the com
mission will issue a formal order sus
pending the proposed advances and
putting into effect the existing rates
for at least two years.
In the cases , of the Railroad Com
mission of Texas, against the Atchi
son, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway, and
other carriers, known popularly as the
Southwestern rate case, the commis
sion decline to disturb the commodity
rates or the. first-class rates complain
ed of. The defendants are ordered,
however, to reduce the second class
rates, which were increased from
$1.21, to $1.29 to $1.25. On-the remain
ing classes the defendants are .requir
ed to restore the rates in.effect before
the increased rates were published.
In brief, this is the disposition made
by the Interstate Commission of the
most important cases ever brought to
its attention. In a sense, the decisions
were .in the nature of a surprise to
railroad officials and other experts,
who had followed closely the proceed
ings, a majority of whom believed the
Commission would grant some in
crease to the Western limes if not to
the Eastern. -
After considering exhaustively the
whole subjeet, however, from every
viewpoint, the commission 'could not
see its way clear to grant any advanc
es in -rates, although it concedes that,
in the case of some of the roads, an
increased revenue is needed. In what
is known as the Eastern case, the
Commission was embarrassed by the
admitted fact that several of the lines
in the territory were paying good div
idends upon existing rates, while oth
er carriers in the same territory were
barely able to make both ends meet.
Important Phase of Case.
In the Western case the carriers en
tered a powerful plea for increased
revenue in order that they might have
additional money to put into improve
ments and betterments, which would
enable them to handle with the great
er facility the constantly increasing
traffic of the country. In withholding
its approval of the proposed increas
es, the Commission holds and its de
cision in both the Eastern and West
ern cases was unanimous that the
carriers did not in the proceedings sus
tain what the law imposes upon them,
i.e.', the burden of proof that absolute
necessity existed for the advance pro
posed.
After considering fully the question
of just how far freight rates properly
can be increased on account of the ex
tremely expensive improvements, re
quired by the passenger service of the
lines and analyzing thoroughly the fi
nancial and operating methods of sev
eral important Eastern roads, includ
ing the Pennsylvania, the New York
Central, the' Baltimore & Ohio, the
Lake Shore and the Michigan Cen
tral. the opinion concludes :
"It seems plain that they have not
sustained the burden which the stat
ute casts upon them of justifying the
DroDosed advanced rates insofar as
that justification depends upon the ne
cessity for greater net revenue.
""There is no evidence before
which establishes the necessity
higher rates."
Must Show Proper Economy.
us
for
"Before any general advance can
be. permitted it must appear with rea
sohable certainty that carriers have
exercised ' proper economy in the pur
chase of their supplies, in the payment
of their wages and in the general con
duct Of their business. There Is no
testimonf tending to show the cost
of reproducing these properties.
In his preparation of the opinion in
the ' "Western case, Commissioner
Kranlin- K. Lane made' an optimistic
review of the situation of American
railways, in beginning he shows that
through the regulatory law and its en
forcement "the railrojras have been
protected against each other and as a
result the revenues of the carriers
have increased under regulation and
their dividends and their surplus have
increased as in.no other period , of our
history.' In, the -lasfc ten years the
railroads of. the ..united -.-states'; nave
.(Continued on; Page ;. 8.).
C, FRIDAY MOIttTCNGr,
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STILL UNDECIDED Oil LORIMER
Senator Beveridge Again Spoke in Op
position to Illinois Senator Sen
ate is Growing Impatient'
.With the Case.
Washington, Feb. 23. No vote was
taken on the Lorimer case in the Unit
ed States Senate today, nor could a
date for such a vote be fixed. Senator
Beveridge, of Indiana, spoke for four
hours, but did not conclude. The an
nounced that he would resume tomor
row. , Just before the Senate went into
executive session Seqator Burrow's at
tempted for the second time today to
have a time for a vote fixed, suggest
ing that'll be before adjournment to
morrow. Senator Stone objected be
cause he desired time in which to te
heard on the case.
With Congress within eight days of
enforceddjournnient and with its cal
endar crowded with important meas
ures including numerous appropria
tion bills the Senate adjourned in any
thing but agreeable state of mind.
Ordinarily there would have been
no objection to Mr. Beveridge's course
in announcing he would -resume his
speech tomorrow, but under the cir
cumstances there were many manifes
tations of impatience.-
Some se'nators who support Senator
Lorimer, went so far as to charge a
filibuster to prevent a vote on the Lori
mer case, but Mr. Beveridge and his
friends resented this charge. "I don't
care a hang when we vote after I get
through," he said to Senator Gallin
ger on the floor of the Senate, just
before adjournment.
Senator Borah duplicated the re
quest of Mr. Burrows for a vote to
morrow ou the Lotiiner case with a
request for a vote.' on the election of
senators, and Senator Penrose stated
his great desire to get' up the post
office appropriation f bill. All were
brushed aside, and when Mr. Bever-
dge yielded the floor there was a gen
eral understanding that he would re
sume it again tomorrow.
In his remarks today Mr. Beveridge
made somewhat extended reference
to Senator Lorimer's speech of .yes
terday, warning Senators against be
ing carried away by sympathy. He
continued his analysis of the testimo
ny in the case with aview oftconvinc
ing the Senate that the senator from
Illinois had prjopured.. his election
- t7i i :. t t '4: i t 3
that tie Committee on Privilege! and
Elections had acted with undue haste
and without proper deliberation upon
the evidence in reaching his verdict.
This allegation was made in connec
tion with a sharp colloquy with Sen
ator Depew. of New York. He taxed
the New York senator with having
failed to read the testimony and in ad
dition intimated that the report which
originally was agreed to by the Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections was
not the same document that ultimately
was presented to the Senate in the
Lorimer case. .
VERDICT AGAINST A. C. Li
Hope
Mills Man Awarded $2,000 In
Fayetteville, N. C, Feb. 23. The
Observer this afternoon says:
The case of Mrs. E. V.- Autry, ad
ministratrix of L. B. Autry, against
the A. C. L., was given to the jury at
noon today, and within an hour a ver
dict was rendered in favor of the plain
tiff for $2,000. The railroad took an
appeal. The plaintiff was suing for
$25,000 for the loss of her husband,
which she attributed to the careless
ness of the-A. C. L. in not filling up a
hole near its station at Hope Mills,
which was the cause of her husband's
death, as one of the wheels of a wag
on, loaded with machinery, which he
was transporting from the depot for
the Hope Mills Mfg. Co., sank in the
hole, precipitating a heavy piece of
machinery upon him, resulting In his
death.
Durham, N. C, Feb. 23. Basketball
tonight: Trinity, 18; University of Vir
ginia, 24; score first half: Trinity, 13;
University of Virginia, 6. It was the
most exciting and hard-fought of the
season, C. E. Brinn, one of Trinity's
best players, was .sick with grippe.
Virginia showed a wonderful rally in
the second half.
OUTLINES.
The Interstate Commerce Commis
sion yehterday decided against an in
crease in freight rates as proposed by
Eastern and Western trunk lines. The
decision came as a surprise. A per
sonal encounter between Delegate
Wickersham, of Alaska, and Congress
man Mondell. of Wyoming, on the
floor of the House yesterday was nar
rowly averted. He came dunng a
warm debate on Alaskan coal lands,
in which Mr. Mondell is said to called
Mr. Wickersham a liar. -Resolutions
were introduced in the House yester
day with reference to a recentry form
ed coffee trust in which American inter
ests are involved, calling for anjnves-
tigation. The Senate railed again
yesterday to ratify the treaty with
Japan sent to that body last Tuesday
by the "President, The hearings of
the Senate Committee on the Canadian
agreement ended yesterday No
vote was taken by the Senate On the
Lorimer case yesterday, as expected,
New York markets: Money on call-
steady 2 1-4 to 2 3-8. per cent, ruling
rate 2 1-4, closing bid 2 1-4, offered at
2 3-8. Spot cotton closed quiet 10
points higher, middling uplands 14.10.
middling gulf 14.35. Flour quiet and
lower to effect sales. Wheat weak, No.
2 red 92 '5-8 elevator and 93 5"-8 f.o.b.
afloat Corn easy No. 2 new 51 3-4
f.o.b afloat Oats steady futures clos-
e& nominal, yrurpentlns steadyj
FEBRUARY 24, 1911,
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TRUST IN COFFEE
IK BE THE PLAN
Resolutions in House Asks
Investigation of the Al
leged Big Combine
WOULD CONTROL THE MARKET
Was Intrduced by Representative
Ncrris Foreign Interests Also
Involved Action Caused
Decline in Market.
Washington, Feb. 23. Two resolu
tions asserting the existence of mon
opolistic control of the coffee market
by Brazilian producing interests and
Americans . and Europeans interested
witlT them, and calling respectively
upon the President and the Attorney
General of the United, States to re
port whether investigation of the mat
ter has been fnstituted-by the govern
ment, A;ere dropned into the "hob
Ler" of the House of Representatives
this afternoon by Representative Nor
ris, of Nebraska. It was done with
out remark and the resolutions went
automatically to to committee. .
The resolutions attracted no atten
tion in the House, and Washington
heard tonight with considerable sur
prise the rumors that their introduc
tion had in some degree affected the
New York coffee market. It is hard
ly likely that either committee will
report the resolutions at this late day
in the session, but Mr. Norris tonight
expressed some confidence that the
House would take up and pass the
resolutions.
Mr. Norris said he had the names of
those who he said entered into ar
rangement with Brazil for the coffee
control. J. P. Morgan & Co., and the
City National Banks, of New York
City, he said, constituted the Ameri
can end of "the great scheme that
has financed the deal."
This interest Mr. Morris said, in
volved $75,000,00a or capital-of which
$25i000,000 each was. ubacribed in
London and France, $10,000,00 each
in America and Germany, and $5,000,
000 in Holland.
The scheme as Mr. Norris outlined
it was that the State of Saopaulo is
sued $75,000,000 oi five per cent.
bonds, which this foreign syndicate
took up. Brazil grfaranteed these
bonds and provided a surtax of five
francs a bag, which the agreement
provided was to be remitted to these
interests in the bond syndicate and
provided for a committee of seven
men, six of whom were to be sleeted
by the financiers in the syndicate and
one by the Brazilian government it
self, the committee to control the sale
and disposition of the coffee from
Brazil. "-y
New York, Feb. 23. There was
heavy general selling in the coffee
market today with prices closing at
a decline of from 20 to 40 points fol
lowing reports that a resolution had
been introduced into Congress asking
for an investigation of an alleged cof
fee trust. This was supposed to re
fer to the valorization scheme of the
Brizalian government, which accumu
lated about 7,000,000 bags of coffee
during 1907 and whose remaining sup
amounting to over six million bags is
said to be controlled by a marketing
committee of bankers and merchants,
whose headquarters are abroad.
While reports of possible Federal
action undoubtedly caused consider
able pressure against the market late
today, the. weakness seemed to origi
nate with lower cables from Havre,
andsomewhat cheaper offerings from
Brazil.
CRIPPLED HER FOR LIFE.
Woman From Poland Had Terrible
Experience Fear.
New York, Feb. 23. Teresa Sabot's
determination to reach America crip
pled her for life. She lies in a Hobo
ken hospital with both of her feet am
putated, in almost hysterical fear that
the immigration authorities are going
to send ,her back to her home in Po
land. In order to leave it, she walked
eighteen miles through the ice and
snow to Warsaw, to get a boat for Bre
men, whence she came to America. A
few days out she discovered that her
feet had been frost bitten and thff case
was so serious before she arrived here
that the surgeons decided that ampu
tation was the only way to save her
life. She will recover, and hopes that
friends and relatives, which she claims
live in -a Pennsylvania town, may per
suade the immigration officials to let
her stay .n this country.
"EXPULSION OF THE JEWS.
Wide-Spread Movem-nt in Province in
Russia.
St. Petersburg, Feb. 23. Governor
MakalakcfC ha3 begun a widespread
expulsion of the Jews from the pro
vince of Tchernigov, a government in
Little Russia. Two hundred and nine
teen families in one district, including
wealthy land, owners and manufactur
ers, were marched through the heavy
snow drifts. Notwithstanding the in
tense cold, the police opened Ue doors
and windows of their houses and drove
themTinto the streets, and thence", to
the outskirts of the district-to be con
ducted ut of the province, '
WHITE WOMAN SHOT TO DEATH
Camille Prmtt Killed at- Goldsboro by
Roscoe Rivenbark Upon Eve
of Her Departure Insanely
Infatuated With Woman.
(Special Star Telegram.)
Goldsboro, N. C., Feb. 23. A sen
sational shooting occurred in This city
this afternoon, a little after 1 o'clock,
when following a few hasty words of
short duration. Camille Prudtt, a
white woman of questionable charac
ter, was shot to death by Roscoe
Rivenbark, who fired at her five
times with a revolver, two of the bul
lets entering her body, one passing L
through the shoulder and the other
through her arm.
The shooting occurred at the home
of the woman in the southern part of
the city better ftnown as "Little,
Washington." She lived alone but
five other persons were in the room
where the shooting took place, four
of them women and the other a man,
all of whom had arrived at the wo
man's home to tell her good-bye. She
was dressed and preparing to leave
for Raleigh on the 2 o'clock train
when at this juncture young Riven
bark, who was infajuated with her,
appeared on the scene and asked her
where she was going.
The woman told him she was going
out of the city to spend a few days,
whereupon a few hasty words were
exchanged and snatching a revolver
from his hip pocket, Rivenbark pro
ceeded to shoot at her five times, ev
ery bullet taking effect in different
parts of her body. Rivenbark made no
attempt whatever to escape and as
sisted in lifting the body of the pros
trate woman upon the bed. Officer
"Jack" Fulghum arrested the prison
er, who begged him to grant permis
sion io kiss the woman before placing
him behind prison bars, but the of
ficer informed him that he had kissed
her his last time.
The dead woman' parents are liv
ing but are unknown in this city, but
a friend of the deceased will arrive
tonight and have the remains ' ship
ped home.
The affair created considerable ex
citement for a few hours as all sorts
of wild rumors were circulated, main
ly due to the fact that young Riven
barkis J!rom a. prominent. family of
this city. Many are of the opinion
that he was not in his right mind
when he committed the rash act as
he has always borne a good reputa
tion and seemed to have a gentle dis
position and has never before been in
trouble. In an interview with the
prisoner tonight who, it seems, lias
been despondent and in poor health
for some time past, he gave as his
reason for committing the deed that
he believed he was going to die in a
few days and did not want, to die and
leave the woman he loved behind. He
does not seen to regret the crime
whatever and stated to an officer this
afternoon that he was satisfied of
one fact, and that was that he would
never hang for his crime, and was
quite sure he would be dead before
his trial was called.
While talking to his lawyer this af
ternoon Rivenbark held up his arm
and displayed a cigarette between his
fingers and at the same time remark
ed "that's the dam.' thing which is
mainly responsible for the whole af
fair; I iknow I'm going to die for I
plainly saw my days on this old
earth were but a very few more in
a dream I had a few nights ago, and
I just could not bear the idea of dy
ing and leaving Camille behind."
Outside of newspaper reporters, his
lawyers and members of his family,
no one has been allowed to interview
the prisoner as it Is feared some one
would let him have a iktnife and it is
feared he would take his own life,
but this afternoon the prisoner seem
ed to be In a quiet mood and showed
no signs of rashness whatever, the
only thing seeming to trouble him
being that he is under the impression
that he is soon going to die and at
periods while he is carrying on a con
versation he will place his hand on
his breast and state that there is a
strain on his throat when he tries to
breathe and feels like some one is
chocking him. A jury held an -inquest
over the dead woman's remains and
the defendant will be given a hearing
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
PRACTICE GAMES BEGUN.
Teams Composed, of Major League
Players at Hot Springs.
Hot Springs, Ark., Feb. 23. Teams
composed of major league ball play
ers engaged in the first pretentious ex
hibition game of the year this after
noon when the all-Americans defeated
the all-Nationals 4 to 2. No complete
team has arrived here for Spring prac
tice, the line-up today being from
many clubs. The score:
All-Nationals ...010 000 0102 7 4
All-Americans ..000 120 0104 9 3
Clark, Hughes, Walker and Elliott;
Summers, Donovan, Willett and Land.
Laredo, Texas, Feb. 23. In today's
bull fight in Nuevo Laredo Gaono, a
world-famous matador, had a narrow
escape from -death. While goading the
bull to madness with a red flag the an
imal made a sudden lunge and caught
Gaono with the edge of his horns, rip
ping .the matador's clothing and cut
ting the skinon the left side of the
berast. Gaono is in the hospital to
night, where his painful but : not seri
ous wound is being treated. '
Augmented, Orchestra.
: To play, for - "II Trovatore" -Grand
today, ...v - 3 , y- .
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WHOIiB NUMBER 13,540.
MANY NEW BILLS
III LASTMOHENTS
Both the House and Senate
Were Busy as Bees
Yesterday
REVENUE BILL HALF WAY BY
Salary of Judges Increased Increase
Area of Hoke County Reform- j
t atory for' Colored Youths, 8
JQt Other Proceedings.
(Special. Star Telegram.)' " "
Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 23 After spend-
ing from 1 o'clock to 3 o'clock this af
ternoon in committee of the whole, .
the House passed the Revenue bill on
final reading and it was sent to the
Senate. The House also today reoeiv- .
ed favorable reports on bills to make ;
the pay of Supreme Court reporter
$1,500 and the Supreme Court justices '
$4,500; also the bill to safeguard the
interest of. the State in turnpikes
and railroads through convict labor,
the bill carrying an appropriation of
$3,500.
As many or more new bills were In
troduced in both branches of the As- , ,
sembly as during any day of the ses-
sion. The Senate voted to increase the
expense allowance of Superior Court ,
judges from $250 to $750 in addition
to the $3,500 salaries and less and
to increase the salaries of th Supreme
Court justices to $4,000 instead of $3,
500 as rtow.
Many new bills were Introduced in
cluding -one by tSenator Brown to in- .
crease the area of Hoke county by
taking additional territory from Robe
son. Senator Ivie introduced, a bill
to. prevent insurance companies from
expending extravagant sums in compe
tition for new business. The bill cre
ating Avery county, as the 100th coun-
ty for. the State, was ratified today.
; The. House in considering the Reve- .
nue Bill struck out Sec. 65. Imposing ,
a,. tax of $10 on photograph enlarge-,j
ment agencies, as imperative. Sections ?
6G and 67 as obsolete. Section 6"8 as .
to insurance companies, and" 69 as to 4
dealers in pistols, etc., imposing a tax
of $25 on pistols and cartridges; on '
knycks and the like $100, and on fire- .
works $25, were adopted without s
change. Representative Williams,, of
Buncombe, procured a reduction of '
the tax on pianos and organs from
$100 to $50 with a provision that will
prevent duplicate licenses for agents.
Judge Ewart tried to bet through
amendments to Section 71, as to cigar- .
ettes, increasing the license tax of
dealers graduate so that the increase
will be from $250 to $500 mlnimums
up to $2,500. Carr, of Durham, Con
nor and others, opposed this1 and the
amendment was lost The retail li
cense tax is left at $5 and the sectjon
adopted. An amendment to increase
the tax on cigarette manufacturers
was adopted making the tax $2,000 In
stead of $1,000. The' vote being 36 to .
25. Sections 72, 74, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81
and 84 and on to 93 were adopted
without change. Section 75 was
amended as to except Confederate sol- .
diers from license taxes for peddling .
eyeglasses. An amendment by Bat
tle to Section 84 allows cities and
towns to collect telephone tax.
The House Committee on Penal In
stitutions decided to report favora
bly the bill to appropriate $5,000 for
the establishment of a reformatory
and training school for negroes to be
located near Charlotte.
Congressional District.
Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 23. Democrats ,
of the joint committees on Congres
sional apportionment tonight decided
to transfer Catawba county from the
ninth to the eighth district and Wilkes
from the eighth to the seventh. Hoke
county was placed in the seventh and
Avery county in the ninth. There
was a heated discussion over the
changes, Senator Lemmond, of Union, ,
objecting to Wilkes being transferred. '
to the seventh, but tho committees
concluded that this was the best solu
tion of the problem in order to make .
all districts safely Democratic. Sen
ator Martin, of Buncombe, aiid Repre
sentative Rose, of Cumberland, were '
appointed sub-committee to draft the
bill and the Democrats of both Houses
will be asked to hold a caucus Friday
night to ratify the action.
Senate Clears Calendar.
The Senate cleared Its calendar of
local bills tonight with . some fast
work, passing on second and third"
readings 180 bills in exactly 100 min
utes. Among bills passed and ordered
enrolled were relative to wearing tho
badge of the Order of Elks, and am
end the charter of the Winstoa-Salem
Southbound railway. Among those?
passed and sent to the House to per
mit executors and other fiduciaries to
resign their trust; establish free ferry
across the Cape Fear at Wilmington
and regulate catching clams in Brups- -wick,
New Hanover and Pender coun
ties. House Night Session.
After discussion' and balloting that
continued to 1 A. M., the House voted
down the Battle bill for the . 14-year
age limit factory - inspection " and 60
hour week, and passed on both read
ings the substitute Wall bill for 60
hours work per week and making it '
effective January 1st, 1912, instead of
May -1st,' 1911. The Battle bill lost
out 43 to 28, and the passage of the '
Wall blll on the final reading Was fx3 -
to .14, under suspension of th ?"U?v
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