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Underwood's decision not to attend the Jackson ' Day banquet here next Monday night, which became known today immed iately after the; announcement that the managing committee had given to Wil liam Jennings Bryan, at his own re quest, the last place on the speaking lifogramme, threw Democrats, in Con gress, into a flurry. . ? M r . Underwood declared he " would r ot attend the -banquet because of his recent attack of threatened appendi citis. His physician, he said, had or dered him to attend no banquets, and particularly to make no speeches nor do anything requiring unusual exer tion. ; i will not have any speech to be read at the dinner," added .Mr. Un derwood. ; "; : ' .. ; "If I were there to make a speech I should desire to deliver It myself.' Nevertheless, the forecasted absence of the Majority Leader of the House, ,'rora a National Democratic affair, at which- other leaders of the party and iron who are mentioned as candidates "or the Presidential nomination are toTwin ,b created speak, aroused discussion particular lj in connection, with the so-called breaii between Bryan, and' Under wood. ' ; '.'"' . ' . " " - Mr. Underwood's letter to the maA'jfevPr7 n ffformous acing committee, announcing he would not attend, Twds sent after: it became Tiiiown that Bryan i -was to speak last. The arraflgejpqeiit;.:djfd Vtt meet tne.Afe.-. proval of , many - leaders,! but it -will stand; Some : of- ;' Mr ; Underwood's, friends pointed out that Mr . ' Bryan speaking last, on the programme would in a -position of decided advantage :o make declarations which would of necessity remain.'! unanswered, ; , and :hat such a contingency was ia be 'avoided. Others, said Mr. .Underwood did not wish to enter an oratical con test with Mr. Bryan. ' , The controversy between Mr. Bry an and Leader Wnderwood, which de . doped over the woolen schedule.'the secret caucus and other party affairs, it the special session, of Congress last vcar, was recently renewed when' Mr. Bryan praetically referred to Mr. I'nderwood as Wall Street's choice for tbo Democratic Presidential nomlna rion. Mr. Underwood never has denied tint his political views; differ much iTom Mr. iBryan s but many, or Mr. T'nderwood's friends-recently.ave de rlared that he has no hesitancy to ex press himself concerning Mr. Bryan's I'osition. ' " ,- Mr. Underwood had a" - conference vith Speaker Clark today, but if the .koksou Day affair was discussed that f&ct was not announced. PRE8IDENT TAFT 8AY8 Only Death Can Keep- Him Out of the Race Washington, . January 3 . "Nothing int death can keep me out of the ii??ht now." ' ; '! ' : ' '. President Taft is reported to have rrade this statement to- White ( House "Hers today, -arid to have added that 1 had no obJecti6n to. the statement 1'f Ing made' piiblic- " . ;V : , It undoubtedly was intended to set "'-rest all reports that Mr.-: Taft .misht withdraw' '-from ' the 'race -for ll'e Rei)ublica3i nomination ' for Pres i"ont in favor Of ! Colonel'' . Theodore Koosevelt. ; (-' ': . ' 'X The President is eald to -be thor 'i:Khly aroused to the 'gravity of. the situation in the Republican -party" and l'termined to let his attitude be gen erally understood. , He has ' declared that under no circumstances'. will he w ithdraw his name from consldef&tioa l y the Chicago convention next June, 'ind has asserted that-his position ith respect to-the hofhlnatkm'. has t ot changed In any particular since 1" first entered the White House' t Mr. Taft, according to "' annovfdee '-ent today, will noUqu.lt the race un ' il the nominating ballots are cast af t'hicago. f ' "' ' '" v : The President was urged by a hum- ,: r of his closest ' friends to make & ignite statement as to his' pdsitioh ; nd agreed-to do so in ' the, language 'iuiea aoove. - With this statement ;th their insnlratinn tt U Raid thattthe Taft supporters will begin an aSive 'Jnjpaign in his behalf at once La Follette. View Kalamazoo, Mich.. Jan. 3. When J'ked for a statement relative to Pres- i;u nt .Taft's ' statement that, "bnly uoath could keep him out of- the '''Kidential campaign this year, Sen :;t')r Robert M . La Follette," wh6, de-' ;'rea nis last 'speech In Michigan l(1'fi today, said: I "It wont? Well, all sui; rve nothing-. to say." . . . Nunnally'a CndlesV v - ..navmg accepted ' the . aeency . for .Minnally's candies, we have Just re- ivea a rnssn supply by express ana )ve will receive a fresh lot weeklf. 1 fy them when vtni -want. aomAthfne KK)d E. WAREEN & SON. v. 'rrr 1 1 0ML1ISSIDI) MFFTR .y. W Ticket 8e.ndyjCv. Threhed Out, ux Findings Not yet Given to the Public Expected Friday. ' Cincinnati, O., Jan. 3.-After almost three months of investigation, the Na tional uaseoau Commission, which met' here today,, has reached a deci sion in the alleged ticket scalping scandal during the ; last world's . se ries at New York and 5 Philadelphia, and a: finding will be handed down Friday night. Just what thi3 finding will contain, remains a mystery. The reascm assigned for the delay Is that the document Will be voluminous "and requires considerable care in its com position. . . ,, . -r . Chairman August Herrmann, Presi dent Thomas Lynch, of the National League, and President .Ban B. John son,, of the American League, labored fox . exactly eight and one-half hours today and 'readied the above. concmt sion. Minor leagues, from all parts of the country, waited for an oppor tunity to appear before the commis sion , and give their views : on the changes in the National, peace agree-T ment, but all -entreaties proved futile, They were notified that the commission-would hear, them tomorrow. - Messrs. Barney Dreyfus, represent ing the , National . League. and Presi dent Johnson, of the American League, this afternoon sigmackup the schedules of their respective' leagues. - Both an nounced that no Information regard ing the schedules would be given out untit the. meetings' of the leagues in February, -i' j .' - Tomorrow the National Commission will, take up the revision of the Na tional agreement; and it is. a foregone conclusion 'that besides' many minor concessions which .will t granted, a Bpeclal classification known as class AA,i which .will include1 the . Pacific "Ce5SstIieaue, the American Associa tion' and ' tne international .jueague, It Js expected that the annual ir?et- 1.0S--wilL. adjourn.: before . tomorrow night. ;., : . . . '..'.;' ' - :'' ? Tht the game of baseball " has rewp to , an enormbus , extent j was showi ' in; the jeghth annual TepoH pi Chaiitman i August 1 Herrmann, 'oft the conHnission. . .The busihes'a dorje," out; ul lira -uuitc vi.AM.ff.wu tiimifti mu juai iu6 the last jearrpa greater , than ;that 6f the prevl6uO,ycar".5ehnJtt. wa9 shown that the work had increased over30.0j?er cent'" ;i v . - .. -i " The report, show ed.. that. .the, last .world's series, netted the commission 27,022.35. v V . r-- The report also "urged.; the -passage of State and municipal laws against ticket scalping. - : , v . . . . LIVED BEYOND. HIS "MEANS. Treasurer; Embezzled Large Sums of Money. 7ew: York, Jan. 3. Percy G. Van de roe f, well knowri. in mercantile cir cles .here, surrendered at the criminal courts building late today to face charges of embezzlement of approxi mately $140,000 from the large whole sale dry goods house of Van Keuren & Thornton Company, of which he was treasurer. He entered a formal plea of not guilty and was locked up in the Tombs for further examination Friday..;- . ' .! Vanderoef- is 37 years old, and lives in East Orange, N. J., with a mother and sister. His salary has been $4,000 a year1, and he held $18,000 stock in the corporation which, counsel said to day, had been turned over as partial restitution for the alleged . defalca tions. , District-Attorney Whitman, appear ing at the arraignment of Vanderoef on the technical charge of larceny or $200, by drawing a check on the firm to pay personal restaurant and taxi cab bills, declared the treasurer's books indicated shortages amounting to over $100,000, covering. a period of 14 years. , All of the alleged defaica tions were by check transactions, cov ered up, it is alleged, by fictitious en tries in the firm's books. I never knew of Vanderoaf specu latiriK'in the market," said his. coun sel. ""My opinion is he simply lived beyond his means"; " v .-, JACK JOHNSON TO FIGHT . ' Negro Champion and Sam'McVey to ' - ; Meet in .pans " Sydney, Australia, January 3. Hugh D. Mcintosh, who has been arranging the meeting between ' Jack Johnson and Sam ' McVey has accepted a tempting coffer to . change - the place -frhere- the fight will be held. .. Johnson and McVey accordingly--will fight in Paris -on the nteht of tbeiOrana irix, instead of : meeting -jjn . Sydney - on Easter Monday. ' .V --. ' i ,u. -. -i.McaVey and Sam Langford have en gaged to fight a return, match here on January 2GtW if McVey's; hand heals in the meantime, v ;y ' The'' Pugilistic Situation i- Chicago, ' January; 3 .---"I'm going to fight Sam McVey in Paris on the night of the Grand Prix, I think June 23rd, arid HI fight Flynn some time before, either in New York or Nevada." ' Chariipiott Jack ' Johnson tonight thus outlined the pugilistic situation of' the 'future, i so -far as the Heavy weight -championship is concerned . Th rhamDion said the . McVey ar tides would be signed in legal form tnmnrrowv- andv that , the Flynn .con tracts would e ; signed soon after wards. ,' . . ( ' - . Nunhally' Candles. uavin'p accented 5 the agency for Nnnnallv's candies, we Jhave just re ceived a fresh supply by express and w. -oriii : rtvMr6 & ' fresh lot - weekly. Trv them when you want something Try , them JjuV. DICCD UnuLUnL' good CRITICAL HI : n MORE TROUBLE EX- ROBLEY D EVANS OF GREAT NATION Many Serious Disturbances Continue Throughout the 7 Chinese Empire. , IMPERIAL' COURT CONFIDENT Reign of Terror Prevails in Shanghai - and Traffic Has Been Serious ly InterruptedPeace v - Conference. Peking, Jan. 3.- Three thousand Manchu Imperial' troops drawn from the garrisons of Pao. Ting Fu and Shih Wang Tao have been ordered to Chin Wang Tao and Lffnchow ta attack the mutineers there if . they do not, sub mit. - - . ' Chao Erh Feng, formerly viceroy of the. province-of Sze Chuan, assisted by Manchu soldiers' from Tibet, hag' re-captured Cheng Tu, the! capital. benous disturbances, however, con tinue throughout the provinces. All foreigners are reported to have left the city of Chung King. The railroad authorities at Tien Tsin, fearing an attack by the rebel troops, have stopped the Siberian mails. ' Gen. Li Yuen Hinsr. commander-in- chief of the rebel troops. - who has beed made Vice President of the nro- vislonal Republic, has apologized to the Imperial authorities for the viola tion of the armistice at Hankow, and has dismissed two colonels who were responsible for it. The ' viceroy .of the province of Hu Peh has informed the revolutionary leaders that 1.000 railroad cars will be needed to remove the. Imperial troops from .their positions and that only 50 cars are available. The troops cannot therefore, carry out the proposed evac uation in less than a fortnight -" uen, LI Yuen Hing has approved of a special agreement to meet this diffi culty, and is arranging f oc ; the revolu tTonajx; trwp'sta undertake A&g of; the evacuated district .. ' " Confidence ; continues to revive among -the adherentsof thaJtmperial court. The Chinese Nationals very easily encouraged or discouraged, ow ing to its trait of timidity. -NOwbtare ' else in the world could- 80,000 ounces of gold bars, such as were delivered from the Imperial purse into the hands of Premier Yuen Shi Kai yesterday, seriously affect a great Empire at a critical moment A belief is current tonight that fight ing will be resumed soon. Premier Yuerf Shi Kai has not received any re ply from Dr. Wu Ting Fang, at Shang hai, whom he informed that he would In future carry on negotiations by tel egraph. It is understood that the Re publicans object to negotiating by wire. The Imperial delegates who have returned here from Shanghai ' say a reign "of terror prevails in that city. Nobody dares to venture an opinion in favor of a constitutional monarchy. New. From Shanghai. - Shanghai, Jan. 3. "I have done my best for my country and do not desire to embarrass my old chief." This is all that Tang Shao Yi would say for publication after the announce ment of his resignation as a represen tative of Premier Yuan Shi Kai to the peace conference.' ... . ' Tang Shao Yi appears to be much affected over the situation. Up to last night be believed peace was assured and 3 that j there would.be no further bloodshed. It Is feared now that a continuation of the peace conference is impossible, as the telegraph is an unsatisfactory means of . negotiation, and certain Republicans will, never consent to hold the' conference in Pe king.; ." - :,, . '-. .. Loudon, Jan. 3. Wu Ting Fang has written to Premier Yuan Shi Kai, says the Daily Telegraph's Shanghai corres pondent, informing the Premier that he declines to carry on negotiations by telegraph. He insists upon - Yuan Shi Kai ; coming to Shanghai for 4hat purpose. Dr. Wu believes that the Premier is willing to join the Repub licans, but Is afraid to leave Peking. A dispatch from St Petersburg to the Telegraph says that there is dan ger of Mongolia splitting into three separate kingdoms. Eastern . Mongolia has .already proclaimed Independence at -Urga. -v Western and Southern Mon golia are preparing to follow suit, with capitals at Kobdo and Uliassutal. A recent dispatch said that the prin ces i.of Southern Mongolia had unani mously resolved to support the Imper ial government against the Chinese recolutionaries. They . declared they would proclaim - their independence if a Chinese Republic was established. CONGRESS IN SESSION. i- But Np Important Business Has Been Transacted. ; Washington, Ja& 3.--Both Houses of Congress re-assembled at noon to day after a recess for the Christmas holidays, which began December 21st Moat of the senators and representa tives had returned-. Practically no im portant business was transacted. . . The House was in session but 15 minutes. : Representative Smith, of California, who had been ill since the beginning of1 the 62nd Congress, was rworn in, ; .-..... BP , ... - - r- .V "Poisoned Arrows". A Pathe Western drama that thrills. and . interests at The- Grand Theatre today.- , ..''.'-.":'-' " TRUST; Representative Lindbergh Tells Con gress How the ig Bank. Form Companies and Control ' Business .'' Washington, January 3. How the Amalgamated Copper Company was financed; and what speculation has been carried on in ih4' Central of New Jersey and Reading ; railroads by those controlling the -National,- City. Bank, oi New York, are some of the things named for specific investigation in res olutions presented ,tp ihe House today by Representative JUndburgh, of Min nesota, in furtherance., the proposed inquiry into the "money- trust." . Representative Lindbergh is the originator of the proposed investiga tion. The-owmership of stocks in oth er financial institutions by National banks, Is to be looked into, Mr. Lind bergh cited the first organization of the. first truBt and the saving bank of Chicago by the 'First National- Bank there; the formation tf the first se curity company by th First National Eank of New York, anil the recent oN panizatlon of the National City Com pany by stockholders. of tue National City Bank of New York.; ; In the latter case, Attorney. General Wict'.ersham has; held that a bank's connection with 'the ;compairy is in "contravention of.' the : National bank: ing laws. Soon after hls decision.it was announced that the -company had been disposing of stockholdings, which were criticised. .-!-"; , - IN TO THE FINISH La Follette Will Stay In the. Race Until th. Last Chicago, Jan. 3. rWUhout referring to Governor Osborn's suggestion in a speech in Lansing,'. Mieh., that Sena tor Robert M. La FoOette witnuraw from the presidential race the La Fol lette National headquarters today is sued a -statement defying tnat:Mr. La Follette had any Intentioh of with drawing. . ' ' .v' ' ! The statement was' given , out by Walter .L. Houser, chairman of the National Progressive Republican cam paign committee, and was as foUows: Once for. all I wish to set at rest the reports that Senator La Follette will withdraw, or that his friends will withdraw his name as a candidate -for, President The alnnalsa for his nom iiuitioa wiatiBi.rt thr gV fanjr declarimr 'who is' the nominee of tne KepuDiican convenuon ror fresi dent ' " ' ROBBED A BANK. But . Bucking Broncho Kept Him From Fleeing. ' Tulsa, Okla., Jan. 3.-rrWalking'. into the Bank of. Bixby, at Bixby, a small town 15 miles southeast of Tulsa, a man at the point of a gun. held up Cashier Lipscomb today, secured $700, rushed out of the bank and mounted a horse which, however, was a Texas brancho and commenced bucking. The cashier had given the alarm and -the man was pulled from his horse by. a crowd that had congregated. He was found to be O. C. Brock, dish washer in a Bixby restaurant, and was placed in the Tulsa city jail. REMARKABLE CASE Saving the Warrington a Mystery ir Naval circles. Washington, January The in spection board at the Norfolk . navy yard has reported to the Navy De partment that it would cost $50,000 to replace the stern -of the torpedo boat destroyer Warrington, which was chopped off in a collision wttn an un known schooner off Cape Hatteraa last week. The case is one of the most remarkable in naval records, and how. the little craft escaped foundering during the storm in her damaged con dition is a mystery. OUTLINES. Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans died suddenly last night of acute indiges tion --Eight carloads of ammunition have been-- shipped into Mexico and there seems to be a widespread revo lutionary plot against Madero Democratic Leader Oscar Underwood yesterday declined to attend the Jack?, stn Day banquet after the announce irent that William Jennings Bryan had been given the last place on the speaking programme Lina Caval- ieri, the grand -opera singer, secured a divorce from Robert Winthrop Chan-ler- -The situation in . the Chinese empire has become critical and there were many disturbances throughout the nation. A reign of terror exists in Shanghai but the Imperial forces still have hopes The National Easeball Commission met yesterday to investigate the ticket scalping scan dal. The findings of the commission will be made public Friday. The trial of the indicted' "packers continues to drag along and some important testi mony was introduced President Taft said that only death could keep him., out' of the race for the Republi can nomination Detective Burns sems to have found, some of the men "higher up" in : the dynamiting out rages. Prominent labor officials were informed more . than, two years ago that J.J. McNamara was engaged In that work. New York markets:' Money on call steady: 2" 1-4 to. 3 1-2 per cent; rul ing rate 3 1-2; closing, bid 2; offered at 2 1-2. Sipot cotton closed, quiet. Flour about steady.' Wheat, spot easy No. 2 red 97 3-4 elevator, export basis and . 98 3-4 ' fob - afloat Corn easy, export new,' 70 1-2 fob afloat Rosin . firm. Turpentine steady. - My Brother. cAgtlnl" V -A story full; of startling and unus ual features at The Grand Theatre to- Jlday,,:,;:,, ; ,-:' PECTED III MEXICO Large Amounts of Ammuni tion Being Shipped to " the Border. ' SERIOUS REVOLUTIONARY PLOT There Is Every Indication of a Ser ious Widespread Plot to Over throw the Existing Gov- ernment. .. New Orleans, Jan. 3. Evidence in dicating a more widespread revolu tionary plot against Mexico than' nas heretofore been attributed to the op ponents of the Madero administration, has come to light in the discovery of the "shipment of at. least eight car loads of ammunition and explosives from points in Pennsylvania and New Jersey to New Orleans during the past 50 days. .. The fact that these shipments were detoured at points north of New Or leans is said to have been clearly es tablished, leading to the suspicion that the real destination was one of the gulf ports between this city and Mobile, from which filibustering expe ditions have cleared unobserved in the past. , In addition to the eight carloads, with an estimated total of more than 200,000 pounds, of munitions of war, agents of the Mexican, government as sert that one firm in New Orleans has shipped 150 rifles per week for the past five we.eks to points in Texas near the Mexican border. Secret agents of the Mexican gov ernment are working with the agents of the United States and for the past few days have been keeping several steamer b, as well as the gulf ports, under close surveillance. Four Mexi cans in this city, who are said to have been associated with Gens Bernardo Reye in his revolutionary plans,., are Me.ftbat arfes&imaybe'made within:; the next few days. -. ' ' While the government agents and officials here decline tb make a state ment railroad employes state the first of the eight carloads lef t Philadelphia on November 18th and the orders were sent forward at intervals of about a week, with New Orleans given as 'the destination on each of the through way bills The name of ; the consignee is not given',' but it is said that not one of the cars., was checked into New Orleans. v" - : . It is not denied InfMolfcan official circles , that Emilio Vasqnez- Gomez is suspected of connection -with the rev olutionary plot against the Mexican government. ' - . While a revolutionary junta has not been formally established here, the Mexican population of New Orleans has been augmented within the" past few weeks by the arrival of a dozen or more citizens of that country, who have not been inconspicuous in Mexi can political affairs. . - CAVALIERI GETS DIVORCE. Y Grand Opera Singer Separated From Robert Chanler. Paris, Jan. 3. "If Cavalieri comes in, by the door, I will jump outby the window," was the statement made by Robert Winthrop Chanler, of New York, according to the decision of the civil court here today in granting a divorce to Mme. Lina Cavalieri, the grand opera . singer, from Chanler on the ground that Chanler; constantly refused to receive his wife at his con jugal domicile. . Chanler adhered to his purpose not to contest th divorce, and the pro ceedings were of a purely formal char acter. The court found that it had no choice but to accord a divorce in favor of Cavalieri. There ; were no pleadings and the judgment was read in an empty court It was' pointed out ithat all legal requirements to preserve the union had been observea. wnen an authorized agent," says .the judg ment, "summoned Chanler to take up married life again, Chanler . replied that he declined to live with his wife, adding that he had had enough, and had mapped out his life otherwise." It was further set forth that when the sheriff visited Chanler with a sum mons, , Chanler -.finally signed.it say ing he did so on condition that he would never hear, his wife spoken of. The court . then" quoted Chanler'sj ex pression that if his wife insisted on entering the house he would jump out of the window and concluded by nam ing a liquidator to arrange the proper ty rights of the parties. Chanler was ordered to pay all the .costs of the pro ceedings. ''-' r. v CARAWAY PAROLED. j Newbern Bank Cashier Return, to HI. Horn From Atlanta,' Ga. - (Special Star Telegram.) Newbern, N. C, Jan. 3. J. Ri B. Caraway, who was convicted of em bezzlement at the April term of Fed eral Court in this city and sentenced to a term of five years in the Federal prison , at Atlanta, has been paroled and has returned home." -It, is under stood that he will be employed by a local firm and will remain here. Car away was cashier of the ' National Bank, at the time of the -embezzlement, and his shortage it is claimed amounted to-more than $100,000. So far - he has not ' been seen in public, but there is no doubt of hi. presence in the city. - - .. n Tariff Board Will Take Uo. Leather Schedule January 16th Other. Will Soon Follow. . Cotton Report. . " - . . . .- . Washington, Jan. 3. The . tariff board's investigation - of the leather schedule will actually begin January 16th, when shoe manufacturers and tanners throughout the country will be given a hearing as to the best method of conducting the inquiry. Shortly after the conference, the board will send its agents into'the field to study the industry and gather the sta tistics upon which the board will base ira conclusions. : .v , ; The investigation of the -metal schedule will be undertaken about the same time, as it is the intentiJb to conduct the two inquiries simultan eously. - It has not yet been determin ed -whether or not the steel and iron interests will be given a hearing prior to the initiation of the . iriquiry. ;The leather men asked for such a confer ence. , v . "A. the board has only about-$80, ; 000 of itB appropriation on hand; and as its continuation was threatened by the Democrats at the close of the cur rent fiscal year, It is not known how extensively it will be able to go into the two schedules, v Y Tbo report on the cotton, industry it . is now expected, will not be pre sented to the President until Febru ary 1st. THE RICHESON TRfAL. Consultation of Attorney. May be to That End. ' : Bostonr Mass., Jan. 3.-r-The.'fact that attorneys for Rev. Clarence1 V. T. Richeson, accused of the murder of Avis Linnell, did not visit him in his cell today,: but instead held a . con sultation lasting most of the day, led to a report that an important definite move is soon to- be announced by the defense. While the nature of the plan is only a matter of surmise, the be lief gained ground in court circles that the minister will not be brought to trial on January 15th, the , date set -Attorneys Wm. ,A. Morse and John L.- Lee, the prisoner', counsel, who' in terviewed him - yesterday, . reported that he , collapsed utterly at one time and showed such mental - weakness 'tKfttKTtMd nof follwr therinl tttrs pre98nted"BO lhat . In theffotiffilm? h was far front being in a condition to stand "trial.- -'s . " , ' As a result of . this statement from the defense, there was renewed spec ulation as to the prospect for a lunacy commission, while the report was also persistent that the defense would ask that physicians be named to examine the prison as to 'his ability physically to face trial on the date set. Neither of the attorneys for the- de fense would make any statements as to the nature or results of, their con ferences. . LUTHERAN LAYMEN . " . -j: -i Frominent .Speakers to Attend Forth-t coming Conference at -Salisbury Salisbury. N. C, Jan. 3: An nouncement was made here today by Dr. E. C. Cronk,- secretary, of the Lutheran Laymen's Convention, to be held in Salisbury February 7-9,; tht among the prominent speaker, for the occasion will be Dr. S. P.. Long au thor, of Mansfield; Dr.. E; T. Horn, of the Luhtrena Theological -.Seminary at'Philadelpaia; Dr. L. B. Wolf, of Baltimore; Dr.' Robert E. Speer, of N ew York ; Prof ; ; W . A . Granville,' of Gettysburg. Pa.; Dr. Charles L. Fry; ChatasaqUa, Pa.; Prof. H. E. Jacobs, of Philadelphia, and a number of oth er leading educators and ministers. There will also be a large number of speakers from the church workers in the Southern States; and the pro gramme will be such-as to attract men from all adjoining States.- The convention, which is now receiving the undivided attention of Dr. Cronk, promises to be oneof great influence and force. ... - ' Y ; PEACE MESSAGES. From "the East Will be Carried to the ; "- - President. ;. New. York. Jan. 3. Rev. Dr. John Wesley Hill, president of the Interna:! tional Peace Forum, returnea nere io day from a four months' peace mission to the Far East Dr. Hill visited Jap an, China and the Hawaiian Islands, and from the Emneror of Japan, and various government officials he brings to President Taft- a number or peace messages. These messages will be de livered at Washington next week. Dr. Hill said the Japanese saw in the or ganization of a branch 'of the peace forum- a method to bring together the leaders of capital' and labor and pre vent by arbitration strikes and lock outs.' Dr. Hill says also that the ques tion of international -peace commends itself to Japan which, "i. essentially a peaceful Nation, and the government is in full sympathy -with -any move, ment for the establishment of peace and good will throughout - the f world. President Taft was .frequently spoken of as "the "lantern bearer of peace." " Norfolk, Va., Jan. 3. The three masted schooner Mary- S. Eskrldge, bouild from - Jacksonville; Fla., to Bal timore, sank off Big Kennakeet light on the North , Carolina coast and to day had ten- feet of water over her decks, i The crew of six men , was rescued and no one was aboard. Only the schooner's masts are showing above the surface. - ' . ' .. - ' Norfolk, Va., Jan. : 3. Mayor J . Da vis Reed, of Portsmouth, - today dis covered in his pipe at "police. Head quarter, a 22'calibne ,; loaded, shell. How' and by whom -It Vas' placedn the : pipe i. unknown: . i - - ' JJJED YESTERDAY Rear-Admir&l: Succumbed to an Attack of Acute In ,.'' digestion. ;i THE hlOST PQPULAB 'OFFICER HI. Death Cam as Great .Shoclj to All President Taft One of the First to Express Grief Many Tribute v . .. .... i .-.Washington. January 3.-Rear A ,' miral Rbble D . EvanB, retired,, died f, sijddenly tonight of acute indigestion. He had been apparently in the test x pf , health up to the minute he was . stricken, and expired before a physi cian could be summoned . . -. Admiral Evans, bof sixty-five years ' , ago In Floyd county, Virginia, arose today apparently in better health and spirits than he had enjoyed in some time. For years a sufferer, from old ' wounds sustained in the Civil War and from re-current , attacks of , rheuma- tic gout, the aged fighter seemed to have, shaken off the burden of his ad- " " ; vsncing days. He displayed high spir- . it. at breakfast and ate hearty lunch- v eon at noon. '. ' While' in his library at 2 olock the ' admiral was stricken.. Instantly h-U ; . tamily sent for Dr. S . S . Adams. who, on his arrival, found: the patient in great pain. After treatment, Admiral Evans fell into a restless sleep and it . was- thought the danger ' had. passed. Shortly , after 4 . o'clock, however, hs ' awakened and, raising-himself with . difficulty, v announced, that ; he was Choking. . i;' . . ' ' ,' .. '"I cannot ; et. my, breath," he said end sank back;- At 4:45. o'clock ho died, conscious .to the end. : . v-.vv ' At his bedside'- at the time of iis -death were? This : wlfe,t his daughter, Mrs- K.ISewalh and his daughterv- ; ' in-law, r.Mrs. Frank j.T,.:JBahs,-wife , t Ibj .adniirirgT twly. 'Bara'.lieuteh-'-T X ant conrra&tide'r in- the -ravy, now on -duty on the - torped .boa'. - destroyer: . Monahan.at Boston.; ;Tho only other member of his immediate family who -. 4 was nottpreBent-was Mrs. Marsh, wife' of Captain Charles C. Marsh, commanding the armored cruiser. North Carolina.- The news' spread "with great rapid it y and caused a profound shock in official Jrcles. President 'Taft was one of the first to express his grief and condolence. He said: "Admiral Evans wis , one of the most successful squadron commaud- ers we have had in! the 'navy for it Jong time. ;He was a rigid disciplin arian, of quick decision and admirably advised in the intricacy of the ma chinery of - cruisers' and battleships, and skilled , in drilling' them. I am very sorry to hear" of his death." ' J Admiral Dewey, was so, overcome . , that bfe could utter but a few words. "I am shocked beyond .measure at thb sudden death of ' my,- lifelong friend, Admiral Evans," was . all he, could say. Secretary, Meyer paid this tribute tc the officer's .memory-. . VBy . the. sudden death of Admiral Evans, .the country . loses one of the . most, brilliant ' and able officers. It . was on account of his ability that Mr. " Roosevelt selected him as commander-in-chief of the fleet . that cruised around, the. world. - Although on. the retired ; list, he had:-kept up his ac-,v-tive Interest In the service. and hia. unexpected death comes as a shock . i,, ': to the navy. "... ..-. ... ... i Former' Secretary ot the Navy Met calf, who. happened to be in Washing; ton today, points out that he had him;., -Belf given Admiral - .Evans the.-, com- mand of the Atlantic fleet in its cruiso around -the-; worlds the choicest - as? , v; -x signment ever extended tO' an Ameri- ; . r can-, naval: officer' in time of peace. ' 'Tie-was practically an .' Ill . man '; when'he vas selected for this impor-. . . v tant duty," said Mr. Metcalf, "but his splendid 'record justified xae depart ment in giving him the recognition of his long and efficient service. He was , one of the most efficient and capable . officers the navy has, known, and his : name has-been a. household word fo ' mairy years." . One of i the . Iron llnka that bound the old navy to the new a command ine : figure in., each, was Rohiey D Evans. , He did not take kindly to the sobriquet .of Fighting. BobV for al- fU f . -'V'f tnough-o gruff exterior, Jlewas a man , v V; of .the kindliest impulEM. Thui it , never was used In his presence by vtt ' M. irieoas.. .. - , -- v But his dauntless courage in times .. of great emergency, the grim .determl? . .. -,; nation with .which he , . faced '. over whelming odds, and the stoicism with which. h hore hi. wounds and gazed unflinching in the face of .death, made the title so appropriate that . as, . . "Fighting Bob, -he was. known where ever the , English language Is spoken. Evan, was a mere boy;. when he was sent to the naval academy at Annapo lis. . Before he had advanced farwith his. studies the. Civil War broke out, and , throwing his book to the: winds, he went to sea and was assigned to blockade duty. It was in one : of the two attacK. maae - oy.. uie - aonnera , navy ' upon the - powerful-defenses at Fort Fisher, N. .C.v thhtoung :Evans received the wonnd throiish -the thigh - - j that onade. -him. a xrtppie .for", life. He differed three other wounds. M m - soon a. he -was -discharged-from the hospital; . he .again . plunged into the . ; mi : 3': i Wm . (i i ., If- 4..1', 'I t, f. v f.'i 1-!'. Si hi it 1. 51 ' Ml' art? 'H fit- , -. .fi: ' ' 4 " - .1 i K v. -:C':rj-A'Vi-''.. . , , . . .. . -. . . i '. -V - '
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