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1 ( ICO; HUES IN 75i40 2-5 LAST. 0 KCS OH THREE TIKES World's Record, I me Distance is r. Lowered by Hup, In English Car, Y K CedrincV .Driving Italian Machine, iimarung umy at ;wMni'iiauau Aftr Having Lost a Tire Italian Was In the Lead t'p to 70 .MUea :;' and Also Bettered the ReoordWRe markabla' Feats Cheered by Thons - . Btifla AVI -tllM ttMph.' V- :' -5.' . Qrmond-Daytona tfeach, j jfiiu, van. 27.-rWlth the tire of one rear wheel ; cone before the fortieth telle, running ' on tha-"hare ',rUtt at top: speed and cheered by" thousands en . the , beach aide; Clifford Earpln a W-horse-pewet English car, broke the world's record .for. 100 miles this afternoon, making: the distance in- one hoar. 1& minutes and 40 2-5 seconds.- The former world -record made by Fletcher last year on the, same -course'was "pne hour, IS mlmitns And 24 seconds. . ' '.n '"Cedrino, driving an Italian car,' also broke the r world's rscora; uraeono tfL minutes and SI seconds.- i HiUlard in a car of the earns make as Clifford Earp's,-was third, in one hour, minutes- ana nye seconas. ' Three other .cars, driTfen by Lancia, Warding-and Chevrolet, aio ,no nmsn, ruitnrA v.a.TTi led at 10 and 28 miles. "tbed lost one of his tires and Cedrino - topic the lead. .At the 68th mue, veari- , '4 BO WaS 1A Ul IHUi'UlU VUVM V I : had crept up on his three tires, and Kwaa Jlttle more than six. minutes be- V iind . At 9ft miles. Cedrino had sained 83 -seconds' on Clifford Earp and 11 minutes on .HiUlard. . Then Cedrino ' int & tire, and the positions were re versed. On the last lap, Cedrino made ' a tremendous effort to win, but finish- 5. ii'ft. HO a. -mils Hiss UQUlilUi f . V . .vo ; ..'r. fM srsmr.HT. itlA tWQ mlUl A. mill Ute SUWU LXstUtf WOUiMV aw v . V event was postponed until Monday. oT-h summary, or tne iw-mue race ; follows:" - - v , - - ' - An hundred-mile, free tor all cham- . . nlonshln: ' 1 " - , " Won. bv UUHora je,arn. wnrso-pow - er .gasoline., Time, ,one hour, u mm i utes. 40 a-- seconds. -V ' - ir .'Second. Cedrino,, UO-horse-pow- Third, HiUlard, SaVhomft-power ao - line, Tlme on hour, 21 minut, nv VOCQDQaV : iAUUMt awaa. wvw, ! lAt-diii not nnien. r- , aratina racers Chevrolet, Earp. : ceo rlnn Inrta. Hardlntf. HiUlard. ' ' Order at 10 miles: Earp, Cedrino. r - Lancia, Chevrolet, Millard, Harding. .At ta mllesr5, Earp, Cedrino, Lancia, TriiiiM-d -Chevrolet. Hardtnr: -. .At 40 miles: Cedrino, Lancia, Earp; Himara, Haraing-, vneroini. , - it ci miles; (:eanna.-'iuarD. tiuiiara. , dropped out ' ' s ' At 70 raues; tearino, sarp mumru. ' At 88 mile; Earp, Cedrino. HiUlard. . . Manr or uvs - Beatitirai Trees Kulned icvenu reopie hnocKea by Llv Wlrco Xegro Found ' Al- ' ,f most , Frozen -Jltnor Accidents. ; , Salisbury. Jan. 27. In an probsfbU- , 'the politician, but its destruction here tnmnsKM , anvthlns of .its nature seen' -.r ... .'gift .CMtBVAV 7- . :; A Cfcli.O f , runnlns; by heaven's srace, the tele ,' 1 , phone and telegraph wires are snapped spider webs, and the city-vis living; as It did 40 years agcA" There -are more lpretty trees In Salisbury than . any itiwn ui to viare iu tun sum w , far-famed v and brought , encomiums from - Vanderbllt! - Every proud little 5? thing huna; Uke a weeping wiuuw tnts u . mnmlriB- and dverv- vara - lr . taa "City hears its ourqen 01 snanerea -orancnes , and destroyed shades..- There 'is naruiy anything; to Invite spring to make its i annual visit. The town was m a-gyp- ' tlon, darkness last flight and, the man 'who walked the streets unattended by r, ' light, took .' hU life in his . helpless ' ", handeT No one could tell what moment , he might come h'. contact -with a 'that dangled from Its cross with the : 3 live trolley.- This -meant-death as' it i'l '1' k J . .-eV l !.aM' lAIMw1a.IrlIlTi4- ra. tin vn Haven nirir.r ihm. niwiiirnn iniiur f rUf nityi. fTUU We lUDiiuiMywsuMPAa JW i'"- . a. .' 14 1 ... '.'.sti. . i-l.4.. i Ht.il .' : loruair vvhuiiih. ; . x wo, ? uiticr vviwou luen- anfl Drv X, Gamut. tt thla t city,- wer Jtnockei down and ; the HMcret force wai not discovered untU knocked the wire off the man's body - ."with an .umbrella: The, unfortunate '-fellow was an employee Of the South" rn via Industrious and provident. He ' carried insurance. As a consequence of the ice and the V Inextricable 'rotMip of the wires, the -v.' eireet car service has been ' suspended -and the day current cut oft as a mat.. ' ter of safety.- Other persons received - slight shocks yesterday And last night and minor accidents have taken place --' galore. .The electric lights will be cut oft for two days yet and tne gas ugnts , be again cyd, la to save the : iJtcity.i-'v - ''i,v t' ; '.A number of accidents are reportod : and the most serious one is that- men' ' -, ctloned In this , monlng's Observer, ' in -which Mr. Jno. Eskrldge fared hard. the. hospital, An unknown Chestnut f HUl man was knocked; down by the t I iwMi jrim funn.i Milnrsd. driver: wears a oaaiy praised countenance as , 'the result of a collision" with a sagging; : ed-man. allDDed ron the' ice this morn ing and broke a leg. Three wagons have been observed shattered -. and crushed by falling limbs. - A double team's runaway , on Council street this mornlnff ruined the vehicle and ' hurt the boy driver considerably. . t :' f- Farmers In the Country report I the worst of damage to their orchards and the bridge across second . creek, near South river. Is blocked and broken by trees falling across it. This is In one ' of the most Important of public ' htgh--ways. "- There will Jikely be desrth of fruit resulting' from this unprecedent- ed destruction of the. trees. - ' ., . . An old colored, man of S or .TO was found yesterday near Dunn's Moun 'tain', almost frosen. He was sitting! ' on the railroad track and,- hearing the v approach of the train, had Just life enough to crawl off when discovered r, by tne,conductor and taken on board. Ills hands were frosen to his hat and .ft took several men to straighten htm out after being rescued. He was la a pitiable condition afd would, undoubt edly have froaen, byt for his friends. ' ft- Dur i Handicap Iton" at' Oakland. Oak 'ind,r Cel., Jan. ' 47.The Burns handle, tv valued at 110,000, i was run to-day over a good track. Dr. Lejrgro won. Red Leaf second, Proper third. Time. J;05 1-4. Distance, mile and a quarter. fiBIDIEON CLtlB'S BANQUET JOLLY TIME 'DIDGINO CANAL" ' . ' v . - n "it v Washington Newspaper Men - Show . rromincnt : Guests, Including; the President antl Chairman Bhonts, , How - to Put , Through Work- at ' Punanut, and Also - Uo Stunts on -DMinlnlc-nn Treaty, lOtc. Swne at ;- ew Willara Made -to Resemble - pnua, Bttfore- Gov. Magoon'a Kerf- i . deuce -Menu av Humorous iGnide to Washington.", f' ' 7r-',',,.y ' Washington, Jan,, 'jfrfrrora Washing ion to Panama., the Gridiron Club eon ducted Us ' guests t to-night and showed them : how . to 'construct the. Ishmlan Canal. - From the ' reception room of the New Willard Hotel, preceded by the Marine Band and led by President. Rich ard Lee Fearn, of the Gridiron Club, and president Roosevelt, ,' members and guest wended - their .way through a mass or labyrinth of palms and tropical plant te the dining room, which was transformed to resemblet the plasa in' front of Gov ernor Magoon's residence ; Jn . Panama. From that time forward the dinner was conducted as if "the correspondents and their guests were beside the big ditch.: A pass was Issued to" each' guest ever: "the Gridiron Way," the "only air line beyond Federal control." and was good on the "Washington.Panama personally conduct ed tour." The Initiation of the two; new member afforded an opportunity to play upon the Santa - Domingo " attuetlea Both ."Gen eral Morales", and ''General Caeeres" were brought ,1a, the 1 former ' as the , fellow who "Jumped hot Job in Ban to Domingo and, was looking for a sdft snap on the ditch. -Both were rejected, however, ie favor of the members previoualy elected. who were presented as "bona fide suppress agenis-reai eiu.uuuoesuues.r- -if A new 'ifitatuanr Hall" was created on the VDlaza." and sromlnent auegta. with appropriate' quips were, given prominent places there. . ; ' There, were scores ef hits .upon canal building.! - one member a was rusmog hastily across the plaia. and when asked what M was-doing-, snouted: "won't stop me, I have got to write 40,000 words atr tacking the oanal and have only got ten minutes So .-stay Another member -With a , telescope said be was looking at the canal system on Mars, which was auo cessful because on that plant there were 'no . traacontineniai ranroaas. Aiier lonr dlsoussion of canal BlRvlns In whlc many or the alleged- methods past and present- were- ridiculed without limit all the .participant were hustled away with the ''Dig. Ye Terriers, Dig," which was written especially with reference to the President- presence at the dinner. ' There were a number of other songs which were-, utilised fo the Introduction t1 siMtakers. These who made Interesting speeches were the President, Secretaries Koot ana .uau, -eaars; i waia, aau ino French embassadorii "" ' The menu was a ''Guide to Washing ton," prof usly Illustrated and humorously descriptive of different points ot Interest In the national - capital. Following are some of the. specimens; The White House" This : is a school for the education, of Senators and Repre sen ta Uvea as to their duty to their coun try. The head master is jroteasor jx. Roosevelt, A.-B ,. A. MvLL. D.. Lltt, D., (Harvard -1880V There is a gymnasium connected with the institution.! The motto W.. tjl . ,iul fpwiiuntlv 't... 'The Senate ChamberIs thV assembly rnnM tbn flnent club on earth. The deliberations of the Senate are publlo ex cept wnen tne Ooors are ciosea tor execu tive session, inen ini sr iiuihibucu, "There Is no more instructive Bight in wrMntnR : than whAn .Rens.toi1 Uorsran is BisJclng a speech on the Banto Domingo treaty. x ou -rcanc see nurKin wwmi the doors are shut and locked. Tou can't see-the other Senators because 4bey are ''Postoff ioe Department Passlnir rapidly through Postmaster . General . Cortelyou s ante-room, - we come io u oBuiiurior of the Republican national committee. It naS' Uireci private ' ictvunuiie vujiiiuuiiiv- tlon with tne wmte iouse.;- There were many, othen like descrf iianv men f nrnmlnenee, The guests Included President Roosevelt, . . ..... caAnM,An. ntt Vn.f. master General' Cortelyou, Secretary Wil son, Robert 8. McCormick, v ambassador to Franee; J. J.- Jusserand, the French ambassador, Joaquin D, Caaasua. the Mexican ftmbasaadori Leo Vogel, the Swiss minister; Jisaoclate Justice Brewer, nf th Riinrnm Hourt: Senators Aldrich. Afllson," Brandege. Cer. Clappr Cul- tn. Klttredae. Knox, McCreary. New- land, weison, Scott, Bpooner, Warner; Speaker -Cannon, v.. and Representatives Dwight, ' Hepburn, Wttlefleld. Sherman, McKlnley. U1U). Stevens; Tawney and Tnn: TJantenant General John - C. Bates; George W. Boyd. Penneyl yanla Kaliroaa; KMrami nuyiu o. nnt. . r-horle IB. .. Rrncker. of the New TorkV New Haven S Hartford Railroad; Bamuei As suiemein, iiarn x wanu, Vnpir. .Tnha a. Hieicher. of Judset Robert stone Park; Oeorge-. H. Danleja New Yora central itaiiway; uwie utois F. Elliott, -United BtatM .Marine Corps; Col. t H., Estill, Savannah News; John V. Gates? New Yorki MUton B. Alios. Washington: George A, Ham, -Canadian Southern RallwaV: MaJ. John C. Hemp, hill.- Charleston News and Courier; Wil- llan Loeb, Jr. Secretary to the rresiaem; J.-- H.s Maddy, Erie Rallmad: Frank, JB. Noyes, Chicago Record-Herald? Herman oiAAar xr.w Vork . Rtaats-ZeltunR. ' and Tv' P. Shonts, Isthmian Canal commis- T mm t PAULJJfB v A VAKXt t Jndgd '.J.I B. :'Tarebst', of , Gsffney, Brother ot Ken rsaune wciwer, Thinks 1 She- Is , Bead, and Says Woman Masquerading as Man. In Missouri is an Impostor. ? Special .to- The .Observer. - " Oaffnev. S. C:. Jan. 27.-Jadg 3STSI. Webster, When seen hls .mornlng'by a newspaper man, stated that he was hot aware of any further developments In the' case of his anegea sister, an pearlng in Kansas City. He says that he is still of the opinion that this wo man Is ad Imp'oster and that the whole story Is a fake irora start to finish. Other than the newspaper reports, be has heard nothing whatever of the matter. The judge does not think that property owners, said to be interested need feel alarmed ;j He is of the opin ion that the Woman will not turn up In Gaffney. -HO says that, if. she Is the fake ha thinks she is, she. would risk detection to too.grreat an extent by comln to Gaffrtey. There is no doubt whatever that many people in this city would .recognise the. real Pauline Web ster anywhere and at any time, tit has developed .that she left this State, or at least lef t Cowpens, where she was residing at the time, in either the year 1883 or ISO).- He says that there was no trouble between his sister and her relatives and, If she were alive, she could come ax any time ana live com- tortably with thenv Althoujrh she has been gone for 12 or 14 years neither he nof his people have heard - anything whatever from her. He save that un doubtedly she ' has ' been , dead many years. The fact that she has been re leased from prison makes a. very In teresting aspect to this case and. na turally, . many Oaffney , people ' are Irltenscly Interested , in the tale and to the sequel as wen. i ney are wonder ing whether the supposed Oaffney wo mun will return here and make anv effort toward her interests, should she prove to be the real Pauline Webster. MyDVU DENIES .CHARGES DID NOT TREAT WIFE CRUELLY Millionaire President of American To- : - bacon Co., 1m Cross Petition Filed in Wife's Suit " Agatnac Him. for - Divorce, Characterises Her Charges of Cmclty, Dmnkennesw and Im 'proper . Conduct Toward other Women as "Scondaloua, Untrue and v WhoUy Unverified' Admits That ,f lie Employed-'Detectives to Watch Wife nod That He Secured Dtfor- niation From - Defendant' Former 4 isservants, ',-7 s-v """y-fv '. ' Special The'ObserveVl7l'V?: - Trenton,4! Jt. Jan. X7'Scandalous and . untrue and -wholly ' unverified" is the way in which the allegations made by JUrs. Lillian N.' Duke tn her answer and cross bill are..characier!sed by her husband, James Duke, who is suing for divorce In an answer to the defend ant's cross petltlon whlch the million aire tobacco man oaused to be filed through Richard V. Lindbitry with the clerk of the court of chancery to-day; Two ' oluallned admissions are made by Sir, Duke. One la to the effect that he did employ detectives to ascertain Uhe reitCtions between, his wife . and Jrank XHuntoon, whom ha named la bis petition, but he says that he did not do this until he had himself made discoveries gravely involving, the de fendant. 'The other admission is that he. bas mode inquiry' of the' defend ant's former ' servants , as to her relan tions, with the said Huntoon and that he expects to produce the said servants a witness on the trial, of this cause, but he says that such inquiry was made in the ordinary way and that no Improper : means whatever have been resorted Jto for the purpose of procur ring the" testimony .of these witnesses. DENIES CHARGES OP CRUELTTt Mr. Duke, in his answer makes an explicit denial of the truth of the aver meats contained In Mrs. Duke's cross bill respecting his relations with Miss Mary 'Smith, houskeener a his Somer- ville home. Mr. Duke denies, , with great., particularity the - charges of w cruelty set up in Mrs, Duke's cross petition.. He denies that while on their weding Journey abroad, he eomnelled Mrs. Duke "to take long or fatiguing journeys against her will or. exposed her to rain, hail, snow or cold in an open vehicle or deprived her of sleep or compelled her to go hungry or by harsh, violent or abusive words, Induced' her, to travel either by day or by night In an open vehicle or other, wise against her will." The tobacco man avers that, on the contrary,: lie had regard to the wishes and pleasures of Mrs. Duke in all things on their Journey and that ne neither travelled when she did not wish to travel -nor went to places where she did not wish to go, ' ' - , DID NOT KICK (DEFENDANT OUT . vb utau. Mr. Duke further avers that it is "al- fnn-ethftr untrtMrthsrhe has on savBral occasions, or any occasion, kicked Che defendant .out , of bed or strucK ner with a crutch ,or laid violent hands upon her or choked her or shaken her with violence." It ' is denied by him that he .has called - her vile names or that It was ""his habit to drink large quantltlesS of Intoxicating liquors at night and ; there upon abuse her." It Is riot true, he avers, that he has bnt th an lit Mr Smith' In charae of his home in New Jersey, whfch is falsely called, in said answer, his coun try, seat." or directed the defendant to submit to heV control in any respect or that he has compelled the defendant to seek Miss Smith's assent to all things, . or. to anything, done in or about the place.' Mr. uuice aenies, 100, that Miss Smith is s, woman ot. oaa character or that she "drinks to ex cess. 1 1 ' Denial i made by .Mr. uaitt tnat Mlaa Smith was admitted to a place of equality in his household or that he compelled the defendant to treat her as one of the family; . While It is true, the answer goes on, that Miss Smith sometimes sat at "meals with the pe titioner and the defendant, this was not .only without objection; but at the request of the- defenaant ana was due eonHnulna' a practice which, to the de- fendant's knowledge, had existed for a number of veara before the defendant's marriage td . the petitioner. Mr. Duke next .denies' that he has. ''falsely 'r tn bad faith attacked the reputation and character of the defendant." ' In -conclusion, v tha answer ; sets up that the defendant's allegations in her cross petition' are "not only scandalous and untrue,-. rout tna tne cross pr tinn MmnriMMtviv loins an aotlon for di vorce for one?cause with an action for divorce -for', another and,- more over, is wholly unverified,". - , s SLOCCM CAPTAIX OVOTT Commander of Excursion Stemmer on Which over i.owi utves were uosc by Fire CJets 10 Tears for Failing to Hold Fire Drills. f ,r " New York. Jatf. 87. Captain Wil liam H. Van Bchalck was to-day found guilty of criminal negligence j in fail ing to hold fire drills on, the "-steamer General Blooum, which he command ed in June, 1904, when that . steamer burned with,, the. loss ot over 1,000 lives4 - 'MlA -t ' rCfJ - - He- was " Immediately sentenced to ten ears' vi imorlsonment by Judge' Thomas, of the United States District Court," f s J i ' -v ' : , The jury" disagreed as to two other counts in which he was charged with criminal negligence ' by the employ ment of life preservers of poor quall- tv on ' the steamer. United States Marshal Henkel took Captain Van Sohalck to the Tombs, where ne was locaea up, tne iriands on "Whom the captain had depended to ' ive bail ' haying left ;the . olty temporoiily. r ;i - ,, ; 8-IIOlTR LAW NOT TO APPLT,. ' . 1 1 A 1 t ml v t r 1 O Honse) 'Passes Urgent Deficiency BlIL p Incluainy sieasuro jinectinjr Allen uaooren uu - uuiuanHuainem Adopted by Karrow Margin of 120 toios.d-- ,:t,nr 1 h i","-,,.', Washington, Jan." 27-In a" session of two hours to-day the ' House passed,'' the.' urgent deficiency appropriation bill,.!; carrying -u'll,-210,103, Incorporated In which, is a provision' that ! ths eight-hour ' law shall not i apply to alien laborers on the- Panama canak in addition, it passed 262 private pension bills and read the Mann general bridge bill, making it the unfinished business for Monday.- A rOlf call was demanded by the (DemoxfSatio .side on the eltfri-hour amendment. Its adoption wm by a vote of 120 to 109. Nineteen Itepubll cans voted 'With the Demwrats, and one Democrat,. $e Armond St., wLth the majority, 'tfixtjr-one lU-publlc.ins were absent - without 1 bclna ' paired, a TRIAL AT SAVANNAH GOES OX. Sick Juror's Condition was- Rather v Better. -Though Two. JRecesaes Had to be . Taken on . Ilia Acooont Is v Being Assiduously Doctored.'.- '; . i Savannah, j Ga., Jan.-7i When the hour for convening Federal Court this morning arrived,'- the Juror in the Greene and Gaynor case, .upon whose account the aessloa" yesterday had to b shortened oecailse of his illness ap peared Improved! Twice during . (he tension to-day , it was necessary for the court to order brief recesses on ths Juror's account but those connected with the ' case" .were relieved o ob serve that he was no worse. , t- ' A-physician giving the sick Juror careful attention upon Instructions ot the 'court . and every possible care Is being- exercised to prevent hle illness becoming malignant. It is hoped that! n' nuty . aw uecvius so mmeu as xo compel a mistrial, which course would without doubt -e followed.- The de fense, it is said, would not consent to a continuation of the triat with 11 jurors. ' .-v'- ? '-, ... The session to-day was devoted to further introduction - of documentary evidence, government employes of Sa- van nan. ana Washington, identifying it. At the hour of closing, counsel were engaged In an argument as to the admlssablllty of certain of this evidence and "adjournment was .taken lo admit of the presentation to the court on Monday ot authorities in support 1 of the ' government's conten tion. , f ' - Attorney-. Krwln to-day attempted to secure the admission of a letter bearing the signature of -John F. Gaynor, which toe attorney -saia, wnen tns aerense 00- rted, was desired to prove that Carter 1891 began to -require that the contrac tors, Greene - and Gaynor, pay for the mattresgea by the square yard Instead of by the cubic-yard, as they had been doing. This, raised the cost of the work to the government, said Mr. Erwln, over 800 or 400 pes-cent, and the alleged con spirators were dividing the money among memseives. t - One of the contracts submitted was be tween the government and W. T. Gaynor, a brother of John F. Gaynor, and was objected to by - the defense on the around of Irrevelancy. Judge Speer referred to the fact that' the-district attorney did not seem armea wnn autnoniy upon which to base his argument for the ad missibility" of the evidence. "In this ease," said the OOurt, "you have seemed to assume that" authorities are not neces sary and have aooepted it as settled that the court will lists hi you when objections to your evidence are submitted by the defense. Tou must show authority, Mr. Erwln. As you do not seem to huve any In readiness, the court will adjourn until Monday morning In order to give you an opportunity to And it." , ft!k'. H1'1 "ft--1 " . n ' WTSKE SECRETLY WEDDED. Miss Anna D. Moroeo, Daughter of Lata City - Editor of News and Conrler,' Weds Man She Had Known Only a Few Weeks Agalnnt AVIshcs - of Fnmlly. ; Observer Bureau, ' ' a 1209 Main Street, Columbia, 8. C, Jan. 27. Friends of l Miss Anna D. Moroso, one "Of the prettiest of Columbia's younger set' of . pretty buds, were sur prised to learn to-day of her mar riage which took place secretly at 9:30 o'clock last night at the office of At torney .Klbler, to Mr. L. E. Baxter, who came here from Tennessee recent ly to. take charge of McCarley & Oli ver's' cotton: exchange as telegraph operator, whom she had known but a ifew ' weeks. The marriage became known, through the failure of her brother to -come here from Charleston, her former Imme, to Induce her to go backOhere with him. The objection of the family to the young man's at tentions was based on the fact that they considered that the young la- day's outh militated against a match. Bo far- as can be learned,, there were no other objections. The groom In formed the brother that It was use less to' try to pusuade the young lady to go -back to Charleston as she was his bride and had been so for some time,' Miss Moroso had been a fre quenter, of the skating rink, where her grace and, beauty have been much ad mired, ahe being about the best skater on the- floor, and it was from the rink that the groin carried her home with him last .night. She had been living with her-sister, Mrs. W. T. Mlxson. The bride Is the daughter of the late John A. Moroso, city, editor of TheH News and Courier, and one of the brighest and best newspaper men this State - ha known. It - Is but natural then that she should be bright and entertaining as well as very pretty. FOR 0EN. WHEELER'S FUNERAL. Arrangements Now Complete Presl- dent to Attend Church Services ,. Place ia Lino for Confederate Veterans. ''Washington, Jan. N 27. President Roosevelt has Indicated his intention to attend the funeral of General Joseph Wheeler, - which will take place at St. John's Protestant Episcopal church, in this City, Monday afternoon at 2 o'olock The President ' will not ac company the body to Arlington, but will attend simply the church services, which: will be conducted by Rev. Dr. SHres, .' of flt. Thomas church, New York, who will accompany the funeral party to. Washington and who will al so conduct the services at thesrrave, where ' full ' military - honors will be paid. " " - - 7r - ' The body will arrive here about rnldv night Sunday or early Monday morn ing and he taken to Bt, John's chnrch.J where it will lie In stats with a ruard of honor front'll . ftt. to 2 p. m. The military escort will consist of a battalion, of engineers from Wasnlng- rlton barracks, representing the Infan try- Branca 01. hib t,i, ijuaurou of cavalry from Fort Myer, and on or more batteries of artillery from Fort Myer-" ,- . '-,.. . A: piace- in line has been reserved for the Confederate Veterans' Associa tion of Washington,' the United ,8tates Spanish War Veterans and the Army and Navy Union, and Company A. of General Wheeler's Confederate Cav alry, ,pf Atlanta, Oa. - f WAGGSTAFF-CLATTOX. J-i' - VirglnlA : Couple Married la Botel at Special , to The Observer.' v" - Oxford. ' Jan. - 27. Miss; Hattle Clayton ' and Mr. Hunter Waggstaff, both or tSKipwtin, ,va, were nappuy married to-night In the spacious par lor of the Exchange Hotel, - which Wss handsomely decorated x with palms and evergreen tor thl oc casion- .The service was conducted by Rev. F M. Shamburger, pastor of the Methodist church, and v was witnessed by a large - concourse of friends. After the ceremony con gratulations were offered. - The bridal party will spend the night in Oxrord and will leave on a mornlns train for their-home, followed by the best wUics of their .Oxford frlonds, ...u...- TOWJS ; TOPICS . EtylTOB i IIP ARRESTED ON PERJURT CHARGE CoLvW. v' D; Mann is Arraigned, .on , Warrant , From District Attorney ' Jerome's Office, Before - Maartstrate and 'Held ta 10,00 RaU for Al leged False TestlnMmy in Heeent Prooeedlnirs -Specific Charge Is . That He Sworo Falsely in Denying; Initialed -"O, K. ou Itter .Ball Furnished by Married Daughter , Hearing Thursday. Nw1 fork. "Jan. 87. Col. Wm. D. Mann, editor of Town Topics, was ar rested late to-day on a charge of per jury growing out of his testimony in the recent criminal libel proceedings against Norman Hapgood, editor of Collier's Weekly, Col., Mann was ar rested in his offices at 452 Fifth ave nue by a detective of District Attorney Jerome's staff. He, ordered his auto, mobile, an dwlth - the -officer,, drove down town to the Criminal Court's building;, : where he was arraigned be fore a city magistrate and held ; tn 110,000 ball for . examination next Thursday, February 1. Ball wae fur--nlBbed by Mrs. - Albert A. Wray, a daughter of Col. Mann. K The v specific , charge against CoL Mann, as stated In the warrant for hie arrest, Is that he swore falsely In tne Hapgood trial in denying that an Initialed "O. K." on a letter from Count Reginald Ward, to: Moses EUla wooster. a solicitor for "Fads and Fancies," was his own. The letter from Count Ward ito Wooster was of fered in evidence by Mr. Hansrood's counsel it referred to certain para-graphs- that were to dnoear concern on tha regular - ehrdlutaolnhrdlutaol ing the xsount, and asking that he be put on the regular "posting list of TownTopics." - r -This reauest was underlined in the original of the letter, and a line drawn from tt lead to a circle in which wae marked "O. K. W. D. M." Colt Mann, when shown this letter while witness! in the Hapgood trial, said he had not placed his initials upon it.. . vol. Mann, on leaving court, said he would make no statement. "I have nothing to talk about., he aeraarea. ."i nave committed no crime and the public will learn that this is so in & short time." ORDERS ;TO EX-CONFEDERATES. OommAnder-ln-Clilef Stephen D. Lee iimjosues Men. Wheeler's Career. New Orleans, Jan. 27. General 81 phen t. Lee, commander-in-chief Of the united Confederate Veterans, has Issued general orders on the death of lieutenant General Joseph Wheeler. After, enumerating many of the en gagements in which General Wheeler toon part in the civil war, the orders sayt The brilliancy of his movements and. hie wonderful aptness to com mand directed attention to his fitness for a position In the regular army of the United States and he was com missioned a major general of volun teem !n the war with Spain. His coolness in action, his skill and dash at San Juan Hill are now Dart of his- tory, wita a neart -void -of hard, feel ing, Kind ana gentle In his dlsoositinn. courteous to all. a consistent nmmher or tne unurcn, he has passed from eartn-witn a good record: and a a. soldier, statesman, orator, author and cuisen, ne measured up to the high standard Is mourned not by the South tuone, wt Dy tne whole country.""- THREE DIE IX HOTEL FIRE. rr wis . "" wu vnw xioors or structure at liowcu, Mass., Are Burned " and aiany i-eopie iiave ThrilUnc Es-cspes--Los8 960,000 v . . Lowell.' Masa. Jan. 27. Thre Hv. were lost by the burnlna of thn ftich. ardson ,, Hotel here at about 2 o'clock mis morning, ana several persons sus tained injuries, one of whom Is likely to die. The dead: H. C." HARDING, of Snmsrvtlln Mass. , CHRISTINE NELSON. Pastrv mnk. of Boston. MISS JOSEPHINE KENNESTON. nurse, Franklin Falls, N. H. The two upper floors of the hotel were burned out. The two lower ones were wrecked by falling debris and smoke and water. The fire broke out lit the kit oh en from a stove. There were many thrilling escapes, Including that bf Mr. Anthony, a New Bedford man, who hung from a window ledo-a as loagf as his strength would permit. several - 01 tne guests leaped - Into life nets held by the firemen. The hotel was owned by Thomas T. Hobfcn. who estimates his loss at 80,000. . ' COLUMBIA STUDENT A SUICIDE. Worry Over Approaching College Examuiauons tn Istw Supposed Cause of Wm. Van Relpen, Jr.'s AcV-jeft Note to 'Mother. New ? Tork. Jan. 27.WHUam' Van Reypen. Jr., a law student at Colum bia University, and said at-ths apart- ment nouses in wmcn ne lived to be a son of Rear Admiral Wm Knicker bocker Van Reypen, of Washington, a retired surgeon general of the naw. shot and killed himself to-day. He was iouna deaa in his room in an apart ment house at 12 West Forty-fourth street - A chamber maid found him sitting in cnair fully dressed with a wound in the right temple, " A .23- callbre revolver lay on the floor near by. The coroner found a note in ths room addressed to the young nan's mother. The young man was 22 years old and was formerly s student at Tale. " '-)'"-' ; - , A member of young Remen's familv informed the Associated Press to-night that the young man naa been worrying over the approaching mid-year exami nation, and over-study is thought 'to have affected his mind temporarily.! RUSSIA COES WITH GERMANY. In Proposing Toast mi ) Occasion' bt Kaiser Birthday the Csar Utters Words of the Utmost Significance. Stf Petersburg;; Jan.' 27.--A ' new grouping of the powers - of Europe, with Germany and Russia arrayed side by lids : In the closest friendship and the mismatched alliance of the empire with republican Franca lagging in the rear wae forecasted by the words of Emperor Nicholas at a gala luncheon at Tsarkoe-Selo to-day in -.. honor ot Emperor -William's birthday. ? .". , Rising to his feet before a' brilliant company of Russian and German rep resentatives to propose a toast to the German " Emperor, Emperor Nicholas lifted his glass and said slowly and distinctly, a if weighing every Word; : ri drink to the health of the Emper or ot Germany and the King of -Prussia, my brother and very dear friend." Turning to Herr von ' Srhoen. the German ambassador, ' the Emperor grasped him by the hand and is re ported to have said: "Frers cest plus iu'allie.,,j (Brother, that's more than. ally). BEBUKElfoBYj JUOGElBOIB ,t',-1 in'-' t 1 " K WITNESS ' WAS . DtSRESPECTBXTL Revenue Agent Chapman, First "Wit-. ness Jfor Defense in Case of Govern ment Against' Ex-Revenue Officer , tSamneIs In Federal Court, Became 1 Heated and Disrespectful In . An SMers to District Attorney Holton " on 5 Cross : Examination Witness ' , Said Mr. v' Holton Objected to - Depnty Collector Green's "Appoint . - ment to Investigate Conditions - m AVilkes Because Letter Was , Too Much of a Blackburn Man Cross Examination Unfinished. 1 , Special to The Observer -' - Greensboro. Jan. 27. Da the Samuels ease, in the Federal Court this morn ing, the flTst witness for the defend ant was Revenue Agent Chapman. The defense finished with him in a few minutes, but when the district attor ney 'began his cross examination it was seen at once that there had been tremendous friction between the rep resentatives of ; the Department of Justice and those of the Internal Revenue Department. Colonel Chap man's first answers to the district at torney were so heated and disrespect ful that Judge Boyd rebuked him. Af ter an hour and a half a searching huestlons the revenue agent bad cool ed down in his answers, or volunteer ed retorts, at the beginning of the examination. Colonel Chan-man rallied the defense by volunteering the information that Mr. Holton had objected to Deputy Collector Green being nselgned to In vestigate condition in Willtes county because he was too much of a i-iiao'x burn man. The opnnetitlon In which this statiment was made was not gene Into before court adjourned and It will probably be picked out of the witness before his cross examination Is concluded. Asked, about the Statement before the court adjourned. District Attor ney Holton said he did not care any thing about It and would say nothing, as he was sure when the witness was made to tell the whole ' conversation. which was a confidential one with JbJm . and Collector Haxklns, its sig nificance and propriety would appear. Pending1 the completion ot the cross examination court too .v recess at noon1 until Monday. Colonel Chapman, I.i his direct ex amination said Samuels had a good reputation as a citizen and officer; that r,e had oson in tn. rever.ue ser vice 28 years and knew something about stills and that the still exhib ited in court, belonging to Bill Wil liams, could not from Its appearance. have been exposed to the weather for more than two months. Williams and his daughter had testified that it had been hid 12 months. Assistant District Attorney General Robb returned to Washl.ig'.on this afiernoon AN UNIQUE CIVIL ACTION. Mr. Zeb Morris, of Morning Star Township, Wants $25 for Damages to His Oat Crop by Fred Helm's - xuraeys Defendant Scoffs at A lie gallons and , .Defends ..character of His Turkeys Coustuble Rlgicr Called on as an Expert on tlte 'limnksglvlns; Bird. ;, A case that was unique tn all its fea tures was that of Zeb H. iMorrls vs. Fred and Will Helms, heard before 'Squire J. W Cobb, at the court house. yesterday afternoon. The suit was for $2S, to the extent of which amount the pliLintlff alleged his oat crop had been Injured by a flock of turkeys belonging to tne -defendants. The parties to the suit live In Morning Star, township. Mr. Morris was represented by Mr. W. C. Maxwell and the defendants by Mr. Plummer Stewart. Early in the game Mr. -Will Helms politely informed the court that raising turkeys wns beneath his dignity, alt domestic fowls at his home belonging to his wire. The case against him was non-suited and, as it Is against the ethics of Justice Cobb's court to have a woman prosecuted, ' ths case- was made against Fred Helms only. The allegations. of the plaintiff were: That he was the proud and envied pos sessor of a most promising Held of oates; that the defendant was the ar rogant owner of a flock of turkeys, an ugly majority of which were noisy, f'n')llnr gnhhlars; that ths flnnlr .nJL turkeys located the oat Held; and Anal ly, that ths field of oata suffered to the extent of 125 by tne saia discovery of the said flock of turkeys. The defendant scoffed at the Idea that turkeys would Injure young oats. "Turkeys are too kindly dlspositloned," ha declared, ''to treat the tender young oats thus cruelly. And . besides." he added, "everyone knows that turkey gobblers carry their heads high tn the air and wouldn't stoop to pick out oats. They are proud animals. Constable Rigier was eauea upon to testify ss an expert witness. "Tur keys ain't mucn nan on oats,- ne said, but geese are awiui . oaa. iney uiuihj- m Justice cobhftTefuiiy weighed ths matter in his cranium and finally an nounced that turkeys .were kindly die positioned and in all probability meant no harm, he thought that $11 would be a just Judgment And $16 it was. r -.-, TO MERGE S R, It COMTANTK8. S . , i, 1 Y I -U ( . 1 , Virginia A Carolina, Suffolk A Caro lina ana uaeaiina uoess tympanies Involved In . Alleged ' $700,000 Project, , - v -M Richmond. Va Jan. 27. Apolcatlon was to-day made to ths State corpora tion commission for1 permission to merge, the Virginia ft Carolina Coast Railroad Company, the Suffolk A Car olina Railroad Company and the Cart ollna Coast Railroad Company, under the head t tne Carolina, coast Rail road Company, with the principal offi ce' tn' Norfolk. The president of the merged company Is to be J. T. Odell, of New Tork, who ts prominently con nected with the steel -trust and Im mense lumber Interests in the Eastern States, and tha capital stock, it is said, Is to be $7,600,000. -', .Back ot ths merger, it is also said. are plans for the opening up of large iron deposits in worm carotins ana the construction ', et .a -, steel-making plant at NortQlk.v.'-jvi ? 1 DECIDE; FOR tOCK 5 CANAL. "P u e i , isJtL -i, ,n i ii ii i r-'-t ,w i -V f Ctotnmlsalou Adopts President's View Over That of Majority or ..con smltlns; F4lneer. - ' . Washington, Jan. Jt. The Isth mian Canal commission met to-day and-, concluded rts consideration of the report of the board of consulting engineers with respect to the type ot canal - that should be constructed. While no ofilcial announcement is made with, reference to" the commis sion's report, there Is good reason to believe that they Wave recommended the construction of a lock canal with an 8 5 -foot level, practically following the recommendations of the., minority oe me consulting engineers, ? HITS Ai1 A:l T1TAL T POiy DELEGATION sees , pRESiDi:::r Chairman Rollins) nd Gate City Delegation Urge President ; to 1 :u open Postoltlce , Contest, ' Sajli;-; That ; Appointment - of Blackbtu n Man Hits Ote,aulzation at Point A Closed Incident,' Ka President Not Believed That Sit i atlon Has Undergone Any Material Cltange Mr. Roosevelt Has Virtu ally Won . Ill light forv. Railway Rate Regulation. , '',-'.-. BT W. A. HILDKBRAND. Observer Bureau, , Washington.' Jan.- 27. -1 Tvitn a, view xo getuns; at toe exact,, situation with reference to ' the Re-' TM,hl(i.n natmnan ,m ,Ka wit,, an. plied for ' Information direct , to the White House , to-day. It was discov ered that there was a rumor to tha. effect that Senator' Marion Butter had already been therev he having' been sent out yesterday oa a sort of reconnoitering expedition. He was told that the Greensboro matter might be regarded by all hands as a closed : incment. But, xar irom oeing - cast down by this discouraging; Intelligence' )lA ImA th fnHnrn hnna An thN, Whlln- House this afternoon, when Chairman, RoUina. National Comni i t teernaa Dun- can. Judge Douglas and Mr. R. D. Doug las, of The industrial News, called to urge the President to re-opett the.. I Greensboro contest. The organisation Republicans take the view that the appointment of a Blackburn man at Greensboro hits them at a vital point, as it is in those parts that they pe- nutrition. In fact, it is feared that many such losses as those sustained at Greeneboro and Goldsboro would nasten tne organisation toward a per iod of disintegration. , . Mr. BuUer, who. together with Mr, Duncan,' is grieving more ever the un doing of Dobson at Goldsboro than he is over the political welfare of Editor iuuBma, toju to-nignv mat ne naa nothing to say further than that the party had a eatlsfactorr - interview wtlu .1 t. i . ...... 1' v. ment. is not believed, however, that, the situation has undergone any ma terial change. Senator Simmons,' who went to sc.1001 with Mr Frar.ier,- has" received a large number of telegrams; from Greensboro Democrats saying that there was no reason to delay the confirmation of that gentleman. There are two reports concerning Mr., Fra tler's availability. Judge Douglas understands that there are grave charges which will show his unfitness for the place, while another story hes It that Mr. Frailer la a Quaker and that he got the Job by reason of ex treme piety and devout religious char acter. It was reported to-day that the organisation forces would - fee . reln-i forced by the arrival of , Postmaster . Dobson and Former Judge Robertson and Blackburnltes waxed merry over,: the possible reception .which the for mer Judge would receive, should he -invade the White House, Judge Rob-' ertson voted the Democratic ticket, they i say. whlls he -was running for. congress as a Republican, because , President Roosevelt would not tele-! graph him an Immediate denial of the -: report that he had dined with Book er Washington. William Scott, one of ' the candidates for the Greensboro of-. and said he supposed things would quiet down pretty soon, as . nothing could be said against Mr. Frasier. If a story which the writer heard to-day Is true. President Roosevelt haa virtually won his fight for railway . rate legislation In the first parlia mentary struggle of the outposts, A i-ittA K4II - tthnnM Via naiMul ' lrtncr ' wmcn comes irom a sourco in wnicn the writer has the utmost Confidence, - kn it th.1 .VtAk ,1. : Ini. . State commerce committee- of , the House two Republican members Who ' held advanced Ideas on this subject of rates. Ideas as advanced, In fact, as those harbofed by the President hlm-v self. These two members told their fellow members of the committee, that Is, the majority members, that Uhe ' President was very much In earnest about his rate bill, and- did not want to take any chances by-running the thing into politics. They sug-f gested that the majority take the ml- . norlty Into their -confidence,' and send the bill Into the House with the nnan lmous report of the committee,, to the end that the bill might command the general support of the House Demo' erats. It was explained that the pae- age ot the bill under such clrcum-r stances would have a great moral ef- then, no matter what the Republican - trust Senators did or said, it would have, not only the support of the Re A; publican friends of the adminlstra- tkm but no Democratic Senator would care to run the risk of being class!-, fled among the "trust" Senators by failing; to support the I'l ij bill. Kepubu-,- eahe would have no difficulty in pass ing the bill through the House but there is little telling what might hap- ' pen In the Senate to a bill that does not receive general ana active Dem ocratic support. No one realises this better than the President, and - fca does not care to take any chances by permitting a partisan contest to de velop. ' - 'f s, v , - Legislation alone; -the -line -of the -House bill.: would prove effective, in the opinion of many of those who have devpted careful attention to the sub ject. Representative Page thinks the ' Hepburn bill wilt conform to the ideas of the President, and will likewise be regarded with favor by' all those who slhcerely desire rate legtsUvtlon. The but Is designed, to confer 'upon the inter-State 1 .commerce , commission power- to fix a . maximum rate, -and this provision receives first considera tion. , "f-u v w 11 y k The 'till will probably, be report-1 to theHouse Tuesday, and debate win extend over a period of a week or tf-n days, "the. widest possible latitude to be allowed all those who care to speak. The bill will then go to the Senate, where n exhausting debate will take place, but, with a - well nigh solid Democratic support it Is believed that the . friends of the v President will be able to push the thing through, lu fact, some are optimistic- enough t entertain the hope that the Preside, t will encounter fewer obstacles in- th is rate fight than he did. In securing fa vorable action upon the. Philippine t.r- ui and statehood bills. ,, . , l Breaking; of Montreal Dari J'y , :, suit in Law t nit. Speclai to ;The Obtrvcr. , AshevJlM, Jan. 27. Tt ' the, dam at Montreal ; noon will probably res One of the lnjui .- l i-1 - man owminr a m 1 I was iri Ashevt.ie '" ter t v .- P0Ka Of I)i'l : m i y VH f--.lt 1. V 1 ! 'r.- 1. ' i-mi'T :
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