LwJCar.IPII01f PRICE: C3.C0 PER YEAR.
CHARLOTTE, N. C, SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 30, 1907.
PRICE FIVE CI
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UEWBHHY IS ITBE-3WEPT
tcca 13 estoiZiesJ r A 7 20,000
twenfy-Cwo TiealJonce, y 10 Store
. and Two C?nrches Destroyed by
the Ftamea WLlch Started In Four
Etory Wooden Building Occupied by
j i Bugqr and Waeon (Dealer Fire
I k J Reached New Two-Story Building
K Used at Furniture Store and From
r j There - Spread , Rapidly Moot of
" ? Structure ? Burned Negro Shacks
and In Their Place Will Riee Mad.
v cm Buildings One- Home Bur-
., rounded by tinmen la vninjurea , -,
Columbia, B. C, March !. Fire at
ttewberry, a thriving little city of 1000
' population, to-day destroyed 2 a reel.
, dences 10 'stores and two churches,
, entailing a loai estimated at between
1150,000 to $290,000,. With Insurance
pf about 185,000, , . . '
j ' The ' ranged of the flre was1 from
, Adams ; street to Calhoun, -east 'and
. west,' and from Friend to Main ' or
Pratt streets, north and south on one
aide, and about one block on the other
' side . of Main ' street.." . :. v :4 (:''U-
I K Most of the. burned buildings were
negro shacks and In their places will
rise- modern buildings. . j
'" v Surrounded on All Wei . by ; the
' Barnes was the residence of Mrs. J.
B. Humbert," widow of a former
Methodist mjnlster,. which we, never
' touched ..although the heat from the
v- flames- scorched . the house several
times. r . . . '
; It' is related that Mrs. Humbert
' ' during the entire time of the Con
Ui flagratlon prayed that her home might
; be spared and the way that her pray.
. r was answered Is the subject of dls-
cuss Ion to-night. ;
! V . , .Tnii.Aivian T. fl. ."Williams rescued
li ' wa M IiiIIh vho hai heen almost
; overcome by heat The officer himself
had a narrow escape by falling debris.
- A check In the water supply for 10
or if minutes caused mu;h alarm but
the defect was soon remedied.
The fire originated in the mammoth
three-story wooden building occupied
by1 R. C. Williams, dealer In wafrons
- and buggies. A new . and handsome
twostory brick building owned by R.
C. Williams and occupied by Shelley
A Bummer, furniture dealers, was in
the path of the fire and from there
'the conflagration spread.
Among the moat prominent build
ings destroyed were the residences of
-O. L, Schumpert and Henry Klnard,
two of the handsomest In the city, also
the Presbyterian parsonage, occupied
by Rev. J. L. Williamson. The large
' residence of James F. Todd was also
desctroyed together with E. H. Leslie's
residence, both on the same block.
Avelelgh Presbyterian Church, a
handsome wooden building. Is a total
loss as Is the old Associate Reformed
Presbyterian church, which would
: have been torn down shortly to be
replaced by a handsomer one. The
--OaatXoIJtoJidJnjffs are either small
wood r brick structures some- or
"whlch would have been torn down in
the near future to be replaced by
more stable ones
Confined to Residence District.
Special to The Observer. ; w
Newberry, S. C., March 19. The
'most destructive fire that Newberry
has ever experienced occurred here to
' day. A large part of the residence
I portion "was destroyed by fire, Includ
ing the Presbyterian churcn ana par
sonage and the Associated Reformed
Presbyterian church. The total loss Is
etlmated at about $160,000, with about
"60 per cent covered by insurance.
From some cause the water-works
'failed to furnlih supply of water and
.the fire department was helpless.
The fire started little before 13
o'clock and continued until nearly 4
o'clock before It was under control,
. and then only because it was cut off
by a large grove which separated It
from burning buildings.
x Many handsome buildings and old
time residences were destroyed. No
casualties or accidents occurred dur
ing the lira
BREWERY WORKERS STRIKE.
Total "increase in Wages Demanded by
1,500 Men Estimated at ,$500,000 a
. YearFlat Offer of 41 a Week In
crease Came Too Late to Prevent
. Walkout
fit Louis, Ma, March 29. Brewery
workers to the number of J.600 said to
involve workers from breweries In 9t.
' Louis, went on itrlke this afternoon for
' Increases In wages, ranging from i to 60
'P cent. . , M
The boss brewers learning of the de-
clsion of the brewery workers to strike
'decided to offer a flat sdvance to all em
' ployed of 11 a week In wages. This of
fer was quickly conveyed to the repre
sentatives of the workers but not in
time to prevent the walkout.
Brewers and maltsters were the first
to oult work, tut the demands affect all
employes Including i drivers, cellar men.
Wash house men, nremeiy oilers snd
bottlers. It Is estimated that the strike
Will involve a loss In material to the
. breweries. If It continues for any length
of time, of more than tW0,0. The total
inrrease In wanes demanded Is estimated
at tjOO.dOO- a year. '
The boss brewers state that they hope
-. their offer of a flat Increase of 11 a week
will be considered by the workers not
' withstanding" the itrlke and that It wilt
: lead to some proposition under Which
tthe difficulty may be taken up for ar
bltratlon and the complete closing of
the brewing plants prevented,-- -
A similar strike of orewery woraers
took place at East Bt. Louis, Ilia., this
afternoon; tws breweries being. affected ;
and 40 men walking out.
The dements tor increased wages ware
fret presents by lhe brewery workers
to days ago .and a eon Terence with the
:oas brewers wss held, but no agree-
neot was. reached. - A second - confer i
ence was arranged for last night at
which the boss brewers offered to com
promise on , a general I per cent In
crease. The workers demand a sliding
scale Increase of from I to M per cent
and upon (rejection of their demands the
strike was called and set for Inaugura
ration this afternoon, . . .;
WAXTS CO)PERATIO?r OF RACES
Booker Washington Addressee . 6t
dent of Vanderbilt - University,
Kaahvllle, on Subject of Lnchiugs.
. NaehvllK Tenru.' March )Book
- er T,. Washington, Jresldent of the n
gTO school at Tuakegee, Ala., adJrei.-ed-tha
students of Vanderbilt this if-
'Urnoon; on ; lynching: prof.-- Wash-Irgien-aald;:'':
.-,'-?.: w ,
"I believe thst the 'causes .that
v . most frequently lead to lynchlngs esn
r j be largely blotted out and controlled
1 by co-eperatlon between the , racea,
tTHs unfortunate habit , of lynching
-1 Itarted to punish Individuals who are
f charged with assaults on females, has
' gradaally 4jown uoUl the 1 past year
two-thtrds of the lynchlngs wore for
t crimes or supposed crimes other than
I those connected with assaults on wo
man aiyM . ..'.-', -
..- . " . . ' . - .
15 Jt MARVIN INVESTIGATING.
. ;--
Letter Signed "BrnniKT" Said Missing
Boy Could be Found at MS East
Twenty .FUOi Street N. Y., But
, Search Reveala Nothlnjr, y
Dover, Del., March 21. Dr. It. Mar
vln, whoso three and a half-year-old
child mysteriously disappeared March
4, this afternoon received a letereon
talnlng the following: v .
. "Oo to 14$ East "Twenty-Fifth street
New York, and ret, your bOy.i
:i-f 'dm:'f: r "BRUNNER." .'
Dr.; Marvin JsJnveiU
TNew' Tork; March . The: build
ing at ' Ui Eaat ; Twenty-fifth street,
Is a very large structure, containing
a number of printing planta and bind
eries. - Superintendent Kevins, of ( the
building,' stated, that the f boy could
not possibly be In the. building. "There
Is absolutely nd ; place here where he
cquld be hidden" he Id. ' --'
The only person 'with a name like
"Brunrier'! to be found In the building
la a lad about ,17 years, old; named
William Brunner, who Is employed in
the mailing room Of Munseys Maga
slne and who live In Brooklyn; Under
close cross questioning he denied all
knowledge of the letter and ' aaid he
never had heard of the Marvin case.
ABANDONED IN THE WOODS?
Marvin' Boy Said to iSave" Been Lo
cated by Detectives in the Case Near
Hte Fathcr'a'IIome. r ,
Dover. Del., . March $.-Detectives
say they believe, they-have found the
Marvin' boy. 'ifcv'':' '
Word wal received here that the
child was found abandoned in a woods
hear his father'a, home. Owing to the
remoteness of the location further de
tails cannot be obtained. at this hour.
MARVIN BOY NOT LOCATED.
Report .of His Being Foond to
Woods Near ' Father'a - Home
: . Groundless Miss Klllen's School
Broken Into and No . Reading::
, "Beware, Yon Told " Found
Pinned to Blackboard. ;
Dover; Del., March JO.The report
that Horace N. Marvin, Jr., had been
found In the woods near the home of
his father at KUts Hammock, upon
Investigation, by the detecUves, was
found t6 be Incorrect Late to-night
word , was received here saying that
the boy had been found and the de
tectives who have been working on
thecase for almost a month started
for the Marvin home. When they ar
rived there they found that the ru
mor waa baseless. ;
The report probably gained circu
lation from the fact that the Logan
school house, near the marvtn home,
was broken Into last night by some
unknown persons. This is the school
at which Miss Lucy Klllen, the young
woman who was held up on Tuesday
night by two men whom she came
upon suddenly,-' la the teacher. Pinned
to the blackboard In the school room
waaa. .note which bore a skull and
cross bones and read: :
, "BeWarev jrou told ,
When Miss itlllen came upon1 the
two men ithejr were talking about
the kidnaping of the Marvin child.
Thew drew revolvers and threatened
to kill the girl If she breathed pa any
person the conversation she had
overheard. --The
detectives to-night got a state
ment from Miss Klllen and they pro
fess to believe- that tpe two. strangers
knew something about the missing
child, if they are not the Actual kid
napers. WORK OF COURT-MARTIAL ENDS.
Findings in Cases of Capt Swift and
Lieut. Yenned, of Battleship Con
necticut to be Forwarded, to Nary
Department for Review.
Fort Monroe, Va., March $. The
trials by court-martial of Capt Wil
liam Swift and Lieut Harry E. Tan
nell. on charges of neglect of duty in
allowing the battleship Connecticut to
run aground on entering Culebra har
bor on January 1$, were conclueded to
day. Upon the case of Captain 8wlft
being completed and the record signed
that of Lieutenant Yannell was taken
up and occupied but a short tlmev
All of the witnesses In the cases
have testified that tne two officers
were at their posts of duty and did
their whole duty In bringing the ship
Into the harbor, and that every' pre
caution was used to hold the ship on
her course. That she got off her course
sufficiently to graze the, submerged
rock, It was stated, mut nave been due
to Irregularities of the engines, the
revolutions of the port and starboard
propellers being . different, and the
natural difficulty jn steering a battle
ship in shoal water, where tidal ef
fects are strong. None of the members
of the court would make a statement
as to the probable flndlnga The court's
report will be forwarded to the Navy
Department. at 'Washington for re
view. . MORE SHIPBUILDERS QUIT.
Resenting Employing of Srlke-Break-era
and Private Detectives, 600 Ad
. dittonsl Men JouM.OOO Already Out,
Lorain, O. March !. Because -the
American Shipbuilding Company em
ployed strike-breakers and private -tectives,
all the men remaining at work
In, the yards here walked out to-day.
et hundred were out before, making
1,600 men now on itrlke.
The company now hss -only e) strike
breakers snd the detectives remaining in
its ysrds, according to the men who- quit
to-day. and the plant la completely tied
up. The company, It Is declared, by the
strikers.- declared to put In more strike
breaker last night, but the strikers met
about 100 of 'them at tha railway sta
tions snd turned them back to Buffalo,
whence they came. . -
Dies From Inaallng Gas.
New York, March-1 f.--O. F. Alh
ston, who came here . from Pittsburg
three ysara ago and entered the ser
vice of a big department store, wai
found dead to-day In a room at va
lodging house, where he lived. -. Death
had resulted from Inhaling illuminat
ing gas,, and the circumstances Indi
cated that ha had planned to end his
life. When AUhton left tha store
yesterday he. complained of , severe
paint . In his head. In his room to
day wss found a letter from hie sis
ter, bearing a Bartow, Florida, post
mark. f f. . f .) V V s. til
' ' Woman Jumps to Tier Death. 1
Niagara Falls. N. ;Y March !.
An unknown woman Jumped to death
over the brink of the -American Falls
from Prospect Park late to-day,; Sev
eral people witnesser the tragedy. Th
woman was about 40 years old and
wag -dressed lacfc . ,
JUBY TO BEPOBT MONDAY
COMMISSlWs WORK NEAR3 END
Report Slay be Submitted When Court
Ite-Convenes and It Is the Hope of
i BoUi the Presiding Judge and the
Commlwdon that Matter of Thaw's
' ' Sanity May be Disposed of by that
' ; Tlme Justice Fitzgerald WU1 Simp
ly Direct that Trial Proceed and no
Public Announcement Will be Made
In Case Verdict of Commission la
Favorable- to the Defendant - -
't- 'New8 Torki Mej-chS ?0-The , com
mission in lunacy which; Is examining
the present itneritat, condition; of Harry
K.;Thaw may finish Its wdrk to-mdr
row and he ready to report to -Justlc
Fitzgerald by ; Monday The Thaw jury
will report in court onoa mora at 10:$0
o'clock Monday moi'nlng and ltis the
hope of the presiding Judge as well aa
the commission . that the matter of
the defendant's sanity may be disposed
of by that tlma-'t ..i's'2f,Kf,;-,t;t
.' . If the commission should submit a
report to the effecOhat Thaw fully
understands the nature of the proceed
ings against him, and baa rationally
advised with his counsel. Justice Fitz
gerald will simply direct that the trial
proceed : without . making public the
committee's findings. If the report
should be against Thaw, Justlce.Fita
gerald will announce the decision from
the bench and, if he deems the prison"
er's release to be dangerous to the
public peace and safety, he. will sign
an order directing the confinement in
some State hospital for the. IneaneJ
prooaDiy maueawan. - v: .-
THAW SPENDS QUIET DAT. .
To-day being Good ' Friday,' there
waa no session of the lunacy board,
and Thaw spent a quiet day In the
Tombs preparing for a renewal of his
mental tests to-morrow morning at 10
o'clock. The session of the commission
at hour again will be private and there
will be no public hearings at all unless
the commission decides to call wltnee
es other than the defendant It was
reported to-day to be extremely un
likely that any wltneesee will be ex
amined. There is Just a possibility that
several of the doorkeepers In the
Tombs may be called to. give a lay
opinion as to Thaw's conduct since his
incarceration. The District Attorney,
it waa said, might make one more
effort to Introduce testimony before
the commission, but If the board holds
to the narrow limits laid down for
Its Inquiry on yesterday, Mr. Jerome
seems doomed to disappointment. The
commission yesterday Indicated that it
had reached the conclusion - that Its
members could decide from their own
examination of Thaw the simple ques
tions placed before them by Justice
Fitzgerald.
NO QUESTIONS TO BE ASKElJ,
It was reported again to-day that
neither Thaw's own lawyers nor Dis
trict Attorney Jerome would be allow
ed to question Thaw or any. other
witnesses who may be called upon to
testify at the inquiry. The commission
apparently has also decided to keetf
its records clear or any expert testi
mony. Chairman David McClure prac
tically told the District Attorney on
Thursday afternoon that the question
as to whether Thaw is capable of ap
preciating the nature of the court pro
ceedings against htm and of rationally
advising his counsel Is a matter sub
ject wholly to a lay opinion. Any med
ical opinion which the commission
may desire will come from Dr. Leo
pold Putsel, one of Its members.1
Thaw's attorneys are so sanguine aa
to the outcome of the lunacy Inquiry
that they were to-day making plana
for the resumption of the trial next
week. It sem now that if the trial
to taken up again the defense probably
will announce that It rests without
further testimony.
ALIENIST MAT BE RECALLED.
Dr. Allan McLane Hamilton, the
alienist who examined Thaw last June
and July, was on the stand when the
trial was Interrupted. There Is little
likelihood that Dr. Hamilton will be
recalled. If Thaw Is declared to be of
sound mind to-day and the trial Is re
sumed it should not last more than $
or 4 days. The attorneys In their sum
ming up addresses will not be allowed
to refer In any way to the lunacy com
mission, for its appointment and pro
ceedings are not a part of the trial re
cord. , .
While the tiial waa In progress all
of the alienists who examined Thaw
and who were called to the. stand paid
a tribute to the prisoner's remarkable
memory. It was this memory, it waa
said, which served him In such good
stead before the commission on Thurs
day and which led Attorney Hart
ridge to make the statement:
"Thaw remembered more about tha
trial than. I did."
New York, March $. From
aources assumed to be authentic, it
was announced late to-night that Dr.
Allan McLane Hamilton, alienist will
be called to testify to-morrow before
the lunacy commission, which Is to
determine whether Harry K. Thaw Is
mentally competent to understand the
nature' of the proceedings In his trial
tor the killing of Stanford White, and
to rationally advise Ma counsel.
Dr. Hamilton. It was stated, will
appear as' a witness at the request-of
the commission, agd will be the only
expert examined.
The declaration 'that Dr. Hamilton
would' be called was a surprise as It
had been ' generally understood that
the commission would not hear any
expert testimony as to the defendant's
condition oi mind,
It was Dr. Hamilton's testimony at
the trial that precipitated -request by
the district attorney for- a lunacy
commission. . .
STRIKERS RESUME RIOTING.
Gendarmes Capture Many Soa Flags
.. After Sharp struggle.
Geneva, March 31.- Rioting was
resumed here this afternoon, when
gendarmes broke up a) procession of
strikers, and after -a sharp struggle
captured a numoer ot flags.
. Troops to-day prevented an at
tempt to burn the offices of the
Steam Navigation Company here. At
Ouchy several ' dynamite cartridges
were found at the headquarters of
the street rauroaa company.
It is . officially' Innounciul trnm
Lausanne that the strike Is over, the
chocolate manufacturers Having con-
ceaea me. aemanas ot tne men. ;
National League Outfielder Dead.
Louisville. - Ky., March II. Harry
Dolsn. an euuitiaer in the Boston Na
tlonal League team, died here to-day
of typhoid rever. He was, taken 111
when the team started South for prec
tlce and waa brought to the Norton In
firmary 10 days ago front Weft Baden.
FLOCKING TO OLn SALEM.
Visitors - Pouring la to Witnesa Mo
ravian Easter Exercwes--Tho ito-
gramme for Monday.,' ;',;-,
Special to,The Observer. . t . ..
'-Winston-Salem,; March, 20.-Vtaitors
from all parts of the State and some
from other States are pouring Into the
city to spend the ? Eastet holidays.
Almost every tram la crowded wun
people coming to , - Winston-Salem
bounded to -spend f the holidays, " The
hotels and hoarding houses of - the
city are filling up. but It Is stated that
there will be no trouble in accommo
dating the crowd. There are to be
many events here during the glorious
season to attract oepple from all sec
tions. - For miles ' and ' miles around
people come to attend the ' beautiful
early morning service at the Moravian
graveyard.-? ,Tha Twin City Club gives
its - annual reception and dance on
Monday following Easier. Sunday, and
the social set; looks forward to this
with ' happy i anticipation, for months
before hand. There are many, out-of-town
guests who Attend the event . A
larger number from a dlatance are ex
pected this year man nas oeen present
at any of the previous receptions,
and the club has made, greater prep
arations for this event. .-"A dance will
be given Monday, morning, beginning
at 10 o'clock and lasting until noon.
The reception is on from 9 o'clock In
the evening. While the dance begins
at 11 o'clock. In the afternoon the
crowds will all ' gather " at ' Falrvie w
Park to witness the game of baseball
between the University and Davidson
uouege. -
Dr, Wlnecoff, one of the former
pastors ot the M. E. church at Mt.
Airy, now a resident of Franklin,
passed through the city this morn
ing en route to Shoaia, on the wiikea
boro road. He was accompanied by
B. Randall Williams, Jr., a multi-mil
lionaire from Philadelphia, who goes
to Shoals with a view of buying tim
ber. Dr. Wlnecoff, wn account of ill
health, Is not engaged in ministerial
work this year.
Mr. J. F. Pearce, of Greensboro,
who has been chief engineer for
Greensboro Boiler jCo. for the past
8 years, has resigned his position to
accept the position of pump inspector
for the Southern on the Winston-Salem
A Mooresvllle division. Mr.
Pearce waa here to-day en route to
Davidson on a business trip. Winston-Salem
is to be Mr. Pearce's
headqjiarters.
Capt. a G. Pace, of Mt Airy, was
here this morning, returning from a
visit to his brother In Danville, upon
whom an operation was performed a
few days ago. Captain Pace was ac
companied home by his son, William,
who Is a student at Oak Ridge In
stitute. The latter will spend Easter
with his parents.
TO STAY DIVIDEND PAYMENTS.
Bill in Equity Filed Against Southern
Faolflo in Circuit Court of Austin,
Tex., In Behalf of Croker Estate Co.,
Saa Francisco, and T. H. Hubbard,
Jfejr York, V
Chicago, akhilli-Attorney "Hen
ry Crawford of tqla City, announced
to-day that s bill in equity in behalf
of the Crocker Estate Company, of
Saa Francisco, and Thomas H. Hub
bard, of New York, has been filed in
the Circuit Court of Austin, Tex., ask
ing that the Southern Pacific Rail
road Company be restrained from
paying dividends upon its common
stock amounting to $4,000,000.
The court la asked to decree that
the Union Pacific Railroad controls
tftid operates a system of railroad
which Is In constant and natural com
petition with the Southern Pacific be
tween San Francisco and New Orleans.
"contrary to public policy and In vio
lation of the laws of the United States
and the laws of Texas."
; The bill asks that the courjt enjoin
the Union Pacific Company and Its
officers or agents from hereafter vot
ing on any stock of the Southern Pa
cific Railroad Company, or exercis
ing any direction or control over the
Southern Pacific road or over Its
finances, Including the Galveston, Har
rlsburg & San Antonio Company.
The complalnanta say that they hold
more than $2,004,000 of the total of
$$,$54,000 of second mortgage bonds
of the Galveston, Harrlsburg A San
Antonio Company, and aver that the
Interest In sinking fund Installments
past due amount to $1,900,000 and
claim thst Inaamuch as the Southern
Pacific assumed and agreed to pay the
Interest and sinking fund installments,
the bondholders have the right to en
force their claims against the South
ern Pacific Company.
It Is clslmed in the bill that the
railroad paid Interest on bonds and
declared dividends when they should
have paid the Interest on the mortg
age bonds, and the court la asked to
decree acordlngly.
STRIKE HINGES ON MEETING.
Conference Between Federal Officers
and Representatives of Unions and
Railroads Concerned Will Deter
mine Whether or Not Men Go Out.
Chicago, March $. Whether
there will be a strike of the em
ployee of the train service of the
Western railroads hinges on a meet
ing to be held to-morrow between two
Federal officers and the representa
tives of the unions and the railroads
concerned. This meeting wag
brought about by the general mana
gers of the railroads, who appealed
to Wsshlngton for a ' settlement of
the difficulty under the Erdmsnn act
The government will be represented
at the meeting by Martin A, Knapp,
chairman of the Inter-State com.
merce commission, and Charles P.
Neill, Commissioner of Labor. C. B.
Brown, chairman of the board of
managers, will be the spokesman for
the railroads, and Grand Chief p. H.
Morrissey, of the railway trainmen's
union, and Chief . Conductor A. B.
Qarretson, of the conductors' organi
sation, will look after the Interests
of the men. Knapp and Neill have
the assurance of both aides that
everything possible will be dona to
prevent a strike.
The railroads to-night declared
that they had conceded everything
possible, and the union representa
three asserted that further , conces
sions will have to be made or to
morrow'! meeting will fall to prevent
a strike.' The ' Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen and the railroads are
till trying to settle their differences.
' .,,, . , v
Two Killed and Fonr Wounded In
f ' liomb Explosion. -t ;
" Constantinople, March ' If. There
wis a- bomb explosion in the ' Pera
quarter of this city to-aay. Beyond
the fact that two men were killed and
four wounded no details have yet
been learnea. v. .
GMFI MUST BE EXPOSED
SPRJXKLES GUARANTEES COSTS
Financial Sponsor for Investigation of
.Frisco Bribery and Graft Bays He
Will Stand Itesponaible to Any
) AmountContributions by Citizens
. to Amount of 9100,000 Coming in
-Rapidly There will be no Lack of
; Funds for Furtherance of the Prob
ing no Matter What the Bill May
V Bo Work WW Not be Suspended
.: Until All Rottenness ' la ' Exposed
and No Officials Will be Overlook-A'ed.-uiv,'''
'.ijt -.-, ;';-w 3y.i'l;
;San Francisco, March . Rudolph
Spreckles, financial sponsor of the In
vestigation of the bribery graft In tht
oity, to-day told The Associated Press
that ie would guarantee the expenses
of the investigation to any amount
"Contributions from citizens to -the
fund of $100,000 guaranteed by . me
before the commencement of the brib
ery graft are comlngMn rapidly. They ,
are hi amounts of $20 to $1,000. .-
;' WILL BE NO LACK OF FUNDS.
"In the event that the ultimate to
tal of he subscriptions fall short of the
$100,000 guaranteed, I will make the
deficit good, and if the coat Is more
than $100,000 to complete this prose
cution that will make no difference.,
Those engaged in its furtherance will
never be hampered by lack of funds
no matter what the bill may be.
"The work, Of investigation will 'not
be suspended until every bit of rotten
ness has been fully exposed. We fully
expect to land behind the bars of the
penitentiary every giver of bribes and
the higher up the offender, the more
vigorous will be his pursuit
"We do not, however, expect to
send every bribe-taker to prison. Some
of the miserable men who sold them
selves to the corporations must be
granted Immunity for their testimony,
which is worth a great deal more to
us as evidence as to the guilt of high
corporations officials than their own
incarceration would be. .
"Every department of -the city and
county government will be thoroughly
examined Into before the examination
Is completed, the police department
along with the others. No one will be
neglected, no set of officials will be
overlooked."
Np CHANCES BEING TAKEN.
Since the arrest of Abraham Ruef,
at the Tocadero a month ago, rumors
havs been rife that an attempt would
be made to rescue htm by force from
Ellzor Blggy, either during a session
of the court or while Ruef was going
to COUf.
An ohicer prominent In the bribery
Investigation, to-day aeM:
"Every man openly identified with
the prosecution of the bribery charges
is armed and some of the more promi
nent are employing body guards. For
a month we have been keeping a
special lookout for an attempted res
cue of Ruef. and Ve shall be haipptly
surprised If these Investigations and
Impending prosecutions end without a
physical encounter.
" "SeveraT' ttrmss when RuetWaVtn
Judge Dunne's court a sudden move
ment of reckless men toward the pri
soner haa been checked quickly and
quietly by officials of the prosecution.
'We know that should Ruef be res
cued it would be a difficult thing to
hide him securely right In Saa Fran
cisco. The prosecution knows this and
is taking no chances.
"Each one of Blggys seven guards
is Instructed in the event of a seri
ous attempt at rescue by force, either
In court or elsewhere, to shoot Ruef
and turn their attention to the libera
tors afterward. Ruef haa been made
acquainted with these orders."
COTTON CONGRESS REPORTS.
Result of Investigations Conducted In
14 European Countries for a Period
of Three Years.
Manchester, March . The Inter
national eotton congress as a result of
Investigation! conducted In 14 Euro
pean countries for a period of three
years, has Issued a report showing
that the atocks of cotton held in Eu
rope to-day are estimated at nearlv
16,600,000 spindles, that Europe will
have sufficient raw material to keep
the mills running until the arrival of
next season's crop in September and
that the cotton still due to arrive, esti
mated at over 1,000,000 bales, will
provide an ample surplus, thus obviat
ing any chance of shortage or danger
of a panio by opening opportunities
for speculators.
,Thls report is held to prove the
value of the organization formed three
years ago at Zurich which, from the
original co-operation ot nine countries
haa grown Into a congress of fourteen
cuntrles, while Japan also has Joined
and India and some other cotton
States are about to Join. Full details
of what the Congress has accomplish
ed will be presented at the next an
nual meeting to be held In Vienna In
May.
nCGE CAR WORK8 BURNING.
Plant of South Baltimore Concern
Threatened With Destruction.
Baltimore, Md., March 2. For the
third time since Novsmber, 106. fire
broke out late to-night In the works
ot the South Baltimore Car Works,
located at South Baltimore, about
five miles from this city. The place
is difficult to reach at night and the
wire service bad.
'A telephone message - from the
nearest point to the fire says that the
entire plant seems to be burning.
The company Is at work on large
contracts for cars for the Atlantic
Coast Line, the Louisville A Nash
ville Railroad and the Coal A Coke
Railroad, '
King Alfonso to Curtail Visit to Cart
agena. Madrid, March $. The physicians
who are lnattendnce upon Queen
Victoria have reason to believe that
she may be confined sooner than haa
been anticipated, and It has been
recommended that King Alfonso cur
tall his visit to Cartagena. All, the
preps'e'Jfie for- the advent of the
new member of the Spanish royal
family have been completed, A nurse
haa been brought out trom England.
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McCabe and OXeary Get IS Year.
Salt Lake City, Utah,-March; t$.
Fifteen rears in State prison at hard
labor la the sentence passed to-day
upon Michael - McCabe and W. J.
OXeary, United States soldiers, who
were convicted of attacking and rob
bing Harold Berrum of- $76 a month
ago. -J In passing sentence Judge
Armstrong, of the District court se
verely scored the men tor violating
the oath they had taken to protect
Cltlsana, . ., v;'
MACARTHOl 1 TO MILWAUKEE,
His Request to be Relieved From
; Command of the' PacliiC Division
GrantetV llta Successor Has Not
. Yet Been Named. ,' .',-.'-;(-;,', ''
V Washington, ? March It. -Lieut
Gen, 'Arthur - Mac Arthur was ' to-day
relieved from : the command , C the
Pacific Division' and ordered , toTMU
waukee,' Wla , iThls action waa taken
at the request of General MacArthur,
who has found it impossible while dis
charging the manifold duties of commander-in-chief
of the Important
military division with ( headquarters
at San ..Francisco to, carry out his
cherished scheme of ; completing ! the
elaborate report he was charged to
make by the War ; Department upon
the results of his long trip of inspec
tion in the Orient. -His successor in
command of the Pacific Division has
not yet been named and it la probable
that 4n view of the approaching abo
lition of the mlltary division plan and
the return to the old system, of de
partment command no designation
will be made at present V
Milwaukee, Wis.. March 20. Gen
eral MacArthur will soon make appli
cation to be placed on the retired Hat
of the army, according to a letter
written to a friend in this city.
wnen my retirement takes nlace."
continues the general's letter, "I shall
go to Milwaukee, buy a home and
pass the remainder of my days In tha
city that saw my birth and boyhood."
YEAR OF MANY BOLL WEEVILS.
Dr. Hunter, ot Department of Agri
culture, Says Past Winter Was Un
usually Favorable for the Hiberna
tion of the Destructive Insect
Baton Rouge, La.. March 29. The
cotton boll weevil will be unusually
numeroua and destructive this year
according to a report by Dr. W, D.
Hunter, In, charge ot the boll weevil
Investigation for the United States De
partment of Agriculture. He says:
"The conditions throughout the past
winter have been unnsually favorable
for the hibernation of the boll weevil.
The two critical conditions for suc
cessful hibernation, temperature and
dryness, have been as favorable as
they will probably ever be.
"The mild winter and spring is hav
ing the effect of causing an unusually
early emergence.
"The conditions Indicate that wee
vils will be unusualy abundant In the
cotton fields, and great damage Is to
be expected. Some conditions, for in
stance dry weather during June and
July after the cotton plants are well
started, may serve to check the in
sect." PEST STATION OBJECTIONABLE.
llcqnest of Attorneys of Klngmaa Es
tate, Near Craney Island, for Sale
of Latter Property, Denied by Act
ing Secretary ot War.
Washington. March 21. Acting
Secretary of War Oliver , has, refused
the request of the attorneys for the
Kingman estate, tying opposite era
n.y island. Just below Norfolk, that
that tract be sold at public auction.
The petitioners represented that their
property was eriouaiy depreciated in
value by the use of this island as a
pest station by the towns or worioix
and Portsmouth. The Navy Depart
ment, to whom the Island was loaned
in 1897. has stated to the War De
partment that it has no truther need
for the island which explains why It
was used aa a peat station. Acting
Secretary Oliver has requested the
chief of engineers to have his local
engineer officer afford a hearing at
Norfolk to parties in Interest and up
on his report will depend the issue
of an order relieving the petitioners
to the extent or stopping tne runner
use of ths Island aa a peat atation.
FOR ASSAULT AND MURDER.
Coroner's Jury Directs That Ack Hale
he Held for Grand Jury ror Double
Crime.
Bristol. Tenn.. March 20. The cor
oner's Jury In the case of Llllle Davis,
who was shot in Eaat Hill cemetery.
in Bristol's suburbs Wednesday night
and aiea an nour later, to-aay render
ed a verdict holding Ack Hale on tha
charge of criminally assaulting and
murdering her. Hale had been with
her all day Wednesday and was with
her at the time ot the shooting.
. Evidence to prove that Hale deliber
ately conspired to take the life of the
girl was developed to-nlghr'by officers
at Johnson City, the girl's home. A
letter from Hale contains threats
against Miss Davis' Ufa and says, "We
shall never testify against Roy." Roy
Hale, Ack Hale's brother, recently kill
ed the dead girl s brother. The coro
ner's Jury's finding charging rape and
murder and the talk of removing
prisoner to the Tennessee Jail have
aroused Intense feeling, but so far
there are overt threats of mob vio
lence. "PRESIDENT A GOOD DEMOCRAT"
James Wataoh' Gerrard a Caller at
the White House.
Washington, March 29 "He's all
right. He's about as good a Demo
crat as there Is."
This reference was made of the
President by James Watson Gerrard,
the chairman of the Tammany Hall
Democratic organisation, as he came
from the White House offices to-day
after a brief call on Mr. Roosevelt
Mr. Oerrard's visit w'as a personal
one.
Explosion of Dynamite Results in
Death of 04 persona, -Johannesburg,
Transvaal, March
29. Four whtto men ana go natives
were Instantly killed and three whites
and 10 natives were Injured by the
unexpected explosion last nlgat of
two cases of dynamite at the Drei
fontela mine. One ofYhe white men
killed was an American named Wil
liam Harvey. The explosion occurreu
at a time when, the mine workers
were mustered preparatory to going
to work. A native tampered with the
dynamite, which exploded.
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; Rtpa Peachea In Louisiana, '
New Orleans, March tl. Rips
peacl.es gathered months ahead or
time are being picked In Plaquemlne
parish Louisiana. The mildest win
ter In $0 years was the cause of tha
early ripening and samples of the
fruit will be saved for exhibition at
the Jamestown Exposition, s. .t-r
! 185,000. Fir at Beuna Vtota Vsi,V
' Richmond,' V., March 21. Fire In
the business section of Buena Vista,
Rockbridge county, ' to-day destroyed
the Colonade Hotel and several stores.
Estimated
$$$.000. ,
loss . $$$,000, . insurance
MESSAGE SEINT .-mSIDE:;!
WATERWAY ASSOCIATION 5irrX3
Executive Committee in Best-ton at
, Charleston, a C, Accrpu KeiMrnia
y.tlon Of Secretary Forest and Licet s
H. It. Jackwrn, of Charleston, K i
; Successor Telegram Prepared by
' Prcfddont EstUl to President Con
gratulates Him on Personnel and
Purpones of ; Recently Appointed
- Commission and Sets Forth Im
; portance of Chain of Inland Water
ri ways From Boston to Florida. . .,:
Charleston, S. C," March -; 29. A
meeting of the 'executive ; committee .
Of the Inland '; Waterway Association
was held at the Charleston Hotel this '
morning; There was - present J H.
Estill, savannah, president of the as- r;V
sociatlon, and committee..: consisting
or j ames ti. Chadboarne, Wilmington, : ;
N. C Edward B. Taylor. Columbia. ,
s. v,i Jonn h. Bmall, Washington, N.
C. ' The resignation of V-H. Forest,' 1'
secretary,; was ' accepted and H.
Jackson, of Charleston, -waa ; elected..4Vi
The next meeting of the -association $f;
wi be Held lnr Charleston. Wednes- ,
day. November 0, . 1907. 'The presl
dent and executive committee were
In Tf wo. ii,.ru. ,..ii ;' ,
wUWt,U W UIIUHV lift HUB DlflCfc ' :
prepare a brief setting forth the ad-yS-f
vantarna and thm namaatfv n tv, nn.' 0 '
irucuon ox me cnam or iniana ;wa -. -,, ,-
terwaya along the entire Atlantic sea" .
Doara: and rurtnr that men
iuviim iwuiu db suomuiea w :ne
of waterways, recently enoolnted bvr -
Ilia PraaMant- An rajiMin '
- i V-l IUVUVH Vfc fc i ,
Chadbourne. President Eattll. of tht :
association. nreDared tha following ' .
teiegram to tne president or the uiut-f.H t
ea mates: , ui'VU
"The President Washington, D. C.;&' '
"The executive committee et the In- ;;
land Waterway Association in session . '
to-day in this city, directs me to con-.';" '
gratuiate you upon the personnel and '. v ' ' .
pointed by you to consider the -vital ?Mv
uujoci oi uia imDrovement or onr
waterways. K:!'.:f
i am also directed to call your a"
nuenuon ana inrougn you ; xo " in -
commiRSion. to the imTiaruini nf h
construction and maintenance h-r tha " '
uiwa own oi ma cniun ui wiaaa ,
n-..in,. biviu , VI1V if,uu,iv Bt7tl . y-.:
board from Boaton to Florida. - and ." ;
the Gulf, particularly the waterway : v "
from Norfolk, Va., to Beaufort Inlet '
at Cape Hatteras and Diamond '
shoals. J.H. EOTILL,v;;-;
"President"-::';-;;;
Tha exenutlva rnmmltt m-wtrAiA ' .
ests of the country upon the fact that I
the Congress recently made an Initial;
appropriation for the Norfolk-Beau- '
fort Inlet waterway, In the sum of five
and fifty thousand dollars. .
SHOT GUNS AND PISTOLS USED.
vM ift... rt-
tt. flAvsi 'Flrhup mt llrawninrlllA H.nk
From Abont Centra of Town and -;.'v- .;
n riuf wiiiuiuu iissh jsuk r ruin, nuru
Power Rifles. '.- ,:.".;i:;-'
Washington, March 21. Lieuten . v
nt nn fliikrlrmaIM anil. a,olna ';.'
bartallon adjutant of the Twenty-fifth v; !.
imUUJ VII' UlBgtl VI BiUW sllUssV
iouy in nm luvouiigniiun ooiny con-
ducted by the 8enate committee on :ki :
nllltsiv-n si fVf4ai Tn tha AKaaAMtsh V'
miiiimiix . as s uw swvuvv va -..' ,- "
Ctpt&ln Macktfn he tooic commend ,
uk u.uuy.ujr w, wiiii mo duvvuu -; v
wee In progress. :
a a k .aHi...ih .s ji...a i
exemlnatlon the witness told Senator
the men of the Twenty-fifth Infantry '
did the shootlnr. his mind waa now '
open on the subject of their aullt or'. V' v
Innocence. He thought the firing came vV
from about the centre of the town .
ana mat snot guns and revolvers . -were
used. It was his opinion that i 1
high power rifle were not used tn tha ,
firing he heard. He estimated that 7
it would require 40 or 50 minutes to - '
clean a gun so that It would stand in V. .
spectlon after having been fired.
During the morning session the
committee examined Walker MoCur " ' ;
dy, formerly quartermaster-sergeant
of Company B. Twenty-fifth Infantry.,
concerning surplus rifles kept in tha
store housea He waa positive that
none oi me nnes in tne arm Coesta
had been used In the shooting.
The committee wilt take a recess ef
two weeks on April 6. ' . ..
WRECKERS CAUSE DERAILMENT.
Engineer and Unknown Negro Killed,
Porter Seriously Hun and Several
Passengers "' Bruised In Wreck ot '
Passenger Train at CloacO, Okla. . -Oklahoma
City, Okla., March 19.
Passenger train No. I or the Choc'
taw, Oklahoma A Ouif Railroad,
from Memphis for Amariiio drawn by
two engihes, was partially derailed
to-day at Council eight mile west of
Oklahoma City. Both engines were ;
badly wrecked and the mail and bag-,
gsge cars were turned over, but the "
coaches remained on the track. A)n '
engineer and an unknown negro were
killed. Fireman Overton was fatally ;
Injured, a porter seriously hurt and
seven passengers suffered bruises. -Investigation
shows conclusively
that the derailment was coused by
wreckers. Bolts had been removed,
from the connecting rods that mova
the SWltChf . ;';:",,- v v
Bloodhounds have been taken to'
the scene In an attempt to trace tha
culprlta ' xi.-v.s' ;;(:,-'
Fireman Overton died after being
brought to. this city.; . ;- -i; ;. v ;
KILLED ON TOP OF FREIGHT CAR
Three Men, Wanted for Robbing ci
gar Stand, Struck by Overhead
Bridge,-Two Being Dead and the
Third Unconscious When Found.,
Somervtlle. Masa, March . I9.
Three men, two of them dead, and one
unconscious, were found in a heap on
top ot a freight car at the Somervllle
station on the Fltchburg division of
the Boaton A Maine Railroad to-day.
Apparently while riding on top of the
car, the men had struck, an overhead 1
bridge. Each, had his pockets filled
with cigars, tobacco - and other to
bacconist suppllea -The dead men
were Identified as Jos. B. Connors
and Valentine Butter, both of Wal
tham. The Injured man Is Thomas
Howe, also of Walthara. All three
were wanted at Waltham, in connec- .
tlon with the robbery of a cigar stand
Thursday ; ' -'
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Old Warship Marlon to be Sold at
V V sv Public Auction.
UWashinrton, March t9. The war-
ahlp Marlon, one of the last of t i
old Iron ships of the navy, built j" t
after tha close of th civil war i
bridging over t!.o time between t
timber ahlps and tho vep",t.i of r ,
modern navy, has beti or.:- r- I ti t t
sold at public suction, an t,;;1 t
trem the naval lists.