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jo:; JUL i - iJ J Jt -: - : i t-. 1 : .v: :.. .5 l et . . 3t) ,v '.i- . I ' A:: r Trip . ...wr cut--. iy ca Dis- April 25. President , j ..I era of his family and , ( f friends left the Washlng ivy Yard at S:10 o'clock this ' i , ' . rd the yacht Mayflow a t t the Jamestown Expo- T' :y are to,' return " Sunday C l Saturday the President 'r;. r.oosevelt ir' to make a t i James river on the dls t eat ylph. cr -resalonal party, comprising t committee of the Senate and !huse and their families preced es presidential ' party mis g, Secretary and Mrs. Metcalf hers left earlier In the aftex- n tha United Steamshlu Dol. J the llplomatio corps," whose r are to be the guests of the twn Ter-oentennlal commission i to-night. (VPresident's party wa made up 3 r.oosevelt, Mlsa Roosevelt, si Archie and" Quentln Roose 'ustlce Moody, of the Supreme j Secretary Loeb, Assictant Sec Bacon and " Mrs, Bacon, Assist cretary Latta, Mrs. Ralph Cross n. Captain Lee, one of the Pres i, military aides, Captain Key, fth President's naval aided, Cvnmander Long and Dr. Oh-.-. .S. N." - - President and Mrs. Roosevelt :;rir children reached the yard 3 o'clock, and were ' met. by iindant Leutze' and & Captain f of the Mayflower. Yej good-bye to crowd. ok'but a very few minutes for ' el to be loosed from her moor vi the President and his guests h on the after starboard side of p ' waved a good-bye to the I As" the ship pulled out a Pres ' 'to of 21 guns announced the enf's departure. ' y the arangements were-being for the vessel's departure tho yamong whom were a number . j,ren, surged : near the ropes j lAeld her, notwithstanding the 's of the officers. The Presl hWed deep concern for their ard' advancing to the rail of tho I admonished the children to ack. AfvK'- ' : a.- : "' I - f '-' " ' ':M : : f President will take jta. Import-; rt in the opening of the exposl ' j the exercises Incidental there , nare to begin soon after he ar Hampton. Roads to-morrow, rtornlng there is to be the re the." assembled men-of-war 'ar reception of the flag officers mmandtng offlcers of the for llps. At 10:50 the President ts e the Mayflower and be met at l.of the government pier by the i of the exposition and a military md will be saluted by the United '.tH:ilery stationed orr the ex igounds. An hour later he Is !.. the reviewing stand on Lee's in the rear or the auditorium '-j where a programme of exer . eluding the addresses of Pres upker, of the exposition, and of nt Roosevelt and the' pressing gold button opening the expo ire to take place. ' CH TO THE PRESIDENT, he afternoon there la to be a o the President and his party auditorium building, review of ,de of the soldiers and sailors ) national ; guard , and a re ( fb the President By the offl Wlrectora of the Jamestown Son 'Company, after whl6h, at the President returns to the ,r. In the evening at, 8 o'clock sUent and Mrs. "Roosevelt are w ith President Tucker in Npr- day will be a day, of compara t for the 'President, he , and oo3ev It, taking a trip up the river on the dispatch boat 5 rdtlirnlng to Hampton Roads ifc,):juaiu uio ivinyuower bo as for Washington about 7 o'clock evening.' The . Mayflower la to reach . Washington Sun ninar about 10 o'clock. Tliif. W afternoon the j dispatch boat ;the navyrard for Hampton (tary of the Treasury and Mrs. ;ju, the Assistant Secretary of J.Irj., Oliver, and ; the r Misses jthe ecrtary of the Interior and irfleld the Secretary of Com md Lahor and Mrs. Straus, the, if Secretary of tha Treasury s. Wlnthropthe Chief -Of the jo Army and ..Mrs.? Bell, As- I secretary of state and Mrs. and substantially all the mem i the 'diplomatic" corps taUhe jWashlngton this evening on smer Newport News. They will in. Norfolk to-morrow morn- i ,. ,. ... IIXISTER TURE FOOD LAW f Food and Drair Inspection la 5 by Secretary Wilson on Ex e Order. ... y. .-; -'r : : f,.,"'. " ' April : 25. Secretary i to-.tlay created, by executive 3 board of food and drug In .T whose duty tt shall be to er the national pure food law. i l consists of Dr. Harvey W. '' f of the bureau of chem irman; Dr. : Frederick L. w hose commission as assocl-. ; t dates from to-day, and McCabe,: solicitor of the . t of Agriculture. . . 'Wilson has found It prao- uossioie to take the required i i r..- "a cf irrf M ty f.zzi A2.nour.ces Tlut It Esrecti to IIaT3 IZzi-o ::oa Con-y 'ete in Every LctaU ty :;.!.y 15 Governors cf Ecvcral Statc i Have Arrived to At tend r cnir - Ceremonies All V. S. Regular Troops to Participate are on the Scene. Norfolk, Va., April 25. The day before the opening of the Jamestown Ter-cenennlal Exposi tion on Hampton Roads .finds the management of the big enterprise stralnm every energy , to put the grounds and1 buildings In presentable shape for the inaugural ceremonies. Several thousand laborers were engag ed to-day In clearing the streets which are to be traversed to-morow by the President and his party and by the military organizations, which will par ticipate In the land parade Notwith standing the rush of work being car ried forward to-day the exposition will be far from complete. Temporary railroad tracks, debris of all sorts and unfinished, sidewalks are th rule throughout the grounds, while almost every building Is marred by an en closure xt scaffolding. r The feature of the opening day will be the naval pageant in Hampton Roads.' President: RooseWelt on board the yacht Mayflower will review the ships of. the nation's "'now at anchor age and the spectacle will be witness ed by thousands from the shores of the exposition grounds. TO BE COMPLETED MAY 15. . The management hs announced offi cially last night, expects to have the exposition completed by May 15 In all essential details and this optimistic prediction Is quite generally, concur red n by the citizens of Norfolk. The suggestion has been made that the grounds might' be closed during the interim but the directors -decided against this course unanimously. Among the notables who arrived for the Jamestown Exposition opening to day were Governor Higglns, of Rhode Island , and staff, the Rhode Island State commission and the Judges of the Supreme Court of Rhode Island? Governor Roberta and staff, of New Jersey; Governor Woodruff, and the Connecticut ; party: ) Governor Swanson, of Virginia, and party; Gov ernor Ansel and staff, of South Caro lina; the Ohio State commission with special representative of ' the Ohio executive department; the Louisiana commission" o the exposition ' and Lieutenant Governor. Chanler and the New , York State commission. All of the United States regular troops that are to participate In tha opening ceremonies , to-morrow have arrived on the exposition ground. , IN THE LINE OF REVIEW. The foreign naval vessels which will be in line to-morrow when It 1j re- vlewd.by the President, are the Ger man cruisers Roon and Bremen, Ar gentine training cruuer fresiaente Sarmiente," the British and . Austrian battleships, which arrived today, and possibly the Brazllllan battleship Rl achuelo, cruiser Barrose and gunboat Tamaye, which are - expected to ar rlve' to-day. V...' ; " ; The first official function Incident to the opening of the Jamestown, Expo sition took place to-nlght In the form of : a reception to be tendered by the Governor of Virginia and Mrs. Swan son, Incident to the dedication of the Virginia -State building. . , K Secretary loeb president. "." : -.,' . . Important Change to Bo Made In Con trol of Washington Railway & Elec tric Company Local Capitalists Purchase Majority of Stock. Washington, April 25. An lmpor tant change In the control of. the Washington Railway & Electric Com pany, of this city, will occur at the annual meetingnext January. It be came known to-day that a number of local capitalists, had purchased a ma jority o f the stock. Simultaneously with this announcement It was rumor ed that William Loeb, Jr., secretary to the President, had been determined upon as president o fthe corporation. The fact that the' purchase had been made did not become public: until af ter Mr. Loeb -had departed on the Mayflower with the'Tresident for the Jamestown : Exposition and . therefore the report of his connection with the company could not be confirmed, Inas much as the brokerage firm which ne gotiated the purchase of the . stock were mute on the subject of who the purchasers were or whether they were committed to Mr. JLoeb. f ) y , A slmlalr , rutnpr ' regarding Mr. Loeb's affiliation with the company has been In circulation for several months, but not until to-day did It take deflri ite shape. ' . . . . Former Representitlve'IcDermott, of New Jersey, Is nowPresIdent of the company, which heretofore has been j owned largely by New York. New Jer sey and Philadelphia capitalists. BOTII SIDFS PT7rER3nNED. Merchant's & Miner Transportation Company Has no Intention of Grant , Ing Demands of Striking Mates. ? ' Baltimore, Md., April 25. A. D. Stebbins, .vice-president . and general manager of the Merchant's & Miner Transportation Company, said to-day that he could not say Just what his company would do If the mates of their steamers quit on next Wednes day to enforce their demands for in creased wages, but that at this time there is no Intention of granting their demands, v Captain L. Cullen, first vice-president of the American Asso ciation of Master Mates and Pilots said the men are Just as determined to get the Increase as the company i not iu Vjr -vymm vuuen Intends to . .:: and C,..;eral rcf ... ckct Electric Ma i ; ' lV.ttr Company IIesionfli 'iwi. :j 0tr to Concern Property Valacd at $ 13,000 Negotiations 11a d 1' Under Way for Sale of Busi ness and it is Declared In Circular That This ..Will Jrot be Interfered Villi," Though Directors May be Called Upon to Make Good Defici ency. Woonsocket, R. 1., April 25. A shortage of about 992,000 in the ac counts of the Woonsocket Electric Machine & 1 Power Company was re vealed to-day by the issuance to the stockholders of the company of a cir cular letter announcing that a heavy 6hcrtage had been: discovered. The let ter .which .was issued by order of tile directors, further stated that the re signation of Levi Cook Lincoln, sec-ittry-treasurer and general manager of the company, had been accepted. John J. Heffernan, counsel for the directors of the company, said: "I believe the amount of the short age la about J 9 2, 000. Mr. Lincoln has rebigned and has turned over to the company property wnlch he claims Is 1 Atmr reading the crrcular' letter of the drrectors and the statement of Mr. HeDernan, .Mr. Lincoln said: "I admit the situation is substantial ly as stated. Further than this I must decline to be interviewed. I take this step upen th request and the advice of our directors and the purchasers." Reu-ntly negotiations ha been un der, way for the sale of the business t the firm o Estrabrook1 St Co., and thu circular says that the alleged em beizlement will not interfere with this al.,7 although the stockholders ' may bo called upon to make good any de ficlvney. " ; '-' ' ' . s - ' l lw circular letter sent to the stock holders.says: i -. ::;:. .. ..''..;-.' "Woonsocket, R. I., April 25:1907. it has this day come to the knowledge or ihi board of directors of the Woon Jcwt ifiiecmc Machine & Power Company that there has been an em- pezziemtnc irom tne company of a Urge sum of money and the resigna tlon of Levi CookLlncoln, as secre tary-treasurer ano general manager oi tne company, has been accepted. "We expect in a few days to be able to make a definite report to the stock BULLET EXHIBITED IN COURT. Jlrs. Anlsla de Massey, on Trial for M order of Gustav bimon. New York Shirtwaist Jlannlacturer, Chats with Counsel as Missile Is Exam ined by Jurymen. : ; New York, April 25. The ; bullet that killed Gustav . Simon, the shirt waist manufacturer who was shot to death in his factory in Broadwav. last November, was exhibited in court to- aay. wnere Mrs., Anlsla de Massey Is on trial charged with having taken his .While the deadly mtssUe,. waspassed from, hand to hand bylthe Jurymen she sat chatting with her coiinsei anrt from tlme to time making notes in a memorandum book. ' Mrs. Anna Polanzalwho had work ed with the defendant in Simon's fac tory, said that when Simon, after he was shot, was being removed from his office to the elevator she heard a policeman, pointing to Mrs. de Mas sey, ask if that was the woman: that fired the shots. "Yes," said Simon, "this is the woman. Madame de Mas sey shot me." On motion of counsel for the de fense and with -the . consent of "the prosecution on the statement of the witness that the heard Simon declare the shots were fired by the defendant was stricken from the record. - From another witness, Elizabeth Veronica Hale, who was employed by Simon's company as a designer,- however, the prosecution go about the sam testi mony. Miss Hale said she was in the pirtce when Mrs. de Massey was brought In by a ftonpsmnan after-fcho-mooting. ; .... . ".,,.. .... ,.. 7 . "What was done- with the defend ant when she was brought in ?' askw ed Mr. Ely. : "The officer took her before 'Mr. Simon andasked if this was the wo man who had shot him,' replied the witness. '' . vWhat did Mr. Simon, say?" C-T' hat iB th woman that shot tk,!rherJ.way; take "er away.'" Did Mrs. de Massey say anything?' him BmlIed.and 'i didn't "hoot The court adjourned. J ' m: iim : ri : . A. esJir ur.l 1 . Convention of the r t!4a of Women's Cluhs ; Oncers ElectedInter. fodd law. Dr. Dunlnn wl,l i salary of fl.500 a year, the that can be paid under the ; v1 '11 devote his entire time to r rration of.the pure food ;niii5 iii 1Tojts. 'md of Ft. Vincent, H. gu imu an ine necessary ac-jlz" J " """'" v.unC mienas ic f.wed in the administration ofiremain here until the case Is settled CARNEGIE SENDS GIFT OF $1,000. For Home of Needy Confederate Wo men at Richmond No Conditions Attached to Gift. - Kichniond"' V-. April 2S. A chwk for fl,f0 was rpeelved in KJchniori'l to-dsy f n Andrew CarneRl for the Hmj V-r :r Cuff o.lcrri t V.'i'TVPi 1 , NEWSPAPER MEN FIGHT.' Manager F. F. Cohoon and New Edi tor Porter Have Altercation, Which Results in Blows. . Special to Tne Observer. ' . , Elizabeth City, April 25. A lively 1 scrap iook piace tnis morning in the main offices of the Economist Publish ing Company, between the manager F. F. Cohoon, and New EditorPor ter. Mr. Porter was with the company only a month or eo ago. This morning he entered The Economist and re quested Manager Cohoon to1 give him a check for hla salary. The manager rerlied that this would have to be dono by Mr. Chaplin, manager of The Dally Economist, published ' by the Economist Company. ' An altercation ensued and Mr. Porter struck Mr, Co. hoon two heavy blows In the face. The latter gentleman pressed Into service a fire poker that was laying conveni ently near and between the three the company's type wag pled to a consid erable extent, no- one being present to stop the conflict ; The matter was heard in the police court at 9 o'clock and Mr. Porter paid a fine of five dol lars and 'Costs', Mr, Cohoon received eeveral severe, though not dangerous, blows. Mr. Porter received none. W. D. llARTSHORXK PRESIDENT, Offlcera Elected by National Associa tion of Cotton Manufacturers in Convention at Boston. Boston. April 25.Wiillam D. Harts- horne. of Lawrence, was chosen presl- i. th5 Nofll Association of Cotton Manufacturers at the closing seg ?in H convention in Huntington Hall to-day. Mr. Ilartshorne is agent of th Arlington Mills. Charles T. Plur.kett, of Adams, and George Otis Draper, of Hopedale, wpre elected viee premdont. nd smona th dfrertnrs Hoetd wtre Vv'iiu.nn Lottus or Newnrk. N. J. ami lU-rry V. Mansiield. of Utlea, N. Y., for tl-.i-.-o vr-nrs - F;-hty-f'"t i.r r-. .,:, ': . ,. ft,.r.t. view by Miss Mae Card n Entertaining Address by Emma L Bouncy List of Towns and Cities Represented Re ports cf Club Presidents Show Great Frcgre Mrs. Annie Smith Rosa Urges Importance of Library Commission Report of Board of Directors Adopted. Special to The Observer. .----- Wilmington, April 25. The fifth annual . convention of the ,:Sltate Federation of Women's Clubs ad journed this afternoon to meet next year in Greensboro. The following offlcers were elected:- President, Miss Margaret Lovell, Gibson, Wilmington; first vice president, Mrs. Eugene Reil- ly, Charlotte; second vice president, Miss Mary M. Petty, Greensboro; re cording secretary, Miss Sallie Klrby, Goldsboro; corresponding secretary. Mildred Watkins, enderson; treas urer, Mrs, Thomas Mastin, Winston- Salem; auditor, Mrs. E. F. Reid, Le noir.' '..'J..';:T . ; - ' j The committee on courtesies pre ented very ; cordial resolutions of thanks for the entertainment of dele gates while , In the city. To-day's session was largely- taken" up with department reports as follows: Mrs J. C. Holllster.. Newbern, for Mrs. D. W-Ausley on peace conference, from notes by, Mrs. ; Hay no Davis; Mrs. Wade R. Brown, Raleigh, committee on publication: Mrs. Thomas Mastin, Winston, charities department, for Mrs. a. L. Coble, endorsing ' Stone wall Jackson Training School and providing for sending a delegate to King's Daughters' convention at Hen- aerson next .week; Mrs. F,D. Lethco, Charlotte, for Mrs. D. M. Ausley, on village improvement; . Miss Isabella Swain, art department; Mrs. C. C Hook, Charlotter music; Mrs. G. W. Whitsett, Winston, reciprocity; Mrs. R. R. Cotton, Greenville, child study; Dr. Delia Dixon-Carroll,, Raleigh, do mestic science. v review by miss card. Miss ' Mae Card. whoyhas Z been working in connection with the State agricultural department along i the line of women's institutes in connec tion with the farmers' institutes over the State, gave an interesting review or tnat work. At the afternoon ses sion Miss Emma L. Bonney, , teacher in tne Wilmington public school. made an Interesting address, urging me piacmg or , women on scnooi boards.- This afternoon members of the federation were guests of Capt John W. Harper for a delightful trip down the river on the steamer . Wil fmlngton; and to-night an elegant re ception was given in the Masonic Temple In' honor: of the visiting dele gates, the newly-elected and- retiring officers of the federation composing 4 tfte .receiYlnrparty. --7 1 ne; report oi ino creaemiai com mittee submitted v yesterday showed the. following towns and cities repre sented in the convention; : Raleigh Charlotte, : Greensboro. Concord, Goldsboro, Greenville, Hendersop, Kernersville, Lenoir,. Southern Pines, Winston-Salem, Wilmington, Kinston. and ; Newbern. The corresponding secretary. Miss Rebekah. Watkins. of -Henderson, - reported that during the year the following clubs throughout the State. have applied for admission Into the federation: ; The Club ' of Twelve, Lexington; , The Current Literature Club, Ashevllle; The Civ ics Club, Southern Pines; The Wise and Otherwise Club, Lenoir; The Otherdom Club, Greensboro; The Van Dyke Club, Warrenton. REPORTS OF.CLUB PRESIDENTS The reports of club presidents showed remarkable k progress along an lines during the year. Mrs. W. G. Rogers, reporting for the Char lotte Club, gave an interesting story of endeavor along literature, art, music," child study and domestic science lines. Mrs.. Gertrude Weil reported for the . Goldsboro - Club, showing encouraging work In alx de partments,' especially library, domes tic science and mental culture. The work in library extension and-domestic science was especially pleasing In the report of Mrs. Hlcks, for the Sorosis, of Wilmington. The report of the Woman's Club, of Raleigh, was read by Mrs. F. L. Ste"vens and was Inspiring In Its scope and In re-; suits accomplished. .Though young, the club is strong In numbers, and through Its six departments is ex erting a wide Influence in many phases' of life in the capltat city. The club -has recently purchased a club house and will have its own headquarters. Mrs. Alice Field re ported good work at Kinston ; Mrs. J. T. . Holllster, at Newbern, , while the report of the Civics clubs em braced many features that were re garded worthy of ernulatlon by the other . towns and cities, especially with reference to the institution of "cleaning day" in the town. The smaller clubs also made good reports of the work accomplished and the outlook with all was regarded aa very encouraring. Mrs. Sol Well, of Goldsboro, chair man of library extension,' made a re port of the establishment of three free and 35 traveling libraries dur ing the, year. ' This feature 'of the work provoked an interesting dls cusslon, during the progress of which many ; valuable suggestions were made. : ADDRESS BY MRS. ROSS. At the afternoon session yesterday Mrs. Annie Smith Ross president of the North Carolina Library , Assocla tion and librarian of the Carnegie LI brary in Charlotte, addressed the federation on the wider aspects of li brary work in the State, urging the importance of a library commission In the . State and the need of co oneratlon on the part of all interested in the work. ''- : ... ,- ! The adoption of the report of the board of directors creates the litera ture department, especially' intended for study clubs of the State. It also establishes " the office of State secre taryfor the general federation in the State. , It also nderes they move ment to establish a "Mrs. Stone wall Jackson Scholarship" at Salem Academy and College, authorizing the appointment of a committee from the federation to co-operate with Ond which has already b"gun work and with th.? Prm-hters pf the Con- Ecfore I. tatlo IV. of Mot:! Public tocutlve : "Jvrrs AdJress e Nui. r cf Represen- ess Slc.t UnJ.T A UF pices Commercial Clb -Vny roller Toward E-Ulroada Which Lin ;:s Tower to Increase -llitla nn.l Carrvin Cat city to Keen Face With, or to Even Artici pate Actl 1 rroductn of . u'.hern People, i.s Dcstrue to Lest In terests. Vital Intt , of People Themselves. Mobile, Ala., April- 25. President W. W. Finley, of the Southern Rail way, delivered andress this afternoon before a large number of representa tlve business men under the auspices of th Mobile Commercial Club; He was introduced by Vice President E. L. Russell, of the Mobile & Ohio Rail road. President Finley said In part: "The commerce of th United-States with the Latin-American countries ia now growing more rapidly than Chat with any other part 0 fthe' world and the completion of the Panama caJial will give ft great Impetus to the devel opment of all the countries south of the Rio Grande, "There are only two ways of reach ing markets rail and water. Neltfher is sufficient ajone. Water transporta tion is not adequate for Interior com merce, nor by Itself for coastwise or for foreign commerce. - Rail trans portation, must stop, at the shores of the sea. , .. ; . . "It would be tust as logical for the people jto array themselves against water transportation or to undertake to hamper and cripple it as It Is for them to array themselves against rail roada and to favor success which will hamper, and cripple them. , - ; "I tmnk it is apparent tnat any public policy toward the railroads which limits their power to increase their facilities and, their carrying ca pacity Jo keep pace with, or to even anticipate the active production of One Southern people, is destructive of the bept interests of the yltal interests of the people themselves. "It Is unnecessary to point out to intelligent business men that the pow er of railroads to increase their fa cilities is dependent upon their earn ing capacity and their credit or that their credit is dependent upon bus talned earning capacity. The roads cannot expect to earn enough from their current operations to provide themselves' with , the facilities abso lutely essential In the interest of our people. The money must be borrow ed. ";', . v . : , "I do not believe, that, wltlh a full knowledge of the facts and with a full appreciation of the destructive consequences to the railroads, to their revenues, and to , their , , capacity to serve the ' public either the Govern- or-the Legislature would ahev fa vored the legislation in question and when the true facts are known, I have supreme confidence that the course of this company and of other Alabama carries will be upheld by the conserva tive and by. the sense of Justice and right." DETAILS OF TREATY OF PEACE. includes Provision for General Peace Congress to bo Held at Nicaragua and Special Commercial Treaty Be tween Nicaragua and Salvador, Washington, April 25. Details of the treaty of peace and amity be tween Nicaragua and Salvador which was signed at Amapala on Tuesday last were received at the State Depart ment to-day through a cablegram from Philip Brown, charge of the American legation at Guatemala. The treaty is similar to that entered into a year ago and known as the Marblehead pact and It Includes aTrovislon for a general Central American peace con gress to be held in Nicaragua in the near future, and a special commercial treaty between Nicaragua and Salva dor, '.,. . IJING GL 2 AXD XiZX.Y.i SI .- of Rrivla-t j-:-., r.ecc-u!ze T 1 Woman, Win ..0t and Killed It; .leus 1Z. ltosa n Oil City feliortly Before Ills 1. .. ; c.i jiar. riaja and Then -Killed Herself, as Fellow Traveler From Tltus villo Woman Appeared inter ested in Dlwu..ion of Mar- rtaee Youns Woman Who Was to Have Become Itoss' Wife Says if She Had Known Woman's Story She Would Have Refused Him. Oil City, Pa., April 25. The body of Misa M. Belle StrouD and that of Thaddeus E. Ross, her former sweet heart, whom she shot before commit ting suicide yesterday, eight hours be fore the time fixed for Ross' marriage to another woman, were viewed by a coroner's Jury to-day, after which they were removed from the under taking rooms where they had been prepared for burial. That of Miss Stroup was taken to the home of her sister, Mrs. Fred Ehret, of Coal Hill, this county. Ross' body was taken to the home of his parents, next door to the house which he had prepared for himself and bride-to-be, Miss j Edith Sampsell. The house had ' been thoroughly furnished and was to have been occupied by them last night had not a Jilted woman turned the wedding day into one ot tragedy The pathetic incident was brought to light to-day wnen Mrs. Mary wa. ble. a sister of Misa Sampsell, recog nlzed the dead woman as a fellow traveler -who rode with her yesterday on the train from Titusvllle to this city. One was coming to attend the weddln of her sister, while the mis sion of the other was to prevent the ceremony - with bullets from a re volver she was carefully carrying in a clear box. Mrs. Mable was accompanied by her daughter and together they dis cussed the coming event Miss Stroup attracted the attention of the mother and daughter by her evident desire to overhear their conversation, changing her position in the car so as to better hear them talking. - Miss Sampsell, the bride-elect, who was prostrated by shock last night, is somewhat better to-day. She was arransrlnr the bride's table when not! fled that Ross -had been shot and killed. She said to-day: "I did not know Miss Stroup. was aware Mr, Ross kept company with her before he commenced calling on me four years ago, but I was under the impression he had stopped, ana never dreamed of his correspondence with her. Had. Miss Stroup come to me Wednesday when she arrived In Oil Cltv. or at any .time after , she first heard of the announcement of our proposed marriage, and told her story, which has every appearance of being true, I should never have per mitted the marriage ceremony to have been performed. ... If Thad had prom ised to marry this girl, she should have been his wife." Although ostensibly living with his parents, Ross, it Jb learned, had a Ai'S v: ;r ylvar ;i ! e Story 1 ; A:;i:-t l'ri -Was Freely ' tlon with CivL Dinner ami Wl Printed Asked :: President Why 1 lature Did Not I Third Term, II Not." Washington. Acr:: Penrose, of Pennsylva: nas ccen freely mer.tl tlon with the giving aw or the details of an all- against President Roe visitor at the White 1: This Is Senator Penrose's the White House since th of the story which he der,: two afterward. When the Senator came immediately surrounded ty newspaper men. The Sena at all communicative &r again and again he had noi of any consequence. "What was the object of Senator?" . "It was purely social. 1 1 nice visit" - . v "Did you explain to th why the Pennsylvania Le; fused to endorse "him term?" - - ' Z "I did not". - 7 ; " "What do you think of term proposition?". "Don't think." While Senator Penrose executive office, '-. Senator Bourne, of Oregon, came 1 direct to Secretary Loeb's ator Bourne, it has been co ported, was the host "t tl which the details of tl. so splracy against the Pre 1 aid -to have been given 0 Bourne saw the .Prestder Penrose had left. Ha dee ever, that there had not conference between the Senator Penrose and.hlmn? he had not seen Mr. Per his viBit to the White Hoi. - Later President Roosevel national politics and some iness of the Republican na; mittee with its acting chain; rt ikT 1 j . ... dent sometime. With the 1 men Mr. New would not tn Representative Burton, who accompanied Secretar his recent trip to the Pan President for some time to Burton scouted the sugger politics were considered. furnished room in business block In the heart of the city, where he sometimes slept and entertained guests. . That he apprehended trouble at his-wedding is shown by a, request made of the Sampsell family that there . should be plenty of light in front of the house in order trfat he might see the guests aa they entered the front door. ."' . v:i "'V : DRAGGED TO THE SCAFFOLD. It is the expectation of the officials here that as a result of the coming conference about to be held there will be no further disturbances In Central America at least for many years to come. ' :--..-.!...- . ' The news of the signature of the treaty of Tuesday was received here with the greatest satisfaction by the whole Central American diplomatic contingent who to-day called at the State Department to express 1 their gratification at the outcome. A Revolutionary Plot Discussed. San Salvador. April 25. A revolu tionary plot, headed by General Po-. tenciano Escaion ,ana an American citizen, named George Nolsant, was discussed April 23 at Sonsonate, 60 miles from thla city. , Escaion fled, but Nolsant and others implicated were arrested. Escalon's plan was to sur prise the troops at Sonsonate In the southwestern part of the Republic of Salvador and capture the arms stored there. .. ,-. . ... "., : ' - . ,.' TAKEN AFTER THREE MONTHS. Italian and Wife Charged With Kid. naDnlna Former Jumped Through Second Story Window Into Arras of ;;. Detective Idcnlnfled ly Lafl , and Held For Further Investigation. Z New "York7 April 2 5i After a eearch extending over three months detec tives to-day arrester Ignazlo dl Leon ardo and his wife on a charge ot kid naping. "Leonardo was takerif Into custody In the , yard of . ia Brooklyn tenement house after he had jumped through a second story window in an attempt to escape while the police were forcing .the door of his room He landed in the arms of a detective when he Jumped. v Leonardo is charged with having kidnaped the e-year-old son of Sal tatbre Saittl, a wealthy Harlem Ital ian. The little fellow was stolen on his way' to school and afterwards the father received a number of lettters declaring that the boy would be muti lated and then-killed if 11,000 was not forthcoming. Three weeks from the time the boy was stolen:he was found wandering alone on Park Row by the police.. ;. .''v:. V-'v:''-".-v. 'v':- U was the belief of Che police that Saittl had paid the money demanded by the kidnapers and that the latter had returned the boy. . Saltti would no tadmit "this. At police headquarters the Saltti boy picked .Leonardo out of a line of 80 prisoners.,, - -"v':--v-'.. .---. ; .- "That's him," the little fellow said as he walked up to Leonardo, "That's (Vj fin t'''t rtol rt." . . White Man Hanged for Mnrder Under Most Tragic Circumstances Resist, ed to End and Ammonia Had to be 1 . Into Cell. , , anntAravlllo. Ala.. Anrtl 25. Bob Watts, a young white man, was hang ed in the jail yard here to-aay unaer tragic circumstance. e , naa Decome DAnseased of a knlfa and resisted to the end.. Ammonia .was - thrown. Into, his cell, and he was overcome and drag ged to the scaffold by force. Watts wi hancftd for th murder of. Perd Winkles, an old . Confederate soldier, In the fnll nf 1904, Winkles nao-arawn pension money, amounting to 50 from the State and was en route home when he was murdered. 4 RAIN FLOODS NEW ORI.EANS. Water More Than Foot Deep In Canal Street Charles Avenue a Running River for Blocks. New Orleans, April 25. A torren tial rain flooded many sections of New Orleans to-day and the heavy down pour continued to-nlght.'. Water waa more than a foot deep in parts of Canal street where the big stores are located. - - - , ' -; ..; . I -- Water backed up in some sections over the deep gutters and covered the sidewalks. St Charles avenue, the finest street in the city, was a run ning river for blocks, many residences being completely surrounded. The precipitation was estimated at over three inches early to-nlght with no relief promised until to-morrow. Gives Bond for Ills Appearaace t : :-t , ,:r Mobile.-Ala. . .1 - -,'-. ..Jaw' ArloAna ..; inrll Alft-orJ ninen Morris, of New York, who was recently indicted by the United- States grand jury at Momie, Ala., ror al leged violation of the anti-lottery laws, was arraigned before the Unit ed States commissioner here-today. He waived extradition and was re leased after giving bond for hti ap pearance in the United States Court at Fcblle. The cases of David Hn nen Morris, of New York, and Frank F. Howard, of New Orleans, who were also indicted at Mobile, on this charge, will come utf here before the United States commissioner here to morrow and Saturday, respectively. Tho Florida Senate Pss? Y Labor Pp.w L Tallabpfsee, rJ'ltyJuio ClVThe CITY BUYS WATER-V. Spartanburg Will Try MunK ersnip 01 water supply ments to be Made,; SpecJaL:to JXh- Observer. Spartanburg, S. April CZ f erence between ' John 1 president of th ' Home V. Company, and Mayor J. F. I dermen F. L. Lyles, J. T. . PiehoCf and J. D. . Humphrey purchased the c wter-works 1 Ir. Clweland. " TUT exact pri the plant is not known, tl thought to be in the neigh $200,000. Just as soon as th malities are .gone through will assume control of the r The city council has been municipal ownership of t works plant for several w quent conferences have fee tween Mr. Cleveland and works committee, but an agr rot reauhed until to-day. The city will spend abo making Improvements on the adflitional pumping engine staled," hew and larger m.-; laid and a 2-inch pipe will I the pumping station to the Tho ratfs will be revised ar tates will be figured on the 1 mtlng the plant It is believ der municipal ownership wat em will b given cheaper r:r ENTERPRISE IS END : . il to-2S.-d the Senate passed All. . V... n MllUty . measure Is rfh hiid labor Ke the MmiHfi. Sentlnf.' .... o.ld labor has been care"-.'0 g0 in Flor ida by th labor UBioif. & in no city except Tampa Is child labor employed bv rtesree. A stronsr lobhv hna worked against the measure on the -a . j. tt.. grouna mat iv wouia legalize me iaie ness of the negro youth, which ia prof, ijably employed in the fish and oys ter factories along the coast It is likely that the measure will pass the House. Kills Supposed Highwayman. J3lrmlngham,Ala April 53. E.: IL Booey, a switchman fur the ft. Louis & San Francisco Railroad, to-d.iy j vt and killed a wtll-Jr ; ,1 whlt: r;m. about 20 ytrs of t- V,ty Peace Institute Kept . Presbyterian cmr Special to The Observer. Goldsboro, April 25. Th tcry of Albemarle, In sesslo day, adopted the articles of . by a vote of nearly three t Presbytery was addressed 1 nor Glenn and Hon. J. it Raleigh, on the matter of t. terys endorsing the purcha? Institute by a commute : ; cnurcn, or Kaieign. me eu, approved by v the presbs warmly commended ' to the and churches) within, its t price paid was $45,000. 1 tlonis thus kept within t terlan Church, PAH) $30 TO "ELAC : In Hearing - at W115ce-" Deelures He Rect i v- -1 jettere Demandln Not IV)lnt Out Man Paid $50. "Wilkesttarr. Pa., A -"Black Hand" trial t named Salvadoria -Imnmore, Lackawan that he had receive-l from th "Black I whose headquarters v at Pittston. The lit; hf pay certain persutiH , was asked if he coul i " the prisoners as the p paid the money. He 1 dants over, but said ti.o t he paid the money was 1 number. Mrs. Rose Gretronzi, v ' to have saved money. w 5 pes. Sh.e said she l" 1 1 erfing letters demundi: did not like th ter f went to New York City ? kUjIXD is hot:: J. JL Thomas i : YHrun, Ca. Defense. ,. :. Doerun, Ga., . sell t'-.ot and k!!' ni ' t In tha ' i.t I) .. i: .. have re n a. owed Fu ! '. rt 1.
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