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tri a va .-a' w n i j -sr , i - ar SUBSCRIPTION PRICE , $8.00 A YEAR. CHARLOTTE, N. C, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 16, 1908. PRICE FIVE CENTS. HIE 1'EAIH LIST SOW 170 BOYERTOWX BEARS UP BRAVELY Pennsylvania . Town Awakens to a Realization of tl.e Fact That One , Fifteenth of It Population Was Wiped Out by the Tlieatre Holo Oaust Many of the Dea. ' Hare ',' N ot Been Identified Owlni to the - "Terrible Condition of the Bodies - Scene at tlie Morgue Heartrending Building Inspector - of Reading. "Who .Inspected Rhoadcs Opera House, Declares Deaths M ere Cau ed by Fumes From Exploding Tank Feed In Tableau Light .No Hate Yet Fixed For the Inquest. ... . Boyertown, Pa., Jan. 15. Bearing tip txravely under the awful blow which It received In the destruction , f Rhoades 'Opera House by fire on MonAay this thriving litUe borough to-day came to a full realization of . the fact that one-fifteenth of lte popu lation was wiped out of existence hy - the holocaust, The figure compil ed toy Coroner Etrasser at nightfall enow that there are 170 dead as a re sult of the fire. : The Hat of dead Includes one fire- nan who lost his life fighting the fire and ' one man. Jacob Johnson, who - died to-day from Injuries received In the blazing playhouse. Three charred bodies were recovered from the ruin of h hul id In to-dav and of the 168 4odles. or. remains, that He In fhe im provised morgues llo have been ora- clally, or partially, Identlf ej by sor rowing relatives or friends. The prl- j ate morgues In the town were not of sufflcent elze to receive the bodies of those taken from the fire ruin and the public school was also used as a cfiamel house. Each, bit of Jewelry or fragment of clothing picked up In th blackened ruins, was tagged, as were the charred and blackened bod ies, or such portions of them as remained, and all n search of miss ing loved ones were permitted to pass . throunh ths gruesome rows to make Identifications. Few of the bodies could be recognized by the features alone as In most eases jthe upper por tion of the corpses was . seared or bunted to ii crisp. A detail of State police held the anxious crowds In check around, the Improvised morgues and those seeking missing relatives and friends were compel Nd to pass in to view the bodies In order. , HEARTRENDING SCENES. The ecentj at t'he morgue were heartrending. Children of tender years were in mme cases m'lert upon to assi.it In mailing the identification of parents who went to an untimely death In the lire and panic and again, feeble men and women were racked with anguish us they came upon some distorted body In which they recog nised the fornj of a lot son or daugh ter.. . Before any nf the bodies were re moved from th morgue Coroner ritriBKerm paneled ajury i velew the remains and the scene f the flre'an.l' to sit at the Inquest. , Tho Jury made an Inspection of the ruins and -went through the imorgues. No date" has been fixed for the Inquest. Coroner Rtras.cr opened an office to-night In the Mansion House, and fsteblished a bureau of Information, vhin tie grsjit-J death rU(lcatea ami signed , Insurance papers, 3n this connection the repre sentatives of score of Insur ance companies are In .. Boyertown paying off claims as fast as they aro presented. Thers were rs undertak era or their representatives In the town to-day and there was plenty' for them to do, as an vere called upon to assist In preparing the remains for Inwpeotkon and Identification. Coroner eUrasser says that not more than 25 of the entire number of bodies remov ed from the fire hve heads. There are several trunks that will probably never De identified as there wero sev cral( strangers In the audience. OVERCOME BT FUMES. Building inspector Heckman, of tReadlng. who made an Inspection of the opera hou'.-v which was destroy cd, fflyi to-night: .. "Ia my opinion the people In the ball were overcome by the fumes from the tank used in connection with the tableau lights and simply could not help themselves.. A man told me that he reached In the doorway to assist a woman from the ttuilding and that 'he was nearly overcomo by gas. He was noTttr the hall -when the lire (started." John Rhoades airl liU grandson, who were supposed to have been killed In the fire, and Mrs. John Dyer, another supposed victim, urned up to-day. A committee has been appointed to arrange for the proper burial of the dead. ".'..; THE DKADIOCK IN KENTUCKY. Cenatorlal Situation Cliancs Little Ft;rnn?r Govcrimr Becklinni St HI in Hie Ijcsd With tli Opposition More Solfdly Against Rim. Frankfort. Ky., Jan. 15. The sen atorial Kltuntim has changed little since yesterday, except the Democrats opposed to the election 'of former Oovernor Beckham seem to be more rtolMly against him than ever and de-f Clare that he now has no chance to wln. The vote to-day stood 66 for Beckham. 61. for Bradley. 5 scattering.- 3 absentees and 1 not voting. f.snator Wheeler Campbell, Dem' out. of Paducah. spoke in the Joint session to-day and gave his reasons for not voting for Beckham. He said Heckham was for himself first and his party afterward ant had been mls Ifd by ambition and bad a 3 vice. In answer to a question as to whether he participated In the Sena torial primary last year he dilated on the malevolence hurled at him, for Ms vote atntoot Beckham, and de tained to ssv how he voted at the primary. He and Senator Charlton. wrno vnte" agait Beckham, were il.i bv the rsMerles. The Republics sre vot5n solldlv for William O. Brndley and they ex press hope' of victory. FATAL GUNNING ACCIDENT. E. Wr ClirV. Senhotrl Opera toe at Citmfww. Moore " County, Aeciden- fllv Kill Himself A Naive of pec!a! f Thi Observer. Cameron, Jan, 15. .E. W. Clark, right operatorof the Seaboard Alf Une al this pla;e. while out hunting yesterlay with young R. C. Lee, acci dentally shot himself, the load tak ing effect Just -jnder his ribs and go ing up through the lungs, the entire load lodging n the upper portion of his breast. He was attenlJd by Dr. M. L. Mat-' thews and his brother, of Carthage, nd all the attjntion possible given, but he died at 4 o'clock to-day: Clark Is from Ohio. BIG SUM TOR THE TEMPLE MASONS MAKE AVAILABLE 920,000 Subscriptions Freely Given For Push ing Tide Work to a Spe?dy Comple tion Committee on Complaints and ' Grievances Had No Report to Make, " This Being Unusual Attendance Yesterday Larger Than on Tuesday Reprieve Granted McDowell Mur derer and Reward la Offered For Dan Walker, Wanted For Murder Railways Not to Bo Represented at -lUUlgU During tlvs Special Seslon, Everything Being Left With Gover nor Glenn Meeting of Anti-Saloon ' Lenjruo to Be a Big Demonstration. Observer Bureau, The Holleman Building, ., . j - Raleigh, Jan. 15. " - (The Grand Lodge of Masons showed aft Increase of attendance to-day and the reports were finished. The attend ance Is between 00 and-'COO. The quarters are very muca crowded. The -next session will (be held in the temple where there will be a spacious audi torium. The members are delighted that the weather Is so nne, as fre quently It is very bad during the an nual communications. , The grand lodge has made complete provision for pushing the work, on the templet There are man contracts for rooms In the temple, the principal one being that made with the Raleigh Savings Bank, which will tte on the ground floor at the corner. This con tract calls for occupancy July 1st. The temple committee reported to-l Grand Master Winston to-cjay that the back quarters woulc be ready for oc cupancy by that date. The temple was thoroughly Inspected to-day by the committee. The report by the committee on charters and dispensation showed seven' new lodges during the post twelve months, which is a smaller numiber than usual; but the fain In membership broke all records by far and this Is a great satisfaction, aa it means strengthening of old lodges. For the first time In the history of the grand lodge neither of the two com mittee on propositions and griev ances had anything to report, all dif ferences among the lodges having been settled by themselves. Grand Master Winston said he was very proud of this occurrence during the administration. Every county in the State is represented at this session of the grand lodge. At the afternoon session to-day, the Grand Lodge of Masons, upon a call for subscriptions to ths gutlding fund of the Masonic Temple, $6,000 were subscribed In fifteen minutes by lodges and individual The grand lodge makes 120,000 immediately available for work upon the temple. The Grand Lodge af Masons at midnight, took, a. . recess unUUio-raor-row. having elected all grand of ficers.. F. M. Winchester, of Char lotte, was made Junior grand warden. all the others having been advanced one step. The attendance to-day was 508, which is within seven of the greatest ever known Governor Glcnu offers 1100 reward for Dan Walker, for the murder of Charles W atson. In Robeson eonnty, last year. He reprieves Robert Mc Neill, sentenced to be hanged Febru ary 20th at Marion, to March 6th. Court will be in session February 20th ana several capital cases are to bo tried and the bar asks the reprieve, The Pomona Cotton Manufacturing Company, of Greensboro, Is authorized by the State to issue $2,000 of 8 per cent, preferred cumulative stock. A charter Is granted the Allen-Moss Hardware Company, of Henderso capital stock 125,000. Grand Secretary of Odd Fellows Woodcll reports an application for a new lodge in Wilkes county. The appointment of E. C. Duncan as co-receiver of the Seaboard Air Utv Railway gives satisfaction to business interests, RAILROADS TO LIE LOW. . At the last session of the Legisla ture th3 railways, bv the presence of their officials and their lawyers, cut a great figure and the hearings lasted many days, proving one of the most scnsaMonal features of the session, tt is learned from persons who ought to know that tnls time the railways will not appear, unless Invited, and th.it railway attorneys, will be conspicuous by their absence, unless they also are asked to be present before commit tees, etc. In other words, everything Is left In the hands of the Governor, the railways having accepted his prop osition. Such were the statements made to your correspondent this af ternoon. Thus, the railways take no part In the fight. If there la one. If the proposition Is accepted, as there U every reason to believe It will be. well and good; and If it ia not, then the suits go on. Of-course, the rail way psople think they would have won had the suits been continued. The standing master has done nothing for some time and the hearing of the At lantic Con ft Line matter has been de ferred until the very day the Legisla ture mets. It seems that by that time this line will fall In with the oth ers. At all events such seems to be the belief here. ' It is learned that State Treasurer Lacy, now In Arizona, Is expected to return here late In April or early In May. The improvement of his health has been' simply wonderful. The meeting of the Anti-Saloon League in convention here next Tues day will be quite a demonstration. Raleigh will be very lively next week end there Is a great demand for quar ters. Most of the members of the Legislature have secured rooms. There will be many politicians and lawyers on hand, while to be sure the rail ways will hare a large representation. EARTHQUAKE l.V ILYCT. A Few Houses Destroyed and Many Damaged at Gonalyes o Lives Lost. Port au Prince. Haytl, Jan. 15. A Kerious earthquake has occurred at Gonalves, 65 miles northwest of this city, A few houses have been de stroyed and other.! were damaged. No loss of life has fceen reported. Com munication with the town Is broken. The shocks continue. The first wa fo.llowfd by a tidal wave . Among the buildings destroyed are the com mercial houe of Ilerermann, AJdor land Jollbert. Gonulvnes Is one of the most thriv ing towns of the Haytlen republic. It is situate on the bey or Gulf of Gon alves. 65 miles northwest of Port au Prince. .It has a good harbor. It exports coffee, dye woods end cotton, and Imports from the United States dry goods and provisions. Gonslves is n b!ho:' - and has a population of about lS,00i. SENATE ON PENAL, CODE HARD TO JLUNTALY A QUORUM. As UnflnlNhed Business the Debate on the Codltication of the Penal Code Consumes 'Ncarlv tlic Entire Time . of Yesterday's Session The Joint Resolution Hedurinflr the Cliliiese War Indemnity is Attopted No lie ply Received From tho Secretary of tlie Treasury to the Resolution Call ing For Information Anent tle Fin ancial Situation Cf nators Surprised r at the Delay In Responding to the Call. " : Washington, Jan 15. The 6enate did not receive a reply todaiLfroj&lhe Secretary of the Treasury to its reso lution calling for . information' con cerning the financial situation, as had been promised, and in !la absence Sen ator Aiarleh r assented to the passage of Senator Culberson's resolution on the same eubjeet The resolution was adopted. " The Senate passed a Joint resolution reduclng-from $24,440,078 to 111,655, 492 the war indemnity of the United States from China, growing out of the 'Boxer disturbances In 1900. Tho remainder oT the session was devoted to the discussion of the penal code hill. ' The -Senate adjourned at 4:30 p. m. In calling up hla resolution direct ing the Secretary of the Treasury to communicate to tho Senate (he amount of circulating notss issued by each national bank to which was awarded Panama bonds in conse quence of the award of such bonds, Mr. Culberson Inquired whether the Secretary had responded to th reso lution adopted before the holidays calling for poclfle information con cerning the Panama bond Issue and was told by the Vice President that no such reply had come to his desk. CAN'T UNDERSTAND DELAY. Senator Aldrich stated that he had expected that report to-Jay and he did not know the reason of Its dcluy. He withdrew his objection to action on the Culbersen resolution which was then passed. Mr. Culberson re marking that he wished to have It acted on in order that ' there should be no question about 'having an ans wer by the Secretary if the Treasury on his upeclflc inquiry. Tho bill to coJifv the penal laws of the United States was taken uo as the unfinished business. Mr. Hey burn, chairman of the Joint commit tee on revision of the laws, explained In detail the work of the committee.! Senator Burkett. of Nelirnskn, said so Important a messure should re ceive the attention of the Senate. He then referred to the almost deserted chamber, whereupon the Vice Presi dent order a roll call and the consid eration of the bill was begun. . SENATORS NOT INTERESTED. suggested that all sections to which there should e objection should be passed over. In that wav permitting progress to bo made without the nec essity of keeping a quorum of the Sen ate present at all time. With that understanding the read ing of the bill was continued. As the reading of the bill was con tinued Senator Burkett wln Insisted that more Benators should be present as under the method of procedure every section Is adopted by the com mit tec-of the whole upon being read with only an opuortunlty to question it when the bill is in the Senate THEIR ATTENDANCE IMPORTANT Senator Bacon JolneJ In declaring that the enactment of a criminal code is too important to be proceeded with in the presence of only a few Sena tors. , ' . ' Mr. Fu'Ilerton appealed te the Sen ators not to insist upon a full attend ance aa it has never beer- possible when such bills are under consider ation. Senator Teller said that he wished" to have recorded his objection to Sec Hon 83 in which in the discretion of the court a double penalty of a fine and Imprisonment m be Imposed He alno said the United States Su rname Court had decided that m mere regulation creating a criminal offense Is unconstitutional ana ne proposed to object to granting any nufhorltv In the bill for the making of such denartmental regulations. Senator Carter, of Montana, brought the discussion concerning the proper mod of procedure to a close by mov ing an executive session. NATIONAL BANK OF AMERICA. RenrenenUMlve Fnene. nt "f Yorlr. introdneca, a Bi'l Providing lor Establishment r a Centml Govern ment BnV Willi a Capital of 00.000.000. Wrashlngton, Jan. 15. The estab lishment of 'The United 8tates Na tional Bank of America" Is provided for In a bill Introduced in the House to-Jay bv Mr. Formes. Democrat, of New York. The bnnk as conceived Is to .be located Jn Washington and is to have a capttvil tock of U00.000.000 divided into 100,000 shares of the par value of $1,000: three-fifths .or these shares to be purchased by the United States Treasurer st par, the purchase money to be raised by the mis of $60,000,000 Unite! States gold bonds, payable In 60 years and bearing S per cent. Interest, the same to-be desig nated "United States currency bonds." Two-fifths of the share are to be of fered at ot less than par to the na tional banks of the country, to be paid for in gold coin. "The United States National Bank of America" la to open for business September 1st. lJOS, and to cease to exist? September 1st. 1S8. unless Its life be extended hy Congress. A branch is to be established In New Tork. Chicago. New Orleans. Boston, IVnver, fit. Louis, San Francisco, Cincinnati and Portland. Ore. The 'bank shall be governed by a board of 25 director, elected by the . stock holders and e Secretary of the Treasury ahall be th ehn!rman. The hank may Issue d-1ltlona, notes of the United States National Bank of America In amount not exceeding 1100. 000,000 and soch Dotes shall be available for general national hank circulation upon fhe deposit of pro per aecuritv. - Four, per cent, divid ends mar be paid to stockholder on the. bank's annual earning Western Union Mnt Pay Georgia Franchise Tax. At'anta, On., Jan. IS. Judge New man. In the Federal Court to-day re fused to grant an Injunction kd for tiv the V.ern Union .Telejraph Company, seeking to restratn the State from collecting fianchlse taxes from th company. The company claimed that by reason of an act of Congress ghinc it the rljfht to run Its lines wherever -it desiresf it was not liable to such a tax. rLU?Li raq.?ir nTTf MdewulKTn the postofflce receipts 'Section 90 ' emhTaPhig--ernhewte- L7ni f, J.ZT,nl ? wivi' re tnan 110.000. ment of public, funds In the hands of fer a second call teenitor Heyburn , , . r... WILL ESCHEW , TOUTICS Duncan resigns as collector North Carolina's National Republican Chairman Will Give His Whole Time and Attention to His Work r as Co-Rccelver of the Seaboard Governor and titalrnian Powell Meet With I Seech ens of Jamestown Exposition anil Aro Given Assur ance That Titles Belonging to the State Are Safe Lexington Afcs For Free Ixllvery of Mail Senator Bailey Succeeds henntor Mallory as Chairman of Minority Com- . mittee Lively : Time Coming About . the Stringency Bonds. BY II. E. C. BRYANT. Observer Bureau, - Congress Hall Hotel. -Washington, Jan. 15. "Three leading North Carolina Re publicans, Chairman Spencer B. Adams, of Greensboro: ex-Chairman Thomas Rollins, of . Ashevllle,' and National Chairman E. C. Duncan, of Raleigh, are In Washington, stopping at the Raleigh. To-morrow morning at 10 o'clock Messrs. Adams and Duncan will call on President Roose velt. Mr. Duncan will take the op portunity ia hand In his resignation as eollector for the eastern district of North Carolina. Owing to the fact that "be has "been appointed " a receiver for" the Seaboard Air Line Railway, he feels that It Is his duty to devote all of his time and ef forts to that work. Mr. Duncan told The Observer man that he was going to try to fill the responsible place in which he has been placed by Judge Prltchard with credit. For a time he will eschew politics. N Chairman Adams and ex-Chairman Rollins declare that North Carolina Is for Taft. They go so far as to say that there has been no doubt about this for-some time,' except in the minds of a few Tar Heel Re publicans, who have recently been brought to time. Everybody is get- ting on the Taft wagon nat rtm "! linn n inn iQnln1 ttlF Mr Oeoree S Powell chairman of t& ?iZe"Zltn the North Carolina commissioners of the Jamestown Exposition, was here to meet with the receivers of the Exposition to-day. They were assured by those in authority that the titles belonging to 4h State would be fully protected. The State building and site on which It Is lo cated are said te have cost about $25,000. There has been soma talk In Washington of the national gov ernment's buying the grounds and buildings of tho Exposition for a naval depot. , Lexington people have petitioned the Postofllce Department for free delivery, and Mr. Page, their Repre sentative, will push their claim. The are T. H. Vanderford. of Salisbury, and Mr. and Mrs. It. Miller and daughter, llene, of Charlotte, at the Congress Hall: W. D. Slier, of Slier City, at 4he National, and George A. Holderness, of ' Tarboro, at the Raleigh. Senator Bailey will be made chair man of tho minority committee to take the place of the late Senate Mallory, of Florida. He and Sena tors Simmons, McLaurln and Fos ter were ha four entitled to it, but for the sake of harmony, to heal old sores and equalize the honoia given the minority in the Senate, Messrs. Simmons, McLatlrln and Foster yield their claims to Bailey. Senator Overman will move his of fice front the Maltby Building to tho Capitol ami the room formerly oc. cupled by Senator Dunlcl, of. Vlr ginla. This gives him a much bet' ter place than he now has. , ' SPOILING FOU A FIGHT. There is promise of a Very live ly time in tho Ker.Ute over the issu ance of' the 3 per cent, certificates of Indebtedness and the punama bonds. The Democrats are spoiling for a tight. Messrs, Tillman, of c'outh Carolina; Clay, o Georgia, and Culberson, of Texas, are eager to re view recent acta of the President and the Secretary of the Treasury. Tho keen Mr. Aldrlvh, ruler of the Senate, averted a dlscustion before the holi days, but the war dogs of the minor ity cannot be chained much' longer. Day by day and h;t by bit little things that Indicate a storm come out. The pent-up feeling must escape, Mon day and Tuesday there were intima tions of what may be expected. Culberson, the coal, hold leader of tha Democmts In the Senate, precipi tated a debate Monday, when Sena tors Tillman, Clav and Bailey Inter rogated the Vice President and Sena tor Aldrich. Tillman and Clay had spoken -on the same tntbject before Christmas but Bailey was heard for the first time this eefgion. As the Texan, a giant In mind and body, rose the members of the press gallery leaned forward In their sntji to get every word he said. The little hum of whlsperej conversations In the chamber were hushed and everybody gave Immediate attention to the man. who, for 'a time bore the' honor of being formally e'ected leader of the Senate, and who to-day, m-lthout that badge. Is the ablest man In the august body. Senator Culberion askeJ: "Several weeks ago the committee on finance reported a resolution of Inquiry, 'directed to the Secretary of the Treasury, and I should be gVid to know If there ha yet been fubmlt ted an answr to that resolution." "It was passej preceding the holi days, hut I do not remembpr the ex act date. It Is 4 resolution reported oy the committee on finance. fWjator Aldrich volunteered tha fol lowing: I will say for the information fir. the Senator from Texas that I called I at the Treasury Department this' mornlnr. l was extremely anxlou to have the Information railed for by the resolution. I found that the Sec retary of the Treasury was away, but the acting secretary assurer me tnt a response to the resolution would be here on dnduy morning. The Secretary of the Treasury' hss been ill at his home anl has been delayed in preparing the part of the answer to ,the resolution wblch requires some explanation to be made hy him." i Clay, of Georgia, with hnlr pompa doured, getting the floor and permis sion to question Mr. Aldrich. asked: "Mr. President. I desire te ask the Sner from Rhode Ilind if the h does not require the Secretary of the Treasury to make ii ennnal report on the 1st day of January; giving such fact as sre called fer ty the resnlutln'" - Mr. A'drlch anwere1: "Mr. President, the firft rart ef the (Continued en P.igs Four). IIODSE DEBATES THE CODE 'committee lets vovrx bars Tlio Matter of Giving and Accepting of Brll)C8 by Congressmen and the Sale of Endorsements For Public Offices Attracted tho Most Attention lit tho House. Discussions Repre sentative James, of Kentucky, Takes a Fall Out of the Republicans For Inconsistency For the First Tiiy a Republican Halts tho BUI to Criticise It JIany Important Amendment Pending When tle HotiHO Took Heeesa For the Day. Washington. Jan. 15. -So persistent have ibeen the efforts In the House of Representatives to amend the bill cod ifying the penal laws of the United States, that the ' committee on the revision of the laws to-cjiy consented to let down the bars, and as a result the measure was changed In some Im portant particulars. The pacific at titude of the committee m tnls regard 'serrud tgmolltfy4he opposing mem bers. When the House at 4:50 P. m. ad journed there were pending a number of other Important amendments. The tortlons of the bill which attracted the most attention were t.iose covering Senators and Members, and the sale of endorsements or support for ap pointive public offices. It Is to the amendments touching these questions ithat the HouaaQgnipjroiy-wlUfl evoi'i Itself upon resuming consideration of the bill. v STARTS THE DEBATE. iMr. Leake, of New Jersey, was the first to start the debate to-Uny which he did by characterizing the bill as an unscientific document, because, he eald. It contained nany omissions of Importance which served only to dis criminate In favor of one class of. offenders against another. Mr. Ollie James, or Kentucky, re marked that "while an amendment has been admitted pruvfdlng punish ment for the destruction or birds' eggs, when It comes to providing a sufficient p-jTilshment for men like Harrlman and Rockefeller, or some of tho corporations -that-have ibeen feed- ,n on the-public by reason of your law who contribute millions of dol- lars to buy up elections, you say Don't put them In the penitentiary. The American franchise, he declar ed, haa been used as a buffer by men who polute and prostitute election, but when it came to dealing properly with them amendments wero rejected because of the allegation that they 'would spoil the symmetry of the bill. "If," he said, "the Republican party is sincere and entitled to the confl- j dence or respect of 'the people it snouiil practice upon tms noor wnat President Roosevelt ipreaches in his messages to Congress and on the stump." Mr. Perkins, of New York, a Re publican, sought to have the commit REPUBLICAN CRITICISM. In the ten days' eession of iBe bill It was the llrst time a Republican had halted its reading to criticise it. Chair man Moon and others or the com mittee declared that the section amply safeguarded public officers In cases of defalcation where It was clear that i they themselves were Innocent of wrong-doing. The committee again advised members having amendments to Introduce separate bills covering their objections, -which only served to elicit further attacks by Democrats. Mr. Cockran, New York, contended that changes should be 'tirade in the bill Itself. An amendment by Mr. Cockran to make the statute applicants only when Treasurers or AsMlsUint Treasurers "wilfully and negligently" fall safely to keep the moneys entrusted to their care, wns oH. The Democrats waged an unsuc cessful fight against a committee amendment which . modified tho statute prohibiting collecting and disbursing oHliers from trading In public property so as to make the. penalty "not, more than" $3,000, in stead of the specific amount. - An amendment hy Mr. DoArmond. of Missouri, to add imprisonment to the penalty of not more thnn 10 years was defeated. He then changed , it to make the imprisonment not! more than one year. . Amid loudi knows to be false. The amendments was accepted by the committee. Mr. Kustermann, of Wisconsin, declared that the trouble with the, bill was that there were too many lawyers In the House to discuss it. If. he said, fcthe lawyers would re tire and let the manufacturers, tho merchants and the farmers' have a chance, they would do the work and the bill would be passed. Psrty lines were obliterated on an amendment to Section 108 by Mr. Crumpackcr, Republican, Indiana, limiting the punlxhment to any of- fleer using . certificates containing any "material" statement which he knows to be false. The amendment to Section 112 relating to the so licltlng or accepting of bribes by Senators or members, came 'thick and fast. Mr. Randell, of Texas, offered two. the first making It an of fense for any public service corpora tion to give to any Senator or mem ber or Judge of a United States Court any free transportation of per son or property, frank or franking privilege, money or anything of value, making It a high misdemeanor for such persons to receive the same under penalty of a fine of f 1.000 or Imprisonment for one year or both; and the second making It a high mis demeanor for any Senator or mem ber, or Senator or member-elect to hold any employment or receive any pay as an officer, representative or attorney for any hank nr nnhllnt '".' ",, J0' Y ' ,m Prleonment of not less than one ''. nd '"eligibility o hold tny public office Mr. DeArmond succeeded in . get ting into the section, a clause ap plying the penalty to any Senator or member when the bribe Is given to any person "with the consent, con nivance or concurrence" of such Senator or member. The Randell amendments were allowed to go over until to-morrow. Srctlon 113 was also strengthened by an-amendment whlch - punished ( tho brlbe-gtver when the bribe Isiern States, where, he charged,' given or offered "with the consent. connivance or concurrence" of l any Senator or member. A vlgorour protest against the purchase and sale of endorsements or support for pufclle offices was made by Mr. Hardwlck, of Georgia, who favored enlarrinr th ju-nna nf! the ftresent statute So as to Inrlmlo . In addition to Senators, members and delegates in congress, every - person whomsoever who may violate the THAW AN JRRAT10NAL MAN WITNESSES TELL OF QUEER ACTS The Defense Adheres Closely to Its . Determination Not to Introduce . Any Evidence Save That Going to Show the Insanity of Harry Thaw Fatlier and Brother Died in Asylums Otlier Family 'History Laid Bare Coroner's Jury Testi fies to Defendant's Strange Ap- iearauco Following tho Tragedy !v Former Butler of the Family Je- tulls Thaw's Unusual Conduct Around the Hou Testimony of Oilier to the Same Effect. 'New York, Jan. 15.- Adhering strictly to their promise to interpose no other defense than that of insanity in behalf of their client, the attorneys representing Harry 'K. Thaw at his trial to-day continued the etamination of witnesses who swore that young Thaw at times In his life appeared to them as irrational and mentally un sound, practically all 0f the testi mony was entirely new to the case and had to -do. with acts down to the day of the tragedy itself. Then came the declaration of the -ten men who sat on the coroner's Jury during the In quiry Into Stanford White's death, all of whom declared that the defendant the Jay following the shooting acted irrationally.' His manner and appear ance were sucli aa to cause the ln quest J ury to d i scuss h Is st at e of mind after their formal verdict nad been rendered. UNEARTHING FAMILY HISTORY. In the day's testimony there was more delving Into the history of the Thuw family. Alfred Lee Thaw, ct Richmond, Va., a third cousin of Jhe defendent. taking the stand and tell ing of the taint of insanity which had causej his father and brother to die In State asylums. Some of Thaw's alleged eccentrici ties were related toduy toy Christo pher Baggan, steward of the New York Whist Club; by Miss Matilda Stein, a telephone operator, and by August Weber, a former butler In the Thaw household. Thaw spent a portion of the afternoon of June 25th, 1906, at the Whist Club and at that time a few hours before tho trageJy was pictured by the steward as .be ing highly nervous and as frequently exclaiming "This Is awful." Five days before the tragedy he asked the stew ard to have a valuable package put Into the safe. After the shooting the package was opened and found to con tain three cigarettes wrapped In tin foil. District Attorney Jerome m cross-examining the club's steward, brought out the fact that Thaw play ed bridge there with many prominent men. The witness declared he was not supposed to know what Mr. Thaw, Mr. Gates, Mr. Schwab and the others "played for. but ho was sure nothing but mineral water was ever served at the tables. V: '"" HATrpooKnBnT.6nYt'-rr- The telephone operator told of Thaw putting in eventy-five calls one morn ing at the Grand Hotel and then for getting all about them. . The butler told ,many details of Thaw's life at home in 1903 and was still under examination wnen adjourn ment was taken. The separate Incidents of alleged Ir rational conduct on the part of the defendant were being put In evidence by Mr. Littleton as the foundation of the expert testimony that is to come. He also hopes to accumulate such a mass or testimony as to Thaw s erratic conduct as to make It Impossible Mr the district attorney to fulfill the task the law places upon him of proving Thaw sane "beyond every reasonable doubt." Dr. Horatlus C. 'Wood, of Philadel phia, was called to the stftnd as the first witness to-day. Dr. Wood some years ago made an examination of Harriet Alice Thaw, a relative of the defendant. Dr.' Wood said that Miss Thaw was of unsound mind. CONDUCT AT WHIST CLUB. - Christopher Baggan, a steward at the New York Whist Club, testified that Thaw was in the club on June 20th, 1906, five days before the roof garden tragedy. Although the day was hot. Thaw Insisted on taking a ticreen with him whenever he went about the rooms. He was highly nervous, ex citable and Irritable. Thaw's eyes, the witness said, had a peculiar stare. A telephone mes sage name for him and when the wit ness touched him to attract hla atten tion ThHW trembled all over. "Did Thaw Impress you as rational or Irrational?" "Irrational." On cross-examination Uuxsran said he had known Thaw for It years. Thaw was In the club playing bridge whist the day of the tragedy. Asked who else was there the witness said Captain Wharton, John A. Drake and I John B. Gleason, nne of counsel to Thaw at the first trial. At other times he said. "Mr. Gates" and "Mr. Schwab" wero present. ' "Did Thaw and his party have any thing to drink on June 25th?" asked Mr. Jerome. STUCK TO MINERAL WATER. "Oh, all sorts of mineral waters." "And what else?" "Nothing unless they had It with them; we don't serve anything . but mineral waters at the club, sir." "But every member has a locker?" "Yes." sir." j "And drinks were served from the lockers that day?" "I really don't know, sir." At bridge Thaw generally was able to hold his own, the witness "guess ed." The witness said Thaw had been more or less nervous ever since he- had known him. Thaw was at the tele phone for the better part of an hour the day of the tragedy and the wit ness heard him repeat "This Is aw ful." Miss .Matilda Strln. who was a tele phone operator at the Grand Hotel (Continued on Page right). law In that respect. Mr. Hardwlck said that such a change should be made if It were desired to have clean lines In the matter of such, en- dorsement, .particularly In the South-; appointments were frequently sue-; tinned. , Mr. Williams then offered an amendment covering such offender. and making the whole statute appli cable only to "appointive office r places." No objection was made by inv nn tn tho imrnilmrnl H,-r in nrrtr that ths nihlm-i tnlirht i I more thoroughly discussed; the bill at this point was laid aside anj the j House adjourned. 7 LEGISLATURE GETS BUSY. ! FIRST BILL AGAINST LIEN LAW Second Day of ' the South Carolina legislature .Sees Some Earnest and Effective Work Done Elections Arc to Be To-Morrow, If Senate PaKse Resolution Adopted hy House BUH to Patch Up Contract Labor Law Arc Offered and a Res olution Is raised Calling the Fann ers of Both Houses to a Conference on Thin Subject And Old 3lr. Seir Dcfense May Get a Manning Blow. Observer Bureau. 1122 Main Street t Columbia, 8. C. Jan. 13. The second day's session- of the General Assembly was characterised by earnest, effective work for nearly two hours on both sides of the house, the day witnessing the Introduction of a large hatch of new bills, some of them of more than ordinary interest. sume bhu puacnini ucuia umin on both calendars, whereby these were rid of a number of daad bills com ing over from last session. ; . . Just before going through the calen dar to rldlt of old bills whse au thors wanted tabled and in order 't pass to third reading uncontested second-reading bill's, the House ad ipt- ' ed a resolution by a two ta one vol j to have the elections next Friday at I noon so as to get them out of the I way as soon as possible and allow the members to get busy cn the work .of law-miklng. This resolution han : not yet reached the Senate, but will j likely be adopted by th.it bdy. An I associate Justice, a circuit Judge and two penitentiary directors are ti b chofcn. There has always been opposition on the part of certain members of thf House to the hall of the Houee being used by the South Carolina Club filr week for the State hall, these being opposed to dinclng for political of re- I .-I .. .. ....... . . Y. .. n .1 tk..A claim they form a majority of the House, and that the other faction gets its rewolutlbn through allowing th club to use the hall by choosing an opportune moment toward the close of the session. 8 Mr, Lane Intro duced a resolution to-day forbidding the hall hereafter to be used for any purpose necessitating the removal of the furniture or carpot. Of corrs members objected to Its Immediate consideration and It av referred t'v the public buildings committee, whero attempt will be made to strangle it. FIRST BILL IS TO REPEAL LIEN LAW. The first bill to be sent up to fhe Speaker's derk was one by Mr. John G. Richards to repeal the lien law. and It looks as If the firht he ha been carrying on agiinst this law for a decade will at last end In a Vic tory for htm. Several- -hUl. wer -Jntroduced . In both houses looking to patching up the contract labor law Judge Brawley hr the Federal Court last spring declared unconstitutional. Home of these make Jumping a tabor contract prim facie evidence of fraud and the per son so Jumping liable to prosecu tion on" the criminal side of the court. Others make It a misdemeanor to em ploy a laborer under contract. In this connection a resolution was" passed calling upon the farmer mem bers of both houses to meet this even ing in the h.vll of the House for a conference as to what is tbebest course to pursue to remedy conditions. tlons. SHOT AT SECRET SOCIETIES. Representatives E. Marlon Rocker, of Anderson, Introduced a bill aimed at before-day clubs and other negro se cret socltles, requiring all secret so cieties to secure licenses from clerks of court and making attendance upon the meeting of an unlicensed society a misdemeanor. In the rural districts many people have become very sus picious of secret society meetings. Senator Oraydon had a bill la the Senate seeking to partially stem the honflcldal tide In this State by mak ing it unallowable to plead self-de fense In a case where the defendant waa carrying a pistol at the time of the difficulty, unless he was on his own premises. . Representative Wy W. Dixon Introduc ed a bill forbidding the setting aside of a verdict or the granting of a new trial. In a civil or criminal case, un less It was shown that a party to th action would otherwise be deprived of aome constitutional right or there wuuici ob a ini!H;Hrr4aKO u jubucp. Mr. Richards had a bill appropriat ing tlK.000 for a new dormitory at Wrtithrop. and Rev. Mr. Mann had one to punish servants of common carriers for "negligently or wilfully' breaking plecea of baggige or par- nals In Itiald K.i f(rA VliO 111! It I o ft . . FIU.ST KTEP TOWARD DUET. Jndge St. 1aul. of New Orleans, Pre paring to Clutllcnge Son nf Former United .State senator Caffery. New Orleans. La.. Jan. IS. The first step In the formal dueling code nm taken to-day by Judge St. Paul, of th Civil District Court, in a controversy between the Judge and Donnelson Caf fery, Jr., son. of the late United Siatra Senator Caffery. The Judge had print ed In a newspaper a formal card ap plying to Mr. Caffery one of the epi thets formerly recognized as cause for a duel. The card was In reply t a statement alleged to have been mv.le by Mr. Caffery last night In a politi cal speech. Mr. Caffery Immediately replied that hla remarks had Jbeen in correctly reported to Judge St. Pa at. but the tension between the two msn was not relieved. Judge St.- Paul to-night, after con sidering Mr. Gaffery'a reply. Issued the "amende honorable exonerating Mr. Gaffery. DENIES PUBLISHED (TORIES. Ftatmcnt That He Will Resign as Sec retary f Treasury Denied hy Mr. Cortelyou. - Washington. Jan. 1$. Secretary Cortelyou was at hla desk in the Treasury Department to-day for the first time since his recent Illness which began about four weeaa ago. He said that the published stcry that he had resigned or would resign was absolute ly without any foumiauou. He hd had no serious dif!rces with the President, he declared, or with any member of thy .Cabinet, and he ex pected to continue to serve as Secre tary of the Treasury. Mr. Com! you pronounced the story that r.e h l been ' offered the pn sidency of Knickerbocker Trust Company. f New York, aa abstih.tety w-.iho it foundation and said also tiat the r;t lished report th'it he had cinfern- ! with Mr. J. P. Morgan In r.rd l i; ilurlng bis recent trip. New T was a "fake."
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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