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V 'CHARLOTTE PAILY-OBSEKVEK, MAKCH 3, 1903. T-. CALDWELIj A. TOMPKINS Publisher. very Day (a (he Year scbsckiption riucE: Daily One yeir fin months i.aa 2.00 .Three mouths Semi-Weekly One year Six ir.onths ... Unit months .M PIBLISUEUS ANNOUNCEMENT No. 34 South Tryon street. Telephone namberi: Ruiilncio office. Pell pn" Tb; city euitur s office, Hell 'phone l-. new editor office. Boll phone A. A subscriber In ordering the address f hii paper changed, will plea Indi cate the address to which It 1 going a:, the Ume ha asKa for the clians to be made. This papr rives correspondents es Hide latitude as It think publio pol icy permits, but it Is In no caae re pousiblo lor their views. U la muon preferred that correspondents their names to their articles, especial ly In cases where they attack persons or Institutions, thouph this Is not rie manded. The editor reserves the right to give the names ot correspondents when- they are demanded for the pur pose of personal satisfaction, ro re ceive consideration a communication must be accompanied by Ihe- 4rue -name of the correspondent. Advertising 'rates are furnished on application. Advertisers may feel sure thnt through the columns of this paper mey may rea:h all Charlotje aid a portion of the best people In tb-S Stale and upper South Curollivi. TTESDAY, MARCH 3, 108. THE GOOD .NAME OF BANKS. A committee of the New York State Bankers" Association Is urging that the Legislature make it a crime to spread rumors designed to hurt the credit and standing of banks. Last summer, when a bank In a near-by city was put to great temporary In convenience by results arising from the circulation of idle or malicious rumors concerning Its solvency, The Observer suggested that banks might well be given some special protection 'against such performances. Since 'the recent panic, during which some of the strongest financial institutions In the country were forced to close their doors for no other reason than that thi-ir, good name" had been at tackedIn at bast two conspicuous eases Fystematlcally by idleness or malice, the suggestion presents Itself to us with renewed force. He who thus cripples or destroys a bank In jures the entire community and Is a very bad citizen indeed. Wo repeat, .what we said before, that in point of both delicacy and Importance a bank's good name can be compared only with a woman's and that the law which grants strong protection to the one might well grant some les ser protection to the other. WILLIAM WALLACE DCXC.VV. When William Wallace Duncan passed to his reward, the Methodist Church lost one of its ablest and most be loved leaders, and the South one of Its most conspicuous men. For fifty years he had been a faithful minister in hisChurch, filling many of its most responsible oftlces and showing forth in his clean, brave and gentle life the power of the Gospel which he preached. The news thnt ho Is no more among us and that his eloquent tongue Is still forevermore wilt bring sorrow to many thousands to whom his ministry was as the "shadow of a great rock In a weary land." Bishop Duncan was In every way a pre-eminent man. His physical appcayince was little less than remarkable, the unusual fineness and masculine beau ty of his face, the piercing brilliancy of his eyes, the leonine appeuranco of his thick, iron gray hair, and the erect carriage of his body ' making htm a notable man in any company. He was a preacher of great power and In the days of his ( greatest strength had few superiors In the pulpit; In him was the somewhat rare combination of Intellectual strength, spiritual Insight and piwr of self expression. His ministry was of the apostolic type, uncompromising, fear less and fired with zeal and faith. It may truthfully be said thnt he was great as gentleman, ecclesiastical statesman, and minister of God, and he adorned the high ofllce to which lie ha? fceen elevated by his Church. We are much the poorer for the fall ing of this prince In Israel. The Washington Herald notes with lively satisfaction the Increasing ten dency of !ynchln's In the South to keep strictly within racial lines. Dur ing the past few months, it remarks, at least four lynching have been palled off where lynchers and victim were of the same race, no white man participating In the negro exhibitions and no negro participating even as victim In the others. From these, oc currences Th Hra!d expects "much good and the spedy settling of a question that has' taxed the minds of many patriots heretofore." VTher la no doubt," observes The ! Norfolk Landmark with reference to Major J. C. Hemphill and the vacant South Carolina 'natorshlp, "that he could win If the voters of South Car olina's sister States could pick her Senators for h-r." Thus the voters of South Carolina ' have ' a notable chance -to do themselves credit. We know of .nothing which could so greatly help their .State's general prestige as riyht action'in this mat ter. ...', Two more Vanderbllt millions have tfn ordered to Buda-Pesth by the " henyis. This may have been a lov match on the part of the bride, but the public will eontino to enter tain uncharitable doubts concerning Ci groom. , CE.ICS AXD HARD WORK. Mr. Thomas A. Edison la to the fore with a declaration that his sue cess arises from 2 per cent, genius and 18 per cent, hard work. At ones there arises for comparison Carlyle's definition of genius as "a capacity for taking infinite pains." This definition certainly holds $oo for Carlyle him self, as it doubtless does also for the famous American Inventor. Such a capacity la almost always associated with the special qualities essential to creative work and indeed indicates their presence. Without it, whatever scattered results chance inspiration may bring, sustained productiveness mch as Carlyle's and Edison's In their respective fields is not possible unless to a few very singularly con stituted Individuals. Here we recall Longfellow's familiar lines: , 'The heights br great men reached Were not attained by sudden flight. F-til they, while others 'round them slept. Were toiling upward In the night. Here also com.) to mind Dante's words, "This book ("The Divine Coma edy") hath made me lean." Only a willingness to toil twenty-five years could have made Gibbon's ."Rome" possible. Broadly speaking, it may be accepted as truo that notable results are not attained by even the most gifted of mankind without measura bly proportionate effort. This does not mean that such effort may nt have extended over previous months or years and hence by degrees pre pared the man for the achievement, as when Hayne mado a mefmorable constitutional argument during an unforeseen opening: provided by Foote's public land resolution and Webster mado a memorable reply the next morning; Indeed, the prepara tlon must always exist whether it be conscious or unconscious. The seem ing proportions of genius and effort may vary with the Individual, but they are really Indistinguishable for the reason that one Intense moment may represent more creative energy ,than the plodding of weeks. It is al most entirely a matter of tempera ment. ' Lines such1 as Shelley threw off In a white heat could have come from Tennyson only after the toll of conscious workmanship, yet one merely flew to the heights mere eas ily and swiftly than the other. The like tendencies had greater difficulty In manifesting themselves through the more solid Englishman of the two, but none the less they would not bo denied. It would thus seem that the genuine creative impulse Is an active thing, to a great extent supplying Its own energy. Mr. Edl son might simply have attributed his remarkable achfevements 'to 2 , per cent, genius and let the statement go at that. w I ERE ONE Ci ITERS IS AS GOOD AS ANOTHER. Surveying the business situation, The Wall Street Summary finds that while sporadic evidences of improve ment ere encountered here and there lethargy continues to be the rule. "Short-time employment, reduced earnings and enforced idleness," says this careful observer, "have contrib uted to le.sen the purchasing fcower ef-th-publie-and4tis -onlynatural to see this result reflected in the arena of business. Railroad earnings are far below last year's figures at this time, and, collectively, the outlook for the carriers Is far from roseate. Dry goods Jobbers are not pressed to meet the demands upon them, despite the rumors of activity among buyers, and this is generally true, oi all tex tiles, reacting disadvantageously agalnHt the manufacturers. Finished steel Improved slightly during the week, but the crude output Is no lar ger. Some railroads placed orders for steel rails, but the effect Is not worthy 'of comment. Nevertheless, more Idle machinery has been set in motion in this line than In any other Industry. New England's shoe-market remains comparatively Inactive and unsettled. Orders continue to arrive but not In sufficient volume to greatly alter the prevailing condi tions. Notwithstanding that money Is easy recovery s-ms slow to assert Hseir. The consumer, the retailer, and the Jobber are all playing a wait ing game, and all Indications point to a continuation of Inactivity for some time." Doubtless existing conditions are here accurately described, but the conclusion reached is a matter upon "which views may well differ to some extent. Rut for the very bad rail road situation fairly desperat in the South so far as finances are con cerned we should incline to be de cidedly optimistic. That situation and the things which It Indicates render- the outlook difficult of prediction. The course' of events wilt doubtless be determined chiefly by crop pros pects and presidential eampalpn de. velopments, and until those afford tnore light he who undertakes a fore cast for approaching months must speak without knowledge. Testimony Kor Tobacco -Trust---' New Tork. March 2. Two wltness es. for the defense were examined to dy in the proceedings instituted, by the government to dissolve the Amer ican Tobacco Company. Nat Eck stein, who is a Jobber for Schwabach er Bros., wholesale grocers In Seattle testified that the American Tobacco Company in no wav attemptej to re strain him i,t the flrm with which he Is connoted In handling gortds sold or made by Independent tobacco con cerns. Harold P. Brewster, a wholesale tobacco dealer, of Rochester, N. V., testified that h was not coerced by the American Tobacco Company. Simmons to Sneak tin (Wan Mall 1 Snipping; Bill. "ninjiun, arrn Z.- The ocean maii l. . . - , iiiriiiifrn t,i u.ihi-?-b njidii receive .rl J'i Lf,;,8jr ""'HmH-a' t cents per mile, t , he .h- b . V J V J,.' '-""""-""un "y estimated by the near-t ro'its us.iul he Senate next Tnursday the fifth iY traveled, to and froitv. . nch aes instant. Senator OalHnger agreeing mon, f Congr-w. The ivsjdcnt eoni tnst senators Newlands, of Nevada, missioners from Porto Ulco und the snd Klmmoni. of North Csrolln. Philippine sre not Included in the wonifi then be ready to speak on the bin. The present rate is 10 c nts a W11 , mile. - SEABOABD. CUTS WAGES IrBORERS AT RALEIGH QIIT. The RetfueUotTls 10 IVr Cent. A. M. rinpliomorew Said to Ha Itldlcul- Ing ILazinr Investigation by Mr. , Beck with I'nlted suite Officer In specting tit State National Guard No Date Yet Named J 'or Hearing; on IVeight Rate Case Superln- y. tendent of Croatan Colleire Makes) Report .pardon Aakert For Rob ert McDowell. Sentenced to Death- Reward Offered For Murderer New Enterprises Chartered Yester- Observer Bureau, The Holleman Building, ' Raleigh, March :. It is statej that to-day the wages of Seaboard Air Line laborers here were cut 10 per cent and that all ex cept two quit work. - B. C. Beckwith, of the Sfate board of internal Improvements, who was Instructed by the Governor to Investigate the hazing at the A. & M. College, said this arternoot that he had talked to the senior, Junior and sophomore classes as a preliminary work, hoping in this way to Induce the persons who did the hazing to come forward and confess or else that information coulj be given as to the hazers. He found a quick re sponse from the senior class, which Is acting in the matter, butthere is not . a sign of any from the other classes and he Is given to understand that the sophomores are expressing contempt of the whole matter of in vestigation, redicullng it in fact IXSPECTIXtJ NATION GUARD. The United States inspecting offi cer, Captain lluguet, who is to see ail the North Carolina National Guard In the next sixty days, arrived yes. terday and to-night he and the State nspector general inspected all the of ficers here, the fine band o.f the Third Regiment and Company B, Cap tain Moody commanding, the latter being one of the. crack companies of the regiment, the inspection taking" place at the couth front of the Cap itol Square. The stores In the State arsenal were also Inspected and ev erything found In very goo shape Later a board will view this property and report upon what should be con demned. Though the active work by the State Department of Immigration has ended , for the present, several immi grants arranged for earlier-are com ing in, two being on their way from The corporation commission having asked the Inter-State commerce com- mlsHlon to get as early a day as pos sible for the .hearing of the very important matter of alleged discrimi nation against North Carolina points by the-Norfolk & Western Railway. It states that It will do so, but as yet the iay is not; named. The answer has been filed and everything is ready for the hearing. , CHARTERS GRANTED. Charters are granted to the Waftm Brick Company, at Aulander, with J50.000 capital stock; the Farmers' Commercial Bank of Benson, $25, 000, and the F. B. Forrester General Merehandlse Company, of North Wllkesboro, $125,000. The Klnston Real Estate Company Is authorized by the State to change the par value of its shares from $100 to $50. To-day Attorney J. M. Pleas, of Marion, was here to get. a commuta tion of the death sentence of Robert McDowell, colored, convicted of mur dering a man on a train. - McDowell was first" sentenced to. be hanged February 20th, but Governor Glenn i respited him to March 6th. It will be a day or two before Governor Glenn acta In this matter, as he wish es to look carefu'ly over the records. The -Governor offers a reward of JoO for the capture of Henry Rich ardson, wanted In Warren county for the murder on Christmas Day of Rufus Richardson, a kinsman bnils. State Superintendent Joyner has re turned from a most Important visit to Washington, where he,attenjed the meeting of the national educational committee. v A'letter to your correspondent from. Secretary Ollbert Pearson, of the State Audubon Society, states that he is now in Braldentown. which Is be low Tampa, Fla., recuperating from an attack of grip. REPORT ON CROATAN. SCHOOL. A letter received to-day at the De partment ofv Public Instruction from Supt. II. L. Edens. of the Croatan Indlun Normal College in ftobeson county, transmits his report of the work of the last year. in his letter he .says: "Many things in the nast have conspired to retard the growth and efficiency of this school. White men, as a rule, mingled with the Croatan to degrade them,' anj the State until recently contented Itself with throwing the Croatans a crust, a small appropriation. They seem to appreciate greatly Hvhat their State is now. through Capt. John W. Duck ett, doing for thetu, and the pupils compare with the whites in point of intellect. The best-Informed men In our race -are former pupils of this college. Tlseie give hearty co-operation In thST effort to cultivate higher standards)f life for their people. The future is lull of hope." American Sailor Strangely Ml.iMiiig. Washington, March 2. Information has been received at the State De partment from the American consul at Stettin, Germany, In regard to the supposed death of L. M. Conrad, an American seaman, said to have been a resident of Newport New, Va., and a citizen of the United States. Mr. Conrad shipped on the Kwedlsh steamer Drottnlg at Port Tamna. Fla., on December 20th, 1907, and on the third day out he was reported missing. Captain Knafve, of the ves sel, which arrived at Stettin about January 18th last, reports that up to that time the weather ha J been tine and that Conrad crjutd pot have been washed, overboard and It Is be lieved he committed suicide by Jump ing into the sea.' Mme. Scliiiitiaiin-Hclnk Flies Natur alization Papers at Newark. Newark. N. J., March J. Mme. Bchumana-Helnk. the contralto, filed an application for naturalization pa pers with the county clerk to-day. Her preliminary ptper were filed In Cincinnati hree years ago and she will be given a final examination be fore the court on June Jd next. The singer was born in .Lincoln, AuxtrU, June 15th, 1861, and came t. this country In 18S. North Cald- ,wll, N. Is given as her home. She CtM-lares that she loves America and Is bnxloua to become a citizen of this country. ' t'runip-kcr Would Reduce Mileage. Washington, March S. Represen tative Crumpaekr, of Indiana, to day Introduced a jlli providing that HOUSE TAKES UP PEONAGE (Continued from Page" One). reen Dt-iching their infamous "slum begotten" fabrications. - FALLEN ON EVIL" TIMES. The Department of Justice, Mr. Clark charged, had never been specially distinguished "for the legal knowledge of the alleged lawyers who are generally supposed to be housed therein." but he said that usually "something; of a lawyer" had been at its head. He feared that the coun try had fallen Into "evil times" with reference to the "bis- chief of ih.t Department. Whatever, may be the qualifications of Attorney General Bonaparte, he said that official had been unfortunate in the selection of some of his Inferiors to whom had been committed neonate prosecutions In Florida and other States. He re-I fe,rred to Attorney General Bonaparte as "this transplanted bud of alleged Tencn nobility" - who had becom acquainted -with A lady bearing tha euphonious cognomen of Mrs. Mary urace Quackenbos, whose field ot labor' previous to her acquaintance with the great Baltimore lawyer was in the slums of the 'East Sid of Dear Old Manhattan Isle.' " He presumed therefore that Mr. Bona parte considered "this great slum worker" a very proper person to send to Florida to regulate conditions in the South. ' ; GOES FOR RUSSELL." Mr. Clark next turned his attention to Assistant Attorney General Charles W. Russell, who was given charge of me investigation ana wno, ne saia quickly called to his aid-. Mrs. Quackenbos. ''My God!" he ex claimed, "what a combination. In normal times it would be an affile tlon upon any people to send into their midst Charles W. Russell. Southern man- and a Democrat,' and 'Mary Grace Quackenbos,' in combl nation or separately." Referring; to certain prosecutions In Florida. Mr. Clark said that" "the capers cut by these people In the Federal courts in my State take the palm." He could not, he said, at the present time discuss cither the merits of the cases "or the conduct of these people" as he would like to, but as regarded Mr. Russell, he said "This presence forbids my characterizing him as he ought to be characterized as he deserves to be designated, and as I would designate him if I could do so without offending the pry tirletles of this cresence. 'It is l dirty bird that befouls Its own nest.' " Mr. Russell aVutnerted Mr. Clara, had only recently filed with the com mitten on rules of the House his re nort of February 14th, 1991, in wshleh- ha' said. Mr. Russell "writes himself down as absolutely mnworthy to be entrusted with high plac where the honor, the Integrity or the liberty of the corporation is in volved." A BASE FABRICATION. Mr. Russell, he assert-jd, had gone out of his way to attaca mm sonally, and he said "If 1 were some where else, where the rules would permit, I -would not hesitate to de nounce his statement in language shout n meaning oi wnn.-u n.,tH he no mistake." The state -Mir carV declared, "is a ojwkj fabrication cut out of the whole Mr. Clark defended juage W. Locke, who tnea me v cases, and appealed to me ou. , give the people of Florida an oppor-r..-.u n ,i.et before aa Impartial and hopest body of invesUgators, the ii,Jr. t,t the fair name M r IOI IUI1. - . "l..,tn iirt.ii. nnnosinz ine. imviw- Mr Hardwlck. of Georgia, aeciarco n uii. ii". i i ... if entirely unnecessary in asmuch as the immigration commis sion already had full authority of aw to conduot the proposed Investigation. The resolution was adopted 163 to J3. "GOVERNOR" HARRIS TALKS. Republican Party In North Carolina k Not KxiMtlng Merely For Patronage From Federal Government Presi dent. However, Can Find Plenty of Republicans ntira """ Washington Post. "I subscribe all Judge Spencer B. Adams says about political condi tions in North Carolina,", aald C. J. Harris, of Ashevllle, N. C at the Ra leigh. "His interview in The Poet sizes up the situation correctly. I may add that the Republican party of North Carolina is made up ottnen who are Republicans from principle, not because they may possibly get office under the FeJeral government. The President has said, I believe, that If he cannot find Republicans in North Carolina that are qualified for Feder al Jobs he will appoint Democrats, and I want to say that there are any number of Republicans In our State who are Just as good In every respect as the Republicans of the most solid Republican State In the Union. The President will not have to appoint Democrats; he can find all the men neoessary. in the Republican party if he will look for them. Some per sons in the North, and the'South, too, perhaps, do not understand that the Republican party of North Carolina Is no longer merely a party of pat ronage. - "There are men among the Repub licans who wduld not accept Federal appointments. We have ' been mak ing a steady and healty growth until now we are in a position to go after the control of the State, and we are going to get It. Varfous causes have operated to build up a strong Republican party In North Carolina, not the least of which has been the Industrial development of the State. Northern capital has been pouring In and the State i gaining Inhabitants of that kind that maks good Repub licans. The sentiment for Taft is a sentiment born of belief In him as the best man the party can name, and among the business Interests he la the choice because business men are. confident that his administration will be a safe and conservative one. "I don't know whom the Repub licans will nominate for Governor" added "Governor" Harris. "We shall hold two conventions; one - to elect delegate to the national con vention and the other to nominate a candidate for Governor. We have no oisensiona In our ranks, and when we get together we shall name a man for Oovernor who will be electej." Mr. Harris Is cal'ed "Governor." not because he ever occHpled the po sition of Chief Executive of the State but because threw years ago he was trsy gubernatorial candidate of the Republicans. Judge Adams was the candidate four yesrn prior to the nomination of ''Governor' Harrla Seven Maine title Fleet lie pub I lean - Fugitives. Portland. Me., Murh. Z.Of eleven Mt1n cities which hekl snunlclpal election to-day seven , cjtles elected Republican mayors , and city govern ments, against four Republican may ors and six itepuWlfea city govern ments In J9T. V The cltlea In which elaetlon were I. eld were: Auburn, Bith. Eastport, F.Hsworth. Gardner.-1 la Howell. Lewis ton. RockHnd. South Portland, Saco and Watervllte. . f PAPETt BASIS IN GERMANY. Commercial Notes-- Foundation For Two-Ttiirds of Money . in - Clrcnla 1 thin. v Raymond. In Chicago Tribune. In US, when the credit of the na tlon was really hanging In the balance, nwinav to the fantastic flnanrlal follv of William Jenainga Bryan, there was no class more devoted to the cause of sound money than the German-Ameri cans. Everywhere they stood for McKIn ley against Bryan, without regard, to their previous political fellowship. The Germans of Wisconsin who had strayed away from . the Republican party on the liquor, school and re ligious questions flocked back to their old allegiance. - In every little village. as well as In the. large cities, the Ger man artisan or merchant seems to have ingrained In him distrust Pf any system of currency not based on gold. and gold only. Mr. Bryan, with all his eloquence. never made any headway In strictly German communities. . They were ror sound, money from the beginning, and looked upon the proposition to pay debts In depreciated coin at nothing but rank dishonesty. In view of this disputed allegiance of those of ourtltisens of German ex traction to the hardest kind of hard money. It Is extremely, Interesting to turn to the currency system of the German empire to find It based orig inally tfbon coin and then not upon national notes or s bonds, or security of railroads of subordinate States, but upon commercial- paper. They have. In Germany an emergen cy currency which Is really elastic. and yet fne regular currency Itself Is based only one-third upon gold and two-thirds upon commercial - paper. Germany employs pure credit currency to the fullest" extent, but It does thts by providing that a fixed ratio of the notes of the Imperial Bank shall be untaxed, while those above the fixed amount are issued against the general assets -of the bank, but are taxed so heavily that iris unprofitable to keep them out except when the demand for money is particularly great, The one thing which will strike Western bankors Is the fact that the original note circulation of Germany is based on two dollars of commer cial paper for one dollar of coin. This is extremely Important, of course, In the present crisis. It has been assumed by some peo ple that stocks and bonds, or gold must be behind - any well-regulated bank currency. They do not seem to think so In Germany. The Imperial Bank there has grad ually absorbed the greater part of the note issuing power- of the empire. It took some pretty stiff legislation to bring this about, but . most of. the smaller banks "have gradually than cloned this feature of their business. The note circulation of Germany, as Issued by the Imperial Bank, has a fixed limit. This authorized currency must be covered to the extent of one- third of the total by imperial .treasury bonds, gold bullion, or foreign gold coin. . ' Two-thirds of the authorized circu lation are required to be covered by approved bills of exchange or com- -r.erclal paper, maturing in not to ex ceed three months and bearing the names of two endorsers of recognized solvency. This Is the foundation of the German system of currency one third cash and two-thirds current commercial paper.- Ko'ry af eXl & man satisfactory currency system which provides for the elasticity we have been seeking for In vain lfi this country. This Is the provision by which, when the limit of authorized circulation is reached. the Imperial Bank may proceed to is sue more notes without any metallic reserve, on the payment of a tax amounting to S per cent, annually, .In some conditions the situation Is exactly analogous to what It would be in this country if we retained our present national bank notes and then m7ba. per cent., without putting up any spo clflc security whatever; JAMES OLIVER DEAD. Inventor of the Chilled Plow Passes Away at South Bend. South Bend. Ind.. March 2. James f Oliver; the millionaire plow manurac-i turer. died here to-day. ' Mr. Ollvef has -been in tailing health for several months. He was a I sSndf jtWvrt-tii clean rolls. Neat patterns and .plain, ..TapV 823. His father, who was a shep herd, came to America with his six sons and two daughters and settled on a farm in La Grange county, Indlana. In 157 the father died and young Oliver left school, and went to work. First a ditch digger .he became, a seooper and then entered the employ of the St. Joseph Iron Company, and In 1857 moved to South Bend,, to take charge, of a f oundry.. He was married 1844 to the daugnter or a ieuow workman. His wife diea in iwz. e leaves two children. Joseph D. Oliver nd Mrs. George Ford. Ashore Ten Honrs Porto ttliwii IJinr - is Floated, v.w Tork. March 2. After being tightly wedged for 10 hours to-day on the sand keys that furro.v. the shallow waters off Jon.?s Beach, known as the graveyard of Lonjr Is land coast by mariners, the steamer, roamo. of the New. York and Porto nien RteamshiD Company, en route frdm Porto Rico, was floated to-nlaht at flood-tide with ttie aid ot the wrecking tug I. J. Merrltt The ves sel went ashore this mornimi wnno picking her way iato port 1ft a derse None the worst ror ner siny mc- shoals, she proceeded to mis vuy 10- ilght undes her own sienra sna mr lift raasenaers Will l ianie-i in ins morning when she Is docked. Three Boiled Alive In Water. Ne.w York, March 2. Three men fell lnt a tank of Touing water to day In the chemical works of M. Calm ft Bro., on West Biae avenue, grracy City, and before they were rescued by fellow workmen were badly scald ed. The Injured were Joseph wesag. oseph Belassag and John Ash ax, all of Jersey City. Wesag died or nis injuries' mis ii- ternoon. Belassag ana Asnaz, tne octors say. can hardly survive the night. It Is believed the men, wno were standing near tha edge of the tank, were overcome by ammonia fumes nd that this caused them to fall Into he boiling water. Train Derailed; No On Killed. Abita Springs. La., March 2. A New Orleans A Great Northern Rail road passenger train was derailed near here to-day . asd several passengers and members of the, crew were slight ly injured. Fireman Lee Williams, who Jumped through the cab window, escnped with minor hurts. Tte ten der and two coaches were partially tverturned and about 2"0 yards of track torn up. rrr ' I Yesterday's express brought v-: I! IfOF vfl n n i nr- n n" rrr itrn vnv V ma m a --sbbbjw a mm mm. ill l is YOU Coat Sweaters that have -been in such great de mand for $3.00. The lot is limited, and won't last long. They are the newest and the best stacks of merchants get $5.00 for them, while our prico is . only $3.00. " .. ' . . These arc in the Men's Furnishings Department, where ,'the new "Emery'' Shirts can be seen. ; Those New Tan Jackets A beautif ul shade of Tan unlined, triinmed in straps of same material. $7.50. ' : -More New Coat Suits M f sPring Models of 1908 in Coat came yesterday. Don't good fit at the proper time. Almosta Car Load Matting and China, bought on import at right prices and. ' the best can be had here for the least money. Any thing you want from 15;. to 30c. a yard. Shades Made-to-Orderx We make nearly every ,Shadc that goes - -... store. " We buy the material and use horn rollers and make just . the , size We'll take your measure,) if in the city, and you'll; ' have no trouble. Leave it to 'us. The work and the prices are both correct. ' . , Linolium How about your kitchen, bath, room or office! We have inlaid or plain, and ings. " tHHHIHHtllUMIIII l4MlltllMt ij in . . T , ! I 4i 1 1 l i !! I a new lot of those White Covert Short Spring , Coats, Price Suits delay, for haste , means a. out of our best Harts 3ou want. a fine selection Oil Floor v. . i
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