North Carolina Newspapers

. 1 t ? --w I p-rpi :y ''rn&Sfc" v-m " " I Generally fair Wednesday and ; ' 'TIT'l I I T 1 vW4fl ifI '-WLsO, I . . . . . ' : ' What would . this cKy be like Thursday, light to moderate . vl ' x& MgnT" ' without Its stores? What-would " I . -LL iLJilLlj JSMSlKMiySiE-. ll:-:?'inj: " other " Interesting as . . YOL. LXXXY-KO, 83. ; WIXJVliyCOTON, !N". c, AVEDX ESDAYyMQBINTN'Gr, DECEMBER 29, 1909. " v WHOLE KXJMBEB 13,177. STORM HORRORS Dws P MM OIICE WANTED m 0,rs THE EDUCATORS mw ""JL m PEACE' PROPOSAL III NEW ENGLAND SSfe'V DEAD OR ALIVE IN CHARLOHE IN NICARAGUA 7 . Building. Money is Stolen, r fully Jealous. ' - Wreck of Schooner Davis Palmer Discovered Near Home Port. 12 MEN IN WATERY GRAVE They Were Last Seen Celebrating Christmas at Sea Other Wrecks Reported Another Tidal Wave at Chelsea, Mass. Eoston, Mass.,'JDec. 28. The wreck of the five masted schooner Davb Falmer was located today just out side of Devil's Back buoy. noth of Commissioner's Ledge, at the entrance to Bread 'sound, Boston harbor. The big vessel "lies submerged, but the mastheads project from the water. It is thought that the Palmer touched ashoal spot early Sunday morning, tlie seas during the terrific storm sweeping the decks clear and . carry ing the crew or twelve men to their death. The Palmer was bound from Newport News for this city with a cargo of coal and carried a crew of twelve men. The vessel lies in'-the channel and is a dangerous menace to other vessels. The loss of the Pal mer became iknown yesterday when wreckage bearing her name was found on Pull Beach. The probability of further loss of life in the recent storm became ap parent this afternoon when Captain Kemp, of the tug Ariel, . arrived with the report - that he sighted the three top masts of a large schooner which lies one and a half miles northeast of the Gas Buoy on , the Graves Ledges in the outers harbor. Nothing was seen by which. the vessel could be identified. Another Wreck Reported. Boston, Mass., Dec. 28. The discov ery today of the wreck of the five masted schooner Davis Palmer, which sank with 12 men Sunday morning at the entrance of Broad sound was r followed. Jbyt.he..j,eporls of another wreck in . the outer-harbor. This sec ond victim of the great storm, which swept New England Saturday night and Sunday was reported by Captain Kemp, of the tug Ariel, who asserts that he saw three masts of a schoon er projecting .above the- water near the shoals known as the "Graves." . Although Capt. Kemp locates the vessel three miles east of the wreck Of the Palmer some marine authori ties think that he may have been mistaken in his bearings and that he saw the Palmer's masts. Seafaring men who believe that the tug boat captain is not in error about his bearings are discussing the pos sibility of a collision between the Pal mer and the unknown schooner. . Probably the last person to see the Palmer before she sank was- Captain Sookamp of the barge Hopatcong, which docked at Lynn today from Ho boken. He reported passing the Pal mer off Cape Cod late Christmas af ternoon. At the time the Palmer's sailors were on deck singing and cele brating the holiday in true sea fash- ion, all unknowing of the fate that awaited them within a few hours at the entrance to their home port. -Yesterday's roll of wrecks was in creased today. The schooner Ada K. Damon, the sole support of her aged master, Captain A. K. Brewster, of York, Me., went ashore near Ipswich. She will be a total loss. Her crew managed to reach shore safely. In Chelsea where a tidal wave broke a dyke and flooded the homes of 2,000 people, a high tide today op ened two new breaks. Many of the cellars on higher ground which had been pumped out by fire engines were again flooded. It will be weeks before the people will be able to return to their home3. Wreck on Virginia Coast. Norfolk, Va., Dec. 28. Capt. Dunn, of the British steamer Radiance, from Savannah, reported here having pass ed 85 miles off Cape Henry yesterday afternoon the derelict three-masted schooner Nettie Champion, Capt. Lloyd, of Somers Point, N? J-. from Norfolk, Dec. 22 to New York, lumber . laden. The crew was missing with their fate unknown. The Champion's stern davits were turned outward with the fall straps dangling, showing the crew of six or more had gone off in their yawl which was also missing. Short of coal and carrying a $631,500 cargo of cotton, the Radiance could not, tow in the prize. ..... DEATH AT GOLOSBORO. Mrs. W. E. Stroud Passed Away Mon day Evening The Funeral. ; (Special Star Correspondence.) Goldsboro, N. CTDec. 28. Yester day afternoon at 2:30, the wife of Mr. W. E. Stroud, cashier of the Bank of Wayne, died after a two weeks' ill ness. Besides her husband and three small children, the youngest only 'two weeks old, Mrs. Stroud is survived by her father, Mr Walter Poole, of Clay ton; two sisters, Mrs. B. L. Cuthrell. of Rocky Mount and Mrs. V. L. Bar ber, of Clayton, and three brothers, Messrs. Walter, Louis and X)tis Poole, and a wide circle of relatives. The funeral was held from the home this afternoon Conducted by the Rev. Mr. Watkins, pastor of- the First Bap tist Church, and the Interment was made in Willow Dale cemetery. (Special Star Correspondence. ) Raleigh, N. C, Dec. 28. A cable gram tb the family here this morning from Havana Cuba, is to the effect that Hubert C. Thompson has so far rallied from an operation for appendi citis in. the Cuban capital as to be considered out of danger. His condi tion had been critical several day3. He is a son of John W. Thompson, of this city, one of the State's best known men, and is in Cuba represent ing The Henry Clay & Bock Tobacco Co. For the United States District Court which will be convened here January 4th by Judge H. G. Connor, there are now 107 entirely new cases awaiting trial, about 100 of the number being cases in which illicit distilling or sell ing whiskey without a license is charged. Revenue officers say th3t the increase in illicit distilline in all parts .of the "State is remarkable. The rawing forces are kept on the go ali the time and thev can't anythins like keep up with the reports of the where abouts of blockade stills that are com ing. in to the officers. It is said that the -department is up aginst the ne cessity of increasing the raiding forces. An amendment for the charter of the Robeson Supply Co., Tarboro, changes the name to The Robeson Ruffin Co. George 'Howard is presi dent. The Davis Drug Co., Concord, received a charter today, capital $10, 000 by L. A." Brow, Ernest Porter and others. Two requisitions from Governors of other State were honored today by Governor Kitchin. They were for Al fred Ramsey, wanted in South Caro lina, for breaking into a freight car now in jail at Dallas, N. C; and I. C. Parrott, escaped from a sentence in Tennessee for felonious assault, now in jail at Asheville. Early in the new year there will be held a meeting of the executive committee of the North Carolina State Fair, at which the full reports of Sec retary Joseph E. Pogue and Treasur er fc L. Rotter will.be presented an-J a final determination probably reach ed to whether- there is to be a two weeks exposition for 1910 in cele bration of the semi-centennial of the State Fair. The final arrangements have been made for the practical course in roa'I building to be provided in connection with the Winter Course for . farmers at the A. & M. College, the road build ing course to continue for two week3 beginning January 13th. It will be under the direction of Prof. W. C. Riddick, of the chair of civil engi neering. and W. L. Spoon, 'State road engineer. The course is to cover loca tion of roads, drainage, width and grade, surfacing, repairing, road drags and the general economic problem of building and care of roads. . There is to be no charge made for the in structions given in this course and the effort will be to induce road su pervisors, overseers,, county commis sioners and others interested in . road building to attend from all sections of the State. There were 15 cases for drunken ness in the police Justice's court this morning, coming over from Christ- . i i i. . . mas. , judgment was suspenueu uv Justice Stronach in all except one case. In that a fine of $5 was impos ed because the fellow, not content with imbibing, too freely, carried his excessive celebration into his home to the consternation of his wife and children by breaking up furniture and making a "scene" m other ways. -justice Stronach announced that begin ning January 1st no prisoner arraign ed for drunkenness win get on wiia less than a $5 fine. HORRIBLE FATE OF CHILDREN. Seven Burned to Death Six Belonged to One Family. DuBois, Pa., Dec. 28. Seven child ren ranging in age from two to 12 years, were burned to death and three persons perhaps fatally injured last nfeht when fire followed by an explo sion of powder, destroyed the home or Steven Bronosky, a miner at &yKes ville, Pa., hear here.. All the victims are foreigners. Six of the children were members of the. Bronosky family, and the sev enth belonged to a-Doaraer.- mr, auu Mrs. Bronosky and tne Doaraer jump ed from an upper window, sustaining serious Injuries. The fire started from an overheated coal stove. It spread rapidly and com municated with a keg of mine powder. The subsequent explosion cut off all cnance of saving the cnnaren. WEST VIRGINIA'S OBLIGATIONS. Old Dominion is Suing Her for $50, 000,000. ' New York, Dec. 28. An argument bristling with ante bellum history an. later incidents of the Civil War in Virginia and West Virginia, nvolving a claim of $50,000,000 oa behalf o". Virginia against the latter- State; was heard today before Charlesi E. Little field, aa speciaL master in . equity ' of the United States Supreme Court.: The case is, to determine the ques tion of the apportionment of the in ternal debt of Virginia at the time when West Virginia was a part of the "Old Dominion." A special report on the case will ultimately be filed in the United States Supreme Court by the master of equity. , Strange Career of New Sena tor Just Appointed From Mississippi. LINCOLN MURDER CONSPIRACY Federal Government Suspected Sena tor Gordon and Offered Reward of $10,000 for His Capture. Was Saved by Yankee Memphisenn., Dec. 28. The News Scimitar today sajs: "Sought at one time by the federal authorities under a $10,000 reward for his capture dead or p.live, for his allcs ed part in the conspiracy that resulted in the murder of a President of the United States, and .now appointed as a member of the highest executive body of that country, is the strange experi ence of Colonel James Gordon, of Oko lona, Miss., who has been named Sena tor by Governor Noel, of Hississippi, as a successor to the late Senator A. J. McLaurin. "Colonel Gordon was one of several Confederate leaders suspected of being in conspiracy with J. Wilkes Bocth to kill President Abraham Lincoln. He escaped arrest., and probably death, on ly by the intervention,- it is stated, of a Yankee colonel with whom he had crossed swords in a fight in Virginia; During the earlier years of the war, Colonel Gordon had formed an inti mate friendship with Booth and after the assassination of President Lincoln the reward of $10,000 was offered for his capture. Colonel Gordon went to Canada and it was several months af ter the close of hostilities before he found it -safe to return home. "During one of the campaigns in Virginia, Colonel Gordon had crossed swords with the Colonel of a New York cavalry regiment. Both were wounded in the conflict, But they afterward be came fast friends. "Colonel ..Gordon wrote a letter to this New Yorker, denying that he had any part in the conspiracy, and stating that, he desired to return home. The former foe took the matter ud with General Dicks, then in command of the army forces in New York, and the lat ter sent him a passport, and an r'nvita tion to come to New York and surren der, which he did. He afterwards sat isfied General Dicks that he knew noth ing of the Lincoln conspiracy. "He took the oath of allegiance and returned to his home in Chickasaw county, where he has since resided." BAD FOR TWO RACES TOGETHER. One Communicates Its Diseases to Other Tuberculosis and Hookworm. Boston. Mass.. Dec. 28. 'It is an unnatural biological condition to havj two closely allied species of animai.s living side by side in the same area." said. Dr. Charles W. Stiles, of the Unit ed States Public Health and Marine Hospital Service, in an address cn th ; hookworm problem before the Araer ican society for the advancement of science tonight. "The white man has brought di.-? eases from Europe which are deatlly to the blacks, and the " negro has brought certain diseases from Africa which are spreading with serious re suits to the whites' said Dr. Stiles. He thought that the new movement towards more modern . sanitation in the South would in time overcome the,haadicap resulting' from two alien races living side by side. More than thirty division meetings marked the second day of the con vention of scientists-and large gath erings listened to addresses on proli letis of great scientific and industrial interest The address by Dr. Stiles was, one of the most important. Before the Society of American Bac terologists. Prof. C. F. Winslow and G. T. Palmer declared, as the result of their investigations, that the" types of baciili in a horse, cow and man are different. .Whether lower animals can give tuberculosis to a man. he said; is not definitely settled." F. C. Creston ispeaking before the sociolog ical session, stated that the govern ment immigration officials had exam ined three million immigrants, inves tigated 10,000 households and obtain ed valuable facts from 51,000 newly arrived oeonle as to their future pro? nania in this country, ay dividing the new people into races-. instead of places of nativity; mucn progress nas been made in dealing with the immi gration problem. TWO OF VICTIMS ARE DEAD. Georgian Who Shot Wife and Her .. . nt'ii r : siviotner vmj uic. Macon. Ga.. Dec. 28 Mrs. Martha Exurd "who was shot by her son-in-law Edward. B, Alford last night, died today, . the bullet which entered the oMr resultine in complete paralysis of the body. This is the second death resulting from injuries mmciea uy Alford, his wife having been shot and almost killed at the time ne. snot iurs ttivutti and himself. Doctors tonigh! gave out the statement that Alford canndt live" through the night. The Homitv" sheriff who has guarded him since 'he was sent to the . hospital was relieved i from duty this afternoon the .mrP-Minq statine that death would bar the law from its course. . Troy, N. Y., Dec28 "The age of pa triotism has yielded to the age of com mercialism. Uppermost in - the hu man mind today is .not the Stars and Stripes, but the dollar mark." ' Snob Wna the .: HbOarotfrm nf tt a : ; ;T a j 3 nuwaru, iu an uyimou ujuay reuuuug the compensation of , members of a commission appointed, to appraise damages- to property resulting from the construction of the Ashokan reser voir in Ulster county, which Is to fur nish a water supply for Nw York City.. c , "While the commission furnishes avenues for the reckless escape of many dollars there are other channels of leakage and wastefully as appall ing." said Justice Howard. , "It is greatly to-be regretted that no public enterprisecan beprojected and consummated without this appall ing loss, called 'graft', r Graf t is not necessarily an illegal expenditure of money, but it is that unnecessary, wasteful use which-rharacterizes the construction of every public welfare. "At least 40 per cent, of all the mon ey appropriated for ipublic use is lost in graft. All things could be possi ble if this frightful leak, could "be stop-. Lped roads, canals, libraries, . asylums and hospitals. -.- . . "Graft is a product of our times and institutions. It is the people who are responsible. They expect graft, and even spoil and booty, to deplete their resources whenever .any great under taking is ventured by them; and they look with complacence and toleration and indifference at ravages upon their property. Graft is as much an ele ment to be reckoned s with In comput ing the cost of a public, structure as is cement or lumber. It has come to be a matter of course this rake-off- a loss recognized by all. who make es timates of cost in such cases.-- A pub lic structure built honestly would be a freak." . ', & -i Justice Howard declares that the "whole project of condemnation of land in the Ashokan valley! is charac terized by waste, disorder. and confu sion." - , r- L1 4- CAUSE OF AURORt BORE ALI S. . - t Vanderbilt Professer Claims to Have . Made New Discovery.. Boston, Mass., Dec. 28. Neon, a newly discovered gas, is the cause of the aurora bcrealis. according to a statement "made today by Dr. W."L. Dudley, head of the department of chemistry of Vanderbilt University, of Nashville. Tenn., before the division of physiciai and inorganic chemists. Dr. Dudley showed what he claim ed to be the only sample of neon in this country. It requires over 100 tons of air to get a pint of neon. Dr. Dudley has discovered that the fric tion of neon against mercury in a Croat's tube produces a yellow light, and when held near a wireless coin hertzian waves illuminate the, gas. Dr. Dudley's conclusions are that a' the magnetic poles of the earth necn under high pressure, because of the cold, is acted upon by magnetic currents, thus producing the aurora bprealis. a phenomenon that has al ways puzzled scientists. OUTLINES. Tho Memphis News-Scimitar pub lishes the curious story that the Fed eral government once offered a re ward of $10,000, dead or alive, for Col. James Gordon, just appointed United States Senator from Mississippi, be cause of alleged connection with the conspiracy to assassinate President Lincoln. Gordon was saved by a Yan kee colonel with whom he had cross ed swords. The wrecking of the schooner- Davis Palmer off Boston and the loss of 12 men is confirmed and several other wrecks are reported. Another tidal wave drove 2,000 people from their' homes at Chelsea, Mass., yesterday. In the Brokaw divorce hearing in New York yesterday Mrs. Brokaw's counsel wrung many damag ing and racy replies from Mr. Brokaw. ..The peace proposal of President Madriz in Nicaragua, will not be ac cepted by General Estrada, as it Is believed to be a means to trick the revolutionists. Madriz will send an army to fight Estrada The worst ice gorge for years has formed at Pittsburg and river traffic is tied up. Anthony Murphy, a pioneer of At lanta, one of two men who pursued and recaptured a locomotive from its Federal captors, died in Atlanta yes terday. The worst snow storm in years is reported from Norfolk.- The Navy Department will equip' all naval militia armories with a four- inch gun equipped with Morris tubes. Near DuBois, Pa., Tuesday night seven children, were burned to death in a residence which was consumed Madison Square Garden, In New York, hafs been sold for $3,000,000 and will be replaced with a huge office building In jdiscussmg the hook worm problem at Boston yesterday Dr. Stiles declares that it was bad for two races - to live together, each communicating its diseases to . the other.- New York markets : Money on call firm S.to 5 3-4 per cent, ml ing rate and closing bid 5, offered at 5 1-2. Spot cotton 10 points higher, closing quiet at 15.85. Flour unchang ed. Wheat irregular, No. 2 red 1.27 elevator domesticand 1.26 1-2 f.o.b afloat. Corn easy, No. JZ, 70 1-4 ele vator domestic, 70-3-4 delivered and 63 1-2 f.o.b. afloat nominaL - Oats stea- dy, mixed 47. Turpentine' and rosin aieauj. 1 Southern Educational Asso , ciation Begins Interest ing Session. JH. CAROLINA'S FINE RECORD During Year School House Has Been Built for Every Day in State Prominent Educators Talk. President Eliot. f Charlotte, N. C., Dec. 28. The- Southern Educational Association con vened in its initial session In Char lotte today. Although the attendance at the preliminary exercises was rath er meagre, the numbers of visitors in creased rapidly with the passing of the hours. Addresses were delivered morning and evening in the auditoriurh of the Presbyterian College. Addresses of welcome by State X- w - - - W or T. W. Hawkins, and City Superin tendent 'Alexander Graham, a response by Mr. R. J. Tighe, superintendent of the " Asheville schools, and formerly secretary of the association, and re ports from several State superinten dents of education, were conspicuous eatures of the morning session. - The meeting this morning was op ened by Rev. Dr. J. R. Bridges, who offered theinvocatory prayer. Mayor Hawkins then presented State Super intendent Joyner, who delivered an address of welcome on behalf of the people of North Carolina. Superintendent Joyner recounted the progress of education in the South in the past year and directed attention to the fact that daring 1909 a new school house had been built every day North Carolina. Mayor Hawkins also delivered an address of welcome. he response to the several addres ses of welcome was made by, Superin tendent R, J. Tighe, of Asheville. The most important feature of the morning session was the hearing of reports .from the State . superinten dents of education of the various States in the organization. As only four State superintendents were pres ent, however; these reports consumed relatively little time, but they proved of intense interest, Kentucky's report upon the suggestion of Hon. J. Y. Joy ner," of North Carolina, being accepted as the best and finest report rendered. The afternoon and evening sessions were devoted to the annual address of President J. H. VanSickle, superin tendent of the Baltimore public schools, and the address by Miss C. S. Parrish, of the State Normal school of Georgia, and Dr. W. F. Anderson, of the University of Tennessee. Various auxiliary bodies are meeting in connection with the association, in cluding the American School Peace League, the Southern Association for Improvement of Public School Hous es, the Religious Educational Associa tion, and the Southern Society of Phi losophy and Psychology. President-emeritus Eliot, of Har vard, will deliver an address before the association Thursday. University presidents of Missouri, Texas, Alaba- ma,. North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi and Tennessee will also speak during the convention. Presi dent VanSickle called the meetings to order today. ICE GORGE AT PITTSBURG. River Traffic Tied Up at Pittsburg; and Navigation Closed. Pittsburg, Pa., Dec. 28. With tons upon tons of ice piled high against the piers of bridges spanning the Ohio river here and at points below Pitts burg, traffic has been entirely aban doned and rivermen are preparing to cope with one of theworst Ice packs ever experienced in the local harbor. An estimated ten million bushels or coal has been diverted from its usual river transportation to Southern points and cars are being asked for from all railroads by coal operators who real ize that it may be weeks before the packet owners can again take up the work of transporting ,tne coal neets down the Ohio. At Pittsburg river navigation ceased Christmas day. At Wheeling, W. Va., rivermen, are preparing craft in that harbor. Precautions have been taken to avoid loss of property along the water front where many packets and empty coal fleets lie tied up. From Wheeling to New Martins ville, W. Va., a distance of 3o miles, a solid sheet of ice marks the course of the Ohio river. Weather canditions at all points do not indicate any mark ed change in the weather and it is the prediction of river men that tne pres ent severe conditions will prevail for at least a week if not for weeks. JERSEY CORPORATION BANKRUP Receiver Appointed for. Southern Pub lic Service Corporation. Camden, N. J., Dec. 28 Vice Chan cellor Learning today appointed James Calloway, of Atlantic City, receiver of the Southern Public Service Corpora tion, "incorporated under the laws of New Jersey to build railroads in South Carolina and Georgia The company is capitalized at $1,500,000. The re ceiver was appointed upon application of Ludwig & Co.,' an engineering con cern, which claims that the company is "insolvent New York, Dec. 28. W. Gould Bro- kaw had a bad day of it on the stand at Mineola, L. I., today. He had pre viously testifield of his- attitude of fairness toward his wife, who is suing for separation with alimony of $60,000 a year, but today under skilful cross- examination by her lawyer, he was forced to admit that he had accused her in a letter to his mother-in-law of loving another man, of drinkine too much port win and of smoking cigar ettes. He also admitted that his secre tary, Byford, had assisted him in break ing down the dobr of his wife's bed room on one occasion. Brokaw was in an irritable mood and forgetful of details. The pretty plain tiff, however, was in as lieht humor as her husband was dark. It became- known today that Mrs. Frank J. Gould, Lieutenant Governor and Mrs. Horace White, of Syracuse. and other friends of Mrs. Brokaw had offered to appear as witnesses in her behalf, but counsel for Mrs. Brokaw said that he considered his client's case, sufficiently strong and declined offer. These friends were nearly all members of a household party to which said they are willing to give their ver sion of the affair. Brokaw gave his definition of a I drinking man. He has testified before mat ne does not drinit. "Can you recall any time when you were in what ycu called has been call ed the 'trivially exhilarirted state?' asked Mrs. Brokaw's lawyer. "I cannot" replied ihe witness. "When do you think a man qualifies as a drinking man?" he was asked. "Well," said Brokaw, "I Would not call any. one a 'drinking man' who takes less than seven or eight drink a day." Mr. Brokaw was questioned sharply about the breaking down of the door of his wife's bed room in their Great Neck home. . It was Secretary Byford who forced the door, Mr. Brokaw tes tified. Before resorting to force they had rapped repeatedly without elicit ing a response, and the husband fear ed that something had happened to Mrs. Brokaw. .. Then came another letter the read ing of which seemed tb please the wit-, ness. It was written by him to Mrs. Blair, Mrs. Brokaw's mother in Au gust 1908. One portion of it read: "Some man is behind her who is ill advising her regarding me, to get rid of me. Well, when we are divorced he can have her." Brokaw denied that he had ever tak en his wife to physician to have her examined because he suspected her of taking drugs. He had Mrs. Brokaw go to a doctor, he declared, that she might be examined for nervousness. Mrs. Baldwin drew from the witness after the reading of the letter to Mrs. Blair that he had been mistaken pre viously when he said that he had never suspected his wife. At Attorney Mclntyre's request the rest of the letter was read. J?art of it were: "I do not mind Maary drinking one glass of port wine before meals to build her up, but in Paris she took to excess, drinking two or three glasses. She got to like it too much. 'She took to smoking cigarettes. This was one of Mary's promises be fore we were married not to smoke. "She now goes through my clothes, my pockets and my secretary's desk, trying to see what she can find. All I am saying I can prove m court. I wish you would come and keep her straight. I cannot have such a woman living in my house." STOCK EXCHANGE SCANDAL. Committee Investigating Suspicious Deal in Rock Island. New York, Dec. 28 Without delay, the Stock Exchange committee today began its investigation into the causes whfch sent Rock Island com mon stock soaring for an advance of 30 points yesterday and then drop ped the stock back again to its start ing point, causing a squeeze of the shorts. Tne committee of three met toda and will go over the trading sheets. By the testimony of a number of wit nesses who appeared Derore tne com mittee, it was shown that eight or more brokerage houses were activ in the buying of Rock Island common during yesterday's flurry. It is the nurnose of the committee to trace these orders to their source. It is expected that the inquiry will be concluded by Friday. Full pub licity of the result is promised by the officials of the exchange. RANK VANDALISM IN JMEW YORK Madison Square Garden to be Demol ished Will Spoil Horse Show. New York, Dec! 28. Madison Square Garden erected at a cost of $3,000,000 has been sold to a real es tate syndicate and will be torn down and replaced by a modern office build ing, according to a report In realty circles today. The property has been on the market for some time at $3, 000,000. . Demolition of the Madison Suare Garden would mean a serious loss to the National Horse Show where the event , is held annually. THE YEAR 1910. With the beginning of the year 1910 The People's Savings Bank at Front and Princess streets, Degins a ew Interest Quarter. If you make your deposits "with this bank now (The "People's" Bank) you will receive credit for - your interest in Three Months, (April 1st.) de 28-3L Revolutionary Leader Will Not Accept Proposition of President Madriz. MADRIZ WILL FIGHJ ESTRADA Believed That New President's Inten tions Are to Trick Revolutionists. American Warships Relieves Starving. Soldiers. ' Cordoba, Mexico,- Dec. 28. Jose Santos Zelaya declared tonight that he is stilf president or Nicaragua," al though he may never go back to that country to enjoy the privileges of the office. Madriz. he asserted, is onlv & provisional president and that he (Ze- laya) has not relinquished the execu tive office. Asked about the conditions ' imnos- ' ed by the British government in re ply to his request for asylum aboard the British cruiser Sherwater, Zelaya admitted that he was told he could board her nly with the understand ing that he was to agree to leave Nic aragua forever; These conditions, he said, he declined to accept. Mexico, on the other hand, he de clared, made no reservations in grant ing nim permission to board the Guer rero. Repudiates Madriz Government. New York, Dec. 28 P. Bolanos. the Nicaraguan consul in New York, re fuses to take seriously his discharge as consul by the new Madriz govern ment at Managua. The consul de clares that he will not recognize the order from Manague cancelling his letters patent and relieving him of his duties as consul. Today he gave out the text of the following cablegram he had sent to Managua: "Baca, "Managua. "I will not receive any orders from yon, being that it is not from a con stitutional government, and I will not receive orders in-the futurm-TOriBsr it is from a government- which Is recog nized by the United States ' ;J This dispatch, said Mr. Bolanos to'-. day, was sent in reply to a communi cation received in this consulate by gentleman calling himself Consul General Baca from Managua and ad vising the consul that his letters pa tent, have been cancelled. , "I maintain that the'' government now established at Managua, and headed by Jose Madriz, is not recog nized by the government of the Unit ed .States and the other repuhllcs of Central America, and in consequence thet, orders issued from Managua are oid." Zelaya Not Prisoner. Cordoba, Mexico, Dec. 28. Jose San- os Zelaya denied today that he was a prisoner in 'the' hands of the Mexican officials in any sense of the word. He stated emphatically that such was not the case and that he was free to go where he chose. - Zelaya declared that he favored riendly intervention on the part of Mexican and United States govern ments to the end that a consolidation ; of all the Central American republics might be brought about. - He said he believed Secretary Knox was now realizing the injustice of his attitude toward him and declared he never understood why the Secretary should have molested him. He might go to Belgium to live, he said. In any event, he would not re turn to Nicaragua until peace is re stored. It was his opinion that the war would end within two months, but he would not venture an opinion as to which of the combatants would be finally successful. Peace Proposal Trick. Washington, Dec. 28. General Est rada, the revolutionary leader in Nic aragua, will not accept the extraordi nary terms proposed by the new pres- dent Madriz, as a basis for peace. A telegram from Blueflelds received ate last night, states that Madriz has proposed, in a telegram to Estrada a suspension of hositilities, pending the arrival of a commission which he was sending to Estrada to discuss an ami cable and equitable settlement of the present strife. Madrid begged the rev olutionary leader not to obstruct his efforts for peace. General Estrada in his reply expressed, his willingness to meet the Madriz commissioners, but said that the revolutionary party would not recognize the action of the legisla tive assembly in placing power in the hands of Madriz. He denied most em phatically the assembly's right to deal with the election of President, and stated that he say in Madrte the usur per of the rights of the Nicaraguan people. -. The terms upon which Madriz is wil ling tb make peace, it is believed, are shown in a letter which purports to have been signed by him and at ad dressed to a friend. In It he express ed his desire for peace without further bloodshed and stated that whatever might happen compatible with his dig nity and with the' public Interests he was willing to accept. He says further that after such recognition both armies should be disbanded, all arms and ammunition being turned over to him. He states that he would recognize the debts and contracts of the revolution ists and .that within six months he would look for the holding of an elec tion, he guaranteeing free voting. 'He adds that he would turn Over such now- er as he had Impartially to the person j II -.1 t d i ! i 1 V