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VOL. LII. NO. 149.
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Wildly Cheering Crowds
Witness His Departure.
HEGOES TO. CHATTANOOGA
Stays But. an Hour and a Half in
Washington.
THERE WILL BE BUT FOUR STOPS MADE
These Will bi Wheeling, Chattanooga, Knox
ville and Asheville. The President
Gots to Attend the Firemen’s
Convention at Chattanooga.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, D. C., Sept. 6—Smilingly
bowing in acknowledgement of the en
thusiastic and prolonged cheering of’ an
assemblage that fairly crowded the Bal
timore and £)hio station here, President
Roosevelt tonight began his Southern
tour with Chattanooga, Tenn., as the ob
jective point.
The President was in the city exactly
one hour and a half. He arrived over
the Pennsylcania Railroad at 6:12 o’clock
this evening on a special train of two
cars made up at Philadelphia this after
noon during the brief stop here en route
from Oyster Bay. Secretary of the In
terior Hitchcock, Chief Wilkie, of the
Secret Service, Assistant Secretary to
the President Barnes, and a number of
other officials and White House attaches
met him at the station.
The President appeared a little dis
figured as a result of the Pittsfield ac
cident, hut apparently had quite recov
ered from the shock. He stopped to
shake hands with those who pressed
about him to congratulate him on his
escape. “Poor Craig,” he repeated in
expressing his thanks to his well-wish
ers.
Through a cordon of police the Presi
dent was escorted to carriages in waiting,
and was quickly driven to the Baltimore
and Ohio station. Secretary Hitchcock,
Commander Cowles, the President’s
brother-in-law, and Secretary Cortelyou
rode in the carriage with him.
The special train of seven handsome
ly equipped coaches was in readiness
and the President immediately entered
his car, merely lifting his hat in re
sponse to the greeting from the crowd.
He spent most of the time before his
departure in conversation with Civil
Service Commissioner Garfield, and with
others who entered the car to meet him.
To a number he described the accident
at Pittsfield. He said it was not the
first time he had so providential an es
cape and referred to an incident in the
battle of San Juan when gunshots struck
down two men close beside him. The
President told the Pittsfield story to
the group in the car with feeling and
emphasized it with gestures. He said
he felt in normal condition again.
The train was just two minutes late
*>, when it pulled out of the Baltimore and '
Ohio station at 7:32. It was in charge of
Pullman Conductor W. M. Johnson, who
has been assigned to the Presidential
specials for a long time past. The per
sonnel of the President’s party is the
same as that on his New England trip,
except for the addition of S. B. Hege, the
general agent of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, and Col. L. S Brown, the gen
eral agent of the Southern Railway.
The Southern trip will be a somewhat
hurried one and no stops will he made
at points other than those included in the
itinerary already published namely,
Wheeling. W. Va„ Chattanooga, Tenn.,
Knoxville. Tenn.. and Asheville, N. C.
The immediate object of the President
is to attend the convention of the Broth
erhood of Locomotive Firemen, in whose
work ho always has shown a deep inter
est. The *rain will reach Wheeling to
morrow morning at 8:30 o'clock and will
arrive at Chattanooga the same hour Sun
day morning. Sunday will be spent at
Chattanooga ouietly and without public
programme. The party will visit the bat
tle grounds during the day and the Presi
dent will attend church in the evening.
He will attend the Firemens’ convention
Monday morning.
The President and party will reach
Washington on the return Uj t > nver the
Southern Railway at 6:30 o'clock on the
morning of September 10th and will leave
half an hour later in a private ear at
ta'he-1 to a regular train over the Penn
sylvania Railroad for Jersey City cn
route to Oyster Bay.
In a statement issued by the White
House today it was announced that the
local committees of the four cities, at
which ‘-tops ar~ scheduled on the South
ern trip, will bo received at the places
they represent, the limited accommoda
tions of the trains rendering it impracti
cable to take them on board in advance.
Roosevelt Goes to Washington.
(By the Associated Press.)
New York, Sept. s.—The President left
Jersey City at 1:14 p. m. for Washing
ton. Chief of Police Murphy, of Jersey
City and forty uniformed men. besides a
score of detectives, were on duty at the
ferry house and railroad station, and a
careful guard, was kept over the Presi
dent until his train departed.
Before boarding the train Mr. Roose
velt shook hands with the station mas
ter. In response to the latter's inquiries
the President said he was feeling quite
well. Secretary Cortelyou said he was
feeling fairly well and had about recov
ered from the effects of Wednesday’s
I accident.
Dispatch From King Edward.
(By the Associated Press.)
, Oyster Bay, L. 1., Sept. 5. —President
> and Mrs. Roosevelt and Kermit left Oyster
Bay for Jersey City this morning on the
Sylph. Mrs. Roosevelt and Kermit were
bound for New York. President Roose
velt has received from King f Edward of
England the following message:
’’London, September sth.
‘‘To the President of the United States:
‘‘The news of the accident caused me j
the deepest concern. I earnestly trust 1
to receive further assurance that it has I
not resulted in serious consequences to i
yourself.
(Signed.) “EDWARD, R. and I.”
NOT BY IHE LABT EBUPTION
Report of 2,000 People Killed Referred to
heaths Since 4 ngust 30th,
(By the Associated Press.)
Castries, Island of St. Lucia, B. W. 1.,
Sept. .—The report brought by the Royal ;
Mail steamer Yare, which arrived here
yesterday evening from Martinique, of the
loss of 2.000 lives through the recent out
break of Mont Pelee referred to the
deaths since August 30th and not to the
loss of life resulting from the reported
outbreak of Wednesday. September 3rd.
The eruption of Mont Pelee on Septem
ber 3rd was not remarkable, but there
was a terrific explosion from the Sou
friere, on the Island of St. Vincent. Sep
tember 3rd. The captain of the steamer
Savana, now here, confirming the report
cabled the Associated Press last night
that she ran into dense clouds of dust
when twenty miles southwest of St. Vin
cent at 2 o’clock in the morning of
Wednesday, adds that absolute darkness
prevailed soon afterwards, and that he
changed his course to due west in order
to escape the ashes which were falling
thick. The first officer could not see the
Captain two feet away and only knew
him by his voice. They did not see the
sun until about 10 a. m., the same day.
The steamer Yare further reports that
several more valuable plantations were
destroyed at the time of the recent out
break in addition to the toAvnships re
ferred to in previous dispatches, and adds
that the anxiety and dejection of the
surviving population is general.
IN LEXINGTON TODAY.
Junior Order Flag Raising Will Make The
Cay a Memorable One-
(Special to News and Observer.)
Lexington, N. C., Sept. s.—Tomorrow is
to be a gala day when the exercises for
the flag raising over the Lexington
Graded School take place. These begin
at three o’clock.
The order of exercises is as follows;
Procession will form at Hedrick's Hall
at 2 o'clock. Chaplain and orators in
carriages.
Many beautiful floats.
Members of the Jr. O. IT. A. M.
' When formed will march down Main to
Sixth street to Seminary building.
Opening exercises by chaplain.
Presentation of Bible by Rev. J. C.
Leonard. Presentation of flag by Hon.
Zeb V. Walser.
Educational addresses by J. Y. Joyner,
State Superintendent, and Governor C.
B. Aycock.
Raising flag by Juniors.
Conference With Boer Generals.
(By the Associated Press.)
London,
tween the Boer generals, Botha, De Wet
and De La Roy, and Colonial Secretary
Chamberlain, was held today at Downing
street. The generals were escorted to
the Colonial office by an official of that
department of the government and drove
there «n an open carriage. They re
ceived a hearty welcome from the con
siderable crow’ds assembled at either end
of the route.
JJst prior to the generals' departure
from their hotel, Abraham Fischer, the
Boer d ’legate, had a conference with
them.
Lord Kitchener and Lord Onslow’, Under
Secretary of State for the Colonies,
participated in the conference. which
lasted two hours.
The faces of the generals as they drove
hack to their hotel gave no hint as to
whether they had derived satisfaction
or otherwise 'rora the conference.
Mr. Chamberlain has authorized the
announcement that the proceedings will
be. published later in a blue hook.
Investigating tiie Merger.
(By the Associated Pres«.)
Louisville. Ky., Sept. s.—The investiga
tion of the alleged merger of the South
ern and the Louisville and Nashville
Railways, which was begun the first of
this week by the Kentucky Railroad
Commission, Avas continued today and
President Milton H. Smith, of the
Louisville and Nashville, was called upon
to give his testimony. He. occupied the
entire morning session and a greater
portion of the afternoon but the rarn)-
bers of the commission refused to give
out any statement regarding the evi
dence.
Atllla Cox, president of the Louisville,
Henderson and St. Louis Railroad and
a director of the Louisville and Nash
ville, also was summoned before the
commission this afternoon.
State Attorney General Pratt was pres
ent at the sessions and assisted in ques
tioning the witnesses.
The Cross Bearers’ Circle of the King’s
Daughters has been reorganized by Mrs.
F. A. Olds. The officers arc: Leader,
Mrs. N. G. Whitfield; Vice-Leader, Mrs.
G. A. S*rickland; Treasurer, Miss Nan
nie Spellman, Secretary, Mrs. J. J. Ber
nard.
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY MORNING, SfcPTkMBEK 6, 1902.
Ifleeirunsihfforts
I ‘
The Last Feature in the
Mimic War Now at
An End
(By the Associated Press.)
Newport, R. 1., Sept. 5. —Admiral Hig
ginson’s fleet of battleships ran the forts
defending Newport harbor at 10 o'clock
and now lies at anchor off the Torpedo-
Station, and t.ie mimic war is practical
ly at an end. The secondary fleet of
smaller vessels followed about half an
hour later, aftfr the fight was over.
BY McCREA’S STRONG HANP-
Commerce is Protected During the Struggle in
the Haytien Republic,
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, Sept. s.—The Nacy De
partment has received from Commander
McCrea, of the Machias, a mail report
under date of Cape Haytien, August
16th., setting out in detail the steps
taken by that officer to prevent inter
ference with the world's commerce as a
result of the bitter insurrectionary
struggle now in progress in Haytien wa
ters. Commander MeCrea, from the na
ture of the ease, obliged to act without
opportunity to consult the Navy or the
State Department, but it is stated that
his vigorous and effective measures are
thoroughly approved. It appears from
the commander’s report that he took un
der his charge the commerce of nearly
all the European countries in addition to
that of his own. His attitude toward
Admiral Ivilliek, tlie insurgent command
er, as revealed in the report, is signifi
cant as indicating the adoption of a
stronger policy than has been heretofore
in the treatment of South and Central
American revolutions, which injuriously
affect the commerce of the world.
PLAN TOJUCKIIL
Steel Trusts’ Counsel So
Declares the Suit.
And Says David Lamon is the Chief Conspira
tor. Hearing Given by Vice Chan
c< 1 or Em°ry.
(By the Associated Press.)
Newark, N. J., Sept. s.—Vice Chancel
lor Emery gave a hearing today in the
suit brought J. Aspinwall Hodge and
others for an injunction to restrain the
United States Steel Corporation from
carrying out its plan to retire $200,000,000
of preferred stock and to issue $250,000.-
000 of 5 per cent bonds.
R. V. Lindabury, of counsel for the de
fendant, moved for an order directing
the complainants to come into court to
be cross examined as to what prompted
them to bring the suit, as to who was
back of it. and as to the motive of-the
suit, and to be cross examined on ques
tions touching their stockholdings.
Mr. Lindabury also moved for an order
to have the case stricken from the
records of the court as an imposition.
He declared that he and his associate
counsel. William I>. Guthrie and Charles
H. Corbin, were prepared to show by
their own affidavits that the suit was a
blackmailing scheme and a conspiracy,
with David H. Lamar as chief conspira
tor.
Mr. Lindabury then presented an affi
davit of Joseph E. Corrigan, a clerk in
the office of Guthrie. Cravath and Hen
derson, reporting a conversation he had
Avith James H. Lancaster, who had made
an affidavit when the suit was brought
in regard to the Valuation of the steel
plants. Lancaster, Corrigan averred, told
him that he had received SIOO for the
affidavit, not knowing it Avas to be used
in the suit agairtst the steel Corporation.
According to Corrigan, Lancaster claim
ed that Lamar told him that he Avould
pay him $250 per week to keep quiet, and
SIO,OOO Avhen the suit should be settled,
not later than November Ist, 1902.
R. H. Mac Carter, in replying to Mr.
Lindabury, characterized the strictures
regarding the good faith of the com
plainants as ‘ unAvarranted and uncalled
for. He then read an affidavit by James
H. Lancaster, filed August 29th, in which
denial was made of the allegation in the
Corrigan affidavit.
Vice Chancellor Emery withheld de
cision until next Tuesday.
Strikers Going Back to Work.
(By the Associated Press.)
Charleston. W. Va., Sept. s.—The news
that the strike in the Pocahontas re
gion has been declared off, is having big
i ffect in the Kanawha and New River
fields. Information that there will be
no “black list” will go a - long way to
ward weakening the strike here.
Adjutant General Baker reported to
Governor White this morning from Elk
horn that the strike is over there and
all collieries are employing all the old
men who apply for work.
Negro Murderer Hanged.
(By the Associated Press.)
Birmingham, Ala., Sept. s.—Taylor
Charleston, colored, was hanged h«*rc to
day at noon for the murder of another
negro. Charleston made a fervent prayer
upon the gallows and said he had nothing
against any living man. His neck was
broken. Twenty-live negro residents of
Bivminghari Avrre permitted to witness !
the execution. i
SIXTY MILLS READY
A Report That This Number
Are Pledged to Enter
a Merger.
(By the Associated Press.)
Huntsville, Ala., Sept. 5.—A report is
current here that sixty Southern cotton
mills have been pledged by their con
trolling interests to enter a merger. The
prime movers in the organization are
said to be Eastern capitalists who have
been in Huntsville for several days pro
posing to underwrite the amalgamation.
Sixty mills, according to report, have ac
cepted the plans of the merger and two
have refused to enter into the agree
ment.
The plan of the reported merger, it is
understood, provides only for the selling
of the mill products through a common
agency, each mill in the organization to
be operated independently.
Hester’s Cotton Statement
(By the Associated Press.)
New Orleans, Sept. s.—Secretary Hes
ter’s statement of the world’s Visible
supply of cotton issued today shows the
total visible to be 1.309,497 bales against
1,293,354 bales last week and 1,467,495
last year. Os this the total of American
cotton is 800,497 bales against 797,354
bales last week and 887,494 bales last
year, and of all other kinds, including
Egypt, Brazil, India, etc.. 509,000 bales
against 496,000 bales last week and 550,-
000 bales last year.
Os the world’s visible supply of cot
ton there is now afloat and held in Great
Britain and Continental Europe 700,000
bales, against 714,000 bales last year; in
Egypt 14,000 bales against 560,000 bales
last year: in India 138,000 bales against
335,000 bales last year and in the United
States 277,000 bales against 362,000 bales
last year.
Secretary Hester's statement issued
today shows the amount brought into
sight for the first five days of September
to be 136,534 bales against 65,458 bales
last year and 64,821 bales year before
last. Receipts at all United States
ports since September Ist. have been 90,-
148 bales against 38,796 bales last year;
overland across the Mississippi, Ohio and
Potomac Rivers. Northern mills and
Canada, 668 bales against 1.425 bales
last year; interior stocks in excess of
those held at the closq-of the commercial
year 12,538 bales against a decrease of
3.453 bales last year and Southern mill
takings 33,000 bales, against 25.700 bales
last year.
Foreign exports for the five dey3 have
been 32,370 bales against 25,778 bales.
The total takings of American mills,
North and South, and Canada, thus far
for the season have been 50,739 bales,
against 39,219 bales last year.
Since the close of the commercial
year stocks at American ports and the
twenty-nine leading interior centers in
creased 53.245 bales against an increase
for the same period last season of 44)
bales, and are now 91,809 bales less than
at this date last year.
Including amounts left over at ports
and interior town from the last crop and
the number of bales brought into sight
thus far for the new crop the supply to
date is 851.428 bales, against 425,125 bales
for the same period last year.
The Results at Sea Girt.
(By the Associated Press.)
Rifle Range, Sea Girt, N. J., Sept. 5.
The last day, but one of the big Inter-
State shooting tournament, was devoted
to firing in the skirmish team match and
the Leech Cup match. The former
won by the Second regiment. District of
Columbia team, with a total of 280 out
of a possible 300.
William F. Leushner, of New York,
proved the victor iu the Leech Cup match.
His total was 59 out of a possible 75.
Prior to today this match has not been
shot since the year 1882.
The skirmish team match was the most
spectacular event of theNneet and was
watched with interest by a large number
of spectators. Each team captain di
rected the firing of his team, uuder the
supervision of a range officer. The tar
gets used were silhouette arranged by
placing a kneeling figure on the right
flank of the line of figures, followed by
a standing and then a lying figure, re
peating this arrangement until there was
as many groups as there were competi
tors on the team.
Each competitor fires 15 shots, 660
yards to 200 yards and hack, there be
ing seven halts. The advance of each
team was at quick time and at double
time the firing from a kneeling and prone
positions.
The Mines Are Still Blazing.
(By the Associated Press.)
Bram.vfell, W. Va., Sept. s.—The fire of
West Pocahontas mines continues but the
ihree connecting mines on the West. Vir
ginia side are not. seriously damaged and
will he operated when the strikers re
sume work next Monday. The entrance
from the Virginia side, however, is still
the scene of active work in the endeavor
to subdue the conflagration.
The Government r Forces Defeated.
(By the Associated Press.)
Cape Haytien, Hayli, Sept. 5. —The
troops of General Alexis Nord, war min
ister of the Provisional Government,
wore defeated yesterday and the day be
fore near Litnbe. The opposing forces
are said to have lest heavily. General
Esmangard, who actually commanded
the oGvernment force engaged, was cap
tured by the revolutionists and a portion
of the government artillery fell into the
hands of the Artibonite forces.
After the defeat of his troops General
Nord returned to Cape Haytien with his
staff. The General hadan interview yes
terday with the French Ministe”, M.
Desperz, on the subject of the threaten
ing attitude assumed by certain classes
of the inhabitants against foreigners.
The troops of the provisional govern
ment are demoralized-
Tazewell Postoffice Robbed,
(By the Associated Pres 3.)
Tazewell, Tenn., Sept. s.—The safe in
the Tazewell postoffice was blown open
last night and four hundred dollars worth
of stamps taken. About SIOO in money
was also stolen. There is no clue.
On the Diamond.
National League.
(By the Associated Press.)
At Philadelphia—(First game) R H E
St. Louis .. ..0 00002201 4—9 15 4
Phila. .. >...0 30 0 1 10 0 0 o—s 12 6
(Second game) R H E
St. Louis 0 0040002 o—6 8 0
Phila 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o—o 7 3
At Brooklyn— R H E
Chicago 0 1100000 o—2 8 1
Brooklyn 0 1030020 x—6 12 0
At Boston—(First game.) R H E
Boston 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 o—3 5 3
Pittsburg.., 0 0210201 o—6 13 3
(Second game.) R II E
Boston 6 400002 x—l 211 2
Pittsburg 00001 00 0— 1 9 5
At New York— R H E
Cincinnati .. ..0 0 0 1 0 02 0 o—3 7 2
New York .. ..1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 x—s 10 2
American League.
(By the Associated Tress.)
At Detroit— R H E
Detroit 0 0 1 00000 0— 1 88
Baltimore .. ..01 3 06020 3—15 14 2
At Chicago— R H E
Chicago .0 0340 31 0 x—ll 13 2
Washington ....0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0— 3 8 C
Tt St. Louis— R H E
St. Louis 3 1 0 2 0 0 1 5 *—l2 16 1
Boston 0 0300000 0— 3114
At Cleveland— R H E
Cleveland .. ..2 0043100 *—lo 16 2
Phila 30001040 0 — 710 4
Southern League.
(By the Associated Press.)
Atlanta 3, New Orleans 7.
(Second Game.) —Atlanta 9, New Or
leans 0.
Birmingham 7, Shreveport 2.
Chattanooga 3, Memphis 2.
Nashville 6, Little Rock 13.
Eastern League.
(By the Press.)
Buffalo, 9; Toronto. 5.
Jersey City, 4; Worcester, 3.
Second game): Jersey City, 11; Wor
cester. 5.
Providence, 20; Newark, 6.
Rochester, 4; Montreal, 3.
(Second Game): Rochester, 9; Mon
treal. 5.
THE AGE OF THE POPULATION.
Its Increase From Decade to Decade Shown
by a Census ißeport
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington. Sept. 4.—The Census Bu
reau today issued a statement showing
the increasing age of the population
from decade to decade. The statement
gives the results of computing the me
dian instead of the average age. The
median is an ago that half the
population is under it and half is over
it.
The median age of the total popula
tion in 1900 was 22.8 as compared with
21.9 in 1890. The median age of the white
population in the last census year was
23.4 and the colored, including negroes,
Indians and Mongolians were 19.7, while
in IS9O the white population Avas 22.4
and the colored 18.3.
The report shows there was an increase
in the median age of the white population
during each decade of 1810 to 1890
amounting in the 90 years to 7.4 years or
an average amount of about five-sixths
of a voar in a decade. The mediam age
of the colored population increased after
1830, but with less regularity. The me
dian age of the colored population in
creases in the three years in seventy
year period from 1830 to 1000. or only
about half as fast as that of the white.
But during the last twenty years of the
century the increases for the two groups
has been substantially the sam«, 1.9
year v s for the colored and 2.1 years for
the white. The statement concludes as
follows:
“Many complex influences have co
operated in producing as a resultant this
steady change in the age composition of
the population. There may be mentioned,
the rapid progress of medical and sani
tary science which has tended to in
crease the average length of lifo, the
decrease in the relative number of chil
dren born, which as made in the earlier
age periods less preponderant numerically
in the total population, and the influx
especially since 1840 of great numbers of
adult immigrants, increasing the num
ber in the older age periods. The dif
ference between the white and colored
populations is doubtless due to the fact
that these influences have wrought more
powerful upon the white race than upon
the colored.”
I xv JrT'IVE CENTS.
AN IMPORTANT SUIT
trustees Confederate Me
morial Association Meet
To Outline a Defense in the Suit of General
Underwood for Seventeen Thousand
Dollars.
• (Special to News and Observer.)
Charlotte, N. C., Sept. s.—The board
of trustees of the Confederate Memor
ial Association held a vei*y important
meeting in this city today. Those pres
ent were Gen. Clement A. Evans, of
Georgia; Robert White, of West Vir
gina; George D. Johnson, of Alabama;
B. H. Teague, of South Carolina; Thos.
S. Kenan, of North Carolina: J- B.
Briggs, of Kentucky; G. Taylor Ellysou,
of Virginia, and J. M. Hickey, of Wash
ington.
The meeting of the board was far the
purpose of outlining a defense that will
be made against the suit of General Jno.
C. Underwood, Superintendent and Sec
retary of the Association, who has
brought an action to recover the sum of
$17,000 alleged by him to be due for com
mission and salary. In this claim he
includes commission on the hundred
thousand dollar donation of the late
Charles Broadway Rouss toward the*
construction of the baMle abbey upon
the condition that a similar sum should
be raised by the association.
In connection with the Rouss offer the
board asserts that it was made before
General JJnderwood became secretary,
and that the association is in no sense
indebted to General Underwood for the
subscription made by Mr. Rouss. The
board has employed Col. Robt. White, of
Wheeling, as general counsel for the as
sociation, and will contest the claim in
order to protect the interest of the asso
ciation . As the matter is a question oi
law the board declines to give out for
publication what will be its line of de
fense.
In an interview with your correspond
ent this evening, J. Tayior Ellyson, a
member of the board, said it would be
doubtless gratifying to the friends ot
the association to know that not a dollar
of the money given for the permanent
fund has been used, and that all the
funds for the construction of the bat
tle abbey and its endowment have been
sacredly preserved, and that there is to
the credit of Hon. George L. Christian
at Richmond, treasurer of the associa
tion, more than one hundred thousand
dollars- " > ...
(By the Associated Pres 3.)
Charlotte, N. C., Sept. s.—Sept. s.—At
a meeting of the board of trustees of the
Confederate Memorial Association held
here today, the office of Superintendent
and Secretary, held by John C. Under
wood, was declared vacant. General
Clement A. Evans, of Georgia, President
of the Association, presided- The meet
ing was held to consider the suit of Mr.
Underwood against the Confederate Me
morial Association for more than $17,000
which he claims due him cn salaries and
commissions, including a commission on
the subscription of SIOO,OOO made by the
late Charles Broadway Rouss. The
trustees reaffirmed their hitherto ox
nressed opinion that such a claim is
preposterous. A resolution was adopted
declaring the office vacant. General
Robert White, of West Virginia, was
choseq to represent the association in
combatting Underwood's claim. After
the meeting the members of th« board
called in a body on Mrs. Stoncvail
Jackson.
Professor Vircliow Dead.
(By the Associated Press.)
Berlin, Sept. s.—Professor Rudolf Vir
chow, the pathologist, died here at 2
•o’clock this afternoon.
The evening papers here print glowing
eulogies of the deceased professor, class
ing him as the world’s greatest medical
and scientific reformer, and saying that
no other man had so deeply influenced
modern medicine, and that no other had
such a world-wide reputation and so
many followers in all lands. The papers
also praise his humanitarian activity in
improving the Berlin hospitals and sani
tary institutions, and Liberal organs ex
tol his political activity and unswerving
liberalism.
Crescsus Fails to Beat Himself.
(By the Associated Press.)
Columbus, Ohia, Sept. 4.—The cham
pion trotter Cresceus failed in an attempt
to lower his record of 2:0214 today, trot
ting the mile in 2:04 flat. The weather
was chilly and a strong wind from the
northwest seriously with his
speed in the second and third quarters.
The horse reached the half in 1:00%, but
the effort against the breeze was too
much for him and he lost at least two
seconds in the third quarter. He was
paced Fuy two runners and a rider on a
motor cycle followed his sulky. The
time by quarters, 29%. 1:05%, 1.33%,
2:04. Six thousand people watched the
performance.
To Address the Grand Army.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, Sept. 4.—President Roose
velt has accepted an invitation to review
the parade of veterans to occur during the
forthcoming encampment of the G. A. li.
on Wednesday, October 8.
Agram, Hungary, Sept. 4.—The procla
mation of martial law' here yesterday af
ternoon has resulted in the restoration
of order. The police have replaced the
military iu patrolling the streets.