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r)e Cliailjam wccord. H. A. LONDON, Editor and Proprietor, Terms of subscription, $1.50 Per Year. Strictly in Advance 0OKS DANGEROUS Bold Action of Russin Popular Assembly MAY LEAD UP TO REVOLUTION Parliament's Action in Following the Sxainple of Trench States General of 1789 and Becoming a Revolu tionary Body, Sends an Electric Shock Through the Country. Bt. Petersburg, By Cable. With breathless anxiety, society awaits the r.overnment Ts response to the bold action of the lower house of Parlia ment Saturday, which in censuring the miuisiry and demanding its retire ment, was like a deliberate slap in Hie face and a direct challenge which tin government, though inclined to prefer its usual policy of temporizing slid compromise, cau hardly avoid Meeting-. Parliament has burned the bfulges and virtually bus taken the -tep which the French States General when it transformed itself into a National Convention. Vy flaunting the fundament al laws nr.d practically declaring that it pro joses to exercise full parliamentary rights with a responsible ministry, ei has become, in the eyes ot-the law, a revolutionary body, and from that position there seems no relief. The news of the action of .the House tame like an electric shock, the peo- pie geueraily being as greatly sur prised as the bureaucracy at the promptness with which the whole of (he jrovernment "s policy was abso lutely scorned. Both sides recognize tin- amtciiess and seriousness of the moment, but panic is in the govern ment and not tac poplar camp. Belt Kills Five at Game. Mobile, Ala., Special. About three miles from the city Sunday after noon during the progress of a ball liame in an open field, a thunder si. i in came up accompanied by vivid luhtuiug which struck in the midst tit the crowd of spectators, instantly killing 5, and injuring 2-5 more or lc.-s seriously. The dead are : Don Touart. aged 21. Stephen Tou aged 1. (Sons of Stephen J. Tnuart). Arthur Moody, aged 19. Two negroes, John (Jrecn and Charles Thomas. Seriously injured: John Yofkers and Fred Johnson. Among the painfully injured were Fred Bureh, Joe Dolbear and George Clevelrmd. At least fifteen twenty pt'.ifii-s were shocked, gud Knocked (,vn by tho itiycke, who. quickly re covered srd were able to leave ths The field was strewn with bia Si shoes aad clothing1 from ihem vthb were killed or seriously injured and the bodies of the dead presented a terrible spectacle, being burned in numerous places. A silver dollar laken from the pocket of one of the victims was melted on both sides. Charter For Virginia Fair. Richmond, Special. The Virginia State Corporation Committee issued a charter to the Virginia State Fair Association, with a maximum capital of $200,000 and with the following officers and directors: Henry S. Stu art, president; John Stewart Bryan, vice-president ; Henry C. Cabell, treas urer; Charles B. Cooke, secretary; J. T. Anderson, M. A. Chambers, J. G. -orley, W. E. Cutshaw, E, G. Leigh, L. 0. MUlev,' John Murphy, M. Patterson, E. B. Synod, Joseph "uilorstein, and A. B. Williams, di rectors. . Knights Templars In Bristol. Bristol, Special. The Grand Com manded, Knights Templars, of Ten nessee, convened in its fortv-fourth annual session in Bristol Avith the largest attendence in many vears. A street parade iu Templar "uniform "as a feature. The welcome address, ay John II. Caldwell, of Bristol, was responded to by Grand Commander Jacob C. Smith. Union-Buffalo Mills Sold. Lmcm, Special. It was exactly 32.071-2 p. m. that Wm. Elliott, Jr., attorney of Columbia, representing !he nion-Buffalo Mills Company, bid 111 for $1,239,400 the Union cotton "nils and its entire property, consist of plant, real estate, and accounts tJ21s amount being $32.74 more than ihe Federal Court had fixed as the up set price. Mr. Elliott, who was re- t0 deIsit a certified check for before being allowed to bid, the only person doing so. A Serious Crime. Winston, Special. Rev N. L Gle e,in, colored, was convicted in the 'ipenor Court of "eannal knowledge ut a child under fourteen." There ;(' two other indictments like the 'j"ve against him, and one for ab-(l!;,tl"S- the wife and daughter of ""other man to Pittsburg, Pa. Dur- h.'ial ifc was shown that Glenn, uuu his pastorate here, conducted l l'hysieal culture school for female members of his congregation. VOL, XXVIII, CURRENT NEWS ITEMS Epitome of Current , Happenings of Interest Briefly Told. A $20,000 fire occurred at Amherst Courthouse, Va. The 20th of May celebration at Charlotte, N. C, was a great sv.ccess, visitors 1 by the scores of thousands being in attendance. Everything pass ed off very pleasanly. The coroner's jury decided that Charles L. Spier, H. H. Rogers' con fidential man, was a victim of sui cide. President Truesdale, of the Debt ware, Lackawanna and "Western Rail road was mercilessly arraigned in an opinion by a New York court. The beautiful bronze tablets con taining the names of more thau 500 students of the University of Vir ginia who died for the South, Avere unveiled at the university. Peyton C. Hundley and Miss Lucy A. Corley had many difficulties iu. get ting married in Richmond because Mr. Hundley had been divorced. Commissioner of Agriculture Ivoin er, of Virginia, is going to Europe to induce emigrants to go to Virginia. Mr. John M. Glenn, of Baltimore, made an address before the Virginia Conference of Charities and Correc tions at Petersburg. Commander Southerland cables that i Santo Domingo revolutionists cap tured the fort at Macoris and re leased a number of political prison-" ers. President Roosevelt received the Gaek-war of Baroda at the White House. Henrik Ibsen, Norway's foremost poet and dramatist, is dead. The Russian Government issued a statement justifying its refusal to grant plenary amnesty. Count Salsky has been relieved of the presidency of the Russian Coun cil of the Empire. HetT Tsehirsky made his first state ment of Germany's policy since his appointment to the Foreign Office. . The International Postal Congress decided to increase the weight of let ters to one ounce. The Roumanians celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of that country's independence. . Former Chief Engineer John F. Wallace severely attacked Secretary Taft for his statement against Wal lace. Ex-Governor Montague will accept the President's appointment as a member of the Pan American Con gress. J. Harmon Robinette and T- Cleve land Robinette wero given peniten tiary terms in Roanoke fof alleged ex tensive fraudulent use of the mails; Gray Silver was nominatad for Sen ator in tfcQ Jackson county (W, Ya.) primaries. 0iJ9 negro k dead and another-will pobably die 63 the result of a shoot ing affray at Rosslyn, Va. Secretary Root spoke at a banquet given by Minister Quesada in celebra tion of Cuba's independence day. Ex-Senator Chandler declared that the Senate Rate bill invites interfer ence by the courts. A census bureau report shows that there are 3,400,000 telephones in the United States, with nearly 6,090,000, 000 calls a year. In an effort to collect an income tax from United States engineering offi cers engaged in work there, Canada has seized iheir household roods. According to reports from -Rome, Archbishop Farley, of New York, may be made a cardinal, - Pope Pius' fever increased some what Tuesday, but at night liad dis sappeared. So large a" portion of the work of Congress is still unfinished that some believe the session will last into July. The cruiser Columbia, with 600 ma rines left Philadelphia Tuesday under hurry orders for Santo Domin go. George D. Perkins is ahead of Gov. A. B. Commins in the Iowa Guberna torial race, and a split among Repub licans of that State is threatened. Hon. Champ Clark, of ' Missouri, snnkfl at the 20th of May celebration of rhnrlntte. N. C. on "The United States in the Twentieth Century." A treaty betwen the United Stares and Mexico relating to the use of the Rir. brand's waters was signed in Washington. Secretary Taft sent to Congress the Panama canal budget for the current year, carrying appropriations of $26, 34S,2S1.' The steamer Duchess of Bedford sailed from Victoria, B. with the Ant? lo-American expenditios. which is to "search for a supposed stretch of land in the Beaufort sea. It is reported that the Government will vigorously prosecute the Stand ard Oil Company, using the Garfield report as a basis. The Russian lower house of Parlia ment has decided not to depart from the regular order in sending its reply to tht speech from the Throne. The application to Attorney-General Mayer by William R. Hearst for quo warranto proceedings to have Mayor McClellan unseated was ar gued. . . RIIXSBORO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. a, THURSDAY. MAY 31, 1906. SENSATION SPRUNG Lively Times in Investigaiion of Dispensary Affairs THREATS OF BLOODSHED HEARD Member of New Board Accosts Sub Committeeman and After Threat ening His Life, Advises Him to Se cure a Gun Senator Christensen, Tells of H. H. Evans, Former Chairman's Threat to Kill Every Man "Who Testifies Against Him. Columbia, Special. A sensation was created here in the proceedings of the committee investigating the State Dispensary. The sub-committee, which has been doing all the work, consists of J. Fraser Lyon and Neils Christensen. They have proved petty grafts and nuhierous scandals in lo cal dispensaries and had started on he directors of the State dispensary. Mr. Lyon, while on his way to the committee meeting, was ac costed by Maj. John Black, a member of the new board, who in company with another, abused Mr. Lyon, threat ening his life, and told him to go arm himself. Senator Christensen hen arose and told that II. H. Ev ans, former chairman of the board had hreatened to kill every witness on the stand if they should testify against him. The entire committee, after consid eration in executive session, decided o place the matter in the hands of" Governor Heyward, as he alone can remove from office a dispensary of ficial. Conference for Young Women. Asheville, Special. The annual Southern Conference for Youn-r Wo men will assemble here June 8 for a 10-days' session. The sessions of the conference will be held at Kenihvorth In"., r.nd it Is expected rhat a large attendance will be had. The confer ence last year attracted many reli gious workers from various parts of he country and was one of the most important religious gatherings of the season. The mornings aud evenings will be devoted to conference work, while the afternoons will be given ov er to recreation. Mrs. J. S. Griffith of Chicago, chairman of the American committee, will preside- during the conference. Mob to Meet Train. Marysville, Ohio, A mob of 1,000 people gathered at tho railroad sta tion here when Fred Irwin, a negro charged with assaulting Mrs. Ellen Thompson, was brought froni Cplum bus, where he was arrested.. Sheriff Dojenbaugh thwarted the crowd by taking the prisoner from the train at another point, Tho mob mada a dash for tha jail and arrived thsro juat a the jail doors closed on the prisoner. The crowd was demonstrative and threatening, but-was unorganized and later dispersed after being addressed by the sheriff. Woman Mysteriously Murdered in South Carolina. Charleston, S. C, Special. A dis patch from Aiken says: Mrs. E. B. Wilson, wife of a well known farmer, living about .12 miles from here, near Beech Island,, was shot and probably mortally wounded at 1 o'clock Wed nesday morning, the bullet having been fired through a broken pane in the window of her bedroom. Mrs. Wilson was in bed, with her young baby and in the next room slept her husband and two other children. Two pickets were found off the yard fence and the foot prints of a man discov ered leading to and from the place. Charged With Murder. San Francisco, ' Special. Earnest Denicke, wealthy San Francisco banker and capitalist, was arrested here on the charge of manslaughter. Denicke was released later under a bond of $5,000. On April 20 it is said Denicke, wearing , a uniform of a lieutenant of the United States army, shot and killed an unidentified man on Lombard street wharf. To newspaper men he admitted the charge, but refused to talk further until he had counsel secured. He Committed No Crime. New York, Special. The Supreme Court of the appellate division decided that eGo. W. Penkins, of the firm of J. P. Morgan & Company, committed no crime, when he contributed money of the policy-holders of the New York life Insurance Company to the cam paign fuuds of the Republican partj'. Justice Gresnbaum 'is reversed and Perkins discharged from custody. Nominations and Confirmations. Washington, Special. The Presi dent sent the following nominations to the Senate: Postmasters North Carolina, "Eliza S. Craft, Williams; Virginia, A. M. Stimson, Hot Springs; II. F. Butt, Jr., Portsmouth; Archie Jones, Chincoteague Island. The Sen ate" confirmed the nomination of D. A. Tate to be postmaster at South Pitts burg, Tenn, MUST APPLY TO EXPORTS Jurisdiction of the Goverriaent in Ex port Freight Rates is Upheld by Federal Judge McPheraon at Kan sas City in Decision Overruling De murrer of the Burlingion Bailway. Kansas City, Mo., Special. The de murrer of the Burlington Railway, denying the jurisdiction of the gov ernment in export freight rates, was overruled in the United Siates. Court here by Judge Smith McPherson, of Iowa. The decision is of great im portance to shipning interests of all sections of the country and of particu lar weight at present because it tends to destroy the contention of the rail ways that export rates need not be made public. It means, too, that the Burlington Railway and the other railroad cor porations and persons indicted here in December must stand trial on the eharge of accepting rebates. The trial of the Burlington was set for May 31. Attention was dravn to the report of the inter-Slate commerce eommis sion, December 14, 1905, in which it. was said that "it was a mooted ques tion whether the present act requires carriers to file, aud maintain tariffs under which they transport exports and imports, but the commission has a number of times decided that the statutes covered this point." "The same section," the decision sa3's, "finds the same kind of com merce included by the act, "and in cludes from the United States to a foreign country." The fact that half a billion of dollars' worth of ex ports are shipped from the United States is a powerful argument in fa vor of the proposition that they should not be hampered with rate tariffs difficult or impossible lo observe be cause ocean rates vary from day to day. But is that an argument that can persuade the courts upon the question of what construction shall be given a statute if such statute is valid?" The statule, Judge McPherson Bays, forbids lowering the rates except on three days' notice, and forbids rais ing them except on 10 days' notice. It is clear, he continues, "that car riers by railways and water inland, when acting under a common agree ment, are covered by the statutes, as well as commerce by any method with an adjacent foreign country. And as to inter-state comerce, it is included. Because these are specifi cally enumerated, it is contended that all others are excluded. Conceding the force of this elementary and rec orgnized rule of construction, there, in my opinion, is the error of the entire argument of defendant's coun sel. Congress did not enumerate ocean commerce, because it woujd, haye been fnvoWus tP SQ; ' JaU Tot Senator Bu?tes. Wash ins ton, Special Tho Supreme Court of the United States rendered a der-ision in the case of United States Senator Joseph R. Burton, of Kan sas. The decision was against Bur ton, affirming the decision of the Unit ed States Circuit Court for the east ern district of Missouri, by which Burton was sentenced to six months' imprisonment in the jail of Iron coun ty. Mo., required to pay a fine of .f 2,500, and deprived of the right to hereafter hold office under the gov ernment., $100,000 Fire at Abbeville, Ala. Dothan, Ala., Special. Fire at Ab beville, Ala., destroyed the business section of the town causing a loss es timated at $100,000. Theamount of insurance is not stated, but it is be lieved to. be less than half the total loss. The residence section of the citv escaped. Indiana Prohibitionist! Meet. Indianapolis, Ind., Special. The State convention of the. prohibition ists of Indiana opened here at Tom I instil Hall. A large number of del egates were represented. The pro hibitionists have been very active lately in this State and estpeet to make an aggressive fight at the com ing campaign. They intend to put up tickets in every county in the State Clinton N. Howard, of Rochester, N. Y., a prominent temperance orator, was the principal attraction at the afternoon session. " Traveling Man's Slayer Removed Bluefield, W. Va., Special: tt'ehry McNew, the WittBhS Mills blacksmith who in a fight Saturday shot and killed Charles Brown, a commercial traveler, and wae capture on Mount Tabor was carried to Tazewell Court House, Va., for safe keeping. Mc New has a very bad cut over the nose and eye and claims that Brown at tacked him with steel knuckles and by doing so froccd him to shoot and to kill. Louisana to Norfolk; Yajrd, Newport News, Va Special. The first-class battleship Louisana left here Tuesday afternoon for the Nor folk navy yard, where she will be turned over to the rovernment. The Lousiana is the first to be delivered in competition between government and - private yards, in the building race "which has beeu on ftv nearly two yeass, "" - NORTH STATE NEWS i . Items of Interest Gleaned From Various Sections FROM MOUNTAIN TO SEASHORE Minor Occurrences of the Week of Interest to Tar Hcls Told in Para graphs. Charlotte Cotton Market. These prites represent 'the prices paid to kagons : Good middling .113-4 Strict middling.. 113-4 Middling.. .. 115-8 Good middling, tinged . . . v . .11 5-8 Stains 91-2 to 101-2 General Cotton Market. Galveston, dull . 11 7-16 New Orleans, steady 115-16 Mobile, steady. . 11 1-8 Savannah, quiet .... ..113-16 Charleston, quiet. . . ..111-8 Wilmington, steady.. .4 4. 4. 11 1-2 Baltimore, nominal . . . 4 an. ill 3-4 New York, quiet 11.90 Boston, quiet 11.90 Philadelphia, steady .. .... ..113-8 Augusta, quiet .. .. 111-4 Memphis, steady and nominal. 11 5-1(5 St. Louis, quiet 11 3-8 Cincinnati.. .... , .. . Louisville, firm 11 5-S Big Celebartien Closes. Charlotte, Speekl. The greatest celebration in the history of the city came to a close Thursday night, after fitting honor had i&en done to the signers of the Mecklenburg Declara tion of Independence. Looking back at the four days, it is hard to realize just how big aud full events they were. The city thinks a little and tries to consider just how it has man aged to be host to so many thousands; how such a variety of attractions were arranged and successfully car ried through. The parades, -the ad dresses; the midway attractions, the music by the Marine and otheS bands, the drills and exercises of the troops, State and Federal all were up to the highest standard. 'All in all, the celebration was such as will long be remembered by those present, and will do much to make Charlotte more widely and generally known. Convicts Killed by Guards. High Point, Special. As a result of an attempt to gain their liberty, Thursday loonrng, James B. McMil lan, white, and Jesse Thompson, col ored, convicts at the camp now here, are dead. Three negroes who ran with them made their escape, The negro was kiled outright. McMillan WBe shot thrpugh the back and died at thp Junior Qrder Uospitgl here, & few hours afterward!, It is M that Mc Millan planned the Heaps with the four negroes an they All made a dftsli for liberty at the scras time. He was the first man shbt. Officers were here after the city's blood Whitebeek and a posse is now on the track of the three negroes. Rev. T. J. Gattis Dead. Charlotte, Special. Rev. Thomas Jefferson Gattis died at his home, 506 East Fifth street, Friday morning at 4:45 o'clock. Mr, Gattis had been in declining health for several months and his death was not unexpected. Mr. Gattis was born in Orange county, North Carolina, 68 years ago. He had been A minister Of the Gospel and a member of the North Carolina Methodist Conference for 45 years. He was a colporteur for both conferences in this State for a number of years and, during part of that time, served also for the South Carolina Conference. Items of State NWs. The commencement exercises oi Elon College will take place June 4th to 7th. Dr. B. F. Dixon, State Au dieor, will deliver the address. . Thomas A. Edison, the celebrated inventor and electrician, has been in Lincoln County, for some time looking for the rare mineral, cobfllt, which he expects to find in that part of the State. - Ladjr Silled sit Charlotte. Charlotte; & G:; Special. Mrs. Maggie MeCbrkle;' tvife of Mr; Thos J. McCorKle, who hvi ed" at Nortt Cedar street; wa run over,4nJ killed by slSbutEerii Rkilwy shifthig en gine Friday ihorhiiig about 3 ti 'clock. The acident occurred at the coal chute on the extension of Third street Young Girl Run Over. Ra'sigh, Special. Bertha Fowler, a white girl aged 13 years, was instant ly killed here Friday morning by a locomotive while on her way to a cotton mill where she was employed. North State Brevities. The Forsyth grand jury returned a true bill for murder' against Sam Kobre Will Plean and J. E. Whitebeek for the killing of Henry Kobre at Winston on January 21st last. The National Cotton Mills (Incor porated) was granted a charter with iuu,uyu total auuomea ana ,uuy suoscrioea capuai slock, xivg yiiuw pal offices are at Lumberton, Ay NO. 42. NORTH CAROLINA CROPS The Condition of North Carolina Crops For Week Ending Monday, May 21 as Givea Out fey the De partment. The -weather in general during the past week has been dry with warm days and cool nights. Most of the vegetation which was not killed out right has recovered under the influ ence of the warm weather and the abundant sunshine of the past seven days. The mean temperature for the State was about 72 degrees which is about 5 degrees above normal. The highest temperature reported was 96 degrees on the 18th in Halifax Coun ty; and the lowest was 45 degrees on the 16th in Henderson County. The rainfall amounted to practically noth ing except in Buckingham s County where 1.84 inch fell on the 19th. All crops are now badly in need of rain in the greater portion of the State; the ground is hard and dry which pre vents plowing and the proper germi nation of seed. A. H. THIESSEN, Section D.; rector. Conductor Badly Hurt. Goldsboro, Special. A freight conductor on the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, by the name of Thos. Pcr ritt, from Faison, met with a serious accident in this city. He was stand ing on the rear end of the coboose, when without warning the engineer applied the emergency brakes, brings ing the train to a sudden stand-still throwing Mr. Ferritt violently against a tool box about middleway the car breaking three ribs, and otherwise injuring him internally. Funeral Directors to Meet at Ashe-' ville. Greensboro, Special. The execu tive committee of the North Carolina Funeral Directors and . Embalmers Association held a meeting in the of fice of Undertaker E. Poole here for the purpose of arranging for the an nual meeting of the association- in Asheville June 5-7. The executive committee is composed of J. Frank Morris, of Winston, president ; W. L. Bell, of Concord, secretary; and E. Poole, of Greensboro, treasurer. Will Sue Greensboro. Greensboro, Specials It is learned from an authorative source that suit will be instituted in a day or two in Federal Court against the City of Greensboro by the Southern Paving Construction Co., of Chattanooga, .?pnn.. to PPmp&l the payment of the 13,0000 aim4 to due m U trflet for repaying EIm ttrt with vitvlfled brick. Forest Fires la Craven. Newbern, gpeclal- Forest fires are dgftin raging fiercely on the north side of the Neuse and the people of Bridgd' ton are alarned lest the flames des troy thoir village. The fire is locat ed along the line of the Pamlico, Ori ental & Western "Railway. Sunday this city was filled with a great quan tity of smoke and ashes from the fire. The fire is caused by the dry weather and has resulted in much damage. To Vote on Graded School. Glenola. Randolph county, is to vote soon for a gtaded school to be main tained by special taxation. Froi. Jj. L. Hobbs and Dr. Nixon lately made talks there in behalf of the school. Glenola is on a boom. New stores are going up and mills and brick manu factories have been established. Sills Negro at Coal Creek. ' Coal Creek, Special. "Bud" Crip pen, a negro, was shot and killed by Deputy Sheriff L. C. McGhee. Deputy McGhee attempted to arest Crippen for carrying & pistol. The latter drew his weapon and fired twice at the offi cer, but both efroU -tteflt wild. The officer returned the fire and A bullet took effect in the bowels, killing Crip pefl; "The negro came here from La Foliette aild was said to have been drinking when the officer attempted to jtrrest him. i. ""' Petition iii Bafikrsptey. Winston-Sttkmn, Special. The El- kin Chair Company, at Ellcifl has filed a voluhtify petition in bankruptcy. The concern's liabilifiSS placed at $7,000 and assetts at $5,000 ine first meeting of creditors will be held nf h office of Manor J. E. Alex ander, referee in bankruptcy, in this city on the 24th insfcant. Fayetteville's New Mill Assured. Fayetteville, Special, The estab lishment of a plantr by the Victory Print Cloth Manuafcturing Company is now an established fact, all the Stock having been secured, meet- in" will" be held Monday to secure a : held jvionaay w tsecuie ... . i i r I eharter. Dr. H. W. .Lilly ana mr. w. v. jjicwom nave gon .v t -n 1 . har.i " " -- - i lotte io mase- anwigwwHto ' chinery. jtyc Ctiattjam Uecori. RATES OF ADVERTISING, On squtr, on inieriloB 11.00 One square, two insertions 1.60 One square, one month 2.6(7 For Larger Advertlse - ments Liberal Con tracts will be made. IT WILL HELP SOUTH Provisions of New Immigration Measure NEW ORLEANS GETS AN OFFICIAL Senator Gallinger's Proviso, Authoriz ing the Maintenance of Agencies at Immigration Stations by States and Corporations Interested Tacked on to the Measure. Washington, Special. A bill of un usual interest to the Soulh was the immigration act passed by the Senate on Wednesday. The bill consists qf a series of am3ndments to the exLting law, all of them intended to permit stricter regulations for keeping out the defec tive classes of aliens. The head tax is increased from $2 to $5. The ques tion of sectionalism cropped out dur ing diecussion on the amendment authorizing the creation of a bureau of information for the benefit of im migrants. On this point Senator Mc Creary said that especial effort should be made to secure a better distribu tion of immigrants thau is obtained under the present system. Now, he said, most of the new comers locate in the eastern States and. large cities, where they are not needed, whereas the South, where immigration is de sired, is almost entirely overlooked. In suport of his contention he said that 2S5,0Q0 aliens located in New York last year, and -only 600 sought homes in Kentucky. He also called attention to the fact that the South is not represented in the immigration service and criticised the arrange ment as sectionalism. Senator Spooner defended the pres ent immigration service against the charge f sectionalism and -said the commissioner of immigration was in no sense an agent for the States. Senator Bacon said the provision permitting State representation at the stations should be so extended as to permit immigration societies to be represented, his object being to af- '"ford railroads an opportunity to present the advantages of the country penetrated by them. After " further debate, an amend ment offered by Mr. Gallingcr was modified and adopted. As agreed to it authorizes the creation of a division of information, limits-the expense to $20,000 and authorizes States and Territories and corporations interest ed ia immigration io maintain agencies at the immigration stations. A suggestion by Senator McCreary authorizing the apointment of a commissioner of immigration at New Orleans was agreed to. FACTS WORTH KNOWING. Us ARgcJss ffa Not Suffered From Bcecni giythfiske. A fiiuaber of exasrgemtcd nnd iu leading reports in regard to the eYtWt upon Los Angeles of the recent San Francisco earthquake having "been widely published throughout the East the Los Angeles .Chamber of Com merce, by unanimous vote of the board of directorc, has prepared for circulation the following brief state ment of facts : The damage done by earthquake in San Francisco, outside of the loss of life, did net exceed five per cent of the total damagf done by lire- and earthquake. Los Angeles is 500 miles from San Francisco, a distance equal to that from Charleston, S. C., to Washington, D. C. Since the founding of Los Angeles by the Franciscan fathers, on Sept. 4th, 1771, up to the present dale, , there hag never been any injury what ever done to life or property by an earthquake shock in or near the city. . Geologists say that the rock foun dation underlying, the city of Los Angeles is of such a nature that it is as safe from danger of e'arthquake as any locality in the United States. From the earliest recorded history of California, down to the date of the Sail Francisco earthquake," the en tire number of lives lost by earth quake shocks, within th- confines of the state, have not aggregated over 100, if so much, or Jess loss of lire than has frequently been caused by a single cyclone or tornado. Business m Los Angeles Is booming, the manufacturers and wholesale mer chants being over-taxed to supply t.e extraordinary demands made upon them for supplies. Los Angeles being for the time the leading city of the Pacific Coast. Real estate values' in Los Angeles have not suffered at all from the San Francisco calamity. On the contrary, prices of industrial property have shown a tendency to increase, owing to tjie large number of firms that are edntejhpvting establishing themselves here, soiete temporarily, others perma nently. Lo9 " yvngeles Chamber oi Commerce. Small Outbreak in Santo Domingo Washington, Special. News of an other small outbreaks in Santo Do-' mingo reached here from a naval of ficer on that station, to the follow ing effect: "News has been receiv ed of an insurrection at Marcoris, a , v . . : . I Santo Domms-o. in which prisoners .., ' ,ala ;fiirr. - , Amefmn jnterests endau gered,"
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