ff)c Chatham Hccorb.
M. A. LONDON,
EJitor and Proprietor.
TIERS OF SUBSCRIPTION, !
$1.50 Per Year.
girictk In Advance
i BY I. HEII
Issued By the Presidenl That
Will Stop Land Frauds
MUST BE BONA FIDE
Is jn form of Letter to Secretary
Hilcick and Directs That Here
after no Certificte, Patent or Oth
er Evidence of Titles Shall be Is
sued Under Law JJntil Actual Ex
amination Has Been Made on
Ground by Authorized Official of
Government Lands Already Ex
amined in This Manner Are Ex
cepted From Provisions of Order.
Washington, -'Special. President
Ki)tse !! has 'determined to put an
t'fit!. p'iMe, to frauds in the ae
qnwiii''" of public lands by iudivi-,!u:!'-'
and corporations. He has di-ivi-u-d
iliat, hereafter, no patent shall
,0 issued to pubiie laud until an ex-
amnu:::a-. or tne ground snail nave
Ivti; iaade by an authorized officer
ot
o-overnment.
The President's order is in the
i'onr. s t a letter to .secretary liiteh-
001
r.i.il nrulpv its nvnvisioriS- nr.
,'iv r.re lieim? ' sent out bv the of-
ViaL- 6i the general land office.
Folwiug'is. the. text of President
i;,)r- velt s letter.' '''
"Washington. Jan. 25, 1907.
'The Secretary of the Interior,
r-ir.v To prevent the fraud now
practiced in the acquisition of public
1;;kJs of the United Stctes. I have to
Jim-t that hereafter, no final certi
lic:u patent or other evidence of
tit ies shall be issued under the pub
lic iand laws until an actual exami
nation" has been made on the ground
by an, authorized 'officer of the gov
ernment; but the following- shall be
excepted from the force of this or
der: s ;
Exceptions to Order.
"(1) All claims which have here
tofore been examined on the ground
iy an authorized officer of the gov-eni-ieiit,
whose;. report is found 'satis
factory. " " ' '
All calims v,-he re heretofore
oil i'tioer of the government other
thai! officers authorized to take final
pro,:', shall have been present at
t':c tnkisj of final proof to cross- ex
a;i:ii:e claimant and witnesses, if such
pro,,;' is found satisfactory.
'":'. 411 claims where claimant s
c;.n;; Ikuce with. 'law has been estab
lish : by contest or other regular
auv-'i s(i proceedings.
"' ij Entries whieh may have
l" ; farmed by virtue of a!i act of
(V Lr- s-.
Selections and entries in
y'i:j';. ri. residence or improvement
u-.-uired by law, when 'the lands
! :; - therein are strictly speak
1: sarienlturdl districts, or when
charifr has been fixed by investiga
a ad classification made in ae-'""'h.-ue
with law.
," :!'-'a-""es of 'e-issuanee of pat-'-.'
tjjrcanse; of. some clerical error
ctMi-rii-' iu the patent heretofore
, " ' ! AH Indian allotments which
r?oUary ap,rov(?( jn rt.
c!...-,:; -wit-j instructions of the
-.i-:v:ivy of the Interior.
'm will issue all neeosary in-Mi-ucnons
to cany this order into ef-
Iect. -. '
'This order is in lieu of my (,Mer
fi December 13, 1900
(Signed)
"THEODORE ROOSEVELT.-'
Contractor Charged With Peonage
Sent on to Grand Jury
!i:.r,:ioke, Va., Special. John Sa
Ty' f'rtad-contractor arrested
'1 with peonage, was sent on to
tje federal grand jury by United
i:!' Commissioner White after a
i!,':,:'g that lasted two days.
First Georgia, Segiment to Camp at
Jamestown Exposition,
rlolk, Va., Special. Announce
Im".t was made from Jamestown Ex
P";t:on headquarter that, the Fifth
rda Regiment, the crack regiment
1 'at Sete, will encamp at the
! ' sit km from June J) to 17, com-;nvj(-t
frcm Atlanta under eoni
fc Col. C. L. Anderson.
For
1 :
Placing Additional Anchorage
iiiig-ion, .special. Kear Ad
i? E. -Hari irYoVoTi TT ' ,.'
siibmitted to the , Xavy . Depart-
an estimate of $lo,000 for plac
".tdnio!hl anchorage marks in
i'ton Roads &s -part of the gen
f'hui to have Hamj)ton Roads and
'h;.i eni vraters ready by the reid
"; April to receive the foreign
' o.-ciiig-.to lire Jamestown Expo
;? '.I:.e vwrk includes the.plac-
(,i lde beacons and making
rt Te publication of an anehor-
(;J4Tt . and . t ales Gf anchora
' -"cr lUiportant preparations of
-.T:e kmCt.
Jr.':.:
ibir,:
'li
ve f
v!i'.
i;i'.-
!;",:.
;r;i-
a i , i
the ;
iott Wili Probably Secover.
Tiir.nd. Fla., Special. Fred Mar-
Jio.was seriously injured when
; , automobile was wrecked
- iaeing- along-, Ormond-Dayton
at a speed'of nearly 125 miles
ii'.il
oil y
i:. :
iu.a lairjy comfortable
,.aiul Probably Avill recover It
--,f-'?rSt tbat the driver
i:: U0(l lntt'al injuries, but no
VOL. XXIX. PITTSBQRQ, CHATHAM
REVIEW OF WORK OF CONGRESS
What Our National Lawmakers Are
Doing From Day to Day
The Senate accepted the proposi
tion of the House of Representatives'
to increase the salaries of Senators,
Members and Territorial Delegates
to $7,500 annually, and those of the
Vice President, the Speaker of the
House aud members K of the Presi
dent ?s cabinet to $12,000. This ac
tion was taken by a vote of 53 to
21 and followed a duscussion of near
ly three hours. An amendment con
fining; the increase to cabinet officers
and the presiding officers of 'tthd
Senate and House, was voted down,
as was also a proposition to postpone
the increase until 1913.- ' ?
Senator Beve ridge of Indiana, be
gan an extended address setting- forth
the child labor conditions of the
country, in support of his pending
biil prohibiting inter-State commerce
in articles which are the product of
from 3 oclock until 4:30 and gave
notice that he would i conclude his
address Thursday.
President Roosevelt ?s message in
support of the ship subsidy was "re
ceived and read, by both houses, o.
Congress. , . ? ";
xVfter the reading- in the House,"
the message was referred to the 3orn-
mit'i PR ' mi jtio ri-I. ft ii t miiiio fl'li
eries, from which a mail subsidy!
measure has just been reported, in
the Senate the message was sent to
the committee on commerce.
The President calls attention to
the great desirability of enactment of
"legislation to help American shipping-
and American trade by. eucour
aging the buildings and runiiing of
lines of large and-7swift steamers tt)
South America and the Orient.
For An Increase of ihe Navy.
: An appropriation of 'about $)5,
000.000 is provided for in the naval
appropriation bill agreed upon by the
House committee on naval affairs.
The bill provides for in. additional
battleship of the type agreed upon .hi
the naval appropriation bill of last
year. It also makes provision foi-two
torepdo boat destroyers and appro
priates $2,000,000 . ' for submarine.
This $2,000,000 is additional to-the
$1,000,000 for submarines provided
in the bill last year, which has not
yet been expended. Provision is
made for about 3.000 additional sail
ors and 900 additional marines.
The new battleship provided for
in the bill is to be a sister ship of the
monster authorized by Congress last
year, which the bill requires should
"be a first-das battleship, carrying
as heavy armor and as powerful ar
mament as any known vessel of its
class, to have the highest practicable
speed and greatest practicable radius
of action.'"' The cost of the new bat
tleship is estimated at $10,000,000.
To Abolish Pension ; Agencies.
The House voted to abolish all
pension agencies throughout the
country, IS in number, and centra
lize the pavment of pensions in the
city of Washington. This e'etion was
taken on the pesion appropriation
bill after spirited opposition on the
part of those having pension agencies
in their States.
By a vote of 5S to 114 an amend
ment offered by Mr. Dalzell, of
Pennsylvania, restoring- the number
of agencies to 18 as 'at present, was
defeated. and.then an amendment
offered by Mr. Gardner 'of 'Michi
gan, consolidating- all the agencies in
one was adopted Avithout .division.
The pension appropriation bill car
rying $138,000,000 in round numbers
Avas passed.
A message from the President Wits
read relative to insurance, and at
2:30 out of respect to the memory of
the late Senator Alg'er, of Michi
gan, the -House adjourned.1 ' v v ' K
A Brief Session.
The Senate- was in session" Satur
day only for a little more than an
hour, the early adjournment being
taken to . permit attendance on . tha
funeral of the late Senator Alger. A'
few bills of minor importance were
passed, but mostof -.the ,time of the
sitting -was devoted' to the further dis
cussion of Senator Hale's resolution
providing for an inquiry into the per
sonal interest manifested B -haffl-officers
in the navy personnel bill.
The resolution was 'ultimately refer
red to the committee on naval affairs.
Washington Treatre Burned. :
Washington, Special. The Acade
my of Music, at Ninth and D. streets,
northwesj, was "almost' completely
gutted by fire of unknown origin
which broke out about 5 o'clock
i
Thursday morning.'; A 'number of of
fices were located in the building, as
was also the Spencerian Business Col
dege. None of these were fcLamaged
by fire, but wore flooded by water,
the fire being confined to the stage
and auditorium of the theatre. The
loss is estimated at $30,000. ; The
building was insured for $75,000.
Telegralipic Briefs.
Dr. Charles D. Walcott, director of
the Geological Survey, Avas elected
secretary of the Smithsonian Insti
tute. President Roosevelt sent a, special
message to ' Congress, urging the pas
sage of the Modified Ship Subsidy
bill.
The new River and Harbor bill
caries appropriations of $2,-215,000
for Baltimore.
FOUR DIE IN BURNING FAC10RX
Mill No. 1 of Cochedo Manufacturing
Company, Dover, N. H., Burned to
Ground Bodies of Four Boy Oper
atives, Charred Beyond Hope of
Identification, Found in" Smoking
Ruins and it is Believed Another
Will he Discovered.
Dover, N. H., Special. Dover's
most disasterous fire, Avhich occurred
Saturday, cost the lives of four and
probably five young mill operatives
and a property loss of half a million
dollars. The fire destroyed Mill No.
1 of the Cochedo Manufacturing Com
pany. The bodies of four boys, char
red beyond hope of identification,
were found in the smoking ruins,
and as five boys are known to be miss
ing, it is believed that another body
will be discovered.
The missing boys are:
' Charles Cosgrove, aged 16 years.
Constaiiline Elopulous, aged 10
years.
.. - John Nieholopulous, aged 15 years.
Redden, aged 15 years.
Hester, aged 15 years.
, Several of the, dnjured were hurt
while -descending by ropes.
The fire, broke out in .the mill not
lon after" the 500 or more operatives
had assembled i for' , heir day "is work.'
Friction , from belt t generated , sparks,
which lodged in a mass of cotton -and
the 'flames "quickly, spread 'throughout
the building. The' exits soon became
bldcked hly , a struggling mass of. mill
hands, and many were obliged, to
jump froin "the windows. Others se
cured ropes and 'descended to the
ground. ' '
There were several daring1 rescues
by firemen. -Four imprisoned' men on
the fourth floor were taken out of a
window, though not until they had
climbed one-, by .biie down a stout;
pole which J,he, 4Ke.niey ladjnadeifasfc
to the tpp. to ui gadder f toohqrt to
reach the windpw silU Thtotd Joss
is $500,0'00, cy vered by insurance.
12 Killed in Explosion. ,
Weston, W. . Va., 1$ Special re-Five
Americans audi seyen Italians are
known to be dead as he result of an
explosion of fire damp in the Penn
sylvania Company's mine at Lorenz.
W. Va., near, . Buchanhon, W. Va.,
which occiired about J5:30 Saturday
evening. Immediately following the
explosion the mine caved in and near
ly caused the entombment of all the
miners estimated at 100. The bodies
of 12 dead men have been recovered
and it is not known at this time
.whether any others met 'death. "The
Americans who were killed are:
Charles Boseman.
"William Bailey.- , f.
James Scott. ,' .' u ' ', . rf
Charles Johnson.
Glenn Miles. , . .
The bodies of seven Italians have
ajso been recovered, but as they -.are
known only by numbers, their iden
tity is not possible. , 7
The explosion occurred just as the
day force was leaving the mine.
Only a few of the men Lad reached
the surface when.-with 'a -terrific re
port, the fire damp exploded.
The five Americans and sqveh Ital
ians who were killed, ' were found
about 100 feet back in the mine. Ap
parently the 12 men had been over
come by gas and died,' as their bod
ies were not burned.
I W. P. Fife Dies Suddenly. .
St. Louis, Special. W. P. Fife,
capitalist, died suddenly at ,.11
o'clock Sunday at the St. James Ho
tel. Mr. Fife was in the hotel lobby
chatting with friends when' he be
came suddenly ill. and soon lost con
seiousness. Dr. William Beherns was
hastily summoned from the. .Southern ,
Hotel, across the. street,? but could
do nothing for 'Mr' Fife", who ' died
shortly after the , doctor's .arriyaL
Dr. Hehernssays'the death was .prob
ably due:to-a hearf attack, but is not
'positive; i ' ' "
f . . . y 1 ' '
Asks $10,000. For Husband's. Death.
Roanoke, "Special. Mayor 'Joel P.
Cutehin, representing Ms: Edward
, Carper, entered : s.uif -against ' the
Roanoke Railway and Electric Gom5
pany( for .$10,000 damages for the
death of Mrs. Carper's husband, who
was). killed some' time" ago by an elec
current. .'Mrs; Carper was' also
injured in the same manner, and it
is probable that suit will be entered
for damages in ''her case. .
Damage Sustained jy tB'attleships.
San Juan, P. R., By (OsMA-Ae
cording to - information obtained; here,
which hoAvever, caTiiiot b'evyerifi'ed, flic
damage sustained by tlr?4ln!te'tf''Sta-:
tes battleship, Connecticutt Avhen'
slie ran on a reef ..wlrileentering, the
harbor of Culebra Island, consisted -of
an indenture, forward, 50 feet
long..; It is also said that 7,000 feet
'of lumber and 300 barrels of cement
were : used to '-stop - the battleship's
leaks! A court of inquiry is investi
gating the accident, the responsibili
ty for which is not .known. The of-,
fleers of ' the Connecticut refuse to
discuss the matter. ' -' ; '
HartTrell, Ga.; Institute and a "Resi
dence Burned.
Macon, Ga.'? ' Special. The' Hart
well Institute at Hartwell, Ga., was
burned Thursday morning. Pianos
and furniture were 'saved, but badly
damaged. Several hundred pupils
attended the institution. ' A' -large
residence Avas also burned 1 and the
owner badly hurt , by f allilig- from
roof. .; Loss not knoAvn. '"'
COUNTY, N. C THURSDAY. JANUARY 31,
TAR HEEL LAWMAKERS
What Our State Lawmakers are Do
ing Raleigh.
Railroad Hearing.
Intese interest was shown in the
hearing on the railway regulation and
rate bill by tha Senate and House
committee. The Senate chamber was
packed with people. The following
railway officials : President of the
Southern Raihvay W. W. Finley;
Vice Presidents A. B. Andrews and
Culp, and General Manager Ackert,
General Counsel Thomas, Passenger
Traffic Manager Hardwick, Freight
Claim Agent Hooper, and Comptrol
ler Plant all of the Southern, were
present. Second Vice President Se
vier, General Counsel Watts, Gener
al Superintendent Hix, of the Sea
board; General Passenger Agent
Craig, General Superintendent An
derson, Assistant, General Counsel
Elliott, of the Atlantic Coast Line;
Vice President Stagg, Traffic Man
ager Cheatham, Treasurer Duke, Gen
eral Counsel Fuller, of the Durham
& Southern; General Manager Nich
ols, General Passenger Agent Reid,
of the Carolina & North Western; of
the Aberdeen & Asheboro, President
Henry Page, of the Norfolk & West
ern, William A Guthrie; of the Ral
eigh & Southport, President Mills,
were also there. v
Senator Graham presided, Chair
man Yount, of the House committee,
sitting Avith him. Speaker Justice
sat nearChairman Graham and acted
as grand inquisitor. t Chairman Gra
ham said the question to be discuss
ed this afternoon was whether the
passenger rate should be reduced and
to what extent. . ' y
Mr. ' Finley ' Speaks. " 'l;
. President Finley, of the Southern;.'
was the first speaker, and made an
excellent impression. Speaker .Jus
tice plied him with questions.'. He'
said that if the. Legislature would
make the passenger . rate 3 cents
straight," with no second-class fare,
the Southern 'vas Avilling to accept
it. He declared he could see no rea
son for reducing the rate to 2 1-2
cents here. ' He did not oppose the
regulation of railways by the Legis
lature, but he did not belie-e in Leg
islatures administering railway af
fairs. The present trouble, he said,
is not of rates but of lack of facili-.
ties for the business man or the pro
ducer to reach his market. He said
the Southern had no financial con
nection Avith the South & Western.
General Passenger Agent Ryan, of
the Seaboard, was the next speaker.
He was loaded with figures about
Uhe passenger rates in A-arious States,
10 bnow mat in istates wnere reduc
tions had been made thj increase in
travel Avas not so great as had been
expected and that the loss to the
companies Avas not made up.
House Committee Endorses Anti
Pass Bills.
, This same committee held a hear
ing on two bills. Graham's and Jus
tice's regarding newspaper passes.
Graham says his bill is not intend
ed to affect newspapers. Justice
says his bill puts newspaper people
on the same footing as other folks.
His bill is the one mainly considered.
Graham's bill is the inter-State com
merce bill Avith the provision that
this shall not conflict Avith the State
law.
Speeches were made by Messrs. H.
A. London, John M. Julian, W. C.
Dowd, Rev. J. O. Atkinson, Archi
bald Johnson and RepresentatiAe Ja
eobson in faAor of the amendment
offered by the Press Association.
Speaker Justice Avas present, asked
numerous questions and insisted up
on the endorsement of his position
by the committee. Se-eral members
of the House committee took a keen
interest in propounding questions to
Press Association representatives. At
the conclusion of the argument the
committees Avent into executive ses
sion. The result was that Justice was
sustained by a vote of 6 to 5 .by the
House committee. The Senate com
mittee unanimously decided not to
interfere Avith the present law, thus
alloAving editors to retain their' pres
ent, rights in this regard.
' " r Pass Third Reading.
Bills passed third reading:
' ' Regarding the . graded schools . , at
Plymouth. ..
To separate prisoners with tuber
culosis from other prisoenrs in coun
ty: -'jails. . , , . . .
: Tp take from magistrates juris-'
diction of cruelty to animals and" give
it fo the Superior Court.
i: rfTq reduce' fes and pay-of county
officers of Johnston. ' .
To amend the laAV regarding land?
entries by requiring both parties ' to ,
give bond' when'' protest is filed.
,;iTo(give flume companies the .right
of eminent domain over a strip over
16 feet Avide and making them com
mon carriers, subject to regulation
:hy the corporation commission!
To prohibit non-residents from. tha
State from gathering ' clams, oysters
and .tarapins in Brunswick ' county
. To regulate fees of jurors" iri E'dge-
j combe, ...-. ;':? 1 -
'To amend the Jaw regarding the
passage of fish, in the Cape Fear . and
North rivers. - ;Vi'
To appoint M. M. Bulard a magis
trate in Grady township,. Pende
county. ' : 5
"Dope Bill" Killed. '
The House on Friday killed the
soft-drink bill, popularly known as
the. "dope bill." In the Senate a
number, of bills ; were passed to se
cond and third reading, and about
the usual number of local measures
Avere introduced in both houses. The
committee agreed . to fix solicitors'
salaries 'at $2,100.' '"' ' " ' '
Bills Ratified.
To give the United States exclu
sive jurisdiction over lands on which
there are' public buildings -of the
government.
To except Anson count v from the
law prohibiting ithe throwing of saw
dust in streams.
Abolish the March term of On
sIoav court; also joint resolution giv
ing the Senate committee on the rail
roads and the House committee on
public service corporations poAver to
send for persons and papers pertain
ing to passenger triffia and freight
rates.
IN THE HOUSE.
Dillingnam's BilL
Dillingham's bill, introduced , is
one of the most important before the
Legislature, and 300 copies of it are
ordered printed. It is understood
that this bill is recommended by the
Senate and House committees on edu
cation after a long and careful con
sideration, and it carries out the
A'iews of the State Superintendent of
Public Instruction as expressed in
his report ; also the vieAvs of the State
Labor Commissioaer ; the North Caro
lina Teachers' Assembly and other
organizations. It provides that the
qualified voters in any district, town
ship or county may petition the coun
ty board of education asking that,
compulsory attendance be ordered
from any school or schools and the,
board, if it finds the petition has,
been signed by a majority of such
A-oters, may in its discretion, order
compulsory attendance! The board
may, upon such petition, hold an elec-
tion submitting to the voters of such
district, township' or county the ques
tion of such compulsory attendance,
designating the time, appointing
election officers and advertising the
fact 30 days before such election,
which Avould be held mainlv under the
general law goA-erning elections, the
expense to be paid out 'or the echool
funds, "and if ! the majority is in faAror
6f campulsory the board shall order
it upon the school or schools named
found that the;. enrollment in any
school or any district ror the preced
ing year has been less than 60 per
cent., or that the average daily at
tendance has been less than 85 per"
cent, of the school census, the board
of educators in the county shall haATe
the poAver in its discretion, without
petition or election to order compul
sory attendance upon such schools.
Shall Compel Attendance.
Every parent or person haAing con
trol of the child over S and under 14
years of age, shall cause such child to
attend the pubiie schools in its dis
trict for 16 weeks in each, school year,
such year beginning July 1st and
ending- June 30th, unless the parent
or person having control shows that
the child has receiAed elesewhere dur
ing the year regular instruction for
16 Aveeks in the studies taught in the
public school. Children over 12 shall
not be subject to this employment
when lawfully employed at labor at
home or elsewhere.. Violation of this
last section in a misdeamor, pun
ishable by a fine not less than $5 or
more than $25. -
Winborne introduced a bill to
amend the constitution by extending
the operation of the "Grandfather
Clause" to 191S. (The Republican
State platform demanded an exten
sion only to 1912.)
Pass Third Reading.
The folowing bills passed third
reading :
To incorprate Mortimer, Caldwell
county.
To restore the dogs of Franklin
county their ancient immunity from
taxation. (Buckett, introducer of
this bill, making a. humorous speech
in adAocacy ot it.)
To amend the prohibition law of
Johnson so owners of vineyards and
orchards can make and sell in quan
tities not less than a quart, Avine and
cider of their OAvn manufacture.
To provide for the election by vote
bf the people of the commissioners
of Vance county.
To amend the charter of Roanoke
Rapids. , '
.To add Davidson county to " the
anti-jug law of 1905. ... , "' '
To amend the charter of High
lands, Catawba county, and extend,
its boundaries. .
To pre-ent trespassing on the lands
of another in Bertie, and to protect
j x
deer there. ,
To provide for the payment, of ju
rors, allotting doAA-er and widows' al
lowances. -To amend the sets of 1905 so as
to pay special -eniremen in Colum
bus and Onslow $1 per day.''
Speaker .Justice's, bill to enlarge
the powers of the corporation com
mission regarding public ser-ice rail
ways was ordered printed and made
a special order for Saturday noon.
Liberal to Veterans.
,The Legislature is going to be eAen
raoVe liberal than was expectedo the
Confederate Aeterans.. The commit
tee's on . pensions .will, it is. learned
Saturday, recommend a bill carrying
$450,000 annually, this being, an in
crease of $175,000 over the present
annual ' appropriation. The commit
tees from the first manifested a A'ery
liberal spirit.
A faA7orab!e report is made on the
Senate bill making 10 years' separa
tion a cause for absolute diArorce. SeT
eral lawyers appeared in favor of the
bill, Avhudi covers only a few cases,
one or two- being perhaps notable.
Many of this kind haA"e been intro
duced in past years to coAer a parti
cular case, and only a feAv years ago
there were some notable instances of
this.
Pass Third Reading.
The following bills passed third 1
reading: 1
"" To'reA'ise the charter of Lexington
1907 NO. 2J5.
To appropriate $20,000 additional
to the Jamestown Exposition, mak
ing the total $50,000.
To amend the charter, of the South
& Western Railway, so as to give it
the poAAer to condemn land on the
right of Avay of other raihvavs which
out necessary for the use of the lat
ter. Funreal of Senator Alger.
Washington, Special. In accor
dance Avith the wishes of himself and
family, the funeral of the late Sena
tor Russell A. Alger, of Michigan,
Avhich was held at the family resi
dence in this city at 2 o'clock Satur
day, was simple but impressive. The
ceremonies Avere conducted by "the
late Senator's friend and former pas
tor, ReA-. Dr. WTallace Radcliffe, of
the New York Avenue Presbyterian
church m this city, and Rev. Dr. Ed
ward Everett Hale,, the chaplain of
the United States Senate
Mysterious Crime Done.
New York, Special. Dr. Charles
W. Townsend, one of the best known
physicians and surgeons on Staten
Island, was shot and probably mor
tallyr wounded while in bed in his
home in New Brighton, S. I., early
Saturday. The case is surrounded by
mj-stery, but from the meagre details
which, have been permitted to leak
:out by" the. officials, it is believed that
the 'doctor Avas. the victim of a man
who sought ' vengence for some real
or fancied" Avrong-.
Nine Foreigners , Blown to Atoms.
Roahbke, ,Va., Special. A Rich
mond speciaUo.The Times says nine
men, all foreigners, were . blown into
eternity by a dynamite ' explosion
Saturday on the Tidewater Railroad
near Pearisburg, a. . The 'laborers
were at' dinner and a quantity of the
explosive which was being thawed in
front of a fire blew up. - The bodies
were, badly mangled and Avere hurled
quite a distance. ..
NEWSY GLEANINGS.
There is a big surplus over tha
public expenditure, in Russia.
Elections . to the new Russian
Douma show continued Socialist
gains.
Relentless war on gambling is be
ing waged in Prance by the Premier,
M. Clemenceau.
Consul-General Foster gave a lun
cheon in honor of Secretary Root at
Ottawa, Canada.
Jamaica supports a population of
750,000 people, only two per cent, of
whom are white.
The one hundredth anniversary of
General Lee's birth was celebrated
throughout the South.
The St. Louis Electric Bridge Com
pany has been licensed to span the
Mississippi at Venice, 111.
Senator Bravo, Moderate leader,
declared that the hope of Cuba lies
in an American protectorate.
Josiah Flynt Willard.widelyknown
as the author tramp under the name
of Josiah Flynt, died in Chicago.
There were $60,000,000 worth of
motor cars manufactured and sold in
the United States the past season.
The Supreme Court ordered that
the defendants in the Chattanooga
lynching case appear and give bail.
Grand Duke Vladimir returned to
Tsarkoe-Selo, as the St. Petersburg
police would not guarantee his safety.
Premier Clemenceau effectively
broke up what was meant to be a gi
gantic Socialist demonstration in
Paris.
Archibald R. Eldridge, assistant
chief engineer of the Burlington Rail
road, killed himself at Chicago while
cleaning a revolver.
The police authorities of Paris ac
knowledged that their force is not
large enough to deal with the crimin
als that are just now infesting the
poorer districts of the city.
PROMINENT PEOPLE.
Marconi has , been . converted to
Spiritualism. ' ' .
. 'Rudyard 'Kipling's uncle,"the Rev.
F. W.-Macdonald, is making a first
appearance as a writer.
, King Leopold., of Belgium is a
prominent shareholder in some of the
largest hotels in Europe, r
William J. Brjran has eighty-six
engagements to lecture the coming
summer at $500 a lecture. ;f
'False reports that J. P. Morgan
was seriously ill revealed the fact
that he has practically retired, from
business. . . . ,
' It is said in London that Lord Cur
zon might have been the head of the
British Legation in Washington had
he so willed. - .
Secretary Taft is not a rich man.
and he tries hard to live on his $8000
a year. His smallest annual bill thus
far is said to have' been $15,000.
. Senor Enrique Creel, the newly
appointed Mexican : Ambassador to
Washington, is a multi-millionaire,
the son of a Kentucky father and a
Meican mother.
- President Roosevelt'has been noti
fied that- France has conferred the
Legion of Honor deqora.Uon upon
Professor Erander Matthews, of Col
umbia University.
It is said that there is only one
member of the present Cabinet who
easily lives within his salary Secre
tary James Wilson, of the Department
of (Agriculture.
The German Ambassador at Wash
ington., Baron Speck von Sternberg,
has had his salary increased $4000
a year on account of the increased
cost of living in the United States.
Alabama's new Governor and Lieutenant-Governor,
B. B. Comer and H.
B. Gray, are Birmingham neighbors.
They live on the same street and
within a few doors of each other.
They are also close friends in politics.
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- WHITELEY SHOT
London's " Universal Provider "
Murdered in His Store.
Killed by a Man Calling Himself His
Son, Who Afterward Turned
'- Revolver on Himself.
London. William Whiteley, known
as "The Universal Provider," who es
tablished the great department store
in Westbourne Grove, the first of its
kind in London, was shot dead by an
unidentified man, who afterward vat
tempted to commit suicide.
Mr. Whiteley was in his store when
the man, who was Avell dressed, en
tered and insisted on seeing him.
The two men had a heated interview,
which ended by Mr. Whiteley threat
ening to call the police. As he turned
to re-enter his office his assailant
fired twice from a revolver into the
back of Mr. Whiteley 's 'head and
then shot himself in the forehead,
falling across his victim's body.
The store -was full of customers,
who were thrown into a panic. The
police had some trouble in restoring
order. They cleared the place and
closed the doors.
The murderer is about thirty-five
years old. He gives the name of
Cecil Whiteley. He is now lying in a
hospital in a hopeless condition.
When asked about the affair he said:
"I shot my father."
Two sons of Mr. Whiteley who
have seen the murderer declare that
they, do not know him, and he is a
stranger to the entire Whiteley fam
ily. William Whiteley, by birth a York
shifeman, has been for years one of
the most prominent merchants in
London. The Whiteley store is one
of the recognized show places of
Great Britain's capital.
Whiteley is said to have been the
originator of the department store
idea. In his own vast establishment
almost every conceivable sort of arti
cle ' could be purchased. He was
dubbed in fun "The Universal Provid
er," and came Arery near to meriting
the sobriquet. His employes num
bered many hundreds.
In 1851 Whiteley went to Lpndon
with $50 as his sole wealth. He
worked a while in a store, saved his
money and, borrowing enough from
his friends to make up a total capital
of $3500, he opened business in West
bourne Grove in 1863.
His only employes were two girl
assistants and an errand boy. The
store has grown until, now William
Whiteley, Ltd., has a capital of more
than $4,500,000. The elder White
ley was president, and his son, Will
iam, Jr.. is secretary of the company.
- The London police haA-e identified
the murderer of William Whiteley as
Horace George Rayner. The doctors
think that the assassin will recover.
GEX. RUSSELL A. ALGER DEAD.
He Expires Suddenly, at His Home in
Washington.
Washington, D. C. General Rus
sell A. Alger, United States Senator
from Michigan, died suddenly at his
residence here.
. Senator Russell A. Alger was a sol
dier and a very successful business
man as well as a statesman. He was
born poor and had to work his Avay
along while getting an education, but
he afterward made millions out of
the timber lands of Michigan which
he acquired at the close of the Civil
War.
Mr. Alger was born in Medina
County, Ohio, on February 27, 1836.
and he was compelled to begin the
struggle for existence at a very early
age. His father died Avhen , he was
ten years old, and the lad went to
work on a farm to help support his
mother. For seven year3 he worked
about in the fields in summer and in
winter got Avhatever schooling he
could, with a view to becoming a
teacher. At nineteen he succeeded in
this ambition and secured a district
school in Northern Ohio. While he
was teaching he read law between
times in the office of Wolcott & Up
sord, of Akron, and after he was ad
mitted to the bar he went into the
office of Coffinbury & Ot;?, at Cleve
land, i Six months later he went to
Michigan and began to practice at
Grand Rapids.
STEEL TRUST BUYS LAND.
Buys 2300 Acres in Gary For Its In
"dustrial City Site.
Chicago. The United States Steel
Corporation has just closed the pur
chase of 25 00 acre3 of land in the
new town of Gary, comprising the re
mainder of the Packer tract, for
$3,000,000, Its acquirement gives
the company 8000 acres upon which
to build its industrial city, which,
when completed, it Is now believed,
will represent an investment of $75,
000,000. The company, it is said, may bring
in the belt road, elevating it over the
surface tracks, and also the Indiana
Harbor Railroad. The Calumet Riv
er, Avhich runs in a tortuous course,
is to .be straightened, and other ex
tensive public works undertaken, in
cluding a harbor for which Congress
will be asked for an appropriation.
Panama Canal Bid Rejected.
The bid of Olive; & Bangs for con-
struction of the Panama Canal Avas
rejected at a White House conferance,
and there is said to be a probability
that the Government may decide to
do the workitcir.
Asked 09-Year Sentence; Got It.
William Reeves, of St. Louis, Mo.,
charged Avith killing Ira Chapman,
refused to accept a ssntence of twen-ty-Sve
years' imprisonment, saying
he wanted a sentence of ninety-nina
years. He got it.
Socialists Lose in Germany.
As a result of the elsctions in Ger
many it is estimated that the Social
ists have lost sixteen c-ats in the
Reichst?.5T; and on szcv 1 ballots will
probably I053 many more.