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tlDe Chatham ecoto. hTa. LONDON EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. . IT RATES OF AOVERTISIIier One Square, one iaertln. kjj vne square, iwo insertion.... . One Square, one raoatb.. a.09 ' . . . 1 . For Larger Advertise ments Liberal Contracts' will be made. vv TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: Si. 50 Per Year STRICTLY IN ADVANCE VOL. XXX . PITTSBORO. CHATHAM COUNTY. N. C, THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 5. 1907. NO. 4. 7 fTAli HEEL Items Gathered From All STATUS OF PROHIBITION WORK Sixteen Counties Have Licensed Sa loons and ""There Are Twenty Eight Dispensaries. Raleigh, Special. The chairman of the State enti-saloon league, Mr. John A. Oates, will at once take up the work that was so long actively carried on by J. William Bailey, who retired from the chairmanship; at the meeting of the executive com mittee. Mr. Bailey's report is of special value and its most salient fea tures are given below in condensed form, for the public convenience: There are sixteen counties in the State in which saloons are licensed, Beaufort, New Hanover, "Wayne, Wil son, Lenoir, Greene, Pitt, Martin, Hertford, Edgecomb, Halifax, Cas well, Rockingham, Forsyth, Rowan and Buncombe; 11 of these being in the east. Eight counties, Wayne Beaufort, Wilson, Lenoir, Pitt, Hert ford, Caswell and Rockingham, havi open dispensaries and saloons. There are 23 dispensaries, in counties of Hertford, Burtie, Craven, Beaufort, Jones, Lenoir, Wayne, Harnett, Pitt, Vance, Franklin, Granville, Person, Caswell, Rockingham, Alamance, Wake and Haywood. Pitt leads with five dispensaries. Johnston county by vote at Pine Level August 27 re turns to the counties having dispen saries. This is the solution as regards the sale of liquor in this State. It mu;t be remembered that such sale under any circumstances is illegal outside of incorporated towns and that the manufacture of liquor is forbidden by law outside of towns of a thous and population. Over 500 register ed distilleries have gone out of op eration in the State and the number of saloons has been reduced to less than 200. The temperance forces in the State were never so numerous and enthusiastic as at present. Vermont, $60,000 Whetstone $16,000 Charlotte, Special. A long dist-' ance message from Bessemer City, brings the information that the two cotton mills sold at auction there were purchased by Mr. J. H. Mayes, of Charlotte and Mr. John M. Miller Jr., of Richmond, Va. The Whetstone . was sold to Mr. Miller for $16,000 and the Vermont to Mr. Mayes for $60,000. These bids according to the terms of sale, will stand open for 30 days in order to get an advance of 10 per cent, provided other purchasers ' care to pay more than the prices made. A number of cotton mill men from Charlotte and this section of the State attended the sale. The tele phone messages states that a number cf bids were received before the sale was closed. The Whetstone Mill ac cording to the Blue Book of 1907-'08, ' manufacturers table damask. It has 43 broad looms. Mr. L. L .Jenkins has served in the capacity of receiver since the mill went into bankruptcy several months ago. Mr. R. F. Coble has been general manager and buyer The Vermont Mill makes heavy shirt ing. It has 96 looms, 5,000 ring spin dles and employs 100 operatives. It is learned that the Vermont will not discontinue operations. It is not known what disposition Mr. Miller will make of the Whetstone. Kenneth Beasley Case. An appeal has been docketed in the ' Supreme court in the case of Joshua ! Harrison convicted of the abduction -of nine-year-old Kenneth Beasley. j The case comes from the first district j and is to be argued some time next . week. J Colored People's Corporation. Raleigh, Special. A charter was granted last week to "The Distrkt Household of Ruth, No. 10, G. U. O. of O. F., of North Carolina." This is a mutual benevolent insurance as sociation of colored people. The prin cipal incorporators is P. M. N. G. Addie j. Whitaker, D. W. R. of Raleigh. Rodman's Motion for New Papers. Raleigh, Special. In the -Supreme Court W. B. Rodman, attorney for tTTe Southern Railway, made a motion to have additional papers sent up from the Superior Court, in the $30, 000 penalty suit. Ex-Governor Ay cock on behalf of the State, made a motion to advance the case on tin docket so that it can be heard at an early date. Both morions will be heard later.. The attorneys for the State say that the transcript as sent up is complete and there was no oc casion for such motion by the South ern's attorney. Suit Against Standard. Durham, Special. Complaint was filed in a suit against the Standard Oil Company this suit being for dam ages in the sum of $20,000 and brought by Robert' Berry, colored, ad ministrator of Tom Lunsfordt also col ored, who was killed in an explosion at the oil works. Lunsford was kill ed at the same time that Mr. Hollo way was blown up and burned to death. This was in July of last year. Sections of the State Thirty Injured in Collision. Asheville, Special. Passenger train No. 41 on the Southern Railway col lided with an engine on the west bound main line in this city at 11 o'clock Thursday morning, damaging both engines and the combination car. Thirty persons were injured, none fa tally. The more severely injured are: R. y. Strubble, Fredericktown, O.; E. H. Jennings, Pittsburg, Pa.; Mrs E.C. Brownton, Americus, Ga. ; Miss W. A. Collins, Hattiesburg, Miss.; Elias Feld (colored) Asheville, N. C: Mrs. J. B. Smith, Atlanta, Ga.; Car ris Mclver, Charlotte, N. C; R. L Cruikshank, Greenville, S. C; J. B. Hardy, Americus, Ga.; Evelin Dicks,) Dambarton, S. C; J. R. Davis, Salis bury, ,N. C; W. M. Shears, Atlanta; Miss Alice Holdenburg, New Orleans; J. B. Enslave, Sylvia, N. C. ; John Sample, Ninety-Six, S. C. ; Mrs. Eliza beth Chambliss, Tuskegee, Ala.; Miss. W. L. Richardson, ,Conway; C. Hazel Eckert, Asheville, N. C; Miss G. B. Eckert, Asheville, N. C. Death in the Game. Apex, Special. A young white man by the name of Powell died at Merry Oaks Saturday afternoon during the progress of a base ball game. Apex and Merry Oaks were playing and Mr. Powell was the first baseman of the Merry Oaks team. While his side was in and he was standing by he suddenly dropped to his knees. He was caught by two of his friends, and carried to the shade, where he died in about half an hour, regaining consciousness only once of ter he fell. Mr. Powell was about 23 years old. He worked at the Pan Cake Mills, near Merry Oaks. His relatives live in Virginia, but further than this their whereabouts are not known here. Stokes Sanitarium to be Enlarged. Salisbury, Special. The White-head-Stokes Sanitarium will shortly be enlarged twenty rooms and ef forts made to grow to the demands made upon it. Twice in its history has it been necessary to expand and never since Dr. J. E. Stokes became the head of it has it been possible to meet the public in- quest of treat ment there. In the charity hospital canvass for funds to equip it, Dr. Whitehad is a large Contributor, it being certain that the new institu tion will be an aid to the old and not a competitor. Dr. Stokes has con tributed very handsomely to the health restorer bearing a portion of his- name. New Company in Salisbury. Salisbury, Special. Salisbury now has an insurance company the Secur ty Mutual Life Association having been inaugurated here within the past few days and now having be tween 100 and 200 policies to it's cred it. The charter was received last week and as soon as the organization had been perfected, it will go to work in the Nofwood-Welch block, with S. L. Adcock manager and very likely the Salisbury synonym of success, j. M. Maupin, as State agent. Life insurance is its aim and it expects to do great businss all over, the State. Fugutive From Justice Captured. Reidsville, Special. Ernest Mills, young white man who escaped jail in Danville at the time of the delivery last February, when eight prisoners gained their liberty "as a result of the door having been accidentally unlock ed was captured at Spray by Sheriff Eanes. He was carried back to Dan ville by Deputy Sheriff Smith. At the time of his escape Mills was con fined awaiting trial on the charge of housebreaking. Hurt in a Sawmill. Burgaw, Special. Haywood Ban nerman was very painfully hurt last Friday while workiug at his saw mill by being struck in the side with no chance for his recovery but later he was resting easy and his condi tion seems to point possibly toward recovery. , Bold Robbery Near Durham. Durham, Special. A bold robbery Avas done Saturday night just before 10 o'clock when a farmer Mr. W. J. W. Terry who lives near Bahama, was sand-bagged and robbed by a negro. The robber secured what money the farmer had in his pockets, this a mounting to a few cents over $13, and then took his pocket knife, and half plug of tobacco for good meas ure. It was a bold piece of work and the police believe that they can work up the case. Furniture Company Breaks All Re cords. Mount Airy, Special. The Nation al Furniture Company, of this place, will break the record this month. One of the National's prominent of ficials says that their shipments for I A A. il 1 n d August win De tne largest 01 any month since the company was orgniz ed. This speaks volumes for the ef ficient management of the business and for the superior quality of furni ture they turn out. GREAT BOND ISSUE MADE Big Enough Proposition to Hold the Attention of Wall Street Purpose of the Bonds. New York, Special. Great inter est is manifested in Wall Street in the proposed $115,000,000 bond issue of the St. Louis & San Francisco Rail road Company, which will be author ized at a meeting of the stockhold ers. The issue will be composed of general'lien 15 and 20 year gold bonds the 5 per cent, yearly. Of the total amount, $67,818,000 will be reserved to retire and refund bonds and notes maturing during the next 45 years. Only $10,000,000 will be issued during the next two years for improvements and additions while the balance of $37,187,000 can be is sued only after June 1, 1909 to finance various capital requirement As but $7,125,000 in notes and no bonds mature between now and June 1, 1909, it appears that in the next two years only $17,125,000 of the new bonds will be issued. The stockholders will also author ize an increase of $100,000,000 in common stock. This is merely a for mality as under the Missouri laws the authorized debt cannot exceed the au thorized stock. Collaterial to be redeemed by the road from time to time includes $424,000 Orange & Northwestern bonds ; $170,000 Beaumont, Sour Lake & Western bonds, $2SS0,000 Ozark & CFerokee Central bonds and $100,000 Muskogee City Bridge Company bonds. " ' Texas Commercial Congress. Fort Worth, Tex., Special. The Texas Commercial Congress, compos ed of delegates representing all the commercial bodies of the State, met herein annual session. President J. A. Arnold, of Beaumont, delivered his annual address at the opening ses sion. The programme the atfernoon provided an extensive discussion on the best methods of advertising the resources of Texas by means of news paper and magazine advertising and pamphlets. Other matters to be con sidered by the convention include im migration, good roads, industrial leg islation the anti-pass law and trans portation facilities and rates. North Carolina's First Bale. Charlotte, N. C., Special. Anson county comes to the front with the first bale of the new cotton crop. Mr. J. V. Hardison, a leading merchant and farmer of Morven Tuesday morn ing wired Mr. Willie I. Henderson of this city as follows: "Bought today first bale ndw crop cotton. Thirteen half cents. Strict middling. Weighed 535. Shipped you by express. "T. V. HARDISON." Anson county usually leads the State with the first bale and Mr. Har dison is always the lucky purchaser. He is carrying out his former cus tom in shipping the bale to Mr. Hen derson, who sells it for him on the Charlotte market. This first bale rep resents a financial value of $72.23. Kentucky Sunday Schools. Madisonville, Ky., Special. Madi sonville gave a hearty welcome to the hundreds of delegates gathered here for the forty-second annual conven tion of the Kentucky Sunday School Association which opened Tuesday with a conference of State, coun ty and district officers. Additional sessions will be held Wednesday and Thursday. Addresses will be made by several speakers of national promin ence in the Sunday school and relig ious world, among them Marion Law rence, International general secretary and Dr. William Byron of Detroit, author of "The Boy Problem." The Fall River Weaver's Troubles. Fall River, Special. Manufactur ers' Progressive Association on con ferring with a view to the settlement cf difficulties. The weavers' in sist that unless one standard is fixed for the length of piece woven goods, a strike is probable. The manufac turers are holding out for two stand ards. Boy Killed in Winston. Winston-Salem, N. C., Special Clifton Proctor, white, aged 13 years, Proctor, a white boy aged 13 years was instantly killed in a horrible man ner at 10:30 o'clock Tuesday morning in the Taylor Brothers Tobacco Fac tory. The boy was looking down the shaft of an elevator weight arid the weight was lowered by parties above, One half of the boy's head was com pletely mashed off and a horrible sight it was. The boy did not work in the factory, but was loafing there at the time, lie was a son of J. F. Proctor. To Make Grain Report. Winnipeg, Man., Special. A meet ing of the Canadian grain commission began here,, for the purpose of draft ing a report which is expected to be of the greatest interest to all en gaged in the grain trade in the West John Miller, chairman of the com mission recently returned from Eng land where the commission held sit tings at Manchester and other indus trial centers. FULL RATE OPINION Judge Pritchard Hands Down Final Decision A COMPLETE REVIEW OF ISSUES Judge Pritchard Hands Down His Formal Decision in the Noted Case of Southern Railway Against the Corporation Commission Detailed Reasons for the . Judge's Recent Opinion in the Same Case Set Forth. A .' Asheville, N. C, - Special. United States Circuit Judge Pritchard hand ed down his formal opinion in the now famous case of the Southern Railway Company vs4 Franklin Mc Neill and others and commonly known as the railway rate cases. It will be remembered that this is the case in which the Southern Railway Company obtained an innjunction restraining the railroad commission of North Carolina from making and publishing a passenger rate of 2 1-4 cents per mile under the provision of legisla tive act and which ultimately led to the arrest of railway ticket agents and the arousing of much interest ail over the State) incidentally to the temporary Surrender of the Southern Railway and Atlantic Coast Line and the putting the new passenger rat? into effect pending the final deter mination of the matter in the courts. The opinion of Judge Pritchard is lengthy. It covers something lik.i seventy-five pages of type written matter or probably morj than, twenty columns of space in the ordinary newspaper. The first seventeen pages of the opinion are taken up with a full statement of the contentions of the parties. An epitome of the opinion follows: Epitome of Opinion. The railway company claims to own a line of road extending in many states that it is engaged in the busi ness of common carrier, and in both inter and intra-State commerce; that it is operating that part of its sys tem in North Carolina, by authority of the State. The passage of the acts regulating freight and passenger rates by the legislature of 1907 and the terms of these acts and the pas sage of the acts relating to railroads are all referred to, as a part of the contention of complainant. The con tention of complainant, that the effect of these acts would be to confiscate its propertj7, deprive it of the power to properly perform its public duties and that the acts are within the pro hibition of the XIV, amendment ia stated fully. The defendants contend that the act in respect to passenger rates is self-executing and that neith er the commission not the attorney general have any power or duties in connection therewith, and that this is a suit against the State of North Carolina, prohibited by the XI amendment to the constitution is fully set out, also defendants' further con tention that the complainant has un der the laws made reports to the cor poration commission; that these re ports should be taken by the court as correct; that the legislature and the commission had the right to rely on these reports as fixing a maximum is then set out in full. The court then quotes in full those sections of the revisal of North Car olina which are relied upon "by the parties to the litigation. These sec tions are: Section 2567, sub-section 7 and 9; section 2618; section 1066; 1099; 1106; 1109; 1078; 1082; 10S6; 1092 and 5380. Freight Rate Act. The court then says: "The freight rate act contains no clause repealing prior laws. The passenger rate act contains no repealing clause except section six which expressly repeals section 2618 of the revisal of 1905 (which provides for first and second class passenger accommodations). This section also repeals all laws and clauses of "laws in conflict with tin act." The court then holds that under the decision of the North Carolina court3 ed together as one statute and for this the following cases are cited :Cbi lege vs. Lacy,. 130 N. C. 364 ; Jones vs. MeAdoo, 112 N. C. 360; State vs. Munzer 111, N. C. 675; States vs Snow. 117, N. C 774. The court then takes up section one of the passenger rate act and hold1? that the power to make rates was taken away from the railroads by section 1099 of the revisal; and if there was any doubt about it before, it is clearly so, under section 7 of Chapter 465 of the Laws of 1907, and that this power is under the laws of North Carolina vested in the cor poration commission and that while it is true that the commission can not exceed the maximum fixed by the legislature yet under the law, it is the duty of the commission to make just and reasonable rates and that in so doing they must act as required by sections 1106 of the revisal, that the commission may lower but not in crease rates. The court holds that this being a proper construction oi the passenger rate act, that the com missioners "are charged with a duty in connection with the enforcement of the act of 1907 and therefore prop er parties to this suit." The- Court then takes up defendants contention, that the commission has no power to make rates, and holds that if this be true yet under the law of North Car olina the commission and the Attor ney General are charged with the en forcement of these acts by virtue oi the provisions of revisal sections 1106, 1113 and 5380 and after discus sing and quoting largely from Fitb vs. McGhee, 172 U. S. 516 holds that this suit comes within that class oi cases, which that case decides may b maintained against State officers. Powerless for Remedy. The Court holds that this is in no sense a suit to compel the State tc perform any obligation or in whicL the State has any pecuniary. interest and after quoting largely fronrmanj decisions of the Supreme Court says: "It is inconceivable that a Circuit Court of the United States in the ex ercise of its jurisdiction should be powerless to afford a remedy to one who seeks to assert a right which is guaranteed by the constitution of the United States. This is in no sense a suit against the State, nor can it be successfully contended that the Staie is in anywise a party in interest, in 30 far as the merits of the contro versy are . concerned. It cannot be reasonable insisted that this is a suit to prevent the State from enforcing any right which it possess, nor can .t be said to be a suit to compel the performance of an obligation of the State, nor does it in anywise involve a matter in which the State has a pecuniary interest the parties in in terest being complainant on the one side and the traveling public on the ithefr. Therefore, the question, pre sented are not such as to warrant the issumption that this court is with out jurisdiction, and a cerful study of :he circumstaitcfes attending the adop tion of the eleventh amendment, as well as the end to be obtained by the adoption of the same, show conclu sively that those who were responsible for its adoption never dreamed that it could be used as a means of de priving an American citizen of a sub stantial right conferred upon him by the constitution of the United States, The eleventh amendment being a part of the constitution must be construe! so as to give full force and effect to every provision of the instrument of which it forms a part. Any other Con struction of this amendment would practically nullify that clause of the eonstitution which provides that no State shall pass any laws impairing the obligations of contracts as well a the fourteenth amendment:' i Important Industries. "It cannot be that a State Legisla ture can so frame an act as to de prive a citizen of a right vouchsafed to him by the constitution of the United States, and it is equally un reasonable to contend that ft State Legislature posses the power by leg islative enactment to deprive this court of its jurisdiction and the soon er that those questions are definitely determined the better it will be for all parties concerned." The court holds that it is the duty of a eourt to restrain the enforcement of an act when the proof shows it to be unconstitutional, because confisca tory; and that pending a hearing, it is the duty of the court to preserve tne status quo, and not permit the property to be destroyed, when there is a reasonable and bona fide conten tion that the complainant will be ir reparably injured; and further holds that this is the well settled law of all courts of equity and for this position cites numerous cases, especially Smythe vs. Ames, 169 U S., and Cot ting vs. Kansas City Stock Yards, 183 U. S. S3, where the Supreme Court of the United States commended the courses of a Circuit judge in suspend ing the enforcement of a similar statute, pending an appeal to - that court, even though the Circuit judge had declared the statute constitu tional. Provides for Injunctions. The opinion then shows that the law of North Carolina in section 1082 of the revisai has especially provided upon what terms an injunction shall be granted suspending rates, pending litigation over the confiscatory nature of such rates; that the statute of North Carolina expressly authorizes the course pursued by the court when freight rates are involved, but doei not even require a bond for such in junction when passenger fares are in litigation. The opinion cites Bayard vs. Single ton 1, Conference Rep. 5 and holds that the North Carolina courts (in 1787) first held that courts had power to suspend the operation of an act of the Legislature, that every court in thejjnited States has followed the ex ample set by North Carolina, when they said "that nowithstanding the great reluctance they might feel against involving themselves in a dis pute with the Legislature of the State, yet no object of concern or re spect could come in competition or authorize them to dispense with the duty they owed the public in conse quence of the trust they were invest ed with under the solemnity of their oaths." The opinion discusses in full the evidence offered by complainant which the court declares was in effect uncontradicted. The court contents itself by referring to its opinion in the case in re Wood as to the consti tutionality of the fourth section of the act? There is much talk about the "i eestment interests" being hurt by un settled conditions in Wall street. The Investment interests are the very ones that are Bafe, insists the New York Commercial. It is the wily chap who Is jumping in and out who yelps when he gets crushed beneath a ten-point drop in the market. There is a dis tinction and a difference between the 9 investor and the gambler. 15 KILLED I MANY HURT Confusion of Orders Results in Col lision Betwen Inter-Urban Express Train and Traction Car. Mattoon, 111., Special. Fifteen per sqns were killed and about fifty in jured in a head-on collision between an inter-urban express train, consist ing of a motor 3ar and a trailer, and a traction car on the Mattoon & Charleston electric line at a - sharp curve one mile west of Charleston, 111. A confusion of orders received over telephone is said to have been , the cause of the accident. . Eighty Lives are Sacrificed. ; Quebec, Special. Steps to begin a criminal investigations into Thursday night's terrible disaster, when per haps eighty men lost their lives in the collapse of the gigantic cantilever Bridge five miles from here have ' al ready been taken. At the scene of the disaster the people are literally crush ed by thealfulness of the calamity. Little has been done in the way of recovering bodies. No list of dead has yet been compiled and . no step taken to explore the great mass of broken and twisted steel. Hundreds of workmen rushed by the construc tion company to -the scene and com manded by skilled engineers, are ex ploring the wreckage, taking out the crushed and broken bodies of the vic tims. So far as known only ten of the 102 workmen employed re believed to have escaped and two of these are dying. . Of the other eight four are believed to have a chance of recovery Traffic "on the St. Lawrence is prac tically blocked. Richard Mansfield Dead. New London, Special. Richrad Mansfield, the actor died at his sum mer home from disease of the liver and other complications. He had been ill since he broke down at Scrantoi while playing Pere Gyant. lie sought rest first in New York and then in Eu rope and failing to find relief, re turned to this country. His condition had been reported as improved, but a change for the worse set in about three days ago, and since then he has been confined to his room. Paper Will Appear as Usual Louisville, Ky., Special. The loss on The Courier-Journal plant, which was gutted by fire shortly after mid night Friday morning, is estimated at $200,000. Bruce Haldeman, president of The Courier-Journal Company, stated there would be no interuption to the business, the other papers of the city having offered The Courier Journal the use of their plants until arrangements can be made for the paper to resume operations in its own place of business. The Courier Journal and the Times were issued from The Herald plant. Salt Lake Wants Congress. Salt Lake City, Utah, Special. Salt Lake City commercial interests have decided to wage a determined campaign for next year's Trans-Mississippi Commercial Congress and will send a large delegation to Mus kogee, I. T., when the congress meets in November. During its last session the Utah Legislature passed a resolu tion inviting the body to meet -'in its great convention hail.""" So far as is known, Lincoln, Neb., will be Salt Lake's principal competitor in the fight- Good Relations With Japanese. - P-osaon, Special. The chamber of commerce has adopted resolutions de precating agitation which may lead to ill feeling between America and Ja- pan and declaring that every effort should be -made to promote intimate commercial relations and to extend to the Japanese all privileges enjoyed by most favored nations. Spanish War Vets Meet. Jackson, Mich., Special. Several hundred soldiers of the Cuban cam paign are in " attendance at the re union of the United Spanish ' War Veterans of Michigan here . The pro gramme of the opening session in cluded the transaction of routine busi ness, followed by pleasure trips about the city. A lively fight is being waged for the office of department command er, the aspirants being John Consid ine, a Detroit attorney and Fred Schmalzreich, deputy city clerk of-Detroit. The election and installation of officers will take place in the after noon. Anarchy in the United States. Amsterdam, Holland, By Cable. Declaring the statutes of the United States were so strict and severe that it was practically impossible to carry on an anarchistic propaganda, Emma Goldman the American anarchist bitterly criticised American laws in an address before the International Anarchistists " Congress. Anarchy is growing in "Smerica, she declared and is especially gaining adherents anions the Jewish working people. Bryan Will Not Be a Candidate. Philadelphia, Special The Record says that W. J. Bryan will not be a -candidate for the presidency. The information comes direct from the Nebraskan, says The Record, to a well known Democrat. Though the people may want him, Bryan declares he will not seek the nomination. This is his--final decision after full consideration Late JWetv In rief MINUK mAIICKd Ur.mlCKI.al xxj Richmond may get a saloon-license -law carrying a $1000 tax. . i . . Charles Lawson 11 years old, com- . . mitted suicide at Fairmont.,, . , Pacific Coast cities are preparing to give Taft a continuous" ovation on thl eve of his departure for the Orient. 'I Admiral Evans' returned to Fori.. ( Monroe and preparations' for .the sail-. t ing of 16 battleships to , the . Paeifio were begun. . , , , t , ,; Cheat river water will be carried 12 miles to make power for the street i railways of Elkins. -Ai.ii :; ,: Instead of commanding a squadron of -battleships on the. Pacific cruisV Rear Admiral Leu tz is '"to be kept' at Washington, making guns for the j navy.""' --:- 1 ' , Diamonds have been discovered in j Arkansas and ; great excitement pre vails, , : '. J. D.' Uzzell, negro" editor who'is J held responsible for much of the re-J jent race trouble ' on the Eastern s Shore, of Virginia, gave himself up at Oancock and was taken to Norfoltf under strong guard and locked up in j the Norfolk jail. Uzzell surrendered to Colonel Nottingham. , : Prince Wilhelm, of Sweden, had a busy ; day sightseeing at Jamestown and attending social functions in'hil honor. ' He ' awarded the I trophies, to t the victors in ; the boat races be-j( tween the American and Swedes. Prince William attended serviccf ' in the Swedish church at Newport 1 and attended a farewell luncheon- giv- en by Mrs. Fish. . A Boston stockbroker and his chaf feur were killed by the overturning' of their machine. . President Roosevelt declared in his Provincetown speech that there wa . to be no let-up in his trust and rail road policy. The New Jersey Democrats are1 hopeful of a political turnover in the; State. Massachusetts is to try the saving! bank amnesty plan, which is virtual ly an old age pension scheme. Because of Alleged inability to' mine coal the Philadelphia and Read-' ing Iron and Coal Company has de clined several orders from foreign Governments. The submarine boat Viper, showed her ability to remain out at sea fdui dajrs and met every test. President Small,, of the Commercial Telegraphers' Union arrived in New York and declared the strike a fight to a finish. ' Jacob H. Schiff said the Adminis tration 's policies were not to blaml for the financial situation but ascrib ed the changes to natural causes. 'Ex-Mayor Paul C. Barth of Louis ville, committed suicide because h had been legislated out of office and chiticised. 1 ; Julius Teich, in a fit of jealou'j . killed his wife and himself in theij New York flat. , '.' ' - Mrs T,Aria Rftham a widow was mtW aereo. -in ESr- pa uncu ia iu jutwtay u. A rejected suitor is reported missing William J. Bryan after a wreck al Rockville, 111., said he would soon "re ply to Secretary Taft's speech.'1'1 ' 1 The grave of La Flora S. : Baker, lumberman, was opened after 14 yean to satisfy -. a partner he 3 was . .really buried. ... J. P. Morgan returned from1 abroad and only smiled when askqd if he had read the President 's speech . '. . The report. of the 1 Judge-Ad vocat General shows . that, nearly .half th erdisted men in the army have bees 'tried on some charge the last year.1 -' An 8-year-old boy killed his 2-year-old sister, in York, Pa., with a revol ver he didn't know was loaded. , , , William Hicks .was held up in th suburbs of . Philadelphia by robben who got $6,000 and citizens cauglil two of the 'three highwaymen. .anc1 recovered the money. , . j . , Emperor William toasted Emporoi Francis Joseph as friend and ally and King Edward gave a banquet in honoi of his birthday ; - I t Secretary Taft left Washington on the first stage of his aroundjthe world tour. Government officials arc wondering what is behind the mysterious de mand; for an investigation into the early transactions of the Chicago and Alton Railroad. Work on delimiting the boundary between Siatn and French-Indo China wiii soon be commenced. The San Francisco Chamber of.-' Commerce gave a love feast td cement the friendship between the United States and Japan. The International Socialist Con gress began at Stuttgart, Germany.. With the telegraph strike a week old each side professes to be as con fldent as ever. Three persons were killed and two probably fatally injured when an ex press train struck an automobile near Great Barrington, Mass. A large water main in the Shenan doah Valley burst on Sunday and the people of Bcrryvi'Ie are now without water, except what can be drawn 1 1 1 j. --1 T.L-l.. I from cisterns. It will be several day ( before the break can be repaired. 'A V
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