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The snowstorm, which began Thursday night continued until past noon Friday and even after the snow fall eeased a half gale kept the air thick with flurries that filled the valks as fast as they were cleared, clogged the wheels of traffic and blinded the skippers off shore. The storm was the first of impor tance of the season. Much suffering has been occasioned, there has been the usual toll of deaths exacted ; and the monetary damage must be reck oned by thousands of dollars. The snow was accompanied by moderate temperature and in its early stages it was welcomed by the honest part of the 35.000 unemployed men in the city. All who sought employment from last midnight on, found it read ily and at good wages. Even with all who would work, the streets in the outlying sections couldlnot be kept open. Friday night the charity societies had their hands full. The bowery bread lines were extended for blocks farther than at any time before this winter and at an early hour it was said that the supply would not near ly meet the need. The free lodging houses were pack ed and the Salvation Army and kind red organizations were working he- roicany to minimize the effect of the sudden shift from spring to freezing winter weather. During the day thi thermometers registered from 26 to 23 above zero, followed by a gradual decline toward midnight. A number of accidents and four fatalities were credited to the storm 's account. One man was frozen to death near an East Twenty-third Street lodging house from which he had been ejected. A Grand street merchant succumbed to heart disease after battling with the snow and wind. In Woodlawn Cemetery a special policeman died while digging a path to a newly-made grave. A civil war veteran was another victim of heart disease caused by exposure. The storm gave the new public ser vice commission its first opportunity to witness the transporation com panies' struggle with the elements. Bennettsville Fire-Swept. Columbia, Special. A" $100,000 fire occurred at Bennettsville, Marl boro county Friday morning, wiping out the principal business section and many of the best residences. The town is practically without fire pro tection and it was impossible to check ci!ames- The fire Parted in the big kkye Hotel, where there were many narrow escapes from death. Col. J. J- Heckart, president of the -Bennettsville & Cheraw Railroad, saved ms life by jumping from -a window, nstaimng a broken leg. Eairoad Cuts Salaries. Baltimore, Special. Ten per cent reduction in salaries of officers and employes of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, who now draw over $160 monthly was announced. The busi ness depression prevailing through out the country is assigned as-the cause At the same time notice was served that all employes may evpect ? hafe wages lowered if the depres sion continues. To Meet Railroad Men. Washington, Special One of the &ost important conferences held on road questions held in "recent years Jill take place here Monday. On that ay President Roosevelt will confer !th the operating vice presidents of E0e of the leading reads of the country, who have been invited to COme to Washington for that purpose- The proposed lega" ntion of Pooling agreements will be one of the subjects discussed. rive Die in pire in Baltimore. gfS101"6' SpeeiaL-A fire which Sflytf5 a ho'wlins S' sin? J? ass fsdry of J. Biter 's L Company, was only checked af- mf8 tbe death 0t 5 er, less 5erious injury to 22 oth s and property loss of a million jouars. All the killed and most of Ca lnj"red were caught by the f all "8 walls. Tm -w- vuiAAX. PITTSBORO. CHATHAM STITF DDHHIDITirm nm u in 1 L 1 IVUUIDI 1 lUll DlLL Full Text of Proposed Prohibitory Law Which is to Be Submitted to the People for Their Ratification a August' 8th, 1908. : The Prohibition Bill ' Following is the ful ltext of the prohibition bill as endorsed by the State Anti-Saloon League and adopt ed by the House and Senate commit tees on vthe liquor traffic. The bill was introduced in the House by Rep resentative Dowd and in the Senate by Senator Long: A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO PROHIBIT THE MANU FACTURE AND SALE OF IN TOXICATING LIQUORS IN NORTH CAROLINA: -The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact: Section 1, That it shall be' unlaw ful for any person or persons, firm or corporation, to manufacture, or in any. manner make, or sell or other wise dispose of for gain any spirit uous, vinous, fermented or malt liq uors or intoxicating bitters within the State of North Carolina; provid ed this act shall not be construed to xorDia tne sale of such spirituous, vinous fermented or malt liquors or intoxicating liquors by a medical depository or by" any druggist for sickness upon the written prescrip tion of a regularly licensed and act ively practicing physician having the person for whom such prescription is made under his charge, which said prescription shall specify tbe amount of spirits required and the diseasa or malady for which it is given; pro vided further, that wines and ciders may be manufactured or made from grapes, berries or fruits, raised on the lands of manufacturers and sold at the place of manufacture only and only in sealed or crated packages containing not less than 5 gallons per package, but no wine nor cider shall be drunk upon the premises where sold nor shall the package containing the same be opened on said premises. Sec 2. That for the purpose of this act spirituous, vinous, or malt liquors or intoxicating bitters are de fined to be such spiritous, vinous, or malt liquors or intoxicating bitters, or compounds of either or other medi cines or beverages as the United States government levies a special tax upon, or for the sale of which a United States license is required to be taken out by the person or per sons, firm or corporation, proposing to sell the same, and all liquors or mixtures thereof by whatever names called which will produce intoxica tion shall be construed and held to be intoxicating liquors within the mean ing of this act. Sec. 3. That any physician who shall make any prescriptions (except in case of sickness), for the purpose of aiding or abetting any person 01 persons who are not bona fide under his charge to urchase any intoxicat ing liquors contrary to the provisions of the act and any druggist who shall sell or otherwise dispose of for gaiu any spirituous, vinous, fermented or malt liquors or intoxicating bitters without the written prescription of a legally qualified physician or intoxi cating liquor for any person or per sons not bona fide under such physic ian's charge, without the written di rection of the physician who gave the same, shall be guilty of a misdemean or and .upon conviction shall be fined or imprisoned or both, in the discre tion of the court for each and every offense and all druggists selling in toxicating liquors by prescription as aforesaid shall keep a record thereof, which shall bear the dates of the sale, the names of alt persons to whom sales were made, the names of the physician upon . whose pres cription the sales were made and the names of the diseases or makaaies for which the prescriptions were given; which said record shall be subject at all times to the inspection of the soli citor of the district, the sheriff and other peace officers of the couny, tho mayor and police officers of the city or town in which said druggist's bus iness is located and all other persons; and any druggist failing to keep the record aforesaid, or refusing to per mit examination of such record by the officers named or other persons shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction be fined or imprison ed, or both, in the discretion of the court. Sec. .4. The place where delivery of any intoxicating liquors is made in the State of North Carolina shall be construed and held to be the place of sale thereof and any station or other place within said State to which any person shall ship or convey any intox icating liquors for the purpose of de livery or of carrying the same to a purchaser shall be consfrned to be the place of sale ; provided that noth ing in this act shall be construed to prevent the delivery of any intoxicat-" ing liquor to druggist in sufficient quanties for medical purposes only. Sec. 5. Nothing in this act shall be construed as making it unlawful to sell to any minister of religion or any other o'fjicer of the Church wina to be used for religious or sacramen tal purposes. -' Sec. 6. Nothing in this act shall be constructed to prevent the county commissioners or governing body of any city or town from prohibiting the sale of spiritious, vinous, fer I . . " t mented or maIt liquors or intoxicating mented or malt liquors or intoxicating as shall be necessary to complete the liquors by druggists in their respec- details for the holding of Nsaid elec tive counties, cities and towns. tions and to eonform the same as Sec. 7. That all laws or -rw-rfs nf I nearlv as possible to the general laws laws in conflict with. this act be and the same are hereby to the extent of such conflict repealed: Provided. nowever, that nothing in this act shall operate to repeal any of the lo cal or special acts of the General As sembly of North Carolina prohibiting tne manuiactnre or sale or other dis position of any of the liquors men tioned in this act, but all such acts shall continue in full force and effect and in concurrence herewith, and in dictment or prosecution may be had cxtucr unaer mis act or Dy special or local act relating to the same sub- ject. f Sec. 8. Any person violating any ox me provisions oonis act shall be b k j ux a uuauuuieuer, Sec. 9. That the foregoing pro- vision of this act shall go into effect on the 1st day of January, 1909, if a majority of the votes cast at the election hereinafter prowided for shall be "against the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liauors." Sec. 10. That on the first Thurs day in August, 1908, an election shall bbe held in the Federal eleection pre- cints in each county to determine vvhether the provisions of Sections 1 to 8, inclusivve, of this act shall be- come effective. Said election shall be conducted and held under the same rules , and regulations and in the same manner as elections for State officers, and unless otherwise prowided for in this act the sreneral law regulating elections as set forth m Chapter 90, Revvisal of 1905, and fhe amendments thereto shall be ap plicable to said election. At said election every person who was dulv registered and qualified to vote for members of the Legislature at the general election in 1906 and who has not subsequently become disqualified to vote where registered shall have the right to cast one . vote where so registered. At each election pre cint there shall be two ballot boxes provided for the purpose of said elec tion, one of which shall be Iabled in plain Roman letter: "For the manu facture and Sale of Intoxicating Liq uors," and the other: "Against the Manufacture and Sale of Intoxicat ing Liquors. In all other respects said ballot boxes shall be in conformity with the general laws. At said elec tion every quallified voter who is in favor of the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors in the State shall have the right to vote in the box so labelled, a written or printed ballot or one partly written and partly print ed bearing the words: "For the Man ufacture and Sale of Intoxicating Liq nors," and every qualified voter op posed to such manufacture and sale shall have the right to vote in the appropriate box a written or printed ballot, or a ballot partly written and partly printed, bearing the words: "Against the Manufacture and Sale of Intoxicating Liquors." The bal lots shall be of white paper and with out device. The votes cast shall be counted and returned under the same rules and regulations as the votes for State officers, provided in the generai election laws, except that the board of State canvassers shall immediately af ter it has completed the canvas of the returns of the election fro mthe abstracts transmitted to the Secretary of State, certify to tthe Govvernor a statement of the results, and the Gov ernor shall forthwith issue his pro- lamation, announcing and declaring the result and such proclamation shall have the effect to determine the auiiuc I I results of said election. The State board of elections and the county boards of election are hereby author ized, empowered, and directed to take all such actions as may be necessary to fully provide for the election to be held in accordance with this act. The several county election boards shall meet in their respective counties not later than May 1, 1903, and ar range for the holding of said election by selecting and appointing a registrar and two judges of elections for each election precinct in their respective counties, the duties and powers of whom shall be in all respects as pro vided in the general election laws of the State as above referred to, except that there shall be no new registrat ion of voters for the said election. In making the appointments of judges of elections, the county boards of election, shall, . if possible each appoint for each election precint one competent person, generally known to be in favor of the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors in the State and one competent person generally known to be opposed to such manufacture and sale. The several county boards shall make publications of the names of these registrars and judges of elections and serve notice upon them as required by the general election laws of the State. The compensation of all officers en gaged in the said elections shall be the same as is provided by law for similar services in case of general State elections. In order to fully ef fectuate the purposes of this act and to carry out the true intent and mean ingpf the same, it is hereby provided that; the State board of elections, in matters affecting the entire State tit 1 1 f . . ana tne several county ooaros 01 el ections in matters affecting their ce? spective counties shall respectively have full power and authority and they are hereby directed to make all such rules and regulations and to do and perform all such acts and things COUNTY, N. C, WEDNESDAY, JAN CJARY T ; as shall be necessary to complete the of the State, regulating the - State election, as set forth in Chapter 90, Revisal of 1905, and the amendment thereafter adopted. Sec. 11. This act shall be in force from and after its ratification YOUNG MAN MURDERED Act of Brutality Committed in Union , . TX7.Q, 0Unty M Week- Monroe, Special. The dead body I of Thomas Furry - an 18-year-old youth,v who disappeared from his home, was found in a stubble field a mile from Monroe. A gunshot wound in the heart was the silent evidence of the cause of his death. Furr left the house of Harvey Flynn, a broth er-in-law, with whom he made his home, after eating his supper. He rode a mule and carried his gun. Be- ore daylight .Thursday morning the mule returned riderless, and. with great splotches of blood on the sad- jla ,r . , , . , , . dle' Flynn lmmeately started out to search for the boy and shortly afterward found his dead body in a field a quarter of a' mile from the house. After ret,,; hn un'ii, the body Flynn invoked the aid of officers and together they returned to the scene. A half-mile from the spot where the body was found is the cab in of Susie Watts, a negress. Search of the cabin revealed a quantity of bloody clothing, including an apron and young Furr's gun, which had been discharged. The woman was ar rested and with her Charles Strat ford, a negro man, who was with her when the officers arrived. The ar rest of Stratford was made on the strength of evidence that he had a quarrel with young Furr Sunday and was heard to say that he intended to get even with the boy. The officers believe that young Furr was murder ed in the negro woman's cabin by Stratford, assisted by the woman, and that together thev dragged the body to the place where it was found. The coroner has not ye"t held an in quest, but Stratford and the woman are safe in Union county jail here. The Carolina Valley Railroad. High Point, Special. Mr. W. T. Van Brunt, of New York, who is largely interested in the building of the Carolina V alley Railroad and the electric car line in High Point, is in the city. He comes on a tour of in spection of the entire line and will be out, going over the properties for a day or so. bometime the latter part of the week an important meet ing of the company will be held here which will mean much to the future of High Point and surrounding terri tory', it is stated. It has been settled beyond a doubt that the Carolina Valley Railroad will be built and that work will commence within thir ty days, when tlie material and con struction apparatus will be on the ground. The line when completed will be some sixty miles in length, running from perhaps Wadesboro on the south, where connection with the Seaboard Air Line , will be made, through to Winston on the- north, where connection will be made with the Norfolk and Western road. How- , i till Ml 1 AX-rwt mor or nnftcinwr T It r linn uri I I -i t , x ... , ..- compietea 10 inomasvme, ana men stretched out in another direction. Greensboro will be reached in time by the trolley line if not the rail road. The company is said to have ample money in hand for all purops- es and that there is no hindrance whatever now to keep from pushing the work to completion; A New Bank. High Point, Special. Mr, T. F. Wrenn, of Marion and other finan ciers of High Point have launched the People's Banking & Trust, Com pany with a capitalization of $50,000 paid in. The building of Mr. E. D. Steele, on North Main street is now being overhauled to accommodate the Old North State Banking & Trust Company with a capital stock of $100,000 and will be ready to begin business about the first of April. Tho Messrs. McDaniel, of King's Mountain, have been here and say that they have gotten everything in shape for the opening of their bank about the loth of March with a capi talization of $75,000. It is also learn ed on good authority that Mr. J. Henry Millis and others are interest in gthemselves in a bank for this place. - Items of- Current News. Mary Roberts Clark, a manicurist, killed Frank Brady, an advertising solicitor, and fatally, shot herself in the restaurant of Macy's department store, in New York. That no tests of? hose had been made in four years by -the New York Fire Department developed at an in vestigation. Mrs. William Thaw testified to in sanity in her own and her husband's family in the effort to save her son. Morris K. Jesup, New York finan cier and philanthropist, is dead. I THE U fl I Cfl W ATNpF ilia. 11 V LLUlULfllUllL Opening of Both Houses of the Gen eral Assembly Under Call By the Governor in Eztraordinarp Session. At exactly 11 o'clock Speaker Jus tice called the House of Represents tives to order, and Rev. Dr. Tyree, of the lirst Baptist church, offered prayer. Dr. Tyree invoked the wis dom of the Almighty to guide the members in the performance of their duties and prayed that in all their deliberations that selfish personal in terests or unworthy motives should Qot enter.' . . Reading Clerk F. B. Arendall call ed the roll of members 103 being present and answering. The Speaker announctd that a message from the bovernor, which was read bv the clerk, it being the call of the Gover nor to the House in extra session. A message was received from the Stn ate that it was duly organized and like resolution of information to the Senate was submitted bv Mr. Yount, cf Catawba. A resolution by Mr. Yount informing the Governor that the House was in session and awaited his pleasure was adopted Mr. Dowd, of Mecklenburg, from the committee on rules, reported a rule that tor the day no matters ex cept those relating to rate regulation be considered. The report was adopt ed. A .loint resolution nrovidine- for he appointment of a committee of wo on the part of the Senate and hree of the House to wait on his ex lellency, the Governor, was adopted. Speaker Justice named Representa- ives Yount, of Catawba; Royster, of Granville, and Cowles, of Wilkes, as he committee on the part of the House. In a. few minutes Mr. Yount. sn the part of the committee, re ported that they had waited on the Governor and he would in a short while communicate with the General Assembly. The sergeant-at-arms at 1:30 announced a message from the brovernor. The reading clerk then read the message, members paying strict and undivided attention during the read ing. The reading of the message was concluded at 11:52, occupying 27 niriutes, 15 of these being consumed by the rate matter, and 10 as to the State prohibition law. There ivas not a sound of applause during he reading, interest on the part of both members and the great number ?f visitors seemed to be too intense to permit audible approval or disap proval. - Mr. Cowles, of Wilkes, offered a resolution requesting .ihe Attorney aeneral to inform the Legislature as to the amount of expense for the legal services rendered the State in jonnection with the enforcement of :he rate law enacted by the Legisla ture at the last regular session, and this resolution was unanimouslj' idopled. The auditor's department reports $12,66G paid so far, partial payments only being made. Senate. At 11 o'clock President Francis D. Winston said in his most impressive style, "Let the Senate be in order." The Senate was led in prayer by Rev. Dr. Ivey, of Raleigh, and the body stoo.2 at attention and wth bowed beads while Dr. Ivey offered the jpening prayer of the extra session. Then the clerk called the roll, which showed that 46 Senators were pres snt, the only ones - absent being Etheridge, Diekle, O'Dell and Polk. President Winston announced that the Legislature had been convened by proclamation in extraordinary session. The clerk read the procla mation by Governor Glenn. Mitchell of Bertie, offered a resolution to in form the House that the Senate was ready to take up business. The reso lution was adopted and a message of this tenor sent to the other branch. The House sent over its message tell ing the Senate that it had organized and was ready to go ahead. - Rate 'Bill First Thing. Graham, of Orange, offered a reso lution regarding the message, ex pressing approval of it and referring it to the committee on public service corporations, with instructions to the latter to report a bill regardng pas senger and freight rates along, the lines recommended by the Governor. Graham spoke in support of his reso lution, saying he had nothing to say regarding what had been done in the past, but thought the people of the State would be glad to see the rate questioCsettled. He said that he had acted as he thought right, Instead oi having bills introduced, he thought the committee should take the message of the Governor under consideration and then report a bill. He referred to the very different condition of affairs which now exist, since the financial troubles have come, for now the stock of one railroad has gone down from 166 tc 60 and even below the latter figure while the stock of another railroad has been made to look like 30 cents Senator . Graham declared that per sonally he did not approve the re commendation in the message witl regard to railway rates, but hao nothing to say as to the other fea tuxes of the message. He wpuid givt up his own preference regarding yaies, as he was willing to yield these preferences and settle-the matter de finitely, yet he believed the peoph really preferred the old rates. H suggested to the Senate that this waj 29. 1908. NO. 25. the very oest disposition to oe mad of the message. At a democratic caucus held Tues day night, -it was agreed that the ex tra session will pass ; a prohibitior law, but will submit it to the peopl at the next general election bef on it goes into effect. - The House was in session Wednes day for about three-quarters of ar hour, during which a mass of little bills . were introduced. : Douglas, of Wake, who bolted ir the democratic- caucus, put in his prohibition bill, which was referred Governor Glenn sent in a special bill to prevent railway mergers. The bill is "as follows Bill to Prevent Mergers. A bill to be entitled an act - to amend Sections 2567 and 2674, Chap ter 61, Revisal of 1903; to prevent railroad companies from merging or securing stock in competing lines. "Section 1. That sub-Section 13. Section 2567, Revisal of 1905, be amended by adding to the end there of the following: But no railroad or other transportation company shall acquire, hold or euarantee the bonds or stock of, or lease or be leased to, or purchase or buy, or consolidate, with, or be merged into any parallel or competing railroad or transpor tation comnunv. nor -shall nnv -rail. road or other transportation com- pany sell any of its stock or bonds to any holding or voting eompany, whereby such consolidation or mer ger may be effected." "Section 2. That Section 2574 of the Revisal of 1905 -be amended by adding thereto the following:: 'Pro vided, that no railroads or transpor tation company, now or hereafter do ing business in this State, shall pur chase, lease, absorb, take over, buy stock in, merge with, or in any way secure an interest in a competing line of railroad or transportation company, nor shall any railroad or transportation company enter into any contract, agreement or under standing with the competing line of railroad or transportation company calculated to deefat or lessen compe tition in this State, and any violation of this section shall subject the cor poration to indictment, making it guilty of a misdemeanor, and on con viction fined in the discretion of the court." Section 3. That all laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this act are hereby repealed. "Seetion 4. That this act shall be in force froni and after its ratifica tion." Senate. In the Senate Wednesday there was muen discussion as to the scope of work to be undertaken by the spe cial session but nothing definite was agreed upon. No measures were passed. Eut Littb Done. Up to the close of Saturday the legislature had accomplished but little beyond the passage of some h cal bills. - 1 -l . - 1 . 1 The rairoad bill and the prohibi tion bill were both under way in com mittees, and a mass of information had been made available for the members. Another busy week is in sight before adjournment. Federal Court For Salisbury. Representative Webb has succeed- ed in pushing through the House the ( Overman bill for a Federal court at Salisbury. Simmons has introduced bills providing for $100,000 Federal buildings at Greenville, Monroe, Hen derson, Wilson, Rocky Mount and Tarboro. Wisconsin Y. M. C. A. Appleton, Wis., Special. Several hundred visitors arrived here Wed nesday for the opening session of the thirty-third annual State convention of the Wisconsin Young Men's Chris tian Association. The meeting wili last until next Sunday, inclusive. Several prominent clergymen will speak before the convention. On Sunday, the closing day, a great men's evangelical meeting will be held. Orange Crop Will Break Record San Francisco. Special. The or- ange crop harvest of California now in full Acnson, in quantity and qual ity promises to break all previous records. The fruit exchanges of the State estimate that the total output of oranges will reach 30,000 car loads, about 9.000?000 boxes, or 1, 350,000,000 oranges. The harvest will last until July -ith. The Bis Tleet Leaves Rio. Rio Janeiro, By Cable. To th booming of guns and the cheers o: thousands of the accompanyinj pleasure crafts, the American war ships sailed from Rio Jeneiro Wed nesday afternoon, bound for Puntt Arenas, on the Magellan strait. Tei. days will bring the fleet almost mid way on its 14,003 mile cruise to Sai Francisco and the ships and the met carried with them the Godspeed anc good wishes of the whole Brazialiai nation. For Larger Advertise ments Liberal Contracts will be made. STORM DAMAGES VESSELS. Belated Steamers Bring News ot Shipwrecks at Sea and Posslbl Loss of Life as Result of Severe Storm Which Swept the Atlantic. - New " York, Special. Tales of shipwrecks at sea and possible loss Of life are the echoes of the recent severe storm, that were brought to port by belated and tempest tossed steamships. Fears that an unknown three mast ed schooner, with "her crew, have been lost in the storm off the Dela ware capes are expressed by officers of the steamer Manna Hata, which limped into harbor from Baltimore. The schooner was seen struggling in the trough of the sea 4 off the Dela ware capes and when the Manna Hata, which had been blown off her course, neared the locality where the schooner was last sighted riding out the storm, many pieces of a wreck ed vessel and quantities of arilraod ties were seen floating in the water. Hata, further reports that the Win ter Quarter shoal lightship probably uds, orouen loose Irom her moorings as the light vessel was not sighted in its accustomed position. Two Barges Missing. The Italian steamer San Giovanni reached here with Captain Morse and the crew of five of the oil barge Matanzas, which with two other bar ges, the Fall River and the Grafton, in tow of the tug Concord from Philadelphia for Boston, broke adrift during the storm and for hours was at . the. mercy of the waves which wrenched off the rudder and oponed her seams. The Matanzas was fill ing rapidly when the Italian mer chantman hove in sight and rescued captain Morse and his crew. The barges Fall River and Grafton are still missing. The battered superstructure of trans-Atlantic liners, arriving here were mute evidence of the assaults of raaiuor seas encountered in t.li storm, while incoming vessels in the coastwise and lesser trades all re port incessant battles with waves that kept the decks in a smother of spume and spindrift and knocked angrily at the battered hatches. ' The Dutch steamship Prinz Willem V, from West Indian ports, arriving Sunday night, had a turbulent trip. The hurricane struck the Prinz Wil lem V on January 23d and the waves smashed the decks, earned away the life boats and loosened the. steering gear. The steamship was stopped for B hours while repairs were made. The White Star steamship Georgic, from Liverpool showed the effects of a rough voyage. Captain Thomas Kidwell, of the Georgic, died from pneumonia during 'the voyage. Outlook in Phillipines. Washington, Special. Nine years after the battle of Manila Bay, Sec retary Taft records the results of the American occupation of the archipel ago and forecasts the future of the Filipinos, in an enhaustive report transmitted to Congress by the Pres ident, with a letter written by the highest terms he Secretary,s cou. elusions. The President declares that jn T"ld Z foll,?wedA the adop- Philippines than that outlined by Wil liam McKinley and carried forward through these nine years, and asserts triumphantly that there is no bright er page in history than that dealing with the relations between the strong and the weak in these islands. He adds that the Filipinos "have yet a long way to travel before they will be fit for complete self-government. Three Killed by Explosion. New York, Special. Three men were killed instantly and five others seriously injured by the premature explosion from an unknown cause of dynamite in the Bergen Hill section of the Pennsylvania tunnel, at Home stead, N. J., Sunday. Tiie dead are: Robert Aitken, Joseph Cova, Leo. H. Mackerly. John D. at Colored Church. Augusta, Ga., Special. John D. Rockefeller occupied his first Sunday morning in Augusta this winter in listening to a sermon in the 'Paber nacle Baptist church (colored) bv Rev. C. T. Walker, the "black Spur geon." . Walker got out of a sick bed to preach when informed that Rockefeller would be one of his con gregation. The oil king was accom panied by his physician, Dr. Biggar. After the sermon Rockefeller held a conference with Walker in the lat ter 's study, when he "made a very generous donation to the church." Violent Storm at Pittsburg. Pittsburg, Special. A violent itonn with unusual features for the winter season swept over tbe city Sunday night. There were - vivid flashes of lightning and heavy. thun der, and for a short time rain fell in sheets, while the wind of terrific ve locity raged. 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