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Cbe Chatham TRecoto. H. A. LONDON EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: '81 -50 Per -Year STRICTLY IN ADVANCE FIRED 30 SHOTS AT SAN MARCOS NEW HAMPSHIRE'S SHOTS HIT OLD TEXAS AT RANGE OP SEVEN MILES. ON BOARD UNITED STATES STEAMSHIP VERMONT, OFF TAN GIER ISLAND, CHESAPEAKE BAY. March 23. With her big twelve-inch guns, the battleship New Hampshire, under the observation of officers of the entire Atlantic fleet, fired on the old battleship San Marcos, formerly the Texas, Tuesday in an experi mental test of the penetrability of modern shells and the resisting power of the latest type of armor plate. Scattered about the vicinity of the firing- range were practically every battleship of the great- Atlantic fleet for whose officers and the ordnance experts of both the navy and the army the experiments are being made. Af ter these single sighting shots, all of which fell short, twenty volleys were fired, which resulted as follows: First volley (all of which were with twelve and eight-inch rifles) fell 1,000 yards short. Second volley, a hit. Third volley, a splendid hit, raising cloud of dust and debris. 1 Fourth volley, evidently ripping a bole through the bow. Fifth volley, fell short. This salvo wm fired from a distance of fully even and one-half miles, far beyond end of battleship column. Sixth volley, two projectiles . fell short and four over. Seventh volley, two fell short, but dose, one on port side near water line, and four over, but close. This salvo was fired at 9 A. M. An in spection followed, which delayed an other volley until 11:40 A. M. Eighth volley went high, shots riccocheting S&r beyond the San Marcos. Ninth volley, following closely, was also high. Tenth volley, also high, but not so much as previous two. After delay from schooner sailing over course, two sighting shots were fired at 12:20 P. M. Eleventh volley, both twelves and eights, crashed almost as one gun. This salvo appeared to be 90 per cent, hits. Although blank shells and no explosive projectiles were used, the San Marcos appeared to be resting ea bottom, with decided list to port. Twelfth volley All shots about 100 yards short. Thirteenth volley One short, but remainder apparently tore into deck. Fourteenth volley This was the first explosive shell fired. It was of presence of explosive shells. 12-inch' projectiles. As it hit upper works a big flash was seen emitting a light greenish smoke, and accom panied bv brown smoke from port side- Tore hull. One shot fell short. There was further evidence of thf Sixteenth volley Ripped through hull. These were blind shells. This salvo was at 30 minutes past 4 o'clock. The old Texas was then down by the head, with a 15-degree list to port. Tugs went out and directed streams of water on her. No flames were visible. Seventeenth volley (fired at 6 o'elock) i!:.de square hit. The shells were explosive, and enveloped the ves sel in a dense greenish cloak. Eighteenth volley Explosive shells fell short. Nineteenth volley Explosive hit. Twentieth volley Partially of ex plosive projectiles, a hit. Firing then ceased for the day. G vv ail fiff y r ttbc Cbatbam Record, TAFT AND JAPANESE MINISTER TO CONFER WASHINGTON, D. C, Special President Taft will confer with Am bassador Uchida this afternoon at the White House. It is believed the con ference will have to do with the re cent Japanese war scare in Mexico. New York Man Who Assaulted Booker 'Washington Remains in Hiding. NEW TORE, March 23. Al bert A. tJlrich, accuser of Booker T. Washington, was still in hid ing today. Since Tuesday, when TJlrich was held in the West Side Court on ' Washington's assault charge, he has not been seen by any of the neighbors. They said he did not return today, and all attempts to locate him have been unsuccess ful. The woman known as Mrs. ULricb held a conference with her husband's attorney, but re fused to say where Ulrich was. Washington has apparently re covered from his injuries, and today he left here- to lecture at the Staten Island Academy at New Brighton. BARGE SWEPT FROM MOORINGS Northwester Sweeps Metropolis and Temperature Drops 33 De grees in Fourteen Hours Sea men Were Asleep When Vessel Left Mooring. NEW YORK, Special. Heavy damage was done in New York city and its suburbs during the night and early today by a severe northwest gale from the Lake region. At 2:30 o'clock this morning the wind was blowing at a. velocity of fifty-seven miles an hour, but at 8 o'clock had decreased to thirty-six miles an hour. During the four teen hours from 6 o'clock last night until 8 o'clock this morning, the tem perature fell thirty-three degrees. Shortly before daybreak a terrific blast of wind took hold of the big barge Elizabeth Washburne, moored at the foot of Forty-fifth Street, South Brooklyn. Her hawsers were snapped as though they had been twine and then the barge was slammed over on her starboard side. Asleep in the cabin were Frank Croskey, engineer ' of the barge, and Joseph Smith, his assistant. "Thrown from their bunks and se verely bruised, they came to their senses to find a torrent of water pour ing in upon them. The men climbed out through a window and began shouting-for help, but their cries were lost in the gale, while the barge was sinking rapidly. 1 Crosby and Smith are good swim mers, and finally they leaped over board and struck out for the shore, 200 feet away. When they reached it they were hauled out by some men on the pier. The gale smashed hun dreds of windows, while signs were torn from their fastenings, endanger ing pedestrians and a number of wag ons were overturned in the streets. VOL. XXXIII. TBT OFFICER FOB SEBIOUS OFFENCE RICHMOND, VA., Special. Unless his resignation is sent in this afternoon and accepted by the Board of Police Commissioners, Officer P. V. Richardson, who was suspended yesterdav for a serious offense, will be tried by the board tonight. The officer received official notice, of his suspension late yesterday af ternoon and turned over his badge and revolver to the captain in charge of the Second Police Station. They were sent to police headquarters this morning and taken in charge by the clerk of the Police Board. A number of witnesses have been summoned to testify before the board tonight in the case against Richard son. Several of the witnesses are said to have s.een the rather exciting af fair, which took place in Broad Street, near Twelfth Street, Tuesday, when the officer, it-is said, was. forced to enter a house in that neighborhood by a woman who was armed. Investigation of the case resulted in the bringing of grave charges against Richardson, and which may further . result, according to police regulations, In the officer's dismissal from the force. Records of the department show that during the last ten years, white a number of men have been suspend ed for various charges, only seven have been dismissed, never more than two being discharged by the board in any one year. . , ISSUF ORDERS FOR MORE INFANTRY CHIOAGO, ILK, Special. Al though the army of the United States is at present recruited about 7,000 men above the quota for this season of the year, two messages from the War Department, urging all possible speed in getting more recruits, have been received at the Chicago recruit ing headquarters. It is the first time in the history of the office that mes sages so urgent as these have been received in time of peace. The telegrams are as follows: "Large number infantry recruits required. Make special efforts accord ingly. "By order Adjutant General. "ALVORD, Adjutant General." "Use every effort to procure re cruits for infantry without delay. Ur gent. If necessary, keep open day and night. "ALVORD, Adjutant General " PiTTSBORO, CHATHAM COUNTY. N. C, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 19H. RATES OF ADVERTiSin Square, mo IsMrttoa fTJ?? One Square, twe insert leaa.... t3 One Square. e nwtk...., For Larger Advertised mcnts Liberal Contracts will bo made. CONSTABLE IS HELD FOR MURDE LYNCHBURG, VA., Special. Constable William Hughes, who shot and killed Wesley Fields in Nelson county Saturday night, is now in the county jail at Lovingston on a murder charge. It is learned here today that Fields denied just before his death that he had a knife or that he attack ed Hughes, as he claimed. He said he did not resist arrest. Tw6 shots in his back, his friends claim, show that the accounts given out about the shooting Sunday did not conform to the facts. Fields' friends claim Hughes was drinking with Fields after the arrest, and that the shooting took place when the men were intoxicated. The fact that the coroner's jmry could not ar rive at a verdict indicates that there are complications not yet made public. The Nelson authorities are making a vigorous investigation. SENATOR TILLMAN ' SERIOUSLY ILL WASHINGTON, D. C, Special. irrisn(i!i Wr. of Senator Tillman, of Smith rrnrnlina.- are srrieved to learn that, perhaps, he may never be seen in his seat again, ills eonaiuon nas grown more feeble since his second ctrnba nf nflrfllvsis and his tthVSiCian has strictly enjoined him from doing anything tnat win exciie nun. It is probable; that senator unman will not be able to attend the special session. THESE EGGS WERE KOT EXACTLY FRESH ROCHESTER, N. Y Specials Harry Burns, of llornell, yester day purchased t dozen eggs In a grocery store. The groteryman said tUat the eggs were fresh tountry laid.. Burns examined his eggs and found his name and address written on one of them. While he was an employe of a cold storage plant four years ago ' -he had written Ids name and ad dress on that very egg. o STAUNTON, VA., Special. The first serious accident in connection with Staunton's big Are occurred at 1:30 today, when W. E. Tribbett was severely and perhaps fatally hurt by falling walls. Tribbett was looking over the site of his establishment, which was burned down, when one of the walls fell and pinned him to the ground. His right leg was crushed so that he may have to lose it, and his head was badly lacerated. He is now in a hospital. Tribbett is captain quartermaster of First Regiment, Vir ginia Militia. . Miss Knuckles was also hurt, but not. seriously. Jack Kerr, colored, had a narrow escape. . The fire broke out again during the night, but was soon checked. In many quarters the fire still smoulders, and hose have been on it for forty eight hours. "Pudd'nhead" Maxims. Adam 'was but human this ex plains it all.. He did not want the apple for the apple's sake; he wanted it only because it was forbidden. The mistake was in not forbidding the serpent; then he would have eaten the serpent. The holy passion of Friendship is of so sweet and steady and loyal and enduring -a nature that it will last through a whole lifetime if not asked to lend money. Consider well the proportions of things. It is better to be a young June bug than an old bird of paradise. There are three infallible ways of pleasing an author, and the three form a rising scale of ' compliment: C;;l Mines"' Yearly Toll. HARRIS3URG. PA., Special. It cost the lives of 1.125 men to mine 231,966,070 tons of coal In Pennsyl vania last year, according to the an nual report of the chief of the State Department of Mines, just issued. The report gives the following statistics. Bituminous coal produced, 148,tia6, 776 tons; persons employed. t, .ii killed, 527. Anthracite coal pr jcl'i. -l 83,269,294 tons; persons empk-v-! 167,927; killed, 598. The loss of ti! in the bituminous districts for every 1,000,000 tons produced was 3.54; in the anthracite districts, ,7.18. Old Rocksey -Why did you quarre' with the count, my dear? Miss Rocksey He called me his treasure, and it sounded altogether Uw suggestive. Smart Bet. "But you have no Interesting ruins in your country," declared the Baron. "What's the matter with our race track grandstands?: Kansas City Journal. Grad (reminiscently) A fellow be fore marriage is generally a dude. Senior (reflectively) Yes; and af ter marriage he's sub-dued." Prince ton Tiger. "Pa, are there any miracles now aways?" "Yes. I heard of one last night. A young man who had inherited a mil lion decided not to go to New York to spend it." Chicago Record-Herald. "I Yeast Wouldn't it be funny to see j. woman running for office? Crimsonback It certainly would if she had on one of those hobble skirts. honkers Statesman, Mrs. Jawback I suppose you con sider your judgment far superior to mine. Mr. Jawback No, my dear. We proved the contrary when .we chose to marry each other. Toledo Blade. (1) to tell him v. ViT Y-V. one or Kt,f lo Ie him you have read all of his hnniro I ,ve SrSjESL" ?lanUSiPt Of his II CV 6 o. i admits you to his respect, No. 2 admits you to his rn v. v' s cames you clear into his heart. s Even the dearest and most perfect circumstantial evidence is likely o be at fault, after all, and therefore ought to be received with great cau tion. Take the case of . any pencil sharpened by any woman; if you have witnesses you will find she did it with a knife; but if you take simply the aspect of the pencil you will say she uiu wiin ner teeth. Mark Twain. COLT JUMPS IN FRONT OF TRAIN SOUTH BOSTON MEN DRAGGED BY ANIMAL ON TO TRACK AND INJURED. SOUTH BOSTON, VA., Special. A fearful accident was narrowly avert ed at Scottsburg, a station on the Southern Railway, a few miles east of South Boston, as a westbound pas senger train for Danville arrived at 9:30 A. M. Wednesday morning. Mr. W. B. Chandler, while driving a young colt, approached too near the crossing at the intersection of the county highway and the railway tracks. As Chandler drew up to allow the approaching train to pass the colt be- .. iriKntened and dashed in front f tkm wlglne. Mr. 8. D. Baptist. mm la-lmw of Chandler, who was r1in nearby, seeing the danger, grasped the bridle and tried to hold the frightened animal, but, being un successful, was carried, with Mr. Chandler, in front of the engine, which struck the buggy amidship, tearing it to splinters and throwing its occupant high in the air, but, for tunately, to one side of the track. Baptist, however, was struck on the hip by the heavy projecting beam of the engine's cow-catcher, knocked down, the wheels passing over one foot before the horrified spectators could drag him to one side and out of the path of the train. The colt escaped any injury. Both Baptist and Chandler were placed on the train and hurried to South Boston and the hospital, where they are recovering. lW$i mm; www Two photographs of women voting at the polls at Tarrytown, N. Y. T he question at issue was the issuance of $70,000 worth of bonds to be spent on the uuter system of Tarrytown an d to lay new mains for fire protec tion. When the ballots were counted it was foui.a that the female vote had decided the election in favor of the bond issue. GABLE FOUND FROM JAPAN TO GUAM PRISONER WALKS OUT OF COURTROOM STAUNTON. VA. Spec While him trial for breaking Into a Nor - folk and Wen tern freight car wai In progress here today, Samuel t'rilaer, a prisoner at the bar, de liberately got np and walked oat of court while tbe Judge and the sheriff were both In attendance. Critser walked out while his pal was testifying against Uu and has not been seen since. SECRET ALLIANCE IS GALLED OFF No Diaz-Mikado Agreement, Said Taft, and Japan Yielded At Once. BALTIMORE, MD Special.-t-The Sun prints the following from its Washington correspondence: Washington. Whether or not Japan and Mexico have taken any steps to enter into a secret agree ment, it appears practically certain from developments of the last two days in Washington, Tokio and Mexi co City, that no such agreement has ever been concluded, with the very strong probability that it will not be, at least for some time to come, and all negotiations are off. The popular impression seems to be that the scheme for an alliance be tween Mexico and Japan was nipped in the bud by President Taft yester day, when he called in Baron Uchida, the Japanese Ambassador, and entered into a general discussion of the af fairs of the three countries. The official statement that the con ference was purely informal, in which President Taft assured the Japanese Ambassador that the sensational re ports concerning the American atti tude toward the Japanese in Mexico and elsewhere were not true, was promptly accepted. Disappointed. It is being told of a man from Muncey, a little town up in Lycoming county, that he visited a friend in the city the early part of the week, and, among other sights, he saw a play In a Broad Street theater. When the lights were low the host drew forth a pair of opera glasses and handed them , to the man from Muncey. In ' a few seconds the visitor was apparently in uncomfortable circum stances, but in the three-quarter dark ness his arms in the air were discern ible. "What Is the trouble?" asked the other. , "Oh. nothing, only It's empty," said the M.unceyite. "Ain't a drop in it," he insisted, as he withdrew the opera glasses from his lips. Philadelphia News. FOUBTH CHABGE PKOYES FATAL Twenty-four Deer Peep In at School. WINSTED, CONN. Special. Children attending the Centre School in Barhamsted were astounded, as well as the teacher, today to see deer at the schoolhouse windows. The session was 'temporarily Interrupted to per mit the pupils to count the herd, which numbered twenty-four. BALTIMORE, MD Special. The Sun prints the following special from Washington: Students of the American-Japanese situation are commenting that it was an interesting coincidence that Presi dent Taft should have sent for Baron Uchida, the Japanese ambassador, for a "peace talk" almost simultaneous with the announcement made at San Francisco of the discovery that Japan had control of a cable from Guam to Yokohama. This report, which was said to have been made by John Buckley, deck en gineer on the army transport Crook, was generally ridiculed in official cir cles as too silly and preposterous for serious consideration. Today, how ever, it develops that what Buckley disclosed was absolutely true, and that the facts were supposed to have been known in Washington Only by Presi dent Taft and Secretary of War : Dickinson. Kept Secret by Taft. It is stated on the authority of a high Government official that the re port of this discovery was made to Secretary Dickinson personally by the captain of the ship which made the discovery while the secretary was in the Philippines. The cable, however, had been laid to the Island of Guam and not to tbe Philippine Islands, as reported from San Francisco. Last fall it was found that the Pa cific cable was defective, and the cable ship was sent out to investigate. At Guam a loose end of a strange kable was found wrapped around the regular cable. The officials of the repair party were perplexed by the discovery and were astounded when they began efforts at dbmmunication they could talk directly into the Japa nese War Office. It was thought that the discovery was known by Japan, so close watch was put over the end at Guam, which has since been maintained, the idea being to seize the cable in case of necessity. So far as can be learned this has not yet been done. : Interesting developments may now be expected between the United States and Japan, since the discovery j has become known. It is not con ceived" how Japan will be able to ex plain the existence of a cable from Yokohama direct to the shadow of the American flag on the island, of Guam. The discovery of this cable indi-1 cates clearly to the army authorities j that Japan has no intention of wast ing any time of powder with the Philippine Islands In case of war with the United States. It can be said that it was on this principle that the joint Army andJ Navy Board two years ago decided to create the main Pacific naval and military base at Pearl Harbor, near Honolulu. Defense Inadequate. While the army is ' building up its fortifications in the Philippines, it is only completing what had already been commenced, and there is now no plan for any further fortifications after those under way are completed. Without a battleship fleet or an army of fewer than 50,000 men in the Phil ippines, it is realized that the islands could not be successfully defended against a formidable attack. As neither a battleship fleet nor a big army is possible, it was decided to make the main stand at Honolulu. Realizing that she would have littje opposition in the Philippines, Japan, according to the 1 calculations of the army general staff, would steam di rectly to Guam, pick up the cable there and hold it for communication with the Japanese fleet operating against the Hawaiian Islands. Might Take Honolulu. Under the present conditions Japan "would have only a night's work to take Honolulu, and could hold it against the combined forces now in the Pacific. In case of a war with the United States she would need the nearest possible base, and that would be Hawaii. That, it was said by 4 officials last night, is the real reason' for the "war scare" in the army,' which is exerting every possible energy to increase the garrisons in the Hawaiian Islands and to build up a formidable joint army and navy base at the very earliest possible moment. RICHMOND, VA., Special. Because he won't support his wife, Morris Connolly, nineteen years old, whose family lives at 603 Louisiana Street, was sent to jail to loaf twelve months by Justice Crutchneld this morning, and during that time, being denied all chance of making a living, he will, of course, be unable to sup port his wife or anyone else. The young man has been before Justice Crutchneld three times within the last few weeks, two charges being for non-support and one for larceny. Two of the charges Kne for non support and the larceny case were inspired, "Connolly declares, by his mother-in-law, Mrs. Nettie Morris. Mrs. Morris failed to prove th? lar ceny charge, but in a previous aen support case succeeded in Jiaviig the boy bound over to the probation offi cer and ordered to pay three dollars a week. In delivering his decision in this case Justice Crutchneld made the much-talked of ruling that when a man marries he weds not only the girl, but her mother, father and all blood relatives. This morning, however. Justice Crutchneld did what he has never before done. He announced: 'T re verse myself. When a man marries, he marries only his wife, and does not marry the rest of her family. But this young man Is in arrears nine dol lars." he continued, "and won't take care of his wife. So I am going to teach him to support her. I am going to lock him up for twelve months." The justice was asked If locking a boy up in Idleness for a year would teach him to be industrious and make him support h?s wife, but he did not explain. LOOK INTO KILLING ; OF AMERICANS WASHINTON, D. C Special. The State Department today instruct ed Ambassador Wilson at Mexico City to investigate the reported execution by Mexican troops of four young a morions Adams. Young. Howard; and Sliannon at Agua Prieta after the recent battle at tnat piace. According to press dispatches from Tucson, Arizona, the Americans, res idents of Pirtleville, Arizona, were captured after the insurrectos were routed. They were tried by drum head court-martial and shot. The State Department has no offi cial confirmation of. the executions, but is investigating the report, on the strength of the press dispatches. It was semi-officially stated at the deparment today that if the Ameri cans were executed, as reported, a strong protest will be made through Ambassador Wilson. The department does not accept, it was learned this morning, the decree of the Diaz Government that pris oners of war from among the insur rectos can be summarily executed. It was guardedly hinted that if execu tions of Americans occurred it might result in the recognition of the bel ligerency of the insurrectos. In this event, if executions continued, the United States would diplomatically be in a position to inform the Mexican Government that such procedure would not be tolerated. This would give, under international law, a proper excuse for speedy American interven tion in Mexico, which would meet the approval of other foreign govern ments. The department is also Investigat ing dispatches from San Antonio stating that John Hamilton Digno vvitty and three other Americans had been shot to death under a Mexican 1 rum-head court-martial, which found them guilty of participation In the insurrectionary movement. Object to Nude Statuea. BOSTON, Special. Because of their objections to the nude statues in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Bishop William F. Mallalieu, of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and a number of other clergymen of Boston and vicinity have sent out a circular in opposition to a bill pending in the Legislature to permit the city of Bos ton to appropriate $50,000 yearly for maintenance of. the museum. , "I hope not a dollar of public money will go to the museum," de clares Bishop Mallalieu In the circu lar, "until there is a decided reform." Other clergymen refer to the nude statues as "immodest art," .'md,cent exhibitions" and "abominations ' . FIREMEN KILLED BATTLING FLAMES Laddies Lose Lives Fighting the Flames at Milwaukee Eight Others Are Missing. MILWAUKEE, WIS., SpeciaL Six firemen are known to be dead, live others fatally injured and eight are missing in the ruins of tbe Friend Building, in the heart of Milwaukee's wholesale center, which was destroyed by fire today. ' The loss Is nearly $300,000. Five bodies have been recover ed and the sixth man died in a hospital. it feared that all the missing men have been killed. Searching parties are working furiously in the red hot ruins in an effort to save a life If possible. Fireman Morgan, one of the dying, is the last of five brothers who were either killed or burned to death at fires. The five, joined the department at the same time- a number of years ago. Sixteen men were seen on the roof just before it collapsed, and six of these, in the sight of thousands of spectators, jumped from the roof, six stories above the ground. Two of them are believed to be fatally in jured, while the others, while bruised, will recover. Three bodies have been recovered from the ruins and a de tachment of firemen is searching for the other bodies. Juat before, the men were oaught on the roof twenty girls, who had been trapped on the third floor, crawl ed along a narrow ledge of cornice and escaped to a fire escape, on which they came down to the ground. Two of the girls' fell, but were caught on the platform of a fire es cape on the story below. Firemen carried them to the ground. They were taken to a hos pital. The flames spread rapidly through the building and the firemen had little chance to save the building or its oontents. ORDERS GIVEN FOR 100,000 BLANKETS SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., Special. The California Woolen Company, of San Francisco, has been given a con tract by the War Department for 100, 000 army blankets for delivery in El Paso, Tex., and California points. Un der the terms of the contract the or der must be filled by December 31st. EMPEROR WILLIAM IN AUSTRIAN CAPITAL VIENNA, Special. Emperor Wil liam, the Empress, Princess Victoria Louise and Prince Joachim arrived here from Berlin today, en route for Corfu. They were met at the station and escorted to the palace of Emperor Franz Josef, whose guests they are. ALBANY, N. Y., Special. Declar ing that the revenues of the State weie insufficient from the inheritance tax and that the law enacted last year was driving out of the State many citizens and preventing the forming of corpora tions, Governor- Dix sent a special message to the Legislature asking that the inheritance tax, as it was prior to the enactment of last year, which took in the small estates under $10,000. be restored. "How did the fatal accident in the air. omnibus happen to Dr. Jenks?" "He was used to stepping off the street car before it stopped, and tried it with the air bus." Fliegende Blaet-ter. Husband Didn't Expect Her. POUGHKEEPSIE, Special. Wil liam Cobb, owner of a hotel in Fish kin Landing, nearly fainted Tuesday when his wife, whom he left In New England twenty-five years ago, f called at his hotel and reclaimed him.' Cobb didn't take kindly to her advances and she caused his arrest.: Until a few days ago Mra Cobb had heard not a word from her hus band since the day he disappeared. Six years ago he came to Dutchess eounty and opened the hotel. Both Cobb and his wife- have remained sin gle. . In fact. Mrs. Cobb Bays she does not want her husband back, but she will fight In the courts te compel him to support her. DENIES' HE HELPEO TO COiMir CRIME Laboring Under Violent Emotion, 'Accused Camorrlst Shouts That He Knows Nothing of the Murder of Cuoccolo and His Wife. VITERO. . ITALY, SpeciaL Seventy-five additional guards wer stationed in the court room to prevent a recurrence of yesterday's riot when the trial of Enrico Alfano, alias "Er rioone," and his thirty-eight feUow Camorrists was resumed today. Ferdinand Di Matteo, who la cused of luring Gennaro Cuoccolo t his death on the lonely roadway lead ing to Torre del' Greco, was placed on the stand and interrogated by President Bianchi, of the Assize Court. Matteo is charged in the indictment with having lured Cuoccolo by tb promise of a fruitful diamond rob bery which . might be committed la the Cupa Calastro community. A rich Neapolitan owned a ylUa there and Cuoccolo was to inspect tit grounds and plan the robbery.- Ac cordingly Matteo and Cuoceolo set oat to look over the grounds, and, if nee essary, rent an adjoining villa. In or der to further the plans for the great diamond coup. It is charged that, while the two men were walking along the road, Cuoccolo was attacked by Matteo and five associates, who wera in hiding, Matteo striking the first blow. When this was recorded today Mat teo grew violently excited. "I know nothing of that murder, nor of the murder of Maria Cuoc colo, Gennaro's wife," he cried. Another woman was added to tha defendants today, when Anna Sinis calchi, a sister-in-law. of Geunaro Da Marinis, or "Omandriere," as she wa known to the police, was plaoed oa trial with the other Camorrists. The newest defendant is a hand some woman, and she was stylishly attired as she took the stand. Sha lifted her white veil and faced tha court defiantly. She declared that she could not speak the Italian language to defend herself and asked for an in terpreter. Marinis aroBe and addressed a long plea to the court. He attacked the Caribineers and the Neapolitan mag istrates, charging them with trickery. "Abatemaggio is a scoundrel, and all the evidence against us false,' ba shouted. Marinis is said to have helped Pro fessor Rapi plan the Cuoccolo mur der, and has a long police record. Another Dramatic Incident. A demonstration was narrowly avert ed during the interrogation of Matteo, -when the prisoner flung himself on him knees and, raising hits arms, screamed in a voice that reverberated through tbe court: "I am a victim of the Caribineers. and they would .crucify me .as Chi 1st was crucified." The other defendanta cried out. but they were subdued by the additional guards before tumult could la precipi tated. This dramatic incident followed a number of passages between the prisoner and the court. Question of DUumlae IiKvreM. The indictment had charged Mattee with manufacturing a false beard for Corrado Sbrtino. another of the alleged slayers of Cuoccolo. When this charge was pronounced, Matteo cried: "Big no r President, 1 am innocent. Why Hhould I make a false beard for Sortino, when he la a wig maker him self and could . easily have luude oee himself." President Bianchi replied: "Yen, be is a wig-maker, but our evidence show that he could not make a beard, where upon you made, it." At this point Sortino arose In tbe prisoner's cage and interrupted the proceedings. "Allow me to show you that 1 earn make a beard, and I will demonstrate that I can to this court," he cried. The president assured Hortino that his interests would be protected by tbe court and the interrogation woceeded. BOOK COJlTK ACTORS WILL HAVE TO EXPLAIN RICHMOND, YA-. 8pecial The committee of the Stale Board ... .. of Education, to which was referred the matter of failure of the book eon- tractors to place school books at available points in the State, will meet here April 13th to take up the matter and to determine what course- of action shall be followed. Comelaints have been coming la durine tbe winter that the contrac tors were not giving the children fa cilities for 'purchasing books in all parts of the State, and while oae ee pany would put in its books, anetaer. would not follow this lead ana eera- ply with the contract la a manner, satisfactory to the department. The entire matter was rererrea a special committee by the State- Board of Education at its recent meet ing. Among -those serving on the committee is the secretary of tha board and the Attorney General of iruinia. That the matter will be Dj-c.-Ht-d to a conclusion there Is bo question, and it is- believed that tha . matter will be taken to the courts far settlement. , The committee having the case la hand will insist that the terms of the contract shall be lived up to in every way, and the books placed at such points as will serve the interests of the pupils. It is now the case that pupils in remote sections of the State ami at ttmos pnmrwll fn Bpnd a some distant point and get scaeel books by mail. The various firms having contrasts are being informed of the time of tae leeting of the special committee la .his city. MISS ELKINS IS NOW I N CHICACO Fair Heiress, However, Is Guard ed as Though She Were a Prisoner. CHICAGO, ILL.. Special. For , twenty-four hours or more Chicago has housed the heroine of a world's romance. Miss Katherine Klkins Is here. But she might as well be In Elklns, W. Va., or Washington, or Europe, so far as Chicago is con cerned. Miss Elklns was guarded, from reporters and other curious la dividuals by her big brother, Blaise, and his wife. She was guarded by Mgr. Tompkins, at the Blackstone Hotel. And also she was guarded by "Billy" HItt. Billy, whose other name is Wllliasa S.. was the most persevering and as siduous guardian of them all, whlcA was pleasing to the curious in view of the reports that Mr. HItt may su percede, or has superceded, tae Duke of Abruzzl in the affections of tha fair heiress. The party will go JBaat tomorrow.