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ThE CHATHAM RECORD H A LONDON, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR Terms of Subscription $1.50 Per Year Strictly In Advance THE CHATHAM RTXCORD Rates of Advertising One Square. one insertion LG0 One Square, two insertions lfiO One Square, one month $2c0 For Larger Advertisements Liberal Contracts will bo made. VOL. XXXIV. PITTSBOKO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C, FlBKUARY 7. 1912. NO. 26. BRIEF NEWS NOTES FOR IDE BUSY IN VIOST IMPORTANT EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK TOLD IN CONDENSED FORM. WORLD'S NEWS EPITOMIZED Complete Review of Happenings of Greatest Interest From All Parts of World- Southern. Edward Schweitzer, a .Macon, 5a., 'leiconstrator for a fire apparatus company, went down to Central Park Park on business, and while there l;e sought to feed peanuts to a leop ard that is a part of a circus winter ing is Macon. Before he could with draw his hand from between the bars, the leopard had seized upon it, like a piece of meat, and bit it off at the wrtet B. E. McLin, state commissioner of agriculture of Florida, after a most strenuous day spent in inspecting ex hibits at the fair in Orlando, fell dead whale delivering an address in Elks' hall. Mr. McLin hesitate in his speeeh, then sank to the floor. He was dejyi when assistance reached him. For twelve years he had held oiSee as the head of the state agri cultural department and was noted as having first effected pure food inspeo ion laws in Florida. General. The Hamburg-American Line steam er Alleghaney, which left New York for Central America and the West Indies, sank 75 miles east-northeast cf Cape Henry, off the Virginia coast, after a collision with the British steamer Pomaron, according to wire less dispatches received in. New York C-ity. The Pomaron, with the passen gers and crew of the Alleghaney on board, and convoyed by the revenue cutter Onondaga, is making slowly lor port, the messages ran. Another unfortunate class A sub marine of the British navy, two of wbich had sunk previously, and on hoard two others of which various members of their crew had been kill ed er injured in explosion, went to the bottom of the sea at the entrance to Spithead, with a loss of fourteen lives four lieutenants and ten mem hers of the crew. Not one of the ship's company escaped. The catas trophe was the result of a collision with the British gunboat Hazard. A mysterious quadruple murder in which two men and two women were killed was revealed by the discovery of the bodies of the victims in a tene ment house in the heart of Lawrence, Mass. Absolute denial of alleged violations of the anti-trust law is made by the I'nited States Steel Corporation, its subsidiaries and directors, in their an swers, which were filed in the United States district court in Trenton, N. .., to the government's dissolution suit The effect of its organization, ihe corporation declares, has been to cheapen production, effect economies and increase foreign trade from $8, 'K),000 to $60,000,000 annually with in ten years. That Col. Theodore Roosevelt would no more decline to take the nomina tion for president than he would de cline to enlist, if needed, in time of war, is the opinion of Lawrence F. Abbott, one of the editors of The Out look, contained in a letter received 1-y Edward C. Stokes, former gover nor of the state of New Jersey, i tie name of Judson Harmon ot Ohio was filed as a presidential can didate in Nebraska for the Democrat ic primaries, while that of William J. Bryan was withdrawn. A curfew law for husbands was ad vocated by Robert B. Glenn, former Governor of South Carolina, in a speech in Chicago on the subject,"The Country's Need of Sterling Men and Women." "The man who stays away from his family at night is the most contemptible creature on earth," he said. "I wish we had a curfew law ior husbands a law that would make very husband stay at home from 8 in the evening until six o'clock the next morning. According to authoritative views expressed in Berlin, Germany, the mo ment has arrived in the Chinese sit uation when a joint agreement by all the interested powers, including Ja an and the United States, pledging themselves to take no step in China, except in common, is desirable and even necessary. Florists declare there is a famine of pink carnations, the favorite flow er of the late President McKinley, and those who wished to observe his birthday were compelledto pay dou ble price, or 10 cents apiece. During January thieves store more than $100,000 worth of jewelry in New York according to police report. A copyright treaty between the l ifted States and Hungary was sign ed at Budapest on January 30. The ' merican ambassador, Richard C. Kerens, signed for the United States. This is the first treaty between the l nited States and Hungary. Seven of every ten cases of desti t!'Uon among the Jews of Louisville ; re traceable directly to tuberculosis contracted by the wage earners of the families assisted," according to the i- ticrt of charity officials. Women suffragists at a recent meet- ii- K in Chicago defeated a resolution tidcTLin" Roosevelt for president. What is believed by the sheriff to be a triple murder and suicide, was discovered when the bodies of four persons all members of the same fam ily, were found at the farm home of Lewis Mailahn, at Bingham pton, Wis. Reviewing the achievements of his administration before the Columbus Glee club at Columbus, Ohio, Presi dent Taft drew the line sharply be tween the old line Republicans and the Progressives of his party and practically declared that the time was at hand when the "denunciation" of the Progressives must cease, and when the nation will demand facts. He had not the slightest doubt, he said, the Republican party would win. J. B. Snoddy, one of eight persons charged with whitecapping Harvey McFarland, a farmer, was found guil ty in Bloomington, Ind. The penalty is a term of from two to ten years in prison. This is the first conviction on a whitecapping charge, although midnight floggings have been common in the hill country of southern Indi ana. It was so apparent that a white cap organization existed in Monroe county that Governor Marshall detail ed attorneys to assist in the prosecu tion. The garrison of Juarez, across the river from El Paso, Texas, rose in revolt and in half an hour the muti neers were in possession of the city. Looting and promiscuous shooting prevailed for hours. The commander of the garrison was thrown into pris on with the chief of police, while oth er prisoners were released. An Ital ian surgeon holding a commission in the Mexican army, said he had count ed fifteen dead, including two Amer icans a man and a boy 12 years old. The boy was lying in the street, hav ing been shot through the breast. As near as can now be ascertained, the uprising was due to a report printed in a Chihuahua newspaper, which arrived in Juarez, stating that Gen. Pascual Orozco, one of the leaders of the Madero revolution, had resign ed his military position at Chihuhua, and to the discharge of 100 men of the Juarez garrison. The dismissal of these troops was taken as con firmation of the Orozco' report. It is understood that immediate ab dication of the Chinese throne has been decided upon, as a result of the conference between the empress dow ager, Prince Chun, the ex-regent and Prince Ching, the ex-premier, in ac cordance with conditions laid down by the Republicans namely, that the imperial family and princes are to retain their empty titles. Washington. President Taft sent to congress his promised message on Alaska and the public domain in general. In urging the construction of a government rail road, a commission form of gov ernment and other needed legisla tion, the president declared there was nothing in the history of the United States which afforded such just rea son for criticism as the failure of the Federal government to extend the benefit of its fostering care to Alaska. President Taft urges an internation al inquiry into the high cost of liv ing. He asks authority to invite the nations of the world to a conference in Washington or elsewhere to make plans for the investigation of the high cost of living. Prosecution of express companies for overcharging shippers was indi cated by Commissioner Lane, at the express rate hearing, to be the inten tion of the interstate commerce com mission. The testimony and figures thus far presented by the commis sion's investigators tend to indicate a belief on the part of the interstate commerce commission that the ex press companies should adopt a fiat rate applicable to various zones to be established either voluntarily by the companies or by orders of the inter state commerce commission. The Borah child labor bill, after it had been amended so as to pro hibit the invasion of privates resi dences in quest of information, was passed by the United States senate, 54 to 20. The bill authorizes the creation of a bureau in the dejja.i ment of commerce and labor for the collection of information pertaining to the welfare of children and child life. Special authority is given to in vestigate questions of infant mortal ity, the birth rate, orphanages, juve nile courts, desertion, diseases, acci dents, occupation, legislation and kin dred subjects. Abandonment of the program for two battleships this year brought out a statement from Secretary of the Navy Meyer. The action of the Dem ocratic caucus also caused activity in the Democratic ranks in congress, with the result that another caucus to reconsider the matter will prob ably be called. Secretary" Meyer ar raigned the action of the Democratic caucus as "giving another illustration of government by snap judgment." He asserted that "the Monroe doc trine is as big as the navy and no bigger," and that the United States, guaranteeing the neutrality of the Panama canal, must be prepared to make good its pledge. After lying dormant in larvae for 60,000,00 years, two mosquitoes were born in Washington a day or two ago. Also, it being ascertained that they were yellow fever mosquitoes just like the ones found in Central America, they u ere immediately executed. Some tinsv- ago Assistant Secretary of State Alvah Adee received a somewhat cu rious prehistoric deposit from Bra zil. Mr. Adee is a chemist and, an alyzing the rock, found two minute larvae. Under treatment the larvae promptly developed into magnificent mosquitoes. N ATONAL GUARD ELECTS OFFICERS CAPT. BLACK WHO WAS SECRE TARY WAS MADE SECOND VICE PRESIDENT. NEXT MEETING AT RALEIGH The Administration of Adjutant Gen eral Leinster Was Endorsed. A Number of Important Resolutions Were Adopted at Business Meeting Raleigh. A special from Charlotte states that the sessions of the Na tional Guard Association of North Carolina came to an end after two days of interesting and profitable sittings. The chief business trans acted was the election of officers which resulted in the choice of Capt. S. C. Chambers of Durham as presi dent, Col. H. D. Harper of Kinston first vice-president, Capt. F. L. Black of Charlotte,, second vice-president, Lieutenant Yorke Coleman of Ruther fordton secretary and treasurer and Capt. Dodamead assistant secretary. The association voted its appreci ation of the prence at the meetings of Capt. A. J. Dougherty, Thirtieth United States infantry, Capt. W. G. Pace, coast artillery corps, United States army, and Capt. John G. Ew ing of the Delaware national guard. All these officials attended the ses sions, and delivered excellent and helpful addresses on subjects of pe culiarly vital interest to the work of the association. At the session Raleigh was select ed as the place for the next annual meeting. It will be held in January, the selection of Raleigh being made primarily because oF the fact that at this time the Legislature will be in session and the association will be able to present its claims for needed legislation more directly and more satisfactorily. Washington asked for the next convention as well as Dur ham but on motion of Captain Moody the executive committee was request ed to name Raleigh for the reasons set out, . City Beautiful Club Begin Crusade. Since the organization of a City Beautiful Club in New Bern, the members of that organization have begun a crusade to save the many historic trees located at different points of the city. Many of these trees were more than a hundred years of age, and naturally the weather has had its effect upon them. In a num ber of cases the trunks have become decayed so badly that the trees were in danger of being blown down at any time. After a careful inquiry in re gards to the best tree experts that are in this country, the club finally secured the services of a noted tree surgeon and he is now in the city making investigations and pursuing the work for which he came to do. Fire Destroys Waynesville Plant. Fire was discovered in the large factory of the Waynesville Wood Manufacturing Company, on the out skirts of town. When first discover ed the flames were bursting through the roof of the machinery room and seemed in a fair way to dstroy the entire plant. The fire company re sponded quickly, but could do little except to assist in saving the build ings in the immediate neighborhood, for the nearest hydrant was more than two thousand feet away. Land Value Not Diminished. Despite the distressingly low price of cotton during the present season, it is a significant fact and a signifi cant tribute to the tone of business in his community that the value of Mecklenburg farm lands has not dim ished and that there is no indication of any expected desertion from the fields either by white or colored ten ants. Those who own farming prop erties that are on the market have maintained their prices, believing that the value is in the soil because the soil is in Mecklenburg county and Mecklenburg county has Charlotte as its seat of operations. Fired Without Provocation. News is received at Raleigh of the killing of Weston Freeman, colored, by Willie Brown, colored, at James Duke's store in St. Matthews town ship, 12 miles from the city. A crowd of men were grouped in the store, when Brown, it is said, entered and fired the fatal shot without any provocation. It is said that the shot seems to have been fired into the crowd with special intention of killing Freeman. Sheriff Sears has sent deputies into the section to search for Brown and gather evidence. To Award National Guard Medals. The bronze, silver and gold medals to be awarded to the members of the North Carolina National Guard for periods of service ranging from five to thirty years have been receiv ed by Adjutant General Leinster and will be distributed at once. Two who receive thirty-year gold medals are Col. J. C. Bessent of Winston-Salem and Col. James Metts of Wilmington Among the twenty-five-year medal ists are Gen. T. R. Robertson of Ral eigh and Gen. B. S. Roystcr of Oxford. WILL MOVE RUTHERFORD Board of Education of Western North Carolina Conference Prospecting For Site For institution. Charlotte. The fact that Ruther-" ford College will almost certainly be moved within the next eighteen months to a city of some size opens up an interesting, and attractive op portunity for Charlotte to add to its reperttoire an educational institution which would be a distinct contribution to the city's life. It is at present situ ated a mile and a half from Connelly Springs, half-way between Hickory and Morganton. It is half a century old, has a record of extremely use ful service and in other days took exceptionally high rank among the state's institutions. This is one of three colleges under the exclusive control of the Western North Carolina Methodist Conference. The other two are Davenport, for girls, at Lenoir, and Weaverville, eight miles from Asheville across the Blue Ridge. Trinity and Greens boro Female Colleges are under the joint control of the Western North Carolina and the North Carolina Conferences. At the annual meeting of the conference board of education held at Statesville in November it was decided to move Rutherford Col lege to the town or city making the most attractive offer and which, to gether with this, seemed in all points fittest for the school. The chief rea son for this is the lack of local pat ronage, there being but slight source on which to draw as things now are. Rev. Gilbert T. Rowe, pastor of Tryon Street Methodist church, of Charlotte, is president of the board of education. There are twenty-four members, each district being repre sented by a minister and a layman. Raleigh The Next Meeting Place. The executive committee of the North Carolina Master Printers' As sociation held its first meeting since the organization here last November at the Young Men's Christian Asso ciation with the following members present: N. B. Broughton, chairman, Raleigh; Joseph J. Stone and C. G. Harrison, Greensboro; and B. R. Cates, Charlotte. The committee for mulated plans for dividing the state into six districts, with the following cities as district centers and with a vice-president named for each dis trict: Asheville; A. E. Swayne; Char lotte, A. M. Gray; Greensboro, Jos eph J. Stone; Raleigh, J. W. Weaver; Greenville, D. J. Whichard; Wilming ton, J. B. Freeman of Lumberton. Raleigh .was selected for the next meeting place of the state organiza tion and second cost congress. The date will be announced later. In Violation of Agreement. H. Mack Godwin, one of the mosv prominent of the fifty-nine defend ants who entered pleas of nolo co tenedere when called in superior court to answer charge of selling whiskey, was taken into custody un der an instanter capias issued at the instance of Solicitor Shaw, based up on the allegation that whiskey was sold at Godwin's place, which was in direct violation of che agreement en tered into by the defendant. Valentines Win Out In Hearing. The Valentines of Richmond, Va., proprietors of the famous Valentine meat juices, won out in a hearing be fore the Corporation Commission, in mhich they demanded a reduction of the tax assessment on one hundred and sixty acres of land they own in the town of Murphy, Cherokee coun ty. The local board of assessors and county commissioners had assessed it at $50,000. Southern To Build New Road. It is rumored here that the South ern Railroad will build a road from Hamilton via Scotland Neck, to Lit tleton, to join the road to Atlanta, if the people in the towns through which the roads will run will supply the blue print of the route. It is un derstood here that the Atlantic Coast Line is contemplating building a new passenger and express depot here, and will use the old de'pot for freight exclusively. -ub stqi 'jsiraano pooj a:rBis ubjsts -sb puooas sb 'linn a aaSoH spaaoons 'aSanoo "N 9 'V atU 1B JOomasuf siv.B& omj joi "3 "0 "Shh nouncement being made. Picot Elected Superintendent. Dr. L. J. Picot is the ' new super intendent of the Central State Hos pital for Insane at Raleigh to succeed the late Dr. McKee. He was elected by the board of directors in competi tion with . four other applicants, Dr. C. L. Jenkins, for fifteen years first assistant physician in the hospital; Dr. J. W. McNeill, Fayetteville, mem ber of the recent state hospital com mission; Dr. W. H. Hunter of Weav erville and Dr. Collier of Baltimore. Dr. Picot has been second assistant phyiscian for four years. Last Scene of Drama Enacted. The last scene of a sensational drama was enacted at Rockingham, when Clyde Chilton and pretty. Beu lah Stone were married in the county jail. Justice of the Peace Geo. War burton officiating at the nuptials. Chilton leaves here to begin a 12 months sentence on the roads of Co lumbus county to which he was re cently sentenced by Judge Whedbee for carrying, a pistol, after .he had been tried and acquitted by a jury oi a charge of murdering Sank Morse in September. 1911. MANY DISTILLERIES BLIND TIGERS ARE DOING A FLOURISHING BUSINESS IN SMALL TOWN. GAINING THAT RFPUTATION There Has Been At Least a Dozen Moonshiners Captured in the Last Few Months in the Town of Vance boro, Craven County. Raleigh. A New Bern special says that Vanceboro in Craven county, is gaining the reputation of being a hot bed of illicit distillers and of retail liquor dealers. During the past two or three months no fewer than a doz en of these law-breakers have been rounded up by the revenue officers and are now awaiting the next term of the United States District and Cir cuit Court for the Eastern District which will convene in New Bern in April, and at which they will be tried for their offenses. The last arrest was made a few days ago shortly be fore daybreak, when Deputy Marshal Samuel Lilly placed Wiley Wiggins under arrest on a warrant charging him with retailing spirituous liquors without a government license, and also operating an illicit distillery. When the revenue officer called at Wiggins' home, during the we 'sma hours, he heard a noise within the house as if someou.3 was sliding a heavy object over the floor. When the door was openad by the prison er's mother, the officer did not see any traces of his man. He began a search of the premises and finally found' Wiggins hiding beneath one of the beds. He was hauled forth, placed on a train, and brought to this city and carried before the United States commissioner for a preliminary hearing. Probable cause was found, and he was bound over to the next term of Federal Court, under a bond of $500, which he failed to give, and was committed to Craven county jail. The government officers are doing all in their power to get hold of every man who violates the internal reve nue law in this section, and they are succeeding remarkably well. Alexander County Teachers Meet. Taylorsville The Alexander Coun ty Teachers' Association met in the court house. The attendance was the largest during the past twelve months. The program arranged at last meet ing was a very practical and inter esting one and called forth a lively discussion. After the discussion, . a business (meeting was held, at which the time for holding the coun ty commencement and general edu cational rally was decided upon, this being some time during the first week in March. An invitation has been extended to Governor Kitchin to be present and deliver an address. ' Governor Offers $300 Reward. Raleigh. Governor Kitchin issued a proclamation offering a reward of $300 for the arrest and apprehension of a party or certain parties who have been committing depredations upon Mr. J. L. Nelson, a prominent farmer residing near Marshall. Be sides the reward issued by the gov ernr Mr. Nelson himself has offered $3T00 and it is understood that the county officials will also offer some amount for the arrest of the guilty party or parties. In the petition ask ing for the reward it is set out that the people are very much incensed over the way this citizen has been treated and want something done to punish the perpetrators. Dr. Hardy For Superintendent. Raleigh Governor Kitchin commis sioned Dr. W. H. Dixon of Ayden as a member of the board of directors of the State School for Feeble-Minded being established at Kinston. He suc ceeds Dr. Ira M. Hardy of Washing ton, N. C, who has resigned. Dr. Hardy was, as a member of the Leg islature, very active in getting through the bill, carrying the $60,000 appropriation for tne institution, and has since then had an active part in the selection of the location and preparation for the erection of the buildings. Will Plant But Little Cotton. New Bern. From present indica tions the farmers in this section of the state will plant but little cotton next season, but will raise some crop from which they can realize a profit. While in conversation with one of the leading farmers in this section he said that this the object of prac tically every farmer in his neighbor hood. Last season the farmers in eastern North Carolina devoted prac tically all of their time to cotton growing, with the expectation that they would get fifteen cents for it. May Get The State Convention. Raleigh. Letters being received in Raleigh from members of the North Carolina Republican Executive Com mittee, are regarded as being very favorable for the holding of the Re publican state convention here. Char lotte is after the convention, and so is Greensboro, but Ra'eigh with its big and splendid Auditorium and its ex tra fine hotel facilities, is regarded by many of the committeemen as the place for the convention. The com raittee meets here on February 28 tc the place of th.6 state convention. THE FREE SCHOLARSHIPS Given By the Southern Railway to Agricultural Colleges in States Traversed By This Road. Washington. President Finley, of the Southern Railway Company, an nounced that, as a means of supple menting the extensive work being done by the Company for the ad vancement of agriculture in the terri tory traversed by lis lines south of the Potomac and Ohio Rivers and East of the Mississippi, it has been decided to inauguiata Southern Rail way Scholarships in the State Agri cultural College in each State trav ersed by the lines cf the Company. Mr. Finley will take this matter up at once with the president of each agricultural college concerned, asking him to permit the Company to pay for the scholarships and to select the young men to be benefited by them. The scholarships, which are to cover the full four-year course in agricul ture, are to be awarded in accordance with plans to be agreed upon between the presidents of the colleges and the Railway Company and are to be given to young men residing in counties traversed by the lines of the Com pany, and who would otherwise be financially unable to avail themselves of an agricultural college training. As soon as arrangements have been definitely perfected, full details as to the scholarship or scholarships be awarded in each State, will be announced. Shoud Encourage Indian Memorial. Washington. The movement for erecting here in Washington an In dian memorial building deserves en thusiastic encouragement. Of late years the Indian question has been carefully and sympathetically con sidered, and after many serious mis takes it is in a way. of just and hu mane adjustment.. The Indians them selves are moving forward with the rest of the people, and it is due to them that the white citizens of the United States should cooperate to provide here at the capital a place where the story of the Indian can be told in terms to encourage further ef forts on their part find in their be half. Will Get But A Small Share. Washington. It wae learned here from a source believed to be entirely trustworthy, that because of the wave of economy which has spread over congress this j ear's river and harbor bill may be held down to the old projects and that no new ones of any kind will be had. This would, probably save the country something like $10,000,000, after the senate amendments have been added. Much work now under way would stop. There does not seem to be any doubt that even if the cut is carried to this extent, the bill will he so small that many new project-? will not be con sidered. It is impossible to tell yet what will happen. Is The Gun Toter Increasing? Cleveland. It is not clear from the annual police report exactly what relations exists between the number of arrests for carrying concealed weapons and growth of the habit it self. The largely increased number of arrests may indicate keener atten tion to the evil on the part of the police rather" than eny material in crease in gun toting. At least, that suggests a pleasanter explanation of the figures. Regardless of the fuller interpretation of the figures, it is hoped they may arouse public inter est in a matter of deep moment to court has taken a firm stand against the carrying of concealed weaons. Three Elements Have Combined. New Orleans. An alliance has been effected between Zapata, the leader of the rebellion in southern Mexico, the Reyistas of northern Mexico and leaders of last year's insurrectionary movement in Lower California, ac cording to apparently reliable infor mation gleaned here by secret service agents. It was stared that Col Price leader of the Lower California up rising and Col. Moaby, a wll-known American soldier of fortune, held a conference in New Orleans with sev eral prominent Reyistas and other soldiers of fortune and decided again to enter Mexico with "Viva Zapata." Further Action Is Deferred. New York. Further Action in the taking of depositions in the case of the International Paper Company against the Lewiston (Maine) Jour nal has been postpored by ' mutual agreement for 20 days. The paper company has pending a suit for libel against the Maine newspaper based on the allegation that The Journal re ferred to it as a trust in violation of the Sherman anti-trust law. The tak ing of depositions from the officera of the paper company began several days ago. Strained Rosin Is Crude. Washington. The United States court of customs appeals decided that rosin which has been strained to remove dirt, chips, leaves and other impurities is actually "crude rosin," and entitled to free entry into this country. This opinion was rendered in the case of G. W. Sheldon & Co., of Chicago. The collector imposed a duty of one-quarter of a cent per pound and ten per cent, ad valorem on -the ground that the straining oi the rosin was not recessary to pre vent its deterioration. ' - , FAILED TO HEAR APPROACH OF TRAIN MISS ELSIE LITTLE OF NEW YORK CITY RUN DOWN AND KILL ED AT PINEHURST. WARNING COMES TOO LATE Hesitates On the Track When a Warn ing is Shouted to Her. Was a Noted Tennis" Player and Came From a Prominent Family. Pinehurst, N. C.--Miss Elsie Little, the New York tennis player, was struck and instantly killed by cars one of those strange accidents which seem unaccountable. She had walk ed to the station with a party of friends in advance of the regular buB, and was examining her baggage, which was piled up near . the track, awaiting the arrival of. the train. Ap parently on impulse, she started to cross the track, just ahead of an en gine and two cars, which were back ing in, apparently totally unconscious of its approach. Some one shouted a warning to her, she hesitated, and bo fore her companions knew just what had happened, she was beneath the wheels. , When Miss Little arrived for the tennis turnament, she was suffering from ear trouble as a result of a cold, which affected her hearing, and, it is said, confused her not only as to sound, but its definite location. For this reason, she did not participate in the women's singles of the tourna ment, and when she left for the sta tion, as a precautionary measure, she had stuffed cotton in her ears. This condition would seem to be the most satisfactory explanation of the sad ac cident. Coming late, news of the accident was not generally known until the next morning. The body, accom panied by Mr. Raymond Little and a party of friends, was taken North. Ordered to Establish a Republic. Peking. The Empress Dowager is sued an edict instructing Premier Yuan Shi Kai to establish a republic in co-operation with the southern Re publicans. The edict has not yet been published and it is expected it' will be kept more or less secret so far as the public is concerned until arrangements in ths south have been completed. Yuan Shi Kai is now en deavoring to persuade the Nanking government to hand over the control of affairs to enable him to carry pn the administration of the whole em pire. Crushed to Death in Ice. Niagara Falls, N. Y. The great ice bridge that has choked the river chan nel between the cataract and the up per arch bridge below the falls for the last three weeks broke and went down the river taking with it to their death a man and woman, believed to be Mr. and Mrs. Eldridge Stanton of Toronto, and a 17-year-old boy. Four other persons were on the ice at the time but managed to get ashore in safety. The bridge was considered perfectly safe. For weeks, the great field of ice had been coming down the river piling up against the barrier until it was from sixty to eighty feet thick and under the influence of zero weather the great mass had become firmly anchored to the shore. Head of Starvation Hospital Guilty. Seattle, Wash. The jury in the case of Mrs. Linda Hazzard, accused in the Kitsap county superior court at Port Orchar of having starved to death Miss Claire Williamson, a weal thy English patient, at the Hazzard "starvation sanitarium" returned a verdict of manslaughter. Three Children Burned to Death. Phillipsburg, N. J. Three children were burned to death in a fire which for a time threatened to destroy the village of Alpha, about three miles from here. The victims were the chil dren of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Chiocor elli. The parents with two other of their children escaped. A Burning Vessel Sinks. Norfolk, Va. The British steamer Consols, cotton laden from Galveston for Hamburg, flames swept in a long futile race for port, and sank forty miles south of Cape Henry. Her crew of thirty-four men, refugees on the British steamer Castle Eden, were landed at Newport News. It was an other triumph for intercommunication among ocean craft, for the Castle Eden, headed from Savannah for Dan ish ports, picked up the wireless call for help from the imperiled crew and rushed to their assistance. Big Fire Does Much Damage. Philadelphia. Fire which was dis covered shortly after 5 o'clock de stroyed three large factory buildings in the block bounded by Wood, Vine, Eighth and Franklin streets, causing a loss of more than a million dollars. The principal loser was the Hensel Colladay Company, manufacturers of millinery and dress trimmings. This company occupied a six-story brick building extending from Wood to Vine street on Franklin, with a four-story annex at 711-717 Vine street. Both buildings were destroyed.