OF ANY
>N, MARCH IS # M
Sfofcag^- HIH
General Cifter Opens His
^?^NjHeadquart en on Field
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ON EDGE
?unread.
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and this feeling 1a Mug demon.tr.t
ed In rough UMla.
Muoh gossip la heard In tf a wn
&w* the posslbllltle. W^WWl'iljWK
. of the Midler., supported by a large
Action of the navy, near the Mexi
can border Army Ban are all turib'
M upon one thing: That Mexico
la in no potUIoo to reaest Interven
tion should the United States deem
/ It noceaeaT to Invade the southern
J republic, oncers boaat that, within
44 hours, every Mexican border town
vrould be In the possession or Uncle
Barn's men, poealbly without tho Br
ing of a shot, should the -troops bo
raahed across the Rio Grande. '
Despite the tact that no- order*
had come relative to faa future Op
eration. at the troop., beneral Car
ter this morning ghre out another
Interview In which be declared that.
In hla opinion, the "war game" bad
no further motlre tbap the taetlng
of discipline and equipment It II] an
en vera.
Report, from the American aol
diary dolag patrol duty on the fron
tier, received here today, stated that
the Mexicans had taken no steps 4o
Increase tbe strength of their garrl
sona along tha border since tht Unit
ed Stale, started concentrating her
troops. This, they assert. Indicates
that the tilal. government fears to
weaken Its garrisons In tbo larger
cltlea -tor fear, that discontent which
1? how expressed only In murmur
Inge will give Way to open outbreak,
of vlotynca.
To Move Troops..
Washington. March 14. ? Informa
tion baa filtered out hare from the
war department that tbe rallroada
hara been notified to get cars iij
readiness ior mojlng li.oifl addltloa
al United States troops to the Mexi
can border. ?; ; ? ' 'I
night this ???? Ihe rirlnrlpal
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Two new buggy whips ware worn
out on the backs 'of the woman. Af
ter that they Vere forced into a ?e
hlele, sent to the nearest railroad
station and put on a train for their
heme In Breathitt county .trader or
ders never to return. .
The woman were aeeuaed of main
taining in objectionable JUte In
an Isolated section. They had fre
quently been warned to lea re
*>?>"> Moon* the railroad era
MM(* yardmasters' and dispatch
JHMlree. notwithstanding that the
(?bet secrecy had hem Imposed on
note employes who knew of the
matter.
' Besides the preparation of orders
for an addition al army for the Max
lean frontier, as announced exclnalto
ljr last Saturday by the .National
News Assoc la ttefc^he war depart -
ment Is ualng tta utmost efforts to
L The most wonderful clairvoyant
palmist that haa er.r rial ted Wash
ington la attracting the undivided
attention of the general public
T"??N?Whly educated In the art of
peU?ii*ry and the adense ?f hand
reading; ahe Is dally demoaatratlag
to hundred* of vial tore her ability
."> reed accurately all affairs at life.
?*>**? JBMuo -?a? M> m
time, said all srho deal re to see this
^ICted palmist ahonld not tall to do
fo at once. See her advertisement In
.thk Issneof the Htn'ilsvl
Accepts Poelllon. [
Mr. Frank M. Bhope, of Altoona,
?Pa.. arrived in the ' city yesterdey ,
?and from now on will hare entire ,
charge of the mechanical and Job- .
blng depart menu of the Dally |
-Vewe. (
Mr. Bhope cornea to Washington ,
hearing with him the highest en
dorsement aa a printer and~newspa
per man. He haa had 11 years el- .
perlence in mm of the largest offl- ]
cea la the country. Hla former hpm?
Altoona. enjoys a population or some, J
' '-jun'T ?' '? ? ???*? ? i
The management ef the Dally
Itewa la Indeed fortunate In securing
such a competes! and efficient print
er to manage their rapidly growing
business. We bespeak for hinl a cor
olla! welcome from ?onr cltlsens. Mr. i
Shope haa already entered upon hla ,
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Quit* m Number of Gu Boats .
There are now quite a number of .
gas boats coming to this city dally
from "different points on the river,
laden with produce, etc. 4 V,^ 3
The Newa doubts If (herels a town
In this eastern taction that enjoyg
a larger patronage from this source.
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, Atn KItTmR IN THR yKWH
PARTMENT :: STORE
iHPMMBMr
Making Efforts to Sut Off
The Investigation
Ifetrict Attorney Whitman \5E
Inform* tlon A boat the Oirw#f
Trust Company's Affair*.
New York, ^|arch 1 4 . ? Financier*
who have been exerting all their pow
Mr to head off District Attorney Wfctt
man la the Investigation Into thai
wrecking of the Carnegie Trust Com
t>ahy, eyen managed, to get a repre
lentative into" the Tomba prison and
nave hlni offer Joseph O. Rdfeto $&<*>
>00 cash If he would protect them.
THls fact was made public today,
ifter a consultation between Roeo^,
Frho is awaiting sentence for wreck*
kg the Northern Bank and his conn
lei .Samuel J. .Goldsmith. Robin,
ifter going over thereafter car?C?M>?
ty decided to reveal the whole affair
because his would-be bribers threat-!
>ned his sister. Dr. Louise Rabtnp
ritch. the threat was made la fc>
effort to force Robin to take the
Jribe and betray the district attor
iey.
All the fact* In the remarks*!*
itory told to District Attorney W*tt^
nan snd he was arranged to glT+jpr,
aablnovltch jU.JE??rota*tefc ?***?
lary to save her from harm at the
?S ads of her brother's enemies.
"My client. Mr. Robin." said Mr.
Joldsmith, "was approached in hie
?ell by a man whose name Mr. Whit
nan now has. He represented oth
>rs and spoke as 'we' when he made
ihe half million - dollar offer. He
taid 'We will give you a half million
Icllars if you Will close your month
o the district attorney. We* will
itand by you and you will get a short
tentence and have your half million'
tfy client asked this man why ball
vas not furnished him by the lnter
iats. The rep\^ was: 'We couldn't
?ome out In the open then."
"Robin was told that 'we' would
|x it up for him all right if he *ould
ust keep his mouth shut tight. The
irgument made by this person was
hat If he squealed on the othera he
rouid go to Sing Sing just the same
lut that if he did not squeal he would
ret a few yeara In prison and surely
he half million dofiar bribe.
"Robin told him that he had al
?eady assured Mr. Whitman that he
rould tell him all he knew and that
ie* would have to etlck by that.
"Then the man with the half mil
ion dollar bribe ' began' to ' make
breata.".' ' \ ^
Not Accepted. ~
Although the street paviag has
M yet the City Irn
jrovement Committee have not ac
cepted same. They will meet for
*ia purpose as soon a# the weather
s propitious. 0
Announcement of their decision
will be given out to; this paper I*,
tor. . ? - ? '? f i . & r . ? *
There will be prayermeetlng ? In
ill the different charches df the city
blyvenlng at the ususl hour to
?b!A %ii are cordially invited. * $
YOUTHS HOU. Wi ROB HUM
BKhwvmw ? Stat Pulled Off In
Capitol Squar?, Richmond ? On*
Aj-re?t
Richmond. V*., Mtrch 14 ? WM1?
passing through the Capitol Square,
and almost under the shadow of the
police headquarters, W. R. McGeorge
In company with John Rahman, wu
held up by three youths and robbed
of his sold witch, a diamond scarf
pin, ?. diamond atud and $26 ta cur
rency.
The hora accosted them under the
guise of picking a quarrel and when 1
Hebmau ran for the police they I
leaped upon McGeorge and after they I
had taken everything valuable upon |
him they released him and fled.
Detectives were put o*iT the case
and spotted their meA. Royall Mar
tin was arrested yeaterday a i he !
strolled past the police head quart- I
era and confessed to participation in
the crime. ' / |
The police say that all three havo |
served time and that one'ls-a Jall"
blrd.
They are now searching for the
other two and expect to brlag them '
into custody sometime tomorrow as I
they are well known to them and |
all exits from the city are being |
watched. |
HARDWARE STORE . I
ON LAST SOW
J ' f
Sunday - afternoon the hardware |
store of the J: H. Harris Plumbing
and Supply Company was entered
^ulte a numbef of plstola and razors
1. U*,*. I
parties secreted themselves In the I
building Saturday r night and made I
their exit through one of th^. rear
windows, as the managers stato. it
'would have been almost impossible j I
for any one to have gainod entrance i
from the outside.
Lester Everett in Greenville last '
Monday endeavored to dispose of 1
some raiora and was arrested by
the chief of polled of that town. The j J
name of' the J. H. Harris Plumbing
and 8upply Company was tnotlced
on -them and the firm here were no
tified and asked to state whether or
not they had missed any razors. On j
receiving a reply in the affirmative
the prisoner was held and Deputy 1
Sheriff John Lucas went to Green- 1
vllle and brought the negro to this
city as well as the stolen property.
The razors were ihanufactured for
the Harris Supply Company in Ger
many. Eleven razors and two "revol
vers were secured.
The negro claims that other par
ties were Implicated with him In the
theft. Everett is now In jail.
Firm Name Changed.
At a meeting of the stockholders
of the J. H. Harris Plumbing and
Supply Company held at their busl- '
neee office last night It was unani
mously decided to change the name '
to the "Harris Hardware Company." 1
This waA decided on In order to short
en the name. * '
The. W. C. T, P.
' The Womans* Christian Temper
ance Union will meet tomorrow af
ternoon at the Young Men's Chrlst
laon League rooms at 3.30 o'clock.
A full atendance is requested and
all persons Interested In the work
which is being done by this organi
zation are most cordially invited 'to
attend, any and all meetings.
On last Thursday afternoon there
was <^n!te a One attendance Sev
eral visitor* met with the organiza
tion and were most heartlfy wel
comed. There was a fine address
by Mrs. Harris of New Jersey, slstef
Of the president, which #as highely
*W Is hoped that ah^
win address the union again tomor
row afternoon .
? SPECIAL lil?^
DM FIR TRIAL
West aod Stetson Arraign
ed in Wilton Yesterday
V' , 1
Ml SEiECTINC THE JURT
rhea?*Two Alone \yfll be Tried Fir?t
For the Murder of Deputy Sheriff
George Mumford ? Large Crowds
Are in Attendance ? Tbr CM of
the TrUl Will be Heavy.
Wilson, N. C.. March 14.? The
court house was again pa ?ketf' this
morning when the morning session
convened an# a. large crowd, as on
peste&ay congregated on the court
bouse square to watch the deputies
carry the prisoners from the Jail to
Che court house. Owing to the smalf
auditorium of the court room, only
% small part of .the people who de
ilre to attend the trial can And room,
so tfundr&d* gather on the square at
the hour court convenes and ad
lourns to get a peep .at the notorious
prisoners.
? Long before court met today t?"
ball wa scrowded and ^ near panl(
was created when an an expIosioA o'
the heating aparatus caused man;
h the rear of the room to rush to th<
loor, not knowing what had happen
sd. and 'fearing that some prisoner
sraS trying to escape and was flref1
?n.
The excitement soon subsided ant*
damage Wj? -don i . -
Yesterday afternoon the attorneys
Tor the defendants consulted with
their clients and they will doubtless
?e ready to proceed tomorrow morn
ng.
Only two -of the "West Rang" will
!>r? tried at first ? Louis Weat and
Stetson. True bills of murder have
>een returned against these two with
>thers for murder In the first degree
md doubtless the attorneys for the
prosecution consider these two the
nost guilty of the gang.
West and Stetson were arraigned
n court thi*, morning and Judge Ad- i
ims ordered the drawing from the
>ox of a special venire of two hun- (
lred and fifty men to appear here ,
omorrow morning.
The veniremen were drawn in j
rourt from the box. Judge Afams '!
kuthorized the appointment of suffl- j !
?lent deputies to serve summons > on L
hese citizens who are scattered all)
>ver the county.
It is likely that the jury will bo
(elected by the noon reces3 -*amor
?ow, and the taking of the evidence
n this important case will proba
cy begin tomorrow afternoon.
Grand Jury Completes Work
The grand jury of this special term
>f court this afternoon completed Its
fork, passing on all matters brought
jo their attention in addition to the
shargea against the "West gang." ]
This grand jury, as those for reg
ilar terms of court, ^.afso examined 1
THH.KE M1NEKH KNTOMBKD
AND ONE IH ICKSCTKD
?S3?E tii Minn., March 14. ? Cap
tain Eenny, of tin Elba Mine at Gil
bert, Minn., who . with tw0 miners
was entombed La a abaft 150 feet
below the surface yesterday on ac
count of a care In, was reauced this
morning and taken to bis home.
Tbe two ostnerf, however, met
what must harve been. instant death
aa the bodi?? were brulaod and
cruahed beyond recognition. That
Captain Benny la still alive is con
sidered marvelous ss he had receiv
ed sovera! injuries and undenfone
a terrible ordeal In tbe death trap
for so tifisy hours. His condition !s
reported aa critical.
the court house offices, 'jail and
county home, being instructed to do
?o by Judge.Adama,.ln big charge. Mr
W. P. Anderson waa foreman .(of
the grand Jury.
Cost WU Be .
Aslde"frotn the rewards 61 $1,2 SO
offered f^r th ecapture of Lonis West
the post of the trial and W? arrest
will be iatftO. A large number of
deputies are on dnty, special trains
bare been chartered and considerable
other expense Incurred outside of
the cost o fthe special term. Added
to this the feee of the prosecuting at
torneys retained by the county and
town will make the total amount of
the expense several thousand dol
lars.
COTTON MARKKT
Lint Cotton, $14.00.
Cotton seed, per ton, $38.00.
AUVBBT1HK IN THK NEWS
E.K. WILLIS
PHONE 76.
We will make the
following specj^l
prices for Thurs
day, Friday and
Saturday of this week
3ranulated Sugar (2 or lb. bags) 5c, lb
Sugar Cured Hams 17c lb
Best Tub Butter 29c lb
?now Drift Lard 10c lb
fancy Irish Potatoes 28c pk
Trench Roll WafeVs 22c each
?Delmonte" Asparagus Tips 23c"ea.
Presh Bread, . baked daily .. 4c loaf
[t will pay you to
put in a big sup
ply at these prices
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urday f orMonday-W ed
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Tlil* Picture* Illustrate* What Sometime." Happened I*rece?llnR a Mussar
X While by Indians.
Ring of Love
Cotnedy, Showing the many Strategic Manoeuvres to
uain nmaioD of this Magic ltlag.
The Counting House Mystery
Another Clarer Detective Story Acted 'by Jfftfl 1'ieree, the Yankee <Hrt
Detective. ' ? V- I
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