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ISHEVILLE, N. C.f TUESDAY MORNING, JUL). 7,1903.
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'OPE LEO SLOULY
M, BRAVE
tut Moments of the Pontiff are
FiH of Solemnity, -the! Suf.
ferer Being Fully Condom
of the Situation
ouchlng Scene Is Being Enact
ed In Far Away Rome Where
the Head of the Church of
the Immaculate Conception
Is Breathing His Last
4
Home, July 7,. 3:g& a. m. Anotner
morning has broken the scene within
, the simple chamber' of the Vatican
.' where Pope Leol Hog dying. ' As the
soft light of dawn penetrated Into the
room the pontiff whispered, to his de-
voted physician that lie desired the
nutters of the windows to be open
d, saying. I wish to see onco more,
iL. perhaps for the last time, the rays of
Uie sun."
I ' it was for only a short period that
4 the Pope came back to consciousness
I ' from u sbep which Dr. Laponl had ln
l-t: duced by a string dose of chloral. His
X - n..UlllA ih.., n.IA,.l.,l
J0 Sleep urns mj ucaiuiiiL- wiut ai iiiiwiui
1 itspiiatlon was continued and Dr. Lap-
ponl every lew minutes leaned anxious
ly over the couch to observe the pa
tient and to Jisten to his hardly per
ceptible breathing. : Pope Ln awoke
yet with perspiration, fjeble In the
Mtrome, and his voice hardly audible.
The flts of coughing brought pains In
Is chest and shodftlers and, thinking
his end was near, he said to Dr. Lap-
r "Tell me when the time ; really
omes."; ., .
' The doctor assured his holiness that
believed the danger of his Immed-
g death was averted for the night
for today.
hese seemingly last moments of
r top Lo are full of solemnity. Per-
haps his last .hours would be less mel
ancholy and sad If the august sufferer
were, less conscious of the eircumstanc
ei and his mind less clear as the dur
ation of tlm-J remaining to him before
h enters eternity. Although his phys
ical powers are at the last ebb and his
brtathlng becomes more labored, the
Pope's, mind Is clear, as Is manifested
to all around him, by his bright expres
sive eyes and the few words he now
nd then succeeds in uttering. The
scene is so-toucTHmfthatthose present
can scarcely restrain their tears. Count
Camlllo "Peeel, the i Pope's nephew,
whom the dying man kept by his bed
aide yesterday, was so exhausted late
last night by his contending emotions
that he had to be taken from his un
cle's room, completely worn out. A few
.moments before as he Stood besdie the
, bed, Pope Leo lad his hand on Cam
lie's head, saying:
"Take courage." Shortly after ten
'clock at night the pontiff received the
extreme unction -At 2 o'clock his
condition seemed so hopeless that only
' short timet apparently remained be-
i fore he would glide into his last, sleep.
' At Dr. Lapponl's Initiative a hasty
'toneuUatlon- of the Pope's relatives.
Cardinal Rare poll a and other ecclesias
tics,. wer held' out and It was decided
foist extreme unction should be given.
The pontiff received the announcement
with his. usual calmness and, although
scarcely able to Speak audibly, he said
he knew his time hnd come and he was
ready to appear before the Supreme
Tribunal with full trust In Divine Mer
cy.
" Monstgner Plfterl. Pope Leo's conf es
lor, administered the extreme unction
-nd when the ceremony was over, His
I Holiness sank back on the pillow with
apparent great relief that all was done
and that tie was entering Into rest after
his long pilgrimage.
PATIENT 8 LOWLY SINKING.,
Strength Bsing Kept up by Means of
Anincm nvapirauon.
Rome, July I, 1:15 p. m. Towards
evening the Pope grew worse and the
hews together with the tone of the
last bulletin oausd considerable alarm.
The Associated Press correspondent
saw Dr. Maw.onl, who repeated In suu
stance what Dr. Lapponl said this af
ternoon. adding that tonlirht It whs
necessary to ' keep up the' pontiff'
strength through .artificial respiration.
The doctors do not believe, as some
predict that death will occur during
the night, and Dr. Maszonl expressed
the opinion (that Pope lo might live
perhaps two days, without excluding
the hypothesis of a possible ultimate
recovery.-.
. MADE EAGER INQUIRIES.
Hit Holiness Interested In Nsws of
Fortign Communications.
Roma, July 6-t-The pontiff made eager
-Inquiries during the morning as to what
eotnmunleatlono have been received at
the Vatican from foreign rulers and was
extremely pleased to learn that M.
Ntcard, the French Ambassador to the
Vatican had, In spite of the strained re
lations between the French republic
d the holy see called daily during
the pontiff's illness and had exDressed
to Cardinal Rampolla the concern of
we French government as well as that
of President Loubet On hearing that
the Austrian ambassador to the Vati
can, Count 8secsen De Temertn was
11, the Pope expressed his sorrow and
faald he hoped It was not as t'rlous as
ois own case. .
When the Pope was InformeJ of Era
1 fteior Francis Joseph's dispatch, com
tnunlrated ta tVio uallKin hv Ihs Atia.
Irian Embassy, he said: "The imperor
nu i are the only survivors of a past
ierauon. ,
GREAT ACTIVITY SHOWN.
Manv Cardinals Nominated to Succeed
the Pope, Who is Now Dying.. ,
Rome, July V Great activity reigns
"Pong the cardinals not that It Is sure
tonvlaveaannot be far off. It is even
'd that there has been an exchange
jl telegrams In cipher between the
wwnbers of the sacred college In Borne
n,
TO THE LAST
and those In the provinces or .abroad.
Innumerable tumors are circulating
and scarcely any cardinal Is deprived
of the flattery of being considered a
candidate. However, besides those men
tioned in the Associated Press dispatch
yesterday, the only other, candidates,
who are regarded ns having a fair
chance are Cardinal Svampa, Archbish
op of Bologna, and Cardinal Rlchelmy,
Archlblshop of Turin. Cardinal Hum
polla Is thought by mnny to have the
best chances of being elected. Accord
Ing to the most accredited Vatican gos
sip, ' however, Cardinal llnmpolla has
entered Into an. agreement with Cardi
nal (iottl, prefect of the congregation of
the Prepaganda, to support the election
of the lutter on condition that he hlm-
seir be appointed Goal's successor as
prefect' of the Pronogandn. the holder
of which post Is called the "red pope."
LOSSlFllrf
FROM WATERS
Of Oakford Park Dam Near
Jeannette, Pennsylvania
Valley Turned Into a Household
of Mourning
OUTSIDE AID ASKED FOR BY
JEANETTE RESIDENTS AND
WAS RADILY GIVEN .
Jeannette, Pa., July As a result of
the breaking of the Oakford Park dam
yesterday twenty persons are known ti
be dead and sixteen are missing. The
property loss. In the valley will reach
$1,600,000 and the distress is so grout
that outside relief will have to be asked
for. i
From n happy prosperous contented
valley this region In a single day tin?
been transformed Into a great house
hold of mourning. Homes have been
wrecked and great work shops forced
Into idleness.. All during lust night
and today volunteers searched along
the path of the torrent. While many
men searched among the debris for th
dead, other's called the cltisens of Jean
ette together to provide means of relief
lor the suffering residents of the val
ley. In a few minutes $1,200 was raised.
It was found,? however that this sum
would not be sufficient. Jeanette want
ed, to care for its own needs aijd could
have done so had not the merchants
and business men been heavy losers.
It was found that $5,000 was needed
from outside sources.
There was a great crowd assembled
all day at the pile of wreckage heaped
against the railroad embankment east
of town and scattered over the bottom
lanas. it was here that the greater
number of unrecovered bodies was sup
posed to be burled.
J. J. REAGAN CHOSEN
SUPERINTENDENT
OF COUNTY SCHOOLS BY NEW
BOARD OF EDUCATION AT YES
- TERDAY'S MEETING.
The Buncombe county board of edii
cation met yesterday as prescribed by
iw. ine new members; who qua lifted (
re; J. C. Mrtln, R. J. Gaston and
R. C. Clayton. The principal business
oi me nrst meeting was the election
of a county supemtendent of educa
tion. Those spoken of for this place
were, i-roiessors King, Ed. Bwain, A
H.,Felmet, J. J. Reugan and Prof. Al
ien, ui wayneBvuie. j. j. Keagan was
chosen to All the place after careful
consideration.
Hon. Locke Crnlg and J. H. Sams
DMeny discussed the township nnd dis
trict system Of school committeemen.
Mr. Craig advocated the district, while
Mr. Bams was In favor of the township
system, no conclusions were reached,
however, and the matter was left over.
it was decided that the county
scnoois open as near the first Monday
in August as sposalble.
The superintendent wishes to give
nonce mat examinations will be held
on Thursday. August 3rd In the Ashe
vine Female college biuldlng for those
desiring certificates as uualifled teach
ers In the county schools, also for the
a. ana ai. college in Raleigh.
Prof. J. J. Reagan, the new county
superintendent of Buncombe. Is a res
dent of Weavervllle, where he has for a
long time had the chair of matehmat
les n Weavervllle college, and is
known as an able nnd accomplished
eaucaior. He received a highly flatter-
nig vote for the county treasurer's
nomination at the last ; Democratic
convention. . .
DIFFERENTIAL 18 CLAIMED.
Molly: Springs Compress Company
wants an investigation.
Washington, July . The ' Holly
Springs Compress company and nu
merous cotton compresses, comprising
me Mississippi association, today filed
wun ine interstate commerce commis
sion to intervene In the case of the
Planters' Compress comnanv nrnlnst
the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and
St. Louis railroad company, et al. They
claim that if the cylindrical compressed
oaie oi coun is given a differential,
ss sought by the petition of the PlaHt
rs Compress company, it would Drac-
ticajly destroy, or Immensely impair
me large ana valuable bale cotton com
presses and warehouses.
BIQ SILVER PIIRr.MASr
Washington, July , 8.' The treasury
department today purchased , 84.000
ounces of silver for account of Philip
pine coinage at an average of 63.46
cents an ounce,
LaJe Picture Shbwirvthe Dyirvg
Pope Ervgdcged J Private Prayer
r a i iiumi nil 1 ' JWIIIjwm'I "'"" . .'..'-r " " ' i
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BOARD OF TRADE
ANNUAL MEETING
Committee Reports Showed Or
ganization to be Prosperous
Thos. Wadlay Raoul Was Re
elected to Presidency
SECRETARY RANDOLPH WAS AL
SO RE-ELECTED TO HIS
POSITION.
Tha annual meeting of the board; of
trade was held last night In the Audi
torium nnd heard reports of its com
mitters on the. year's work and curi
vassed the results of the election for
directors which was held yesterday.
The report of Si'cretarv llandoli.1i
showed the board of trade to be in. :i
flourishing condition both as lo mem
bership nnd financial condition and th(
repolls of the committees nf the hoard
showed a most encouraging growth in
the city and bright future prospects.
Strong Intercut was shown by the
members in the reports.
The minutes of the lust imliuuT meet
ing, July 7th,' 1902. were read and ap
proved -
The rejiort of the committee on leal
estate and buildings whs road by
Chairman Harmim A. Miller. It stated
that there was a gratifying increase
In the number of homes by residents.
The actual expenditure fur the year
ending June 30th, In building was stat
ed to be 132.1.300.
This Includes J2 buildings, l)7 of
which were dwellings, ! stores, 1 stable,
1 power house, 1 orphanage, 1 court
house, oiip chapel and 1 rjas hnnR.j.
Six buildings. Including 1 church. 1
Y. M. C, A.i l bank, I store and tryo'
buildings are now In progress or con
stnictloii nt u cost of $105,000. Addi
tions to 19 buildings hav? been made at
a cost, .of $103,050. The total of build
ings, additions and work under con
struction is ffiliiXifl. Plans are being
perfected for 13 residences at a cost of
$41,200. Real ' estate transactions
umountlug to $:UO,020 were recorded In
the register's office.
- ChainnHti Lijtnsky of the" commfttee
on statistics, said that u coinplot?, re
port would be made in about u month.
Chairman Frank Carter said only on'
matter hadteen referred o Ihe com
mittee on legislation, und that was the
power of the corporation coniiijission
to tlx'teleplione rates. He said that' Mr.
J. C. Martin and himreif had reported
that the coiiimission had full power to
fix rates and regulations. v
The coniniittee on transpcrlirtion re
ported that when, work on grades now
In piogress was completed i&: local
train to Salisbury would be pUt on.
The coniniittee on lnnnigrtidn re
ported that it had sent 20S letters to
people who wished factory Uv-itlons
and had advertised Ashevlile fm cn
ventions. It stated that to obti'in con
ventions, however, personal eff"vt was
necessary, and mdie money wi.s spent.
The committee on manuf u turlnar.
through Chaii man Nichols, reported
that it was now in correspond. 'nee with
a shirt manufacturer and th'iunht he
would locate here. It s.ild. that Hv
retury Randolph had answcrovl mahy
letters ononis subject. ;
President, Jones said that tlit1 eom
mittes on arbitration would lie expected
herenftpr to. do some work in this line.
Chairman Ambler, for the parks
committee reported that it bad induced
the heard of aldermen to place a pro
vision for a tax of half a mill in the
amendment to the charter, but by acci-
tent thU measure 1s lost with the
'Gi-eatttl-.AshevilM 111. The work of
the coniniittee In . stcurlug Improve
incuts on the squareflu preventing In
juries to shade jtreA- vy telephone or
telegraph compttiile and their hopes
for the future were (discussed.
The' annual - tn-pa t . of President
Thonuis Wadley't'Bi.oul vas read by
Acting' President H.' M. Jones, who re
marked that no FJReiKfi.-.'cr'SsIieville's
Interest more at beyrt than Mr, Roaul.
The report was wfrlten in awfierlund.
It slated th4 thl improvid'.tonditions
in the board w ere 'due. to ISocretary
Randolph and it reeommended an In
crease In sulary, with a suggestion that
lj he future there should be a clerk as
ayfehttunt to relieve the secretary of de
tail wwlrand enable him to give his
jlme to important matters. Ashevllle,
it statad, hud never been so well adver
tised, but further effirts were neces
sary. It advocrftd new printed matter,
and recommended thj sending of a rep
resentative sooth, both summer and
w inter, 4.0 brlng people here nnd In
stanced TMr. Randolph's successful vis
it to Florldaif last winter us an argu-ment.-'"Ashfville
is too pirge to be
entirely; a' leallh resort." (Applause.)
The report ndvoeated factories, small
as well as large, and a clean city. The
most disastrous matter to the city was
tho stagnation caused by ta,bor troubles
the past Spring. It said .",they were
causeless and besldeHvimindmte. dan
ger, he feared the rport of 'such trou
ble would keep manufacturers away.
Mr. Ilauul was tlmnkeci. for his report
und it was referred to thi Ineorninu
board of directors. '-. '
The report of the seefvtury showed
receipts and disbursi;inents s follows:
Rerelpts, $2,!)!l;VJ6; disbursements,
$2. : assets, 'including ( cash on
hand, $J.lii5.89;. :. and liabilities. - $1.
007.04; ,-r-ash, on hand, $2.K: number
of meniiiers. 332; an increase of 28.
The i ixirt of the elertion showed Hie
following lersons, with tlin vote of
each, t" have been elected as directors:
J. A. Nichols, 83; O. V Ambler, sr; T.
VV. Raoul, S3; R M. Jones. 48; Wm.
Johrision, Jr., 42;-WVH. Noothup, 4ff;
T. Morrison. 47; S. I.iplnskv. 44:
Fear li farter, 23; II. A. Miller. 42. V.
W. A . (Iraham, Is; J. K. Rankin, 1.
Time was n tie ' between. F. V. V.
Grfiii im and J. E.- Rankin and there
was some hesitation in i eiiling how
to choose between them. Mr. Proctor
stated that at last election there was a
tie h.-tween Mr. Graham ai d Mr. Ran
kin and two others and Mr. Graham
was chosen nt that 'time. Mr. Rankin
was chosen. i
fter a vote of thanks to the direc
tors and officers the meeting adjourn-
vl. - .:'': . ..
Directors' Meetinq.
After the adjournment of the mem
bers' '-meeting the director.", of whom
a quorum was present, met and elected
the following officer;' -..'
" President Thomas Wadlev Raoul.
First vice-president I?. SI. Jones.
Fecond vice-president Dr. C. V.
Amblsr. . ....... ,
Secretaiy W. V. Randolph.
Treasurer C'apt. J. P. Sawyer. " "
Arbitration committee; J. A. Nich
ols, T. F. Davidson, and J. K. Rankin.
A vote oi thanks was extended to
Congressman Gudger for the census re
ports -wnieh he secured for the board
The president wll name the standing
commltteps. The, constitution provides
thu he shall do this and that tlie.ar
bitration committee shall be selected by
the director.
DOCTOR HAD YELLOW FEVER.
Mobile, Ala., July Vr. K. R. Par
ker, who was ' Inspector upon the
steamer Mount Vernon, and took ill
'on the voyage up frorn Port Llmon and
was sent with his vessel to the govern
ment quarantine station at Ship Island.
Miss., died there today.' The disease
was yellow, fever. Dr.' Parker came
front Cincinnati, three weeks ago to
fill this post and. this hvis his first trip
;baclt from'Costa RIcB. ;;
. The trial of Ernest Haywood for the
murder of l.udlow Skinner will tafce
place nt- Raleigh on the 13th, Judge
Peebles presiding. .
SEVEN KILLED
MANY INJURED
Evansvllle, Ind., in the Throes
of a Race Blot
Negro Question is at Bottom of
the Trouble
GOVERNOR DURBIN IS EXPECTED
TO DECLARE MARTIAL LAW
EARLY THIS MORNING.
i
KvansvlUc, Ind.. July C Following
four days of rioting and general law
lessness, this city tonight saw Ihe most
terrible of its experiences with rioters.
Seven persons are dead and 14 are
known to be Injured with at least that
number more thought to be hurt.
The dead: '
Kdward Sehlrt'ni in, painter, top of
head blown oil with Springfield rifle.
Hazel Allinan. IS years of age,
daughter of Josh Alman, shot In
breast with Hhotgun. i
Jno. Harnett, shot In right lung; died
In St. M irys, hospital.
August Jordan, 1'J: musician, .bullet
wound through heart
F.d Rule, 23 years Of age, laborer,
killed instantly.
Two unidentified men lying in front
of Jiil.
Th wounded; r
Fred Scvlimdlt, driver; seriously in
jured in leg and arm.
Fred Kappler, son of City Fireman
Kappler, buckshot charge in face, will
di.
l.ce liawley. laborer, shot In leg
Robert Miller, shot in cheek, not ser
ious. 'hardies Prkey, aged 17, shot
throRh wrist. Springfield bullet wounds
in hoth heels.
Theo Hi em, 20, shot in, right side,
painful.
John Fares, 48, shot In head and
hip; may die.
Albert Kneuss, soldier, shot while
picking up wounded rioter.
Six other rioters were seen to fall,
but got- awny before their names were
learned. . At last that number i" sus
pected of being hurt. Four members of
company A, first regiment, bullet and
light gunshot wounds on the body. Due
of them was shot through the shoul
der, another through the ankle and
the other two received slight. scratches.
Two deputv sheriffs, slightly wound
ed. '
At 10:?,0 tonight the members of com
pany A. first regiment, Indiana Nation
al guard, after a day's vigilance guard
ing the county jail and HW deputy sher
iff's under Sheriff Chris Krantze. tired
point blank into a moj of ,1,00a u, V
gatheifd on Fourth, Divls'im an 1 i
st; eels, surrounding the Vandurbutp
county Jail, find attempting Its capture.
From seven o'clock this morning until
the hour- of tonight's catastrophe the
crowd surged about the jail caMling the
militiamen vile names, assaulting them
with stones and berating the deputy
sheriffs who guarded the Jail. At 9
o'clock the mob gradually became more
und more excited. Its manifestations
of uneasiness more frequent and at 10
o'clock It was seen that nothing could
prevent an assault on the Jail. At 10:"0
o'clock the rioters pressed slowly for
ward and Innocent onlookers a id the
curious followed. Slowly they forced
the militiamen back toivurda thv Jail
Until the alleyway between Division
street ufid the stone . -juilding was
reac hed. Then the leader with a bicy
cle In their front ns u shi"U to tho
bayonets of the soldi- attempted to
cuter tne allcj and storm the alley way
entrance. C u plain Blum, of the nation
al guard, ordered a charge on the riot
ors. Gradually the crowd was forced
back, the soldiers using their bayonet;
und butts of guns. Suddenly a rioter
fell. A soldlnr ti led to drag hlnvto hts
feet, but before he could was assaulted
by a Holer. Stones and boalders begun
10 ny wiroitgn tne air. A soldier was
struck with u rock, and fell. A rioter
was knocked down with u gun butt and
then a shot was fired. The one shot,
siurted a fustlade of musketry and shot
gun ore irom tne defenders.
DURBIN ON THE SCENE.
is Said That He is Preparing to De
clare Martial Law.
Indianapolis, Ind., July 6. Governor
DUt otn has JuhI arrived at his office. He
has ordered out the militia companies
ni Aew Albany, Terre Haute and Vln-
connes and is calling out Indianapolis
companies to nnld In reserve. He is
preparing to declare martial law. He
expresses indignation at the sherllT of
Vanilerbeig county and says If the
sheriff had performed his duty Instead
of relying on the state the cuta.strophe
would Have Deen avoided.
HENDERSONVILLE
SHARED THE STORM
HOTEL WHEELER'S DANCE HALL
WAS BLOWN DOWN LIGHT
NING DOES DAMAGE.
Miiniay anernqon Hen u?nn:iv'.lli was
visited hy a terrible rain'all and thun
der and lightning storm. Th? rain.
however, lasted only a short time, hu
tin- wind, lightning and thunder kept
up for an hour and a hrf. The dance
hall at Hotel Wheeler .v.is blown down
and several other holism WeVo stiurk
by lightning. The Kpiiieipal reettjiy
tin- I'resiiy terinii house and the rest
donee ol Joseph Noterman were slightly
injured by lightning, but the damage
was small.
i ne nance nan to tne Wheeler wa
Mown down lust March and was neur
ing completion when wrecked Sunlay,
ine loss count not be ascertai u-d.
About fifty telephones were put out of
setMee on account of the winds and
lightning but have all been repaired
THE CROP OUTLOOK.
loucning tne cotton market situa
lion, Hun s Review for the past wee
niiyn;
"With the available stocks well
hand, the clique 1b in a position
compel the short account to cover with
Heavy loss, and tradars are becomin
extremely , cautious. Meanwhile th
crop news Is far from satisfactory, whll
on tne other hand there Is practica
no ueinanu inipi domestic spinners,
ami exports have fallen to a ow noint
Needed ruin has improved the sprin,
w heat outlook, and winter wheat is be
tug harvested under generally l'avorr
nie conditions. Prices weakened some
what last week although there wet-
frequent evidences of speculative sti(i
port. t- -
Favorable weather is rapidly ina
lug tip the time lost earlier In the com
season, and it Is stated by experts th
the crop does not average: more than
two weeks late.
TOOK FRENCH-LOGAN LEAVE
St. 'Louis. July (5. Wm. Rudolph,
(barged wit robbing the Union, Mo.,
bank and later with killing Detective
Schumacher, escaped from -the Four
Courts Jail here this afternoon and Is
now ut large, Rudolph and his part
ner, ileorge Collins, had been In jail
hurt' for Bate keeping.
LOCATION OF
SQUARE TRACK
Will Make Loop Around Block
on North SlaV - f!
College Street Will be Widen.
ed 20 Feet
11 : t
CONTRACT FOR PAVINQ 8QUARE
RETURNED THROUGH M18UN-;
i i - DER8TANDINQ. : m i
Mayor Rawls, Aldermen Fltipatrlck .
nd Chambers were the only members
of the Hoard of Aldermen present yes
terday at 12 o'clock to look at the street
situation on College street and desig
nate a place where the street car track
should be laid. The bulence of the board '
were unable to get away from their
business to attend this meeting. As a
quorum was not present a. decision
could not be reached and those present
cun only recommend to the board their 1
Ideas. - .- t ......-..-i. 1 1 l,i..v..',, - .
It was ihe opinion of those present
that us the onlv thine to do is to
widen College street as the travel and
welfare of the public demand that ac
tion. That being the case, and ihe ,
street car track must 1)0 in the middle
of the street, it was the unanimous
opinion that the track must be laid ac
cordingly. This will throw one rail Just .
about-six Inches from the curbing on
the north side of the street;
At present this might be though of aa
damaging to the property holders on
that side of the stt-eet, thought 1 the
property holders on that side "of the ,
board thinks It will be beneficial to the
them In the end. t
The proposed change In the width ot
College street Is twenty feet and after
tne alteration is made It is thought d
the board that the property along there
will be built up with fine buildings ami
the value of the entire property will bo
greatly Increased. ,
As is known, the new plot of the
square provides that the Charlotte
street car track will come In to tho
square us it does now, via College and
North Main streets. It will make
loop around the block and go Into Col
lege Btreet at the corner "by the Caro
lina Pharmacy. This idea is thought
to be the best solution of the street car
tracks on the square. The Charloota
street cars wilt run over the present
line, via the present section Of North
Main line and then via Bailey street to
the depot. The new track on the Nor Pi
Court square will not be used aa a -through
track but only -to accommo
date waiting cars. It will extend along
the front of the square for a short dis
tance and parallel the -present Main
street lines. 1
The street railway la now unloading
brick to pave the present square tracks
and will be ready to relay the Collega
street track when the board favorably
decides on the change.
The announcement by " which lh
Smith heirs will take the city's three-
year notes without Interest for the I3
tOO damages caused them by the street
widening has been perfected, and no
obstacle Jo the street widening now ex
ists.. Yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock (n
the office of City Attorney Louis M.
Bourne the committee from the Board
of Aldermen and Mayor Rawls met to
decide what the defects could be In the
contract to pave Puck square given the
Southern Paying company of Chattan
ooga, which was returned a few daya
ago. It seems that the trouble was noe
an error, but simply a misunderstand
ing, in the contract It was not stated
that the Southern Paving ..company
should be paid for grading the square, ..
because it was not certain that thin
company would do the work. It was.
however, understood in a verbal eon
tract that If the Southern Paving com
pany did the grading, they were to be
paid 20 cents per yard for the Work.
Those present at tho meeting were
Mayor Charles T. Rawls, City Attorney
Louis M. Bourne, Aldermen Chambers
and Fltzpntrlck. They found the con
tract to mean everything which
was Intended and decided to
return same to the Chattanooga
contractors nnd explain to them how
the misunderstanding occurred. ' '
It Is hoped that the work will be be
gun shortly.
I. C. HAS FILED ANSWER.
To the Suit of the Planters Compress
Before Commission.
Washington, July 6. The Illinois
Central railroad today filed an answer
to the suit of the Planters' Compress
company before the Interstate Com
merce commission. The road admitted,
that Its export rates between conrpetl- ,
tive points on Its line and New Orleans : ,
are sometimes raised or lowered day by V
day because of the tluetdatlng ocean .'
rates but avers that sufficient notice
always given the cotton shipping pub-
lie. It denies other allegations that
certain shippers get large rebates and
advantages over other shippers. It also
denies that Its export rates discrimi
nate against domestic consumption Of
cotton.
ELEVATED TO AMBASSADOR ,
r- - v i
Baron Speck Von Sternberg la to' Sua
Her Von Holleben. i . -
Washington, July . Official Informa
tion has reached Huron Spee , Von
Sternberg at his summer home at Tho
Weirs, New Hampshire, of - his eleva
tion to the rank of Ambassador to suc
ceed Ilerr Von Holleben. Th, Ambas
sador will remain at the Weirs until
October, returning thence to Washing
ton to -open the embassy here " With
the Ambnssadoress aid her sister, M183
I.anghum, the Ambassador will visit
his wife's family In Loulsvllle,c,about
the middle of October. i
ADMIRAL DEWEY RESIGN8.
Washington, July Admiral bewey
has resigned as President of ' the
Thomas Jefferson Memeorlal Associa
tion and Lieutenant General Nelson A.
Miles has been asked to succeed hlm.i
. . ...... i. , , ;
Commissioner of Agriculture Patter
son. who Is sick at his home In Cald
well county, la reported as improving.
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