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ASHEYILLE, N. C, TUESDAY LINING, SEPX&tBER, 1 1C33.
171 CLOUDS
ARE GATBI6
Kcthlng Short of Miracle Can
Prevent Struggle
BETWEEN BULGARIA AND
DOMAIN OF THE SULTAN
Insurgents Crossing Fonfiir in
Large Numbers
CRUELTIES COMMITTED BY TUR
KISH AUTHORITIES ARE 8AID
TO EXCEED ALL LIMITS.
BoHa, Bulgaria, Aug. SI. Both In
official and revolutionary circle the
opinion ) freely held that war between
Bulgaria and Turkey 1b Imminent and
can be averted by nothing short of a
miracle. It la hot expected that either
government will formally declare hos
tilities, but that the prevailing condi
tions will' force on a war.
- There la no question that large num
bers of Insurgents have recently crossed
the frontier. An extensive outbreak
In Northern Macedonia Is possible any
day. : The Autonomy printed a telgram
from Constantinople declaring that the
nultan, Influenced by counsels of Uer
many, now favors a war with Bulgaria.
The Turks here, however, take an opti
mistic view asserting that there is no
danger of a war, as Turkey does not
'desire one, and Prince Ferdinand and
the present Bulgarian government are
not tn a position to rorce hostilities.
-Tlje Bulgarian agent at Uskab re
ports that the detachments of Turkish
troops' sent to garrison th" small towns
In that vilayet have spread destruction
along their route; the villagers have
been robbed and beaten, the women
. violated and the Christian population
subjected to every conceivable outrage,
while the local authorities appear to be
helpless to stop the atrocities.
The position of the Bulgarian resi
dents Is reported to be terrible, as the
cruelties committed by the Turkish au
thorities exceed all limits.
CHAS. FAIR WILL
SENT THROUGH MAIL
Snn Francisco, Aug. 31. What pur
ports, to be the lust will and testament
of the late Charles L. Fair has made
.11 way through the United Btutes tnall
IK a mysterious manner to the cham
bers of Superior Judge F. J. Muraskv.
land the document is now In the custody
of the county clerk. On opening it.
Judge Murasky found what purports
to be, a will signed by the late mil"
llwirtlfe. Charles L. Fair, and witness
ed by th late I. W. Lees and W. H. U
-Barnes. . The document was short and,
Foreigners are Being Burned in
Effigy ori Streets of Cumana
Cumana, Venesuela, Aug. 31. A. gib
bet was erected In a street of this city
yesterday on which was hung an effigy
representing a foreigner, and the pop
ulace beat the dummy with sticks amid
shouts of "death to the foreigners."
Two leading traders, M. Palazzl. a
Frenchman, and Herr Sprlck, a Ger
man, were recently arrested In .Ciudad,
"LYNCH LAW IS
INDELIBLE CRIME
SAYS SENATOR CHARLES A. FAIR,
, BANKS OF INDIANA.
He 8pk at St. Paul Yesterday and
Was a Counter Attraction to
Dan Patch.
St. Paul. Minn.. Aug. 31. Senator
Fairbanks and Dan Patch were the
two attractions at the Minnesota State
fair today. Fairbanks of Indiana de
livered the principal uddress at the
opening ceremonies.
The senator discussed a wide range
of topics of national Interest among
mob law, saying:
"Sporadic cases of lynching and
burning In many quarters have stirred
deely the just Indignation of the coun
try. Be It said to the credit of the
great northwest that she has been sin
gularly free from the revolting of
fenses which have occurred elsewhere.
"Lynch law Is an'indellble crime and
a disgrace. Not only murders the hap-
- less victim, but It assassinates the
rood name of the community In which
it usurps authority. Force beyond
pale of the law is the form of sav
agery. "The mob which disregards all Jaw
ful restraints Is the rule of anarchy.
It rests upon the animal Instinct and
brute force.
"It tramDles under foot the noblest
and most cherished traditions which
have come down to us from the lm
mortal fathers who founded our In
stitutions. It Is at war with our best
aspirations. It Is at war with the home,
" the church and the state. It breaks UP-
ud our peace with cyclonic fury, and
. when It has spent its frenzy. It leaves
wreck, ruin and dishonor in its wane,
MAY Nuf BE ACCEPTED.
fSnoclnl to The Citizen.)
' Raleigh, N. C Aug. 31. There Is
reason to believe that the offer to lease
A. A N. C. railway will not be accept-
d. Taklna- the entire term of fifty
years' It would only yield an average of
two per cent annuany. noun permum
think one big railway system is behind
the offer. t
typewritten. Kalis signature and , that
of the two alleged witnesses being
written In ink.
In this alleged will, Fulr mixtions
his son "Charles J," and to him he
bequeaths the sum of J800.0U. In ad
dition to this bequest, the sum of $750.
000 is bequeathed to "The Roman Cath.
olio Orphan asylum"; Jf.OO.OOO to "Jos
Harvey," and J4U.UUU "to the city of
Sun Francisco for the purpose of found
ing a hospital." The residue of the
testators estate Is left to his wife, who
is also named as executrix.
The mysteries of this purported will
are increased by the Introduction of
in alleged heir. In the person of
Charles I Fair, Jr. This heir was
hinted at some months ago by Attor
Wm. Cannon, who stood sponsor for it,
as entitled to a share of the estate of
the dead millionaire. That child, how
ever, was never produced In the flesh
and the attorney never disclosed the
Identity of the mother. The will Is
throught to be a fake.
FORGERER AND
BIGAMIST CAUGHT
Washington, Aug. 31. Word reach
ed here tonight of the arrest. In Bar
rie, Ontario, of Joseph D. Steiger, of
Roanoke Va., who Is charged with for
gery and bigamy. A local detective
will be sent to Canada to bring Steiger
here. He is accused of having forged
his brother's name to a number of
checks and of having negotiated notes
bearing the name of his futher and
mother amounting in all to $1,200 or
$1,500. Lulu Willingham, cashier tn
a local restaurant, whom he Is alleged
to have married a month ago, was with
him when arrested. Steigers first wife
and child are now tn Bedford county,
Va.
KING EDWARD
GETS RECEPTION
Vienna, Aug. 31. King Edward ar
rived here today from Marienbad and
was accorded an enthusiastic recep
tion. The city was elaborately decor
ated and along the route from the rail
road station to the Holfburg, trl
umphlul arches, displaying the Austrian
and British nags entwined, were
erected.
A state dinner Ih honor of King Ed
ward was given at the Hofburg tonight
Emperor Francis Joseph toasted King
Edward In a speech, in the course of
which he hailed the tatter's visit as a
fresh pledge of the maintenance of the
close confidential relations which have
long existed between the two families
and- countries.
LORD SALISBURY BURIED.
London, Aug. 31. The remains of
Lord Salisbury were interred today be
side those of his wife in the burial
ground of the Cecils at Hatfield. The
arrangements were of the most private
and simple character. The coffin was
carried to and from the narlsh church
by old retainers. .Simultaneously - a
memorial service was held In Westmin
ster abbey. '
The only floral tribute on Lord Salis
bury's coffin was a wreath sent by
Queen Alexandra. ( The archbishop of
Cantebury officiated at the funeral ser
vice.
Bollver, by order of President Castro,
for refusing to pay the taxes which had
already been collocted by the revolu
tionists, during the latter occupation of
the city. Many other persons were ai
so arrested on the same charge. The
French and German ministers, at Car
ocas, protested and obtained the imme
diate release of their fellow country
men. DIRECTORS CHARGED
WITH MANSLAUGHTER
ARE SUED FOR KILLING OF-HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS.
In Disastrous Collision Last Winter
Indictments Returned Against
High Officials of Company.
Newark, N. J., Aug. 31. The seven
mebers of the executive committee of
the board of directors of the North
Jersey Street Railway company ap
peared today In the Essex county
court for trial on an Indictment charg
ing: them with manslaughter. On
February 19 last nine Newark high
school students were killed In a collls
Ion between a Clifton avenue trolley
car and a Lakamanna express train
Indictments were returned against Al
exander J. Cassatt, president of the
Pennsylvania railroad company; John
D. Crlmmlns.-of New York; Edward F.
C. Young, president of the North Jer
sey Street Railroad company; Dr. Les
lie D. Ward, vice-president of the Pru
dential Life Insurance company; Kll
sha B. Gaddls; Davis Young; J. R.
Roosevelt shanley; all members of the
street railway company. - In addition
to these men there also appeared as
defendants, Charles M. Shlpman, James
Smith, Arthur W. Pratt and Richard
Kick, officials of the company.
The indictment of these officials fol
lowed a verdict by the coroner's Jury,
fixing responsibility on the North Jef
sey Street Railroad company.
There was a large array of counsel
on both sides. A jury was sworn and
the takingn of testimony begun,
NO HOPE FOR PEACE.
London, Aug.' 31. Regarding the pro
posals for a modus vlvendl In the far
east submlttM by the Japanese minis
ter at St. Petersburg, which contem
plated a formal declaration and recog
nition of the respective rights of Rus
sia and Japan In Manchuria and Corea,
Baron Hayashl, the Japanese minister
here, said todsv that he must decline to
dlscusss the pending negotiations, but
he expressed the most hopeful view of
an honorable and amicable settlement
of the difficulties between the two
countries.
YACHT RACE IS
AGAINA FIZZLE
Reliance Robbed of Victory by
Light Wind
.10RE THAN TWO MILES
AHEAD OF SHAMROCK
nterest In Cup Races Rapidly
Waning
ANOTHER RACE WILL BE HELD
TODAY MERELY AS MATTER
OF FORMALITY.
New York,- Aug. 31. Again the
beautiful cup defender Rellunce failed
to register her third victory' over Lip-
ton's challenger because the wind died
to nothing and the time limit of five
and a half hours , expired before she
could reach the finish line. Her mur-
gln wus approximately the same as
Thursday last. She was less than
half mile from the finish whim the gun
sounded. The Shamrock III was a
faint blur on the horizon, fully two and
half mile astern. Reliance's failure
to score the race was the more exas
perating because her ultimate triumph
is now conceded, even by Kir Thomas,
himself, to be simply formality. The
superiority of the Herreshoff bout in
any kind of weuther Is acknowledged
by the acting critics of both the Atlan
tic and today's fluke only prolongs the
agony of the contest that has already
been decided.
The waning Interest In the cup races
was strikingly Illustrated by the size
of the observation fleet, if the ships
which went down to the ocean race
course today could be dignified by such
a tltlJ. Outside of the revenue cut
ters, which patrolled the course. It con
sisted -of half a dozen side wheelers
with almost empty decks, a few seugo-
ing tugs and a score of steam yachts.
The easterly wind and ruin last nii;ht
had served to knock down the sea
somewhat, although it was rough
enough during the first two hours of
the race to make the excursion boats
tumble about a good deal and the
yachts to plunge and stagger on their
way to the outer murk. But as the dav
wore on the wind hauled to the north
and fell to a mere zephyr, harly strong
enough to round out the enormous
canvas and of the sloop and tha son
subsided to n smooth surface.
Fr the first time In the nerles. Cap
tain Wrlnee of Shamrock III claverlv
outgoneralled the redoubtable Captain
Hnrr In the preliminary Jockeying.
Until five minutes before the start Cap
tain Barr held the windward berth.
Then both ran sway from the line, the
Shamrock leading. Two minutos be
fore the starting, the Shamrock headed
up Into wind, tacked, forced Reliance
to do the same, and both ran for the
line, Reliance leading. Th.-y reached
It before the slnrting gun and Reliance
had to turn along the lee side of It to
await the gun. Shumrock reached the
lino as the gun sounded and not having
to sheer oft, secured the weuther posi
tion. It. was a trick which Captain Rarr
had worked often but never with bet
ter fineness or more satisfactory re
sults. The official starting time of
both yachts was 11:45:26.
PHILIPPINE VETS
IN CONVENTION
St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 31. All parts of
the United States sent delegates to the
fourth annual convention of the army
On a.
of the Philippines, which began here
today.
The first session was devoted mainly
to organization of committees. General
Irving Hale presided. There Is no dis
position to Introduce legislation favor
ing federation with the Spanish var
veterans, and While it Is not Intended to
lose the Identity of the army of the
Philippines an alliance so clo?e as to
make the organization in a national
sense is aimed ut. This matter was
broached ut the meeting today but was
not given free discussion because Gen
eral Hale said the meeting was not suf
ficiently organized for the consideration
of such subjects. The resolution com
mittee, which was appointed this after
noon has before It, a resolution to es
tablish a uniform ritual for the initia
tion of member of the various camps.
RAILROADMEN
WANT MORE PAY
RaltlmorJ, Mr., Aug- 81,At a meet
ing today of representatives of the en
gineers, firemen and trainmen employ
ed on uli divisions of the llaltimore and
Ohio railroad. It was decided to ask the
company for increases and committees
were appointed to formulate the de
mands, for presentation to Third-Vice
President and General Mumiger Potter
of that company. No speclflic infor
mation as to the demands which shall
be made. ran be obtained. It is Inti
mated that unless the demands of the
employes be grunted n gvneral strike
of all classos ol liumnieiil will oe or
dercj.
MURDERERS AND
ROBBERS ARE HELD
Chicago, Aug. 81. Of the eleven sus
pects arrested by the police following
the murder of Hank Stewart and jolin
U. Johnson, employes of the Chicago
City Rullway company, and the loot
ing of the company s safe early Sunday
morning, seven are being held. One ar
rest to which some importance- Is at
tached, is that of John Sleuder, a for
mer employee of the company and who
Is known to have been In the vicinity
at the time the shooting occurred. He
is Kald to have contradicted himself
several times while being questioned by
the officers. After a careful examina
tion of the suspects, the 'police declared
their belief that they had captured the
ilngleader of the band of robbers und
murderers and It is reported that he
has made a' confession in which he
named his three companions.
PENNSYLVANIA
DEMOCRATS MEET
Harrlsburg, Pa., Aug. "1. The Indi
cations are that Wednesday's Demo
cratic state convention will be a very
quiet and harmonious gathering. There
is apparently no opposition to tho can
dldatee of Senator Arthur-O. Dewalt
of Lehigh county for auditor general.
The platform will declare against the
Urady-Salug libel -bill, passed by the
last legislature, and Kigned by Governor
Pennsypacker, and condemn the last!
legislature for the passage of the bullot
reform bill by the Republican majority.
SERIOUS EXPLOSION.
, Knovxllle, Tenn., Aug. 3U An explo
sion occurred in a rock quany near
Dandrldge, Tenn. this afternoon. Gov
ernor Smith and Samuel Amos were
killed and Thos. Marine and George 8.
Wilson sustained serious wounds. All
were colored. The men were attempt
ing to drill out a blast that fulled to Are
when It was touched off last Saturday.
The drilling exploded the blast. Wilson
probably will die.
R.;vmpage Agiescn.
SHOOTS LINDEN;
TIIEI1 HIMSELF
Tragic Deed of Young Virginia
Lover
IN FIT OF INSANITY
HE KILLS THE GIRL
Who
Was His Playmate In
Chlldnood
HE THEN TURNS REVOLVER ON
HIMSELF AND LATER EX
PIRES IN GREAT AGONY.
Riehmondt Vu., Autf. SI. Herbert
R. Bates, son of Assistant City Engin
eer Frank T. Bates, this morning shot
and killed Miss Renu Gentry at her
home 3020 Kast Broad street, and then
killed himself with the same weapon
which he used In killing Miss Gentry?
Thut the shooting wus the act of a
man who had suddenly lost his reason
no one who knew the young man
doubts. The shooting took place In the
front purlor of Miss Gentry's home, no
one being in the. room save ine two
young people.
Mr. Rates and Miss Oeptry hod been
keeping conipauy for years, since they
were -Ismail children, 'the young man
tielmr madly Infatuated with her.
It Is not believed that aha returned
his love, though she had high regard
for film as a friend. He accompanied
Miss Gentry to church lust night, re
turning home with her and a lnd
friend of hers, and appeared In th
tr.st of humor, remaining at the home
of Miss Gentry for a short while anc
then going to his own home two
square farther east in Hroad street
Mr. Rates arose this morning about
seven o'clock and left home. He wa
a little dejected, but said as he went
out of the front door, to a member ot
the family: "I'll see you later."
Iimtead of going to the place at
which he took his meals, he bparded a
cur and went down town, ana it It
supposed that ha procured the pistol
and then went buck to the home ot
Miss Gentry.
He appeared there at about
o'clock and wus admitted. Miss
Gentry met him ut the door and thej
entered the parlor. He had been there
ubout 15 minutes when the members ot
the family were startled by two plsto!
shots In rapid succession. They at
once rushed to the parlor door whlcl
was open. They round tna room nil
eJ with smoke. On the floor, pobbI
bly three feet apart, lay the two bod
les. -
Miss Gmtrl was dead when founc'
the shot having killed her Instantly I
Mr. Hates was in the agonies ot deatl I
when the room was entered. . Me live
pos.-tlbly three minutes- after inflietlm
the wound on himself.
Miss Gentry whs In her 22nd year
and wus one of the best known young
women in the city. She was of me
dium build, with a wealth of dart
hair, a flue complexion and dark eyes.
She was a member of Union Station
Methodist church and an earnest
church worker.
Mr. Rates was 24 years old. He had
never known the taste of liquor or to
bacco und never used a profane word
He was note clerk ut the First Nation
nl bank. An examination of his
books showed his accounts to be cor
rect to a cent.
DAN TACHRY ON
TRIAL FOR LIFE
( Special to The Citizen.)
Goldsboro, N. C, Aug. 31. In Dup
lin county Superior court this after
noon in Kenansvllle, Dun Tachry was
orralgned for killing Hob Itivenhark
near Wallace In iJupiln county last
May. Roth are white men and much
Interest Is centered In the case outside
of that county. A special venire of
two hundred men was ordered from
where to select the Jury. The prison
er pleaded not guilty and the case was
set for Wednesday. A prominent array
of legal talent Including leuding lawyers
from this city and Wilmington have
been secured for the defense while the
prosecution will be eyu'.illy as ably rep
resented. The defense will spring a
surprise when Teachy proves an alibi.
Some weeks Hgo Teachy broke Jail In
Kenansvllle and afterward after con
sultation with his attorneys gave him
self to the officers of the luw . He was
brought to this city and placed in Jail
until yesterday afternoon when he was
taken back to Kenansvllle to be ar
raigned for his life today.
COMMISSIONERS
HEAR REPLY
Washington, Aug.' 31. The Inter-state
commerce commission today received
the answers of the Louisville and Nash
ville, Mobile and Ohio, Missouri Pacific
and the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and
Southern Pacific und the Southern Pa
clffic railroads and the Morgan's Louis
iana and Texas railroad and steamship
company, to the complaint of dlscrlm
inatlon made by the Lafourche Pro
iresslve Union, which purports to rep
resent the city of Trlbodaux, La. The
roads reply that the rates from St
Muis 10 ew Cleans are nxea Dy
water competition of controlling force
and that the Trlbodaux branch of the
Southern Pacific are therefore not en
titled to us low rates as New Orleans,
Donaldsonvllle and Plaquemine. The
roads deny that the lower rates give the
nerchants at the latter points an llle-
'isl advantage over shippers In the
Lafourche section.
AND STILL IT GROWS.
From a circulation of 2438 on
July 31st to 2969 on August 30th
or a net gain in SO days of 531
is The Citizen's circulation rec
ord for August. This gives The
Citizen a circulation probably
more than twice as large as any
any other dally In Western
North Carolina.
BULGARIANS JOIN
THE INSURGENTS
Sofia, Aug. 31. The Macedonian
leaders here claim that an aggregate
if 2,000 Bulgarians have crossed tn
'rentier. In small parties, and Joined
he Insurgents during the last ten days,
Teperal Zantcheff, the President of the
Macedonian committee, and Col, Jank
ft, one of the revolutionary ieaders,
ho are how In Macedonia, send word
hat the Insurgent forces total 12,000
n IR.000 men. They expect that a
feneral Insurrection will be proclaim
ed this week. , .
M i lit Liy Prisoner Escapes
Under Nose of the Sentinc!
Old Point Comfort, Va., Aug. 31. Pri
vate Valentine of the Third coast ar
tillery, a prisoner In solitary confine
ment at Fort Monroe, made his escape
lost night, going through Iron bars under arrest and Incarcerated, pendin,
under the nose of a ntinel. Saturday a court martial. ,
morning when th" ffW at the Fort Nothing has been heart! from th flvit
discovered that five prisoners were who escaped from the fort on Friday
gone, they Immediately placed sentinels night. :
SIR. THOMAS LIPTON
WILL GET SILVER
BRITISH SPORTSMAN TO RECEIVE
CONSOLATION PRIZE.
Handsome Silver Service Will Be Giv
en By American People As Tok
en of Esteem. i
New Toik,- Aug. "The Initial step
towards the presentation to Sir Thomas
Upton of a momento from the Ameri
can people, probably In the form of a
silver service, was taken today when
the following resolution was adopted
at a meeting helu at the Waldorf:
"The undersigned committee named
to arrange a memento for Sir Thomas
Upton feel ussu red that they represent
a universal sentiment of appreciation
among all classes ot Americans who
love sport und admire a sportsman,
and, acting upon this assurance, they
suggest to the general nubile a popular
subscrltdlon to meet the end In view.
The Western Nationul Bank of New
York has consented to receive subscrip
tions. It Is desired that these be na
tional in character, since there Is no
state or section where the pluck, lib
erality and good temper of our late an
tagonist, ever our friend and now our
guest, have not won all hearts.
(Signed).
"General Jos. Wheeler, chairman;
Col. Henry Watterson, Louisville; Pat
rick F. Walsh. Washington; George. T.
Wilson, New York: Com. Robert C.
Todd. New York; Valentine P. Snyder,
New York; Lindsay Russell, New
York; Senator Kearns, Utah; Timothy
I). Woodruff, New York."
WRECK ON N. AND W.
Roanoke. Va., Aug. 31. A live stock
train, northbound, on the Shenendoah
division of the Norfolk and Western
railroad, crashed Into the rear end of
a through freight going In the same
direction Sunday evening between elk
ton and-Shenandoah. Engineers E.
J. Moora and T. W. Nichols, and
Foreman W. S. Jones und H. H. Hair
Add, all of Roanoke, were seriously
cut and bruised. Three cars on the
front train and two engines of tho rear
train were badly wrecksd. The trucks
j were blocked eight hours.
H1V0Y OF
Tells Government ThatTtr: .
Is Good
AND WILL ALWAYS PRO
TECT AMERICAN CITIZE:.
But Uur Fleet Sails on Just V
Same
AND THE "SICK MAN OF EUROPE
MAY SEE SMOKE "IF HE DONT
WATCH OUT."
Washington, Aug. SI. Creklb Bey.
the Turkish minister, had a long In
terview today with Secretary Hay.
He refused to discuss the Interview,
stating that he had nothing to com
municate further than what appears
In the Associated Press dispatches yes
terday morning. After the Interview
Secretary Hay visited the navy de
partment.
CheKlb Key assured secretary nay
that the Turkish government had don.;
nothing wrong and will us every en
deavor to protect American cltlieti"
residing in Turkey. He also discuss
ed the conditions of the Insurrection In
Turkey and said that the Turkish gov
ernn it was not responsible for any of
me aisasiers inai naa occurea.
Secretary Hay's call upon Acting-
Secretary Darling was for the purpose .
of ascertaining the whereabouts of the
European squadron and also what
their orders are. There Is no Inten-
tlon of changing any orders at pres-;
ent, especlully as the ships cannot be I
reached until they arrive at Beirut.
No messages of importance have been
received from Minister Lelshinaa to
day. ?
Late dispatches from Minister Irish
man give In detail the condition In
Turkey and do not .differ materially
In tone from those J previously sent.
Minister Lelshman does not, aa re
ported. In some quarters, request tii- ,
withdrawal of the American ships from
Turkish waters, while reports by wv ;
of London states that no attempt m
made upon the life of Vice-Consul Ma- '
gelssen, official advices so far received
show that such an attempt was made.
The present status was known before
the ships left Genoa, and this govern
tn i'nt did not decide to change the or
ders. The Turkish minister made no
request of Secretary Hay at the Inter
view today regarding the movement
of II. S. warships and nothing tn jthis
matter was promised by the state de
partment. , ' , ...
In on 9 of the dispatches from Minis
ter Leishmnn the question of th triul
of the teacher In one of the mlsslor
t Hnrpoot whs discussed and the mv.
Ister Informed the department thutx
esn see nothing irrefrnlnr In the trial
hut st the request of the miasionarle
he Is s-eing to It that no Injustice I
done. The man was arrsted charged
with sedition. - , i
at guard over all the cells. Valentine
guarded In this manner, nevertheles
escaped. As soon as It was ascertalne
by the colonel that Valentine had mail
his escape, he had the sentinel place
FINE ADDRESS OF
SEC. CORTELYGO
BEFORE INTERNATIONAL CON
GRESS OF ACTUARIES.
He Tells Some Historical Facts of In
terestEloquent Bouquets Patted
to Distinguished Body. "
New York, Aug. 31. The fourth inter
national congress of Actuaries met In
this city today. The delegate Include
men from several foreign countries.
Secretary of Commerce and ' Labor
George B. Cortelyou, who is an hon
orary member, was delegated by th
President to open the session and deliv
ered an address. '
Secretary Cortelyou's address was la
port as follows:
Mr. President and Gentlemen: ' ' ,
"I account it a high honor and priv
ilege to have a part In the exertcses of
this great International congress. With
ever-increasing Interest I have learned
of the work you have done and of the
work you expect to do, and it glvea
me peculiar pleasure to address th
members of an organisation which Is so
Intimately in touch with modern
thought and progress, and which has
for Its concern subjects that relate so
vitally to our common welfare. On be
half of the government and people of
the United States and speaking espec
ially for the Actuarial Society of Amer
lea, not alone Its membership In this
country, but the other branches of the
society so worthily represented by our
friends and neighbors, the delegates
from the Dominion of Canada, I extend
to you a most cordial greeting. It is a
happy circumstances that this Fourth
International Congress of Actuaries
should be held on the American con
tinent and Its metropolis.
The great nations here represented
have responded most cordially to an
Invitation most cordially extended. As
your hosts, we have looked forward to
this gathering with the hope and the
purpose of making It worthy to take Its
place with the meetings that hate pre
ceded It, and f w.i do not find on vrf
ery hand the evidences of our deep in
terest, It is because we have fallen
short In our efforts to make this occa
sion an expression of our sincere good
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