TODAY CITIZEN
THE 7EATHEEj
. FAIR.
VOL. XXV, NO. 75.
AStlEVILLE, N. G, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 3, 1909.
PRICE KIVK CENTS.
QUEEN OF ITALY SLIGHTLY
INJURED; SOVEREIGNS IN '
Worked Overtime
TAFT IS TO SEE
BIRMINGHAM;
ALSOATHENS
Alabama Visit. Will Proba
bly Be, Made After
ASSASSINATION
OF ATTORNEY
IS ATTEMPTED
Two Shots Fired, at Prose
cuting Attorney of Night
Rider Trial.
GREAT DANGER IN SICILY
Her
Majesty Caught
in
PRESIDENT HAS
SENT SUPPLIES
Panic of Hospital
' ; Patients.
Panama Trip.
71
SELF-SACRIFICE OF.
VICTOR EMMANUEL
Earthquake Shocks Do Not
Seem to Have Ceased.
People Terrified '
- rMtf Auaelitail Press.) v
ROME. Jan. i The groat danger
which the king and queen of Italy are
facing In their noble efforts among
; the stricken people of Sicily and the
south, was brought tome to the peo
ple1 today .when word reached here
that Queen Helena had been injured.
Fortunately her Injuries proved to be
ret severe, but H la realised that any
tnoment another calamity might hap
pen involving the serious injury or
even the death of their majesties,
- Not one among tfha, rescurer has
shown more self-sacrtflcea than King
Victor Emmanuel and the queen, too,
has taxed her health and strength to
. the utmost . in" giving relief and as
sistance to the 1 njured Anxiety for
the sovereigns is increasing in Rome.
Apart from the great strain which
their majesties unquestionably are
. undergoing there is danger from the
earthqquake ' shocks which , do ' not
seem to have ceased; from, walla that
have not yet been levelled: from great
tissues in the broken streets, and from
' disease, v-'v
The Injuries suffered by the queen
resulted from a panic among the Ta-
tlenta In one of the improvised hos
pitals at Messina, when the trembling
. of he earth awl rumbling, inntcatea
another earthquake, the queen was
caught in the panic when the terrified
patients were seeking safety in the
open. The panle was soon quelled and
the injuries of the queen attended to.
All the LIpari Islands reports state
that the earthquake shocks wer vety
heavy there and that a panic ensued,
! The convicts, of whom a large number
are Imprisoned there, attempted a ris-
lug., but were suppressed. .
7 The Btromboll volcano showed great
activity. The damage, however, was
not so serious and to one was killed.
but the people are camping in the
open air, fearing that further shocks
may corns and overthrow their homes.
The Duke of Genoa will leave Na
ples tomorrow morning: for Messina.
.: He said today that he wished to con-
. tribute all Iff his power to the work of
rescue going, on in Sicily and would
put himself-at the disposal of the
government The duke will either
take command of the Italian fleet now
in those waters or work as a private
Individual, not having other ambi
tion than to join with the sailors,
among whom he has spent his life, In
helping his brothers in the south.
Nunslo Nasi, the former minister
of Justice, who was in vol wed in the
late scandal connected w :h public
funds, has Joined the rescuing parties
at Messina.'' He was accompanied by
six doctors, several nurses end a num
ber of students and citizens of Tra
panl. : Even the presence of Nasi, who
Is the idol of Sicilians, did not serve
to Infuse fresh life into the depressed
people,.
It is stated that the pope has decid
ed to send an appeal to the Catholic
bishops throughout the world, for the
purpose of obtaining subscription to
the earthquake fund. He will place
frreat dependence upon the generosity
of Americans, EngliBh and Irish.
STORIES OF DISASTER.
MESSINA, Jan. 2. The stories re
lated by the earthquake survivors in
the hospitals and at the food supply ralttee of Amerlcans now ln Ita, or
V,!TSZ JiWith' of the American
fateful 28th of December. There were , . .
many miraculous escapes, but the I th fZ'; f
cases 1 of bereavement are without "rf, lh.e.qUf"f'00 ,Whlch the pre8'"
number, a cobbler named Francesco f"1 "srht to determine was whether
Mlsslano relates that Immediately !f'd lvf.n !n this way would not reach
after the. A rat shriek he and his wlfeimp "unerers sooner than by means
and children rushed out into the
street. 'Fires were breaking out all
around them. Hearing groans from a
pile of debris nearby the cobbler made
a hurried examination- He found
two girls dying. The head of one
was split open While the chest of the
other had "been crushed In. The cob
bler picked up a baby, but it expired
In his arms.
Seized with mad terror, the man
fled towards the sea. It took his pari
ty two hours and a half to traverse
the hearja of ruins between his house
and -the water front. After placing I
his family In safety he returned to I
wwwx
- (Continued on page three.)
ttOmCtt lH SMOOTH RUHNIHG
AT THUNDERBOLT RACE TRUCK
'B Associated Press.)
SAVANNAH, Ga... Jan. 2. At the
Thunderbolt track today Kay Thomp
son won the first race under the hard
riding of Simmons.
First race,-Ave furlongs, for three-year-olds
and op, purse Ray Thomp
son, I to I, won; Miss Dustin.- 4 to 1.
second: Frank Patton, IS to 1. third.
Tims, 1:01.
8econd race, mile, three-year-olds
and tip, purse Melius, I to S. won:
The Ham. It to S. second; Polar Star,
to 1, third. Time, 1: 44-6.
TO SUFFERERS
Two Ships" With $300,000
.Worth of Supplies Start
For Italy.
TO ASK ADDITIONAL'
AID OF CONGRESS
Mr. Roosevelt Offers Use of
Battleship Fleet to
v Italy. "
(By Associated Press.)
"WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. President
Roosevelt tonight announced that, he
has sent two supply ships with $300,.
000 worth of supplies to Italy, that he
will ask congress for additional aid
and that he has offered the use of the
battleship fleet to Italy.
The Announcement is made , in
telegram, made public at the white
house, which he sent to Patrick Mc-
Gowaa, chairman of the American
Italian general , relief committee of
New Tork. The telegram follows;
I earnestly wish success to the
American-Italian relief committee In
its great mass meeting at Madison
Square) It is impossible for me to
attend. I am doing everything that
can be done to- get aid to .the suffer
ers and haw sent two supply ships
with (00,006 dollars ' worth of food
and provisions without awaiting1 for
the authority of congress, being con
fident that congress 'will approve of
my action. I shall also ask congress
for additional aid and throughout the
coming week will keep in the closest
touch with congress, and through the
stats department, with Italy, so. that
everything 'possible Co fee done by"the
United States may be done.
'Purtherrrtore I fiave cabled the
Italian government proffering the
vices of any or all the battleship fleet
which can be of use In this crisJ a
(Signed).
"THEODORE ROOVELLB."
President Roosevelt Is engaged to.
night lit preparing his special message
to congress to be presented to that
body when U convenes Monday rea
ommendlng suitable action on. the part
or tnts government to express its sub
stantial sympathy with the earth
quake sufferers. A large amount of
data on precedents on the aid being
rushed from various quarters, has
been prepared for the president and
was gone over toy him and Secretary
Loeb.
Perplexing Problem.
When the president began his task
me most perplexing problem was
whether he should recommend the di
version of the supplies on the Celtic
and the Culgoa, designed for the fleet
of battleships now in the Suez, or
whether he should ask for a direct ap
propriation of J300.000 to be made
Immediately available for the relief.
The .data 'prepared for him showed
that In the Mount Pelee catastrophe
the government appropriated 1200,000
for the relief of the sufferers. A
committee of distlnirulshed cltlsens
was designated to visit the scene and
disburse the money. A similar plan
appealed very strongly to the presi
dent, certain modifications being SUg-
ffested. miPh ) - tlna ..llAn n r.rv.
if.the. nawal awpply ships now on the
Atlantic, but many davs sail from
Sicily and southern Italy.
The two supply ships referred to by
President Roosevelt in his telegram
tonight are the Culgoa and the Cel
tic The Celtic sailed .from the New
York navy yard Thursday and will
proceed as rapidly as possible to Mes
sina, touching at Gibraltar. The Cul
goa Is at Suez, awaiting the arrival
of the fleet. The battleships, if or
dered to the relief of the sufferers.
would have a lap of about 900 miles
lo cover irom dues to Messina.
The Kunboat Scorpion is already on
her way to Messina, and is due there
by Monday at the latest.
Third race about seven furlongs,
for three-year-olds and npr purse
Auspicious, 4 to JL won; Lucullus. 11
to 1, second; Salvolatlle, 4 to 10, third.
Time, l:S0.
Fourth face, six furlongs, three-year-olds,
selling Bosom Friend, 11
to I. won: Arakawa. IS to 1, second;
Enaley, II to 5, third.- Time, 1:20.
Fifth race, three-year-olds, Ave and
a half furlongs Sain Clay, t to 1,
won:-Judge .Dunton, I to 4. ntonl;.
Gunshot. 1 to 2, third. Time, 1:11 S-C
GAUDY PLANS FOR
TAFT BANQUET
Tables Will Form American
Flag, With Red, White
and Blue Flowers.
(By Associated Press.)
ATIjAnta," Ga. Jan. z. In addi
tion to 'possum and 'taters." the
banquet to be tendered Judge Taft by
the Atlanta chamber of commerce
will have other sparkling features.
The banquet room, it was announc
ed today, will be laid out with the
tables forming an Amr)-ican flag, the
colors done in flowers, roses, carna
tions and violets. This flower flag wit)
apparently hang from the celling be
hind the speaker s table, falling down
to the floor and crossing the speaker's
table In making the field of stars,
with guests' tables at right angles to
the speaker's table, 7 forming the
stripes. When the toastmaster first
rises to speak, what apparently Is a
solid bank of forns behind the speak
er's table, will abruptly rise to the
celling, drawn by Invisible wires, re
vesting the Held of blue flowers and
white stars and creating the flag ef
feet. Electric lights will sparkle
throughout this scented mass of col
or.
The menu of the president-elect
will lie In a brass casket. It -will be
In booklet form, the outer cover bear
Ing a heavy gold plate with Mr. Taft'
name engraved thereon. The menu
will be bound ln leather and will bear
among other emblems a shield repre
senting the Phoenix of Atlanta.
CHENEYS ONLY
AMERICANS KILLED
Serao Believes U. 8. Consul
and Wife to Be Only
American Victims.
(By Associated Press.)
ROME, Jan. 2. Slgnor Serao, the
proprietor of the house in Messina
where A. J. Ogston. the English con-
sul resided, arrived here today. He
says that outside the consulate there
has not been an American resident In
Messina for 40 years past. The part
of the house where Serao lived, did not
fall. The Italian rushed out imme
diately after the first shock and met
Stuart Lupton, the American vice
consul, on the street. Together the
two men made their way to l'ie Ameri
can consulate. They found It had
collapsed completely and they came to
the conclusion that A. S. Cheney, the
consul, and his wife, were dead.
They made a hurried but unsuccessful
search for the bodies
Continuing, Serao says that with Mr.
Lupton he satisfied himself that the
guests at the Hotel Trlnacria, which
was completedly demolished, were all
saved with the exception of the Swed
ish consul, and an Italian girl. He
oes not believe that there was any
mericans at the hotel.
Taormlna; where there were a num
ber of Amertcr ' tourists. Is absolutely
safe. It did no '"er from the earth -
quake ln any , .us way.
"I may be mistaken' said Slgnor
Serao. "but it is my personal Impres
sion that with the exceptlor -f Mr.
Cheney and his wife, no Americans
were killed or Injured by the earth
quake In SlcUy."
CHARGES HARRIET AN
WITH CORRUPTION
(By Associated Prase.)
PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 2. At the
long table luncheon the City club here
today, Francis J. Henay of San Fran
cisco, who prosecuted the "graft"
cases In that city, declared tlfltt E. H.
Harriman of New Tork, through his
control of ther Southern Paclfje rail
road, was "responsible foe the graft
nd corrupt kin that had been found
In the Golden Gat city.", . '
YUAN SHI KAI
IS DISMISSED
FROM OFFICE
Removal of Grand Council
1 lor Belieycd to Be Out
come of Manchu Plot.
CALLED STRONGEST
MAN IN CHINA
Dismissal .Will Cripple Chi
na's Credit and Postpone
Withdrawal f Troops.
r. (By Associated Press.)
PEKING, Jan. J. An edict Issued
today dismisses from office Yuan Shi
Kai, grand councillor and commander-in-chief
of the forces. The reason
given for this action is that he has
rheumatism of the leg. The edict or
ders Yuan Shi Kai to vacate all hut
offices and to return to his home, add
ing: "Thus our clemency toward him
Is manifested."
- A second edict appoints Na-Tung,
comptroller of customs and ex-governor
of Penklng, grand councillor,
presumably In Yuan. Shi Kai's place,
The memb'Tj of the diplomatic
corps at Peklnif are well nigh thun
derstruck at the sudden dismissal of
Yuan fihl Knl. The step Is believed
to be the oud otne of a Manchu ptnt
and there are Indications that the
Japanese rcprnm ntativeK alone had
any inkling of whajt was on foot. Two
hours after th- ministers became cog
nizant of the (ll.xmlssal. the Ann ricuJi,
German and Hrltish ministers were In
conference at the British legation.
The home governments will act only
after an exchange Of dispatches, but
there la reason to believe that Prince
Chin, president of the board of for
eign affairs, will be waiter! upon by
a strong diplomatic combination such
as the MrltlNh, Herman ami Amur lean
representatives here.
There Is nothing to imlir ato thnt
the dismissal of Yuan Shi Kai mcanx
danger to foreigners, but tho good
fame of China s management of the
crisis following the demise of the em
peror anil th- dowager empress nml
tho appofnlrn' n t of a successor has
been swept aw;iy by this vindicative
act, which will astonish and arou
the outside world, crippl" fhlna'H
credit anil ptrone the withdrawal
of foreign tris probably for five
years.
Await lurther Art Inn
Yuan Shi Kai's fe-ellriKs arc nr. y t
unknown and the legation are ;mx
lously awaiting a clue to the throne's
future eours" of action.
ln accordance with the regulations
of the flew rcK'-ncy the decree of dl
missal was marked and sealed by th
prime regent and bore the signatures
of the grand councillors, excepting
that of Print e Ching. This Is evidence
that Prince Ching dissented.
There are grave apprehensions
here of revolutionary outbret k in
such centers as Canton, and some of
the most conservative diplomat t
(Continued en pag six.)
PAIR
WASHINGTON,-Jan. J. Korecaat
North Carollna--Falr Sunday. Monday
Increasing cloudiness with probably
rain near the coast. ' Moderate tem
peraure, variable ' winds. ' . (
RECEIVERS FOR
i- 4 ;' '
A..B. AND A. R. R.
Receivership Said to Be
Friendly and Designed for
Best Interest of Creditors.
(By Aiseslatstf Press.)
ATLANTA, OA., Jan. 2.- Judge Don
Pardee, of the United State circuit
court today appointed President . H
M. Atkinson, fand Vice-President P. a
Arkwright, receivers for the Atlanta,
Birmingham and Atlantic railway,
: The petition gives as grounds for
requesting the receivership that tho
company is unable at this time to
meet the, Interest due on It bond. It
say that the receivership Is friendly
and .designed for the best Interests of
all creditors until tho road is able to
meet Jts interest obligations. Tho pet!
tlon says that there are no doubt of
ability of the company to meet oblIga
tlons If given sufficient time. The
panic of 1907 Is cited as the principal
reason for the road' present condi
tion.
Tho petition say there la du In In
terest $723,700. The, only Interest
paid on January 1, was on Atlanta
and Birmingham railway eompaify
bonds, amount not stated. The
amount of outstanding bond I given
as $14,443,000 not Including 14,090
000 In bonds reserved by the Old
Colony Trust . ompany of Boston.
The bonds of the receivers were fix
ed at $50,000 each.
TELLS OF ERB'S
SAVAGECRUELTY
Widow (Jives Dramatic Re
Hlal of Alleged Brutality
of Husband.
(By Associated Press.)
MKDIA, Pa.. Jan. dramatic
recital of wrongs alleged to have
hern Inflicted upon her. Mrs. M.
Florence Kr(, who. with her sister,
Mr, f'atharine Hei, I, In charged
with Hie murder of t'apt. J. Clayton
Krl at the Erb country home on the
night of October ii, told a story of
almost savage crin Hy that created a
Mi-risa! Ion today in tho Delaware
county court room, where the trial
ton been in pn.greas sinco Tuesday
Captain Erb was held up by his widow
today as having committed deeds of
brutality that startler! all who heard
Mrs. Krb wa.t on the stand for sev
en hours, being one of the first wit
nesses ralbd by the defense, which
opened Its side of the case today. The
commonwealth claimed the shooting
of Captain Krb was deliberate, while
the defense is trying to show that
Erb was killed by Mrs. Belsel In solf-defenw-.
Mrs. Erb told of her life
at Ked (in bleu, the Erb country
honi", since 190, when she first went
to live there with Erb. She told a
harrowing story of having been beat
en, thrown out of the hous on cold
nights and of having been called vile
names by the husband on many oc
casions. Quarrels, she tflleged, were
of dally occurrence. Even some of
the servants In the house, h. further
alleged. Insulted her, and she was
only laughed at by her husband. She
did not see the actual shooting, she
declared, but recounted the quarrel
she had with the captain prior to the
shooting, during which she threw sev
eral household articles at him when
he attempted to shoot her. Fearing
for her life, she went on to say, she
sent for her sister, who csme to her
assistance, and the shooting followed
On cross-examination, tho widow
admitted she had lived with Erb be
fore she marlred him, and In explain
ing why she did not leave him when
he treated her so brutally, as she al
leged, the widow said that she was all
the time trying to force him to marry
her. . " i
TO MAKE ADDRESS
AT OA. UNIVERSITY
Will Speak in Augusta On
Same Street Comer a8
Did Mr. McKinloy.
(By Aiteelstsd Press.)
AUGUST A, Os,. Jan. g. This
was
Invitation day at the Taft cottage, and
the net result extends Mr. Taft'
southern Itinerary to include visit to
Birmingham. Ala., 'and Athene. Qa.,
and to address tho people of Augusta
from the same street dorner at which
they once listened to President Mc-
Kinley. t .',; , .
The Birmingham visit was Induced
by A large delegation of the prom'
Inent and professional men front that
city. Just when Mr. Taft will make
this Wait Is left-somewhat uncertain.
If It I possible for Mm to do so he
will go to Birmingham on hi way
north from Panama, if not, he will In
elude that city In tho Itinerary which
he will make for an extended south
em trip a soon mm his duties a pres
ident -will permit.
The Athena visit depends somewhat
tin the Atlanta committee of arrange.
ments for the festivities to be held In
that city or. the Hth, and lth Inst.
If It la possible to do so, and Mr. Taft
think that It w; Mr, Taft will have hi
special car stopped at Athen on his
return from Atlanta long enough to
go to the State university and make
an address. His Augusta ; neighbor
were made perfectly" ? happy ,? by th
promise of an address and the furth
er willingness of th president-elect
to place himself in tho hand of a
committee, from the chamber of com.
mere for a dinner. ' The peach and
dinner will occur on January U.
" Completed March 4.
Mr. Taft said today that his cabi
net would not bo ' completed until
March 4. lit added that h expected
to make progress in that direction be
fore he sailed for Panama, the Infer
ence being- that soma of Oi place
would be filled and the announcements
made before he call. He said he
should not consider foreign appoint
ments until hi cabinet was completed.
united Btatea Senator Henry Cfcbot
Lodge, of Massachusetts, arrived here
today by Invitation. Mr. lodge prnt
the greater part of the afternoon with
Mr. Taft and has engagement for to
morrow to continue the conferences.
He expects to leave tor Washington
tomorrow night. The senator said to
night that he had nothing whatever
to say for publication. Mr. Taft mid
they had discussed cabinet matter.
The friendliness of Mr. Lodge tor
postmaster General Myer is woll
known, also the fact that he believes
Mr. Vyer's services would arid to the
strength of the cabinet, preferrably
us the head of tho treasury depart
ment. William Nelson Cromwell, tf
New York, (has been Invited here by
Mr. Taft.
John Hays Hammond, president of
he National League of Henubllcan
tubs, ami Krank li. Hitchcock, chair
man of the republican national com
mittee, attended a Uirbeene at the
rtrlge of the local hunt club here to-
lay.
The exchange of felicitations bo-
ween Mr. Taft and the lllrinlnirham
elcgatlon were decidedly cordial and ,
Interesting as showing the Import- j
ance attar-bet! to the presence In the
south of Mr. Taft, from the viewpoint
the business men of this section. I
eneral Unfits N. Rhodes, editor of i
the ltirmlngham News spoke for the
egatlon. which was bended by John
f Kaitl, treah!ent Of the commercial !
liib. What h" said was seconded by I
11. Aldrb h. a largo minim; operator,
K. W. Barrett, editor of the Agc-lfer-1
Id, spoke as'the representative of the
press, and Judge H. 1). Weakley, the
bar association. Of the delegation of
not more than five. It wns said,
ere repnbllr
mis, the remainder were
emoerats.
M'HTON X.VMI-:i NKXT M:ATOH.
(By Associated Preis.)
COLUMBUS. Jan. 2.-Theodore
. Burton of Cleveland was numml
i the next senator from Ohio by the
publican senatorial caucus this af-rnoon.
U. S. COMMISSIONER HAS BEGUN
CONFERENCE IN VENEZUELA
(By Associated Prsss.)
CAflCA.H. VENEZUELA. Friday,
fan. 1. via Willemstad. Curacao, Jan.
'onferences between W. I. Buch-
nan, the special commissioner irom
he United Btatea and Foreign Minis
ter Oulnaur, looking to the settlement
f the difficulties between the United
States and Venezuela have begun.
President Gomes yesterday revoked
ecree of May 14, prohibiting the
trans-shipment of goods at Curacao,
destined for Venezuela, domes now
signs himself officially as president of
the republic
It Is felt hers In diplomatic quarters
that the mission to Europe of Jos
JUeJ.
Paul, who we foreign minister
MAN ESCAPES .,
AFTER SHOOTING
Mrs. Morris, on Stand, Con
fesses to Perjury Dra
nmtic Scene.
'By Associated Preta.1 .
UNION CITY, Tenn., Jan. 8.
An attempt to assasslnnt Attorney-.
General Caldwell watt mad at :J0 ,
o'clock tonight near hi home her.
He was followed from the depot by a '
man who shot at him twice as ha
nearod hi home. . Union City I not
wall lighted attd as the man i ran .
after firing the ffhtota th attorney
general could not identify hi assail
ant - v; ' e, t.-v ;.
yA little behind the attorney general,
was the local Associated Press corres
pondent, who shot twice at the would- -
be murderer, but missed him. Th
alarm wu given and a cordon of sol
dier and posse officers searched th
neighborhood, -but without avail.
The defense rested It case In th
night rider trial this evening and th
state 'began Jl , rebuttal testimony,
which will be concluded Monday. The
grand jury likewise mad Ita final re-,
turn, Inclsnlln several.,, indictment
and was discharged,
When court adjourned vntit Mon
day Mrs. Morris, whose sensational
confession of perjury today was the
star feature of th trial, accompanied
by. her husband and baby, under th
protection of six soldiers, left for Ores.
lectin
, Wo
den, Woalkley county, where ho will
live In future, llh was in such terror
that she did not even wait rtf get her
other two children or her personal (- '
fects,
Tho state put but one witness on
the stand before adjournment. Bob
Curt in, driver of th hack which pile
between Union City and Walnut Xog
on the lake. Curtln drovw soma of th
defense's witnesses to Walnut Log the
night the dsn dock were burned) and
aw them lev , hi convsyano to Join
th night -rider. . , ,
On cross-examination he saitf lh
took two quart of whiskey with Mm
on the drive and at th and of It had
little less than quart left Asked
if this had not mad him "feel hi
oats" he grew Indignant and replied:
'What, drunk on a quart on an hour
driver Why I can prove by Unci
Bill aibhs that X drink quart be
fore breakfast and never feel It", .'
('niiwincc HtrlckeU. .
Asserting that on th witness stand
yesterday she had ; deliberately per.,
jured himself for ths defense, and
conscience-stricken desired to tell ths
truth, Mrs. Morris, wife of en of ths
eight alleged night rider,- asked to ,
be recalled today. Wad Morri swore
he ws present ths nlgttt Captain Ran
kin was killed and recognised soms of
the defendants. Mrs, Morris, his wife,
on the stand yesterday swore that her
husband was at home that night
he left the stand pals and trembling
and sent for the attorney general.
"I have done a great wrong" she ,
said. I have told lie, My husband
was not at home that night He Was
with the riders. I was forced by my
relatives to testify as I did. 1 want to
See rry husband."
Her brother-in-law tried to get her
to leave the city with him, but the at-
torney general ordered Wm away and
took Mrs. Morris to her husband. Th
meeting of the young husband Md
wife, separntr-d since October 20, WAS
silent but pathetic.
After alibi witnesses had been caUed
tonay. the attorney general asked that
Mm. Morris be permitted to correct
her former testimony. She took the
stand nml miM
"I wax pr-rxunded tri tell a lie yes-
terd.-iy on the stand. I was told by
.Toe :ind Jack Long that unless
I swore thnt my husband was at home
that nlKht to- sointera woumi nans;
'him. Thv also threatened me end
I wii afraid so I told this lie. Now
I went to tell the truth "
The witness bore the taunts and In
nuendoes of the attorneys for the de
fense and the glares of the Indicted
men ixilicnth but she was badly
friKhti nel. and often seemed on tho
point of collapsing. Pthe declared the
attorney geti ral refused to listen to
hi r unless she had summoned some
of Iter relativs to advise her.
under President Castro, will result. in
failure for the reason that Senor Paul
signed the obnoxious notes Issued by
Castro.
There has been another IKtlo Out-'
break in the 9Uts of Ouaraco. Tho
governor of this locality ,a man named
Mendable. killed a Gomes appointee
named Briceno, raided th local arsen
al and is now In the open country with
a few 'followers. The movement "In
not regarded as serious, n ;
A dispatch has been recelwd from
Cyprino Castro, In Berlin, reading:
"J sun Informed of what has taken
place at Caracas,
Above mankind Is
)
God.".