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ASIIEVILLE, N. C., SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 7, J909.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
BILL FOR TAX
TO ADVERTISE
BATTLESHIP
HEAD FOR HOME
They .77 Soon be Joined.
PRESIDENT IS
WORKING HARD
IN JAPAFFAIR
By No Means Relaxing Ef
forts to Prevent Anti-Jap
DISPUTE OVER
SONGDIXirON .
LINCOLN-DAY
i v ... "n"." '
Weirlein AbIcs if Any 0n$
Had. Forbidden Singing as
Act of Treason. , ' '
CITY PASSES
SWEET HOME
... . ' .
Titte: "To Aid rathe Devel
ojpment of the City of
Asheville."
.
Leave Gibraltar for Hamp
ton Roads on Last Lap
- of World druise.
anese Legislation.
house Adjourns in
i t- 'si" '-'. ' 'J ' ' i v v
HONOR OFMR. HAYS
Bill Passed by Senate lim
its Number of Challenges
in Capital Cases.
":;
(Special to The Cltteeii.)
RALEIGH. J Feb. The senate
today passed the houM bill to author
is AabevUl to extend a certain per
cent of txs tn advertising the city,
the bill oelmi entitled "To aid in the
devetopment of the city o Ashevllla-."
' Senator Brltt Introduced a bill to
exempt railway malt clerk and rural
fre delivery carriers from Jury duty.
" WUson. Introduced In the Jtiouse a
wit tn eraats a board of improve
ment coKunlMlonera for Marshall and
another, to extend the power of the
Marshall building committee.
The' genera assembly adjourned
today In memory t Thomas N. Hays,
h- young . tnember from Wilkes
county, now of whoso death reached
tn capital this morning. The Teso
luUow were offered in the house by
Kepresentatlv Harshaw, of Caldwell,
the minority leader, and In the sen
ate , by Senator Lee. Mr. Hays had
nevorbeen able to attend the aes
Ion Of the, house, to wnicn no nmi
been elected Just after his return
home from Wake Forest college, but
in tho meantime rapid ; consumption
had claimed another victim. The
oppression Of grief and smypathy of
the house 'er ordered spread upon
the journal and a copy sent to the
family. The speaker appointed Mes
srs, Caudlll, th colleague of the de
ceased member, Crumpler, Carver,
Buck and Tomlln a special committee
to represent the house t the funeral
at Purlear In Wilkes county, the
home of the representative whose v
tsnt eetet, -' now draped n mourning
and "gartandd witte a wreath, has
fctea the only sad featuro of this term
of ths legislature.' ,
A Joint reeolution offered by Mr.
Morton was adopted unanimously to
the (Reel that the state pay the fu
neral expenses.
; ; To Limit Challenges.
Tn the senate, the substitute for the
Barbara and starbuck -bills as to pre-
emptory challenge . in tne trial or
capital ease was passel. It give
ths defendant eighteen end the state
twelve and brovldes that none ba
stood at foot of the panel
Ths mint judiciary committee of
the house has prepared a substitute
for th Gorman bill, which allows the
defendant twenty and the state eight
and none a't foot of panel. Speaker
. Grahams bill was for twelve each and
' Hon at foot of panel.
Once more the question of early
adjournment was suggested In the up.
par branch by a joint resolution that
tne finance committee report the rev
enue and machinery bills by February
It and that no more new bills be
Introduced after that date. It was
table
Ths senate set the Oullfod-Ala-mat,
OS Judicial district bill for a spec
ial order on Wednesday next.
A tjill was passed by the senate,
Inmrkur to emolOyes of railroads
thalit Deraonal nrooery exemption In
fun where they are sued for debt
from without the state-
In ths house the special order was
the bill recommended by the com
anlttea on health calling for high
school education prerequisite to tak
ing; the examination' for license to
practice medicine, but motion by
St Bowie to postpone consideration
unit) aex Saturday was carried.
- - Mr, Taylor has introduced a bill to
prevent renewing suits s within one
year alter "a non-suit is taken when
no complaint was filed or where
there was a dismissal under the H Ins
da hi act, for instance for lack of evi
' d act to go to the Jury. The purpose
of h bill te to .do away with vexa
tious 'renewals of suits when there
U no real virtue in the case
To require assessment companies In
tho stats to snake deposits with the
state treasurer Is the object of a no
table bill by Representative Connor.
Representative Martin proposes to
exempt laudnum from the act of 1907
limiting the sale of narcotics.
A bill of considerable Interest Is
One by Dr. Gordon to extend the
Vcwor of the state board of health
to employing a' secretary for all his
time, giving hrni assistants and call
ing for aggrosalve work. It Increases
the appropriation from two thousand
to ten taotuandVudoHars
V0mU SENTENCED FOR KILllW
YOUNG BRIDE-TO-BE WITH AXE
y Associated Press.)
ROAJiOJCE, Vs,. Feb. At Rocky
Mount. Va., today Lucy MJtcheU. a
ysncg whlts woman, was convicted
second degree tnurdr and seu
t eased to ths state penitentiary for
rUTbteos) years for killing Miss Minnie
tfcBryd oa the hater's seventeenth
birthday and the eve of hef wed
dTog last October. Mlso Mltchen
Uvsd with, th IfcBiydes. 8bs aad
SIXTEEN U. S. SHIPS
IMPOSING SIGHT
Perfect Maneuvering Wins
Admiration of Foreign
Naval Officers. ,
(By Associated Prsti.)'
GIBRALTAR. Feb. 6. With the
bands 'on board playing Homs,
Sweet Home,", the fleet of sixteen bat.
tleshlps under Rear Admiral Sperry
left Gibraltar at It o'clock this morn
Ing for Hampton Roads on the last
lap of Its famous around' the world
cruise of 42,009 miles. Ona hoar
later the vessels were well clear of
the land and steaming westward In
dbuble column formation at a speed
of. ten knots an hour. They will fol
low the southern route to Hampton
Roads, a distance of 1,600 miles, and
about 1,000 miles oft the American
coast they will be met ' and escorted
home by the third squadron of the
Atlantic fleet under Rear ' 'Admiral
Arnold.
The difficult operation of getting the
sixteen Huge battleships out of the
narrow war basin of the port and
under way was accomplished with ,
skill and perfection of maeuvering
and detail which won the admiration
of all the foreign naval officers, who
watched the proceedings critically
from, land and sea. Admiral Sperry
directed the whole operation from
the after bridge of the Connecticut
At S.5S a stream of multi-colored
signal flags on the flagship communi
cated the order to get under way to
the Georgia, the Nebraska, the New
Jersey, the Rhode Island and the Vir
ginia, lying at the rear .of the basin.
.Vessels Start.
As the flags came fluttering down
Ave minutes later the designated bat
tleship cast off their last lines and.
Ilk freed levlathlans seeking 'escapfe,
slowly swung their noses In th di
rection of the beaches In" the break'
water. Twisting and turning to th
clanking of the engine gongs, they
crept out, the Georgia leading the
way with Lieutenant-Commander
George W. Kline on the bridge. Then
followed the other vessels.
. Although It is not customary to firs
parting salutes, the Devonshire, the
flagship of Rear Admiral Sir James
Goodrich, R. N., admiral superintend
ent at Gibraltar, whlcff-fead taken up
a position at the entrance of the har
bor, hoisted and saluted Vie American
flag -as the Connecticut passed out.
Admiral Goodrich' and Admiral Lit
vlnolf of the Russian navy, signalled
"Good byoi pleasant voyage." Ad
miral Sperry replied laconically.
"Thanks."
The Connecticut steamed majes
tically along the line of the waiting
Arrierlcan vessels, took Its place at
,tb head of the column artd set the
guide flag, "five of -clubs " The fif
teen other vessejs wheeled gracefully
In behind the Connecticut and with
the black speed cones run up to the
yardarms, the Imposing proeeaalon,
which was over three miles long,
moved to the south, soon left the an
cient pillars of Hercules behind and
steamed through the straits and out
to the sea.
CAP. OUALTROUCH
IS SUSPENDED
(By Associated Press.)
GIBRALTAR. Feb. . Capt. Ed
ward F. Qualtrough of the battleship
Georgia, having been found guilty by
courtmartial of being intoxicated while
on duty and of conduct prejudicial to
the goodof the navy, has been sus.
pended from duty for six months. With
an additional punishment of the loss
of ten number In rank.
Rear Admiral Sperry, commander-
In-ehlef of the Atlantic battleship
fleet, has approved the findings ol
the courtmartial. but the secretary of
the navy must taks official action on
ths recommendation for loss of nunv
bers.
Captain .Qualtrough. has been de
tached from the fleet and ordered
home. He will go as a passenger
on tne ueorgia. ueirom.oni.
mander George W. Kline, who was
placed In command of the Georgia.
will continue In command on the
homeward Journey.
Miss McBryde quarreled about some
flower seed- MMs MKthell struck
her victim da the Bead with an axe,
crushing the skull. 'After killing Mis
McBryde Miss Mitchell endeavored is
hide the body in sotns weeds near th
house. ";'
"After tha murder ' Mlsa Mitchell
was brought to Roanoke for safe
kepmc sod was held hers s'ntll th
t'lsJ.
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FAVORABLE REPORT
FOR FIRE ESCAPES
House Committee Acts &
vorably on State-wide Law
for Fire Protection.
- (Special to The ClUsen.)
RALEIGH, Feb. 6 The bid by
lenator Klutti carrying general fir
scape Regulations for the entire stats
.Horth Carolina being now without
uy general law In this regard, was
igssed upon favorably this afternoon
y the senate committee on Insurance-
t prescribes the character and capac
ity of entrances and exits for public
Iwlls, theatres and place where gen-
ral meetings are held and require
fire escapes of adequate character for
til hotels and other pubHc bulldingM
f more than two stories.
The committee alao passed upon
Senator Blow's bill to- require the
reglstration-of fire Insurance policies
vHh the clerk of the county court,
this getting an unfavorable report.
Senator Blow's Idea was to have this
record of policies open to the public
10 that a property owner could know
chen any of his nstghbors were over-
ruining with a possible view to fet
ing burned out for profit Insurance
3 mnlssloner Toung advised the
ommlttee that this end could be best
ittained by enacting a law that
would make It a misdemeanor for
ipy propeVty owner to over Insure.
BANKRUPTCY LAW
UNDER DISCUSSION
Clayton's Amendment Re
pealing Law of July 1,
1898, Vote'd Down.
(By Assoclstod Press.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. . Under a
ipecial order, the house of representa
tive today considered) the bill
amendatory to the national bankruptcy
law. By way of substitute Mr. Clay
xn of Alabama offered an amendment
repealing the bankruptcy law of July
l, 18B8, with a proviso that proceed
ings under the law begun prior to
s time the act shall taks effect shall
got bo affected.
On division the Clayton amend
ment was lost, 110 to 141. but the
UabaTfia member forced a roll call on
the final vote.
Ths vote resulted yeas' 111; nays
112, and the Clayton amendment was
rejected, the enrect or wnicn was to
continue In force the bankruptcy law.
The discussion then turned to the
amendments of the present law as
proposed by the present bill.
The amendments were all agreed
to and the bill was passed and the
house adjourned.
CONSOLIDATION
IS RUMORED
(By Assoelatid rss.)
CHICAGO. Feb. It was ru
mored In railroad circles today that a
consolidation had been effected be
tween the Chicago and Alton, the
Toledo, 8t Louis and Destern. lows
Central, Minneapolis and St-"Louis.
Chesapeake and Ohio, and possibly
ths Clnclnattl, Hamilton and Dayton
railroads- Edwht Howler, who with
hi associate disposed of th Colora
4o and Southern property to ths Bur
Hngton a short time ago, Is said to be
slated for the presidency of the new
combination. 1
DISMEMBERED BODY'
PACKED IN TRUNK
T oV Associates Press.?
KEW HAVEN, Cons.. Feb. tsA
body, supposed to bo that of May
Hastetotw a negro vomu, cot wp
and packed Into a trunk, was dis
covered late tonight ta an apartment
where an and her husband, Jaaaes
Has let on. fcad besn living.
POLAR- EXPEDITION
4SN0W ASSURED
The Storthing in Christiana
Vote Capt. Amundsen'Sub
sidy of $18,000.
(y Associated Press.)
CHRISTIAN! A. Feb. 6. Captain
Roald . Amundsen's polar expedition
is now assured for tha Storthing to.
day Voted 'him a subsidy of $18,000
necessary for the nut-fitting of Nan
en's famous ship, the Fram. Ther
was oonsldeyabli' opposition to the
measure, but It wiu flnaJ'y carried by
ST votes to ti.
Speaking recently on the outlines of
his plarty CitE.inAmund.n said:
"I should -iy at the outset that
this b) hot to Ik: any, dash for the pol
but a carefully worked out scientific
expedition having for ltv objoct the
fullest poasil'li' investlaation ofthe
north polar ImisUi. I will not take
more than ten persons.
"I propose to start early next sea-
ton and to ! absent five or six
years. I am adopting no new meth
ods, no airships, balloons or motors,
but simply using tha old system which
we know ami Uavo tried, namoly, a
good vessel, tfool sledges and good
doga I am in no hurry to be the
flrst man to reach the pole. The
Idea underlying the wholi- expedition
to use th mean already provided
by nature a proved by the drift of
the Fram, aii'l to avail myself of the
currents vUili-h ' undnulitclly run
across the i"li All my equipments
will come from Norway, but 1 shall
call In m Hi. north coast of America
for my supply of dogs."
THIRTEEN ARRESTS
FOLLOW RAIDS
(By Associated Press.)
DANVII.I.K Vs.,, Feb. . Thirteen
arrestK for illicit traffic In Intoxicat
ing beveraK' s were made tonight fol
lowing a s't.. of alis participated
In by practicilly every member of the
local police f rce. Plans for the
spreading of t drag net have been In
course of formation for several days
and It Ik ported that Information
on which tic raid was made waa fur
nfehad by d'-iooMves employed by the
J jaw and oiler League, an organiza
Hon iwhos- purposes arc to enforce
local option ;,iws The raids tonight
were on a number of ilacei in the
heart of th- islness section and sev
eral women from the tenderloin dis
trict. Noarh- all arrested furnished
bond for th - ir appearance before the
mayor's rnun Wednesday. In nearly
all of the .laces visited by squads
of officers was found quantities of
whiskey and beer.
RACING MAN
GETS SENTENCE
(By Assoclstod Press.)
NKW Olil.KANS. Feb. S Mark
Roasberg .i.- today declared (rullly f
violating th" no-called I-ocke anti-racing
law at 'he Suburban race track
on January :L and was sentenced to
pay a fine "f SpSO and serve seven
months in the parish prison, by Judge
P'entlce Edrington. of ths district
coert of Jen rsonxparlith.
lioaslicrfr. ho Is tft-ttx-r known In
racing circles as "Jack Hhehan." an
nounced that his attorney would take
sn appeal to the state supreme court
WASHINGTON. Feb- t -Forecast
North Carolina: Partly cloudy Sun
day, possibly local rams at night or
Monday; light variable winds, bscom
tof ortheasC -' .,.-
W.J. BRYAN HURLED
FROM AUTOMOBILE
Machine Plunges into Tres
tie Work. Bryan Jammed
Against Rail.
(By Assoelsd rsss.l
TAMPA, Fla., Feb. .White' ,re.
turning from Sutherland college,
where he delivered his lecture, "The
Prince of Peace," tlrts afternoon, Wll
liam f. Bryan cam near losing hi
111., on February 11, Lincoln' blrth
rldlng threw a tlr on a brldg nsar
Tarpon Spring and plunged into the
trestle work, throwing th occupant
out.
Mr. Bryan was on Or stda next to
that which struck the woodwork and
was jammed against a fall and suf
fered considerable Injury. At first It
was thought that hi leg had been
broken, but when f hs arrived at
Tampa an examination revealed that
the leg was only badly bruised.
Mr. Bryan I scheduled to appear
at Ht Louis soon and at Springfield,
O., on February 11, ILn coin's birth
day, where he make th principal ad
dress, and It may be that h will have
to cancel these dates. IIS Is In hlc
rooms st the Tampa Bay hotel and U
suffering much pain.
FOUND GUILTY OF
POISONING WIFE
Jury Recommends Mercy
for Jones. Friday will bo
Motion for New Trial.
(By Assoelatsd Prat.)
UNION, H C, Feb. . Oullty, with
a recommendation for mercy, was th
verdict of tho Jury In the case of W.
T, Jones, the wealthy planter of this
county who has been on trial here
on the charge of murdering his wife
by poison last July. The verdict was
rendered this sfternoon st t o'clock,
after the jury had had the case under
consideration since M0 o'clock last
night. When the foreman of the Juryy
announeyil the verdict, after that
body's protracted sessions, Jones' face
became pallid and he showed much
emotion.
The trial, which began last Wednes
day, has excited wldeepreid Interest
because of the standing of the prisoner
and the sensational charges Involved
in the case.
Next Friday was fixed for the time
when Judge ' R. W. Memmlnger will
hear tho motion for a new trial for
Jones. Counsel for the defense In
sisted on having an official copy of
the testimony, which caused delay, as
It ha1 been expected that sentence
would be passed late today. Jones
was expecting a mistrial or acquittal.
The Jury had the case a little over
eighteen hours.
BARBECUE DINNER
FOR ROCKEFELLER
(By Assselstoo' Pi.)
AUGUST A. Oa.. Feb., John T3l
Rockefeller was the honor guest at
barbecue dinner given by ths Beech
Island farmers today. Hs made a
short speech in which h said that he
was no farmer but his people as far
back as be could remember were far
mers. He said that tha farmdr during
his forefathers time were not farmer
like the farmers of today, that they
went after the business th a haphazard
kind of wsy. '
Mr. Rockefeller complimented the
roods of this county and said: "I be
lieve tb thing fanners moat need I
good roada It will sav them much.
To will savs la hauling and also In
th length of th 111 of your stock."
JAPS UNDISTURBED
BY NEVADA'S ACTION
Reported That Gov. Gillett
is Ordered to Organize 16
Militia Companies.
(By Associated Prssa.)
WASHINGTON', Fab. ..President
Roosevelt I by no mean relaxing hi
efforts to prevent antl-Japknes kg-
iaation in California and Nevada. He
had conference today with Sana tor
Flint of California and Nixon of Ne
vada and persisted In hi representa
tion to them that th situation would
become critical If their states Insisted
on leglslalon that would b Insulting
to th Japan, who h referred to
acting with dignity under th
strain. Tha twd senator agreed to
continue their efforts to Influence th
legislators of their state against ac
tion of any sort,
MILITIA. IN ltKSEHVE.
SACRAMENTO, Cat- Fsb. .
State Adjutant-General Lauck was
smphatla In making th statement to
day that the renewed activities In hi
department, ' at the i request of th
war department at Washington! for
the organisation of . sixteen mllltta
companies of artillery for coast ds
fense, wsr not ths result of th
passage by th assembly of ths antl-
lapanese school bill. General Lauck
teclared that neither Governor ail-
lett nor fclmself had th Japanese
situation In mind when It waa d
aided to scced If possible to th rs-
meat of the federal war department
that ha establish an adequat coast
lefenss.
Several month ago th adjutant-
general declined to assign th sixteen
wmpanle for th purpose of manning
the gun along th coast on th ground
that It would ba unfair to tak that
number from th thrs regiments of
isse minus sen luier ins rvrsai'
tatlon that had just bssn effected,'
On January I the war department
appealed to Governor Gillett to or
ganise th stxtssn com pan I , but It
was not until two weeks later that
the chief executive and his adjutant
lecided to accede. Th governor
agreed with General Lauck that by
securing ths services of business men
and men of family who did not ds-
Irs to leave the commit titles In
which they resided tn th event of
hostilities, such companies might be
organised with good results, Follow-
ng this policy, an effort I being made
raise fourteen eompanle In Ban
Francisco and two In Ban Diego, th
-rrtnclpal strategic points on th Call
fornla coast. Th legislature Is X
pectad by ths adjutant-general to
urnlsh the means of support for
these organisation on th bast of
100 a month for each company.
According to the commanding off)
cer of the California national guard,
here are available at this time not
more then one-fourth of the number
f men required to nun the gun pro
ectjng Ban Francisco harbor.
GOV, GILLKTTfs ARRIVAL.
MAN FRANCIHCO, feb. Govern-
r James N. Gillett, whose arrival
rom Sacramento today waa generally
ttrlbuted to a desire for a conference
with local official In regard to the
intl-Japanese legislation pending at
tacremento, disclaimed tonight Chat
ie had any such Intention. lis an-
lounced, however, that ftpeaker Philip
Stanton of the assembly was In
possession of a telegram, from Prwsl-
lent Roosevelt, ths contents of which
he governor did not know, but which
Speaker Btsnton had been given per-
-nlsslon to make public if he saw fit
"Are you aware of any Information
of a disturbing character that would
iccount for official action thus tak-
snT" was asked.
"I am not."replled the governor,
"Has Mr. Btanton communicated to
ou the matters which led to his ex-
orcsslon of belief that th legislature
as treading on dangerous ground?"
He has not," said Governor Oll-
ett "Today I receive from tne
-(resident a telegram In which he
h.ni.H me for the services hs wss
Pleased to rhlnk I hod rcrfdertd. and
xpreased a hope that the matter at
su would be satisfactorily settled.
n addition, he ssld that he bad com
municated by telegram with Speaker
Uanton, and that he had left With Mr.
(Continued on se six.)
EIGHT THOUSAND PEOPLE SEE Z
GREAT BATTLESHIP LAUNCHED
(By Assoclstod Press.)
NEWPORT NEWS, Vs., Feb. t
The great battleship Delaware was
Mcreasfully launched from ths yards
her builders, tho Newport News
Shipbuilding and Dry Dock company
today. Ths launching waa witnessed
by t.000 people.
The launching took ptaco at 10. St
clock this morning. Among those
present were Assistant Secretary Of
he Navy Batteries, Oovornor Fenao-
s-lll of Delaware aad tit staff; Lieu
tenant Oovornor Meadlnhall. ft dsls-
gatloa from th Delaware leglalatur
EMPHATIC DENIAL
V BY CHICAGO MAN
jBBsssssBsBstpsB " ; '.'" ',;
No Order to Remove Song
From Musical Program ot
Schools, He Says. " .""
(y AsMftd pr0 '.
CWICAOO,, rob. ir-Dli any u.
thorlxed or vn oonquentlal pr
son In Chicago forbid a an act .of
treason th sJngfng of j"Plxl' la th
public school during th Llnooln oel-
brationT
Th foregoing oueetltiB confronted
Richard C. Hall, president of th Chl-
cago Association of Commero, In
telegram rsceivsd today from Philip
Werleln, president of th New Orleans
Progressive union, .Th answsr In an
emphatic negative Was telegraphed, to
Mr, Werloln after a few hour of
strenuous Investigation, Her I tho
measag from New Orleans:
"Press dispatches stated that ling-
Ing oftlle' In ptrbllo school on
Lincoln day has besn forbidden a an
sot of treason. If Chicago wish to
maw any pro grass in th South, take
It a timely, friendly bit of advice,
have that order rescinded and get rid
of ,th head of the school system that
Issued such order.' ,
MtV Hall, ' 1b it somewhat lengthy
answer, stated that "Dlxl" remained
on the musical program, that thsr
hid been not order removing; It and
saldr '- -X': . . ''
' "President ' Woodrow 1. Wllaon of
Princeton, a Southerner, I to b th
principal - speaker of th celebration.
and other prominent Southerner will
participate in several of th meeting.
Th Idea has been foremost from the
beginning to ihow national apprecla
Hon of Lincoln and to promot friendly
nationavreeiing.''
-MXX)LI si 'ATTlTirDK. -
WASH ISfQTOK, Feb. Joseph
Nlmmo, Jr., eh of tit fr surviving
personal friend of Abraham Lincoln,
today took lu with a itatemsnt ap
pearing In local, paper that Prsi
dsnt Bchnelder ef th Chicago board
of education had forbidden tho lng
Ing of 'Dixl' at th Llnooln oel
bratlon a trstsonable, j - i
"This I am prepared to deny from
my personal experiences, " said ' Mr'.
Nlmmo, "Early on morning la th :
month of April. Hid, the nw reached
Washington that Richmond Jhad been
evacuated. Titers wa rush to that
whit hoise ld -by a b,nd. I ao. '
companled th crowd. Boon Mr. Lin
coln appeared at th window vr tho :
front sntranc. Its replied to tho
demand for a pchrI well rmm,
ber hi closing words, which wer as
follows: i -., ,;! 'y, - .. .; (." . .
" Ther J ft song of ft tan Which
I used to hear with) great pleasurs be- '
for th war, but our friends across
th river haws appropriated It to their
use during th last four years. It Is
th tun called "Dlxl," but I think
w have captured It, At any rate, t
conferred with th attorney-general
this morning, and h exprssssd th
opinion that "Dixie" may fairly ba
regarded as captured property. Bo I
shall b glad t near "tMxl" by th
band.' , ,
"Ever lnc then TMxV ha bee
regarded a ' national air, beloved
by the people of th Norm and tho
South, Ths tun of Dixie' was com
posed by Dan Emmett, ft Northern
man, wfho wrot th word aad tho
music. For year before th war It
was sung At th North and at th .
South, and It will remain for all tiro
a truly national song, mads so by tho
good natured humor of Abraham Lin
coln."
FAVOR BILL OH
CARRYING WEAPONS
(By Asssolstsd Press.)
WAWUNOTON. Feb. . At ft spo
rts! meeting of th house district com
mittee today favorable report was ao-
thorlxed on the bill Introduced by
Bepresentatlvs i Blms of Tennssses,
declaring a felony ths carrying, op
enly or -concealed about th person,
of any pistol, bowle knife, dirk or
dirk knife, black-jack, dagger,
sword, cane, slang-shot or other
metal. In ths district of Colombia, ,'.
Mr. Sims also announced that nest
week he will call up his bill making It
a misdemeanor to sell deadly weapon
In. th district. s
nd Rear-Admiral Taussig and other
Mtval officers, Thar war also pre-,
ert several hundred vromlaoat people
fr-vm Delaware, Including th Dels
r representative la congress. Tho
battleship was Christened with cham
pagne by Mis Ann Psoaowilt Cahalt
of Brldgewell. Dal , nieeo of th gov
ernor, who had ft her assistants Mis
florsnc Hasel ' of Dover, and Miss
E.llen Coleman Dupont of Wilming
ton. i
Th launching was followed by sq
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