IZEN
THE WEATHER
FAIR
voLXxy; no. 124.
ASHEVILLE, N. C, SUNDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 21, 1909.
PRICE FIVE CENTS;
HAD NO POWER
TO AUTHORIZE
BOOMING GUNS
SIGNAL THAT
Say, Can" This Be True?
ROBIN COOPER ON STAND
GIVES DESCRIPTION OF
STEEL MERGER
FLEET IS NEAR
THE CARMACK
THE
SUMS AY CIT
29 Pages -!i
, Today ;
asaaBgBaMnnaBaaMi
.
Sub-Committee of Senate
Says T. C.I. Absorption
Contrary to Law.
REPOliT CREATES
. CONSTERNATION
Senators Not Willing to Go
Whole Length Advised
by Committee.
(y AtMelatM frmJ
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. By a vot
of thrc to two the sub-commlUee of
the committee on Judiciary which haa
been Investigating the merger of the
Tennessee oCal and Iron company and
the United States steel corporation to
day decided to report to the full com
mittee that the president was not au
thorised to permit the absorption. The
committee found also that President
Roosevelt was equally unauthorized to
direct the at'torneygeneral not to In
. terfere'wlth thn merger and not to
enforce the federal statutes against it.
It was decided also thai as both com
panies '-were engaged' in Interstate
commerce the absorption was In vio
lation of the Sherman anti-trust law.
It was found Ulat the effect and pur
pose of the absorption were to mon
opolise the-Iron ore supply of tho
country and generally to eliminate the
Tennessee, company as a competitor of
the united States steel corporation,
Itebuke for Roosevelt.
Th fact that such a report was to
be made created consternation In the
senate. ' It was realized that if the
full committee subscribes to the find
ings of the sub-committee the effect
would be to administer he severest
ot rebuke to President Roosevelt and
practically to, direct the attorney-general
to bring proceedings agalnat"4h
steel corporation under the Sherman
Jaw. " . " - '
Leaders in the senate , make no -
cret of the fact that they are unwill
ing g4ht far. . Under Mhess, clr
cumstanoe the full committee, -when
It Meats on Monday probably win de
cide to consider vary carefully the po
sibla effect of the report before- decid
ing to adopt K.
The report acted upon was drafted
by Benator Culberson, author of the
resolution providing for the inquiry.
The inquiry was conducted by ub
comreltU, of five, Messrs. Clark, of
Wyoming Dillingham, Klttredge, Cul
bersod and Overman. The first three
of these are republicans and the last
two democrats. Senator Klttredge
Joined With th two democrats In
making1 the majority report.
Deny Necessity for Merger.
The report quote from the presi
dent's message declaring that the ab
sorption was necessary, according to
the representation to htm by Judge
E. H. Gary and H. C. Frlck on behalf
of theteel corporation, as a crtain
business firm ot real importance in
New York circles, would undoubtedly
fall unles tho deal could be made.
After giving much of the testimony on
thi. point the report specifically do
nl tlV assertion of. the presidei.t
that the merger was necessary to savs
any important banking . concern or
business house In New Tork.
,.- It Js asserted by the committee that
whatswer may be the supposed emer
gency.. no discretion Is lodged In the
president as to the enforcement of
the law. ' Itwas found in the opinion
of a majority of the sub-committee
that th president's communication to
Attorney-General Bonaparte was In
effect a dlrrctioVnot to Interfere with
the merger. It was pointed out that
under federal institution, the presi
dent Is he official who is expressly
enjoined to "take care that the laws
be faithfully executed."
MOBEHEAP BANKS CLOSED.
RALEIGH, , N. C.. Feb. 20. The
Bank i of Carteret, a state bank at
Morelfead City, was closed today by
order of the North Carolina corpora
tion commission, it being declared in
solvent The capital It I20,000i and
the deposits about 117,000. The
trouble" Was because of unsecured
over-drafts amounting to $3,771 of
wtich nearly 18,000 was on the notes
of the president. R. W. Taylor. The
cash Is also said to be short $513.
Depositors will be paid in full and
a receiver Is to be appointed.
KING ALFONSO WANTED TO FLY
BUT HIS WIFE
(By Associated Press.)
POU, France, Feb. 20. King Al
fonso, of Spain, who arrived here
from San Sebastian last night, today
witnessed two successful aeroplane
flights by the Wright brothers, the
American aviators, after which he en
tertained Wilbur and Orvllle Wright.
Hart O. Berg, their European busi
ness managen, and the mayor and Pau
at lnnoheon
During the lunch the king kept up
a- lively conversation, principally on
the subject of aviation. He admitted
, that h was sorely tempted to make
. "a., flight, but declared that a good
soldier could not break his word.
t'Jttm,;Umghlnglfx thevking exclaim-
i"; 4V Veaily tibJuk If l'had' tayed fiv
; minute longer. I could not . have put
.. th tempter behind ma. " , cv.
North Carolina Fires Salute
to Blue Flag of Admiral
Sperry
EVERY HOTEL IS
JAMMED TO DOORS
Officers Wives Flock to Old
Point to Meet Their
Spouses.
FORT MONROE, Va., Feb. 20. (Old
Point Cemfort, Va.) When the sa
luting guns on the forward bridge of
the armored cruiser North Carolina,
boomed thirteen times today In honor
of the blue flag of Rear Admiral Sper
ry on the battleship Connecticut, the
combined naval forces that are to en
ter the Virginia capes on Monday
morning to be reviewed by President
Roosevelt in the celebration of the
world cruise of sixteen American bat
tleships were completed. Wireless sig
nals received from the North Caroling
and her junior consort, the Montana,
early today told of the approach of
the last two ships sent to welcome the
home-coming' vessels to the main body
of the fleet.
The wireless station at the Norfolk
navy yard could not pick up the fleet
direct either last night or today owing
to static interference In the atmos
phere, but the messages from the
North Carolina were sufficient to in
dicate that the fleet Is near enough to
the Virginia capes tonight to Insure
Its arrival off the entrance to Hamp
ton Roads some time tomorrow.
Officer's Wive Watting.
Scores of officers' wives are already
at the hotels here. Among them are
about nineteen who made the journey
all jthe way around the world on mer
chant Bhlps and who over-took or
awaited the naval vessels at the vari
ous ports visited. Some of these In
trepid -women even went all the way
to Australia, but most of them re
mained In Japan, while their husband
were In tlfe antipodes, f There are
other wives here who went with th
fleet as far a California. Still other
there are who contented themselves
with witnessing the departure from
here fourteen months ago and who
then returned to their homes In vari
ous parts of the country. The social
feature of the-fleet's return and stay
In the roads is to be as notable as
at the departure. From Washington,
Baltimore, Philadelphia, New Horn,
Richmond and Norfolk large parties
have arrived for "fleet weeks" and
every room in the hotels Is taken,
and many persons were turned away
today at the Chamberlain.
Will Celebrate Holiday.
Washington's birthday Is to be cele
brated as a holiday more generally
than ever before In this section and
all theresldentsofNorsiD$xMvavcvr.,n
all the residents of Norfolk, Newport
News, Hampton and other cities who
can uosslblv do so will either De
afloat or gathered along the shores of
the roadstead to witness the impres
sive arrival of the ship and the cere
monies attending the visitors of the
president.
Rear Admiral William H. Emory
who commanded one of the divisions
of the fleet up to the time of his re
tirement at Manila last NovemDer, ar
rived today to witness the home-coming
of the fleet and to provide for tho
transfer of Ills effects brounht horn
on his old flagship, the Louisiana.
NEARLY MILLION FOR 8AII.ORS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. Carrying
$800,000 In gold pieces fresh from the
government mint to pay the officers
and men of the Atlantic fleet, the gun
boat Yankton. Which yesterday com
pleted its cruise around the world,
left today for Norfolk to rejoin the
fleet. The Yankton also took a sup
ply of the new signal code for the
fleet.
RALEIGH ATTORNEY
KILLED BY TRAIN
RALEIGH, N. C. Feb. 20. W. A.
Stewart, of Dunn, a prominent attor
ney. thirty-four years old, was killed
tonight at the BrcJad street crossing
in Dunn, by a backing freight en
gine shifting cars on the Atlantic
Coast Line. HIS body was cut to
nimres. In 101 and In 1905 he was
a member of the house of representa
tives. WOULDN'T LET HIM
In again felicitating Wilbur Wright
oh his achievements, the king humor
ously remarked that the only record
he had gained was that for youthful
ness among the sovereigns, but tie had
even lost this, first to King Manuel
of Portugal, and then to the infant
Emperor of China.
"It had been generally supposed that
Hi Majesty would take advantage Of
this opportunity to be th first sov
ereign to make a trip in an aeroplane,
a belief that brought out aTery num
erous crowd, bnt it was soon learned
that this was not to be. The king bad
promised Queen Victoria not go
aloft under any circumstances, and J
kept hi pledge. - ' ' ! " -f
At half pat nine Wilbur Wrfgt
began a. plendld flight of twenty.
eight minute. . , , :' , ' ... ; . v 1
CHOOSES HORRIBLE
WAY TDSUIODE
Saturates Her Clothing with
r
Oil and Sets Fire to Her
self. (Sosclal to Th Cltlxtn.)
CONCORD. N. C, Feb. 20. Driven
to deperat!on by poor health Mrs.
Allda Burkhead, widow of John U.
Burkhead and daughter of Capt. John
Woodhouse, who for many year was
editor of tfhe Concord Register, sat
urated her clothing with kerosene Fri
day afternoon anjl then set Are to her
self. She was burned to death.
At 2:10 o'clock she complained and
told her 17-year-old daughter that she
wanted to' lie down, and went to her
room at the . head of the stairway.
Tere'h saturated her clothing wjth
kerosene oil and set fire to herself,
arid before any one could reach her
the flames had burned the flesh on
her face, neck and body to the waist
band into a crisp. She was conveyed
to a room in the lower part of the
house, where she was attended by
physirians until death, which occurred
at 7:45.
Her bad physical condition had
somewhat Impaired her mind.
The members of her family had
kept close watch on the unfortunate
woman for msny days, but she work
ed the ruse today, and eluded them.
From all information now at hand It
is inferred that the burning of herself
had been planned by her for several
day.
Mr. Burkhead was about 50 years
of age and is survived by Ave children
Misses Dora, Florence and Jessie, of
thl city; Mr. Calvin Burkhead, of the
United States navy, who Is now on his
way from Beaufort to visit his moth
er, and John Burkhead. who left onlv
a few weeks ago for California, where
he is employed on a ranch. She is also
survived by one brother, Mr. H. Irvin
Woodhouse. president of the Cabarrus
Springs, of this city.
BURNING SHIP
CARRIES DOWN
TWENTY SOULS
(By Associated Press.)
BUENOS AY RES, Feb. 20. The
Argentine steamer. Presidents Roca.
from Southern ports, according to re
ports received here has been wrecked
between Puerto de San Antonio and
Puerto Madrln on the east coast.
Tha steamer caught lire, and press
dispatches received here this after
noon state that the flames spread with
great rapidity and that the steamer
was headed into shore as rapidly as
possible. Later official messages re
port that the vessel sank, but that
only twenty lives were lost. Three
hundred and fifty passengers and
fifty members of the crew were saved
according to these advices.
CE?fTE!f ARIAS DEAD.
(By Associated Press.)
NEWARK. N. J.. Amody Bastion
Eddy, a Confederate war wteran, died
at the German hospital today, ag9
ninety-nine years and nine months. He
had been a great favorite at. Pw In
stitution, where he had been for near
ly six years, because of hi soldierly
baring and dignified manner. Noth
ing Is known of the past history of the
old soldier, who always refused to
talk of himself okept to say that he
foukht with Lee.
CARROLL D. WKIGUT DEAD.
(By Associate Pras.)
WORSTEKv Mas.. Feb. 10. Car
roll D- Wright, president of the Clark
College and former commissioner of
labor, died tonight aged sixty nine
years, President Wright had bees a
sufferer from diabetes for more than
two-year but that disease did not
give hiiti seiious trouble until after
his return from Washington on De
cember t,-'.V-v: ; ii-'V-w,:..-,i.- I
rr"- '
MARDI GfcAS OPENS
WITH AUTO RACE
-
Mrs. Cune Breaks Own
Record and Makes Men
Drivers Hustle.
(v Assoclstsd Press.)
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 20. The
principal feature of th first day's
Mardl Qra automobile races was the
breaking of th ten-mil, world' track
record for heavyweight gasoline car
by Ralph- De Palms, In tils Flat oar
he made the distance In t.ll 2-5,
which 1 11-J 5 second better than
the record made by Barney Oldfleld
In l0t. De Palma made this record
In tha ten-mil handicap, defeating a
field ox ihm after being ha&dleappad a
full minute. I . ., j
Mrs. Joan Cuneo broke her own
record for five mile In an exhibition
race, .her time being 6.05 2-6, her
former record, which was also the
world' woman's record, which was
(.04 S-6. Mrs. Cuneo negotiated the
turn with ease and made them sharp
er than most of the men and kept
abreast of De rat ma for the first eigh
teen mile of the fifty-mile race.
No accidents of any kind occurred,
The races last two days more. Th
features of Sunday' race will be the
1100 mile event In which there will
be ten entries. Including Mr. Cuneo
and De Palma.
SUPPLY MEASURES
ENOAOECONGRESS
In Debate on Military Bill
West Point is Severely
Scored.
(By Aiaoclatsd Prsu.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 Two more
of the annual supply bills, the diplo
matic and consular and the military
academy measures were passed by the
house of n-pnsonfatlves today in a
comparatively brief time. Neither ex
cited much debate nor were they
amended In any Important particular.
The rivers ami harbors bill also was
passed under uspenton of the rules,
after Mr. Kelfcr, of Ohio, had Inau
gurated a full-fledged filibuster
against it in th.- expectation of secur
ing an amendment providing for a
survey of the proposed Ohio and Erie
canal. The sundry civil bill, carrying
an appropriation of $137,000,000, was
called up and an agreement reached
whereby two hour were to be devot
ed Monday to general debate.
CritiHte Academy.
During the consideration of the mil
itary academy appropriation bill Mr,
Tirrell. of Mississippi, crltlciz-d the
entrance examination and course of l 7,600 brine rrom two lormer ot
tiMv ot w.-m Point u he.lriK- to s.-, " ll "f the German National bank
vere. Becauie of that fact he said,
many a promising boy had been I
thwarted in lTs ambition. ;
At 5.B7 p. rn. the house adjourned
until tomorrow at noon, when a spe-
Clal sssion will b lield for the de.
livery of eulngl. on the late Benator!
Allison, of Iowa, and Ijitlmer. of
South Carolina, and Representative j
Wiley, of A lal.a ma. The fact that the
5ZKLMr S af tr. '
tlnuous legislative day. j
(FAIR
WASHINGTON, Feb. !0. Forecast ;
North Carolina: Fair, slightly Warm
er; Monday partly cioodyj- light to
moderate, mostly aoutnweat wind.'
DEMOCRAT WILL
BE IN THE CABINET
Dickinson of Tennessee Will
Succeed Wright as War
Secretary.
(By Assoclstsd Press.)
COLUMBUB. O.. Fob. 20 J. M.
Dickinson, of Tennessee, will be sec
retary of war In tho Taft cabinet
Charles Nagel, of St Louis, will b
Mr. Taft' secretary ot commerce and
labor. . ,
R. A. Ballingor will be Mcretary
of the interior.
Thl statement Is not mad upon th
announcement of Mr. taft, put it oor-
rectnsss k mar b ocpud wRhout
ouestion. .rr
Mr. Nagal was a caller updTT tin
president-elect Friday and Mr. Dick
inson had a conference with him to
day.
Mr. Taft will permit of no an
nouncement from him a to thsse con
clusion".. It has been known for some
time, however, that he had pracfieffily
decided upon Mr. Nagul appoint
ment, and the Interview yesterday
bears all the ear-mark of having
been arranged for th express pur
pose of an offer and acceptance.
Dickinson Democrat.
Mr. Dickinson came to Cincinnati
from Chicago today. . He ha not been
under consideration a a cabinet pos
sibility so long a time, but has been
personally and most favorably known
by Mr. Taft for many years. His em
inent legal record and acknowledged
ability are such a to commend him
peculiarly to Mr. Taft. Mr. Dickin
son Is a Tennesseean, although tem
porarily residing in Chicago, whert
his duties a general solicitor of the
Illinois Central railway system re
quires his presence. He Is a democrat,
although always having opposed
liryan.
ONE GRAFTER
FOUND GUILTY
IN PITTSBURG
PITTSBURG, Feb. 20. After de
liberating twenty minutes thl after
noon, the Jury In the case of Captain
John F. Klein, charged with accept
ing and soliciting a bribe in connec
tion with an ordinance pending In
council relating to the city deposi
tories, returned a verdict of "guilty an
indicted."
Attorneys for Klein will appeal the
ca-. The convicted man was re
leased on $25,000 ball and will be
tried later on additional charges of
conspiracy ami accepting a bribe. Hi
received the verdict without emotion.
Klein, who was a member of common
council, was tnargea witn receiving a
"f thl 'lty. Hlx other councllmen were
arrested In connection with the ca-.
Ernest Frey, a saddler, testified today
hat K,'',n n "nown hi 'S'000
bills and remarked:
"That is the way to get It
K"ln "ld he nad never KPn
S u0 blu- ,
imw tmr?
HALF AN ARMY Willis
march in parade
WASHINOTON, Feb. 20. More
than 31.000 men will march In au
gural parade. March 4, according to
official reports made to the Inaugura
tion committee at a meeting held yes
terday. There will be approximately
2 2,000 soldiers and sailor and ma
rines of the regular service, national
guardsmen and Independent military
bodies. Including ' the cadet from
West Point and Annapolis In the mili
tary division.
KILLED IN WRECK
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. $0 A Tex
as and Pacific freight train Jumped
the track tonight near Orand Can,
La., crushing to death Brakemaa, No
land and fatally raldinr Engineer
gangster and Fireman O'Neill, v -
POLICE BILL
PASSES HOUSE,
NOW IN SENATE
Several matters of Local In
terest Before Legisla
tive Session
PROPOSED BOND
LSSUE FOR INSANK
Bill Providing For Austra
lian Ballot Law in State
Elections.
. . .(peel! t Th Cltlisn.)
RALEIGH, Feb. 20. Th. house
passed today Mr. Weaver' bill for the
creation of a police, commission for
oaiiKvuia ana u wss sent to in sen
ate. Mr. Weaver Introduced today
bill to defin th voting precinct of
AShevllls and allow foreign executor
to convey lands devised to them with-
out first giving bond In thl state. The
house bill to prohibit public drunken-
in Buncombe county passed th'
senate today and I ordered enrolled
tor ratification.
A bill for th application of the
Australian ballot to be applied to the
North Carolina general electionr'w
Introduced In th senate today by I
Beoator Elliott, of Hickory, and went
to the committee on elections.
Th senate passed th substitute
Manning bill to require that all se
curities deposited by tnsuurano com
panies with the state department of
Insurance shall b delivered to th
stat treasury for af keeping., This
I on of th results of th sensation
al legislative examiner's report made
earlier in th session. -, i
Th solicitors salary bill, td pay all
solicitor 13,80 til Hen of fa, was
mad a special order tor- nate
Thursday of nest week. k,h
' ' P KlmrotiilkMl IMII. .
Bo far a th house's action of th
matter may control, there will be no
more hangings In North Carolina, but
felons sentenced to pay th death
penalty will be put to death by th
electric chair method at the state's
prison at Raleigh. The committee
substitute for the eledtroautlon bill
was passed without division today.
The bill to Issue ll.Ut.eoo bonds
refund the consolidated bond Is
sue of 1179 for $$,427,000 passed It
second reading. The issue I to be
forty year, 'four per cent. Th dif
ference of twelve thousand Is to de
fray cost of plate and other ex
penses of the Issue.
Chairman Gordon of the commit
tea on appropriations Introduced a
bill providing for a bond Issue of fiv
hundred thousand dollar to carry out
the act of two year ago to care for
th Insane.
LOMCS HWTOIUC BUILDING.
(By Aselts Press.)
ANNAFOLIB. Md Feb. 20 "lr
thl afternoon gutted hist or Is old Mc
Dowel! hall, tho central building or
th srrnuo composing Bt John's college
While the Interior wa completely de
irnl the massive walls, throe ft
-' - . ' . ., . . . , -
thick and built of brick brought from t
Kngland, withstood the flame and
will be used In the '""tru1"" f
tne nuuaing in-
dv nrrieiais of om wiibbo v
and the Insurance Is given a tIS.000.
The origin of the fire ha not been
determined.
The officer of the naval acaeemy
rushd midshipmen, marine and fir
fighting apparatus to the scene, and
to this In large measure w due th
confining of the fire to McDowell hall.
NEW TKLrXJRArH Hl'PT.
WASHINOTON. Feb. 20. The
Houthern railway today announced the
DDolntment of W. H. Potter a su-
Derlntendent of telegraph with head-
auarters In this city to succeed th
late C. P. Adams.
HOLD VP MAN ;KTH
SO YEAR HKMTENMK
Kansas City, Feb .10. Robert Bled
o of Dallas Texas, who on Tuesday
last enta-red the home of Iviwrence M.
J ns, a m'l'ionalre merchant of this
city, and attempted to extort $1000
from him was sentenced to thirty
yeatu-s in the penitentiary today.
CASTRO, DEPOSED, IS ENJOYING
DELIGHTS OF EU ROPE AU CITIES
(By Assoclstsd Press.)
CARCAKAH, Feb. 11 V a Wlllem-
.tsd. Feb. $o.-Clprl.o Outtro ha.
lost his title aa president of Veneweia,
the high federal court having render
ed a decision that sufficient eidnc
haa been presented In the utt
brought against him by tfl attorney-
general at the Instance of Benor At-
canUra, minister of th Interior, on
th charge of having- attempted U
bring about the assassination of Juaa'
Vicente Gomel, th acting president
In bis decision th high federal court
transfer the uK to the criminal court
and declares that Castro la conse
quence of th disclosure, la constitu
tionally suspended from th gireal
Wr. , ; - ;,,tJJi!vLUs1
Is Almost Feminine in Ai
pearance, but; Mode!
Good Witness t
SWEARS SENATOR
SHOT HIM FIRST;
Narrates in Detail Events
Leading Up to Tragedy,
in Calm Manner,
(By Assselats rVess.) - .
NASHVILLE, Tenn.. Feb. $0 Thl
wa th defense's day in she trial of
Col. Duncan B. Cooper.- Robin, J,
Cooper and John D. Sharp, eharg4
with, th murder of .tha former Ban.
ator Edward W. CarinackV , Only on
witness Was examined, th boy!
defendant, ttobln J- Cooper, ' ad b
mad a plndld wit new. When th
court opened it wa exfcotd ,ht
th state would offer one or mor of
Its missing witness; At teat three
arrived lat night,- but th' attorney
gnrl dsolded lther not to a them
at All. or to sav them . for hi .big.
conspiracy fight In .rebuttak;; "
Both side seemed to be arrlnt
for time at th opening of th day's .
session. Finally th stat' attorney
appeared. . Then - th defsns . akd
for thirty, minute, Indulgence and
took an hour gad half. It w pre
sumed that a oonfrsnc wa on but
In reality the tlm wa requested U
order that - an, ray ,. photograph
might b taken to learn If th bullet
which Robin noonar raealved n tha
shoulder wa itlll ther. !, Dr , Fort
thought it wa and so testified.;
However, the day after th hootln
Robin Cooper' found a bullet In th
bed near hi kns at the t Thorns ,
hospHal, H ws a $$ callbr bulieb'
Th gun . fqund' near Senator Car
mack' body with two empty hsllg
ls a $l-callbr. ,Th defense-evident, r
ly wanted to b sur that th .g-rayv
showed no, bullet- )n, Ilobln' hul
der before they, produced th tnlssll
found fa,th boy" bed,. - , - , . , ' ,
A soon as th g-ray plit bad bests
geyelopei and disolosed no, trac of
bullet th defense announced ready
and railed young JniMr-w th suuid.
'.V Ifoswg Vuopef rrepussfiln.--,-.'"
: Th boy la -a gUftder. - rct, clean
out, high bred type of a young man,
HI feature r dalioat, almost fem
inine, but h earrles himself tn an '
reel and manly fashion and ther -It
nothing effeminaf in hi manner. ''
HI vole soft and well cultivated,
h speak slowly, t ftlmost with '
drawl. He answered .vry question
with a dellberaten and caution that
at time seemed . to xaperat hl
counsel, Judg Anderson, and put hlm
In th light of, an uowlllmg wlUi.,!
- t'WHirr'l Vrstlmony. , , -. If
He said that h practised Ja. In
th ofllc of his uncle Jama Bra-
ford, and that On November I, thv
father called at Bradford otn In
the forenoon. , Young Cooper, ' wh i
gave hi age aa $T rtrrd t hl
father as "papa." , . - , , , v ' ;
Paoa told ms." h testified, fh
wa afraid he wa going to hav UoU- ,-
bl with Mr. Cnrmack," ,w . l ,
After a long argument of counsel
Cooper was allowed -to explain such
part of the conversation as had twn
previously twrtinsfl to by Mis fce.
who said she over-heard part, of th -conversation,
Th witnee continued,
speaking . of hi fthr. 'i t. :
"He said he wa afraid of troubl
nri t ara mm -wny. -vie i,wr
,UD-UnCf, ,ht Mr crmtek to ,W
and I asked him why. He said t
I. Hacking hi character and, a h put
it, shooting pobmned arrow. H said
It was becoming unbearabla, H i
he had seen Mr. Craig th night be
fore and told bint to- tall OsrmAck
that h must ceas using hi nwm
In hi paper. He said Mr. 'Craig re
turned and said -h had aeeft Camtaek
but Carmack would agre to nothing.
Wa Worried.
"As I remember It. Mr. Craig salt
to papa that Carmack wa la a Vie
lou humor or mood." Robin said
his father aim told Craig to toll Car,
muck that unU-s he ceased using ht
name th town wa not big enough to
hold them both. i
"I wa greatly worried," the wtl.
ness eonlnued, "and said I believed
my uncle could bring Influence t
bear to show Carmack the jnjuetle
of his Course. It wa then that PP
said: 'He had no right to us my
name and 1 have a right to proWet
myself.' " ' , ' ' 4
The defense attempted to get k
testimony by Robin tending to show
that Colonel Cooper' waiting tor
(Cantlnu MP feor.)
Th suit to brinfftbout th ooni
, :
"UtuUonal remove of Pml4t Oti
was InsUtuted ver4 week
at th Instano of th minister of th
Interior,, who communication to tha
attorney-general on thta gubjset Wn
accompanied by a (arg quantity of
documentary evidence relating to th
alleged plot against th life ot Oosn
Th minister declared- that th doeu .
ments showed that thl plot wa ui
result of suggestion, ad vie and r it
er of Oenerai Castro.- Castro.' who
ha recovered from an operaUo
which h underwent at a private sani
tarlum at -Berlin, left that city yea
terday for Dresden. "her H i big
intention to make a protracted atay.