THE WEATHER:
FAIR.
VOL. XXIV., NO. 65.
ALBERT CROWNED
KING OF BELGIANS
In Coronation Speech Prom
Iscs World Humanitarian
Rule In Congo
SOCIALISTS TRY
TO MAKE PROTEST
But Are Howled Down by
Cheering of The New Kings'
Loyal Supporters
BRUSSELS, Dec. 23. Prince Al
bert, son of the late Prince Philippe,
Count of Flanders, was crowned king
of the ioeigians today, assuming the
title of Albert I. With his .;iirn,
Elizabeth, and their sons, Prlncen
Leopold and Charles, the now king
rode In state from Laeken to the par
liament, acclaimed b ytbousanris along
the gaily decorated streets. Ths oath
of office was administered before a
Joint session of the housj of parlia
ment and the feeble attempt of the
socialists to sound a discordant note
was drawned by the cheering of the
kins' loyal supporters.
In his speech from the throne,
King Albert said:
"I pledge myself to do my duty
scrupulously and to concentrate all
my strength and devote my whole
life to the service of the fatherland."
Tonight the city Is alive with lights
and merry making, strongly contrast
ing With the depression ami signs of
mourning that prevailed immediately
following the death of Leopold. But
the explanation Is to be found in the
personal popularity or Kin? Albert
and his queen and the high position
they hold In the esteem of nations.
Policy In Congo.
The scene In the house of parlia
ment Where the oath e the throne
was taken was Impressive with Ms
gorgeous setting of royalty. Here the
new monarch made an address des
tined by Its democratic tone and un
equivocal expression on the great
question of the Belgian Congo, to at
tract ha attention of Oie world. Col
onisation should mean civilization,
said the, king. - The nation desires a
policy of humanity anc". progress in
the Congo.and 03 one! has a right
to doubt her prornlti.) that such a pol
icy would be maintained.
Preceded by Quon Klixabeth and
the two little princes Leopold r.n.l
Charles, who accompanied the royal
coach, Albert made a "Joyous oniry"
Into the ctty. '
THE BATTLESHIP UTAH
GLIDE jffll ELEMENT
Senator Smoot Proud That
Launching Was on Joseph
Smith's Birthday
GREATEST U. S. SHIP
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 23. Uncle
Sam's greatest battleship, "he Utah,
was launched today at Cam li n, N. J.
The fighting LevliUhian slid down the
ways as Mary Alice Spry, youngest
daughter of Governor Spry of Utah
cracked a bottle of champagne on the
armor plate and christened her.
The big hull dipped into the water
and glided from the ways as nuch
as If a superhuman hand had picked
her up and dropped her into the
water. A half dozen tuns in waiting
darted out and made lines to the ship
ami towed her back to the moorings.
, A multitude that crowded every
vantage point saw the launching. The.
wokrkmen were nearly an hour
knocking away the blocking that was
between the new fighting ship and
the sea. Members of the Mormon
church sat upon a platform built for
them near the prow of the ship. When
the launching was all over Senator
Reed Smoot turned to the Mormon
elders aqd said:
"It may be a coincident, but it 1
a happy one that' the launching of
this ship should take place on the
anniversary of the blrh of Joseph
Smith."
Senator George Sutherland, also of
Utah, was present. Governor Foit
of New Jersey was one of the guests.
A record in construction was made
in the building of the Utah. Nine
months and eight days elapsed from
the laying of her keel to her launch
ing. The Utah is the fifth of the all big
gun type of the battleship fleet of the
United States to be launched. When
completed she will be more power
ful than the Delaware and North
Dakota of the dreadnaught class
and has been dubbed by a member of
congress the "Skeered of Nothin'."
The Utah has a length on the load
waterline of S10 feet, or 521 1-2 feet
over alt and a beam of 8 feet and
t Inches , and her speed is expected to
AMID REJOICING
(Continued On pRe fit.)
THE
INTERVENTION IN
NICARAGUA WITH
BREADNOTB ULLETS
With Nine Hundred Dead in Battle, Remnant ot
Zelaya's Army ii Naked And Starving, U.S
Offers Food And Raiment.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 Follow
ing a premptory warning to President
Madriz that the United States will
hold him personally responsible for
the safety of Americans in the west
ern part of t Nicaragua, the state de
partment tonight extended more than
moral encouragement fo the revolu
tionists. Under orders from Secretary
Knox, American Red Cross , funds
are to be expended in caring for the
slek and wounded troops of both the
Estrada and Zelayan armies, more
than 2.000 of whom are incapaclated
in Blueflelds.
"Bread Not Bullets."
This move on the part of the United
States Is expected to be more efficient
than the dispatch of a strong force.
"Bread Instead of bullets," Is tho
watch word of the state department,
and it is generally believed that he
prospects for food and medical at
tention win win over more men from
the government ranks than any other
plan that could be adopted.
According to the latest reports, the
medical corps of the various war
vessels now at Blueflelds has Installed
hospitals ashore where scores are be
ing cared for. T'he procession of sick
and wounded men through the town
is said to It pitiful, and although Ks
trada is doing everything In his pow
er to relieve the suffering. Ills resour
ces are meager.
Will Send Supplies.
With a view to relieving the situa
tion, Becretary Knox tonight consult
ed with the American Red Cross, and
immediately Rfterwards dispatched
the following dispatch to Thomas IL
Moffat, United States consul at Blue
flelds: "The American National Red Cross
will telegraph you tomorrow, the H.
five thousand dollars and they wjh
send another 15,000 If needed. Navy
department has Instructed Captain
to land whatever surplus supplies con
be furnished from our ships now ot
Blueflelds and orders will be given
the Prairie now at Colon to transport
Immediately to Blueflelds from the
stores'" Intended for the marines', or"
from tho Panama canal commissary
department, such supplies you may
tunc for within the limit of IB.OlHrto
be cabled you tomorrow. You will
co-operate with Shipley in the distri
bution of supplies, payment for all of
which, both those landed from ships
at Blueflelds and those sent from
Colon, will be recouped from Red
Cross fund."
EIGHT YEAR OLD EIRE
IECORDMOP-LIFTEH
Has Been Arrested Three
Times for Theft But Goes
Right on Stealing
"BABY SHOP LIFTER"
ST. LMdS, Dee. 23. An eight year
old girl, dimpled, blue eyeo .mil pret
ty Is held hy the police as "tho baby
shop lifter."
She Is Annie Pavlinskl, daughttr ot
Frank PavIinsKi. She h-is been ar
rested three limes for thcrt; has spent
two weeks in the industrial school
and escaped; has run aw.iy from
home dozens of times and makes a
practice of pilfering money 1 11,111 her
lather and her Mg brother.
She was found asleep in a hallway
today, scantily clad -itid blue with cold.
A policeman took her to tho matron
of a police station wnere It was
learned she had run away from home
on Tuesday after rilling her brother s
pockets of $1.50.
A'nnie's first exploit was rolibin.r a
notion store of six'y cents worth of
toys. She was arrested but the pro
rwlHu prletor refuses to prosecute.
Two weeks later on Juiy 2'J, she
entered a grocery store, cumealec her
self under a counter and stole $13
from a grocer's till. Her investments
in candy and toys caused suspicion ;
she was arrested again and was sen
tenced to the industrial school.
Fourteen , days later, r.vggec. but
blithe, she reappear ;d at home, hav
ing escaped. Thouna rhe has several
times fallen in the hands of toe po
lice, she was not returned to the in
stitution: AMERICAN LEADS
INSURGENT ARMY
AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 23. Associ
ated Press dispatches announcing thai
Cajptain Godifrey Fowler is leading the
insurgent forces in Nicaragua caused
great surprise in the adjutant-general's
department here, as Captain
Fowler is not only a member of the
Texas national guard, but a member
of the governor's staff and under the
law all such officers haie to obtain
pei-mhwion to leave this country to
Join in any kind of revolutonary
movement n another country.
ASH
ASIIEVILLE, N.
The dispatch of this telegram fol
lowed close on the receipt of a tele
gram from Consul Moffat, depicting
the state of affairs at Blueflelds. Ills
story of the suffering of the Zelayan
soldiers was brief, but graphic. Inci
dentally he reported that more than
nine hundred men were killed on
both sides in the recent battle at
Rama.
The dispatch follows:
"Two thousand starved, emaciated
prisoners have been brought here
from Zelaya's surrendered army. The
sight of the sick and weary, totter
ing through the' streets is horrible;
half are mere bovs. The emergency
hospital establshed by the Des Moines
and Taromu contains ninety woundim,
the city hospital sixty. Few of the
rurrendered army have shoes or blan
kets. Scores were almost naked, all
are In a pitiable condition. EBtrada
la furnishing them with blankets,
clothing, shoes and food as best he
can. Flour, beans, rice, suicar, coffee
and condensed milk are needed in
stantly to feed the starving Zelayan
soldiers. Disease and death threatens,
unless they are properly given best of
food and care.
XTCfiAYA GRiSG AWAY.
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Dec.. 23.
Ex-President Zelaya will leave here
tomorrow and probably will go
abroad the Mexican gunboat General
Guerrero Immediately. The gunboat
is now lying in the harbor or uorinto.
Owing to the hostile demonstrations
which have been going on here for the
nKt few rtavs against the old adminis
tration, It Is likely that Zelaya will
proceed to Corlnto escorted by a
strong guard.. The former president
has been keeping close to his resi
dence, and has been little seen In pub
lic.
News of the defeat of the Zelayan
army Ht Rama has been carefully
guarded from the public.
The present government Is in no
,-owiitir,n to onnoee the advance of
General Estrada's army. President
Madrlz has behind him a strong po
litical force, but few fighting men and
no 'preparations have been made to
repel an attack.
; ' NECno'WCETOHARIMS.
AMERICUS, Ga., Dec. 23 Three
negroes were Jailed here today upon
the confession of one of them re
garding the burning f the burn and
live stock on tho forest plantation
near Amerlcus recently.
!C
SCHLEY'S SUGGESTION
National Organization of
Stay at Home High Brows
are Satisfied
DANES! OH PIFFLE!
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23. Rear-1
Admiral Schley's demand that Com
mander Peary submit his polar dut 1
to the consistory of the University if
Copenhagen for verification, follow
ing that body's repudiation or Dr.
Cook has raised a storm among the
membership of the National Geo
graphic society, which gave Peary a
clean blTI of health.
Tho leading members claim thit
the scientists of the United KtaU-s
would be demeaning themselves If
they acknowledged that their llndingt
needed verification. There seems to
be no disposition to withhold from
the Copenhagen board the data fled
by Peary, but there Is a well defined
opposition against turning it fiver to
the Danish scientists for offlul.il ac
tion. The argument advanced by Admiral
Schley that stfch examination would
remove all question of doubt from
the claim of Peary, have been found
impeachable by American scientist,
and therefore, the question Is not
whether Peary is right, bul whether
the scientists are wrong.
"Nothing can be gained by submit
ting Peary's data to the University of
CoTSenhagen," said Vrofessor Garne't,
who was chairman of the commlHee
that passed upon Peary's proofs, 'an.l
I don't see any reason why he should."
Bear Admiral Chester, who attacked
Cook's data some days ago, denounce!
the proposition of Admiral pchley ts
"absurd." He declared he did not be
lieve that the University of Copenha
gen would consider making s request
for the proofs, and that the whole
matter was a mare's nest. He a .so
drew attention to the fact that the
Royal Geographical society of Eng
land and the Geographical society of
Berlin had already acknowledt,eu
Peary as the discoverer of the pol?
an dthat the latter society had plan
ned to honor Peary in Berlin nei.1
year. Also he touched upon the ver
dict of the Due D'Abruzzi, himself en
explorer of no small fame, 'hat cary
hid nlaeed foot on the anex of ic
world, ss additional proof why the
demand of Admiral Schley might well
4e Ignored.
EWLLE CITIZEN.
C. F-'llDAY MORNING,
BR OKA W IS A
CHAP ACCORDING TO
l
Never Was Drunk in His
Prom Drinking With
NEW YOBK, tHJq, W. Gould
Biokaw, whose wlfi Is suing him for
separation with allfiony of $60,000
year, took the stank. I Ma own de
fense today and Vr 1,1 the court
room at Mlneoi'a, Li I., that his falh-cr-ln-law,
J. A. Blu Ma threatened
I r, kill him h-canHf h- hvcd he' I o
ir uch. When be to'ri Mrs. Brokaw cf
this threat h taurifled and said'
Don't mini father, Billy; lea
trry." jl
Mr. Hi oka w described the nliflit
vi hen his wl'n lo tk Ti)Ion. In minute
d' tail his lawyer i4 Hw. through the
t(- years of ihtif married Iif with
painstaking uttm ,nrfM tomtit n
of drunkcmci'i, cruelty and abusive
'.nil. uage bro : frtit ii(,'alnt him In tl.e
testimony of n' wife.
Brokaw made a good witness. His
attitude was easy and his answers
were ready and Arm. Mrs. Brokaw
was ashy pale. Her head tossed scorn
fully when her husband's testimony
contradicted hers. 1
Never WmH Drunk.
Brokaw swore that he had never
been drunk in his life.
"The times when Mrs. Brokaw ssld
I was drunk." ho testified, "my f a -e
was flushed from a long wali or
drive."
Ho had never struck his wl'e. ' I
never struck anyone in my life," he
swore. "Mrs. Hrokaw knows I could
not harm her."
He admitted that he hadd called
his wife a liar. "Yes," he said. "I
called her a liar, but did not until she
had called me a d liar. I had bm
out and when I came back bringing
ARE TALKING SEVENTEEN
CENT C0TTDN NOWADAYS
May Delivery Passes Six
teen Cent Mark and Other
Months are at Top
NEW YOHK, I'oc. 23. The bulllHli
enthusiasm which has Rttnnded the
cotton market In Its recent advances
today realized for the nrt time In flv
years sixteen cents a pound cotton
for the staple, on the New York ex
change. While (he May option al 15.01
today was the only cotton on the lint
to reach the sixteen cent quotation
the entire lint advanced slightly and
atill holds higher than at any time
sin ctehc Sully boom In 1904. The
hull campaign now on Is said to be
headed by Col. W. P. Bro-vn and
Frank B. Hayne of New Orleans, who
were associated with Sully Ave years
ago, and by F B. Scales and James
A. Patten, the Chicago grain operator.
The aggregate profits of this "big
four" are rumored to amount to about
$13,000,000.
The bulls now predict seventeen
cent cotton before tfy end of Janu
ary. The record during the Bully boom
was 17 54.
WASHINGTON. Dec., 23. Fore
cast: North Carolina: Fair Friday;
Saturday partly cloudy, moderate
north to northeast winds'.
DECEMBER 24, 1909.
The Citizen's Stocking.
VER 1 DECENT SORT OF
; ; ; ;
Life. Mixed Gineer Ale With
Guests, and in Short Never
Wife Charges Against Him,
her flowers, she accused, of mec t
lng some woman. I denied It. Hh
said I lied and I had to tell nor the
same."
Brokaw swore that his wife had
smoked clgarrettes before their mar
riage, and that she had promised him
to stop it. He had never seen her
drink cocktails, but he had under
stood from his servants that cocktails
were taken to her at her home on the
sly. ', ;' ,. ;,
A Drinking A(rrrmSnti-w''' '.'"'
t'Wlll ou toll the xmm f yer
dflnkltig agreement wlnr yot?f wlffrT'
asked John F. Mclntyre, his coun
sel. "Yes," answered Brokaw. "We
wanted to mix our ginger alo with
aerated water until It was the exact
color of champagne. I wished to ap
pear to drink with my guests and
yet not to drink. This mixture bub
bled and yet was harmless. I have
used It for years. I do not drink."
Mr. Brokaw didn't recall any cene
following an Incident at the table
when a guest had changed his wife's
glass so that she got real champagno
and not thn Imitation.
"If Mrs. Brokaw drank champagne
who was tho only who knew It," he
testified.
Shown a list of objectionable names
I which Mrs. Brokaw said her husband
i had applied to hirr when angry, Mr.
Brokaw scrutinized them through his
lorgnette, and said:
I "Of course I don't use such lang
' uage."
"niuini
E" MOST POPULAR
OF OUR NATIONAL SONCS!
Volume Just Issued Shows
That It Comes First With
"Yankee Doodle" Second
WASHINGTON, Dec... 23. "Dixie"
ha finally been officially proclaimed
as first of American songs and music
In "Patriotic popularity."
Kueh W the verdict of O. O. T. Hon
n k, chief of the dlvlln of music
the library of congresa, who haa Juat
iMKiied from the government press an
exhaustive report on four famous
American mualc compositions. "Yankee-Doodle"
though no longer a na
tional song, is still a national air, and
second only to "Dixie" In the popular
ity contest.
Tho origin and evolution of "Yan
kee Ioodlo", "Star Spangled Barwier",
"Hall Columbia" an.1 "America" are
treated In full detail In Mr. Houneck's
volume.
He has furnished Ms for as possible,
a correct version of both text and mu
sic of all four pieces. Facsimiles of
the original manuscrlps are re
produced in the volume.
The history of "Yankee Doodle" la
described as "a perfect maze of con
flicting stories" and countless ad
ditions to the variations from the or
iginal. As many as fmmeeV. vari
ations of the "Star Spangled Banner"
are noted, accompanied by a gradual
process of polishing and modification.
The year In which "America" was first
sung in public Is fixed as 1M2. but
the exact place and date was not def
initely ascertained, "Hall Columbia"
Is strictly a iproduct of the United
Htniea in both words and music In
contradistinction to "America" and
The Star Spanned Banner" both 'of j
which , partly otiglnated in England.!
Mr. Bonneck's voluume ts not for Tree
distribution. I
if
HIS EVIDENCE
Aerated Water to Keen
Did Any of the Things
"Tell us what happened on the go
called poison night" directed Mr. Mo
Intyre, "On that night" compiled the wit
ness. " Iahd the Marquis llermosa and
other to dinner. Mrs, Brokaw did not
come down. After dinner I went to
her room and knocked. She did not
answer. Then I said: "Mary, I want
to come in,' She did not answer,. J1,
nally X pushedln the door. She was
furious. I. told her I ool wanted to
kiss her jraod night and lefM - .
1 "When I came upsu)rs again Mrs.
Pi aha www ' wot 'fti ' tteryoom. ' I
couldn't And her and got n urea to
help me hunt. After a swarch the
nurse called to me from a room at
the end of the halt. J got there Just
In time to Bee the nurae struggling to
take something out of Mrs, Brokaw's
mouth. It was some kind of a whits
tablet.
" I screamed, 'My Ood, she'j dead!'"
"Did you do anything to cause her
do take poison T"
"Absolutely nothing."
Had Another In View.
There was a quarrel and a separ
ation at Atlantic City. When he went
back to New York he found Mrs. Bro
kaw at the Savoy. He bought a hunch
of violets, and goln to the hotel near
midnight, placed the flowers on the
bed beeldo his wife.
"This Is my Coffin," was her remark,
Mr. Brokaw said, and she followed It
up by saying she did not want "my
flowers or me either." Asked If she
(Continued on page )
SUGAR TRUST ARTICLE
LEADS TO COMPLICATIONS
Hearst Magazine Sued and
Government "Will Prose
cute for Stolen Letter
NK WYOKK, Dec. 23. Thomas B,
Harned, a Philadelphia lawyer, has
brought suit in the United 8tate;. Clr
rult court against the International
Magazine company, owned by W. R.
Hearst, asking damages of lift, 000
for an alleged libel in the current
issue of the Cosmopolitan Magazine In
an article entitled "Tragedies of the
Sugar Trust."
In this same article r.ppesred a
copy of the letter written by Attorney
(ienerai Wlckersham to Henry A.
Wise, I'nlted States district attorney
which In some manner was copied
from an original In Mr. Wise's desk.
Harned Is one of the men Indicted
by the federal grand Jury In con
nection with the Pennvlvanlt- Sugar
Beflnlng company's suit whoo demur
er to the Indictment, howevjr, wis
sustained on the ground that prose
cution was barred bv tho statute of
limitations. -
I.ETTEB SIOLEX.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23. "Thers
may bs a sequel to the disappearance
of the letter that will be very un
comfortable for somebody," said an
Official of the department of Justice
today when his attention was called
to the publication of that written by
Attorney General Wlckersham June
37 last to District Attorney Wis at
New York which found Its way Into
one of the magazines. The letter had
relation to a feature of the sugar trust
prosecutions. Mr. Wire, it ts said, at
the department Is maklni an effort
to discover by whom the letter wai
taken, having filed It with his personal
correspondence and a prosecution ot
any one who may be found jrumy of
purloining It will lie undertaken.
Associated Press
Leased Wire Reports.
PRICK FIVE CENTS.
EIGHTMEN KILLED
BY Alii EXPLOSIQrj '
IN ILLINOIS FIE
Accident Similar to Cherry
Disaster Imperils V Four
Hundred Other Lives
FIRE PREVENTS THE
RESCUE OF BODIES
Superintendent Leads First
Relay of Rescuers tn Face .
of i laiK Damp
ST. LOUIS. Dee. S3. Eight men
were killed and four hundred others
had narrow escapes in an explos
ion of s in mine A of the Chi
cago and Cartersvllls Coat .company
at Herrlitk Ilia, lata today. ;
Open lamps carried y employes
ot the mine men believed1 to have
caused the disaster. There were three
men an d a boy In this party and
all are dead.
The dead are, W. T. Pierce, mine
engineer; Eugene Barrett, aseltant
engineer; Thomas Williams,, assistant
manager; unidentified boy atout six
teen years old; Ueorge Snyder, min
er;, Sal vat ore Urocco, miner; Pletro
Romeo, luborer and Thomas Harbor,
miner, . v
Hewunrs rnea Death.
Jme Qulnno, superintendent of
the mine and Kobert Hueeton, man
ager, headed the first relay ot rescu
ers., Despite the black damp which
flowed Into the chamber adjoining
those In which Pierce and his party,
wera hilled, these men went into the
workings). ' v f Viii'i 4 -
After sending to the surface three'
unoonsclouus persons tho : rescuers
next found the bodies ot pnyder,
Oreeco and Itonwo. ' t. - r
The efforts of ths rescuers to pen
etrate mora deeply into tho workings
wers repulsd by increasing banks ot
after-damp and thr.y wers forced to
retreat leaving ths sod lea of Pierce
and bis companion.
Fire iialns Headway.
Flrr also began to aln headway
and U ! not expected that the bodies
daavfea, feeoveee itiefor tomorrow.
Tonight all efforts are being Blreclod
towards flghtmg the flames, News of
rift and there was a rush of hyster
ical women and crying children to ths
shalft house. '
- The damage to ths mine cannot yet
bs accurately estimated, The- colliery
Is ons of the oldest In this) section,
and'fow accidents have ever occurred
in It
Pierce, the nglneet', who lost his
life,' formerly was a federal Inspector
of government work on tns Mississippi
clvor. . '
JEALOUS HUSBAND PUTS
AN END MS JEALOUSY
Kills Wife, Her Mother
and Then Takes -His Own
Life ' lM:&MMMii
LONDON, Ky., Dee., tl A tripls
murder and suicide occurred at Pitts,
burg, Ky., a mining village' yesterday,
when William Murray, a miner shot
and killed his wife and her mother
and Elbert Cole and himself, Murray's
objections to the alleged attentions at
Cole Do Mrs. Murray are given as ths
cauns of the Crimea 'Av',,:.'
Cole, who Was a son of aasistmit
Mine Inspector Perry C-Cole, was
twenty two years old. Hs was man- :
agar of a general store, In which hs
was slain. - '
MTay entered the store and with
out a word shot Oole, Them hs went
to his horns nearby' and - shot his
mth r-n-law as she was leaving- ths
house. He then shot his Wife who was
returning from a visit from neigh
bor. He dragged her within ths yard,
laid her dying beside the body of her
mother and fired a bullet through Mrs.'
Murray's heart. He then shot him
self and fell between . the women's
bodies. ,'., ,
BRYAN THREATENED
WIT HPNEUMONIA
JACKSONVILLE, FlaT, Dec, 23..
Hon. William jr Bryan, who has been
In this city several days the guest of
his cousin, ex-governor" : William S.
Jennings, was too 111 tonight to de
liver his scheduled address at the Du
val Theatre for tha benefit of a local
hospital Mr. Bryan is suffering a
severs cold and is threatened with
pneumonia. Hs has cancelled all fu
ture dates and will remain here for
several days. -r "-v ' -''"t -
A mesaags from the bedside of Hon.
William Jennings Bryan at 10.80
o'clock tonight was to the effect that
he was resting asy but still confined
to his bed. . ':-.'-,'.-? ' .. ; , .
CAW HUSBAND KILIJID. ',
MOULTBIK, Oa.. Dee. 53. Charlie
Wilkes, a young tanner of the Tyty
district. , this county, was shot and
killed this morning in the presence
of his wife, by John Lott, a neigh
bor, according tt- a moswige to the
sheriff here.