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IjE citizen, THE WEATHER CLOUDY Circulation Q ft A ft Daily Over OfVU V VOL. XXVIII., NO. ASIIEYILLE, N. C, THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 23, 191 1 32 PRICE FIVE CENTO THE AS HEM 'IMPORTANT: DEAL j. vOH ASHEVILLE AND iE.TEiESSEEBy. (valuable Local Railroad Prop erty to Pass to John H. Car-; tor and Associates IMPORTANT, TRANSFER OF HOWLAND INTERESTS Line Built Four Years Ago.byj R.S. Howland Will go to Former Associate ' By negotiations ,new pending, the detail of which have bwn ntl- call? agreed .upon by John H. Carter and Stanley Howland, the latter re presenting the Howland Interests,: Mr. Carter will become the owner, for himself and associates, of the valu able local railroad property, known ' as tho Aahevtile and EaM Tenne ee railroad., ' The road was,' built V about four Jeara .ago 'by Mr. ' R. S. Howland. who associated wiwhlro fa th undertakes- Mr. Jdhn B. Carter. The line has been In successful opera tion between 1 this city and Weaver-S. , vllle for the past 'three years, under; - tbe personal management of Mr, R. S. Howland until he was lately site ceeded 4a' thevmanajcMRveat by his son, Mr. Stanley Howland. Mr, Car ter served the company as president from the organisation down to a sew months' ago wfoen he resigned and was succeeded by Mr. James 8. Cole man. The deal is the consummation of negotiations which 'have been pVnd lng for some time between the parties, through the offices of Mr. J. J. Mo Closkey. Tlhe officers of the new or ganisation cannot be announced at (his time, and The Citlien Is informed t- that the present officers will con-i ttnue In charge for some time. The pjana of the new owners In clude the expenditure of three or four hundred thousand dollars In exten-J Ions and Improvements of the line. ' The building of Mie line four, yeans ago marked the Inauguration of. a new era In transportation facilities for the northern section of this county, and its completion was the signal' for 'Added commercial advantages lm this city. Traversing ai'most beautiful sec tion of the state.) previously ccfhflned to old-fashioned methods of transit, "v. ,tlAYaavrvil!e. -Hits' at. pneej sprang inlrt nimilaritv and from the ' nDenlnel 'day until the present - time its busi- ', ness, both passenger and freight, "has been of the most encouraging char acter. The neighboring town of Weav erville seemed to take on new life, and tsday'lt can show more propor tionate improvements than any town i of Its sice In this section. - Starting from Pack equare the line passes out Merrimon avenue to the beautiful village of Grace, thence through the picturesque Beaverdam section to Wew Bildge Where the company has Its poxyer sub-station, car Darns ana snap, it pracucaiiy parai lels the county macadam road from there to Reem's creek,' thence by Lake Jiiunlta to Weaverville, the pres. ent terminus of the line being right in the center of the town. At New Bridge the line connects with uhe Ashevllle and i Craggy Moun tain railroad which 4b, turn serves the manufacturing plants along the river and connects with the Southern's main line to Knoxville at Craggy sta tion. SENATOR ALDRICH HAD Most of Yesterday Given up at Convention to Plan of Monetary Reform MANY ADDRESSES NEW ORLEANS, Nov. "22. An op en ferutn was conducted by former Senator Nelson W. Aldricn, chairman o! the national monetary commission, " ttjls afternoon, in the second day's cession of the 17th annual convention of the American Banker's association In which be answered questions pro pounded by the financial experts of he country regarding the proposed plan for monetary reform. . It was the most interesting feature of a long day filled with addresses on diffrenet phases of the financial problems with which the-country-Is beset. In closing his address. President Frank B. Anderson, of the Bank of California, said that while he ap proved the proposed reserve associa tion, 'he did not think its hands should be tied by preventing it from enter ing the open market for the purchase of commercial paper to ' protect Its discount rate. ' ; itr. Aldrlch took occasion to an swer this by stating that oh European banking institution had dlscontnued Jbs practloa and that It was Impossible 111 secure the enactment into law of . the plan If it permitted the national Continued n page three) TAR PARTY? CASE WILL GO TO" JURY SOMETIME'TODAY Defendants ScathinglyA rraigned by Prosecutions Counsel Yesterday, "Robin Hood and His Gang would Blush at f Such a Thing? LINCOLN CENTER,. Kan., Nor. S3, With dnly'fwd tnore closing argu ment to' be delivered, M seemed probable tonight that thetMary Cham berlaln "tar party" case would go to the Jury tomorrow. I The testimony waswcoropleted short. lv after noon today. A recess of two hours was then taken, w4ien the judge prepared his instructions. Prosecutor McCanlesa completed his address be fore adjournment , He branded the tarring as barbaric cowardly and bru tal, a thing almost unbelievable in a civilized community, an,d demanded that the severest pes airy that.lt was possible to Inflict bemeted out to her laa are,o. lame, wr legislators so lax," WatTaiteran orrenne oi inu na ture haseetr perpetrated, we must Jin contend e send the offenders ti Ijaif or heap on, them an insignificant Jinn" i , "Rello of Ancient Times" He declared tar and feathers to be a reile of an client time and dwelt on the crueltMSk!rring a girL "Miss Chamberlain's reputation Is not an istfue In this case," he said. lf she did1 that whlnh la Improper, let net be brought before the same tribunal that; is trying these defend ants. This girl calls for the protection of our saws and our state. It is your duty to give it to her. "Tar and feathers is a relic of an-clent-times "Tterrlng a girl one of our own girls' right here in the center of civ illsatlon. Why, Robin Hood and his gang of desperadoes would start at such a thing. They, who made their living by highway robbery, would flush to do such a thlngA "I cere not who MiF Chamberlain Is. or what she Is. She may be the vilest character on top of the earth, yet she is Just as much .entitled to the orotectlon of our. Ja.wa as if she wore. an angel. En a dog deserves better treatment than was given Mary Chamberlain that night'' ' , vAH Tell Same Story .t The defendants told the. same story. They admitted knowing: of the plans to "tar"! Miss Chamberlain and start-. Ing to vOtffeTe" Ifte crime w'aT" to " be committed, but they denied having a hand In the assault. A touch of romance was Introduced when Homer Hofllck was called by the state in rebuttal. He has been friendly with Miss Chamberlain dur- THREE COMMANDING OFFICERS OF CHICAGO'S POLICE FORCE "FIRED" Charges of Inefficiency and Neglect of Duty Lodged Against Them CHARGES IN DETAIL CHICAGO, III., Nov. 22. Charges of inefficiency and neglect of duty were filed against Wiree more com manding officers of the Chicago po lice force by the civil service com mission today after the commission had heard further details of the al leged relations between the police and vice. The three' arrested are: Inspector Johne Revere, Captain Barney Baer of Revere's division and Lieut. John. ("Sandy") Henley. The charges include allowing sa loons to operate after hours, allow-Ing-lm proper conduct by women, al lowing liquor to be sold in levee and allowing unescorted women in sa loons. Ben Hymen ( a factor in gambling circles when racing wafc permitted here in. his testimony, today before, me commission piacen me Diame lor protected gambling on politicians rather than on the police. Hyman had been named by a fqrmr witness aa "collector" for the police officers. He declared that Michael Kenna, alderman of the first ward, was in full control of gambling conditions on the south side. "Police protection Is a misnomer, however," he declared, "I don't be- lleve, with the exception of once when press Zapata, resumed some ten I had direct dealing with George M. i days ago, have altered conditions In BMppey. former chief of police, that Morelos but lltte. A numbel of sn in all the fifteen years I "nave been gsgements have been fought, in one Identified with gambling t -ver had of which Zapatas brother Eufmio to solicit a favor from a pollocman. "Invariably 'the protection came through politics. I would see (I have seen at different times) a mayor and a Judge looking for certain benefits for my partners." VOLOTAItr B A YKRCPTS ROME, Ga . Nov. 22. A petition In Involuntary bankruptcy was filed here today before Federal Judge W. T. Newman against the Trton Manufac turing company, of Tryon, Ga, Appli cation for a receiver will be heard Tbunsday morning. The Xrlon com pany's assets are g4ven at' about tl,- 00, COO, but the liabilities are un known. ' j Ing the last five or six months. In fact, he said, he had been "keeping company' steadily with her. Attorneys for the dnfenae retard the Judge's Instructions as highly favor able to their clients. The instructions were that the defendants might be found guilty ef aiding and abetting in the crime, even though they were not premint. But the mere fact that the defendants had talked with (he. as sailanta of Miss Chambetlaln regard ing the contemplated attack was not In Itself sufficient ground on whlah to base a conviction. The court room wae crowded when Prosecutor McCanleas began to speak. Many persons brought their dinners With them in baskets and remained In their seats during the recess prior to the. night session. Miss Chamberlain occupied , a seat near the jury box where she had a full, view of all the jurors. Her mother was with her. The three defendants, A. N. filmraa, Sherrll Clark, and John Mchmldt, al so switched their chairs about so they faced the Jury. Hlmm'a wife sat by his side. The other two men wens unaccompanied. One who heard only part of what the apeakers said was Edward Rl cord, the barber who decoyed Miss Chamberlain to, the tarrera. - He Is confined In the one-story jail under the north' eaves uf the court house. Tried to Reach ISrene Two ot the defendants, ' John Scihmtdt and Sherrll Clark, were the ohlef wltneeses today. They said the Shrew defendant never Intended to be parties to the tarring, but admitted (hey made .an attempt to reach the scene of the crime, "Did you meet. Chester Anderson at the mill that day and have some conversation with him?" Attorney MlUlken asked Clark. -, "Vee, we talked about Mary ac tions; how she had been eoen at night coming from a tsnt occupied by a bridge gang, We also talked about her relations with two young men." Homer Hofllck, who Is "keeping company'', with Miss Chamberlain, told of having a talk . with ' James Boose soon after the tarring in which he eUemd Beosa said! , uoa, l wouia ne Been u i cauiu have got thre." None of the letters known to be In the hands of the defense which E. Q. Clark Is said to have declared, on the night of the tarring would clear the defendants, was Introduced. POWERFUL LEADERS HAVE JOINED HANDS TO DDI I Gomez, Reyes and Zapata as One According to Secret Service Agents FLANS OF REBELS MEXICO CFt Nov, Emlllo Vaeques OomsGeneral Reyes and Emlllo Zapana have Joined hands In an effort to overthrow the Madero government, according to Informa tion received by the president today from the secret service agents of the government now in San Antonio. Zapata has been in open rebellion since the close of the revolution. Vasques Oomes will be arrested, ir the opinion of government officials who received such advices from their agents In the north. At the department of the Interior official advices were received today of the engagement at hacienda Ban Nicolas, Guanajuato, on Monday, in I which the federals defeated insurrec tloni)l UBdr Candldo ProoeU. who anhounced that he was fighting against the central government. The war cry of his men Is "Viva Reyes." Another Insurrection Is that In the nleghborhood of Santiago Papas quledo, Durango, where the rebels are also crying "Viva Reyes." It was reported today but not confirmed that they had taken the above named tow. fc '&a,Qi The government's efforts to sup- was killed by Zapana himself con tinued elusive At Tlalmo yesterday the rebels had planned to rob a parseoger train from Vera Crux. Mistaking a special loaded with federal troops for tbe regular train they . stopped it. Til federals poured a heavy volley from the windows Into the Zapatas, who fled. Reyes is considered to be a mili tary expert of high order; l Is granted that Vanqaes Gomes can count upon a number of disgruntled Madertstas through his affiliation with them while minister of the In terior and already Zapata has proved formidable both' during the Madero revolution and slaoe. ID Tfl'f m 0. TO mm is" Witness Says This Was Result of His Dealings with The Standard, Oil King MERRlTT GOT EXCITED WHfLE HE TESTIFIED Said That III Few Months he Lost AIL Including Mines and, Railroad f "" kvnr WASHINGTON, 'Nov. SC. John D. Rockefeller sad Jala almoner. Rev P. D. Gates, br ttoatclalr. N. J will be invited by" tie house committee bf inquiry Intfc tf.te Vnlted States Steel corporation ta .reply to testimony glv ea yesterday nqdftoday by Alfred and Leonldas Merrill of Dulutu, Minn., charging that 'VRockefeller through 'dates as his igent, took from them In 111, H0.00v.H0 in Mesaba Iron mine and DuhiUi, Mesaba and North ern . rally way., (securities - to satisfy a call loan of MM. "'4. These securi ties afterward were sold to the United 'States tel corporation and are today a part tf that corporation's vast 'holdings. A ftar Leonldas had testified today -thnt he had gone to New York wlth 110,000.000 in secu rities, had meV, Mt. .Rockefeller and two months later, had nothing except a "channe" to wHt from New York to Duluth on the 5 ties the steel trust committee ad afc vxscutlve session. Previously Cia!fma.h Stanley had. an. nounced that Mr.! Rockefeller would be subpoenaed. ITi' Committee -da elded, however, nterely to ask Mr. Rockefeller and' Mr, Gates If ' they wished to appear and to give them an opportunity to be heard. , "If Mr. Rockefeller does not wish to come before the.eommlttee," Chair. man Stanley annfmnced, "the commit' tee will not Issueja summons for him. The same PPU' te-Mr. Gates." When 'Leonldal Merrltt had com peted , his tefllhony In whiah he AramatkmBy described show Mr. Rockefeller first ghad captured him with his nfonosal to farm a consolida tion of Internets if tbe Laks Stipend region, had ;loani(cJ him money and later foreclosed pu him, leaving him and, his. brother without any equity: la properties hay-;beVdisHerd nn4 financed, Represratatrse uanfortlv of New York, moved that the testimony nf both brothers b stricken from 0he record on the ground that it was Ir relevant' to the inquiry. This mo tion yes lost, On the discussion. Re presentative Gardner of lassachu setts, who voted with Danforth In favor ot it said that he could see little of relevance In the question of ore holding values and freight rates ef the steel corporation. Testimony of "Utile Value" "It seems to me," said Mr. Gard ner, "that this testimony Is of little value to the committee In getting at ere vaues or freight rates. Even' though It does pertians Justly so cast obllquy. on . Mr. Rockefeller, I cannot see where it Is of any value In this Investigation." Of the same mind were George Wellwood Murray, counsel for Mr. Rockefeller, and 1). A. Raid, of eoun rel for the steel corporation, but when the metlen had been voted down, Chairman Stanley declared that he thought he had. by admitting ae tes timony of the Merrltts, 'done "a great service to 1nmamty."' The committee sdjowaed , tonight, probably not to meet-again untH con gress convenes,, when the objection of the steel corporation te a cen thiaanoe of the hearings ' because of she government suKlaejalnst ;the'teel trust, will be taken up by the full committee. "The steel . trust . recently reduaed the freight rate over tfcrtrj ore; reads from It cents to !0'centsteton;":eald Mr. Nelson, "but the . 10 I cent I rate la exorbitant. I asree ,whh' James J. Hill that seven per cent earning : Is enough for a railroad. To bring 7 pr sent) earnings on shefr ore roads the Steel trust should reduce rates to IS sr 30 cents a ton." ! Merrltt Tmtlfie Leonldas Merrltt, brother of Alfred Merritt, who yesterday told the story f the family loss of valuable ore and railroad progerty to John i D. Rockefeller, reiterated before the committee many of his brother' state-) as porsonal distinction. trnt. In detnll he described howl Through the female lines, Mr. Cald. Ilia fstsher, back 'In (be fifties, had well, whose mother was Miss Amanda predicted a great future for the Mesa- j Polk, the distinguished patriot of be. region and how he and tile broth-; Mecklenburg, and from Captain Wll er sunk the first ore pit In that coun- Ham Bharpn, who came to Rowan try fn 1891. Soon afterward he said, about 174, and being a lawyer and tbere was a rush to th territory. j taking an active stand for the lib Mr. Merrltt related iotf In MDgiertirs of te people, exercised a h went to New York with tbe Rev itrong Influence In that section. The 8. D. Gates, Mr. Rockefeller's almon-1 (Conslnoed on Psre five) 4 s?-yr WA8H7-OTON, Nov. I. Fore cast: North Carolina, locreaaisg cloudiness .in west portion; warmer Thursday; Friday probably - rain; moderate east winds, - - v - - JOSEPH P. LAYS DOWN HIS PEN AFTER LONG FIGHT Brilliant North Meets Death Without Complaint Eventful Career is Closed by The Dread Messenger. r i I 1 Jf 3 - u MORO ANTON, N. C. Nov. S!!. Af- tr an illneS' of rl' t" - : Joseph Pearson Cftldwalh ditof XML Ch4otta.;Uleieiw . this montitMaat the ttm.at-t!Jtx MoCampbell, superinundent of- the state hospital In this city. " The final call tor Mr. Caldwell cam at the age of fifty-nine. He was born In Btatesvtlle, June It, 11(1 1; The -f iineral of the late editor will be held at Stateavllle this afternoon at 4:30 o'olock, The actlvs psll bsairers will b C. W. Boshamer, C. J. Allison, J. A. Brady, Jacob Hoshman. Hiram Clark., Col. H. C. Cowles and Dr. M. R. Adams, all of Statesvllle. The honorary patl bearers will 1e D. A. Tompkins, of The Charlotte Ob server; 3. C, Hemphill, of The Char lotte Observer; W. CI lwd. of Th Charlotto News; James H. Catne, of The Ashevllle Cltlsen; Robert W. Vin cent, of The Charlotte Observer; Jos sph B. Daniels, of The Ralslgh News and Observer; J. C. Cowan, of The Wllmltvgton Dispatch; II. V, Varner, of The Latslngton plspatah; Judge B, F. Ing, ex-Governor Aycork, Judge Burwell, Dr. K, C. Register, of Char lotte, and Wade H. Harris, of. The Charlotte Chronicle, The following sketch Is taken from Ashe's Biographical History of North Carolina: Ills Career During every period there have been strong, capable' and Influential men, leaders ef thought, at the head of the press I In , North Carolina, and among them all, but few have stood higher i than Joseph Pewrson Caldwell, editor of The , Charlotte Observer, Mr. : Caldwell is a colon of that Scotch IrlKhtfemlly ef Caldwells resi dent of the piedmont section from Its early; settlement, which! has mad Its Impress on the lives of the peo ple of thaureglon. Among ft son war Judge David F. Caldwell, whose virtue and learning Tendered him an ornament te the bench, and Joseph P. Caldwell, the father of the uh Ject of thia sketch,, lawyer of abil ity, whose social excellence gained for him wide influence, and who rep resented his district in Congress In 1841 and USl, and whone lament ed death cut shorty, public service that promised (treat usefulness as well Journal of the committee of safety of : Rowan attests the activity of Captain ftherpe, as well as hi sagacity and Influence. He was one of the ruling spirits of that region, was a mem ber ot Ihe provlnciBl eoPKress In 177. was In the expedition against the Cherokees In 1775, as an aid to General Rutherford, and the next year he was one of th commission, ers to make a treaty of peace with the Indian. In 177 he was selected to 1e one of the delegates to represent the slat In the continental congress, nd h continued at heavy expense en that patriotic duty untli the' Var closed In 1S72. Captain Sharp married a daugh ter ef David Raeso, a patriot of Mecklsnberg comnty, and a member ef its committee ef safety, who par tfQtnated in all the bold and resolute CALDWELL Carolina Editor . 4' V 1 7 actions that so dlsltngutshed the peo pie of thai county, and their daush t.ter. Ruth became th wffs of Andrew CMdwtlt, , .of .Iredell .- tfounty,5 - from whom a 'subject tif thi ' sketch ' It descended. ' . fc Sprung from an . ancestry whos characteristic ;were so replete with nergy, lntellincev and 'manhood, and who had by their patriotism and public rvcs wielded a command Ing influence. Mr. CldH naturally innerited high purposes In llf. Born on th lath dy ot 'Jjin. list, h was still a boy whsn th state emerx d from- the trial' and tribulation that afflicted her people, and having been taught .somewhat at horn, at th age of fifteen h entered th print ing office of Th Btateaville Amerl oan, with th Imp of perfsctlng his education In suoh workj and latr he beoamg the local editor of Th State- vine mtailigencar. When about nine ten years of ag he succeeded In ah. Ulnlng employment on Th Cnarlott Observer, and entering In this larger field, he began that career which h na sine, so auocefully followsd After four years of practice In that position, which proved vry bentflolal In making him familiar with all th pnaaes of Journalism, ha connected hlmlf with The Illy New at Ra letgh, and passed a year at th state capital, with the profitable result of extending his acquaintance not atSf with th public me of th state, but wjtn pubiio matters. , HI profloleney as a writer )rad now become recognised by th prs and the public, and h secured a pteae as aselstant te th editor of ; Th Charlotte Ob server and continued in that editor lal work until H0, when he was able to purchase Th. Statesvllle Land, mark, and he rstursed to hi boy hood hom at Statesvllle admirably equipped; for hi profession. It was iiui mug eiore nis capacity a an oiwr beoame evident. Under hi management The Landmark rapidly roe in public estimation. The typo graphy wa exoellent and th press work of the best, so that The Land mark became a pattern for other pa pers of the stats to follow, Its se lections showed cars and intelligence, Its editorials, while solid and clear, were very bright and admirable In thought as well as forcible In lan guage, it was conducted on a . high plane, free from the evils of misguid ed efforts to follow the popular lead or pander to looal prejudices. In deed, th native texture of Mr. Cald well's inherited characteristics was here displayed te great advantage. In warp and woof be wsj gifted with manly kttrlbutes, and the more he was brought under the tt-of publlo scrutm-, the more was his substan tial work recognised by an apprecia tive clientage. The Landmark soon became a Valuable property financially, while It exerted a strong Influence all through th country. 4 Among hi editorial 'brethren Mr. Caldwell ranked deservedly, high, Th North Carolina Trass Association re ceived him aa a member with great satisfaction, and in token of It ad miration he was st once chosen pres ident of the body. In ill! he was appointed a director of the Stat hos pital at Moranton, and became pres ident of th board , d'recting the work f that great Institution ana In Its construction, nd later In lis management, he waa ever leading (CoDtinaed on Pag Thsee) PREPARATION FOR BOMBARDING CITY Revolutionists Will Mako Si multaneous Attack on City by Land and Soa . . - GEN. SHANG'S SCOUTS : , TEAR UP RAILROADS According to Report Attempt Has Boon Made to As- 1 i sasslnato Prcmlei NANKING, Nov. S3; C a.' m. Th revolutionary forces ar making rapid preparation for th .bombard ment of Nanking. These will b completed with tbe removal of th ten wamhlps now on th way to this place and an attack will be mad on th city simultaneously by land and ea. A small body of 0nrl' Chang' com last night tor up section of th railway four mile to th south . of Nanking. Prnr to thl th railway! had been considered neutral terrl-j tory and had not bean Interfered! with. Within th city Chang' 11,00; men held a strongly fortified post' tlon, TM-y are said to be well supplied' with arm and ammunition" but they, sr poorly provisioned. , The former Chlnere minister o Japan, To. whd Is a warm personal friend ot Chart?' ha been endeavoring to Induce hint to surrender, but Chang I obdurat, armshinatio.n ATnrHnTi-n. TICKING, Nov. II.-Attordlng; t a Chinese report an - attempt . was mad to tMltilta tha .T'emler, Yun Shi Kai.on last MotiJm. 1t(ere hv' been various tumur that the premier' life wst thratnd nd he has btu going, about eortet by gunrd, v - - ' t An edict was lMud today giving Yuan Bhl Kal fcesdom from a dally, audlenc with th throne, thus per mitting him to proceed with hi at- tempt to bolster up th dmtnlstra uon without intrrrn, . . f REtrrtPTs Erf.iTKi , , ' WASHINGTON. Nov. J!rIeter. mined lo avoid giving any pretext for foreign intervention for flnanmsl ' reasons, the Chine' government has OCdefed..;all' twslpU from murliline customs,. Including , th 1901; Honor indemnity to be deposlled with the1 foreign hank to the credit of Chi nese rorsUn debtor. i I Th pfflclaU xiilntlon ef the, purpose of th Chines government' to live up to It forlrn obligations' cam to th Mat department today from th Chines legation which re ported it to the stat department. ' i V Alarm by Both Mdos. f, ' Both th Chinese government ana revolutionary leaders ar desperately alarmed at th possibility of foreign Intervention In. th!r struggle. Prob. bly It I owing to th appeal reach ing the minister from these ource te keep foreign troop out of .China to avoid precipitating possible mas sacre of all foreigners at unprotected point that th foreign ministers ar hesitatlpg to give the ward, for th landing of their troop. t . IFBllfl ' urunv rmvpcinir Pv IILIIIM UUll UtnillL, Oil, 'KlLKTOllSBOj Sacrament in Death-Cell Ad) ministered Yestrday;'Witl?'' -''"" ' Solemnity . FATHER1 VmWEEX RICHMOND, V.. No, li.-ill.nry. Clay Beattl, jr., th youthful wife murderer, today received th aaora-' ment of the Lord' supper. ' H pro- feesed religion and told hi plrltuar advisers that he faced ihe unknown' with eouanlmlty. Althoufh BhiUi subdued in demeanor the wonderful) nerve that ha thu far sustained tha' condemned man has not deserted him.' Th sacra merit wa administered , with all du solemnity in th death' cell in the atarfe penitentiary this at.; ternoon. Rv. John 3. Fix, th Pres byterian minister who ha labored with Beam stnos Ails condemnation,; officiated, s1td by Rev. Benjamin' Dennis, of SonQt Richmond. Th en-l ly other person present waa th pr!- oner aged and trokea-hearted fath-1 er. Th vigilance of the death watch, - net relaxed during the osremony,' although the giwrd withdrew t th corridor. ',- ' . -4 1 Reports that Beattle's iron nerve bad broken have been disproved. Dur' Ing the desperate effort mad for ;,'. new trial and for a reprieve at the hand of th governor ef the. state,) th high tendon under which th con-,' ' vlated mas labored stretched his, nerves a taut a piano wires. ; Nat urally he wae Irascible and given to suddsn fits of anger. But these have disappeared. . That Beattle now la re signed to his fate 4 proved y a re-( mark to Ms guard (today, when the suggestion was made, that Governor: Csrtni4l ';' re r OF NANKING MADE 3