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FIVE DOLLARS A YEAR. CHARLOTTE, N. C, MONDA g ENING,CTAy 111909:g. FIVE CENTS A COPY: A NEW CHILD ; LABOR BILL Status of the Senate Bill to Increase the Governor's . Salary. TAFTELECTED TO OUTLINE 1 ITS POLICY TILLMAN PRESIDENT HO SHOT Tirr UtUAXfiEMENTS FOR 1 'or KITCIUX'S IXAUGUIVIi i - grron of titc Eight 3Iembers of H" ami tliO House AVII1 Not Pass It yearly $8.00O I Now Increase Vou1il't Help Kltchln Prorlsloiis , Vrw child Labor Bill mtroancea To-I-y Krpublicans Honor Chronicle Bureau, Raleigh, Jan. 11. pi:rlnjj a 15-minute session of the cnit to-day a message was received irom the Governor, transmitting a list of all th'3 rrdons and commutations granted during the pajt two years. A . .-....-.. waa nassed for the east TortU-o of the capitol to be reserved f,r members of the General Assem Hx during the inaugural ceremonies. AiV t' Kluttx. a resolution that the e'eotiou of United States Senator be into by the Assembly January and a bill amending chapter 42 of the public laws of 1908 relating to he courts of Caldwell county. " Anions the bills Introduced were T-i;,itt. Joint resolution for the ad- . 'Ic-urnnteni oi me iiuuso auu cuan. , Kluttz. to create a highway commls cSon and prescribe Its duties; Britt. to facilitate the settlement of execu tors and administrators and another relating to lelns and judgments. In the House a motion by Under wood, of Cumberland, for the Senate Governors salary bill to be recalled from the committee pn salaries and fees was lost by a vote of 59 to 39. so the bill remains In the hands of the committee for consideration at 4 o'clock this afternoon-and the House adjourns until 10 to-morrow. There iri:i still be time to pass the bill be fore the inauguration, however. Additional committees-. w.ereo.an; nounced by the Speaker of the House irith the following chairman:' Insti tution for the Deaf .and Dumb, Harri son, of Halifax; Manufacturers and Labor, Smith, of ' Durham; Military. Green, of Craven; Claims,' Albrigh-t:-n. While the Senate, bill for the in crease of the salary of the Governor of North Carolina from J4.000 to $6. 000 had easy sailing for passage In the Senate, it was "butted" Into a se rious tangle in the House that gives promise of at least preventing particl pance in the benefit by the incoming Governor. Hon. .W. W. Kitchin, If not cf defeating the bill outright for the session. "While the" committee has not yet reached a vote on favorable er unfavorable report. - it is a fact that at the meeting Saturday evening seven manifested opposition to one fa voring the bill. The programme now is for the committee to take final ac Ion Monday afternoon and ask for a ni?ht session of the House to put the til! upon its passage. Representative Connor, of the com mittee, in his opposition to the bill, takes the ground that even If the bill becomes a law at this time before the inauguration of Mr. Kitchin as Governor, It cannot apply to his term of office for the reason that the con stitution prescribes that salaries of State officers shall pot be changed during the time they shall have been elected. And the constitution further prescribes that Governors shall be elected for four years from "January 1st, to hold office until their succes sors shall have been qualified. There is also opposition among the members of the committee on the ground that if the increase Is allowed there should be elimination of some ef the appropriations for the mansion and other features of the executive equipment which now really make the income considerably more than the four thousand dollar salary now raid. For Instance, during the past year the Governor's mansion receiv ed during the past year for fuel, 1 4 00; water, $75; ice. J 60; lights, $50; "watchman. $750; gardener. $572; servants, $360; Incidentals, $600. To tal. $3,067. Then there Is 4500 al lowed for the Governor's traveling ex pense. Representative Grier, of the com mittee, contends that the executive department already receives from the State about $7,500 and that this is enough. Furthermore, a number of the committeemen contend that quite a number of the Senators wh voted for the bill when it passed that body are regretting their action and would lue to see It held up in the House. "" the whole matter has gone over to this afternoon and to-night to - toe ught out in the committee and la ter on the floor of the House. Xew CWId Labor BI1L " , - The bill introduced in the House tls morning by Representative R. T. ie. of Montgomery, to regulate rniM labor in factories and hours of iaoor provides: , N'o child under 14 shall be employ i in any factory, except that chil dren between 12 and 14 years may rk as apprentices upon . satisfac tory proof to the superintendent that y have attended school for four months in the preceding twelve tnonths. . aMCot ceeding sixty hours shall con ltute a week's work for all em ,0es. no person to be required to r"r'1 ,onKpr than sixty hours a week, I,.. enSlners, firemen, machinists, rtntendents. overseers and yard If I s office men. watchmen or re- rs of breakdowns. ml PrenU 0a hiring their children w Uztorz kU tumua nub i Electors of the Various States Cast Votes To? bay. REPORTS WILXt J5E CANVASSED . IX CONGRESS FEB, SRD. . ' Principal Business Beforevthe State Electors Was the Selection" of Mes sengers to Take the Returns .to Washington The Working of the Electoral System Some Votes That Didn't Count. Washington. Jan. 11. William H. Taft was elected President of the united States by the electors who gathered to-day in the capital ciities of the various States to cast their votes for President and Vice Presi dent. j Although the returns will not be canvassed -by Congress until next month, it is confidently anticipated . - . that Taft and Sherman have been successful In to-day's election. The principal business before to day's sessions of the State electors was the selection of messengers to carry the news to Washington. Each State selects such a messenger, and in most of them - there have been . , . . . Accoruing io ine taw me iaie eiec- tors at to-day's sessions," will effect! their own organization, select their o. ;,.;; ft, .r u; V A. . . M X 1 the. Speaker of the House of Repre- sentatives. Two more . copies will be forwarded by mall, according to the constitution of the United States. onsresa navin receiveyau vi mo electoral votes f r6m all of the States I nastifK on fh result - . , . - . I ifle " choose whom they please and .this I was designed to be the case by the -1 rri.::":" r" ,,.: v6te" for the candidate nominitca- bT toral ticket, they represent. .This they do. not - in obedience to law. but to party pledgeaTr4 custom, and Jn American .history there has never been" a case where this custom and party pledge was violated As ".they are pledged and it is known to whom they are pledged, there Is result, 1 no uncertainty aDoui me which Is merely a formal ratification of the choice of theTeople. Certified copies of the returns of these elector al colleges are then sent to Washing ton,, are there turned over.-to the president of the Senate, on the first Wednesday in February, in the pres ence of the Senate and House Bitting Jointly, and there counted. As this is merely the official count of the vote already counted informally and known, this Is mere formality. There are some other interesting facts connected with the election of a President that are not generally . -. . . I 1 . 1 n I Known. .aien noiuiug vixwa uuuci i the government are not permitted to act as electors. In 1837 is was dls- covered after the electors were ap- pointed that North Carolina, New Hampshire and Connectitut had se- lected electors who were deputy post- masters. A congressional committee, headed by Henry Clay, held that their votes must be rejected. It nappen-1 ed that Van Buren was elected re- gardless of these votes, but It might happen. In a close election, that some mischance would defeat the will of he States. Also the , constitution re quires that the electors shall mfcet on the same day. In 1857 a snowstorm kPTit the Wisconsin electors from meetlnsr until the day following the appointed date.' The Georgia electors have voted twice" on the wrong day. In none of these cases did the irregu lar votes count, and in none did their loss change the result. The States, and not tne Pie' eiecl""1- -nreniatlon is based on pop- nintlon. because there is one elector for each Congressman, in part it is oaori nn state's rights, because there k an ictor for each Senator, and each State has. two Senators regard less of Its size. tablishment a written statement of the age of such, child, and a certifl nn . ,, n. gphnnl attendance. Any parent misstating the age of a child or school attendance shall be guilty of a -misdemeanor, punishable in the discretion of the court, ana any mm owner, superintendent or manuiac- turing establishment knowingly or willfully violating tpe provisions w h!a ant nhnll be likewise PUnlShaDle. I No boy or girl under 16 shall work in any factory betwetxv 8 p. m- r- T"V. ant. in tkVfl effect . from I 9 o.'iu. j. r I Anril 1. 1909 IAVA -. -V - Arrangements For the Inaugural. The Joint legislative and civic com ... . . L . V. Srauoarrgem-ents have-ecided to erect a reviewing stana at tne . a m. til . r' A . a a V bead or irayeneviiie - sireoi., - buulu. front' of Canltol'to be occupied while the troops pass in review, by Governor Kitchin and party. State officers and I legislative committees and the per- nnai and. general staffs of Governor Glenn. The inauguration ceremonies will take place at the east portico oi the Capitol, a special stand being J nrnvided f or the State officers ' and I members of the General Assembly. The Governor-elect ana nis legisia- tlve escort are expected to reach. Ra- leigh from Roxboro about noon ona special train and will be escorted by the great civic and "tary Vae to the mansion, to be joinea py uoy- ernor Olenn. tnence to tne oiate i Houses for the. ceremony ,out x i -.iaai, tn hA followed . dv. tne mm- i tAlZSZ .LZt at lethe National of r the National I ilia 11 lV - a - (jCoallatttdl oa'FajKii Svea4 ? 1 American Labor -Leaders Meet in the Nation's Capital. . . TO TAKE ACTION ON SENTENCE OF COURT " . . I At ttie Meeting of the Executive Com mittee of the American Federation ofi Ijabpr Resolutions Will be Passed Sustaining Sentenced Lead ersSecretary Morrisori Talks Vital Issues Up.' . Washington, Jan. 11.- What" Is likely to be the most ; important ses sion ever held by the . executive com mittee of the American . Federation of Labor was convened , here to-day. With Jail' sentences hanging oyer tha three leaders of the Federation, Gom- pers, Mitchell and Morrison, vital is sues affecting the organized laborers of the country are up for discussion. 1 Resolutions sustaining the attitude Resolutions sustaining the attitude I of the leaders of the big organization with its 30,000 odd councils and' 2,- 000,000 ' of members will be' submit ted and the policy, of the Federation, in view of the court's - action and scathing arraignment carried in . the decision, will be outlined. Secretary Morrison, one of the con- victed men, discussed the case in the. i following manner "We propose to exhaust exery effort I to sustain our right to a free preas land free speech. I am confident that TJ$$'ZSl,gS'& pf?S?SS wf 11 4k4a o i 4i ' T K"1 7 "ZJ" I "5J 1" lonists in Great Britain as provided for by the trades dispute act adopted " VL T ZT, ' r J"r the court. Under the act a union cannot -be- mulcted in damages on, ac- COUnt Of a Strike "It seems," said Mr ' Morrison, -that In the District of - Columbia there is really no limit to the sett tence that can , be imposea - ror ; con States there is a .limit; In New. Xork. 77ZJ" ;W.H"'r4vTl We propose to exhaust every effort haust every effori to sustain . our-right to. a free free 'and a free speech. -J I believe and I am confident., that the position taken by the federation is right and . that the citizens of this country will ratify thcattitude of the federation in this -matter.". It will probably be two years before it is finally decided in the United States Supreme .Court whether presl- uent tsamuei uompers, vice rresiuein Jchn Mitchell, and Secretary Frank Morrison, of the American Federation of Labor are to be jailed for con tempt of court. It will be next May or June at the earliest Derore uie District Court of Appeals passes on the case and it may go over ,uiitll fall. Another year would probably be required for the. Federal Supreme Court to act. This makes it clear that President Roosevelt will have no chance to pardon Gompers and the other labor leaders. It will be up to Mr Taft to say whether there shall be a nardonlf the higher courts sus- taln Justice Wright. V . 0ne point thtt will be made before - . . . , x 1 , the Court or Anpeais is inai me jaw i for punishment for contempt is no stt provides a more severe penalty than six months In-Jail. Here there l3 no iawoh this point, and it will be contended that the judge arbitrarily fied an unusually severe penalty: In ,, oase of Gompers and Mitchell. The case will go to the Court of Ap- aia nractically as a retrial or , tne ni. nrnceedines relative to ,the VIo iaflon Cf the injunction. . .. n A f!TT3,Tf! HO ART TO SEE THE BELL San Francisco, Portland, and Seatfle to Send Request East. San Francisco, Jan. 11. Efforts k bring the historic Liberty Bell fron its place In N the tower, of Independj- ence Hall, 'Philadelphia, to become feature of the great festival and ce ebratlon of the restoration thfa city, which is to take place on Mai' 1st. and later to be displayed at thb rose festival at Portland, Ore., lh T,,n nnd still later be shown at thb .. . v . ... I Seattie-AiasKanxuKon jxposiuoi, are being made by the Maximilian I riT r. thi Mtv wnrlfln? In roninnV- o,.-.!-:' t. i j A. lion Wlin otiiio aiiu ruuiauu meu. The club executive committee at meeting ' decided that the request 4f the three Pacific Coast cities wou ba at once transmitted to the may and supervisors of Philadelphia. Th famous bell has been out of Philadel phia only twice . since it was first i thon tn Hnlnnlnl . rtava rn lt waa taken to . the Columbian exposition at Chicago and again when! . . At tne personal application oi iresi-f i " i I dent McKinley lt was sent, on a t I-' umphal tour, to the Southern StatisJ TANG WANTED, TO GET- $50000.(Kto : , lxan for Internal 4 Improvemens Held-Up, by Changes in China. Washington, Jan. 11. It was.statd to - flay unoffleially, butMn responsilfle quarters that the amount 'of the loin which Tang Shao Tl, the special Cli- nese ambassador,- during, his trip, (e-.1 Brfd to negotiate for .inttefn'al - iln- I prQyements in China; approximately $50,000,000. His hope, itvis beUevid," .an tn ns-ntiate the loan ;in tht nnim I 4 ?. . . - . - ..- F he dismissal of Yuanhl Kai. he. Chlnese grand chanceirorrTahdTthe tn- rtft!ntles attendine. the ! future, nill- . . hnh 4wfA.-ai -a I . .. . .r; -v..-., Ulong this line in the, short period je- along this line in the short' period - I 1 l 5.. I zore xang s oepanure ior nome. laying hj. w IL y j Jg. I Here is. a German view of Japan,' as pictured forth in a cartoon pllssimus." The cartoon is entitled Engagement.";-.;' . 7 TURKEY AUSTRIA'S OFFER Win; Not Accept $10,p00 I : . ' . Constantinbple, Jan.. ll.The 'Council of-MinTsters to-day .rejected Aus I trla's offer of $1,000,000 Indemnity I Herzegovina The action of the Turks puts , an - differences, between'! the Porte arid inevitable. - " - " . '." ' i ; ' -iii . " SMITH'S COUNSEL " XNIESr ELECTION er. Tribunal' in tfte !Uontest: - insti tuted "by Mr." J. A, Smitli; or JBesse mer City, for Congressman: Webbs Seat. -- " - . : " .-. Mr. J. A. Smith, of Besserher pity, defeated candidate for Congress : on the Republican tlcket' in the last elec tion from this, the ninth congressional district, has employed -Mr. David- B. Paul, ot this; city, as his .-attorney,, to take charge of his interests in-the con test. ' ' ; ' " Mr. Paul will collect such evidence and information as it is proposed to present to the tribunal which . will hear the contest when it comes up, and this material will be formulated In proper shape . for the information lan(j the guidance of the committee of the House on privileges, and elections at Washington, which committee will sit in judgment upon the matter. , . When asked what the chief -conten- tlon of Mr. Smith would -tee in making this contest, his attorney stated that Mr, Smith, as he understands, will allege that there was an unaersianu- ing, or quasi-agreement, oetween me managers of the congressional candl- AO V.Of- thAlID Chnilin rift ' 11(1 f.Oitl via. -" t: . 7 tinges, and furrner- tnat mj. omi1" would -also allegfe other. Irregularit es. The contest ? glv4s promise of being an intehesting-one. when it comes up in Washington That Congressman Webb. . whose election has been dly- announced, will put up ample evidence to refute the allegations of,his opponent is not doubted for a moment by the friends of the Democratic Congressman. The announcement that a ...'contest would be -made over the election:. by. -Mr, Smith was made public about three weeks aeo in-this city. -. ... .. In .further view: of the fact, that Mr. Smith, outside Mecklenburg coun ty, received-a majority, according to nepuoncan iciaims, ine- oiliest - win hold added Interest for:the people-of this city' and" of Mecklenburg. TWO RUN OVER BY A. SHIFTING- TRAIN Special to The Chronicle Spencer, Jan 11. Falling under, a- shifting train on the Southern Rail way yards at Spencer Saturday after- noon, Osoar Earp and Wade Worley, ea,cn azeu uuuui i. z y ectx , wcio ac- vftr-lv ln1lired hv -heinc run . over Both young men "were -employes , of a section force and It is said: did not see an approaching shifter "backing ,t. tV,o ,.aT-r1c" Warn wn hnrllv hurt in the body, while worley suffered -tne loss of one foot. and was -severely In jured in the side. The yoting men lived at Princeton. Johnston county TheV were taken to a hospital; at Sal isbury for treatment. Open School of Mines." ""-'" 5 Wilburton, Okla., Jan.. 11:-The Oklahoma School of Mines and Me- it j v- i laiiurgy -waa lunaanj uueireuiueio'iu- day, with George D. Ladd- as. presi- ... . . .- dent and a considerable .nuniberof sxuaenis. xjib scnjui is a oiaie in stitution and" the .tuition is free ,The rnnrsA lnrlndsi'r..'iriininer. '-- cassia vine.' chemistry, .surveying,-: mechanical ' ' ' Taft' to 'Speak. .- . v T-;-, Augusta,'- Ga.,V Janl' 11. -William;H, Taft 'will , be the guest of , -honors at a banquet' to be held this ' evening, byj. the Bar 'Association or Augusta, -it Is lkely 'that he will make a brief address. - Later In ?the week "Mr'Taft wUl go -tor Atlanta, where.; he'"; will "be given a -hearty; reception. y . - s i -r " - . , ; Maryland.' Art. ? V Baltimore.V Jan. MlAn exhibition of ipaintIngsowned',by' ;Baltlmoreans wa opened :to-dav in-the art gallen' itroTtnrni --TnntitiitA - an a Ki Vnntinne Murine the .halanee of - r - ------- auspices: of the Charcoal Club, which auspices ox; tne unareuai viuu, yviiiga is oWvirigjts"twenty Wry -r : . ; , the-relation between United States, arid in the German comic paper, "Sim- "America andJapan Announce Their , . f -j " v . Indemaif y for Bosinia and ' X for the annexation of Bosnia ' and end to the peaceful settlement of the Austria. A declaration of war is now . : . " ; ' i . FROM THE INSANE ASYLU3ST TP COURT John Gregoryi Wadesboro Wife-Mur- I The Chronicle. - - ' - Wadesboro, "Jn; s 11. The January- term: of the Superior Court ; convened Ahis fmbrning. v The Vcrirriinal, -docket wttr occupy the attention of the; court this term. and a. large number" of, cases are -set - for tr ial bu t the larger-, num ber are of minor importance. . There is .one' murder ca3e,; that of . John Gregory," indicted, several years ago for killing; his "wife ' in the southern part of .town. Gregory was" "decided Insane at "th'e time of . iridiefment and was . not; - allowed to . plead but was sent to the penitentiary T for ., insane patients -Recently he was .adjudged sa'ne and returned here for trial. His case is attracting some attention and there is much speculation as: to. the outcome.' Gregory seems' unebneern- ed and says that he has no recollec tion of'the crime. . " i . i ' ' Will Discuss Charter -To-Xlght. 111C - UXlcll I.C1 -uulllllllLtcc Ui V.-n waa called a meeting . of , the .heads of the The"-charter committee of ten ftas Various departments' of .: the city for to-night -at 8 o'clock, When the pro- pJxsea: changes in the city's charter wilibe discussed at length;' 'The re- vision" which has .been" made by the special committee will be submitted to the-seyeral chairmen and-they will I pe asKea ior expressions oi "opinion, It is expected that the whole matter will ; be definitely - settled" before - the adjournment of-the Legislature. , Chiro, "the palmist' known also4 as Count Louis Hamon'and also aa John Warner.-.is-a' fugitive from France, charged with ..havings embezzled-stocks REFUSES V -ft" ' ito; me jinarKei vaiireui fvv..wwf,i;u- i v. - , by.-,MtosJulia-.NeweUltton,.o'fa,;Repn to" the market value of iW.O-.ftO'Oen- WmmROOSEVELT cu&es Presi ice, Advertising, ice-The Severest Arraignment of a Public Official Ever Heard in the Sen-ate- Pitchfork Senator Defends Him self. Washington, Jan. 11. -Crowds filled the galleries of the Senate to-day for the -purpose of hearing Senator Till man's reply to the : accusations con tained : in President Roosevelt's ' com? murilcation to Senator Haie.' publish edSaturday, but which did not offi cially reach the Senator until to-day. ,r 'No more serious arraignment of a government official has ever , been heard in the Senate than Tillman's speech ', which was listened to with the deepest Interest by Senators and. visi tors -alike. He accused the' President of VCunning" "Advertising," "Cow ardice," "Bold and outrageous false hood," "personal malice," "hatred,"' of "purposely withholding facts in his possession and of deliberately v mis representing conditions for the pur pose of placing' the Senator in a bad light, before thV world, while at the same time having shown" gross disre spect, to .Senator .Hale's committee as well as extreme discourtesy by having madfe the letter7 to Hale public through thfe press on Saturday before It could be. received by Hale. Monday and reported to the. Senate by his committee. ' - " .. . - Tollman-'?said the 'President makes twojeharges' against him, first he pro motes him-to - membership in the Ananias Cub anaV-sec,ond..thatJie exjjj.es aprrsiiuded ,lRy the .tlme the; South, v ''";.'. erted, his ;ofilcial influence for person- al.' .benefit - ' . .. ' ". " The Senator gave a history of the Oregon land transaction. He said he had a right to 'buy land, but he nevex attempted tq. deceive . anybody, told no. falsehoods; broke no law "and had AN AGED WOMAN COMMITS SUICIDE Miss Mary Josey, of Faith, Drowned in Small; Creek Yesterday. Special' to The Chronicle. - Salisbury, Jam 11. Miss - Mary Jo sey, aged 65 years, a well known res ident of ' Faith,- Rowan county, was drowned in a. small stream near her home, early Sunday morning, her half frozen body being found by neighbors two' hours after the 'tragedy! ; Miss Jo- i irtAA, . . . , i . , , af. ut, 8 .o'clock ; Sun- Jy. morning ana-irom jremarics maqe to members of. the family. it is believ- eu,ne'TOueu.ner own lire, tnougn ;t seems to .have been a most difficult task, fdr her to drown herself in the I shallow, water : of , a small v" stream whefe ; her, dead-body wasfoiipd, . but i m ere, is. no evidence -of .foul play. Some, belieye: she attempted to cross the stream and fell to her death. . .The .f-qneral was held; toMay being attended by a? large number of people. MRS. ERB ' WAJtTS PISTOIj WHICH KlLdiED HUSBAND. Counsel; for .the' Sisters Begins At- -v tacbment Proceedings. Philadeiph,iar r- Jan. v. 11. Mrs. M. Florence ;-Erb.' ha : -begun proceedings to '- recover the reyolver with which her sister,' Mrs. ' Catherine Beisel, shot I . ... -V and ---killed . her , husband.. ,-Capt. - - J. Clayton ' Erb in thev country -- home, "Red Gables," "neir.; Media, Pa. '- ; Counsel, for. the defendants has "Is sued an' attachment on District At tbrhey JVlacDade in Media to produce the revolver. The - attachment bore Mrs.' Erb's name. ' What her motive is in .wanting the revolver could not be learned. " . - " MANY LAW-MAKING BODIES IN SESSION liegislatures of 29 States Will be 'in ... Session Tills week. -, -Washington,' Jan.' 11. State Legis latures are now in session or ' will meet this week in Wyoming, Wiscon sin,' ;Af kansas, - California. . Colorado, West Virginia, Washington, Connecti cut Delaware, Idaho, Iowa, South Da kota,.. South Carolina, " Rhode Island, Kansas.' Maine. Massachusetts, Michi gan, 'Minnesota, .Missouri," Montana. New-. Hampshire, Nebraska, New Jer.-sey,.-North, Carolina, ', North Dakota, Oregoniv Pennsylvania and New' York. Later in 1 the'-yearrthe'.legislaf ive . bod ies'; will assemblein- Arizona,- Florida, Georgia "Oklahoma, New,' Mexico and Nevada. . . ' . '.:' , . .- lloch On. . stubbs In. . Topeka,.-.Kan., , Jan! ll. Governor Hoch, the country editor, ;Chief Executive- of-the Sunflower State,- to-day relmalushed 'the responsibilities, and cares of Tiis high, office, and Governor Stubbs rules ; in his stead. " The inau gural -ceremonies were of a spectacu lar pharacter, consistent; with the rep utation ofithe State." . ' - . - Harmon ! Inaugurated.' '.. Columbus, 0.,: Jan.. J 1.- Governor JudsbhTHarmon, 'Democrat, who car ried, Ohior notwithstanding the eiec- Cunning; Coward Falsehpo been guilty of no Immoral cbnduct. It is easy, he said, for those- who" : are yulnerable to convict others 'on ', flimsy evidence; The President. seems . to work on that theory. v . The Senator demands the ' i most;. , searching investigation and is willing" to. compare for private life and pub lic work with Roosevelt. - The general impression was that. ,Mr, Tillman could not explain away . all the allegations' of the President The crowd ; was large and deter mined. When the' gallery doors were thrown open between lO and 11 thlg morning, the rush was so great , that the door-keepers could not stop lt and in the first mad dash through the door3 and down , the aisle, men ,ran ' oyer, women, smashing merry - widow . hats, tearing gowns "and trampling-, fet. Ia turn the fair ones screamed for help. Many qf them were thrown against the end pt seats and bruised and some stripped of their furs -which fell upon the floor where the v officers later gathered them and held them up for identification. Long be fore the Senate convened every sea in .the general galleries was occupied and thousands stood in line In the' corridors, hoping to get in. At 18 o'cloc sharp Mr. Tillman came In and' . here and there groups in the galled , Carplioa Senator, got th floor7 several t 1 ' ' J-J - . ..I . 'A At .1 . 'i.x' xiunuuer JKepreaeniauves, secreiarie. and others entitled to -the .chambef had 'crowded 111."." '. " i " ' J Mr. Tillman read his speech, which!, .was something unusual for him, and; . it lacked some of its usual fire. . , GUILLOTINE IN OPERATION AGAIN Four Bandits, Convicted of 18 Mur ders and 118 Robberies, Meet Their " Fate A Victory Over Fallleries ' Opposition to Capital Punishment Bethune," France, Jan. 11. Four bandits convicted of 18 murders, lit robberies and other crimes were guil lotined this morning at sun-up... - Thousands of people struggled to the prison walls to witness the execu tions. :. These executions were the first le- gal beheadings -in three years and oc casioned actual enthusiasm as a marked victory over President -Fal-lieres opposition to capital punish-', ment. . . ANTE-NUPTIAL PACT ROBS THE WIDOW ' -: - ... . Cuts Her Off With a Yearly Allow ance. oiP Only. $3,000. St. Louis.-,Mo., Jan. 11. Under the terms of the ante-nuptial agreement drawn up ten ye&ra ago at Washing ton and filed in St. Louis, Mrs. Augus ta Knight, widow of a .millionaire shoe manufacturer of Chicago, is de prived of 'her dower rights In the es tate amounting to nearly .) 1,00 0,000 and is cut off with an annual allow ance, of $3,000, the : Income to 'cease with "her. death. Knight died two years ago. . Vi ". Mrs. Knight - was the . second ' wife of August Knight, and - before " her marriage' was Miss Katherine Bayne Brearly, a society girl of Philadel phia.-. ' ; ; '.. '., " v . POWERS WHJi DEAL WITH VENEZUELA - " ; - - - - - : : ' Planv of Tliree 'Foreign Offices . Castro Improving; . The Hague. Jan. 11 The foreign offices of Holland, France and. Great Britain have ; been in - consultation re- ' cently with regard to their disputes with' Venezuelar and it was intimated here to-day that . the three chancel leries probably will act collectively In dealing with Jose le J. Paul, the Ven ezuelan envoy sent k over to Europe by President " Gomez " to effect , a settle ment of Venezuela's difficulties with the powers of .' Europe. - - ' , Berlin, Jan. II.- Cipriano . Castro tne rorroer presiaept - or venezyeia, who was operated-. on January 4th, continues to . make progress, toward recovery. Dr. James Israel, the op erating surgeon, regards Senor Castro. as-practically out of danger. . , .. Rescued After Fonrteen Days.;: . Rome, Jan. 11. A butcher was res cued from the ruins of Messina after he had been burried 14 days. A message- -from Catania says that the American ships -to-day began dis tributing supplies on both sides 'of the Strait of Messina. ' ' - . . . 4 Aeronauts-Meet in London. : - . London, Jan.: li.' -The International Aeronautic Federation began a con - - - - . :u , TTii -ri. i.t ferencerat - the Hotel Ritz this morn- ' ".; '- -;v ''-' ' ' Mi
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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