It is a well krown fact that the
News covers tl.a local field so
thoroughly that what is left is not
worth going aftor. No other paper
can offer half as good inducements.
CHARLOTTE
What is going to be your policy this
year to advertise and do your part
towards bringing trade to Char
lotte or to try to share in the trade
that advertisers bring here?
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VOL. XXIII
CHARLOTTE, N. C.f FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 2, 1903.
NO. 5459
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MEWS.
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HOUD
NOW
OPENJO WORLD
First Message, One of Greet
ing to Pres. Roosevelt From
Governor Dole of The
Hawaii Islands
WILL BE OPENED TO
THE PUBLIC NEXT WEEK
San Francisco End of the Ca
ble Was Picked Up Thurs
day Last and is Now
Working Perfectly
San Francisco, Jan. 2. The first
cable communication between Hono
lulu and the outside world was es
tablished at 11:30 last night signals
being exchanged witn this city at that
hour with perfect success at both
ends.
Almost immediately after communi
cation was established a message of
greeting flashed to President Roose
velt from Governor Dole, of Hawaii.
A Honolulu dispatch says the San
Francisco end of the cable was picked
up Thursday afternoon and the splic
ing begun. This is being carried out
and the cable will be in operation for
the public in two or three days.
Washington, Jan. 2. Governor Dole's
greeting to the President, announcing
the opening of the Honolulu. Cable
was received at the White House thjs
morning at 2:30 over a special wire
connecting the executive offices of
the White House with the main office
of the Postal Telegraph Co. in this
city.
TOP OF HIS HEAD BLOWN OFF.
Carolina Farmer Was Cleaning a
Muzzie-Loading Shotgun.
Suffolk, Va., Jan. 2. By the acciden
tal discharge of a shotgun about 5
o'clock this morning at his home near
Sunbury, N. C. Lloyd Askew, a farmer,
34 years old, had the top of his head
blown off, and brains and blood were
spattered about the room.
It was an old-fishioned muzzle-loading
gun, which Askew had just clean
ed and was reloading, putting on the
caps first. The piece slipped and the
hammer struck against the bureau,
causing the explosion.
Askew was found dead by his wid
ow, whose maiden name was Rountree.
Besides his widow, he leaves three chil
dren. PARKER, OLNEY AND GORMAN.
ConaressTian Richardson Makes a
Political Prediction.
Washington, Jan. 2. Representative
James D. Richardson, Democratic
leader in the House today said: "I
think the contest in the next Demo
cratic convention for the Presidential
nomination will be between Mr. Gor
man, Judge Parker, of New York, and
Mr. Olney, of Massachusetts.
"Each of these gentlemen will have
support, and I am not prepared now to
say which would make the most accep
table candidate for the Democracy.
"Judge Alton B. Parker, of New
York, is forging to the front rapidly.
From what I hear of him, he would
be entirely acceptable to the Southern
Democrats if he should be the choice of
the convention."
Sultan Still Beseiged.
Tamgiera, Jan. 2. Word was re
ceived here today from Fez where
the Sultan is beseiged by forces of
the pretender which says the Sultan
f.till has 15,000 troops, a number
Fooiewhat greater than those under
the pretender. The walls of Fez are
being strengthened and the rebels are
running short of supplies but have noi.
shown any signs attacking.
DEWEY llftS ONLY
ONEJASUALTY
Coal Passer Was Drowned as
a Result of Collision of
Newark's Cutter and Tor
pedo Boat
Washington, Jan. 2. The Navy De
partment today received the following:
"San Juan, Dec. 31
"Combined squadron has reassem
bled at Culebra for visits to various
West Indian ports: was most cordially
welcomed and the effect was "excellent
in every respect. The fleet is continu
ing tactical practice, marine and tor
pedo flotilla engaged in special drills,
including night attacks by the latter
upon designated ships. Brialley, coal
passer, drowned in the sinking of the
Newarks steam cutter by collision with
a torpedo boat.
"(Signed) DEWEY."
NEW INSURANCE FAD.
London Firm Will Assure Persons
Against Appendicitis.
London, Jan. 2. One of the most
prominent firms in Lloyd has made a
new departure in the insurance lins in
the form of policies insuring against
apendicitis for a premium of five shill
ings.
The insured, should he undergo an
operation for appendicitis, will have
all his direct expenses paid up to two
hundred pounds. In the event of death
under or as result of an operation the
total sum of two hundred pounds will
be paid.
A large number of persons have
taken advantage of the offer and it
would seem that the idea will become
as popular as the smallpox policies is
sued last spring.
Conservatives Value Our Friendshio.
London, Jan. 2. Reports which are
reaching conservative political head
quarters, prove the unpopularity of
England's operation with Germany on
the Venezuelan dispute. Conservative
agents in northern counties, where po
litical discussions were most keen, say
another blunder like this would make
even the Tory stronghold Liberal.
Every effort is being made by Liberal
ists to show that American friendship
must be endangered.
Cholera Lays Waste the Philippines.
Washington, Jan. 2. According to
the latest mail advices from the
Philippines the number of deaths
from cholera throughout the archi
pelago reached 113,273. On the day,
preceeding the one when this report
was compiled 258 cases and 173
deaths are reported from the various
provinces.
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TO BEHERE SOON
Noted Evangelist Will Begin
a Series of Meetings in the
Tryon St. Church, Begin
ning Suiiday, Jan, 18
Mr. Charles N. Crittenton, the well
konwn millionaire evangelist, will be
gin a series of meetings in Tryon
Street M-athodist church Sunday, Jan
uary the 18th.
Mr. Crittenton has been in England
with his only daughter, who has been
very ill for some months. He sails to
morrow and will arrive in New York
next week.
A number of well known churchmen
have been named on the arrangement
committee that will have charge of the
preparation for the coming of Mr. Crit
tenton. Last fall News readers will recall
there was somewhat of a sensation
caused by the strange as well as sud
den disappearance of Mr. Crittenton.
He had held a meeting in Seattle and
after leaving there, nothing more was
heard cf him for about six weeks or
two months. He was finally located in
England, where he had hastened in re
sponse to a cablegram which announ
ced the serious illness of his only
daughter. Mr. Crittentcn stated that
he was so wrought-up over the news of
his daughter's illness that h failed to
even inform his secretary of his in
tended trip.
Mr. Crittenton is said to be one of
the greatest evangelists of this day and
time. He travels over the country in
his own private car and it is said, asks
no pay for his services. He is descnb
ed as a man intensely in earnest with
his work and is splendidly equipped for
the evangelistic field. For some time
the Charlotte ministers have been look
ing forward to Mr. Crittenton's coming
and doubtless large crowds will go to
hear him.
BLOCKADE LIGHTER NOW.
Last American Freight Until the Cor
don Is Severed.
Willemstead. Curacao. Jan. 2. The
Dutch steamer Prins Willem IV, which
arrived here this morning, was the last
steamer from Europe to pass the block
ade. The last American freight to pass
the blockade left on the Red D Line
steamer Merida for Puerto Cabello. No
more foreign goods can enter Vene
zuela until the blockade is lifted.
Port Cumanco is again in. the hands
of the rebels. President Castro is se
rinnslv crinnled in his military opera
tions because he has no warships to
transport troops and aid his land for
ces.
WOMAN SAVES ADDICKS' LIFE.
Delaware Man Pulled From Railroad
Track Just In Time.
Wilmington, Del.. Jan. 2. National
Committeeman J. Edward Addicks had
a narrow escape from being run down
by a train today. He stepped from a
train at Claymont and started to walk
across the tracks just as a fast train
was about to pass.
Mrs. Allen Speakman, another pas
senger, was directly behind him and,
with great presence of mind, she seized
him by the coat and pulled him from
the track.
Mr. Addicks could( hardly realize his
narrow escape and was profuse in his
thanks to his rescuer. Turning to a
crowd of bystanders that had collected
he said:
"Well, I had a narrow escape and I
guess there are many people who wish
I had not got off so luckily."
SANTOS
DUMOII
MAY T FLYING
Noted Franco-Brazillian Aero
naut, it is Declared, Has
Lost His Nerve
STRUGGLES VAINLY
AGAINST CURIOUS DREAD
Not Cowardice, It's Said, But
an Unconquerable Physical
Disability Caused by Sev
ern's Sad Fate
London, Jan. 2. A famous English
aeronaut informs the Publishers Press
that Santos Dumont. the Franco-
Brazilian, has lost his nerve since his
narrow escape at Montrealo, when the
airship collapsed, and also the hor
rible death, of Severo, who was
dashed to pieces on the pavements
of Paris by his balloon collapsing.
Dumont has struggled vainly against
the dread of again risking his life.
He promised his friends on several
occasions to make an ascent on a cer
tain date but at the last moment he
was always obliged to make an ex
cuse to back out.
This is not cowarice but an uncon
querable physical disability similar
to that sometimes experienced by rail
way engineers.
TO FINANCE VENEZUELA.
New York Moneyed Men Make Offers
To President Castro.
Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. 2. A New
York financial syndicate, headed by
Severo Mallet-Prevost, of that city
has offered to advance money to the
Venezuelan Government to meet press
ing obligations, including the legiti
mate claims of foreign Governments.
The syndicate proposes that control
of the custom houses shall be given to
it as guarantee for the loan. Sharp
competition exists, as the firm of
Speyer Bros., of New York, also offers
to finance this country, promising to
furnish the funds that will be needed
to settle the foreign claims and con
vert the Venezuelan debt. Active corre
spondence on the subject is being ex
changed between Presidnt Castro's
Govrnment and the financiers.
A cablegram received from Rome to
day states that the blockade of the
Venezuelan coast by the allies will
continue throughout the session of The
Hague Tribunal, sitting to adjudicate
the claims of foreigners. Intense ex
citement was caused here by the news.
There is only flour enough to last 40
days and coal to last three months.
Meat and other foods are abundant.
British naval authorities are dis
gusted at being obliged to take part in
the chase of small fishing boats. An
officer of the cruiser Retribution is
quoted as saying:
"We do not like the job. The Ger
mans and Italians have no naval lau
rels. Let them have them. They seem
pleased to get such laurels."
Trainmen Want More Pay.
Springfield, O., Jan. 2. Forty con
ductors and brakemen of the Detroit
Southern Railway at Jackson, struck
yesterday. The conductors demanded
an increase of five cents a hour and
the brakemen three cents a hour. Du
ring the trouble local traffic was sus
pended. National Bank Circulation.
Washington, Je.n. 2. According to
Treasury Department figures the
national bank circulation increased
$75 270 during December. The circu
lation outstanding January 1, was
$384,929,784; increase for year $24,
240,058. E
KILLS SBPEflSOIS
A Large N umber in Oakhill
Were Also Injured Today,
Some of Them is is Said
Fatally
Pottsville, Jan. 2. In an explosion
of gas six men were killed this morn
ing and a large number injured, some
fatally in Oakhill colliery.
Tire colliery is operated by Schenck
and Company near Minersville, four
miles from here.
Three men were killed and ten in
jured by an explosion of dynamite oc
curring in the gangway of Oakhill
colliery of Leisenring & Co. at Dun
cott, Schuylkill county as they were
going to work this morning.
The dead are Michael and Andrew
Onder, cousins, both leaving a wife
and four children. Joseph Posop, who
leaves a wife and two children.
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XPLDS On
BODY TO BE BURIED HERE.
Family of Robert Madden Heard From
Today.
The body of Mr. Robert F. Madden,
who yesterday suicided at his room in
the Central hotel, will be buried in
Charlotte at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. The Masons will have charge of
the funeral. The interment will be in
Elmwood.
Since the tragedy yesterday after
noon, Mr. D. E. Allen and Mr. C. E.
Hooper, have sent numerous telegrams
over the country, trying to locate the
relatives of the dead man. This morn
ing a telephone message from Mrs. E.
P. Palmer, of Pemberton, Va., threw
some light on the subject.
It seems from the conversation held
with Mrs. Palmer that Mr. Madden was
an orphan boy and that he was taken
from the orphanage and raised by her.
In the dead man's effects was found
a letter from Mrs. Palmer, which gave
the clue as to where she resided.
At first it was thought best to have
the. body shipped to Pemberton, Va.
While arrangements were being per
fected to this end a telegram was re
ceived from Mrs. Samuel Rowcie, of
Salisbury, a daughter of Mrs. Pember
ton, stating that her mother was very
ill and that it would be best to have
the body buried here.
It was also learned in Charlotte this
morning that the dead man has a
brother in New York. Mr. W. Irving
Davids, proprietor of the Charleston
hotel of Charleston, wired Mr. C. E.
Hooper that Mr. Madden's brother had
been informed of the death and would
communicate with some one in Char
lotte. Up to 4 o'clock this afternoon
no word had been received from the
brother in New York. Unless he re
quests otherwise, the body will be
buried at the hour named above, in
Elmwood Cemetery.
So far there has been nothing to
transpire that would tend to show a
motive for the ycung man's rash act.
GEN. CARR IN CHARLOTTE.
Hopeful of His Senatorial Chances
and Debonair As Ever.
Gen. Julian S, Carr came in this
morning on a belated train from Dur
ham and is spending the day in Char
lotte, quartered at the'-Buford. Gen.
Carr is looking well and shows non-3
of the strain of a Senatorial race. He
is shaking hands with his frisnds to
day. He declares that his skies are
brighter every day and he has every
reason to regard the outlook for him
self as promising.
THREE DROWNED
Ice Broke Through With In
diana Boys and They Were
Pracipiated Into Its
Icy Depths
Evansville, Ind., Jan. 2. Three boys,
Willie Brown, W. L. Mann and Thcs.
Livesy, aged eleven, twelve and four
teen years, respectively lost their lives
while skating yesterday.
The ice broke and the boys plunged
into the water. All attempts to save
them failed. The bodies were recov
ered last night.
JEWELS STOLEN.
Several Rings and a Watch Stolen
From Mrs. Littlefield.
Between the hours of 9 and 11 o'clock
yesterday morning, a thief entered the
room of Mrs. E. B. Littlefield, corner
of Mint and Fourth streets aid carried
away a lot of jewelry, the property of
Mrs. Littlefield.
Among the stolen articles was an
open-face .green enamel watch. One
gold ring, set with four opals and four
small pearls on each side. Inside this
ring was the name "Daisy" engraved.
Another ring set with a s.ngle ruby
stone, diamond shape. Another gold
ring set with opals and still another
ring set with rubies.
These different articles Df . jewelry
were last seen in Mrs. Littlefield's jew
elry box that was on a dressing case
in her room. The last time they were
noticed by any one in the house was
shortly before 9 o'clock yesterday
morning. At 11 o'clock Mre. Littlefield
missed them and soon thereafter, the
police were notified to kee a watchout
for them.
While no clue has beet established
it is not thought that anr of the ser
vants about the house get them. The
only servant at the hone yesterday
morning was the cook, Hit it is not
thought that she, at any :ime, went in
the room.
The supposition is that some one
familiar with the premises stepped in
the house and committee the theft.
Mr. and Mrs. Littlefield live with Mr.
and Mrs. R. J. Sifford, M's. Littlefield's
parents. Besides the intrinsic value of
the articles, Mrs. Littlefeld prized the
rings above price becaise they were,
some of them, wedding gifts.
Chief Irwin and his men have the
case in hand and if the thief still re
mains in Charlotte, he or she will be
apprehended before meny days roll
around.
Firemen Strike for Higher Wages.
Houston, Tex., Jan. 2. The entire
Fire Department of Houston has struck
for higher wages. The members have
formed a union, making the first fire
'mea's union in this country, and prob
ably in the world.
WHILE Sw.Ili
DEATH LURKS III
DEADLYJOY GUN
Young Son of J. R. Caudle
Expires Today From Result
of Wound Xmas Day
WOUND WAS HEALING WHEN
BLOOD POISON DEVELOPED
Sad Death One of Many That
Have Occurred this Season
From the Use of Toy that
Should be Prohibited
Little Vester Caudle, who was in
jured Christmas day by the discharge of
a toy pistol, died this morning at 9:30
o'clock at the home of his parents on
East Avenue. Blood poison was the
immediate cause of death.
Christmas morning while playing
with one of these blank cartridge pis
tols, the contrivance was discharged
and the effects of the explosion caused
a slight wound in the palm of one of
the little fellow's hand. The wound,
while painful, was not considered at
all serious. Only a day or two ago
Vester sent word to the proprietors of
the Tapp-Long Co., where he was em
ployed as one of the "check" boys, that
he would be able to resume work in a
day or two.
Last night symptoms of blood poison
appeared and all during the night the
little fellow was very near to death's
door. This morning, at the hour himed
above, the little sufferer closed his yyes
and passed peacefully into the great
beyond.
Vester Caudle was an exceptionally
bright boy and during his slay at the
Tapp-Long Co.," he won the hearts of
the entire force as well as the propri
etors. Always attentive to his duties,
always polite and accomodating, he
was easily, one of the most popular
boys in the employ of this firm His sad
death is a great blow to his parents s
well as all who knew and loved the
little fellow.
The body will be taken to Lexington
tomorrow morning, where the funeral
and interment will take place.
Vester Caudle was a son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. Rankin Caudle.
WAS NOT LULA JOYNER.
l Gvosies Had In CamD a Fair-Haired
Boy In Girl's Clothing.
Suffolk, Va., Jan. 2. The child in the
custody of gypsies whose appearance
has several times given rise to the ru
mor that it was 5-year-old Lula Virgin
ia Joyner, who has been missing seve
ral weeks from her home, near Church
Road, Va., was today located by offi
cers near Sewell's Point, Va., where a
camp had just been pitched.
Though the long, fair hair of the
child looked like Lula's, an investiga
tion proved the child held in the camp
was a boy in girl's clothing. Now the
gypsy theory is abandoned.
The reward for Lula Joyner, dead or
alive, has been increased from $100 to
$300, with $250 additional for the con
viction of her murderer or abductor.
Ireland's Friends at Work.
Rome, Jan. 2. A consistory will be
held next March in connection with the
festivities attentiant upon the twenty
fifth aninversaryof the coronation of
Pope Leo. Great efforts are being put
forth to have Arch Bishop Ireland cre
ated cardinal then.
Catch Diphtheria From Pencils.
Boston, Jan. 2. The Board of Health
has taken steps to prevent contagion
by the indiscriminate use of pencils by
school children. Diphtheria has been
traced to this practice.
Quits Race For Governorship.
Frankfort, Ky., Jan. 2.James D.
Black of Barbourville, has withdrawn
from the race for the Democratic nom
ination for Governor.
JEWELER WAS
ANEASY MARK
Left Diamonds in His Win
dow and Burglar Simply
Breaks the Glass and
Helps Himself
Cleveland, Jan. 2 At 4 o'clock this
morning a burglar broke a plate-glass
window in the jewelry store of J. R.
Heiman and stole three thousand dol
lars worth of diamonds.
Heiman kept the diamonds in plain
sight at ail times instead of putting
them in a safe at night, unlike other
jewelers, leaving them among gold
watches and silverware which were
within easy reach.
This fooled a policeman, who re
ported that the window was broken,
but could not discover that anything
was missing. Later Heiman discov
ered the loss of the diamonds.
WEATHER BUREAU'S WORK.
Discussed By Prof. Moore At Wash
ington Convention Today.
Washington, Jan. 2. Several papers
of interest were read today by the
members of the American Association
for the advancement of science, now
in convention here.
Prcf. B. E. Fernow, director of the
ccllege of forestry, at Cornell Uni
versity, spoke on the outlook for
the timber supply in the United
States; Willis L. Moore, chief of the
Weather Bureau, spoke on the good
work of that branch of the government
service, laying special stress upon the
lives and money saved by the system
of storm signals on the coast and the
frost warnings.
In the first named work he said
millions of dollars was yearly saved
shipping interests and the value of the
work would scarcely be estimated.
The Southern states many times had
been protected from immense crop
losses by frost warnings of a weather
bureau which gave growers of fruit
and vegetables ample time to protect
the products, while the flood warnings
were many tjmes similarly effective.
Volcanic destruction in the West
Indies was discussed by Prof. Russell
of the University of Michigan, stero
pacsn illustrations being used to show
the effect of eruptions.
Flames Frighten Convicts.
Columbus, O., Jan. 2. Fire early this
morning gutted the broom shop inside
the walls of the Ohio penitentiary op
erated on contract by the National
Broom Company. The blaze caused
great excitement among the 2,000 pris
oners who feared the flames would
spread to the cell blocks. All were kept
in the cells for fear of a stampede.
CLINGS TO
HIS DEAD
CHILD
Unusual Post-Mortem Symp
tons in Four-Year-Old Girl
Puzzle the Physicians of
South Carolina Town
Spartanburg, S. C, Jan. 2. Be
cause of the unusual post-mortem
symptoms the body of four year old
Vivian Green, the daughter of a
prominent . citizen of this place, has
been kept snugly tucked in bed since
Sunday.
When the child died the father
having indefinitely postponed tho
funeral set for last Tuesday.
The child's body has become per
fectly flexible in color and very
natural. While the physicians offer
no hope the case is unusual. The
father is said to be almost crazed.
PASTOR TO LIVE IN CHURCH.
Evicted From His Home By Legal
Process, He Moves To Basement.
New York, Jan. 2. Evicted from his
home in Ninth street, Unionport, on
Monday, Rev. Joseph Mechler was very
busy today, for his wish was that his
new residence should be all prepared
for occupancy by the new year. His
quarters are in the basement of the
Church of the Holy Family, of which
he is the pastor, in the rooms which
formerly wrere used for a Sunday
school. He was sent to the church over
which he presides by Archbishop Cor
rigan six years ago. He established the
parish, built the church, and, he says,
invested $3,000 of his money in the
structure. Since them, he says, he has
received no salary, and, although good
friends among the parishioners helped
him along, he found himself recently
in the position where he had to ac
knowledge to his landlord that he was
in arrears for the rent for eight and a
half months, and the monthly rental
was $15.
His landlord, Frank Gass, Alderman
from the Forty-third district, took the
case to court. The priest did not appear
and by reason of his default judgment
was taken against him.
So the Alderman decided to dispos
sess the priest, who moved his goods
without waiting for an officer to dp the
work.
BLACK CAT SAVES FAMILY.
Its Scratching Wakes Alfred Mans
field When House Is In Flames.
Morristown, N. J., Jan. 2. A black
cat saved the lives of Alfred Mansfield
and family, of Collinsville, today. The
house was on fire and the lower story
all in flames when they were awaken
ed shortly after 6 o'clock by a cat
yowling and scratching on the bed
room door. When he opened the door
flames and smoke rushed in. He :an
into a communicating room, seized his
two children and, shoting to his wife
to foilow, dashed downstairs and out
the front door, all being in their night
clothes. In a few minutes the building
and contents were consumed.
Negro Murderer Pays Penalty.
St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 2. Thos. Dunn,
colored, was hanged this morning for
the murder of Peter Jackson, another
negro. The crime was committed Oc
tober 29th, 1900 and was the outcome of
a quarrel over a small sum of money.
Fifty Fishermen Drowned.
Rigaga, Russia, Jan. 2. Fifty fish
ermen were drowned in the terrific
storm which swept the Gulf of Riga.
FATHER
RIG DEMAND FOR
SIEEL
Imports for Past Year Broke
all Records, According To
Treas. Bureau Statistics
THIS TOO, IN FACE OF
LARGE MANUFACTURES
Imports of Iron and Steel For
11 Months Ending With No
vember More than Double
Any Other Period
Washington, Jan. 2. The tremendu
ous demand in the United States for
manufactures of iron and steel is il
lustrated by statistics of imports just
issued by the Treasury Bureau of sta
tistics. Although the iron and steel produc
tion of the United States was far
greater during 1902 than ever before,
the recorded imports of the same class
of goods also ran up higher than was
reached in the last dozen years.
For eleven months last year ending
with November, the imports of iron
and steel more than double in value
those of the corresponding months of
preceeding years. For a full year the
importations were fully forty million
dollars.
Pig iron imports increased from a
million and a half to nearly nine mil
lion dollars. The value of ingots
blooms and bars from a little over a
million to over seven million. The ma
chinery increase is over a million. The
only decrease is in tin plate, the value
of the imports of which fell off a mil
lion. "FRENZIED SONS OF PELEE."
Relief Messengers And Writers To
Form An Association.
Washington, Jan. 2. A new organi
zation will spring into life during an
informal smoker to be held at the New
Willard next Saturday evening by the
survivors of the relief expeditions sent
from this county to the volcano
stricken people of Martinique.
The men eligible to membership style
themselves the "Pelee Survivors Asso
ciation." When formally organized
they will have an equally attractive ap
pellation, and, if the suggestion of one
of the New Yorkers be followed, they
will adopt the name of : :The Frenzied
Sons of Pelee." From the same sources
Comes the suggestion to the committee
on arrangements, which he styles the
"furnace committee," that the princi
pal officer be designated the "chief
crater," and the other officers "lesser
craters."
The formation of the association is
the result of a desire on the part of the
survivors of the historical expeditions
to "fuse themselves into a homogene
ous mass" for social purposes. It is
also desired that the members of the
association formulate plans whereby
a permanent record of the expeditions
sent from this country on the United
States naval vessels Dixie, Prarie, Cin
cinnati and the Potomac shall be per
fected. It has even been suggested that
this record take the form of a book
of composite authorship. Those eligible
to membership are the army, navy and
consular officers of the United States
who assisted in the work of relief, the
newspaper correspondents and sketch
artists and the magazine writers and
scientists who accompanied the expe
ditions. Roosevelt Invited To Charlottesville.
Washington, Jan. 2. A delegation
representing the alumni of the Uni
versity of Virginia today invited Presi
dent Roosevelt to attend the com
mencement exercises of the insitution
in Charlottesville, June 16th. The Pres
ident said he would attend if he return
ed from his western trip in time.
MESSMER WONT DO
Firebrand Speech is Charged
Against Him Coadjutor
Bishop For the Diocese
of Saint Louis
Rome, Jan. 2. The Secretary o
State has written the Vatican that
Monsignor Messmer of Greenbay, Wis.,
is impossible for the position of Bishop
of Manila, because of the firebrand
speech recently made before the Catho
lic Truth federation.
Archbishop Farley of New York, is
announced to be offered as auxiliary
bishop.
Archbishop Main of St. Louis, recent
ly requested that an auxiliary bishop
be appointed in his diocese but th
Vatican refused to appoint an auxiliary
but expressed a willingness to grant
him a coadjutor. The present Vicar is
suggested for the position.
RON
D
OR
BISHOPRIC