THE NUMBER of Charlotte sub
scribers The News has added in the
past three months, would represent a
fair city circulation for many papers.
V WIS M li ,N
NEW
FROM CHARLOTTE alone comes
two-thirds of the business of two
thirds of the business men of Char
lotte. There is but one paper that
C covers Charlotte The News.
VOL. XXIII
CHARLOTTE, N. C, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 5, 1903.
NO. 5461
CHAMLO
UGH! AID SHADE
OF BUST - WORLD
;
!
Two-Months-Old Baby Found,
Lashed to The End of a
Baltimore and Ohio
Train
TWO FIREMEN INURED
IN CHICAGO BLAZE
Harbor Inspectors Find Mute
Evidence of a Tragedy
Tod Sloan's "Man" is
Sent to Jail
Columbus, O., Jan. 5. The body of a
two months old mulatto girl baby was
found lashed to the rear end of the
last car of the Baltimore and Ohio
train which arrived from Cincinnati
at seven this morning. The discovery
was made at Derby, a short distanc-a
from Columbus. The child was dead
when found, but the indications are
that it was alive when tied to the
train.
London, Jan. 5. Tod Sloan's valet.
Carles, who was arrested last week
cn charges of stealing a valuable dia
mond, set of cuff links and a dress
suit case from the jockey, today plead
ed guilty and was committed to jail.
Chicago, Jan. 5. A fire at the can
ning works and refinery of Franklin
McVeagh, early this morning, destroy
ed the strube and consumed the con
tents of spices, oils, dried fruits and
food cereals. The loss is two hundred
thousand. Two firemen were injured.
Quarantine. N. Y.. Jam. 5. The har
bor inspectors boat Lamont early this
morning picked up adrift outside the
East Channel a sixteen foot skiff paint
ed green. In the boat was a pair of
oars and a lantern, unlighted.
GATTIS IN THE LEAD.
He May Be Speaker of House New
Penitentiary Director.
Raleigh. N. C, Jan. 5 About fifty
members of the Legislature are hero
besides many candidates for office.
Gattis is generally admitted to be in
the lead for speaker and it is repo :
that two of his opponents will with
draw tonight. W. C. Newland of Cald
vfll withdraws s candidate frr
spal;c-r.
Gove; nor appoints J. T. Hocks, o'
Fremont, director of the penitentiary
in nlace of Nathan O'Berry, resig!
.Ipmm Member Sworn In.
Washington, Jan. 5. Public interest
in the reassembling of Congress didn't
seem intense. The galleries was
scantily patronized and scarcely a
quorum of members were present when
Speaker Henderson called the house..
The business was the swearing in of
DeWitt G. Lannegan, member-elect
from New Jersey, who succeeds the
late Representative Salmon.
Prince Henry Likes Americans.
Berlin, Jan. 5 It is learned offi
cially that Prince Henry ot rruhbid
is surely to visit the St. Louis Ex
hibition unless some totally unex
pected obstacle arises. He has ex
pressed a desire to make a lengthy
stav in America and become better
acquainted with the people.
Murder and Suicide.
Havana. Jan. 5. A sergeant cf
Cuban artillery, stationed at Catian's
fortress, was muraered oy a pnvcae
last night. Later the private suicided.
OR, ML GOES
TO SWITZERLAND
Prof. HardV IS Transferred tO ter the routine morning business to
J morrow he would speak upon his anti-
bpam oryan is 10 w
Portugal and LOOmiS Will
0..4 U!ll
OUL-L-CCU Ult Mill
Washington, Jan. 5. Dr. David
Hill, first assistant secretary of state,
has beeulL appointed minister to
Switzerland, vice Prof. Arthur Sher
burne Hardy, nominated minister to
Spain.
Charles Page Bryan, minister to
Rrnyil who was RplfiCted
for tne
Portugal P0Sl'
runubai.
Francis B. Loomis, present minis-
ter to Portugal, will be appointed to
take Dr. Hill's place
secretary of state.
. ,
as assibwuv
CONGRw 6 SOON TO RETURN.
Senator Quay Is Hopeful of Passing
The Statehood Bill.
! Washington, Jan. 5. Members of
Congress are returing to Washington
preparatory to the reconvening of Con
: gress on Monday next. Speaker David
; B. Henderson. Representatives Joseph
G. Cannon. Charles H. Grosvenor and
otenaeeta
meets the fight
over the Omnibus Statehood bill will be
resumed. Those opposed to the admis
sion of the Territories will seek to kill
time and everything possible will be
done to delay action in the hope that
enough votes can be mustered to de
feat Senator M. S. Quay, who is acting
as the particular champion of the
measure. Mr. Quay says that notwith
standing the efforts of the opponents
to overcome his forces he is still ready
for a vote and that enough strength
can be offered to pass a bill gi-anting
statehood to Oklahoma, New Mexico
and Arizona.
In the House work will be resumed
on the appropriation bills. It is expect
ed that the Naval Appropriation bill
will be reported within two weeks. It
is said this measure will include an
item provideding for four new battle
ships. An appropriation of $2,000,000 is
also expected for expenditures in con
nection with the improvement of the
Naval Academy.
CHILD WIFE IS DRAMATIC.
Applies for Divorce at Fifteen and At
tempts Husband's Life.
Paris. Jan. 5. A girl of fifteen named
Gabrielle Ruffler, who is a dressmaker
and who, in spite of her youthfulness,
has been married since last August, has
iust given further proof ot her pre
cocity by demanding a divorce.
Her case has been in the court since
the beginning of December and on
Friday last to add a little qipuancy to
it. she fired five times at her husband.
Hpr aim was feminine. She missed
every time.
Death, Unannounced and
bidden, Stalks Upon Alex
ander G. Shaw As He
Worked at His Banch
Mr. Alexander G. Shaw, a well
known carpenter of this city, died
whUn at wnrk at his bench in Lid-
dell's Foundry this morning at 3
o'clock. Heart trouble was the imme-
iiate cause of death.
.1;-. Shaw had been employe.' in i
;-;vntc--s room at Lid Jell's Found; ;
a nuiuix-v of "ta:;;. This siutuiu
appeared foi duty at his uul
!.-. r n.n,; hp with the balance ot tin
i (. v.'i'iit to work. He had not c
to an: one and, io ail apy
v v.. as ni his usual health.
Shortly after 9 o'clock Mr. Shaw
.as seen to fall to the floor. At first,
.he other workmen thougnt he hau
t-innerl and fallen, but as he did not
ise to his feet, they suspected some-
: aincr wrong. Several went to him and
o their surprise and grief, their fel
iow-workman was dead.
They raised him from the floor and
telephoned for a physician who came
immediately, but there was nothin.
to be done. Death had claimed him
-ome minutes before.
The body of Mr. Shaw was removed
to his home No. 617 South Poplar
street.
For the past 12 or 15 years, de
ceased had been in the employ of the
Liddell company. He was straight
forward, honest and honorable and
was one of the best carpenters in the
city.
BREECHES BIBLE BOBS UP.
Copy Presented to Pilgrim Society of
Plymouth.
Plymouth, Mass., Jan. 5. A copy of
the "breeches" edition of the Bradford
Bible, which is said to be, with one ex
ception, the most valuable book m
Massachusetts, came to light today
when it was presented to the Pilgrim
Society by William L. Davis, of this
town.
Hoar's Anti-Trust Bill.
Washington, Jan. 5. The Senate lost
no time in getting down to business
this morning upon reassembling after
the holiday recess. A large represen
tation was upon the floor and Senator
1 1 n o t rr TO nntlOQ t Vl ') T 1 m TT1C f 1 t Pi V if-
trust Dm.
Baer Fears Witness Stand.
Philadelphia, Jan. 5 It was learned
todav from an official source that
President Baer is unwilling to appear
before the arbitration committee un
less he shall alter his present frame of
mind. He still holds his publicly ex
pressed view, "There's nothing to ar
bitrate." Killed On Wedding Day.
Manchester, N. H., Jan. 5 Conrad
Vincent, aged 21, a salesman was
to have been married to Miss Kivard at
wl told to hurry' up as tne carrfag;
I who l, . . . . j -u
was waiting, in tne rmm w ooey
fell from the stairs aisrocaurrs ms,
l. I , i, r. ; nf iio VivQin
i nee, ictuvju6 -
He was taken to a nospuai aying.
WORTHY WORKMAN
DIES IN HARNESS
INSPECTOR SENT
T OJDUIDU
To Investigate Trouble Be
tween the Citizens of That
Town and Roosevelt's
Negro Postmistress
TROUBLE BROUGHT ABOUT
BY GREEDY POLITICIANS
On Entering the Republican
Fold, they Become Afflicted
With a Malady Peculiar
ly Republican
Washington, Jan. 5. A postofnee
inspector has been sent to Indianola,
Miss., to investigate the trouble be
tween the citizens of that town and the
colored postmistress there and if pos
sible locate the blame.
It is alleged by men familar with
Indianola affairs, that the townspeople
in general are not responsible for the
persecution of the woman that caused
her to resign, but say that a number
of politicians who wished a change in
office for their own benefit, made all
tbe trouble.
These men, it is said, were formerly
Democrats. Now they have become
Republicans and it is said they demand
public office and the only ones in sight
are those at the post office.
CARMACK FAVORS PARKER.
Tennesseean for New York Judgo for
Presidential Nomination.
Washington, Jan. 5. Senator Ed
ward W. Oarmack. of Tennessee, is
out for Judge Alton B. Parker, of New-
York, for the Democratic Presidential
Un-hJJVe9n04; great deal of tali
lately about David B. Hill, Arthur P
Gorman and Richard Omey, said Air
Gnrmack. "but I nlace little faith m
the predicted success of the part)
should either of these gentlemen be
selected. I am not a Gorman, Hil nor
Olney man. I lockk rather favorably on
the effort to nominate Judge Parke?
of New York. ' From what I know ot
him I am very favorably impresses
with his candidacy. He is recognized
as a man of distinguished ability, --is
I understand it there can be no objec
tion to his candidacy by Mr. Bryan or
Lny of the Nebraskan's followers.
ACM IT 3 DISCRIMINATION.
i'.Aliroad Charges Different Rates To
Importers and Domestic Shippers.
Washington. Jan. 5. The Inte-stat--Commission
today began its hearing to
determine whether importers are given
the preference in freight rates by rail
roads over domestic shippers. This in
formation was requested of the com
mission.
Gen. W. L. B-sVine, general import
agent said the C. & O. made a differ
ence in some cases quoting a rate to
the importers and these were lower
than domestic rates. This action, he
said, was necessary as the C. & O. at
Newport News was into competition
with railroads at Baltimore and otne
Southern seaports while it had no
competition in domestic trafic to dis
turb these rates.
Edwards Appointed Receiver.
Raleigh, N. C, Jan. 5. Judge Pur
nell appoints A. J. Edwards, of San
ford, receiver of the Carolina &
Northern Railway and Southern Saw
mill and Construction Co. Edwards is
to give a twenty-five thousand dollar
bond. About one million dollars are
involved in the litigation.
Man In Debt
Disappears.
, Jan. 5. Spencer
Bridgeston, N. J
Rogers, a Hammonton druggist and
with interests in the. oyster business
at Port Norris has disappeared leaving
behind it his alleged endorsed paper
for twenty-five thousand dollars.
TEST OF
YAIKEE ENGINES
U. S. Consul at Birmingham
Advises Importing English
Locomotive to Make the
Comparison Here
Washington, Jan. 5. Marshall Hal
stead, United States consul to Birm
ingham, Eng., suggests in a communi
cation to the State Department that
American manufacturer's of locomo
tiyes import an English engine and
with a English driver give it a fair
test on an American railway.
His nurnose is to refute the
re-
peated reports abroad that an Ameri -
i , innnniira ia priori pnmizn of ItS
, tv 1 vp and that
niuu, " th
t thov pfflisump mors
a ;c
a
WANTS
JUDGES IN HAGUE COURT.
Venezuela Will Have As Many On Ar-
bitration Tribunal as All the Allies.
Washington, D. C, Jan. 5. Details
of the terms of the proposed arbitra
tion between Venezuela and the allies
are gradually becoming known.
The Hague court will be composed of
as many members representing Vene
zuela as represent the allies If the
court is made up of seven members
the powers will name three and Vene
zuela three, and the six will agree on
the seventh. In that case, Germany,
England and Italy each would name
one.
But if the tribunal is compor-d of
only five members, as is thought most
likely, the three powers will have to
agree on their two arbitrators.
Some think the allies overlooked a
point in agreeing to have only as many
arbitrators as Venezuela, but that has
been the understanding of the State
Department from the first. As the al
lies are operating jointly, it is regarded
as natural that they should present
their case through joint representa
tives.
WEALTHY ECCENTRIC IS DEAD.
Had Denied Herself Ail Comforts
Through Fear Of Poverty.
Bridgeton, N .J., Jan. 5. Mrs. Naomi
Randolph died at the home of relatives
near Bridgeton today, leaving a fortune
of $100,000.
For many years she had been very
eccentric and about two years ago she
lost her mind so completely that she
was forcibly taken to the home of her
relatives and a guardian for her estate
was applied by the court. For a quarter
of a century she lived the life of a
recluse in a wretched house in Bridge
ton's fashionable quarter, denying her
self all comlorts and constantly m
dread that she would be reduced to
poverty.
CHILD DIES OF GRIEF.
Fiv2-Year-Old Girl Mourned Constant
ly For Her Dead Mother.
Middletown, N. Y., Jan. 5. Constant
ly crying, "I want to go where mother
is," Lucy Edwards, the 5-year-old
daughter of Elmer Edwards, of De
Bruce. Sullivan county, has died, de
spite the best medical attention.
Lucy's mother died at Nortlxwood
several months ago and since her death
the child had refused to be comforted,
constantly moaning and expressing a
longing to join her mother. The child
grew weaker and weaker each day,
until death released her. The attending
physicians say she had no disease, but
died of grief.
Hon. William St. John Bro
derick Takes His Second
Wife at St. Georges
Church Today
London, Jan. 5. One of the most
brilliant weddings that has taken place
in London in a decade took place at at.
Georges in Hanover Square today when
Hon. William St. John Broderick, Sec
retary of State for War married Made
line Stanley, daughter of Advocate
General Lord Jeune.
The Bishop of Winchester officiated
and the best man was Premier Bal
i'our. The wedding was attended by all
the high society of London including
most of the government officials.
There were six hundred gifts in all.
i King Edward heading the list with a
silver mkstand. Tins is uroaericK s
national politics. Count Lamsdorff, the
APPEALS FOR HER HUSBAND.
Wife, Shot By Him, Asks for Mercy
In Vain.
Winsted, Conn., Jan. 5. Mrs. Fred
erick Schmeltz, of Norfolk, who was
shot by h-ar husband on Thanksgiving
Day, called on Trial Justice Ralph
Crissey, who remanded Schmeltz for
trial on the charge of shooting his wife
with intent to kill yesterday, and made
an earnest appeal to have the case
against her husband dismissed. She
said the shooting was an "unfortunate
accident."
When informed by Justice Crissey
that he could not grant her request.
Mrs. Schmeltz said: "If they take my
husband away the town will have to
support me and my children."
Schmeltz's trial is scheduled for next
month.
Woman Stop Train.
Ithaca. Jan 5. The horse of Frank
Dunk, of Locke, near Ithaca, ran away
with Its owner in a cutter down the
Lehigh aVlley Railroad tracks directly
toward an approaching pessenger train.
Mrs. William Stone, hearing the
noise, lantern in hand rushed upon the
track directly in front of the tram and
succeeded in stopping it just before it
bore down upon Dunk, whose horse
had just run into a short trestle. Had
Mrs. Stone been a minute slower she
would have been too late to save Dunk.
To Hunt in Florida.
Messrs. W. J. Chambers, W. S. Orr,
T. Garibaldi and Dr. J. F. Robertson,
Dr. S. B. Jones and Col. Hamilton C.
Jones left this morning for a week's
1 hunting trip in Florida. Dr. R. J. Bre-
i . nn-..r it, oT
vam anoiner oue UL lue '? .
ready at the hunting grounds awaiting
the arrival of the party.
SMART WEDDHC
IS OLD LONDON
AUSTRIAN PAPER
MAPS DDT FUTURE
Leading Weekly Newspaper
Predicts a Vast Change in
International Politics
Very Soon
PAPER SEES GIANT
QUADRUPLE ALLIANCE
Changes, it Says, Will Re
suit in Predominance of
America, Which Will Hold
Balance of Power
Vienna, Jan. 5. The leading Austri
an weekly, Sonnund Monags .eitung,
today forecasts vast changes in inter-
natoinal politics. Count Lamsdorff, the
Russian Foreign Minister, the paper
asserts, did'nt come to xYustria to dis
cuss the situation in Macedonia but
rather to negotiate the destruction and
disruption of the triple allience.
The paper continues "Germany hav
ing estranged both her allies by the
new tariff bill now seeks to become a
third party to the Anglo-Japanese al
liance. Russia therefore is compelled to
secure other support to restore the bal
ance of power. Necessarily this support
will come from Austria and Italy.
"The international situation in the
near future will be Germany isolated
by Europe but with Englaud and
Japan in the background and Russia,
France, Austria and Itally to form a
quadruple alliance.
"The changes will result in American
predominance and the United States
will hold the balance of power be
tween these two combinations.""
TWINS BORN IN TWO YEARS.
One
Had Birthday Dec. 31, 1902;
the
Other's Was Jan. 1, 1903.
Chicago, Jan. 5. There is a curious
situation at the home, of Mr. and Mrs.
John Stift, No. 180 Sheffield avenue.
They are the parents of twins, and the
story of the birth of the babies in dif
ferent years is now going the rounds.
One of the twins was born at 10:30
p. m. on the last day of 1902, and along
after midnight, an hour or so after tne
birth of 1903, the second child
.vas
born. The birthday- of one is Dec. 31,
1902, and that of the other Jan 1, 1903
Dog Saves Whole Family.
Columbus, 0., Jan. 5. A faithful
family dog saved the lives of John
Glass, his wife and two children at
Lakeside. Glass keeps a summer resort
there. It caught fire early this morn-
ine. The barking of the dog at his
bedroom door aroused Glas and he had
barely time to get his family cut when
the structure fell. The dog seemed to
think the children were still in the
burning building and rushed about the
rooms trying to find them and in this
way lost his life. The loss is asout
$10,000.
1
Fate Pursues Family.
Scottsville, N. Y., Jan. 5. Fate pur
sues the family of Mr. and Mrs. George
Austin. Effie, their two-year-old daugh
ter, was burned to death yesterday,
the flames from the parlor stove set
ting her dress on fire.
Two years ago anotner young cnua
of the Austins died in the same way,
and last spring two of the children died
cn the same day with whooping cough.
Saratoga Woman's Gift to Queen.
Saratoga, Jan. 5. Mrs. Elizabeth M.
Gilchrist, of Saratoga Springs, has sent
by express to Buckingham Palace. Lon
don, a New Year's presen tto Her Ma
jesty Queen Alexandra of England.
The gift consisted of a beautiful em
broidered luncheon set, the handiwork
of the giver. It was expressed from
here on Thursday last.
MAGQQHQUGH IS
FLEET JS
New Torpedo Boat Destroyer
Clips Off the Knots on Her
Trial Trip at Breathless
Rate of Speed
Pmvinoetown. Mass.. Jan. 5. After
waiting of two days for good weather
the torpedo boat destroyer Macdon
ough. built by the Fore River Ship and
Eneine Comnany of Quincy, yesterday
the measured mile off
Wood End, exceeding the contract re
quirements of 28 knots, making on one
leg a rate of 2S.5b knots.
The best two runs over the mile
averaged 28.02 knots. An endurance
vnn nf an hour at twenty-six knots was
ottomntpri nn a trin to Boston, but
j. c iv, irQE
no
consumed a small valve blew out and gical examination to ascertain wheth- j churches in various places and endeav
tte test was postponed until tomorrow, er or not it had rabies. oring to dispossess the Roman ciergj.
AFFLICTIONS MAY FREE HIM.
Deaf-Mute Illiterate Tries To Escape
Double Murder Charge.
Chicago, Jan. 5. Because he is deaf
and dumb and can neither read nor
write Bennett Roloeger, waiting trial
on the charge of murder, today peti
tioned the judge for a writ of habeas
corpus
Roloeger, also known as "the dum-
y," is charged with the murder of ;
my
Cherles Jefferson and Lee Robinson in
a barber shop at Polk and State
streets April 20 last. The ground taken
for asking the court to release him is
an unusual one and the points of law
involved never have been passed upon
in this State, it is said. Not under
standing the sign language and being
unable to communicate intelligibly
with others, he will be unable, it is
alleged, in his trial to take advantage
of challenging jurors and would not
even understand the nature of his in
dictment. Being also unable to under
stand the evidence, it is urged, he
cannot make a proper defense or ask
for a change of venue.
WOULDN'T EAT MEAT BALLS.
Soldiers Said They Were Grape Sho?
and Left Mess Hall.
Chicago, Jan. 5. Hereafter the ta
ble deportment of the men behind the
guns at Fort Sheridan will be irre
proachable.
One hundred and twenty of them, all
Field Artillery, marched out of 'the I
mess hall, refusing to eat meat balls ,
and singing songs in which uncompli-
mentary references were made to the '
cuisine. All went to the neighboring
village of Highwood and bought food. :
Some were put into the guardhouse. !
The soldiers, who declared that the
meat balls were really grapeshot have ,
been severely renrimanded by the offi-
cers. who don't have to live on the I
privates' farse.
The New Segregation System
Goes Into Effect Today at
The University of
Chicago
Chicago, Jan. 5. The new plan of
separating the boys from the girls,
goes into effect at the University of
Chicago today. In presenting a synop
sis of the untried segregation system,
j President Harper says:
"The proposition, briefly stated, is
to make provision in the development
of junior college work as far as pos-
pud women upon the basis cf extend-
ing equal privileges to both sexes."
President Harper shows himself a
firm advocate of segregation in the
lengthy arguments he gives in favor
of it. He emphasizes the contention
mat we ixcw piau win ciuiuii. ui a.
new
much greater development of the
house system.
TEETH TOUCHED HIS FLESH.
Power Ceased Just In Time for Man to
Escape Terrible Death.
Danbury, Conn., Jan. 5. No man
ever approached nearer to death and !
escaped than did William Lee, of
Brookfield. As the carriage of a saw-
mill was drawing him against a mov-
ing buzz-saw and as the teeth were
even tearing his flesh, the machinery
suddenly stopped.
Lee has a portable saw-mill which
he moves from farm to farm. Formerly
he ran it with a small steam engine,
but latterly he substituted a wind
mill. He took his mill to Henry Foote's
farm yesterday. This morning he was
feeding wood to the saw when some
thing went wrong with the machinery.
Without stopping the mill he went
back of the saw to adjust a belt. He
slipped on the icy ground and fell
across the moving carriage.
DYNAMITE FOR KINDLING.
One Man Loses Both Arms and May
Die Another Loses Both Eyes.
Greenwich, Conn., Jan. 5. Angela
Massi and Verto Woolley were badly
injured today by dynamite. They were
employed by William T. Ritch, of New
York, to blast for the foundation of a
house for E. Belcher Meade, of the
Standard Oil Company's New York of
fice. ,
They kindled a fire in a furnace with
wet wood and then to quicken the
flame Massi broke up a stick of dyna
mite and threw it in the fire. It ex
ploded, tearing off both of Massi's arms
and WToodlley was hit in the face by
flying iron and both eyes were blinded.
Massi is said to be dying.
WOLF OR DEWEY'S DOG?
To Find Whether Escaped Animal
orCollie Pet Bit Children.
Washington, Jan. 5 Whether the
gray wolf that escaped from the Zoo
or Admiral Dewey's collie Prince bit
several weeks ago two children is to
be solved scientifically. The collie was
killed, but the wolf was recaptured
and kept under observation until to-
day. when it was killed and sent to
hn Rnrosm of Animfil Tndnstrv. where 1
! cninntipri! oyo tn miito q nnthnln
10 SEPARATE
GIRLS AID BOYS
'CHARITY LUNCH
ENDS III PANIC
Pni i nfpop Kami VI fiivPS Hfl
""lobb ldIUiyi UlVtJb flU
breakfast to lhe Hungry
With Results That Were
Not Anticipated
TROUBLE IN M0RR0CC0
IS ABOUT AT AN END
Pretender Out of Calcula
tions When Sultan and His
Brother Kiss and Make
Up Their Quarrel
Budapesth, Jan. 5. A hot lunch to
thfi hnmplpss civpn hv rnnntws Kam.
today ended m a small panic. Three
thousand persons sought admission
where the lunch was given and couldn't
t in quickly enough. A number began
iV. ,
to fiSht their war through the crowd
to the door. The police were called to
settle the difference, but before they
could do so had to use sabres. An old
woman was killed and several others
seriously injured.
Rome, Jan. 5. Thomas Gridler, Eu
ropean Commissioner to the St. Louis
Exposition, has left Rome for Brus
sels. He has handed the task of obtain
ing representation from Italy at the
exhibition to Ambassador Meyer, who
says there is good reason to hope that
Italy will officially participate in the
fair.
Paris, Jan. 5. The results of the sen
atorial election are now complete ex
cept four from Guadaloup. They show
a gain of thirteen seats for the minis
terialists. The senate stands 63 min
isterialists and 33 imperialists.
Madrid, Jan. 5. The conciliation
between the Sultan of Morocco and his
brother, Malai Mohammed, has caused
the belief that the trouble in Morocco
will be settled at a early date by the
withdrawal of the pretender's forces
from the field.
BEET SUGAR SURRENDERS?
Oxnard Sees Roosevelt and May Not
Oppose Cuban Treaty.
Washington, Jan. 5. Henry T. Ox
nard, head of the Beet Sugar Trust,
had a fifteen-minute talk with the
n r,.,
reciprocity bill.
It is said that while the beet sugar
interests think the proposed reduction
of 20 per cent, on Cuban sugar is iiufair
to them, they will not oppose the
to have tne
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WOMAN SAVED TRAIN.
With Lantern Flagged It and Savea
It From Obstruction.
Locke, N. Y., Jan. 5 Mrs. Frank
Dunks saved a passenger train from
J being plunged into the creek here last
j night. Mr. and Mrs. Dunks were dnv-
; ing in a cutter toward Gorton when
their horse became frightened and- ran
on the railroad tracks. At the crossing
it ran on the bridge and fell between
the ties.
The northbound passenger train was
then due and whistled. Securing a lan
tern Mrs. Dunks ran down the track
and flagged the train.
Coal Commission Resumes Tomorrow.
Philadelphia, Jan. 5. With the
prospect of at least a month more of
the daily hearings of the Anthracite
Strike Commission, the coal operators
and their attorneys and John Mitchell
and his counsel are assembling here
today for conferences preparatory to
the beginning cf actual work tomor
row. TUFT OPPOSES
JGLIPffS CHURCH
Sees in it, According to Re
port, Much Embarassment
For Civil Government of
This Country
Washington, Jan. 5. In a supple
mental report to his annual report,
Governor Taft opposes the recent es
tablishment of the Filipino independ
ent Catholic church by Padri Gregorio
Aglipay, who now styles himself tha
"Archbishop."
Taft regards the movement as one
likely to cause the civil government
considerable embarrassment inasmuch
- ias AE inav S IullUv,eIo die
foliov,ers are seizing