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ing medium.
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NEW
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business men use the News columns
continuously for their advertising
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per's commanding publicity value.
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VOL. XXIII
CHARLOTTE, N. C, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 12, 1903.
NO. 5467
ICE WILL BE
MADE THIS TIE
Astute Politicians Believe that
the Caucas Will Settle the
Senatorial Fight This
Evening
DISTINGUISHED LAWYER
IS DEAD AT RALEIGH
Mr. Joseph Branch Batchelor
Passes .Away Insurance
Commissioner Has Ne
gro Jailed
Raleigh, N. C, Jan. 12. Joseph
Branch Batchelor, a distinguished law
yer, and member of the famous fraud
commission of 1870, died here last
eight at the age of seventy-seven.
Insurance Commissioner Young has
had R. A. Cadwell, a negro of Greens
boro, arrested for swindling negroes.
He claims to be representing the Na
tional Union, Educational, Industrial
and Manufacturing Association.
There is no apparent change in the
senatorial situation. Friends of all
the candidates are working hard and
many astute politicians believe there
will be a nomination tonight since all
appear to be determined to force the
issue.
Senator Norris introduced a bill for
a code commission of three to be paid
fifteen hundred and have one clerk at
seven hundred and fifty. Senator
Reinhardt, a bill requiring a minimum
of six places for the sale of school
books in, each county.
Representatives Parker and Dockery
introduced bills regulating the employ
ment of women and children in facto
ries, to prohibit children under twelve
from working.
The House passed the King resolu
tion for a committee on the daily
printing of calendar, bills and the
journal.
MET LOST WIFE IN STREET.
She Had Come From Austria, But
Could Not Find Husband.
Mahanoy City, Jan. 12. George
Marskin. of Lansford, was summoned
to Philadelphia Thursday to give evi
dence before the Anthracite Strike
Commission. It was the means of re
storing to him his lost wife, whom he
came across unexpectedly in the
street in front of the Reading termi
nal. Marskin is a native of Austria. Last
April he sent for his w-ife to join him
at Lansford. On her way to America
she lost her husband's address and
could not recall the name of the town
in which he lived. She spent the sum
mer trying to locate him. He also in
stituted a search for her, without suc
cess, and finally gave her up as dead.
Mrs. Marskin was on her wray to
catch a train for Pittsburg, where she
hoped to get some tidings of her hus
band, when they happened to meet.
Cold Wave Spreading.
Washington, Jan. 12. Weather bul
letin: A severe storm of rain, snow and
sleet that was central in the Ohio val
ley Sunday morning, has moved to tne
mouth of the St. Lawrence, followed by
most severe and widespread cold wave
of the season. Cold weather covers the
entire eastern slope of the Rocky
mountains, Texas and Louisiana,
where the line of freezing temperature
extends almost to the immediate coast
of the East Gulf States, the Mississippi
and Ohio valley and the Lake region.
It will be cooler tonight in the Atlan
tic coast districts.
Hudson Frozen Over.
Hamburg, Jan. 12. The navigation
of the Hudson river between New
York and Newburg is closed. The
propeller steamer Ramsdelle of Cen
tral Hudson Line made the last trip of
the season up the river.
ANTI-TRUST FARCE
IS PLAYED OUT
Such Measures as the House
Chooses to Send to Senate
Will Be Allowed to Die
Quietly There
Washington, Jan. 12. There will
probably be no anti-trust legislation by
the Fifty-seventh Congress.
The program of the senatorial lead
ers on the subject is now well under
stood and unless the pressure to be ex
erted should be an irresistible force,
such measures as the House may see
fit to send over to the other side of the
capitol will be allowed to die there.
HUSBAND DEAD; WIFE ILL.
If She Expires, Secret Of 'An Inven
tion Will Be Lost.
Atlantic City, N. J., Jan. 12. In a
Virginia avenue hotel, in this city,
Mrs. Dean, of Allegheny, Pa., is criti
cally ill, with her 16-year-old daugh
ter watching beside her. Over in Eng
land lies the dead body of her hus
band, Theodore Dean, an inventor.
Last night a cablegram was re
ceived by Miss Daisy Dean, the daugh
ter, saying that her father died yes
terday of heart disease. The sad in
telligence could not be conveyed to
the mother, owing to "aer critical con
dition. Mr. Dean gained wide prominence
a few months ago w-hen he announced
that he had solved the problem of
converting steel billets into armor
plate at much less expense than by
the present methods. Experts say his
invention may revolutionize the steel
industry. At the request of capitalists
he was invited to meet them in Eng
land to demonstrate his claim, and
he was abroad for that purpose when
stricken. No one other than Mrs. Dean
knew the inventor's secret, and if she
dies this treasured knowledge will go
with her.
Porto Rican Legislature To Meet.
San Juan, P. R., Jan. 12. The new
House of Delegates will meet next
Monday. The laws passed in the ses
sion held a year ago have not been
promulgated among the natives and
lawyers lack knowledge of recent
statutes. Government officials lay the
blame upon the printers, but it is be
lieved some official is at fault.
EX-
HEW THE END
Prominent New Yorker in Ex
tremis and Attending Phy
sicians Abandon all Hope
of His Recovery
New York, Jan. 12. Abram S.
Hewitt is still alive this morning but
no hope is entertained for his recov
ery. An official bulletin issued at 9
o'clock this morning says Hr. Hewitt's
condition remains unchanged. His
mind is unclouded.
Mr. Hewitt was born in Haver
straw, N. Y., in 1822, and was gradu
ated from Columbia College at the
head of his class in 1842. With Ed
ward Cooper, son of Peter Cooper, he
founded the firm of Cooper & Hewitt;
to which Peter Cooper, whose daugh
ter Mr. Hewitt married, turned over
his iron business. Mr. Hewitt or
ganized the Cooper Union. He has
been the secretary of the board of
trustees continuously. In 1874, Mr.
Hewitt was elected to Congress, serv
ing, with the exception of one term,
until 1886, when he was elected mayor
of New York.
LET A REBEL BOAT PASS.
Captain Of British Ship Aiding The
Venezuela Revolution.
Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. 12. Ac
cording to the statements of two con
sular agents, neither of whom is a
Venezuelan, nnd according to the de
clarations of leading merchants m
Higuerote. the British warship which
is blockading that port is aiding the
Venezuelan revolutionists. The vessel
permitted a schooner from Curacao
to enter the bay and land 1,000 Mauser
rifles and 200,000 cartridges for the
Matos revolutionists, who are occupy
ing the place.
The British cruiser Ariadne, flying
the flag of Admiral Douglass, and the
torpedoboat. destroyer Rocket arrived
at La Guavra this evening.
,The Venezuelan gunboat Restaura
dor, flying the German flag now,
passed La Guayra at noon. She was
going in the direction of Puerto Ca
bello. Gift From Texas.
Washington, Jan. 12. At this morn
ing's session Senator Culberson read a
letter from the Governor of Texas,
presenting th-3 Government statues of
Stephen F. Austin and General Sam
Houston, to be placed in statuary ball.
Culbe"rson announced that later he
would present resolutions providing
for the acceptance of the same.
Quay presented several affidavits
from citizens and clubs of New Mexico
denying the accuracy of certain testi
mony taken by the sub committee on
territories bearing upon the Rio
Grande River. A House bill providing
for the fncorporation of a secretary of
the army of Santiago de Cuba was
passed.
This Wind-jammer Comes to Grief.
Asbury, Pa., Jan. 12. The three
masted schooner Harold B. Cousins
went ashore at Towns-snd Inlet, near
Atlantic City. The crew of life saving
station No. 34 went to the rescue and
they were landed safely. The vessel
sprung a leak. She was bound
from North Carolina to New York,
loaded with lumber.
Cars Stop; Waterbury Still Running
Waterbury, Conn., Jan. 12. No cars
were running on the local trolley line
this morning and at Cady, the effects
of the first trolley strike. The men
went out after midnight Sunday morn
ing and decided to remain out until
their demands are granted. The com
MAYOR
ran
pany is unwilling to meet the demands.
i " " ' 1 .i.ii , , a mm
THE SCHOOL FUND
IS
Mecklenburg's Share $37,
588 Which Amounts to
Two Dollars Per
Capita
THE CITY SCHOOLS GET
$11,250 OF THIS AMOUNT
Board of Education of County
Attends to Important Matter
-18,974 SchoolChildrten
At Present
The board of education for Mecklen
burg county held its first meeting for
the new year today at the county court
house. Chairman Anderson presided.
Th? first business was the auditing
of the treasurer's books. This con
sumed about an hour of the morning
session.
Several delegations appeared before
the board asking for increased appro
priations and better facilities for ttreir
respective school districts. All dele
gations were accorded a hearing but
nothing definite as to the asked for
changes, was decided today.
A delegation from the Belmont
school appeared before the board and
asked that the corps of teachers be in
creased from five to six. This request
was granted.
There are now enrolled at the Bel
mont school 265 pupils. This is a
splendid showing and does great credit
to those in charge.
At this afternoon's session of the
board the annual apportionment for
the city schools and the different town
ships. The apportionment is based on
that of last year. There are 18,791
school children in Mecklenburg and
the apportionment amounts to $2 for
every child of school age. The aggre
gate amount to be set aside for school
purposes is $37,588.00 and is divided as
follows:
City schools of Charlotte ...$11,250.00
Charlotte Township . . . .. . . . 5.548.00
Berrvhill 1,360.00
Steele Creek 1,644.00
Sharon 1,644.00
Providence 1,702.00
Clear Creek rr. . . . '1,488.00
Crab Orchard 7."rT rTrrnr: 2,344.00
Mallard Creek 1,462.00
Deweese 1,478.00
Leinley 1,042.00
Long Creek 1,774.00
Paw Creek 1,452.00
Morning Star 1,278.00
Pineville 1,140.00
Huntersville 1,206.00
In the city of Charlotte there are
5,625 school children. In Charlotte
township, outside the city, there are
2,774. Berryhill 680; Steele Creek 822;
Sharon 710; Providence 851; Clear
Creek 744; Crab Orchard 1,172; Mal
lard Creek 731; Deweese 739; Lemley
521; Long Creek 887; Paw Creek 726;
Morning Star 639; Pineville 570 and
Huntersville 603.
The board has a great deal of work
to do before adjourning and it is more
than probable that it will be in session
the entire day tomorrow.
GENERAL W1LS0
L
They Must Not Attack Wit
nesses and he Further De
clares Commission Will
Brook No Delay
Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 12 Before
any witnesses were called at this morn
ing's session General Wilson made a
number of announcements. The first
was that hereafter no delays due to ab
sence of counsel will "be allowed; that
lawyers desiring to leave must appoint
a proxy to act for them; second, the
announcement was made to Attorney
Lanahan that the commission declined
to allow a record showing that venue
had been applied for in any' case; that
two coal and iron policemen had been
charged with murder, to become part
of the commissions' records. He also
warned the lawyers not to attack per
sonally any witnesses.
Following these warnings Comptroll
er Culver resumed the stand. In re
sponse to questions by Attorney Dar
row, he stated that the Delaware and
Hudson Company was not benefitting
by the present speculative prices of
coal, but was selling its product at five
dollars a ton at water. He admitted
however, they sold almost exclusively
to middlemen and jobbers and placed
no restrictions upon them as to the
prices they must charge.
Superintendent Rese was called and
asked by Attorney Lorrey whether any
company's mine would have been ruin
ed if the pumps had been stopped. He
replied all but three must have been
seriously damaged. This started Dar
row on an exhaustive line of cross-examination.
APPORTIONED
WARNS
AWYERS
SUPPLY THE WORLD.
Vast Deposits Discovered in West
Siberia, Struck It Rich.
St. Petersburg, Jan. 12. Vast de
posits of platinum have been discov
ered by a party of diggers on the
River Gusseva, a tributary of the Issa,
in Western Siberia.
. The news quickly got abroad, and
swarms of miners started for the new
camp. Within a month 25,000 men
were on the spot digging like demons,
and before the police could get to the
camp more than $1,500,000 worth of
platium, it is estimated, got clear
away, no one knew how nor where.
Matters are now being regulated by
the police, but the miners do not like
the regulations, and most of them are
leaving, preferring to return home
rather than submit to gathering
wealth slowly.
A few of the wiser ones remain,
thinking that they will be able to
"regulate" the police.
It is believed that the new Gusseva
mines could supply the whole world
with this valuable metal.
PLESS' NAME IS MENTIONED.
But He Is Unwilling To Come To
This Country.
Berlin, Jan. 12. According to a
semi-official statement made, Ambas
sador von Holleben was obliged to
leave Washington owing to a series
of blunders attributed to him.
The Vossische Zeitung today pub
lishes a strong arraignment of Dr.
von Hollenben, blaming him for the
present strained relations with
America. It states that political bac
cilli and not influenza caused Von Hol
leben to seek leave of absence.
"Neither the United States nor Ger
many," says the newspaper, "will
weep when Holleben leaves Washing
ton. Germany needs an abler coun
selor, who will advise the authorities
correctly."
Baron Speck von Sternburg is re
garded as too young to be Dr. Von Hol
leben's successor.
The name of the Prince of Pless is
frequently mentioned in connection
with the Washington post, but he
would be unwilling to accept.
BATHED IN ICY SURF ON BET.
Two New Yorkers Thereby Won a
Supper and $500.
Atlantic City, Jan. 12. To win a
champagne supper, a wager of $500
and to show that one could bathe at
Atlantic City at all times of the year,
William Peissinger, of J. A. Kramer
& Co., and S. E. Dickson, of the Kelar
Jewelry Manufacturing Co., both of
New York, donned their bathing suits
here today and took a dip in the surf.
It was the coldest day of the year in
this city and the wind was blowing a
gale from the north. Both men said
they "felt fine" after their plunge.
BIG DOG IS PEDRO.
He Is 7 Feet 4 Inches Long and Good
Natured.
Agawam, Mass., Jan. 12. "Pedro,"
one of the largest dogs in the world,
measuring seven feet four inches from
the tip of his nose to the tip of his
tail, has arrived at Coneyhurst, the
country residence of Col. Robert
Stride, a retired English army offi
cer. He was presented to Mrs. Stride
by Mrs. Holbrook, wife of Frederick
Holbrook, one of the engineers who
planned the New York subway.
Pedro found life irksome in the me
tropolis, and is apparently immensely
pleased among the diminutive fox ter
riers and cocker spaniels ot Coney
hurst. MISS CALHOUN TO SEE KING.
Going To London To Be Presented At
Buckingham Palace.
London. Jan. 12. Col. Calhoun's
! daughter, who lately "came out" in
society in New York, is coming to
London for presentation at one of the
early courts in the spring at Buck
ingham PaJace.
Col. Calhoun has engaged a suite of
rooms at Claridge's for the season.
He will take his daughter on a tour
through Europe.
Rescued From Blazing Flat.
New Yor, Jan. 12. Nearly a score
of persons were rescued from a burn
ing fiat on Stanne avenue, in the
Bronx, this morning. The fire was
caused by the explosion of escaping gas
in a flat on the second floor, occupied
by Edward Strauss. Strauss was car
ried out and his wife and baby and
nine children taken down stairs by
Frederick B. Betz, who is himself only
eighteen years old. Others were res
cued by William Katz and Policeman
Omears.
Fire Guts Big Building.
New York, Jan. 12. Fire in the
eight-story building at the corner of
Allen and Houston streets early this
morning gutted, the lower floors and
caused a loss of a quarter of a million
dollars. Fayerweather and Ladew,
leather manufacturers, sustained the
greater portion of the loss.
Miss Richardson Held.
Chelxa, Mass, Jan. 12. Miss Kath
erine Richardson was this afternoon
held on five thousand dollars bond for
the grand jury on a charge of attempt
ing to poison her mother.
Crazed By Cigarettes.
New York, Jan. 12. James Foster,
aged twenty, shot himself in the head
this morning at Diamond street,
Greenpoint. He was a physical wreck
from cigarette smoking.
Mr. M. F. Trotter, formerly with
the Adams Grain and Provision Co., is
now traveling salesman for J. A. Glenn
Co.
THEM AJOR'S BLOOD
IS AT EJER HEAT
Confederate Veteran Anxious
to Fight Out a Solution of
the Outrage Now On
at Indianola
TENDERS HIS SERVICES
TO ARKANSAS GOVERNOR
With One Hundred and Fifty
Troopers He Says He Will
Protect People Against
Negro Domination
Little Rock, Jan. 12. The following
letter has been received at executive
office at Panola, Ark.:
January 10, 1903.
Governor Jefferson Davis, Command
ing Arkansas State Guards:
Subject your orders, I tender my
services with 150 cavalry to the good
people of Indianola for their protec
tion against negro domination.
I am your to command.
(Signed) M. C. HOUSE,
Major Commanding First Squadron
Calvery.
Maj. House is 55 years old now and
when sixteen years old volunteered
in the Confederate Army.
"TRANS-ATLANTIC COLOSSUS."
Austrian Statesman Warns Europe
Against United States.
Paris, Jan. 12. Count Friedrich
von Schonborn, formerly Austrian
Minister of Justice, has addressed a
letter to the Temps on the subject of
The Hague tiibunal.
He begins by expressing satisfac
tion that the powers concerned have
decilert to submit the Venezuelan dis
pute to that tribunal, but points out
how difficult it was to get the powers
to agree to this course. Count von
Schonborn continues:
'"But we Europeans have an addi
tional cause for lejoicing that the
tribunal was chosen. The United
States is already sufficiently power
ful. Its force and progress are assum
ing disquieting developments. With
out indulging in bitter recriminations,
we desire to remind the " powers of
Europe that 3ir.ee the recent defeat of
Spain they have no reason to regard
with tranquil beatitude the expansion
of a trans-Atlantic coiossus. The econ
omic superiority of the United Stales
is lecognized in Europe. It frightens
us, but we do not r.ee any serious at
tempt being made to resist it."
ANGLER CAUGHT A WILDCAT.
Animal Upset Boat and Gave Fisher
man a Hard Fight.
Susquehanna, Jan. 12. Tom Pat
rick, a Cascade fisherman, while fish
ing for pickerel in the Susquehanna
River, saw a wildcat swimming across
in front of him.
Without stopping to think Patrick
cast a line towards the animal, but
the next instant he regretted it. The
hook caught in the cat's ears and it
at once turned and swam towards the
boat.
Patrick paddled away, but the cat
proceeded to climb in. Tom knocked
the animal on the head with a paddle
and the movement capsized the boat.
Then there was a fight in the water.
The fisherman defended himself so
well with the paddle that he was able
to reach the shore.
The wildcat folowed, but a few well
directed blows finished it. Patrick lost
his fishing outfit, but he expects to
get $2 from the county commissioners
for the wildcat's scalp.
Block Swept By Flames.
Livermore Falls, Me., Jan. 12. The
Merriman block was swept by fire to
day causing a loss of forty thousand
dollars. The block was occupied by th
Masonic Hall and a number of mer
chants. COMMITTEE WILL
E LIGHT TUSK
House Authorizes to Investi
gate Causes of Coal Famine
and then Adjourns Owing
to Rep. Tongue's Death
Washington, Jan. 12. At 12:15 the
House today adjourned as a mark of
respect to the memory of Representa
tive Tongue, of Oregon, who died yes
terday. The House today, without opposition,
passed a resolution authorizing the
Committee on Merchant and Marine
Fisheries to investigate the question of
coal transportation and ascertain rea
sons for the coal famine in the North
Atlantic States.
NEAR TO DEATH'S DOOR.
Mr. T. R. Magill Extremely lit at His
Home On West Eighth Street.
Charlotte people will regret to learn
of the critical illness of Mr. Thomas
R. Magill, one of Charlotte's oldest
residents. He is at his home on West
Eighth street. Mr. Magill has been in
failing health for the past year or
more. During the summer months he
was able to sit up most of the time
but since cold weather set in, he has
been confined to his bed.
Yesterday, his condition grew rapid
ly worse and it was feared that he
could not survive through the night.
About the midnight hour there was a
slight change for the better but this
was only temporary. His condition
this afternoon is extremely critical and
the end is expected almost any hour.
For many years Mr. Magill was one
of the leading grocery merchants of
Charlotte. He and the late Calvin
Scott, were associated in business to
gether, the firm name being Scott &
Magill.
For the past eight or ten years Mr.
Magill has not been in any active busi
ness. He has been with his daughter,
Mrs. Mollie Horton, on West Eighth
street.
Big Ice Crop Up the State.
Saratoga, Jan. 12. There is no
danger about the ice crop anywhere
in this lower Adirondack zone. Ice
harvesters are housing fifteen-inch
ice of the best quality and if the pres
ent cold wave continues it will soon
reach twenty inches. Thousands of
men are busily engaged harvesting ice
in this section.
BIRDS EXHIBITED
FROM FIVE STATES
Annual Exhibit of Charlotte
Poultry and Pet Stock As
sociation Opened Today
at the City Hall
Cockadoodledoo!
My dame has lost her shoe;
My master's lost his fiddling-stick,
And don't know what to do.
Mother Goose's Rhymes.
The Poultry Show is again with us.
an event that in Charlotte corresponds
somewhat in interest to the Horse
Show in Gotham.
The sixth annual exhibit opened this
morning and . already promises to
eclipse all past displays. Over 700
fowls have been entered annl they are
still coming in. "
. Upon the second floor of the city hall
the show is under way. The cackling
of hens, the shrill clarion note of chan
ticleer agitating the acoustics clear as
the tones of a silver bell, the cooing of
doves, the "kyuck and gobble of the
struttin' turkey cock" and the chatter
of a poll parrot, while not exactly the
most harmonious "concord of sweet
sounds," are not untuneful to the ear.
Here are domesticated birds which
are peers of their realm, of a long and
blooded lineage, with rosy combs and
proudly arched necks, fluffy breasts
and gracefully poised wings the aris
tocrats af the feathered tribe.
A beautiful bronze turkey gobbler
which tips the scales at 37 pounds is
one of the premier attractions of the
show. A pair of Tanlouse geese, Cana
dian wild geese rare birds a 9-pound
Pekin duck and a Muscovy drake of 12
pounds claim a large share of admira
tion from the fanciers.
The greatest display of bantams ever
seen in the South is on exhibit, already
about 200 specimens and varieties in
cluding White, Black and Buff Cochin.
Black Tailed Japanese, Black Breasted
Red Game and Golden Sebright. Lov
ers of the bantam family of fowls will
find, specimens here to delight them.
The Barred Plymouth Rock display
is said to be the largest ever shown
south of. New York City. There are
over 200 individual specimens and all
the fancy varieties are comprised.
Other strains of royal chicken blood
are represented, such as Buff, White
and Golden Wyandotts, Minorcas, Buff
Leghorns, Partridge, Cochins, Black
Langshans, Indian Games, etc. Ring
Neck Doves, Fantail Pigeons and an
enormous owl are also to be found in
the collection.
The fresh smell of the sawdust, the
shimmer of the cages, and the flutter
and clamor of the spirited and bright
parti-colored fowls make up a beauti
ful pastoral picture, carrying you back
to the time of Aesop and his Fables,
when birds and beasts mingled freely
with and discoursed wisdom with man
himself.
One of the curiosities at the Poultry
Show is a new device, patent applied
for, known as Warden's Flight Arrest
or. It consists of wire twisted into
shape to fit across the back of the fowl
and clasping the wings near the body
so as to prevent it from flying. It is
said with this Ingenious contrivance
fowls can be kept enclosed in a three
or four-foot fence. Mr. E. Y. Warden,
a suburban resident, is the inventor
and patentee. The size.; of the device
range from Bantams to Brahmas and
turkeys.
Mr. F. J. Marshall, the well-known
poultry expert, of Atlanta, will arrive
tonight to act as judge. The judging
will begin tomorrow morning.
THE WEATHER.
Forecasts for tonight and Tuesday.
For Charlotte and vicinity: Fair and
colder tonight the temperature will
fall to about 15 degrees; Tuesday fair
and cold.
VENEZUELA WILL
SUE THE POWERS
Despite Good Advice of Uncle
Sam, She Will Claim Dam
ages For Bombardment
of Puerto Cabello
VENETIAN ART RELICS
SMASHED BY ACCIDENT
Contracts For New Cunard
Liners Are Let to English
Firms To Cost Over Six
Million Each
Paris, Jan. 12. The funeral services
of the late P. McLean, American Vice-
Consul at Paris, who died last week,
were held in the American church this
morning in the presence of tne entire
consulate staff and prominent members
of the American colony. The. body will
be shipped to America at the end of the
week for interment.
Birmingham, Jan. 12. The Post to
day hears that the Venezuelan govern
ment, despite advices from the United
States to the contrary, intends to make
a large claim against Great Britian
end Germany for the damage done
during the bombardment of Puerto
Cabello.
Naples, Jan. 12. The greatest art
disaster since the fall of the Cam
panille at Venice occurred today.
Twenty-six atto and ionic vases of
unique form and untold value, which
were placed in a basket for transfer
ence to a museum, dropped and were
hopelessly smashed.
Glasgo, Jan. 12. The contract for
the new Cunarders has been finally
placed with Pickers at Barrow and
Furness, Satin and Hunter at New Cas
tle. The two vessels will cost a mil
lion and a quarter pounds each. The
maiden voyages will be made in June,
1905. There will be twin screw vessels
and the stipulations are 26 knots speed
for six hours and 25 knots for two days
continuous steaming.
Dover, Jan. 12. The channel mail
boat Princess of Wales collided with
the schooner Metor in the channel to
day. Both vessels were damaged.
Stockholm, Jan. 12 General Ernest
Von Y. Gesack died here today, aged
82. He fought in many battles of the
American war of rebellion and rose
from the ranks to general in the
Northern army. He leaves a daughter,
who ia a physician in Chicago.
Madrid, Jan. 12. The doctors who
examined the man who Saturday after
noon fired at the carriage occupied by
the Grand Chamberlynn, the Duke of
Sotomayer, say the would-be assasin is
visionary. He has a delusion that Soto
Mayer owes him money.
STILL ANOTHER CANDIDATE.
Mr. E. M. Bell Said To Have His Eye
On Postoffice.
It is whispered around today that
Mr. Edward M. Bell, who made the
race for the State Senate on the Re
publican ticket, the past fall, will bo
one of the candidates to succeed Mr.
J. W. Mullen as postmaster at Char
lotte. Mr. Bell was seen today but he
declined to talk for publication. It is
understood that Mr. Bell has splendid
backing for the position and should
Mr. Mullen be turned out, Mr. Bell's
friends Ray that he will be the lucky
individual.
Tampa Is In Trouble.
Tampa, Jan. 12. The strike of mem
bers of the fire department is rapidly
assuming troublesome proportions.
The council has put non-union men in
and organized labor has entered the
fight. Insurance agents have notified
the council that fire protection must be
paid or policies will be cancelled.
THE SENATOR HIS
CHARGED HIS MIND
Opposed Tariff on Coal Until
His Bull Was Gored, But
Now the Aspect is All
Very Different
Providence, Jan. 12. Senator Al
bright, who opposed the suspension of
the tariff on coal in the debate in Con
gress last week, was caught short of
fuel at his Warwick home and his
Newcastle agent went in many direc
tions trying to get coal.
Finally he purchased several tons
in the little factory village of Center
ville, which cost him fifteen dollars a
ton and three dollars a ton cartage.
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