THE CIRCULATION of the News is T
still climbing. Our city and out-of- T
town lists are both increasing by leaps
and bounds.
IT IS A MATTER of daily occur
rence practical demonstration of the
fact that advertisements appearing in
the News are read.
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VOL. XXIII
CHARLOTTE, N. C, TUESDAY EVENING. FEBRUARY 3. 1903.
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CQHFiDENT THEY
HAVERIGHT N1EH
Chief Irwin Goes to Monroe
to Identify Safe-Crackers
Who Were Captured
There Yasterday
BURGLAR'S TOOLS, WATCHES
AND MONEY FOUND ON THEM
Leader of the Gang Believed
to Be Man Who Coached
Lawyers in the Wades
boro Trial
The News gave an account yester
day afternoon of the arrest of two
nun, supposed to be burglars, by the
Union county authorities near Monroe
yesterday afternoon. The arrest was
made after a long:hase and despei'ate
battle. As stated, two men of suspi
cious appearance got on the train at
Waxhaw and paid the fare to Monroe,
getting there about six o'clock yester
day morning. The conductor on reach
ing Monroe called the attention of the
policemen to the men, who had gone
into the waiting room. They bought
tickets for Hamlet, but seeing that
they were being watched did not get
back on the train, but separated and
walked off. A minute later one of
them, realizing that he had been spot
ted, shot his pistol into the ground.
The other answered the signal in the
same way and came to his assistance
and they both immediately opened fire
on the officers. No one was hurt and
in the darkness the men escaped. The
arrest at three o'clock in the afternoon
followed. But the fact that only one
of the men arrested was seen, in Mon
roe that morning, and that they were
not armed, led the police to think that
there were others of the gang in the
neighborhood. A second search with
the county's bloodhounds was success
ful and two more men were brought to
bay. These two were doubly armed
with heavy Colt's revolvers and put
up- a game fight. They wounded one
of the dogs, but finally, surrounded by
a superior force of men with Winches'
ters, and tired out with the day's ex
citement and strain, they gave up.
They were taken to Monroe and
landed in jail about seven o'clock last
night. Besides being armed they car
ried a full kit of burglar's tools and
nitroglycerine. They also had several
watches and a considerable amount of
money. They have so far refused to
eive their names. They were rather
shabbily dressed. It is supposed that
the men had an engagement to meet in
Monroe that morning and either all go
to Hamlet together or two of them re
main in Monroe and lay plans for a
robbery there.
Chief of Police H. C. Irwin, Chief of
Fire Department W. W. Irvine and Mr
W. G. Shoemaker went to Monroe this
morning to see the men. A 'phone
message from Chief Irwin states that
he has no doubt that they are the
right men. One thing significant is
that the leader of the gang is believed
to be the man who coached the law
yers at the trial in Wadesboro about
a year ago of the Morven safe-crackers
and which resulted in their getting
long terms in the penitentiary.
Long's Condition Comfortable.
Boston. Mass., Feb. 3. The physi
r-ians attending ex-Secretary Long
made an examination of the patient
at ten-thirty this morning. Uney say
his condition is about the same as yes
terday and he passed a fairly com
fortable night.
SCIENCE IN THEIRS
Chicago School Trustees Sus
pend teacher Afflicted with
Tuberculosis Who thinks
That She is Well
Chicago, Feb. 3. The Christian Sci
entists and the Chicago school authori
ties have clashed and the trustees have
suspended a teacher thought to be a
victim of tuberculosis, ordering the
disinfecting of her room where she
taught. Further, it was decided that
in the future no teacher suffering from
contagious disease should be allowed
to remain in the schools.
Last night the teacher in question,
Miss'May Carpenter, a fair maid, full
of Christian Science, denied that she
had consumption and declared she
would recover her position as soon as
she is able to teach.'
Dr. Houtug, a member of the board,
declared that every child in Miss Car
penter's room was exposed to the
germs of tuberculosis.
II CHRISTIAN
THREW KISS AND FELL DEAD.
Van Alen Nickerson, of New York,
Dies Suddenly On Bridal Trip.
Denver, Feb. 3. With a kiss of his
hand to his bride, Van Alen Nickerson,
a Wall street broker and a prominent
New York clubman, turned half around
and fell headlong dead on the side
walk in front of 1315 South Fourteenth
street yesterday. Death resulted from
heart failure.
Mrs. Nickerson saw her husband fall.
She thought he had fainted and ran out
to aid him. When she raised his head
and saw he was dead she shrieked. Mr.
Nickerson was married in New York
last September.
He and his wife had since been on
their honeymoon trip that brought
them through the Yellowstone Park
and Denver, the Arizona Canyon and
California, and a week ago they re
turned to Denver on their way to New
York. Mr. Nickerson was an enthusi
astic horseman. He was 33 years old.
WIFE VANISHED IN BALLOON.
Now Prather Will Devote All His Time
To Searching For Her.
Ashland. Ky., Fe5. 3. Henry Pra
ther, who lives in Letcher County, has
given up his farm and is now search
ing for his young bride, who, he alleges
eloped in a novel manner about a
month ago.
One day a show came to a nearby
town and Prather and his wife went to
see it. An aeronaut offered to take up
any young woman who was not afraid
to make the ascent. Prather says his
wife and the aeronaut made several
trips, but on the last one they rfailed to
come down. He says he has heard
nothing of his wife since.
i ACT TO AMEND
THE PRIMARY LAW
Representative Freeman's
Bill Would Eliminate The
Oath Feature Except in
Case of Challenge
An interesting measure, introduced
into the House yesterday by Represen
tative Freeman, was the bill to amend
the primary election law of Mecklen
burg. The full text of the bill fol
lows :
' "An Act to amend Chapter 524 Pub
lic Laws, 1901, so as to eliminate the
oath in primary elections except in case
of challenge.
"The General Assembly of North Car
olina do, enact:
"Section 1. That section 2 of
Chapter 525 Public Laws of 1901
be, and the same is hereby amend
ed by striking out the words
'shall before receiving any ballot'
in lines eight and nine of said
section, and inserting in lieu
thereof the words 'it shall be
their duty when requested by any
bystander and before receiving his
ballot to.'
"Sec. 2. That this act shall be
in force from and after its ratifi
cation." The section 2 of this act, in its pres
ent form, is as follows:
"Sec. 2. Before any ballots are
received at such election, and im
mediately before opening the polls,
such managers shall open each bal
lot box to be used in such election,
and exhibit the same publicly, to
show that there are no ballots in
such box. They shall then close
and lock or seal up such box, ex
cept the opening to receive the bal
lots, and shall not again open the
same until the close of the elec
tion. They shall keep a poll list
with the name of each voter voting
in such elections, and SHALL BE
FORE RECEIVING ANY BALLOT
administer to the voter an oath
that he is duly qualified to vote ac
cording to the rules of the party,
and that he has not voted before
in such election; and will abide by
the result of the primaries, and at
the close of the election they shall
proceed publicly to count the votes
and declare the result; they shall
certify the result of such election,
and transmit such certificate,
with the poll list, ballots, and all
other papers relating to such elec- .
tion, within the time prescribed
and to the person or persons desig
nated by the rules of the party,
organization or association 'hold
ing such election."
This Mayor Has a Long Head.
Waterbury, Feb. 3. It is believed
the action of Mayor Kilduff in order
ing the school children to be kept off
the streets will in a measure lessen
the amount of stone-throwing inas
much as much use of the missiles is
found to be the work of boys. The cars
started out on all unes this morning
as usual and the first trips were not
productive ol any serious trouble.
Three arrests were made during the
night and brought into court this
morning.
Johnny Has a Narrow Escape.
Elk Horn, lnd., Fe. 3. John Bene
dict, of cnicago, a non-union employe
of the Indiana Railway Company, nar
rowly escaped violence at the hands
of a mob of 2,000 men, women and
boys last night. He was attacked af
ter he alighted from his car and the
entire poiice force of ten men under
command of Supt. Silver, ran to his
rescue. He was hurried to the city
jail, the crowd pressing the officers
rery close.
HIGH HATS AND
TS MUST GO
State Senator Baldwin Intro
duces Bill Which Would
Punish Those Who Ab
structView at Theatres
BILL, AUTHORIZING CA
TAWBA BRIDGE, PASSES
House Also Passes Bill To
Prevent Killing of Sqirrels
. in Mecklenburg Pro
ceedings of Yesterday
Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 3. The follow
ing bills were introduced today:
Baldwin, to prohibit obstructing the
view at theatres and paid entertain
ments by fining the wearers of high
hats or bonnets; Drewry, incorporating
the State Veterinary Association.
The House passed the bill authoriz
ing Gaston and Mecklenburg counties
to build a bridge across the Catawba
river, and also one to prevent killing
squirrels in Mecklenburg county.
THE SENATE, FEB. 2.
The Senate met at 11 o'clock with
President pro tern Brown in the chair.
The galleries were crowded with ladies
from the female schools here.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
London: Citizens of Huntersville for
London bill. Spruill and. Mann: Citi
zens of Washington for temperance.
Marshall: Members of New Garden
Friends monthly meeting for temper
ance legislation. Marshall: Citizens
of Surry for prohibition. Henderson
Citizens of Davie for prohibition near
Jamestown church. Henderson: Citi
zens of Rowan for the London bill.
Brown: Citizens of Columbus for pro
hibition. Milton: Citizens of Stanly
for temperance. Norris: Petition of
Bishop, rector and officers of Christ
Episcopal church of Raleigh, N. C, for
temperance legislation.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Barto: To amend the charter of the
Bank of Reidsville. Norris: Resolution
for the investigation of charges' regard
ing the removal of convicts. Baldwin:
Joint resolution for an investigation of
alleged freight discriminaton of rail
roads against North Carolina shippers.
Mitchell: To regulate the sale of con
centrated feeding stuff. Henderson: To
appoint a justice of the peace in Row
an. Mitchell: To prevent fast driving
over certain bridges in Bertie. Mit
chell: To incorporate the Powersville
M. E. church in Bertie. Spence: To
supply the records of Vance and
Moore. Reinhardt: To investigate the
State penitentiary. Mann: To investi
gate the management of the State peni
tentiary and removal of convicts from
Spruce Pine, Mitchell county.
BILLS PASSED.
House bill: To incorporate the Sav
ings Trust Company of Washington.
Joint resolution for the committees
on penal institutions to investigate
(Continued on Second Page.)
At the State Capital.
Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 3. The remains
of the late Maj. Eugene J. Harrell
were shipped from Manila yesterday
on the Sheridan and will reach here
next month.
There were 47 applicants for law
license before the Supreme Court to
day. Six of these were colored.
New corporations: Union Supply
& Cotton Co., of Spray, with $80,000
subscribed capital. Davenport & Brax
tor Manufacturing Company., of
Pactolus. with $1,200 paid capital
The Grabs Manufacturing Company.
of King, to make furniture, with $100,-
000 capital.
CflEATEOTMBLES
'Squire McKelvey Was Quick
to Acquaint Coal Barons
With the Majesty of
The Lav
Philadelphia, Feb. 3. At the opening
of this morning's session of the coal
strike commission Justice of the Peace
McKelvey, of Hazel township, who was
upon the stand at adjournment last
night, was called and read a joint let
ter which had be written to the G. B.
Markle Co., Coxe Brothers company,
J. S. Wentz company and Pardees, who
had previously written him instruc
tions as to his duty.
In this letter the "Squire" told the
mine owners that he knew his duty
and that from his observation it was
the imported "toughs" of the Coal
and Iron Police and not the strikers
who were creating all the trouble.
BONNE
Mi
TOUGHS
PERSIAN RUG BRINGS $38,000.
Almost Fabulous Prices Paid at the
Marquand Art Sale.
New York, Feb. 3. The features of
the last session of the great Mar
quadn art sale at the American Art
Galleries were the exceedingly high
prices paid for the rugs and tapestries,
one of the rugs selling for $38,000 to
Vitall Benguilat, presumably for Sen
ator W. A. Clark.
The receipts from the rugs, tapes
tries, etc., were $234,564. This, added
to the total of the preceding sessions
ot the sale, makes a grand total of
706,049 for the entire collection.
This has been surpassed only once
in tns nistory or art sales in Jew
York and only four times in the his
tory of the art sales of the world. The
famous Mary J. Morgan sale in this
city, March 4, 1886, had a total of $1,-
207,299. The 17 days' sales of the
Hamilton Palace effects in London in
1882 brought $1,987,810.
From the 20 days' San DonatosaIe
m Florence m issu $i,242,2Ut was real
ized, and the Beckett-Denison sale in
London in 1885 resulted in a total of
$1,000,000.
BAPTIZED IN ICY WATER.
With Mercury at 22 and a Gale Blow
ing 25 Are Immersed.
Dunbar,, Pa., Feb. 3. With a chill
western wind blowing a gale of 20
miles an hour, the thermomter 10 de-
trrnoo hplnro frfwjrip- Vri nprsnns w?rp !
immersed in the icv 'waters of Tucker I
run yesterday.
Two weeks ago Evangelist Alexan
der Ditmore, of Uniontown, started a
ser;?s or protracteu meetings in tne
mountains, seven miles south of this
place. As a result he had a small ar
my of converts to be dipped in the
small mountain stream.
Many almost perished in the cold
wind, as the nearest house was half a
mile from the place of immersion.
Goes Where He Will Be Appreciated.
Williams Port, Feb, 3 James W.
Clarke, a pioneer newspaper man, of
uns cicy , uieu tuts mui iu "c" .I j
He published the Gazette during the
Civil War.
CIEHT LADIES
WERE HER GUESTS
Aunt Maria Patrick Has
Birthday Party and She
Ceebrates in True Old
Fashioned Style
a
Urbana, O., Feb. 3. There was a
most unique birthday celebration
here Monday by Maria Patrick, aged
ninety years. None of the guests in
vited were under 75 years, and com
bined ages of the eighteen women
present was 1,459 years and the aver
age almost SO years.
The guests wore old-fashioned
dresses and everything was placed on
the dinner table at one time and served
just as was the custom in years past.
FORMALIN SAVES ANOTHER.
Desperate Case of Septic Peritonitis
Relieved by New Treatment.
Springfield, Mass., Feb. 3. Dr. J. H.
Carmichael, of this city, has announced
the success of the use of formalin
treatment for blood poisoning on a
case operated upon five days ago.
The patient was in a desperate con
dition with septic peritonitis and on
January 26 was almost in extremis.
The pulse was 160 and the patient was
in a comatose condition. A solution of
formalin, 1 in 5,000, was used, and be
fore the tnd of the operation the pulse
had dropped to 120 -and was firm and
strong. In twelve hours the pulse was
almost normal and yesterday the pa
tient took nurishment.
MURDERERS MAY GO FREE.
Serious Consequences of
Lack of
Appropriation.
Guthrie, OKla., Feb. 3. Unless the
Secretary of the Interior takes favor
able action, granting an appropriation
for hclding the spring term of court
in the Lawton (Okla.) district, the re
sult will be the release of nine prison
ers charged with murder.
Under the territorial laws no prison
er may be held over two terms of court
without trial, and all these have now
gone over one term. If the appropria
tion does not come there can be no
court.
This is the ultimatum of Frank
Gillettee, associate justice of the Okla
homa Supreme Court and presiding
Federal judge in the Lawton district.
"BOTH DESIRE TO BUY.
Chilean Officials Says America and
Germany Want Warships.
Valparaiso, Chile, Feb. 3. President
Riesco stated today that the cruiser
Esmeralda will not be sold, but the
safe of the battleship Captain Prat will
be negotiated if a suitable offer is
made.
The Minister of Finance said:
"There is a firm contention on the
part of the Administration to disregard
private agents in negotiations for the
sale of the ships. We have not yet re
ceived a definite or concrete offer of
purchase, but we know that both the
United States and Germany desire to
buy the warships."
T
TO CUTS GROWTH
That Sum Will Be Expended,
and Perhaps More, in
Charlotte's Industrial
Expansion
LARGE AMOUNT WILL GO
INTO COTTON FACTORIES
An Oil Refinery Will Soon Be
Started on County Home
Property-Some Down
Town Buildings
Within the next 12 months Charlotte
will add another million dollars to its
industrial growth.
While these figures
sound large, they are true figures and
1903 will demonstrate the truthfulness
of them.
A prominent contractor informs the
News man that the building outlook
in Charlotte is exceedingly encourag
ing. Besides the new hotel, spoken cf in
the News on several occasions, one
cotton mill is to double its floor space
and another mill is seriously contem
plating the erection of a weave mill in
J addition to its already large plant,
j Besides the above, no one has lost
sight of the $450,000 cotton mill that
Highland parV m win
the Highland Park Company will erect s
on the Wadsworth and Pegram lands,
to the North of the city.
It is also a fact that the Highland
Park Company will erect a large oil
refinery on the County Home property
that was purchased by this company
last Saturday.
The Bell Telephone Company is
making ready for the erection of its
handsome office building that will oc
cupy the Davidson lot on 3ast Third
street, in rear of the county court
house.
The new Carnegie Library, the build
ing and grounds worth at least $35,000,
is now nearly ready for occupancy. The
columns were received today and Capt.
T. 8. -Franklin informs a News man
that he thinks the building will be
ready to receive the books in two
I tV CC1YO.
I Workmen are busilv eneased in nut
ting the finishing touches on the hand-,
some Trust building, one of the finest
buildings in the South.
One of those interested in the Cen
tral hotel property, informs the writer
today that the improvements contem
plated sometime ago, will certainly be
made this year. This will represent
an outlay of about $100,000.
Besides these there are numerous
handsome residences in the course of
construction and many planned that
will be built during the next 12
months.
So, a reasonable estimate of the
building to be done in Charlotte with
in the next year will amount to at
lefft one round million dollars.
After all this who can say truthful
ly that Charlotte is standing still?
The Queen City is growing and
growing rapidly. There is no city in
the Carolinas that can hold her a light
and to all who are not prejudiced, this
statement is known to be the simple,
unvarnished truth.
Delegates From Thirty States.
New York, Feb. 3. W. S. Crandall,
secretary of the American Road-Makers,
announces that he has received
word that delegates from over thirty
States and over a score of Senators
and Congressmen vsMl be in attendance
cn the International cbnici-ence to be
held in connection with the annual
meeting of the American Road-makers.
THE OUTCOME IS
VERYDDUBTFUL
British and German Repre
sentatives Have Special
Consultation With
Bowen
Washington, Feb. 3. Shortly after
ten this morning Sir Michael Herbert
and Baron Sack Von Sternberg called
upon Minister Bowen and remained
in consultation for some time. Prior
to their arrival Bowen received Sena
tor Hanna and James J. Hill., presi
dent of the Great Northern Railway,
and the latter was very anxious to as
certain the exact situation regarding
Venezuela. Among the questions he
asked Bowen was whether reference of
the affair to The Hague is now prob
able. Bowen replied that in his opinion it
was not probable. He regarded the out
come as extremely qouduui owms iu
the manv complications that arose in
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MILLION
MORE COAL FROM CANADA.
Shipments in the Far Northwest
Greater by 1,000 Tons Daily.
Tacoma, Wash., Feb. 3. Over 6.000
tons of coal is arriving daily from the
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ruw s jiesi -ass lems, in British Co
lumbia, through the port of Gateway,
over the Great Northern branch. This
is an increase of 1,000 tons since the
repeal of the duty on coal. All this
fuel is for use along the line of the
Great Northern Railway. The imports
will soon reach 10,000 tons a day.
At the time the duty was taken off
ccal the Great Northern was paying
into the customs department $3,350 a
day in duties on coal. On the amount
it is bringing in at present it is saving
$4,020 a day.
ILL FROM SEEING MURDER.
His
Friends Shot
at His Side.
Dr.
Graham Is
Cincinnati, Feb.
Powell Graham, of
Delerious.
3. Dr. Nathaniel
Madisonviile, lnd.,
lies in delirium in the Good Samaritan
Hospital as the result of a nerve
racking experience at Alburquerque,
N. M., where he was employed as phy
sician for a mining company.
Two college chums, Arthur Trum
bull and William Finch, both of New
York, went out to visit him. In a
dance house and saloon kept by a
Mexican two cowboys with revolvers
strapped to their waists invited them
to drink. Dr. Graham started forward
to accept, but the Easterners looked on
with contempt.
Both Mexicans fired. Trumbull fell.
! shot through the heart, and Finch died
an hour later. A friend of Graham
pushed him out and he escaped. He
was taken ill passing through here.
PANAM fcTREATY
REPORTED TODAY
Morgan ; Keeps Up Fight-
Committee Recommends
Prosecution of Dolbin
Cruiser Row Settled
Washington, Feb. 3. The Panama
Canal treaty today reported favorably
to the Senate for ratification without
amendment by the Committee on For
eign Relations. Senator Morgan was
the only opponent of the treaty and
the only member of the committee who
voted against the report. He gave no
tice that he would continue his opposi
tion on the floor of the Senate and en
deavor to defeat it.
May Prosecute Dolbin.
Washington, Feb. 3. The House
Committee on Naval Affair today
agreed cn a report in the Lessler cse.
It vindicates Lessler, Quigg and the
Holland boat company and recom
mends further proceedings against
Dolbin, the self-confessed perjurer.
Warship Muddle Settled.
Washington, Feb. 3. It was decided
at a cabinet meeting today that th?
award for the contracts for the con
struction of the armoured cruisers
Tennessee and Washington be made as
follows: one ship to William Cramp
and Sons Shipbuilding Co., of Phila
delphia: one ship to the New York
Shipbuilding Co., of Camden, N. J.,
each to be built on the government's
plans for the sum of $403,500.
PLANNING BIG COAL MERGER.
Indiana Operators at Work On a Con
solidation Scheme.
Indianapolis, Feb. 3. Indiana coal
operators are working on one of the
largest merging schemes in the history
of the State. The plan is to bring all
of the controlling coal-producing in
terests in the State into one company.
Absolute ownership is the plan to be
followed. The coal-mining interests of
Indiana are worth more than $35,000,
000. The plan is to take in those prop
erties lying along the railroad lines.
A committee composed of A. M. Ogle,
cf Indianapolis; J. Smith Talley, of
Terre Haute, and George Seifcrt, who
has large mines in Sullivan county, is
taking options on properties. Some of
the largest coal-mining interests are
already covered by options.
The company contemplates, it is un
derstood, equipping itself with its own
coal cars and to provide enough so that
there will not be the present frequent
shutdown of the mines because of car
famines.
Kansas Will Bar Hoochy Koochy.
Tppeka, Feb. 3. Senator R. T. Si
mons has introduced a bill in the Sen
ate maiing the dancing of the "hoo-chy-koochy,"
or dance due ventre, in
Kansas a misdemeanor. The punish
ment is a fine of from SI to ?100, or
imprisonment from ten days to three
months.
Uncle Sam's Receipt for 2 Cents.
Wilkesbarre, Feb. 3. Former Post
master J. L. Frankel, of Larksville, is
proudly exhibiting a receipt from the
Government for two cents. Rumors
that his accounts were not straight in
duced him to have them audited. This
showed he owed two cents, which he
promptly paid.
Beaupre Succeeds Hart.
Washington, Feb. 3. United States
Minister Charles Burdette Hart, at
Bogota, Colombia, has resigned and
Arthur Beaupre, of Illinois, present
f secretary of the Jegation, at Bogota,
' 1c armninted as his successor.
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LATEST F
DREJGH
HEWS
VIEWS
Two Women Hanged For the
Murder of Innocents on an
English Baby
Farm
REPORTS OF TROUBLE IN
HONDURAS ARE DENIED
Cuban Flag Cannot Float in
Madrid To Protect The
Fishing Craft of Grand
Banks by Telegraphy
London, Feb. 3 Although no official
bulletin as to the King's condition was
issued this morning, it is reported on
good authority that he passed a good
night. His condition, however, is not
such as to permit his going to the
Duke of Devonshire's seat today.
Two Women Hanged.
London, Feb. 3. Two women, Ame
lia Sachs and Annie Walters, were
hanged in Halloway jail today for
killing habies on a baby farm.
Buying English Iron.
Glasgow, Feb. 3. One of the biggest
consignments of iron for America since
the time of the strike in the United
States steel mills will be. made shortly.
Thirty-five tons of Cleveland (England)
iron was bought for immediate ship
ment to Philadelphia.
Merely a Coincidence.
Paris, Feb. 3 Regarding the report
that the French Atlantic squadron was
ordered to Martinique, the French of
fice today states that if it is true it is
a mere coincident and has no bearing
on the Venezuelan affair.
Herr Von Prollins Appointed.
Berlin, Feb.. 3. Herr Von Prollins,
first secretary of the German legation
at The Hague, is appointed Minister to
Caracas.
Kaiser Getting Gay.
Manchester, Feb. 3. The Dispatch
today, learns that the Kaiser intends to
accompany the first German squadron
to the Mediterranean in May. The pa
per adds he wants to show that" the
German flag Is there in state, as some
say, as "Admiral of the Atlantic."
To Protect Fishing Craft.
Paris, Feb. 3 The French Wireless
Telegraphy Society has asked the Gov
ernment for permission to erect a sta
tion at Saint Pierre, Mar Island.
The society states that it will under
take to equip all fishing vessels with
signal instruments to be used in case
of distress. It is believed such
rangements will' greatly reduce
New Foundland bank casualties.
ar
the No Trouble In Honduras.
Mexico City, Mexico, Feb. 3. The
Government has cabled it Charge
d'Affaires here that there is nothing in
the reports of a grave political disturb
ance in Central America, and that
Americans are fleeing from Honduras.
The country, it is claimed, is tranquil
and prosperous.
Cuban Flag Comes Down.
Madrid, Feb. 3. The Cuban flag, dis
played from the hotel De Le Pax,
where the Cuban minister, Senor Mer
chan, is stopping, created a disagree
able impression and Foreign Minister
Abazura accordingly requested Mer
chan to have it removed, giving as a
reason that it was contrary to custom
for foreign flags to float from priva;
houses.
WORRIES VATICAN
His Sect Does Not Recog
nize the Pope and it is Said
to Be Converting The
Islands
Rome, Feb. 3 The Vatican is seri
ously concerned at the growth of the
"schism" church in the Philippines,
founded by Aglipay, a renegade priest
News from Manila states that Agli
pay has secured the support of Aguin
aldo and is receiving converts all over
tb archipelago.
Tke Vatican has been in communica
tion with Aglipay to determine how
his proselyting can be stopped. He re
plied, the only way was to recall all
the Friars. The Pope is unwilling to
do this.
The only difference between the Ro
man church and the new Philippine
church is that the latter does not rec
ognize either the Pope or the Friars.
All the clergy are natives. The form
of worship is the same as the Romaa
Church.
Church,
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