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VOL. XXIX
CHARLOTTE, N. C, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 14, 1903.
NO. 4350
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CHAMBERLAIH IS
WELCOMED HOE
Weaker Was Not Pleasant to
Him, But the Enthusiastic
Crowds More Than At
toned For That
6UIDI WILL SETTLE
PHILIPPINE DISPUTE
He Will Call a Council For
That Purpose-Other For
eign News and Views
Of Interest
&utl;aranton. March 14. Colonial
StH-ivtary Chamberlain arrived at
Southampton from Capetown this
iiiOi-ins 'a mid a downpour of rain. De
sire the adverse weather, a large
crow.l gathered on the dock and greet
ed '.h- Secretary with great enthusi
asm. The Mayor of Southampton pre
sent! 1 Chamberlain an address of
wtKuiae. Replying the Secretary said
he was indeed glad to get back to Eng
hiikl after a journey of 16.000 miles. He
sal,! he brought a message of peace
an.i hepe though he deprecated the
g-:: overestimation of what' he had
;it.i-!i ahU- to accomplish. He believes a
now rhapter had been opened in Africa
now hat the question of British or
Dutch supremacy has been settled for
ah time. Chamberlain immediately
t - i for London.
Chamberlain in London.
Luii. ion. March 14. Chamberlain ar-:iv-,
J iu London at one o'clock. Those
.1 to the station were there on
swvlal invitation and included Premier
Balrour. General Roberts and members
(.:' the Cabinet, and men and women
of notable and fashionable classes. An
informal reception was given the sec
retary on his arrival. When he entered
the i an'iage the crowd which gathered
outside the station cheered very fero
ciously srying "Bravo Joey! Good old
Joel Well done Joseph."
To Settle the Question.
Rome, March 14. Archibishop Guidi,
Apostolic delegate- to the Philippines
is about to start the final stage in his
work of settling the church question
in the Islands. He has informed the
Vath-an he will shortly summon a na
tional council of the Philippines epis
copacy which will settle the ecclesias
tical hierchy in the Archipelago ac
cording to the papal encylical on the
subject.
Ames Gees Back For Trial.
Manchester. March 14 Accompanied
by Sheiiffs Dreger and Dowe, former
Mayor Ames of Minneapolis, left here
this morning en route to Minneapolis.
Ames was somewhat feeble this morn
ing. Just before departing he said he
will demand an immediate trial on the
bribery charges when he reaches Min
neapolis. Earth Quakes in Washington.
Oiyrnpia, March 14. An earthquake
v.-as felt here last night. Buildings were
shaken so violently that the occupants
)an into the streets alarmed. The prin
cipal .shock was preceded by a some
what lighter tremble, the entire dis
turbance lasting nine seconds. Two dis
tinct shocks were felt at Seattle and
Tacoma also felt a tremor.
EM
IDS MILLIONAIRE
Miss Lulu B. Derr is Bride of
Wealthy Mine-Oner-The
Wedding Was a Very
Quiet Affair
"Washington, March 14 At noon to
'lay, in the Presidential suite at the
.( v-Villiard hotel, Miss Lulu B. Kert
t Chicago, and Daniel W. Kaufman,
the millionaire mine owner and Rail
road man of Marquette, Mich., were
made man and wife.
The affair was very quiet and only a
J'-w guests were bidden to the cere
mony and to the wedding breakfast
'hut followed. Rev. Dr. Roland Smith,
K' ctor of St. John's M. E. church, per
formed the ceremony.
In the Superior Court.
In (he Superior Court today the fol
lowing cases were disposed of:
J. W. Wads worth Son's vs. C. C.
5W, judgment for the plaintiff
"mounting to $174.
L S. Nevins vs. J. W. Thompson,
Judgment for the plaintiff, amounting
To Si. j.
The case of H. N. Pharr, administra
tor of Gideon Sinclair vs. the Southern
Railway is now being heard.
WOMN
10,000 MINERS MAY STRIKE.
Union Organizers at Work in the New
River Fields.
Fairmont, W. Va., March 14. United
States Mine Workers' organizers are
working in New River districts, in the
this State, for the purpose of assisting
organizers already there in bringing
out the miners. It is reported here
that at least 10,000 miners will go out
In less than two months.
Organizers here will assist and will
leave for the scene in a few days, lut
eal organizers have been laboring for
months to form locals here, and are
meeting with some success
WIFE DESERTED By
HUSBAHDAND BABY
He Sold Household Goods,
Seized Baby and Fled-Was
Arrested at Mt. Mourne
and Has Come Back
Seated in the office of the Chief of
Police this morning was a little
woman with a tired, pale face and eyes
very red, from much weeping. The
News man inquired the cause of the
woman's grief and learned from Chief
Irwin that a sad, a very sad story was
back of the tears the woman shed.
The little woman was Mrs. Etta Stutts.
She left a happy, though humble home
near Stouts, to marry one W. H. Stutts.
The couple came to Charlotte and
worked in one of the cotton mills of
the city. They accumulated some
worldly goods and then the husband
decided to move to Pineville, where he
secured a position in the Dover Yarn
Mill.
The first of the week the husband
thought he would go back to the farm
and in consequence of this, he com
menced disposing of his- household ef
fects. Yesterday afternoon all was sold ex
cept a stove and a few other articles of
little value. Last night the couple,
with their nine months old baby,
boarded trie train and came to Char
lotte. They went to the Louise Mill
where they spent the night with some
relatives. On the way to the Louise
Mill, Stutts became angered with his
wife and beat her In the face. During
all this, she chui&tightly to. the nine,
months old baby:
After arriving at the Louise Mill,
Stutts told the driver to come back
early this morning as he wished to
catch a train about 5 o'clock.
Shortly after 4 o'clock this morning,
a carriage rolled up in front of the
house at the Louise'Mill. Stutts went
out to see the driver and returned to
the house. He picked up the baby,
made a dash for the door and quickly
got in the carriage. He told the driver
to hurry up as he was obliged to catch
a train.
Mrs. Stutts ran out but just aa she
reached the yard she saw the carriage
roll off. She screamed to her husband
to stop and let lver go with him. She
ran after the carriage for three or four
hundred yards and, finally, thoroughly
exhausted, she fell to the ground in a
swoon. The carriage with husband
and her babe, increased its speed and
there on the chilly ground the mother
law with her heart broken and uncon
scious. When she came to herself she
returned to where she had spent the
night and told of her husband's de
parture. Between her sobs she im
plored some one to go after her babe.
"He can go," she said, "but, do bring
back my baby. He will not treat it
right. He will do by it like he has
done by me. I must have my baby."
At 7.30 o'clock this morning, Mrs.
Stutts went to the police office .and
told her story to the . officers. She at
once won the hearts of all. Telegrams
went in several directions. While these
were being dispatched, the lonely wo
man sat in the Chief's office and sob
bed as if her heart was broken.
"Oh! if I can only get my baby back.
He can go wherever he wants to, but
he must know I want my child."
At 9.30 o'clock this morning the hus
band with the baby, was located at Mt.
Mourne, in Iredell county. A telephone
message from there stated that Stutts
with the child in his arms, stepped
from the train only a few minutes be
fore. Chief Irwin notified an offi
cer at Mooresville to have the
proper papers made out and arrest
Stutts and, if possible bring nlm back
on the noon train.
While this conversation was going
on over the telephone, Mrs. Stutts
rung her hands with joy. She laughed
and then cried, in a hysterical manner
and between sobs, she would call her
baby's name.
Officer Deaton .of Mooresville, in
formed Chief Irwin this morning that
he had arrested Stutts on the charge
of abandoning his wife and that he
would either bring or send hn on the
evening train.
The wife and mother returned to the
Louise Mill where she awaits, impa
tiently, the return of her child.
At three o'clock this afternoon Mrs.
Stutts and her babe were reunited.
An officer from Mooresville brought
Stutts to the city. He denies that he
has mistreated his wife and says all
the trouble is due to his wife's ungov
ernable temper. He says he gloves her
and is devoted to the child. He was
willing to leave her but could not part
with his girl baby.
The scene at the police station this
afternoon when the prattling babe of
mv,v,o was returned to its
mothers arms, made strong men weep.
RIVER AT MEMPHIS
IS STILL
Rain of Last Night Adds To
the Seriousness of the Sit
uation and More Rain
is Predicted
RIVERS PASSES DANGER
LINE AT ALL POINTS
Some Believe That Flood will
Pass Into the Gulf Without
Further Damage, But
Others Are Fearful
Memphis, March 14. The river on
the Memphis gauge at seven o'clock
last night registered 36. 5 feet and is
still rising at the rate of half foot every
24 hours.
At every point along the river, from
Cioro to New Orleans, streams are
rising. There was a rain storm last
night and one is predicted for today.
This section will augment the volume
of water now running down the river.
The river has passed the danger line
at nearly all points, but yesterday the
belief was stated by United States en
gineers that the levees would with
stand the strain of all the water now
in sight. It is believed by many that
the flood will pass onward to the gulf
without any great damage.
To Form Shotgun Patrol.
Vicksburg, March 14. The serious
ness of the flood situation in this reg
ion was evinced today when Capt. J.
T. McClellan announced that begin
ning tonight a shot-gun patrol will be
established on the 240 miles of North
ern Louisiana levee under his charge.
McClellan is President of the Levee
Board cf the Fifth Louisiana district
and says the other levee boards of
Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi are
about to establish Bhot-gun patrols to
prevent the cutting of levees. Rumors
are rife that people in the low land on
the opposite side of the river hope to
relieve the flood on their side by cut
ting into the levees.
-
No Hope Held Out.
Washington, March 14. The weath
er bureau this morning says the lower
Mississippi River conditions as antici
pated are somewhat more serious this
morning. The rise has been more
rapid than for some days past. Rain is
now falling, although as yet light, it
tends to increase the gravity of the
situation. The Ohio and Arkansas are
generally falling except the former riv
er at Cincinnati is still rising slowly
and is slightly above the danger line,
this morning. No changes from pre
vious forecasts are as yet indicated.
CHURCH TO HAVE SKYSCRAPER.
Methodists of Chicago Will Make It a
Unique Institution.
Chicago. March 14. Announcement
of plans for a 15-story office building
at the cost of $1,000,000. to house the
Methodist interests of Chicago, was
made by Allen A. Gilbert, president of
the Chicago Methodist Social Union,
at the Methodist governors' banquet,
held at the Auditorium today.
The present site of the first Metho
dist church, at Clark and Washington
streets, in the heart of the business
district, will be the site of the new
structure, which is to contain a church
auditorium surpassing anything of its
kind in the world. The church room
will be conducted on the same plan as
the church of the Stranger in New
York, being devoted particularly to
services for strangers in the city. The
office building will be constructed
strictly in accordance with modern
business ideas.
The banquet was attended by four
State Governors Mickey, of Nebras
ka; Durbin, of Indiana; Bates, of Mas
sachusetts, and Yates, of Illinois.
Twenty-five per cent, of the Governors
of the countr yare Methodists and all
were invited to the affair.
FITZHUGH LEE IS
VERY, VERY BITTER
In an Interview He Declares
the opposition to Kinsman's
Statute Comes from Very
Small People
Richmond, March 14. Fitzhugh Lee,
in a warm interview yesterday, de
nounced the opposition to placing the
statue of General Robert E. Lee, in
Statuary Hall at the national capitolat
Washington.
He favored the idea, declaring that
the opposition in the North comes
from those "Invisible in war and in-
j vincible in peace."
MARKET AGAIN SENSATIONAL.
May Cotton Again Takes An Upward
Course.
New York, March 14. The most sen
sational opening of the season. May
was started at 9S0. Liverpool declined
and then shot up seven points on
Egyptian buying. The advance of
three points on yesterday should have
started May about 970, on a flurry 975
But bulls sent in brokers and before
any one offered cotton, 980 was bid.
This started shorts who paid 987 and
then holders turned sellers carrying
May back 14 points in no time."ThTs
only shows the condition of the mar
ket. It will, or should cause one to
avoid selling on a break. There are no
indications that May will shoot up over
10 cents again. We might have 990 or
995 again very easily, but until we
have evidence of a resumption of the
bull movement, we are still disposed to
regard the bull market as over. If
this view is correct August is a sale on
every good rally. The power of the
bull clique is too strong, the stock here
too small, the season too backward, to
make short selling cn a break any
thing but foolhardy. But on a good up
turn, advantages seem to be with the
shorts. Rains in the South increase
dangers of floods again. This weather
is something beyond the memory of
man. If it ever clears we will have a
quieted market. But, as long as it does
net, we might as well make up our
minds to a wild market, with just
those fluctuations. Cover when it gets
weak, but sell August short on goo4
bulges. This is a high price and longs
have a good big load.
IEXT THURSDAY
IS PYTHIAN DAY
Delegates
Lodges,
From Fourteen
n Fifth District,
Will Meet in Charlotte to
Transact Business
The fifth .district meeting of the
Knights of Pythias of North Carolina
will be held in this city Thursday,
19th, commencmg' at 10 o'clock a. m.
and continuing throughout the day.
This promises to be a "red letter" day
for the Pythians, as quite an elabo
rate programme has been prepared
and Pythians of note, not only of
North Carolina but from South Caro
lina, Georgia and Tennessee will bo
present and address the meeting.
The business sessions will be held
in the handsome new Castle Hall, just
finished by the Pythian Castle Co.
and occupied by Charlotte Lodge No.
83 and Mecklenburg No. 90, on tbo
third floor of the Southern Express
Company's building, corner Tryon and
Fourth street. The evening session
will be held In Rathbone Hall and
will be social, and the ladies will be
present.
Mr. W. M. Lyles is the District
Deputy Grand Chancellor of the dis
trict and the following lodges com
prise the district: Rathbone No. 37,
Charlotte; Statesville No. 4G, Statev
v-lle: Concord No. 51, Concord; Gas
tonia No. 53, Gastonia; Zeb Vance No.
65, Mooresville; Mt. Holly No. 68, Mt.
Holly; Matthews No. 77. Matthews;
Charlotte No. 83, Charlotte; Piue
ville No. 89, Pineville; Mecklenburg
No. 90, Charlotte; King's Mountain
No. 94, King's Mountain; Whetstone
No. 103, Bessemer; Davidson No. 104,
Davidson; Independence , No. 105,
Huntersville.
Every lodge in the district will have
a large delegation present, and the
local Pythians will see that they have
an enjoyable day. A trolly ride will
be given in the afternoon at 5:45, and
the entire day will be given over to
entertaining the visitors. The follow
ing programme will be carried out:
MORNING SESSION 10 O'CLOCK.
Address of Welcome J. D. McCall,
Charlotte, N. C.
Response Rev. W. A. Gillon, Con
cord, N. C.
Roll Call of Lodges.
Condition of Order in North Caro
lina Grand Chancellor J. L. Scott,
Jr., Graham, N. C; W. W. Wilson,
Raleigh, N. C.
Condition of Order in South Caro
lina Wm. Goldsmith, Jr., Greenville,
S. C; Dr. G. A. Neuffer, Abbeville,
S. C.
The Endowment Rank Col. W. J.
Woodward, Wilmington, N. C.
Adjourn one o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION THREE
O'CLOCK.
Origin and Progress of the Order
Rev. J. H. Thornwell, D. D., Fort Mill,
S. C.
The Supreme Lodge R. L. C.
White, Nashville, Tenn.
Social Side of Pythianism Rev. A.
T. Graham, D. D., Davidson, N. C.
Report of Lodges Deputy Grand
Chancellors.
Exemplification of the Secret Work
T. D. Meares, Wilmington, N. C.
Is the District Meeting Beneficial?
Rev. J. C. Troy, Durham, N. C. .
The Pythian Press J. G. Baird,
Charlotte, N. C.
Discussion of Pythianism Geo. W.
Montcastle, Lexington, N. C.
Adjournment FJve-thirty o'clock.
Trolley ride.
EVENING SESSION.
Reception. Address R. x L. C.
j White, S. K. R. S.
j Luncheon.
'S
if UP-TO-DATE
Both Army and Navy Are
Striving to Have the South
American Maps Made as
Good as Germany's
ADMIRAL EVANS IS NOW
CHARTING THE PHILIPPINES
Has Seven Vessels Engaged
Some Late Items of Pass
ing Interest from the Nat
ional Capital
Washington, March 14. Extraordi
nary efforts are being made by hoth
the army and navy to improve the sta
tistical and geographical features of
those departments.
The trouble in Venezuela has brought
out the fact that the maps of that
country and all South America, pos
sessed by Germany, are far superior
to those of the United States. The
latter are published and may be ob
tained by any one, while in Germany
there are only a few copies and these
are jealously guarded.
This information was gathered by
military attachees of the United States
legations abroad and reported to Wash
ington. In the Philippines Admiral Evans is
laying particular stress upon the im
portance of charting dangerous points
and he now has seven vessels engaged
in work under the supervision of Com
mander Hughes, of the Annapolis.
Jones Out of Danger.
Washington, March 14. Ex-Senator
Jones is well enough today to go out
for drive and is now pronounced out
of danger.
Justice Day is Better.
Washington, March 14. Dr. Hardin
issued the following- .this , jnorning::
"Justice Day had a fairly good night
and his condition continues encorag
ing. Nipped Lungs Trip in Bud.
Washington, May 14. Surgeon Gen
eral Rixey of the navy has ordered Dr.
G. A. Lung, the Presidents physician
to report for duty at the naval hospital
in Philadelphia and announced that he
himself will attend, the Presidential
party on its western tour. The change
of assignment is somewhat of a sur
prise and disappointment to Lung who
was making preparations for the com
ing journey.
NUCLEUS OF GREAT WORK.
Bishop Cheshire Organizes Three
Episcopal - Missions in Charlotte.
Charlotte now has three organized
Episcopal missions each embodying
the nucleus of a separate and dis
tinct church and into which they
are expected to grow in the course of
time.
Upon petition cf the members of
these three missions, Rt. Rev. Joseph
Blount Cheshire, Eisbcp or North
Carolina, has this week organized the
missions into distinct congregations
appointing officers for each mission.
The missions and the. officers appoint
ed by the Bishop follow:
St. Martin's Chapel, Tenth and
Davidson streets, C. E. Frick, warden;
Adlai Osborne, treasurer; R. W. Vin
cent, clerk.
St. Andrew's Chapel, Seversville,
Henry C. Severs, warden; P. H. Wil
liams, treasurer; John A. Price, clerk.
Church of The Holy Comforter, Dil
worth, Addison Arnold, warden;
Frank Ferris, treasurer, B. Swift
Davis, clerk.
The Chapel of Hope, at Gingham
Mills, has not been organized, though
services will be held and work carried
on there as heretofore.
The officers appointed for the respec
tive missions by the Bishop will hold
office until the first Monday in Advent,
when the congregation will elect its
own officers. In the near future a
JUDGE PARKER TO
BE THE
E
Ex-Senator Mason Predicts
That the Democrats Will
Name the New York Man
For the Prasidency
Burlington, Iowa, March 14. Ex
Senator William E. Mason stopped at
Burlington a few hours last night and
left on a late train to Chicago.
In reply to a question as to his fu
ture he said he was going back to Chi
cago to "Do a little business for polit
ics and a man named Yates." He pre
dicts the nomination of Judge Parker
for President by the Democrats.
UMCLESAM
MAPS
MINE
chapter of the Brotherhood of St. An
drew will be organized at St. Martin's
Chapel. This is expected to he the
start cf the Brotherhood work of the
missibns and later other chapters will
be founded at the other two missions
by the parent organization.
Rev. Geo. M. Tolson is the rector in
charge of the missions and all of this
work, as well as that at the Chapel of
Hope, is under his supervision and di
rection. Since Mr. Tolscn's rectorship
began there has been a marked spiri
tual revival in the mission work and
these little parishes are now showing
a steady, healthy growth. St. Martin's
has begun its new life with 45 mem
bers, St. Andrew's with 19 and the
Church of the Holy Comforter with 33
members. Mr. Tolson is a cultured,
Christian gentleman, possessed ef
limitless energy and magnetic person
ality and the future of these young
narishes, under his rectorship, in
bright with promise.
CAPITOL DETECTIVE
HERE FJ INGRAM
Detective Sargeant Home Be
lieves He Knows About
Where the Negro Got His
Stock of Jewelry
Detective Sergeant Edward Home, of
the Metropolitan police force of Wash
ington, arrived in Charlotte this morn
ing to take a look at Claude Ingram,
the negro who was captured by Mr. W.
S. Orr Thursday evening and vho had,
in his possession, a lot of handsome
jewelry, including a valuable diamond
ring, a pair of diamond cuff buttons
and a very handsome Tiffany watch.
Detective Horne went at once to the
jail where he had an interview with
Ingram. Mr. W. S. Orr accompanied
Sergeant Horne and the two held quite
a long talk with the negro.
As The News stated yesterday, In
gram pawned a set of shirt studs and
a scarf pin in Washington. He received
$25 on the pin and $10 on the buttons.
This Detective Horne thinks he did in
order to get money enough to pay his
fare home.
Thursday morning Mr. W. S. Orr
learned through a jeweler that Ingram
had pawned some jewelry in this city.
When he wt-at to the place where the
jewelry was in pawn, he was struck
with the beauty of the jewels and he
at once suspected that a theft had been
committed. In fact, he learned that
Ingram , was displaying a handsome
diamond ring and other costly jewelry.
So. Thursday afternoon, Mr. Orr went
over to a" vacant lot, near the colored
graded school where Ingram and other
darkeys were playing base ball. He
stood around for some time. In fact,
he engaged in the game for a short
while in order to take a good look at
Ingram and the magnificent ring he
wore. Finally, Mr. Orr told Ingram to
quit the game; that he wanted him.
Ingram expressed some surprise at his
arrest and so told Mr. Orr. Neverthe
less he went along with Mr. Orr and
was soon inside jail walls.
On the arrival of Sergeant Horne
this morning, he went directly to the
office of Chief of Police H. C. Irwin.
There he produced a letter from Mayor
Sylvester, Chief of the Metropolitan
police force, introducing him to Chief
Irwin. During the conversation at the
Chief's office, Sergeant Horne was
told that Mr. Orr had made the arrest
and that to him was due the credit of
landing Ingram. Sergeant Horne then
sought out Mr. Orr and the two went
to the jail together.
Sergeant Horne is almost sure that
the valuables found in Ingram's pos
session are the property of some gen
tleman either in Baltimore Philadel
phia, New York or Boston. It is known
that Ingram was in the employ of a
rich New York family as butler. While
the name of this family is known it is
thought best not to make it public just
at this time.
Mr. Orr has written to Tiffany and
Co., the New York jewelers, describing
the property and giving certain num
bers on the different articles. He hopes
to hear tomorrow from his letter.
Ingram remains silent. He still main
tains that he purchased the jewelry
and thai- he came by them honestly.
His story is not believed by any one
who has seen the gold and diamonds.
Sergeant Horne will leave for Wash
ington tonight. He is a very popular
member of the Metropolitan detective
fore.
This afternoon, Mr. W. S. Orr went
to the house where Ingram has been
stopping since his return to the city
and found an elegant sterling silver
hand mirror and another diamond
scarf pin.
New Bedford the Terminus.
New Bedford, March 14 New Bed
ford will hereafter be the direct ter
minus of. the Insular Navigation Co.
The steamer Peninsular left Cardiff,
Wales for Lisbon, yesterday and after
stopping at the Azores is expected to
reach New Bedford March 2Sth. The
officers of the company will be trans
ferred here from New York. .
Freddy Fu'irtcn on the Move.
Chicago, 111., March 14. Gen. Fred
erick Funston and Lieut. B. J. Mitchell
of his personal staff, arrived from
Washington last night and leave for
Denver today. Monday Funston leaves
for Vancouver Barracks, Washington
State, taking command of the Depart
ment of Columbia, to which he was
transferred.
BURDICK INQUEST
IS BEGUN TODAY
Fifteen Witnesses Summoned
to Testify in the Buffalo
Mystery and Telegrams
Play a Part .
BODIES OF THE PENNELL'S
TAKEN TO MAINE TODAY
The Inquest is the Final Card
the Police Have to Play and
They Confidentally Ex
pect a Cue
BUFFALO, MARCH 14.
Judge Murphy began the Burdick
murder inquest at-ten o'clock. An hour
before the crowd assembled in front of
the police station where the inquiry
is being conducted. Policemen on
guard kept back all persons who had
no right to enter the building. Much
curiosity was shown upon the arrival
of Mrs. Burdjck, her mother, Mrs.
Hull, and Mrs. Paine, who entered the
office of Snpt. Bull, and remained until
called to give testimony. Other wit
nesses were held in Chief Cusack's of
fice. KILLS HERSELF FOR LOVE.
Her Engagement Broken, Miss Greene
Ends Her Life With Gas.
Chicago, March 14. Disappointed in
her love romance and worn out by her
battle with the world Mabel Greene, a
highly educated woman of twenty-seven,
committed suicide today by inhal
ing gas in her home. No. 0146 Wood
lawn avenue, across the street from the
house where her sweetheart's mother
and sister live.
The man to whom she had been en
gaged Is John L. Cook, son of John W.
Cook, President of the Northern State
Normal School, at De Kalb, 111. He
admitted the broken engagement this
afternoon. He is to be married next
month to Miss Frances Waiss, of
Drexel Boulevard.
Told Suicide Was No Sin, Ended His
Life.
Erie, March 14. After listening to a
lecturer who declared that it was the
undeniable right of every man to take
his own life when living became dis
tasteful to him. George Popp, a poster
artist, went to his lodgings last night
and cut his throat.
Popp came here a month ago from
New Durham, N. J., where his wife
and two children are living. He was
thirty-five years old.
Shipwrecked Crew Larded.
New York, March 14 The Ward
line steamer Esperanza from Havana
today, brought nine of ship wiecked
I seamen, the crew of the Norwegian
jbark Ararat which went ashore near
Zaza, Cuba, Feb. 22 and became a total
loss. i
DANVILLE JURY
ES
The Collis;on in That City a
Few Days Ago in Which
Two Were Killed, Held to
Bel's Fault -
The coroner's jury, summoned to in
quire into the cause cf th wrick at
Danville in which two lives were lost,
concluded its investigation this morn
ing The Southern is, according to
tao verdict cf the jury, entirely to
Lhime for the accident. A dispatch
from Danville states that it came out
in the investigation that the engineer
on train No. 32, which ran into train
No. 39, was a new man, and that this
was the first time he had ever ran a
passenger train. The flagman. J. O.
Brayze, who was sent out to flag No.
34, came in on that train, and the station-master
testified that when he had
asked him why he had come in, he
stated that he had entirely forgotten
No. 32.
The jury in their verdict stated that
they s found the Southern Railway
Company guilty of carelessness and
negligence in failing to provide sta
tionary lights at the depot; in not
having sufficient number of side
tracks In Danville, and in not having
a sufficient number of employes to
conduct its business. They find the
flagman, J. D. Brayze, guilty of negli
gence and carelessness in failing to
sigi al train No. 32. No blame is at
tached to Engineer W. R. Kent, As
a new man he should have had instructions.
BUM
SOUTHER!