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v . itisfrs of Charlotte are contribut
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, 1 . ikn clopment of the town.
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CHARLOTTE ADVERTISERS are
admittedly the best In the State. And
Charlotte buyers are consequently the
most liberal in the State.
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VOL. XXIX
A
CHARLOTTE, N. C FRIDAY EVENING. MARCH 20. 1903.
NO. 4355
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NEWS.
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10 BELIEF YET IN
FLOODJTUATION
Water Stands at its Highest
Point and Thus Far Has
Shown No Dispositiion
To Recede
REPORTS OF A BREAK
IN ST. FRANCIS LEVEES
Unless Winds Subside Migh
ty Flood May Envelop Val
leyWater Stationery at
Forty Feet Today
Washington, March 20. The Weaher
;r.,i;i. this morning gave out a spe
b illeting stating that the river
; ;;ir; in is practically unchanged. The
..issippi about stationary at Mem-
au.l continues to rise below.
At N'-:v Orleans this morning the
i;e ;? 19 feet. .1 above the previous
-zh water of 1S97. Conditions from
:r.pi.:? southward continue ex
.:::;; critical. Further development
:il lepend almost wholly upon the
of the levees and hold of water.
Reports of a Break.
M-mi his, March 20 The flood situ
at: n in this territory looks somewhat
icuhUT beiause of the fact that the
ri vr : stationary at forty feet. Yes
lay government engineers showed
z:-3? anxiety over the condition of af.
fairs on the levees in the St. Francis
district and unless the strong winds
?i :e it is feared a mighty flood will
r.'.sh through.
Wat'-'r is now washing over Pecan
P i nr and a random shot rumor has
Icri life that there is a large break at
th? latter place but this cannot be con
firmed. Th? situation along the upper Ar
kansas side is extremely alarming and
p.e:"ssitat&s working hundreds of la
borers in piling up sacks of earth to
save the country.
MR. ROOT WILL NOT GO.
Unable To Accompany President On
His Hunting Trip.
Washington, March 20. Secretary
R' t 8aid today that he will be unable
to with the President on his West
on trip. He has been in the Yellow
stone Park, and he shuddered a bit at
th" prospect of a two weeks' trip over
land through that region in April.
Mr. Root expects to join the Presi
dent's party in St. Louis on April 30,
to attend the World's Fair dedication
"monies, and will attend the Na
tional Convention of the National
Guard Association officers in Colum
ns, 0., on May i.
Mr. Root will address the association
on the new and closer relations be-twff-n
the militia and the regular
armv.
Young Girl Kills Herself.
.Staunton, Va., March 20. Evelyn
Whitf-. a young girl about 19 years of
at;p. roinmitted suicide this morning
'' taking morphine. She was discard
ed by her sweet heart and then took
tbf1 fatal dose. Her home is in Ashe
ville, X. C. and she has been in Staun
ton onlv a few months. The body will
! shipped to her home tomorrow.
GRAVE FEARS FOR
IRE SPAHISH KlliG
Physicians Fear Phthisis, of
Which His Father Died,
and Advise For Him
Absolute Quiet
Madrid, March 20. The Publishers
Press is informed on high authority
fiat King Alfonzo is suffering consid
erable weakness, superinduced by per
sistent colds.
The court physicians, Alabern and
I-;d'sna, feared his Majesty was suf-f'-nng
from phthisis, but failed to find
o' ii'ations of this trouble. Other ex-i-
ns have been consulted and they
'"uiirm the diagnosis of the court doc
'!'. but state that the King's system
is ''specially susceptible to pulmonary
're plaint. A quiet methodical life,
lor y say, is most necessary to Alfonzo
this warm climate.
The King has dropped attendance at
fti'-atres and retires very early. He will
v shortly to Andalusia. The queen
mother is most anxious regarding her
on's, condition and this alarm is in
' o-'ased by the rememberance that his
lather died of phthisis.
FESSENDEN'S FEF
Got One-Fourth of Connecticut's
Claim Against United States.
Stamford, Conn., March 20. Samuel
Fessenden has just received the largest
fee ever paid to a Connecticut lawyer.
It amounts to $151,640.15, and is his
share 25 per cent. of the sum recent
ly paid by the Federal Government to
the State of Connecticut as reimburse
ment for money expended by the State
in equipping, arming, supplying and
transporting troops during the Civil
War. The amount received by the
State, including the lawyer's fee, is
$606,560.59.
A bill was passed by the General As
sembly in 1897 authorizing the Gover
nor, then Lorrin A. Cooke, to employ
an agent to represent Connecticut be
fore Congress, the Court of Claims or
any tribunal which should pass upon
the claim of the State.
Governor Cooke appointed Mr. Fes
senden and entered into an agreement
whereby the attorney should defray all
his own expenses and pay for such as
sistance as he might require out of a
contingent fee of 25 per cent, of the
award.
When the bill was passed in 1897 it
was not believed that the State would
receive more than $1S0.000. Shortly af
terward, however, in the case of the
State of Indiana, the Court of Claims
allowed interest on the original debt,
and a similar ruling helped to swTell
the Connecticut claim.
AUSTRIAN INTEREST IN FAIR.
More Than 100 Firms Will Exhibit At
St. Louis.
Vienna. March 20. In spite of this
Government's announcement that no
official participation in the St. Louis
Exhibition is contemplated, there is
'till a chance that the decision may
be reversed.
Albert E. Staisny, honorary commis
sioner to Austria-Hungary for the ex
hibition, has succeeded in arousing
such interest in the commercial world
here that already more than 100 firms
have sent in their adhesion. The in
dustries represented include jewelry,
glassware, furniture and fancy leather
goods.
MR. CLEVELAND FOR CANAL.
On His 66th Birthday He Indorses
The Senate's Action.
Princeton, N. J., March 20. Yester
day was ex-President Grover Cleve
land's sixty-sixth birthday.
He received a number of congratu
latory messages, but otherwise passed
the day in the usual manner. Speaking
of the Panama canal treaty he said:
"It is very gratifying that the treaty
has passed the Senate, and I hope
there will be no further delay at the
beginning of the work, which I believe
is going to mark an epoch in the com
merce and transportation of the age
and will be a glorious contribution by
the American nation to the trade of
the world."
RftWLEY FORBES IS
FATALLf INJURED
Five Year Old Son of W. S.
Forbes Thrown From Horse
During Fox-Hunt and His
Skull Fractured
Mr. Rawley Forbes, the fifteen year
old son of Mr. W. S. Forbes, of Rich
mond, was seriously injured yester
day morning near Richmond while
riding to the hounds.
The horse that young Forbes was
riding became unmanageable and
dashed into a tree. The rider was
thrown backwards to the ground and
his head struck heavily on a rock.
As a result of the fall Young Forbes
is suffering with a fracture at the base
of the skull, the seriousness of which
only time can show. At present his
condition is considered critical, and
while he was said to be a little better
last night, his life is still in danger.
Yesterday's News-Leader says:
Rawley Forbes was riding with Miss
Claudia Palmer when the accident oc
curred. Dr. Joseph A. White was a
short distance behind them and was
the only eye-witness to the fall.
Young Forbes, he said, fell very
heavily, and blood gushed from his
ears. The horse got away when he
had thrown his rider and was caught
in front of the club. Dr. White went
at once to the assistance of Forbes
and mounting him upon his own horse
and holding him here took him to the
club-house. There the boy was put to
bed and the news of the accident was
telephoned to his brother, who reach
ed the club fifteen minutes after he
had received the message. Mrs. W. S.
Forbes followed a little later with Dr.
Edward McGuire, the family physi
cian, in a large carriage, and the boy
was taken home. He was perfectly con
scious, though rather drpwsy, and the
only serious symptoms were nausea
and giddiness.
Mr. W. S. Forbes, father of Young
Rawley Forbes, was at one time, a
resident of Charlotte. Yesterday, when
the accident occurred, Mr. Forbes was
in Raleigh attending to some busi
ness. Rev. Geo. A. Page, it is said, will
be a candidate for alderman from the
First Ward.
DEATH STALKS UNBIDDEN
TO STEAMER'S STATEROOMS
Big Steamers of Fall River Line Collide, Early This Morning, in Dense Fog in Long Island
Sound With Fearful Results-Six Lives Are Known To Have Been Lost
in the Catastrophe, and Many Injured
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In the collision of a passenger
... and freight steamer, of the Fall.,.
River Line, near Gull Island in
"Long Island sound early this
morning. Six persons were killed
" outright and a dozen or more In---4
jured. A dense fog was the cause
i of the collision. Both steamers,"""
1 which are among the largest in 11
i me service, were oaaiy smasnea.
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New London, March 20. One of the
most appalling accidents that has hap
pened in the history of the passenger
service of Long Island Sound, occurred
soon after midnight this morning.
While passengers were sleeping
peacefully in their berths there was a
terrific crash and several lives were
crushed out in a twinkle.
The steamer, City of Taunton, one of
the freight boats of the Fall River
line, collided, head-on, with the
steamer Plymouth, of the same line,
which left New York yesterday after
noon, carrying upward of five hundred
passengers.
In an instant all was confusion and
the shrieks of the dying and injured,
CPI TREATY IS
FI1LL RATIFIED
Nearly Three-Fourths Vote of
Senate Was Secured and
the Body Then Adjourn
ed Sine Die
Washington, March 20. The reci
procity treaty with Cuba, negotiated by
General Tasker H. BliSs and signed at
Havana December 11, 1902, was rati
fied late yesterday afternoon by the
Senate with amendments by a vote of
50 to 16. Then, after arranging to make
public the speeches delivered on the
Panama canal treaty after that treaty
has been ratified by Colombia, the ex
tra session of the Senate adjourned
sine die.
Voting on the Cuban treaty and
amendments then pending or to be of
fered began at 3 o'clock. There were
several speeches previous to the vot
ing upon amendments, including re
marks by Messrs. Foster of. Louisiana,
Simmons, Bailey, Carmack and Berry.
Ml except Mr. Simmons opposed the
treaty.
Mr. Simmons declared that he could
see nothing in the treaty which called
for a party division. He believed the
reciprocity provided for would be bene-
nciai ro tne uimeu oiaies, auu an
nounced that he would vote for the
treaty.
The Burton amendment, providing
for a reduction of 40 instead of 20 per
cent, in the duty on American wheat,
flour, corn, and corn meal imported in
to Cuba was accepted by the commit
tee on foreign relations after being
amended by making the reduction 30
per cent. As thus changed the amend
ment was agreed to by the Senate.
The committee also reported another
amendment which was agreed to,
olacing certain cotton manufactures in
schedule B, which covers articles to be
admitted, into Cuba at 30 per cent, re
duction. The original rate was 23 per
cent.
The vote on the ratification of the
treaty as amended was 50 to 16, all
Republicans present except Mr. Bard
of California voting for the treaty. The
sixteen negative votes were cast by
Messrs. Bailey. Bard, Bate, Berry, Car
mack. Clark of Montana, Daniel, Fos
ter of Louisiana, Latimer, McEnery,
Mallory. Martin, Morgan, Newland,
Pettus, Taliaferro.
DID HE GET STRONG BOX?
J. W. Thomas Reputed To Have Left
Fortune In Currency.
Berryville. Va., March 20. James WT.
Thomas died here suddenly today, aged
77 years. Mr. Thomas had up to a few
hours prior to his death been a man of
strong physique, and his death was a
shock to the whole community. He
was married four times and is surviv
ed by a widow, two daughters and one
son, James W. Thomas, Jr., of Wash
ington, D. C .
Mr. Thomas is reputed to have left
considerable property, principally in
currency. This he is said to have found
during the Civil War, it being the con
tents of the strong box of the paymas
ter of Sheridan's army, which was at
tacked and routed on the outskirts of
Berryville.
drowned the shouts of the officers,
while the cries of the panic-stricken
added to the tumult.
Fifty feet of the upper works of ihe
Plymouth were carried away, but she
was able to come into the harbor under
her own steam.
For a time after the crash, the ut
most confusion prevailed, and it was
feared the boat would sink. The offi
cers remained cool throughout and the
passengers were finally calmed down.
In the meantime it was found that
six were dead and a dozen or more
injured.
The dead:
john McCarthy,
snow coleman,
julius dawson,
john williams,
JOHN BRISTOL, all employees of
the steamer,
JONATHAN W. THOMPSON, a pas
senger. The City of Taunton arrived here at
four o'clock this morning.
The wreck occurred about 20 minutes
sail east of Gull Island in the race.
The City of Taunton was bound New
Yorkward and a dense fog 'prevailed
ai the time of the collision.
STRIKE AT AN END.
Carpenters In Columbia Have Settled
Their Differences.
The carpenters strike at Columbia
has been watched in Charlotte with
much interest. The trouble has been
amicably arranged as the following
from the Columbia Stale of this morn
ing shows:
"The carpenters' strike was a short
duration. The contractors and carpen
ters settled to their mutual satisfac
tion yesterday, although the contrac
tors are indignant over th'3 demands
made by the union.
"Mr. J. P. Chartran, the committee
man authorized by the trades union
council to visit he buildings under
construction and to see that no mem
bers of labor organizations were at
work with non-union men, reported
last night that he had found every
thing satisfactory to the union men.
The contractors had offered no opposi
tion to his inspecting the union cards
of workmen, and the only job on which
he found non-union men employed was
subjected to a change in a few min
utes, as the -workmen came down and
made application to join the union."
CLOSE OF PYTHIAN EVENT.
Disciples of Syracusan Soldier and
Senator Conclude Meeting.
The conclusion of the Pythian con
clave took place last night in a delight
ful social gathering in the auditorium
of Rathbone Castle Hall. About 250
brave Knights and fair women were
assembled. Dr. R. L. C. White, Su
preme Keeper of Records and Seals,
the speaker of the evening, was hap
pily introduced by Rev. J. A. Dorritee.
Dr. White charmed his audience with
his beautiful and instructive address
upon the origin, purpose and progress
of Pythianism.
Dr. Chas. A. Bland intertained those
present with some clever legerdemain
exhibitions.
At the close of the exercises delight
ful refreshments of cake, ice cream,
etc., were served from Brannon's.
McKinley Oak Thrives.
Washington, March 20. The Presi
dent took a walk around the White
House grounds this morning, and stop
ped to examine the oak tree which was
set out by President McKinley five
years ago today. The tree grew very
slowly at first, but shot up rapidly last
summer, and is now nearly twenty
feet high.
KILLED HIMSELF TO
ESCAPTWH1PPIHG
Negro Boy Leaps From Win
dow to Sidewalk For Fear
of Punishment He Doubt
less Richly Deserved
Philadelphia, March 20. Joseph L.
Carter, a colored boy aged. 12 years, de
liberately committed suicide this morn
ing to escape a beating at the hands of
his father.
He jumped from a window to the
sidewalk, sixty feet below, after first
removing his clothing and saying "'I
want to leave the world the same way
I entered it." His father is held for the
coroner's inquest.
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The dead are:
john McCarthy,
snow coleman.
-f JULIUS DAWSON.
JOHN WILLIAMS.
JOHN BRISTOL.
All Pmnlnupc rf nn n tka A
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T of the steamers.
JONATHAN W. THOMPSON,
a passenger.
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FIFTEEN LOST THEIR LIVES.
It is believed fifteen people met their
death in the collision. Two of the in
jured will probable die and it is
thought others were in the flooded
steerage and in the debris of the sec
ond cabin staterooms. It is also
thought that a number of the crew,
and perhaps some of the passengers,
were knocked overboard and drowned.
Wind-Jammers Collide.
Chatham, Mass., March 20. The
three-masted schooner Sebago and a
four-masted unknown vessel, crashed
together in a fog off Nantucket Shoals
early today. The Sebago was badly
damaged and subsequently ran
aground. The other vessel is unknown.
So far as is known no lives were lost.
SHIFTING ENGINE
CRUSHEDJIS LIMB
Negro Trackman is Knocked
Down and Run Over This
Morning in the Southern
Railway Freight Yards
Joe Stewart, colored, and employe
of the freight yard of the 'Southern
railway, was run over by a box car
this morning at 10 o'clock.
Stewart and another yard hand were
standing in the middle of the track
throwing clinkers from the road-bed.
A shifting engine with ten cars, pulled
out of one side track, near the com
pre,s switch and commenced to back.
Neither Stewart or his fellow-workman
seemed to realize that the train
was coming on the track they were
working on until the rear car struck
Stewart in the back. The man fell in
the middle of the track. As he rose he
was again knocked down and this time
his right leg fell across the track and
several wheels passed over his limb,
before the train was brought to a
standstill.
Immediately after the accident oc
curred, a physician was summoned.
Dr. Walker answered the call and
bound up the bleeding member. Stew
art was then taken to the colored hos
pital where a more thorough, examina
tion was made.
It was ascertained that the leg was
so badly injured that amputation was
necessary. The leg was taken off just
below the knee.
Stewart was resting quietly this ai
ternoon and the attending physician
says he will recover.
The man had been working for Capt.
Adams, on the freight yard for the past
six months. He has at all times con
ducted himself well and was regarded
as one of the most faithful hands on
the freight side.
Before Stewart was taken to the
hospital he made a statement saying
that he was removing some clinkers
from the track and that as there was
so much noise in the yard, he did not
notice the train as it backed on the
track where he was at work.
Near where the accident occurred
there was found a section of bone
nearly four inches in length that was
crushed from the wounded man's limb.
WHITAKER WRIGHT ILL.
He Has Not Slept Since Sunday His
Hearing Postponed.
New York, March 20. Whitaker
Wright, who is accused of swindling
Englishmen out of $110,000 444, did not
appear in the Federal Building before
United States Commissioner Alexan
der, as he is ill in .bed in the Ludlow
street jail.
Since his arrest on Sunday he has
not slept a moment and has little ap
petite. Dr. Levine, the United States physi
cian detailed to the prison, visited
Wright. He found that some painting
had been done in the building and that
the physician thought, was partly re
sponsible for Wright's illness. Dr. Le
vine telephoned Marshal Henkel that
Wright was ill and would not be able
to attend the hearing this afternoon.
TODAY'S COTTON LETTER.
An Interesting Situation As To the
Fleecy Staple. I
New York, March 20. C. W. Lee & '
Co. says: There was more cotton for
sale at 9.80 for July this morning than
there has been since the option sold at
9.90 on the previous advance. July was 1
for sale in reams. It was believed to
be for Wall Street account and so
much come out that the market could
not stand up under it all. Then prices
gave way to below 9 cents. May
weakened during the afternoon to
around 9.85, a decline of about ten
points. The selling by the so-called
bear pool was the feature of the t-ay.
It may be this will market more cot
ton by holders looking for a set-bade.
Then again it may be that bad weather
will cause these sellers to cover and
there will be another advance. Every
thing depends on weather and the
condition of things in the South. With
out sunshine you can't break ihis
market very well. With good weather
we would rather short August on good
bulges.
It is because we are afraid of a scare
among spinners on this late planting
that we are so conservative on the
selling side at the present moment. The
supply of cotton is too small to leave
a short safe when the weather is bad
as it has been for two days. Give us a
w eek or two of sunshine and increasing
receipts and the market will look dif
ferent. But without more cotton com
ing in and better accounts as to plant
ing, we dont want to sell much cotton.
The situation is simply this: Bulls
hold a big lot of May cotton. Unless
there are larger receipts it will be
hard for shorts to get this cotton here.
There is a short interest and it would
be very simple to have a scare on the
part of spinners over the delayed
planting. This would make trouble in
the future market. Its too hard to get
cotton to make short selling safe ex
cept on favoring conditions. We be
lieve the price is against cotton. We
would rather play the short side in
August but we cannot think this safe
at the moment, until factors show up
more favorably. The condition of the
Mississippi is still critical. Another
break on the Arkansas side was report
ed today. In sight figures were about
the same as last year. We need more
to break the market for spot cotton.
Bulls Retain Their Gric
New York, March 20. The cotton
bulls retained their grip in the face of
a somewhat unsatisfactory cables.
Buying orders accumulated over night
and strengthened the late market on
yesterday. This, with some room cov
ering and little bullish support, sent
the price above last night's closing.
Further breaks in the levee are re
ported, the weather is bad in the South
and much colder weather is expected
by tomorroy. After call trade was more
active in response to rallies and Liver
pool prices rose several points fur
ther. FATAL SHOOTING
AT COUNTRY FROLIC
South Carolina Negro Wields
His Gun at a Dance With
the Result Grove Hen
derson Will Die
John Bond, a South Carolina negro,
shot and fatally wounded Grove Hen
derson, at a negro dance on Mr. George
Hoover's place, five miles from Char
lotte, last night. The bullet entered
Henderson's stomach two inches above
the navel and lodged in the back-bone.
Parties who arrived from Niven at 2
o'clock this afternoon state that Hen
derson cannot live.
Directly after the shooting Bond
made for the woods and has not been
seen or heard from since.
A large number of negroes gathered
at Henderson's house last night to par
ticipate in a dance. All went well un
til Bond became angered at something
Henderson had to say about the way
he (Bond) danced. The two men en
gaged in a war of words and while this
was at its height, Bond pulled his gun
and fired.
At the. report of the pistol, negroes
ran in 2very direction. The women
were screaming and the men, they
took to the tall timbers. Henderson
fell where he was standing when the
shot was fired. The negroes thought
he was dead but in a short while he re
covered sufficiently to tell bis side of
the story. He stated that Bond got
mad at some trivial occurrence and,
without the slightest warning, pulled
his gun and fired.
The negroes around Niven are very
much incensed on account of the
shooting and it would not be healthy
for Bond to make his appearance in
that neighborhood.
Bond came to the Niven section
about two years ago from South Caro
lina. He has been working on Mrs.
Latta Johnston's place and was always
considered a rowdy negro. His vic
tim, Grove Henderson, has been work
ing for Mr. George Hoover. He is said
tp be a' quiet, inoffensive negro, and
is liked by both white and black.
'Squire John P. Hunter came to
Charlotte this afternoon and notified
the police of the shooting. Bond is
still at large but will be captured if he
stays in this section. Henderson was
said to be in a dying condition this afternoon.
LORD
FETES
SEC,
He Speaks With Glowing En
thusiasm of the Future of
the New South Afri
can Colonies
BRITISH STEAMER HAS
TEMPESTUOUS VOYAGE
Celebration of Mid-Lent Fete
Results in Great Disorder
Pope's Condition is
Improved
London, March 20. Colonial Secre
tary Chamberlain drove in state to the
Mansion House today where he was
entertained at luncheon by the Lord
Mayor. After luncheon the Secretary
was presented with an address of wel
come from the city. Premier Belfour
and other prominents were present.
Replying to the Mayor's address ho
said: "I hava returned more than ever
convinced that the war could not have
been prevented by any statesmanship."
He expressed belief that racial unity
under the British flag was eventualiy
a certainty.
Continuing he said: "Since the war
the value of land has risen in the new
territories from fifty to three hundred
per cent. This is due to the expecta
tions of great prosperity under a stable,
progressive government. The country
is only in its infancy and there is no
limit to its possibilities in the future."
Reports Squally Voyage.
Plymouth, March 20. The British
steamer Sokoto arrived from West Af-
rica ports today and reports that
during the voyage she encountered the
worst weather in twenty-two years. At
one stage of the voyage the vessel lvn
into sand storms that lasted eight days.
During the stormy days it was so dark
that an artificial light was used on
deck and the crew was nearly suffocat
ed. The Sokoto further repors that the
breakwater at the Grand Canary was
wrecked by heavy storms and twenty
five ve-ssels were wrecked.
More Social Talk.
Dresden, March 20 The Austrian
and German Emperors and Royal fam
ilies of Saxony, Bavaria and other
countries have expressed strong disap
proval of the actions of the Dulie and
Duchess of Tuscany, in becoming par
tially reconciled to their daughter, the
former Crown Print-ess Louis?. It is
stated a boycott of Tuscany by the
European Royalties will probably re
sult. Fete Turned Into Riot.
Paris, March 20. The celebration of
Mi Careme or Mid-Lent Fete in Paris
yesterday developed last night into an
orgie in some parts of the city and,
scandalous scenes were enacted. It is
stated that 968 persons were arrested.
Pope Is Improving.
Rome, March 20. Condition of the
Pope is improving. He assisted at a
Lenten sermon today.
King Gives "Buffalo Bill" a Pin.
London, March 20 King Edward
has sent to Col. Cody ("Buffalo Bill")
a handsome scarfpin, with the royal
cipher in diamonds surmounted by the
crown, as a souvenir of his visit Satur
day to the Wild West Show. In a let
ter the King again mentioned that he,
the Queen and the others of their par
ty greatly enjoyed the show, which he
considers valuable historical instruc
tion, especially for the young Princes.
THREE GIRLS MEET
DEATH OITHE RAIL
Stepped From One Track to
Another to Avoid One Train
'and Were Struck By a.
Freight Train
Providence, March 20. Rose Mc
Aloon, Mary Tierney, Bridget White,
Lizzie and Knight, all employed in the
Taylorsville Bleachery in East Provi
dence, started to walk to wark this
morning along the New York, New
Haven & Hartford Railway tracks. A
freight train ran into them, killing the
first three outright and seriously in
juring Miss Knight, probably fatally.
They left one track to avoid one train,
and stepped in front of another.
Smart-Aleck Students Punished.
Lafayette, March 20. The four ring
leaders in the riot of purdue students
on the night of March 11, have been
suspended for one year by the faculty
and a hundred and forty sophmore
are under probation.
MAYOR
CHAMBERLAIN