North Carolina Newspapers

X i HE CH ARLOTTE NE WS More people read The News in Charlotte than any other TWO papers combined. We give Automobile Tickets for every 50 cents paid on subscription. THE ONLY AFTERNOON ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWSPAPER IN NORTH CAROLINA VOL. XXXil NO. 5008. r; RLOTTE, N. C.? TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 27, 1904. PRICE: 3 CENTS. MISSING SATCHEL ANDTRUNKOFMKS C 1IC FOUND Receiver LoeSer UOeS Not I h I n K i That Either Contain any Valua bles of any Special Worth. Trunk and Satchel Disappeared From Holland House. The Receivership Case Was Not Resumed Today. A Jeweler Who Holds Jewels as Security, Will Turn Missing Valuables Over at Once. By Associated Press. Cli veland, Ohio., Dec. 27. Contrary to xpeetations, the inquiry in eon ion with the Chadwick receiver ship case as not resumed today. R.e ceiv r Loeser stated that nothing more i be done in the matter lor sever al days. We have lefiritely located the. trunk Mi'l satchel that were taken from the Holland House in New Vork." said Mr. Looser today. "And the) v. ill be brought here within a day ao. Aside from the wearing ap parel, there is. I understand, little of alue in either the trunk or the Batch Continuing, Mr. Loeser said: "We had intended today to examine Henry Wuerst, the Elyria jeweler, holds about $20,000 worth of Mrs. Chatiwtak's jewels as security for a loan. Wuerst has made a full mi at of what he holds, however. and he expressed his willingness to noer tnem wneneer uie iuu.ii is made good. The jewels will be ap praised later, but my impression is that they are worth no more than the sum advanced by Wuerst to Mrs. Cuadwiek." SCIENTISTS IN SESSION. i an enemy filed information against her Meeting of Learned Men to be Held inland Edson to a local justice of the Philadelphia. I peace, who held the couple last night d.. s;.i0' pmCc ! under bail for trial. Edson said he Philadelphia, Dec. 27. More than of the most learned scientists in the United States are in this city to at tt o : he various meetings of the Fifty fourth Convention of the American As sociation for the advancement of Sci which began today and will hold sessions until Friday. Most of the vis itlng scientists ate members of the university and college faculties. The annual address will be dilivered by Carroll D. Wright, Commissioner of Labor. Thursday night. The President of the Association is Dr. W. C. Far low, of Harvard. THE BOAT STILL FAST. Steamship Drumeizer Still on Fire Island Bar. By Associated Press. New York, Dec. 27. The steamship Drumelzier, which went ashore on Fire ti 1 bar Sunday night, was still fast aground today, with her captain and crew ou board. They had refused to be taken ashore by the life savers yes terday. Last night was a severe one with a high wind and sea, so that the ship could not have been reached even if the lif savers had attempted it. For several hours today the surf was too high to permit the launching of life boats. FOURTH CLASS POSAMASTERS. Appointed in Several Southern States Today. By Associated Press. Washington, Dec. 27 The following fourth-class Postmasters were appoint ed today: Florida Mayo, Mrs. Laura H. Taylor; Lumber, Thomas T. Scott. . Georgia: Catlin, Lawrence Horton; Cedar Grove. 0. T. Simmons; Clyde, Travis R. Haymond; Pomona, Richard J. Manley. North Carolina: Catlocchee, Nathan A. Hal Hampton, Mrs. Ellen Chamley. RAIN AND SLEET. Follows Closely on the Big Snow Storm. By Associated Press. New Voi k, Dec. 27. Rain and sleet, following the heavy snow storm, have piayed havoc with tiansportation 'fa cilities, and telegraph service. All tiuou-ii the East and in Pennsylvania 'lit; wires are coaled with ice, and thi extra weight has broken many of them. Southwest in Blizzard's Grasp. Associated Press. Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 27. This por tion of the Southwest was today in the grasp of a genuine blizzard which ex tended through Missouri into Nebras ka and Iowa; over the whole of Kansas and into Oklahoma and Indian Terri tory. Report Not True. By Associated Press. The Hague, Dec. 27. The report that Holland will place Sabang, in Straits Settlement, 20 miles north of .Malacca, at the disposition of the Russian Sec ond Pacific squadron, as reported from Tokio in a dispatch to the London Tims, is without foundation. Cotton Receipts. Two bales of cotton were sold today at " 1-8 cents against 15 bales same day last year at 13 1-2 cents. RUSSIA IS SILENT. She Has Not Replied to the ,ds f of Toakia. By Associated Press. Shanghai, Dec. 27. The Russian Con sul has made no reply to the demand of Toatia for the surrender of the sail ors belonging to the Russian cruiser Askold. who, December 15, murdered a Chinaman as the result of a dispute over the payment for hire of a gin ricksha. Thfi sailor is still nn hnarl thp oroisAT- where it is understood he will be tried oy a counmartiai. Taotia lias applied to the foreign board at Pekin for fur ther instructions. BEAUTIFUL CHAPEL BURNED. Edifice at Sailor's Snug Harbor Gutted by Fire Yesterday. By Associated Press. New York. Dec. 27. The beautiful chapel at Sailor's Snug Harbor, a heme for indigent seamen, at New Brighton, Staten Island, was gutted by fire yester day. The loss is $75,000. The chapel was a reproduction of St. Paul's, Lon don, and it contained one of the finest organs in the United States. The building was noted also for the beauty of its stained glass windows. The chapel was a mass of flames when 800 old sailors in the snug harbor were summoned to fight the fire, and i they responded to a man. though some I fainted from over exertion. DON'T WANT CHANGE. Chinese Will Continue Their Present Monetary System. By Associated Press. Pekin. Dec. 27. With reference to the recent attempt of Prof. Jermiah W. Jenks, of Cornell University, and a member tf the American Commission on International "Exchange, to intro duce improvements in the monetary system qf China, it is interesting to note that the Chinese proposal is under consideration advocating the coinage, on a large scale, of copper cash, prov ing, it is claimed, that the Chinese do not contemplate a change in their mon etary system. 7 Sold Wife For $25. -James Baganza. a steel worker, at Enterprise. I T C. Oil lit , 1A11 , I Um - x . unable to pay for groceries which he had bought on credit from Martin Ed son, proposed giving his wife as pay men. Edson, . who is single, agreed, having become enamored of Mrs. Ba- i ganza, and the bill for $25 was can I celled and the woman transferred. Mrs. Baganza made no objection, out j would return the wife and cancel the i debt as well if discharged. John Guy is Killed Outright and Michael Pasnick Will Die, Four Others are Seriously In jured. The Explosion Was at Braddock, Perm. By Associated Press. Pittsburg, Dec. 27. John Guy, a fore man of bricklayers, was burned to death and five others were seriously in pured in an explosion in furnace "J" of the Edgar Thompson plant, of the Car negie Steel Co.. at Braddock. Of the injured, who were all foreign ers, Michael Pasnick will die. The fur nace had been blown out for repairs and the men were at work relvaing, when the gas which had accumulated ignited from the heat, causing an ex plosion. At the same time the flash set fire to a trestle and the watchman's shanty adjoining the furnace, but the flames were quickly extinguished. The dam age will be heavy. CHILDREN VISIT M'CUE. Christmas Cheer Carried to ex-Mayor Convicted of Wife Murder. Charlottesville, Va., Dec. 27. Ex Mavor J. Samuel McCue, who, unless the Supreme Court of Appeals inter- r 1 1 s b., ,i n o1 nn Taniwirv 9.0 fnv , J JTJT the murder of his wife, was visited in his cell in the city jail Christmas day by all the members of his family. The children brought presents with them and remained for over an hour. The condemned man ate and seemed to enjoy an elaborate dinner, which was sent him from his Pant street resi- done. In appearance and manner he has greatly changed. His beard, which within the past six weeks had grown to considerable length, is trimmed to a Van Dyke, while his bearing is in contrast to the .independent air he as sumed before and immediately after his death sentence was passed upon him. Others who called to pay the compli ments of the season and to cheer him up were his brother, Edward O. Mc Cue, and wife; Miss McCue, a cousin; Mrs'. Marshall Dinwiddie, and a distant lady relative. The gifts they brought were mostly books, to help the prison er while away the hours. Thp twplve-vear-old daughter of the former mayor, little Ruby McCue, was literally showe ved with presents, many of which came from strangers. BARRON VON SPAUN. Will Serve on the North Sea Commis sion. By Associated Press. Paris, Dec. 27. Admiral Baron Von Spaun, of the Austrian Navy, who was elected as the fifth member of the In ternational Commission to inquire into the North Sea incident, has agreed to serve on the commission. i FURNACE EXPLOSION KILLS 1. WOUNDS 5 ao mm EXTEND ITS LIHETO A Well Known Contractor is Re- ii r ii ci i 4. sponsible For the Statement That the Seaboard Will Extend rim-l-iim Rponrh no Par W a o t r O luiiiuiii uf unii u j i ui n ljl u j i Greensboro. GREENSBORO SOON j Louis Kerr, After Two Weeks'"-Wan-According to the News' informant,', dering, Joins Parents at Norfolk. ' ...... .. I Norfolk, Va., Dec. 27. Louis Kerr, the Seaboard Will Keep as the mising fifteen-year-old son of Post , n master A. L. Kerr, of Haynes Falls, Close to the Old North GarO-'. Y., arrived here this morning, and lina Road as Possible. Railroad News. Other The News has it from a splendid source that the Seaboard Air Line is now contemplating seriously extending its Durham branch to Greensboro, and probably to Mt. Airy. A prominent contractor, who does a great deal of work lor both the Southern and the Seaboard, is respon- - sible for the statement that this work . will begin at no distant elate. The Seaboard now reaches Durham ' From what the 1 oy way or nenuarsou. rnmi uh.il u.c News learns the extending of the road to Greensboro has been seriously con- sidered for some time. Only recently has the matter taken definite shape, and if the contractor's information is straight, the matter has been settled. When asked last night as to which route the Seaboard would take, pro vided it extends its line to Greens boro, the contractor stated positively that the old North Carolina road would be followed as closely as possi ble. j The News today made several in quiries as to the proposed extension, but no one in Charlotte has heard any thing at all as to the proposed exten sion. If the contractor's statement is cor rect, Greensboro has much to be thankful for. for it would mean much to that live and progressive city. Bryan Heads Conference. Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 27. Secrecy sur rounded a meeting of prominent Dem ocrat v-.fc eld Sltufdpy night in the of fice of Judge Tibbetts, at which W. J. Bryan presided. ' Two dozen politicians of State prim- mence. aliened unaer tne Bryan oaii-, , WPrQ nvpcseni Beyond an announcement that the meeting was called to form an organi zation of Democrats, presumably to be gin tne worK or re-m-yanizing Lite de mocracy, nothing was given out offii cially. It was stated by one who was present, however, that a new scheme of organization will soon be sprung on the country and that Bryan will be at the head of it. Writes His Own Dirge. Bangor, Dec. 27. John C. Chase, aged seventy-one years, of Brewer, wishing to be remembered after death, has composed what he calls his funeral song, and hopes to get enough money from its sale to purchase a monument to be erected over his grave. Chase is in good health and in no hurry to die. He is a wood sawyer by occupatfon, and never thought of be ing a poet uptil a few months ago, when, on the occasion of the death of a relative, he felt inspired to write a hymn for the funeral. He declares that God called upon him to write mat hymn, and that ever since then poetry has been as easy to him as sawing wood even easier. 4.4.4... 4.4..4.4.4. 4.444 OPINIONS OF PROMINENT ADVERTISERS "Immediate and Gratifying" Office of BELK BROTHERS' DEPARTMENT STORES Charlotte, N. C, Dec 28, 1904. A. W. BURCH, Adv. Mgr. The Charlotte Evening News : Dear Sir The response to our advertise-- mtnts in THE NEWS, which is tKe ory Evening Paper vised by vis, has always been so immediate and gratifying as to leave no doubt of its value as an advertising medium. W. M. SMITH, Adv. Manager of Belk Brothers' Department Stores. 1fHWWWW4W BIDDLE STUDENT KILLED. E. G. Donnel! Acicdentally Shoots Him self Did Not Know Pistol Was Loaded. E G. Donnell, a student at Biddle University and from Greensboro, ac cidentally shot himself in the stomach this afternoon and died a half an hour later. Mnrrmir Viic mnm mfltp hnH n niatnl in me paim 01 nis nanu examining ii and asked Donnell if it was loaded. He replied that it was not and at the same time snatched it from him. The trigger caught and the revolver ex- 1o(1 witJVe above result. Donnell was a young negro, 10 years . old and in the preparatory department 'of the college, this being his second V'ear MISSING BOY RETURNS. relieved the anxiety of his almost frenzied parents, who have been hunt- ing for him for two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Kerr came here short ly after the disappearance of thier son, they having traced him to Phila-iB" delphia, where he took pasage on a Clyde liner for Norfolk. The boy wrote a letter home , from Portsmouth, but when money was telegraphed him m that city he could not be found. His parents then came to Norfolk and en- listed the services of the police de- i nartnuTii! vf manu Viroinia r-itlAS Thp K , Rh relatives in -pine. hurst, N. C, and to that place young Kerr went after being again located ! several days ago in Benson, N. C. Late 1 Lu fT ! f . . ,,,ntivps thp f-a,niina town and early this morning was sent to i Norfolk. j T - 1 - IT X 4- XT j i. u : .. 1Vir- au(l iVil s- f- e . L . I Mr. and Mrs. Kerr son had for some time previous to his .'HaaniwaraiH'P ovinppH rnneiilpl"nhlA in- terest in books Qf travel, and spent I considerable time in a public library at Haynes Falls, reading books on the adventures of famous explorers. He left his home on the day he disappear ed ostensibly to go to school. THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH OE A 01 She Was Found in an Unconscious Cond'ltion On Riverside Drive Yesterday. The' Police SuSDeet J Fo u I Plav and Now Have the Case Under Investigation. By Associated Press. New York, Dec. 27. The police are investigating the mysterious death of an unknown young woman found dy- ing in the snow in the Riverside Drive yesterday and who died without becom- ing conscious. The suspicions of the police were aroused by the fact that her underskirt and hat were found nearly 100 feet from where the body lay. The spot where the body was found is a lonesome and deserted one. The police suspect that the young woman, while unconscious, was left there by other persons, to die of exposure. Walks to Church on Her 104th Birth day. Poughkeepsie, Dec. 27 Mrs. Mary Shepard Christmas day celebrated her one hundred and fouth birthday after having remained awake all night in order to he in time for the 5 o'clock mass at St. Peter's Church. She walk ed an the way to the church. Mrs. Shepard finds comfort in her pipe and in singing old irish songs. She does not wear glasses and does all her own housework, living alone in a little cottage on Albany street. 44.4.4. 4-4H H4 4 T APPLICABLETOTHE ISTHMUS PANAMA Assistant District Attorney Frank L. Campbell Holds That the Laws of the United States do Not Apply to the Panama Canal Zone. The Case Comes From the Inter ior Department and the Issue Was as to Patents and Trade Marks. Is Considered Import ant Decision, Associated Press. j Washington, Dec. 27. In an opinion rendered today by Frank L. Campbell, ; assistant att0rnev general, for the In- lericr Department, it is held that the j laws of the United States are not appli- cable to the Panama Canal Zone. The Canal zone is described in the opinion as not being an organized ter- ritory of the United States, and the assistant attorney general holds that there is no provision in the treaty with Panama or the laws or regulations, making the laws of the United States - - generally applicable. The question at issue was whether or not the patent or trade mark laws extended to the canal zone. This, it is held, is not the case, the opinion taking in the whole subject of the ap plication of the laws of the United States, generally, to the canai. FARAONE A SUICIDE. One of the Best Known New York Models Kills Himself. By Associated Press. New York, Dec. 27. Despondent be cause his wife, from whom he had been separated, declined to return and because he had been unable to earn sufficient money to support himself and his foour children, Domi- inick Faroane, for more than a score j of years one of the best known models in this city, committed suicide today. Faroane was an exceedingly hand- some man and the most perfect physi que. f or many years ne was constant ly engaged in posing in studios and art schools in this city. During the present winter, however, his engage ments had been few and he had been obliged to supplement his meagre in come by carrying for furnaces. Near ly every cent he earned was used to pay the board ot his children wno nad been placed in an institution MR. KEMMER'S DAUGHTER. Girl Found at Colorado Springs Identified at Last. I By Associated Press. Syracuse, N. Y ., Dec. 27. Mrs. C. R. Kemme:, mother of Mrs. Bessie Bou ton, is thoroughly convinced that the erirl found on Cutler Hill, Colorado i Springs, with a bullet in he r brain, is her daughter. The last letter she received from the girl was written at Albany Hotel, -Denver. She would not disclose its contents. She said the girl's name is Doske, hut she was known as Bessie. The woman's husband lives here. He is a mechanic of good reputation. The couple lived together only a short time., and he has not seen her since parting. For some time the young woman lived in New York. CLAIMS ARE PAID. To Creditors of Two Banks That Have Failed. By Associated Press. Washington, Dec. 27. The Comp troller of the currency today declared a second dividend of 15 per cent, in favor i of the creditors of the First National Bank of Florida, of Jacksonville, Flor ida, making in all 40 per cent, on the claims proved, amounting to $2366,558. The Comptroller declared also a divi dend of 20 per cent, in favor of the creditors of the First National Bank, of Macon, Georgia, making in all 85 per cent, on the claims proved, amount ing to $621,113. THE SHRINERS. Four Hunderd Will Be In City Tomor row The Banquet." ! The annual meeting of Oasis Tern iple, Mystic Shriners, of the Carolinas, will be held in this city tomorrow ev- pniTitr in the hall in the Piedmont building and it is expected that there ! will be at least four hundred vShriners ! present. This is the regular winter gathering :of the members of the Temple and a large crowd is expected to be present from all over North and South Caro , Una. There may also be a large con tingent from Atlanta. The ceremonial session will be held in the Piedmont building and the ban iquet will also be neld in the same I building, and will be served by . Gres ham, than whom there is not a better prepared man in the State to cater to the wants and varied tastes of the I Shriners. JL. ' The meeting and Banquet win De ai JU tended bv at least 400 Shriners who have in most cases given notice that 4- ithey will be here and ready for the X i ceremonial session and the banquet 4 at the session of the Temple tomorrow tomorrow night. OUR LAWS ME NO DIVIDENDS PAID. Some of Our Banks Make a Splendid Showing Today. The time for the declaring of divi dends by the financial institutions and banks of Charlotte has arrived, and today three well-known barking con cerns declared their semi-annual divi dends, and the remainder will do like wise at the semi-annual meetings, some to be held this week, and some in the early part of the new year. The institutions declaring semi-annual dividends today were: The Merchants' and Fanners' Na tional Bank, 5 per cent, semi-annual dividend. Charlotte National Bank, 5 per cent, semi-annual dividend. The Southern Real Estate, Loan and Trust Company, will hold their semi annual meeting this afternoon, at which the regular 4 per cent, semi-annual dividend will be declared. The dates for the holding of the semi-annual meetings of the boards of directors of the remaining banking in stitutions of the city are as follows: First National Bank, January 4. Commercial National Bank, Decem ber 31. Southern States Trust Company, December 30. The above statements ?.s to the banks which have already declared tneir semi-annual dividends shows a very healthy condition among the fi nancial institutions of the city, and should be a cause of much felicitation on the part of those who have at heart the welfare of the city and its monied interests. The past year has been a prosperous one with all the people, and the finan cial barometer of the city's commer cial and business Hfe is nowhere bet ter mirrored tnan in the banking insti tutions, all of which have enjoyed one of the best years in their history, and their success is a source of pride to the citizens generally. All of these institutions are managed by the best talent that can be secured in banking circles, and tiie fine result achieved attest in clear language to the work of these men. There will be many other directors' meetings, and dividends declared dur ing the next few weeks, and the his tory of the commercial life of the city and community will be contained largely in the results of these meet ings. , THREE CHARTERS T0- One in Winston-Salem, One in Washington and the Iroquois Club in Lexington. A Negro Killed in Wake County While Attending a Dance. Special The News. Raleigh, Dec. 27. Three charters were issued this morning. Fogle Bros. Co., Winston-Salem, to operate a woodworking plant, capital $25,000. F. A. Fcgle, H. A. Pfohl are the incorpo rators. W. H. Russ & Co., Mercantile com pany, of Washington, with a capital of 25,000. The Iroquois Club, of Lexington was chartered with a capital of $25,000. Annual membership dues of $2 to $3 a month. The incorporators are R. I. Burkhead, B. H. Finch, J. H. Thomp son, H. H. Springs, C. A. Hunt, Jr., J. G. Walser. and others. Calvin Wilder was killed last night in Branch township by Gaston Burt. Eoth are negroes. The murderer es caped. The two became involved in a row at a Christmas dance. MR. TROUTMAN PASSES AWAY. Died This Afternoon at the Presbyte rian Hospital After a Brief Illness. Mr. R. V. Troutman, who was oper ated on yesterday at the Presbyterian Hospital for appendicitis, died this af ternoon shortly after 2 o'clock. He was taken sick last Wednesday morning and was removed to the Presbyterian Hospital where his ill ness could receive the medical attention of the attending physicians and nurses. A successful operation was performed yesterday evening but the patient grew rapidly worse r.v.d death was not un expected. He was a young man of excellent habits and splendid moral character. Mr. J. W. Tucker, with whom he was associated ;n business, said that he had no man in his employ that gave better satisfaction and that he was energetic, apt and a man with a bright future. The funeral services will be an nounced later. Death of W. B. Hinson. Mr. W. B. Hinson, of Union county, father of Mr. Z. A. Hinson, of this city, died this morning after an illness of a few days. The deceased was about 70 years old and was one of the most prosperous farmers in this section of the state. He owned considerable farming lands in Union county and has some prop erty in Charlotte. The funeral will take place tomor row and the interment will be near his old home. Personals. Master Robert Ross and Egbert j Hunter are spending Christmas in Pleasant Valley, S. C. Mr. Frank C. Wilson, of Knoxville, Tenn., is spending the holidays with his parents Mr. and Mrs. W. C. wn- son. GRANTED DAY ANS DEMAND RESTTUT ON OR LOT AMMUNITION It is Claimed That the Three Mil lion Rounds Seized by the Chi nese at Feng-Tai Three Days Ago, Were Intended Only For the Legation. The Chinese Will Make a Strong Stand, in View of the Frequent Attempts by the Russians, to Smuggle in Munitions of War by Way of Pekin. By Associated Press. Pekin, Dec. 27 The Russian officials here demanded of the Chinese Foreign Office yesterday restitution of three million rounds of ammunition, appar ently destined for Port Arthur, which was seized by 'the Chinese authorities at Feng-tai, near here, four days ago. The Russians assert that the ammu nition was intended only for the le gation guard. it is learned at the Foreign Office that the Chinese intendtaking a strong stand, in view of the frequent attempts to smuggle arms and ammunition. The bales of wood, containing car tridges, seized at Feng-tai, were con signed to a European resident at Pe kin, who is now at Tien Tsin, taking part in the investigation into the af fair. MUNGIE'S SURPRISE. At Police Station on a Visit He Is Locked Up. "Howdy do, Mungie, I'm glad to see you," spoke Desk Sergeant Duke this afternoon at the police station, as Mungie Abernethy, a former frequent visitor at the Recorder's court entered the police station presumably to pay a Christmas call to his old haunts. At the same time Mr. Duke got the door behind him, and Mungie on the side of the room next to the wall, and then reached around and pulled a war rant from a hook on a desk at the sta tion. "I'm real glad to see you Mungie, I have been looking for you," continued the officer in his blandest manner, as he held out the warrant. "I expect you had better stay with us a while," said Mr. Duke, to Mungie, who began to look askance at the offi cer and to suspect something was wrong, on account of the welcome which Officer Duke had accorded him so much out of the ordinary. "To be frank with you, Mnngie, I have a little charge here on this war rant against you, and since I have thought over the matter, it will be necessary, absolutely necessary, for you to stay with us a while until th:3 little matter is straightened out to the satisfaction of all parties." "What's I dun" bawled Mungie, who began to realize that he was in trouble sure enough. "Oh, don't fret," said Mr. Duke, "any thing that's mean I reckon. Lock him up Mr. Ayers," continued the desk ser geant, who went back to his work as if nothing had happened. When a reporter inquired the cause of Mungie's unexpected incarceration, it was reluctantly given out by the desk sergeant, that he had been waiting for Mungie all day disorderly conduct or something of that kind, said Mr. Duke, as he placed the warrant in its proper place and case and a look of thanks in the direction of Mungie, Who had so thoughtfully walked into the police station at the opportune mo ment. She Received 45 Today. Her Old Father Returns From Wash ington and Gives it Out That' His Daughter Has no Friends Except Himself and His Wife. By Associated Press. New York, Dec. 27. Nan Patterson's father returned to New York from Washington where he had spent Christ mas yesterday with his wife. He wmt direct to the Toombs prison to see his daughter. Mr. Patterson brought with him sev eral gifts for his daughter and a n:e3 age of cheer from her mother. He said he would remain in the city until after his daughter has hernext trial. "She has no other friend in the world except myself and her mother," he said, "and I feel it my duty to be here." Miss Patterson continues to receive large quantities of mail every day. There were 45 letters for her today. M Ml Y LETTERS COME FOR NAN PATTERSON