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VOL. XXXil NO. 5009.
WIDE UREA OF THE
COUNTRY SWEPT
BY SEVERE STORM
Most Widespread Storm in Fif-
teen Years Sweeps Country
hrom Kockies to New York and
From Winnipeg to New Orleans,
Damaging Life and Property.
Storm is Heaviest in Northwest.
In Wisconsin the Most Severe
Ever Known in That Section.
Fog, Wind, Snow Cause Much
q rp I
OUtTering
I
By Associated Press.
Chicago. Dec. 28. One of the most j
severe storms of recent years has been j
raging tnrougn tne territory lying be-:
tween tne Rocky Mountains and the
Great Lakes since early this morning,
and has caused much trouble to street
car companies, railroads and telegraph
companies.
In its extent the storm was the most
widespread of any during the last 15 !
years, t ounting the rog as a compo
nent part of the storm, it stretched
clear from the Rocky Mountains to
New York and from Winnepeg to New
Orleans. The fatalities reported here
as due to the storm are three men
killed. They were:
. Alexander Steiuer. a temster, killed
while unloading coal. A coal chute
was blown from its fastenings and
striking him on the head killed him in
stantly. Thomas Walsh, a laborer, struck by
q h avy board while entering a new
building. The board cut his head near
ly off.
Frank Cavanaugh was killed at Mun
cie. Ind., by an oil derrick falling on
him.
At 10 o'clock tonight the storm was
reported as subsiding at Kansas City
and at ether points on a north and
south line from that city. In Chicago
and east of here the storm was still
raging with great violence, and was
expected to continue throughout the
night, the center of the storm being
between Chicago and Cleveland.
Reports from Kansas City were that
the storm extended from Missouri as
far south as Indian Territory and was
accompanied throughout its entire
length by high winds and snow drifted
badly.
In the northwest the storm was ever
more violent. In St. Paui the snow
ommenced to fall early last night and
grew heavier all through the night,
while the wind increased until it was
blowing 50 miles an hour. The heavy
snow and tne gale worked navoc witn ;
wires, and some passenger trains trom
the Pacific coast were reported tenight
as 24 hours overdue.
The storm reached eastward from
St. Paul until it covered almost the
entire northwest.
In the south conditions were some
what better, the snow in many places
being changed to a heavy rainfall,
which was protected by thunder and
lightning and followed by high winds.
Nashville. Louisville, New Orleans,
Montgomery and Memphis all reported
exceedingly heavy rains, a rapidly
falling thermometer and terrific winds.
In the Ohio river valley the first
heavy rain in five months commenced
falling early in the day and continued i
throughout the night. The storm was
appreciated by the boatmen along the
Ohio and its tributaries, for the stage
of water in those streams has of late
been very low.
The srorm struck Chicago shortly af
ter noon and increased with great ra
pidity until it had assumed hurricane
violence at ."..30 o'clock, when the wind
tore through the downtown streets at
a rate of 72 miles an hour. It fell away
after that and by 7 o'clock had dropped
I 50 miles an hour, where it remained
throughout the night.
Between noon and 7 o'clock in the
evening the mercury dropped from 34
to 11.
The late reports from Wisconsin are
that the storm was the most severe
experienced in that section of the J
K'uniry. Damage in the city of Madi-.
n l
s r-stimated at $100,000. In Indiana
me damage done by the storm wa,s
especially haavy in the oil fields, where
fully 500 derricks were blown down
a.'id all operations suspended. The loss
oij derricks alone in the neighborhood
oi Munice is placed at $200,000 and at
,000 around Portland.
ADDICK'S CANDIDACY.
Th
GaS K inn I nr-lrcy C i Vatac sif
mm cvro i iC wvvo J I
Election to Senate Will He Push
Candidacy?
Associated Press.
Dover, Del., Dec. 27. Politicians are
assembling here for the legislature
caucussing tomorrow, and everything
' lves upon the question whether
Edward Addicks, with twenty-two
votes, five short of a majority, will
push his candidacy for senate.
Addicks to the front" was the word
senl . ut concerning the Deleware situ
d,!'" last night by the Union Republi
and the late train brought to
j Addicks himself. He will be on
himself when the new members
arrive here tomorrow preparatory to
soing into their first session. The
governor has prepared his message for
1,1 extraordinary session.
p Fire in Birmingham
' Associated Press.
''Mumgiiam, Dec 28.
Fire which
i one
out today in Deliance restaurant.
on N
on North Twentieth streett, destroyed
Hidings in the heart of the busi-
8
' lion. Loss $75,000. v
a" . , -
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L' uOST
&
The Drum'
Hard and Fast on Fire
Island.
By Associated Press.
New York, Dec. 28 The British
steamer Drumelzier, which went ashore
on a sand bar near Five Island last
Saturday, was still aground today. The
steamer was showing no signal of
distress. A tug was standing- marhv
IThe Drumelzier had worked a little to
! the west of the place where she struck
! 0D the bar and the seas were breaking
over her.
I The sea continues very high and the
I Drumelzier appeared laboring heavily.
A revenue cutter which stood about 2
miles away from her communicated
with her by signals and learned that
there were 29 men on the steamer.
They asked that assistance be sent to
them. It was said that when the
: Drumelzie:- was fiist reported aground
1 her crew consisted of 32 men. If that
was correct it would appear that 30
j lives already have been lost. Efforts
. io launch life boats have proved futile
! against the heavy breakers.
GETS CAT OUT OF BAG.
Says Negotiations Were on Between
Him and Amalgamated.
By Associated Press.
Butte, Mont. Dec. 28. F. Augustus
Heinze in a deposition before Geo. F.
Douglas?, a notary in a suit brought
by the Butte and Boston Mining Corn-
pany ct the Amalgamated Copper
group, to recover $1,500,000 for ore al -
leged to have been illegally mined
by the Heinze interests, from the j Adivces further say that the battle-Michael-David
mine, acknowledged ship Sevastopol has sunk in shallow
under oath that negotiations were i water. Her bow is damaged in two
on between him and the Amalgamated
Copper Compnay for the sale of its
properties in Butte to the Amaigamat-'
ed.
No Other Bid Filed.
Today was the expiration of the 30
: days allowed for a raise on the bid on
j the Central hotel property, but at the
clerk's office at 3 o'clock no bid had
j been filed,' and so far as known the
j property will be transferred to the
i purchasers, represented at the sale by
; Capt. W. B. Ryder, without delay.
A
DENSE FOG
1
Fog is so Dence as to Make Fer
rying Dangerous. Ferry Boats
Collide With Terrific Force. In
Several Places Telephone and
Telegraph Service Interupted
By Associated Press.
New York, Dec. 27. So dense was
the blanket of fog which hung over the
M tU
harbor all day that business at the
government quarantine station was al
most ertirelv suspended. Not a single
steamer arrived and the officials put
in the day waiting for the bis fog to
lift. A little puff of wind from the
west this afternoon tore a hole in the
fog bank, revealing four steamers
which had come in during the night and
found an anchorage off the station. A
tug vith health officers on board im
mediately put out and after a time lo
cated the steamers and gave them per
mission to communicate with the shore.
They were the steamers Roman and
Sailor Prince of the Prince Line, and
the fruiter Avalon and the tank steam
er Weehawken.
Several steamers were due from for
eign ports today and it is supposed
that they are lying .ff Sandy Hook
waiting for the fog to lift before at
tempting to come into the harbor,
During the fog the ferryboats Ber
gen and Musconetcong of the Dela
ware, Lackawanna and Western line,
crashed into each other near the Ho
boken ferry slips and for a fe min
utes there was a wdid panic on both
boats. The Bergen had left the New
York side and was approaching the
New Jersey side under reduced speed
when the Musconetcong, putting out
at full speed, crashed into her.
The bergen lifted the Musconetcong
high out of the water.
The engines were reversed almost
immediately on the Musconetcong, but
the headway was such that the impact
tore away about 23 feet, of the cabin
timbers on the men's side of the Ber-
gen.
As the two ferryboats came together
there was a wild rush on the part of
the men on the Bergen into the cabin.
The shock was such that it threw 20
or more of the men off their feet.
In the woman's cabin the panic was
greater, as the passengers there had
received no warning of the impending
crash. When the boats drifted apart
the Btrgen. uninjured in her hull, pro
ceeded on her way to her slip.
There were fewer passengers on the
Musconetcong and the crew had less
difficulty in reassuring them. The
Musconetcong suffered but little dam
age. The ferryboat Chicago of the Penn
sylvania line, loaded down -with com
muters, was run into by the New
Haver railroad's big steam transport
Maryland in the North river, just off
the Cortlandt street slip of the Penn
sylvania ferry. The transport crashed
into the rear of the ferry boat and tore
away a large part of the deck work
over the stern. No serious damage was
done to the hull.
Among the crowd of passengers on
the Chicago were many women, and a
panic ensued when the accident occur
red. Several of the women fainted, but
no one was injured.
Telegraphic and telephonic communi
cation in all directions was very slow.
Up through New York State many
wires were down and these which were
not could only be operated slowly.
Service to Chicago was greatly de
layed. In New England the conditions
were better but to many points busi
ness was moved slowly.
In
W TOR
K HARBOR
CHARLOTTE, N. C,
GENERAES
E IS KILL
Report That General Konrachenko
Has Been Killed is Confirmed.
Battleship Sevastopol Injured,
Bow Damaged in Two Places,
Stearing Room Gear Affected.
; P
uamSOfl
at Pt. Arthur Cheerful
llnrU, C; bk.J
uiiuci ucitc. iicouivcu
: cj i i
uynujiue ouuggie as Long as
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AREWOUNDEDAND
o- j. oi j; c ra . nions in the suit brought bv Herbert
bingie boldier Lives. Sufficient D. Newton, of Boston, to recover $90,
n,; . , . ,. ... r , i 000 on two notes overdue. It is under
PrOVISIOnS tO Last Until Feb. stood that a number of sheriffs of other
By Associated Press.
.iokio. tec. . trustworthy advices
from Port Arthur confirm the report
; that General Kondrachenko has been j
j killed and General Stoessel has been
j injured by falling from his horse. Gen- I
j eral Smilnofi is also reported wounded.
places and her steering room gear is
j also damaged.
The garrison is said to be cheerf1
i and resolved to continue the
struggle
as long as a single soldier remains.
The army claims to have sufficient pro-
visions to last until February. The
navy possesses about one month's
stores. The price of food in the be-
ieagured fortress is high.
Tokio. Dec. 28. The Army Depart
ment publishes a list cf 23 officers kill
ed and 56 wounded, presumably at Port
Arthur.
Meditation As .ewed in Berlin.
By Associated Press.
Berlin, Dec. 28. It is believed that
the latest rumor regarding the willing
ness of Emperor Nicholas to listen to
mediation proposals rests upon a fresh
inquiry of France as to what terms he
is willing to accept in case of media
tion. Official circles in Berlin entertain the
possibility that something in this di
rection has been going on since it has
been known that France and Great Bri
tain were anxiov.s to terminate the
war.
Raleigh Insurance and Reaity Co.
Special The News.
Raleigh. Dec. 28. The Raleigh In
surance and Realty Co. has been in-
A-v--, , mi.
wru Ul . f pur-
business of the Raleigh Real Estate &
Trust Co. Incorporators, F. K. Elling
ton. J. D. Wynne and Van Wyke Hoke.
Fcut.h Class Postmasters.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Dec. 23. The appoint
ment of the following fourth class
Postmasters has been announced:
Alabama: Clintonville. Jno. L. Sni
der; Roadway, Franklin B. Hall.
South Carolina: Chopnee, Samuel J.
Cannon.
Thousands Strike.
By Associated Press.
St. Petersburg, Dec. 28. Tens of
thousands of men have struck through
out the Baku (Caucasia) oil field.
f
Have Traced a Large
Advertisements
Office of
THE PALAMOUIMTAIM CO.,
JEWELERS.
Charlotte, N. C, Dec 28, 1904.
A. W. BURCH, Adv. Mgr.
The Charlotte Evening News :
Dear Sir: - At this season, when a most pros
perous business year is drawing to a close, we
feel that we should express to you our apprecia
tion of the careful attention given our advertising
and the service rendered us by the News.
Wq have traced a large volume of our trade
to our advertising in that paper and feel that it
has helped materially in making this one of
the most prosperous years in the firm's history.
Wishing you and all, who by their service and
patronage, have contributed to our welfare a
most happy and prosperous New Year, we re
main, Yours sincerely,
..j. .jH- H-
WEDNESDAY EVENING, DEOEMBER 28, 1 90i
PAPERS FOR CHAOWICK'S ARREST
I Sheriff Barry Has Not Yet Received
Odell.
By Associated Press.
Albany, Dec. 28. Sheriff Barry, of
Cleveland, did not carry with him on
his return to New York today the war
lant for extradition of Dr. Leroy E.
Chadwick, but he will undoubtedly re
ceive the papers in New York tomor
row. The 3 equisition cf Governor
Herrick, of Ohio, was presented to
Pardon and Requisition Clerk Joyce,
who pronounced it sufficient. After
securing Governor Odeli's formal con
sent, for the issuance of the warrant,
Clerk Joyce said he would send the
papers to Sheriff Barrv at New York.
New. York, Dec. 28. It is probable
that the Hamburg-American line
steamer Pretoria, with Dr. Chadwick
on board, will not leach port until to-
i morrow, or possibly Friday. The de-
Jlay.ls owhl to the unsuaBy heavy
lUiweatner.
i
. waeu at rretcria aocKs Dr. Cfiad-
TI T1 L L T . -1
trick will also be served with a sum
States are in the city for the purpose
of endeavoring to arrest Dr. Chadwick
and serve papers on him preliminary to
I securing his extradition.
READY TO SKIN THE CAT.
A Negro Hanged For Murder is Able
to Grin Till the Last.
Augusta, Ga., Dec. 27. A special to
The Chronicle from- Thomson, Ga.,
says: John Butler and Guy Reed, the
i two men who were convicted of the
! m?dei of Mr. R. G. Story here 21 days
; ago, were hanged in the jail yard at
1 10-30 a. m. today. They both took the
matter coolly, showing but little fear
, or nervousness. Just before the black
! ?ap was slipped oyer the head of But-
i ler- with a grin on his face, - he said
to the sherifi
'Boss, I'm ready to skin
the cat."
The negroes killed Mr. R. G. Story,
a prominent farmer, because he would
not let them off from work one after
noon. The body was found in a cane
brake. A lynching was averted by the
quick work of Judge Henry C. Ham
mond of the supreme court, in conven
ing court and giving them a trial. The
crime was committed, the criminals
tried and hanged within 27 days, being
the record for prompt administration
of justice in this state.
THEY TOOK DOPE.
Two Young Men Found in Grand Un
ion Hotel. .
By Associated Press.
New York. Dec. 28. The young men
registered at the Grand Union Hotel
Saturday as Orestes Weed, of Boston,
and Bernard Reilly, of Springfield,
Mass., were taken to a hospital today
seriously ill from morphine poisoning.
Weed died at the hospital and Reilly
probablv will recover. Reilly told the
police he and his friend were bank
clerks.
Yines in the Harbor-.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Dec. 28. The State De
partment has been officially informed
that mines have been placed in Kelung
! Harbor, on the northeast coast of For
mosa, and shipping has been notified.
Suicide in Chattanooga.
By Associated Press.
Chattanooga, Dec. 28. The body of
Capt. Howard W. French, constructing
quartermaster at the new army post
here, was found today with a bullet
hole through his breast, supposed to
have committed suicide.
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Volume of Trade to
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CAUSES BIG SLUMP
UD EXCITEMENT
Census Report Issues Report Giv
ing Quantity of Cotton Ginned
in 737 Counties up to Decem
ber 13th. This Causes Slump
in the Market.
Report Last Year up to the Same
Date Covered 812 Counties, in
Making Estimates the Round
Bales Counted as Half Bales.
Product by States.
The census
By Associated Press.
Washington Ttec 28.
bureau today issued a report giving
the quantity cf cotton ginned in 737
counties up to December 13 last, as
11,986,614 running bales, which is equ-
ivalant to 11,845,113 commercial bales,
The number of commercial bales re-
ported to the same period., for 1903
amounted to 8,747,669.
In arriving at the number of com
mercial bales, round bales are counted
as half bales. The report to the same
date last year covered 812 counties
as against 737 this year. The report
for the present year covers the output
of 29,657 ginners, while 29,527 were in
cluded in 1he report for 1903. The
product of different States for this
year in running bales reported to De
cember 13th is as follows: Alabama.
1.296,915; Ark., 769. 1S6; Florida, 79,
283; Georgia, 1,795,797; Ind. Ter., 463,
755; Ky., 1,252; La.. 870,518; Miss..
1.403,458; Mo. 36,444; N. C, 657,195:
Oklahoma, 294,041; S. C, 803.756;
Tenn., 271,235; Texas. 2. 982.819: Vir
ginia, 14.960.
Slump 30 to 35 Points.
New York. Dec. 28. The cotton mar
ket broke 30 to 35 points on the cen
sus bureau's ginners' report indicat
ing a crop in excess of the govern
ment's estimate. There is very heavy
trading on the decline.
Also in New Orleans.
New Orleans, Dec. 28. With the
reading of the ginners' report on the
cotton exchange cotton slumped from
47 to 55 points. After the first ex
citement tne market grew quieter
though the decline was not arrested.
January cotton went to 640 which is
& decline of about four cents during
the last three months.
, t
FLURRY ON EXCHANGE.
There was a big flurry on the local
cotton exchange this morning when the
ginners' report was made public from
Washington, giving the total number of
bales ginned at 11,986.614, up to Dec,
14, not including about 79 counties to
be heard from iater, which would make
the figures in excess of 12,000,000.
The report started a great commotion
on the exchange and cotton dropped
from 30 to 33 points in a very short
time.
The bear element was in the ascend
ency and the bulls had little to say of
the situation as it appeared from the
government ginners' report.
INLAND WATER ROUTE.
Permanent Organization Perfected in
Columbia This Mcrning.
By Associated Press.
Columbia, S. C, Dec. 28. The Inter
state Inland Water Routs Convention
was permanently organized here today.
W. A. Clark, president of the Colum
bia Chamber of Commerce called the
convention to order. Dr. S. M. Smith,
pastor of the Presbyterian church
prayed for the uniting of the country
in business relations which would
bring peace and prosperity to the sev
eral sections. J. K. Cliadboume, of
Wilmington. N. C, was elected presi
dent: Representative G. B. Patterson,
of Wilmington district, C. P. Seig
nerons. Charleston, S. C, and C. P.
Goodicar, Brunswick, Ga., Vice-presidents
and E. B. Clarke and B. B. Tay
lor. Columbia, secretarys.
President Chadbourn stated the ob
ject, of thej meeting, saying the move
ment was not for any particular sec
tion, but for the entire country. Dele
gates representing commercial bodies
were present from Charleston. Dillon
and Georgetown, S. C. ; Wilmington,
Fayetteville, and Washington, N. C.,
Brunswick, Ga., and a number of other
cities. Representative J. H. Small,
who is known as the father of the
movement, was the leading spirt of the
'' convention. After the adopition of
j resolutions setting forth tne object
of the convention and appointment
of several committees., the convention
tcok a recess until tonight.
WON TWO PIANOS.
Mr.
Farris Also Wins a Piano in Fort
Mill.
Mr. B. M. Farris, of Fort Mill, who
held the lucky number in the Steiff
Piano contest, came to the city this
morning to claim his prize and in do-
ing so revealed an interesting co-mci
dence. He said his brother, who lives I
near him at Fort Mill, held the lucky
number in a similar contest and that
he, too, had won a piano. He further
stated that both carried rabbit-feet and
possibly that accounts for their good
fortune.
Mr. Wilmouth, the local manager of
the Stieff music house, says that he
is going to buy all the "rabbit-feet" in
the country.
Sugar Advances.
! By Associated Press.
I New York, Dec. 28. Grades of re-
i fined sugar were advanced ten cents !
ja hundred pounds toaayi
HERS
00
THE COLD WAVE HERE.
It Will Be Still Colder Tonight and
Tomorrow.
Since Saturday dense cloudiness
covered the, sky, and the weather has
been dreary indeed.
There has been little rain., but the
air was so heavily charged with mois
ture that a slight fall in the tempera
ture brought on fog. The storm that
covered such a large portion of the
country yesterday served to clear up
the unsettled conditions, for it was
closely followed by the wave of cold,
clear weather.
The temperature rose to 71 Tuesday,
an unusuall' high temperature at this
season, but the cold west wind last
night sent the mercury down to 41
degrees, and freezing 'weather pre
vails today. The bright sunlight to
day sent it up several degrees, but it
is expected that the readings by morn
ing will be ten to twelve degrees be
low freezing.
The wind promises to shift to the
West, and Northwest, and will dimin
ish in force tonight and Thursday.
Clear skies are indicated for 36 hours
to ccmo.
MUCH EXCITEMENT.
But a Very Small Fire This Morning.
.The Damage.
! A burning flue in the Wilkinson
building called the fire departments
17111 "Ms morning at 10 o'clock. At
that time a dense cloud cf smoke
gushed trom the windows on the third
floor, and from the roof of the build-
The fire departments responded
promptly, and a line of hose was car
ried to the third floor, and the blaze
was quickly subdued.
A large crowd gathered in front, of
the News office as soon as the Talaze
was located. Several parties who
loom in the building were right badly
frightened, ar.d some furniture was
brought down stairs.
Maj. L. Loon stood guard at the
door leading to the hall of Mecklen
burg Camp, Confederate Veterans,
ready at a moment's notice to clear
the room of all valuables.
But the excitement -soon subsided,
and the damage will not amount to
anything scarcely. ,
HOW MANY WIS
S MR, HOT?
Many Gentiles of Utah Will Swear
He Has Only One and That He
is a Monogamist in Principle as
Well as in Practice Allega
tions to the Contrary,
By Associated Press.
Washington, Dec. 23. A. S. Worth
ingtcn, counsel for Senator Smoot, is
now in Utah gathering testimony to
be presented to the senate committee
on privileges and elections on January
10. Many witnesses are to be sub
poenaed by the committee in behalf of
senator Smoot and among others will
be a dozen or more Gentiles of high
standing in Utah who will testify to
Smoot's high character and that he is
a Monogamist in principle and prac
tice. The principal allegations brought
out in the Smoot hearing by the
protestants, which unless controverted
will stand as proved, are these;
That an oath is taken by practically
all Mormons in "taking the endow
ments," pledging absolute obedience to
the leader of the church.
That the "living oracles," consisting
o fthe church leaders, are hld by
church doctrine to be inspired by God,
and that the revelations uttered by
them must be accepted by the church
as supreme law and binding upon the
conscience in temporal as well as spir
itual affairs.
That Apostle Smoot, since the hear
ing last spring, participated in the
election o a nolygamist, C.
W. Pen-
and Has
rose, as a brother apostle,
done nothing to discourage th
nrac-
tice off polygamy.
That the Mormdn leaders among
whom is Smoot, interfered in political
affairs in Utah, Idaho and Wyoming to
the extent of directing the election
nf county and state officers, securing
the enactmen. of legislation favorable
to the church and preventing or re
pealing adverse legislation.
That a system of courts exists with
in the church whereby persons are de
prived of their property without due
Process of law.
That hundreds of public school
houses in Utah are being used by the
Mormons . in conducting "religion
classes," the teachers in most in
stances being public school teachers.
That the laws of the United States
and of the state are flagrantly vio
lated in Utah and that violators can
not be punished because of the over
whelming influence of the Mormon
priesthood, Apostle Smoot being i
member of one of the governing bodies
of the church.
It is understood that the examination
of witnesses in behalf of Senator
Smoot will consume several weeks.
The committee expects, however, to
complete the hearings and submit its
report to the Senate before the ad-
journment of congress
Tax Gathers Hustle.
The tax collectors of Mecklenburg ,
County and of Charlotte township, are j
beginning to hustle to get all the tax- j
es collected that they can posibly get j
within the next few weeks. I
The collectors hae been receiving
agent requests for money from the
State officials and btfesrs and have in-
serted newspaper notice ; to the above
effect and from now on they will rush
matters for all they are worth to se
cure a speedy collection of taxes for
the year 1901.
PRICE: 3 CENTS.
ZEMSTVO
T
KEEP IT'S TEMPER
Russian Government's Note in
Regard to Proceedings at Meet
ings, Little Unsettling. Zemst
vo Passes Resolution Declaring
it Cannot Remain Calm.
Two Dissentient Statements Are
Read Taking Sides With the
Czar and Repudiating Attempt
to Lesson Authority of the Au t
ocratic Government.
By Associated Press.
Moscow, Dec. 28. The Zemstov ad
journed indefinitely yesterday evening
after the adoption of the following res
olution: "This Zemstov, deeply moved by the
Government's note in regard to pro
ceedings at Zemstov meetings, is un
able to continue its business with ne
cessary calm and, therefore, adjourns
sine die."
The resolution is signed by 34 dele
gates. Seven delegates voted against
it. Prior to putting this resolution,
President Trnbetskoi said that dessen
tient statements had been appended to
the minutes of the previous sitting.
One has a single signature attached
to it. The other has 13. The latter
says:
"We find it impossible to sign the
proposed address to the Emperor. To
gether with the great mass of Russian
people, we firmly believe in the ancient
principle of the Emperor's autocracy,
and unconditionally remidiate any at
tempt to limit or belittle it, regarding
it as a fundamental basis of Russia's
state life."
The statement further expressed the
belief that autocratic power would
find a right way to terminate the dis
organization of state and public life
and regarded the attempt to inaugurate
radical' reforms when the country en
gaged in war as inopportune.
WAS ACCIDENTAL.
Death cf Biddle Student Yesterday Af
ternoon. The coroner's jury, which was called
to sit upon the case of the Biddle stu
dent, E2, JY Donnell, who was shot yes
terday, rendered a verdict today that"
death was purely accidental.
The verdict is as follows:
"That E. J. Donnell came to his
edath by a pistol shot wound and that
the pistol was fired during a playful
struggle between himself and W. G.
Morrow, in whose hands the pistol was
when it was fired, and the jury believes
it was purely accidental.
The verdict was rendered through
Coroner Gresham. with the following
jury: C. L, Hunter. W. B. Gooding, E.
W. Rigler, H. A. Pence, J. D. Martin,
and B. F. Powell.
4
Mr. Walker Purchases Interest.
Mr. James O. Walker has purchased
an interest in the undertaking esf'.h
lishment of John M. Harry & Co. The
firm name will continue as now.
Mr. Walker has been with John M.
Harry & Co. for the past five years.
He is an exceedingly capable young
man, aAd is thoroughly conversant
with the details of the business.
Mr. Walker's many friends will be
glad to learn that he has acquired an
interest in the firm. All wish him and
his firln continued success.
Change of Base.
Mr. George Miller, of the grocery
firm or Miller and Miller, will take a
j position as shipping clerk for the Char-
i lorp Karri wore r.- nn .Tnnnnrv 1st. He
I -w III retain his interest in the grocery
i business, which will be 'tuner the man
agement of Mr. T. H. Miller.
HOPES TO GET BJIL
The Floradora Girl Says She Has
Received Telegrams From
Wealthy Men of Wheeling, W.
Va., Offering to go on Her Bond
For Any Amount up to $50,000.
By Associated Press.
New York, Dec. 27. Nan Patterson,
the former show girl, who is now in
the Tombs prison charged with the
murder of Caeser Young, s-id today
that she believed freedom, for which
she has longed for mere than s'x
months, was about to be g'.'arteL Te'.
egrans had come to her from Wheel
ing, W. Va., announcing that f.r
prominent men there were prepared to
furnish bail for her in any amount up
to $50,000
If these offers from Wheei-
ing have been made in good faith, it
is probable the court wdll be asked
within a few days to fix an amount
for bond.
While Miss Patterson would not re
veal the names of the Wheeling, men
who offer to go on her bond, dispateh-
patc
(mi
es irom tnat city say tney are wrhs.
W. Swisher, Secretary cf St3te elect,1,
of Wheeling, H. J. Price, merchant. T.
E. Deveney, lawyer, and Howard
Black, banker, of Fairmount.
SDMUSTADJQURN
PATTERSON
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