North Carolina Newspapers

X 1? T1"Pr A BI (HTTP OTWS! r , "tvvelve pages C 1 H ni First Part, page 1 to 8. yOLi XXXH--NO. 602 1 CHARLOTTE, N. CM SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 13, 1905. PRICE: 3 CENTS. " " S U U II lli 11 l i a ri II . a XI 1 1 Jk: I t H w " ' b ms m mm, -. mm a . . mm u pff t x l x i v a m - i O " " ; - . " - - 1, "'rst Part, page 1 to 8. j The Only Afternoon Associated Press Newspaper in North Carolina. ' - ; , . ; . . - BOILING ITER TRIED 70 THROW TIE ROYAL INFANT St, Petersburg Despatch Says it is Alleged That a Nurse Tried to Take Life of Russian Heir to Throne. But the Empress Saved the Child. Seventeen Warships Sighted May 10th Near the Entrance to ,Va fong Bay, Transports Sighted on Same Day Near Kamrahn Bay. Bv Aoeiated Press. Paris. May 13. The rumor of an at tempt on the life of the Russian Em peror is apparently the outgrowth of a despatch to the Petit Journal from St. Petersburg, saying: "Society is agitat rJ over a mysterious drama which oc cur: e.l at Tsarskoe. Eelo. It is alleged that a nurse was about to put the in fant heir tu the Russian throne into a Lath of boiling water when the Empress intervened in time to save the child." The despatch adds that all the domes tie servants uf the household have been dismissed. The foregoing is given under reserve. ORDERLY KILLS VICE ADMIRAL. Angered at Dismissal, He Fired Three JShots at High Russian Officer. - St Petersburg. May 13. Vice Ad miral Xazitoff was shot and killed by an orderly in his room. The orderly tired three shots from a revolver. The crime is attributed to anger of the mur derer at the dismissal from the duties of orderly and being ordered to pro ceed to the front. 17 WARSHIPS SIGHTED. Short Distance North of Three Kings Rock on May 10th Transports Seen Near Kamranh Bay. Hong Kong. May 13. Seventeen war ships were sighted during the evening cf May 10th twelve miles off Three Kings' Rock, near the entrance of Va fVug Bay. Transports were seen seventy-five miles north of Kamranh Bay the same day. PEASANT UPRISING. preventing All Field Work and Set ting Fire to Many Properties. By Associated Press. St. Petersburg, May 13. Peasants of the District of Sergatal, government of Nizhni Novgorod, have risen and set lire to several properties. They are pre venting all work in the fields. CHARRED BODIES BURIED. Five Unidentified Bodies, Victims- of Harrisburg Wreck, Funeralized: All the Injured Except Three Are Doing Well. By Associated Press. Harrisburg, May 13. Brief and simple services were held over the eharred bodies of five unidentified vic tims of the South harrisburg disaster in Market Square Presbyterian church, after which they were buried in Pax tang Cemetery. The services were at tended by many railroad and city offi cials. One of the bodies was identified as William H. Holmes, a traveling sales man of Philadelphia. All the injured except Joseph Ederle, of New York, Harold D. Elfreth, of Philadelphia and S. W. Anderson, of Pittsburg, are doing veil. The condition of these three is critical. Schwab's Trip Significant. London, May 12 Charles, M. schwab, sailed for New York Wed nesday from Liverpool on the White Star Line steamshin Baltic. Prior to his departure he said that, with the exception of the Russian negotiations, ynich he could not discuss, his trip fad no significance. PARENTAL ROOF Accompanied by the Morgan Smiths, the Former Actress Arrived at Washington This morning in Time to Breakfast at Childhood Home. : Ky Associated Press Washington, May 13. Nan Patter- accompanied, by her father and r iM r Mrs- J- Morgan Smith, ar e.i fn.m xew York at 7:20 this inmf. Miss Patterson remained in the trn- "ntil 8 0'clock, when she left tram and proceeded to the home of parents. snfriiJ1'6 rty were in Sod nealth and with trip from New York was train " ldent- A crowd awaited the Rav" v Pennsylvania station and eri ffir tn a hearty cheer as she start- for hSe where sne arrived in time urt-ai-"tast. ine offpf Said that many flatter none woUi5aLbeen "ceived. but that flauehtl? I ,be considered until his lighter had taken a good rest. NAN III UNDER GAYNOR-GKEENE CASE. Final Stage of Case Before it Will Be Considered on Its Merits By Extra dition Commissioner. By Associated Press. Montreal, May 13. The final stages of the Gaynor-Greene case before it is to be considered on its merits by the extradition commissioner, ; were entered upon today when the prosecu tion endeavored to introduce evidence to offset the expert testimony of wit nesses for the defence, who had de clared that the printed evidence pre sented by the United States was not legal. D. Frank. Lloyd, assistant United States District Attorney of New York, was called but the defence objected to his evidence and the argu ment was commenced. GENERAL LOMAX RECOMMENDED. Distinguished Virginian Will Probably Be Appointed the Successor of Maj. Robbins as Member of Gettysburg Commissoner. , By Associated Press. Washington, May 13. Senator Dan iel, of Virginia, recommended to the President the appointment of Major General Lunsford Lewis Lomax as one of the members of the Gettysburg Bat tlefield Commission in succession to the late Major Robbins of North. Carolina, who was one of the Confederate Com missioners. The President referred the matter to Secretary Taft, who is the appointing power, with the request that the ap pointment be made. General Lomax is the Senior Confederate officer of Vir ginia, with the exception of Maj. Gen eral Hoke, of North Carolina, is the senior officer living of the army of Northern Virginia. THE OREGON EXPOSITION. Vice President Fairbanks Will Open The Big Show For President Roose velt. By Af.sociated Press. Washington, May 13. Vice President Fairbanks will represent the President at the opening of the Lewis and Clark exposition, at Portland, Oregon, June 1st. The President will touch the key opening the exposition as he did at the Louisiana Purhase Exposition. TO BE ERECTED v Dallas to Have a New Industry With 20,000 Capacity a Week. Lightning Sets Fire to Barn and 60 Bales of Cotton are Burned. Special to The News. Gastonia, May 13. The silver tea given Tuesday night under the aus pices of the Enworth League was a success. The beautiful home of Mr. G. A. Gray, where the occasion took place, bad been made more beautiful still with lovely decorations by the young ladies of the Methodist Church. The refreshments were served by the committee in charge, and as the guests departed a silver waiter re ceived their offerings. The amount realized was between $31 and $32. A meeting of directors of the Mor owebb Mill, at Dallas, was held Friday to "authorize the erection of a yarn bleachery. The size of the annex will be 50 x 100 feet, two stories high. It will have a capacity of 20,000 pounds a week. ! . Mr. T. W. Wilson has been chosen to succeed Mr. L. C. Pegram as one of the board of aldermen. The cotton warehouse of Mr. James L. McGill, near Bethany, was set on fire by lightning late Wednesday even ing, and destroyed, with its contents of sixty bales of cotton. - Miss Bertha Waldrop returned Thursday to her home in Henderson ville. Messrs. B. M. Holland and W. L. Thompson returned Friday from Ral eigh, where they nave been attending the annual session of Odd Fellows. Mr. R. W. White, who has been in Atlanta for several weeks, superin tending a job, has returned home on account of sickness. FOUR PLACES WANT IT. What Mr. Miller Says of the Knoxville Meeting. The Charlotte mill people who at tended the meeting of the American Cotton Manufacturers' association that met in Knoxville. returned last night. All are very enthusiastic over the meeting and the manner in which Knoxville received the visitors. Ev erything was done for the comfort and pleasure of the. crowd. In speaking of the meeting this morning, Mr. R,- M. Miller, Jr., who is the newly elected president of the As enHation stated that the Knoxville meet was the best in the history of the association. The organization numbers about 500 members and its strength and influence is world-wide.. Mr. Miller states that four places are anxious for the next meeting of the, next meeting. These are Philadelphia, New Oirleane, Augusta and .Talulah Falls. The selection of the next meet ing point is left entirely - witn . me board of governors. ' ' . Kaiser's Son Stung By Fly. Berlin Mav 12. An operation per formed on Prince Albert, the third son of the kaiser. Wednesday at Karls ruthewas for blood poisoning- The prince is reported to be doing well af ter the operation. The prince was stung by a fly. ' . r- . ai . It is human nature to want things nnrt wisdom to let a News ad. get you what you want. THIS MAN LIVED E , 19TH CENTURY i Only Survivor of War of 1812 Dies Today at His Home viiV New York State at the Age of 105 Years. Body Will ; Lie in State in N. Y. City Hail. He Enlisted When a Mere Youth and Hardly Smelled Gunpow der During His Term of Ser vice.. Honored During Life by State and Nation. . By Associated Press. Ava, May 13. Hiram Cronk, the only survivor of the War of 1812, died today at the age of 105 years. Cronk for years occupied a unique place in American history. As the last survi vor of the first foreign war in which his country was engaged after secur ing independence, he has been honor ed by the national government, and by his native State as well. Months before death, and when he pronounced himself to be in most perfect health, the board of aldermen of New York City outlined and prac tically perfected elaborate plans for disposition of the body. Signal hon ors were to be shown him, and even the spot where the body would find its last resting place was selected. He was born at Frankfort, Herkimer county, N. Y., April 29, 1800, and be came a member, of Captain Edward Fuller's company, the 157th Infantry, when only a little more than 14 years of age. His term of service was scarcely five weeks, and nearly all was spent in camp near Lake Ontario. He had hardly "smelled ' powder" up to that time. In less than a month he was back in ranks, serving with his father, James Crpnk, and 'his broth ers, John and Caspar, at Sackett's Harbor. Cronk was married in 1825 to Miss Mary Thornton and they lived together for 60 years on a farm near this town. They had seven children. During the last year of his life Cronk received from the State of New York a special pension of $72 a " month in addition to the pension granted by the Federal Government to all survivors of the war of 1812. - Lndeca. jresolutionof the New York City Board of Aldermen the body will lie in state in the' City Hall there and be buried in ML Victory, Cyprus Hall Cemetery, Brooklyn, where more than half a hundred "of his fellow-soldiers have been, laid to -resL 22 MINERS KILLED. Premature Explosion in Hungary Results in peath of Over a Score. Special to The News. Budapest, Hungary, May 13. Twenty-two miners were killed by prema ture explosion during blasting opera tions in the Almasy coal mine at Res-cicza. THROUGH T CARICATURE SKETCH OF J. OGDEN ARMOUR. J. Ogden Armour Head of the beef trust :' " . EIGHT HOUR LAW. Attorney General Moody Gives an Opinion Bearing on the Panama Commission. ' By Associated Press. Washington, May 13. In an opinion by Attorney General Moody regarding the application of the eight-hour law to employes of the Isthmian Canal Commission on the Isthmus of Panama, the attorney general holds that the law applies to those employes. a Inspection of the opinion showed that it did not cover all the ground de sired by the Canal Commission and will be returned to the Attorney General for further consideration. U. S. MARSHALL DISMISSED. Was Not in Sufficient Harmony With Prosecution of Land Fraud Cases. Special Xj The .News. Washington, 'May "13. United States Marshal Matthews, of Oregon, has been removed by the President at the in stance of Government attorneys who believed that Matthews hot sufficiently in harmony with the prosecution of the land fraud cases of that State. WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION. Organization of Southern Baptist Church Elects Officers at Kansas City. By Associated Press. Kansas City, May 13. The Woman's Missionary Union of the Southern Bap tist church has elected Mrs. J. A. Bar ker, of Clifton Forge, Va., president. The vice-presidents include Mrs. D. M. Malone, of Alabama; Mrs. W. S. Ship ley, of Florida; Mrs. J. G. Easterlin, of Georgia; Miss F. F. S. Heck, of North Carolina; Mrs. J. S. Chakman, of South Carolina, and Mrs. Leage, of Virginia. Miss M. E. Wright, of Georgia, was elected one of the recording secreta ries. A REMARKABLE CASE. Woman, Unconscious Five Days From Pistol Ball Wound, Gives Birth to Child, Which is Perfect. By Associated 1-ress. Hocking, Iowa, May 13. Mrs Wil liams Darby, who was mysteriously shot Monday, and who has been un conscious ever since, has given birth to a child which is perfect in every re spect. The doctors say that it is the first instance of the kind known to science of medicine. PROMINENT DISTILLER DEAD. Col. W.'J. Wilmere, of Kentucky, Dies Suddenly at St. Louis. By Associated Press. Lexington, Ky., May 13. A telegram from St. Louis announces the sudden death of Col. W. I. Wilmere, one of the most prominent figures in the dis tilling interests in Kentucky. COLORED TEAMSTER FLOGGED. Dragged From the .Vehicle" by Strikers and Beat Into insensibility. By Associated Press. Chicago, May 13. Martin Lacy, a non-union colored teamster, was drag ged from a vehicle by six men and beaten into insensibility. Business was resumed today on a larger scale than on any previous day since the strike was inaugurated. The death of Harry Grady added an other fatality to the list attributed to the teamsters' strike. Grady and his brother, William, were called to the rear of their home in the night and without apparent provocation Harry was shot down, the bullet entering his head, but his brother escaped with less serious injuries and is recovering. ' 'TjL Li- A NEGRO CONVICT FORFEITS .-LIFE IN DASH FOR LIBERTY 3 In the Midst of a Terrific Stcrm Convict in. Raiway Camp Dash ed Out Into the Darkness. Guard's Aim was Fatal. Life Sentence. A Confederate Veteran in the Soldiers' Home Dies While Trying to Save a Fallen Kins woman. Governor Addresses . Clerks' Union. Special to The News. Raleigh, N. C, May 13. It is dis covered this morning that the wind storm last night took the roof from the grand stand at the State Fair grounds, the damage being ' $l,O00yr It was only a few days ago the lightning struck sections of the fair building, tearing away two thousand or more shingles. News was received this morning that Grant McNeil, a negro convict on the Raleigh and Palmico Sound Railroad in a dash for liberty in the midst of the storm last evening, was shot and instantly killed by Guard John Flint. The negro was sent from Harnett county and was serving a life sentence for burglary. Annual Society Debate. The-'annual debate of the Pullen Lit ei'ary Society at the A. & M. College was held last night and resulted in a victory for the negative, the query being, "Resolved, - that co-operation should be practiced in agricultural, me chanical and commercial industries." B. B. Egerton, for the. affirmative was I awarded the medal as the best debater. The debaters were Clarence Myrick and B. B. Egerton for the affirmative and Jas. E. Moore and C. C. Clardy for the negative. Death -at Soldiers' Home. J. A. Adams, an old Confederate sol dier who has been in the Soldier's Home here since 1902 died suddenly yesterday afternoon in the home of. Fannie Adams, woman in a disreputa ble section of the city. The woman was a relative of his and he had gone there to try and induce her to give up the life she was leading. He was subject to fits and in the midst of his conference with his wayward relative ne fell over in a fit and died before medical assist ance could reach him. He was 62 years old and served during the Civil War as a member of Company I, 44th Regi ment, iscrui uaronaa ir.oops. Wind and Rain Storm. The most violent wind and rain storm that has visited this section in a great while. passl this way last even ing, doing considerable damage. The wind registered 50 miles an hour and the rain fel lin torrents for nearly an hour. Two fine oaks in capitol square were blown down. Also twelve on the campus of St. Mary's School. A number of the fine oaks for which Raleigh is noted succumbed to the storm. All the telephone exchanges were practically put out of business. It is reported that the town of Garner, on the Southern Railway east of Raleigh, was damaged to the extent of having as many as twenty-five houses blown down. The wires are all down and the report has not been verified from here. A west bound Southern passenger train passed the town in the midst of the storm and passengers say they saw a giant, oak tree faU' across a residence. The storm seems to have assumed almost the pro portions of a cyclone there. Governor Spoke to Clerks. , nnwornnr fllfrnn Tnnrlfi a. snpech last night before the Clerk's Union of Ral eigh, the occasion being a sort of a rally for the purpose of quickening in terest in the Union. He endorsed the union when judiciously and fairly di rected and made a splendid impression on the members. Joint Monument Unveiling. E. JHale, W. E. Kyle, John H. Thorpe, W. B. Taylor and R. H. Ricks commissioners, on the. part of North Carolina for the Bethel Monument As sociation announce all things in readi ness for the joint Virginia and North Carolina unveiling ceremonies June 10th. The large monument, has been completed and will be set up within a few yards of the church between York town and Hampton. It is 18 feet high and bears this inscription: "To commemorate the battle of June 10, 1861, the first conflict between the Confederate and the Federal land forces and in memory of Henry L. Wyatt, private, Co. A, 1st Reg., North Carolina Volunteers, the first Con federate soldier to fall in actual bat tle. Erected By the Bethel Monument Association of Virginia and North Carolina, June 10, 1905. On the right and the left sides of the monument "will be the battle flags of 1861 and 1905. The commission has paid the con tract price secured by the Virginians, for the marker at the Wyatt site. The markex is four feet high with polished face and is ready all save the in scription. This will probably be as fol lows : On this spot, June 10, 1861, fell Henry Wawson Wyatt, a Private in Company A. 1st North Carolina Regiment the . first Confederate Soldier killed in battle during the Great- war. He died amid the cheers of his : comrades in the anjials of war." There will also be inscriptions telling the circumstances under which Wyatt was killed. At the unveiling June 10th Governor Montague of Virginia, will welcome the North Carolinians and Governor Glenn of North Carolina, will respond.. The Governors of all South ern States have been invited, aft h nosrdlnu din dlu lu lu lu 111 MR. ARMSTRONG HERE. Gathering Data For Southern Cotton Association. Mr. B. Dixon Armstrong of the Southern Cotton Association, is here today gathering information in regard to the cotton crop in Mecklenburg county f This afternoon Mr. Armstrong held a conference with Mr. H. K. Reid, the president of the Mecklenburg branch and Mr. W. S. Pharr, the secretary. Mr. Armstrong states that the gen eral decrease throughout the South, will amount to about 15 per cent, as compared with the crop of last year. In Mecklenburg county it has been given out that the ccrease will amount to 26 per cent ii acreage and 31 per cent in fertilizers. A part of Mr. Armstrong's work is to secure the names of all the farmers of this section with their postoffice ad dresses, in order that the association may be in close touch with them and learn of the progress of the crop throughout the season. He has just re turned from Anscn county, where, he secured 1,313 names making in all a to tal of something like a million farmers throughout the South. ' In addition to the names who have signed- the association pledges, Mr. Armstrong is also collecting the names of the farmers who will not subscribe to the pledges and the reason they give Tar holding aloof. He states that he will remain in Mecklenburg until he secures all the information his association de sires if it takes him all of next week. Paul Jones' Body at Annapolis. Washington, May 13. President Roosevelt approved the recommenda tion of Secretary Morton, that the body of John Paul Jones be buried at An napolis, Md. INCENDIARY CASE The Trial of Five White Men for Burning a Barn in Guilford County Continued for the De fense. One Man Makes Full Confession. Special to The News. Greensboro, May 13. The cases against Fred Ozment, James Richard son, Thomas Batie and Prince Fairing" ton were called in the Superior , Court here yesterday afternoon. Ozment en tered a plea of guilty, as had been ex pected. The other men, through their attorneys, Maj.- Chas. M. Stedman, Judge W. P. Bynum, Jr.. Hon. Levi M. Scott and Col. J. A, Barringer, asked for a continuance in their case on the grounds that one of the defendants and other members of the Farrington family who are important witnesses for the defense were absent on account of sickness. The judge then eohtinued the case and upon agreement of the attorneys the case was set for Thurs day of the first week of the next crim inal term of Guilford Superior Court. This is the case for the burning of the barn of Mr. Isaac F. Stanley, in Sumner township, about three weeks ago. Mr. Stanley and a number of other good citizens of the township had often been offended and worried on account of the persistent and con tinued habit of a number of people re tailing in the community. About, a month ago the condition grew intoler able and Mr. Stanley and others re ported several persons in the township and were the main witnesses for the prosecution at the hearing. This ac tion incensed the men reported and they, to retaliate, it is alleged, set fire to the barn of Mr. Stanley. At the hearing only Ozment, Thomas and Batie Farrington were charged with the crime. The men were re quired to give bond in the sum of $1, 000 eaeh. Very soon after the hearing Ozment made a confession, implicating several, and said that he was hired to do the work. His bondsmen imme diately surrendered him -to the sheriff and he has since been in jail. Prayer for judgment in his case was contin ued until the next term of court, when he will be the main witness for tie nrosecution in the other cases. There were also a number of cases ,(;i,-r omiinct tlipsp same men. 1U1 1 C LO. LI 1 iig .,a.iov all of them pleading guilty. James Richardson was fined $250 in two cases, and in another he was required to give bond for $200 for his appearance here at every term of court for the next two years to show that he had sold no whis key. The other cases were taken up and judgment suspended on payment of costs by the defendants. WARNING BY BALFOUR. Remarkable Speech by British Pre mier Dealing With Possible War With Russia or France Does Not Believe England Could Be Invaded Recommends Redistribution of the Navy and Army. London, May 13. In the House of Commons, Premier Balfour, in a re markable "speech with reference to the work of the committee on national de fense, discussed the precautions that had been taken for the defense of the coasts and Indian frontier and the pos sibilties in casj of invasion, with an openness seldom surpassed,- Senate Rejects Appeal. , Bv Associated Press. "St. Petersburg, May 13. The Senate rejected the appeal of Ivan Kaleieff, who assassinated Grand Duke Sergius and confirmed the sentence of death. m POSTPONED DEATH IS CAUSED BY DRUG GIVEN TO CROKER'S SON Son of Former Tammany Boss Dies on a Train as the Resuit of a Poison Which Was Given to Him in a Chinese Hop Shop Yesterday. Negro Porter and a Chinaman Held on Suspicion. Coroner1 Jury Holds. to Foul Play Theory Brotherof Dead Man Going. for Body. By Associated Press. "" Kansas City, Mo., May 13 Herbert V. Croker, son of Richard Croker, the New York politician, was found dead on a southbound ' Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe train between Kansas City and Newton, Kan., yesterday. He died during the night. After an exhaustive exhamination of several witnesses, Chief of Police Hay nes expressed the opinion that Croker died from the effects of smoking opium at a Chinese, place in this city before taking the train on which he died. Wil son, the porter at the Choates House, who was in Croker's company, and' the Chinaman who sold the opium were locked up. Croker's body has been em balmed at Newton, Kan. No autopsy will be held. The coroner at Newton is investigating. , The hodv will he held at Newton tn await the arrival of Richard Croker, Jr., Sunday. The coroner at Newton ex presses the opinion that Croker was drugged. The coroner's jury decided that, death resulted from naront.ie noisr- oning by a means and manntr Uiknowu to tnem. SUCCESS OF BLOCK SIGNALS. Railway Congress Agreed That Heavy Traffic Contributes Efficiency. Washington, May 13.-f-The discussion of block signals by section 3 of the In ternational Railway jOoTigresiS, has of fered some of the mpst interesting data of the convention iow in seusion here, and is of timely interest in yiew of last mght s accident ajt Harnsourtwas agreed that where! traffic Ihcreasestfie average-of failure' of apparatus de creases, whereas (lie average of human error increases. This resulted in the conclusion that on theory, the block system is highly advantageous on lines handling -heavy traffic, while in prac tice in the United States and those for eign countries where the system has been used to any extent, ils success cannot be questioned. BACCALAUREATE SERMON. At Presbyterian College Auditorium Tomorrow Evening. Tomorrow evening "aL 8 o'clock the baccalaureate sermon to the graduat ing class of the Presbyterian College will.be preached in the college audi torium by Dr. H. A. White of Colum-. bia. Dr. Charles R. Fisher, the organ ist and director of the music, has pre pared an elaborate musical program. The program in full follows: . Organ Spring Song.. H0IH113 Organ Sursum Corda Elgar ' Invocation. " , Hymn "The Spacious Firmament." Scripture Reading. Anthem "How Lovely Are the Mes sengers (St. Paul) Mendelssohn ' Prayer. '- v Chcral March "Hark! Hark! They Come" .Nicholas Hymn "Jerusalem the Golden." Sermon Rev. H. A. White, D. D. Duett "O Child of Earth" Braga Hymn "Hark! Kark: My Soul." Benediction. Organ Toccata Widor All the Presbyterian churches of the city will combine and attend tre ex ercises at the college. ENDS ITS SES Conclusions Peached are Regard ed as Important to the Railroad Industry. Delegates Offered Opportunity to Exchange Views, and Make Observations. By Associated Press. . . Washington, May 13. The Interna tional Railway Congress ended today. The conclusions reached are regarded important to the railroad industvy and of equal consequence is regarded the opportunies which weie afforded for, the personal exchange of views among the delegates and the advantages af forded for observing American rail roading by foreign members of the Congress. . Sporting Man Dead. Bv Associated Prt-s. 'Philadelphia, May 13. Joseph Ma cias, who managed many pugilists, and known to the sporting fraternity all over the country, died today of bright's disease. . LW 0