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THE ONLY EVENING ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWSPAPER IN CHARLOTTE. .
VOL. XXXV NO. 6239
CHARLOTTE, N C, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 8, 1906.
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NOWJH SESSION
Members of Executive . Committee
Held Annual Session at 4
O'clock for Formulation of Cam
paign for This Year and Selec
tion of Chairman.
Mr. Baily Refuses to Serve Long
er. N. B. Broughton May
Succeed Him. Rev. A. J. Mc
Kelway to Announce. Committee
On Anti-Child Labor Agitation.
Spri ial to The News.
Raleigh, Feb. 8. The members of
the Executive Committee of the State
Anti-Saloon League are gathering to
day for the annual session at 4 o'clock
for the formulation of the campaign
for a year and the election of a chair
man to succeed J. W. Bailey, who de
clines to serve longer.
X. B. Broughton is preeminently
mentioned to succeed him. Rev. A. J.
McKehvay.'of the National Child Labor
Association, is here and will tonight
announce a committee of 15 men from
the manufacturing section of the State
to direct the Anti-Child Labor agitation
in connection with the election of
members to the next General Assem
bly. " ' A
The trustees or the State University
yesterday elected J. G. de Roulhae
Hamilton, now principal of the Wil
mington High Schools, assistant pro
fessor of history. He is a native of
Hillsboro, finished : at the State Uni
versity and the University of the South
at Sewanee, with the degree of Master
of Arts; won ' a Columbian University
scholarship, passed the examinations
for Doctor of Philosophy, the degree to
be conferred at the next commence
ment. -: ' ..
The board elected an executive com
mittee consisting of A. B. Andrews,
R. H. Battle, F. H. Busbee, J. S. Carr,
Josephus Daniels, Claudius Dockery,
J. W. Graham, Thomas S. Kenan, Dr.
R. H. Lewis. " "- A r
The report of President" Venable
showed an enrollment of 652, with in
dications that the enrollment "for the
year would considerably exceed that
for last year. .
Xeeds of the University enumerated
in the report include additional dormi
tories and lecture rooms, laboratory
equipment, six professors, and six as
sistants, to cost $19,000. per year. Also
medical building, law building, iri
firmatory, pharmacy building, labora
tories for geology, physics and biology,
water works and enlarged chapel.
GAYNOR GREENE.
Franklin Ford Was Witness Today in
Famous Trial.
By Associated Pre,ss. '
Savannah, Ga., Feb. 8.' The exami
nation cf Franklin Ford, of the late
brokerage firm of Reed & Flagg, of
action of R: F. Wescott, Capt. Carter's
father-in-law, was resumed by District
Attorney Erwin in the trial of Greene
and Gayonr. In some of the transac
tions government proved that while
on brokers' books deals appeared to
have been made in the name of R. F.
cott, checks were indorsed by O. M.
Carter as attorney for the "Old Man."
CONDEMNED MANAGEMENT.
Special Investigating .Committee of
New York Life Condemns the Form
er Management.
By Associated Press.
New York, Feb. .8. The report of
the special investigating committee
of the New York Life Insurance Com
pany, appointed by the trustees to in
vestigate the company's affairs' was
made today and adopted unanimously
by the trustees. It, condemned the
former management : of the company
and recommended various reforms'
CASE NOT TO BE REOPENED.,
Case of John Hoch Sentenced to Be
Hanged, is Not tQ Be Reopened.
liy Associated ' Press. -
Springfield, 111.. Feb. 8. The Su
preme Court has denied a
reopening in the case of John Hoch,
sentenced to be hanged in Chicago
Feb. 23 for wife murder. . 7
TRIAL OF JOHNSON BEGUN.
Trial of Alleged Murderer: of Miss
Florence W. .Allison, in Progress.
By Associated Press. 'A',
Mount Holly, N. J., Feb. 8. The trial
of Rufns Johnson' for the1 murder -of
Miss Florence A. Allison of Ammores
town on January 18. has begun.' The
court warned the audience not to make
&ny demonstration during the trial.
BANK CHANGED LOCATION.
House Passed Senate Bflt Authorizing
Change of Location.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Feb. 8. The- House
passed the Senate bill authorizing the
National Bank at Graham, Virginia, to
change its location to Bluefield, W.
Va.
North Carolina Postmaster.
By Associated PresS'. . ' - '. "; ' A A-:
Washington,- ' Feb.- 8'. The' -fourth-class
postmasters ' appointed- are: For
North Carolina, at Millihgport, R. D.
Iwder. For South Carolina, at. Bur
col,, Tracy 11. Martin.
'ORARY MEMBERS.
Reports U ,ue That Roosevelt Was
Considered As Honorary Member of
Camp A.
By Associated Press.
Atlanta, Ga.. Feb. 8 Col. John S.
Prather, commander of Camp A,
Wheeler's Confederate Cavalry, has is
sued a statement denying the reports
that a resolution was offered to elect
President Roosevelt an honorary mem
ber of Camp A. and that the resolu
tion "met with spirited, opposition and
was voted down."
"The publication referred to is flag
rant misrepresentation of the facts,"
said Col. Prather.
"I presided at the meeting, and when
the resolution was offered, attention
was simply called to the fact that the
bylaws of our association prohibited
any honorary members, and the reso
lution was withdrawn.
"It was not even debated or voted
onj nor was any opposition voiced
against it." '
BOLD BURGLARY.
Home of Mr. Richard Peeler, Em
ployee of Post AJob Office Entered.
Money Stolen.
Special to The News.
Salisbury, N. C, Feb. 8. A bold
burglary .was committed in this city
last" night. The home of Mr. Richard
Peeler, an employee of the ' Post job
office, was entered by a man wearing
a mask and the robber riffled his
pockets, securing $26. Mr. Peeler saw
the man, who made his escape before"
he could be used as a target. It is sup
posed he had a confederate on the out
side. The officers have a clue and are
working on the case today.
Burglaries and robberies have been
numerous in this recently, a dozen or
more houses having been entered with
in the past two months.
WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE.
President Confers With House Sub
Committee Regarding Hazing Laws.
By Associated Presa.
Washington, Feb. 8. A conference
was held at the White House between
the President and the sub-committee
of the House Naval Affairs Committee
respecting tbe : proposed legislation re
garding hazing at the Naval Academy.
The 'committee is in accord with the
views of the President and Secretary
Bonaparte that the existing laws are
not quite fair and dismissal from the
academy should not follow necessarily
a conviction for hazing. A measure
will be ; drawn . in accord with the
President's views.
THE SMQOT CASE.
William J, Thomas Testified. He Ex
plained Certain Oath He Had
Taken.
By Associated Piss.
Washington, Feb. 8. William J.
Thomas, of Spanish Fork, of Utah, tes
tified in the Smoot investigation that
he. had gone through the Endowment
House in 1869 ,and had taken the oath
to "avenge the blood of the prophet,
Joseph Smith, upon this nation, and to
teach his children to do so to the third
and fourth generation." He said he.was
dropped from the church in the 80's
because he had ; spoken too openly
against plural marriages.
For the Senate McD. Watklns.
While he has not made public the
annoucement, it is generally accepted
a's a fact that Mr. McD. Watkins will
run for the State Senate frbm Meck
lenburg. Mr. Watkins is one of the
most valued citizens of the county and
would make a useful member Of the
upper branch of the Legislature.
OE MINISTER 1
Former; Chinese; Minister Desired
that the Imperial CommSblon
Come to Charlotte and Inspect
Our Mills, Remembers his Plea
sant Visit to the Queen City.
Mr. Laiiris Loomisy a prominent and
well known cotton mill man and manu
facturer of New York City, who1 is a
frequent Charlotte visitor,- passed
through the city this : morhllng on a
Southern business trip. jf-
Mr. Loomis was approacned by ' a
News man to learn something-of the
Chinese Imperial Commission that was
sent to this country-by the Emperor
for the purpose of inspecting American
cotton mills.. .. , s ''
: Mr." Loomis likes Charlotte, and he
likes Charlotte people better. He ask
ed The -News' man to tell out citizens,
first of all, that this distinguished body
of men expressed themselves, individ
ually, as being very greatly disap
pointed because they were not permit
ted to visit" Charlotte -and' inspect our
cotton mills; The. members of the com
mission before leaving their native
country, were advised - by Wu Ting
Fang, formerly Chinese Minister at
Washington, to inspect tne jnariuu.e
mills for sure. Wu. Ting Fang, said
Mr. Loomis, told several members of
the'commission of his visit to this city
corarai vears aeo and it was on ac
count of this that they earnestly de
sired to come here.- " .'a; a'
Mr Loomis was present'ac a. amuei.
given last Saturday at the Merchant's
Club' at New York fry the Asiatic Asso
ciation, of which he is a member, ijl
honor of the commission. He said the
members were very strongly impress
ed with their insnecti'on of American
cotton mills and that , they were heart
ily in favor of suppressing the agitat
ed Chinese boycott against American
trade.- - -
NO
IT IS TIB
FIREMEN RESCUE 4 1
FAMILIES 1 OFF
BY SWEEPING FIRE
Fire Swept Through the Large
. Apartment House on Ryerson
Street Brooklyn Early To-day.
The Fire was in the Fashionable
Section of the City.
Scores of Tenants Driven into
Streets Half Dressed. Escape
dr r- v , frr at
TOUT ramilieS UUt Utt. Were
Finally Rescued by the Fire
men. By Associated Press.
New York, Feb. 8. Fire swept
through the. large apartment house at
No. 297 Ryerson street, in the fashion
able section of Brooklyn today.
It drove scores of the tenants to the
street half dressed and cut off the"
escape of four families. ..i :-.
These latter were rescued by. the
firemen and taken down on ladders
from the third and fourth floors. All
escaped injury except for the expos
ure. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
Preached Charged With Sending; Ob
scene Letters Through Mail. Tryed
To Kill Himself!
By Associated Press.
Chicago, Feb. 8. Rev. Justin G.
Wade, pastor of the First Congrega
tional church, of Waukegan, 111., ar
rested yesterday on the charge of send
ing obscene letters through the mails,
attempted to commit suicide today by
throwing himself in front of a train on
the Chicago and Northwestern Rail
way. It is stated that he has a chance
of recovery. . A A -
.:. - Death Expected. -
It is announced that the injuries re
ceived by Wade would probably cause
death in a short time.
NO OFFICIAL GIFTS.
All Gifts Sent to Miss Alice Must Be
In Name of Sovereign.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Feb. 8. Mr. Hengel
mttller, the Austrian Embassador and
acting dean of the Diplomatic Corpse
has advised his government it is wise
of the President and Mrs. Roosevelt
that no official gifts shall be presented
to the daughter upon the occasion of
her marriage. The other Governments
will follow the example of Austria.
Whatever presents are sent will be in
the name of the Sovereign.
Death of Mrs. Sharpe.
Mrs. Sharpe who resides at No. 516
Smith street, died this morning at 9:30
o'clock. The deceased was about 65
years old and is survived by several
children. The funeral will take place
from the residence tomorrow after-
neon.
Inftz Hartffrove, 4 Years . Old, of
Sh el by, Fatally Burn ed W hil e
Standing -Near Grass to Which
She had . Set Fire. Dr. Lee,
Travelling Optician is Dead,
Special to The News. .
Shelby, N.. C-, Feb. 8. Inez Grady,
the little four-year old child of Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Hartgrove; . was horri
bly burned late yesterday evening. Her
clothing caught fire from some dry
grass which she had set afire, and she
was horribly-burned before the flames
could be extinguished. She is. now in
a critical condition, and but very little
hopes are entertained for her recov
ery : ' ';-
Dr. J. K. Lee, a traveling optician,
died at his home here about ; 6:30
o'clock Wednesday evening of Bright's
disease. The deceased . was 51 years
old, and leaves a wife and five child
ren. '
He was a consistent member of the
Baptist church. The funeral wi.i:;be
conducted from the home this after
noon at 2 o'clock, by Revs. M. E. Par
rish of the Baptist church' and Geo. D.
Herman of the . Methodist church and
his body laid to; rest in the Shelby
Cemetery.
COL. MANN'S TRIAL.
Hand Writing Exoert Says Letters "O.
K. W; E. M." Dp Not Resemble
Mann's Handwriting.
By Associated Press. . A
New York, Feb. 8. Edwin B, Hay,
a handwriting expert, testified in the
trial of Col. William D. Mann, editor of
Town Topics, on the charge of perjury
that, the characters "O. K. ;W. D. M."
which it is alleged Col, Mahn; wrote pnj
the letter from Count Reginald wara,
have no resemblance to the other
pieces of Col. Mann's handwriting.
AND NOW BELMONT.
Meeting, to Be Hefdf Tonight to Dis
cuss Separate Incorporation.
Following close in the wake of Dil-!
worth, the citizens . of. Belmost ; will
hold a mass, meeting tonight to discuss
the question of a separate and distinct
town government.
The meeting is called for 8 o'clock
in the Woodmen's Hall.
If the', weather conditions prevent a
good attendance the meeting will ad
journ to meet one: night next week..
'A prominent citizen of Belmont in
formed .The News this afternoon that
the question of withdrawing from
Charlotte, is a live one and has been
discussed right and left.
BAD WEATHEtt TO CONTINU
eV
We Are to Have' More.1 Rain and Freez
ing Weather.
According to 'the predictions of Mr.
W. :J. 'Bennett, the local weather man,
the .present' bad weather will continue
tonight and tomorrow.. In his report
"The' northern high pressure area is
moving off to sea by way of the New
England coast. It is followed by an
area of relatively low pressure over
the Lake region, which has caused
somewhat warmer weather over that
part of the country,! with Snow in some
localities. The : . barometric-., depression
which remained over southern Florida
for the' past few days, is now moving
northward, and increasing in intensity.
It has . .caused: rain or sleet generally
over the South Atlantic States and East
Gulf States. With its continued north
ward movement up -the' coast,, rain is
indicated for this vicinity tonight and
Friday." ......-,,--.j.
His f riends Authorize the State
ment that he Will Continue his
Canvass tor - the -Clerkship.
mey say HIS rresenj roSltlOn
. '','' -:h viz. ,
IS Only a I empOrary one;
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: Tue friends of vMr. C. C Moore asks
The News to state that he has no idea
cf abandoning his race for clerk cf the
Superior Court; that the' position of
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Associaticn . is only a temporary office
and that as soon as hevsucceeds in a
more perfect organization cfnhe farm
ers, he will return home and prosecute
his canvass for the clerkship. -
;This statement is deemed but fair to
Mr, Moore since a publication that ap
peared in a Charlotte paper this morn
ing. . . . .A -' ; -
In, an interview with one of Mr.
Moore's supporters this morning The
News man was told that Mr. Moore
would not have accepted his present
position had he thoughts for: one mo-
ment that it would necessitate his
withdrawal from the race for the
clerkship. This gentleman also states
that Mr. Moore is in the race to the
finish and that in a. few weeks he will
return home and renew his canvass of
the county.
MONUMENT TO MAHONE.
Petersburg . Council Votes $1,000 To
ward the? Project. -Petersburg,
. Va., Feb. 8. The city
council at its meeting this . evening
took steps looking to the erectioiiof
a monument to : Gen. William Ma
hone in Central ; Park, in Petersburg.
A resolution was adopted, the board
of -aldermen concurring, that an appro
priation of. $1,000 be made out of the
public treasury of this city to the Ma
hone Monument Association toward
the erection . of the monument when
the 'association shall .have secured the
sum of $7,000 in subscriptions.
The health board, asked the council
for an appropriation of $1,000 to be ex
pended", in a general- vaccination
throughout ' the city, and for the es
tablishment of; a detention, camp.
Smallpox has made its. appearance
here, but is confined to negroes. The
appropriation asked for. under : the
State laws, lays: over for, thirty, days.
, : A resolution : was ; adopted instruct
ing tlie president of the: council to des
ignate. a. committee? to investigate the
establishment of a battlefield park near
Petersburg. . .
TO PKOTBCT THE CRAB LAW.
MaryldMa- L.cgislautre 'jContdderlng a
Bill to Prevent -Dredging.
Baltimore, Feb. 7. For several years
lobsters have ' been disappearing from
the Atlantic-coast. The Chesapeake
Bay . terrapin, too, has been growing
scarcer every year. A .
Now comes the announcement that
crabs, soft and hard shell, may soon be
extinct, and in the Virginia legislature
a bill has been introduced by the Rep
resentative of Accomae, the chief "crab
cotmtry' which' prohibits the whole
sale dredging of crabs in the winter
time, while: they have hibernated in
the mud. The measure- was.aproved Ay
the -Virginia board of fisheries.
The ohife opposition to the bill comes
for - mthe largest -crab meat factories
in. Hampton and Norfolk.- These facto
ries and ; those of Baltimore have- a
constantly increasing demand for crab
meat, and as the suirply is not equal to
the demand the canners and packers,
it is said, are drawing upon the future
by taking upon Chesapeake sterams
and their tributaries young crabs, a
practice which it is the purpose of
'the member from Accomae" to pre
vent. . '
Senator . Heyburn Improved.
'. .Washington Feb. 8.-Senator, Heyburn,-of
Idahoi who has been .suffer
ing from peritonitis, superinduced by
symptoms of appendicitis, is reported
today as. greatly improved, ... and hffi
early recovery is expected. .Mr. Hey
burn was once before threatened with
appendicitis, but recovered without an
operation. The same treatment vtas
given during his present illness.
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INTO SLOW TRAIN
cbSSii
List or I hose Injured in the
Wreck. Two Locomotives and
Four Passenger Cars Complete
ly; Demolished. Savannah Train
Had Been Delayed.
Neither Signals nor Siding to
Give Warning or Protection.
Five Passengers Were Injured.
The Wreck Occurred on Central
: of Ga. Ry.
By Associated' Press.
- Forsyth, Ga., Feb. 8. A rear end
collision' between the Chicago-Florida
fast train and .a train 'which left At
lanta at 9:15 last nisht for Savannah;
occurred three miles north of this
city on the Central of Georgia Rail
road, shortly after midnight. Five pas
sengers in the rear sleeping car of the
Savannah train were injured, but none
fatally. The faster train was held at
Atlanta for connections and left the
other train. It crashed into the Savan
nah train where there is neither side
track nor signal.
The blame has not been 'fixed.-
List of Injured,
Among the injured were S. H. Bow
er, of Atlanta; G. H. Ware, of East
Point, Ga.; conductor Pritchett; En
gineer Warsham, mail clerk J. R. Har-
well and mail clerk H. D. Walker, all
ot Atlanta.- -
The two locomotives and four pas
senger cars were demolished.
Preceding.' the "Savanah trane two
freight trains had been stalled by the
j Savannah train ivas stopped by dis-
! abled trains and before the signals
! were sent out, the Florida train crash-
ed into the one preceding it.
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: DARK DAY IN CHICAGO.
!' .
! Stores and Street Cars Lighted and
Street Collisions Freauent. . .
! Chicago, Feb. 8. From early morn-
i ng until after noon a dense cloua of
smoko and clouds hung over Chicago,
making it. one of. the darkest days ever
experienced h0je. All of the stores
were lighted as though it were night,
and street cars ran with lamps lighted
and headlights blazing. At times it was
not possible to see more than . one
square in any direction. Much difficulty
was ; experienced in : the streets, the
darkness causing many -collisions.
On the board of .trade, for the first
time in .many years, there was no an
nouncement of the price of. cash wheat
at the closing of the session. Dealers
pronounced it impossible to determine
the character of samples because of
the darkness. -
Ware; Mass., Feb, .8. A. mongrel
dog with, two heads, two mouths and
three eyes, which died Saturday, has
been preserved in alcohol by A. H.
Eldredge. The double-headed animal
had two. sets of nostrils, . two wind
pipes and two. throats. In nursing the
two heads would cuarrel with one an
other for possession of the mother's
breast.
.
BEEN "BOTTLED UP"
Senator Tillman Says Baltimore
and Ohio has Practically "Bot-
, tied up" Red Rock Fuel Co.j by
Refusing to Allow Connection
-: of Lines.
By -Associated Press. ....
Washington, Feb. 8. Mr. Tillman
opened the proceedings in the Senate
by referring to the petition as previ
ously presented by him from-the Red
Rock Fuel Company, of West Virgin
ia,' complaining that the Baltimore, and
Ohio Railroad Company had refused
to . permit that company to connect its
tracks with those of the Baltimore and
Ohio, thus, as Mr. Tillman expressed
it, "bottling; up ;the company," .
Mr: Tillman presented: a letter from
Grovernor ; Dawson, of. West Virginia,
sayings he has. no, doubt that an,; in
vestigation will show., that the Penn
sylvania Railroad. Company practically
controls the Baltimore and . Ohio,
Chesapeake and Ohio, and Norfolk and
Western, which are the only means
whereby . West Virginia products can
be shipped to the markets in the East
or the West. The Governor requested,
an' invest igatipn and. Senator .Tillman
said he would ask the Senate to order
an inquiry Unless the House,, which
has" the.; matter under consideration,
took some action.. . -
. . Passes; Bill. ,. . -a '
The ; Senate passed, the bill placing
the telegraph operators r of . the; Civil
War on a pensipnable status. The Sen
ate agreed when it adjourned today,
to adjourn until Monday.-
. -.- Six Months for a Hug. -Petersburg,;
. Va., . Feb. S. Harry
knight, a young man from Savannah,
Ga., was before the mayor's court, to
day, charged with chasing, two young
women on the streets 'and hugging" one
of them against her consent.
, He was given a sentence of six
months in jail.
NEW BERN NEWS.
Great , Brldee -Across Newport River to
Be Completed by June Hotel in
Prospect.
Special to The News.
New Bern, N. C, Feb. 8. The great
bridge which Is to convey the A. & N.
Cf. ii. Ii. across Newnnrt riiror te Paoiu
fort, will be completed by June. The!
.my!euuu oi ine roaa to that point
will be celebrated with appropriate cer
emonies. The road will not have the
terminus in Beaufort. . but will be ex
tended to the coast, where a coaling
station will be established. Enterpris
ing real estate men are already pur
chasing property near the proposed "site.
The. Atlantic Hotel has not yet been
leased. It -is believed by many that a
hotel to be built at Beaufort will large
ly supplant the . Atlantic, as Beaufort
affords some advantages not to be had
at Morehead.
The price on all grades of lumber, has
been considerably advanced. This has
somewhat reduced the local building.
Judging, however, by the number of
schooners and large ocean barges tak
ing on . cargoes of lumber at - the va
rious mills, the Northern trade is still
brisk.
The raising of cabbage for the early
market is quite, an industry here. The
truckers realize good profits from the
sale of this vegetable. Irish potatoes
and peas are also planted largely.
The. police are thinning out the su
perfluous dogs. One killed a day or so
ago had exibtfed unmistakable, signs of
rabies. Several others had been bitten
by him. When it is remembered that
New Bern has something like ten thous
and negro inhabitants, and that almost
every other one ownes a dog, the sum
total of the "yaller cur" amounts up.
The condition of young Isaac Lew
is, who is sufferoing from an attack of
lockjaw, is somewhat improved today.
He had no convulsions yesterday and
seemed to be restiner well.
Mr. E. O. Moore, of Kinston, who !
L-uaauciea a ;arge plumbing, business,
has filed a petition in voluntary bank
ruptcy. Assets, $3,788.35; libilities, $5,
206.88. The meeting of the creditors
will be held here Februray 16th.
DEATH OF MR. FpSPERMAN.
Passed Away At the Presbyterian Hos
pital This Morning.
Mr. Lawrence H. Fesperman died
..this mornins at 9 o'clock at the Pres
byterian hospital after an illness of
about six months. Mr. Fesperman was
taken to the hospital about two weeks
ago. The body . was removed to his
home at Belmont from where the fu
neral services will take place tomor
row afternoon. The deceased is sur
vived by a. widow, Mrs. Sarah Fesper
man and one son, Mr. E. L. Fesperman
formerly of this city but now of
Raleigh. , ... .
The deceased was well known in
Charlotte. For many years he was the
proprietor of a moving photograph gal
lery. He was about 60 years old.
WIFE DISAPPEARS.
She . Is Daughter of the . Husband's
Dead Spouse, Causing Strange Rela
tionship. v New York, Feb. . 8. An . alarm has
been sent out by the Jersey City police
for Mrs. Max Bosch, of No. 226 Central
avenue, who . disappeared last Sunday
afternoon. She took away her two chil
dren, Louise, eight years,, and Martha,
four years, old. ...
All three were dressed in their best,
and the two girls carried with them
their dolls and doll carriages. Although
Mrs. BosCh has before disappeared on
two occasions she never before took
her children with her. Her husband is
apprehensive that some accident has
befallen his wife. He is fifty-eight years
old. and she is only twenty-eight, He
has a tailor shop in Central avenue,
near St. Nicholas Catholic Church.
A stronge phase of the disappear
ance developed yesterday. Acording to
Bosch he married a widow . with a
daughter;. She died years ago. He made
a death-bed promise that he would mar
ry her daughter. When the daughter
reached the age of eighteen he married
her, in accordance with the death-bed
promise.
Faculty Express Opinion to Com
mittee on Regulation of Athletics
, that Harvard will Take no Part
Intercollegriate Football
in
During Year 1906.
By Associated Press.
Cambridge, ; Mass., Feb. j8. The fac
ulty of Harvard has expressed its opin
ion to the committee on regulation of
athletic sports that interrcollegiate foot
ball should be prohibited to Harvard
students in 1906. .- .
. And that itlshall be prohibited until
a reasonable game shall have been
formulated.
PRESIDENT AS UMPIRE.
DiaKreeuent- a .to. Patronage Terri
tory" Settled at White House, Till
man. Bring Out.
Washington, Feb. 8. Senators Ba
con, Spooner, Tillman and others for
four hours today debated. the extent to
which the Senate should go;, while ne
gotiating a treaty with a foreign pow
er. The conference at Algeciras fur
nished the object lesson. Mr. Bacon
contended that -the Senate had .a .right
to advise the President while negotia
ting a treaty and need not wait un
til it was presented to-the Senate for
ratification. Senator Spooner took the
opposite view. - - : -
Senator Tillman asked Mr. Spooner
about the recent visit of himself and
Senator La Pollette to the White. House
when "appointments" were under con
sideration. Mr... Tillman's point was
that it, is as fitting to advise the Pres
ident before makin a treaty as before
making ; an appointment. Senator La
Pollette blushed and Jooke embarrassed
when Senator Tillman made a categor
ical inquiry concerning the distribution
of Federal patronage between the Wis
consin Senators.-- - ..
Mr..; Spooner .explained ' that he and
Mr. La Follette had disagreed as .to
the division of territory in the State in
the matter of appointments, and. had
taken the matter to the President, with
a view as to having - him decide be
tween them. They had presented the
question and had come out as they went
in in perfect amity.
110 FOOTBALL M
PROVISIONS Of THE
R, A, RATE BILL
rhe H epbii rn Bill Passes House
by Vote of 346 to 7. The Bill
Complies Specifically With the
Recommendations of President
Roosevelt And his Views.
Gives Interstate, Commerce
Commission Power to Alter and
Fix Rater Complained of, Gives
Definition cf Words ."Rail--oad"
and "Transportation."
By Associated Press.
Washington, Feb. 8. The Hepburn
bill voted on in the House today com
plies specifically with the recommen
dations of the President. It gives the
Interstate Commerce Commission au
thority, when a rate has been com
plained of, as "unreasonable" - by a
shipper, to investigate that rate, to
state, whether or not it is unreasonable
and if found unreasonable to name a
rate which is to be just and reason
able and fairly remunerative, which
is to be the maximum rate to be
charged. . (
This rate so fixed, is to go into ef
fect 30 days after it is announced by
the Commission, subject during that
time to be set aside or suspended by
the Commission or by the courts. Af
ter it has gone into, effect it is to re
main the rate for three years. During
this time,, the opinion has been expres- -sed
by. those who have participated ia
the debate that the rate may also be
reviewed by the courts and, if found to
be in conflict either with the terms
of ; the act, - or with the : constitution,
by being confiscatory, can be set aside
by the courts.
Another important feature is the
definition of the word and in a manner
to include ail auxiliary instrumentali
ties of the common carrier and to
bring them within control of the Com
mission... This power to name a reason
able rate and the inclusion of the aux
iliaries within the' jurisdiction 1 of the
Commission are said to be new fea
tures. All the other - provisions are
modifications of .the existing law. They
include publicity of railroad methods,
which is to be aided by a prescribing
system of bookkeeping, enlarging the
Commission to seven and increasing
the salaries of the members to $10,000
per year.
The Vote.
The House passed the Hepburn
Railroad Rate bill by a vote of 346 to
7. Those voting against the bill were
Messrs. LitUefield, McCall, Perk'ins,
Sibley, Southwick, Vreeland and
Weeks.
Pension Bills.
The House then took up the Pension
Appropriation bill. .
Public Building Bill.
. The Senate passed the. bill appro
priating $100,000 for the erection of a
federal building at Fernandina, Fla.
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.
Passed By ' Stonewall Jaskspn Chap.
ter on Death, of Mrs. Clarkson.
At a meeting of the Stonewall Jack
son Chapter U. D. C, Saturday Feb
ruary 3rd, the ' following resolutions
were adopted :
"We, the members of the Stonewall
Jackson Chapter, North Carolina Div
ision U. D. C., desire to place on rec-'
ord the deep sense of our loss by
death, of one of our most beloved
members, Mrs. Lizzie Yates Clarkson,
who on the 20th of January, 1906, en
tered into eternal rest.
While we deeply mourn her loss,
we bow in submission to "the will of
God..
"May her memory be to us. who re
main,, a continual inspiration to more
faithful service in our work.
To her bereaved, family we extend
our heartfelt sympathy: May the God
of all comfort abide with them in their
sore affliction.
, '.'That a page in the Chapter min
ute book be devoted to her, memory.
That a cony be. sent to the family."
MRS. ARMISTEAD BURWELL.
MRS. W. R. BURWELLi.
MRS.. A- L. SMITH, ,
Committee.
THE CRIMINAL DOCKET.
Was
Completed Today 267
Cases
, y ; Have Been. Docketed.'
Deputy Clerk William Moore today
completed the criminal docket for the
two-weeks' term that begins next
week. . : ' ' ;
There are 267 cases on' the docket.
Of this number there are two murder
cases, neither of the defendants, how
ever, have been taken.
The majority of the cases are for
the usual.crimes, such- as larceny, af
frays and the .lesser crimes. -.
It, is needless to add that a large
number of the cases docketed are
against those who are charged with
the illegal sale of whiskey.
Wants Each Bachelor to Support One
. ; Old Maid.
Columbus, O., Feb. 8. Representa
tive Asa W. Elson, who introduced the
Anti-Treating bill, says he will intro
duce in a few days a bill that will re
quire one bachelor to' pay a special tax
equal to the support of one old maif.
He has not the details fully worked out
but thinks men should marry by: the.
time they are thirty anyhow.
PASSED BY HOUSE