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VOL.! XIX. NO. 31. WILMINGTON. N. O., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1906. FIVE GENTS '' ' ' ' " ' ' II - - ACTON OF CAUCUS i Party Has no Right to Dictate ito Senators ' of the bill complained because no amendments were to be allowed, and concluded with the statement that he should do his best to get the bill out of the house at the earliest possible GU AND GAYNOR CONTRACTS rXTvoTtoTT to mean Bids Put in to Captain Carter f ri VIOLATES GONSTITUTICIj Treaty Like the Dominican Should Not be Subject to PartyAction t ! f i I Mr. Stevens (Minnesota) took issue with Mr. Littlefield's assertion that the courts could only review a rate when it was confiscatory. The bill, he said, abridged no rights of railroads to get into court. Mr. Lamar (Florida) announced he should support the bill cheerfully. Wil liam J. Bryan and William R. Hearst were back of the bill, and it had been wrung from the majority. He I regrets ted the Democratic party had not at the last session "Put it up to the Re publican party" to vote against a bill as strong as the present measure. If it had been done the" burial of Judge Parker under two .and a half million votes would not foe a circumstance to the burial of the Republicans at the next election. "It is wrung from you by your fears' he said. The bill ought to have three amend ments, in he opinion of Mr. Lamar. It should include control of freight Served as Blinds DOCUMENTS PUT IN EVIDENCE VIOLATION OF AHTMRUST LAW Alleged Combination of Pennsyl ! vania and Other Roads r - -j THE FACTS SENT TO THE HOUSE SUIT FOR DIVORCE TO PROCEED Countess de Castellane Enters Plea for Divorce IN ANSWER TO TUFT Bid Put in for the Savannah Dredging I Resolution Was Adopted by the House Company, in Which Greene and Gay nor Owned Stock Foremen and Others Named Served Merely as Fig by the Roads. Savannah. February 5.- The trial of Greene and Gaynor in the Federa court today was taken up largely in presentation of oral testimony, though after the examination of W.i F. Mc- Cauley. of Savannah, the evidence again reverted to documents, many of which were submitted Mr. McCauley's testimony related to proposals of contracts issued under the supervision of former Captain O. M. Carter, such proposals, according to classification, the commission should Interesting Situation in the Senate I pass on the reasonableness of a rate Brought About by a Resolution of before it was ; put into effect, by the I i-nilrviarls and .th mana snrnild hp rrm - Mr. Paucrson Which WW be DIs- to iurnish equate facilities to the V, sif chinnAvc A hd " "" w' " . " uiC Wc ucmauu m really been behind them. McCauley, proper time, ne snouiu. oner intss howv.r shown to have been in- : amendments. An anti-pass amendment was advo cated by Mr. Gaines (Tennessee). He never rides on a pass himself and would provide a penalty of j $1,000 cussed pLater Railway Rate Bill Disoiisseirt in the House. Several Rep resentatives Taking Part in the De bate-day. -Vote May be Taken Wednes- i Washington, February 5. The Sen ate was treated to a distinct sensation today by Mr. Patterson (Democrat. against persons accepting passes. Passes, he said, made passenger rates higher for the masses and were a spe cies of corruption. (Mr TTardwib- fOfinrmai "instified the nocent of anv collusion. He had acted onlv as bondsman, and that as a per sonal favor to John F. Gaynor, who had assured him protection against any possible loss, save in one instance, wherein he had signed a proposal upon tvio ss 150.000 Savannah contract in 1892. In this instance, he had signed the bid personally, though it had been made for the Savannah Dredging Com pany. Mr. McCauley had expected to Colorado) , who followed up his retire-1 legislation as meeting the demand of j make no expenditure had the contract raent last; Saturday from the Demo-1 shippers and then reviewed its history cratic caucus toy Introducing in the to show it was essentially Democratic a a , Senate a resolution in effect declaring I in inception. the action- of the caucus to have been contrary to the constitution of the United States. Apparently the Senator's action was unexpected on the part of a majority of Senators and they listened atten tively as -i the reading of the rather long preamble progressed, not a little concerned as should come next. Mr. Patterson made no effort to secure the privilege of discussing the resolution today, but gave notice that he would address the Senate upon it tomorrow or at the .first available day afterwards. It is expected that the Democrats generally will resist the adoption of the resolu tion, and that the Republican Senators win sustain Mr. Patterson's conten tions. Aside from the personal inter t in Mr! Patterson's political for tunes, the" resolution raises a new ques tion as to; the rights of Senators gen erally, so that there is much scope for animated .discussion and wide margin for difference of opinion. In all prob ability, several days will elapse before the auestibn is" settled. Mr. Patterson's resolution recited Messrs. Pou (North Carolina) and Underwood (Alabama) made short ad-, dresses in advocacy of the bill. At the conclusion of the day, Mr. Hepburn, in charge of the measure, said it looked now as though : debate would conclude at 3 o'clock Wednes day. The reading of the bill will be- evidently gin at once, and he is of opinion ; that la. i t JA J a11 tAr n varv9 to what 1 it can De conciuueu, an cvaicu amendments disposed of and tne Din passed the same day. ' The House adjourned until tomor row. . ' CHAMBERLAIN QUIT PARTY British Political Sensation Monday Morning Unionist Newspapers Say it is Definitely Known That ; the CI mmpion of Modified Protection and Coloniel Preference Has Left Former Premier Balfour and is Ex pected to Form New Party. 1 London. February 5 That there is a split in the Unionist party is recog nized as an existing fact by the Uni- nniot- tiowananors this morninff. TheV that the action of the Democratic cau- finitAlv Vnnwn that Mr. Bal- :o Senators how they mwiTn hava agreed should vote was a plain violation or me """"" ' 77 V 7 vSZVirT spirit and intent of the constitution 1 10 aisaree uuu iui w u, . tha TTnit.i fitfLtocz- that pach Senator I Chamberlain will withdraw from: his was entitled to one vote, and any at- adhesion to Mr. Balfour and organize tempt to coerce him was an invasion a separate party on tariff reform. This, of the rights of a state; that any Sen- it is admitted by The Standard, The ator who ; permits himself to De so 1 1Uy,rriiT,p. pnst and other Unionist coerced weakens and degrades h3l m b th only course LU j I x AT-r fKamWIain HTllPSSJ in- otherwise than as his sense of auty rrT"TV-' x ' state; that for any . - t- oinerwise .man as ma ocuc. ui "j i . XJo1f,. jjj to poll A dictates degrades his high office and deed, Mr. Balfour decides o call a assails the dignity and standing of me meeting oi uie ait mu uiUF Senate. i . I members to aeciae me quesuuu. ut Mr. T.ode-e had orepared a resolution I Brthdershio. Even then, the papers similar to that of Senator Patterson de-sav it is not believed that either I Mr, . , . A 1 tl T itl I " ' - a a Ml I cianng mat a treaty ime me "".""7 1 Balfour or Mr. ,ChamDeriain win re- row. lean should not pe maoe me .SUJC" I cede he former premier having told of party action, but witnneian wxi,i nbTnbrlin that he would not i v, i . v. T-r. Dottaronn hart nrn. I lie irciiu mil ''- , I . x,i oi.lfF rofnrm TVllV iTrX 7h; Colorado ientator: The whole situation forms the polit . . ... . . nnf I : i nnnnninn sf tVia limit n n n nor h ing the matter. Mr. Lodge conceded J mg else is discussed in the political tne superioriiy, 'jl i cluDS. u was siaieu vci cuiuauwuv claim. I vftstfirdav that if Mr. Balfour would heen awarded him. as the Savannah Dredging Company, he thought, would have done the work. Tt was hroueht out that Greene and Gaynor each owned $24,000 worth oii the stock of the Savannah Dredging Company. Colonel John Tweedale, United States Army, retired, and J. W. CM Sterley. chief clerk in the office of the TTuj Cf r. - K-w n CJo ira Tina "h I were the other witnesses. McCauley testified relative to cer- tain proposals upon which he had ap pea red for Greene ant? Gaynor a3 guarantor. One of these was on behalf of W. H. Walsh, a foreman for Greene and Gaynor. McCauley dij- not know Walsh at all, but signed as a personal favor to Gaynor who assured him that he would incur no responsibility as Greene and Gaynor would protect him in the event of such necessity. ' One proposal was for W. J. Wheeler, another foreman of Greene and Gay nor and McCauley. appeared upon that also as guarantor. District Attorney Erwin said thatJ these foremen and others were brvt,! figureheads, the" real bidders" befnafl Greene and Gaynor and that Carter only had this variety of bids submitted in order to delude the war department at Washington into the belief that they were bona fide and that they came from different persons, The district attorney read a letter from David B. Howell, of New York to Carter in which Howell stated he had received the specifications too late to arrange for securings but would send in his proposals informally and if successful would arrange the bond His bid for facing was 67 cents but the contract went to Elie at $1.45. Evi dence was introduced to show that Howell was a responsible contractor. Carter rejected his bid on the groun that he had previously failed in a con tract. Mr. Erwin introduced vouchers to show that Howell's contract had been satisfactorily carried out The court adjourned until tomor- and Sent to the President Only Facts Known are Those Gathered From the Annual Reports Sent to the Inter-State Commerce Commission by the House. COIiONEIi MANX ON TRIAL Charged With Perjury, Growing Ouv of the Recent Libel Trial of Hap good. nf Mr. Patterson s ew York, February 5. The examl Mr. Tillman objected to the presently. rk nll Trtine- nf the nar-I nation of Colonel William D. Mann consideration of the i-atterson resoiu-i oarv nf Stat for Home I editor of Town Topics, on a. ohar of A4-: . C I T, V XVJX lUWi WW V- m. j w. aw I Tl All 1171 IT 3 51 U LiCSLiUIl til m w w . - sonal privilege. Mr. Patterson said it au" rlrT--; :tT. was Tnot, and "gave'notice that he would pointed leader ad interim until Mr. discuss the resolution tomorrow. Balfour is returned to ranidiucuv uy Before Mr. Patterson's matter came the city of London. r up. Mr. uacon nau given ihjuc ul i 'rnere IS sxni a reuiuLe u-au. vfj. ct-vcc-.v. fn-w tnmnrrow. sr that it IS I ttti. Unm& Tmtr fnrm r Prpsifl fint nmhahlp that Mr. Patterson's speech ! . , , (rrtTrTITr,irit MaH hine I Joseph M. Deuel. perjury, was continued today. This charge grew out of the recent sensa tional trial of Norman Hapgood. edi tor of Collier's Weekly, on a charge of criminal libel, preferred by Justice one of the stock- will be postponed until Wednesday. asked to accept the leadership under holders of Town Topics. ' The perjury Mr. Gallinger succeeded durinc the oxmnromise: but well informed per- charged was based on Colonel Mann's S" or fthe 5shi;prng wii. tSr tlm4 sons say positively that Mr7 Balfour testimony the Hapgood case that he bein- Wednesday the 16th instant at will refuse anything like a compromise did not write the words "O. K." and 5 p. m. The Senate adjourned until tomor row. r while. Mr Chamberlain insists on standing for protection. i It is even intimated to Mr. Balfour to stand for the seat for t,he city of j The House. : London resigned in his iavor Dy ai- Washington. February 5. Consider- ,ban G. H. Gidds may De wunarawn un able fault was found with the railroad bill in the House today, considering the fact that it is the measure of both parties. Mr. Littlefield, of Maine, opened the dav with a whirlwind the initials .W. D. M." which appeared on a letter written by Reginald Wara, and -;vhich was placed in evidence dur ing the Hapgood trial. Evidence was introduced to show the nature of Mann's testimonv at that trial. Testi less ho goes over to Mr. Chamberlain, I mony of several witnesses at the Hap but this Is believed to be naraiy liKe- ly. ' ; I ; ' The Liberals will decide j today whether they will contest the seat for the cityif London, and in view of the iwhich he pointed out the latest development J a speecn in wmcn u puiulCu i . f M Balfour havin orasuc ana iar-reacnmg enect uj. xlB for it. . ! ' 1 provisions The committee,hesaid,had j . . ! gone much: further than he was willing j NAMES SENT TO SENATE j likeli- to fight to go. He f ill not vote for the bill. Mr. Littlefield said he would demon strate the j incapacity of the interstate commerce I commission and from their own records. "And," he added, "I will give them that square deal that we hear talked of so much and see so lit tle practiced. . The commission had been overruled two thirds of the time, he said, j The bill provided seven commission Holton Named for District Attorney. Dockery and Milligen for 3Iarshals. Washington. February 5. The Pres ident today sent the f ollowing nomina tions to the Senate: ; ! Justice District Attorney Alfred E. Holton, vesiern aisinct oi, Carolina. , j J i- Marshals James H.' Milliken, West ern district of North Carolina -Claudius eastern aistrict a. hh good trial was -read to the effect that the initials were written by Mann. William L. Daniels, secretary and treasurer of the Town Topics Publish ing Company was called. District At torney Hart offered in evidence a copy served on the witness. Daniels admit ted that he had not produced a list and the papers called for by the supoena. He said that he had no control of the free list of Town Topics and h-d made no effort to comply with the court's order. After Daniels had admitted that Town Topics had a free list. Mr. Hart said that Daniels (had rendered him- self liable to punishment for contempt of court and that the district attorney intended making a motion to show cause why the witness should not be punished for contempt. Justice McAvoy then directed Dan iels to appear in court tomorrow. Tnrkerv. erg and made four a quorum and it Carolina, S. Brown Allen, Western dis was possible for the President to re- trict of Virginia. i i move three and leave all the power Register of the Treasury William in the majority of the remaining four. T. Vernon, Kansas ; It would be then that this dangerous power would rise up and curse its aEQ&kGaTS ' Mr. Grbsvenor, of Ohio, ridiculed the alleged popular demand for the legis lation, picked flaws In the construction toms, District of Richmond, Va. Confirmed by the Senate, j Washington. February 5. The Sen ate today confirmed the following nom- McLanrin Will be, Bonnd by Demo cratic Caucus. Jacksonville, February i; .United States Senator McLaurin was in the city, today, returning to Washington. He gave out the statement that he would be bound by the action of the Senate Democratis caucus of Saturday, although absent.' He said he wouid vote against the Santo Domingo treaty ANTI-TRUST LAW Washington, February 5. President Roosevelt today transmitted to the House the report submitted to him by the interstate commerce commission, in response to a resolution regarding the alleged combination of the Pen sylvania railroad company and cer tain other roads named therein, in violation of the anti-t!rust law. The report says that the only definite facts known to the commission are contained in the annual reports o railroad ( companies, from which the following data have been compiled: "The Pennsylvania Railroad Com pany has an authorized capital stock of $400,000,000, of which $302,513,300 has been issued and is now outstand ing. This company appears to con trol and is understood to control all the lines embraced in the Pennsylva nia system, so-called. The term Pennsylvania system as here used in eludes the lines of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company; the Pennsylvania Company; the Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad Company, and the - Northern Central Railway Company, but does not 1 include the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, the Norfolk and Western Railway Company, or the Chesepeake and Ohio Railroad Company. The Pennsylvania Company,1 which controls all the lines of the Pennsyl vania system west of Pittsburg and n.ne, has an authorized capital scock of 80,000,000, of which $40,000,000 has nepen issued. All this issued stock is owned by the Pennsylvania Rail road Company. The Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington Railroad' Company has issued.. $23,493,550 capital stock. Of (this the Pennsylvania Railroad Com pany owns $23,490,775. The Northern Central Railway Company has issueTT $17,193,400 capi tal stock. Of this the Pennsylvania Railroad Company owns $9,401,950. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company has issued $59,986,464 of pre ferred and $124,272,060 of common fetock. , The. Pennsylvania Railroad Company and the other companies which it controls own an aggregate of $28,480,000 of Baltimore and Ohio preferred and $42,900,000 of Balti more and Ohio common. , ! . The Norfolk and Western Railway Company has an authorized capital of $23,000,000 of preferred stock and $60,000,000 of common stock all of which has been issued. Of this Penn sylvania Railroad Company and two other companies which it controls, owns in the aggregate $11,000,000 of Norfolk and Western preferred and $22,830,000 common. The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company, with an unlimited author ized capital stock has issued $8,200,000 first preferred, $8,000,000 second pre ferred and $62,790,400 common stock, which is now outstanding. , Pensylva- nia Railroad Company and two other companies which it controls own in the aggregate $15,630,000 of the com mon stock of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company. The report gives a list of the officers and direc tors of the roads concerned and con cludes: " ' From the general knowledge and information of the commission the statement is warranted that, since the Acquisition by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, and the compa nies controlled by it, of the stock of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, the Norfolk and Western Railroad. Company and Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company, the pub- ished rates of the several railroads named have been better maintained and in some cases advanced, and that there appears to be less competition n rates between these lines than was ormerly the case; but this is also true of competitive rates generally in oth er sections of the country. "As to whether the facts - stated show or tend to show a violation of the act of Congress referred to in the resolution, the commission ex presses no opinion, as it is charged with no duty in connection with that enactment and has" no authority to determine a question arising thereunder." EFFORTS TO SETTLE FAILED The Countess Absolutely Declined to Resume Her Relations With Her Husband Xo . .Decision Reached as to the Final Custody of the Children. Paris, February 5. Countess Iioni De Castellane (formerly Anna Gould) entered a plea for divorce today. Rep resentatives of the countess and the count appeared before Judge Henry Ditte, of the court of first instance, who in conformity with the French law, endeavored to arrange a concil iation before allowing a definite suit to proceed. It is said on unquestiona ble authority that Judge DItte's efforts were not successful, the countess abso lutely declining to resume her rela tions with her husband; and that af ter repeated vain attempts by Count De Castellane's advisers to arrange a settlement the representatives of the count and countess left the court and that the suit will proceed. Another judicial effort at reconcilia tion will almost certainly be made be fore the suit comes to trial in the or dinary course. No decision has been reached rela tive to the eventual custody of the children of the count and countess,' but they being under age, will for the pres ent naturally remain in the care of their mother. Friends of the Count and Countess De Castellane express little hope that any adjustment of their differences will be brought about, but as divorce proceeding under the French law are very lengthy, new developments may occur before the case comes up for trial. A decree cannot be pronounc ed under from three to six months. Rumors have been current for a long time that the countess had decided that any further continuation of her rela tions with her husband was impossi ble, and her removal from the Castel lane residence to a hotel in the center of Paris gave support to the belief that she had finally decided to apply for a divorce. Sensational reports hayp been circulated with reference to the count's conduct and the name of a prominent society leader, of Paris, a woman of ! very high standing, na3 been metationed in connection 'With: the affair.; But the. greatest reticence has been maintained - by all the par ties concerned relative to the prog ress of the negotiations looking to a conciliation, and even this morning a favorable result was expected, espe cially as the countess returned to her residence. It now., appears (mat me efforts of those interested in bringing about a settlement of the differences hetween the countess and the count, without an appeal to the courts have bpen unavailing. The count saia to be in the southeast of France. Former Chief EuginebrVallace f ''! : A Witness , !N the mii nine Mr. Cromwell Had Much to do With Isthmus Matters Mr. Wallace Came From the Istlunus to Have a Private Talk With Secre tary Taft v Concerning Cromwell's Connection With Affairs-j-ZThis Was Denied Him He Made a Protest Against Red Tape Methods and Multiplicity of MastersReasons for His Withdrawal From the Task. DIPLOMATS AT BULL FIGHT Onw Event in Their Honor With American and British Delegates Not Attending, a Brilliant but Bloody Ex hibition of the Spanish National Sport is Given at Algeciras in Com- pliment to Moroccan omereuce. S. A. Ij. Shops 'at Abbeville Burned. Charleston, S. C., February b. A special from Abbeville, 9. C, says that the Seaboard Air Line railroad shops and round house were destroyed by fire Sunday morning with an esti mated loss of $25,000. The shops were built in 1892 and were actively engag ed in repair work. All wookwork and small Tarts of six engines in the round house were burned and their with drawal from use until repaired is a great inconvenience to the railroad company. The losses are covered by inatior.s: ! i Joseph B. Stewart, collector of cus- and eXpressed tne belief that it would insurance and it is understood that the j be defeated. ouuin5 wm o repiacea at once. Algeciras, February 4. The brilliant though bloody spectacle of a bull fight in honor of the conference on Moroc can reforms was the event of today. Crowds came from all parts of Anda lusia to the vast stone ampi-theatre where the bull ring is. and more than ; Ann norsnns saw the fisrht. A box jraily decorated with the Spanish col ors accommodated the ambassadors o,-.q siffio.in.ia nf manv -countries. Most .if tYi delegation to the conference represented and many of the en vovs were accompanied by their wives, and daughters. The Duke of Almouo var. the Spanish Foreign Minister, who is -president of the conference, accom oanied bv the Duchess, was the center of a erouD of ambassadors and wnite erarbed Moors, and throngs of Spanish women in picturesque costumes lent a touch of1 quaintness to the animated! scenes, me American ana iritisn aex elates did not attend. Three celebrated bull fighters fur nisned the sport, and. the bulls were from the famous herd of Don Moreno Sante Maria, of Sevilie. The first ani mal brought into the right, a huge black Andalusian beast, killed two horses before the matador, Lagartijo, skillfully drove his sword to the hilt into the animal, which fell dead. Thou sands cheered this and the band played a Spanish fandango. The second bull was ceremoniously dedicated to the Duke of Almodovar by Matador Morenita, which is a cus torn of the country. It proved to be an ugly fighter and gored the blind horses of a picador. This bull also was dis patched. Another bull killed five horses, four of them dying in the arena: while the fifth, terribly gored, staggered outside and died. The picadors were often unhorsed, but none of them was seriously hurt. The skill of the matadors was shown as they pirquetted before the bellow ing animals, which were stung to mad ness by the darts with their gay streamers stuck into them. The f oreiimers present witnessed the scene with mingled admiration at the audacity of the matadors and horror at its cruelty. Washington, February 5.-John F. Wallace, former chief engineer of the Isthmian Canal Commission, today tes tified before the Senate committee on inter-oceanic canals. He said he made a protest particularly against red tape methods, and a multiplicity, of mas ters, and then read, a statement re ferring to Secretary Taft's attack on him saying: ' "The only basis pretendedj for this attack upon me was a difference of opinion between Secretary Taft and Mr. Cromwell on the one side and myself on the other as to my right to decide for myself when I thought the welfare of the enterprise and my own welfare justified me in resigning my position. "My appointment named no length of time. I was to hold it, and I was lia ble- to be dismissed at any moment by telegraph. Such being the case. I be lieved them and believe now, it was my "undoubted personal right and I believe every reputable engineer must be of the same opinion to resign it whenever I thought it necessary to do so, provided, of course, that I took abundant care that the work Sin my charge would suffer no harm by my resignation." - j Mr. Wallace said he had taken every precaution to that end. and came home to have a private talk with Secretary, Taft. This was denied him. In regard to the type of canal he asked to be excused f rom examination until he" had had an opportunity to examine the majority and minority re ports of the board of consulting engi neers. ! . One of the reasons for his withdraw al, he said, had been that he had made many mistakes in his attitude toward the canal and that Secretary Taft and Mr. Cromwell had made a mistake in sizing up his adaptabilities. He thought that he had been placed in a secondary position, so far as exercising executive judgment was concerned, af ter Mr. Shonts had been appointed as a head ofNthe commission. He realized, he said, that his position was such that friction was bound toj occur between himself and Mr. Shonts and himself and Cromwell. The Inquiry was pur sued by Senator Morgan to determine "what Mr. Cromwell had to do with it." Mr. Wallace then read from a public letter .issued by Senator Taft, saying that Mr. Cromwell, through des ignation of the President, had been acting in an advisory capacity on all matters relating to canal affairs. Mr. Wallace said he felt Cromwell had a great deal of influence with the secretary. He wanted to discuss with Mr. Taft "Cromwell's connection with affairs. : He has done several things with the railroad property which I questioned, and seemed to be the con trolling force in the management of the property. I considered he was do ing business along dangerous lines." If I catch your meaning a part of your business with the secretary was j to shake Cromwell off your shoulders." I suggested Senator Morgan. " I "xou have caught my meaning," was the reply. Mr. Wallace went on f to explain that he thought Mr. Crom- ; well to be mixed up in so manv local I enterprises on the isthmus that his I views might toe perverted and if adopt ed toy tne commission scandal might be the result. One of the acts which Mr. Wallace complained was that in which he asserted that the Panama railroad the year before it was taken over by this government had declared dividends of $100,000 more than it had earned and had then issued bonds for the rebuilding and improving the property.- This, declared Mr. Wallace, meant that the amount of money had been taken out of the pocket of Uncle Sam. He explained that Mr. Cromwell had been counsel for the road and said the action bordered upon "high finance." Adjournment was then taken until tomorrow. SHOTTING FATAL TO THREE Emperor William's Gift to Miss Roosevelt. Berlin, February 5.- Emperor Wil liam s gift to Miss Alice Roosevelt on the occasion of her wedding, will be a beautiful, artistically 1 wrought brace let - Ed Pickney Killed by His Brother and His Wife 3Iortally Wounded. The Criminal Shot to Death by the Sheriff. (Special to The Messenger.) Florence. S. C. February 5. -Jeff. Pinckney shot and killed Ed. Pinck- ney, his brother, and mortally wound ed Ed. Pinckneys wife near Mars Bluff last night, and then made his escape: Sheriff Burch and I Coroner Cooper went to the scene of the killing 'today, and! in attempting to arrest Jeff. Pinckney, the sheriff had to kill him, as he was about to ; shoot to death j the sheriff's deputy, a colored man. i On account of the v telephone lines being out of order the story of the killing cannot be obtained mora than the above. V
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