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I : ! i I F . T3rcinn LH1 NING Vol. V. RALEIGH, N. C, SUNDAY, MAY 13, 1900-S1XTEEN PAGES. No. 151 ON THE NAVAL BILLl Price of Armor Plate Unsettled Still ALSO THE ARMOR PLANT After Some Time Spent in Debate the Senate Begins Voting on Amendments but a Quorum Disappears Before the Vexed Question Is Disposed Of Reso lution Adopted in Regard to the La fayette Monument Washington, May 12 The House was not in session 'today. jwien the Senaje convened today Mr. Davis reported from the Committee on Foreign delations a joint resolution re specting the unveiling of the statue of La Fayette at Pwfis, July 4, 1900. The preamble recited that the school children of the United States-had contributed 50,000 for the siatue, and the govem nient of the United States had added 50,000 for the pedestal of the statue. The resolution, as reported, follows: "That the people of the United States anticipate and appreciate this ceremony with feelings of I the greatest satisfac tion, and that they regard the statue jis expressing the honor and .gratitude with which they cherish the memory of LaFayette and those of his countrymen who, by their arnis and counsel, assisted in securing the United States.. . independence of tne "That the President' of the United Mates is hereby! requested to j requested to transmit resolutions to the gov a cOdv of these resolutions to ernment of Fraiiee.", i The resolution, j was agreed to. Mr. Cockrell of Missouri gave notice that on, Saturday, the 19th instant, he would ask the Senate to receive for mally the statuek of Benton and Blair as Missouri's contribution to Statuary Hall of the capitol. ivas then resumed of .t the Naval Appropriation bill, the ques tion under discussion being - the armor- plate section of Mr. Chandler, the erection of the measure. . speaking in support of a government armor plant, , took sharp issue with Mr. Allison aid yesterday that it of Iowa, who would be four years before the govern- tuent could get its own factory ja discussion of a plate of armor from lie then -entered upon the liarvey process of hardening armor and of the methods pursued to secure its adoption by the Navy Department. In this connection' he mentioned Cotnmander Folger's name, saying that after the adoption of the llarveyized armor by this government Commander Folger resigned and joined the Harvey Company at a salary of $3,000, with an! addition of $20,000 of stock in the company. He' then went to Europe in the interest of the company. Mr. Chandler teaid that at the conclu sion of Secretary of the Navy Tracy's term he became! counsel for the Harvey Company in defence of the Harvey pat ents. ( In response to a statement by Mr Chandler that if the price of Krupp armor was forced down the armor trust would immediately try fco find some other process for hardening armor that would make it better than the Krupp armor. 1 A 1 . . 1. ! 1 ana inns nave -j a reason ior asking a higher price fori it, Mr. Hale said that was one of thej risks every government had t-o take. He was not certain that a better armor! would, not be made in a few years, tie predicted that from a government armor plant not a plate could be had under four" years. Continuing, Mr. uandler said': ,-I believe and i am prepared to show that the Harvey patent was a fraud, uid that it wa? imposed uopn the Pat ent OfJice and upon the government by subterfuge if not by dishonesty. When ', the government refused to pay more than $300 a top for Harvey armor the i combined armoir manufacturers of the ! world endeavored to obtain by subter fuge or by injustice another armor. I do not believe j that the Krupp armor which they offered us has any merit whatever except that it is i hardened deeper than the Harveyized armor by the well-known by means of means of hardening steel icarbonization. There is no patent about' it, and there is no se- cret about it t lat is worth a dollar in any country." Mr. Ohandle! concluded with the statement that the proposed government armor plant could be erected for $1,500,- 000, and a steel plant alongside it for iy00,000, and he belieAred the plants ought to be constructed. TTe 1 bought Hiat Admiral p'Neil, chief of the Bu reau of Ordnance, could build such plants and build them well. In closing, he urged the necessity of economy and expressed the belief that few of those- who were advocating the construction oij'a big navy without de lay and the payment of big prices for armor plate realized . how hard it was Jto raise the necessary money by taxa tion. I Mr. Stewart Ktruction of a of Nevada nrged the con government armor plant, not only f acturers to prevent the armor-ma na from "milking" the jrovern- ment, but to 'enable us to do our own work if it should become necessary in taking and maintaining our place as a World power. I . : Mr. Hoar of Massachusetts made a sharp reply jto a statement by Mr. Stewart. i . : "I wish," sajd he, "to enteit my protest ti3. emphatically as I can to the asser tion that the United States has got to be a first-class power a' 'world power.' I am sick of hearing senators saying that, since this wretched imperailistic business, we have become a first-class power. The United States came oiit of the war of 1812 a first-class power, and she has been a first-class power ever since, a power that has kept ott' the whole of Europe from North Amer ica and the West Indian islands, except as it. was there before. The United States is j not, as strong as it was a year ago,1 because it has bound itself ever srince that time to keep the peace in distant possessions'." ' After citing some of the statements about this country and its people made by the Duke of Wellington, Cbanning and other; Englishmen, he said: "The little country vthat did that thing (the remarkable achievements of the war of 1812) came out of the war a first-class power. There has not been a country since that time, great or small, that has ventured to tackle us, and there! is not a country on earth, great or small, that would not have got ten out of any trouble with us by diplo macy rather than by war." Mr. Rawlings of Utah, speaking in support of a government armor factory, made an atack upon the administration's foreign policy, referring to the position of the United Stales in the Orient, and as trying to "play the bully in the Dar danelles, thus bidding defiance to the rest of mankind." -mi-, .pooner or w lsconsin did: net ap prove ot limiting the price of armor to b00 a ton, for he regarded it as very humiliating to the United Sf.rte that our ships should stand in. the tocks awaiting their armor. He want ed our ships to be completed, and was willing-to vote for the committee's prop osition to pay $443 per ton or even $543 per ton for the armor now necessarv. Further debate followed between Mr. Till man, Mr. Spooner and others, and at 3 o'clock the voting began on amend ments. The first was upon Mr. Pettus amend ment to establish a government armor plant factory, pure and simple. This was defeated 22 to 24. Mr. Tillman then offered an amend ment that if armor could not be ob tained at $300 per ton the government would erect an armor plant at a cost not to exceed .$4,000,000. On this the vote was 22 to 24. He th en changed the cost of armor plate to. $330 a ton. and the armor-plate plant as an alternative. The vote on this was 20 to 23. All other propositions in regard to an armor factory by the United States were voted down until a auorum dis.-m- peared, -and on motion of Mr. Hale, at 4:13 the Senate adjourned until Mon day, with the price of armor still un settled, and the question, of a govern ment armor plant still undetermined. TRINITYS THIRD TRIUMPH Hit Horner's Hefty Hurlers Hard and Heavy. The Jttetbodlst Sluggers Win the Rub ber of a Series of Hotly Contest ed Games by a Score of Four to One Durham. N. C, May 12. Special. The last of a series of five games be tween Trinity and Horner was played here today and Trinity won the laurels. Horner came determined to win, hav ing strengthened the only weak place en her team by Capt. Lawson of West ern North Carolina. The visitors CMild not touch Daunehower, their only run being made on two errors. The Meth odists didn t f.eore till the fourth in ning, when they had a circus at Horn er's expense and the balloon went up. Caldwell led off with a single and went to second on a sacrifice and to third on Wilkins' safe hit. Then followed a double steal, Caldwell scoring and Wilkins going to. second. Dannehower alt safe for two cirshions, scoring Wil kins and on an error 'went home, Flow ers going to second. Card hits saft, scoring Flowers. Features: Glaven's fielding for the visitor?. Dannehower pitched a. phenomenal game and had ?ood support at the other end of the battery- Caldwell, jlkins, Anderson and Dannehower did fine work with the willbvv. Attendance 000. The score: R.H. E. Horner 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 3 3 Trinity .......0004000004 10 3 Batteries:. Kenna and Oldham; Dan nehower and Legrande. Summary: Bases stolen, Horner, 5; Trinity, 3. Earned runs, Trinity, 2. Left on bases, Horner, 7; Trinity, 0. Two base hits, Dannehower 2. Passed balls, Legrande,' 1. Base Kenna, 2; by DannehoAV ases on balls, bv oav m- 1 Hit bv !r r I- hi Ken V J, , ' V, by t pitched ball, by Dannehowe na, 1. Double play, Caldwell. Ander son, 5ia.nKensmp. 'mrueai out, by Jven na, 8; fry Dannehower, 11. Wild pitch, ( Dannehower, 1; Time of game, 1:50 Umpire, Sherwood Upchurch. Agrarious Oppose Imports. Berlin. May 12. The agrarians con tinue the agitation against every foreign import. At. Heidelberg the assembly has passed a -resolution demanding an in crease of the import duty on tobacco to u ai least i manvn yt-i ji-j iviiogi a i and increasing the inland duty to :;0l tie at least i-. niarivs per nni lciioirrams 1 . -i iT .l -t i i-m i v w lit n i i 1:1 ill i in- nr to ni l tipm iiii marks, while the granting of facilities for the importation of Italian strawberries between April and June has stirred the agrarians' press to the greatest indigna tion, though fruit in Berlin and other towns has alwavs been scarce and dear. Judicial Reform in Russia. London, May 12. Monday last on the initiative of the Czar the Russian coun cil unanimously passed the bill abolish ing transportation to Siberia and arbi trary exile without iudicial inquiry. BOERS KEPT MOVING Lord Roberts Camps Nightly ion Their Trail. IN SIGHT OF KROONSTAD Decisive Battle Will Be Delayed I ntll the British Approach Johannesburg Invadlug Army in Eight Miles of Kroonstad -The Boers Evacnac) Line oflntrenchments JUany Boers Taken Prisoner in the Last 'Two Days London, May 12. Lord Roberts is now face to face with the Boer position at Kroonstad, and despite reports of Its strength, the result of the meeting of the opposing forces is expected to be very similar to the outcome following the British advance on Brandfort and the Zand river. Lord Roberts is apparently keeping the federals moving far too quickly to give them time for effective occupation of any position near him, and though numerous kopjes in the neigh borhood ;of Kroonstad afford strong posi tions from which a delaying action may be lought, it is anticipated by the best experts here that the Boers will now hurry on to the Vaal, where they will once move attempt to stem the progress of the invading army, while the bulk of the federals prepare for what will per haps be: decisive brittle on the ridge running. east and west southward 'of Johannesburg, where open ground to the southward offers the defenders splendid advantages over any attacking forces. British Approach Kroonstad London. May 12.-2:30 p. War Of lice has received the dispatch" from Lord Roberts: m. The following "Boschrand, May 12. 0:03 a. m .. . . THE koRNING- POST HAS THE LARG-EST DAILY CIRCULATION IN THE STATE OF KORTH CAR OLINA. WE CHALLENGE COMPARISON. am eight miles south of Kroonstad. The enemy evacuated the first line of in trJniehments during the night. We are now reconnoiteriug toward Kroonstad. General French's cavalry seized the drift over the Vaalsch river a't 4:30 last evening just in time. to prevent passage, being opposed by the enemy." Lord Boberts Reports Movements London. May 20. Lord Koberts tele graphs to the War Office, under date of Geneva Sidding, May 1L evening, as fallows: "My headquarters, with Pole-Oarew's division, marched twenty miles today and are now at (ieneva Siding, fourteen miles from Kroonstad and about six miles from Boschrand, where the Boers are holding intrenched position. Gordon's brigade is in touch with them; Tucker's division is a short distance southeast, and Hamilton's force is still farther east. : "Broadwood's brigade overtook a part of the enemy's convoy yesterday after noon at Potgeiter":; laager, southeast of Ventersburg, and captured several wa gons and some prisoners. ! "French, with Porter's and Dickson's brigade and Hutton's mounted infantry, is some distance due north of this place. 1 "We have taken nearly 100 prisoners during thedast two days. All the Free Staters who could give a good account Of themselves have been disarmed aud allowed to return to their farms. The nights are getting much cooler. French in the Advance Geneva Siding, Friday, May 11. Morn ing The British forces have arrived here, " marching splendidly. General French in the advance, righting was heard yesterday in the direction of his force. Some of the Inniskillins had ap proached a kraal, where a force of Boers was concealed. i ! Bjers ITIove Lively i Ederi', Friday, May 11. The Boers re tired somewhat today, but it is impossible to say where they may turn up next, owing to their sreat mobility. General Grenfeii succeeded in pushing them back near Raquishop, while General Brabant pushed: forward in the direction of B.andsdrift, along with General Camp- bell and the sixteenth brigade. A body of Boers has appeared at erona, on tne adybrand road. Lumber Plant Burned Down vvfXit. V.1.. Mav 12. The West Norfolk Lumber Company plant, located in West Norfolk, was burned last mirht. The plant consisted of saw mill, planing mill, xheds, large quantity of lumlw-r ami three railroad cars. A brisk northwesl erly wind made it impossible to save any-thino- The loss is estimated at from rMkn v-- tu ii i.lrpiv covered bv - W.OtM) to $4..000, JjipI Ve Ju i - - - - - . . nection of the tire. a pulley with a post caused Political Parties In Hawaii Honolulu. Anrnl 30 via Sain Fran cisco, May 12. The organization of the Republican party of Honolulu was be gun May 2. A number of native? par ticipated in the preliminary proceod- ings. A Democratic organization w:'l be I foi rued Tat . an early date. ANOTHER STRIKE ON Kansas City Street Car Men Ordered Out. MANY KEEP ON AT WORK Tht Strike Only Partially Successful, bat the Leaders Will Press the Battle ITlonday Walking the Popular Mode of Locomotion in St. Louls-Every Car Lin In the City Affected by the Strike Suburban Lines Running. Kansas City, May 12. A strike was ordered early today on all the street car lines of the Metropolitan Railway Com pany.; About five hundred of the fifteen hundred conductors, motornien and grip uieu of this city and Kansas City (Kan sas) responded. Not enough men struck on any one line to make any appreciable effect on the running of cars on the main lines. Many of the men not al ready members of the union are, how ever, joining the order since the strike leaders have taken a stand, and it ap pears possible that a tie-up will result. Beyond abusing the men who took out cars, the strikers did not cause any disturbance during the morning hours. Police wore stationed at the power house and a strenuous effort will be made to check any tendency toward violence. The order to strike was issued after a series of all-night meetings of the men, presided over by Harry Bryan, organizer of the Amalgamated Associa tion of Street Car Employes of Amer ica. The Vine street and Prosed ave nue trolley lines, short systems in the southeastern part of the city that trans- fer with the main downtown lines, were the first to be affected. Seven cars were run out early on each of those lines and two trips were made. Then the. crews showed siirns of weakening through the persistent efforts of the strikers, and the company decided to shut down these lines. So at 10 o'clock the southeastern jortion of the city was without service. On the main downtowm lines consider able trouble was experienced in start ing cars, but as a rule new men were found and no serious delays resulted. live strikers made their greatest show of strength at the Twelfth street power house, where only six conductors and two gnpnven out of a total force of ninety men reported for duty. Ea h con iiuciur ana ennman was sworn in as a i . i . deputy marshal and with police sta tioned at each end of the train, th; cars soon moved. The Metrojolitan company has a con tract' to carry mail-carriers on its cars, and will call upon government officials. if necessary, to prevent the delaving of its cars. Discouragement is apparent among the strikers, but they threaten to begin stronger eftorts Monday to win. Everybody In St. Louis Walks St. Louis, May 12. Every street car line in this city is affected by the gre.it strike -which was declared five days ago. The suburban lines are running as usual. Beth sides remain firm, the strikers refusing to recede one iota from their demands and their employers de clining to accede to them. Although a few of the lines havq beea operated, the public suffers great incon venience as a result of the rtp.ke, hav ing to depend almost entirely on the hundreds of vehicles that have assumed the task that the street car companies are unable to perform. Many prsors use wheels, -while others prefer to walk. The owners of vehicles are making mon ey fast, charging all the way from 10 to u cents for a tup that costs but 3 cents on the street cars. Circles are being formed by those who sympathize with the strikers fr the purpose of influencing every one possible to walk until the strike is over. The crowded sridewalks night and morn ing seem to prove that this is working well. Today the entire suburban system is running on schedule time with its usual n mil lei of cars. At 10 clock the first cars tr run over tht? Lacled- Avecti? division of the Transit ompany sine.. th- scike began was started down town, carry ing the usnal complement of policemen. B3- 11 o'clock six cats wrr operating on tint division. Yells of d ?isioti' greet tl the oppearanee of th cars but th.ro were i attempt at int.'i'i apti ni. General Manager G.v.v. W Ranx hoff or the Transit Company not pleased with the protection afforded by the police, and stated today that there will !be no attempt to run care later than 7 p .m. On, the Bellefontaine division the feed and trolley wires have been cut in a number of places and obstruetions placed on the track. CHAMPIONS CRAWLING UP Win from St. Louis Bean-eaters Con tinue to Drop Their Lurk. Brooklyn, May 12. It was a great game and the home club only won by a scratch. Score: R. II. E. Brooklyn 0 100000033 S 2 St. Louis.. ..1001 1 00 10 I 1) 3 Batteries: McGinnity; Kit sou and Farrar; Young and Robinson. "Umpire, Hurst. Plttsburg 5; Boston 1. Pittsburg May 12. Pittsburg did more batting today than the scire shows. Pine fielding by Duffy, Hamilton, Stahl. Barry and Teu-ney spoiling goud bids for base hits. Philippi was never in trouble after the first inning. Tom O'Brien subbed for Ely at short and distinguished himself at the bat and in the field. The game was played-in a drizzle. The score: R. II. E. Pittsburg ....01 0O0 1 3 0 x 3 S 1 Boston 1 0 0 O 0 0 O 0 0 01 3 1 Batteries: Philipp and Ziniaier; Lewis and Clements. Umpire, Enislie. Chlcaro 13; New York 2. Chicago. May 12. Buck Ewing's Giants played their first game against a" western team in this city today and lost to the local men. Chicago put up the cleanest ami fastest game it has played at home this season. The visitors on the other hand, had an off day and made seven errors. The pitchers were wild aud fifteen men got bases on balls. The score: R. II. E. Chicago ..0051 42 1 0 x 13 12 1 New York . ..OO000 1 0 0 2 3 S 7 Batteries Callahan and Chance; Oo- heney. Seymour and Bowerman. Um pire O'Day. Philadelphia 8; Cincinnati 5. Cinciuati. May 12. The Philadelphia for the second time took the Reds into camp today. Tin visitors managed to make five hits off Scott in the first inning ind four in the fifth, all of which yielded eight runs and the game. Bernhardt kept the local s hits well scattered ex cept in the second, when the Reds bunched live hits. 1 here was a good Saturdav crowd of about 4.3IH). The score; II. II. E. Philadelphia . .4 O O O 4 0 0 0 0 S 13 1 Cincinnati . . .OX 1 O OOO It- ." 11 1 Batteries Bernhardt and Douglass: Soctto and Peitz. Umpire Swart s wood. The Virginia League. At Hampton Hampton, 0; Ports- mouth, 5. At Norfolk Norfolk. 0; Petersburg, 3. At Richmond Richmond, 7; Newport News, 4. Standing of the Clubs. Won. Lost. P. C Philadelphia 13 ' 5 .722 Brooklyn 1 7 .5SS Cincinnati K .52! Pittsburg ! ! .5(10 Chicago 0 10 .47:'. St. Louis S 0 .470 New York 0 10 .375 Bcston 5 11 .312 Ftrrirni; of the republics Chamberlain-Says They 1TU1 Be In corporated In the British Empire London. May 12. Colonial .Secretary Chainbcrlain rcciiv.d an enthusiastic welcome yesterday from the Liberal Unionist Association of Birmingham. He -made a speech which was cheerfull and confident, being in strong contrast to Lord ' Salisbury's address at the meet ing of the Primrose League. Asking whence the money was to come to pay for the war, Mr. Chamber lain declared that the republics must and should be fully incorporated into Her Majesty's dominions. After the war there .must be an interval. bng or short, according to the behavior of the jieople, when the whole a dminist ration and the apjo:ntiuent of the authorities to carry it out woul 1 ret ahsolutely wsith her majesty's government. This might le called a military administra tion, but he preferred . to call at a crown colony administration like that of In dia and the West Indies. As soon "as it was safe, it was possible that the new colony would be introduced into the circle of the governing colonies. Throughout his speech Mr. Chamber lain referred to President Kruger as "Mr. Paul." CHEAT I'Hir. AT FI KIX American-and European Admiral In the Port or Yokohama. San Francisco. May 12. Mail advice from Yokohama "give particulars of the big fire at Fukiu. a large town 011 tin western const of -Japan. April LStb. The flames originated iu the suburbs of the city, and were carried by a heavy wind to several parts of the city at once. Six teen huudrd houses, including temple.-, and all the principal ' buildings. we.-e burned. Sixteen iersons jicrished. a:, : nearly a hundred more were injure The property loss is estimated at S 5OO.0OO. The arrival of Admirals KempfT and Remy of the American navy. April l.Sth. was the occasion of a great naval de monstration, the transference of flag being accompanied by continuous salutes. In addition to the three ad miral now "in port. England. Russia and France are represented by naval officers of the same rank, and there are many social exchanges. Favors Pasne f orVleePrestdent Madison. Wis., May 12. Governor Scofield, who has been talked of consid erably a a possible candidate for the vioe-presidcncy, in an interview, has announced that not only is he not a candidate, but stronglly favors Henry C. Payne of Milwaukee. Wisconsin's rep resentative on tht' Republican National Committee, as the right man to be President Moixinley's running mate. ASLEEP AT HIS COST Consequences of a Telegraph 4 Operator's Drowsiness SMASH-UP IN A TUNNEL Engineer and Fireman Killed and Flvo ' Tramps Probably Dead Wreck Takes Fire and Burns Furlously-Oll Cars Explode and Add Fuel to the Flanaes-.ilore Than Twenty Firemen Injured Operator Disappears Philadelphia, May 12. Frank Lantel, a tower operator in the employ of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, stationed at the entrance of the tunnel under Twenty-fifth street, just outside oX. Fair uionut Park, slept at his post. As a result a disastrous rear end freight train collision occurred carl' this morning iu the tunnel, causing the death of Engineer George Ixeb ami Firemau George Uinch man. and it is believed five tramps, who were stealiug a ride. Fire followed the wreck and a dczen or more firemen were injured while lighting the flames and are now in the hospital. All of the dead an still buried in the wreckage, and the fire department has ben unable thus far to extinguish the flames, which arc slow ly consuming the smashed cars. Operator Lantel has disapiearc-d and the police are looking for him. The ac cident occurred shortly after midnight. The vicinity uC the tunnel early today was the seem of wild excitement. No one could approach nearer than within feet of either opening, owing to the volume of Uames and smoke which is sued therefrom. Th" fast New York-bound express freight train of thirty-eight cats reached the tunnel on time and dowcd down so that some of tin cars could 1 shifted. The second section of tu same train, comjx'sed of thirty-nine cars, was due about ten minutes later. It was Towcr man Lantel's duty to signal the second section that tin first hid stopped in the tunnel. This Lantel did not do, having, it is said, fallen asleep. The secoud s- tion approa lied the tunnel at :i rapid rate of simhiI and crashed with full force into the first section. Engineer Loeb aud Fireman Hinch nian of the swond section were imme diately crushed to death and the. cars, piled in an indiscriminate hecp, began to burn. Four oil cars exploded, adding 1o the horror of the situation and feed ing the Haines. At this hour firemen are still at work endeavoring to extinguish th b'aze. No attempt has yet lcen made to secure the bodicfof tlw dead. The loss to the company is estimated at 14O.0O0. Four firemen are seriously injured and twenty additional firemen have lecn i treated for minor injuries. I Each of the oil cars contained about j 4.ooo gallons of the fluid, and the burn ing oil spread with great rapidity to the 1 other cars. The point where the collision oenrred is' about midway in the tunnel.. The latter is alout 2.SOO feet long and extends along Twenty-fifth street to the -dge of Fairuiount Park, close to the famous Washington monument at the Green street park entrance. The fire men are exeriencing the greatest dim culty iu fighting the flames. Dense volumes of smoke poured from loth ends of the tunnel and from holes which had Ikh-ii cut from tin street through the roof, ami the firemen can penetrate but a short distance before, they are forced to return. Several attempts have licen made to reach the spot where the lnxlies alv believed to Ik locatd. but witliout success, aud it is biieveu mat mey nave been burned lieyoud hope of being identi fied. Day Watchman George J. Robertson i authority for the statement that Opera tor Lantel was asleep at his post. A HUSBAND'S AFFF.CTIONS TO rs. Gazzam Assessed 25,000 in Favor of 31 rs. Iteadlus Philadelphia, May 12. The jury in the suit for damages brought by Mrs. Elizaln'th G. Reading of Williamsport against Mrs. Anna G.izzam, for alien ating the affections of the former's hus band, today rendered a verdict in favor of the plaintiff, awarding- her $23,000 damages. The case, which had been in progress for nearly a week, attracted widespread attention owing to the swial position of loth the plaintiff and defendant. Mrs. Gazzam is the widow of State Senator Gazzam, and is reputed to be very wealthy. The hearing Irronght to the court hundreds of im'n and women who move in high social circle. It was testified tliat Charleton Reading wa lured from his home and family by the wiles of Mrs. Gazzam. a distant cousin, who scvarod for him the, office of Presi dent of the WiHiainsport Gas Company, ami engaged him to perform certain business transaction for her. The de fense wa that th relation of Mr. Reading and Mr. -Gazzam were purely pla tonic and business like". Mr. Reading did not appear in court at any" time dur ing the tiial. (The late Senator Gazzam had large investment in AsbeviJIe real estate, and was, with jii wife, quite prominent in that city, spending their nvintera at the Kendl worth Inn.) HonolnlniDf flared a Clean Port San Francisco. May 12. The steamer American Mam. from Hong Kong vit Honolulu, bring advice that Honolulu wa officially declared a clean port, April 30. Fatal Collision of Freight Trains Scranton, Pa.. May 12. By a collision of freight train on the , Lackawana Railroad near this city, shortly after midnight, William Escheubach, a tire- man on one of the trains, was killed. .The two engineer and other trainmen eseaied unhurt. The wreckage wuaot I cleared until late in the moraine.
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