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SECTION ONEPAGES 1 to Q ! - ForN. C. ; Fair, cold; for Raleigh: Fair. . Temperature for ths past 24 hours: Max. 32;Min. 23 1 Vol. XIII RALEIGH. N. C.,; SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 21, 1904. -SIXTEEN PAGES. No. 73 la huh II nir r r 7 ni rnnn rp government umu e chance nrnmni ion: lailiiiii Russia May Seek to Avert Other Nations Into the Sultan Determined to Bulgaria-Signs Lcmlon, Feb. 20. Never during the m r;t-?r ? long1 experience as an observer European .affairs has there existed !uch a widespread feeling1 ,of unrest nd nervous apprehension as prevails t the present moment The gloomiest forebodings seem to dominate the polit- ! and financial worlds alike. Today especially the wildest rumors disturbed all European capitals. Men who ordi narily preseryea phlegmatic calm have iven credence to such -reports as the o'iiowing-: that the, . war in the far ist would speedily involve Great Brl iin, France and Germany; that Rus ia, finding her navy and army rotten nd utterly unable to cope with Japan, as already seeking to drasr in other powers in order that the overwhelm ing disgrace of a single-handed defeat jnight be avoided; that the sudden de parture of the French and Russian am bassadors from" Ijondon must be inter preted as meaning the severance of diplomatic -relations; that war between Turkey and Bulgaria would begin with in, a week; that the threatened revo lution in Spain had begun and that jthe whole army had been called to the jcolors; that Sweden and Norway were mobillzIng a large force on the Fin land frontier. Russia's condition Is seen to be al most desperate. . It Is fully expected by the best Judges that she will be driven speedily out of Manchuria. The worst possible impressions have been created in Europe by Russian of ficial utterances in the past week. Some of her wild threats are described by feven friends as making .war with her mouth in a way that signifies demorali f The Czar in a State of Mind . , Stories come from friendly r sources in St. Petersburg cfescribing "the 'czar as being alternately in tearsand again in a furius rage against his corrupt entourage; Nobody goes so far as to accuse him of contemplating such an unspeakable crime as flinging a fire brand among the nations in order to ronceal the humiliation of his empire. His situation is, indeed, pitiable. He doe not. possess his father's knowledge of human nature. It has . been repeat edly shown that he is unable by Intu-. ition or by acquired judgment to dif ferentiate between honest men and clever scoundrels, with the result that the latter are so numerous in his en tourage that he 'la now helpless; and what i3 worse, he seems to abandon himself to his fate. In the week just ended he made a wise attempt to re store M. De. WItte to favor. The lat ter declined the royal advances In the form in which they were,- made. It must be admitted that most of Rus sia's diplomatic; acts in the past few days seem to be dictated by the coun sels of exasperation instead of with the usual skill. Against these there has been Japan's magnanimous assertion that she does not seek territorial advantage In the -resent struggle. This announcement pooBer Speate for tie Morgan Speaks on the Canal for the Last time, Urging a Careful Revision of the Treaty till man Creates; Diversion Washington, Feb. 20. The Panama "anal question .was taken up and Mr.: Spooner, who held, the floor yielded ''." Mr. Morgan, who spoke , in opposi tion to the ratification of the. canal treats-, saying this; would . be his last speech on the, subject. , Mr. Morgan made an appeal fop a -ireful revision of the treaty,, so as to make sure of the footing of the l nited States in' Panama when the "anal shall be constructed. He urged -hat the treaty should be so amended s unequivocally to. permit the inter- "tion of the united States In case y necessity. He 'urged as a reason this suggestion his opinon that ul timately Panama would drift back into union with Colombia unless held in - sh by this country. In this con faction he asserted that the Spaniards " Panama and Colombia always would Fauna Disgrace! by Dragging Gomplications-Tlie Have Revenge on of Preparation. has been greeted in Europe with sur prise and great gratification. War Imminent (n the Balkans Turning . to the near east, the situa tion must be .regarded as extremely serious. .War may. not be a question of days, but it is undoubtedly imminent. The sultan - has .gathered up courage now that he believes the pressure has been removed so far as Russia Is con cerned, and he openly-declares his pur pose to defeat the Macedonian reform scheme. Moreover,' he is rapidly mob ilizing his forces oh the Bulgarian frontier in the" vicinity of Phillppopo 11s, and his purpose to begin the war almost immediately is patent to all. The sultan's decision to take full advantage of Russia's embarrassment to resent Bulgaria's many aggressions is not without support : among eastern observers. The provocation to such ac tion has certainly been strong. It Is unfortunate that he prefaces it by nul lifying the Macedonian reforms to which he had '. previously agreed. He accomplishes this In a characteristic manner, He notified the powers that the Italian general, Gorges, whom they selected to reorganize the gendarmer ies, must not have higher rank -than the senior German officers in the perma nent Turkish employment. This means that Turkey accepts only his strict pro7 f essional service under the direction of Turkish provincial governors, there by strangling all hope of administra tive reforms from without. Bulgaria Fears the Consequences of War Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria today again appealed, to the powers to main tain the status , quo ,nd : to avert hos tilities.. England ,;was particularly ap pealed - to with the strong suggestion 4hat it exert the utmost restraining !ri- The BulgaTrtanrpreseritative has kept Lord "Lansdowne Informed of the sultan's warlike preparations.. The sit uatlorf is ; now so serious that even if the porte desired to restrain the im patience of its subjects it would be difficult, as the Mussulman idea has taken within the past fortnight the most aggressive ' mood. From Sofia come government, dispatches declaring the fear that the frontier will be vio lated at any" moment.-.Prince Ferdi nand's ministers are so nervous that they have urged England to send war ships to the Bosphorus as an effective means of carrying out the promise of the powers that Turkey would not be allowed to attack Bulgaria, With England and France in full accord there seems to be no reason, why the Balkan war; if it comes, should not be as effectively isolated as the far eastern conflict. N - - It Is perfectly true speaking broadly, that the eevnts of the past fortnight have altered the., political condition of the entire world. It is natural that such a fundamental disturbance should give rise to nervousness and" appre hension, but sound reasons for such despondency as was witnessed in some quarters today do not .exist. ma be found co-opera tjng in all things In reprobation of the 'Jnlted States. Mr. Money made a brief speech de claring that he would vote for rati fication of-the treaty. Mr. Money de scribed the action of the Mississippi legislature as very ' courteous in re questing him to vote for the treaty when it had a right'to command him. In all cases not violating the'eonscien tious scruples" "of "a' senator' he be lieved the request; of the legislature should be obeyed. . . Mr. Spooner then resumed his speech on ' the canal question. Mr. Spooners line of argument was that the people of- Panama, had been, grievously op pressed by the Bogota government, had succeeded in throwing, off their .yoke, and ' the United States, through the providence of i God, ?:bad acted on the side of liberty; f "Thjp argument is used that the revolution was a small one," remarked Mr. .Spooner." . Well, it was big enough. It is not the first instance that revolutions have been successful, through a coup de etat of a coup de main, "without a battle-or bloodshed." Mr. Tillman and Mr7 Spooner had a lively passage at arms, good natural as usual, , and entertaining. to the gal leries. Among the listeners was Phil ippe Bunaii Varllla, minister "of Pan ama; who jsat '- in ; the diplomatic sec tion and followed the debate very at tentively. ! Mr. - Tillman's point was that the terribly oppressed condition of the .; people of ' Panama was never J a matter of deep concern tor the Amert- I can government until tlje chance was onerea to get a canal treaty. If the canal proposition were not involved the Unted States would never have defended Panama, in" his opinion. " . "Ah, the canal," retorted Ml". Spoon er." If the senator holds that the United States - is to refrain from a rightful course because it would .be subjected to unjust criticism, he is wel come to such logic." Mr. Spooner de clared that if Mr. Tillman had been at Panama he would' havfe . been the chief est of the conspirators." "The senator . pays me a great- com pliment," remarked Mr. Tillman. "It Is the truth," retorted Mn Spoon er," and when the senator declares It a compliment he unconsciously,, admits the force of what I say.", : ;Mx. Soooner then resumed his speech," saying that the Panama treaty would be ratified and the canal constructed without either violation of international law, or breach of any obligation. : In conclusion, Mr. Spooner referred in complimentary terms to the recent ef forts of President Roosevelt and Sec retary Hay to limit the zone of and the number of participants in the Russo-Japanese conflict, for which humane action, he said', posterity itself would be grateful. At 5:20 p. m.. the Senate went into executive sessio.i," and five minutes later adjourned until Monday. Dull Debate in the House Washington, Feb.' 20.--The House spent the. major, portion ofits session today, discussing , the naval appropria tion bill, but the debate was slow and without particular interest. General debate on the measure will be conduct ed Monday, and a vote will be reached Tuesday. - : Mr. Perkins wanted to iknow why it was, If warships can be built as cheaply in this country as abroad, this is not true with reference, to the 'merchant marine. ' " - - ; - ' ' Mr. Dayton said .In this connection that because of competition the gov ernment was getting warships con structed at the lowest possible price, and that in two instances the contrac- tors were not making a dollar. . . The rather uninteresting debate on the naval appropriation bill was at 4:10 interrupted by adjournment, but -will be resumed Monday. San: Domingo to Be Taken Under the Eagle1 s Wing, Cleveland Occupies a Big Place in the Public Mind By THOMAS J. PENCE Washington, Feb. 20. Special. San Domingo is to be made a part of the map of the United States during the next few weeks. The president has made all arrangements for this latest diplomatic triumph, and ' it " is boldy announced in administratio circles that the strife ridden country would have been seized two weeks ago: had it not ben feared ' that such ' action would have jeopardized the ratification of the Panama canal treaty, now pen ding before the Senate. It- developed this evening that Fran cis B. Lioomis, assistant secretary" of state, will -leave here Monday for-the West Indies, which is a sort, of backyard for the territory that is soon to come under the flag. Ostensibly Mr. Loomis Is going with Admiral Dewey to wjtness the manoeuvres, but it is understood here that he is . sent by the president to investigate thesitua tion in -San Domingo, where he will be on the spot ready to act when the administration's policy is unfolded. ,. What terrible punishment the presi dent has In store for San Domingo' no one knows. Whether it will be a bloody less contest, or whether the chief ex'e-. cutive will take the field in person at the head of the combined fleets of the navy no one knows. All Washing ton is anxious over the result. In the meantime the junket to the West In dies will be watched with more than usual interest. i,. . , r Cleveland to Beat Roosevelt The fact that the Hon,. Stephen Grover Cleveland cannot give utter ance to any views that he may enter tain but what they are subjected to almost microscopic inspection evidences the fact that he occupies - a very Im portant position in the political firm ament. Now the knowing ones are In terpreting. Mr. Cleveland's latest de liverance as a bid for the . nomination at St. Louis. Particular 'emphasis in this connection is laid upon what he has to say about a short platform. The Star and several eastern papers take this view. It Is surprising to find so many Democrats who think that Mr. Cleveland is the one Democrat who can most easily defeat Mr. Roosevelt. This Idea is apparently growings? all the while. High Compliment to Judge Pritchard The trial of August W. Machen, form er superintendent of rural ' free deliv ery,' which has' been In progress .for weeks, is nearing an end. A verdict will be reached in the early part of the week. This case has had a special interst for Tar Heels by reason of the fact that Judge Pritchard is presid ing. The former North Carolina sen ater has conducted himself so as to win HERRICIC SAYS NO Ohio's Governor Nota Candi- ; date fot Senator - Cleveland, O., Feb. 20. A conference of Republican leaders .was : held here today, attended by Governor' Herrick, George B. Cox, of Cincinnati and others, to discuss the situation in" connection with the election., ot la United States senator from Ohio' to succeed the "late Marcus A. Hanna. i At the close of the conference Governor Herrick, who had been strongly 'urged to become a sena torial candidate, and who was generally believed to hold the key to the entire situation, issued ' the following formal statement: ' ' " -'-v "I did not want for obvious reasons, to make any statement of my position in the matter of the senatorship until Mr. Hanna had been laid away. I have felt, too, that-the proper .time could not arrive before today. , ' "Last November- thfr people of Ohio elected me governor , by an unprece dented majority . That . election placed in my hands a trust for execution. My duty is plain and cleaiv I will execute that trust and remain in the governor's chair." - . ' ,;- . ; , v George B. Cox of Cincinnati, who has also been frequently mentioned in con nection with the" vacancy, said: "I am no j; and will not be; a candidate for the place." , ,. . .;u.: . - It is. now generally admitted among those who stand Jhigh in the councils of the' parly that ttie action of Governor Herrick and Mr Cox today leaves the way clear for Representative Dick to become the candidate 'of the party ior the vacant seat In the United i Stales Senate. There is strong evidence that the support of both "tSovernor Herrick anc George B. Cox will be thrown to Dick. " . : ' ' A Baltimore Fire Victim Baltimore, Feb. ; 20.-1 1" was thought that not a life was lost:in the, fire here, but a charred body,' svipposed to be that of a colored man; lias feen found in the water at " Bo wley's wharf. 1 The body is so badly burned.. as to-be-unrecognizable. " ' ... : -";.'... ,.. approval" from everybody "''connected with- the--case. - In tfact- he -has . done himself more credit in this - case than anything he ever before ' attempted. Yesterday Judge ; Kumler of Ohio, the most distiaguished lawyer v appearing in the case, . did the Tar Heel. Judge the honor to -give expression to the following after concluding his speech, which was declared by all the papers to be one ' of the most powerful, ever heard in Washington. 3 ; "I- wish to ' say to -j the court that on the day, of Mr. -Hannahs funeral I was approached by a man in the Ohio del egation. He was one of theforemost lawyers in the state. He said he had kept track, of this case, and had never known of greater impartiality In a presiding ' judge. That, your honor, is the greatest compliment that could be paid to you." Gudger's Speech Applauded Representative J. M. Gudger, Jr., is an enthusiastic advocate of good roads. He has given the subject no little study and prepared himself to make his maiden effort in the House in behalf Of the Brownlow measure. Yesterday he considered a good time for . re galing the House with his oratory. It was all arranged for him to speak, but at the last moment he discovered, . to his disappointment, that he would be unable to get the desired time. The representative from the Tenth did not propose to be cut off in that way, so he obtained leave to have his excellent speech printed in the Record. This morning it 'appeared in that sleepy publication, and while Mr. Gudger never delivered a word of it, there appeared at the conclusion in-brackets that stereotyped expression, "Pro longed , applause." ' No one enjoyed the joke better than Mr. Gudger. Early Adjournment . Expected After the Senate votes Tuesday on the Panama canal treaty there will be little else .before congress to excite ani mated debate, for the reason that the republicans have resolved to suppress all character of legislation,- save that embodied in the usual appropriation bills. There will be sixteen Democratic votes In favor of the treaty and seven teen against it. The question of paying Colombia for the loss of the isthmus of Panama, is likely to keep up debate in the Senate, but the administration has been practically forced to accept the Democratic position with reference to this subject; so there will not be much of . a discussion. The assurance that the Panama canal subject will soon be eliminated makes early adjournment of Congress certain, as was stated In this correspondence several days ago. April 15th is the favorite day predicted for final adjournment. Senator-Lodge said to-day that Congress ought to be able to finish its work by April 15th at the latest. Some senators . think" ad journment can be had as early as April 1st. : The Cotton Wilt Pert Cotton wilt, a peculiar disease that has attacked ' the plant in North Caro lina and Georgia, is to, be fought by the . agricultural -department with all the 4 vigor that is to be directed against the v much detested : boll weevil. The wilt, which results - from a ; fungus growth that chokes up the ducts of the stalk, causing the ' leaves of th? ? plant to wither, has done considerable : dam age In Robeson and other cotton grow ingVcounties in , th southeastern part of the State. At Senator Simmons' sug gestion an appropriation was recom mended " for the liltestigatlon of the disease, with Che object. of finding a method of eradicating It. The appro priation is now included in the agricul- CContinued on page 2.) HAY'S TASK FINISHED The - Neutrality Idea Accept by All the Powers Washington, Feb. 20. The successful efforts of Secretary Hay to secure re cognition by Japan and Russia of the neutrality jf China during the pending war were '-brought .to a close today by the action of the state department in sending an identical communication to the , powers summing up the . replies made to Mr.. Hay's first note on the subject. " , The last reply received was that from Russia, and this so clearly acknowl edged the principle involved In Secre tary Hay's note that nothing remained but to: address the powers informing them of the result of this government's action, - and at the, same time trans mitting" the text of the reply made by each country. It is felt here that nothing more can now be done to se cure the neutrality of China and limit thez;one of hostilities as much as pos sible outside of that kingdom. The preservation of Chinese Integrity must now: rest with Russia and Japan. WILL PAY IN FULL A Friend of "Baxter 6V Co. Comes to Their Rescue New York, Feb. 20. The clients of the brokerage concern of Baxter and Co., which had sixty branches, around the country and which failed a month ago owing, It was said, to -the violent rise Mn cotton, "seem to be in a fair way to get one . hundred cents on the dollar. ; EJ. B. Smathers, the horseman, is going1 to see that everybody is paid, according tojv his ' attorney,. William Stanton; -who made this statement to dayr ? .. . v.. -'-!. '''-' " "MrV' " " Smathers, who is ' now in Europe, has ' cabled me" that he will ; sail for home -. February 24V and 'that everybody will be paid by Baxter '& Company.- Mr. Smathers is not inter ested in the company. ' He does not ! own a' share of its stock, but he sold lout his business' to Baxter & Com- pany and ' advised , his old clients to trade with them. He therefore feels a moral responsibility for their losses land they will be made good. The as sets? are, as are . figured, about $200, 000, and the liabilities $700,000. Of this $500,000. loss'" Mr. "Smathers will pay $200,000, and A. B. Baxter, J. B. Else man, E. R. Vansel and other Pittsburg people" will pay 'the rest. There is not the least obligation on Mr. Smathers, but he insists that" "everybody be paid on account of his moral responsibility." WAR IN THE PARTY - - ' Governor Warfield Arrayed Against the 'Organization Baltimore, Feb. 20. Governor War field and the Democratic organization in Maryland are at odds. The governor refuses to recognize the party leaders in making up his list of appointments, and now the senators, acting under in structions, are holding up all the nom inations. Among the first names he sent in was that of William C. McAfee, former, fire chief,; wno was .appointed state fire marshal McAfee Is not ac ceptable to ' the ' politicians and they will try to" prevent his confirmation Freeman Rasln, the city leader, is being entireljr Ignored., , The governor declined absolutely to consult his wishes" or to ask for any recommenda tions,' and to make matters worse he turneddown all of Rasin's friends. Senator Gorman until now has held aloof and taken no part In the con troversy, but he, may be drawn "in. The 'governor declares that he will not annolnt any man who is active in pol itics to a responsible position and that he intends to sfeiect only men accepta ble " to him, regardless of partisans' wishes. ; The trouble may disrupt .the regular organization. At any rate the local branch " of ' the machine will not have police protection - in the future. As ' the new board of commissioners will not be made up of partisans it looks like a war which may affect polit ical legislation. Assistant for Dr. Baskerville Chapel HilU N. C, Feb. 20.Special. The Carnegie Institution has made aiw ther grant to Dr. Charles Baskerville of $1,000 to be .used in securing a re search assistant. Dr. Fritz Zerbun. a graduate of the .University of Munich and for ten; years private assistant to Prof. Karl Hof man at , that Institution, has accepted the position. He expects to arrive and begin his work with Dr. Baskerville in March. This Is the sec ond grant of a thousand dollars since January given Dr. Baskerville by this institution, for,3 the continuance of his researcftTwork RUSSIAN: AND IN 'AN EMWm m LAND The Forces Supposed, to Do IlGConnoitcring Parties. A General Engagement riot Expected Immediately-Chinese Piratcs: Taking ;: Advantage of the Sition St. Petersburg, Feb. 20. A dispatch from Port Arthur today says tho first land encounter occurred yesterday, j A picket of Cossacks attacked & small detachment of Japanese troops on Core an territory. The Cossacks cap tured some Japanese . prisoners, on whom they found maps and papers. The collision was presumably between reconnoltering parties. A general en gagement Is not expected Immediately. A special Port Arthur dispatch says the Japanese fleet was observed Feb ruary 18, cruising off that port. Reports from northern Corea say the Coreans . are showing a decidedly friendly attitude to the Russians. The Manchurian railroad is convey ing troops without difficulty to the various points of concentration. Native reports says that Chinese pirates, since the outbreak of hostili ties, have been displaying such activity in eastern Asiatic waters as almost to paralyze the coasting trade. Sensational Report Unfounded St. Petersburg, Feb. 20.With refer ence to the sensational stories of a dis aster to Russian trocs at Lake Baikal (one report saying that three regiments were drowned while attempting to cross the ice covered' lake), it is ex plained that 'the trans-Baikal line was blocked at the Baikal station during the night of February 18 by an 'ava lanche of snow which ' fell from a neighboring mountain. . A train having troops on board dashed into the ob struction. The locomotive , was . de railed, and In the succeeding five . cars Sky High Twenty-five Lives Lost and Many People Injured-The Shock Felt at Great Distance From Scene of the Accident Ogden, Utah, Feb. 20. Twenty-five persons have been killed, fifteen others injured (several, it is believed, fatally) and a great amount of railroad prop erty destroyed by an explosion - of a car load of dynamite at Jackson, a tele graph station on the western end of the great Ogden-Lucln cutoff on the Southern Pacific railroad. The explo sion was caused by a collision between two freight trains, due, it is said to the failure of the air brake apparatus to operate. Eight of the dead and five of theMnJured are Americans; the others are Greek laborers. The explosion following the collision between the two trains, which met al most in front of the telegraph station, was terrific. . Everything within a ra Freight Trams Perrv Heath Drops His Job in a Hurry Since the Death of Hanna He Has No Desire to Be Na tional Secretary to the Republican Party. His Probable Successor Cleveland, O., Feb. 20. Perry S. Heath, former first assistant postmast er general, and secretary of the Re publican National Committee, - wired his resignation of the latter position from here today, to acting Chairman, Payne, at Washington, as follows: "Due to the death af Chairman Han na, I tender to you my resignation as secretary of the Republican National Committee, effective Immediately. . Mr. Heath stated tnat the telegram told the entire story, and he. had nothing , to add to It. - . "Washingon, Feb. 20. Mr. Payne win accept the resignation. He has not de cided what is to be done about select ing Mr. Hanna's successor. He would not . even say whether he believed it best to call the national committee together and elect a secretary at this time; ot wait until next June wfcea tlx JAKOT one soldier was killed, fire were aerere ly injured and' fourteen were slightly) hurt. Trafflo was expected to be re sumed the following' day, ! ) -Further advices from Port Arthur today say that all ths women! and children and moat of the male civilians) have left that placev nl that praxtl oally only the garrison remains. i The wave of patriotism sweeping over, the empire seems to be swamping racial feeling, even the wild trlbs of the Caucasus, the dleoontented Finns and sullen Poles forgetting the! grievances and conu; g .:' forward to volunteer their service th common fatherland. An Instance -of devotion; among the czar's Hebre- subjects is afforded by the act of forty-Are Jewish doctors In throwing up their practice, to go to the front. r ! '. -j No Japanese Losses at Chemulpo Washington, Feb. 20. Commander Takeshlta, naval attache of the J a pa . nese legation, said today, that the re port published this morning that on. Japanese cruiser and one Japanetn torpedo boat were sunk tn the engage ment at Chemulpo was entirely un-: founded. He called attention to the' fact that Admiral Uriu, who command' ed the Japanese squadron at Chemulpo, J reported that no ships were lost or.' damaged and that there were , nv casualties. Commander Takeshlta also said that, the report that eight Japanese war( ships took part in the engagement was; a' mistake, unless the torpedo fcoata (Continued on page 2.) Blown by Dynamite dius of a half a mile was wrecked. The, town of Terrace, fifteen miles north. was shaken as though by an earth quake; window panes in the station at Colon, fifteen miles away, were shat tered, and the sound of the explosion, was heard in this city, eighty-one miles, from the soene of the disaster. The? ground upon which the trains were standing was torn up for over a thou. sand feet, leaving a great excavationh thlrty feet in depth. Fragments of a dozen freight cars and two engines; were thrown Incredible distances overj the surrounding country. The station building was blown to splinters and; the dead and Injured were" scattered for hundreds of feet in all directions,' most of them having their clothing torn off. Telegraph wires and poles wens' torn down for a thouasnd -feat. The first knowledge of the disaster came from Terrace, fifteen miles away, the operator at that point reporting tt headquarters that he saw an Immense cloud of white emoke ascend from Jackson and spread out at a great height. A relief train with doctors, nurses and stretchers, was hurriedly; dispatched from this city. The -train returned with the injured, who were placed In the company's general ho pltaL ', national convention will assemble at Chicago. It has already been deter mined by - the powrs that Iuls A. Coolidge of Massachusetts. Washing ton correspondent of the New rorK Globe-Advertiser, is to be the new- secretary. Mr. Coolidge Is a personal friend of President Roosevelt and ex Governor Murray Cran of Massachu setts, who will succeed the late Senator Hanna as chairman if the president can prevail upon him to take the plare. which at present he Is disinclined td do. Mr. Coolidge was called to Mas achusetts this morning by the serious Illness of his father. Fire Costs Fourteen Lives Paris, Feb. 20. Fourteen employe of a celluloid comb factory, at the cor ner of the Boulevard Sebaetopol aivl the Rue Etinne Mareell.. lost their lives to-day in a fire which was started oy an explosion of gas. About twenty other employees were injured. County Reformatory Proposed Salisbury. N. C, Feb. 20. Special. In Its final report at this term of Rowan court the grand Jury urgently recommends ths establishment of n .rm.tnrv for this county and that JJrouthful criminals o at there.