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RALEIGH EVENING- TIMES.
TWtLVr PAG El
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A GKEAT BOND ISSUE
BY SOUTHERN RAILWAY
COVERS DOUBLE TRACK
f c:r Per Ceil E::-s
S15.C3Q.Q80 ID EE
SDLQ IMMEDIATELY
)V tb lhaaUr Trm
to aVt rc4 Including ItrtMua taf
Orwdwn, Xrw Tarda, bhop
MAXTTI U tVfuad rayaaeuu
tor fculpwacwt SJOO.OOO t
.rwand UvcOmmU la rWwrUIr
' for AdvaacW t Subordinate Co
aJra,. ' ' : - '
' . By lh Aaaoclktod Pu-)
Nw Turk. Fh. W.--AiMOUiount
il mad today that the Southern
Railway Company haa derided to nh
th Morkhotdcra lo tathorle an U
u of C,OOfl,UOO development and
emt mortgage . per cent, bond.
-Of this amount U6.000.0 will be U
aud. Immediately (or . tha . follewing
purpoawr H.W."4 -tar refund . pay
bieats toreq'ulpmcnt heretofore made
aaid diarged to capital; H.tvt.00 to re
(nnd Investment hi, aecurltle for J-
" ranee to subordinat companlee haro-
, tofpr tuad and for, tha acquisition of
property "not heretofore funded, ana
.CM.m for double track, ravlalon of
graded, ttaw yards, ahupa, etc - ; -.
:fh' balanca i ot ' lK,W.wa mill be
reserved tor tha ' (olio Wtn purposes?
H,1D1, o mlra dlvlirtonal prior Mn
bond on propetlra acquired (or which
Ho proylalon la made tor tha conaoll
datad inortfage; l,000.000 to- rptlro not
later than April 1, MCS, collateral tru
Vo; $K.008,000 to mire-a they ma
ture In the "next fiftoen yeara, cqulp
' meht capltat obligation!; tlO.OOO.OOO lo
acquire capital atocka of certain iooaed
Urea;x$10,Ki0.000 to pay not later than
July 1. 1 90S, for" the eaatem dlvlalon of
the Tenneasea Central and Immediate
lihprovtnteht. "
,'A;tr.irQ.Yliiloia tor tha foregoing
'obligation arc made there will be $99,
8S4.000, whleU wtll be uaed to provide
(or future acqulaltlona and better-J
'. menta. ' ... ' "" .-,. .i. , ."
t PrealdenX Pamucl ftiencer j of the
Southern Railway Cbmpany. in" a. com
, munlcatfon to the votlnB truaieea of
' tha capital atock Of the company rcl
' atlve to the fn-opoaed bond jsaua, sayp
. that the existing financial condition of
the company Is such r to justify the
v creation of ttio-ncw mortgages and the
hnnioUlate jlaaue -bf 15,0OO,0OO ot the
new' bonds us proposed without dis
turbance of the ull dividend fioW paid
on: the preferred stock.; j
Surprise in
; SAH1JEL CASfe
iSdscIuI to Tba Arching Timra) i
J- v w i - i . ' . ' , twiuitia: mm uiiviivu .MVfvi v av i mv
areenBboro, S.'.C'Feb.' 10.-Ift .tlieBv harm. ' ' ; jV
Barnuol case . this; morning ? JxKO By
nvm,' fn powerful lMtal aigUment io
iudgcBojdV contended that there wai
a, tatal variance In the bill of irtdtot
i ineftf andtho prwif that Bamuel-was
, charged 4 wllh" having ' committed 'of
fenses' as an ofllccr, agent or special
employe of government. ; v e ..
Me read the revised slututca and de
cisions .of the supreme court showing1
that Samuel was neither officer, agon t
nor special employe, and. was a sim-
pie hireling ot Revenue Agent Chap-
man under a special statute autnons-
; Ing employment of detectives, and that
Tie only aotea as sucn ana coum not
. UnillM. tlla Kilt er lll
ui, i... m..j, - . .
ment. i ' , .
Judge Boyd said he was Inclined to
Jury until Monday by request of Bo
licltor General Hayes .when the dis
trict attorney can ' bo present. " Ho
said ha liad' carefully; examined into
all the points raised by Judge By-
num before druwlng the bill of indict-
meni.,ani was proparuu o ueionu
.uccessruny. imant. mft
To spectators the denouement came
-. i Lh.i ...mriaa -nrt tti. r.
Judge Bynum spoke for two hours, and
Lla arjruinont v ' masterful.
SO IIOREEOjIESTOD.U
NlKl
EeIlu.J la te Sttl
la Hl:t
Um Tiara Im tW Muar K
Rarwiag Part Ha Oat
AUf U Ca On to Oaf
Altalaei amiral Ellra Faa
(B? the AaMtetrd Praaa)
UUham. W. Va re. W. TIhi after
damp cuaitlaiMMi la hamper tb cfrorts
rraaeuer la Iba rrrHI mlitra, Br
thirty or mora aen were klllad or en-
tombd by aa exploatoa at gaa oa
Tburaday.
No mora bodlea bad beau found up to
thla morning, and It la tollavra that
fteaa ma are Mill la tb mlno. Tbf
ala bodlea taken uut yeatrrday war
round la Ibo' eaurt -aide of the mine,
where tha eaploatoff acrwTed. IT J (eat
frotn the. bottom a tha ptt.
Ika gpeera waa totmd with hla moala
held agalnat an atr hole, evidently try
ing to, ee the effect of tha after
damp. Oeorge Mart la bad bvaii blowa
Into arvcral ptecca by tha (ore of tbf
explosion, hla bead being found aevera)
feet from tb other parte of tha body
The other four men were, lying
with-their (area on the ground and
their bodlea were atverrly burned. Of
thoa atlll ntlsalng, tx are known to b
In the eaat aide ot the mine and then
bodlea hare . not yet been ' recovered.
Among them 1 Mite Pratt, mine fore
The raeeulng . party haa only bean
able to proread to (eat In the mine oh
account of the af ter-damp. . The- ahaft
la Set) feet deep and aeverul extra tan
have been put In use .every effort be
ing uaed. to - get circulation' of all
through the mine, . The damage to the
(Continued on Pace five.)
A BIG CLAIM i SETTLE!
Southern Pays Mrs. Augustc
Bollock 7,250
Husband Was Kunnlng m Shlftlnr
Engine and Waa Killed by Run
away Locomotive In August, 1003
Observing N'lnc-Honr Law And In
creasing Force i ; - .
, (Special to The Etnlng Times.)
Salisbury. N. C, Feb. 10. One of the
largest claim ever settled by the South
ern Railway at Spencer was that o
Mrs. Augusta : Bullock of Spencer. foi
the. killing of her husbam, H. Bul'ock,
in Auanist, IMS.
It w(H ho remembered that Mr. Bui.
'o"k was i unnlr a shlft'ng engine
was at his post when a wild eng ne cam
from Spenoer towards Sal.sbury at a
73-nille speed. Mr. BuUock was caugh
between the cab find tender andcrushe
to death:.' Mensrs. Kuark ond McCrary
of- Lexington affected the compromise
whereby. Mrs.' Bullock: reoelvea 17,25
li la. also recalled fhat the wild engin
whose runaway has never baen cxp atn
Al.4lvil f n' 1. V,v on. Mhnl uhAPttl
L -
' The Sotitheiu, Railway has been ob
sert'lns; titer nine, hour flay . for evra
weeks. : Tllfr iumei1cal force Is aeo In
creased and the xhdps ate now vilnnln
night" and day; - Notwithstanding thite
are S.0W, mert employ 6d 4i the railway
servicQ here, this force IU, being dftll
Increased and the demand lor every
available, mechanic Is great..: Uwlhg t
thla fact It is very probable .thai three
or four hundred extra duelling house,
v.ltl bi rccted. - , - ,
The firp of Monday did not put the
i Southern to anv serious Inconvenience
,, fh. Kinnwmith shOD which was to-
ialIy destroyed, was temporarily aet up
m the otei and walk proceeded as lis
f ... . ... fL :
Uai. .
I
' TTi A TrTMfl rXT - rs.
VU l i UXl X U. U iijXJlX X .
' Washington, Feb 10,---Tha nouso
committee on agriculture ' has ar
fang0d a general hearing; ott cbttoa
ButlsUus beginning TnursdayiiFeh'
ruary 15. The department of agrt-
.. ' ... . v-.J!., Atnrt
culture, census bureau, cotton ttktf
ufac tutors, planters and others in
toroated In the cotton lnduBtfy will
- uo given nn orPonumiyHo ob ucuru.
tee ruico to my
Is C;:ri!d
mmmmmmmmm
M .aaaa. ArtM Aba- Jaw
I TV a-- t
a4 iladii . It
rr rrrttU -Lad
SB he CmiW.
nral Uniy
iVr tb Aaaiiwaatod freaa
a rVftJHMne. Cai. Wb t A Baa-
taa ni I ta be e.n
M UOa pwt and t gabartaa
kad tb ret UI arrlr
ar about tbe utat f Jaa
Luma)l Pavta ml tb Huaaiaa
aary baa errtvn ea aa km ar ra
reaetaburg ta aa ma hue tha argaa-
bmthMi af tbe enanpaay thai la
IU tbe ateamara. Tba Ul l-'y i
thla port and Ywdlvuatnt.
and at Aral a III eetgage xrllv4y
M t be freight trad. Later urn pas
aragera IU bo caurtrd by the mmw
Tb company hkb Pavlov ri
r rat na two vmiu. on ot "
toua capacity and tba other of l.fe
tona burdea.
V1
I . are at
praaent plying
between
Viadtvcaitok
and Odeaaa.
It la tba plan of the new company
to build ten at earner to engage In
trad between Vladivostok and Oil
port on deiao t run to Australia. It
will be the Oret line vt freighter ever
atab!lhd between this port
Vladivostok.
ail
, More Uaatoala Ihwla.
(Special lo The Evening Times.)
aaatutila, N. Feb. 10. Deal I
aal ratal to tba amount of irt.fci
re re ronaumatad ta Oairtoala yestar
lay- The J. A. Glenn Compiny aold
wo of the threw More room purcba
d from the Love Trust Compary
Yioaday to E l Xendrk-k and K. P
anktnr ,J. A. U otia sold the- U. H
arrull residence to B. H. Wnim. Mr.
-Vankln ld bt iwttreM In thaOaa
inla -.Boiler Covering '; Company ' t-
no- C. atoora- of Dallas. Tha Lovt
' runt Company eold the to foot shra
tory building on Main street to Chir
Ttte parties. R. A. Love sold a blrck
4 land on Marietta street to 8. N
.'oyca., JU. C P'sraro B. a. Mc
urd. V '. . -
PITTSBURG MINERS
" VSl' hi Associated Presa)
Pittsburg? PB.. Feb. 10.-rA brief hear
'ig'ot the temporary-injunction aecur d
stei-dky by President Patrick Dcla
f the Pittsburg district' miners agalns
delegates, attending the district con
entlon, restraining them from inter:
at Ing with his powers as , pi-es.'dent.
rue held before Judsc Fraxer in com
aon pleas court No. 2. Additional tlnw
as retuetd by the defendants and
A'ednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock wai
lxcd by the court for the final hearing.
A session tasting one nour was neic
y the wit ycntlon this morning prevl
his lo going to court In a body. It wi
he-, stormiest meeting yet held anfi
here was opposition to every, matter
-resented bv President Dolan.: Natio
i Vice President Lewis announced th
reslthsnt Mitchell had instructs htm
o remain in Pittsburg for a few1 days,
Ar. Iawls also read a telegram from
.'resident MltcheH advising the execu
lVevboarvl : of' the Pittsburg 'district
liners that-they weix permitted to
Iraw on their treasury for funds to r
atn legal talent m the injunction pro
eedlngs. v . . . i
."I personallv .am paying- my attqr
wvs," shouted Dolan to Lewi, and the
telesales, "and the. executive . board
till do likewise. Jo money Win tt
aket fronv the. treasury for this pur
rmf If I cA.it- heln it." '
Tho -eeftvehtlon-adJourneCl, until thlf
mernuou
PILOTAGE BILL GETS;
- " , r 1 V ,
., FAVO;iADLE REFORT
'- Jf-r''- v;'''. aUailsaUsabnM S ': sJ--'V- "Vi;-..
; (By the Aasoclated Press.J u.
Washinetoh. Feb, 10. By sv Vote of
ilght to five the- house committee o
merchant marine, and Jlsherla agreed
today to make a favorab'e rerbU on th
Llttlelleld . pHt which does away w ta
compulsory pilotage oh salithg vessa
maaed In coastwlaa traded - '..'".. . .
The votes' in favbf Of lh bill, war
Tiprrsntatlv.eh' Minor XWlK). vOrsene
N. Y., Foi-dney - (Mich.), Wachtn
'Md), Llttlelleld (Me.), Flack N.T-
MoDermutt N J.). Humphrey (Wagh.)i
. Tlte negative voles wcrer Represent-
4ttve Epighi (Mtsa.J, fihsr'ey (Ky.)
Pattemon (f. C), aohldott (N. T.),
Maynard (Va.). - ' '
' The pairs were: i Orosvsnor (Ohio)
and Blhlsftll (la.). Watson (Ind.) and
Wilson (111). '
doled AN
INSURANCE CO.
Arnrtti
ONLY AFTER A FIGHT
I BmI) est Man bUW Two
Ta
brtoeaw TW4 M 1
H w'rb4 aa4 Btrw M
tUr tb Asavctnioi I J
br. Colei. l - J J Mi Ktu-
erm. bnae aWath waa Murte4 Jan
uary C and Ufa ' poitrta
paM. aa ain lad at Itir hurat of ht
by City MaraiuU Nlr. tfur
aht ta wblrb Mr I ( uaa
wawiMted br a buaVt
Mrhcbarn waa repril t lwe tMwa
killed by tb accidental llw barge of
glaat tiowacr. but lnnttn b)
rratemal enoteUea a whkh lir a In
sured dlsrtoead thai the 11 v it Kob
ert 8eed. who waa killed to day
previously In av mine. h.l ir-n nn
eart bed. taken to tlte lunnrl In ahlch
McEarbern waa wskl" and lilon to
place w ith giant ma '
Til uthorltle vm lnftnnrd that
Mrfirhnt waa h vliilm vf tb
bleat and an old! linr llf. Inauranr
company paid a r4tr n hla life. A
deeper Investigation b fi-atrrnal m
cletle reaulted In On, In. a Mrl-t'hem
altv and bis anw. f..niwrd.
Jack Cowley, who wuikrd with Mo-
Eachern, was akaa pbti-rd in jail. The
treatment ot pi body of Koben Hpecd
greatly Incenaad hla frlrnda .ami lynch-
Ing wa stliroatened. In irder to bet
ter protect McEacbern hr lis been re
moved to tha count? Jail at Cripple
Creek iM:9. ' heavy guard placed
around. Ui "prlaoa- . ;r
AN JNFORMALHHANGING
Gallows Hurried to County
Jail oira Sleigh
i .-
Governor Stoke Inaued Orders Lant
Night for Rossh's Execution Today
and ' Midnlalit Prenarationa Were
Made (or the Event-Killed
Italian.
(Br tho A'-soclated Press.)
HacUensack. N. J., Ftb. 10. --Jerri
lossa, an lla'ia'i. was hangeil toua
ror the murder of nnothor Itilin which
,vas committed t . o year ago. Rossu
was recently reprieved and ho date had
iMce been eel for he execution of the
leath senlenec until yesterday v.-h'-
Qovei'nor Stokes directed that he should
ay the penn tv tot'ay. The gallows
hen was hurried to the jalt on a. sleigh
tnd workmen were busy until late las
light put time it into position.
Deputies nnd witnesses had -to be no
tified by telegraph in-order that they
might be here in lime for the; exec
Ion."-Rossa was not Informed until
SBt evening that lie was to die today.
SMALLPOX IN: V
: A STATE PRISON
" ' - (By the Associated Tress.)
Pittsburg, Pn.. Feb. 10.-It becamt
known today that d, cbnvlct' - tn tlu
a-eatern penitentiary was recent '.y at
tacked with binallpoa. , The patient
haa been Isolated In the Infirmary and
.tvery precaution is being taken by the
tuthorlties to prevent a spread of the
iisease among the 50 inmate trom
tht prison. All the prisoners .have been
vaccinated and the sanitary condition
ot the p ace is considered almost per
feet, 'the oase was reported to tha bu
reau, of health.
SERIOUS FIRE f
IN WILMINGTON.
' ' ' (Bv th 'Associated Press.) :
.Wllmingtdm N. C; Fab. M.-Fll-e of
unknown origin which broke out short
ly before midnight totally destroyed
the Wllliaid Bag and Manufacturing
Company, Uermknla Hall building an1
several - warehouses ina oaaiy aam
bged idjolnlng property, in one ot the
principal ' business blocks ot th city
this morning. Th loss Is between 7S,
000 and tlDO.OOO, pretty well covered by
Insurance. The loss in the bag and
overall factory alone is $40,000. . v
WOMAN SS,SSIN'S BULLETS
MAY NOT KILL CHOUKNLN
tb( tM Am4m4 Pvwal
a . . ra, a-rae a-""1
taJig wa MM a t $rmm
AaMkeal
a
ta ba ta aan.n ni air,
aa smm ta4 bi
Baa Adavwal
ka bnaM turn m and d I ha bua.Ni
Wa ra aa mm t raam
Aaa tag ta ta aiiaawn paar aad
awwaajt aad dia; atifc.a f ma rmm
pad M ti-aalug I ka i 1 1 aa anaaid ta
ottaaatg aa'aa ar-a eartMnrf tbal
rkaaaajal wiH -ua i TK aaM
era w aad I sa bla ba-aaai. fraaa ..
tha bahH haa I at baa aal
Hla aaiallaat. a ka a aa aatai aod
aiitad bf aa f dartr. aba raatMd la IK.
adntkral aattaaaa. la battavad. bk
aaarraaB af Laawtaaaat OanaraJ
afcara-f, tb linat aar a -
and tha aaaaaata of Oaavral MiwtakaS,
f pataa af Maaaa. ta bar
baati a i amlawry id Ika fl FViera
Ikui i'ut irmHtaa
Tl.. ". a baa but aaaa Mettinet,
i" H i k an lhal ah arrltad at tk-twwti-.i
1'ibnaii I aad ra;.rad at
ONE CONSUL II AS
BECAUSE
lily the Aa.-iMliJ l'ira I
Waahlngion, Frh In " t-iall l,.-i In
rongreae to an tniroi - ronaular ai -vK-
allh prrmaiM-iit trnui of i.tti.
haa csuaed th kiaa ti Itie tnaulai a-!-
lca of oa of Ita moat rfflrlrnt and r-
periatK.rd offlcvr by the rralsnni Ion
announced with regret by th depart
ment of Mat today of Jamea D. la.
Idaon, consul to Antung, Manrbuiiu.
who, after a service of nine yeara n -tlrea
because of hi Inability to longtr
draw on hla private Income to main
tain the consulate. In his letter of re
Mrnatton air. Davidson says:
"The salary of my post a consul to
Antung 1 Insufficient, even with the
Increase which the. new consular bill
now pending in congrau provide, lo
maintain any consulate In the Orient
wttb becoming dignity and r'' tney
la lw ot the n ere ally of ooutpelina;
with the consulate at other powers
which, owing to the Importance of hls
great and growing field of commercial
and political activity, have large sums
expended upon them by their reaped -Ive
covernments."
Mr. Davidson add that the salary
at each of the consulates he has served
BOUGHT A BRUSH
HEAP, SAYS GILLETTE
(By the Associated Press.)
Savannah, Ga., Feb. 10. Major
Gillette resumed the stand In the
federal court today and gave further
evidence against Greene and Gaynor,
who are charged with having de
frauded the government out of Borne
$2,000,000. Major Gillette described
conditions as he had. found them
when he came to Savannah to succeed
0. M. Carter In charge of the dis
trict. He made inspections of the
work under construction by Greene
and Gaynor, and it waa what he then
discovered that Induced him to make
the reports that resulted in the abro
gation of tht contracts, the prefer
ring of charges against Carter, his
court martial and conviction and the
presenl trial of the contractors.
"Without any authority Carter I
purchased a brush heap and paid for
properly constructed mattress of,
eight courses," said Major Gillette.
E. R. Conant, Brunswick, Ga who
was an Inspector under Carter, idea
tilled "certain tri-monthly reports
upon the river and harbor work.
. i "i . i i
New Military Attache
London, " Feb. j .lO. Major Count
Glelchen, military attache of Great
Britain at Berlin and. extra equerry
to King Edward, has been appointed
military attache at Washington.
Count Glelchen is connected with the
British royal family. , ,
INJUNCTION CASE
- (Special to The Evening Times.)
i Durham,'? Feb: '. 10.Argutnent
In the Injunction . case of the city
of Durham against tho Eno Cotton
Milt Company ot Hlllsboro is still in
progress at S o'clock this afternoon
The. reading ot affidavits and deposi
tions began at 10.30 o'clock .and
after this .the argument ot counsel.
The attorneys are R. B. Boono and
' puiter
& Faller for the city, 8. M.
Gattis, J. W. Graham- and Frank
Nash tor the mill, people. Th argu
ment, will not ,be completed before
late In the afternoon. Tho general
opinion now is that tho - injunction
will 'bo continued, j
w. a a efe a
. a-l a.i4aa aw aia.(Ma ai
. aat i a .n tha - I
I a uaua.
aard a ) la aw . uiMn i
a
aa' a m ,4 .iraint.
1 .anla at r rv aliai
aaai' a l.r-i t aa aa
a ad Htiai a vW. !. diva a
aaaii ad a.ad t--a aa ai
aad
taa-wa)
fsaaat j
baltaa -a.
th daitaaaia a ia aa.
I ha Mil ah i haa
la aari aaa hiiiad hf lb
i . i. la eahlaaad wwiit
ai a mmi oufttiaaad ta I aaaa a.
tat. atiii a4na unird la had
aid
dor
aad Cu-itt Hi raaaiibaiiiia la
aaiaa. na lain h ra-aitad ara.akai
lr frleatfl t.. , mm i aiatraihta.
HI hla,
Th ., .,r ' I. ua.M a. i1a.
ma III. t-l ctval raniamaat
a man 1 1. a n m i M-tMM4 a
large .it-"k ,.f t..,n ar awltai.
and r-itiinu n . m. in .rrr (,f mat
U Th ii ..Uii .-nii i,i f. lM.uit
lampii-i lu .mtj-.iiIb. .1. .. .t, tatk
but a aie unaut-ireaf ul
TO RESIGN
OF SMALL PAY
uaa l-rt n luu mimII to wihIu. I Ii
.1-
lafartur) wa) the aeveral offl.-r li haa
held and had br not HUM-a--d aonn
piivait mimr otHaliml froin lltrmry
a oi k It would hvr been linooa.-ilhle
for hlin lo hntr .-onllnurd In thr a. r
vlee hla kmg H i-onrludca
"hly lelatlona alth the drrt incut
of Mate have Ihoii pleaaant and I
have found lonxulur Hint mi Inliroat
Ing than lake thla step with gnat re
gret. I have ptwio-Hied thla action for
some time, fteling that eongreaa would
soon recognlsa the neceaalt y of a reor
ganisation of the service with salaries
rommensurate to a degree to the Im
portance of the position and the work
required."
Had it been poaeibh' to retain Mr.
Davidson by transfer to a more lucra
tive post the department would hav
don no, but tha xifTer he haa bid are
ao tar In xcesa of what lie could re
ceive In th consular aarvica that tb
department has beau forced to accept
his resignation. Mr. Davidson entered
the service a a consular ngent at
Tamsen In IsM and has nerved -mere,
ively consular agent at Shanghai,
Nanking and Antung.
DREADNAUGHT FLOATED
King Edward Touched te
Button In Person x
Ceremony Was Most Simple Imagina
ble on Account of the Death of Ed
wards' Fatlier-in-Lav, King Chris
tian of Denmark Battleship Cost
$",300,000.
(ly the Associated Press.)
Portsmouth. Eng., Feb. 10. The mon
ster battleship DreadnauKht. which
when finished will have cost ST.a00.O0U
was launched here today by King Ed
ward. The ceremony ws the most simple
! imaginable, the king having vetoed
nil decorations and pageantry on ac-
count of the death of his fnther-ln-
iUWi King Christian. There was a ino-
ment of suspense after the king touched
the electric button removing the last
block, as the huge ship hesitated and
appeared reluctant to take the water.
But ultimately she glided down the
ways In safety.
Among the occupants of the royal
stand were the American naval at
tache. Lieutenant Commander John H.
Gibbons ,and the other attaches, the
admiralty officials and a few privi
leged liersons.
Governor Glenn in Aslievllle.
(Special to The Evening Times.)
Aslievllle, N. C Feb. 10. The event
ift local T. M. C. A. circles here was
the address last evening of Governor
Robert B. Glenn, The occasion was
the New Year's reception of the local
association.-. The auditorium ot the
building was crowded with people to
hear tho governor.. . The governor told
ot the great work that the V. M. C. A.
all over the country was doing and
pledged to those Interested in the cause
of young manhood His heartfelt sym
pathy. Governor Glenn's remarks wcr
received with much applause. ;
' Navigation at Last Closed.
' : (B' thtc Associated Press.) u
Dulfth. Minn.,' Feb. i0. Kavlga
Uon at the head ' ot the lakes' has
closed, after lasting continuously tor
318 days or from March 30 of last
rear, J
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Yt aahtactoa. Feb. It. Hit all
aorta of rompraaataa rumored tb
enate co.timltte on latrraUt ctv
atarre today resumed COB alteration
of railroad rata bill under the agrar-OH-ot
io t-t dally until February
li. aben a vole will be taken, Th
chief variance concern tbr court
real are. aad I a vol via tk right .Of
ibe railroads to bar tb rata tx4
by the couimlton reviewed by th
courts before tby bacom oparatlvd.
Certain opponent of the. hoaa
bill, a bo bava bera contending for a
aiwclnr recognition of that tighL,
bnvc suggeatrd another and conced
ed ly more moderate amendment.
rhla protldca that tbe court may
determine ibe lawfulness ot a rata
fixed by l he commission, which,
would amount to a teat proceeding -tnd
bar a bearing on all aubaequent
order of tha commission.
In effect thla would mean that
after the constitutionality of ike
power given tbe commission had
been determined by thr. highest .
aourL. nothing utouia, aland (u tb
way of the execution of farther or
ient issued by the commission In ao
rdakc with thla constructionThe
railroad, of course, would hav th
right of any litigant to conteat orders
which they believed . to be Just, but
this would not obstruct the continu
ance of the orders oa any ground ex
cept their lawfulness. Courts would
evlew the reasonableness of rates
!n the manner permitted by the
touse bill. .
For Tugs and Cutters. .
fBv the Aaaoclited Pre-aa.) '
Washington, Feb. 10. Captain W.
1. Ross, chief of the revenue cutter
ervlce, appeared before ' the house
omttiittee on interstate and foreign
ommerce today to explain, bills re
lating to that service. He urged the
ecessity for appropriations to build
cutter for use at Savannah, Ga., a
ea-golng tug to be stationed at New
tedford, Mass., for assistance ot
hipping interests endangered by the
N'antucket Shoals, which he said are
nore dangerous than any other part
if the Atlantic coast; and a new cut
er In Puget sound.
The committee agreed to make a
'avorable report on a bill provldlng,'
U75. 000 for the New Bedford tug
and appropriations for cutters as fol- 8
ows: Savannah, $200,000; Puget
Sound. $225,000; New Orleans,
,50.000. '-
JHIEF JUSTICE
DIES ON TRAIN.
(By the Associated Press.)
New Orleans. Feb. 10. Judge
Thomas N, McClellan, chief justice
of the supreme court of Alabama.V
died In a private car this morning as
the Louisville & Nashville train from
Montgomery was entering New Orleans.-.
...
Justice McClellan had been in fall
ing health for some time and was oh '
his way to San Antonio. Death was
caused by heart failure. The body
will be sent to Athens, Ga., for in
terment. ' ' .,
ONLY WAIT
DRS
FOR MITCHELL. ,
; '.;hv, 1 , WJ, . ;. ' '&Li'
(By the A-isoclaled Pi'ass.)
Wllkesbarre, Pa., Feb. 10,--A t
sub-committee. Of the anthracite
Scale committee composed ot district
Presidents Fahey Dettt-ey and Nlcb
cljs held a secret meeting todays'
President Fahey said; thai the, subv
committee would report - to the tull .
committee later in the day,1 but, de-,
dined io say what the nature of the
report would be." II is sajl thaf the
demahis to. be "presented t the dper-
itors have been agreed upon and how
await the endorsement, ot president '
Mitchell. 1 The national president has
been kept informed dally of the work
of the scale committee. j ,
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