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iALEIGH EVENIN-G TIMES. r yT"lf7l If ILUXIGU. K, C TZZZVAZ? ZX. IX TZ1CZ U. TWO TRUE BILLS INDICT BLACKBURN WftHfcS Trtm'EDSVLOR 'OFmTFO DR. MINOR MORRIS HAS DEMANDED A PUBLIC MIGHT SELL AS FAR AS I KNOW NOW THERE'LL BE A, STRIKE SAID MITCHELL TODAY: A.&N.CRQAD "APOLOGY OF PRESIDENT titcJl iirJsal u'CcldlsdiSql,,: . -r... . , u JUiU UIUA U UIU CU US ks'ith tbi imsi c! In.- L'rls 't:l ftrct YUS GOSFIKEB TO HER BEQSIX WEEKS H4 Um OrtflaaJ Ordrra fra the Wll Hi IVr rrrfcr4 (M ta He LaT lartrrrralkNl He Ufa WnM Maw BrV) rrUd. I ir. Mlaor yi be Waited for fcmw KxjimaUua t IVfreratlo) from rreaktenl kk-h WmU Xatarally Be Eiaertrd. j ' rny in Aorii4 f Washington. IVfc. -! Mlr M..r- ruVh lf NIM weeka ago wa r)erM frotw th wnua nim. ah baa ton t prnt alleged grWv knroa t th. prasldant. today r out tor publication th cnrrnondac which l"cntlV pad twn hlmaetf Ml Ih preeldent regarding the caaa. . Dr. Morrta demand" a public artkfy of tha praldnt tor thla outrage on wamanhood and .common aeoenry. flecretarr Lo replied to the Jttr. mating that an Investigation oy mi chlat of pone ahowefl tnat tne err waa Justified, and that Ih kindest c M MraMorrla and her ktUKfoIk wai to refrain from jUrtni-the raia.addi tlonal miblloltr. .The letter follow "ra ibt". president of tne Unite! Ktatea:" - , Sir: Having watted patiently number of weeka that you might hav ample lima to aacertaln all th clr cumatanca connected ,.:lln thj tnault recently offered my wife at tha whiu hnuae. and .that you might make aome aspreaalon of deprecation which would n.rurallv ha needed.. It la now n nutftbent .udob. me aa husband and cit ' men to. damanj a, public apology this outrag on womanhood and. com- mon decency. . ' . .r If Is unthinkable (hat auch brutil It . would, b loletn'led nvl :f i I' thla countrr. but obotnll in lli.i w'.lte -"That my wtlfe hus bfwn conftned t Yf heJ alx weka from tli ahock and Injurlea of thia ? rtitmnujile tif utnifnt la bad enough, but I id a auy t- yj in all calmhee that -bad the origin , ordera rrom tne wrsua ncune urn w rled , out a to hjr longer Incarcer Uon hor life would have bmn eicri flced. . r "'If'W therefore intumbent uoon me ' to repeat my urgent request that you tele , aptlnn at once eullab.e t tin clrcumaiancea which have ahocked th ihMr nation,. ' - ' ' ' ' "licBpectfully, 1 ' ', ' 'MINfUt MORRIS, . "Ftbrunry W, lM,".' , , t , Th white housv, Washington, Fe ruai'y !J, J3C6. ' 'CHit , Tn reply, to ynur lotter of th In'atant the president direct ,n in atata to yoU that he had the avt ' pertatendont of 'police of the Dlstrtct of tjotumbla, Major Sylvester, make a eaiiful Jnveallgatlon of the clreum nances .connected with- the arrest oi r?;. Morris? for. disorder!:.', conduct at executive office, and, tha gupmln tendent submitted to the prealilunt ill tlie affidavit o! th persons whom hf had axamlnod. The , president care fully went over Major Sylvester's re nurt and tho afTJdavltov.nnd a!ra -per ' Enally saw Major Sylvester nnd eornt - oi the persons making: the amaavits. - Mi -Bam to he conclusion that the a. rt was Justified and that the force ? tifedlrt malting the arrest was cauaoi bv the resluUnee. offered by Mi. Mor l-l to the offlcera in the discharge t HiMr. duty,' and waa ho greater thin . was -eceasarx to make the arrest ,et "Ur.der these circumstances the pres idtnt does not consider that the ofti (wn are properly subject to blame. He Wits also satisfied that . the ' kindest . tb'ng that could lie done to Mrs. Mor 111 and- her kinsfolk ' Was -to refrain ffin . giving any additional publicity to-' the iClrcumstanoeiT .Bul bounding th V - .i . , . . i -"foura struly;, ' , " WILLtAM LOEB, JR., i ".' "Secretary', (o Vhe. president, ' "niv.Jtflnor Morris, Waih ingtonD.-O. - " National Municipal , League.'' . n fBy the Associated Tress.) Philadelphia, . Pa., Feb. 21. The business committee of' the National ' Municipal League has decided to hold tne next aouuui mmuug vt iuo ns" In Atlantic City, April 84 to T. The annual address of the president, Charles J. Bonaparte, will. he dcliv - erBfl innreaay evening, Aunt .sv. -. , AR11Y APFRQFELU1.N 10 terries a Tc'd tl HI mm Winm Hall f tmiunr IWwM U Hay MaaHln aa tlOM Mtkn at Kinwry w Krra Arwf 4 Hair la RAranaX tVMMtlllM. (Py Aivartalwl I Waahlntloa. Vh n -Ik armr a MrUlton Mil a lakra mp hiae nirl tttday iM agrwal rart4 tu rodiln arwal oraaU lw Igkl kuura IWfnre using up Um arorr antatt reaohtlloa aa un I U rvapalaung Klrkara 4lMy wf MtMiw-huaeKe oa th ru of iwgvala irf IM MmltlMiialan nMliulkm thalrman Mull 4 l Ml- ary iminlllr j t.k l Am to lata lh arnev Mil. The bill rarrim a mtal aiiprorlittliiii at ia(Tik&K. whirh l imi by II. U lb than the irmiunl aikd tor bv the department. ntacUMlng th army apprunrtatlon bill Oialrman Hail aid that lh a!t uathtn In China made it atwanm-v Hi kerp the army and navy In r(TI trni ceodltkui to irret rmrrrmrle. II waa nereuery. he aald. for ua to be lady to Hght for our rights. Mr. Hull rhurjrtorttej as lnjttdlrl.ua the utteraocea of Mlnlntrr. Rokhlll that the United 8taien loteodrd to he- tura JO. COO. 000 noomte uteri I n, Its shaie 9f the tnxtr Indemnity. The minister, he aald, did not hare proper ronrvption of the character of the Chinese people when he offered them a bribe of 20.MQ,C00 pounds ater- Ing M he-guaianieed They would lake aurh .an offer a a indication or tmr feeing arraia oi Uum. Mr. Rockhiri(hTJor;,.rve4 whatever Information wea-aeoeasary omo from the government of the Uni ted Statea rilrecL- Mr. Hull read a let ter rebutting tha Idea that Japan wa he author of the troubles. He aald th Soxer indemnity should be used ti bulli battleshlpa rather, than . rciarned to hitw. HeuaKl It was In th? Interest f Japan to retnhv order, in China, Rvery govemmont that has bmlnesr xHations with China must be ready t "iTOtect themsch-es or pull down thelt Aaff anil lenve tha Pncltlc occn and lestroy their trade. IS Choked in Cttlcago Half Block Made to Give I'p Two Diamond Rings Wortii 9SSO and Her Purse Well Known Resident of Bufna Park Member of Various .Woman's Club. -i (By the Associated Press. Chicago, Feb. 21. Half a.h'.ook fron ler house, at twilight last night, Mrs Io3enhtnS' T. Loomls, weir .known. I Puene, Pork and a member of various woman's club was robbed by a hold- ip man. 8he was choked until nearly uneon jeloua and then was compelled to draw rom her lingers Teitwa diamond ring alued at , 1350. Her purse a;so wat aken. Jr- , So frequent have become the attacks in women that the residents of Buem ?ailf have organized a private police lervlce, A The city police in tht re flon are so few in- number as to: be Miwerlees. ' v 1 . ' MAY LEAVE IT TO HAGUE TRIBUNAL r (By the Associated Press.) ? : Madrid, ' Feb, aian'(,vlmportan Spanish statesman Is authorityfor the atotpment that the auestlon Is ., now Mooted of charging The Hagus arbl tratlon tribunal with the settlement. o; the Moroccan ontroversy owing to tht pparcnt Inability of M dslegatteai Atgeclraa- to- aecttve an : accord' 'f. The newspapers say that While wa la iot likely the .Franco-German con 1 trovtusy keeps: Europe lit' u.nuita o constant uneasincttB. lest STOCKS ARE PLEDGED tieiwame It -' . MkU IUM If U I Hrupa. Taa ault af Mr Kill at lkr" I aat aaide the leaae af I Ailaatkr) a4 North Ca r; 1 lallruad. frnta Morkr City la f'otdebwro. awaaena4 bk utti iaeat korr toaaa lart X ari bold art aad rtuMw ko haa eiaaalani Ike larta arw IMMMy rtprnaaiag il iilaiua ikat la aaaalMMil of tbia Inaae would aewaaeltala 4ltir aalv of the mad Ik Imposition of aaih a kn lartgag Ikal lh ruaa ': t.if la kaat.14 In a fa year. Ta Ka f t he old wnlU-t road." aa It was ronimoalx rallid. tn tl,.. . 1 1 oa land imtirovoment comiuinr J-e-rfartail at Morehad City, Rptro Ur I. 1 906. When tn ) aaa maJ th new own. ra paid oil lb noMiing a'oi or oetwoen ie,uo ana tan nn n.ll r..h fr tK. ..wi .,i ttbr auppllre on hand amounting to ncarv IS7.O80. and hav sine. .ia worn reorls fchow, expended about t-M.ii.00i. In permanent Im.,,... ' n-rntt, ccnalatlng of nea earinta.lA P. Dsvls. Each MM rontalna two iMta. tndget and stations. Tbia '-'rounta. t-u4itnre doea not tnrlnde a p mv of m money belna ttH-at In the con- No cUoB look,n ,,""r1 rre,t of t run Ion of the great bridge betwen Mtled and Beaufort. Should the of ,BdlctBient coBt,n lease be broken up It Is admitted th'M ! IU! rtooey must Immediately be , .id!of typwltt haeU bur k to the Howland Improvenn-nt Con. ny. The arjtregale will lie over 1300,000, and tne payment Ibis sum would ba accomplished only by the sale of the road or increasing the mortgago, in the opinion of many. Beside this, lawyers have ex-: pressed the opinion that the state: would have to pay Interest on this money nnd beside probably stand a ; law suit. It is well known that un-i ler tho lea so the state now receives' 116,000 annually nn dividend on Itsj loclt and this 3 per rent will be grad ually increased. The total tho torn- nny is now paying the private stock-1 folders nnd the slate In dividends In 1 54,000. The Power lo I,e:ite. ! The slate Id making the lease guar- jnteed the title to tho property, and this of course makes it strongly prob-j Able, so lawyer! think, that in case .ho lease ' Is annulled the Howland Company can secure redresB- at law. rhts power to lease is thus stated lit he lease (which, by tho way, runs to as to expire at the same time tho lease of the North Carolina Itallroad ermlnalos) : "And the lessor, for it-1 elf, its successors and assigns doth iovennnt and agree to and with the easee, Its successors and assigns, .hat at the time of the ensealing and lelivery of these presents, it is seized ind Dossessed and entitled to , the premises, property, rigiits, franchise n& privileges above conveyed in the jstate and for. the term demised, ex-' :ept as Is hereinafter stated, and has jood right, full power, and ltorn: luthority to leaBe, farm out,-convey ind deliver tho aame In the form una tianner aforesaid, and that the same' ire free and clear from all liena and incumbrances of whatever kind or tature soever, save and except the.: ien and encumberances of a certain leed of -trn8t or mortgage to M-curc jertain coupon bonds of the aald lea-- jor heretofore issued and no.v out- ttauding,, and amounting to u'joiiI 1325.000: that the said lessee, its raccesors and assigns, shall during ;he entire term aforesaid hava and jo joy auiet, peaceful and uulntt"- upted possession of all the property la-hts. nrivileees. franchises and es Uite 'hereinbefore leased and fartiied tat; and that the said lessor ana us stockholders and directors' will r.ot lo avthing o rtake any . action as inch -atocltlioldere and directors thttt Bayor cart interfere la any way whatsoever with the free use and o jeratlon and conveyance ot aald rall-oad- and lothef properties so hired. et, farmed out, and delivered to the laid lessee, - according to the torroa ind intents of these presents." . i The power to lease ia delegated in tectum 18 o. the charter, which eads: - 1 ' t . "That the said company may. Vhen hey see proper, farm out the right f transportation over aald railroad, -L i (Conunued on Page Two.) ..;,.. SO tCIICS T01MSD ARREST TET Mil kuiM tmMr Oaael la 1a.r rttM This Milti iw ul llrwttUg .vmi lwaj iMakka mm4 ! taai A A ! ljr lull mi law Ta rMwii lift" ri' h-Mlle. N C, I 1 imn I I. II. Th" grand Jury af Ik lal isa of Ik (o.irt IM ir bllU i..t-r lllark- i',i,j Siatia dlalri. i n.o.aing rara-d .... ar:'l.' 'i,agroamaB Si- 1 h.' I. Ilia uf ...dMll.'-n' rharg til elihth dlatrlrt rpre-ii'.iilT with ,,rartl lug lifor lh tr. .i,r dprt- d recalvlag fe. I au.'h aar- rlrc In vlnlatioa of th.' , r-.nlng ,roai Ae" 50 from Hlackbura tas bea takin The bill ml page , , , , BRAIt lNTOiLANDSUDE ,: Southbound Oregon Express Wrecked, One Killed Its Two KnKiui'K Itcduced . lo So rap Iron Two Mnil nrn Rolled laowu Rmnaiikmeut Knineer Killi'd by Herond Kliile While Working at Wreck. (By tlif A ski .. -hi led Press.) Sacremento. Cul . Feb. 21 The south bound Orcg-on expri-as N.x ir on the Southern PmlfiV Kallroad. due to ar rive here nt r n'rlork this morning, ran into a lamlnlM.- near the town of beltn. Inst ninhi The two etiBlncs nttached to the truU were reduced lo scrap iron. Two mnil cars were ilei-.ilii'il nnd rolled down the embankment Into the ditch alongside the track, and. a baggage car stopped on tlie ciIkc of the embank ment. After the cars had piled up and the train crew was working among the wreckage, a second landslide came aWeepliu down the side of the hill, partly burying n portion of the debris. a Engineer Dennis Frecl or Dunslmulr was In the track of the slide, and wa hurled bv it Into the midst of the wreckage. When taken out he was dead. SHOOT GETS ANOTHER ENDORSEMENT TODAY (By the Associated PreBS.) -Washington. Feb. 21. Senator Smoot received another endorsement- In the senate today. It came from Mr. War ren, who .upon the convening tor the day's session presented a voluminous oefltion from wonicv. In Wyoming, praying for the expulsion of Mr. Smoot from the senate. He said that he had been requested to accompany the pre sentation' of the petition with some remarks of his own. He added: "The. obfeot of the petition is be fore the-proper committee, and I hope to be guided by the report of the new committee when made, If I should express my opinion before the report Is made I should be Inclined to endorse what.: was said on the subject' few days since bv the senator from Callfor nla, (Mr. Perkins). . .a . i , Upon the conclusion of the routine business at 12:20 p. m., ths senate. went into executive ' session on -.motion - oi Mr. Morgan. ' : .. ..- i . t 'When at 12:30 p. m;, the. doors were opened the pure food btrf was ' taken up.?. A vote will be had on the bill be fore' adjournment today. ,A Ten la CtEsrts lMU)tMI wt I Villr tm . mm lw IU4M a? '4 Ta .. sto v. lh Abm1i..I T- . (I. IH :i f.-. .. ul o ef trl; )rora Is . Mi - (, Cbarlm H .tak-u,w tl,, . ,.f aikhii ' aaa difvte !' 1 .u.ii.a'lf.a lodai a Ik gral It l u,( i , Hu(Ua of CliU!W'h i.iatti tk hclag Tl t I I., .ii iixlai i he f rurnda of 0wfal m.t anr lalmlbg kls aomlBa ii-n ..i, M.r alt, .(d prnmla oi Joka K Wlii', rt II.Maing rouniy. Iks' Jil ih.. voir of lhal rrtir I) i, f,ri.. not Tl.r n.ati ti.. nvr.-airxl Cenrl Omavt-iini i .. am old. and a la , yer ai Chilli. u H- giaduatMl si Ki.in ('..II.k. n 1 7 ; . nnd i ih, Harvard l.a S. h..l in lT4 II. ma rr 1.1 bi.ia i 1 i lor f Mi(.llii !! a pr aid. ni h.l !, 101 1,1 laiR. and priwidrni of lh.' Ohio .l.L.r.il college In laltS arid .i. fiil.-d for lh republican nomination f.r am rnor In 1N Hp Is a fln- oraint and hsa dnminat.-! thn miii- r Ku r-Onnt) for jeara J, II. Hamai.1 l-.l. (Special lo Th Kvrntna Time ) turhm. C. Feb n J H Hatn met. a fcrn.ft preacher and lea. her of thta city, died auddenly nt Haltli-aburg. Mlaa. night before Inat. Tit neua ot hl dath waa reeive! here yrater day miming In n telegram to hla wife. He waa about alxty ).ar- of nge nnd left a wife and aix children, k. vera I of whom were grown. THE DEWEY WAS ADRIFT Broke Loose Twice in Very Bad Weather Are Xow at Canaries Have Been IWeclliiK ( luitioUHly Rnitus Towing Machine Damaged Addi' tlonal Parts of Knginc to lk Taken lo llrutus. (Hy the Associate.) Press.) ! Washington.- Feb. 21 Official news regarding the drydoek Dewey reached the navy department today In the fol lowing cablegram from Commander HoBley, commanding the Olacler; "U. S. Glacier, at sea. per U. S. S. Po tomac. Las Palmas. Cannrles. "Bureau Navigation, Washington. "Latitude twenty-nine degrees, fifty minutes north, longitude Tl degrees !0 minutes .west on February 1". Will coal ul Grand Canary. Canary Islands. Encountered very bad weather later part of voyage. Dock adrift twice. Have been proceeding cautlouslThe Brutus towing machine "fjamaged. There is great necessity for extra part of engine." The protected cruiser Taeoma will he ordered from Naples to the Canaries to carry to Commander Hosley the ad ditional parts of the engine of the Bru tus, ,t which he says In his disputed there Is c;reiit need. YOUNG BARD WAS PROBABLY MURDERED (Bv the Associated Prose.) New York. Feb. 21. That Alfred M. Bard, a nephew of former Senator Bard of California, met his death In Europe bv foul play was the statement made by Detective Sergeant John J. Fogarty, who returned to New today on the steamer Zealand Yolk from Brussels, Belgium.- " ( Young Bard went to Brussels In Aug ust last, year tot study the violin. He Intended, to Return to New York on a steamer leaving Antwerp on October 20 last. '. A French girl with whom the young, .man had become acquainted In Brussels was responsible for the postponement of Jiis departure, the detective said.V . At.-this, point Fogarty declined to talkr f urther about the case, except to say' thnt'Oung Bard was Mead and probably . was murdered. 5! . 1 r ' . smr TiicvnuiM ULLII 11ILI unn MINES AND OIL Amendment Makes Clearer Tillman Resolution RAILWAY OWNERSHIP Ili.Uvr ttxiiniMI' ihi IniiTUil.' aiatl 1-or. ltM CiinitiM-n, i 7 1 II man KaggeMlua Anai.il v, t To lr l-Ml lavellKalH.ii lllnil.t) i ll.--l tvi i-rl.l. I) lUitniatU ( I IV I il. .... U ! .1 'l - I V .lalilllKlllli. K.'ll Jl M 'he MIC Boiiinii of S.fiator Tillman th hoae oiiniiiltlee on lnte"-tMte and forelKii . Din tiii r. e made an amendment tda in ih. ieanl.itl.in which It haa suoed n ns'onimend for favorable art Ion for ihe Inveat igai Ion of nlleg.nl rail way monopoly of coal and oil. An the reaoltitlon was orl(Clnall framed it provided for an Investiga tion by the Interstate commerce com-nili-Hloii aa to whethur railways own Ihe roal and oil they haul, hut It wan the pitriiose of the rommlttee to ex tend the investigation deflnltelj' lo the alleged railway ownership of the mlnea und oil properties. To make the resolution dourer an amendment was accepted which specifically pro vides tor tha inveatlgaUon of the ownership of coal and oil companies. The following rexrt haa been pre- pared by Representative Townsend at the request of the committee to 'accompany the resolution: "This resolution uniends senate i resolution :i 2 i ly including all kinds ;of coal and oil and the Investigation of the railroad Interest ownership n control in coal and other lands alld I)rol)prtles ami hy excluding all other products.' It Is recommended by the committee on Interstate and foreign commerce that charges from what seem to be reliable sources have been inude against various railroad companies engaged in Interstate com merce to the effect ihat such com panies have an interest directly or indirectly in the coal and oil which they carry to the "disadvantage of competing owners; thai they or their officers have nn interest or owner ship directly or otherwise Tn coal and oil properties served by their roads. and through the distributions of cars and Ihe furnishings of facilities of transportation and shipment discrim inate against the so-called independ ent owners; that by inter-corporate ownership of the stock of other car- riers of coal and oil, together with ownership of such stock bv certain of the officers of said companies, con trol of such other carriers is obtained and the combinations' in restraint, of trade and commerce are lormed 'which work an injustice to the inde pendent shippers of coal and oil and i crcat wrong to the consumers of i : those products. "It upon investigation such charg les are established bv tacts the eon Igress should be informed thereof to Ithe end -that it niav understand if touch companies are violating led 'eral law and wheiher any additional legislation is necessary. "The Interstate commerce commis sion is instructed lo make the inves tigation for. the reason that it is or ganized for the work and somewhat familiar with, the condition to be In vestigated. "The commission is required to report from time to time in order that congress may be Informed and this enabled to take such action ns the situation may seem to demand." PAID BANDITS $2,000 RANSOM, k (Bv the Associated Press.) El Paso, Tex., Feb. 21-Colonel Robert Hannigan, a ranchman of Oeming, N. M,, who was kidnapped by . bandits near Siler City, N. M., and held for ransom, has been re leased.; It wasMiecessary to pay. the bandits twice, and 12,000, It is said, was secured by them, Spsic Et5lte!l:;!j, Vci!l Say Ka Ee Ib:a Jcsl mt PITTSBURG TO SETTLE THE ROW u la lltti-rg Im Ha Aaf Caa f.-rraT UDa (ate rtMaailaai Oaa raiura Kaxrtalr Hiard WM Mee NaMaae Tlaa lb-for April I Ikryiwd Thoa Mateaaa aata KaUalag t.aUl IW Uaitrm Oal f Milratrtl or Kn-rriary W II lHv th' A lrla t ed pre) I'ltlahurg. Pa, Feb. II. "Aa far n. I know now. there will k a Btrtka. I'realdent Mitrhell of th fatted me-Workers of America, who ar rived here today from Nw York made the a Ik ire statement lo th Aa utriated Press at noon today at tha Motel Henry. "1 am not her to hive any confr .nrea with ih bUumtcoua operetare, My ilatt to Pittsburg la to Mnatl gale the troibl existing among tha offlcera and delearaVe of the Pittsburg dtatrlrt organ aat Ion. I will annoutw myaelf inter In ttre day regarding the I'ltlahurg altuttlon." - Will it be nrsaary to reava the national con vent loa ivetor a . l tlemant ran be made btwn ' th mlnars and operators under tha reo ' iutlon adopted, at the rational con vention at lalaopolet". -Preatdeftt . Mitchell wa aak.. , . -r The national president tetrt-ta ' tha lawa of the. miner uhlrttl" re plied Mr. Mitchell V a. j, J . "Tnu mean by that, the that you --an effect m settlement IA wuy.dla trictr . k ' -ty. "Ask secretary Wllnnh." said Mr. Mitchell. .' , "And the aerretsry la not discussing the Ilyan' resolution at this tlmi." Secretary Wilson Immediately replied. "Will there be a strike on April, XV Prealdent Mitchell waa asked. "As far, as I know now." answeted Prealdent Mitchell . with eonalderab'.e hesitancy, "there Will be a atrlke." "In both the bltuminoue and- anthra clle fields?" he was asked. ' ? - "I will positively say nothing more.'' "Nothw-tthstandlng the denials from you nnd F. 1 Robbing, leader of th bituminous operators, reports, are still persistent that you will hoM .a con ference with Robblns." Mr. Mitchell was told. . i- "There Is nothing In the reports," replied Mltche'l. Being In Pittsburg. of ourse, I will see Mr. Robblns, ' prob ably some time today." .,: , ..v President Mitchell held a eonferene with the special committee represent ing the delegates of the Plttsburt dis trict miners convention this morning. He announced at the noon adjournment thut he would confer with th atoN neys of the delegates after which , he would likely be in a position to rrtttk statement. SOON TO VOTE ON; LIQUOR PROBLEM. (Special to The Evening Times.) Wilson, N. C, Feb. 21. The cam paign has opened over the question as to whether the dispensary will W continued in Wilson after July first. The election to determine whether Wilson will have 'open bars, dispen sary or prohibition will be held the first week ot April. The present dis pensary, which has paid profits of 125,000 per year for the paet two years, has gained supporters so its friends state, while the saloon advo cates claim it haa been a moral, fail ure and are sanguine of defeating It nt the coming election. The prohibi tion forces are gaining strength,1 and a lively fight is on. .s. i- WOMAN DEAD . . AT AGE OF 105. (By the Associated Press.) ', Southingtonf'jontf.;'Febf.-1 Mrs. Sylla. Langdon Dunham,, the second oldest person in this state, died today, aged 105 years. ' . !. The oldest persqa . m 1 tha, state, Mrs. Debora SiUlman of Easton, who is 106 years old today; fa seriously til as the result ot shock caused by' . -1 .U A k n MAM .1.tnk l' liiu ucatu vi tier huu, wuiuii uuuuiimt yesterday during a fire at his hotae ;- :.v; ,-v. .;;e';:?;.jr-';
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