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THE EALEIGH EVENING TIMES. ':
VOLUME II.
RALEIGH, N. C, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 2, 1907.
FIRST SESSION
illlll CONGRESS
It Was Called to Order at
Noon Today
THE MESSAGE TUESDAY
Nothing of Special Interest In the
Formal Assembling of National
Legislature at Washington Today,
Except Re-election of Speaker
Cannon and the Formal Action In
Memory of the Two Alabama Sena
tors Who Recently Pied Some
Particulars and Incidents of the
. iDuy. i..- '
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Washington, D. C, Doc. 2. At noon
today the first session of the sixtieth
congress will convene, Joseph G. Can
non will be elected speaker and will
preside over tho house of representa
tives, Vice President Fairbanks will
preside in the senate.
: The president's message will most
likely be read tomorrow.
It is generally .-forecasted that the
session will prove an extraordinarily
busy one. Coming just before the
presidential campaign, polities is
bound to cut a large figure. In all that
Is done.
While there will be plenty of ac
tivity, it Is not difficult to find those
who are confident in predictions tha.
the session will be a "do nothing" one.
Speaker Cannon's speech In accepting
the republican caucus nomination in
dicates this. One paragraph is quite
plain, viz:
"Wu have been admonished by
events that it is not a time for extrav
agance or excursions into the realm
of experiment In legislation."
The currency question will call for
careful consideration. It will prove a
knotty problem and the approach of
the presidential campaign will" not aid
matters. ... xne jrnmppine mini win
probably come up late in the session.
"Sentiment among the leader Is that
any attempt to rush this legislation
would be equivalent to confessing that
something' is wrong. The Philippine
tariff bill and the bill for admission
of New Mexico and Arizona to state
hood will be Introduced early but it is
not probable that either will become a
law. :
Advocates of deepening the Mississ
ippi River will seek to Inaugurate that
enterprise and there will be an effort
toward the systematic advancement of
inland waterways. Speaker Cannon's
interference may block this project.
He has declared that he believes it un
wise to extend federal authority at the
expense of heavy government bond Is
sues. The president is expected to
recommend a channel in the Mississ
ippi of not less than fourteen feet from
New Orleans to Keokuk.
It is also understood that he will re
commend an enlargement of the navy
and while congress does not seem pre
pared to follow him all the way the
prospect is good for an Increase.
Resolutions growing out of the finan
cial situation will be Introduced by the
democrats. They will Inquire into the
recent Issues of certificate by the
treasury department, others will pro
pound questions concerning the distri
bution of the national banks of the
treasury reserve and still others will
deal with different phases of the nnan.
clal Questions.
The men who do most to formulate
the policies of the two houses are do
ing all they can to secure an early ad
journment. The fact that the national
convention will be held the latter part
of June is being used to advantage of
both republicans and democrats. The
speaker will make an effort to get the
house committees in working order De
fore tho holidays.
The telegraph operators, defeated In
the test of strength with the two big
companies, will make representations
to have the telegraph business brought
under control of-the government.
There will also be a fight to have
the express companies brought under
the Henburn railroad bill, which would
give the interstate commerce commis
sion the right to pass upon their re
bates and prevent rebating.
Other' questions to be discussed in
clude extravagance in the construc
tion of the Panama Canal, the ship
subsidy matter, woman and child la
bor and sailing of the fleet to the Pa
cific. Formal Proceedings Adjauranicitt.
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Washington, D. C, Dec. 2. Admis
sion was by card only to the sixtieth
congress, which assembled promptly
at noon today, and for days past visi
tors in the city had been ' beseeching,
cajoling, and in some cases, almost
threatening their respective represen
tatives and senators for the necessary
pasteboards.
As flowers have been barred from
the floor, there was nothing much for
the spectators to, see but statesmen.
These, however, were present in suflV;
clent numbers and variety to make up
for the floral displays that were such
an attraction In former years.
In the house the entire membership
had to be sworn in, Speaker Cannon
and the other officers had to be re
elected, and seats had to be assigned.
In the upper body Vice President
Fairbanks presided, the organization
of the senate being continuous. The
Rev. Edward Everett Hale, the vener
able chaplain, offered prayer, the roll
was called, and the vice president an
nounced a quorum present.
The swearing in of newly elected
senators was then taken up, after
which Senator Hale, master of cere
monies, offered the usual resolution
directing the appointment of a com
mittee to act with a committee of the
house to wait upon President Roose
velt and Inform him that congress was
asembled, and prepare to receive any
communications he might be pleased
to make. ,
The committee will not report un
til tomorrow.
A resolution was adopted fixing the
hour of meeting at noon of each day.
Resolutions were then offered offi
cially informing the senate of the
death of Senators Morgan and Pettus
of Alabama, and out of respect to
their memories adjournment was
taken. ;.-'.-
There was a respectable showing of j
public interest in the senate, but the
bulk of the crowd besieged the house.
Alexander McDowell of Pennsyl
vania, clerk of the last house, called
the body to order, lie had to pound
vigorously with his gavel to secure ne
cessary quiet.
While House'. Family Present.
The galleries were crowded. Mrs.
Roosevelt. Miss Ethel Roosevelt and
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth : graced tho
presidential gallery.
The blind chaplain, Henry N, Con
den, offered prayer
eel by stales, and
the roll was call-
a quorum found.
present
Uncle Joe Cannon was placed In oner, and the c losing speech of De
nomination for the speakership by Col. triet Attorney Raker, Judge Stafford
Hepburn, chairman of the republican ;
caucus, anc. jonn Miarp w imams oi
Ht..n( tl 41... ..Vw.l..n r.f tll.t ,1..1I1-
lilt: vuum:
cratlc caucus for speaker.
nnteil hv the chairman of the caucus.
The newly elected speaker was then ,
escorted to the rostrum by a commit-
tee, headed by his rival, the Misslss-
Ippian.
The clerk read the roll by' states and
territories and . the; membei-s were j
sworn In, .. .
Having appointed :committces to i
notify the president and the senate
!,.,. hnnoo l.od nrvatii'l nnit WHS
ready for business. John Dalzell of '
Pennsylvania, spokesman for the rules
(Continued on Page Seven.)
SECRET SERVICE
REVEALS PLOT
Revelation Shakes liie Civic
Fabric of Colorado
WORSE THAN THE MAFIA
Investigation of the Assassination of
Joseph A. Walker Brings to Light
a Criminal Plot That Rivals the
Wildest Criminal Acts of the
.Molly Magulres and the Mafia.
The Facts to Ho Laid Before the
Grand Jury Next Week. ;"':...-'
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Denver, Col., Dec. 2. Secret ser
vice officers of Chicago, who for the
last few weeks have been delving
into the mystery leading up to the
murder of Joseph A. Walker on the
lonely mountain side near Hesperus,
report that they have brought to
nrht thn doinltn of n criminal Plot
nirnlnst the life of that officer that
in tQ raminnntinna rlv.ils thn wildest
plots of the famous Molly Maguires
or the vendettas of the Mafia.
Ai a result of the revelation of
the plot to the federal grand Jury
that moafea nAvt wpfiL' It la nssertod
that indictments will be returned
that will shake the civic fabric of
southern Colorado to its very foun
dation. The reports assert that four men
other than Mason and Vanderweld
are involved as principals in the plot;& Qhl0 Rallroad, Is reported wrecked
and were on the mountain side , nenr here Possibly Ave aro dead '
armed with rifles at the time of the;and at lenHt a dozen are njur0li. j
shooting. Mason, it was knowwn to , ,
Walker, was one of the original lo
caters of the part of the property of
the Porter Coal Company on which
the killing occurred, but there was
no charge iof Irregularity in the sale
of 160 acres of land by him to the
company
The statement, of Mason after, the
killing, that he did not know tbej nilSB,
man who was shot until after he hadBHUa"n ln KHBBIa'
searched the body and found the pa
pers of the officer, led to the first
suspicion of a conspiracy in connec
tion with the shooting;.
LAST DAY OF
BRADLEY TRIAL
Lawyers Arguing the Noted
Case at Washington
UNHAPPY WOMAN'S FATE
The, Final Plea For the Life ami
Freedom of the. Woman Who Mur
dered Senator Brown, Former
Lover and Father of Her Cliild-
ren, is Being Made by Her Leading
Lawyer This Afternoon- Mrs.
Bradley Xot Confident and Jury's
.. Verdict Doubtful.
(By Leased Wire to The Times.) -,
.'.."Washington,-- Dei-. 2 This is the
last day of tho Bradley (rial. Be
fore the day is done the argument of
the rase will have been completed,
the judge's '.charge read and the fate'
of the. frail, little Woman "charged
with murdering former Senator Ar
thur Brown will ho in the hands of
the men w ho have patiently listened
to the evidonco during tho last three
weKs.
With the. 'argument!!'-', of "Judge
Powers, chief counsel for the pris-
w, .,.navge- tho jry and much dc
ponds upon the.-instructions that the
. ,
will give. However,
this morning Mrs. -'Bradley and her
attorneys were confident- .that the
law, speakins through twelve men,
will say "Go, woman, and sin no
more."
whether .acquitted or convicted,"
gad Mls H,..,(it..v.' ."and feeling that
I ;im the s;nrc :is T nin now. :i eron-
. ove5.b1(lonoa with a shame too
i great to be borne, I would not go on
the stand again to save my neck. I
felt when I was on the jstand before
that I hud broken ail of my ideals.
It was only because my mother told
me that I owed it to my children that
I ever told my story on the witness
stand. If there should be a disagree
ment of the jury and another trial,
I will never tell tho story rigair-
never." .
(Continued on Page Seven.)
J
FIRE RAGING AT
I, TEX.
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Houston, Texas, Dec. 2. Early to
day fire started in the block bounded
by Main, Fanning, Congress and Pres
ton streets.
The loss is now more than half a
million. The firemen had great diffi
culty in getting the blaze under con
trol..' FATAL RAILWAY
WRECK TODAY
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Martlnsburg, W. Va., Dec. 2-De
railed cars in a rear-end collision
caused a side-swine of the t. Louis-"!
Now York express passenger train on
he Balliniore and Ohio road near
"ore thls morning.
The dead number two, W. I
off-
713 West Lombard street, Hul -
mi,n
timore, and daughter Nellie, and one
unidentified white man.
A dozen were badly injured.
FATAL WRECK
ON THE B. & 0.
(P.y Leased Wire to The Times.)
Mnrtlnsvllle. W. Va.. Dec. 2 Tho
; limited, on the Baltimore!
COUNT WITTK SKKKS
GKU.MAN DOCTOR'S AID.
(By Cable to The, Times.)
Berlin, Dec. 2. -Count Witte has
come here to consult a specialist In
thrn.it- trnilhlo Kn for h hue. rn.
fllHB(1 ,nvltnMnna , ,lu(llltm ,ho
MILLION DOLLAR
HOUSTON
Thaw Trial Again Postponed.
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
New York, Dec. 2. The Thaw trial
has been postponed until January 6th.
'.".'.
MANG
EDITOR
GROVES WOUNDS
PROVE FATAL
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Kansas City, Mo., lice. 2. Hiram
Jackson Groves, .man iging editor of
the Kansas City-Post, who was shot,
a vcek ago by General It.. C. Home,
an editorial writer on the same pa
per, died this morning nt 7: r0 at the
German hospital here,; of blood poi
soning, which set. in yesterday. .
Mr. Groves had been doing,. .) well
up to Sunday t:iat in recovery was
expected. General llorne shot both
Mr. Groves and O. I). Woodward
without a word of warning. Wood
ward was shot three times hut will
recover.
ONE ELEPHANT
ILLS ANOTHER
(By Leased Wire to The Times..).
Atlanta. Ga Dec, At the Hostile!
aieii.c-in this city l.i-'i . 'bight'-- when
Trainer' Sillier fed ihe two-.elephants.
I. it and ltoger, the. -animals engage 1
in a scrap over 't hale i.f Iriy. Afte.
each had galned'liosses'stuii. of .it ami
lo.-t it several times.' ltoger, .'seemi'.ig'
ly going craay, lii.-li-.'il at the other
elephant with lowered he-ail. raise, l her
in the air and dn:-heil lur from the
platform on which, they were chained.
As Lit fell her hnily, , which: !i;hs
three tons, struck the .-sharp -cornet of
:i projecting '.stand and was bully
ripped open. She died shortly after-'
wards. -.
' LH was about -.'sixty years old and
had been -in captivity forty years. She
was a great favorite with the children,
two thousand tots, it Is said having
ridden )'cr-iiYj,4.J!alitain the last two
weeks. " ' '.;-
3 LIVES LOST
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Plaquemine, La., Dec. 2. A deplor
able acc idei t occurred here Sunday
afternoon, costing .'the lives of two
highly 'esteemed citizens and the life
of u boy wli.t was the main support of
an Invalid n other...
The accident was the result of the
sinking of a gasolene launch in bayou
l'laqiieniiiie, near Milly .Store'. The
drowned-.. .ate': , Seplime . Trenaguli-r,.
Wade Laneliy and a young boy nainel
Moses lilueiithal.
TO REVOLUTIONIZE
SHEET METAL MAKING
(By Lcasetd Wire to The Times.)
Pittsburg. Pa., Dec. 2 The Pitts
burg mill -('1st riot has received news
or lno R''(i"'i"S i a patent on sneet
. i-mKinB- - to Amurose Jtiuu, oi
! Newport, ivy., ana h is inougiu nere
-ho. Pi'ocesi, will revolutionize this
' U'"0 of oxk- ,he secret of which has
'. " I'een aem ny nussians
If is claimed for the patent that II.
will make .'a belter and cheaper pol-
'ished iron than any other plan yet
brought out, and working it out here
will he .begun nt once.
PEDESTRIAN WESTON
BENEFIT A FAILURE
. (By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Chicago, ills., Dec. 2. The benefit
performance' planned for Kd ward
Paysem Weston, pedestrian, at the
(arrick Theatre yesterday was a com
plete failure.
At the hour for tho opening act less
than fifty persons were In the house,
and when A eston, whs was to have
lectured be tween the acts, arrived w ith
committee of his friends he gave his
cons.'nt to have the performance call-
C(1 offv '
The man who has been feted and
LAUNCH SINKS
i cheered ncreiss 1,21x1 miles which 110
traversed like a conqueror of old, felt
; bitterly the disappointment nt the lnck
of support evidenced by the poor
. showing in the theatre:
I
FIFTY MEN DEAD
I A COAL MINE
Bad Explosion Followed by
Mtcrfap
RESCUERS CAN'T WORK
'Horrible.. Result of 10xplosio. in the
Naomi Coal .Mines in Pennsylva
nia, Causes the 'Death of All the
Miners Kut omhed Those Who
Would Rescue Tiiciu Rendered
riicoiiscious Heard'cnding Scenes
at Mine F.ntranco Hopeless Wives
..lid Children.
(fly Leased Wire to The rimes.) ;-
Fayette City,: Pa.. Dec. 2. Fifty
iuen are in all probability dead in
the Naomi mine of the Failed Coal
Company, about two miles from
here, iccordiug to statements . made'
afte- a canvass of the little mining
village at. 10 o'clock this morning.
Afterdamp which followed an ex
plosion shortly before I) o'clock last
night has prevented the large1 force
of. rescuer.. from retching the en
tombed miners.' '.;.
' The. fa':i. is still going hut the af
terdamp is so heavy that rescuers
are reeling back every time they
enter t:te mine. One . resetter after
another, has been rendered uncon
scious, by the deadly fumes and it
will be . probably, late -.in the day he
fore the entombed men are reached..
The very fact that the afterdamp
prevents rescue work is taken as an
indication that every man : iti the
mine has perished.
Officials of : 'the company are on
the scene but; they have refused to
-make any statement.. A score of ex
pert miners, including superintend
ents, fire bosses and foremen, em
ployed , at nearby mines, are among
the rescuers. The work is under
the supervision of State Mine In
spector Henry Lout it!.
. The wives, sisters, brothers and
fathers of the men 'in t'ae mine are
crowded about the entrance. Many
are in sue h a condition that they
cannot realize the extent of the. ca-
"- (Continued on Pace :S! 7en.)
ITS OBJECTS
(By Leascel Wire to The Times.)
Washington, D. C, Dee. 2 Col.
C P. Goodyear, of Brunswick, Ga.,
a representative, of the Brunswick
Board of Trade, the Atlanta Cham
ber of Commerce, and a delegate of
the state of Georgia to the Rivers
and Harbors congress,, which meets
here Wednesday, is in Washington
today.
Colonel Goodyear has spent thirty
years agitating inland waterway ex
tension in the southern states, lie
was recently a delegate to the Dull
er Waterways conference held- in
Philadelphia the latter .pari. .of .No
vember. : There will lie about ::.:inii dele-;
gates present nt' this-' week's session
of the rivets and harbors congress."
The president Is .los. K. llnnsdi'U.
member of congress from Alabama:
the secretary is ,1, T. Kllison, of Cin
cinnati. Secretary' Koot will 'open
the congress. Ambassador .liisser
and will make an address on French
Canals, and --'Baron Von Sternberg
will talk on German inland naviga
tion. Senator Newlands, Hon. Theo
dore Burton, Colonel Goodyeur, and
Governor Hoke Smith, will also
speak. About twenty governors will
be' present,
The purpose of the congress is to
create greater Interest in Inland nav
igation, and to secure from congress,
if possible, n fixed mid annual ap
propriation of not less than $.'0,000,
000 fo improve the rivers and har
bors.: That Inland navigation needs Im
mediate attention by congress is evi
denced by the fact that while
freight traffic on railroads has in
creased 100 per cent, in the past
seven years, railway mileage has in
creased only 20 per cent. One of
tho contributing causes to the recent
money stringency- was the great con-
RIVER Sr HARBOR
CONGRESS Ai
gestion of freight shipments on'
nearly every railroad. '
Colonel Goodyear has revived a
project for a canal connecting the I
Georgia coast with the Mississippi
River. The proposed canal would j
start at. Atlanta, and using various;
small rivers in Georgia and Aiahama,
would .open 15,000 miles of interior,
rivers to the Atlantic coast. Some
of these rivers are navigable now,
and the proposed new waterway
would .connect with the Tennessee
and Mississippi rivers. .
This same project was advocated
by Albert Gallatin, secretary of the
treasurer tinder Jefferson and Slon
roe, in a state paper in 1.S0S. :. Col
onel Bernard,.- an ex-engineer ' officer
of Napoleon's staff, with a party of
United States engineers, surveyed
the route and reported the scheme
favorably. Afterward a '.'.unanimous
senate report, known as the Win
dom' report., urging some ' action in
intprovitig these waterways, was pre-sent'.-d
to congress. : .
No action ;' was taken, however.
Th 3-conditions now prevailing made '
that .vhich was desirable then a real .
pe"erKity now. :, :.'.-. ;.: .
Tile: rivers and harbors congress .
ir.e! -hist year, in ''Washington, and the',
year .before"! in Baltimore. With each :
annual meeting the movement to get
inland navigation i.s getting stronger.,'
OVER.ro?-'s so;.'V"..-::.
AES3FISTED FOR
KILLING MAF.
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
. WafhitiRton.'.-I). C, Tec. 1 Frank
life IV. !1. Soli 'if I'VMi.'V. I'.l'eeU ll. : wh i
Was aw ikciifil lit the Studio Hotel yes-,
te't eluy hets heen ai i este'i em t he charg
of 'running down 'and kiillng .. James
Griiinell. ceiloreil, a porter at Kornan'.-t
Ilettel, Seneiay. ;
Ui-ow.n tllel hut deny that he had in
dulf,red in an atitumobile .race' on Hal
timore '.St reel- at tin e arly hour in the
ineirning with aueither man, whom the
peelie'c have not yet located, hut declar
ed if. a : man was run down it was not
done by his machine. -:
Accordiui; t" the- story told by Brown
at the... police -'--.station, the .unknown
man who-drove the black njachine had
been slaying-at the Paniiico' Motel f f
the last ..two, days, and about. 2 o'clock
In the uiiiriiihg' both ...machines started
toward th1' city, lirown had three men
in his car, while the .other . chauffeur,
had a woman companion in his. i
WITH ONE FOOT
IN THE GRAVE
Aged Senator Is to Take a
New Wife Soon
HENiaY G. DAVISs AGED84
Tiie Sprightly Old-Voimg Candidate
for. Vi.v-I'i'i'siclont Three Years Ago
Is to .Marry a Veiling Newspaper
Woman of Washington, Who is
Young Ihiough to be His Daugh
ter's Daugltfei Old .Man Worth
Thirty .Milliem and of Course
There's a Family Kow On Tup.
,: (Special Cable to. The Times.)
1 New York, Dec, 2 --'According to a
i.'.pctial from Washington former
I r;iit"d States Senator :!1.. G. Davis of
j .West Virginia, eighty-four years old,
miilii-milliomtt.ro and democratic,
candidate, for vice-president in the
"l.i Ft campaign,' is to be married, so
Intimate friends of his assert.
The bride-to-be, according to the
nnnoiince'inent. is .Miss. Maud Ash
ford, datighti'r of. the lale .Mahlon
Ashfovd. poor in her own rigid, and
only a few months ..ago earning her
living by it porting for a Washing
ton paper. .
' Through her. maniage she . will,
come' ln:n vast wealth,- as Senator
Davi.-i has a fortune of $:',0. 01.10,11110.
Behind the announcement of the
.marriage there is a story which
threatens to cause a break in tho
family ties nt the aged senator, as
well as in the friendship between
Miss Ashford and the daughters of
the prospective bridegroom.
; The misgivings of Senator Davis'
apparently felt regitrciing. the attl
, tude of his family would' have to
'wai'd the proposed alliance are be
, lieved to have been reflected by the
I senator's action in giving each of his
daughters. $200,000 Just before he
jmade known his 'plans. There are
1 stories of a trousseau which is even
now complete.
Whatever the alt it u 1 0 of Mrs. El
kins and Mrs. Lee may bo toward
their father for taking n bride, and,
according to report, practically cut
ting them out of his great fortune.
It is known the prospective bride fre
(Contlnucd on Page Seven.)
SEC.OFNAVY ON
PACIFIC FLEET
Annual Report Sec. Metcalf
Made Public Today
ABOUT PACIFIC CRUISE
It Is Xot All IJellicose In Its Object
. Other Than to Furnish Needed
and Desired Training for Men and
'.Officers. 'and Ships- So We Are
Told Officially Today Naval .Sea
manship Has lleen Neglected By
J level ion to Gunnery Interchange
of General Command.
-'.(Special, to The. Eveninar Times. I
Washington, Dec, 2. -The annual
report of Secretary of the Navv Met
calf, which was issued today and
will be referred to at length In the
preside'nt'-s- annual : message to con-'
Kress- tomorrow, contains the follow
ing interesting and important mat
ter concerning the Pacific fleet and,
the cruise in the 'Asiatic waters; the
first official information available on
a subject ot niuch concern:
Carrying oiit the plan outlined last
year, all naval' forces In the Pacific
and Asiatic: waters were early this
year united in one command forming
the Pacific fleet.
This is an important step for
strategic reasons, since all opera
tions in the Pacific ai well as In the
Atlantic should have one general di
rection and control. No proper de
ve'lopme.it of naval efficiency could .
proceed, without it, aid It is import
ant also ns serving directly to bring
about, a general appreciation of the
fact that geographical limits, such
as our squadrons hitherto have had.
..tic uiiudcu 111c eiica ue jjci
mnhilttv hv wtliph n ttof : amiairnn
or division should be free of any
local tie or dependence. Geographi
cal interests still exist, however, and
must be looked out for, which the
adopted plan of organization covers
by the periodical or frequent Inter
change of squadrons or divisions
among waters which were formerly
parts of separate stations under in
dependent command. Such a move
ment was the recent one of the ar
mored cruiser squadron from Asiatic
waters to San Francisco.
By adhering to this plan of Inter
change, with frequent resort to large
concentrations of all, or nearly all,
of one general command, In both
Pacific and Atlantic, we may hope
for the same gratifying results in
tactics that wholesome competition
has won for gunnery. In passing It
should be noted that the Pacific fleet
is homogeneous in the composition
of its divisions, although of lighter
and smaller vessels than In the At
lantic. During the first stay of the At
lantic fleet at Jamestown a plan long
under consideration was made pub
lic to send the fleet on a voyage to
the Pacific as a suubstitute for the
comparatively short cruising and the
harbor work which the fleet has en
gaged In for the winter Beason of the
past six or more years. Shortage of
officers and men made it necessary
some time ago to discontinue all
training-ship cruises: so that re
cruits now pass to general service
with only a few months' training,
all given on shore.
Although by this "ystem the re
cruits may not. so soon become fa
miliar with their sea duties, their
development, will be sounder and
better, their sea experience being ac
quired by long crul'-es in regular
service, as In the coming voyage to
the Pacific,
Mobility and expert gunnery are
the essential qualities of an efficient
naval force. Neither can be dis
pensed with, nor can a deficiency ln
one be tolerated more thari In the
other: nor can one he developed at
the expense of the other without im
pairing the efficiency of the whole.
Of late, devotion to gunnery hag
somewhat disturbed the balance, but
the Pacific cruise will restore this,
affording ample opportunity for
training in naval seamanship, be
sides tactics, and experiment for all
concerned in the many features of
the movement of a large naval force
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t'OXDICTOU KILLED
IX KKAIt-KN'D WRECK.
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Toledo, O., Dec. 2. Prank Wiley,
conductor, was killed in a rear-end
collision of two Wabash freight trains
near here at 2:30 this morning. Hia
homo wus at Lunnlng, Mich.