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Vol. LXX. No. 151.
The Weather FAIR.
RALEIGH, N C, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, Wi.
MST EDITION
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REBELS FEAR
WEATHER
LOCK OU
SHREWD
i',: FEDERAL GLER
couon w&
Do Not Take Kindly to Premier's
Suggestions For Popular
Convention
ARE TOO IMPATIENT
Premier Wimls l lleridc the Korm
Of (lOVPi'iiiiit'iit Ity a Convention
Of Delegates IYm All Over tin
Umpire Plan Regarded as
Shrewd .Move, Cut ()imion IKvul
cil lis to Whether It ( an I5c Sue
rossfully Done Revolutionists
Tin Impatient Prof, liatcmnu
Says Republic is Impossible.
Toklo. Pec. 1'T Vtian Shi Kai'
proposal to decide the form of gov
ernmeiit. which shall prevail under
China's new regime, by a convention
of delegates from all over the em
pire, Ib regarded as a shrewd move
nut opinion is divided whether it enn
ho successfully done. Well-informed
men here believe Hie revolutionists
are too Impatient to await the out-
eomo of the convention and being
aware of the Peking government
helplessness, mav insist upon the re
fusal or nan s proposal.
I nf it ! or Republic.
Palo Alto, Calir.. Dec. A re
publican form of government
China would be an absolute failure
and would be a calamity to the
Chinese nation, according to Prol
W. 0. Bateninn, of tUe Imperial iJin
versify at Tien Tain, who arrived
yesterday at. his home here, after he
Inir driven out of China as a reni.t
of the revolution. "People in Hi in:.;
are more ignorant than we -Americans
realize," Bald Kutenian. 'Their
condition Is awful. They are in n
condition to govern l hemsolvcs
Will Agree to Abdicate
Agree to
Peking Dec.
members f the
2ti -Hepiesi iiUUvu
imperial -court, sig
nified to Premier Yiiun-Shl-Kui their
willingness to agree to abdication.
The court realizes there is no hope
for It. in the detention of three or
four detached .sections of ihe coun
try and nemi-loval provinces, -aim
hopes to obtain belter terms bv
agreeing to the proposed referendum
on the question ot form of govern
ment.
Yuan realizes the republican
spokesmen gathered a: the peace
conference at Shanghai are not likely
to accept his proposition tor an an
nually elected assembly representing
the entire empire. uan probably
will resign his office after making
the best terms possible for the
throne.
COLO WAVK COMIXCJ
Zero Temperature and llelow in the
Northwest.
Chicago, Dec. 27 The cold wave
sweeping down from the northwest
has reached the lake region. Since
yesterday noon, the temperature tell
from forty-one to twenty-two degrees
above zero. The weather bureau said
mercury would fall ten more degrees
before tomorrow. There are heavy
snows In Wisconsin and Michigan. In
the Canadian northwest, the temper
ature ranges from two to twenty-six
degrees below zero. Reports from
the northwestern states In this coun
try show a range six above to four
teen degrees below zero.
LAFOLLETTE STARTS
BATTLE AGAINST TAFT
YoungBtown, O., Dec. 27 Tno real
batle of the so-called progressive
wing of the republican party agdinst
Taft'B renomlnation started today,
with speeches by Senator Robert M.
Lafollotte In Youngstown and Cleve
land. KKiHTEHN DIE IN HO.MK
Berlin Homo For the Homeless
Scene of Many Deaths From Poi-
'. 8011. -. -..:. ..
Berlin, Dec. 27 Eighteen Inmates
of Berlin Municipal Shelter for the
homeless died during the night from
poisoning. Others are dying from the
same cause. Over four thousand
men took refuge In the Institution
last night. Some brought scraps of
extra food, consisting; in many cases
of (polled smoked herring. This is
assigned as the reason for the fatall-
:
After Days and Days cf Rain
and Mud Relief Locms
On Horizon
Now is the time, as the copv-books
would suv. lor all good men to con
sider the streets and roads.
The unusually cloudy and wet
weather lor -the past lourloeu davs
has cansod the streets anil roads to
be in a fearlul condition, especially
those hignwnvs which have not. burn
favored with some form of hard
paving..' Hack streels in Raleigh look
like country roads did twenty years
ago, and in some places are almost
Impassable, Complaints from every
section, of the city are heard ou the
condition ol the streets, but. with the
sun shilling tor Severn I davs. as is
hoped, a wonderiul transformation
win take place, a warm sun una a
gentle breeze will work'-wonders.
Tljo rainfall since December 1 I.
when the hrst hard nun lell. has not
been verv great, however, the clou lv
weather being la rge.lv responsible for
the soggmess ol the ground. . The
total prccipital ion lor the month has
been 4.7ti inches, which is l.!l inches
above the normal for ihe month.
The total precipitation for thr
vear has been 11.31 inches below
the normal, but this was due to the.
long drouths in the summer and Tail,
when Raleigh people began to think
thev Would soon be without drinking
water. The normal rainfall lor
twelve months is 4 !.! inches, and
the precipitation this year was just
about I bree-loun hs ol a normal.
Since the wet. spells seemed to be
continued, as was the case with the
drouths., it might have appeared '
most -people thai the deficiency in
the rainfall was more than made up
for-in the past fourteen days, Ilul
Mr. I.. A. De n. so n. t lie local 'Weather
observer, hag the figures, and tlie.se
point to-the fact that this section ha
not hid mar the l-ln rsu Jly ft U.
In the'eourse of u year.
COM I 'LA I XT. A i A I ST ISA TKS
Augusta (. bainbei- l oiniiieice
( onlplains Against liiites.
Washiiu'.fon. Dee il- -1 lie Au
gusta ehiimber ol commerce petition
ed the interstate commerce commis
sion claiming that the railways and
steamship lines operating along the
South Atlantic coast make rate dis
criminations against Augusta in
favor of Atlanta. The petition cites
the Bhoe rates from New York to At
lanta are less than to Augusta, al
though the distance is greater.
More Prohibitive Legislation
Aimed At the United
States In Duma
St. Petersburg, Dec. 27. A sup
plementary legislative proposal ot
prohibitive character was introduced
by the nationalists into tne Duma.
It. is aimed directly at the United
States. According to the proposed
enactments terms, American citi
zen of Jewish religion will be total
ly excluded from Russia and cus
toms duties will be raised by one
hundred per cent, unless Russia s
normal schedule is lower than Am
erica's. In that case a duty equal
ling the American duty will be col
lected. THK PACKING CASK
Prosecution hxperts to Conclude (lie
Kxaniiiiutlon of Witnesses.
Chicago, Dec. 27 Albert II.
Vceder, attorney for Swift & Co.,
continued his story of the operations
of the packers prior to l!)0,r, when
the Chhiago meat puckers trial was
resumed' this morning. .Prosecutor
Butler expected '-to conclude the ex,-
aminatlon of witness before the day
closes.
James Miii-tin Dead.
Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 27 James
Martin, superintendent of the Pull
man Company, headquarters in Phil
adelphia, died, ago slxtv-flve, of pa
ralysis. Ho waswith the Pullman
company forty years,
RUSSIA IS
MAD II
X. i' ,
I
1 V'-Wtf !
Ine rimii Vi'iiicesK li;i
l.een t!e recioient of bui'dieiK ol
coiioratiilntot v ("le.'Cams Iri'ei all
pai;w ol t!ic wrii'lil on tl.e Imlli ol
anollii'i son, t'le tointii son to be
horn to the l.T'iun Princes' nml her
consul t, ( row n Prm-e. I-I'dledcli
Wtlhelm. I ne itoi-K lell tiie addi
tion to the )'iv:l iiimiM- oil lii'cem
l:er 5f 1 1 . Pct;re tier niji!'ii.ic ilie
lou II l l incest hjis tlie lluclii'ss i
celu: ol Mef!ileli!:-i :i-S( Iihi-p in.
FEW FIRES HAVE
BEE! I
Report Shows Fewer Fires In
Any like Period Christmas
Drunks Few
.special to The Times.
dreensboro. Dec. 27 -Dcputv -State
Kne Insurance (. ommlsFionor V. A.
Scott, who is in (iivonshoro spend
ing the holidays, with lus lanuiv.
says that during the past ihree
months fewer tires have been report
ed throughout North Carolina to the
department . during' anv- like period
since the depart meat was establish, d
twelve years at?o.. .l r. Scott, together
with other officials el the depart
ment are devoting considerable time
to inspecting buildings in various
cities atiif towns in tne state, with ;i
view to educating the people to the
Importance of giving closer, ati eri'tip
to rubbish, etc.-.. to- prevent fires. ,;n I
this work is having splendid swiv;-s
as the. reports of fewer .tires; dcnidii
s i rates
That prohibition works well m
Greensboro --was' evidenced; by a few
"Christmas drunks" this year. -.The
Greensboro police arrested six drunks
from isaturdav ninhf until yesterday
morning while a little investigation
showed that, during a. shorter prriod
of lime the police of Danville. Ya.,
a ''wot ' town w ith a smaller popula
tion, hud arrested 5:i drunks and the
report then was 'that business was
picking up. '
IN CARTHAGE JAIL
Carthage, N.. C, Dec. 27 Huston
Robertson, the negro who murdered
young Francis Rugcles, at Southern
Pines, Monday night was arrested at.
Hoffman yesterday and brought here
to Jail last night. It seems that young
Ruggles and a few ol his friends
were celebrating Christmas and pre
sumed to have some fun at the ex
pense of some negro boys . when
Robertson, an older negro., resented
the action of liturgies and curse
him. Kuggles cursed buck and fo
lowed the negro some steps when
tho negro shot linn through the
heart. Young Iluggles was well con
nected and well thought of and
great, indignation prevails about, tho
Pines and the officers very wisely
avoided bringing their prisoner
tnroiigli that placei
Hotter one foot in tne grave than
two.
Appointment Authorized Cy
Judge James E. Boyd st
Sjhry of $3500
. l.Siieela'1 10 'I be,-'.
Grceiui,;.Fi,. lire. i". The ;i;i;)oini--IM'
li' o! .1 i-- .1!. M;:!;i' -ii ;!:; I'l.i-ik
of t he i ;.;;,.! Si;iti-.' r. .,.-',-' t(.;-Wi-siern
. liiM-kt i,r. "va-Vii. ;Cnrul:r:i
'iis y iMi i:rf! :nit:!.i :;:.-.i by .did,.
JiUlii';; I-;.. 1-toj ,, i he pr. , i;-imin 'na.vitig
lii-i-ii (lui liiH'il aliil m,;-f: 'i. :n I be' jiiili
chiry ;h o; i h. Ins. ( ::ir.::n.-?s. i rn ! o j
the. I'e-oi'tinfzatiotl .i:-,i n" t he r:if
ciiit ' iMni ;-.,difft rict. cohi;::V rite !.-cri'ctiit
tnurr "is uI;iiI!h!H'(! J'a'ti-.i::V'.v I . 'iinl -hii'i.
iiii-s;-i roi-iiniliy coming 'iM'fiiro '.'it Svi 1J
he h;iu. I -d :liy"lhe dit;t '.'v i. .-ic'r: ;' ;-.:!'i'
c I re in r ,ci.i:rl'l .j.ti-Hges V-:' - r-I 'sit oil ;y Oil. I
the, Tm.iiV.i of- i he -ci,;--ni: rivji'i :or
'111.-' ju t v :i 1- -- provided' inr
a -riistriel H e r 1; , w i 1 1 ; ' I . ; i rr( 1 , 1
1i6iiii;s .where rlcrlts , 'ti.'f, ..'or'rrt'iiWy j
been .iiii;iiila!ired. li i i -. : . J i ; . ' t -1 ' I'.ii-
r.v!,,i, I.io .. in -i I '.. ' Aim;: ;,
.w. i, ,, u , , ,, ... . I , ,. ,,
homed t lie lolliiu i;ig 11; o'ui '.'.
ail!:-, Arli.-vllii', . C. . II.; C
Cowli-s,;- S't'ii'ie':-iville;-.--.il i-iii :'e:.V,!lt
WiliieKhoro, all li;: ; ;:4-.M-!iia1l.v
sei'vei! as clerks. . The Milury oi' tlie
clerk is iif'.nied at :...'in ri year.
v. hi le..; the depul ies, who have form
ally made, from $4,ltm u . $i;,imi-i..
will receive aboat $2, Onii, .
. Isaac 1 hiiiiiuer, of K;.ins.is ' iMi
iioiinced a rift -of S:iO,i"l:' to t ': et!
dowriieiil fund of Sy-lvsm .o;ideiny; ia
Alaniiiiii'd . coimjy, and toi'd'ay.' :t
ileed to prolKife was iii.'-l 1't.ll H
c.lerk.'.r ill.- court, fierer tlie'il'l -:u:
in the !ili::jn of . trat!;;fi.-i'i;;i of i
tract iif'-ltiiid , i t Kansa- . -. ; i.-l i Vm:
iMiiisi ti-1 it-. niTeiHid-".viil.fi'.t j) ?;"'i,
iMiu. The only. -oiiHt ii'm aUriiiii t;:
tin-; gill. "whicli iR l:i!i-r.'.i .! as':l'.liii';'i:'
o'rilrl- fii life v i l'n , ir; tli at. i 1 1 ' V hrtll'i.
I tip be erei-led wilhin til j f t: 1 1 iiio.iil lis
iiy l liiviciiilninyv tliere li.-ini-f- no li'ivi
di'ioH as in tl'.e kiiid: ol;. iil-.'iiv.'
Mrs, .'jliunind? was- avj?.i.vi''4l;i,.
i nil n c ' an d-M tic l.-eij.- to .school -ii: siirtiv;
jt'ii-' ' ' - .''." -.:;
; , A vol iiiu ary . pel it io ir . i;r . , Mnk
riiplcy v; as lif.-d in 'liileif .lJ!;ii'-T.
coiii't . yi-st'.-rdii.v by K. Rolii rii.nn. ... -;i
liii'l-cliailt oi' 'iiii-;ioii and in ;;i;,;:;,i:'
l lie order iif iiil.iiiili.i'ri i ion .f i i 1 :-. i " I
referred; til", 'nuttier- to Mai, .1
Alexander; '). he lialiilil ies are 1,1; -, d
at if In, lilio -Willi assets of. a'-ii-i'
The . local cbamlier . of -iiiiiiii'ii.-'T"
has adopted st'rqna resolutions h-.?
ing lederal aid ill the buildurj; ar.d
imfirovemeiit of public, highways, .v.tu
a commiitee has been named to ,il'l e
same in the hands of the N'erth
Carolina representatives in roi'iivs;-.
John Johnson of Ridgcvay
In Hospital Here With
Many Inji
. With his shouldi T-blade and hone
fractured, his jawbone shattered and
live ribs broken, lr. John- Johnson
or Itidgcwav. a slnnou about
miles north of Raleigh bn the Sca
hoard, was-picked .up by Seaboard
passenger train No ;1 at Maiisnn.
between llciidiTson and llidgeway.
and brought to Raleigh today lor
treatment in lii-x Hospital. !s maiiv
and serious were 1 lie injuries that. it
was iriiposi.iblo to say this uftei'iioou
whether the man could recover.
It is not known how Ihe accident
occurred. II r. .Johnson, who Is a
painter and married, must have been
bit by a train sometime during the
liiglit, for lie was lound bei ween 2
and it o'clock this morning, lie was
brought to Raleigh and carried to
the hospital,, where his injuries were
drussed. .Mr. Johnson was in a semi
delirions condition when found, hid
his .-condition was somewhat .'im
proved;. I) was thought, later in 'tlie
afternoon. ,
HiclicNoii s Progress satistnetorv.
Roston, Iiec. L'7--The condition of
Rev. Clarence Riclieson, . charged
with -the' murder of Avis I.innell. h
encouraging, according to the report
bv Dr. J.othrop. I.othrop sai l:
'Rlcheson s wounds are healing. Ife
is able to-. sit up when be so de
sires. I am entirely satisfied uh
the progress he Is making toward
complete recovery,'' ;
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t.!ie state;" '
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can: Wi)irid not 1 1 i' . i.-;: u r :.. r.iai.e. known
ftny of. i he..-"pt, ;iis en' the' i ri'f.ors. In; I
11; : iS .l)ldil'"..ll ti;.tl.' live : !lle,-i ilie, 10-
moirov.' v. ill. u;ea:i Inrtiier railroad
liiii Id in;; Ifr Niiri li 'C.-Vojlna . .'-Tiie I'ur'i
I !i i;,ee'i railroad-' e'ii;iji;si'ou-' and
biiiliiiii'.;' ;is 'being '.done' r e.riiteni
lilaled . leiids ' ;i'i ,; l iie. i-ei,V-l-itsiiiii ;t Milt
llii; direrto;!':) of. -the .'r-r'a-:.i;.TCrin.i.iili"Ut,a)
(ire ill. M'A'm:M '.nt; ;,;-t eoiiipl-'liiiu- t.lVjR
projected -line;,.- ' :.,.';
' Tlie'' direeio :': 11 tf .vt h-oiU are
y 1 1 pimv.-ii iii.-.th'e rni;iii--iiil'.! vvnrli!,
are: Uvi (.'. .tlIl.ur.;il;;.lta!e.i!.'..ii:....C.en.
T. C. I'-l.ll'OVI. iliiiiUjillOlv I 'el.; .
I.. :!'afio'!t.-.V.'.H'-'S-r;iviHi a l.-l ii'li'r.'
Coul .'lit,: !i,nv York., .' . M r, V. iw-wv is
pref idem , ; ;Mr, Pira'-l ei; v ii jiri'si
d ia! . -. t ' !i r:i ij 1 1- : : ii i-.-r
and Art Her 11'. I'.msi is v eeia t arV;
mmmm l
Los Anodes. 1'-. e "7 - WiM; ial-or
union leiidei, ready lo testily the fed
eral ..'graiid jury . iie'inbers; resumed
their iiivesiiaaiiOii ol . tlie. :illei;eil
hai ioii-ide dyniiiilie. 'com pirafy. The
preli'niiiiary lieariu;r . -'of Herf 111.
l'V:i nt;1 ill . :i dr tt'ei i ! I'ilililiy-.-eil liv
tlm AleVama-a .lei'en-- ,-li i v.-eilli i h
hrib-ing' j ti for. ; 1 iVC . II c.N'a tua rn trial.
was iV'HMtiieil. '
t tiS(, -! I I 1 MINI UOIik
Miss lolet l.dmands ton's lo New
ork t it v. .
Fioslon, Dee.
-,M'i?s . Violet Kd
who was engaged
nituuls, the heir
to 'marry Uov. t;. '. T. Uieheaou, has
loft homo to b'-come a sen lenient
worker in New 'iork ( it'.-. Announce
ment, lliat. s.he is (loing settletm-nt
work conies Irom a close friend of
the family, "
. t P . -t:;io li. T .: -.Illii!'-.'. !. -.'r;etvt l.i
eLe'i'ii.iM. iuk! :'.;:l'n" tit l;n --.Jii- i.;i
-(. i ;.! v f ill '. iv vivM'i a V i
i r; ii vm !':.! '. -siM r.'.r.: m - (', i d
liiliflieers i::lit:ii-!:. U I :
t:i:.l--. :. ;;''! ':-ii;:' ;;'": ' I '
tri;N;;'.v. i.if.l-' e: nr.i'ie h!,f-.
cc vi-yeia':!'. , and Ibnc j- iisiiallv
1 v- 'ir i;i -
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Waiter Te ihe Rider, In
Hospital .v sult of
Cuts and Biu
Strikin;;; a t.i:(; eity'agon; loaded
ill .".idio. ))ieiiels of rock Willi the
j t'l.i ee oi a -;-! : : i i t ( . a horse ridden
l.y WeJl-'V Ti;i:ii;ti.-, . a eoloi i-d niati
in tin- f.iii . !. .-. (it i'i ii in iiint ; stable
was-iiiii-ig.'. v.ioi, in ;;; i,v ti,,. haril iav
!!i!-:ii -in thi.. i-oiaier- oi Ivjepioii and
:lUiMiiii si ivels luday liliil hoi h horse
iiiel riiier sustained painful injuries.
Tiie ; uegi-v.'s . lip 'wtis':'b:idly cui,. ":liis
U'V;- was; brnisiv aiid ii.is body .badlV
J injiirei! hy t l.e e.ir.v of 'i.e. fa'!. The
i siioiil.dVr (if . the horse;1 whi-re; it
J si.i'iiei; -the .riglil': hind, wheel of : the
!' v a-rniv v.-ai.; .k'hH I 'oiien,; - Walter Ted-
iiie-e v;a;v; ru rrieti. to S; . - i;ni-s' 1 los
J ' ;i I- .;.-'. .-' ' V-
;V i'i Ho- I-;- of most aecidents,
are . i '-v,i. ' versions of , t his af-I-.
('are.i .Vi'illiaii.s, driier of the.
v. ..no iV :- ii ( t i-."vl im A da ms v ere
a I h
t a f I lie t ime, Williams
In. bad j i;. r n aelied t he street
i.!';'l; on lllbuut street, whoa lie
i jar. and saw the horse and
sprawl id the '. ground. The
ii i-' as .-.oiiig west and was load
iiii -:i,niiii iio.und ol rock WM-
nes sajs i lie horse was without Pful
; o;; lii'idle altd Calne down Blount
! i :ii a lope.
AV; -Iter Teiliinc, the colored rider,
w eo;; A'esj, as he was in such .a
Xiyii. eujiditioii f hat ; he was ro
ot ' ! tk'-i tiv liiv'.p'i.iil. ;'li, wits' told
r: I'iii'iiirH:!'. '-;. bO'v. evi-r,;; t hat , MiM
i r; ,.'a if k;- riain;i : t In- li hi so in a
,i" ':-.-1i,o; :. ii ,y; ii . Il'iuuitt i-i ri-et and
';-! vbe;e;i'y v..;i:'!i;i ftopped silddeil-!--.;'
i Mi ii;- in;; . h is liors'i', '.to strike vile
;;,(.) jf... ti!l mil; know wni-Jher
; ..ivi.v'iiaT. t.-i-i; a. bridle or noi. bill.
did. Woiue of -'t'botiO' vs. ho
acfliliiit s.'i'j' the horse
aiily. j,-;.d on Jitilte'r:.; ,' ': .'.-' ." ;.'
.Ma; or .in!;. I. J oil n son arid Kuper
l isor reds .1. M T; : ehi-v luado
lll-;lliSiee?iou of the ;roillld Avhen.'
',':' Mit-e'ijeiit mm r-iirr.'Vl and., it was
le i--.i.-;iii,;w..;i ; tli'i C!ar.-y AVilliiiiu's,
,'.ie '- :( ii;.- Urivi-v; .. ,;' in no v. ise i
;iea';ilde- lor i i.e .civ! 1 i ; o a ;"-.' ' '
Meel ( HI liill el loll ! ltl lblltes I'.eilllV
.- A'oi i; . IV -. T:ie I'nited
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'I-, ;-ie(-l t.'oriioia.t ion made, the
iie.il disi ri! ei loir- lo etu'iiloyeiis itn
''ib".' iouuB-,p!:'ili.- whieh has been
i'u;'i;e i;ine ;. ears. The amount dis-
:.,! is .? ! . 1 "e.i.oioi. ''..-
' d.
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nun nr s n
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DLY CRUSHED
Bolieved Train Slruck Him
As He Was Preparing to
Beat a Ride
-.-"' ti-eeial !ii Tiie; Tillies. 1 ;
.; D'.inii,. ,. (.'.. Det'. 27 (ill yester
day iiforriing' a .colored .mall named
Alex Jli-I'liei'Mjii was foiind ; (h'ad
near; ilie eotinii .died wit.i .lis lii'ail
ercslied. It; i ; SuiiiioM-d that ln' oas
iViMed. I'.v ihe tram as he waslyinvr.
near liie. iraek. i,' ihe A, .C; 1... and
Had iieeii lu'iii-d . to say by sonic of
1 is fiieiuis I In .nig ii'- lieiore t.iiil lie
;.m. ;.j.!MtV Id lea! his way to fay
c lev i 1 lt oti t ;:c Shooll.v. train wlin 'i
,':ii: -ie-s: liel'.' ;alio;ii inidnigh,. .; ; .
lion. H: .U Godwin .is making lis
:;;-i ai. '.eii.i iits lo move his family lo
Vas.liingioi.!, - . I ...;- '.-,' . aiunit .laniiay
lsl,.; lte' lia ; rooms in tiie Burlins;
i'liiiv iijiart meni .louse . and will take
s ,eni ire . laniil) wiice lum lor the
ring-, and' slimmer. -. He s:is he will
'"' .WaslljllgtOil Until COUgrOSS
jiiiii ns. .. lie wiir put iiis children in
seiiool lo.r the sprins;' term. ;
.Ml. I'i.: .: i ! Fouler, oi-e of Har
no.i's n 1 .iojs- wlin has been living
Hi Kenfiieky .for several yeai'V is
s.PetHllns, s'o!ii. time with his broth
er, .Mr, Arthur Kowlvr. Mr. Kowler
is; l rying .i.o soil , oitt. his; interests
here, in l-;arn(!t, wiilcii 'ndieaes thai
he ililemis .h aving us for gcjl. -
Mr.-. Dr.' 1. 1''. liickR who went, to
Richmond la: t week to have an oper
ation performed, is . reported some
belter. Her mends have been vcrv
uneasy about, her.
(Conunued on Page beveu.)
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One Hundred and Sixty Thousand
Weavers Will Be Locked Out
Tonight
SPINNERS ALSO OUf
Notice I'asleil at All Mills ItelOMK
Hi", lo Meiufieis of tJi Master
t ot ton Spliiiiers' AKsociatlon of
. I.ookoul Ion jghl l(IO,000 Weav
ers Aflccteil, Also as Many Spin
ners AlVcctet Kor Half Time-
Trouble Over Aon-l nion Kmploye.
.Manchester. Rngland, Dec. 27.
.Notices were posted at all mills be
longing lo members of the federa
tion ot master cotton spinners in
north and northeast of Iancashlre
county that clotn mills will be
closed tonight. ' and not ro-open until
I nn ner noi ice.
Ueavers. liumbpring one hundrod
ami sixty thousand will bo locked
out. An equal number of spinners
will lie reduced to half time, with,
t.ie prospects ol complete stoppage
ol work ii the trouble be prolonged.
Ihe federation of master cotton
spinners decided it was impossible
to continue turning out yarn while
the looms aro idle. They will cur
tail production by stopping1 work on
three days in each week, beginning
January 1st. A man named Rilev
and Ins wife, two non-unionsts,
who e employment orginated in the
strike ot Helene mill at Accrington.
December .Jut h, which led to lockout
would not consent, to join the union
and thus obviate a lockout.
toil si I Kits MH ISOtWl,
c;-al lecbnicnlity Slay Prevent Con
vi tlons in lice ( omily, a.
Hfistoli Va.. Dec. 27-Tbnt throneh
a. legal technicality the persons In
Lie county. Ya.. who have been in-
ilieted for having sold their votos
may escape .conviction and conse
(iiii -nt ; fine and disfranchisement la
ihe latest phase of the sensational
inves, imiuoii im,, ihe wholesale de-
liainlerv ot the elerforatp in that
COIIlltV. -
It is stated by one of the promi
nent lawyers in l.ee countv that it U
his opinion, as well as the opinion
ol. the best lawyers of the JonesvPle
liar, thai the vote-buvers who have
confessed before the grand Jurv un
der Judge Skeen s promise of immun
ity may be compelled to refuse to
testily at the trial of the vote-sellers
on the ground that it would Incrim
inate I hem beyond the power of the
conn to grant the immunity. If this
proves true, no convictions can bo
made, ns there is onlv one witness
against, each vote-seller.
( hainpioiisliip Wrestling Match.
Kansas City. Dec. 27 Frank
(oteh, world s champion wrestler,
meets Alexander Munro, British title
holder, tonight: in a finish -match.'
1 leket sales heavy, Ootcb savs it ia
his final appearance-before the pub
lic, defending , the title;.. Munro says;
he will return to England Immedi
ately alter the -.match, regardless ot
the outcome. .
New Hural Route.
Washington, Dec. 27 Rural route
one. from Riversdale was estnhlish-
ed today.
FROM OLD STANDARD
New 'iork. Dec. 27. Thirty-live
separate companies, lormerly com
posing the standard Oil Company 10
uay began work as individual enti
ties, and I no gigantic task of organ
izing operating forces tor separate
units ol the old oil trust, was under
taken. It will take some time to de
lcrminc whether the dissolution plan
will produce the competition that
the government hopes for. Accord-'
ing to .independent oil men there hap
been no cuauge Insttuatlon thus lar.
Misappropriated Kstute Fund.
sterling, 111., Dec. 27.r-Duncaii
Mackay. one of the largest real eH
t ill e owners In Galveston, whoao
i;anie is linked with the rebulldlnk
ot that ctty after the great storm
there, was indicted by the grand Jury
on charges of msapproprlBtton. t
lands left by iiis father bb part ol aft
estate valued at I'lioo.OOO. ,