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VOL. III. NO. 100
LAST EDITION.
GREENSBORO, N. C. FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1908
LAST EDITION.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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JUSTICETO FIGHT
UNTIL RAILROADS
HUITP0LITICS
Speaker Disappoints Those Look
Ing lor Red-Hot Political
Speech.
NOT QUARTER OF CENT BUT
PRINCIPLE IS HIS OBJECT
Guilford Man Gives Able Exposition of
: His Views on the Railroad Sate Prop
osition Douglass, of Wake, Stirs the
House to Laughter.
BY JOHN CROUCH.
Raleigh, N. C, Jan. 30. Those who
expected a red-hote political speech
from Speaker Justice were more or less
disappointed. For more than an hour
today he, addrcsed the House, but not
a single reference to partizan polities
was made. On the other hand the Spei le
er discussed the question of rate legis
lation, in a rather dignified manner, and
his friends declare that a more forceful !
speech has not been delivered in the ,
House in a decade.
Mr Justice did not take a stand for j
an j particular bill, but punctured the )
bill introduced by Mr. Yount, of Ca- j
inu-hn R.iiH that ho' could, but for his ;
former position, support the Weaver bill, j
and made but slight leferenco to tne
Manning bill.
Most of the proceedings of the sessions
of the House have resembled the deliber
ations of a body of schoolboys or inex
perienced lawyers seeking opportunity
lor practice in e.Xttininirg witnesses.
vnt on .villi .Tnalicp. ITb bnsed a hisrl'-
toned argument cm the doctrine of j
states' rights, and went .o tho origin j
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BRYAN ASKS
IN GONNEGTIQN WIT H
: EIPJIGHOBIIRS!
Nebraskan Appears Before the1
; House committee On I
Elections.
FOR SMALL INDIVIDUAL GIFTS
Washington, D. C Jan. 30. "An elec
tion is a' public affair and participation
in politics is a civic duty. All argu-
men ts used m elections snouiu uu ,
j n ,., anintnviwl to e-l
. . , i- i i.i i . . i
cure the election of or" to defeat a can- I
didate should be means which the one
.in them would not be ashamed to i
5,avo the world know." :i?P or,d lois, Indiana and M.s-, ' . associatiom, i;SMch state bears to
William J. Jirvan thus expressed him- j i("ippi, appeared as a special loreHtry, , total aniount f impaired capital and
self on the subject of publicity of cam-' delegation before the House iommittj j , of the natioi,al banking associa
paign contributions before the House on j ajrricultur i today, and Hinder the iliols of the United states: provided,
committee on election of President and eadership of Governor lloke Smith, of : h t . oa.e the applications
Vice-President. K.eorgia, made n .exceptionally . forceful Bs;o,iations in any state shall not
The thing to bo remedied in Araeri- I "ing of facts . and figures in s"PPrt ;b(i , the arnoimt which the as
cau politics, said Mr. Bryan, was the use ' of the turner bill, appropriating 00 . ions of such gtnte ,vouId pn.
of money to secure control of the gov- i 000 for the purchase of about 000,01)0 , to um,cr thig mptlod of dist,.ibu.
ernment, "the money advanced by those ; wm Tu"i.n f i i Wi 'fio"- the secretary of the treasury may
antagonistic to the public pulse"
:. ., . ... 11... t !
.Mr. Jirynn insiHiea hu luk uiuhl im-,
portant thing to be done was to make
the camnaicn contributions known be
fore the election. The trouble about
the publication of expenditures after
elections was that the knowledge came
too late to be of any advantage to the
people in that campaign. It was very
easy to change the committee and the
personnel oi mo organization, . n nm,
and then making tho scapegoats of those
who had been in charge of the elections
Mr. Bryn said that in 1890 the Hem-1
il . l mnre ennff hntnra
than in any previous campaign. Many
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NINE BLOWN TQ OEISTR
TWENTYiFIVE MEN WERE WORK
ING AT TIME OF THE
EXPLOSION.
Charleston, W. i Va., Jan. 30. Nine
miners today met sudden1 dealh In the
New River colliery known to miner se
, the , Lower Boone mine, near Hawk's
1 Nest, in an explosion that partly wrecked
the mine. About twenty-five nen were
in the mine at the time of the explosion.
Those who escaped suffered only slight
injuries.- V "
One of the bodies was thrown out of
the mine end into tree several yards
Irom the shaft. Bowles, - who ; was
blown d ownthe incline, was the only
man not Instantly killed. His arms and
legs were blown off. - '
i The Lower Boon mine i tho property
.. of the Boone Coal and Coke Company. It
1 a small min. -. . - .... ... ,-,
WARM
DEBATE
AT HEARING OF
DISPENSARY CASE
Counsel Engage In Personal Tilts
Over Charges and Counter-charges.
DISPENSARY LAWYER
ANSWERS DETRACTORS
Says Allegations Made Against Him Are
False and Disreputable, and Unworthy
of the Source From Which They
. Come. v ';
Asheville, N. C, Jan. 30. Today's
j hearing in the South Carolina dispensary
i case in the United States Circuit Court,
j involving the jurisdiction of this court
in the suit of Fleischman and Company
against the- south Carolina dispensary
commission, was featured by personal j
tilts between counsel and the passing
I of hot words, wherein the terms "per-
sonal satisfaction, and personally re-
sponsibe" figured to a large extent. I
Criminations, recriminations, charges !
of false utterances and disreputable al-
legations at times threatened personal.
encounters. .'Reflections on the eharac-
ter of certain members of the South Car-
olina legislature were not overlooked in
the general disturbance. Arguments as
to the jurisdiction of the court were J
still in progres when adjournment was !
taken till ten o'clock tomorrow morn-1
ing I
The first signs of warfare was in vi- ;
donee when Mr. Mo'. cKcai, representing i
a cmuior oi wie uixpuustu v, buuh-sji-u
(he court. In the course of his remarks
Mr. Mordccai referred to the defeat in
(Continued on Page Two.)
FORESTRY FOLK ftFPEAL
ID
TO THE1RPB0PDSITI0N
House Committee on Agrlculiure
Hears Nearly Two Hundred
Delegates.
HOLD EXHAUSTIVE SESSION
Washington, D. . C, Jan.
30. Govcr-
"P1? n,d .'J16'1! representatives, othe
"tato ofiicials, federal experts, president
other
ts
in ffiiii mnri'iH I nun itivii: iinHiiciiLt lima
- r , .
and olliecrs and members of a dozen
forestry bod.es, number ng m all near
' '20O, and represent.ng all of tlu
ttttes cast of the .Mississippi river ex
Jacninn anu inuo mountains, 10 oe neui
: n nutional forest reserves for the con -
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servavion ana control oi me .navigaoie tQ - applying association or associa
and power-producing streams ot the;.. . if ., ihn samH KW.tinn of
states affected.
Sessions were held morning and after -
noon in the new House office building.
At each session Chairmah Scott, of the
committee, relinquished control of the:,imit 0'f tha issue of notes ag!lnst them
hearing to Governor Smith, as chairman
of the delegation. Though each state
speaker confined himself in a measure to
! ?PKer coni.nea nimseit in a measure t(
j the peculiar needs of the section he rep
resented, the major chord played upon
I ".V H lW HCUCKniuv VI jru-
sessity
i eral reclamation, of
the head
water
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TOTAL LOSS AS RESULT OF THE
FIRE IN NEIGHBORHOOD
IS isooo.
Big Stone Gap, Va., Jan. 30. This
place today suffered the most disas
trous fire in its history. The fire orig
inated over Taylor's store, burning the
entire Goodloe block. Mrs. R. L.
Brown's three story brick building, the
Eugene hotel, Kellymnn's grocery store,
the Big Stone Gap Jewelry Company, the
ued Star juothlng House, Irvine & Mor
rison's law office, Sam Carter's cloth
ing store,' the J. W, Kelley drug store,
J. M. Willis & Co., general merchants,
and the Adams Express office were de
stroyed. . ;
' The property destroyed was only par
tially covered . by insurance. The fire
destroyed the heart of the town. The
United States Court building was badly
aamagea. mo total loss was
$120,000,
about
C REPORTS
Rl'
TO THE SKrtTE
Though Slightly Amended Bill Is
Virtually as It Was When
Introduced.
UP FOR CONSIDERATION
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10
Amendment Covering Issue of Addi
tional Circulation Inserted for First
Section of Measure In Lieu of Provis
ion Fixing Time and Amount of Issue.
Washington D. C, Jan. 30. Senator
Aldrich, chairman of the Senate com
mittee on finance, today favorably re
ported his bill providing for an emcr-
ency increase in the national bank
circulation. The report was authorized
at a meeting of the committee held at
which the Republican members present
voted for. a resolution authorizing the
renortinu of the bill and all tho Demo-
crats voted for the Bailey sub.
Senator Hansbrough, who favors a
central bank scheme, was not present,
and his vote was unrecorded. The only
Democrats in attendance were Senators
Teller, Bailey and Daniel. Senator
Taliaferro, who is absent in Florida, was
recorded as for the Bailey sub. Senator
Money also was absent and his vote
was unrecorded. Mr. Aldrich said he
WOuld call the bill up for consideration
on Monday, February 10.
Various amendment which have been
pubJislied from timo to time appear in
tne bill, although in general character
i,,) remains tlie same as when intro
duced. There has been an effort on the
part of the committee to emphasize the
emergency nature oi tnc act tnai is pro
Dosed, and to thiB end various amend
ments are inserted in the bill, which arc
intended to cause speedy issuance of
additional currency when a stringency
occurs.-.. '''.'.
Tho following amendment is inserted
in thc first section of the bill in' lieu of
the provision which gave the comptroller
of the cuvrencv power to fir the time
and amount of issues when application
is made, according to his judgment and
at h's convenience:
"The comptroller of the currency shall
transmit immediately the application,
with his recommendation, to tho secre
tary of the treasury, who shall, if in his
judgment business conditions in the lo
cality demand additional circulation, ap
prove the same, and shall determine the
time of issue and fix the amount, within
tho limitations hereinafter imposed, of
the additional circulating notes to be
issued. In order that the distribution
of notes to be issued under tho provis
ions of this act shall be made as equit
able as practicable between the various
sections of the country, the secretary
of the treasury shall not approve appli
cations from associations in any Btate in
excess
, .
of the amount to which such
slate would be entitled of the additional
notes herein authorized on the basis of
tho proportion winch the unimpaired
. w digorctioll to mcct an emergency,
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nssisu ine amount hoi mu appm-n uu
....
, The cat;Re of thc -original bill, fixing
r cpnt of the markpt value of an
I I 5 , and rajwav bonds as the
has been amended so that railroad bonds
alone are to be taken at "5 per cent, ot
their market value. Notes may he is
sued auainst deposits of municipal and
county bonds up to 90 per event, of their
market value. ;
The limit of circulating notes that
..
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STEAMER LDN6 OVERDUE,
FEAR FOR HER SAFETY
APPREHENSION IS FELT THAT SHE
WENT DOWN IN LAST WEEK'S
STORM. v
Philadelphia, Jan- 30. Alarm is felt
here for th safety of the steamer Blue
fields, of the Southern Steamship line,
which left Jacksonville on January 21
for this port. Nothing has been heard
from the steamer since the date of sail
ing, and it is feared it went down in the
storm that swept the Atlantic coast
last week. . ' '". -
The vessel usually makes the trip in
three days. The Bluefields is in com
mand of Captain Higgins, ' of Collins
wood, N. J., and, has a crew of eighteen
men. The maritime exchange today ask
eA th chief of the government revenuo
I cutter service to lobk out for tho missing
boat. 1 " -
CURRENCY
REPUBLICAN EXEC UTIVE COMMITTEE
INDORSES PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
AND PLEDGES SUPPORT TO TAFT
BRIEF OF PROCEEDINGS
Republican state executive committee decides to hold state convention in
this eity on April CO, for the purpose of selecting delegates to national
convention. Later state convention to be held at time and place yet to be
designated by the. committee.
Resolutions condemning efforts of designing politicians for spending peo-
pie's money on extraordinary session of legislature in order to correct
their own mistakes.
Aqnounces policy of Republican party as favoring equitable laws and
deprecates unjust attacks upon federal judiciary.
Gives indorsement to administration of President Roosevelt and pledges
support to candidacy of Secretary of War Taft.
JEROME, REVERSING HIS
LAST YEAR'S ATTITUDE;
MAKES MASTERLY SPEECH
District Attorney No Longer Attempts to Shield White, But
Declares That He and Thaw Were "Two Degenerates
Quarreling Over a Woman."
Xwe York, Jan. 30. William Travers
Jerome, representative of the pcojile,
made a masterly plea today that justice
be done in the case of Harry Kendall
Thaw, Vindictivenefs, 'sneers, insinua
tions, all were lacking; logic, analysis
and a calm consideration of thc facts
were their substitutes. It was no blind
appeal for the vengeance of the law that
Mr. Jerome addressid to the'jury, but
ever and always there was the note of
fairness, even at times of mercy.
The year that has elapsed since the
first trial had wrought a wonderful and
startling change in the prosecutors..',-"No
longer attempting to shield the name of
Stanford White, he accepted the story
told by Evelyn Nesbit Thaw as true
all but tho drugging nd he made frank
confession to- the jiffy that the-velvet
swings and mirrored rooms of the studio
as described by the girl were indeed a
miserable reality, No longer attacking
Kvelvn Thaw as a skilled adventuress,
Mr. Jerome pleaded for the girl, .because j
she never had a chance for any ot the
higher, cleaner, sweeter things of life.
The climax came, however, when - Mr.
Jerome denounced both Thaw and White
in one breath and classed them ns "two
degenerates qunrrcling over a woman."
And thc woman, thc prosecutor declared,
knew no more hnd been taught no more
by the world than to play one r.giinst
the other, until in jealous rage, in blind
est rage, in vengeance of "an undeniably
cross wrong done to his wife." -"Harry
Thaw shot and killed the architect.
Case To Jury Today.
: The case goes to the jury tomorrow;
and Thaw inav know his fate before
the setting of another sun. Justice
Dowling will begin bis charge as soon I
as court, convenes at 10.30 o'clock.
District Attorney Jerome turned a
willing car to the testimony of insanity
placed before the jury and emphasized
FOR 30-FOOT GHAHHEL
for mmm, i i
SENATOR SIMMONS REPORTS FA
VORABLY TO SENATE BILL PRO
VIDING FOR SURVEY.
Washington, D, C, Jan. ,30. Senitor
Simmons today reported favorably from
the committee on commerce tho bill in
troduced by Senator Overman provid
ing for a survey for a thirty-foot chan
nel from Wilmington to the ocean.' The
indications are that this measure will
pass the Senate. It is regarded with
favor by Chnirnvin Burton, of the. House
committee on rivers ami. harbors. The
sunev v.ill doubtless be authorized by
Congress beforo adjournment.
A delegation representing tnn un- 'Tex., six miles from Cape Lookout light
mington cbnmber of commerce, inelmling Mp Tho cnmanche had on board thc
B. F. Keith, 11. h. Vollers and B. i." master and ten men of the crew of the
Kogers, is m Washington. 1 hey are ( Taft.
booming the project of .a $500 000 cus-, , The fietninole immediatelv put to sea,
torn-house for W lln-.ington. They were ; aml at tbree o'clock this nft'ernonn tvke
presented to Secretary of the Treasury
Cortelyou today by Senntor Overman.
Mr. Cortelyou expressed himself as fa
vorable to the constructiqn of a custom
house st Wilmington. .
DAILY INDUSTRIAL NEWS V
STOCKHOLDERS MEET
' A well-attended meeting of the stock
holders of the Daily Industrial News
was held yesterday afternoon, follow
ing tho meeting of the Republican state
executive committee.
The affairs of the company were
shown to be in a most satisfactory con
dition, much progress having been made
in a business wav, anu n. wan umura
to increase tho capital stock
company to $100,000. ' ' .J-
of the
Woman Burned To Death.
Washington, Jan. 30. Mrs. Columbus
Thompson, aged irixtv-two, was hurni'd
to death here tonight by her dress ignit
ing from an open grate. Mrs. Thomp
son's husband and son were severely
j burned in an effort to rescue her.
it in a number of instances. He admit
ted that Thaw had aways been physical
ly weak, and that at tiinrs his mind had!
been unstrung. And while at nn point I mhuntrati in. the Merchants and Manu
was there the direct offer of compromise urors' Club, the chamber of com
in the prosecutor's speech, there was . mPrtfi ntld (ho- Retail Merchants Associa
notably nn indhation that ho would not ; tion, appeared before thc committee for
feel that justice had been misdirected j tn(. 'pmpWC of extending an invitation
if a verdict of some lesser guilt than I to hold the convention here,
murder in the fust degree should be the' o. S. Bradshaw made the opening
culmination of the jury's deliberations. pppeVh. ' He set forth the advantages of
Mr. Jerome carefully explained the elc- Ocensboro as a suitable place for the
ments that enter into verdict of ' pri-convention. M. W. Thompson, president
mary murder, the penalty of which is f the chamber of commerce, followed
death, and then he pointed the way to ; a nhort speech in which he urged the
two other findings which he declared I committee to select Greensboro. A. L.
were possible under thc circumstances. Rrooks. renresentinj? thc citv and the
In first degree murder, the district at-j
torney stated, the killing must havei
been the result of boh intent and delib-
'eratinn; in second degree murder he;
said the intent to effect death demanded,!
but premeditation must have had no ;
part; in manslaughter in the first He-He 'said Greensboro was a Democratic
gree, Mr. Jerome declared, the elements city, but it wanted the Republican con
were an overwhelming rage and fi'ry I vention and would give the delegates a
which compelled the assailant to shoot. ! cordial welcome.
without, however, the intent to inflict Torman Chairman T. S. Rollins said
death. Mr. Jerome said he could not, that as far as he was concerned he 'be
see .how under their oaths as jurors thellieved that fircensboro was the best
twelve men in the jury lmx could go ; place in the state to hold any eonven
outside of these three verdicts. I tion, and that it would in the future be
Acouittal for Insanity Impossible. ; recognized as the convention city of
-r " i .. . , . ... 1 the state. K. Spencer Rlarlcnurn made a
To render a verdict of not guilty -on ; t p that Greensboro be
the ground of insanity, the prosecutor j. n 1 tfc next etinff laec o the
declared, it would be necessary under ; " 1
the statutes and the decisions of the ! "lv"!aon- ; . . .
,,., , ... . . . 1inirmnn Adams stated that he was in
' ' . 1 1 L' t.i Jl'-nir, nil Vlin LU Ul'
ur m ov
teve llarrv Thaw was so insane that he
i. ' h.ij '
j si insane as not to know that the man
j he killed was Stanford White, the .one
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U. S. CUTTER SEMINOLE
INTER-
CEPTS WORD OF DISASTER AT
SEA NO LIVES LOST.
' Wilmington, N. C, Jan. 30. While
lying at anchor tat Routhport, N. C this
j morning, the United States revenue cut
I ter Seminole, Cnpt. J. H. Quinan, inter-
: ceptcd a wireless messago from the ;
: Clyda liner Comnnelm to the Clyde I
steamer Apache, stating that an un-!
-known- steamer bad sunk the four-j
masted schooner Helen E. Taft. Captoin ;
t KllIpR. from Tt;lliimiTi . 4a ' flnalnn I
the Swedish steamer Upplands, Captain
Perrson, from Port Arthur to Rotterdam
and Cardiff, off Frying Pan lightship.
The Upplands had been in collision the
night before with the Taft and had her
bow badly stove in. An offer of assist
ance was declined. So far as could be
ascertained no lives were lost.
Dodged One Train, Killed By Engine.
1 Blucfield, W. Vs., Jan. 30.P. M.
O'Brien, a prominent resident of Knox
villc, Tenn., was killed at North Fork,
near here, today. He attempted to get
out of the way of one train and step
ped in front of nn engine, i
, Torpedo Flotilla Sails.
Buenos Ayres, Jan. 30. The flotilla of
American torpedoboats, under the com
mand of Lieut., H. I. Cone, on its way
from Hampton Roads to Magdella Bay,
sailed from this port at nine o'clock this
morning for Punta Arenas, after a stay
hero of four days. The North American
Soeietv of the River Platte entertained
the visiting officers and men yesterday.
Selects This City as Place of Hold
ing the First of Two Conventions.
A dopts Resolutions in Arraign'
ment of Democratic Anti-Railway
Legislation Th a n ks Chairman
Adams.
Greensboro will
get the Republican
state convention. That is, it will have
one of the conventions. The state exe
cutive committee decided yesterday to
hold two conventions this year, and the
first will be held on April 30 in the City
of Greensboro. ; The second convention
will be held at a later date and the time
and place will be decided upon at an
other meeting.
The first convention 'is to be held for
the purpose of electing a state execu
tive committee and chairman and select
ing delegates at large for the national
convention, which meets in Chicago on
Julv 0.
How It Was Done.
The executive committee was called
to order yesterday morning at ten o'clock port in his candidacy for the presidency
by Chairman Spencer B. Adams and was0f the United States', and promise to uso
in session for about three hours and
half.. :
One of Hi - first things considered was
the ;u(!Stivn of holding the state con-
i vent ion. A large delegation or ureens-
Wo citizens, representing the city ad
Merchants and Manufacturers' Club,
n:ade a neat little talk, in which he said
that the" people of Greensboro are united
in anything that was of benefit to the
pity, and that politics are laid aside
when it comes to matters of this sort.
: :,.,(
. T v.
l'i vummi us "M"s ""'-""'"
was decided to consider the vanous m- j who 8re not unfriendlv to the companv,
vitations fully before Inking a vote, i ani that it is believed a receivership will
Uter the committee decided in favor of fcest protect the security holders and
Creenslioro. other interests concerned.
G. G.. Hendrix and Thomas C. Rl-1 n j9 announced also that the procecd
lins were apiminted as ft committee to j ir,gS jo not affect the Clvde. Mallorv,
settle with Treasurer C. fi. Bailey. His Kew York and Porto Ilico 'or New York
accounts were found to be correct, imi Cuba lines, the resources of which
Membei-s of the rommittee present ar(, considered to be ample. The lines
yesterday were: Second district. D. W. ; affwted principally are the Metropolitan
Patrick. ' Snow Hill; Third. J. F. Dob-1 anj Eastern sieamsbip companies,
son, Goldslxiro; -Fourth, Osudins Dock-1 The proceedings will come up before
cry, Raleigh; Fifth. B. S. Robertson, ho United Stutes Circuit Court in Main
Haw. River:-. Sixth. S. M. King, Eliza-I,,- l.-.l.rii.irv 4 n-linn annlicnt.inn fnr
i -bethtowni Seventh, W. A. Bailey, Ad -
vanee; Mgntn. r. openeer macKDura, i deeided. The lines for winch a receiver
Greensboro; Ninth, A. A. WWtener, ,hjp is asked are the Consolidated
Hii kory. Members-at-large: Thomas S. j Steamship lim-s. a Maine corporation,
Rollins.- Asheville; D. M. Furches, whi,,h js the holding company, and for
Statesville; G. G. Hendrix, Ashboro;lthc Metropolitan and Eastern -Stcam-neorge
Butler, Clinton; Wheeler Martin, i gnip companies.
Williamston. The Consolidited Steamship lines werj
spencer c .nnains, ureenaDoro. is
ehairmsn of the committee; W. S. j
Pearson, Morganton, is seeretary, C. G. j
Bailey, Advance, is treasurer, and E. C. '
Duncan, Raleigh, national committee-'
mm
Members ot the campaign committee
nr,: Chsrles J. Harris, Dill shorn; W.
S. Tearson, Morganton; T. T. Hicks,;
JURY BLAMES TWO
I
WOMAN AND FACTORY INSPECTOR
ARE CHARGED WITH
NEGLIGENCE.
Boycrtown, Pa., Jan. 30. The coro
ner's Jury which has been investigating
th disastrous fire at Rhoades opera
house, in which 100 persons lost their
lives, returned verdict at one o'clock
this morning. The verdict, in part, is as
follows:
"We ' are of the opinion that Mrs.
Monroe and the deputy factory inspector
are largely responsible for the disaster
on account of negligenee. We request
the prosecuting attorney of Berks coun
ty to arrest, and if possible convict Mrs.
Monroe, owner of the stereopticon ma
chine, and Harry McBechtel, the deputy
factory inspector, on the charge of crim
inal negligence.
'Henderson; C. F. Toms, Henderson ville;
J. C Moekins, Sr., of Columbia.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
R005EVELT IS INDORSED;
TAFT PLEDGED SUPPORT
First. That we heartily indorse the
patriotic, progressive and courageous
administration of President Roosevelt,
and promise to use all efforts within our
power to bring about a contiuation of
tho policies and principles inaugurated
by him.; ; .
Second. That we recognize in Hon.
William H. Taft a statesman of un
questioned loyalty, and we, therefore.
pledge him our hearty and active sup-
all honorable means to advance his in
terests, v' . -
Third. That we appreciate the able,
faithful and conscientious manner in
which the duties of chairman of the Re
publican state executive committee have :
been administered by Hon. Spencer B.
Adams. ....
Fourth. That we deplore the unfor
tunate and unseemly condition of affairs
in North Caroline existing between the
railroids and other corporate interests
and the people, which has been brought
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RECOVERS .MB FDD
Another One of the Financier's
Dreams Gets Into Financial
Di.flculttes.
CAPITALIZED AT J12O.000.C0O
New York, Jan. 30. Application has
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i in " mis city lor xne appointment or a
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' the appointment of a receiver will be
formed bv Charles W. Morse to carrv
out his plans looking to the control of
practically the entire American Atlantia
coastwise steamship business. The ag
gregate capitalization of the company'
consists 'of ' Hffi.000.00u enllnteral triisf.
4 ,pr (.Pnt. bonds and an equal amount
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PROHIBITION KILLED BY
SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSE
SENATE ALSO IS OPPOSED TO
PROPOSITION AND LOCAL OP
TION IS ASSURED.
Columbia, S. C, Jan. 30. The prohi
bition bill was killed in the House of
Representatives today by the decisive
vote of 04 to 53.
The Senate is also opposed to prohl
bition. County local options is now pro
vided for throughout the state. :
Our Fleet Neart Strait af Magellan.
Buenos Ayres, Jan. 30. The following ..
special dispatch was received here this r
evening: ' ; '
Cape Virgins, 4.42 p. m. In sight, -making
for the Magellan Strait,' an
American battleship. Judging by smoke
on horizon, presume it is the vanguard, ;
of the fleet bound to the Pacific." .
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