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lf you- have foorns for rcm try Times-Dispatch Want Ads. TUtfi TIMKfl JTOUNDED MM. rilK D1HPATCH KOONUKU \W. WHOLE NUMBER 17,160. RICHMOND, VAi.WEDNEBDAV. APRIL 11, 1906. If you need ernploy-' ment try Times-Dispatch Want Ads. PRICE TWO CENTS. [ COIL TBRFFIC Six Railways Control Bituminous Trade Investicjation Shows. GLASGOW WAS ONCE COUNSELFORIN.&W. Presidcnt Stephens of the Chcsa peake and Ohio, in an Intcr vicw, Sketches Hislory of Alleged "Com- . rnunity of In? terests.' (Speclal to 'I'ho Tlmca-Olspatch.) PIIII.AIJICI.I'HIA. PA.. Aprll lO.-Thnt the bliumliiuoim conl trafflc ls dlvlded aiiioiig slx rnlhbad conipaiiles developed to-day ut tho' flrst. henrlng of Ilio Inier h'.uu. Conniiert'Q Gomniluilon to detor inlno whellier Iho trunk lineo nro Inlor ekted dlrectle or Indlr-'ctly ln llie conl or oil they ontry. Oftloirils nf tho I'enn svlvnnla nnd llie Plillndolplilii nnd Rend? lng wero esainliiPd nnd others hnvo *boen suniinoned. The prlnclpnl wUne-o-cs to-day were f.'lilon II. Whlte, statlstlclan of ihe Tide. wnter Stonni Hituminoiif Conl Trafflc Assochitlon; W. W/* AUerbury. genprnl in;iungor of the Ponnaylvnnln! Joseph C. Bnnrlos, lt.* tr.ifflc mnnuKor nnd Thoodoro V.iorhees, vlee-preridcnt of ihe Rendlng Company. Through Ihosi wiincs'"'s It wns brougbl out thnt iho Pennsylvania. Ihe ncadlng; I iho Beccli Creek Dlvlslnn nf iho New' V..rk (???ntr.-il. the Unltlmoro nnd Oh1'", Ihe Chosaponko and Ohlo nnd Iho Nor? folk nnd \Ve.ileru nre ninjiibers of the conl irnffie nssoelatloh organlzod ln I'f"". It wns shown ilinl they hnve nn ngroe iiient hy whlch enoli li nlinttod n pro nitJi of soft ronl tonimge. Statistician's Testimony Mr. Whlte wns thf. fil? wltlicss. lle n'xplalned lliai it ls- hls duty to gnthoj sUitistles or Tldowntor tonnage nnd Io coinpute monthly tho percentngo of coih each road Is ontltled to niove.rTtci|ueste(| for further p-irtlctilnrs ho prrsontod n ropy of tho by-hiws of the nssoclntlohj rt wns sliown thnt the nssorla'lon w 11 organlzod on Fobrunry G, 1?X". nnd that durlng Iho samo monlh nnd year tbe Pennsylvania, the Now Vork Central, llie Baltlmore nnd Ohlo. the Cbosapeake nnd Ohlo and Ihe Norrolk nnd Western rnilroads signed ngreomenta of niemher Bhlp. The by-IllWS IndlcnlPil thnt It d!d liiisliiess In Phllndolpliln. Biiltlmore. Nor? folk, Nowport, N'e-.vp, Ellzabcthport, liar slmus, Port Koadlng, St, Oi'olgo. hnd, other ports. I| wns Iirotight out llnt tho trafflc association w'ns organized S.o thnt ratos mlght b<> flxed and udjiist-1 und uintunl protertlon afforded. Mr. Olasgow called nltenllon to Ihe fncl thnt several pnges wero mlsslng from the paniplilei. Mr. Whltij sald ho wns not nv.-nre thnt nny pnges hnd hoon torn on'. but would pndenvor to produce the mlss? lng portloiifi. Bureau Maintained .1. ('.. Searlesi conl trafflc niniiagor of lh<? Pennsylvania, testlfled that a stn llsiicnl hurenii wns malntnhied In Pitts loirg for tlie pm-pose nf coniplling stn tlstlow .if conl moved to tho west and nilddle west. In roply tn n ouestion hy Mr. (Ilnsgow. *hn sald the partlos to Ihe nll-ral! nsso clntlon aro tho PcrinsVlvanla Railrpad, the l.nko Shorc nnd Mlchlgan Rbuthero, the Pennsvlvanln llnes west ot Plttshurg nnd ^jiiio. of the Ohio roads. The Chosnpeake and Ohlo road had not been a membor, hut ho wns nol stirc nn to the Norfolk nnd Wostorn. There hnd heen_^i meeting in Buffalo nbout n yenr ngo, but tho niombers hnd not gd.no there lo regulnte thr- tonnage to bo carrled hy ench road. Thoy had mot ln talk over the sltuatlon and leaiii whnt frelght tho other roads carrled. Mr. Glasgow nslced why they wanted to know thls?whether It.-was fnr the pur pnse of divldlhg up the trafflc. The wlt uoss snld lt was not. nnd Mr. C.lnsgow asked what concluslbn was renched. Mr. Scarles sald llint it wns doolded that tborc wns no nccessity for tho roads to mnke any change ln 'he rates. '?"Irst Vloc-Prosldcnt Voorhees, nf tho Tteading Company, sald hls compnny got Its coal from the Knlrmbuilt 'Conl Coin pnnv nnd Bomcrset Coal Company) of Rhlppensbtirg. 'I'ho compnny pald Jl.Sd or $1.90 a ton, It ulso hnd purclinsod from Iho Baltlmoru nnd Ohlo and tho Pennsylvnnla Rnilroads. Mr. Vonrliees wns exCUSCd after agroolng to furnlsh n statenienl showing tho nmnunt of coal purclinsod by <ho I'toadlng Compnny slnce ISfll. "W. W. Atterliiiry. genernl manager nf tho Pomisyhanla Itnllrond, proinlsed ln furnlsh n slntenient showing liow much conl hls compnny hnd purclinsod, nnd froin whom. "NO COMBINATION" SAYS PRES, STEVENS Head of C. & O. Gives History of the Community of Interests. {Tcslilcilt (looigc W. Htevons. of th.o Chesnpi-nko nnd Ohlo, In illBOlisslns tbo evidonce glven hy I*. 11. Whlle, statlsll cinn of the Tidewatcr .Slenm Hlluininous Conl Trafflc Associutlon, ln Phllailelphla ou yesterday before llie littcrstnto Com iiieron Cjinimlss'oii, Bnlcl Ihnt the nssocla tlon wns foriurd ln 1898, when Iho varlous cojil-cnirylng ronds wero ciiltlngeuch oilier's thronts In tho mntier nf coal i-ntos. 'I'ho "conlors," ho pald, got Ingelher nnd ngrcod lo dlvldo tnnnngo. Thls wns done before Ihcrn wns nny Irglslnllon on the mihjeet. Lasted Only a Year, Tho rigreeuionl histed litllo more thnn n yenr. ilio nssnelntlnn lun'lng pr.-icticully flislinnilcd iu 1K'?7, and iu 1SM wna abso lutoly out of exlstonce. Mr. .Slevens stnted thnt bn herame presl? dent ol' tlio Cliesnpenke nnd Ohlo In j'-eliriini-.v. |p(0, and thnt no, ngreoninnt wftu lb011 ln operntloii, nor lins thero been ouy slnce llint' llnio. Mr. Stevens snld: "I-Iistory of Decision." "Ahout ton yenrs ngo, or four years prlor io Uio date of llie nlleged "com ? y.'oiitliiucU on Second Page.) VESUVIUS RESUMES ACTlVITY; LIST OF DEAD GROWING; NAPLES IN FRENZY .: , ?_?,,. -,? ,i,.u ?,.? i?ft aftor the hlstoric eruptlon'bfrVesu"vlus, The terrible volcano. Is seen ' In the near back n\ht\mV r?.oh^^^ Kln0thanyd Q^en'of 5 bSt'h of whom have been>ork.ln0 herolcally to asslst the panlcstricken chlldren. Th oroun'd. Ir. . , The royal chlldren are seen in the plcture of the Queen. il BILL FIGHI Nll lEinilW EHD Significruit Stiggcstion Made By ? jlale, Indicating 1'ossib.ility-ol . EarlV Yotc. BAILEY SPEAKS FOUR HOURS Rcplics to Spboncr and Knox and iRcceivcs Coiigratulations of Gbllcagties. ? (By Assoelated Press.) WAKIIINC.TON, Aprll 10.?Kor moro than four hours to-day Mr. Unlley lield the undivided atlentlon of the Senato wlth a speech in reply to Mr. Bpooner nnd Mr. Knox and Just beforo its con clusion there was n slgniflcant sugges tlon from Mr. Haln hidicaling the pos.il blllty of an understnniling nnd an early voto on tlie rallroad rato bill. The day wns one of tho most notablo lu the recent history of tlie Senato. Very few Son'atbrs wero ahsent at any timo durhiR Ihe day nnd overy sonl In tho gallcrlcs, public, prlvato, senntorial, cxe cutlve nnd diplomatlc, was liold by its ocotipant wlth innrked tenaclty. Many niemhers of ihe liouso of Represenln tives nlso crowded into the Senato chain bor. Mr. Balloy wns congratulated by many of hls colleagues of both parllcs. Hale's Suggestion. Tho ? close nltentlon glven throughout Ihe four hours wns nll Ihe more niarked In vlow of the logal chnracter of tho nrgument. Mr. Bniloy sei out wlth tho ono ond in vlow nf establlshlng the soimdness of hls eontnntion thnt Con? gress hns power tn deny tn the Inferlor Cnlted States courts the rlght to suspend tho orders of tlie tnterstnio Commerco Commlsslon pendlng the flnal doclsion of cascs ntlslng undor Ihe proposed lnw. Thls ho undorlook to do by citlng In nuinorablo declslons of the courts nnd jpiotlng many othor autiiorllles. Tliose eltntlons wero Intersiiorsed witli bls com iimnt. Mr Hnle nnnoiincod hls wllllngiioss to neeept'* tho uiitl-susponslon iimondmoiu and oxpressod icoilfldoiico that If .MY. nallev would on tlie othor hand agren to a"'broad court revlow there would ho coinpnrntlvely little dlffleultyjn Veneli (Coritlnucd on Elglitli Bafio.) FEI1F0L WRECK Pasgcngcr Train Dash'cs 1'nll Spcci! Into Rcai* Poftion of iirpkeri Frcight Train. ENGINEER AND FIREMAN DEAD Tlie l-'assengcrs Badly Sh'aken Up But Nonc of Them Scriousiy Htirt. (Speclal to Tho Times-Dispatch.") OXt-BV, VA,, April 10.-A frightful wreck occurrt-d near Exniorc, on the. Xow York. Philadelphia and Norfolk Jta'llrpnd this mornlng about flve o*clock. Tlio Norfolk nnd Clipe Charles ex press frcight No. 1 was runnlng south ou regular mall train schedule when on ncarlng l-xmore a coupllng brokc dr drawhend pulled out, and a number of cars wero loosened from the train. Ow ing io tho fast speed tho frelght wns lnakhig, the soparatlon nf ihe train wns unnbttceiiblo for a few fatal minutes; whon the flngmau Iu tho rear ond of tlie frolght dld diseover tlie a'ecldent lio qulokly tried to flng the Old Polnt uiall express, whlch wns followlng close) y bo hind, bound In the, same direction. Hls rfforls were. howovor, in valn, ns the onglncer on tlie exprbss was unable to see tho slgnnls owing io n thlck fog. The express runnlng at the rn.te of flfty inilos nn hour, soon overtook iho sectlon of cars thnt hnd broken awiiy. A torrlflc crash followed and resulted In tho denth nf tho e'nginecr nnd flroman nf tho express, Dnnlol Parkor, of Dolnnir, nnd George Wllklns, of Georgetown, TJel , respecllvely. poth men were efllclont and hlgbly regardod ln tho servfeo. Their bodies wero terrlbly orualjCd n'*d hintigled nnd tholr Idontlty wns almost Imposslblo. Tholr romalns wero enrried to thelr respoctlve hnmos on tlie noon ox liress to-day, nccompanletl hy a nunibcr of rallroad "men ns a guard of honor. DNIjEY, VA., Aprll 10.?Tlio passengors on the train were brulsed and badiy shakon up but no one wns scriousiy In? jured. ' A numfber of cars woro derailed hul conneetlons wero restored In ahout slv hours. LUTIC THREATENS JUDGE HEEVES' LIFE When Hc Had Gone for Assist ance the Man Burned His Residence, (Speehil to Tlie. Tlnios-Dlspntoh.) DlfJPUTANTA, VA.. April lO.-Poter illll a colored man, llvins on tbo fnrm of ox-Judgo Tlmolliy Reevus, of thls county in a fil "I" Insunlty, brought on l,v lliesludv of roliglon, onlorcd Iho houso oi' iho Jndgo nbout 1 o'olock iMtvlrtftt nnd exclnlnied lllllt lio Hnd como to klll !lThe itidge knowlng Iho old ninn and thlnki.iK no' in'u'oli of 1'!"'. would ,1.01 houso to get tho usHlstnnco of Pjel?!.W, nnd whllo I'" wnH HW,,y ""' "cgio aot o ovo.ry room of tho houso, and w|,o.i ho retui'lied tho f|i*0 WUS beyond L''Tho?'house und PMlm ''""tcnls wora a tolnl loss. No Insurniico was carrled ou nnvthlliR. A comnilsslou of luuucy was held tlds nl'tornoon und tbo negro put iu Jall for bafc-keeplng. Tho Judgo ls prostiatcd. TRY 10 LYNGH NEGRO STRIKES ? LAOY New York Men, Infuriated By Negro's Brutal Conduct, En dcavor to Lynch Him. (liy Assiociiited Press.) NIIW YOltK, Aprll lo.-lnfurlatod hy a hnitnl attack by Alliorl Trotl, a nogro, tu-nlght ou Miss iHiihol Ollver, n rosldont of Alolinma, passongors ou n Nluth Avo lilia olov.-itod tnilii imiilo q dospornto at triupt to lynch thc negro, who was only roscued whon n pollccmiin fought lils way into tho car and held tho orowd at l?y wlth hls rovolver. Miss pllvpr wns hold iug a striip ln thc conter of thoj car when tho negro luivhod ngulnst lier. aud on her --Bfjue.llng Hlm to b? moro enre ful, he stiuck hor ln tho faco, siillttlng hor nose, hlncltcnlng Ixuh her.oyos nnd ltnocklug hor down. Inslnully full.v rifty n.rn rusliod on tho nogro, rnlnlng Mows on hlm and Khoiitliig ?'lynch hlm!" Tho' negro nianuged to drl'end liiinsch' untll fl statlon wus renehed, whon u po lleomaii hoardod iho car and al'lor n hard fijlil ilragged ||l- pi'l-uner uut. iGifl Holds. Conicrence. Witli. Connscl aiul'/Delayp Adv.-rTEe Upoit Zion Citv. EXCITEMENT . AT STAT.ION Boili Sidcs Firm and Look for I'.ittcr Fight \V-hcii Clash Coines. (By Assoelated Press.) CHICAGO, April 10.?Dr. John Alexnn der Dowie will not advance on the "llosts of Zion" as sudde.nly na he expected. To nlght, after ij long consultntlon wlth his legnl ndviser, lOmil C. AVetton, Dowie gave out. the- statoment that it mlght be severnl days before ho snw llt lo enter the clty whlcli he had founded. "Tho First Apostle" arrived In tho cityof Chlcngo thls mornlng shortly be? fore !l o'clock, completlng the llrst stnge of hls journey from Mexlco to tho City of '/.lon, whore he Is lo face his nccusers. An immense crowd wns at tlin statlon to greet tho sell'-stylcd "lOliJnh III." Ho was ln the best of spirlta and health at Iho time, nnd before lenvlng tho car craeked several Jbkes witli a number of newspaper correspohdents gnlhered ribout him. Kseorted by ll nuinboi* of loyal followers, who- hnd hoarded the train nt ICnglowood, u stiburb of Olilcag'o', lie mndo Irls wny to Ihe end of Uio train nnd stepped down on llie statlon plutform. (Continued on Thlrd Page.) Virginia?Falr Wcduosdny nnd Thurs? duy lig-hl noiili wlnds, bocomiiig variablo. Xorth Curolhia-l-'iili Wodnesday nnd Thursduy, llgbt to fresh west wlnds, ho t'oinlng vai'iiil'le. Conditions Yesterday. Hiehniond's wcather waa gloa'r and warlil. itango of tho thorniomotfir: 9 A. M.57 '*> P< M. Trt 12 M.U ? !'? M. Ca ;t p. ji. ,? 12 nildnlght. r.S A vorago.IK! 1-3, lllghest icntpei'iiluro ycsiorduy. 77 Ixiwwtt lemperaliire .veslerday. 4I< IMeun loiiipeiaturo yesienhiy. (11,5 Normal lenipeiaiuri! fnr Aprll .M Dcpiirturo from norinnl (oiiipenitiire,. 05.5 Thermomcter This Day Last Year il A. M. 711 fi P. M. 40 i{- ,M.*: 9 P. M. !IS ;) p. i\r.Si 1-' iiildnlghl. 6S Conditions in Important Cities. IAI s I*. M., K.mlorn Tlmo.i Plnco. Tlier. Illgh. T. "Wemiier. Ashevllh'. N. C. >?" M AllHUSlll . "'' I* Allaaui. Hli. ">'< M nuffHlo. N. V. 81 I" ehloago, ni. H IS I'ln.-liiniill. i). ''?< li? 1 lllVlIllll.il I . ?'?" flj laomli. MlHi. 4'i I" lliiiifias, Ni 0.'" ;" .Im-Kvolivlllc .I 81 Kansiis Cliy.?? ?s Mnnnihls . *>-' S(| nlobfla . J* JJ Norfolk, Va. ??? !" i? OklaliQina t-'lty. J* W IMitHhiirg. I'n. tj M Hiivunnah . ?'?' " ' Tanipa. l'!?..'-" fl 'Vleksburg .." "J \Vn.ililtigt"ii ."" w W'lliuingien . f;'>, [J ' y, ||ow (JIO06. h ?'" rienr i'lilllily I'lmnly rlcir p. oioinly (,'lnur riuij.ly i'leiir i'leiir i'lmnly 1'I.MI' i'leiir p, oloudy cii.nr Ulnnr i'leiir Olear I'l.imly I'li'.-ir fle.'ir Clo.ir Miniature Almanac. April 11, \'.m. ulin ..iscs .:,:l.-. IIHill TIDK. S,,{ seiv'-i:.il;tti Mornliiir.6:03 Moon rlt"-'" .'-'M Wv?MlJ?t.u;;!i Stirvcys tlie Sit'c for' thc iVirginia Piiiilding. ,-.i.t..Exposition. . Grounds. COPY SOME VIRGINIA MANSION Thc Work of Collecting a Splen did ExhiBit of Slatc Resptirces ? to Commencc at Oncc. (Speclal to The Tlmcs-TJlspatoh.) XOREOUK, VA., April 10.-Oovernor Swnnson nrrlved ln Xorfolk tlils after? noon and wns in conference with tlio other Jamestown Bxposltion eommis siouers from thls Stnle almost all of the nfternoon and cnrly evenlng. Thc iconimissioners agaln went to tho expositlon grounds Ihis afternoon for tlie purpose of considcrlng the best sito for tlio Virglnla hullding. The Oovernor not heing here for the mornlng trlp, as Vir? glnla Is tn bo tho hostoss of tlils occasion, Iho hullding eommlHslonors declded shall occupy n contrnl posltlon In tho grounds. Tho nrohltcoluro of It ls yet ttndoior mlned, Uit It is certnln thnt it will he bullt after one of tho famous old innn sions uf Virglnla. Arllngtori seems to bi tho most favored nt tlils tlnio, al tliough Mount Vornon Is rocelylng a good share of Ihe consirloratlon. lt wns declded hy tlie commlsalonors thnt thero shall ho an oxcollent eollee livo exhlblt of nll Vlrglnla's rosoinvos at tlie exposltlon, iho bosi of tho kiud ever uinde by tlio State and ono worthy of lt. and tlio work of collecting tlils exhlblt will comiuoneo at oncc. It is thc sonso of iho commisslonors thnt the oxhllilt must l/e one thnt will nttrnct Iho iittontlon of nll visltors to tho oxposlllon. Goveruor Swnnson Is stlll In tho clty to-nlght, but will roturn to Richmond to-morrow. Towns Wiped Out,; Peo? ple Driven Mad With Terror, OVER 500 KILLED NEAR OTTAJANO Collapse of Market Place in Naples Results in Death, Injury and Riot. DIRECTOR CUNGING TO OBSERVATORY STI LL Duchess of Aosta Spends Entire Day Relieving Afflicted Peo? ple ? Streams of Lava Start Afreslv?The Work of Rescue. (Bv AsBoelaled Pross.) NAPLES, Aprll 11?5:30 A. M.?A groat eruption of sand Is observed on the east slde of the maln crater thla mornlng. Thls la worne tnan ashes as lt ls heavler. Tne ejectlon of ashes seems to have dlmlnlshed. Fresh shocks of earthquake are bo? lng felt, cspeclnlly ln the dlrectlon of Ot.tajano, Somma and Nola. Fortu nately the great amount of ashes on the ground scms to have counter acted the telleurls actlon of the shocks. Another part of tho maln cone of the volcano has fallen ln causing a great d'scharge of red hot stones, flames and smoke. Reports from Slclly, state that ashes from/ajourit Vesuvius are no tlceable tlii. /. (By Associated Press.) ROME, Aprll 10.?A dlspatch from Naples to the Trlbuna, reports that 500 persons have perlshed In thc dis? trlct betWeen Ottajano and San Glu seppe. (By Associated Pross.) WASHINGTON, Apr.'l. 1..?The President has sent by cabie, a mes sage of condolence to the King of Italy, upon the havoc and loss of llfo resultlng from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. (By Associated ' Press.) NAiPJjES, Aprll 10.?Tho volcanb Is ro sumlng aelivlty, cspeclnlly at Cercola. Tlio stroam of lava which started anew ln the dlrectlon of Tbrre Anniinzlata rcached tho ccmotery of that town nnd then turned In the dlrectlon of Pompell. The troops nro conveying provislons, surglcnl accessorlos nml materlal to be useil for th,- rellef of iho injured ln the viclnlty of Ottajano. Tho work of rcscuo Is bolng nctively prosecuted. A violonl storm of sulphurous rnln nccurrod to-day at San Gluseppe, VcnsuvTixna aud Savanlo. Entire Families Perish. Aprll 11. 4 A. M.?There hus boon a consldornblo dlmlnution In the fall ot red volcanlc snnd slnce mldnlght. Tlio newspnper Pungolo to-day grnphl rnlly deserihos h vlsit of n momher nf Its staff lo OUnjntio San Dleuseppe nnd Vesuvlann; Ottajano was onveloped In bl'nclc smoke. Tho troops nre clenring tho ruins, domollshlng tottorlng bulldlngs nnd ro-eslahlishlng communloiitions. Kn tlro families perlshed In tho town nnd terrlhlo soonus nccurred whon refugoos returned ln search of nllslng relativos whose bodies "aro unrccognlzalde. Tlio ccmotery at San Oulseppo presents a traglc speolnclo, peoplo vnlnly senrohlng thero for missing relntlves among hcaps of dend. Suddon showers of hot nshes cnuse proelpltato fllght from the loenllty. Slgnor MhUeiiccI, tho dlroctor of tho observntory on Mount Vesuvius stntes Ihat new small crators nnd flssures whlch have openod nt several points, nro llkoly to contribute to a dlm'nutlon of tho oruplloii, ns thoy nfford nocossary oullols' Tho nslies and elnders whlch flll alr nro onuslng much eyo trouble. mnny persons In tho worst nffoctod distrlct? hrlng throatonod wlth bllndness. All tlm hodios of thoso who wero killed in the church at Sun Oulseppo on Mon? day hnvo been roeoverod, the number U ing iOu. Search Is bolng mnde of tho (Coritlriued nn Second Pago.) BLEkSE AGQU1TTED IN' ONE-DAY T Dramatic Scene in Court As Senator Charged With Mur der Told Story (Hy Assoclalrd Pross.) cul.ir.MUlA, 8. '*., April I0.-A spoclul lo tho Stato from Huludii says: State Scilfttor Ktigone K. Hlonso, ohurgod willi tlio iiimdor of hls luotlicr-lii-law, Joo Ilen Colcinan, ln Oetoher, last, was ncquitted lo-nlglil nftor a trial histlng ovor ono day. No moro draniolie sconc lias ovor been wilne?_od in tlio Saluda coiirlliouse when lilciisc lold lii lenrH and SoIih of hls frlcndshlp and lovc for Joo Hon < 'oleiiian, t'hplr assocl.itlons for many ye|rs, hls cxcrllons lo sccuro ('0101111111 a poslllon, ??,-| ilicn th.- ruln of hls homo, At tho cuuclusion of thls dramatic s.10 tho HlttmUoil VYnS rondered ? cvon uuiro diaiuaiic whon tho dafondaii! bwooiioo nu |)0 was loaving tho sliind. Ilo had lu bo ,-arrloil lo Iho Jury room. whero ho rciuiiincd during iho ciulin tlmo nf tho nr Kuments, ultonded by n phi'-lcliui Tho aiguiuonls woro concludod by S o'clock at whlch tinic Judge Pl'luco iln livfi-od ii's nliarse, llm Jury rnturnlng* a. vcrdlc-t ol' ii"! tfUllty ?" ll;;!0 "'^'<?'k to night. lilcaso and Colciunu mnri'lcil sistot'S, und il was tlio allcg.'d Intinme.y betwoen Culeninn aud llbasc's wlfe wliicli Icd lu Iho trn_edy iu Dctohcr Uu?l, OR. SHKLER. BEOLOCIST. OIES AFTER ILLNE5S A Scientist of World Wide Repu tation Married Miss Sophia Page, of Virginia. (Speclal to Tho Tiinos-IHspnieh.) CAMHIU1>C,K, MASS., April 10,-Pro fessor Nutlianlel Soulhgalo ftlinler, ono of tho liest known monibnrs of llnrvard faciilly, wlth n worldwldo ropntatloil as il goologlst nnd piilleoiitnhiglsl, dlod to dny at 1:15 P, M,, after n wnek's lllnoss. Ho wns horn lu Newport, Ky., nnd ivus n volornn of Iho Civll Wur, servlng nn (leiieral Tllson's stnff as chlef of artll hry undor TluniHlde, and ln ropelliiig lli'iigg's Invnslon of Keoluoky. Ho wns also p, r.-u tor ln repolllng Morgnn's rnld luln llhlo. After the wur he was mado nssislunt 111 piiloonlolngy In tho llnrvaid Museum of Cnmpurnllvo Xnolngy, and four yoars later was mndo a full pro f0f'BOl\ Shuv ISSl ho hnd .hnd full chnrge nf tho Atlnnt'c Divlsioii of tha l'nhe.1 Slalrs (Icologlcal Hurvev, and had wrlt? ten many scientlllo works. Ho married Hnphla r. Page, a momber of a promli neni Virginia family, and a relalive of TIlOllllW Xelsoii' I'age. Hih WitlOW un I lyyq' 4uiftlllorti,' survivy hlm. LEJSEjIl! HALL President Turpin Says Private Corporations Curse of Cities, REPORT GOES OVER TILL WEDNESDAY Board ConcUrs in Resolution to Send Mayor to New Orleans to Invite Veterans _-Iere. *l Clark Spring Prop? erty Matter is \ Deferred. At n prntraoted sesslon, full of pub-> llc Interest, the Board of Aldermen last nlght dlspoaed of a grent mass ot hlghly Important work. Attention was aharply drawii to the report of the speclal com? mltteo whlch Invostlgated conditions ln. Iho gas department. for whlch the Com-1 mon Council Monday nlght adoptnd a. subslltuto, placlng the questlon of tho proposed rohabllltatlnn In tho hands of tho Llght Committee, nnd after a flory debate, this subatitutc was lald over nlong wltli the report untll next AVed? nesday nlght, By agroement, the proposltlon to soll Iho Clark Spring property to Miss Ornoa Arents, wnr, tahlod untll the'next regular meeting, ihn oplnlon belng oxpressed ; Ihat tho Intorosts of Hollywood and Miss Arents mlght come to nn unde.r stimding ln the moantlme. Tlio bonrd concurred In the resoUt tlon proposed by Mr. Polloek in tlie lower branch, rcfiulrlng the Seaboard Alr f.fna rtallwny to hrlng their general offl oers-here. nnd llke ncilon was taken wlth reforence to awardlng tlie contract1'foir. tho. fluino of tho new settllng biisln. Messrs. Blair, Burton and Grundy. enst lots for tho short term from Henry Ward, .and the honor fall to tho last named. After much persuaslon by hls colleaguos. Colonol Grundy nnnounoed thnt lie would stand for re-electlon In tho primary. The Board. by a unanlmous vote. con? curred In the notlon of the lower Branch npproprlatlng $1-0 lo. pay the expenses of Mayor MeCnrthy*, who will go to New Or? leans to Invlto thn Confederate Veterans lo hold thelr next annual rounlon ln thls elty. Hls Honor will leave harc on Sun? day., Aprll -2d, wlth a party of local veterans, nnd jvlll remnln through tho reunlon, which wWl begln in tho Crcs-ccnt; City on Aprll _26th. Furthei-. than . thls,. Hls Holirir lins no.dotlnlte plans. tlioug]),' he says ho will not ennsnnie a grent deal of tlme ln offlcially oxtendlng"tlie . Irivl-1-.1 tnllons. It is posalble. though .hot dellnlte ly settlod, that Oovernor Swnnson wIM also go and nsslst tlie Mayor ln hls mis? sion. . One Spicy Debate. Thn only rnn-1 spicy debate last nlght wns over Mr. Mlnor's motlon to defer netlon on the report of thn gas Investlgn-. tlon commltteo, nnd most of the shnrp talk on thin suhject was by President Turpin, Tho vote by whlch cnnsldoni tion was pnstponcd was 11 to S. Mr, Tur? pin declared vigorously for jnuniclpal owncrslilp, nnd sald he would as sooh vote to closo tho City Hall as the gas ?works. Ho donouncort prlvnte gns cor? porations, and sald they were tho ciirsa and rot of clty government. Mr. Turpin opposed postponeinent, but wns outvoted by a majorlty of three. Proceedings in Detail. President Turpin called the board to ortler at S:_r> o'clock, and a quorum of tho members of the body answerod to thelr nnmoa. A number nf cltlr.ens were present, ?looking after Ibe questlon of tlio salo of tho Clark Sprlng propertjr liy tho': clty, and Mr. "John P, Branch, who re? cently offered tho clty $25,000 for publio batha, was also on tho Door. The report. of tlio Streot Commltteo wns thn flrst buslness cnlled, and a good mnny of Its provislons was of a roulitfo natiiro and wero dlspoaed .. of wlthout ohjoctlon. The commltteo on streets reported a number of matlors, but most of them woro referred to tho committee ou fl nnnce. Tlie report of tho Ordtnnnoo Onmmltteu was consldered at some lengtlif, and most of its recommondntlnns ndopted. though thoy woro for tbo most part n. a routlno naturo. Mr. Mlnor called up tho Mnj-nr's vetn wlth roforonco lo oxemptlng the Amerl? can Kullnnnl Bnnk, from tlio genorat flro bscapo nrdiuanoo, nnd tlio chair (Mf. Turpin) neknowlodgod that on a former occnslon ho hnd mado an Improper Nll Ing on the subjeot. "Thc voto of tho Mayor Is thorofore suptalnpd," sald Mr. Turpin, nnd th bonrd procebde.il with Its regular busl IIORS. Clarlc Spring Again. Mr. Bhilr called up oul of Its order tho questlon of tho salo of tho f'ljirlc SprinR property by tlio clty at $*_r.,i-T0 to Mlsa Orace Arents, for phiyground purposes. nnd tho resolution adoptnd b.v tlm lownr branch was road by the olorlc. Mr. lllalr sald thero seomed t<> be n, pnssihlllty of iho Hollywood peoplo and Miss Areiits gotllng togotlior upon n prop? osltlon snllsfactory to all ri-'i'tlw, II* tliorcforo inovcd to tahle untll tho next , meotlng. Mr, liat'iiov opposed thc motlon, nnd sald lio had boon unnhle lo Iteur from Miss Arenta's sldo tlinC thoro was any iiopa of a satlsfactory adjuslnienl. Hn diHcusaoil ihe mnttor at some. longlh, aiid advociiteil the report of the Joint eoni mitleo on tlio suhject. Mr. lllalr Mlowod brleily, and sald h.) wantod, if posslble, lo got the ennnlot ?ng Intorests togother, and Mr. Koiiy. of Clay Ward. fnv'oreil a motlon lo roaom n'tlt. Ho sald thero was no nssnranca that .Miss Arents would accept llm propo? sltlon of ttio o||y, so far as ho could learn. Mr. Seay, of Monron, aeconded Mr, niatr's motlon to table, and spoka brlafly ? ulong thls llno. Mr. Mllior movod to eoniml' to th* t'onn mltteo ou Pinanee, nml advoefctod, ii,!_ inollon ln a brlef speeeh. lt was vlKorously oi>p"-a.'-l by Mr. Dab-. liey, Ho sald thtre itiiifhl I"- a pocslbliity , of tho partles- gotllnit togolher, uud ha ivotild- not objeci. t<> tlio motlon to .tabj-, lint that Iho Klnanco Commltton t'ld not drslre ti, tako tho iiucfltln.n up asaln. Mr. Mluor wlthdiow lya -ubatltule, niv<