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NEW JERSEY LEADS NEW PARTY FIGHT First of Eastern States to Launch Progress? ive Campaign. FULL TICKET WILL BE PUT 1 N FIELD No Possibility of Alliance With Either of Old Parties, and Bat tie Will Be Made Along New Lines?Many Demonstra? tions for Roose? velt. A*bury Park N J. July 23.?New Jersey led the Kastern states In the new party movement lo-dUy when ? mass convention "f progressives' launched a separate politic*'! iiean Izatlon .ir.i decided to nominate a lull State ticket foi th> November elec? tion The convention voted tri p>ji on ih" ticket ri set of presidential elec or* nupportlng Theodore Roosevelt and ? r-'i in th'- national progressive con? vention In Chicago th* saiat set of deiegat's that represented th? State it t ' Republican National Convention, pledging them asratn to vote (or Col 6n>l Roosevelt. The convention ar rnfor the appointment of a State Committee, which wtll untie details of part) organization. It suggested i.o name for the new party rir.4 Ok':ff,'l to lea\k that detail and othera to the national convention The possibility of nllltince with olther of the other established rartlcs waa denied Ii; vigorous tern;s All the upe^kers de. clarcd for a fight alontr distinct nrw rty linen, ar.d all such cxprottlvr.s v < rr enthusiastically applauded, The convention adopted without dla Kent the platform reuommen-ied by the oomrn'tle? f arrangements A atratjrht ?umiii suffiarre plank nro^sc-1 pro? long* d applause. The fre'iuenl mention of Clonel Roorevelt's name railed for a series of demonstrations and his picture r-as pvorvwherr In I h? hall The Colonel had been urrfd to ntt> ndi but In a telegram to Chnlrmsn T*"rt Which was r. id to th? convention, lie expressed recret because of bis Inability to at? tend and s?M' "May 1 lUrough yo.l extend tny hesrtlest pool wishes to the convention. They arc engaged 1" n leak of bringing this government badk to what it wa* Intended to he. a gov? eminent by the people In the interests <?( the peoplt Tita old r.*:'r crc-finl^a 'lons have heroine to hopelessly eor rupted as tcj niake It 1 mposaitl<> to do anything with thom as they now are. and this Is larKely duo to the fact that party fights uro not now fouKht n geh?llte llnon of clcavajre. Our organization Is In very truth the poo plo'a organization, anil w0 are trylr.s X'' help tl'-o I'ooplo to the beat of our ability and we uro fighting hot only on real Issues, but upon t?.e Issues m ? vital to tho "elfaro of this re? public." AIMS OF NEW PARTY Outlined by lloo?e^eIt In 1'lret 'pctih Since < h!eni;o ronvtiitlo!;. New York. July 23.?Tn hi." first speech since he returned from Chi? cago. Colonel Roosevelt to-day set forth h's reasuns for leading In the formation of a new party. His address was delivered at a meeting of the New York State county chairmen of the national progressive party. Colonel Roosevelt did not Intend to speak, he declared, but the chairmen would not bo denied. "No rnun knovr tetter than T," said Colonel Roosevelt, ? t!;<?t enthusiasm nnd high principles cannot be effec? tive without organization and work. A great responsibility rests upon you men here, who are undertaking the, oiganizat'on of a new party which is to stand four-squared to democracy, which Is to be literally the pnrty of lh< pooplo. it win tight on lice Issues nnd not dead ones. It will embody n Protest against tho corruption in both tho old party machines. It will be a party Into which ox-Democrats nnd ex-Republicans, without rc aid to their political past, are to ebmo in on On exact equality and tr, nave each the same share in the part;' manage? ment. Party Of the People. "When we iret this started It will be a party not only representing t\e peo? ple at election time, but win represent them In party management. Wo .>ro gointr io see to it that it la organized bo that it will be Impossible foi' nnv fifty-three men Chdses fodr years be? fore by politicians to stand superior to nil the voters of a great State :lkc Cal? ifornia, and that if that "-"(.He lias not nhnped Its laws according to a given call of fifty-three private nun, th< Ptate shall not be disenfranchised. "My own Judgment is that Messrs Raines, Penrose. Guggenheim & <"o made a poor swap.when they took two stolon delegates from California In plaee of the electoral vote "of California They were not contented with that They swapped the electoral vot. of Mas? sachusetts tpr the vote of two dele? gates, i th tik it was about ,-.? expen? sive a swap as was ever made by polit? ical managers. "No good will come If we. merely substitute one set of bosses for another. Ther,-. Is nothing that the bosses of both parties wish so much to ?..?>.. every decent man vote alternately for ench. with the vague idea that ho Is reducing the other. Genuine Popular Rnle. "Now no doubt Mr. Rarnes and Sir, Murphy would like to have everything ?11 the time, hut they are perfectly w illing each to take half.Instead of the whole Rut we do not care anything about dividing the State equally be? tween them. "What we Intend to do is to trtke It from bath, and we Intend to take th< nation from both. And in this party we Intend to build a government with out and within tho party on the lines of genuine popular rule and of social 'and industrial histlcc for farmer, (Continued on Seventh Pagol PERCY OPPOSES REMISSION Hetlevea \inerlcnn Ship* should t'nr l ull T?ll?. Washington, July ?The I'anama ? .'anal administration toil held tlx door 6l the Semite to-Ja.y Just long i hough for Senator r<-v, 01 Mississippi. i?? make a speecli ligalnst the remission j 6l ' unal tolls to American shipping. ; The nteastiri thfjil gave way again to ?!.? sundry cilvjl appropriation bill. I which has p?shed ii :^i'i<! tor several I days. Senator Brandcgei expressed little i confidence iat<- to-day in earl) action | on 1H? ettnal hill. The subject ?>i freu I tolls and of the rights of the United stat< h under the treat) with Knglano have provoked kern feeling In the Sen- | at-, and .to agroeihent op various pro-] Vision? will not b?? reached; it is be? lieved now. without long debate, Thl j balance of I'm; i'.'eck. being Thursday, la glv< n over to tariff bills', and several <?!:.? r appropriation measures have Rtm to be considered in the Senate, with the prospect that they will further de ii. action ?n the bill to govern opera lion of the eana). Senator Percy declared against any discrimination to American ships. Hp express"-! the belief that the Up I te.il States had by treaty guaranteed eiual treatment 'to nil notions. Including Itsi II and thai no lnfrnatior.il <-r>urt would BUxtaln th" United States, if it claimed the right t? give free passage t.. :tf own ships. CENSURED BY VERDICT Ii..Hi employes iiml bfllrlolH Held Ite RpooKlble fur w reck. Chicago, .luly VA.?A verdict eensui Ing both the employes and the ot> lats ol the Uhlcago, Burlington and Qulhcy Itallroaq was returned to-day bj the jury Impaneled for tue coroner's in quest Into the doath ot thirteen ber son's who lost their live.? in the colli? sion of last mall and passenger trains at Western Springs, a Chicago suburb, Sun day. luly <i Chief among th? recommendations In the Verdict was one that men instead of women he employed in the M!f..ii towers ol th" block system; and an? other that distance slenals bf mine tatned at all towers to supplement the regular block sler.als , Mrs Julia a ^Vllcoji, signal operator at Western Springs the morning ol tue wreck; was criticized by the Jury for permlttine the mall train t? pass Hins dal?-. th?- station west of her ton?:, be. ' fore the pass- nircr was In a place "t safety The verdict however, noted that Mrs. Wltcox h-id not violated an} rule the company tri her manipula? tion of the signals. iti ? ognltlon of a public demand for i rapid operation of tiams was Included in the Verdict, which declared that trains could not be safely run at the t,:trh sp??d demanded by th' tlhn I schedules In foggy weather with th<* present signal service. LITTLETON DISSENTS Formall) Presents III? Views on Merl 1 rust < ner. Washington. July ia.?Representa? tive Martin \V Littleton, "i New tfork; member of the Lemorratie majority or tin II jj. .-?.??! trust investigating ? ommlttee, to-day formally presented Ills views to th<; committee. dl?s?;nting , from the legislate ?? recommendations ] of chairman Stanley. lie aarced to sign thi Sta.hu y report with many reservat tens lhat left .Mr. Stanley with but two other members of the ? ommlttee of nine In complete accord : with him They are Representatives I'.all. of Texas, and Me'illllcuddy. of : Maine .Mr T.ittl'tons views, to which mueh : publicity has been given, favor princi? pally a Joint body of the Senate and ? House to study the trust question and th.- exclusion trom interstate commerce ! of corporations in restraint of tra :> declines to support a proposed bill to put upon a corporation the burden of proving it is a "reasonable'' re? straint ot trad.- Such a bill Mr Lit? tleton savs would preserve '"the chlel fault of th?- Sr.ermar. law. whlrh Is the policy of a belated attack after a con? cern has grown up Instead of provid? ing any nn-ans of prevention." "STEAM ROLLER" NEEDED Senator nornh Helleres I? Would [fasten \dJoiirnmrnt. Washington. July 23.?An elfectlve "steam roller" Is to be applied to the Senate In an effort to hasten adjourn? ment Senator norah to-day Jokingly urcd Republican lenders to usi- "steam roller methods" to put an end to the Session 11' declared it could be con , eluded in thirty minutes if proper ' methods ?vere applied ! Before the adjournment of the Senate ' to-night, Senator Borah endeavored to i have the meeting hour changed to 10 ' o clor-k rrotcsts carhc from all parts i of the chamber, but the Idaho Senator ' said he would renew his motion to? morrow, and would not desist unkss tii- Senate voted him down. GERMANY~NOT D 1STURBED Uns Xn ( rltlclNm tu Mnkr of Church HIV Speech. Berlin. July S3 -- German public opln Ion is neither disturbed nor irritated over ycBterdoy*Bi naval debate in the House ot Commons In London. The jpr<ss generally s.ems satisfied with Germany's position under the hew order of things, and praises the Speech of ' Winston Spejricer Churchill, First Lor.! 'of the Admiralty, ns frnnk without the usual provocatlvcness. It criticizes, 1 however, the nttempt to throw the re sppnslblllty for Increased armaments^ ; on Germany. Hundred* I'itInH in Floods. Tokio, July L-r - -Unusually heavy rains and floods have nrevalled on the northern coast. Four hundred persons are mlssinar. and are believed to have perished. Altich il.imnco has been done to drops. Seven Girls Are Killed; I* ive Fatally Injured London,.lul; ".'!.?Seven ulrls nrrr killed, live were ratall? Injured mid several otbera severely hurt la a rlre to-dny In it fnur-Hior) building In Moore I mir, In I In- benrl of (he oily, occupied Uy eellujold Cbrlst mas caVd niauufaeturrrN, who em? ployed man? fcinulcM, The tin slnrteil in n front motu on tin* top floor and spread quickly, Ta reach ihr NlnlrH (lie grlrls in dir buck room luid to |in?M tbrntiKh the from! room, mid before Ihcy realised 'Ibelr ilali kit Hu- flnmra luid cut off the means of escnpc. In n few mlaitten lb?k look room wan abl?se. Some of Ihr glrl? mnnsRtd ta rrnch Ihr rnnf nnd eHCiiped by erosslniz n plnuk to the nexl building ten fret distant, but otic h.-.t her fooling; mid fell. Two were overtaken by flnmr.? be? fore Ihej Rained the dlxzy brldpfe, nnd >i I ii rue number lenpcd from the wlndown, severnl of them being h?r rlbly niimulrd. Five Klr!? were burned (?> ilentb. ihr response of the lire brigade was prompt, but the swiftness of the lire ami the llrrcc arnN of the flnine? belching from the Window? prevented effective nur of tin* flrr-cscnpcH, Clause Is Eliminated by Senate Post-Office Committee. PARCELS POST IS RECOMMENDED Higher Pay Provided for Rail? roads, $2,500,000 Being Added for Transportaion of Mails. Sweeping Changes in Work? ing Hours of Postal Employes. Washington. July 23.? The post;.of V?. appropriation bill, shorn of the good roads provision proposed by tlio HoUre, and embracing a revised par , t\y ftost system', with charger has*d i n .v ? eis of d'stance. waiB reported to t.-:. Senate to-day by Chairman Bourn'1 of th? Post-Office Committee nn? provision makes .-, sweeping change In t;,<- working hours of pottil employes. The bill riontalrii many changes from the form In which it was passed by the House. The total appropriations ! ate above those of the House bill, ; which were approximately 1260.000.- | 000, One of the ptineipal increases is in the appropriation for ti e pay of ra'l roads for transporting the malls, t'.-.o .~?r.ate committee adding more than , In striking out t'le Shackelford good! roads feature of the House bill, which! provided for Federal improvement of i highways, the Senate committee reeom- j mends en Investigation by a special commission, consisting of three House ! members and three Senators, and pro- ] vldes for no highway Improv ement s ! , until th's commission has reported. 1 The Rarnhart amendment In the House bill for the reguar publication; of the names of stockholders Of news papers and periodicals a so is changed. ] The Senate Mil provides for publica- | i tlon once a year, when lists of the stockholders are required to be filed i with the local postmaster. Parcels Section < linncnl The parcels section of the Senate bill Is radically different from that Incor? porated In the House bill, which pro? vided a flat rate of postage for all 'distances. The Senate provision Is that of the Bourne hill, slightly modi fled. Senator Bourne recommended ! that third atid fourth class mail matter I be combined for the parcels post scr Ivlee; but the bill makes the parcels I post apply only to fourth class tnat i ter. The Senate committee struck out of the House bill th: provision giving portal employes the right to combine in labor unions, and the right to po 1 tltlon Congress for rerfress of their i ? grievances. It also provided for the abolishment of the present system of carrying; second class mail by fast freight un? der what Is known as the "blue flag" j system. Under the Senate bill all sec? ond class would be put back Into reg? ular mall cars after August 31. Enrouracenient fo.- Inventors In the | postal service Is also carried In tho | Senate bill The Postmaster-General j would be authorized under the meas- j ure to pay $1.000 for any invention of a postal employe that is adopted for use In the service. Pneumatic Tube Ser%1ce A special commission la also pro? posed to investigate the subject of pneumatic tube ser-.Ice and determine whether tha government shall purchase that now in use In various cities. A M 0,000 appropriation Is authorized for Improved mechanical devices In tha Chicago Post-Office. which is now overcrowded Steel cars for railway mail service, which were required by the House bill to be in universal use by American ; rr.llroads in 1317. also are required by: to* Senate bill. The House hill required the railroads i I to replace 20 per cent, of Its wooden] mail cars every year, while the Senate ! bill would give the road one year of i grace nnd then re-jnlre them to re? place 25 per cent, of their cars earh year for four years. ilonr? fo? Employes, The provision relating to hours for employes is to the effect that the ! eight hours that postal clerks and car? riers In the larger offices of the coim jtry are required to work each day I shall not extend over more than ten consecutive hour?. 7'or years It has been tho practice of the Post-Office Department in Office? throughout the country to have the eight hours of work extend over fif? teen or eighteen consecutive hours. There would be eight hours Of duty, but those eight hours would be scat? tered through the dny. in two or three hour shift?, so that many more than ?light hours of the worker's time was required. Efforts have been made for many years to Ret Congress to tnko some action to remedy this grievance on tho part of the postal clerks and carriers, but the Post-Office Department has usu? ally replied that the limitation of the eight hoars of work to ton consucutivo hours would necessitate the hiring of additional men and would largely in? crease the cost of the postal service. Last winter Representatives Reilly. of Connecticut, and Curley, of Massa? chusetts, became champions of the cause of the postal clerks and carriers In this regard, and they Interested many other members of the House. Th? result vas the incorporation In tho post-office appropriation bill as it passed the House of this provision that the eight hours of work of letter carriers ind postal clerks In the ftr-:t and second-clnss post-offices shall not extend over.a period of more than ten consecutive hours. When the bill was taken up by the Senate Committee on Post-Offlces for amendment many compromises ?11 thu provision were suggested, but frier..,: of the provision stirred up members of the committee and of the Seriate In Its behalf, and the committee voted to let It remain. The Senate committee, however. Ins made one change In the provision. The , \ CConUiiucuToa Blxth Pugo.). ... DR?GNE1GATHERS 6AHG MURDERERS Vail on, Who Was in Car, Surrenders to Officers. HIS STORY MAY LEAD TO ARRESTS Authorities Elated Over Informa? tion Gleaned From Dapper Gam? bler, and Important Arrests Are Expected Shortly?Whit? man Throws Gauntlet Down to Police Department. New York July 23.?Important de vclopments In th" Kosenthal murder ease were expected to follow closely conference to-night nt which Harry Vallon the dapper gam >l?r und gang? ster, who was In th'- "murder car" thy n ght fiosenthal was shot, made a statement to Deputy Police Commis? sioner Dougherty and District Attor? ney Whitman Vallon ?ave himself up to-day and was held by the coroner v Ithout ball for examination on a charge of complicity in the murder. Apparently th* authorities were elai : -?! the information obtained from Vallon. ni'.housh Its n-r.:- was not llvutged. Ali commissioner Dougherty would say waa that Vallon "was in the rnuider ear." and that an important arrest was expected shortly. Frorn Vallon the district attorney and Comm'ssloner Dougherty hope to get the names of those ??higher up," who hired the gun men to sidy Rosen thai Mr. Whitman has flatly thrown down the gauntlet to the police de? partment, declaring that t:-.e "murder smells of police connivance." Outside ,..f Vallon, merest largely centred to-day In the appearance be? fore the grand Jury of Mrs Rosenthal. Her husband had promised to tell Dis? trict Attorney Whitman wh.it i.e knew about the alleged partnership between the police and Xew York gamblers. I The district attorney now hopes to get many of the facts from Mrs. Rosen thai, who Is believed to have had inti? mate knowledge of her husbands af? fairs. Mrs. Rosenthal Is believed to have told the grand Jury to-day much about the meeting her husband had with Police Lieutenant Charles Becker, who according to Rosenthal, was his silent partner in his place on West Forty fifth Str?et. Other* May follow Lead. Whether the. four gang-stork still at large, who were in the '?murder car' at the time of the shooting, will follow the lead of Vallon and surrender li causing much speculation. District Attorney Whlman has announced that he "will protect every man In this case" if he can get the evidence he wants against policemen, evidence which he claims h< knows exists. But Commissioner Dougherty and his prl i vate detectives v ho have b.-en em? ployed are making every effcrt to round up these men. ?'Whltsy" Lewis, gambler an-i gang? ster: ??Lefty Louie." East Side; Harry Horrowttz, known as f'Glb the Blood." uptown lieutenant of "Big Jack" Zclig. and "Dago Frank." an East Side gut> man. are all sought It Is said thai "Dago Frank" and "Gib the Blooi' are still In the city or nearby. The police are not so sun ot the whereabouts of the others It la thought that they may be in hiding In Chicago. Mr. Whitman further said' the grand jury Is anxious to have ap? pear before It ill persons whose names had been mentioned in connection with the gambling situation. He said he had written a Jernial letter to Ljcuten ants Riley. Costlgan and Becker re? quiring them to appenr as voluntary I witnesses, but th.it he would net Issue I subpoenas for them, He stated that he would resume his investigation of th' ; matter before the grand Jury to-mor? row. , Emperor Still Improving. Tokio. July 24.?Tha official bulletin i on the Empercr's eondlt'on Issued at S : o'clock this morning read: The Em | peror slept well. Temperature 10?.4: pulse, 06; respiration. 32; general con , dltlon unchanged Bishop Warren Demi. I Denver, Col., July 23.?Bishop Henry ] W. Warren, ot the Methodist Episcopal ; I'hureh, who was retired from active work by the General Conference last ?May, died here to-night. lie was stricken with pneumonia a few days ago. Woman Found Murdered, Oklahoma City, Okla., July ?Mrs Minnie Halstin was found dead in her i home near Helena, Okla., to-day, her ? throat cut and her skull crushed. >.he I was the wife of Meek Ralstln, a pros perous farmer. Mrs. Wilson Accepts League Presidency Buffalo, x. \ .. July J:t.?Mr.-. Wood row Wilson, wife i>f the Democratic presidential candidate, has accepted the Invitation of the Women's Na? tional Democratic League to become Its hnnornr) president. Itecrntlj Mis. Stephen B. tyera, of this eiiy, ?eat the request lo assume the olHce authorized by the league's execu? tive board nt Us meeting In Haiti, core early thlf month, together with documents setting forth the object of the organisation, Mrs. Wilson, In her reply, made public to-night, accepting the honorary presidency, ertldi ??Mr. Wilson and I bnvr both road with very Kreut Interest the Inelo.s nres nnd your letter, nnd he Ices me to thank the lem.-.ne in hl? name for II? powerful support. It would be hard <<> overewtlmote the assist? ance which such ii body of women eim render lo n cause when tin-> feel, ns In this rnmpnluro, Hint there ore moral Issues Involvedl nnd Wr. Wilson cannot full <?> he profoundly helped l?J (he mere consciousness ? hnt such ?Tomen believe in him ns n worthy lender In Such n cause, ??Yours \er> cordially, "KM KN \. Wit.SOX." POPULAR CITIZEN STRICKEN CHRIS M IX MM.. JR. MEW LEASE ON LIFE FOR TARIFF BOARD Promise of One Vcar'5 Existence From Senate. FIGHT NOW GOES TO HOUSE j Action W'iU Be Bitterly Con? tested by Democratic Members. Washington. July 2:;.?President ITaft's Tariff Board secured the prom? ise of one more year of life from the j Senate to-day. After a short fight that I body, by a vote of 3t to 20. authorized I in the sundry civil appropriation bill Ian expenditure of $22.*.000 for another year's work of investigation by the I tariff expert? Whether the appropriation is finally j made will depend upon the strength with which the House resists the. Sen I ate's demands. Tl.c House refused i'. provide tor the Tariff Hoard when It ' framed the sundry civil bill, und Its conferees are expected to tight tho provision when tho big supply measure is sent Into conference bet/eon the two houses. Democrats opposed the Tariff Boarl provision to-day. with but three ex ' ceptions?Senators Chamberlain, New ! lands and Thornton?while the regul.ir j and progressive Republicans were I united in its support. The first move I by tho Demoorjts was an amendment . by Senator? Stone and Bacon for a ! congressional tariff commission. t?j [consist of live Senators and five, mem i bers of the House This plan was de I feated by a straight party vote, 31 to 21. The presidential Tariff Board was made subservient to Congress, how? ever, by an amendment of Senatoi ' Bristow. accepted by the Senate With i out a vote, which requires the board to I report to Congress once each year, j The Senate practically completed th? ?sundry civil Mil to-night, but the passage - f the measure was delayed until to-morrow. President T.tfts tariff veto nVensages and the work of some of the experts on the Tariff Board were bittet ly ar? raigned during tho debate in the Sen? ate. Senator Overman declared Presi? dent Taft's veto message on the cotton [arid chemical bill was "one of tue most j remarkable documents ever penned or ' ever' sent to Congress." lie declared the President had been [misled by an expert of the Tariff Hoard. ] who had made calculations on :t "false (basis of price." and using the short top Instead of tne lone ton In his estlma : tion. On tills theory, said Senator Over ? man. President T.ift had sent a veto message as to the chemical schedU/li ; that was "full of error and misstate j nient of fact." The Democrats fought the Tariff Board, declaring it was an agency not ' as well qualified to llnd out fads as n J congressional committee would he., The Senate expecis to conclude the nppro I prl.it ion bill and send it back to the I House early to-morrow. The bill car? ries approximately $115.504,.> for the j support "f Important government bu? reaus and works, j The Kennte added about $8,006.006 to j the ailtOUht authorized by the House Tli roc Hoya nie Drowned. Pnirflcld, III. .inly 23.?Three 00113 of .lames I'. Gilllson, a farmer. Hying Sight miles northeast of th's city, seven, nine and eleven years old. were drowned to-day In a pond while swims mlng. I It Get? VIRGINIAN WINS BELLE OF HAWAII Henry ?laillard Smart, of Boyd ton. Will Wed Wealthy Miss Parker. ROMANCE BEGINS ON BOAT Wedding Will Ec Celebrated With Setting of Barbaric Splendor. Honolulu, .1 uly 23?In a setting of barbaric splendor marked by a revival of the old Kanaka wedding feast, j Thelma Kahllaonapaoptllah' Parker will be married on her estate near hero, .fuly :r., to Henry Oa'llard Smart, the son of a Virginia clergyman. Prepara? tion.- for the wedding have been under way for weeks on the vast Parker estate, which Miss Parker Inherited from her grandmother, and every known resourco >'f the old feudal days In providing luxurious entertainments w'll be revived. Henry Gaillurd Smart, of Boydton. Va , met Miss Parker on the steam? ship Korea last r'eccnincr when ho was en route to Hawaii to begin a btislnesi cur,-er on the islands. Miss Parker, who is widely known in San Francisco society, was Just out of finishing school and the romance be~an before the boat reached Honolulu. The young heiress camo of ago a few weeks ago and her b'rthday was celebrated by .1 carnival of sports in her Island home. At the same time her estate, consisting of land and cattle, valued at many millions, was divided, one-fourth being deeded to her mother, ! Mrs. Frederick Knight, and one fourth being st t aside for a charity fund. A crowd of guests left July IS for the Parker estate and others arc fol? lowing dally The native feast of th J.uau will begin to-morrow. rt will be served in the open with all the old-time Hawa'Ian delicacies. Carnival Of outdoor sports, consisting of feats i iof horsemanship and unio, ;e Hawaiian j pastimes have been In progress for the last week. Atlanta, Go., .Inly S3,?F.ugenr II. (.race, who ?vns mysteriously shot in bis home In il.srlnslve resldenre section of the city last March, mid vt bo accuses bis wife, Mrs. Dulsy Ople Grace, ol the crime, lias been sum? moned :ni a witness m his wife's trial, scheduled lo bruin m il Mon? day. (?race now Is nt his mother's home ni Ned Him. fia,, slowly recovering from Hu- effects from the bullet which lodged against his spinal col- '. umn, causing partial paralysis, Mrs. Grace, the ncrnscd wouiiin, formerly of Philadelphia, in n statement to? day, declared ihnt within ten days she will be ii frer wninnn. she said she was delighted thai the trial ; wn? not nolle prossed, but that a i jury it I have a chance to remove | the stlgmn from her name. The In lured man olinrues that his | wife shot hint the night of March ft j for the purpose of getting r 1,1 of I him In uct possession of his lire In? surance, amounting (a SS7,000. Mrs. Grace, who bus Inrge properly In? terests In the Quaker < Its. u>nles the rhnrge, she has made counter? charges, declaring Hint Grace knows who shot !? ? tu. and Intimating thnt another woman is Involved, Grace at His Wife's Trial Chris. Manning, Jr., Passes Away After Ill? ness of Six Weeks. SERVED 11 YEARS ON POLICE BOARD While His Condition Was Re? garded as Serious, Hope of Re? covery Was Held Out Until a Few Days Ago?Popu? lar Among All Classes of People. Stricken in the midst of ? life of public usefulness, nnd rich in private friendships, police Commissioner Chris? topher Manning, Jr., died nl 9:55 o'clock last night at his home. 110 North Twenty-sixth Street He had been 111 about six weeks from a com; pl'cation of troubles which speedily assumed a threatening aspect At one time 't seemed h? might recover, but ?within the past week his condition grew so unfavorable that It was ap? parent the end was near. No arrangements have as vet been made for the funeral services Rela? tives from a distance have been noti? fied, and their arrival will be awaited, The personal popularity of the com? missioner was shown Ivy the constant Inquiries as to It's condition during the weeks that have gone by since he became ill. and by the general solici? tude last night when his death was announced. Loyalty to the men who were his associates, whether In busi? ness, politics or soc'al life, was tho predominating eharacter'stlc of Mr. Manning, and this trait will be long remembered. Native ?i Richmond. Chr'stopher Manning. .Ir.. was born In Richmond on October IT. 1874, th? son of Christopher Manning and Bridget Manning. He was educated at St. Peter's School. He then entered tho plumbing establ'shment of his father, and rrrew Into tin- business which was his life's employment Iii.? business efforts were uniformly suc? cessful. Throughout his mature rears he had been secretary' and treasurer of the C. Manning Plumbing Company, it IUI Rast Main Street Early in life, Mr. Manning showed a deep interest In politics and in tho I problems of government. An ardent Democrat, he gathered popularity as a political leader In tho eastern part of the city. He served as a member of the City Democratic Committee. In campaign times he could always bo found a'dlng In getting out the party vote, and his advice was always sought In party councils. In return. Mr. Manning's home peo? ple in Jefferson Ward constantly of? fered to elect him to the City Council, but ho always declined the honor. On Police Board, In 1901 Mr. Manning was elected a member of the Board of Police Cotu m'sslonors. entering upon his duties In July of that year. He had since served continuously as the member from Jef 1 ferson Ward. Almost from the be i ginning, ho made a record as an ag? gressive official, advocating many rc : forms and always urging the advance? ment of the efficiency of the Police I Department. I At his home last night, Chief of Police Louis Werner, who arrived i within a few minutes after the com? missioner's death, said: "Mr. Manning had n great many 'friends, and tho mutual greetings on I tho streets were always Jovial. Rut when the door closed behind the Po? llen Hoard, he laid all private friend? ships aside, and became the servant of the public." j The throe stat'Ons will be draped In mourning and a special police detail has been ordered to stand In front I of the Manning residence until the funeral is held. I No proposition for the advancement I of the Interests of the city made its j appearance without receiving not only the hearty Indorsement but the active I support of Mr. Manning. He Identified h'mself with every movement for civi(; betterment. Whother it was the es tens'on of publicly owned utilities, or beaut'fleattou of public properties, or enterpr'se* Intended to make Rich? mond more important, he was always ready to help. Helped New Itallrna?, At the time of his death he was an active .-pint in the building of a rail? road between Richmond and Tidewater, and was a director in tli? Richmond and Rappahannock River Railway, which is under bond to extend tho Seven Pines line to (Jrbanna. [?'or several years Mr. Manning was a member of Company F. First Vir? ginia Infantry, and was much inter? ested In military matters. He married Miss Essie (irlnics, a, daughter of Alderman John R. Grimes, who survives him. He leaved also tv.o brothers?II. B, Manning and J. V. Manning. it was a m itter of comment iajst night, that within a very few months two young men of public spirit, de? voted per.-ou.ii- friend*, should bavo been taken from theli positions ef public service by death. They a ro Chris Manning and lohn I Lynch. Ntn nti Olllv? Seeker Mr. Mnnning probably had inora personal friends than any hlan In Klclt niod. They ' were not confined- to any elass. White he was always active in politics, he never sought public office for (he remuneration fi offered, though be served on tin POlico 'Soar 1 from Jefferson Ward, n position which paid no salary, and worked hard and dili? gently to put the police department on 'an honest, business basis- Ye.irs ago be was one of the leaders In tho Dem? ocratic cause when the negro vote win a dangerous factor service-! In those Stirring times pro\ed hl* ?'..rtli, and his absolute fearlessness in the presence of danger thrilled and en? couraged those who si.I with him >n tho light to redeem the city nrtJ ?a\? It from a political foe But while he was taking " tivg (Coutlnuvd, on. Third Pas? V A