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VOL. X111. NO. 2?.
PORTUGAL AT PEACE
BECAUSE Of MURDER
Assassinations of King Carlos and
Crown Prince Stuns Even
(tie Revolutionists.
HErV CA81NET NOW IN CHARGE
Position of Premier Franco Became
Impossible and He is in Hiding ?
Bodies Will Lie in State Beginning
Todays?Funerals Will be Attended
by Many Members of Nobility.
(Uy Associated Press.)
LISBON, Feb. S-i-Under a new- rer
Kline, whh tt new king and the es?
tablishment <>f a new cabinet, Portu?
gal seems to be for the moment at
peace. There is an uudotlying cur-'
rent of revolutions, however, and the
Ktric'.es; measures are Ivdng taken to
preserve order. |
At noon today an official statement
wa.-, given out that perfect order ex-'
isted throughout Portugil.
Franco, the, once dictator, waa fore-'
cd to resign because of the bitterness
of the people against him. and the
new cabinet will strive for the wel?
fare of the fatherland und' r the pres?
idency of Rear Admiral De Annual. I
Another official statement given out
was to the effect that Lhe president .
of the cabinet woujd be supported by I
all tlv> groups of monarchists who
had agieed to forget previous dlT-J
ferences. I
Tho position of PremeJr Franco after'
'.he assassination of the king and
crown j-rlnco became lmposslole. I
During tho days -which preceded the
tragedy, and during the tumultuous
manifestal Ions or the streets, whh
tho later discoveries of vast Stores of
arms and bombs, public opinion back-.
ed him in his efforts to maintain or-'
der, but Uie murders changed the mw
tire complexion of the situation. He
?has not hixTi seen on the streets
r.lnc?, his meeting with the king, im?
mediately aft.tr the bit'.e?r's arrival
from VllTa Vivosa. but all possible
places whor? he might bo have been |
closely watched, and guarded. Tho
now cabinet which is composed of the
strongest members of the various
/actions, but all opposed to Franco,
has drawn to it a strong patriotic
supporting movement.
During the night Do Amoral and
the chiefs of thfi monarchist turtles
held a protracted session and laid
out a program looking to the pacifi?
cation of tho people.
British Fleet Comlno.
Word has been received h-rre that
a British fleet, the number of the ves
sw* noc' fcr.intf stated, passed Oporto
this morning bourn.' for Lisbon.
The investigation oft the i>olice show
float the murder? was'carefully plan?
ned. . .. V>
On Saturday the nssaaslne met so
retly in the back rcom of1', a cafe, and
"here laid out every stop V>f the plot. I
They were enabled to do ieo, as all
ihe details relating to the home com- j
lug of I V king had been niaVlc pub?
lic. To each was assigned a (post in
the wo'k- of shootlnj down thA mem?
bers of Ihe royal family, but lotU were
drawn for the selection of eno.f|i par?
ticular victim. Those who drew Queen
Amelio and Prince Manuel falj/ed to
carry out their bloody task.
To the chamber in the piilnce Ayaere
repose ihe l>-.idle.t (?:- King CailAc and
leb crown prince !;as been dm/ n.) in
mourning and arranged to roHnnhb I
a chapel. The biers are surrf'fntled j
by lighted candles and Queen Mtnelle, '
widow of the king, and the Aesctger I
queen. Mirii Pin. his motn.es *'tateh
continually at the side of th?F orlead.
The body of the king Is cl?Vr v?\lhe 1
unifonn of the commander by' " I of
the army, while tho prior,-a'1"'''-a
uniform of n captain of tfne8e (]?nd
lancers. AWm*
? _ ,'. of tho
Prinors to Attend Ftfl alui i
Several masses for the rt>i' our I the
souls of tho deparUid 71 or they lave,
been sahl in the mortuwell es tr?ber. |
The bodies wilt He ln ftjthat IhebaMy
beginning tomorrow. Vi not. std^i,,,]
that the funerals' will bdvlotatod U by]
the Prince of Wales. I'V B?|n Inrles:
of Bourbon. t*o Duk? d?Hwe 'l the
cousin of King Victor JetiPCCt ILi" a,
special French embassvf .Inch- 1
a menr of tho- foreign /)-ar"n*:B ?f
which the late king w:f l jj^orat?
g !WJC
The condition of d
contrary ?0 rumors, is^n,. J,t8
The Duke of Op.-vto. ^ Im
" late k'ng. Iias.tsiablf? J resl-:
denee at the pnlaoe. \ ^ e will \
remain for a time. Thi^ >>ss pfj
iMrls. Queen Aruelle's motu- r, Is ott
.Vr way here.
Charles Payne Bryan, the Ameri?
can minister to Portugal, wus the
tlrst diplomat to offer condolence "o
ill... royal funnily.
Little by llttio Lisbon is regain In?
Its normal aspect, although the pub?
lic buildings ami the palace are still
guarded by cortions of soldiers and
detachments of the municipal guard.
A number of th<? newspapers of I
Uta city have suspended publication.
GOVERNOR SWANSON
ON WE STAND FOR RHEA
He is Willing to Stake the Future
Success of Adminittration on
the Judge.
(Special to The Dally Tress)
RICHMOND, VA.. Feb.' 3-rOheers
and vigorous nppliuao reached through
the Senate chamber tonight when
Governor Swanaon, on the witness
stand before te iolnt committee uf
Investigation Mated firmly: "I will
stake the tut ore success of tny ad?
ministration on Judge linen's ability
',, fulfill the r <]Ulr?mcnts of a mem?
ber of tihe state corporation com?
missioner."
Tln> governor romalncd on the stand
nearly an hour and throughout bit)
i stimouy eulogised his nominee. "In
appointing Judgi Kb, a I thought
that Southwest Virginia was entitled
to representation on the commission
1 knew hl:n In Congress as a man
Of ability, capacity, intelligence and
nerve. 1 heard a pood deal of the
testimony given i" liw Investigation
there, when not one fact wan estab?
lished against him, and when u com?
mittee, largely Republicans, reported
in his favor. I am willing to say that
there Is nothing personal about Judge
Ilhea which make:.- him unlit for the
corporation commission and I have
tlie utmost confidence in him."
Attorney Kulli'.t ?sked: "Would >'>u
think that cheating Republicans would
unfit a man for the corporation com?
mission?'' and Governor Swnason veh
tfituratty answered, "I do; but on the
other hind I think party service a
badge of honor."
"Don't get excited," interrupted RuL
litt, and tie governor, turning upon
him, said: "I am not In this least ex?
cited, but I wish to be llrm in my
statements."
BfinDylMilElSHIP
Judge Mil Appoints Richmond
San (o District Court Clerkship.
FOUR DEPUTIES ARE ALSO HO
There Will be a Change in the Cleri?
cal Workings of the Court Hereaf?
ter?Appointee Born in Ports?
mouth and a Georgetown Graduate.
(Special to The Dally Press)
RICHMOND, VA.. Feb. II?Judge
Edmund Waddili of the United States
District Court, today tunk up in cham?
bers the' matter of appointing a clerk
of the court to succeed the lato Goo,
E. Bowden of Norfolk. Joseph B.
Ilady, clerk of the court at Richmond
was apiiolnied, and on motion of
Brady, the following deputies: 1).
Arthur Kelscy at Norfolk; \V. F.
Walker at Norfolk: lt. ES. Laniers at
Richmond; R. F. W.- Garnctt nt Al?
exandria.
In appointing Brady. Judge Wad
dill look occasion to state that after
giving the matter careful considera?
tion he wan eatlSflcd that the plan
of-having a single clerk for the ?n
tifto district, with deputies at. each
place of "holding court* was the best
eour.se for him to pursue, looking to
the efficiency of the service and the
condition and character of the work
i:< Norfolk, and especially having In
view the probable early legislation by
Congress effecting the consolidation
of the two offices of clerk of the Cir?
cuit am! the District courts.
Joseph F. Brady wos born at Port*s
mout.'.i. .'!8 years ago. He is a son
of the !nte Colonel James D. Brady.
He was educft' d at the McCobbs
University school, the University of
Virginia, and Georgetown University,
graduating from the la Wer Institution
In- 1S0S as bachelor of law. He has
been deputy clerk and el:rk of the
United Sines courts for nearly tea
years, lie succeeded the late M. F.
Plenen r.s an el rk of the court her"
three ycora, ago.
L?w;f President of Mine Worker9.
INDIANAPOLIS, lNt>; Feb. ?
Thcr.is J. LltwW has boon elected
president of Iho Un'ted Mine Workers
'?4 Airifrl- i bv 2.0SI vote" over Wil?
liam B. Wilson. The announcement
wag officially snado this morning.
NEWPORT Km
OFFICIALS CAN'T BE
INTERESTED IN WORK
Bllin Legislature to Prevent Muni?
cipal Officers from Being Part?
ies to Contracts.
Ol?MIYJBn PENALTY UMED
Amendment Offered .to the ^Sunday
Observance Law Presented to the
Lower House?Electric Chair at
Penitentiary Favored by Committee
Plan to Have Inspector of Prisons
(Special To The Dally Press.)
RICH MOND. VA.. Kob. :!. ?Delegate
Ceoke, of Norfolk, today offered In tho
House a hill amending section mm of
tho code, which forbid; city officers
cotincllinen and others from having
an Inti rest in contracts with the cities
tin y represent.
The measure proposes to make sec?
tion 823 of the code read 08 follows:
"It shall not be lawful for any mem?
ber of the council or board of nhier?
in, n or any othel officer or agent or
.my commissioner appointed for the
opening of fjtroots or any other mem
her of a committee constituted or np
pointed for the management, regula?
tion or control or corporate property
of any city during their term for
they .ir>? elected or appointed, to lv a
contractor or nil>contr;;"l ir. nor shall
thty he Interested, directly or Indirec?
tly. In any .contract or Job of work or
mail rials, or ihe profits thereof, or
.services to.be performed for the city,
?ind no such councilman, otlloer or
employe shall be Interested, directly
or Indirectly, in any contract, or job
of work or materials, or the profits
thereof, or services to bo furnished or
performed.
"Kvery such contract shall be void,
and the officer, councilman, agent or
member of such committee making
such contract shall forfeit to the com?
monwealth the full amount stipulated
for thereby. No oltict r of a city, who
alone or with others is churned with
the dutv of auditing, getting or pro?
viding by levy or otherwise for We
payment of claims against such citv.
?ball, i>y contract, directly or Indirect?
ly, become the owner of or. Interested
In any claim against mich citv. Kvery
such contract shall be void, and If
such claim he paid, tho amount paid
with Interest may be recovered back
by the city within two years after
payment. t?y action or motion In the
Circuit or Corporation or Hustings
court, having Jurisdiction over nM
city."
Sunday Observance Law.
Delegate Cooke, of Norfolk, has in?
troduced an amendatory bill touching
section ItTOIt of the code in relation
to the violations of the Sabbath ob?
servance laws.
The measure provides that persons,
or their agents, who labor at their
usual avocations on the Sabbath
(household, charity or necessity work
excepted) shall be deemed guilty of
a misdemeanor and liable ID prosecu?
tion thereupon.
Conviction means a Rue of not less
than nor more than $100 for each
offense. Kvery day such person, or
his servant, is so employed, shall mn
sistitute a distinct offense, and Hie
court in which conviction i.?- had may
require of the offender a recognisance
In a penalty lof not less than $11111 or
more than $?,000, with good security
conditioned that such person sluill
be of good behavior, etc.
The act is designed to meet the
doctrine recently enacted by the Vir?
ginia Supreme Court, which decided
that .Sunday violations were civil of
Ceiises, and that the Ones Imposed
wore collectable by warrant.
Favor Electric Chair at Penitentiary.
lly a vote of (id to 10. the House
today adopted an amendment to the
bill which provides that all executions
of state criminals take place at the
penitentiary.
The amendment provides thai in
future the electric chair shall replace
the gallows as the method of execu?
tion, and provides for the Installation
of the Chair. The bill will l-e put
on Its passage tomorrow. K. W.
Throrkniorton, of Henrico, is patron
of the amendment.
Cut in Salaries.
Tho Se nate committee on public In?
stitutions ami education has lerorted
with amendment* the Kolks bill, cre?
ating the office of Inspector of prisons.
The amendments cut down the salary
of the chief inspector from $1,000 to
$:i.(M>0 per annum, nnd provide for
only one assistant, at $2,f>00. Thoy
also impose upon the Inspector or bis
as: staut the duty of checking up the
a<-eounts of the Jnllers of tho statu and
for services actually rendered. The
amended bill carries on annual appro?
priation of $10,000 to pay salaries and
expenses, and ban been sent to the
committee on finance to ascertain if
VS. VA., TUESDAY, 1
Ihn Blnto etui bear this additional an?
nual burden.
The committee ort finance i? Just
now up to Ha neck In tln> discussion
of saloon lloeiiso laws, unit the fixing
of prohibitory r< Btrtolloiis upon distil?
leries und social club.-. II lias also
before It a mass of other matter that
has- iNissed tbo argumentative stage,
and Is waiting executive session.
There is little probability, mi Uth?rn
say, that the Koikes Inspector bill will
be reached for Komollme, certainly
not before Ihe latter |Kirt of the week.
SEVEN KILLED, DOZEN
INJURED IN EXPLOSION
i
Soiling Mill Near Sunbury. Pa., Scene
or the Disaster?Had Been Shut
Down.
ilty Associated Press.)
Sl'MU l;Y. PA., Fob. s. rcn
men wore killed and more than a
dozen injured by the explosion of a
boll!toila> in the rolling mill of
Van Allen a- c >.. at Northumberland, !
two miles north of here. The dead
are: (!!?,.nl Itljetler, aged 1" years, i
rnarrii I; Edward Kreiw,'S8, married.
William RrOUHO', in, married; Samuel
Rat-vis, 10, married: Duval Clarke, t\
married; .lohn Scholvld, ''?. ma'.'rJeil;
T'lomas Jones iy, single.
The seriously Injured, who were
brought l<> tile Sunbury hospital are:
Wlltlim Morgan; singl , badly out
and hnilsed; Harry Smith, married.
Injured Internally^ p(oht?>ly will die;
YVesl. y Iteeehanbaeh. married, badly
scald l und bruised.
The roiling; mlil' hud been shut
town for three months and was to
have resumed work this morning. j
A.I the boilers anil in irhlnery had
been overhauled during lilt.- stop n
tdon. The mil, \mi , preparing to be?
gin work when from .tome unknown
cause, 01.f n number of hollers
blew up
The- whole building in which tin'
ho!l< rs were located wo* -wrecked.,
and Iftu deed wi re foun'u under ihe
ruins. Tho- ? killed were weil known
citizens and ate survived by largo
families. The loss to the plant la
estimated at 175,001).
DEATH AND INJURV IN
DERAILMENT OF CAR
Train Left the Tr.icks on the Wabash,
But Only One Coach Toppled
Over.
(My Associated Press)
DETROIT. MICH.. 1M>. X?Wabash
passenger train No. 4, east bound, n
consolidated Chicago A> St. Lp.ula train
duo here at 8: "0 p. m? was wrecked
two miles west of Britten station.
?17 mile* from I let roil, about 9 o'clock
Inst night, probably by a broken rail.
One woman passongi r was killed am!
'i I people were injured.
The dead. Mrs. Frances Vnrgo.
Budapest, Hungary. Tho injured:
Mfp. o. W. Met,-. Detroit; several ribs
broken. Mrs. a. J. McKay, Detroit,
aey'oral ribs cracked. The remain?
ing Injun d were reported lo have i
sustained only sprains and bruises.
Tile train consisted of BOVeri cars,
all but one of which stood tbo shock
of hhe wreck without turning over.
It was In tin- coach directly behind
the combination baggage and express
car. the regular baggage car. that the
death and the most serious injuries
occurred. The baggage cars remain?
ed upright as did all three sleeping
cam and the diner, but the coach was
overturned and badly crushed.
Among the Injured were a number
of theatrical people. Most of the
Injured were reported lo be. suffering
from bruises and sprains. They
were brought on a relief train an
sent to hospitals and hotels here.
DYNAMITE FOUND IN
COAL LOADED HERE
Captain of Battleship Ohio Reports
Finding n Stick of the Explosive
Five linches Long.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, I). ('.. Feb. The
commanding officer of the battleship
Ohio reported that while taking coal
from Ihe chartered collier Fortuna,
at Port of Spain, Trinidad,? a stick of
dynamite about live inches in length
was- found.
The Fortuna had a cargo of New
River coal supplied by the Benwlhdr
White Coal Mining Company; at New
j port -News.
' This Is the second time that dyna?
mite lias been round in coal furnished
! the United States- men of war. The
prevloil case occilrcd over a year
[ago and it resulted In an order being
Issued by Admiral Evans enjoining all
Officers and men engaged in coaling
Slllnk to examine co.il carefully while
being put aboard ship.
The order described the general ap?
pearance of dynamite and gave cer?
tain necessary precautions to be ob?
served.
This- dynamite war evidently a. stick
used In mining the coal mid escaped
tho observation of the miners and
persons who subsequently handled tho
coal while loading it into, Uu> collier.
.?J???'"
^EBSTTAUY t, 1908.
THAW'S INTAL STATE
BEING EXAMINED INTO
I 1
Members of the Heawan Asylum
Staff Talk wr.fi Stanford
White's Slayer.
EVELYN VSIfS HER HUSBAND
She Seemed Much Depressed ??MI? at
Asylum But Stoutly Maintained
That Harry is Same?Surroundings
of Young Man Anything But Pleas?
ant. Sulky Because He Cih't Smoke.
tBy Associated Press.)
pouofiKEnsp-sin, tv, v., Fob. a.??
A brief examination of Hie m<>iital
condition of Harry K, Thaw, now con
lined in Mnttcuwan State Hospital for
the Criminal Insane, was held today
by Or. Allen FurrlsS, president of the
Ni w York i.umtey Commission and
Dr. i.nmb, BUttornltendont, ol Ihe In
stitutioti. The examination was of
a nri llntlnnry character. Thaw and
the physl?lkna talking casually to?
gether for nbOUl half and hour. After
the examination Dr. Furrlsa said it
was too early to give an opinion ?in
Thaw's in. ntnl condition.
The examination was Ultcrruptod hv
a visit, of Mrs. Evelyn NesKt Thaw
and Daniel O'lleilly. of Thaw's coun?
sel, who came up from New Vnrh 10
day, It was Mrs. Thaw's Krai Mint
to her bivfthand since his arrival at
Malteawan and she appeared depress?
ed over the si I nation.
Mrs, Thaw, and Thaw':-; counsel
spent an hour with Thaw after which t
they visited the various deportments
of the Institution. Mrs. Thaw raid:
?'I will not se(. Harry again until \Vod
ncstWi) Ho told me not to come up
tomorrow for he thought the trip
tin some nnd tho things I had soon
today would he too much for me. Mrs.
William Thaw Is unable l> come as
j yet. but porbopp will accompany the
Ion Wednesday. That Is no place for
Many to L'>**lit with nil these Insane'
people. Why. tin- colors of the walls
j are even depressing. I fopn Hurry do?
ling nicely und sa?Bfled with the food
he Was getting, hut I do not think a
man of bis sanity should he thrown in
with those people." Alienist Kraus and
Jelllffc. retained by the Thaw family,
held several conferences with Thaw
during the day. It Is believed that I
unless Thaw Is discharged through)
by the slate authorities in a few
wecke, habeas corpus proceedings Will
i),- Instituted In Hie Supreme Court
here.
NKWBWHO. N. Y? Feb. 3.?If Har?
ry Kendall Thaw Is sane, an the ex?
perts employed by b's family assert,
he must have suffered a punishment
SS severe BS the fabled tortures of
Hades today, bis first day In Multcn
wiin, the State Asylum for the Crim?
inal Insane: IIa paid .1 aevere pen?
alty for a crime of which he luul been
ncquftted <m grounds of Insanity.
A Humiliating Ordeal.
?Seats!" In a loud voice ihe atten?
dant gave tills order today as physi?
cians entered the ward In which Thaw
Is Incarcerated, With downcast eyes
and shambling gait; Thaw, following
the example of the other inmates,
j walked to a high-hacked woodon chair
I which had bee.u a-signed to hfm ear?
lier In the day. There he sat with a
distraught look in bis eyes as the I
i physician made bis round.-?, Inspecting
and conversing with the Inmates; H
was a sad s-iglit, a sight (hat made
cold chills run down the hacks of
those who gazed at tin- one proud
I scion of one of Plttsburg's wealthiest
families, About him were tittering,
glbbiring. grinning unfortunates,
whose piinds are Riled with all kinds
of vagaries. These must and will he
his companions as long as he remains
I In Maiteawnn- and that he will re?
main there much longer than is gen?
erally expected is already tin- opinion
of his attendants.
Next to Chinese Murdnrer.
After being received into the nsy
111tu last evening Thaw was taken to
ward No. 1 north and assigned to a
bed In the dormitory. There are .IS
Inmates In this ward, and the narrow
Iron l.'.jds nre act close together. Next
to the bed atvlgend to Thaw is that
of Qulmbo Appo. the aged Chinese
murderer, .who ."..'! years ago killed
John Kelly, a prizefighter, on the
Bowery. Oppo bus been In state pris?
on or asylums for .'!2 years and is
more than 80 years old. He suffers
from the delusion that ho has armies
of millions of men who will soon
storm Matten wan and rescue him.
When Thaw was pointed out to blin
he ritslud up to him and said:
"(live nie your millions and in n
day I will have my armies here to
free us."
Thaw waved hbn away. There are
other Inmates in the ward who, be?
cause they believe they are multl
jumper ami offorod u> aid lihn with
some of tit<'lr Imaginary wealth. 1
Out uhle of AppO and a negro, nil
the other luinales or the wind are
white. Th<> negro's bed I- a few fcolj
from Thaw's. The dot .nlfory Is nil
clean an a Dutch kitchen and well
ventilated, and the bedding. While
coarse, is ample,
Thaw wae furnished newsjtapors,
and magnxtnes, and when not trying!
1,1 avoid conversation with the more
sociable be rend, lie wan sullen, ami]
at times his eves had a wild look.
Il>' is not permitted lo smoke In the
ward or in tho exercise court, and thlrti
artfully worried^ then angered him.
lie has been an almost inveterate
smoker <>r olgarctfi ?. and the sudden]
breaking oft of the habit wrought ?"'
bin nerves.
Just AK Any Other.
"We hav to (real lllnl lust an weI
do auv other Inmate." said Dr. Itak-J
er. "If we permitted the Inmates to
smoke or have ihttlcltos, Ihe asylum
would probably b- burned down be?
fore Ion a Wh< n Thaw is lei out inttij
the ground to exercise, then we may
let him smoke now and then."
Thaw took a little . x'erclso In the]
exorcise court In the morning. At
11i45 o'clock he again marched to the
.lining room, lie ate more heartily',
at dinner, but his manner or eating
attracted the attention of the attend-i
ants. He fairly Hen on the table
when he eats and lazily scoops the,
food info his mouth. The dinner con-1
sisled of roast pork. I ? died potatoes. I
sauerkraut, bro|id ami coffee. Thnwvj
bad l|l? supper at 5: t."i o'clock. It
consisted of pr< jorves, tea. bread ami
cake. . I
If it Is found that Thaw does not
sleep well in the dormitory, he will
be assigned lo "private room."
Those "private rooms" are c.'ll-llke'
affairs', nlsaii and sunltnrv. They are
litlln improvement over the dormi-J
tory. 1
. i
Mother to Live Near Matteawan. |
liiTSHUHO, Keh. X?Mm. William
Thaw will give up her home in Wood- |
laud Road and lite in a rented cottage1
near Malteawtin Asylum, so uh to he
jfterdier son uo Kiiig nt? he Ja w prla- '?
oner. Tin, homestead will bo occupl- :
od by her son Joslah. Mrs. Thaw ha* 1
?ent her resignation to tho Inst three
charitable orgaiil/.-ttlons to which she,
belonged for ytars.
Roger O'Mam. the tletietlve, hna <
returned from New York. "Thaw Is'
not Insane," he said. "A eomm.'s.iion
declared so nt the Hint trial, ami he
Is hitler now than ever. He will be
out of MattoaWan In a month."
Slfllrill^nlLEl
Judge Ml Kikes Important
Decision In LxposUion Case.
CAN ROW GIVE FEE SIMPLE DcEOS
Decree Will Clear Up Alt Titles and i
Permit the Transfer Where Sales'
Save Been Made of State Buildings
by the States.
(By Associated Press.)
NORFOLK. VA., Feb. X?A decree
from Judge Edmund Waddlli, of the
United States- court, filed in this city
today, authorizes tho receivers of the
Jamestown Kxpositlon Company, to j
accept the purchase price from the
various slates having buildings nt tho
Exposition, they having paid the nee- j
essnry option money, and to issue to
eaclt fee simple deeds to tho sites J
occupied by the buildings.
This will (dear up all titles and!
permit the transfers where sales have!
been mad. of stale buildings.
SHIP BURNED AT SEA
AND THIRTEEN PERISHED
White Star Liner Cymric Appeared
Just in Time to Save Thirty
Seven Persons.
(Rv Associate,) Press.)
HALIFAX. N. S., Feb. The I
steamer StUtllbort was burned off tin
Nova Scot lau coast this afternoon.
Tho Cymric, of the White Star Lino
rescued :t7 per-ons Including the cap-j
tain. Thirteen of the crew were
drowned. The life boats mnde three
perilous trips to the Cymric. The i
sea-cocks wore left open on the Stnth- I
bert and she probably sank within a
few hours.
Man Awaiting Death Escapes. '
ATLANTA. CA., S"ob. ft -With ffllirj
small saws, mysteriously furnished ;
from the outside. John Harper, wait?
ing d'.'ith on the gnllowa fcr the mur- |
do-: of tho sheriff of Murray county, j
and (Jeorge llar'.'on, the alleged pro?
fessional ?afe cracker, early this!
morning rawed the bars from a third,
floor w'ndow la the tower, let tlioria
sclvort down to freedom by mean ol
four spliced blankets, and vanished.,
THE WEATHER.
Fair Tuesday; Wednesday in?
creasing cloudiness and warm?
er: variable winde.
PRICE TWO CENTS
DECisi ADVERSE*
10 ORGANIZED LABOR
United Stales Supreme Court Pro?
mulgates Another Opinion Against
Ilia Unions.
THE BOYCOTT DECLARED MOT LEGAL
In This Instance It Was in Viola?
tion of the Anti-Sherman Law and
the Offenders Are Liable to a Fine
of $2-10,000?The Connecticut Hat
Case.
WASHINGTON. It C. Fob, X?To?
day lor the third Chile within a mouth
Ihe Supremo Court of the United
stutos promulgated an opinion eon*
strulng law? adversely to Uie contort;
Hons- of organized labor.
The first of the derisions was ren?
dered on January a in tho case of
some rail way employes, who sought
to secure damages under what Is
kliown in-- "the employers' liability
law," making railroads responsible for
llijtiril - resulting front Clio negligence
of fellow servants, which law, the
court hebt to he Unconstitutional. The
second important finding in this lino
wan announced on Che S3 ultimo when
the Erdmen Arbitration not forbidding
the dlcnhargo or employes L"ecaiise
they are members of labor unions, was.
ab-o declared to be In violation.
Thb verdict rendered today was In
the eano of Lawler vh Ijiwc, the for-.;
mer niember uf the llatterti' Usrtovr;
and Um latter a tiat iu;unil<io.tnrer or"
Dan,bury, Conn. The case Involved
the applicability or tho seventh sec?
tion of the Sherman anti-trust law lo
conspiracies by labor unions to boy?
cott nrtjcles entering Into Interstate
tiado.
bailor 'he terms of ihnt provision
the complaining party may collect
three times the amount of his loss If
the charge Is sustained. The union
fought the case on the ground that
ganlzatlons, Hit the court, whose opin?
ion wiih announced by Chief Justice
Puller, failed to accept this- view and
In effect held that the union could not
be* permitted to Interfere by boycott
with the free exchange of commerce
between the states.
There wa? no dissenting opinion.
The Knit was instituted by Lowe &
Company In the United States Circuit
Court for the District of Connecticut.
Tho company alleging damages by tho
loycott against their factory to the
extent of ?80.000 asked for a judgment
for 1240,000 In accordance With the
torms of the Sherman net. Not only
the members of the Hatters Union,but
tile American Federation of l?ibor
was included l-i the bill. In the com?
plaint It was alleged that the labor
organization had undertaken to com?
pel tho monCrioturers to unionize their
factory and U ova: asserted that when
they failed in tbl^. effort the union
hatters withdrew and Induced other
employes lo do so. This act wttu
followed by the declaration of boy?
cott against Lowe's hats and its tho
linn' controlled an exfonslve trlade
throughout the country the boycott
extended to many states, which In
tho language of the bill constituted
a combination to limit and restrain
Interstate commerce. The Circuit
Court declared that neither the manu?
facture or distribution of hats Is In?
terstate in character; Tho court
found it necessary to decide whether
a combination whldh seeks to inter?
fere with both the manufacture and
distribution simultaneously Is one
which directly affects transportation
from one state to another. The el
feet of Hint decision was favorable to
the union, as It held that the Supreme
Court bad not broadened the Sher?
man act -so as to make it tit such a
condition. Accordingly tho complaint
was mlsmissed on a demurrer, and
tho dismissal was affirmed Iv Uio
Court of Appeals.
The. decision of the appelnte court
was today In turn overruled by tho
Supreme Court.
T. H- Woody'a Widow Leaves $100.000
PBTlCUSIllMtG. Feb. .".?The will of
Mrs. Kliznhe.h Hell Woody, widow of
Thomas"' H. Woody, was admitted to
ptobate litre today. U disposes of bii
? state valued at $100,000.
John D. Witltins. to whom is left
$5.000, qualified ns administrator. The
Petrsbh'rg hospital is to fret $5,000
and the First Huptlst church, of which
Mrs. \Vpodv was a member. $3,000.
Tho rest or th- estate is lors 'o rel?
atives and filtnds.
NORFOLK, Feh. .V--The tempera?
ture droppol to l!i degrees ai>ove zero
at 7 a. lie. today, marking ihe coldeat
weather of the winter In Norfolk and
vicinity. T.1iJ? five degrees cold?
er than' yvis.erday. when the lowes.
, po"nt rciche.l..-hy the mercury was -l