1HIB-SDAY EVENING, JAN. 28, 1*909.
TUB treaties between tbe Unitei
'?* and Colombia and U-tween tb
United States and PaDama in se'
of all of Ihe difficulties grocirg out o
secession of Pa narr a from the Colombiai
republic were favorably repotted to lb
Sentt* yesterday fr rn tbe committee ci
foreign relations. Trier? was some op
position to the treaties on the part of tb
democratic members ol the committee ot
account of tbe contract by this govera
ment to pay a portion of the sum award
ad Oolomb a for loss ol Panama. In as
suming tbis ol. ? democrat
eena tr rs declared and very propel
the Uoi.ed Statea confesses that it wa
responsible for tbePanaman revolt.whicl
has long been contended by the mlnori';
in Congress. It ia expected the tre iti
will meet witb renewed opposition 01
the floor of tbe Renate Tbat thi
country wai responsible for thePauamei
revolution no well iniormed man wil
deny and wh*. t ia equally true is Iht
thia govert-mt nt lowered itself vet
iu tbe estimation of tbe r trier powers o
the world in the part it played in thi
revolution._
A U-lQUB and pictcrefque processor
lo raise a relief fund for tbe^taliar
earthquake sufferers paraded the ptiuci
pal streets of Havana recently. Htalec
by detachments of the rural gourd aui
Unban artillery came a cavalcade o
prominent ti.izens, following which wm
a long Hoe of decorated coaches fillet
with richly-dressed women. Some of thi
women wore tbe peasant costumes of tbi
various provinces of Sf ain and carrier
beribboned baskets and inverted parasols
into which fell ahowera of coins fron
windows and balconies and frjm thi
thousands of spectators liniDg the side
walks. A large sum wai realized,
N(tiing like this has occurred ia A'ei'
andiia aud so far as we know tbe oulj
effort made io tbis city toward collecting
money for the Italian sufferers was bi
BL Mary's Ohurcb.
A PATHETIC cseo is reputed Irou
Plumateadville, Pa., and ooe most uu
usual in this day and gen
Stricken witb grief Ofti the death ol hi
mother, who was 96 years old, ard witt
whom he ti sd lived a'! bia life,
Ouinn, of tbat town, died Tuesday ai
tbe borne of big nepLe-v, iu PhMsdelpbla.
He wai 7T> yearn old. Ihe cause of hit
death was hean diseas?,&cc( rding to thc
diagnosis, but it wes tbe sorrow ot tbe
old mao over the Idee ol bis mother,
who bad died two dsys be for? bim, tba1
led ti hu death. For ell ol hil lort:
life be bad lived with her on bis farm.
>he relied th're, :.nd her body *??
brought lo Phi a ii iphia for kural. Ht
came along witb it, tut no amount o'
ooaaoliog could relievo his min
burden of suturing. Mother acd sor
were buried together t
I in i of the severe depr
iron and steel industry of tbecountry last
yea*-, the great -t, withi ut exception, ir
the history of the trade, is indicated by
the statement of the I i
Corporation for the quater ended Dec?
ember SI, and for 1908, l'srnings for
the year were 191,826,520, a deereaH
of $69,188,153, as compared witt
while net turnings were -fl I
decrease of 158,401,599. Orders for
the year 1908 were lt 404,723 Iods, a
decres;-' ol 12 - Notwith?
standing ih in the iron and
steel industry it would ?'em thst the
immense pn li - n a le
the trusts for th- - iud
of tbe business.
A PREDICTIOS tha: Uk in A ol the win?
ter will je mild and that t pring will be
early comes to the New Vot* Tribune
from H. B. Stra.t, of Phillip-shorf:, N.
J. '"The early putt of last week," he
writes, '1 saw a very Lirge fl
crows flyirg toward the north, and in
my early dayl there waa a saying tbat il
auch was tbe eaae -lbout this time in the
winter it was an Indication that the re
"tnainder of the winter would be mild,
and, 1 think, an early spriug. This say?
ing is at Irritt aeveaty yean old." Mr.
I had betttr walt till he sees which
way the crows tt -irv,
Viky recently when it was understood
that when 8 creUry
aigued ti bec nae aetatoi from New
York and tha Assistant -cretsry Rob?
ert lt icon would be nominated by the
presidfnt for the premiership, arny sen?
ators who hsd been snubbed aid di?
courteously treated by Mr. Bruno wunld,
it was ia'd, "jet even" by .
confirira'.k-n by the senate. He was
nominated for se r.
?lay and ou Wednesday wa-s prompt'?/
confirmed by the Senate.ss wss ita
Mte of that day !
A int, has been introduced iu the
B-j-ath Oaroliaa legislature mskir.
visiuo for a _ .lumerttotbe voa
the Confederacy, and
been received witb mach I
preta. In orgiug au appropriation "Ihe
Columbia State" says: "Tbe women of
tbe Confederacy endured the privations
aid hardships of war, without its sus?
taining excitement*. They waited and
worked; theirs was the torture of sus?
pense." _
A- stated yeaterday Commissioner of
Cor pr r.uions Saith has put ail tbe da a
ciLierriiog the steel merger into tbe
bands nf the presideot, wbo denies the
right 0/ the s/nate to demand it. Thus
riga'n does Hr. Roosevelt defy Congress
wbicb be now bas completely under his
domini in.
from Washington.
wondeuoe ofthe Alexandria Gaiette.]
Waabingtoo, Jao. 28.
In recommending tbe rejection of tbe
bill proposed bj ibe civm federation for
the anendmc if te Sherman anti
law, the S tate committee oo com?
merce has made a report, through Sena-.
> Ison, in which such plain language
11 used tba*, it is easy to see tbat tbe
emmit-e bolds in coct=mpt the legal
abilities of the federation as well as of
President Roosevelt who etrongly urged
the td ipi' n of tbe measure proposed by
that (r..j''.n zitiou. "To amend tbe anti?
trust act, as suggested by this bill," says
port, "would be to entirely em&s
it, and fer all practical purposes
render it nugatory is a remedial stttut'.
Griminal prosecutions woold not lie and
civil remedies would labor under tie
eat doubt and uncer.ainty. Tbe
l it exists is clear, comprehensive,
certain and highly remedial, it practi?
cal y covers tbe field of federal jurisdic?
tion aud is in every respect a model law.
-troy cr undermine it at this junc?
ture, wben combinations are on the i 1
creaae, and appear to be as oblivious as
i the rights of the public would be
a calamity.
i'ns'dirt Roosevelt today ac
the invitation of the New York republi?
can county commit'ee to escort bin
'he Capitol, immed alely following thi
inaugural ceremonies, to tbe Union
station, where be will lake a Pennsyl?
vania tain en route home to 0/K''r
Iij.y. The committee will have 500
nit tubers ia line and when they see Mr.
vdt abcard his traio, they will re
urn to par icipate in tbe Inaugural pa?
rade to President Taft. Mr. Roosevr! 'i
il to get away as soon ai possible in
?rder (bat bc rn*} complete plans for de
parting about Mnrch 20 on bis Afrit ai
noni,
-latches rt-ceivpd at the British
da} IV im New toundlsnd in
licate toat tte disatiefuVion witb tbe
compromise amused by ."-.cretary Ro t
and Aatbavadof Rryce for ihe settle
neut of tbe fisheries dispute is not di
' a rains*, the important issues.
1 .ere is belief that the arrangement will
thrr ugh in tbe form ia which it
was drafted before Secretary Root let
his office.
At toe White House today President
.ot shook hands with the widow
n Thumb, now the Countess Magr,
iibsnd, Count Magri, and il iron
irfagri. The diminuitive people came
- rn Biltiroore ju;-t to get a word
of greeting from the pretsident.
The president sent to tbe Senate ti?
ley thc nomination of Alford W. Cooley,
<f New Yt rk, tobe assistant attorney
qrnerai. Cooley resigned from thia
pott a year ago on account of ill health
and bas been in New Mexico ever since.
I* is stated tbat he has recovered his
1 and will be ta?k iu Washington
The president also sent to the Sennit
the nomination of Juan Somolong, to
oe a member of tbe Philippine commis?
sion.
Tbe House committee on merchant
marine and fisheries adopted a resolu?
tion today declaring it to be the M
policy of tbe committee (hat it would
rn consider any bill conferring Aoieri
regiatrv on loreign built ihipi
wrecked on the Un.ted Mites coasts or
rr. Thia disposes of several
hat have been pressed with great
vigor by ship builders and shipping in?
terests,
A committee of M'sons from Alexan?
dria, consisting of Messrs. C. H. Calla
<ll, A. H. Ceblert and
I. A. Fisher wue litre tor/ay to invite
rs to tbe annual banquet to be
given by Alex;t-.dria-Washington Lodge
of Masons in tt at city on February 22
A '.nsthy conference nm held at tbe
White House tbis afternoon between
President Roosevelt, Judge McReyoolds,
*ho ba^ bad charge of the prosecution
of the so-called tobacco trm-t and Frank
B. Kellog, wbo bas been pressing the
ntion suit against tbe S'aidard
Oil O.itr.jany.
Having tilled Ernest Lewis, a
D ne was 14 years old,
Obiriei Willa-d, not jet 15, plead
guilty to manslaughter in Judfe
. * court this morning. Ile
was remanded for sentence until tbe
decided what action to pursue.
"This is another strong argument in
favor ol a reiorrra'ary," declared the
judge in commenting upon tbe case.
were open at the Navy Depart?
ment today for tbe construction and
'quipmet't of a high power wireless tele
tower acd station in tbe city of
ilngtoa and on tbe various ships of
the. ba t?hip ll et. Tbe tower is to be
ilmately 500 feer in heigtt, Tbere
rafi bid ii rs.
President Rn pevelt sent a cablegram
to the president nnd Congress of the
Republic of Cuba, saying. "<r-vernor
a wil), bv my direction tura over
io yoi on tbe 28 of this month the con?
trol and (Lovernmeot of tbe Island of
Coba, and he will tbers upoa dec'are
theprovioual ad?dola ntlonnf the afla rs
. 1-land by the United States to be
at an end."
A marriage license was issued in this
cit; tday to Archibald li. Bevan, of
?y.aid Mary M. Meade, of Clarke
coir. ty.
Partlow bas been apnoinel
laatei al Fayman, Prince William
i, Ya., vice W. H. Partlow, de.
censed
? of ilie Currency haa bu
iptiflS* r_* bwrrirecai by the
Union National Ban*, of ftimmerville, P?.,
0 ii'her. It is Dialed
thni the bank was
Uer, and that
'ed.
I t \t r St ires.
Fiver sores and old chronic sores
should not be hea'elentirely, but should
bet, ny condition.- This can
bj applying Chamberlain's
Ibis salve has no super! r foi
this purpose. It is also most excellent
lapped lands, aore nipples, burns
aid t tie skin. For sale by
W. F. Creighton A Co., and Rich
tbfO-a,
News of tbe Day.
Fonr children were cremated aod
tbeir patents seriously injured yesterday
in a fire which destroyed the heme of A.
M K-MfiaU, Bryson Hill, Dunbar, Pa ,
?MtOl Pittsburg.
James T. Scheor, 26 years old, a
member of tbe wholeta'e dry Roods
house of Asiel A Oo., New York,
jumped ouerboard Tuesday from tbe
rteamer Princess Anne, from New York
for Norfolk, aid was drowned.
Benoit-Oonstant Ocquelln, tbe great
French aster, whose culminating tri?
umph bas been awaited in Edmond Ru?
st md's "The Obanlicler," which is now
being rehearsed, died Tuesday night of
au iel ra pectoris, at the infirmary be
founded at Poot-Aix Dames, near Paris.
The expected battle in the California
state assembly over the anti-Japanese
bills did not take place yesterday, aa a
mr.) irity voted to postponed all legis?
lation on these bills for another week.
Tbis delay is due to the fact tbat the
governor intimated in his message yee?
terday tbat be would veto any of these
bills should they be passed.
Mark P. Aihf ird, 58 vears old, was
ran over by a wagon at Ssventb street
aod Pennsylvania avenue northwest
Washington, about 5 o'clock yesterday
afternoon. He was taken lo tbe Emer?
gency Hospital, suffering from a fracture
ot tbe skull. He died ta boor after his
arrival st tbe hospital. William C.
Vermillbn, owoer aod driver of tbe
wagon, is locked up.
Tbe decree issued Tuesday by Justice
Wright, in tbe Supreme Court nf tbe
Dietnct of Columbia, ordering Simuel
Q mopra, J ibu Mitchell and Frank
Mt rrison to fay the costs of the con
temnt ra<es, amounting approximately
to $1,500, wiil be resisted by the Fed?
eration of Labor, and the matter will be
carried, with the contempt case, to tbe
Dif-trict Court of Appeals.
Tho fiftieth anniversary of tbe birth
of Empeeer William w?a celebrated io
au unusual rraoner in (rjrmany yester?
day. All tho crowned heads of tbe
Qtrmaa states, except the aged Luit
pold, regent of Bavaria, rame to Berlin
to present tbeir congratulations. The
city is decorated witb flags and there
was an illumination yesterday eveoirg
on au uncommon scale.
Rev, J. Vf. Richey, formerly pastor
of tbe M-tbodist Church, at Nobles
ville, Ind., and well-koown in church
circles in u'r.bern Indiana, was arrest?
ed in St. Louis Tuesday night ou tbe
charge of wife-desertion. Richey eloped
laat .-"ptember with Mss Births Wil?
liamson. Ths father of the girl received
a l-tt-*r from bia daughter last Monday,
t'a'ed C a; ton, Mo., stating that she be?
lieved Richey was getting ready to desert
her, and imploring ber father to come acd
take her home.
THE SALE OP THEO. _ 0. ROAD
"I look Boon to see the Chesapeake
aod Ohio Railway with a terminus at
both oceans. This is onr desire, and
tbis will be the end aimed at. I tao
say tbat the present officers of tbe road
will be retained."
Thia is the statement of John P.
b, the millionaire Richmond
bsnker and railroad stockholder, who is
largely Interested in the Chesapeake and
Ohio stock, a id who hat for years been
fighting to throw off tbe yoke of tbe
Pennsylvania and Vanderbilt systems
irom tbe Chesapeake aod Ohio.
It is believed tbat (he sale of tbe
Chesapeake aod Ohio will result in a big
steamship line out of Newpoit News,
the seaboard terminus of the road. Un?
der tbe control of the Pennsylvania, all
export business was diverted from the
Virginia road acd routed east over the
Pennsylvania and New York Central to
the potts nf New York nod Boston fol
for ign shipment.
II. the Che-apeake and Ohio, under
new ownership, goes alter tbe western
exp* rt business, it is said that probably
nd will be compelled to promote a
trama''antic freight line from the poit
of Newport News. It is accepted that
under the changed conditions, likely to
en-u** in tbe management, a new em is
about to dawn upon Newport News.
THE PROHIBITION WAVE.
Rev. James Y. Osnnon, jr , legisla?
tive chairman of the anti saloon league
of Virgina, has been in Richmond tbis
week looking fer headquarters for the
league, preparatory to tbe local option
fight which will be waged in that city
in tbe spring. Io additioo to the league
laartera, it is understood tbat Judge
William Hodges Mann, caodidate for
governor from Notloway county and
looked upon as the anti-saloon league
'tandard-brarer in the fight, will have
headquarters with Ihe anti-saloon forces
1'tiP annual convention of the anti-saloon
league will be held at Norfolk, begin?
ning Febroary 9, and will Inst three
iajt. Tbe convention will decide defi?
nitely wbat aelloa will be pursued io
connection with tbe larger cities in the
fae where license now obtains. It is
Oelieved In many q larters that state?
wide prohibition will be voted for in the
:onventiou.
FAIRFAX COURT,
Ry agree*?er.t of conned for both
sides, the case of Ernest McKnight,
colored. Indicted for attempting to as
tault M N Mary Harrison on Seminary
Hill on Ju'y 14 last was yesterday cn
;inued until the Match term of the Cir
:uit Court.
When the cass of Joseph Trammel!,
ndictad for the murder of Frank Pea?
cock, was ta'ltd on Tuesday (he attor
ieys for the defense ectered a plea of in?
anity on the around that tbeir client at
he time oi the murder waa insane, and
nov?d that "he crim'ral proceedings be
Iropped. A'gumenta on tbe question
is to whether r n it the criminal pro?
ceedings shall be dropped were beard
ind this | aa cf the case was continued
ill the next term. Tbe question of the
isnity of Trammell htd ni t been settled
tt 2 o'clock t dsy.
The February number of Woman's
Borne Companion bas been received.
from its publishers in New York. It
keeps up its reputst on for fine fic'fon j
ind good articles on important subj
n addition it has departments devet<!
o fashions, dressmaking, cocking, etc. j
with a special department for children, j
\mong its articles, "A Substitute for
ditrimno*--," pre-* ninga a'rn g indict
nent against woman work, snd "The
Hr thc- ol lincoln" are of rntertst
rhe illustratiocs cf this issue are ea-1
iec;ally to be noted, conspicuous
imocg which is Allen Gilbert's new i
>sintirg of "David Copperfield and
^goea," reproduced ia color,
Virjpnia New*.
The Richmond branch of tbe Ameri?
can Locomotive Works has secured a
contract for 15 locomotives for the
Cbesspeake and Ohio Railroad and may
build SO,
Rev. F. P Powers, who has been the
pastor ol the Catholic Church at Wood?
stock since Joly last, bas been assigned
to tbe Church af the Immaculate Con?
ception in Boston.
?--nator Martie introduced io the
Senate yesterday a bill granting per?
mission to the Lynnhaven Terminal
Company ti improve lower Cheeapeake
Bay by the r astruction of a break?
water.
Messrs. Davis and Davis, Washing?
ton puent at omeys, report tbe grant,
tbis week, to cit t'.at of this state, cf
tbe following patents: J. B rrarJ, of
Richmond, aerial navigating apparatus;
H. Yeatts, of Vernon Hill, axe.
The trial ol Henry Spinks, accused of
killirg bis brother. William Spinks, at
Hopewell io November last, waa beguu
ve Urday In Warrenton circuit court,
Judge Turner presiding. Tbe trisl will
probably consume three days.
Foll wing a fruitless search ot four
days relst ves and friends of Vf. Nortlset
Harrell, aged about 58 yeats, farmer aod
local politician of Driver, last night prac?
tically abandoned hope tbat he lives.
Harrell bas been missing since Saturday
when he went to Worfetf, expecting to
return tbe same day, Ho last was seen
about tbe docks in the evening.
George Pugh, missing ticket agent of
the Southern Railway at Danville, haa
been lota ed in Kansas City, Mo. He
is now sa'd to be en route to Washing?
ton with a railway detective to go over
his accounts with the head officials of
the compsny. Pugh left Danville on
January 10 and was supposed to return
in a few daya. His failure to do so was
followed by an examira'iou of bis books
which is laid to have sbo*n wba*. ap?
peared lo be a shortage nf $2,800.
Pugh at ooe time resided In Alexandria.
Mrs. Eva Gordon, a married woman
nf La'onia, N. H , who wss found in
Norfolk living with Fred Sargent, the
divorced husband of ber daught?r, was
fined $50 and costs yesterday. She left
for B >s'on on Saturday, but she was
represented by counsel. Her bond was
declared forfeited, Sargent's case will
be heard on Febroary 6. Clarence, tbe
3-year old son of the Sargent, whom
Mrs. Sargent declares was stolen from
her by her former husband after the
child bad been awarded her by the
court, and for whom she sought out and
prosecuted her runaway mother and
former husband, will be returned to his
mother, Mrs. Sargent.
COULD HAVe'sAVED SHIP?
The officials cf the International Mer?
cantile Marine Company, owners of tbe
Republic, yesterday requested the offi?
cers of tbe Standard Oil Company to
forward them a copy of a report tbat
bael been made lo the Stan lard's marine
depaitment by Captain Fenton, of the
Standard's lowing steamer Oity of Ever?
ett. Oaptsiu Fenton had reported to
his company that he had been nfl Nan?
tucket with a barge when he received
tbe Republic call for aid at 6 o'clock
S tuiday morning and tbat a few min?
utes after 8 o'clock at night be bal gone
alongside of the injured vessel with an
>ti r of assistance. Wben near the Re?
public the captain of the S'.andard
?t?amer had sent his first officer to the
Republic to say that he was familiar
with tbe waters of Nantucket ard tbat
be believed be could tow the crippled
ship into Newport or shallow water
thereabouts before sbe rank. Captain
Sealby decliued tbe offer at that time,
saying tbat togs were coming to bis
rescue. He advised tbe City of Everett
to look for the Florida, which he be?
lieved to be mare in need of assistance
tban his own sbip.
Ct-ptain Fenton says be bad powerful
pumps and big bawsers ready and the
cost for saving the Republic would not
h?ve been over $20,000.
It is expected that tbe White Bal
company will file a libel on the Florida,
of the Lloyds-I aliano line, for the loss
nf the Republic through collision witb
'be Florida. Tbis action will be tbe
White Star's official answer to inquiries
as to the position taken by the company
in regard to the accident, and the f aper*
in the case will cover evory phase of the
matter as iinow stands Marine insur?
ance men ste disposed to estima'e the
value of the Republic at $1,500,000.
Tbe lois of per-ooal (theta suffered by
the Republic's passengers will, accord?
ing to the estinra'es of well-informed
marine insurance men, be for tbe 360
passengers from $250,000 to $300.non
The ac um damage to the Florida is
estimated a* uiore tban $50,000 or $75,*
OOo at the most, and, with cargo dam?
age added in, tbe total wotild not prob?
ably be in excels of $100,000.
GOV, SWANSON IN raW YORK.
The nineteenth annual banquet of the
Confederate Veteran Camp was held at
the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York
last night. Henry W. Taft, president
nf tue Ohio Society; Walter H. Page,
Gen. 0 O. Howard, Thomas F. Ryan,
Na'han S raus, and Jobn Temple Graves
were present Gov. Swanson ol Vir?
ginia was the principal speaker.
?'The valorous deeds performed dur?
ing the civil ?ar," ssidOov. Swanson,
"have served the world as an example
of what this country can achieve on the
fie d nf bat le.
"When Preaident McKinley proposed
tba*, tbe nation should take care of tbe
graves of the Confederate soldiers and
erect monuments to them, the partition
between the north and south came
down."
The governor speke in detail of the
achievements of Gens. Jackson, Lee aod
Staarr, The soldiers of the Confederate
army, the governor said, bad contributed
greatly to the upbuilding and maintain?
ing of the south.
DRUGGISTS MUST BP. CHARY.
They SHI All Kinds of Hair Prepara?
tions, and Fear to Discriminate.
Drugguta tell ell kind* cf hair prepar?
ion', and aa a role they are wifely chary of
jfiviug preference to any particnlar one, but
many (rf t_e_ have tonie ont (jilinly for
? ew treatment th?t 1
ihenltitely kills the daritlriirl germ H. Swan- <
iel! A Ma, Champaign, III., saj: "One
?mttoomu of ours who did not haven hair on
?p of hia bead wh-n be bevan : i ate Herpi
?i'lr-. now ',aa a fair start I twarda a gtv.l head
ifnair. V
he best preparat:..n of ir? kimi on ihe mar?
ie*.'' itnndred* of similar testimonials fruin
?very where.
Sold by Eroeat L All?n A Co.. agenri. I
IVo liles 50c. anti $1.00. Hend 10c in stamps 1
>r sample to The Herpicili Co., De
stick, lol I
Today's Telegraphic News
The Anti-Japanese Excitement.
Sacramento, Cala., Jan. 28.?The
postponement of all anti-Japanese legie
laticn until next Wednesday wai taken
today to indicate ttat the measures will
net ian this Assembly. Tbe anti-Jap?
anese members are making aa effort to
collect statistics to bold the recalcitiaoti
in line.
Tokio, Jan. 28 ?A ttatement in tbe
H< chi today urging the public not to
cotitrue America's naval expansion as
an uofriendiy ait, is generally interpret?
ed as proof of the report that the govern?
ment is exercising a censorship over Ihe
press. Tbe Hochi's tone is far less war?
like than it was a week ago. During
the discussion of the proposed anti
Japanese legislation in California tbe
press stirred up such a feeling of bitter?
ness tbat tbe government became alarm?
ed lest a demonistration might be made
against American residents, and it is
believed, pul a curb on the newsra.irr-t.
The> Hochistill is harping on the Cali
fornia question, but now tails it a local
and not a national expression of feeling
in America. ^_
Triple Tragedy.
Cincinnati, 0., Jan., 28.?Race feel?
ing is held responsible today for the
triple tia/edv last nlgbt at tbe Kati
Night High School, In which Ihe vic?
tims were William Wuerbold, Willum
Brill and Charles Ruff, all white boys,
aged about 17. Wuerbold is dead, ami
Brill and Rnff dying. All Ibreie were
stabbed by Atlas Telford, an 18-year old
negro, who waa attacked by a crowd of
white boys. Tue fsct tbat tbere had
been several previous attacks on the
negro and two huge rocks were found in
'he pockets of Wuerbold will be used ss
an argument to secure the negro's ac
aalttel.
Ricbsrd Jones, a negro, aged 15,
waa shot and killed by Detective
Kupelman late last night, aa he was
passing through tho Big Four railroad
yards. The police are trying to ascer?
tain if the race feeling engendered hy
tbe high school riot had anything to do
with tbe shooing which Jones's com
raoiooB say was without provocation.
Jury Unabls to Agree.
Union City, Tenn., Jan. 28.?The
jury in the carte of El. Marshall, chorgrd
with the murder of Captain Rankin io
the night riders raid of lat-t October,
tbis morning repor.cd it) inability tn
agree and was discharged. It is undera
stood it tt'-od ten for acquittal and two
for conviction of murder in tbe first
degree.
Ch-rginn* tbat T. C. Girdoo, attorney
for Ed. Marshall, in tbe night rider
case, had insinuated tba*, he bad tamp
ered with the jury, Attorney General
Caldwell, assaulted him in the lobby
of tbe Palace H'.tei, today, striking bim
in the face. Friecda rushed between
the two men arid Caldwell was told by
his physician that to continue tbe fight
would almost mean certain death from
heart disease, from which Caldwell hss
snff. red severely during the trial. Ktfor
Holmes promptly offered tn fight Gor?
don in place of Caldwell, but friend) in?
terfered, ^^^^
Teams Oveiboard*!'
New York, Jan. 28.?Dragging eight
men inti the river, two teams drawing
heavy wagons dived from a ferry?
boat ol tbe Central Railroad of New
Jersey, st tbe Liberty street 'anding into
tbe Hudson river today. Winnie Brase,
an 18-year-old porter, jumped from tho
deck and kept afloat two men until other
men about the dock fished them out.
In entering tbe slip, tbe boat made too
wide a taro and struck tbe pier. Two
teams, four drivers, acd four male pas
sengrrs were (brown overboard. All of
tbe men were rescued, but four horse.-,
and two wagons are still at the bottom
of the river. Several of the men suffer?
ing Irom exposure, were laken to hospi?
tals. A panic was averted with diffi?
culty.
Hod of Provisional Government.
Havaqa, Jan. 28.?The provisional
government of Cuba came to an ene*,
today at twelve o'clock when the islar.d
was turned over to the native govrrn
meet by Governor Mag cnn, Prec'.sely
at noon tbe flag of tbe republic was
raised on the s'afl of the palace and
President Jose Miguel Gomez 'assumed
bis office. Rockets and bombs were
discharged from Ibe buildings fronting
on tbe Plaza de Armas. The celebra?
tion will continue with various exercises
and more fireworks until Sunday. A
tea will be nerved in honor ol tbe officers
of tbe American squadron on Saturday.
Korean Minister Stabbed.
Ping Yang, Korea, Jao. 28.?While
the Imper al train with the Koreitn em?
peror and high Japanese official's on
board was neariug this place one of tbe
emperor's aides stabbed Sang, minister
of tbe interior. He will live. A bomb
was also (brown at the train, bot no one
was injured. Their are thought to be a
demonstration against the pro-Japanese?
officials at the cym rt. Prince Ito, resi?
lient general of Korea, is reported ser?
iously ill. Tbe general teeling of unreat
uaa caused the imperial visit to Wiju to
Oe abandoned.
Huge Whale.
Boston, Jan., 28.--A large right
whale, one of the first killed in Massa?
chusetts waters, in several years, is
locked in Esst Biston todsy after being
lowed to this port from Provincetnwn.
rhe whale waa killed just beyond Prov
incetown harbor by Captain Joshua S,
Slckerson, of tho tug Fanny Bprague.
?ho is a retired whaleman. It is 31
feet long and <n circumference about 14
Fee1, and ought to yield abont 50 barrell
if oil. _________
Rumored Death of Infant Emperor.
T kio, Jan. 18,?Private messages
eceived fr tm Pekin today say that Pu
fi, the infant Enperor of China, is
lead of srra'lpox. The, report has not
i-jen ver.Beti. Tbe report his been
liven wide circulation, and las caused
remerd^ua excitement. It h< a
reeu known for some time that tbe
nfant ruler si aa sickly.
Illinois Senators-lp.
Springfield, Ills., Jan. 28.?(me vo'e
m senator waa taken today aa follow-:
Jopkins, 72; Foss, 19; Shur'.left, 14;
vrioger, 74; Maion, 4; McK.iniey, 1;
cowden, 1; Calhoun, 2; Sb jrmao, 2;
fate*, 4. The Assembly then-, adjourr
d until 12 o'clock Tuesday.
DIED.
adelphia, Jmuiry 28.
ELIZA WILLIAMS. daugb'_r of thi late
?nd (lobelia .-' mitb. Fnneril
erriren at ( turill <"li ir.-ii Friday at 11:30 a.
i. iauimeat private.
Tbe Carmack Murder.
Nail.ville, Tenn., Jan. 28.?Tbe tral
of Duncan and Robin Cooper, and John
Sharp, for tbe murder ol S nat-r Ed?
ward W. Carmack is developing both
personal and legal complications tbat
may result seriously, at any moment.
Thiel of the nine men alraly selected
ti hear the evidence are, it is acknow?
ledged, to be r-rnoved from the jury box.
They are Jurors Leigh, Jackton ard
Wh tworth. The first-unaied baa been
arrested for p;ij.try, and hu given
bond for bis appearance.
Libel Filed.
New York, Jan. 28 ?Tbe Ocean
Stearn Navigation Com-an?, Limited
(The White Star Line), today filed in
the United States D.stiict Court |
covering estimated damages of $2,000,?
OOO aga. Jet tbe I a'ian steamship
Florida, ber freight and passenger
money. Thia action is for the pttrpo-e
of determining* tbe culpable responsibil?
ity fm tbe lota of the White ri:ar Hoer
Republic, aa a reaiii'. of collision with
the steamship Florida, early la t Satur?
day morning.
Anxiety In Lisbon.
ra, Jan. H - "Wi'll rletaehn ?
soldiers posted at strateijii' p.iints ttiruugtimit
tba city, ths p.iliceE?t bering in StMpertS by
ore. matti King Manuel u:.
a picked reKinifiit, the trover a nu-m is t<?l:iy
Koinjt nh'ml with in plans for a memori*1
- n Munday lor the lat.' Kin:; I
and Cn wu Prince f.uis, determined tn brcok
? rfererioe by the republican*.
In the face ofthe tie announce -
nifiita thst no repnliii";in Kritberings will le
permitted on rlie anniversary ot tat ?
batta? of Carlos ?nil Luis, the city ha
repeatedly placard-d with iu-en
matinna calline; on the people to gather ar tbe
uravis of Fuit"H anti Coats, the regicides,
during thc remiten servite tor the 'ate king
anti crown prime.
Killed at Fire.
Newark, N J., Jan. t!K.?One wot;i
killed, one is dyin;;, and tao t hildren were
rj from a tin.tr which de-ttroy.
nf Richrrd H. Rankin, tola/,
statis Hums, govtness, with ger
Nelli.- Bona, leaped from the wudowana
the governes' was instantly killek. Nellie's
anni and lex* wore broken.
New York Sto:k Market.
New York, Jan. 2.S.~-Tli? heavines-) tl.at
developed shortly after ihe opening continued
through tbs tir?t hour, but later declines were
limited to email fractions.
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.
Patrick .1, Keirtn*-oluntarily appearer! t
day before Cnited ytates Cammisakmer A'ex
ander in Hew York, for examinitiota relative
to the atliirs of the Fidelity FtwdiDg Com?
pany, of which he wm th'? heal, Mid which
i-ecenily faiie i fur about $6,000,000.
Tbe Eva?is\-i 11?? aeeomodatioq train on the
Southern Railroad, eastbound, waa Wreaked
as it emerged from .*. tunnel near Ht
Iniiy, _j , al no H. Porty persoai wer?i in?
jured, som-' probably fatally.
Astron;; earthquake shock, lasting threw
seconds, was felt today in Messina, li ia also
1 that Mount Vesuvius ia displaying
signs ot activity.
Sixtieth Congress.
Washington, Jan. 28.
SEN AT H.
The president's message recommend?
ing an appropriation ior raiaing tbe bat
Meship Maine, wbicb sunk in Babara
barber Feb. 16, J 898, was read in the
Serate today.
A memorial from the legislature of
Ariz ins, praying fer imrrediate state?
hood, was read at tbe request of Serator
Teller. Th" memcri.il was telegraphed
to delegataSmit*!, of Arizona.
Consideration nf the omnibus claims
bill wss resumed today in tbe Senate.
A number of committee amendments
were adopted all involving small sums.
?OOM.
Tbe official count of votes cast for
president and vice-president in the la?t
electfon will take place in the Houpo
chamber at 1 o'clock Fobruary 10. A
special resolution to this effect was
r-a-sed by the House today.
The resolution is in accordance with
the provisions of tbe constitution as to
tho connt of votes. Both senators and
representatives participate in the cere?
mony. Another special resolution was
adopted by tbe Honse provi ling tia
the galleries be reserved for the exclu?
sive use of senators aid members and
their families
The speaker announced ss tellers for
the count. .Messrs. Gainers, and Racker,
the former cl.urrran of the commune
on election ol president aod vice-presi?
dent and representative in Congress.
A'ter considerable discussion the
House today adopted the conference re?
port on the census bill. Tbe Houss
agreed to the Senate amendment provid
l g for tbe appointment of an assi-ta it
directer of the cecsus. The amendment
permitting tbe director to contract for
certain printing outside the g iveroment
prlatiog office arose in tbe lengthy de?
bate during which Mr. Tawney ^declared
that tbe lt-'ting of work by private con?
tract would expedito and cheapen the
work greatly. ?
Mr. Lindls, announced tba', that
committee would shortly bave a new I
p'au for the governmen* printer/ and i
expected to establish almost a re orgeci
zytion tbere as for ai scala of wigei wai
concerned.
THE POSTOFFICE BILL.
The postoffice appropriation bi I, '
tjirryiug a to'al cf more (ban $2 1,-'
000,000 fer tbesuppoit of tho postal;
tiervice during ihe fiscal year 1010, was
passed by the House jes'erlay.
The bill mas rt mended in several par
tit'ulsrs, the most important being the
trtnsferrirg of 500 assistant superlr tend?
en 'a, clerk*, etc., ol stations from the
$1 OOo to the $1,100 class, while the
provision for tbe payment of the neces
sar r expenses ol division superintendents, '
railway mail clerks acd o'.brn while
awa r from beadqra tera was stricken .
out. It eas brougtt oot in tbe dr Late!
b,* afr. Sim**, of Tennessee, that "hnc
drec'/s of rural carriers are Mtta|
galear nea for business houses."
TWENTY MILLION HOK-K
Ho.rsen in the Uui'.ed States nunn
ed 20, 640,000 aud were valued at $1,974 :
052,000, an aver;t I per head,
on Ja ouary 1 last, according to a report
lasued bj the Derartment of Agriculture
Mon. Tho report showed a total va'ua
r,t 14,615,269,000, crover four per cent,
rt i tban a ye ir ag*\ fir ali lum ani?
mals, on firms aid range* in the Dalted
S.ates. The h'r-es inc.eaiejja#2 23 a
h> ad in value duri: g ibe yegma%
Trjff number iud valr.et.t old anim' ?
(O'low: Mules, 4 |
0; COWS, 21,730,000 ant] tii>2,
945,001); o'ber ca'tle, 4 and ,
1866 764,000; sheep, 66,064.000 ani
D, ar,d swine, 54,117
and $364,790 000. J
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PU IS NEGRO TO FLIGHT.
?s Virginia Siewirt, of FairfVr,
and a treat-granddaughter ol Govert or
Thomas, displayed exceptional nerve
and pluck Tuesday afternoon at her
borne, 211 west Madison street, when
(or more than 10 minutes she h Iel
prisoner a cegro whom she bad die
intered in ber bedroom and finally
pui bim to dight Hearing a suspicious
eouud as she pass'd th:ough ths b?:h
room to her room and finding t e
door aj-r, she seiz d it firmly with her
hards and, pressing htr foot against
the bottom, she looked pluckily into
tbe room and full into the face of a burly
negro.
"What are you doing here? ' sbe de?
manded without budging an inch.
Ihe nigro muttered something tbat
she understood ti be tba1: he was a
messenger from a department store with
age, tnd showed two packages,
wbicb, be said, were intended fir Et.
Still keetinir, ber fool pressed ti tbe door
and ene band holding it paitly closer*,
Miks Steuart called to her mother and
maid, end tore efl tbe ends of ihe
packages. One revealed a soiled window
blind, while the other covered a s ova
Kn. Stewart urged callicg tba
police, bu: M*'ss St-.wart told her soo'her
and the n.? I tu keep witch n thc- man
at.d she mit inti the room and got a
pistol from the dresser. The negro made
a tltsh, and tbr.iwiog Mrs. Stewar. ta
aide, tai down the stairs and nt
though the front door. Mes BU wa rt
reported the ma'ter to the police and
th I ara now on tbe lookout fer the i e
gro. ?[Biltimoro Sun.
DINNEB TO MRS WILLIAMS.
The "au revolr" of Mrs. W. ti. ti.
Williams of Hal ti me re society was made
ht at a dinner givn iu ber honor
b* Kr, Oscar G. Murray, at the E k
Ceaaela, Mis. Wilr'ams w ll sail
for the o her side on Saturday, and nu st
prob'-bly will not return fr r ai Kat I brita
year*. The dinner *4s one of tbe
eltb in t ev r given in Ballimore wh'n
the anabel of ifjUests, 43, is cmsidered,
tn! no expense waa ipar-d by Mr. Mu
r-y, t r paiai by Mrs. Alexander B own
who srri.ugnl nil of the details, to make
the f flair per'tc:. The favors wera of
i> ade especially for tbe cccia'en
liule bef-ire 9 o'clock tie gues's were
kd loto tbe li UrnoBj. Here a long ii*-'a
?ir)ut.tl wi.ich were 43 chitirs, ran r ag
onslly the b og'li ol tbe rum. In the
cect'.-r of t'us table was an exact dupli?
cation, io --'ly in roses, of ibe American
liner New York, on which Mis. Wil
lhrui willBall Si tu rr1 ay. Thia piece v as
tbe most alaborata of any in tbe decora?
tion", and wrs a wonder ot filial anti
mechanical ingenuity, Siilors Mood]
aboard the decks, and electric ligb's
gleam'd tl rough tbe per. boles. Tbe
lit lc life-preservers weie mide ol vioiota
a ni a tarried io them were little ribbma
iMcribod "Biu Voyage." A Ihrgn t*r?
?in-de a mest reslis'ic whistle*,
while blla and other mechanical edee's
reminded one in other warn of life on
board a taree ship. The steamer appar?
ently waa floating on a sea of green ft rna
tho wavea nf which were crowned by
whit caps of Roroau hyacintha.
Cl)URT Of"aPPEAL-*.
Proceedings of the Court of Appeals
Ttieadiy: Philips vs. iSmthern Kail
way Cj-npany. fully argued and sub
mi t'd.
Bbb ct als., vs. American dal ami
Iron Oimpifiy, et ala., |a-tly argoed.
WedtispeJay's proceedings. Bbb et
al vs. American 0 a'aid Iron Company
et ll; fully argued and submitted.
Amerlran Locomotive Company et al.
vs. Whitlock; srgued and ?ubmittrd.
Norfolk and Western Railway Com?
pany v-. Monsell'* administrator and
same va. Holmes' administra'or; pa ily
c intituled.
Il la'p to he called: Justis t\
Georgia Irdiislrial Realty Com;
bein? No, 59 on argument docket.
FciKunry's Everybody's which ' ll
been received from its publishers in New
York has, even rn re tban usual, sir -r ^
art clea and good fiction. "Tbe Pl I
cf the Btreet" 'trikes a blow st insrgiu
lot: la Wall street. "The Slum
aa a natioral asset" contrasts our
gested tenement distr'c s with th-i
na in G rmao citie?.
The fourth instalment of "The woman's
invasion" presents more of the woman
worker's problems, and the t.rrerf
ex G ivemor Napoleon Browsrd ia given
in "Frrrn deck hsnd lo governor." A
serial bf Km itv Post fa begun in il ii
Issue a heb besides bas seven she rt
Other at cUs, verse, reviews,
etc., u*e in the make up of inls attrac?
tive nnmber.
The Billin, i 8 io Almauac for 191 9,
-foll of gpneral information ind couve
nient'y 'mr ged, bss been received.
It is a rt a ly r terence both for household
or office.
Mar.l1 i;ra??\ew OrleanH, Moble
I'eiiNacota
Txtremelj- low rcun'l trip rates via Soirh
- r.r' S'tlr- Febrmry lH'h lo
ll, inti return lirnit March I
If . [or r*turningor both.
Extension of r itara limit lo M reh lath Kl 9,
? t ottljl 0 1" r 'i 'kel am) tit.
Il (pedal * goat. For further
iiift/n. .i <i*ate w.th naare t rmip u
tir-krt agent, -. libera Railway, or write L.
S. Brown, general agent. Washing on. P.P.
Desirable Improved
.-nd Unimproved Washington
City Real Fstate
FOR SALE
Of will exchange same for gooel
farms or other especially good
properties,
G. C. SPITZER
HARRISONBURG, VA.
jin2l ' . ___^_
Open Evenings.
Jacob Brill's Saloon
Foot of King Street,
Kree Lu nc bea furuiabed
from ? i ' p rn. j n'.t-; lin
?? Kt
r He
paid. E. 8. I.KAliBKATKK
\j_y_ ' '
Extra quality Formosa, >*<af k TKA; alsi
titra value* ia M iud riOe G. V. Tem.
t "I uri hhiin
?iel.1 (il.l Virginia
____, For sala at J. C. Jr>lL_U_N'S,