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RICHMOND, VA., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8," 1008,
PRICE TWO CENTS.
SUMMARY OF DAY'S NEWS
THE WEATHER,
WASHINGTON, Aprils-Forecast for
Wednesday and Thursday:
Virginia?Cloudy Wednesday, with show?
ers In south portions; Thursday );aln?
fresh south winds.
North Carolina?unsettled weather Wed?
nesday and Thursday with occasional
?howors; light to fresh winds, mostly
south.
A pleasant day, with Intervals of sun?
shine nnd rain, wns followed last night
V. by u considerable downpour. To-day
? turthor showers are prodicted, characteris?
tic of April. *?
STATE OP THE THERMOMETER.
? A. M. . Cl
?2 M. G2
B P. M. 01
S.P. M.. CI
B P. M.G2
12 midnight .<. C3
Avorago .G2 1-3
Highest temperature yesterday. M
Lowest temperature yesterday. 67
' Mean temperature, yesterday...... CO
Normal temperature for April........ 55
Departure from normal temperature. 03
Precipitation during post 21 hours.03
MINLVTURE ALMANAC.
April 8, 1903.
Sunrises.5:47 I HIGH TIDE.
Sun sots...f>;37 Moaning.....1:31
Moon sets.3:38 | Evening....1:58
RICHMOND.
? An explanation of the existing street?
car transfer situation-Lively meeting
, of the Water Committee, and a bid re?
jected-Sondrldgo collapses In court??
State Hospital Directors to meet here
Work of dredging out the harbor Is be?
gun In earnest?Street cars may carry
the malls-Revenue bill held up In the
House-Bill to protect strangers from
asphyxiation?Corporation bllln to come
up again this afternoon-New State
Board ot Agriculture to organize-South?
ern Vehicle Association welcomed to Rich?
mond by tho Mayor-Political matters
in Honrlco county-A. C. Gllllgan seri?
ously 111 in the liospltal at the penitentiary
-Major Sol Cutchliu) to resign from
tho Blues' on the 14th-Council nskedfor
money for patriotic purposes-?-Case of
John M- King to be heard In May-Re?
ported sale of T. C. Williams' factories
to Continental Tobacco Company?An?
nex to church at Chestnut Hill to be built
won-Members' of tho Legislature re?
turning to vole on the Campbell case
Genera! sentiment that reply of Judgo
? Campbell to Legislature has not helped.
his cause-Strong light being made on
the Mann liquor bill?Prima donna of
Giften Company finishes a dance with a
sprained ankle-important meeting of
veterana to-night ? to arrange for New
Orleans trip?.Finance Committee to
consider petitions of liquor dealers Mon?
day night-? line steam yacht here.
MANCHESTER-Marriage of Miss Nor- '
ma LIthgow and Mr. W. J. Cartor
Special meeting of Street Committee to?
night-Mayor's Court-Olympia Club
preparing for its annual fishing trip??
Easter Monday celebrations.
VIRGINIA.
' Dr. li. ?. Sparks arrested at Charlottes^
vlllo on charge, of causing the dea,th of
Miss Ellis-Work of Staunton Ladles'
Auxiliary to Y. M. C. A.-Orand Jury at
Winchester falls to indict David Edmorid
non for Mlddletown Incendiary work
"Red-Lclt<?r Day" observed hy Lexington
W. C. T. U.-Cornell and Lchlgh to play
?t the University this week-Rev. James
Arthur called to Chatham-County com?
mittees leave Hasklns-Lee fight to pre- .
elnct meetings In Amelia and Nottoway
-Fruit killed in different parts of Vlr- ?
gin?a-Human Jawbone burled over a I
hundred years In King George-Serious
freight wreck near Evington?-Light?
ning's freaks In Grayson-Good roads
movement in Spotsylvanla-Alexandria
veterans preparing for Memortat Day
Surprise marriage In front of a Ports?
mouth parsonage-Conductor caught be?
tween telescoping cars at Drake's Branch
-V. M. I. cadets'defeat Washington and
Lee at base-ball 1 to 0-Sunday liquor
cases dismissed In Norfolk Police Court
-Tobacco sales light in Petersburg
Davis, who Is charged with ?hooting Con?
ductor Robertson, moved from Farmvllie
lo Lynchburg-Good roads movement in
Hnnoviir and King William-Richmond
woman trying to secure her child In Roan?
oke-Sweat-box case up in Newport
News again. Deaths-Mrs. Betti?; Rich?
ardson in CharlottOBvllle; Allen, Armstrong
in Highland: Mrs, Salilo Roper in Wytho,
H, W, James at Orango: Sirs. Marlon
Berry in Frederleksburg; Mrs. Elizabeth
Riven In Northumberland; Miss Jane
Boyle In Petersburg; Airs. Emma C. Ouald
In Fairfax: Mrs. Margaret Ann Duna way
In Lancaster; Mrs. Paulina Johnson In
Henry.
NORTH CAROLINA.
Greenville's good majority for bond is?
sue for a high school-Good roVcnuo
from State Insurance Department?r?al
lotlng for Queen of Knights of Pythias
Carnival at Raleigh-Superintendent Joy
ner says the people want "moro educa?
tion and less whiskey"-Lectures soon to
be delivered by University professons
Sympathy for negro, assaulted by white
man at Salisbury-Two men run over,
but neither killed, by shifting englue ..at
Greensboro?-Supremo Court decides
against appeal of E. L. Utley-Many In?
fringements of liquor statutes at Fayotto
vllle-Foreman of box shop crushed to
death at Greensboro-Mt. Olivo ropbery
suspects released at Charlotte.
GENERAL
Dreyfus case will bo reopened ns result
of speech of Socialist leader In French
Chamber of Deputies, in-spite of the crios
Of traitor and liar which woro shouted
at him by Nationalists-President Roose?
velt travels through territory that was
familiar to him when ho was a ranchman
nml sheriff, speaks to largo crowd nt
Fai'go, N, D., and receives delegation of
Indians-Carter Harrison elected Mayor?
of Chlcngo for the fourth lime; says
the victory Is an-endorsement of munici?
pal ownership of public utilities-Senator
Hunna disappointed, hut not discouraged by
result of the elections-United States Steel
Corporation issues ilrst annual statement,
?mowing enormous not earnings. Net earn?
ings for Ilrst quarter of this year slight?
ly below thoso for samo months In W-?
Heavy voto polled In Baltimore 4?L tho
legalized primary elections?RevaBlon
Ist aro In control of tho coast cities of
Honduras, and it Is reported that the
American consul has been forced to con?
tributo to their funds-Southern ports
will benefit If proposed new rulo is adopt?
ed by tho New York Cotton Kxchnnge?
Tlllmau. Indicted yesterday for the mur?
der of Gonzales, will be arraigned to-ilay
??Four favoritos and two heavily backed
second choices won at the Hennings races
-Claude won tho Tennessee Derby ot
Memphis In a canter and finished six
lengths ahead of the next horse-?iGng
of Servia issues a high-handed proclama?
tion revoking the Constitution and retir?
ing senators and councillors of State?
Accounts between the United States gov?
ernment and Virginia are squared, tho
State getting cheek for small amount and
about half a million of her own interest
hearing bonds?Pernici! Inquest Is to bo
another probing into tho murdor of Bur
nick-Demand for laborers to work on
the Panama Onnal Is expected to draw
many negroes from the Southern States
??Somo employes return to work on tho
railway lines in Holland, and a restricted
?ervlco was maintained-Steamer South
wark had stormy passage of fifteen dnys
end there was a bread famine during last
part of voyage?Witness testifies that
he was nn oyo-wltnoss of tho automobile
accident In which (ho Fairs were killed,
?nd swears that Mr. Fair died before his
wife-Stock market was weak, desplto
the much greater ease of call money,
which did not i|so above 6 per cent,''.
PRESENT
SYSTEM OF
TRANSFERS
Much Confusion in the
Public Mind Now. ;
AT THE POINTS
OF INTERSECTION
Transfers So Issued on the
Old P. & P. Lines.
AN EXPLANATION MADE
BY AN ILLUSTRATION
Since the Recent Action of the Council
Great Doubt Exists as to the Status
of Things?The Company to
Obey the Ordinances
in Existence on the
Subject.
After all of the debato In tho Common
Council Monday night and the adoption
of tho motion of 'Mr. Bloomberg that the
cur company be required to Ilvo up to
existing ordinances and franchises, tho
mooted transfer problem seems quite as
far from a solution as it was eight
months ago, when tho first effort was in?
stituted to accomplish a reform.
Councilmen say that tho question has
been solved and that a universal trans?
fer system will result, and the car com
Dany says it will quito live up to th??
lettor of the ordinances and existing fran?
chises, but the management claims they !
have been doing this during all of those j
months and that a continuanco on their !
part will afford tho public no relief
whatever from a system which has proven
inadequate und equully unsatisfactory.
PUBLIC CONFUSED.
And between the two, to use the ver?
nacular of the day, the public Is "air up
in the air." That this statement Is quite
true is not to bo doubted when it Is
understood that^not onco-ut of five people
are n.cqualuted With either the existing
ordinances or the ancient franchise
grant?. Thoy are at sea, fjtnd don't
know when thoy get a transfer whether ?
they are to board a Traction or a Pas?
senger and Powor Company oar, tho
majority thinking that the slip is good
on either?the first car to pass a given
transfer point.
Thore is in existence an ordinance
which fixes certain points of transfer of
passengers between tho Richmond Trac?
tion Company aird tho Passenger and
Power Company, and which describes tho
directions In which passengers aro to
t>3 transported. Tho law is quite lengthy,
and, after a careful examination, one is
quite as much in doubt as to tho sys?
tem now ln vogue as ho was before he
attempted the solution. /
SHOULD STUDY IT.
Probably If overy suburbanite and every
patron ot the car company who uses a
given lino to and from hl3 homo and has
to resort to tho : wily transfer system
to roach his destination from a certain
placo will supply himself with the proper
ordinance nnd study It carefully for an
Indefinito length of timo tho general pub?
lic will havo a fairly good Idea as indi?
viduale Into tho transfer systom, so fffr
as Jt nftects the lino which Invades hie ?
Immediato neighborhood. In this way
much trouble may bo avoided, and many
embarrassing experiences dono away
with,
But despite this ordinance, which real?
ly does exist nnd which has beon printed
in due form, there Is still a wide differ?
ence between the Council and tho car
company, the former contending that tho
latter must give transfers at points of
Intersection und divergence, while tho
latter holds that the former cannot, un?
der the original franchise, compel the
Passengor and Power Company to grant
transfers at points other than where its
linos Intersect. Tho franchise of the
Traction Compony does not specify either
divergence or Intersection,
In other words, the car oiflclals claim
that there Is no law that can compel them
to transfer a possengar at Seventh Street
from tho Main Stroot lino to that of the
Clay Street' lino,' both being the property
of the Passongor and Powor Company,
whoso franohlso specifies Intersections
as tho plano of transfer.
AN ILLUSTRATION.
This bolng tho caso, tho company will
require' all persons'who doslro to trans?
fer to the Clay Street lino from the
I Main Stroot lino to leave tho car at Twcn
I ty-flrst Stroot. If they aro going wost.
and vice versa, If going In tho opposite
direction.
And so It Is. Passengers riding on
Passenger and Power Company cars and
who doslre to transfer to cars of tho
1 same company will be mado to loavo tho
cars nt points of Intersection, It matters
not whoro these may bo. In many In?
stances It will depend upon tho direction
a person Is traveling.
Thon again, if ft person comes in on
a First Street oar from Barton Height^
and wishes to transfer elthe? ono way |
or tho other on Broad Stroot ho must
specify to tho conductor at tlio timo
of paying his faro whether ho wlsltos to
rido on a Traction or a Pnssengor and
Power car, and frequently a passenger
doesn't kpow whloh car touches tho placo
he wishes to go.
Altogether, It seems to tho publlo that
something should bo dono to remody ex?
isting conditions. Tito Council's action
does not soon? to bo a popular, ono by
any mean*
SOUTHERN PORTS WILL
BENEFIT BY RULE
(fly Associated l*rc?e.)
NBW YORK. April 7.?There has been
renewed activity on the Cotton Exchange.
Tho agitation is for a systom o? deliveries |
of cotton carrying out contracts mado on
tho floor of tho Now York Cotton Ex?
change ut a number of souther? ports,
instead of Now York, only &s at present.
A commlUcn will be selected In favor of
the plan, to .which thoro is considerable
opposition, A system of equivalents to
hmko up for railroad rates and timo of
shlpmont Is contemplatod. .
PRIMARY ELECTION
BILL CONSIDERED
Tho House Committee on Prlvllogos j
and Elections hold a mooting yestorday
afternoon and partially considered ' tho
Whltohoad-Oardner primary election bill.
After some discussion tho monsuro was
referred to .a sub-cornmlttoo, composed
of Mossrs. Caton, Cummlrtg and Jordan,
of Frederick, who will examino and ro
port later on to tho full committee It
Is belioved that tho bill will pass tho
Hou?o.
SUIT AGAINST FORMER
GOVERNOR HOGG
(By Aiienclnte?) Pre??,)
BEAUMONT, TEXAS, April 7.-A suit
was filed -In tho United States Circuit
Court horo to-day, In which Anulo E.
Snow, who nome timo ago established
title to tho greater part of Spindle Top
oll-fiold, Is plaintiff, and Former Governor
Hogg and his assistants and R. R. Hazol
wood, Mrs. Snow's attorney, aro defend?
ants.
GALES AND
HIGHSEAS
Steamer Southwark Had a
Stormy Trip from Antwerp.
PROVISIONS RAN SHORT
Passengers Say There Was a Bread
Famine in the Steerage and That
Second Saloon Pantry Was
Looted by Them.
(Dr Associated Presi.) ,
NEW YORK, April 7.-Tho Red Star
Line steamer Southwark, Captain Danr_
arrived at her dock to-day from Antwerp,
after a prolonged passage of fifteen
days, In which she encountered terrific
weather. Gale after gale came In con?
stant succession. Tho steamer was able
to make a very little headway. Her best
run' was 284 knots, while 123 was the low
limit of speed on March 28th. Severo
gules wero with high seas, prevailed
throughout the passage. Captain Dann
eays the Southwark sustained no dam?
age, and the only casualty was the death'
of a child In the steerage of-acute pneu?
monia.
Second cabin passengers declare that
on. March 24th the Southwark was hove
to for three hours, while the englnee'rs
repaired the engines, and that for the
remainder of the trip she proceeded first
under the port and then undor the star?
board engine, and at a rate of speed so
slow that only crippled engines could
account for It. Officials of the line and
ship's officers dony that tho reduced
speed was due to any other cause than
stress of weather. ,
Because.of the delay there was a bread
famine In the steerage, according to the
passengers. On trio second day of tho
famine the steerage passengers entered
the second oaloon pantry and looted it.
After this fho second cabin was com?
pelled to give up part of Its rations to
the steerage. Chief Steward Orchardson
said It was true that he had no bread
for the steerage in nino days, and addod:
"It was not my fault. I wanted to
stock tho ship with sutucient rations."
He would not say who prevented him
from doing this. The steerage passengers
said they only had potatoes and carrots
for food the last threo days.
Clement A. Grls?om, Jr., manager of
tho International Navigation Company,
when asked concerning the truth of tho
report that tho Southwark was short of
rations said:
"Tho vessel could have stayed out two
weeks longer with the provisions she had
on board and no one, would havo beon
stinted. I questioned tho chief steward
of tho vessel as soon as sho arrived, and
learned from him that there was an
ampio supply of rations."
Mr. Griscom said he had received no
complaints from any of tho passengers
of their having been stinted.
HOTEL PEOPLE TO
TO POST NOTICES
Bill to Protect Guests Against
Asphyxiation.
Captain E. S. Road, member of tho
Houso from .Mecklenburg, .offered a bill
yesterday to require hotel and boarding
house keepers', where gas Is used, to post
notices in ouch room calling attention
to Its danger. Tho member was moved by
tlio asphyxiation of a young man named
Love, from the adjoining county of Lu
uer.burg, at the Valentino House, In this
city, about two weeks ago.
Captain Road stated that he did not de
slro to Inconvenience any one, and if the
hotel pooplo had any /Objections to his
bill he would be glad for thorn to appear
before the General Laws Committee and
urge them at the proper time. The bill
Is as follows:
"An act to require keepers of publlo
'houses where gas Is used for boating or
lighting purposes to post notices of warn
'Ing.
"Section 1. Bo It enacted by the Gen?
eral Assembly of Virginia, That it shall
bo tho duly of every owner or proprie?
tor of houses kept for the accommodation
of tho public, where gas Is used for heat?
ing or lighting purposes, tp post ln each
room thereof a notice calling attention to
tho danger therefrom,
"Section ?, Any failure on the part of
snld owner or proprietor to comply with
the provision of said section 1 shall, in
tho event of any death occurring there?
from, be subject to the personal repre?
sentative of such party In an amount not
to exceed ono thousand dollars?."
CASE OF
DREYFUS
REOPENED
This Will Be Result of I
Vote in French Chamber
GREAT VICTORY FOR
SOCIALIST LEADER
Brought Out Facts of Great
Importance to Country.
NATIONALISTS ARE IN
HIGH PITCH OF FURY
Shouted "Traitor" and Other Vile Epi?
thets at M. tlaures During His
Speech?Trie Falsified 'Docu?
ment Used In the Convic?
tion of the Prisoner of
Devil's Island.
(By Associated Press.)
PARIS, Aril 7.?It seems, that the de?
bate in tho Chamber, of Deputies yester?
day and to-day which resulted hy a voto
of 281 to 28 in the Invalidation of the elec?
tion of tho National Deputy Syveton, is
likely also to lead to tho reopening of
the Dreyfus case, and perhaps to tho re?
habilitation of tho former prisoner of
Devil's Island. This is mainly due to two
facts brought out by the Socialist loader,
M. Jaur?s, In the course of the debate.
One Is a-falsified document bearing al?
leged annotations by the German Em?
peror, which were forgeries, and which
hepled to convict"Dreyfus, and the other,
is that tho lett?r written by General
PeMeux to M. Cavaignac when the lat?
ter was war minister-In 1S9S, was sup?
pressed. This letter was written just after
tho discovery of-Colonel Henry's forgery,
and reads as follows.:
Duped by men without honor, unable'
any longer to count on the confidence of
my subordinatesi without which is it im?
possible to command, and on my side be?
ing unable to feel confidence. In those of
my chiefs who have mademe"work? with
forgeries, I ask to be retired."
LASHED NATIONALISTS.' '
M. Jaur?s' speech, in the Chamber of
Deputies to-day constantly lashed the
Nationalists to the highest pitch of fury,
the Chamber resounding with cries of
"Traitor," "Liar," "Goto Berlin," and
other shouts, drowning ? tho speaker's
voice.
M. Jaur?s had hardly left the tribunal
before "War Minister Andre plunged Into
the midst of the bitter angry debato, then
proceeding, and announced that the gov?
ernment was ready to open an adminis?
trative inquiry and aid in tho widest in?
vestigation of tho truth regarding the
Dreyfus case. General Andre declared
that tho country was ?rreatly disquieted
by the appearance of extenuating cir?
cumstances in the Judgment of the crime
of which Dreyfus was accused. He said
he did not wish to take sides, and was
ready to proceed with? an Investigation,
nnd ho would seek tho assistance of
magistrates in tho examination of the
dossiers.
[ MR. B. B. MUNFORD
IS COMING HOME
Letters Received Say That
He Has Recovered
Entirely.
Letters from Mr. and Mrs. Beverly Mun
I ford, who havo been at Colorado Springs,
for the past two years, announce thoir
return to Richmond next week.
Mr. Munford'e health Is entirely re
MR. B, B. MUNFORD,
stored, as his Richmond friends will bo
delighted tu hoar. After a short visit to
Mrs. Munford's sister, Mrs, Anna Branch
Cabell, Mr. and Mrs. Munford will oo
cupy their Onice Street home, which lias
bpen closed during the winter.
THE LEOPARD QUEEN
WILL RECOVER SOON
Madame "??t????, Rostock's plucky
leopard trainer, who was so painfully
Injured Monday night by an attack mudo
upon her by her vicious pets, was rest?
ing easily last night, and will doubtless
soon bo on thu road to recovery.
A. C. GILLIGAN
CRITICALLY ILL
ANDREW CARTER GILLIGAN.
? ?
MONEY FOR
MONUMENTS
Patriotic Requests Before the
Common Council.
A STATUE TO GEN. STUART
Ten Thousand Asked to Carry Out a
Long Unfulfilled Pledge ?Fifty .
Thousand for the Memorial
Battle Abbey,
"When tho Committee on Finance next
meets in regular session It will have two
petitions In which tho general public,
especially tho patriotic Richmondcrs, are
deeply interested, both having been pre?
sented at u meeting of tho Common
Council .Monday night and referred with?
out consideration. Each request has tho
support of any number of prominent citi?
zens and business men.
As stated In Tho Times-Dispatch yes?
terday morning, ,a delegation of promi?
nent gentlemen presented a petition, ask?
ing for an appropriation of $10,000 from
tho city for tho proposed Stuart monu?
ment. Thoro aro thoso who bollevo that
tho Finance Committee will exert every
effort to pr?vido this sum, nnd that tho
Veterans' Cnjvalry Association will
shortly be^ rlohor by this amount and
tholr deslro to honor the bravo chieftain
moro nearly accomplished.
From tho Confoderate Memorial; Asso?
ciation there oamo a petition, requesting
tho Finance Committee to pr?vido In Its
budget of next year $00,000, which it Is
Intended to use In securing tho much
talked of Memorial Battio Abbey for
Rlohmond. Tho pa.por sots forth that at
present there aro in th? treasury of tho
fund ._ $103,000, $60,000 of . which wns do?
nated^ by the late Chorlos Broadway
Rouss, of New York. His estato still
holds $10.000, whloh will bo turned over
just ns soon as enough to mnko tho total
endowment of $200,000. has been raised.
EARNINGS OF
THE STEEL TRUST
Twenty-four Millions for First
Quarter of Current Year.
Decrease Over Last.
(?? AHsoclnted Press.)
NEW YOJiK. April 7.?According to a
statement given out to-day by tho Board
of Directors, tho not earnings of tho
United States Stool Corporation for tho
first quarter of tho calendar year, March
estimated, attor deducting outlays for ro
palrs, ronowals, maintenance of plant,
Interest on bonds and fixed chargos, woro
$24,656,1?6,
Tho not earnings for tho first quarter
this your woro 20.27ft.Wii, showing a de?
crease for tho first quarter this year of
$1,623,4<33. After deducting amounts set
asido for sinking funds, depreciation and
reserve funds, thoro wus a balance of not
earnings for tho quartor of $21,KM,1S9.
Thoro was a further deduction for lu
torost on tho corporation bonds and sink?
ing funds for tho ??arno bonds leaving a
balance of $1(3,901,189. After paying tha
usual dividends on tlio preferred and
common slocks thoro was left undivided
profits for tlio quartor of $2,078,245.
The quarter's earning show a decrease,
anil Iti a foot note tho decrease as com?
pared with tho samo ported last, year w?s
attributed largely to tho railroad conges?
tion which prevented > prompt dollvory.
Unfilled order? mi the books for manu?
factured products on April 1st. woro 6,
410,710 tons.
Tho preferred dividend is payable May
15th, tho common, Juno SOtlt.
Slayer of Mr. Beverly R.
Turner Near to Death In
-Me Penitentiary.
Androw Cartor Ollllgan, ? familiarly
known as "Nick" Gllllgan, convicted of
the murder of B, R. Turner, of Islo of
Wight county, lour years ago and given
a long term in the State penitentiary,
now lies critically ill in tho hospital,.,^,
that Institution, with but a fighting
chance? of recovery.' That. is.the infor?
mation from the penitentiary last night.
The splendid ' constitution of the man,
which' bore the stress and strain of
mental anguish-and long Incarceration In
Jail and penitentiary, hns.now been worn
to emaciation by diseaso and his vitality
so' sapped that the chances of recovery
are much against him. Tho malady
which has wasted his frame Is bowel
trouble, which has stubbornly resisted'
treatment and is menacing life itself.
RAVAGES OP DISEASE.
Three years ago Gilligan's features
wore familiar to tho reading public
through newspaper cuts, printed at tho
time of the crime and during tho trial
of this memorable case. Clean shaven
and clear-cut of features, tall, erect and
sinewy In physique, ho was anywhoro a
man of striking? appearance. Thoso who
have seen-him even since his incarcera?
tion declaro that prior to this illness
prison confinement had detracted llttlo
from his fino physical proportions and
from that calm, easy, composed de?
meanor and bearing which marked him
during tho trial. Now ho would hardly
bo recognized, buc.Ii ravages have been
wrought by disease. Ho is being given
careful and skilful attention, howover,
and may yet rally and weather the storm
of lllnoss.
TRAGEDY RECALLED.
Tho illness of Gllllgan again brings him
beforo the public mind at a time when
lio hud almost beon forgotten. Tho
montlon of his name will servo to recall
tho tragedy In connection with the death"
of Beverly R. Turner, though tho details
of tho killing and of the long trial have
beon forgotten. Mr. Turner was shot
down nftor dark on his own Tarm not far
from the resldenco and died from the
effects of tho gun-shot wound; died with?
out disclosing the identity of his slayor.
A prominent man In his community, tho
death of Mr. Turner inevitably produced
a profound sensation, and precipitated
exhaustive inquiry (is to the identity of
the murderer. It. was not long before
young Gllllgan was suspected, Suspicion
qulakly grew with Investigation, and ore
long young Gllllgan. an admirer of Mr.
Turner's daughter, Miss Serena Isabel
Turner, was arrested and charged with
the foul crime.
EVIDENCE ACCUMULATED.
Evidence begnn to accumulato and
pointed unerringly to Ilio prlsonor. No
one saw tho deed committed, and tho evi?
dence was. therefore, necessarily largely
circumstantial. It was developed that
Gllllgan was a son of an omployo of
Turner's, and that his admiration tor thu
daughter wns so displeasing to the father
that he* forbade fnrt?ier attentions to tho
young lady on Gilligan's part. It was fur?
ther established that young Gllllgan did
not cease to souk tho socloty of tho young
lady. In fnct, testimony was adduced
that ho was on tho Tumor plantation on
the day of the murder, nnd that ho had
borrowed a gun that day. Mr, Turner
had flrlvon home on tho evening of Che
murder, and soon afterwards, while at
or near tho barn, ho was shot and killed.
"Whether the slayor had lain In wait for
his victim or tlio mooting between the two
was accidental anil unexpected was never
clearly established! ono theory being that
tho young man was on tho premises and
unexpectedly encountered the man who
hud forbade his attentions to tho daugh?
ter, and possibly fearing violence, he flrod
the fatal shot, without premeditation.
HAD WARNED HIM.
It was said that Turner had warned fill
ligan to stay away from tho promises,
and possibly threatened him If ho did not
heed tho warning. Certainly, tho doubt
as to premeditation of the killing was
at) that saved Gllllgan from the scaffold.
As It was, ho was convicted of manslaugh?
ter and given a long torm In tho peniten?
tiary. Prom this verdict no appeal was
taken, and Gllllgan wae soon afterwards
sentenced and taken to prison to serve
his long term. Tho young lady who was
Innocently brought Into unenviable pub?
licity as a consequence of the crime? now
resides in this city.
Since his Imprisonment Gllllgan Is said
to have been a mode] prisoner, and has
won the friendship of thoso with whorq
in' has thus been involuntarily associated.
If he lives ho will hi all probability have
his term materially curtailed as a reward
for food behavior.
HARRISON
RE-ELECTED
MAYOR
Chosen for Fourth Time
Executive of Chicago.
?';??
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP
OF STREET RAILWAYS
This Was the Chief Issue of
the Whole Campaign. /
?-:- . ,_2T. ,
THE CITY TREASURER ,'
IS ALSO A DEMOCRAT!
Th? Result of the Elections In Ohio ?#?
Practically a Stand-Off as Between j
Democrats and Republicans.
Senator Mark Hanna Dis- 1
appointed, but Not
Discouraged.
(By Associated Press.) .,
CHICAGO,, II__., April 7.?Carter HI-.:
Harrison was elected Mayor ,of,? Chlcag?;
to-day for the fourth time, hlsmajorltyg
by unofficial count, over Graeme Stewart?'?{?.
the Republican, candidate, being 6,048. Thf/I '
voto total was:. Harrison, 1.46,323; Stewarts
?100,376, Crulce, Independent labor, 0,9991 '
Brc-ckon, Socialist, 11,213? Haines, Proni?? %
. bltion, 2,848. On the last mayoralty el?ci?
tion. the total voto was: Harrison, Doha?*)'?.?:
ocrat, 156,65(5; Hahecy, Republican, 123.413?K;
Hoyt,;-Prohibition, 3.82S; Collins, Socialist^'.
5.3S4. Tho early returns wero in favor o?? :
Stewart, and at one timo Ihe was 2,0?0^iv
nhoad, but tho later roturns cut down.'h?sfK
plurality steadily, and tho Republican?.'
loaders, in privato conversation, admitted :?
Stewart's defeat by about 6,000. In th?: -;
First Precinct of the Twenty-first War??'.;
In -whloh both1 Harrison and Stewart ra-i'
side, the voto was: Harrison, 41 j Stewart^. :
101. In the last mayoralty election th?;,;
vote was: Harrison, 82; Hane?y, 54... v )V]
' Tho 'chief Issuo in' the :-?ampaign/. waist
tho traotlon question, both candiflates fk?
voring, ultimate municipal ownership' o_.;
tho street railways, Stewart advocates'
nn Immediate Improvement of conditions?, :
making tlho best terms possible'with that '
companies. Harrison recommended a d?-;;
lay until tho city had obtained what ltr
desired from tho companies.
Mayor Harrison .said to-night: ?
"I rogard the present election as less s
of'a personal victory for myself- than as ,
a victory for municipal ownership?a ?1?-:?
tory which should lead to tho development ?
of public,. national, as well as municipal.;:
utilities. Partisan lines were cast? aside ;
to a great extent, .but the result is ,a?,?
the samo timo a substantial endorsement'
of my administration."
Tho Republicans elected John F. Sroul^j'
ski for City Attorney by 8,700 pluralitjjV
and Fred C. Bender for City Glerk bj|;
3,700; the Democrats elected Ernest Hum*)?
mei for City. Treasurer by-21,700. .",?'?'
Tho now City Council will he thlrty-flvsj.
Republicans, thirty-three Democrats an?:
one independent Democrat The result In) ,
ono ward. Is still ln doubt. The old Co?a?o
ell wns thlrty-nlno Republicans, ? thirtjf \
Democrats and one independent. "...""?'
RESULTS OF PRIMARY ,
IN CITY OF BALTIMORE'
?Itv Associated Presa.)
?UE. "
???/GG????. MO., April 7.~A prt?t,<
mary election was hold in Baltimore to?s
day by Republicans and Democrats foil
nomination of municipal candidates. Thl.
election was the first under the primary)
law passed by the last Legislature, whlcSi
safeguards a fair ballot as at regulan/
elections. The Democrats ' used th?*,
Crawford county systom of voting foe
candidatos direct, the result being th%
nomination of Robert, M. McClane, or-f;
Runlzation candidate, nnd the defont of
tho prosent Mayor Hayos. The Republic
cans will nominato Bldoll Gatos. Th?
vote was the largest In tho history o?
primaries hero. Tho regular election! \
will occur May 5th.
Congressman Frank C. "W?chter <R<m
publican) carried twonty-one wards oui.
of twonty-four and will be the Republik
can candidate for Mayor., j.
SENATOR HANNA IS
NOT A rfitaSCOURAGED
?ny AaBodnVi. .;J-tf!i.)
CI.BVTiJl_AND, O.. Apw 7.?Senator M,'
?. Hnnna to-day gave the Associate?!
Pross, tho following statement concern?}
ing tho results of yesterday's election:
"While tho result In Cleveland Is dia*
appointing to tho Republicans, the effeoH
will bo to stimulate them to greater ?N
fort In futuro campaigns, The result by
no means shakes my faith In the bellet
that wo can carry this county next fall.
The gonoral situation In tho State con?
Unites favorable to tho Republican party,
"?, A, MANNA."
Mayor Johnson had no comment to
mako on th? result to-day, further that? '
to reiterate his previous statement- that
tho result showed that tho people wer?
with him in his light for three cent stree|
car faro and. tax reforms.
PARTIES BROKE ALMOST
EVEN IN MANY CHANCES
(Itv AS?od?t*d Press.)
?G??????'?. April 7.?While the a??
grogato ot pluralities In Ohio cities ye?-,
torday showed Republican gains, tho par.
t?os broko almost even on the changes o?
local administrations. Tho most impor?
tant chargea front tho Democrats to Re*
publicans, were at Columba, ??anesvUlo,
Defiance, Van wort and Shelby, the Be*
publicans carrying Shelby (or tho time?
Among tho cities that cliangt-d from. Re?
publtc.in to 'Oemocratla Mayor? wur?4
Youngetown. Springfield, Akron, Troyf
and probably FltuUay. In several of the.
larger cities <ho Socialista made gains.
There are u-venty-oue cities and fili vu?.,