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THE WILMINGTON MESSENGER FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1903. MANCHURIA Rumor That Russia Will Defy Powers Who Object NOT BLUFFED The Knct of the Ilemonstronce Will be That She "Will Just Seize Tliree Provinces China Picks l"p Courage KnuuKli to Itefn.se Russia's De mands Ollieials at Washington in a, Mate of Suspended Uncertainty. Nothing Heard, from Onr Minister at St. Petersburg. Tokio, Japan, April 23. A newspaper here today published a dispatch from Pekin in which its correspondent quot ed the Russian minister as saying that the effect of the remonstrances of Japan and the other powers would be that the statesmen now paramount at St. Petersburg would decide to incor porate the three provinces of Man churia in the Russian empire. CHINA REFUSES THE DEMANDS. I'ekin. April 288. China has given Russia what the officials describe as a final and definite refusal to accept her demands regarding Manchuria. NOTHING DEFINITE FROM RUSSIA Washington, April 28. No response has come to the state department as yt from either Ambassador McCor mick at St. Petersburg of Minister Conger at Pekin to the inquiries re specting Russia's demands in connec tion with Manchuria. The officials are in a state of suspense and uncertain ty in view of the conflict in the semi official dispatches from the Russian and Chinese capitols. In the absence of official statements of Russia's pur poses the opinion prevails here that these Russian demands were really put out in a tentative form last week and not in regular official shape. There is Rood reason to belies e that the Chinese government itself 1" the demands leak out in order to se ire the support of the powers in its : efusal of the Rus sian tenders. Noting the int ise xmblic sentiment over the proposi. on, the Russian gov ernment, it is surmised, took steps through the s tement Issued in St. Petersburg ye- rday to abandon sev eral of the or. ..nal demands. It is not doubted that such reduction of the maximum d aands was fully within voiitemplati' when the tentative statement .:s thrown out. II this a -umption, general in official circles h - . ik well founded, then Rus sia will i - further interfere with the consummation of the United States trade tr ty with China, including as it doe.-? . e new ports of Moukdam and Taku-S'ar.. On the other hand, the fourth demand, characterized by the Si. Persburg statements "as unim portant" is not so regarded here, for it amounts to an indefinite continuance under Russian direction of present con ditions in China, which will stop all iWo.rn movements. AMERICAN WARSHIPS AT TOKIO. London. April 2S. In a dispatch from Tokio. the correspondent of the Daily Mail says: The Russian charge d Affaires at Pekin told a Japanese journalist that the Japnese. English and Americans came to Manchuria with a political ob ject and that Russia's attempt to ex clude them was an act of self-defense. The Russian charge failed to under stand why Japan was not satisfied with her acquisitions in Korer and stretched out her hand toward Manchuria. American war vessels are assembling at Yokohoma. continues the report, sup lKsedly in connection with the Man churia situation. The Japanese and British ministers at Pekin have formally warned China against the acceptance of the Russian demands. In conclusion the report of the Daily Mail says that the Russian authorities are buying large quantities of provis ions at Tokio. ewspnper Fnke Reporter Dis charged. Washington. April 2$. Colonel Mills of the inspector general's department who went to Denver to investigate th- interview, said to have been givon by General P.aldwin. in whicti the latter spoke in an improper mariner of the Filipino and negro soldiers, lias report ed to Severvtary Root that "the inter view never took place, and that the titan who r ported it has leeu d:s- barged from the paper. It appears fr.-m Colonel Mills" report that General :.ildwin did have an interview when he first arrived at Denver, and it was thi .:!. -r! --.v to which he referred when he subse.juentl stated that he was TTiisuiu'.r rstid it he was interpreted as saying anything reflecting upn the Ftiipit.f.s or colored soldiers Colonel Mills" report is supported by a great many affidavits and much testim ny, which h is been presented to the sec retary of war. flank. Clfrk t;ets Six Year in the Penitentiary. Atlir.ta cla.. April 2?. G. Ha'lirna Sims toda pleaded guilty to the em bezzlemcr.t .f of the fund? of the Capital City National bank and wa? sentenced to six years in the fed eral prison. S'.ms was collection clerk f the bank, and wa.s for some time a prominent figure in the social world of Atlanta. 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Washington, April 28. The weather bureau's weekly crop report says: The drought in Florida and in the central and west gulf states, especially in the last mentioned section?, has grown more serious, and over large areas the ground is too dry for ger mination of seed As in the previous week corn plant ing has made slow progress, more particularly over the central and eastern portions of the corn belt and in the midle Atlantic states, but better progress has been made in Kansas and Nebraska, and preparations for plant ing have been vigorously carried on in Iowa and portions of Illinois. In the southern states corn has suffered from low temperatures, and in the central and west gulf districts from drought also. East of the Mississippi early cotton has been injured by cold and much re- planting will be necessary. Planting in this part of cotton belt has progressed rapidly.except in Mississ6ppi,wher3 as in the districts west of the Mississippi planting, although well advanced, has been largely suspended during the past week on account of drought. Wa.mth is generally needed throughout the cot ton belt and the central and western districts are in urgent need of rain. Tobacco plants continue plentiful and healthy, though backward in Ken tucky. No transplanting has yet been done except in the Carol inas, but plants are ready for setting in Tennessee. In North Carolina the plants are not starting well and in South Carlina stands are being impaired by worms and injury has been caused by hail storms. ANGRY STRIKERS. Mob of Six Hundred Captured a Force of Militia Who Were Pro leetiiTK Nn-l"nIon Men. Montreal. April S. Tonight 00 militia men are stationed at the harbor front guarding property and protecting non union men who can be secured to work on the five ocean liners loading at the docks. During the .afternoon an angry mob of 600 strikers over-powered the small force of city policemen doing duty at the wharves, and went on board the steamers where non-union men were working and chased them ashore. Disorder reigned at the docks. In one of the disturbances Joseph La- voie, a French Canadian striker, was shot in the leg by Stevedore William Quinn who was attacked by the man whom he wounded. A furious mob chased Quinn but he escaped. Li'ter he was arrested. Before the troops reached 1h wharves tonight the strikers set fire to the cargo of tha Leland Liner Alexan drian, lying at the Canadian "Pacific elevators which were endangered by the blaze. The fire was extinguished be fore it made much headway. Seven ar rests were made in connection with the disturbance. ANTI-FOREIGN. Decree IMned in Venezuela That Has Greatly Exasperated People from Other Countries. (Correspondence of Associated Press.) Caracas, April 17. The decree just issued by the government defining the duties and rights of foreigners in Vene zuela is most drastic in its character and excites great exasperation among all foreign residents. It is believed that it will effectually end all immedi ate immigration or the introduction of any foreign capital. It provides that all foreigners shall register with the proper authorities on pain of expulsion from the republic. Foreigner? who violate any of the provisions --f the decree may be expelled also. The -decree declares that foreigners cannot belong to political societies, vdit political newspapers, or write about the politics of the country in any newspaper, fill public office or em ployment or deliver speeches on ioli tics. It provides that neither foreign ers or Venezuelans can brinr any claims against the government of Ven ezuela for losses sustained by revolu tionary asvnts or armed bands. The Smallpox Germ Discovery. Boston. Mass.. April 2$. The an nouncement of the discovery of the eause of smullpox was made tonight by Dr. William T. Councilman, professor of pathology in the Harvard Medical School at a meeting of the Boston So ciety if Medical Science. The announce ment is the outcome of the investiga tions "orulucted by Dr. Councilman. Dr. George Burgess McGrath. and Dr. Wal ter Remen Princkerhoff with the co op eration of the Boston board of health, during the recent epidemic of the dis ease in this city. It has been deter mined that smallpox is caused by a micro-organism representative of the lowest form of animal life. This fact served to show a relation between smallpox and such diseases as malaria and to distinguish it from many other infectious diseases caused by bacteria. Terms of the Venezuelan Protocol. Washington. April 2S Venezuela and the allies have agreed uDon the terms of the protocol submitting to The Hague tribunal the question of prefer ential treatment, and this convention will be signed next Monday upon the return of Signor Mayer des Planches, the Italian ambassador, from St. Louis. This was decided upon at a joint con ference at the British embassy today between Mr. Bowen, Venezuela's plen ipotentiary, the Italian and British ambassadors, and the German minister. CATARRH PRESIDENT Mr. Roosevelt Dashed Across Iowa on His Tour Yesterday KISSED BABIES Becomes a "Trust Buster" Spoke to the Farmers About What the Re publican Party is Doing; to Carry Out its Pledges to Prevent Corpora tions from Oppressing the People. Gave Taffy to Ilpburn and Hull To Arrive in St. Louis Today He Will be There Till Thursday Osceola, Iowa, April 28. President Roosevelt in his address here paid a compliment to Congressman Hepburn and the other members of the Iowa delegation in congress saying: "I wish to state my sense of obliga tion to him and to all the Iowa dele gation for the aid they gave me last year the invaluable aid in bringing about certain bits of legislation, non partisan in character, which I deemed of the utmost importance, such a wise supervision and regulation of certain great corporations, of the type popu larly known as trusts, notably of those engaged in doing an inter-state busi ness, or legislation which I deemed in valuable not only because of its cour age, but because of its sanity and be cause it does not pretend to do anything that it does not do. A promise should be kept on the stump just as much as off the stumn. The worth of any prom ise lies in its fulfillment by action and it was, thanks to Colonel Hepburn, thanks to the congress, to the members of both senate and the house from Iowa and their fellows, that I am able to come before you, feeling that all that had been said by us as to the need of such regulation has been made good in tact. Improvements upon the law have been made, better legislation has been put on the statute books and the legis lation upon the statute books has been enforced with honesty and with fear lessness. Ottuman, Iowa, April 28. President Roosevelt dashed across the state of Iowa today and was everywhere met by large and enthusiastic crowds. His speech-making began at 7 o'clock this morning, when he made a brief stop at Shenandoah, and his last speech wa.s delivered here shortly after 8 o clock tonight before thousands of peo pie. His subject tonight was the good work Secretary Wilson has done in the field of agriculture. The president has had as his guests today Governor Cummins, Secretary Shaw, and for a part of the day. Con gressmen Hull and Hepburn. He will spe?d the night here, leaving tomorrow for Keokuk and will arrive at St. Louis tomorrow afternoon shortly after 4 o'clock. One of the largest crowds that has greeted the president since his trip be gan, was waiting for him at Des Moines this afternoon. He was driven to the capitol where he made an ex tended address on good citizenship, in cidentally paying a tribute to Congress man Hull for his efforts in securing the new militia law. At Des Moines the president kissed a number of babies. During the drive four mothers, each with a baby in her arms, approached his carriage and handed him bouquets- of flowers. They then held the babies up to be kissed and the president did not disappoint them. Oiie of the features of the day was the large number of school children that greeted the president. At every place he stopped and at many places where the train did not stop the little people were congregated, waving smal American flags. This feature pleased the president very much and he refer red to the children several times during the day. I.iqnor Men on Their Ear. New York, April 28. A campaign of retribution for the enactment of the new law increasing the excise licenses, is contemplated in a circular issued to day to every member of the wine, liquor and beer dealers central association by President Fritz Lindlnger. The presi dent calls upon the liquor men to ally themselves with other trades whose in terests are identical and "strike a blow at our enemies." He suggests a move ment to induce all dealers including grocerymen to refrain from the use of New York state products, including cheese, and hops and to stay away from New York state summer resorts. The association met and passed reso lutions to abolish free lunches of every description and also to raise the price of what is called a pint of beer or ale from 10 to 13 cents beginning May 1st. Cleveland to Speak at St. Lonis. Princeton, X. J. April 28. Former President Cleveland left here today fon St. Louis accompanied by Oscar S Straus and E. C. Benedict. He will de liver the dedicatory address at the opening of the St. Louis exposition on Thursday and while in St. Louis will be the guest of Dr. Francis, president of the exposition. Mr. Cleveland will leave St. Louis at the conclusion of the ceremonies, reaching home on Satur day. Cumberland. Md.. April 2S. Former President Grover Cleveland, en rout1 to St. Louis, was greeted at the Balti more and Ohio railroad station here to night, by a thousand person?. Mr. Cleveland addressed the gathering from the platform of his car. He was en thusiastically cheered by the crowd. Greensboro'ii Mayor Renominated. (Special to The Messenger.) 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A North Carolinian and Two Others Took Their Lives at Washington Yesterday, Washington, April 28. Three persons committed suicide in this city today. All used carbolic aedd as a means of ending life. The three suicides were Leonard II. Mangum, a former clerk in the census office, Guy F. Padgett, a real estate and insurance agent, and Mrs. Sadie Plummer, a young woman whose husband keeps a lunch room on Pennsylvania avenue. Mr. Mangum was a native of North Carolina, but lived for many years in Arkansas. It is said that he at -ne time was wealthy but lost his money and was compelled to come to this city to seek employment. He lost his posi tion in the census office last July and since then has been unemployed. His body was found beneath a tree in the reservation south of the White house grounds. The cause of Padgett's death is un known but it is thought he had become despondent. He was a member of the Maccabees and Odd Fellows. Last night after leaving a lodge room he mailed his wife a brief note enclosing $100 in cash and asking her forgiveness. Ther. he went home and his wife today found his dead body in the both room. Mrs. Plummer was found unconscious lying across a bed in her room and died soon after being taken to the hospital. She is said to have attempted suicide once before ADMIRAL DEWEY. The Hero of Manila Sails for Cape Henry to Inspect the Squadron. Washington, April 2S Flying the four star red flag of the admiral of the navy, th Mayflower sailed today from the Washington navy yard for the southern drill grounds off Cape Henry where Admiral Dewey will inspect the I North Atlantic fleet under command of Bear Admiral Higginson. In addition to Admiral Dewey, the Mayflower carries the following officers of his staff: Bear Admiral Henry C. Taylor, chief of the bureau of navi gation; Captains Swift and Pillsbury and Commander Sargent of the general board, and Lieutenant Marble. At the conclusion of the inspection and review of the fleet, which consists of the battleships Kearsarge, Alabama, Indiana, Illinois and Iowa and the cruiser Olympia, Bear Admiral Barker will relieve Bear Admiral Higginson of the command. Admiral Dewey and his staff will re turn to Washington next Sunday. Millionaire Newspaper Man Married. New York, April 2S. Congressman elect William Bandolph Hearst, pro prietor of the New York American. New York Evening Journal, Chicago American and San Francisco Examin er, was married here today to Miss Mil licent Willson, daughter of George H. Willson, president of the Advance Music Company, of this city. The ceremony was performed in the chantry of Grace church. Bishop Potter officiating. A number cf the personal friends of the couple were present. Mr. Hearst's best man was Orrin Peck, of San Francisco, and the witnesses were S. S. Carvalho and P. J. Mar. The newly married couple will sail by the steamer Kaiser Wilhelm II. this afternoon for Europe. Grnernl ,Lee Gone to St. Louis. Richmond. Va., April 2S. Lieutenant Governor Willard, General Fitzhugh Lee and W. W. Baker, of Chesterfield, left today for St. Louis to be present at the dedication of the exposition buildings next Thursday. Captain Willard represents Governor Montague, who found it impossible to make the General Lee is president of the Jamestown Exposition Company. He will pick up valuable "pointers." Mr. Baker is one of the Virginia assistant commissioners. Commissioners Bow man, Patton and Koinerk and Assis tant' Commissioner Murrell left several days ago to attend the dedicatory ex ercises Ten Thousand Dollar Damap;es. (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh. X. C. April 2S.-In the su preme court here the jury tonight gave 510,000 damages against the Seaboard Air Line for killing Engineer James Watson last June. The railroad admit ted negligence and the only question for the jury was as to the amount of dam ages to award. Superintendent Joyner received a telegram from his brother-in-law, N. J. Rouse, saying burgl?.rs last night rob bed the safe in the bank of Rouse Bros, at LaG range and escaped with $3,500. The bank had burglar insurance. Willinm IJ. Ellis to he Examined for Insanity. New York, April 28. Supreme Court Justice Gieerich today refused an ap plication to dismiss the proceedings against William B. Ellis, the North Carolina publisher, whose sanity is questioned. The examination to deter mine whether or not Ellis is insane will be continued Ordinary household accidents have no terrors when there's a bottle of Dr. Thomas' Electric Oil in the medicine chest. Heals burns, cuts, bruises, sprains. Instant relief. CARTRIDGES. WEALTHY MERCHANT SHOT. Leopold Werthelmer, of Xevr York, Shot Tliree Times by a Former Em ploye. New York, April S. Leopold Wert heimer, a wealthy dry goods merchant, was shot three times at his home in west 115th street early today. He was wounded in the chest, arm and right side, and is in a serious condition. Charged with the shooting, the police have arrested Jos.. Simpson. The in jured man is thirty-two years old and a member of the firm of Aaron & Wet heimer, dry goods merchants, who re cently were burned out at their place of business in Third avenue. Simpson, the police say, was employed there as a watchman prior to the fire. At the time of the fire two persons were burn ed to death. Since the fire Wertheimer has not been engaged in any business. The firm discharged its employes including Simpson but he got work as a motor man. A week ago he lost that posi tions. He had a long talk with Mr. Wertheimer yesterday afternoon and hour today and the shooting occurred returned last night. Simpson returned to the Wertheimer home at an early hour today and the shooting occurred in the hallway of the house after which Simpson walked away and later was arrested. All Simpson would say was that Wer theimer owed him money for something he had dne and had refused to pay him. Wertheimer denied this but said Simpson had demanded money from him as a brother Mason. THE XEW STATE BONDS. The Rids Opened at Raleigh Yester dayTwo Baltimore Concerns Got the Entire Lot of $300,000 Above Par. (Special to the Messenger.) Raleigh, N. C, April 28. The Univer sity of Virginia faced the Agricultural and Mechanical College in a match on the diamond here this afternoon. Cost ly errors on the part of the farmers at critical times counteracted Holt's good work in the box. Both pitchers were superb. Hits runs and errors: Vir ginia two, four,, to the farmers' three, none, eight... Batteries Virginia, Cra- craft and Council; Farmers Holt and Brockwell. The council Of state this nfternonn awarded the entire $300,000 ten year four per cent state Donds to Townsend, Scott & Son, and Wilson, Colston & Company, both of Baltimore, for $103, 592 flat. There were fifty-seven bid ders ranging from par to 10.6 for small amounts. There were eleven bidders for the entire $300,000. These bidders and their bids were the New First Na tional bank, Columbus, Ohio, $302,970; M. A. Stein & Co., New York, $101.17 and interest; N. W. Harris & Co., New York, $101,373 and interest; Seasongood & Meyer, Cincinnati, Ohio, $300,850 and interest; Faison, Leach & Co., New York, $100.01 and interest; Dennison, Prior & Co., Boston, $100.01 and inter est; Mason, Lewis .& Co., Boston, $100 and interest; Raleigh Savings Bank, $102.5: Wachovia Loan and Trust Com pany, of Winston-Salem nnr with in terest; Scott & Son, Wilson, Colston & Co., Baltimore, represented by F. T. Joyce, Jr., 1CJ.592. The last was suc- cesstui. A dozen northern representa tives of banks were here: nlso r A Webb, of Asheville, and F. H. Fries, of Winston-Salem. The bonds run ten years and are in denominations of $500 and $1,000 each, the coupons being receivable for public dues. The bonds are exemnt from state, county and municipal taxation, and also trom the income fax. Riots in France. Marseilles, April 28. A riotous out break occurred today in the streets surrounding the Capuchin convent where the Friars barricaded them selves. A crowd of several thousand persons gathered about the place at an early hour, many of them carrying banners bearing anti-clerical inscrip tions. During a charge made by a squad of police commissary Souchen was struck on the head and badly hurt The fight became general, stones and clubs being used, a number of police men were Injured and many arrests were made. A number of persons who attempted to rescue the prisoners stoned a com missary of police and the police there upon charged with drawn revolvers and fired abut twenty shots jp. the air to intimidate the rioters. Strong reinforce ments were then sent for. Traffic was suspended in all the surrounding streets and rigid surveillance of the neighbor hood was established. Newspaper Men Can't Clet Damages. Raleigh, N. C, April 2S. The supreme court today rendered a decision affect ing railroads and newspapers. W. H McNeill, editor of the Carthage Blade, received serious injuries on the Durham and Charlotte railroad. The supreme court sets aside a verdict giving him $4,000 damages, upon the ground that in accepting a transportation ticket on the road, Mr. McNeill was violating the law against discrimination by transporta tion companies and that both he and the railroad company were violators of the law. Under the corporation com mission law no railroad company can give a free pass except to orphans, the poor, and other like classes. THE STATE CAPITAL. Opening? of Bid for the New Issne of .3O0.000 of State Bonds Raney Denson Auptinls Sale of State Lands Inspection of the State Uuard Renins Next Friday Bishop Haiti to co to Rome Bitter Munic ipal Canvas at Asheville. Messenger Bureau, Raleigh, N. C, April 2S. Today at noon is the time appointed for opening the bids on the $300,000 North Carolina thirty year four per cent bonds. Half a dozen northern lawyers, from New York, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Columbus and Chicago are here representing bidders. Besides these C. A. Webb, of Asheville, F. H. Fries and T. L. Vaughn, of Winston Salem, are also here on this matter. However, State Treasurer B. R. Lacy has been at Roper in Beaufort some days and has not returned. He was expected back last night or early this morning but did not arrive and it looks now like ttye opening will have to be deferred. The marriage of Mr. Richard Beverly Raney and Miss Kate Whiting Den son was solemnized this afternoon at 6 o'clock in Christ Episcopal church, Rev. Dr. M. M. Marshall officiating. The ' bride was accompanied to the altar by her sister. Miss Mary A. B. Denson as maid of honor and by her cousin, Miss Sarah R. Lamb, of Norfolk. Va. The bridesmaids were Miss Lily H. Cowan, of Durham, Miss Lily Hicks,. Miss Jane H. Pescud, Miss Margaret Susan Marshall and Miss Annie Taylor. The groom was attended by his best man. Mr. Frank B. Dancy, of Atlanta Ga. The groomsmen were Messrs. John Van B. Metts, of Wilmington, Robert L. Holt, of Burlington, B. Sydnor Jer man, Frank P. Haywood, John A. Duncan and Claude B. Denson. After the ceremony the entire bridal party went to Southern Pines, where supper was served at the Carolina Inn and the night was spent there. Mr. Raney ls one of the wealthiest and best known men in the state. He is proprietor and lessee of the Yarborough House and state manager of the Prudential Life Insurance Company. He built and pre sented to the city a magnificent public library at a cost of nearly $50,000. He is now completing one of the hand somest residences in the south, opposite the capitol square on Hillsboro street. He and his bride will occupy this house next fall. They will leave Southern Pines tonight immediately after the supper to the bridal party for a north ern trip, while the bridesmaids and groomsmen will return to Raleigh to morrow. The bride is the daughter of the late Captain C. B. Denson, a gal lant confederate soldier. She is a noble young woman, of rare graces, and has been an active factor in every good work here. A score of Sunday school workers left Raleigh today for the state con vention that meets at Kinston. The Soldiers' Home Association will meet with the state auditor. Ex-Governor T. J. Jarvis is unable to attend1. The state board of education expects a settlement today of the purchase ot the state's interest in the Vedder heir lands of about 250,000 acres in Jones and Onslow. J. T. Sheets, of Port Nor folk, Va., has the option on the stated interest for $$25,000 and he has sold this- option to a syndicate of wrhich he is one of the officers. Unless the matter s now settled the trustees of the Ved der heirs will hardly continue the op tion. Inspector General T. H. Bain, of the state guard, has held a conference with Major J. A. Ltmdeen, U. S. A., of Fort Caswell, and arranged the details of the inspection of the state guard,, which will begin next Friday. The superintendent of public instruc tion expects to have the new school' aw printed next month and as soon as . copies are obtained they will be sent out to all who are entitled to them. The issue will be 35,000, since 24,000 are necessary to supply committeemen, 8,000 for teachers and 400 for county superintendents and boards .of educa tion. Miss Mary Armistead Jones, of Ra leigh, is named as sponsor for the -United Sons of the Confederate Veter ans here for the reunion at New Or leans. Representative W. C. Newland, of Lenoir, is here attending court. ville, declares that the municipal fight there between the democratic ticket and the fusion of the republicans and anti-saloon league is the bitterest con- , . . . - 1., .T T T A 1 : 1 it. icsi lie iii.-5 w i uiit:&aj. iih inline uitj democrats will pull through. Arrangements are made for the dedi cation by Archbishop Leo Haid, of the church of the Roman Catholic orphan age at Nazareth, a couple of miles from Raleigh. A year ago he laid the cornerstone one Sunday. Quite a num ber of priests will be present at the ceremony. The date of the dedication is May 17. The church and the priest's house, the dormitories and the indus trial department and the chapel form quite a group of buildings. Archbishop Haid will leave for Rome May 23, and the clergy and laity of the vicarite of North Carolina are now raising funds to meet his expenses. He will make his decennial report to the Pope. Each ten years archbishops and bishops are required to make such re ports. Archbishop Haid is a striking and attractive man. He is the only bishop in all the church who is also an abbot. In fact in Catholic history it l . 7 II I H Ill " U.. V- J J - VV A 1111 1 V - instances in which bishops have thus heen abbots. He has therefore an "unique distinction. In Trouble and Wanted to Die. Staunton, Va., April 28. H. II. Haas, surgeon general in the United States navy, attempted suicide at a hotel here today by shooting. The ball entered the right temple and lodged in the left near the surface, destroying both eyes. He was conscious when found and ask ed for his pistol to finish the job. He left several letters to friends, also a request to notify T. N. Haas, lawyer, of Harrisonburg, Va., that his brother was dead. His reason was "am in trouble, want to die." His condition is very critical. Haas was on furlough, his station being at Portmouth, Va. Quarantine Xow On. New York, April 28. Port Health Offi cer Doty today announced that the- quarantine season for coastwise vessels for ports south of Cape Henlopen would open May 1st and continue until No vember next. Th8 Kind Yea Haa Always Brag y9