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* ^ ^ VOL. XII. FO! Use Germs of Death By the Editor of Collier's Weekly m&zsexsanve.?*-- T may l>e maintained that nobody eve dies a natural death. J fe Old age, the premature old age, which is the only kind we B y* ^b know, is a pathological condition. Siu li are the opinions of ft a eTgV Or. Klie Metolinikoff, not a fakir, but a serious person, v. ho /|7. j Un studies things through a microscope at the Pasteur Institute, ftt^ <7 b Kaeli of us swarms with tiny beasts of prey, which travel I B up and down our body, seeking what tliey may devour. 1 ty ^HVil|i,|i "111 ? 'J "Hacking our benetieent eells, previously weakened by the unwise life we all lead, they produce an artificial senility, the malady which kills those men whom in our ignorance we call very old. Looked at from 1 ?r. Motchnikoll s siamlp1 int. old age is merely a problem for medical science. Itow shall we help our ir neliccnt eells in their struggle against the enemy? One way would lie to take every baby and cut out bis | larger int. .me, an organ wlueh ought not to have been included in our aunt- ! Oliiy. At !i:vsviit lliis i-:i 11 nor 1 w. ii<ni>< iii.? . >: i-.- * i v , - . t.v, ' in i . ?*v Of IH1U method would ho to destroy tlio boasts of prey. Ilut wo do not yot know what | tlioy exactly nro. Some avo si legacy loft by our ancestors, immoilisito and j remote. who suffered from horitsiblo diseases. Others, more mystorious. sire perhaps the instrumonls of si sort of ossontisil disease, of thsit old :ijxo which precociously kills nil who do not die still earlier of tuberculosis, pneumonia, the bubonic plague, or croup. Until we know more we can only reform our diet, eating little meat or none, and subsisting chiefly on butter, cheese ami j sour milk. Ity these imperfect means we nuty prolong life a little?two j hundred years or so. I'p to ninety, for example, we may be as active as the ; President of the United States, and thereafter, for a hundred years more, as j reflective as the Prime Minister of England. This would still leave us half i a century for art, philanthropy, or croquet. But when death does finally draw j near,will not its approach be as distasteful as ever? By no means, says the j doctor. Under present conditions dentil is like an unnatural sleep, which over- j takes us early in the day- say before dinner. In the future it will come after o full meal, when the day's work is done. Aft Aristocracy m. America? The Impossibility of an American Aristocracy of Wealth :: :: :: 13 y Anna flic CI lire 5 It oil xj!3?SCgv. .11El-'I.Y upon two conditions depends an aristocracy the coiv tinned possession and exercise of power, and the consequent i nit.v of aims and ideals. The aristocratic hotly in Jin .land, for ? ? instance, is self-conscious; its members are united by lutuu 1 .^7 understanding. They j.(knowledge certain well recognized laws of life ami manners. They depend upon each other to mihohl those laws. Individually, wealthy Aim-vicnus may lie boili self-conscious and self-assertive, but collectively they are antagonistic n> one another. The accumulation of wealth implies struggle, ami struggle iloos not bring forth the Uiml of qualities whieh make the gentle and stately men and women of Van Dyek's canvases one great family. One of the greatest perils of the republic, and one reason why a genuine 'American aristocracy can never lie formed is that a strong class has arisen, without its strength being oflieially recognized, as in the aristocracy of rank, and certain duties and obligations toward society are imposed upon it by that recognition. For if wealthy American* lack ?oi i?! unity among their.selv, . they laek also to a greater degree, the sense of social responsibility, that mark of a true aristocracy. The sense of his public duties, inborn in an linglish aristocrat, is owing, to be sure, largely to the law of primogeniture, a law which . also insures to him that wealth without which the aristocratic ideal can not be perfectly enforced. lie is expected to take ins seat in Parliament, to give his aid in legislation, to perform certain public duties which have 110 connection with bis own material prosperity. Another bar to unity of social aims and Ideals among the wealthy is their frequent lack of genuine culture. To know rather than to feel is the aim, and ideals are not born of knowledge alone. The culture whieh implies courtesy and humanity?those aristocratic essentials,?is too often lacking. If this unity of social ideals upon which an aristocracy largely depends does not now exist, is it likely to bo evolved out of the present conditions? Its evolution would depend largely upon the permanent power of one class, exercised in the right direction. But though the second condition may he possible, the lirst can never be. Under conditions peculiar to American life, groat fortunes are constantly changing hands. Accumulated by the fathers, they are squandered by the sons, or divided among many children, or lost through mismanagement or speculation. The aristocracy of wealth constantly endangers its position by its very style of living, making large demands 011 even large fortunes. The law of decay, which eventually protects society from power of whatever nature, operates to disperse wealth so that the powerful class can not be the permanent class, can not therefore form an an aristocracy. It js the safeguard of the aristocracy of rank that its power is mystical as well as material: can never, therefore, wholly perish. Another bar to unity and permanency in the wealthy class is the constant inundation of newcomers. Jnto the rose-lighted drawing-room may stride at any moment a breezy .Weston >*. or a member of the lirst generation, his riches raw upon him.? McCluro'is Magazine.<Z7 lEe Care of Children's Eyes By D. T. Marshall, M. I>. i;11;INA1, research in a large rye clinic has proved to me that I many parents, even of fair intelligence, are extremely neglectV fnl of the eyes of tluir ohih rem N w, A* Mither from some congenital defect of the inner eye, or from Jj the presence of squint and the consequent inability to iix h >1 li I _____ eyes upon an object, the work is thrown upon the better S eye, and the poorer eye gradually becomes less-capable front I > mere disuse. It would be well for parents to test the vision of their children by covering first one eye and then the other with ! a small card or book, and asking litem to rend some sign or describe son; object at a convenient distance, it is often a matter ot great surprise for one to timl that u child sees very little with one oi" his ryes. If children hiving such eves are lilted with suitable glasses whet: young, the vision of the poor eye may he made equal to that of the other, and by use become strong T instead of weaker. Children with squint can ? :ten be cured without opciv. ion by w.aring proper glasses. This is a contagions disease w!:- n is characterized by the growth on the inside of the eyelids of small granules as large as nin-liends or lev. r wiium i look very much like grains ?>f pr^*.rl sago after they have been soaked in water. In some cases this disease gives rise to no symptoms, hot in most cases there is sooner or later red in >s, and sensitiveness to light. Later on there may he clouding1 of the cornea (the trnnpareiit part of the eyehall), extreme sensitiveness to light, and in extreme eases blindness. Kven when tiie disease gives rise to no symptoms, later in life it may cause a contraction of the inner surfaces of the lids, which causes the eyelashes to turn in und rub on tii" eyeball, thus giving rise to great discomfort and loss of good vision. The method of exposing tie"* inner surface of the eyelid is very simple. For the lower lid, the most common s -at of trachoma, simply put the linger on the lower edge of the lid. and pull down, at the same time telling the child to look up. To examine the upper lid, lake hold of ihe eyelashes with the thumb aud forefinger of one hand, and with the other hand gently press a pencil-point or the edge of a card against Lie fold above the s'.iff part of the lid. and fold the lid bn. 'award, at the same time t lllng the el .Id i i h ok down. The eyelids turn hack with a snap. It does not hurt. If the inside of the lid is not smooth and eh u\ the iVd had better be taken an oculist for examination. The above m Jvd of tarn ng the lid is useful when one is called upon lo remove a f< reign body from eve. Cinders and grains of sand do get into the eye. and it is not oiwavs convenient to get a doctor to tnk them out. Turn the lid back, and with a toothpick or hairpin, around the end of which a Lit of cotton has been smoothly wound, gently wjpe out the offending object. If you have no cotton at hand, wet.the cud of a touthpigk aiud crush it up, thus forming a kind of brush. . I , * - "' < I IT MILL, S.-C WKDN NEWSY GLEANINGS. Stromboli is in active eruption. American immigration into the Philippines lias greatly fallen off. The Federal Government is to prose-' cute Texas railroads for not using automatic couplers. Governor Ferguson estimates Okln-! onia's population at C.iO.(HK) and taxable property ;.t ? lUO.OOO.Ut'O. .T. S. Mct'ue, a well-known horse-! man. has brought suit against the North Pact tic Const Rnilrond Company for an ear lost in a ferryboat collision. ' Polls of Mid places of worship on Manhattan Island by the Church News Association shows a large percentage 4?f t IlO DOIllllMlini) M fit i\t\i Roy Johnston, a farm li.iiul. of Opdensburg. N. V., lias had 11n* sight of one* of his eyes ilostr . ed l>y a potato playfully ilirown by one of his follow workers. There a re ninety-five vacancies in | the grade of second lieu'enant of the army, of which tifty live are in the infantry. twenty-two in the arlilkvy and eighteen in the cavalry. The Panama Canal treaty will he sent by special messenger to the Isthmus for ?tnielc ratification and will be back, it is thought, in time to be laid before the Senate December 17. John Alexander Howie's creditors are making tilings interesting for liiin in the court* of I.akc County, Illinois, the seat of Zion City. Within a month nearly a score of suits have been fled. Dr. E. A. Spitzka. who made the post- | mortem examination of the throe Van Wormer boys, recently executed in Cdinton (X. Y.t Prison, found i.o grave defects and nothing abnormal in their brains. Charles M. P hwnh presented to tho Very Rev. John 11i key. for twenty .vi-.irs |>:i:inr <>i Thomas" Roman Catholic t'hurch. a church built nt Praddnek. I'n., h.v Mr. and Mm. Schwab at a com of $12r>,O00. S-.'/iwvll Cs.-'-c Affirmed. W ashinston, Special.- Tlic Senate iu pxeeiuii session c nilnni d the following nomin liions: Robert A. Oliver. Louisiana, assi taut appraiser of mer. eh iinlis at New Orleans; Clarence F. Herbert. T.ouisiana. assistant treasurer of the rnite.l States at New Orleans; William 1. Rrophy. lyiuisiana. calm r of the mint at N> w Orleans; Albert E. Pi ?rce, Mississippi, collector of customs for the d ; of Vicksburp. Postmasters: Miss! sippi?B. A. Truly, ' 1: y'tt >. North I'iroiina?If. T. Person. Wilson; C. 1). Holland. Gaslonia; Ella C. Peace, Oxford. I Convicted of Plennfi'C Wreck. Staunton, Va., Special.- Mrs. Ellnn p.ailey was found guilty of planning the wreck which occurred on the \orfalls & Western Railroad, at Orecnville, last December. The jury fixed her punishment at 10 years in flic peniten- : tiary. Her son, James Bailey, and Jo- , soph Kennedy have been convicted of wrecking the train. Bailey was condemned to serve 18 years in the penitentiary. whilo the jury, in the case of Kennedy, brought in a verdict of murder in the first degree. Bennettsvillo. S. C., Special.?The jury in the Henry Patrick case, fo, killing his wife, after being out one hour and a half, brought in a verdict of guilty, with a recommendation to the mercy of the court, which places him in the penitentiary for life. Throughout the trial and reading of the verdict. Patrick exhibited no sign-; of remorse, excitement or nervousness. He told his two little children goodbye in the afternoon, and they wlil make their home with their aunt in Athens, Cla. TV.ere are two other murder eases to be tried at this term of court. gny Convicted. Columbus. Oa., Special.?In the trail of Burton Nix, aged 1f> years, lice for the killing last summer of John T. 1Mwards in an oat patch which was claimed by each, the jury rendered a verdict of guilty of murd r. wit'i a recommendation or mercy. N'\" shot the son of Edwards at the time ho t:llloil tho o'der man and the younc man died lator from tho w"nds. Niv w.-s tried for killing tho frithor. and on Indictment stimds against him for killing tho son. Ri-.S of I>rugs. Danville. Va.. Spec! .1. A. XV. Orlfllth. of Winston-Salem. died licrc Tuesday afternoon. tn m the effects of an ovej-do of an opiate. The man. viio was in the employ of the Dan River l'owrr & Manufacturing Company. had been on a prot; noted spree for some time, it js not known wh thtr or not the opiate was taken with suicidal int -nt. It is alleged, ho wo ver. thnt he man deserted his wife and litoio children In Winston-Salem be for. corning here. North Carolina Woo. Richmond. Vn., Special.?Virginia's flaunting orange and blue, fresh from the field of many victories, was trailed :n the dust Thvr. Vy hy the hurclv rons of the old North State. At the clore o? a snappy game, kicked in frozen weather, bet clear, the score too! fi to 0 In favor of North Co roll no. It wns a surprise to all, and t> r.rne rru re perhaps than to the victorii am Itself. Ti.-rty-rcven vr cent, of tho Amorcan people row live in cities of moro than -1,000 inhabitant. KSDAY. D!:CEMMKK LIKE A DIKE NOVEL # Manv Crimes of Three Dcsocrate Young Bandits. PITCilfD BATTLE \YIT!I POLICE. They Were Wauled for Participation in Chicago Murder Cases ?Two Arrested. Chicag >. ?;>?< in).?Chained wri. t to wrist. their hair matted with blood, their clothing with dust and dirt, two beardless boys. P.dor Neidcrmoior and Harvev Van Idne. rat in the presence of .Mayor Harrison a:i l Chief of Police O'Neil calmly cor?Tossing to the ir share in a three months' career of crime, which has in< hided eight murders, the wounding of five other men and a long series of robberies. The two young bandits, neither of whom is over y'l years of age. together with their companion, Kn:il llu.skic, who is no older, were captured near Liverpool, Ind.. after a tight in which they battled against policemen, railroad detectives, railroad laborers and i .i i im-i win- nun \> u? tiiueu, auouier fatally injured and all three cf the young bandit- wore wounded, but not seriously. The dead man Is T. J. Sovea, brakentan on the Pennsylvania Railroad; wounded. Joseph Drucoll, detective on Chicago police force, shot through the abdomen, and can live but a short time; Matthew Ziintiter, detective on Chicago police force, shot in head and arm. Niederntler was wounded in the hand by bird shot; Van Dine van shot and slightly injured, and sustained in addition a flesh wound in the left thigh. Iioeskio was shut in the right hi)>. The three men were wanted by the police for complicity in tb murders at the car barns of the Chicago City Railroad Company on Align f ;'.0. win u two men were killed. a third badly wouii led and $'J.?r>t) stolen. Gustave Marx, who lad Saturday night murdered () diet r John (>uinn when the policeman < rub avorcd to iilace him mi dor aire i. confessed a: r hla capture that he. in company with the three* men. had committed the crimen at the car barns. The hunt for Van Din . Niedermicr and Hot skie has been hat ever since. Altiiougli t.,ey knew tiiat the entire police f< rco was looking for them, ihe three men remained in the eiiy until Wednesday morning. "We were l'aying* for a f< llow that <1 niiiiuan ttguuiiii .Marx. saui Van Dine. On Wednesday they left Chicago, going to a dugout made near Miller's Station, Ind., whoro they were surprised by the police. Doth parties opened fire and Driscoll fell. Van Dine and Roeskic rushed out. followed a few minutes later by Niedennier. The latter ran tc the tracks o fthe Michigan Central Railroad and. throwing himself fiat on the roadbed steadied his nrm on the rail as be kept up a rapid fire with three revolvers. Roeskic ran for the brush, but Van Dine retreated slowly, although the air around him was filled with bullets and the snow at his feet was kicked up by them. He is a splendid marksman and, catching sight of Detective Zimmer. who was behind a tr e. he fired. Zimmer went down with a bullet in the head. As lie fell. Van Dine fired again and the second bullet tore through Zimmor's arm. The detectives fired constantly, hut the bandits escaped. Afti r running about a mile across country, they came to the tracks of the Pennsylvania Railread. A switch engine with a train of cats was close at hand and. hurrying up to it. the men ordered Brakenian Sovca to uncouple the train from the locomotive, lie refused and attempted to take Niedormior's revolver from him. The later s< nt a bullet through the hrnkeman's head, killing him instantly. Springing past Sovea's body the bandits mounted the locomotive with revolvers in hand and ordered the engineer to move out in a hurry, which ho did. going in the direction of Liverpool, Ind. After two milrs had 1 e< ii covered, the men order" ! ?Un ?>? mneer to Plow down and. leaping to ihe ground. disappeared in the A f?r ?ho train had carried Van Pino and Noidemrypr nway PotrctK. ^heohan hurried to the nearest telegraph stfi-tlon and wire 1 rhiof of Police O'Nf i ! asking tliat men ho sent out with rifles. The message met with a prompt response, and in a sh'". t li no. Assistant Chief of Police Schnet lor and r.O oflloo s :? -mod with rifles w re 011 the way to Miler's by gprc'el err dept. Prises, of th dott stive service of i th" Pennsylvania Hail way. was given . orders to yt the three men dead or' alive. He end his men were ofT toward Liverpool. When the bandits left the train tlioy l were nearly cxhautsed and unable to: travel, ft was rar.y to trace tbrm down in the snow and the hunt v-ri.; speedily en led. The mm were seen and the farmers, most of whom were armed with doable-barrelled shot-sons, opened fire on them. Xeiderrnicr reaelvt 1 a full eliar.ro In th? head, and th'- blood streamed down Ms face and into hi" eye . Minding Mm so that he could h <r-lly see. A shot r ocwd Van Pine's ar.il his wound 1 leg n-ns weakr >.*. The pos e ?, ns closing in on ad! ride?. There was no escape and it was f.-t to both pen i'aiU llio tirm- ha-i carne either to scrrrrder or to fl ;ht it to the death. Van Dine said in uia"nasi ng his surrender: "The jig was hn for us ao in"!tar how many we killed, I says t~> n-b 'Toll, what do yon think?' He no hlca i:I., head and dropped his gvms and that's how they ydt us." 2, 1!H>3. CONGRESSIONAL DOINGS, The Hons.* nod Senate Taking Things Deliberately. The House nu t Friday, an i ad journe.l until Tins.lay. The proceed iner. were inarkc i by a debate on tin motion to adjourn over, during tin course of which 1 li i inor ty took tin Republicans to tusk ! i >1 moceedln to tho transa -tton of hu-'ners. Mr Williams, of Mississippi, the minority h t.t r. protc ted . t : in* in:*' t!.\ lt> of the line. . a ' in- if a major11\ v.ore a''aid to trust tin :r. elves. 11? i thai. while tin* Speaker 1 ii not ! [ Inert able, as be saw. to name all Die j , < oininittc? s. yet there were tnalter: | villi h tbe w-?ys am' in-ins committee. , air- aily organ!/- I. could eon I lor. j 1 i 'l n- amor! ; ot:i< r tl : -.s. tbe : sola- : 'ion relative to (' median ! i-iproeit y. j Mr. IV \vnioinl. of ? P.: ~nn:-i. nls- ] i criticised the Hepubl an majority's j course. savin?: it tended to r.;><rtify th ! !'n .-i lent. Mr. I'ayr. .\ < f New York. upon w';? - j r<Hjtn ; unanimous eons-nit was Riven i (tir debate on the motion to adjourn I ; over, replying to tlse opposition, took i occasion to say that tbe Rnpuhli ans | i would har ily care to take up the one s i tion of tariff revision and disturb ion ditions on tlie eve of a presidential campaign. H" also said the tune was not >pportnne to consider reciprocity, with ; Canada, as desired by the minority j lenders. There was a party allgnt.tont on the j ; vote on the motion to adjourn over, 1 the Democrats voting against it. The [ motion prevailed. SI to Mr. Meyer, of Louisiana, called up his resolution providing for the accept irnee nf tli<> Invllnl iin tn ftn> momhotM . nf the House to bo present at the l.ou: isinna purchase rclebrat'on. in No j Orleans. but objection was ma<le to its j consideration. Mr. Rartholdt. of .Mis- j stiuri. made an address on tlm St. Louis ; reposition. lie reviewed v.'liat had j broil nr-ornplishod. and what \va. beins provided for the public. In the Senate. The S. ante com ml Men on military : rs In ard James E. Runcie. of Havana. prolnhH the m. - ! iiunortnnt w'ttii.-i that will he n ur,l the < >'p? ner.t". of C< m :al I. nurd V\". i. : jti t!>< si}f. -it tri pre opt his ' < ) noitioti to tna.'or conor".! M ? R'u ? ' v as on t'-.> >taud sov, . 1 times during the (lav filing the commits o" a <| a- ; per at Santi go, Cuba, at: n t by b'trseii". C, neral Wood and Ray i- i dard linker, a newspaper e at j \.hieh. it is alleged. was plum .1 the | nm a/itie article at tack in a, Major Onria! llronhe. that baa ti oir d on a., ionsiy in the Woo l ( a e. Major !'uvicr was stonped more than oir " dur'ni: tlie course of bis testimony and toM to Rive nothing but farts of whirls lit ha 1 personal knowledge, 'lain did ni t c\clnde 1?ir-. story of ih.r dinner imd i: nt, which resulted in the i.-oi of subline ; iitu i<ii Li' I i" ?i i * i " ' .; * : ? whom Js Oonor.nl Brooke. In his J niony. M: .lor Rinieo ci; ?t?' >inotl tlint 1 lie hart ni t'Mi as the confidential art-' visor of (!' Mi rril XVoort for nearly ivui vrars and that thoy liv rt together at Santiago. It was while they woe living in Havana that they went to Santiago In search of a magazine nrtielo. A meeting was arranged between the th' ( '? men and a dinner followed, testified Major Runioo, at which was rtisenssed the plan to haw published an nrtiile whieh would exploit tlie site- . cess of Cleneral Wood in dealing with affairs at Santiago an 1 draw a <c>* pnrison with th.e situation at Havana nnfavorahle to the administration of , (ic nrral Brooke. A good <! al of sensational testimony | was brought out. Murder and Su:c?d Washingte.il, Sn Robert .T. I ITule. a compositor in t!< > government i printing office, killed his wife, and j then committed suic ide at tii 'r ncene, j in this c ity, at an < - I;- ha ir Yin rsday. Ho had hi en under suspicion of being responsible for the. n : Iit'?>n of a y<Mi*i" woman, wi > it. is 1 c I. > dii i a few days ngo : *' H "f (). ^ticiii performed at ". sai itoiiit:... tit tr city. He v/as not r lntod j to t :i< ::: ,1. he| -ia- ! . a. nvi. a such v!.-:t i her " a > Wit ' e : ! the annus in t rr>or" e" |i.i*a is of tie aire t o tic" adrla death, he w rote ,t num 1 it r r?ot* . mo < h! t oo h. 1- .*!? !---r ri i i 1<" >Vcu 'J-.-d I-y Ulrvk iMiat. I'mville. Vo., Son i ll. ' 1 1'flf" ' n net!*"-' ', v.ho i at the * ad my. tV i wot):, ww phot in i; ; rirm ? * t l?y a ldnnl. ! >!. : ?. 'ii r.ct 'The rli.Ti". ? of ; . i r ;*:: ! ::: v:: cl oniTi 1 ! ( ' If fI : . i flair'ttl wonml. It n. y t lmvo die wound tin- 1 1 f,v ' < i tnin t rj.t uj? ti:" lit la i very h t. N \vs N?? I h IrIi, Special.- Tl'" Capitol Mt.n ufr. d-riic: Company. ''f. : ! ' 1ison < > nty. wtm in. rporat i l r- v.*''? ' with a capital stock of 0(0. L.:V'n,i!,' with S13.P00. It is t tv p i in'pc "i cotton, wool nr 1 othci f'.'-tilc pr^dvt . The prin^lpil in nriwmforr. wv j. R. Swntin. J. I. > n- . i . S! '1 i*i, (?. W. Cole and < -v F! ;! ( . nhqtlt Si) others. "" S c< Jul.- The 14-ycir'l l S'ln >f "f. Jn 'i Rallerson. :? ' n i" r il -i wn seriously ;.c.f v-,' j,y :h'i sedtintal <i.: oj sin iron whim he was rlclin-: on Irjr 1 r>r - no t.n l The rnlire load o* sim lodged in t ie yonns man's b!p Waking an ugly wound. T ; I j cs. Ill II ,1 no. ;k. i of ft r'of A "bribe. . | Sensational Testimony in Famous Shif Building Scandal IIOW $5 COO.COd STOCK is DIVIDED i * * ??, Nixon >nys He Afterward Recommended Sheldon Plan Other Testimony. Now York. 3;> ! T. iitmmy oi a . enaational nature was Introduced at the United States Shipbuilding heeriuB which was resumed Tuesday. During the course of his re-direct examination of Lewis Nixon, president i>f the s'ii Mlniiliili!!' I'limionv. Mr. C:!i.sn:t y, r, counsel for the complainants. brought out from Nixon the statement that of the $5,000,000 additional stock issued when the compan\ was r.-organized to take Hetholn-ni Company. $1,000,000 went to Max I'ani, Mr. Schwab's counsel, and $1,000,000 each to Mr. Nixon, Mr. Dresser and the Trust Company of tho Republic, leaving ^1.000,(0)0, the disposition of which he did not konw. He did not know whether Mr Schwab obtained it. It was al.-o brought out that, at tin- time the Sheldon re-organization plan was under consideration, Mr. Schwab offered to purchase $100,000 bonds, with the accompanying bonus of 25.000 shares common, and 25.000 shares preferred stock, issued to Mr. Nixon for ?'.)0,00<). wis lie tho market, value was far less than this. Mr. Cut rinever making the iliruot charge thai this was In the nati.w of & bribe to induce Mr. Nixon tv, ugrc-* to the S! eldon plan t.-f reorganization instead < l tin cm for an assessment of stock, win: he had previously advocated. Th ( ifer was shown In two Vtors of Mr. ?.(!nv-l? t .he Iloadley. 1 X!ay 20. IV?b . ope of which were introduce! in evidence Mr. Iloadley ii wa t - tit". |.-d con<!in ted the lie ?() ctt , with Mr. Schwali. lien Mr. Ni.on was i! ; wiring to pv rr.uade Schwab to accede to the a ;nu nt plan and had, after the proposal, urged Nixon to ac e. 'o t . ili Sheldon idau. Nixon raid th.it at llondley's requ est he had done so. The 'letters sire as fellows; "Provided the 1 piled S'atrs SliipBuilding re-ori inization is perfected 1 ltert by guarantee to take and pay for $100.( "f) of tir t mortgage bonds of the United Stn! s .Ship-Building C< mi any, 2.rt.0000 shirrs of preft rrod and 2.r?.000 shares of roam on sto-k. for the sum of $00,000. pins interest tut said bonds, on or before Herein her 1. 1000. Said bonds and storks to he deposited with M< sis Mrintyre & Marshall. 74 Broadway. New Vork. and to bo exchanged for securities of the re-organised company. ; ; dr-denate.1 by agreement tMir.l Ly the re-organization oomoilt<ee. (Signed) "C. M. SCHWAB." "Ptov'din? the United States ShipBuilding Company n-organization is perferted. 1 hereby guarantee to pay to your order Slo.000, nmot;at of payrm nt which has been made to the Shelon syndicate on a i: 1 >-< ri;*; 1? n of $ 100,000 made by Lewis Nixon I also erne to have said sab riptiop placed to my account and guarantee to Ii iv? a complete release i by said Nixon, by said Sheld >u syndicat*. 'Signed) M. SCHWAB." "After tiso ! !: of tiirse letters did or ti.'i not Mr. 7ToauScy get you to a'c> pt thv. plan'" ask'. ! Mr. Untcr n<ev e>-. "Mr \'i-<on explained in answer that *!. y advr> <1 him to consent to the S'.h'Mon re-ore r.l ifion ho-anse Mr. h" hwnl) had vCu:- I to aco "t the ,? ' end t' t he (Nixon) l?.j I o r. > < to ,.;i (i n . it tier r? com rm :n!i i i he S': ?- 'ce 1 .11:. ?l ? I r,:\- ) : . 51 ; any profit from ft e f - '( ;i lii.'.t i. four It Slid )'< ?*. \ . rj. "The I' m; ict ion con ern' c t'o : "1 I p: 1' r they should tell it." Mr. .Vi.M'n t'-sMfled to wrfinf f > Mr. ! ** ' r a*- ! obtain r.z f: .; ? i'.ini n 1< tier coiilrnntorv of the uronosnl in ft left- j- nf Jav "J 1 * to Mr. 1! !!ey. Mr. vinvali'-i ' it,- ( ted t' ,t tho pcoj ? 1 .va: n: in: ''i n ti e suc*"! c' :"o 1 'nn v.-irnii': ;tion "i 'r. i Mr. Nivori sai ! that lie then t' * matter drop. in : paid, in v v to the 'don plan tint he felt ally ir'V il" 1 '.remise he flu n-'o ' ' 'I t'< .diip a; ' company had vi ! i en cop nit- I. pim! reiser; 1 I Ills - ?!??* iit at the i .wiotv. heavlii" I ha* on!/ knowledge of the mi:;- n'/a,! ? i j 1":i had rom?- fron; -oav-i sationr . fh Mr. 1'nm. Trnln Wrecker Convicted. lln:irokc, Va.. Special.?In the Auci; county court at ;5'aun!'n .Tames Bailey war. tried on the charge of mnr1< in connection wit'u the wrecking of a Xorfolk & Western passrnger t ' i let Dcecmbi r. when Engineer W? ' Bailey. of Roanoke, was killed. I To wps found guilty of murder in the ec ;degree and sentenced to IS - i s i:i the penitentiary. Bailey's i'v:'\.rv. Indicted Tor 111 critntf, 111 \.r tried tomorrow. Ji p'a Kcq- w f e'y I.as already been trl'.l on tub in:- charge and convicted of amrdor n '!: ? name degree, but li...-; not yd ? H? J j# ooen sentenced. k (y \ r & . v.