The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, May 12, 1905, Image 1
Mil ME IS IAD
Wealthy Philanthropist Passes Away
Full of Years and Honors
HEAD OF AMERICAN TOBACCO CO,
The Founder of the Duke Branch of j
The American Tobacco Company
Dies at Durham In the 85th Year of
Hio Age ? His Three Sons and Other
Relatives Were Present When the
End Came.
Durham, N. C., Special. ? Washington
Duke, founder of the Duke branch of
the A merltHkn} Tobacco Company, father
of J. B. Duke, president of lhat com
pany, and philanthropist, who directly
and Indirectly gave more than a mil
lion dollars to Trinity College, died
Monday afternoon nt 2 o'clock. Ilia
death was no surprise. For several
weeks ho had bcon close to death's
door, and Sunday afternoon began to
sink rapidly. All Sunday night It was
expected that the next minute would bo
his last. Monday morning he was weak
and sinking. When lie pruned away, his
threo sons. B. L., B. N., *and J. B.
Duke, with other relatives, were gath
ered by his bedside. He was in the 8.")th
year of Jiis age. He was part of the his
tory of Durham, and his death has cast
a gloom over the entire city.
The funeral services will be con
ducted from Main Street Methodist
church, of which he, was a member,
at 11 o'clock We lnesday morning, and
the body will be laid to rest in the
Dukte mausoleum, at Maplcwood Cem
etery. The funeral services will be
conducted by Dr. John C. Kilgo, presi
dent of Trinity College, ami Dr. E. A.t.
Yates, and Rev. T. A. Smoot. pastor of
^tho church. Full details and arrange
ments have not been made for the fu
neral as yet.
Through MY'. Dr.ke and his Influence,
there has been given to Trinity Col
lege, a million dollars or more. His
first great rift was when the college
was moved here In 1801, when he gave
$150,000. Other gifts followed, until
his personal gifis amounted to more
than a half-million dollar*. His sons
and .other i datives added to these
gifts until the amount is now more
than a million dollars. One gift of
$100,000 from th'e de eased, opened the
doors of Trinity and other State col
leges to womw,
Some time ago he divided n large
part of his wealth among his relatives.
It Is learned that the* greater part or
the wealth went to C. N. and J. B.
DukP. In addition t(\these gifts, he
gave to each of "his grandchildren,
some eight or ten in number, $60,000
each . ,
Practically all factories In tills com
munity closed upon hearing of the
death of Mr. Duke. Other business
houses will he closed when the funer**
takes place. It {{^supposed that the city
Officials and business men in general
wll^jotn to do honor to the man who,
has done ?o much for the town of Dur- ?
ham and the State.
SKETCH OF HIS LIPID.
Born on December 20, 1820. Wash
ington PukH would havo boen 83 year?
of ape had 'he lived until December
of th!s year. He was the last of his
Immediate family, which was a large
one, and spent all his life in this sec
tion of the State. He came from New
England slock, but his father spent
mo&t o,' his life in this State, the fam
ily having been Identified with the af
fairs of tiiis section Hince colonial days.
The deceased was one of nine chil
dren, six boys and three girls, and up
until he had passed middle life they
were people not used to the great lux
uries of life brought by wealth, but
had to struggle like all of the early
settlers of this State and section, for
the material things of life. It was
under conditions of this kind that
?Washington Duke and his brothers and
sisters came into this life. These ear
J.v surroundings taught that frugality
iind developed the strong, positive
character and aelf-rellanco that In later
jlte made him the great man that he
was. Beginning life with absolutely
nothing save a strong character and
powerful will; his education being that
he learned from nature and betweon
the plow handles on a poor farm In
Orange county (now D?rbam). he re
turned from the struggle of the Civil
War, to a poverty-stricken section of
the country, his only assets being char
acter. poverty and a family to support."
In the forty years that now Intervene
between the presentvVid that strug
gle. he has bulldedLjp, name that Is
>. known around the w'olrld anArHccumu
lated wealth that he fias ybedjio blesls
latcd wealth that he used/ to bless
and nobler.
Washington Duke was the son of
Taylor Duke, was born unar Bahama,
Orange county, now in Durham. He
resided there until he had attained his
majority, and then moved to a small
farm about three, miles from Durham,
which he" afterwards owned, and there
began the tobacco manufacturing bus
iness, tho neuclus that formed the
great American Tobacco Company. His
v?flve brothers were: Messrs. Robert,
Brodlo, Kirkland, WllUam J. and John
Duke. His sisters were:J Mrs. Amelia
Biggs. Mr*. Rena Clinton aad Miss Ma
* Uada Duki^Wfio never married.
have sprung a large num
flw- ? r descendant*, who live to many
parts of this and other Statea
Beaumont, Tex., Special.? Jamee R
Oarfleld, Commissioner of the Bureau
of Corporations of the Department of
Cbmiperce and Labor, arrived in this
cttjr Monday. Mr. Oarfleld wilt Invcatl
fcate conditions Hi the oil Held here. His
worltrwas preliminary, paving the way
- - - ... . .
' Investigating Oil Industry.
i Who wllf conclude
Mr. Oarfleld left to*
heea aheeat eight
SOUTH CAROLINA CROPS
Conditions as Given Out by Depart- !
I I
ment of Agriculture.
The temperature during the week
ending Monday, May Nth, was much
above normal, and the dally maximum
ranged generally above SO degrees du
ring (ho last half of the4, 'week; the I
night temperatures were ilso slightly
above normal. The precipitation was
heavy, In many places excessive and
damaged lauds by erosion and flooding.
Farmwork was 'Impracticable Vluriug
the greater part of the week afc, tlie
lands were to wet to plow, plant or-mul-.
tlvato. The prevailing high tempera
ture and copious rainfall caused crops
of all kinds to grow rapidly, and were
particularly favorable on small grain
and truck crops, and for transplanting.
Many fields have become foul with
grass and weeds ami .stand in urgent
need of work, this beinir especially
true of early plante I corn and cotton;
the much early coin has revived Its
Hi st cultivation.
Corn has good stands as a rule, but
bud and cuts worms are thinning
stands on low lands; some corn is tinn
ing yellow from too much rain.
Cotton planting Is not finished in the
western parts, the practically finished
In the central and eastern couiVttes-. ex
cept on bottom or low lands that have
been too wet recently to plant. Stands
vary greatly, being generally good for
that planted since the April killing
frost and very poor for t We early plant
ings, much of which Is being replanted.
Some being replanted op account of cut
worms, and some on Account of being
too foul to rid of jtfass and weeds.
Some cotton has been chopped.
Tobacco transplanting is about (in- |
ished. end in doing Avoll generally the
grasshoppeis and cul worms have dam
aged stands locally
There has hern /a marked improve
ment in oats which is quite promising.
Wheat is not doing so well-on account
of the Hessian fly and some rust. Truck
crops and gardens have Improved rap
Idly, the melons are still poor. The
weather was favorable for rice. Peaches
are dropping in the eastern and south
ern counties with enough left to make
a good crop; in the westci n counties
the fruit prospects aro very poor, apple
and pear trees are blighting badly. Pas
tures are flue. The shipments of beans,
peas and strawberries are heavy. ? J.
W Raucr. Section Director.
Will Sell Court Square.
Sumter, Special. ? Supervisor Seale,
Commissioners Brogdon and Thomas.
Senator Manning and Representatives
Moses, ,Frascr and Clifton, composing
the county commissioners and legis
lative delegation, held a joint special
meeting, nnd it was decided to sell the
'court house square and buildings for
not less than $00,000. The vaults, fur
niture and other fixtures will be re
tained. It was decided to purchase
the entire property known as the Solo
mons property, on North Main street,
between Hampton avenue and Canal
street, for $25,000.
The sale of this property and the
removal of . the court house site and
the erection of a new building have
created interest and excitement among
the citizens and property owners. It
is the talk of the town among business
meaV It is pleasing to know that this
cdurt house square will be sold for at
least *300 a front foot.
Charlie Hill Investigated.
Spartanburg, Special. ? Charlie Hill, j
colored, was Investigated in United
States Commissioner McGowan's court
Saturday, morning, charged with col
lecting a money ordcf directed to "C.
Hill. Salisbury. N. C." c He pleaded
guilty.' The amount was $10. Charlie
Hill vfas working in Salisbury several
months ago. and inquired at the post
office for his mail. He was informed
that there was a letter for C. Hill. He
opened it and discovered tbaj-there was
a money order in it for $10. He se
cured a friend or acquaintance to iden
tify him. and collected the money,
which belonged to another person. He
was bound over to the United States
court and will be tried at Charlotte.
The < ase was worked up by inspector
Pulslfer.
Henry Grandy Acquitted,
Greenville, S. C., Special.? In the
General Sessions court Henry Grandy
was acqnittend of the murder of Otto
Mace, the homicide occuring In a beer
alepensary on Washington street last
summer. It will be recalled that Gran
dy and Mace fought with beer bottles
and Mace received a wotind In the head
which resulted in his death thjrec days
later. Self-defense evidence was ad
duced at the trial and the jury was
out ten minutes.
Fleets Have United.
St. Petersburg, By Cable. ?Accord
ing to y dispatches to tho Admiralty
brought to Saigon, by t^ hospital
ship Kostroma, the junction of Vice
Admiral Hojestvensky and Ncbogatoff
Is by this time an accomplished fact.
The Admiralty professes Ignorance of
tho present location of the united
squadrons; but in view of the long
and uninterrupted voyage of Neboga
toffs division, It la believed his ships
will spend some time in sheltered wa
ters of the China Sea, n?WT*the coast
but outside the three-mile limit, in or
der to complete final recoaling and
other preparations before setting out
on the last aritL. cruris I stage of the
voyage.
& Plana Far Colony.
-Charles Pievanla, a 8wlss, who was
in consultation with Commissioner
Watson, la the forerunner of a Swiss
colony which will devote itself to cat
tle-raising and will likely settle In the
Tiedmont. Mr. Pie van! will apend until
fill on farms In 8outh Carolina In or
der to thoroughly study the Bltaation,
wh? will mum to Switzerland,
whare^wftfr Id father, heiwlll organise
Occurrences of Interest in Variout
Parte <Jf the State.
Geneal Cotton Market.
Middling.
(Jalveston, quiet 7 5 8
New Orleans, quiet 7 7-16
Mobile, quiet 7 716
Savannah. quiet 7 14
Charleston, quirt 7 14
Wilmington, steady 7 3-8
Norfolk, steady 7 68
Baltimore, nominal 7 3-4
New York, quiet 7.85
Boston, quiet 7.90
Philadelphia. qulot 8.10
Charlotte Cotton Market.
These figures represent prices paid
to wagons:
BtrieC good middling 7 5 16
flood middling 7 f?-jC
Strict middling \ 7 1-2
Middling 7 310
Tinges 0 to G 3-4
Stains 5.00 to tf.00
Report On Wreck.
Columbia, S. C., Special. ? Railroad
Commissioner Karle Thursday filed his
report on the wreek of the Ogdcn spe
cial last Saturday morning, and the
commission set May 23rd for tho hear
ing when the crews of the two trains
.he yardmasters at (Jrcenville, the op
erator^ and dispaichers handling <>r
lers &/Tec ting cither train and ths sup
srlntendents of tho Charlotte and Sav
annah division will appear in answer
to summons to give evidence, and Will
be asked to bring copies of all orders
and telegrams affecting the moving of
the special. No passengers will be sum
moned.
The report asserts that Oreonvillo
was not notified by what is known as
"order No. 31", which the yardinaster
receipts for in triplicate, tho operator
cheeking back "complete" to the dis
patcher, but Commissioner Karle re
ports that Night Operator Lobby told
llliti that he placed a copy of the sched
ule of tho special on Yardmoster Fans
saux's hook before 3 o'clock Saturday
morning. Mr. Karle was unable to seo
Mr. Fausseaux, but he makes this nig
nificant report of an interview hp had
with Yard master Riser, who succeeded
Faussaux at 7 o'clock, 55 minutes be
fore the wreck occurred:
"I saw John Riser, Jr., who came
on duty as yardinaster at 7 a. m. Mr.
Itlscr says that he went to his filo hook
In the telegraph office soon as he came
on duty; that he relieved M. (?. Faus
saux, who turned over no orders to
lilu^gpnd said nothing about a special i
train; he further says that there was j
no orders on his file, concerning this j
special train. He went immediately
out and at the time of the accident wai
at what was known as the "overhead
bridge* (a distance of 535 yards from
the telegraph station). Mr. Riser says
he had no. notice of the time at which
this special train was to arrive, but
knew that such a train was coming in
some t lme,*a"nd Umf"R w<)ul(T T)o third
class (It being an extra), and that his
work train would have the right of way
on the mala line; that he received a
copy of the schedule hereto attached
after the wreck, getting a copy of It
from the dispatcher, but understands
that a telegram, a copy of which fol
lows: *4-29-05. Kxtra 1010 Ogdeh spe
cial train reach Greenville 7.55,' was
placed on his file at 7.18 a. m., while
ho was at this overhead bridge."
I
Shot in Dispute.
Spartanburg, Special. ? Thos. Jones
was shot and instantly killed in his
yard on north Church street ThursJay
morning by Thos. Godfrey. Godfrey
was taken in. charge by the police
shortly after the .shooting and is lod
ged in the county jail. ? ?
Jones was shot down very near his
own doorsteps fin<r in his lot by a
neighbor, Godfrey, whose lot is nearby.
At the time of tho tragedy Jones was
sitting in his front porch awaiting a
street <W to go to his shop. Godfrey
approacned from his (Godfrey's) houso
and holding out some pieces of grape
vine in his hand, inquire of Jones if
he know them. Jones replied in the
negative, ahd Godfrey insisted that he
did. This caused Jones to emphati
cally state, without the superflous use
of oaths, that he did not. Godfrey
made some remark to which Jones re
plied, calling Godfrey a liar. Godfrey
drew a 38-ealibre pistol and flred ono
shot at Jones. The ball entered Jones'
left brest and plowed to the heart, and
in a minute or more the man was dead.
For Highway Robbery.
Marion, Special. ? Harvie Bethea and
Henry Walker, two notorious negro
characters, claiming Latta, this county,
as their home, were arrested a few
days ago, brought to Marion and lodg
ed in Jail on the charge of highway
robbery on the person of Pres Camp
bell Saturday night. They were
brought before Magistrate .Oliver and
bound over to next term of court of
general sessions.
Charters and Commissions.
A charter was Issued Thursday to
the farmers' and. Mechanics' bank of
Florence, capitalized at $25,000. J. W.
Ragsdale, president; B. M. Matthews,
vire president; W. M. Waters, cash
ier.
The Pee Deo Furniture Manufactur
ing company of Hartsville was ^given
a commission. Capital stock to be^
110,000. Corporators, A. M. McNalr, J.
M. Ford and M. S. McKinnon.
The A. C. Touchbury Lumber Co..
of .Charleston was chartered, capitali
zation $300,000. A. C. Touchbury. presi
dent: P.O. Davfe. rice president; J.
J. Fleetwood, secretary, Charles Hill,
treasurer.
South Carolina Items.
The music festival held at Spartan*
bars last week was a splendid success
(n every way. These festival* are
held annually and are always largely
attended aad highly interesting to lov
ers of genuinely artistic mustc.
The convention o? King's Daughters
Boas waar hold at Charleston last
will, a larva number of delegatos aad
JOY LINE STEAMER SINKS '
Aransas Hits Bar^a Of! Poflook's Hip
in the Night.
Steamer Wn* Mound Front Mnn,,
to New Yorh Cllr ? limit#
MMuncd Promptly.
Vlueyartl Haven, Mass. ? Tlio steamer
Aransas, Captain Hood, of the .loy
1,1 no, wan mink in collision with I ho \
barge Glendower ono and a half miles |
southeast of I'Qjtook Hit* Lignthouse. i
Ono woniuu passenger was reported !
lost.
Tho passengers rcnohod thin port in j
the lifeboats of tlie steamer. Tlio tJlon- ;
dower was in tow of the (loading Hall- J
road tug bound east from I'liiladolphhi,
The Aransas sank almost iniinodlatoly ;
aftor tho collision, but it was snld that
tho tow kopt oil. Sixty tive passen
gers have boon landed hero.
The Aransas sailed from Boston,
bound for Now York City
Early arrivals tti tho steamer's boats
could givv no id on of tho cause of the
collision. It is believed hero that it
was due to fog. as there has b?-en much
thick weather off (he coast tlio past few
days.
Tile survivors state that when tho
crash ruiuo the boats wire promptly
manned and the suddenly awakened
passengers were hurried into the boats
almost before they realized that an
accident had occurred. All went over
the side of the sinking era ft without
injury with tho exception of one
woman passenger who went down with
tho steamer. (")
There was no wind nt the time, and
the pull f??r the shore was uneventful.
The barge (Jlondower was a convert
ed schooner of 853 tons prross and H:N)
tons not, 11)2 foot long, thirty-four feet
broad, and sixteen foot deep. Sho w:fs>
built nt Noauk, Conn., in lS'.M, tarried
a crow of three men, and was bound
for Philadelphia loaded with coal for
an Eastern port. Tlio tJlcndowor ap
peared from the Aransas to have been
uninjured.
Tho Aransas formerly was owned by
I ho Southern Pacific Hallway Com
pany. For many years she was em
ployed in services out of New Orion ns,
running from that port to Havana, and
also between New York City and New
Orleans. Sho was an iron ship, with
twin screws, ami luul four bulkheads.
The Aransas was an ocean passenger
steamer, running between New York
Ciiy and Boston. Sho was of lloU
gross and i?7X not tonnage. Her length
. was :M1 feet, breadth thirty live feci.
fvYind depth sixteen f^et. She was built
at Wilmington. Del., In 1M7S, and car
ried a crew of thirty-six men.
FHHHIT AT AUTO KILLS DIM VEIL
liorse Upsets the Wagon of George E.
. Allen Near-^Jlnghamtou.
Bfnghamton. N. Y.? George E. Allen,
a general sewing machine agent, .V>
years old, was Instantly killed at
Hooper, tlx miles west of this city,
wheUjliis carriage was tipped over. Ho
was on his way to Owcgo, when his
horse was frightened by^the automobile
of George F. Johnson, of Lostorshlre,
driven by Bert Baldwiu.
As the automobile passed the horse
jumped to one side, tipping over the
carriage, striking Mr. Allen's bono
against the electric enr rail, crushing
his skull.
Mr. Allen leaves a widow and n
danghter, Mrs. Kimball, of Hhiladob
phia. He bad no regular home.
CASHIER SPEAK G?TS 7 YEARS.
One or Mrs. Chndwlck'8 Victims in
Obci'lin? Brink Swindle Sentenced.
Cleveland, Ohio.? A. I). Spear, cashier
of thp closed (Citizens* Bank of Ober
Hn, in the United States District Court,
entered a plea of guilt)' to one count
of t lie indlctnicnt charging him with
making false entries in tliu bank's
books. District Attorney Sullivan rec
ommended that all other iudictments
against -Spear. containing fifteen
counts, l^o nolle prossed.
Judge Toyior sentenced Spear to
seven years' imprisonment in the Ohio
Penitentian*. Spear made the false
entries in tiie bank*!*. books in connec
tion with the operations of Mrs. Cassie
D. Chndwick.
8T1LLMAX GIVES TO KltANCK.
New York Banker Sends 9100,000 For
Paris A ft School Prices.
Paris, France.? M. Juaserand, tbo
French Ambassador, at Washington,
D. C., has advised the Foreign Olttce
that James Stlllnian, the banker, of
New York City, has given $100,000 to
establish prizes for the School of Fin?
Arts here.
The gift, which was unsolicited .and
unexpected, is In recognition of the
facilities France has given American
art students.
CHINA DEFIES BRITISH.
Scorns Mackay Treaty ? Merchants
Cable Government in Ixiudon.
ShaiighAl?? Seventy leading British
merchants of this city have wired the
following memorial to Lord I.ans
downe, Secretary bt Foreign Affairs:
"The British merchants of this city
-?lr^w the attention of the home Gov
ernment to the fact that China ignores
the Mackay treaty, r.nd active!^ op
poses the stipulations regarding cur
rency, mining, taxation and naviga
tion. We beg the British Government
to insist thAt the treaty be made opera
tive Immediately."
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Monument to Jewish Soldier*.
A monument for Jewish soldiers In
the Civil War was unveiled nt 8slem
Fields Cemetery, at Cypress Hills, I* I.
Chicago Strike Costly.
Tu* Chicago teamsters' strike In one
week cost #2,600.000 tn shrinkage in
business.
President Olres Farewell Dinner.
* The President, la Glen wood Opting*,
Col., gars a farewell dinner to tboo*
wbe Mads up kte rsewu fcaattag party
OVffl TIGHTENS LINES!
Slow Advance Again Begun bv the
Mikado's Forces.
JAPAN AHOUStI) AGAINST FRANCE !
Neiilr'tllly I?w. HhM |o |Ur<| I$e^ |
Itrokoii l,y H.pui.Ue l jl%,or of Ml|?u j
-K?*Je.iv??tk,-. M,i,? i>.uUrr<l lo !
"*V? W*"?? ?" "r^nri. I'.rt
n<l?r .?f in. !
(?adgcyadaiia, Manchuria. - since
April -Jit the .|,i, hBVt, |)op|l ih1
Vnnelng slowly ?i,t| intoi init tout lv
pushing forward iliofi- column*
oesslvely from rlKl,l to left under eover
"J " f0lV,Mt ()f valry and Chinese ban
The advance has resulted In I
straightening Hie alignment of (I.,.
'7'"^ ttnnlv*- "?**??? detachment*
which were far advanced on the thinks
being forced t? ,-Hjiv. Krdaguu. (o
'?astward, was occupied. under press
lire. by the Knsviany
tl'!'j I"1r't?l"> l(UH>ian cavalry re
thed I.,. In. mi j,iltn ,{j , ?
2,,fll ^anllngiin and
I mm, , Milage of Shanodrl, on
hi lafltoad north of <'hang-Tu-Fa lias
fln,:"o?<Cn| ?<! am' """iotl hy ti .?jap
I heiv Wiii, a sharp brush with Chl
right. "" fh? "???!??
JtSurXr1'? nr.
J lnfon., 'n1,n; ''"ve recently
I . V. . M"' Field Mar
l.al Oyama's disposal, according to
Hfoi mat ion recently received j* ??
battalions, or tfbo.ooo uien.
o^:VV,|>",!,,s'4 "n> hi,i'1 '"n vo armed
?NMhm <'hino.se bandits with
on ptu red Kus>iau ritles. The rhlnes e
population hits been drafted l?v the
?'a pa iioso lor roadiiniklug mid intrencb
%n'x ,n'p,IS
ga riw. ' a, Na?.
Toliio m. According lo advices
ft mi Manehtiri'i. Field Marshal <iv.|.
. rl?ht and extreme left
haw; been, materially advanced.
?
Oft Dim'iic j.
I >iV,7 v ''CfV.1 1 ' ^ S*' I "I " 7X <o the
I "" "? British Mo,
Bhe' m'i ' ''l,i"nKI,",i reports that
othe ? vp >1 r'li ?f wnr*,?,l?* "nd
i. M,|s oU -Ma I. la III, 111 I*;.
'"> ls. n.u-lhueM of Ilorueo. The war
ships were eo, 'ilin.tr."
'JvleernVii ' (?' I';,l,nnn ?'> Renter's
fle'r ?ll i t ?? ,mny Vvimrt* <,,nt ??>*
?ut sighted was ? huge one in two
?1l visions, showing lights, hut Nation
eiiir i 1 ,K. .wi,,) V" ?I?l?oa ranee of bcinir
li'i?aged in coaling.
8erloii(i Clif?rgi>?i Mn.te.
long Kong to ti tiewn agenev trives ?
long <1 spa teh which, it is alfeged the
ISSI 'S!" "* ??'*<?? .?otuS
jo iransmlf. telling how for ten dnva
the J ulian Paeifle ?q??dron was al
owed to convert Kamranh Hav prac- I
tically Into a l{u??lan hase. freeiv roal
lng and provisioning openlv under the
direction of Prince Ueven. caphVln of
the nterned Hustdnn eruitjer Diana.
#i.i ti Admiral. Do Jompiicrcs
I disytitch said, was ]ire8eut tlio
2?' ,in'0/,nfV f'?i' many days, made
noaUe,npt ,g dle,u (lle brcacJ) ? f ?
C .
Tti? .Tn|ian?t? ^roiuoil.
Tom!!(1?^ ~ W'WUi-'bes from
Toklo to ti.e London morning news
papers represent Japanese feeling lt#
heconilng highly intSamed at France'*
alleged failure to prevent ostentatious
j i^gard for ,l? principles of nontraT
mm } ,e ,'"Ssh." r.u lrtc suuadron
K m. V Asn,li W'inily tlescrlhes the
h eneh assnirai.crs that tiny would
p escrve neutrality as falsehoods . a
? lln"I,a,U- WO'^,,, ,M> J?*??nea III bout'
balding i-renaJti territory, and calls
action (j0Vm,UU'"1 10 taku vigorous
Among Japanese otllclals In I,on.lon
It was asserted Hint I'm nee put off
?Japan by fair promises in order to givo
of hb, Vtn y tin,,;j? orTo^ " junction
1" ,? 11 1 1 'hut the Hussia uh
l ev , ? V!M'y |,rlvil|W provided
limit. ? ' ?"?side the three-mile
#if J'r?Ji?5,,y. }V,l<*?n,,,l''s correspondent
fit lo.do ^ a Id that in response to ,Ta
\TZHu^T] pr?le9t lnt 'mated
lehave,HJ:?^i:rlly M '?
The Tlm?s* corivApondent at Toklo
reporte<l that the Japanese ohambcM
of commerce were acting t'other on
mea?ures to cense all conrr ?:?! trans
aetlons with French citizen.-.
? .T,110!*1,* ni?M- 1 he course of a strong
editorial, warning France of the ex
t onTn thlf l'nn' n Kn,Vi'y ?f ,h0
I,, " 'V!,e ]'ni "'?? appealing to
that i j o\ ei umen t not to treat the ie n- I
anese protrst llghtheartedlr. sfl|<i jt
hat. reason to believe that Lor.! La ns
Frlmh 'WR Hp?ken 8,ro?ff'y to the
I rench (?ovemnient on the breaches of
neutrality permitted to the fiim
2LEAVED BOY WITH RAnRE.
Cofc?n< k Avenges Jcrr l>y Rrutnlly Cut
ting Youngster Down.
Warsaw. Poland.? A ten-year-old boy
Jetred a Cosnnck patrol in the street.
One of the Co*sa<*k* clinked him, and
catching up with hi hi struck him witb
blft cabie, cleaving his body from the
Shoulder to the waist.
T STUDENTS UrSET IN LAKE.
Eight Cornell Men Hare Narrow Ee>
cape From Drowning.
Ithaca. N. Y.-Klght Cornell student*
had a narrow escapo from drowning In
Cayuga Lakl. They were sailing cloae
reefed In i thirty-mile wind, when their
boat capalsed In the middle of the lake.
For forty-five minute* they clung to<
the oierianwl craft, awaiting the see
ming party, which patent In rowbaata.
After great diAcnlty tie miiKi were
t i?a. r.i Francli^ Hill F.v!> t > Pasi
t!:? Ass'MnVy,
~~
CI.OSINGPCENt^ AT FHE CAIMTOl j
! !?? I f M f .1*1, I II i \V,M > I'tMAl
I'll ! I III**.! I,r i:,? I r-;?l.,tlv.i '
r'"",l"-N, ,v v.?r . oi?*? i:iKiii y <>,.? 1
< ?> 1>. N?>ft (>l 'I'll rung li ? Mimy j
I Ioiii I OA, it<i';l,
A 1 1 ><i i? v , \ \ I l*it It bouses. of | ho J
l.'-yMalnio anjmi.rm d wiil;<M,f*fiato nt j
- " > i ><?!; I'i th ? :i ri'Miioon. Ilec.i use !
1,1 1 ??:<*?' "f S n pre mo < ,Durl .hislioo
Ilool., i, s;;tj oy wj|, j
Kt-k prolf.iMv w ; I hi II ;i nionili Mini sit
f?T M II r\ Icih'ivI (in, a I,, |,.;nior \ , CIS
tho resolution r.ii- adjournment piuvi.l- i
^'1 th.it ;:!l I ! s i > s III II - ( Ito triui>;i? -led '
1 ' "V!"' k. Tint I. I-mu r\ it, was :i |
?' s F,i'j;i>l<'U tli'o 1 1 1 * \* t |? ii<!* '
J'Mirnoil |f) nj;l|.f? j
I In* ( I'M IISII c| jitlls legal f ill* o!o -|< vis [
stopped ,it 1 1,;, I j( r,Ti, j
lliiiliyii l|?. In, or nii^lii j '
I'1 1 '"! '*? 'lit-' .Vt'M r Hi ? I ji i " lii I ll,*i? ;
piowdcil liii' ;i ? l.i < i it :i 1 1 1 : c! 1 1 ;:t 2 o'clock. ;
I lie i losing i Jay was rule. I tor llio !
numerous ll< ii*i, I i.n,Tiiij:v in the two 1
h-'isos dim i/y ihoh.I.oiV ilovk.s |)(.|.t-' j
adorned wiiii flow its !
I .Several |, i!|s whi. ,, |,.,vo t>(|
nl i?>m. I us,, tin mi- passim,, mi, |
^really- desired hy private i 1 1 ( ?*i*i*<< | s i
m*ii . ,I|,M"?:I| III.' loyiKlalivo I
"V,. ""Mil Were tin. lollowiim: I
Niagara. I oi-Kpoit an,) Ontario '
< onipMin I, ill. Biv,iW the wauW
of I H- Nim.-mim Itiver an,, phuin- pnic-|
iM-.illy any pjol ..r 'and n (he stale at
the M'i-yl'<*,,f m piivali ooiporal.on.
'I ii. < hii, passed tin* Semite.
A hill iif Senator Itaincs. supposed
V.' in ,l"' I ? ? I ?????'.?* ( ol the \i>w liar cn
i?M .lioMil, aiilhoMlzliiK I ho construction
; '! ;l s'"m' m* I in? road timii \Vi|.
.am>brldgo to .Mount Vernon. The
nvo \\ osloheslor Assemblymen blocked
|,n)-n'ss ?r H'ls hill I localise ihov
?I"! not ki.ow whelher their coiLstlt* i
Mollis w a ii I cil 11
'lie Holes < 'oinmil leo. Jiy a vole of
M e Jo on", iiociiicil n?ain>l rcpori inur !
' Mnmirn Mil. Tlio roipiost ?r llfty
M'vn iiicinhers of (lit* As.seinhly (nusoil
II to I a I; e this net ion.
Air.niiK ,h<? hills which failed lo mms
w?M-e the one repoiiliii^' i he Savings
j I. Milk tax, I lie Commit lee of Nine's po
l.oo reorya ni/.a I ion hill and the t In
Pl.ljoon polloo hill. Several iiiii.*ik|.
mollis wore imide lo tho Kxojso law,
tli'Siuiied to remody iiImikps. The iwo*.
vision for pipe fjallorles In fnt lire rnpld
iMiisd suhwM.vs received tho npprovni
?>r !???! Ii houses, mm did tho I, III Iiktoiis*
in- ;jio h'nils of tho .Mayor! Cotilrolli'r
iiud l.orotifch I 'rosi den I s of New York'
I My from two to four yoiirV*.
I wo IiIJIk won f UirouijTf. oiVe IiKMeMs
liik- .ho iiioiii hnrii|i ip of (ho Slnto Ifall
rond (.'out mission from throo to ilvo.
nnd tlio oilier kIvIiik ^reiilor poworn to
tho .onporinlondont of the Metropolitan
I'Jrot Ioiir District.
Af^or kI.t hotirs' ilichilns; tlio Slovotis
comiHltloc^ hills were disposed of by
the Henat? in tliix manner: *
J. Tlio hill rcdiieliitf the price or ens
t" consumer* to MO rents, voted on
twice: And vol second vote.
-?? to J.t; neressary tij MjyrtkV'i;.
"k?d hy New \ork CltXljr.7^ cenlM
|)nss?d. 2(1 to li'J,
.'J. Tlio hill creating a State coinmiH*
Tl\, (? >'e?ulnte and Nupervl?e tho
.?w 4 l)U8l,l<>s? of the State; iiassed.
? C 10 J().
?I. Tlio hill redneingr the price of
Hoetrlcity used hy New York Citv t?
10 cents per kilowatt hour in .M^jihnt*
tan and 12 eonts in Kings Count v:
passed. to 12.
- Tho hill pernilllliiK Now York
< Hy to use Its surplus water supply
to Renoralo electricity; passed hv a
vote of ;ts to i
d. 'I'll.? hill rcdncir,^ iho price of
o.oelrieiiy to consumers to tho snmo
| pi?ce as that established for New Yor'r
Cijy ; passed. .'IN lo 7. '
?. the hiil mo\ir,iux for iiispocflon
nf meters by New York Cltv; passed.
?iO to
t he State I'ominissioti ]>ill. (he bill
*!*\ J1 nU(' for -;,s ?<)!,! lo Hif Cltv of
Now York only fi:ot to pri vat^-onsum.
?IS'* and the 1,111 permiltinjjr New York
to nilll/.o its water supply to genera to
el< ctriolly for municipal purposes wero
passed without change rrom the form
In which they went |liioiixh the A*.
JAPAN CALT.S ON FRANCE.
Wants Government to Investigate Hiis? j
?In n Violations of Noutrn My.
Paris, I'rniicp,- The Secretary of the :
Japanese' Legation, K.entaro Otchiui, .
called upon Foreign Minister Dclcasse i
with reference to the question of J
French neutrality. He asked whether i
the administrative organization of j
Indo-Chinn permitted of adequate sur
veillance of the coasts with a view of !
preventing contraband traffic. lie
added that the Japanese Government
bad received definite Information that'
In certain French ports provisions were
still being embarked for tlio Russian
squadrons. He requested M. Delcasse ,
to do all he could to obtain Information
with regard to the matter.
Ascoli Cope Back in Ronre. j
The famous Ascoll cope, which was
retigrnetl to the Italian Government by
J. yierpont Morgan, has boen received
aiuhwili be placed In a glass ease in !
tbcgGallery of Ancient Art, at Rome, '
' T " ~ "
J* pan Buying Kb?am?hips, J
T6* rail Mall Gasette. of London, !
'England, jrlvwi detail* of twenty -sawn
merchant ships, of which sixteen were
Biitfah. tbat have been aold to Japan
since January V. *?
Tragedy at Hacketisack. r]
John Terliuue, Superintendent ot
Reboots at Rergen County. X. J.,
yiiis wife rtead, then killed hlnmcl. j;|
Itackenanck. _
Vaaanr College la wafcing a pled for
f l.fHWjDOO n#w
NUN PAT1EBS0N RISTSIAL
I. I ? I I ? I ?!?? I !??! ? ?
Alter Thirteen Hours of Deliberation
Jury is Discharged.
THIRD T MIAL OF ACCUSED ACTRESS
Hn?l of n I.OIIK Mini 1'' X poil.tl VO l.i'nut
llHillr? "S'nii" I'ltlnli l'|tnu Miming
lit*. it it 'I U Carried ll?rl< (<> llio
T.iiiiln? K.-vIimv u( llio t ate.-Uei order
<-?ll I ? ?-*?*!. I <>l| |?t I l?( II), 41 lug.
New Voi U City. *riu* .jury which has
been trying Nun I'attcr^on, (lie "Floro*
doi*a" niri accused Hi tin.' murder of
(.'a mi r Young, a I ???? >U 1 1 ?i* 1% <?r, on .f ti no
I last, reported il lili.ll tfisagrccUieilt
o'clock in 1 1 n? motiving. Tlio
jiw> w a s linn discharged*. i
Niin Patters in was liii tight in) i) court#'
m t Mo o'clock.
I ln> Jury thep reported that they
\\ iti! mm lilt* io agre:-, hut j;fter a long
Kill; between tlu? W.vorder ami tho
foreman. in which the liecordcr laid
sirens upon the great expanse to which
the county had been in the three trials,
(lie jury was sent hark again, ami Nau
1 'at lei who had been hastily sum
luoneil mid \\.\x now mIuiom in a faint*,
iif! condition. was lt?d back to Iior eell,"
W in n ih:> jury <?anre Ift at 1 ..to rn fter,
deliberating thirteen flours the .court
ollicer* called, "Ilats oil'!"
10 very hotly was on 'ti|."(oe. AsslslaiYti**
District Attorney K:iiut ciinie iu^with
his associate, Mr, (iarvan, and Attor
ney o'lteiliy took I ? i sr seat, beside tho
vacant chair which was awaiting Nau
J 'a I lei'son.
riii* ltecorder asked the foreiuau if
the jury had liecn able io a give.
"\Vt? have not." he replied. "I am
convinced that there is no hope of an
r ^reeineul
W lien (lie ltecorder ascended tho
lieueli the defendant had not#yet ar
rived and he called upon the court of
ficer Io explain her absence.
"She Is III," (lie man said.
"Is 1 he .Sheriff in court ?*'y asked tho
ltecorder.
lie is ii'il. I went myself for Nan
ralleiMiu ami was then informed that
she was ill," spoke ui> another court
ofliccr.
The I'eeoi tier then ordered a court
otllcer to go to the 'tombs and bring
tne tlel'endant into court if she was
able io come. In a little while the Dep
uty Warden returned and said that the
ToiiiIj* matron was dressing tlm piis- "
oiler.
At last Xa n Pa, l (orson came lu. after"
fully ten minutes. She was on tho ?
verge of collapse, and, could hardly
drug one foot after the other. An at
tendant on each side fairly lifted her
into her place.
Recorder (toff then Yrhispercd some*
thing in the ear of Clerk Hi'oplty, wlio
then mttimmrrrt thntif there was any"
demonstration at any announcement
that might bo made the disturber w>0uid
be immediately arraigned on a chargo^
of contempt of court..
ltecorder (loft* thenr rend a coumiunlf
cation from the J/iry. Tfce mtestrd -
8a id:
"After careful eonfddcratlon of nil
the evidence in tho case wo hnvo
reached the potnt' Wliero wo beliyvo ,
there is no likelihood thr.t wo sUftlt-'
agree." , " ,
The Recorder then asked the foreman
If lie thought therm was any possibility
that they could be able to reach a yct*
diet after further deliberation*
"I hardly think so," answered
foremnn.
The jury retired, and In about flftewi
minutes sent wfcrd to ltecorder Goff
that it desired to report again. Again
Nan Patterson was sent for ntlrt
brought into the courtroom. She >vas
still in a weakened condition and hail
to he supported to a chair, \ .....
Tlu? Recorder seemed dispensed at
the result and aftked that the question
he put to each Juror separately. Kadi
juror gave the same reply, "There is no
hope of an agreement." : 1 ;r
"Have you anything to say?" tho
ltecorder asked Mr. Itand.
"Nothing."
The same question was put to coun
sel foi'lfie defendant, and then the Jury
was discharged.
-V* the Jury started ortt Njm Patter- -
son fell from her chair In a faint. Her
counsel and the guards picked her up
and bore her back to the Tombs, to
which tlie ltecorder had retnanded-jjcr.
Itcvlvw of 111? C*?o,
"Nan" Randolph Patterson was nc
eused of shooting hoi' lover, "Cae*ar"
Young n rnco track bookmaker, while
Riding in a <*ab hi Now York dtp *
(lie way to an ocean ste&wec on whjch ?
Youpg yas to sail for Europe with hU
wire on the morning of June 4, 190$.'*
No actual; witnesses of thfc sbaaClftg^
appeared and the indictment and pros*',
acutlon wns based upon purely circum
stantial evidence/
After indictment by. the Grand Jury ,
the defendant WMroraogbt to trial bc-N
fore Justice Vernon M. I)a via. Ahsist- '
ant District Attorney Hand prosccut- ,
Ing, and the law firm of Levy &' Unger
dcfeiidiug her.
A mistrial resulted, one of the jurors
falling ill. After a second trial before
Justice Davis a disagreement resulted.
The entire prosecution is said to have
cost the county and State over $100,000.
Expect to Raise Sunken. Ships.
Advices from Tokio sax that fche Jap*
anese will probably succeed in raising
several of the Russian warships . sunk,
at Port Arthur. .7. .- "
? ' -
Canadian Mlolstelr Dies.- > '
James Sutherland, Minister of.Pubilc
Works in the Canadian Cabinet, died
at Woodstock.
Dnuraysn Amttr G$r*rnm?irt;
In a remarksMe pamphlet. according
to a cable dispatch from London, Enf*
land, tha Earl of Dnaraven bitterly t ? r
saUs the governft^f of ^jUndjjrhJ
has. he aajs, precipitated ?graare ori
in the island's history. r , ;
"t"
Gerwime to Bf VVm,
The sMsaaie of