The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, February 26, 1909, Image 1
VOLUME XII. CAMDEN, S. 0.. KJRIDAY. FEBRUARY 26, 1805).
NO. 7.
MBlMlIftffl
Uncle Sam's Sixteen War-Dogs Drop Anchor In
Hampton Roads After Circumnavigating
The Globe ? Ships in Fine Trim.
AMERICA'S RECORD BREAKING FLEET.
Rear Admiral Charles s. Sperry, Commander-in-Chief.
FIRST DIVISION.
CONNECTICUT!*, Capt. Hugo Q?t?riutus.
CANSAS, Capt. Charles K. Yreuland.
MINNESOTA, Capt. John Ilubbnrd. .
VERMONT Copt. Frank P, Fletcher.
' SECOND DIVISION.
Rear Admiral Richard WainWright, Commander.
OEOROIA, Commander Oeorge W. Kline.
NEHKASKA, ('apt. Reginald F. Nicholson.
NEW JRHSEY, Capt. William H. H. Sutherland.
RHODE ISLAND, Copt. Joseph H. Murdoch.
THIRD DIVISION.
Rear Admiral Seaton Schroeder* Commander.
LOUISIANA, Capt, Kossuth Niles.
VIRGINIA, Capt. Alexander Sharp. i
OHIO, Capt. Thomas B. Howard.
MISSOURI, Capt. Robert M. Doyle.
FOURTH DIVISION.
Rear Admiral William P. Potter, Commander.
WISCONSIN, Capt. Frank E. Deatty.
ILLINOIS, Capt. John M. Rowycr.
KEARSARGE, Capt, Hamilton Hutehins.
KENTUCKY, Capt. Walter C. Cowlcs.
ITINERARY OF THE FLEET..
Left Hampton Roa<ls^ December 10. 1007.
Arrived Rio Do Janeiro January 12, 1008.
Arrived Punta Arenas January 31, 1008. j
Arrivel Valpariso February 14, 100.8.
Arrivel Caliao February 20, 1008.
Arriviul Magdalena Hay March 12, 1008.
Arrived .San Francisco May (5, 1008.
Arrived Honolulu July 10, 1808.
Arrived Auckland August 10. 1008. .
Arrived Sydney August 20, 1008.
Arrived Melburne August 20, 1008.
Arrived Manila October 2. 1008.
Arrived Yokohama October 18, 1008.
Arrived Manila, First Squadron October 31, 1008.
Arrived Amoy, Second Squa-lrcn, October 30, 1058.
Arrived Colombo December 12, 1008.
Arrived Port Said January 5, 1000.
Arrived Naples January 10, 1000.
Arrived Villefranche January 1 1, 1000.
Arrived Malta January 14, 1000.
Arrived Marseilles January 15, 1000.
Arrived fiibralta January 31, 1000.
Arrive Hampton Roads February 22, 1000.
Total Distance Covered ? 42.227 miles.
Time .Consumed ? One year, two months and six days.
Foreign Countries Visited ? Fifteen.
Old Point Comfort, VnM Special. ? I
Enthusiastically welcomed by the
mad blowing of the whistles of a
score of naval vessels and a hundred !
or more other ships, this only to be
drowned out by the thunderous sa
luting of twenty -one guns from each
of the sixteen battleships in the col
umn, America's record-breaking fleet
sailed majestically into Hampton
Koads Monday.
It was the fleet's home-coming af
ter its Circumnavigation of the globe '
? tho most remarkable continuous j
voyage ever made by tho warships of ,
any navy. ~
President Roosevelt and Secretary ,
of the Navy Newberry, who were tho
last to bid the fleet Godspeed when it j
loft Hampton Roads December 10,
1007, were the first to greet it upon
its return. Tho President and his
party of naval officers and ladies
aboard tho Mayflower, which was an
chored off Thimble Siioal Light, about
seven miles out from Fort Monroe,
sighted ? hp warships as they turned
in through the Virginia Capos, then !
formally reviewed them while they i
passed tho Mayflower in single coi- ;
umn. When the fleet had dropped '
anchor in the Roads just above his- j
toric old Fort Monroe, the Mayflower j
steamed in among them and Admiral (
Sperry, the commander-in-chief, and j
his flag officers and ship captains
were received on board by the Presi
dent. All, especially tho commander
in-chief, were Warmly congratulated
upon the safe completion of their
unprecedented cruise.
Mayflower Takes Her Btan<J,
It was about 0 o'clock when the
Mayflower came from down tho Pp*
tomnc and tbo Chesapeake Bay and
anchored iicav Tblmbje Shoal. Short
ly after 10 o' elcck tho deck watch j
of the Mayflower discovered a col
umn of smoke almost dircctly east
word over Cape Charles, and half
an hour later tho warahlpa, whloh
h<id been approaching under slow j
speed in order not to anticipate their .
scheduled hour of arrival, came into I
sight and passed tho Capes. At 1J
o'clock tbo flagship Connecticut lead
ing, arrived off the Tail of tho Horse
Shoe, at which point the fleet was toft
by the Mayflower when it followed
the battleships out of the Roads nt
the beginning of the cruise. A quar
ter of an hour later the Connecticut
was oft the port beam of tbe May
Cower at a distance of 300 yards.
When opposite the Mayflower's quar
ter the Connecticut's six-inch guns
began the official salute of 21 gnus' in
honor of the navy's commander-in
chief. Less than half of these had
boon fired when (he Kansas, the sec
ond ship in line, took np t ho. salute,
quickly followed by the others. The
fleet, which has averaged about 10
knots speed throughout the cruise of
more than 14 months, passed the
President at eight knots and entered
the Roads at six knots.
Admiral Sperry Reports to President.
When the Third Squadron had
passed, the Mayflower lifted anchor
and followed slowly at a distance.
Rome time was necessarily consumed,
owing to the current in the Roads,
caused by tho tide, in the ships set
tling into their berths. When *his
was completed, upon the flash of sig
nals frorn^ the Connecticut to the
Mayflower. Admiral Sperry personal
ly greeted tho President and Secre
tary of the Navy nnd announced
that lie Btcod ready to report the end
of his cruise. The report was then
made in person, Admiral Arnold be
ing accompanied to the Mayflower in
launches by the three other rear ad
mirals of the fleet and the ship cap
tains.
Following the President's reception
of the officers, the Mayflower started
back to Washington and the officers
and men as many as coul(\ bo spared
at one time, rushed ashore, most of
them to Old Point, to greet the mem
bers of their families and friends
who had come from various parts of
the country to welcome them home.
The other officers will be given this
temporary shoro leave in relays of
about one-fourth of the number on
each ship at one time, until oil have
had tlm round. After that, they will
be granted such liberty i\s they can
be spared for until the ships proceed
tp their homo yards for docking and
repairs.
Nono tho Wor?e for 42,227 Mile Trip.
As the battleships came in today
looking their Attest and apparently
none the worse for the wear of the
long voyage of 42.227 miles, equal to
almott twice the distance Around the
equator, the naval authorities drew a
breath of relief. Not that there had
been any apprehension at any time
of any serious difficulties, either in
the matter of navigation or possible
military work to do, but because the
handing of sixteen of the most mod
ern and formidable sea-fighting en
gines of -the world, the supplying
them with cool, oil and food at' the
dib'crout ports where stops were
made, and providing ihe ships with
the pick of the officers and men of
tho navy while on foreign view, re
quired careful and almost constant
attention, from tho time the -cruise
Was first projected, ii\ July, 1007, un
til tho command left Gibraltar a lit
tle over two weeks ago.
THE fLEET PROVES TO BE AN INSPIRATION OP RESPfCT
~it wm * ittM m' of; pfido tfr uni
government that a portion of the fleet
wee able to visit China at the time
the Boxer indemnity was remitted by
the United States. Incidentally, it
may be remarked that after diaenss
ing the question of a declaration of
principles with the United States as
to the attitude of this eonntry and
Japan toward China and in the Paci
Sl
' ftfrT of the Mikado were in
a more agreeable frame of mind fo?
affixing their eignaturee to the docu
ment, after the vieit of the fleet t *
Japan.
Aaida from this, all nations had op- <
pqrtunfty properly to estimate ? the
military importance of the United
State* on the eeae, with the mult
that the general international retpeet
for thii country went up onv the
world 'a . market tereral point#,
SOUTH CAROLINA LAWMAKERS
Pr?c<odings of the State Legialaturt
Told in Mi inf.
Little seem* to have b?en aecomp*
Kshed iu the Senate or Houao on
Tuesday. The prohibition And local
option factions have become antago
nistic. In the Houso especially, the
local optionists by roll cuIIh und read
ing line by lino of bills hope to
keep the prohibition bill from com
ing to a vote. It wan the object to
adjo'nrn on Saturday, but the time
may Imvd to be extended into next
week, In the Senate it is Raid the
local optionists have n majority of
four and in the House there is a
close division.
Local Optionists Yield.
Having reached an agreement
Wednesday morning whereby the lo
cal optionists consented to let the
two State-wide prohibition bills come
to a vote before the close of tho leg
islative day, the bills were voted on
Wednesday night, tho bill declaring
State-wide prohibition and giving
the present dispensaries till next
July to close out their present stocks
being considered first. This was
passed to third reading by a vote of
58 to 40. Every attempt to amend
the bill failed, except one by Mr. Har
ris, cutting the poy of the expert ac
countant down to $5 from $10 a day,
An omendment exempting George
town, Richland and Charleston eoun
tonnties failed flfl to 41. 1
A substitute offered by Mr. Irb.v
providiifg for a referendum in Au
gust, 11)10, as between Statewide
prohibition and the Present
was tabled fiO to .'17. Oilier important
amendments which failed were two
by Mr. I)oar, one exempting the
coast counties and the other making
tho act effective twelve month*
hence.
The House then took tip the other
prohibition bill, which provides the
conditions under which drug stores
may sell alcohol and wine for sac
ramental, scientific and medicinal
purposes. By a vote of 52 to 35 the
Houro refused to kill the bill and
later passed it to third reading.
' Neither bill enn rcnch the Senate
till Friday and it is a hundred to one
shot it will not get through that body,
with the result that there will be no
ebnngo in the present system.
The House bill directed againsl
liquor drummers, has been withdrawn
tu Senate bill is now nr. the House
calendar and it is barely possible (hat
the bill- may be passed.
In the Senate Wednesday night
Senator Oravdon got np his bill do
ing away with the present mileage
book regulations. It has passed the
House and now has a fighting chance
to get through the Senate, it appeal's,
on Thursday's Senate calendar as a
debate-adjourned bill.
The Senate passed resolutions by
Croft for referendum on adding a
fifth member to the Supreme bench
and increasing the term of the Su
preme judge to ten years. I)y a vote
of 23 to 15 the Senate Wednesday
night passed the lien law bill slightly
amended. The House will accept the
amendments, and thus ends a fight
that has been going on for half a
oenturv.
After a three days' fight which
may or may not have bj*en' a fllbuster
to keep certain other bills in the
background, the Senate finally de
cided Thursday to kill the lien law.
A great deal of time has been lost
and much of the most important
legislation of the session remains to
be done within two days? providing
the * legislature adjourns Saturday
night. None of the three appropria
tion and supply bills have been touch
ed by the Senate.
Tho following list of uncontested
Senate bills were paired to third
reading by the House Thursday. On
the bill which would appropriate
000 for a suitable nervico for the
battleship South Carolina objection
wan made by Representative Irby.
It had been hoped to get the bill
through at the present session in
order that tho battleship might be
properly equipped with tho service ae
given by all other State*.
An appropriation of $300 was given
for a memorial window at Blandford
church, Petersburg, Va., for those
who lost their llvci and are buried
In tho oemetory near the church.
The list of tho bills are as follows:
Mr. Weiton ? To amend an act to
establish the insurance department
of South Carolina.
Mr. Bates ? To amend section 2040
of tho eo<Jg_of laws of South Caro
lina. 1002, volume 1, relating to the
I empanelling of jurers.
~ Mm-43r?ydon ? To fix the phro of
trial in all actions to recover the
penalty fixed by statute for delays,
lops or datnagc to freight by common
cat Hers. ^
Mr. Clifton ? To amend section 2
of an aet to amend section 2 to
regulate the manner in which common
earners doing business in this State
aliall adjust freight charges.
Mr. Sinkler ? To establish ft board
of commissioners for tho promotion
of uniformity of legislation in the
United States.
Mr. Otts ? To provide for costs in
the original jurisdiction of the sn
proms court.
Mr. Snllnrsn? To fix the salary of
tho mayor or intendant of any city
or town.
Mr. A. Johnstone ? To provide for
the administration of institutions sup
ported by the State of South Caro
lina to the beneflta offered by the
Csrnefp* Foundation for th? Ad
vancement of Te*ebiag/ :
Mr. Mauldin- To res; riot (lie use
of lasts coilcctcd by luutiivipal of
llvere to the yjirp&K' Xvil vvlucb IuvmhI
nutl prciL'^ibcd.
Mr. W rat on?-' To amend soot ion
04S ,code of laws of South Carolina,
volume J, relating to the probate of
deeds beyond the limits of this State.
Mi. Karle ltclatiiig lo notions for
tin iceovery ?f personal property.
? Mr. Clifton To provide for the
appointment of reforeo* in couutie*
in which the oflice of master does
not exist.
Mr. Johnstone Giving the assent
of the State to an net to provide; foi
?a increased annual appropriation for
agricultural experiment stations.
Mr. I,ido ? To amend section 193ft,
code of laws, 11)02, volume 1, relating
k> incorporation of towns.
Mr. kinkier ? To amend title ft,
oho p'er 4H, of code of lowA of South
Carolina, 1902, volume 1,. entitled
"Of Wills."
Mr. Weston ? 'To amend nn not re
lating to borrowing money by muni
cipalities.
Mr. Croft ? To make article 7 of
fhupter 14 of volume J of code of
laws of ?k>uth Carolina applicable to
banks.
The Senate spont the day Friday
largely in discussing the railroad rate
bill.
The action Friday night was to kill
that part of the measure in reference
to n 2 1-2 cent, rate, but to leave tho
section referring to the taking up of
mileage coupons on the trains, with
the indirnrrrnK that the whnlrr of th<*
bill would he ki I led Saturday morning.
The following resolution bus pass
ed the senate: _
?' WhovenK~ t1nnTr> Is now "pending bo
fore th<* senate the following bills:
" 'A bill to. regulate certain fricght
rates.'
"'A bill to prescribe a mileage
base for making freight rates for all
roads in South Carolina,' and ?
" 'A bill requiring the railroi 1
'commission to put inl<> effect a uni
form classification for all roads in
the Slate.'
"And it being necessary that, in
the consideration of snid bills tho se.i
ato should have before it certnin in
formation bearing upon tho subject
matter thereof; now,
"Bo it resolved by lb senate, That
tho railroad commission of this State
'.o, nnd I ho some is Hereby, requested
>0 furnish nnd transmit to this Fcnate
jn the first uay of its next session a
renort. with neenmnnnyint; so hedules,
of the classification nnd rates upon
freight hauled bv the common osr
riers in the State of Oeorgin. North
Carolina, Virginin, Texas and Ala
bama, and such other information
concerning the subject matter of the
aforesaid bills, with their suggestions
thereon:
"Resolved, forther, That a copy of
this resolution be transmitted at the
jarliost date possible to the chairman
:>f the railroad commission."
The above mentioned bills have
been continued until next year.
The House passed a number of Ihird
reading bills including Senator Kel
ley's bill making it a misdemeanor to
publish the name of any woman upon
whom a criminal assault has been at
tempted which went to third reading,
although Mr. Ayer pointed out tho
clanger of making a sweeping law of
that kind. ?
Tho bill reads:
"Section 1. That whoever pub
lishes, or causes to be published, the
name of any woman, maid or woman
child upon whom the crime of rape or
an assault with intent to ravish has
been committed or alleged to have
been committed in this State in arty
newspaper, magazine or other publi
cation, shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall be punished by a fine of
not more than $1,000. or imprisonment
of not more than three years: Pro
vided, That provisions of this act
shall not apply to publications mado
by o: Jcr of court."
Bps-Mrs the consideration of the
railroad rate bill on Saturday, the
State Senate passed several bills of
local nature and a few of State-wide
interest. There was a very brief ses
?ion as an adjournment until Tuesday
evening at 8 p. m.f was taken at 12:30
o'clook. At 11:30 tho Senate went in
to exeeutive fecssion to consider and
confirm the vnrlou? appointments
made,
The following bill psssed third
reading and was ordered ratified and
sent to the House:
Mr. Bricc ? To amend section 2450
of the code, chapter fi5, relating to
tho recording of deeds, mortgages
and other instruments, limiting time
to 20 davs, after the first of May,
1909." ~ ' ~
This bill was amended upon motion
of Senator Carlisle, who had in tho
Senate introduced a bill doing away
ajliogether with this time limit, by
making the 20 days 10 davs and the
bill as amended was ordered sent
to tho House with ameudments for
concurrence. _ _
? *' The Noted Mileage Bill.
The Senate, by a vote of 10 to 20,
refused to indefinitely postpone the
section of the railroad rate bill refer
ring tp mileage being accepted on
tnuna and the bill, as amended, was
ordered to third treading. An amend
ment was adopted to ths effect that
the provisions of the bill do not refer
to lines under 50 miles in length.
Tho Bill M Passed.
"That in ease any railroad com
pany or companies' shall pat on sale
any form of milesge book at a rate
not exceeding 2 1-2 cents a mile the
presentation of the current number
?f miles by the short route, <>qt of
(In1 said hook I o (lit* conductor or
? ?t Jut . ? -J1W ? is u nt hori/.td (?> take up
tickets on trains. slnitl entitle tho
person holding said mi to Ira vol
on the huins of tlu* railioad rompanv
Ht'lliuK Miiil mileage n 1 1 < I on t li?* 1 1 ji i 1 1 >
of nil other railroad companion on
which by ay i cement the said mileag*
book in receivable in excVange lot
transportation. Ami upon pres?ontfl
(ion of his mileage to nnv avjent of
Haiti company or companies t<? bav?
h is baggage checked oh now provided
for by law."
This is tho bill a? it : now stands on
third loading. Of rmnw there ma>
bo amendments on tbo third readinji
and tho Senate ijiav, or may not, then
affirm its act ion. "
Hard Fisht cn Bill.
The main propone nt of the bill wa
Senator (Iraydon of Abbeville, who
made 8omo strong arguments in its
fuvor, lie contended in |>ait t lia?
there was no agrcmcnt of any kind
made at the last session by which
the Senate should JV? I bound.
Senator Walki r made tbo principal I
speech against tbo radioad rate b I!
Mr. Walker's remarks were diiectod
in the channel that the legislature
had made a moinl conliact with the
railroads last year when the governor
and tho officials of tbo various rail
road companies had conferred to
petl.?r and the governor had submit
ted his recommendation for no legis
lation to the general assembly. Mr,
Walker also argued that it was not
right for the legislature to iuteiTero
with the business methods of the tji I
ronds in the tnilengr ?octimt? of t4m
bill.
Tho drummers have what they ask
?(1 f()l'i J hat is Jltt ?i;iy, l;<>n'i> l'tui: ; ,|uu?
vided there are no further chanson
made in the bill, mileage must be
taken up on the trains instead of it '
being necessary to exchange mileage j
for tickets. '
Also the Senate stood pat upon
(hi* implied agreement with the rail
roads and havo not legislated a 2 1-2
rent rate.
The Senate adjourned nut i 1 Tues
day, H p. m.
Money Is Given for "South Caro"
olina."
The House on Saturday .passed the
resolution introduced in both houses
providing for $.">.000 for a suit aide
silver service m?j the battleship
South Carolina. When tho resolu
tion came- up, on motion of Mr.
Rucker, Mr. Duvall objected to the
appropriation, stating that it carried
an appropriation and suggesting that
the money be raised by subscription.
Mr. M. J,. Smith said that he could
not sco how the appropriation could
be refused. It was cufitoniary for
ca.eh State to appropriate certain
amounts for suitable services, and he
did not care about the sum named. It
was a matter of principle. He urged
the house to give the money demand
ed. The State could not afford to
defeat a resolution of this kind.
Tins resolution was adopted by a
vote of 30 to !!).<
Other bills passed by the house
wore :
Committee on Railroads ? Relating
to freight rates.
Senator Carpenter ? Relating to
cattle diseases.
Senator Weston ? Establishing a
State board of embalmcrs.
Senator Mauldin ? Amending the
insurance laws.
Senator Laney ? Regulating t ho sale
of fertilizer.
A motion was made to table the
bill, which would make it a misde-r
meanor to publish the name of a
woman upon whom assault was at
tempted.
Mr. Ayer, who made the motion,
BAid it was a dangerous step to take
and the liberty of the press should
not bo tampered with. The good
sense and judgment of the newspa
pers should be trusted.
The bill was passed, however. A
fight was also made on Senator
Clifton's bill extending the liability
of telegraph companies in mental
anguish suits. After considerable
debate the bill passed third reading.
On third reading bills, n motion
was biade to recommit Senator Wes
ton's bill enlarging Commissioner
Watson's department, so ns to in
clude factory inspection. The motion
was lost, however, by a vote of .13
to 2(5, end the bill wag ordowl for
enrollment,
The House then Adjourned until
Wednesday, 8 p. m.
CLEAN DAIRY STADLE9.
Each particle of duet and dirt that
gets Into the milk is liable to carry
with It bacteria or germs, which
multiply rapidly when they aro in
the wanm, uwoet milk and their de
velopment tames the milk to deterio
rate in food value. Some of theso
bacteria produc-e what Is known as
grassy mMk. This produces gassy
curd in cheese making. Others* pro
duce bad flavors which are notlccabln
lu the butter and also In the cheese.
A ham In which tho oelllng Is cov
ered with cobwebs, tbeao buluM
blown about or falling down when
ever touched by the attendant, la not
the kind of a stable In which to pro
duce clean, wholescmo milk. A sta
ble which contains bad stablo odor#
le poorly' ventilated and contain*
font, bad smelling air, la not tho
place to produce good milk, because
milk absorbs these bad odors and ft
Is almost' Impossible to get rid of
them. The cow stable nhould be
clean and as free from dust as pos
sible.- --Cohnan's Rural World, = SF
Women are barred frrnn the Island
of Ferdinand de Namuha. belonging
to Jt is reserved tor convict*
PUBLIC PRINTING WASTE
Astounding Figures In Report
Made to Congress.
Joint linod ignting Commission Kajs
1 1 III r a Million (i Vcur I* Snvctl
Under Hupcrvlfciuiv
Washington, n. C. ? Constant nnrt
uninterrnmod growth of the cost of
public printing h us Increased thin
Item of public Expense from 52 00,000
In 1840 to more than $7,000,000 in
11)05, according to the report of the
Printing hrw^tigation -CDTTTInl aVlon,
created four years p*;o, which sub
iii i 1 1 ?'?l to Congress a report covering
It m extensive inquiry. The commis
sion consists of the- two committees
on printing of the two housca of Con
gress, and Senator Phut is its chair
man.
Savings of more than $'>00,000 a
year are being effected, according to
tiu* report, as tho infill of legislation
recommended from time to time, giv
ing tho Joint Committee on Printing
certain powers of gupervlHion. It
aays that under recent legislation
279,59S,S37 printed pages, including
such expensive puMicnt ions as tho
Congressional Record. the puhltcn
t i o n a of the C!?olo^ical Survey and
the Year lluok of the. Department of
Agriculture, were eliminated from
the surplus printing v, hlch had for
merly been piling up in warehouses
to hn finally condemned ::nd sold as
waste.
The rrpnrr mnlrr* It rtmr that 4 h It*
printing wrs entirely tut undistrib
uted surplus, tin so surpius copies bo
lllK eunivuLcnt Lu._L jiU-lit-7- vuluuiw <jf
not) pages eneh for the year 1907
The saving on these threo classes of
publications was about $100 000.
These publications had been piling
up until there wore mora tha i P.'jUO
tons in storage, enough to 11 i I an or
dinary railroad train more than time
miles lone.. K**nt for that portion of
theso puhticat ions stored outride '<?
(Government bulHings was mure than
$13,500 a year.
TWO LAHOU MKN IXHICTKI).
Mrddcn and I'oyle Are Charged With
Conspiracy in Chicago.
Chicago, ill. ?Martin II. Madden,
president of the Associated Uuildlng
Trades of Chicago, and M. .1. IJoyle,
; V-;;sirM-..<i? i.geiiL . oi' the i^iecirical
I Worki rs' Pnion, were indicted by a
Cook County Graud Jury. True bills
containing at least, two counts were
I returned in Judge Freeman's court.
One count is bald to charge con
spiracy against certain contrai ?o/s.
Capiases were issued for the arrest of
the men Indicted and bonds weru
fixed at $.1000.
Maddon, who is known as "Skinny"
Madden, lias been a prominent figure
in labor and Industrial affairs in Chi
cago for many years. Two separata
Indictments were found against each
of tho men. Olio charges extortion
of $10 00 from H. P. Nelson, of the
N'cliion Piano Company,' for tho al
leged calling off of a strike against
the conjpany, and the other charges
tho extortion from Jospeh Kllcka of
$7 00 under similar clrcum5tanccs.
TOMI1 FOIl PAUL JONES.
Senate Hill Reported Favorably bj
the House Coiunilttee.
Washington, D. C. ? Tho House
Commlttoo on Naval Affairs has re
ported favorably tho bill passed by
tho Senate appropriating $136,000
for finishing tho crypt of the chapel
at Annapolis Naval Academy as tho
permanent resting place of tho body
of John Paul Jones.
General Horace Porter, former
Ambassador to France, who was In
Rtrumental In arranging for the re
moval of the body of th-? hero of tho
Honhomme ltlchard from France, ex
pended $35,000 out of his private
purse In arranging for the removal.
He has suggested that this amount
bo appropriated for tho completion
of the crypt, instead of for tho pur
pose of reimbursing hlni.
(JKRONIMO DEAD.
Old Warrior Captured by Lawtoit
Dies at Fort Sill.
Lnwlon, Okla. ?-Geronlmo, th?)
noted Apacho chief, died at Fort Sill,
where hu had been confined as a pris?
oner of war for many yeary after his
capturo by the troopa tinder Goueral
Lawton.
It la doubtful if Geronlmo's exact
age has ever beeu known, but it has
been estimated at about eighty year*.
For twenty years fie has been kept a
close prisoner, not because he was
longer feared, but because h? was no
longer trusted. The Apaohei would
have followed him on the warpath at
the raising of a hand, no matter what
the odds might seem to he against
them, and Geronlmo hlmeelf was a
veritable tiger, over athirst for hu
PASSED OVETt GOVERNOR'S VETO
|
Trnniasee Legislature Enact* Com
pulsory Primary Election Law.
. Nashville, Tenn. ? Tho Senate
passed tho lsgallied Compulsory Pri
mary bill over the Governor's *veto,
by a vote of 18 to 14. The othor two
bills vetoed by the Governor deprive
the Governor of tho right to appoint
the^tate Hoard of Elections and pro
vide for tho election of a board of
three by tne General Assembly, and
that this board shall In turn appoint
three election commissioners for each
county.
Dedication of New Lincoln Afrl>
culf ural'School At Somen, N. Y.
Albany, N. Y. ? On Lincoln's Day,
at Somera, N. Y? was formally dedi
cated the new agricultural school for
the tcaining of friendless and depen
dent noys of New York. It will be
known as the Lincoln Agricultural
School. This new work, which Is the
project of the board of manager* of
the New York Catholic Protectory,
has for ita object the instruction and
training of these boya in agriculture
and dairyihf. -The school and Una
cmovti* Ahput 190 .
STEEL PRICES CUT BY
TRUST IN WAR ON RIVALS
Building Boom Announced by
Chairman E. H. Gary
SMALL MILLS FORCtD HGHT
Dig Manufacturers Wage a Campaign
cf Ivvtermlnntlon? *()pen Ilnttle
by Kedmtion of From $:i to $1
I'd- Ton.
New York City, ? a wide open
/r.arlcet wan ofliclnlly announced by
FSlbcrt II. Cary. head of tho Steel
Trust. Several hours before tho for
mal announcement tlio Carnegie Stetl
Company, one of tho chief subsidia
ries of I he trust, was closing eon
ti rtcl.s Ja IMtlsburg at . prlcets ranging
from $:> to $4 a ton under the.ugrood
schedule. The Bteel Trust h-id be
gun to shoot Into (ho ranks of Its
lesser rlvula live hours before tie
formal declaration of war.
A wide open market for steel naa
st >i pendoiu significance. Kor months
there has been stagnation in many
Industries which ' ordinarily consume
great quantities of steel, tho high
prices fixed and adhered to by tho
largest manufacturers frightening
buyer*. It has' been eight y?ar?j, or
*?nee M he 't>pring of 1 9.0 1 * when tho
trust was created, that thor<a ha1*
been an open morket for steel pro
ducts.
Kalis art; (ho only product not af
fected by tho. ulL_ Thuy wllI ataud ttt -
$2 8 per ton.
Tho consequences of tho open mar
ket ure expected to be sweeping nnd
of a mixed character, beneficent in
some way*, evil in others.
A great revival in tho bulld'ng .
trades is looked for, which will glvu
employment to hundreds of thou
sands of men in all pnrtB of tho coUn-T.
try und bring Into active use tho ten*
of mliliona of dollars which aro prac
tically lying idle In the vaults of
banks and trust companies.
A greater consumption of itu pro
ducts means not only more work for
more men In the many plants of the
steel making Industry, but more
work for more men whore tho crude
ore is mined and more work for more
men on the railroads and laka sLoam
which transport lite raw him
manufactured products.
That is< the bright sldo of a wido
open steel market. The other sldo
promises a picture which will show
| tne destruction of many of the iiitio
independent steel making concerns
which will be financially Incapable of
withstanding the strain of competi
tion with the billion dollar corpora
tion. Some of these little concerns
aro tho solo support of small commu
nities. With the doors closed, tho _
chimneys smokeless, tho machinery
going to rack and ruin from non-use,
tho homes of the idlo workman will
closo up one by one and the coraniu*
nlty vanish In all likelihood.
ROOSEVELT SAVKS BIO TREES.
Signs Hill For Creatine New National
Park in California.
Washington, D. C. ? President
Roosevelt, by signing the bill for the
creation of the Calaveras National
Forest, California, has completed tho
legislation which saves for all llmo
tho big sequoias, which form the
most famous grove of trcoB In the
world. This act I:; the culmination of
efforts extending over the last nine
years.
No Treasury appropriation 1* need
ed to carry out the provisions of the
act, Robert B. Whiteside, of Duluth,
Minn., owner of the big tree groves,
receiving in exchange therefor stump
ngo of equal value on other foreBt
land owned by tho Gdvernment.
Tho bill had tho support of tho
entiro California delegation liu Con
gress.
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SUICIDE AFTER SHOOTING BOYS,
Old Man Who Was Tormented Fires
Three Times at Them. ? ?.
Lancaster, Pa. ? John Prange, sev
cnty-soven years old, committed sui
cide hero under sensational f circum
stances. He objected to children
roller skating on his cement sidewalk,
and as a result has been having trou
ble with tho hoys of th) neighbor
hood. Tho old man got Into an al?
teroatlou with boys, who raa Into tho
street, and Prange shot at them three
times with a revolver.
One bullet went through the trou?
ears leg of a boy and another lad was
burned about the face by the powder,
Prange returned to the house, and
upon reaching tho vestibule placed
the revolver against his brsast and
sent a bullet through his Heart.
EARTHQUAKE KILLED 5000.
Shock in Persia Felt Throughout the
World.
Teheran, Persia. ? News was re-?
?eived here by courier that the vio
lent e arthquake recorded^on January ?
"3 at almost overy scientific observa
tory in Hie world whore seismographs
are installed had its location in the
Province of Lurlstan, in Western Per
sia.
Sixty villages were wholly or par
tially destroyed, and the resultant
loss of lifo U placed between 5000
and 6000 persons.
The peasantry lost practioally all
their herds, and it Is estimated that
from 10,000 to 18,000 head of cattle
perished,
? hi ? ??? I'M ^
Milwaukee's Mayor to Engage
in Prohibition. Debate.
Chicago. ? The challenge recently
made by Mayor Rote, of Milwaukee,
to meet any accredited champion of
prohibition, hr.a heen accepted by
Samuel Dickie, president ot Albion
College. Michigan, and a former
Prohibition Natl
khrte will be