Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

KING EDWARD VII OPENSjmiAMENT Ceremonial Similar to That of Last February. READ SPEECH FROM THRONE Hit Majesty Was Accompanied By Queen Alexandra—Other Members , of the Royal Family Occupied Seats at the Foot of the Throne. ' London, Jan. 16.—King Edward opened parliament today with a cere monial in all essential respects similar kto that of February last. The proces sion to the house of lords was of the same character as that witnessed on the occasion of the opening of the first parliament of King Edward’s reign, while within the upper house were seen the same state pageantry, the same historic dresses and the same revival of ancient forms. After robing, King Edward and Queen Alexandra entered the house of peers and occupied .heir thrones be neath a canopy, wit} the Prince and Princess of Wales on either side of them. The other members of the royal family were seated on chairs at the foot of the steps leading to the throne, the gentleman usher of the Black Rod. General Sir Michael Biddulph, having sumoned the speaker and the members of the house of comaions. His majesty read the speech frctu the throne. The speech was not an important utterance. His mtjesty referred in terms of gratification to the world tour of the Prince and Princess of Wales, expressed regret at the fact that the war in South Africa was not concluded and said he trustee the decision of the sugar conference Would lead to the abandonment of bounties and noted the conclusion of the isthmian canal treaty. ^ Inter-Oceanic Canal. In this connection his majesty said: “I have concluded with the president of the United States a treaty, the provisions of which will facilitate the construction of an inter-oceanic canal under guarantee that its neutrality will he maintained, and that it will be open to the commerce and shipping of all nations.” Next followed references to the An- glo-Brazilian treaty, to tin* referring of the BritishGuiana-Brazil boundary question, to the arbitration of the king of Italy, to the necessity for the con tinuance of famine relief measures in India and to the death of the ameer, “whose son. Bahib U’lah, has express ed an earnest desire to maintain the friendly relations of Afghanistan with my Indian empire.” After announcing that the estimates have been “formed as economic ally as due regard for their efficiency renders possible in the special circumstances of the present cxigc ney,” the speech concluded with mentioning proposed legislation of solely domestic interest with the exception of a bill to facili tate the sale and purchase of land in Ireland. Their majesties then retired amid a fanfare of trumpets and attended hy the same ceremony as accompa nied their entry into the house. Crowd Reviewing Procession. The crow'd which lined the route from Buckingham palace to Westmin ster to review the procession was not nearly so large as on the occasion of the last opening of parliament. Guards men assisted by hundreds of police kept the spectators back. Only a few attempts at decoration were visible. For once royalty was late, and when the king and queen drove out from the courtyard in front of Buckingham pal ace they were 20 minutes behind time, and King Edward was still struggling with an unruly glove. Their majesties were greeted en thusiastically. As they sat in the great state coach, whose gilded pinnacle brushed the boughs of the trees in the green park, King Edward and Queen Alexandra looked for all the world like a fluttering painting of Henry VIII and one of his better looking spouses. They bowed somewhat wildly from their huge gold and glass frame, which shook and reeled on its ancient springs like a ship in a storm. The king and queen both looked extremely well, but her majesty appeared to be in especial ly good health. What, with the two central figures so easily seen and so gorgeously clad and the brilliant escort of life guards, whose band kept constantly playing, the public were rewarded for their long, cold wait by a spectacle of con stant interest, though so far as unre strained public enthusiasm was oon- •erned it was nothing to what occur red earlier in the day, when the guards’ reinforcements left their bar racks enroute to South Africa. The guardsmen tramped through the dark streets of the metropolis at 6 o'clock In the morning, accompanied by an uproarious mob of civilian friends singing songs to the accompaniment of the band. The songs and music, how ever, did not drown the crying of women who clung to the neckr and arms of almost every mac of the con tingent. f Libertador Lands Arms. Wlllemstadt, Island of Curacoa. Jan. 16, via liaytien cable.—The Venezue lan revolutionary steamer Libertador. formerly the Ban High, was sighted Tuesday •venlng near Cape Codera. east of I.a Ouayra. It Is supposed that she landed arms there. Numbers of Insurgent* nr>e In the field In that vi cinity. TARIFF BILL CONSIDERED. Propositon to Reduce Dingley Rates 25 Per Cent Washington, Jan. 16.—The senate committee on Philippines considered the house tariff nill today. The Re publican members presented a propo sition to reduce the Dingley rates of the house bill 25 per cent on goods coming to this country from the Philip pines, also less the export tax charged In the Philippines. Action was post poned until Monday in order to give further time to consider the measure. Upon request of Mr. Hoar the reso lution adopted yesterday in reference to supplies sent to Boers in Bermuda was recalled, the senator saying the United States had not adopted the par ticular provision of The Hague treaty covering this question. The resolution went to the foreign relations committee for investigation. The house concurrent resolution for memorial service Feb. 27 in honor of the late William McKinley was adopted. Mr. Mallory, of Florida and Mr. Clay, of Georgia, declared they had been misrepresented in New York pa pers, which said they favored the Pan ama canal. Both said they were for the Nicaragua canal. Senator Nelson called up his bill to establish a department of commerce and a number of minor amendments were offered and adopted. Cuban Reciprocity. Washington. Jan. 16.—Cuban reci procity was again under consideration today by the ways and means commit tee. with large representations of Cu bans and of the various sugar and tobacco interests in attendance. A delegation from the New Yoi*k Produce Exchange favorable to reciprocity and several delegations from the beet growing sections opposed to reciproci ty arrived this morning. Llewellyn Will Succeed Vance. Washington, Jan. 16.—The president has decided to appoint Morgan O. Llewellyn surveyor general of New Mexico, to succeed the present incum bent, Mr. Vance. Mr. Llewellyn is the son of W. H. H. Llewellyn, who was lieutenant colonel in the presi dent's regiment. The son also served in the Rough Riders. Dr. Curry as Special Envoy. Washington. Jan. 16.—Dr. J. L. M. Curry lias been appointed special en voy extraordinary and minister pleni potentiary to represent the president at the coming of age of the king of Spain. Dr. Curry is a native of Vir ginia and was formerly minister to Spain. Bridge Falls With Trolley Car. Indianapolis, Jan. 16.—The West Washington street bridge over White river has just fallen, carrying down with it a trolley car with passengers. The fire department and ambulances have been sent to the scene. TWO STATES WANT LCGAN. Alleged Train Robber Must Face Dou ble Charges. Nashville, Tenn. Jan. 16.—The re port that a United States marshal Is enroute from the northwest to Tennes see with requisition and would make the effort to extradite Harvey Logan, the train robber who is held at Knox ville for the shooting of two police men, has called forth a number of pro tests from people of Knoxville and Knox county. They are anxious to have Logan dealt with in the state courts before he is turned over to the federal offi cers. When asked concerning the matter Governor McMimn said that before is suing a warrant on the extradition pa pers he w’ould give the Knoxville peo ple an opportunity to be heard. If in sisted upon by the state authorities he said he was of the opinion that the state courts were entitled to the first jurisdiction in handling Logan. Will Hold State Fair. Birmingham, Ala., Jan. 16.—There appears to be no doubt but that a state fair will be held In Birmingham this fall. At a meeting of board of directors a proposition was made by J. A. McKnight, of South Calera, who at one time was connected with a New York daily newspaper, to manage the fair. A committee was appointed on which is the mayor of the city, to as certain If certain concessions cannot be secured when the propositon of Mr. McKnight will be considered definite ly. The Intentions are to greatly im prove the fair grounds and give an exhibition that will attract much at tention. Santos Will Have Yacht Escort. New York, Jan. 18.—When Santos Dumcnt makes his attempt to fly In his airship from Nice to Corsica he will be accompanied by three beautiful yachts as escorts, cables the Nice, France, correspondent of The Journal and Advertiser. They are the Varl- una, which has been offered by Eu gene Higgins; the Lyslsterata, offered by James Gordon Bennett, and the Ca- lanthe, offered by Arthur A. Hinckely. Court’s Verdict Condemned. Columbia, S. C.. Jan. 16.—W. J. Johnson, in the house of representa tives yesterday Introduced a resolution i condemning the verdict of the Schley court of Inquiry and the “defamers of the noble chieftain who almost single- handed held to the breeze the Ameri can flag at Santiago ” The resolution also commended Admiral Dewey for his suport of Schley. The resolutions will be considered today. SEVEN MASKED MEN HOLD UPJAST TRAIN Bold Robbery on the Kansas Southern Railroad. GOT AWAY WITH $2,000 CASH United States Marshals are Scouring the Country In Search of the Rob bers—Three Suspects, Miners, Have Been Arrested at Poteau, I. T. Fort Smith, Ark., Jan. 16.—The southbound Kansas City Southern pas senger train was held up last night at 11 o’clock half a mile north of Spiro, I. T., by seven masked men. The express and mail car was enter ed. The local safe in the express car was opened, but nothing secured from it. The robbers tried to open the through safe, but failed. Then they rifled the mail car, and, it is said, se cured a quantity of registered mail. The scene of the robbery is 15 miles from Fort Smith. A report today from there says that United States marshals are scouring the country in search of the robbers. Three suspects, miners, have been arrested and taken to Po teau. I. T. Railroad and express offi cials decline io state how much booty was secured. It is stated, however, that the robbers got away with 2,- Ouo. NEW CONSUMPTION CURE. Remarkable Results Attained By Use of Baciiline. New York, Jan. 16.—According to advices to The Journal and Advertiser, the London Mail prints a dispatch stating that at a meeting of the Paris Academy of Medicine a report was read which recounts some remarkable results of a new remedy in the treat ment of consumption. The newly dis- ; covered preparation is called bacii line. It is a liquid, composed of the ac tive principles of certain plants grown , in Chili and Colombia. At Ronbaix, a locality noted as a hot bed of consump tion, out of 100 cases treated by hy- perdermic injection of baciiline 84 are reported to be on the high road to re covery. ROYAL YACHT SAILS SATURDAY. Preparations About Completed for Trans-Atlantic Trip. Kiel, Jan. 16.—The imperial yacht j Hohenzollern, which is to sail for the j United States on Saturday, is complet- | ing her preparations for the trans- Atlantic trip. She went out to the outer fjord yesterday to test her boil ers and adjust her compasses. Admi ral Prince Henry of Prussia, attended by Adjutant Von Schwindt and Von Egidy and several naval officers of high rank, was present at a dinner last , evening on board the Hohenzollern to bid farewell to Admiral Count Von Baudissin^ the commander of the yacht, and his staff. Prince Henry and his court marshal left Kiel today for Berlin. SHOT BY WARDEN’S PISTOL. Girl Wounded By Accidental Discharge of Weapon. Birmingham, Ala., Jan. 16.—Miss Mary Huskinson. of Knoxville, Tenn., while at the city jail last night to see her brother, who is held for an alleged asault with intent to murder, was shot through the -calf of her leg and painfully Injured. The young woman had Just walked | Into the warden’s office and requested to see her brother, Mack Rittenberry, The warden, who was sitting on a high stool writing, Jumped to the floor to accompany Miss Huskinson, when, It is said, his pistol fell from his hip pocket to the floor and was discharged. Police Chiefs Organize. Birmingham, Ala., Jan. 16.—Thirty chiefs or police, representing as many of the best cities and towns In Ala bama, met here yesterday and organ ized a state association for the pur pose of co-operation. Mayor Drennen ana Chairman McCary, of the police [ commission, addressed the meeting and applauded the undertaking. The following officers were elected: Pres ident, C, W. Austin, of Birmingham; vice president, F. C. Bryan, of Annis ton; secretary and treasurer, Desk Sergeant Eugene Chambers, of Bir mingham. Withers Still In Jail. Kansas City. Jan. 16.—John P. With ers, former president of the American national bank of Beaumont, Tex., who is charged with embezzlement and mismanagement of the bank’s funds. Is still in the custody of the United States marshal in this city. Mr. With ers has taken no steps to obtain his release on bond. Attempt to Wreck Train. Birmingham, Ala., Jan. 16.—John Culberson Is In Jail here on a charge of attempting to wreck a train. The allegation is that he was in ‘.he act of throwing a switch at Wlrrlor Gap, and hud the switch been thrown a train would have been wrecked. Draws a Broad Color Line. Guthrie, Okla., Jan. 16.—Chief Jus tice Burford has issued an order that If there be only one negro child of school age In a school district the au thorities must provide a separate srhoolhouse and teacher. This order takes in the entire territory. SAY HE IS KERNS. Manners Charged With Being New York Jewelry Thief. New Orleans, Jan. 16.—T. E. Man ners, who says he is a Chicago Jeweler in business with his father, but who Klein and West, the two men captured yesterday on the charge of stealing his diamonds from a hotel in this city, de clare is Edward Kerns, an alleged New York Jewelry thief, wanted for the Thebauld robbery, is still in the little jail at Gretna. Manners is Indignant at his incar ceration and stoutly denies that he is the fugitive. He things that Klein and West simply accused him in order to put him to trouble. Manners has been sending telegrams to Chicago and expects friends from that city to come here tomorrow to get him out of Jail. Today a telegram was received for him from Chicago signed “Belle,” and stating that the writer would join him tomorrow in this city. There Is much doubt here as to wheth er Manners is really Kerns, in sjite of similiarities of description. RETAIL DEALERS PROSECUTED. Illinois State Pure Food Commission Trying to Stop Frauds. Chicago, Jan. 16.—Adulterated vin egar and flavoring extracts and imita tion butter having been found in the markets in large quantities recently the state pure food commission has commenced the prosecution of numer ous retail dealers in an effort to stop flie frauds. Civil actions against 32 dealers have been instituted before a justice of the peace. Other cases will be filed in a short time. Twenty of the prosecu tions are aimed at purveyors of im pure vinegar, six are for violation of the oleomargarine law and six are against sellers of flavoring extracts. The complainant in each case is R. M. Patterson, assistant pure food com missioner. ELECTRIC SIGNALS IN CAB. New System to Be Installed By Chica go and Eastern Illinois. Rockford. 111., Jan. 16.—The Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroad is prepar ing to install a system of electric sig nals designed to prevent accidents. The hew device displays a signal in the cab of the locomotive. The track is wired in blocks, the rail being used as the conductor. When there is but one train in a block the signal in the cab will burn white. Should another train touch the same blofck the light ] is instantly changed to red, which means danger. The signal is not af fected by snow or sleet or by weather of any kind, and it will do its work among a maze of switches and cross ings as well as on a straight track. TO ATOMS MAN fS BLOWN. Fatal Explosion of Dynamite In Idaho Mine. Mackay, Idaho, Jan. 16.—Two men were killed and three badly injured in an explosion 3 miles west of here. The killed: Benno Hinterholzer. James Person. The names of the injured are not known. Hinterholzer was blown to pieces and it was with difficulty that enough of his remains could be gathered to hold an inquest over. The accident I was caused by the men attempting to take out an old charge of dynamite which bad failed to explode. MARSHAL ACCUSES HUFFMAN. Says He Shot Man Down on the Pub lic Road. Birmingham, Ala., Jan. 16.—United States Marshal D. N. Cooper has re turned from Boaz, where he went to investigate the killing of Deputy Mar shal J. N. Holzenback, which took place last Saturday afternoon. Deputy Holzenback, says Mr. Coop er, was not shot from ambush, as was reported, but was shot down on the public road by L. E. Huffman, a man allpged to have been engaged In run ning an illicit distillery. Pickle Famine Threatened. Chicago. Jan. 16.—The Western Pic kle Packers’ association, including representatives from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Iowa and Missouri, are considering an advance in prices. It is declared that there might be a pic kle famine befor^ next summer, not withstanding the increase of $1.50 a barrel over the prices of a year ago. The crop of cucumbers was 600,000 bushels below the average, which meant that pickle packers would be 200,000 barrels short. Moonshtnera Ambush Officers. x Danbury, N. C., Jan. 16.—Ten reve nue officers and deputy marshals were ambushed near this place by moon shiners. The aim of the latter was poor. The officers destroyed one of two stals they had located, but bad to leave, so hot the rifle fire became. Fire Damages Lighting Plant Montreal. Jan. 16.—Fire today dam aged the Royal Electric Light com pany’s works and adjoining buildings to the extent of $50,000. With the aid of temporary repairs. It Is promised that the city lighting will not be ma terially affected tonight. Copy Book Scribner Is Dead. Chicago, Jan. 16.—The death here of Wm Marshal Scribner, widely known as the author of penmanship copy books, is announced It is said that his name as author has appeared on 60,000,000 copy book* published during the past 40 years. FMENDIYTBOOPS ENGAGE IN BATHE Colombian Government Sol diers’ Fearful Mistake. 18 KILLED AND 63 WOUNDED Two Forces of Government Troops Met Near Rio Hacha, and Each Mistak ing the Other for Rebels Have Des perate Four Hours’ Fight New York. Jan. 16.—News of a se rious mistake in which a force of the government troops fought another body of government soldiers, thinking that it was composed of Colombian revolutionists, hes been brought to Colon, Colombia, by the Colombian warship General Pinzon, cables the correspondent of The Herald at that place. The mistake happened in the vicin ity of Dibullo, near Rio Hacha, and it resulted in 18 men being killed and 63 wounded. Captain Merritt, of the General Pinzon, said that the boat landed 400 men In Diablo to drive back the insurgents. The revolutionists re treated toward Rio Hacha, when the government troops advanced. It was decided to divide the government force into two bodies in order to capture the rebclse One of these met the rebels, and aftr a sharp engagement the in surgents retreated. The other body of government troops then tame tip, having heard the firing, and the mis take followed. Thinking that it was opposed by rebels each force started firing. The fight as kept up for four hours, when General Foliaco discover ed the mistake and stopped the battle, which had been evenly contested. The steamship Libertador, formerly the Ben Righ, which recently took the Matos expedition to Venezuela from Martinique, will soon enter the service of the Colombian government. PITTSBURG MURDER MYSTERY. Police Report Mo New Development: from Investigations. Pittsburg, Jan. 16.—The victims of the mysterious murder ann assaults of yesterday in the Polish colony In Spring Alley are still in a precarious condition and their turn for life or ileafli is yet uncertain. Vincenzo Vizo- lek, the father, who was frightfully cut in the supposed struggle with his reputed wife, Rosa I ak. is still uncon scious. Two of the children will prob ably recover, but very little hope is en tertained for the recovery of Della, the oldest girl. The police investigation has not as yet resulted in any new developments. BURGLARS STEAL A BUILDING. And Then They Try to Turn the Lot Into Cash. Cleveland. O., Jan. 16.—Two bur glars paid a visit to Newhurg Tues day and not only stole a building fro n another man’s lot, hut after they hod entirely removed the structure they tried to sell the lot itself to people re- siding in the vicinity. "*i The stolen building is the property of David Walters, who used it as a mar ble shop during the summer. Yester day Walters found his shop had entire ly disappeared and that there was not a chip left on the ground to mark the site of structure. He learned that two men had come there early the previous morning with a team of horses and a hay rack, tore the building down and loaded it on their wagon. Incendiary Fire at Lima, O. Lima, O., Jan. 16.—A supposed In cendiary fire destroyed F. J. Bantas’ candy and chewing gum manufactory this morning about 4 o’cIock. A man was seen hy employes of the electric light plant near by entering the base ment about half an hour before the fire with an armful of wood. Loss about $30,000 to budding and con tents. only partly insured. Former Bank President Sentenced. Louisville. Jan. 16.—In the federal court this morning J. M. McKnight, former president of the defunct Ger man National bank of this city, who was convicted last Saturday of embez zling the bank’s funds, was sentenced to the penitentiary for 6 years and was fined $1<* A motion for a new trial was overruled. The case will be appealed. McKnight has been tried four times. Killed Her Baby Sister. Wichita. Kan., Jan. 16.—Nellie Cor- neilson, the 11-year-old girl who killed her oaby sister with a razor and charg ed her 5-year-old brother with the erlme, has ctfifessed that she did It. but is unable to assign any reason for the act. She said the notion to kill her sister came Into her head and that she could not resist it. Richard Patterson Dead. Philadelphia. Jan. 16.—Richard Pat terson. vice president of the National Liquor Dealers’ association, died at his home In MMssahlckon. a suburb of this city, last night, aged 52 years. Conditon of Mr. French. Charlotte, N. C.. Jar. 1C—The condl tlon of Aaron French, the Pittsburg millionaire who has been seriously 111 at Skuanoka. N. C., Is reported as much Improved. Lord Rookwood Dead. London, Jan. 16.—Lord Rookwood (Henry John Selwin-lbbetsou) is dead. He was bora In 1826. Jin Ancient Foe To health and happiness is Scrofula— as ugly as ever since time immemorial. It causes bunches in the neck, dis figures the skin, inflames the mucous membrane, wastes the muscles, weak ens t .e bones, reduces the power of resistance to disease and the capacity for recovery, and develops into con sumption. “A busch appeared on the left side of my neck. It caused great pain, was lanced, and became a running sore. I went into a general decline. I was persuaded to try Hood’s Sarsaparilla, and when I bad taken six bottles my neck was healed, and I have never had any trouble ot the kind since.” . Mas. K. T. Snyder, Troy, Ohio. Hood’s Sarsaparilla and Pills j will rid you of it, radically and per manently, as they have rid thousands. TWO FREIGHTS IN COLLISION. 1 Bad Mix-Up on Central, t»«t No Lives Were Lost. Macon, Ga., Jan. 16.—A head-on eol- lisioi >ccurred 2 miles north of Byron. 1 on the Southwestern division of the Central railroad, yesterday morning, which resu’ ed In about as complete a smash-up as :ould have been possible without somebody being seriously in- ' Jured or killec As it is, only two big ' engines are demolished and a few freight cars badly wrecked, with two or three persons slightly Injured. The southbound train, in charge of Engineers Hugi es and Conductor Mar- * tin, was speed ng on its way to Co* 1 lumbus between Echeconne and Byron, as usual yesterday morning. Withm ' 2 miles of Byron, on a sharp curve, t the northbound extra, in charge of En gineer Patterson and Conductor Lath- , am, was seen by Engineer Hughes coming in the opposite direction. At the same time the engineer on the ( northbound extra saw the train ap- t preaching from the Echeconnee side. Both engineers reversed their levers and as soon as possible Jumped. The trains had reached a moderate rate of speed when the clas’i came, although both engines were a most completely demolished .and a number of freight ^ cars were also wrecked. MAY BUILD NEW CITY HALL. Seaboard Air Line Makes Liberal Proposition to Savannah. Savannah, Ga., Jan.^16.—W. W. Mac- kail, representing the Seaboard Air Line and the Georgia and Alabama Terminal company, lias made a propo sition to Mayor Myers in reference to the building of a bridge across the Savannah river to the Hutchinson is land terminals. It looks to the con struction of a new' city hall. j] The Seaboard wants the present city exchange site for the city terminus of the big bridge w'hieh it proposes to throw across the river. In return for this it is willing to erect a building for the city as w’ell as railroad pur poses. The city will be guaranteed free office room for 100 years. The matter is still in indefinite shape, but as Mr. Mackall has carried through everything he has undertaken for the Seaboard and Savannah, it is likely that he will he successful in this also. -— ... . STOLE WOMAN AND GOLD. 1 Deputy Sheriff Grooms Brings In Pair of Criminals. Waycross, Ga., Jan. 16.—Deputy Sher iff E. Grooms, of Ware county, came In yesterday with J. B. Manning and J. T. Knight, who were arrested at Waresboro. * These are the two men who ran away with Mrs. James Manning, from near Mount Pleasant, taking along $138 of her husband’s money. Deputy Grooms reached Screven a few minutes after the parties had left, but he intercepted their trunks. Dr. Spence, at Waresboro, stopped the par ties and wired the sheriff. • Tne woman was sent home and the deputy marched his men ahead of him to this point. They acknowledge taking the man’s wife and his money, but claim the amount was only $18. Farmers Fight Forest Fires. Waycross. Ga., Jan. 16.—Forest fires raging west of here Saturday and Sun day did heavy damage, according to reports. Probably eight or ten lots of land were burned over and the loss is heavy to turpentine men, wood and timber men and farmers. W. D. In man. a leading farmer near Manor, turned out with his neighbors and fought fire all day Sunday and be came overheated, from the effects of which he died Monday afternoon. He was 55 years old. Ketterer & Deen lost two crops turpentine boxes by fire and Mr. Collins 40 cords of wood. Child Is Fatally Burned. Savannah, Ga.. Jan. 16.—Nellie Jeannette, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Palmer Brown and grand daughter of Clerk J. K. P. Carr, of the superior court, died at 1:30 o’clock yesterday morning. Death came from fatal burns received while playing *n front of the fire at her home on Thirty- ninth street. Some one had removed the wire fender from the grate and the little girl’s dress caught from the blaz ing coals. Files Petition In Bankruptcy. Utica. N. Y.. Jan. 16.—George H. Davis, a harness, wagon and trunk dealer of this city, filed a petition In bankruptcy today. The total nomi nal liabilities are $63.26$ and assets $48,826. Among the creditors are a large number of leather goods and horse dealers In various parts of the country.