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ROOSEVELT DAY
AT JAM ESTOWN
The Main Feature n Opening of
Ter-Centennial Exposition*
program made public
President Will Take Part in Every Func
tion Slated for First Day and WiU be
Kept Busy the W hole lime.
President Roosevelt is to be the
feature, of the opening of the James
town Centennial exposition, the of
ficial program of which has just been
announced. The opening exercises,
which take place Friday, April 26,
will begin at sunrise by a salute
by the Norfolk Light Artillery Blues,
commemorating the three hundredth
anniversary of the first English set
tlement of America. The president
will reach the exposition grounds at
11:30 o’clock, after passing on the
Mayflower through the columns of
saluting foreign and American war
ships in Hampton Roads. He will be
escorted to the reviewing stand on
Lee’s parade in the rear of the audi
torium building. The speech-making
features of the program will begin at
©nee, and'in the open air, should the
weather permit. An ovation by the
Right Rev. Fred McGill Randolph,
bishop of the diocese of soutnern Vir
ginia and a brief introductory ad
dress by Harry St. George Tucker,
president of the exposition company,
will precede the president’s remarks.
When the president has concluded
he will press a gold button and im
mediately the machinery of the great
show will be in motion, a thousand
flags will be unfurled on the expo
sition buildings and- a salute to the
nation will be fired in the roads, and
by the garrison at Fort Monroe. At
the conclusion of the salute the ex
position bands will play “The Star-
Spangied Banner,’’ the troops will
“present arms” and the concourse
will stand with uncovered heads while
the parade of the soldiers and sail
ers of the United States under Major
General Frederick Grant, will review
the parade from a grand stand, where
also will be gathered the honored
guests of the occasion, including the
diplomatic corps, the official commit
tees cl the senate and house of rep
resentatives and governors of states,
twenty of whom have accepted invi
tations to be present.
The day will close with a recep
tion to President Roosevelt between
5 and 8 o’clock.
SLAP IS AVENGED BY MURDER.
Prominent Dentist Held to Face the Charge
of Killing His Wife.
A New York dispatch says: Dr.
Samuel S. Guy, a prominent dentist
of Far Rockaway and for a number of
years coroner of Queene Borough, is
under arerst charged with the mur
der of his wife in -their home Mon
day night. The woman’s body wa3
found lying in the dining room floor
with two bullet wounds in the breast.
A servant girl says that as husband
and wife entered the dining room
Mrs. Guy slapped his face. Immediate
ly afterward the door closed and i*
a few minutes two shots startled the
girl.
DARGAN LOSES RECEIVERSHIP
But is Allowed to Take Part in Winding
Up Company Affairs.
By an order passed by Judge New
man in the federal court at Atlanta
Monday afternoon, J. T. Dargan,
president of the Atlanta-Birmingham
Fire Insurance company, was reliev
ed from further connection with the
receivership, but, as president of the
company, was associated with the
administration of the affairs, and al
lowed a fee to be paid out of the es
tate to be settled.
WOMAN ARMED WITH RIFLE
Holds Louisiana Sheriff and Deputies at
Bay for Many Hours.
Armed with a nde and standing
guard over her dead husband’s body,
Mrs. L. C. Drew held a sheriff and
four deputies at bay for over twenty
hours at Water Talley, La. It i-i
charged that Mag. Drew shot her bus-
A\'hen
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<! AMENS” DON’T COUNT.
Not Worth a D—n Unless Backed Up by
Deeds, Says Editor Stead to Meth- 9
odists in Conference.
William T. Stead, the English edi
tor, in an address before the New
York conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church in New York city
Monday, pleaded for the assistance of
American Methodists in the move
ment for international peace, which
is to be considered at the next Hague
conference.
“Are you American churchmen
you members of tbe church of Jesus
Cnnst in America —willing to take ac
tion to secure the enactment of this
law as an international statute,” he
asked, “and say that there shall L-e
a moment’s pause before the dogs
of war are unleashed?”
“Amen, Amen!” came-in a chorus
from all over the church.
“Amen; oh, nobody cares a damn
for amen, unless it leads you to and
something to put into effect your
prayers,” the speaker responded.
He declared that in his visits tj
various parts of the world, he has
found no one who thought the Chrix--
tiau church was a force in the world
today. He said:
“You speak to the great men of
Europe, and ask their opinion of its
power and they shrug their shoul
ders, and tell you chat the Chris
tian church has been allowed to go
to the devil. Is the church of Christ
going to do anything to help in the
secular work of the nations —the sec
ular uplifting of the world? You
Methodists are at least the second
church in this American country. If
you should decide to put your forces
to work to the task that is before us
we might have great results from this
meeting. We had a meeting at Leeds
before I came over here to consider
this, and the Free church announced
that it was ready to act under the
direction of the archbishop of Can
terbury in the matter, and when I
left they were considering whether
it would not be better for the Church
of England and the Roman Catholic
church to unite in joint action. I
do not know whether you do this
here, but are you willing to act to
gether?”
As the speaker sat down there
were loud cries of “Yes! yes! yes!''
from all over the auditorium.
A committee of three to draft suit
able resolutions was appointed by
Bishop Berry.
WILLED HER CAT TO TEDDY.
New York Woman Bequeaths All Her
Earthly Possessions to Roosevelt.
President Roosevelt is the sole ben
efleiary under the will of one Lula
B. Grover, which was filed in the of
fice of the surrogate at New York on
Monday. No petition was filed with
the will and the value of President
Roosevelt’s bequests are, therefore,
unknown. The main parts of the will,
which are very brief, read as follows:
"I give to Theodore Roosevelt at
my death everything that is mine;
household furniture, personal proper
ty, jewelry, diamonds, estate, all mon
ey in bank to my credit, and my cat,
Snow Drop Low, and everything that
is mine. I owe to Theodore Roosevelt
a debt greater than I can ever pay
in this world and in this way I wish
to show I am not ungrateful. He has
been my good angel who spread his
wings of shelter over my peace
through life and was my only true
friend in trouble. I gladly give my
little all to him and only wish -t
were millions instead of so small an
amount. 1 hope he will accept it in
the spirit I give it and with God’s
blessing.”
It has been announced that Presi
dent Roosevjelt will accept the estate
bequeathed to him and turn it over
to some New York charity. The cat
is now being cared for under direc
j tions issued by the president.
CABLE BETWEEN COLON AND CUBA.
Permit is Given by War Bepartment for a
Landing at Guantanamo.
The acting secretary of war has
issued a permit to the South and Cen
tral American Cable Company to land
a submarine cable at Guantanamo,
Cuba, connecting that naval station
with Colon. It is believed that the
establishment of this line of cable un
der private ownership will relieve the
government from the necessity of lay
ing a purely military cable connecting
the Isthmus with the United States
by way of Cuba.
RICH COMBINE
AFTER TEDDY
Monied Interests Will Unite to De
feat His Reform Po Ici:s*
CONSPIRACY ON TAPIS
Plan is to Buy Up Newspapers, and Legis
latures if neccessary, to Accomplish
Design—Roosevelt is Unruffled.
A Washington special says: Quite
the most startling r* velopment since
the president’s application of the
word "liar” to Mr. ITarriman was the
statement given out at the white
house Thursday that a conspiracy
is on foot to defeat the president's
reform policies, and that the opposi
tion has already subscribed $5,000,
000 to prosecute such a campaign.
With a barrel of this proportion
at their back and a determination
based upon thorough realization of
the struggle in store, it is apparent
lhat the fuLure holds some interest
ing things in store. The spokesman
of the administration said:
“The trail of the conspirators goes
right across uie continent. They will
stop at nothing and will buy legisla
tures, newspapers and votes, if nec
essary, to accomplish their purpose
and down the president.
“It seems that the first inkling of
this conspiracy, the existence of
which is firmly believed at the white
house, was obtained from an ill-con
sidered remark made at a banquet
oy a friend of the alleged “Harriman-<
Hearst-and-Rockefeller’ combination.
The gentleman who made the slip
Is understood to be Senator Pen
rose of Pensylvania, who is close to
Rockefeller.
“Senator Foraker is supposed to be
in the advisory counsel of the con
spirators, and the president has also
issued a defy to the Ohio senator. The
negotiations between them in future
will be all in the open, and a rough
and tumble light is inevitable. The
president believes Senator Foraker
will receive the backing of the in
terests who are opposing his plans.”
It was also stated authoritatively at
the white house that part of the plan
to encompass the defeat of the presi
dent’s policy is the election of state
delegates to the national convention
from those states known to favor the
president, these delegates to be in
structed for President Roosevelt
with the knowledge in advance that
the president would not be a candi
date for renomination. Then, accord
ing to the statement made, these del
egates, upon the president declining
to be a candidate for renomination,
as he has said he would decline, the
delegates are to consider themselves
free, and are to be switched over to
some opponents of the president, and
the policies for which he is stand
ing.
The men behind this movement are
said to be E. H. Harriman, J. Pier
pont Morgan, the Rockefellers and
other Standard Oil interests, the to
bacco trust and certain other capital
istic combinations which have suffer
ed from the president’s activity.
The movement is much l>ke what
is known as the “Rich Men’s Con
spiracy of 1904,” when, at a meet
ing, Harriman, so the president has
bee* informed, solemnly expressed
Iwis conviction that he could deliver
the delegates to the republican con
vention from lowa> Kansas, Nebraska,
Idaho, Colorado and CafifdWilfi'tb au
anti-Roosevelt man.' Investigation
demonstrated that this c'aiin was pre
posterous.
It was apparent from what the
president said to newspaper men that
he is not at all concerned about the
movement which has been started
against him. The president is quite
content to accept the gage of battle
offered by Harriman and the other
trust magnates. It is out f the ques
! tion now for him and Harriman ever
! to resume friendly relation*.
LOUISIANA LAW UPHELD.
High Court Says State Can Tax Notes
Taaen by Non-Residents.
The constitutionality of the Louisi
ana law of ISSB making taxable in
that state notes taken by non-resi
dents on account of business trans
acted there was brought into question
in the case of the Metropolitan Life
Insurance Company of New York, vs.
the city of New Orleans, which was
decided by the supreme court of the
United States Monday in favor of the
city.
HARRY THAW IS SANE
According to Unanimous Report of Lunacy
Commission—Jerome is Displeased
and Will Make Appeal.
A New York dispatch says: Harry
K! Thaw is declared sane by the
unanimous report of the commission
in lunacy, appointed to iuquire into
his present mental condition. The
moment the decision was handed
down from Justice Fitzgeralds desk
Thursday, District Attorney Jerome
was on his feet, vigorously protest
ing against its confirmation by the
court, lie charged that he had beeu
excluded from the last sesslou of
ilie commission, and demanded to he
allowed to have access to the minutes
and stenographic notes of what trans
pired at the final mental and physi
cal examination of the defendant.
When Justice Fitzgerald declined to
turn the minutes over to the dis
trict attorney, Mr. Jerome declare!
he would carry the case to the ap
pellate division of the supreme court,
asking that a writ of prohibition or
mandamus be granted to prevent a
continuance of the Thaw trial until
the higher court had ruled upon the
legality of the commission’s course
Justice Fitzgerald reminded Mr. Je
rome that lie had waived the statu
tory right of attending the last ses
sion of the commission by suggest
ing himself that all the attorneys be
excluded from the sitting in ques
tion. lie then granted the district
attorney an adjournment until Mon
day in order that lie might have time
to prepare his application to the ap
pellate division. Mr. Jerome protest
ed that the time was not sufficient,
but Justice Fitzgerald cut him sliort
with the announcement that the trial
must be concluded forthwith.
It was authoritatively stated late
Thursday night that District Attorney
Jerome will appeal trom the decision
of Justice Fitzgerald. The appeal will
be in the nature of au action to ob
tain areview of the justice's decis
ion, and will be taken in the appellate
division of the supreme court.
FOR SELLING PERSONAL LETTER
Former Stenographer of Harriman is Ar
rested in New York.
Frank W. Hill, a stenographer, was
arrested in New York Thursday night
charged with having sold to a news
paper a personal letter of E. H. Har
riman. The warrant was sworn to by
Alexander Miller, secretary of the
Union Pacific Railroad company, of
which Mr. Harriman is the president,
and was served by a detective from
the district attorney’s office. Hill was
locked up at police headquarters.
The letter in quest*on *was address
ed by Mr. Harriman to Sydney Web
ster and was first published by The
World last Tuesday morning. State
ments therein contained called forth
the controversy between President
Roosevelt and Harriman. Hill is 37
years of age and lives in Brooklyn.
Action against Hill was taken un
der the section of the penal code,
which defines as a misdemeanor the
act of “a person who willfully and
without authority either takes a let
ter, telegram or private paper be
longing to another, or a copy there
of. and publishes the whole or any
portion thereof."
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FIFTEEN VICTIMS OF FLAMES.
Holocaust Results from Fire in Italian
Boarding House in 'Frisco.
Fifteen Italian laborers were *
ed to death and a score badly burn
ed or injured in a lire which de
stroyed a lodging house in San Fran
cisco early 'lnursday morning.
The names of the dead, with two
exceptions, are unknown. The victims
were asleep in their rooms when the
fire started. Before they could be
aroused, the flames had spread all
through the building.
The inmates were burned in the
ruins, twenty being taken out dead
and dying.
WRONG NEGRO WAS ARRESTED.
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Mrs. Talbert Declared Jim Lewis Was
Not her Assailant.
The negro, Jim Lewis, was carried
before Mrs. Hugh Tolbert Thursday
at Fairmount, Ga., for identification.
“He is not the negro who assaulted
me and murdered my baby,” declar
ed Mrs. Tolbert.
A large crowd had gathered wait
ing the result of the identification.
When it was found that he was the
wrong man a purse was made up for
him, and he was carried back to his
home in Alabama.
ROOT SEEKING
TO END SCRAP
Being Pulled Off By Little Central
American Republics.
THE TIME IS NOW RIPE
Conference Held with Mexican Ambassador
at Washington and Matter ot joint
Action tor Peace is Discussed.
Secratary Root and Mexican Am
bassador Creel, at a conference in
Washington Saturday, decided that
tile time was ripe for concerted ac
tion to terminate hostilities in Cen
tral America if that result could be
accomplished by moral suasion and
earnest representation, beyond which
point neither the United States nor
Mexico is willing to go.
The appearance in Washington of a
minister from Salvador with large
powers, believed to be authorized to
speak for Honduras, seemed to af
ford the opportunity for uiplomutic
action at tins end. Therefore a se
ries of conferences began early Sat
urday morning at the Btaio depart
ment between these interested par
ties, which it is stated by the partici
pants will probably lead to a peacelul
settlement of the trouble, and more
over one that will endure longer than
the few months that frequently marks
the life of these Central American
compacts. The basis for the agree
ment is yet to be defined In its de
tails; indeed it was stated that be
yond the agreement among the par
ties to the conference, that the time
had now come for action by them,
that the plan had not been perfected.
A notable fact was the absence of
the Nicaraguan minister, Senor Corea.
It was suggested that the purpose
of the conference is to frame an agree
ment for the future settlement of all
disputes between Central American
countries and then submit this to
Nicaragua and request her adhesion,
failing which that country would find
itself standing alone among the Cen
tral American states and without
their sympathy. It is believed that a
few days will bring about important
developments and that either peace
will bo declared or a general war
will follow between Nicaragua and
the four other states.
PRICES BOOSTED BY DAIRYMEN.
Some Four Hundred Meet in Atlanta and
Form a Combine.
Some 400 dairymen held a council
in Atlanta Saturday night, agreed
upon a scale of prices, an increase
over the existing ones, formed a ua
ion and decided to employ a milk in
spector of their own.
In future milk will be sold to the
retail trade at 44 cents per gallen, an
increase of lo per cent; to hotels, res
taurants and soda fountains at 35
cents, an increase of 16 cents; to tlia
dealers at 25 cents, an increase of
25 per cent. Cream will be sold to
the retail trade at SI.BO per gallon;
to hotels, restaurants and soda foun
tains at $1.40; to the dealers, sl.
PRICES OF GRAIN ARE JUGGLED.
Telegraph operator Exposes Crooked Deal
ing by hoard of Trade.
A. W. Harris, former telegraph
operator of the Superior board of
trade, at Minneapolis, testified in the
federal inquiry, now on in tuat city,
that grain quotations were there ma
nipulated, and then telegraphed to St.
Paul, Cincinnati, Kansas City aiul
Omaha.
inis evidence was brought out Sat
urday In the suit of the Minneapolis
chamber of commerce against the Su
perior board of trade to restrain ic
irom using the chamber s market quo
tations.
INVESTIGATORS TAKE A RECESS.
Notorious Brownsville Case ia Laid on Shelf
Until May 14th Next.
a Washington dispatch says: The
senate committee on military affairs,
which is making an investigation of
the Brownsville affray, agreed Friday
to take a recess until May 14. It ia
not thought likely that the commit
tee will go to Brownsville until fail
when a trip will be made merely for
the purpose of giving the committee
an opportunity to look over the town
and see for themselves the marks of
bullets in the various buildings.