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CASES AGAINST MILL
MEN OF CHARLOTTE ENDS
Jury Was Instructed to
Bring in Verdict in
Their Fayor
All Suits Go
Off The Docket
GREENSBORO, X. C. March 7.—
The trial of the test case against the
Charlotte mill men. who were sued by
the Government for $71,000 in penalties
for alley, d violations of the immlgra-
«lon laws, ended rather suddenly and
abruptly in the United States Circuit
Court this evening when upon the mo
tion Ot counsel for the Government the
Jury was instructed to bring in a ver-
favor of the defendants.
d!
This carries all of the suits against
tiio men off the docket and a nol proese
.is taken in the criminal care charg
ing them with conspiracy. The de
fendants wcr.-: Edward ' A. Smithy
president of three big cotton mills at
Charlotte: .Sumner B. Sargent, man
ager of the 1). A. Tompkins Company;
E. C. Dweile, secretary and treasurer
Of the mills of which Mr. Smith is
president; Thomas If. Costello, immi
gration agent. The latter Is ntlsslng
and could not be found after the cases
| were instituted.
It was alleged in the complaints that
im:: "I s employe! C"--
! tmlo to go to England to hire labor for
I their mills and that in pursuance of
j this agreement. Costello went and by
i promises, contracts and agreements se-
j cured the consent of the aliens to come
to America. It also was alleged that
I Costello prepaid their passage and
1 gave them "show” money. There were
; 71 of the aliens who came to America
to work in the mills in and around
Charlotte. The defendants offered as
a defense that Costello exceeded his
authority as agent, an Judge Boyd
held that the Government must shpw
that «!• fer.de!.:* shared in the un
lawful purpose with Costello. The de
fendants also contended that as there
was not skilled labor of a like kind un
employed in this country, they were
not amendable to the law.
The defenants brought cotton mill
men from every section of the coun
try to testify that there is a great scar
city of cotton mil! help. It was shown
(hat there is millions of dollars'
SHOW AND THUNDER
AT ROANOKE
PEOPLE IN CONSTERNATION
OVER THE GRAND BUT UN-
PRECEDENTED EXPER
IENCE
ROAXOKE. Va„ March 7.—Follow
ing a fall of from one to four inches
of snow in this section today, and
with freezing weather tonight Roa
noke experienced a thunderstorm that
lasted several hours. The peals of
thunder were loud and long and the
flashes of lightning most vivid. The
like has not tyeen witnessed here be
fore. While grand and beautiful the
storm carried consternation to many
persons. The rainfall was accompan
ied by hail.
I
Judge Dunne Will Have Scalp
of Alleged Extortioner.
JAMESTOWN PETITIONS
FOR THE LIBERTY BELL
PHILADELPHIA, March 7.—Mayor
Weaver transmitted to council today
petitions from the Jamestown Exposi-*
tion Company and the school children
of Virginia requesting the authorities
of Philadelphia to send the Liberty
Bell to the Jamestown Exposition,
.•orth j Mayor Weaver suggested to council
f machinery standing idle in the mills j that inasmuch as his term is about
in the South and East on account of to expire, action on the petitions be
scarclty^of labor. The Department of deferred to await the judgment of his
Labor and Commerce has taken great : successor. Congressman John E. Rey-
interest in these suits and this dc- burn, who will assume the office as
partment is really responsible for the
institution of thp cases. Assistant At
torney-General Cooley appeared with
the local attorneys for the Govern
ment.
QUICK TURN DF CARDS
IN HARRY THAW CASE
Mayor on April I.
MISSOURI TO ELECT
SENATORS BY POPULAR VOTE
JEFFERSOX CITY. Mo.. March 7.—
The bill providing for the nomination
of candidates of all parties for United
States Senator by popular vote was
sent to Gov. Folk today after it had
been passed by both House and Sen
ate of the Missouri Legislature.
Delmas Announced That the
Defense Rests Its Case.
Jerome Surprised
At This Decision
for the first time since the opening of
the trial, and with his chief and As
sistant District Attorney Garvan, ex
amined witnesses and went over the
law authorities until a late hour.
The close of the defense was with
the testimony of Mrs. Wm. Thaw,
mother of the defendant, and it was
XFW vnmt Ararat, 7 fin,--- sa * d lbat today’s conference it was
Xh-H lORk. March 7.—There was j dec |ded that no better climax could
another quid, turn of the cards in | have been reached by the defense,
the trial of Harry K. Thaw late today, j Several of Thaw’s attorneys visited
when the .defense announced that it ; bim in the Tombs today and he was
had concluded to rest its case. It i nntified their decision and concur-
was nearly 6 o’clock when Delphin M. i re ,pi,- „ ,
t ,, im■ , , mi , Tae Question of a lunacy commis-
uelm&s. ihlei of the Thaw counsel, sion looms prominent still. Mr. Je-
called District Attorney Jerome on th
too, has been a question under discus
sion.
It was an evening of activity in the ...
District Attorney’s office.. Assistant I Jured. The thrower of the bomb,
District Attorney Nott was called in ’ youth, succeeded in making his
" ' cape.
BOMB THROWN
AND BUILDING WRECKED
■WARSAW, Russian Poland, March
7.—A bomb was thrown at noon today
into a flat occupied by Prince Argu-
tynski, director of the. Government
high school. The premises were
wrecked, but the prince was not in-
PR0F. SOULE RESIGNS
TO COME TO GEORGIA
rome may ask for the appointment of
announce- I such a commission at any time and
j this may halt proceedings.
Thaw’s lawyers and the defendant
himself, it is said, have more fear of a
suspension of the trial in favor of a
commission than a verdict by 'the
present jury. The defense is prepared
to fight such an appointment, how
ever.
Mrs. Harry K. Thaw visited her
husband early today and remained a
long while. She seemed bright and
cheerful. Mrs. Thaw and her daugh
ters, the Countess of Yarmouth and
Mrs. Carnegie, also visited Thaw dur
ing the afternoon.
Jerome Is Balked.
The decision of Harry K. Thaw’s
lawyers to close their case tomorrow
without calling any more witnesses
surprised no one more than It did Dis
trict Attorney Jerome, and it practi
telephone and made the
ment.
The District Attorney was perhaps
the most surprised man In New York,
for it had been understood that when
Justice Fitzgerald resumed the bench
Fridny morning at 10:30 the Thaw at
torneys would call one or two alien
ists.
Court will assemble tomorrow as
planned, but what will be done Is a
question much discussed tonight. Mr.
Delmns will make the simple an
nouncement "the defense rests."
It will then be the duty of the Dis
trict Attorney to take up the rebuttal,
hut It was generally rumored tonight
that after a brief session, adjournment
would be asked and granted until
Monday, ihat Mr. Jerome may mature cnlly disposes of rumors that Jerome
his plans. The sudden decision of will ask for a lunacy commission,
the defense came after a conference “I wJI not be able to tell what action
of Thaws lawyers in Mr. Delmas’ of- il will take tomorrow,” he said, “until
lice late ibis afternoon. :I hear in open court the words that
Mr. Jerome’s move In the morning is the defense has been finished. I will
awaited with interest. The general not be sure of anything until I hear
supposition is, however, that adjourn- . the statement in open court.”
nunt will be taken. It was under- | “Will you go to the jury with the
t- j case or will you ask for a'commission
in lunacy?”
“On the evidence as it now stands.
ROANOKE, Va„ March 7.—Prof. A.
Soule, dean and director of the Vir
ginia Polytechnic Institute, located at
Blacksburg, has placed his resignation
in the hands of the president to be
transmitted to the board. The resig
nation is effective September 1st, after
which time Professor Soule will go to
Georgia as the head of the Agricultural
College of that State.
FOUR GREEKS KILLED
BY A FREIGHT TRAIN
ROAXOKE, Va„ March 7.—Four
Greeks, employed on Tidewater Rail
road construction work, were today
struck by Norfolk and Western freight
train near Roanoke and killed. The
dead are: Afarcous Lazouler, Danay-
etes Cartelanov, Demerte Asemus and
Dageler Stoneon. The men stepped
from one track to another directly in
front of an approaching train.
SAX FRANCISCO, March 7.—Success
was the proscution’s at almost every turn
in today's developments in the Ruef ex
tortion case. The most notable instance
was in the District Court of Appeals,
where Justices Cooper, Hall and Kerrigan
denied Ruef's application for a writ of
prohibition to restrain Judge Dunne from
any of the proceedings against Ruef in
the Superior Court, pending the deter
mination of the accused man's appeal to
the Supreme Court of the United States
for a permanent writ of error, the effect
of which, if granted, would be to sum
marily postpone the entire prosecution.
While the attorneys for Ruef, who is
still In hiding, were awaiting the de
cision of the A_ppeal Court, Judge Dunne
proceeded with the two cases of perjury
and conspiracy against Ruef and Chief
of Police Dinan. He was obdurate to the
endeavors of Attorney Shortridge to win
delay for Ruef. Motions to strike the
case from the files and to set aside the
indictments were denied and to escape
the imminent necessity of pleading at
once. Ruef's counsel entered a demurrer
which had been previously, prepared to
meet this emergency should it arise. Ar
guments on this were set for tomorrow
morning.
To Force Ruef Into Court.
Coroner Walsh, delegated to apprehend
Ruef after the court had declared that
Sheriff O'Neil was incompetent, reported
his failure and was given until tomorrow
morning to make good. Failing then.
Judge Dunne will probably appoint an
officer to bring the fugitive into court.
Shortly before 5 o’clock, counsel for
Ruef made application to the State Su
preme Court for identically the same writ
of prohibition refused earlier in the day
by the District Court of Appeals.
Pending the determination of this
move, it is the purpose of Judge Dunne
to go right ahead with the case, but it
is not the intention of counsel for the
defense to produce Ruef in Judge Dunne’s
cr.urt while the matter stands thus. As
sistant District Attorney Heney said to
day:
“We are not greatly exercised about
the disappearance of Ruef. He is not far
away, and if the Coroner does not bring
him into court at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning. I shall request the appointment
of an elisor—not Mr. Bums, but some
citizen who is not a partisan and vet a
man who will do his duty. We shall get
Ruef into court."
SIOH MARKET BACK
III IIS WEAK TONE
EXCITEMENT IN FINANCIAL CIR
CLES OVER READING ENDS.
ARCHIE ROOSEVELT
HAS A SINKING SPELL
NEW YORK. Ma*eh 7.—The ex
citement in financial circles caused by
the heavy buying in Reading yester
day, said to be for control of the prop
erty, died out today and the stock
market resumed its generally weak
tone. No explanation of the Reading
incident was obtainable officially to
day, but the denials of Harriman in
terests that they were in’any way con
cerned were generally accepted in
Wall Street and speculators were
more inclined to the opinion that the
heavy buving was for the accout of
H. C. Frick. It has been reported for
some time that Mr. Frick sold out a
considerable portion of his holdings
around 150 and it was held to be nat
ural that he should take back his stock
at the low prices of the past week.
It was noticed also that 125 seemed to
be the price limited at which the heavy
purchases weite made yesterday and
this fact was used as an argument
against the reports that the stock was
being taken for control.
In the contest for Northern Pacific
the shares were bought practically
without regard to the price. Reading
opened at 121 or points lower than
last night, the highest was 124 3-8, the
lowest llS3i and the last sale was
made at 119. The sales were 231,-
900 shares.
Yesterday 736.500 shares changed
hands. The closing tone of the mar
ket was very weak with the more ac
tive shares showing the following de
clines from yesterday’s last prices:
Reading 5 3-8; Louisville and Nash
ville 6; Union Pacific 15-S: St. Paul
15-8; Great Northern preferred, 2;
Chesapeake and Ohio 3 and New
York Central 1%. There was none of
the excited trading of yesterday, dur
ing today’s sessions. The total sales
for the day were 1 400.700 shares,
against more than 2,0000,000 yesterday.
STUMBLED OVER
WIFE’S DEAD BODY
GEU. W. PERKINS PAYS
MONEY BACK TO LIFE CO
Kefancte Principal and In'
terest of Contribution
to Campaign Fund
TWO-CENT PASSENGER
FARE LAW IN NEBRASKA
ST.'LOUIS. March 7—When he re
turned from his office tonight A. R.
Quernheim, president of the Quern-
heim Hardware Company, stumbled
over the lifeless form of his w r ife in
the front hall of his residence, 3720
Vesta avenue, one of the fashionable
residence streets.
Mrs. Quernheim's throat had been
cut. she had been shot once and her
body had been brutally torn and
bruised. • Scattered about the floor
were numerous jewels and several
hundred dollars in currency. The only
thing that was missing was a pair of
diamond ear rings which had been torn
from the dead woman’s ears. Noth
ing has been learned as to the idetity
of Mrs. Quernheim’s assailant.
Thought He Was
Acting For Best
NEW YORK, March 7.—Geo. W.
Perkins, former vice-president of the
New York Life Insurance Company
and now a member of the firm of J.
P. Morgan & Co., has sent to the New
York Life his personal check for $54,-
019.19 to reimburse the company for
the Republican campaign contribution
made from its funds in 1904. in con
nection with which Mr. Perkins was
recently made defenadnt on a charge
of larceny. Announcement of the res
titution of the principal of J4S.500 and
interest was made today by President
Alexander E. Orr, of the New York
Life, to whom Mr. Perkins yesterday,
before leaving on a trip to the South,
addressed a letter inclosing the check.
President Orr also gave out the let
ter. In it Mr. Perkins declares - that
in dismissing the criminal proceedings
against him the court intimated th
the campaign contribution was not
proper corporate purpose. He agall
assorts that he was acting upon a re
quest of :tio then president of the Nev
York Life when he advanced the mone:
for the campaign contribution in 190
and says that when the then presi
dent of the company reimbursed hi
there was no thought on thb pa
either of any personal advantages, b
tt belief that they were “acting fi
the best and broadest interests of th
policyholders, both at home
abroad.”
The letter follows:
"In 1904. at the resquest of the the
president of the qompany, I advanc
S4S.5P0 as a payment on behalf of th
New York Life Insurance Comp;
the Republican National Campaigi
Committee. I did this with the unde
standing with the president that
should be reimbursed liy the com pan
Subsequently I was so reimburse;
The payment was made wither
thought on the part of the preside
or myself of personal advantage, b
solely in the belief that it was for t
best and broadest interests of
policyholders, both at home and abrn.il
In dismissing the criminal pro.ee
ings instituted against me for acce
ing reimbursement, the courts have in|
timated that the payment, tliorefo:
the reimbursement, was not for a
ate purpose. I therefore return t
the company the amount of mone;
paid by it to me, enclosing hero wit'
my check for $.74,019.19 to cover pri
cipal and interest.”
STROTHER BROTHERS
"NOT GUILTY” SAYS JUR
Trying Ordeal While Pris
oners Waited For
Verdict.
Judge Harrison
Thanked The Jury
JURY COULD NOT AGREE
TO HANG STEVE ADAMS.
stood tonight that the defense will
tempt to conclude its cross-examina
tion speedily, dealing very briefly with
the alienists. How long Mr. Jerome
will take on rebuttal is another ques
tion if importance. The case may
close with this rebuttal, although the
defense has a chance for sub-rebuttal.
On good authority it was said that
Delmas would sum up for Thaw. This
I will certainly go to the jury," re
plied the District Attorney. “It there
is nothing between society and any
one who wishes to attack it but
OMAHA, Neb., March 7.—The two
cent per mile passenger fare bill re
cently passed by the Nebraska Legis
lature became a law today. Simultan
eously with this law going into effect
the railroads in Nebraska, including
the Union Pacific, the Chicago, Bur
lington and Quincy, the Chicago and
Northwestern, the Missouri Pacific
and the Chicago. Rock Island and Pa-
cifie, issued circulars today absolute
ly abolishing all classes of reduced
brain storm’ we had better go back
to the days of the frontier and every
raan take out a pistol permit.”
WITTEKIND PASSENGERS
WILL NOT BE DEPORTED
Put No More Can be Brought
In Under Like
Conditions
Effect of Attorney
General's Opinion
were willing to emigrate to South
Carolina, where labor, it is understood,
was in great demand. He paid the
passage of these people by an agree
ment. which was afterwards cancelled,
that they should pay him out of their
wages from employment he might pro
cure for them. Under the terms of the
agreement signed by the immigrants
and Commissioner Watson, the latter
promised to find employment
ing attention that it is the purpose to
make the two cent rate the only pos
sible rate to apply on Nebraska pas
senger fares.
Illinois Takej Action
SPRINGFIELD, March 7.—The two
cent maximum passenger fare passed
the House today by
unanimous vote.
practically a
NEGROES ARE KILLED
ON A LOG ROAD
HOPE FOR HIS RECOVERY IF
VITALITY HOLDS OUT
THROUGH NIGHT*.
WASHINGTON. March 7.—Archie
Roosevelt, the President’s third son,
who has been suffering from diphthe
ria since last Friday, had a turn for
the worse today and tonight, and
though he rallied somewhat, his condi
tion is serious. Dr. Alexander Lam
bert, of New York, in response to a
telegram from President Roosevelt,
arrived in Washington at 9 o'clock to
night and has taken charge of the
case. Drs. Rixey, Kennedy and
Braisted were holding a consultation
when Dr. Lambert arrived at the
White House. Just previous to his
coming further anti-toxine was inject
ed into the patient. The President,
Mrs. Roosevelt and Miss Ethel have
been at Archie's bedside for several
hours. Drs. Bairsted , and Pryor left
the White House at 9:35. They stat
ed that if Archie’s vitality holds out
through the night, there is an even
chance for his recovery.
At 11 o’clock tonight it was an
nounced that Drs. Lambert and Ken
nedy would spend the night at
Archie's bedside.
The Friend’s Select School, which
Archie Roosevelt had been attending
before his illness, was closed today on
account of another pupil having con
tracted diphtheria.
At 1:30 a. m. word from Dr. Lam
bert at the sick hoy’s bedised is that
he is still in a seqious condition.
There has been no change.
Archie Asleep This Morning.
WASHINGTON. March S.—Archie alleged plot by the Western Federa-
Roosevelt went to sleep at 2 a. m. | tion of Miners to “get Steunenberg.”
and the President and Mrs. Roosevelt ; When the case finally came to trial,
retired. Dr. Lambert will remain I Adams asserted that he had been
with the patient throughout the night. I forced to give the confession and the
detectives had assured him of free-
MILLIONAIRE DIES UNDER I dom if he would make a statement
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES involving the Western Federation of
Miners in the assassination of former
Governor Steunenberg. of Idaho. De
tective MePartland and the witness to
the confession testified that no prom
ises of immunity were made.
CULPEPPER. Va.. March 7.—After
being out one hour and a half, the
jury in the case of James and Philip j for an outburst of
At precisely 11.10 o’clock tbe jur
men. preceded by Sheriff Bowersetl
filed into the courtroom, and took the
accustomed seats. A breathless silenc
fell over the courtroom
tors waited the announcement of th
verdict.
Verdict of “Not Guilty.”
“Gentlemen of the jury.” asked Per
uty Clerk Gtlkerson, "have you ugree|
upon your verdict?”
“We have," replied Foreman i’nc<
handing the verdict to the court
cer.
"Wo find the defendants. James a
Philip Strother, not guilty,” was l
message read aloud by Clerk Gilkc
son.
The announcement was the signs
approval. \vhic|
WALLACE, Idaho, March 7.—The
jury in the case of Steven Adams,
charged with the muBder of Fred Ty
ler, after being in deliberation since
11 o’clock yesterday morning, tonight
at 7:10 o’clock announced through
Foreman George Ellers that it was im
possible to agree on a verdict and was
discharged by the court.
Adams was arrested in Oregon, more
than a year ago on the charge of hav
ing murdered Tyler, a “claim jumper”
in the St. Joseph river region of Idaho,
in August 1904.. Jack Simpkins, also
wanted in connection with the same
murder is still a fugitive from justice.
Adams was taken to the Idaho penti-
tentiary at Boise.
There he was informed that Harry
Orchard, in confessing the assassina
tion of Former Governor Frank Sleun-
enberg, had implicated the Western
Federations of Miners in that crime
and had asserted that Adams knew
about the plot to assassinate Steuen-
berg, and tl\at Adams could be brought
back to Idaho on a charge of killing
•Tyler. Adams made a confession to
Detective MePartland. in the presence
of witnesses, while still in the peni
tentiary admitting that he - had shot
Tyler "with a rifle at the behest of
Jack Simpkins. In the . confession
Adams also told of the murder of
Bouls, another claim jumper and of an
F. Strother, on trial for murder of
William F. By water.-,, returned a ver
dict of not guilty at 11:10 a. m.
The jurers retired to the jury room
immediately after Judge Harrison had
put »the case in their hands. Then
began the. most trying test of the or
deal for the • defendants. The strain
Was most apparent on the face of
Philip Strother, the younger defendant,
while James apparently was confident
of a favorable verdict. He sat in
silence, listening to the comments of
his counsel and occasoionally offered
words of consolation to his wife, who
sat by his side.
As the minutes sped by the situation
berfime more strained, many in the
courtroom taking the delay as an un
favorable sign to the accused. Judge
Harrison, himself keyed to a high
pitch, paced restlessly up and down the
narrow space behind his bench, while
the counsel for both sides gathered to j room, with the intention
discuss the meaning of What seemed rectiy to their homes
to them a delay.
Judge Harrison quickly silenc
effect of the verdict was |n
eous. James Strother reached foi) tfi
hand of Mr. M ore one of his counsel
and Philip was quickly surrounded b|
tiie friends who hav'e stood by
brothers since the opening of
trial. Mrs. James Strother, o
come by emotfon. fell forward inti;
husband's-arms, sobbing and exelaiir
ing her thanks.
When the effects'of the critical me
ment passed. Judge Harris
dressed the jury as follows:
"Gentlemen of the jury. I thank yo|
for a verdict which I think will
approved by the public. It is an estat
llsh ;d precedent in the Stale of Vir
ginia that no man tried for defend
ing the sanctity of his home should b|
found guilty.”
After further words of aproval frof
the bench, the Jurymen left the court
f going dil
Shenandoal
County.
GREENE AMU GAYNOR
MAY GET GUT ON BONI
Their Long Incarceration Now
Appeals to Court and the
Prosecution,
NEW YORK, March 7.—Following
the death of Leonidas Preston, at his
rooms in the Hotel Cumbreiand an
autopsy and inouest were ordered by
the coroner. Mr. Preston was New
York manager for an axle and wheel
WASHINGTON, March 7.—A state
ment was issued by the Department
Justice today concerning an opinion
submitted to President Roosevelt by
Attorney-General Bonaparte as to
whether certain immigrants who were
landed in South Carolina last fall are
legally in this country. The opinion,
in effect, is that the Immigrants were
entitled to admission to the United
States and that they are in this
country legally. The opinion agrees
■a :;h that rendered on the same case
by Solicitor Earle, of the Department dition to a violation of
of Commerce an,. Labor. The Attor- | form labor and these
former, but the immigrants themselves cs .. .
were free to reject any particular offer a ^ re< ^ across the tracK.
of eployment that might be made to
them.
Passage Money Paid.
"The Attorney-General holds, in ef
fect. that the original provisions of the j
‘ I alien contract labor laws of 1SS5 wf*re 1
not repealed by the Immigration law of i
1905. and that after 1903. whenever i
passage money had been paid of any
alien laborer who came to this country. 1
under a previous contract to perform
labor here, such alien labor was not I
entitled to admission into the United i
MOULTRIE, Ga.. March 7.—Five
negro employes were killed in a wreck
on a log road near Sunset Mills to- j company He had been ill for some
, . j time with grip, hut insisted on at-
da>. Three others were seriously in- . tending to business against the or-
jured. The train, consisting of flat : ders of physicians. Today his cendi-
cars. was backing out when it struck 1 tion became critical and he died.
Business associates notified the corj- '
DETECTIVES SEARCH GOTHAM
FOR $50 000 DIAMOND RING.
May Grant Bond
If If Is Tendered
day next of 600 Italian immigrant
prompted the consul's communlcatior
COUSIN OF HARRY THAW
BADLY HURT IN ACCIDt
"Second, this did not' operate, how-
I ever, to include the laborers in ques-
! tion. because according to the enn-
j struct ion placed upon the act of 1SS3
I by the courts it was an essentia! con-
t law to per-
do not
missioner apparently did not act in an
official capacity for the State, but
under permission of the State to act
as the representative of citizens who
contributed money to aid in bringing
over the Immigrants: and in the .»ec-
h a„d a n,M C *1s A aS |fi«t having died several years ago,
treason- rb leaving two children, who are with
b ll }b result i her relatives in Dallas. Preston was
apparently would hno oeen the same. 4B of
as the only exceptions made in »he j ’
contract labor act in favor of States !
is the exception with reference to
SAVANNAH, Ga.. March 7.—It is
said that there is a strong possibility
that Greene and Gaynor, who are now
in jail in Macon, awaiting the result
of the review of their case by the
United States Circuit Court of Ap
peals at New Orleans, will be released
on bond. This is the hope of the local
attorneys for the defendants, who have
returned from New Orleans. where
they went to appear on behalf of their
clients at the hearing that was put off
by reason of the desire of the Govern
ment’s attorneys that they be given
more time in which to read the vol-
' * ’ the de-
NEW YORK. March 7.—Central of
fice detectives and representatives of
nrivate agencies ere making a thor-
! nugh canvass among pawnbrokers and
ner that tbe-.- belie-ed an inquiry de- : dealers in' precious stones throughout
sirable. Mr. Preston’s attorney made a ; the city in -eareh of diamonds worth
statement in which he said that Mr. ( $70,000.' whirh were stolen several days ! rno r e ll,Ile "‘re-ented ln-
Presten had come to New York from ! ago from the -T. J. Sweeney Jewelry j uminous bnef pre^enteu
Dallas. Tex., and that he was sole : Company of Houston. Tomas. A ro- l lensc.
heir to an estate worth. $3 000.000 in I ward of $10 O00 has beery offered for the
New Orleans, hc- ides havtg a m<l! ! on f return of ' the .lewis,
that he had made in
Mrs. Preston Is his second wife, the ! a New York man and
that he will nrohqblv at
pose of his plunder here
HOT SPRINGS, Ark., March
Mrs. R. H. Thaw, of Sistersvllle,
second cousin of Harry K. Thaw,'
run over last night on Central ave
by a wagon driven by a man name
Snyder. Mrs. Thaw was taken to
hospital and is in an extremely serioti
condition.
After this occurrence there
gr at excitement among the peopl
who had witnessed it. They believe
that the accident could have bee
avoided by the driver, and his attemf
to escape incensed them more. Thet(
was much -talk of a lynching.
FIVE YEAR OLD CHILD WAS
BADLY BURNED AT EATONTOl
noy-G
holds further.
under any such
qr.der th
ms
thi
wut Sc*.*. 1 00. who
> n.ls >‘f Com mm
provts
immigration act. the
:s in question could have
idc.i. The statement says:
, 3rs from statements fur-
• he Department of Com-
I^tbor that the legislature of
' created the office of immi-
min' -sinner and made an an- : . •
;i .f $2,000 for its expenses. .
press purpose of encouraging ; ” -
S 10 come into that State, j
ppears that certain private j
•do up a fund amounting to ,
ed in the ; ho:
however, j appear to have be
of the re- 1 enforeible erntra, :
"Third—Tha: although the pass
of thse laborers may have been t
in pursuance of an offer or soltc
tion of employment and in
of the provision of the act
ould renderc the alien
liable to exclusion as
. did not contain any provision exclud-
r from admission thrse whose pts-
re money had been paid in vioia-
n of its provisions.
Not in Official Capacity.
’Fourth—That if. however, the la-
- •:--- ;r. question had been otherwise
advertisements by States published in
foreign countries stating the induce
ments they offer for immigrants, and
in the other provis.’o is of the contract
labor laws prohibiting all persons from
prepaying the passage money or other
wise assisting aliens coming within the
inhibitions of th* 1 statutes there is no
exception made in favor of any indi
vidual because he may be acting as
the teenl of the State.
"The Attorney-General hMd=. in eq
uation j f ec * however, that under the provis-
190,3. j j ons 0 f the new immigration act which
them- | was approved by the President last
Monday, the Immigrants in question
could have been excluded.”
WORKMEN UNEARTH MANY
HIDDEN
S.-.hool Supe-intondsnts' Reports.
ATLANTA, March 7.—State School
Commissioner
W. B. Merritt has
REASURES IN TOMBS. 1 written to all the countv school su-
i - j perinter.d. nts of the St«te ask.ng
ANCONA. Italy, March 7.—Work- j them to send him copies of their an-
i men today disc vered two ancient j mal reports to the grand juries in
• tombs of extraordinary value and in- I their -respective counties. Ho has
I terest here today while excavating for a j 30 asked for copies of what the
j the foundation of a hospital. Those j grand juries say in their presentments
tombs date from t' ** third country be-j regarding the schools. Tie proposes to
I fere Christ. They contained some embody.a summary of there re-ort* in
„ I beautiful silver vase— a pair , of gold i his annual report to the Legislature.
lurv is
EATONTON. Ga.. March 7.—Sara
the 5-year-old daughter of Rev.
Mrs. A. C. Cantrell, of this city,
rowly escaped burning to death W
nesday afternoon, at the F.ast Putn
parsonage.
Left alone in her mother's room, th
little girl put .a large piece of .past
I board into the fire, and in some naan
imp ignited. Sh
. — . , ran from the room down the hall
mot to die- 1 dcfendatS would he able to give rea- ' =„arch of her mother, whom si
^ sonable bond. To this Gen. P. W. Mel- * t], OU ght was on the back porch. H
| drlm. for the defense, replied In the j mother hearing her screams in anothc
affirmative. Fivjm this, it is judged j room r;! n per ami. smothered th
that a tender of bond tvould be ac- j q ames with her own skirt,
c-pted by the Circuit Court of Appeals [ The ..pijj was fearfully burne
and that the noted prisoners may he j aLout the limbs, neck and liair. Fo
released from their long inceration. j t una tg]y she ran in such a directi
i that the wind blew the flames fro:
I her and she did not inhale them.
When it became apparent that c.t
The authorities ! t,!e h e arin 2 to be . held ,L hirt £ days
business. | in Houston believe the ,tbi*f ™ I ^
•• ' i*”- to give rea-
expert end
sliver vase— a pair of gold : his annual report to the Leg!
set with emerald; and a go'J 1 jt is his belief that the grand
ring -vlth a. carved -' no- O b r
bave been given that search be made
for other antiquities.
$50CC0 CONFLAGRATION
VISITS DELHI, LOUISIANA.
from adr
ihat
am
or E. J. Wat- exclu
urces he went their
tiseme'.ts and missioner of the State of South Caro-
eor.siderahb- lira would not have changed the re-
• artisans who suit, since, in the first place, the com-
iission, the f.
paid by th
tate of Sou::
Station Ooened at New Orleans. I
NFW ORLEANS, March 7.—Now I
Orleans' first immigration station was |
formally opened today, an old South
ern Pacific depot having been equip
ped for this purpose. The station con
tains quarters for sixtv men and
thirty women. It will be used until
the $73,000 station authorized by
Congress can be built.
DELHI. La.. March 7.-
principal build:-gs of
burned to th*- ground nr.c
were completely demo
-Five of the
Delhi were
three other;
i-hed with
a great power for coed arrd that much
can be accomplished in th» cause of
education, if they can be induced to
exercise the proper amount of enthu
siastic interest.
i FRISCO MAYOR PLEADS
NOT GUILTY OF EXTORTION
SAN FRANCISCO. March 7.—Mayor
g. hmitz appeared before Judge Dunr.e
today and pleaded not guilty to the
charge of extortion preferred against
him bv the grand jury. By agree-
ment next Monday was set for the
trial.
dynamite during a fire bef-re daylight
today. The dynamite was used to save
the entire town from destruction.
Among the buildires destroyed by fire
were the Mason's Hotel and the post-
office. The loss will he about $50,000.
Confederate Memorial Board.
ATT. ANT a March 7.—Under the act
of 1 °c4 TO' tit’.g :! •-- Corfe,j,-. r » l( , Mo.
mori.al Board of Georgia. Gov. Ter
rell today reappointed the following
members of that beard: Hon. J. G.
Morris, of Cobb County, for a period
of five years from August
JAIL NOT PLACE TO
DETAIN IMMIGRANTS
NEW ORLEANS, March 7.—The
right of the local authorities to use
the jails for detaining immigrants
under sentence of deportation is pro
tested against today in a letter from
the Italian consul, 'threatening action
by his Government if necessary to
prevent such an oe^ urrence. Sever tl
and Hon. John O Waddell, of Polk’! foreigners were kept in jail under
for a neriod of five years from August (these iroumstances ? few rr )nt.".s
23 1S06 jigo. The expected arnvel on Satur-
A1 though .sufferirar terribly, it i
I thought she will suffer any resut
[ more serious than the scars on h
body.
Mr. and Mrs. Cantrell’s youngest sc
: only a few weeks ago broke his art
the second time while at play at sch<K
and the" have the sympathies of t
(entire community in Their misforrun
j Mr. R. A. Jon s who has been ager
j of th*- Centra! Railway here for seve
i years past, has been critically ill C f
j catarrhal jaundice for the past wee]
and his death has been expecte’d fc
the past two days. His relatives frot j
different points have been summone
• and are at his bedside.
He cam- 1 here from his home
Senoia. Soon after he married Mi
Nora T-*** 1 , a rewinding clerk in th
Tennessee Legislature, who also
many friends in the State.
Mr. J. A. Cathey, of Machen.
| acting agent during Mr. Jones’ illni
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