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‘Made by Silly American Girls
Denounced in Congress,
SOILED NOBILITY RAPPED
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Congressman McGavin Handles Sub{‘
ject of International Marriages ‘
with Gloves Off and Evokes 1
Laughter and Applause.
A Washington special says: Interna.
tional marriages of American heiresses
to titled foreigners were denounced on 1
tbe floor of the house of representa
tives Tuesday by Mr. McGavin of
Ilinois, who spoke on the bill of his
eolleague, Mr, Sabath, to tax all dow
ries and titled husbands.
Mr. McGavin's remarks were made
under the license of general debate, At
times they provoked laughter and ap
plause on both sides of the cham
ber.
The house, he said, was in commit
tee of the whole on the state of the
umion, but he wanted to know what the
state of the union was, and what it
was coming to “in view of these in
ternational uniong between American
heoiresses and alleged nobles from
abroad.” He wondered what the
«sarly ploneers would think and say if
from their graves they could look back
amd see s 0 many of the women of this
eountry~ “sacrificing their souls and
honor upon the altar of snobbery and
viee.”
He expressly stated that he had no
reference to any particular American
girl, nor has he prejudice against all
titled men, but he referred ‘“only to
those who have a monocle on their
eyes and an idiotic look upon their
faces—those who have not the dispo
#ition to do good mnor the ability to
4te harm.”
Mr. McGavin said his curiosity had
been aroused to know the right com
mwittee to which the bill should have
.gone, but he had found that it prop
<rly had gone to the committee on
ways and means, because it sought to
Jevy a tax.” And then, he said, he was
-curious to know whether the present
“tariff schedule included dukes, earls,
Jords and ecounts.
“Finding that these things were no
where mentioned, I thought it might
be proper for the customs officials
1o classify them, like frogs’ legs, as
‘poultry, for it is general opinion
among Americans that they are a spe
<ids of geese.”
Mr. McGavin said the United States
triumphantly had referred to the fact
that as between it and other nations
the balance of trade was in its favor,
“but,” he said, “nowhere in the sum
mary can be found a reference to
such trade as that in which soiled and
frayed nobility is exchanged for a few
million American dollars, wrung from
the lambs of Wall street, with a wo
man thrown in to boot.”
“Every day,” he declared, “seemed
to be a bargain day in New York city,
whether it be for a yard of ribben or a
pound of flesh; whether it be upon the
retail counter of Broadway or the auo
tion block of Fifth avenue.
In: these days, he said, “wealthy
American girls traveling abroad, when
they see some remnant of royalty, en
*thusiasticaly exclaim: ‘Oh, mamma,
buy me that!" An interpreter is them
#ecured, a bargain is made, the money
Ais produced and the girl is gone to
#oon return a sadder but a wiser one.”
In conclusion Mr. Mc?avln said:
“While I have engaged in some crit
«ism of those particular ones who
have made a mockery of the most sa
cred relations of life—of those not
satisfled with any other mame but
‘Countess Spaghetti’ or ‘Countess Mac
caroni,” I want to say one word in
tribute to those true American women
who have spurned the wiles of earls,
lords and counts for the love of his
majesty—an American citizen.”
DECISION AVERSE TO FORAKER.
Call for State Primaries in Ohio Held
to Be Legal.
The Ohio supreme court has aflirm
ed the decisions of common pleas
court for Franklin tounty and Allen
county in the two cases brought to
test the validity of the Bronson pri
mary election law,
It has been presumed that attorneys
supposed to represent Senator Fornker‘
will carry the question now to the fed
eral courts. The decision makes the
call for state primaries on February 11
regular, |
ALLEN GAINS FOUR VOTES.
Senatorial Deadlock in Kentucky Leg.
islature Remains Unbroken.
John R. Allen of Lexington, Ky,
gained four more votes In the joint ses
slon of the Kentucky legislature at
Frankfort for United States scnator
Wednesday. The ballot resulted: Beck
ham §7, Brddley 57, Allen 7, J. J. C.
Mayor 1. Thus the deadlock remains
unbroken,
BRYAN VISITS HOUSE.
His Presence Calls Forth Eulogy from
Arkansas Solon — Clashes With
Bailey — Hits Court Decision.
A Washington special says: The
presence of William-Jennings Bryan
In the lobby of the house furnished in
spiration to Mr. Wallace of Arkansas
for a vigorous speech in which, while
admitting that Mr. Bryan had made
mistakes and had been charged with
talking too much, he said that the Ne
braskan was worthy the honor and suf
frage of all the states.
In a window recess of the wide hall
in front of the senate chamber, Mr.
Bryan held an impromptu reception for
senators and representatives for about’
an hour,
An animated discussion tobk place
between Senator Bailey and Mr. Bry
an. As Mr, Bryan said later, the dis
cussion was about the democratic view
of the currency question. Both Mr.
Bryan- and Senator Bailey said there
had been very Ilittle difference of
opinion. Both stood for the direct gov
ernment issue of money instead of an
issue through the banks. Mr. Bryan
would make no statement as to wheth
er he approved of. the compieteg plan
of Senator Balley as outlined in the
substitute he will offer for the Aldrich
bill, but he said that its basis was
good democratic doctrine brought
down from the time of Jefferson. |
Mr. Bryan’s attention being called
to the supreme court decision holding
that a corporation hag the right to
discharge a man because he is a mem
‘ber of a labor unfon, he dictated a
‘statement which, in part, is as fol-
Isws: ~
“The subject is one of vital import
ance, and I do not understand by what
course of reasoning the majority of the
court reached the decision announced.
A corporation is a creature of law. It
has no rights except thosg given it by
law, and it must not be confused with
the natural men. Man was created to
cary out a divine purpose. The corpo
ration was created to-make money. The
corporation enjoys many rights and
privileges which are denied to the in
dividual, and it cannot claim the pos
gession of any natural or inalienable
rights, The power that creates a cor
poration can restrict it, restrain it and
control it, and congress has plenary
powers in dealing with corporations
in so far ag they engage in interstate
commerce.
“The union is a lawful association,
and if a man can be discharged be
cause he belongs to a labor union, by
the same logic he can be discharged if
he belongs to a political party objec
tionable to the employer, or a churcn
against which the employer is preju
diced, Followed to its logical conclu
sion, the principle laid down by the
court, as I understand the decision,
would enable the corporation to set
itself up as a dictator in regard to the
habits, thoughts and convictions of its
employees on any and every subject.”
NO AGREEMENT REACHED.
Railroads Will Take Rate Question in
Tennessee to the Courts.
#A conference between Governor Pat
terson of Tennessee and representa
tives of the several railroads operat
ing in the state and the Tennessee
railroad commission was held at Nash
ville Tuesday.
The conference was for the purpose
of an amicable settlement of the pas
senger rate question, but no agree
ment was reached. “
The result is that the protesting
roads will take the matter of rates
to the courts for final adjustment.
DON'T WANT SENATORSHIP.
Georgia Governor Definitely Announc
es That He is Out of Race.
Governor Smith of Georgia has given
out a statement to the effect that he
will not this vear be a candidate for
the United States senate, but will go
before the people in the coming pri
mary as a candidate te succeed him.
self as governor,
FORESTRY DELEGATES AT WORK
Governor Smith of Georgia, Pleads By
~ fore Senate Committee.
Goversor Hoke Smith of Georgia
had charge of the hearing Thursday
before the committee on agriculture In
regard to the bill now pending before
the house of representatives for the
Appalachian and White Mountain na
tlonal forest reserves,
Much expert testimony showing the
need of this action and some strong
addresses containing arguments for
the Currier bill were submitted to the
comimittee, /
FLORIDA FARMER MURDERED,
Body Was Found Near Home With
Head Beaten to Pulp,
Elias Sappold, a prominent farmer of
Jonesville, near Galnesville, Fla., was
waylala and killed Monday night, His
body was found near the roadside in
the viecinity of his home. His head
was beaten into a pulp with some blunt
instrument. Suspicions of certain par
tles are entertained,
Likewise Crcwn Prince is
Slain in Streets of Lisbon.
PORTUGUL CHAOS-RIVEN
King Carlos and Family Were Out
Riding in Carriage When Assassins
Fired Deadly Volley—Three of
Murderers Killed on Spot. .
King Carlos of Portugal and the
crown prince, Luiz Philippe, were asg
sassinated in Lisbon Saturday after
no‘on at 5 o'clock. The king's second
#on, the infant Manual, was slightly
wounded, but Queen Amelie, who
strove to save the crown prince’s life,
by throwing herself upon him, was
unhurt. ’ L
A band of men waiting at the corner
ts the Prado de Commercio and the
Rua do Arsenal, suddenly sprang to
ward the open carriage in which the
royal family weré-driving to the pal
ace, and, leveling carbines which they
concealed upon them, fired. The king
and crown prince, upon whom the at
tack was directed, were each shot
three times and they lived only long
enough to be carried to the marine
arsenal, near by, where they expired.
Almost at the first shot the king
fell back on the cushions, dying, and
at the same moment the crown prince
was seen to half rise and sink back
on the seat. Queen Amelie jumped up
and threw herself toward the crown
prince in an apparent effort to sa.vo]
his life at the cost of her own, but the ‘
prince already had received his death’i
wound. ‘e }
The royal family were returning
from Villa Vicos, where they had been
sojourning, and were on their way
from the railroad station to’the pal
ace. A strong guard was in attend
~ance, because of the recent uprisings
in the city, but the band of marauderfgs;
had selected the most advantageous
spot for the commission of their crime,
for they were concealed from the eyes ‘
of the police until the carriage hu;
wheeled into a large square, e l
Before any of the guards were aware
of what was happening, the assassins :.»]
leaped to the carriage and instmtly‘j
a fusilade of shots rang out. In a mo
_ment all was terréble confusion, the
king and crown prince being shoté‘
down without the slightest chance to
save themselves, Police guards
sprang upon the regicides, the 'nmnbelrg
of whom is uncertain, and killed three
of them and captured three others.
One of these committed suicide after
being placed in prison.
The news of the assassination swept
through the city like fire, haljt tho/
populace is panic-stricken.
An examination of t‘flfl)‘;,ounds of
the king, who was already y‘afid when
he reached the arsenal, shogvgd/that
three bullets had found thefit{mark.
One wound was situated at the nape
of the neck, a second in the shoulder
and the third, which was the fatal
wound, severed the carotid artery,
The crown prince, who was still
breathing, but who died ~lmost imme
diately after admission to the arsenal,
had suffered three wounds in the head
and chest. Two bullets had = struck
Prince Manuel, one on the lower jaw
and the other in the arm.
The cold-blooded murder has set a
thrill of horror throughout the coun
try, even among those who have been
working politically for the establish
ment of a republie,
Though torn by internal dissensions,
the past few months, terrorized by acts
of crime and bloodshed, uprisings in
the streets, outrages with knife and
bomb, and always fearful lest these
signs of revolution would culminate
in some dreadful outburst of passion,
Portugal was not prepared for the blow
that fell so suddenly,
~ According to later dispatches, a boy
king, who henceforth will be known
as Manuel 11., is now the ruler of the
kingdom of Portugal, and the revolu
tion into which the instigators of the
bloody events of Saturday had hoped
to plunge the country has not yet, at
least, engulfed the nation,
Portugal is rated among the smaller
states of Europe, occupying most of
the western part of the Pyrenean pe.
ninsula, on which Spain is located,
having Spain at the north and west
beyond natural boundaries of rivers
and mountaing and having the Atlantic
ocean on all other sides., Its area is
slightly larger than that of the state
of Maine. Itg colonifl possessions in
Africa and Asia are nearly twenty-two
‘ times as large as %hn Kkingdom.
| STANDARD OIL IN AFRICA,
‘ A
Iriterests of Trading Company Purchag
| ed and Menepoly Established,
The correspondent of The London
Daily Mail at Durban announces in a
dispatch that the Standard Oil com
pany has acquired the South African
trading interests of the Shell Transport
and Trading company, thus establish.
ing a menopoly in South Africa,
GROSVENOR IS FIGURING,
Officlal “Btatistician” of Republican
Party Prognosticates How Na
tional Election will Terminate.
A Washington dispatch says: Gen
eral Charles H. Grosvenor, ex-con
gfessman, has recently given new ‘
proof of his claim to the title “Old
Figgers.” He is the recognized sta
tistician of the republican party.
Though he is now out of congress, \
he is still furnishing ‘statistics” to
show' that the republican party will
be successful this year, and that Mr.
Bryan is facing hopeless and.comfort
less defeat. If it proves true Mr. Bry
an can expect no sympathy from the
general; he will be able to say “I
told you so.”
He has allowed Mr. Bryan 166 electro
ral votes. As the electoral college
will consists of 483 electors it will
require 242 to secure the presidency.
This means that Mr, Bryan will need
to win 76 from the states put down
by the general as solidly republican.
He says that Bryan cannot possibly
do it,
The states conceded to Mr. Bryan
and their 166 electoral votes are -as
follows:
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Geor
gia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland,
Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina,
Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee,
Texas and Virginia.
The following.- states, with 250 elec
toral votes, are placed by General
Grosvenor in the republican column:
California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinols,
lowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts
Michigan, Nebraska, New Hampshire,
Oregon, Pennsylvanta, South Dakota,
Utah, .Vermont, Washington, West Vlir
ginia, Wyoming, Cennecticut, Minne
sota, New Jersey, Ohio, Rhode Island,
- Wisconsin. ‘
~ While not admitting that the follow
ing states are in any sense doubtful,
Qeneral Grosvenor declares that any
&ains in the democratic electrval vote
- must be secured from these: Connectl
cut, Delaware, Indiana, Minnesota,
- Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New
York, North Dakota, Ohio, Rhode Isk
- and and Wisconsin. These states have
137 electoral votes and out of this
number the democrats must secure the
required 76 to have a majority in the
“eleotoral college.
~ While contending that Mr. Bryan
cannot win the necessary 76 votes, this
statistician says: '
- “The long career of Mr. Bryan as &
- successful candidate has seemed to
‘make it impossible to consider the
claims of anybody else. He is a vigor
{ ous candidate; he is an attractive can
‘ didate; he is a tremendously successful
candidate in every way except getting
. electoral votes.”
~ General Grosvenor kindly suggests
Judge George Gray of Delaware to the
consideration of the democratic party
as_a man who can carry Minnesota,
New York, New Jersey, Connectlcut,}
Ohio and Wisconsin if any democrat.
can.
- In making up election predictions,
interesting note may be made of the
prediction of Justus L. Johnson, pres
ident of the Swedish-American Repub
lican League of Illinois, who was in
- Washidgton, Thursday, Mr. Johnson,
\llthough a republican, declares it as
hig belief that Governor John A. John-
Llon of Minnesota can carry enough
,Gmtes to give bhim forty-nine more
electoral votes than Bryan.
! DISPENSARY PROBE BEGINS.
South Carolina Commission Begins In
vegtigation at Columbia.
The commission to close out the
affairs of the defunct Sou'lhi Carolina
dispensary met in Columbia Thurs
day to inspect books of creditors
whoge claims aggregato $660,000. The
commission, sitting as e court, had
announced previously that some claims
were belleved to be fraudulent, and
they would pay no claims until all
cleimants presented hooks showing
narative of all transactions with the
state,
MANY CHANGES IN ARMY
Incident to Retirement of Wood from
Philippine Division,
Incident to the relinquishment by
Major Genera! Leonard Wood of the
command of the Philippine division, a
series of orders were issued from the
war department Friday making the
necegsary channges in the subordinate
commands, Orders already have heen
promulgated placing General Wood in
command of the department of the
east, with headquarters at Governor's
Island,
808 EVANS REPORTS.
Tells of Arrival of Battleship Fleet at
Punta Arenas,
A cablegram was received at the
burean of navigation at the navy de
partment at Washington Sunday from
Rear Admiral Evans, commanding the
Pacific bound battleship fleet, announe-
Ing the arrival of the fleet at Punta
Arenas, on stralts of Magellan Sat
urday.
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Manner of His Reply to Senate’s In
quiry Causes. Criticism, :
The long delayed reply of Secretary
Cortelyou to afenate resolution call
ing for information concerning the
operations of the treasury department
in connection with the recent financial
crisis, was laid before the senate on
Wednesday by the vice president. The ‘
document was not read, but a printed
copy of it was on the desk of each
genator, and nearly all of them at once
gave it his attention,
Mr. Culberson inquired of the vice
president whether the pamphiet con
tained all of the secretary's commdni
cation. The vice president said he had
not examined the report, :
~ “I do not reeall an ingfance,” said
Mr. Culberson, “in which a head of a
department of the government has an
swered a senate resolution in printed
form.” d |
- “I will ask the senatbr from Massa
chusetts,” broke in Senator Tillman,
turning to Senator Lodge, “who is such
a stickler for senatorial dignity and
senatorial rights, to reply to this in
qull‘y."‘ 1
“I den't know,” responded Mr, Lodge,
“whether a cabinet officer ever sent
in a printed report of this kind as a
convenience, and I do not think it is a
mattegfof importance, The entire reply
will 'i'prlnted tomorrow.”
¥, Tillman retorted by declaring:
: ;fi: secretary of the treasury is as
“suming the airs of a president before
he is elected to that office. The pres
ident sefidg his message in this printed
form, but I have never known a cabinet
officer to assume to do this before.”
\‘ Mr. Culberson said that the fact of
- which he complained was that the sec
retary of the treasury had printed his
argument and had it laid on the desks
of senators and had left the statement
of facts which accompanies it to be
orinted afterward.
ANOTHER MORSE BANK CLOSED.
New Amsterdam National at New York
in Receiver's Hands,
The New Amsterdam National bank,
at New York, capitalized at $1,000,000,
wag closed by the order of the comp
troller of the currency Wednesday
night, and National Bank Examiner
Charles A, Hanna was placed in
sharge. The institution’s liabilities
ave placed as $4,482,016, of which $2,
0656,272.49 are due depositors,
The New Amsterdam National was
formerly one of the chief institutes
in the chain of banks established hy
Charles W. Morse,
MESSAGE RILES MR, DAY.
Syracuse Chancellor Makes Spiteful
Fling at Roosevelt.
Chancellor James R. Day of Syra
euse university, discussing President
‘ Roosevelt's megsage, sald;
‘ “Of the president's message, lam
- compelled to say that muhe of it reads
- ltko the ravings of a disordered mind
and other portions, in which appea)
‘ 18 made to class prejudice and excite
~ment, suggests the adrolt and cunning,
of a shrewd but reckless demagogue.’
MORSE IN MORE TROUBLE.
Bhip Combine Bullit Up by Him Goes
| to the Wall,
Prooeedings in Boston for a receiy.
ership for the Cousolidated Steamship
company were Insiituted simultaneous
ly with those at Portland, Me, and
New York, Wednesday, Bills of com
plaint were filed against the Consoli
dated and also agalnst two subsidiary
companles, the Eastern and Metropol
itan Steamship company. Petitions for
“an injunction against these companjgs
l were also filed,
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STORM IN MISSISSIPPI
Takes Lives of a Number of People
and Causes Heavy Damage in the
Vicinity of Wesson.
Six persons were killed outright by
a cyclone which lald waste a strip
of farming country three-quarters of
a mile wide and several miles long
Just north of Wesson, Miss,, Friday.
Three personsg were prol‘mbly fatally
injured and many others were slightly
hurt when theiy homes were blown
down,
The cyclone struck about 4 o'clecok
in the afternoon and for twenty
miles In a northwesterly direction the
wind tore a pathway nearly a mile
wide, partly or wholly destroying near
ly every bullding in this area. Scores
of dead farm animals littered the cy
clone's track.
Surrounding towns not in the direct
path of the storm suffered damage durs
Ing the few minuteg of ity duration.
At Georgetown bulldings were blown
down and at Hazelhurst two sawmills
were destroyed, many fences and sev.
eral small bulldings were blown over,
Center Point reported much damage,
but no loss of life,
Martinsville, which wag just on the
edge of the storm, escaped without se
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after the cyclone that only an incom.
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