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GOV. ODELL’S VISIT
secrets of the trip to wash.
INGTOY EXPOSED.
REPUBLICANS are alarmed.
LOSS OF SUPREMACY IX STATE AMD
NATION FEARED.
j>re*i<le nt Roosevelt'* Action In the
Northern Railway Merger, Hat
Capped the Climax of Hit Unpop
ularity With Wall Street—Odell
and Platt Fear Contribution* Will
Be LaekiiiK lor the State and Na
tional Campaign*— Many Other
Thins* Show a Tendency to Dis
organisation in Republican
Banka.
Washington, March 12.—The division
of the Republican party over the
question of tariff concessions for Cuba
and the factional differences which are
growing in pome of the states where
unity is essential to the success of the
party, have alarmed administration
leaders to such an extent that a sys
tematic effort to repair the weak
places has been begun.
Of great political significance was
the visit to Washington of Gov. Odell
of New York. Coming as this did on
the heels of Senator Platt’s visit to
Albany, it is regarded by political ob
servers as a most important move to
ward party harmony. It was impor
tant because it brought President
Roosevelt directly and personally into
the movement; it was important be
c iue the future of politics in the Em
pire State was involved; it Was impor
tant particularly because it served to
emphasize the conditions that exist in
side the Republican party.
Republican leaders do not attempt
to conceal their alarm over the possi
bilities of a Democratic victory in New
York this fall. In the state at large
there are many factional differences,
while in New York city the party is
handicapped by responsibility for the
present reform administration which
so far has succeeded in making a rec
ord for nothing else than broken prom
ises. The extreme critics of Tammany
Hall, whose agitation made'the elec
tion of Mayor Low possible, have al
ready turned their batteries against
the Mayor and his administration, and
the split betwen Low and District At
torney Jerome over the "dry Sunday”
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questions are, in the opinion of the Re
publican leaders, playing into the
hands of the leaders.
hl.Miliiifiril With Roosevelt.
To add to their troubles, the Repub
licans find that there is a great deal
of dissatisfaction among men who have*
been the strongest supporters of their
party with some acts of President
Roosevelt. This dissatisfaction is real.
It is not mere newspaper talk. The
large money interests of New York,
whose support has made Republican,
victory possible, made no attempt to
conrenl their present lack of confidence
in the man in the White House. They
do not question his honesty 7 or Integ
rity. hut they do question his political
wisdom, and they are not very enthu
siastic over the political wisdom of a
number of his closest advisers. This
lack of confidence is not of particular
recent growth. It antedates by a good
many years the President’s action the
other day, in springing the news of the
merger suits to be instituted by the
government, which threw such a scare
into Wall street, but these suits—or
rather the President's method of taking
action without in any way consulting
the men in whom Wall street have the
grcitest confidence—serve to give his
critics the opportunity of saying, “I
told you so,” and they are doing it
with a great deal of fervor.
This Wall street feeling toward
Roosevelt was clearly reflected in a
talk which I had yvjth several gentle
men prominent in the financial world
with whom I was thrown at the press
dinner given at the Waldorf-Astoria in
honor of Prince Henry. The under
standing was, of course, that these gen
tlemen were not to be quoted, and I
cannot, therefore, reveal their iden
tity further than to say that
one of them is a high official
of the Standard Oil Company, another
is a partner in one of the greatest
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financial concerns of the metropolis,
and a third is a many time millionaire,
whose name figures in some of the
largest operations in the world of
finance. These gentlemen have all been
heavy contributors to the Republican
campaign fund. They all of them
agreed that from the standpoint of
men with large investments, the pres
ent President of the United States is
a dangerous and unsafe man.
Flatt'* Visit to Albany.
These men, or rather’men of the class
w'hom they represent, have the ear of
Senator Platt and they have not hes
itated, so it is understood, to express
their views to the Senator. The Sen
ator himself has never been close to
Roosevelt. He is, however, very close
to Gov. Odell, and Jie Is good enough
politician to see that next to Roosevelt
himself, yie New York 'governor is
more interested in harmony in the Re
publican party of the state than any
other one man. Hence the trip to Al
bany. That Gov. Odell should have
found it convenient to take a little va
cation just at this time, and to spend
that vacation in Washington, was most
natural. While he and President
Roosevelt have never been particularly
close politically, he was in the best
position of all the Republican leaders
of Nerv York to tell the President of
the conditions prevailing there.
He has had his talk and has returned
to Albany. It is understood that the
conversation between the two men was
by no means confined to honeyed com
pliments. President Roosevelt ex
pressed no surprise over what was toid
him about divisions in the par
ty in New York, but he in
clines to the belief that Gov
ernor Odell’s administration is
more responsible for this state of af
fairs than is the federal administra
tion. With regard to the merger mat
ter, the President made it clear that
he had no excuses to offer as he was
acting strictly within the lines of his
duty as the executive head of the gov
ernment and he did not see that it
was incumbent upon him to consult
the big.men of Wall street in advance.
There were, how'ever, agreements upon
minor political matters. All of them
concessions to the wishes of the New
York organization for which Gov.
Odell spoke. The President showed
that he is as anxious as anybody for
the election of a Republican Governor
in New York this year, and that he
realizes the possibility of failure in
this, v-
Judge Parker for Governor.
The growing harmony among the
Democratic factions in New York and
the probability of the Democrats nom
inating some man like Judge Parker
of the Supreme Court for the gover
norship have contributed to the alarm
of the Republicans. President Roose
velt is a warm admirer of Judge Park
er and realizes that he would be a
tery dangerous opponent of whomever
the Republicans may nominate. Gov.
Odell realizes this also and for this
reason has so far hesitated to an
nounce his candidacy for renomina
tion. .So chaotic are the conditions just
now that the Governor is in no hurry
to place himself at the head of what
may be a losing fight. He is young and
believes he has a chance at the presi
dency. To go into a campaign this
year and be defeated would, he real
izes, put an end to his political pros
pects and he does not propose to take
any greater chances than he has to.
With assurances that the administra
tion will not fight the Republican or
ganization, of which Senator Platt is
the head, and that there will be
no more bad breaks to scare oft big
contributions from Wall street, he is
willing to make the race.
President Roosevelt believes that
while his action in the merger matter
may not have been popular in Wall
street, the defections in that direction
would be more than offset elsewhere.
The more practical politicians of his
party do not agree with him. They
realize what a potent factor in bring
ing about Republican success in the
past has been the united support of
Wall street.
They know that without the contri
butions of these interests or with any
thing like an even distribution of these
contributions between the two parties,
Republican success would be impos
sible. In New York they are afraid
thpt the lukewarmness of Wall street
toward the Republican ticket would re
sult in the election of a Democratic
Governor, and of a number of members
of Congress from districts which ought
to be Republican.
Contributions Are Needed.
They are particularly fearful lest
these Wall street interests and: those
allied with them may, by giving aid
either positively or negatively, contri
bute to the election of a Democratic
lower House this fall. The Republican
politicians believe that it is essential
to carry the House in this year’s elec
tion, fearing that unless this is done
the way will be paved for Democratic
victory in the presidential election as
it was by the congressional elections
in 1882 and 1890. They believe that the
moneyed interests of the country would
not be at all adverse to a Democratic
House of Representatives since a
divided responsibility in Congress
would prevent the enactment of ex
treme legislation of any kind. These
interests have secured everything in
the way of financial legislation they
desire, and they are satisfied with the
present status.
Truublr Aliead In Another Stale.
It is not in New York alone that the
Republican politicians see danger
ahtud. In Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and
Wisconsin there are factional splits
between, the Republicans, which are
•calculated to work harm to the party.
In Illinois the fight over the senator
ship and the control of the party is
so bitter that great fears are enter
tained th'at there may be another such
upheaval as the state has known once'
or twice in her history, although ap
parently no state in the Union is
more strongly Republican.
It is in view of the conditions in
all of these states that the Republi
cans are trying to get together. Some
of the shrewdest of their leaders in
cline to the belref that the party is
riding rapidly to a fall. As one West
ern member of Congress, who has been
prominent in the management
for a good many years, said to-day,
"You are going to see the merriest
fight inside the Republican party dur
ing the next thneb years that you have
ever known. If any of these fellows
tell you that the present national ad
ministration is going to have smooth
sailing you tell them they’ve another
guess coming. If indications In the
West count for anything, the Demo
crats will get the next House, and
you will see the greatest contest for
supremacy *ond the closest we have
had since 1884.” 1 j.
SAVANNAH MORNING NEW>S: THURSDAY. MARCH 13. 1902.
TO EXCLUDE THE CHINESE.
The Perlite Comal Bill to Be Favor
ably Reported—lt Include* tile
Philippine*.
Washington, Mareh 12.—The Senate
Committee on Immigration to-day
agreed to report the Chinese exclusion
bill, known as the Mitchell-Kahn meas
ure. It is substantially the same as
the modified bill submitted by the Pa
cific Coast Committee, a few verbal
corrections only having been made. A
point w'hich occasioned much consid
eration by the committee, was whether
or not Chinese should be excluded from
the Philippines, or whether the whole
question should be left to the Philip
pine Commission. The committee
agreed to retain the provision of abso
lute exclusion, taking the ground that
the United States Wanted to retain the
Philippines for the Filipinos, arid that
the latter were as much opposed to the
admission of Chinese as were the
Americans.
Another section of the bill which the
committee debated at length, was that
excluding Chinese sailors from ships
of American register. This provision
was also retained in the bill, but with
a proviso to the effect that in case of
accident, stress of weather or serious
illness the captain of a vessel may ship
a Chinese crew for the voyage upon
which he may have entered.
A PROMOTERS BIG PROFITS,
Amerlesu Alkali Company Was Big
Stock Jobbing Scheme.
Trenton. N. J.. March 12.—Suit has
been started In the United States Cir
cuit Court here to restrain the collec
tion of an assessment of $lO on each
share of the preferred stock of the
American Alkali Company, and to
w'ind up the affairs of the company.
The bill charges W. W. Gibbs of Phil
adelphia with fraudulent transactions
in connection with the promoting of
the company, and charges him with
obtaining $500,000 in cash (md *12,000,-
000 of the common stock of the com
pany through a secret arrangement
between himself and the Commercial
Development Company, Limited, whose
patents were to be bought by the Alkali
Company for $1,000,000 in cash, and
$24,000,000 in common stock.
It is alleged that the company never
made a dollar profit. It is charged
in the bill that the patents were great
ly over-valued, and that the whole
thing was a stock jobbing scheme.
MARSHALS TO TAKE A HAND.
Party of Deputies Dispatched to
Sonthxvrnt Virginia Coal Mines.
Roanoke, Va„ March 12.—A special
from Bristol says;
Reports from the Southwest Vir
ginia coal mining district this evening
indicate no change in the situation.
The dissatisfied miners are still in a
state of unrest and an outbreak seems
imminent. At the request of the re
ceivers of the Virginia Iron, Coal and
Coke Company, Judge McDowell of the
Federal Court has issued an order di
recting the United States marshal and
his deputies to proceed to Wise coun
ty, Virginia, an? take the matter In
hand. The marshal is directed l to
maintain order and protect the prop
erty of the company against threaten
ed violence. A special train carrying
■a party of deputy marshals and other
men for police duty left .Bristol for the
coal fields this afternoon.
COMMON' LAW MARRIAGE INVALID.
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeal*
Render* It* Opinion.
Richmond. Va.. March 12.—1n the
case of Offield vs. Davis, appealed frotn
the Circuit Court of Greene county, the
State Supreme Court of Appeals to
day handed down an opinion affirming
the lower court's decision, and holding
that a common law marriage in Vir
ginia is invalid. The question present
ed in this case for the first time be
fore the court, was whether a con
tract entered into between a man and
woman, by which they mutually agreed
to become husband and wife, without
any celebration and without license,
constituted a valid marriage in this
state, and entitled the woman to dower
interest from the time the agreement
was made. The opinion is written by
Judge Cardwell.
BAPTIST BODIES TO MEET.
Orphans' Homes, Mission Work and
Other Matter* to Be Considered.
Memphis, Tenn., March 12.—The
managers of the various Southern
Baptist Orphans’ Homes will meet here
Tuesday, the ISth. Following this on
Wednesday the secretaries of the mis
sion boards will have a conference to
be continued through Tuesday.
An important committee appointed
by the Southern Baptist Convention at
New Orleans will also hold a meeting
here at the same time.
AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY.
It* Net Earning* for the Year Were
BOX 47,114.
New York. March 12.—The stock
holders of the American Tobacco Com
pany held their annual meeting in
Jersey City to-day. The old Board of
Directors was re-elected for a term of
three years with the exception of H.
D. Lee, who was succeeded by C. C.
Dula. The report of the treasurer
said the net earnings for the year, aft
er deducting ail charges and expenses
of management, were $6,647,114.
WOULD-BE RAPIST HANGED.
Hi* Victim Aged OO and a Missionary
to the Negroes.
Portsmouth. Va.. March 12. Neal
Standbaek. the young negro who at
tempted a criminal assault upon Mrs.
Preufer, 60 years old, a missionary to
the negroes, was hanged at the county
jail to-dav. He met his death with j
great bravery. The execution was
without a hitch, and the man’s neck I
was broken.
No Dividend ou Northern Pnelfle.
New York, March 12. —In the ab
sence of a quorum of directors, no ac
tion on the Northern Pacific common
dividend was taken to-day. The meet
ing of the directors for this purpose
was Indefinitely postponed.
CHARLESTON MAY BE HAPPY.
THE PRESIDENT IS COMING ABOUT
THE MIDDLE OF APRIL.
Mr. Roosevelt Authorise* the An
nouncement—Mia* Alice Is Expect
ed From Cuba in Time to Aceon
pany Her Father—There Will Be
Quite a Large Party. Including At
torney General and Mr*. Knox,
Secretary and Mis* Hitchcock,
Secretary and Ml** Wilson. Secre
tary and Mr*. Cortelyou and Pro
bably Other Cabinet People.
Washington. D. C., March 12.—Pres
ident Roosevelt to-day authorized the
statement that he proposes to visit the
Charleston Exposition the second week
in April. This date has been settled
upon after correspondence. with the
people of Charleston, and preparations
will go forward with that date in view.
It is also announced that Miss Alice
Roosevelt will have, by that time, re
turned from her visit to Cuba, so that
she will be a member of the presiden
tial party as originally intended.. In
addition to the President, Mrs. Roose
velt, Attorney General and Mrs. Knox.
Secretary and Miss Hitchcock, Secre
tary and Miss WUson, Secretary and
Mrs. Cortelyou, and several other
members of the cabinet circle, expect
to be added to the party before the
final arrangements for the trip are
comnleted. It is said that It was the
President's firm intention to make the
trip the last week of the present month,
but at the suggestion from various
sources that the dates fixed would fall
during Holy Week, it was concluded
to defer the trip until the second week
in April. Of course the Charles
tonians would have preferred to have
the presidential party make the visit as
early as possible, but the delegation
from Charleston volunteered to con
sult the convenience of the President
both as to the date of the trip and
the arrangements of the programme
for entertainment while at Charleston.
It Is understood the trip going and
coming, including the stay in Charles
ton, will occupy four days.
PEACE REIGNS AT NORFOLK.
Agreement Between Striker* and
Company In Sight.
Norfolk, Va., March 12.—The cars of
the Norfolk Railway and Light Com
pany continued to run to-day without
miljtary guards, and no violence re
sulted. Eight companies of the Seven
ty-first Infantry will be retained in
Norfolk until alt danger of trouble has
disappeared. Meantime four of the
commands from nearby points have
been relieved from duty.
The cars were run to-day without
the usual guard, although two soldiers
were placed on eacih car to-night. Sev
eral rock battles were carried on aft
er sundown and numbers of car win
dows were broken. One non-union
conductor, at 9 o’clock to-night, while
on a car, took a revolver from his
pocket and fired it down the street. No
one vras hit.
The officials of the Norfolk Railway
and Light Company refuse to treat
with the strikers further. They claim
they submitted the matter to a com
mittee of arbitration and that they
were willing to and intended to abide
by the decision of the committee. They
have nearly enough men to keep up
the regular schedules and only a few
more will be needed.
THE MISSIONARY CONFERENCE.
Workers of M. E. Church South Re
port Front Many Field*.
Chattanooga, Term., March 12.—The
business sessions of the conference of
missionary Workers of the Methodist-
Episcopal Church, South, began here
to-day. Encouraging reports were
made from many of the foreign fields.
Among the phases of missionary work
discussed were literature, its prepara
tion and use; the District Central Com
mittee; the district campaign; the mis
sionary sermon, and the Epworth
League.
To-night Dr. C. F. Reid, superin
tendent of missions in Korea, discussed
the work in that kingdom, and urged
that the force of mission workers there
be doubled. He stated that Southern
Methodism is amply able to enlarge the
mission work in that far-away king
dom. ,
The discussions are simply recom
mendatory, no legislative action being
taken on any subject.
CHANGES IN WESTERN UNION.
Col. R. C. dowry Made President
mid Gen. Thoina* T. Eckert Chair
man of Board.
New Yorl(, March 12. —At the quar
terly meeting of the Western Union
Telegraph Company to-day, Gen.
Thomas T. Eckert was elected chair
man of the board of directors, and Col.
R. C. dowry, now vice president and
general superintendent of the Western
division, at Chicago, was elected pres
ident and general manager of the com
pany.
To Develop Mineral Tract*.
Chattanooga, Tefin., March 12. —The
Lacey-Buck Iron Company has applied
for a charter of incorporation in this
county, giving its capital stock at $300,-
000. Mr. Lacey, the president, is of
Chicago. The company will develop
the mineral tracts in North Alabama
and Tennessee.
GOOD WORK.
Proper Food Make* Marvelona
(hanger.
Providence Is sometimes credited
with directing the footsteps by so sim
ple a way as the reading of a food ad
vertisement.
A lady out at Shelbina, Mo., says:
“About two years ago I was compelled
to retire from my school teaching be
cause I was completely broken down
with nervous prostration.
I suffered agony in my back. My
hands and feet would swell up
nights. I was in a dreadfully nervous
condition, irritable, with a dull heavy
headache continually, had no appetite
and could not digest anything If I tried.
I was unable to remember what I read
and was, of course, unfit for my work.
Same said I had consumption, others
said dropsy. One day, as if by provi
dence, I read the testimonial of a lady
whose symptoms were much the same
as mine, and she to-ld of how Grape-
Nut* Breakfast Food had cured her, so
1 concluded to try it.
Irleft off the old-fashioned breakfast
and began with Grape-Nuts, a little
fruit and a cup of Poatum Food Coffee.
That was 8 months ago and I have
steadily improved in both body and
mind. Grape-Nuts Breakfast Food has
done more for me than all the medicine
I have ever taken, and I am now well
again and able to return once more to
my school duties and able to do any
thing in my work.
My mind to clear and my body
stronger thajn ever before. Please do
not publish my name." Name given py
Pos turn Cos., Battle Creek, Mich.
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TO-DAY
SAVANNAH CHAPTER, DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFEDERACY,
will be pleased to receive its friends and acquaintances at this store. This important society devotes
all its time and energy for educational, memorial and charitable purposes to assist the brave veterans
and their famines in distress. The following committee will be here to-day to receive you, and 5 per
cent, of one day’s sales will go for their good cause.
a MRS. A. B. HUI.L, President. f
MRS. H. M. BRANCH. MRS. H. S. DREESE. MRS. N. B. HARRIS.
MRS. G. W. LANIER. MRS. O’MARA. MRS. E. H. ABRAHAM!
MRS. F. WEBSTER. MRS. E. BACON. MRS. A. C. HANSON.
MRS. C. G. BELL. MRS. J. H. JOHNSON. MRS. M. E. DUPONT.
MRS. J. M. SOLOMON. MISS C. W. USINA MRS. L. H. RAINES.
MRS. MARMEI,STEIN. MRS. D. B. MORGAN. MRS R. H. CORNWELL.
MISS C. MCLAUGHLIN. MISS EMMA CLARK.
Lunch will be served from 11 a. m. to 3:30 p. m. Franco-American Soups, Oyster Stew, Ham, Potato Salad,
Stuffed Eggs, Cakes, Ice Cream, Tea and Coffee.
Afternoon Tea from 4to 6., Orange Ice, Layer Cake, Tea, Chocolate with Whipped Cream, etc. , j A
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Tally Cards, different designs and tints, special, each, at |c 2C and 3c
36-inch Percalines, Moire effect, in black and all glory. A firm, good cloth, worth 15c, for IOC
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Big Bargains in Our Drapery and Carpet Sections,
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Ruffled Muslin Curtains, the prettiest ever seen; worth $2.00 a pair, for $1,50
New line of Tapestry Cover Curtains; excellent bargain at $2.50, on sale $2 00
Axminster Carpets, entirely new designs and good value at $1.33 per yard, on sale at SIOO
Excellent Values in Silks That Cannot Be Matched at These Prices.
More of those 79c Silks at 49c that cannot be matched anywhere at these prices.
Just received, almost 800 yards of those Wash Corded Taffetas, in the new greens, bisquit andy|Q n
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75c Black Guaranteed Taffeta 69C
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Big Values in Our Furniture Store.
BLOCH GO-CARTS—Positively the third shipment this year, “You can tell them by the handle,”
for is is porcelain, pure white, clean, hygienic porcelain, rubber bumpers on hubs, no nuts to lose on
wheels, nuts on gear all riveted on. The only go-cart indorsed by physicians. A beauty (JQ nn
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TRYING TO GET TOGETHER.
Hepabllean* May Agree to Give
Cuba Reciprocity for One Year
Only.
Washington. March 12. —Overtures
have been made for the compromise of
the conflict over tariff concessions to
Cuba, and there are evidences that the
two elements will come together, pro
bably on a proposition to have the 29
per cent, reciprocal reduction apply for
one year from next December and
covering one sugar crop.
Prominent members of the Ways and
Means Committee who have thus far
led the contest for Cuban reciprocity
have signified a willingness to accept
this compromise proposition.
The overtures of compromise are to
be considered by three Republicans
from each side, namely: For the Ways
and Means, Chairman Payne, Repre
sentatives Dalzeil and Cannon; for the
opposition to the Ways and Means
Committee, Representatives Dick of
Ohio, Fordney of Michigan and Morris
of Minnesota.
Soon after the overtures of compro
mise were made the leaders of the ele
ment opposed to the Ways and Means
Committee called a conference. The
sentiment was rather unfavorable to
accepting the plan of 20 per cent, re
duction for one year from next Decem-
BSr, and some of those present were
favorable to rejecting the plan. But
it was urged against this course that
so long as overtures for
adjustment had been made in
good fafth, it was only proper to meet
the committee representing the Ways
and Means. It was, therefore, decided
by vote to name a committee to meet
Messrs. Payne. Dalzeil and Cannon.
Later Mr. Payne and his associates
were formally advised that they would
be met by a committee from the other
side. As there was a desire to con
sult the wishes of all those co-operat
ing wtth the opposition forces, a call
was Issued to meet at 2 p. m. to-mor
row, at which time final plans will be
made.
During the meeting the statement
was made that one of the beet sugar
advocates had been assured by
represent at Ives of the Ways and
Means Committee that the plan
of compromise would not cover this
year's sugar crop and would apply
only to the crop of next year, harvested
prior to December, 1903. Borne doubt
existed, however, as to these assur-,
antes, and it was considered quite vital
to learn with definiteness whether the
20 per cent, reduction would apply to
two crops or to one.
It was stated afterward by Ways and
Means Committee members that the
compromise plan would affect two
crops—that of this year and next—al
lowing 20 per cent, off on each. There
was no purpose, It was stated, to limtt
the reduction to a single crop. This
matter will probably be left to the arbi
trating committee with the indications
that the beet sugar conferees will In
sist on limiting the reduction to out
crop, that of next year, and with that
limitation will be inclined to accept the
plan of compromisG
MUCH TALK OF CHLOROFORM.
Ex perl me ills Made by Physician* Do
lot Bear Ont Vulet Jones’ Testi
mony.
New York, March 12.—Dr. John 11.
Girdner was on the witness stand
again to-day in the trial of Albert T.
Patrick, indicted on the charge that he
murdered William M. Rice. Assistant
Attorney Osborne handed a bottle .of
chloroform, a towel and sponge to the
witness and asked him to saturate the
towel and sponge with chloroform, let
them stand half an hour and then put
a match to them. Charles F. Jones
testified that he burned the chloroform
saturated towel with which he said be
killed Mr. Rice, after it had been on
Mr. Rice’s face for half an hour. The
defense objected and asked that two
physicians, one for the prosecution and
one for the defense, make the experi
ment with materials purchased by
themselves. This was agreed to.
The recorder directed that the ex
periment -be made at the noon recess.
Dr. Girdner was excused and the de
fense called Dr. Isaac N. Love. Dr.
Love said that in his opinion inhala
tion of chloroform vapor would not
cause any congestion of the lungs.
In reply to a question reciting the
evidence in the case and asking his
opinion as to the cause of Mr. Rice’s
death. Dr. Love replied:
“Old age, oedema and congestion of
the lungs, crippled kidneys, a narrow
ing cf the heart orifices and disease of
the entire man.”
“Could the symptoms as described
and revealed by the autopsy have re
sulted from the inhalation of chloro
form vaper?” asked Mr. Moore of Pat
rick’s counsel.
“They could not,” replied Dr. Love.
Dr. Girdner was recalled. He said
the experiments with the towels
soaked in chloroform had been finish
ed. The first towel blazed for nine
minutes, smoldered for fifty-one min
utes and then went out. The second
one burned slowly for fifteen minutes
and smoldered fifty-four minutes.
One-third of the material was con
sumed by the blaze in the first test
and one-fourth in the second one. The
sponges used resisted the action of
the fire better than the cotton mater
ial of the towel.
Assistant District Attorney Osborne
produced a false beard and mustache
mounted on wires, and asked an oppor
tunity to pour an ounce of chloroform
on it and hang it by an open window
to prove that the odor of the drug
would not remain on the beard for an
hour, as Dr. Curry, Mr. Rice's physi
cian. said It would. The recorder
would not agree to this and court was
adjourned.
Hoffmetnter Win Short.
St. Louis, March 12.—W. H. Hof
meister, late Supreme Recorder of the
Legion of Honor, who committed sui
cide Jan. 21, within twelve hours after
having been defeated for re-election,
was short In his accounts with the
lodge to the amount of $30,514. The de
falcations are shown as extending over
ten years.
DEPEW ON SHIP SUBSIDY.
He Make* a Specious Argument to
Show That American Shipyard*
Are hot Prosperous.
Washington, March 12.5—Again to
day the ship subsidy bill occupied
practically the entire time of the Sen
ate. Two speeches were delivered in
support of the measure. Mr. McCum
ber. North Dakota, presented a care
fully prepared argument favoring the
bill as a representative of an agri
cultural state on the ground of its
protective features.
Mr. Depew of New York, one of the
members of the Committee on Com
merce, delivered an elaborate speech,
in which he analyzed the arguments
both for and against the proposition to
pay subsidies to the shipping indus
try.
Mr. Depew presented figures to
show that the arguments of the op
ponents of the bill as to the prosper
ity of American ship yards were not
well founded. He declared that ves
sels aggregating 83,000 tons had been
constructed in American shipyards for
the foreign trade during the past ten
years, while in Great Britain during
one year—the last year available in
statistics—l,soo,ooo tons of ships had
teen constructed.
Mr. Bacon of Georgia suggested that
In order to be fair and accurate the
figures of the American construction
ought to include the vessels built for
the United States coastwise trade.
These figures Mr. Depew did not give,
but claimed they would add not very
materially to the total.
1 Referring incidentally to the present
situation in New York, Mr. Depew said
one of the greatest handicaps to the
National Democracy had been Tam
many. He said great hope had been
built upon the fact that a brilliant and
cultivated gentleman had recently been
placed at the head of the Tammany or
ganization. This was Lewis Nixon, an
American shipbuilder.
Mr. Depew then Quoted from a paper
read by Mr. Nixon in which he had
said, that when the United States was
in position to build several hundred
merchant ships every year, this coun
try would be able to compete with for
eign shipyards. Until such a demand
w-as presented the United States would
be unable to successfully compete with
ship construction in foreign yards.
The New York Senator said he did
not know whether J. Pierpont Morgan
had purchased the Leyland line of
shins or not, but if he had it was be
cause the line could be operated at a
profit. He did not know that even If
the line had been purchased by Mr.
Morgan he had expressed no intention
of bringing the vessels under the Amer
ican flag, and giving them an American
register.
—Mrs. Newrleh—“But. Henry, how
could you have given ten pounds for
this dog? Is he really worth It?" Mr.
Newrleh (with deep feeling)—“Worth
It? Ah. Emily, if you or I had the
pedigree that dog has!"—’Tit-Bus.
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