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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-13

accompanied by Mr.. johnson, the SUI
iperintendent. escorted into the arena the
baby lions, which were inclosed In gold
zen wicker baskets decorated With hell
trope ribbon. When Master Robert Laeane
Montague and his charming little sister.
Miss Cay Montague. appeared. after, a
brief introduction by Mr. Tudor. the
opening OF the baskets commenced, and
before Miss Montague could pronounce
the name OF Virginia. the little rascal
had Jumped out OF the basket into the
middle OF the arena and was having a
circus of his own. The same thns oc-
Cured with Master 1atane's baby lion.
who was named Montague. The two
baby lions played and gamboled around
the large arena for some few minutes,
ito the delight OF the audience. before
they could be finally recaptured. Each
little animal was then placed upon
PEDESTAL a bow OF ribbon tied around his
neck with little pompon. giving him
guile an exalted idea Of himself and
q very cute effect.
Altogether very successful day was
passed and 1t is estimated that ut the af-
ternoon performance alone over three
thousand people attended. whilst the
evening performance was equally Sood.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-13
HUSBAND
DIED FIRST
This the Testimony Of Eye
Witnesses Of Accident.
COMMISSION TO RENAMED
COMMISSION TO RENAMED
Testimony Will Be Taken Before It or.
Else Witnesses Will Have to Come
to This Country-D Defense Pc
clines to Disclose Its Line.

(By Associated Press)
PAR1S, Feb. 12-Represont AtlveS OF
the various claimants to the estnics
OF the late Mr., and Mrs. Charles y.
Fair are preparing 70, severe legal
contest ut San francisco, New York
and Paris.
It Is here that tho Ming OF suits in
New York will be followed by tho APP
pointmont OF commission to tnlsc the
testimony Of the French witnesses,
whose evidence thus far hns been OK
parte. The interests OF Mrs. Fairs rel
atives arc being directed by FRANK T.
Hyde and Donald II. Vanderbilt Her.
mann Oelrichs' interests arc represented
by Edmund Kelly. The array Of coun-
sol is entirely American.
Mr.. Hyde, who superintendent the talk
Ing OF the afildavits. says the work has
been proceeding ever since the Fairs
deaths and that the affldavits establish
a prima facie case that Mr.. Fair died
first; but, as the witnesses have not
been croes-exatl1ined by the other side
1t will be necessary later either to send
e1A0 WAtAeSScS W lily EOIlllcQ or 20
examine and cross-examine them before
a commission here,
We have decided not to give the
names Of tho witnesses. as 1t would fur
nish ammunition to the enemy, and
would also subject the witnesses to the
annoyance of publicity. You can say,
however. that we have secured aflda-
Wits from every one in anyway con.
nected with tho Fairs at tho time OF
the accident we have not made a So.
lection Of special witnesses favorable ID
our Vows OF tho case, but have included
every one. This gives the chief impor.
tance to their testimony that Mrs. Fair
lived the longest. Not ono deponent
swears she died first, and I'LL except
one are positive that the husband died
first. This one exception inclines I'd
neither side, Tho witnesses 10 not make
their statements as mere deductions
from the circumstances, but give the
result of the Observations OF their own
eyes.
When a request was made to Mr.. KEEL
ly for afIldayits or evidence to be pro-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-13
IN GREENSBORO
Negotiations In Regard to Freight r ate
Discrimination.

u
Especial to The Ttmcs.Diapatch.
GREENSBORO, N. a., February H.
Mt. ]. 8. Hunter, secretary OF the North
Carolina Associated Boards Of Trado, Or
ganized recently to secure some lepis-
laton preventing railroad Discrimination
against North Carolina towns or to OBJ
tain redress, II possible, from the rail-
roads themselves, received to-day a com.
municat!on from the secretary Of the re-
cent convention OF Associated Railways
In Atlanta. The communication recites
the receipt OF the memorial or complaint
OF the North Carolina Associated Boards
OF Trade ana its consideratlon nt eAi ,S h.
session. IT then states that the Exec,,.
tive Committee had been authorized to
confer with like committee OF tina
Boards OF Trade Association at any date
they might name. after March LIST, with
a view to arranging a satisfactory basis
OF agreement
Rev. S. .. Stamey, brother OF DR.. b
a most valued minister In the Methodist
Protestant Church, has been forced 10
retro on account of III health, and has
gone to Higglns. Va, to i've with rela-
lives there.
There was q. bold highway robbery and
hold-up on the principal street Of the
city here last night at IL O'Clock. Mr.,
bernard Wells. chief stenographer In the
Southern Railway office, was the victim
losing SIS. He was going home. When
near st. Barnabas Episcopal Church. on
North Elm Street. was stopped by me-
gro man jumping in front OF him, and
es he was preparing for some force OF
resistance or escape a pistol was placed
against his face by man In his rear
h mn To- <~~S 49, , "a.
purse IN his vest pocket, and both made
for side street without further ado
Mr.. Wells had a gold watch and IS in
another pocket, but the robbers made
no effort to search him. He had gotten
a so bill changed at the ticket office lust
before supper, placing it with some other
bAlls In a vest pocket purse. He says
ne Is satisfied the negroes saw him get
this money and kept q watcIfout for
him. He remembers seeing two such ne
groes for day or two around the depot.
They are! strangers here. One Is about
six feet two, the other Of medium hight.
The police are making every effort to
locate them.
The officials Of the Photographers AS
ISOLATION Of Virginia and North Carolina
are In session here to-day laying out the
work for the present year, and arrang-
ing the awards, programmes, ETC., for
the next and eighth annual session,
which meets in Greensboro sometime in
October, the date not yet agreed upon.
Among those present at the session to-
day are: President, G. 2. Cheyne. Hamp-
ton. Val First yIce-President, S. L. Al
derson, Greensboro. N. c.; Second vlve-
President, r. W. Hulsinger. Charlottes-
vile. Va; Secretary, s. Linton Leary,
Winston Salem. N. c.; Treasurer Will
liam Dean. Harrisonburg, Va, and w.
%, custer. Danyille. va. President
Cheyne, in speaking OF the work OF the
Association, said that 1t had been OF
great service to the profession and the
coming session at Greensboro would
show a marked increase in membership
and In the spirit of Improvement
awakened along all lines
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-13
NEW CHILD
LABOR Bill
Substitute Agreed Upon After
Conference With Operators
SCHOOL CLAUSE LEFT OUT
Twelve Years ID Fixed as the Minimum
Ageia Weeks Work Is Put at 60
Statements ofAge 10 Be-
Furnished Mills by Parents.
Especial to Tho r1mc. Dispatch. !

Especial to The Times .Dispntch.)
RA1lD1GH. N. c.. Februnry IA sub
committee on manufacturing has nftor
several conference with representative
cotton mill mon adopted a substitute for
tho child labor bill now pending, and
It will be reported to tho Senate fnvora-
bly,. Tho educational clause Is cut out
entirely. and, brlony stated tho aubsu-
t,re Is that no child under twelve years
OF age shall be allowed to work In q
mill. A weeks work shall be alxty-siz
hours in all manufacturing establish.
ments: that parents shall furnish owners
or superintendentS statements In writing
as to the age Of children; o false state
9lent to be niBdemeanor, and any mill
man employing a child. the statement OF
the point In regard to whose age he
knows is false, shall be guilty Of mis-.
demeanor.
Raleigh Is much stirred up over the
question OF extending the corporate limits,
Prominent men In the territory proposed
to be annexed are fighting the movement
vigorously. Tuesday evening at The reg
ular meeting OF the Chamber Of Com.
merce they brought In thirty now mem
bers who paid their Initiation fees and join
ed in voting resolution declaring against
extension. To-day there was a largely
attended citizens meeting that unani-
mously favored extension. and this after
noon the Aldermen voted to secure from
the Legislature charter amendment al
lowing extension. There Will now be q
hard fight before the Legislature with
odds in favor of extension. The corpo-
rate limits have not been changed since
1883 Raleigh's population Is published
to the world as 1900. when tho real fg-
ures are much nearer 10000.
At conference OF tho Wake county
commissioners and Wake representatives
this morning. It was decided to have q
bill passed by tho Legislature author
izing bond issue OF 100000 for road
improvements In oil parts OF tho county.
Tho Judiciary Committee OF tho Legis-
lature has decided to report favorably
a bill requiring that judges OF Superior
Courts limit tho argument OF coun-
sci In the trials OF NIL except capital cases.
Much interest tho State over centers in
the injunction by Judge simonton on
Sheriff Page enjoining him against
forcing collection Of income tax from
Judge Purnell. OF the Eastern District
United States Court, the income proposed
to be taxed being his 5000 salary. The
State Supreme Court has already declared
that neither their salaries or those OF
Superior Court judges are liable to this
tax. The Purnell case will enter the
contention as to salaries Of all United
States officials In the State. The hear
Ing will be at Charleston, February 18th
Several government officials have already
paid their income tax under protest.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-13

CAPITALISTS
Planning Extension OF Angus
ta-Aiken Trolley Line to
Columbia, S. C.
Especial to Tho rtmcs-Dian,teh


E AUGUSTA, GA. Feb. 312.-R, Lancaster
Williams. accompanied by cx-aovernor
Lloyd Lowndes, OF Cumberland, Nd. a.
H. Rutherford, Eppa Hunton. q. r. Be.
miss, John B MacAfee, OF Richmond,
Gustavus ober, E. lowering and IA. 70.
Elliott, Of Baltimore; II, P. PaSe and W.
shinglon are here to-day attending tho
annual meeting OF the Augusta. Aiken
in Hampton Terrace. the magnificent. new
winter hotel, which was opened by these
interests last month. sel 5s- n -
The most Important matter before the
meeting. was the extension OF the trolley
line to Columbia. 8; c., from Aiken. s. C., (
thus ,connecting this city with the South
piled for a charter for the extension ,of
the line. z ~ -.
4 The party made a tour Of the seaboard
Air Line through the South and were
much pleased with its condition also
pleased with the condition and prospects
city l7I -
T Is believed here that Williams and
other. capitalists are planning important
Investments in this section. i,5f5 sS7-I =
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-13
Charged With Assault.

Sspes1al to The The Times. Dlspatsh)
Scion Jackson, the negro who is charged
with criminally assaulting Miss Minnie
Carlyle. an eighteen-year-o white girl,
near .Tryon Sunday. was captured at
Forest City this afternoon by Constable
J. g. Harrill and Chief OF Police Jones,
OF that place and is being held for the
has been at his fathers In Polk, leaving
there Monday afternoon. but he says he
knows nothing about the assault. A
phone message from Polk says Miss
Carlyle had started to the home OF
Lewis scroggin, and meeting the negro,
was assaulted ana horribly beaten. and
Is Just out of the Henderson chain gang.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-13
A GROUP OF BABY LIONS.

The main body OF the party left at 8
o'clock tonight over the seaboard Air
Line for Jacksonville, going from there to
Lake City and Tallahassee. While at
Lake City they Will be entertained by the
secretary OF the Florida Press Association,
J. T. Appleyard, publisher OF the FLORIDA
Index.
Every one OF the entire party is we'll
and In high spirits over the balmy trop-
ties OF Tampa and surroundings.
a number OF the ladies' ana gentlemen
VIII avail themselves OF the opportunits,
afforded OF visiting the east coast portion,
OF Florida, which is spoken OF as Para
disc Regained.'' =
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Mr.. Taylor for Secretary

M, arthur =. Taylor, until recently
strongly urged for seer etary OF the St'
Louis Exposition Commission He is an
excellent man for the position.
MI Taylor Is known all over the State
as a newspaper man. and would at once
be IN Intimate touch with the editorial fra.
ternity. This Of Itself would be OF great
value 70 the commission. In addition, he
tons. Of good address and Of great in
dustrY, and would make good secretary
even were he without the advantage Of
newspaper training and his splendid abil-
ity as writer.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-13
Sudden Death ofMiss Barron.

Especial to The Times. Dispatch,)
CHARLOTTE. N. c., February Ia
Miss Helen Barron. sister OF Rev. "A. G.
Barron, pastor OF tho First Baptist
Church of this city. was found dead IN
bed at the residence Of DR.. Barron, in
this city, this afternoon. Mias Barron
had been an invalid for several years,
but seemed to be in better health than
usual this morning. On going to his
sisters room this afternoon DR.. Bar
ron found her lifeless body. Heart trou-
BILE was the cause. Miss Barron was B.
native OF Baltimore, ~ tE
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-13
Shot Woman, Then Himself.
Especial to The Times. DlsDatch

lSpeclal to Tho Times -Dspatch.)
Z ltL1. N. G.. Feb l2.-Willian
to-day passed q store here and saw
Adeline Harris, also coored,, seated on
tho steps with John Myatt He called
the right side AS she fell he flred twice
at Myatt, who ran through the store
unhurt. Patterson then shot himself twiee
through the heart. The woman Is fatally
injured Jealousy was the cause Of the
tragedy.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-13
THE EDITORS
They Are Having the Time Of Their
Lives Down South.
Especial to The g,tmes.pispatch. )

especial to The E1mes.Di.patch.)
TAMPA, FLA. February 2-The Wiz.
ginIa Press Association arrived at Tampa,
Fla, at 10 A. NJ. and were met at the
train by 2. P. Smith, district passenger
agent OF the Seaboard Air Line Railroad,
and conducted to the Hotel De Soto.
Tho day was delightfully."- spent viewing
the principal points OF interest in and
abont the clty-Tampa Heights, Palmetto
Beach. Cuban Village and Cuban cigar
factories.
Some members OF the party remained
over In Tampa to take trips to othcr
points Of interest in the neighborhood.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-13
Reward Paid.

The superintendent Of tho penitentiary
yesterday paid the reward of $50 for the
capture Of one Tutpin, an escaped convict,
who was arrested In Delaware ana re-
turned here by the officers OF that State.
Turpin was arrested in New Jersey on
the charge OF breaking in tewelry store
and stealing some badges. which he at
tempted to sell to another teweler.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-13
sci WITH cargo Of cst,ent having foln.
dsred bn February 9TH 100 nilaA eaSt.

nOrsH6hBt OF lihttcfas
Tha mon wero rescued by tho eohooh-
or Edgar W.. Murdook CAPTAIN Ma
lay BY t1to dfstMssed vcspel seven hours.
Ia getting aboard the Murdoch In a
small boat from tho Powell. which wea
dashed nsnlnst the schooner. Captain
Wright wns bruised badly and suffered
d dlsloeatod shoulder. All the ships
paper-, iog book, bhrohotietar md per-
sonai effects 81 tho men were lost In
The chpsldnk OF tho small boat Tho
barkenttho encountered rough wcatNer
oil tho way down from Now York,
SPRUNG q loale n tor bow, ana although
effort to save nor. Il wns Impossible.
Tho crew wero taken aboard tho rus.
carora Mt tho request Of Captain Ma
guno on Frying Pan Lshtship at 1880
A. NJ. to-day.
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second, wlssondino go to j. third. r.sne.

uStVt1Ni WIsSS1903I1U Wv 10 y tNlrQ. I1fnD,
1:4e as.
Second 1aoe-selline; six furlongs-Blue
Blaze q 10 ~ first. The Boston "a to ~
second. Tho caxton q TO y third. T1me,
1:l7 1-5.
Third race-nve and half turlongs-
Spec a to ~ first, Henry McGraniel (sven)
second. Glonnevis (1s to s. third. Time
1:l02-5.
Fourth rnee-handioap; seven furlongs
st. Tammany e to p first, lebanon
Is TO 81 second, Albert 3. Dewey i1s to
~ third Time 1:a1.
Fifth race-seliing: one mile and quar-
ter--Tammany Chief "a to y 1rst. Bun
}derlich q to y second, Peat Is to q third
Time, 2:A.
al to {, t,rst Meran q to s second RSby
Race GO to ~ third. Time 1:4e
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-13
NOT A FAvoRITE
Yesterday Was OF Day for Them :
New Orleans,
iRy Assoclated Press.)

IBy Associated PTess.)
NEW ORLEANS, La, February r.
Not a favorite finished first to-day. Thu
stewards have ordered the refusal OF en-
trles OF all horses from the E. ]. Ar
mold Company and other cooperative
racing firms, pending positive proof that
such horses are the Individual property
|of the parties officially registered as
Owners. Summary:
First race-selllng; one nile-Bud En-
|brey Gao to y first. Marion Lynch az to ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-13
Failure at Durham.
Especial to The Times.Dispntc

Especial to The Times-Dispntch.)
8 DURHAM. N. c., February 12.-The B.
F. Johnston Furnishing Company. incor-
porated assigned to-day, giving FIVE sets
of preferred creditors. Liabilities, some
forty-eight hundred dollars; assets at
present value. about twenty-five hun
bred, The firm was supposed to be doing
a good business, and the assignment was
q SURPRISE. 80. 80.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-13
sHAKE-UP AT CHARLOTTE.
New Federal OHice-HoIders Recom-
mended by Senator Pritchard.

'hohNSa ~ So'oto' y i'tS'ldTu.
Special to The Times Dlspatch.)
CHARLOTTE, N. c.. February L.
There was a shaking, up Of the Federal
office holders in Charlotte to-day. r,
w. Smith will succeed J. W. Mullen ma
postmaster. and D. Kirby Pope succeeds
w. S. Clanton as assayer in charge OF
the assay office here. Both appcNnt-
anents will be recommended by. Senator
Pritchard tomorrow. Smith ana Pope
arc lifelong Republicans. and nav.
sought the positions to which they fall
heir.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-13
ElhaCnilncil

At the last meeting OF Elba Council
No. 20, interesting reports were heard
from, several committees and some Of the
members gave good talks for the good Of
tho order. There was n good crowd In at-
tendance, and the meeting was a most
enthusiast1c one. -
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-13

VENICE-The Austrian steamer Quar-.
nero. bound from New Orleans for this
port, stranded in tho Aralamocco Canal
near here to-day.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-13
POWELL FOUNDERED
Grew Rescued and Brought to Whining
ton on the Tuscarora.

Especial to Ihe Times Dspatch. s.
WILMINGTON, N. @, Feb. 12.-capt
Donald Wright and crew OF nine 1nen
from the bark 2. s. Powell. New York
to Savannah. arrived this afternoon Oh
the revenue cutter Tuscarora, their yes
The Irish standard., 1903-11-14
Pays It's Respects to Jerome.

The following is from the New York
Freeman's Journal:
The municipal campaign in Greater
New York Just ended was one noted
for reckless dirt tinging. Vitupera-
ton of the most malignant sort took
the place of arguments to the disgust
Of decent men. District Attorney
Jerome easily held the first place
among the dirt singers. Among those
at whom he flung mud was Mr.
1ourkc Cochran. The latter's tower
ing and Overshadowing intellectually
rendered it impossible for Jerome to
meet him in the field of argument
What. then, did the District Attorney
of New York do? He began calling
names like venerable fishwoman.
''Mulligan Guard Demosthenes" was
the choice term he employed to de-
scribe the ablcst orator in the country.
The brainless Jerome let out some of
his anti-Irish venom when he hurled
this epithet at man of whom. any
race would have good cause to be
proud. Mr.. Bourke Cochran is an
1rishman whose transcendent talents
have won for him the respect and ad-
milation of all. The brainless Jerome
in calling this able representative of
our race the "Mulligan Guard Demos
themes flung an insult into the face
of every Irishman in New York. We
say this advisedly. If Mr.. Cochran
hArr"n"d 20 he English-born Jerome
would never have thought of referring
to him i" contcmptuous terms. But on
tho prn.ipic that there is nothing
worthy + Hdmiration outside of the
"AngIo-@nyons," Jerome sneers at one
whom h" is incapable of meeting in a
fair argument When these words
find their way into print the election
Will have taken place. We do not,
therefore, make these comments from
any partisan motives. We have made
them because we desire to impress
upon 1rish-Americans the need there
is Of showing quick resentment at
slurs such as these flung by the BRAIN
less Jerome. In these days when the
promises Of "the Anglo-Saxons'' are
dinned constantly into our ears it is
necessary for us of the Celtic race to
cultivate more than ever race pride
and to let the Jeromes understand
that they cannot offend that pride |
without arra%ing against them every
Celt that glOrieS in his race.
The Irish standard., 1903-11-14
With Her Own People.

""ris a grand place." said the white
haired woman,
"With the fine green cypress hedge
all around,
And ivy climbin' about the head
stones,
And yellow myrtle on every mound.
But it frets me greatly when I do
be thinkin'
TITS here they'll bring me when
come to die;
Ashore, long for my own people;
With my own people fain would
lie.
"For I'm dreamin' always of an Irish
churchyard,
Where hardly blade of grass will
grow,
Close by the sea, on a barren hillside;
Wild you'd call it and drear, 1
know.
But my old heart aches as do be
thinkin'
How far away from it I'm like to
die;
For long to rest with my own peo-
pie;
With my own people yearn to lie."
To-day I walked in +'at little grave
yard
And watched them sodding a new
made grave:
Hers who longed for the dreary hill
side,
Near the endless sough Of the moan
ing wave.
But it matters naught; for her weird
is over,
And she rests at last on the heaven
ly shore,
In the smile of God, with her own
people,
Where none can part them forever
more.
Sarah Frances Ashburton in the Ave
Maria.
The Irish standard., 1903-11-14
Winsonae Nary Lagan.

Winsome Mary Lagan! as We trip
along
l take me stand right by the gate, the
way we're bound to pass.
Och! you surely guess, leanah, why
I'm still in the wan place.
For 1 couldn't count it Sunday if l
hadn't seen yer face.
Winsome Mary Lagan! will We niver
look this way?
Sure the rOwan-t trees is bendin' down
to bid We time O day,
The birds has struck Il chorus up to
welcome you, my dear,
And the sunbeams spread path for
you-an' troth, it's close by here.
Winsome Mary Lagan! as We cross the
chapel yard,
I wondhcr how form so sweet can
hould a heart so hard!
If this goes OH much longer, 'tisn't
here at all I'll be,
But in under thin old beech trees
they'll have laid all that's left O.
Winsome Mary Iagan! did We LUX
this road at last?
For the sun seemed kind O. brighter
last Sunday as We passed,
An thought L caught your SMILE
love; but you flashed that speedy
by,
That l cudn't he right sartin-so Ill
just make bould to thry.
Winsome Mary Iagan! It's the hand
some pair we'll make,
An faith! it is the middle of the chap
el-yard we'll take.
The day We walk beside me! Oh! I'll
be the proud boy then!
AM such a "showin' off, as ours, will
niver come to Glen.