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The Elbert County tribune., 1904-11-10
A Divided AlleoIance.

The mother of a young girl recently
secured a divorce from her husband
and married another man, the terms
of the decree providing that the
daughter spend half her time with her
father (who had also remarried) and
half with her mother. Meeting o
friend of her family after returning
from visit to one of her REMARKED
parents, the little girl was asked "hov
she spent her time nowadays"
Well" she replied, 81 spend r
month visiting my father and m
mother; then the next month go on
visit to my mother and my fathe- /"
-Harper's Weekly.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-11-10
eeFQs bis nsese sheaded be brought % The % dome

and take your medicine like a man;
we may win out yet"
To which encouraging advice Ran
dolph Morris made no reply, and the
son left the room.
AS Randolph Morris was tenderly
carried down the steps, through an
angry crowd, and placed in an ambu-
lance. he opened his eyes and looked
longingly at the building which bore
his name. Thus he made his last
journey away from the roar and tur-
MOL of Wall street; a mental, physi-
cal and financial wreck, cast on the
shores of oblivion by storm terrific
and unforeseen.
Arthur Morris, stripped of all power
by the action of the directors, stood
amid the wreck of his fortunes.
He was a witness to the compro-
mise by which representative of
James Blake & Cor 2any agreed to
terms, which. while protecting the de-
positors, called fer the sacrifice of the
millions which once stood in his name.
The fifty thousand dollars he had sue
ceeded at the last moment in draw
ing from the bank was all that was
left to him.
/ Through the long hours of that
eyontful day General Gardens eyes
were fixed on the stock board. Few
of the excited customers of James
Blake & Company recognized the ex-
banker. and none knew the reason for
his absorbing interest in the 1uctua-
lions of the stock labeled L. C o.
Who was this man Blake, and why
had he offered to place a fortune in
his hand? Why had this stranger
come from out the West, and by the
magic of his touch. transformed a
worthless stock into one of SO great
value that millionaires struggled mad
ly for its possession.
When he took his last look at the
stock board L. & o. was quoted at
1O5. He nervously drew a slip of
paper from his pocket and made a
rapid calculation. If Blake chose to
realize at the quotation, General Car
denis share of the profits would be
nearly eight hundred thousand dollars.
The figures puzzled him, and he made
the calculation anew, only to find it
accurate. This represented more than
the fortune he had lost.
wild impulse came which urged
him to demand of Blake the sale of
his stock. What right had he to i'm
peril that which would insure the hap.
piness of his daughter and the repose
of his old age? Hurriedly he retraced
his steps until he reached Broadway.
and again he entered Blake's Office.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-11-10

An hour had passed, and he hardly
dared look at the quotations. Per
haps TIE deal had collapsed? Per-
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Leads ali North Carolina Daies i'm News and Circulation

bill be brought before the House so the
subject could be debated and voted upon.
Mr.. Grosvenor said the gentleman from
Missouri (Mr Clark could immortaliZe
himself if he would introduce and pass a
bill amending, enlarging, altering or af-
fecting the old law which, he said, is re-
garded as the perfection of human wis
dom.
Mr.. Richardson (Alabama), reading
fro nlthe Presidents statement in connec-
tion with the Bristow report protested
against any man assuming that the men
under Indictment are guilty before they
have been tried.
Mr.. Hepburn declared that he was not
inclined to criticise the heads OF the COM
mission, "but the Civil Service as it is
administered a fraud and a humburg. "
This statement met with applause on both
sides of the House
Mr.. Gillett said he was In favor of a
merit system and not patronage system.
He admitted that the system is not per
feet and can be amended, but he said
no good would come from striking out the
paragraph in the bill providing for the
expenses o. lie commission.
The House adjourned until tomorrow.
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REPLY TO RUSSIA
Japan's Answer is Sub.
mitted, Negotiations
Will Continue.
(Bv the Associated Press.l

London, Jan. 13-A dispatch from
Toxic to Reuters Telegram Company says
that Japans answer to the last Russian
note was handed this afternoon to Baron
De Rosen the Russian minister, and that
negotiations will be continued without
any time limit being set for their termina-
ton.
The demands which Japan is said to
have made, according to reports publish
ed abroad have caused some surprise in
Toxic, according to the dispatch and it
IS now stated that Japan never asked for
the evacuation of Manchuria, but on the
contrary frankly recognizes RuSsia's spe-
cial interests there and her right to pro-
tect them. Japan demanded the reallZa-
ton Of Russia's voluntary pledges respect
ing Chinas territorial integrity in Man
churia and the freedom of residential
rights and international trade therein.
Berlin, Jan. 13.-Official opinion regard
ing the probability of war between Rus
sia and japan has suddenly changed.
Intelligence received at the Foreign Office
yesterday has caused the government, for
the first time since the controversy began
to believe that the situation is extremely
tense The very definite views hitherto
held are reversed and war has become
proximate contingency, according to the
view held in official circles here. Japan's
delay in answering Russia's last note is
deemed here as being a symptom that a
grave decision is under consideration.
Port Said, Egypt. Jan. 13.-The Russian
cruiser Aurora has arrived here.
Later the Russian cruiser Dmitri
Donskoi and seven Russian torpedo boat
destroyers arrived here
The Dmitri Donskoi entered the Suez
Canal bound for the Far East
The torpedo boat destroyers will await
the arrival here Of the remainder of the
Russian Mediterranean squadron, which is
expected soon.
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DEVOUR|NG FIRE
LIT SNOWY NIGHT
Five Story Brick Build
ing in Greensboro.
LOSSES ARE HEAVY
The Fire Bursts Out in the BeViIl
Building Opposite City Hall Pre-
senting Spectacle of Ter
rifle SpIendor. List of
Losses.
Especial to News and observer.)

Especial to News and Observer.)
Greensboro, N. c., Jan. 13.-Fire to-
night in the five-story brick building OPP
posite City Hall and owned by w. E.
Bevill, damaged the building to the ex-
tent Of $4,000, which is covered by insur-
ance.
Plumbing stock of j. ed. Albright, loss
5000.
Stock of groceries, Chas. E. Pugh, $4,000.
J. ]. Stone Printing Company $4,000,
fully insured
Boyles & Mitchell, window shade fac
tory, $780, insured $1,000.
A large amount Of the insurance was
carried by Greensboro home companies.
Two large printing presses of Stone
Company, valued at $500, were saved by
preventing the fire from the upper story
burning the end of the building they
were on. The bindery and other machin-
cry were totally destroyed.
The fire was caused by boy in the
plumbing establishment on the first floor.
In looking for something with lighted
candle he set fire to the oakum hangings
on the wall, which ignited like powder,
and communicated to bale of hay near
the elevator shaft, the flames shooting up
the shaft to the first story and igniting
plunde rthere. This, under metal roof,
was impossible to reach.
Another fire near the McAdoo Hotel
burned the stables belonging to John
Dick. Loss $500.
The j. j. Stone Printing Company pub
lished Fairbrothers' Everything, the next
issue being due tomorrow. 1t is not known
to what extent the matter is damaged
bu delay of issue will not be more than
five days at furrthest, possibly not three
days.
Stone will at once equip office in another
building, not discharging the. thirty-flve
workmen, unless for lay off of day or
more. Bevill will rebuild as soon as in
surance is adjusted. The walls of the
building apparently are not damaged.
The water pressure was deficient, fire be-
ing in the fifth story, which occasioned
great alarm for awhile. Whe nthe roof
burst out after two hours of hard fight
ing, amid fall of snow, the scene was
magnificent beyond description. Work Of
firemen in saving the part of second story
containing the expensive presses of Stone
Company was splendid Ossupant Of one
store with large stock of groceries had
just moved out.
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RED RUIN At DUNN
Fifty Thousand Dollar
Fire Lays South Dunn
Mfg Co. in Ashes.
Especial to News and observer.) J


Dunn, N. c., Jan. 13.-The mammoth
furniture plant of the South Dunn Manu-
featuring Company, one OF the largest in
the State, went up in cyclone of fame
at an early hour this morning, cntailing
a loss of $4,000, on which there was in
surance at $34, $50. The destruction of
the plant was complete with the excep-
ton of the boiler boiler room and dry
house.
Mr.. M. T. Young is president of the
company, which, it is said, expects to
rebuild at once.
How the blaze originated is unknown 1t
is stated that there was no fire in the
finishing department where the flames
first burst out When the alarm was
given they had made such headway, how
ever, that it was seen that any effort
to check them would be futile. Efficient
work by the fire department, however,
prevented the extension of the confiagra-
ton to three other manufacturing plants
in the immediate vicinity. Some valuable
timber was saved from the flames.
The Atlantic Coast Line lost one box
car in the blaze.
This is the third or fourth fire that has
DESTROYED the labors of this enterprlslng
company during its life Of six or seven
years.
A large stock of goods was on hand
and the disaster, though powerless TO
crush the spirits of those upon whom II
falls, will nevertheless be keenly felt
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RUSSELL SERIOUSLY ILL.
Removed From Ebbitt House to Johns
Hopkins Hospital.
Especial to News and observer)

Wilmington, N. c., Ian. ia private
telegram received today from Mrs. Rus
sell. who is with her husband in Washing
ton, states that Ex-Governor Russell has
been removed from his rooms at the Eb-
bitt House in that city to Johns Hopkins
Hospital in Baltimore. Governor Russell
is suffering with kidney trouble, and
private advices tonight are that his con-
dition is very critical
At meeting of the allied Confederate
organizations fthe city tonight, feeling
resolutions of regret upon the death OF
General Gordon were adopted and eloquent
tributes were paid to his memory by Col.
A. NJ. Waddell and others. Col. w. J.
Woodward, of General Gordon's staff, and
Brigade General ]. 1. Metts, commandins
the third brigade, North Carolina division,
u. C. ". left this afternoon to attend
the funeral of General Gordon in Atlanta
tomorrow.
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MABEL'S LOVER ACQUITTED.
AIois Ecstein Goes Free. The Prose
cution Tries the Courts Patience.
(Bv the Associated Press. }

Allentown, Pa, Jan. 13-Alois Eckstein,
one of the lovers of Mabel Bechtel, who
was so mysteriously murdered last Oc-
tober, was acquitted this afternoon OF
completely in the crime after brief trial
in which the conduct of the prosecution
sorely tried the patience, not only of
Judge Trexler, but also that of the jury
men and counsel for the defense. E. j.
Lichtenwalner, the district attorney of
Lehigh county, was so befogged that it
was with difficulty the case was carried
to a conclusion. Several times the court
nterfered ard threatened to end the pro-
ceedings for the day unless the common
wealth conducted its case in a more or
derly manner. AT one time the district
attorneys assistant in the case took
charge, only to be set aside by the district
attorney later on. The court endured
the proceeding until after the jury had
been instructed to render a verdict of ac-
quittal when Judge Trexler adjourned the
court.
The district attorney wanted to 90 ahead
with the trial of the accused members of
the Bechtel family, but the attorney for
the Bechtels' protested emphatically. The
district attorney, however, was insistent
and ordered the names of the defendants
called, but the judge interrupted by say
ing to the district attorney:
do you intend to conduct the prosecu-
ton yourself, or will you rely on assistant
counsel? If the latter, the trial will go
on, otherwise this court will adjourn until
tomorrow morning."
"The district attorney proposes to con-
duct this case himself muttered the Off
cial
''Then this court stands adjourned un-
til o'clock tomorrow morning., said the
judge
The opening address of Attorney Lutz,
who is assisting the district attorney,
was exceedingly brief, and did not give
strong indication that the commonwealth
expected to fasten completely in the MUIR
der on Eckstein.
Eight witnesses were examined. The
only point brought out was that Eckstein
and Mabel frequently quarreled and that
Eckstein is alleged to have said to her:
You are trying ito drive me to the
grave, but you may get there before me-
This testimony was given by Mrs.
Brobst, Mabel's sister, who said she over
heard the remark about Easter, last year.
David Weisenberger refused to answer
questions put to him which referred to his
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RatifiCations of Conven :
tion With China.
THE EXCHANGES MADE
This Throws Open The Ports of Muk-
den and Antung and Among Other
Concessions Acc0rds Our
Missionaries Protec-
ti0n.
(By the Associated Press.)

Washington, Jan. 13.-Ratifications of
the Americans Chinese commercial treaty
were exchanged at the State Department
today by Secretary Hay and Sir
Chengtung Liang- Cheng, the Chinese Min
lister here The treaty provides for the
opening of the ports of Mukden and An
tung, in Manchuria to the worlds cor.-
merce. The President today signed the
proclamation putting into effect the
treaty
The following statement was issued by
the State Department regarding the
treaty:
Although relating in its principal pro-
Wis ons to questions of commerce and
navigation, removing restrictions which
have hampered them both in China, It
also speaks of a number of questions OF
great Importance to the people of the
two countries. For example, it defines
the rights and privileges of the dplo-
matte and consular officers and of Ameri-
can citizens, especially missionaries resiG-
ing in China and insures the latter err
joyment of rights which they have only
had in the past practically by liberation.
The treaty also deals with trademarks.
copyrights and patents, ensuring them a
fair degree of protection in CHINA thing
which they have had very little of in the
past
perhaps the provision of the treaty
which interests most the public is the
opening of two new localities in Man
churia to foreign trade-the city Of
Mukden and the town of Antung on the
Yalu river. 1t is to be noted in this
connection that the Japanese Chinese
treaty, the ratifcations of which were
exchanged yesterday at Pekin, secures
also to international trade the opening
of the port of Tatung Kou, about thir-
teen miles below Antung and at the mouth
of the Yalu 1t is highly probable that
the presence in these localities at an
early date of American consular officers
and those Of other decentralization all
the nations having treaties with China
acquire by our treaty and that with
japan. the right to establish consulates
at these places-will greatly tend to the
establishment of order in this much dis
-turbed borderland of China, and will pow
erfully contribute toward insuring Ie
principles of the open door to which this
country stands irrevocably committed, as
we'll as aiding in insuring the integrity
of China and it's administrative control
over it's Manchurian provinces.
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STRUCK OUT BY THE HOUSE.
Provision for Salaries Civil Service
Commission and Clerks Thsreunder.
CRv the Associated Press.)

Washington. Jan. 13.-After a lively de-
hate alsting three hours the House today
in committee of the whole by vote OF
IS to 65 struck out of the legislative, exec
utiye and judicial appropriation bill the
paragraph providing for the salaries and
exenses of the Civil Service Commission
and clerks employed under the commits
sion.
The action was taken on motion of Mr..
Hepburn, of Iowa. He was supported by
Republicans and Democrats, in charge of
the bill, that yea and nay vote will be
demanded on the question when the bill is
reported to the House.
Mr.. Bartlett (Georgia), taking up the
report of Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General Bristow addressed himself to the
Civil Service system, referring to state
nents made by Mr.. Bristow.
Mr.. Bartlett charged hat in the appoint
ment of the chief of the supply division
of the Postoffice Department, according
to the report Of General Bristow, the
Civil Service Law had been violated.
"I call attention to this" he said "be-
cause it is on the very threshold of this
report 1t meets you at the start, at the
very door and stands out as bold, bald
violation of the law, and the man who
violated it, the man who encouraged it,
the man who started it, the man who
asked it is a former First Assistant Post
master General, Perry S. Heath, now Sec
retary of the National Republican Com
mittee.''
Mr.. Cooper (Wisconsin), said that every
one of the men under indictment except
one, in connection with alleged postoffice
frauds, went into the service under the
spoils system.
Mr.. Grosvcnor (Ohio), spoke against
the Civil Service as it now exists. asking
why an appointment should not, be as
made upon the recommendation
of a representative OF the cole as to have
the President appoint a Foulke to be
purveyor O. e.-4 the appointments.
Mr. ClarL IAfIccorYpfA crorvacfaH hat.
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the criticisms of the President, who hal
registered an oath in Heaven to dis
charge his duties. Mr.. Carmack had made
"a sinister and unsupported statement
when he said that this country had be-
gun a systematic encroachment on the
rights of the South American republics
Nc man had stood more consistently for
these republics than had President Roose-
velt, he declared. No President in history
had stood more staunchly for the Monroe
Doctrine
Mr.. Spooner also gave attention to the
charges of disobedience of law by the
President.
'The only enemies he has in the United
States are the result of his obedience
to and enforcement of law"
AS the author of the Spooner act, the
Senator said he wished to express the
opinion that the law had not been violated
by what the President had done, and be
entered upon an analysis OF the law IN
support of this proposition.
After reviewing the events relating 20
the canal negotiations Mr.. Spooner asked
whether any Senators would under the
circumstances have turned his back on
Panama as long as there was b. penu-
ing in the Colombian Congress, and he
put the question especially to Mr.. Till
man who was on his feet. The latter sad
he would have entered IN
with Nicaragua and would have reported
back to Congress for further instructions.
He would then have said to Colombia:
"Ycu are a NANCY lot; get off the face
of the earth; we'll take the country and
build a canal" The remark caused an
outburst of laughter, both on the floor OF
the Senate and in the galleries.
After minutes pause Mr.. Spooner
| said that while he could not accept the
Senator's language he congratulated him
on coming to the Presidents position.
Mr.. Tillman called attention to Mr..
Spooner's hesitation and the latter replied
| it was because he was thinking how
Continued from Fifth Page)
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controversy was of such character as that
the entire electorate of the district were
parties in interest, or more of such par
ties should have been. made prosecutors or
plaintiffs and the contest continued in
their name. Very surely the attorneys
representing the contestant could not
continue to exploit the contest in the name
of the dead man for their own benefit.
And it appears from the record that the
attorneys, after the death of the contest
ant continue to call themselves his at
torneys and to sign process and papers as
such.
For whom were they attorneys? Not
for the contestant, for he was dead; not
for bis widow, for it does not appear that
he desires the contest continued They
had no standing ia reference to the pro-
ceedirg unless they were retained by
somebody, and that somebody, if he had
authority under the law to assume the
right to continue the prosecution after the
contestants death, ought to have been
made party to the action.
Here the contestant dies and no one
takes his place. No plaintiff or contest
ant appears thereafter in the proceedings
No elector In the District is sufficiently
interested in the controversy to come in
and make himself q party and prosecute.
If the cause of action in the statutory
proceeding survived, it survived to some
body and that survivor should have been
made a party. 1t seems here that only
the attorneys survived and they are seek
ing to continue the contest without a
client. Do the terms of the statute iusti-
fy or allow them to do so?"
VALIDITY OF THE AMENDMENT.
This is the first congressional contest
that has arisen in North Carolina under
the new suffrage amendment and as that
instrument is to some extent involved in
it much interest attaches to the argu-
ment of the case in committee and its final
decision in the House. In their brief the
Continued on Fourth Page.)
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NO WAR BULLETIN ISSUED
The Associated Press Denies False
hood of Cotton Gamblers.
(By the Associated, Press.)

New Yor, Jan. ia statement was
telegraphed from New Orleans this after
noon to the effect that prices on the
Cotton Exchanges were affected near the
close by statement that the Associated
Press had issued war bulletin. AS mem
bers of the Associated Press arc aware
no such bulletin was issued by the Asso
ciated Press during the day, and if the
name of the association was used under
such circumstances any such statement
was false and any action OF this charac-
ter was reprehensible.
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Russell Sticks in Their Gorge.
Especial to News and observer.)

inston-Salem, N. c., Jan. 13.-Local
Republicans admit that Ex-Governor Dan
Russell has gotten himself into predica-
ment owe rthe Wilmington postmaster
ship. A prominent member of the party
says the Senate ought to refuse to con-
firm Mrs. Russell's nomination and that
her husband should be politely informed
that he need never ask for anything else
at the hands of his party
Local Republicans think that Russell
has acted badly and that he has shown
what kind of man he is by asking
woman to even loan him money with
which to go to Washington in her behalf
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A DOUBLE TRAGEDY
Death by the Revolver
Route for George Corn
and His Wife.
Especial TO News and Observer

Asheville, N. c., Jan. 13.-Deputy Sheriff
Wells and Coroner Hemphill today went
10 Pole Creek, in this county, where an
inquest was held over the remains of
Geo. Corn and his wife. Last night Corn
shot his wife dead and then walked into
the road, where he put bullet through
mis- own head. Corn was well-known
farmer of this county and was over fifty
years old. He has had considerable do
nestle trouble and it is said this is what
led to his rash act.
The death of Robert e. Sharpe, OF New
York, occurred at 4:3o o'clock this morn
ing at 159 Charlotte street. The deceased
was S5 years old. Mr.. Share fas the
father of Mrs. George ]. Sheaprd, of Ashe-
Vile, and the grandfather of Rev. Frank
r Shepard, of Buell., N Y.