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The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-05
GAS DEAL HELD UP.
Philadelphia Advertises for New Bids
 for Lease.


 Philadelphia, May 1.-The strong op- position aroused to the leasing of the city gas plant to the United Gas I'm provement company has caused a halt in the proceedings for at least ten days. Both chambers of the city councils to- day adopted a resolution directing the committee on finance of councils to ad- vertise in all the daily papers of Phil adelphia that bids for leasing the gas works will be received until Monday, May i5, all bids to be accompanied by certified check in the sum of $250, ,0O0.
 The resolution was introduced in se- lect council by Charles Seger, the floor leader of that body and was passed unanimously without a word of debate.
 Mayor Weaver to-day sent special message to councils on the subject of the gas lease. In it he says it would be most improvident to pass the pro- posed ordinance extending the lease seventy-five years for $25,O0O,O00. Con- tinuing the mayor says: Under the present lease the United Gas Improve ment company is paying to the city ten cents on every thousand feet of gas consumed. and in 1908 this will be in- creased to 15 cents, in 1913 to 20 cents and in 1918 to % cents.
 Under it the city will receive at the very lowest estimate over SO,o0O,000 in these payments before the expiration of the present thirty years lease.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-05
NAN PATTERSON STILL
 CONFINED IN THE TOMBS
SPENDS LARGE PART OF THE TIME SLEEPING IN
 HER CELL.

Alarming Reports as to Her Condition
 Uatrue-shows Effects of the Trial
 but is Far From Real Break Down
 Her Lawyers wiII To-day Try ts
 Reach an Agreement as to the
 Amount of Bail.
 New York, May 4.-No positive steps were taken to-day towards having Nan Patterson released on bail. it being agreed by her counsel and her father that even though bail were possible at once, it would be better for the girl to remain quietly in the Tombs for rest after the ordeal she underwent last night.
 During the day alarming reports were circulated as to Miss Patterson's con dition, 1t being declared that following her collapse at 2:SO o'clock this morning when the third jury was dismissed without a decision of her case, she had lain for hours in a comatose condition, and was to-day a physical wreck. It was stated at the Tonbs tonight that Miss Patterson.s condition ispractical1y normal. She shows the afects of her trial, but is far from real breakdown. She spent a large part of the day sl&Ap- ing in her cell, being thoroughly ek- hausted from her long vigil ana the nervous strain of last night
 Miss Patterson's lawyers to-morrow will endeavor to reach an agreement with the district attorneys office, as to the amount of bail their client shall be required to give. They hope the sum will be a normal one, but say they are ready to furnish a bondsman for any amount within reason. District Attorney Jerome was out of the city to-day, and this fact also acted as stay to fur ther proceedings.
 There is much speculation as to what course the district attorney will pl1r- sue with reference to the trial of J. Morgan Smith and his wife on the charge of conspiracy, and what eftect the testimony adduced at their hearing might have upon possible fourth trial for Miss Patterson. No definite state- ment has been made on the subject, however.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-05
STARTERS FINED.
Case of the Sale of pr. Strong Finally
 Decided.

Decided.
 New York, May AZ. B. Smathers of New York was fined s250 and 2. H. Ira wis of Toledo was fined $100 to-day by the board of review of the National Trotting association. The penalties were imposed in connection with the case against George Hoyt of Binghanl- ton, N. Y, presiding judge, and Homer J. Kline of Lexington, Ky, and How land Russell of Boston. judges. which was also considered to-day and, dis- missed. The case grows out of the Massachusetts state race at ReadvllIe last year, when Mir. Emathers hetween heats of the race purchased from Ira wis the trotter Dr. Strong. The board gave out 8. statement in which 1t was declared that the sale was partially camied out before the judges knew anything about it. but when they found it out they permitted the sale to be consummated without penalizing the offenders or giving the public the pro- lection tho rules contemplate The in legrity was not questioned, however. MT. Russell is president of the New England Horse Breeders association and also president of the Boston assoc citation.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-05
PURCHASE OF TROLLEY
 LINES BY STEAM ROADS
FAVORABLE ACTION BY M4SSA-
 CHUSETTS HOUSE.

Bill Passed by Vote of Ill to 74-Meas-
 ure Introduced for an Exhaustive
 Examination Into Affairs of ConsoIi-
 dated RaiIroad-COmmissio Orr
 dered to Proceed Against ViOlators
 of Law.
 Boston, May 4.-By vote of Ill yeas to "A nays, the house to-day passed to be engrossed the bill authorizing steam railroads to purchase street railways but before doing so adopted an amend ment which provides that the issue of bonds authorized by the railroad com missioners shall be consistent with the public interests instead of as in the original bill which had it as reason ably necessary for the purpose of the merger. E
 The bill allows the purchase of the roads without the sanction of the rail- road commissioners, except to deter mine how much bonds and stocks may be issued to meet the contract already made. s. 9S
 On order for an exhaustive examina- tion of the affairs of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad company was introduced in the Massa- chusetts house of representatives to- day by Representative Luce of Somer vile. The order directs the railroad commissioners to require from the rail- road company a detailed statement of the stocks, bonds and other evidences of indebtedness of any street railway corporation which it held, for which it had subscribed or for which it had guaranteed on May 1, 1905, and the dates on which they were acquired; also statement of increases of capital stock by the road since January l, 1900 and of the terms under which such in creases were made and the uses which they themselves made of the proceeds and whether they were used directly Or indirectly to acquire the capital stock of any corporation chartered by the commonwealth of Massachusetts.
 The board is also directed to require of the Worcester and Southbridge, the Springfield and the Berkshire Street Railway companies. a, list of names of the stockholders, the present owners of stock, and a statement showing the average amount of stock held by each
 Furthermore, the commissioner of corporations is directed to obtain from the Consolidated Street Railway com pany of Connecticut a list of names of the largest stockholders on May l, 1905, with a statement of the amount held by each: and other outstanding evil dences of indebtedness of any Massa- chusetts corporation or any voluntary association of which a majority of the members reside in Massachusetts.
 If the railroad commissioners find any violation Of the law by one or these corporations, the attorney general is di- rected to proceed in accordance to law against those amenable. s Consideration of the order was post poned until tomorrow.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-05
BOUGHT OFF NON-UNIoN MEN.
Fifteen Hundred Striking Miners March
 oE Town.


 Elmira, N. Y, May 4.-Fifteen hun dred striking miners gathered at BIoss- burg, Pa., this morning at o'clock and soon after started to march to Morris Run, Pa., in order to frighten and buy off the rion-union men who have taken their places in the Morris Run Coal Mining company's mines. Reports this afternoon say the strikers succeeded in getting large percentage of the men not only to quit work, but to lave Nor ris Run, the strikers furnishing the money to them which had been sup piled by the National Mine Workers union. According to latest reports there has been no trouble, but even bloodshed was feared when the army of idle men gathered in Blossburg, and, headed by band, started the descent upon the other mining town, three miles away. The residents of Blossburg had no idea what the gathering of so many strange men so early this morn ing meant.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-05
EQUITABLE INVESTIGATION.
Insurance Commissioners Will Not Fin
 ish Before June 15.


 New York, May 4.-After a lengthy conference to-day the insurance com missioners from five states outside New York announced that they had inform ally considered the situation in the Equitable society, had talked with State Insurance Superintendent Hendricks of New York, who had assured the com missioners that the investigation as to the management would be completed by June 15, and had decided to await the result of this investigation. Further than this official statement the com- missioners would not discuss their meeting to-day.
 In a letter made public tonight ad- dressed to President Alexander of the Equitable, James H. Hyde and w. H. Mcintyre refuse to accept MT. Alexan- der's resignation as trustee of the so- called Hyde stock, and announce that proceedings against MT. Alexander will be taken in the courts for an account ing of his administration of the trust. MT. Alexander with MT. Hyde and MT. Mcintyre are the present trustees of the stock.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-05
NEW YORK GAS LEGISLATION
SENSATIONAL DAT INTHE STATE 7. SENATE.
Bill Fixing Maximum Price of Gas in New York City at Eighty Cents pe- feated--Measure Fixing Seventy five Cent Rnte as the Maximum Price for Gas Sold to the City, Fails.

teateu--Measure FtxinS seventy
 five Cent Rate as the Maximum Price
 for Gas Sold to the City, Fails.
 Albany, N. Y. May 4.-The result of one of the most sensational days in the state senate for many years was the defeat of one and the passage of six of the seven bills proposed by the Stevens special joint committee as the fruit of it's conclusions after investigat- ing for several weeks the lighting con ditions in New York city. s.e .s
 A bill fixing a minimum price of gas to private consumers in New York city at 80 cents thousand cubic feet failed of passage on the first vote after nearly four hours debate by a tie vote of "A to "A, and upon reconsideration was again defeated, failing by one vote to receive the constitutional majority of 26. The last vote was 25 to 23, Senator Bracket being the only one to abandon the op- position, of which he has been the leader among the republicans since the caucus of Tuesday evening.
 The bill creating a state gas and elec- tricity commission was passed by a vote of 2S to 20. The other bills passed were, in final form, as follows:
 Fixing 75-cents per thousand cubic feet the maximum price of gas sold to the city of New York
 Fixing at 10 cents per kilowatt hour, except in Kings county, where F cents is to be the rate, the maximum price of electricity current to private consumers in New York city. 94
 Fixing the same rate for electricity for other than street lighting purposes sold to the city itself; and for street arc lamps $1O0 a year for those consum- ing 450 watts of current at the arc $9O for 325 watt lamps and ss65 each for twin lamps of 250 watt consumption; other lamps sealed proportionately
 Authorizing New York city to use for the generation of electricity for city purposes power from it's water supply dams. ,--.s. S f .s
 Providing for daily inspection of gas by the New York city commissioner of water, gas and electricity.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-05
IN"DARKEsT NEW YORK. y
Yale Men Seeing City as Part of Social
 Science Study.

! aale Men seeing City as Part of Social Science Study.
 New York, May 4.-Twenty-five sen- iors from Yale, under the guidance of Professor William B. Bailey, to-day be- gan their annual exploration into Darkest New York" Professor Bail- ey gives a course in social science, and on this visit to the slums and public in- stitutions of New York the students are given a demonstration of the conditions which they study. The party first wis., tied the norgue, at the foot of East TWenty-sixth street. From the morgue the party went to Blackwelrs Island, where they visited the city hospital, the almshouse, the workhouse and other in stitutions on the island.
 At o'clock the strenuous seniors were so exhausted that they lay Town in front of the almshouse and rested from their labors. They were distin- guishable from the regular habitues of the institution by the odor of their to- bacco and the decorative collegiate blue of their apparel. Some of the inmates of the almshouse thought the blue neck ties were the blue ribbons of a temper ance society, and so would have nothing to do with the visitors.
 Professor Bailey said as he rested: "This Is the second of these visits. The purpose of them is to get first-hand ex- perience of the conditions which we study in the course. We want to see how the emigrants land by going down to Ellis Island. We want to see here on Blackwell's Island how the poor and the criminal are cared for. This course differs from the course given by Profess sor Peabody, of Harvard, on the ethics of the social problem, in approaching the subject less from the ethical than from the economical standpoint. To- morrow we will visit various settle ments and then go down to Ellis Island to see the emigrants.'
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-05
Dr. Osborne Reads Annuai Address.

Philadelphia, May The American Therapeutic society began it's conven- tion here to-day with a good attendance Of members. The Gonyention will con- tinue in session to-mofrow and Satur- day. The annual address was delivered by Thomas Oliver Osborne, Of New Ha- ven, Conn, the president of the society. He urged the formation of special so- cieties tc, study and discuss therapeu- tics. a4
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-05
Shipning News.

New York, May 4.-Arrived: Steamers Bovic Liverpool; Sardegna, Naples; GneiSenau, Bremen.
 Sailed: Steamers La Lorraine, Havre: Barbarossa, Bremen via Plymouth and Cherbourg; Liguria, Naples and Genoa.
 Queenstown, May 4.-Sailed: Steamer Friesland (from Liverpool), Philadel- pllia; Majestic from Liverpool.
 Naples, May I.--Arrived: Steamers Carpathia, New York for Trieste and Plume.
 Cherbourg, May 3.--Arrived: Steamer Deutschland, New York via. Plymouth for Hamburg (and proceeded).
 Genoa, April 3Q.-Sialed: Steamer Sis cilia, New York.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-05
Presidents Party Unable to Move.

Glenwood Springs. Col, May 4 President Roosevelt hunted to-day from the camp on West Divide creek. The party was unable to move camp be- cause of the bad condition of the noun tain trails. An early start will be mada tomorrow for Garfield camp. which probably will be the last camp of the present hunt.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-05
GERMAN DISCRIMINATION.
Protest Forwarded to state Department by Produce Men.

New York, May 4.-President Herbert of the New York Produce exchange to- day forwarded to the state department in Washington a protest against the apparent deliberate intention of the German government to discriminate against American trade'' under the new German tariff and expressing the hope that a treaty will be negotiated with Germany which will place American products on an equal basis with those of competing countries.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-05
WOMAN MUST HANG.
No Pardon for Mrs. Anna Valentine of
 Paterson. N. J.

Trenton, N. J., May 4.-The board of pardons to-day refused to commute the death sentenc eof Mrs. Anna Valentine of Paterson. N. J., who was convicted of the murder of Rosa Silva. The mur- der was prompted by jealousy. Ths case has attracted attention because of the extraordinary efforts made to save the woman from the gallows. When the board met to-day Mrs. Coselli of Paterson presented a petition to the board asking that Mrs. Valentines s sentence be commuted to life imprison- ment. The petition was signed by sev- =eral prominent men of Paterson and also by eleven members of the jury by which Mrs. Valentino was convicted.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-05

Annoy, China. May IA typhoon which swept over the coast of south China this week is said to have dam aged the Russian second Pacific squad ron considerably. The lighter vessels are reported to have been scattered.
 Shipping men expected further delay in the execution of Admiral Rojestyen- sky's plans as result of the damage sustained by the squadron.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-05
Been Damaged.

Singapore, Straits Settlements, May 5. The Russian naval division com manded by Admiral Nebogatoff, passed Singapore in semi darkness and haze at 5:SO o'clock this morning. Six warships and four colliers were sighted.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-05
Nominated for United States
 Senator to Succeed 0. H. Platt on Thirty E. Seventh Ballot.
FIGHT LASTS TWELVE HOURS
DECISIVE BALLOT AT 2 O'CLOCK
 THIS MORNING.

Nomination Made Unanimous-Grcat
 Cheering Led By Senator Fessenden ] Successful Candidate Received with
 Enthusiasm-story of the Contest by Ba1lots-Dr. smyth Receives One < Vote on the Twenty-second Ballot
 and MT. Fessenden Moves to Make it
 Unanimous F.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-05

Malacca, Straits Settlement, May A. 4:SG p. m.--A Russian division. consist ing of four battieships, an armored cruiser, and gunboat, accompanied by five colliers, is now passing Malacca, bound south, and into the China sea.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-05

aContinued on Second Page,)
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-05

Determined to Exhaust All Other Means
 in His Power Before Calling on Mill tia--Business Men Call on tue Gov- ernor and Lay situation Before Him --Drygoods Houses Steadily Increas-
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-01-07
Sixty Bales of cotton Burned at
Asher .. T.

Dallas, Tex Jan. "A spec
ial from Shawnee, 0. T., says:
Sc eral Thousand dollars worth of
cotton, estimated at 60 bales, gath
cred together in huge pile in
the little town of Asher, in the
southern part of this (Pottamat-
somis) county, furnihes = huge
bonfire with which to greet
tho new year. In the presence of
a large crowd the torch was ap-
piled and the ascending smoke
was q witness, it was declared,
that the farmers of this section are
not to be eutdone by those OF
other sections in the effort to re.
duce the supply of cotton and res
store he equilibriu mott he msrks
et.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-01-07
Auditors Notice


No ce 5 lIc.suv y sc IN Z t... r.
f;Cc will Ee r f ~. t.rl tv IF
January 10 H. EO.n tav oC u. my
1905, for tie pn~ros. of rvceivinm ,hr
returns Of the taxuayefs T I,ancas,er
County
All !crynus h,vir y rroper,y IN their
possession or conlri as MANAGER.
Holder, or az Husband, Parent, Guard
ian, Trustee, Executor. administrator
Recc fver. Accounting officer, Agent,
Attorney or Factor Oh tn, ~ doy rc
January, 1905, are rcuuircJ 10 U.4 Tho
same for Taxation within the time "a.
qu.red by Law, or incur the rcna,.v
of so per cent which attaches in casa
Of failure to do So.
Only returns Of persona, pr .oertv
are to be made this wear ana i'm mnro, n
ments en- Real Estate
Persons Liable to Poll Tax are reou.r
ed by law to make return of same.
The Poll Tax OF One Dollar is l9i3
upon all male pc sr,.s between the
ages Of 81 and 60 wear exr,nt na,..ns
who are exempt by .nw
Tee Auditor or AN assi.tan, will ut-
tend the following ,aces in the cou;
ty on the days named heiow fnr HE
convenience of the pub is:
Osceola Tues Jan l0h l0A5, IT. 3 y M
Pleasant Valley, We'd Jan II, laO5
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-01-07

Probably the undertaken looks
solemn ut II funeral because he is
afrai! he will not get his money.
You may have ohterved tha.
cert ain people who believe in say
ing only what they think bave hut
little TO say.
Some men are said to have good
sense because they are lucky, and
some are said to he lucky because
they have gsod sense. Chicago
News.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-01-07
CHARACTER.

Missionary has wrought wond-
rous work in this world of ourr,
and her work shall continue.
Greater is the outlook for the fu-
ture 1t rests, however upon the
individual members. See to. it,
brethren, that you bear this well
in mind. Dare to live Masonry
Let her principals become a part
of your every day lives, u daily
habit, delight, IA ever present
inspiration, remem bering that her
teachings command that God is
our Fatfer; man is our brother
She places firm reliance on the
frmness of the individual. A
strong character is her mainstay.
Strength of mind is good; strength
of heart and soul is better; but
pest or all ls character. Character
Is Masonry's best defenders. Ir-
religion, vice and crime hide their
heads in its presence. Be charac-
ter builders each one of you9
Build squarely upon Masonry's
lmpregnable truths. Do and
dare Go forth in Masonary's
great name q! Act we'll your part
and all will be well "Character
is the centrality, the imposslbility
of being displaced or overset. -
Treumor Coffin, Grand Master,
Nevada.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-01-07
Children Poisoned

Many children are poisoned and
made nervous and weak, if not
killed outright, by mothers giving
them cough syrups containing OPT
ates. Foley's Honey and Tar is
a safe and certain remedy for
coughs, Group and lung trouble,
and is the only prominent cough
medicine that contains no opiates
or other poisons. Sold by Fun
derburk Pharmacy.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-01-07
Pointed Paragraphs.

Some nen have spring fever
twelve months in the year.
Too many so-called opportun-
tiles turn out to be optical illu-
slons.
Any woman may fool a man,
but not ono IN thousand can keep
him fooled.
Some things are Necessary evils,
but most evils are not even neces-
saly.
A girl likes to be considered q
beauty, but not one of the match
less kind.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-01-07
WONDERFUL NERVE

Is displayed by many man en-
during pains of accidental Cuts,
Wounds, Bruises, Burns. Scalds,
Sore feet or stiff joints. But
there's no need for it. Bucklen's 8
ArnicaSalve will kill the pain and
cure the trouble. It's tho best
Salve on earth for Piles, too. 25c,
at Crawford Bros, j. F. Mackey
Il Co., and Funderburk Phar.
Druggist.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-01-07
The Penalty Was Remitted.

A regular patron had had his
watch cleaned at q jewelers.. When
he received it and asked for the
bill the jeweler told him it was
S1.75. This the patron knew was
less than the usual charge.
"Haven't you always charged
me SO heretofore3"
81 think 1 have"
"Why do get it cheaper this
timeP'
The jeweler hesitated.
"Well," he said, "it can do no
harm to tell you now. Do you
remember bringing this watch 10
me a month or two ago to ask me
what was the matter with it2'
"Yes."
"Atter you had gone away l
found thsre was nothing the mat
ter with 1t. You had forgotten
to wind it. / was afraid to tell
you SO, for I once lost a good Gus
toner by telling him of q similar
oversight. So l wound it up and
charged you trifls for doing it.,
and this is the first chance l have
had to make 1t up to you"
Youths Companion.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-01-07
DOMESTIC TROUBLES

1t is exceptional to find fam
lily where there are no domestic
ruptures occasionally, but these car
be lessened by having DR.. Kings
New Life Pills around. Much
trouble they save by their great
work in'stomach and Liver trou-
hlss. They not only relieve you,
but cure. csc, at Crawford Bros. :,
j. f. Mscksy & Co., and Funder.
bur< Phar. Dug Stores.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-01-07

The dividends mailed out Sun
day by the banks and mills of
Spartanburg reach total of
$50, 600. Before the PacoIet
disaster occurred these dividends
reached total of a garter OF a
million; and il is confidently ex
pected that within few years
will regain their former proper
ton.