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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-23
"Cool Off" at Chevy Chase Lake.
Fines Aggregate S25.

Marine Band and hosts of amusement
Advertisement
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-09-18
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
YEsrERnAYs REsuLTs.

YEsTERDAYs RESULTS.
Chicago 4; Cleveland 2
Detroit 2 st. Louis l.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-09-18
HARBERT CASE CONTINUED

The felony case against Drills Har-
bert. son of Samson Harbert pre-
ferred by Russell Carter, has been
continued by Justice Samuel w.
Gordon until 4 o'clock next Satur-
day. During the fair Carter and
Harbert had misunderstanding of
some sort and the former claims the
latter drew a knife on him and
Threatened to do him bodily harm.
However, Harbert denies it. The
hearing will disclose who is right
about what did happen. Justice
Gordon required Harbert to give
bond of 5000 for his appearance Sat
urday at the hour specified.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-09-18
OF COAL
GOES UP

Clarksburg coal has steadily adj
vanced in price since the beginning
of the present week, until now it is
ten cents per ton higher than it was
on Monday. The scarcity of coal
cars is the cause of the advance it
is almost impossible to get the re-
quired amount of cars necessary to
fill the orders which pile up on the
books of every coal operator in this
and the Fairmont region.
The summer was good one for
the coal business, ordinarily speak
ing. While the price of coal was not
high. the sales were large and even
though large profits were not made,
none of the operators suffered, as the
volume of business carried them
along in fearly satisfactory man
ner.
1t is expected that the price of all
Grades of coal will advance still fur
ther from this and the Fairmont reg
ion at least. The operators IN thus
section have not been alone IN their
need of cars. Complaints have
come from all sections of the coun-
try. excepting the middle west, that
there are no cars with which to load
up the coal which is being asked Tor
from all points. Tidewater ship
ments are the ones which cause the
operators the greatest worry, shlPs
are chartered and are expected to
leave port at a certain time on
stipulated day. When the mine
which is furnishing the cargo can
not get sufficient ears to load the
coal. the ship must necessarily wait
Tbis is where the trouble comes IN;
tbe ship owners ask more money
when they know the character IS
pushed for time and the expense OF
the poat piles up after the supuIat-
ed clearing time has passed.
Usually, box cars are Plentiiul III
this repion, but even now these can
not he hod. They are being held
nending the great shipments of gram
and corn from the states west OF the
Mississippi river. The car supply
stiffens up slightly every fall as dos
the price of coal in sympathy with
# but this year the condition OF the
supply is unprecedented
As The time draws nearer to WIN
tor tbe price on all grades viii adj
vance still further and if the eoal
car SIMPLY does not improve shortly
the price will be higher than lof
many years past. ov,il-
The only cars which are now avail l1
,bio arc those which can be routed
oycr home roads. These roads are are
onxious to get their cars back so they
oan keen them moving, and moving
cars mean money to the roads
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-09-18

or less quietude IN the city prison.
They we're all charged with drunk
enness. bnt it had ell been slept OIL,
but the effects stlI chung to them as
shown by theip appearance HIS
Honor was accustomed to the scene
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-09-18
POLICE COURT

Mayor P. Fl. Shields had four city
prisoners before him Monday morn
ing, who had spent the night in more
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-09-18

Do not miss tho grand millinery
opening, Sept. 81, 22 and 90, at Rose
Carr's. sep14toSS'
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-09-18
srANpTNo on TILE CLUBS.

GAMES TODAY.
Chicago at St Louis.
Philadelphia at Ne wYork.
Detroit at Cleveland
Boston at Washington.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-09-18

and merely performed his duties ia
routine way. One got FIVE days and
the other three three days each. .ilis
only money that came in was -
put mp with the chief for apge9s
ance.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-09-18
THE i V7,0 MATe9F2 LEA 5IJEs
NATIONAL LRAGUB.

Yesterdays RESULTS. 4
Cincinnati-Pit tsburg; rain
st. Louis 2; Chicago. 8.
Chicago 4; st. Louis 3.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-09-18
sTANDING OF THE CLUBS.
GAMES TO-DAY.

GAMES TODAY.
New York at Philadelphia.
Brooklyn at Boston.
The news & observer., 1905-12-21
GALE IN FLORIDA
Shoots Across From Gulf
to Ocean.
Storm Warnings are Issued From the
Weather Bureau in Washington
for the Benefit of Ship
ping.
(By the Associated Press.)

= Washington, Dec. 20.-Reports re-
ceived at the Weather Bureau at
O'Clock tonight record the prevalence
of an electrical storm with a heavy fall
of rain and a wind reaching velocity
of 50 miles an hour at Jacksonville.
Fla, this afternoon. 1t was at first
reported that a cyclone had struck the
Florida city as since before O'Clock
tonight it has been completely cut off
from telegraDhic communication with
Atlanta. Augusta. and Savannah. the
three nearest largest cities. The in
formation which reached the Weather
Bureau came in the regular nightly re-
port from the observer at Jacksonville
and made no mention of cyclone dis
turbances.
The storm came probably from the
Gulf coast of Florida and ragged over
the northern part of the State from
which il shifted off, ii is thought, into
the Atlantic ocean. This afternoon the
Weather Bureau issued q storm warn
ing for the benefit of the shipping
along the Atlantic coast from Jackson
vile north. These warnings were re-
peated tonight The officials here say
they will be unable to tell the prob
able location of the storm until to-
morrow.
Savannah. Ca. also felt the reflex
effects of the storm and at that city
the wind also reached high velocity,
accompanied by thunderstorms.
The news & observer., 1905-12-21
A DISCUSSION OF RATES.
A Brief Colloquy on This Subject Be-
tween Foraker and Culberson.
(Rv the Associated Press. }


Washington, Dec. 20.-The only
notable feature of the open session of
the Senate today was a brief discus
sion of the question of railroad legIs-
lation by Messrs. Foraker and Culber-
son. The controversy was precipi-
tated by some remarks made by Mr..
Foraker in connection with a request
preferred by him for the printing of
papers connected with a case recently
before the Interstate Commerce
Cimmission. The Ohio Senator reiter-
ated his position on the question of
rate Legislation, saying that he differed
from other Senators only on the pont
as to the remedies to be applied for
the evils of which complaints have
been made
Mr. Culberson called attention to
the recent speech of Mr.. Foraker, in
which the latter had said that since
the ElEins law had gone into effect
rebates had practically ceased. Mr..
Culberson said that there had been
recent indictments of railroad officials
at Philadelphia and Chicago for
taking rebates He understood also
that MIR. Foraker had opposed all
further legislation.
Mr.. Foraker asserted he had not
said that there were no longer re-
bates but that he had said that there
was ample law for the punishment OF
the taking of rebates and he believed
that if the Attorney General would
enforce the law as he is beginning TO
do. the practice would be stopped
The Senate adjourned until tonAor-
The news & observer., 1905-12-21
Convicted of Conspiracy
and Sentenced.
PRISON FOR ONE YEAR
This Lawyer Declared by Jerome a
Menace to Public DeCency for
Twenty Years, Himself Says
He Goes Behind Bars Wi IN
Clear Conscience.
Clear Conscience.
tBy the Associated Press.)

New York. Dec. Z0.-Abraham IL.
Mummel, the lawyer, today was con-
victed Of conspiracy in connection With
sentenced, within a few minutes after
the jury'S verdict had been pro-
nounced, to one years imprisonment
and a fine of $500. which is the max
imum penalty for the misdemeanor
of which he was adjudged guilty. A
motion of his lawyers for an arrest
of judgment for "a hours was denied,
and Hummel was taken to the Tombs
preparatory to going 10 the peniten-
tiary. He prepared to spend the
night at the Tombs, but said that to-
morrow he will bring some action TO
save himself
The rapidity Of this entire proceed
ing, coming as it did. against one of
the most prominent and successful of
New York lawyers caused great sur
prise. One of the unexpected features
of the trials ending was the fact that
one of HummelS own counsel John
b. Stanchfield made the first proposal
for Il speedy sentence.
Depending upon the result of this
case are actions in other indictments
against prominent persons which have
case.
4 hushed court room waited on the
lawyer who had worked his way up
from the position of office boy in the
ir1n of which he is now the head.
Hummel scanned the face of each
juryman as the filed out of the jury
room. When the foreman said guilty"
Humme flushed slightly, and turning
to one OF the court officers he said:
See that no one gets away with my
coat will you?"
Mr.. Stanchfield then proposed that
sentence be passed Immediately. and
District Attorney Jerome was hurriedly
summoned to the court room. He
saying as he made the mo-
ton. that Hummel had been a menace
to the community and to public de-
cency for the last twenty years.
The prisoner, when asked if he had
anything to say before sentence should
be passed replied: Nothing at all"
When a minute after passing the
sentence Justice Rodgers refused to
grant an arrest of judgment for "a
hours so as to permit of an application
for a writ of reasonable doubt. Hum
mel showed no emotion
In his cell an hour later Hummel
said to reporters:
1T would be shocking bad taste for
me to say anything, but / can't help
but feel that have been uniustly con-
victed. chiefly due to vindictiveness.
Notwithstanding what Mr.. Jerome
said about my being a menace to the
community for twenty years ! am be-
hind the bars with a clear conscience,
strange as ii may seem to some peo-
r1lp -
The news & observer., 1905-12-21
FELONS AS HEROES
They Rush to the Rescue
of Women.
A Fire on .BlackweIfs Island Gives
ConVicts Chance to ACquit
Themselves as Brave
Men.
(By The Associated Press.)

New York, Dec. 20.-Men forgot
that they were convicts and remem-
bered only that they were on Black
wells Island, early this morning when
the male prisoners. marshaled by their
keepers into a fire fighting and life
saving corps. bore from the flaming
floors of the women's wards five hun
dred and ninety-four frantic women
and from the hospital beds fifty more
Although only part of the convicts
were used in rescuing the women,
those who remained locked in their
cells made frantic appeals to be al
lowed to help. AS the screams of the
women penetrated to their cells some
of the convicts fell upon their knees
beating the bars with their fists and
imploring the guards to let them out
to fight the fire. When this was re-
fused they begged that at least the
guards so to the rescue, promising
that they would be their jailers.
The fire the cause of which is un-
known, consumed all of the woman's s
prison, the hospital and half Of the
workhouse. The wood work in the
workhouse, being fifty years old, burn
ed almost like paper The total loss
was $4,000.
The news & observer., 1905-12-21
IN FAVOR OF RAILROADS.
Dcision in Brabham and Others VS.
\. c. l.. and Others.
(By the ssociated Press.)

Washington. Dec 20.--In an opin-
ion by Commissioner Cockrell, the
Inter- State Commerce Commission to-
day decided the case of r. c. Brab-
ham and others against the Atlantic
Coast Line Railroad Company and the
Charleston and Western Carolina Rail-
way Company. involving the question
of alleged unreasonable passenger
rates between Ellenton. S. c.. and Au-
gusta, Ga, and Jackson. S. c.. and
Augusta. Ga. The decision is in favor
of the railroad companies. holding in
effect that the rates fixed by the state
Commissions of South Carolina and
Georgia are nresumptively reasonable,
but that such presumption is not con-
elusive, and the railroad companies
are entitled to show the contrary in a
case involving rates on Interstate
traffic. 1t is further held that rail-
road company is entitled to a fair re-
turn rnon the value of that while en-
ployed for public convenience. For
these reasons and in view of the pre-
vious decisions tho interstate passen-
ger rates complained of are held not
to be unreasonable.
The news & observer., 1905-12-21
POLICY-HOLDERs MEET.
Tennessee Men VIII BE Represented
by Persons from Among Their
Own Number.
lBY the Associated Press.l }

Nashville, Tenn. Dec. 20.-.-Tennes-
see holders of life insurance policies
met mere today with the object Of se-
Iecting persons TO represent them and
their interests at the coming annual
meeting Of the various mutual life in
surance companies. 1t had been ru-
mored persistently that Thomas w
Lawson would have a representative
here to secure proxies and, If possi-
bic. get control of the meeting. state
Insurance Commissioner Folk received
from MIR. Lawson a four thousand
word telegram. denying that he had
such a representative here The meet
ing was organized by electing Col
A. NJ Shook, q large policy-holder.
chairman, and Insurance Commission
er Folk, secretary The proposed
reading Of Iawson's telegram brought
on q heated discussion. and the read
ing was finally ordered.
After much discussion a. resolution
was adopted giving it as the sense of
the meeting that the Tennessee policy
holders shall be represented at the
annual meetings Of the various mutual
companies by persons from among
their own number.
The news & observer., 1905-12-21
THE DOCKS FLAME
Huge Terminal Buildings
Blaze.
L1ss of Over Halt Million at the
Foot OF West Twenty-Third
Street on the Hud-

New York, Dec. 20.-Fire today de-
stroyed fully half Of the immense rail-
road terminal buildings al the foot
of West 23rd street. on the Hudson
River. The loss was estimated at
$550.000.
Crowded ferry boats and hundreds
of passengers were unloading at the
terminals when a series of explosions
were heard and Immediately dense
volumes of smoke filed the great
buildings, followed quickly by flames.
Great alarm prevailed and when ferry
boats despite the flames, kept land
ing passengers from Ney> Jersey at
portions of the docks and terminals,
which were not on fire the police
from four stations had to be sum-
moned to keep order.
Several employees of the railroads
were severely burned and five men
were reported to be missing after the
fire was under control. The new
ferry boat houses of the Lackawanna
and Western and Of the Jersey Cen
trail railroads were almost total losses
They were the newest ferry terminals
in the city, the Lackawanna building
still undergoing its finishing touches,
and the Jersey Central having been
completed only two months ago.
The terminals of the Erie railroad
and of the Pennsylvania were in such
danger for a time that the fire de-
partment concentrated almost its en-
tire efforts on saving them. One
small freight shed belonging to the
Erie and part N its dock were dam
aged. The fire started in a paint
shop i'm the Lackawanna building, pre-
sumably from a defective electric
wire.
The news & observer., 1905-12-21
IT Is MUCH CRIPPLED.
In This Condition the Government
Faces the Formidable Strike.

st. Petersburg. Dec 20.-On &C
count of some confusion the general
strike was proclaimed at Moscow at
noon today instead of tomorrow. 1t
was inaugurated there with a COM
plete suspension of the street railroad
service.
The government enters upon the
new struggle greatly crippled. The sit
uation in the Baltic provinces is grow
ing steadily worse and in the Caucasus
the renewal of the outbreak of the
Tartars and Armenians has produced
another reign of terror. The 1nhabi-
tants Tiflis and other cities are beg
ging the authorities to furnish them
with arms for the purpose of organiz-
ing a militia for self-protection. At
Sabastopol new mutinies have occur
red and 1 800 soldiers have been dis
armed and are under guard. The
troops at Kharkoff have revolted and
the Inhabitants are still administering
the city.
The news & observer., 1905-12-21
And Seven League Boots
Talk Continues.
ADDRESS BY BOWIE.
He Defends the Cotton Crop Estimates
of the Bureau OF Agriculture. In
The Senate Culberson and For
aker Discuss Rate Leg
islati0n.
isiati0n.
lRy the Associated PressD

Washington, Dec. 20.-The House
continued to '.snoot cay pigeons" as
one member put it, and the debate on
general topics continued for five hours.
1t is understood that with adjourn
menI today the general debate on the
Presidents message, which has been in
progress for seven days, has been con-
cluded and that the session is to be
a brief ono when adjournment fol'
the holidays Will be taken.
feature OF the discussion today
was defense of the Agricultural De-
parlmenl ny Southern members who
endorsed the government cotton statis-
UlCs
Asserting that the cotton crop esti-
mates of the Department OF Agricul-
ture had been assailed both by the
cotton growers because the estimates
We're too large, and by the manufac-
turerS because they were too small,
Mr.. Bowie (AIa.), expressed SatiSfac-
tlon with the estimates
For the last Six years he said. the
estimates Of the department. had been
within seven-tenths of one per cent OF
accuracy. For ali practical purposes
this was as satisfactory as possible and
Vindicated the honesty and accuracy of
the report.
He opposed the suggestion to dis
continue the December estimate for
one in January.
Mr.. Wanser pa. suggested it was
the cotton spectators and not the
growers, manufacturers or consumers
who fixed the price of cotton.
Mr. Bowie admitted the evil of spec
ulation and the fmpossibility of abol-
ishing it, contended that the actual
supply and demand also was impor-
tant. Should the department estimate
be abolished, he said, reports would
be made by private associations and
alleged would be biased. With 10000
firm in their interests all of which he
men on their lists he contended the
government could make a more inn
partial report.
Mr. Lowering (Mass.), asked for an
legislation for what he said was q
discrepancy in the report of cotton
ginned
The answer Mr.. Bowie asserted
would be, found i'm the variation i'm
the size of the bales.
He concluded with praise of the
Secretary of Agriculture.
The debate concluded with a ten
minute speech by Mr.. Garrett CTenn)
on the subject of insurance.
The House agreed to the conference
report on the Panama Canal Appro-
priation bill.
The House adjourned until tomor.
The news & observer., 1905-12-21
Leads ali North Carolina Dailes i'm News aIlreulator

nies the charge and claims that the
affair in which he dealt with the firm
is a civil one. He was wearing the
ring at the time of his arrest. Bond
was given for his appearance. He has
been visiting here and in Norfolk since
the Virginia football game, and de-
clares that he was on his return to
Salisbury when arrested.
Senator Simmons left tonight for
New Bern.
Statement by Mr.. Gudger.
Representative Gudger decided
today to make final re-
play to the open letter of NJ,
l.. Shinman. which appeared in sun
davis News and Observer. and in
which the Chairman of the Demo-
cratic Congressional committee in the
Tenth District. reiterated his charge
that Mr. Gudger had promised to re-
tire from Congress at the end of his
present term.
Mr.. Gudger's statement in reply fol-
lows:
Il do not regard the open letter of
Mr. Shipman of any consequence, as
he has added nothing new TO his pre-
vious statements, except quoting al
legged conversations. which did not oc-
cur; therefore / ann entirely content
with the published denial heretofore
made by me 10 the effect that j did
not agree or promise To retire at the
end of my present term. and certainly
Mr.. Shipman ought To be satisfied with
the hearings he has had and the large
amount of space he has already occu-
pied in the newspapers. He IS not
candidate for Congress and | must
decline to be drawn into controversy
with him for the benefit of some one
else
-
tent and contradictory. and his pur-
pose so manifest. that they do not re-
uuire serious consideration. For eX-
ample. he seeks to make me respon-
sible for his last letter. but assert
Continued on Page Four.)
The news & observer., 1905-12-21
LITTLE LUCY GONE
Seeking Her Parents in
Winston Salem.
Ten Year Old Child Leaves Home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Rives.
Her Parents Not Lo-
Gated.
(special to News and Observer. }

Especial TO News and Observer
Winston Salem, y. c., Dec. 90
Lucy Beidler. aged ten years, arrived
here this afternoon from Raleigh In
search of her parents. whom she says
she has not seen since 1901. The
girl. who talks quite intelligently,
says she has been living in Raleigh
with her uncle and aunt. Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Rives. for four years. and that
she left them partly on account of
bad treatment. She also states that
her parents moved to Winston-SaleM
from Culpepper, Va. last year. Up
to a late hour tonight the police had
not been successful in their efforts to
locate the parents of the girl who is
being cared for at the Hotel Phoenix.
The girl admits she has not heard
from her mother since last year.
The news & observer., 1905-12-21
Nero Steals $3.50.

Especial to News and Observer
Fayetteville \. c., Dec. 20.-When
no one was watching a negro employee
took $685. from a table in the office
Of the Southern Express Company this
morning and made off With it, nor has
he been apprehended.
The news & observer., 1905-12-21
AT MOSCOW FELL
THE FIRST BLOW
Dark Grew the Old Muscovite Capital With the
Opening of the Strike, Which is Already
Widening Fast.

lutionists today hoisted a red flag
over a. factory here and the police
We're unable to remove it. A machine
gun battery was therefore brought
into action and shot away the flag
staff. The incident was followed by
bold attack by the crowd on passing
troops, whereupon the latter fired.
killing or wounding a numberof the
rioters
The news & observer., 1905-12-21
Higgins VENTS Wadsworth.

Albany. y. Y. Dec. 19.-GoVernor
Higgins made it clear tonight. without
saying SO in so many words. that ne
believes James w. Wadsworth. Jr., of
Livingston county will be the unani-
nous choice of the Republican caucus
for speaker of the Assembly.
II have good reason to hope he
said. that Mr.. Wadsworth will be
chosen by acclamation and that this
result will represent real party har-
mOnv"
The news & observer., 1905-12-21
New york. Dec. 19.-Anotl

New York, Dec. 19.-Another step
i'm the fight between the so-called
theatrical syndicate and certain i'm
portant actors and managers was dis
closed today when the District Attorny
began proceedings to force the syndi-
cate firms To produce their books and
correspondence and other papers in
court. The suit is John Doe pro-
ceeding.
The news & observer., 1905-12-21
HuInmeI Released on Bail.

Hummel was released from the
Tombs at 10 o'clock tonight under
$4,000 bair on a writ OF reasonable
doubt secured from Judge Woodward
of the Supreme Court in Brooklyn.
The news & observer., 1905-12-21
MARTIAL LAW LOOMS

This is the Weapon With Which the
Government Has Armed its Officials
10 Battle With the Power OF the
CoaIesced Working People. The
Strike Will Begin in St. Petersburg
Today. Railroads, Factories. All
Government Work, Stores Whole.
sale and Retail, Everything in the
Empire Except WaterWorks is to be
Struck Still. Police are Busily at
Work i'm Efforts to Arrest Strike
Leaders, But They are Hard to
Find.
The news & observer., 1905-12-21
.iint This n High "Cher??"

CBv the Associated Press.)
New York, Dec. ga seat on the
stock exchange was sold for $4,000,
the highest price on record.
The news & observer., 1905-12-21
FIGHT OVER THE RED FLAG.
shot Away by Machine Guns, Con-
fIict Follows.

(Bv the Associated Press-l
Koyno. Russia. Dec. 20.-The reVo-