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D. s. CARL Made Second
Vice President and One
1 of Directorate.

George +. Hamilton was elected presi-
dent o. the Capital Traction Campany
and j.. S CARL second vice president
and general manager of the Capital
Traction Company al a meeting of the
directors this afternoon. AIr. Hamilton
takes the place of the late George T
Dunlop and Mr.. CARL is given the va
cancy on the board of directors.
In this way the directors OF the Cap
ital Traction Company settled the con-
test for the presidency Of the road. Mr.
Hamilton is senior member of the law
firm Of Hamilton, Colbert. NeTkes *
Hamilton. and the legal representative
in Washington Of the Baltimore ana
Ohio Railroad Company. He has long
.saeu a director Of the Capital Traction
Company, and has had the support OF
a majority of the board for the presl-
dency for some time.
Henry Hurt. vice president and act
ing president of the road favored the
election of d. s. CARL. who has been
chief engineer and general superintend-
ent, On account Of his practical knOwl-
edge. but others considered that the
honor was due Mr.. Hamilton.
In order to reconcile all parties. there
fore, the Office OF second vice president
and general manager was created and
Mr.. CARL elected 10 MI that place and.
as eN-OmiCiO. To the board OF directors.
Mr. CarlTs services TO the road have
been appreciated by all. He has been
with the company for seventeen years.
The Washington times., 1908-03-11
Murder and Suicide
the Theory of
Police.
Fashionable BOStOnIn-
StitutiOn Is Stirred
by Crime.

BOSTON, March 1.-Two young wom-
ell were found shot TO death in bed this
morning at the fashionable Laurens
School one Of them. a Miss Weed. es-
capped last night from a sanitarium ia
Newton and fed 10 the school. where
her friend. a Miss Hardy, agreed to
care for her during the night.
This morning the school nurse heard
two shots ia the room. and, when the
TIE door was burst open both women
were dead All information regarding
the identity Of the dead women is care
fully guarded at the school The police
theory Is a suicide pact, but there IS
another story that one OF the women
killed her friend and then shot herself.
The police say that the woman who
did the shooting was Miss Sarah Cham
berlain Weed. and that her chum, whom
she killed before herself committing sui
eide. was Miss Elizabeth Bailey Hardee.
Miss Weed lived at 112 West Willow
Grove avenue. Chestnut Hill. PhIadel-
phia. and Miss Hardee at 2l4 Gwinner
street, East Savannah. Ca Each was
in the thirties ad they had been inu-
mate friends since their graduation from
Wellesley College
Miss Tfardee received her diploma in
1884 while Miss Wed received hers a
wear later Miss Htrdee was an iE-
structor ia mathematics AT Wellesley ia
1893 and 1860. and since that time has
been teaching in Vermont. Miss Weed
also had been teaching in various sec
tions Of the country, and last summer
they opened fashionable boarding
school
on the day the school opened Miss
Weed broke down as the result OF over
work and was taken to a sanitarium.
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RIOT
PUT Up To SENATE
IN THREE REPORTS
Committee Sustain s
President in Dismissal
of Troops.

After an exhaustive inquiry OF more
than year, the Military Affairs Com
mittee OF the Senate today formally
reported on the Brownsville ARRAY"
Three separate reports were sub
mitted- The majority findings presented
by Chairman Warren, on behalf OF the
committee in which the Democratic
members joined. sustain the action OF
the President IN dismissing the negro
soldiers of the Twenty-GfJh Infantry.
A minority report is submitted by
Senator Scott. and third was offered by
Foraker ard BUlkeley alone. which com
pletely viHdicates the soldiers OF the
charge made against them. and recon-
mends legislation for the restoration tO
them Of all the rights OF which they
have been deprived.
Senator Foraker gave notice that at
an early day he would address the Sen
ate. and said he could prove beyond
question. he believed, TO the satisfaction
of the Senate that the negro troops
were absolutely innocent.
A sharp COlloquy took place at the
conclusion Of the submission Of the re-
port, wherein Senator Bailey said sar-
castically that 1t seemed to be a race in
diligence between the President and the
majority of the Senate Committee, TO
satisfy the dissatisfied Republicans be
fore the national convention and IN
preparation for the coming election.
The majority report upheld the Presi-
dent In dischaTglng without honor the
trOODs Of the Twenty-hfth Infantry, who
were stationed at Fort Brown. Ii was
signed by four Republicans and FIVE
Democrats. The Republicans were Sen
ators Warren, Warner, Lodge, and du
Pont; the Democrats were Senators Ov-
erman. TaiaferrO. Foster, MCCTeary,
Frazier.
The majority report was accompanied
by three large volumes of testimony,
eTnbodying the statements of 164 wit
/ nesses. It was found by the majority
| that the shooting was done by some of
J the soldiers. At the same time the ma
/ jority held the testimony failed TO iden-
/ tify the particular soldiers that did the
shooting.
/ Appended 70 the report OF the ma
I jority of the committee is a recommen-
datiOn Joined in by the four RepubH-
/ Cans-Senators Warren, Lodge, Warner,
! and du Pont-that the time limit be ex-
tended wherein the discharged soldiers
] can be reinstated.
! The Foraker Buckley report consisted
/ approximately, of 1900 words. Follow
! ing an exifa Istive analysis of the testi-
money taken by the committee, it draws
/ these conclusions;
/. That the testimony wholly fails To
| identify the particular individuals. or
| any of them, who participated in the
! Brownsville shooting affair
] That the testimony wholly fails to
show that the discharged soldiers OF the
/ Twenty-ffth United States Infantry OF
any of them entered into any agreement
or so-called conspiracy OF silence OF
tCor.i.-ss-z -. PAGE Twc)
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NIGHT FIRE THREATENS
DESTRUCTION OF TOWN

ROCHESTER. \. H.. March IL
Close TO $4,000 loss was caused BY a
ire which started in the Dodge block.
IN the heart of the business district.
late last night and burned until
o'clock this morning Sparks from the
blaze we're carried by the high wind
a. mile away and more than thirty
buildings were set afire. Occupants We're
alert. however. and shese little fires
were extinguished with pals OF water
and garden hose.
At one time the whole central part
of the town seemed doomed, and Mayor
Bradley called for aid from other towns
Before the apparatus arrived, however,
the fire was under control. The build
ing where the fire started was entirely
consumed, and several others were
slightly damaged.
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SERVED
IN WIFE'S SUIT;
TO FIGHT CASE
81 Love Her, / Can't
Give Her Up" He
Means When Told
of Action.

NEW YORK, March 1.-THE papers
in the suit of Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
against her husband for sn annuIment
of the marriage were served today on
the young inrfate OF the Matteawan
Asylum for The Criminal Insane. At
the same time complaint was handed
10 the defendants mother. Mrs. Mary
Copley Thaw, she being made a co de-
fendant. because Of the possibility that
the courts Of New York county will
appoint her guardian of his estate.
The young woman sets forth thar HaU-
ry X Thaw was il. lane at the time the
ceremony was performed. and gives as
proof the peculiar letters and strangely
worded viii which he sent to Henry W.
Longfellow then his personal counseI.
The cause. which led to rhe estrange-
ment date hack from me night OF The
Madison Square Roof Garden tragedy,
" hen Thaw killed Stanford White.
Shooting Alienated Her.
The manner in which the Pittsburg
millionaire wre3ked summary vengeance
on the architect preyed upon the young
woman, and her feelings toward him
were never the same afterward.
She knew at the time that his family
were/opposed to her. but in the face Of
the circumstances she resigned herself
to him, and made a martyr of herself
when she took the stand ana told the
+ sensational story of her New York Ca
! reer.
/ Dtsseusiou arose between the couple
even during the first trial Harry $
mother and she continually quaUreled,
and. although she felt little affection
/ for her husband she acted as she did
simply for appearance sake. She was,
/ in reality, a wonderful actress in court.
( and deep down IN her own feelings not
the martyr which the public made her
/ out to be.
| Once she quarreled with the Countess
of Yarmouth, the prisoners sister. and
although she went to court every day
I IL was not with the feeling of willing
ness generally presumed ct the tir1e.
Thaw viii Fight Divorce.
eve will file our answer tomorrow. -
said Mr.. Peabody You may rest as-
sured the case will be fought. Thaw
was sane when he married Evelyn Mes
bit. and his present condition of mimi
does not in any manner enter into che
case"
"Oh. I love her. I love her. AMI I can
mot give her up" moaned Thaw, when
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CHURCH FEEDS HUNGRY;
ASSESSES CONGREGATION

PITTSBURG, March 1.-THE Break
fast brotherhood Club In the fashion
able Second Presbyterian Church 0I
Pittsburg has been organized. Some one
Scattered word through the week that
at this church there would be free
breakfast at church hour There were
zoo hungry persons crowded into the
Vestibules before service time.
Pastor S Edward Young made an as
sessment on the congregation for
enough 10 buy breakfast for the crowd.
and he helped serve IL personally n
the basement He then organized She
club. and viii feed the needy before
services "ach SUNDAY morning
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ANNA GOUL.D'S AUTO
BREAKS IN CRISIS

CHERBOURG. France. March H.
Nine. Anna Gould's automobile in which
she was coming from Paris supposedly
To take the liner Adriauc here for New
York. broke down near Lison.
Finding that the White Star boat train
from Paris 10 Cherbourg was two hours
and thirty minutes late, however. she
had IL tagged at Ldson station. and is
l,,1rrzine I'm this direction. Fer three
children were already passengers on the
train.
Nothing has yet been heard concern
ing Prince Helie de Sagau.
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What Congress Did
IN THE HOUSE.

The House considered the Postofice
appropriation bill,
Advocates of prohibition appeared be-
fore the House District Committee Tor
"a ,,rohibition law for the District.
ReDTesentatIve Rufus Hardy Of Texas
u5ade an argument before the Conn
mittee on Commerce for q law to pre-
vent railroads charging less for a
long haul than for a short haul.
THE committee on Judiciary considered
the employers liability bill. but came
TO no conclusion on IL.
The Committee on Banking anG Cur
rency gave hearing on bill 10 re-
imbLrse the Freedmen's Savings and
Trust Company
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ANTHONY DREXEL HURT
IN AUTOMOBILE CRASH

PHILADELPHIA March u.-Anthony
J. Drexel. jr.. son of \. J. DreXel. and
BENJAMIN Parker. OF Pittman, n j..
all prominent socially, wore injured IN
an automobile accident early today. 4
touring car, in which they and three
cher EounE men were riding, crashed
frifo another automobile while returning
from the suburbs The young men
we're badly Cut about the lace and head
by flying glass. while Parker may be
injured internally
The Washington times., 1908-03-11
BIG TIN MILLS RESUME;
WILL EMPLOY 1900 MEN

SHARON. Pa. March 1l-After four
months idleness, the South Sharon tin
mills will be started by The American
sheet and Tin Plate Company.
Ten mills will resume March 1G. and
the remaining ten one week later
About ,2nQ men will hc employed
The Washington times., 1908-03-11
IN THE SENATE.

THE repurts from the Senate Military
Affairs Committee on the Browns
,-ilr case were submitted.
Pres. dent Roosevelt sent a message 10
tba Senate urging extension of tle
+1r7e limit for reinstatement of the
LtttaIiOn of negro soldiers discharged
IN ,.ollnt of the Brownsville riotiGg
SENATOR Caninger introduced bill to
- The Comptroller Of the Currency
I7orTroI over building and loan asso-
cia5sons in the District.
esecator Clarke of Arkansas addressed
rbe senate on the Aldrich bill
The Washington times., 1908-03-11
THE WEATHER REPORT.

The excess of pressure is now in the
South, and the tendency IS therefore
toward fair and warmer weather IN
Northern districts. Ram continues IN
tle Gulf States. In the last twelve
hours il has overspTead oklahoma,
tennessee. southern Missouri, and
southern Illinois. Rain has also fallen
III the north Pacific coast States.
The indications for the next thirty
SIX HOUrs are somewhat uncertain. al
though the prOba biliues are that there
viii be rain tonight I'm the east Gulf
and south Atlantic States, and possibly
iU the Ohio valley, and on Thursday in
southern Virginia and North Carolina
Iue temperature viii rise in Northern
districts tonight and continue moder-
atoiy high Thursday.
The Washington times., 1908-03-11
Whip Makes Startling Ale
cations Against Advisers
Of Work Family.

NEW YORK MarcI lin submit
ting issues To the supreme court III lAe
divorce suit OF Mrs Aurel Batonyl
counsel for the defendant has asked
that a Jury consider a charge of con-
spiracy which is declared to be the most
amazing ever revealed by the court rec
ords of this country.
Mrs. RatonyI viii name ten CO.
respondents and Batouyi eleven. Dras-
tic as the former whi"s charges are
concerning the alleged wrongdoing OF
his wife. they form only a small part
Of the allegations he makes
Bat0nyi's chief accusations are direct
60 against Frank X. Syurgis, banker,
broker. and secretary Of the Jockey
Club. Sturgis IS chief correspondent,
hut the charges against him embrace an
alleged conspiracy 10 gain coulFol OF
the Work millions
Charges Against Sturgis.
Nrr. Stu-zis. who. as shown In the
court papers, is accused Of having COW
ertIy ana wrongfuIly secured control OF
the millions possessed by Frank Work,
the aged father of Mrs. Burke-ROche
Batonyi, and having compelled the lat
ter 10 Yield to his wishes or accept the
alternative Of being left friendless and
penuIless when her father dies
Named rs lieutenauts Of Mr.. Sturgis
ara J. Henry Work, Peter Cooper
Hewitt and Lucy Hewitt, his wife. It
is charged that through these relatives
Of the Work family an effort is now
being made TO induce the aged million
atre. Frank Work TO Ilake "a last viii
ana testament appointing Sturgis.
Charles Drake Chapman and a Mr..
clark. his executors and trustees
Charles Drake Chapman, who IS q
business associate of Sturgls, Is referred
10 as "hIs handy man.
Began as BOOkkeePer.
The remarkable document AYERS that
Franz X. Strugis, the society man and
yyau street banker and broker. wh1
was at one time president OF the New
vorl, stool, exchange, began his bust
ness. career as bookkecper ana clerk IN
+ho emplov of Mrs. Batonyi's father;
that he afteTward became the senior
,,ar+ney Of the brokerage Arm of Work,
s+-onp & Co, and that through the
kindness and influence OF Frank Work
mas become a very rich man.
IT is bOUh implied and charged that
AZ Sr,Irris has abused tIe confidence
of his benefactor in the matter Of Civ
ne Mrs. Batonyi advice, through his
afforts TO get absolute control of the
Work millions.
Of the conspiracy and its purposes is
that part of BatonyIs sworn statement
that his wife who for two decades has
bae1 a net Of the Four Hundred, has
SecOr1e degraded in character on &c
oo1pf of the influence welded over heI
/ by the broker
+o1,,-i,s statement, was obtained through
! Confessions made to him by his wife
( after their marriage.
SAYS Nan CONTROLLED Wife.
| with the object in view Of keeping
Mrs Batonyi under his control. the
/ professional whip declares that Sturgis
/ encouraged her to do many extravagant
/ things and gave her many presents ol
/ ;ewelrv. carriages, and other valuables
/ 74e saws that the broker did everything
/ I'm his power 10 regain control os hel
after their marriage
/ Yes: YOU may get a job without Times
Il Eas-.aa ~ Il T. -
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Times classified al. will shorten
vcu, search for a buyer "A seller.
trader a teacher. a clerk. typiste-
or . lob
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Yes; YOU may get a job without Times
Il iAISS
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Says Nan Controlled Wife.

With the object IN view Of Keeping
Mrs Batonyi under his control. the
professional whip declares that Sturgis
encouraged her to do many extravagant
things and gave her many presents OF
4Ie saws that the broker did everything
i'm his power TO regain control os her
after their marriage
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Young Riot ouclled.
Lawyer Opens Hearing.

Mr.. Shoemaker opened the proceed
ings with the statement that he repre-
sented a committee Of seven. which. in
turn. represented many temperance and
religious organizations Of the District
of Columbia.
what we want passed he said. 'Is
the Sims bill prohibiting the liquor
traffic In the District. Con ntitions are
bad here. The class OF saloons has de-
Perforated. and the daily sessions OF
cur police court sferU the results
There are tco many beer gardens and
win. resorts"
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Fair and warmer tonight.
Thursday partly cloudy.
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gone to sleep In culvert.
w. Y. Williford and family have
moved from Fourteenth street to one
of the Wakefield cottages on South
High street
All members of the Bohemian Club
are requested to meet in the club
rooms Friday night at o'clock for
business Of Importance.
VIM. FRY, President.
Wednesday broke all records in the
amount of business transacted at the
Maury National Bank, the total for
the day amounting to over $4,000.
All told $1O7,SS3,26 was received or
deposit and $61, 951.41 was paid out on
check, leaving a net gain for the day
of $45,3S1.85.
sTRAYED OR sToLEN-Bay mare
Ia hands high, star in forehead. Re
ward for return to Eta CAMP.
BELL, at Green's mill on Rutherford
creek. Cit
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home Monday from the northern
states, where he had been making
speeches in the interest Of the demo.
cratic ticket.
] Mrs. E. R. Farrell and Miss Allie
Black received a telegram Tuesday
morning announcing the serious i'll
ness of their father in southern Texas.
Miss Black left on the morning train.
Stoddard Tomlinson left Wednesday
for Arizona for his health.
Miss Rebecca Carpenter is visiting
friends in Memphis.
Mrs Arch Lipscomb and little son
have returned from California.
J. E. Watkins, brother-in-law of
Ewing Ramon, has gone to Spokane,
Wash, to make his home. His wife
and Mrs. Bette Ramon will leave in
a week or two to join him.
Athie Rawls has gone to Oklahoma
City, where he expects to enter bust
ness.
Miss Leila Akin Frierson is visit
ing her aunt, Mrs ]. w. Brown, in
Atlanta
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Y. Addison and
Mrs. Flournoy English are here, called
by the illness of Mrs. Addie Moore.
Mrs May and Mrs. Horne have re-
turned to Buford Station, after visit
to Miss Nicely Alternately at Culleoka.
Rev. L. r. Long, the new pastor at
Culleoka, is visiting among friends
III move his family to the par !
sonage next week.
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AROUND TOWN.

Cabinet Photos, $1.00 per dozen fol
thirty days at YOUNGS. 23-tf
Buck Brown was knocked In the
head by an unknown negro at the
show grounds Saturday night and was
rather painfully injured.
Don't forget the, public sale at M.
M. Dunn's, three miles south Of Co
lumbia, Saturday, Nov. IA. 30-3t
Deputy Whitley and Constable
Butts interfered with a crap game on
the show grounds saturday night and
arrested six men. The fine and costs
in each case was $3.50.
Embry Stephenson has accepted
position with ]. P. Street & Co.
Deputy whitley and Constable
Butts took in three Hickman county
negroes Monday night who had en-
bibed too much bad whisky and had
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PERSONALS.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Mr. r. c. Ewing has returned from
New York where he went to buy
goods
Mrs. Mary Loyen has gone to
Springfield, Mo-, for a visit to rela.
tves
Mrs. W. ]. Dale has gone to Hunts
vile to visit her daughter, Mrs. w.
R. Hutton.
Mr.. George E. McKennon is back
from New York markets where he
went in the interest of his firm.
Mrs. S. G. Finney, who has been
the guest of her son, J. l. Finney, has
returned to her home in GAINESVILLE,
Fla.
Capt. Frank Craige and family have
moved to their country home near
Wiliamsport. Miss Francis Craige
has entered the boarding department
of the Institute and will remain in
town.
Mrs. W. A. Holtz of Shefield, Ala,
is visiting her son, Mr.. ARA Holtz.
Mrs. R. L. Mckinney and little
daughter have returned from New
York.
Mrs. W. j. Dale has returned from
a visit to Huntsville.
W. F. Embry was out Saturday from
Nashville for visit to his parents.
Mr.. Dixie Blair, of Lawrenceburg,
spent Sunday with relatives in the
city.
John Akin, of Hampshire, has re-
turned from a months stay at Red
Boiling Springs
W, B. Embry, of the Comptroller's
office, came out from Nashville this
morning to vote.
Clint Rucker has returned to De-
catur, after visit to his grand
mother, Mrs. W. C. Sheppard.
Miss Jef1e Mai Parsons has re-
turned from Jackson, Tenn, where
she has been for the past year.
Miss Elizabeth Thompson, of Nash
vile, has returned to her home, after
visit to Misses Susie Belle and Bes-
sic Moore at Spring Hill
Frank Moore, a travelling salesman
Tor the Capudine Chemical Co., is
a few days with friends and
in Spring Hill and Column
oia,
Congressman L. p Padgett reached
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SIGNS OF RIDERS IN
LAWRENCE COUNTY

MT. PLEASANT, Tenn, Nov. A.
The negroes of this place who have
been cutting timber near Brace, In
Lawrence county, came in this morn
ing from their work Saying they
found notices tackled about where
they had been at work demanding
them to quit work Immediately or
there would be trouble. 1t is sup
posed that this is the work of night
riders, although this is the first time
they have made any threats in this
community. The negroes brought one
of the notices in with them, which
reads as follows:
look hear! you have to get out
hear Nov. 3. 8, 1908, If not going to
be truDble!"
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Batten-HilI.


Mrs. T., A. Leach has just received
word that her youngest sister, Miss
Lillian R. Hill was married last Sun.
day in the First Methodist church at
Tampa, Fla, to Percy e. Bratten.
Miss Hill left here about the first of
September to teach school at Trilby,
Fla, where she met Mr.. Batten and it
was a case of love at first sight with
the young people and they decided 1t
would be romantic to go to Tampa,
where they were quietly married in
the presence of few friends of the
groom. Mr.. Batten is a rising young
planter and he and his bride will live
on his large plantation near Tampa.
Miss Hill has spent much of her time
with her sister Mrs. Leach and she
was greatly loved and admired by all
who knew her for her beauty, bril-
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Halloween Party.

The young ladies Of the Polathea
class of the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church entertained most charmingly
in the Sunday-school room Friday
evening with Halloween party. The
room was tastefully decorated with
autumn branches, corn and pumpkins.
From the chandeliers and the arches
were suspended rows of bright red
apples. The guests were greeted upon
their arrival by a number of ghosts.
Some of the features of the evening
we're ducking for apples and blowing
out candles to decide ones fate in re-
gard to matrimony, but the greatest
attraction was the fortune teller's
booth. Frappe was served during the
evening and at the close OF the en-
tertainment a delightful lunch course
was served.
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Cosmopolitan Club.

The Cosmopolitan met Thursday af-
ternOon with Miss Julia Biddle who
read a very interesting paper on
Early Rome, the Era Of Tradition.
Miss Emma Brown discussed in a
very entertaining manner, The Ro-
man Republic The Club adjourned
to meet in two weeks with Miss EN-
ma Brown.