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wss inspired. he refusing to reveal
the idsntity OF his companion His
arSt statement was:
Il am Selig Silverstein. Fl years
old, and / live at Il VanBrunt street,
Brooklyn
81 was told TO do this / bought
the nitro giycerine for the bomb at
drug store at Clark street and
Broadway, Brooklyn. made the
bomb myself from a piece of gas
pipe. I have a wife and two children
I'm Russia have been in the United
States two3 years My nearest rela-
tive is named Cosen and lives al
Il Park street, Brooklyn. / worked
for a tailor named Goldstein near
Eldridge street, near Broom street,
Manhattan"
He refused to incriminate others
and nothing further had been learned
from him when he was placed under
an anaesthet'r preparatory TO an op-
|eration. The,,2 is a little chance that
he will long survive Silverstein' s
Icompanion has not been identified.
The rioung has caused deepest con-
Germ upon the part of the police as
we'll as citizens generally.
Tonight public sentiment, as sys-
temaitcally gathered from a variety
of sources, hesitates in expression.
Though no one of repute can be found
who does not bitterly denounce the
act of violence there are those who
believe that the police lacked discre-
ton in their treatment OF the crowd.
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Chicago, March 28.-George Harris,
said to be a wrestling match pre-
moter of Memphis, Tenn, was ar
rested here today, charged with haV-
ing swindlcd J. E. Cavanaugh, a lun-
Der merchant of Davenport, Iowa, olt
Of S37 800 in fake" wrestling match
in New Orleans. La, two motnLs
ago.
According to the police, CaVa-
naugh came to Chicago a few days
ago on business Last night Harris
called up Cayanaugh on the telephone
and asked if If the men who had
swindled him out of the money in
the wrestling match had been ar
rested. Cavanaugh's suspicious weYe
Immediately aroused by the question
and he threupon made an appoint
ment to meet Harris today at GER
tain down town hotel. Cayanaugh re-
ported the affair to the police and
two detectives were detailed to ac-
company him to the hotel to meet
Harris. At the appointed time Harris
arrived at the hotel and was imme-
daitely placed under arrest
Cavanaugh charges that Harris is
the leader of a gang of men that in
duced him to wager money On the
wrestling match after it had been
fixed SO that he could not Wiii
Harris refused to make any state
ment. -, -
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the nomination for the supreme
court justiceship and could not take
Ii but could name the man for the
nomination II he wanted TO. Il tod
him that the assessment. that time
was to be $33 900 and said Mr. Nc
Intyre wanted to know whether the
capital would share 1t TO the extent
OF SIS, 900. Mr. Robinson said that he
could not do anything personally In
such matter. but would see Mr..
Vreeland."
Julian said Hr. Mcintyre was with
him when he telephoned and over
heard the conversation. Mr.. John +.
Mcintyre rs a prominent lawyer and
at one time was an assistant district
attorney. Vernon d Davis Is now e
justice OF the supreme court
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RUSHED AT MRs,RoosEvEIT,
Action Of Nan Produced Great Elk
citasnent at Vicksburg.

New York. March 2S--A special dis
patch TO Jthe Picayune from Vicksburg
S9-r
Just as soon as General Stephen D.
lee, acting Mayor Harding and othe~s
were greeting Mrs. Roosevelt and her
Darty upon their arrival here today q
man at the railroad station created
g"ea5 excitement by rushing toward
the crowd waiving grip. He was Sci
ed By the police and in spite of his
strenuous protests, dragged back out of
the crowd.
The man said his name was George
Shadid. aud that he was on his way
to Greenville, Miss. The police held
him until after the departure cf Mrs.
Roosevelt and her party left 70" New
Orleans.
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TO FIGHT PRonIHuoH.
Liquor Interests of HlAsks usSo
Forty I>ccfurcrs d. the ks~kd

Chicago, March is-Ths hQ1G -
terests OF Illinois have aAoDtaA q
genuine chatauqua plan 90 combat IL
sudden uprising OF prohibitioa AA
threatens TO make considerable dry
territory on April 7. clcctioa aay.
Two thousand Illinois cities. towns
and villages and townships viii vote
on the wet or dry" question On thai
day. The only difference between the
liquor mems chatauQua scheme sad
the ordinary kind Is that its forty
lecturers are restricted a. TO hstr
subjects OF address 10 the antI-pro-
hibition topic This unusual move bo-
gan on Thursday when w. II. Hull.
general manager OF n Peoria distil-
lery. opened headquarters In Chica-
go.
Il now have forty lecturers In the
field. most OF them preachers. both
men and women" said Mr.. Hull laAt
night.
In the coming week thsy win
make 800 speeches in all the prine-
pal towns of the state. We think that
IF the people get n fair idea OF what
prohibition fnnaticism is doing TO m
they will give the liquor deaisrs n
square deal.
We are not lighting Temperance
but prohibition.
The demand fU stimulating
drinks Is world-old and say Il s
much more profitable for q oommun-
ity TO have saloons which pay q
large revenue than that the liquor
should be dealt out by stsaith-"
Mr.. Hull. who will keep his ann-
prohibition quarters opsn antii aft@
the election. said he was working
under the auspices OF the manufaotur-
ers and dealers association OF I'm
nois
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ACTS UNUOSsIllGItO.,Al4
Judge Jones INcnuess S1ecIinE &C.
cision in Alabama Rate Unsc.

Montgomery, March .S.-In q svoop
ing decision making permanent tho
preliminary Injunction decided last
August, Judge Thomas q. Jones. OF
the federal court of Alabama, mid
die district, declared that acts which
sought to prevent the railroads OF tbs
state from going into the federal
court were unconstitutional and that
the anti-railroad acts OF the Alabama
legislature should be suspended pend
| ing an investigation of the complaints
of the railroads that the acts vero
confscatory.
Judge Jones declared that the sub
ject OF states rights is not involved
In the issue now in the federal court.
The opinion says:
Life would be intolerable In any
government claiming 70 DO at all free
wherein the citizen had no redress
against wrongs done by oMcials In
the name OF the state.
The constitution. itself. II Ia held.
gives the federal court the right 70
pass upon such questions and the real
objections to its exercise Is there-
fore an objection to the principles Of
the union.
The effect of the decision 10 TO do
clare unconstitutional a great many
Of the parts Of the railroad coda
laooDted by the Alabama legislature
and to suspend all rate acts until the
justice of the rates can be determined
The opinion had been published and
was in the hands Of tho printer for
delivery when the United States sup
RENE court rendered its opinion In ths
Minnesota cases which were similar
TO those in which tho state OF Ala
| bama was a party. In all essential
/, details the opinion was similar 70
that rendered by Mr.. Ju9lca Peek
ham.
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REAssUREs TOBACCO PLANTERS
State Militia viii Be Used to Protect
Them from might Riders"

Charleston, w. Va, March Is
State Adjutant General n. S. Bur
lew has issued an announcement to
the tobacco growers of West Virgi-
MIA, assuring them that the fulf force
of the state militia will be utilized if
necessary, to protect them from the
Night Riders" of this state or those
of Kentucky who have threatened to
invade West Virginia The tobacco
growers of Lincoln, Mason and other
counties have received warnings not
to plant any tobacco this year, and
several have decided not TO do SO.
Others are preparing to plant their
usual crop and are ready to protect
their property. Complaints to the state
authorities, indicate that the tobacco
growers are excited over the sitHa-
ton.
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CIGAR MAKERS LOCKED OUT.
Measures Taken by Manufacturers
To Enforce UItimaLan.

New Haven, Con, March es.-
Cigar manufacturers to the number
OF 10 locked out their union men
given TO enforce the uitimatum
glen TO the union to the effect that
they must take of the ban against
shop in which the men had struck
following a disagreement with n fore
man over a shop rule. The union
men in thirty-three other shops arc
working. The locked-out men held
a meeting this afternoon with the
strikers. when IL was reported that
no basis OF a settlement had been
offered. Messrs. French. OF Louis
vile, and Farrell. of Chicago, ma
tional officers. have taken charge OF
the situation.
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washington, March 22.-But little
pro.,. ess was made III the house to-
day In considering the agricultural
aUD"opriation bill. The discussion
dweit mainly upon the proposed es-
tab:ishmen CT federal standards OF
cot on grades and federal inspection
6 grains.
The need in the cotton producing
states for such a Standardization was
urged by Mr. Lever of South Carolina,
Mr. Crumpacker of Indiana asked If
such legislation would not lead to the
necessary establishment by the gov
arnment of a cotton laboratory In
every cotton center of the United
States. MIR. Lowering Of Massachu-
6etrs thought not. lie said the cotton
brokers would obtain from the gov
esnInent standard samples by which
they would judge and grade all cot
ton offered to them for purchase.
Mt Crumpacker and others oppos
ed a section of the bill providing for
the establishment of federal labora-
tories for examination Of samples Of
seed or grain. Objection was based
on the declaration that this would
lead ultimately to federal inspection
of grains in interstate commerce.
Mr. Pollard contended that federal
inspection Of grain was necessary
and defended the section.
The clause of the section provid-
ing that the reports adopted as a re-
suit of such laboratorial examinations
shall serve as a basis for the fixing
Of definite grades, such grades to be-
come the official standards for the
garding of grains was stricken out on
point of order after a lively debate.
The section was then adopted as
amended.
Representative Moore of Pennsyl-
vania today introduced a resolution
authorizing the secretary of war to
make survey of the inside route
from Boston, Mass, to Beaufort, N.
O., and report plans and specifications
also as to the time and cost for the
construction of canal with a mini
mum depth of sixteen feet and such
other depths at various places as
may be necessary in the interest of
commerce The resolution appropri-
ates 100000 for the preliminary
work.
The resolution, it is stated by Mr..
Moore, will go before the rivers and
harbors committee backed by the com
merciai and industrial elements of
fourteen states directly interested,
and is SO framed as not to excite an
tagonism from any other state It al
90 meets the views of a sub-commit-
tee of congressman representing the
state sinterested, who have been de-
liberating with Chairman Burton of
the committee. A campaign to stir
up public sentiment in favor Of the
project is being conducted by the
Atlantic Deep Waterways Association
of which Mr.. Moore is president Mr.
Moore, accompanied by Addison B.
Burk, secretary and treasurer of the
association, left Washington today for
a speaking tour of Florida in the in
terest Of the Improvement. He will
conclude the tour at Savannah, Ga.
April 3, where large meeting of the
board of trade has been arranged to
hear Secretary Strauss and other
prominent speakers.
The house adjoured at 4:2O pm
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TILLMAN's co .DTTEOa

Trenton, s. c.. March -s.-Whrs
no alarm Is felt there il considerable
anxiety over the continued iilnesg
OF Senator B. r Tihman and an
nouncement Is made today that his
physicians have advised a complets
change as a matter OF necessity.
II develops that Senator Tfllman's
condition demands absolute rest ana
quiet. hence any idea he may have
entertained OF making another lee
ture tour after the close q congress-
or later in the year has been put
aside. The senator and Mrs. Tillnan
are making arrangements 20 %
abroad during the late spring or early
summer and will be away ssvsrai
months.
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REVERSED DHCISlOE.
DIR. Feist Was Under SentC-ce of
Death for Murder of WOL..l.

Nashville, Tenn, March 2S.--The
supreme court today reversed the
lower court in the case of Dr. J. Her
man Feist, charged with the murder
Of Mrs. Rosa Mangrum. The lower
court found Feist guilty of murder
in the first degree and sentenced him
to be hanged. Mrs. Mangrum dis
appeared from her home in this city
on the lAn of December, 1906, and
her body was found floating in the
Ohio river near Cairo, about forty
days later. DR.. F'eist was convicted
on circumstantfal evidence after one
of the most bitterly contested trials
ever held in this state. Feist was
found guilty Of murder in the first
degree and sentenced to be hanged.
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EVANS LEAVE FLEET,
The Admiral Goes FOR Tycat:. 80 -
Mineral Spring Rcsor3.

Washington, March 2S.-Admiral
Evans, commanding the Atlantic bat
tleship fleet, is on his way from
Magdalena Bay to San Francisco
aboard the Connecticut. Arriving at
San Francisco he will proceed at
once to San Luis Obispo by rail,
there to take treatment at a mineral
spring resort. The Connecticut will
return to Magdalena Bay at once,
stopping at San Diego On her way.
She will join the fleet which will
come up the coast under command
of Rear Admiral Thomas. This infor-
nation was received at the navy de-
partment late today by wireless
Rear Admiral Evans will assume
command of the fleet when 1t reaches
San Diego.
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VERDICT NOT GUILTY.
Conductor and Engineer Were on
Trial for Manslaughter.

Raleigh, n. c.. March 18.-At 10
o'clock tonight the jury rendered a
verdict of not guilty as to Engineer
W. W. Rippey, OF Burlington and
Conductor c. NJ Oakley. of Green's
boro, of the Southern railway, charg-
ed with manslaughter as having
caused the head-on collision on the
Southern railway near Auburn Au-
gust 9Th. 1907. by forgetting their or
ders to meet another train. three men
having been killed In that wreck.
The trial has lasted two days, ana
the men acknowledged having over
looked their orders, Rippey saying
he was taken suddenly very iii and
Oakley that he was brsy taking mp
tickets and had forgottea the meet
ins point with ths other traiA
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AFTER JERONE,S SCALP.
Sensational Testimony Given I'm
Hearing Of Charges Preferred
Against the District Attorney.

New York, March Sensational
testimony with reference to, the al
legged interest of the Metropolitan
Street Railway Company in the cleo
ton of justice of the supreme
court was given by Louis E. Julian
at today's session Of the hearing on
charges preferred against District At
torney Jerome. Julian said that while
he was in the employ of the Metro
politan Company, John F. Mcintyre
came to him, told him that a can
didate was to be nominated for the
supreme court; that the position had
been offered to him, but that he
could not accept 1t. Julian said that
McIntrye told him that he could
name the man and gave the name of
Vernon M Davis. The officers OF the
metropolitan were in. Detroit attend
lng a railroad meeting and Julian
called hotel in Detroit by telephone
to talk with Henry A. Robinson, an
attornev for the company, he said. IT
told Robinson" Julian continued,
: s'that Mr.. Mcintyre had been offered
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ARRESTED IN CHICAGO.
Harry Driscoil, Alleged Baggage
Thief, Wanted in Richmond.

Chicago. March 2S.-Harry Dris-
coll, alias Henderson, was arrested
here today on information furnished
by the police of Richmond, Va Dris-
coll is said to be wanted on charges
OF stealing baggage worth $1,000 from
railroad stations in Richmond. 1t is
claimed that Driscoll made g prac-
tice of duplicating baggage checks of
prominent persons and in this way
obtained their baggae. He will be tax
en- to Richmond tonight.
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THE MANCHESTER MARKET.
Business Ior Week Smaller and
Prices Lssier

Manchester, Eng, March 2S.-Busi-
ness in the cloth market was smaller
this week and prices were easier.
Manufacturers are respondent and no
Improvement is anticipated until In
dia and China resume operations on
a larger scale. The weeks business
compromised a few shipments for
Madras, miscellaneous orders for
South America and moderate lines
for home trade
Yarns were down an eighth but
this reduction failed to bring in
creased business and all qualities
were neglected.
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To Cancel Insurance Policies.

Lexington, KY, March ga spec
ial from Mount Sterling, KY. says
an insurance agent there who has au-
thority to do SO, will notify agents
at once to cancel all insurance poll
eies held by two OF the leading cnm-
panies In Kentucky on tobacco risks,
except in the cities OF Louisville,
Lexington. Owenshoro and Paducah.
The amount to be cancelled I'm said
TO- De about $gee 600.
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TWO CENTS A MILE.
Southern Establishes Open Party
Rates Over Entire System.

Washington, March 23.AThe South
ern Railway announced today that in
order to meet the competition Of var
ious lines in the southeastern terri
tory, 1t has taken necessary steps to
establish at once over its entire sys-
tenn an open party rate Of two cents
per mile per capita for parties Of 10
or more travelling together on one
ticket
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BOSTON 5EhOF ORT
Resolution For Survey Of IN
Inside Route
INTRODUCED IN THE HOUSE
Appropriates 100000 for PreIimi.
nary WGrk

is s.aci@e6 by ilc CoI..1lcrcial t1ter-
sz.t3 II lourtec1G .3tatca--fcderaa
f..Gzid." " Ett.LA Grades ami
1ns,. ,.cctiL oG GEIi.-s discussed
Little l.Ugress lSs,,ic cn AGricni-
&uraI Bi.n.
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Gov. Guilds Condition.

Boston. Mass.. March A--dcv9zsc
Guild passed another favorssie dsy
today and mp TO q late hosr 'saigta
continued to hold his gain cf Thure-
day and Friday. The last ballsu2 OF
the night, issr"d st 1890 By Dr.
Frederick B. Winslow. follows:
Tho governor maintains his fn-
proveme0t with no marked ehanDae
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.BOM8 FOR POLICE
.ExDIedes In the HaGds Of
Assassin
L tFFICERS SLIGHTLY HURT
S;core Of Others Thrown to the
Ground by Shock

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vcaAle:sEi4u.s -. iio 4---17iAc-Aic@i.1i-
Ci0n IA E.A.,in ii Gso 2-2'CDs.Ds
3.geu il4!os IL wea.y-one EoisIc-
ln3s.---dnsr Lauses, s-a>l2 U-otaC-5Il q
I'd Gli3Ct.<s, ana aA.@Act.=-
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Buncoed Man C-;b 81 60. $50 IL ! a--e
wrestling 31H.Gi=.
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sWINDLs3IS .AA.lif..%sl4.1.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-22

mind of the average man that sports
paid the successful contestant In munlh-
cent manner; even the latter-day poverty
OF many pugilists who were once on the
crest OF the popularity wave but who
failed to save their earnings can not dis
prove it, 1t is therefore, interesting to
learn that Hackenschmidt, the worlds
champion wrestler, who Is expected to
wrestle I'm this country this year, proba-
bly, at Kansas City, with Frank Gotch,
our best mat man, Is the wealthiest fol
lower of this particular or any other ath-
letic game in the world. He has never
fixed" a match, yet has an income of
nearly one hundred thousand dollars a
year from his wrestling, theatrical en-
gagements, etc. In England, where he
has been of recent years, he is popular
idol He wrestled his first match In that
country about six years ago If the match
with Gotch is completed it will be one
OF the greatest wrestling contests ever
pulled of In this country. The last time
the Russian Lion was seen here was
when he defeated Tom Jenkins at Madi-
son Square Garden a few years ago, at
which time he threw Jenkins with ease.
although wrestling for the first time
catch-as catch-can style, his style being
Graeco- Roman.
That our superiority In athletics Is not
mere theory Though after our success at
Athens in the last Olympic games none
could possibly entertain any such idea)
has been proven once more by the new
King Of Sweden, Gustav ", who has
just sent TO this country famous Swed-
fsh athlete, who met our men In compe-
tition at Athens. The object of this
man. Bruno Soderstrom. who is one of
the best athletes in the world. being a
champion pole vaulter, an excellent run
ner, jumper. javelin-thrower, etc, Is to
study for six months at least our ideas
in regard to athletics, and then report
to his king, that the latter may make
use of them in Sweden. In the latter
country athletics became a real pastime
for the first time in 1890, when national
championships were held. While here
Soderstrom will study even baseball, with
an idea to its possible introduction as a
sport in his native country.
BILLIARDS.
And now the amateur billiardist will
claim the stage, for sometime this month,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-22

Gould family. He at present holds the
American amateur court tennis champion
ship and the same title in England. hav-
ing wrested these from Mr.. Miles, whom
he defeated last summer. In May, 1905.
the Englishman defeated young Gould In
this country, but last year had to lower
his colors to the resolute young American.
and it is because of his desire to wipe
out the memory Of that later defeat that
the former champion is coming to this
country to play Gould. Miles has held
the British tennis championship and the
amateur court and the, amateur racquets
championships He is reported to have
been playing steadily lately and TO be In
unusually good form.
THE OLYMPIC GAMES.
Plans for the Olympic games In London
90 on apace FROM week to week. so that
indications augur a memorable meeting.
1t now appears as though there also
would be a dual meet between this coun-
try and France following the general
meeting at London. At one time, be-
cause of differences of opinion between
the governing athletic bodies OF Eng
land and France, 1t looked as though the
athletes from the latter country would
not be "among those present. across the
English Channel in July. All these diff
ferences have been patched up now and
France will be strongly represented by
the pick of her athletic talent. The
Olympic games will begin July 13, en-
tries closing on June II. and will proba-
bly, last a fortnight. Before they take
place, however, a series of other meetings
will be held, including the all British
swimming championships, June 9Th, in
which athletes from other countries will
compete thus whetting the public appe-
tite for the olympiad. Because OF the
impossibllity Of reviving In their entirety
the ancient Greek games, with their char
lot races. etc, the idea Of the English
athletic authorities is TO make the meet
ing an internationa contest of skill and
strength in various sports. and to this
end golf will undoubtedly be included in
the program. The French United States
meet will probably follow the games held
in London, and will be fought out 10
France.
WRESTLING.
There has never been any doubt in the