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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-16

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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-16

'Daily. Daily except Sunday.
All trains daily except locals
and Nos. and 10.
For further information regarding
trains, call information operator. g
L. r. NEBERGALL, :
Phone 246. Ticket Agene-
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-16
VISITS WITH
g NYGIEEY

Popping Corn.
The sweetest jewel in the crown
of life is the gem of content
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-16

Notorious swlndlsr Is Convicted.
New York. Feb. le.-Ellen Peck.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-06
CHARGED WITH ASSAULT.
Suit Grows Out of Nationalist COnven
 ton at Dublin.

Dublin, March 5.-As a result of the free fight at kTe Nationalist Conven- ton. held in Dublin last month, when William O'Brien was refused a hear ing, charges of assault and attempting to break up a public meeting have been brought by Eugene Crean. mem- Der of Parliament for the Southeast division of Cork, against Joseph Dew lin, member of the House for West Belfast and Dennis Johnston. Secre- tary of the United Irish League.
 He absolved John E. Redmond from all responsibility for the rufhanism. but declared that MT. Devlin had staged and managed the whole affair. bringing in paid bludgeon men" from Belfast to shout down the O'Brienites. MT. Healy characterized MT. Devlin as the past master of the great and re- spectable secret society of the Ancient Order of Hibernians in America. He said this society had no connection in Ireland, but there were men here who pretended to have its sanction.
 MT Devlin, the speaker continued. for some purposes of his own. had gal vanized into life a remnant of the an- elent Molly Mcguire" faction and dubbed them the Ancient Order of Hi bernians.
 Instructions had been given the "bludgeon men" not to allow any men with a Cork accent" near the plat form and MT. Crean, who came from Cork, was their first victim. The case was adjourned for further hearing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-06
KILLS HIS CAPTAIN
TRAGEDY IN STATION HOUSE IN
 WASHINGTON.
Policeman Collier Resented a Repri- mand and Without Any Warning Sent Five Bullets Into
 CApttdn Matthew's
 .. Body.

Washington, March 5.-Captain w. H. Mathews of the Fifth police pre- cinct in this city, was shot and killed while sitting at his desk in the sta- ton house tonight by Policeman Col Her.
 Without the slightest warning, Col Her entered the station and went im- mediately to the captains office, where he jerked from his pocket a revolver and began firing bullets into Mathews body. Five shots were fired. two of them piercing the captains skull.
 Collier, 1t is alleged. had been rep rimanded by Captain Mathews for a breach of the rules and the police say they know of no other reason for Golfers action tonight.
 Collier was placed in cell. He re- fused to give reason for his deed. Captain Mathews was 56 years old and for twenty years had been in the po- lice department.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-06

them. We want to rebut this testimo ny by proving that he could not nav done so."
 The witness swore that he passed the poles daily before the shooting and knew the location of each.
 The argument was resumed and H. nally the State admitted that the wit ness had experimented with dummy pole. The defense then objected strongly. The court ask ed If the wit ness had placed the dummy pole from actual measurements made when the original pole was in position. No. sir" said Captain Fftzhugh "The witness placed the dummy pole in position from actual knowledge oi where the old pole stood, obtained by the use of his eyes, "If we start that gentlemen" replied Judge Hart. i've will be here six weeks on this line alone. will not admit 1t unless the record shows fr detail that the position of the poles has not been proven" Tt will take three hours to exam inc the record" said General McCarn We will take three hours some other time then." was the courts retoinder Just now we are going to proceed with the trial" The State then called A. B. McLane chief deputy United States marsha al who was asked as to the condition of the atmosphere the day af the killing The defense objected on the ground that the same thing had been proven before. Several witnesses swore that November was one of the cloudiest days in the history of Nashville and that a pail of smoke from forest fires was hanging over the city.
 The court sustained the defense and the witness was excused. Miss Lamb Testihes. Call Miss Ella Lamb." The witness a trimly gowned, self possessed young woman, at first iden- tified the different buildings on the map of the scene of the tragedy. She lived on Seventh avenue and at the time of the tragedy, near where 1t happened.
 DO you remember the day Senator Carmack was killed?" asked General Garner.
 q do. I was at home in the base- ment near the south window, sewing and facing the window" Did you see Senator Carmack the afternoon before the killing?"
 q did. He passed. l knew him by sight He passed often." How often?' 'Tne QeIeHSe OpJcCteu anu was Sus- tained.
 Were you near enough to that gate near your window to hear a match struck"
 "I think so." (Witness Bennins swore he struck a match on that gate just as Carmack passed to his death.)
 "Did you see anyone pass except Senator Carmackf'
 T did not"
 You had good view up the street?"
 Very good. unobstruoted."
 Did you hear shots fired?" T heard them" sWhat did you do?" rs E& 1T Jumped up, looked out saw noth- ing on the east side but saw a group of people over at the telephone poles.' '
 Did you see any person on the east side of Seventh Avenue. on the street,
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-06
SEVEN ARE HANGED
BUSY DAY OF ExECUTIONERs IN
 LOUISIANA.
Reprfeve Was Denied at Last Hour to a Negro, who Insisted on
 Wine With Final

Baton Rouge, La., March 5.-The ex- ecution of seven negroes in Louisiana today follows the conviction of six of them for murder and. one for criminal assault upon a member of his own race.
 A petition for a reprieve for Willie Williams, convicted of the murder of another negro fin Jegerson Parish, was presented to Acting Governor Lambre- mont at the eleventh hour and was de- nied. One petition of Williams. was. however, granted. That was his re- quest that he might have a bottle of wine with his last meal on earth.
 Williams executioner. Frank John son, claims that he has sprung the death trap more than forty times.
 It was in & fight over Is cents, the stake in a crap game, that Williams killed Willie Brooks two years ago at Harvey's Canal. La.
 The hanging of two brothers, Wal lace and Ben Jones. at Port Allen marks a swift carrying out of law. They killed Conductor Hall of the Texas and Pacific Railroad on the night of January 2a, 1909. Within a few hours after they had been rushed to the walls of the State penitentiary -so escape an infuriated mob, a special term of court was convened in West Baton Rouge parish for their trial. and they were promptly convicted of mur- der.
 Charles Davis, the third negro to swing from the gallows at Port Allen today, in an attempt to escape from the State penitentiary on May 2e. 1908. killed W. H. Boatner. guard.
 The execution of Jack Ritter at Franklin, carries out his sentence for the murder of Mary Mccoy. a negress, in that town on october IT. 1908.
 At Tallulah. the murder of his wife is expatiated by the hanging of An drew Washington.
 The hanging of Charles Madison at Lake Charles follsRs his criminal as- sault upon Sidonia Kelly last Septem- ber,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-06
MIR. CANNON WANTS DATE
 OF INAUGURATION CHANGED

Washington. March 5-Speaker Can- non. of the House of Representatives, today declared himself in favor of changing the date of the Presidential inauguration from March 4 to May l., and added that as one Repre- eSe ntative in Congress, he would lend his aid in any effort to bring this about.
 "I witnessed the dreadful weather conditions that prevailed in 1872, when four or five hundred people caught their deaths." he said. T recall the Harrison inauguration, with the soak ing chilling rain storm and the snow and icy gale that made life miserable at Clevelands second inauguration. If the change of date is made. it might as well be fixed later than April. for even an April rain would cause great dis comfort and much sickness. and should think that May I would promise more certainty for fair weather"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-06
MYSTERIOUS LORD BEREsFoRDs s
Army OfHcer Gives Out Some Interest-
 ing Information.

Atlanta. March 5.-Accordinx to A Triton (Ga.) special to The Constftu- ton, there were two mysterious Lords Beresford" operating in this country durin gthe past several years, and Sid ney Lascells, who recently died at Asheville. N. C., was not even remotely connected with the other Lord Beres- ford" whose operations were confined more particularly to the West and East.
 Capt. E. James Williams of the 5th United States infantry, stationed at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. who is a na- five of Triton, Ga, and who knew the T'Lord Beresford" that operated in the South. writes that he has just received Information from the Fort Leaven- worth penitentiary authorities to the effect that the Lord Berestord" now serving term Tn that prison, is really an Englishman, and has gone under the aliases of Sidney Lascells. Edmond Burke, etc. but has no connection with the person who operated In the South under this royal title.
 Tho record of the man in the Fort Ieavsnworth prison, whose real name Is Lynche Boss. has been received there from Scotland Yard. England. and shows that he is now serving his fourth sentence two previous sen- tences having been served in Eng land.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-06
A SPECTACULAR SUICIDE.

Cleveland. Tenn. March 5.-David Coffman, aged 60 years. today commit ner.
 Purchasing a stick of dynamite, he attached a fuse. lighted it and lay down on the dynamite. The explo- sion tore Cofman's head to atoms and the body almost to the waist was lit- erally torn to shreds. ConmAn had become Respondent as 8 result of con drsus
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-06
rrnin Service Hamperea.

Philadelphia. Pa. March 6-The Pennsyivinia and Baltimore and Ohio Railroad officials stated tonight that the train service between this city and Washington Is still considerably ham pered.
 Conditions grew worse at nightfall. owing to the inability of the engineers to gauge the distance they are from the trains preceding them.
 The continued delay In the opera tions of the trains. is due in a great measure to the unusual congestion of traffic between Baltimore and Wash ington.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-06
propsrtx Damage Heavy.

Baltimore, Md. March 5-By United Wireless via Washington-LAtest and careful estimates. based on information obtained today and tonight. place the damage by the storm to public service corporations at from $SOo.oo0 to sl.- OO0. .000.
 Harry Granger. a brother-in- of George G. Gather. who at the last election was the Republican candidate for Governor. was found dead today. a victim of the storm. beside the tracks of the United Railways.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-06
Aged Alabama Woman
 Brutally Murdered

August 1. prohibiting the use of infiu- ence to obtain assignments to duty by officers of the navy and marine corps.
 The order directs that hereafter all requests and recommendations. writ ten or verbal. received at the Navy Department from or on behalf of such officers of whatever nature-Other than those received through regular official channels-are to be filed with or noted on their record.
 Secretary Newberry. in publishing the order. says its provisions will be definitely enforced.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-06
SOLONS COME BACK
TENNESSEE LAWMAKERS RETURN
 TO NASHVILLE
They Have Entered Into an Agreement With CoaIttiOnists to Let Courts Decide Election
 Matter.

Nashville. Tenn. March 5.-After spending just one week at Hopkins vile, Ky, eight of the thirteen Sena- tors who ran away from here to break a quorum and thus prevent the pass age of objectionable election bills. re- turned to Nashville from Kentucky at 10 o'clock this morning.
 The runaways were accorded a rous- ing reception when they stepped from the train at the Union Station and were escorted to the capitol by their friends where they took their usual seats in the Senate chamber.
 The returning Senators say that an agreement has been made whereby the coaiitionists promise not to attempt 10 force a ratification of Wednesday election, but will leave the matter as 1t now stands to be tried out in the courts.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-06
FRENCH PRAISE TAFT.
The Press Lock To Him To Continue
 R0Oseyelta Policies.


 RoOsevelt's Policies.
 Paris. March 5-The French press comments today on the grand and wig orous tone of President Tafts inaug- ural address. and thinks it shows that the new Presidents policies will, In h general way. be a continuance of those of MT. Roosevelt.
 The Temps characterizes the address as pre-eminently republican. and says it shows MT. Taft's purposes to make q great fight for Federal authority on truly Federal questions. especially the procuring of national corporation laws to counteract the existing legal anar chy arising from the diversified State regulations.
 From the international standpoint the paper says the most important note in the address Is Mir. Taft's insistencs upon a strong army and navy, indicat- ing that America will maintain and even strengthen her position as . world power.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-06
Assaulted a Legislator.

Nashville, Tenn, March 5.Robert Poston, representative from Overton county. in the general assembly. was assaulted on the street here yesterday afternoon by John Yeaman, assistant sergeant at arms of the Senate and his face slapped.
 Poston. 1t appears. in speech be- fore the House yesterday, referred to teaman as murderer and the two men meeting on the street, the assault followed.
 Yeaman several years ago shot and killed a man here and was tried and acquitted.
 The constitution of Tennessee re- serves to the members of the legisla- ture immunity from arrest and also stipulates that no member of either House shall be questioned for any speech or debate in any other place.
 A committee appointed to investi- gate, reported this afternoon, holding Yeaman in contempt of the House. The sergeant-at-arms was ordered to arrest Yeaman and bring him to the bar of the House tomorrow morning.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-06
TRAIN SERVICE CRIPPLED.
Forty Miles In Ten Hours Is Record
 of one Train.

New York. March 5-Train service between this city and Washington was still badly tied up today.
 Trains were few and far between, running generally from five to six hours behind their schedule. Little parties of those who went from this city to attend the inauguration cere- monies struggled in with all sorts of stories of hardships. Traffic out of Washington, they report. was seriously muddled and there was little hope of relief for twenty-four hours or more
 Passengers on one particularly be- lated train. told of making forty miles in ten houYs. During the first three hours, only seven miles were covered. each run of 100 yards or 30 being fol- lowed by q prolonged stop. There was no dining car on the train and sand wiches commanded fabulous prices.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-06
DAYLIGHT SAVING BILL
Passes the Second Reading In House
 of Commons.

London. March 5-The daylight saw ing bill passed its second reading in the House of Commons today by I30 votes to 94.
 The bill was drafted to promote the earlier use of daylight in certain months yearly by putting forward the clock twenty minutes on four success sive Sundays in Airil and by reversing the process the four Sundays in September.
 The bill. 1t has been argued. would be of great benefit to all classes by giving the people just so much more sunlight in which to have recreation. while the wage earner would retire earlier and thereby save the expensa of ligtSt.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-06
Severe fn Peunnxiyanin.

Philadelphia, March 5.-The most se- we're rain and sleet storm of the win- ter prevailed in Eastern Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey yesterday. and a result all wire comm unica- ton with the South was broken on.
 The telegraph. telephone and rafl- road companies announced that they had lost all their wires between Will mington. Del. and Baltimore. The telephone companies say they encoun- tered the worst trouble about forty miles from Baltimore.
 Between Wilmington and Baltimore 1t Is reported that poles and wires were carried to the ground by either the wind or the heavy coating of ice and snow with which they were en- cumbered.
 Train service between this city and Washington has been greatly hamp- cred on account of the slow movement of trains made necessary by the lack of wires,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-06
RoOsEVELT's LAST ORDERS.

Marine or Navy Oncers Must Not uae
 Influence to Obtain Assignments,
 Washington. March 5-one of the last acts Of President Roosevelt before 9etiring from oflos, was to issue an or der suppfementing that made by nsn5
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-06
WOMAN STILL MISSING.
Police Fail to Locate Wife of
 OrIeana Merchant

Orleans Merchant.
 New Orleans, La. March 5.-In spite of the vigorous search by police and members of her family for Mrs, E. W. Baker, wife of wealthy broker. who disappeared from her home here Wednesday morning. no trace of the missing woman has yet been found.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-06

operate trains last night, within less than from aK to rwelve hours of schedule time were somewh at improved but still far from normal.
 The thousan nds who fiocked to the ceremonies seemingly attempted to leave the city at one time. Immense crowds fiocked to the union station and military and civic organizations vied with one another In their display as they departed or waited to depart All through the day. the crowd at the sta . ton was amused now and then by some 8 enthusiastic Organization marching round and round through the vast con course in the station with band in the lead. One organization had three bands leading lt. alternating with each other in furnishing music.
 The ConklIng Unconditionals and Sherman Scouts. two political organl- nations from Utica. N. r.. which par ticipated in the inauguration yesterday paid their respects to vice-President Sherman today before returning home. They marched through the capital lead ing q goat, which was their mascot.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-06
MISS TAFT ENTERTAINED.
President's Daughter Given a Dance
 and Theatre Party.

and Theatre Party.
 Washington, March 5.-Miss Helen Taft and her brother Robert were the guests of honor tonight at a dinner given at the home of Mrs Charles A. Mum, after which they were enter tained at a theatre party to see DeWolf Hopper in "The Pied Piper"
 The party then returned to the Mum residence, where a much larger num- her of guests, all young people. had been invited to meet Miss Taft at 6 do
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-06
TOOK AWAY PICTURE.
| Roosevelt Retains Painting of Mothers Home in Georgia.

Home In GeOrgIa.
 Washington. March 5-Ex President Roosevelt took away with him from Washington, a painting of his mothers old home in Georgia. It was presented to him by Mrs. Ella D. Longstreet. widow of the late General James Long, street, postmistress at Gainesville, Ga. as representative of the donors. thirty eight women postmasters throughout the country.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-06
CERVERA IS DYING.
Snnuish Admiral Who Was Defeated R
 Santiago.

Cadis, March 5-Vice Admiral Pas cuil Cervera, who, commanded the Spanish fleet that was destroyed by the American fleet off Santiago. Cuba, in 1898, Is dying at Puerto Real. The last sacraments were administered to him today
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-06
THE WEATHER.

Washington, March 5-Weather fore casts Alabama-Rain and warmer Sat- urdayt Sunday rain, moderate south winds.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-06
EXPEDITION TO AFRICA.
Prepnrutions Under Way to smithso
 fam Institute.


 fam Institute.
 Washington, March 5.-Final prepar- ations are now being made at the Smithsonian Institution for the scien- tifc expeditoin to Africa to be headed by Theodore Roosevelt
 The work of preparing and packing the collecting apparatus Is well ad- vanced, having been carefully superin- tended by Major Edgar A. Mearns. the man who is to manage the expedition for the Smithsonian Institution. J.. Alden Loring and Edmund Heller, the two other naturalists of the expedi- ton, have been In Washington several weeks assisting Major Mearns with the final preparations.
 MT. Roosevelt will go over the plans thoroughly at Oyster Bay and will confer there with the three naturalists which are being sent by the Smithson- ian Institution.
 On the voyage to Africa the details of the different phases of the expedi- ton will be worked out by MT. Roose- welt and the other members of the ex- pedition so that on April 21 when they iand from the steamer Admiral at Mombassa they will Le ready to strike out for the work before them with a clear idea of what will be done.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-06
Crowds Visft Capitol.

Washington. March 5.-The Capitol was taken by storm by the thousands of inaugural visitors who crowded its historic corridors and halls from the opening until the closing hour.
 They overran the House chamber. crowded into the Senate galleries while the Senate was In session and took a glimpse at the Supreme Court while It was meeting.
 As the House was not in session the visitors were given free access to the floor and a continuous line filed up to the Speakers chair In order to expe- rience the sensation for a half minute of sitting in his seat on the raised platform.
 They took every loose book. pamph- let pencil or other article within reach as souvenirs of their visit to the national legislature
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-06
Date of Sailing.

Oyster Bay. L. l., March 5.-Ex- President Roosevelt announced today for the first time that he would sail from New York for Africa on March 23 at noon. He will take passage on the steamer Hamburg.
 MT. Roosevelt said also that he had received so many letters. telegrams and cablegrams that 1t would be physically impossible for him to an- swer one-tenth' of them and that while he appreciated the sentiments expressed in the various communities tions and would like to answer them it would be impossible to do so. He added that he would have nothing to say on any subject nor would be at tend any public functions before de- parting on his hunting trip.
 Wearing a knickerbocker suit Mir. Roosevelt took vigorous walk through the woods near Sagamore Hill today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-06
RMED TRAMPS
 ATTACK A TRAIN

ARMED THAMPb
 . ATTACK A TRAIN. ! San Bernadlno, Cal. March 5.- ! Southern Pacific westbound freight | No. 2 was attacked by thirty ! armed tramps three miles west of ! ontario yesterday. Conductor . Sutherland of Los Angeles was ! clubbed into insensibility. A pas . senger train from Los Angeles ! arrived during the encounter and
 ! the passengers and crew put the ! vagrants to flight. Posses were ! hurried to the scene and fourteen
 ! yagrants were captured.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-06

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