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1, . - THE WEATHER. DO YOU ADVERTISE? Fair Friday and Saturday; light var If not, why not? Perhaps there's a reason. A request to this office will bring a man to talk it over with you. iable w inds. VOL. LXXXVIII-NO WTLlMXN GrTON, K. C, rBIDAY-MOKNTNG, MAY 26, 1911. WHOLE NUMBER 13,01 8, J i JAWS ffiMSK st)!.M Bf SKriA H "4 . -rr v. : 2 IflE STATE BONDS COMMAND PREiil In Spite of Insiduous Attacks Carolina Securities Sell Readily. AFFAIRS AT STATE CAPITAL olly Case in Supreme Court St. Mary's Graduation Exercises -in Federal Court Another Bank Chartered. (Special Star Correspondence.) Raleigh, N. C, May 25. The issue of $y 10,000 North Carolina State bonds, 4 per cent, for forty years, vas sold today to C. C. McDonald, of 'Uiileish, and A. B. Leach, of New York, on a joint bid for . $310,124. Of fthese bonds $250,000 is for the fire proof State administratin building and 5..O.O0O tor the proposed State school -Icr ieeoie-iHiuuc-u. xucic ocTtu uen bidders and the total amount of Londs bid for was $387,100. Vmong other notable bids were A. B Andrews, Raleigh, $19,000; Chas. W. Home, Clayton, $1000; First Na tional Bank of Asheboro, $5,000. Then? nere present for the opening of the lids State Treasurer Lacy, Joseph ti. Brown, Chat. E. JOhnson and C. - w. Gold, of RMeign. The great ma jority of the Lids were at par. The l.iw specifies that they could be sold tor less than par. In connection with the sale of the $;:io,ooo North Cat olina State bonds just made at a good margin above par, it is a notable fact that The New Vork Sun, of Tuesday, May 23rd, ear ned the following paid notice signed by Edward L. Andrews, attorney for ;he Council of Foreign Bondholders, of London, aad Committee of North Carolina 'Bondholders for the purpose of injuring ttw sale of the issue of Carolina bonds jsst fold: North Carolina State Bonds and Miss issippi" "State Bonds. . -' "The Council of Foreign Bondhold ers of London, and the Committee of North Carolina Bondholders hereby h am the investing pubac against the prrchase of new issues of obligations cf North Carolina and Mississippi. "About ten millions of dollars of bonds of the State of North Carolina recured by an agreement to levy a special tax for their payment, were told at substantial prices and are lifted on the New York Stock Ex change. After paying three coupons, North Carolina has since refused to settle this debt. Her disregard of'ob Vgation has brought disaster upon manv families that had trusted a State in the Union for the security of their i:icome. This is the financial record C a community that now comes for ward tc seek the confidence of in vesting centres." The State of New York has already Passed judgment upon such perform ances; it prohibits the risk of sav ings bank monty in bonds of a -Stat? that has defaulted in the payment' of :ts public debt during the ten. years preceding its application for new loans. "Action has also been taken with lue Xew York Stock Exchange in view of the present attempt upon private pud corporate capital. Investors need merely follow these indications. "The door may be open wide for North Carolina for obtaining funds meded for her development. She is low see' ing from Congress the arbi tration of the claims of the United t'tates as a North Carolina bondhold er. That arbitration may be extended 0 nor individual creditors. "By this course opportunity will be presented to North Carolina as to present an grounds ifor claiming a re duction frcm tho total amount of her liability. Meanwhile organizations fnarged with the protection of Inves 'ors in public securities cannot ac- - ii.iesce in the efforts of North Caro ma to obtain more monies until the urbitiation of its existing indebted ness is consummated, and the paying securities are Issued upon the basis l'" me award. "The examples of Virginia and Ten !,pee, to Say nothing of San Domin kc, Honduras tnd Nlcaraagu, should surpass the wealthy States of Carolina and MississiDOi." A charter was issued today for The ''"Pie's Bank, of Catawba, Catawba flinty. The caDital is 825.000 author ied and $10,000 subscribed by Fred ' ong, j. . Long and others. The "Jn Vvill do a general commercia a'id savings husineRa ,n 'he Supreme Court today: there yis heard the argument on apeal in tie rase of j. c. Holly, under sentence be electrocuted for the murder of !,,;' nl cmwcll, an elghteen-year- r . ...v ,n Wilmington, he being ac 1 useu also nf cotinr vi. u. , ) .slrlngs), for the deal purpose .' iiuling the murder and collecting flip , e insurance. The argument V . "cic niauc ujf j, - , and W- J- Bellamy, of Wil- --".-,iuu. am t ha 1. . ( . nwa? by Assistant Attorney Gen r.'.nnl; V- J..n8- The contention of tl e ZL r Holly on appeal is that ProseCution has failed to prove '; Edward Cromwell was actually the burni au Ule body taken out of 6 bu'n,n?. hote' was that of Crom- u GlvW334,000TO EDUGATION General Educational Board Makes Ap propriations Under Rockefeller Endowment South Shares ' In the Gifts. New York, May 25. The General Educational Board endowed for $32, 000,000 by John D. Rockefeller, made public tonight following its first meet ing for the current year, a list of its latest appropriations for colleges and schools, amounting in all to $634,000. All (the gifts to colleges are what is known as conditional, and are applied to endowment only. That is the Gen eral Board agrees to give a certain amount, provided the beneficiary rais es a greater anfbunt. Other gifts may be applied to current expenses. The list follows: Converse, Spar tanberg, S..C, $50,000, to raise $100,. 000; Drury, Springfield, Mo., $75,000 to raise $325,000; Franklin, Frank lin, Ind., $75,000, to raise $325,000; Franklin and Marshall, Lancaster, Pa, $50,000 to raise W225.000; Huron, Hi rdn, S. D., $100,00 to raise $100,000; Pennsylvania, Gettysburg, Pa $50, 000 to raise $150,000. Total, $400,000, to raise $1,225,000. Appropriations aggregating $68,000 went to the education of Southern ne groes; $130,000 is set aside for dem onstration work in agriculture, also in Southern States, under thA Rtinervis. ion of Bradford Knapp, and $36,000, for professors of secondary education n state universities of the South. The schools for negroes benefitted are: Hampton Institute, Hampton, Va.; Tuskegee Institute. Tuskeeee. Ala.; Lane College, Jackson,-Tenn.; speiman Seminary, Atlanta, Ga.; Howe Institute. Memnhls. TWnn Thompson Institute, Lumberton, N. U;; Florida Baptist Academy, Jack sonville, Fla. AIR MAN FOUGHT EAGLE. Aviator Had Exciting Experience ,. Long Flight a Failure. Madrid, May 25. With the excep tion of the crossing of the Alps by George Chavez on September 23, 1910, a feat which, ending in his death, the third stage of the aviation race from Parts to Madrid, for the Petit Parisien prize of $20,000, and $10,000 additional offered by Spanish aero clubs, proved to be the mot severe test the aero plane yet has been subjected to, and twp.of the three contestants, it now appears, have been forced to abandon the flight. Gibert, Garros and Vedrine began the third stage from San Sebastian, which is 266 miles of the route, early this morning. Gibert fought the first battle of the air. A fierce eagle iswooned down upon him to give battle. Speaking of his fight with the eagle, Gibert declar ed that it was one of the most excit ing incidents of his! lifev The bird swooped down upon him viciously and struck at him with his powerful beak. It succeeded only in carrying oft his cap. He then tired at it and he be lieves that one of the shots wounded the bird. From an early hour King Alfonso and other members of the royal family and 50,000 persons thronged the aero drome at Getafe, waiting in vain for the arrival of the aviators. It appears that Vedrine alone is like ly to finish . He crossed the city of Burgos at a great height, buit later was forced to descend. He will endeavor to complete the race. Gibert landed at Olazagutia, about 40 miles from San Sebastian, but when he attempted to make a fresh start his machine was capsized and partly wrecked, although the aviator was not hurt. There is little probability that he can repair the aeroplane within the time limit. Garros la stalled in a mountainous pot near Andoin, six miles from San Sebastian, and it is understood he has abandoned the contest. HEAT WAVE GOING EAST. Leaving Middle West and South- Snow Falling in Montana. Washington, May 25. With snow falling in Montana and freezing tern peratcres in ' Nevada and Oregon, a hot wave is now concentrated over the Middle West and the South and is headed for the East. The weather bureau report tonight shows that Chi caero. Louisville, Omaha, Evansville, Ind.. Keokuk, la., ana uoncoraia, Kan., jointly held first honors in the day's heat record with 94 degrees, of ficial, while out at Reno a record or 30 degrees marked tne coiaest piace In the United States. The cold spell In the northern Rocky Mountain re gion is abnormal. The intensely warm weather is expected to continue in Ohio and the Mississippi valley dur ing the next two days and in the Mid dle States tomorrow and another hot wave that may run up scores as high as 90 or more is due in the Eastern States by Saturday. Forecaster Bo wie said tonight that the indications were that this spell in the East would not be as uncomfortable and pro nounced as the one which held the South in its grasp several days ago with results that broke records for 40 years back in intensity and in du ration of the heated period. Chicago. May 25. Today was the hottest May day ever, known in Chi cago. The thermometer stood at 94 degrees at 3 o'clock, the hottest pre vious record being 93 degrees on May 31, 1895. The government forecaster announced that no Tain was in sight and that even warmer weather might be expected. . Towll, Mass., May 24. A section of Buffalo Bill Wild West train was wrecked about eight miles outside o this city today. . Four men connected with the show were Injured. ' They 1 TP iiiuunHio LQRIMER III Y Senators Voted to Support the Martin Resolution at Party Caucus. PERSONAL COLLOQUY FEATURE Verbal Encounter Between Senators Bailey and Martine New Jersey Member Refused to be Bound by Caucus. Washington,- May 25. After four liours "caucus" today the Democratic senators ' voted 24 to 1 to support the 1 esolution offered by Senator Mar tin, of Virginia, on behalf of the Democratic Steering Committee, pro viding for a re-investigation of the trlbery charges, in connection with the election of Senator Lorimer, of Illinois. A personal collequy between Senators Bailey, of Texas, and Mar ine, of New Jersey, featured the cau cus. The Martin resolution proposes an inquiry by the Committee on Priv- leges and Elections. The verbal encounter between Messrs. Bailey and Martine originat ed in Mr. Bailey's demand for gen eral support of the Martin resolution. Mr. Bailey declared that any senator, who refused to be bound by tne caucus had no rightful place in the varty council3. This aroused the senators vho favor the LaFollette 1 esolution providing for an inquiry by a special committee of new sena tors. Mr. Bailey contended that more than two-thirds of the caucus favor- el the Martin resolution and it was thus the duty of all Democratic sen ators to abide by that decision. Mr. Martine replied that while willing to tompare his .party record with the Texas senator be was unwilling to be bound by a party ' caucus on a moral question He said he understood that he meeting was a conference and not a caucus and he had no understanding that any binding action was to be taken. Saying he would not bandy words regarding the character of his own democracy as compared with that of another senator, Mr. Bailey insisted that. all senators were duty-bound to abide by the two-thirds decision cau cus. Mr. Martine replied as pointedly and the colloquy continued until Mr. Mar tine withdrew from the' caucus reiter ating that he would not be bound by it on any except' a political question. Almost every other Democratic sen ator present participated in the de bate. It , developed that the regular Republicans had practically agreed to abandon the Dillingham resolution In favor of the Martin measure and all Democrats were urged to support the provision as a matter of party discip line. The caucus supported the Mar tin resolution vith the understanding that any senator should be free to effer and support amendments. It was expected that the Lorimer question would come up in the open Senate today, but it was crowded out by. other questions. Senator LaFol lette expects to conclude his speech tomorrow and after one or two brief ppeeches in reply it is expected a vote will be taken. The prospect now ts that the Martin resolution will be adopted without material amend ment. BRYAN NOT A QUITTER. Reaffirms His Adherance to the Doc trine of Free Wool. New York, May 25. William J, Bryan reaffirmed his adherence to the doctrine of free wool, in connection with a report tnat speaner uiarK naa caused him to change his mind in this regard. ' "I wish to deny emphatically," said Mr. Bryan, "that Mr. Clark has ever tried to win me away from the doc trine of free wool. I believe wool should be, free- It is not so material whether the entire duty is removed at once or part of it by degrees. shall not believe that any considera ble number of Democrats can be per suaded to vote to retain a tariff on wool. If the tariff is retained those who favor it ought to be honest enough to admit that they favor pro tection and quit talking about tang for revenue only. "Congress has done well so far, but if those who favor protection can make our Democratic Congress com promise on the tariff we may be re buked as the Republicans were last Fall." GREENSBORO A. & M. Commencement Exercises at North Carolina Colored College. Greensboro, N. C, May 25. This is commencement day at the negro A, & M. College here. The graduating exercises were held this morning, and this afternoon at 2:3Q o'clock the an nual address was delivered by Dr, Louis D. Moore, dean of the Teachers' College In--Howard University, Wash ineton, D. C. This evening at 8 o' clock the reunion of the closs of 1901 will be held and this will be followed by the annual banquet of the alumni of the college. The year just closing has - been a good one for the ; institu ncMnnDA FAVOR UL 01 tion, o ., . , HARLAN mACKSTHE COURT Associate Justice's Opposition to Ma jority Opinion in Standard Oil Case Strong Against "Rule of 'Reason,' Washington, May 25. Still as op posed to the majority .opinion of the Supreme Court of the -United States in the Standard Oil case, as he was on the day that that opinion was an nounced, Associate Justice Harlan to day filed in court his formal dissent ing opinion in that suit; His oral attack on . the court for holding that only unreasonable or undue restraints on trade as violation of the law furnished the outline for today's broadside against the opinion. He went further, however, and criti cised the court for modifying the de cree of the lower court so as to permit the subsidiary companies to enter in to agreements among themselves, and expressed a conviction : that instead of the opinion giving quiet and rest to the business of the country, it would throw business into confusion and in vite widely-extended and harrassing litigation, the injurious Effects of which will be felt for many years to come. Ever since the case was decided on May loth, Justice Harlan has been pre paring his dissenting opinion and it was not complete until today. One of the last changes made, it is said, was to insert a quotation front the decision of Judge Taft, now President Taft, in the Addison Pipe case, in which Judge Taft said that according to the deci sion of the Supreme Court all re straints, whether reasonable or un reasonable, under the common law, were forbidden by the statute. BEAUTIFYING CORPUS CHRISTI. Mr. Jenkins Having Church Decorat ed by Artist. (Baltimore Sun, May 20.) The interior of Corpus Chirsti Cath olic church, Mount Royal and LaFay ette avenues, is being 'C handsomely decorated by C. Y. Turner, the noted artist, of New York.' The sanctuary will be especially beautiful. Each wall will be frescoed and the large mosaics over the altars cleaned and brightened. Over the main aisle the walls will Le tinted and new English stained glass windows substituted. Tor the nresent - ones. The - oiieOs on "both feldes of the- chureh are 1efng planted ith flowers. A novel ornamental scheme has been worked out. The renovation is a gift of Mr. Michael Jenkins. The church is known as Jenkins' Memorial, having teen built by that well-known fam ily. Mr Jenkins' wife was recently buried there. His sister lies in the sn.me' crypt. His mother and father tie buried under an altar on the op posite side of the edifice. TO CONTEST FOR RACE. Entries In $40,000 Automobile Event Try Out Today. Indianapolis, Ind-, May 25. Barring accidents, all of the 46 entries in the 500-mile, $40,000 automobile race to be held next Tuesday will qualify for that event tomorrow. A large crowd today watched all but one of the entries "work out" on the two and one-half mile track. All the cars showed sufficient speed un der the watch to meet the 75 miles an hour test demanded for qualification. The only car not out was the Amplex machine, in which Joseph Horan was injured yesterday. It is possible that there will be 47 starters in the Memorial Day race. FIXED TIME FOR A VOTE. Senate to Decide Direct Vote Plan on June 12th. Washington. Maf 25. The Senate today fixed June 12th for a vote on the joint resolution providing for the election of United States Senators by direct vote of the people. The resolu tion already has passed the House. Senator Stone expressed the fear that the Senate's action would block consideration of the reciprocity or any other bills which might be report ed from committees before June 12th, and while he did not object to the hnal adoption of the motion, he de clared that he withheld his objection OUTLINES. President Diaz yesterday complied with the demand of the revolutionists and resigned his office .at the head of the republic of Mexico. The vice-president also resigned." The announce ment was greeted by wild shouting and manifestations at Mexico City The charge of heresy against Pro fessor Brown, of Union Seminary, was brought, before the Presbyterian As sembly at Atlantic City yesterday and it is probable he will be admonished for statements in an article to the Harvard Review The Democratic senators at' a party caucus yesterday voted in favor of the Martin resolu tion to re-investigate the Lorimer charges Associate Justice Harlan rcsterday filed his dissenting opinion against the oil trust decision. He tiade 'an 'attack, on the court- The General Educational Board, endowed by Roc3:efelle- yesterday announced rppropriations aggregating $635,000. New York markets: Money on call steady 2 1-4 to 2 1-2 per cent., ruling rate 2 3-8, closing bid 2 3-8, offered at 2 1-2 ; spot cotton closed quiet 10 points lower, middling uplands 15.90, middling gulf 1G.15; flour was firm but unchanged: wheat firm No. 2 97 elevator and 98 fob afloat, both nomi nal; corn spot eteady, export new No, 2, 62 1-4 fob afloat; oats firm; stand ard white 41 1-2; rosin and turpen tine quiet. CHARGE OF HERESY BEFORE ASSEMBLY 1 May Admonish Prof. Brown For Article Contributed to Harvard Review. TO CAUSE WARM DISCUSSION Statement That Neither Sin or Salva tion Came of the Flesh Attributed to Him Treason Against Church Principles. Atlantic City, N. J., May 25. The heresy charge against Professor Wil liam Adams Brown, of Union Semi nary, which was, ignored by the Pres byterian General Assembly, today cropped up again late this afternoon. The Rev. Edwin J. Reinke, of Phila delphia, stirred up the matter over again by moving that the case against Professor Brown be considered sepa rately . Dr. Reinke was careful to explain that he was referring only to Profes sor and not to President Brown. Dr. Reinke demanded that the As sembly admonish Professor- Brown for an article contributed to the Harvard Review. He then read an extract from the article in question, in which Pro fessor Brown had said that sin and salvation neither came in a flesh, but the former was caused by the animal nature of man and was a growth, just as salvation is a growth. "Salvation comes slowly," wrote Prefessor Brown, "and does not stay forever, unless you fight to hold it." "This is abhorrent to me, and trea son to Jeus Christ," said Dr. Reinke. "So I move you that this, Assembly express iti disapproval of the writings of Dr. Brown." A motion to lay Dr. Reinke's motion on the table indefinitely was lost over whelmingly. Dr. Wylie, of New York, moved that further consideration be postponed until tomorrow morning. ThU motion was carried. In the report of the Commission DU Bills and Overtures, which recom mended that the Brown ' heresy case be dropped, it was "the committee af ter a careful review . and considera tion finds no departure from the stand of the Church in the writings of Pres ident Francis Brown. In those of Professor Brown, particularly one ar ticle (that in the Harvard Review) are some statements capable of being mis understood. But since the publication of that article Professor Brown has written a statement in which he re affirms his belief in the fundamental doctrine of our historic faith." The committee added to its negative recommendation on the Brown cases a statement to the effect that it would be well for the Assembly to re-affirm the basis doctrines of the Church for the guidance of ministers and teach ers. This is- taken to be -a mild re buke of those who have been charged with heresy. The two Browns were charged with having in published articles cast doubt on the doctrines of the "Virgin birth of Christ and the actual resurrection of Our Lord in the flesh." NEW BATTLESHIP . LAUNCHED. The Wyoming Christened at Philadel phia Navy Yard. Philadelphia, May 25. The battle ship Wyoming, the latest dreadnaught of the United States navy and one ot the six first-class battleships now un der construction ' was launched today at the yard of the Cramp Ship & En gine Company in this city. The new battleship was christened by Miss Dorothy Eunice Knight, daughter of former Chief Justice Jesse Knight, of Wyoming, in the presence of Gov- tronr J. M. Carey, and a delecation from that Staie. Secretary Meyer of the Navy Department, and other nav el officials were among the others who stcod on the launching stand when the battleship slid into the Del aware river. With its full armament the Wyo ming will not be surpassed by any fighting ship 5n the world. Tho Jength over all is 550 feet, breadth at the wa ter line 93 foet, and displacement 20,000 ton3. She will have a fcpeed of 20 1-2 knots an hour and will carry 54 officers and 1,000 enlisted men. THE "STEEL TRUST" PROBE. Taft Will Let House Committee Look Over Result. Washington, May 25. President Taft probabily will permit the results of the investigation of the Bteel trust made by the Bureau of Corporations to be sent to the House committee now engaged in inquiring into the United States Steel Corporation. Un der the law the report of the bureau goes to the President, it is said, at the White House tonight and Mr. Taft at present has no objection to permit ting the House committee to look it over. The President wishes, howev er, to examine the report before he lets it go to the capitol. Secretary Nagel, of the Department of Com merce and Labor, explained to the in- I vestigating committee at an execu tive session today tnat tne rresiaent must authorize the submission of the bureau's report. Especially Attractive. Bill today at the Grand is a beauty. Come in and cool off. HARNETT OFFICER IS SHOT Fired Upon Deputy Sheriff With Au tomatic Gun When Serving Capias Under Suspended Judgment for Retailing. (Special Star- Telegram.) Raleigh, N. C, May. 25. There came from Harnett county, this evening a lequest for the military company ai Dunn, N. C, to be ordered out to aid in the capture or John Aiken, who had rrobably fatally shot Deputy Sheriff Thaddie Jernigan, of Harnett, when the officer went to serve a capias on him as a "blind tiger," for failure to appear at court and show good behav ior under the terms of a suspension c judgment. An automatic gun was used by Aik en and he carried this in his flight so citizens feared to pursue him. He was heading for the swamps, a mile from Dunn, when the request for the milit ia came. Adjutant General Leinster directed that the sheriff order out the Dunn company if he deemed it advisable and the authorities were urged from the Governor s offbee to use every precaution to prevent a lynching in the event the fugitive is captured. Advices late tonight are that Depu ty Jernigan is a very critical condi- tii-n and Aiken is still at large. JEFF DAVIS RENEWS ATTACK. Senator Continues His .War on the Postoffice Department. Washington, May 25. In a written speech Senator Jeff Davis, of Arkan sas, today continued his war on the Fostofnce Department, because that Department refused to accept for the second-class mail about 100,000 copies of a St. . Louis weekly paper on the ground that the addresses were not bona fide subscribers. Mr. Davis charged that this action was an un fair discrimination and due to a feud tuaf arose during Postmaster General Cortelyou's administration between the Department and the publisher of the paper. He asserted that the ex press companies co-operated with the Department in the warfare. Charging tho Postmaster General with depotism, Mr. Davis said that official makes his own law to suit his cwn purposes. "He is not deterred by the rulings of the Supreme Court that very act-of hi muet'be founded ipon some law," said he, "neither is he deterred by the statute which re quires that all his regulations be 'con sistent with law.' He introduces in the form of regulations, rulings or orders, whatever novelties he pleases. He is practically without restraint. ri he citizens of the United iates, and especially publishers, are at his mercy." Mr. Davis presented a resolution rroviding for a general investigation of the Postoffice Department, but no action was taken on it. Senator Burton made reply, calling the Arkansas senator's charges "ex traordinary and reckless," anu calcu lated to bring undeserved discredit upon the Postoffice Department. FLEET AT COPENHAGEN. Second Division Accorded a Magnifi cent Reception. Copenhagen, May 25. A magnifi cent reception was accorded the sec ond division of the United States At lantic fleet, under command of Rear .dmiral Badger, which arrived here this morning for a week's visit. A gun salute was exchanged by the Am erican squardon and the land batter ies. Jor the moment the American1 fleet appears to be the sole object of interest to Copenhagen. It is esti mated that 100,000 persons went out v long the coast road, where they could obtain a fine view of the ships while an hourly service of excursion steam ers were maintained around the an chored squadron. Premier. Bernsten, together with other government officials and Mau ilce F. Egan, the American minister, boarded the Louisiana this afternoon and returned the calls made by Ad miral Badger. Crown Prince Christian and Crown Princess Alexandrine have accepted invitations to attend the ball to be giv en on board the flag ship May 30th. ORDERS FLEET OF AEROS. Foundation of Uncle Sam's Aerial Na vy Has Been Laid. Washington, May 25. The founda tion of Uncle Sam's aerial navy was laid today when Assistant ' Secretary Winthrop signed contracts aggregat ing $13,000 for the delivery at the Na val Academy by July 1, next, of three aeroplanes. These will represent the very latest developments in aeronau tics, being capable of rising from and alighting upon the water or the deck of a ship; of carrying at least one passenger in addition to the aviator and of being equipped with a 50 pound wireless outfit. Two of the machines will be of the Curtis type, one with eight cylinders and the other with four, and the other will be furnished by the Wrights. Prices range from $2,700 to $5,500. Immediately upon the delivery of the machines a naval school of Instruction for aviators will be established at Annapolis under the care of Capt. Chambers, who has made a specialty of aeronautics. SCHOONER, FLOATED. Vessel Reported Ashore Near Hat teras Got Off Safely. Beaufort, N. C, May 25.-The un known large schooner stranded off the tiatteras coast yesterday was report ed by the Diamond Shoal Light-ship today to have floated and proceeded south. DIAZ STEPS DOl'll AFTER LOiRElGIl Resignation is Greeted With Wild Shouting and Mani festations in Mexico. COMPLIES WITH REBEL DEIMND Vice President Corral Also Resigns De LaBarra Chosen Provisional President Great Day for the Mexicans. j - Mexico City, May 25. President Porfirio Diaz, in a letter read by the president of the Chamber "of Deputies, this afternoon, resigned the presiden cy of the Republic of Mexico; and at 4:54 o'clock the acceptance of the resignation by the deputies was an nounced. Vice President Ramon Cor ral's resignation was also accepted and Minister of Foreign Affairs Francisco Leon de LaBarra was chosen Provis ional President to serve until a gener al election can be held. Everyone had exnected an unroar when the announcements should be made, but within the chamber the words announcing t,he events were followed by silence. The deputies seemed awed by what had taken place. In the streets, black with people, the news that Diaz- was no longer the President, was the signal for wild shouting and manifestations. There was no violence or destrcc- tion of property! On the motion to ac cept the President's resignation, 167 deputies voted aye, while no expres sion was made by Benito Juarez, a de scendant of President Juarez and Con cepion Del Valle- As their names were called, all other legislators rose and bowed their affirmation. In similar fashion the reRie-nntion of Vice President Corral now in France, was unanimously accepted and similarly Senor de LaBarra, re cently ambassador to Washington, wnT,ho5eir4 'Provisional .Prmirtent. Senor de LaBarra will take the oath of office at noon tomorrow in the yel low .parlor of the National palace. Of scarcely less popular Interest than the resignation was the assumn- tion of military control of the Feder al district by Alfredo Robles Domin guez, Madero's personal representa tive, insuring the handling of popular demonstrations by a leader of the new regime. Personally. Domineuez commands only a small body of local rebels, but tne federal garrison is under orders to make no move whatsoever without his approval. Senor Domlnguez said that he could bring 5,000 organized rebel troops into the city within three hours; Their baeeaee and homen r aboard trains, furnished by the eov- ernment at Cuernavaca, Pachuca and iiainepantla. Dominguez tonight said that the troops would remain in the nresent stations unless they should be needed in Mexico City to control the situa tion. Letter of Resignation. President Diaz's letter of resigna tion follows: "Sir: The Mexican people, who generously ho.ve covered me with hon ors, who proclaimed me as their lead- er during the international war, who patriotically assisted me in all works undertaken to develop industry and the commerce of the ReDublic. estab lish its credit, gain for it the respect or tne world and obtain for it an hon orable position in the concert of na tions; that same neoDle. sir. has re volted in armed military, bands, stat ing .tnat my presence in the exercise of the supreme executive power is the cause of this insurrection. "I do not know of anv fact inimita ble to mo which could have caused this social phenomenon, but, permit ting, though not admitting, that I may be unwittingly culpable, such a possi bility makes me the least able to rea son out and decide my own culpabili ty. Therefore, respecting as I have always respected the will of the peo ple, and in addition with Article 82 of the Federal constitution I come before the supreme representatives of the nation in order to resign unreservedly, the office of constitutional President of the Republic with which the Na tional vote honored me, which I do with all the more reason since, in or der to continue in office it would be necessary to shed Mexican blood en dangering the credit of the country, dissipating it wealth, exhausting Its resources and exposing 'its policy to international complications. "I hope, gentlemen, that when 'the passions which are Inherent to all rev olutions, have been calmed, a more conscientious and justified study will bring out in -the National mind a cor rect acknowledgment which will al low me to die, carrying engraved in my soul a just impression of the esti mation of my life, which throughout I have devoted and wlll'devote to my countrymen." Vice President's Letter. Vice President Corral, in his letter of resignation dated Paris, May 4th, says in part: "In the events which have shaken the country during these latter months the President has been brought to feel that it is patriotic to resign from the' high office that the almost unanimous vote of Mexicans conferred on him in the last election and that it Is advisa ble at the same time In the interests (Continued on Page Eight,) ill I! I c .... - M 4. 1 U 'If in 1 .8 S v, , . ) T. vonimued on Page Two.) will recover. I f,
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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