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A. SUBSCRIPTION: . $8.00 PER YEAR. CHARLOTTE, N. 0., THURSDAY MORNING, . DECEMBER 15, 1904. PRICE HVEC. THE SENATE IS NOTIFIED. NO BATE SET FOR SWAYNE TRIAL Ttwi - House . Committee. ' In Formal y HtykV Present the Impeachment cnarge ana vetiwnun i iu n nen t Take Order Tlxs Hearing May sot be Reacted untu tne ext cou aitas " ' Philippine Government and Pure Food Bills Gome in for a Share , ot Consideration. , , . ' Washington. tec " 14. The Senate which under ' the constitution la made the trial court In Impeachment cases, to-day received ofJlclal; notice of the determination- of the 'House of Re pre . aentatlvee to present impeachment charges against Charles eweyne, Fsd eral judge in the northern district of Florida,- The matter was brought to the Senate's attention by a House com l mlttee. and vthe Senate appointed committee to prepare the details of the proposed Investigation. - "When a few minutes before the hour of the Senate's meeting, the House committee appeared at the Vice Pres Idenfe room to confer with President Pro Tempore Frye, thece was a gener . at scurrying about on the part of of' .- flclals to And precedents and to make preparation for the ceremony, the like of which had not been witnessed In the Senate chamber since the proceedings of 187 against Secretary Belknap. While the details were being arrang ed. Senator Frye was ng-aged in con ference with the House' committee, consisting' of Messrs.; Palmer, Jenkins, Oillett, Clayton and Smith, of Ken tucky. Their official action consisted In a mere notification to Mr. Frye of the committee's desire to bring the act ion of the House in the Swayne case to the attention of the Senate at as early an hour as possible to-day, a fid Mr. Frye's reply that the Senate would be prepared to reeclve the committee at any tune that it might arrive. A brief Informal exchange of views as to the time when the Senate should take up the -case ensued. The House members stated that it would be im possible for the committee to present its articles of impeachment previous to the holidays, and Jt was suggested that the trial might be postponed , until af ter March 4th next, or even until the next session of Congress. The House impeachment committee presented itself at the main door of the Senate. being preceaed by Clerk Browning, of the House, who was an nounced In the usual form by B. W nvton. mutiKtnnt iierzeant-at-arms. Mr. Browning read the impeachment resolution passed by the House. Mr. Layton then presented the committee saying: "I announce the committee from the House of Representatives ap pointed in pursuance of the resolution just received."; ! The chatr announced that he would receive the committee, whereupon the committee was taken in charge by Col. D. M. Randsell, sergeant-at-arms or: the Senate, and all members con ducted down the center aisle to i point Immediately- in front of the president pro-tempore's seat. Mr. Palmer spoke for the committee, saying;: "Mr. President, In obedience to the order of the House of Repreaenta . tlyes, we appear before' yon, and In the .name or the House or Representatives S and "of all the people of the United Eta ton of America we do Impeach Charles Swayne, 'judge, of the: District Court 'of the United States for the northern district of Florida, of. high crimes arid ' Uie misdemeanors in of flee, and we further inform the Sen ate that the House of Representatives will In due time exhibit articles impeachment against him and nl good the same. And in their name we demand that the Senate shall take order for the appearance of the said Charles Swayne to answer said Inv pcachment," The president pro tempore said: "Mr. Chairman and nntlrnwn of the mm mlttee: The chair begs to announce that the Senate will take order In the premises, due notice of which will be given to, me House. The committee immediately, retired. The entire ceremony consumed less than three minutes Of time. ; v After the House committee had re tired. Mr. Piatt, of Connecticut, pre sented a resolution, directing; that "the message of the House of Representa tives relative to the impeachment of Charles Bwayne be referred to a select committee to consist of five Senators to be- appointed by the president pro tempore. The resolution was agreed to, and the chair designated Messrs. Piatt, of Connecticut: Clark, of Wyo ming; Fairbanks, Bacon and Pettua as members of the committee. All the members of the select committee are members of the committee on the ju diciary. ' . ., : i.;.'--:-" ."-., The Senate then considered the Phil ippine government hill and pure food bill. Mr. Foraker presented a tariff - amendment to the Philippine bill, but upon complaint of Mr. DuBols and other Senators that this provision had .been not contemplated, "the Senate en tered Into an agreement to Vote on the bill next Friday, it -was withdrawn. The Senate adjourned until to morrow. . , x - . THE COMMITTEE OF SEVEN. Member Named Who Are to Draft the Charges, Against Judge Swayne A . mfTA IIaIIaImm. mil Baker Crittdses the Attorney Gen eral. -1 ( , . t ( , , .i- Washington Dec, 1. Further action on the : Impeachment proceedings against Judge Charles Bwayne,- of the northern district of Florida, was taken in the House to-day by the aoDotnt- ment of , the committee of seven, pro- viaea tor oy a resolution adopted yea . tatlon to the Senate, and ' bv the re. ception of the report of the committee of Ave, to . notify the Senate of the " Impeachment ' The urgent tendency bIH and several other bills of a public nature were passea, :. , , Immediately Tatter th" House .met. committee of ; seven to . prepare the ""6 bb.hiv uug vnn Bwayne. of the northern district of Florida, who was impeacnea yesterday, the follow- ing-: Messrs. Palmer, of Pennsvlvania: - Oillett, of California; Parker, of Nsw Jersey ; uttiefleid,,or Maine? VrPOwem, ' suaswcnuBetui;. Clayton, or, AmDSv ma and iDe Armond, of Missouri.' 4 During' consideration of a provision In the ura-ent deflclenej' bill, appropri- atlng $12,600 for the payment of elec toral messengers from the several Kates to Washington, Mr. Maddox, of Cooreia, provoked much laughter by 1-ff.rrinjr to the recent elrtlon for I. .".f, 2" I Jr icf .;, - way If he' really was 'serious about appropriating- si2,&oo to bring me re turns here." "Well,"' said Mt. Hemenway 1ft the midst of the merriment this question produced, "I think It Is absolutely nec- essaav.' "You do hot think 114.600 will pay for that job dp you t" propounded Mr. Maddox, Mr. Hemenway simply smiled as reply. --- u-v-- -- At ( this juncture, the committee of Jive, appointed yesterday to notify the Senate that the House had impeached Judge Swayne, appeared in the center aisle, , and 'Mr. Palmer, ; its chairman. reported as follows: " :.' s",: ',Mr. Speaker, in obedience to the or der of the House we, proceeded to the bar of the Senate, and In the name of this body, and of all the people of the United States, we Impeached as we were directed to do, Charles Swayne, judge of the District Court of the -, united States for the northern district of Flor ida, of high crimes' and misdemeanors in office. , and we demanded that the Seriate should take order to make him apiMtar before that body to answer for the same; and announcement tnat the House wohld soon present articles of Impeachment and make them good, to whloh the response was orde" shall be taken'. Mr. Baker, whose ' resolution for an Inquiry into the steel trust, had been laid on the table, discussed trusts and combinations, especially the coal trust. and crltleltHl the Attorney General for not extending the appropriation of J500.000 for Investigating trusts pront ably. . The deficiency bill was then passed. Tho HouBe adjourned until to morrow. M US. YOUNG OV THE STAND. Alleged Murtlcrcw Dcatlily Palo Dur ing: Biter Kxaiuination 01 veoeasea s Widow Young's Brothor-ln-Law Relates the Quarrel hv the Saloon. New York,v;. Uec. -s 14,-rMrs. i Young. widow of Caesar Younit, was a witness to-day in the 'criminal branch of the Supreme Courts where -Patterson ison trial, charged with -Young's mur der. Although she was on the stand only long enough to Identify a letter to which another witness had referred. Mrs. Young's presence there developed one of the most Intense situations of the trlul. As the. wife, of the dead man look the stand, Miss Patterson became deathly pale, but watched intently ev ery movement of the witness during her brief examination. . The letter which Mrs. Young identified had been pro duced by Bernard L. McKean, one of Young s brothers-in-law, who testi fied that Young had mentioned It in a conversation with Miss Patterson; early 11 May and that 'Miss Patterson had said the letter was written by her sis ter, ,Mrs.' J,' Morgan Smith. The letter has not yet been read in evidence, - Another of Young's brothers-in-law. William Luce. ytold of what occurred between Young and Miss Patterson at their meeting In a saloon the nlaht be fore Young was killed, and John Crow ley, a cab driver, repeated his story of having seen Young slap the prisoner's race during a quarrel on the street that same nlsht. -. v. : Assistant District Attorney Hand to day withdrew- his -i-eiiuesl that the grand jury subpoena served on J. Morgan Smith be admitted In evidence. Mr. Rand -said he was actuated In withdrawing his request by Information which satisfied Dim that the admissi bility of the subpoena was not free from doubt. At the conclusion of Mr. Rand's statement and upon sugaestlon of attorney for the defense. Justice Davis directed the Jury to disregard all references made to the missing wit ness. William Luce, brother-in-law of Caesar You nig said that on the night preoeaing me aeatn or Young' Luce and Young- met Nan Patterson In a saloon and that Young and the woman auar reled there. Luce heard Young tell her ne wouia get ner a cottage. Said Luce Young told her that he waa rolna away ana sne replied that he .was not going:. He told her that she did not know the name of the boat he was leaving on. She replied that she would not Rive him the satisfaction of telling her the name of the' boat. She also said: "Don't - get w--early and e-o board the boat, because you . cannot hide from me,' even if you get into the noie. you won t go away.' " Young was excited and the Woman was crying. After the talk Young put wan rattcrson in a can and sent her off alone. Luce said he never struck or kissed her. CARNEGIE WILLING TO APPEAR. Present KtatA of neatth Ills Only Reason for Not iioinjr to (Hordand Now to Testify Against Mrs. Chad, wick. - -v : .., . . New York, Dec. 14. That Andrew carnegte is willing- to appear against Mrs. Chadwlck when bis health has sufficiently improved, was made clear in. a statement given out to-day at Mr. Carnegie's residence by. his. secretary. "Mr. Carnegie's only reason for not going to Cleveland at this time, has aireaay Deen given,", said the secretary. "His health will not admit of his taking- the trip save at considerable risk, as his physician has already said he is Buffering from lumbago, -v- .; "We has been willing- to make a deposition at his home,, and later; ! on his return from Florida, he wllllend his assistance and toe present to tes tify at any subsekuent proceeding, such as a trial, whenever his testimony Is needed. His one and only:: reason for not going to Cleveland now Is (hat he is unable to stand the journey In this weather." ,.; wtvs!k4ri9tAuravia ririiriTrir ' ' -Jj-:t ' itm.-. .;.,f ass!f .., Crew of Now York Barkmtlne Have a Remarkable, Escape Jtrom Death Off llatteraa, Boston. Dec. K-A story of hardshlo and miraculous escape from death was related by the crew of the New York barkeuttne Emlta, which was brought to tnts port to-day toy the Clyde Lin Steamer New York.: The -Clyde Liner rescued the unfortunates last Sunday; 15 hour after they had been carried adrift on a fragment of .theWMVessel.1)"--!1 j , .yne t; Kmita. wnich , lef t Fernandina DecvJ with a cargo of .lumber for Fall Riveisf struck . on Diamond : ShoaL , aft Cape Hatteras, , -last ; Saturday night, during a heavy storm, and was pound ed to pieces by the furious Seas within naif an hour after she touched bottom, yet tfot.a life was tost. "Captain W. E, Hemic, of Machlaa. , Mexico, his wife nd crew of seven men were la the : xt'i'it tna.:iiii'ai;-'i' GKEETED BY MOB'S JEERS., MRS, CH ADWlCK REACHES HOME She Arrive at Cleveland at tltf) Exact Minute Wlwu Hve More Imllctinents Are Found Against Her -Taken to Cuyahoga County Jail and Faints on the Way to Her Celt -Sarcastic and Bitter Expressions Are Hurled at Iter Carriage, and Cameras Click All Along the line of Its Progress). Cleveland. Dec. 14.-Flve. times In dicted by the United States govern mem at the exact minute that her tniln rolled Into .he station, Mrs. Cas sle L. Chad wk-k came home to Cleve land tW.i afternoon. She was greeted with jeers, hoots and hisses by the crowds that gathered in the depot when her train arrived, howled at by hun dreds gathered in front of the Federal building. The last sound that reach ed from the outside world as she pass ed Into the stuffy, Ill-smelling office of Sheriff Barry In the county Jail was the hoot of derision from the people muss ed In from of the doorway. She made no attempt to give ball and after a brief stop in the office of the clerk of (ho. I'nttcd St-Uis Court, was taken to Jail. She is Ueld to-night In cell 11 in the woman's department of the Jail and hr palatial residence on Euclid avenue of which the furnishings alone are val-i Ued nt $200,000, la occupied by her maid. ner courage held to the last, but her ooay miicd her and ihtn she had mounted the three nights of stairs lead ing to the Her of culls where she Is to remain, she collapsed utterly and fell in a dead faint. But for the aid of Deputy United States Marshals Kumb and Kelker, who neia ncr up and almost carried her along, us she mounted the stairs she would never have been able to reach her cell. Breathless, pale and stagger Ing, she was barely able to reaeh i chair as the steel door of the woman's cornaor pwung open to receive her. She sank feebly Into a chair, her head fell backward, and but for th mar shals she would have rolled to the noor. .water was quickly brought to ner and In a few seconds she revived. and was again a woman of business. Her first request was that her lawver Sheldon Q. Kerrulsh be gent for and she was soon engaged In a conference with him concerning her defense. There Is nmall chance that she will be able to leave the jail before her trial. There are new aeven Indictments against her, five additional charges having been laid against her In the Federal Court this afternoon, it would require surety to the amount of at least 1100.000 to s-ive ner ireeuom ana mere is nobody In Lieveiana wno will furnish tbat amount lor ner. hhe hits herself no Idea of giv in nan and will remain in Jail. She nan the best cell In the place, but It Is not a nice cell, nor Is the county Jail of Cuyahoga county a nice Jail even as jails go. but it is the best there is ana she must remain. Mrs. Chad wick's train was scheduled to arrive at 11:10 in the mornlno-. hut It was three hours later before it reach ed Cleveland. The delay of the train served Out one purpose, that of In creasing the crowd of curious at the depot. When it finally rolled Into the station mere was a rush from the fur ther end of the Iron 'fence .that kept the crowd of curious from the trucks. Thin nioli imri btoken through the police, swarmed over the fence and through the gate and upon the tracks, so that when the train came to a stand still there were about a thousand per sons about the cars. As the train drew out f ..shstabula Mrs. Chadwlck said: "The next stop will be home." During the run Into Cleveland she conversed with her son and an Asso ciated Press correspondent, she was remarkably -a!m and In discussing her affairs said the people of the country would soon learn that she had been more sinned against than sinning. Emil Hoover, who Joined the party at Ash tabula, was the bearer of u letter to his mother from her step daughter, MI38 Mary Chadwlck. The letter, which was couched in the most endearing terms, was written on the paper of the Hotel Continental, Paris and was dated No vember 30. It commenced, "My Dear .Mother." and was signed, Your loving daughter. Mary." The letter said that the first Intima tion Mlsa Chadwlck snd her father had of the troubles or Mrs. Chadwlck was learned from a New York dispatch In The London Dally Chronicle of No vember 30. a dipping of which was en closed, and Miss Chadwlck continued that she believed the charges against her mother to be monstrous, and that "no one who knows you as I do will believe such awful things." The girl gave her step-mother assurances of the greatest love and respect, and bade her to be of good cher, as she was certain the matter would be settled In manner satisfactorily to all concern ed. She begged to be Informed, If he or her father could be of any assist ance, and said that If they could help in tne sugntest degree, tney would re turn Immediately. Mrs, Chadwlck's eyes filled with tears as the correspondent read tho letter aloud. "Mary Is the sweetest girl In the world," she sobbed, "and I could not love her more If she were my own child." Mrs. Chadwlex reiterated her former statements, that as her hus band and step-daughter could be of no assistance to her, she wished them to remain abroad, that they might be spared the humiliation attendant upon their presence In Cleveland. As the train neared Its destination. Mrs. Chad wick donned her outer garments, a long fur trimmed fur-coat, a brown hat and heavy veil to match. She express ed her appreciation of the courtesies extended to her by the Associated Press,; and a few minutes later said she : would like to say good-bye to the newspaper men who had accompanied her party from New tork. The corre spondents went In one by one, and to each she gave a warm hand-clasp and saia a hearty, "uoa bless you." " When the train drew, in the station at Cleveland. Mrs. Chadwlck -caught a glimpse of the great crowds which swarmed about the train shed and was grouped : on vantage points on " the heights around the station. She instinc tively shrank back into a corner of the drawing room, and said: "I cannot see why all those people should be here." After the train had been emptied of pasengcrs United States Marshal Chan dler, of Ohto, stepped aboard her car, the "Adia," and made his way to the drawing ; foom. 4 where ho was intro duced to Mrs. Chadwlck. She asked that she be taken out a speedily as possible, and, preceded by Emll Hoover and Freda Swanstorm, the nurse, the party made its ' way to the platform and thence through the dense, crows to a carriage in waiting. Although in her own city, no friend ly tics erect:! tr.z at tia tm aal j&i. &zrUL FIGHT BOLL WEEVIL. una viniiMunaAy. The crowd had becomi Impatient with the delay of Mrs. Chadwlck's arrival andtbegfin to Jeer and whistle. As soon as Mrs. Chudwlok's son Kmil and her faithful nurse. Freda Swanstonn, reached tl. car platform and caught sight of Mrs. Chadwlck. there was a spontaneous outburst of jeers, whistles and shouts of coarse epithets. Bhouts of "here's the- notes," and "Where's the money?" greeted Mrs. Chadwlck upon her appearance, and as the vtclousness of the mob dawned upon .her she seemed to grow fulnt. and wavered as though about to tall. It seemed that but for the marshal's sup port of her she must utterly collapse. The arrival of the woman waa most sptctular In every respect and In marked contrast to her previous ar rivals in her home city. As soon a as the police could clear away and bring about some semblance of order about the depot platform, the officers led their prisoner toward the gate and out through the entrance. There the street was almost blocked and well-nigh Im passable to the carrlnges and teams. The camera fiend wa there In all hi glory. Despite the overrun sky and dark day, through this battery passed Mrs. Chadwlck, Marshi.l Chandler, and his two deputies Into their carlnge. They wers Immediately driven away to the Federal building. All the time the crowd kept hooting and Jeering, and as the carriages rolled awy from the station they were fol lowed by some of the crowd, The shouts and cries were taken up and paused along, all the way to the Fed eral building, through the busiest part of the city. As the carriages neared the building the crowds on the side walks broke Into the streets n,nd many began to run beside the carriages, ex pecting to see Mr. Chadwlck as she entered the building by the main en trance. In this, the crowd was dis appointed, for the carriage, with the prisoner, was driven Into an alley In the rear building. As the crowd was being cleared from the alley eager peo ple peered through the earring win dows, ' and vulgar expressions wre hurled at the occupants. Mrs. Chad wlck was taken to the fifth floor on the freight elevator. The police continued to beat back the crowd and out of the next carriage, the nurse Freda was as sisted and, takeh up to join her mis tress. Emll did not leave the car riage throughout the entire proceeding, Mrs. Chadwlck, with her nurse, was In Ihe carriage outside and was sub ject to the scrutiny of the mob und was forced to listen to anathemas and maledictions, as well us sarcastic and bitter referencc to "notes." "dia monds," "securities," and the like. Even the clerks in the postofflce work ing on the ground floor of the building, flocked to a rear door located next to the one entered' by Mrs. Chadwlck and laughingly shouted, "It's see the securities," referring to the baggage of Mrs. Chadwlck and Freda, which thny saw through the cnrrlape doors. Mrs. Chadwck had a long conference wlWi her attorney, Sheldon Q. Ker rish. She said he did not care to plead to the indictments Just found against her, and was taken to the J ill. When she was about to leave the Fed eral building the excitement was great er, Is possible, than before. The. car riage, after a few delays, forced a pas SHgc, and once out of the alley Mrs. Chadwlck was hurried away to the Jail. She pased through streets with throng ed curbs only to run the gauntlet of another mob that had been gathering for hours. Into the Jail the prisoner was hurried to the accompaniment of more shouts und Jeers and the clicking of photographers' cameras. The son. Emll, following In another carriage. soon Joined hla mother, and not until then did the crowd that for Ave hours had been increasing begin to decrease. Freda remained with Mrs. Chadwlck about half an hour and when she came out entered a carriage and was driven to the Chadwlck residence nt 1824 Eu clid avenue. Emll remained with his mother for nearly an hour,, when he took his departure. The Federal grand Jury returned five Indictments against Mrs. 4hadwiek, three of which charge her with aiding and abetting officers of a national bank to defraud the Institution, and two charge her with conspiring against the United Slates. Four Indictments were returned igainst President Beckwlth, of the Oberlln bunk, two charging him with misapplication of the funds of a national bank: one with conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States, and one with certifying checks when no funds were on hand. Indict ments were returned a)?o against Cash ier Spear. They are the same as those against President Beckwlth. The first witness before the grand Jury was United States Marshal Chan dler, wJio presented to the Jury the sworn statement of President Beck wlth. This is the document which has been i'alled the "confession" of Beck wlth. It set forth. In effect, that there were two notes of $500,000 each, both signed In the name of Andrew Carnegie and that Mrs. Chadwlck declared posi tively, both to him and Cashier Spear, that she personally saw Mr. Carnegie sign his name to both notes. It was ajso set forth in the state ment that a New York attorney who claimed to be a representative of An drew Carnegl" had declared to Beck wlth In Oberlln, that "the notes .were genuine. The endorsement of tho notes by Beckwlth an Spear was admitted, but the statement declared neither of them had any Idea that they were to be used In the manner In which Mrs. Chadwlck hand'ed them. Mr. Beck Wlth's statement declared that they received from Irl Reynolds Informa tion to the effect that "everything was all rjght," and that a large amount of good securities belonging to Mrs. Chad wlck were held by the Wade Park Bank. This encouraged him to make loans to Mrs. Chadwlck. Mr. Beck wlth's statement set forth that? Mrs. Chadwlck had secured large loans from other bankers and , had met ; them promptly. There was no reason to be lieve that she would not treat loans made by the Oberlln bank In the same manner. Several other witnesses were heard. District Attorney Sullivan hand ed In the documents which he had pre viously prepared, and In five minutes thereafter Mrs. . Chadwlck. Beckwlth and Spear had been Indicted. - . - Baseball Magnates Favor Pom u, Sea son Games. . " New York, Dec. 14. Resolutions favor ing a series of post-season games between the champion teams of the National and American- Leagues for the, championship of the world were adopted here to-day at the annual meeting of the , National League o Professional Baseball Clubs. 'While favoring" the post-season - games, the magnates stuck to the old schedule of 1W games for each club; The application of the minor leagues for a change In the regulations regarding the drafting of players from the smaller leagues was ap jfoed. n. , ,v v. . - COTTON GUOWEnS TO ORGANIZE. National Cotton Convention Adopts Strong ItcttolutimM Commending the Work of Hie ttovernnient Tims Far and Urging a (nmpalan of Public EducationPlans Adopted for the Organisation of tlie Itantere Mr. I). A. Tompkins' Address Read to the (Xmventlon. Shreveport. tu., Dec. li The minor!. ty report , agreed to all recommenda Hons of the majority except one plank which was finally voted down In ths cotton convention to-day. The resolutions passed wer: "V eatend our sincere thanks to the Department of Agriculture of the United etstes tor the timely assistance It hus auorded, in' an effort to over conic the cotton boll weevil. "That wc thank the Department of Entomology, headed by Dr. W. D. ftun ter. which has accomplished excellent results In educating the people regard ing the nature und habits of the boll weevil and other Insect pesls and for the well comelved plans and work of experimentation along this line. "That we heartily approve the meth ods already employed as being both scientific a;id practUnl, mid that wo emrmnsirc the Idea or thorough prep aration of the cotton lands, a reduc tion of acreage, the rotation of crops una intensive cultivation with vigorous efforts to secure early maturing cot ion ror an uie boll weevil districts. "That the cotton planters through out the Infected districts are hereby urgea to co-operate with the general government in tne plans for ovcrcom ing this devastating pest. "That It is the sense of this conven tion that the legislatures of the cotton Biaiea be memorialised to enact strln gent laws for the protection of all in sectivorous birds, their eggs and young. it was further resolved that a vlg orous campaign of public education should be inaugurated through the far mers and pedagogical Institutes of the several cotton States, tho press and muugn ine punllc schools 'Kesolved, That It Is the sense of this National Cotton Convention that the early fall destruction of all the uouon fttaiks in he boll weevil Infect ed areas of Texas and Louisiana In an absolute necessity, Kesnlved, That we commend the leg. lulatlve bod4es of any Infected area the urgent necessity of taking Immediate steps under the suiH.rvlslon of uroper authorities to burn the cotton stalks or next year systematically and at once uenina tne pickers." A plan for organising all the cotton growers of the South to combat the doii weevil, introduced by Oswald Wilson, statistical agent o tha United States Department or Agriculture, sta tioned at Fort Worth, Texas, was re ceived und Incorporated as a part of me resolutions, it is as follows: "The. result of the exoerlencn nt nil the scientists and practical farmers In the boll weevil urea un to the Drument time Is that cotton can be made even under boll weevil Invasion If the far mers are properly organized. "This means the adoption of what is Known as the cultural method. In order mat every farmer In the South may nave ino oeneitt ot Ihla culture moth od, we recommend. "Tlmt the President of this conven tion Shall select five members who with himself and the secretary, shall con stitute the general executive commit tee. "That the vice president of each State ahull select six prominent men from each State, who shall constitute a State executive committee. The State executive committee shall organize each county In their respec tive oiates oy appointing a chairman, who In turn, will select an executive committee to assist him. J he county executive committee will enroll the names of all the cotton far mers of their county, sending the same to tne Htate executive committee who will, In turn, report to the national executive committee. we recommend that each State raise a surricient fund among the cot ton farmers, merchants and bunkers to carry on this work. "We recommend that the vm-lons State Legislatures and the Department or Agriculture, through the Bureau of Plant Indus-ray. and the Division of Entomology, co-operate In the cam paign of education with the State ex ecutive committee and county execu tive committee to ranch each Individual planter as they have done In Tutu. and that a sufficient appropriation may inaue oy ongress to provide the necessary llterutuie and Instructions to carry out the cultural methods. "Until some remedy Is found which will destroy the boll weevil and elim inate him from the cotton fiekls of the South to make a cotton cron will ri. pend upon the Individual efforts of each cotton farmer, and without this organ isation the government cannot aid the farmers as they should. As 72 oer cent. of the cotton farmers are teuanta, It Is absolutely Imperative that they and their landlords be organized. As 50 per cent, of the cotton farmers are ne-i groes. it is more Important lh:it they m- "iBHnizeo as ine poll weevil will affect the tenants and negroes more than the landlords(or those who own the4r own farms." An address of U. A. Toinnkhin of Charlotte, N. C. was read to the con vention, Mr. Tompkins being unavoid ably detained at his home cltv ti address follows: ADDKKSM OF Mil. D. A. TOMPKINS. While the cotton growing business of tho South is as prosperous to-day as It ever was in the whole history of its development there is some question whether this prosperity Is not part of the manifestation of an imminent dan ger. The continued monopoly of the production of the great bulk of the world's cotton is at present threatened In the South In three different ways: 1. The most important of these men aces Is the boll weevil. 2. It is the movement of cotton con suming countries to foster an develop the production of cotton In parte of the world where the savage may be turned Into a cheap laborer. . . The constant draft being made upon -the labor -the cotton fields by the ever increasing manufactures of the South. . England ami Germany, assisted by France, Italy, Switzerland and some other countries, threaten to become a competitor In the production of cot ton in their colonies. If we would con tinue to hold the monopoly we must at once be up and' doing, not only to hinder the progress of the boll Weevil, but to drive it out of the American territory which It already occupies. This much to save the fields of growing cotton. ., We must also develop lmmi gratlon from Europe to tho cotton i growing States. We must have more been drawn by- the new Southern manufacturing .Interests, from , the fields. In -addition to these we must slso find a way to supply our cotton crops to the markets of the world in quantities that are the average of production Instead of In the way of i feast one year and a fumlwthe nest. To stop the progress of the boll weevil and destroy him, means appropriations by the general government and also by etch of the cotton States, that win be sufficient to employ the best talent and to execute the means which they recommend. I have no sympathy with the complaint of those who have here ! tofore been employed on this subject that the boll weevil could not. be hindered or destroyed. , We certainly want to put men to work on the sub ject who believe that ths boll weevil con l)i hindered and enn be destroyed. The remedy against the second evil Is very simple. The scarcity that has come about In labor must be remedied by turning white European emigration to this country. Tho third difficulty of offering the world a big crop, then a little crop and then a moderate crop and then a big crop, and so on, will have to be remedied by devising s system of warehouses In which the surnlus'of a bis crop may be kept and carried over to a tltneswhn It is necessary to supplement a small crop. This run be done and It will be dons. Cotton should never vary from eight to sixteen cents In any one year. There Is umplo capital in this country to carry stored cotton at a fair rate of Interest and not have It vary 100 per cent, on speculative movements. Noth ing Is needed to do this, and thus gel averages instead of extremes, except the facilities to put cotton In shape to be a good hank Security OPPOSED TO WILCOX PAIUtON. Cropacy Family Said to lie Aroused Over Uie Fear That He May be j.Y,.ei t'neto or Dead Olrl Will Fight the Petition. Special to The Observer, New York, Dec. 14. Friends of Jas E, Wilcox, who Is serving a 80 years term In the State prison at Italelgh, N. C for the murder of Ella Crop'sey, arc making an effort to procure his pardon from the newly elected Governor of the State und the girl's relatives In this city are aroused. That Wilcox's family has strong political Influence causes the Cropseys to feur the young murderer may be freed. Andrew C. Cropsey, a law-yer, of this city, and uncle of the murdered girl la about to go to North Carolina and do all he can to keep the murderer ot his beautiful nelce In prison. "The mere thought," said Mr. Cropsey to-day, "that Jim Wilcox may get out of Jill when he has put In only one year ot the 30 he waa sentenced to serve, is enough to drive me distracted, It ever a man deserved to be hung It was that follow. That he killed my niece was proved twice. NowMtm Wilcox's friends are working hard to get him pardoned I will appeal to Mr, Glenn's sense of right and Justice and If necessary we will get up a petition contulnlng thou sands sf names pf people living In the vicinity of Elizabeth City protesting against tho release of the murderer. If Jim Wilcox serves one day less than 90 years for his crime there Is no such thing as justice." POJNTUlt CLUB FIKIjD TUIALS. Interesting Three Days' Meet at Bar ber's Junction I'urticiiHUeti in oy Many Weil-Known IX)g-nie Kn tries for the Various Kvents and the Winners. Special to The Observer. Barber Junction, Pec. 14. The Point er Club of Americas field trials com- i.ienced on Monday, the 12th. The first stake was the members' stake, which was started with Mr. A. H. Ball's Top Notch Jlngolctte, and Frauman's Knight, both from New York. Next brace, Mr. Seelcy's Fnlracre Fay, and Or. Howe's, Bessie Bang Bwig. second Third brace. L. VMor Froment's Lad of Knowlton. and Mr. Baruch's Frank T., Dr. Howe's Jubilee, Blythe. The first prize went to Dr. Hejwc'e Jubilee Blythe, second to Mr. A. H. Ball's Top Notch Jlngolette, third, Mr. L. Vic tor Froment s Knight. Tuesday the Pointer Club field trial derby was started with Mr. Howard Rathbone, Upland's Accident against Mr. A. II. Bail's Top Notch. Tic Tac. Next Mi'. Kldwcll's Searchlight, against Mr. George J. Gould's Furlough' Romp. The first was won by Mr. George J. Gould's Furlough itomp, second by Mr. A. H. Ball's Top Notch Tic Tac. third o Mr. Howard Rathbone's Upland Ac cident. The derby cup was also won by Mr. Gould's Furlough Romp. The ullaged stake started with Mr. George J. Gould's Robs next, Mr. A. H. Ball's H, Ball's Top Notch Launcclot. Mr. George J. Gould's Robs and Mr. A. H. Hall's Top Notch Brownie. Results Mr. Gould's Robs first, Mr. Ball's Top Notch lyauiuelot second, third Mr. Gould's Furlough Turk. The free-for-all stakes came next, with Mr. A. 1L Ball's Top Notch Lancelot and Mr. Geo, J. Gould's Roms next, Mr. A. H. Ball's Top Notch Browne and Mr. George J. Gould's Furlough Turk. Next Mr. Walter Steel's Rap and Dr. Howe's Bessie Bang BaBng. Mr. A, H. Ball's Top Notch Brownie won first, Mr. A. H. Ball's Top Notch Lancelot second, Mr. George J. Gould's Furlough Turk third. Next came the Pointer Club stake, with Mr. A. H. Ball's Top Notch Jubilee Blythe and Mr. E. P. Wllklns' Rips Bolt next. Mr. A. H. Ball's Top Notch Jlngolette, and Mr. George J. Gould's Furlough Turk, Mr. A. H. Ball's Top Notch Brownie. The first was won by Mr. A. H. Ball's Top Notch Brownie, second. Dr. Howe's Jubilee Blythe, third, Mr. George 3. Gould's Furlough Turk. The weather Is fine and attend, ance good. " ; . i . . . ,.' i Jacksonville , Gets Good Iloads Con vention. Jacksonville, Fta.i Iec. 14. president W. H. Moore, of the National' Good Roads Association, So-night accepted the Invita tion of the Jacksonville board o" trade to bold the midwinter convention of the Nn tlonal Good Roods Aseoclutlcn lo Jack sonville, January 19th, Sfthmid 21st, two dnvs prior lht International automobile race m"et fit Ormonde-Day tona. $60,000 Fire In Atlanta. i Atlanta, Dec. '14.--Flre here to-nh;lit destroyed T.. R. Kaw tell's larr ut k yards,' Stephens' planinff mi- .n I three negro residences. T-t.l l - ttmated at I ' M' -"i. 1 ! r- i;- v . . - hind ! (-1 hi I ! r r'- ' i I i - I PB0BE MAYMJO IT:... THK SWAYNK cam: or; Chief Specification A'!n-f .Widen Committee Vta I Was Question of i:xpiri- .' '.'"Other Federal Jmir ' ! r Returned ' Similar Von Prominent Man IroeM ! riling Vsrtlamnn yr. J. ceres Passage . of llouc j ' tiding foe Jtevenue ttut: r. . " By iv, A. ini.Di am . Special t The Observer, Washington. Dec. 14.-U H to-day that night sessions .. l i t bfjthg Senate to try Jud,;- ; jv: If the testimony Is taken at s i i session, , Senator Simmons s ii 1 to-: hs had understood there was r .t ddubt Whether the Benate -' 'could p r -pone action without hecessiutinir a i -opening of the ease in the iiouw, w i ts not a continuing body, imi tative Powers, who will serve i ' committee that must draw ur . -of Impeachment, will go out on 4th, , On the other hand. Rei n i live Palmer, who Is chalrmnn ff t sub-committee that has heard nil i testimony, take the view that the t us of the case will not be efM-ted -, the event' of postponement, T-he t: of Judge Swayne before the bar f ti.. Benate will doubtless be an Iuuk- ., iffair. The Senate will try tn. ..,. Just as If it were court, go ion c .natter from the beginning, bear wit nesses and listen to oral arguments i i counsel. FURTHER PROBING PO.-VIKU:. Following the evidence In the siwayne case .regarding the exorbitant ciw.0-.- made by him in connection with hu traveling ahd hotel expenses, the f., t has been disclosed that about 43 Fe-i-eral judges, or nearly half the num ber on the bench, hve been for some time past turning into the government accounts of tie day ; for, thetr ex penses. This Is regarded as the most damaging evidence against Jud.; Swayne. and Is the sole specification In the charges preferred sgjinst him upon which members of the judiciary committee have been unanimous. The discovery that many other Judges have similarly drawn uniform exnensps of $10 per day when away from their rjr- uiar posts is Mkely to cause furtU. r probing into the nuestlon of allow. ances of Federal judges. ; PROTESTS AGAINST VARDAMAN. Governor , Vardmman.- of MlssissiM i. has been Invited to attend Jthe Inaugur al." The Invitation was sent out br General Harries, as chairman of the committee on military, the .governors being treated as commanders of their respective soldiery. . In the meantime protests sre being received . aeainat either Inviting ths Governor of Missis- sippoi or allowing him to participate in he Ins Ugural .ceremonies. Following Is one communication . received at headquarters of the civic organisations' omRntiee to-aay: -. - , . v "I desire, as a Democrat, to sV von 10 Ignore Governor Vardaman, as I am not at an in sympathy with his attitude toward the fresldent This is signed bf a prominent gentleman whose name 't w-as requested be not published. Hut there are others, which probably win be turned over to the committee on military.- . THOMAS GF.Td .BILL THROUGH. Congressman Thomas to-day succee.l ed M Inducing the House to pass hi bill appropriating $175,000 for the con tructlon of a revenue cutter and the bill Is now with the Benate, : This was regarded as a noteworthy achievement In these days of retrenchment. Mr. Thomas enlisted the kjnd offices of Representative Hepburn., chairman of the Inter-State and foreign commerce committee,; who moved the passage of the bill. Representative Richardson, of Alabama, also gave valuable assist ance, Senators Simmons and Overman mid to-day . tbey believed the Senate would pass the bill. The proposed rut ter will b of the first class, adopted to service In the waters of Albemarle and Pamlico wound and Neuse river. Mr. Thomss spoke, briefly hi advocat ing the passage of the bill - He called the attention of the House to the fact thut the Secretary; of the Treasury fav ored the bill .and that fthe committee had reported Unanimously In- Us favor during the hearing on the Smoot case. Senator Overman occurred the ehsir of the presiding officer for some time to-aay. The North Carolina Senator, who was called to the head of th thio by Chairman Burrows, had a number of important questions to decide. The committee room was as usual crowded during the hearing, ' . Governor-elect Glenn. -Mrs. Glenn and their daughter are here for a short stay. , ItECTOK DEAD; MOXLKV DVIXG. . . , , -. , ;J ... Wounds tteeeived by Alleghany Coun ty Duellists Will llewult Fatally for Both. - Special to Tne Observer, i , Elkln, Dec. 14. Aqullla. Rector, wlro Monday engaged m a pistol duel vfth T.'M.-Moxley, near Sparta. Alleghum y county, died to-day v of his wounds. Moxley is in a critical condition, and cannot- live through the night , The men fell out Monday afternoon over a cattle trade, " Rector boast! h that he had gotten the best of MoxW In tho deal.'. Moxley filled up on en i liquor, secured a. gun, and hunted rhe tor up. When they met, both 1' n firing, with the result that each . u-. ed mortal woynda. ' ' ' ' , Both men have families. Rector h.iv- log only recently -married, and t! : were farmers of some value. Furtlier : Testimony ' Offered A," - , hmoot. Washington. Dec 14. Testimoi v latlng to the alleged polygamous i riage or the late Apostle Abram non and Lillian Hamlin, and nd ! : testimony . concerning the of taker by persons who pass the ' mon Endowment Jlous was ofT 'i day In the Investigation of t' tests against Senator Reed fr'i.t,. fore the Senate committee of Ie?es and elections, The Senate to-day confin ' lowing nominations:.. I South. CaroHri- J, It. " villa. t "iMirl Am j - I' '
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