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GATE KEFUBLIC AS S IDAHO. MORMOX JPOI-XnOAIi METHODS. J W( . , ,1,1. i. r Clialrnian of the Democratic State , Committee Testifies at Sowot Inquiry ' That Two Apostle Came to Tell the People Hmm Had Been Revelation to Veto the Republican Tlcket--l'l-low-AposUo Admits That- Smoot Voted lor 'Hta Klectlon.r Knowing Him to bo PolygamlstAnotheT Apostle Confesses to Plurality of Wive. ' ; . . Washington, ec. ; 17. More Import ant testimony wa brought out to-day " in the tnvtIgatou Of protest against Senator Reed Smoot -than at any : time in . the present jBaalon of Congress. The witnesses were Charles H.' Jackson, chairman of the Dcmo - .! mate Mnnilttee in Idaho: John Nicholson, chief recorder in the Mor mon Temple at . Salt 1 lke City; Charles W. Penrose, editor of The Deseret News ; and an apostle of the Mormon Church; William Budge, president of the Bear. Lake Stake, in Idaho, and .Apostle John Henry Smith, of Salt Lake. Mr. Penrose was elected an apostle last July, and the attorneys for Sen ator Smoot admitted that the Senator was present and participated in the election of Penrose. Mr. Penrose tes tified that he is a polygamist and was known to have been such at the time he wa made an apostle. As an illustration of' the local i n w. 1q AlAftfan. Mr. VQurea iflBuv a w . .- aCKBOIl etUU IUO Tirw vt .wv...,, .m.Kii.atv - oanriiriatA for Governor. ran behind tbe vote, of . Roosevelt in . i-ntn nnuntiea and ahead of Roose velt in the Mormon counties; while the vote for SHeltfeld, Democratic can didate for Governor, ran ahead of Parker In the Gentile counties and behind Parker in the Mormon coun ties. ... . -V ; On cross-examination, Mr. Jackson ..u'U.I innatlu Matthias OoWleV iUU Llin.ii .,wdw - - - - and John Henry Smith were among those who went into Idaho and told the people that there had been a rev elation that they should-vote the Re publican ticket, -lueeuonea oy ai tomey VanCott, representing Senator ha wtfnM an id ne never had PUIWl " heard these apostles declare that there had been such revelations. Mr. Van Cott brought out the testimony that there were 20,000 Mormon votes out of a total of 0,000 votes in the State. He asked the witness if it was not true that, although the Gentiles were in a large majority, and that the Democrats put an anti-Mormon plank in meir piauorin, m-ju ma ivcimu cans refused to put in such a plank, the Republicans carried the State by a very large majority. That is a bald fact," responded the witness, but he added that the infer ence drawn by the attorneys from the Question was not Justified. were Jsck-Mormons, or Gentiles who are Mormon In political affairs, who are able to control elections. Much time was spent trying; to get from Recorder Nicholson, information as- to -the whereabout of-the Yetnpla marriage records, particularly the book where sealing were recorded. Wl lire is woaia aunut an mrcw hikiu to find the latter. He said he would not give up the book, even If he were arrested and put in jail. Mr. Penrose said he was a polyga mist, with two plural wlyes living. He has children by his first plural wife, but none born since the manifesto. "Did you receive special amnesty, at the hands of President Cleveland, in which one of the conditions was that you should : nerearter ooey me laws relating to living in polygamy!" asked Mr. Taylor. "Yes. sir." "And you, have lived up to that am nesty?" giu, nr. Chairman Burrows said he wanted td have it made clear whether Apos tle Smoot was present at the confer enos which elected Mr. Penrose an apostle. Not receiving a direct an ewer. Mr. Worthlngton, counsel for Senator Smoot, said they would admit that Mr. Smoot had been present. "Was it known that you , were nolycamiBt?" asked Mr. Burrows. "I did nothing to conceal the fact, but X had hever flaunted It," the wit ness replied. William Budge testified that he has three wives, and, that he has had three children born since the manifes to of 1890. All of his wives were In Paris, Idaho, and he testified that he does not live with one to the exclu slon of the others. Most of the child ren are grown and live. .In Idaho. Of these children, he testified that one son is a judge of the District Court, one son prosecuting attorney In Scar Lake county, one son-in-law, H . Smith Weolley, Is chief assayer of tt.e mint at Boise City, and one d.iugu ter Is postmistress at Paris. Of hm self, he admitted that he Is the .most prominent vMormon in Idaho.' bavins: served in the mate senate and other wise taken a leading part la Church ; .affairs.'' John Henry Smith became an apw tie of the . Church In 1888, and is the second In rank. He has cwo wives ana is living .cnnaren, tour uavlig aiecu He eouia not say now many of the seven Dying children of his plural wife were born since- the manifesto, but thought four. He testtfl.vi that he was one of the signers of the ap plication ror amnesty, A3kel-concerning his failure to. v pr ixe the agreement thus made, ne said: "No- body can take from me my family, I am responsible to them . and God alone, and If my countrytimi chi-ose to punish me, I shall nave to suffer the consequences." Asked if he had 'ever joncerued him self about the fact , that nn apM!e of the Church had takoa a f-turth wife six years sifter the ? manlf Mto, Mr. Smith replied that he relt that 'every tnan was amenable to tHe- laws: that the courts have jurisd'ct.O!v arid that he was not responsible for, th acts of his associates, morur or otherwise. Mr.. Tylw told the wtatv that the answer aia not appear . candid. Mr, Smith!; answered! "If , were a grand Juryman,-- and' satisfactory; evidence were presented to me of the facts you have stated, 1 1 would i-.av 'indicted the defendant'' v, i'..-. xne committee adjourn d anm Wn- ' dav. f i - -i .i. " ' , ' Will Detail SlUes for AdJutant'Gener alahlp ot Massachusetts, .i -: Washlnytdn, Dec l7.Governor-elect Douglas, of Massachusetts, recently wrote Secretary of War Taft,' asking him if he would detail. Lieutenant Gen eral MIIm for 'the Governor's staff it h would make the request after his lnnutruratlon. Secretary Taft rer"pd ..-iviTinr T'oi!!is to-'Iay, stHtSi t i , :, ,. f iTe-!-nt t 9 l)IE ON XA BURNING SHIP. LONG JSLAND SOUND DISASTER. Fire oa the Starin liner Glen Island, Ort&lnatlog In the Dynamo Room, Quickly Sweeps the Vessel From stem to Stem and Only Courage and Discipline Prevent tbe DesUi of AH SI Persons Aboard 'BoaM Lowered and "All Saved Except .Those Cut Off ynrvlvars Taken Up by Passing Tug--Property Loss $2&0,000. , New Tork. Dec. I7.--By the burning of the - SUrtn. Line steamer Glen Island, In Long- Island sound to-day, nine lives were lost and -i property roughly estimated at a quarter of a million dollar was destroyed. That more lives were not .sacrificed t . un doubtedly was : due to .the personal courage of the officers and crew and the excellent discipline ' maintained when a horrible death for all seemed almost a certainty. When the steam er was abandoned, she was flame swept: from stem to stern, and yet the only persons who lost their lives were those whose egcajru had been en tirely cut off by the fire jbefore the alarm reached them. ' Of the 31 persons. Including 10 pas sengers, who sailed away on the Glen Island last night. 22, Including eight passengers, were brought, : back to dav. The -lead passengers: Unknown He brew woman, believed to be ROSA SILKKN. who Uved at 20 Hamilton street, New Haven, Conn. UNKNOWN MAN, sussed to be a New Yorker. .. Dead members of the crew: W. B. HENDRICKSON,. assistant engineer. .'-w. . tjirMAN MILLER, fireman. FRANK BUf H. fireman. JOHN BUB SB, fireman. OTTO T. 4 01PRA.., fireman. O. BERO, eck hand. . The Glen -."Island lert her dock at 9:30 last night on Ifer regular trlpfor New Haven. There were ten pas sengers and a crew of 21 men, includ ing Captain Charles E. McAllester. First Mate Ira Larsen, Pilot Thomas McMullen" and Quartermaster - John O'Brien. The trip down through the Bound was without Incident, and Just before midnight, when about three miles west of Greenwich, Conn., Cap tain McAllester left ttie pilot house and went below . for his midnight lunch. At that time there was no In cident of trouble of any kind, but .hardly had the captain reached the galley when there came a rusn oi stifling smoke from the hold of the steamer, and every electric light on board the craft was extinguished. When the captain rushed to the deck, smoke was pouring from every pas sage-way, and flame were iweeplng up through the aperture around the walklns-beam. Captain McAllester sent In the alarm for Are drill, and the men came tumbling out of their bunks.. In the meantime, the steering gear had been blocked, and the pilots, finding them selves unable to direct; the course of the steamer, hurried to the assistance of the other members of the crew In savin lives. Captain McAllester ordered ' MsMul len 4 g W the hurrteeae deck, and loosen the two large life-boats. Cap tain McAllester managed to loosen one of the boats, while e went to the main deck and tried to loosen the two large life boats referred" to. captain McLester managed to loosen the port life-boat. The other life-boat was froien to the davits, but ;.a smaller one was soon ready to be -lowered awav. ;' While the officers and crew were working1 there was a fearful scene of confusion among the ten passengers. They ran about the saloons in disar ray. The woman who lost- her , life hod been aroused by the stewardess, and was on her way to one of the boats when she suddenly turned' and dashed back Into the flaming cabin. It is supposed, that she went back for her valuables. She was not seen again and must have perished. There was no possibility of waiting for the rescue of those who railed to appeared at once. In the large boat fifteen "people were afloat. They Included the eight res cued passengers and seven of v the crew, excluding, the captain. The large boat was lust about to be lowered, when the latter ran up and Jumped In lust In the nick of time; or he, too. would have perished. The smaller boat which Pilot McMuIlen had man' aged to free, carried seven - passen cers. The- two boats were rowed as far away from the burning steamer as was necessary to escape destruction, and waited there and watched - the boat burn. They made every possible effort to find any possible survivors, but there was none to be found. The burning steamer drifted .away toward the Long Island shore. In the mean, time, the tug Bully, whiJh was pass Ing with a string of barges In tow. sighted the burning steamer, cast her tow adrift and- came to the rescue of persons in the boats. They were taken from the small craft, placed In the furnace-room of the tug clothing was given to them, and wtren he steamer Erastus Corning came along shortly afterward, were transferred to ' the latter and brought to New Tork. The fire Is believed to have started in the dynamo room, but Its cause ls;un known. FOR WORLD PEACE. Jacksonville- Board of Trade Adopts a Resolution uommemung tne uov - ernmcnt's Efforts In That Direction. v Jacksonville, Flo.. Dee. 17. TheJ Jacksonville board or trade, an organ isation of 400 leading Business men. to-day adopted the following resolu tion and forwarded tne same, to Sc retary of State John Hay: H 4 "Resolved, by the board of trade of Jacksonville,'. Fla (that we favor every step taken ;by . the government of the United States toward the' at tainment of - peaceful settlements of all International questions , that may arise beween this, and other nations, and especially do we respectfully urge our Senator to favor an treaties 00m Ing before ,tberri bavins this end "In View," - . f ' A resolution was also reported . netl- Uoning the Secretary of State to "use your great diplomatic. Influence to In duce Great Britain to withdraw from China - the opium treaty ' Characterised as the enemy of the honest trade ot every nation, since t it destroys the buying power of China in all the mar kets' of f the i world by impoverishing jnilllon of people.? ? C.i"t Froww Boqy Fall From Schooner's Norf ol k. '. Va. , Dec. 17. After hancino- head downward from the rignlng of the wrecked - shoohr Montana f for a -week, the body of Henrr Edwards Was washed to -a to-day, when the ship pounded to -i-.r. AW t hf crrw with the ex.-etHnn , 1 -war- 1 5ff Hived. Ha feeze to u-nh CBUMPACKEK PLAN FLAT. ADHERENTS THROW IT SPONGE. Indlanlan Adinlu lloiieleamen of Ills Cherished Mtiienie to Reduce Mouth- - em Represeniatlon for the Present Hope for the King's Mb Bill A Claim for Boring a Well at I'ort CasMUTae State Well Treated In the Matter of Rural RoutesAward of Contract for the Maitf-War to be Kaiued After the State Approved, By W. A. HILDEBRAND. ppecat to The Observer. , Washington, Dec. 17. The handful of members who hav peen advocat ing a reduction of representation in Congress rrom. the South, have thrown up the sponge, the agitators having utterly failed in their efforts to enlist the aid of either the President or of any leader of their own party. Rep resentative Crumpackcr left to-day for his. home la Indiana, after giving an Interview, saying he had given up his cherished plan ft., the present. The Indiana member said: i "Congress Is not going to enact any legislation on the color question at the present session. In the first ses sion of the Fifty-ninth Congress, how ever,: there Is going to be a showing of hands on this proposition. The declaration of the Chicago national convention In favor ot a new basis ot congressional representation will be binding 011 the Fifty-ninth Congress, and I am confident something will be done. It does not u'.ud the present Contrress. "Personally. I should like to see a commission appointed at this session, to take the whole subject under con sideration, visiting all of thai States where disfranchisement Is practiced. North as well as South, wltlt-lnstruc-tlons to report to the next Congress, but " it Is apparent that th leader do not Intend that even that Step shall be . taken. As I have said, however, there will be a showing of hands In the next Congress." It is doubtful, however, whether Judge Crumpacker'B predictions re garding the next Congress will mate- rlallxe. The bill could only reach the House y way of the committee on rules, of which the Speaker Is chair. man. and the members thereof have not l.eld out any hope that they will entertain the proposition during the next session. On the contrary, one Is warranted in concluding, from ex. presstons heard recently, that the stand they have taken is flxl and permanent. REDUCTION TALK DROPPED. The Star said this afternoon In it's news columns: "Senator Dick, of Ohio, Senator Piatt, of New York, and Representatives Olstead and Morrell are still In the Held, but it is thought they will strike their tents also and vamoose if there are to be 110 re-ln- forcements. The Southern Statesmen of the capltol were feeling very good to-day over the prospective rout of the .enemy and are breathing easier again." Editorially that paper said "Mr. Crumpucker, of Indiana, agrees with the opinion expressed by The Star last Monday on the question of read justing .xongresslonal representation It is a question for the next congress to, deal with. Accordingly, n wii make ho further effort until that bod; meets to secure action on the propo sition for whic.i he stands sponsor. But at that time, he announces, he. will press it, and ask for a show of hands.' NO FINAL ACTION YET. .Well posted statesmen at the capl tol said to-duy that while there may be considerable agitation during the present session of Congress of the sub ject of governmental review of rail way rates, there is not likely to be conclusive action between now and the 4th of March. It is quite possible, however,, they said, that' the discus slon of the subject at this session may lead to the authorization of an Inquiry bya special committee of the House and Senate commutes on Inter-State commerce during the recess. It was predicted with equal emphasis by these statesmen that Congress at its next session will be compelled by public pressure to deal with this question of railroad rates. These men went on to aay further, that the proposition to invest the Inter-State Commerce Com. mission with Increased powers In the premises is dally meeting with less favor, and that if Congress does any thing It is merely to be along the line of creation of a semi-judicial body to review- and arbitrate rates. ."The whole country stands by the President as to legislation that will cure ) railroad rebates," said Senator Elklns, of West Virginia, after he had talked with the President on that sub ject' to-day. "And the outcome will te satisfactory to everybody. Just what and how this is to be done must first be worked out, however, and that ia what we are trying to do." v. . ; KING'S MOUNTAIN BILL .Congressman Webb has heard a number of expressions recently with reference to his King's Mountain bjll, which have had, a tendency to -encourage.' Chairman McCleary says the bill should, pass, and there is the best reasons for the belief that the Minne sota 'Congressman will report the measure ' favorably at tne first oppor tunity. , It will be recalled that Speak er' Cannon- committed himself to the bill . Jest session, as did Representa tive .Grosvenor, the member from the Buckeye State, saying the Webb bill should be so amended as to carry an appropriation , to commemorate the battle of Valley Forge. The senti mental side of the proposition has ap pealed strongly to members, who real fee that , the battle of King's Moun tain' was in many respects the turn ing point in the Revolution. The bill Introduced by Mr. Webb contemplates tha expenditure of 111,000 In erecting a monument, "and In preserving fifty acres of land. The names ot two offl- cers from each of the States of Ten- nessee.i Georgia, and the ' Carolina would appear on the monument. The names of the . North Carolina officers would' be those of Gen. Winston and Cot,; McDowell. ... Mr. Webb doe not feel, that Jt, Is wise to press tbe .bill just now. 1 but Is confident It will be passed next, session. , . C&AIM FOIL BORING WELL. -Andrew - J. i Bobbins has begun pro ceeding in the equity branch of the District Supreme Court against Secre tary Shaw, Ellis Hit Roberts, Treasur er of the United States and Edward F. Joyce - and John W. Dodge. , trns- tes, -10 enforce the claim of the com plainant. The claim is mad for work don In boring an artesian well- under the direction of the War Department, at Fort Caswell, NC-It Is explained that - Robbins was sub-contractor., un der Joyce. - Robbins asks that a re ceiver be named to take charge of the fund in the Treasury for the payment or'worlc until his claim is liquidated. i n- to thfl prent writing there are no !. 11 3 rf 3, corf t r-f rnr.. ed a large number of letter during the past few day saying Dr. Houston ha administered the affairs of the office in a way that Is satisfactory to all par ties, and Mr, Webb wilt at ence ask Senator Simmon to have ths nomina tion confirmed.' Jake Newell was at on Urn very activ In hi opposition to Dr. Houston. A ' 1 GIVING A 6QU ARK DEAL. Representative Webb has been advis ed by the Department that fiv new sou. Representative1 Webb ka recslv rural delivery routes have been ap proved in Madison county and will soon be Installed. This la looked upon a noteworthy achievement, owing to the topographical . dlf fluultiei encoun tered in that mountainous section. The Impression now prevails that tha De partment is giving North Carolina, and the entire South, for that: matter, "square deal," in" establishing these rural routes, and there are very few complaints of discrimination, such as were heard last winter. NAVAL CONTRACTS APPROVED. Secretary Morton to-day approved the rcu,uuuut.ion of the naval board on construction for the contract for the construction of the armored cruiser North Carolina to the Newport News Shipbuilding Company, at It' bid of f 3,578,000. A great many Senators and Repre sentatives left to-day for their homes and It is doubtful whether a sufficient number will go to the capltol Monday to make a quorum. Representative Klutts left to-ntght for Salisbury and other members of the North Carolina delegation will leave to-morrow and Monday. FAIL TO AGREE AT FALL RIVER Conference Between Manufartnrrrs and Striking Operatives Comes to Naught -A Proposition From the strikers, bat isone rrom tne fcni- ploycrs. Full' River, Mass., Deo. 17. A conference lusting ior uver four hours was held in this city to-day . between representatives ot ootton manufacturers and their strik ing operatives, but no agreement was reached and a settlement of the great strike Involving 26.OC0 mill hands appears as dlstHnt hs ever. The conference was brought about as the result of a trip msda by the leaders of the strike this week to New York, where they disoussed the situation with President Oompers, of the American Federation of Labor, and other members or the executive commit tee of the Civic Federation. No propo sition looking toward a settlement wns submitted by the manufacturers. The strike leaders suggested an arrangement whereby the operatives should go buck to work at a reduction ot 8 per cent., or one-half the reduction voted Inst July liy the manufacturers, and thnt the mill hands should work at this reduction for at least three months. It was also sue seated that at the end of that time an other conference be held, with a view to restoring the .old rate of . waces. This proposition was quickly rejected by the manufacturer. The' textile representa tives then expressed their .willingness, hi rase nil other plans were rejected, to recommend to the other unions that the matter be submitted to arbitration by a committee of he executive board or the National Civic Federation, this decision 10 oe iin.il, t The td'a wa discussed at some length, but no action was taken on It. A -p. elal meeting- of the. textile council will be held to-morrow, when the matter of submitting the dispute to ar4UT4iion will be discussed. If the general sentiment appears to be decidedly In favor of the plan, it win ha submitted to the inanu facturers In writing. ' STOESSEL PROTESTS TO NOJI. Port Arthur Commander Says Japan ese Have Bombarded Hospitals Dis tinguished by Ked CroM Flagm. 'i'oklo, IX-c. 17. The following dispatch was received to-day from the Jnpanetie army before -Port Arthur: "Two let ters from General Stoessel, commander of the Russian military forres at Port Arthur, 10 General Nogt, In command of tne besiegers at Fort Arthur, reanned headquarters at s o'clock In the evening of December loth.. The first resd as fol lows: "I have the honor to inform you that your urtlllery has bombni'ded our hospitals, which are plainly dlstlnimhihej by Red Crojs (Uikb. These Insignia are visible rrom your artillery position. I request you to prohibit the bombardment. I make the request from my hijth esteem for our brave heroes who, after gloriously fighting with your force, lie wounded In the howpltals under the Red Cross. Among those heroes ore some Japanese wounded. "I fivflil myelf of the npno! unity to convey to yon assurances of my rope!"t. " Accompanying this letter was another rrom Ueneral Stoessel to General Nogl. fayina: "I hereby entrust the lea-er. Barashoff Langa. hunt master to the Em peror and superintendent of the Red Cross, to negotiate with your excellency in order to remove the hmpltals outside the dangerous sone during bombardment." Stoessel Not Dcwnalrlng. St. Petersburg, Dec. 17. The contents f Lieutenant General Htoesscl s dispatches to Emperor Nicholas, received last night, have not yet been communicated to the public. While particulars are unobtain able, it Is understood that the report is not couched in a aespaiung tone. ODELL FAVORS TER-CENTESN1AL Letter From tin- Governor of New York Endorsing the Jamestown Pro ject Made Public. Norfolk, Va., Dec 17. Governor B. B. Odeli, of New Tork. has given the James town Exposition his hearty endorsement, in a communication to Gen. Fitxhuah Iee, Governor Odell's letter says: "I consider 'this proposed celebration in commemora tion ot the settlement of Jamestown and tbe heroism and hardships of these early pioneers as one of the most notable pro jects of tho kind In the history of this country. It certainly deserves the support or every state ana or every man' who takes pride in his country s history. I trust that the State of New Tork will participate in the exposition, and that other States will also make liberal ap propriations for the same purpose. ALABAMA PHYSICIAN MTJRDfcRED Body Found Near , Railroad Track wiui uoia watcn Missing uiooa hound, to. the Scene. . Selma, Ala., Dec. 17. A telephone mes sage reached Selma asking Sheriff Black well to send bloodhounds to Demopolls, to assist In tracing assassins of prominent cltisens, and a special train was made- up, upon which the dogs were transported to the scene. The particulars of the kill ing as learned over- the telephone, -are that vr. k. i rosque was the victim, his body being found 1 by a. negro lying near the railroad track. , A load of buck- Vot was sent Into his body. A gold watch was missing, . There Is no clue to tbe assassin, s , , m ? -. -t , -.-., - Southern League Pennant Awarded to aiempm. : L W.-.. T A ..ul AiDiiHfin, 4f,i. sv,;.. i,vit ,n menuim of the Southern League-here to-day the pennant for 1901 was awarded to Memphis. Atlanta was given secona piace ana New Orleans ' third, the . latter club .having withdrawn all protests on disputed games. The remaining clubs Were given the dn ishlrur positions announced- by the leoirue at the end of the season. Next'' year' schedule will consist of 140 games as for toerly. . ., ; ;;:v;';i-..' iV;..; ,,i.i.ft,-jr.v:'Vj , PoMofflce Safe-Crackers In, Alabama. Nashville.' Teniw Dec 17. A special from Utaw, Ala., says that the safe in the postofne at that place 'was blown open last night by professional cracks men, and stamps una inony to the THE F ABMERS TALK COTTON ALL FAVOR HOLDING FOR A RISE Secretary T. R. Parker, of the Farm ers' Alliance, Presides at the Wake County Meeting and Many Business - Men ' Attend It -Tlie Attendance tJood Despite tha Severe Weather- rami or in control or mm sitnation. Observer Bureau, 17 West Cabarrus Street, , Raleigh, Dee, IT. ' In spit of the severe weather far mere who grow ootton came' front all part of the county to-day to attend the mass meeting. Many business men also attended It. Of course the In crease of the prloe of cotton was the object. T. U, Parker, presided, and the court house was packed with1 people to take part In the proceedings. Sec retary of State Grimes, the president of the Cotton Orowers' Association was called on to speak and said the orop in cotton prices had aroused the peo ple more than the greatest- orator could do, and that a condition faced the farmer which must be met. The farmer can be the master of the sit uation If there Is unity, and they showed their ' manhood. He favored the plan of providing warehouses In tbe principal towns in this and other cotton growing States, for the storage of cotton on which advances could be made, and declared that In thl way the law of supply and demand could be fixed. He did not believe 10 cents a pound could now be obtained because conditions had gone too far, but said that If the farmers stood together until the first day of March they would get 9 cents. Commissioner of Agriculture Patter son said he fully endorsed all Secreta ry Grimes had said. He said the sit uation was of the greateet gravity and u erected all the people, and that anoth er such crop as this one, unless some way of relief was found would ruin this part of the country. He read a let ter from Ashley Home, who said the farmers could control. . Mr. Patterson recommended the holding of cotton and the raising of supplies. Ex-State -Senator A. C. Green was made permanent chairman, T. B. Parker having called the meeting to order. Josn 8. Cunningham, presi dent of the North Carolina Cotton Growers' Association, spoke, urging a reduction of acreage land holding for better prices. Other speeches along this line were made by Charles B. Johnson, T. B. Arendell and W. A. Myatt. A resolution was adopted pledging all growers and all other holder of cotton In Wake county to hold for not less thnn 10 cents until the State cotton grower's committee meets here January 81. Tbe latter committee Is to perfect a plan for holding at least 25 per cent, of thl year's crop and reducing the cotton acreage next year not les sthan 25 per cent. Plans for township meeting, county meetings and general State committee of growers were perfected, township meetings to be held Decem ber 51, county meetings January 7, these to send delegates to State meet ing January tl. There was great en thusiasm. SUPREME) COURT OPINIONS. The Supreme Court this evening filed the following opinions: Hiram Grif fin v. S.A. L. Railway, from Ha Ufa x, petition to rehear dismissed; State vs. Hull, from Wske, new trial; Fire Ex tinguisher Company vs. h Miroad, from Mecklenburg, new trtul. Cobb vs. Rhea, from Buncombe, errorr Turner vs. . Wilson, from Orange, reversed; Turner vs. .McK.ee, from Orange, re versed; Junge v. MooKnlght, from Moore, petition to rehear allow; Judg ment below affirmed; Sktterthwiilts vs. Goodyear, from Haywood, error; State vs. Davis, from Iiladen. new trial; Lance vs. Tainter, from Madi son, no error; Coward vs. Commissioners.- from Jackson, error; Stalcup vs. Stalcup, from Cherokee, error; Trot ter vs. Angel, from Macon, no error. Francis vs. Reeves, from Haywood, affirmed; State vs. Morris, from Hert ford, per curiam, no error; State vs. Sprulll, from Martin, per curiam, no error; State vs. Gentry, from Chero kee, per curiam, no error. EDUKCOMUE FARMERS EARNEST Tlwy Hold a Meeting and Resolve to Hold . Thvlr Cotton and Reduce tlio Acreage Next Year. Special to the The Observer. Tarboro, Dec. 17. The farmers of Edgecombe coounty held a meeting nere to-duy to discuss the cotton situ ation and endeavor to formulate some plan to meet the exigencies. Owing to tbe inclement weather and bad roads there were probably less than 75 far mer In attendance. These however,. were earnest and anxious for the adop tion or some means to bring about re lief. The sentiment was almost unanl mous In favoring the holding of as much of the unmarketed cotton as possible to await advanced price and reduce the acreage of the next crop. A resolution to accomplish this end was adopted and a committee was drafted ' to submit some plan at a future meeting, to whhlch merchants, and all cocerned could adopt them selves and obtain this result. Bad Weather Affects the Attendance In Cabarrus. Special to the The Observer. Concord, Dec. 17. There was a meeting of the farmers of this coun ty here this afternoon In the court house. Tbe meeting was held In re sponse to the call of Mr. Parker, of the State Alliance. The fact that the weather was so bad caused the at tendance to fall far below that which was expected. There was, however, about 100 present. The meeting wa presided over by Mr. G. E. Ritchie and Mr. W. E. Harris acted as secre tary.' After discussing the matter for some time, the meeting adjourned to meet again on the 10th, on Friduy, In the various precincts and sshool district to form local organisations if thought desirable. Mr. Allison, who has Just returned from the Shreve port' meeting,' made a talk reviewing the 'situation and giving a report of what Is being done by farmers of the cotton belt throughout tbe. South. Georgia Farmers Hold Mass Meetings. Macon.. Ga-. Dec. 17. Specials to The Telegraph from many counties of the State tell ' of mass; meeting held' by farmers '- In an. .effort to , further the movement, recently Inaugurated to hold cotton for price, or 10 cent, in most of the counties strong resolutions were adopted setting forth the fact that the farmers should hold -all - their cotton possible and appeal to local banks for Prominent Tennessee Methodist Mln- Inter Dead. "Nashville. Ten.. Dec. 17. Rev.? R. L. Amis, secretary of the Tennessee Con ference of - the - Methodist Episcopal Church, . South, Is : dead here at - an infirmary, where. he-had undergone sn operation.. He was prominent In South ern Mei hodif m and et. t' - f y -f Ms rt-'-. . '1 V - M I - ' T of ' t i'tji... 1 . . , ' -"u- . MRS. CHAliWICK IN COUKT, SHE DECLINES' TO CtVE B1I Curiosity of tlio Multitude Evaded' by an Unannounced special Sewilwn ,-ofr toert, .Anting Only 18 Minutes Bank Ontclals Also Arraigned and Their Bonds Increaaed to f 2 5,(100 Kah All Three Plead Not Guilty Mrs. CluulwKk'a State llortlerlng on Nervous Exhaustion Sheriff Still Refuses to Admit Nurse and Son. - Cleveland, 0 Deo.' 17.Mrs, chad wlck wa arraigned before Judge Wing of the United States District Court to day, pleaded not guilty to every charge brought against her, declined to give ball, and wa remanded to Jail to await trial. President Beckwlth and Cashier Spear of the Cltisens' National Bank, Of Oberlln, were arraigned at the mm time and were allowed to depart after furnishing bonds, each to the amount of $25,000 an Increase of 115,000 over the value of the bond they had pre viously given. ; The arraignment of the three was very quietly arranged between District Attorney Sullivan, United States Mar shal Chandler and the attorney for the three indicted people. It was deemed best to have them called on Satur day, at a time when tew people would be expecting to see them In court, In stead of at a regular session ot court, when a multitude of curious people would attempt to Invade the court .winm KJrs Awokte Cfl v.a.la at . ft V when Judge Wing took hi seat to pre side ror the arraignment only. Court was adjourned as soon as It wa over, the untlr session lasting not over 18 minutes. . On the way from the Jail Mrs. Chad wick walked very feebly snd was sup ported at every step. A she ap proached the bar she sank Into a chair beside her attorney, J. P. Daw ley, and placing an elbow on a table beside her, supported her head with her hand and remained motionless. Attorney Sullivan then stated to the court the nature of the case against tha three defendants, and turning to Mr. Dawley, said: "I presume Mr. Chad wick will waive the reading of the Indictments and that Mr. Beckwlth and Mr. Spear will do likewise?" Mr. Dawley and the two bank offi cial bowed In silence, and the former, rising said: "Your honor, we plead not guilty to ail of . thechnrgea." There was a pause, and nobody spoke on either side. "I understand that Mrs. .Chad wink pleads not guilty." said JttBge Wing, "but Is that the pica of the other de fendants?" ... Beckwlth and Spear hastily exclaim ed: "We plead not guilty!" "I would like to have yoUr honor fix the amount of ball to be given by the defendants," said District Attorney Sullivan. "Tour honor," said Mr. Dawley, "In entering a plea of not guilty, I should like the privilege of withdrawing It If we should, at a later time, deem it ad visable to do so. 1 have had not op portunity as yet to examine thl case, and really knew very little about It. 1 also would ask that the court does not fix the bonds until later. We are maxing no application for ball. "you appear for Mr. Chadwlck aioner- asaeq the judge. YaAaUV.. . : - 'Hh- ' now In custody, is she notr "re, sir." "In cases where a nrlsoner Is in rum tody and ball Is to be given," said tLe court, "the Initial movement must come trom tne person so held. If that per son does not ask for liberty, and pre fers to remain In custody, there Is no need of fixing any amount of ball. I understand thut Mrs. Chadwlck does not wisn to give bail, and she can re main In custody." "That is perfectly satisfactory to the government," Hald District Attorney Sullivan, and the case, as far as Mrs. Chadwlck was concerned, was ended. The nature of the proceedings wss a puzxle to Mrs. Chadwlck. The affair hud been so hastily arranged that she had no previous knowledge of It and had no idea what It meant. When the Judge left the bench, she turned to Mr. Dawley and aaked "What does It mean? Why was I brought here?" "It Is Just a formality," replied Mr. Dawley, "and fixes, for the time be ing, your standing before the court. There is nothing lnlt that affects the Issue of the trlul one way or another. inis was an evident relief to Mrs. Chadwlck. and she rose to leave the room In a manner considerably more energetic than that In. which she had entered it. 8herlff Barry was to-day firm In his determination to allow neither Emil, Mrs. Chadwlck's son, or Freda Swan storm, the woman's nuee, to see the prisoner. Sheriff Barry declared to Marshal Chandler that he was respon sible for the woman's keeping and could not afford to allow any but her counsel or those who obtain an order from the government officials to visit her. He did not think It safe to allow the boy and the nurse to see her, DECISION AGAINST DEMOCRATS. Entire Vote of Four Denver Precincts Thrown Out by the Colorado Sn. preme Court May Lose Democrats Governorship. Denver, Col., Dec. 17. Chief Justice Oabbert to-day announced the decis ion of the (Supreme Court to throw out the entire vote of three pre cincts of Ward S and one precinct of Ward ,7 at the late election, on the ground that gross frauds were com mitted in direct violation of the ln-r Junction served upon the election offi cials. The decision does not affect the vote for President and Congress men, but may have an important ef fect on the Governorship. The nreclnota that ham h. -. , - --- , vcii. . eluded from the count by the Su preme uourt returned 1,455 Democratic votes and J73 Republican. . . On the face of the returns, Alva Adams, Democratic candidate i for Governor. will have a plurality, of about 11,000 votea . Judge Campbell concurred In the de cision, but Judge ''Steele dissented. Baying that only the- illegal votes, which had been Identified, should be rejected, and the legat vote should be counted, . J , - Through the action of the court In excluding the - Denver precincts from the abstract of returns to date. Re publicans will secure solid deelga tion In the Legislature from this city, and the county of Denver, and will obtain control of both branches of the Legislature, which canvasses the vote for State officers. Three Killed in a rsrootlyn Fire. New York. Dec. 1?. Three persons were killed and several Injured. In a fie in a three-tory brirk r .f.-nre nt !-( t-'unih Main street, In the WiMnmslior? vi.,n of -Brooklyn to-d;.y. Tb" "?n-i ,- : : Kwinson, "In 1' vn-i f- i ltnriln. Tf ' t . - -I lotion '' " ' . - EXTRADITION OA Si; AK i I". AMVllWKX TACT I CM VI J'k; v : Former Home KTft'ry Av '. '.. : -rewriting the Fuicltlvi'H. (,i. . . Gsynor, Before the i.ihiii i v ; CouiincI, lrotews Ai'Mn-t I maUwn Thai I nlr I'lny Vt- t Allowed In t.siiadit Uix Ltn I -eellor Corner- With Mr. s, I Saying the Improix r Muu-r , i.i ; t ' Affect Ute Council's Decision. tendon. Dec 17. The privy eowv which yesterday began hrlrir i h , -peal of the United states at ih t t ; decision of the Justice of the crown ,t Quebec In the case of Ore-n sn i nor, adjourned at the cotu-1 rilon 1 argument to-day. Judgnunt wi.i rendered Dec. l, -Donald McMaster, K. C, of JT-m-. t. concluded his argument In bchu.f r r t . United State to-day and was VA w-1 by Herbert If. Asqulth, former i.-i Secretary, representing the two res pondent. - Mr. - Asqulth conf-ni.-l there wa no ground for the interven tion of th privy council. Tlie mi-t their lordship could do was to ex press an abstract opinion on the merits of the case. Mr. Asqulth complained r.f the form. In which the American gov ernment had presented the ease. 1 1 seemed "to him highly Improper. i: read a paragraph In the printed oa-t commencing "Whether the Jud in the discharge of bis duty," and end.'r? "nor Indeed do they think It necessdrr to do so." Mr. Asqulth said he consid ered "It Wa a serious matter that suggestion of hi kind hould be mdr in a prltjed document In legal in qlry of thl description." The Lord Chancellor, : Lord - Sails bury, concurred. . say Ing: "The sug gestion contained in that extract Is absolutely irrevelent to the question of legality. I must deprecate the in troduction of such matter Into the ap pellant' case. Tby.cannot affect our Judgment on Its merits." v ' The paragraph In question Is as fol lows: "Whether a Judge In the discharge of bis duty Who certainly has done nothing to merit such treatment may be threatened with discipline 'Judiciary or administrative by law partner of the Minister of Justice, and Attorney General of Canada; whether one Judtri ot the Superior Court can cause hi writ of habeas corpus to issue before another Judge of same court ha dis posed of a prior writ issued In regard to the same matter; whether it I eemly that tbe petition of the later writ should be applied for in the name ot a taw firm la whioh the Minister of Justice and . Attorney General of Canada Is a partner and of which tha Premier ot Quebec Is also a partner, and that. nearly a month should elaps and several proceeding Intervene be fore It was discovered that the whole nam of the firm, should not have beem used but only three-fifths -. thereof, whether, equally. It Is seemly that the partner of the Attorney General of the province of Quebec (the latter, being a member of the provincial cabinet and a colleague of the Premier of the province) , should be counsel for the fugitives; whether It 1 proper. thut the crown hou!d be unrepreseiu 5 throughout the protracted proceeding Involving not only serious charge but International treaty,, obligations r matU, . upon which the appellants tie not at this time desire to make further comment, nor Indeed do they think necessary to do so. -. " :,- :-. Mr. MacMaster said to-day that he was confident that the decision of the prlv council would be In hi favor, hut he declined to say what would be the next step of the United State at torneys. Mr.MacMaater did not expect Greene and Gaynor to surrender for extradition. ,' v ' - f As te Mr. Aaqulth'a complaint. Mr. MacMaster said it would have no effect in the case. Mr. MacMaster agnvd that the paragraph referred to by Mr. Asqulth wa irrelevant, but he added that by taking exception to It the re spondents emphasised the point made by the American government, Mr. MacMaster has left for Queens town to overtake the' steamer . Cam pania, which sailed from Llvcrpon) to day for New York. FIGHT TOBACCO TRI'ST, ' Executive Committee of Vtrgimu- North Carolina Association Dun ning to Reduce Acreage. Lyuchburg, Va., Dec, 17.The execu tive committee of the Inter-State To- ibacco Orower Association of Vlr glnla and North Carolina met to-day at South Boston; and took step to se cure the curtailment of the tobacco crop next year of at least 50 per cent In order to wage an active fight against the American Tobacco Company. The territory embraced In the association is the old bright belt of the two states, (ana represents iu.uw planters. The farmers are to be Importuned to grow diversified crop In order that they may be in position to dictate to the trusts. t - . S. C. Adams, of Charlotte -county, Va, Is president of the association which has grown with rapidity since Its organization last spring. . JUDGE E. II. HAMMOND DEAD. Judge of the Federal District Court at Memphis stioeumDs to an Attacic of Pneumonia In New York. - New York. Deo. 17.-JTudg E. H. IlCUilUtvesw Va. wu " 4V vwwesg ' aie.itva U(.MMn.i a ha "... IP A I '. Tafai. Court; Memphis, Tenn., died here to day after an illness of four days with pneumonia.,.'' - t -r Judge Hammond came to New York about two weeks ago to attend a meeting of the McKlnley Mexnormlal Association, and decided to remain a few days for a visit with his daugh ter. He contracted a severe cold early In the week, and Tuesday It develops! Into pneumonia. Judge Hammond was 68 years old. The body will be taken to Memphis for burial. BIDS FOR RIFLE SHELLS. Southern Concerns Submit the Lowe- t Propositions for Supplying tlie Army With Ammunition, ' Washington, Dec. : IT. Bids wers opened by the Ordnance Department of the army to-day for a larjre quants-y of shells for ' the use of tha Depart ment.. The lowest bids were as follow: The Tredgar Company, of Kiobiiv i . for 1.000. 12-Inch mortar ehelis, - each,, also 500, 10-inch shells at i' each. The -United States Itm ii 1 Company's bid. for the same sii -;l identical in amount, but tn ' wa? to be in six nmntlii: '!';: mon'd Iron WorV .5'.t l-r"'. at $1.53 e.'tfh; a s - w. r .-. . rnmnl. Y ii., : r S 1 13 , ' ' - ' ' -: -2'J0, 12-i:u 1 ' V, nioui.t of -i were t-i 5- - .
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