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$4,000,000, SCBIP, rOBGEO SECOND ARREST IN Bid JASE ( 4i " t "New spa per; Writer" U Nabbed on 1 Norfolk A Western 100-Sharo Certificates to Broker and Subne--qnent Revelations Show ThatOper ; a Uona on Large - Scale Had Been 3 Planned Not Known How 1 Many of 600 Made Hare Been Disposed '' S Or Gave ' Forged Order on Bank , 4 ' i Not CompanyProbably Had AC- complice in N. A' W.'s Employ. , New York Jan. 11. Following the arrest to-oay or samue Humphreys, "a newspaper writer." on the charge S selling a bogus certificate of 100 shares of the Norfolk & . Western Ball ' '.way Company to a dealer In securities , ' In this city It was learned that 00 ; ,;of the bonis certificates were printed . ; ana that' the - operations appear- to nave been planned on a large scale, A As only tour-or five ot the certificates nave been discovered ana each or them wr w wbb w-ren!(w t inarsei vaiue ox aoout s,wu. it is evi - t , dent that'the amount realized by the itn1S LI"aLSV6,ha: iiZ, - Humphreys was' arranged on an aN aaavit that he acted in concert witn o. in. . J ....... .. . . . . M. "... . city last September, for J8.000. He was 'Ium in 14 Riut iii nominaHiun n morrow. In default of bail he was re- ' "mandad to nollca hadmiartera. went to the omce or Barnard Clark,! Xf tM. aiti, Kf. a wf ir.f ri.tnn. 1 himself as "Mr.. Collins." a wealthy : aentea two. iorgea cernncates or uio Maim,! r at thA mark vainex iu iwwk i' tiKann . Tha Uthonanh stone frrim whlrh thai tu hl with incriminating correspondence. have been turned over to the district iinMiWa AfflnA . a f tK aooii- m tnd u fArrsii Antr atntr .... tlUpates addr-ased to the . Hamilton Bank Note Company and purporting a aw mi-A . k tvZ Norfolk 4 Western Railway was found iiAui.Hii.iiM in a iw.il fflM dnriTi a. nnTvh aAwtno- thA f- fecta of a mimort In anoth-r -Mfl. . "u.. ..... ,M " of tha tad waa not lealiaed until the forged order,: was turned over to Die-1 was then that the plate was traced I through' - the - correspondence found, I and this, together with the proof and : forged order, was turned over to Des-I trlct Attorney Jerome. Humphreys, the officers say, went to I the Hamilton Bank Note Company In I thim .v.-,i ... ... 'on the ataOonerv of tha Norfolk A umb wut nuu ft,vwui. m ivkwt wxtciil l- ?. rn-. . as , Weaurn andorng to come from the president or the- Norfolk A West- . ern Railway Cbmpany, ordered 600 J certlttcates of 100 shares of common I atock each. They were made -in wo books. ..That Hifmphreya should have been able to present the forged letter-from the president" oth Norfolk & West ern on the railroad's official station cry, causes the police to believe that there war another accomplice and that he is probably an employe in the of flee of the Norfolk & Western. The I pouce say mat. uns suspected accom- pllce probably secured a blank stock! certlflcate and stationery of the Nor- iir a win b.ii. ft... - rL .v. from Canada It was announced an - SSI? - . . i . . o bour or sa later that the opinion of r m7 S JJ? JlX urt Id not be rendered to near Elkton, Md.. charged with grand morrpW, Therefore, when the; court larceny, comes from Cleveland and is rovn thmt it win. 'ha .to hear the said . to be well known there. - He in berlted (40,000 from- his father. Soon v after he came to New York he got up the national India famine relief fund. He was arrested twice in connection' , with' that. One charge was that he ' had collected money from a lot of si. young women who had applied for work as stenographers, and another ; charge was that he had forged the ."name of a society woman to his sub i ; scrlptlon appeali He was In the Tombs for two months and was then discharged, the complainant having gone to Europe. That was In 1900. Seton'a wife was a Mfts Crum, of Columbus, daughter of a former post- Speaking of the two indictments re master. She la his second wife. Thv cenHreturneL -efc Meldrtm- said " tnecunied exnonHiva nnnrtmentn ipaI ' at 1048 Fifth avenue, while Seton was a banker ana ottering to float bonds. They left the Fifth aVenue place last October. . . SIARZONI AND FOSTER GVWVSC. Fate. - of ' Two Midshipmen Known With Approximate Certainty last Stages in: Second Decatur ' Trial Reached. Annapolis, Md., Jan. 11 There Is I rood' reason for the belief that Mid- .t.h;ta..w w w- x I S.'.r .. . dvuuiy, iim mm murau wsr- on!, or Fensacola, Fla.' have been I .found guilty of hating. It Is officially i stated that the cases are awaltintr the action of the Secretary of the Naw. I This Is considered to be equivalent to saying that a verdict- Of guilty was rendered. ' . ' Both, of fhe mldshlnmen hlon tn onr February 12. They are regarded as good students In general and each . . .i j uau - nifu.iBUL v at udlvib ll c w mmmwziM aa.ia improvement in the form" of the war 1 f nose used on torpedoes and Marsoni lTr; ! 1 Class. . r.?-n.; .- ill,-."'' ,, s. I . Of Mount Holly. N. J., who has been V ndei-,MUm ot ving tM,tedJnient Judge, Speer said he would tike the midshipmen . who were Rasing tne aemurrer pnder coneideration and ' v Jerdone P. Klmhrouth. -while Van. I . ' derver was on duty, has been released iruw arrest wu nuorea o uuiy. : -i The last Stages, except the argument ot counsel and of the Judge advocate. were completed mis afternoon in tne case oi ; iaiiasnipman Stephen Decatur, Jr.. cnamea before the naval . court. I martial with' basing. The accused Oc-t cupled the stand for about three-ouar-ITO fftr-of anr hour, and hli tMHnumv la I regarded as having strengthened his case, ;. i m..' -' , -.. ,v . PRESIDENT JOINS RED MEN. imuawM Arawy oy ureat incono. Tliii!!r ttmT ' ready aiemDor, . - . j ,( Washington, . p. C, . Jan. ll Presi- dent Roosevelt . was initiated as a member of the order of Red Men this -morning at the White House,. the oath being administered by Chief Incohonee Cherry, of Norfolk, Va. ; The ceremony waa wltneesed by a number of general officers of the , organisation t The - President was made an honorary I member, the only one tn the order.' The I , a million. Secretary Loeb Is a mem- ber of a lodge at Albany. VS. T. , . I fEDEKAL (OFFICE FIXED MIL DUNCAN" RENEWS HIS BOND . ...... ,fi r Eastern Collector-ship Itemoved From the Realm of Controversy and the "Outs" Have Fewer Ptants by One to Squabble Over Not .Probable f That Any Early Move Will be Made Toward Consolidation of the Two . Internal - Revenue Offices -r- Not- -' withstanding Mr. Harking Denial ', of Resignation it Is .Known "That . He Proposed K Leave the Service ' ' Appeal for, Pardon for ' Ixiwrence , jruuiam. BY WYA. HILDEB1UND. -fl j I v - r Observer Bureau. W 17 G Street, N. W..' ,. - . " Washington Jan. XL ."Another Important Federal office, held by 1 one' of the'bts ' six,"1 has I a taken, out of ,the. realm o con troversy. A. Tar Heel recently arrived iibj mr an Inquiring .frame of -mind i -,,- . BleU!aWr desiring to,flnd out the Department, where he made the interesting discovery, so 'the story ' tJiat-Chalrman Rollins and -Col- i v"-"1 mm I aro and arranged for a crolonration I li a niwMnt mlWlAr'i nfft Alat Hf A " uwiui - u. uwmv I internal revenue bold omce at.tne Pleasure of the President, they having no stated term or omce, ana ma xaot i newed Is a ' tentamount to reappoints ""'Mt i power will take no chance on the pos- I "" ; uvmoymm. , wi.kwi. w i re i ' : . flcials her favor a consolidation of I tne two internal revenue - omces m North CaroUna, with headquarters at OrcVinsborok but the renwal of tha r th- two collectors aupporta be assutnpUon that no early move ot I tnia Kind is contempiatea. I It is noted that i. Collector. Harklns h denied tha report that he has re "S" V C. lLK "jTiZ uary 1. That Mr. Harklne proposed to 'eavf th "f.18 known positively, 1 but it may .be that no definite arrange- ment has been made- with reference to tne .date or acceptance oi ma reaigna- I Mnn A fAiiAral nfflmhoMcr. who oo- cupled a wnsplcuous place in the i anx- lous Beat, maym viuunuau auiiiiis win come here next week to complete his natronaae slate. A direct appeal will be made to the President for the pardon ot Lawrence Pulllanv the defaulung bank oraciai of Ashevlue. Pulllam la now in the Federal prison at Atlanta. Charles I A . xnoore. attorney ivr jruuwni, rriv o-aay ana ne ana onaior . . . . . . . rm . ?Ll l rfrtmr. iwnn dtv. inr.rM. RwroIt of Th,, pays' Contest Over Validity ' of Indictment or Alleged Harbor Oontraer Swindlers for Corn aplracy Awaited With Keen Interest Because ot Vital Relation to the Whole Case Savannah, Ga., Jan. 11. Judge Speer, upon . the conclusion ot argu- ments to-day. ' took under consldera- tJon the demurrer in special Plea to r"mi r.: 'aZ,n7li Greene and Gaynor were extradlcted result of the three days' argument, which. If favorable to the defendants, would dismiss "idlctment No. 871" and exert powerful influence upon the three other indictments. When the united States Court met to-day CoL Meldiim continued his ar gument In the Greene-Oaynor case. He said the three conclusion has been reached, vis: That these defendants could not be tried except for the par ticular offense for which -they were extradlcted; that they were not extra dieted for conspiracy; that they are now put to plead on an indictment cnargind them with conspiracy, . that it was remarkable that they were ff participation in fraud, the of- i,,BW .1"twul,- lKO H Mld that the reason waa that there i an Indictment for participation in fraud, there-being no specific offense. Judge Speer suggested to counsel at this juncture that In speaking of the participation in fraud , he omitted to eav that the fraud was aaalnst the government . of the United States, "in reading from my opinion," suggested the court, "you omitted, perhaps in advertently to read the words against the United States which followed the . . i . rrh. the United States' formed the keynote of that decision, During Colonel Meld rim's argument the district attorney interposed an ob- lection : to the . statements made by counsel on the ground that the charges n me inaictmeni were inaavertenciy being nuastated He aald -the govern- tnent admitted tnat me nrst lour I counts of the indictment charged con "Piracy. contendIng.on the whole that conspiracy and participation in. fraud were synonymous, but that the other . ' . - 1' "J.l1!" fr - l ; v""0 -'- Judge Adams was granted the privt- . m --..i.it- JZrZ-ZZJZTS t.' " . ible. and a' recess wsa taken. xhe government win present to the Irnurt tmnrm i motion to atrlVn nut h ninu tn abatement-nled fav the de fendants, Greene and uaynor, to the two Indictments returned against them last November. , ' ' " CLOSE S. C, BUCKET SHOPS. ,. . -. " -.- unheralded - Bill paiweg BOatn tro- una Aumse ana wm jonoueas aasa Senate. Columbia, & Ci Jan. 1L The State House of .Representatives to-day pass-' ed a WU prohibiting th operation of bucket shops In South Carolina. - There was no debate on the measure and the action of the House was something in the nature of a surprise, All shops are declared to be gambling places. 'It la more than; probable that the measure will" peas the Senate. , , - '- - " " - : " Mr. W.' C ' Dowd Amonj -Mintage s -Commisaloners. , " , Washlnsion. Jan. it. The . Rmmtarv tit th Treasury : hn dednatftd the jsom- misnionera . id iubi - ana- axAmins tne Trf" ""S,""7 '"W?!?1 "J Charlotte, N. C, is among toote named. JOBDAjf ARGUES 15 CENTS vnf - s ' - COTTON CONVENTION CROWDED President of Association Makes, Ad. ' dress Declaring That Consumption That Present Crop W ill Not Exceed . Ten Million Conunerctnl Bales, and That Maximum ' Price for - Unsold Portion 1 Warranted Urees Slow Marketing -and Diversified Crops : Mlssls&lppian Provokes Discussion by Declaring' for " Italian , labor . Mr. II, A. 'I'ompbins speaKs on . Cotton Values in Textile Fabrics. , New Orleans, Jan. 11 With a large and representative . attendance from the cotton growing States, the South ern Cotton Growers. Association open' ed a three days session' here to-day. The hall was crowded, when Presi dent 'Jordan called ' the convention to order. A feature that ; attracted at tention was the presence of a negro delegation from Hinds county. Missis alppl. Secretary Woods, of the Missis sippi division, said that they were reg ular delegates and were entitled to seats. ' " President Jordan was given an ova-- tlon when he ascended the platform. The Invocation waa offered by Rev. Dr. Beverly ( Warner. John M. Par ker, former president of the New Or leans cotton exchange, delivered an address of welcome, in which he said that the speculator is the greatest enemy that the farmer has. He coun seled the farmer to not "kill the gol den, goose" by putting up prices so mgn, aa we win soon have active eompetitloni from other countries. . W li, Ftoster, member 'Of the Lou isiana railroad commission and a large cotton planter, responded. When Mr, Foster - concluded, President Jordan delivered his address on "The Southern Farmer." THB ADDRESS OF PRESIDENT 'JORDAN. President Jordan reviewed at some length the objects of t le association, and its achievements. He referred to the discovery of dishonest practices In the Bureau of Statistics, in the De partment of Agriculture at Washing ton and the fight made by the asso ciation for purity there. He then dis cussed the reasons for the demand made by the association 11 cents for cotton. "It has been ascertained by Inves tigation," he said, "and has not yet been denied, that, at the prevailing prices of the manufactured products this aeason, spinners could easily have paid 12 cents for the entire crop to the growers and declared good dividends on their Investments. On this basts, crop of ten million bales should have brought the producers 1600,000,000. If we demand and reveive IS cts. for the balance of the unsold portion of the crop, basis middling at interior points, we shall be able to average the whole crop at 12 cents a pound, due the un warranted low prices at which more than one-half of the crop was sold. The proposition, to hold the balance ot the crop at a maximum figure, or 15 cents Is; therefore, based upon con servative reasoning and Is justified by all conditions surrounding the pfesetft legitimate: laws of demand and supply. CONSUMPTION ENORMOUS Tha consumption of American cot ton Is enormous and will continue un abated for many months.. There are Ave million more eplndles In active operation now than was the case a year ago. The entire spinning indus try of the world is enjoying an era of unprecedented prosperity, with the en tire output of their mills sold many months ahead. The present crop will not exceed ten million commercial bales. The crop has been practically all picked and ginned. Consumption is going on at the rate of one million bales a month. "The planters during the next three months will largely determine their ability to maintain a fair and Profit able price for the crop to be produced in 1906. Diversification must ever he the watchword and protective policy oi mo soumern cotton producer, and every cotton farm must be made self- sustaining, through raising each year an aounoant xood supply. The area planted in cotton each year must be confined within such bounds as will bring production of the staple within le umita or legitimate consumption. HOW TO MOVE CROP SLOWLY. "The proper solution of marketing our cotton crop ties tn moving the crop siowiy go as to remilate the sun ply to meet the legitimate demands of the spinners. i. To do this, adequate storage facilities must -, be provided. witn stanaara-ouut warehouses, re. Uuclng the cost of storage and Insur ance to the minimum and the Issuance of receipts guaranteeing grades and weights and underwritten so as to make such receipts absolutely safe collateral, cheap money can be se cured at any financial center when ever needed. These receipts can be sold direct to the buyers of spinners and the present primitive and costly system to the' growers entirely obvl- Concluding his address, President joroan urged the wisdom and neces sity for compact organisation among me growers in every cotton produc ing; county in the South. At the opening of the afternoon ses sion of the convention announcements were made of members from the va rious States to serve on the commit tees which dw the actual work of the convention, -pushing the work of or ganisation and financing the associa tion, warehoueeing holding balance of unsold crop trade relations, and ata tlstlcs. , Vs " t , v', , t s.' . . .'. ' ' llISSISSIPPIAN' WANTS ITALIAN ; "i. LABOR,;..,..: "An address by Hon, H. 8.? Scott,' of Mississippi,' on "Work iln - Cotton Fields'' .'provoked considerable, discussion.-; Mr, Scott r said s the conclusion could not be avoided that the negro laborer In the South had finally be come a general woeful failure. The change was gradual at first, but with in. the past two years the fall of tha negro in usefulness had become almost perpendicular, ' It would not be many years, he thought,1 when the negro in the South would ; become a ' thing ot the past- v?, r & T-r , ? i Mr. Scott gave ms ; results of three months' study In Europe last year in an effort to find, a solution for the labor situation In his own state. He visited ' England, ? France, Germany, Holland and Italy, and gave reasons tor. believing that only to Italy could tha South look for an avenue of es cape from Its difficulties. He praised the frugality. Industry and peaceable disposition when: well ' treated, r the natives of southern and central Italy. and urged a movement to increase ths means of ocean . transportation, that Italian immigrants might be - brought to southern : ports ana distributed in the cotton fields to meet the , labor famine. Mr, Scott 'described success ful experiments with them - already made' In his own State, ; ' GOOD WORK FOR THE NEGRO. TMr. Clarkson, ,of Tennessee, gave some figures to show the wonderful development of the - South since the war. .He said It had been made with negro labor. , Mr. Clariuon did not think that tne-South had done its full duty to the negro laborer. It did not treat him as It was proposed to treat the Italian. .He believed largo lmpor - tation - of Italians would -prove source of great danger to the South and believed that the opportunity still existed to make the negro the best labor, on the face of the globe. Mr. Irvine, of Georgia, said extensive Italian ' immigration ' would ultimately result In Italian-possession of Southern lands.' - He thought the energies of the South ought to be directed to the edu cation of its youth In the advantages of farming and to the sending of city boys to me aeids. Mr. Smith. ' ot South Carolina, said that the South during the past year bad made all the cotton needed with out difficulty, ana" with negro labor. and there was no occasion for discuss ing; the question jOf securing additional labor until the Southern farmers were assured an enriching return on the cotton they were able to raise. THE ADDRESS OF MR. D. A. TOMPKINS. At the conclusion of the discussion. Hon. D- A. Tompkins, of Charlotte, N. C, was introduced to speak on "Cotton Values in Textile Fabrics. Mr. Tompkins advocated the Bale ot cotton goods to China instead of the raw cotton to England, and especially emphasised the need ot development of a knowledge and skill In manufac ture that would lead to the production of betetr goods . than Osnaburg and standard sheetings, so that in time cotton would become in a degree basis for the sale -of knowledge and skill necessary to the production of the finer fabrics. Continuing, Mr. Tompkins said: MILX.8 BENEFIT TO FARMER. "It was .the cotton manufacturer who drew from the competition In cot ton production large numbers of work Ing people and gave them employment In occupations that made them the customers of the farmer for perishable farm products, thereby giving the farmer a resource which he did not have before. The same movement took so many people off the farms that for those left there double the price is now being obtained for the raw material over what it was a very few years ago. The Southern cotton manufac turer has been most instrumental in increasing the price of cotton. With better values for the manufactured product, better values will be obtained for ihti raw material. Therefore, It Is to the Interest of the Southern cotton farmer that knowledge and skill should be developed in the South In the manufacture of cotton." Regarding Immigration, he said: RIGHT KIND OF IMMIGRANTS "Extensive importation of any class of cheap labor which for any reason cannot be made homogeneous as & part of the American race Is undesir able. Complaint Is made that labor la scarce. It is my observation that the present situation In the South is more one where work is plenty and wages fair than one In which labor Is scarce. It Is better to have fair prices and full employment than an excess of cheap labor. I favor Immigration, but think we should always see to It that there should be admitted Into thl country only those immigrants who would bring to our people a strain of new blood which might be absorbed with benefit." At the conclusion of Mr. Tompkins' address, Mr. Brown, ot North Caro lina, introduced a resolution endorsing the cotton commission bill of Senator Overman. The convention adjourned until night. The night features were a paper by John D. Walker, of Spina, Ga., on closer relation between banker and farmer. He was given a vote of thanks for raising the first $10,000 for the work. Walter Clark, president of the Mississippi division, spoke on organ isation, detailing the results which had followed united action. He also at-, tacked ''bucket shops" and speculation but did not believe legislation would stop the evil. IMMIGRATION ASSOCIATION. Piedmont North Carolina Immigra tion Association Meets at Greens boro With Representative Attend ' anoe Mr. J. Van Undley President Other Officers and Directors Chosen Active Work to be Started as Soon as $500 is Subscribed Special to The Observer. V : v Greensboro, Jan. 11. A meeting of the Piedmont North Carolina Immi gration Association was held . at thh Benbow this afternoon for the purpose oi penecting an organisation. An en thusiastic and representative attend ance of citizens of this section -was noted. The meeting was called to or der by the temporary president Mr. J. Van Undley, end Mr. J. B. Kurken- dall, temporary secretary, recorded the minutes. Mayor T. J. Murphy dellv ered an appropriate address of wel come, which was responded to by Mr O. D. Turner, of HUlsboro. . . Mr. T. K. uruner. secretary, of the North. CarMlna department of icri- culture, made an Interesting and In. tractive-- address, telling of the best metnoo tc oe aaoptea in securing de sirable Immigrants from ths foreign countries to bs settled In the rural dis tricts. He said that several gentlemen who had bad, considerable experience advised that the best plan would be to send an agent Into ths foreign coun- vrie uig uwu in wunpiiiitjeiii enure to bring the- immigrants - direct to North Carolina . instead of depending upon getting them from Ellis Island, N. T. He spoke ot the disastrous re- suits ot ths settling of the 4C0 Scanda navlan immigrants near Salisbury sev eral years ago when the people of that vicinity were not ready to receive them, Mr, Burner also pointed out the ' fine success t,f the Valde&slans, who settled near Mormtnton im rima ago; and closed big jramarks by da, clarlng that the same results Could be obtained In this section by proper ef forts. , , .j,1. '.,,i , Short talks were made by a numbr of those nresent and tha articles of in corporation .were read,- Adopted and ordered to oe sent to tne oecretary ot State to be recorded; A resolution was adopted endowing tbar, attitude and work of Governor Glenn in the matter of Immigration and assuring him of the hearty co-operation and assistance of the assocla-- tion.' ? o ' - " V - ' . The association -is incorporated for $10,000 and a "resolution wag adopted providing that active work shoa d be started whenever as much as $500 Is subscribed in stock, the most of whloh CONfEHElf CB i mi CtOUD - . . -i . ? MOROCCAN QUESTION REVIEWED Vital and Most Dangerous Point to bs Discussed, at Council of the Na tions Beginning Tuesday is Whether France is Entitled to a Privileged Position In the Sultanate, Germany Standing for International Control German STrade Interests Involved Second Only to British and Near Five Times French. Kr Washington, Jan. 11. The empire of Morocco, an absolute despotism, has been in a state of turmoil for many years past, owing to the natural course of events in a country unrestricted by laws, oivll or religious, and also on ac count of the steady warfare which the Sultan. Mulal Abd-el-AsIz, has "had to wage, ' against the pretenders to the throne .This - caused an uneasiness among the Arab tribes in Algeria, the adjoining French territory, and led to efforts on the part of France to as sume a guardianship over Morocco. Germany was not willing to unreserv edly agree to this, being second only to Great Britain in the extent of her in terests in Morocco. In 1902 the imports of the three powers Into Morocco were: Great Britain $6,210,000: Germany, $1, $50,000, and France, $380,000. The ex ports of Morocco to the three powers in 1902 were: To Great Britain, $2,999, 000; to Germany, $635,000, and to France. $785,000. trance, pursuing her Moroccan pol icy, sent a special mission to Fes last year, Germany and Great Britain did the same. The German Emperor went still further. He visited Tangier March 81, 190& on the imperial yacht Hohenzollern but remained ashore barely two hours. During that time, he made a speech of which several versions were published. The sub stance of his majerty's remarks, how ever, 'was that he assured the German residents that the soverignty and In tegrity of Morocco would be main tained. The same day the French Minister of Foreign Affairs. M. Del- casse, made a signlflcent speech in the Senate at Paris, during which, after referring to the Sultan's weakness and the anarchy resulting therefrom, "prejudicial to everybody and espec ially to -France and Algeria," he de clared, that "resistance In Interested quarters would not cause France to modify her policy" in Morocco. This sentiment called forth vigorous ap plause, . These utterances aroused both Ger- many and France and caused excite ment i- throughout Europe, resulting later In a strained state of affairs and in the proposition to hold an interna tional conference on Morocco. France and Great Britain. April 8, 1904, signed an agreement by which the latter, substance, gave France a free hand In Morocco In return for a free hand in Egypt and the settlement of the Newfoundland fisheries disputes. Great Britain also agreed to support Franca In her Moroccan policy. But,. In fho meanwhile, M. Delcanfte was compelled to resign, June 6, 1905, after directing- the foreign affairs of France Since June 28, 1898, and Premier Rduvler took the foreign portfolio. Subsequent developments showed that the change la the Foreign Office prob ably Averted war between Germany and France, ' as the former country was pressing the latter very severely. diplomatically. After considerable further fencing between Germany and France, those two powers, on July 8, 1905, agreed on the .basis of a programme for the pro posed International conference, and without: entering Into details of the reforms proposed It may be said t,hat the main and most dang-eroue point to be discussed at the conference is the question whether France Is or is not entitled to have a wpecial and priv iledged 'position In Morocco. This Is the Vital Issue, and the minor ques tions. It has hern pointed out. can be adjusted once this point is definitely settled;' Germany, it Is understood. will geek to secure International con trol m the police, the customs and other -matters, and '"open door" as to commerce, On Dec. 14 the French government Issued- Yellow Book setting forth Its side Of the controversy and on Jun. 8 the German government published a White Book giving Its version of the dispute. ZOO. OPERATIVES STRIKE. Weavers and Ijoom-Fixers of Rails- bury Cotton Mill Demand Higher Wasres Demand Granted and None Quit Work. Special to The Observer. Salisbury, Jan. 11. All the weavers and loom fixers, nearly 200, In the Salisbury Cotton Mill struck yesterday, following a demand for 2ft cents the cue for their work. The employers and employees of this mill have always been on die best of terms and there was no racor in the attitude of elthor. On behalf of themselves, the strikers said that living expenses had Increased greatly, that the company's fuel sold to the operators Jutd increased 20 pec cent and the demand was for a living chanoe. The matter was finally set tled amicably by an arrangement to grant the Increase of the cuts atter a certain day. The looms were never stopped and work goes on as usual. Mrs. Ixwli Brown Doing Very Well. It was reported In the city yester day that Mrs. Louis Brown, of Con cord, who was oporated.on for ap pendicitis at - Salisbury. Wednesday, was desperately 111; but late last night the news waa to the contrary. Dr. W. Falson,- her uncle, received ft telephone message which said she was doing as wen as could be ex pected. Mrs. t. b. uiarnson, airs, urown s mother. Is -with her. Lent-ens County Totes Out the DIs- V " iHsnsary Special to The Observer. . . Laurens, S. C Jan. 11, Complete returns from the election on the dis pensary show 788 votes for and $43 against.- was raised daring ths afternoon. . Permanent officers -. were elected ss follows President 3J Van- Llndley, of Pomona; first "Vice president- O. W Hlnshaw, of 'Winston Salem", v second vice president" Tnomaa Woodroffe of Mt Airy; third vice president. B. C, B Hambley,1 of Salisbury) - fourth vice president. ' 3. Elwood Cox,- of High Point: fifth vbse-president, W, JT. Trog- don, 'of Wtlkesboro; secretary- c, D. Benbow' of Greensboro; assistant sec retary, B. - KuyltendatI, of Ortens boro. -.The directors chosen are: J, O. Hard!. C. D. Mclver, Cv sVTomlln- son, J. ai. Miutxait, ot trairordrc . Xorner, of Orange; H. ' I Biggins, W' . Blair, of Forsyth RV H: Miller, Jr., of Mecklenburg; a -Urysnt, of Ran dolph; H. G.; Chatham. X A. Hadley; of Surrey:' Dr. B. Pulp, of Stokes; A, K. Webb, of wake; B. Frank Mebane. 0. 0. McMk'hael, ot Xtocblngham I W K0GERS FINED $50 EX-POIilCEMAN IS CONVICTED Principal In Sensational Shooting ot John C. Dockery Taxed With, Costs i of Case and Fined Small Amount- Attorneys tor Plaintiff Asked That . Defendant Not be Punished Trial i of IaUeston and . Clark To-Day Negro Sentenced to Five Years in ; Penitentiary Grand Lodge Mesons Adjourns The Report' for 1005 Raleigh News Notes. ' Observer Bureau, 122 South Dawson Street, Raleigh, Jan. It The legal aspect of the sensational shooting of John C. Dockery by Po 1 Iceman Isaao W. Rogers In Raleigh last June came to an end this after noon in Wake county Superior Court, Judge George D. Ward, pronouncing judgment against the defendant for $50 and costs. The original bill of in dictment was so amended as to charge secret assault at a hearing In July be fore a magistrate. Rogers was releas ed on $5,000 ball. The case was called this morning but was deferred till this afternoon. Attorneys for Dockery addressed the court, pleading in the name ot the plaintiff. They stated that Dockery was sure Rogers had been misinform ed, and was laboring under a delusion. It was not a matter of money, but was done at the advice of father, family and friends. Counsel was satisfied Rogers had no malice besides this to wards Dockery. The plaintiff, said the attorney, had sufferred greately and was a better man In every sense, but he prayed the court not to Inflict pun ishment, as Rogers had acted as any father would have done under like clr cumstances. The plaintiff had decided to take this action after long and serious reflection. Judge Ward asked to hear from the solicitor, who stated that such a settlement would be satis factory, and that any punishment the court Imposed would satisfy the Stata The judge said he could not dispose of the matter without punishment but would not impose a humiliating one, Ho also stated that he was glad the two had reached an agreement In the matter. The cases against Lllliston and Clark, two fair fakirs, charged with killing Ueorge SAilth in October, will bo tried to-morrow!, the men being In dicted Jointly for murder In the first degree. The State will call 25 wit nesses. A private conference was held by the Yellow Pine Hash Door and Blind Manu facturers' Association to-dav. Forty companies were repesonted ranging from Virginia 10 Texas witn varying- interests Inim thouHHiicln to near the million niarkV Klcven new members were added to the association. The report of the North Carolina Grand I,orige of Musorw shows only three lodges voluntarily surrendered their charters while new lodges were Instituted in the various counties over the State. Charters were restored to each of the following three lodges: Wake Forest No. 2i8 at Wake Forest; Llnvlllo No. 4W. Montecumah, Mitchell county, Mecklen burg Lodge No. 170, Davidson, Mecklen-biinr-wnmty. The iport further shows 15,528 master Masons In North Carolina against 14.579 the year before. Other Interesting fig ures are 1,174. rnlsed to the degree of Master Masons; 1,154 past, 1,250 inltated. Of diiths ther wre 243, xcluatons 238, expulsions 18 and 40 suspensions. The North Carolina Grand Lodge of Manons adjourned ' day at 1 o clock after the installation of the grand offi cer!) elected Inst night and the appointive officer at this morning's session. The router Is an follows: Grand chaplain, Riv. F. N. Skltinor; grand lecturer, B. . Hatcher: senior if rand deacon. V. M. Winchester; JJunior grand deacon, J. T. Alderman; grand marshal, F. P. Hob good, Jr.; grand sword bearer, J. B. ItrlRgo; grand I'ursulvant, M. D. Klns ltind; a-rnnd steward, Dr. J.- C. Braa-vi-el; n,nd tiler, R. IT. Bradley; grand auditor. W. fl. Prlmrone: grand- cus todian. 8. N. Boy op; grand historian, M, B. Haywood. Charters were issued to-day to the Richfield Manufacturing Company, at Tilchfleld, 'Stanley county, D. A. Frlcla. K. L. (1 Miller and others being tha stockholders. The company will manu facture from wood and Iron, also farm products, capital stock $20,000 with 16,000 subscribed, another wood-working In dustry Is that of the Moore Furniture Company, at Lenoir, with a paid-in capital of $28,000, which is subscribed by J. C Moore, J. P. Coffey any others ItLlhat section. The Corhltt Buggy Com- Kany, at Henderson, arrrenda Its charter v Increasing the capital stock from tijo.COO to $100,000. The officers Of the com pany are; A. C. Zolllcoffer, president and R. J. Corbett, secretary. CLAIMS TO BE TUB REAL WIFE. Publisher of Gunton's Magazine Is Sued, Together With UU Wire, Prominent Former Atlanta Woman and Kx-Prestdcnt General Federa tion Women's Clubs. New York. Jan. 11. The fact that suits have been brought against Pro fessor George Gunton, proprietor of Gunton's Magaslne, and his wife, Re becca Lowe Gunton, was brought out In tha Hnprama Hniirt tn-Aay whrfti cnunaul for the defendants asserted that the method of making service of legal papers In the case was improper, but were overruled. The suits were brought by Amelia K. Ounton, but the documents in the case were not given out for pub lication. One of the Towyers concerned In the case snetl that the, suit against Proferror Gunton was for a separation and that Amelia R. Gunton asserted that he Is the wife of Professor Gunton. Counsel also said be understood the suit against Rebecca Lowe Gunton to be an action for alleged alienation of the af fections of Professor Gunton, ' Counsel for the defendants Informed the court to-day that servlos was .mad on them by throwing the subpoenas In to an automobile In which they .were riding. The court decided that it Is ef fective. Professor Gunton and Rebecca Lowe Gunton were married In Atlanta in Feb ruary. - 1904. She was nresldent of tha General Federation of Women's Clubs for four years ana is saia to os prominent socially In Georgia. i v - . j, CHARLESTON FE8T CONTINUES. Secretary Bonaparte Leaves, for Wash. Ington Aitr a Morning or social Activity Fox Hunt and Boat Races Next on Programme. Charleston. 8. C, Jan. 11 Festivities attendant upon the visit of the cruiser Charleston and Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte still continue and the pro gramme to-day Included an excursion around the harbor . on the tj. 8. S. Wistaria, a visit to the Charleston navy yard, . luncheon at the Commer cial Club and a drive around the pity. The Secretary. Captain Wlnslow and officer ot.the Charleston, - army and navy officers and civilians participat ed in the several eventa The Secre tary left for Washington v this after noon; s Senator Tillman -r having left earlier In the day1. The cruiser will re main In port several- days and the of ficers have on hand a fox hunt on the plantation of Congressman Lcgare to morrow. A' Boat races for tha blue jack ets of the Charleston will be held Fri day, c.-JA JOCTO0G FOR CAMPAIGN TARIFF DEBATE IN THS HOVSIP 5. Philippine BIH is Hade the Pretext for Manoeuvertng for Advantageous Election Material. Minority Leader Williams and Mr. Grosvenor Play ing the Principal Parts Grosvenor . Declares That the Spirit of Bryan Permeates Democratic Party as no Other Man's Has Done Since An drew : Jackson Williams Defines -Democratic Creed. , ' '- -j Washington, Jan. JL The' Philippine tariff debate In the House to-day con sisted more of party manoeveuring for advantageous campaign material than of a discussion ot the Question at ' Issue. The tariff was' the text ' ot a" mwrn tiv mi- - PnaiiHnnF tr a inin w nai - jur. AaamB, ox rt isuuiisin,- vppoBct : - the bill but advocated a readjustment of the ' tariff on business principles Mr, MoKlniay. of Callforla, delivered, his first .speech In the House, in fa-' vor of the pending measure, and cotnt- - eu a, nil ger oi .warning- uiwwu UJ growing industries of Japan. ' The debate on the bill tutdarbtedly;' will close with the session of Saturday! ,-twv1 W W VIIV1 a lSft, VTU4W , w miv began tha debate, and of an extended ' reply by Mr., Williams, the .minority! ' leader.. . ., is," -.. - r -v a- --A? and the measure be put on Its passage- r: Monday. 1 I .t .l.,1t. . ' x. itxK.iii a yari u uio iwWDHuuar - for the consequences of the Spanish, war on the Democratic party, Mr. ' Grosvenor recounted the Influence of Mr. Bryan In securing the ratification of the treaty of peace. "The spirit ot , firunn " Yi a nM -'nrttm,.., ahl lf of that party since the day of Andrew; Jackson." However, Mr Grosvenon -I repudiated Democratic votes for tha n; pending bill. He did not want such votes, especially when they were given on the ground " that It was a step ba the direction of free trade. "Let then f ride in tha 11m ernw car anifnot In tha , first class compartment , with me," h- said. " , .A Referring- to Massachusetts. Mr- member the adage: "Never - go baclt ' on them that brourht yon im b hand." ' j ' . What hand?" Interjected Minority! leaner v imams. - ' "The hand of God and the RepuM! can party," was the quick reply.- When the laughter had auleted Mr Williams said: "I want to recognize, the unusual magnamtmlty of the gen- , tleman In naming God just as thev:. senior member of the firm." (Laugh-'' ter.) , ' Mr. Williams, the minority leader,- i discussing out presence In the PhU-;.': lppines, exclaimed: "Curse the hy ' pocricy of the fellow that tells me that . God put us In tho Philippines. No -body but a hypocrite would say It, and nououy out a iuui wuuiu uu it. . "American greed, American cupidity, - for presltge and conquest and to be- , come a world power went there," ha , added. ' - As to the revision of the tariff. Mr. Williams asserted that It did not need 4; a prophet to see that the Republican party was not going to revise the tar- , 111. - " "The Republican party in its present, decudent condition has neither the brains nor the courage to remedy ths'1 tariff, and that la tha reason that you are going to have a Democratic "House "; l.L xd,i crecr.i inuT c n , hb. uw.Ti y. tlon," he said. , C: Asserting Ironically that he would v show that the Dlngley tariff had pro-, duced record-breaking prosperity in v. Canada. Mexico and Argentine, as well-.;;: as In the United States, Mr. Williams ' reviewed the greatly Increased pro- ductlon and cammerce of these coun-,' tries. ....... The Democratic faith upon the tar- Iff, Mr. Williams said, could be ex pressed In a few words: "First, a tar. iff Is a tax; second, It is a tax on the onna,.YA Vl ( i- oil taTA tflfiorllt' . nearly as possible to be equal in pro portion to the burden-bearing capac- -;, Ity of the taxing power.- !.,- ' T (a i.A-uav nt !, A -A t h MV much monev is necessarv to run- ths -- nr,.imnn... , V..... n.Mi, anil ..nnnmfA.ll t)W uiireii. u.nivaw m..v wv.,v,.v4 . .... and levy the tax to meet that sum Then you will have this question set-1 -; tied right, and until it Is settled right - It will nun ue HKiiuira. The House adjourned until to-mor- . row. . - ,"V-' t would err wall btrest claw Power to Catise Pankrs When Dl Wlth Govornntenfs II Policy a Menace, Says Heybuni Executive Bes- pleased nandal Henstor sion on Held. Morocoan Conference is Washington, Jan. It Before rolnsf in executive session to-day the Senate'' listened to a speech by Mr, Heyburn In support ot his bill creating a na- -tlonal board for the control of corpora- tlons, in which he denounced Wall street because of Us 'alleged lnterfer- s ence with the affairs of the country.' He said that when the "street" vhiM not dictate the financial course ot the - government It was ever ready.-to threaten disaster, and he pleaded for v legislation that would rob It ot such power for evil. The remainder' of the open session was devoted to a discus- -sion of the practice by the Senate of. sending Senate resolutions to the cal-' endar after they had been once under discussion. Mr. Bacon raised the point -that there was ho rule requiring such " a course and urged that his Moroccan resolution had been Improperly placed on the calendar. He also contended that the resolution had not had a day's die- . eusslon. He challenged any Senator to say that the resolutieR had aver been -discussed. 1 , . ; . Mr. Hate admitted that-there is no. . rule tor sending- resolutions to ths cal- , endar, bat said, that It the practice was not observed ens-Senator could monopolise ths' morning hour,ot the Senate tor days on any given resolu-. tlOn. , 'J ' ' ' ' ! r.V ,. J" ' i Mr. Morgan, In support of- Mr." Ba- ; -con, said ; that the practice - of going ,wouldr If followed, give two Senators power to secure soeomte cloture in me Senate. ,vv - . Continuing, Mr. Bacon declared that ' there was no record that the resolu tion had bees considered in secret sea- ' Sion.-.? ,SK ' i ; I ' "How conia there ber" queried Mr. Aldrlch. h v "Will,. the Senator, say that' It wa Considered . In secret . session?": askel Mr. Bacon.-- 'j.- WUI the Senator from Georgia s -r that It was not;'4 retorted Mr, Aldt), . Mr. Bacon replied that he woul 1 say If permitted to do so. - Mr. Morgan again interrupt; 1. ' evident," he said, that eomp!' occur in secret session that t : here at liberty to discuss sni I that the -doors be cloned for t j -datlon of the m-utor." ' "Just what I didn't vnt C " marked Mr. Bacon. 'After an ex-ou: i v e : 'o-i ate adjourned ur.u .
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