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t t f 'J ' 1 i . ' r:uBcc?Ji'Xio:T.prjcE: C3.oo per' :ai:. CHARLOTTE, N. G, TUESDAY HORNING, JANUARY 16, 1906, . ' j ' J'; ' : ' PRICE JTVU C. , i e:;takgii3 vara eueote r :i alcixihas, urges bacon ,! Fnator Succeeds In Securing rd Discussion or the Moroccan icsUoa by Introducing a Ileso-t- ) ,in Asalnst Interference , bjr ! T nited fciate in Any. European t onti-o vers j Precedent One Vv Men ",: f- J ! ust Lead to War boon or Lata - If 1 xta bllshed Danger Not . Imme- . ii,u Mr,., Hale In Partial Agree. , Washington!" Jan.' ir-Mr. Bacon to day succeeded m securing an open - door discussion -of the Moroccan ques- ' tion by the Senate, Thi result was accomplished by, the Introduction ot-a resolution making a general oeciara tion axalnat interference on-the rirt of the government - ot , the United States - in- any. controversy", among European nation concerning their in - Mr. jiaeon's-resoiuuon u as ouow; "Resolved by the Senate, That inter, ference with or participation in any , controversy Between European gov- rnraenta relating S:": " . ,11 7"Z. .7 !; Vw7: 1;;: ment which has been recognised, ana i observed for more than , .a century past; , ".' ' i .i Mr.. Bacon contended! that; partici pation in the Algeclraa conference, Is liable to involve the united states in the entanglements ot European coun- tries. He then dwelt upon the raagnlT tude of the controversy over Morocco, Franre shall exercise exclusive control tit. Morocco or Germany snail share in that control.' ' "The auestlon .may be settled ao a touring peace.?, he said, 'and It" may be ,o "determined as toispond promptly; out tne iana oawenes ' r'-...,x the European governments regard wart. aa; the. ooaslblei , results hut' evewlf I peace was to be the result it would be duite as Injurious as . war would, be, because of the precedent It Would ee - tabllih. ; .. ' Mr. Bacon said that the country ae- much " committed to- tne doctrine that entanxling forelen alliance must ' be avoided as - though It were a part Wnqjnas qepartea -irom wat ooc-1 trtnar1- aaVedlr. Lodcre. and Mr.f Bacon replied that the policy against virntch h wa inveighing would Oft ai eparture.V: v.- n-"-.-',. 2.-' ia MiWimt "Then.T asked Mr, Lodge,, "are the) Senator's, remarks to be interpreted as ,a warnlwtT".', -.i?-.,- V' - - r -Mria.3attadauttedhat; such was the case, .whereupon thetf Masachus- Ht (tnnittir nnmlied srratlficatiOtL aaylng that he had not hitherto , been abirto fleciae a to me .ueorgia eeni n tor's purpose. " To' these remarxs jr.l Bacon replied that He conaidered tum-i scie peculiarly uniortunate in not ex-1 pressing .himself ; to a ; to be compre-1 anj oonslder that the ties between the headed by the great intellect of theiunited States and .France and-Great .'Massachusetts Senator. ,-"In, such a case,- ne saia. - tne lami-musi au.ra "wlth the speaker."' "I knew' replied r Mr, Lodge,, 'that 'the- Senator hm some great object In view and; i am mucn pieaseo v learn f that it i to protect the country from a violation oi Washington jareweu i address. 5 , C --. '. ... . I v- "it,, i-, iore tnan . mat,- saia , air. Bacon. ,"We want to save tne countryi xrom a violation ot tne. policy iaia down in the farewell address.' - -t I Mr. Hale said that he did not regret the discussion. T I think that In., all . matters euonutua s. to tne;, senate : in i volvina treaties, or even, the neeotla I uwu winmutu ji, km mvnr. iiuenoea i . m utti .uw OTimw wuv; v arucip-1 uuu. v .. f i 'i ' 1NO INTERESTS AT STAKE. , "I'don't believe." he said. Vthat lnl the present ease th SccreUry of State 1 . " will allow the country to be Involved. I I wish that the Secretary of State and the President bad - determined -not -o eend- delegates to this conference,;? It Us not caned in, the- interest of com meree .It is-a lmonTpur, and out right ' political affair and has to., do i with matters in which we have no con cern. The . danger is not : from 'j- the secretary;, but from the wat spirit in this country i ' . , ' ' Sh. h.t After enlarging; 'Upon ' this polrit. "he 1 eald that the United State has little to- do with Morocco' and that we -could ' negotiate a hew treaty If desired in-tr ; IB" AMERICANS HAD TIB VOTE. - , v: Mr.r- Bacon 1 expressed , the opinion .that bin out of ten who had heard the debate agreed with the position of Mr. Hale.' and-be asxed whst -would happen if a question Involving serious - political' Issues should arts and the American . delegate should have the tie vote.-: , In such event," replied , Mr.-. Hale, I believe that Secreury Root, backed ' by the: President would telegraph the aeiegates to witnaraw rrom the con ference." "- ' - --;. , '-, -'4 . -y' i Mr. Bacon responded that whlfe . all might , be 'safe under;the 'present ad' - minlBtratlon, - the important point Is tnat a great precedent Is involvedAThe time might-come when bad men would be in plaees of responsibility, as It had . in one instance, when a man. who was u"g treason naa cast .- ..re niicr wouiu j ;""M ubwcii umu. , , ij , ' " j Isourl, and Campbell,' of Ohio. The de REFLECTION ON- PRESIDENT.! oat w'ftl, closed by an extended speech Cancludln-r. Mf Bacon aaM i nfDy Boutelof lUlnols. a member meant no reflection on the President , , or the Secretary, of State, both Of whom he highly, respected. He epoke feelingly of the 'fact that the Presl- dent's maternal ancestor . were Geor- Klarwj and said -he had performed a L'tgreat service to humanity in brineln arnui i peace i oeiwejen itussi . f ana i . . i J. . .. ,.. . . - " -Japan. Ha added that the President, tinf , K. ,1ng a'lawyei might' easily hecome in-1 volved in some matter requiring legal administration, as had evidently ' been j the case . In the matter" of a . treaty which had never beon submitted to me senate., out which is nevertheless In full force and effect, - -Mr. Bacon's resolution was than hi request,- referred to the committee On foreign relation, and the nwchnhH marine bill was laid before the Senkt . Mr. Galllnger offered a "numbe -nf amendments to that Mil ,hi. -ZZr' MT- umpnrey leaves a wife and four iiIliJi" ' " oV. which were children. The cause cf hi suicide Is not " ""I ' . v 1 The Senate adjourned until to-mor-1 w; ""' :,v :. : .; '4.v'j . '., I row; Ask 92S0,ftft9 v ArnroiM-tdMon for v i etuiiy or Aiiirkc t.. Washington, Jan. 115. fVt,atvr Clv to-day submitted an amor w-t to the agricultural srtrropr, ..ilon till, appropriating $250,0U for the study of conditions In - Cpntral pni ionth Alnerlca and in the f ir ::; t In or '-r to extend the mutkttn for Am.i-ki n cotton goor"!). with geu"a y france nations ik::ip ; Tiber eves I No Outxr 1 v Mence of Tension .n? of Relegates to Marks t. Morwfiin I .ii preme J. , na .the 1.x us Sure I.iipi. i-itcc, uui. on c Struggle Is None . i t cd 1 'reneh Count u.J, paln, Italy and ItuHsl.i.' Wlnle German Rely - on Ansii i. iioi.iiod. Sweden and ffr i Imps Denmark United' 6ltes in tiie r.atance American and Span- ' IsU feaUors.- Cordial.; ,. . . "Algeclraa, Spain, Jan, 15, :JS p nv-- The opening of the International con ference on Moroccan reform, ha defi nitely been fixed for -2 O'clock to-mor j row, afternoon. i-Th Dufce ,of . Alroo flovar. the gpanlsh Minister of Foreign 1 , 1 arriTln t nere th-day, to 1 arranging r - ' 'Aiith.-iHiioMtM had ar- "A.na, ttbi rAav mnA M.y. fnunA . f thaduke advising that a premlnary ejon for the purpose of organisation would -take; place at;t 1 o'clock to-morrow, It Is, expected that the ! duke . wlU preside and will make a trial address of ; welcomeafter whjch doubtless, he will be chosen A the permanent pre siding officer. . V . ." i," Interesting feature J this ; afternoon -Were the landing of Ambassador wnite, tba American delegate, from the Am erican ; protected ' , cruiser . Galveston, and later the arrival of , Samuel R, Gummere. minister to Morocco, the second .American delegate, front Tan I arier. on the French " cruiser Galilee. The Galveston i fired eawta ox zi guns as she dropped ancnor on tne ( pier The .Spanish cruiser did not re- t am anftnfAHnv Mint M , The ambassador entered -one or tne Oalveston'a , launches and the vlatter took a course clreullng . the Spanish j cruiser " Rio: fle Lv Plata.' .the sailors 1 of which manned the yards and gave I hearty cneers .to ,ine' American aeie iefgatei" It is a singular, fact that tne I itio aa m riata . was vprescntea q 1 Spain by Booth.1 American I countries I after the destruction ot tne upanisn otaies. - !menci , ? h circled the Span' h cruiser Marina do I La Molina, the jailors of which also cneerea .r. . wiuivsnu wn cumpan- I -.'.-.''r t . ' f 1 . AS tne neiegatee aawnroie mere is lnn. outward evidence of tension, but on the contrary there Is a notable ex chants of amenltiea between the Gert man and French delegations. There H however, an Tindercurrent of sent! ment that a supreme diplomatic strug- I vU Immlnmt with Vrm n anil fir j many occupytag the center "and the other'powera. ranged -m yarying .'.a ra around them. . v - . The French count upon Great Brit in. finaln. Italv and Russia as. sure. 1 Britain warrant them in expecting the support of the American delegates; on the other hahd, the, orevaling sentl- ment ta that OermanV rati count, nn Austria; Holland and Sweden and per- naps'6irTenmark, with, Germany also expecting that. the.. United. State wUI support some of -her contentions.: "Nnw that the delegates are here, the scene before them la suggestive. JPlala y-visible three, mllea away 'rteea the git-antle-rock of Gibraltar, like a Hon. guardlng.the straits whue, dimly out- lined ta the southward are the low mountain of ,-Afrlca.n' Alsreclra lies tn ' the center of thls-.panorama. Thus h mkmh a thif wAriit iM'ntMMit at , tne aoutnmost; point ; ox , murooe ana tneir longing loots toward Atriqa rive tne xevnoie to tne meettnr anout to begin, ; " '' ' t SPITB NOT BABCOCK'S MOTIVE. , " . " a v - " ' - f fl - of Boose Republican Insnr eent Against .Joint Statehood Bill Denies ' Cliargea PhlUnnlne Bill to Go on Passase Either i To-ftst ' or ;f To-Morrow Mr. Lamb, of - Virginia, iepic houio's JCTosperity, "Washington, Jatu?- 15-GeneraI de bate on the Phllinplne. tariff bill was concluded in the House to-day; having been In progress -"-dairy: since Jart. 4. The' bill will .be .taken '. w for amend ment under the five-minute rule ' to morrow, and put. on Its passage ither to-morrow or next day. Preceding the debate to-day, the , statehood fight made' Its appearance on, the floor 'for the first time. In the form of a. per sonal explanation' by, Mr. Babcock, of Wisconsin, credited ' with . 1 being the leader of the opponents of the - ipint statehood forces. - MrBabcock denied that his course In opposition1, to the bill - was dictated by- any - feeling - of revenge because he had not been made chairman v of the appropriations com mlttee. He also took occasion to.state hi position In favor of tariff revision ! Tariff talks were made, during the day by .Mr. DeArmond. - of 5 Missouri, and .' Mr. ; ,.Kellheri" of: Massachusetts, who spoke partlcularlywlth reference to ' the v needs of the latter " State. Speeches -for,- the pending btrt were made by Messrs, - Parker,' of Jfew Jer sey j Lamb,; of vVlrginlaj Bennett, of New york, and i Randall, of. Texan. Those speaking ; against the measure included Messrs. Goebel. - of , Ohio: uavis, or Minnesota; TiislaH, of Mis ot h wy ftnd men committee, and .vor of the bill. - A word-picture of the. prosperity of i? ?,ut L." n,Bde Dy Ur' l' of Virginia, "who will--vote' first for . the m,noty "u4bsl"utt ,.andJ,rl ,u defeftt oP' the majority bill . Thes tariff.-- he predicts, . win cause the downfall ot ttMWHWI' Will M' the Republican ; party-. Iw ? the next presidential campaign. ,- ',. i The House adjourned, until to-mdr- BANK CASIUIXt SUICIDES. ' E." tj. ITnmphrcy Take Ovo life at v(iicy,r(,a ivo Shortage Ss Far aa, inquiry uas (ione. Wadlev. Ga.. Jan.' IS. T5. I.. Hnmnh M.kU. a, tk. tl..l, . :. 1IT. II ... .. .. . urn.rltnn1fr.t nt th Runrtav .k... himself to "death. at 8 o'clocK this-morn. I1"' 'r.h bullet entered the neck. - known. This afternoon Frenident Rentce nt"" th following itaiempnt; . "We have- examined the books of the nnnK ami rum iiiunii a mnpio o- crpHntr. 'llire in rn ohortRgn, ny jir n we cun ic(ivr tuoufcn In justice to Mr. JHiimphrey's family we have wire! M!te TrcdKiirer 1'nrlc to iw-ntl tin a bunk examlntr nnd l ave alo wired for an eiiert accountant." , Cact'filn Archlt:iUJ. Ms (wa mntes . nnl tbw life vimit crew lt nliiiit anil""i'l thrt nu rl,tl leani..r Cl)iT- Vf-. i. f t..ii! t iv. Ihe Ve..,U EEf UBLICAN , - REBELLION i Hi i , , . . j ii PRESIDENT. IX. A PREDICAMENT Story Publlslied in 'New York Papers ; Attributing to ; President Statement That Money hi Being Used Among House ilnmirgtints l"iirniBhes Po ' litlcal Gossip foa Capitol informal Denial .by s Secy. Loeb PreaWent Pace to Face '.With Condition That Confronted - Cleveland Mr; Gndgcr 'for MaJ. , Kouiiis Mr. ;.. Thomas i on , riauppuie 'X"arig, y -.. r ., " ' BY,'W. A.liniJEBnANI. :, - i - """-''' t .... -, r ; ooflerver Bureau, - . , ,- i 't; 1417 G Street; H. W;. , Washington, Jan." .Is. .The single subject , that, IntereBted political Washington to-day4 was the House' Republican, rebellion and! the development 'of particular' interest was the story, published to-day in two or three New "York Bauer.- attributing- to President ' Roosevelt the - statement that money was 'being . used among House' Insursrents"' by railroad and mining interests opposed to. the state hood bill. s SecreUry Loeb made an In formal denial of thU report but the opinion prevail v'tbat r sdminl'stration supporter have? not helped matters much by explaining that the President merely told the . Missouri . delegation that money was being used by oppon ent of the bill, to maintain' a lobby here, but that he did not, believe" the House, a a body," could be corrupted. This,-, say . those -.Republicans -whose anerv'ttasslon have been aroused. Is another way ot expressing1' the belief of the President that some of the ''In surgents" had their priced ' .. PRESIDENT IN ,A PREDICAMENT, It Is the deliberate opinion of many close nolltlcal observers ; that SPresl' dent Roosevelt :1a to-dar . face to face with the same situation that President Cleveland .was compelled to face dur ing hi last admlnlstraUon, and there are not a few -Republican who fear that it wyr end as disastrously for the Republican party - a did , the breach between Mr. Cleveland and Congress for the Democratlo' party. , j As show ing the fixed attitude of these Repub Ucans who Present,' the .White House dictation In legislative and other mat ter and as showing the seriousness of the rent in Republican ran lev the Re publican- Star to-day , asked: "What does President 'Roosevelt., stand for before Congress, and what are . hi present' chance of success?" und. in answer to the last clause or tne ques tion, said that a little reflection would show that every proposition the Presi dent hopes to drive through congress is, at this .time: bogged; furthermore that a Democratic relay; will: hava to be inspanned to haul .them out of the ruts.-:;", '.uu;' ' ""l Y"5 Congressman Gudger has- lined up out. the Bide or Major ttoiuna in tne AshevlUe .postofflce contest. "Mr. Gudger called at toe Senate commit tee room to-day, In an effort to ascer tain what . Influences are operating against the confirmation! of Major Rol Jlns, but was only able to find paper containing the single charge, tnat brought ' by- a wagon manufacturing firm of WlnBtdn-Saient'Ar this cttargtf was filed a few day ago, after Senator Simmons returned- the papers to the committee 'without , recommendation,, It i assumed that some other considera tion brought about the ' hold-up; -: Mr. Gudger wilt to-morrow ask for a . con ference with both North Carolina' Sen ators on the subject of Major Rollins' confirmation; if Senator Simmons re turns from the State in time, Friends of the AaheylUe postmaster hope that, after this -conference, ' Senator "Sim mons' will ,eee his way clear to recaU from the .committee tne , nomination naner', which he ,- returned .without recommendation and give his formal endorsement. ' i no next regular meet ing of the Senate committee will take place weuuBsutijrt. . . ,( Renresentatlve Thomas spoke In th House upon the Philippine ' tariff bU for 40 minute. He was ' warmly, ap plauded and congratulated r at the close of hi speech.- '- - -a- He discussed, the : bill : from,, two standpoints. :the attitude of the . gov ernment toward, the Philippine and our lalacdL possession, and the policy Of l tne i government upon me .suoject of: the tariff, saying the same' .were proper subjects of " dlsousslon : under the bill.- He said that he would sup port, the bill, not only because It was indorsed w tne . XMmocrattc leader, John ."Sharp Williams, and the other Democratic members of the ways and means committee,-1 provided the uemo cratic Bubatltute bill - should fail to pass, i but ' also because , of a careful ' examination- and Invest! gatlon Of ' .the -. bill.' ' He said he found the bill was first, In accord with - Democratic . policy, second, a matter of justice to the Filipinos as lonar as the islands' were a part of American territory, and third,' because he did noti believe It - would affect American interests. ' On the contrary, nl examination of the bill showed that' the effect upon, American tobacco of the quality v raised : in- the .South would be advantageous, a we export tobacco to them.'. v-f Jf WOUJJDjOPEN NEW OOTTON MAR. He said the effect of the bin would be,' after April 11, 1309, to open up the minppine marKet lor tne cotton man ufactures of North Carolina and the South. This should have been done longago by tlie Republican party. "I am glad you are going- to do it at least, for whatever the market . there worth." ' In ? discussing the first- subject 1 of the ; attitude of the - government to wards the' islands, he declared that the islands" were a constant, source of vexation and danger, and it would be far better for the interest of the re public and our free institutions to ac quire rights of trade, coaling stations and ' other 'privileges - there and give them their independence. 'Under the decision of the Supreme Court we are holding the island as colonies , and thi is contrary to the spirit of . our free American institutions. Quoting from- Froude'"Life of Caesar,"- he said:- "If there la one truth which history clearly teaches , it Is thai free, nation cannot govern eub Jcct pro vln cell." We . are holding -ihe Philippines a a colony to be governed at the sole will of. Congress and the Presidents If there be any danger to Mnwican Interests fn the . bill, . the effect of it .may; to to convince the republican party that the" wle and safle thing to do , Is to let hemi go under safe and proper protection and save the constantly Incrcanlrsr expense and burden of then. AS TO TARIFF nVIRO.V. ' Then, referring to the subject cf tar iff revision, hi declared ' tli.it f i I n portance of this 1 Hue ciuil riot bit obicured by all the arts of the poll t..I..r.s or t:.e "f . 1 pat" cry. 1... a TATfilCK - 0ETS : BEPBIEY. 1IOPE FJ CXNDE3INE lWirEK Time to, Bring Before Court Alleged Xnwiv Discovered . - Evidence is ' Granted , bv Gov. Hlggtns Afteri . Healing ' Addresses.'' by Counsel of the Man Umler Sentence for.Biar " i am. v. r M iiiinnalra ;.v Hlce " lx '' Keiuitor Hill Come From HI Sick ltoora to Make ' Plca-Diatnc , ai- ' torney Jerome Assents, f- Albany; N. T.i Jan. 15. Albert T Patrinir th New York lawyer con victed and awaiting execution in Sing Sing prison nexjt week for the murder of Wm.. Marsh Rice m ptew xora cny In September,. 1900, wa reprieved this afternoon -by Governor - Hlggin until March 1, a space of 66 day,; 'This re prieve is granted- for the purpose' of giving Patrick's counsel time to bring before a trial court alleged newly die-, eovered .evidence. It - granting , fol lowed, a- hearing' before 'the Governor and , was in - accordance With the ,re n ii est - of . former- Senator Hill - and Judge i William K- CHcott, -of counsel for Patrick, and with the fall consent of ' District Attorney Jerome i who was present In person. Senator ' Hills came forth for the first time from his sick rocpi after vartv Illness of' more' than two months, lit order to' attend" the bearing, and 'addressed the- .Governor at considerable lengtn. -, - - i'lr announcing the reprieve of vx rick, 'Governor HiggUis gave out the followlnr memorandumi . ' . "It appear that Patrick 1a not at this' time an ' applicant for execuuve clemency, but that he desire to pre. sent newly discovered evidence bear Ing .upon, the question of. bis guilt or innocence which ha not been present. ed to the. court. , A-motion for a new trial On the around of newly dlscov ered. evidence may be made at any time ' before' execution 1 In - case of 1 a sentence of death, and Patrick's coun set state that At, 1 their intention to make a motion in his case' if time Is given j them. Patrick - should have ample opportunity to present his ease to the court,' and when hi case ta mi ed in the courts an appeal to the ex-f cutlve for mercy will be in order.' ' MB. BUNCH TRAFFIC MANAGER, Present General Passenger Agent of . Atlantic A -North Carolina to Take ; Department ' of ' That Iload and , .Norfolk & Southern Also. 'Norfolk. Va.. Jan, 15. The appoint went ot,R.. E." U , Bunch a traffic manager of the -Norfolk A Southern and of -the' Atlantlo sc North Carolina, the. latter - controlled by the Norfolk & Southern, ha been , announced. ' Mr-v: Bunch was formerly general passenger " agent of the Seaboard Air Line,, and at present is general pas senger, agent of the Atlantic North Carolina. t, CJ - . - ' s 'The appointment 1 effective Feb. rHe- will take complete charge of the tranric departments or me iwo ruaun. Tfenmrn' ehrtst' the - ouestlon would not down. The 'question of new - and wider : market, has become a world wide , problem, and - the Republican statesmen must now' solve It or face retaliation: abroad and stagnation of business at. home. He eald .there are two solution of tariff revision r - First, bv act .of Conffresa. and second, modi fication by reciprocal trade agreement with ..foreign ' .countries. evision w not : inconsistent wlth the protection and safety of all our, industries; North and .south, and our: American nwor, and certainly; It accord with the wis est statesmanship.,: It , is .discreditaDe to any- party or any school of etate- manahlD to have a tariff so high as to enable the manufacturers or tni coun try "to sell cheaper to the foreigners than to the American dtnsens.. e then ." made a strong plea for the Southern farmer and ' the Boutnern cotton seed oil Industry. - ' -Minority leader, Mr. Williams, has said; 'If you wont let u revise tne high ; schedule of the Dingley tariff law revise it yourselves,' I say to you if ; you -will - not , do either, give us some reciprocity with, foreign countries which will -open up new and wider market for the - whole country and especially for the South. In ao doing you -will ': substantially :x benent the South and show that you are not a negative party and not a sectional party.""; -V "i !., . u s ; -; He referred-to the Important tariff changes: which have:; recently ; taken place in European countries, Germany, France," Austria-Hungary and . other owing that they were all against the interest of the American, farmer, pro hlbiting exports . of ' American ? - farm products.-often against' th Interest of American . manuiaoturers, inasmncn aa they were closing the door of the whole world 'against the exportation of our manufactures, sothat we will have to, buy and sell within our own borders, The plea,, ha said, that Ger many will be compelled to buy from us, - made ' by the. . gentleman, from Ohio, - Gen. Grosvenor) was not - cor rect, inasmuch aa the Argentine Re pubHc, - growing - In . prosperity, wa producing?: enough: wheat (and - cattle to - eupply all . Germany's needs. He had read from the clerk' desk an ar tide showing that- Swift A Company. ot cnicago, in view or tne German tariff, were making arrangements to export their meat from the Argentine Republic. , He quoted from letters of the chamber of ."commerce- and the merchant association, of New York, to tne - cnamoer or commerce and New- hern Cotton Oil Mills, of Newbern. N. C representing that . the effect of the new German and. European tar iff would be to absolutely destroy the American cotton seed oil industry, which had grown from few hunirrt thousand dollar to millions of dollar. wnat wm you do," be aald, "if unaer a ins vnamoeriam policy Great Britain aaopia : preierenuai tariff be tween the colonies r and the mother country .. and portectlon against the outside world 1 , You & have Jkwt, " : the German, French and Austrian markets ana .you win lose our largest custo mer. Great Britain. While ; we are sympathising with th "open door" policy and wrestling With the nrnhiem ef extending our; trade with. China. du.pM.ii auu uiu (jrienij we " are( ' ny a tales . policy closing the door of . all continental -Europe to our trade." . ADVANTAGES OF, RECIPROCITY. He called attention to the fldvnnta-" ge or tn reciprocity treat nce-nti. vj ni.inuKqi wiia -trance and otner countries,, ana .tne advantage that the revlsal of these treatie would be to the cotton farmer of the South and" the cotton seed - oil Industy In particular.- lie said tlt German and . tulmr. European t.iri;,j struck a hard blow especially st tho e -rlcultu-ral Intercut" of the f "it !i ; t :.at thry had dcmii. dictated by t!x ti'-rlciiltural nterffts of Gcrmary. I, :onciiiimi he rn.i i ! a slron-r t ' v f ir the- Smith. a f.'irnx-r. ct ton f rr . nee It-! -Ty, nn.l j.i.no t . i t t 'n nt. ly of t i v ' w);k )i :,o i,:.!iti ha r...t;j t ... j t o r. EX-FUQITIYES STILL AT IT DAY OF ; ARGUING DEMURRER 1 ' , . J' J' Jl"11 ,t,. , . . Trial of Greene and' Gaynor Cannot De uostructed aiucn lxmger, now ever, ' and Jury Stage Will , be Reached Either This Afternoon or ; , To-Morrow Alleged : Failure of In dictments to Set Forth. Statement of Hacts te ; JmphaHUed by Ie- : fense Judge H. B. ; Adams, to con" v dude i for the ; Government i This 'Morning. - , Savannah,' Ga ; Jan, 15. In. the Fed eral Court In the Greene and Gaynor case, to-day , was. taken up by argu ment for the' defense and for the gov ernment upon the defense' demur- rera- to .Indictment. - The . argument had not been concluded at adjourn" ment a'nd to-morrow morning- Judge . ji, jwams wtu d neara for tne gov ernment and Col. Meldrim wilt con elude for the defense. . Judge Speey will then take .the .1 demurrers - under cnnHlderatton. .and ; If '. his decinlnn la rendered itt time the matter" of the Jury 'will be: taken up. If not, that stage of the case will remain for con elderatlon on Wednesday, v CoL P. W. Meldrim -made the argu ment for the defendant demurrer, Cot . Meldrim demurred on many grounds, among them- that the indict menta failed to set out when, where and how, the moneys were fraudulent ly received and fraudulently aid out that they failed 1 tn, statement of fact,;, a, but . alleged v conclusions.. CoL Meldrim declared that the checks lor the two, amount alleged did not show m any wise connection between Greene and Gaynor, On the contrary, they were drawn by Captain Carter to the order of the Atlantic Contracting Company; and. that in no way did the defendants appear as endorser or col lectors of: the money: . The indictment fail to set out and prove also., he de clared that the defendants : bore .aay connection with the Atlantic contract ing company. v Special . Assistant Attorney General Erwln responded for. the government. asserting , that the indictment drawn were good and sufficient. : Mr, Erwin contended that the defendants aided knd abetted In the embcislement and were - parties .: and accessories thereto and equally guilty. The court asked--counsel whether he nominated embesBlement as a felony or a misde meanor. The district attorney replied that there were two sections of the Revised Statute which had to - be Jointly considered In the- determination of that question. The court interrupt ed to repeat his question to counsel "That Is- a question with which , the court have been wrestlina- for 20 years,'! replied Mr.-Erwin, The Infer- ence drawn from air. Erwin' further argument wa that If the charge" wa a felony it could be punished under one statute, r and if a misdemeanor, under another. Unon -Mr. Krwln'a conclusion, adjournment, was taken. PRESIDENT FOR LOCK CANAL. Message Favoring Quicker but Less serviceable Jform ot Construction WUI be Sent to Oougres Interest of Present . Generation Urged, ' Washington, Jan 15.- President Roosevelt 1 preparing to send" to Congress a messAsa which Will favor lock, canal. -He had conference to-dar. with several, members- of the Senate ;v committee j on lnterooeanlo canals, -r; - - , i-, . - , i .The messase of the , Presldant will favor the construction of a lock canal on the ground that If is rn. the interest of the present feneration and pot for posterity, and for - the further reason that it can be built at less cost of time and money. He is , making an . effort to crystaiise sentiment in favor of a lock canal It' I said., that the President Inci dentally asked the Republican mem bers of the committee to support the nomination of Josenfi B. Bishop to bS a member of the canal commission and - to use every effort to prevent Indiscriminate reductions : of the salaries of canal officials,- which he fears may be -the result of the In vestigation. CHERAW DARUNGTON WTNS. United k. States Supreme Court lTolda Against state of soutn Carolina' Effort to Collect Back Taxes From Railroad Despite . Exempuon i la Washington, Jan, 15. In ' an opinion by Justice White, the i Su preme Court of the United States to day-,' afflmed the ' decision of the United States Circuit Court for the district of South Carolina In th cas of. the State Of South. Carolina vs. the Atlantlo .Coast Line. : The case was ari .appeal by th Stats from a decision of the, Circuit court holding the . Cheraw A .Darlington Railroad Company; now owned by the Atlantic Coast Line, to be exempt from State taxation under it charter, -. The ult wa Instituted by . the railroad -com pany to secure an injunction against the Stat autnontie ana tne au thorities of Chesterfield,- Darlington and Florence counties; . prohibiting them from taking steps looking to th collection of back taxea ln tho counties for the 'past 18 years: - The decision was against the - state, - on the ground that the charter was in' the , nature ef a ' contract,;" f -f . j CONFEDERATE BUXS W VIENNA. .j.-.h ,',(. A ! -- Shon-Keepcrs ' of Austrian - Caplul Victimise! py bwuhmct , -usuig. mm i Amoricana. , jj , triMtna. inn, lo.-What aeems to be an Organised-effort to pas off bills Of the American voitniiri;r mm uviii .v iiv.iu lately in this city, tho shop-keeper of which have been victimised to a consider able amount within the last few week. Th., artit. . rn : occurred durinO" .. the Christmas holidays when' several Jewel er .-accepted Confederate notes In- pay ment of purcha. The publication of the ewinaie cauu.in ovwriui m cau, but they have again become active and k. annunid another croo of victims. Two arrests have , been made, -ensphere and -tn omer' hi jinrmK., unu on m prisoner Is a Roumanian, and the -other a tiunsarmjiw, in. ffi.,v..t wi.w, wmo Willi. r"l" l""f' " -w police have issued appproprlate , warnings to shop-keeper and other..,, - y Jt ' - tlu i in ill nt iiillnM'i'l""'"l.;i W.'l'il , ifil'iH. k Plltsburgcr Win Ad. Men' Golf Ctm- Pinshursf. Jan. 15. A field of so par ticipants started this morning in the qualifying; round for the second an nual tournament of ' the " American Oolf Association of Advertising Inter ests. fcight divisions of eltjiit player each qualllled , for the handsome tro phies , offered. Robert D. Nevin. of lttsburg, wa the winner of the Clar ence u. ; vernam tropny, orTcred for the beat' score in quali.mitloii with, a arunt s.i, leauniT nia nearest -oppon-nts, 11. C, 'Fowtn .I and J. O. II. Den- y. also of I itt ' aij, fjur strokes nABYARD Abolishes game NO, FOOTBALL PENDING. CHANGE Great ' Surprise Caused by " Official - .Announcement'. From - Overseers 4 Tliat luterouUeglate Football " Will Not - be Permitted Until What f Board Regard aa Evils .Have Been RemovedUnwilling for Any Mem. v ber. of lreeent' Rules; tXimmlttee to Take Part in Work Football De- dared a Fine Game When Properly Played, but -. Thoroughly ; . Bad . at Present. . 4;,h a, , ? ,!i Boston. Jan. IS. Football has been abolished at Harvard, pending' a . re form In the game, that will be accept able to the board of overseer, accord tng to an official announcement to-day from .the university. - .The discontlnu ance of the game is a result of a vote taken Hast "week , at a secret meeting ot the hoard of overseer, when it wa decided that intercollegiate football at Harvard" would not be permitted untl the .rule and regulations had been eo changed and 'amended arto remove what the overseers regard as the evils Of the ' present game. The. overseers accepted unanimously ths opinion of a special committee that the game a at present played is essentially bad in every - respect, that the method of for matlon -encourages trickery and foul play, and that thev result Is bad for the moral of the players as well: a for the body, The committee declared that , If changes were to be made ho man . now a" member of the so-called Intercollegiate rule committee should have a hand in it. the committee be lieving that these person-are so far committed to the present system that they could not agree to such change a are aosoiuteiy ; necessary , to pro ouce a decent, clean, pieasureabl eon test, "instead of the ? present apology for a rough and tumble light." :. "Football Is a One game when pron- rly played.' the committee says, "but the present game , 1 thoroughly bad and ought to be . stopped , absolutely Snd finally.", , Under the ruling of the overseer, football is now in abeyance at the university until the committee on the regulation ot athletic sport has made Its report to the board and until the board has accepted the new rules and regulations. The abolition of the game altogether caused great surprise among students and graduates. CLARK ASKS DISMISSAL. Attorney for One of MenlCliarged With Killing dm, t. mitn Make Effort to Have": IHm - Dl--cliarged No Sensational ' Develop ments In Trial Charter Granted Observer Bureau, -122 South Dawson Street, - Raleigh, Jant IS. The case of Lllllston and Clark, the fair fakirs, for the alleged killing of Charle G.' Smith, during fair , week In Raleigh, continues to- occupy ': the attention of Ralelgrh stand: . the ; casual court on-looker.,. There were Intro duced ' to-day a number of witnesses. and the" evidence wa of such a na ture that Clark, through his attorneys. offered, a motion that he, be dismissed, since the evidence was not against hlra in- the matter.. Clark, Is the junior party to the accusation and1 hall from Missouri. Ward was the subject under advisement and will report later,' So far there have been no development that have smacked of the really sen sational. There aeem to be an even ness about the case that disallow part of the extreme, at least so far. However, there ta at the same , time the suggestion of a hint or a series of hints that the unusual or th extraor dinary wlU come to pas v when Hhe grand Jury shall have made , its re-i port t course, aii "tni t uncon firmed and no one can swear; r At the same time there Is that rare and vagus something, that unknown - and un knowable parties talk: about and watch with an unusual eargerness, ' that stimulate the . watchf ulneas - of - the news-gatherer and the usuaC: casual listener. , V . - . . ii ii in i. i. ,i ii i " hi , i ii i n.;-.;-.ISc4wi SOUTHERN TO BUILD COAL ROAD t5.000.000 Contract 1 Txtt' ' to Knox- vuie svm .ior so-mue une i"rom -RmhreKvilla. Tenn.. to Marlon 'Hand Forced by South & Western. Knoxvllle, Tenn., Jan. IS, Chief En glneer of Construction Well, ; of the Southern Railway, awarded a contract here to-day for the construction of the Johnson City Railroad, a coal road which will run , from - Embreevtlle, Tenn,, to Marton N, C. The Southern ha been practically forced to build this line proposed by the construction of the South ft ? Western - Railroad along the Wautauga, river Into the Carolina, "The new road wul be about M miles long and will have maor tun nels. . It .will save .'. the ' Southern a haulage of . about -70 miles,: the road now hauling all coal from the Virginia fields into . the " Carolina by- war of Morrlatown. The Southern has award ed-this contract ta -W. J. Oliver A Company,.. of thi city, and f the- price will b in, excess o 16,000,000.. it vU require fully .three years to complete the- enterprise, Already a number of men are at work1 on1 th line.; their presence at the Embreevtlle end of the line being deemed neoessary to hold the right: of war at strategical point. . RE-ELECT PIIESIPENT JORDAN. "I'.td f , j,'.u ,,.. r Cotton; Association's Eiecutive ' Com- 1 mlttee '. Also Ciiooeea -' Secretary Clieatham . Again at .; Increased Salary South Carolinian Made Na tional Organiser at $5,000 a Year. New ; Orleans. Jan, 15. Th Southern Cotton Asaovlatlon . held Its annual bunl- tifs meeting to-day with almont a full board vslttinsv Harvi Jordan was -reelected president and Richard Cheathan was re-elected secretary.- F. H. Hlatt, of Columbia, , 8. C was elected treasurer and George T. Jester, of Corsicnna, Tex., was chosen vice preal'Wt hi place of Mr. Peters, . of Texas. The salary of the t resident -was nxed at IS.Ow a year. Sec ret ry Cheatham's salary was raised from $2,&ii0 go !3,0u a year. The salary of th treasurer .was fixed at tK) a year and the vice prmtldunt I to serve without salary.- -The 'Salary- of the gonerat nnciai agent ana ora-nnmpr, tu. u. tniitn, I'k, ;tu.. alfx-tal ' aorillTiv tn .li. aestinnn of the mas meeting. Wu (iAd at H.ooo a year, 1 i . , f in , U..MI, V Arrested on Charge of Forging Money Montgomery. 'Ala., Jan.' 15.-J. P. Coker, alias Powell; was arTVsti'd bv the Montgomery, police io-d;ty, it be ing, alleged .that he Is wanted by tho Inlted States government for the for gery of postpfflce -money. . orders at FenaacQla and Mariana. Fla., at I'.iin. brWge, Ga,, and Luvern. Aki. It M said by the police that Col.ir f 'rn-.i bond ot jW m i'ensjtooi u -1 h i pen .In "Montgomery t;'nee t a t t cf Deremher and wan t , . k I i j. t l;.!c un, SAHUELS' tucn s :z THE REVENUE TRIALS K: .1." Adjourned Scmlon of IVdi-ral C. Svr Trial or Ex-iteveuno O . t-at Greensboro, lupins 'II. W ' i v lng G. W. Samuel to be 1 1 1 Von- Trial Charged -With JtUku -a False Reports , of Destruction . . Distilleries Reward for Imports i c Witness Superior Cou' t In hesttion f -Vacation Granted i;r. ' Dean, Terse News Notes From Gate City. Special to The Observer. ': ' ,', Oreensborp Jan. 15.Hr.' W, B." Dev. lln - began. . work as ' chief clerk to Freight Agent W..E., Coffin, of the Southern Railway," succeeding Mr. u. E. Phoenix,. ' who resigned to go to Jacksonville. Fla,,' to take a place with the Seaboard Air Line. It wa stated last week that Mr.' H. H. Traywlck would Succeed Mr. phoenix, but he ha accepted the position as cashier for Freight Agent, W.. G. Crutchfleld, of the .Southern, at Mobile, , Ala for which, place he will leave Wednesday night,' Mr. -Devlin-is an experienced railroad man, ; having been agent for the.,: Southern and ,c ether.; roads at Chester,- S, Ci ..before coming' tu Greensboro. a year ago, buying an in terest in the , B. Mathis Shoe Com pany, . .-' , s ' . ' Rev. Dr. H,', Baldwin Dean; rector" of St. Barnabas Episcopal church, at yes-, terday's services asked for a vacajlort of two months and It was granted, H will visit his daughter in Georgia and may not return to Greensboro, on ac count of hi,-health," which has been failing for some time. . " Plan are being drawn for Mr. D. R. Huff ina who will-build a handsome three-story brick building at the corn er of Walker avenue and South Ashe streets, using the first floor for store and the second' and third a an annex for the Hotel Hufflne.. which is grow- ing, out, of. its accommodations' under the management of Mr, Joseph P, Sanders. ." - . ' ' . . : , - The regular' clvU term of Guilford Superior Court convened this morning,. Judge G. ft-Ferguson presiding. . The first case was the damage suit of Dan iel H. Fox vs. the Greensboro Electric Company, for: 15,000 damages or ac count of alleged personal inujries, re- t ceived while on a street car of the defendant-company two years ago.' The case will not go to the Jury be fore to-morrow. ;,,' . jy FEDERAL 1 COURT f RECONVENES. . . The adjourned term of Federal Court ' will epen .-. to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock for the purpose of trying G. w.; Samuel, charged with making false re port, of the destruction of distilleries', while serving ?& revenue officer.-;- This case has: attracted a xood deal of interest and wilt be hotly contested bY tKa el 1 1 1 at n a ( MAiikt rw both sides. -Thi trial will be followed. w v uiu VLiiiind m,' alias . aa . ,uuasac uii . by other against ex-revenue officials " for alleged fraud and violation of the : internal revenue law. - j, i United States Marshal J. M. MtllU - kan received instructions from the De partment of Justice this morning to uur m icw.iu vi luv iui ..iuv. v.uiuub, wanted on the charge of conspiracy . against the government. He la-also an Important witness tn. some of the . .. . .en . t - . revenue fraud cases to be tried at the term which - convenes . . to-morrow morning. " Henrys Baker, the young Boy" who was sent to tb Southern , Life and Trust Company Saturday to get a check cashed for , Meyer's department, tore, and ' who got the money and disappeared, 1 tlll out of sight, but the , police are working on the case . with some hope of success.... f. ', - HOPE IX)R MARSHALL FIELD. i n .. V . '- ' ' ,' Multl-MlUionalre Clucago Slerriiant, . HI With Pneumonia in New York.. mow lias cnance or .Recovery. a close personal friend of the . Field . family, came from the bed-side of Mar shall Field, ill at the Holland House in this elty, with pneumonia, and said that for the first time- since Saturday nlKht the - attending physician had - told Mr. Field's , immediate relative that thev . rdlg-ht, retire, and rest, easy.. Thi was taken to indicate that 'the Imorovement of the early evening continued. -- - 'j. ne conaition or jar, rieirr anowea marked Improvement .early In the night. The i rally which he experienced - between 2 . and. S o'clock, in the afternoon. . eon. -tlnued five hours after it bexan, and tn noticeably had Mr. Field Improved' at the end of this period that those watch-;: in at his bad-aide began to hope tor re- ' covery. One of bis three physioians, who earlier in the day . had . aimouneed to those at Mr. Field's bed-side that practtc- : ally all hope of saving his life muat be abandoned, said to-night that he believed Mr. Field had .a. chance Of . recovery. Although the area of congestion-was still confined to one lung, the long strain hml . made great Inroad upon Mr. . Field's strength, and heart stimulant were freely ' administered. . , , . , v t- I, , ...., . .linn, I, . i i i ...,". SECOND STRIKE AT IEXI3TGTON. ' W'eaver "of Wennonah Mill1, No. 2t Walk Out, Demanding increase tn' Pay, but Return After Listening to Manager. , , v I'Z Special to The Observer., V Lexington. jan a, secona struts at the Wennonah' Cotton MUla here ' wa narrowly averted this atternoon. . At t;80 o'clock about 50. hand walked outt of the. "weaving room, In mill No. 2, It seemed that, a general strike was onv Mr. W. B. Holt, Jr., -manager of the mill, called the hands together and reasoned -with them, going over th whole situation, and concluding wi. i the statement that,' unless they w? willing to continue at ' the pres. t.t wages, the mill would have to be shut down indefinitely. . After hearing t!. argument of their employer, the "- rat Ives all returned to work. The in : strike, which took place last Wednes day in mill No. 1, still drags on. oni two out ot the total number of 43 hav ing resumed work. To-day" strikers demanded, a raise from 22 !4 cent per cut to IS cents; but appear now to bi satisfied r with the explanations ma lj them and , reasons stated tor the re fusal of their request. v , . , Site Addlq Hunter Dead. ' Miss Addle Hunter died last evcnln? at 6 o'clock at the home of her mother, Mrs. Alice V. Hunter, at No. 15 Nort i Church street, after an Illness of sev eral months. Mis Hunter was rt year old and was a very lava: i young woman, ye Imi fct-en ca.- - for the Bee Hive b ,i a her i," i.- i had a large; "number cf fri.--; : t v will grieve at her Ueatli. The "funeral ' arrangomenta v '. ; announced to-dav. Hoitso Cot-" I r 1 V.'a " '-t.-1, J omr!i ' oa ( i t.)-- "V v : -:tr!iv' t r " " o: "' 1 ) 1
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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