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SAYS GANG GOT MILLION 8 CASE AGAtNST GREENE-GAYNOJR Special Assist Ant , Attorney - General ,J, Krwin Details to Jury What the i'i, tiovernment.-Proposes to Prove. in ' c7n Prosecution for Savannah r II arbor ;: ' V Contract Swindle Greene ' and ' ' tiaynor Seduced Captain - Carter I'rom His Pty and Ho Made All - Manner of Trouble for-Other Ilid . dere $723,000 of Illicit Proms Re- - oelved by Each or the Three. Savatmah, Ga., Jan.' 20.Tb,e most Interesting' session that ha ret been ' held by the Federal Court in It two i 'j weeks consideration of the Greene, and Qaynor case wu that 'of to-day, when ' Special 'Assistant Attorney General V .'Marlon Erwln. In a long and detailed ( arraignment, explained to the Jury the. government'- contentions as- to the , guilt f of 'the defendants and k indicated Just' what the prosecution would en deavor to establish with tacontestible -proof.4 V r' Both defendants were present, they have been every day; of the trial, hut they did -not seem particularly moved by the language that charged them wlththe seduction ,0. former , Captain Oberlin X Carter from his .duty and the smbesslement t of ,,hun , dreda of thoueands of dollars. , j CORRUPTED CAPT. CARTER- '.' -"Assistant- Attorney ' Marioit -Erwln said the government would seek - to show that Lieutenant O. if. Carter - came here In 1884 under OenerafGll - more and waa connected 'with the rlv ' er and harbor work when appropria ; tions for river and harbor were -not so ' large as now. carter was appointed ' in charge upon the death of General Oilmore and the-, government would show, said Mr.' Erwin.'that he nil In ; with Greene and Gaynor. At an early staae. Mr. Erwln said, , the contrae- , tors" started .to work on Carter, sret ting him Into little side oontracta with them and making a little money for him. pr at least; so .pretending;, then '' they -commenced to lend him. monev; He would pay the money back and at C Urst the loans were inconsiderable, but 82,000; gradually the amounts lncreas- ' ed and he became involved -in con' ' tracts and enterprises with them. - ed fhe people of Savannah in getting a - very large appropriation for savannah harbor work. 'Congress made this- great appropriation, and In 1891. Mr, .Erwln said, Carter went over to H Greene and Garnor "body and soul." T DIVIDED SWAG EVENLY. ' When the payments began upon the i Vi big contracts divisions of the .money 1 the -end of each month as regularly as -'' clockwork. From 1892. continued Mr, Wit . v. ... .. ,., t fienaes of th -work: were aollt up by . - toUthe- adveVffirua-W v' tracts; Mr. Erwln declared. Carter did " not ioilow the regulations, often on J ( 11.000.00& contract . cutting down the , sarlly to fail to the Atlantio" vontracf : mg company, or wnicn areene -ana . Gaynor and - Carter were the able ; thrown in the way of other prospec- : tive piaaers. carter was said to nave kept the specifications under lock and rur.'.HUMUiui auu 1 vai:i.itA,jt nuu : 'f : niiowiiig enjry nuui wus (u tuny, "m:'. v ...... . ' j.n. . i . ' . uompany at exorDiiant prices. - - -. In one Instance, said Mr. . Erwln. ;" where thev could aot buy off an out- ' alder the government was saved .over ;- 1100.000 riB" nnn f nntmc.t. In the course - of five or six years, he said, from 1891 to 1897, the contracts, with that single exception, went to ureene ana uaynor and Carter and the net profits were , : tegularly divided among these three. . v ( in liia uwvuuu, wumi 1110 cjiiriMji , - they put the screws upon him - - caused him to fall, Carter treating him with a severity that he never showed ; '. In hla demands ution Greene and Gav - nor, thus crushing him, so that there was no longer, any competition. ' ' Mr.'' Erwln, with pencils and bundles " tt mattreeses and fascines. - He " said .. nfti v-arier naa uiree oesigns- oi mai tresses set .forth in the specifications. : Stating that the engineer might re .fccillra-.. the .oae of any one Of the three 'i specified In 'the carrying out of the , f i work. One of t;hese dealgnr was much more costly than the -others, and yet contractors were required to bid upon them together at one price. Carter se- " ioctlng which he might aee at. ! Then, continued Mr. Erwln, with , bids In, ' Greene and Gaynor would ba given the contract, because tney nau uuaerotooa " with Carter that ho would use the r cheapest style, and had figured aecord ': tnirly. whUe. the -"outsiders" would ; have figured upon the basis of the ' " possibility of ' the' engineers choosing the most expensive design. '-. ', ; -; rrt MISLED OTHER BIDDERS. -,' ' v The obstacles thrown in the way of .'.: : -'., t . . . . , it.... A. 41.1.111 bidders,' were-described, Carter even trylnlr to keep apeclflcatlons front them by absenting himself and leaving his f rivate secretary, .Michael A. Connolly, his VJlnr the Fenmany" as 3Ir, Erwln termed- him, to put them off. ' Then, lie said. Carter" would mislead thero by telling them they would have-- ido ny telling i-great . k.tha ythat sTiat deal m oxnnalvor euosldiarv that really was not necessary was not done at all by Greene Uaynor' when they .secured. the toniracis, - ' . - . "The Jury win flnd," Mr, Erwln said In summing up what he proposes to ' prove, and referring to Captain- Car- Ut r that in 1891. after having been a , borrower, a poor lieutenant who had . to get money from Greene and Gaynor ;-;, lo eaK out Tils meagre salary,, he be - - came a capitalist, receiving : monthly . . large sums of which 'the government ; i was ' defrauded..' ; On receiving; the checks,' Mr. Erwln said. Carter would : go. to New. York, making a fake report ' to his chief as to his wereabouts. There he would take his third in cawh and , deposit It with some broker.. Getting too rich In time to look well, he began o deposit in the name of the late R. F. Weacott, his fathom-law. The money so deposited was drawn ' out "from time to time and used for the - ;. purchase of bonds which Carter held. , "Carter's share of the illicit profits from the government were the . name : as thoee of Greene and Gaynor,; each of the three getting $723,000.' Judge 8pRcr Informed the Jury that thy ehojld not take the pjosecutlng . etlornov's statement fti evhlciK-e and llr-'e' adjounimcot tntll Monday . : tacrnUs , J , t 1 BLOODY BAY II;EUUADOB EEVOliCTIONS WinLE YOV VTAXt Two New Governments In 'an Hour y Makes Kotahlo Record Even for f South America, People of Guas-a-it mill Revolting Against Assumption of Power by Vice Preslocnt Moreno Many Killed or f Wounded " on . Both " Sldea -Ecuadorian - Minister to United States Flees to Chilean (swsimer Capital , Moved xom Quito. 1 .i f , 4t'iv(V 1 1 V "t'J'u Guayaquil, Ecuador,'. Jran, W.-General Alfaro occupied ' Quito, .the capital, at p.- m .Thursday," A Junta of notable per sons met In .'the government palace- here at 4 p; tn. to-day and formed a new gov ernment. Vice President BaauerUe More no assumed .the-, executive power, estab liflhlng- the capital here and appointing a new,- Ministry. r ' . Rioting followed. The people i during the afternoon attacked the prisons, liber ated the political prisoners and afterwards captured the police, barracks, where the rioters- obtained possession of a number of rifles and some cannon. Rifle shots later were beard In alt 'parts of theelty and the rioters became so bold that they attacked a battalion of artillery.. Many persons were killed or wotinded on both sides during the fighting; The new ministry, however, only lasted one bourA The people rrejeoted the ad ministration, ef Baquerlso Moreno and proclaimed -''aw v.' President : General Eloy Alfaro, the former President of Ecuador, and leader of the revolution, and W hla absence Dr. Emlle 'Arrevalo assumed the civil and military authority. A great panic prevailed hers during the evening and in the midst of the disorder General 1 laonldae -Ftaxa, minister of Ecuador- to the United States, who ar rived here an. 1( and assumed chlef .com- cand of i the ' army tn its operations agalnet the rebels, escaped from the city and embarked on board the Chilean steamer Xeoa, which leaves here , to-morrow for Panama, Later r In the t evening, order was ; re. stored.. . Two hundred persons were killed or wounded In the fighting here, r . .V',-; .1- - ...i . v; liADY PAHKER'8 JEWEIiS GONE. Wife of ' Novelist Victimised by Sneak Thief While at Ixndon llotet, uoa ing - Portion ' of ' Her Collection Valued at $I5,00O London De tectives Working la New York. New York. Jan. JO. The Herald to morrow will say: '.'That Lady Parker, -wife of Sir 3ll- bert Parker, -wrae robbed of $75,000 in Jewels several weeks ago In the Carle- ton HoteUndon,- ha been revealed in thte'clty since the, departure of rep resentative of Scotland Yard for Palm Beach, Fla,-. For -more, than a week the London detectives worked in this city. Independently of the central office, vis iting pawn shop and following other traiuv - - t it ' 'In -the recent solitical campaign. In 'England Lady Parker took up a temporary residence In the Carleton. She was Miss A. E. Vantlne. of this city, daughter Of the late A. A.- Vantlne.-and wealthy in her own right. Her Jewels are well known and on this occasion she had in a casket In her room part of her - collection; - ' There came a knock at her door one morning and a wetk dressed man was discovered. At sight of Lady Par ker he apologized profusely, saying he had made a mistake having heen called to- the; room v of a i friend. Little was thought of the Incident, and Lady Par ker went in make soma palls.- When eha returned aba discovered, that the case and Its contents' had been taken. Nothing else had been disturbed. - En trance had been obtained by a mas ter Key ,f.v -v ; "It was Lady Parker's description of the man who had knocked at her door v that caused the Scotland Yard man to., take ship f or this ..city. JXbe detective authorities thought they rec ognised m it a man who has made a reputation as .a eneak- thief and ho tel thief on two continents. It was learnea uiat lie naa aaneo ror Mew York. Ha waa not In New York when the detective arrived. "laut there were traces cfhlm here, and-af tar a week's investigation a clew was found which indicated that he had gone to Florida." . SENSATIONAL CHARGES. Mrs. Lillian Duke ege That Her ' tins Dana 'jTeatea- xier vtun iat treme Cruelty She .Also Charges Him With Dmnkonness and Other Serious Offenses, - Special to The Observer. -. Trenton, N. S Jan. 20.-The answer of Mrs. . Lillian Duke to the charges made by her husband, James B. Duke, m his ault. for divorce, which has Just been, begun here, charges her husband -with adultery and extreme cruelty, and alleges that he : employed : servants to be used as witnesses against her: She makes a formal denial of the charge that she', was guilty, of - having lnv proper - relations , with Huntoon. - She says that she regarded him as an old friend of her family and asks that a decree,of divorce-be given her. , Among, her . allegations . of cruelty. Mrs. : Duke specifies ' that,: on their wedding Journey to Europe, Mr. Duke compelled her - to take nine trips in open vehicles,' exposing i ber to rain, hail, and snow, "When she objected, she says, ho used harsh 'and abusive lan guage. She avers that sbo lost - to pounds in weight because of his con duct, ,-On' several occasions, -she charges, her husband kicked her out of. bed, struck' her with a crutch. choked and shook her. and called her vue names. Every night, she alleges, he would come home intoxicated. She also alleges ,that her husband would not allow her to see her friends. - The . answer further sets forth that Duke during .his married1 lite, kept a woman of bad character, at his resi dence in Somerviiie, hf, j., as hla mla- dretta, compelling his wife to associate Kvlth- this woman as an squat. It. is further alleged that he joined with this woman tn drinking large quantities of uouor,, , si- - , . - - . , , , C ,1 - r . 'u,- TROUBLE DUE AT ALGECTRAS. Rising Feeling of plstrast at Moroc can Conference Owing to ' Ke- luctanccr of Father IVance or Ger 7 many to Define Iositlons. serein of amiability that envelopes the relations or toe envoys oi me powers to the Moroccan conference, a rlxlng feal ina of dlmruKt l observable, due. aoem. int!y, to the unwilllniniens of botn France and eGrmany to define their ponHIons be yond re-altlrmlnf, now oroewhat weari somely, their adherence to the open door, int Tuireeroisnir m mi nuiiiin and toe Integrity of his terrltoriea. Ther la . a feeiinff iwnir the rahMaflori of the 1m tntereatM powers that trouble is in alKht. 'The Moroccan dclcfffitBO have be cornq eunactoiis ot ihla auj take aaUj factlun thcrctrom. , , - GBAFT-PBOOF BILL' SOUGHT DEFICIENCY MEASURE IN BOUSE Text ' of Discuaaion Waa Abuses Id Expenditure of Appropriations, Two .Speakers Declarlna iTansportauon y of Silver Coin , to and , From Sub Treasrarlea , the Most , Ageravated . Instance An Xbmreee - Company raid by Government $16,000 ' tor . Transporting It ,Own Money BflaslaslnDian ' Wants . Ilecoras oi ' Federal f Liouor ., License . Holders v. Made Available ' , Washington, Jan JMk-Abuses" in the fxpendlture ,of Appropriation was the text of the .duKuasion tn" the .House to-day during the consideration of the urgent deficiency " appropriation." MIL But ; 11100' progress was made In the consideration of the bnV which wui be the continuing toplo for .Monday. , . The portrait of ex-Attorney General Kho for which, the Department of Justice has asked 12,615 waa agin the tenia of comment. The most animated discussion of the day took place on an amendment by Mr, Kelfer, of Ohio, to increase the' amount lor tne trananortation of silver coin. V " Mr. tnnitn tiowa aeciareo wai r.ne practice of : transporting s silver , ooin from and tq sub-treasuries was gran pure and simple and in . tne miereat of express companies." r.- a Mr. Hill . (Conn.) said it wae.-un- adulterated " graft." ' Every, ;. Secretary of the Treasury from Carlyle down, he said had disapproved or tne practice, Ha said he could give a specific In stance "where an express company was paid by the - trovernment Jis.ooo for transporting Its trWn money from San Francisco to JVew rork. , Mr. Williams (Mlaa) stated that If the movement of sliver was stopped or restricted It would work hardship in agricultural districts. The amend ment waa lost. . ' Mr. Humphryee (Miss.) discussed A measure he has pending to make the government records of Federal liquor taxpayers and license-holders available as evidence. In prohibition and lo cal option sections of the country; he said, the present practice of withhold- log this information really placed the Federal government in the position el aiding the violators of local ', laws Persons operating, "blind tigers," said Mr. Humphreys, obtain , Federal 11 cense and thus avoid pursuit by gov ernment agents, nut the ' government records were withheld by the' rules of the internal Revenue Bureau from be ing available by State officials In mak ing prosecutions. The rttfe of the In ternal Kevenue Bureau, he said, con travened the well-established rules -of evidence of our Jurisprudence. Stating- that there hed been con siderable criticism of Southern cot ton planters In their efforts to de crease their cotton acreage, Mr. Sims (Tenn.l denied that this would In crease European acreage, - and placed in ; The f Record an article from the government crop reporter on the sub ject. , Mr. Tawney - discussed the so-called 'coercion'' approwiationa by itevarn ment juepartments,i j . Having, hla attention called .again' to the item tn. the bill of $2,615, for a portrait of ex-Attorney General Knox, Mr. Pagett-XTenn.) asked Mr. Taw ney IT he believed It to be a justK Sable' appropriation. Mr. Tawney said he did not think any man could Justify it Mr. Tawney saia it ; was nopea , that the present discussion, If nothing else, would put an end to the practice. Mr. Llttauerv remarked that the State Department had sought to evade the law of last year restricting the use of government carriages to heads of Departments, and had secured car riages for Assistant Secretaries out of the fund "to enable, the President, to .meet unforeseen emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service.1 A provision has been inserted in the bill to prevent this . .'-, ' Mr. Lattauer said the Portsmouth peace conference.ihad . coat, the gov ernment $2,000 and the entertainment of Prince Louis, of Battenburg, has cost M.SU.07. ' Rising Jto the "defense of a provis ion for eight clerks in the Treasury to count money, Mr. Galnea aaid that this old money should be retired. It was "rotten, dirty,, bacteria-carrying, aesease-Dreedlng paper money." It ..I1.J 111-- n . . . - ..1 viudiibu iiiu eo smmais ana ought to be retired from' circulation. ; The House adjourned until Mohday. BILL IN EXPOSITION'S BEHALF. Representative Maynard Asks- $1,340, ,000 for 'Government Exhibit Also Wants $1,000,000 $a Silver Pieces Coined,' ExpoelUon to Get Margin v Between - Bullion Cost and lace .; Value.", 'f't , ' Washington, v, Jan. ,' .Representa tive Maynard, Of Virginia;' Introduced a bill to-day authorising the govern ment to participate In th" Jamestown Ter-Centennlal Exposition at Hampton Roads in 1907, and ' providing an ap propriation of $1,80,000 for govern mental buildings ; and exhibits. The bill also provides .-for the Coinage bv the government ot 1,000,000 '$2 silver pieces,' the exposition to pay for the bullion used. .By this means the ex position hopes to realize a profit -ot about .1800,000 on the $ difference be tween the cost of the silver and the circulating yalue ot the colna. RepresenUtive Maynard ; believes there will be a great demand for K allver pieces especially coined lor the exposition an d-bearing scenes typical ot Jamestown, as the colnwlll be of such unusual else that It will be prised as ft apuvenlr. - , ; , For Pnbllo Bnilding 'at Portsmouth, ' c'.'ai ,Vaw ", y Washington,' - Jan. ' J0.Representa tive. Maynard,, of Virginia, Introduced a bill to-day provtding tor an appro priation of $50,000 to erect a publlq building at Portsmouth, Vs. -. 4 'iFLAYER GLAiE SAVANNAH'S.;' 'f" . ;ir ' " ,' '-t)-, Claim or Southern League Club Pro avails., Over.That of. Boston Ameri cans,Vj.5 'J',w-Wr "j J " Cincinnati, Jam-S. -The claim of the Savannah, Oa. club in the Southern League.', tor Player -'Ralph . G4aze, .of Dartmouth College, who has - been signed byrthe Boston American League team, was sustained in decision an nounced by the national baseball com mission to-day.-' The, player contended that he naa received, out not sisned. a contract, while the Savannah man agement presented correspondence, in which Glass had agreed to their terms. This agreement was declared ty the commission to be - binding under , the national agreement. t - . - , ; , , Well-Known Flqrlda Physician Dead. Tampa..; Fla. Jan. 20. Dr. Frank 1L Caldwell, formerly- in charge - of - the plant system' hospital service, did Iwre thla evening of Erlght's disease, lie was a native of Xlouie, Co, - - OPPOSE DEPARTMENT REPORTS Southern ; Soft Yara Spinners' Asso elation Holds Enthusiastic Meeting in Atlanta J. V, .Cannon 'Mae .'- President and ; A. C. .Hntchlson '' Secretary Yarns - Worth 1 31 Cents ."on Basis pi 'ens.. , , ; '?. .- sK Atlanta, Ga.; Jan." 20. At th meet ins- ot the Southern Hort xarn epu ners' AssoclaUon here to-day between 260.00ft and 800.000 spindles were repre sented. At an enthusiastic meeting- the following offlcers were elected: ' . President J. W. Cannon, Concord, N". C; -vice presidents L. D. Yyeon, Knoxville. Tenrt: J. B. MoMilllan, Talladega," Ala-r S.'A. Carter, Atlan ta, Ga.r J. J. Littiejonn, jonesvuie, B. C;; secretary and treasurer A. C, Hutchison. Charlotte. N. C; advis ory board J. W. Cannon, A O.; Hutchj ison, 4. - uooiw,-- o. -ft uwuii, William Parker Cedartown, Ga.), J , F. Taylor Klnaton. N, C-h and J. J. Llttlejohn. '.'- One of the most Interestlngr features of the meeting was an address by William Whittam, 'Jr., editor of The American Cotton Manufacturer. - -1 - - A resolution was adopted asking for a discontinuance of the reports on the cotton -crop by the Agricultural Department "Of. the government. The Overman bill providing for the cre ation of a cotton commission, now be fore Congress, was endorsed. Confl- dentlal bulletins to members of the aa-i sociatlon ' are , to be issued weekly. A resolution was adopted that tilt was the sense ' of the meeting that yarns are- worth to-day, on a basis of tens, 21 cents per pound, with a quar ter of a cent rise per number up to twenties." v l, The Southern Cotton -Association and the American Cotton Manufacturers' Association . "were both endorsed. , MISHAPS IS FOG AT BRUNSWICK Steamer Plying; Sound. Sinks In Shal low Water and Mallory Liner Go mel Goes Ashore, but Comes Clear at High Water. ' Brunswick. Ga.. Jan. 20. The steam er Hessle, plying between Brunswick and Darten, was sunk in five feet ot water ea:' St. Simon pier last night. Fortunately the' accident occurred in shallow -water and the crew and pas sens;ers were not In any great danger. The Hessle was returning from Darien and in feeling her . way through the dense tog struck an obscure piling. A large hole was smashed in her port side and she Immediately went down, the entire hull being under water. The paRfmngers" were much frightened, but it was soon discovered that there was not any darker, - All on board occupi ed the pilot, house for a few hours, when they were rescued and landed on the laland: Tugs are now attempting to raise the steamer and she will probably-be saved, although .the dam age Is considerable. i It la reported to-night that the Mal lory Line etetfmer Comal, which sailed from here Friday, went ashore off St. Simon, being lost in the fog. She suc ceeded In coming clear at high water, but anchored and will not attempt to sail until . the fog clears somewhat. . All. vessels la port, ready for sea, are remaining ., at their various wharves. Thai monitor Ark ana as was due here to-day, but bas not yet been sighted and it is thought that she anchored near St. Simon light. . DEPENDS OS ' UNITED STATES. France's Next Move': Against Vene- sneia JHMayed renaing Conferences at Washington Squadron Being Re-Informed Meanwhile. Paris,' Jan. 20 The apparent hesita tion in. France's decision relative to Venezuela appear; to-be prompted by tne aestre not to begin active measures without first taking the advice of the authorities at Washington. For this purpose, Ambassador Jusserand has been fully; instructed regarding his goverment's point' of , view, which he is laying tefore the American govern ment. The officials here agree that France's action Is somewhat hampered owing to Veneauela's peculiar situa tion, the foreign claims upon the cus toms being regarded as niacin? a blockade , almost out 'of the aueatlon. It Is admitted thai , preparations are going on for re-enforcing the French squadron, . but the object of this step is still undefined. This much Is re garded as certain France's next move will depend on the result of M Jus serand's conferences at Washington. The semi-official Temps suggests that the best means to adopt would be tor the United ' States to assume' financial control of Venezuela, thus assuring America and other nations the repara tion and satisfaction due them." FOLK ADDRESSES BOSTONIANS Five Hundred Business ' Men Hear Missouri Executlvo on Iteform In Politics. , Boston, Jan. 20. Five hundred of the leading business men of Boston, mem bers of the- Boston Merchants' Associ ation, attended the annual dinner of the organisation at Hotel Somerset to night and heard addresses by Govetv nor josepti w. jnoik, of Missouri! Mayor John Woaver, ot Philadelphia Governor Curtis Guild, and others. Governor Folk was accorded a hearty reception. 'He discussed la a general way reform-in politics. .,'1' IOADS. Negro ' Sentenced - af Wadewboro tor Obtaining; .. Money, on JTalse Pro ten so. - $ i ? T t: Special to The Observer. . Wadasboro. Jan. Henry Rlchardann. a -negro who claimed to represent a New York firm and' who was arrested some time ago on a warrant aworn out bv three nearoes llvlna near iWadeahOm; n,V the - charge of obtaining . money undor falae cretonae. waa to-dnv .niinA., ha Judge Moore to live years at hard labor on me counir roaas. , -, i-'v.'.",,-. 1 II M,ll''ll'll"l'lW-W.'V,',;v.'i,,'&'.a.iii', Castro Garrisoning Venezuelan Porta. wlllemstadt. Island 'of Curacao. Jan 20. The Venezuelan government la ac tively engaged n garrisoning the ports of the republic mnd in furnishing the troops with supfcltea,. . j , ( Adcordlng to the advices received here, the general publfo in Venezuela received the newa of tha-ruDture of diplomatic n. relations : between:, Vans aucla and France with the utmoat in dlfference but ' diplomatic clrclea a Caracas are indignant at the action of the Venezuelan government In not al lowing M. Talgny to return. ' r, '',0' " ' ' Cliairman Shonts Defeiids Canal Com Cincinnati' Jan. 20. Theodore P. Shonts, chairman ot ' the Isthmian Canal commieaion, to-night was , the guest of honor and sole speaker at the January meeting of the Commercial Club. Mr. honts defonded the- work of the: canal commission 'Vr against ."scandal-mongers,", his speech tnklng much the ame turn - as the recant writings (' 1'roBlJf-nt .ItoiwKt-velt and Secretary, 'ialt ca the suljact,- - : BB, JETHB0 BUMBLE DJUD ',", -t... ,v,.t. -i THE END OF A NOTABLE CAREER - ? i, ,,. , - Eminent Salisbury ; Divine ' Passes "ft Away at Red Springs ? After'5 Long ' Bine Waa for v. 45 - Years Pastor Of, Salisbury Presbyterian Church -' and Was One of the Best Known 1 Minlstera of That Denomination In s the ' State A Native of Cabarrus - County Author ', . of - "Rnmple'a . History .of - Howan' Close of ' Christian life of the Highest Type 1 A Biographical Sketch. Special to The Observer. ' v Red Springs. Jan. 80. Dr. Jethro Rumple, of Salisbury, died here to night after an Illness of several weeks. The , body will b taken- to Salisbury, where the funeral will take place Tuesday. The remains will, be interred In Chestnut Hill Cemetery beside the body of his wife, according to his re quesU Dr. Rumple's death, occurred at the home of his daughter, Mrs C. G. Vardell, where he had been for two months, . 1 This venerable vicegerent ot, his Master was born in Cabarrus countv, March 10, 1829. Of his earlier Ufa, there ls no unusual' story. It is the record of one brave man's fight against the hardships of the world. The career of this man proves a theory that many wise men have held that no man can fail who has tn him the elements of success. Working his hard way through oppressive poverty. Dr. Rumple entered Davidson College and graduated' from this Institution , In 1852.v He then took his theological course; following a few years of -work in the school-room. When be. had com pleted his work in the seminary, he took bis first charge at Rocky. River, Cabarrus county, and caftte to Salisbury November 18, I860., sjBef ore coming to Salisbury, Dr. Runrpil : was married to Miss Jane Wharton, ot Greensboro, and - they lived together until the summer ot 1903, -when Mrs. Rumple died. -Of his 45 years' pastorate here, there cannot be too much written. It Is the record tot a saintly life whoser every turn was rounded, put by infinite love tor his . fellowman. One coming to Salisbury' and seeking ita best-loved man would be directed to Dr. Rumple, by every person in the city. , ' 3 , pr. Rumple stood probably as nign In the- Presbyterian Church ass, anv Southern minister. oFr years He had been' a trustee of Union Theological Seminary, of Richmond, and hadr held a similar position with Davidson, Col-, lege, He was an author of reputation, his "Rumple's History of Rowan," .e ing' widely disseminated. It ls the most Interesting volume ever written ?,bout Rowan county. -He was ever he least oretentious of ' men, thouah he ras Yegarded always, as the safest oz scnoiars ana was autnorny upon questions of history. ' , AS a preacher. Dr. Rumple was tne equal of any pulpiteer In the , State. His sermons were always didactic and studied with the utmost of care. He had, none of the; theatrtcallam of tha evangelists, did not sweep men from their feet, but preached the Word and was one divine that followed hla own Instructions. . He celebrated, In ; JIovember. , 1900, the fortieth anniversary of his pastoral work. At this service, the leadlna Presbyterian ministers of the State and the ministers of the city were pre sent and Dr. Rumple preached one of his greatest sermons from Deute ronomy 8:2, "And thou shalt remember alt the way which the Lord thy God hath led thee these forty years" He maintained his activity until the spring of 1904, when Rev. John H. Grey, .of , Lexington, waa called here as bia assistant. .This Godly man; like his Master, has been a ' tnan of sorrows. Of hla four children, but one aurvlves. Two of these died tragic deaths. When young Watson; Rumple was at Davidson Col lege, he "wan struck behind the ear with a baseball and died a few davs laterer Another son, James, died in Shendon, Va., the exact cause sof his death ( being unknown. This Tonlllant young sman was fishing on the river 'Uaiias1 siiu, wnen iuiuiu, nv Hnumx . . . i i ......... . t ki.iu pole was protruding from the water, he bema- at the bottom, dead. - A sad circumstance about these deaths is that all took place away from home. Both' of the lovely boys died under the most pathetic circumstances and Mrs. Rumple, whom he loyed as wife more than 4(1 years, died In Blowing Rock, In bis last days, he yearned in wild delirium for his home, a desire that he would have expressed in his vigor ous health, had he known the ap proach, s -This ' Incomplete sketch cannot dt Justice to this man's life. He went about doing good, preached; tha Gospel of hope like an angel, lived the Ufa ot a Christian and died the death of a soldier. The roost exacting JusUce'wlll give him the crown when the account lpg comes. y . 11INE WORKERS' DEMANDS?" iConventlon Hears Report of Sub- - CotnntUtee peciarauon Against Open IKKir for Japanese snd Ko " rean fjaborers Plea Made - for Striking Alabama Miners. ; Indianapolis, Jan, 20. The aub-com-tnittee of the scale committee of,; tha United Mine Workers; haa been eon aldering the wage scale demands to be made by the miners , of - the central competitive district, composed of In diana, Ohio, Illinois and western Penn sylvania, and also to be made by the miner of Iowa, ' Michigan and that part of the Virginia that ships to the West and Northwest, ha agreed to report to the general committee meet ing the following- demands; First, admission ot the Southwestern States to the central competitive-Held: second,, a 12 Mi per cent Increase in wages; , third, prohibition of ' employ ment of .boys less than ft years of age. The general committee-will meet, to morrow or Monday to 'assemble tha de mand agreed on by the sub-commlt-tee and formulate a scale to ba sub mitted to th convention. , - l; . -. r The thirteen delegate who represent the striking Alabama 'miners, . who have been out ' of the mines ' f6r 19 month made a plea for more financial support. Several-delegates told stories Of the ' distress ot the wive and children ot the miners, who are out ot shoe and clothes. The children, one ot the speaker declared, do hot even have books.,. The apportionment of the support now given -the strikers, h said, amounts to tl.iO a week, or two cent a meal for each person de pendent on the mining Industry affect ed by,-tHe strike. 3- -: ' v. the .convention to-day f declared against, the .open-door .'policy of this government ! tor i the : Immlirratlon r of Japanese and Korean , inborera -1' The convention alHn. dttclnred Jn fa vor of a plan to have convicts build good road across tUe continent. 11 CHABTEBSiN 0NE4B1Y DIFFICTJLTY IK REOPENING, CASE "J. ji " " r ' r kjiaaBeaiaaasa f ; " K The , Secretary - ot t State - Yesterday Granted Charters to Eleven New f: Concerns Inefficiency, of the Law ;- May Render it Dlflicult, ' Perhsps . Impossible, .. to - Reopen lilleston -.'-Murder Case Explosion of Gas In v New Agrlcaltnral Building Itev, John E. Smedes,' Former Princi pal St. Augustine 1 School, Dies in - Washington, and 1 4 Burled -. In -1' Raleigh, fjt- , X V X i 1 ' Observer Buteau, t 1 123 S. Dawaon Street, ' - ' . V' v ' Raleigh Jan. 80. , The State issues the following char ters to-day: ? Penny Brothers . Co., Greensboro, live, stock, wagons, eto., with $126,000 established ' stock." $10,000 paid tn, G. T. and J. C. Penny and J Ri Thomas, stockholders; the Har-by-Bames Lumber Company, Clarkton, 828,000 capital- stock with 86,000 paid tn, N. A. Barnes, H. J. Harvey and others; stockhloders; ' Enterprise Gro cery Company, Mt. Tabor, Columbus county, for conduct of wholesale and retail business with 84,000 capital stock, 82,000 of which Is subscribed, D, Lewis, ot Mulllns, S. C: V. Lewis, ot Tar bora, and others stockholders; the Citizens Bank; Hutherford ton with a paid-up capital of $13,000 out ot $15,- 000 authorized, to conduct commer cial and ordinary business. EC. L. Car penter, A. L. Grayson and other, ot ftutherfordton ana nearby towns, w corporators in a list of 40 stockholders; the Harrison-Porter Pharmacy, Inc. Greensboro, 85,000 paid in total , capi tal stock; $25,000, Wi c. porter. A. . H. and W. B. Harrison;' the North Car ollna -Land ft Timber Investment Co., Ooldsboro. N. O'Berry. H. B. Borden and others stockholders, with $25,000 paid tn out of a total of. $125,000: the Simpson-Peacock Co., ' at Salisbury, wholesale groceries, with 160,000 capi tal. 810,000 of which Is subscribed. J N. Peacock. S. C. and H. T. Simp son, Incorporators; the J. W. Watts Co., Stony Point, buying and ginning cotton, capital - $8,000, J. W Watts, A. W. White and others Stockholders: Morrison Brothers, Hickory,: Jewelry and optical works, also, merchandise. $7,000 paid in, C. T. and J- C. Morri son and other stockholders; Kerner- McNalr Co., Henderson, L. C. Kerner. w. K. MCNair, of Henderson: L. W Brown, of Americusv Ga., and others as stockholders, to sell drum at whole sale and retail, capital stock $10,000. DIFFICULTY IN RB-OPENINO CASE. There is a strong .feeling to-day be cause of the inefficiency of the courts ot North i Carolina to-reopen cases wherein are involved the lives of hu man beings, while the life of a yellow pup may so be considered. In such courts. The last Lea alature attemst ed to bring about such enactment for a man, while a common doggish cur was authorized to enjoy such speclflo privileges, dui mere were certain pow ers that defeated the . measure and mere la now a call for that. very reme dial agency, by whatever name it may be called. The W1I for such relief was fought hardly by one of the renresen tatlve Jurists, ot this section of the State against real and welahtv ohm. sltlon, So far, no- action has been taaen in tne matter of the sup posed miscarriage againt the Nor roik rair , fakir, o Lillestonj , His counsel are, in the meantime on the qui vive and the stones will be rap-, miy lunifa as inrnr veanngs and ne cessities are round out and their rang es established. EXPLOSION IN AGRICULTURAL BUILDING, There waa occasioned to-day "a cer tain consternation when ad explosion took place at the beautiful new. agri cultural building ot the Agricultural & Mechanical College, ' West Raleigh. By some carelessness or mishap,' the gas was left turned on and, when 'en trance was made In the buildlnr to day and a match was struck, there was an explosion mat well nigh upset the community. Assistant Botanist Temple was slightly injured and the window glass all about the4- building was blown out and broken into very small particles. The supposed damage will perhaps be about $100. There will also be a question raised a to the payment of such damages, since there will be the old involvement as to whether the damage was don before or after the ."blase." Ui-v'' The Farmers' and Merchants' Bank, at Ktlliamston, to-day amends It character" by an ' increase In capital stock to the amount of $50,000. D. 8. Brlggs Is president and F, F. Fagan cashier, , , DEATH OF REV. JOHN .13. SMEDES. , The remains of Rev. John EL Smedes, who died yesterday In, Washington, D. C, were this afternoon intered here. Ripe In years and worthy In. all sens es, by reason of a life ot nobility, this venerable man, at the age of 74, is gathered to hi fathers. He waa at one time principal of St, Augustine School, Ralelgn, and was known to have accomplished a -real work her. Dr Smedes was a brother of the late Rev, Albert Smedes, one of the early eotors of St Mary's School,- Raleigh, and an uncle of the late Rev. Bennett Smedes, who was a rector of the same school and universally beloved' and revered. There - was about hlnv more than the normal - qualification lor a pastorate, for he was also possessed of poetlo ability, - his sermon having been, at times, delivered ' In verse. A targe family connection, living In dif ferent part of the country survive this honored, man of God. -- ' - The North Carolina Agricultural So ciety Is already, busied with arrange ment for th next State fair, and there 1 made the announcement that the next event of this class will be held October 16, 18, 17, 18, 19 and 10, ATJGUSTA-COLUMBIA TltOlilJET. , " . "" v- CTbarter Sought for Company r Ex tend line .Through From Aiken , - Propone to : Use Meant for Freight n,nd Electricity tor Passengers. ' Augusta, Ga., Jan. 20. James U. Jackson, vice president of th Augusta Aiken Railway Company, and others, to-day. filed with ,th; Secretary of State at Columbia, 8. C., application for charter of a company to be known a the Augusta V Columbia Railroad Company, . It la their purpose to ex tend the Aiken trolley line,; now t& fntles long." en to Columbia, shortening the distance between Augusta and the Houth Carolina' capital nearly 20 miles, Both steam and electricity will be used on the road, the first for freight and the latter for passenger traffic. Work will be started as- soon as the charter Is granted.- ....... . , . . Three'; Yar4 for" Attempted Bribery, Sperlal toTh Observer. - ' , i'ayettevllle, Jan. i;' in Superior C-"" ' yeBtirliiy Juitire, Jusii.-e aeni,-ned ) i Itwllilny, .oulored, t tnr, B ,..,Hr in tintteiitiary tor ei.-"M .1 l.i,,"-rv. In iefliliint llpwiib"! I I f--,.i !... C f and waa pttc! wr.u r , j tiuuJi j c ; the Uu9 of the a. , --1. , N. A' WOULD SUFFER. GllUVi : What the Postmaster General's f gestlon That the, Rural Free 1 -Uvery Service ' be Curtailed 5I- Routes Where Carrier Does : , Handle at . Least ,000 l'lfcco 'Mali Per Month Not Apprecli m ' and May be Cut Off Sooner Later N. C Routes Average O 1,000 Bill to Appropriate 1 1 - for v Completing ,.invengauo Black Lands Gov. Gleuu St Capital. t p " 'jtH V.-3 t BIT W, A HILDEBRAND. - i Observer Bureau, v - 1417 G Street, N. W., ' -Washington, Jan, 20. It will be 'recalled, fcy those wha tak the trouble to peruse these docu ments, that the Postmaster General, in bis annual report: recently; Issued, eug gested 1 thaf it might bo well In tha Interest of economy, to decrease the number ot rural tree delivery routes in districts wherein it appeared ,that such service waa not appreciated. Am effort ha been made this week to learn what the Department means by "ap preciated." and an obliging official ex plained that, whenever It was shown that the carrier does not handle move than 2,000 pieces of mall each month It might be taken aa conclusive evi dence that the patrons of such route were lacking In the sense of appreci ation. Each carrier, . It ' ; was stated, must carry at. least 3,000 pieces, or ho would sooner or later be called off and the ' routs abolished. - If the Depart ment sticks to this determination to carry out the suggestion ot the - Post master General, some of the Southern States, notably North Carolina, will get hit bard. Uncle Sam's pocket book has been considerably depleted by-the ex tension ot the rural free delivery, anil many fear that the threatened curtail ment of the service will materialize. Ot the route established' in . North. Carolina the carriers do not carry on an everage more than 1,800 pieces of maU each month, and Department of flclals are rapidly coming to the con clusion that the correspondence of Tar Heel is less voluminous than thai of the people of any State in, the Un ion. The South i Carolina 'carriers handle an average of 2,400 pieces of mall each month, white' carriers in such States as New - York . and Ohio handle twice that number of pieces. S. B. Hail, editor of the Union Re publican, and Deputy Collector Sidney Shore were here yesterday . on some Department business. During the day Mr.. TTfill sinlr rw-mfttttnn In Hiamiaft thl matter of free delivery routes with the superintendent of this Departments . Mr. Hall had been told - before ha left the State that Forsyth was about to lose some rural carrier through the recommendation of the Postmaster General and suggested - to - the postal authorities that they should, In Jus tice to the people living in the coun try in these sparsely settled districts, ,, proceed slowly In this , matter. - Mr. Hall contended that these routes had only been established a- ahort while, that . the farmer had Just paid for the boxes, and , would In time become constant patrons of the services i- that the Increasing number of people liv ing In the rural districts were taking newspapers, and this alone would-very materially Increase ' business:, In - a short time. These suggesions appar ently made some Impression, but no promises were made. ,; From all Indi cations farmers must subscribe for tho newspapers and go to writing letters It they want their mall .delivered ev ery day. - , ,V.,;V"- The urgent deficiency bill contains . item In which a number of North Car olinians are , Interested. It appropri ates $25,000 to enable the director of the geological survey to complete the in vestigation of the useful values con tained in the black sand of -the United States. Congressman-Thomas, who -has considerable correspondence with ; the State geologist of North Carolina on the subject, says the black sands are found in large quantities' In some of the western counties of the State, and that a large proportion of the appro priation, wilt be expended in -North Carolina. The black sand, .contains both gold and platinum. ... K. Hewitt 1 here from Ashevllle. Mr. Hewitt bad a talk. with Congress man Gudger at the House restaurant, when the congresslon "situation in the tenth district was touched upon. Mr, Hewitt has been mentioned with con slderaibl frequency as a Possible nnno. nent of Mr. Gudger for the nomina- mwi, iuiu n? paw ; aamiis, in effect, that he Is In a recentiva frame tit mind. - . - - '. ' 1 r , Governor Glenn arrived here tortv to attend the meeting of the National Guard Association, which will be In session the greater part of the comins week. , ' Governor - Glenn ,1s accom panied by hi -daughter, and they ex pect to remain until nex Thursday. Adjutant General Robertson; of Char lotte, and -other members of the State Guard will, be here. Gov. Glenn ad dressed the Virginia Legislature yes terday, just before that body .; ad journed out of reverence for the mem ory of Generals Lee and Jackson, Mr. B. Frank Mebane,- who toaethor with Mrs. Mebane. dined at the White House night before last, was amor-; those who called upon the Presld.-M to-day The political situation In t-.-j State. It . Is assumed, flsured In tno conversation, thoSgh Mr. Mebane v reUcent when , approached- upon ubjecv-j -- v ,A - i. ' , DISTILLERY WAS' ;NOTORIOV. . Reported Destroyed, tt W'aa In 1', 15 lam vivear ,iiiKesmro -lesiioto: ' of , Wtneeae In Samuels C'-s Trial WUI Consume Two - Special to The Observer. Greensboro. Jan. - $0. No afternoon ceaston ot the Federal Ccur; "was h ! I to-day m th trial ot the U. w. Sam uel case, alleging fraud whili the de fendant was serving as deputy collec tor. Th morning session was consum ed In receiving the testimony of threo or tour government wltneeae In rt gardi to' the operation ' of an U'.U steam distillery belonging to a nvi v named McJEwen, six mllee frr Wltkesboro. One witness testified t: a preacher, by the name vt 1'tr : denounced the distillery in a sen ht s Wllkeaboro. that the dlstric: torney made a vistorous effort to s' that it wa notorious, and yet i: i permitted" by the revenuo olc1 continue In full-blast near thu j road, .durlnst Pfpt-n-bcr, Oi-fl" - a p.'irt ot isovi t ' t poi-Uiv- at tho t - i t!i,' - strove.l It At)':, r i t tho boiler wii t mt 1 . ' witi)e -5 iv t - v ence to othi-r t. ' hiivln r le;;a ' w i re not I, , tent. Tho r " not be for, tv v f"i !. i ( C ) ' v . 1 i - :
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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