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J. .it,.. CHARLOTTE, N. C, SATURDAY . MORNING, FEBRUARY 3, 100G. : price n vi: (j.:: i.ri: to quit a: "-Hj i c ' -a of ViiiteJ Sllne .oikers urn WHJiOitt i:'arlis Settle t ot Wnjre Scale Willi Opera. f - I C'hiMicrs of Averting Ureat e Are i:xtremely - Kiiiall Ap May be Made to President or ":ionl Civic Federation Head of uii-jnnnlti Miner la ; Denounced " ;s a Traitor for Voting ,Wlth . .crators,,, i-i '.tiir'vf ( i.llanapoUs, Feb. 2.WHh propecls pointing to a strike of 850,000 eoal mln- lien bv some unforeseen Influence., the national convention -.of the United 15, ne Worker of -America adjourned this afternoon after, the dissolution without reaching: a 'settlement of a . wage scale of the Joint conference of " operator and miners ' ot the central nnd southwestern districts. President John Mitchell, of the miners' union, aovisea tne aeiegates to go ouu u look to the securing of a derense fund in view of a nooslble industrial strike between minors - and operators, , the miners' having refused to renew tne present wage scale and the operators having refused to grant an Increase In " wages. The apparent determination of both operators - and miners lndl- - cates that neither will make overtures "to the other. for. further negotiations, - endr as Indicated . by -the speeches of tives of both organisations at the Joint conference, it Is probable .that the 650,000 men controlled by the United " Mine Workers will, walk out" Of the mines in every part of, the United States on April 1. There have been (intimation, . but " noS assertions that President Roosevelt and the National in motion negotiations loosing to a re habilitation of the ' joint agreement. or at least a disousslon of some poa- si bie means or Bringing .the operators " and miners together for further nexcr nation., (.stjc7ivttf '-,t f " -,' 1 In the joint-conference to-day a mo tion made by F. J. , Robbing, the spokesman for the operators, that the . present, wage scale be continued, was lost, as it required, , under the rules, 4 a unanimous- vote to carry any of .the nrinelnal nrnnosll lnn. Dtwra tnm ; nf , Phlo, Indiana and Pennsylvania' voted ior, tne motions inmost operators de dined to vote. The miners of Ohio. - iiiuiaiui aiiw xiuuuia vuieu against lam , of the Pennsylvania miners, voted hla , state for the proposition.. which caus , ed an uproar among the miner. His ngoi to vote tne Pennsylvania miners ; for. the. oontinuance of the present 1 scale ln snlte of the - fact that, the . nnsburg convention had voted for An inrrenjui.,--vaa AttAllMM. MtttMl 'other Pennsylvania miners, but onJ an - rwnen -tne , miners,, convention "was JJOian- ror-- "traitorous conduct."' Tto lan 1 defended his action., and 1ni- ' dent Mitchell sustained . ' a point of : orcier against tne motion. At a caucus of the delegates . from the Plrtafonr - , .... ecu Jims action was reported to. the oaventton, -which therh-arfjeumed -sine t meet? to-morrow. vHrU:ftrt1 1 DEBATE ON MORGAX BILL. South Carolina House Considers M any Amendments, Adopting Some , and r;. "ejecting XHiiers Debate to Con- v , tlnue To-Day, i . . , U y-V-'-'f Main street,:;. , s-, Columbia, S..C.,' Feb,, J., , a no iiuuse. Di us niant KPRnlnn. ' a, " nviit vu-Hinenami inn Mnrarnn -i IAMBI Atittnn Mil ' mem proposea oy Mr. sanaers were adopted, almost without a comment The . JlOUR.Uy a VOt of ST to 4L'rn1ae?td fr Gaston's arrtendtnent to forbid county dis tilleries or . breweries. Mr. Pollock of fered, an amendment whioh allows a voupiy 'ea iq remain ory . n aesires, in ease its. county adopts the dispensary. I in --a carried, - J.U, Mauldia iad a lengthy amendment authorising sheriffs, deputies, constables ' and police in -dry counties to seise, - wKhout warrant, con truband stuff, the selling officers to get half (It -proceeds of aula .of such eon riacatod stust and half the lines in -case of conviction. By a vote of 43 t 41, the iuiih reiuaea to xut tae amenamenU Mr. Su iiilors suaaestRd that dtnwMv ) . pointed-by the'Governor, on reoommenrtx iiou or trie county eeiegauon. Tue amehdmeht was rejected., 'An amendment to allow county elec tion within, one year. t each other, in stead ft two years, was rejected. Mr. Pandera' amendment, to forbid any more distilleries- or, breweries being established In the State than, (ire now In operation mi agred to. , Mr. C'othran'a amendment to have the Governor apitolttt an expert xeconntant to watch the doinfis and, acta ,f diBpenaary employees in wet counties an exoeptlon of the eity of Charleston, so as to allow It to choose a license system,' the retail license to be $1,000 -a' year and viioicisaiQ license si.ow, , was tauen I .MIL Wnl' (a It on nn next. Mr. D. O. .Herbert objected to that p-irt ot Ute Charleston amendment which nnowea licensing ' wnoieaaio wniskey liouees in Charleston,- He said this would li,iv thfl effort of flonflliior thft-filatA with blind tiftcr whiskey from Charleston and would ie the same as transferring 'the Btnte jllspenaary to Charleston. , Mr. Whaley, speaking .for the Oharle- ivii (iimfkuhuh. aaia mi ne wouia now in iibnisHion If ' the House . Saw . flt- .to eliminate the wholesale feature, but.be wanted It understood thut Charleston could not enforce a prohibition or a dis pensary ww ami was not going to try, but it would trv to . carrv out a tteensn avNtcnt in good faith. At the instance of ;ur. warmers, tne wnoievaie leature of the Charleston amendment - was - eliminated. At thla point In the iliinla, J. W. UameU of lRncuater, moved to amend so as to Hiiostitute a etratpnt state prohibition ! w. By a yea and nav vote of 71 ta fit 1lie amendment was killed. The House tiipb oajournea till 11 o cioeK to-morrow. l;y n- vote of 44 ta 41, the Houmo refused 1. order the previous question on the minim iTimipr, . wiucn meuns tnnt oaoate may continue to-morrow. . 1 IKPEXSARir-KttliER -PASSES, " '".'.an ' Bill , Goes Throiyrh Sonth " .ii-oliiia Ifonse and is Expected to ' l 4sn Senate. ' - ntff.vtatiTea haS passed the Morgan, dls rnaDr'y bll! by a vote of $3 to 4?." This in cnntldored to be the most slffnlljcant j.-Biinuon in tnts Einte for many years and it Is believed that the Senate will t lao 'patis the measure. The bill sbolfahes Mate dispensary and provides for State rrolilblllon, With, local option to counties to establish their own dispensaries under tuunty management, , ' riereo mit1? In l iirU Clum-li. I-.rls. Feb. 2. As a net result nf tn- v rlotlncr, t: v i r i;n if'jrv t of - ins t ' r T' 1. -i tiken in but !,e . J i": re-Or m 'j. ovrr . ;e severely r' . 1 j- 1 i ! rable nun.nf r i : l.i tier Iih "..! ' I a i a and pren--if , 1 wl: l,i"'-j j .-' '. were t li. t ' 1 a r 1 r if r -, y i t :v.' Clinrloo-t r ' i i : . Co. CI i tered, a of lateniai State ln- 1 fii.-i-rver Tureau. ' ' " J 2 South I'.iwsoa Street, ,,' K.tlelsh, Feb, . The' i.tiii- board of. geological' ur vey mrt to-iiay in the -Governor's) of fice to transact business incident' to.. tne regular semi-annuai meeting -of that ' body, the second meeting ' to be held In June. The' board is compos-1, ed of Governor Glenn, ex-olticlo chair- man; Prof. J. A. Holmes, 'of -Chapel 1U11; Dr. J. H. Pratt, of Chapel Hlll; Frank IT. Hewitt, of Ashevlllet flJS - Fries, of Winston-Salem; Hugh A. xicunot ox Wilmington, . ana Woodard. of Edenton. ' - Frank - uovernor uienn to-nay orcerea re- !:t.. ward of $100 for the apprehension and t ri ; v . , . , v. arrest of John Rogers, who killed Gu e' ma;de Mp' ,A.;Durham, chief of Chayis in Durham county., Both, par-r,118 Police committee, that a thorough ties -are negroes. - v ' .i " 1 ; auditing of the books of the police de The secretary f State charters the , partment be made and a report be sub fobbinFerrall Co Raleigh, authorlz- mitted' to the .commission; also that ed capital J10O.OOQ,, $40,000 of which is' monthly .statements, Jn the future, be Ferrall, J.;B.',Toung, X JV Womble ana A. H. Moonevhan: this eomnanv la one of the old AatAbltahed concerns Of Raleigh and has heretofore been. known as Dobbin A Ferrall; the Charv. lotte Leather Manufacturing Co, Chat- lotto, -at the plant occupied tfy the Shaw Tannery Co., for the manuf ae , ture of saddles, harness and other like ' leather goods; capital $100,000; -the In-. corporators are W. K. Shaw,' K, B. Pharr and F. M. Redd, , ; . ; Postmaster Bailey; , of th ' Raieign postottlce. Is to-day paying off the ru: ral free delivery carriers. The Decem-". ber pay roll foots ap to the high-mark ii net I. wanr iniioii. of tfi4.096.39. and there Is every Indtca tion that January will snow a mar sea increase, because -of "several flew routes recently-established.., '. - 4 I -'-.",; - The Stats board of Internal Improve ments Is very quietly inspecting the various State institutions of Raleigh, and has seen' ftll of these except the penitentiary. The board goes to Mor- ganton -the 8th instant in order to be present v we "J"M " -."i rer - court.- The. statute or JO years the directors of. ,the 'State Hospltalf standmg. declares that the chief sof the there. '.,' v t '. the nolica denartment ahall nni acwtit , Capt R. H- Bradley to-day celebrat.!, During all of this time the law edhls twenty-seventh year as ' mar. has1 not -been regarded and the chief ehal of the Supreme Court of North Carolina, after an actrve term of ser vice. , , , ' - The secretary of State this afternoon granted another charter to the King Printing Co., Winston-Salem,, author ised capital tiO.OOO, otl which amount 110,000 is paid In by J. I Casper, W. T,.,, Kin a- and E. Edmunds, ftll Of i Wlneton-Salem; the eompany will con duct a general: printing-ana omaery and - will -also , manufacture paper boxes. frW- - ,Sjf'i' i U' I -if l1" ' ' ' v:.-:;v'BESCCED BY 1POMCE. J v ' t''"",i '" if " ;'"' ii"nivV , ' Mlm ;PanIlne Webster Was Held prisoner in . wasnourn. i ionic m--" Without Slwea or nax. , Spectaf to The Observer. " , , ' 1 TTunaaa citv. -Mo.'. Feb. i. Police men Scanlon and FuUer-rescued, MlaS Pauline Webster late last night from Mra J Washburn's house, wheVfr she waml virtiiaiiv - held a . ' prisoner, and took her in a carriage' to the home of Mrs. John Ralston, 1ZZ uaeusi street; The officers were refused admittance to the Washburn house and,, had not Miss .Webster - entered a liallway throuah a . side . , door, . the- key, . to which she bad. 'she , probably would have remained there another night.-, . "Tfou- cannot' ' take -Miss - Webster without a warrant," declared Mrs. Washburn. The officers parleyed t whiles Finally Miss , Webster . sud denly- broke: into' view and. rushing nn n- tlm nffirer r.lnnr to their arm's, saying appeafingly, ."t'want to gee out of here in a nurry." ne naa been in, bed and was only partially dressed, :, Her shoes . and . hat . were mlBHins. 'The - "officers .'. asked . Mrs. Washbnrn to let. her have them, v, but she '.refused.- so- Miss' Pauline left without them.' ',,."1-begged ihemVVshe said to-day, "to let' me go." I bad only a cot to sleep on and 'not enough to eat and the room was always coia. have known Helf Wa9hburn some time. , She once worked where I did. thought her '-my friend..' That is why 1. went there. - But. recently- her people -have been talking to, lawyers of this city . and I - am - certain, there was Borne sort of a plot ""' - - : . The chief of police - to-day stated that Miss Webster, had Just talked over ' the ' long distance 'phone with Attorney Claude Jefferys, of Gafrney. S. C who had advised her to hold on to her property, "saying that it was worth : fully. IIO.OOO.-, Mrs,- Taggart, the police matron, to-day received a letter from 3. C Qtts, prosecuting attorney of Cherokee county, J3. C, offering . to advance Miss ; Webster transportation.; to Gaffney. ' liCT BY CARTER TO DTBfAfJSs! Howv Greene and Gaynor Avoidedi Appearance of Monopolising sa . - vannnit Jiaroor improvement con 5 , tracts Other - Evidcnco . : foe I . the Government. t , o . ' Savannah., Ga.;' Feb." .-Contract af ter contract was taken ud in the Fed eral Court to-day by .District Attorney Marlon. Er win in the. prosecution of Greene and , Gaynor, , and connection between the contracts and the def end- rants was - established. , Cheeks " that had been given Greene and Gaynor or others in payment for' harbor Improve ment . were exhibited and associated with the various contracts. It was' brought out that contracts ror important and expensive improve, ments were not infrequently Jet by Captain Carter, not, to Greene and Gaynor direct, but to. relatives- of the defendants , or others .employed by the defendants or closely allied with them. The actual work, moreover, witnesses declared, ..was .not done-In such 1 in stances by the reputed, guarantors' of the. contracts, ,mt by; Greene and Gaynor, U' ? ; w. vu;s( s,-, y?-. There . were but three , witnesses on the stand-during, the day.,. Of these J. W. O. Sterley occupied the stand nearly the entire time.' His evidence related almost-exclusively to the con tracts let from the. engineer's office and th checks given by the govern ment in payment. The other witness es were J. G, Galtasrher and Arthur ft. Cooper. .', W, R Curtis, of Washington, was dfslred on the stand, but bad be come ill during the day. , Mr. Racket t and , the " . , , Xominatfon, Democratic Speelal to The Observer. - i-'xion-i- . n. .!). z. Mr. R. V k; it, v( .'.uilh i.kctmro, We a h'ie t it ultei noon on i.'i return from a I,i ait Interview lie t F"iit out bv a m a ( i.i a"'. ' t' I Jim ill !,, - 'iifj i s.,j i.ir ii in nn i t i ! V " an i I l ' liOW 1 . . i U. tl'O fc"'H- t 11'iit tun i.i , -ml y ru re. to t " cffet T I j 'ce i,.r l ise I .. - in t n .. - I. "1 t-. -, j .1 . 1 t i i oi, .' t HE WANTS COOKS AUDITED DEQUES?, OP COL. A, S.'IUU He Declares Tliat tle Records of the Police Department felwnld bo llx-J amlned by . Auditors and Fliuling.S; Other Suggestions Made iank Orr, Eleetwl - Regular I '1 reman ; Salary .of City pbysieian Increased : -Patrolmen , on N ight - Duty May . Smoke Otlier Items , of Interest, , While' nothing .sensational ' tran- i spired at the meeting of, the 'police, ' fire and health nnrnmliitlnn lnt mlarht. 'th. i'..'. ......wNnL. i.T,. , , 7 TT - TT. ! Mttn8r on from tact hisa, . With out a doubt," the feature -of the meet-" ling was. the suggestion which CoL A, t. Smttn h.. if all monies paid In and paid, out, tha number of . warrants Issued. When and by Whom served, the fines and costs H other matters which might Da of fnterest to the commission, I he water commission got Into an kward hole toeeause it. failed to d very thing," remarked Col. Smith, "The .police department handle large "um money ana, tn books, have ? r. . """v vm ui.. wu . " w inw fSSfi "r T hT-VU.;f. JJ!' Jff tStaaMnaha ,de ot Intimating -that the condition of affairs with the police 'department was similar to that of the water com nileftion. He merely cited the case as evidencing the Importance of- auditing the books. n, i"i - , 1 This suggestion was followed by a lengthy ilseussiorr. The issue debated was Whether or sot the .chief of police should accept witness fees In those cases which are carried up to the high has received witness fees just the same es any other members of the depart-' ment. , Recently this statute has been brought-into prominence and such' a stir raised that Chief Irwin " recently declared that -no more fees would be accepted by. him. After much - talk both- pro and con, the matter was postponed to the next meeting, " Mayor S. S. McNinch presided at last night's i meeting and all ot the com" mlssloners. Including the new member, Mr. J. H. Wearn, were present Mr, J. I. Biakeley, acting chairman of the liealth committee,-' waa called On first for his report. He mentioned the fact that since the last meeting of .the -commission,' two-of the four sanitary officers had been returned to the police force. -and that some diffi culty was being experienced In equally dividing the- city between the two re maining members of the force. Here trffore Tryon street , hag been the .di viding line, but' thia gives one ' officer more work than th other. "Inl'fie" we! future 5 Trade street win be made the line.- On motion, the salary of city physician, was Increased $2S per month Col, A. I Smith, chairman of the fife committee, in - making his report recommended that the rules and regu lations governing the. fire department be added to so as to Include the section that preference shall be given the call firemen when any vacancies occur In the ranks of the regular firemen and all vacancies, so caused, shall be filled from among the substitutes. This ad dition to the rules was adopted. Resig nations, were received from Messrs. George W. Spittle, a member of the regular force' and from Mr. R. G. Au ten, fa call fireman. These were ac cepted. The report of Chief . W, 8. Orr," of the Ore department, was read Chief Orr stated that the condition, oi: the fire department -was most satis factory, all of the men being In good health and all of the apparatus in fine working order. - He recommended that Mft Frank Orr, a call fireman, be elecJ. ted In. tne- vacancy caused by' Mr. Spittle's resignation and -Mr, -W. ,P. Mooro, a substitute, be promoted to fill Mr.. Orr's place. .The commission approved these recommendations and also elected Mr, W. B, Orr, as a call fireman to take Mr. Auten's place. - ' la - this connection, the- question was brought up and discussed with refer ence to the department responding to Sil W. .1." go beyond the city limits .tq fight any fires. This he changed to read "only department No.-J' shall be allowed to respond to" calls beyond the city and this , -nnlv " nntit , the Suburhs OulIc some arrangement with the board of aldermen about helping to support the department." -vi Mr, J. a.- Durham amended' this.' by. placing the ..entire matter In the hands of the fire com. mlttee and the thief of the fire depart- ment, ' Mr. .Biakeley accepted the amendment and the discussion closed. AS the .matter bow 'stands, before the department can go beyond the city , to respond to calls, permission must be obtained from CoL A. L. Smith, chair, man of the fire committee,, or from the mayor.. ' -,'. !,"! i '. ,,'', Mr. J, A. Durham had no formal re port to make for the police depart ment.'. He stated, that everything was moving along as usual and that "the force was in a very satisfactory con. dkton. He submitted the request mado to him by a number of. the patrolmen. that they be allowed to smoke while nn dutv at nfirht. On motion this re. quest was granted, and irt the future the men while at work irom s, p. m. to 7 a, m. will be allowed the' consola tlon of their pipes , and tobacco. ,. t; A i ft 4, jt ji nntH114.nfcl.SJ wnnisiiWiMiK'fPXn w Mm f DYXAMTTE-LADEX BOAT' AP1IU3, V, 6. Ughterj "'Andiorexl in Rear oi a rroaded Manhattan Casino, Takes New York -Feb. S.Shortlv befnr ' O'cioek this Rat unlay) nv.rrilnir, the V. B. Lighter Hudson, having on .hoard about bo tmmid of dynnmliB, and wlurn whs anchored on the M tin hat tun iiie of tha MnrHni river, liliiioev uii-l.-r )i.'J cans rrom .peyona tne city limns, .air. i J. I. Biakeley precipitated the Hias it niaVem W many Republ cans nn hv - Introdiifina- a reanlntlnn It may seem w many -itepunucans. v". irriiiir ir . i has been maae a party question ana as central brldKe. took fir-. Boon slier il ei1'" Pvp ' h. "u m" lire startea two explosions oreutred on board. They were sllsht, however, ami apparently did not etTc.t the rtiuin enrco. Art nlarui was sent in, and several ,r! emfliie and two lire bult r'"Mud,.rt. The lighter W sm-horet threniy , tun lv.'ir ot the cmwiiprl M.inlinli;in rulii,',,i Ti,t rfrnw ,a l,u.i u . '"". l- 'n,c sh;i theie. i-oliee l . vm J lux iio. 'it. iiie wo not under oomtol I at 2..J s. m, . , ' ' - PMm:isirr of! II, i:. CnlM-H Xamcd i:khi(ioiisl. V-I''"?l n, Tib. .Vi Pi. 'I.l.i, i,s iii.o,iiMi..,i (;. c'jix-il iiuKtiii.inu-r at i.- uiiiodJ, V. ' I- i , j TO TIGHTEN PAHTY" USES v. . ' ,j m VC.UUVUA111 JUiwUVJiaKt jSIJWIS Reported jDeflectlon of Thelt 1 Col leagues Over . Dominican , Treaty, lauses Democratic jueaderg to Be come . Tt'ronlit Vp and Tightening' of Party Lines WIS Probably He " suit Necessary 'White House .Democrats" Not'' In Sight Tbe PreMident's let Aleasnrea Rpr " sentatlve Cliarles It. Thomas Speaks in Support of Bill to Regulate Railway Rates Confirmation of Mr. Frarier's Xoralnation StUi Held vp- lt .r, m " n , . ' j, 1 ( f,t, By W. A. HILDEBRAXD. v,": - !ih V V -r ' ""! ' t i . ; f'.:; Observer Bureau' E'1;!'1 W ' U11 O Street. N. W., ,- Washington, Feb. 2." vIt has been Ion while sine ha Democratic leaders of the Senate have been so wrought up as they are at tba present, moment over the reported de i ecu on 01 some ot tneir colleagues over the Domlniclan treaty. From the point of view of the orthodox. Democrats advocacy of the administration's pro- gramme In this respect constitutes the rankest brand of party Infidelity and the, understanding Is that, at the cau cus of Democratic Senators to-morrow, drastic measures will be resorted to. Many of thpsa Senators who have tak en an active Interest in the matter say tnat any 'Democrat who votes for the ratification of this treaty should here after be excluded from all party coun - v" 'M,"i '-""""'" iiihubiw i good cnaraoter oi samueis ana to his withdrawn.- Three of the minority , good, character as an official. Senators, who have been regarded asi The witness, stated that thera waa "possibilities" by -the Republican 8en-!,0me evidence of fraud in connection ators,. said to-day that they would I with - Revenue , Officers Davis and vote against the treaty, hence it would, Walker, so far1 as his Investigations seem that the necessary four "White f extended in reference to certain forms House Democrats" are not in sight. The constant taunts that members of the minority have not met to the effect that enough Democrats csn always be had by Republicans-fo secure a two, thirds vote,., whenever It Is necessary to have. one to ratify a treaty, is far from pleasing to the leaders, of the minority. - The coming caucus will un questionably be characterized by some very urgent speeches in favor of draw ing party ilnes tighter than in. the past and in' favor, of caucus action on all Important measures of a party nature. It goes without saying that the North Carolina Senators will abide by the caucus agreement ; The Republican camp is once more In process of eruption. As soon an Senator Simmons returned from the State he -received , a request from Judge Douglass, asking that there be . still ' . further delay in the matter of the confirmation of Frasler's nomination as postmaster ali UlTVIlBUUlVt VUW1 jij4Vass was ' take no action for a day or so. Judge , Douglass says he toss Informed those , wHn mAi thm nmnnsed trt make' charges against. Mr., Frasier that thev Special to The Observer, must act without further delay. It is oreensbore, Feb. -Oulirprd Superior .X irw thut this nomination will Court is engaged In the trial of the case safe to say tnat- tnia nomination wm f Mary Mftcneu ys, the Southern Rail-be-confirmed early -next week unless -way Company end 'it will not go to the those opposing Mr". Frasler come for- jury before - te-morrow ' afternoon. Last ward with some valid and spectflo acr night the Jury In th case of Glenn Hayes cusatton Indicating hU unfitness. - At the: instance, of numerous Democrats SenatS-Over &SZtSif named for nostmistresa at Franklin, There Is "no ?,,, nv rhnrirpR. lalt$ZwM talk i niinan. who during the past tiJ? Kaed the leslslative pro- W,nme widths rMlB?fdu?l fhat the first conrtde President is thS ta miieh niMMMl ever the orosnect of If .mu5ii.Pief.!v1-IST-Iw a fayVago' H instance, aired the , Poultriey BIgelow tii i' .noerh nn the Senate floor, u.v.iia JxftM lAntrlnB' ai"fii11v into the subject, the North Carolina Senator is convinced that ' the Presi dent has ' made few mistakes, and he approves of the administration's canal programme. Next In point of importance, from the tiolnt of view of the President, is the Hepburn rate bill, but he is hoping that the fhilllplne tariff, bill will first be disposed of. When the rate bill Is opce laid beforo the Senate . Mr. Roosevelt does not want to have anything else-on his h.nri. wevr-'m order. accordlns to the President, it the ...Santo ..Domingo treaty, and tbe one question now Is: 'What Democrats, u any, , win join ; Senator Patterson in supporting the . administration's policy - with , respect : to Dominican affairs?" As hitherto pointed out, the worm; Carolina sen-j ators have arrived at "bo .decision In this matter! At the foot et the Presl dents private caienaar may, pe rouna - iPOrt - hls active, support. It U. correct to say but this bill does - not weigh constantly on his mtnJ, a do the ether matters alluded to, Hon, Charles R, Thomas spoke to day In the House upon, a bill to regu- 1a rnllorav eatSS. He first Stated thin f Democratic position as snown oy its platforms as favorable to, the legisla- tion;. next the President's position in us message ana tunei-wise wnicn is in line with the Democratic position, He said It was claimed by ths Demo., crats that the bill was ' Democratic, and by the Hepuoucans mat tne mil f waa Republican. Whether It was Dem- ocratlc or Republican it was right in; principle., The bill comesvtd the House with the unanimous report of Repub- llcans and Democrats upon the com- mlttee. He .read - from, Hon, - Jerrey Black's famous speech. In which he shows that corporations ar but pub- HO; agents, ana in oraer to counter. " of ears. '. ' ,l . ; . i ' act the. drift,' toward socialism," cor-J ,i this connection,, he cited tbe re porattons - must be controlled both In 'ports of the commission, and: he tbe interest of the people end the best 'showed ths great loss to the straw interests ' of the corporations , them' selves,- He showed that the power to regulate rates bad always been re garded law under the existing In ter-State commerce WW, until adverse decisions of tbe sourts. This proposed legislation Is to make the law what It was formerly conswuea to oe and al ways understood to be before these adverse decisions, namely, when a given rate was found to e unreason able . by "the Inter-State . commerce commission the proposed legislation was simply to empower the Interstate commerce commission to declare and fix a reasonable rats ' and enforce lit. This was the scope and effect of . j .f,i ..... pie. RAHROADS' AROITMBXTS VX'' FOUNDED. , The arguments of the railroads that It meflnt-conftsratlon, that it would af- ,.. slates, that It WouM .,1,ie. hl aKe of empioes, be showej to be .without foundation. There wfis no i"wcr ft! ven by proposed lftit.iation Mo to. conilsrate anybody's properly. It! as Iwas simply wnen a- nt was found 10 na uiirrws'jnauir o o" itire. nt fln.l tlon, end havlrttr foun l vihnt is a re.is. eiif.ii-.-e a reasonable rate. As to the ! oihU rate, then to enforce such Jim Crow car Uw, that us it, .tceflrut t." . , ; GREEN JDESTKO YED, STIUS tiu."VvI.aJ.' wxxnujsa XollC X T. lu Green, Special Revenue Acent Kent to Wilkes , to Ferret Ont II- , lidf Distilleries, Had Wo. Trouble In Locating Plants Operatetl - by James Combs and Hist Brother, Which ,Vere , Hidden - to omcer Kamuel Prosecution Begins Crowj Examination and Interesting 'De. veiopments Are Expected awo or Three Days More .Will" be Required nm (To L'l r mu.. t . v WHUft VA HICVluauflBJ, . , Special to- The Observer. " .ureensboro, Feb, 3. The first hour of this morning's session of Federal voun waa consumea in receiving the wuirccc tesiimony or tne defendant; in -the trial of Gk W. Samuels. He was followed by J. W. Perkins., Starker Hare and Rufus Lane,' who corrobo rated the defendant,, with whom they work In the revenue service. '. This af ternoon 3, T. Bhepard testified to the good character of Samuels. The de fense Introduced very Important wit ness, T L. Green, who was assigned by Collector JHarklna -and Revenue Agent Chapman to Wilkes county fof the purpose, of, making investigations. In ' consequence ot reports emanating from the Wilkes county newspapers. These, were the reports out- of which developed the assault last summer up on Editor Deal by Samuels and X W, Hasty. - Green made a partial Investi gation., but did not submit an official 'report for the reason that he did not have time,' He testified to the general made out for Informers' fees. ' Soon af ter Green arrived In Wilkes, the prose, cation will contend, there was a very sudden change In the enforcement, of the Internal revenue laws. He imme- diately discovered that James Combs, a warm friend of Samuels, was operat- ing an linen essttuery, as waa aiao nia , Tuesday, February 0. ' The most im brother. Green said he destroyed these . portent case to be argued before the distilleries and several others. Thai court from western North Carolina government win contena mat Mr. Green had no difficulty in ascertaining the -fact that' these distilleries were openly - and- notoriously In operation and that he discovered this without the.' Information ot James Combs, who was so conspicuous as an imormsr, The prosecution has just commenced the cross examination and interesting developments are expectea oerore it is finished,- The defense will close its. case by noon to-morrow ana the gov. , ,n 1, requiring two or three j mof. i&yn fov tha UWnJ of testimony : AWMWittff Mtftir nitr, n a taw wirneanen requiring two or three j- fflM 'Tf iAL' " . , tt Ann VeTOlCt IOT S1,SUU. va. the Bontnern returnea a veraiui o $1,800 in favor of the plaintiff, Whln the contrbl and ju- J I to reduce wages at employees ahd the constant aisinouuon. vi wieraiure trLJS ! Pure'V 'of effect, and If possible to "top the enactment of this Just law whlch 'ln the interest of the people, railroads and the whole country. " ,aU5" i nd government . ownership. He showed that the, power of Congress. , wwf"j iSLrSfTl nlealo to administered by a commission to reg- UlatS rates In inter-state commerce - traffic was beyond doubt. He showed that this legislation had been repeat. edly recommended In inter-State , com. , merce commission reports, and cited 1 these reports., He showed that the State railway commission laws, which he .'cited fully in his speech, had worked most satisfactorily. . . . In addition to the endorsement of the Democratic party, the president of the United States, and the inter. LVki orihe nn - 'latlon.had ths approval of the people. 'EVIL OJT. PRIVATES CAH'STSTEM, m eohcluslon, he discussed the part of the bill providing tnat private cars, including refrigerator car for, the transportation of , fruit, should be tvlaced under the control of th inter. state commerce commission. This , provision of the bill, he said, was in 'conformity with a bill which he had also Introduced upon the same sub 1 jwu . la una cumiecnuii no ciiea ine commission's report showing, ths evils or the private car, system, and that, while they were a good thing In many respects ana ougni not ta - be abol ished, yet. they had been holding up, by their, rates, both the railroads and the, people and should be controlled by a. commission as to their mileage rates charged the railroads and as to Ihnln' mlu tnr fplvpallnn fWa-roaA tne people.. He oitea . tne decision of the inter-State , commerce commission in the Pere Marquette .case, showing (tne exoroitant cnarges oi private car nines for refrigeration - of fruits and t showing that ths commission had the power, to declare whether such rates were reasonable or unreasonable.' ; Now, he said, all that 1 proposed to do Is, when ihe commission finds a rate for' refrigeration unreasonable, to give the. commission power to declare what Is a reasonable rate for refrlg eratton knd to enforce It,. and also to give the commission power to-require the furnishing ot ihe-proper .number berrv erowers and truckers of his .I s trict during tlfe past year .from the failure of ihe Armour Refrigerator , Co. to properly transport the strawberry crop. He quoted , upon this ., subject from the article of Mr. James O. Carr, published on May 3, 1905, showing the immense loss to the truckers, of his district': MHi", MEANS PROTECTtOX- TO' TRUCK. . ,ER8 AND FRUIT GROWERS. , , ,r"l demand this legislation," he said, "not only because It la endorsed by the Democratic? party. recommended by the President, endorsed by the in-ter-State commerce ' commission, en doraed by leading commercial , bodies all over the country and by the people of the country, but because.lt is in the interest of and endorsed by the truck, ers and fruit growers and. people of the district which I have the honor to represent, . It means this and, nothing more." that the" inter-State commerce commission .shall have the power, up. on the complaint of shippers when rates are found, to be unreasonable. derlare what rates are reasonable to refrigerator cars, private cars. laml all other farCltles fur tronsporta- .boat meets at itowueni aierceaes wnu lTMmy ui . tanvl - ti fimtr-h 1V1iIk1ciV Knlirllt i V .r i ' " Z ' ' ' , i Palni Beach. Fla Feb. lr-The last ' day of the second annual motor boat regatta on Lake Worth waa marked "by the , running , off of , four - events, chief among which was the one-mile dash for the Sir Thomas R. Pewar ' uropuy. -Tro neais were ran events, H, J. Bowden's Mercedes wln- nlnor hnrli ' Th iXnrp orlmi mads the l r ' - ' - . - J start in three minutes and six seconds, MM.W.". . ,.'-hMW' - IllBki w t defeating the second , toat, George ' Gingras'. "2S," by 28 seconds.- The time in the second heat was several seconds Slower , than in the -first trial., Tne Dewar trophy must be won twice con-, secuttveiy before it becomes . the per' manent property or any racer.- The 10.3w-mile event, postponed from xuesoay; was won- by George is. An draws' "Shadow."' in one hour, three minutes and 14 : seconds. Only three boats started .and the Alton; was un able to finish owing to engine trouble, .The 8.175mtle consolation race, open lo boats not winning in previous events, was won by c. S. Cogglns" "Blanche" In 33 minutes and;, 43 sec onds, t it The last event of the day. & 10.SS meter race, onen to speed boats, .was won by Bowden's Mercedes in 32 min utes and 18 seconds, defeating the nearest competitor by 20 seconds, ,,: The presentation Of trophies marked the close of the regatta. ,'' DECISION IN BRKESB CASE. ' Expccteil That Circuit Court-' of Ap peals Will Hand Down Opinion In Ao ton Kmbexzloment case An other Important Case From Ashe viue. . Special to The .Observer. - Ashevilie. Feb;'. 8. Judge , J. 'C Pritchard wllL leave Monday for s Richmond, where he goes to sit on i the bench of the United States Clr- cult Court of Appeals, which convenes jis tne suit ot Thomason vs. aoutnern ; Railway Company, an action decided j in favor of the plaintiff at a recent ! term of the fntted States - Circuit . Court here. The plaintiff waa award. ed $27,600.- The amount,,-however.' iwas reduced S10.000 by order- of Judge Pritchard and the defendant company appealed. , The argument will be had February 16; It is said that the decision 'of. the United States Circuit Court of Ap , convicted of ombesslement, will .be handed down at this term. At the first trial Msjr-Breese was convicted and sentenced to ten years . In the penitentiary. A new trial was granted by the Circuit Court of Appeals and the two Succeeding trials of the' in dieted bank president resulted ' in mistrials. The fourth trial of. Mai. Breese, at Charlotte, a year of more ago,, was a victory for the govern. ment. The defendant was convicted andsentenced to seven years In the penitentiary. , An appeal , was taken to the higher -court and the decision of the court, which is to be handed down at this terra, is awaited with interest. v AX, VNtrSCAL CASE. Ilunlmrut llctmvera Property - Which Ills Wife Sold Before Marriage Durham Superior Court Finishes Term To-Day. . , r Special to The Observer, Durham. Feb. 2. Sutierior Court, is now finishing up business for the term and to morrow Judge Ferguson will leave for inn home. Today's session was con sumea in me tnnt ot tne or Mrs. T. W. Kawllngs against the Durham Trac tion Company. This case was given to the jury this afternoon. Mrs. Kawllngs arks for damages in the sum ot 12.000 for 'urles sustained In lumping from a car. . . ,. .esterdav a moat unusual case, waa (fettled by the court. This was to' the i title to a lot of land worth about tl.000. tne case was tins: jn mt Mr. Mcl Tiney ana miss AtnAiia Mungum were united in marriage. The hushand thought that she owned certain property but, after" the marriage, he found- that she had sold It to her brothers and sisters ror sit una love ann nneeuon. ne .thon brought suit to recover the property and the ootirt has held that he has a right to the property, and lias so ordered. In holding tins n waa decided that, to have disposed of the property without letting ner lurnre nusnnna Know et tue eeal, was a fraud on the marriage contract, This afternoon tha case of Kns-lneer Moore against the Southern Hallway was arguou on aemurrer. moors nas sum tne road for I2fi,uo0 for Injuries sustained by an oil cup flying off the side of , the engine end striking him In the eye,, destroying the sight and Inflicting other injures, The road demurred on the ground that tbe Injury was of such unusual nature that the' road was not responsible. The ease now goes to the Supreme Court to settle the demurrer. , ' .....n, mi, i -i i)iin.ii,iii(nimi,n ii'irimnr---4K.w.'.ap; SKVEJf JAHiKD AS LYNCHERS. Seqnetto Wringing ' Vp of Two , Nfc. grocs jjiear isarnwru, . of Men Arretted ' Postmaster ot Vlmev and Two Others Constables, Barnwell, ft. C. Feb. 5 W.' J. Mvrlnlr. Wnde Bandars. C W. Hoc and Torn Musglns, all prominent farmers of ihl roumyf, JPostmaster josepn HairArd, of i 'imer, ana uonstaoies w . 4. naner ana MUledge Ise, were lodged In inlt ber to- rtav.. Yiharaed with bavlnr nssinteA In- the lynowng ot irana ana jonn Dioitch, colored, . father and son, st L'lmen Dec. 22.. The-younger negro was aeeusi-a of having killed Hayn.-., V Cfaddorh, a rominent larrner 01 mn sertion, tiering nnm ma at 'the itnmroand of hla fttmr Bute officials assisted by dentctives have been working on; ths mattsr since the Vsrioutt ' Nomination Confirmed 1 by ''71i'Vhel8coate:r;,ri,t X Washington. Feb, J. The Senate lo. day conttrmed the following nomina Brigadier General Oedrgs B. Davts. to be judge advocate general with the rank of brigadier general; .Brigadier General Wm. Crosier, to .be chief of ordnance . with, the rank of brigadier generaiv 'i'i,-iM'ih: 'V''iV captain Charles H. Ktochton. . to be rear admiral la .the avy ;.Lj.VL m postmasters:,-. .M'-', jV ww-i GeorsiarKmma Bi- Dyar Calhoun s James M. Suton Adel; Lucy Lt. We. don, (jjivonia: samuet m. Daley. Mc Donougb; James jjr., merstroet, Doug , ' -"Hi h "Z4 "V, tiffXCpll Sospcnds Court. X" Justice 3. W. Cobb was engaged In hearing the proceedings in an attach, jrwnt oaso yesterday rnlng. The door opened and! a little black Cunid led In Ttvomas Davis and Bessie Da vis, a couple of a dusky hue, whose dtt- sire ana purpose, was to be married. The rouplo were tmpatlenT, - The iilai 'H-iulre C. L. Hunter moved that the court su.prn.l t'-n hearing u-:! Iutt Cupld'S .t'k VjijJ fim- Mo.I. 'li:e court suspended. The, rm hiv.ii knot j was tied and Tom and l.--ie wi v '' safely emLaiked , upon tl'O c-in if; connuUjl b!!s. , I C0TT05FIGUBEGIYr:; '' I '', VV f r;.t.mi u.''nr lij. 41 ever max's yoicn agai;. Census , Estimate of -2.-o.F3l 1 Vnginned, With 1,843 Gi.niei i, Rcportiiigr, ta Made- Public Tl- . Ilonw Document' ltooni, i, Southern Members ' Denounce it . ' Too High - and Xortbcrners 1 t Mill, Districts as Too Imw Of 1 1- tercet Chiefly' to 8eculatorsf t o Speaker Cannon, Who Rerusctl n Permit Its Reading in Honsc. Washington,' Feb. "a, Speaker 'Cai, non: to-day metde. public; the Censm Bureau figures on' ungmned cotton Im mediately, after the Hodse waa calk l tt order.' The total amount of ungi i ned cotton S shown by; the report it 260,884 bales, with, IMS ginneries not heard rrom. ; This publication was j acoordance with the Sims resolution passed.by the JjTouse. requfrlng Direc tor North, of the Census Bureau, to furnish to Congress all .data on ungfu. ned cotton of the crop of 1Mb-collected before 'Jan. ..-." , An effort was mado to have Speaker Cannon order ihe report read In th House, but he flatly refused to do this, saying - the document , must , pau through ordinary . channels, and, an nounced that he thought the figures were misinformation, rather than, In formation: , that they were based ion partial returns and of little value, ' . The report had not arrived at th House when' the Speaker rapped for order. - In response to inquiries front the Department of Commerce and. La bor as to how the report should.be handled, he replied that he would- turn It over to the Journal clerk and have it made public through the. s Dublin rffVftimesrit1 aWArtlW' 'tr"stesfc .. t "as shwI. a 'wvwsaas. a wsesi' .ieeosjp . sac a wen.: 1. IW,t .,; fore the House went into committal. of the whole. Otherwise, he said, it must wait until the Rouse came out of a committee of the, whole, as he did, not purpose deviating in the least from the ordinary procedure for the purpose . of publishing figures of Interest chiefly -to snoculators. ' , ' ' Officials of the Department of Com merce and Labor hurried the report to , the capttot, as' they did not wish to be responsible. for delay, and it arrived In, time to be placed lit ' the Speaker's charge before the House took up thi day's work. Under ' orders rrom the Speaker, a clerk In the public docu ment room read the figures for a large group of members of the Mouse. rd newspaper men, .who . . were eagerly awaiting the totals in Ihe report, ' Southern members expressed -much dissatisfaction with tbe 'figures and said ' they were far from the truth. Members from th Northern- cotton mill districts ' were equally harsh In their criticism of the totals and de. elared 'that the ginneries not heard from might make a radical difference in the figures. The renort shows running bales, ex cluding linters and counting round as half-bales, The report by States Is as follows: , t Alabama. 11.24C: Arkansas, - Florida, S,05; Georgia, 17.37S; Indian Territory, 14.IW: Louisiana, y 16,839; Mississippi.. 1 jatssouri, L7S3; 068; South Carolina, .V0; ,, Tennessee, 1.954: Texas. .73,73 Virginia, e.r . Total. MU) l n.r'fvv UJ 1 , 'nn,,,, K i, 11 in Tiff ) DISPICNSARY LABEL GRAFT, InveHtlgatlnx Committee . Dlsoovtrs. mat contract ior i-rumua . nn t.&hnia Wh Im to Cincinnati Firm for 35,77 WHen Tliero W rro rwi.or nkta at , One-Fifth 1 Tliat Figure,- , y , in 1 VlSv ' Observer Bureau, , -1209 Main Street, , Columbia, S. C, Peb. 2. Th dtsnensarv investigating com- " mlttee this afternoon went into tn matter 01 mrector a v. purchase of - ILOOO.OOO labels , for 135,877, while a number of responsi ble houses were wilting to do the. work, even "In better style, tor 1 one ' fifth that price.- The contract -went to the Nivlson Welskopt- Co..' of Cincinnati, although John .J. Selbels.. whom Mr,-Boykln asked lo.bld. had bid In for one-fifth that: amounr. tnrougn W nueman cromers, wikh vi- fereaWtcb. do-the worn; ior ; bif ceiim .. ne i.ooo as against IS.B0. The con tract was completed with the 1 Cin cinnati concern. In spite of Chairman Rvans' protest, by the signature ot Director towiil - i'resiaem a, -1 nnnsaina. of " The State . Com nan v. testified that. t the . request- of - the committee, he Had secured 'price.- from tbe , American color printing Co.. of Baltimore, 'Which offered to, duplicate the order for $7,700, al lowing Mr. Gonaales 10 per cent, on this., This "bid was on5 the samples the committee submitted to Mr. yon sales, the samples being - obtained from .he Cincinnati concern's groodn at the dispensary. Mr. Gonaales .said now pe wniinr to enter in to bond in te sum -of-HO.Ooa to duplicate' the . work -at this " price, $27,792 less than -the State paid for tt. President W, H. Cogswell. ofth Charleston firm, of Walked, Evans & J'ogswelt, testified ' along the wm-i Hue. Through samples submitted tv the committee, he had secured a bii' front thet Brandon Printing Co., - of Kashvllte, at, 7,19L and would no w be Milling-to'' enter into bond to : tha work -- at that-figures- -Ed," James Henry- Rice,-ot. The Carol. o Flcl4 (weekly), of Georgetown, v put up .to' testify about' letters 5 f committee had secured at J. S. 1 i -n lira's dispensary In Charleston, toi ,: ing to show Rice's effort to get "Joti-i J. : Selbels. J. S.: Farnum. M-t-W. LWock. of Macon; and" the dlpiiifraiy dlreetors to subserioe to stbcir in t!i Fle'd Publishing Co.; Mr. Rica "d.-nled- that any? of ' them finally: eu- scrlbedw t s,t e )-. a'Si'ws tnioM uxv OFTaEitE.xLVi;u Cieorgla Phstolnn M KiiltKt Man l)umt With Mis ti S(H Kun Arrestaf;;Vi,V?;b 'V: r.'-i-.t-Moultrle. fia . Feb, 2. The verdtet f - the coroner's Jury to-day was that the killing Of . 4. wnnams last n:bt tv ' Dr. , R. " C ' Llndsey - r Juv.ifl r homicide.' Dr. LlmNev I, is not tn arrested. He found Wilil.ti- t wiih 1. Llndscy upon hla retm-'i bore p immendlattly shot him, I !. i : aUnlly. , V;',' Ttio, OM K.iids' C ' -e,i The I.id- of Ihe A i ' ' Society o the i" '-1 , prefiint.l the "' ' I enc" in t? iH the ch.Tt'! 1 lion - - i i
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