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L 1 TjtJMOIt:, LABOR i EXCLUDED ' M BY SO HIGH. POINT ' FACTORIES f" SH - ' :"" , ' Mi jtimltu Manntactnrwa Serve ,No 7i tleo on Employe That, After April i - 9., Vn Union Worker Will be Given t" Emplojrment Action ' Taken . : Be , . cans Non-Union . Men Were In- y 5 ' timldateil by. Unionist Announce- , . . ; Demonstration la Made -Trouble " Duc to .Foreign Element Over V J iu. ,009 Men Affected. . - , Special to The Observer. '. f " r Hijh Point, March U. This aftet , t ,noon, when the factories of Hlgn Point, paid olt for the week the em- ' ployea were quietly- notified that, pa arid;- after 'April Shdno union man , "would be employed. " This proclaim "'y t tlon of course, created Quito en- nation. A leading manufacturer, j' when interviewed by The Observer's j correspondent on the situatton said: ;:' ''' ."The action wa made .necessary by hs-r :"'.; the fact that many of our employed 3 j :; . -who 'do not belong- to the unions and ' i do not wish to Join, are being; Intlmt : dated, by those who belong- ' to . tho i: . union. Many of the worklngmen V ' themselves approve . of this course 4 and have so expressed themselves. There has always existed the best of feellngr between the worklngmen ana ' V , the manufacturers In High Point ' and It U a well-known fact that morw ' "worklngmen in High Point own their ' homes than in any other town of Its 7' eize Irs the South. ' There is no place i In the South where they get better ' ; payfoi the same class of work, better ' school' facilities, . or cheaper living than they do In High Point. - TROUBLE BUB TO FOREIGN ELB ' MENT. " "The . manufacturers regret tha conditions made such a step neces- H - eary for they have always had in s kindest feeling toward their employes in the past and sincerely hope that such feeling will continue to exist w. fn the future. For years the la bor of High' Point was done almost exclusively by local workmen. As long as, the condition continued there was no troubles but workmen began to come in from distance, organise the men Into unions, and. stir up ill feeling. These men are, nowever, few in number and we confidently believe that, when the men realise the true situation, they Wilt continue at work. We want no trouble and are expecting' none. We do not wish the worklngmen to under stand that we are boasting of what we have done or to think that we are actuated by any feeling of malice or ill-will. It was simply & matter of business and, as business men, we felt-it was necessary, for the protec " , tfcpn. of 'the interest of our; stockhold- r.ffw think It will be to the ad vantage of the laboring men as well a th irmniifyfTirr - . ,.' There are about 6.000 working men in High Point only about 25 per cent. of whom belong to the unions. The factories front which the notice w given number about 30 and comprise . the furniture, and glass enterprises of igh Point. The other 36 or 40 fa toriea such as silk mills, knitting nuts and overall factories are not in voived. The factories Interested in the movement represent a capital oft iz.ow.ooo or over. CHICAGO FT END TO HANG. Assault and Murder of Mrs. HolUster to be Expiated on the . Gallows ' Prisoner Cooly Asks Light for His Cigar When Jury's Verdict Is An- - . nounced. " Chicago. March 24. Richard C. Ivens was to-day found guilty of the murder of Mrs. Bessie Holllster ana sentenced to expiate his crime on the fraliows. When the clerk of Judge Smith t court had read the verdict every eye turned on tho prisoner. "Give me & light," he said as he pulled a cigar from his pocket. The murder of Mrs. Bessie Holllster occurred on' the even ing of January 12th last. It was one of the most atrocious ana revolting in Chicago's history. Public feeling was stirred as it had at been stirred before in many years. J l was the climax of a wave of trfme, generally charged to a police force numerically inadequate and In efficler.t. . Mrs. Holllster, tha young wife of a -prosperous business man, left her hornet;' on the day of the murder to -sing at tho funeral of a friend. Her -, body was Jound by Richard Ivens the following morning near a carpenter ebon owned by Ivens' father. Ivens reported the discovery of the body to -his father and the latter reported to t the police. The same day Richard Ivens confessed to the police that ho ; had committed the crime. In his conf es slon he said he had dragged Mrs, Hol llster into an alley, assaulted her and . strangled her to death. : with ' copper wire. In court. Ivens declared that his Miifcd was blank concerning the crime -and that he did not remember making ;' confession... His counsel argued i"that the confession - was obtained v while Ivens was under a hypnotic in fluence of. Assistant .Chief of Police ,;:s Sohuettlcr.- An attempt was also to establish an aJlW." iv '.Atlanta Parricide Is fVeed by Judge. 1 , Atlanta, Ga., March J4.Frank Pur CDlt, the young barber who shot and ( hilled his father last Wednesday even V ing, while the latter was advancing f murderously to kill his Wife and daogh- icrm-iw, was reieasea irora custoay i i. preliminary nearmg ,io-aay. ii Justice Ormond announced the die v f tnissal of the' charges against the de fendant as the "evidence was so con- elusive as to preclude the possibility of conviction in the higher, courts." l ; fr. A.' Jf KHer CluUrman. ! Special to-The Observer. ' " 4 Winnton-Snlem, March M. At a west ' .v Ing of the Forystb Democratic executive . committee to-day. Mr. A. H. Eller, who ; ' , nanaged Governor Glenn's campaign so 4 successfully two year ajroi w elected chsirman to succeed M. 0. -Bailey, who , , , resigned on' account of private business ;r Interests requiring all of hie time. . Mf. , Eller accepted the chalrmanslilp and was j promised the earnest co-operation of ev-.f-. ery member of the committee, . . ; h f . y- 1,1 7 f f, , ' More flcbttoc la PblUpptaes. ' Manila, March J4-A telegram reoslv. td. by- the "government to-day from the Island of Bamar says that an en-nscl vi ment ha occurred- between the constab---. s, hlary and a force of fanatical Pului.tnes. ' Bflvamor fieorro Curry Is reported to bo iniiwiitg lMtaiis of the affair ara lauk- F0KrA:DA3TABDLYlCBIME R. U HAYS ARRESTED IX RALEIGH Man Wanted 'for criminal Aasault in t; west Vlntlnia in .cmtcnea oi urn After a bcarcli off Three Years- Taken 'Back to tho scene of his Oimc- Decision In Morris Arson Caas Reserved Till To-Morrow -, , Flra sin ,' Raleigh Yarborougti f A ueiiineer Lo... or Ubarioae, t-nar tered. Together With Several Other , Concerns News of the State Capi tal. K. , .f . , Observer -Bureau, ,. - .v , 122 South Dawson. Street, ' ' , - Raleigh, March 24, R. W Hays, wanted In West Virginia for' the charge of having. committed a very serious crime, has; been cap tured and will be taken back to West Virginia, the state of his crime, where at, Kanawha, be is alleged "to have outraged a young whitawoman. Miss Addle JU Moses. The deed was com mitted 'In July, 1903, and .the officers have, ever since been on his trail. Gov ernor Glenn jliae; Issued a rendition warrant on a requisition by the Gover nor of West Virginia, and under tha addedT protection of Irons, both on hands 'and feet; the assailant of the young woman was to-day taken back to the scene Of Bis crime. President Mills, of the Raleigh & Southport Railroad, has gone to At ianta, Ga., where ,he is inspecting a number of freight cars to be used by that company in the rapidly devel oping business of a very promising road. CHARTERS GRANTED. The State charters the Yarbrough & Bellinaep Company, of Charlotte, with a $5,000 paid-in capital out of $125,000 Authorized for the conduct of a metal and supply business; incor porators, J. A. and D. R. Yarbrough. George H. BeUinger and J. H. McCall, (if Charlotte: the Water Power & Electric Comnany, Hickory, for the construction of dams and power plants and for lighting through the counties of Catawba. Caldwell, Alexander, i.in coin and Cleveland; authorized capi tal stock! $250,000, of this amount $100.- 000 may be preferred; incorporators, M. B. Thornton, C. F. Blalock, C. M. Hardin and B. F. Campbell, of Hick ory; the Mercantile Bargain House, Wilminaton. with W. O. Page, C. H. Thompson and'O. L. King, stockhold ers; capital stock of 50,ow; tne Mey- ers-Westbrook Company, Winston Salem, a general department store, capitalized at $30,000; A. B. Meyers, C. H. Westbrook. A. A. Myers and G P. Peel. Incorporators. The Vass building. On Fayettevllle street, caught Are after 2 o'clock this morning when a high wind was blow. Ing and the central position of the building occasioned considerable alarm. The Are originated in the Tucker Drug Company building, next door to the offices of the North Caro lina Home Insurance Company. There was considerable damage done by smoke, which will probably amount to $750 or $1,000, covered by insurance. There Is some news from the State insurance department, even In add! tiori to the current matters brought forth by the investigation of the Nor ris Are. The Royal Union Associa tion, of Trenton. N. J., was to-day ad mitted to the State for the pursuit of its" regular fraternal-business tflaaa head office of the company is at Ro chester N, Y. The Times-Dispatch, of. Richmond, Vs., of a' recent Issue, contained a splendid picture of Miss Josephine H. Daniels, ' one of the belles and most attractive . women of the Southland, who has been named as sponsor of. the United Confederate Veterans at the reunion to be held In New Or leans, La., in April. Miss Nicholls is a daughter of General Francis T. Nich olls, a former Governor of Loislana, and is a sister of Mrs. James R. Young, wife of the North Carolina insurance commissioner. General Nich olls is at present chief justice of the Supereme Court of Louisiana. An interested crowd to-day gather ed In the city court room to hear the tidings regarding M,. T. Norria. whose case for alleged arson was argued be fore Justice Seapark until after 2 o'clock this morning. An opinion was expected this afternoon at 12:30, but the magistrate announced that he' would not express himself until Mon day at 1:30 o'clock, because of the fact that there was so much, of the evidence that would, of necessity, re quire careful and deliberate considera tion. The speeches in the case were marked by more than usual brilliancy and force. Because of so many Inquiries lodged through the department of Insurance Commissioner Young has made this announcement concerning the Bank ers' Life Insurance Company, New York: "The company has withdrawn Yrom the State, by impairment, but it is considered as of safety In so far as present policy-holders are con cerned and the commissioner advises holders of policies to retain such in terests, at least until the company can and will make good the Impair ment Tha commissioner says he is reasonably sure they Will Improve their plans and make good all Impair ment that would seem of Jeopardy to patrons of the Institution." More defi nite information will be Issued at an early day by the commissioner. Slight snow fell this morning while a rain was falling. It was scarcely appreciable as it descended with the rain, ' The air is raw and utterly dis airrala.v:. ,.,( ;-;r,;,;;; -Killing' In Rice Mill at Beaumont l eaumont, Tsx-i'i March ; H T. D. Overton, aged 25, was shot and killed in the Beaumont -Rica Mill to-day by A. -Mold. . night watchman. Mold al leges that Overton had Insulted -him and had then gone to his room in the mill building and procured a revolver. When - Overton - re-appeared With his pistol. Mold opened ore, hitting Over ton three timea Overton's home was in ,Vlrgtau...;vv.:;;)ji:-?fcsr:',;: ,..,-&. . , . I, i, , ,,-ii,i. , ,, mini itliniiMtri.t " - r.V Uttle Vera Marshall Sliarar Dead. Vera Marshall, J tho K-months-old daughter of t Mr, and Mr. W. A. Sharer, died this morning at 1 o'clock. at the homo oz ner parent at no. 602 North. Smith street. The littler one had been ill-' about three weeks and her death was not unexpected. The fu neral arrangements will be made to day. , , f , , - !.' x BASEBALL. ' V At Atlanta: Georgia Tech J; Clem- son, 1; v it ,V v 'HI ' f V - At Annapolis: Naval Academy, IT: George Washington University, E. At Montgomery: rniiaaelphia Americans. 4; Montgomery,- " At Birmingham New York Amerl cans. 1 ; Birmingham, . -. . - At Atlanta: - Cleveland, : Atlanta, At Augusta: - Augusta, : Brook lyn. Nationals. I. - ' - v ' . At Savannah: Savarmah, I; Phila delphia Nationals, s. '.', At Charleston; Charleston,-. t; pe troit Ainsrlcatis, l- v v n r J FEDERAIIOSS 1 F0UD , HOPE ". .. 5 - trip1. - GOVERNMENT BY LABOR UNIONS Election of Men From Union's -. Own Hanks by Ballots "- of Unionists United ' Regardless of Party to ' Urged as Means of Securing; Now Iahs and Administering- Tlieni Alonsr Desired Lines Would Also Secure Judiciary That Will Not Act as Pliant Tool of Wealth Routine. Business Transacted, ; - Washington, March 24.-The execu tive council of the Federation of La bor to-day re-affirmed Its decision and the decision of the American Fed eration of Labor , relative to political action aa-follows: . : r . "We re-affirm as one of the cardinal principles of the trade union move ment that the working people must unite and organize, Irrespective rot creed, color, sex, nationality or poli tics. . "That the American Federation of Labor most firmly and unequivocally favors the Independent use of the bal lot by the trade unionists and working men, united regardless of party, that we may, elect men from our own ranks to make new laws, and admin lster them along- the lines laid down in the legislative -demands of the American Federation of Labor, and at the same time secure an impartial Ju diciary that will not govern u.; by arbitrary injunctions of the "courts, nor act as the plaint tools or corporate weaitn. "That as- our efforts are centered against all forms of Industrial slavery and economic wrong, we must also' di rect our utmost energies to remove ail forms of political, servitude and party slavery, to the end that the working people may act as a unit at the noils at every election." The council decided also to tender the moral financial support of the fed eratlon to the Bridge and Structural Iron Workers' Unioa in the mainten ance of its contest against contractors. It was decided to aid the effort tw bring about an investigation of the work fo women and children in fac tories, their hours of labor and other conditions. The convention at Pittsburg last fall having decided that one of the cases where injunction had been issued against the contentions of labor should be made a test case before the highest court in tho land, the matter was sub mltted to Mr. Gompers to ascertain If any one of the cases contains the vital question, with authority to take the matter un and act. The noliev of Questioning candidates for office upon questions afTecting the interests of labor and the people gen ernllv was decided to be continued and mnra star crftflfllvelv nrosecuted. rne council aojournea 10 meet on June 18th. unless called together in special session by thePresident. TELLS ON WALKING DELEGATES. Member of Brldgcmcn's and House- smiths Union Confesses to At tempts to Dynamite New Building, iNew York, 'March 24. Charles Mo- ran, a memoer or tne unagemen-s and Housesmith's Unloni, who was at rested several weeks ago, with two other Iron workers, charged with at- empting to dynamite the Bliss build ing, being erected on East Twenty- third street by Post & MoCord, to day made a complete confession to Assistant District Attorney Train. Mr. Train says he implicated several walking delegates of the New York and New Jersey branches of the union. declaring that they furnished the money to have not only the Bliss building, but other buildings destroy ed, and the work of construction halt ed. The district attorney's office has refused to divulge the names of the walking delegates Involved.. Late to-day Moran, wno was to have been placed on trial on Mon day, sent word to the district attoj ney's of flce that he was willing to waive trial and plead guilty to the charge on which he had two others charge on which he and the other two were lndlctea. is comesiun was then taken. BATTLE WITH BIXXJKADERS. .,. ..Hi .nn Officers and Blind Tigers Exchange Fire Near Snartanbunr. No tau- tle Resulting Whiskey, Horses and Wagon Confiscated. . Special to The Observer. Spartanburg, S. C, March 24. State Constable Hayes and United States Marshal McLane engaged in a fight with whiskey blockaders Fri day night while endeavoring to- pre vent the blockade runners from land ing a cargo of 120 gallons of whiskey, which was being conveyed toward the city in a mountain wagon. The men In the wagon, wnen tney were com manded to halt, began to. fire on the two officers, who promptly , returned the bullets, and for several minutes a mimic .battle was indulged in. though it is not thought that, there were any fatalities, though this is not known, so far aa the owners of the wagon are concerned, as: they suc ceeded in effecting their escape in the midnight darkness. The block aders, in their wild shooting, put a bullet s into the flank of one of, the horses, causing a flesh wound. ' The whiskey, wagon and horses were con fiscated and brought to tha city. ' DURHAM SUPEBIOK- COVKt. I It Adjourns After Disposing; of Many jnutor vases. - -, ,?. . Special tO;The Observer.. j-'JW Durham. " ' March , 24. Stmerlor Court which has been In "session her.', since Monday morning, adjourned this after noon for the teritf.' It was a twoweeks term but the docket was completed and Judge Furgerson adjourned court this afternoon, discharging the- Jury that had been summoned for next week.v v , ;4 ' Several - cases were, enaea to-aav." eith er by compromise or non-suits, but in the bunch there were very few of any (im portance. .Thi ease of Willie ..Vaughan against the Golden Belt Manufacturing Company In which he asked for damages in tho sum of $2,000 for failing down a file-lit of ooorly constructed ateos. - was ended suddenly to-day, a non-eult being ordered by the court. Judge Kurgersoa would not permit ino case, io go to the Jury. Notice oft appeal to? tha Supreme Court was given., Snow Foot and a Half Peep, at Rich t ' ,, mono. ttw DbtifMnil tTa.:' If rr-H .t finnmr hint. began last night, has fallen steadfty. here all day, and to-hlght promises? if it con tinues, as the weather bureau predicts it will, to be a foot and a half deep by to morrow morning. Bo far, there has been no particular interruption of traffic, in eonsequeace of the storm. . . . Wp" Spies Arrival a "YladJvoatoclc.. VladlvostockV March 24. Two" Jananese merchants were arrested to-day in ono at the forts here. In their possession were found rluns of ths fortifications and Ijiotss referring to them. ,t SEVEN 0F; FAMILY KILLED TRAIN STRIKES REUNION-GOERS On' Philadelphia A Reading Railroad, Wagon Containing Grandfather, ' His Two Sons, Daughter-ln-Law , and Three' Young Grandchildren, is Hit by Train and Every One of . the Party Killed Were on Wa to Pamlly Reunion Curve IJpnderlng i One Road Invisible From the Other Responsible for Accident. ' Sunbury, Pa, March 24. Seven per sons representing three generations of one. family were .killed to-day on the Philadelphia oV Reading Railroad at Haas crossing, one mile south of this place. The dead: r G. H. Neidlg, aged 63 years; Clar ence NeWIg, aged 41, and Silas Neidlg, aged 86, sons of the first named; Mrs. Clarence Neidlg, aged 30, and their three Children, Mary, aged 4 years; Blanche, aged . and Gilbert, aged 2. All -of the i victims were instantly killed with the exception of Blanche, who died later at a hospital. There was to have been a family re union to-morrow at the home of G. W. Neidlg, at . Augustaville, a small vil lage near here, and the latter had driven to the home of his sons to convey the party to Augustaville. At Has crossing the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Philadelphia & Read ing Railroad run paratel, a short dis tance apart. A curve renders one road Invisible from the other, and to this fact the accident was due. The wagon containing the seven per sons had crossed the Pennsylvania rail road tracks and had Just reached the Reading tracks when an express train north-bound from Shamokln, dashed into the vehicle. The occupants of the wagon were thrown or dragged many feet by the locomotive and their bodies were terribly mangled. REV. T. H. FEGRAM DEAD. One of the - Most Widely-Known Methodists of the State Passes Away at Wlnston-Salcm, Aged 81 In Active Service 50 Years and Built 37 Churches. Special to The Observer. Winston-Salem, March 24. Rev. Thomas Howard Pegram passed peace fully away at his home on North Lib erty street at 8:30 o'clock this morn ing at the age of 81 years. Deceased, who had been in declining health for two years, was one of the most widely known divines in North CaroHna. His life was an active one for the Master and his labors were crowned with suc cess, a fact that will be attested by hundreds who have been blessed by his ministry. He possessed a remark ably strong voice and his singing was always greatly enjoyed at camp meet ings and revival services generally. Deceased was born in Guilford coun ty January 13, 1825. He was licensed to exhort at the age of 19 and was licensed to preach and Joined the North Carolina Methodist Protestant Conference In 1847. He was president of this body for two or three years. He Joined the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, at the annual session of the North Carolina Conference held at Salisbury In 1877. At his own re auest he was superannuated at the Western mrthT?aro1ma Conference at High Point In 1904. In asking the con ference for supernumerary relations he stated that It was the hardest trial iof his life to give up work, and to use his own expression, get out or harness," adding that he did not wish to wait and be asked to retire on ac count of old age. During his unbroken ministry of more than 60 years, deceased built 37 churches and a number of parson ages. He leaves a wife and two eons, Ij. w. Pegram, of Louisiana, and T. H. Pegram, of Mooresvllle. Before his death Mr. Pegram plann ed for his funeral and his requests will be carried out to the letter. The service will be held at Centenary M. E. church at 3 o'clock Monday after noon and will be conducted by the pas tor. Dr. H. F. Chreltsberg. The pall bearers will be: Dr. 8. B. Turrentlne, Dr. G. H. Detwller, Dr. P. J. Carra- way and Rev. A. G. Klrkman, of Greensboro; Bishop Rondthaler and Dr. H. A. Brown, o this city. Inter ment will be In the Salem Cemetery. DIVISION IN OPERATOR'S AMP. Bitter Words Kxchaoged Between Pennsylvaniansv Who , Are Willing to Grant Wage . Increase, and Westerners No Nearer Agreement With Miners. Indianapolis. March 24. After being in Joint conference through commit tees since Tuesday afternoon, coal operators and miners of , the central competitive district and of the south western district to-night are no near er an agreement on a wage scale to go Into effect on April 1 than, they were when the former Joint confer ence adjourned In disagreement on February 2. The present wage wcaie will expire next Saturday and unless an agreement is reported by miners and operators before that time, 225,000 union Dituminous coai miners will, it Is said by the union miners, be called from the mines In Illinois, Indiana Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, Mis souri. Kansas, Texas, Arkansas and Indian Territory. The meetings oi tne Joint aca e committee have been marked by very bitter words hurled by operators at each other. Mr. F. L. Bobbins, of the western Penrtiylvarvla operators, has announced that he Intends to pay the increase in wages asked by the miner not only in the mines of the Plttsbur coal company, or wnicrt ne la presi dent, but also In his own -mines In western Pennsylvania, 'Ohio and till nois. Independent operators In . west ern Pennsylvania, represented by OV A Magoon. have announced that they will. pay the advance if Mr. Bobbins does. . ;, f ; -hi' mil NEW JERSEY CROWD MORBID. After Execution of Negro Murderers of Young woman Numbers Rushed fin and Fought for Pieces of Cloth- k Ing s Souvenirs. -, Mount Holly. NT J.. March 14. Rufus Johnson- and George Small, no groes, were, hanged In. the Jail yard here to-day for th murder of -Miss Florence W. Allison, Ths drop fell 10:10 and. the two were .pronounced deed twelve minutes later. Before leaving their cells to go to the gallows both men - made state ment. Johnson acknowledged' -his guilt, . but v Small steadfastly main tained that he was Innocent. . , i Owing to the fact that there was no guard la 4ha.-Ja -yard. the , crowd rushed in after the execution and be gan cuttlna- off cottons and portions of the clothing worn by the murder era- The erowd pulled and hauled at th bodies and In the ' crush ths clothing was partially . removed, ev posing tho corpses to view, flomu persons finally Informed ' ths sherllt and ths people wer driven away. ' HOUSE (3001) TO MIDDIES PASSES SENATE HAZING BILL After ' Protracted Debate, Including Criticisms of Alleged Undue Mild ness by Mr.; Hepburn and Mr. W. w. Kltchtn, Measure Repealing -Requirement That All Haalng be Punished by Dismissal is Passed . New Yorker Declares That Meri wether Did Right to Resent Branch's Insults ' and That Prison Discipline for the Academy Is Unwarranted. 'Washington, March 24. Hazing at the Annapolis , Naval Academy was dealt with by the House to-day in the passage of a Senate bill with a House substitute. The action was taken aN ter a protracted debate which placed In The Record the impressions of the special committee which investigated the subject recently and a severe criti cism of efforts to condone hasing, bv Mr. Hepburn, of Iowa. Several amendments were proposed to the measure, but all were rejected save one making It the duty of cadet offi cers to report infractions of the rules as well as other academy authorities. The bill repeals that portion of ex isting law which makes It compulsory to dismiss midshipmen guilty of has ing in any degree and substitutes pun ishment according; to the -nature of the offense. Cruel and brutal hasing may be punished by dismissal. Previous to the hasing- bill consider ation, 236 pension bills were passed. DTD RIGHT TO RESENT INSULT. When the hasing bill was taken up, Mr. Rixey, of Virginia, proposed a substitute and Mr. Vreeland, of New York, chairman of the special com mlttee on hazing, took the floor to de. tail his impressions resulting from the inqury. He reviewed the preliminary trouble between Midshipmen Merri wether and Branch, leading to the tight which resulted in the death of Branch. Branch, he said, had insult ed Merriwether. by criticising the ap pearance of his grandmother and the spelling in a letter from ner. "I say that a boy who would not re sent such an Insult is not fit to carry his country's flag or a commission in the navy," ejaculated Mr. Vreeland, to the aDDlause of members. Mr. Pearce, of Maryland, sought to get the source of ttie committee s information on this point. DON'T NEED PRISON DISCIPLINE. Mr. Vreeland objected to being cross questioned, after he had stated that the Information came from the super intendent of Midshipmen and was en tirely reliable. He felt, in view of the purpose of the education at Annapolis, that a prison discipline was not the proper one; that so far a s possible the ca det body should 'be self-governing. In his Judgment, the academy officials already had taken the necessary steps to enforce discipline. Mr. V.reeland condemned the present hazing law, which left no discretion but to dismiss a boy for hazing when ten demerits might be a sufficient punish ment for tho particular offense. As to the sentence of Midshipman Merri wether to confinement for a year, he declared that a presidential pardon ought to be extended. MR. W. W. KITCHIN DISSENTS. Mr. W. VT. Kltohln, of North Caro lina, who made a -minority report on the bill, explained his views. The measure, he contended, was too great a modification of the present law In the direction of leniency. It would, he said, greatly encourage hazing. Mr. Rlxey followed, stating that the situatton seemed to be that three hun dred young men at the academy were guilty of hazing, that a very small minority ought to be dismissed, that the balance, Instead of going scot free, ought to be punished with something more mild than dismissal. His substi tute was to prevent any dismissal without the trial of the accused bv court-martial. An effort by Mr. Underwood, of Ala bama, to amend the bill so as to re quire cadets, upon entering the ac ademy, to pledge themselves not t participate In hazing, failed. Mr. Hepburn secured the adoption of an amendment requiring cadet of ficers as well as instructors and naval offlcera to report Infractions of the hazing regulations, after which the bill was passed. The House adjourned at 4:35 o'clock. A GREAT INVENTION. Durham Man Perfects Device Which, if Successful, Will Do Away With Railroad Wrecks. ' Special to The Observer. Durham, March 24. J. W. Tatum, of. this city, has perfected and se cured a patent on a device that, if successful, will revolutionise rail roading and prevent a great many wrecks. The device la in the nature of a telephone. There is something like a trolley wire arrangement over the railroad track and, in each cab there is a telephone. The gong on the telephone sounds whi two trains approach within something like three miles of each other. Then there Is another feature. An engin eer can ring up and talk to another engineer twelve miles away, when both trains are running at full speed. In this manner one engineer can as certain, at any time, when there Is another train on the same track, and from the engineer get the orders and Intentions of each man at the throttle. Mr. Tatum has Interested a number of financial men In his Invention and a company has been organised to take over the patent, the Inventor retain ing one-sixth Interest Tha first actual test of the new, and it sue cessful, great invention, will be made on the new Durham A Southern road from here, to Apex. Those who have examined the patent and. are Inter ested are enthusiastic over the fu ture of the Invention, r-;v gOW . STORM SWEEPS COAST. Clianoes of Savlnsx Numerous Vessels A si lore on North Carolina and Vir ginia . Coasts Greatly Lessened. -, ; V.Norfolk,Va.V-eMawh:2.A i severe northeast storm ' with , blinding snow swept this coast; to-day, making It dangeroue for all.shlppln at sea and holding m port 'many catling vessels, ocean barges and ths like. Several large foreign steamers this morning proceeded to sea. The storm has les sened tha chances of saving tha nu merous vessels now ashor on tha Vir ginia and North Carolina coasts and word comes from Cape Hatteraa that the, three-masted schooner Raymond T. Maull has turned her head to; the sea and now appears to bo practically beyond saving. . fine has a bad list to starboard, but her cargo of lumber Is reported yet Intact. ' ' The crw of wreckers aboard f the schooner , Fannie Palmer, . at ( Little Island, signalled tha life-savers to-day to come to their rescue and an effort Is now being mads to 'get tha men OIL MAGNATE OX STAND ROGERS STANDS ORDEAL 'WELL Thanks to Remarkable: Ignorance of Details Wanted by Missouri- At torney General at NeW York Hear ing, Standard Oil's Vice President Yields None of Desired Revelations Attorneys for Trust Admit, How ever, That it Holds the Stocks of the Companies Which Missouri is Trying to Oust Mr. Rogers Thanks Inquisitor for Courtesy. New Tork, March 24. Henry H. Rogers, vice president of the Standard OH Company, was the first witness to day in the investigation conducted by Attorney General Herbert S. Hadley, of Missouri, who is seeking to oust the Standard Oil Company, of Indiana, and companies alleged to be allied with It from doing business in Mis souri. Attorney General Hadley com menced by asking Mr. Rogers if he Is a stockholder in the Standard Oil Company, of Indiana, and Mr. Rogers eald he is. "Do you know anything of the con ditions of the scale of oil in Missouri?" he was asked. "Not in detail," replied Mr. Rogers. KNOWS OF NO AfRRANGEMENT. "Do you know of any division of the business in Missouri relative to the sale of oil between the respondent companies, the Waters-Pierce and the Republic Oil Company?" "I do not." "Do you own or control any stock In the Waters-Pierce Company yourself or through another person?" "I do not." "Is the business of the Standard Oil Company, of (Indiana, controlled in Missouri by any trade committee with offlcera at 26 Broadway?" asked Had- lev, ''Not to my knowledge," responded Mr. Rogers. "What business connection have you if any, with the business of selling and refining petroleum In Missouri? " "I have none." "Is It not a fact that the stock of these three companies is held by the Standard Oil Company, or New Jersey or by some person or persons, in trust for it, in a combination trust, confed eration or agreement?" the Attorney General asked "My knowledge Is extremely limited as to such details, answered Mr. Kog' ers. STOCK OWiNEOlSHIP ADMITTED. Judge Johnson, one of the attorneys for the Standard OH Company, then had It noted on the record that the Standard Oil Company would admit that the stock of the Republic Oil Company and the Waters-Pierce Com pany and the Standard OH Company, of Indiana, wan held in trust by the Standard Oil Company, of New Jer sev. Judge Johnson added that the ad' mission was made for the purpose of the present litigation. Judge Priest, also of counsel for the Standard Oil Company, said the stock showing on the stock book of the Waters-Fierce Company as standing in the name of M. M. Vanburen was held in the inter ests of the Standard OH Company, of New Jersey, and that they made that admission for the purpose oi tnis uti aratlon. "I don't suppose the stock Is held for the purposes of this litigation," ot served General Hadley. "No. the admission is made for the purposes of this litigation," replied Judge Priest. General Hadley said that he wished it understood that these edmlsslftns of stock ownership covered tne period of time named m the information The trust attorneys agreed to this, and made a new admission that, for the purposes of this litigation only. It would be admitted that a majority of the stock of the Standard OH Com pany, of Indiana, and all the stock of the Itepublio Oil Company Is held In the Interests of the Stanaara on com cany, of New Jersey. "And we also admit for the purpose of this litigation only, subject to ex ception." said the trust attorneys, "that all the stock of the Waters- Pelrce Oil Company, standing In the name of M. M. vanburn, is held m the Interests of the Standard Oil Com pany, of New Jersey." THANKS HADLEY FOR COURTESY Mr. Hadley said that pending the production of certain papers in con nection with the subject he would suspend Mr. Rogers' examination for the day. As Mr. Rogers left the stand he thanked Attorney General Hadley for his courtesy. "And when will you want me again?" he asked. "I will let you know in ample time, Mr. Rogers." Mr. Rogers then bowed, shook hands with Attorney Wollman, wno is as soclated with Mr. Hadley, and left the room. W. G. ROCKEFELLER'S TESTI MONY. William G. Rockefeller, son of Wll Ham Rockefeller, was then called to the stand. He said, he Is : assistant treasurer of the Standard Oil Com pany, of New Jersey, and resides in New York city. Asked who is the treasurer of the Standard Oil Company, Mr. Rocke feller said W. H. Tllford Is. "Do you know H. M. Tllford T" "I do." "What is his business?" "I don't know his business." "Who i president of the Standard Oil Company?" - "I have always understood my un ci e was." , '"You refer to Joh: D. Rockefeller?" "I do." "What- Is you father's, connection with the Standard Oil Company V "H Is vie president The witness denied that he had any connection with the Standard OH Com pany, of Indiana, and also that he had any knowledge of any reports hav ing been made to anyone at 28 Broad way concerning the business of the Waters-Price Company, the Republic Oil Company or the standard, of Indi ana. -,-- That ended the testimony of Mr. Rockefeller and he was excused from the stand. . I . , , , - ii r r 1 1 1 r- in 200 Cases on Docket. ' Special to The Observer. ' Winston-Salem. March 24. A two weeks' term of Forsyth Superior Court clawed this afternoon and - Judge Peebles, who presided, left for Sparta to bold, .Alleghany court,' While a number or civil cases were disposed of at this term, a- lawyer Is responsible for the statement that there ar no less than 209 eases on the docket now ready for atrial and that a - peciai term win Tttarequlrsd.-to get rid .of ihenv-s' -.6 -J h ''r t ..m , n .il - Ex-lov. - Johnston Alabama Sena- ' 1 torial Aspirant, i Montgomery. AlaA' March -24. Joseph T. Johnston, formerly Governor of Alabma, to-day announced that tie will be a can didate for alternate United-. States Ben- atoi la the Democratic primary, Aug. 7. AN INDECENT rABFAi::: POLITICS, SAYS MR.' C' J. HARKI- Late Republican Candidate for Guber natorial Hoitom Characterise In- , dictmenc of Representative - Black- . burn as the Most Indecent Thins in the Way of Political Warfuro , He Has Ever Known-TTho Con gressman's Absence From Floor or the House tho Subject of Comment Mr. Kltchin Advocate More Stringent Measures to . Suppress Hazing at the Nsval Academy. BV W. A. HIUDKBRAJfD. Observer Bureau, , ' - 1417 o street, N , Washington, March 24. The fact that Congressman- Black- burn has not been seen on the floor of the House for three or four; days has been made the subject of com-, ment. Mr. Blackburn, wheen seen by friends at his offlco In the Hotel Normandle this afternoon, explained that his vote was not needed when the statehood bill was brought up. and had this not been true he "Would ' - have been notified by the leaders,. Ho " said he had been busy about his of fice and had no idea of absenting. , himself from the capltol. On, -the contrary, he would be found In Sk seat whenever occasion demanded-' his presence. A. L. Brooks, one of Mr. Blackburn's attorneys, was In coherence with the Congressman to day, and left to-night for Greensboro. "INDECENT POLITICAL WAR-1 FARE." ,f'' Hon. C. J. Harris, who was the last - -. Republican candidate for Governor.' . left to-day for his home in Dlllsboro. after spending several days in - New I York and Washington. Before leay- Ing, Mr. Harris expressed himself strongly in the matter of Blackburn's - h -""-'- ,,v "o race. a u no Ei UW Vli7 , proposition as "the most Indecent V thing in the way of political warfare" he had ever known, and that every -North Carolinian he had met sine . coming East, whether Democrat or , ' Republican, had expressed much tha a..v nca.it.iiciiii ICIMIIVV IU 111? '111 ' MR. KITCHIN ON HAZING BILL, , Representative W. W. Kltchin tOolc' an active part In the scussiqn to', day while the bill with reference , to,'' hazing at Annapolis was under con-' sideratlon. Mr. Kltchin spoke in ad-,' vocacy of more stringent legislation, and expressed the belief that the bill. linriAt (nn aiaro IAn nrn.il1 .a. tw4srfh:. effective. He sought to amend tha bill, saying he thought the House ' should adopt an amendment making v. i uiiaiuiinLii;ii nivuiu. una. in uin ' ' it possmyie ror the Annapolis au thorities to dismiss students guilty of brutal cases of hazing without prefer.' ence 10 counmaruai. -"tpfr J u dire Bovd arrived hr laf nlo-hcv. and Is stavlna at tha Ehhit Hnnu - a CASES INVOLVING- NEGRO ' DIS-.' " FRANCHISEMENT. v , It Is reported that tho Housa com mittee on elections No. 1 has devised ' a pian .to relieve Congress of mucn, of the responsibility of handling cases ; from Southern States where negroes 1 have been disfranchised. One Cass ' has been under consideration recently from Texas. A Pennsylvania , mem ber at the last meeting of the com- ; mutee, introduced a resolution to- the effect that Houston, the Republican xniesront naa not Been elected, ouc the resolution stops short with this declaration- anA 1n nn. mu timns the rights of Brooks, the Democrat, , who will now serve out his term un- v molested. Republican members of ,th -' committee take tho view that, -In avoiding any mention of the righto of the Democrat, who is the sitting mem ' ber. they escape any act which could v be construed as an acceptance of tha, constitutionality of tho acts dls' franchising the negroes. This failure ; to declare anyone entitled to the seac- -leaves the question in the air, and the , courts may now deal with it It tha Interested parties care to carry tha '' matter that far. GRANT'S NOMINATION STILL" HELD UP. The writer hss made another effort ' to ascertain how thlnara atnnrl wirh ro-i " spect to the Frazler and Grant nom- ' lnatlons. As to the latter, tha endU does not appear to be In sight, and -at the Senate postof flee commute tha " information was given out that tha nomination of Mr. Grant had been.-.- ''tAtntuirdHlv'1 . 1 pi nr. n.4 trtn tl.. - . . rti i. . ii... . , iur oiniinuinp una uuuon ma raiv - mutee mat he would no longer be ar -. party to the delay in confirming the nomination, whereupon the chairman of the committee, Mr. Penrose, stated that he would keep the papers in-tha ' committee room for a day or so. No s charges have ever been "preferred Q..l. inii vji aii. it niw maicru muui It is assumed that Senator Penrose simply pursued this course to oblige Marlon Butler, who has perhaps re ' ' newed his promise that a delegation . Is coming to oppose the appointment V of Mr. Grant. The two or three ppo- ' nents of this young man have gone through Goldsboro with a fine comb, and have never yet discovered : any. . reason why the appointment, ' twice sent to the Senate by the President, shiuld not be confirmed. K iv , SCALdNTJ OMNIBUS BUILDING 3 BILL, ' . 's ';, t The fear ia finding expression that the omnibus public buildings bill may not carry the amount that was first figured on by the House leaders, and the original sum tentatively agreed upon was by no means : prodigious. The amounts known to have beei agreed upon for some bf the - Nortfi Carolina ' projects may be . scalded down. During tha week he report went .out that the amount desired by Ashevllte with which to Improve the present building, would be nearer $30.- 000 than $76,000 the amount sought. However, Mr, Thomas, who speak from the point- of- advantage - f committee membership, is by - n. means convinced that this ecatdlntr down process Is a certainty,' or that It will stand, and' he believes that North Carolina Will, fare, very well on the final round up : He even-. hope that Lexington will yet be-brought in to the: bill, notwithstanding-' the a parent warning- Included In the p!o,; antry of Speaker. Cannon, - who to! t the Lexington delegation - that , they must not ,roast't Congressman rum If they did not get what they want,-1. A memoer Of tne isortn far-' - delegation remarked recently t .-. "charges are the- - order of t:ie He said 'that following the e- of the aspirants for tha bi; - c people are digging up charges r. men wno appiy ror smau j i. i those held ;by " free rural : .;. carriers, 'o Died at Henderson v : . Special to The Observer. HendersonvlIIe, March C of Cleveland. Ohhvdieii I ter an Illness oi several v been a reli.'nt ot tin ber of years. 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