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- - ' ft u ; -r -17 v "'-!-' '.I ' s 1 ' I , I ' "V 1,1' '.-! " . - : jl ' - - - . . . .. ft if i - --V, SUBSCIRIPTION' .PBIpE;; $fir.00 PER ,Y3:fJ7 $1,20 HIGIIEBTO CONStJMEB s;AiAcrrE wen osr demands !f Operators GWa Ont Statement Baying ' 1hkAuuuwl .'i;.-VVaiMi "lllMJ Would Add '93.68 Cento Labor Coat,., but ThM SUdlng Skle' WorJclnga Increasing Alt Wage aa Jrict jRlara Make Greater Advance XeceaaanrwKntlre' Added J Cost Fall on r Domeatte. blsea,' Since Stoam Antliraclte'a Price la Kcga- . luted by Tliat of Soft CoaL '. New Tortc,' March' t.-The anthra v? date coal operator to-day gave out a , atatement ahowlng ' why, la order to , crant the denwada of the mlnera, It milt be neceaeary to ralae the price 'charged the consumer by ' JtW ' per , ton, "The 'method ;of reaching thla reault," the atatement aaya, "win f apparent from, the following fact: k' The demand fit the tnlnem provide for a, three-fold Increase of wages , First, An Increase of 10 per cent, to all miner engaged In cutting coal or other men engaged on - contract worlc 'Secondly. The eitabliahment of a ' foinlmum day wage for each class of labor. . This minimum day wage, In many Instances, ia 100 per cent, great er than the wages now being paid; Third, The establishment of an eight-hour day, instead of a nine hour day, without any reduction in a day'a pay. ' .. , if "By careful calculatloa from - the pay rolls of the operating companies, the effect Of these three Increases is to add an average, of 21. per cent fco the actual labor cost per ton of coal. This is equal, at the present cost f $1.65, tft an Increase of 33.68 cent per ton on all sizes of coal which re mined. ALT. FA1X3 ON DOMESTIC SIZE. 'It must ,he ' understood, however, that the so-called 'steam sises' of an- thradte which are a ty-product of the Industry come Into direct compe tition with bituminous coal and must therefore be sold for a price regulated by soft coal; The result is that all the , edded labor cost of the entire Industry must be borne by the 'domestic' sites, (Which comprize 65 per cent of the en tire output. This is exactly the same principle that, holds good. In other manufactur ing' Industries. 4 "This placing the burden on the do mestic sixes a- fact against which there can be no appeal brings It about that the labor coat of each ton of coal sold to the "domestic' con sumer would be raised, under the new demands, by 61.8 cents a ton." EFFECT OP SLJDING SCALE. The operators say the inquiry, why would not the addition of 61.8 cents to the market price regain the entire extra, outlay of the operators, ignores one . of. the Important awards of the Roosevelt arbitration board, vis, "the sliding scale," under which the pres ent flat rate of wages must be paid for every ton of coal at tidewater tor 4.60. Every five cents increase on this market price of coal, under the v gliding scale, add, one per cent. . to averjr wage class of labor. The state ment continues: "It Is thu apparent that If the mar feet price of coal should-be Increased BO cents, the operator would receive only 21 cents to recoup him for the 61.8 cents added labor cost per ton before the Increase began. fit become necessary, therefore, to push - up the price of coal until the net share of the operator is sufflcle-' to pay the 61.8 cent. It will be un derstood that the miners' wages In crease with every advance In the mar ket price. But the operators must se cure a sufficient net increase to equal ise the net increase paid to the miner. Thl equalization Is reached according to the figure of the Lehigh Vallev Coal Company, at about $1.20. Some of the companies estimate the raise at a little less. Borne at a little more But the principle . Is jalway the same. FIX All SOFT COAL CONFERENCE. Jfo Indications of Weakening on Either Side, and To-Day Is the Last - Dissension Among Operators. Indianapolis, March 25. Bituminous coal operators and miners of the central competitive and the southwestern dls- trtcts will make a final effort to-morrow to come to a decision as to whether a wage scale, to go into effect on April Tt, can be agreed on. The Joint scale com mittees of the joint conferences of the twe districts will resume their sessions to-morrow morning after a deadlock last- ing five days, during which there nave been no Indications of a weakening of , , either side. . ' The ' miners demand an advance In j- wage of4.S6 per cent, which Is the re , storatlon of the wage scale of 1903. F. L. Bobbins,- speaking tor the operator of western ; Pennsylvania, - . has offered to ' pay this advance and has threatened the operators of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, who are standing firmly against the pay ment of any advance, that unless they recede from their position, he will break . ' away from their inter-State agreement T and run his mines on the advanced scale.. 'Whether the miner will agree to sign by district and all of the mines of western ' rennsylvania, sto ma while those of Illl- aoi, Indiana and Ohio stand idle, Is a auestlon that has not been openly settled. ' The situation has not changed since 'A the Joint scale committees adjourned ' ' .over' Sunday. ' ' "':'-'r . i. Indication point to a disagreement of ' the two Joint committees, and the prob 1 able calling together of the joint confer- !."' ISCe. .' IvDvmiW Mid iiuvii. wiiun - mo -" nht -ever the wage scale will be eonUn-v ,V .s uea puonciy, ;... rtffvy i U77 GOV PATTISOX JTO ' BETTER. V " . ':.v::' i '. 'vi;"!-' ' ;Ohlo- Executive's Physician Issue 4 ,f Statement Showing His . Condition ,V77' totb8'VK Changed. .';,. , if-,; 7 . $ Oolnmbu; O.) March M;--Th physicians , ' attending dovernor PatUson gave out the . following statement at 10:30 e'clock. to- nlght:fr,-'i''''--''v'-'''iv; ' : J, "oovernor Pattlson has been somewhat -stless.i otherwise no Important change fias occurred since , the last statement was issued, Pule, 108; respiration.'' ti; , . temperature, normal." --y--. a w i A story printed to-day that Governor vm Pattlson is suffering from cancer of the prostrate - gland -, is neither? affirmed or denied by . the-- physicians, ' The kidney trouble from which he suffered Is now " said to be only a complication attending V" . the real malady. (-. - . -. i ' ,f ; 1V i i , V , , - , ' , i JaU Delivery In Atlanta..1 " s-vr- Atlanta, Ga., March Nine eon- vct escapea xrom tne city stockade , ,r here to-night. ; The delivery .was ac , ' compllshed by the filing of a steel bar over a window. ' One of the men, i a white man was captured, shackle 1 about hi ankle preventing hi es s - cape; - The police have 'been unable - to locate the other eight. -, .t , i, V X i ! , , , - Three Clilldren Barn to Death In , '".v lhelr llonwi,, - ' ' Oxford. a.. Vwch ' B, The three children of Junius Uacheii. were burned ' to doaih in their home near here Inst ' night during the absence of the parents. " vlha children were too ynuna to know rhat to do tn escape, one'being a, onm t yaars oia aim tne otner an infant.? The . hnu wns uesttoyed and , the bodle tu- BEACTI0IT RUSSIA'S J?EBII HIGH PERSONAGE TALKS FREELY A Z1 ' S Lu.li . ' nr" w i K Conversation With 1? Unnamed Statca man Develops the Fact That the Government Believe Itself Abso lutely Safe -'From Armed Revolu ttoav and TJiat1 the ' Country's Real Danger is That the Government ' Will Abandon, Keform Car Hon estly , Deatirous of Meeting People's Wishes, but. Hindered by Court and : Military Cabals - Jew' ' Conduct 8t.L Petersburg, March I8.iThe Assoi elated Press Is able to give-the results or an Important conversation "with a high personage regarding the situation In Rus sia. Neither the name nor the position of this personage can be indicated, but hi competency to speak upon 'the , situation can be vouched for. The conversation, which covered a wide range, left the dis tinct impression that the assembling of the national Parliament would bring a crisis, but not the one anticipated abroad. The government, evidently, hr absolutely convinced that an armed revolution or a general uprising, which would menace lis life i no longer" possible, and that the danger now i not that the government will be overthrown, but that It will be driven to abandon its path of reform. , REVOLUTION IMPOSSIBLE. "The guerilla warfare which the re volutionists are at present conducting,' said the personage referred to, "cannot succeed. Acts of terrorism doubtless will continue vengeance may be wrecked up on -Governors General and police masters; Premier Witte and Minister of the Inter, lor Durnovo may be assassinated; banks and buildings may be blown up, and there may even be riots "here and there- but attempts to produce widespread ris ings in the cities or a repetition of the railroad strike are doomed to failure. The government has a firm grip and every measure to . prevent , excesses will be taken! " . - . . "The reservist have been discharged and the' recruits have been drilled and have joined the ranks. Regiments which then consisted of 400 men now have 2,000 men. t Two -' army corps have returned from Manchuria and more regulars are arriving dally. . "The reliability of the army as a whole is unquestionable. The weight of troops alone renders a revolution impossible. - REFORM VS. REACTION." I "It is not now a question of the fail of the government, but of whether reform or reaction will prevail whether the pres ent struggle to supplant oiu resuiw and secure larger libertlee for the people will enter the Parliament phase, or a counter-revolution will sweep away the entire programme on which the govern ment has entered. The Emperor is sin cerely and honestly desirous of meeting the wishes, of his people and has given them his word to this effect But a re sctionary party exists. It Is composed of the aristocracy with a powerful backing in high places and, above all. it enjoys the support of the military faction, which in a country like Russia, is an -Immense factor. "Should the parliament attempt to take the bull by the horns for the deposition of the Emperor and the destruction of the whole fabric of government, the new regime might be overwhelmed with di lister PARLIAMENT ON PROBATION. "A demand for the convocation of a constituent Assembly would not be tole rated; it probably would result instantty ht a summons to the Preobrajensk or oth er guard regiments to disperse the Par liament with bayonets. " "The present indications Are' that, the Parliament will be -conservative, and it might, instead of raising a clamor tor the overthrow of the government, set seri ously to work to solve the great and pressing questions on which, the future depends. It is now clear that the ele ment that Is abstaining from voting is purely revolutionary." . : "And the Jews?" JEWS ALIENATING FRIEND8. "Recent development have undoubtedly prejudiced, their position. The Emperor wanted to see Justice done and the publia sympathised with their demand for equality before the law; but, unhappily, the attitude of the Jews since the Em peror's manifesto has alienated much of the sympathy for them. It is undeniable that they have been guilty of excesses everywhere, that they were on the firing line in the revolution and no longer con tented themselves by asking for equality with the Russians, but -insisted on the complete downfall of the government. The Russian masses, who believe that they want to overthrow the Emperor, are easily Incited against Ahem. M "Of course it Is possible 'that slight anti-Semitio 'manifestation will occur during Easter, but as long as Count Witte Is Premier massacres are Impossible. Nevertheless, In the presence of this state of feeling, the government cannot assume the responsibility for promulgating a law Of equality; the Parliament Itself must decide the question of the status of the Jews. MUST GIVE PEASANTS LAND. ""The question, however,- on which the future of the country and Its prosperity depends, Is the adoption of some method for- satisfying the land hunger of the peasants, who comprise 80 per cent, ot Russia's Immense population. The gov. eminent would prefer to leave a solution of the question, if possible, to Parliament. "Regarding the financial outlook: The present difficulty In securing a loan Is due f rather to -the political situation abroad than to internal condition, as for eign financiers realise that they .can ob tain better term for a loan now than af ter the Parliament meets." . " The Associated Press wa given to up. tiers tand that Count "Witte was almost on the verge of a breakdown, but had de termined, If possible,- to see the Emperor and the country through the crisis., ''vi'-v ; ', in in "MEDICAL OFFICES" BARBED. Appalling - Conditions Revealed in New York, Boston, and Philadel - phla Leads to Issuanco of Fraud Order by roetoflice Department Many Criminal . Operations on Young Women.- - V ;y-, v-i ,s r Washington, - March V 28. Postmaater General. Oortelyou ha - Instructed the rtmaater of New York, and Brooklyn refuse to admit to ths mails the ad vertisement of 62 Illegal "medical offices". In those cities, and also to refuse to de liver mall addressed to the fictitious and assumed names under which parties con ducting these concerns nia tneir fcienuiy. In Boston lasts March, JO of these con cerns Were barred from the ! mails and the government crusade in Philadelphia last September resulted in closing 13 ts4 tabllshments, thus practically closing all such concern there, t A statement given out at th potoffio Department to-day say:- i-.;s':':'--v.j'v-..-v'',' '?.'-" .p 'The condition of affair which has de. veloped under the Department's investi gations In all these cities has been appal, ling, -It wa found that In a large num ber of instances, those engaged in con ducting these offices have criminal rec ords and are dope Hands.', Jn Boston on ef the concerns . excluded by the Depart ment from the, mall was supposed to have been the office at which-was per. formed the fatal operation . upon th young ' woman.: Susan Geary, of the suit can murder, . ,. .. ... - , One of the "doctors" whom th De partment found identified with, th sev eral of these "offices" in Boston was also connected with the - Susan Geary esse. The number of ' deaths that have been caused in thess office can never be known, M m t ' "The volume of business .done by these concern was large. It Is said that as high as 20 criminal operation a day were performed in some of these offices, and that the income sometime ranged a high as $2,000 a week.' .. , i . v Tlio Dewey in , the Mrlteiranean. ! Olbraltar,' March 26 The floating dry dock Dewey - passed Gibraltar at 10.55 o'clock tbU , roornln-. - AU well Ott'boaxd. THE BBEESETCASE AGAIN GOVERNMENT ASKS RE-HEARINO . V-r1, ,aapsaJppa---1,i-..fJ -f.-- 'Vj.'S' .-ii v An Appeal to the' Circuit Court of . Appeals to .Reverse I taelf Baptist . Call a Macon Minister Rev. . Dr, Holland on Missions The Rowan Political Pot Simmers Mr, F, L. Robbiu Purchasea thei.Shober , HomePersonal Menttoo.' ' Special to Th Observer. r , "j Salisbury, March 25. Wedding cards were received here to-dayannouncing that Miss Margaret Louise Glddins, of Goldshoro, and Dr. Marvin L. 8moot, 3t Salisbury, will be married on Thur ay. April 6. The "ceremony wUl be performed In St Paul' Methodlt church, and after taking their bridal trip, they . will return to Spencer to live. :; , Both prospective bride and groom are the holders of hundreds of friends here, Miss Giddens Is pretty, popular and gifted and has visited and lived in Spencer, She ha particularly bright and captivating way and a world of histrionic talen. Dr. Smoot Is a Rowan county boy, a brother of Dr. J.' Ed. Smoot, of Concord; Rev. Thomas A. Smoot, of the Methodist church, and likewise a brother . of Messrs. A, J. and W. B. Smoot, of this city. He Is a young physician who has built for himself a fair fame and fine clientele and stands In po sition to become the equal of Rowan's best practitioners, admittedly the peer of any doctors. The attorneys for the United State against Major W. E. Breese many times tried and three times convicted of wrecking an Ashevllle bank, made another move yesterday when they filed a petition In the Circuit Court ot Appeals to have a re-hearing "In the Breese case. It is recalled especially by Charlotteans, in whose city thet fa mous trial was held,, that Major Breese was convicted last spring and sentenced to the Federal prison for a term of seven year. Judge Keller presided over this district court The lawyer for Breese then made a motion to quash the Indictment on the ground that the original grand Jury of 1897 which first returned a true bill against the defendant had one Juror on It who had not paid his taxes and therefore was disqualified for service. Thl wa a formidable point, if true, but' Judge Keller held that it was too late to In troduce such a plea. Whereupon Ma jor Breese's lawyers appealed to the Circuit Court of. Appeals to quash the original bill and this tribunal reversed the lower court. The defeat of the prosecution's work seemed certain then and Breese appeared to be Im mune from prosecution again. The case took a new turn yesterday when the government appealed to the higher court to reverse itself and allow the case to be re-opened for a new hear ing. Should this fail, an appeal will be directed to the Supreme Court of the United States. Representing the government are At torney General Moody, District Attor ney A. E. Holton and his able assist ant, A. H. Price, the latter two of whom hold their Jobs despite Mr, Blackburn's activity. A CALL EXTENDED, At the closing of the' services In th First Baptist church this morning a call was extended to the Rev. R, E. Neighbour, of Macon, Ga., to become the pastor of the church, which ha been without a pulpltier since the resignation of Rev. William H. Rlch In February. Mr. Neighbour conduct ed services last Sunday and created a fine Impression not only upon hi own, but upon the other denominations attending. He has been' engaged In evangelistic work for the past six months, and leaves no station should he accept. He is a young man, but 24, and has crowded a great deal ot work into these few years. Mr. Neighbour has held charges in Amerlcua and Dublin, Georgia, and was devotedly loved there. , He wa a strong" choice to-day and there Is high hope that he V1U come to this great work. Rev. Dr. R. C. Holland, president of the board of missions, of the 'Lay theran Church and resided imChar lotte, occupied the St. John' Lutheran pulpit this morning and preached a strong sermon upon mlssiqna.' - He chose his subject from St John: "As my father hath cent me, even- send I you." He declared that no more acred commission had ever been given the world than thl. The first thought after the Saviour's death and resur rection was a missionary one. It wa the keynote of the gospel, the com mand "Go" rings clear throughout the sacred canon. The church ha no right to exist unless It 1 for the sal vation of men. It ,ls to preach the gospel to every creature. He declared that the Lutheran Church has a peculiar mission to preach thl gospel. It stands In direct succession with the early Church and the higher it doctrinal claims, the more sacred Its commission to spread the word. In heathendom it should be first with the glad tiding and every member of its congregation should feel His divine command to feed the hungering nation. , MISSIONARY SERVICE To-night a special missionary service was held, this being the woman' week of prayer. The muslo was expuliitely sweety Mr. T. J. Maupln, of the Pres byterian church, giving hi beautiful voice in addition to Mr. John M. Ju. llan'a solo and that of Mr. . C M. Brown. Mr. J. S. Brown read the history of the society and . Mia An nle Klaer recited the Heathen Chinee. This recitation, by the way, wa not Brit Harts' version, and anything but flippant.' or humorou.v Rev. ,, V.s Y. Boozer, of Bethel : congregation dellv ered an aaarea ana - Mrs. . Julian sang tn ortertory, a very attractive programme it was. Rev. J'J. Ayer filled : this Irirat Baptist pulpit this morning and even ing. He is now In - Statesvllle, Th various denomination held their usual service with ' regular." patoravfesS f V Mr;. T.K.1- 'Fowler to. Mebahe,v'whd na neen uving some , ume -with hi son-in-law, Mr, : Wray .. Truland, of Spencer, died but night, it his ' home in Spencer following a long , illnes, who direct nature was a tumor on the brain. The old gentleman w 67 and leave, a wife, three son and two daughter. The remain were shipped to atenane, rus nome, lo-aay. oanio. IS, the family accompanying tb remain. .There has been no t more Interesting political announcement Iff a long time than that ot Mr, R. H. Johnson yester day for township tax collector, ' .The position I a larger one than formerly it wa and carries with it a good com mission. Deputy Sheriff 'A. M. Rice Is in the race. Mr Johnson Is best known., to th city a' Uncle Baleby, Who vend cider of hi delightful man ufacture, 'Tls but th toi-y; of Cln cl nnatu repeated the plow and 'bul lock - deserted to T heed th call of hi country, Mr. Johnson doe, not rnake uch SDject urrenaer. Me lis tens to the vole of the people, but hi' friend cannot beguile him ; Into thinking that his service to the coun Ir jfrUl have been don whea wringing IBIGFIRB AT FAYETTfcVILLEl THE LOvSS MAY REACH $250,000 Flames, Whidi 8Urted at Midnight, - Destroy valoanie rropcrty in tne v eBusiness? Section and at X.SO Were Still Raging Th Most Disastrous Connagratlon in Fayetteville In 50 YearaA ; Brief Summary of the Burned jProperty Firemen Per " form Heroic Service, v .FyettevlUe, March 26. 2:30 a. m Fire at midnight starting in the rear ot the Thornton dry goods store, de stroyed half of the northern block on Hay street, west and northwest Mar ket square' and the whole of the High- smith block to the Hlhsmlth Hos pital, which at thl moment looks to be afe. " The property burned was as follows: Ray Grocery Store, Pryor Jewelry Store, Thornton Dry Goods Store, KyUe building, leased to National BanVot Fayetteville; Fayetteville Gas te Electric Company, Lutterloh store (vacant); Baucome, millinery; Cum berland cafe and bakery M. Jack son, groceries:, vacant tenement. It is imposalrrtble to estimate the loss at this' hour hour. It is considered the most dlsasterous Are of 50 years. The Inmates of Hlghemith's Hospital were removed to Martin's Hotel in perfect ulet. The Ifijr) department worked nobly and Capt J. D. McNeill was Imply magnificent. I should estimate total loss at from $150,000 to $250,000. JAPANESE FAMINE TERRIBLE. l - "r Though SnaTerlng Has Been Slightly Kelieved, UurMlreds in District Af fected Have Died and Thousands Are Near Starvation American Contributions Effective. Tokio, March 25.- The misery and suffering in the famine region has fceen . slightly relieved by the prompt and liberal aid from foreign sources and by the abatement of winter. The local authorities are trying to provide work for the able-bodied, but the ex tent of the work is inadequate and thousands are on the verge of starva tion. Many parents are parting with their children, sending them to the already crowded Okayama orphanage. "The government has remitted the lowest tax In the famine district, but this will not afford Immediate relief. The liberal contributions from Amer ican sympathisers are already effect ive. The local government Is busy providing food, caring for the injured and recovering and removing corpses, several hundred of which are burled under debris. i , ' I. '. Young Gould Wins Court Tennis uvent. Tuxedo Park. N. T.. March 26. In the final round for the Eastern States cham pionship for the gold racquet In court lJav n . th., .iiirfr nf the TilYedn Tennis and Racquet Club, Jay Gould, of ueorgian county, umewuoo. many ue feated Pierre Lorillard. Jr., of thu Tuxedo straight sets, 6-2, 6-2, 6-1. Gould Is looked upon as a strong- candidate for the na tional cbampionsmp next weea. Texas Postmaster Kills Physician. Crocket, Tex., March 25. Dr. Hall Wilson, a practicing physician living at the smalf town of Augusta, was last night shot and killed by Ellis ipim. a mari.hant ntiH TinHt master. who surrendered to the officers and claimed self-defense. Reports conflict tn the causa of the traaedv. Dr. Wilson leaves a large family. fava trrrm the vniifv deeo of the citi zen's pocket. The cider presses will continue to run as usual ana u mr, Johnson is elected, he will show that y,o 4 trraatnT who manufactures his nation's drink than he Who enforces it8 1&W8. The effect of the High Point Manu facturer' action yesterday in declar ing for non-union labor , will be far reaching and Is felt here to-day. A nraminont union blacksmith tells your correspondent to-day that Spencer union men nave gone io iocai luniuum dealers and warned them against the purchase ot High Point's manufac tured product. Salisbury and Spencer are thoroughly organized labor towns and the black-listing of any merchan ts firm Is almost Invariably followed by serious inconvenience to that place ot business. FR LIBRARY BENEFIT. Tho-chlldren of the graded chool are preparing to put on the boards In the auditorium of the bchool, "The Mouse Trap," a howling farce com edy. The proceed from this play are to go to the library fund. The young players will be trained by the teach- eiMr. Frank L. Bobbin has purchased the beautiful horn place of the Sho here, on the corner of Fulton and Kerr anil will besrin - at. once what nature and the Shober family did long ago to adorn ana maae more Deauu ful its natural attraction. This large residence ha been used for varlou purpose since its abandonment by the orlnginal owner, once being the W. G. Newman, Jr., Hospital. Until v. j..h nt Mr, francos. Shober Haviland last year, it could not b purchased for any money. : - no oi vlded family now living in all part of the country make it impossible to preserve the quaintly handsome place. Mr. Bobbin will pebble-dash the large tructure, which sit Jn .a spaclou yard of giant oak, and In a few month will have one of the prettiest residence. In the beautiful Mrs. Rob- a. i itA mshv hnm fBf III nAffsl M. tTA i PM1 and landlady Quite th equal of the former succeaaion 01 pnnceiy nosis and t hostesses. Th passing of the ownership 1 nn era in' Ballsbury, . Th Elisabeth Maxwell-Steele chap ter of the Daughter of the American Revolution can now boast of baying raised thl spring's $100 offering for the $1,000 North Carolina column in th Continental building. ' Of thla amount, th John Charles McNeill re cital in February furnished gra cious proportion. , ' ' " Rev. P, R. Law. editor and forceful preacher of Robeson county, preached thl morning in th Methodist church and to-night In the Presbyterian. " ' Um Vlitnliw V Hmlth has nn ti Gadsden, AUbama, to visit her par . . .m. . , u ; i - . . ani ent, uok ana or n. a. 10.-ju law e Post and .Bessie Cralge leave to morrow on ' month's visit to Concord relative, Mr. and . Mr. c Shelton P. Blackmer, of Denver, Col., ar here on a visit with' their young son, to Mr. and Mf. ,W, 8. Dlackmer. WEEK'S gETVSjFOBECASTED RATE BILL DEBATE IS LAGGING Senator Tillman Still Insists That as Soon as it Becomes Evident That Discussion is Exhausted lie Will Press the Measure for Which He la Manager to a A'ote Approprl- . attir Money Will be House' Chief Occupation, -' Though Bureau of Corporation is Likely to he Under Fir Championship Billiard Match Ttiesday -v The railroad rate bill continues thU week to absorb the attention of the United States Senate. There are sev eral Senators who still expect to de liver prepared speeches on the bill. Senator Tillman admits that" there is a tendency In the debate to lag, but attributes It to the necessity for much preparation In discussing the question. He still insist that as soon as It be comes evident that the debate Is ex hausted he will press the bill tqa vote. . Should there be an agreement upon the consular re-organlzation bill, Sen ator Lodge will probably call up the conference ireport during the week, and some debate on it Is probable. The Indian- appropriation bill will be reported Tuesday or Wednesday. Appropriating money will be tb chief occupation of the national House of Representatives this week. The legislative appropriation bill, says Mr. LUtaeur, in charge of the bill, will require .Tuesday, Wednesday and probably Thursday for completion. Monday, under the rules, is District of Columbia day. Of the features of the legislative bill which will cause comment, It Is predicted that the criticism of the Bureau of Corporations will be the chief, this. In view of the recent de cision in Chicago, which some mem bers regard as - a curtailment of the uselessness of this bureau. The pro vision for the. mints of the coun' always provokes discussion, and there are Items relating to the postal, ser vice In the bill, also liable to- cause talk. War claims have the right of way on Friday, by special agreement. The postofflce appropriation bill is on the calendar and slated for consideration at the earliest possible- moment. Of interest outside the floor proceed ings will be the meetings of the state hood conferences. Efforts are toeing made to bring the ship subsidy bill withln'the horison of legislative ac tion. The session of the Algeclras confer ence on Moroccan affairs which takes place to-day will mark the beginning of the tenth week of the deliberations. The committee on revision has drawn up a project for police, without men tioning the division of the ports, and this will form a basis for discussion In to-day's session. It would seem that this week should decide the question of a local strlkft. It is expected that President Mitchell will come to New York the latter part of this week to confer again with the anthracite operators' committee of seven. On March 27 there wilt be held In New York the first champlonshto bil liard match since 1901. Willie Hone. who recently won the title from Mau rice , Vlgnaud in Paris, will play George F. Slosson, a 600-polnt-e game, 18-inch line, one shot In. The National Civic Federation meets In New York to-day, when the election of officers takes place. NO SLIGHT TO NATIONAL FLAG Richmond's Executive Issue Slate ment Regarding His Remark In Public Speech "That He Recog nized but Two Flags, the Flag of Virginia and BatUeflag of the Con federacy. Richmond, Va., March 25. With refer ence to criticism of his recent remark in a public speech here that ho "recognised but two Bags, the flag of Virginia and the battle flag of the Confederacy." May or McCarthy has given the press a state ment which Is In part as follows: "I have been the victim of numerous postal cards and letters and newspaper clippings since I dropped a passing re mark about flags In the midst of a speech which would make a column or two." The mayor here criticised the stenog raphic report of his speech and con tinued: "The association which I addressed was the Southern Ice Exchange, Everybody talked about the desirability of building up the industries, the manufactures the enterprise and the business of the South and Virginia, and probably what I meant by saying: 'I recognise but two flags,' was on way of saying that my interest, and my devotion, and my hopes wer in. dissolubly associated with my State and the South. "I had the honor of making the ac quaintance of the Star Spangled Banner before many of, my critics wera old enough to recognise it If they met It in the strest, and I would like to relieve these anxious people of any unnecessary labor by Informing them that I am not In need of any missionary work whatever. I had the pleasure a few months ago of giving an order for fifteen thousand Btur pangied Bunuers, and, further, the pleas ure of suggesting that theso be put in the hand of twelve thousand school children .ot Richmond that they might greet tbo President with the rustle and color and sentiment of countless waving emblems of the greatness and beneficence of our country. I freely Interwlne In my offioo the Star Spangled Banner and the battle Una of the Confederacy, and thus acknowledge my affectionate devotion to one and my respect and regard for the other. I have no doubt that I would be more prompt to meet a foreign foe wjth the Star Spangled Banner .than many of these anxious idiots who are tearing their hair over a passing remark. " ..... y NOT AIMED AT CHINESE. . Battlewhip Leave Manila for Shang hal, bat Only Because of Approach of Warm Weather,' ;';';'' vWbtoto;w:S jarch 25. Word reached the Navy Department to-day that tha batleahlp Ohio, the flagship of Rear Admiral Cbarle 3. Train, had left Manila for Shanghai. It ia supposed .that' the admiral is aboard th h!p. Tne Mtuesnip Wisconsin. which lo has been stationed at Ma nila.' n receded the Ohio to Shanghai by ona - day.- The movements, the official of th Bureau of Navigation say, were not ordered y th Depart ment, being incidental to the approach of warm weather - whose In fluence 1 beginning to be felt in th Philippine. V-t " M BODY JAMMED IN TREE TRCXK, Murder of '' California Miner Had , Itoea Placed in Trunk White Yet , Alive, vf Jr ' ', Stockton, Cel., March .The body Of Albert N( McVlcar, who had been em ployed In the Raw Ride Mine at James town, Tuolumon county; waa discovered Jammed into large trunk last night at the Southern Pacific railroad station. A baggageman made the discovery. Offi eer assert that : the man wa placed In the trunk while yet -alive, Small book containing an account between J. C. Lee. He end . M.uFnr wsa found In a pocket The police are ndavoru)g to- flua Mr, McVkarv.'- , J,,- V VIRTUAL ACCORD REACHED TENSION OYER AT ALGECIRAS Bothe German and French Delegates to Moroccan Conference State That - tins Outlook Is Eminently Hopeful, While Nentrala Do Not Hesitate to Assert That the Principal Work Mas Been Virtually concluded American ' Proposal Relative to Mixed Police Baal of Agreement, Though Nominally an Amendment . to Austrian Schemes Algeclras, March 25. Both the Ger man and the French delegates to the conference on the Moroccan - reforms to-day assured the Associated Press that the outlook for an agreement was eminently hopeful, but neither would make a more definite statement. The representatives ot the neutral powers, however, asserted that the principal wbrk of the conference had been virtually concluded 'and that a settlement was imminent but said there might possibly be minor hitches In connection with details owing to the necessity to minutely lay down the terms in order to avoid further con troversy, thus prolonging the opera tion of the signing of the protocol an other fortnight. The delegates of a prominent neu tral power, in outlining the proced ure for to-morrow's sitting of the con ference said that an agreement had practically been maintained, and that the American proposition relative to a mixed police force was. destined to serve es the final arrangement, it being Introduced by the Russian lrv the form of an amendment to the Austrian scheme. The- ports to which it would be applied, ho eald. had not been fixed, but he believed they woula be Tangier and Casablanca. M r. White, the head of the American dele gation, he said, from the first did not Intend to present the American pro posal to the conference, his desire be ing to provide a flexible exit from the deadlock, hut having pointed the way out of this, Mr. White left it to the delegates to utilise or disregard the American scheme according to the ne cesltles of the case. The extent of the powers of the inspectors, he said, was the only point likely to create friction, but he hoped this matter could be arranged. Control of the customs by France and the division of the capital of the State Bank also remain to be settled, but In the event that the other points are satis factorily arranged, he thought an ac cord waa Inevitable. FOR THE WHEELER MEMORIAL. Notable Gathering of Veterans From North and South Expected in At lanta To-Morrow Gen. Clement A. Evans, Ranking Confederate Of ficer, and Commander Tanner, of the G. A. 11., to Speak. Atlanta, Ga., March 25. The memo rial to General Joseph Wheeler, to be held in Atlanta Tuesday, March 27, promises to be a most notable gather ing of veterans from the North and South, to do honor to the honored leader of two wars. The event ha a sumed, In advance, a national char acter and it Is expected that a very large attendance from all part oft country will be here. With one ex ception, the surviving member of General Wheeler's family will be the honored guests of the occasion. The speakers include representatives from the great veteran organisation of the country. In the absence of General Stephen D. Lee, commander-in-chief of the United Confederate Veteran, on acount of 111 health. General Clem ent A. Evans, the ranking surviving Confederate officer, will deliver an ad dress. "Corporal" James Tanner, commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, will represent that organization; Major Charles R. Miller, of Cleveland O., will speak for the Spanish War Veterans, and for mer Congressman John W. Maddox, a veteran of Wheeler's Confederate Cavalry, will speak for that organisa tion. Governor Joseph M. Terrell, of Georgia, will preside at the exercise and Introduce the speakers. Preceding the formal addresses In the opera house, there will be a parade of the Seventeenth United States In fantry, the Fifth Georgia Regiment, and a large number of Confederate and O. A. R. camp. AGROUND AMID BOUNDING SNOW British Freight Steamer Titian, After tight Wltn tiro ac no, ninaes Submerged Rock at St John', New Brunswick. 1 St. John. N. F., March 25. After k.i,i, in rmi-n for flro at aes. and man aging by desparate efforts to reach to reach this port in me miasi or a rain and hllndlne nnow storm, the British freight steamer Titan, struck a submerged rock in entering tne harbor late last night, had a hoi tnn In k hull. And fA.daV lift ft on the beach, where she waa put to prevent sinning, me nre in ine miu ship hold Is still burning fiercely.. In th vMuwl'a walsrhnld the water admitted by a Jagged cut in the hull naa reacnea . aepin ot nine feet despite the continuous working of the tam pump. Th Titan is in no serious (danger on the beach, but It Is probable that before the fire amidships can oe exungwanca me M.hin knM will liatre to be flnded. uiiu.h'i' ....... ..... - It I believed. that the greater portion of the cargo ha ettner sen oumea or ruined-by water. - mia, Titan Hili frnm New York March ! for Manchester. The steamer managed to men tna outer narwir, h v.a titoU-aA - tin a nllot. The ship had bareljr gotton under, way Sgain, to procsea o an sninorw when he atruck. At first It waa be lieved that the damage was not : '! ou and the fir in the hold till held the atentlon of the officer, when the steamer began io H"t. . The 'pumps had been set to work im mediately the vessel atruck. but the water steadily gained. In fear of sinking In mldstrem, the captam headeed th vessel for the shore and ran her fast aground. CHATTANOOGA NOT IN TOITXT. Rrnort of Continued Race Ctashe Following Lynching Yuf ounded and Unjust. , Chattanooga, Tenn., March 23. Que ries continue, to come to Chattanooga . ta - inA.liatlnar an Imnresslan abroad of continued exltmnt her and serious clashes between white and without . unusual - excitement ot any character, wince iuewy nigni. When great, eoncvm prvvuiou m ...t, tmkannnftlh1 rumor, the cltv ha been free from every character of disorder and the authorities ar not aware of any r threatened - outbreak, Senaatlenal stories to th contrary do .a !& I.i.,atl.a -. .. toe commuiuvj huvwh.- -'-..'- $,..- - . ..?.' . . . - - ... . , . , i Memphis. Tenn.. March JS. Score of gam tosyJ , jnw, .ora, wampus, v. PBIOE ITVE CENTS. SCORED BY GOV. CUMMK3 -RAILROAD SENATOR ELK1XS Iowa Executive Issue Rejoinder to west Virginia senator Jttepiy " to -Hla Criticism for Showing Bias a ' Chairman of Senate Inter-State Commerce Committee and " Given as Good, a He Got -Stands to As sertion That Attorney for Rail roads Prompted Mr. El kins During . Hearing Resents . IntcVferenoo - Against Hun in Iowa. , . ;. ;:. ' Des Moines, Iowa, March J 5. Gov- ; ernor Cummin has mailed to Senator Elklns, of West Virginia; a reply to the Senator' letter in which he critt-' cised statements made by the Gover-, nor in speeches to the voters of Iowa.' regarding his examination before the V Senate committee on inter-State com- merce, when It had under considera tion the railway rate bill. i The Governor says that the Senator accused him of falsehood In declaring that his cross-examination was hostile; that an attorney of the railway com- panies eat at tne right or senator e.i-, kin during the examination; that -Senator Elkina appeared to be In com- munication and sympathy with thla attorney, and that the attorney toand-f'."' ed to Senator Elklns questions W It asked the Governor. - . P J1 1 WAS BIASED AS CHAIRMAN. .-,; "It." says the Governor, In hla letter to the Senator, "you understood your : . duties and obligation as chairman ot f' a legislative committee to be airailaft ", to those of an advocate, I have no crtt- 's , iclsm to make ot your conduct; except ' to say that you were on the aid of the railways instead of on the id of, .';, r the people. I have thought, however : " that as chairman of such a committee " your duties and obligation were more?.; :, greatly like those of a Judge; namely to hear both sides patiently, without, , , bias or prejudice, and then to decide x'j ' Impartially without fear or favor. .Yoi heard patiently, but it was clearly ep- parent In your cross-examination that i' s you had decided the case In favor of the railroads, and were determined to - ' shatter my evidence if you could. The cross-examination shows conclusively! that you had made up your mind that the proposed authority ought not te- , be given to the inter-State commerce commission, and that the power sought, -; to be given waa unnecessary, danger . , . , ous and filled with disaster to com- . merce. It was from beginning to end) Just euch cross -examination as an at-i d torney for the railway companie ' would have conducted, and it was un seemly for you to assume that attl- ; tude. SCENE IN COMMITTEE ROOM. , . y "The scene in your committee roomf . ' . is sharply stamped on my memory,. and It Is Impossible that I can be, A . mistaken about it Sitting squarely at your right handt Just a trifle behind . you, sat a gentleman, who, as I wae ; afterwards Informed, is ex-Senator Faulkner. I Inquired what relation he , bore to the Investigation, and I ' waa told that he was an employe of , taef"'"1 railway companies to resist the pro-! 1" posed law. I do not know wnetner tne other Senators saw him or not, fos ineir icb wore miiinu wwuu and therefore away from him, but do know that you saw him; first, ;b-i cause he was eo close to you that you could not turn your head without Ing. him; second, because you were lr conversation with him a part of the time; third, because I saw him, with, y hi hand on your shoulder, pas to , p vhu Questions which you read and. - then put to them. There can be' fio ' mistake about this, for my senses were , as alert Just then as human facultlee - ; -can be. j. y"' "You may believe that an lnvestlga-, tlon carried on in this manner Is 1ft, accordance with fairness and decency. V- ' I do not. You may continue in your belief if you like, but I shall continue f , if 1 In my denunciation. vl , t?VTVT-kT T.-MfS IM inWi XStXKfiTVTt "It appears to me that If you pro-'-.;, pose to assail all persons and paprt.. " and magazines that have admitted , your loyalty to the railroads and.ques- tioned your fidelity to the people, you should give some attention to the at I ,-, tack that come from point nearer ;. Washington than Iowa. "The truth I. Senator, that you have ; -fairly established the reputation ot C, standing for the railroads In the Unit- . ed State Senate. It 1 most unfortu- . , nate that any Senator ahould acquire -such a reputation among the people t the country. It I In th highest d, ' gre important that th body of which , ' you are a. member ahall enjoy the full " est public confidence. The gravest problem which confront u are those , ' which relate to the regulation and re' t friction of corporate power. These . problem will not he successfully VA; solved by those whose lives have beers -so molded by corporate thought an corporate Influence that they lnstinc-' , tlvely turn to corporate offlcere andi r managers for Information . and guld- - ' ance. It la with profound regret that - ' J have condemned your course, but my " regret disappear and another feellcc take Its place when I observe that you are not only persisting In your ln"J defensible attitude, but ar endeavor- Ing to reach over a thousand mile ot -apace and advise the Republican vo- tersof Iowa how to select a Governor. ; The burden Is too heavy for youj you cannot lift It The task la too . mat for you; you cannot aocompush tt, . t ' ' i?' If TO BALTIMORE FOR TRlTMENl , Mr. W. P. Covlngton'a Health ; Fail ing .Monroe Hector Pmhcbenjat Wadcsboro and Ansomlue. . Special to The Observer.'; ; Wadesboro, March ' 2 S.-Dr. J. 7 .8. Webb, a pharmacists of, ithut rplace left on the 8.10 trath.last night In. response . to a telegram announcing; t the critical Illness otVhl ancle, and foster father, Dt 'AvM.;WhltaetJt!';.oC Reldavllle. . J.i""1. li'i" Mr. W. P. Covington; formerly art ? influential citlsen , of thla ee, bttt; s now of Cerro Gordo, 8. C left last night for John Hopkins Hospital, ac companlcd by , hi brother Ji, Fur.. " man Covington.' and daughter, Misa, Lola Covington. The friend of Mr. Covington in thl ectton will hear of hi ailing health with deep regret. Re, -v J. I MarUn, the Eplacopal minister of Monro, conducted er- 1 vice in All-Sou' church. AnsonvlUe. thl mornmgVi and ; Cnlvaryji church, Wadesboro. to-niihtyi. Washington Team Baacblilllst Die ot v.iieKT -"I j vi, ...js-t'i'.. - sidy, hortstot of the Washington Ar-,- . can a""" xv,,H'iv . , . tll.,for-..eveo' week with A peeuh.tr MM i. WHICB ' IH Oi w wi i hemorrhagla, the blood ttinit - i - A niimltt, ftf 1 am'li, 1 is, 4.. did not agree With tha Ua-... sidy was tn yeara oui ana unuiut Typhus Fever In Mexico c:ty ' Mexico City, v Marcn. ztk-i General Chaffee, VJ. 8. A., 1,-9 i here from the hot country. Heavy rains rains hwve .- i ed the sultary eondnin u v. j i th typhua fever la atwUns. V i mi
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