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. i''' 7, (; ' S ',-,:', A 4:'. ..' ,. I I I . I 1. .A. I I..., I nv. : . - I I ' . & I I I ..':'. i ,- ' I 1 ': I 7 -. -fr Ji. ; i; 1 I r It -afe. I I !,.;. 1 1 ',.'11 Bv subscription: ; PRICE s ' $8,00 per teab;; 'J -t-: ; ciurlotte; n. c,;; Saturday horning, april jsyitwfc, r PRICE ITCE CENTS. STBEET : C AB8 RESUMING fiAX IHANClSCO CONVAUECENT ' nepresenuwies ' oi .iiiiuH:.2wi,rwFWTO,-fHiuorii' case, nun appro- ' m (vmiiiMii Himiotiv. ud bnt fori . .Kxtremu Discomfort . Caused bj t r.ChllUnc Bain. he war wowu fi Been On ' ef urea wmir - o" temaUo Tlieft of Sererai iom w lied Oosa SappUes Kxposod thn : VratiHapa. Abrll J7.Harinony n pleda ot food le'ellna: hted i meettnga to-aay of the various t od( ot cituens' committees n p , ' reaentatlvea -ovth rmy which are lUlmlntaWrtng th affalra of Ban fran- ? The laat lgn of fionfustlon and mis hhilantiirdtni which at tinieB existed T. 1 4. .lor,. f thA maappearea. n m- "'a" rL. return,:-o- wrnwr tm.. . - - Mmimtlnn nl strflel car traffic in Cr - tain atreeta ?nd the taking out of the troducing an amendment designed to totvt tmmrtiltoV2 the e-pendlture- of this monfey r.wa i'. - '--c ; cuoled a few day ago by a less auo- &;f;HlBf;1 fnr .-v-ral hours L&'rtnd Idar and brS . KhS?, thS. ' SSSTi,' hV &tand temooriry Wilding, in ,the parka, To further .te;!!?'"!??. i"? Z araie Tram ine norm mi . taring duat nd ashea everywhere, in aome' places tnrpwing w tHn- wsDb nr burned Duiiainss. io . i ght la on. of the ?o.t uneomfortab "llhfhou o?VemorTfor: well-aa lntne houe8 or tne more i mw u- iirav" - fi. IH-ff -.v. I4r"on.f Red Cross suDDllea has a" thur Jacobs yesterday by Police Com- hewson. Jacobs Is said to have mad .Anf.-.in imniioatina- several oon- federates and revealing the place wherel he had hidden the , loot. jacooa -is h..t ah wilnhiMirM Mi nervlpefl to haul supplies from the water front to the various reiier aepou. The French. Italian and Danish con - aula at San Francisco, who were re - ported as among tne missing, nave all Been neara irom. xney na wra- IOr tne suDsiay on account of the dls porarlly became separated from their I cretlon provision, but because the friends. Chairman Phelan, of tne nnance money. Granting, however, that Sen committee of the relief and Bed Cross fttorimmons' provision makes It corn funds, gave out -day a complete pui8ory on he p0Btmaster General to tatement of money contrlbuUons re- exerclse h!g di-cretion in granting or celved for the relief of San Francisco in tn anil inrludlnr Anril 26. The list shows the grand total of $4,931,038. of Which 1213,950 was .coniriDuiea loc.uy. S. A W. ABANDONS ROUTE. Vta w 19 Ahollshed and Road- fS .tlna S?toELFtB . lii.-nAril'RiimnM That fL A XV. f "vT-. . nhM tmh T ; " . meui. : . j!S Special to The. Observer. - . V Marlon, April 27. The South ft west- ern Railway Company has abandoned its n No 12. lust south of Marlon, ' f?&jL th T ihm tuB'ai n air vork south of the voml a t " eatef'H&.lil. just eaat of Marlorf, has been stopped. The cause of this action ' Is said to lie In a riew and more de- lrable route that has been found oy the engineering department of this 1 to know whether our Senators will company. Notwithstanding the fact j exercise their own Judgment as repre . that thousands and thousands of dolr j sentlng the people of North Carolina lars have been spent on the line wntcn Vlil now be abandoned, yet it la claimed that the company will save some 160,000 to 170.000 by the revision or tne una. ,1 There are a great many rumors of ZtUt&nZlZZ . ( mentr has been made between the Southern Railway Company and the South Western Railway Company whereby the. latter la to revise the line snnthnm Rallwav Comnanv be- tween Marlon and Rutherfordton. a . dlsunce ot aome 25 miles, taking out the curves and lowering the gradea and that the two roads will use a pominon track between that point and Marlon. This rumor has not ueen con- Armed. -but It is thougHt by those on - , the Inside that it will be but a few' dayfc untuv the whole matter wiB be known to the public, that 1 whether '.the South ft Western Railway Com- pany will build Its own line from here -as far a, Rutherfordton or whether It" will -come to soma agreement be- tween he Southern and themselves. , iiiti;,-1.1 H ii.i.,illi. ,iin. ,- TERRY JUBILEE AN OVATION, 1 h- -, i' :, IndMcrfbabls Enthusiasm Marks 'v Celebration of 60th 'Anniversary of Distinguished Actress' Connection With the Stage. . ') Londo, April 27. At the close of . theT perforiAance. at His Majesty's 1 -2n. ... . iv. . . -.hint. . Tpnn Terry had l a remarkable reception. m u.tJ tle Farren, a pretty scene had. been 'arranged for the presentation of the Playgoera' Club's sliver casket and n address In commemoration of tha 'X.j..A.. i,ihll.A ThA MMItinn l MA1 with a scene of Indescribable en-j, thualasm. 1 ' , The demand for seats, to-day was I -remarkable, the. crowd gathering I fipeaxlng of the division In the del early, the line lengthening until the I .Ration. Mr. Kitchen said: "Much has Haymarket resembled a huge picnic. ' " J r 'UAMVAKiJ; lAvra ' m..- - u .'I . - I ; -CJiarge of Poisoning wife with" Ar-1 vh". mm mwiK: 1 .,,1 .enter and, warrant Issued for IUslWhn the 11.600.000 .gift to the rail "Arrests -(..-, i. r '" s 'j V uniDnan, Mara.. April ii, Tne cam- trlda- police to-nlht Issued -a, warrant for- the .rres( of Erich Muenter, an In- fhictor In German at Harvard 'Unlver- ; sity on a charge of murdering his wife in this city about two weeks ago. It ts " alleaed that Mra Muenter's duth ij i , caused by arsenic. The bodr was taken i 'to Chlcsao on April 17. but the ease was t " jot - made publlo until this evening. Alleged Negro Baplst Arrested, ' , Special to The Observer. - - 'M ';' Durham, April 27. Notice ' was re , ; celved Uhls afternoon y the authorl .", ties of Granville county of the arrest , in Washington, D. C, of Eugene Ly. .on, who was wanted In Granville coun ijrsni tne cnarss 01 aivempung to enm- ""-" CZ1 i InaUy assault tha four-year-old daugh- Cltisen several days ago to ... ter of James FJemmlng, near Creed- the olUr. J. . ;:Moo'f'h " . ' moor, about a month' ago. The negro of the oor.genta;ofthe South ft v Is being held In the national capital and Western , Railway Cjmpany, which . -will be brought back ttf face trial v wai said to have Curred between . ,t . - r , , Spruce Pine and - Marlon. Is now 'Ccflvteted 01 AMuctloa. . - found to have occurred at Knoxville. 11 ft.ur.iat a Ttiwis..,...' s . Teniu. In his room In s hotel at that v r.Llm- aJn Iw Vfc. Pc It is not known positively that .fcS StfAVXJL' CTn was e. case -of ahleldeand some - 'iJST.' miriii J,Ui.?? th,nk th,lt " WM probably a case ot Ingle,, a married woman of this -city, fnu. nlBW , " was convtcud M Superior Court this w'wif"''-' J " " ' WaS 'lwt0 5S" 1 : Westroyed. qr Fire, ;. ' ? tta8vP--n? Cowt" ,n 22 Pell to The Observer. .. 1 .j . JW4!!..0f bond hs was remanded winston-Salem. April J7. The keg1 t w ' ' -' , t . manufacturing plant belonging to Mr. J-J.. "! - Ike Baity, at Courtney, Tadkin -eoun-; vttvvny Kntcra Sues Canal. ( , was ' destroyed by-lire 'yesterday. Port Said. Egypt. April ! J7.The In 'addition to the building and ma- ,,1'tTnlted SUtes dry dock Dewey, enter- ehmery, Mr. . Baity " lost' 1,000 new ; ed the Sues Canal to-day. -, , v - Icogs, yiluod at 1 1.0 00. No lnsuranoe. ty on the charge of attempting to crlm CRITICISES - lUfeJUIMPIT frAST SIAIL MATTER WONT? DOW v Closed Incident.!. Cautwti ConNidr. f iibl;IU Feeling and Alay , Create ;?"r. m iwmocrauo1 liotwehold - 1 iKymcawun "vuuintw- ' interna , juikcs statement In r Which He j A Serioulr - OiUdses Senator Sim- I L? Matter to Discretion of : Postmaster General. . BY XSi A, HILDBRAND. Observer Bureau. " A r jm O Street N, W.; v . ' : ';,.Waahinrtnn An-ll T i Considerable r feeling hae brokeril I mall aDDronrl&tlnn nf.i- UUL U VET TnA nmiUlfeAll BUtfnAam hl .1. k. la "- I come 4 to regard the whole iinowr.M cioiea incident. It fteem I that. ia .n o,n t.i , I to io oiBcrenon or tne rostofnee De- t nrtnient. ha. rin... h. o have aomewhat bitterly - assailed thajr term the Southern Ballroad Representative Claude Kit- WX't -PProached on he JuWect4 'S. iur m Tth. DeoV h " i -.- ----- v-- , MR KITOHnrs STATEMENT. Represehtatlv Claude Kitchln said: I nrii . t v.. a . ... , i or ma nuirnaii iimmv . t th. aiwm. ? the Postmaster Oeneril. or. ,((,, ,., Thor ui ,t, Contain and ha. for y conum "uch; provltlon. Although the terms of tbto Provision of the blU, m.k. it ;SSW .", he r'JP(?",er 1 cretlon n ; favor of the subsidy, and I gives, as one of his reasons therefor that since the question, as fought out -i " w ot -xne nouie, is wneiner I tne railroad should hav thla annrlnl I subsidy or not, when the bill is pass- i ea, no conuiaerg mat uongress wisnes the railroads to have it. He const u res 1 It as mandatory. He knows and i everybody knows that no man votes wishes the railroads to ret .the extra withholding the subsidy, everybody knows, except, perhaps the Senator, that , the Postmaster General, who is chairman of the national executive committee of the Republican party, which has always favored ship subsl dles railroad subsidies and all other P ot legislative plunder tor the I ravorea lew, win use inai aiscreuon In favor of the railroads. "Our people are not so much Inter- ested aa to how the chairman of the RepUhiican national executive com- mjttee. In his capacity-as Postmaster General, will use his discretion In granting pr refusing this bonus to the rallroada. but what Ihey wlsh .to'khbw lt how SenatoraJBlmmone . and Qver- man w-ni exercise thalr right,-tw rate as North Carolina Senators on th question of granting or refusing the I ll7.000 Rlf I to the raiiroaas. we wisn i m the matter or commit tne ngnts j arid wishes1 of the people of the State 1 on ; this question to the Judgment ot j. the- Republican national chairman, pEOSPUB PRBFE3R A BOXiD STAND. trtandmon Pthe? W a -bol d a tarn i on jJJ judgment for or against 'e!Ia; tlve .graft than to aeek hi!6 ln pjrMch .go o""-"" oalm to the conscience of those who gupported It without clear con vlctlon of ttr Justice. It is to be hoped that Senator Simmons, who. chalr- man of the executive committee, is the leader of the -Democracy of our bww, win no cratic doctrine of 'equal rights to all and apeclal privileges to none by his vote on thla question either aa a mem- ber of the Senate postofflce committee or aa ' Senator on the floor. Ha is In, a position to let the country know that the Democracy of the State sun adhere to that doctrine and is op- posed to bounties, subsidies. pr publlo graft In all, forms.. n na a .great. opportunity and hia friends hope that he will take advantage of It. At least he will have the opportunity of attempting to procure, by amendment. for the people of the State and the South, along the. routes ot the Sea- board Air Unh and Atlantic Coast M?e, vnall tacljitlM equ al to those unloved by the people along the Southern Railroad. If the Southern Railroad 'la entitled to a special sub sidy and the people along Its lint to extra mall facilities, why are not the Seaboard and Atlantic Coast Uns Railroads enUtled to special subsidies routes to tha same extra,, mail faclll 1 ties." " .-i. - ' inn 1118 UBUUID A1TIIIH w"8 mvtaioN IW THS .. DELEGATION. hen said In our newspapers in regard to the division of the North Carolina on tnis vote. fr-hfa ii not the first tlme-our delega- ,i0 na divided on the question of lAeiSiatlVS ' KW( .... 1U ..V A U0ads for the construction l,M the Union depot in wasninaiwn was uw r Concrees. the Democratic mem- wrj. Sorth jCarollna divided on from vNorth L"" KTV. fit that. The line ot i "J ottr fleie- ration 'in voting public moneys as railroads has . always been ma, and well marked .since I have f1 been In Congress.' FOUL PLAT SUSPEOrm . Moore, IS? tSnlcldeu vflesT.wnum, - v Knoxville llot. - Special to The Observer. " ; vtrin Anril S7. The report sent out , .from.'' Marlon ; to.;. The AshevUle Bia paiude of;7eteb.4Ns BRILLIANT. CLOSE TO J REUNION Set In Blotkm by, Signal Gun From CtuIbc ; Columbia. Ijone - Linn Headed by Mounted Police, Chief Aiarsnara . stair, s Comnumder Lee nd Staff, and Ladies In Carriages, Marches Two Miles -or Less; Be. tween Cheering Crowt-Gen. Iee ' Btnaing rigure Marinea- Fmm the Colombia and Militia Close the v;ltor. - .. ' x 'W ' A New i torleana. - April fr.To-day'a great parade in honor , of the i Confed eracy" was sefln motion by a slanal gun,froirilthe erusler Columbia, The aay -wag ideal in all respects for the event.,',, - ' -, t ..v iiuur ei ioc tne rormation was ll;o'clock and the time for the move ment of the column so ml mif mm . im tmr The line of arch was fmm rinm ktrMi along St Charles to the; Lee Circle, ht"f Uh". .f a US away' wb,ch ,s tS-is-1 organisation was a little over twoa Jl8cus8,on. of this question was led rniies. f- iDy iuiss Annie JfVretty, of Greens An escort of mounted police came I borOi Mayor Johnson welcorrjed the first and then Malor "rsnarai iihart I .t..- '.v- tr.-.i--i .j, i. Z . S :T Bt?ttktt. gold. After this clattering group of norsemen came General Stephen D. the comtoander-in-chlef of the United Confederate Veterans, and the members of his statf. The ladles of the Confederacy, in carriases wre next. The old soldiers were next ln - line, tne trans-Mississippi department ihe rirttena!lW-.h Kt.b6l?,Arln! theghTeneXoartm General Clement A. Evans and 'the Army of -Nttrthem Virginia under 0SfJ,.p- Ifvlne 'Walker. ..The old soldiers were as a matter of course the chief objects of interest to the crowds that lined the street and heir welcome was most hearty7 and affectionate. They repaid their greef- ing in kind as they strode along yell- Ing and waving their hands. General Lee. mounted unnn a anrwh gray horse, was'an escpectal object of aamiration, and merely as a picture he deserved all 'that he received. His great popularity, added to his hand - some appearance, produced a contlnu - ous chorus of cheers as he rode along, ing from Washington and was In ex hat In hand. 1 tremelv fine SDlrits. When asked Of the veterans, the Tennessee con-, ttngent evoked perhaps the most ap- plause, for the reason that several camps carried muskets and 'wore unl- forms of faded Confederate gray. Several battle flags that had seen service In the Civil war were carried In the narade and all of dthem were objects or pride and regard by the crowd. The marines from the United States ometer Columbia and the National gument ana one wnicn appeaiea to Guard of Louisiana, closed the parade. hlm- . ' v - . . , ,. The marlens especially were ylldly ,A, charter Is granted the King DIs- applauded. their excellent marching u" n Comn?' .fabuJ2' i m."ke and showy white unltorms catching hjgtatf HendricKs litlZ Circte ?fwhere the- narade tockholders; the Chliesones Furnl S,J fr!'A- i,t ture Company, Lenoir, capital 125,000, turned to retrace Its steps toward i r wfi .ki. ZZ . 5a8? - t r2S?,n a"08 Applegate.4 fecorperat.S at Wilmlng- Pf school .children. The youngsters ton: authorised to be changed to and the veterans mutually cheered W. B. Thorpe ft Co., Incorporated, themselves hoarse as thT old soldiers Mr. Robert' H; Bradley, marshal of passed by. At Canal and Camp streets the Supreme Court, Who was been quite General Lee and his staff wheeled out m, is now able to sit up some dally, of the" column and It passed In re- The Raleigh ft-Pamlico? 8ound Rall vlew, the greatest enthusiasm being way has filed a tariff of rates for fer shown at this point, the crowds keep tillsers In carload lots and has been Ing up a continuous roar of cheers, authorised to haul this material, this The parade then countermarched un-1 on Canal street and the spectacle at this noint was beautiful and inspiring. About 8,000 men were In line. ' i .i . ' '' ' ' . SLATER OF HER SISTER FREF.D. . . ; - On Plea of "Emotional Insanity" Mrs. E. M. Standlfer is Acquitted by Atlanta Jury Kiuea Her sister Because of Relations With Hus- band. V Atlanta. Ga . ADrit 27rThe trial of Mra. M. Standlfer for the murder ofher sister. Miss Chapel! Whlsenant. March 8, last, which was begun early to-day, was concluded early this even- Inr with -umrMnt nt .rniilltiil ... in minntM rtPiihratior. th itirv I Mrs. Standlfer entered aplea ot not guflty. and while admitting the kill- 'Sh.rM. T ing.. her counsel declared tha. emo- & wi i. fZSZ 'Ja il'i. tonal insanity impelled her,'to' do the Stmg't.ngsn Mrs. Standlfer shot .and killed her sister nearly two . months ago on ac codnt of the marked attentions of her husband to the dead woman. Her uapicionB una atmi cumunreu vj discovery of letters that had passed between the two. Going armed to her aister s home ana asxing ner to.ats-i continue encoumgiiiij y . oAu-cr. ,lamB( Q( Richmond, and his accosl and being refused any promise to re- atea bought the Carolina ft Northern form, she fired a bullet which brought Railway. They have also secured some almost Instant death. Standlfer was goo miles of other roads in South Car arrested SUbseaUently On the Charge Allna and nnnrirla. ThU. wnrtloro la of disorderly conduct, -and when hie J tnai was caneu ua uw w vff i rayetievuie ana nas us corps or sur and his 'bond was forfeited. His veyors in the field there, between Fay- whereabout are unknown. t j V 1 1 ' 1 1 1 " 1 COUPLE DROWN AT DANVILLE, -, , .. , , . ' Miss Sallle Dyer Falls From Boat and ..T. Ferguson, tier Kscort, ixtsestnere m a -very aesiraDie location. His Life In unsuccessful on toi ; nanway oeveiopmenis, in wortn car Save Her. " ; ' ' , lollna now are particularly Interesting Danville. Va. April ,27.-Mlss Bailie and It seems that apew and immensely rtMi -mm-mA 1 ani her earnrt 'jr t I !' .f.1!: " !I.i!fPIt'ir'iJ; JoVer siaMon'of '& DanivVr Power .5.!!? OIVWIWU l. l iwik.iiiii vm boat riding on tne lake aoove, the new dm.. Miss1 Dver. It seems fell from the boat and Mr. Ferguson Jump- ed to save Mr, As a result, both met their death In the middle of the Tiver. I inv WUI E r We, lotvfvi ua wis arvuixj which were found about midnight. Miss Dyer was the daughter of Mr. George rVade"rbt rttrIsnuMtfi hotne was nU?I?."yjlMIiew?'B ' WM m lllliw, ny. , -'.,1. wrt. . nrealde. the. tarm halnaJ FHEiqUT CLAIM AOKNT? IfEET. ' 1 i nMMt.H.M nt a Dmeri Anathern I BpresentstlTes of uoxen matnern i Haiiroaos ana "m-'P "VOnvene si uwrimuo. . v CJiarieston. a w pr (.in Boutheastern-Freight. Claim'. Confer (uture. The building Is te be com ence, was-, opened tin annual' aeasion I ni..H full v bv tha middle of June. It to-day ati the Argyle Hotel. H W. H. Bmtth, of the Atlanta west point I Railroad was made chairman and J - Craig. 1 ot tne ueorgia, Houtnernital S2M00. , - ' . . ' Florida.- secretary. Anepreeenta-1 r ih ornrattoA eommlsslon au- tlves are present'from a.dwesn rail- thorines the Farmers'. Bank, at Sea roads -and ' steamships line.- Con- board, to begin buslnese with a pald siderable ; rouUne business. wall trans in capital of I MOO: "; - acted At the morning ' Sertoli, after .insurance Commissioner Toung is which, the party adjourned te accept notified that the' American Fire In an . invitation extended Jfy- local surance Company, of Philadelphia, transportation .men tor wr excursion because heavy losses at' San Fraa- m lhA. huhnf ind A Ihl naw vartt Mmfit hat i rainsured i In 'the ( Cnn The conference meets again termor. I row. . The place selected for the next I doing business , in North ' Carolina, annual conference Is TaUulah Falls, This step make all policies abso- Qf, "-'. n a,i"f 'r rS."telr safe, . t, . libbabians ; in seshon ANNUAL MEETING AT RALEIGH North Carolina Library Awociatlon Holds Second Annual Session. Mrs. Annie Smith ltotw, of Char lotte, the President, Makes Her J leport Governor Glenn Returns From : Washington Encouraged at Prospect ; for :.- Appropriation ; for IV) rest ReserveMVCharters Granted Owners of Carolina ft Northern Buying jf- Rtghta-of-Way South ' of Faj-ettevllle Interemiiiff Railway Icvclopmentt Ldy Principal for Summer School. Observer Bureau, "f.1" 123 South Dawson Street. Raleigh, April 27.. The second annual meeting of the North Carolina Library Association be gan this afternoon when Mr. R. H. Battle delivered an address. Mrs. An- n' Smith Rons, of Charlotte, the pres. Went, made her annual report. Miss Annl8 Wallace,, of Atlanta, spoke on the -gan.sat.on of new libraries and I ""-ul ui f iiiuii, wucu mere were r Mn, Lindsay Patterson. I of Winston, pn. 4The Library and the uterary Club, ' tna by Prof. Edwin Mlms, of Trinity College, on "Public Libraries in North Carolina " m . crollna Those present are: John P. Ken- l nedy, Richmond, Va.; Miss Ida T. Dacue, Kock HUI, S. C: Mrs. Lindsay Patterson, WlhstonrSalem; Mrs. Julia S.-.Whte. Guirfori Col.ege; Ml, Annie F. Petty, Greensboro; Miss Grace McBV JoVies, Ajjhevllle; Mrs. Annie Sm,th Ross. Miss Sallle H. Adams. J, Pr ' wfc 1, -harintt- nr i n Frank Wllke Of -Charlotte. Dr. U R. Wilson, secretary, Chapel Hill; T. A. Blvins. Dr. Edwin Mlms and J. P. Breedlove. Durham; J. Allen Holt, of Oak Ridge; S. X. Rest, of Monroe; Miss Julia Rankin, assistant librarian of Atlanta, and 10 young ladles from the Southern Literary School, of At- I " OUTLOOK FOR FOREST RESERVE 1 BRIGHT. 1 Governor Glenn returned this morn- about his visit there he said: 'I am very much encouraged At the prospect I for the necessary appropriation for the Appalachian forest reser ve. All Interesta were represented, the manu- facturers, water-power and electric power owners and farmers. If we can only get the Speaker, Mr. Cannon, our I way. I am sure we will win. Uncle iJoe-jannon saia to several geniiemen that I had made a very convincing ur being done for i the convenience of I farmers along the route. ,. The road is I not quite, ready for general freight or tor passengers, but is hauHng'fertliis- I ere to a distance of 20 miles. It Is I exepcted that It will soon be In service I from Raleigh to a point SO miles dis- tant. LADY PRINCIPAL FOR SUMMER schouu Mrs. F. I Stevens, whose husband lis so well known as a member of the faculty of the Agricultural ft Mechani- cal College, Will be the lady principal of the great summer school to be y mm, i aiiiiuucenieni oi me arraiue wm IM IMM III a feW dayS. In an open letter to the friends of Wi0!!1'" ISStS-iT-.. 1,7 1 ni Mml'.-ty,m ZLil have COmmended hlm most heartily at Rocky. Mount, Wilson, Goldsboro and Selma. where he has held meet ings. ' RAILROAD DEVELOPMENTS. Mniii..vMr .inhn sii.iinn wn. now buying rights-ofMstay south, of ettevllle and Lumbertoti. , It has ln- strutted its engineers to connect with the Raleigh ft Southport Railway's (terminals at Fayettevilles- the latter company having is acrjkaof ground cn synoicate is .cuniempiaung great things here and possibly to the sSuth- tt rr is "the head. It has plenty of -mon- - ,Am a vav n. mm. if rr" " " J. . Ir ; " "onus. . .u"?1 .J" w . VXlvSiwa6 ment P?? ttlCil Jlftf .Th,..t?lt YP&tlZZL zZn . , .. . .. . ... ... l'- J'.T vVt ,h. L fT0 Clmattons f Ma?v.rrrd1 of court In Edgecombe, beginning June 4. for the trial of .clvU caaes. Judge G. : .: ' . r. " m f VeWd?retor. o the Ho.plU.for the Insaha . here arc very much gratified h character ot the. work 5on-" in the new building, or annex. v. minimi b woman, for which -I itmnna was annroDnaiea ny tne Leels- ts now expected. - . A - Charter Is gran tea tne warren Heaf KsUte Co of Warrenton,'- capl- merclal Union, ot London, which ;ls IN HOUSE .TA2IFF DEBATE REPUBLICANS HARP ON COTTONLnTTLE WORK ON CANAL PROPER Minority . Leader " Wllllanw Upltbkls , " Democratic Doctrine of ; Tariff for Revenue Only in Two-Hour 'Speech , Largely CompoHCd of Interruptions and Rejoinders Mr. Bontell Calls Attention to Bin of Florida Demo crat i for Duty on Egvntlan - and 'v. Other Long Staple Cotton Measure iicpnaiatea oy Air. Williams. , . Washington. April 27. The tariff de bat which was precipitated upon the House yesterday through the speeches of Mr Boutell, of Illinois, and Mr, Hepburn, of Iowa, was further contin ued to-day by Mr. Williams, of Mis-. Sissippl, who early in the day arranged to reply to them. For two hours Mr. Williams stood the fire of the Repub Ucans, holding the attention of the members throughout his presentation ot the Democratic doctrine ot tariff Jor revenue only. Without concluding, owing to his physical condition, Mr. Wllllafms will finish his address, to-morrow. The House passed an emergency ap prqprlatlon bill carrying $170,000 for the benefit ot the sufferers at San Fran clsco and the, employment of labor ers at Mare Island navy yard. During the day 215 pension bills were passed. .;-i.,-': COTTON HERE AND ABROAD. In the course of Mr. Williams' speech he asserted that' the Republicans could not get away from the proposi tlon that American-made goods were sold cheaper in Europe than In this country and it could never be juatinea, no matter now specious tne reasoning. Mr. Williams paving said he was a cotton planter, Mr. Boutell asked him If there was any difference in the sell ing price" ot cotton between the port of entry, and Manchester, isngiana. "Oh, yes," he relied, "but I don't get any benefit out of it?" which brought a round of applause from the Demo cratic side. L Mr, Boutell then asked if it was not true that cotton manufactured in tne United States was sent abroad and then dyed " and re-imported. "dh. yes," said Mr. Williams. "Then would the gentleman be wll ling to admit free of duty these Eu ropean-dyed cottons?" "Certainly not," he replied, because he was In favor of levying a revenue tariff on these as on everything else, FOR TAX ON EGYPTIAN COTTON? Mr. Boutell then called attention to an- "Infant" that had appeared in the ways and -means committee providing for the levying of an import duty on Egyptian and other long staple cot ton imported Into the United States from foreign countries. Mr;- Williams said that It was not a Democratic measure and that he would be everlastingly opposed to it. Mr. Boutell said it had been intro duced by a well-known Democrat, Mr. Clark, of Florida, which was met with rounds ot applause from the Repub lican aide of the chamber. This brought Mr. Clark to his feet with an explanation. "I introduced the bill," he said, "to levy a duty on Egyptian and other long staple cottons because I am in favor ot a tariff to pay the expenses of the government,! but I tnink tne amies ougnt to oe levied mainly upon luxuries and in such manner as to benefit the farmers and other producers as well as the manu facturers," a statement that was ap plauded to the echo by the Republi cans. The House 'adjourned until to-mor row. . SPOONER CONCLUDES SPEECH. Two-Day Reply to Bailey on Rate BlU tomes to a welcome ;na More Discussion of Fixing Day for Vote. ; Washington, April 27. In concluding to-day his two days' speech on the railroad rate bill, Mr. Spooner took cognizance of the charge of misquo tation against' himself, which he said had been made In connection with Mr. Bailey's speech, though not In the speech, and quoted at length from his previous remarks to show that the criticism had been without foundation. Mr. Bailey disavowed any Intention to reflect ' upon the Wisconsin Senator either in his publlo address or In pri vate conversation, but said that pri vately he had expressed the opinion i hat Mr. RDotmer had not. made Der- sonal examinational the authorities cited by him., Mr.- Spooner spoke for two hours, again' devoting his atten tion largely to Mr. Bailey's non-suspension amendment to the rate bill. There was more discussion of the necessity ot fixing a day for a vote on the rate bill, and Mr. Tillman gave notice that after next Monday he would insist that the Senate shall proceed to vote if Senators are not prepared to speak. ' i ah the nrtvate pension bills on the calendar -were passed 'during the day. The senate aajournea unui -10-mor row. . ... OPERATQliA REPLY A REFUSAL. Former Offer to Anthracite Miners is Repeated, Wltn tne Btatemcnt iii Wage . Increase - Demanded would Add S13.000.000 a Year to Coal Consuming Public's Burden. New fork, April 27. The anthra- cite mine operators, tnrougn tneir sub-committee of seven, at a meet ing here to-day, drew up a reply to the latest proposition of the mine workers for an adjustment ot the existing difference in the anthracite fields, In which" they refused. ; to modify their position .heretofore an nounced. .The operators call ! " upon the miners to-renew for a period ot three-years' the .award ot the anthra cite strike communion, or eise to ac cent? thai operators" proposition that the strike commission arbitrate the question sue, w wui . muuich, w. may, shall be made in the scale of wages ftxed by the commission In Its original award, The ' miners have heretofore decilnedvMivoner,vH w t- ? , .. The! ODerators deny that wages aril uttduly low In the anthracite Industry, and - say that to accept : they sliding scale of ' ' Wages j proposed of the miners ' would -ms an-, increase in the price ot.coat to the tmbllo of Si cenU a ton. The present profit to the operators, they say, Is but, 20 cents a ton. The letter continues:" 'But'-if we dwregard the sliding scale "'and assume that you -simply mean to add 10 cent per ton as the final' Increase In cost, IhU would re suit In increasing the, wages of our employes $0,100,000 per annum; that la, io cents per ton en 11,000.000 of output," f fe''.ripK.-.,;ft' S' 1 ' The operators say they" cannot af ford to pay this additional sum with out Imposing additional hardens on the coal ronsumtng public and In creasing the aggregate cost to -. th puDiic ox ine .enure: proauoi ; f is, 000,000, 3 I , -1 ' v ' -,.. , - i DIBT HAS KOT BEGUNTOFLY The View From Culcbra Hill a Scene of Fitful Activlty--The rresen Condition Activity Only In Mlnla tare -The KnertrV Displayed - at Culobra Shows That We Are a Na tion ot Builders and Not Digger Mr. Stevens and His CordlaUty The AdmlnlstraUon HUUclina Typical Government Cc--.The In telligence of the Jamaican Negroes. BY WOOD WORTH CLUM. OoiresportdAe of The Observer. Culcbra, Canal Zone, April 12. A In some vast necropolis, we find perchance one mourner to a thousand dead, so here at. Culebra.- . where mountains rrtust literally be torn down and tossed Into the sea.. I find one puffing, snort ing, and industrious steam shovel to a thousand deserted acres. The ..monotone of the engine bells is softened as it filters through the vai ley more like a requiem than a signal of industry. Now and then there Is a rumble as a far-away thunder; it is the blasting gang working with a dos- en drills and a dosen cans or powaer. Occasionally a train of flat cars load ed with dirt eteama away around the mountain, seeming to effervesce with the consciousness of its own spasmodic energy. Then for a moment all Is quiet. In fifteen minutes another dirt train may give chase to Its predecessor down the rickety track that leads to the dum. For an hour I sat upon the brow of Culebra hill watching this fitful scene. Surely, this could not be the spot upon which the American peo ple are concentrating their interest. NO WORK ON THE CANAL PROfeER.. But It was. So in beginning our sto ry, let us understand that compara tively no work Is being done on the canal proper. I say comparatively, be cause if we should gather together the eighteen steam shovels that are work ing here and there along the line, bring In the 17,000 negroes that are on Uncle Sam's pay roll, and ring all the bells and blow all the whistles of all the en glnes-nif we shoud do this within the area of one square mile, the scene would be refreshingly active. But whan vnn Inntr ilnuM tha "nrlam." aa the engineers call the Culebra Cut, and see a steam shovel, like a nervous fly, on the mountain side, or glance down on the floor of the valley and see a tiny puff of smoke, as If a mosquito had rustled its wings in the dust If you stand there on the brow of the hill, as I did. and slowly grasp the greatness of It all, the appalling magni tude of the task to which we have set ourselves. I think you will realise with me that the "dirt has not begun to ny. I say this as a statement ot fact not as a criticism. When I left the State a month ago the people were puzzled concerning the actual amount of work being done on the canal. Some thought the dirt was flying so fast that the entire Isthmus was clouded with dust Others expressed the be lief that absolutely no progress was be ing made. The official bureau of in formation at Washington permitted the Maa to, get abroad, that consider able digging was being , done. But, It you stop to contemplate how much room there is for more steam shovels and more trains and more tracks, you will come to the conclusion that the present condition Is activity only In miniature. More steam shoyels are com-i, ing at least some sixty-odd nave been ordered more laborers are being land ed every week more dump cars are en route more engines will soon be clanging their bells and puffing their way to and fro. It may take another year for this better condition to ma terialise, and untti It does, the Ameri can people might as well disabuse their minds of any Idea that the "dirt is flying" In the vicinity of the Pana ma canal. THE CtTT OF CULEBRA. But let us turn around, with our backs to the steam shovels. The city of Culebra la rising before us. Like the grass in the spring time, we can al most see it grow. It's hammer and bang and saw and chop, as the army ot carpenters is busying Itself with the construction of buildings. I count ed thirty-four houses in various stages of completion. Home already had been turned over to the painters, and their red roofs and gray walls appeared In pleasing contrast to the yellow of new lumber, the green of the trees and the grass, and the blue or the distant mountains. The carpenters told me that when these thirty-four buildings are completed, more will be begun, and that the music of the hammers and saws will not cease until a city of ample proportions shall have been constructed. The site of the city is on the hill side and the houses cling like moun tain goats on the steep incline. Roads have been built of crushed stone, per fect natural drainage has been Installed a reservoir for drinking water has been 'constructed upon the crest of a still higher hill, a mammoth hotel Is catering to the appetites of 800 white employes in fact, nothing is being left undone that will add, to the com pleteness of a modern village, and I am told that it Is to Culebra that the administrative headquarters of th ca nal seine are soon to be transferred. Look once more at th intermittent activity of the steam shovels, and then contemplate the energy that Is being exercised by the carpenters.the paint ers, et al. Yes, we are a nation of build ers and not diggers.' As I walked up the hill through the town there was a lull In the din of hammers and saws, and this la what I heard: ' "Three . times on is three; three time tw U six; lh re times three l nine" i-- ' A PLEASIlO PICTURE, " It was not on vole, but a chorus. and I looked In the window. There ant a dosen little tots, sons and daughters ot the officials, whose -families were at Culebnu Presiding ever : fnem was a pleasant and congenial school marra a It, ever has been my good fortune to encounter, .-sue listened te their re cital; patiently corrected their errora, and then she rang the recess bell.' Out cams ht youngsters?-;, singings and laughing to romp for a"' fw moments on the hillside. T 8om played "I spy;u two Utti girl tossSd a bean bag. and jth . remainder chased each other . all over the place. What a delightful re freshing, scene to watch these Joyoat American children.' so car- free, la the midst of this far-away land that. Is writhing -beneath th lashes of. Its critics. Suoh moments as thes restore confldenc In human nature" " " i ' On: th very crest, ot th hill, 1 over looking th country for miles a sound, I found a beautiful residence where Mn Stevens, th chief engineer of th canal, Is permanently established. . Ther Is no prettier or more healthful sits on the entir son than thla Th breeses that .Continued on Pag Seven.) ACTED LIKE'YflUKtflOYEBS MRS. DUKE'S WIRES TO HUNTOON -,;vW .'' :,fy"' um.j. u s, In Absence Of Husband, Mrs. Duke and Hnntoon Were' Constant Com-- 1 ; nantons Plaintiff .la Sensational , Divorce Suit Scores Point, 11 hen Judge Decide. .That Defendant's ' Counsel Mast ' , Examine , Nellie ' Sands Louise Bonderson v Cor-' -' ro borates Nellie Sands and the Lat ter Rc-Called-r-As to Mrs. Dnke's - Illness Love Telrrram---lIumoon . Again Absent From Court Room, . . Special toThe Observer. , ' " ,V' , Newark," K. , J., - April 27Develop ments In the divorce suit brought by' James B. Duke, the millionaire head of the American Tobacco Company, . ' before Vice " Chancellor Pitney . were';', , sensational - to ' thes extreme' to-day, ,V -v showing the constant, ; companionship . of Mrs. Lillian N. Duke and Maj. Frank - . r T. Huntoon, In Mrs. Duke's house duiv-'. ing the absence of Mr. Duke in Europe, , " ' The first big advantage gained by?- , either side In the suit was gained to- s day by Mr. Duke, when Vice Cbn-Ji' cellor Pitney decided that Mrs. Duke'. , ; s counsel must cross-examine Nellie Sands, her former maid, and chief Wit- k ness so far heard in the case. C' v "LIKE YOUNG SWEETHEARTS. ',"; Following the testimony of Nam , Sands, another maid, Louise Bender- . son testified that MaJ. Huntoon and . ,' Mrs. Duke dined together every night -while Mr. Duke was abroad and that r, he was assiduous in his T attenWotis-"' The impression given by toegirl's tes-."', , timony was tnat Mrs. Duke and Mai. ' Huntoon acted like young sweethearts. , Neiie sands was also recalled to add to her story. Mrs: Duke was not pres- . ent when the trial was resumed. Th report that she was lit provoked a sharp verbal outbreak between coun-' sel. . , .. . . . ,' 1 LOVE TELEGRAMS. ' f Love telegrams sent by Mrs. Duk . . to MaJ. Huntoon from Durham, N, C . were made public. They follow: "Durham, N. C, May , 1905. - "F. T. Huntoon. V "The Wolcott, Thirty-first street and Fifth avenue. New York. f . f "Arrived safe. Party very 111. Hav . - telegraphed Nellie to leave thla after noon. Send me message by her. 'L. D "Durham, N. C. May 6. 1905. r " Nellle arrived. Uncertain about go;r- Ing. Party very ill. Write here t , Nellie. Love and best wishes- LV "Durham, N. C. May . UQS. "V "Hope you are well. Party venr UL t Everything uncertain. Don't forget all -promises. Love and best wishes. "Durham. N. C, May S. U0&, ' 1 Mr. Duke died at 2 p. m. Funeral , Wednesday at It a. m. Happy over ti. two letters. Have written. Expect. to start for home Wednesday or Thurso day. Wire to-morrow. , Miserable. ' . Love. "JU' "Durham. N. C. May . 180S. "Received third letter last evening. x , Always missed you. Sad., lonely and miserable; Hope jtou are well and keep ' ail promises. Hays written, mv., t "s-' t "Durham. NT. C;, May 10. 1905.' , , "Will arrive in New York early t&- ' - morrow. Will telephone you at 1:20. "K Hope to see you. Love and best wlsh-v , es. ju. j The person referred to ss the "party., very 111" In the messages was J. B.--Duke, husband of the sender of th ( -telegrams. The Mr. Duke whoa death, Is referred to was J. B. Duke'a father, who died at Durham. The Nelll r- '' ferred to in the telegram Is Nelll Sands, the maid whose sensational tes- , , timony was given yesterday. v v AS TO MBS. DUKE'S. ILLNESS. f V With the opening of court to-day Dr. 1 Joseph Few smith, who had been as- signed to examine Mra Duke, testified 3 .,. , I visited Mrs. Duke," he said, "and, - found her In bed. Objectively, ther were practically no signs of illness, no"""" fever and no apparent pain. She told me her Illness had resulted from her catching cold on Monday after leaving the court The condition of her heart was all right"' Examined by Richard , ' V. Llndabury, Duke's counsel, .Dr. ; , Fewsmlth said that he had nothing t u guide him in this examination ot Mrs ' Duke except her own statement.- i "And upon the truth or falsity of thla . depends whether or not she was really; - 1 suffering from th aliment complained ' otr :.- r '"Yea. sir. '- ' Mr. Llndabury here announced that1 Mrs. Duke had not senr word of her i sickness to her lawyers until she had ,"- ; ' been Informed that Nellie Sands, her- , - maid, had testified against her. Th . telephone operator in the Prudential ' building was sent for to testify as to -"' t the precise time that the message wag .J sent. The telephone operator said that VM message to Mrs. Duke had not been sent from a publio booth, but from a private office. . f . "I have learned." said Mr. Linda '. bury, "that the message was sent : , from Mr. Parker's office. I desire to r xamlne your clerk as to this m-t sasre ' ' "This is Insulting." shouted Chun cey Parker, one of Mrs. Duke' law yers. ; - t Mr. Llndabury said that. In view of Mr. Parker's reluctance, tha rmotlon to have his clerk sent tor; would be withdrawn. " , " .'' "All I hav to add," said tha judge, "is that, whether Mra Duke come her or not, it any accident happens to th witness, Nellie Sands, or It she , dies or runs away, her testimony , against Mra, Duke a given yesterday will stand and have full effect It would b a sad day If plaintiff should be deprived of the benefit of testlmeny; because th defendant take, sick,' ' NELLIE SANDS RECALLED. This settled the' telephone episode, and Mr Llndabury again called Nel lie Sands, th maid, to th stand. "Did Mrs..'tuk leave any-effects at home when ah and. Mr. Duke went abroad?" ; " -" .ViV""" ' : "Yss.' a dog and a bird." u 1 "Th relevance of this grew out of a referenc to the dog and bird In one Of the personals alleged to hav been addressed. by Huntoon to Mrs. Duke In th Pari edition, f a New Yonc newspaper. ; Her 1 th. personal U question: , v. w ' -' "At your bom, all Is sad and l i -Somev - Vacant chair recalls absent Your house- pet are wetL ' . The i sings sweetly. I dream every r You will be mine forever, Du t '. low.' neck 'drea." . . NELLIE SANDS COHRC" Loulne Benderso'i,' who fill been Mrs. Duke's wa.tre9 at t ter's New York houvo, wa t wltnesa Her tesiliiiony v t ! corroborative of that of ? "DUt you eyer know . . b away from home a.l i t . Yes, several times I... . . -I i
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