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I- ! ii A 1 ' 'l SUBSCRIPTION PRICE $8.00 PER YEAR. CHARLOTTE, N. C, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 13, 1907. PRICE FIVE CENTS. PRESIDENT BCOBED HAKD "" J ',' i "il..i.Linili,ii ' ' "T' TILLMAN'S REMARKS CAUSTIC l, ;-,.'v V'-,,.,. '....,- Nothing InvoheS In Dismissal of Ne , gro Troops Except Race Question- ' Present Administration Responsible i I or 'Present Acute Situation. In Booth Pros Went Encouraged ' Ne 'Ffinf' itro' to Assert - Equality Then VV Wrought Vengeance on Whole Bat- tallon Executive's Rights to Dls ' mLss Troops Defended by- Mr. Pnt . tenon, Who,. However, Believed, 'There Might be Ground, to question I Washington, Jan. ;:12. The Senate " .listened to a debate on the race ques ' tion torday.ln which Senator TU1- ' - - man was the - principal : participant, V - and Sehatpr ; Patterson,, of 'Colorado, , hts, opponent, which brought into striking' contrast the ideas of the South and . North on this question. President ? Roosevelt's action 'In 'iv,,;.the Brownsville matter was the sub i f : lect or discission, i Mr. Tilltnan held : thai nothing was Involved in it except the race question, and that the pres ent administration was responsible for: the growing ' aoute condition of - the race situation In the South. The Presidentbe maintained, had en couraged the negro to assert his equal ity and then had wrought vengeance on a whole battalion - for following ; that encouragement. He condemned f- the President's action in both re spects. ' 'f 1 Mr. Patterson .defended the Presl ' dent's right to dismiss the troops, but . ' believed there might be some ground to question Its policy. He condemn ' ed in strong terms what he regarded ' as the radical position of Mr. Till man, and predicted that the extinc tion of the Democratic party In the North would follow a continuance of such tactics. The debate occupied four hours, and was listened, to with great Interest by throngk which filled the galleries, by many members of the House of Representatives, who lined the Senate chamber, and by many Senators. On several occasions the galleries had to be warned against applause by the Vice President, who finally . threatened to clear them if the offense was repeated. NO ACTION ON RESOLUTION. No action was taken on the reso lution tor an Investigation of the Brownsville ''affair, but Mr. Foraker gave notice that on Monday he would endeavor to have It disposed of. . Mr. Tillman, prefaced his discus sion of the Brownsville matter with . the characterization that It resem bled a case In court. "Certain en listed men of the Twenty-fifth Regi ment were under Indictment," he said. "The President of the United States Is the prosecutor aa well as the executioner. The array of counsel for the defense and prosecution Is not yet complete. So far as their names have appeared on the record there 1b an element of incongruity and of the ridiculous.- For Instance, as attorneys aiding the proeqution, .....we have the distinguished Senator from Texas (Mr. Culberson), a Dem ocrat, the distinguished Senator from .Massachusetts (Mr. Lodge), a Repub lican; the -distinguished Senator from Virginia (Mr. Daniel), a Dem ocrat. "And for the defense, If It shall be so ensldered, when I get through I will be put In The Record as aiding -the distinguished Senator from Ohio, (Mr. Foraker). Of course being nothing more than a cornfield lawyer my contribution to the legal discussion of the question will bo very limited; probably comparatively worthless. "My colleague and brother attor ney (Mr. Foraker) himself realizes that so far as legal assistance will go, he will get little or no aid from me and thus far I do not think he needs any. ALLIANCE AN OLD ONE. "But the rldIculousnes8( of the sit uation Is again apparent when one considers Jhat the Senator from the North, who, by reason of his radical and aggressive utterances, and prob ( ably, actions In the past, once ac quired the (name of 'Fire at Arm,' finds himself aligned with that Sena tor from the South. (Mr. Tillman himself) who Is usually supposed to have a broiled negro for breakfast, (Laughter) who Is known to Justify lynching for rape, and whos attitude if not that of hatred to the negro, Is a feeling akin to It In the belief that white men are made of better clay and that white men alone are entitled to participate in government. And so this alliance Is an odd one" Declaring that President Roose velt was more than responsible "than any other mas," Mr. Tillman read from order No. 29. Issued by theSvar Department February 8th 1906, and signed by the President, as fol lows: "The uniform of the enlisted man la a badge of honor. It entitles him to peculiar consideration; It shows that In the great majority of cases be has learned those habits of self commatid, of self-restraint, of obe dience and of fearlessness In the face of danger, which put him above most of his fellows who have not possessed similar privileges. To strive to dis criminate against him on any way Is literally an infamy; for It Is In real ity ono of the most serous offenses wheh can be committed against the stability and greatness of our nation.' "That is the milk In the. rni-nannt declared Mr. Tillman, who said It was this "sort of stuff' that he put Into the heads of the negro soldier; that he whs entitled to demand i Sjf:. equality. MR. Tl ' At this TILLMAN INTERRUPTS: r this point Mr. Tillman WO In. terrupted for the first time. Senator Nelson asked: "Would you deny those privileges to white soldiers?" "I will go as far as any man In giving white men, either soldiers or cltlsens. their rights," answered Mr. Tillman. "Why should not the colored sol dier, If he conducts himself as a white soldier, have the same consideration?" "For the simple reason that Ood Almighty made him colored. He did not make him white," retorted Mr. Tillman, who added that caste feeling . , was universal; that It pulsated even In ; the bosom of the Senator from Mln y. nesota (Mr. Nelson). ' Mr. Tillman characterised the Pres. Ident's action In the Brownsville mat ter as "nothing more nor less than v lynching." He challenged any one to produce In the army regulation -or Ht anywhere else any foundation for the $ charge ief -conspiracy ef silence,' mutiny nd treason made against the soldiers, although he declared that there was no doubt that the soldiers were- responsible fof the "outrage at Brownsville." ' p- Mr. Tillman held that It wit eon trary to the fundamental principles of liberty of! English and American law that the Innocent should suffer because qf the sins of the guilty. He glao declared that a man shall bo considered Innocent until he Is prdven guilty, "m thla .case.'" he said, ''17 men have been - punished whilenot more than SO have been charged with participation' In, the; crime.'! ,,; "It is useless to deny that the race question Ilea at the bottom of all this; It Is equally useless to say that these troops were discharged, because they were negroes. It the ' ngroea had been treated the same way as white regular were treated at Athens, Ohio, the civil authorities -would have ar rested those believed to be guilty and the matter would have been decided in the courts. ; In that instance the War Department defended the regu lars, although they had committed murder, and It was declared the troops were the wards of the nation, a very proper and right position to take. . - "The, whole issue involved is one of race, and the President is pri marily more responsible than any other' man for the position the ne groes la tne South have taken on the question of negro rights. He gave recognition to Booker Washington in a social way. He did it knowing he was flying in the face of caste feeling among seventeen millions of Southern white men. and against the same feel ing of two-thirds or three-fourths of the Northern people.' He does not understand the negro or the deep and vital character of the Issue involved. He made a mess of It In the first in stance and he has made a worse mess of the last."' "The well-knflVn attitude of the administration on 'the racial question has been the cause of a great and no ticeable change In the demeanor and action of the negroes through the South and the greater question of re lationship between the races cannot be much longer kept down." He pre dicted In the near future a race con flict to determine whether the Negro Is the equal of the Caucasian. SOMETHING! SHOULD BE DONE. "It is high time something was being done to have this great and vital question brought before the country in some practicable and sen sible way. The deep Interest shown In the Brownsville tragedy is ample evidence that the people of the coun try are beginning to feel a deep con cern In the various phases of this question, and it Is absolutely useless for doctrlnarles and politicians to un dertake to pooh-pooh the 'question and dismiss it with a wave of the hand and for one, I am ready to go to battle under the slogan 'Am erica for the Americans," an 'This is the white man's country and white men must govern It.' " Following a colloquy with Senator Culberson on his position as to the President's authority undpr the ar ticles of war to. discharge the sol diers, Mr. Tillman remarked that none of; the negroes discharged would return to Texas. : "One ok tbem." he continued, "that famous Sergeant Mingo, came from South Carolina. I would like to meet Mingo and shake his hand. But he is not going back to South Carolina and let me know that he Is coming." "Why not," interjected Senator Foraker. "Because the suspicion that might prevail as to who really did the kill ing would make It unhealthy for him down there. I wish It was not so, but I can't help It If "he had been dis charged dishonorably he could have come down there and been the biggest man at negro camp meetings and received respectful treatment from the whites." "What would probably happen to him?" persisted Mr. Foraker. "Oh," ejaculated Mr. Tillman, with evidence of Impatience. "I am going to discuss the race question directly." And as the evidence of amusement at his retort subsided, he added: "Don't you fret, I am going to get right down to the milk In the co coanut, but I don't want the 'Fire at Arm' to go off until the bell rings." (Laughter). CONVULSES THE GALLERIES. Senator- Tillman convulsed the gal gcrlles and amused many Senators a minute later by Illustrating the discrimination between the races In Washington. "Negroes are not al lowed to drink at all the bars In Washington, as you all know,'' he said. The last three words were giv en especial emphasis, and the Sena tor waved his hand to include the whole Senate. Mr. Tillman said there were some times when he wished to be dispas sionate and deliberate, and he had prepared. In writing, his discussion of the race question and would read It. The war had settled the question of slavery and also the question of whether we were to be a confedera tion or a nation. We were, he said, a nation with a big "N," but no Southern half of the country had no cqnceptlon of the word "Nation," ex cept as It Is connected with the word "Nigger," "and more's the pity." To a question from Senator Bever Idge that a remedy be suggested. Mr. Tillman declined to enter Into that phase of tho discussion. .He said he had arisen from a sick bed to speak, and to follow the discussion of the question, would Involve another two hours' speech. It had simply beon his object to point out that the peo ple of the South were on the crest of a volcano and confronted with a sit uation of which the people of the Nrth had no conception. As. to the Brownsville matter he stood on the proposition that thu Innocent ought not to be punished because there were some guilty, "and I think the President has made some very grave blunders In dealing with this subject" THE PRESIDENT SUPPORTED. Senator Patterson followed Mr. Tillman announcing his belief that the President had the legal right to take the action he had, . but he be lieved the wladpm or propriety of that action might be open to question. He had no doubt the Presld6nt was moved from the highest motives, and asserted that the censure by the Sen ator from , South Carolina, that the President was moved by race preju dice, was unjust. He believed the Booker Washington luncheon dis proved such a conclusion. Mr. Pat terson gave as his reason for speak ing that he did not by his' silence wish to be held to endorse the senti ments on the mce question Just ex pressed.' The Senate In the next set-, slou, he said, would have but -two Democratlcrnators from. the North, end It was his belief thar a short time Isi'the future would, tea the po (Continued en Pi fa 'Ten.; " THE CHARGES OF SIMONS GREENE TO COJIE THIS WEEK Civil Service Commissioner Expects to Visit. North Carolina Tuesday or Wednesday, Going First to Italclgh Pofftoflice Inspector Mf Accom pany Him Simmons Sends a Last Letter, Given Below In Full, to the ,, C1V11 Service ' : Commission GUcs ' List of Alleged Improperly Partisan - Federal Oflta-Uoldcrstiome Dis tinguished Names-Investigation Will Probably be Thorough. '-':'" - - ;-, y. BY W. A. HILDEBRAND. Observer , Bureau, 1417 O Street, N. W., f r Washington, Jan. 12. .Civil Service Commissioner Greene is now of the opinion that he will go to North Carolina Tuesday or Wed nesday to investigate, with the aid of the poetofflde Inspector, the charges which have been broughV ' against certain Federal officials ,by Senator Simmons. . Senator Simmons has made his final report to the commis sion, and the story Is told that when the document reached the commis sion's headquarters Mr. Greene threw up his hands and observed that the North Carolina Senator had put out enough work for the commission to last a year or two. He will first go to Raleigh, according to his present intentions, and has asked how to reach other points, which indicates that the Inquiry is to be a thorough one. The Charges affect Federal of ficials of high and" low degree, who are located In all parts of the State. In the. letter which Senator' Sim mons has addressed to the commis sion he has mentioned the names of a number of officials under fire, but this list is only a supplemental one as numerous charges were furnished the commission weeks ago. To get a line on what this investigation means, and the attitude of Senator Simmons, one has onfy to read this final letter, which the Senator has addressed to the commission: MR, SIMMONS' LETTER. Washington. January 11, 1907. Civil Set-vice Commissr&n, Washington. D. O. Sirs:' Referring to an interview with myself which was published in The Washington Post during the fall of 1906, Civil Service Commis sioner Greene called my attention to certain utterances of the President of the United States with reference to the activity in politics of Federal office-holders, both in the classified and unclassified service, and requested me to forward to the commission such information as I might be in posses sion of tending to show improper partisan activity on the part of Fed eral officials in North Carolina, prom ising that any charges I might pre fer would receive consideration from the commission. In reply to that letter I forwarded to the commis sion certain charges against various and sundry Federal onice-holders in connection with the campaign which was then In progress in North Caro lina, promising later to submit further charges and evidence. OANDIDATES FOR COUNTY OF FICES. I now hand to you the following additional memoranda. In this memoranda it appears that Charles A. Reynolds, postmaster at Winston Salem, was. In the recent campaign in North Carolina, the Republican candidate for Congress of the fifth district. That J. F. Reynolds,, deputy col lector of Internal revenue, of Winston-Salem, was the nominee of the Republican party for clerk 6f the Superior Court of Forsyth county. That R. S. Crews, postmaster at Salem chapel, was tne candidate of the Republican party for treasurer of Forsyth county. That J. W. Falrcloth, postmaster at Snow Hill, was the candidate of the Republican party for clerk of tho Superior Court of Greene county. That J. H. Gooch. postmaster at Stem, was the candidate of his party for county commissioner of Granville county. That 'William A. Mace, postmaster at Beaufort, was tho candldato of his party for the Legislature from Car taret county. That Edward Martin, assistant postmaster at Beaufort, was the can didate of his party for register of deeds of Carteret county. That J. H. Hofler, postmaster at Gatesvlle, was the candidate of his party for register of deeds of Gates county. That R. C. Benthall, postmaster at Murfreeaboro, was tho candidate of his party for county commissioner of Hertford county. That William Swindell, cotton (statistical agent. Swan Quarter, N. C.. was the candidate of his party for county commissioner of Hyde county. That P. R. Hatch, postmaster at Youngsvllle, was the candidate of his party for the Legislature from Frank lin county. That J. D. Parker, postmaster at SmlthTield, was the candidate of his party for clerk of the Superior, Court of Johnston county. That Irving B. Tucker, United States commissioner, of Whltevllle, was the candidate of his party for the Legislature from Columbus coun ty. That R. A. Adams, postmaster at Hlddenlte, was the candidate of hla party for sheriff of Alexander coun ty. That J. A. Baggett, poatmaster at Wards Mills, was the candidate of his party for county treasurer of Ons low county. That Percy Gills, rural free delivery carrier, Onslow county, was the can didate of his party for regliter of deeds of Onslow county. That John Gilmer, postmaster at Jacknnvllle, was the candidate of his party for Justice of the peace of his county. That John L. Phelps, postmaster at Plymouth, was the candidate ' of his party for sheriff of Washington county. That W. H. Cox, United 8tates commlslsoner, of Laurlnburg, was the candidate of his party for solicitor of the eighth Judicial -district of North Carolina. That 8. M. Jones, postmaster at Sanford, was the candidate of .his party fpr clerk of the Superior Court of Moore county. That J. F. Reynolds, poatmaster at Eagle Springs, wee the candidate of his party for county eommlssloner of Moore county. And, that Claude Hasklas, post master at Oriental, was the candi date of hla party for Justice of the peace'. ' -i- . '.,- TOOK PART IN POLITICS. That R. R. Harris, postmaster -at Loulsburg, waa chairman" of the -Republican county executive , committee of Franklin county. That W.Haneock postmaster, at Newbern, was chairman of the Re publican county executive committee o Craven county, i, ." . That CV L1.' -"Clark, Jr.; deputy col lector of 'customs, at Newborn, was the secrefg of the Republican coun ty executive committee for the county of Craven.'. : -'That WV Nattress, deputy col lector of internal revenue of the fifth district, Statewide, acted as a clerk In the Republican county , headquar ters during the - campaign. That Sidney Meares, postmaster at Clarkton, was chairman of the Re publican executive .committee of Bladen county. That H. H. Jarrett, postmaster at Franklin, was chairman of the Re publican executive committee of Ma con county. V That the following Federal office holders were active in conventions or at the polls and In the campaign: R. E. Williams, rural free delivery carrier, Youngsvllle. P. R. Hatch, postmaster at Youngs vlle. T. VShope, United States deputy marshal, Brysbn City, acted as Re publican challenger on the day of election. T. C. Israel, deputy marshal, Hen dersonvllle, and B. Jackson, post master at that, pi Ice, Mr. Jackson having j left his place of duty and rode over the county In the Interest of his party. J. D. Parker, postmauter at Smith field, ran his county convention, stay ed at the polls on the day of elec tion soliciting votes and taking voters to the polls. J. D. Maltby, postmaster at Whlte vlle. J. D. Stinglll, brandy gauger, of Sparta, N. C. John Mills, deputy postmaster at Cherry Lane. J. Frank Roberts, deputy collector of Internal revenue, Morganton. W. A. Hall, United States com missioner, Burlington, was chair man of the Republican county convention, active in the campaign and at the polls. J. Zeb Waller, postmaster-at Bur lington, and 8. M. Hornaday, United States gauger, at Burlintgon, acted as challengers and managers for their party on the day of election. The eight rural carriers from Burlington were also active partisans. Des Young, acting postmaster at Brevard, N. C. L. M. Glasner, United States com missioner, of Roseman. Frank 8. McCall, postmaster at Balsam Grove. J E. Floyd, postmaster at Catha rine Lake. -John L. Phelps, postmaster at Ply mouth. B. B. Spencer, postmaster at Roper. B. F. Sprutll, postmaster at Cres well. R. D. Douglas, postmaster at Greensboro. A. P. Grace, clerk of revenue agent, Greensboro. J. M. Bailey, deputy marshal, Greensboro. O. A. Starbuck, deputy collector of Internal revenue. Joshua Morrow, pdstal clerk, Greensboro. Dan W. Patrick, collector of cus toms, Newbern. ' F. W. Falrchlld, postmaster at 8now Hill. W. L. Peace, assistant postmaster at Oxford. E. H. Rlggs, keeper ef the light house, Dare county. P. M. Rhyne, postmaster at Dal las. A. S. Willis, postmaster at More head City. C; D. Jones, collector of customs, Beaufort. . Walter Jones, postmaster at North Wllkesoro, active In campaign and In circulating campaign literature. J. P. Ellege, substitute rural car rier, Wllkesboro. H. M. Barnes and J. P. Dupree, United' States deputy marshals, Smith field. J. C. Standll, special Internal revenue officer. J. M. Dawklns, rural free delivery carrier from Kkylands, officious and offensive on election day. T. C. McCoy, deputy collector of Internal revenue, fifth district, Ashe vllle, active In Retting voters register ed and at the polls on election day. W. J. Gentry, and J. A. Keith messengers United States Circuit Court, Ashevllle. OFFICES WERE HEADQUARTERS Th following Federal office-holders made their offices the meeting pmce or the headquarters of the politicians during the campaign: A. 8. "Willis, postmaster at More head City. T. W. Falrcloth, postmaster at Snow Hill. John Ii. Phelps, postmaster at Ply mouth. ' J. Zeb Waller, postmaster at Bur lington. J. D. Parker, postmaster st Smith field. H. H. Jarrett, postmaster at Frank lin. The following Federal office-holders either edited or wrote for parti san newspapers during tho cam paign: R. D. Douglas, postmaster at Greensboro, editor of The Dally In dustrial News. O. V. Blythe, United States com missioner, Hendersonvllle. John Mills, assistant postmaster at Cherry Lane. J. D. Parker, postmaster at Smith field. C. A. Reynolds, postmaster at Winston-Salem. E. H. Morris, postmaster at Mocks vllle, editor Davie Herald. THOSE WHO MADE 'SPEECHES. The following Federal office-holders In North Carolina made politi cal speeches In the recent campaign: C. A. Reynolds, postmaster at Winston-Salem, canvassed fifth con gressional district , I. M. Meekins, postmaster at Eliza beth City, canvassed large part of the State. Harry Skinner, United States dis trict attorney, Greenville. t Claudius Dockery, United States1 marshal, Raleigh. Willis Brlggs, postmaster at Ra leigh, made a number of speeches In different counties of the State. A. L. Coble, assistant district at torney, Btatesville. A. E. Holton, district attorney, Winston-Salem. W. W. Rollins, poatmaster at Ashe vllle. J. A. Baggett, postmaster at Wards Mills. ' S. W. Hancock, postmaster at New bern. ' -r , . J. D. Maltby, postmaster it Whlte vllle. , J. D. Parker, postmaster at Smith field. , - Marshall O. Barrlngftr, rural free delivery carrier, ef Cabarrus county. O. V. F. Blythe, United States commissioner, Hendersonvllle. R, M. Norman, pqstmastsr at Lum- (CoiHmtad en Page Tea). - DjTCHABLES judson dead FURMAN LANDMARK PASSES. Dr. Charles Hallett Judson, Member of Faculty of Furmaa University for 84 Years, Succumbs to Paralysis Which Cam . on Monday Had a Wide Reputation as m Scholar, and ' , an EdncatorwDedlcated, His life to Furman University, Which Grew Up With Him Gave $11,000 In all to the Institution Recognized by Car- negie Institute. . - Special to The Observer.- . v . : , tjreenville,!y C., Jan. ; 2, Dr. Chaf leHallett Judson. for 14 years professor of mathematics at Furman University, died at 4:46 o'clock this afternoon, '.; 'The ' funeral services will take place on .Tuesday at noon In the First Baptist Church in thia city, i Dr. Judson. was stricken with paralysis Monday and continued to sxow worse until . the end came. He suffered) three distinct strokes in all, the' last affecting his side and throat to such an extent that he was unable to take nourishment Dr. Judson leaves only one surviving relative, his sister, Miss Mary C. Judson, who, like himself has consecrated her life to education, hav ing been connected with the faculty of the Greenville Female College for half a century. Dr. Charles Manly, a former presi dent of Furman University and now a pastor in Lexington, Va., and Dr. C. S. Gardner, formerly pastor of the First Baptist church and now In Rich mond, Va., have been especially In vited to attend the funeral -services, which will be conducted by Dr. Z. T. Cody, the present pastor of. tho First church. In all Dr. Judson gave $41,000 to Furman University from hla estate which he accumulated in the course of a long lifetime by dint or careful saving. These gifts have made the Carnegie Library building and the $100,000 endowment of Furman pos-' sible. With Dr. Carlisle, of Wofford Col lege, Dr. Judson was generally re garded as a loading educator in South Carolina. He was greatly beloved and hundreds of young men will at tend his funeral services Tues day. Dr. Judson never lived long enough to profit In any material way by the distinction recently bestowed upon him by the trusteet of the Carnegie foundation fund. Charles Hallette Judson, LL. D., was born in Munroo, Connecticut. April 20, 1820. His parents were both of pure English stock. His father, Charles Judson, was a man of sterling qualities and became one of the most prominent men In his community, In business and social circles. The mother of Dr. Charles H. Jud son was Miss Abl Sherman, of Con necticut, a relative or the distinguish ed Roger Sherman . EARLY EDUCATION. Dr. Judson's earliest education was outnlned at the public school in his own town. From this he was trans ferred to a high school, near his home, taught by a graduate of Yale. He was afterwards Bent to New Haven to prepare himself for busi ness. Not long after going to the city he became Interested in meetings In one of the Baptist churches of the plaoe, He professed faith and Joined the Baptists. At about tho same time Locke's "Essay on the Human Under standing" fell Into his hands. These two circumstances combined to change the current of his life. As a result he resolved upon leaving busi ness and continuing his education. He entered Hamilton Literary and Theological Institute, located at Ham ilton. New York, known to-day as the Colgate University and tho Colgate Seminary. He remained at Hamilton two years and was then compelled to teach for a while to obtain means with which to further prosecute his studies. He went from Hamilton to Virginia, where he taught several years and then entered the University of Vir ginia, where he remained two years. MARRIED IN 1847. In 1847 Dr. Judson married Miss Emily Bosher. of Richmond, Va, To gether they walked life's Journey, childless, till May, 1903, when she entered her heavenly rest: It was a happy marriage and In all respects she was a true helpmeet. Soon af ter their marriage he began teaching a boy's school In London, Va. After two years here he went to Warren ton. Va., where ho remained teaching ono yerfr. Whllo at Warrenton he heard of a vacancy In an Institution of learning at Ansonvllle. N. C. He journeyed thither and made appli cation In person for thn position. In 1851 he heard of the proposed open ing of Furman University. He ap plied for the chair of mathematics, and' was elected. That was a grest day for Furman, for Greenville, and for South Carolina. He filled the chair of mathematics till a few years ago, and at the time of his death was still considered the head of the de partment. Until very recently he met his classes In astronomy, and was In close touch with the classes In mathe matics. DEVELOPED FURMAN. When Dr. Judson becamo connect ed with Furman University there was no building, no endowment, no equip ment. He selected tho plans for the first building and superintended Its erection: he purchased tne apparatus and equipments, and he led In every movement slnco then for the growth. Improvements and enlargement of the buildings and grounds, and the en dowment, and has largely directed In fixing the course of study and the standard of the Institution. Until re rent years he was the treasurer of the Institution, and managed the funds and property, and it was very largely due to his prudence, foresight, personal sacrifices, unremitting watchfulness and faithfulness that the college prop erty, funds and equipment were not tost entirely during the civil war and In the dark days of financial strin gency since. During the civil war Dr. Judson was president of the Greenville Fe ,male College, and for several years after the war. In this position he was Instrumental In saving that Insti tution also. He made Greenville his home In 1851. He had the opportunity, time and again, of going elsewhere. Twice he waa offered the presidency of the Judson Institute, Marlon, Ala., and twice that of Rlohmond Female Col lege, Richmond, Va, and twice he was offered a professorship In Rich mond uuiege. , ' For many years he waa an honored deacon of the First Baptist church, Greenville, and his wife aa a Christian has ben active and blameless. For many years he waa the treasurer of the Baptist State Convention, and a member ef the board, of Stat Ml slons. At the time of his . death he was a trustee of the Southern Bap tist Theological ' Seminary, Louis ville. ' . , , KNOWN AS A SCHOLAR. As a scholar and teacher D. Jud son was pre-eminent, ranking among the finest mathematicians In the Unit ed States. He was well known In the realm of letters and science. His pa pers have been copied Into the lead ing scientific Journals of the day. One of these, "An Investigation of the Arithmetical Relations Between Zero and Infinity,", was noticed In a most favorable way in The Analyst for 1881. He assisted in compiling Went worth's Geometry, 1879, and publish ed and assisted In revising many other text books on geometry and algebra. No student ever sat under Dr. Jud son to learn mathematics and went away, either with or without a di ploma In this school. In lust the same ethical mood that he came. H was taught mathematics, he Imbibed moral Ideas. His Idea of life and manhood, of duty and obligation, un derwent a change as Inevitable as that brought about by the science of math matlcs in the domain of the pure In tellect STRANGE MURDER NEAR STAR, Body of Milton Bunnell, 60-yrar-old Confederate Soldier, Found on Track Near Star Object of Mur der a Mystery Special to The Observer. Troy, Jan. 12. About 7:30 o'clock Friday morning the dead body of Milton Bunnell was found on a curve by the track of the A. & . Railway, between Star and Biscoo, Montgom ery county. The deceased was evi dently murdered and his body placed on the railroad track. One arm and one leg were severed from the body. There was an ugly gash on his neck about the throat, and his head wss cut and mutilated. The Jury sum moned by the coroner, assisted by Dr. Shamburger, rendered the rol lowlng verdict: "The deceased came to4 his death at the hands of an assassin, who used some sharp-edged instrument, supposed to be an axe." The terrible deed Is shrouded In mystery, as no cause can be definite ly assigned. It was thought at first that he was killed for his money, but this theory was practically ex ploded when there was found on the body by the Jury $395 In currency, and $75 in gold coin, yet It Is said that the deceased was seen Just prior to the killing with a pocketbook con taining a nice sum of gold, which was not on his person when found. The deceased was a Conrederate sol dier, about 60 years old. Confederate Veteran Found Dead on Track. By Associated Press. Raleigh. N. C, Jan. 12. Milton Bunnell, a Confederate veteran, was found deud on the Aberdeen & Ashe horo Railroad, near Star, N. C. A freight train had run over him dur ing the night and one leg and one arm were sawed and the body cut and bruised. The peculiar appearance or the wounds on the head and neck led to an Investigation By the coroner. The Jury returned a verdict that the deceased had been killed with an axe or other sharp Implement and the body placed on the track to conceal the crime. It Is evident that the motive for tho murder was not robbery as $395 In currency snd $75 In gold coin were found In Bunnell's pockets. A later report from Aberdeen says that Milton Bunnell was seen chang ing money in Star Thursday, and when his body was found about $40 which was In a wallet was missing, whllo $470 whs found sewed In his clothes. After the verdict of the coroner's Jury a bloody axe was found near the place, and a trail of blood showed that the body had been dragged 300 yards to a curve and left on tho rails, where It could not be seen by the engineer of the train. TWO MORE SUITS ENTERED. A. II. Nhi and A. L. Earlton. of Charlotte, Begin Civil and Crimi nal Action Against Labor Agent and Oliver & Company. Special to The Observer. ChattanooRH, Tenn... Jan. 12. In the alleged peonage ease by North Ca rolinans against W.J. Oliver A Com pany and James Cheatham, labor RRent, A. H. Nash and A. L. Earlton, of Charlotte, N. C, began criminal and civil action against the defend ants this afternoon, charging mis representation of labor prices and su ing for $500 damages. This makes seven of the Charlotte men brought to lock and dam at Hales Bar by Cheatham, who have commenced criminal and civil action against the lock and dam contractors. Several of the party have gone to Char lotte to begin their action charging Cheatham with kidnapping a Reed boy under agt , who was brought here with the party. J. O. Smith, one of the party, makes the statement that he saw the foreman at the lock and dam fire a pistol at two parties who attempted to leave the work. They were taken back and later escaped. The North Carolinians Insist that they will remain here and fight the case out In court Jf It takes all win ter. TO MEET AT WENT WORTH. Rockingham Commissioners to Dia fuse Mooted Question of Court Route Ijocailon Monday Mr. Small to Speak at Commencement. Special to Tlis Observer. Winston-Ralem, Jan. li-A special meeting of the board of commissioners nf Rockingham county will be held at Wemworth next Monday to dUcua the question ef rebuilding the court hoUM titer or moving the county seat to IXdnvllln. The cltiwns of the luttr place r making sn earnest effort to sreure the court houss and their pro poalton Ii td submit the question to a vote of the people. There le much 6n pititlon to thla plan, especially by Went worth snd MaHlson townshlpe. Bust maa men of Went worth say that it the court hnuie I mbullt there a Z-room hotel will be erected St once. Hon. J. 11. Small, of Washington. N. C a memtmr of CongrtM, he aoceplsd an Invitation from Dr. J. H. Ctwwtll to deliver the annual literary addreaa at the commencement exercises of Butetn Female Academy and College In May. Mr. Small la a fine speaker and la deep ly InterMted In the pros res of educa tional work In North Carolina. At the monthly meeting nf the Ladle Aid SooiMy of Burkhesd M. M. church, held at the horns of Mrs, N. I. lHwdy, tits Homim- officers were re-elected, thy being aa follows: President,' Mrs, N. D, Dowdy I vice presldsnt, Mrs,. V- 'W, Hoyden secretary snd treasurer, 'Mrs, 8. A. Hourhlns. At the clous ef the buatnesi meeting) iegsnt refreshmenta wers served by the hoates. . Mrs. Alman, ef Yadkin county.: eemi ftiltted sulelds Monday by drowning, nii wea about so years of age. and was Hv lug with her son-ln-lsw, Kmery Heece, Mm Alma it -was a very kind, lnoffen.lv woman. No cause , is atalgned for the ge,. t. ).'..-.-,.; GLENN ISSUES PABDONS FOUR GRANTED, FOUR REFUSED Governor Glenn Makes Statement to Observer Representative That Ha Favore Reformatory, , hut Believe . In Going Slowly and Acting In a JudlclotM Manner Hence He Has Suggested the Appointment of a - CotnmlHHlon ' to " Investigate ov ernor Has Requisition J'rom Ala bama for "Judge" Zacberjr, (Charg ed With Murder Pardon Refused to Freeman Jones, Durham Burg lar. ' Ov-''J,'.f't' V','"f'"' Observer Bureau, The Hollaman. Building, Raleigh, Jan,. 12. Governor Glenn said to your cor respondent this afternoon: "People are very much mistaken if they think I am opposed to a reforma tory. My idea is to go slowly and surely, and it is for this reason that I have suggested a wme and humane committee or commission to make a full investigation and ascertain ex actly what Is needed and then pro Vide It." , The Governor has a requisition from the Governor of Alabama for "Judge" Zachery, charged with mur der, now In Jail at Franklin, Macon county. Tho Governor has issued commls slons to Senators Overman and Sim mons and to the various congress men, except Blackburn, who has no commission, and to Congressman elect Hackett, as delegates to the na tional convention for the extension of the foreign commerce of the rmted States at Wlllard Hotel, Washington, January 14. r The Governor to-day refused four pardons and granted four. A par don was refused Sylvester Barrett, ronvlcted January ef last year in Pitt county for murder In the first degree. He appealed to the Su premo Court, which affirmed judg ment. The Governor is satisfied that the conviction was legal and right, Tho man murdered was Walter Lor ltt, a constable. The judge and solicitor refused to recommend com mutation. The Governor directs the sheriff to hang Barrett. i JONES NOT PARDONED. ; Another pardon refused Is to' Free man Jones, convicted last August in Durham of burglary In the first de gree and sentenced to be hanged, but the Governor says that owing to the Importance of this case he has given It unusual attention an finds - that Jones entered the dwelling and made a felonious assault upon Mrs. Jack Barker. Help came and he fled. His only excuse was that he waa drunk, which is not an excuse but an aggravation. While Jones con duct shows he was sober enough to know that people were coming to the rescue of the woman and sober enough to attempt to cover hi track by running home and getting into bed with his clothes on, where he was found, with hair from the wom an's head wrapped around a button of his coat. Tho Judge and the so licitor say that the law ought to be allowed to take its course. The im position ot the death penalty Is al ways a serious matter, but the home and defenseless women must be pro tected, they say. Men cannot in the dead, hours of night assault helpless women, commit the crime which gen erally brings about lynching, and then expect the Governor to show i domency. The sheriff Is directed to hang Jones. Cain Bumgardner, of Lincoln, la refused pardon. He was convicted 17 years ago of larceny, sentenced to the penitentiary for three years, escaped, and Is now at large. The Governor will not consider any ap plication for pardon unless the de fendant is in actual custody, and he suggests to the clerk that capiaa be Immediately Issued for Bumgardner'e arrest. WATSON REFUSED PARDON. Geo. Watson Is refused pardon. He was convicted three years ago In Watauga county of murder In the second degree and sentenced for sHven years. The Governor does not see any reason for pardoning him, as the sentence is not excessive. George Vlckers, of Durham, Is par doned. Ho was convicted of lar ceny and sentenced to five years on the roads. The Judge and solicitor recommended pardon. The testi mony does not satisfy the Governor that Vlckers was guilty of crime." Wiley Lucas, of Harnett county, is pardoned. He was convtcted of murder In tho second degree three years ago and sentenced to the peni tentiary for twelve years, but since tho other man convicted with him testified that Lucas did not take part In the crime and later discovered testimony shows that the prosecuting witness was himself a murderer, but put It on Lucas, that witness hav ing since flod from North Carolina, everyone seems to think that Lucaa was not guilty. Samuel and William Kllby are pardoned. They were convicted uve years ago In Cherokee county ot mur der In the second degree aad sen tenced to 10 years In the penlten-. tlary. The Governor is satisfied that the Jury should have returned a ver dict of not guilty. One of the Kll bys was severely wounded In the af fray and la still in very bad condi tion. A pardon Is granted to Alexander McMillan, convicted last, year In Robeson county of carrying, a. pistol and disturbing church service, and sentenced to It months on the roads. The superintendent of health certi fies that hla condition Is such that further confinement would seriously affect his health. All pardons which Governor Glenn Issues are condi tioned upon good behavior and so briety. GLENN COMMENDS ELROD. Governor Glenn wrote a very strong letter to ex-Governor Elrod. ot South Dakota. In which he says In the name of the ' people of North Carolina and as Governor he desires most earnestly to thank htm for what he said In his message concerning the South Dakota bond suit and North Carolina. 4he Oovemor aays hla letter is not written for the purpose of In any way trying to Induce South Dakota to refund the money collect ed by the Judgment ot the United States Supreme Court, that being a matter tor South Dakota alone to decide; but It Is written to commend nd endorse Governor Elrod a work as ,a guide to - the motives which should govern the relations of on Stato to another, rjovcrnor Glenn then denounces the men, some of them of this State,' no procured the bringing of the suit to harass North Carolina, having failed elsewhere but In South Dakota, though they offer ed not only these bonds but othr classes te various States, all of whi h refused them. The Governor says that North Carolinians w,re very much aggrieved; but the stingr ef th judgment Is forgotten in appreclittoa (Continued oa Tate Ten), )...--- 1 ' i - f ; - . "e a. .
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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