i:;
-.. ra Is.
I r i Cr
.1 X.i
Ila Co?':::
" 1
Un-
v:r --ie Villi Arue T.at 11a
J V.'ithla Measles of tho
Tcrli, April . That the long
cut Thaw trial now In Its 12th
ek, will be finished this coming
row seams almost "certain.
?a 13 no sign of any more of the
iys which have marked the case
l the very beginning. There have
a 69 many surprises, however, so
ny delays, that the case already
r teen extended long beyond the
e ever before required to 'try
rder case In New Tork.
r. Allan McClan Hamilton, the
nlst, who was on the stand when
"i case was suddenly stopped by the
'rict attorney's suggestion for'the
ointment of .a commission In lu-
y, will probably be recalled to
stand when the trial is resumed
iday. V He already has testified that
Deneves Thaw was insane when he
t Stanford White, and will be ask
1 to , repeat that statement, the
acy - commission having : decided
Thaw la now sane. ' ..r
nether- or not the defense will
1 any more witnesses is proble
-idal. , It is stated that they, ,'ex
t to require no more than an hoar
complete" their case. If this s Is
i. there Is no reason, why the case
,uld not go to the jury on Thurs
f. : District .'" " Attorney v Jerome
a to-day that he had no more wit
3e whose evldensce he would .try
place before; the Jury.
O 'MORE STATE WITNESSES,
;has been rumored that Mr. Je-
e would attemprto put several
fk witnesses on the stand: after the
,1 close of. the defense's case but
I statement to-night puts that ru
r to rest. . . .... ' . :.'.-' . ,'. . ..-
fr. Delmas will probably begin 'his
ument on Monday. . He should
jh on Tuesday. Mr. Jerome still
I that he will not require more
h one day. and therefore at the
st he should complete his I argu
t on Wednesday, h Justice Fits
Vld's charge to the jury should not
sire more than three or. four hoars,
It Is. therefore very-possible the
will be in the jury's hands on
rsday, , '
r. Delmas will go before the Jury
a plea 'for an absolute acquit
;on the ground that Thaw's mind
unbalanced at the time he corn
ed the crime, and that" In view of
fact 'that-he ha since recovered
jmental balance,-he should be ftl
d to go absolutely free. Mr. Je
p. on tne otner nona, wui argue
Thaw was sane within the mean
of 'the law. when he killed Stan-1
I White, that the crime was plan
I and premedlated and 'that he
"id suffer the extreme penalty of
faw. "I' do not expect that It
1 take , us more than an hour to
k our Case," said Clifford W. Hart
b, Thaw's attorney of record to-
t. ."Our evidence Is air in and
for a few matters purely for"
nothing remains but the sum-
up. I am not sure whether Mr.
as-will be" able to finlshrhlsd
ln one day, but he may begin
onday." ",;' ' :
ATEMENT BT HARTRIDOE.
j speaking of the action of the
-y commission and of the mental
tphysical examination of Thaw,
Hartrldge said: -' -w . -
j want to give the inside history
hy appearing before the lunacy
mission. I waived all constltu-
1 rights and told the commission
sk Thaw any question they saw
becept that I told Miim not to an-
any question about the trial and
tase,: one member or tne com-
on did ask Thaw a question about
ase and on my advise he de-
i to answer it. - Then the com
oners sent for me and asked me
Would not withdraw , my advice
to allow Thaw to answer the
,lon. I then told Thaw to an-
j any question that the members
St oommission mlghf ask.' My
ide In turning ' Thaw : entirely
(upon the commission showed my
nence In his -ability to ,meet all
r
: ty - .
...i.l L
of A
C.
cf
c a
wn deep . In my heart I believe
!Thaw was - insane when he did
looting. ' But I have always con
.that he ought to have a trial.
V the effort was made to have
Aailroaded to Matteawan, he pro
f that he wanted to be tried
upheld him In ; it. I have
a Thaw for ' a long time and I
j advantage of people who have
come in contact wlth'hlm lately,;
a Tombs he got back his mental
tee and his physical health,, and I
'nded that he should have a trial
he has had If " v . v r-:
Vtown University Loses to . the
( ..;. .Naval Academy. ;x.-S
.Xpolis, J MtfYAprll ';; e The
I Academy eight to-day defeated
-presentatives of Georgetown
rsity in the annual boat race be-
(the crews of the , two institu
te midshipmen being six
s ahead at the finish. The time
winning eight was 11 minutes
ondsrtwo minutes '21 seconds
than the record for the course
last year. A cold wind blowing
y against the crews raised a
y sea. The Georgetown crew
1 'the effects ,of their effort
tie midshipman finished strong
patently quite fre,sh. - ,
.mm J ; A,".,:.
!4',Voremenfs Strike Continues.
;otk, Va., April 6. The long
ien' strike here continues with
'd Dominion Steamship Com
nd the 'Merchants & Miners'
rtatian Company, each; up
, i5 100 men. The Old Do
has several ships here with
Jd cargoes and another arrived
Xei Tork to-day. f The V sltua
j n encouraging." A few more
ed men . to take the places of
Ikers came in to-day. v
A, : -
-ElorjBunillngr Burned.
;ork, April 6.-rire practically
1 the six-story bulldlnp oc
' the, I? a sin- Tea,' Coffee &,
-v. and 'the Vninn Im-
river. 1-avo ltn
inn ia Jin cL.....:ua.
Charleston, S. C. April 6. Presi
dent E. H. Jahnz' of the National
Scheutzenbund. which will hold Its
fifth trl-ennial national shooting fes
tival, in this city May 6 to May 14,
has received a letter from President
Roosevelt commending the purposes
or tne organization and the service it
is doing for the country In raising
the standard of marksmanship among
citizens. The President's letter is as
follows: ,.' '
"The White House. Washington, D. C
, "My Dear Sirs I wish you hearty
gooa iuck in what you are doing ror
rifle shooting.. The National Schuet
senbund can perform a real service to
the United States by working in the
future as in the past for tha promo
tion of ' marksmanship. : -
"Our country has a regular army
of such small size (though I may say
in passing, of such, trained ( efficiency
as to be one of the best national as
sets) 1 that in the event of war the
great bulk of our forces' will havd xo
consist of volunteers. Accordingly it
is of prime Importance that there
should be a thorough- familiarity with
the use of the rifle among those of
our people .from whom the ranks of
the volunteers would Jn time of war
naturally be fllled.v ' ' i-' " vc ' " ,:
"Therefore in helping , raise the
standard of marksmanship among our
people in popularizing rifle ' shooting
the Schuetzenbund is performing a
great service, for which the country
is our debtor. ' ;
" v "Sincerely yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT."
The President will fire the first shot
at the festival 'discharging a rifle,
carefuly siirhted and secured In posi
tion, by electrical connection leading
direct from the White House to the
target box at the Schuetzenbund plate
at Charleston. The President was Invit
ed to attend the festival in person,
but his5 engagements would not per
mit him to acceDt." " V ;
This will be the first national snoot-
in festival of the association .which
has ever been, held In the South. The
determination- to-hold the festival in
Charleston was made In 1904 at the
trl-ennial meetcn New York, upon tne
invitation of the -German Rifle Club,
of Charleston, which is the oldest or
ganization of its kind in the United
States, having celebrated ; two 'years
ago its golden Jubilee, on the 15th an
nlversary of its , establishment.
AN HONORARY MEMBER. ,
The German Emneror: William the
Second, Is an htfhorary member of the
Charleston Club, this being the only
association in . the - united states, in
which he has accepted such member
ship. iHe was elected In place" of his
grandfather; the first. Emperor, who
wa selected shortly after his . procla
mation as head of the German empire.'
The ' club has six French rifles which
were presented by the old Emperor,
trophies of awr captured in; the
France-Prussian conflict -Thesa xifles
wil be exhibited in the grand paraae
with which the ,f est will; be pnened.
- iaDorate preparations nave peen
made for the shooting festlvar and
for entertainment of the many hun-
Charleston for -the S, occasion. The
grounds of the rifle club, occupying
a beautiful section of- the suburbs,
on the banks of the . Ashley . river,
have been put into fine condition,- the
most approved -target ranges have
been erected and the buildings have
been arranged for accommodation of
the ceremonial and festival - features
of the gathering. . The membership of
the local club has been increased to
more than 1.000 - in anticipation , of
the national meet and all elements of
the community have joined in the ef V
fort to matte this festival the most
successful that has ever been held
by the national association.
AN EXTENSIVE PRIZE LIST.
The prize list for the marksman
is very extensive, tne medals and
l '-... i t r- 1 C .3
; : i : . , v cf
-j : I V il, ; '' Ncro fen
t;i.:c,l t) j:.:. ; :,'tj 1 il.:.;y 13 Cora
m:itcJ to Lli'e lr-;T!(0iuncnt la
coma Tax Law t le 'I'estfd -Spar-tanlrx
rf.rmer Takes Ills -Own
lAlu t parunturs Lady ITecelrcs
D.'j Verdict for Damages Your.j
Han ILilled by EelD Thrown From
Horse.
Observer Bureau,
1209 Main Street,
. : : - Columbia S. C. April 6.
In granting a full pardon to Dr.
Maxey G. Lee, a member of .one of the
purses being very numerous and val
uable. Altogether about 120,000 will
be hung up In purses at the various
targets, besiaes numerous1 meaais or
honor. For these prizes ana Honors
It is expected that some of the most
expert riflemen in the United - States
will compete and some very close
contests arc assured.
Of the 110 clubs whlcn are mem
bers of the national-Association, near
ly one-half have already signmea
their intention of sending -representa
tives to the Charleston meet, ana it is
estimated that there will be an at
tendance of at least 6,000 riflemen
from every part of the country. Sev
enteen clubs in New York will send
delegates, 10. in California will be rep
resented, one in San Francisco having
voted a special prize of z&9 to, be
shot for. at one of the targets. A
number of clubs from Ohio will send
marksmen and from the South a large
number is expected. - Arrangements
for the accommodation of these vlsl
tors In the most comfortable manner
have! been made and there will be
many entertainments In their honor.
The New Tork riflemen have chartered
steamer for the trip and have en
gaged almost the entire accommo!
dations of one of the large hotels. ' ;
. The shooting will begin in the af
ternoon of May 6 and . will continue
through May 11 "and also.' will be held
on May , 15. Throughout tne day,
from 81a.' m. to 7 p. m. the rifles will
be busy, with an hour's intermission
at noon. " The principal - targets, at
200 yards, will be: Association targets
for members only; honor targets; Co
lumbia; Stich targets; German. There
rwili also be special targets for the la
dles. . ' ; :.---' ' v c . . ; u a
MANY LARGE ' CASH PRIZES,;
At the Columbia taraet thn associa
tion guarantees three cash . prizes of
1400. J200 and xi50, besides a num
ber of small prizes, which, it is esti
mated, will assure practically every
one making a fair score, a prize. At
the German target there will be $1,
000 hung up in -62 prizes, the. first
prizes, the first prize being valued at
$200. At the ring target there will
be prizes of the same number -and
value." Five hundred dollars in prizes
is offered at the Standard American
target and $1,000 at the Public point
target, divided Into '101 prizes. , The
King's target, at which the shooting
will be for the king of the fest, wiil
have a total cash value of $300. The
Eagle target will have a total value of
$150. The rules anv regulations for
the ' shooting haveLbcen ...carefuly
drawn. They are according to the
usual -standards for these events.
1 .
I.
Of'V
'T1. i
C '?('..
Lruj .ai t
r.Ic' i City
i I
CI. 9 At: .
y Aitadi: -a
Score or
JL!-ta.LU,.I:nicnt 3
3 Only Speaker
is Topic Dclr I
In Relation 10
State's oldest and" best families, and
a highly, educated, refined and cultur
ed man of Darlington as well as a
conspicuously able man in his profes
sion, who has been serving a life sen
tence in the penitentiary since 1889
for the murder of his father. Dr. H. J.
Lee, whojyas his partner In the prac
tice of medicine at Darlington, .Gov
ernor Ansel to-day acted upon one of
the most remarkable pardon cases. that
has even been presented to a South
Carolina Governor. S
Dr. Lee' is wealthy in his own name
and has influential kin through-!
out the State, , and had particularly
strong influence In his own county.
His plea at the trial was that the kill
ing was an accident, and the evidence
was circumstantial, there being .no
eye-witnesses. But in his petition, on
which the pardon board and the Gov
ernor acted this week, he abandoned
this plea, &dmlitedthat he killed his
father without provocation or motive
but lays the trouble to "a craxed
condition . on account of. excessive use
of whiskey at the time," alleging that
he has "only an indistinct recollection
of the killing."; ;-, ' , L
TWO GOVERNORS REFUSED A
Efforts were made both before Gov
ernor McSweeney and Governor Hey
ward to have Lee -pardoned, but both
rauea ior good reasons. The present
pardon board was organized after
Governor Heyward had acted.
At the trial Dr. Lee acted In a
strange manner, his friends say, on ac
count of the. acuta remorse he suffer
ed for a deed he : committed while
unaer tne influence or whiskey, The
trial had to be suspended Jen days
on one occasion In order to allow the
prisoner to regain his normal mental
cohdltlon. Questlns asked him in the
courtroom he would answer In Latin,
but interpretation showed that not
even the Latin answers had any sane
reference to 'the questions asked.
However, he stoutly resisted the ; ef
forts of his attorneys to plead insan
ity, contending that though he might
nave been drunk-he was not insane
at the time of the killing. However,
there seems no doubt but that he did
have a "brain storm."
When the petition for pardon was
presentea to Governor ? McSweenev.
the brother, of the dead' man and
uncle or the prisoner, Mr.' O. D. Lee,
who had prosecuted younar Lee. de
clined to sign the petition, but during
the administration of Governor Hev-
ward -hthdrei:-iw.hlaw'wiMs$Hi
iron ana asuea. for ftja pardon.
juage ; uenet, who tried . the
case, however, has never recommend
ed a pardon his endorsement , of the
petition being that . Lee was properly
convicted ana, out for his Influence,
would not have gotten the recommen
dation to mercy vf rom ; the ' Jury which
Baved i his neck. , Solicitor Johnson,
now dead, recommended a pardon on
the ground of the doctor's exemplary
wuuutw, ai. viue peniienuarv ana nis
valuable professional services to the
penitentiary authorities from time to
time. Every member of v the lurv.
with the exception of one who 1$ dead,
recommenaea paraon.
WHY HEYWARD REFUSED TO ACT
Among the papers uefore the board
was a letter from ex-Governor Hev
ward, who said that the sole reason
no aia not grant a pardon to Dr. Lee
was because-or a report made to him
by a commission W physicians he 'ap
pointed to inquire into the allegation
that Dr. Lee was adlcted to the ii r a
of morphine and cocaine in spite of
tne raci 'mat ne was in the nfinitn-
tlary. The physicians who made this
investigation and report, were Drs.
Harmon and Pope and Superintendent
Bobcock.: of the South Carolina Hos
pital for the Insane, who reporttd
uunimousiy that in their . opinion
rrom the physical condition and ao
ZTZ2Ti!Zft?Ti 'L Prisoner
declined to be responsible for saying
f releasedthe would keep his prom
ise and quit using these drugs. It Is
presumed that if the doctor got hold
of these drugs In violation of the rules
he did so hy reason of his having ac
cess to the dispensary at the peniten
tiary. Dr. Frank Butler, the new
physician at the penitentiary, however
in his statement to the board, says
that he has closely watched Dr. Lee
since he was elected last August, and
In his opinion the Darlingtonian has
not been using either drug. Dr. But
ler says a strict checking up of drugs
in the .dispensary is kept-and tt would
be impossible : for the doctor to use
these- drugs without the penitentiary
physician knowing it. r " t -
Dr. Lee . would not promise !f re
leased never to touch whiskey. He
said he had no desire now for any
drugs, and he believed he would never
touch them again, but he would not
make any promises.
NEGRO SENTENCED TO HANG
. . , COMMUTED.
Another out of the ordinary cases
acted upon to-day by Governor Ansel
was that of Ed Ralney, - the Gaffney
negro sentenced to hang next Friday
for carnally knowing a nearro rirl un
der the age of consent, this crime being
classed as rape in this State and pun
ishable by death. Judge Prince, the
trial judge, recommended commuta
tion to life Imprisonment, which was
granted. Rainey was only technically
guilty of a capital offense. The girl
(Continued on- Page Thirteen.) . ,
-tho L:.ate" ...is of the lmrtions
of a Proper City Government at
Some Length.
Chicago, April .--James Bryce,
British ambassador to the United
States after spending a busy day in
Chicago -attending luncheons and vis
iting a score of largs commercial and
industrial establishments to-night was
the guest of honor at a banquet given
by the Commercial Club at "the Au
ditorium llotel.-r There were 175
prominent business professional men
abiut the board. Red, white and blue
in the form of St. Andrews cross
faced from one end of the hall, the
red, white and blue of the Stars and
Stripes attlie other---Ambassaaor
Bryce was the only speaker during
the evening. His topic was "The Mod
ern City in Relation to the State."
Mr. Bryce said: ;
"What ar the. functions of a prop
er city government and what kind of
work ought it to undertake for, the
benefit of the community? Much de-
rpends in whether the particular wori
to be done is in the nature of a mo
nopoly. , For instance, the supply of
water is almost or necessity a monop
oly. Tojx cannot, have a number of
water companies undertaking to sup
ply each citizen, by their own hopes.
Still less can you have rival street
railway companies laying down their
rails in the same streets "because there
would hot be room. This must be
a matter . either taken over by the
city or handed over to" ope corpora
tion which would become a monooo-
11st, at least for one' particular part of
tne city. And the same thing is true
or lighting. ! Now, where there Is a
monopoly, it is strongly urged in Eng
land that the Droflts which a monopo
ly may earn and the Increased value
wnich the growth of a city gives to
such a monopoly as that of street
transportation ought to belong to the
PUDUC.
' "The financial results 'of some
branches of municipal work are much
disputed and to present general con
clusions on the subject would be at
this moment premature. This is much.
nowever. may be said. it is a nrecon
dltton to the giving to a municipal au-
moruy or any control over nubile
work and publia utilities which are
not necessarily involved In the vary
ing existence of that municipal au
thority, that the authority Itself
should be honest and capable, that is
to say, that the administrators should
be upright men and intelligent men.
"Whether they are, will depend
upon the conditions of the particular
city., It wli depend mainly on ; tha
public spirit of the citizens and the
sense of clvlo duty which animates
them. If there is a lively sense of
public duty and of the responsibll
ty of each individual citizen for the
good government of the. community,
ir ne gives an nonest vote based on
.. u . i i 1 ' ,' i I t-
t r s i A ' ; '-. 1," r s it
u Ct::.v.,-.., i :,ut a, ,t i t-at
r:sevt.t Vl:h t:.-? ILi -es
lij)u,-hout tho Coi.lrjv Is the
Oplniou at tlie National Cai-ttal
hat Are "Practicul ?:on?" Ju.! jo
Parker's CIsarjro Dia! ?? the Clim
ral?m of 1801 Forcibly - Called to
Jflnd So Far tho President Has
Failed to Explain the Construction
to be Placed on the Word "Dang
er." Observer Bureau,
.. 1417 G Street, N. W.,
..Washington. April 6.
It does "not seem to be the general
opinion in Washington In spite of the
scandal, as It is being called, of the
new revealed coalition between
Roosevelt and the -Wall Street finan
ciers in the 1904 campaign that It
will materially affect Mr. Roosevelt's
popularity throughout the , country.
When last year it was conclusively
shown that the President had allowed
Nelson W. Aldrlch. the Standard Oil
Senator, to fix up the rate bill so as to
be least objectionable to the Standard
Oil Interests, upon which occasion, it
will be recalled, the President elect
ed former Senator "Bill" Chandler a
member of the Ananias Club, the fol
ic wing short squib In The Baltimore
Sun, sized up the situation: "After so
journing at the White House a long
time, the Diogenes has re-lit his lant
ern and wearily pursued his way."
Yet in spite of all that. It is recalled
among Washingtonians, who, from a
point of advantage, watch the mani
festations of public Bentlment In the
States. Mr. Roosevelt Is still the pop
ular idol. vSome on once said that
Boston was no longer a city but was a
"state of mind." And bo It Is with!
Roosevelt; he is a state of mind. Re
gardless of what effect such shameful
revelations as those, of ,the past fevy
days may have upon thoughtful peo
ple, there Is an ineradicable notion In
tha minds of the great mass of Am
erican people that, Theodore Roose
velt is the one honest, Incorruptible
friend of the people. Mr. Roosevelt
himself laughed and said, "I feel par
ticularly fortunate 'that I have been
attacked' within the last few days by
both former Senator Burton and Mr.
Harrlman." '
The President 1s better known In
Washington than he Is . outside of
Washington, and whatever the expla
nation which he made of Mr. : Harrl-
man's letter, however muh he may
.have denounced Mr. Harrlman as a
liar, it la ner.iily concedid lure that
the very letters which the President
gave out in mutation of '.he nam
man charges convict him of the very
thing for charging whicn Judge Park
er was so bitterly denounced In the
1904 campaign.
.THE INCRIMINATING LETTER.
The following letter is the one
which is particularly pointed out as
incriminating; ' .
. .. "October 14, 1904
"My Dear Mr. Harrlman: A sugges
tion has come to me in a roundatout
way. that you do not think it wise to
come on to see me. Jn- these .closing
weeks of the campaign, but that you
1 ..: . r-
- .... ; tl..3
1 ir t Cr t-
hls Judgment of the. character of the re-reluctant to refuse, inasmuch , as I
candidates, if he watches the conduct have asked you.
of those who administer them oh its "Now, my dear sir, you and .1 are
behalf and : calls them to ; strict ac- practical men and- you are on, the
vwih lury ny, misqoangs n win op- ground ai? Know tne conamons pe-
vlously be safe tcrvintrust to the mu
nrapanty Ttmctlons - which otherwise
might, pe desirable o , withhold."
HANDS DIBtrD IX SON'S BLOOD
Nathan Moore, Sr., Makes Crimson
Mother Earth With Life Blood of
Eldest Son Beat Him Over Head
WlthvWhiskey Bottle -BaU Refused
Excitemcns Runs High.
Special to The Observer.
" Wilson, ' April ' 6. -A preliminary
hearing was held this morning in the
courthouse on the case of the State
against Nathan Moore, who was Jail
ed here last night, charged with tho
murder of his 19-year-old son, Nathan
Moore, Jr. As the prisoner is a popu
lar and well-known farmer, and the
circumstances of the ; killing , are" so
horrible,, a large crowd attended the
hearing before Magistrate w. n.
Wood. The State's witnesses were ex
amined by Solicitor C. C. Daniel and
the evidence in substance was as fol
lows: -.-.-','''-" "
r Moore," senior, on returninghome
found his . son Nathan absent. He
learned that he was at a neighbor's
house 200 yards distance. He went
there and saw his son with a friend,
John Ellis, asleep under a buggy
shelter. Moore picked up a square
pint bottle and approached his son.
As he did so his son raised up and
Moore beat him over the head with
the bottle and kicked him. There was
true evidence after the young man
had been carried in the house his
father struck him with a chair. - Be
fore young - Moore died he told . his
sister that hfs father had killed him.
The, evidence Is very strong and con
vincing, Moore was a high-tempered
man and it is thought that he did the
act in a fit of temper. He pulled a
gun when Sheriff: Sharp arrested him.
but saw it was useless to resist, and
surrendered. The solicitor asked that
the hearing be continued until next
week so physicians could make a post
mortem examination. Ball was re
fused Moore in the meantime. The
prisoner did not go on the stand to
day or offer any witnesses. SuDerlor
Court meets next month and the case
will probably be called then. There Is
great deal of excitement over the
murder. :. , . ;, '
f J Gar ; ly t 5 :. ;
t:::ery LL.es f.r.:r...
230th Anriverf ry cf tl
t:h 'cttleiaent in America ; ;;-ecfii-
3Iakln Feature Will Eela lusraeili
ately After Arrival of President and
Will be Hel l Li the Open Air if the
Weather Permits.
Norfolk, April ft President Roose
velt Is to be the feature of the open
ing day ef the Jamestown' Ter-Cen-tennlal
Exposition, the? official pro
gramme of which waa announced to
day. The opening exercises, which
take place Friday, April 26, will be
gin at eunrlse by a snluto of 800 guns
by the Norfolk Light Artillery ,Blues,
commemorating the 800th anniversa
ry of the first English settlement of
America . ;.;,.;,:. c-: v " '
The President will reach the expo
sition grounds at 11:80 o'clock, after
passing on the Mayflower through
columns of saluting foreign and
American warships in. Hampton
Roads. He will be escorted to the re
viewing stand on Lees Parade, in the
rear of the auditorium building. The
speech-making feature of the : pro
gramme will begin at once, and in the
open air should the weather permit
An invocation by the Right Rev." Al
fred Maglll Randolph, bishop of the
diooese of southern ' Virginia, and a
brief introductory address by Harry
St. George Tucker, president of Hhe
Exposition Company, will precede the
President's remarks. When President
has concluded tie will press a gold
button, and immediately themachln
ery of the great show will be in mo
tion, a thousand flags will be unfurl
ed on the Exposition buildings and a
saulte of the nation will be fired by
the foreign and American ships in the
roads and by nhe garrison - at- Fort
Monroe. At the conclusion of. the sa
lute the Exposition bands will play
the "Star Spangled Banner,"' the
troops will ' "present arms" and the
concourse will stand with uncovered
heads. : -
The parade of soldiers and sailroars
of the United States under Major
General Frederick Grant, will be the
next feature. The President will re
wlew the parade from a grand stand,
where also will he 'gathered the hon
ored guests of the occasion, Including
the diplomatic corps, the official com
mlttees of the Senate and House of
Representatives, and the Governors.of
Stnes, 20 of whom have accepted in
vitatlons to be present f
The day will close with a reception
to President Roosevelt, between 5 and
6 o'clock. , y ... .-
AN UNPROVOKED MURDER.
THE ABSCONDING VAULTARE .
amusement in the vicinity of Charles
ton and many private entertainments
will be given in honor of the visitors.
OPENS WITH GRAND PARADE.
The festival will be opened with a
grand parade, on the first day of the
meet, which will be participated in by
many hundreds of riflemen in their
picturesque rey and green uniforms.
A series of very hand.iome nil
floats will be drawn in the'r-trade.
Greensboro Gets News That Ho Has
Been Arrested at Union, S. C.
Special to The Observer. ;v
ureensooro, April s. a- telegram
Tecelved here to-nlght states that-arj
man thought to be Earle Vaultare,
the clairvoyant and palmist who se
cured about $10,000 in money ; and
diamonds from his patrons hero, has
been arrested at Union, S. C. Tho man
arrested answers tho description of
the absconded clairvoyant and the. po
lice there think they have the man. A
handsome reward has becft offered for
his arrest. He is also wanted in'El
mlra, N. Y. i
At a late hour last night The Ob
server received information , from an
unquestionable source In Union, over
long distance telephone, that tho ar
rest referred to in the Grencbro dis
patch 13 not been made,
iv-? i:nn!an Peasants Itinca:--'
'' " -' Ri!n!a. ' April ' (5. Four
ter than I - do.
I 40f yonthlnk Uvare-is-omyanserJ;
r your visit to me causing you trou
ble, or if you think there is nothing
special I should be informed about, or
no matter in which I could give aid,
why of course give up th visit for the
time being, and then . a few weeks
hence, before I write my message, I
shall get you to come down to dis
cuss certain government" matters not
connected with the ) campaign. , With
great regard, sincerely yours." ; .
JUDGE PARKER'S CHARGE. ,
Judge Parker charged In that cam
paign as a number of newspapers
charged, that Mr. C&rtelyou had held
up the corporations with an lmpilod
areement that the administration, if
elected, would befriend the corpora
tlons which contributed.
The story is told here' now that
when Judge Parker, made the charges
against ilr Cortelyou and the Repub
lican campaign committee in 1904,
when the corporations were financing
the Roosevelt campaign, he-had a
canceled cheek In his pocket. One of
the corporation officials ' after the
check which he had given to the Re
publican committee, was canceled and
returned to him, gave it to Judge
Parker. , Judge Parker ' made the
charges with the -expectation that
they would be .dented; then he was to
produce the check as proof. This
would have sustained . his charges.
But, as the story Is told, the corpora
tion official got what Is called ""coid
feet", before Judge Parker had a
chance to produce it and withdrew
tne check. Judge Parker, being un
der certain obligations, was unable,
therefore, to-make-good his charges
and was compelled to go into the
election with his full credentials as a
member of , the Ananias Club. - Now
the President admits that the corpo
rations did finance his campaign, and
while he denies that there was any
promise direct ; or implied to these
corporations, it Is a well understood
fact that Wall Street's financiers do
not contribute money to political cam
paigns or for political purposes for
nothing. .
WHAT. ARE "PRACTICAL MEN?"
"You and I are practical men," said
Mr. Roosevelt to Mr. Harrlman. It
Is well understood what In the mind
of Mr. Harrlman and of his kind what
a ;practlcal man" means. It certain
ly does not mean that-Mr. Harrlman
would pay $50,000 for nothing, and
Just after his visit to Washington to
see the President he turned over $50,-
ouu or his ownN to the Republican
campaign comittee together with
$200,000 more, which he got from his
associates in. Wall, Street, who, it Is
believed, were also "practical men."
Mr, Cortelyou, It seems now, was not
the man who held up the corpora
tions, but It was the President him
self. - ,.-
So far the President has not ex
plained what he meant by the word
"danger" in the .above letter, where,
he' says, "If you think there is any
danger of your visit to me causing
you trouble." But a good many peo
ple are asking why the President and
Mr.' Harrlman had to be so careful
about being seen together; especially,
since in that self-same letter, the
President tells Mr. Harrlman that he
wishes him to come to Washington to
see him before he writes his message
to Congress. Whether or not the. In
vitation to assist him In framing his"
message to Congress on the subject!
of railroad rate legislation, so dear to
Mr. Harrlman'! as well as to Mr.
Roosevelt's heart, was givon as a cor,-
sideration for the $230,000, the pres
ident has-a yet said nothlr-r. What
he t-.as nai l is. first to t ! r ,rt that
In Attempting to Qnlet "Batter" Mc--4-
DowcIL a Black Ruffian, on Train
Near Vain Mountain, Baggage Mast
er Miller is Shot In the Forehead,
Being Killed Instantly Perpetrator
of Outrageous Crime Taken Into
Custody. . . - ' ' - ..--.. .
Special to The Observer. . 1 .
iemAj,til.t.i trage
dy occurredon the Southern south
bound passenger train near Vain
Mountain this afternoon at about 6
o'clock In which Baggage-master Mill
er "was che unfortunate victim. The
killing took place shortly after leav
ing Vain Mountain station, Just ever
i
t ; .
i .
t: t :
i - j L
InXorir..:) .
urea Ci:;.3 C
ner.
Washing-tor,. .
Roosevelt ia r:
letters from
country . regarSL.
which, it is asserte
to defeat, at the c
campaign, the ro''c:
velt. Information as t
the writers and the i
their communlcatlora :
those who are close t
say the disclosures 1
considerable feeling.
The location and d '
and the personnel of t
Ing it at which the :
have been elaborated i
so far as any informal.:
House Is ' vouchsafed.
men ar all wrong as t
the dinner," Is all that :
would tell ; the ne
to-day,. " except to I
the affair was c
formal character a:
disclosures came out 1.
manner. Senator Bour:
It has been commonly ?
the host at the dinn
guests Included amongr t
Hansbroiigh, of North
Delegate Andrews, of
Comment was made upo
all three of these gent':
the White House to-d
with the President. No
ere would make any st
subject nor would any c
that his call at the V.'l
any connection with tr
Secretary Leob said
had called on the Fresh'
some land office appoir
had been hanging fire for
Senator Penrose, of i
whose name has been f
connection with the disc'
alleged" plot, has not i
with the White House s
became public, according
Leob, who stated to-day
information recelved the
has come from the
When a report that Ser.
was going to the White I
about the matter with t
was called to Secretary I
tlon later, he said:
"I have no statement a'
the Senator has nothing
me."
anNISTER-AUTIIOlt c
the Rutherford line In, McDowell
county, the perpetrator of the crime
being "Butter" McDowell, a Ruther
f ordton negro. The following are the
facts as we get them from a Ruther
fordton gentleman who was a passen
ger on the train: ;
"Butter" McDowell and Cordis
Long, two Rutherfordton negroes, were
returning from Marion, where they
had been after liquor, and,' being well
"tanked up," - proceeded - to - make
things llvoly abpvo ; Vnln Mountain.
Cordis Long and a white man became
engaged in a difficulty and Baggage
master Miller in' attempting to p-irt
the men was badly cut by the negro.
After leaving Vain Mountain "Butter"
McDowell, the other negro, began cut
ting up and young Miller, 'who was
passing through tho' train at the time
told him to keep quiet. This so , en
raged the negro that he drew his pis
tol and shot Miller In the forehead
Just above the right eye, killing him
instantly. . - V - ' -"
McDowell and Long were both ar
rested by Conductor Barksdell and his
train crew, and Sheriff E. A. Martin
and Chief of Police J. D. Justice were
wired to meet the train at the South
em depot here and get the negroea
The officials met the train and safely
landed the nogroes in the Rutherford
county Jail. The killing took place just
oyer the Rutherford line in McDowell
county, so tho negroes will, of course,
be taken back to that county to be
dealt with by the court for this unpro
voked and outrageous crime. ' ..
- Young Miller was . about . 23 years
old, quiet and, of splendid character.
His body was carried to his home at
Rock Hill, 1. C. The killing caused
Quite a good deal cf excitement here.
SEVEN PERSONS DIE IN STORM.
Five Whites and Two Negroes KUled
Near Luverne, Ala.
Luvarne, Ala., April 6. Seven per-,
sons, five white and two colored. It
is learned, were killed by the tornado
that passed through tbls country yes
terday. . Storm struck nearest to Lu
verne at Patsburg, six miles from j
here. There , several houses ' were 1
blown down and Samuel Brown and
two children injured. James Knowles
and son were killed at Petrey. Others
were injured. Mr. Farrier and two
children met death at Bradleyton, as
did the two negroes. , Mrs. Farrier
was fatally hurt Several others were
Injured.
Ji a !'"r. r
' Pcttus Opposwl to Hundley.
," Washington, April 6. Senator Pet
tus, of Alabama, , to-day lodged with
the President a protest asrainst the
appointment of Oscar R. Hundley to
be a Federal district Judsrs lr tb-t
Ftate.-'After sceir.'? the prt,:.!
Senator said that"h did not r
Mr. inmcllly ns fit for the r'
t-.,t .rft-t of t'-- r-
t.
His Rising to Apolojrlzo
tlon Before New Ycxl
and Hurried Depart u:
, scmbly to Stop It Crc:
New York, April 6.
rising to ajjologlzo to 500 -clergymen,
for ft book- i
which he was the aath
amid the plaudita of tl-
seizing his hat and over c
dowrreown to his publi;
press the volume, create 1
at to-day's session of the
York Methodist Conferer
Benjamin C. Warren, pa
tenary Methodist church,
was the preacher, His boo'
published some month
strongly criticised in tne
Critics of the bools have
It contains a burlesque c
more preachers well ku
New York Conference. C
scribed in the book ara
strangely like those exist1
tain Hudson river town. '..
most of the regular Cor I
nesa had ended, Mr. v arr
plalnltg about his book, :
"It appears that I am t
ing drawn certain characi
to life. If I have Inadvi
man or woman inside o r
this Conference, I am h
for it. I think I can hav
suppressed and the plat
I am going to bend my
deavor-in that direction. I
in hope of reward or fc
ment, because of tho h
teem in which I hold this
As the minister concl- "
hat and oat in his h:
down the aisle for the r
gathering rose and cheer
CARRIAGE GOES TUT.
Senator Clark, of Slontar
" row Escape in Cross
Stream Under rhfsU'
no Serious Results are :
Trinidad, Col., April 6.-
mer United States Senat
Qark, of Montana, was c
er 20 miles west of Trlr i
hie carriage broke throt
was upset The Senator
into the Btream and v
other members of the r
being washed under t:
The Senator was r-
a ranch five miles r
arrived there his clc'.l.
After being furnishc 1 v
ing the party proci
eight miles distant, v, 1.
tor's private car was
Senator, who Is accomp
wife and daughter, will
trip to Los Angelca V
Senator Clark was on a
speotion of his coal
the acclldent happerf l.
to his bed in his priva:
the care of a phytic! -..
vere cold, fcut no frl
expected.
GREAT NORTH I
Agrees to Stlpubt'
Counts Invclv:
, Action to l'.u. :
Minneapolis, :i:
ing to a stipulati
counts Involvin j i
Great Norths: I
found guilty f.- "
D'-'.rict Covit. ..
caso. It t
p , - - V f
I . t 1 I ' 1