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ciiai:lotie, it. a, vrED:a:iDAY horning, December 11, 1007.
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T1ILII Air HIES. Uf TCCIS
TO THTU3"w7 AT CIX!. .CCriTTXYOU.
' Co'uih Caro'Infia Gathers JIater'.al For
a Speech la Whkir He Will 117
I'ae Treasury Bc;nsrtnjont For Ita
sr la the Financial iiingency
l he Financial Resolutions, Di
" d at an Investigation, Lie Over
1l .Vil Uie Finance Committee , Ca
Submit the One It Has Prepared
. Senator AMrieh Inform the Senate
That lie V ill Be Ready In a Short
Time 5fo Friction Over 'Agree
( .. , ment . . 1 vi.;;:.
Washington, Dec,. 10! 5enator Ald
: rk-h to-day Informed .the Senate that
the comma tee on finance would with.
In a very short time bring in a resplu
' tlon providing for an inquiry Into the
4 recent bond issues of the government
.and that tt would provide fof an in
vestigation into all matter? 'contained
in resolution; offered by Senators
. concerning ' the financial stringency
- and the efforts of the government to
' relieve the; eitu&tlon. '. r- 'y,
V With this assurance Senators Cul-
berson, of Texas, and Clay, .of Geor
" gla, agreed to permit their resolution
to go to the committee for its conald
eration. .Senator Tillman allowed his
jreeolutions on the same subject to. lie
:" on the table until he secures data he
desires to present to the Senate. - ,
, The Senate adjourned at 1:05 . p.
CULBERSON'S RESOLUTION. .
' V' Mr. Culberson's resolution directs
the" Secretary of th Treasury to up
. ply the Senate with certain informa
L tlon bearing on the financial aitua
. tlon. -Mr. Culberson said if lie could
be assured that the resolution, for an
, Inquiry would-; cover the information
called for ty him would be satls
' fled to have that course pursued.
- Senator .Clay's resolution calls for
Information concerning the deposit of
'money in national banks. Mr; Clay
said that up to the present time 1250,
000,000 had been deposited by the
government in national banks - and
" ' most of it had been on deposit ddrtng
the. present year.4 ; v
"I do not believe," he said In the
Senate - to-day," fthat we can. Justtry
th placing of such money In banks
and then call for more money . hy
the. issue of bonds. That system
, should 'be Investigated and ; eon
idemned."' He then agreed to have
. hls resolution go Jo. the committee on
' finance.- . r
., '; TIIiLMAN'S RESOLUTIONS. '
Senator' Tillman's resolutions were
1 Introduced yesterday directing the
committee on finance to make investi
' gatlons ' ohce?hlng the recent Bond
, Issues and also relative to v clearing
house-certificates, Mr. Tillman said
to-day that In view of .What had been
. Bone wjth the other resolutlonavon the
same subject he would not .discuss his
' resolutions at this time. but said he
' would like to have them" lie on the
table until hf'COaKt sewwfy''4tteBn .
' tlon. he was endeavoring to get, - His
.--request' wa agreed tov- ,.-rf'?'
( When Senator Tillman discusses bis
resolutions ceiling for an Inquiry by
1 ..the committee Oniflnance concerning
. the legality of the issue of clearing
tiouse -certificates in. various cKles of
- the country, he will be prepared to
exhibit' some of these certificates to
the Seriate. He was-to-day engaged
' In securing certificates in order that
. he may be able to give an object les-
' son to the Senate of What he claims
has K been ' circulated as -'-l money
throughout the ' United States . since
the present financial stringency set In.
'Down in my country." he said to
day, "greenbacks have disappeared.
' It is all white money down, there.".
, , NO FRICTION SHOWN. .
.' The fact that an agreement, to refer
the Culberson and Clay resolutions to
- the finance committee and to post--
pone the consideration of the Tillman
resolutions was reaihed so easily, in
the Senate was traceable to the brief
meeting of the finance committee
. which was held Just before the begin-
Elng of the session of the Senate. An
aderstandlng was arrived at in that
fcommittee for the disposition that w
- made of W. resolution.; ,:Mr Al4rich
then v promised' vtq' have the:, matter
taken up at a meeting of the commit
tee to be held on Thursday when. he
' said, he would toe willing to. have
" adopted a resolution calling- upon the
Kerrtrv of the Treasury for air the
Information asked,f or by the resolu
tions, s fienafor v Culberson; has frfm
ttthe first preferred to have the Jnfor
matiott which-hls resolution cIls for
fcefore beginning the financial dlscus
' . soft in the Senate, and it is understood
that Senator Tillman Is desirous of
(, accumulating' snore material before
addressing the Senate on the subject
He la working very hard, .and when
he was asked to-day what he was do
1 Ing he replied that 4fe was "getting
s up a pile of rocks to throw." .
WAITING TO ANALYZE BULLETS.
'. JleportTof Senate Committee on Mili
tary Affairs Regarding Brownsville
' Fiasco Belayed.
. Washington, Dec. 10. The report
of Ihe Senate committee on military
affairs as to its findings In the Browns-
Mile investigation wi'l be(deUyol un
,tlt more of the ; . bullets) k' found' at
Brownsville j can i be analysed. -wThe
committee 'met to-Jay and , reviewed
' the report -on the bullets that had
een submitted to the Oeojutfc it
- Survey analygistl - His analysis show
, ed that there vere distinct quantities
' of antimony m -the; bullets su :
td. while J War ; Department offlcsls
hHft. testified - before the ' wjntm'ltee
. trthe army bnU-jts In uso" by Uie
tS -at the time, of the BrowM-
- Ville riot were guppoied to. contain no
' antimony whatevr. . Roma of ihe
committee members ay this finding
Is significant, wnU.i others ronilsUr It
. possible that old bullets of the klnl
. formerly used hy : th army hnd tm
tlonal . guardsman, rlilch contained
f antimony, may have founl their .'.''ay
, Injo the ammunl'.Dn s.ippiy of the
Brownsville eomprtnv,;3 An analyris vf
ieral other . . buUeis.l which ;vere
found In various jla?eg ahout Uruwns
ville.nas been ordirel : ; -1
TO PfBLISlt coxTRiBunoys.
II r. Culberson Introduces Bill In the
Scnste to Pnt Campaign Funds Un
der the Glare) of the Limelight, i
' Washington,' Dec. 10 Senator Cul
lerson to-day Introduced a bill to
prohibit corporations fronv' making
kontrlbutiona in connection with elec-
Hons and to provide for the publica
tion of hawful contributions In con
lertlon vith elections T ' ,
The bill 1st in th nature of n
Imendment to the law " of -t January
II, 1 7, prohibiting ational tnks
BMNGIKG OUT THE DEAD
1 1 1 1 ' w - '
nrcus v.orj; EYsnriATizrD.
Rclatlres of tlse Victims of ' the
Slonogah 3Iliie Disaster Hover
About the Entrances DepUc the
Xy , WeaUier The S'cno Ixses
It Fasclnatioa For Idlers Up to
Date 111 Bodies Have Been Brought
to the Surface and' Many More Lo
catedOne Victim Has His Wealth
Stropped to His Body and It. is
Thought ' That 'Many - Thousands
Wa Be Brought to Light This Way
The Investigation Thus Far Falls
to Reveal the Cause of the Accidens
The Relief , Work Progressing.
Monongah, - W. rva," Dec. ,10. The
scene ef- Americas greatest mlne
catastrophe has lost its fascination
for the idlers who have surged about
thpuentrancrof-mtnes-0-ahd -.8
of toe Fairmont Coal Company, from
the moment t the . awful . explosion of
last (Friday morning. This crowd
had -been dwindling ever alnse ram
started last night, . until k to-night '
there only remain the forces employ
ed in the rescue work; .the newspaper
workers and the iuconsolable rela
tives of victims who- remained faith
ful in their vigil durng the downpour
all night and all day and are - still
shivering ' and . enduring excruciating
physical discomforts in the wet snow
that has succeeded the : rain.
When darkness fell 141 bodies had
actually been brought to the surf see,
while many more were located, with
every prospect, of the rapid 'work of
recovery of the past 2 4 hours coiitlnu
ing through the night Men are work
ing incessantly. VAfter the bodies are
located the rescuers a&y the ; ; most
dIfncultpart,of the work Is encount
ered. .The bringing out of the bodies,
a distance of a mile or more through
the underground ' workings, Is tedious
on ccount ot meajre facilities and
considerable- confusion results in re
porting ths, number of .; recovered.
The rescue parties In mine No. 8 to
day began exploring the right side of
mine No. 8. In rooms along this side
of the mine majority pf the .dead.
It tt said, , Will be found. . The work
of - Srescue Is now systematlted ,nd
progress Is steady and effective. 1 0f
the dead so far recovered' alU have
been burled. "Thirteen were terre
unidentified. -' A score or r more -? of
funerals were held W-day. Owing to
the inclement weather it was Impossi
ble to bury bodies In the regular pot
ters fields w"hlch Is located on the top
of a steep hill and when thl hecame
known, the Faji'mont Coal Company
turned, over-an acre of ground Just
behind the Polish 'church, at Monon
gah and this is being used as. a
burial ground.. " - " '
.; A foreigner's body recovered to-day
had an money belt strapped about the
waist .There ', Was $180 in the belt
and it is 'sald that thousands of dol
lars 'will be found upon th bodlet f
others of the. dead. . J
- dBsajn Vf athlML VB J"118 time are
not sufficient to locateth;immCCtat
mum of the, accident, according to a
staM!met JUsuad. Ayi President WatsoB
to-night. Government jwepert v,r
enc Hall has returned" to Washfng'-
. .u.. '.ill ' ww.m.. mlrhJiiT Aavi nr
lull. (Uiti ,niu ,?vui w
l-wo.V ThS relief work is progressing
in excellent shape.
. The amounts received are close to
$40,000. ; One of the contributors to
day was the Grand Lodge ot Elksi
which gave ll.OOOi .Nearly all mines
in the, Fairmont territory have re
sumed work.; " - ' ' -' ' r
FORMALLY , . ELECTS SENATORS.
Oklahoma xvf Legislature - Offtolally
Chooses the- Men Nominated to
- Bepresen.the Stae. v .
Guthrie, Okla., ' Dec' 10. The
'Oklahoma Legislature to-day In separate-
sessions elected as '"United
States Senators Robert "Latham Owen
and Thomas Prior -Gore, Democrats.
" Owen was born at Lynchburg, Va.,
February 'I. I$5 8.. He is of Scotch-
Irish ancestry. x with a' mixture of
Cherokee ; Indian ; blood,f His father,
Robert; Owen." was distinguished
confederate 'soldier and ' later - vice
oresldentof the Virginia A Tennessee
Railroad. -The Senator's mother was
a daughter' of ; Chlsholm, the last
hereditary war chief of the Cherokee
nation. Senator Owen was- educated
at Washlnaton ' and tee University,
Since 1$7 he?hasw practlced.law ln
Indian Territory.. v, -
: - In 1884 , President Cleveland ap
pointed htm Indian agent for the
Five Civilized Tribes. ,v He has . been
active in ' the- political affairs of J the
Territory. .'r'-.ii' .
Senator Gore has the double dis
tinction of being the first blind mem
hr the United States Senate and
ef being the youngfest in that; body.
being -only 87 years old. His Sight
was destroyed In ' childhood when he
was a page in the Senate of Mississip
dl his native State. ''.ii?
. He' was educated at : Cumberland
University, Lebanon, Tenn. -
, Atlanta Pressmen Strike.
.- Atlanta.' Ga.. Dec. 10. Followlns- th
refusal of a majority of the job printing 'gofowr to make a desperate effort to
offices and publlsntoboaset. &:At!aaU'; - Wt; Mf but they have
to grant an 8-hour working day about
170 members of the flat-bed pressmon's
'unidnatru'ekto-d
.m.;.'Ml.iM Mktanit i'hui' :ih
h.,h
than- a; year. Jo run which' .regulates
working ihours snd wages.
ri'
hhVJn$Rapcp OIce' ,
by. the strike, ; , 4
: The pressmen
are not affected
-r
and other corporations . making
eon
trlbutlons In connection with elections
ana in aaamon to tne taw as it stands,
he proposes a provision making - It
"the duty of every chairman, ctm
palgn manager or treasurer of any po
litical .committee or other person who
received contributions in money or
other things of value for or on behalf;
oi sucn .political, committee,, or in tne
Interest of any candidate for 'po
litical Office for the purpose of aiding
or promoting the . election or -defeat
of candidates for presidential and vice
presidential electors to file with the
clerk of the House of Representatives
of the United States a statement Hp
writing showing, the amount of money
or other ; things ot value contributed
by each person, firm, corporation, co
partnership or association, not - pro
hibited by law, for ths purpose afore
said.'', ' '
: Mr. Culberson stated that the act
ofi January li 1107, -provides that It
shall be unlawful to make money con
tributions tor political campaigns, but
he thought the law should go further
and require . specific - statements, as
otherwise it might be . evaded. He
hoped that the committee on privil
eges and election would use his bill
as the basis at aa. Improved measure,
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
4 MMHMH-VM
A GOOD PLACE FOR OVERMAN
Senator Simmons Insists That Ills Col
league Be Appointed on the Judi
ciary Coinni i t teeCon tpssiuru
Claude Kltchln Gives T. E. Pander
a Good Name Advance Guard Ar
rives For Meethisr of .Democratic
National Committee Committees of
House to Be Announced Monday
The Hon. Jeff Davis Will To-Day
Go After the Octopus and Bloated
Bondholders Democrats to Make a
Stubborn Fight Over the Conduct of
the .Financial Trouble by the . Re
publicans, Senator Tillman .Taking
Leading Part.
BY a E. C. BRYANT.
' - , ' ' Observer Bureau,"
Congress Hall Hotel, ...
a3hinrtona- uev;-jB.-
Senator Culberson's steering . com
mittee met this afternoon and Senator
Simmons - announced that; he ' - would
not ask for anything for himself, but
would urge that ' Senator Overman,
his colleague, be appointed a member.
of the Judiciary committee, one of the
most Important of the Senate commit
teesThis means that'f the ''f Junlor:
Senator will get ithe Jionor and his
friends, are already congratulating
him, lor It places him well, and he will
fill-the. position Sv with .5 dignity' and
credit to himself and. his .State.
Much has been said in the Wash
ington papers about a young woman.
Miss Olga Sjostedt, who claims to.be
held a prisoner at the home of Mr.
T. El; Pender, ' of - Ralifax county,
North Carolina. In disoussing the
matter with some newspaper men this
afternoon, Mr. Claude. Kltchln, who Is
from Scotland Neck, near the Pender
place, ays that the story must be a
hoax, unless Mr. Pender,, a v man of
sense and -character, had suddenly
igone mad. Mr. Kltchln knows - Pen
der and gives him the best of name.
AN EARLT CONVENTION DATE.
Mr. Josephus Daniels, of Raleigh,
arrived here to-night to attend the
meeting of the ', Democratic national
committee to be held at Hotel Arling
ton Thursday. There is very little for
the 'committee to o except f fix the
place and time of meeting ef the next
national convention, y Little, interest Is
being manifested in the meeting. A
number of cities are very desirous to
have the Democrats. ; Some i predict
that' an, early-d'ate will be fixed for
the "convention. Tom Taggart, of In
diana, is chairman of the committee.
FIGHT. OVER. MONEY " QUESTION.
. Leading Democrats of the Senate
and Ho use are " prepa ring f or ; a " very
stubborn fight over the money ques
tion. .The policy of the administra
tion in; Issuing : bonds .will be fiercely
attacked. - Senators Culberson, of Tex
as; Tillman, of South Carolina, and
Clay. -trf Georgia." tried. to start the
fight in the Senate this morning, but
Senator Aldrtch, chairman of , " the
finance com-mltteer by a strategic .turn,
naa tne matter reierrea umu nis com
mittee could report .and make recom;
mendatlons. there is promise of one
of the liveliest battles ever waged id
Congress. Senator Til'man- came tin
this morning with his arms full of
books, and-pamphletsi and typewritten
manuscripts. Some one asked him
what he carried and he said. "These
are rocks to throw it Republicans for
the way in. which they dealt with the
financial panic": Ctyy was ful of fight
when he arose and said ' that he was
willing to let the matter go over a few
days, - provided certain. Information
would be given at f the end of that
p time. Culberson was very : persistent
in having his resolutions, asking for
facts and' figures' concerning the na
tional banks, brought up for discus
sion. There fe rumors of . war and
Southern Democrats are ltchin for a
fight Tillman, Clay ' and Culberson
called for an Investigation of the re-
Vent bond issue! ;The South Carolina
Senator Is' getting i together , evidence
against the Republicans and will have
something to say within the next few
days. His' rocks' are piling high and
he Is eager to hurl them at President
Roosevelt and his cohorts.
; rrrx political, session. 1 i-
, ' There is Uttle doubt that this is to
be a political session of Congress and
the DemociuU are going to make cap
ital of everything in. sight. Before the
term Is over-the Republicans T will be
united In self-defense. John Sharp
Williams is getting his allies In con
dition for the coming contest . The
House , of Representatives ..may v be
counted on for its share of the talk.
Zeb Vance Walser and R. L. Burk
head, of Lexington, are , in the city,
stepping at the Raleigh. They ? will
be here day or two.
, Th, House committees , will be an
nounced Monday, - North Carolinians
are looking for some- good assign
ments.. Crawford has already landed
on one of the- best It 1s interesting
to note the esteem itt which Mr, Craw
ford is held here by men who knew
him when he was in Congress several
years aga " He is considered a man
of fine ability and good fighting qual
ities. It Is believed; by his friends
that he will be kept here for a num
ber of terma The Republicans are
no mnJlt: 1L -
. ' J1F DAVIS NOT IDLE.
" The- Hon- Jeff : Da,vi, -new.' Senator
from Arkansas, is going to , take ' a
whirl, at the octopus and the bloated
fcondhotders to-morrow, and the rep
resentatives of the press and all the
Pml "that -get-in the galleries
ar going to, hear him., , Older SenJ
rnn,fl. Mr, jyj, Uttu trtatl
hut he has come: here to get In a few
It . . i..... ? mA.. A m A . t. a.J Jt .
not want to rose any time. Ths Ju
j every nwir nuu mcii, uu uuci
mor Senatoi
nlor senator from Arkansas Is not an
extraordinary-looking person. He has
a full, round red face, with a watch
ful eye and; neatly brushed, ' short
cropped hair. He wears a grey suit
ot the class worn by prosperous busi
ness men and a medium-sized light
tan hat He ts :well groomed always
and his clothes are tailor-made. Be
ing -six -feet and more and weighing
close to 800 pounds, he will cut a fig
ure as he dashes up and down ; the
floor of the dignified Senate, cavorting
and frothing Ukeofte possessed. The
newspapermen are looking for a good
time and lots of live copy. -.
The Foraker-Taft campaign In Ohio
increases, in Interest and many -people
here are keeping "close tab on. It
Thet is some talk alreaJy of a com
promise, .and it Is .believed by astute
polKiclans that .the Senate jwlll . get
the promise of re-election to the Sen
ate and then oal off his war hounds.
Mr. D. A.' .Tompkins, of Chsrlotte.
gave i' dinner at the New Wlllard
Psturdav) and among his guests-were
Miss Edith Palmer, a great grand
daughter of John McBrlde. a Scotch
Irishman wlio was born In th f
,moust Waxhaw seetloa of the Carotl-
nas, and Mr. Joe Cannon, a distant
Lcousln of Uncle Joe Cannon, Speaker
of the House of Kepresentatlves.
Miss Palmer is very clever and' at
tractive and has the gift ot enter
taining. Being sprightly and ready
witted,- she enlivens any company of
which she is a part. Having heard
the name "Cannon," ehe asked: "la
this Uncle Joe the only Uncle Joe
Cannon, with his beard shaved off arid
a youthful smile upon his face?"
Those who happened to know that
Mr. Cannon, the person In' question,
bor.e the name "Joe", laughed, and
turning the joke on him. Seeing that,
she had slightly embarrassed the'
Tar Heel, Miss Palmer declared,
"Well, we shall call you Brother
Joe." That did not improve the as
pect of the case very, much, tor Joe.;
Goes not use to be a brother to. so
charming a girt when he is no kin to
her. ' Something changed jthe sub
ject for the time. - Later, however,
when."airhad"asemiiiled"irihjrtasrs"
it' was discovered that , out of eleven
guests Miss Palmer watt the only pne
who had -not been 1 given oysters-
the first course and she was not
long In making her trouble known.
Joe Cannon, -who iri his excitement,
had stolen my lemon and squeezed
that, " with his own, on his oyster
and made them too acid, said:
; -"You are welcome to mine, Miss
Palmer, for I feel that i am due you a
lemon.'. : - ,.; vv-.-
, The laugh was i then on the pretty
young woman. ; '. .; --....-
MR. BUTLER ON SWAMP LANDS.
-1 called on Mr Marlon Butler, at
his . office in the Bond- Building, : to
day and talked with him about drain
ing swamp lands, a subject in which
he has been Interested for some time.
While in Holland last summer he
studied the situation there and be
came convinced that America can get
many; times more: out of drainage;
dollar for dollar,; for what l spent
than does Holland. , ; : ,: . i
Mr. Butler was on-the programme
to speak at the annual meeting of the
National Drainage Association,' held at
Johns Hopkins University,. Baltimore,
last month. -: Finding . that he could
not attend he uent :- the following
greeting: '.'Regret - very much not to
be present There is more swamp
land that can be successfully end
economically reclaimed by drainage
than there is land capable of Irriga
tion. . Much of this land Is as rich as
the valley of a the Nile. National
drainage and "national Irrigation
should go hand in hand. By both
more fertile land can -be made avail
able in the United mates than the
whole area' of the Philippine Islands.
The drainage of two million acres In
Nprth Carolina alone would add an
nually more than fifty millions, of ad
ditional ealth. - I congratulate your
association upon-our great and patrl
otro undertaking; You are right and
are bound, to win,. :.
Senator Latimer, or South Carolina,
has Introduced a bill the purpose of
'Which is to drain the swamp hinds of
the country. .In the near future this
will be a live issue. . in certain elec
tions of eastern North Carolina, latds
rthat were once swamps are now pro
ducing 4,000 pounds: of seed cotton- en
aere.r The famous Crosland-Everett
farm In Richmond county is said to
have much . such land.
fj ,SUNDAY IN WASHINGTON-,
Washington is net ssut up tight on
Sunday but it lacks much ' of being
wide open, If one Is a mind to,' he
can buy a cigar, a4 soft drink, see a
moving picture show and hear lively
music. The theatres all give a Sun
day programme, i Sunday night Pennsylvania-
avenue is as Crowded m
the, streets of Charlotte are on Sat
urda nights with people going to and
from moving picture shows, which
flourish here on a grand scale. . .
Washington has many : open-air
preachers, each of whom has an in
teresting , little circle of hearers.
There ,1s an old gray-hlred, long
whiskered man,, with mellow and pa
triarchlal face, who preaches beneatlr
a little bunch of trees near the inter
section ef the avenue and Seventh
street His cry Is that the average
pulpit preacher lies on the Bible. - He
ays that the present-day Gospel . is
made up ot Greek b'story and myth
ology.' The old gentleman talks well
and uses chaste language. If no
one happpess there to hear him, ha
works anyway and soon has aiMudl
ence. I saw him begin the other
nlght when the only persph near was
a' laiy. siouchy-looklng darky, who
had gone to sleep leaning against a
i tree. The eloquence of the sneaker
aroused the negro,, who . yawned,
stretched and departed. Many heard
this hoary, man Sunday. v,!..
DAMAGES AGAINST ROWLAND. H
...-.
R. P. Foster is Awarded $13,000
, Damages and $3,000 Interest in
Ills , Breach of , Contract Snlt
. Akalnst II. g. Rowland, of Ashe
vllle. ?."..,!.;;. ;; . ... ,
Special to The Observer, ;
Ashevllle, Dec. 10. The $100,000
breach of contract suit tf R. P. Fos
ter against R. 8. Rowland ended this
afternoon in a verdict for the plaintiff.
The jury -considered the issues for
nearis ; twenty hours before arriving
at its rverdict It? awarded Foster
$12,000 -damages and an additional
$2,000 interest The suit grew out
of the lease; of the Atlantic tt North
Carolina Railroad by Howland and
the subsequent sale of the lease.
Foster claimed that under a contract
or compromise he was to receive a
certain amount of stock for services
rendered. ; j He alleged that "he ren
dered tha services; , that, the- lease
was secured, but that Howland failed
to live up to the contract. An appeal
will be .taken to the Supreme Court
, v The trial excited considerable . in
terest ' A number . of prominent
North Carolinians. including m.
iGovernor jarvis, were here to testify;
PRESIDENT FIXIJSY PETITIOXED.
Head" of the Southern Asked io Inter
rede, In Behalf of Official Who
were so Summarily Discharged,
El eci'al to The Observer. .
Brevard, . Deo. 10. The cltftens
along the line of the Toxaway branch
of the Southern Railway have signed
a petition to be sent to Mr? W. W. Fin-
ley, president of the Southern,' asking
mat xr. a, Kamseur, superintendent
and Other, officials ot the Ashevllle di
vision be not removed without a re
spectful hearing. Mr. Ramseur Is not
only familiar with the requirements ot
the patrons In this section, but has
shown1 hhnself capable of handling
tne Asnevme division, wnicn, to say
the' least.; Is a complicated . position.
owing both to the nature ot the road
bed and local conditions and the people
believe by his past work he has en
deavored on an occasions to give a
square deal to both the railroad com
rutnvsnd its patrons. The Brevard
board of trade called Special meet
ing to-night to ; petition - President
Flnley by wire to Intercede In behalf
ef Mr. Kamseur and other officials f
the AKheivlle dlvlsien.
m GIF! F0K CABiNEGIE
ITS FOUXDER ADDS $2,000,000.
At a Business Meetiug of the Trus-
. ices oi tarnegie insuwiie uw 4v.-n
Scotchman Give Notice of a Dona
tion of $2,000,000 to the Eudow
; ment Fund, of His Patronymic Col
legeThe Trtuteea Adopt Resolu
tions of Titanks The Donor
Highly Plcasrd With the Work of
the Institution and Determined to
v ; Encourage It Important Scientific
Research Carried on During the
; Past Year Two Xew Trustees
; Elected to 1111 Existing Vacancies.
Wasfhlngton, Dec. 10. Andrew
Carnegie has added the sum of $3,
000,000 to the' $10,000,000 . endowment
of the Carnegie Institute. ! Announce
ment of the fact was made at a din
ner ta-nlrht at the New WlllaTd Of
the board of trustees of the institute
ttrwhluh had been lnvted-a-Hmber
of scientists and men prominent in
public affalds, t The dinner follow
ed a ousineBs meeting held earner in
the day at the institution's office, at
tended by John 8. Billings, , chair
man; John LV Caldwallader, Cleve
land H. Dodge, William N. Frew,
Lyman J. Gage, "Henry- L. Hlggln
son, Charles L. Hutchinson, Beth
Low, 8.: Weir Mitchell. William Mor
row, Henry 8.' Pritchard, Elihu Root
Charles D. Walcott. William H.
Welch, Andrew D. White, Carroll V
Wright and Robert a. Woodward,
president of the institution.
.The report of the trustees showed
ithat' much important scientific--work
had been done during the past year
and ; upon their, recomipendatlon a
large sum. the exact figure being
$329,040. was allotted for the prose
cution of this work of .scientific in
quiry next year. . ' t
TO ERECT NEW BUILDING.
r The trustees also decided to erect
a suitable building at the corner of
Hth - and P - .streets. North
west for the accommodation of the
administrative offices of the institu
tion In place - of - the present rented
quarters. r-;.--.. -.-.;r-:-.-. -!.
Ex-Governor Andrew J. Montague,
of Virginia, and WUlIam Barclay Par-
sons, of New Yorkwere elected trus
tees to fill vacancies. .
Mr. CarnegieVwas unable to attend
to-day's meeting and dinner but sent
notice of his donation in the follow
ing letter: :v ;
"Dear Siri I have watched the pro
gress of the institution under your
charge) and am delighted to tell you
that it has been sucn as to lead me
to add $2,000,000 of dollars more to.
its endowment 1 ; ; -
"It has borne good fruit and the
trustees are to "be highly congratu
lated. In their hands and yours ' I
am perfectly satisfied It is) going to re
allze not only our expectations, but
our fondest hopes, and I take "this
opportunity ta thank dneand all who
have so MalyCisly labored from1 its In
ception. ! ":';.
"Very; truly your ".
"ANDRBW CARNEGIE."
Dr. R. S. Woodward, President Car
negie Institution, Washington, D.
' Ill reply to' this letter, the trna
tees passed the following ' resolu
tion:
"Resolved, That the trustees of the
Carnegie Institution of Washington
expremto Mr. Carnegie the apprecia
tion and thanks of the board upon
his generous gift of $3,000,000 addi
tional endowment for the institution. -
"The trustees are " deeply sensible
of this mark of confidence, which they
will endeavor to Justify fey their fur
ther administration of the great fund
provided by the broad philanthropy
of Mr; Carnegie for Investigation, re
search and discovery and the appli
cation ot knowledge to the Improve
ment of mankind." ,
PENDER DENIES GRUS STORY.
Halifax County Farmer Denies Sen
- satlonal , Allegations of Swedish
t Norse Chief of police of Halifax
Declares There) Is No Doubt That
' the Young Woman Was Badly
Treated by Fender. :
.Raleigh, Dec. 1 10. A' special from
Weidon, says that T. E. Pender, "who
was alleged to have held Miss Olga
Sjostedt, of Asbury Park, N. J., In his
mountain home after Inducing her to
com upon the representation that he
was largei plantation owner land
could give her a comfortable home,
denies the. sensational story. J H
He says he wrote the young woman
before she came that he was A bach
elor 70 years old, that he lived out on
a lonesome plantation and everything
was , "very rough , , Vii v.
He says she said In the presence of
Chief of Police Harvey, of Halifax,
who went to investigate her condi
tion; "I was al little lonesome when
I first got here, but J am all right
row', - .t.'. . t
Officer (Broderick, of, Asbury Park,
took "the young' woman back to As
bury 4 Park.. " fyw'!,,
A telegram to The News and' Ob
server' signed ' by Chief of Police S.
H. Harvey,'-of Halifax says;
VMiss Olga Sjostedt the woman at
T. E.; Pender's, , has been released by
taking her to the town of Halifax,
ahd sending' her, to the city of Asbury
Park,' N. J. She wai -n doubt badly
treated by. Pender. 'She was aocomr
panled4 fconv Pender's to HaUfax, by
myself and Deputy Sheriff Daniel and
Chtet Of Police Broderick, of Asbury
Park,. ; N. V'-; ,: .;t A' ;:. ?;4 I
" : OWyBOi COMPANY ;TOCj
Tobacco Trust Required Mrngel Bog
; Company to Report . Price on In-
(Iei-'(r3ut Sales,. :;. ;;,;: J; O&k
New York, Dec. 10. The fact that
officers of ths r American ' Tobioco
Company ' required the Mengel Box
Company to .report the price at which
It 'sold boxes to the Independent to
bacco manufacturers was brought out
to-day in the government's action to
dissolve the tobacco combine. Caleb
C. Dula, vice president of the Ameri
can Tobacco Company testified that
the combine owned stock In the Men
gel company.
Ferclval L. Hill. aso vice president
of the American i Tobacco Company,
testified that the combine formerly
owned 75 per cent, of the capital stock
ef the Craft Tobacco Company, 1 ot
New Orleans, but had sold Its holdings
of stock to Augustus Craft by what
Mr, Hill declared was a bona fide sale.
This sale, he said, was made because
Mr. Craft had espoused the cause of
prohibition In New Orleans,
THE SUITS EM) ABBUPTLY
DISCOVnXUAXCE IS GRANTED.
Judge Klnslt Grants Motion of At
torney , General li-oii Anotlwr
Complaint Will Be Drawn and Suit
Filed Before Legislature Convenes
Columbians Buy Broad River
Water Power Governor Ansel
Formally Announces That He Will
Not Knter the -Race 4r the Sena
torshtp Will Ask. Re-Election as
tJovernor A League For (iood
Government Formed Last Night at
-. :.. Columbia. . .
: . ., Observer Bureau,
1422 Main Street,
Columbia, S. C. Dec. 10.
" The famous merger suit r against
the Southern Railway was brought to
an abrupt conclusion early this af
ternoon, Judge Klugh granting Attor
neyHSeneHe'-rootlaii.fi
continuance after ; the arguments on
the motion ' had been concluded by
speeches by Division Counsel Abney
for the railroad and ex-Attorney Gen
eral Bellinger for the ; State, i Judge
Klugh held that his was a suit on
the equity side of the court and that
there was no rule of court to prevent
a complainant discontinuing a case In
the circumstances of this "case, and
that he was therefore forced to grant
the mutton.
Attorney General Lyon said that
another complaint would promptly be
drawn and suit filed before the con
vening of the Legislature next
month. He hopes to have the Legis
lature appropriate money sufficient In
his judgment to get the testimony he
desired and to employ the additional
counsel necessary. .- . ;.;:
The railroad people ; were disap
pointed at the termination of the case
In this manner. They contend that
they have ' been patiently trying tor
three years to . get the case to trial
so as to have ths Issues determined
In order that needed improvements
might be made on the merged lines
In question. . ,
NO SENATORSHIP FOR ANSEL.
; Governor Ansel to-day gave out a
statement for publication addressed
'to the people ; ot South.4 Carolina,
declaring that he would not enter the
race for United States Senator against
Senator Latimer, but would offer for
re-election os Governor "Jn obtfdlence
to the expressed wish and desire of
so many of my friends."
.Governor Ansel has entirely dissi
pated the popular notion , that pre
vailed throughout the State about
film when he went up Into : office
that he lacked "backbone," . and 4he
result is that he has become steadily
more popular as he becomes . better
known through his official acts, The
best politicians have been saying, the
past several months that the man
who stood the best chance of de
feating Latimer was Anset. and many
of his friends urged him to enter the
race . and he. was about to enter it.
But since" it became known that he
might not- offer for re-election , as
Governor, i a' 'decided sentiment- has
cnfBtalitPdthrougheut" the state that
he, should- remain,. where Jte .is for
two terms.. His local option .friends,
who. claim that It. was. his Jocal
option platform . that, elected. him, and
that It .would be unbecoming In him
at this stage of the game to forsake
this cause, ; have become especially
insistent , upon his remaining In , the
office of Governor . The weekly and
the daily press, have, urged him to
offer for re-election as Governor ail
of which has caused htm to change
his mind. '
When, State Superintendent of
Education Martin, who a week fol
lowing his quarrel with Governor
Ansel over the latter's , appointment
of. a membr ot the State, board of
education announced his : candidacy
for the United States Senate, was
frankly pleased this morning: when
shown Governor Ansel's announce
ment He was glad Governor Ansel
would not be In the race against him,
especially for the vote of Greenville
county, the ! home of both men. ;
The three candidates who have
announced themselves for the Senate
so far are Mr.' John J. Dargan, of
Sumter, Mr. Martin and Mr. Latimer.
Mr. D. fl. Henderson, of Aiken; Col.
George Johnstone, of Newberry, and
possibly ex-Governor John Gary
Evans. of Spartanburg, are expected
to announce next spring.
POLITICAL LEAGUE FORMED. -
A citlsens' good government league
was formed here to-night In the court
nouse at a caiiea meeting ni4-irf
that purpose. ' The object Is to con
trol the coming municipal election
next spring. The league after a
lengthy argument, Jeclded not to -entangle
Itself 4n County politics.; The
constitution adopted amid a Jest of
discussion and debate,.' pledges the
members to support the ticket of the
tpague, which ticket will be named
by a majority vote. The membership
Is passed ' upon by an executive com
mittee to be elected at an aJlournej
meeting to be - held next Tuesday
night The1 projectors of the league
have named a membership of $8$, but
less than 100 signed the roll to
nlsht The following officers were unani
mously elected : m. M. Perry, presi
dent; B.J F, Taylor, vice president:
William M. Shand, secretary; i Jack
Bell, treasurer; E. W. Parker, ser
gean t-at-arms. ::,:2'J-: ?::S': "Vs :
, Amons- those present to-nleht were
ex-Oovernor Heyward; K.- W.f Rob
ertson of the National Loan and Ex
change Bank; J. I. Mlmnaugh, R, W,
Bhan.1 and W. W. Abbott . '
BIG WATER POWER PURCHASED,
. It Is reported 'from Tellable sources
that Messers. A. E.- Goneales and Wil
liam U. Lyles and associates have
purchase! the big water power at Lit
tleton on the ! Broad river" and are
quietly acquiring options on stiver
land at! the way up to Alston, which
is twenty-five miles from - this city
anJ ten miles from Littleton. Mr.
Lylss owns large areas of land In
that section already. The City, of Co
lumbia has long been In need of ad
ditional power, but It Is salJ this ford
that s about to be developed will fur
nish alt the city wilt mied for many
years te come.
Stoessrt Stakes Ills Life Acalmt Sur
render of Fort Arthur.
St. Petersburg, Dw, 10. Before a
brilliant assemblage of ht old com
rades In arras, Lieutenant General
Stoesset was this morning placed , on
trial to answer with his life and rep
utation for the loss of Port Arthur
on the 1st of January, 105, and tn
firm tones, and with confident man
ner the general pleaded not guilty to
the charge of needlessly surrendering
the fortress and thereby humiliating
th Russian array. -
The trial is being held in the audi
torlum of the army and navy club.
The room resembled more a social
gathering of officers of high rang
than the scene of a courtmartlal.
Y0UISEY TELLS III3 SIC
SWEARS THAT POWERS
AK
l . ... .
Kentut Ulan Serving Ufo Senteiuc for
Complicity in the As.sUDslnatlon r.f
Goebel Testifies Against Powers
. letails the Plot Leediiig to the Foul
: Murder and Implicates tlie Dcfeiul
ant Says Powers Fixed the Dooc
for the Entrance of the Assswln.
aiul Approved of the Plan Give
" Damaging Teimony Against Vorm'
i tr Governor Taylor and Others Con
nected With the State Administra
tion Devlu re tliat Agreement and
Affidavit Purporting to Clear Pow
, ers Was a Cut and Dried Scheme
to Get Powers a Second Trial.
Georgetown. Ky., Dec.r 10. Henry
E. Youtsey, who is under a Bfe sen
tence for complicity 'in the" assassins
tlon ... of William "Goebel, went pon
in the Caleb
Powers IriaT."; YouUey testified ' that "
he had talked with Dr. W. R. John
son in the latter's 'Office about the
killing of Coebel and of the purchase
by nimself of smoiceless cartridges la
Cincinnati He said before the cart
ridges were offereJ. Johnson became 1
impatient and salj he could shoot
Goebel with his pistol from the, Sec
retary of State's window, cursing Goe
bel at the time.
Youtsey told of the plot to kill Goe
bel, He gave a detailed account ot '
events leading up to the tragedy and
told of the preparations he had made
for the shootingi It was Yoytsey ahi
met : James Howard,' who is alleged '
to have 'done the shooting upon ar
riving In Frankfort. Youtsey tolJ of
placing guns in powers' office, of rals- ,
ing the window and drawing the cur
tains, of pointing out Goebel as he'
approached the Capftol and of seeing -Howard
aim at Goebel. , He then left v
the room and heard the r rack of the ,
rifle as be was descending the stairs. ;
The witness connected Powers direct
ly .with the tragedy by stating that
he fixed the door for the en trance, of
the assassin and approvej of the plan.
In his testimony he also gave very .
damaging testimony against former
Governor Taylor, i State 1 Treasurer .
Day, Superintendent of Public lnr
struction W. J. Davison. W. H. Cul
lon and others connected wlth - the
State administration. The witness said
that Taylor dictated a letter to him
ask in? for Howard to come to Frank-,
fort to "do tie Job" and he stated .
that he woutd give $1,600. a pardon. 4
and a military escort to the mountains ,
to the man who would kill Goebel. -
Youtsey Identified the original af- .,
fidavit which he gave Powers while
both were in the Louisville Jail. -In
this document Youtsey made oath .
that he knew nothing agaijut Powers
to connect hfrrf in any way wKh the ,
assassination of Goebel. The affi
davit, the witness stated, was given to ;
Power" ' " v,i ,"'t. for th our
Hse pf getting Powers a new trial as .
hU case was the i pending In the fourt -of
appeals. An agreement ; purport
ing to have been given Youtsey bv
Pnwun in exchanse for th affidavit
was also put In evidence. The ree ,
ment was to the effect that the sffida-
vlT nva d ,Hby ' YeatseTf for - Power
Should not vbe n4 publle and sheul A
he v rutul-ned' to Youtsey in vli dav. ,
Ydutsev stated that he knew;when he
made the statements ewor to In -the
sffldavit that they were false and thst '
Powers knew It too, but Powers said
he must have n te get a new hearing.
He said Powers wrota the agree,ment.'
' AFTER THE CONVENTION. '
Taggsrt Given IM of atle After Bl .
Democra'W .vssomniagc A
Chicago. Dec. 10. Thomas Tsg-
gart, chairman of the Democrats-
national committee, left here j-oay
for Washington, where the committee
will meet on Thursday to decide upon
the date and place of the next Demo
cratic national convention. Mr. Tag-
sart was accompanied by Robert c. j
Sullivan, of Illinois. Urey , Woodsoa. ,
of Kentucky, and Martin J. Wade, '
of Iowa, all members of the national -committee,
Before leaving, ; Mr:
Taggart gave out the official list of '
cities which are after the convention.
It includes St. Paul, Atlantic City, , .
t sv..i...in r,hl-.on nnvf. JRt. Ijnni
and Cincinnati.
Mr. Taggart said that Cleveland, -
O., has, been mentioned, but he had
not - heard from there omciawy.
Speaking of the requirements he said;
Geography, raiiroaa lacumes. no-
tei- ftn(j finances will be thecombina-
on t0 win. I have no hesitancy In
saying that exclusive of the ' money
question Chicago will get the con
vention. I have be?n assured how-,
ever, that there Is not yet sufficient
money la sight to Insure the meeting
for this city."
Anxiety in Other Quarters Too, Say
Roosevelt ,
Washington. Dec. 10. Charles G.
Ileiner, Democratic national commit
teeman from the State of Washington,
was Introduced to President Roosevelt
to-day by Representative Humphrey,
ot that State. Mr. Hexner Is an en
thusiastic Bryan man and did not con
ceal his political preferences In the
few pleasantries which were exchang
ed between himself; and . President
Roosevelt The President was told ;
that he woutd ; considerably relievo
Democratio anxiety by re-announcing
his position on the third term ques.
tlon. -The President's response wat
h was beginning to believe that there
was anxiety In other quarters , than
ths Democratic camp on this point,
. : ItACK RIOTJMPENDI.VG.'
Alabama Cmmty Havlnat Trouble With
4 IN Nrgnx Reports From the
Front Are of an Alarming Nature. .
Columbus. - Miss. Dec. 20. Pickens
county, Alabama. Is about to have an
other outbreak among negroes and
news from that locality paint an
alarming state of affairs. The trou-v
ble started Sunday afternoon when a
constable named WInlo we - started ;
from Gordo, ten miles from Carrolton.
th countv seat; to arrest a negro
named Will Lowe, charged with steal
ing cotton. After; making the arrest v
he wa met in the publle road by a
mob of 80 neroas. led by the prUfn
ara brother, who began firing. The
negro prisoner i under the constable's
earo was instantly killed by a , shot
from his own brother's gun and ths
censtsble was shot fevernl tim.
though not seriously wounded. Th
mob of nsroen Mt the con'taMe vl
prisoner for tlead and retreated. ' Fl'- .
tA(.n pogme, are In CarrolHon lil
charged with complicity in the affsir.
Richmond. ;Va. Dee. 19. -The. estnWish
ment of the Willlsm. U'lJd Furiiiiiir
Compsnv. in Petersburg, was burnM t.
day. The lows Is estimated at $.V"
partially Covered by Insurance. - Ac rm
time the' situation was Mith thnt ts
Itlchmoml dejHrtinnt w tnHo.l m..n
lor tilil and ws ready ti lurnlli ic w n
notliled that the fire wu uiuicr tvn .. .