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4 ; mi 1 1 1 r vv SUBSCRIPTION PEtCE : $8,00 A YEAR. CHARLOTTE, N. G, MONDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 10, 1908. PRICE FIVE CENTS r-7 ill il I iii;f(tifiy. TUE PflESlDESI'S DENIAL .NOT AIDLNG TAIT BY rATROXAGE Chief Executive CIiarnctcrl-,ees tiro ' Charges as "Fab and Malicious," nml Jii an Exceedingly 1-edgthy , 'Eplitfle to William Dudley Ecu ike, - ft ltlchmond, Indiana, Hp EnleM Into Detailed Defense Gives An is alysis or All Appointments Sent to .-V the Senate to Show That in No Case " i.JlM the Proximity or an Election V Influenced HI 1 Action -Resent t riUclsm of His Apnointments by .. Newspaper "Pernicious Activity' Order SlIU Jlolds Good. , -'. Washington.' : Teh.' 9.President Roosevelt to-day wade answer to the recent public, etatemeuts that he h trade wee of "Federal patronage . to further the f residential Interests of Secretary Tift. The answer la In the form of a letter addressed Jo William Dudley Foulke, of Rithmondrlndlana, and Included h letter from- Mr. Foulke the President suggesting the need of such a statement. . The President begins by character ising the charges as '"false and mi-lk-jous." He follows this with a unaly eia of all appointments sent by him - to the Senate for Its action to show -, that In no case has the proximity of a a presidential contest Influenced his aotloiv The President" letter to Mr. Foulke follows: ' THE PRESIDENT'S XETTER. The statement that I have used the offices in the effort to nominate any presidential candidate la both falso and malicious. It Is the usual Imagi native Invention which flows trom . desire to say something injurious. Remember that those now making this accusation were busily engaged two -months ago in asserting that I. was wslng the offices to secure my 'own renomlimtlou. It in the kind of ac cusatlon which for the next -four months will toe rife. This particular iander will be used until exploded, end when exploded those who have used It will promptly invent another. Puch'belng the'case.-I almost-question whether It Is worth while answering; hot a It is you who ask why. the answer you shall have. '' Since the . present Con green .as sembled two months ago I have sent to the . Senate the names of all the . ifflclaU I have appointed for the en tire period -since Congress adjourned on the 4th of March lost, that is for 11 months. Kxeluding army and navy . officers, scientific experts, health of- fleers, and -those of the revenue cut- - tr service, I havo made during this ,-erlQd. about. 1.303 appointments suM jectV to . the confirmation ; by ; th. , , Henate. 1,164 being postmasters. lift being postmasters. - Of these,- ap Of these, appointments in the diplo marie and consular. services and in the Indian service have eeu pde with out regard to politics; in the diplo matics and consular services more Democrat, than Republicans having been appointed, as are trying t - even tip the quota ot the Southern SU,tPIn nominating Judges. I have treated1 poJltlc as a wholly secondary consideration and Inetead of relying solely upon , the recommendations of ltlier Senators or Congressmen, have always conducted independent Inquir ies myself personally through mem- bers of the .bench or the bar whom I happen to kuow, or through Attorney General Bonaparte, Secretary " Taft, who was himself a Judge, Secretary Root, because of his great experience t the bar. or Senator Knox. who -, was formerly my Attorney General. In a number of the other offices, chiefly assistant secretaries or , heads of bureaus here at Washington, but also Governors of Territories, or men holding peculiar positions such for Instance, as that of commissioner of education) in Porto Rico and also In a few other casea, notably those of marshals In certain of the Western States but Including various offices also here and there throughout the Union., I have either? felt that the po sition , was of such a character that the initiative in the cholpe .could .only with propriety come from' me or from one of . the Cabinet officers, or else I have - happened to knew " of a man . of such peculiar qualifica tions that I desired to appoint him on my own initiative. - . 'AOCEPld SUGGESTIONS. . : There remain the ' great bulk of the iDffiicesi Including almost all . of the poetoffices, the collectorshlps of " cus toms, the eppra I sen-ships, the land of fices, and the like, numbering some 3,250 or thereabouts. It la of course out of the question for me personally to examine or have acknowledge of suvh a multitude of appointments, and therefore as regards them I normally accent the suggestion of Senators and Congressmen, the elected Rcpresenta-: tlves of the people in the localities concerned, always reserving to my self the right to Insist upon the man's coming, up to the required standard of .character and capacity, and also reserving the right to nominate whom ever I choose If for any reason I am ! olation of law in the interest of the satisfied that I am not receiving postmaster's paper. The course fol rom. Senator .or Congressman good lowed was precisely similar to that advice, or if I happen personally to : know some peculiarly fit man. Where the man has done well in office I prefer to reappoint him. and do so VJr. Kenndy, Cole and others, and when I can get the consent of the precisely similar to the course fo Senator from his locality; but if iuwu an . regards the recommenda they refuse the reappointment cannot ' tions of this same Congressman Smys foe rr.ade. Ordinarily, a matter ofjer In other offices. At'-Spencerville convenience, the appointment can best investigation by the Inspector showed be settled by consultation beforehand, , l"t it was Inadvisable to. re-appoint the udvlce of the Senator or Congress-! the incumbent, and that Mr. Wether jnan, who is elected - and has pecu- nl wn0 na heen originally recom llr means of knowing the wishes of mended for the position by Senator his constituents being taken.' ButlDlck nu,d-he appointed'. Senator m here, a Senator treats this not as a Dlck afterwards withdrew his recom matter -of consultation or mutual j mendation, but the Inspector -report-agreement, not as a matter of conven- d that T- W'etherill had by that ience.and expediency, but as a mat. "me already been appointed and that ter of right on his part to nominate to wlthn'f ' commission would be whomever he chooses, the .custom . 1 fciecessarily discontinued. tABGE NUMBERS OF DEMO CRATS. " ' ' In the South "Atlantic and -rulflor reported that the fccllnsr was al. f tales, which have contained neither! most unanimous among his fellow-Bvn-ators nor Congressmen of my own townsmen that there should be a party. I have been obliged seek my: a J vice from various sources. In these f-'tates I have' appointed large num bers of Democrats ' In certain States the . Democrats appointed outnumber ing the Republicans. For advice . in appointing tne Republicans I have re lied wherever possible not. Upon office holders at all, but upon men of stand ing and . Position who would "not take office and on whose Interrity I could depend- As Instances merely, I will refer ot Col. Cecil A. Lyon, of Texas, commanding one 'of the Texs n itional guard regiments and a man of in dependent means, engagivi in active business; and O Mr. I't-ati Wiglr.. of l-i:;f',i!U, and to Mr. Coombs, of tlurtiiJ, aU . (Bicu f iijJci-eadent1 mean and of large business affairs; all,' of them being among the most respected men in their several States. These men and most of the other upon whom I rely, could not be per. suaded to take any, office in my gift; and I could no more coerce or control their political action than I could, for Instance, that of presidents of cham bers of commerce or colonels of na tional guard regiments in similar States in the North. In all Of thess State I have done" my best, when I came to appointing Republicans, to put the best men. in office those whom the people of the locality ec uepted as such and regarded as lead ing citizens; -and I have every reason to believe that tho average of my ap pointments in very high. At, present various efforts are being made to get up bolting delegatious - from the Southern States, and the meeting at which , these so-called delegates are chosen aro usually - announced as "non-office holders" conventions. As a rulo .this means only, so far as itt means anything, that they( are held under the lead of persons who wish to bo put in office,- but whose charac ter and capacity are such that they nave not been regarded as lit to be appointed under this administration. In these cases be It remembered that the failure to secure office Is not the result of the political action of the men in. question; on the contrary, their political action is due to their failure to secure office. Ton quote a newspaper as saying: "We are now getting dally lessons In civil service . reform from the White House, which ought to attract nation al attention. The appointment of Taft workers to postofflces in -Ohio, and of the totally unfit George W. Wan maker as appraiser of this port, Is now followed by the President's re fusal 'to re-appoint a good Hughes man a collector of customs at Flatta- bUfg." ' ," -'-';. .;;-'. RESENTS ffEWSPAFER CHARGE. This article is a good example of the accusation made by those of our opponents wthose partisanship ren ders them especially unscrupulous and untruthful. Mr. Wanmaker's appoint ment was recommended by the , three Cengressmen from New York county and by the two Senators, the appoint ment being made precisely as the hundred of similar - appointments of postmasters, appraisers. Internal revenue collectors and the like, which are confirmed by the Senaite. are made, and in conformance with , tho custom ; which has obtained through out my term of service, and through Klnley . r L? J' ; "1 XL?!? out me term of service of Mr. Mc- as It happena. Mr. Wanmaker Is ne- culiariy.fit for the posU Ion,-being al ready an assistant appraiser who lias rendered good service In that place, and his appointment la the promotion of a probei. man: he T ' XVesMent Mc !S I " I f 0' hf wved "l?? eeveral times, and S"IM- ' I ".wflS J500 man as "wsourg, i"" J" ino f6 f Mr; Walter ...w, mtt, uu me accusation In this ' Ptlcularly comic, because Mr. Witherbee was an open and avowed Taft man,, the classmate of Secretary Taffs brother at Yale, and both Secretary TWt and his brother requested his reappolntment-ntha only iw omce nnirier fvr -u-f..v. they made such a request. The Con- VT? JTOm W district and the w. ,.,,ra uui aareea aoout his successor, and he Is atill in office. . AS TO "TAFT WORKERS." vThfi?. facU were eUher known to the editors of the paper in question, slighteat inquiry. There remains the allegations as to the appointment of t lorkers" to ostoffices in Ohio, in Ohio I have made 68 postofflce ap pointments; 27 of these were re-appointments, 31, were new appoint ments, the last including the cases where the Incumbent had died, fcad been removed for cause, or had re signed. Generally the appointment was made exactly as In other States, upon the recommendation of the X-ongressman from the district. In various cases, however, as at Naumee, Strasburg, Biuffton, Greenville and L-eipsic, the nominations were made upon the recommendation of both Senators Foraker and Dick, or of on or the other. In four cases, the nom inations were rejected by the Senate. In two of these. TWn Uhrlchsville, the nominations of thai new men were made on the recom mendation of the then Congressman Smyser; In each case the previous In cumbent' had not been giving very satisfactory services. In one instance he having failed to give sufficient per sonal attention to the office, as re ported by the Inspector, and in the other cae the postmaster being also the publisher and Aditor of a news paper and various Irregularities hav ing oeen noticed, some resulting In vl followed in the case of the various other postofflces in Ohio In the. ii. tricU represented by Congressmen ? "'J"1 ana wouia ae- m ruus or jusuce. i ne nom ination was accordingly sent In. At Wapakoneta the incumbent did his work well, but the postofflce Insrect- change, and a Mr. Moser was appoint- ed. It appearing that the postmaster was not popular with the people, while the man suggested for the nom Instlon was unqueotlonabty th choice of the patrons of thya office, being re garded by them as a most progressive and public spirited young business van", possessed of more than ordinary ability, "extremely popular with thr people of bis native city, irrespective of party affiliations." I call your at tention to the fact that the Senate withdrew Its opposition to one of theso four men and confirmed him, so that the char relates to only threr out of thf -hle numbi-r. 1.1C4 po-e!lk-(s; tlii.t oI,th':-e thrff, lo wore (OoBlioucd re Fcurj. BIG CAR PLANT IS BUBNED DISASTROUS - HIGH POIXT FIRE The Works of tlw Sotitliera Car Cotn- pany, the Only Concern In' the tsonth Hullding Klectrto Cars, De stroyed by Flre, the Ix IteaichUig . Xearly 00,(MM, With lint a Small Amount of Insurance Origin wi IUao lliknown Twenty-Threo t ars Xearly Heady to He KIiIpihhI Are LoM -Xearby Btrnrtures Savetl Only by Splendid Work of the Mro Departmettt The Building to He Replaced by a Bigger ana uci ... ter One. . ' . Special, to The Observer, . - High Polnf? Feb. t. Th biggest flr In the historv of the city in dol lars and' cents occurred here . last night when the. main plant of the Southern.Car Company was destroyed by tire, together with all machinery. The loss is between $80,000 and 1100.000 and covered by only one- third Insurance. 'There were twenty three ears worth several thousand dol lars each almost ready to go out, and these were also destroyed. The origin of the tire Is nov unknown, .but It la believed to-have started In the cabi net room. The plant is located al most a mile from the business section of the city, and by the time the fire companies arrived the mammoth building was on fire all over and there was no chance to save It. Work was then directed In saving the new addition to the main plant, where a number of cars were also in course of completion, which is used as a finishing room and for other pur poses. This and other buildings and a string of box cars standing on the sidetracks were saved by the firemen or the loss would have been at least double what it Is. The cars caught Are twice, but were promptly put out. A large black horse belonging to the company was drjven from the stables only to return at once and drop dead from the heat .The Southern Car Company was es tablished In 1903 and the - buildings were of brick. It was capitalized at S25O.060 and was the only company making electric cars of its kind south of Wilmington. Del. The officers of the company are: President. J. El wood Cox; vice president, E. A. Snow; secretary and treasurer, E. R. Brtggs. The loss, is a heavy-one to the stock Holders and High Point also. In that It was the only factory of its kind here. But out of the ashes will arise a better and larger plant, this being given your correspondent by Mr. Brlggs to-day. 4 Notwithstanding the lateness of the hour the whole cltv seemed to be out to witness the big Are, which burned for several hours. . THE CASE COMPROMISED. Kidnaping Case at Gastonla Settled, - Hut Habeas Corpus Pro"eedlng iAVUI Be Pressed by Mr. I.A. . Stales. - - .'"w"'' By Bell Telephone to The Observer. Cfastonfa, Feb." . The case against Mrs. Jm T. Strickland for the alleged kidnaping of little Luclle Glenn has been compromised and the child- re turned to the father's possession. This Is an end to this part of the matter, but there are to be other Interesting developments, for Mrs. I IA. States is to push habeas corpus proceedings for possession. of the little girt. The compromise .was effected lato last night when Sheriff Shuford went to serve the warrant on Mrs. Strick land. Mr. Perry Glenn, the child's father, pays the costs in the case. Mrs. Strickland turned the child over to the sheriff and she Is-now again with her father. I . To-day it developed that habeas corpus proceedings . had been started some time ago by Mrs. U. A. States, sister of the child's mother. In whose possession the child was to remain half of the time, according to the agreement made between the father and mother whea tho divorce decree was granted. There has never been any hearing of these proceedings, but the matter -will be pushed vigorously, according to Mr. Young, the husband of the child's mother, wno was here from Charlotte to-day. Interesting de-. velopments are expected to grow out of this. . PROGRESS OF THE FliEET. Going nirough the Strait of Magellan : In Stormy Weather Chilean Cruiser ' Leads the Way. Punta .Arenas, Strait of Magellan, Feb. .. The Pacific Navigation Com nanv steamship Orita, which arrived here this morning, reports having nnciMii th. American fleet In the strait at 6 o'clock last evening 12 miles east! of Cape Pillar. The Chilean, cruiser Chacabuco was leading, the weather was very stormy. The captain of the Orita said that he sighted 19. vessels in the fleet, hese being the 18 American battleships, the Chilean cruiser and two others, prob ably colliers. He did not sight the American torpedo boat flotilla. Which accompanied the battleships from this port, but Which turned north at Smyth channel. 80 miles from the western end of Magellan Strait, to proceed through this passage to Tol cahuano. Owing td the heavy weather the warships were spread out over a con siderable '.tretch. but all seemed to be making splendid progress in the face of the strong winds. FIXAXCIAIj FLURRY IX DENMARK Tie-lit Money Market Cause One Rank to SusDcnd Government . to Take a Hand. Copenhagen, Feb. . A small finan cial panic baa arisen here on account of a tight meney market and exten sive speculations on the Bourse. Two of the smaller banks have been affect ed and one of tluse has been forced to suspend payments. -There has been a run on several ef the banks. The Minister of Finance to-day con ferred with the officials of flva of the principal banks here and It was de cided that the iovernment. In con- Junction with the leading banks, guar-1 antee all the risks or tne nanus atrect ed by placing the necessary funds at their disposal, which will Immediately safisfy all their. Xanish and foreign creditors. .' 1 The Lightship All Right. Boston, Feb.' Anxiety as to the safety of the Naatuoket slvmls light ship Xo. S.", wbit-h has been ,out of wireless communication with the shore shK-e last Thursday morning, was set ot rest to-night when, the steamship Siin .Jose, from Turt Llmon, Cost Rica, -reported that she passed the llg:hth;i yesterday on her station and tiiat all ws (apparently well aboard. The Fan Jose arrived here lot to-day. I CANNON'S CIIANCLS GfiOW THE Hi ST . MAY SUPPORT 1ILU. Ew-h Day Keen the Pronpetis For the Nomination of the Speaker of the House - For the" Presidency iet Brighter The Moneyed , Clasnes I.Ike Him All Right, and So loe the- Kat In North Carolina He Is Expected lo-Troltt by the Rui-us Inscription That Are to Be Placed on the King's Mountain Monument to Be Unveiled In October Appeal Made to Congress U Help Eradt . rale the Tick Which Causes Cattle Fever. . . -. BY H.-'E-.C. BRYANT.. Observer Bureau. Congress Kali Hotel. -" . Washington. Feb. 8. Uncle Joe Cannon Is not' going to let North Carolina hand him goose egg if he can help it. , As the days go by Mr. Cannon's prospects brighten, feev eral things have had to do with this change of fortune. The East the despised East,' as Col. Henry Watter enr the brilliant editor of The Loul Mlle Courier-Journal calls it must have a candidate that it can support. Mr. Roosevelt is not the man, nor is Mr. Taft, who cannot shake off the tag of his chieftain. The Democrats hold out no hope. -Therefore, the Repub licans must turn elsewhere. Uncle Je is popular with the moneyed inter ests. The day that Governor Hughes entered the contest the stock of the Speaker of the House of Represent atives began to soar. The East dos not want Mr. Hughes if It can get a more desirable man. but the Govern or of the great Empire State will hold his State or divide it so that Mr. Taft will not profit greatly by the vote. Every additional fight in territory once claimed by the administration for Mr. Taft helps other candidates. A little money added to a little troublo brings about unlooked-for results sometimes. If the East will get behind Uncle Joe as the signs seem to Indicate that it may, there will be a lively time In the Chicago convention. Tho Republican situation is becoming com plicated and Mr. Taft may not be able to hold to what he has. North Caro- Hina Is looked to for something for JncleiJoe. It Is known here that he has triuny friends there, but It is rear ed that they will nft have an oppor tunity to vote for him. i The rucus in the party In the State may give the Cannon supporters an opportunity to do some missionary work that will be effective. If Holton and Adams row in the convention,; there may come a significant split. There Is no way to tell what a South ern Republican convention or bunch of delegates will do. ' j Thee differences In the G. O. 1'. in Ihe South aro causing much concern in. Washington. About one-third of the votes of the convention is1 In Dixie, KING S MOUNTAIN INSCRIPTIONS. The following Inscriptions are to be placed on the King's fountain monu ment: ' ' ' . ' , . " Front face: '. 1 ; ' ; ; "Erected by the Government of the United States to the establishment of which the heroism and patriotism of thoso . . who participated in this-battle . so largely contributed." . West face: - "To commemorate the victory . of King's Mountain, October,' 7, 1780.". East face: ,- Killed Col. James Williams, MaJ. William Chronicle, Capt. William Ed mondson. Capt. John Mattocks, First Lieutenants Willi.-ir Blackburn, Reece Bowen, Robert Edmondson, Sr.: Sec ond Lieutenants John Beattle, James Carry. Nathaniel Dryden, Andrew Ed mondson. Nathaniel Gist. Humberson Ljon, James Thllps; Privates, Thom as Bicknell, John Boyd, John Brown. David Duff. Priston Goforth, Henry Henisrar. Michael. Mahoney, Arthur Patterson, WiMlam Rabb. John Smart, David Siske, William Steele, William Watson and Unknown. Mortally wounded Capt. Robert Sevier, First Lieutenant Thomas Mc Cullouarh, Second Lieutenant James Laird, Private Moses Henry. . Wounded Lieutenant Colonel Ham bright, MaJ. Micajah Lewi; ITaT James Porter, Captains James Dysart, Samuel Eskay, William Lenoir, Joel Lewis, Mo3es Snelby. Minor Smith; First Lieutenants Robert Edmondson, Jr., Samuel Johnson, Samuel Newell, J. M Smith; Privates Bensonl .Ban ning, William Bradley, .William Bul len, John Chllders, John Chittem, Wil liam Cox. John Fagon, Frederick Fisher, William Giles. Gllleland, WlilllBm Gilmer, Charles Odrdon. Is rael Hayter. Robert Henry. Leonard Hvce, (Jhnrles Kilgore, Robert Miller, William Moore, Patrick Murphy, Wil liam Robertson, John Skeggs and 36 unknown. .AMERICAN -FORCES Washington eounty. Vs.. Col. William Camphll; Wnshlnsrton eounty, N. C. (now Tenn.), Col. John Sevier: Sullivan eounty, N. C. (now Tenn.), Col. Isaac Shelby; Rowsn county. N. C, Col. James Williams: Wilkes and Surry counties. N. C. Col. Benlamln tlevelsnd. MaJ. Joseph Winston: Lincoln county, N. C. Lt. Cot. Frederick Hambrlght. Col. James Jolin ston, MaJ. William Chronicle; Burks end Rutherford .eoiintles. N. C, MaJ. Joseph McDowell; Torks and Chester counties. S. C, Col. Edward Laeey; Georgia, MaJ. William Candler, . . . BRITISH FORCES. , Commanders-Col. Patrlek Ferguson (K), Capt. Abraham De Pcyster. South face: ' , , "On this field the patriot forces commanded by Col. William Campbell attacked and totally de .feated an equal force of Tories and British regular troops. The , British commander. Col. Patrick Ferguson, was killed and his en , tire force was captured after suf- " ferlng heavy loss. :Thls brilliant . victory marked the turning point of the American revolution." The monument will be unveiled In October. ASK AID TO KILL CATTLE TICK. The Insect which cause the Texas or splenetic fever in cattle ia not mucn on sise. but be Is a cltlxen of tremen dous consequence. Judged by the danr age he causes. - s , The men who are striving for his eradication from the Southern cattle country appeared before th commit tee on agriculture ot the House last week and urged upon the House that. If a liberal appropriation was not made to carry on the work- already nndertaken, the cattle business! in a large part of the Southern b-rritory would be destroyed. While the ravaaes of th pest are confined to the South, being embrace In a blt stretching across the South ern f-'tnt- . from North Carolina througH Texas and on to thu radii. tf.at, thorlos is not entirely confined 3 this territory, It moans that Eiuth- W ASTHE ALM Ifi IITY WRONG PROBLEM FOR PnOUIBiTIOXISTS If the Manufacture and Distribution ot Alcoholic Beverages Is Wrong Per Se, Tlien Christ Was Wrong In - ' lll.l t t ruHianllliff Its r. if prohibit ionits rrovo Their Contentions Tlie DeHtrOT the Foundation of the Christian l of the Christian . nimnrf of iliu i JrPnts H V ' 1 laltli Prcsldeii Model License to the ProhlbltioniMt. . , . --- . ... a lirrkn.. . ( .. least or 1,'iiliee. and Me was w rong hi selecting wine and bread to commem orate his death." The-"foregoing is part of a letter eent to-day to preachers throughout tho country ' by the National Model License League, through its president, T. -M. Gllmore. The letter explains that the object of the league la to have a uniform restrictive saloon li cense adopted by all the States where prohibition is not in force. The letter continues: . "Now. if those interested In the effort to establish prohibition prove to the, satisfaction of the American peo ple' that Christ did that -which was wrong, that Christ committed a sin, and that Christ set a bad example to future generations, then we tear that: they will have succeeded (Insofar as the American people are concerned) In destroying tho very found-itlon of the Christian faith.' "This, is a strange suggestion to come from men connected with the whiskey business to those connected with the ministry, but we consider it a 'very serious phase of this ques tion, and one that deserves the ear nest thought of every man connected with the Church. . The prohibitory laws that, are be ing passed ia this country' merely prohibits tho manufacture and sale, and do not nrohihlt tha miri-.hAJM mnA use of alcoholic liquors and all think - ing men know that w here a demand crista. It will tw unr.llrf frrm, asim eource. If the profit Justifies the risk; In supplying It Witness the develop-; terested are ?.klni the 7rou Ttha goes before the Cortes. But it STSwSrt ure 1nfnuthdls!r7buUon "of , J- .'aWxi3fiS? IflflS. trueS SZ'iJ - SUSfkhtebrouK tUt tZ A?JZ S?lnlhy tho n,ltura, children of Aiphonso tlon that the Almighty was "K '"ixu by EiPna Sans, a former well commeBd ng the use of wine In speak- known toh ...t,-.. 8nd a natural ing to his chosen people, and 0?.st, cousin of the King named Carlos waa wrong In making . wine at the Allen-Perklns. a . second rate but ment of the mall order business a'nd'maHter of the royal palace during the or iqe moonsnine business , and, . as ehow;n by the figure of the internal revenue department, the per capita consumption of whiskey, has not de. creased with the spread of prohibi tion, while the per capita consumption of beer has largely Increased. "If the Antl-Haloon League will agree to ' ' it. " we .will favnr I having an., amendment .to alt prohibition Jaws providing a heavy penalty for the purchase of alcoholic beverages, or from having them In possession In prohibition territory and this would mean prohibition . , s "The passage of laws will not prevent the use of ak-ohollo beverages; that is a matter of education, and evolution." t ' ' ' . "" t . " " t Fears For ' Safety . For Nantucket SlioalM Lightship. . Newport, R. I., Feb. 9. Efforts to re-establish wireless communication with the Nantucket shoal llghtshlnp No. 83 wero unsuccessful to-day. Nothing has been .heard from tho lightship since 8 o'clock last Thursday morning. While It is the general De lief that the silence is caused by a breakdown of the wireless apparatus and riot to an accident to the ship, the Ilrhthouse tender Asalea waa sent out from New Bedford Saturday to In- vestlgat, but after proceeding beyond No Man's Land she found the condi tions so bad she was forced to put back. Another effort to reach the lightship will be made to-morrow. ern cattlemen cannot ouy nne, dioo.i- eu sloe irom me worm, lor sun,Bn0Uj not be reinforced from the cattle fall an-easy prey to the fever. Iranks of those who. under different Another result Is that beeves shipped from the infested area must be quick ly slaughtered, or they will be value- Jess The effect of this Is to give th big packing houses, which slaughter thousands of steers daily, a further monopoly. . . ' According to Representative Smith, of Texas, who appeared before the committee, the annual loss caused by the tick Is variously estimated at from $60,000,000 to 8100.000.000. In addi tion to the loss In the cattle, there is the further expense of maintaining dipping vats and the other measures for controlling the pest. Representative Candler, of Missis sippi, told the committee the cattle from tho territory affected had de preciated In the market from one fourth to one-half of a cent a pound t-ilow the value of other cattle. That the tick can be completely eradicated Is the belief of Secretary Wilson, of tfce Department of Agri culture, and rif Dr. Melvln, of the l ureau of animal Industry of the de partment. . The evidence given by Dr. Melvin before the committee was most Inter esting. - He showed what had been Ccne In the Infested area and report d that In part of the quarantined terri tory a provision quarantine had bten i-srabllshed and would soon be lifted altogether. . ' Among the others who addres,vl the committee were Murdock M.i. Kenxle, of Denver, president of the American Nstlonal Live Stock Asso ciation; 8. II. Cowan, of Fort Worth. Tex., attorney for the association and for the Texas Cattle Raisers' Assoels tlon; Representative Legare. of Bouh Carolina; Representative Smith, of TfJta. and many others. HELP THOSE HELPING THEM. SELVES. From expressions made by members of the committee, it appears thst the committee favors helping those States which havs shown a disposition to help themselves. In South Carolina, for Instance, 13.500 was Appropriated last year to make the quarantine ef. fectlve and to aid In eradicating the tick. This Is the spirit th committee hkes and If It ran be dfn the ao-j Jnd-broke lnaow In hM'e iO and proprlatlon to be made will favor thl 'B i" 1 WJ No or'e' however, wm work In thos States where local ef.i!lurt- The police arrested Gregarlo fort Is being exerted, . JTih.co. aged .. years, as a supUlous An appropriation of ISOO.fjOtj Character. . nanted from the government and It: ' was pointed out that government ac- Sweet Marie Sold. . . . . I 111.' i . t t V. i . - . . . lion was necessary, in view or the i niMn-iiia. wru. v. Announce widespread prevalence of the tick, to ment was made-to-day that E. T. completely eradicate It from the eou.i-; Stotesbuty. of this ity. ha 1 .: l try. A bill providing for the above appropriation was Introduced In the UMam urauiey, or hh Fank, N. House by Representative Rsnsdell. of J-. uner or Major Ivimar,' 1:5s J-t. Texivs. Letters and telerrsms rrnialThe price paid by Mr. Brudlev for th various psn of the f,.ut!i have J-.-n i tent t.i Southern' Repre-.ntativvS urg - I"" ,v-ir aid In n curing th sppro-liend prigtloa, . .' PENSION TO IXFAXT ALPHOXSO. Question of Granting 250.000 Pesetas to Husband of Prince! Loulxe of Orleans Ik Before Cortes Allot ting of This Pension Brings on Interest. Ing Complications, Madrid. Feb. 9. The question of - ","r-'"Z ,Z1 n ... w. ",J l " f u,uu Princes , of Austria, wl marrlp1 Triaeeri Louise In England, has receive. uun arios nouruun suu who recently of . Orleans England, has received the ap- 1 L'lUUI or ina l.UU fit II VL 01.10 . noiular. a,.lor the music halls of the capital Many of the pensions allotted to the collateral branches of tha royat family were suppressed during th dynastic troubles In the first half of the century and the revolution of 1868 and not rehabilitated nt the time of - the restoration. Perkins' claim goes back to bis great grand mother, tho famous Infanta Char. lotta, who provoked the Carlist war by obliging Ferdinand VII to admit the principle of the Salic law. It was she who slapped the face of Calomarde, the premier, and drew from htm the historic retort: "White hands are not offensive." Perkins birth Is riot recorded la Got ha, but he Insists that his real name is "Don Francisco Carlos Pieo Jose lAlphonso Luis Fernandino Allen Per kins Gtirowsky Bourbon Lutherlan niim uuiunnnv nnui null uuiuriiaii rnn r,i..v.. v-i.,hi. a nd consequently the blood -relative f most of the reigning sovereigns ot of Europe. If Perkins, who by the way, bears a striking resemblance to tho present King, wins his suit ho an nounces that he will devote tho pro ceeds to the education of hi chil dren and aeronautic experiments dirigibles and aeroplanes, in which he l greatly Interested. The suit of tho heirs of Elena Sans for recognition as natural elm dren of Alnhonso XII - ia now in Kfal nnairfa, llvnt-., a 1 Republican deputy, is the lawyer for, the plaintiffs. Among the witnesses ,r. mnn. nMha rran.loM Af Slnnln. Marquis D'Altavllle, Duke of besto, and Marquis On Borga. who was late King's reign. STAFFORD MEMORIAL SERVICE Tributes to the life and Character of Dead ITlest Vlco Pre-ldent Fair hanks the Principal Speaker. Washington, Feb. 9. Memorial ser vices in honor of the late Rev. Dr. Dennis Joseph Stafford, pastor of Saint Patrlck'a church, were held at Chase's Theatre, In this city, to-dayr when tributes to the life and . character of Dr. Stafford were- paid by men prom inent in Public lite and the religion world. District Commissioner Mac Farland presided and mado the in troductory address. The principal speaker was Vice President Fairbanks, who spoke of Dr., Stafford as, "The Cltlaen." . , In a letter addressed to Commis sioner MacFarland, who presided at the meeting called to pay homage to the memory of the late Father Staf ford, President Roosevelt expressed his sincere regret at his Inability to be present. After paying a high trib ute to the life -and character of Dr. Stafford, the President adds: 'it Is eminently fitting that men of widely different creeds, Protestant or CiUholIc, Jew and Gentile, should meet In memory of this, our brother. who in his life time strove manfully to do good to all men. and .whose charity of heart and breadth of vision was such that all could work with him who sincerely ished well for mankind. Th. forces of evlt strong enough anyhow, and th banners, war for a common object; nor should they who In reality have a common enemy turn their arms against one another In -our belief In the deep, underlying essentials which go to make up the finest type of character we should all be oVe: and the finest type of character will always seek expression In service to mankind such as Father Stafford ren dered." -jt. "XIGHT RIDERS" AGAIN. Tiiey Invade Kentucky Town, Intimi date Cltliens and Destroy Great tjuantitlcs of Tobacco. , ' Louisville, Ky., Feb. . 9. "Night riders" to th number of 150 mask ed, heavily armed and wearing the insignia ot a secret elan, last night in vaded Fredonla, Crlttendon county, captured' James Scarberry. operator of the Cumberland .Telephone Com pany, and cut out all telephonic com munications. They then forced Davis Potter, a drug clerk, to open his store. In which they Imprisoned several cit izens. - Leaving a large guard In the tow n. the others galloped to View, five miles away, and blew up Alfred Cardln's to bacco factory, containing SS.OO0 pounds of tobacco and destroyed with fire Cardln's barn, containing 10,000 pounds of tobacco. The. damage ag gregates 1 10,600 with half as much insurance. Cardln ia fcuyer for Buckner A Dunkerson, of Louisville. Neither! he nor his family were at home Firing volleys of shots Into tho air, the "night rldeTa" returned through Fredonla and released their prison ers. . . ' - . v Attempt to Dynamite a Grocery Store. Pittslleld. Mass.. Feb.. 9. An at tempt was made to-day to blow up with dynamite the grocery store and tenement occupied by Antonio Fio. The fore of the explosion threw Fio. his wife and three children out of their beds, smashed the door and all the windows on that side of th liou- Saeet Mrle. the famous tr'tt-r. J:o;. ! mare was n'd annnimred. The tr 1 action a cons jrnmaled on Sut.;r l ;y th mar will be shipped to Near Jui' ti-jMeriav eialas. MB. BUBTON COUNTS NOSES T-UTS COMMITTEE STRENGTH. Thtst Mot Astute Politician, Repre sentative Barton, Figure Out Ihst lie Secretary of AW Has Twenty ' Friend on the Committee and lle Allies Have, Eight North Cero- ' Una Ih Pat la the Column of States Not Sitowtng Where They Hand Will tlie Ter Heels B For the Big ItuMnevelt Man? tho Big Qneetlon onKiricrnhta Speculation ' a , t Why Mr. Duncan Gave Up Col lee torslilp For Job as Receiver. ' 11 . i. - . RY H. K. C. BRYANT. Observer Bureau. ' Congress Hall Hotel, AVashlngton, Feb. 9. That the' administration and th friends of Mr, Taft are uncertain a to the color4 of the North Carolina delegation to the Chicago convention no ono can doubt now. Representa tive Burton, of Ohio, Is & very atut politician: he counts noses and then gives estimates. Before leaving here for Toledo a few days ago he gav out an interview that is very signifi cant In view of recent development In the Tar Heel State. He has fig ured out that Secretary Taft has twenty friends on the committee; that the allies can count upon eight, and th-it there are twenty-flve 1 others In doubt. Mr. Burton's figures are not accepted by the allies. Mr. Burton s tabulation follows: For Taft AlabamaT Connetleut, Florida. Indiana, Kansas. Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi. . . . . - - - Missouri. New Hampshire. New Jer ST' V,"V; Yfr""na ',enn,eBse': j J Irginia; .Alaska. District ot Columbia and Philippines. 20. Conceded to opposition Idaho, Il linois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Newi York, Pennsylvania and West Vir ginia, 8. Doubtful Arkansas, California and. South DoKota, 3. Uncertain as to where they stand Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska. Ne vadn. North Carolina. North Dakota. Oregon. Rhode Island. Utah. Ver- mo't. Washington, , Wlsco lnfr. Arisona, New. Mex Isconsln, Wy- l. Ok In. I homa, HWH and Porto Ril-O. 5? I , 11 wl" be noticed that North Caro- in mo uouottui list SPKCULATIO.V ABOUT DUNCAN. Mr. E. C. Duncan, no wone of the, three receivers of the tieaboard Air Lino Railway. Is the national com mitteeman. It was said hero at tho time of Mr. Duncan' appointment . " th. receivership of the Seaboard that KSa was not a very enthusiastic Tart- man. Since Burton's figures' wero printed yesterday this talk about Mr. Duncan lias been revived. Many have wondered why a man of Mr. Duncans training should have boon made receiver or a great prop erly Ilka tho Seaboard A If Line. If - - "' ranmau experience, n uuemiuns would h.u H,r. .i.. i. - but under the circumstances It wai perfectly natural that many should indulge In Speculation. It is argued by some that Mr. Dunmn got out of the electorship for the reason that he did not like to hold a position un der an administration to which he was opposed,,- By getting out he Is free, to do as he sees fit. The great question Is, wPl North Carolina be for Taft? " Thero 1 grave doubt In Washlng- fZ"' frr,''.vn the cn,lr 'U'h the administration guessing. WILMINGTON PEACE CONGRESS. Crest Gathering to Be Held Tlist Week In May. First Anniversary of , North Carolina Peace Society ITominent Public Men Will Take ' Part In the Affair. Washington. Feb. 9. Arrangements have been completed for tha hnMin. ,re,of an arbitration and peace congress hf.yiat Wilmington, N. C., th first week in iy. m congress will occur on th first anniversary of th North ' Carolina Peace Society, organlxed lm- . mediately after and as a result of the . great nations! peace congress held at w-ork last year. Th purpose of th congress Is to spread among the people accurate knowledge of the progressive proposals approved by the second Hague conference, and to pop ularise the Ideas which th American group ef the hiter-parllamentary un- ' ion desires to propose at th ap. proaching Inter-parllametnary confer ence to be held at Berlin next.Au-' gUKt. - 1 Senators Simmons and ' Overman and Representative Small, of th North Carolina delegation at Wash- ' Ington, are honorary presidents of the North Carolina Peace Society and they will take a . prominent part in the proposed -congress. Several th- r Senators and Members of the House nave consented to assist them, notable among - the being Senator McCreary. of Kentucky, author of th resolution, unanimously approved by Congress In 1888, upon which the un ion of American republics la found, snd Representative Bartholdt. of St. Louis, Mo., prenldent of th arbitra tion group In Congress, The programme of the North Caro lina congress is being rapidly com pleted, and in such a way that th most eminent authorities on ail phase ' of the pence movement will speak. It Is expected to have representatives from the army and navy and of the patriotic societies tnat nav sprung , up in the wake of past wars promt- aent in the work of this congress. Al ready Mrs. Donald McLean, prealdent general of the Daughters of the Am erican Revolution; Mrs. Llxale George Henderson, Of Mississippi, formerly president-general of the Daughters of the Confederacy, and Captain Rich mond Pearson Hobson, have consent ed to be present and make addresses. CALL TO REV. JOHN F. VINES. niuilM-th City MnMer Will Become Ptor of 1rt Baptb4 Church or A microti. S. C. Spcclsl to Th Observer. Anderson, S. C. Feb. J. A call a extended to Rev. John F. Vine, pan tor of the Kint KpUst church of Elitabeth City. N. C. b-dy by th congregation of the First Baptist church of this city. A letter receive.) from Mr. Vines ye.-terday azures hM acceplitn e. Mr. Vines earn e to Ander son ten da ago on an imn ition to preach to this cnnsrreg-.ilion. T!, nember of the consrrviwtuin w,-re il-- liRbteil wlt? hint-and the ';. 11 w.t unin'mcu-Oy d".eriiii'ied -jpon t'.n mrr.!ag. s-n. t Ki t Dr. "a : r-m n' departure l"r.-.:dent ::. M , . Furniaa Unitersity. li-.s 1 :.m p
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