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. i . ,. . . J . jgyilCE: $8.0Q PER YEAR. - ' CHARLOTTE, N. C., SATURDAY MORNING APRIL 10, 1909. ' PRICE FIVE CEHTS. - SUTASSESHOUSE GOT pcnux-- ,., uaa Only ted for the .52 7t1mu1 Vote rri. km o,, Free, 0, con.Ifler.Hon the Payne r w.s passed the Houe "tentative. to-night by a vote r ,,, one Republican. Aus-Vn-e. voted again the ?f T ,r Democrat, all from ii" 81 o. TCstonl- Mew rs. wrnuwi"! Wickllffe voted for It Pu.'" and T.,, mrto by Champ t., .,. ie.ler. to recommit the . .., ; . .ms eignally defeat- kr'n . .,s fi:pA with excitement .r.non: the session began the last minute. The keyed up to the niyh a practically full mem- e-rainPC d on duty mrougu- demonstrated the Th "nal tn eet toeuit-.. 1 n .m tt a r '!tu,i"n with respect to lum .i inv.H for the Re- uss (TT' " ' n.hn it became man- hran !'-i'"rl - " ,he Hdvocates of the pro- vA fHA lint ''IK 11 ( 1 1 viiw . minority. Becauae of that Fitzuerald. of New TorK. .. .. .Mnieht deal had Mr .ye-! ni ...... ...c . i. vkt nherebv fre r to be voted down and the nn barl. v and barley malt ln- 1 this, notwithstanding the ..' Messrs. Mann, of Illinois, c,,,!,,,,. Washington, who of- L th" barley amendmenta. i . . . i L.d in the proceedings na tne .e were packed. Boui tne ;.! and executive reservations , were fully occupied, one of !i.-:: nous observer being Mrs. o fVin President. thii the bill actually was passed I . l. J mrrm Irin"' up aJiu uiiwii inc amico buu a J I A m A nit their fellow members on the i Mtr adopting a resolution tnai ,' .....v.. nr4a..H nna ahalt ITrin only uri mvuuajo buu fc the House at 8:20 p. m. ad- L ... M A . .... Th.. l-ned. pith but three hotirs remaining In h to perrert 11, Derore oeing no otd upon, the House to-day re lict otritieratlon of tha . Payne IT h:ii. There was practically a membership present and Interest at fi.er heat. rKTr;oj.KT-M ox free list. f th" siiRjreation of Chairman nr. the nation of the House In flx a rale of one per' cent, ad valorem i-ru-ie petroleum and its products hy unanimous ronaent reconsld l and the articles placed on the Pasi sl.ie eround or unronnrl was en out of the maximum an A mln. Lm proMsion. Chairman Payne ex- n.iix that it was used mostly hv hurs fertilizer. The maximum v on petroleum was also repealed, he institute for section's covering mai mum and minimum features hill, offered hy Chairman Payne leriiav oo.as'.one.l the liveliest de- When it heoame apparent that lost ronntless amendments would proofed to that sectln. Chairman BuiiRht to rally his cohort, by "a!:tiR to them to vote down all i t-ropofitlons. He failed atten :o the fart ,hat the substitute nn? an elaboration of the orlg feitiun In that i. i.i.iT n.e.i r,: the articles which should - no, ii us scope. lla-tempu to amend the aection P' in the oae role, t i . ' Biag ana f' 1M and vote then be- i. adopted. """""ue ecuon B-.LET RATE INCREASED. ii'mmittee j ,u "'"cuumenia in- ..... . u,fl ag we, M tha t' '.uh ? malt from 25 t ' "uel were adopted. amendments to th i k. d .e h,in n. iumbei "hman. If w ' IZI f11" Dv Mr. Immittee Mr 7. K ror- tn t'rk. h,n,.Hr: Of New rrre-:-----eS Den, "-ur.aoiy removed. ,I(eHnl"! h. a trade had been .f. ,h; of In'nol.. said he it s hed .aln ,heir titude toward that no btl-v hart h nim'" relation the lnhKl l"ne. 80 In reference The ,-, , . "cneaule. hx-h in hV. L.rr 8ection four. P- pre8,.nt,d e, n would offer. It ,h! In effect it stipulate ""n gives arhere a mother of ..," Preferential dutv - (.u tin M e i, w a colony t,ves ce ' a mother . Preferential anally :rKLuntry wa, '.hnrS,!.for Vr. Lowden. ,v'n? the Pre,idnt amendment rp'ation of thrl8lr.etion the ixjwden amfr D " the Payee X: Ll WM lost "Pte-i. J e arrendment. was Mr P.ra . rdment to the dr.. k comltte I- oe n)u j- Thta " section that no dr.ce: r:nt kip "our or other r,T " b aowed h" " domestic .,T'.,.n P'oducU In " manufactured in h un- town l . . U ln the Unu. - ec PorWrgr.- rah, w Ulactred from mun rah nan,.., r..-- lm. lometle aaint which Tit U rh ln,P" 0n motion of V. cked. E n ftf the hm t.t" J ay71e the ec t of forerALState. )!. Th. Bturtton was mienueu retallaUon against the Brttlah patent law,, but lt.wm ioubo in ' " Britain ppue tta taw to Hm own cKl aen as well aa forelra ' " SELV TOBACCO" "WITHOUT. TAX.' Owe .mtouu: before amendnv.nl d6Pt,?1rt(S5 larmeM the rtgbt to- jg1 '2l?Lit baccln the manufacture atate with out fcaylnr the tax, - r -'.1 ' entered the final thoM pertaining to barley. triey JSalt. ua an coffea wero agreed to en block wKhont dtvtaloa. va aeparato vote being asKea re were JtfSjMiM. a. lumber. oU. Bide. arate vote wero .demanded. THE AMENDMENTS READ. The amendment, were read in their "These began with Xn'lM Mr Tawney to atrUte out .ectlon ch'Z-ea0 a duty of one , p cenC cubic foot on hewn timber ana i urn ber u.ed for epar. and upon which the nay and yea. were ordered. Themendm.nt wa. defeated 14 t0Mr8Tawney then offered an amend ment to -ectlon 17. reducing the duty n,e ' . . v.. -io.,v nr cenL and on nnisnea ium. --; fc ,mv.r striking out tne auiy o i""Vr. list without placing is on the free list. HI. .upportera were more than suffl clent to force another roll call but he wa. defeated, the vote resulting yeas 180. nay 100- . The next amendment in order wa. one by Mr. DeArmond, of . Missouri exempting from the countervailing duty all lumber coming In from coun tries of the Western Hemisphere and on that teh yea. and nay. likewise were ordered. The DeArmand amendment was voted down. 13 J to 244. The provision for the countervailing duty on lumber wa. .trlcken out by a viva-voce vote. vr. ra.rir nf MUwourl. forced a roll call on hla amendment striking out the whole Of aectlon l7. proviamg ir duty on dressed lumber. It was de feated, yea. 153, nays 228. FREE LUMBER DEFEATED. Undaunted. Mr. Tawkey called up his amendment placing on the free list hewn lumber and sawed and plan ed lumber, covered by section. 196, and and a yea and nay vote was ordered. This resulted: Teas 181. nays 200, which finally deefated all attempts at obtaining free lumber so far as the House is concerned. Fifty-five Repub licans voted for free lumber and thlrty-elghV Democrats against It. The following Democrat, voted tn the negative: Adamson, Bell. Brant ley, wards, Griggs. Lee and Liv ingston, of Georgia; .Bowers and Dickson, of Mississippi; Hobson and Taylor, of Alabama; Broussard, Es toptnal. Pujo. Ransdell, "Watkins and Wadcllffe, the entire Louisiana dele gation; Clark, Mays and Sparkman, the entire Florida delegation; Olass. Lamb, Lasslter, Maynard and Boun dersy of Virginia: Godwin, Page. Pou, Bmall. Thomas and Webb, of North Carolina; Gregg and ies, of Texas; Gordon, Moon and Padgett, of Ten nessee: Lever, of South Carolina and Wilson, o f Pennsylvania. The roll was called on the amend ments made earlier in the day, in creasing the rates on barley and barley malt. By a vote of 18S yea. to lrt nays the amendments were retained. Amendment by Mesrs. Scott, of Kansas, and Henry, of Texas, fixing a duty of 10 per centum respectively oft raw hldee weighing 25 pounds or more and on raw hides and akins weighing more than one pound, were voted down. ' The effect of this ac tion wa. to put to rout the opponent, of free hides. VOTE ON OIL SCHEDULE. I This, as was supposed, concluded the amendments, and the 6peaker wa. aobut to put the question on the engrossment and third reading of the bill when Mr. Clark, of Missouri. In sisted on the yeas and nay. on the oil schedule, ln order as he explain ed to get a record vote. After con siderable discussion over the question of whether or not free oil actually was ln the bill, the Speaker decided that a further vote of the House was necessary and the roll, again was called on the provision for the coun tervailing duty, whWh, he said. If stricken out. would have the effect of placing crude petroleum and Its pro ducts on the free list While the chair wa. considering the matter, the House was ln great eon fusion, a dozen or more member, try ing to get the ear of the Speaker at the .same time to explain the situa tion. The provision wa. stricken out by a practically unanimous vote. By vlve voce vote the engrossment and third reading o fthe bill wa. or dered, whereupon Mr. Lindbergh, of Minnesota, sought recognition to move to recommit with Instruction. The Speaker refused to so recognize him. saying that ln carrying out the rule known a. the Fit.gerald amend ment common fairness required that he should recognise Mr. Clark, of Mis souri, the minority leader, and chief opponent of the bill. CLARK MOVES TO RECOMMIT. Amid Intense Interest - Mr. Clark thereupon made a motion to recommit with instruction, which Instruction, were read. Almost complete alienee prevailed while the instruction, were bleng read. Occasionally a Republican would be heard to sneer at some par ticular recommendation. When tha reading had been finish ed Chairman Payne ' promptly moved the previous question and on that tha roll w aclled. The previous question was ordered and the vote then recurring to tha Clark motion to recommit. It was lost 142 to IIS. The dily break. In party augment were Messrs. Broussard and Pujo, of Louisiana. Democrats, who voted with, the Republicans. THE FINAL VOTE. At precisely 7:55 p. m. rotlng on tha bill resulted 7eas 217, nay 161. Upon the announcement of the result 'tha Republican, broke Into long and pro longed applause, e Tha roll call lasted exactly twenty, wlnu tea. One Repub lican, Mr.. Austin; of Tennessee, voted agatnsf the bill, and four -Democrats. Messrs. Broussard, Estoplnal. Pujo and Wickliffe, r Louisiana, -voted for it. . . Mr. tDalzelt, .of Pennsylvania, lm mediately offered a resolution provid" lag that until - further ordered, the House 'shall meet only oa .Monday and : Thursdays of each , week. Tha reset utlons,'. was " adopted unanimous ly and the House adjourned antii Moa- U rh. -tion was intended as lUiYPTHV llTRPPKK i PIVK y i:, BUM CHANCE IXJIl DRY VICTORY South Carolina Dlapeiisary Advocates Patting Up s Baslneas Argument Against Prohibit ton (Wd Water Folks Made Mistake la Xot Getting State - Wide JteftTendum Act Through LegtoUiure -Uorgia Frav ' ternal Insurance Organisation Re- fused a License, Bat Threatens to . Do Business at All Hazards la , creasing Interest In Kdncmtioa Ttirougboat the State Sspeein tetident Swearlngen Issues s State merit. Observer Bureau. 1230 Berkeley Building, Colombia, & C. April 9. The prohibitionists In the last Leg islature apparently made a great tac tical blunder In not concentrating all their, energies and wit for the capture of the one stronghold of a fitate-wide referendum act, which In the opinion of many could have oeen passed and the proper effort been exercised. For in that case the most potent talking point of the dispensary advocates, and one which they are now working overtime with great seal, and it, la said by those who have traveled over the State, with decided effect. Thl. argument is that no county adjoin ing a wet county can afford to vote out its dispensaries for trade reasons. For Instance the people of Sumter argue to the voters- that It would nev er do to let Sumter go dry as In that case Bishopvllle in the next county of Lee would get stack, and stacks of business that would be tost to Sumter, beside the Item of dispensary profits. And the dispensary people over in Lee are using the same argument with respect to Sumter, each contending that the other is practically certain to retain Its dispensaries, and If it doesn't so much the better, for the county which does retain them. A BU8INES3 ARGUMENT. "Just look at how much good trade we -will get," says a-Brookland man, "of Lexington trade, that Is now go ing to Columbia, and "how much Co lumbia trade and profits' we will get when Richland goes dry. It will nev er do for Lexlnicton to sro dry. espe cially as I am reliably Informed Rich land is bound to vote Out Its dispen saries." A gentleman who has an Intimate acquaintance with the friends of the dispensary system throughout the State says this argument is being used with great force, and it 1. being talk ed at all points. In his Judgment not more than four or rive of the counties will vote out their dispensaries at the elections to be held next August under the act passed by the last Legislature. On the other hand,' however. It Is a curious fact that many dispensers and dispensary clerks themselves as well as members of county dispensary boards are most ardent prohibition ists, and are working hard for the dry side. Not tha these gentlemen have any fault to find with the pres ent system In itself, but they are pro hibitionists from, principle, and will work against even their own financial and business interests. - FRATERNAL ORDER TURNED DOWN. The general officers of the Colum bian Woodmen, a fraternal Insurance organization of Atlanta-, have been declined a license to do business In this State on the ground that the or der Is not sufficiently organized under the requirements of the new law of this State, and they have written a rather "sassy" letter to Commissioner Mc Master assuming a defiant attitude and intimating- they will do business regardless. Commissioner McMaster wrote them to-day notifying them "upon information that your organi zers are soliciting business I shall proceed against them to the full ex tent of the law." The order has been doing some business in Columbia and at ether points in the .State, and it Is a safe bet that arrests will follow any at tempts to defy the law of the State. INTEREST IN EDUCATION. A large number of communities over the State are applying to the State board of education, for State aid to lengthen their school terms under the Garrls act. "And in many localities the Interest manifested Is most suggestive," said Stat Superintendent Swearingen to day. "Many schools have already closed for lack of funds to pay the teachers' salaries, but these will be in position to take advantage of the new law during the coming school year. The showing 'made on some of the applications would furnish a clear Insight into economic conditions in many localities." Fourteen counties In the State are having school terms averaging less than 18 weeks for the cities a. well as the country. Colleton county's aver age was only 11 weeks snd Horry's only 12. One district in Williamsburg could raise only J50 with an extra levy of three mills, and another Wil liamsburg district with a 12-mill levy raised only $200. One district In Saluda county gave Its negro school only 113, and its white school had just a little over 1100. Here Is an eloquent specimen from about the best conditioned county in the State, Spartanburg: In High Point district the total resources were 81 S6. I There are two white schools and no provision of any kind for negroes. One of the schools is "caring for" 50 children, whose teacher gets $35 a month. Ony school. $125 was spent. Presumably tha remainder, $60, went to the other school, ln which there are 29 children. The State board of education will hold a meeting on the 22d to formulate high school regulations and to name the various county -boards of education over the State. . The board is made up of Governor Ansel, ex-offlcio chairman; State Superinten dent Swearingen. ex-offlcio secretary; W. K. Tate, Charleston, assistant secretary; H. F. Rice, Atken; Prof. D. W. Daniel. Clemson College; Prof. A. GY'Kembert, Wofford College; A. R. Banks. Columbia; A. J. Thackston. Orangeburg. In a statement Issued - to-day to the press Superintendent 8 wear! n gen says: "The date of the next teachers ex amination has been set for Friday. May 14. As there will be no county summer school work this year, teachers might find it convenient to take this examination rather tbaa wait for a renewal of certificate already granted. The new boards of school trustee will probably be Hunt ing for teachers early In July. ud ; applicants for schools should not run the9 risk' of being caught without a certificate. .-. - .. "The reading circle questions will be sent out on April 44, and. teachers fOoatfaued on rags Heresy J. L FEBGUS0M A SUICIDE RASH DEED toHOCKS HIGH POINT Former Resident of Charlotte Pots a Bullet In His Right Temple at Hla Office in High rotnt Ix kcd, the Door of His-Oftice and Lying; Down V'pon the Floor Takes His Own Lite Xo cause Known For the Deed Was Happily Married Recently to Young Woman of Durham The Deceased a Native of Richmond Had Been Secretary and Treasurer of the Atlantic Furniture Company and Was Highly Rospected. Special to The. Observer. High Point, April . The people of High Point were shocked at noon to learn that Mr. J. Lindsay Ferguson, secretary snd treasurer of the Atlan tic Furnkure Company, recommitted, suicide at his office sometlmebeiween 11 and 13 o'clock to-day' The workmen ln the finishing room nearby .heard (the report of a pistol, and on examination found Mr. Ferguson ty ing on the floor, pistol in -hand, and bleeding profusely ' from a wound In the right temple. He had locked the door of his offics. lay Actum . on tha floor snd fired the faAal shot, the bul let from a 44 -calibre pistol, wihloh he kept In the office all the time, passing entirely through the head aad lodg ing in the wall. Death was evidently instantaneous.. When the workmen found him his position showed that he had carefully planned the act. Mrs. Ferguson anJ the family physician hurried to the scene, but only to find Ufa . extinot. Muoh eympafthy Is expressed for the wife and other relatives of the de ceased. The deceased was born tn Rich mond, Va He was engaged with Brad street & Co. for a number of years. He ceme to High Point to work with the Lyon agency and afterwards be came secretary and treasurer of the SmBth Furniture Company. He was counted a good business man. Deceas ed did not leave any message giving any cause for his aot. Since (the oc currence It is learned that he had been rather blue lately on account of same business matters, nothing, how ever, of a serious nature, because the affairs of the business .with which he has been connected are In good shape. It is learned from Greensboro this af ternoon tha he had been under treat ment for his health for some time. In fact ever since one side of his face wa paralysed ' oh account of an op eration several months ago, rie naT taken treatment under a specialist. Mr. John M. Han-ell-was at his of flee about 10 o'clock this morning, tie was complaining about being blue about business and seemed crerxy.i pled. In fact, be had the door of i. omce locked when Mr. Harrell ar rived. After talking a few imlnute- on business they went up street toxethr. Mr. Ferguson moist have returned to his office immedhutely and carried out tils plans. The body was removed to the home on Broad street this atternoon wihere It will be viewed by the coroner. The burial arrangements have not yet bees arranged. Mr. Ferguson was happily married only a few months svgo to Miss Lora Lyon, .of Durham. Mr. Ferguson resided ln Charlotte for some time, being connected with Bradetreet's agency here. He made many friends wihlle here. A brother. wno i-psraes mere, survives Mm. EX -SEC, HITCHCOCK DEAD. V Member of Oablnet of Preaidents Mc niniey snd Kooscvelt Passes Awsy st Ripe Old Age Had Been III For Some Weeks. Washington. AdH1 9.Etrian Alln Hitchcock. Secretary of the Interior under Presidents McKlnlev and Roosevelt, died here this mornlntr at 11 o'clock, aged 74 years. He had been critically ill for several davs and his death was not unexpected. Mr. Hitchcock had been 111 for some weeks. He contracted s severe cold while, In the West and as his con dition became more serious h hurried to Washington to place himself ln the hands of specialists who had at tended him during his official career here. He suffered from a complica tion of kidney, heart and pulmonary diseases. His passing marked the close of a career whose pre-eminent feature was an administration of the In terior Department that stirred the Western land problems as never be fore. e Brought here from St. Peters burg, where he had served as am bassador under an appointment of President McKinley, Mr. Hitchcock was almost Immediately plunged Into a vortex of complications growing out of vast frauds and charges of fraud and counter-charges growing out of the acquirement of public lands In the Western Slates. Mr. Hitchcock directed the most sweep ing Investigations, arousing the enmity of powerful political Interests. At the bedsids when the end earne were Mrs. Hitchcock, the three daughters. Lieutenant Commander Sims and a nephew, George C. Hitch cock, of St. Louis. The body will be taken to St. Louis, where the funeral will be held Monday. JTRY COCTiDNT AGREE. Mistrial In Case Against Lonlsiana Man Charged With Killing Groom of a Few Hours. Plaquemlne. La.. April 9. At 7 o'clock ' to-night the Jury In the case of the State against Fabrlan F. Bouvy, charged with the murder of Prof. Fred Van Ingen. reported that it was hopelessly disagreed and was there upon discharged by Judge Schwlng. The killing of Van Ingen occurred on October 3 of last year, while he was Mated by his bride of aTew hours In the chair coach of a Texas A Pacific train, en route to New Orleans. . Bouvy's attorneys attempted to show that he wa decidedly attached to Miss Rhorer and that he smarted under , the knowledge of a great wrong which they attempted' to prove Van Ingen had done Miss Rhorer before his marriage to her. The widowed bride testified that he loved Van Ingen. had never loved Bouvy. but had repeatedly rejected hira as a suitor tor bar hand. ODDS ON THE DURHAM MAN JfCDCiESHIP CONTEST NARROWS Fuller and Brown Said to Be the Only Two Really In the Fight For the Plum and the Report Is That Fuller is L4kety to Land It : Wilmington Delegation to Espouse . Cause of George Rouatrve To DayHow the North and South : Carolina snd Virginia Delegations Voted on the Tariff Measare- Southern Patriotism Rampant Over the Lumber and Hide Schedules In ue r-myne nui now air. run rro voked AppUuse. BVH.E. C. BRYANT. Observer Bureau, Congress Hall Hotel, Washington. April . If ray Information is correct to day, the judgeship contest has dwindled to two men. Brown and Fuller, with the odd. on' the Durham man. A party of Wilmington teople will be here to-morrow to call on the President In behalf of George Rountree. The North Carolinians, Virginian, and South Carolinian, who favor a duty on lumber stood firm to-day and had' their vote, recorded against all of the amendment, offered by Messrs. DeArmond, Tawney and Clark. The North Carollniaas voted as follows: Against the amendments: Small. Page, Webb. Godwin. Thomas and Pou. Democrats, and for them. More head, Grant and Cowles, Republicans. The Vlrglnlansr ' Against, Maynard, Lamb, Lasslter, Saunders and Glass, Democrats, and Slemp. Republican; for them. Flood, Jones, Carlln and Hay. " The " South Carolinian.: Against. Ellerbe and Flnley, and for them. Patterson, Aiken, Johnson and Flnley. , 9 Henry Clayton, of Alabama, flew the coop to-day. He etood with the lumber tariff men the other day In the .committee of the whole, but the pressure was so great that he deserted to-day. He could not stand being twitted, about being chairman of the Denver convention and opposing free lumber. The Southern Senators, with very few exceptions, will support a bill for $2 on rough lumber. It is believed now that the Dlngley duty will be retained. UNDERWOOD UNEARTHS JOKER. Southern patriotism was rampant in the House of Representatives this week when the lumber and niae schedules of the Payne tariff were up for discussion. Nina North Caro linians and seven Virginians .voted against the Tawney amendment, which provided for free rough lumber, and were ready to vote for Scott's 10 per csnt. on hides until Oscar Under wood. a. very astute statesman of Ala Lama, ex Dosed a "Joker" a real live lobar in the oroDosed measure, . 'ilPown home" that Is. ln North Carollna-ndf VlTgmlS--the avsrage -iti.n i. .ii.nintftUB of the "Yankee whose residence Is no longer confined to the East and North, but extend to the West, especially the Northwest, and as the ear of the Southern moun- tain-bd mule lift at the sight of a knoLhols in a bridge., the distrust, of the man from Dixie swells courted bv his friends north of the Mason and Dixon line or west of the Mississippi. After twenty-pine Demo crats, led by Henry Clayton, a loyal worshiper of the Peerless One. stood and wore counted against free lumber, the Western hide men took courage. The Payne bill provides for free hides. Mr. Scott, of Kansas, offered the following amendment: "Hides of cattle, raw or uncured, "Whether dry, salted or pickled, 10 per cent, ad valorem." This seemed well to those on the minority side who had voted to kill the Tawney amendment. But, In the course of the debate. It developed that "hides' weigh "twenty-five pounds and more" and "skins twpnty-four pounds apd less." Therefore, when Mr. Underwood sounded this nafe of warning: "The courts have held that sny hide weighing less than twenty five pounds was a skin." the members from the Old Dominion and the Old North State perked up their ears. FRIENDS OF THE STEER INDIG NANT. "That decision." said Representative Page, who was a vigorous advocato of a tariff on hides, "would let out every hide In my district, ajid would b an unjust discrimination against the people and a flagrant sop to the octopus." The fat was In the fire. Friends of the Southern steer," the one that Sena tor Vance used to describe, with his small, round belly, long horn and slender legs, made for racing, were up In arms. "Why, the 'hide' or 'skin' or tne biggest steer In Cumberland countyH would not weigh more than twenty five pounds. I shall not vote for any such bill," said Hannibal Godwin. An Impromptu Indignation meeting was held In the cloak room of the House and North Carolinians and Virginians gave vent to their outraged feeling. The Representatives from the sand hill counties dtd most of the ranting. "We don't have lumbering big steer. In my district." said Page, "but there Is no sweeter meat, nor finer skin than that of the Moore county steer. "Those Western fellow would put a duty on tne Dig teer niae, irora whlcrt the poor men's brogsn is made. but would let the 'skin' the North Carolina hide from which the shoe of the dude Is cut, come In free. I will never do It. No, sir. That Is sec tional legislation. I will stay here until Christmas before I see It psss." Godwin, Pou, Thomas and Small walked the floor while Page charged. Maynard. Jonea and other Virginians were Interested but silent. POU PROVOKES APPLAUSE. "Being a member of the ways and means committee." said Pou. rising en his tiptoes to get a good start, "I shall protest. It wss down In one of the counties of my district that a DUn a little feflow whose hide would be called a skin by the Republicans outran a Seaboard Air Line passenger train for ten miles, dashed on a bridge, fell sprawling, was rendered helpless and hurled from the track by the heartless engine, which hsd been outclassed in a fair race, and thrown upon the shoulders of Col. William Watllngton. a famous Con federate war veteran, who -at fishing on the banks of Sandy run." Thl was followed by applause on ttie TCorfh Carolina side for every Tar Heel there had heard of the decision of th court In thr case of watnntfn vs. Rallroaa, in wnicn it was neia that ths old soldier should have sued tha bull, as It was oa account of hi STANDARD'S CASE CONCLtDED. Counsel For) the Defense In the Got era merit Dissolution Suit Complete .'Their Addresses Government Con '- etudes To-Day Rosenthal Sa ys 'Testimony is Incompetent, " St. Louis. Asrtl I. The Standard Oil lawyers mors' than made good their premiss to ths court to complete their arguments to-day In defense of the government's suit to have the corporation dissolved as a Sherman law violator. John O. Johnson. -ef Philadelphia, completed his address, following Mr. Rosenthal, 80 minute before tha usual time for adjourn ment. The court akef Mr. Kellogg, the government's attorney, If h wished to take advantage of the half hour In which to. commence his replying argument, but the Federal lawyer Mid he would rather begin his ad dress ln ths morning,, promising to finish by the usual closing time. That will end the' hearing.' The court will then take tb case under ad visement but it 1. not expected that decision will be announced before next fall. Nlnety-flve per cent of the govern ment's evidence was Incompetent and If Judged by the A B Cs of the rules of evidence would ba thrown out. Mr. Rosenthal declared. Testimony of unfair competition affecting only 37 towns had been introduced, he said, while the company serves $7,000 towns. "Nor has It been shown that a single firm or competitor ha. been forced out of business becauss of our competition," he added. John G. Johnson, of Philadelphia, followed with the concluding argu ment for the defense, discussing both the law and the facts. ' PRESIDENT HEAJUs1 PROTESTS. : Importers of Fruit Claim That In crease in Duty on Lemons Will ' Ijesve American Growers In Abwo- - lute Control Protest Against In crease on Gloves and Hosiery. Washington. April 9. President Taf t heard protests to-day against the increased duty on gloves, hosiery, pineapples and lemons, provided lrt the Payne tariff bill. 8tate 'Senator Travis and John Mc Cormick. of Brooklyn, N. Y., repre senting Importers of fruit, told the President that the Increases on pine apples and lemons would have to be borne by the common people. The Increase on lemons, which It was de clared amounted to 20 cents a box, would practically be prohibitive and leave. American growers in absolute control of the market. Kenneth Barnhart, representing one of the largest department stores ln Chicago, accompanied by Francis Simmons and Edward D. Winslow, also of Chicago, protested against the Increase of duty on glove, and hosiery. They were presented to the President by Secretary of the Treas ury MacVeagh, WOULD RATHER BE MAYOR, Spencer's Postmaster Will Give Up 1.500 Job to Accept One Paying $5. f Special to Ths Observer. Spencer. April . Postmaster J. O. Dorsett, of this place, will rsllndjulsh the poet'maatershlp at a salary of $1,500 per year to become mayor of Spencer at $25 per year. The announcement here to-day caused a surprise In political circles. In which Mr. Dorsett has been prom inent for several years. The munici pal election is to be held ln May, when Mr. .Dorsett will step down and out of the postofflce. Already there are a number ofan dldates ln the field for sppolntment, mong them being J. R. Dorsett. T. J. Rosemond, J P. Crowell. H. G. El more and D. B. Greenhlll. ROOSEVELT AT PORT SAID. So Official Reception. BuV American Consul and Khedive's Alde-de-Camp Boarded Rhii and Welcomed the Kx-PreHideni. Port Said. Egypt, April 9. The teamer Admiral. with Theodore Roosevelt and the members of his party ori board, arrived here at 6:S5 o'clock this evening. There was no official reception here to the former President, but F. K. Watson Pasha, , first aide-decamp to the Khedive, accompanied by the American consul. Mr. Iddlngs, boarded the Admiral and greeted Mr. Roosevelt on behalf of the Khedive. The Admiral will enter the canal at 6 o'clock to-morrow morning. mm evening the canal officials entertained Mr. Roosevelt at dinner at the Sues canal residence. CONTRACT 18 AWARDED. J. If. Slielton A Son. of Washing ton. Will Restore Jeff Davis' Name to Cabin John Bridge Tablet, Washington. April 9. J. H. Shelton & Son, of Washington. D. C. were to-day awarded the contract for re storing the name of Jefferson Davis to the tablet on Cabin John bridge, from which it was removed during 1862. Their bid was $147.76. The work must be completed by May 15. Murder Charge Dismissed Birmingham, Ala.. April 9. After a preliminary trial lasting two hour before Judge Abernathy. Mrs. Bertha Taylor, who was charged with the murder of her husband by poisoning, was discharged this afternoon. She was in Jail, with a six-weeks-old baby, six days. negligence that he was knocked head foremost in the creek. "I cannot sit here and let the cattle of my district be' hit uch a blow." added Mr. Pou. The Scott amendment had smooth sailing until Mr. Underwood exposed the Joker and then It began to lag. "We could strike out the word 'hide and substitute 'skin,' " sald the Ala baman. General Kelfer, of Ohio, putting ln, declared that the amendment dis criminated against "the little brogan shoes" of the farmer. The light wa. dawning. The South ern skinflint steer, the side-partner of the razor-back hog. wa about to be handed a lemon, but the trick wa so apparent that the friend of the bovine, which BUI Nye used to love to write about, could gee it. A. the discussion-progressed the opposition grew and. waxed warm. The vote re sulted In a complete victory for the little aristocratic steer, with hla fins skin, snds setback for the coarse grained, bis-boned steer of the West, wiH hi thick hide, v . . I The fight that and furious while 'it lasted. - SEIZED ""JUDGE'S ; EFFECTS LAWYERS SECURE ATTACHMENT Home of United States Circuit Judge W. B. Sheppsrd at Atlanta Invaded' ' ' and Dismantled, while He "Ass Awsy, by an Attorney, at Constable ' and a Force of Nerroes Suit Had Been Filed Again the Judge by the Attorney Fori a Negro.' Who ' Wss Struck by ad Aato Driven by v . Jnrlat's Secretary Atlanta Law yers snd Citizens Indignant Over Affair. ..f,j, -J,, vt Atlanta, April . A special meet -Ing of the Atlanta Bar Association has been called to make what repara tion it can for the invasion and dls mantling of the home of United , States Circuit Judge W. B Sheppard ,- -under a writ of attachmsnt. Law yers a well a citizen declare the affair was sn outrage. A month or more ago the Jurist's i secretary was driving Judge Sheppara home, when the ear hit a negro. Ths ' judge claims he was not negligent but agreed to pay the Injured man's bill and give him $50. Ths attorneys , for the negro refused to acoept this -sum and said they would sua. . Instead of filing an ordinary suit, they waited until late yesterday even Ing and swore out a writ of .attach ment. One of the attorney., Ajoom-,. panted by a constable and a force of negroes, went to the judge's home and found Mrs. Sheppard alone with her children, one of ihem a baby of only six months. At one they began to seise everything In sight, and load ed it oh drays. They took all ths furniture except the bed,, the cloth- v Ing of ail the members of the fam-' lly. the trunks and even tha toys of the little one. s " " : All the time. Mrs. Sheppard was pleading with the men to wait until her husband returned, but they re' fused to listen and she says they were ' both rough and Insolent Next Mr. Sheppard telephoned to tha lawyer of the negro, but as soon as she ex-. plained who ahe was, he says he ab -ruptly hung up the recerver, ssylng 'K ne talked business with men only. . t Judge Sheppard, was in court this afternoon and openly and ,bltteiy de- nounced the treatment he had recelv- ' ed as not only outrageous, out a an attack upon the dignity of the United State. Court v , TO EXPEL CASTRO AT ONCE. , Former President of Veneseelai, Will Be shipped to Europe on First Vag .:, set Touching at Fort do Franc by French Government Stale Do- - partment at Washington Gratified. . Washington, April 9. The f rsneh, government has informed ths State Department of its determination to put into effect immediately the de cision announced - yesterday from. Paris to expel former President Cas tro, of Venezuela, from Fort da , France, Martinique,! and compel htm to -return to Europe. , The programme I to put film aboard the first vessel touohlng at Fort de France. If this programme hr carried out, Castro will be on hla way to Europe tn a day or two, unless his physical condition is such that an ocean trip at thl. time would . put his life In Jeopardy. The first steamer scheduled to. touch at the Martinique port, Europe bound, is the French Una, ship Versailles, due there to-morrow. State Department officials are much gratified at the manner in which, ths -French-government has acted In tha , ' matter and feel relieved that Castro Is to be sent back to Europe, where he will have no Immediate Influence In 'the affairs of Venezuela, in which. , country his personal following Is be lieved to be considerable-and might . have a tendency to unsettle tha peace able condition of affair which, now! . prevail there. j,--' i ,, , Some of the prominent ;Ofuoer-. of i the government sre disposed to)oo)c -v; on Castro's reported setback with sua ptclon. taking the ground that It may be a clever ruse designed by him to make It appear' that a return to Europe Is necessary to obtain aurglcal aid. when, in fact, the real purpose Is to "save hlg face." He realizes, thev sny, that conditions for him on. this aide or the Atlantic are against him. Refuse to. Talk. " i Fort de France, Martinique," April Numerous requests for an audi ence were made upon Senor Castro to-day, but he refused to receive any one. jacqules D. Schnegg, the Ameri . can vice snd deputy consul, thrice ; sought an Interview with the ex President but without avail. F. MARION CRAWFORD DEAD. Novelist's Last Words Were, I Ertfer Serenely Into Eternity" Death , Came Peacefully After a Long Ul nese. Sorrento, Italy, April . F. Marlon, Crawford, the novelist, died , here : at- ' ; . half-past 7 o'clock to-nlgbV 'Mr. Crawford had been ill for soma time. a 1 one of the symotoms of Hui affile". . . ' tlons being fevers which tended greai ly to weaken him. 'V.t" A .i ' Death came peacefully and while hi. entire family was at the bedside, except hi eldest- on, who la; In the far East.-Until this af- ' ternoon the patient retained con sclousness, but apparently he" knewi . that tho end was near and with calm ness he encouraged his family to bear " up and to cease weeping. The novel ist's last word, were: "I enter serenely , Into eternity." , Sadly he expressed the presentiment that he was soon to die, but almost Immediately afterwards, when re ferring to tha approaching Good Fri- -day, he sajd: "I die with Chrl.t." Mr. Crawford', daughter, at his re " quest, then read to him Plato a dialogues, the novelist declaring that they taught him serenity In death, - , - - Nominations Sent to Senate. Washington, April . Among the nominations sent to the Senate to day were the following from civil Ufa to be second lieutenants In the coast - artillery corps: . William Robert Nicnors. or vir. glnla; ' William Skinner Fulton, at, Louisiana, and Edward Francis Bar low, of Tennessee. ,, . Negro Lynched by Angry' Farmers. Hopklnsvllfe, Ky., April 9. Ben, . alias -Booker- Brame, a negro. 18 veajs old. was lynched to-day by $10 farmer for attempting to assault Miss Ruth Gee. 17 years old: daughter of William Gee, a tartnan y ; ' I. v i'. ' v, . . . . ... 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