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Talk of His Publishing a List of
Those Senators Who Voted for
Martin as Caucus Leader,
in the Commoner.
JAMES M. SMITH TO HAVE
POSITION, MR. GUDGER SAYS
One of Vance'i Veterans, and Hat Never
Held Office Not Known When
Murphy Contest Will Be
Brought to Close.
'lazette-Ncws Rurcau,
Hotel Hamilton,
Washington, April II.
CDNCinKSSMAN OUDOEll will
give n position under the house
patroiiare to James M. Smith,
who went to the war under Vance and
has never hell a public position. Mr.
Gudger snvs Frank P. Drane will be
appointed director of the mint a'.
Charlotte, surcedlng Col. Pearson.
Under the new art of congress It be
(vnie necessary to assign an expert
nssaycr to that position.
Hi) an lias ot Forgiven.
While It may be said as an after
math of last week's caucus, when Mr.
Martin of Virginia was chosen chair
man, that peace and pood will prevail
to a more or less gratifying degree in
the democratic household, it isfjever
tlieless true that Col Hryan has not
forgiven those senators who turned a
deaf eu'r to hts counsels. No one was
surprised when, Sunday morning. It
was found that Mr. Hryan ha. I given
the press another formal Interview
protesting against the arrangement,
and alluding to the Virginia Senator
as the "Aldrlch of the democratic
party," who Is seeking to land the
reactionary element In the senate. A
story Is now going the rounds which
attributes to Col. Bryan a bittrrness of
spirit which will prompt him. It is
said, to publish in the Commoner a
list of than" senators who voted for
Mr. Martin, a sort of rc 11 of dishonor,
which is to be tiled as exhibit A.
among the horrible examples of what
reallv progressive and right thinking
democrats should avoid, if done at
all this will be .lone with a view to
encompassing the defeat of those sen
ators who had hardihood to disregard
Mr. Hrvan's known wishes respecting
a parte matter which he seems to
think Is of the highest importance.
Baron Did Not Wish It.
It was said todny that Senator Ha
con at one time had pledged to lilm
.T majority of his colleagues who were
willing that he should be made caucus
chairman, or minority leader, as the
president or chairman of the caucus
Is sometimes called. Senator Over
man says he consulted 22 of his col
leagues who were willing to cast their
vote for the Georgia senator, but that
gentleman did not care for the honor
so long as there was a single dissent
ing voice and the friends of Mr. Bacon
then turned to Senator Martin, whose
claim" rested upon considerations of
seniority. The 22 votes, as counted bv
Senator Overman, would have given
Senator Hacon o majority of one If all
the gentlemen who had expressed
themselves us favoring Mr. Hacon. had
stood their ground.
Dickey Case.
The North Carolina senators have
received scores of letters from the
friends and foes of Mr. Dickey, who
has been appointed postmaster ni
Murphy. It is not known Just when
this interesting contest can be brought
to a close. No meeting of the senate
postofflce committee Is scheduled for
the near future, but it is assumed that
Senntor Penrose, the chairman, will
name a sub-cnn.mlttee of three mem
bers, two republicans and one demo
crat, to consider the evidence, and it
Is likely that the North Carolina sen
ators will be graded wholly by the
action of this committee. They could
not well act differently, since pome
documents have been ttled which they
feel will have to be given consldera
Hna In the usual official way.
Home opposition has developed to
confirmation of the appointment of
W'arren Vines Hall as postmaster ai
North Charlotte, but as yet this oppo
sition has not taken on a serious as
pect. The opinion prevails that Mr.
Hall will recover his confirmation,
after, perhaps, a llttlo delay
t4 A DM li
A. H.
Murdock, Militant Insurgent, In
troduces Bill to Stop Faking
in the Congression
al Record.
"LEAVE TO PRINT" LABEL
MUST SHOW IN BLACK TYPE
Much "Applause" and "Laughtet''
Would Be Spoiled, and Valuable
Asset of Obscure States
men Ruined.
Today's Session Was Occupied Entirely
With Cross Examination of
Giacomo Ascrittore.
ELGIN BOARD OF TRADE'S
ANNUAL REPORT ON BUTTER
Average Vrlve In ieiO Higher Thau
During Anv "I car niihi1 inn-
Increased Output.
.i. inril It. The average
price of butter on the Elgin board of
trade was higher In 1900 than during
... ms2. The value of
the product In the Klgln dairy district
ex. ceded two million ooiiur
the value of 10D output.
1 1,- . ,,,,t tut vear showed an In
crease of tlx million pounds, accord
ing to the annual report of th n board
of trade.
vs. Gardner Toulglil.
WASHINGTON, April II. Rep
resentative Murdock the mil
itant Kansas City insurgent,
aims a deadlj blow at the lime hon
ored rlis'.oill which permits members
of congress to print "speeches" in
the congressional record that never
were delivered in the house.
.Mr. Murdock proposes that here
after the record shall show in plain,
black-faced tpe. that such speeches
were not actually spoken, but appear
under "leave to print." He believes
a resolution introduced today to that
effect will pass the house despite the
fact that it would destroy one ol the
greatest assets of uhsciire congress
men who print si dies for home
tnsumptlon and campaign purposes.
Heretofore many printed speeches
have been idled with parenthetical
remarks "Ixittd and prolonged ap
plause," and "laughter." The new
rule would expose this vainglorious
ustom and consequently Murdock
found himself unite unpopular in
some circles lids utlernoon.
roil monk i .Mioi.Y pi itposi:.
IS SFNATOIt STOXH'S NOTION
Senator Stone was at the White
House tills afternoon and declared
that in his opit.lon repeated efforts to
onnect Japan with the movement of
American troops to the Texas bonier
vas for "some unholy purpose."
"Persistent reports of war between
the United States ami Japan have
been circulated for years." said Stone.
for the apparent purpose of enc our
aging a strong naval policy by the
government."
TIL OF CAMDRRISTS
Fl
Vlterbo, Italy, April 11. Today s
session of the Caniorrist trial was oc-
uplcd throughout with the cross-ex
amination of tilaeomo Ascrittore, at
the conclusion of which adjournment
was taken until after Easter.
Ascrittore denounced Tomasso de
Angeles and (laetano Amedo as the
murderers ot Gonnaro Couccolos and
wife in order, the state alleges, to
shield the real assassin. ) or two
lays the prisoner has been trying to
onvlnce the Jury that he acted in
good faith and was not in the con
spiracy with the priest. Curo Vltossl.
who told the authorities be learned
In the confessional of the guilt of the
two men.
Ascrittore Insisted that he believed
De Angeles and Amedo participated
In the killing of t'ouccolos, and posed
a martyr to the machinations ol
the carabineers and examining Judges.
THEY WORRY ME TO DEATH,
AND THE GOVERNOR, ALSO
W1I.FY BLACK.
Wiley Hays He Is Willing to Go to
Jail if Governor Hays So, Al
though He I- Innocent.
(laxette-News Bureau,
Yarborough House,
Kaleigh, April 11.
Wllev Illack saw Governor Kltcbln
this afternoon In regard to charges
by Hendersonvllle poeple. Black sayr
he is Innocent of the Hendersonville
affair and has tried to deserve the
..overnnrs trust, but the people ot
Ashevllle and Hendersonvllle are
worrying him to death, as well as the
governor, and he Is willing to serve
his remaining 12 months If Governoi
Kit, Inn auvs so.
Governor Kltchin had nothing offi
cial from that section; only newspa
i.d rtlonltiga He announced h
would reuch no decision today.
U-noIr College Defeats Bingham.
WOMEN I WD
E
Fl OS Of HOUSE
EXPLOSION DUE
EO GJSOEWE
Champ Clark Hears Gavel, En- Fatal Burning of Two Girls, Near
ters, Finds Woman in His Olive Branch, Investigated
Chair, and Many Other It Has not Been Possible
Seats Occupied. to Fix the Blame.
"SUFFRAGETTES "? HE ASKS, j PRACTICALLY ALL PEACHES
AND BEATS HASTY RETREAT i AND PEARS ARE KILLED
Is Relieved to Learn That the Invaders
Are a Party of School Mai ms.
Visiting Capital
City.
York Herald and The Gazette-News.
IN A CLOSE PLACE
CAUCUS TO BE HELD TONIGHT
TO FIX LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM
Pittsburg, April 11 Frank Klaus
meets Jimmy Gardner of Boston In
a six-round bout tonight. There Is
a probability that one of these fight
era will succeed the late Stanley
Kelchell m middleweight champion
... . i ,i to The Gazette-New.
Hickory, April 11. In a game here
yesterday, which was remarkable for
the even scoring all through the game,
ih ln.iir college baseball team de
feated the Illngham team by a score
of C to f. The scores were lied twice.
r,...i.,, for lenolr. struck nut IT
men; Hayes, for Bingham, struck out
14 Both pitchers aid good wors.
Woman's Baptist Foreign Missionary
Society.
Indianapolis. April 11. The forti
eth annual meeting of the Woman's
itnoii.t Foreign Missionary society of
' the west opened here this morning.
Ways and Means Committee Plan. Including Order of Business, Will Be Submitted
Open Discussion Prevailing Opinion Is Committee Will Urge Caucus to Take
Reciprocity Agreement Standing Comittees Elected Republican Members.
For
SHINGTON, April 11.
ker t'hamp Chirk was giv
suffragette scare today. As
ppi
nl th
assumed that the pages were holding
a mock session. As he passed through
tic swinging doors he was surprised
to tind half of the members' seats
tilled, with a determined looking pre
siding officer "I the feminine gender
occupying his chair. She appeared
to lie having some difficulty In bring
ing order among her sisters on the
lloor. ,
"What does it mean. Is it a suffra
gette invasion?" Mr. Clark enquired,
affrighted, over his shoulder, as he
beat a hasty retreat. The speaker was
relieved to learn the invaders were
school teachers seeing Washington.
At the approach of noon when the
regular session was about to convene
they obdurately retired to the gal
leries, thereby showing that they were
not suffragettes.
In West and Piedmont Sections- Mr.
Hutt Does not Think the Apple
Crop Has Received
Any Injury.
w -
' en a
inched the iiousu chamber hej'T,,IK result of
. I investigations
e steady beat ol the gavel and .
nl Chemist
shows
plosion
county.
izette-News Bureau,
Yarborough House,
Kaleigh, April I I.
'Xaminuttons and
made by Stats
I.. !J. Lockhart
onclusively that the fatal ex
near Olive llrunch in L'nion
.March 23, when two young
way caused by
girls lost their llv
ga.soline which had in some way he
come mixed with kerosene. Imme
diately alter news of the horrible ac
cident reached here, inspector .1 li.
I.Swann was dispatched to that neigh
borhood and worked up his case well.
; It was found that samples of the oil
similar to the oil in the lamp which
A NEW TRIAL FOR HYDE,
CONVICTED OF MURDER
Sentenced to Life Term tor Poisoning
Col. Swope, Has Been in Jail
for Nearly a Year.
WASHINGTON, April 11 A
caucus of house democrats to
determine finally upon the
legislative program of the extra ses
sion Is called for tonight by Chair
man Burleson of Texas. The ways
and means committee plan, Includ
ing the order of business, will be sub
mitted by Chairman I'nderwood and
discussion will be open.
Prevailing opinion is that the com
mittee will urge the caucus to take
up the Canadian reciprocity n:ee
ment. which will be introduced ;m the
I'nderwood bill, and to allow time for
hearings. Meanwhile bills, relating
to popular election of senators, pub
lication before election of campaign
contributions, statehood lor Arizona
nnd New Mexico also will lie intro
duced. I'nderwood rays he believes
the ways and means plan will be
adopted.
The standing committees of the
house of representative were elected
by that body today after the full com
mittee lists had been presented by
Chairman 1 ndcrwood of the ways
and means committee. The republi
can members of the respective com
mittees became known for the tlrsl
time when the full committee assign
ments were presented to the house.
Prepared by Minority Ix-ader James
It. Mann at the direction of the re
publican caucus, the minority com
mlttee selections contained many sur
prises for the house. The desire to
accord Impartial treatment to the In
surgent republicans Is shown In the
number of choice committee places
given to them by Mr. Msnn. Two of
the leading Insurgents. Representa
tive Madison of Kansas and Lenrwot
PENNED IN DECKHOUSE,
MANY WOMEN DROWNED
Wooden Steamer Iroquois Founders
Near Sidney, With Nearly Every
Woman Aboard.
of Wisconsin are given places on the
rules committee, where the republi
can have but four places.
Representative flood ol Iowa is ap
pointed to the appropriations com
mittee, considered a particular!)
choice berth. Representative iiaunn-
en or Iowa is mule rankini; repub
lican member of the commltti n
agriculture: Representative Kopp or
Wisconsin Is placed on the naval af
fairs committee Representative Nor
rls of Nebraska on the Judiciary com
mittee, and other Insurgents receive
important assignments.
former Speaker Cannon becomes
ranking republican member ol the
appropriations cqmmlttee. He was
chairman of this committee for sev
eral years before he became speaker:
and the retirement of James A. Taw
ney. recently chairman of the com
mittee will probably make the for
mer speaker the republican leader In
debates on appropriation matters.
Minority Leader Mann took no
committee assignment himself, and
will act solely as chairman of the
minority conference. Ills place as
ranking member of the interstate and
foreign commerce committee woes to
Frederick C Stevens of Minnesota
The republican list Includes the as
signment of Victor L. Iterger, the
Wisconsin socialist, to the committee
on District of Columbia affairs; and
the assignment of Theron Akin, the
New York Independent democrat, the
committee on education and on en
rolled bills.
The republican members of some
of the leading standing committees
of the house follows:
Ways and Means: Pen of New
York, Dalzell of Pennsylvania. Mc
t "till of .Massachusetts, HIM of Con
necticut, Needham of California.
I'ordnev oi Michigan, Longworth of
Ohio.
Appropriations: Cannon of Illinois.
Bingham ol Pennsylvania. (Jillette of
Massachusetts, Tav lor of Ohio, Malny
ot New York, I) wight of New York.
Hood of Iowa,
Judiciary: Sterling of Illinois,
Moon oi Pennsylvania, Hlggins of
Connecticut, llowland of Ohio. Nye
of Minnesota, N'orris of Nebraska,
Dodda of Michigan.
Rules Dalxell of Pennsylvania,
Wilson ol Illinois, Madison of Kan
sas, Lenroot of Wlnconsln.
Slemp of Virginia is one of the few
southern republicans assigned. He is
on the postofflce department expen
diture committee.
Practlcall) Adopted My Assignments.
Says Mi l .union
Kuriner Speaker Cannon declared
in the bouse today that the demo
crats had endorsed his selection of
committee members in the last con
uress bv adopting his committee as
signments with but little change.
"That 1 made mistakes Is undoubtd-
Iv true.'' said Mr. Cannon: "but I was
resnonsible for the organisation of
committees and 1 did It honestly. I
have no apologies to make. I would
hke lO See .1 Mie.ll,. ' llf .1 WSVS U lid
means committee, or a minority lead
er. who could organize committees
without making mistakes. I have al
ready heard rumblings on the demo
cratlc side. Hut after all, you're not
to lie Judged by the committees you
name tail by the legislation you ac
complish.''
Vlctorlo, II. C. April 11. Nearly
every woman aboard the wooden
steamer I -oquols, which foundered
yesterdsy near Sidney, Vsncouver
Island, was drowned.
Penned In the deckhouse of the
boat Ave or six women struggled
while the sea broke In. The sea
washed the broken deckhouse against
Mary Island.
SAM MiOYIl. TUB PVM.I.K MAN,
IS !KAI: I.KAVKs A MII.1JON
Man Whose Problems Have Interest,
el Rising (icncrallon Pusses
Away, at Age of 70.
New York, April 11. Sam I.loyd,
the puxxle expert whose problems
hnvo Interested the rising generation,
died at his Brooklyn home of apo
plexy todny. aged 70 years.
He left u fortune of tl.000.mifl.
Georgetown I nlveralty Profrxsor l)ad
Washington, April 11 The body of
Father Frsnrls Ooldbark. professor
or ljuln, Greek and English classics in
Georgetown t'nlvsrslty. who was
drowned In the Potomac river yester
day afternoon when a canoe capslxed,
was recovered this morning by the po
lice. It probably will lie sent to rela
tives In Baltimore.
BANDITS MIL ELEVEN,
RAIDING MEXICO TOWN
The Local Judge One ol Their Victims
Secured Money end Exten
sive Supplies.
county jail
vear. fol-imprlson-
Kansas City, April 11 Dr. P..
Clark Hyde, convicted after a sensa
tional trial of murderiim Colonel
Thomas II. Swope, the millionaire
philanthropist, was today granted a
new trial by Missouri Supreme court,
silting at Jefferson City.
Hyde has been In the
1 Kansas City nearly a
lWillg a sentence to llfi
lent.
Hyde was found guilty of murder
May It!, iitiu. His inability to prop-
rly explain the purchase of capsules
of potassium cyanide was chietlv re-
ponsible for his conviction. Hyde
said it was used to kill cockroaches.
The prosecution said it was to kill
members of the Swope family The
prosecution asked: "Does a man kill
ickroarhe with poison capsules''
Hvde was convicted largely upon lex
icologists' reports.
exploded Hashed
as lb
point
the o
about
found
fl
1 degrees, where-
stale law requires u flashing
of lot). Analysis showed that
1 which exploded contained
1 per cent, gasoline. It was
that the oil was purchased
SOUTHERN RAILWAY CO.
IS SUED FOR ,25,000
G. D. Carter and Wife Bring Action for
Alleged Injuries Sustained at
Smith's Bridge Crossing.
!. D. Carter and wife. Sallie Carter.
have given notice of .1 suit to be
brought against the Southern rallwav
nnd others tor damages on account of
Inturles to Mrs. 'arter when she was
struck by a truln some weeks ago
The amount asked for is IH.'i.OOO
The accident happened at the rail
road crossing near Smith's bridge. Mr.
and Mrs. Carter were standing waiting
for a train to pas. It alleged, and
after the train had passed they started
to cross the track. But meanwhile
another train was approaching Just as
they got on the track. Mr Carter
jumped back and Mrs. Carter at-
temnted to cross the track before the
train and was struck and. it is alleged
was cut and bruised to such an extent
that she had to be taken to the bos
pita I where she remained for several
days. It Is understood th.iA the plain
tiffs will contend that the accident win
due to the negligence of the defend
ants In not lowering the cross arms.
Williams
Must Hi.- Hales
Intervene.
Governor
Fl
from
from
Pnso. Tex., April 11. Advices
Guadalajara state that bandits
the territory of Tehlc have
raided Palos Verde, a small town In
Meacato district or Jalisco, killing the
local Judge, Jose Montes DeOca, and
ten other residents.
The bandit secured money snd ex
tensive supplies Gendarmes were
sent In pursuit of the bandit.
Columbus, lb. April 11. 1'nless
Governor Hnrmon Interferes Cletus
Williams of Canton, who killed his
wife's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William
Konns. will die In the electric chair
April II. The Supreme court refused
to allow him to nie a petition In error.
Forty-One Thousand Bunches of
Banana.
New York, April 11. The steamer
Madelrense, arriving In New York to
day from Port Aontonlo, ha a cargo
of 41,000 hunches of bananas, thf
largest lot of bananas ever brought
here on oae vessel.
the New Salem Mercantile com
pany and all persons who purchased
the oil were liotilied of its dangerous
character. It seems that the oil was
mixed with gasoline in some way
cither while it was in the bands of
the Marshville lirug company or on
the way to the New Salem Mercantile
company. The Inspector found one
instance where an automobile had
been supplied with kerosene instead
of gasoline, the machine choking
down a few moments later; the oil
whs removed and gasoline nut into
the machine's tanks. Just what be
came of this oil-gasoline mixture
thereby hangs the tale, the theory of
the stale being that throiii;b some
means It got into the saleable oil.
Al a Quilting Parly.
Ii was at a itiilting party that tho
explosion occurred,, and at the home
of J. A. Prltchard. Miss Wilma Davis
and Miss Grace Bauconi were fatally
burned while Miss Lou Knucom was
severely injured.
There will hardly be any prosecu
tion as the evidence is slim as to ex
actly who was responsible for the
mixing, while no intent cm be
shown.
Judge tarter Will Take Oath Here.
Judge Crank Carter of Asheville,
whose recent appointment to the Su
perior court bench from the fifteenth
district is a familiar chapter to The
( iazette-News readers, WiUs ill the city
yesterday, staying at th' Yarborough
bouse, and called to pay bis respects
to Governor Kitchin. He also has
some matters ot private nature to
wind uji before taking the oath of
judge. He was erected b) many
friends her.- who offered congratula
tion. Judge Cartel said that h
would he sworn in before Clerk of
the Court Marcus Krwln of Buncombe
this afternoon, as he preferred to
have the elitrj made upon the dock
ets of his home county. Judge Car
ter left last night for Asheville. to be
present to vote iii the citv primary
today.
Peaches and Penis Destroyed.
Kaleigh awoke yesterday morning
to tind everything covered with one
f those big white trusts closely
nkin to a snow. However it appears
to have done little damage because
the recent cold weather hail about
already done the o-k. Speaking of
Ihe situation State Horticulturist
Hutt said that practically all the
peaches and pears in the far wet
and Piedmont sections are believed
to be killed In the Southern Pines
region he predicted about one-third
to one-half a peach crop. Although
previous reports have shown the
strawberry crop in good condition,
he feared it would be delayed some
by the cold weather.
The. apple crop in the wet he
thought was safe since the tree had
not bloomed out, while in the central
part of the state there would be a
fair crop.
New Basis fur Insurance gcnts.
Kffoctlve May 1 the lire insurance
ugents in North Carolina will work
on a new mission basis, accord
lug to n notification received by In
surance Commissioner J. R. Young.
Commissioner Young has apprnwd of
this plun ami say It 1 much better
lor Ihe agents the men who nrc out
In the Held to get the business and
nt the same time will make them al
ways wide awake for the best po
sllde risks. The old commission basis
WSS Hi per cent, of the premiums;
now under the new rat . the risks
are divided Into three classes, the
agents securing the best . lass of risks
receiving 2f per cent.: the next low
est 20 per cent., and the lowest risk
IB per cent.
CommMoner Y'oung has Just re
turned from several day spent In
hfcago and the northwest, where
he went to attend a meeting of th
committee of the national convention
ot Insurance commissioners. He left
yesterday afternoon for l.umlertnn
to attend the trial of a rase against
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