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. A88AILS B008iVELT.
In the New York World of Jan
nsrv 19. h wejiud a remarkable let
ter from Mm. Hayes, daughter of
the late President Jtfferaon Davis,
of the Confederate States of Amer
ica. Mrs. Haves assails President
Roosevelt for hia false and libeilons
references to Mr. Davis in hia writ
ings, and sbe qnotea and comments
In a atinging way. Hero is her let
ter: To the Editor of the World:
In justice to the Southern people
will vou kindly have the following
extracts from President Roosevelt's
book printed in the World and re
quest other newspapera. North and
South, to copy thia letter?
In Mr. Roosevelt's book, "The
Life of Thos. H. Benton," ho says
most ut justly of the Southern peo
ple, on page 161:
"Slavery is chitfly responsible for
the streak of coarso and brutal bar
barism which ran through the South
ern charao'er."
Yet he claims to be half a South
erner. Ou page 163 be says:
"The moral difference between
Benedict Arnold on the one hand
and Aaion Burr or Jefferson Davis
on the other is precisely the differ
ence that obtains between a politi
cian who sella nia vote for money
and one who supports a bad measure
In consideration of being given some
hitch position."
As a matter of fact, Mr Davia
was very ind fforeut to political po
alti it, unlike Mr. Roaevtlt; so
muo so that he never spent a dol ar
on e ection nd asktd to man for
hi v to H was in Missif'Bippi but
one-' wr en elected He fought m
th- fl wer uf hi- manhood when men
ba'tl d in the fiVd, nnd never stood
on a hill posing as a R ugh Rider, a
ac in t dei erte battle who was,
.It a 'd, not in the ra'ge of the
enfint'a fie as this fantastic author
of s ei'ifii' niatory is said to nave
dene at !Jn J a'..
0 . p we 2I9 he attacks the hon
esty fV Buren, I'tlerand Polk
as -t-rv 8 of tne public and apeaka
f "t e un'ilushi g rascality" among
thf fQcitla .enerally.
Aim, on p age 220. he attack
th- " and only President of the
Co Mersey, the representative of
the Sutr,ern people whose toltra
tion he wihe He Bays:
"B fore JifLrson Davia took hia
pUcti among the arch traitors in
oar annals ho had already long
beeu known as one of the chief re
pudiatnrs. It was not unnatural
that to dishonesty toward the cred
itor. of the public be should after
ward add treachery toward the Re
public itrelf " ' .
This ia a libel and a falsehood.
Mr Davia was not in political life
at the time the repudiation occur
red, and he spent several hundred
dolUrs having printed and circu--lateda
pamphlet - on the day fol
lowing that on which he was to be
nominated for Congress -announcing
that ho waa unalterably opposed
to repudiation. . Aud thia he did
because the chairman of the nomi
nating body was artpudiator.
1 do not hesitate to say that 1 do
notthiuk Mr. Roosevelt has even
tn ul the truth, and I ven
ture to aay that the life of Thomaa
nnnn will not survive the criti
cism which which will succeed
Roosevelt.
Mr Kenton's mind was magnin
cently i quipped for the Btruggle it
"made for tne right as he understood
km ha is m not ltrnorant ur wan
cious enough to call JefferBon Davis a
.nndifttor. or to appiy so mm j
of the other undeserved and vi
hetsmedby Roosevelt.
rrtii,on Mr Rnoaevelt was quite a
.nn..h hn wrote an artiole in
YUM'.. .. -
it- Vnrth American Review do
Lug mwswi .
mv father as a traitor,
Li.k tan, urn 11 n rind mv father that
f " k Roosevelt telling him
t.!. .so wabh one-kided one,and ol
ler.ng data that he might be better
infrmea . , ...
t ... nlt ivrjlied through his Beo
..i.rt to his mother's old friend, a
man old enough to be his grand-
"Mr Tneoaore ivuub
not care to havn any communica
Son with Mr. Davis whatever. .
probably this accounts for hi? ig
DAVIS HAYE3.
Colorado Springs, Col , Jan. A.
During this campaign, the quota-
tlons which Mrs. Hayes makes in
u . t.iiinir manner wore publish
knt (rflnerallv it was explained
i.. Prident's defenders that at
the time he wrote those things he
was young
and lacicea ui;ie"v
However, Mr.
Roosevelt . had his
out to him and he
errors pomveu
has failed to
do the right thing or
make proper amends.
Now we wit-
. a ,. XjkM Ml Till.
v ; ; Tiffi ' Weekly
VOL. XXXVI.
daughter of a man in fa la grave de
fending her diatinguiahed father
from false and libelous publications
for which there has been no apology
or retraction.
At the Lee . birthday celebration
In Atlanta last Thursday a notable
incident occurred. It ia told in the
New York Tlmea in the following
special dispatch:
The Lee birthday celebration waa
marked by.an 'attack on President
Roosevelt by Governor Terrell. The
Uovernor raked the President se
verely for utterances the latter had
made in reference to Southern lead
ers daring the civil war, especially
for an attack on Jefferson Davia.
The Governor's attack waa made
after Charles J. Harden, the orator
of the day, had aaid the President
waa friendly to the South and put
stresa on the fact that the Presi
dent's mother was a Georgia woman,
interrupting Mr. Harden Governor
Terrell said:
"1 must indorse President Roose
velt's action in some things, hut I
can never indorse him personally,
love him personally, or even respect
him until he says to the ' American
people he has done wrong to the
memory of President Davis."
Governor Terrell's remarks were
cheered. . ..
The Governor says what every Belf
respecting Southerner thinks about
it. There is respect for the exalted
position which Mr Roosevelt oc
cupies, but how Southern people or
any class of them can slop over
about Rooaevelt la Hard to conceive
BRYAN SUPPORTS ROOSEVELT
It is a curious anomoly that Col.
William J. Bryan could be brought
up to the support of President
Rooaevelt'a polioy about anything
but the fact is that Col. Bryan is
abont the most . fearless and inde
pendent man in his views in this
country. From his Commoner,
which ia a regular weekly visitor to
tho Stab sanctum, we take the fol
lowing from an editorial:
- It seems to be generally under
stood that Mr. Roosevelt is ia earn
est on the railroad freight rate ques
tion and in this good work he should
have the support of democrats, as
well as alt other good citizens.
Freight rate discrimination haB
been responsible for many disasters
In another column of this isBue the
Commoner reproduces from the
New York World dispatches from
various correspondents of that news
paper showing speciho instances
wherein freight rate discrimination
has resulted in seriona pecuniary
088.
Commoner readers are invited to
carefully read these extracts from
the world. The bead-lines give a
air idea of the showing made.
For Instance:
"Pennsylvania road kills three
firms."
"Score of big firms ruined in At-
anta."
"Train of ruin in the city of .Em
poria, rianBas.
"Baltimore's export trade shrivel
ing."
"Lincoln industries slowly Strang-
ed."
"Firm loses 150,000 to $75,000 a
year.
"Kuln
of
Southern Steamship
Company
Ueorgias crockery Business
dead."
"Railroads saueeze Columbus con-
cerna
"Fort Wayne's commercial inter
ests injured." '
Progress ol several lowa nrms
halted." -
"California frnit growers hamp
ered." " -
"Millions of dollars lost to Mo
bile's trade.
Anyone who carefully considers
the showing made by the World a
correspondents must be convinced
not only that it is high time the
President moved in a strenuous way
for reform on these lines, but that
he is entitled to the support of the
people.
Suva the Baltimore Sun: "The
volume in which bills to regulate
freight rates ia pouring in leada to a
suspicion that Congress will have so
many to choose from that there may
be no legislation at all on the sub
ject this season." The cutuenBu
seems to know Its business, xi
President Roosevelt really believes
jihat the crowd which accompanied
him on the landslide is going to pass
hia railroad measuro or revise the
tariff to hurt, the gold brick men
will please confer a favor on the
Stab by not trying to work their
racket on the President.
Savs the Macon Telegraph: "It la
well for Ben Tillman that Roosevelt
refused to let him dine at the White
House. He also might have been
affected by the dope." Probably
Senator Tillman has not been han
kering after the President's iesh
pots. At least we hope not. some
body has got to remain virtuouB.
The Smoot investigation commit
tee saved its trump card for the last
by letting Senator Smoot qualify
himself in his testimony to nom a
seat in the United States Senate.
The committee started out at first
with the idea of not expelling the
Mormon from the Senate.
A lot of chicken thieves in North
Carolina have been sent to the pen
itentiary by our solicitors, -but the
government has not landed any
postofflce department grafters there.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Bill of Supreme Importance to
Cape Fear to Reach the
General Assembly.
THE LEGISLATURE LAST WEEK
Democrats Will Sanctis Tuesday Broos.
wick Shell Flsb Begtilstloo Being Be
pealed Omnibus Marlstrata
Appointment Holes.
Special Star Telegram.
Raleigh, N. O., Jan. 80. Toe mat
ter of chief Interest in the General
Assembly to-day was the final pass
age by the House of the bill to make
Richmond a "dry" county, closing
the saloons and distilleries at Hamlet
and Hoffman, two cf the notable
liquor atroogholda lojhe State. When
the bill came up for its tnlrd reading
this morning, J udge Wlnbourne, of
Hertford, made a motion that It be
made the - special order for next
Wednesday at 12 o'clock, so that a
caucus of Democrats could outline
some method In voting on such bills.
Graham, of Granville, opposed the
motion and AffeVdd an amendment
providing that the license money
should be refunded to the ssloon men.
Warburton, of Richmond, offered
an amendment changing the-date for
the law to take effect from April 1st
to July lit.
Butler, of Ssmpion, then offered an
amendment making the act apply to
the whole State, and all lawa in con
flict .be repealed. Thia last amend
ment provoked a ereat discussion, aa
it waa a play for policlea from the mi
nority, and was meant to bit the
Watts law.
Thia amendment waa lost by a vole
of 80 to 9, two Rspublicana voting no
and one Democrat voting aye.
Then the amendment by Warburton
was put and passed. Graham, of
Grnvlile. then withdrew his amend
ment, which was in conflict with the
amendment passed.
The bill waa then put on its third
reading and was waa passed and or
dered enrolled.
The Senate convened at 11 o'clock
with prayer by Rev. Dr. I. McK. Pet
linger. William, of Lexington,
offered a joint resolution to appoint a
committee of two- Senators, two Rep
resentatives and one person to be
named by the Governor to consider
and investigate outstanding 8tate
bonds and provide a plan for settle
ment of the South Dakota matter. The
bills Introduced were msl ly of a local
nature with the exception of one by
Duls, of Mecklenburg, to amend and
coaiiy all the building and loan asio
cistlon laws, according to certain plana
agreed upon by the State league of sso
sociailons last Summer at Wrlgntsvllle
and to amend rule 10 of dissents re
garding legitimate- and Illegitimate
children.
Bills pissed third reading to allow
town of Clinton to levy a special tax ;
to extend corporate limits of town of
Lexington; to provide for the cancel
lation of mortgages given in lieu of
bonds in criminal cases; to amend
game laws In Granville, Perion, Mont
gomery and other Piedmont counties;
to amend the law relating to the
commissioner of wrecks.
Resolution to amend the Senate
ru es so that all bills must be type
written, and not more than three
stenographers shall be provided In the
engrossing clerk's office to do thia
work. Toe resolution, 8enator Webb
explained, simply contained a part of
the provisions of the resolution that
passed the Senate the first of the ses
sion, but was defeated In the House.
Toe rule was adopted, 20 ayea and 18
noes.
The bill by Long, of Iredell, prohib
iting the manufacture and sale of li
quor In towns of less than 200 quail
tied voters was made a special order
for Tuesday, January 81st at noos, on
motion of Senator Btubbs, of W1I
llamston.
IN THC HOUSE.
Dr. R. T. Vann opened the House
exercises with prayer. Petitions were
presented from Hon. T. L. Hall, of
Carteret, looking to compulsory edu
cation, and by Mr. Taylor, or Brans
wick, aklng for repeal of Chapter 414
Public Laws, with reference to tax on
clams and shell nib.
The committee on the liquor traffic
the Richmond county prohibition law
favorable and the bill was placed on
the calendar.
A joint resolution waa introduced
to instruct our representatives in Con
crete to endorse the Jamestown Expo
sition and to vote for an appropriation
for the same.
Mr. Tavlor. of Brunswick, following
nn thehsetiilon from citizens previously
read, offered a bill to repeal Chapter
414. Public Laws, with reference to
hell fish.
Austin, of Nish, introduced a bill to
make it unlawful to sell or giveaway
liquor in five miles of a polling place
on election day.
Bills passed third reading to amend
barter ot Salem :to incorporate Tabor.
Columbus county; to Increase pay of
jurors in tlslirax ana uortDanipMJu
m nmvide for elections of commission
... nH magistrates In Washington
nnuntv: to orotect game in Richmond
and rrvaliti killing of squirrels in
Onslow. Both Houses adjourned un
til to morrow.
governor's personal staff.
Governor Glenn today announced
tt, . nn-iintmnnta nf his nersonal staff.
Toey rank as Colonel and are: P. G.
James, of Greenville; Cbas. E. John
.nn nf Ralniirh ; John 8. Cunningham,
of Cunningham; Weicott Roberson, ofj
Hight' Point: John uood, oi
eolnton: W. D. Pollock, ot KinBton,;
and D. L. Ward, of Newbern.
RAi.itfiH. N. C. Jan. 21. Capt. J
J.' Adklcs, who has been here alncj
Wtdneidsv looking after the pilot!
interest in anticipation of legialatlo
left to-night for Wilmington sajlnj
he considers the outlook very favor
ble for the pilots. Bepreaentau
. a . I
and Senators have been sounded
him and Csnt. Edgar Parmele, an
i. nnt hoiuved that any very radii
measures against the interests of
nliniacan be passed. Representat!
Boney said tonight he expects the c
tonriirxr farces to move on the
lature about Monday.
Notice was given in the G
Aiaemblv to day that a Dempr
caucus would he held Tuesdaypi
mr.fi that minT matters of partwlej-
m - -m
utun atnnld be considered. Im
other things will be a bill W ty
! una under favorablrept
from the Judiciary Committee!
i-- .ith Mr- tn lew -a necUijl!o
WILMINGTON, N. C., FRIDAY, JANtnCRY 27,
school tax for the benefit of that race
exclusively. Several party leaders are
opposing the bill.
The House to-day tabled bills to
change the time of the meeting of the
General Assembly from January , to
April, and also to allow the-right to
waive the homestead by note.
The Board of Public Buildings and
Grounds Issued an order to-day that
the State Library Will be closed until
the safety of the building can ba ex
amined into and the damage by the
sinking of the floor Thursday when
the big crowd was there for the Rich
mond county prohibition hearing, la
repaired. Thia work will begin Mon
day. The Board la having a bill draft
ed fox introduction Tuesday, carrying
an appropriation for new buildings
that will relieve the congested condi
tion of the office and store rooms, a
bill now pending for the building to
be erected out of one month's receipts
iu the Insurance Commissioners' of
fice, not meeting with approval aa not
providing large enough a building.
Proceedlnxs la Detail.
The Senate waa opened with prayer
by Rev. G. W. Btarling. The first
matter of business waa concurrence
in the House amendment to the Rich
mond county liquor bill, so that the
measure is now law. cilia were in
troduced to increase the jury-tax to $5
In all cases and to incorporate Bryson
City graded school district.
Bills passed third reading to ameud
road law in Anson ; to authorize com-
mlsstosers or Henderson county to
sell real estate and to fix compensa
tion of jurors; directing State Treas
urer to cancel certain bonds and return
same to Alexander county; to amend
charter of Ayden ; to change township
boundary la Howaa;to protect streams
from sawdust in Davidson; to prevent
hunting and trapping in Richmond;
to repeal tax on doga in Edgecombe;
to protect deer In Richmond; to pro
hibit the manufacture and sale of
liquor la-a mile of certain churches
In Ooldaatius: to elect commissioners
of Granville, Caswell and Montgomery
counties by the people; to repeal law
permitting Pine Bluff, N. C, to levy
special tax for advertising; for the
better government of the North
Carolina Institution for the education
of the deaf and dumb and the blind.
In 1899 the Legislature Increased the
number of directors of the Institution
by adding four and this bill simply
provides that when their terms expire
next March the Governor shall appoint
their successors.
IN THE HOUSE.
The House opened with prayer by
Dr. Tyree. Petitions were presented
from citizens of Spring Hope asking
that certain territory be taken out of
Bpring Hope graded school district
and put in District No. 1; that no
whiskey be sold within 3 miles of
Fletcher Chapel, Gates county; that
Webster be allowed to practice
medicine in Wilkes.
Bills were lntroduceed as petitioned
for atove;also, to Incorporate Bryson
City graded school; to incorporate
Eureka and Fall Ureek churches. In
Wayne; to amend Sec 191, Public
laws 1903, relative to local aelf-gov
ernment ia Farquimans: by Judge
Wlnbourn, to further eapow ad
ministrators and executors to pro
vide greater justice in the trial
of actions Involving real estate; by
Murnhy. of Salisbury, to allow street
railways to carry policemen and fire.
men free.
.The following bills passed third
reading: To amend Chapter 281,
Laws of 1901, making it six days in
stead of 12 for working the roads 1.
Graham; act to prevent the obstruct
ion of the public roads at Keyser,
Mo3r county ; act to prevent the kill
ing of quail in Swayne county for
three years ; act to amena section
public laws of 1899, regulating hunt
ing in Rowan and Hertford counties;
act to regulate the driving of vehicles,
automobiles, eta, on the highways in
Mecklenburg county; act to permit
the election of county commissioners
in Bertie by popular vote ;to repea-clam
section 2, public laws, of the clam tax
law in Brunswick; to make the the ti
tle of an act a part tbereor; to prevent
sale of liquor in Scotland Neck.
Resolutions were introduced and
adopted providing that all bllia here
after Introduced providing for an In
crease of magistrates oe rererreu to
the proper committee and indued in
an omnibus bill, and all all bills rela
tive to the close season for game bs
referred and Included in an omnibus
bill.
Cowles, of Wilkes arose .to a ques
tion of personal privilege In regard to
some comment made by a morning
paper In reference to a bill Introduced
bv him providing that one Dr. J. L
Webster, of Wilkesboro, be allowed
to practice medicine, without going
before the State Board. He said the
bill waa Introduced by request, and he
was not responsible for it.
The special -committee appointed to
look Into the matter of the number of
pages and laborers needed by the
House, resorted that they bad laves
tigated the matter and 13 pages and
22 laborers were sufficient for thd
work in the House, and also recomj
mended that no Confederate veteran
uncharged.
CASTLE H4YNES' R01D SSHOOL.
Dsnatlons Thankfully Received Wtfk
Will Berld ob Bnlldiog Monday.
Work will begin to-morrow. on I e
building of the new achool house n
the Castle Haynes road, subscrlp
for which have been received by Mr
W. A. L'neker. The following don:
lions are thankfully acknowledged:
Kidder Lumber O.. 1.000 feet 2
lumber; Hiltoa Luni her Co.. 1.500 felt
flooring; Cape Fear Lumber Co., 1,6
feet ceiling; Roger Moore's Bona k
Co., 760 brick: Mitchell Sc Tavlri
Shingle Mills, ahinglea; M. W.Dlvlci
Ic Co.. windows, sashes and dno.4
Jacob! Hdw. Co., four windows; Foi i
& Foster, window and door frame i
and Inside facing for tame, with'fai
teninga; W. E Springer & Co., 10)
pounde assorted nails; Mr Georg)
Trask, sills and floor joists and atu -ding.
Cash donations, previously ai
knowledced, $16.60; Mr. Yates. $ ;
Mrs. C. O. Byerly and 8unday school
class, $10; Mrs. Storm. $1: cash. X2.53:
cash. $2; J. Hicka Bunting, 50c; east,
60c; cash, 50c; J. O. 8tevenaon, $3; J.
W. Muruhison, $2; Herbert Mo
Clammv, 60c; W. B. Cooper, $2.50;
Sam'l Bear, 8r., & Sons, $2; J. Well,
60c; R. R. Bllamy, $1; Wm. Nelatlie,
$1; George Honnet, $1; cash, 50c; The
A. David Co.. $1; George Haar, $1.
Briar Them "Home."
A special to the Raleigh INewa and
Observer from Oxford, N. C, says:
"Mrs. T. B. Kingsbury and daughter,
Miss Mary, reached Oxford yesterday
morning, having come to take home
with them the two little orphan boys
of Mr. W. D. Lyncb. They are beau
tiful and attractive children. -Dorsey,
the elder of tbe boys, - is in extremely
feeble health."
THREE HAD PTOHA1NB FOlSONINO.
Peculiar meets of ChTJdrea of Mr. sod
Mrs. Jobo P. Harder.
Two little children of Mr. J. R.
nidtr, No. 619 South S xh .Ireet,
are jast recovering from a severe at
tack of ptomaine poisonlng.whlch since
last Sunday most seriously threatened
tbe'r lives. The children are aged 18
mcntha and three years,-respectively,
and fn some food thev ate or water
they drank they got the peculiar form
o: poison, which in many casea baa
bifflsd science and set atr naught all
medical theories. The children were
constantly attended by Dra. W. J. H.
Bellamy and: .Frank H. Rustell and
yesterday, for the first time, they were
thought to have been out of danger.
Mrs. Harder bad a alight attack of the
same poisoning last week but most for
tunately recovered in time to nurse
the two little children, who were
brought so near to death's door.
Mr. Harder la eastern agent of the
Oliver Typewriter Co. and removed
here only a week or two ago from
Graham, N. O. He and Mrs. Harder
have the tin ceres t sympathy of a num
ber of newly-made friends here In the
terrible ordeal through which they
tnEynave just pasted.
RAILROAD KUMOKS CONFIRMED.
Ststemear, However, Healed That I. & N.
Oeaeral Offices Will Remove Here.
The appointment of Mr. J. T. King
as car accountant ot the Atlantic
Oosst Line system, succeeding Mr. E.
E. Gardner, acting accQutnant.and tbe
appointment of Mr. B. , J. Jacobs,
now of Charleston, 8. C, as his sue-
cesior is freight agent of the compa
ay in this city, was officially announ
ce yesterday. The changes take effect
February 1st. It is needless to say
that the promotion of those popular
yoang railway officials will be re
ceived with the hearty endorsement of
the public Both are popular and
tnHr service with the company has
been of the faithful and distinguished
character, xbe other rumors of
changes given in these columns yes
terday bave not thus far been con
firmed. General Manager Kenly, of the At
lantic Coait Line, yesterday denied
the persistent rumor that the company
was contemplating the erection of ad
tlocal office buildings in Wilmington,
as far as he knew, or that plana are
being made to consolidate tbe general
offices of the L. & N. with the offices
of the parent company in Wilming
ton. 2- NEGRO DaSQEROUSLY HURT.
la Collision With Vehicle Drives by Mr.
R. P. Warren Yeaterday Evening.
Ed. Griffin, colored, a laborer em
ployed at the railroad, is at the hospi
tal dangerously wounded as the result
of a collision, while on a bicycle late
yesterday afternoon, with a vehicle be
ing driven by Mr. R. F. Warren. The
negro waa knocked off the bicycle and
the end of one of the ahafts of the ve
hicle struck him at the lower end of
the breast bone just above the chest
Hs also bad a bad gash in the back ef
tb i head and' waa Buffering mucb from
th shock. Tbe wound In the breast
Is rery severe and Internal injuries
my develop, in which event the acci
dent would more than likely prove
fa tel. The negro's home la at Wrights
boro. Immediately after the accident
Mr. Warren took the colored man to
the hospital and directed that every
thing possible be done for him. Tbe
exact particulars of the accident could
not be learned.
INHUMAN AIT OP WOMAN.
Tiny lofant Throat loto Tin Bucket asd
Thrown on Waste File.
t Jammed into a five-pound lard buck
et and thrown Into a trash pile where
refuse from tbe city streets is dumped
back of the Marine Hospital, a tiny
male infant was found dead yesterday
morning by two young white boys,
who promptly reported the matter to
the police. Dr. Bell, the coroner, waa
notified and with Policeman E. L.
Smith and other officers, they went
oat to investigate the revolting affair.
The child was apparently only a few
days old and waa either a bright mu
latto or white. There waa absolutely
no clue to the Inhuman mother, who
had thus so inhumanely disposed of
tbe infant. The child was turned over
to the county undertaker for burial. '
Sort Green Oat Again.
After serving 22 months of a two
year sentence on the roads,Burt Green,
a notoriously bad negro well known
to the police, was discharged from the
chain gang yesterday, two months of
the sentence having oeen abated under
the stockade rules for exemplary con
duct while a. prisoner. Green was
given two years In the Superior Court
for a murderous assault In 1902 upon
Mr. Sterling Allen,' bridge keeper at
Hilton. -It will be remembered that at
the time Green ran away, but soon
surrendered himself to Capt. Shearln
at the , convict camp, confessing the
asssuit upon Mr. Allen and saying he
was ready to begin hia sentence; that
"they needn't bother about any trial."
Burt is a born criminal.
Three Others With Smallpox.
Another daughter of Capt W. W.
Skinner has developed smallpox at
714 South Fifth street. The wife of
Mr. Joslah Cumber, clerk at Fourth
street market, also developed the dis
ease yesterday and Is quarantined at
her home on Fourth, between Harnett
and Swann atreeta. Lena Hurst, col
ored, 912 South Eighth r el, was !i-
quarantined for smallpox yesterday.
1905.
T?
PERILOUS TIMES
FOR CZAR'S EMPIRE.
St. Petersburg Feverish With
Forebodings of the Outcome
of the Great Strike.
TROOPS ARE IN SYMPATHY.
Will Fire os Palace Bui Not on Strikers,
They Declare -la That Event Russia '
Facea Mot Riot Bat Revolution.
Oalcosje Looks Serloos
Bt Cable to tbe Morulas Star.
St. Fktebsbubg, Jan. 22, Sunday.
Despite official assurances at mid
night that the situation was well in
hand and that ample steps had been
taken to protect the vast Industrial
section of St Petersburg and insure
the safety of the city, the greatest un
easiness for to-day pervades the entire
population.
Picket troopa are atationed at varl-
oua points in the city and each house
contains a miniature, garrison, with
gendarmes in the court yarda and ma
chine guns ready for-tbe Ant emer
gency. The winter palace is strongly
picketed, with Grand Duke Vladimir
in command. Final instructions were
issued to-night.
The plan of the government is to
prevent the workmen from coming to
the centre of the city to-day by guard
ing the gates and bridges. A collision,
therefore, is believed to be more
likely to occur In tbe outskirts of St.
Petersburg.
Meantime the strikers are . carrying
out their original programme. The
few mills and factories remaining
active In the city were closed during
the day, one of the last of them being
the government powder mill. Strike
leaders visited every shop In the city
and all of them, even those, of the
butchers and bakers and laundries,
were closed. Traffic was stopped on
the street car lines, the men having
joined tbe strikers.
Preparations for a big demonstra
tion at tbe winter palace square at 2
o'clock to-day -(Sanday) have not been
suspended, although the leader ahave
been warned that it cannot take place
and that the Emperor will not be
there. The workmen are all convinced
that hia majesty will appear and llaten
to the grievancea set forth in the
petition. Tbe deputation which on
Friday took the Invitation to Emperor
Nlcholaa to attend the meeting having
failed to gain access to hia majesty,
Father Gopon to.day sent It by his
secretary to Interior Minister Svlato-polk-Mirsky.
During the day Antonlua Metropol
itan, of St Petersburg, formally ex
communicated Father Gopon on the
ground that he waa causing the people
to rlae agalnat the Emperor, the head
of the church.
Rumors that the troops have plainly
indicated their sympathy with tbe
strikers and that If it comes to a collia
ion they will refuse to fire upon them,
are everywhere rife .and the workmen
themselvea are thoroughly convinced
that such is the case. But the author
ities maintain that the loyalty of the
troopa ia beyond question, pointing out
that the only time that Russian regi
ments showed treachery waa in the
Decembrist revolution of 1821, when
the guard regiments participated
but they say that the troopa then were
practically aoldiers of fortune return
ing to Russia after the Napoleonic
wars, Imbued with the revolutionary
ideas of France. It ia fully realized,
however, that if the troops mutiny or
actually join the workmen, that the
government will be faced not with
riot, but with revolution.
Father Gopon, at the requeat of
Minister of Justice Muravlef, went to
the Ministry of Justice yesterday and
bad a long Interview with M. Mura
vle', at which the minister tried to
dissuade him from his programme
for Sunday. Father Gopon, however,
could not be dlasauded and at the
end of the .Interview left, aaylng,
"We muat each do our duty ac
cording to the light given us."
The plan of the workmen la to aa
aemhle at three points, the Patlleff
and Oubokoff works, and tbe Island of
Vassill Ostrov, and march to the pal
ace square. They are fully eouvlnoed
the Emperor will be there to receive
their petition.
The representatives of the Associa
ted Press went among many groupa of
the workmen but found no one who
expreaaed doubt aa to the Emperor
meeting them. All apoke of him moat
reverentially and they Insisted that he
ia kept in Ignorance of the truth and
that once be baa heard of their griev
ances they will receive justice. They
said that what waa wanted was short
er hours and more pay and also polltl
cal liberty; but tbe ideas of most of
the men on the latter subject are ru
dimentary and they could not exactly
explain them, the only concrete con
ception being that they wanted a con
dition such aa exists in Germany.
"If not that, they did not want any
Emperor at all. They declared their
peaceful intentions and said they did
not want to fight. They seemed to
entertain little fear of tbelng shot
down.
"The soldiers are on our side," said
one of the leaders. "They may fire
on the palace, but not on us."
Not one of the workmen raised a
voice against the Emperor though
they did not spare some of the Imperi
al family, especially Grand Duke
Alexis, who with others, they charged
with being responsible for Russia's de
feat In the war In tbe Far East, aaylng
that they kept the Emperor in igno
rance ot the true altnatlon. Some of
them repeated current gossip about
Grand Duke Alexis and the Russian
Beet
"We know what happened in a
theatre sometime ago when hia mis
tress came on the stage covered with
jewels," said one of the men. "The
galleries hissed her and the people
cried out, 'lake them off, they , are
not diamonds, but drops of Russian
blood V "
Lata laat night it waa reported that a
atrike had been declared in the paper
milla in Flnlacd, and rumors an that
if blood is spilled here to-day there
will be many serious risings through
out the land. The rumors, however,
probably belovg to tbe crop of sensa
tional stories witb which the city ia
filled. Private letters from Helaring
f ore received by the Associated Press
to night do not give the slightest in
sinuation of tbe imminence of a move
ment among the Fiona.
Notice is reesivad of tbe sudden
death yeaterday of Rev. A. I. Gray
bill, at Ltoarea. Mexico, ov of tbe
beat known ooiaaionmrtes of the Preo
bytertaa eharcb wbo had ben in
MeiTco slnoe 1874. 1
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THE SMOOT INVESTIGATION
-TAKES fNTEREgflNQ TURN.
RIoroB8 Examination of tbe Senator as
u Hia Belief la Divlse Revelations.
Abeardltlea of Mormon Faith.
Bt Telegraph to tbe Moraine 8 tar.
Washington, Jan. 21. Under
rigorous examination concerning b!a
belief in divine revelations. Senator
8 or oo t to-day In the Investigation be
fore the Senate committee on privi
leges and elections, said that if be
sbcuid receive a revelation from God
commanding him to disobey the laws
of the land, he would leave hia coun
try and go to some country where the
laws of the land were not in conflict
with the laws of God.
Eesrly every member of the Senate
committee look psrt In ihe exsmlna
tlon of Senator Smoot on the subject
of revelations and the witness' views
proved highly interesting.
The examination to-day covered a
variety of subjects, including the be
lief of the people generally on the
aubject of polygamy, the character of
the teachings at the religious classes
and tbe use of the public schools for
the conduct of such classes.
Senator Smoot defended his vote for
George Brlmhall for president of the
Brlgham University on the ground
that, he had taken no plural wives
alnca the manifesto. He Bald Brlmhall
waa living with a plural wife for tbe
reaaon that bla lawful wife was in an
Insane asylum, He admitted first
that be believed Mr. Brlmhall was vi
olating theaplrit of the law.and pressed
by Chairman Burrows said that Brlm
hall was also violating "the letter of
the law." However, the conditions of
the first wife was an extenuating cir
cumstance. "What!" again asked Chairman
Burrows, "do you think it an extenu
ating circumstance for a man to mar
ry another woman and have children
by her because his legal wife is In an
insane asylum?"
"No, I hardly think that"
The elevation of Joseph F. Smith to
the presidency of the church was
brought up by Mr. Taylor and tbe
witness said be voted to suataln him
and had so voted to sustain Smith at
other conferencea aa president.
"Do you believe the church still re
ceives revelations from God?" asked
Senator Overman. :
"I believe the church can receive
revelations."
"Who receives them!"
"I believe any good man can receive
revelations, but President Smith la the
only man who can receive revelations
that would be binding upon tbe
people."
"Do you believe that any revelation
which might be given could be supe
rior to the laws of the land t" naked
Senatar Overman.
"I don't believe it would be auperlor
to the lawa of the land."
"Then if you got a revelation from
heaven yeuraelf would you have to
obey it!"
"I believe if it waa from God, it
would be compulsory upon me to obey
it But if it was contrary to the laws
of the country In which I lived, I
would move to some other country
where I could obey the law."
"Do you believe that revelations are
everglven!"
"Well, I have heard men testify so,
but I could not say."
. "What is your belief?"
"I believe that God could do such
things. He did it in former days and
could do it now."
After some questioning as to tbe ex
tent to which revelations were obeyed
in wdlch Mr.Smoot admitted certain of
them were disobeyed. Senator Knox
asked :
"As I understand a former answer
by you, it Is fundamentally and pri
marily a part of your religion it a rev
elation should come to the church that
commanded you to disobey tbe laws of
the land, you would not have to
obey it?''
The'Senator responded that he would
be a free agent to accept or reject it,
but that If God apoke to him person
ally he would leave the country and
go to some place where the law of God
waa not In conflict with the law of the
country.
"But If this revelation also com
manded you to remain in this coun
try ?" aaked Senator Overman.
"I don't think the God I worship ia
such a God. It is not a supposable
case," responded senator smoot.
The bearing
Monday.
waa adjourned until
EX-POSTMASTER IN TROUBLE.
Served Oae Tarn asd klkely to Oet la
other for Uballlsg Cangreaaman
kitcblo, ef This State.
By Teleerapn to tn Mornlnt-Btax.
Jackson, Miss., Jan. 21. M. T.
Reddocb, former poatmaater at Yazoo
City, who served a term jn tbe Nash
ville prison for embezzlement of post
office funds, waa arraigned here to-day
on a charge of automation of per
jury. Reddocb, while a prisoner Iu the
penitentiary claimed to have seen a
letter from Congressman Kltchln, of
North Carolina to another convict
named W. R. McBrown la which, ac
cording to Reddocb, the Congressman
agreed to bave him pardoned for $250.
Reddoch further alleged that McBrown
sent the. money to Kltchln. After
Reddoch got out of tbe penitentiary he
backed up hia statement to the depart
ment witb an alleged, affidavit from J,'
A. Sherman, who was commissary
clerk at the prison at tbe time, who
deposed in his affidavit that be saw
McBrown put tbe money' In tbe en
velope addressed to Congressman
Kltchln and mall the same.
Reddocb was afterward employed to
work up the case by the Department
ot Justice ao It is alleged, but aa in
vestigation proved that Congressman
Kltchln had never written to Mc
Brown and that McBrown bad never
Bent him money. Reddoch worked for
two months on tbe Kltchln caae and it
ia alleged after he bad received five or
aix buddred dollars that be ao!d the
story to a newspaper, tbe 8unday be
fore the November election.
Reddoch waa bound over to-day In
ice sum or 3,uuu to appar before
Commissioner Geseley in thia city on
February 2nd. He was arrested on
affidavits sworn out bv Postofflce In
apectora Fultoo, of St Louis, and
Grennaway, of Nashville, Teo.
The House Committee on Agricul
ture' yesterday practically completed
work on the agricultural appropria
tion bill aod expects to repon it Mon
day. The- bill earrlea an emergency
appropriation for tbe eradication of
tbe cotton boll weevil of $190,000.
CONGRESS SATURDAY.
fommlttee Appointed to Prcaent Swayae
Inpeachmeei to ieoate EolefleS lo
the Senate Upon Mr. logalls.
By Telegraph to tbe Moraine Btar.
Washington, Jan. 21. The House
to-day passed the Indian Appropria
tion bill and then devoted several
hours paving tribute to the late Jnhn
J. Ingalls, of Kr)as.
Speaker Cannon announced his ap
pointment of tbe seven manageraou
the part of the House to present to tbe
Senat the Swayne Impeachment cts ,
as follows: Representatives Palme .
of Pennsylvania; Powera, of Mass
chuielta; Olmsted, of Pennsylvania:
Perkins, of New York; CiavtoD, of
Alabama; Desmond, ot Misaaur',
and Smith, of Kentucky, The fi.
four managers are Republicans, the
remainder Democrats. All but Messrs.
Olmsted and Perkins are members ff
the Judiciary committee.
A resolution was agreed to direct
ing the clerk of the House to present
to tho Senate the articles of impeach
ment The Indian Appropriation bill was
amended only in minor details,. $50,
COO being added for Indian schools.
With the statement that over $100,000
of the trust funds of the Indians haJ
been paid out to the Catholic church
during the past year for 1 he malnte
nance of mission schools. ' Mr. Bte-
tbe bill amended by pirci&ftl
such funds shall beused for such our
pose in the future A point of order
was made and sustained against tbe
amendment.
THB SENATE SATURDAY. "
Washington. Jan. 21. After a dav
devoted to listening to eulogies upon
tue late (senator jonnj. logailr, or
Kansas, and to the consideration of
the bill making appropriations for
fortifications, the Senate, just before
adjournment today, received from
the House notification through its
clerk that that body hut named mana
gers to conduct tbe Impeachment pro
ceedlnga against Hon. Cnas. Swayne.
On motion of Mr. Piatt, of Connec
ticut, an order was agreed to direct
ing that the House be notified that the
Senate waa ready to receive the House
managers.
Mr. Teller gave notice that when tho
impeachment proceedings were once
begun he would inalat upon the con
tinued conalderation of that matter
and would resist any effort to displace
It with the statehood bill.
The Ingalls eulogies were delivered
in connection with official presenta
tion by the State of Kansas of the
statue of the late Senator for statuary
hall. The principal address was made
by Mr. Long, of Kansas. Among the
other apeakera were Messrs. Cockrell,
Gorman and Daniel. Speaking of Mr.
Ingalls' strong partisanship, Mr. Dan
iel admitted that many of his remarks
had been offensive to him, but said
they were forgotten in admiration for
the man.
The fortifications bill was read, ami
pending tbe consideration of an a
mendment to atrike out the provision
forlnaular fortifications, the Senate
adjourned.
IS SAN DOMINGO OURS?
Uocle Sam Becamea Receiver cf Volly
Headed Republic sod Guarantees
lis Complete Integrity.
By Telerrapu to the Horning star.
San Domingo, Republic of Santo
Domingo, Jan. 21. A protocol be
tween the Dominican government
and the American minister, Mr. Daw
aon, and Commander A. C. Dilling
ham, U. S. N., in behalf of the Ameri
can government, waa aigned yeater
day. Tbe principal, conditions are
that the American government guar
antees the complete integrity of
Dominican territory, agrees to under
take tbe adjustment of all obligations
of tbe Dominican government, for
eign and domestic, and the conditions
of payments, to adjust unreasonable
claims and to determine the validity
and amount of pending claims. In
the case of the appointment of one or
more commissions to reach such an
adjustment the Dominican gov
ernment shall be represented ia
order to protect It responsibility.
The American government will
take charge of the existing
customs hous'es and those hereafter
to be created and will name the em
ployes necessary to their management,
tbe dutlea they will exercise and their
rights. These will be considered
Dominicans and subjects to the lawa
of the republic.
The Dominican government will
have at each cuatom bouae inspectors
in bahalf of Its Interests from after tho
date the contract lakes effect. Tbe
present employes are to be considered
aa acting under Its provisions.
Out of the revenues collected at the
custom house of the Republic tho
American gavernment will deliver to
the Dominican government 45 per
cent of the total of tbe gross amount
for tbe purpose of attending to the
necessities of the budget It is esti
mated that the first year $900,000 will
be receivable monthly.
Out of the 55 per cent the American
government Will pay the employes of
the custom houses and the Interest on
the amortization or the foreign and
domestic debts. The whole aurplua
may remain and each fiscal year will
be delivered to the Dominican gov
ernment and devoted to the payment
of lta debts.
I0TTOB Q ROWERS' SQBVECiTlOBf.
umctai Declaration vnai wasters, Her
cbanta and Baaksrs Are Invited.
By Telegraph to the Morning star.
New Ob&eansi Jan. 21. In a tele
gram received bere to-day, President
Harvle Jordan, of the Southern Cot
ton Growers' Protective Association,
sets at rest all doubt aa to the charac
ter of the proceedings of the Inter
state cotton convention which will
meet bere Tuesday, and unequivo
cally states tb&t bauknrx, merchants
and othera Interested will be ap
pointed to committee aa well aa cotton
planters. The telegram Is as follows .-
"Am Informed tbtt sotu ailtunder
atanding baa occurred with reference
to bankers, merchants and , othera
meeting with our convention and
serving with pur committees. You
can issue a state. u-nt that we will all
meet together aod our committees
will be made up of farmen, bankers,
merchants and others lnfr-ated, that
perfect co-operation aod harmony will
prevail.
(8Igned) ' Habvie D. Jobdas."
The New Orleana Progressive Union
haa made elaborate preparations to en
tertain the visiting delegates who are
exoectf d to num e- two thousand or
more.
The first important comniit-tre meet
ing will be bankers, merchants and
farmers to discuss and rport upon
the plan to pe pursued throughout
the South lo holding the balance of
this season's crop.
- The railroad managers never
knew how safe they were until thoy
began to discover the dangers lurk
ing In new rate legislation New
3?ork World.
ness the pathetic incmcui-