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The Weather Today: Fair in West; Rain in East. I The News and Observer. VOL. LI. NO. 116. Leads all MoFthCarolinaDailies in News and Circulation SCHLEY HOLDS LOVE HIGHER THAN OFFICE I Am Not in Politics and Do Not txpcct to Be, He Says- BETTER A PEOPLE’S LOVE I Shall Never Accept Any Office Which Might Jeapardize Th«ir Affection. CHICAGO EXTENDS AN EAGER WELCOME Greeted by the People With Tumultuous Ac claim. Banqueted by Hamilton Club, Chicago Makes Acknowledge ment of His Services. (By the Associated Press.) Chicago, Jan. 25. —Rear Admiral TV. S. Schley today thrice declared that he had no intention of entering politics. His re marks were calculated to set at rest ■ for all time the political ambitions which some of his admirers have entertained for him. He said that no office, however high, would tempt him to jeopardize the love which the people of this country have expressed for him. The day for the Adimral was a round of receptions, at each of which he expressed his grati tude for tokens of esteem and approba tion. The demonstrations reached their cli max in the banquet given in his honor by the Hamilton Club in the banquet hall of the Auditorium. Approximately 650 guests were present. Rear Admiral Schley arrived in Chi cago today at .>:3O a. m. and was greet ed with a tumultous socia ed with a sumultous acclaim from thou- sands of people. At the depot the Ad miral was greeted by a delegation from the city council and a company of naval veterans of the Civil War. Alderman (frank Fowler, on behalf of the city coun cil, presented the following resolutions: 'Whereas, we recognize in Admiral Schley’s achievements his character and his bearing, one of the foremost naval heroes of all time, whose splendid record at Santiago will forever be the pride and inspiration of gratefu countrymen; there fore be it Resolved,, by the City Council of the City of Chicago, that the city of Chi cago. through its mayor and municipal council takes pleasure in making this public acknowledgement of the distin guished services rendered by Admiral Schley to his country, and extends to him a heartfelt welcome.” Admiral Schley, accompanied by Mrs. Schley, who were met in their private car at South Chicago an hour before the train arrived in the city proper. The delegation presented the city and the Hamilton Club, whose guest the Admiral will be during his stay here, which ends Tuesday morning. "The trip has been uneventful," said the Hero of Santiago." But I have been deeply moved Dy the demonstrations of the people all around. You know it moves me so I can. scarcely seak to see the little hands waving at me from the small depot platforms. 1 love the little ones.” As the train drew into the outskirts of tlic city, factory whistles blew their wildest notes and squads of people rush ed down every street loading to the tracks, and waved their hands. When ever posible the Admiral answered back through the windows of his car, bowing bis head and fluttering a handkerchief. Mrs. Scliley seemed to enjoy the dem onstration even more than her distin guished husband. A double liue of policemen stood at the depot when the Admiral alighted, but Ihc blue coats were unable to restrain the crowd which straiughtaway went wild til the sight of the easily recognized guest, which showed above the heads of the guards and unmistakable mark of the wearers identity. A delegation of school children, waving (lags, greeted the visitors at the further end of the sta tion. He bowed to them and wyaved his hand. Then the municipal councils reso lutions were presented and the Admiral and Mrs. Schley were driven through demonstrative throngs to their apart ments —the "presidential suite" —at the Auditorium annex. Here the Admiral retired to don his “shore togs." as he expressed it. At 11 a. m. he was given a breakfast by the reception committee of the Ham ilton Club and enjoyed himself in au in formal manner. The breakfast table was laid for twenty-one persons. Among those pres, ent were Governor Yates, Mayor Harri son and former Comptroller of the Cur rency Eckels. "hile the Admiral was being entertain <d a committee of women devoted them selves to Mrs. Schley. She was tendered a breakfast in another room in the hotel at the same time that her husband was enjoying himself with the Hamilton Club < ommittee and Inter attended a recep tion given *in her honor at the Woman's Club. A delegation from Ottawa, Has., pre sented the Admiral with an invitation to address the Chautauqua of that city, and upon iiis statement that it would neces sary for him to decline the invitation, a member of the delegation insisted that “no” would not be taken for an answer. “We will get our Governor and Sena tors and Congressmen after you," said the Kansen. “They wil have no more influence than you, for I am not in politics and do not expect to be,” the Admiral replied. Martin E. Merick notified the visitor that he had been elected an honorary member of the Maryland Society of Chi cago for which the Admiral expresed his thanks. At the conclusion of the breakfast a delegation from the Cook County Board of Commissioner waited upon the Admiral and commissioner presented the follow ing resolutions declaring that “there has been yet no adequate reward nor offi cial recognition of the mrits of some ff the fficers who took part in the war with Spain, whose heroism and fidelity were most conspicuous, of whom may be especially enumerated Admiral Winfield Scott Schley, Captain F. A. Cooke, of Ad miral Schley’s flagship Brooklyn, and Captain Charles E. Clark, of the famous battleship Oregon, therefore, be it "Resolved, That we consider it but simple justice to these gallant officers and men that their distinguished service should be properly rewarded Without further delay and we do hereby respect fully request the authorities of the United States Government to adopt, with all due haste, such measures for this pur pose as may be most becoming." After leaving the hotel the Admiral was taken to the Hamilton Club, where he shook hands with members of and guests of that organization, giving a kind word of greeting and a firm hand shake to each one. At the Press Club the performance was repeated, except that of the two or three hundred people present fully fifty per cent were women. A number of men, who were correspondents in Cuba during the fights about Santiago, were present and to them the Admiral referred in his short speech of thanks as follows: “I want to say that these boys were aways to the forefront —one of them so much so that I was afraid that he'd be sunk. At the time I wished he was any where else. But the boys were brave. It isn't pleasant to be shot at. but these boys stood up and were not only shot at, but could not shoot back.” The Admiral seemed to be enjoying hims Hf. for when a photographer s«t off a flashlight he gasped. Then he laughed heartily, as did those about him. At the Rooster Club, of which he is an honorary member, the Admiral, still in a jovial mood addressed a few happy re marks to "my fellow members.” In the course of his speech he again indicated his feelings in regard to the political preferment, which has been talked about for him. “I have, been deeply touched 'by the tribute which I have received,” he said, "they have been tributes of love and in my future years, I shall never accept any office, however high, which might jeopardize that love. It is the dearest thing I have. It is the greatest crown a man can have on this earth and when I am gone I want to left with my chil dren and their children, as their dearest possession.” On his way back to the hotel the Ad miral stopped for a few minutes at the Chicago Athletic Club, and the Woman’s Club. At bothp laces he grasped the hands for expressions of esteemu. FOUR CARS DITCHED A Coast Line Freight Wreck ed by a Defect in tne Track, (Special to News and Observer.) Morven. N. C., Jan. 25.—The Atlantic Coast Line freight train, No. 25, was wrecked about twenty-five miles south of here this afternoon about six o’clock. This is the second wreck occurring on this branch within the last twenty-four hours. No 26 was wrecked about fourteen miles south of here yesterday. The cause of this second wreck was a defect in the track. No one was seri ously injured. Four cars are ditched. The wreck train has been called from the scene of the wreck of So. 26 to the scene of the wreck of No. 25. Trains can prob ably pass by Sunday night. CONSTERNATION ON THE BROSHT. 30,000 Acres of Occupied Laud Entered For A. R Miller of Marion (Special to News and Observer.) Taylorsville, N. C-, Jan- 25. —Capt. J. W. Copeland, of Statesville, X. C., who recently purchased the All Healing Springs in this county, was up this week with a civil engineer, Dr. W. A. Shanks, of Clinton, S. C., making preparations to improve this property. He has em ployed a carpenter to make needed re pairs on lotcl building at once. Mr. J. H. Atkins, of Marion, was here this week entering Brushy Mofrn tain range from the Caldwell county line to Iredell county, some fifty-two square miles, or more than 30,000 acres. He takes these entries in the name of A. R. Miller, of Marlon. Very little, if any. of this land is vacant. All is owned and occupied by citizens who have long ago bought and paid for it, but whether all can show giants from the State or not, cannot be said. The matter has created nation in the county. Taylorsville has a newspaper now with prospects of roller flour mills, and then cotton mills, furniture factory and a bank. RALEIGH. NORTH CAROLINA. SUNDAY MORNING. JANUARY 20, 1902. HILL'S OPPONENT AGREES WITH HIM Combinations Will Not Ad vance Rates. SO SAYS MR HARRIMAN Inquiry Into the Community of In terest Combinations. RAILROAD MEN CROWD THE COURTROOM Harriman Explains the So-Called Contest on the New York Stock Exchange Which Resulted In the Famcus ‘ : Black Thursday” I By the Associated Press.) Chicago, Jan. 25.—When the second day’s inquiry by the Interstate Com mission into the "community of interest" combination of the great railways of the Northwest opened today great interest wag manifested in the testimony. The United States court room, where the in vestigation was held, was crowded with well known railay men. E. H. Harriman, who organized the Southern Pacific-Union Pacific corpora tion, and who was Mr. Hill's opponent in the struggle for the Northern Pacific- Burlington control, was the first witness. Mr. Harriman explaine dthe so-called "contest” ir> the New- York Stock Ex change which resulted in the famous "black Thursday." “I don’t think there was any contest," said Mr. Harriman. "Some of us—the Oregon short line people—thought it would be advantageous to have an in terest in the Northern Pacific and pur chased stock that was lying loose all over this country and Europe—held by five to seven thousand persons. We made no contest for the control of the Northern Pacific—we made purchases of capital stock. We purchased prior to the supposed contest and no stock was acquired in May." Mr. Day tried to show that the contest for Northern Pacific stock was the fore runner of the panic on the exchange, but Mr. Harriman insisted that such was not the case. "Some of the stock," he continued, "we had bought in markets all over the world. Some of this was on the way from these various markets to be delivered. In the meantime the sellers borrowed.” Questions were then put that indi cated “jobbing" had been resorted to in the purchase, and which brought the reply: "The stock was purchased in New link from persons who bought from the owners. Then when the so-called con test came and the stock was demanded, the sellers found it difficult to fulfill the contracts. Our interest's in every case gave these persons all the time they wanted.” The questions as to just why Mr. Har riman had disposed of his Northern Fa eifio holdings, what was Lost, or made by the transaction and whether Mr. Hill had made some agreement in ease the holdings were sold, brought from Mr. Harriman the response that natural con ditions controlled. He said Mr. Hill bad given no assurances of any division of uaffic and that the motive of the or iginal purchase had been that of pre serving to the Union Pacific system the avenues of traffic open to it. Mr. Harriman Insisted that the com mon interest of all systems now affil iated tinder the Northern Securities Com pany must be considered rather than the so-called "community of interests.” He said he was a member of the board of directors of the securities company and Mr. Hill was its president, but the com bination under the company affected rates in no wise. The question of the formation of the Northern Securities Coan and the asso ciation of so many roads might influence rates brought a denial. “It may enable us,” said Mr. Harri n an, “when brought so close together, to eliminate the prevailing distrust as to the various lines maintaining traffic rates. The complaint has been of too high rates —we may be able to stop the discrimination in rates of one shipper against another.” He stated that this, however, need not have been done in such a company. The suggestion was made by the commission that this company might also prevent re duction of published rates by competing reads. He did not consider the company afforded a power ot concentration for pooling. Other larger considerations than stockholdings, he held, influenced rates. "If Mr. Hill or myself, owned all the roads the people would get better rates because of conditions. With a freer hand we could the better regulate the rates (o any point. The prevailing move ment of cars. etc., influence." He added that he did not think com petition ever reduced rates more than temporarily. Mr. Hill was not called on tot A report lias reached Panama ' forces under the Colombian Gen* tro had an engagement with tl under the revolutionary leader Herrera, in the neighborhood Pulcc. in the vicinity o( Las T; (he Azucro peninsula, southwest ma, iti which the Revolutions were defeated. Blood will tell—but the less so i tells the butter. WE MAY SECURE ALL OF THE CUBAN TRADE This By a Readjustment of the Tariff. AND COL. BLISS EXPLAINS Majority of the Cubans Would Wel come Annexation. READY TO ACCEPT ANY CONDITIONS Colonel Bliss of the Opinion That Commercial Union Would Delay Politicial Union. Sugar Industry of the Island Greatly Depressed. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, D. €., Jan. 25—C01. Tas ker Bliss, the United States army offi cer detailed as collector of customs at Havana was before the Ways and Means Committee today concerning Cuban re ciprocity. In opening his statement he disclaimed authority as a sugar exert and said his knowledge was confined to that of an observer for three years in an official position dealing with the trade of Cuba. This had led him to hope that if there was any change in the tariff it would be such an adjustment as would throw into the hands of the Unitea States the large amount of Cuban trade now taken by foreign countries. Speaking first of the condition of the Cuban sugar industry, he said it was greatly depressed, with leading Havana banks refusing further credits to the planters, and when t)is occurred it was a sure evidence of the distress on the plantations. He roughly estimated the sugar industry of the island at $200,- 000,000 and said about three-fourths of the people were independent in one way or another on the sugar industry. Chairman Payne asked Col- Bliss to sjrc/ify what advantages the United States could gain from Cuba, and Mr. Payne also called attention to the low tariff rate. Cuba imposed against the United States. Col. Bliss said the average ad valorem rate was about 21 per cent., and he pre sented tables designed to show how a tar iff readjustment could throw practically all the Cuban trade into the hands of American producers. At present, he said, Cuba bought $66,475,000 and the balance of about $37,000,000 came from foreign countries. On many articles, such as fresh beef, railroad iron and other speci fied articles, the United States had a practical monopoly of the trade. But on many other articles, totalling about $45,- 000,000 the United States had but $lO,- 000.000 of the trade. “By a reasonable modification of the Cuban tariff.” said Col. Bliss, "at least <S6 per cent, of the trade can be thrown to the United States." He submitted a list of articles on which a differential of about 33 per cent., fav orable to the United States as against other foreign countries would give us the trade. In reporting on this to the War Department, the condition had been im posed upon him not to reduce the reve nues of Cuba. Under such circumstan ces, he thought it would be neeessary first to raise Cuba's tariff rates, for pur poses of revenue, and then readjust them with a suflffient differential to give the United States control of the trade. This he put forward only tentatively as one of several plans proposed to the War Department- The members of the committee ques tioned Col- Bliss on the details of the 1 proposed readjustment. In the course of the examination Representative Ncw lands, of Nevada, suggested that with out our political control of Cuba there might be servile labor to compete with American labor. He added: “Are the Cuban people prepared to come into political relations with the United States?” “I think a great majority of the Cu bans arc ready to come in,” Col. Bliss replied. "As a Territory or a State?" asked Mr- Nowlands. "They would be glad to come in as a State, or a Territory, or under the mili tary authority—almost any way In order to come under the authority of the Unit ed States." “If invited to come in first as a Ter ritory. then as a State, would this be accepted?” "I think it would ” Continuing oil this topic, Col. T.liss said ho thought commercial union with Cuba would postpone political union. Per sonally he was not convinced of the wis dom of annexation. The feeling in Cuba was one of readiness to accept any con ditions the United States might impose. Louis Place and Mr. Mendoza, of the Cuban delegation, were heard briefly. Items From Mars Hill. al to ihe News and Observer.) Hill. N*. 0.. Jan. 22.—Mars Hill • e is now at its best. About three students have enrolled and stift ■'o coming. Never before in her was better work and more iu bown than today, it Saturday night the annual de thn Phtlomalhain Literary So jk place in the chapel. The two res were Messrs. Bruce Beasley, e county, and C. F. Hampton, of ■o' "iibe county. were orations by Messrs. T. C. Hollowell, of Chowan county, and T. A. Clark, of Chatham county. Then came the debate. The query was: Resolved, That a thorough education of the negro wili solve the race problem. The affrmative was represented by Messrs. W. B. Clarke, of Caldwell county, and Jesse Blalock, of Mitchell cout|)y. The negative by Messrs. O. R. Mangum. of Durham county, and E. Z. Hay. of Madison county. All the speakers cov ered themselves with honor, but the judges decided that the affrmative had won. Rev. W. H. Wecdall has just returned to his work hero from Cherokee county, where he held i Bible institute. He re ports that the work was very encour aging. Bro. Woodall Is a very earnest and sincere Christian man. Prof. R. L. Moore has taken charge of the Girls' Home and we expect success under his management. Incendiary Negroes. (Special to News and Observer.) Southern Pines, Jan. 24.—A negro hero, arrested on suspicion of some citizens, and who was found to be carrying a re volver, tried to burn his way out of jail yesterday morning, but the flames became unmanageable, and he was rescued from a terrible death. He was then convicted for incendiarism and carrying concealed weapons and taken to jail at Carthage. Wednesday night, the inmates of Miss Barnard’s house, on Pennsylvania avenue, heard a noise under the house, and upota investigation a heap of combustibles ami a bottle of kerosene were found, and a negro was seen hastily retreating. Bloodhounds were put on his track, and he was tracked to a marsh, where the scent was lost. Mrs. Richardson Acquitted (By the Associated Press.) Plattsburg, Mo., Jan. 25.—Mrs. Aildie Richardson was this afternoon acquitted of the charge of murdering her husband, Frank W. Richardson, a wealthy mer chant, who was shot and killed Christ mas Eve, l'.'OO, as he was entering his home in Savannah, Mo. Mrs. Richard son was overwhelmed with congratula tions from friends who had crowded the [ court room to await the arrivaT of the j jury. Mrs. Richardson was indicted for mur der in the rst degree, and the State en deavored to prove as a motive that she had sustained improper relations with ! Stewart Fife, a young society man and former business asociate of Richardson. 1 Fife was arrested recently at Vorth ! Yakima, Washington, on a charge of complicity in the crime and is now in jail j at Savannah, awaiting trial. EXCLUDE MCHEE California Doubting Republi cans Would Have Voted For Bryan. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Jan. 25.—When the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House today resumed its hearings on the uof the re-enactment of law r prohibiting the coming to this country of Chinese, it was informad that if it had not been under stood fully by the people of the Pacific coast in the last national campaign that the Chinese would be excluded by a Re publican administration and by a Repub lican ongresCs California's vote would have been cast for Mr. Bryan. This statement was made by E. J. Livernash, Assistant Manager of the San Francisco Examiner. He appeared before the Committee in support of the Kahn bill for the exclusion of the Chi nese, which, it appeared, in the course of his statement, he had a part in pre paring. In the course of his argument Mr. Livernash particularly supported the sec tion of the proposed act which prohibits the coming of Chinese into this country from the Philippines or other insular possessions of the United States. He referred to the flood of petitions which has been poured upon Congress in favor of a more liberal treatment of the Chi nee and declared that for Congress to listen to such petitions would be simply to assist the exploitation of the Philip pine Islands by Europeans, and cause us to lose sight of the commercial ful ture of the inlands as an American pos session Mr. Livernash insisted that the people of California in this matter were plead ing not for a privilege, but for a right. The people of the Pacific coast were particularly interested because they look cd forward to China and toward the Chi nese in the Philippines with apprehen sion and suspicion. While he was, he said, in favor of the extension of the existing treaty between the United States and China, which will expire in 1304, he regarded the effort to limit the operation of the proposed exclusion law to the interval between the expiration of the existing law and the treaty as a ruse of the opponents of Chinese exclusion. He insisted that China could not complain with propriety of the re-enactment of the exclusion law because she had not come into the pres ent proceedings w ith clean hands. Among all nations of the earth. China was "the treaty breaker of treaty breakers.” He urged that there was nothing in the pending measure from which the most delicate conscience could flinch. Samuel Gomncrs, the president of the American Federation of Labor, in a brief statement to the committee, said that the labor interests of the country did not insis tupon any action by ougress wChich in any way would reflect upon the honor, good namto or dignity of the United States. PRI HAVE NO POWER TO MAKE A PLATFORM So Declare the Democrats of the House. THEY MEET IN A CAUCUS And Declare the Party Platform Here* tofore Made Binding. TO MEET ALL ISSUES WITH SOLID FTO IT Thu Caucus Adops a Resolution Declaring Arizona, Oklahoma and* New Mex’co Entitled to Statehood, Pledg ing Aid to Secure It. (By the Associated Press ) Washington, D. C., Jan. 24. —The ocratie members of the House of Repre sentatives met in caucus in the Hall of the House at 8 o’clock this evening and after a short but spirited contest adopt ed resolutions declaring that they were without power to promulgate a platform of principles for the party, owing to the binding character of the party plat form heretofore regularly made at a na tional convehtion. The caucus was the outgrowth of ani mated discussion among Democratic members ever since the present session of Congress began, the chief issue being as to the extent to which the Kansas *City platform should be re-afiirmed or should be superseded by a new declara tion of policy. The plan of an entirely , new declaration took form in the ! session in resolutions by Representative i McClellan, of New York, setting forth numerous planks, but omitting the ftnan. cial declarations of the Kansas City plat form. Mr. Fitzgerald, of New York also ! proposed a resolution declaring against I any interference w ith the existing stand ard of values. On the other hand, Rep !tentative Rail, of Texas, proposed a specific re-affirmation of the Kansas City platform- These and several other resolutions of policy were referred to a special committee of twelve leading Democratic members, headed by Repre sentative Richardson, of Tennessee, the Democratic floor leader. It was to re ceive the report of this committee that the caucus of tonight was held. The interest taken was shown in the large attendance. 139 Democrats out of the total of 153 being present. Repre sentative Hay, of Virginia, occupied tho chair, and by his rulings endeavored to allay the friction which has occurred at times during the discussion. Mr. Rich ardson presented the majority report, concurred in by all of the members of the special committee except Mr. Henry. It recited the work of the committee and closed with the following recommenda tion: “We are of opinion that as the repre ss ntatives of our various constituencies and as members of the caucus, made up of such representatives, we have no pow er or authority to construct or promul , cate a platform of principles ’'or our party; that we cannot increase or mini mize tin; binding effect of i^Jat forms of the pnity heretofore regularly made, and adopted by thd p<ople in convention as sembled for that purpose. “That in the House of which wc are members, we should vigorously and ag gressively battle for Democratic princi ples aYid with equal vigor and aggres siveness wc should oppose everything contrary, in substance or method, to those principles, and should meet, each question as it arises with a full con ference and a solid and undivided front.” The minority report of Mr. Henry, Texas, proposed the following declara tion in place of the McClellan and Fitz gerald resolutions, heretofore referred to: “It is not within the province of a Democratic caucus to promulgate or re verse a Democratic platform, but it is the duty of every Democratic represen tative to adhere to the national Demo cratic platform until the succeeding con vention adopts another platform.” Mr. Henry also proposed that the caucus' action should govern every repre sentative when the same accorded with the declarations of the last national platform. The vote was taken first on Mr. Hen ry’s minority propositions and they were defeated by a vote of 17 to '.t'J. The ma jority declaration then was adopted with out dissent. Before the vote was tak< n several short speeches were made on the two pi oposit The debate lasted less Ilian an hour. The Fitzgerald. McClelland and other resolutions were laid on the table thus leaving the majority declaration as the unanimous sense of the Democratic mem bers of the House. The caucus also adopted the follow ing: “Resolved, that the Territories of Ari zona, Oklahoma and New Mexico arc en titled to Statehood, and should be ad mitted to the Union on equal fooling with the balance of the Slates and we pledge the support of the Democrats fn the House of Representatives to such a bill.” The Mississippi Legislature passed an act. authorising the appropriation of JHO.- 000 for the purpose of providing a suit able display by Mississippi at the St, Louis exposition