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Weather Today: Cloudy. The News and Observer. VOL. LI I. NO. 10. Leads all Month Carolina Dailies in Mews and Circulation POU ASKS THAT II BE INVESTIGATED The Charge That Elections Have Been Bought. MILITARY BILL DEBATED Mr. Burleson Renews His Attack on Secretary Hay. OLEOMARGARINE BILL IN THE SENATE Dolliver Becomes Inspired in Fighting the Oleomargarine Industry and Cuts and Slashes at it With Fiery Eltqmce. (Special to News and Observer.) Washington, March 26. —Representa- tive Pou, of North Carolina, today in troduced resolutions reciting reports that large sums of money have been used by party organizations for the purpose of purchasing votes and corrupting elec tions, and directing that the Speaker , appoint a select committee of thirteen membets to inquire whether the party organizations used money in attempting to elect candidates in 18%, 1898 or 1900. “Whereas,it has been repeatedly stated in the columns of reputable news papers in this country as well as by nu merous reputable citizens that large sums of money have been raised and used by the official organizations of the several political parties both by voluntary contri butions and by a system of assessment of public officials for the purpose of pur chasing votes and corrupting the elections held in this republic, therefore “Resolved, that the speaker shall ap point a select committee consisting of thiiteen members of the House of whom six shall be of opposite political party from the Remaining seven, whose duty it shall be, and who shall have full and am ple power to inquire, whether the official organizations of the political parties of fering candidates for prest in the years 1896 and 1900 either used or authorized the use of money in attempting to elect the candidates for President, Vice-presi dent and House of Representatives of said political parties for said years and for the year 1898. It shall likewise be the duty of said committee to ascertain if possible, the amount of money col lected, used or authorized to be used by the National and Congressional commit tees of said political parties during the years before mentioned and the purpose for which said moneys were collected, used or authorized to be used and the sources from which said moneys were ob tained and the manner of the collection of the same. And if said committee shall find that moneys were improperly used in said collections on any one, that it shall be the duty of the committee to ascertain, if possible, to what extent the vote of the American elections were cor rupted, and to what extent the result of said elections were changed or affected. Said committee shall have power to sub poena and examine witnesses under oath to send for records and other evidence that may be necessary for a full and complete investigation of the several subjects herein mentioned, and it shall |>c authorized to sit during the sessions of the House or during the recess of Congress and to employ such clerical help and have such printing and binding done as it shall deem necessary “Said committee shall make a full re port to the House of the result of its investigation at as early a date as may be practicable.’’ Mr- Pou said he did not expect the resolution to be acted on by the com mittee, but while it was proposed to in vestigate the elgal suppression of the ne gro vote in the South, the attention of the country should be called to the wholesale corruption of elections by the use cf money. rebate on the Military Bill. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, D. C., March 26.—Gen eral debate on the Military Appro priation Bill was concluded in the House today and consideration of the bill under the five minute rule begun. During the debate Mr. Burleson (Texas) renewed the attack upon Secretary Hay on ac count of the allegations regarding the Boer relief funds subscribed in Illinois. Mr. Hitt (Illinois) replied briefly, saying there had been no developments in the matter, and that the Secretary had done all that was possible. Several other brief speeches were made, some in criticism of different provisions of the bill. At the beginning of the session the House passed the Burleson resolution calling upon the President for informa tion relative to the application of Gen eral Miles to go to the Philippines. Mr. Burleson in his speech said Secre tary Hay had been charged with being an “Anglomaniac," who had used this gov ernment to further the cause of Great Britain in South Africa. He contended that Secretary Hay’s letter to Mr. Hitt telative to the application on behalf of Dr. Thomas was disingenuous and pro duced certain papers and letters in sup port of his contention. He said that it ■was not a passport for Dr. Thomas which was desired, hut the good offices of the Rate Department to secure a permit to , cable Dr. Thomas to get through the ] Boer lines. Mr. Hay’s letter to Mr. Hitt, he declared, was an "evasion." In the course of his remarks Mr. Bur leson paid a high tribute to the fighting Boers and expressed the hope that they would keep up the struggle for liberty until every British soldier was driven from South Africa. He contrasted "the magnanimous treatment of General Me thuen by the Boers with the horrible exe cution of General Scheepers by the Eng lish. ’ In concluding Mr. Burleson predicted that in less than one year there would be another interchange of notes between the President and a member of his Cabi net and the little pro-British Secretary of State, the little author of ‘Little Breeches’ would follow the other Cabinet officers of a former President into pri vate life ” Mr. Hitt (Ills.), Chairman of the For eign Affairs Committee, replied that as far as the charge of "evasion” on the part of Secretary of State was concerned. the Secretary’s frank letter completely disposed of that. He had done all he could and was now in consultation with Governor Yates through whose instru mentality the Boer fund had been raised and no doubt away would be found to get the relief funds to the Boers. Mr. Breazeale (La.), denounced the ac (Continued on Page Two.) II BLOW TO HELMET Kitchener Captures 135 Men, Several Guns and Much Stock. (By the Associated Press.) London. March 26.—The results cf a combined movement of British columns against General Delarey have enabled Lord Kitchener to announce the capture of about a hundred prisoners, three 15- pounders, two pompoms and quantities of stock, wagons, etc. General Delarey appears to have successfully evaded Lord Kitchener’s cordon at the offset. In a dispatch dated from Pretoria at noon yesterday, Lord Kitchener says. "At Durk, on the evening o r ' March 23rd, the combined movement against Delarey was undertaken by columns of mounted men, without guns or impedi ments of any sort. The columns started from Commondo Drift, on the Vaal river and travelled rapidly all night and nt dawn, March 24th., occupied positions along the line from Commando Drift to the Litchenburg block house line. The troops moved rapidly eastward, keeping a continuous line, with tbs object of driving the enemy against the block house or forcing an action- The result has not yet been fully reported. Keke wich’s column, after the commencement of the action, captured three fifteen pounders, two pompoms, nine prisoners and a hundred mules, carts and wagons. General W- Kitchener’s column captured 89 prisoners, 45 carts and wagons and a thousand cattle. There are a few more prisoners on the blockhouse line. The troops covered eighty miles in twenty four hours. Rochfort’s and Rawlinson’s columns have not yet reported their re sults.” Lord Kitchener, in a later message says: "All the reports are now in. The total number of prisoners is 135.” Oak Ridge News Notes * (Special to News and Observer » Oak Ridge, March 25.—As a result of the society elections, J. Kemp Dq ugh ton, of Sparta, is chief manager for com mencement, and Jno- 1.. Rogcrson, of Williamston, chief marchal. Phi Society representatives are Milton Cone, Spring hope; Frank Ogburn, Monroe; Jas. Her ring, Snow Hill; and J. M. Renfrew, Mecklenburg county. Ath Society: A. B. Dixon, Reidsville - J. G. Carter, For syth; L. C. Cox, Sparta; R. L. Bla lock, Guilford. Addresses of welcome to the alumni: H. P. Lane, Leaksville. < ’on tiibution of Oak Ridge Institute to the educational development of the State, J. K- Doughton, Sparta. The invitations to the Jubilee, 21st., 22nd ot May have been selected and will be made by Id. A- Wright, of Philadelphia. They will be by far the handsomest ever sent out by a North Carolina institution of learning. The graduating classes in the different departments number about fifty. The enrollment for the year will be about two hundred and seventy-five boarding students. In athletics the high water mark has been reached. In football the school won State championship of secondary schools. She already claims it among secondary schools in the North Carolina association of schools anti colleges, for they all refuse to play Oak Ridge Insti tute, saying our beys are too heavy for them. \Vc have good schedules with the colleges and although they are “too heavy” for us, tho athletic spirit here is to tackle anything from National I oaguc teams down- The Southern Pacific steamer El Cid from New York and /he United Fruit Company’s steamer Alabama, which grounded near the mouth of the Mississ ippi, have been pulled off by tugs. Senator Tillman from the Committee on Mines and Mining, reported favorably the bill devoting a portion of the pro ceeds of the sales of the public lands to the maintenance of State, and Territorial mining schools. Fresieb nt J. M. Mcßride, of the Vir ginia Polytechnic Institute, with 300 of the students will leave Blacksburg next Sunday night for the Charleston exposi tion, and will remain in camp therq until Virginia Day. RALEIGH. NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY MORNING. MARCH 27, 1902. PURPORT MORGAN ! GIVING EVIDENCE He is Examined in the Power i Suit. I l■ " THE MONEY KING AMUSED He Objects to Camera Fiends Who Are Hustled Oat THE PROCEEDINGS SEEM TO BORE HIM He Answers Questions Rapidly and Without the Slightest Appearance of Reterve. He Leaves by a Back Way to Es cape Photographers. i (By the Associated ITess.) New York, March 26.—J. Pierpont Mor gan gave evidence today before Special Examiner Mabry in the suit of Peter Power against the Northern Pacific Rail road Company. He was questioned for two houri? and a half by George Alfred Lamb, of counsel for Power, and during that time he answered questions rapidly and without the slightest appearance of reserve. Only once or twice when ques tions were asked concerning the relation ship of J. P. Morgan & Company with j the firm’s customers did he decline to an swer. Before the hearing was opened Mr. Mor gan objected to the presence of a num ber of photographers and they were di rected to leave the room. During the examination Mr. Morgan leaned hack heavily in his chair, his left hand thrust from time to time deeply in his trousers pocket. He toyed with an envelope impatiently, now knocking it against his knee, now against the table on which his right arm rested. His eyes expressed impatience. They roamed about in extreme restlessness while questions were being put to him. but the moment he was ready to answer they fixed them selves on Mr. Lamb. Several times dur ing the hearing the financier seemed amused. Once Mr. Lamb asked if the price of Northern Pacific did not go above its real value while his firm was buying it in May, 1901. "No," said Mr. Morgan, so amused that he had to stop to control himself before he answered. "It did when they came to deliver the stock, but not when 1 they actually bought." At another point the witness was asked if Mr. Hill had not told him that there was danger that the Harriman syndi cate would buy the Burlington. "No." replied he, "but such a thing was ' only to be expected. The papers had much in them about railroad interests buying toads. I believe that within a few days we bought every railroad in the j United States." And Mr. Morgan laughed, j After his examination had been finished Mr. Morgan was conducted through sev j eral hallways to Judge Wallace's private chambers whence he made his way out of the building. All this was necessary to get away from a number of photog raphers who were waiting in one of the hallways to take the financier’s picture as he left the examination room. A RACE RIOT IN ALABAMA The Governor is Asked to Call Out the Militia. (By the Associated Press.) JASPER, ALA., MARCH. 26.—IN FORMATION HAS JUST BEEN RE CEIVED HERE OF A RACE RIOT TWELVE MILES EAST OF .JASPER LATE THIS AFTERNOON. ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY SHOTS ARE REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN EX CHANGED, BUT THE CASUALTIES CANNOT BE ASCERTAINED AT ! THIS HOUR. I | A FARMER NAMED MURRAY ! CAME IN ABOUT 7 O'CLOCK FOR | ammunition and has return ed. SHERIFF MOORE HAS ASKED J GOVERNOR JELKS TO CALL OUT THE MILITIA COMPANY AND THE 1 MEN ARE NOW GETTING READY , , TO RESPOND TO THE CALL WHICH ■ IS MOMENTARILY EXPECTED THE TROUBLE IS SAID TO BE ( THE OUTGROWTH OF RACIAL DIS- ! SENSTONS. THE TOBACCO WAR English Wholesalers Promised Five Per Cent Profit on Deals With tho American. (By the Associated Press.) London, March 26. —The local repre sentatives of the American Tobacco Company took an important sun this morning towards gaining the support of the wholesale dealers, practically prom ising the latter five per cent profit on all deals with them. The chairman of the i Wholesale Tobacco Dealers’ Association says that unless the Imperial Tobocco •Company meets them in a similar spirit there will he a bad outlook for the U*it ish tobacco trust. i I A rumor is again in circulation he re to the effect thut J. R. Duke, president |of the American Tobacco Company, .■> regotiating with tihe French Government with the view of taking its tobacco mo nopoly. The American, it is said, offers to de posit a sum guaranteeing for five years a profit considerably in excess of the present returns. It is pointed out that if such a propo sition was ever advanced it was quite impossible of realization. Tobacco is one of the chief sources of French revenue and shows an enormous annual increase. Apart from this the monopoly furnishes those in power with an endless means of repaying political debts and any trans fer of the monopoly would immediately convert thousand of employes into op ponents of the Government- A rumor to the same effect was in circulation early in January of the pres ent year. I lower Gets Five Years. (By the Associated Press ) New Orleans, March 26- —Samuel Flow er, paying teller of the Hibernia Na tional Bank, who was found guilty of stealing $36,000 from the institution, was sentenced to five years in the peniten tiary today- Flower is a member of dis tinguished Louisiana family. CECIL RHODES DEAD Africa’s Former Uncrowned King Passes Away Peace fully at Cape Town. (By the Associated Press.) Gape Town, March 26. —(Veil Rhodes died peacefully at 5:57 p. m. He slept during the morning and again in the af ternoon, hut his breathing became more difficult and his strength perceptibly di minished until he passed away. Mr. Rhodes was conscious until 5:05 p. m., when he muttered a few words and I sank quickly. The immediate cause of | his death was two successive attacks of heart failure. Mr. Rhodes’ last words were the names of his brother and some of the others present, which were meant to be good byes. The only person who attended him during his illness and who was not pres ent at his deathbed was Dt. Stevenson; all the others, his boys and personal ser vants, were admitted at the last. The body will be taken to Grooteschuur, the residence of the deceased near Cape Town, on a special train tomorrow. There it will probably lie in state for a day or two and the public will be admitted to view the remains. It has not yet been determined where he will be buried. The features of the dead man are placid, and a death mask of them will be taken. London Liitle Affected (By the Associated Press ) London, March 26-—The news of Mr. Rhodes’ death reached London too late to excite comment either on the stock exchange or in the afternoon newspapers. The bulletin announcing his demise, which was sent from Cape Town, at 6:35 p. in., reached the newspaper offices just as the final editions were going to press. Some of the half penny sheets soon turred out posters announcing the event but a number of last editions did not contain even the bare announcement of Rhodes 4 death. Throgmorton street was deserted when the news arrived, so there was not even a llutter in the curb market. The ‘‘tick ers” soon disseminated the news in the clubs and hotels, where it formed the main topic of conversation, but the event had been so thoroughly discounted that it can hardly be said to have created a ripple of excitement. BROKE DOWN THE DOORS. How the Lynching Party Effected an Entrance Into Williameton Jail (Special to News and Observer.) Williamston, N. C.. March 26.—Yester day morning between one and two o’clock a party of masked mcr came over here from Washington and took the negro Jim Walker from our jail, carried him to within a half mile of Washington, strapped him to a gum tree and took his life. He is the negro who poisoned the entire family of Dr- Tnyloe by putting arsenic in the food at Washington some days ago and was brought here to prevent lynching there. The jail here, one or the most secure in the State, was broken in to with heavy hammers and other in struments provided by the professional men brought, forth« purpose and was greatly damaged. There were but few persons in the street and the officers were entirely evaded. The sheriff was in Raleigh, where he took prisoners to the State prison Monday, information of this the lynchers probably bad. Few kn< vv about the matter until morning and there is little excitement here. THE RECIPROCITY BILL. Republicans Think it fan be Reported With out Democr tic V, t s (By the Associated Press.) Washington, March 26.—As a result of numerous conferences today among Re publican leaders of the House, the ad vocates of Cuban reciprocity became confident lhat the measure could he re ported from the Ways and Means Com mittee by Republican votes without re liance on Democratic votes and without amendment. Chairman Pavne has under consideration the advisability of calling a special meeting of the Ways and Means Committee the latter pert of this week to pass on the Cuban Bill. THE COURT DEALS A SLOW TO STRIKERS Injunction Signed by Judge Hanckle at Norfolk NO MORE INTERFERENCE It Would Mean Railroading to Peni tentiary For Contempt. CONCESSIONS ASKED AND REFUSED The Company Decline to Treat With the Men as a Body. Still Ur.settlid. The Cen tral Labor Union May Lift the Boycotb (By the Associated Press.) Norfolk, Va., March 26. —The person o: persons who in future interfere in any manner with the property, employes or patrons of the Norfolk Railway and Light Company will be sent to the pen itentiary without jury trial for contempt of court . An injunction has been signed by Judge Hanckle, of the Corporation court, restraining eighteen named em ployes and all other parties interested from interfering in any manner with the company. The injunction is as follows; “An injunction is granted in accord ance with the prayer of the bill restrain ing - the defendants, S. H. Kelley and others and all persons whomsoever from attacking the cars of the said plaintiff compay, or its employes thereon, from hurling missies or other objects into the same or in any manner whatsoever in terfering with the same, and also from interfering with the wires, posts or rail way of eaid plaintiff company, or any of its property and, finally, from doing any act whatever in furtherance of any con spiracy or combination to injure the cars, railroad or other property of said com pany- “ And it is further ordered that the aforesaid injunction and writ of injunc tion shall be in force and binding upon such of defendants as are named in said bill from and after the service upon them severally of said writ by deliver ing to them severally a copy of said w rit, or by reading to them and shall he binding upon said defendants, whose names are alleged to be unknown from and after the service of such writ upon them respectively by the reading of the same to them, or by the publication thereof of posting or printing and after the service of subpoena upon any of said defendants named therein, shaii be bind ing upon said defendants and upon all other persons whatsoever who are not named herein from and after the time when they shall severally have knowl edge of the entry of such order and the existence of said injunction. ‘‘But before this injunction shall take effect the complainant or some one of it, shall enter into a well secured bond be fore the clerk of this court to the pen alty of $2,000, conditioned according to law. The two committee® from the labor unions with authority to settle the strike called on the car officials today and ask ed for concessions- Thev were refused, and the company refusing to treat with the men as a body the Carmen’s Union met tonight and discussed the matters, but did not take any action on the ques tion. When asked after the meeting what would be done, one of the Jabor leaders replied: "What can we do?” The matter is still unsettled and le mains in practically the same condition as formerly. The Central Labor Union may lift the boycott. CITY HALL AND MARKET HOUSE. Plans Submitted and Approved. Bids to be Asked For (Special to News and Observer.) Goldsboro, N. C., March 26.—Plans and designs were submitted today for the pro posed city hall and market house. The plans presented by Mr. W. P. Rose, of the firm of Rose & Ekeu, were unanimously accepted by the committee after careful inspection and consideration on account of their being the best plans submitted for the purpose to come within the amount to be expended in the two build ings, but it is proposed to spend a suffi cient amount to erect the buildings to meet the future demands of the city for some time to come as well as the present needs. The plans and specifications will Ten Thousand Dollars Donated For a Hospital (Special to News and Observer.) Washington, N. C., March 26.—Mr. James L. Fowle called a meeting of the local physicians this evening and do nated SIO,OOO for a hospital here. It Is to be known as the “James L. Fowle Memorial.” Drs. John G. Blount, J. C. Rodman and David T. Tayloe were ap pointed on a committee to inquire as to ' PRltm * IVK CENTS. soon be complete and bids will be asked for immediately on completion of the plans so that the construction of the building may begin. NIGRO NURSE FORCED TO LEAVE. Colored People Bitter Against Her Since the Lynching of Walker. (Special to New's and Observer.) Washington, N. C., March 26. —Growing out of developments and sentiment from the lynching, the colored nurse, - Kitty i Perkins, whom Walker attempted to poison, had to be sent out of town yes terday. The feeling was such among the colored people that she had to leave as the poisoner’s death was partly at tributed to her leading him on. Mr. F. Louis Mahler, of Mahler Bris., is iu the city, e has done a large busi ness on account of several after Easter weddings. The United States buoy tender and light house inspector "Violet,” is in port to coal up before going out on the next in spection trip. The Philadelphia ball team showed up well in practice today. They will play a match game tomorrow evening. Short and Kugler, local fans, will play with i hem. IHE BUGLET I FLYER l • I he Torpedo Boat in Her Of j ficial Trial Exceeds Her Contract Speed. (By the Associated Tress.) Washington, March 26.—The Navy De partment has received the report of the official trial of the torpedo boat Bagley, named in honor of Ensign Worth Bagley, off Port Royal, S. C. It is stated that the little boat made a most excellent show ing, exceeding at several stages of the trial her contract speed of 26 knots per hour. PORK HAD AUTHORITY Madison Postmaster Withdraws Indictment. Holton’s Opinion. (Special to News and Observer.) Winston-Salem, N. C., March 26.—1 t was learned this afternoon that Post master Lewis, of Madison, who had Mr. D. K. Pope, a prominent lawyer of (.’har lot te. arrested in Roanoke, Va., on the charge of swindling had withdrawn the indictment and the matter was amicably adjusted. In response to telegrams from Pope and Lewis, District Attorney Hol ton went to Madison this morning to in vestigate the trouble. Mr. Hoiton had 1.0 particulars when he left here, but he was of the opinion that the Madison post master had made a serious mistake in having Pope arrested, as the latter was authorized tb solicit funds for campaign purposes. Mr. Holton said that all sub scriptions were to be voluntary and Mr. Pope was not limited to office holders. The District Attorney did not think Pope had done anything to be prosecut ed for. s Two members of the State Democratic Committee returning from the meetiug in Raleigh say that from what they could learn all of the Senatorial candidates ex cept Lock Craig are in favdr of settling the contest by primary. The majority of the members of the State Committee are also said to favor that plan. To Exclude Bars in Hillsboro. (Orange County Observer.) An effort will he made to prevent the issuing of license to bar-rooms in Hills boro after the 30th clay of next June, the time at. which the present licenses ex pire. The matter is In the hands of five town commissioners, and it is claimed that three of the five will vote against recommending any one for hcense. If this proves true then there will be no more licensed bar-rooms in the town of Hillsboro until a majority of this board or some other board of the town com missioners recommends the granting of licenses/ The Supreme court has decided that the town commissioners must first recommend before the board of countv commissioners can grant license to sell spirituous liquors in incorporated towns. Magnetic and Eloquent. (Washington Messenger.) Those who attended services at the Christian church yesterday morning and evening pronounce the sermons of Rev. Dr. Coggins, president of the Atlantic Christian College, Wilson, N. C., the very best they ever hoard. He is not only a speaker of eloquence, but his mode of presentation is magnetic. Some pretty women are unconscious of their beauty, but the majority aie not even momentarily forgetful. the cost of fixtures and building. Dr. P. A. Nicholson and Joshua Tayioe were appointed to ask further contributions and look up a location. I)r. J. H. N. Summerel, of the Presby terian church here, has accepted the call to the Presbyterian church in Ghent, Norfolk, and will he installed there the first Sunday in May.
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