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The Weather Today: Fair. The News and Observer. VOL. LII. NO. 40. Leads all Worth Carolina Dailies in lews and Circulation EFFORT TO CONCEAL FACTS IS CHABEFP Lodge Laughs at the Minor ity’s Accusation. MAJ. GARDINER WANTED Patterson Says Wire Him to Come to Washington. THE RESOLUTION GOES OVER TILL TODAY Gardiner Should Appear Before Senate Philip pine Committee, Says the Minority. Tillman Thinks Information is Smothered, (By the Associated Press.) Washington, April SO.—A resolution of fered in the Senate today by Mr. Patter son (Colo.), directing the Secretary of War to order by cable Major Gardiner now in the Philippines, to come imme diately to Washington to appear before the Philippine Committee, precipitated a warm discussion. The debate continued for about two houis, considerable feel ing being manifested on both sides of the chamber. The charge was made by the minority that the majority of the committee was endeavoring to suppress facts and information. This was denied by the chairman of the committee, Mr. Lodge, who said that any such action would be inconceivably stupid. The res olution finally w'ent over until tomor row. The bill for the purchase of the Rose bud Reservation in South Dakota and the Sundry Civil Bill were considered but no action was taken upon them. During the discussion on the Patter son resolution Mr. Tillman indicates his belief that information was being “smothered” and he demanded to know from Mr. Lodge whether he proposed “to dragoon the Senate into a vote upon this measure.” Mr. Lodge replied laughingly that he wished he could dragoon the Senate into a vote upon the measure but Mr. Till man knew he could do nothing of the kind. He believed it would be preposter ous for the Senate to wait upon a sin gle witness. "Os course,” said Mr. Tillman, “every thing can go along leisurely if the Phil ippine ' committee is to smother infor mation.” Mr. Allison pointed out that nobody ob jected to the testimony of Major Gar diner. His regiment would leave the Philippines soon. He intimated that Ma jor Gardiner was particularly anxious to be a witness and personally he was not in favor of decorating him by ordering him by cablegram to come to this coun tiy in advance of his regiment. If one witness w r ere to be called from the Phil ippines he thought it would be necessary tc summon others. It might be neces sary to get the view of the other thirty odd provincial governors which, he sug gested might be as valuable as those of Major Gardiner. He was strongly opposed to calling Major Gardiner home by cabla. In support of the resolution Mr. Car mack (Tenn.), declared that the report made by Major Gardiner was so start ling and Important that the Secretary of War had endeavored to keep it from the Senate and from the American people. He insisted that unless the proposed resolution were adopted Major Gardiner surely would not get to Washington be fore Congress adjourned. Mr. Culberson (Texas), explained that the minority of tho Philippine commit tee especially desired Major Gardiner's testimony, because his statements had been challenged by Governor Taft and General MacArthur. After making a brief review of the work of the Philippine Commissioner, Lodge, the chairman, said that Major Gardiner ought to appear before the committee. Personally, he desired to hear his testimony before Congress ad journed, but if Major Gardiner was to he called by cable, he probably would want to call the other three provinrial gov ernors. He suggested sarcastically that Major Gardiner was a particularly im portant witness, because he seemed to agree in some respects with the minority. If the testimony of one provincial gov ernor was desirable, that of the thirty odd others probably would be. “Has the Senator suggested, “inter rupted Mr. Patterson, “that the other governors be called?” “I make the suggestion now,” retorted Mr. Lodge. Mr. Patterson said the minority had objected to the calling of no witnesses, and indeed was willing that any wit nesses should be summoned who could throw any light upon the situation. Continuing, Mr. Lodge said that the minority of the committee had suggested that Aguinaldo, Sixto Lopez, Mabini and some prisoners of war of the Island of Guam; H. Bray, an agent of the Filipino Junta, at Hong Kong, and fwo Asso ciated Press correspondents, Mr. Collins, at Pekin, and Mr. Martin, in Venezuela, be called as witnesses. The committee had decided not to call them for various reasons. The committee thought that the testi mony of Filipino prisoners was not de sirable. Bray was a British subject, and the two correspondents were inaccessible. Admiral Dewey and General Anderson, he said, would appear as witnesses and the list of witnesses was of sufficient length to occupy the committee until the adjournment, of Congress. Mr. Carmack said Major Gardiner had made a grave accusation against mili tary conduct in his province and he be lieved the accusation demanded investi gation. He insisted, however, that the majority of the committee was not eager to get information. He then sent to the clerk’s desk to have read a brief of the statement which Mr. Atkinson expected to have made to the committee. Mr. Lodge objected to the reading of the statement by the clerk unless he were permitted to conclude an observa tion which he had begun, while Mr. Carmack had the floor. When Mr. Carmack said he would read the statement himself, Mr. Lodge in terrupted te say that he had no desire to force the Senator to read the brief. “I understand,” retorted Mr. Carmack, “the Senator simply desired to be a lit tle disagreeable.” Upon the suggestion of Mr. Spooner, Mr. Lodge withdrew his objection and the clerk read a part of the statement, the remainder being ordered printed in the record without reading. The Agricultural Bill Passed Washington, April 30.—The House to day passed the Agricultural Appropria tion Bill and entered upon the consider ation of the District of Columbia Appro priation Bill, the last but two of the regular supply measures. By the terms of a special rule adopted before the Dis trict bill was taken up it will be in or der to attach a rider to it to make oper ative the existing personal tax law of the district, which' has been a dead let ter for two years. Chairman Cannon estimated that there was one hundred million of dollars un taxed personal property in Washington. The Goldfogle resolution calling upon the Secretary of State for information as to whether American citizens of Jewish faith were excluded from Russia was adopted. HANOED BT KENTUCKY MOB- For Shooting a White Man a Negro is Torn From Jail and Lynched. (By the Associated Press.) Brandenburg-, Ky., April 30.—Ernest Dew ley, a negro, who shot and serious ly wounded Harry Dowell, a young white man, at Guston. about seven miles from this place, was hanged by a mot at 2.30 o'clock this morning and his bedy riddled with bullets. The mob arrived here early from the Guston neighborhood and demanded ad mission to the jail where Dewley was confined. The jailer refused to give up the keys and the mob battered the doors and secured the negro, whom they car ried atout a mile and a half from town, where they hanged him to a tree- After he had strangled to death the mob riddled his body with bullets and then quietly dispersed- The shooting which caused the )5 - n< Ic ing took place yesterday. Dewley had been ejected from Pick erel’s saloon at Guston and later meet ing Pickerel at the railroad station opened fire on him. The shots flew wild, however, and struck Harry Dowell, a bystander, seriously wounding him. The negro was arrested and brought here as a safeguard against lynching. County Judge Hagan today held an inquest on the body, returning a verdict that death had resulted at the hands of a mob of persons unknown. Circuit Court is in session and the grand jury will investigate the lynching immedi ately. THE WEBTEBN TURNBIKE. Work Will Begin on Wilkesboro-JefTerson Turnpike Today. (Special to the News and Observer.) Wilkcsboro, N. C.. April 30.—The Wilkesboro Turnpike Read project is getting in shape. To build the read $35,000 is needed and a sufficient amount to guarantee the building has been sub scribed. . The grading of the road will begin torr.crr.w with seventy-five State con victs t.nd some free labor. A high street bridge will be placed over New river and it is the intention to make this road one of the finest pieces of roadway in the State. It, will be of such a character as to permit the op eration of an automobile line, a project which is in contemplation, or will form the roadbed for an electric line, which has seme advocates. An enthusiastic meeting was held on Tuesday night in the interest of the road. It was presided over by Captain John Dent and addresses were made by Mr. T. B- Finley, Judge Hoke. Hon- VV. H. Bower, Hon. R. A. Dougliton, Mr. T. C. Bowie, Mr. J. C. Smoot, Mr. J. G. Hackett. As a committee to solicit contributions Messrs. J. \Y Colvard, Tl os. K. Miller and W. M. Franson were appointed. AMERICANS YET IN DURANCE Believed That Victor Emmanuel Will Have Them Released Jane 1 (By the Associated Press.) Rome, April 30—T{je officers of the United States cruiser Chicago, who were arrested at Venice, remain in prison there. An application for tbc>ir discharge has been rejected. The Dal ian law dos not allow the court to grant pardon in cases of assaults on the , police. Som of the nwspapers mention tlie 1 lvnchipgs of Italians in the United , Stales as sufficient reason for a refusal of royal clemency. It is considered I probable, however, that the prisoners | will be released, by order of the King, June 1, the date of the fete of the Con- ■ stitution- j RALEIGH. NORTH CAROLINA. THIRSDAY MORNING, MAY 1. 1902. BRIGHT FORJOBACCO Majority of English Tobacco Factories independent. The Imperial Tobacco Company Will Build Factories at Greenville and at Kinston in This State. It appears that neither the Imperial or the American Tobacco companies will control the entire English tobacco trade. Here is a bit of news that comes from Richmond, where Andrew A. C. Chalmers, of Chalmers & Co., Wanstead, Essex, England, and Henry Pond, of the Ameri can Trading Company, are at present. These gentlemen say that the greater number of English tobacco factories are independent of either the Imperial or American Companies, and that the trade of the manufacturers has greatly in creased since the formation of the two large trusts. These gentlemen said they hoped the supply of tobacco from this side’ would continue to be sent, to Eng land. The trade has increased very much. Messrs. Chalmers and Pond arc making the rounds of the different leaf tobacco markets and visiting the different ex porters of this country to post themselves as to the situation on this side of the water. The Imperial Tobacco Company is go ing to get down to work in North Caro lina. It is to have its State office in Raleigh and will proceed at once to erect factories at Greenville and Kin ston, while one goes to Danville, Va., later on. Information given out is that the fac tories at Kinston and Greenville would require a million brick each. The archi tect who has their erection in charge is Mr. Charles ‘H. East, of Danville. The Richmond News, speaking of the new factor in the tobacco world, says: The Imperial is here to stay, and they have decided after mature consideration THAT POLL TAX. ♦ If YOU do not pay YOUR poll tax before the first day of May, YOU cannot vote. This law is as unalterable as the laws of the Medes and Persians. / YOU <Vill feel very cheap next November to be disfranchised because YOU failed to pay your poll tax Pay it today. Sheriff Page will be in his office until 10 o’clock to-night, so that every tax-payer in Wake may have an opportunity to pay his poll tax. Today is the Last Day! no doubt, that it is better to build suit able building than purchase factories not adapted to the needs of the com pany. They have ample capital, which repre sents 80 per cent of the tobacco manu facture of Great Britain and Ireland, Rehandling factories will ultimately be needed on every market in this State and North Carolina, and the company, when in full operation, will buy 25,000,000 pounds annually. The representatives of the company here will positively give out no information as to their affairs and its actual plans arc impossible to learn. It is probable that they will first lease the factories necessary here, but it is assured that new factories arc to come later on. It is stated that so many factories as the company will have, and all of them practically fire-proof, the destruction of a factory will be so rare that the loss will be less than the insurance on all combined for the time that will have elapsed. It is argued that fire-proof factories are cheaper than paying in surance. Admiral Schley at Memphis. (By the Associated Press.) Memphis, Tenn., April 30.—A feature of today was the presentation to Admiral Schley of a loving cup by the Commo dore Perry Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. The general masonic reception planned for this morning was held in the blue parlor of Gayoso Hotel from 8 to 11 o’clock. At 2.30 o’clock Admiral Schley left the Gayoso Hotel accompanied by a commit tee and was driven to the Masonic Tem ple. The Admiral was introduced to the craft by Bun F. Price and (here was a brief welcome, spoken by Isael Peres, after which the secret order of the fra ternity was taken up. Tonight at the Gayoso Hotel under the auspices of the Masons of Memphis a banquet was tendered to Admiral Schley. Admiral and Mrs. Schley will leave for Jackson, Miss., at an early hour tomor row. When in doubt turn to the right; then go straight ahead. ’ THE JUDICIAL DISTRICTS- Chairmen of Organizing Committees. Date of Republican Convention Changed (Special to the News and Observer.) Washington, D. C., April 30. —State Chairman Simimons has designated D. W. Stevenson, of Craven, and Manly McDowell, of Burke, to call the com mittees together for organisation in the Third and Fourteenth Judicial Districts, respectively. He will make a designa tion in the Seventh District scon. The chairmen in the other districts are: S. B. Spruill, First: Dr. I. E- Green, Sec ond; F. S. Spruill, Fourth; Henry Fai son. Fifth and Sixth; J. C. Black, Eighth; J. S. Manning, Ointh; C. C. McAlister, Tenth; Clement Manly. Eleventh; J- A. Anthony, Twelfth; W. A. Self, Thirteenth and Fifteenth. A designation in the sixteenth was made some days ago- The date of the Republican Stale Convention at Greensboro has been postponed from the ?lst to 28th of Au gust. % SCHLEY MAY BE MADE ITS HEAD Incorporator* of Jamestown Exposition Co, Favor Him For President (By the Associated Press.) Norfolk, Va., May 30.—There is a possibility that Rear Admiral Schley may be made the president of the Jamestown Exposition Company. He is known to be the choice of several of the principal incorporators, who have writ ten him with a view to ascertaining whether he is in a position to accept it. It is proposed to make the celebration a national affair and it is claimed that Admiral Schley could do more to fur ther (he interests of the xposition than any or e else. BODY FOUNp BULLET-RIDDLED. The Man Had Been Accused of Reporting Blockaders. (Special to News and Observer.) Winston-Salem, N. C., April 30.—A colored man named Hairston was found a few days ago on Dan River, not far from the town of Madison, with five bullet holes through his body. It is said that he had been accused of reporting some illicit distilleries to the Federal Government, and it is thought that this may be tho reason for his untimely taking off. Thomas Moore died near Price, Rock ingham county, 'a few days ago. He was burning off a new ground with some neighbors assisting him, and he chal lenged one of them to wrestle with him. He was thrown and apparently killed, but. rallied and went home, dying on the next dav. DE LEON WILL NOT RETURN In Attempting to Serve Americans He Ha* Aronsod Hostility in Ecuador. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, April 30,—The State De partment had decided to place another man as consul general at Guayaquil, Ecuador, in place of Perry M. DeLeon, who has just returned to the United States from his post. Friction has arisen between the local authorities in Guayaquil and Mr. LeLeon. The elec tion of his successor lias been made and will be announced shortly. Mr. DeLeon was appointed to Guayaquil from Georgia, July 15, 1897. His present activity in the case of the American, Bolan, who had been imprisoned by Ecuadorian courts in connection with a disputed railroad construction contract, was the matter which brought him into trouble with the authorities, taken in connection with the cases of other Americans who claimed his good offices. Lightning Starts Big Fire. (Special to News and Observer.) Fayetteville, N. C., April 30.—Tuesday morning at 5 o’clock in the midst of a furious storm lightning struck the large three-story warehouse of the Lacy Manu facturing Company and set it on fire. The building, which had in it much newly manufactured furniture, was totally de stroyed as were the books and personal effects. The loss is put at $5,000 with $3,500 insurance. In the path of the flames was the large oil tank of tho Standard Oil Com pany. but the tank proved fire-proof, though an explosion was feared. DRIVEN TO DEATH BV FEAR'S FRENZY Lives of Eight Girls Trampled Out in Panic. THREE MORE WILL DIE A False Alarm of Fire in a Cigar Factory. A HORRIBLE JAM IN THE PASSAGEWAY Several Hurl Themselvrs From the Windows Into the Street, Firemen With Great Difficulty Ca'm the Panic Stricken Fmployes. (By the Associated Press.L Philadelphia, April 30.—An unfortunate accident to a deaf and dumb boy, Isador Baccus, was today directly responsible for the death of eight girls and young women, and the fatal injury of three others and the serious injury of more than two score of girls employed in the cigar factory of Harburgcr, Roman & Company, a branch of the American To bacco Company, located at Tenth and Washington streets. The dead are: MARY GENEVA, aged 15 years. HELEN TOLINI, aged 12 years. ELIZABETH TARTINE, aged 12 years, ANNIE ROSSCHNIDER, aged 18. LOUISA DE SEPI, aged IS years. IDA GREEN, aged 18 years. ANNIE FORD, aged 13 years. Unidentified woman about 25 years of age, whose body is at the morgue. Fatally injured: Mary Mesnio, injured internally, skull fractured. Josephine O. O’Rines, injured intern ally. Unidentified woman, fractured skull, unconscious. The injuries of the others consist main ly of bruises about the body and frac tured limbs. The building in which the disaster oc curred is a five story brick structure, and covers an entire block. Twelve hun dred nersons were at work at the time, 90 per cent of whom were girls, whose ages range from twelve years upward. The trouble began on the fourth floor of the structure. Baccus, who was jani tor of the building, started for the fifth door for a hall of twine. The elevator was at the top of the shaft and Baccus pulled the rope to bring it down. He opened the door leading to the shafe and leaned forward to see where the carriage was. As he did so, the elevator, which was descending slowly, struck him across the back of the neck, pinioning his head between tho elevator and the floor. A stock boy released Baccus and cried for help. The foreman rushed from the building to call an ambulance, and immediately there was a panic among (he employes. Some of the younger girls fainted, while others, not being able to control their feelings, cried fire. Instantly there was a mad rush for the stairway leading into Tenth street. The gii Is rushed down the narrow staircase until they reached a bend in the exit, between the second and third floor. In their eagerness to escape, the frighten ed leaders fell. Others immediately fol lowing tripped over the struggling mass o fhumanity and in less than a there were hundreds of children and your women struggling in the passage way. The shrieks and screams of the tei ror-strieken girls could be heard for a block or more. uring the excitement an alarm of fire was turned in, but before the engines could reach the scene several of the oc cupants of the building had rushed to the windows and jumped to the street, a distance of over fifty feet. Helen Tolini one of the first to jump, whs almost killed. VN hen the fireman and policeman arri ved every effort was made to quiet the t' i rorized girls. The firemen rushed up the stairway and begged the girls to be calm, telling them that there was abso lutely no danger, but the sight of the firemen seemed only to add fuel to the flame. While the policemen and firemen were endeavoring to quiet the girls on the stairway ladders were being run up on the outside of the building and the employes who had climbed out onto the fire escape and window ledges were quickly taken to the street. After a feiw minutes the men were en abled to check the awful crush on the stajrway and then began the work of rescuing those who had been trampled and crushed between the second and third floors. A call for an ambulance had been turned in and as quickly as the dead and injured were carried from the building they were hurried to hospitals. The number of ambulances was entire ly inadequate and patrol wagons w’ere brought into use to carry the victims away for treatment. While this was going on the scene about the structure was heart rending. The building is loca ted in a section largely inhabited by He brews, many of whom were caught in the terrible crush. Parents and relatives of the unfortunate girls were seeaming and rushing about the streets like mad and it was almost impossible for the police officials to restrain the mothers and rel atives of supposed victims from entering the building. The work of rescuing the girls from the I'RICE FIVE CENTS. windows was necessarily tedious. They were so excited that they did not seem to understand the pleadings of the fire men. At nearly every window of the huge structure, were girls screaming and crying for help. Many were so excited that it was the greatest difficulty that they were prevented from jumping from the building, notwithstanding there was not a sign of fire and their irescue seemed only the work of a few moments. The panic was over in less than a half an hour but in this brief space thou sands of persons had been attracted to the scene by the wild screams of the relatives of the victims and the shrieks of the girls at the windows. Because of tho great excitement it was almost impossible to get an intelligent idea of the disaster and it was three hours after the accident occurred before a single victim w’as identified. FUOUAY’S NEW INDUSTRY The Fnqnay Springs Manufacturing Co , to Make Fine Wood Product* of All Kinds The incorporation yesterday of the Fuquay Springs Manufacturing Com pany is doubtless the inauguration of an industry that will do a great deal for this immediate vicinity. The company proposes to manufacture from pine wood oil of turpentine, creosote, tar, wood alcohol, paints and varnishes. This will be clone by a new process, and altogeth er the industry is a novel one for this country. The plant is now under construction, and is being built very rapidly. All the machinery and other material neces sary is already on the grounds, and the plant will be in operation in the course of a few w eeks. The outlook for busi ness is splendid, as the demand for the product is practically unlimited. The plant is in the midst of a piney woods section, with the material right at haud- The building up of a big industry like this close by the city will boos incal culable value to Raleigh, and every thing points to the success of the enter prise. The principal stockholders are Dr. J. A. Sexton and Mr. K. K. Wright, of Raleigh, and Mr. J. W. Ingold, of Fayetteville. Cotton Crushers Eledt Officers. (By the Associated Press.) At Dallas, Texas, April 30.—The Inter- State Cotton Seed Crushers’ Association today elected the following officers: President, J. W. Allison, Ennis, Texas; Vice-president, A. M. D. Perkins, Mem phis; Secretary and Treasurer, Major Robert Gibson, of Dallas. The selection of the next meeting place was left to the executive committee. A governing committee was appointed by the association. This committee con sists of two members from the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Indian Ter ritory, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Texas, Northeastern States, Northwestern States, North Car olina, Oklahoma, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Texas, Tennessee, Virginia and Florida. The executive committee elected, of which the president and vice-president are ex-officio members follows: A. E. Thornton, of Atlanta; E. M. Dur ham, of Vicksburg, Miss.; T. W. Mad den, of Tyler, Texas. COAST SURVEY CHARTS A Number of Charts Relating to the Coast of N C to be Sent to Col. Grimes Col. J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State, is in receipt of a letter from Con gressman John H. Small, stating that he has ordered forwarded to him, at his re quest, the following coast survey charts relating to the coast of North Caro lina: Cape Henry to Currituck Beach, in cluding the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal. North Landing River. Currituck Beach to Oregon Inlet. Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras. Albemarle Sound, eastern sheet, from Atlantic ocean to Pasquotank river. Alemarle Sound, western sheet, from Pasquotank river to Roanoke and Chowan rivers. Pasquotank river. Mouth of Roanoke river. Pamlico Sound, from Roanoke Island to Hatteras Inlet. Pamlico Sound, irom Oeracoke Inlet to Pamlico river. Pamlico river. Neuso river. Port of New Bern. Cape Hatteras to Oeracoke Inlet. Oeracoke Inlet to Beaufort, including Core Sound Corn Sound and Straits. Beaufort Harbor. Core Sound to Bogue Inlet, including Cape Lookout. Bogue Inlet to Old Topsail Inlet. New River Inlet. Old Topsail Inlet to Cape Fear. Masonboro Inlet to Shallotte Inlet, in cluding Cape Fear. Cape Fear River, from entrance to Reeves Point. Cape Fear River, from Reeves Point to Wilmington. Little River Inlet and part of Long Bay. Forest Fire Along Pamlico River, (Special to News and Observer.) Washington. N. C., April 30. —There was a terrific forest fire on the south side of Pamlico River today. Dont Neglect Your Roofs, The Pannill Paint and Paint Solder Manufacturing Company, of Wilmington, N. C., will paint your roof, stop it from leaking and guarantee paint to last five years. It is a pure mineral paint. A postal card or ’phone message. Henry G. McKagen, Dorsett Hotel, will receive prompt attention. Best of references and testimonials given. The company is now painting the State Hospital roofs.