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The Weather Today: The News and Observer. VOL. LII. NO. 44. Leads all Horth'Garolina Dailies in JM ews and Circulation A DEFENCE OF IDE ADMINISTRATION Mr, Lodge at Times Rises to Eloquence. HE REFERS it) CRUELTIES The Cases Isolated and Could Noth Prevented. A CHAMPION OF GENERAL CHAFFEE Mr. Lodge Closes His Speech Amid Applause from the Galleries. Rawlins Makes a Brief Reply. The Sundry Civil Bill Passed. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, May s.—ln vindication of the administration's policy in the Phil ippines, Mr. Lodge, of Massachusetts, Chairman of the Philippine Commission, addressed the Senate today. Long be fore he began to speak the galleries were thronged with people and the attendance on the floor of the Senate wag unusually large. Mrs. Cowles, the President’s sis ter, was an interested auditor. His re view of the situation in the islands and of the utterances of the minority in criti cism of the conditions there was notably interesting, forceful and effective. He spoke with deep earnestness and at times became eloquent. Mr. Lodge warmly resented the impu tations cast on the President, the Secre tary of War and the army for the al leged cruelties and atrocities said to have been practiced in the Philippines. He said every effort had been employed by the officials in authority to prevent such cruelties as had been referred to and measures had been made to punish the guilty. Such things however, were incidents of war and could not be prevented absolutely. He had no de fense to make of any of the cases of tor ture which had been cited but the men o r the American army bad been provoked almost beyond human endurance. He recited scores of instances of cruelties and tortures practiced by the Filipino nisurgents on American prisoners. Men had ha.l their cars cut off; had been dis embowled, had been driven into streams and while drowning shot to death; had been tied to trees and stoned to death by women and children; and buried alive. Others had been shot and boloeu treach erously while succoring the wounded. In the face of these horrible atrocities, some of the American troops had been guilty of administering the “water cure, ’ but the instances of this kind were isolated and no part of the general policy in the Philippines. He warmly defended Gener al Chaffee for his conduct of military affairs in the islands and paid a brilliant tribute to his heroism and patriotism. As he concluded his defense of the Amer ican army and the American adminis tration. ho drew cordial applause from the galleries. In a brief reply, Mr. Rawlins, of Utah, declared that the charges which had been made were not against General Chaffee or the American army, but against the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Lodge) and others who were re sponsible for the present Philippine policy. Both the Sundry Civil Appropriations Bill an.l the bill for the purchase of the Rosebud Indian Reservation were passed. Mr. Lodge, in his address, expressed the hope that the time would come when measures in regard to the Philippines would be discussed with a view to get ting th< best infoimation possible. One of the objects of the Philippine Bill, he said, was io help the development of the island. The opponents of the bill, lie said, had charged that it opened the way to exploiters, syndicates and carpet bag- Rerf. He was aware, lie said, of the genera) hostility of the Democratic party t* any man who has made money or was making money and that was the only one of their principles that was carried out with com plete success during their last tenure of power. There was suppressed laughter in the galleries when he said that few Ameri tans at that time made money. TORTURE OF OUR SOLDIERS. Mr. Lodge referring to the charges of torture in the Philippines said it was a source of bitter regret to him that any American officer or enlisted man should have tortured any Filipino or that any order had b< on issued that on its face seemsd revolting. “But,” said he, “there must be some reason for these alleged cruelties.” He then told of three American sol diers who were captured by the Filipinos They were stripped naked and told that if they would cry “lone live ihe Fili pino republic,” they might run away into the bush as they were. One of the men stood there naked, in the midst of that hostile band and cried, “long live America.” The Filipinos tied him to a tme and women and children stoned him to death. ’I he other two ’ost heart and cried, ’•long live the Filipino republic,” but, notwithstanding this, they were cut to pieces with bolos- After that, said lie, it is no wonder the comrades of those men went into battle with cries of ven geance. ‘ I am not here to excuse cruelty and Genrally Fair. (FOR NORTH | j CAROLINA j torture, but I cannot condemn human nature in an American soldier under such circumstances.” Senator Lodge declared that only half of the story of cruelty in the Philip pines had been told and he desired to toll the other because the American name was deeply concerned- Mr. Lodge then quoted frcun the rec ords many instances of atrocities com mit teed by the Filipino insurgents upon the American troops. Men had been captured as prisoners of war and had had their ears cut off. their intestines cut out and their bodies otherwise hor ribly mutilated. Others had been driv en into streams and while drowning had been shot. Still others had been buried alive. Statistics showed that the num ber of natives mutilated and assaulted for sympathy with the Americans ag gregated 442. and he pointed out that 67 municipal officers, friendly to the Americans had been assassinated and 40 has been assaulted and mutilated- He closed his speech, saying: “We are told that we had no friends among the Filipinos. Apparently the in surgents thought there were enougli friends to make up that awful roll of assassinations against the flag and the authority of the United States, but not one word of sympathy for the Filipinos, men of the same race, who are friendly to us and who asked only to live in peace beneath our flag, “Has it come to this, it is a crime to be friendly to America, and that the men who die and are cut down and mutilat ed because they are our friends are to have no sympathy? If we those describ ed, we are unworthy of the name of a great nation- It would boa greater in famy than any cruelty that has ever been proved. ‘T did not arise to defend in the re motest way any cruelties practiced upon helpless prisoners. I regard them as I have said over and over again, as bit terly as any one can. But as 1 have (Continued on page 2.) ALL IDE ARMY RANG WITH II Private Evans Testifies as to Prevalence ofWatcr Cure. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, May 5. —The Senate Com mittee on the Philippines today heard he testimony of Daniel J. Evans, of Con cordia, formerly a private in Company E. Twelfth United States Infantry who was a witness to the water cure practiced on insurgents at Bedoc, in Northern Lu zon, by soldiers of his regiment. Evans testified that lie had seen the euro given two insurgents for refusing to disclose information regarding 'lie whereabouts of guns. The cure resulted in securing the desired information. He could have witnessed a number of other cases, he said, but remained away. He said the administration of tlie* cure to the insurgents v*as the talk of the Avliole army. He admitted that Fili pino prisoners were treated humanely at all times cutside of the water cure- One of the men given the cure, he said, was struck forty times in the stomach by Private Frank Koehler, of his com pany, and he thought the victim would die. He had not, he said, witnessed any cruelties inflicted by our soldiers on Fili pinos with the exception of the water cure. The witness was excused and the com mittee decided to at once subpoena Frank Koehler, of Cincinnati, who is the man charged by Evans with striking a water cure victim. KINSTON BOY WINS HONORB A Little Boy Horribly Scalded Negro Boy Drowned. (Special to the News and Observer.) Kinston, N. C., May s.—Rev. W. G. Johnston, pastor of the Christian church here, is delivering a series of fine lec tures in Kinston and the principal towns in the adjoining counties on temperance. One of his subjects is “Crepe on the Bar room Door,” the lecture being a splendid effort. Good news from Mr. Geo. E. Kornegay, Jr., a Kinston hoy at Wake Forest Col lcege. He covered himself witli honors and won a medal in a debate between the societies of that institution one day this week. He proved himself an orator, thrilling and exciting the ad miration of all present. Mr. Geo. F. Parrott has been appointed agent for the A. and N. C. It. R. here in place of Mr. P. S. B. Harper, re signed. The little son of Mr. Geo, Ward, liv ing near Kinston, while playing in the yard, fell into a tub of boiling water and was horribly scalded. It is not ex pected that the little fellow will live. Jesse Brown, a 16-year-old colored boy living near Kinston, was drowned in Neuse river here yesterday. He ran away from his mother, who tried to take him to church. Mr. Polk Claims Majority. (Special to the News and Observer.) Warrenton, N. C., May 5.—1 notice in your Sunday's issue a special from Warrenton says that Mr. J. H. Kerr has a good majority of the delegates to tlie county convention for solicitor of this district. This is a mistake, the returns so far show that Mr. Polk is ahead and the prospects are that he will have a majority of the delegates. KALEIGH. NORTH CAROLINA. TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 6, 1902. CRUSHED BY DROP OF INDUSTRIALS Three Stock Exchange Firms Have Suspended. MILLIONS ARE INVOLVED No Definite Statements by the Par ties Interested. 1 • - THE MARKET SLROUSLY AFFECTED The Day Closes With Rumors of More Failures Criminal Prosecution and the Like, Solvency of Other Firms Called in Quts'ion. (By the Associated Press.) New York, May 5. —Three stock ex change firms, Offenbach & Moore, Henry Bros. & Co., and Lockwood, Hurd & Co., \ announced their suspension in the order named at the opening of the market to day. The amount of their joint liabili ties i$ variously estimated at from $2,- 000,000 to $5,000,000; assets unknown, and, in the opinion of good judges, a goodly portion are of doubtful value. No very definite statement was forth coming from the parties most interested. The day closed with the usual rumors of more failures, criminal prosecution and the like. The solvency of several financial institutions of standing was brought in question, but for such rumors there appeared to be absolutely no foundation. The market was seriously affected by the throe failures, stocks breaking heavily at the outset, but the closing was fully steady. Call money opened at 10 per cent., rose as high as 20 per cent, and closed 6 per eent. The failures were directly due to last week’s serious decline in a number of industrial stocks. Two of this group, Rutland Railroad, preferred, and St. Lawrence and Adirondack, are regularily listed on the Stock Exchange. The others, including Dominion securities, Hackensack Meadows, North American Lumber, Pulp and Storage Power, are or rather were, most extensively dealt in on the curb. It was an open secret last Saturday that two or more concessions were in volved in the decline of the Wehb-Meyer properties and disactrous results were feared. News of the three failures came at the outset of the day’s operations. All told 3,525 shares of Rutland, pre ferred. were traded in during the day at from 86 to 96, closing at 95, a net loss for the day of five points. The rally in Rutland from the low point followed an nouncement that Vanderbilt interests had agreed to take up a block of those shares for account of some of the em barrassed speculators. There was prac tically no trading in the Webb-Meyer stocks. The assignee of Henry Bros. & Co. is J. Adriancc Bush, and of Lockwood, Hur & Co. Edward D. Perine. Both as signees said they were unable to make even an approximate estimate of liabili ties and assets today. Offenbach & Moore, although suspended from the privileges of the Stock Exchange, had not really assigned. Mr. Moore said their embarrassment would be only temporary. At Offenbach and Moore’s offices in the I road Exchange building, Mr. Moore was on hand but declined to be seen. Mr. Offenbach was reported to he ill. As soon as the firm suspended the offices were cieared and later in the day some of the furniture was being removed. All through the afternoon there were con ferences between Arthur R. Meyer and Lis associates. Among those at the con ference wi re Creighton Webb, a brother ot Dr. Webb. Mr. Webb declined abso lutely to discuss the situation. Mr. Prall, of the Stock Exchange firm of Webb and Prall. of which Dr. Webb’s’s brother i s senior partner, made this statement shortly before noon: “All the Rutland preferred stock sold by Dr. Webb last June, certificates of which are still in his name, and amount to $12,500 shares, will be paid for in cash at 108 by J. W. Davis and Company.” At the office of Davis and Company it was said that the stock was being bought in as fast as it was being present ed. No further information was given. Wall Street’s eonsorvativemon were al most unanimous in the opinion that to day’s happenings had done much to clarify the financial atmosphere. From $15,000,000 to $25,000,000 was loaned by the down-town banks and trust com panies in the couise of the day.- The great bulk of. the money was loaned at from 10 to 15 per cent. A report that the charing house asso ciation had Called a meeting to check the rising tendency of the money market was characterized as absurd by Manager William Shorer. There was no reason for such action lie said, besides in his opinion such a course would offer en couragement to a number of irresponsible interests.” The Exposition Closes June Ist. (By the Associated Press.) Charleston, S. C., May 5. — At a meeting of the board of directors of the South Carolina, Interstate and West Indian Exposition this evening, it was deter mined that the Exposition would close as originally announced on June Ist next. ARCHBISHOP CORRIGAN DEAD. The Great Prelate Passes Away Without Evi dence of Suffering . (By the Associated Press.) New York, May 5. —Archbishop Corri gan died at 11:05 o’clock tonight, liin death came as a shock to those in the archiepiscopal residence. It was more so to the general public for the last bul letin of the day was that so certain were the physician of an improvement in the condition of the patient Micro would be no more bulletins tonight. About 11 o'clock the trained nurres who had charge at the bedside noticed a change. Accordingly, acting on instruc tions, the physicians were telephoned for- At tile same time the archbishop's two brothers were summoned to the room, as well as a number of priests. It was quickly seen by the physicians that the end was at hand and in less than a quarter of an hour his grace was dead. His last moments were peaceful and without evidence of suffering. funeral of Mr. S. H. Allen. (Special to the News and Observer.) Henderson, N. C., May s.— The funeral of Mr. Samuel H. Allen was held in the Baptist church here this evening at 5:39. Dr. J. D. liufiiam officiated. The re mains were interred in Elmwood ceme tery. Mr. Allen was a good man and will be sadly missed. He leaves a de voted wife and four children. CREST ESSIEI SOLD Railroad Sold at Auction For Nominal Price of $1,000.; The Charter of the Great Eastern Railway Calls For a Railroad From Raleigh to Hyde Co. Work Begun at Center. (Special to News and Observer.) Goldsboro, N. C., May s.—Tin* Great Eastern Railway was sold at public auc tion at the court house door in this city by Mr. W. T. Dortch, who had been ap pointed commissioner for that purpose. There was only one bid made and that was for SI,OOO, made by Mr. F. A. Daniels, for the first lien creditors, who wished to get possession of the property so they could dispose of it and get the money they have invested. It is very probable that the first lien creditors will now sell the property to some one who will complete the road. The sale was simply to comply with a form of law and the bid of SI,OOO did not even represent the value of the franchise, much less the value of the material and the amount of labor that had been expended. The road-bed has been gradfd from Fremont to Snow Hill, a distance of something like twenty five miles and the trestle work over waterways has been put down. It was stated by the commissioner in giving notice of the sale that the right of way had not been secured from the property owners in every instance and there were those present who gave notice that such right of way had not been acquired. The charter of the Great Eastern Railway calls for a railroad to be built from Raleigh to Hyde county, and it is said that it was the intention of the promoters of the scheme to build a railroad of that | length. Work was begun in the center lo* the proposed survey and would have been carried each way if the road had not gone into the hands of a receiver. THE QUEEN’S ACCOUCHMENT It is a Great Disappointment But Wilhelniina’s Life is Saved (By the Associated Press.) The Hague, May s.—“lt is a great dis appointment but the Queen is saved,” such is the general feeling regarding the sad event of last night. The extreme seriousness of Her Majesty's condition was closely connected with the acutely infections malady from which she was convalescing, and this complication in volved imminent danger of her death. The operation necessitated under such conditions was performed without diffi culty and without serious complications supervening. The yiost critical time was reached between 10:30 and 11 p. m. and there was no relaxation to the extreme sus pense of all present in the sick room until the doctors, at about midnight, were able to announce that the accouchement w'as over. At 10 o’clock tonight Her Majesty was reported to be sleeping quietly. ALEX. fATES DEATH Crushed Under the Wheels of an Engine He Dies Instantly (Special to the News and Observer.) Morganton, N. C., May s.—Alex. Tate, a son of the late Col. S. McD. Tate, while flagging on the construction train of Messrs. Oliver & Go., railroad con tractors, at work on the Southern Rail way, between Connolly Springs and Valdese, was caught Saturday, as he missed his footing on the running board of an engine he had signalled to stop and was crushed and mangled under the wheels, dying instantly. In his hand he held an order to stop the train. He was 17 years old and a bright, popular young follow. He had a pas sion for railroading and was working his way up from the bottom. His mother, who is feeble, is overwhelmed with grief. The funeral was held yesterday and the solemn service was attended by a large crowd. The President yesterday appointed Frank P. Sargent, of Illinois, Commis sioner General of Immigration. THE DITCHES LINED WITH MOROSUUI Ihree Hundred Defended Fort Panda Padio OF THESE ALLBUT 84FALL These Men Make a Desperate Dash for Liberty. AND 35 DROP UNDER HURILING BULLETS In lhe Attack Upon the Tort the Americans Lost One Officer, Seven Men Killed, Tour Officers, Thirty-Nine iMen Wounded. (By tV* Associated Press.) Manila. May 5. —Gen. Davis cables that the eighty-four Mores who surviv ed the attack and capture of the Moro fort by American soldiers in Mindanoa Saturday have surrendered, and that the Sultan of Bayan, Rajah Muda, Sul tan Panda Padto and all of the loading daitos were killed in the engagement. The men of the Fourth infantry had a hand to hand struggle with the Moros in the four lines of ditches under the walls of the fort. When the position was captured the ditches were found to be lined with Moro dead. Gen. Davis characterizes the rifle fire of the Americans as excellent, and rays he has never witnessed a performance excelling the capture of the Moro fort in gallantry and grit. The overthrow of Moro power was not .accomplished without severe loss to the Americans. One officer and seven en listed men were killed, while four offi cers and thirty-nine enlisted men were wounded. After the eighty-four Moros who sur vived the assault had marched out of the fort eight others, who were concealed there, made an unsuccessful break for liberty- Some of the Moro wounded tried to stab the American soldiers who wire succoring them. It is impossible | to give the total of Moro dead, as a number of them are lying in the tall grass. Hen. Davis reports his intention of re taining his prisoners until the few ad jacent Moro forts arc occupied. Then, with ihe consent of Hen. Chaffee, he will retain ten of his principal captives as hostages and release the others. The American forces who attacked the fort numbered 470 men and four mountain guns. Eightv-four Moro prisoners, under guard, made an attempt, to escape to day. At a preconcerted signal they got between the soldiers forming the guard and a company at dinner. The latter realizing what had happened, tired on and pursued the Moros, killing thirty live of them and captured nine. The other fugitives escaped. The one chance of saving the life of Captain Moore, of the Twenty-seventh Infantry, who was wounded during the recent* fifhting with the Moros in the Island of Mindanao, is by trepanning a portion of iiis skull, resting on the brain. The body of Second Lieutenant Thomas A. icars, of the Twenty-first Infantry, has been temporarily buried at Mala bang. Hopes are still entertained of saving the lives of the other wounded Ameri can officers. A soldier has died of cholera on board the United States transport Warren, in quarantine here. ELECTIONS IN TAR HEEL TOWNS Democratic Officers are Elected at Mount Airy and Lumbcrion (Special to News and Observer ) Mount Airy, N. C., May s.—Samuel H. Pace, Democrat, was elected mayor over R. B. Haymore, Republican, by a major ity of 116. All the Democratic candi dates for aldermen were elected by good majorities. Lumber ton. N. C-, May s.—Town elec tion today, Mayor A. E. White, Aider man E. K. Proctor, Jr., A. W. McLean. R. I). Caldwell and W. J. Prevatt were elected by overwhelming majority. McLaurin to South Carolinians. (By the Associated Press.) Washginton, May 5. —Under date of May 3rd. Senator McLaurin has issued an address to the people of South Caro lina in which he repudiates the pri mary, claims that he is a Democrat, but that his conscience compels him to sup j port the policies of the Republican par ty, and that he does not regret, any speech he has made or anv vote he lias cast ir. support of such policies—he con tends that he and his friends are to be ruled out of the primary, and he scores an exception in his personal behalf, and therefore he, and presumably they, will j not enter the primary, but will depend j on the general election under the State and Federal laws. H. G. Squires, Secretary of the Lega tion at Pekin, has been selected by the j President to be minister to Cuba, and General E. S. Bragg, of Wisconsin, as I consul general at Havana. PRICK FIVE CENTS. THE COLOR LINE DRAWN Victory For Those Who Oppose Admitting Ne gro Women’s Clubs to Federation. (By the Associated Press.) I.os Angeles, Calif., May s.—After two hours’ discussion of the question of admission of colored women into the Women’s Federation, the anti-colored women won the day when the conven tion voted overwhelmingly to accept what is known as the compromise amendment, agreed upon in New York several weeks ago. There seems to be a feeling that the Decker forces are gaining ground. The rumor that Mrs. Denison has withdrawn from the race for president was prompt ly denied by her tonight. The reports of the committee appoint ed to secure a national charter headed by Mrs. Atwood called forth much dis cussion and entanglement. This com mittee was instructed to continue the work of perfecting the charter under the new organization. The education ses sion was the strong attraction tonight with President David Starr Jordan, of Lcland Stanford University, as chief speaker. THE MYSTERY DEEPENS The Search for the Lost Miss Childers Goes On Without Results (Special to the News and Observer.) Lenoir, NJ'C., May 5. —All clues to the whereabout of the missing girl, Miss Childres, have been fol lowed'without result. The report that sh<> bought a ticket to Asheville sent her friends there, but the most thorough search has failed to locate her in that city. Efforts are still being made to trace her, and the anxiety of her friends shows no abatement; on the contrary, it grows profounded, but the mystery involving the affair only appears to grow deeper and darker. THE UNIVERSITY IS SUSPENDED Charged With Playing Pro fessional in Inter-Col legiate Games. (By the Associated Press.) Atlanta, Ga., May s.—The University of North Carolina has been suspended from the Southern Inter-Collegiate Ath letic Association and the games sched uled with their ball team between Mer cer and the School of Technology in At lanta this week have been .call'd off. The suspension was the result of the. charge that the North Carolina team re cently played two professional men, said to be from Augusta. NOTED DIVINE INJURED jjr. Palmer of New Orleans Run Down by a Car. (By the Associated Press.) New Orleans, La., May 5. —Dr. B. M. Palmer, the distinguished Presbyterian minister of this city, was knocked down by a trolley car at St. Charles avenue anj Webster street and perhaps fatally injured. Dr. Palmer was trying to cross St". Charles avenue when a car ran him down, dragging him some distance. His legs were broken and he""sustained in juries about the head. Dr. Palmer is 84 years old. He was perhaps the most noted preacher in the South. GOVERNMENT DEPOSITORIES Weldon and High Point National Banks Among Those that Receive Funds. \ (By the Associated Press.) Washington, D. C., May 5. —Nearly three and one-half million dollars were distributed by the Secretary of the Treasury today among national banks in various part of the country. Sixty-two banks were recognized as government depositories. Among them are: Capital, Atlanta- Ha., $5,000; Third, Columbus, Ha-, $100,000; Hibernia. New Orleans, La-, $100,000; Caloasieu, Lake Charles, La., $50,000; New Iberia, New Iberia, Da., $50,000; First, Winona, Miss., $50,000; First, Meridian- Miss., $50,000: First Na tional Bank, Weldon, N. C., $50,000: Na tional Bank, High Point, Jiigh Point, N. C., $50,000; City, Knoxville, Tenn., $50,000: First, Beaumont, Texas, $50,- 000; First, El Paso. Texas, $50,000; Rock ingham, Harrisonburg, Va-, $50,000; Do minion, Bristol, Tenn., $50,000. CONGRESSMAN OTEY DEAD A Virginia Democrat Prominent in Business Politics and War (By the Associated Press.) Washington, May 5. —Congressman Peter J. Otey, of the Sixth Virginia dis trict, died in Lynchburg, Va., his home, this afternoon at half past three o’clock. Mr. Otey had been named for a member of the committee to accompany the re mains of the late Congressman Cummings to New York, but he notified the Speak er that he was too ill to attend. Mr. Otey was a Democrat. Mr. Otey was well known in the South as a business man before he came to Con gress. In 1894, he was elected to the House of Representatives, since which time he has been a member of that body. He was born in Lynchburg, Va., in 1840, and served throughout the war in the Confederate army.