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♦*♦♦ ♦♦>♦♦♦♦♦♦♦>♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ THE WEATHER TODAY, t ♦ For North Carolina:' 2 Local Rains. 1 4 ♦♦»♦♦♦♦♦»♦♦♦»♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ VOL. LII. NO. 7f. Leads all Mortfa Carolina Bailies in Mews and Cirenlation A MRM FRIEND OF TOE PANAMA ROUTE Senator Hanna Continues His Argument. HE FEARS VOLCANOES Points Out Other Objections to the Nicaragua Route. RICHARDSON CONDEMNS ROOSEVELT For Delivering a Political Speech at Arlington on Federal Memorial Day. General Debate on Anti-Anarchy Bill Closed. (ft } the Associated Press.) Washington, June 6.—After transacting some routine business toilny the Senate n sunsed consideration of the Isthmian <’anal Pill, Mr. Hanna, oof Ohio, con tinuing his argument in support of the Panama eanal. The Ohio Senator dc i lured that no political considerations ware involved in the canal problem and that every Senator was laboring for whtit he considered the best interests of tli.> country. He discussed -some of the technical difficulties involved in the consideration of the Panama route, no tably the Bohip Dam. and declared his confidence in the engineering skill of, Americans to solve any problem of that | kind. He presented the opinions of eighty three ship masters and pilots as to the; desirability of the Panama and Nioq- , rag'ij routes. Unanimously they were; in favor of the Panama route for many j rei.sors which they cited. Mr. Hanna reinforced this information with the nr- j grment that the views of men who had. d-wotcd their lives to the sea and who were expected to use the canal by what- 1 ever route it might be constructed ought to be gi\on consideration. He urged 1 1 t tlie •■obstruction of the Nicaragua «.,nal was beset with unknown difficul ties. while the construction of the Pana ma canal was “an open book.” He laid 4,. it t Pillar s*ress upon the danger to the Xieatngrua mute from volcanoes an«l ur?-.*'d that it was not good business poli os to ignore those dangers in a project involving rn expenditure of $20d,000,000- In conclusion, Mr. Hanna appealed to the Senate to consider the matter as a business proposition, ar.d, with some titling, he repudiated the suggestion that those who favored the Panama rout*' were not i:i i .or of the construc tion of a carat- He hoped the work of construction wcul.l be begun before the • lose us the pi - sent year. Mr. Hanna criticised the testimony of • 'apt. Merr\. minister of the United States in Nicaragua, who supported the Nicaragua route. He said Capt. Merry wa.. a a ! older in the Maritime Uonal < Y.;r j y which, of course, wanted the X a ! • route adopted. The Ohio Senator ' sted that Capt. Merry would 1" t< - attend to his official duties ami ,vot interest himself in questions of I his kind. Mr. Hanna devoted seme attention to th« action of the House in passing iho Hepburn bill for the construction of the • ana] by the Nicaragua route and de clared that scores of members of that Sjndy had not even read the report upon “brief as it was ” Members ho! voted for it because they were ; ivious to bring to a satisfactory con clusion tlie isthmiain canal question. As to the )>ossibilities of danger from ni 'i n- disturbances, ho thought it was pta< tically an even thing between the two routes There was aonugh danger along either route to deter the United States from buildinig the canal either In Nicaragua or Panama. He laid par ticular stress upon the danger to the Nicaragua route from volcanoes. He, quoted Prof. Heilprin, the volcano ex p< it. i s saying that the region of Pana ma was not in danger from volcanic dis turbance. Mr. lianna said that in the construc tion of this canal the United States was inv. ding the territory of tho volcano; ti i: in Lake Nicaragua itself there wore tw o volcanoes, one of which had been m live recently. .dr. Hanna presented a synopsis of the tatement of eighty-tbree captains of in can going steamers and other vessels bearing on the use of an isthmian canal. II • said the ships and their cargoes must pay the operating expenses of tho canal and in the natural order of things th* wishes of the owners and masters of shit s as to the route of the canal ought to be considered. Up to this time it had not been deemed necessary to obtain the views of owners, masters and pilots us to tl-i route of the canal. It seemed to lfim a sound business proposition to bu Id the canal along the route preferred l>\ seafaring men. Mr Hanna said that all of the mas ters questioned had had experience in navigating the Sue/, Manchester auu Kiel canals. They were unanimous in fa\or of the Panama route for steamers ■he feet long and 25 draff, provided both enrols were in operation and weather and expense conditions wore equal. Prom Hi .insewers to the question propounded it was evident that the masters ques tioned much preferred the Panama route to the Nicaragua route, declaring’ The News and Observer that for practical seafaring reasons the Panama route was the better- In an swer to an inquiry of Mr. Mitchell, Mr* Hanna 3aid the information had come to him at his own instigation in iho course of his investigation of this canal ques tion. He suggested that if the United States should decide to construc t a canal aiong the Nicaragua route it would have no as surance that some other nation would not decide to complete the Panama canal. If such jealousy shoull arise as would prompt another nation to con struct the Panama canal the Unfiod States, in his opinion, would be at a seri ous disadvantage. ROOSEVELT IS SCORED- Richardson Points Out Violation of Proprieties in His Memorial Day Speech. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, June 6.—General debate upon the Anti-Anarchy Bill closed today. The incident of the day was a speech by Mr. Richardson, an Alabama Democrat, condemning the President in severe terms for the references in his Memorial Day oration at Arlington to the epithets applied to Lincoln and Grant during the Civil War and to his allusions to lyneh ings. He declared that the President's remarks violated the proprieties of the occasion. Mr. Littlefield made a legal argument of an hour and a half in closing the debate upon the anarchy bill. The section of the Senate hill providing a body guard for the President was stricken from the Senate bill as a precaution in case the House substitute failed. An effort was made to strike from the first section of the substitute the words limit ing the crime of killing the President to the President in his official capacity, but the motion was lost, 63 to 89. Only one section had been disposed of when the House adjourned. Mr. Richardson (Alabama) during the course of his remarks, recalled the visit of the late President McKinley to Hunts ville, Ala., a year ago, the reception given him then by the Confederates and Union Veterans. The noble sentiments Mr. McKinley uttered upon that occasion, Mr. Richardson said, endeared him to the South, and he told of the great sorrow felt there when Mr. McKinley fell at Buffalo. Reluctant as he was to do so, Mr. Richardson said, he felt it his pain ful duty to contrast Mr. McKinley's sen timents at Huntsville with Mr. Roose velt's speech, in which he referred to the epithets applied to Grant and Lin coln and the resolution passed by the Confederate Congress denouncing the methods of warfare employed by the Union army. Mr. Richardson said he had not so far forgot his environs as to characterize as it deserved the language which came from the President of the United States upon a solemn Memorial Day occasion, when honor was being done to the thousands of brave dead who died in defense of their flag. But he would dare to say that it would have been far more appropriate if the President had referred upon that occasion to the mag nanimous terms which Grant accorded Lee at Appomattox, which had done so much to reconcile the divided sections. "I doubt whether there is,” said he, “a brave Federal soldier within the sound of my voice, who would have uttered the sentiments expressed by the President, even in the heat of debate, much less upon memorial day. I say the proprie ties of the occasion were violated when the President referred to what had been said about Lincoln in the heat of blood when men were aiming at each others' lives." Mr. Richardson also condemned the President's reference to lynching*) in the South. Mr. Bartlett (Georgia) argued that the provisions of the Senate bill were uncon stitutional. SUBMARINE ERUPTIONS Upheavals of tho Sea Pe'ween Martinique ar.d St Lucia (By tho Associated Press.) Kingstown, Island of St. Vincent. Wednesday, June 4.—Vessels leaving tho Island of Martinique have experi enced upheavals and agitations of the sea, pointing to submarine eruptions be tween Martinique and St. Lucia. I nthe Island of St. Vincent the shin ing, fleece clouds wnieh have been con - tinually rising and spreading in toe di rection of the Soufriere volcano since May 16th. and which have been mis taken for tropical clouds, have proved lo be steam emitted from the crater, from which flashes of flame are issuing night ly. This, combined with new vibrations in the fire zone, has increased apprehen sions that there may be another eruption of the Soufriere shortly. I he eruptions at Martinique seem to relieve the St. Vincent voldano material ly. Connection between the two vol canoes i 3 indisputable, as every eruption ir Martinique is accompanied by cor responding seismic and atmospheric dis turbances here- Edmund O. Hovev. assistant curator of the American museum of natural his tory. Dr. Thomas Augustus Jagger, as sistant geologist of the United States geological survey, and George U. furtis are endeavoring to ascend the eastern side of the Soufriere. They «r.> today still awaiting .in opportunity to make the ascent. INSTRUCTIONS TO JUDOE TAFT, To Onide Him in Negotiations For Acquisition of the Friars’ Lands (By the Associated Press.) Washington, June 6.—Secretary Root today sent to the Philippine Committee of the House and Senate textual copies of the instructions given by him lo Gov ernor Taft for his guidance in dealing with the Vatican respecting the acquisi tion by the United States of the Friars lands in the Philippines. The iuslruc- RALEIGH. NORTH CAROLINA. SATURDAY MORNING. .JUNE 7. 1902. tions are dated May 9th, 1902, and after referring to the prospective legislation respecting Friars lands, directs Governor Taft to take the subject up tentatively with the ecclesiastical superiors who must ultimately determine the friars course of conduct, and endeavor to reach at least a basis of negotiation along lines which will be satisfactory to them and to the Philippine government so that when Congress shall have acted the bus iness may proceed to a conclusion with out delay. The instructions proceed: In any conference and negotiations Taft will boar in mind the following propositions, which are deemed to be fundamental and which should be fully and frankly stated to the other side in tho negotiations: One of the controlling principles of our government is the complete separa tion of church and State, with the entire freedom of each from any control or interference by the other. By reason of the separation the relig ious orders can no longer perform in be half of the State the duties in relation to public instruction and public charities formerly resting upon them, and the pow er which they formerly exercised, through relations to the civil government, being now withdrawn, they find themselves the objects of hostility on the part of the people. They will not be voluntarily ac cepted again by the people and cannot be restored to their positions except by forcible intervention on the part of the civil government, which the principles of our government forbid. It is the wish of our government, in case Congress shall grant authority, that the titles of the religious orders to the largo tracts of agricultural lands which they now hold shall be extinguished, but that full and fair compensation shall be made therefor. It is not, however, deemed to be for the interests of the people of the Phil ippine Islands that in thus transforming wholly unproductive tracts of land into money capable of productive invesement, a fund should bo thereby created to be used for the attempted restoration of the friars to the parishes from which they are now separated, with the consequent disturbance of law and order. The titles to the great amount of church lands and buildings in the is lands, other than those of the religious orders and now apparently owned by the State, should be settled fairly. The rights and obligations remaining under the various specific trusts for edu cation and charity which are now in doubt and controversy ought to be set tled by agreement if possible rather than by the slow and frequently disastrous processes of litigation, so that the bene ficent purposes of these foundations may not fail. WRECK OF A HORBE TRAIN. A Brakeman Killed, Several Tersons Injured and Twenty Horses Hurt. (By the Associated Press.) Bellefontaine, Ohio. June 6. —A special horse train on the Cleveland, Cincinnati and Chicago and St. Louis Railroad was wrecked near Mix station today, injuring about twenty valuable horses of the ninety-one on ihe train. Brakeman James Borden, of Ansonia. was killed, and En gineer Daniel Kur.kel and Fireman Geo. Boyer, both of Bellefontaine, were badly injured. The following horse owners were also injured, none seriously: 11. S. ArgyJe, Nashville, Tonn.: J. J. Ogles. Fort Worth, Texas; J M. Garth, Charlottesville, Va.; J. W. Harglc, Washington. D. C. The special express was bound from St. Louis to Fort Erie and jumped the track while at high speed. A VOLCANIC OUTBURST. Mont Felee Again in Eruption. Heavy Black Clouds Over Fort de France. (By the Associated Pres.) Fort do France, Island of Martinique, June 6 —10:15 a. m.— A volcanic outburst from Mont Pelee today resulted in tho formation of a heavy cloud, similar to that of May 20th last, but it was not so dense. No stones fell and when the cloud had spread over Fort de France half an hour laWr there was no panic here. It is noticed at Fort do France that the volcanic outbursts conclude with the changes of the moon. Suit Against Gastonia Mills. (Special to News and Observer.) Charlotte, N. C., June 6.—One of the most interesting cases that will be heard at the sitting of the Federal court next week will be that of the H. Wells Co., of Vicksburg. Miss., against the Avon and Gastonia Mills of Gastonia. The amount involved is $65,009. H. Wells Co., is one of the largest cotton firms in the South, for several years it has been furnishing cotton to both the Avon and Gastonia mills. The company contends that those mills are indebted to it in the amount named in the suit—s6s,ooo. The mills contend that the H. Wells Co., subscribed $50,000 to the capital stock ol the Loray mills at Gastonia and that the Avon and the Gastonia mills paid this amount for the Vicksburg firm. This contention is denied by the H. Wells Co., both as to the subscription and as to the Avon and Gastonia mills having paid this amount. The Southern’s Surgeons. (Bv the Associated Press.) Washington, June 6.—A number of pa pers on technical subjects were read be fore the Association of Southern Railway Surgeons today. The speakers were Drs. F. W. Mcßae, Atlanta, Ga.; J. H. Mitch ell. Mt. ornon. Ills.; F. W. Runyan, Aus tell, Ga.; G. A. Baxter, Chattanooga, Tenn., and C. P. Fox. Greenville, Tenn. Tlie delegates visited Mount Vernon this afternoon and later held a brief busi ness session here. TOE TRUCKERS ME LEFTINTIfLURCH And They Roost Upon the Umpire’s Neck. THESCOREFOURTOTHREE New Bern Lays it Partly to Wild Throw by Templin. CHARLOTTE KEEPS STRAIGHT ON WINNING And Wilmington is Nothing if Not Consistent Yielding the Game to Greensboro Yes terday bv a Score of Four to Three. YESTERDAY’S RESULTS. Raleigh 4. New’ Bern 3. Greensboro 4, Wilmington 3. Charlotte 7, Durham 3. STANDING OF THE, CLUBS. Won. Lost. P.C. Charlotte 25 3 .893 Raleigh 16 13 .552 Durham 16 13 .552 New Bern 13 16 .448 Greensboro 13 16 .448 Wilmington 3 25 .107 TO-DAY'S SCHEDULE. Raleigh at New Bern. Wilmington at Greensboro. Durham at Charlotte. A WILD THROW BY TEMPLIN- New Bern Defeated by a Score of Four to 1 hree (Special to News and Observer.) New Bern, N. C., June 6. —Raleigh de feated New Bern today by a wild throw of Templin, assisted by tho somewhat rank decisions of ,the> umnire. who says he is not qualified, only umpiring to accommodate President Busbee. White was steady and pitched a good game. Symons was badly handicapped by the umpire and would have registered a shut out, had he been given perfect sup port and an equal quantity of the um pire's mistakes. Mr. Scott was honest in his endeavor, but not knowing ihe game, caused several demonstrations from the grand stand. Pastor caught a good game, hut w r as off in his hitting. Soffel, Hooks and Treager were the stars for Raleigh, while Fillman, Devlin, Foster, Crawley were in the game for New Bern. Daunt caught an exceedingly fine game, fielding and throwing finely. Fillman played well save IPs two wild throws to first. In the first inning, Pastor went out, Soffel got base on balls, Treager out and Soffel scored on overthrow of third base by Symons. Foster sacrificed Crawley in the second inning, stole second and went to third and scored on wild throw’ by Soffel. In the third Pastor struck out, Soffel hit, went to second on passed ball by Daum, Treager flew out to right, Davis hit to third who overthrew to first, Soffel scoring. Davis on second. Lattin hit, Hooks hit scoring Davis. Hooks stole second. Lattin scored on throw’ to catch Davis, Childs went out. Foster scored home run in the fourth for New Bern in left field. In the sixth Fillman got his base on balls, stole sec ond and scored on Crawley’s hit. RALEIGH. AB. R. 11. P.O. A. E. Pastor, c 5 0 1 6 1 0 Soffel, s. s 3 2 1 3 4 1 Treager, 1. f 4 0 ft 2 0 0 Davis, lb 2 1 0 10 0 0 Lattin, 2b 11 2 2 5 1 Hooks, 3b 4 0 2 0 2 0 Childs, c. f 3 0 0 2 0 0 Leonard, r. f 3 0 1 2 0 0 White, p 4 0 0 () 2 0 Total 32 4 7 27 14 2 NEW BERN. AB. It. H. P.O. A. E. Fillman, s. s 3 1 0 2 71 Devlin, 2b 3 0 0 2 4 0 Randolph. 1. f 4 0 1 0 0 0 Crawley, r. f 3 0 11 0 0 Foster, c. f 3 2 1 0 0 0 Laughlin, lb 4 0 0 12 1 0 Templin, 3b 4 0 0 2 4 2 Daum, c 4 0 17 1 0 Symons, p 3 0 11 l 0 Total 31 3 5 27 18 3 Score by innings: R. H. E. New Bern 01 0 1 01 0 0 o—3 5 3 Raleigh 1030 00 0 0 o—4 7 2 Batteries: White and Pastor; Symons and Daum. Summary.—Stolen bases, Soffel (2), Foster (2); tw’o base hit, Pastor; home run, Foster; double play, Fillman, Dev lin and Laughlin; base on balls, off White 4, off Symons 4; struck out. by White 6. by Symons 6; left on bases New Bern 6, Raleigh 7; sacrificed hits, Childs. Soffel, Symons. Time of game 1:45. Umpire, Mr. Scott. Attendance 500. The Monotony Still Unbroken, (Special to the News and Observer ) Greensboro, N. C-, June 6. —Oreons- defeated Wilmington today in a beauti ful game, both pitchers doing good work. In the ninth inning, with the score four to two in favor of the home team, Hines first up for Wilmington, singled to cen ter . Donunel followed with a hit and Lawson hit to right, scoring Hines. Or. ■in infield error O’Neal reached first Idl ing the bases with none out. McGinnis flew out to third base and Matthewson hit to McKernan, who started a fast double play via Fox to MeTeer, retiring the side, score four to three. McKor n.ait's all round playing was a feature. Score: K- H. E Greensboro ...06 020 20 0 *—4 6 3 Wilmington ..0 0100 10 0 I—31 —3 7 l Batteries —Greensboro, Walters and Myers; Wilmington, Sweeney and Fisher. Time of game 1:40- Umpire, Upchurch. Attendance 300- Put to Rout by the Hornets. (Special to News and Observer.) Charlotte, N. C., June 6.—Stocksdale was completely routed today by the Hornets. He and his men were very hopeful of victory, but this only was a hope, for Charlotte jumped on him in the fifth inning and pounded him all over the field. Bishop was taken out of the game after the first inning. He was in no condition to pitch. Score: R. H. E. Durham 3 0000000 o—30 —3 6 5 Charlotte 1001 50 0 0 *—7 8 2 Batteries: Stocksdale and Curran; Bishop, Applegate and Lehman. National League Games, (By the Associated Press.) At Boston— R. H. E. Boston 0020 00 0 0 I—3 7 3 Cincinnati 011 100 1 0 o—40 —4 10 .4 At Philadelphia— R. H. E. Philadelphia .. ..2400 00 2 0 *—B 16 2 St. Louis 0000 30 0 0 2—5 13 3 At Brooklyn— R. H. E. Chicago 1004 00 0 1 o—6 7 2 Brooklyn 0020 00 0 1 o—3 11 1 At New York— R. 11. E. Pittsburg 00010 300 0 0 o—4 8 4 New York 00002 002 0 0 o—4 10 1 American League Games. (By the Associated Press.) At Cleveland— R. H. E. Cleveland 000 3* 6140 *—l4 21 1 Boston 1 2000000 0— 3 10 4 Eastern League. (By the Associated Press.) Toronto 4; Montreal 7. Worcester 5; Jersey City 3. Providence 2; Newark 7. Buffalo 9; Rochester 1. TWENTY THOUSAND TO STRIKE The Tie up in the Flat Top Coal Fields Will be Complete (By the Associated Press.) ■Roanoke, Va-, June 6. —A special from North Fork. W. Va., says; “The miners’ strike ordered to take place tomorrow will be general and the tie up of the forty or more coal and coke company’s works in the Flat Top fields wlil no doubt be complete. All miners coming out of the various mines tonight arc biinging their tools with them. All is quiet at this place and no trouble is anticipated. Twenty thousand men will quit work- The Hungarians are enter ing the strike with the native miners. A number of agitators are employed along the Norfolk and Western Railroad di recting the strike. The operators have not indicated in any way what hove they v.ill make to resume work. Events lor tomorrow are looked forward to with interest. Business is at a standstill. Miners are discounting their two vveck’c time with the merchants and paying up their accounts. A great many company stores received firearms today." A prominent Norfolk and Western Railroad official who is thoroughly ac quainted with both railroad system here end the coal fields said today that a strike of thirty days would not interfere w ith the 2,000 men employed in the gen eral shops in till? city, as they have enough work ahead to keep them going full time for more than a month. He said, however, that it would naturally reduce the tain cews mateially. THE NEW CONSTITUTION- Adopted by the Virginia Convention by a Vote of 90 to 10- (By the Associated Press.) Richmond, Va., June 6.—The Constitu tional Convention today, on motion of Mr. Cameron, of Petersburg, finally adopt ed the new constitution by a recorded vote of 99 to 10. Messrs. Mundy and Walters (Republicans), and eighty-eight. Democratic members were recorded “aye,” while all the other ten Republi cans voted “no." The schedule was completed, and the Constitution referred to the Enrolling committee to be engrossed. The body adopted a report from the Committee on Enrollment, providing for a recess until June 25th in order to allow' sufficient time for engrossment. Only the registration ordinance re mains to he completed, and tomorrow’s session will likely wind that up and the tody will then adjourn until June 25th. Hester’s Cotton Statement. (By the Associated Press.) New' Orleains, La., June 6. — Secretary Hester's statement of the world’s visi ble supply of cotton, issued today, shows the total visible to be 2.953,031 bales, against 3.097.968 bales last week and i 3,149.840 bales last year. Os this the total lof American cotton is 1.901,931 bales j againsf 2.082.068 bales last, week and 2,- 068,840 bales last year, and of all other kinds, including Egypt, Brail. India, 'de., 979,900 bales, against 1,015,000 bales last week and 1.081,(00 bale--, I; *■-1 year. Os th'* world's visible supply of cot ton there is now afloat and held in Cleat Britain and Continental Europe 1.783,000 against 1,584,000 bales last year, in Egypt 107,000 bales, against 155,- 000 bales last year, in India 500,000 bales, against 590,000 bales last year, and in the United States 563,000 bales, against 821- 000 bales last year. WAKE CO, MAN KILLED Accidental Death of Mr. Willis W. Harrison, of New Light Township (Special to News and Observer.) Durham, N. C., June 6. —Willis W. Harrison, aged about 30 years, of New Light Township, Wake county, jumped from a moving street car here tonight, on Angier avenue, and sustained injuries from which he died. An examination failed to disclose any outward bruises or other signs that would indicate the extent of his injuries. Mr. Harrison was carried to the residence of Mrs. Sykes nearby, where the remains now’ are. It is supposed that the body of the de ceased will be carried to Wake county tomorrow, although at this time it has been impossible to reach his relatives by a message. Not the least blame can be attached to the Durham Traction Com pany. Mr. Harrison was the victim of his' own carelessness. A GREAT BAW MILL FIRE. Two Million Feet of Timber and Seven Freight Cars Bnrned (By the Associated Press.) McDonald, Ga., June 6.—The saw and planing mills of J. S. Bailey & Company, were destroyed by fire today. Two mil lion feet of lumber and seven freight cars w’ere also burned. The loss will be ap proximately $150,000. Three hundred men are thrown out of employment. The origin of the fire is unknown. It started in tho lumber yard. There was only a small amount of insurance. In the Anthracite Fields. (By the Associated Press.) Wilkesbarre, Pa., June 6.—Last night's shooting had a sobering effect upon the idle men and boys in this vajjey, and as a result, the Wyoming region was a place of almost absolute peace today. There were no parades, marches or any considerable gathering of persons and the police authorities of the county had little more to do than keep watch. The Stanton colliery, where the shoot ing occurred, was visited today by hun dreds of persons who expected to see more trouble, but no crowds w’ere per mitted to congregate in the neighbor hood. The colliery is closed down as tight as a drum as a re sult of the disturbance there. Even the coal and iron police with the exception of four or fice, gave up their jobs and left town as quickly as they could get out. There were about twenty in the party, including several colored cooks. Last night’s demonstration was too much for them and they decided to leave. The preliminary hearing of the four coal and iron police who are charged with the shooting of Charles McCann, the 13-year-old boy, was not held today, but they probably will be arraigned tomor row morning. The condition of the boy is still serious, but it is believed he will recover. President Mitchell said today that the strike of the engineers, firemen and pump m-'n is practically complete. Tho min ing superintendents say that as far as they are concerned there was no change in the general situation during the past twenty-feur hours. Water is still accu mulating in the lower levels of some of the mines, but the coal company officials seem to be indifferent regarding the flood ing of the workings. A Check For Washington and Lee. (By the Associated Pess) Lexington, Va.- June 6. —Washington and Lee University has received from tii<’ committee which raised the Wil liam L. Wilson endowment fund for tha chair of economics at t'ne University a check for $94,553, which with $6,000 al ready received makes the fund $100,553. The paper received with the check bore th" signature of former Resident Grover Cleveland, chairman of the committee, Robert ’Welsh, secretary, and was drawn up by ’former Secretary John G. Carlisle- Railroad Granted Right of Way. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Juno 6.—The Senate today passed a bill granting the right, of vay to the Alafia. Manatee and Gulf Railroad Company through the United States Lighthouse and Military Reservation on Gasparilla Island, Fla., and. to relieve George T. Winston and W. S. Primrose from responsibility for ordnance stores issued to the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, destroyed by fire. Lassiter Bolds His Seat (By the Associated. Press,) Washington, June 6. —House Election Committee No. 3 today decided the con test election case of C. E. Wilson vs. Representative F. R. Lassiter, from the Petersburg, Va., district, in favor of the sitting member, Mr. Lassiter. The con test was made on the ground of alleged irregularities at the polls which the com mittee hold were not established to an extent sufficient to change the result. The Conway Passes In (By the Associated Press.) Baltimore, Md., June 6.—British steam er Conway, Ship Island for Greenock, an chored last fight one mile north of Kit ty Hawk, N. <*., with bad list, passed in today for Newport News. ♦ THE WEATHER TO-DAY.* ♦ For Raleigh: | Fair. % k ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ »♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ROOSEVELT SAKS HEHftS 10 POWER He Cannot Interfere in the Miners’ Strike. THE SITUATION TODAY Mitchell Will Direct the Strike in West Virginia. TWENTY THOUSAND QUIT WORK TODAY Mitchell Says the Remainder of the 29,000 Will be Out in a Few Days. Strike in the Anthracite Fields is Complete. (I’.y the Associated Press.) Washington, June 6. —After a confer ence with the members of his Cabinet today. President F.oosevelt decided that there is no legal ground f or interfer ence by him in the settlement of the dis pute between the coal operators and striking miners. The resolutions of the New York Board of Trade and Transpor tation requesting *he President to ap point a commissioner to visit the anthra cite regions and investigate the situation were discussed at gre»at length, but as the law of 1892, which conferred author ity upon the President to appoint such a commissioner has been repealed the President has no desire to assume the responsibility which the New York Boad cf Trade suggested. All Power in Mitchell’s Hands. (By the Associated Press ) Wilkesvarre, Pa., June n.—The strike of the soft coal miners in West Virginia for higher wages, which is to be inau gurated tomorrow, will be directed by President Mitchell for Wilkesbarro. He 'said today there are 29,000 men in that field, 18,000 will stop work and that he expects the others will all be out in the course of a few' days. Mr. Mitchell today positively and un equivocally denied to the Associated Press correspondent all knowledge of any negotiations for peace. So far as he knows, he said, neither the Civic Federa* tion nor any other organization or in dividual is at present negotiating for a settlement of the anthracite strike. “Everything is off," he said. \ Many Will Defuse to Strike. (Bv the Associated Press.) Fairmont, W. Va.. June 6.—The order for a general strike of the coal miners in the two Virginias, known as District 17. takes effect tomorrow. The uneasi ness manifested in business circles dur ing the past week has, in a great meas ure, disappeared, for there is no evidence that the strike order will be generally obeyed. The Associated Press corre spondent lias completer a visit to all th coal regions of West Virginia and finds the situation very much the same every where throughout the State. Unless all indications are misleading, the strike order will be heeded by a very small per cent of the 35.000 miners in West Vir ginia. The order emanated from headquarters of the National United Mine Workers Convention, through a convention held in Huntington, W. Va., a few weeks ago. The convention was composed of twenty-five delegates, the majority of whom were State and National organi zers and officers. The question is one of recognition of the National Union. There is no question of wages. The union sentiment has never been strong and strike movement have never been popular in this State. Indication here this evening are that there will be a small following of strik ers in each field tomorrow but none of the aNtional United Mine Workers offi cials are here as yet. Secretary-Treas urer W. B. Wilson is expected. Thomas Haggerty in charge of the movement in rerthwestern West Virginia said tonight “ Unless we get half of the men out to morrow in West Virginia we will not claim a victory. Falling in half the op erators will gain and we will lose strength ! thereafter. The mines are hard to reach j and (he miners hard to convince.” ) The superintendents are reported as 1 saying that the colleries will be lim ning tomorrow without slight los of men. Rapist Riddled With Bullets. (By the Associated Press.) Roanoke. Va.. .June fi.—A special from Bristol. Tcnn.. tonight says meagre de tails of a lvnehing at Toms Creek, Wise county, Va., today have iust reached there. Wiley Guann. a negro, who at tempted io outrage the twelve-year-old daughter of Franklin Green, made an ef fort to get away, but was surrounded bv a crowd of men who quickly riddled him ■ with bullets, and left his dead body on the spot Ileming Concedes Defeat. (By the Associated Press.) Augusta, Ga., June 6.—W. B. Fleming, of Augusta, concedes his defeat for Con gross from tlie Tenth district of Geor gia, by W. H. Hardwick, of SundetsvW*', Ga. Fleming carried the I'SVaet t'sent (l ■ but Hardwick secu a 1 u ujority. Z CE' 7S.
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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