Tlie Weather Today: j Carolina i Local Rains. The News and Observer. VOL. LII. NO. 137. L®ffl'ifls ffIDD RtotpftOo HDsilOv Papse 0 ® Bon IMiDd B®w§ fflooaD ©flreocOsiffitoßß THE JESUIT LOOKS AT RESULTS AIM Roosevelt Sees Commercial Glory in the East. LUZON A STEPPING STONE He Justifies the Means Employed to Hold It. POINTING TO WHAT HAS BEEN ACHIEVED Through a Golden GlamDr He Views the Ad ministration of Our Island Possessions and Find it in All Respects Excellent. • ( (By the Associated Press.) Hartford, Aug. 22.—President Roosevelt delivered an address here tonight on the Questions of the day. He spoke as fol lows: "From the days of Monroe, Clay and the younger Adams, we, as a people, have always looked with interest upon the West Indies and the Isthmus con necting the two America's feeling that anything happening in those regions must be of concern to our welfare. There is now ampler reason than ever before for this feeling. The outcome of the Spanish War put us in possession of Porto Rico and brought us into peculiarly close touch with Cuba, while the suc cessful negotiation of the Hay-Paunce fote treaty at last cleared the way for the construction of the isthmian canal. Porto Rico, it is a pleasure to say, may now serve as an example of the best methods of administering our insular possessions. So excellent have been the effects of our administration and legis lation concerning this island that their very excellence has resulted in their be ing almost forgotten by those at home. There is hardly a ripple of failure on the stream of our success, and so, as is apt to be our way, we do not think of it all. First and foremost in Porto Rico we have consistenly striven to get the very best men to administer the affairs of the is land. In making appointments to the insular service it is necessary to disre gard any question of mere party expe diency and to look at the matter solely from the standpoint of the honor of our own nation and of the welfare of the island itself. This has been the stand point adhered to in selecting the men who represent our government in Porto Rico —governor, treasurer, attorney gen eral, judges, superintendent of education —every one In consequence all Ameri cans should feel a real pride in the way in which their compatriots who are re sponsible for the government of the is land, have administered it. “In Cuba the problem wits- larger, more complicated and more difficult. Here again we kept our promise absolutely. For over three years we administered it on a plane higher than it had ever reach ed before during tlte four centuries since the Spaniard first landed upon its shores. We brought moral and physical cleanli ness into the government. We stamped out yellow fever —in itself an inestimable service, both to the Cqban people and to the people of our own southern cities. We established a school system. We made life and property secure, so that industry could again begin to thrive. Then, when we hal laid deep and broad the foundations upon which civil liberty and national independence must rest, we turned the island oved to the hands of those whom the people had chosen as the founders of the new republic. Cuba must always be related to us in inter national politics. She must in inter national affairs be to a degree a part of our political system. We expect her to accept a political attitude toward us which we think wisest both for her and us. In retur we must T>e prepared to put her in an economic position as re gards our tariff system which will give her some measure of tho prosperity which we enjoy. I believe that it only a matter of time— and I trust, only a matter of a very short time—before we enter into reciprocal trade relations with Cuba. ‘ The Isthmian Canal represents what is probably to be the greatest engineer ing feat—the greatest feat of its kind of the twentieth century. eßfore we start upon the construction of the canal, certain questions of retail and of our re lations with the people owning tho soil have to be settled. When this has been done, the first question will come upon choosing the commission which is to supervise the building of the canal. Here, again, we have to deal with an en terprise so vast and so far reaching in its effects that but one thought is permis sible-how to get the very best men in the nation, the men of the highest engi neering and business and administrative skill, who will consent to undertake the work. If possible, I should like to see those men represent different sections and different political parties. But these questions are secondary. 'The primary aim must be to get men who. though able to control much greater salaries, than tho nation is able to pay, nevertheless, pos sess the patriotism and the healthy am bition which will make them willing to put their talents at the government's ser vice. ‘ The Spanish War itself was an easy task, but It left us certain other tasks which were much more difficult. One of these tasks was that of dealing with the Philippines. The easy thing to do— the thing which appealed not only to lazy and selfish men, but to very many good men, whose thought did not drive them down to the root of things—was to leave the islands. Had we done this a period of wild chaos would have super vened and then some stronger power would have stepped in and seized the 1 islands and have taken up the task which we in such a case would have flinched from performing. A less easy but in finitely more absurd course, would have been to leave the islands ourselves and at the same time to assert that we would not permit any one else to interfere with htem. This particular course would have combined all the possible disad vantages of every other course which was advocated. It would have placed us in a humiliating position, because when tell actual test came it would have been quite out of the question for us, after some striking deed of had occurred in the islands, to stand' by and preveut the re-entry of civilization into them; while the mere fact of our having threatened thus to guarantee the local tyrants and wrong-doers against outside interferences by ourselves or others, would have put a premium upon every species of tyranny and anarchy within the islands. “Finally there was the course which we adopted—not an easy course—one fraught with danger and difficulty. We made up our minds to stay in the islands to put down violence, to establish peace and order—and then to introduce a just and wise civil rule accompanied by a measure of self government which should increase as rapidly as the islanders showed themselves fit for it. Well, it was certainly a formidable task, but think of the marvelously successful way in which it has been accomplished. “The first and vitally important feat was the establishment of the supremacy of the American flag, and this had to be done by the effort of those gallant fel low Americans of ours to whom so great a debt is due —the officers and unlisted men of the United States army, regu lars and volunteers alike. In a succes sion of campaigns, carried on in unknown tropic jungles against an elusive and treacherous foe vastly outnumbering them, under the most adverse conditions of climate, weather and country, our troops completely broke the power of the insurgents, smashed their armies and harried the broken robber bands into sub mission. “I do not refer to the Moros, with whom we have exercised the utmost for bearance, but who may force us to chas tise them if they persist in attacking our troops. Among the Filipinos proper, however, peace has come. “Step by step, as the army conquered, the rule of the military was supplanted by the rule of the civil authorities—the soldier was succeeded by the civilian magistrate. The utmost care has been exercised in choosing the best type of Americans for the high civil positions, and the actual work of administration has been so far as possible by native Filipino officials serving under the Americans. Our success has been wond erful. No country has a more upright nor abler body of officials than Governor Taft, Vice-Governor Wright and their associates and subordinates in the Philip pine Islands. “It was, of course, inevitable that there should be occasional failures, but it is astonishing how few these have been. Each inhabitant of the Philippines is now guaranteed his civil and religious rights, his rights to life, personal lib erty and the pursuit of happiness, sub ject only to not infringing on the rights of others. It is worth noting that al rady the Philippine people have received a greater share of self-government; that they have more to say as to how they shall be governed, than is the case with any people in the Orient, which is under European rule. In short we are govern ing the Filipinos primarily in their in terest' and for their very great benefit. It would be hard to find in modern times a better example of successful construc tive statesmansh/p. Finally, in the Philippines as in tuba, the instances of wrong doing by either our civil or mili tary representatives have been astonish ingly few, and punishment has been meted with even handed justice to all offenders. “Tho awakening of the Orient means very much to all the nations of Christiau dom. commercially no less than politi cally, and it would be short-sighted statesmanship on our part to refuse to take the necessary steps for securing a proper share of our people of this com mercial future. The possession of the Philippines has helped us, as the securing of the open door in China has helped us. Already the government has taken the necessary steps to provide for the lay ing of a Pacific cable under conditions, which safe-guarded absolutely the in terests of the American public. Our com merce with the East is growing rabidly. Events have abundantly justified, alike from the moral and material standpoint, all that we have done in the Far East as a sequel to our w’ar with Spain.” Military Inquiry Order* d. (By the Associated Press.) Berlin, Aug. 22. —So much has been said about the ovation at Gumbinncn to Lieutenant Elclcrbrand, who was pardon ed by Emperor William after having served seven months of his sentence of two years imprisonment for killing Lieu tenant Blaskowitz in a duel, that a mili tary inquiry has been ordered to ascer tain by whose command the cavalry es cort participated in the Lieutenant’s triumphal passage to the railroad sta tion at Gunibinnen. The Robertson Grocery Company, of Salisbury, was incorporated in the Sec retary of State’s office yesterday. The authorized capital stock is $25,000, of which $20,000 has been subscribed. I). L. Arcy and others are the incorpora tors. Some men have almost as much man- j hood as the women in their family. RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 23, 1902. ID KILL JHE SULTAH League Has Been Organized in Roumania For This Purpose. ' (By the Associated Press.) Vienna, Aug. 22.—A newspaper publish ed in Bucharest, Roumania, alleges that it has learned that M. Sarafoff, ex leader of the Macedonian revolutionary committee, has organized a committee, the object of which is to effect the assassination of the Sultan of Turkey. The Southern’s Dividend. (Special to News and Observer.) New York, Aug. 22.—At the meeting of tho Board of Directors of the Southern Railway this afternoon the dividend on the preferred stock, which has been at the rate of I*4 per cent quarterly, was passed. The consideration of the amount of the October dividend on the preferred stock was postponed until a future meeting of the board on account of a communication received from the voting trustees stating that they had been requested by hold ers of large amounts of preferred stock to extend the period of the voting trust, and that in view of such request they had determined to issue a circular to the stockholders suggesting and recommend ing such extension. Peter Power Released. (By the Associated Press.) New York, Aug. 22- —Peter Power, who was named as complainant in the suit to prevent the turning over of Northern Pacific stock to the Northern Securities BUSINESS MEN ASK THAT THE TRUSTS BE DESTROYED Resolutions Passed by Trans-Mississippi Commercial Congress Asking Roosevelt to Use His Power and Influence. (By the Associated Press.) St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 22. —Although yes- i terday's discussion of the trust question and the later action of the Resolutions Committee in ignoring the question, had j been regarded as the end of consideration of that problem before the Trans-Mis sissippi Commercial Congress, such proved not to be the case. When the Congress was called to order today reso lutions were adopted as follows: Whereas, the trust system has been and is a menace to our republican institu tions and, Whereas, if allowed to continue to form combinations in restraint of trade and the elimination of competition,. the wealth of the entire country will be con centrated in the hands of a few, and, Company, and who was sentenced to thirty days’ imprisonment, for contempt of court in failing to obey a subpoena to testify, was released from Ludlow street jail today. Power gave evidence yester day before Special Examiner Mabie and his lawyer pleaded today that this should relieve him of the charge of contempt. As a Result of the Power Suit, (By the'Associated Tress.) New York. Aug. 22.—The Evening Post says today: “The governing committee of the Stock Exchange, it was learned definitely to day. will take cognizance of the develop ments in the suit of Peter Power against the Northern Pacific Railroad because of the alleged connection of several mem bers of the exchange with the ease. “Under section eight of article seven, a member may be suspended for a year if adjudged guilty of an 'act detrimental to the interest of welfare of the ex change.’ Under sectioil six, a member adjudged guilty of wilful violation of the constitution of the exchange or of any resolution of the governing committee, regulating the conduct or business of members, or of any conduct or proceed ing inconsistent with just and equitable principles of trade, may be suspended or expelled as the said committee may de termine.” Ambassador Cambon’s Successor. (By the Associated Press.) Paris, Aug. 22.—The correspondent of the Associated Press was informed at the Foreign Office today that the suc cessor of Jules Cambon as French Am bassador at Washington, had not yet been appointed, but that M. Jusserand, the French minister at -openhagan, had teen selected for the post. His wife, who was a Miss Richards, is an American and has resided for a long time in Paris. English Champion Defeated. (By the Associated Pr f ess.) Newport, R. 1.. Aug. 22.—The tennis of the fourth day of the National champion ship at the Casino furnished the best sport in singles so far of the tournament and was made noteworthy by the defeat of Dr. Joshua Pirn, a former champion of all England. L. E. Ware, of Boston, accomplished the downfall of the British veteran and aid it in straight sets. CLOSED BY STRIKERS Resumption of Work Checked. May Mine Coal Under Guard (By the Associated Tress.) Wilkesbafire, Pa., Aug. 22. —The Butler washery and the Dodge colliery of the Delaware Lackawanna and Western Company, in which operations had re cently been resumed, were closed today by striking miners. At the Butler washery the men marched out in rt body. It is asserted by the men that all through last night strikers in ambush kept up a continuous fire on the washery and the shed in which the workmen slept. Not being afforded sufficient protection, the men sj\y, they decided to suspend opera tions. Eighty workmen had been employed at the Dodge colliery and the strikers pre vailed upon them to leave the workings. President Nicholls of this district, is sued a card today, saying that the union has positions in the soft coal fields for 350 miners with certificates. Ask That Troops be Withdrawn. (By the Associated Press.) Tamaqua, Pa., Aug. 22.—Acting upon the advice of General Gobin, the officers and men of the first battalion of the Twelfth regiment, stationed near here, sent to Shenandoah for their full equip ments and their personal effects. This would indicate that General Gobin has decided to keep a detachment of troops in the Panther Creek Valley for some time. Today the mine workers sent a petition whereas, the said combinations are calculated to destroy the hope and am bition of the youth of the country, it being well understood that the ambition and hope of the young men of this nation have made it great; therefore, be it Resolved, by this Congress, that the President of the United States be re spectfully urged to use all the power vested in his office to the end that the growing power and the infiuenfce of the trusts may be destroyed. Resolved, That if in the wisdom of the National Congress the laws now on the statute books are insufficient to sup press this growing evil, that other and more stringent and efficient laws be speedily enacted. ' to Governor Stone asking that the troops | be recalled It is rumored here that the Lehigh : Coal and Navigation Company is pre j paring to mine coal under tho protection |of the troops. The officials refuse to affirm or deny the report. CAPT R B OI.ENN'S ANSWER TO THE HON CYRUS B WAT ION He Declines to Accede to the Proposition That the County Convention of Forsyih Should Decide Between Them. (Special to News and Observer.) Winston-Salem, N. C., Aug. 22.—Capt. R. B. Glenn gave your correspondent to night a copy of his letter in reply to the one written by Mr. C. B. Watson a week ago anent the Senatorial contest be tween two men. Capt. Glenn says: “Hon. C. B. Watson. "My Dear Sir: Through the press, and not by personal letter to me, you in formed me of a motion that your friends will make before our county convention. You d>d not ask me to confer with you looking to an amicable adjustment of our differences, but simply announced | your intention. Absence at court has pre i vented my sooner replying to your card. For more than a year, it has been known in the State that I would be a candidate for United States Senator and by public interview in the press last fall, and by a personal letter written to and received by you last February, (though not an -1 swered). I made known to you my pur pose of entering the race. “When I first announced myself, I had not the slightest intimation that you wore a candidate, but from our past rela tions expected your cordial support. If you had declared yourself, prior to my doing so, the present unfortunate com plication would not exist, for appreciat ing the friendship of our people, and their interests, to which you allude in your card, 1 would not have offered my- self for the Senate. Our people know the situation and cannot intelligently blame me for this unpleasant condition of affairs. “Honing that in a friendly spirit we ' could adjust our matters, ten days ago, through a friend, I submitted you this | proposition. That the Forsyth members for tho Legislature by consent, be in structed by the convention to vote for one of us, who, in their judgment, after i canvassing among the other members, i should develop the most strength, and I pledged myself, in case you were chosen, to do all I could for your nomination. The Senator being a State officer, ninety- counties other than ours may have a voice .in naming the successful candi date, so not whether you or I are tho stronger in Forsyth, but who can get the most vote 3 in the Legislature, is the vital question. “You declined my proposition, made no counter offer, but simply wrote a card stating your purpose. You say your friends will urge your motion, thus showing you have been considering the matter and notifying them of your plan, and you may have the strength on the day of the convention to accomplish your wish. Still, not believing that your course is wise or just I cannot agree to it. Being a State matter Forsyth coun ty alone should not decide between us, for it would be just as fair for one of our candidates for clerk, to propose to leave his election to Winston-Salem 'township because he thought he was stronger there, instead of to all the townships in the county. Even if politic to leave such a question to one county, it certainly ought not to be to a con vention constituted like ours will be, for you know It is not to be held under the plans of our party organization, with primaries in each township to select dele gates, but is a mass meeting where every Democrat is a delegate, and where only a few out of the many votes in the county will likely be present. Again we both have warm friends, who are very zealous in our behalf, and to inject a motion into the convention that might ingender bitterness would injure the county ticket, a result which neither of us can desire, therefore renew my for mer proposition, to let our members go to Raleigh pledged to vote for the stron ger candidate, caring not so much for either of us, as for getting the Senator from Forsyth. Our love and pride of county should make us desire the pre senting of that candidate before the cau cus most likely to win, for even in poli tics a man should not live for himself alone. In selecting Forsyth as your bat tle ground, do you think you are fair to me? You have lived here all your life, your play-mates, school-mates, comrades in arms, a clientage of thirty years and your kin-folks are all here, while I have only been in the county sixteen years and have no such relations. Although I have not lived there for twenty-four years, 1 do not think I would be altogether gen erous in offering to leave our contest to Rockingham, my old home. Again you know that I have only been at home three days since the State convention, and that I will be away next week at Davidson court. Prior to the State convention, we thought everything would be settled by a State primary, but it was not so, and since then I have neither seen nor writ ten to friends to come to our mass meet ing, and did not know of your intended motion until my return from Wilkes the day before your jeard was published. I will make no personal effort to defeat your motion, but confidently rely upon the wisdom of the fair-minded men who will attend the convention to defeat a resolution, that in my opinion, will pro duce discord instead of harmony. Un tiringly, from now until the election, 1 will canvass for the whole ticket and will aid our county candidates all I can in their campaign and*on the day of election, and when tho battle is over and the victory won it will be time enough for me to consider my own in terests. The news that I felt from the State at large makes me hopeful of my success. If elected to the high posi tion of Senator, I will serve all the peo ple of every class faithfully and hon estly, trying to do all I can foj the up building of my State. If defeated, I will not sulk, but as in the past will work zealously for Democratic supremacy in our State and nation, but I cannot agree that a mass-meeting in one county shall decide the question of my success or de feat in the State. Hoping that after you calmly think over the matter that you will agree to my proposition of letting our members select the> candidate that will prove the stronger Jiefore the Gen eral Assembly, I am, “Very truly yours. “R. B. GLENN.” JAMES K HAZEN IS DEAD. Secretary of Publication of SDuthern Presby terian General Assembly (By the Assoeiaterl Press.) Richmond, Va„ Aug. 22.—Rev. Dr. Jas. K. Hazen, who, for twenty-five years had Leon secretary of publication of the Southern Presbyterian General Assembly, died at his home in Bon Air, near this city, this morning. He was born in West Springfield, Mass., in March, 1833, land after his graduation at Wiliams College in 1856. went South. At college he was an intimate friend of the late President Garfield. After studying theol ogy privately, he was ordained by the Presbytery of East Alabama in March, If6l. He was chosen secretary of publi cation in 1877. Quick Commands a Flyer. (By the Associated Press.) Ne wYork, Aug. 22.—The Morgan Line Steamer El Alba, in command of Captain Quick, commodore of the fleet, arrived in port this afternoon from Galveston, making the voyage In the record time of four days- twentyhours and thirty-eight minutes. .El Alba left Galveston bar on August 17th at 6:35 p. m., and passed the Scotland Light vessel off the mouth of New York harhor at 4:13 o'clock this afternoon. This is said to be the fastest passage ever made between Galveston and Nw York. Kinston, N. C., Aug. 2C— The Kinston Division of Naval Reserves have decided to disband after being organized for eight years. This is said to be because the division has not received the en couragement from the people which it deserved on account of its service. It is suggested that a military company will be organized here after the Reserves have disbanded. PRICE FIVE CENTS. FAVORABLE FOR H DASH 01 THE FOE Morni.ig of Dense Fog Off New England. PiLLSBURY IS NOT SEEN The Fog Lifts, But Seaward a Hsze Still Drifts. THE LOCKOUT LINE IS NOW EXTENDED The Wireless Telegraph Station on Nantucket is Included in it and Incoming Ships will be Questioned as to Pills bury's Whereabouts. (By the Associated Press.) Rockport, Mass., Aug. 22.—The con trast in the conditions prevailing off shore this morning and those of yester day were most marked, and those par ticipating in or watching the war manoeuvers of the navy early today found things favorable to the squadron under Commander John E. Pillsbury, which is trying to make a landing on the New England coast between Portland, Maine, and Provincetown, Mass., while Rear Admiral Higginson and his vessels defend the seaboard.- This morning a fog so thick that the water of the har bor could not be seen from naval head quarters, shrouded Cape Ann and the ad jacent ocean* Yesterday, for miles in tho bright, clear atmosphere objects at sea could clearly be seen. When the sun came up today the at mosphere was as clear as it could be and extended observations were made from all signal and lookout stations. Each reported that all was well and that there was no sign of the enemy. The receipt of these eerly messages interrupt ed the quiet whicn had prevailed at the naval headquarters here since 2 a. m., unbroken save by one report received from Portland at 3:40 a. m., this re port was like most others sent in. that all was quiet. The report added that scout boats w-ere sighted outside the harbor. It was not long after sunrise that tho og set in. It was a dense cloud and at first impenetrable to the eye beyond a distance of ten or a dozen feet. Just be fore nine o'clock there were indications that the sun was burning through the mist on shore. Aside from the fact that the Kearsarge at least, was still at anchor off this place, little was actually known hero as to the positions of the, various ships of Ad miral Higginson’s squadron. Scouts had been reported off Portland. The cruiser Brooklyn skirted the end of Cape Cod early in the forenoon and went across to Plymouth. Thus both ends of the line nf defense were found to be well guarded, and as the naval experts here felt rea sonably sure that the Alabama and Mas sachusetts were with the Kearsarge off Straitsmouth Point, the center was thought to be safe. The station keepers here have been advised that the lookout line has been extended to Sankaty Head, on Nantucket, where the wireless tele graph station is located. From there all Incoming ships will be querried as to whether or not they have seen any of Commander Pillsbury’s ships and the re sults of these investigations will be sig nalled to the scout boats or tho land stations. By 11 o’clock the fog had lifted and the battleships were seen in their usual po sitions. Observation in the distance, however, was impossible, owing to a haze which hung low over the water. All the signal and lookouts stations re ported during the forenoon, showing that the message system was intact. All the scout boats were heard from before 11 o’clock, either at the station here or on board the Kearsarge. It is learned that the rules of the manouevors In which tho vessels are en gaged permit the destruction of the ships of the opposing squadron, and it appears that the fear that Pillsbury may dash in and “disable” one of his vessels is one reason why the defending fleet is 'kept so compact by Admiral Higginson. The Sultan Makes Overtures. (By the Associated Press.) Constantinople, Thursday, Aug. 21. Through the medium of Izzel Bry, one of his secretaries, the Sultan today sent a friendly message to t/be United States Minister, John G. A. Leishman, assuring him that all the pending claims of the United States would be com,nlied with and begging the minister to rpsume his visits to the Porto. In consequence of these fresh assurances Mr. Leishman to day visited the Grand Vizier, Said Pasha, and the Minister of Foreign Af fairs, Tewflk Pasha. Mr. Leishman and Robert S. Mcormick, the United States Ambassador to Austria-Hungary, will at tend the solaulak tomorrow and will probably have an audience of the Sul ton. Negro Hanged For Murder. (By the Associated Press.) Selma, Ala., Aug. 22.—Walter Bailey, colored, was hanged here today for the murder of Robert Hunter, in this coun ty, in October, 1890. “Until a man finds a wife he i 3 only : half;” thereafter he is still less.