The Weather Today: | >88388? i Local Rains. The News and Observer. VOL. LII. NO. 138. Leads all North Carolina Daily Papers in Both News and Circulation AVENGERS CLOSING ON TOPE FIEND Hidden in a Swamp and Cap ture Imminent. THE COUNTRY AROUSED Pretty Young Mother Lying at the Point of Death. DRAGGED FROM HERSCR'AMING CHILDREN They F.ed to Get Help While the Poor Creature Begged Piteously for Mercy, Beaten Almost to Death by Her Black Assailant. * (Special to News and Observer.) Goldsboro. N. C-, Aug. 23. —Mrs. Jas. C. Smith, the white woman outraged and beaten yesterday p. m., at her home near Seven Springs, is in a very precarious condition. j ;j The negro brute, Thomas Jones, who committed the outrage, I am advised at S:3O this evening, is located in a swamp in the neighborhood and it is thought will be captured. The chances 01 escape are increased, however, by the darkness. The neighborhood people are justly aroused, and if caught, a speedy fate doubtless awaits the fiend. As the facts developed the crime be comes darker and darker. Mrs. Smith is young and pretty. She resides witli her husband on a plantation cleared in every direction save one. Here a pine thicket apprears the home to within a hundred yards. From this thicket the negro approached the house. Mrs. Smith was alone at the time. Jones made an improper proposal to her, saying that if she complied with his demands he would not hurt her, but if she refused he would kill her. Mrs. Smith indignantly refused and the villian dragged her fro mher home to the pine thicket and there icoemplished his purpose, having beaten the poor help less woman almost to death and quite beyond recognition. He left her as he doubtless thought dead. The negro Jones came to this section from Durham. Last year he worked in tobacco at La Grange. This year he was employed on the farm of the father of ms poor innocent victim. Another Story of the Grime. (Special to News and Observer.) Goldsboro, N. C., Aug. 23.—Tom Jones, the negro rapist, is being hunted by hun dreds of people in the lower section of the counfy today, but up to this time he is still at large. The horrible crime of which he is charged was committed on the person of Mrs. Will Smith, at her home in Indian Springs township, yes terday afternoon about six o’clock. Today she lies in helpless unconsciousness, her face discolored and her throat bearing the imprint of her brutal assailant's fin gers. Last night sentinels were stationed along every path and public road in that section to prevent the escape of the ne gro, but as stated every effort thus far made has been barren of result. Mrs. Smith’s husband left his wife yes terday morning In cheerful spirits and went to town with a load of tobacco. Late In the afternoon, while the faithful wife was preparing supper and on the look out for his return, there appeared at the kitetien door a heavily-built, evil looking negro, who made an insulting proposal. The woman shrank from him in horror and loathing. The brute then forced his way into the house and pulled Mrs. Smith out of the door, dragged her across the yard and over the fence to a chimp of bushes across the plantation path where, after nearly depriving her of life, he accomplished his foul purpose. There was no one in the house but two small children, who seeing the negro dragging their mother across the yard and hearing her pitiful cries for mercy, fled from the house and ran across the field to -he home of a neighbor, where they told as best they could what had occurred. Help came but too late. The negro had left his victim on the spot where he drag ged her unconscious and disfigured. The news soon spread and people be gan early in the evening to flock to the scene. Sheriff Scott received a telegram about ten o’clock last night, asking him to go and carry bloodhounds. He did not have the dogs, but he wont himself and joined the search for the ne gro. He came back this morning and said the people were aroused and that Ihev were scouring the woods. If the negro is caught there is no un certainty about the fate which will over take him. In coming home the sheriff said he passed a number of ladies on the nublic road who had left their homes and gone in search of the negro. Dr. Hume in Virghra. (Special to News and Observer.) Chapel Hill, N. C., August 23.—Last week’s Valley Virginian contained an editorial leader “On The Permanent Ele ment in the Race and the Individual,’’ based on an anniversary discourse by Rev. Dr. Thos. Hume, D. D-, LL. D.. at Waynesboro, Va., and a special tribute to the discourse and the speaker. Dr. Hume's lectures this summer in Staunton on “The Incarnation” and “The Personal and Local Elements in Bunyan’s Pil grim’s Progress” were attended with great interest. Dr. Alex Phillips, a well known Chapel Hill man and Dr. Hume both appear on the programme of the Augusta Sunday School Convention. In announcing Dr. Hume as the preach er for next Sunday it is stated that “no man is more beloved amongst the Pres byterians of this section.” KNOX WILL 00 TO PARIS. To Inveitigate Soma Questions m the Panama Canal Case. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Aug. 23. —Attorney Gen eral Knox returned to the city today from his vacation spent principally at Atlantic City. He will remain, however, only until Monday when he will leave for New York preparatory to sailing for Paris next Wednesday on the Oceanic, lie had hoped that this trip to France might be avoided, but Mr. Russell, who is now there investigating the Panama Canal question for this government, has tabled Mr. Knox that there are some fea tures of the case that in his opinion should receive the Attorney General’s personal attention. As to what these matters are Mr. Knox has no informa tion. In speaking of the railroad merger suit, the Attorney General said that testimony would be taken in the case, beginning at New York next month. When that has been concluded the court would set a time for an oral hearing. As to the Greene and Gaynor case. Mr. Knox said that within a day or two he would formulate instructions to the government counsel in Quebec as to the next steps to be taken to extradite the men. The government, he said, had no thought of abandoning its case and every possible means would be exhausted to secure the return of Greene and Gaynor to the Uni ted States. TO DO WITHOUT OUR COTTON. England Thinks Eho Can Raise Hor Supplies in Upper Egypt. (By the Associated Press.) London, Aug. 23.—The British Cotton Growing Association, which, with the hearty co-operation of the Colonial Sec retary, Joseph Chamberlain, is striving to render the British Empire independ ent of the United States so far as raw cotton is concerned, is now paying spe cial attention to upper Egypt, where it is asserted, the association can develop a cotton belt dwarfing that of the South ern States of America. Major Count Gleichen, secretary of the Sirdar of the Egyptian forces, Major General Wingate, addressing the association at Manchester recently, said the experiments now con cluded on the hanks of the Nile show the quality of the cotton grown there to be the equal of any in the world. There are available 13,000,000 acres of irrigated land and the only difficulty is the labot supply, the Dervishes having depopu lated the Soudan, but the completion of the Suakim-Berber Railroad is expected to solve the problem, besides furnishing an outlet for the crop. TO REMOVE TO AILANTA. The General Freight Department of the South ern Railway. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Aug. 23.—1 t was an nounced officially today that the general freight department of the Southern Rail way, including the offices of E. A. Neil, general freight agent, and of Lincoln Green, assistant general freight agent and their respective clerical forces, would be transferred from this city to Atlanta, Ga. The department will be moved during September and will be open for business at Atlanta by October Ist. Mr. Green has just returned to Washington from Atlanta, where he en gaged quarters for the freight depart ment of the Southern system and made all arrangements for the change. The transfer, Mr. Green explained, was deemed advisable by the officials of the Southern for the reason that Atlanta is the most central point of the freight sys tem and the location of the freight de* partment in that city will facilitate greatly the work of the office. Roosevelt Worries Dixie Bads. (By the Associated Press.) Providence, R. 1., Aug. 23.—The friends of Cecil A. Lyon, chairman of the Re publican State Committee of Texas, are considerably exercised over the recent announcement by the President that he wished to warn the Republicans of the South that if they wanted anything from him they would have to get out and se cure votes instead of getting delegates to Republican national conventions and looking for Federal offices. Judging from a dispatch received abroad the train to day the friends of Mr. Lyon seem to think that he was made the special ob ject of the President’s ultimatum and was held responsible for the political quar rel in Texas, but this was found to he incorrect, the President saying that his remarks applied to all. The British Tennis Players (By the Associated Press.) Newport, R. 1., Aug. 23.—The two Eng lish tennis players, R. F. and H. L. Doherty, are getting dangerously near the finals in the national championship in singles, and the possibility of one of them adding this event to their already won championship in doubles grows every succeeding day. Both won their matches today with almost commanding ease, H.- L. Doherty, already the champion of all England, defeating H. F. Allen, of Phila delphia, in straight sets, while his brother i was disposing of W. J. Clothier, also of the Quaker City, in three seta taf one. RALEIGH. NORTH CAROLINA, SUNDAY MORNING. AUGUST 24, 1902. 100 MUCH OUTCRY ICIINST COMBINES This is Roosevelt’s View of the Matter. TRUSTS ARE NECESSARY They Should, However, be Under Gov ernment Control. BUT IF SHOULD HANDLE THEM TENDERLY There is Much Good in lhe.se Corporations, the Pr sident Conc'udes, and Stringent Measures Should Not be Us*d Against Th.m. (Ily the Associated Press.) Providence, R. 1., Aug. 23.—Not since the visit here of President Hayes, twenty five years ago, has a Chief Executive been accorded so brilliant and thoroughly general a reception as that tendered to day to President Roosevelt on the oc casion of his tour through this State. People came from every part of the State and gathered 15,000 strong about the platform at City Hall, from which the President delivered an address. An ovation which lasted five minutes was the President’s greeting when he rose to speak. President Roosevelt devoted his attention to industrial conditions grow ing out of prosperity, especially the in crease of corporate wealth. He said: “For some of the evils which have at tended upon the good of the changed conditions we can at present see no complete remedy. For others the remedy must come by the actioh of men them selves in their private capacity, whether merely as individuals or by combination one with another. For yet others some remedy can be found in legislative and executive action, national, State or muni cipal. Much of the complaint against combinations is entirely unwarranted. Under present day conditions it is us necessary to have corporations in the business world as It Is to have organi zation among wage-workers. But we have a right to ask in each case that they shall do good and not harm. Exactly as labor organizations, when managed intelligently and in a spirit of justice and fair play, are of very great service, not only to the wage-workers, but to the whole community, as the history of many labor organizations has conclusive ly shown, so w'ealth. not merely in dividual but corporate, when used aright is not merely a benefit to the community as a whole, but indispensible to the up building of the country, under the con ditions, which at present the country has grown not only to accept but to demand as normal. This is so obvious that it seems trite even to .state it, and yet if we are to judge from some of the arguments advanced against and attacks made upon wealth as such, it is a fact worth keeping in mind. “A great fortune if not used aright makes its possessor in a peculiar sense a menace to the community as a whole, just as a great intellect does if it is un accompanied by developed conscience, by character. But obviously this no more affords grounds for condemning wealth than it does for condemning in tellect. Every man of power by the very fact of the power is capable of do ing damage to his neighbor, but we can not afford to discourage the development of such men merely because It is pos sible they maye use their power to wrong ends. If we did so we should leave our history a blank, for we should have no great statesman, soldiers or merchants, no great man of arts, of letters or of science. Doubtless on the average the most useful nian to his fellow citizens is apt to be he to whom has been given what the Psalmist prayed for, neither poverty nor riches, but the great cap tain of industry, the man of wealth, who alone or in combination with his fel lows, drives through our great business enterprises, is a factor without which this country could not possibly maintain its present industrial position in the world. Good, not harm, normally comes from the piling up of wealth through business enterprises. Probably the most serious harm resulting to us, the peo ple of moderate means, is when we harm ourselves by letting the dark and evil vices of envy and hatred towards our fellows eat into our natures. “Still, there is other harm, of a more evident kind, and such harm it is our clear duty to eradicate if possible and in any event to minimize. The corpora tions, and therefore those great corpora tions containing some tendency to mo nopoly which we have grown to speak of rather loosely as trusts, are the crea tures of the State, and the State not only has the right to control them, but is in duty bound to control them wherever the need for such control is shown. There is clearly a need of supervision—need to exercise she power of regulation on the part of the representatives of the pub lic, wherever, as in our own country at the present time, business corporations become so very strong, both for benefi cient work and for work that is not al ways beneficient. It is idle to say that there is no need for such supervision. A sufficient warrant for it is to be found qver and over again of the various evils resulting from the present system, or either lack of system. “There is in our country a peculiar difficulty in the way of exercising such supervision and control because of the peculiar division of governmental power. When the industrial conditions were sim ple, very little control was needed, and no trouble was caused by the doubt as to whore power was lodged under the examination. Now the conditions are complicated, and we find it difficult to frame national legislation, which shall be adequate, while as a matter of prac tical experience State action has proved entirely insufficient, and in all human probability can not or will not be made sufficient, to meet the needs of the case. Some of our States have excellent laws —laws which it would be well indeed to have enacted by the National Legisla ture. But the wide differences in these laws, even between adjacent States and the uncertainty of the power of enforce ment result practically in altogether in sufficient control. I believe that the na tion must assume this power of control by legislation, and if it becomes evi dent that the Constitution will not per mit needed legislation, then by constitu tional amendment. The immediate need in dealing with trusts is to place them under the real, not nominal, control of some sovereign to which, as its creature, the trusts shall owe allegiance, and in whose courts the sovereign’s orders may With certainty be enforced. This is not the case with the ordinary so-called ‘trust’ today, for -he trust is a large State corporation, generally doing business in other States also, and often with a ten dency to monopoly. Such a trust is an artificial creature not wholly responsible to or controllable by any legislature, nor wholly subject to the jurisdiction of any one court. “Some governmental sovereign must be given full power over these artificial and \ery powerful, corporate buildings. In my judgment this sovereign must be the national government. When it has been given full power, then this full power can be used to control any evil influ ence, exactly as the government is now using the power conferred upon it under the Sherman Anti-Trust Law. Even when the full power has been conferred it would he highly undesirable to attempt too much, or to begin by stringent legis lation. The mechanism of modern busi ness is as delicate and complicated as it is vast, and nothing would be more pro ductive of evil to all of us and especially to those least well off in this world's goods, than ignorant meddling with this mechanism, and above all, if the meddling was done in a spirit of class or sectional rancor. It is desirable that this power should be possessed by the nation, but it is quite as desirable that the power should be exercised with moderation and self-restraint. “The first exercise of that power should bo the securing of publicity among nil great corporations doing an Inter state business. The publicity, though non-inquisitorial, should be real and thorough as to all important, facts with which the public is concerned. The full light of day is a great discourager of evil. Such publicity would by itself tend to cure the evils of which there is just complaint, and where the alleged evils are imagluery it would tend to show that cueh was the ease. When publicity is at tained it would then be possible to see what further should be done in the way of regulation.” “MEANB DEFEAT FOR BOTH.” Mr. Watson Thus Comments on Hr- Glenn’s Proposition. (Special to Nows and Observer.) Winston-Salem, N. C-, Aug. 23. —Mr. C. B. Watson, who is attending Davidson court, was called over the long distance phone this afternoon and asked if he bad any comment to make on Capt. Glenn’s letter in reply to one issued by Mr. Wat son a week ago. Mr. Watson replied that Capt. Glenn’s proposition to leave their contest till the Legislature assem bles “means defeat for both- of us. I think the matter should be settled at once,” continued Mr. Wattson, who add ed: “So far as my kin folks are con cerned, as referred to by Mr. Glenn, he can take a census of them and I will per mit him to add them to his column. Per haps I was a little slow in filing my lien or staking off my claim (if I had any) for the Senatorship, I don’t ask Mr. Glenn to withdraw from the race, should Forsyth give me her endorsement. He can still remain in the field, but I will agree to withdraw and endorse him if the convention thinks he is the strongest and best man for the place. I shall onl> ask the convention to settle the contest between us so far as the vota of For syth’s representatives in the Legislature is concerned.” SCHOOLS IN THE PHILIPPINES. Denial That the System is Use 3 to the Prejudice of Catholicism. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Aug. 23.—The Bureau of Insular Affairs of the War Department has made public the report of Frank H Bowen, Acting General Superintendent of Public Instruction for the Philippine Islands, upon charges made, in the Uni ted States against the school system of the islands alleging that it was used as a proselyting agency against Catholics, and generally used to the prejudice of Catholicism. These charges were for warded to Manila and the reply was made to Acting Governor Wright. The report of Superintendent Bowen is dated July 71 h, and is a general and specific denial of the charges. He says that of twenty persons who have been division superin tendents only one has ever been a clergy man. Three division superintendents were appointed from a list submitted by leaders of the Roman Catholic church in the United States. Work on the addition of the Sanct'rd Cotton Mil is being pushed. About 30 hands are employed. The walls are about finished. They expect to have the work completed by the first of No vember. The force will then be doub led, especially when the mill is put in operation day and night.—Sanford Ex press. 16 PAGES— SECTION ONE—Pages 1 to 8. GAY ROYAL BLADES FROM THE ORIENT King Lcwanika Lugs Home Six Silk Hats. RAS TAKES A BALLOON The Shah Bristles With Millions Worth of Diamonds. AN INDIAN P 0 TEN TATE FOOLS 1 HE STARS Maharajah of Jaipur Has His Sptcial Goa’s Name Printed Upon His Visiting Car-' 1 , Thereby Working Woe Amang London’s Fair Ones. (By the Associated Press.) London, Aug. 23.—King Lcwanika has departed for his kraal in Barotseland, Northwestern Rhodesia, with many im pediments, one of the most cherished items of which consist of six silk liats. Ras Makanuon, the Abyssinian general, is also homeward bound. Among his bag gage is a big balloon. The Indian Princee have disappeared and with the departure of the Shah of Persia Monday, London will be bereft of its last show visitor. The west end of London, from a so ciety point of view, is a desert. The members of the royal family, the Cabinet ministers and the foreign diplomas are scattered and all those with money enough to enable them to do 30 have fled to tjie Moors, rivers of various con tinental resorts. Twenty-one West End clubs aggregating a membership of near ly 30,000, are closed for renovation and the shuttered houses of Mayfair add to the general gloominess. There is talk, however, ot a “second season” commenc ing in September with the re-opening of Parliament and the return of King Ed ward to town. The Shah has been the object of much attention on the part of the newspapers for a week past, and while it is a moot, point whether the monarch' is really en joying himself certainly royal and official Tjondon have pared no pain to that end. The round of entertainment provide for him included everything of a light and howy character from a vi3it to the wax works to a big review of artillery at Woolwich, while the short intervals were filled up with conversations on political matters, such as Russion attempts to se cure ports on the Persion gulf, the ful fillment of which would necessitate large additions to the British fleet in Indian waters. The Persian’s jewels were an unending source of gossip. A jewel merchant who was present at the Shah’s reception Tuesday esti mated that if the gems the monarch was then wearing were put up at auction they would fetch 3,750,000 pounds sterling. Today arrangements have been made for the Shah to go deer-stalking in Wind sor Great Park. The Eastern visitor expressed a desire to take back a hunt ing trophy, so King Edward granted him permission to have a shot at the bucks of the royal herd. The animals are now in fine condition, almost tame enough to permit of stroking them, so the Shah should have no difficulty in securing antlers. The last of the Indian potentates, the Maharajah of Jaipud, sailed for his home Friday, though officially he commenced his journel homeward by deputy on Mon day. It is customary for the Maharajah, before starting on important journeys, to consult the State astrologer as to whether the planets are favorable. The astrologer advised the Maharajah’s de parture Monday, but as it was incon venient to do so, the Maharajah deter mined to trick the planets and deputized his aide-de-camp and some members of his suite to start and await him at Dover. The Maharajah has caused London hostesses endless confusion by having the name of his special god printed on his visiting cards above his own name. Vari ous smart women were hurt by not re ceiving answers to their invitations until it was discovered that they had been ad dressed to tho god instead of to the Maharajah. The embarkation of the Maharajah’s baggage at Dover caused a sensation among the provincials, especially the removal from the train to the steamei of an imagine of Buddha and copper vessels containing sacred Ganges water, which was. carried out by the priests of the suite with great ceremonial. Among the Maharajah’s baggage was a bassinet, a bicycle, a horse and small tricycle. New Members of the Faculty. (Special to News and Observer.) Newton, N. C., Aug. 23.—The fall ses sion of Catawba College will open Sep tember 2nd. President Mebane says that the outlook is very bright for a large attendance. The present session will open with four new teachers who fill positions made vacant by resignations and changes in the faculty. Prof. W. W. Chandler, Pr. D., will have charge of the Department of Eng lish. He is 37 years old, experienced in school work and is w r ell-equipped for the position. He is a graduate of Heidelberg College. Prof. William R. Weaver, A. 8., of Franklin and Marshall College, Lancas ter, Pa., will have charge of the De partment of Greek, German and History. Mr. Weaver has scholarship of the high- FIVK CENTS. est order and is a young man of strong Christian character. Miss Irma IT. Whitmore, daughter of Rev. S. L. Whitmore, D. D., of the Re formed church, Pottsvilie, Pa., will be in charge of the Music Department. At the Woman’s College, Frederick, Md., she .took the full classical course, receiv ing the degree of A. B. She took at this institution three years’ course in music, both instrumental and vocal, and re ceived her certificate from the Conserva tory of Music in 1899. She has been a member of the Choral Union other county offices. They will be nominated in the county convention Tuesday. There was a very large attendance at the pri maries. Cupid Made the Old Man “fewrious.’’ 'lll L:f . 1 (By the Associated Press.) Macon, Ga., Aug. 23. —L. A. Roach, of Cordon, Ga., father of 15-year-old Agnes Roach, came to 'Macon aud spent last night trying to find some trace of his daughter. He reported to the police that James I. Tindel, w r ho w r as recently in the asylum but who escaped; had gone to his house on the afternoon before and at the point of a pistol forced the girl to run away with him. He claimed it was a clear case of kidnapping, and said he feared that his daughter would be murdered. It developed this afternoon, however, that it was simply a love af fair, in which the old folks had been blinded. The couple drove through the country to Jeffersonville, in an adjoin ing county, and reaching there at day light, waited until the ordinary ap peared. They got a license and were married. They have returned to the home of the groom’s mother and the irate father of the girl is irreconcilable. Blackburn Refuses Challenge. (Special to News and Observer.) Salisbury, N. C., Aug. 23.—Hon. Then. F. Kluttz this week again challenged Spencer Blackburn to a Joint canvass of this Congressional district. Mr. Black burn replied yesterday to Mr. Kluttz. He stated that ho knew no reason why he should reconsider his declination of two weeks ago. Mr. Kluttz will consequently make his canvass alone. Mrs. M. H. Boyden fell in her yard last night and broke her arm, the fracture being a very serious one. Wa*hngton’s Forbears’ Home. (By the Associated Press.) London, Aug. 23. —The statements pub lished in the United States to the effect that Americans in London are trying to purchase the house near Banbury, Oxfordshire, which was the home of George Washington’s ancestors, with the view of transporting it to the United States for exhibition at the St. Louis Exposition, have surprised the agents of the preperty, who have heard nothing on the subject. The agents recall that when the property was placed in their hands for sale a year ago, the same project was mooted and discussed in the news papers, but it was dismissed as imprac ticable. Since then the agents have not. been approached by any American offers. Negro Who Wai Poisoned Died. (Special to News and Observer.) Oxford, N. C., Aug. 23. —The negro, John Day, who was poisoned by drinking coffee containing Taris green, intended to poison the family of Mr. Oscar Yancey, died yesterday in the field where he was at work on the farm of Mr. Yancey. The team which John Day was driving in the field returned to the house without a driver and immediately a search began, which resulted as stated. A coroner’s in quest will be held. Why the Fairs’ Bodies Are Held, (By the Associated Press.) Paris, Aug. 23. —The correspondent of the Associated Press learns that the postponement of the shipment of the re mains of Charles L. and Mrs. Fair to Cherbourg, on their way to New York, is the result of an agreement between the lawyers t« hold the bodies here un til it is decided whether it is advisable to examine them with the view of ascer taining the exact nature of the injuries which caused death. The consent of the late Mr. Fair’s family has boon cabled for.' Receiver For the Augusla Chronicle * (By the Associated Press.) Augusta, Ga., Aug. 23.—The Augusta Chronicle was today placed in the hands of a receiver at the instance of the creditors. E. B. Hook, president of the company, was appointed receiver, and will continue the publication of the paper as usual, pending the reorganization of the paper’s affairs.