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The Weather Today: | f osswlina| SHOWERS. The News and Observer. VOL. LII. NO. 141. [Laarfla aiDD KtoipGQD (BsatPoDßrnsQ ROOSEVELT 111 THE ' PINE TREE SUITE Bill Sewall, an Old Friend, Dines With Him. “GLAD TO SEE YOU BILL” "You Ain’t No Gladder Than I be," Said Bill. THEY ONCE ATE MUSKRVT TOGETHER Roosevelt Continues His Stump Spsaking, Making Addresses at Bangor, Water ville and Other Places to Im mense Throngs. (By the Associated Press.) Ellsworth, Me., Aug. 27. —The Presi dent’s second day In the Pine Tree State was full of interest. Starting from the Governor’s residence at an early hour he was taken for a short drive about the c«ty of Augusta and at 9:30 left for Bangor where the principal speech of the day was delivered at the fair grounds in the presence of an immense audience, which listened with marked attention to his address. The same close attention was given hirn at Waterville, where, from far and near, came hundreds to see and hear the first President who has visited Maine in many years. Just before leaving Augusta the Presi dent heard that his old guide, Bill Se wall, of Island Falls, Maine, who had accompanied him on many hunting ex peditions and who had for a time been employed on his ranch in Dakota, was at Bangor. He immediately wired Con gressman Powers at Bangor to “corral” him and hold on to him until he reached that city. That the Congressman carried out these instructions was fully proven when he produced the tall, raw-boned, red-whiskered man on the President's arrival. “I am glad to see you, Bill,” said the President, whereupon Bill replied, "You aint no gladder than I be.” » Then it was that the President told the story of his friendship of many years with the old guide and hunter and how many years ago while on a hunting trip through Maine, owing to the short age in the meat supply, they had eaten must rat together, which the President said was the last meat he had eaten in Maine before this trip. The President seemed to delight in the rural simplicity of the man and insisted that he should sit down to dinner with him. Bill there fore had the distinction that comes to but few of dining with the Chief Execu tive of the nation and the Governor of his State at the same time. While at the fair grounds someone sug gested to Sewall, who was seated on the platform with the President, that he should go to Washington and secure an appointment as postmaster, but Bill had already received this honor and said to his inquisitor, “I be postmaster already.” Before beginning to speak at the fair grounds in Bangor the President, noticing the lamming and pushing of the crowd in front of the grandstand, cautioned the people to be careful of the women and children and asked them to show their capacity to manage themselves which im mediately had the desired effect. The platform from which the President spoke was directly in front of the grandstand, which was packed with humanity. Be hind him was another dense crowd. He humorously informed his audiences that he did not think he faced both ways but that on that occasion he would have to. In his speech the President said: “During the century that has closed the growth of industrialism has necessarily meant that cities and towns have in creased in population more rapidly than the country districts. And yet it re mains true now as it has always been, that in the last resort the country dis tricts are those in which we are surest to find the old American spirit, the old American habits of thought and ways of living. Conditions have changed in the country far loss than they have changed in the city and in a consequence there has been little breaking away from the methods of life which have produced the great majority of the leaders of the Republic in the past. “It must not be understood from this that there has been no change in farm ing and farm life. The contrary is the case. There has been much change, much progress. The Granger and simi lar organizations, the farmers’ institutes and all the alliances which promote in telligent co-operation give opportunity for social and intellectual intercourse among the farmers, have played a large part in raising the level of life and work in the country districts. In the domain of government, the Department of Agri culture since its foundation, has accom plished results as striking as those ob tained under any other branch of the national administration. By scientific study of all matters connected with the advancement of farm life; by experi mental stations, by the use of trained agents, sent to the uttermost countries of the globe, by the practical application of anything which in the ordinary has been demonstrated to be efficient, in t these ways, and in many others, great good has been accomplished in raising the standard of productiveness in farm work throughout the country. We live in an era when the best results can only be achieved, if to individual self-help we add the mutual self-help which comes by combination, both of citizens in their individual capacity and of citizens work ing through the State as an instrument. The farmers of the country have grown more and more to realize this, and farm ing had tended more and more to take its place as an applied science—though as with everything else, the theory must be tested in practical work and can avail only when applied in practical fashion. “But after all this has been said it remains true that the countryman, the man on the farm more than any other of our citizens is called upon continually to exercise the qualities which we like to think of as typical of the United States throughout its history, the quali ties of rugged independence, masterful resolution and individual energy and re soureesfulness. He works hard (for which no man is to be pitied), and often he lives hard (which may not be pleas ant): but his life is passed in healthy surroundings; surroundings which tend to develop a fine type of citizenship. In the country, moreover, the conditions are fortunately such as to allow a closer touch between man and man than, too often, we find to be the case in the city. Men feel more vividly the underlying sense of brotherhood, of community of interest. “After all, we are one people with the same fundamental characteristics, whether we live in the country or in the city, in the East or in the West, in the North of in the South. Each of us, unless he is contented to be a cumberer on the earth’s surface, must strive to do his life work with his whole heart. Each must remember that while he will be noxious to every one unless he first does his duty by himself, he must also strive ever to do his duty by his fellow'. The business duties, the home duties, the duties to one’s family come first. The couple who bring up plenty of healthy children, who leave behind them many sons and daughters fitted in their turn to be good citizens—such a couple em phatically deserves well of the State. “But duty to one's self and one’s family does not exclude duty to one’s neigh bor. Each of us, rich or poor, can help his neighbor at times, and to do this he must be brought into touch with him, (Continued on Second Page.) PARKERjnUILTY The Jury Quickly Arrive at a Verdict. The Rapist Will b 8 Sentenced Today. If He Dies by the Rope ’Twill be Durham’s First Hanging. (Special to the News and Observer.) Durham, N. C., Aug. 27.—The jury in the case of John Parker (colored), charged with rape upon Lillie Lyon, after being out but a short time, brought in a verdict of guilty at 5:35 this afternoon. Judge McNeill will sentence the prisoner tomorrow' evening. If Parker is hanged it will be the first hanging in the history of Durham county. The trial of Parker, charged with rape of Lillie Lyon, a ten-year-old colored girl last February, came up in the Su perior Court this morning. The jury chosen consisted of W. A. Hewitt, W. L. Johnson. S. D. O’Briant, F. W. Latta, J. C. Crabtree, A. A. Couch, G. P. Clark, A. P. Page, C. P. Herndon, E. A. Cox, H. L. Carden, W. B. Copley. The first witness examined was Lillie Lyon, the little colored girl. She testified that she was ten years old last March. She knew John Parker; he came after her to carry her to his house to stay with his wife. He got her off in the woods and with threats that he would kill her if she ever told, accomplished his purpose. Coroner J. Frank Maddry, Dr. W. A. Graham, D. C. Gunter and others testi fied this afternoon. Dr. Graham's tes timony was quite damaging to the pris oner. The child’s blcody clothing was exhibited in court. Mr. Jones Fuller was assigned by the court as counsel for ParkeT. He made a vigorous fight in behalf of the prisoner. A large crowd thronged the court room today and several times numbers of peo ple who crow’ded about the railing to the bar of the court had to be command ed to take seats Paul Bernard OBriant, the 7-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. P. J. O’Briant, died at the home of his parents yesterday af ternoon at 1:55 o'clock. A young man named Hall while on the street car yesterday lost his hat, and stepping from the ear in the opposite direction to which it was going to recover it, was thrown violently to the ground, sustaining painful injuries. He is under treatment at the Watts Hospital. Three Alleged Wreckers Arrested. (By the Associated Press.) Toccoa, Ga., Aug. 27.—Officials of Oconee county. South Carolina, have ta ken into custody three men, Henry Love, John Howard and Thomas Howard, whom they charge are responsible for the wreck of the Southern Railway’s limited, near Toccoa, last Monday. The results of the investigation of the accident show that the train was delib erately derailed. Prints of wrecking tools have been discovered upon the rails. Joins the Colombian Navy. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Aug. 27. —Captain Henry Marmaduke, who served during the Civil War on the famous Confederate ironclad Mcrrimac, and the Alabama, has joined the Colombian navy and will sail for that republic on the new war vessel which has been purehaed at Seattle, Washington, by j Senor Concha, the Colombian Minister at ; Washington. RALEIGH. NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 28, 1902. TIE SCEPTRE IS II PRITCHARD'S HANDS He Determines the Policy of the Coqvention. AND IT SEEMS TO BE THIS Elect Anti-Organization Bemociats to the Legislature. SUBORDINATE EVERYTHING 10 THIS The Hotels Are Filling Up Slowly With Dele gates, and the Convent on Will be Opened by Pritchard at Noon Today, (Special to News and Observer.) Greensboro, N. C., Aug. 27* —The hotels are filling up tonight slowly with Re publican delegates and officials who come to the convention, which opens here as noon tomorrow, and . the lobbies are sparsely populated with (he rank and file • politicians, while leaders are evi dently in their rooms caucusing for noth ing, for it is generally admitted that Chairman Pritchard will determine the whole policy, plan and outcome of the meeting tomorrow, and until that plan is consummated all prophesies as to what will be done, who will or who will not be nominated, and who endorsed are mere guesses. The endorsement of Eaves, independ ent Democrat, for solicitor, and of Page, regular Democratic nominee, today for Congress is a fair index of the policy to be pursued tomorrow, that is to subor dinate every party principle, every per sonal ambition to the one ruling purpose: Elect as many anti-organization Demo crats as possible to the Legislature, sae r:fice everything else to this one point. Resolutions at all in conflict with Chair man Pritchard’s plans or complete as cendancy if offered tomorrow will be buried in committee room. The air is full of talk about endorsing Platt Walker and refusing Connor be-' cause he was on both sides of impeach ment and of putting Lindsay Patterson in his place and endorsing Hill for Chief Justice. Joyner for Superintendent' of Public Instruction, but this is all' talk, us no one except Chairman Pritchard knows what will be done and he will not tell. Delegates seem to think there will be some fun over the contested Craven delegates. Same Old Crowd Minus the Negro. Greensboro, N. C., August 27- It is the same old crowd minus the ne gro and plus a half dozen or so independ ent Democrats- The purpose is the same of course, but the method is to be differ ent. It is Pritchard and pie and how best to get them. If Pritchard should say: Phi dorse Clark, the convention would do it. If he said: Endorse Hill, it would be done, and this is beyond all reasonable doubt what will be done. Walker will also be endorsed and tonight it looks like Cook, Timberlake, Patterson, Bynum and all the others will bite the dust, and Connor will be endorsed also. Chief Justice Ferguson has w'ritten a letter asking for Connor’s endorsement. Pritchard and his bung smellers will do anything if it looks like a possibility for trading for a legislator anywhere; that is the whole fight. It is said that Bob Page’s endorsement at Lexington today was intended to so solidify matters in the Seventh District as to mystify Henry Page and the other anti-Clark faction in renewing their fight against Clark without damaging Page. One faction wants to endorse Joyner for Superintendent of Public Instruction, and another faction wants to nominate Mebane. It seems that Dr. Abbott will have a walk-over for Corporation Commissioner if he will take it. I have it from a reliable source that a resolution accepting the suffrage amend ment as a part of the organic law will bo introduced. Pritchard can kill it or pass it. as he pleases. But for the effect in Ohio, Indiana and other States, he would champion it, and some believe that he will make a grand stand play against it with the understanding that it shall pass over his protest. The whole situation is Pritchard. There is plenty of sentiment against his policy, but it is scared, scared into in sipid and disgusting silence. The prob able action of the convention is Hill, Walker, Connor, Joyner and Abbott. I have seen but four ex-Democrats. These are Capt. Day, or Raleigh; Yar borough and Green, of Franklin, and Whitaker, of Halifax. There has been no caucus, nor will there be any. The Grand Sachem of the tribe. Senator Pritchard, is in his room at the Benbow and doesn’t leave it. It seems that only those who are invited have the termerity to enter. Capt. Day, Col. Skinner and B. F. Keith seem to have the preference and are among the closest conferees, while the old-timers cool their heels and look longingly through the windows. At 11 o’clock tonight the fight against the endorsement of Connor lobks victori ous, and some friends of Timberlake and Cook and Patterson are bold enough to proclaim the fact, but everything in sight and out of sight freely and fully dis closes the plan and purpose to surrender everything for the man from Madison ! and to trade Judges, Congressman, Solici- i tors and all else for legislators who will vote for Pritchard. It is a Pritchard- Southern Railroad fight, and but for the railroads the entire State ticket would without question be endorsed, including Clark, and the entire fight be*made in favor of Pritchard legislators in the counties where local dissentions exist. An I arlier Forecast. Greensboro, N. C., Aug. 27.—The Re publican State Convention will be called to order at noon, tomorrow at the grand opera house by Senator J- C. Pritchard, Chairman of the State Executive Com mittee. He will make a speech of some length on party matters. There will be an address of welcome by Robert D. Douglass, Esq., of Greensboro. Further than this the plans have not been perfected, it not even being known at this time who the temporary chairman of the convention will be. At 3:30 p. m., or about that time, the convention will adjourn for dinner. The meeting after dinner, it is thought now, will not close until the work of the convention has been completed. Senator Pritchard says that he has been out of the State so much that he is not in a position to state just what will be the plan of procedure. It is understood that the other party lead ers w... all be here tonight, and at con ference between them and Senator Pritchard, plans will be mapped out. Singularly enough no one knows any thing about who are candidates for the several offices, but the sentiment is gen eral that a full ticket will be named. The present outlook is that Senator Pritchard’s speech will be the most im portant part of the convention. During the best part of the day he has been hard at work in his room adding the final touches. St. Barnebas Guild. St. Rarnabas Guild meets tomorrow (Friday) morning, at. 10:30 o’clock. A full attendance is specially desired. AN OUTBREAK FEARED Preparations Are Being Made to Move Troops to Lansford. (By the Associated Press.) Tamaqua, Pa., Aug. 27. —Major Gear hart, commanding the first battalion of the Twelfth regiment, stationed here, has asked Governor Stone to send the Gov ernor’s Troop from Shenandoah to Bans ford. The streets of Lansford and Sum mit Hill are crowded with strikers. They are in an ugly mood and an outbreak is feared at any time. Preparations are now being made to move troops to Lansford. Philadelphia, Aug. 27.—The Second troop, Philadelphia city cavalry. Captain F. E. Schermerhorn, has been ordered to report to Brigadier General Gobin at Shenandoah, Pa. HIGQIHBOS S REPORT Remit of Operations Most Beneficial. Wire less Telegraph Oulfitfor Vessels. (By the Associated Tress.) Washington, Aug. 27.-The Navy De partment made public today Rear Ad miral Higginson’s official report upon the “search problem,” which was conducted by the Blue Fleet, under his own com mand and the White Squadron under Commander Pillsbury, off the New Eng land coast. The Admiral’s report says: “Commander Pillsbury’s fleet was de ficient in speed. His evasion of the out side scouts and arrival on the coast un detected was, I think, very creditable to him. “The result of the operation, in regard to my own force was to gather very valu able information for the intelligence office concerning the capabilities of de fense and means of communication along the stretch of New England coast from Cape Cod to Portland. This information is valuable and should be preserved for future use. “The line of coast over which I had charge was divided into five districts, each in charge of an officer provided with scouting vessels and a number of observers at shore stations. These dis tricts all reported by telephone or tele graph or by whatever means of com munication they could establish with the central district at Rockport, where En sign Berry, United States Navy, was in charge of the central office and trans mitted to me by means of steam launches, torpedo boats and signals from shore, whatever information was received. “I can only say that the operations have been very beneficial in training the young men in scouting and as observers. I have already written to the Depart ment about the valuable service rendered by the toroedo boat flotilla under the command of Lieutenant Chandler. “I take this occasion, however, to urge upon the Department the establishment upon all vessels of the navy a wireless telegraph outfit. In. my opinion it is of incalculable value and no expense should be spared to hasten jits adoption.” i Mrs, Pizzini May Recover. (By the Associated Press.) Long Branch, N. J., Aug. 27.—Mrs. W. C. Pizzini, of Richmond, Va., who was badly injured in the automobile accident at Elberon yesterday which, caused the death of Frank Matthews and Mrs. J. H. Cobb, was said at the Monmouth Me morial Hospital, to which she was taken j after the accident, to have passed a rcst- I ful night and to have a good chance of • recovery. STEAMERS CRASH IR THE HARROWS The Liguria Run Down by the Peconic. THE HULL, IS SPLIT OPEN There is a Panic But No Lives Are Lost. THE PECONIC IS ALSO BADLY DAMAGED The Liguria’s Passengers Ftwced Oyer to Star board to Keep the Rent in Her Huil Above Water. Ihe Collision in Broad Day'ieht (By the Associated Press.) New York, Aug. 27. —In broad day light and bright sunshine, a collision which might have resulted in a dreadful calamity occurred in New York harbor this afternoon between an incoming pas senger liner and an outbound freight steamer. The steamer Liguria of the Italian Royal Mail steamship Line with over 1,100 persons on board, was run down in the Narrows by the British steamer Pe conic, of the Mediterranean and New York Steamship Company bound out for ports in the Mediterranean. A succes sion of whistle blasts, just how blown could not be learned, was followed by a tremendous crash and the Peconic’s bow smashed into the hu -of the Luguria just forward of the foremast. The Italian liner’s hull was cut to the water’s edge arid water poured into the aperture. The Peconic as she drifted away scraped the white hull of the Liguria and carried away the champion ladder. The bow of the Peconic on the port side was stove in and the stem turned to starboard. On board the liner all was confusion for a few minutes, but Captain Montano restored order promptly and forced the steerage passenger over to the starboard side, in order to bring the hole above water. In this effort he was so success ful that very little water entered the liner. The pilot who brought the Likuria in to port, Frank Kramer, was little dis posed to talk, but said that the fault was all with the Peconic. He said the Liguria was coming along slowly to wards the Narrows. The Peconic and the British steamer Antilia, bound out for Nassau, were steaming to sea a short distance apart when the Peconic blew two whistles and then changed the sig nals. The Liguria sheered to starboard and then back at full speed. The impact came with terrific force, the sound being heard on the shore. The Peconic was so damaged that she returned for repairs. The Liguria after the inspection of passengers at quaran tine proceeded to her dock. On board the Italian liner were twen ty-one saloon, twenty-nine cabin and nine hundred and sixty-fie steerage pas sengers. There were no casualties on board the Liguira nor on the Peconic. The lattei essel was in charge of Pilot Charles Thompson and was deeply laden. BEV. A. F WATKINS CHOSEN. To Raise Trust Fund of $5,000,000 to Support Superannuated Preachers (By (he Associated Press.) Nashville, Tcnn., Aug. 27.—The board of trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, met here today for the purpose of choosing an agent to raise a trust fund of $5,000,000 for the help and support of superannuated preachers and the widows and orphans of deceased preachers of the denomination. The last general conference authorized the creation of the fund and it was pro vided that none of the interest should be used until the principal reached SIOO,- 000, when 75 per cent becomes payable to the beneficiaries and the remaining 25 per cent is to be added to the principal until the fund reaches $5,000,000. All or the interest then becomes payable to the beneficiaries. All loans will be made up on improved realty and the committee is not allowed to lend more than 40 per cent of the value of the property. The funds will be loaned and the interests will be paid in Nashville. Rev. A. F. Watkins, of Brookhaven, Miss., was elected agent to collect the fund. AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION. The Address of President Bose Before the As semhlage at Saratoga, (By the Associated Press.) Saratoga. N. Y., Aug. 27.—The Ameri can Bar Association began its twenty fifth annual meeting here today. There was a large attendance of delegates when the meeting was called to order by Presi dent U. M. Rose, of Little Rock, Ark., who then delivered an address, in which he touched upon many of the leading questions of the day, including anarchy, the trusts, primary elections, Senators by popular vote, etc. Speaking of trusts he said in part: “The Supreme Court of the United States and several of our Presidents have more than once called attention to the gravity of the situation, and we can- PRICE FIVE CENTS. not suppose that men occupying such high positions of responsibility would wantonly excite public apprehension. “Efforts have often been made to con trol prices by law, but never success fully. The natural laws of trade always triumphed over the artificial laws of men. But whoever can control the sup ply can fix his own prices. “President Roosevelt has said more than once that the power of corporations over prices should be subjected to public control “Another proposed remedy is the modification of the tariff laws as far as they affect prices of commodities sold by the trusts. This would open the trusts to the competition of the foreign markets; and to that extent it would place a limit on the power to raise prices. It would not, of course, affect all the trusts; aua hence it would be inadequate, though it might prove very useful. “Another remedy suggested is an amendment to the Federal Constitution giving power to Congress to control all corporations; a very drastic remedy in deed, one that would greatly strengthen the lobby, one that might introduce an ora of political corruption hitherto un known. “Lastly, it is suggested that the Fed eral Constitution should bo so amended as to enable Congress to prevent by ap propriate penalties the slugging of rivals by local underselling, by ‘factor’s agree ments’ and by similar devices. This would not prevent the investment of large sums in corporate hands; and cor porations with large capital would still have an advantage; but laws of that kind would no doubt be rigidly enforced by the juries of the country; and public sym pathy in favor of new and struggling enterprises would probably go a long way to redress the balance.” KILGORE ELEC TED SECRET ART. L B. Hagid Read a Paper on Bilk Culture in the South (By the Associated Press.) Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 27.—The Cotton States Commissioners’ Association elect ed officers today as follows: J. G. Lee, Louisiana, president: R. R. Poole, Alabama, first vice-president; G. W. Koiner, Virginia, second vice-presi dent; T. H. Paine, Tennessee, treasurer; B. W. Kilgore, North Carolina, secre tary. L. B. Hagid, of Georgia, read a paper on silk culture. He said conditions ripe and advantageous for the revival of the industry, especially in the South, and declared the United States should not stand still while her people were consuming over one-half of the silk pro duction of the world, at an annual expen diture of 875,000,000. The culture of silk was shown to be more remunerative and less uncertain than the raising of cotton and Mr. Hagid urged that the attention of farmers be called to the industry. G. W. Herrick, of Mississippi, followed with a paper on measures for the de crease of malaria in the South. The raising of alfalfa was the title of a paper prepared by W. R. Dodson, of Alabama. On the Diamond. (Special to News and Observer.) Winston-Salem, N. C., Aug. 27.—Win ston defeated Madison again today iu playing ball by a score of 9 to 2. Batter ies; Cook and Nelson; Lindsay and Gib son. The Doctors today accepted the chal lenge of the Lawyers to contest for hon ors on baseball diamond for the benefit of the hospital. Forsyth’s two Senatorial candidates will be in the game. In a card answering the challenge the Phy sicians say: “Free treatment in wards of hospital for all maimed is not ours to grant, nor would it be just to make such a demand of the hospital associa tion, for the proceeds of the game would hardly cover unusual expense, we be lieve. For instance, how much time and ointment would it require to restore Bob Glenn to a normal condition after a slide to second, especially should he find Cy Watson still on base?” " / i National League. (By the Associated Press.) At St. Louis— R H E St. Louis 1 0102000 o—4 5 3 Phila 2 0020000 I—s 15 2 At Pittsburg— R H E Pittsburg 0 0004210 *—7 14 1 Boston 0 1000001 o—2 5 1 At Cincinnati— R H B Cincinnati 22200000 *—6 7 3 New York 2 1000000 I—4 8 6 American League. At Cleveland— R H E Cleveland 0 0000000 2—2 11 0 Phila 0 0001000 o—l 3 1 Southern League. Atlanta, 3; Shreveport, 5. Birmingham, 6; New Orlelans, 4. (Second game): Birmingham, 1; New Orleans. 2. Nashville, 1; Memphis, 0. (Second gome): Nashville, 7; Mem phis, 0. Chattanooga. 9; Little Rock, 4. Pastern League. / i: Toronto 16, Montreal 2. Jersey City 6, Worcester 5. Providence 2, Newark 0. Currituck’s Superintendent Bead. The Superintendent of Instruction re ceived notice yesterday morning that County Superintendent A. S. Doane, of Currituck, died of fever last Friday. Mr. E. R. Johnson, of Currituck court house, chairman of the County Board of Education, will act as superintendent un ‘ til an election can be held.