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♦ TMIWEATHER TODAY. ♦ ♦ P»r H«rth Cardinal ♦ t FAIR. : VOL. LIV. NO. 26, Leads all North Carolina Dailies in Mews and Circulation DEBATE BETWEEN TRINITY AND EMORY The Question Shall We Have Compulsory Arbitration. DISTINGUISHED JUDGES These Were Governors Aycock and Candler and Hon. F. A. Woodard —State Auditor B. F. Dixon Presided —Professor Carm ichael Was Keeper of Time. Trinity won the debate hero last night. The decision of the judges was deliver ed by ex-Governor Candler, of Georgia. There was a good crowd, notwithstanding the inclement weather. Ex-Governor Candler spoke very highly of all the debaters. (Special to News and Observer.) Durham, N. C., April 13—A large and enthusiastic audience assembled in Cra ven Memorial Hall this evening to hear the debate between Emory and Trinity College. Aside from the excellence of the speeches aud the general bearing of the speakers, the occasion was notable by reason of the distinguished judges, Ex- Governor Allan D. Candler, of Georgia, and Governor Charles B. Aycock, and Hon. K. A. Woodard, of North Carolina. Auditor B. F. Dixon presided with ease and dignity while Prof. \V. D. Carmichael, of the Durham schools, acted as time keeper. The question was a vital one and the speeches bright, sparkling and at times eloquent. Trinity' never sent out a better team and if Emory has any better debaters than the gentlemen who represented her she Is indeed fortunate. The Trinity College Glee Club delighted the audience by the rendition of two excellent college songs. The query for the debate was: “Re solved, That legal provisions should be made in this country for the appointment of tribunals of arbitration to settle strikes and .lockouts, said tribunals to l.ave power when negotiations between employer and employes have failed to arrume jurisdiction and to judiciously de-«- Urmine and enforce for the Industry in question just rates of wages and condi tions of labor.” FIRST SPEECH. Mr. Reese Griffin, the first speaker for Emory opened the debate. Ho showed that the question at issue is not pri vate voluntary arbitration as opposed to the plan outlined in this subject; that some plan should be used to settle strikes and lockouts when negotiations have failed and that the plan outlined is practicable and expedient. lie showed that the plan adv<> ;.tod by the affirma tive involves on” fundamental principle with four subordinate principles. The first and fundamental principle is that legal provision is to be made. If after negotiations have failed any plan what ever ts used then legal provisions must be made for that plan. The four subordi nate principles are: The tribunal is to be appointed: it is to have power to as sume jurisdiction when negotiations have failed: it is to make a judicial determi nation of the matter In dispute, and to have power to enforce its decisions. Tak ing up the first of these subordinate principles he showed that the tribunals have been appointed in the several States by their governors and that this method lhas been found eminently successful; that the tribunal should have power to assume jurisdiction for the present meth ods cannot reach all strikes. This pow er of the board does not involve an un justifiable infringement of private rights and the experience cf the present State hoards is that it is a power much needed. The board should have the power to make a judicial determination because not having this power State boards have failed. This will set public sentiment right and make negotiations more ef fective and prevent labor disputes. SECOND SPEAKER. Mr. J. P. Frizzelle, of Trinity, opened for the negative side of the question by saying that a compulsory arbitration law has been in operation in New Z»*a land since 1894. If its success could he proved it would not argue the suc cess of the proposed law, because the conditions obtaining in that country are entirely foreign to those prevailing in the United States. Labor is incorporated in New Zealand: it is not in the United States. The author of the New Zealand law says a compulsory arbitration law cannot be had in the United States until labor and capital are reconciled to it. Arbitration is voluntary in nature and is effective only a3 it derives its full power of the consent of the parties arbitrating. There is no such thing as compulsory ar bitration. When arbitration becomes compulsory it departs from arbitration and becomes adjudication. The decisions of the board must be binding on all parties concerned which would be a gross restriction of civil liberty. The right to work cannot be arbitrated any more than the right of a man to his own home if it should be claimed by an outsider who proffered arbitration. Decrees of courts of arbitration could bo enforced vert us capital but not versus labor until labor is incorporated. This means discrimi nation. Courts of arbitration will be sub ject to political influence because the power of appointment will be in the bands of the political party in power at the time of appointment. and capital have no confidence in courts of arbitration that are subject to politi cal Influence. Compulsory arbitration The News and Observer. violates the right of free contracts; de nies the laborer the right of selling his labor in a free market. The fight to .labor is inherent in evpry man anl cannot be surrendered with sacrifice of individual liberty and private property. Compulsory arbitration denies the people the right of acquiring private properiy under lawful conditions. The unparal leled progress of the United States is due to the democratic spirit in otir in dustries. Every man has been allowed to manage his own business in his own way, unhampered by the paternal inter ference of a tyrannical government. The logical result is that every organizer is the king of the world today. Our indus trial system is so complex and inter dependent that its management cannot be transferred to the State. THIRD .SPEAKER. The second speaker for affirmative was Mr. L. B- Harrell and his speech dealt entirely with the justice of the decision and its enforcement. Ho showed that it is thoroughly practicable to enforce a decision; that a law without enforce ment iS impracticable and would not be effective or desirable. If there is a third party to the dispute then that party’s interest should be protected by the State through enforcement of the law. This enforcement.would be for the justice of the parties to the dispute and the mutual good of the State. THE LAST SPEAKER. The lust speaker and second for the negative was Mr. L. I*. Howard, of Trin ity- He said in part that it was not suffi cient for his opponents to point out the evils of strike. They must prove that compulsory arbitration is the bes't rem edy for these evils and that it can be and will be enforced- We contend thqt it is not the true solution of the in dustrial problem, for the causes of strikes and lockouts reside in the con ditions of labor and in the nature of the human heart, and such things cannot be remedied by legislation. The question must be left to work out its own solu tion by natural evolution. In time we will come to voluntary arbitration which is the- true solution of the problem. If adopted, compulsory arbitration could not bo enforced. It is impracticable be cause of our fndustrial life which is va ried and complex and because of the fact that you cannot force a man to work against his will which it implies. Nor could a decision be enforced against a manufacturer (1) Not by fines, be cause you cannot fine the manufacturer unless you can find Ihe working man and at present this in impossible be cause labor unions are not incorporated: (2) Not by the State taking charge of his plant for the American people do not believe in State control. Nor can our opponents argue that both parties would abide by the decision of the court for in at least one instance they would not and the decision of th£ court must be en forced every time or its prestige will be lost. Labor and capital both mis trust the State and labor unions are not incorporated, and to enforce them to incorporate would heighten the dissatis faction and discontent. THE BROADNAX TRIAL It Will Begin Wednesday Morning. No Excitement Manifest, (Special to News and Observer.) Reidsville, N. C., April 13-—John Broad nax, the fifteen-year-old murderer of Sidney Blair, aged farmer, was arraigned in special term of court today. Hon. A. J. Burton, A. 'V. Ivie, Tra Humphreys, P. \V. Glidwell, appointed ot defend and R. D. Reid will assist So licitor Graves. A special venire of one hundred men was summoned and trial set for Wednesday morning. Judge ot Statesville, will preside. There is no ex citement or danger of eumtnary punish ment. J. Richard Gattis Dead, Mr. J. Richard Gattis died on Sunday at noon at his home, 207 West Davie street- He was a carpenter and after wards clerked here. Mr. Gattis was a useful citizen and had many friends. He was only 35 and leaves a wife and three small children. The funeral was held from the Fayetteville Street Baptist church at -1 o’clock yesterday afternoon, Mr. Jno. T. Pullen conducting the ser vices. Manteo Lodge of Odd Fellows, of which he was a member, attended in a body. The pall-bearers were Messrs. W. H. Dones, W- D. Smith, Thos. Blake, Geo. Tonnoffskl, Chas. Boine and M. L. Oldham. A Much Wanted Crook Nabbed. (B>> the Associated Press.) Memphis, Tt-nn., April 11.—The police here have arrested ’‘Jimmy” Bryant, al leged to be one of the most notorious and skilful pickpockets, confidence men, and all round crooks in the United States and Great Britain. The police say the man is wanted in nearly every city of note in the country. He was taken with two confederates on a crowded excursion steamer. Both Engineers Killed. (By the Associated Press.) St. Johns, N. 8., April 11. —A collision at Windsor Junction, N. S., between two trains is reported. Engineers of both trains are said to have been killed, their firemen and some passengers injured. The junction is between Truro and Hali < fax on the Inter-Colonial Railroad. Wire | communication between this city r.ud Halifax is interrupted. RALKIGH. NORTH CAROLINA. TUSKDAY MORNING, APRIL 14. 1903. IRE GREAT MERGER STOCKS REEL LOWER And Drag Other Securities to a Nether Plane. THE CLOSE IS FEVERISH July Cotton Led the Market, Rising in the Last Hour to 10.20, Mhile May Cotton Touched 10.63, the High est Yet. (By the Associated Press.) New York. April 13. —Shares of the Northern Securities Company were ex tremely weak on the curb today, selliug off to 98 1-2, a decline of 5 1-8- points from last Thursday's closing quotations, dur ing the early session. Much of the sell ing came from Stock Exchange houses and there seemed, to be no support. There is little doubt that some of to day's selling was of a forced character. The course of Northern Securities was not without its effect on the general stock market. Declines of 2 to 3 points were common. Call money was offered at 7 per cent, but the demand was light. During the noon hour Northern Securities broke to 97 and then rallied a point. The break in Northern Securities was followed by increased weakness all through the active list. A number of standard railway shares made new re cords for the present move, including Pennsylvania and New York Central. The decline in these issues were less se vere than in a number of others, for ex ample, Atchison and Baltimore and Ohio, Northwest, St. Paul, Delaware and Hud son, Union Pacific and Rock Island, all of which broke three or more points, ackawanna fell 10 points on very light trading. St. Louis and San Francisco common 614. Reading 4 1-8, and Erie sec ond 4%. There was a ten point decline on American Express on a ‘sale of 100 shares. Southern Pacific sold off to with in a fraction of its recent low record and a number from interior railroad regis tered mateial declines- Common report attributed the severe beak to heavy sell ing by the western clique and a promi nent local quarter. So far as could be learned in the early afternoon, the banks weer not calling loans, but brokers were demanding additional margin from custo mers. Lower prices were reached in the af ternoon in all the active issues. Trading was large in volume all day and exceed ed that of any for weeks. The few stocks that reflected inside support included su gar, Brooklyn Rapid Transit and the United States issues. On the curb, how ever, the new five per cent, bonds of the Steel Corporation sold off to 83 1-4, the lowest price yet reached. There were intermittent rallies, but these were in variably succeeded by still lower prices. Stocks were offered with the greatest freedom. There were some buying or ders, not a few from out-of-town- Liqui dation was steady, however, and the heavy tone was maintained throughout. Another drive against prices was made on the “curb,” just before the close. Northern Securities sold down to 94 on further offerings by Stock Exchange brokers, and closed at 94% to 95. Steel bonds sold off to 83. a decline of 2 per cent., and the preferred stock of the In ternational Mercantile Marine Company changed hands in fairly large lots at 3414, a decline of Z% points from last week’s closing price, loiter this same stock was freely offered at 34 with no sales. On the Stock Exchange the market was feverish and heavy, but closing prices were slightly above the lowest. New r York. April 13.—New high prices for May and July cotton were recorded on the local exchange to-day. May went to 10.45 and July, which was really the leader of the market, sold as high as 10.11. Other options advanced from 1 to 3 points. The early strength was due to active bull support, no less than to short covering. In the second hour there came another sharp rise In which May advanced to 10.52 and July to 10.12. No sacrifice news accompanied the new movement, and the advance seemed to result large ly from further short covering. During the early part of the session sentiment was really bearish, chiefly be cause of the weather and general crop conditions. Te lockout of the spinners at Lowell exercised little or no interference on quotations. In the last half hour May cotton touched 10.63 and July 10.20, the record prices. It was understood on the ex change that Wall Street was a heavy buyer of July for short account. The bull leader supported May during the en tire session. May and July cotton sold off in the early afternoon, and there was consid erable profit-taking. Just before the close fresh orders came In and prices advanced to the highest level of the day. May sold up to 10.63 and July to 10.20, with much covering by shorts. Trading in the options other than May and July was light and had practically no bearing upon the day’s operations. The closing was steady at declines from • the top. Sales aggregated about 250,0Dty bales. I Carolina Product Company. The Carolina Product Company has . made a new and important discover in 1 extracting the product from pine trees, 1 says the Wilmington Dispatch, and the first and only plant in existence is now in operation near Council's Station on the Seaboard Air Line. The new process has already been proven to be a great success and the plant is now working at full capacity. By the new process, which is secret, from one cord of pine wood can be ex tracted 10 gallons of pure turpentine, ICO pounds of rosin, 3 barrels of tar and several bushels of charcoal- The plant now has a capacity of twelve cords of wood per day. It is believed that a cord of wood contains 15 gallons of pure turpentine and in the perfection of the plant it is probable that the full amount will be extracted. The market value of a cord of pine wood is $2.25. Spirits of turpentine is worth 65 cents a gallon; rosin $1.90 and $1.95 per barrel; tar, $1.65 per barrel, and charcoal 15 cents a bushel. The greatly increased value through the new process is clearly demonstrated. SOUTH DAKOTA GASE BEGUN. Reached Just Before Adjourn ment of Court Yesterday. Argument Today. (Special to News and Observer.) Washington, D. C., April 13.—The South Dakota case was reached just before ad journment to-day. The argument will hardly he considered to-morrow. CONVENTION AT BURLINGTON. Addresses by Bev. Livingst< no Johnson, Mr. N. B. Broughton and Mr. J W. Bailey (Special to News and Observer.) Burlington, N. C., April 13.—The Edu cational and Missionary Convention, which is in session at this place, is at tracting large crowds and much interest is manifested. Special musical pro grammes have been arranged and one of the most beautiful features about the convention is the excellent singing by the Baptist choir, led by the charming and talented Miss Buekman. music teacher at the Graded school. The convention opened Sunday morning with a sermon by Rev. Livingston John son, corresponding secretary of Board of Missions, Baptist State Convention. Our people were charmed with his eloquence and liscourse o nthe subject or' “The State Mission Work in North Caroliaa. Its Past, Present and Future.” "In the evening at 8 o’clock N. B. Broughton, of Raleigh, talked to a large crowd, on the subject that is so near his, heart, “The Sunday School Work, What it Has Done and What it Means to the Evangelization of the World.” Mr. Broughton's lecture was listened to with rapt attention by a crowded house, and a great impetus was given the Sunday school work in our midst. His talk was one of common sense, and as he told of the great work that the Sunday schools all over the country wore doing, and of the opportunities Sunday schools had of bringing the wayward of the earth to better lives, and thus bringing them to better citizenship, no one could fail to determine to give this part of the Chris tian work more attention. The Sunday school, he said, had more advantage of exerting an influence for good than any other auxiliary of the church, in that ns influence took in all humanity, both old and young, men and women and boys and girls, and that every time the Sun day school saved from the strests or slums an individual, it saved to the State a useful citizen. To-night J. W. Bailey discussed the “Press and the Part it Plays as an Evangelizing Power and Moulder of Pub lic Sentiment.” Hon. Dan Hugh McLean, of this place, has been invited by the Daughters of the Confederacy of Ruthorfordton, to deliver an address at that place on the 9th of May, and will accept. The following is the program for the remainder of the week: Tuesday, 8 p. on.— ‘Education as a factor in Good Government and World wide Evangelization,” Chas, B. Aycock, Governor of North Carolina, Raleigh. Wednesday, 8 p. m.—“ The Colleges and Universities, Their Responsibility and the Part They Have Played in Evangelizing the World,” Rev. R. T Vann, I). D., president Baptist Female University, Raleigh. Thursday, 8 p. in.—“ The Pulpit and the Pew; Their Responsibilities ar.d Possibilities in Saving the World,” Rev. H. W. Battle, D. D„ Petersburg, Va Friday, 8 p. m.—“ The Literary Attrac tions o flhe Bible,” Prof. James D. Bruner, University of North Carolina, Chapel’ Hill. Saturday, S p. m. —“The Masses or the Bread-Winners; Whit Have They Done and What Can be Done for Them Educa tionally and Religiously,” Thos. M. Huff ham, attorney at law. Hickory. Sunday, 11 a. m.—“ The Home Mission Work; Its Relation to and What It Means for Our Country,” Prof. E. Walter Sikes, Wake Forest College, Wake Forest. Sunday, 8 p. m. —“Foreign Mission Work; What It Has Done, What It te Doing, and What It Means for the Re demption of the World,” Rev. R. J. Willingham, I). D., secretary foreign mis sion board, Southern Baptist Convention. Richmond, Va. Five Killed in Mine Explosion. (By the Associated Press.) j Kansas City, Mo., April 13.—A special from South McAlister, I. T., says: Five men were killed and two severely burned to-day by a gass explosion in Mine 78. of the Kansas and Texas Coal } Company at Carbon, Indian Territory. A HEINOUS GRIME IS CHARGED. Three Raleigh Young Men Accused of Criminally As saulting Girl of 14. Three young white men of this city are in the county jail charged with one of the most heinous crimes on the whole calendar. They are accused of having criminally assaulted a fourteen-year-old girl a few hundred yards beyond the Soldiers' Home, in the woods just off the New Road. The three young men are Will Put ney, or Bre’r Putney, as he was called, Arthur Gooch and Joe Smith. The girl is Audrey V. O'Neill, daugh ter of William O. O'Neill. She is just 14 years and a few months old. The crime is alleged to have occurred on Friday night, and yesterday the girl's lather went to Magistrate Heflin aud swore out a warrant for the arrest of the three young men named, on a charge of rape. The girl's story is in effect, as follows: On Friday night. April 10th, she accom panied Arthur Gooch to a church ser vice in the chapel of the Soldiers' Home. At the close of the service they left the Home, going down the New Road. After they had gone a short distance they were overtaken by Putney and Smith, and the girl she alleges, was given some liquor which drugged her and paralyzed her powers of resistance, rendering her al most demented- Then she was seized, she says, dragged from the road and criminally assaulted, each of her three assailants accomplishing his purpose. Several inmates of the Soldiers’ Home, among them Comrades Barnes, Jones* and Whitehurst, heard the girl cry out on Friday night, at a distance of some 200 or 300 yards. They, however, thought nothing of tt at the time, believing it to be negroes shouting at a camp-rneeting. Still, the next morning they went to the spot where the cries seemed to come from and found a bow of ribbon which they recognized as having been worn by the girl in the chapel, and some articles ol’ woman’s clothing, considerably torn. There were other signs of a struggle, too, ii the bushes. Mr. William Medlin, who lives on the New Road nearly opposite to where the crime i salleged to have occurred, also heard cries on Friday night. Constable John R. Upchurch made the arrests. He found Gooch aud Putney at a game of baseball at the place of the late Caswell Powell, some some seven or eight miles southeast of Raleigh. Joe Smith was arrested between six aud seven o'clock in the composing room of the ©•clock in the coinjposing room of a. printing office where he works. The preliminary hearing has been set for Wednesday, the 15th, at eleven o’clock, before Magistrate neflin. Mr. O'Neill, the father of the girl, used to bo employed in the Internal Revenue Department here. The three young men claim that the girl gave her consent. They admit that all had been drinking. MB. AKCRIE PARKER KILLED- Also the Fall of a Sholter Injures Owen Dayid, but Not Fatally. (Special to News and Observer.) Dunn, N. C-, April 13. —Mr. Archie Par ker, an aged and respected white man, was killed on the premises of the Erwin Cotton Mills today by the farr of a shel ter at David's brick yard. Owen David, a brother of the proprietor, was also in jured, but not fatally. TWO REPORTED KILLED, Southern’s Southbound Mail Ditched by a Bock Near Lexington. (By the Associated Press.) Charlotte, N. C., April 13.—N0. 97, Southern Railway's southbound fast mall was ditched near Lexington, N. C., this afternoon by striking a rock on the track. The engineer and fireman are reported killed. No particulars now available. , BAIN STOPS GAME. Horner and A & M, Were Hard at it When Water Fell. The ball game yesterday between Hor ner and A. and M. College promised to be a scorcher, but as luck would have it, the rain stopped the game. About 200 enthusiastic rooters came out, the majority wearing the red and white of A. and M., with an occasional old gold and purple. The Horner boys were confident cf vic tory for they had at their backs such veterans as Davie Crockett, Pool, Ever itt, Osteen, Turner and Fenner. The A. and M. boys, though not confident, went into the game with a grim determination to win. The game started with snap and ginger with A. and M. at the bat. Asbury, the little captain of the farmer boys, was first up, but Everett was too much for him and “Diddle” only knocked a fiy to left field, which was gobbled up by James. Hadley was not to go this way, however, and on the first ball of Everett’s delivery cracked out a pretty hit to cen tre field. Knox, next up, hit a easy one to shortstop and the ball went from Osteen to Crockett to Turner, making a pretty double and retiring the side. Pool,'the first man up for Horner, fell a victim to the invincible Holt and vain ly punched the air three times. Crockett followed, hit an easy one to Holt and was thrown out at first. Everett then follow ed the lead of Pool and hit the air for three n the second inning Welch went out from Crocket to Turner. Holt died on a pop to the catcher. Isler was not to go so easily, however, and made a pretty hit in left. Shannonhouse, next up. went out on an easy one to Everett, leasing Isler on base. Horner’s second was a repetition of her first. Osteen, the heavy hitter of tin league teams, punched hard, but all in vain, for Holt was too much for him. Woodruf tried hard for a hit and put one over first which might have been a clean hit, but our old reliable Welch held that bag and Woodruf died without see ing tt. Turner then came to the bat, but he, too. fell a victim to Holt’s delivery. In the third Miller went out from Ev erett to Turner, Broekwell died by' the same route. Asbury hit a hot one to Pool on third, which was cleanly handled and retiring t>he side. At this stage of the game a heavy downpour of rain came and the rooters and rooterines had to seek shelter as best they could- After waiting some time for the rain to sop the game was called off and the crowd went home disappointed. A rain ticket was given to every one at the gate and these are good at the next game, Wednesday, with Red Springs. The features of the game was the er rorless playing of both sides and the pitching of Holt, whose record was four struck out out of six men who faced him. The following was the score: R H E A. and M. 0 0 (1-0 2 0 Horner 0 0 0 0 Batteries: A. and M.—Holt and Brock well; Horner, Everett and James. Summary: Struck out by Holt 4, by Everett 0; base hits, Hadley and Isler; Umpire Mr. Kelly. THE GLAD EASTERTIDE. Crowded Churches at Greensboro and Other Places---Special Music (Special to News and Observer.) Greensboro, N. C., April 13.—A1l the churches here yesterday weer crowded with worshippers, and at most of them beautiful Easter services were held. It is said that the largest congrega tion ever packed in West Market Street Methodist church was present last night, fully twenty-five hundred people are es timated to have attended the unusually elaborate Easter celebration there and the music was especially fine- At 3t. Andrew’s Episcopal church the first vest ed choir in the city’s history, rendered the Easter music. At St. Barnabas Episco pal church the service was very full, music and flowers and a notable Easter sermon by Dr. Deans attracting a large congregation. At this church at night there was a special children service and Bishop Cheshire confirmed five members. The University Plays Today, (Special to News and Observer.) Winston-Salem, N. C.. April 13.—Win ston-Salem was early astir this morning, ] reparing for the baseball game, between the University of North Carolina and Davidson College, but owing to inclement weather, the game was postponed until to-morrow. “Varsity” exhibits an excel lent showing, while the Davidson lads are confident of victory. Earthquake Shock in Mexico. (By the Associated Press.) Mexico, April 11.—A sharp earthquake ! shock was felt to-night in this city. Some excitement prevailed for a time, many people rushing into the streets, fearing that the earthquake might prove seri ous. No damage resulted, however. It is not known whether the shock was felt in other portions of the republic. To File Notice of Apppal Monday. (By the Associated Press.) St Paul, Minn., April 11. —Judge Young attorney here for the Northern Securities Company stated today that the notice Company stated today that the notion' case will not bo filed until Monday. Visitois From the Noxth (Special to News-and Observer.) Wilmington, N. C-, April 11.—Mr. and Mrs. Thos. A. Mclntyre and party of friends from New York, are sojourning a few days at the handsome Mclntyre es tate, near Verona, in Onslow county. The party came down in the Pullman car “Salmon River.” Solid, Conservative, Strong. Attention is directed to the splendid statement of the National Bank of Ra leigh in to-day’s paper. This bank has the largest capital of any bank in Ra leigh and is its oldest banking institu tions. It Is solid, conservative, strong. Its officers and directors are among the most successful business men in Raleigh, and it enjoys the fullest confidence of the business world. A Stroopj Banking House, The statement of the Citizens National Bank published elsewhere, shows that its business is large, and its deposits grow steadily. It is one of the oldest and strongest institutions in Raleigh, man aged with wisdom and mark success, enjoying the fullest confiden of its' public. - V Reception to Lenoir Clas«. The ladies of the faculty of the A. and M. College will on Wednesday evening I give a reception in the new Pullen build- i ing to the members of the senior class ! of the A. and M. College. Industry without knowledge is better ; than knowledge without industry. ♦44444+444M 44444e4444 X THE WEATHER TO-DAY .X X For Raleigh: X | Fair, Warmer. ♦ ♦ ♦ PRICE FIVE CENTS. RHYNE WILL DRUE THE PROBEIN DEEP So He Declares in a Published Statement. WRONG DOtRS TO SUFFER v The Whole Administration of the Post-Office Department is Made Subject to Inves tigation Under the Directions He Has Given. (By het Associated Proas.) Washington, April 13. Postmaster Gen eral l’ayue this evening gave out a state ment m which he announced that the investigation of the affairs of the Post office Department will be continued and that any parties found guilty of wrong doing will be dealt with summarily. The statement is as follows: During the months of Junuary and Feb ruary information aud reports reached me, which 1 deemed it for the public in terest to investigate, and I, personally, gathered such information and facts as would enable the proper officers of the department to undertake a thorough in vestigation as to the truth or falsity of theae reports. 1 directed Fourth Assist ant Postmaster General Bristow to take the proper stepped to institute the neces sary inquiry using for this purpose’ the posloffieo inspectors division and such other methods as would thoroughly as certain the truth or falsity of the charges or insinuations made, and he was in structed to proceed promptly and with vigor during my absence. Since my re turn this morning, I have not Geu eral Bristow, so that I am not advised of the progress made. The investigation will continue and if any wrong-doing is disclosed the parties guilty of such wrong-doing will be summarily dealt with. If the system or method of doing business in the department is faulty the proper remedies will be applied without fear or favor. I inauurated the investi gation with the determination that it should be exhaustive, it is proper for me to add that I laid before the Presi dent the information which I had in my possession aid that he fuuy approved of the action proposed by me.’’ The whole administration of the Post office Department ik made subject to in vestigation under Postmaster General Payne's directions and every charge will be probed thoroughly and the inquiry adem as thorough as the department's most expert inspectors can make it. At the same time, Mr. Payne’s pur pose is to give fail- and just treatment to all concerned and not to act arbitrar ily and with undue naste. For this rea son it can be stated that no immediate changes of inspection In the personnel of service are now contemplated. Changes will depend largely on the re port to be made by Fourth Assistant Postmaster General rlstow’s Investiga tion, although developments in meantime may necessitate some deviation from this policy. It is learned that it may bo several weeks or more bofer the postoffice in spectors will be able to complete their work- When they have finished, Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Bristow will prepare a report on the whole sub ject. The report necessarily will em brace matters as to which publicity may not be warranted, so it is probable some parts of the report will he withheld from publication. ” Much Buildinq at Wilson. (Special to News and Observer.) Wilson, N. 0., April 13. —Work on *he new Methodist church 'was resumed this morning, and will be pushed to comple tion. It will be an exceedingly handsome structure, and will cost about $25,000. Messrs. Boykin & Co., live, progressive and mpnied nn-n of our town, propose to soon commence the building of several large stores on Barnes and Goldsboro streets, and an elegant opera house on the corner of these streets, to cost about $20,000. The ground work has been laid and a large force is now at work on the mammoth factory being erected by 'ho Imperial Tobacco Company. The strikers bothered the contractors but little, as they procured brick masons from other points. A warm contest is now on for the mayoralty of this city—Messrs. Iloane Herring (present encumbent) and J. R. Uzzell being the candidates for the place. Elks to go lo Wilson. A- lodge of Elks will be instituted at Wilson on Thursday next and a largo number of Raleigh Elks will be on hand. Raleigh Elks will leave hero at 10:30 Thursday morning and reach Wilson by 2 o’clock p. in., this being in ample time for the "fun” whieh is to bciyin at four o'clock. It is hoped by tue Elks that as many from Raleigh as can attend will do so. Growing: Every Day. The Mechanics’ Dime Savings Bank is growing every day in popular coniidencc. in the number and aggregate of its de posits. The statement published else where is evidence of its steady, solid growth. This bank has recently moved into its own building—one of the best banking houses In the State—and is one of Raleigh’s most prosperous institutions. If it wasn’t for the weather lots of people would have no excuse for talk ing-
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April 14, 1903, edition 1
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