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VOL LV NO. 6.
Leads all North Carolina Dailies in Mews and Circulation
TO BE A KICK OUT
OR A CRAWL OUT
Judge Purnell Indignantly Denounces Mcßee-
Finch Conspiracy as an Imposition on
the Federal Court.
BUNCO GAME ENDS
Receiver Mcßee, a Prisoner Under
Bond, Wants.to Drop His Receiver
ship as if it Were a Red Hot Stove.
But the Federal Court Will To-day
Work its Will With the Free Lunch
Conspirators Whose Game of Bluff
Was Called by the State.
The astounding revelations made in the
trial of V. E. Mcßee before Chief Justice
Walter Clark have borne quick fruit.
The receivei'ship will be dissolved this
morning when the Circuit Court meets
and the A. and N. C. Read will be re
turned to its president and board of direc
tors who will assume complete control as
before. Tffis, it is understood has been
agreed upon by counsel for both sides in
the suit.
And with this it is also stated that there
is not one cent to be paid out. of the
treasury of the road to Receiver Mcßee
for his term as receiver, or for any ex
penses incurred by him and Finch in the
way of lawyers’ fees or other bills. These
must bo paid by Finch and Mc-.ec out of
their own trousers’ pockets, if there is
n ny payment.
The burning theme talked of yesterday
on the streets was of the remarkable
state of affairs and the outrageous pro
ceedings brought to light by the investi
, gation before Chief Justice Clark. On
every side could be heard commendation
of Governor Aycock, Aattomey General
Gilirer and the Chief Justice. The argu
ments of the Attorney General and of Mr.
C. W. Tillett. of Charlotte, who appeared
for the State, were highly praised by
all.
The indignation felt by the public over
the state of affair.- developed was not
confined only to laymen, but the legal
fieternity and the Federal Court judiciary
ex) ressed the same feeling.
Judge Thomas K. Purnell, who
granted the Finch complaint for the
appointment of a Receiver for tho
A. & N. C. R. K said;
“ If the evidence concerning the in
vestigation of this case brought out
before Judge Clark, as published, is a
true state of fac:s, tho Court feels that
• it has been imposed upon and is highly
indignant.”
It is seen from this that Judge Purnell
feel outraged at the imposition lie feels
war practised upon him in obtaining
from him an order for the appointment
ol a receiver for the A. and N. C. by a
man who was not legally a stockholder in
- the road and it is certain that he must
rigard the conduct of some who were con
nected with the conspiracy as perfidious
and dishonorable, and who weie guilty of
a fraud in its inception.
it was freely said on the streets yester
day that Judge Purnell had been called
on by tho attorneys for Mcßee to sign
an order dismissing the receivership, vie
declined to act before today when the
matter is to be heard in open court be
fore Judge Charles H. Simon ton, who ai
rived on the 11:45 train last night from
Charleston, via Selma. Judge Purnell
will sit with him.
The Mcßee attorneys were in a dilemu
yesterday. They felt that their cause was
a hopeless one and they threw up the
sponguc, being willing to agree to any
terms that might be granted.
But it was unconditional surrender, only
that the State would talk about, and it
was this that was finally agreed to. The
report that Judge Purnell was indignant
had reached the receiver’s attorneys, and
they fully recognized that in ease there
was not arranged some way for Mcßee to
come down, that Judge Purnell, feeling
that he had been imposed upon, would
proceed to dismiss the receiver, without
waiting for a move from him.
Tri the interview quoted from Judge
Purnell by his authority he states that
i.e feels that the Court has been imposed
upon, and that he is highly indignant. II
P understood that when the* receiver is
dismissed this morning that he will make
a similar declaration and have something
to say of the manner in which he was ap
proached by the men who visited him in
Norfolk to ask for the appointing of a re
ceiver.
The case of the demurrer and answer of
the State to thro Finch complaint and the
asking for the vacating of tho receiver
ship will be heard at 10 o'clock this morn
ing in the United States courthouse here.
The order dismissing Mcßee, which lias
been agreed upon by opposing counsel, aud
The News and Observer.
which will be presented to Judge Simon
ton is substantially as follows:
‘‘That on motion of counsel for tho com
plainant it is ordered and adjudged that
the orders of February 24 and 25, appoint
ing a receiver for the A. and N. C. Rail
road Company be vacated, and that the
bill of complaint filed in this cause be
dismissed, and that the property described
in the bill of complaint be returned to
the possession of the President and the
Board of Directors of the A. and N. C.
Railroad Company, and that no compen
sation shall be allowed to the receiver or
to his counsel, and that the defendant re
cover of the complaintant and his sureties
on his bond the costs of the action.”
That is the order without the legal trim
mings upon which Judge Simonton and
Judge Purnell will confer, and it is that
which it is expected will be signed this
morning, the parties having agreed.
The only amount to be recovered by the
State is that which they can get from
K. S. Finch, the complaintant, or his
surety- This surety is “The United States
Surety and Guaranty Company, of Bal
timore, and the sum of the bond is only
S2OO. The bond of Capt. Mcßee as receiv
er is $50,C00. but that is only for his ac
tion as receiver. All the expenses Mcßee
and colleagues have incurred they must
meet.
The agreement of the Mcßee counsel to
the order dismissing the receivership has
been made upon no conditions granted by
the State. It was sought by the Mcßee
counsel, who opened up the negotiations
and with it is coupled no conditions con
cerning the charge of conspiracy made by
the State against Mcßee and Finch.
In that case the matter is one which in
regular time will come before the grand
jury of aWkc county, to whom the papers
in the case will be sent by Chief Justice
Walter dark. It is now' a matter to be
looked after by Solicitor Armistead Jones,
and the Wake county grand jury, coming
to their attention regularly.
This sjfternoon the staus quo of the A.
dan N. C. Railroad will be resumed. It
will then be placed in the hands of the
men directed by the State to manage it.
A STATEMENT BY HILL.
Waiting for the Order of the Conrf,
He Says.
(By the Associated Press.)
New York, March 16. —A number of
Northern Securities officials, including
Piesident Hill. Vice-president Clough and
Directors Geoige F. Baker and John S.
Kennedy, held a long conference at the
company’s office today. It was said that
plans to dissolve the company and re
turn the railroad stocks to the original
holders were discussed, but this could not
be confirmed. An otfieial copy of the
Supreme Court’s decision as rendered on
Monday, will bp. received by Northern
Securities officials tomorrow.
Lawyers representing the vaiious in
teiests in the Northern Securities Com
pany, were in conference with President
Hill and other officials until late in the
day. J. G. Johnson, of Philadelphia, who
argued the Securities ca-e before the
United States Sui reme Court, was report
ed to have ben one of the conferees. The
others included Francis Lynde Stetson, of
counsel to J. P. Morgan and Company,
and R. S. Lovett, representing the Harri
tran interests.
Later Mr. Hill said:
‘‘We arp waiting for the order of the
court. Nothing can be done till wc re
ceive it. I would like to say, however,
the. there will be no attempt to evade
tho judgment of the court.
“We haven’t any different plan or plans
under consideration. There has been a!
together too much guess -work by out
siders. They have tried to make a moun
tain out oi a mole hill and there is not
even a mol, hill.’’
IMPORTANT PENSION RULING.
Ware Says ’Twill Save Old Soldiers
and Government Time and Money.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, March 16.—Commissioner
of Pensions Ware, with the approval of
Secretary Hitchcock, today promulgated
the most important pension ruling that
lias been issued in a long time. It directs
that beginning April 13 next, if there
is no contrary evidence and all other legal
requirements have been met, claimants for
pen-ion under the general act ot June
27, lX’.ifi, w ho are over 62 years old shall
be considered as disabled one half inability
to perform manual labor and shall be en
titled to 56 a month; over 65 years to $8;
over 68 years to $lO and over 70 to
sl2. the usual allowances at higher rates
continuing for disabilities other than age.
The order will not he retroactive.
Commissioner Ware, Just before leaving
for a trip south for his health, said the
order would save both the old soldiers
and the government a great deal of money
and time. II 0 said it was based on the
Mexican War pension legislation of 1887,
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 17. I«04
approved by President Cleveland, which
placed all the Mexican War veterans on
the pension roll 39 years after the close
of the war
“lt would seem that if thirty-nine years
after the expiration of service a Mexican
War soldier was entitled to a pension at
62 years, and no other requisite for draw
ing a pension should exist except age,
that to soldiers of the Civil War who
fought vastly more and longer at least
as good a rule ought to apply.
“The order could not have been issued
earlier because it is only now that the
thirty-nine years fixed by the Congression
al limit has been reached. The Civil War
ended April 13, 1865. Hence the thirty
nine years would expire on the 13th of next
month.”
Mr. Ware said the order, would save
the Government at least 8300.000 a year.
He was not able to say what expense*
the bill would entail in tho shape of
additional payments.
"The extent to which it will augment
the necessity for further appropriation
cannot be told. It will, without doubt,
increase the payments to sonic extent, but
no one is able to fix the amount. The
bureau has not considered that as the
proper element of consideration. I do not
think, however, the increased ex
pense in the long run will be very no
ticeable because the death rate is always
to be considered, and there is also to be
considered the fact tiiat the ones to
whom we give the pension without proof
other than their ages, would have proven
themselves any how under former cir
cumstances as entitled to the pension by
reason of their disabilities ”
LOOKING INTO "EXHIBIT Q.”
House’s Special Investigating Com
mittee Probing Postal Affairs.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, March 16.—The special in
vestigating committee of the House on the
Pcstoffice report has, it is understood,
received the report known as “Exhibit
Q. ’ This document never has been made
public and the feeling created among
members by the thorough manner in
which the special committee is dealing
with the task assigned it, is growing
somewhat intense.
Revelations of new “deals” are hinted
at in the cloak rooms. In the meanwhile
the special committee is carrying ou its
work behind closed doors. An all-day ses
sion was held today. After adjournment
Chairman McCall announced that the com
mittee had addressed a letter to each
member of the ouse mentioned in the re
port, requesting him, if he so desired, to
makj a statement to the committee cith
er orally or in writing, touching the cor
rectness of the statement in the report.
OAK RIDGE BALL TEAM.
Straight Amateur Work is the Watch
word With Which They Start Out.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Oak Ridge. N. C., March 16. —The Oak
Ridge baseball team leaves tomorrow and
will play the University Thursday, Trini
ty Friday and Bingham at Mebane Satur
day. The team is composed entirely of
students, every man on it is paying his
own expenses while at school. In other
words, Oak Ridge carries no “induced”
man nor professionals.
The decision to ignore the application
of all “rounders” to play on our team
for "expenses” was taken by the Athletic
Association early in the year and the
effect though at first discouraging, lias
been to put more real life into the games
than ever before.
CAROLINA BEATS BINGHAM.
The Score is Fifteen to Three in a
Snappy Game.
(Special to News and Observer-)
Chapel Hill, X. C., March 16.—Carolina
defeated Bingham School here today bi*
a score of 15 to 3. Though the score was
not at all evenly matched the game was
fairly snappy and interesting. The visitor,
put up a good defense throughout the
whole game. This was Carolina’s first
game and it remains yet to be seeu just
what her strength will be this year on the
diamond.
Score; r. h. E.
Carolina 15 15 1
Bingham 3 5 9.
Batteries: Carolina, Noble, A., Noble. R„
Harris and Hobgood- Bingham, Howard
and Legrand.
Umpire, A. L. Cox. Time of game, an
hour and a half. Oak Ridge plays Caro
lina .here tomorrow.
For Violating Anti-Trust Law.
(By the Associated Press.)
Austin, Texas. March 16.—Suits for al
leged violation of the Texas anti-trust
law were filed today under the direction
of State Attorney General Bell, against
tiie Fidelity and Guaranty Company of
Baltimore, the Fidelity and Trust Company
of Maryland, and the American Bonding
Company, of Baltimore. It is charged
that the companies have entered into a
trust to fix the prices of surety and guar
antee bonds. A penalty of $224,600 is
I asked lroiu each ot the defendants. It
|is alleged also that the defendants arc
trying to restrict trade, and f OP t ,hi* a
penalty of $17,500 is asked from each.
Miners Vote to Accept the Scale.
(By the Associated I’ ■f'SH.)
Indianapolis, Jnd. ; March 16 At the
national headquarters of the United Mine
Workers of America late today estimates
on tho sote oi tin* miners hail beep com
puted by the national officers. They are
positive 1 lie scale has been accented and
there will be no strike.
or the 190,000 miners ia the States
voting it is estimated that about 135,000
voted and of these about 85,500 votes for
the scale and 46,500 voted against it and in
favor of a strike.
Maryland did not vote, not being sure
it was entitled to vote. West Virginia
reports are meagre and no estimate is
made. Indiana east 10,000' votes, a ma
jority of 2 to 1 for the scale. Illinois cast
30,000 votes, with a majority of 2 to 1
against the scale and in favor of a strike.
Pennsylvania cast 50,000 votes with a
majority of 2 to 1 for the scale. Ken
tucky had a small vote with 3 to 1 for
the scale. lowa cast 10.000 votes, with
a majority for a strike.
Michigan east a small vote for the scale.
Ohio cast 35,000 votes with tour o one
for the scale.
Arrested for Holding Him in Bondage.
(By the Associated Press.)
Jackson, Miss., March 16.—United
States Marshall Wilson has arrested Iva
Henderson and the three Legett.es of
Kemper county, who are charged with
having held Staep Griffin, a riegio. in in
voluntary servitude, and whose sensa
tional attempts at terrorizing their sec
tion were made public several days ago.
The four men have been indicted by the
Federal grand jury at Meridian, and sub
sequently appeared before the Federal
court and gave bond in the sum of $25,000
each for their appearance for trial.
Confirmations by the Senate.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington. March 16.—The Senate to
day in executive session confirmed the fol
lowing nominations:
Charles H. Robb, Vermont, assistant at- j
torney general. '
Postmasters: South Carolina, Julia M. [
Merrick, Walhalla: Alabama, Emily R. I
Lawrence, Livingston.
Captain Theodore F. Jewell to be a
rear admiral in the array.
CARD HOUSE CRASHES
Mcßee and Finch's Edifice Tumbles
Ere the Full Force of the
Hurricane is Felt.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Kinston, N. C., March 16. —The next is
sue of the fTee Press will say:
“In the complaint of K. S. Finch before
Judge Purnell when he and iris mignight
co-conspirators were making their effort
to surrcptiously get contiol of the Atlan
tic and North Carolina Railroad property,
great stress was laid upon the fact that
the State’s proxy withdrew from the
stockholder's meeting last September, and
the affidavit alleged that this was done to
thwart the will of the private stockhold
ers, who it was alleged in the complaint,
desired a lease of the road. This allega
tion is learned to be untrue, as are a
great many of the other charges in the
complaint, and the liquid air operator’s
house of cards built up before Judge Pur
nell in Norfolk is not to stand a slight
flaw of wind, much less tho hurricane of
disapproval from the public which has
struck it.
“The facts in the ease concerning the
Governor’s postion and the action As the
State’s proxy in withdrawing from the
stockholders’ meeting as testified from the
State's proxy, Mr. J. W. Grainger, are as
follows After the regular business of the
stockholders’ meeting had been transact
ed and the question of the lease was men
tioned. the State's proxy withdrew from
the meeting to let the private stockhold
ers discuss the lease question among
themselves. There was no formulated
proposition to lease the road before the
stockholders at that time, as the only bid
that had been made, which was for one
and one-half per cent., had been refused
outright by the State prior to the meet
ing of the stockholders. It was the Gov
ernor's wish to learn the views of the pri
vate .stockholders concerning a lease of
the road, but at no time was it considered
to lease at the low bid of one and .one
half per cent., and the wisdom of the ac
tion of the State in refusing that propo
sition has been fully demonstrated by
later events. Governor Aycock having in
his possession bids to lea'-x* for 4, 5. 6 and
7 per cent.
Tim State has never said that it would
not lease the road, but has held out con
sistently for a fair and reasonable return
lor the lease of the property and the bol
ter propositions now in hand arc a com
plete justification of the Governor's ac
tion in refusing t > fall over himself to ac
cept the cheap offers mail© him. Finch
et -tls. in their great anxiety to get con
trol of the property have halted at noth
ing. but through their gross misrepresen
tation of fact niay serve to obtain a tem
porary receivership without notice from a
Federal Court it will not bear the light
of a lull investigation and when the facts
a ve adduced it s confidently! expected that
there wll be a dismissal of the receiver
ship -uul a return to the State of its own.
Higgins Accepts a New Position.
(Hy the Associated Press.)
New Haven, Conn., March 16.—Samuel
Higgins, mechanical superintendent of the
Southern Railway, with headquarters at
Washington, has accepted the position of
General Manager of the New York, New
Haven and Hartford I tail road. Mr. Ilig
gins’ appointing will date from April Ist,
th. i,-i, it is probable lie will not be able
to assume his duties until a few days
later. ,
Yale's Games South.
(l*,v the Associated Press.)
Ne . v Haven- Conn.. March 16.-The
, , , ~ baseball games to be played
f v l li C during the Easter re—- was an
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pounced L Lafayette at Norfolk;
games: * I f Virginia at Norfolk;
chMkrttwvilfe.
4th, same team
mi corps
IS MOVING SOUTH
Descending From Vladi
vostok Toward Korea.
SO SAYS THE TEMPS
4" " T
The Concentration of Russians at
Mukden and Harbin May Block
Japanese Landing in North
ern Part of Bay of
Korea.
(By the Associated Press.)
Paris, March 16. —The Temps corre
spondent at St. Petersburg asserts that
a Russian army corps is descending from
Vladivostock toward Korea. He adds that
Port Arthur has a garrison of 30.000 men
j and is provisioned for a year.
I The Russian Ministry of Marine, the
| Temps correspondent further asserts,
j claims that Japan’s losses since the open
| ing of the war are four cruisers and five
| torpedo boat destroyers and the machin
ery of a 12.000 teu battleship seriously
injured.
The correspondent concludes his dis
patch with asserting that the concentra
tion of Russian troops at Mukden and
Harbin is considered as terminating the
j danger from a Japanese landing in the
j northern part of the Bay of Korea.
Yin Kow, March 16.—The only reliable
reports at the present moment from the
main Manchurian citie§ show a quiet
movement along the railway and such
cities as Mukden, which are off the main
line are undisturbed. The people here arc
not in possession of definite news of out
side events.
The chief movement on the Fong Huang
Clung military road is the dispatch of
riders to anil from the Russian advance
forces.
A creditable native arrived here today
bringing a report as late as March 12
from Fong Huang Cheng to the effect
that the main body of the concentrated
forces hail crossed the Yalu. leaving
small bodies of troops a. Antung anil
other points to guard the river.
A fortnight ago a few spies visited
Antung, but since then no Japanese have
been seen west of the Yalu.
The continued attacks of the Japanese
have compelled the steady occupation of
the Liao Tuug peninsula. The last bom
bardment of Port Arthur rendered every
rail of the fortress of Port Arthur nn
-afe. Residents assert that fragments of
Japanese shells fell everywhere, and that
some railway coaches and buildings were
destroyed, though most of the damage
on the shore was unimportant.
Foreigners choosing to remain in the
interior must now sign an agreement re
stiicting their movements and stipulating
i that a special pass is necessary when
| leaving their bounds.
They See Seven Russian Ships.
(P.y the Associated" Press.)
Tokio, March 16. —Tokio is unadvised
regarding the naval plans anil movements
of the Russians, arrd is in doubt whether
the remnant of their fleet is still at Port
Arthur os is en route to Vladivostock.
Late this afternoon a telegram reached
the Navy Department saying that seven
Russian s, ips have been reported as pass
ing Fort Larnreff. The report was not
circumstantial. It did not give the char
acter of the ships or the direction in which
they were sailing. II is anticipated that
the Japanese, by their activity, will speed
ily determine the whereabouts and inten
tions of the Russians.
Port Arthur Gets a Rest.
(By the Associated Press.)
Port Arthur, March 16-—Everything is
quiet here. There is no sign of the ene
my.
Advices from Feng Huan Cheng, about
45 miles northwest of Wiju, say the Rus
sian troops are showing an admirable spir
it in surmounting the difficulties and hard
ships of Hie march over the frozen tracts
of East Manchuria.
Plans to Meet War Expenses.
(By the Associated Press.)
Tokio. Wednesday, March 16.—The Cab
inet after a conference with the Elder
Statesmen and other political leaders, has
decided to submit proposals for the ex
tension of the tobacco monopoly to in
clude manufactured tobacco and the crea
tion of a salt monopoly to a special Diet
convening on Friday next. The Cabinet
has decided also to suggest increases in
taxis amounting to 65,P00,000 yen. The
war expenses from the commencement of
hostilities to the <nd of March are esti
mated at 156,000,000 pen. The govern
ment, plans to meet the expenditures to
the oml of March with 100,000,000 yen
from exchequer bonds jus* sold; 25,000,-
000 yen from the special funds and 31,-
000,000 yen to be raised by a temporary
loan. The expenditure on account of (lie
war from April next to December inclu
sive is estimated at three hundred and
eighty million yen, besides a special war
reserve <>f 10.0n0.000 yen. The govern
ment plans to meet these expenditures
by the issuance of 280,000,000 yen in ex
chequer bonds 68.000,000 yen in war taxes,
7,000,000 balaucc ou ordinary annual rc
J f/fy |
ceipts and 25,000,00 *
funds. Hi (j,
Missionaries are Warned.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, March 16.—United States
Minister Allen cabled the State Depart
ment from Seoul under today’s date that
the Cincinnati arrived yesterday at Che
mulpo with twenty-three Americans from
Chinampo. The minister announced that
the missionaries in the neighborhood of
Ping Yang had refused to send their
women and children aboard the Cincinnati
where they could be taken to a place of
safety.
The State Department has made it clear
to tlie missionary representatives in this
country that in the case of actual war
it cannot undertake to employ the United
States army and navy in expeditions into
the interior of a country which is the
scene of war. If the missionaries remain
after a proper warning the United States
Government cannot remove them on de
mand and they must take their chances
with other civilians. Commander Mason
of the Cincinnati notified the Navy De
partment today that Ire had taken the
twenty-three American refugees to Che
! fOO.
Will Treat Korea as Belligerent.
(Bv the Associated Press.)
Seoul, March 16.—The Korean Superin
tendent of Trade at Kyong-ung, on the
Tumen river, has received a note from
the general in command at Vladivostock
saying that since Korea has joined Japan.
Russia considers Korea as belligerent and
will act accordingly.
A thousand Korean troops now at Seoul
will be sent to the north next week.
The Japanese have ascertained definitely
(Continued on Fifth Page.)
GREAT TIN MINE
Discovery of One Near
Gaffney. Capitalists
Buying Land.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Asheville, N. C.. March 16. —From all
accounts it seems that a great tin mine
has been discovered near Gaffney, S. C.,
on the land of a poor farmer. Asheville
gentlemen who returned a few - days ago
from an inspection of this property are
very enthusiastic over the future pros
pects of the mine. They give out some cold
facts and figures, the most important of
which is that tin ore is there, in great
chunks and any one can go and see it
for himself. The owner of the property
has refused more than fifty offers for it.
He has sold one car load of twenty tons
for SIO,OOO cash. Tin ore is scarce aud
this lot had to be shipped to Liverpool
and to be sent thence to Cornwall, there
being no smelter in the United States.
Options are being taken on land all
around this property by a syndicate of
Asheville capitalists anil others from Mich
igan. In fact these parties are making
bids for mining lease on all the land
between Gaffney and King's Mountain.
Judge Henry B. Stevens and W. T.
Mason arc among the Asheville men who
have recently inspected the i property.
Judge Slovens was asked whether or not
he was interested in a syndicate which
proposes to purchase and operate prop
erty in the vicinity of this mine, but re
fused to make any statement on the sub
ject.
With the 510.000 made out. of the mine
the owner is putting in machinery and
employing men to get out the ore- One
boulder recently excavated weighs more
than 2,000 pounds and this is to be sent
to. the St. Louis world's fair. The ore is
found in a vein that is encased in a
kaolin deposit. Outside the vein, ore ap
pears in small particles over an area half
a mile wide, mixed with the clay soil.
For a long while the mining has been
carried on in a crude way, and the big
strike was made about a month ago, but
every effort has been made to keep the
matter out of the newspapers.
A CAR OVERTURNED.
A Mysterious Accident in Which Two
Passengers We re Hurt.
(Special to News and Observer )
Washington, N. C., March 16. —-There
came near being a serious railroad acci
dent on the Washington and Plymouth
branch of the Norfolk and Southern rail
road yesterday afternoon near Pinctown.
One of the passenger -coaches was derail
ed and several of the passengers hurt,
none seriously. The train was bound
from Plymouth to Washington. The only
reason why the accident was not more
serious was due to the fact that the train
had slowed down for the station at Pinc
town. Just befoic she entered the station
there was a bumping sensation and with
out a moment's warning the passenger
coach was overturned. Several of the
passengers were bruised, cut and consid
erably shaken up. Mrs. Harry Lindlay,
of the Lindlay Dramatic Company, who
opened an engagement here this evening
was one of those hurt. She was cut bad
ly in the breast by glass and also on the
face.
When 'he was rescued she was found
lying through one of the windows of the
car next to the ground-
One gentleman passenger was cut bad
ly on the leg. All the rest of the pas
sengers escaped. The wounded were tak
en to Pinctown, where they received med
ical aid. The passengers were brought to
this city on the baggage car. Why the
car should have been derailed is not known
and the wonder in none of the passengers
were not killed. There were about, fif
teen passengers on the train at the time.
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X THE WEATHER TODAY: t
For the City, 1
| Fair; Warmer, j
PRICE 5 CENTS.
DEALING UNDER
; A CLOAK OF LAW
Southern and Ellen En
Get the Graft.
A VIGOROUS ATTACK
Representative Robinson Declares that
Railroad Subsidies are Unjustifi
able and Indefensible. To
Work Up Hearst Sen
timent.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Washington, D. C., March 16.—Con
gressman Hearst has sent two men to
North Carolina to look after his interest
at the committee meeting in Raleigh to
morrow night and to go over the State
creating Hearst sentiment and seeming in
fluence where it will do most good. These
men are nominally employed on his paper,
and one of them is a North Carolinian.
At least two other North Carolinians in
his employ have previously been sent to
the State on like errands, and coming
back have given reports that have greatly
encouraged Mr. Hearst.
The most vigorous attack that has yet
been made on subsidies granted to rail
roads by the pending Postoffice Bill was
the speech of Representative Robinson,
of Arkansas, in the House of Representa
tives today. In coui'se of his remarks,
Mr. Robinson said they were “unjustifia
ble and indefensible and that if the grant
ing of them was the issue throughout
the country not a member who voted
for them could be returned to the House,
The Post office Department had declared
in its reports for. ten or twelve years
that the subsidy was not needed, he claim
ed, and but for congressional influence it
i would not lie allowed. He read some of
the reports to this effect, one in particu
lar stating that the department wou M
have withheld the appropriation had
not. construed the action of Congress in
voting it over an adverse report from
the department a.s the expression of a
desire that it be paid. Mr. Robinson said
this had gone on from year to year until
it had become a great public scandal.
“Legalized stealing,” exclaimed Mr.
Gaines, of Tennessee. “One of these two
subsidized railroads (Southern and L. and
N.) runs right through my town, and I
denounce it as a steal and I’m against
it.”
Mr. Kluttz. of North Carolina, said he
wanted to deny that the Postmaster Gen
eral had ever said the subsidy to the
Southern was unnecessary. Mr. Robinson
replied that the Assistant Postmaster
General in charge of the railway mail
service had often so reported, and lie
read from some of these reports, adding
that in former Congresses every influence
that could be commanded, from the Speak
er down, had been brought to bear with
i this end in view. Ho thought now that
(there was a revulsion all over the coun
i cry against “graft," “boodleism ’ and cor
j ruption in the postal service it was time
to look into, and put a stop to, this par
ticular phase of it.
Mr. Crumpacker (Rep ), of Indiana, ar
gued to the same effect. He called at
tention to the fact that out of all the net
work of railroads throughout the coun
try only two were getting a subsidy for
carrying the mail. gave statistics
touching the cost of the railway mnfl
service, argued that the roads concerned
were passing through rich territory, dotted
with enterprises of all sorts and that the
traffic of the roads and the regular al
lowance of the government for carrying
the mails justified the running of the
trains without subsidies. “Is it to go on
tor ever?" he asked.
Mr. Crumpacker favored withdrawing
the subsidy now and giving the nearly
$170,000 now appropriated to that purpose
to the rural free delivery carriers in the
form of increased salary.,
4 * *
"I come now to the tobacco.” said Sen
ator Simmons, of North Carolina, in a
speech in the Senate.
Whereupon Senator Pcttus, of Alabama,
the oldest man in the Senate, dragged
a black ping from his coat-tail pocket and
took a chew that was the admiration of
all his colleagues.
* * *
“That investigation committee is going
to have a hard time making the white
wash stick on some of the eases.” Repre
sentative Fitzgerald said to Representa
tive Ruppert.
“Might add a little mucilage to the mix
ture,’’ suggested Mr. Ruppert.
* * *
“Sadam” Bede of Minnesota, is a new
member of the House, and his name did
not appear in the list of Representatives
printed in the special Postoffice report.
“The chaplain of the Senate was invited
to come over and open the House,” said
Mr. Bode, at a dinner Saturday night.
“He did so, and prayed for the Lord to
look down on us.”
“And I think He is doing so,” added
Mr. Bede, “for everybody else is looking
down on us iust now.”
“All my friends who were in the Post
office Department are in the peniten
tiary,” Mr. Bede said. “They arc men,
too. who are not lacking in patriotism,
and while they won't be able to see many
of the stars, they’ll at least have an op
portunity of seeing plenty of (.tripes-”
FRED L. MKRRITT.
No man objects to being assured that
he is not in it when iail is the subject
of conversation.