EDITORIAL BRIEFS
v. h is St that said lawlessness
-A ,!V - State like a pestilence?
ThoM.- j'ifiea in Wilmington must
hav- iK-vn composed largely of form
r lie 1 Shirts."
ijjt what does the average Demo-'
ratlc politician known about consti-j
tutional equation anyway? i
Memphis has offered Bryan $2,
000,000 to move to that city. They
wurt consider hira a curiosity.
Champ Clark fiays his party in
Congress is now on trial. And If he
dM-tn't mind it will be convicted.
They have a preacher In South
Otrolina named "Turnipseed." The
jk-rnocrats should send him to Con-
The Democrats in Congress put up
a pitiful plea Tuesday when a fellow
member introduced a bill affecting
their pie.
Taking Judge Peebles' view of the
situation, the mocking-bird would
btand a poor showing in New Han
over County.
When Memphis offered Bryan
J2.000.000 to move there, wonder
how Memphis ever expected to get
its money back.
Judge Peebles says it Is easy, to
pack juries in New Hanover County.
They must have thought the juries
were ballot-boxes.
The Atlanta Constitution wants a
more elastic credit at home. The
credit business has ruined enough
without stretching it any more.
It seems that some of the Demo
crats oppose the "iniquitous tariff"
because it imposes a high duty on
fine liquors from England.
The Goldsboro Argus says, the po
litical pie has run short. Knew those
hungry Democratic office-seekers
would soon be hollering for more.
If Judge Peebles was correct in
summing up the New Hanover Coun
ty juries, hereafter all murderers will
want their cases heard in Wilming
ton. '
A linen factory is to he built in
Greenville, S. C. Probably politi
cians of that State can now wear
clean linen, without having to air the
same piece so often.
Some think the News and Obser
ver may attempt to launch a suffra
gette movement in this State. Don't
believe the News and Observer can
fool the women, either.
The Democrats should now appoint
some one to arrest their own offi
cials when they get drunk. Might
be safer to appoint some one who has
been cured of the drink habit.
When the National Negro Demo
cratic Executive Committee meet in
Indianapolis it will afford Bryan an
opportunity to give another fried
chicken lawn party.
Miss Pankhurst, the suffragette ag
itator, says "it is time for us to
abandon our attitude of silent re
serve." If Miss Pankhurst has ever
heen silent the papers have failed to
note the fact -
While Bryan did not get his man
for chairman of the Democratic cau
cus in the Senate, still he showed
that he still controls enough strength
to give the" Democrats trouble at
their -next national convention.
Congressman Webb has introduced
hill in Congress to prohibit Jhe
shipment of liquor into "dry" States,
fonder if the Congressman ould
we Introduced this bill if he had
fought there was a possible chance
at lfc would become a law?
Jn an editorial discussing the man-
er in which the . Democrats ran
ougfishod over the Republican min-
p ty in House, the Washington
St brute force won. How
Ver Parties r t. . T
. uuib riiie uy
te force soon come to. a sad end-
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HOUSE DEMOCRATS UNFAIR.
: - - ' I
Have Trampled Right of the Mln-1
orlty Under Foot Ncd Htmi
favors From UtpabUtm Alter
Such Treatment.
Washington, D. C. April 7. The
first formal conference of lie publican
House leaders, including representa
tives of the Insurgent portion of the
Party, was held this afternoon In the
offices of Minority Leader Mann. It
followed a refusal of the Democrats
to give up any more committee places
to the Republicans or to restore the
proportion that has heretofore exist
ed between the two parties In the
committee assignments.
After the conference Mr. Mann
gave out a statement bitterly arraign
ing what he called the "unfair, arbi
trary and brutal action" of the Dem
ocrats. The statement promises a
lively Republican fight to take ad
vantage of every parliamentary priv
ilege to make things hot on the floor.
Mr. Mann submitted the situation
to the conference of leaders and ask
ed whether he should not refuse en
tirely to name committees on the
limited basis of representation given
by the. Democrats. It was determined
to go ahead with the selection of Re
publican members.
Mr. Mann stated after the confer
ence that absolute fairness will be
shown the Insurgents In the arrange
ments. . ri
In his statement Mr. Mann de
clared that the Democratic members
of the Ways , and , Means Committee
had adopted the policy of making" a
majority of seven on the principal
committees, ; whereas a dominant
party never before claimed more than
six majority. She said:
"The Democrats began their oper
ations by trampling the fair rights
of the minority "under foot by brute
force. The epubllcans can not pre
vent the application of the force of
numbers by the Democrats, but they
can object to those things which are
ordinarily done by common consent.
The spirit of fair dealing from the
outset has been set aside by the
Democrats; they must not expect to
receive many favors .from the minor
ity. Having in view the present at
titude of the Democratic caucus to
ward the minority, apprehend that
the unanimous consent calendar in
this Congress jmay not be of much
value.'- - :-
In the conference were Represen
tatives Cannon, Payne, Hill, McCall,
McKinley, Currier and others of the
Republican leaders, and Representa
tives Cooper, Nelson and Lenroot, of
Winconsin; Madison, of Kansas, and
Good and Haugen, of Iowa, repre
senting the Insurgent elements.
The demand for more committee
places was presented to Chairman
Underwood yesterday and taken un
der consideration by the Ways and
Means Committee. The refusal of
the committee to give more places
was communicated to Mr. Mann this
morning and resulted in the sum
moning of Republican leaders for the
conference this afternoon.
Mr. Mann announced that In mak
ing up the committee the former Re
publican rule would be followed of
not appointing to the Rules Commit
tee any of the ranking members of
the more important committees of
the House.8 He further stated that
none of the minority members of the
Appropriations Committee will be
placed on other committees.
Secretary McVeagh Says There is Pol
itics in Pension list.
Philadelphia, Pa., April 7. -The
Civil War pension list was attacked
by Franklin MacVeagh, Secretary of
the Treasury, in an address at the
opening session of the fifteenth an
nual meeting of the Americon Acade
my of Political and Social Science
here to-day when he advocated a civil
service pension for Government em
ployes: "We have a perfectly enor
mous Civil War pension list which
is not a credit to ushe said. "It
never had a scientific or a just basis
although a worthy motive gave it
origin. It has lost its patriotic as
pects and has become a political list
costing the Government about $160,-
000,000 per year."
Georgia Prison Board so Recom
mends Pardon for Stripling.
Atlanta, Ga., April 7.7 The Geor
gia Prison Commission this morning
recommended to Governor Brown
that he grant an unconditional par
don to Thomas Edgar Stripling, the
former chief of police of Danville,
Va., who killed a man in this State
fourteen years ago and escaped while
being taken to the penitentiary. His
fate now rests with the Governor.
"Wets" Win in Salisbury's Primary.
Salisbury, April 8. In the Demo
cratic primaries .held here to-day F,
M. Thompson was' nominated for
mayor. Aldermen were also nomi
nated. These nominations are equiv
alent to election. There is no deny
ing the fact that the wet and dry
Question . entered Into the contest
and he outcome is regarded as a de
cided victory for the wets, v
DEMOCRATIC TROUBLES
Their "Ecoaoay Program
Causing Tremble in
the Camp,
GREAT DEMAND FOR PIE
Democrats 3Uy Have to Hold Anoth
er Caucus to Reconsider the Mat
ter Hepabiicaas Reach Ha,
moniou Agreement The Two
lives! Topics for Discussion In
Washington Are the Mexican Situ
ation and the Problem Which the
Democratic House Faces In Tak
ins the Initiative in Tariff and Oth
er legislation, f
(Special to The Caucasian.)
Washington, D. C, April 11. The
live topics of discussion here between
law-makers and. visitors are almost
evenly divided between the situation
in Mexico and the problem which
the Democratic House faces in tak
ing the responsibility for the initia
tion of the tariff and other legisla
tion, r
Views on Mexican Situation, f "
There have been alternate specula
tions and stories, apparently emlnat
lng from some more or less official
source:
First, to the effect that the only
purpose .in mobilizing twenty thou
sand troops on the border of Mexico
and sending war vessels to patrol the
coast of that country was due en
tirely to the revolution and the cha
otic condition in that country that
was liable to happen at any moment
with the fall of the Diaz government
and the danger of serious damage
that would result to American capital
and American citizens in that coun
try. , V-.
Second, to the belief inspired and
seemingly corroborated by more or
less semi-authentic information- to
the effect that the Japanese Govern
ment or . some foreign power was
about to enter into some treaty with
Mexico that wodld be hostile or lit
least result in being inimical to the
American Government; and that "It
was necessary to make this demon
stration and have soldiers ready for
action in order to" prevent a consum
mation of such a hostile internation
al alliance.
There have been denials and counter-denials,,
and explanations and
counter-explanations. There have
been some who have charged if there
was no foreign sinister deal that
would justify this demonstration on
the part of the Government, that yet
there were big financial interests in
new York or on Wall Street, as the
general expression goes, that were
behind this movement, and indeed, it
has been frequently charged that
there were rival financial interests,
one side beng n sympathy with the
Insurgents and the other with the
Diaz government.
The soundest and sanest judgment
and belief, however, seems to.be that
the action was taken by the Presi
dent in a proper and prudent way to
protect American citizens and Amer
ican, interests, no matter who they
were or whether they represented
one faction or another or any fac
tion, and that the President was jus
tified in doing what he has done.
At one time it seemed that there
would be a prompt and vigorous de
mand made by the Democratic House
on the President for a full and com
plete explanation, and that the ad
ministration would be severely crit
icised from many quarters, but now
a wiser and saner mood seems to
control all elements and factions of
all parties.-
Growing Democratic Troubles.
The glad announcement of won
derful Democratic harmony upon the
assembling of the Democratic House
seems to have been somewhat pre
mature. Already at least four dis
tinct factions have developed within
the ranks of the party as to the pol
icy which' should be pursued by this
Congress. At this writing it Is im
possible to state what later shape
these factions may take or how many
more factions may arise."
Some Democrats, who formerly fa
vored the ratification of the recipro
city agreement, are now balking. In
deed, it may truthfully be said that
there' are almost as many different
opinions as there are members of. the
House as to what should be done and
what should not be done at this ses
sion.., : r: J'
The Democratic "Economy Program.
; ' It was announced with a great
flourish oV trumpets, following the
first meeting of the Democratic cau
cus, that the" party had set itself
squarely in favor of rigid economy,
and that the members of the House
had shown their good faith in taking
their first step in cutting off nearly
two hundred thousand dollars worth
of patronage belonging to the mem
bers of the House
Bat there has Ims isrh 'rf?!
and clamor 03 .the part f hutgry j
Democratic r?!r4jlrf fM ti 1
tisce thli'; sA&eunfietBeat that it I
said many members regm the course
that they have taken, -.'.indeed, the
pressure for political Jobs around the
Capital hate become to streaeosa and
uncomfortable that It Is rumored this
evening that another Democratic
caucus will he held to consider the
matter.
Republican Harmony.
In contrast with these Democratic
divisions, which are Increasing and
widening each day, there Is every In
dication of the Republican factions
known as progressive and reaction
aries reaching a harmonious agree
ment not only as to the arrangement
of committees, but also as to a plan
of constructive legislation covering
the fundamental principles of the
party as distinguished from those
of the Democratic party.
There Is every Indication that Re
publican unity and harmony will
grow stronger each day, while the
opposite result appears to be evident
In the Democratic ranks.
Three Xorth Carolina Congressmen
Will Not Abide by Party Caucus.
(Special to The Caucasian.)
Washington. D. C, April 12.
Representative Underwood, the Dem
ocratic floor leader, in the House to
day introduced the Canadian reci
procity bill, which is almost the same
as the McCall bill. However, three
of the delegates from North Carolina,
Messrs. Gudger, Doughton and Webb,
have declared they will not be bound
by the action of the Democratic cau
cus on the reciprocity measure.
Before the Democratic caucus ad
journed late last night, the patronage
matter was again brought up and
they wrangled over the question for
an hour. Some of the members want
ed to discharge the new committee
on organization which will hand out
the pie that will be allotted to the
other committees. No definite action
had been taken on the matter when
the' caucus adjourned.
A HORRIBLE MINE DISASTER.
One Hundred. Miners Met Death in
Explosion in Coal h Mine in - Ala--
bama.
Littleton, Ala., April 8. Of the
100 to 115 miners who are believed
to have met death in the explosion
at the Banner mines of the Pratt
Consolidated Coal Company, near
here early this morning, less than
half a dozen bodies had been recov
ered when the work of rescue was
temporarily suspended at nightfall.
The deadly black damp, due to
the destruction of the ventilating
fans by the explosion," was a menace
to all who attempted to enter the
workings, and it may be several days
before all the dead - are recovered.
Late this afternoon all hope that the
men remaining in the mine were
alive was given up. At that time it
was stated that the black damp had
spread throughout the workings.
While no official statement has
been made, it is believed the explos
ion was caused by safety powder ig
nited by a lamp and followed by
dust. When the night crew left the
mine, shortly before the explosion
happened, Night Fire Boss Sparks re
ported the condition of the mine as
good, and the day shift was sent to
work. There were 170 men in all,
only five of whom were free laborers.
The others were convicts, mostly ne
groes, sent up from the surrounding
counties to serve sentences ranging
from ten days to two years.
Following the explosion, several of
the convicts with mining experience
discovered that black damp was
forming. They at once spread the
alarm to those who were not In
stantly killed by the blast, and many
started a .race with death to the en
trance. Forty-five of the miners either
reached the" outside in safety or got
within hailing distance in the shaft
and. were taken out by rescuers.
Scores of volunteers were on hand,
brought by the alarm spread through
the valley, and many made heroic
rushes Into the mine to bring out the
victims. This worked proved effec
tive until the deadly gases reached
the main shaft into which the men
were headed, and then it meant death
for all who entered the workings.
Banker IUxey Forfeits $40,00 Bond.
Alexandria, Va., April 10. Be
cause C. Jones Rixey, president of
the defunct Virginia Safe Deposit and
Trust Corporation, failed to make his
appearance in the Corporation Court
this morning for the purpose of re
newing his bond, his bond in the sum
of 40,000 was declared forfeited by
the court and a rule returnable at
11 o'clock, April 2 1st, next, was is
sued to show cause why the bond
should not be forfeited. The court
also ordered a! capias on the new in
dictments recently 1 returned ' by a
grand 'jury in the court against the
accused banker.
OlHIT GSTOIiY j
1
Soc:5 Ftcfa Afcsat
Pccplc la Egypt
DTOASTT OF FATiniTES
The Heath of Karredhi CUve Salala
a Grrat Ilmt 41e PkM Oet m
N as a Soft tiam to tVll If nis
mw buin uutfict Vomtt iTtztizs
Much Arabian Trrrttory IIe WMS tvrdlrt.
Aim Om "Suiun In History j u?"??
a Abot the Oma4e alarsaia. a ist dalr la ta eorth
The Woodetfal ftHge of the Oty of T,JS ulUa tar "Dal
rmleier where taanr csotic aJ
Jcruaalent.
DiikinsTllle. N. C. April 10, I U . I
r - . - . i
.Correspondence of The Caaeaslaa-
Enterprtse,
At one time there existed In Egypt
a sect ov people known as the Agda
bites. The princes who ruled the
people at a later period, were called
Fatlmites. because they pretended
that they descended from Fatlma, the
wife ov All and daughter ov the
prophet. The new races ov princes
aspired to the dominions ruled by the
Aglabltes, so bit wuz somethln new
In name, but really wut the same old
gang no better, probably no worse.
Upon the death ov Aladld. A- D.
1171, the last ov the dynasty ov the
Fatlmites, the caliph ov Egypt, Sa la
din, beinV In possession ov, the chief
ov the power In hiz character ov vi
zier, seized upon awl the wealth ov
the late prince, which wuz very valu
able He threw his whole family In
to prison and adopted every possible
measure to establish In hlx own per
son the supreme authority or th
State. He made a show ov obedience
to Nurredin, the prince ov Damascus,
but secretly determined to acquire
independent rule ov Egypt But Nur
redin wuz no slouch, an while he
seemed to be pleased with the con
duct ov Saladin, he wuz raisin a
powerful army to resist an overthrow
of hiz power; but, in the meantime,
he wuz taken suddenly ill at Damas
cus an soon expired.
me aeath ov the prince did not
deUver Saladin from danger, lor the
successor ov Nuredln wuz both able
an willin to keep up the row. Sala
din then decided to send hiz brother
Into Nubia to look over the land with
a view to makln' hit a. place ov re
treat if the worst happened. He
soon decided that Nubia wuz com
paratlvely barren an awlmost deso
late an cum back an so reported.
For a change, the King sent him In
to Arabia with an army He succ
eeded in ad din much ov the terri
tory ov that'eountry to Egypt, In the
usual way pursued by more or less
ancient warriors. Havln' enlarged
hiz dominions, Saladin determined
to assume a name which would sound
"bigger. So he did away with "cal
iph an called himself a "Sultan."
The pontiff who wuz to hev charge ov
religious affairs, wuz chosen from
among the immediate descendants or
Mahomet
Saladin wuz acknowledged az Sul
tan ov Egypt by the people ov neigh
bor in' States; but he wuz not free
from internal commotions. A pre
tender to the throne raised an army;
ov about 100,000 men from the ranks
ov tne Fatlmites. This army wuz
soon defeated by Saladin. But that
war had hardly ended when the Cru
saders began to make trouble. This
force even got far ennuff to lay selge
to Alexandria. Saladin made hit so
hot for them, however, that they were
glad to quit in a hurry, leavln their
"baggage an' stores," whatever that;
wuz worth, in order to give an ex-:
hlbltion ov gude, old-fashioned run-
nin'. ' . j
At this time Damascus wuz ruled!
by a regent, the prospective ruler;
bein under age. A portion ov the
people wuz not satisfied an they in
sisted that Saladin take Syria in
charge. He went to Damascus an i
soon got charge or affairs, bat he
claimed that he wuz merely takin'
this step for a short time until the!
young prince should 'get over hiz
"coliky" period. By this time the
general public In that portion ov the
world began to suspect that Saladin
wuz cuttin a swath that wuz rather
wide an that .hit wuz high time they
were gittin their eyes open The
Syrians finally got help ennuff to give
battle to Saladin. But hit resulted
disastrously for their forces, an' the
Sultan of Egypt wuz still master ov
Syria. . v .
Saladin returned from the Eastern
conquests an' began to fortify an
beautify the city of Cairo. He took
active interest in the schools, like
people ovSeotts and Lorayv But he
wuz soon drawn away from peaceful
avocations by, a call to arms. How
ever, he probably issued the call, for
he had hlx eye upon Palestine. He
soon-led a great army against the
armies or the crusade who had as
sembled to defend the Holy Land,
But the Great Ruler above did not
(Continued on Page 3.)
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is Tfeiwa4MM&. -
. OPttagsit t4ay wa Its
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tztstk ttasd fcn ar if t
pstttm to h title Hr stt 19
dy&oii tatotiotj iM a s? of
eerdera. Gf&t Aloi was t&tzt
guilty of msia u tsaiU U ts4is
many ifloicas asd
n;unJrrs hat ooctjrrf5. Ifaraala
f?4 l5? trtbaU td la th
letters and fire bombs were t ssloded
aar his shop before JUe&gTwaa ar
rested. Eitraordlnary efforts were made
w w ... w V . ,&4$t
Immediately after his trial bt;ia
Judge Land's received a letter tinn
ed, "Black Hand- and threAtts&x
nis death If the Italian should be
found guilty. Secret servlc tsta
were placed about the United
Judge and his ofiee was watt Ltd
constantly by detectives, ta spite f
this a bomb was placed under his
desk. The bomb was harmless but
ofSclals stated it probably was placed
there to show the ability of th
writer of the letter to overcome the
precautions of the Government de
tectives. Chief Inspector Stuart also
was threatened.
Alongl was tried twice. Xa th
first trial threats. It was said, caused
one juror to vote for acquittal. The
second 4rlal began three days ago
and resulted In the coavltslon.
REGULARS DEFEAT RRYAV8 MAX
Democrats Select Thoa, S. Mania
Chairman of Democratic Senate
Caucus.
wuuiDgroQ, v. u., Apru . sen
ator Thomas 8. Martin, of Virginia,
was selected at the Democratic Sea
ate caucus as permanent caucus
chairman and minority leader during
the. present Congress. He received
21 out of the 37 votes east. If going
to Senator Benjamin F. Sniveler, of
Indiana, who was then elected vice-
cuairman.
The expected long contest did not
develop. Prior to the session the
progressive Democrats, as the fol
lowers of William J. Bryan prefer to
be designated, met in the oSce of
Senator Owen to canvass the situa
tion. A number found themselves In
all embarrassing position, because of
pledges made many weeks ago that
they would support Mr.-Martin for
the minority leadership.
Several of the progressive after
the conference, conceded ' that. Ur.
Martin could not be dcfeaUd Fail
ure to upset his candidacy was due
nsrtlv in htm hiivfrir Wn AHrtitifl
brought out as the candidate of the
Bryan following, led by Senator
Stone, to prevent the . election of
either Senator Bailey or Bacon. Both
of these Senators eenerallr known
as tne regulars, were opposed by the
progressives. It looked for a time
that Mr. Martin would be elected
unanimously, but Mr. Bryan wanted
an out-ana-out progressive named,
and told some of the new Democratic
Senators that they were throwing
away their opportunities. - ;
"True Reformer" Goes Wrong f-j
Takes Money With Ulna.
Richmond, Va., April 11. The
search recently instituted for Reuben
T. Hill, twenty-two years cashier of
the Savings Bank of the Grand Unit
ed Order of True Reformers, a col
ored organization, has developed in
to a criminal hunt r
Agnes 0. Reese, one of Hill's book
keepers, was arrested to-day on ten
warrants, charging her with theft of
money from the institutions. Five
warrants to the same effect are out
for Hill, who recently disappeared
from his home here, and it is said
there will be more. It Is asserted
that Hill's speculations will amount
to $25,000 or 130.000, that they
have been going on for years, and
that It is mainly because of them that
the True Reformers Bank recently
The wormian book-keeper wa bait
ed for April court later on. Mean
time the country is to be ransacked
for HilL
Negro Lynched for AssauH2s a
Lad.
Lawrenceville, Ga., April 8.
Shortly after midnight this morning
a mob of two hundred masked men.
stormed ' the jail here and after at
tacking the sheriff and taking his
keys from; him,; secured the nesro,
Charles Hale, arrested early in the
night fen fessaultlnsr Mrs. C. C Wil
llama. Tiey took him to a ccrcsr in
the business part of the town and,
stringier him up to a tree, riddled
the tody with ballets. 1