"VOL. XXXIX No 39.
' WILMIN(iTON N. C.,MAY 18. 1906.
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I BAILEY
At an Article in a Chicago
. ' Newspaper
i. man also scored
Author of the Article Denounced
in Unmeasured Terms
Bailey Charged With Being Responsi
ble for Failure of Agreement Be
tween the President and Mr. Till
man Former Senator Chandler
, Brought in as Authority That Till-
man Was Suspicious of Bailey Till
man Charged That the Articles Were
Furnished by the Republican Ma
chine to "Befuddle" the Situation.
Washington, May 16. The recent ef
forts of the president and the demo
cratic senatorial leaders to reach an
agreement on the railroad rate Ml!
received further notice in the senate
(today from Senators Bailey and Till
man. The; matter was referred to by
the Texas senator in the course of a
personal explanation called out by an
article in the Chicago Tribune charg
ing Mr. Bailey with the failure to
find common ground, and by Mr. Till
man in a speech in support of Mr.
IBailey and in presenting a further
. statement from former Senator Chand
ler. In bis address Mr. Bailey denounced
the article in question as "a lie" and
the author and insplrers of it as
"liars".
The charge made in the Chicago pi
per was to the effect that Mr. Bailey
had been responsible for the failure of
(the agreement between .the president
and Senator Tillman. Former Senator
Chandler was given as authority for
(the statement that Tillman had been
. suspicious of Bailey, who, it was also
j stated, was really o posed to rate lig
rSlation and was also in constant con
ference with Senator Aldrich with the
purpose of defeating the rate bill.
After this statement had been read
lay the clerk, Mr. Bailey said deliber
ately: - "I have taken no part in the ques
tion; of varacity between the president
and Mr. Chandler and. I had not even
given any public expression on tho
question of good faith because I knew
nothing about either question. I had
never conferred with the president di
rectly nor with Mr. Chandler. It was,
therefore a matter of great surprise to
me when a senator called my atten
tion to the extract which I have read
That correspondence, it was under
stood, was sent by a correspondent
who Is very close to the white house,
and is presumed to speak with some
degree of authority concerning trans
actions there. I don't know as to the
truth of that and I do not charge that
his statement was made with authori
ty but I denounce the publication as
an unqualified, deliberate and mali
cious lie. I denounce that correspond
ent as an unqualified, deliberate and
malicious liar. I denounce the man
who inspired the statement as an tin
qualified, deliberate and malicious liar,
whoever he may be, and however high
the place he holds.
The statement was made in a de-
2, liberate monotone, but it was not the
less impressive on that account, it
was received with absolute silence and
the silence continued for a few mo
ments until, indeed, Senator Tilininn
had taken the floor alsd on a question
of personal privilege, because the ar
ticle quoted had stated that he nad
been suspicious of Mr. Bailey. He had
read the parts of the correspondent's
letter which Mr. Bailey had omitted
and then proceeded with his state-
- ment, saying:
"This correspondence is undoubtedly
a muck rake, , Into whose house the
handle goes, or what hand holds it,
I will not attempt to say." He said
lie counted eight distinct falsehoods
fin the article, but he desired to ad-
. dress himself first to a denial that he
had ever been suspicious of Senator
Bailey. He declared his great esteem
and admiration for the Texas senator
and that their cordial relations had
always existed. Articles of this char
acter were being sent broadcast over
the country, said Senator Tillman, at
ths instance of the republican machin e
to "befuddle" the situation. As to the
statement by Attorney General Moody
that he could see no hope for an
agreement or any amendment unless
it were drawn by the senators 4 them
selves, Senator Tillman said that was
an adroit effort to give color to the
president's retreat behind the Allison
amendment.
"I do not care to pursue this sub
i ject further," said Senator Tillman,
-"but that future historians may be
able to get at the truth as to who lied.
I shall make another contribution."
He then had read the letter sent htm
today by former Senator Chandler in
response to Senator Lodge's denial for
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GEN. GREELY DENIES REPORT
Not a Single Instance Occurred of the J
Shooting of Citizens by Soldiers in .
San Francisco.
Washington, May 16. General Grec- j
ly has reported to the war department :
from San Francisco that the reported j
killing f a large number of people by
the army during the San Francisco
fire, is incorrect. His dispatch fol
lows: "Ea stern papers received disclose ex
tensive and detailed dispatches alleg
ing that large numbers of persons
were killed by the army during the
San Francisco fire. The frightful dis
aster which threw a quarter of a mil
lion of people into the streets was
marked by conditions of order obeli
ence and propriety almost incredible.
Hysteria, excitement, crime and vio
lence were noticeable only by their
practical absence. Normally, but one
death weekly occurs in San Francisco
through crime. In--four weeks cover
ing the fire none have been reported.
Investigations by Captain Winn cover
ing a week or more fail to disclose a
single instance of killing by regular
soldiers. During the terrible days ct
fire and earthquake three violent
deaths occurred. Frank Riordan and
Joseph Myers were shot by national
guardsmen, April 19, and H. C. Tilden
was shot by citizens committee April
23. No complaints have been made by
any one of wounds inflicted. Possibly
some cases may have occurred, but if
so the wounded parties deem their si
lence discreet.
REVISION OF CHURCH CREED
Special Act of Parliament Required
Before It Can be Carried Into Effect
in England.
Birmingham, May 16. In connection
with the recent action of the Methodist
general conference creating a commis
sion to meet similar, bodies from other
branches of Methodism looking to a
revision and re-statement of the
church's creed, Dinsdale-T, Young, the
fraternal delegate from Great Britain
now here, is inclined to believe that
a special act of parliament will be nec
essary if such a step is taken by the
Wesleyan church, in England. Mr.
Young said tonight:
"My impression is that we cannot
have a genuine re-statement or revis
ion of the creed without the consent
of parliament, owing to John Wesley's
poll deed, the legal foundation of
Methodism. This certainly applies to
any alteration in the constitution. For
instance we could not get rid of the
three year ministerial limit without an
act of parliament, and I think the
same rule applies to any alteration or
revision of the doctrine, as well as the
constitution of the church."
AIDS TO NAVIGATION
Committee Authorizes Favorable Re
port on Appropriation of Over $1,
300,000.
Washington, May 16. The house
committee on inter-state and foreign
commerce today authorized a favorable
report on an omnibus bill carrying be
tween twenty and twenty-five projects
as "aids to navigation," and authoriz
ing an appropriation or something in
excess of $1,300,000. The bill provides
for the construction of light houses,
lightships, light house dwelling, buoys,
etc., as follows:
Light station at Pungoteague" Creek,
Virginia $8,000; light and fog signal
station at Ragged Point, Potomac river
$30,000.
The limit of cost of light vessel to ne
placed off the outer bar of Brunswick,
Ga., is increased by $25,000, making the
total $115,000,- the limit of cost of ten
der for inspector is increased by $10,000
making the total $133,000.
the president of Senator Chandler's
former statement.
When Senator Tillman concluded
Senator Bailey again took the floor
and said that his attention had been
called to another article, printed in
the New York Tribune of today. He
said it was of the same character as
that printed oy the Chicago TrdDune
and that evidently they had been tim
ed to bring them both to Washington
at the same time. v
Pointing to the press gallery, he
said:
"I intend to put in the record upon
the statement of more than one repu
table newspaper correspondent in that
gallery, and as a rule they are as hon
orable as senators on this floor, on
their authority I state that the two
chief 'cuckoos' of this administration
are the correspondents of the New
York Tribune and the Chicago Trib
une. "And, therefore, it seems to me con
clusive that this slander proceeds from
the white house, I hope, for the honor
of my country, that it does not pro
ceed from the president himself.
"But if he be a man of high sense
of honor he will see to it that sena
tors are not slandered by his subordi
nates, and the miserable wretch who
communicated to these newspapers,
and who sought through them to com
municate to the country a slander on
me which people might discuss, rather
than these issues that have been rais
ed, he is unfit for his high office, and
the man who perpetrated that infamy
will pay for it with jhis position; and
if the man continues to hold his of
fice it is to be assumed that what he
has done has been with the approval
of his chief."
SOUTH CAROLINA DEMOCRACY .
The State Convention in Session
at Columbia
THURMOND CHOSEN PRESIDENT
The Platform Adopted Denounces
Trusts and Favors Tariff Revision.
Resolution Commending the Course
of Senator Tillman Adopted No Ef
fort Made to Put the Convention on
Record as for or Against the State
Dispensary.
Columbia, S. C, May 16. The demo
cratic state convention met here today
and was organized by the election of
J. Williams Thurmond, of Edgefield, as
permanent president. Other than
adopting a platform and mapping out
the rules and regulations for the com
ing primary election, the convention
has little to do except routine work.
The platform adopted inveighs
against trusts and favors tariff revi
sion. Contrary to expectations there was
no effort made to put the convention on
record as for or against the state dis
pensary, there apparently being a de
sire to let the question be fought out
in each county. The Outz's resolution
to have the question voted in every
county were rejected.
Two resolutions commending Senator
B. R. Tillman were rejected and the
following substitute was adopted:
"Resolved, By the democratic con
vention of South Carolina, that the
fearless, able and consistent course of
our senior senator, B. R. Tillman, in
the United States senate, commands
our approval and we tender to him this
expression of confidence."
The administration of. Governor D.
C. Heyward was commended.
A resolution was adopted requesting
"Our senators in Washington to sup-
port with voice and influence and vote
for the house bill now pending before
the United States senate providing that
denatured alcohol shall be tax free."
President Thurmond, in addressing
the convention said:
"The republican party is a party of
trusts. The president of the United
States is put in the awful and pitiable
position of having betrayed a solemn
trust and "the senior senator from
South Carolina has exposed him com
pletely for violating that trust."
The executive committee fixed June
19 as the date of the opening of the
state campaign. The convention de
cided that candidates for congress and
the senate must meet with candidates
for state offices and not separately as
hertofore.
CHARLOTTE'S BIG DAY
Every Preparation Being Made to Take
Care of Visitors Business Houses
and Public Buildings Decorated.
Prize for Best Military Company.
Charlotte, N. C, May 16. In order
to enthuse interest in the military day
Mayor McNinch yesterday offered a
cash prize o $100 to the company
from North or South Carolina that
makes the best appearance in line of
march. The three ranking officers of
the United States army who are to
attend the celebration will act as
judges and will say to which com
pany the prize will be awarded.
The entertainment committee of the
Twentieth of May celebration has
made a house to house canvass of the
city of Charlotte in order ascertain
what families will entertain visitors
during the four days of the celebra
tion. The homes of Charlotte will be
open to the visitors and all who can
not find accommodations at the hotels
and boarding houses will be taken care
of at private homes. The committee
wish it understood that Charlotte will
take care of every visitor who lends
his presence to the big celebration.
The business houses and public
buildings of the city, even at this ear
ly date, present a holiday appearance.
Flags and other decorations are to be
seen on every hand and many of the
larger buildings are very handsomely
decorated.
The electrical display is te be a fea
ture of the celebration. Handsome
arches are being constructed at near
ly every turn, indicating that Char
lotte is to be brilliantly illuminated
for the festive occasion."
Fayettesviile's New Enterprise.
(Special to The Messenger.)
Fayetteville, N. C, May 16. The
establishment of the Victory Print
Cloth 'Manufacturing Company is now
an established fact, all the stock be
ing secured. A meeting will be held
on Monday to secure a charter, and
Dr. H. W. Lilly and Mr. W. D. McNeill
have gone to Charlotte to make ar
rangements for machinery.etc
Tobacco Crop Injured by Frost.
(Special to The Messenger.)
Raleigh, N. C, May. 16. John A.
Cunningham, president of the North
Carolina Tobacco Growers Associa
tion, says last week's frosts damaged
the crop in plant buds and fields about
ten per cent. He thinks growers ought
to be able to get 12 1-2 cents for their
crop this year. v
CQTTOri MANUFACTURERS MEET
Tenth Annual Session Assembled
inAsheville
ADDRESS BY GOVERNOR GLENN
Annual Address by President Miller
Was Principal Feature of the Even
ing Session Mr. Miller Declared the
Interest of the Spinner and Planter
Was Mutual Other Addresses Were
Made on Various Subjects.
Asheville, N. C, May 16. -Th3
tenth annual convention of the Amer
ican Cotton Manufacturing Associa
tion was called to order today by
President H. M. Miller, Jr. Governor
Glenn, in welcoming the delegates on
behalf of the state .aroused the enthu
siasm of his hearers. After reviewiug
the progress of the Southern states
since the civil war he declared that
great fortune awaited the investment
in capital this side of the Mason and
Dixon line. The principal event on the
programme for the evening session
was the annual address of President
Miller who recounted the progress
made by the association during the
past year. Mr. Miller dwelt upon the
relations existing between the planter
and the spinner. He said that the
former had ever looked upon the latter
with distrust This feeling' of antago
nism, he said, was not real, but im
aginary, the interest of the planter
and the spinner being mutual.
Another address which attracted at
tention was that of L. H. Rennie, of
Graniteville, S. C, who declared that
the ship subsidy bill ought to pass be
cause the cotton industry of the south
demanded more markets. Mr. Rennie
touched upon the Chinese boycott
.which he said was working great in
jury to the cotton manufacturing in
terests. Others who spoke at the
morning session were W. LaFrentz, of
New York; W. S. Lee, Jr., of Char
lotte; W. J. Neale, of Waco, Texas;
J. A. Taylor, of Winnewood, Indian
Territory, and E. D. Smith, of Colum
bia, S. C.
. F. W. LaFrentz of New York, follow
ed President Miller with a discussion
of "proper accounting methods."
Mr. LaFrentz said that it stands to
reason that all those who are handling
other peoples money should fortify
themselves with a proper system of ac
counting to the end that for their own
collection they may be able to render
an account of the stewardship in every,
particular to those who have a right to
know and will ask the question event
ually though it be neglected for a long
period. But aside from this point, he
said, it appears that it is essential for
every man to write down in proper re
cords the transactions he enters into
for his own account and on behalf of
others, because the day must come
when he will be incapacitated and un
able to act further.
W. S. Lee, Jr., of Charlotte, discussed
"electricity, the power behind the
south." His address was principally
confined to the vast possibilities afford
ed by the magnificent water power with
which the south abounds.
The" evils to thet trade of the present
system of government crop reports,
was discussed by W. J. Neale, of Waco,
Texas. This address had been awaited
with interest and when Mr. Neale be
gan to speak he was given the closest
attention.
"J. A. Taylor, of Winn wood, Indian
Territory, was the next speaker. He
spoke on "the future supply of Ameri
can cotton the better baling of the
sameT'
E. D. Smyth, of Columbia, S. C, ad
dressed the convention on "The Rela
tion of the Cotton Industry to South
ern Development"
At 2 o'clock the convention adjourn
ed for luncheon after which the dele
gates were driven over the Biltmora
estate of George W. Vanderbilt.
Every available conveyance in the
city was pressed into service and man
private carriages were nlaced at thft
disposal of the visitors. Ice cream ana
other refreshments were served in the
famous Biltmore dairy.
The night session was called to order
at 8:30.
C. K. Oliver of Baltimore, was una
ble to be present and P. S. Trevor of
New York city discussed "The credit
problem viewed from the standpoint of
actual and practical utility."
"The metric system in the cotton
trade" was the subject of an adddress
. bv Samuel S. Dale.
I The next speaker was H. L. Phillips,
of Hartford, who spoke on "co-opera-.
! tion; its importance m fire preven
tion." j Tonight's session closed with an ad
' dress on "The ideal automatic loom,"
by George P. Erhard, of Readville,
Mass. Mr. Erhard's talk was along
scientific lines and was listened to with
interest Preside R. A. Miller was
presented with a handsome mahogany
case of silver valued at $800. The
case contained 265 separate pieces, each
being engraved with Mr. Miller's mono
gram. In presenting the service, Mr.
VanTyler, the spokesman, said that it
was the association's token of the high
esteem in which Its retiring president
was, held. Mr. Miller responded feel
ingly. "Dere ain't nobody dat can't bra.3
a little bit about something," said Me
andering Pete. "Take you an me, fur
instance. We never get mixed up in no
labor riots, do we?" Washington Star.
INSURANCE INVESTIGATION
Sensational Testimony Presented to
Iinvetigatinz Committee of the Wis
consin Legislature A Bribe of
f 2,000 Offered for Campaign Pur
poses Under Certain Condition.-.
Milwaukee, Wis., May 16. The most
sensational testimony which has been
presented to the special insurance in
vestigating committee of the Wiscon
sin legislature was given today when
State Insurance Commissioner Host,
testified that on June 16, 1903. the day
on which the hearing in the case ef
the state of Wisconsin against the
Equitable Life Assurance Society of
the United States for a compulsory dis
tribution of the surplus of that com
pany to Wisconsin policy holders was
to be held by him, Secretary of State
Walter L. Houser made a pro position
that If Mr. Host would render a de
cision in accordance with a slip nand
ed by -Mr. Houser to Mr. Host which
would have been a decision favorably
to the Equitable company, the Equita
ble Life Assurance Society would give
$2,000 toward a campaign fund for a
renomination of the state officers.
The slip which Insurance Commis
sioner Host testified Secretary of State
Houser handed to him was submitted
to the commission.
Mr. Host testified that he told Mr.
Houser that he would think the mat
ter over. His decision was against
the Equitable Life Assurance Society
which afterward took the case into
the courts and there obtained a rule
adverse to Mr. Host's order for a com
pulsory distribution of the surplus on
deferred dividend policies at least once
in five years. Commissioner Host fur
ther testified that Robert Luscom.be,
who has for many, years repreesnted
insurance companies before various
legislatures, telephoned him three
times from Chicago between June 15
and July 31, 1903, the latter having
been the day on which Mr. Host ren
dered his decision, and asked Mr. Host
to come to Chicago, saying he thought
he had an argument which would con
vince Mr. Host that the statute in ques
tion was not compulsory.
Secretary of State Houser took the
stand in his own defense and ad mil
ted that he ana Luscombe were friends
and declared that Luscombe had hand
ed him the written slips of paper
which he had handed to Mr. Host and
requested that he give it to the insur
ance, commissioner.
Mr. Houser, however, emphatically
denied that -any mention was male of
a campaign fund contribution at the
time of his handing the slip of paper
on which the Equitable decision was
written to the insurance commissioner.
Mr. Houser admitted that he had
asked Mr. Host to request contribu
tions from insurance companies for a
campaign fund against Congressman
Joseph W. Babcock, in the third Wis
consin district and said Mr. Host had
not taken unkindly to the suggestion,
but said he would think the matter
over.
Both Secretary of State Houser and
Insurance Commissioner Host have
been among the supporters of United
States Senator LaFollette. Secretary
Houser is running for a third time.
CHANDLER MAKES STATEMENT
Action of Senator Lodge and the Pres
ident Force Him to Dcpen.
Washington, May 10. Senator Till
man today received from former Sena
tor Wiliam E. Chandler, a statement of
his course as an intermediary in nego
tiations between President Roosevelt
and Senators Tillman and Bailey on the
railroad rate bill. The communication
bears upon Senator Lodge's denial for
the President of Mr. Chandler's state
ment quoting the president as saying
he had lost confidence in Senators For
aker, Spooner, and Knox.
It was offered in the senate by Sena
tor Tillman and will be printed in the
congressional record. Mr. Chandler in
his statement of today, re-affirms the
essential portions of the statement he
made to Senator Tillman. Continuing
he says:
-"Much as I regret that the hasty ac
tion of Senator Lodge and the presi
dent has forced an issue between the
y president and myself the extreme lan
guage he used makes such issue un
avoidable and I cannot shrink from or
evade it although I cannot use toward
the chief executive of the nation lan
guage like his own. Upon our respec
tive statement I submit the controversy
with confidence to the judgment of
those who know me.
"For those who do not know me there
is fortunrvely circumstantial evidence
o fa high order which shows that the
I president could not have omitted to
1 make In substance the statement which
he denies. Nor could he have then
made the whole statement which he
now substitues. His impulsiveness has
led him into serious error upon a point
of no importance in itself, but only as
affecting his attack upon me."
Mr. Chandler cites circumstances
and communications to show that he
could not possibly have misunderstood
ox; misrepresented the president in the
matter at issue.
The most Interesting feature perhaps,
in Mr. Chandler's letter to Mr. Tillman
is contained in the closing paragraph
In which he says:
"On the whole perhaps I ought to
consider myself forunate. If the old
imperalist days had been fully revived
at the White house, one whom I con
sidered t,he best of friends. Senator
Lodge upon demand, would have cut off
my head and taken it to the president
on a charger, and I should have spoken
no more. Now at least I have left to
me the power of speech. But I shall
never use it again as a missionary
from President Roosevelt to the demo
cratic party." .2
TALK
Sharp Colloquy Mm Till
man and Daniel
TILLMAN KEPT HISTEMPEH
Committee Conclude Consideration
of the Rate Bill
The Whole Day Devoted to Confirm
ation of Anti-Pa Amendment,
Which Was Adopted After Many Al
terations The Senate Will Have
Opportunity to Ueview the Bill and
Alter All the Amendment If They
See Fit When It la llcportcd.
Washington, May 16. The considera
tion of the rate bill in committee of the
whole was concluded today and th
measure was then reported to the sea
ate where there will be opportunity to
reveiew and alter all the amendments
heretofore made.
Prastlcally the entire day was devot
ed to the consideration of the anti-pass
amendment which was adopted after
making so many exceptions as to
arouse laughter in the senate every
time the provision was read.
The work of the senate as such was
confined to the partial consideration
of the pipe line provision, which wa3
so amended as to strike out the Morgan
proviso extending its operation to other
countries-where the United States had
jurisdiction.
There was a sharp colloquy between
Senators Daniel and Tillman over an
amendment to the anti-pass provision.
Senator Daniel sought to have the
anti-pass amendment so amended as to
include the families of attorneys among
those who may receive passes and Sen
ator Tillman said that Mr. Daniel's
amendment would make the provision
a laughing stock and- suggested that
Mr. Daniels withdraw his amendment
so that "we can get to something else."
The Virginia senator did not accept
with favor the characterization of his
amendment. "I intend to sit still and
listen to the misrepresentation of my
amendment in your unjust and passion
ate manner," he said.
He had interrupted Mr. Tillman to
make this statement and notwith
standing he spoke in evident anger the
South Carolina senator apparently did
not resent what was said. He replied
by calling attention to the fact that his
antagonist was proceeding in his time
and adding:
"I propose to retain the floor and also
to retain my temper."
Mr. Daniel did not, however, take the
hint to surrender the floor and he con
tinued his remarks, saying:
"Your manner is rough and insulting
to gentlemen with whom you are de
bating." Mr. Tillman still kept his temper and
yielded the floor to the Virginian in or
der that the latter might continue hia
speech.
NAVAL BILL COMPLETED i
Carrie an Appropriation of Nearly
$100.000,000 The Construction of a
Rival to English Ships Left to the
Discretion of Secretary of tlte Navy.
Washington, May 16. The naval ap
propriation bill carrying nearly a hun
dred million dollars was completed to
day In the house after one of the bus
iest days of the present congress.
The feature of the day's debate grew
out of the attempt to defat the appro
priation for the largest battleship of
Its class in the world, and the tenor
of the speeches for the big ship wn
that the American republic must be
abreast of the nations of the world in
the strength of her navy. The oppo
nents talked for peace, disarmament
and arbitration and insitei that there
was no national need of such a large
navy.
The amendment introduced by Mr.
Burton, of Ohio, to strike out the ap
propriation to build a rival to tL
English Dreadnaught was defeated, as
was the amendment leaving the con
struction of the battleship to the dLv-
cretion of the secretary of the navy
after the meeting of the second Hague
conference. A final vote on the bill
will be taken tomorrow.
A satirical amendment by Leader
Williams, of the minority amused the
house. It provided for naming the
rival of the British ship Dreadnaught
"Skeerd O'Nothing" with a-proposal
for a contest between the two with
the president and cabinet as chief
guests.
Postmasters Nominated.
Washington, May 16. The president
today sent the following nominations to
the senate:
Postmasters North Carolina: T. F.
Seehorn. Lenoir. Virginia: John M,
Sloan, Chase City.
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