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VOL. XVII. , NO. 301. WIOIIKGTON, C, SUNDAY, 1JEGEMBER 18, 1904. .EIVE CENTS : I IN POLITICS Power of The Mormon Church in The Late Election. SIX WITNESSES Gave Testimony Before the Senate Committee Im'esti gating the Smoot Case Important Evidence Was Of fered -Secretary Jackson of the Democratic State CommitteeJTesti fied to the Church Influence in Elec tions Kecorder Njcholson Refused to Divulge the Whereabouts of tlie Temple Marriage Records Apastle Penrose Admitted that lie Was a Polygamist He Was Elected An Apostle Xiast July. Senator Smoot Reins Present at the Election. Washington, December 17. More im portant testimony was brought out to day in the investigation of protests against Senator Reed Smoot than at any time in the present session of Con gress. The witnesses wera Charles H. Jackson, chairman of the 'Democratic state committee of Idaho; John Nichol son, cijief recorder in the Mormon tem ple at Salt Lake City; Charles W. Pen rose, editor of the Desert News, and an t apostle of the Mormon church; William Budge, president of the Bear Lake Stake in Idaho, and Apostle John Hen ry gmith, of Salt Lake. Mr. .(Penrose was elected an apostle last July, and the attornies for Senator Smoot admitted that the Senator was present and participated in the election of (Penrose. Mr. Penrose testified that he is a polygamist, and was known to have been such at the time he was made an apostle. As an illustration of the local church issue in the last election, Mr. Jackson said the vote for Gooding, Republican candidate for Governor, ran bjshJndthe vote for Roosevelt in gentile counties and ahead of Roosevelt in the Mormon counties; while the vote for Heitfeld, Democratic candidate for Governor, ran ahead of Parker in the gentile counties and behind Parker in the Mormon coun ties.. On cross-examination, Mr. Jackson said that Apostles Matthias Cowley and John Henry Smith were among those who went into Idaho and told the ptopls that there had been a revelation that they should vote the Republican ticket. Questioned by Attorney VanCott, rep resenting senator Smoot,. the witness said he never had heard the apostles declare that there had been such reve lations. (Mr. VanCott brought out the fact that there were about 20,000 Mormon votes, out of a total of 60,000 votes in the state. He asked the witness if it was not true that although the gentiles were in a large majority, and that the Democrats put an anti-Mormon plank in their platform and the Republicans refused to put in such a plank, the Re : publicans carried the state by a very large majority. . "That is a bald fact," responded the ' witness, but, e.he added that the infer ence drawn by the attorney from the question was not justified. Mr. jackFon contended that there were "Jack-Mormons." or gentiles who are Mormon in political affairs, who are able to control elections. Much time was spent trying to get from Recorder Nicholson information as to the whereabouts of the temple marriage records, particularly the book vhere sealings were recorded. Witness would not admit he knew where to find - the latter. (He said he would not give up the book even if he were arrested and put in jail". Mr. Penrose said he was a polyga mist, with two plural wives living. He has children by his first plural wife, but none born since the manifesto. "Did you receive special amnesty at the hands of President Cleveland in which one of the conditions was that you should thereafter obey the laws re lating to living in polygamy?" asked Mr. Tayler. "Yes sir." ' "And have you lived up to that am- j nesty?" i "No sir." ! Chairman Burrows said he wanted to have it made clear whether Apostle Smoot was present., at the conference which elected Mr. Penrose an apostle. Not receiving a direct answer, Mr. Worthington, counsel for Senator Smoot, said they would admit that Mr. Smoot had foeen present. William Budge testified that he has three wives, and that he has had three children born since the manifesto of 1SS0. All of his wives live in Paris and he testified that he does not live with one to the exclusion of the others. "Most -of the children are grown and live in Idaho. Of these children he testified that one son is a judge of the District court, one son . prosecuting attorney in !Bear Lake county; one son in law, H, Smith Wooley, is chief assayer of the it at Boise city; and one daughter is postmaster at Paris. Of himself he admitted that he is the most prominent Mormon in Idaho, having served in the State Senate and otherwise taking a lea ling part in church affairs. 'John Henry Smith became an apostle of the church in 1588 and is the second in rank. He has two wives and 15 liv ing children, four having died. He could not say how many of the seven living children of his plural wife were born sine the manifesto, but thought four. He testified that he was one of the signers of the application for amnesty. Asced concerning his failure to practice the agreement thus made he said: "Nobody can take from me my fami ly. I am responsible to them and God alone and if my countrymen choose to punish me I shall have to suffer the consequences. Asked if he had ever concerned him self about the fact that an apostle of the: church had taken a fourth wife six years after the manifesto, Mr. Smith replied that he felt that every man was an endable to the laws; that the courts have jurisdiction and that he was not responsible for the acts of his associ ates, moral or otherwise. Mr. Tayler told the witness that the answer did not appear candid. Mr Smith answered: Tlf I were a grand juryman and sat isfactory evidence were presented to me of -the facts you have stated I would have indicted the defendant." The committee adjourned until Mon day. VESSEIj BURNED AT SEA. p Signs. o Iiife Ii9cernable on the Schooner Clara Goodwin. Norfolk, Va., December 17. The Unit- States crusier Topeka reported on her arrival, today the burning of the abandoned four masted schooner Clara Goodwin off Diamond Shoals. The cruis er stood by the craft, but no signs of liie were discernable. The crew have evidently sought safety in small boats and probably have been picked up by or e or the several sailing vessels in si?ht. The Rritish steamer IMonmouth wtiich arrived today also reported standing by the burning vessel. The Goodwin sailed from Port Tampa, F a., for Philadelphia December 1, with phosphate rock. She was sighted and spoken thirty miles off Diamond Shoals Djecember 9, so she had not made much progress from then until she was burn ed. J. s." Winslow and Company of Rath, Me., own the vessel, which was bUilt in 1887. She was of 843 tons- gross, aiid'191 feet long. Captain Ostman was her skipper and she carried a crew of eight men. SUPREME COURT OPINIONS. Ret isions Handed Down Yesterday in a Number of Cases. (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh, N. C, December 17. The Su preme court this evening uled the fol lowing opinions: Hiram Griffin vs. Sea board Air iLine Railroad, from Halifax, petition to rehear dimissed; State vs. Huff, from Wake, new trial; Fire Ex tinguisher Company vs. Railroad, from Mecklenburg, new trial; Cobb vs. Rhea, from Buncombe, error; Turner vs. Wil son, from Orange, reversed; Turner vs. McKee, from Orange, reversed; Junge vs. Macknight, from Moore, petition to rehear allowed, judgment below affirm- ea; sattertnwaite vs. vvooayar, irum Haywood, error; State vs. Davis from Bladen, new trial; 'Lance vs. Tainter, from Madison, no error; Coward, vs. Commissioners, from Jackson, error; Snalcup vs. State, from Cherokee, error; Trotter vs. Angel, from Macon, no er ror; Francis vs. Reeves, from Haywood, affirmed; State vs. Morris, from Hert ford, per curiam, no error; State vs. S;:ruill, from Martin, per curiam, no error; State vs. Gentry, from Cherokee, p r curiam, no error. CAUSED BY DYNAMITE. reservoir Disaster at Winston was Not an Accident. Raie'gh, N. C, December 17. A spe- cl ai from Winston-Salem, N. C says: It was published a few days ago that ev idence had been discovered tending to show that the reservo?ir diisaster by 9 ipeople lost their lives here on the second of November was caused by dy namite, used by parties unknown- It officially stated today that a dyna te cartridge was found a, few days after the burstinsc of the reservoir near the broken walls and that it is now m the possession of the city officials. An ivestigation has been proceeding for some time, but if the officers have any flue it has not been given to the pub- c. . TO REDUCE TOBACCO CROP. Growers of. Virginia and North Caro lina Wage Fight on Trust. Lynchburg, Va., December 17. The Executive committee of the Inter-State obacco Growers Association of Vir ginia and' (North Carolina met today at outh Boston and took steps to secure curtailment of the tobacco crop next ear of at least fifty per cent, in order o wasre an active tisnt asainsi me American Tobacco Company. The territory embraced in the asso ciation is the old (Bright Belt of the two states and represents 10.CO0 plant ers. The farmers are to be urged to ?row diversified crops. S. C- Adams, of Charlotte county, is . "I i- J. Sl - president ui me aswciiiiiun wincii brown rapidly since its organization fast spring. NOT GUILTY Plea of Mrs. Chadwick. Mr. Beckwith and Cashier SDear. ALL ARRAIGNED The Arraignment of the Three Indict ed Persons Was Fixed for Saturday So That Few People Would .be in Attendance on tlie Court AH of the Defendants Pleaded Not Guilty to the Cliarges Against Them and no Bail Was Fixed for Mrs. Chadwick as She Did Not Ask for liberty She Was Remanded to Prison to Await Trial President Beckwith and Cashier Spear Were Allowed to De part After Furnishing Bonds to the Amount of $25,000 No Visitors Al lowed to See Mrs. Chadwick. Cleveland, O... December 17. Mrs. Chadwick was arraigned before Judge Wing of the United States Dls trictCourt today, pleaded not guilty to every charge brought against her, declined to give bail, and was remand ed to jail to await trial. President Beckvith and Cashier Spear of the Citizens iNational bank of Oberlin were arraigned at the same time and Were allowed to depart after furnish ing bonds, each to the amount of $25,000, an increase of $15,000 over the value of the bond they had pre viously given. The arraignment of the three was very quietly arranged between District Attorney Sullivan, U. S. Marshal Chan dler and the attorneys for the three indicted people. It was deemed oest to have them called on Saturday at a time when few people would be ex pecting to see them in court, instead of at a regular session of the court when a multitude of curious people would attempt to invade tne court room. Not over thirtv people were present when Judge Wing took his seat to preside for the arraignment only. Court was adjourned as soon as it was over, the entire session not lasting-for over fifteen minutes Mr. Beckwith was the first of the three to enter the court room. He was not accompanied by his wife as Usual, and took a seat by himself at the west side of the court room. Mr. Spear came in a few minutes later and sat beside Mr. BeckAvith. When Marshal Chandler and Deputy Camp Hell arrived at the jail, Dr- Wall, the physician of the government, was called to examine Mrs. Chadwick and decide if she was in condition to stand the trip to the court room, a few blocks away. Dr. Wall said that while the woman was in an extremeiy nervous state, bordering on complete exhaustion, there was no danger in allowing her to be brought before tne judge. A carriage was then called and Mrs. Chadwick was told by the marshal to prepare to leave the jail. She dressed., assisted by the matron and then went down the three flights of stairs. She was so weak that she had to lean on the arm of both offi cials; and was obliged to rest for sev eral minutes at each landing. Dr. Wall remained by her side in case his services were needed and also accom panied her to court. Accompanied by Marshal Chandler and Deputy Campsell she entered the court room so heavily veiled that It was impossible to see her face- She walked very feebly and was supported at every step. As she approached the bar she sank into a chair beside her attorney, J. P. Dawley, and plac ing an elbow on a table beside her. supported her head with her hand and remained motionless until the court had adjourned. Attorney Sullivan then stated to the court the nature of the case against the three defendants and turning to Mr. Dawley said: "I presume Mrs. Chadwick will waive the reading of the indictments and that Mr. Beckwith and Mr. Spear will do likewise." Mr. Dawley and the two bank offi cials bowed in silence and the former rising said: "Tour honor, we plead not guilty to all of the charges." There was a pause and nobody spoke, either for Beckwith or Spear. "I understand that Mrs. Chadwick pleads not guiltv." said Judge Wing. "T?ut is that the plea of the other de fendants." Beckwith and Spear exclaimed: "We plead not guilty." "T would like to have your honor fix the amount of bail to be priven by the defendants." said District Attor nev Sullivan. "Your honor," said Mr. Dawlev. ' in entering a plei of not sruilty, T should like to have the priv'le of with drawing it. ?f we should, at a later tfrne, dpem.it nviilMe to d r. I have h1 d no onporfnnirv yet to ex nriine thi rp' nn rpi' lHtle n.ovt .- T rlio won' ;V:'thf 'f itte are mk?n T i '" o.toi for- Jl." - "You anpoar for Mrs. fbdwlc" alone?" asked the judge. "Yes sir." 'She is how in custody, is she not?" Tes sir." !ln cases where a prisoner is in custody and bail is to be given," said the court, "the initial move must come from the person, so held. Iff that person does not ask for liberty and prefers to remain in custody, there is no need of fixing any amount of bail. I understand that Mrs. Chad wick does not wish to give bail and, she can remain in custody." 'That is perfectly satisfactory to the government," said District Attor ney Sullivan, and the case as far as Mrs. Chadwick was concerned was ended. The nature of the proceedings was a puzzle to Mrs. Chadwick. ; The af fair had been so hastily arranged that she had no previous knowledge of it and had no idea what it meant. When the judge left the bench she turned to Mr. Dawley and asked: "What does it mean? Why was I brought here ?n "It is just a formality," replied Mr. Dawley "and fixes for the time being your standing before the court. There Is nothing in it that effects the issue of the trial one. way or another." This was an evident relief to Mrs. Chadwick and she arose to leave the room in a manner considerably more energetic than that in which she had entered it. ' When she had reached her quarters in the jail Dr. Wall again examined Mrs. Chadwick and found her condi tion as good as could be expected. Mrs. Chadwick requested that med icine she brought from New York be sent her. It is in the possession of Jailer Eggers and Dr. Wall ordered that it be not given her- He said she wa under his treatment and that while the drugs may be perfectly harmless he nevertheless was unac quainted with the prescription and did not care to have her take the medi cine. , Sheriff Barry was today firm in his determination not to allow either Emil, Mrs. Chad wick's son or Freda Swanstorm, the woman's nurse, to see the prisoner. Sheriff Barry declared to Marshal Chandler that he was responsible for the woman' keeping and could not afford to allow any but her counsel or those who obtain an order from the- government officials to visit her. He did not think it safe to allow the boy and the nurse to see her. Mr. Dawlev was asked this evening if he Intended to have his client plead guilty at some later time. "My request did not mean that,' he replied. "I simply wanted the privilege and that was the time to ask for it. It meant nothing except that T want as many privileges on my side as I can obtain." ROIiTiTNG STOCK FOR A. C. Jj. 26 Locomotives and a Larce Xnmber of. Coaches Ordered Xew Steel -Kails for the Main Line. (Special to The Messenger.) (Florence, S. C, December 17. Major Jonathan J. Lucas, of Society Hill, the South Carolina member of the board of directors of the Atlantic Coast Line system, was in the city for a few hours this morning on his return home from the December meeting of the board of directors, which was held in New York city last Thursday. To this correspondent Major Lucas stated that at the meeting of the direc tors of that system the shortage of rolling stock was brought up, and a res olution was passed that will meet this requirement. - Twenty-six additional locomotives and a large number of passenger coach es were ordered purchased at once. In addition to this, a large amount of steel rail for the main line was ordered pur chased and laid at the very earliest possible moment. ' PROMINENT CITIZEN KILLED. Bloodhounds Sent for to Trace the .Assassin of Dr. Fosque. Selrna, Ala., December 17. A tele phone message reached Selma asking Sheriff (Blackwell to send bloodhounds to Demopolis to assist in tracing as sassins of a prominent citizen and a special train was made v up on which the dogs were transported to the scene. The particulars of the killing as learn--ed over telephone are that Dr. F. L. (Fosque was the victim, his body being found by a negro lying near the" rail road track. A load of buckshot was ent into his body. A gold watch was missing. There is no clue to the as sassin. TORPEROEP TEN TIMES. Effects of Japanese Attacks on the Russian Battleship Sevastopol. Tokio, December 18. 11 a. m. The battleship Sevastopol has been success fully torpedoed ten times. Advices from Port Arthur say that she is aground and is evidently completely disabled. STOESSHL'S RESORT TO THE EM PEROR. St. Petersburg, December If. The contents of Lieutenant General Stoes sel's dispatches to Emperor Nicholas received last night have not yet been communicated to the public. While particulars are unobtainable, it is un derstood that the report is not couch ed in a despairing tone. Georgia Farmers Unite to Hold Cotton Macon, Ga., December 17. 'Specials to The Telegraph from many counties of the stat tell of mass meetings held nv farmers in an effort to further the movement recently inaugurated to hold cotton for a Drice of ten cents. In most of the counties- strong resolutions were adopted declaring that farmers should bold all the cotton possible -and appeal Ins to local banks for aid. WINE PERISH Tbtal Destruction of Steamer in Long Is land Sound. THE GLEN ISLAND Besides tlie Ijoss of Ufe "Property to the Value of a Quarter of a Million Dollars WTas Bestroyed-Tlie Fire is Thought to Have Started in the Dynamo Room, but its Origin is Unknown Twenty Two of the Peo ple on the P.oat Were Saved Through the Heroic Efforts of the Officers- and Crew They Left trio Burning: Steamer in the life Boats and Were Picked Up by the Tug Bully AYhich Later Transferred ! Thera to tlie Steamer Erasmus Cor nins and Then Taken to Xew York. :New York, December 17. By the burning of the Starin Line steamer Glen island in Long Island Sound to day, nine lives were lost and property roughly estimated at a quarter of a million dollars was destroyed. That more lives were not sacrificed undoubt edly was. due to the personal courage of the officers and crew, and the excel lent discipline maintained when a har- rible death for all seemed' almost a certainty. When the steamer was abandoned she was flameswept from stem to stern, and yet the only persons Lwho lost their lives were those whose escape had been entirely cut off by the fire before the alarm reached them. Of the - thirty-one persons, including ten passengers who sailed away on the Glen Island last night, twenty-two, in cluding eight passengers were brought hack today. The dead are: passengers: UNKNOWN HEBREW WOMAN, be lieved to be Rosa Silken, who lived at 206 Hamilton street, New Haven. UNKNOWN MAN, supposed to be a New Yorker. CREW: W. E. HENDRICKSON, as sistant engineer. UUMAN MILLER, fireman. 'FRANK :BUSH, fireman. JOHlN BURKE, ifireman. OTTO LALOLERAN, fireman. O. BERG, deck hand. PlETEER BEN SEN, deck hand. The Glen Island left her dock here at 9:30 last night on her regular trip for7 New Haven. There were ten pas sengers and a crew of 21 men, including Captain Charles E. MoAllaster, First Mate Ira 'Larsen, pilot Thomas McMul len and Quartermaster John O'Brien. The trip down through the sound was without incident and just before mid day, when about three miles west of Greenwich, Conn., Captain McAllaster left the pilot house and went below for his mid-lunch. At that time there was no indication of trouble of any kind, but hardly had the captain reach ed the galley wben there came a rush of stifling smoke from the hold of the steamer and every electric light on board the craft was extinguished. When the captain rushed on deck smoke was pouring; from every passageway and flames were sweeping up through the aperture around the walking beam. Captain McAllaster sent in the alarm for 'fire drill and the men came tumb ling out of their bunks. In the 'mean time the steering gear had been block ed and the pilots, -finding themselves unable to direct the course of the steam er hurried to the assistance of the oth er members of the crew in saving lives. Captain McAllaster ordered McMullin to go to the hurricane deck and loosen one of the boats while he went to the main deck and tried to loosen the two large life boats. Captain McAllaster managed to loosen the port life boat. The other life boat was frozen to the davits, but a smaller one was soon ready to be lowered away. While the officers and crew were working there was a fearful scene of confusion among the ten passengers. They ran about the saloons in disarray. The woman who lost her life had been aroused by stewardess and was on her way to one of the boats when she sud denly turned and dashed back into the flaming cabin. It is supposed that she went back for her valuables. She was not seen again and must have perished. There was no possibility of waiting for the rescue of those who failed to ap pear at once. In the large boat fifteen people were afloat. They included theeight rescued pas sengers and seven of the crew including the captain. I The large boat was just about to be lowered when the latter lan up and jumped in, just in the nick of time or he too would have perished. The smaller boat, which. Pilot McMullen had managed to free, carried seven passengers. The two boats were rowed as far away from the burning steamer is was necessary to escape destruction, THE NORTH SEA IIICIDEIIT IXTERNAHOXAIj COMMISSION TO MI2ET TUESDAY. The Four Selected Admirals Will Choose a Fifth Member of the Court Sessions of the Tribunal Will be Held in Handsome Quarters, on, the Floor of the PalacePersonnel of tlie Commission as it Now Stands. Paris. December 17. Great activity is manifested in official and diplomatic quarters in connection with the opening next Tuesday of the sessions of the international commission which is to in quire into the Nortb sea incident. The meeting will bring together some of the legal and naval fighters of the fore most maritime powers. Besides the Anglo-Russian cris's, which the ap pointment of the commission has avert ed, it is expected that the meeting will establish a number of precedents af fecting international naval conditions, and the rights and responsibilities of belligerents and neutrals in time of war. The British and Russian mem bers of the commisiion will arrive hero Monday. The French member is al ready here The steamer Finland, on which Rear Admiral Charles A. Dav-s, the American representative on. the commission is a passenger, is due to arrive at Dover Svnday night and Ad miral Davis is expected to arrive in Paris Monday. : The various delegations Include a number of interesting personages. Special interest attaches to Captain Clado, of the Russian party owing to his sensational arrest for engaging .'n a newspaper campaign -with the object of having the Black sea fleet -pass the Dardanelles to reinforce Vice Admiral Rojesvensky's squadron. Clado is con sidered the ablest tactician in Russia, Final arrangements have been made for the opening session to take place Tuesday, December 20. -Instead of the gorgeous hall of the ambassadors as first contemplated the commission will be installed In more convenient busi ness quarters on the floor of the palace On the Quai D'Orsay. The meeting room is a beautiful apartment in white and gold with Louis XV. decorations, mirrors and rich frescoes. There the commission will first meet Informally and privately, as the proceedings will be private until it is formally decided to make- them Public. It is expected that Foreign Minister Del Casse will make the address of welcome. There after the admirals will choose a fifth' admiral, determine questions of proce dure and adjourn until after the holi days. ltia understood that the British side of the case is practically made up. It is the expectation that Sir Edward Fry will bear the burden of presenting and Proving the case, as it is assumed that English common law principles will Prevail; that the burden of proof fo upon Great Britain to prove in the af firmative and not upon Russia to dis prove in the negative. A number of rumors concerning the commission's probable decision are alrerady in circu lation. One is to the effect that thres admirals out of four are already in favor Great Britain. The names of the ad mirals are being mentioned, but this and other reports are purely specula tive. All the admirals are men of in dependence, and rigid believers n awaiting official details before reaching a conclusion. Therefore it is certain that the case will be judged on its mer its and without preconceived inclina tions - FAVORS THE EXPOSITION Governor Odell Heartily Approves the Proposed Celebration of the Settle ment ot Jamestown. Norfolk, Va., December 17. Governor B. B- Odell, of New York, has given the Jamestown Exposition his hearty en dorsement in a communication to Gen eral CFitzhugh Lee. Mr. Odell paid a visit to Tidewater Virginia last Spring, and while here at that time manifested much Interest In the historical asso ciations of , this part of the state, and expressed his approval of the forth coming fair designed to commemorate such an important event in American history. Governor Odell's fetter to Gen eral -Lee is as follows: "State of New York "Executive Chamber, "Albany, December 13. 1904. "General (Fitzhugh Lee, Norfolk, Va. "My Dear General Lee: Referring to our conference with reference to the Jamestown Expsotion, permit me to add that I consider this proposed celebra tion in commemoration of the settle ment of Jamestown and the heroism and hardships of these early pioneers as one of the most notable projects of the kind in the history of this country. It certainly deserves the support of every state and of every man who takes pride in his country's history. I trust that the state of New York will willing lingly participate in the exposition, and that other states will also make liberal appropriations for the same purpose. "Yours very truly, - ("Signed.) "B.B.ODELL," and waited there and watched the boat burn. They made every possible effort to find any possible survivors, but there was none to be found. The burning steamer drifted away toward the Long Island shore. In the meantime the tug ."Bully, which was passing with a string of barges in tow sighted the burning steamer, cast her tow adrift and came to the rescue of persons in the boats. They were taken from the small craft, placed in the. furnace room of the tug, clothing was' given to them and when the steamer Erastus Corning came along shortly afterward, were transferr ed to the latter and brought to New. York. The lire is believed to have start ed in the dynamo room, but its cause ia unknown. . V