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AM' OA "VOIi.. XIX. NO. 109. WILMINGTON. N. C, FRIDAY, MAX .11 . 1906. FIVE, CENTS f (I BRIWIT CEREMONY IT OPENING OF THE IWUIPMIAUT Emperor's Speech Disappoints the Members OIDNOTfINTIDyMNESTr!HSS Lower House will Prepare a Reply to Speech from the Throne Imprcst-lve Ceremony Was Held at the Winter Ialace, ami Was Surrounded With Great Pomp and Dignity The Emperor's Message Was Less Thro no Speech Than a Greeting and it Required Only Three Minutes in its Delivery Constitutional Demo crat ic Loaders Prevented Precipitate Action on the Subject of Amnesty by Members of the Lower House. Count WItte a Lonely Figure Scene at the Tauridc Palace in Striking Contrast With That at the Winter St. Petersburg, May1 10. Without a single hitch,- and with only a minor incident to mar the memorable day, the Russian parliament was inaugu rated today. The weather was superb, and the stage management of the im pressive ceremony at the winter palace, when Emperor Nicholas, surrouded by courtiers and all the pomp and pano ly of power, delivered the. speech from the throne to the members of the two houses, was perfect. Such a spectacle, perhaps, never before has been wi ftiessed on the earth's stage. The message In reality was less a throne speech than a greeting, and re quired only three minutes for deliv ery. Uion entering the chamber the j . lA . . A . j democratic leauers, uuwctw, emperor halted in the center of the inated everything, were anxious not to hall, and the metropolitan antonius ad- weaken tne reply, while, the lower vanced to meet him and held out the hoUteo win prepare a replv to the cross, which his majesty revererit'y speecn from the throne, in which is- kissed. Then bending forward the em- sues with the crown -m be joined, and peror clasped the hands of the metro- succeeded in staving off premature ac- politan, raised it to his lips and kls3ei tion it, the metropolitan returning the salu- The emperor and expresses after 13,1 ion- leaving the palace entered a launch, The empresses, who had In the passed down the river, boarded the im- meantime advanced and taken their pai racht Alexandra and returned to places on either side of the emperor, peterhof greeted the sacred emblem, and the The crowds on the banks of the representative of the church In a simi- river and isiands heartily cheered the ' lar manner. The emperor was dressed imperial party. There was no other in the simple blue uniform of a colonel ncjdent of the Preobrajensky regiment of the pathetic figure in the scene at the guards, with half length boot, and his f of only derations were the scarlet rib- n correspondent of the Asso- bon of the Alexander .Nevsky Order a gllmpset during Sfrf reaASnf,rdrdiam0:iJ the ceremony, pacing the corridor, en- f mnLf' ir?Z Sft 'm rely alone. Later he entered tho ,mf tSfPnf fH,n throne "all clad in the gold and black costume the ancient Russian dres?, form of a secretary of state, one of composed of a flowing, long trained dignitaries of the court robe over a white silk skirt and wear- remains to him. and with 1?, if i Koholhn' J the ribbon of Alexander Nevsky Or h.gh Russian head dress embroidered h He took his plac0 with pearls and diamonds. The train a f n od bureaUcracy. of the dowager empress was white and interior Minister Durnovo was heavily edged witn dark fur, as a token chatting animatedly and earnest- of her widowhood. That of the em- ly - companion, but Witta press was embroidered with gold The fl d Id welcome from --empress wore diamonds and the dow- . CLvager empress pearls. . " . , ..f, All eyes turned on the emperor who 1 Finally Ae wandered away and stood bore himself proudly erect, joining In apart until the imperial pageant ap the te deum bv crossing himself and proached. making frequent responses. The cm- I The scene around the tauride palace presses kept their eyes straight to ihe j was in striking contrast with that at front during the long religious cer. - j the winter palace. Each, indeed, was mony, glancing neither at the members j tj pica! and told an eloquent story. At of the parliament on their right noi j at the courtiers on their left, scarcely j moviiicr a imisrle. thouch the heaviarr . "bosom and flushed face of the yo.mg empress showed that she was far Irom being at ease. At the closing of the te deum the clergy retired, chanting, towards the palace chapel, and the empresses mov ed up the hall and ascended the dais Un the right of the throne, while the grand dukes moved forward and occu pied the three lower steps on the same 6ide. The metropolitan, the emperor's private chaplain, the members of the holy synod, the master of the. imperial household, and the special aid de camp, took their places at the. foot of-the throne, to the left, the emperor him self remaining alone In the center of the hall during the transformation. When all those participating in the ceremony had taken their new places, there was a slight pause, and then the emperor walked slowly twenty paces to the dais, ascended the throne, seated himself in the imperial chair, and an aide de camp stepped forward and presented him with the draft of his address. His majesty rose and looked down upon the wonderful scene, delivered hi3 message to the Russian millions. The emperor spoke with ft firm, steady voice, which was heard dis tinctly in every corner or the hall, em phasizing . deliberately every word. Such a hush fell on the assembly dur ing the reading that the snap of cam era shutters wa3 sharply audible. The emperor's speech was as fol lows: 'The Supreme Providence which gave me the care of our fatherland J moved me to call to my assistance in ; legislative work elected " representa- empire, wnom I ordered my believed subjects to choose from among them- selves. "A difficult work lies before you. "I trust that love for your fatherland i and your earnest desire to serve it will inspire and unite you. "I shall inviolate the constitutions which I have granted with the firm as surance that you will give your strength to the service of your "coun try, 'and especially to the needs of the peasantry, which are so close to my heart, and to the education of the peo ple and their economical welfare, re a ; membering that to the dignity and prosperity of the state not only tor freedom, but order founded upon jus tice, is necessary. "I desire from my heart to see my people happy and hand down to my son an empire secure, Well organized and enlightened. "May God bless the work that lies before me in unity with the council of I Mav this dav be the day of the moral ! revival of Russia and the day for the , renewal of its highest forces: ApjJruaeii w iiu jsuicjuiiailj uic iu.it. n -3 i for which I call you, and you will be i worthy of the responsibilities put upon i -i J 1 s you uy ine emperor u.uu ywyic "May God assist us." Emneror Nicholas read slowly. The admirable and even cordial tone of the sovereign in renewing his pledges and asking the co-operation of parliament for the regeneration of the country was only negatively satisfactory. Courtier. and spectators other than members of the national parliament lead the cheer ing, but the members were ominously silent, expressing neither approval or disapproval. What rankled most was the failure of the emperor to mention amnesty and later when the members assembled in the tauride palace, away from the spell of the throne room, many of them were with difficulty restrained from precipi tating matters by offering resolutions on the subject. The constitutional the tauride palace, tens oi tnousaua of people were acclaiming their repre- sentatives: at the winter paiace le- gions of military and courtiers by the hundreds cheered for tne emperor. Nevertheless the proceedings of the lower house were not spectacular; in fact they were most tame in compar ison with those at the winter palace. The only genuine flashes of fire wljiich 6howed the real temper of the mem bers of the house, were when Profeisor Mouromtseff who had been elected president of the lower house invited government officials and clerks to leave the hall, and when Ivan Petrunkeviich in a few eloquent words from the ros trum told the auditors that the firt thought of the parliament should be. for those who have suffered in the cause of liberty, who now filled the prisons and whose arms were stretched ; out in hope and confidence to tne peo ple's representatives. More enthusias tic cheering than that wnicn greeiea this aDDeal never was heard in a po litical convention In the United States, j The constitutional and amnesty nere the keynotes of President Mourotseff's j speech. By the irony of fate Ivan Petrunke- ' vith, "whose first mention of the word COnsiIlUUon iwene jeuis S, mised bv Emneror Nicholas II.. as a Srttah dreS stood in the front foolish dream, today stood in the front rank of the members of the repres?n . .. . i i t-v- vinhn. rarive rnamuci. muuo cjuiuiui aw-. las put his final seal upon the Russian parliament and begged the representa tives of the people to co-oerate with him in working for the welfare of the country. The lower house of the parliament adjourned over until tomorrow in cr der not to interfere with the opening exercises of the council of the empire and also to permit the committee of the constitutional democrats to consid er the reply to the speech from the throne. " j t . a . uispaicnes received iiere irom a parts of Russia indicate that the open ing of the parliament was celebrated everywhere. So far as known the only disorder reported occurred near the winter pal ace between an officer and a party ot roughs who declined to make way for him. Finally one of the roughs struck the officer in the face whereupon the latter drew his sword and cut dow.i his assailant. The officer was arrest ed. The man is not mortally wounded TO BUY IX THE OPEN MARKET Shells and Projectiles for the Navy De - partment Will be Purchased by Bids and i-roposais insiaeration or tne Xaval Appropriation Bill. Washington. May 10. Shells and projectiles for the navy department, will after June 30th, 1906, be purchased by the bureau of ordnance, in the open market, instead of as is now the prac tice in secret markets from firms en gaged in the manufacture of these ar tides. This change in existing condi tions was brought about through the efforts of the chairman of the appropri ations committee, Mr. Tawney, of Min nesota, who offered an amendment to the naval appropriation bill, which the house had under consideration today, directing that the secretary of the navy should advertise for proposals for shells and projectiles so that all firms engag ed in the business of their manufacture may have an opportunity to compete. Much time was spent today in con sidering the question of enlistments in the navy and the failure of recruiting officers to properly enforce the law as to minors. An amendment offered by Mr. Keli- her, of Massachusetts, was adopted pro hibiting naval officers from enlisting seamen, ordinary seamen or appren tices, unless their application is accom- nanied bv a certificate of birth and written evidence other than the appli cants own statement that he is of the age required by naval regulations. The debate on this amendment ex tended over much of the session and at times grew 'decidedly animated- and a bit acrimonious. After defeating amendments design ed to enlarge the Washington, ( D. C.) navy yard, and the yard at Pensacola, Fla.. the house at 5:15 adjourned until noon tomorrow, having completed out a few pages of the naval appropriation bill. 15TII METROPOLITAN HANDICAP Four Year Old Gelding "tirappie- Wins in One Minute and Thirty-nine Seconds. New York, May 10. Twenty-two horses of medium class went to tne post today in the fifteenth metropolitan handicap, and after a journey over the main course at Belmont Park in one minute and thirty-nine seconds, John A. Drake's four year old gelding, Grap ple, by Woolsthorpe-Embrace, flashed under the wire a winner by three quarters of a length. Second was F. R. Hitchkock's four year old Dandelion, a head in front of James McLaughlin's Oxford. Israfael, second choice in the betting, was fourth, and Roseben, the public favorite was fifth. Roseben led into the stretch, but died away in the last furlong. The betting against the winner was 8 to 1 and he was heavily played. Against the second horse, Dandelion, there was 6 to 1 for the place, while Oxford was not seriously considered at SO, 10 and 5. Israfael was always held at five to one, while the now twice dethroned idol, Roseben, went back to a point in the betting from 3 to 1 to 7 to 2. The Metropolitan was worth nearly $14,000 this year, of which the second horse received $2, 000 and third $1,006. Only one favorite won during the day, Hylas, at 7 to 5 in New York always steeple chase. MRS. JEFFERSON DAVIS ILIi Suffering From Serious Attack of the Grippe, Which it is Feared Will Prove Fatal. New York, May 10. Mrs. Jefferson Davis, widow of the president of the Southern Confederacy, is dangerously 111 of the grippe in her apartments in the Hotel Girard in Wrest 44th street, thii city, today. As Mrs. . Davis is nearly 80 years old, it is feared that the attack may be fatal. Her daughter, Mrs. J. Addison Hayes, has been summoned from her home in Colorado Springs. Mrs. Davis has been living at the Girard for several years and is frequently visited by her daugh ter. Dr. Robert H. Wylie, who is at tending Mrs. Davis, said today that she is suffering from an attack of the grippe and as she is about 80 years it appears serious. Life Is too Short To keep house during this hot weather with a red hot wood stove Cook with Gas. falarin Alnl.. t1,WI X, , - f S"! r , JSPiS Aomc, unves OU. maiana l,i,11,1a lit the svstom RntA h,rr fill deal- " ' - . J - -" " -" " TOP , vears. puce sn rents. lESTIGATE STANDARD OIL Hearing Before the Inter-State Commerce Committee CONGRESS ORDERED XXQlJEEtY n Charges of Corruption and Dishonesty I Uoiln Made Against the Company Start ling Facts of Bribery and Dishones ty Testified to by E. M. Wilhoit, a Former Agent of the Company. Chicago, May 10. Corruption of rail road employees and agents of inde pendent oil companies, dishonest meth ods of procuring land leases, the giving of short measures, and the selling of three kinds of oil out of the same tank, were charged against the Standard Oil j Company at today's hearing before the interstate commerce commission The inquiry, is held under an order of con gress, and today's session was along cue lines ionowed some time ago in jvansas city. The principal witness ef the dav was E. M. Wilhoit, of Springheld, Mo., for merly for 10 years agent of the stand ard un Company at Topeka, Kas. He made the charges of bribery and dis honesty against the conmanv. and said mat tne Frisco road discriminated in ravor of the Standard Oil rvmrnanv Other witnesses for the day' were H. C. rSf !? h 2J110, RiDle president of the Atchison, Topeka and banta Fe railroad, and M. Maxon. a former agent of the Standard Oil Com pany in Illinois. Wilhoit in the course of his testi mony, said that while in the employ of tne Standard Oil TJomDany. he had . in the following out of instructions of fs superior officers, bribed clerks in me omces or railroads and employees of independent oil concerns to obtain information of the .details of the busi- ness done by the rivals of the Standard Oil Company. He declared that agents reported that a third vessel, the scboon of the Standard Oil Company are held Pr ttIp TV Adams. Charles H. Smir- personally responsible for all oil sold in tlieir territory by independent com panies, and that drivers of tank wagons are expected to keep up their stock by selling 205 to 208 gallons from a wagon Ipad of 200 gallons. He said that the actual tests of the products of the Standard Oil Company ti determine the quality are carefully guarded, and that when it was found necessary to cut the price" to meet the figures of a competitor a cheaper qual ity of oil was substituted and guaran teed to be of a higBer grade than it really was. Mr. Wilhoit said that frequently three grades of oil were sold from the same tank by agents of the Standard Oil Company. The hearing was conducted by Attor neys J. F. Marchand, F. S. Monett, for the government and Commissioner Clements, Cockrell and Prouty heard the evidence. John S. Miller and A. G. Erry appeared for the Standard Oil Company. Commissioner Clements at the commencement of the hearing an nounced that it was held in pursuance of a resolution passed by congress and that the present session was a continu ance of the investigation conducted some time ago at Kansas City. r BASEBALU. VIRGINIA LEAGUE. At Richmond: Richmond, 5; Nor folk, 6. (11 innings, game called on account of darkness). At Portsmouth: Lynchburg, 6; Portsmouth, 3. At Danville: Danville, 6; Roan oke, 3. SOUTH ATLANTIC. At Charleston: Charleston, 4; Sa vannah, 2. At Jacksonville: Jacksonville, 4; Augusta g At Columbia: Columbia, 3; Macon, 2; (12 innings). SOUTHERN LEAGUE. At New Orleans: New Orleans, 4; Atlanta 3' At Little Rock: Little Rock, 1; Nash ville, 3. At Shrevesport: fShrevesport, 5; Birmingham, 0. At Memphis. Memphis, 11; Mont gomery, 3. AMERICAN LEAGUE. At New York: New York-Washington postponed on account cold weath er and wet grounds. At Boston: Boston, 1; Philadel phia, 5. At Cleveland: Cleveland, 15; Chi cago, 1. NATIONAL LEAGUE. At St. Louis: St. Louis, 5; Chi- cago, 8. At New York: New York-Brooklyn, cold weather. At Philadelphia: Philadelphia, 2; Boston, 1. Found Dead in Bath Tub of Greens boro Hotel. Greensboro, N. C, May 10. 5. M. Spangler, a well known- commercial traveler, with headquarters in Balti more. Md.. was found dead in a bath tub in th Hotel Benbow about 10 o'clock thfe morning. Spangler retired early last night and was to all ap- pearances in his usual health. Before going to his room he wrote a lettertto ihis wife in Baltimore. The coroner s ' juryendered a verdict that SpangleVs his wife in Baltimore. The coroner's ,fl wntt .nft tn oWoTitnl ilrnwtilr.i' T ' tiiHtrontlv unused hv heart failure. SEIZURE OF FISHING VESSELS Written Report From Consul Thomp son at Progresso Concerning the Ac tion of the Mexican Gunboat Vera Cruz. Washington, May 10. The promised mail report concerning the seizure of American fishing vessels off the Yuca tan coast by a Mexican gunboat has reached the state department from Ed- ward Thompson, the American consul f at Progresso, to which port the seized vessels were taken. The report makes it evident that American consul acted with energy and speed in behalf of the captured fisher men. His statement of the facts also indicates that more vessels were seized than were reported through the press dispatches. In substance he says: "On the evening of the 18th instant, the American fishing smacks Silas Stearns, Mamadano, master, of Pensaco la, and D. L. Tafton, Lundbard, master of Mobile, were captured by the Mexi I 03,11 SunDoat Vera Cruz off the Alacra- nne.as,: .r ucatan, cnargea with illegal fishing in Mexican waters. The crews were taken with seized ves sels, and a large lot of fish in the ice bumpers to Progresso, arriving there at 8 p, m. on Friday the, 19th ultimo. The crews were taken to the jail where they were held without eommunication with any one, according to the Mexi can law until the district had taken the depositions, etc. As soon as they were at liberty I took charge of them, saw that they were duly and comfortably cared for, housed and fed. American minister at Mexico City and am now engaged in ascertaining an possible details, noting names and. ad dresses of the witnesses, etc., in case the cases are to be appealed and carried to Washington. The captains of the two vessels are sure they were beyond the legal limit and the pas sengers on a rsorweigan steamer con firm this statement at least as to the I at o e th ntnq etnto that thev have been fishing in a like manner in tnese waters for nearly ten years." tttot- dQto of Anrii 4th the consul ling, master, of Galveston, Texas, had just been brought into Progresso hav ing been seized by the Mexican gunboat Vera Cruz. She had in her bunkers about 3,500 fish. The captain, a very intelligent and educated man, stated that he was absolutely certain that the seizure was made when his vessel was clearly outside of the legal limits. Conies of these reports have been for warded to Senators Mallory of Florida and Culberson, of Texas. THE JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION There Wrill be No iVelay in the Open ingPresident Roosevelt Will Make an Address. . Washington, May 10. President Roosevelt will attend the formal open ings of the Jamestown exposition next vear and will deliver an address on -v,af nwQCinn Thp nnvitation was ex-1 St. George Tucker- president of the ex nosition company: C ttrooKs jonnson and Lieutenant Governor J. Taylor El- lyson, of Virginia. The president ac cepted the invitation, saying tnat ne had had the deepest interest in me exposition since the inception of the project. The opening of the exposition win take place on April 26th, 1907, and as surance was given by President Tuck er that there would be no delay. The report recently circulated, said President Tucker, "that the exposition would not be opened on schedule. time has no foundation. The acceptance oy the president of our invitation for the 26th of next April ought to dispose of any talk of postponement." The date of the opening is an anni- o . i js i. 1 3 1 G K r. versary ot tne nrst lauuiug F.mrlish a. Cane Henry. The ceieDra- tion on the occasion of the opening of the exposition will be brilliant and historic. STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Address at Wrrightsville Will be Deliv ered by Hon. Hannis Taylor Con test Over "Glenvvood" Uand. (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh, N. C, May 10. Ed Cham bers Smith, Esq., of this city, chairman of the special committee of the North Carolina Bar Association says the an nual address at the meeting at Wrightsville June 7th will be delivered by Hon. Hannis Taylor of Washington, D C. The contest between the Raleigh and : Pamlico Sound railway and the syndi cate which was developing the new suburb "Glenwood" here, erows very interesting, indeed. The. Glenwood Company has outlined through the property by great placards, set upon poles, these giving the statement that the right of way is at the point mark ed by each placard such a width. There are a score of these placards and many people have been attracted by them to walk over the property. As was first stated in this correspondence the rail way says the route thus chosen is the only one possible, unless at enormous cost, and that it will effect a saving of $60,000 as compared with a route through a meadow. Vir-inia State Society of the Cincinnati Kicnmono, va ... iay ginia State Society of the Cincinnati met in annual session neJf. to.day n.a was addressed by Hon. Alfred Etlvei- bert smun, oi me Dert amnu, cisty of the Cincinnati his theme be- in "The Past an Inspiration for the Present." HIT AT THE TRUSTS v Penalty Against Shippers Who Secure Rebates Ell! TO BATE BILL Many Changes to Improve Ad ministrative Features Penalty of Fine and Imprisonment Will be Dnposed Against Shippers Who Secure Rebates Government Business to Have Preference Ovec All Other Traffic hi Time of War. M any Changes Made at the Instance of the Inter-State Commerce Com mission Text of the 3IcCumber Amendment. Washington, May 10. The senate to day completed the consideration of the second section of the railroad rate bill, and just before adjournment listened to the reading of sections 3 and 4 with out considering any amendments offer ed to them. The numose of this r9 sl ing was to bring the consideration of the bill up to the "point of taking up the Allison compromise amendments, which will be done tomorrow. A number of very important changes were made in the second section, in cluding a provision restoring the Im prisonment penalty act of 1887, and an amendment suggested by Senator Mc Cumber imposing a penalty, of fine and imprisonment, against the shippers who secure rebates from transportation companies. The latter amendment was incorporated for the avowed pur pose of hitting the trusts. Another amendment adopted was offered by Senator Warren. It gives the govern ment business a preference over all other traffic in time of war." r A long series of changes were also made at the instance of the Interstate commerce commission. Many of these were verbal and all were intended to improve the admin istrative features of the law. There was continuous debate throughout the day, and there was complaint that senators manifested a disposition to increase the time allow ed under the 15-minute rule, by speak ing on amendments to amendments. 6 amcuumcuis iu amendments. Senator Tillman stated privately when the senate adjourned that if these practices continue he would make an effort" tomorrow to have the speeches limited to five minutes dura tion. The senate sat until 6 o'clock, and then adjourned to meet at 11 o'clock tomorrow morning. Following is the text of the McCum ber amendment "Any person, corporation, or com pany who shall deliver property for in terstate transportation to any common carrier, subject to the provisions of this act, or for' whomj as consigner or consigned any such carrier shall trans port property, who shall knowingly and wilfully, by employee, agent, officer or otherwise, directly or Indirectly, by or through any means or advice whatso ever, receive or avcept from such com mon carrier any sum of money, or any other valuable consideration as a re bate or offset against the regular charges for transportation of such property, as fixed by the schedules of rates provided for in this act, shall be deemed guilty of a fraud which is hereby declared , to be a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, in any court of the United States of competent jurisdiction within the district where such offense was committed. In addi tion to any other penalties provided by this act, be subjected to a fine equal to three times the sum of money so re ceived or accepted, and three times the value of any other consideration so re ceived or accepted, to be ascertained by the trial court, and in the trial for such offense, all such rebates or other considerations so received or accepted for a period of six years prior to the commencement of the action may be received as evidence, and the said fine shall be three times the total amount of money or three times the total value of such considerations' so received or accepted, as the case may be; provided that the foregoing penalties shall not apply to rebates or considerations re ceived prior to the passage and approv al of this act." Death of Mrs. A. B. Williams. (Special to The Messenger.). Fayetteville, N. C, May 10. Mrs. A B .Williams, widow of the late Captain A. B. Williams, who was before. mar riage Miss Attie Whitted. of Bladen county, died this afternoon at her res idence on Gillespie street, leaving four sons, John D. Arthur, Ambrose and George, and four sirls, Eliza, Fannie, Mamie and Jane.- She was a member of the Presbyterian church and a.wo man of fine character. - i UDM
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