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PITTSBOHO, IS. C., FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1902
U.00 A Tear
THE PRESIDENT ON CUBA
He Favors Reciprocity in a Message
to Coneress.
PRESENTS A PLEA FROM PALMA
Roosevelt Sajs the -Question 1 Oa tm
Couliln by Itself He Aert .That
Kevisioa o Ibr Yu-iff la Involve
.-.A rieadlas: Dispatch Front President
ralout M klnr;' Word lieralled.
' Washington, I. C President Roose
velt has sent the following message
to Congress urging the granting of re
lief to Cuba through" reciprocity:
To the Senate and House, of Rep
resentatives: I deem H important be
fore the adjournment of the present
session of Congress tO'all attention
'10 the following expressions In the
. menage which in? the discharge' of the
duty Imposed upon me by the constitu
tion I wnt to CVmgres on the first
Tuesday of Ieceuiler last:
" 'Elsewhere I have discussed the
--question of reciprocity.' In the case of
rf't-l s however, there sre weighty rea
sons of morality and of national in
terest why the policy should be bt Id
, to have a peculiar application, and I
most earnestly k your attention to
the wisdom. Indeed to the vital lie.-d,
of providing for a substitutial reduc
tion in the tariff duties oa Cuban Im
port into the United States. Cuba
has' lu her constitution affirmed what
,i desired, that she should stand, in
iuiernatloiiMl unit tore, in closer and
more frien.ily relations with u than
wiili any other power; ami 'we are
iMjuud by every consideration of honor
. and exi-tciicy to pans commercial
Measures fJJif-' interest of her mute
1 rlul well Ifflng?
, "Thin recommendation was merely
giving practical t-ffect to President Me-
Klnley' words, when, in bis messages
of December 5, 1SVS, and December 5,
lie wrote:
"'It is Important that our relations
with this people tof Cuba) shall be of
the moat friendly character and our
commercial relations close and recipro
cal.' . . , We have accepted a trust,
the fulfilment of which calls for the
sternest Integrity of-purpose Aud the
exercise of the highest, wisdom. The
new Cuba yet to arise from the ashes
of tin- past nam needs be Iwmnd to us
-hy . lies - -of s(ugnla-.4iHhwcy ul
st rength if it enduring .welfare is to
,"'.-.' : . -ti-... ..,... M.eiiirr
which rau come to Cuba Is the restora
tion of her agricultural ami industrial
prierity.' '
"Yesterday, Junvr 12, I received by
cable from tlie American Minister In
Cuba a most earnest appeal from
President rulmn for 'legislative relief
before it is too late and (his) country
iimiuclally ruined.
"The granting of reciprocity with
Cuba is a proposition which stands en-
tireiy alone. The reasons for It far
" outweigh those for granting reciproc
ity with any other nation, and are en
tirely consistent with preserving intact
the protective system uuder which this
country has thriven so marvellously.
The present tariff law was designed to
promote the adoption of such a reci
procity treaty, ami expressly provides
for a reduction not to exceed twenty
per. cent, upon goods coining from a
particular country, leaving the tariff
rates on the same articles unchanged
11s regards all other countries. Objec
tion litis been made to the granting of
'the', reduction on 'the ground that tbe
substantial benefit would not go to the
Agricultural producer' of sugar, but
would inure to the American sugar
refiners1 In my judgment provision
can and should be made which will
guarantee, us agaius't this possibility-;
without buying recourse to a measure
of .doubtful policy, such as a bouuty
lu the form of a rebate.
"The question as to which, If any, of
the different schedules- 6t the tariff
ought most properly to be revised does
not enter into this matter In any way
or shape. We are concerned with get
ting ti friendly reciprocal arrangement
with Culm. TIiIh arrangement npplles
to all the articles that Cuba grows or
produces. It is not In our power to
determine what these articles shall
be, and any discussion of the tariff as
It affects speciul schedules or countries
oilier than Cuba is wholly aside from
the subject matter to which I call your
attention. '
"Some of our dlbson oppose the low
ering of the tariff on Cu.huu products.
Just as three years ago they opposed
ttie admission of the Hawaiian Islands,,
lest free trade withlhem might ruin cer
tain of our interests here. In the actual
. eveut'tlieir fears proved baseless as re
. Krds tin wall, am) their apprehensions
as to the damage to any ludustry of
our own because of the proposed meas
ure of reciprocity yith Culm seeius
1o me equally lia-l.-ss. In my judg
ment, no American, industry will be
hurt, and many American industries
will be benefited by the proposed ac
tion. It Is to our advantage as a
tuition that the growing Cuban market
nhould be controlled by American pro
ducers. "The events followlug the war with
Fpalu. ami the prospective building of
thrt lsthmian.,Caual, render It certain
that we must time in the future a far
greater interest than hitherto in what
hapiM'iis throughout the West Indies,
Central America aud the adjacent coasts
nd wHp i. v eviect Cuba, to treat us
bii exceptional footing politically,
and we should put her in the same ex
ceptional position economically. The
proposed action Is in lluo with the
course we have pursued as regards.
1;
all the Islands with hich we tbj
been brought into relatious of varying
Intimacy by the .Spanish War. I'orto
Kleo and Hawaii have been Included
within our tariff lines, to their great
benefit aa well as ours, and without
any of the feared detriment to our own
industries. The Pbilippiuea, which
stand in a different relation, have beeu
granted substantial tariff concessions.
"Cuba is an independent republic,
but a republic which ha assumed cer
tain special obligations as regards her
international position rn compliance
with our request. I ask fof her certain
special economic concessions in return:
these economic concessions to benefit
us as well s her. There are few
lighter pages in American history
than the. page which tells of our deal
ings with Cuba during (he past four
years, on her behalf we waged a war
of which the malnspriujc was generous
indignation against oppression, nnd we
uave kept faith absolutely. It is ear
nestly to be hoped that we will eohi
plete in tbe same spirit the record so
well begun, and show lu our dealings
with Cuba that steady continuity of
IKiliey which It Is essential for our na
tion to establish In foreign affairs if
we desire to play well our part as a
world powers .
"We are a wealthy and powerful
nation; Culia is a young republic,
still . weak, who owes to us her birth,
whose whole future, whos whdle life,
must dejtend on our attitude toward
her. 1 ask that we help hej s she
:rules upwsri alosj tin j'f'tf ewl
ditiicult road of self -governing inde
!cDdeic. 1 ask this aid for her. be
caose she is weak, bec.iuse she needs
it, because we have -already aided her.
1 ak that open handed help, of a kind
which a self-respecting people can ac
cept, be given to Cuba, for the very
reason that we have given her such
heli In the past. Jur soldiers fought
to give her ..freedom, .and for three
years our representatives, civil aud
miiitary. have toiled unceasingly, fae
in? ditfeMe of a neculiarlv sinister aud
fatal type with a patient and uncom-l
plaiuing fortitude, to teach her now to
use aright her new freedom. Never in
history has any alien country been
thus administered with such high In
tegrity of purpose, such - wise Jud
ment and such a single-banded devo
tion -to the country's interests. Novr
I axk that the Cubans U given all pos
sible chance to use to the best advan
tage the freedom of which Americans
hve such right to be proud, ami for
which bo many Amerleaa lives Lavj
been sacrificed.
"THEODORE ROOSEVELT."
A NOBLE RELIEF: WORK. .
Senillug tlis Children of Nvw Vork'a Cn
jrrtrd IMMrlrU ' th onuir
New' York "City.--tu ;"Iuii. summer
u.ojithB.arehe most trying and
pressing of "aiiy in "the year for t!v
mothers and .children w ho live in the.
congeMed districts of this city, it is
during tfie hc.it en term that the mor
tality among thejllltle ones, especially!
babies. Is the ..greatest, sometimes
reaching to. alarming figures. There Is
no relief for the poor sufferers', as their
jMiverly forbids the speudiug of eVeii
a day at the nearest and cheapest sen
side resorts, and their conditions wo
rn? unendurable did not good-near.. .
persons and philanthropic societies de
vote money and time to somewhat al
leviating their miseries. In this way
hundreds of lives are naved ami life
long tllnessen prevented every summer.
One of the most beneficent charities
conducted among the poor of the city
Is tlrat of the Jacob A. Kiis Neighbor
hood (Settlement, -which. Is under the
auspices of the King's Daughters. The
city has provided for their use this
summer, rent free, a beautiful house
on Twin islund, in l'elham Hay Turk,
one of the loveliest spot's In tlijs vicin
ity. During the summer children' will
be taken there In squads of about fifty
for a slay of two weeks, and their
mothers will go with" them. The fa
thers will Joluthclr families on Sun
days for a roiiip under the' trees and
along the shore. It costs jd.fio to cure
for nu adult for one week. Jfl.Rn for n
child, and $3.oO for a mot'ior with 1 r
Iniby. , . -
Of course, this good work a r r : t be'
carried ou without moue'y. While
enough funds have been donated for'
I m n iidlfttrlU rposcs7Tii iorc ri n :( n i n t
support is needed. The fund cannot
be too large for the work tli.it is done
with it. Miss. Clara Eield, the treas
urer, at 4S Henry Mrect, w ill acknowl
edge every contribution forwarded to
hr, which will nobly do Its share ia
brluging health and happiness, to the
careworn mothers aud the frail, ailing
children of the tenement.
LIFE TER M JOWJM USOLINO.
Notorious Itftltmi Itrlgitnil Sentenced Fur
Serle of 111 u idem, . .
Rome. Italy.--The notorious brigand
(iliiseppv MtiMolino, who has been ou
trial at Lneen for a series .of murders,
has been sentenced to iinin-isumiie.it
lor life. ' :.,.''.
Musolino was the most notorious of
the many brigands Italy has produced,
ami it cost the Italian Oiivcnimeni
upward of, 5ikmh.hi tj rapt tire him.
Nearly three year .ij;o he was con
victed of uituislaujs liter' and sentenced
to u term of Imprisonment! , He es
caped aud swore vengeance, ami he
kept his word. . He k'lled the .J udge,
Who tried him, mont of the jurymen,
ami nearly all the witnesses who testi
fied ajcainst him, .. "
The scene of hi principal exploits
was In Hesrgio di Calabria After the
police showed that 4 hey were power
less either to capture him or check his
crimes, the Oo'veruuicut aent a strong
military " force" under command of a
O client! ' to run hhn to earth. They
pursued bin for months, but .Knsollno
was everywhere aided by the ioasants
and managed to retain Ids freedom
until the fall of 11MU, wbc he wai
arretted near Urblno. .-
AVERAGE CROP PROMISED
General Outlook the Country Over in
Cereals Up to Past Decade.
SPRING WHEAT THE BEST OF ALL
Twelve State Report Bad Apple 'ro
pets, Whjle the Feitrh Yield is Rmther
s
Belter la- Most Sections Oat Crop
rromlses 1 air. n hlle tbe Clover Crop
Is In Ionbt Spring Wheat Acrrace.
Washington, I. C Preliminary re
ports of the spring wheat acreage
Indicates a reduction of about 2,Mls)
acres, or 12.S er cent. The' average
condition of spring wheat en .lun.- i
was 05.4. ascoinpared with 0- ou the
corresponding date last year, 87.3 on
June 1, 1900, aud a 10-year a vera gt' of
a2.0. The present reported average
cond.Uou has b:,eu exceeded only 'three
times lu the last fifteen years. '
The average condition of winter
vrfceat on June 1 was 70.1, as compared
with 70.4 on May 1. 19CC; S7.8 on June
1, ltKll; 12.7 on June 1. 1!SS, and Wi.'J,
the iiean -of the June averages of the
last ten years.
The total reported acreage in oats is
about four-tenths of one int cent, in
excess' of. the aerei.ge" harvested !;ivt
year. The changes in acreage are very
evenly distributed and are generally in
considerable. Tiie avt rage condition of
cats is !Ui, against Kt.'i on June 1,
I'.mji ; tu.7 at the coruespouding date in
ltusi.'and a 10-year average of IS".
The -acreage of clover for the country
f. a whole caunot Is? satisfactorily de
termined. The -condition of the crop
rx reeds the 10-year average by 2 points
in ' California, 3 In Minnesota, 5 in
Michigan and 8 in Houth Dakota and
Wisconsin. In Iowa, Nebraska.-and
Ohio conditions' reported on June l-'cdr-respond
with their ress'ctive 10-year
averages, .nnd the principal clover
States reporting a condition below such
averages are: Illinois, 1 point: New'
York, Pennsylvania and Indiana, C;
Kansas, 7, and Missouri, 11 points.
The average condition of apples Is on
the whole unfavorable. Of the 11 large
producing States but two report a con
dition above the lo year average,
follows: North Carolina. C8, a gain o?
1 point, and Michigan, 87, a gain of
points, lu Maine the condition is .vi,
vrresMtdin with tin lo-year aver
ase, i that ritHl.V".Xw Vorl-reoM-a
aHOudliion 5 points below the 10-year
averages; Illinois and Iowa. ! jHilnts
Ohio, 12: l'ennsylvaula and Kanus 10;
Kentucky, Virginia and Tcuuctscc, 17;
Missouri, IS, and Indiana, 11) points,
and in the remaining' States 'it is probable-that
considerably 'leas than an av
erage crop will be produced.'
The present prospects, of the peach
crop are quite favorable, notwithstand
ing the fioi that several -important
peacti-growlng States report condition
considerably below their 10-year av
erages.. The States showing such re
ductions are: Tennessee, f points;
Oeorgla, S; Kansas, :t2, and Misaouii,
X points. On the other hand, Missis
sippi reports a eonditlou 1 point; Vir
ginia, 2; South Carolina, fi; North Car
olinn. 7; Ala-bama, 10; Texas, 13; Cali
fornia, 10. and Arkansas 25 ptluts
ubove such average. . -
ARRESTS FOLLOW A FIRE. ,
A txrn Accused of lieipnietlblllly For
Loss of Life In ChiruKO. ,
Chicago Twelve persons were held
Ly the police in connection with the,
lit, Luke Sanitarium horror.' City of
(Rials were -quickly irTnTtasa ffjiin let lit
argy by th- people's unanimous dentin-. -elation
of ,U'o '-society," its systt in of
ImiidciiiTs.' of drugging, of operating
wltiiout a llfivonse and Its. violation of
city ordinances. ,
.The prisoners are O. E. Miller, Pres
ident of the Society, once indicted lu
Denver In connection with a bank
failure; Michael Connors, head attend
a nt J N a gel, -in venvtir -ttf- a-gaol ine
which destroyed the building; William
Sterner, engineer; A. C. Davis, busi
ness manager; 11. O. Luce, iittemlant;
F. S. Johnson, attendant; William Lau
iihan, llreman; T. T. Miller, 1. J. Davis.'
George F. Scribner. Amos Allie, iu
uiates, held as witnesses.
It is of record, that the society was
refused u license to- operate a sani
tarium in the building and that the
building was condemned. , To make the
deathtrap perfect; 'a gasoline plant was
installed mid all light and power cut.
off except that generated by gasoline.'
This in a measure explains the rapid
spread of the tire. ' '
:J - :' -a ' '
' TWO - NEGRO 30YS LYNCHED.
Urythers, Thirteen and Sixteen Venn Obi
Uauged For Wnunu'i .Murder.
Charlotte, N.C. Harrison mid James
Gillespie, negro boyti. sixteen and
thirteen years old. 'respectively,; who
murdered Miss'1 Nellie lleitson, .Mere
Llakeii Jroni the . jai.Lat Salisbu.-y. n:id
hanged.' Alter jllie lyneuitig the mob
perforated' the bodies with revolver
bullets, und -before departing applied
buruing splinters - to too feet oi the
hoy to see if lii'e still lingered.
The two buys were arrested for the
muvder of Miss Nellie ltcmuiu, a white
girl, wear her iaiher's home at Salis
bury., The boy weru crossing a. Vield
near the house aud Miss lieinoii came
out and ordered them to leave the
premises. Instead of dotttg no one of
the boys picked up ti stone ami threw
K, striking Miss Reuson lu the temple.
Theu with .Jugged rocks the boy beat
Miss lleusou'a head uulil they crushud
It completely. . ..
V0LXTEY FIRED. INTO MOB
A'Boy is Fatally Shot in
Pawtucket
Riot
in
Kbode Island's Uorernor Order Out
Troops to l'oll-e the. tllT Trouble
aued by Trarrlon Strike.
Pawtucket. It. I. The city officials
having, delmed to increase the jHtliee
force to tijeei tlie unusual conditions
resulting .from-' the strike of the I'uion
Traction Compituys mciihere and in
Providence, by order of 3overuor Kim
lall eiht .companies of infantry an.f
two of cavalry were scut here to patrol
the streets.
From the tini.e the strike was de
clared,, on J uue 2. there lias .been fre
quent trouble in this ci.ty." , Appeals'
were made to Mayor Fitzgerald, to in
crease the cumber of police,, but he
declined, to act, declaring that the
city's financial condition would v not
permit' him to employ additional men.
Finally the Governor was appctied
to, with the rv4.uk that the miKtia
were ordered out.
The action of the Governor was pre
cipitated by 'a serious '-disturbance
when a detachment of sixteen sje ial
deputy sheriffs were attacked by a
cr.lvvd which had held up and demol
isAiii a street cur. i ne oiiKi-rs were
st'om-il ami. a manlier of persons were
Injured. A boy was shot jjud I'.itaily
wovtmled by u volleyTired into a crowd
by deputies. The soldiers were sta
tioned ut short spaces and maintained
practically a solid line. ivUUe cars i
Were run. each with a guard orTI.puty ;
sheriffs, the schedule being luaititaiKe!
with some show of -regularity. Tin-re ;
were few passengers.
Just before noon four .cars became t
-stalled in a crowd on Pawtucket ave- ;
nue. The ears were each guarded by '
four deputy sheriffs and a detachment
of sm-c!.i1 officers. A troop of the
cavalry, and a company of Infantry
were sent to' the "locality. An attempt
to move the cars was the signal for the
beginning of a txunbardmetit of sU'iies.
A number "of the officers and men were, j
struck tind slightly Injured. The depu- ,
ties arrested the onslaught by Urlng a j
Volley from their pistols, aimed high, j
This caused the crowd to fall- back and j
the car. proceeded. The tmid.-ut seemed I
to awaken the disturbing element'. !
.Iti-t In-fore wiie o'clock a car. escort- ;
ed by; a. squad of cavalry and tilled
wiili .deputy sheriffs was stalled off
Main sU'.-et !-y a mob. -Stones' crashed
throw:";! tiiWRimlows nnd a tumult 'Was
:,..Ti:;,.,a-Jritlky. l riiivj.s i'l-vil;
!.-putie rang out. Tanner J'e- i
twelve years of ace. who was .
erowil. fei), h.-u iug-).ieen hit by.i,
by t 4
fers.it"
ill the
a bullet. Tin incident staggered the
crowd. The car passed on. It was
. bftdly battered. All the windows-were
broken! '
A doctor who was near at hand ex
amined -the Peterson boy and said that
he was fatally Injured.
At the request of Rrigadier-General
Tanner reinforcements were ordered
by Governor Kimball from Providence,
and two companies of the Naval it
serves nnd the machine gun tiattery
were added to the eight .companies of
Infantry aud. two- of cavalry already
here. ,
WEST POINT CENTENNIAL ENDED.
President Itoossvelt F resented Fach New
Otacer Wlih Ills IVIptonia.
West 'Point, N. Y. The centennial
celebration of the West Point -Military
Academy was ended wjrh the presenta
tion of diplomas to the graduating
class. The weather was fine, and the
ceremony took place out of doors ou
that part of the parade grounds kuowti
as ''Cavalry Philu." An ois'ti tent
over a platform had been erected for
the speakers and offb'ials, nnd stand
ing at the front of the platform Presi
dent Roosevelt presented each new
omcer witn ins uiptoina.
It was expected the President would
mase a iew remariis, out ne simply
shook hands with each cadet. On', the
platform besides the President Were
General Horace Poster, General Nelson
A, Miles, Secretary.. Root.-! Secretary
Moody, PostniOjStei-! ietieral Payne, 'he
Chinese Minister. Wu Ting fang: Sen
ator Pet t us. of Alabama; Senator
Quarles, of Wisconsin; Governor Udell,
the Italian Ambassador, Slguor Des
Planches; Generals Corbln. Young,
Schotield. MeCook. Brooke, Wight Rev.
Dr. Conaty, Cheklb Bey and Congress
man Dick, of Ohio,
The crowd of visitors gradually left
early In the afternoon, and after Pn si
dent Roosevelt, had gone there were
few left on the Academy grounds.
The two most talked of Incidents of
the, celebration are the speech of -General
Horace Porter, which made a deep
Imprt'siujinI' the defense of t-Jie
Army lu iliifihTIl y Ino in iv il
Mlles's remarks' were chiefly llio-
an older to younger officers, and re
ferred almost w holly t6 the 'business
of war. lie was loudly cheered .and,
applauded when he arose to speak. '(
Major Waller Keliirim ffoinv.
Among the. officers yirri lug at
rraiii'lscrt, Cul., ftoni Manila, ou
transport Warren, were Miijiir I.
Sa i
the.
W,
T. Wilier and Lieutenant J. 11. A. Day.
of the Marine Corps, the two ollleets
who were recently tried by court-martial
lu the' Philippines ou the 'charge
of cruelty (o Filipinos and acquitted.
Major Waller and Lieutenant Day arc
both enfeebled in hwalth by the baig
strain of Philippine service, and came
home with a battalion of marines.
Wipes Out V. M, V. A. O.-l.K
Heury A. Salter, the La Crosse, Wis.,
seedsman, .has donated the last gllHsi
to wipe, out the debt of the La Cicjf-se
Y. M. C. A. -
WE&T POINT'S GREAT DAY
The President Attends the Centennia!
o' the Military Academy.
A CADET UNUSUALLY HONORED
Vomic Tltu. Who XVas the First to Urmim
tV-.e 1-rkia Wall. Receives Medal
From l're1.lent riotwevelt's Hands
tseerelary ftnot, General Miles and th
Italian Ambassador Make Speerhes.
West Point, N. Y. Wednesday, the
great day of West Point's centennial
celebration, was marked by the arrival
of President Roosevelt. He was met
at the stativ( byvColonel Mills, Sujs'r
intendont of the Wesf Point Military
Academy.. and his staff, and the Acad
emy band. A salute of tweuty-one
guns whs fired as the President ap
peared on the lop of the hill, on the
way to Colonel Mills' quarters. The
e.'nlit 'were paraded In front of the
barracks and stood in attention as the,
Prescient and party passed on the
way .to the superintendent's house. A
review of the eorps of -cadets followed
immedintelv.
l ne scene at the review
'usually brilliant. - The post
'decorated on a lavish scale
national colors. . With the
was un
had been
with the
President
iis lie passed in front and hack of liie
lorvi line- of cadets, all in dress ui'il-
form,
from
were French e-rhVers, ministers
oriental countries 'in "their dis-
tinetive garb of-otfiv, and many others
representing the home Government
and the foreign embassies.,
Some of the representatives of the
; Army. Nnvy and militia were Lieuten-
ant-Hieueral Nelson A. VMiles, Maior
j General Itrooke, MaJor-tJener.il Cor
; bin. Major-tJenernl Samuel .15. M.
Voting! Brigadler-Geueral'v Jolih C.
i Rates. Rrigadier-General Joseph C.
Breckinridge, Brigadier-General I.ud
dingtoji, Brigadier-General Leonard
Wood, Captain F. E. Chatwick aud
Major General Charles F. Roe.
A feature of the rcvitusi was the
presentarion to Cadet Calvin Titus of
a medal provided by Congress for his
bravery in scaling the wall at IVklju.
china. Tiie order w;is read liy Caji--ta'.n
Rivers, and President Roosevelt
pinned the medal to the coat: of the
young man. ami as he did so extended j
hi cingra wilatiotis. . ,..!
" Al ter "tfie revIovv"a"i'-0(Vption was 1
held at Stiperintcriut-nt Mills' quancrs. i
Following the reception luncheon was
served for tiie invited guests ;and the
alumni in Memorial Hall. The guests
find the alumni assembled at the quar
ters of Colonel Mills at 2.15 o'clock,
and escorted the President to the cen
tennial exercises in Memorial Hull.
The order of march was, the cadet
snrps, the President, the Invited guests,
alunmit itaff and former officers and
cadets of the Academy.
i ' ..throughout the program the Aead-
l- n7 l.T'layed martial melodies and
me nuuieiii-e aimiaudcu martini
speeches wildly. Saluting the colors
was the first thing on -tile program,
and Umu a. prayer by the chaplain,
followed by an address of welcome by
Colonel Mills. The latter then intro
duced President Roosevelt, who made
uu extemporaneous address.
Lieuteuant-General Schotield, the on
ly survivor of the I'nited States Army
comihanders in the Civil War, followed
the President. With a brief speech he
unveiled a beautiful bronze tablet do
u;h(ed by the Association of-Graduate.
to commemorate the' Academy's suc
cessful hundred years. The orator of
the da, Horace Porter, Ambassador
lo France, vva then introduced. Gen
eral porter talked nearly an hourtoll
;g of. West Point's history, her fanious
sons!' and, her great place among the
; sons and her
j tommy's institution's
utiou's. When he said
that the Academy's graduates played
ivgrv.it partbin recent events that, had
made the I'nited StatoVoworhl power,
the 'Vrcsidi-ut and otliersMji the audi
cncoMipulauded eiUhusiasticiUlyt ...
' Secretary Root followed witliNin ex
teiiiporatieous spiecli. Adjutant-X'vii-era
I Corbiu and Signor Mayor des
liauches.' the Italian Ambassador, also
made addresses.
Two congratulatory cablegrams were
received by Superintendent Mills dur
iug the exercises, one was from the
Academy' alumni in Manila, where
110 of them held a centennial banquet.
The other cume from the Imnei-lnl
Russian Military College in St,
Petefs-
burg.
When flie 'exercises, were over and
the Pividcuiinl procossiou started
back over the plain to the tune of "The
Siar-Spanglcd , Banker,',' the4' cadets
went to camp to inepare for the last
arade of 'this year's graduating class!
'graiid baiioint was in 'the
"Mcs." Hall, and w'us attended by all
i, the guests of honor and old grad
uates. During the banquet there were
iU'ew orks aud .iUuiiiUiatiou of "the post.
BATTLE' WITH 'yAQUI INDIANS. ;
rwenty-four Mexicans aud More Tuu-v
100 Vaiiuis Killed. ,
Hermosillo. Mexico. A uiesscilgcr
has just arrived, here, bringiug 7ihe
lutisi details or a decisive untile 'be
tweeu 2."ihv Mexicau soldiers and 1200
Vaqui ludluus. The battle took place
at noon ou Sunday. -'t'Went.v tour Mexicans.-
were killed, including several
officers, aud over 1U0 Yakuts were slain.
The Mexicau army look ov'ec 2t,K
prisoners, a majority of them were
women aud children left Ulilud by the
retreating Yaquia. The Uittv kU
eighty dead ou the field. .
STATE LEACHLRS' ASSEMBLY
Enthusiastic Meeting Held at More
head City.
News in Brief.
r The State Teachers' Assembly held
iis cnnual session at Morehead City
last week. Th.? rttetoance was larger
than at. any previous meeting. Much'
interest, was manifested and many able
addresses marked the occasion. Great
Impetus was given the wave of educa
tional enthusiasm that is now.sweejv
Ing over the State.
The following were among the reso
luiionr. introduced:
' Resolution No. 2: It ia the firm
conviction of this Assembly that the
oife-e of State Superintendent of Pub
lic Instruction, of North Carolina
should be held hereafter forever as a
sacred trust for .the children. To thia .
end no man who ia not at the time 'of
his election a great teacher can prop
erly administer thia trust, in order
that this office may mean most of the
State, the salary of the office must be
such as will enable a great teacher -to
hold th-j fame. We therefore recom
mend that the next legislature in
crease the salary of the State Superin
tendent of Public Instruction to $3,000
aunually, putting the leadership of the
children's minds on . a par with the
! handling of the people's money." Sub-
"Resolution No. 3: Whereas it is
1 the sense of the North Carolina Teach-
i ere' Assembly that the great work
! done by the Rev. Calvin Henderson
! Wiley as the first Superintendent of
! the tomijuou schools of North Caro
lina in ui'iiiiildine the educational in-
i tc-rests of the State has not -received
! In the past from our people the recog-
i nitlon that it deserves, and. whereas
the time has now; come -when tne im
portant matter can most fittingly be
brought to the attention of the people
ct North Carr-lina; therefore, be it
"Resolved. Thv.t the president of
the North Carolina. Teachers' Assem
ble be iif titictod tc appoint a commit
tee of five with tht Superintendent of
Public Instruction chairman ex-ofnclo.
who shall look irto the advisability of
rabinir funds under the authority of
the ustml lv for u.e erection of a suit
able monument ir. Dr. Wiley's home
! and If found advisable the said com
i mittte shall devise plans for so doing
! and proceed at outv to put them into
! o-peratthti; tut '.he committee shall re
i port .n the next tinnual meeting of the
assembly, as to (lie work done and at
leach annual me t.ng thereafter until
Uly work Is con.n'.eted.
"CommitU: Me. S. Nuble. J. Y. Joy-
'lieef-.C-.-'-D. M iveiv Josophus-Daniels,
- R. U. W. Connor. ."' -
The regular election of officers of the
Teacher Assembly was, held Friday
morning and the following officers"
were t letted: President, Dr. Venahle.
of the University of North Carolina;
first vire nresideut. J. B. Carlyle, of
Wake Forest Collere: secretary and
treasurer. Mr. Charmh haci, of Dur
ham The following honorary vice
presidents were elected: First, Clem
ents, of Wake; second. E. C. Brooks,
of Monroe; third. C. C. Crittendon, of
Wake: fourth. J.C. Campbell, of Bute's-
Creek: fifth. Mis Boddie; sixth, J. T..
Bivens, of TrinitPark High School;
seventh. H. F.-Llnsutt. of Chapel mil;
eighth. Dr. Newman of Elon College.
Ex-Governor Jarvis spoke Friday
night. He said education is a qualita
tive and not a quantitative question.
We have as much as we want. It Is the
spirit of progress that we-must make
that puts the breaks oh the downward
tendency and turns it back towards a
higher culture. To lower Yhe stand-;
ard of culture is to decrease the num
ber interested. The GermansXbrought
Into Holland those who were scholars.
much of their success lies in thhf fact.
Get the best. Wherever you.fiud one
great natron there you. find another.
Back of a student there ia a home, but
the teacher can't always trust that
home. Discipline, is limited, not by
lack of occasion but by fear of his hanky
account and aafety of the teacher a
head. In olden times the royal path
was the black gum and the strap,.
Solomons way. These are not meet
within ttiese times of diplomacy. There
is not the proper sympathy between
the home and' the -school. Poverty of
patronage has grown to the point of
demanding free scholarships, free
books.. free everything, but they would
get up on their dignity if confronted
with what God's law establishes in
His Word." The problem is to make
more people want to educate,, for it ia
a fact for every boy who wants to go
to,sc-hool there an' ten teachers on his
track. You know what a sublime suc
cess was won when this Question
was submitted to the voters, t Laugh
ter.) We are set tax-haters. The
State's '"machinery 1b under a strain to
accomplish it designs. Parents join
with pupils against what should be
good discipline, against a 'record which
should make thetli hang-their heads In
shame. .We need a high order of pat
ronage upon which .teachers may rely.
feeling that there is force behind them.
Master Printers Organize,
Morehead Cty. Special. The North
Carollua Master Printers' Association
was organized here with the following
offlceis: C. 11. Edwards. Raleigh, presi
dent; Osmond ,L. Hani.nger, Charlotte,
first vice-president; Benjamin . W'il.
Wilmington, second vice president; H.
B. -Varner, Iexingtou, secretary audi
treasurer; H. E. SeemAn,' Joseph , J
Stone and H. B. Varuer. committee- rn
constitution and by-laws.- The purpose1
if the organization 1 the mutual proll
tection members and the advancl
ment of the printing business In North
Carolina. The next meeting is to he
held lo Greensboro some time In AU
gust
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