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VOL. VIII.
RALEIG-H, IST. C., TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1901
No. 60
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OF DANGER
Schley Stood Exposed at the
I Battle of Santiago
CHASING THE COLON
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Hodgson Says the Brooklyn
Did All She Could Do
I Never Out of the Spanish
! Line of Fire
fWahington, Oct. 7.- Lieutenant Com-
islander A. C. Hodgson was 'again on
te stand the Schley court of inquiry.
f e occupied a somewhat uneonif orta
ir position between the direct fire of
jjfu; judge advocate and the cross-fire of
tlje counsel for the applicant.1 He en-
favored tc explain why it was that he
lined ! to Admiral Schley that the al-
;ed ebljoquy ever occurred and had an
iiv r time admitted I that the substance
f ;h;K dialogue as printed was correct,
(e said ,he had denied the verbal ac-
t;n;it; oui aiimitted that a rnnversa-
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tif :i was- held. The witness; said he
ver. attached any importance to the
jjannij the Texas': expression It was
I remark indicating- irritation- he said,
fol'was not condemnatory, of the Texas
Mr" the position she was in. He. thought
.ill Schley wanted from him was a de-
f.nl of! the statement that the! comman
r .of j the flying squadron engaged in
fcolloqhy with a junior officer at such.
eJiiical event. This he was willing to
give, as no colloquy ever occurred.
in. the course of a, rather sharp cross
ein'mihation Mr. Rayner asked the wit-
ijtss concerning-the. movements of the
fboklyn: i
j(. Can you give me in brief the
vim k : which the Brooklyn did during
tBe battle July. 3? j
Ja. The Brooklyn did all she could
tb: She got into action as quicklly
;j passible and she .commenced firing
f soon as her first gun could be
lfjought to bear. "We kept the1 port bat
tery firing until the Brooklyn turned
rfund. W e got around as quickly as
v ould by the port helm i until we
v;e re j almost parallel with the port of
tle' leading Spanish vessel,, th Yiscaya.
Wlierjiwe got around the smoke was
very jtlense and nothing could be seen
of the Spanish vessels the leading ones,
tjlie .Vjiscnya, Qquendo; and Colon. When
y. began to turn the Yiscaya was about
yards on our starboaid bow.'-Tb
(ilor.( was "abaft.;.our starboard beam,
: ka dhe Oquendo was abaft 'Oiy star-l-nrd!bow.
, We continued in that posi
tion, f I remarked to Captain C-ook thru
ijt; seejned Tathr lonely for us out there.
-asked why. I said that we were all
; !ohr i that the threei Spanish vessel
f emed to be depending on us to seek
rtjeni out. ' The smoke was so dens?
t'Kit hve could see nothing. -Captain
Vnk isteoped out of. the conning tower
risd ps he did so, exclaimed to me:
TiWhrit is that on our starboard bow.
J! looked in that direction and' saw the
bf j-vvibovr wave formed bv a ship and I
said: "That must- te the Massachu-
'f-etts. He said, "No it could not be
tin; Massachusetts, as she has gone tj
Criwnianarno for coal." Then I said:
"It must be .the pregon." The Oregon
v'ris .it that time four or five hundred
yards' off our starboard quarter, going
rjfiond at full spend. We continued n
ti-at position until we got up steam.
Tlien fvve drew further ahead of the Ore
gon. jThe Oquendo very shortly fell out
ijini went ashore arid the Colon gradu
f.liy drew ahead. We continued in that
(iriectlon for some time and then the
"Viscaka ported her helm and ran into
shore,'. The Colon had in this time
g;.;re speed, and was ahead about sev
ejn miles. 'After passing the Viscaya
we steamed ahead and ceased firing.
During the time we had a little oppor
tunity, to gel something to 'eat. We
gained on-the Colon, but very slowly; in
f; ct ?he apparently gained on us. The
fliasej was continned then after th.e Co
lor ujntil we gradually began to gain.
As. we drew toward her at about 13,0f0
yards! the signal was given from the
flrgshjip to thip Oregon to fire her 13
inch guns. The shot fell short. We then
fired lone of our S-incE guns and that
f11 short. At intervals the Oregon con
tinued to fire 13 and S-inch shells and
we fired 8-inch shells. One' 8-inch shell
-fell ahead of the Colon, 1
"What was the bearing of Admiral
Sjenley during the engagement," . the
yfitness was asked. .
i Tie : replied: The bearing which an
ejfficer of his rank and station in the
Fifrviee should have the bearing of a
commander in chief.": ,
i Q. Can you give me his position
yhat place dicT he occupyg .
jA.h-He was on the little bridge or
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rntfdrm around the conning tower.
jQ.-Was that a position tf danger?
-lit was.
IfQ.-iThe case has been stated by some
f the witnesses that the Brooklyn ran
unoiyards south away from the line of
Jemhjlof the Spanish ships. hat do
Tfn spy with reference to thaf?
! A.-lf any witness has made that
fjhten-ent. although he may have stated
pf-bnt-ihe thought was true, hie was ab-
Frlntdlv mistaken
f -4How far did she go?
!jA.-She must have made about sik
Jj'ir'.ltefj yards from the most northerly
?!j"s!t'ion which she occupied when she
STe rtivnintr
.-O.-j-Tliat was her tactical diameter,
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A. I think that was about it.
Q. Bid the turning; interfere with
her ability to keep up with the enemy'
A. No. . , . .
Captain William Fqlger, who "com
manded,! the Nwf Orleans, was placed
upon the stand when Lieutenant Commander-Hodgson
jvas excused. He did
not hear any guns fired while off Cien
fn egos, j the witness said, as he was in
his bunk all day. j
' Captain Lemlly sought to show by
this witness that the shore batteries at
Santiagj) were ineffective and that the
numerous bombardments' developed the
Met. ;j j ; '
The! witness told of the firing of thi
batteries, but advanced a new sugges
tion to the effect) that: the majority of
the shots fired ati he blockading squad
ron during these? bombardments were
fired over the hills from the fleet in the
harbor. I I .
During Hodgson's investigation Mr.
Raynef read Captain Chadwick's report
regarding' the famous .colloquy on the
Brooklyn in which Schley was said to
have used the words "damn the -Tes-as,"
and when "he ;had finished the judge
a(vocatp tried to. introduce Cantain
Clradwick's report of his examination
of Lieutenant Commander Heilner (the
navigator of the Texas) in which that
officer Asserted that Lieutenant Com
mander Ilodgson : had -told him three
times of fhe colloquy and that Adm'io.l
Schley llid say "damn the Texas, let
her looli out for -herself."
Mr. jayner objected on the ground
that it iad not bieen introduced in the
direct examination of the witness "d
that whn Mr. Heilner was on the stand
he had not been asked about the matter.
He gay assurance to the court that he
did not jwant to impeach the veracity of
Mr. Hodgson and that his only object
in bringing ih Captain Chadwick's report
of Mr. Hodgson's statement was that
he had not stated-.' to Captain Chadwick
that Commodore Schley used the words
"damn theTexias" He said also that
Heilner was not confronted by Ad
miral Sehley during the5 examination by
Captain; Chadwick, and turning to the
applicant asked "Were you present?"
"Xo. I was not present," answered
Admiral" Schley. "I was not asked to
be." t ' I - j-
The judge advocate said the objection
was technical, made to avoid getting
all thej facts before the court. Cap
tain Parker, of' Admiral Schley's coun
sel, deified this, land he and Captain
Lemly pxchangd a few spirited re
marks. : Mr. Ilanna. the judge advo
cate's' assistant sfiid he wanted to spr
a word, being prompted by the fact
that Mr.. Bayher looked him directly in
the face Avhen the objection was mrd'.'.
. "You tare so pretty that I could not
help looking , at you," said Mr. P.ayuer
with a j smile, find Captain Lend; in
terposed with "II object to side re
marks of .this kind." ':
The court retired to consider the ob
jection, land )when it returned announc
ed that (the statement of Cantain Chad
wick of; his examination of Commander
Heilnerj could not be admitted at this
time. ". ii
'Lieatnant Dixon wrs another wit-
ness. l.is testimony reierreu iu laun-s
and chhrts he had prepared showing
bow Ion
g Schley'sj shjps could chase the
Spanish!
ships and still have enoui'h
coal to
'return to Jvey West. W lien ms
testimony was concluded court aujorn
ed untlti tomorrowf.
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Distinguished Lawyer Dead
Washington. Oct. 7.-Valter D. Dav-
ide one of the mbst distinguisnea mem
bers ofj the district bar. tiiea at nis
resident ; in this city this morning at
jll:t)J OIPlOCK. JU;.,l.u nif;.r u.ui Lin-ii 111
'for the'jpast month, of acute indigestion.
I When fhe announcement of Mr. Dav
idge'.s death reached the city hall all of
the district courts which were in ses-
r.iAn n I -t rn in rvrl :
Mr. D'tvidge, vj-ho was 78 years old
at the time of his death, was, with one
ovrpntirtn in the number of Tears of ac
tive practice, the oldest member of the
Washington bar. ' ;
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TEACHERS RECALLED
Banton Island Not a
Safe
Place br Them
Manila, Oct. 7. The governor of Romb
lon sent some off the American school
teachers assigned to Banton- Island,
where there is no American garrison, in
care of the presidente. ! The latter, who
feared Ho assume; the responsibility for
the safety of the teachers, confessed
that the district iwas a refuge for loO
rebel riflemen. Thereupon the governor
would jnot permit the teachers to re
main and arrested the' nreisidente and
sent troops to: destroy the band.
Intercepted correspondence and inves
tigation's by a local school teacher re
sulted In the capture of a rebel major
with other conspirators who were ar
ranging! for the 1 concentration of 250
riflemen in Bulucan province,
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STREET RAILWAY SOLD
Improved Service Promised
to VVrightsville Beach
Wilmington, N.' C. Oct. .Special
The Wilmington! Street ' Railway was
sold at auction today under foreclosure
sale. Tjhe purchasers were Hugh Mac
Bae & Co., bankers of this city, for
$iUl,oUp. Ihere were only two bidders,
the othfer being Murchjson & Company.
One hundred thousand dollars was the
upset , price required by the decree of
sale, which was Imade subject to cou
firmatidn by the court. The nurchasers
of the street railway fecently bought a
controlling interest jn the Seacoast ?or.d
from hbre to Wfightsville Beach sum
mer resort, and iwill convert it into a
trolley Isystem. ?The Icity railway and
j the road to the beach: will be operated
; jointly.! It is expected that the road
will bei greatly improved
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The President Not Particular
as to Republicans
APPOINTMENTS MADE
A Democrat Made Federal
Judge in Alabama and a
'McLaurin Convert Collect
or in South Carolina
Washington, Oct. 7. Special.f-Senator
McLaurin has landed again, and this
time he has secured the apporitment of
his friend, Loomis Blalock, to be internal
revenue collector for South Carolina. All
the old Republican crowd that! has bat
tled for twenty years or more for the'
negro patty, has been turned down and
a new convert put into a fat job. This
was done, however, after Blajock had
agreed 'wTith Deas, the colored leader,
not to disturb the present force in the
internal revenue office. ; ;
Mr. !Blalock is a comparatively new
accession to ' the Republican party.
Neither of these men, however, repre
sents any o. the ideas and purposes of
the old-time Republicans. Colonel Deas,
colored, who had been a deputy! collector
under Webster, and a Republican leader
since the reconstruction days, wanted to
be national committeeman, and it was
planned that another old-line leader
should become collector of internal reve
nue. A A. Gates of ' Greenville was
one of the old leaders Avho wmited to
be collector. He was at the White
House today with A. C. Merrick, both
representing the Republican State com
mittee, to withdraw his opposition to
Loomis Blalock. Mr. Blalock accompa
nied Gates' and Merrick, and the Presi
dent av;;s told that the old-line Republi
cans would withdraw all theijr" opposi
tion. The post office at Newberry, S. C, was
! another matter of interest in South Caro
lina politics today. There is to be a
change in postmasters in Newberry and
among the applicants are C. J. Purcell,
John Scott and James 11. Davidson. .They
saw the President.
Representative Latimer," Democrat, was
one of the President's visitors, and his
opinion was asked ' regarding the New
berry office." Mr. Latimer told the Presi
dent he would be glad to make a recom
mendation if a Democrat was to be
appointed. The President said that he
wouhl appoint a Republican if a good
man could be found, but if no such man
could be located he would appoint a
Democrat. R. O. Stewart, who is said
ito be a cousin of the President, is spoken
of for the position and is said, to be
acceptable to Mr. Latimer.
Along the line of putting in conserva
tive men in office the President today
announced the (appointment of Thomas
Goode Jones, of Alabama, to be United
States district judge for the northern
and middle districts of Alabama.
The appointment of Governor Jones
was received with general satisfaction
by a number of Alabama Republicans
"sand Democrats who were at the Y hite
House today. Governor Jones was
(praised in the highest terms. It was
'stated that the negroes of Alabama
would welcome the appointment because
Governor Jones had strongly opposed the
disfranchising clause recently adopted by
the Alabama constitutional convention.
It was stated that Booker Washington
would be particularly pleased. Governor
Jones' abilities are recognized by every
body. Representative Thompson of Alabama
called to pay his respects to the Presi
dent, accompanied by his brother. Judge
J. A. Thompson. Representative Thomp
son was delighted at the appointment
of ex-Governor Jones for district judge
to fill the vacancy caused by ithe death
of Judge Bruce. He said Governor
Jones was not only one of the ablest
lawyers in Alabama, but one of the
most prominent and highly esteeemed
citizens a pure, high-toned and fair-:
minded man who will fill the position
with honor and credit.
"This oner act of the new President
will place him in the same high esteem
of the South that President McKinlev
; enjoyed," said Mr. Thompson. Speaking
of Governor Jones, Representative
Thompson said: "He has always enjoyed
a great reputation as a military man,
and was known in Alabama as the mili
tary governor. During the civil wiar be
was the youngest officer on General Gor
don's staff and won distinction as a
Confederate soldier. Though a Confed
erate and Southern Democrat he has
always been a strong supporter of the
constitution of the United ; States and
was a member of the recent constitutional
convention. He was a leader of the
minority of the franchise committee
whkdi composed the grandfather clause
because he thought it was in conflict
with the constitution of 1 the United
States. " , ;
In talking with Representative Thomp
son about Southern appointments the
President said that he intended to pick
the best men to be had. "If I can't find
Republicans I am going to appoint Demo
crats," the President said. "I am go
ing to make such appointments as will
make every Southerner respect the Re
publican party."
Alphens B. Willis has been transfer
red from assistant keeper at Hatteras
Inlet, North Carolina, light station to
steond assistant keeper at Cape Look
out. North Carolina, in place of Chas.
W. Pugh.
Postmasters appointed: A. B. Chapin
at Aurora, Beaufort county, vice H. R.
Lane,, removed: J. E. Pritchard, Elk
Park, Mitchell county, vice H. T. Nor
man, removed; S. L. Ewing, Sulphur
Springs,. Montgomery county, vice W.
T. H. Ewing, dead.
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fjuler of Afghanistan Expired
Last Thursday
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HABIB ULLAH REIGNS
Abdur Rahman Khan! Made
-H is Country Strong and
! Respected His Heir the
i Son of a Slave Woman
London, Oct. 7. A dispatc
h to the
(jentral News from Simla says that
Habib Ullah, tne eldest son of the
Ameer of Afghanistan, has reported to
tfie British agent at Cabul that the
Ameer died last Thursday aftejr a brief
illness.
The Ameer was born in 1830! and had
been on the throne twenty-one years.
He dominated Afghanistan asj no ruler
has done for many years, and. will be
a! most conspicuous figure in j her his
try. ; j
lliis life was a stormy ope For
twelve years of his early manhood he
Was an exile, kept out of Afghanistan
by' the jealous fear of his uncle, Share
All, against whom he had sided when
Ali and the other .two sons of the fa--.inous
Dost Mabommed were! fighting
for the throne. It was in 1808 that he
fled the country of Afghanistan and be
come the ' guest of the czar, jliving on
Russian bounty in the city of Samar
kand. The Russians have accused him
of the grossest ingratitude in tliese later
years when he has treated Russia al-mjot-
as an enemy.
. (The opportunity of Abdur Rahman
Kpian the exile, came in 188() and he
wis equal to it. Abdur Rahjman was
astute enough to see that hi real in
tfjrests were nearer ' to India) than to
lfussia. His country was a buffer state
between the two. dominions. He de
sfred to be an independent uler and
tjngland could help him if he vas strong
ejiough to be a stumbling block injthii
way of Russia's advance toward i In
dia. So he lost no time in declaring
tjiat England's friends were his friends
and her enemies were his enemies, and
a!fter taking some time to think it over
Ilngl and gave him a pension o 160,000
Oj year. f ' .-':.' '"'" "'". ,j . -
f.Tije.Attieer justified the confidence re
rfosed in him. He showed that he -was
sjtrong enough to answer for the tran
quility of Cabul and the adjacent dis
torts." He did far in tj taan
this. The London Times summed !up
h;is achievements in 1S91, whn it said
tbat by his energy and abilitjy he had
restored Afghanistan from being merely
a geographical expression intoj a strong
and united kingdom. - j
The Ameer had several wives, nono
df .whom presented him with j any chil
ttren who long survived. Among hi
cpnenbines was a slave givl who had
lieen the handmaiden of the Ameers
second wife. The elder of hisi two sons
by this woman of lowly origin is Habib
.Ullah. the heir to the thron?. He is
i6w 30 years old. He stampers and.
according to his father, the impediment
ii his speech, is the effect of poison ad
ministered by a-cousin with a view to
clearing the way to his own succession.
I tn 1802 the Ameer formally nomi
nated him heir to tht throne, presenting
iim with a sword of state; butjhis broth-o-
Nasrulli Jan, who is onlyj a year
younger, was in late years stiid to be
ifis father's favorite and to bei far more
intelligent than his brother. " The Af
ghanis were ruled with a rod 6f iron by
lie late Ameer, and his successor, the
son of a slave woman, will have to show
the quality of his great father if he is
Successfully to impose his will; upon the
country. i
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London, Oct. S. The reporjt of the
flWh of the ;imen" ; fonfi'-ned. Th"
British agent at Cabul has transmitted
4 message to the Indian government
gating that Habib Ullah Khan, the
rlmeer's eldest son and nominated .heir,
m Durban, on October 2 asked the pub
lic to pray in all the mosous for the
recovery of his father who jwas seri
Jnslv ill. Habib Ullah Khan Communi
qated his action to the Britisti resident
iho the next day received a further no
tification that the ameer had died early
ii the morning of October 3. j
1 No further details have been received.
Nothing is-known of the situation at
Cabul, but it is assumed that Habib
TioV. Khn " r"s cnrreeueQi to xne
throne ancl holds control.
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I UNWELLCOltlE CRISIS
Deatb of tb Ameer XMtqnletlns New
to Grant Britain -j
i London, Oct. 7. The Afghan spectra
which forever haunts British! power iu
Asia, has rearisen with unwelcome sud
denness at a moment that is ndenlably
Inopportune for the British apd Indian
jrovernment. With the death !af Ameer
Ab'li"- Rahman, which althougli- not offi
cially .announced." London does-wt doubt
r-,'erronrren. n crisis is immefl.ately cre
ated, "which, pending a satisfactory set
tlement, will not fail to cauke serious
juxietv in this country. Much depends
' upon the little known personality of
HabibUllah Khan, Abdur Rahman's eld
est son by a slave girl, who. t has long
been believed here, was nominated as
jiis successor by his father, j
; It is recognized that if he inherits his
i father's strong character "he will be able
. control his turbulent countrymen
with his father's iron hand.f Internal
peace, on which, external relations de-j
pend, may be niaintained, but it is re
called that neyer once in history ha3
there been a peaceful transfer of the
sceptre in Cabui, ,and there is no good
reason to believe that the present occa-f
fcicn will be an exception. In any cas
the position off the new ruler will eer-;
j tainiy be menaced by intrigues in be
lli i:. If of one or more rival candidates for
the ' throne, an4 especially the younger
prince, whose mother Js of -royal blood.;
Should history be repeated and he
country given oyer to the strife of rival
factions, it is impossible to predict the;
effect on the course of central Asian. iol-(
itics, particularly upon Anglo-Russiali
relations. Needless to say, the ayerage
Briton is convinced that chaos in Af
ghanistan will ibe the immediate signal
for Russian intervention for the purpose?
of promoting Russia's advance on the!
Indian frontier.!!
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A COAST LINE
I OFFICIAL DEAD
Wm, A. Riach Expires Sudden
ly on an Ocean Steamer
Wilmington, N. C, Oct. .7. Special
William Archibald Riach, general auditor
of the Atlantic Coast Line, died Friday
on the steamship Umpria, Cunard line,:
and the remains arrived in New York
Sunday noon. His death was sudden.'
His wife was wkh him. They had been
on a visit to their old home in the high
lands of Scotland. Mr. Riach I moved
to the United States when 21 years old.;
He was with thie Puhman company sev
eral years. Seventeen years' ago he'i
came to Wilmington to accept the posi-;
tion of general pauditor of the Atlantic
Coast Line, lie was a great disciplina-,
rian and was considered one of the finest'
business men and accountants in rail
road circles in this country. Hisi great!
.executive ability was easily recognized.)
He was considered one of the Coast!
Line's most valuable officials, and his!
loss is greatly felt. The funeral willj
take place Wednesday morning. All thej
general offices of the road will be closed;
during the hovr of service out of re-l
spect to his memory.
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AT A CRITICAL STAGES
; Everything I) Being Done fbf
I Releaseof Miss Stone
! Washington, Oct. 7 The situation ini
the case of Miss Ellen M. Stone, thej
American missionary held captive by.
brigands in Bulgaria, is regarded at the'
State Department to have reached its
most critical stae. This statement was
made today by Si the acting secretary of
state, Mr. Adeejl The State Department
tstill : continues ;its reticence in regard
!to the matter. j lit is known, however,
that everything! possible is being' done:
by this government through- the United
States representatives in Turkey and
: Bulgaria. jj ':
Dispatches fmm New York, Boston,:
Chicago and other great cities show that
substantial means are being taken to
secure the ransom of Miss Stone. A!
dispatch from- Boston, referring to the;
efforts to complete the ransom; fundi
says: - j '-,
i "At the offices of Kidder, Peabody &
Co. today there)! is activity and interest
along lines that are somewhat unusual
to the financial jdistrict. The offices will
remain open unjil 6 o'clock this evening
to await ret urn sj from distant cities. The
firm has made arrangements -to cable the
amount to Eumpean representatives tb
moment that the necessary sum is sub
scribed. The money will be placed in
the hands of Miss Stone's captors at the
rendezvous they have set, and in such
manner as to fulfill the conditions for her
release. The lfinsoni will not be paid
until Miss Ston is liberated unharmed.'f
Vienna, Oct.f 7 The News Weinef
Tagblatt's corrfespondent at Sofia ridil
cules the idea Of Miss Stone being mur
dered by her kidnappers at a fixed date,
'He declares tlfat they would 1 neve
dream of murdering her so long as there
is the slightestf prospect of obtaining -a
ransja for he. He adds it is nroba
, ble that her captors are not professiona
brigands, but engage occasionally iuj
brigandage when a good opportunity;
offers itself.
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FALLING BEHIND
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Revenues of France Inade1
quate to Meet Expenditures
Paris, Oct. 7.-jf-The Temps todays says
it views with alarm the constant diminj
ishing revenues! of the government.' Th
returns for September show that the ref
ceipts were 20,000,000 francs below esj
timates, and the receipts . for niu
months show a deficit of 90.000.000
francs. What makes the matter look
worse is that this shrinkage has occurred
at a time when the country is at com--plete
peace. TJie only remedy for thk
present conditidn is a further loan, al
though the debt of the country is alj
ready of colossal proportions. Thf
Temps traces he present condition of
affairs to the .action of the chamberf
iu passing specfal legislation for the puv
pose of securing votes and the cowardly
refusal of the ministers to oppose suca
action. ic v I
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Heavy .Damages Awarded
Wilmington, N. .C,, Oct. 7. Special.-j-The
trial of the case of Moore, vs. Naj
vassa Guano Company, to recover twem,
ty thousand dafnages for alleged injury
to lands and crops "by emission of
gases from thejl company's plant several
miles up the river from the city.resulted
in the jury rendering a decision in favor
of the plaintiff for $5,750. The case
was tried in Brunswick Superior Court
at Southport, and the trial consumed
ten days, the longest in the history of
this section. The defendant comnany
took an appeallito the Supreme Court.
MB
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Hawks Tells Him About His
Big Scheme
AND AIRS HIS WRONGS
The Promoter Mentions Judge
Boyd, but Absolves Him
from Obligation Hawks
and Meiklejohn Dispute
Washington, Oct. 7. George D. Meikle
john, ex-Assistant Secretary of War, was
an important witness before the sub
committee of the Senate committee on
Military Affairs, which is conducting the
Manila hemp inquiry today. He denied
ever having subscribed to any stock in
the cordage enterprise or ever having
given Colonel Heistand authority to as
sociate his faame with it. ,
Major Hawks disputed this statement,
and at his request the sub-committee
sent for an original claim on file in the
War Department, which Major Hawks
declares will prove that the witness
was associated with the hemp company.
Mr. Lawrence Holt of North Carolina
was called. He was questioned by Mr.
Needham as follows:
Q. State what Major Hawks said to
you at the Ebbitt House about Judge
Boyd or any other official in connection
with this hemp company.
A. He told me about- this company
that he had been instrumental in organ
izing, and he wanted to be reimbursed
for his services. I don't think he claimed
anything against Judge Boyd.
Q. When'- did he first approach you on
the subject?
A. I think in December,- 1900. He
seemed to feel a 'little sore in connec
tion with his appointment which had
been cancelled, he said, beiore he reached
the place he was .going. He said he
tfiought he had been badly treated.
"He mentioned Judge Boyd in con
nection with the matter," the witness
added, "but he said he had released him
from any obligation in the matter. He '
said that the New York papers wanted
the story, and that the" whole thing
would appear very soon Jn the papers,
and that a good many high officials would
be implicated. He asked me the ques
tion if I would not publish' them if - they
owed me money? I did not look over
his papers. -He had a great many with
him." r'-'S :, ,v':'
By Senator Burrow Did he explain
what he -jeant by ; saying he would get
even Svitlf those officials?
"No, sir; he did not."
"Did he .say anything about having the
matter investigated by the Senate?"
"Yes,, sir." :
By Major Hawks Mr. Holt, did I ever
say to 3-ou that if I was not paid $800
I would stop Judge Boyd's nomination?
"No, sir; you did not tell me that."
was the answer. And then a recess was
taken. !
THE FREE PASS
WILL PASS OtIT
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Railroads Contemplate Abol
ishing the Practice
New "ork, Oct. 7. A sub-committee
representing all railroads in the Trunk
Line Association, in the Central Traf
fic Association and the Western Pas
senger Association, met in the offices of
the Trunk Line Association in this city
today and voted to recommend the com
plete abolition of the free pass system,
to take effect January 1, 1902.' This
committee was appointed at a meeting
of the presidents of about forty impor
tant railroad systems, held in hs city
last winter. Its work was designed to
be supplemental to the action of the
presidents in order that passes should
not be given to; influence traffic. The
recommendation framed, by the commit
tee today will be submitted, to the as
sociations represented for ratification.
The action of the committee was
unanimous and the general sentiment
among the railroad men is stid to be in'
favor of the step recommended. It is
proposed to stop the practice of issuing
railroad passes, and no exceptions are
to be made according to the recommen
dation adopted today. There are to be
exchanges of annual passes between
presidents and other leading officers, of
railroads. No trip passes are to be is
sued for political, business, or other
reasons, and thousands of family passes
issued to minor officer of railroads are
to be discontinued.
One member of the sub-committee on
abolition of passes was asked today if
the new rule was intended to apply to
politicians and legislators as well as to
other persons, and he replied: "Yes, we
intend to make a clean, sweep. If our
recommendation is. adopted no favors
will be shown to any person. The only
way to make such a movement a suc
cess is to treat everybody like."
Senator Daniel III
Richmond, Va., Oct. 7. Senator Dan
iel is ill at" his home in Lynchburg with
chills and fevers. He was expected to
lead the minority party of the suffrage
committee in the Democratic conference
tomorrow night. His illness will have- a
considerable effect i on settlement of suf
frage questions in the constitutional
convention.- ; ,
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