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KAIEIG-H. N. C. SATUKDAY, NOVEMB2R 16, 1902.
No 140
Post
Mitchell
to the Coal
Hard and Hazardous Em-
'
nlnvflicnt at InaueQUaiC ;
WaRcs the Burden
of His Complaint.
A Plea for the
Children
Pa- Nov. II. Iefore the
tMiy Mr. Mitchell
statement with the hep
,-.:r.:r'.s?lon would "aucceo ,
, .- - relationship between
, inm ,h-.t v..!!
, -nl stability In the In-
f- .n in-lfinite p-riod.
.. T,-:tin the t!niar.t! for in
; . v it the miners, a r':or:er
,v f-r tl.e lANrfV. the vtihtu
..,., ;,f.-l r.n lnlutrl:l ngr?-
t' t".
::.'. Mr. Mitchell s.il.l:
' ;: men an-l boy employ
- i . 1 the mins. stripping.
...... . . ! bratsTS In the an'hrn-
. i or 4 pe" :. t.
. .. . ..-.. . n contract, or p".ce
t tV r-rr rir-Iite 0f-0. r 57 per
. r , -rvp'iyfd by the hour. d.y.
ire miners and ;.:CS pre ,
r . . r- ! .Mr'n The work of a con- ed Mine Workers, had a very unpleas-
t- t r :r r r- iu!r an unusually hlh ant ten minutes on the witness stand
, ZT or ;:!. T. work of a miner just before the anthracite commission
V t r.J. ts' Inbor.-r is extremely adjourned for the day this afternoon.
Y -i-.r ' i"i f-et. Is more dinserous Mr. Mitchell had been the only wit-
fri.!.1yr-':.t in any othtr Impor- r.ess called to the stand durlns the day
t - t i- '.-'ry in th worl-i. and In fact was the whole thins In the
x; r-jnNr persons killed and day's proceedlnss. Matters had Ngne
j. i : ;. j r r l. employed Is renter nlong rather swimmingly for him.
i-. .-!- other industry. I-ich questions had come at him easy
i r th -fhrarite roal mines are In with the exception of a few minute.?
:. V.,:'--. - l-l rron lose their lives Just before adjournment. However, at
s- ! thre tirr-.e as mny are maimed, noon there had been nothing to dls-
i I yx thse r-rson receive less turb his serenity.
;. :;rii!;y than are received by Finally Mr.. Mitchell was turned over
re-. r-'rrrr-..is pre.Iy similar work to Mr. Wilcox for for cross-examlna-
t:-r f !!. nndor more favorable, tlon. Mr. Wilcox asked Mr. Mitchell
i I huir !o-s cor. Iltlo.is. if there had not been a icreat deal of
'TV f ranter of years a nan can boycotting during the strike. The chief
zrini his hn!th and strength In this of the t.Jne workers answered that he
V-r-r-:-? l limited. If he escapes learned from the newspapers that there
1ifh or ry by falls of rock or coal had been, but he kner of none offlclal-
v. rnr -oj cvp attacks of miaera ly. and he bad -never authorised any.
f.trr. T?-r Is sc.rely a min Mr. V.'llcox then read a report in a
rrXr who hns rt cont.-acted this newspaper corrtrtir.ln? resolutions pa-rnlvH-.
Tv. miners are compelled to ed by n local union of the United Mine
...r ir. r' dor smoke, foul air. many WorV.era at N'anticoke. in which store
rf t-.-m in r -ittr. and their work It- keepers and all other business men of
: t I:ff!":!t an-1 vry exhausting.
r.-r-.iu!.;. Insumncv companies will
t r to this class of work
c -.. T. ri k nre so great that the
-r .-r t no ;M prohibitive to men
r n ires ,ir s. low. The entire
; r-r -r.i vh!.-h they derr.r.nd as an
'.: ctm in th- tr would not ruf-
1 i- .- rry - n insurance of tl.WO.
It sn h::t fiir and Just that
rsj p-. :-i ,!:--- cItscs of workmen
huM .o ?s h;h. If not higher, th.in
vs- p .i ! - ki:ied artisans In oth--r
v. ,.-.::r! It Is certainly not un
t fv'"; thit thrse miners should
r-hv as hi"h wrges as are paid to
fr;rrit ;-. th-? bituminous coal fields,
i- tr. s;.v r ar.d go! 1 mir.es or In the
' . r- i 1 -o f r-1pAtf ..Il - f .-MH .
-k' ; h sir.lous. freer from lia-1
M.ty to ,:ir.o. rof.-jirln? less expe-i
r:-.-e ar.d i- t;n nr..i i. ,iir tia ?
....... ...... . - - - , j
n
. r in the anthracite coal
I-i r-:rrr:Sr.sr the demand for rednc
of ;we rf ,i.n). laborers. Mr.
'" !:" (. th.it it amounted to
' ' 1 for : ir cent increase of
- rr.s .t-on fnr .s3,r.y n-.cn or 57 per
. ff r;; employer.
j. ;.rrK:ii-i 'u of the union docs" r.ot
f " t. c.-'.Mi-vi or Interference by men
"r r!lV"l by the ro-npanles. It
r rr.ctr.s thit ofiiccrs selected by
" r i --. xwrkt rs shall exercise cu
r ":. j oer th orranlzatlon or
our?cl -Alih the mine workers
f ! 1 f.-.ir trade affairs shall
t ' co- :u to I. The minors have as
:.--? r.,-h; t.i K!ect spoksmn to act
r 'h'-r., t. ror,rc?nt ihir Krievences.
-r.r th- ir affairs .as have the
"vv;ers of tiry one of the
"hra-'o ro-,1 companies to elect
'w"r c.f.'tr, to i-erforrn a like func
t.o .
r .r th Information of the tcom
p n-t v. herewith outline 'more
'f;;jr a plan of procedure which.
; -Jl?tol. tvould prevent local
'trl-.T ,.,1 preson.? pace and har-
T Innr.g tho time covered by the
1 "rl whsch you are empowered to
a '.
t "r't. Th rit of wages, the
-.- - r.f i,jr. th Biehod of welh-
p-.ying for iho prolu:t of
i rr.r.ors' work should bo I.noorroral-
l Jr.
tw r tho rntioua coal rorr.
I ' anl r;.rontt;Tos f ths
.t: rrt Mch the compMlnunU
C4 are r.err.Urr.
' p'!- Th" 'houl l be a commlt
fwnr,tive renresentstlvo
t v.' lif'J,'' hich canr.ct be set
- it--?t tr.
mlr. formtn and
- rrir.e
oKr or mine workers In-
f f.-rk-rs selected by the employes
; ' rr"r-'ltt to co-operate with
' fcrnjn In th .? ...n.
";riRjlM'c trJl to j"t tac
, ..! fwrs!ail" the matt-r
"-sp-te shouM .v- referrtM to the
""M uprLnteren and a gen-
Mattes ffis Statement
struie Lommi
eral grievance committer. which
should be constituted of representative
mine workers from each colliery op
er.ited by any one company. Should
they fall to adjust It, It should be re
ferred to the general manager of the
coal company and the district presi
dent of the miners organization, and
should they fall to adjust It, they
chould call upon the services of some
distinguished person, whose decision
should be final. Pending an adjust
ment In the matter set forth the mines
and the miners should continue at
work-" . . '
fr cllli,,'ren. JIc sald:
-Qur kittle boys should not be
fcrced Into the mines and breakers so
'' ': om little girls should not ,
be co-r.p'.H-.vl to work In the mills and
factories jit an asre when they should
.be In school. The.e children are the
future citizens of our nation; their
p-mr.ts should be enab'ed to earn
.va?n sUiTiclertly hlsh to give them
at l:st a common school education,
so i.h to eiufp them to bear the gTave
rcyp-nrjbljUics which will ultimately
devolve upon them. The wealth and
the future cf the nation are not to
be mc.isu:ed bw Its palaces and mil
lionaire?. b:t rather by the enlighten
eJ contentment and prosperity of Its
ml!lio:'S of citizens who constitute j
the bone and sinew of our land."
:i tt Frn it an I i:nmlfi
John Mitchell, president of the Unlt-
the town had been warneu a&unst
rolling to the non-union men then at
work about the m!n?s at the place. Mr.
Mitchell was asked if he knew any
thing about this case and he answer
ed that he did not. though he may.
have rer 1 It In the newspapers at the
tlm
After several other Questions Mr.
aiitcneii was asnea wrai ne meant,
when he called a man unfair. Mitch
ell answered that a man wa3 unfair
ho took the place of another man
who was on strike to better his condi
tion. Then he was asked what he
meant when he called a business man
unfair, and he answered a man who
did anything to antagonize a union
man who was seeking to get a proper
increase of wanes or Improvement, of
condltlon - . .
-But how about selling to non-union
men?"
"I have never passed on that ques
tion "answered Mitchell. "But my
own views are that I havt a right in
rpending my own money to spend Jt
v.Uh whom I choose and naturally I
i would spend it with my friends and
r.ot w ith my enemies. The members of
a union have a right to advertise who
are their friends and who are not their
friends, and to let other union men
know who are their friends and who
are, their enemies."
Here is where Judss Gray Interposed.
There was a bland smile on the face of
the distinguished Jurist and his voice
rounded smooth and pleasant as he
asked of Mr. Mitchell:
"What the commission would like to
know. Mr. Mitchell, Is, does your or
ganization approve of the use of this
weapon, the boycott, in the manner
described, causing business men to re
fuse the necessities of life to non-union
workmen?"
"Emphatically, No," replied Mr.
Mitchell.
At this point the adjournment hour
having been reached the commission
announced that they wU)J go on In
the mornlnff and left tlfe room.
The prooeedlnga throughout the day
had been Interesting thoujh rather dry
and formal. The sessions, which be
tn within five minutes of the time
announced were held In the Superior
curt roo.ii in the county court house.
Tr.e room during tha d; .was crowd
ed almost to suffocation.
TbfFlrtlDafif Pr eedlNt
r-.i.-Ing the morning and before pro
ceeding to the court room the commls
s'oners had held a brief session at
which the question of hours "that they
would bo in session came up. It was
decided to shorten the propored work
hair an hour, adjoarnlng at 4 Instead
of 4:30. as had at first been announced.
The commission filed in the room from
their pri-ate apartment In the rear at
10:C5. Judge Gray opened the pro
ceedings with brief remarks. The roll
of mining corporations was called and
thctr appearances by countel were an
nounced. John T. Lenahan informed
the comadatlon that he and Mr.O'Brien
SSIOB
appealed for th non-union -workmen
who had grievances, but who have not
made an appearance In the pleadings,
and asked what their status would be.
This seemed to puzzle Judge Gray for
a moment, and after a short pause he
stated that the commission would take
the matter under consideration. After
some more preliminaries Judge Gray
stated that they were ready to hear
the miners' sldj and called upon Mr.
Darrow to open for the miners.. Mr.
Darrow introduced President John
Mitchell, who read his address from
typo written pages. It was nearly six
thousand words long, and it was a few
minutes to 11 o'clock when he con
cluded. Mitchell was called as the first wit
ness. Much of his testimony either
went over the same ground covered
by his statement or related to his his
tory and to his record as a labor lead
er. After describing the government
of the United Mine Workers and their
national boards, he said that the three
districts in the anthracite field have
local unions with a membership of per
haps 115.000. He declared that It re
quires a great deal of skill to be an
anthracite miner and two years of ex
perience as a laborer in .the mines.
The work s hazardous, more hazard
ous than is bituminous mining, where
workmen r.ceive better pay. Mr.Mltch
ell explained about the manner In
which the miners are paid. Ke had
something to say about past strikes
and he gave his version of the strike
Just ended. He explained about top
ping and told why the miners would
like to be paid by weight instead of by
car. This brought him up to the va
rious meetings that preceded the recent
strike. He claimed that the mine
workers paid out $1.500.CC0 for relief
during the closing months to the union
and non-union men alike.
Just before adjournment of the morn
ing session Mr. Mitchell was turned
over to Mr. Wilcox for cross-examination.
The United Mine Workers, he
said. had. never failed to keep an agree
ment. Agreements between men and
the operators take precedence over the
constitution, he said. - The United Mine
Workers were not incorporated.
Mr. Wilcox examined Mr. Mitchell
about certain provisions of the consti
tution, holding one In hi hand. Mr.
Mitchell said that it was tru that.the
constitution does not provide for the
disciplining of a man who does violate
it. but it is an unwritten law of tjie
organization that he can be punished.
, Mr. Wilcox at this point consumed
nearly an hour in reading copious ex
tracts from testimony that John Mit
chell gave when he was examined by
the Industrial commission in 1893. His
object was to show that Mitchell told
a different tale at that time from what
he does now.
Mr. Mitchell was asked some ques
tions about Interference with non-union
men and his attention was called
to a resolution adopted by district No.
1 at a convention at Edwardsvllle, In
January. 1931. It provided that all men
that worked in the mines must be
members of the United Mine Workers.
He knew nothing about any such reso
lution, he said.
In answer to a question Mitchell ad
mitted that there was some violence
during the last Btrlke. He was not
fully informed as to all "bf it, he paid.
Mr. Wilcox refreshed his memory by
quotinjr liberally from the proclama
tion of Governor fitor.e ii calling out
the troops- . i
MAD DOG BITE
Boy from Goldston t6oes to
Baltimore for Treatment
Baltimore, Nov. 14. Special. An
other North Carolinian was received
at the Pasteur Hospital, this city, to
day to be treated for wounds inflict
ed by the teeth of r. rabid idog. The
patient is Ferry Barber, the nine-year-old
son of William M. JJarber of Gold
ston, N. C. According to the state
ment of the parent the little fellow
had an encounter with a pet dog last
Saturday, somewhere near his home,
and wos Mtten about the head. Af
terward the dog died of hydrophobia,
and Drs. Wm. M. Burns and Robert M.
Fields, both of Goldston, recommend
ed that the Injured boy be brought to
this city. Prof. Nathaniel G. Kierle,
director of the hospital, states that the
case Is not cf a serious nature.
CHAFFEE'S HEPORT
Smith Justified and Bell Com
mended by Their Su
perior Officer
Washingtor, Nov. 14. General Adna
R. Chaft'ee, whe commanded the Amer
ican exieditlon in China, afterwards
relieved General MacArthur as mili
tary governor of the Philippines., and
has Just returned to the United States,
and will Ir. a fow days command the
department of the east, declares in his
annual report that there was noth
ing In the orders issued by General
Jake Smith, in Samar, that wa not
Justified by the conditions there to be
overcome. He also commends the con
duct of the campaign In Batangaa by
General J. Franklin Bell, and refers
with some aarcasm to the complaints
of the Philippine commission against
military activity In islands under civil
control. ' i
The report 1A " valuable document.
It dlscusae thf Importance of the sit
uation In th iforo country. General
j Chaffee franltl remarks that though
j we have ficmotistrated our desire not
;to use force to crush them we are still
disdained and treated contemptuously
by the powerful Dattos. He Insists
that nothing but an application of
force will suffice to change their war
spirit and that Whatever, government
is formulated for the Moros should
' be a combination of military and civil.
J" Discussing the necessity for a con
; tinuance for a lonsr time of the mill
jtary in the Moro country he pays:
j "Probably no civil 'process can be
enforced In the Moro communities for
a long time without the j presence of
: military force adequate to the occa-
sion ' whatever that may be. There is
j danger to harmony involved where the
military ar? called upon, to enforce
writs Issued by the civil courts, as It
jls an easy nntt?r to formulate a writ
j but it will not be often executed with
out oppo?ition, perhnj3 necessitating
: the actual use of force by troops."
Old Rascal Turned Loose
Norfolk, Nov. 14. Federal Judge
Waddell today suspended sentence and
discharged William Bain. 69 years old,
a paralytic veteran from the Hamp
ton (Va.) National Soldiers Home, who
Impersonated dead New York veterans
and drew three fraudulent pensions.
Bain served In both union and Confed
erate armies during the w-ar and was
twice a deserter. The court said Buin
jwas too old to imprison.
Davidson Defeated
Athens, Ga., Nov 14. Special. The
University of Georgia defeated the Da
vidson College football team on tho
former's grounds here today by a score
of 27 to 0. The Presbyterians played
good ball, but the Georgia boys were
heavier and fresh," 'while the Davidson
boys were Jaded from their battle with
the Georgia Techs in Atlanta yester
day. The nmnlng of Ridley for the
Georgia team and bucking of McLeod
for Davidson were the features of the
game.
Ashe is Democratic
Winston-Salem. N. C, Nov. 14. Spe
cial. It ha developed "that Ashe
Democrats elected their entire . county
ticket, and T- C Bowie, fTemocrat will
go-to 'the state ' senate This resulted
from throwing out a township, caused
by forty more votes being cast than
were registered. It Is charged that
Tennesseans voted in Ashe.
Wilkes county return board has de
cided to give a. certificate ..of election
to Dr. Pc rram, the Republican candi
date for the house, -and refer his case
of holding federal -office at time of elec
tion to the general assembly.
BOILER EXPLOSION
. KILLS NINE MEN
Lebanon. Pa.. Nov. 14. I line men
are dead, four others are expected to
die, and fully a score are more or
less severely injured as the result of
a boiler explosion yesterday after
Trade Now Turning:-to.
Goods for the Holidays
Industries Generally Continue
Active Manufactures of
Iron Affected by De
ficient Supply
of Coal
New York, Nov. 14. Bradstreet's to
morrow will say:
" Trade, industry and transportation
continue active, despite drawbacks
caused by wartn weather, scarcity of
fuel and car and motive power short
ages. Cold weather is needed to stim
ulate consumption of heavy .winter
goods from retailers' hands, whatever
complaint there is heard regarding
collections being attributed to this
cause. Activity with Jobbers has, ow
ing to the advanced stage of the sea
son, been transferred from regular sta
ple lines to holiday goods. These lat
ter are in exceptionally active demand,
the outlook being that distribution far
in excess of any previous year will
be realized. More than usual activity
is, however, noted in spring goods,
which are being ordered more freely
t.lan in average years. This is taken
to indicate widespread confidence in
prosperous conditions next year.
Little or no improvement is noted in
the fuel situation, which particularly
affects iron and steel manufacturers,
many of whom are reported discour
aged by their Inability to fill orders
now on their boo Vs. From all over
the country comi complaints of con
gestion of. railroad tonnage affecting
the movement of the leading crops to
the eastward and of merchandise to
the west. Gross -railway earnings nat
urally show Increases over a year ago,
those for the full monlh of October
Indicating a gain of over 6 per cent
noon in tho puddle mill at the Ameri
can Iron and Steel Manufacturing
Company's west works here.
A remarkable case is that of
Hersiiley, whoy was injured. Both of
his less were broken off above the
aYikles and he ran out of the ralll
on the stumps. Upon discovering
how badly he was injured he pleaded
for - some one to shoot him. The
accident has cast a deep gloom ever
the 'whole community.
Fully 2C0 men were employed in the
mill, which is located in the north
western end of the" big plant. Those
workmen who were not killed or ren
dered helpless by the awful blast of
molten fron and scalding steam and
water, rushed madly from the scene.
Coroner Shultz to-day began an in
quiry into the cause of the accident.
The jury is composed of three promi
nent business men and three experts
on steam boiiers. The taking of tes
timony wil bejj'r, next Wednestday.
BOSTON Bh!;K CLOSED
The Central National Has
Been Unfortunate in
Business
Boston, Nov. 14. The Central Na
tional . Bank of this city did not open
its doors for business today, the comp
troller of the currency having ordered
the bank examiner to close the bank
and ta ko . charg of its business. The
closing o" the 'bank is paid to be due -to
excess of loans and a lack of quick as
sets. -An appeal for aid tas made to
the Boston Clearing House Association
but the committee did" not deem it ad
visable to assist the bank.
The bank was organized in 1873 with
a capital of $500,000. It deposits aggre
gate $2,750,000, and it is believed that
this amount can be paid in full with
out an assessment on the stockhold
ers. Otis H. Luke is president and J.
Adams Brown cashier.
The failure is due to losses sustain
ed. There i3 no apparent dishonesty
on the part of the officers of the bank
so far as the records of the comptrol
ler's offiee show. .
A Troublesome Question
New Orleans, Nov. 14. Nearly the
entire sesssion of the Federation of
Labor Convention was devoted to the
settling of differences between the
several unions. A resolution that bids
fair to precipitate a lively fight on
the floor of -the convention is that in
troduced1 by-Mr.- Beitger, of Milwau
kee, -Which call for s the. recognition
of the principles of international
socialism. This resolution has fre
quently come up at other conventions
and so far has been hammered down.
. Sagasta Forms a Cabinet
Madrid, Nov. 14. Senor Sagasta has
succeeded in forming a new cabinet,
which is made. up as follows:
Prrime Minister, Senor Sagasta; Min
ister of foreign affairs, Duke of Almo
dovar; Minister of War, General Wey
ler; Minister of Marine, the Duke of
Veragua: Minister of the Interior, Se
nor Moret; Minister of Fublic Instruc
tion, Count Romanones; Minister of
Justice, Senor Puigcerver, and Minis
ter of Finance, Senor Equillior.
With the exception of Senors Puig
server and Equillior, all the members
were members of the preceding cabi
net. on this month a year ago, which was
a record-breaker, in this respect. The
disposition on the part of the rail
roads to recognize the Justice of re
quests for. higher w-ages has become
more marked, especially " significant in
this respect being the wholesale ad
vance in wages granted by the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company.
The effect xf higher cost affecting
demand is perhaps best illustrated by
the further 'falling off shown in ex
ports of leading agricultural products
which are now below any of the pre
ceding four years, and any reduction
of thin unfavorable showing must ap
parently come from the exports of
manufactures which have shown a dis
position . to increase after the check,
which was likewise the result of higher
prices affecting foreign consumption
of our goods.'
Reports that money is beginning to
return from the country come from
western points, but-no large move
ment is looked for until well on into
December." ' - " y '
At the' south - except in Texas, warm
weather have allowed cotton to mature
and be picked, thus enlarging the ag
gregate output of the crop quite ma
terially. The Louisiana rice crop is an
irregular one, but a good sugar yield
is anticipated. Memphis reports condi
tions as good as. ever known. Rains
In TexC9 have been unfavorable to
cotton, and picking has been interfered
with.
At eastern, centers Jobbing business
has naturally quieted somewhat. Cot
ton goods are " firm despite the slight
weakness ' In the raw product while
woolen goods are. quiet and prices re
main firm and the raw product is very
close held. '
Business failures fo; the week end
ing November IS number 205 s.s against
143 last week and 213 in this week last
yeax, ,
Wipe Off the Slate
sf
and Start AH Oven?
The God of War Advises
Putting Democrats in
Federal OfficesSen
ator Pritchard In
terviews Mr. x
Payne
By THOMAS J. PEXCIt
Washington, Nov. 14. Special. Sen
ator Pritchard fcse Interviewed Post
master General Payc, the president's
political adviser aijd spokesman, who
is giving special attention to the south
ern political situation. Iv was learn
ed today that the senator had called
on the postmaster general; but noth
ing is known of the result of this in
terview. Secretary Payne it was who
gave out the statement on behalf of
the president which is considered on
all sides as a sharp rebuke directed at
the head of the Tar Heel senator. As
both gentlemen entertain views with
reference to the negro in southern po
litics a3 different as day is from night
it must have been a very interesting
meeting to say the least.
Eingharn's removal is now considered
an object lesson given for the benefit
of North Carolina and Alabama Re
publicans. If they agree to renounce
and abandon the lily white movement
it is believed that the administration
guillotine will not be put to work ex
cept in a few instances. So far no
word has come from Senator Pritch
ard or any of the leading office , hold
ers in the state as to what course they
will pursue.
Col. J. C. L. Harris, who is. here on
professional business, had a heart to
heart talk today with Postmaster Gen
eral Payne. Col. Harris had no trou
ble, in gaining admission to the Inner
sanctum of the administration's right
bower, and he was in conference with
the postmaster general for half an
hour. Mr. Harris has been a conspicu
ous figure at many of the national Re
publican conventions ; slnce the war,
and Mr. Payne, who "was cognizant
of this fact, gave him the proud mit.
The god. of war broke the ice with
the announcement that he is' a native
born Republican, and that he was not
eeeklng any favor at the hands of the
administration. He' made it known
with emphasis that he is not chasing
any office and that his only desire was
to ascertain the administration's poli
cy with reference to the political sit
uation in North Carolina. The first tip
Col. Harris gave out was the sugges
tion that the Republican national or
ganization ought to throw its influence
toward scattering the Republican,
party in North Carolina towards
the four winds of heaven. The
fact was emphasized that this is the
only course to pursue if the Republican
party expects to win favor in the
south. 1 "
A fight conducted on lines similar to
those employed in the late campaign,
he pointed out, would give the Demo
cracy 70,000 majority two years hence.
The advice which the god of war
voluntarily- offered to Mr. Payne with
respect to the distribution of patron
age in the state will create something
of a sensation. Here Is the program
Mr. Harris suggested should be car
ried out, if the control of the state by
the Democratic party is ever to be
broken:
Enstera DlatrlcC .
The appointment of ex-Governor T.
J. Jarvis as , district attorney to suc
ceed Harry Skinner.
Ex-Judge Fred Philips of Tarboro
as successor to Collector E. C. Duncan.
J. T. Gooch of Weldon as marshal
to succeed Henry C. Dockery. .
Western District
Lindsay Patterson of Winston to suc
ceed District Attorney A. E. Holton.
W. A. Conley of McDowell to succeed
j. m. Milliken as United States mar
shal. Dr. J. H. McAden of Charlotte to
succeed H. S. Harklns as collector of
internal revenue. '
Col. Harris informed the president's
adviser that these gentlemen, are all
Democrats and he believed that they
would accept the appointments if ten
dered. He Dointedout that the selec
tion of such men was the only method J
open and available for the disruption
of the Democratic party. He stated
that the pursuance of such a policy as
undertaken by Senator Pritchard for
the establishment of a lily white par
ty was both suicidal and foolhardy.
Postmaster General Payne heard Mr.
Harris through. He did not indicate
what would be done in North Carolina
whether or not any changes would be
made, and he made it appear that he
was awaiting developments. He said
time would settle the question as to
what course the Republican party
would pursue in North Carolina and
be brought out' the fact that the next
Republican convention in the state
would have the final say. Mr. Payne
told Mr. Harris that the Alabama Re
publicans (the lily whites) had said
that if they made a.nvistake in put
ting aside the negro they would undo
it at the next Republican state conven
t'.eiv. Mr. Payne gave iiq intimation as
tc what would be done with reference
to North Carolina appointments.
.During the course of his interview
with the postmaster general Mr. Har
ris recalled the tat timi -fc sr tn
Washington last February and inform',
ed President- Roosevelt what the resuli(
would be at the recent election. He
stated that he made th prediction at
that time that the state .would roll up
a Democratic majority of over 60,C0p
and that the Republicans would not
have over thirty members of tho legis
lature. Mr. Harris alco adverted .to thp
fact that he pointed out in advance the'
disastrous result in 1892, and again In
1306 he informed Senator Hanna of ths
condition ajnd the result prior to tht'
election. Mr. Harris said each time
his prediatlcn had come trua.
As a parting injunction Col. HarrU .
said to Mr. Payne: ' ,
"I would isbar.d th organisation now
in existence In North Carolina and be
gin over again. Th Republican party
has not a member of congress from th
state and there Js no hope for the fur
ture. Tt Is impossible to get people to'
go to the Republican party at the first
jump in the south. The thing to do Is
to turn all the federal patronage over
to the Democrats."
It is of Interest here to note that Dr.
J. J. Mott gave the president similar
advice not many months ago, suggest
ing that all the federal patronage b'o
turned over to the Democrats. Ha
gave it as his opinion then that thl
was the only hope of the Republicans
in North Carolina.
FUNERAL OF
STERLING JONES
Greensboro Moving for the
Establishment of a
Big Hospital .
Greensboro, N. C Nov. 14. Special.
Funeral services over the late J. Ster
ling Jones were held fromehis late resi
dence at 3 o'clock this afternoon. Rev.
S. B. Turrentine of West Market street
Methodist church arid Rev. C. B. Hod
gin of Westminister Presbyterian
church officiating. When the funeral
cortege reached West Market street
church it was filled to overflqwlng with
friends of the lamented departed,," the "
floral 'offerings and designs being pro
fuse and "beautiful. After impressive
services In the church, the casket w'aa
borne to Green Hill cemetery. The
pall-bearers were J. A. Odell, Dr. W.:
A.' Lash, L. Richardson, J. C. Foushee,
C. H. Ireland, Nell Ellington, H.
L. Fry, C. Mebane. Among rela
tives from a distance present were hie1
son, Mr. and Mrs. H. Stewart Jones
of Richmond, Rev. Dr. ft. E. Caldwell
and Mrs. Harry Sloan of Winston.
Greensboro Is moving for the estab-'
lishment of a fifty thousand dollar
public hospital to supplement the four
private hospitals and sanitariums here.
At a citizens meeting last night held
in the court house, J. A. Odell presid
ing, W. E. Allen, secretary, a commit
tee of five previously appointed re
ported subscriptions, including dona
tion of site, amounting in the aggre
gate to $18,000. After considerable dis
cussion as to the best ways and means
to attain the object sought, a canvass
ing committee composed as follows
was appointed by the chairman, the
latter's name being added-by resolu
tion: Caesar Cone, J. W. Scott, J. Van
LIndley, W. E. Allen, J. M. Hendrix,
C. E. Holton, Lee H. Battle, C. A.
Gray,.W. H. Osborne, C. H. Ireland, R.
R. .King, E. P. Wharton, J. Norman
Wills, Jas. D. Glenn, C. G. Wright, J.
A. OdelL
A telegram received by Rev. San
ders R. Guignard brought news of the
death of his father-in-law, Mr. Caskl
Harrison, who died yesterday at hll
home in Brooklyn. Mrs. Guignard,
who passed through here yesterday on
her way from South Carolina to New
York, did not reach her home until
several hours after her father had
passed away. ,w
MAYOR KIDNAPPED
His Abductors Said He Was-
an Agitator
Tampa, Fla., . Nov. 14. Francisco
Millian, mayor of West Tampa, who
mysteriously disappeared ten days ago,
turning up at Key West, returned on
the P. & O. steamer with a strange
story of violence and kidnapping with
threats of death. He told how he was
taken in a carriage from West Tampn
one night into the country and confined
in a house and strictly guarded.
Two days later he was severely flog-
ged by several men who wore masks.
He was then told that he must leave.
Tampa for good or his life would pay,
the forfeit. He was taken to' Key
West, put on a vessel end told if he
returned he would be killed as he was
too much of an agitator to be allowed
to remain in Tampa. At Key We3t
when with hjs friends his courage re
turned and he determined to ooma
back. On Monday night a cablegram'
was received by him signed "Commit
tee," saying that his life would not
be cafe ife he came back. Millian rin
accused of Inciting the recent 't!g
strike "at Dustlllo Brorthcrs and Diaz
rgpjr factory