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The 1L a RALEIG-H. IT. C TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1902. No 142 Vol X Mitchell Expert in Ills Cleverness Draws Out 3 Compliment from Oppoiing .Counsel. If- Pleads for a 5isii2d Agree- nient. c - Nv. IT. If Jbn Mitchell . -t vr. -wh.it rattled under !'.' , f .iU'?tlow that were asked 1 - " iin the witness stand bo- , . . 'r.,mniU!ilon thU aftar- ....,.. -t.iie and his answers -. ith more asperity thau h! !.- n at any of the previous MaoVeash In his cross Vvoted the greater part i;t r?i n to a series of que-u- to the outrages that ... riv 'initial durtrg the strike and it was a nmjtrv w ... r reached with caution. He .'." . - : rt to question the fact :. :rt t-n n en had inet w ith vlo- ...xt while the strike was In hn h" did question the stale V f'at ihy had been killed by Frt t: aStv Mr. Mitchell denied the trh ft a vat majority of the reports ' V.tnr that were printed In all r-r.. prs of the country dur- - t"-- -triv. His opinion as to these rt ; outrages was made kno&n i- his answers to llr. Mac- i i.t a"vsme for an Instant. he (tni. 't ?iuh a statement as you r !e I tree." Jr. M.i-Veasrh had just concluded r .! '"; a 5-r.g list of outrages that t i l ti cr. fitted In a day. Mr. .M;-v.-'.rs adroitness In evading that would not help his case s.'er with directness was mad zy rr drirlr.g the morning and af un '-r.. I-, the end ho drew from Mr. IT .:.irh the crrrHtnnt, "Well. I r i: Mr. Mitchell, that you are t t--t witness f-r yourself that has r cf-fronted r. c." I-irtr the drr it was given out that t the fct that Mr. Mitchell ... wirre of the written state- r-.t cf the Jllir.ois operators reard t'S tv -rkinjr of the system f re- rf the ur.Son there, that some r'. :h i'pn!or? of Illinois referred to tw tr.vi?-! to attend the seas.on r : ::e rr.rr.!!lon la Scranton and , t':i:: rt ',y covering the-points In V tv.- norning session opened ;- J! i.AV-irh resumed the crons ex--r .-.-'i ..-i f Mr. MltchelL Mr. Mltch- ' wi ak-l rreardlng the cases of t t- ?--hr In Forest City who r ,i.r ! from their positions thc r fathers were working as r -.- i : n n en at the collieries. Mr. Z.'.uN:: n answer to a question t.t he th .uj;ht the action of the .:t tird in dimlslng t.e teach - rir'.t rroviled that It was In t 'riT.ip niih the wishes of the ma .' -)' 'f the r cple of the community. K- " :-rr? tr. .'imissal was subser- .--.t : f'.- h!t interests of the school t h -.-.v:. ?he children could have f"r such teachers. A !.- li'-r Mr. Mitchell was asked s." h ;r.--w-l cf a boycott that would ; ; n prlt from administering f v.i-n;. -it of the church to a non- r. r.n-x, fvr a doctor from attend-i- r. r.-u'- on men. He contented him-5- f .th .ir.rtn -No." Mr. M-.v-rh called the attention "'' Mr. .Mit..h:i to the fact that the in-r rf l h!:, vjPhia are complaln ' c "f t 5ufrlr of the poor be- A:.not pet coal at reduced r aVd if in view of the fact tv.t a-y i of waes of the men tUr n le An additional burden " -1 t;;on the por. whether or not - - 5 ;!1 in favor of asking Increas- 1 A f r the anthracite miners. tr. M.vhf" answered that he did. V hv- ftv hundred thousand peo- la the an'hmcite region." he said. e not n?ic people who work a t f v;r null that produces fiour for to n.rr'. lower wages In order t rriv buy something cheaper." r. MacYeah again brought up Mr. ".'h': r.unc!atlon of men as crtm- v - " employed as guards at r-;n.. arl then read a description r V rn "''Io'ed y n Hillside sr.l iron Company. He then ask, J Mr. Mitchell, ir, -rlew of the kind a that had been secured as J2T'9- t? he dH not think that the y . t they could fairly be expect I :- 5tr. Mitchell answered tha ' 7 airs at all about the raei that men fH to. 1 ?t-1 farther he said that he "- "V.t to amr hvrwvih.tl.tt I cr Cn " v v mm. Uv. r ' r n,y or nega Itr. M;: -h?n. don't you know as well r Jrn 19 John Mitchell, that in ,th C,Vl1 nrltle, of this t--. tr. i courtr nd this city. - Ro. region has been treated for l. r'h veri!ih foretaste of J,tf"n.'t know anything cf the kind." --.tin K?re to.., a hand In the : ;itior.s and wanted to f f the mards referred to 'cite.i r.-if.i. lT Tit answer was "No: cne," Mr. Watklns was assured that the men were appointed by the- constitu ted" authorities of the common wealth. Mr. Parrow suggested that la so far as this matter becomes relevant J to the case counsel might bring the original evidence. - Mr. "Warren, the associate of Mr. Mc Vengb, arswered that the original evi dence would bs founa in the public re cords in the courthouse in which the commission was sitting. Mr. Mac Veagh insisted that to say that a man may not work more than eljht hours was not an American idea. In this connection Mr. llacVeagh re ferred to what Abraham Lincoln might rot do under the circumstances. Mr. Mitchell said: "If Abraham Lin coln was picking coal today he would be a stronger advocate of the eight hour day than I am." Later when the matter of the organ isation of the mpn of this rexlon was brought up Mr. Mitchell was aked ! what nesoU&tlons he had with the I Republican national committee. This was In 1SO0. Mr. Mitchell .answered j that he never negotiated with thls;m ura iir y ului committee. He eald that Senator Hai- neJf family. na lent to him Daniel Ocefe. pYesl- CSeneral E. L. Mollneux, the only dont of the "Long Shoremen's Union. c tti-v.ii ie, Tint strikes In the region since the settle- ; before and he ment of 1900 than ever anaereo nttl c u . I . V Jl J nois agreement was reached. Whl. . Rot where 8hft had bften staylny thH was being considered Mr. Mitchell t home Qf Mollneux ln BrooklT,. made a plea for the operators In the arrlTl there two or tnree ftf anthracite field .to rign an agreement' her huEband reached the house, and reeognlxe the union. He declared ' ftep leavlDS.tne room. She left that there would be perpetual Paeethe hou9e next mornlnSt went to the ln the region If they would do so. Then : came up the question of boycotts and Mr. Mitchell made the answers refer red to above. There was also a dis cussion about "Scabs" and Mr. Mitch ell delivered himself of the following. Just before the commission adjourned, relative to the non-union men: "Every man who work3 In another man's place during a strike-is, looksd upon Benedict Arnold was looked cpon. and I think It Justly so. If he will not stand for what the people want, and if he is opposed to he is Justly looked upon as being un- ! what the peop!eln a community want. fair. If hl work affected only nimsen it would be different, but his s work ht-ips to defeat the" object of the men on strike." ACQUITS HILL Leader of New York Democ racy Relieved of Se rious Charge Albany. N. T.. Nor. 17. The Albany Argus, which bitterly attacked David B. Hill In a rec?nt editorial declaring him a "Political Jonah." and advising that the Democratic party rid itself of him as a State leader, to-day ac quits him of the charge of having trickd Chief Judge Tarker out of the ga convennr Af qutmg Judge 1 Parker s statement denying that-he was tricked out of the nomination by It'll or thru the conduct of the latter Ii.il r wi-v had been in any wise otner man iaai of friendship, the-Argus says: "There can be no question as to the competency of Judge Parker as a wit ness; his evidence is not hearsy. Dut direct, and manifestly It clears xr. Hill of the criticism that he was a false friend of Judge Parker, stood In the way of his advancement, or was guilty of double dealing or Insincerelty as to the Parker incident. Fair minded men must now acquit Mr. Hill of fhls. the most serious charge which has been made against his leader shit)." DEATH IN DYNAMITE Two Lives Lost, Ten Persons Injured, Buildings Wreck ed and Burned Birmingham. No. 17. A Cre which broke out In the freight depot of the Southern railway at Pell City, flfty foor rnile cast of here at 4 o'clock this morning, was followed by a ter rible explosion, which resulted in two persons being killed and ten injured, two perhaps fatally. The dead are J. D. Kail, merchant, of Pell City; Thomas Whitfield, brlckmason. from Cedartown, Ga. - ' ' The Injured are II. B. Spears, for mer member of the Alabama legisla ture and Republican candidate for Congress In the Seventh district two years co: arm broken and Internally injured; perhaps fatally; Engineer John Griffin, terribly cut In the side by a piece cf flying wood .(fatally Injured); M. Tildep. Atlanta. Ga.. biul?eJ: Macey Feabora. hand broken; D. A. Pike, agent Seaboard Air Line, arm broken and leg Injured; Fran Hlghtower. Cedartown. Ga., fcrehead 1 1 J red: Mrs. Hardy Cornell, proprie tor of the hotel, foot crushed and In ter.fal Injuries: TV'. A. Crooley. drug gist, race and chest' hurt; Conductor E. P. Blnclalr. arm 'broken; Condoc- i tor J. M. Jactaon. right ctioaldsr dis located. "VYlien the fire dJscoverea the night operator gave the. alarm by firing a revolver... This aroused the citizens, who ran to the depot to help saxe tho freight. The fact was over looked that fifty casaa of dynamite wcra stored In the place, and-the ex plosion occurred while a. large crowd of citizens and railroad men were near the scene. Ten business houses. Including ths Pell City Hotel, were also wrecked, causing a heavy loss. Two freight trains on the siding were gotten away in time to save": them. Several of the Injured were brought here. DIVORCE NEXT 1 Another Chapter Follows Mol ineux Murder Trial Sioux 'Falls. S. D-, Nor. 17. Mrs. Ttolar.d B. Mollneux of New York city has arrived here to procure a di vorce. New York. Nor. 17. That a divorce would follow the second trial of Rol and B. Mollneux for the murder of Mrs. Kate Adams was rumored long oeiore we inai oegan anu me ui.,i was heard almost dally while the trial j lasted. What basis there was for the J "ut , " ' " Z, ,, ) ,memDer oi uie umuy " i t since his son was acquitted, refused Falls despatch. He would not say 'tnat he knew an3rthInS about the mat- Mollneux was acquitted last Murray Hill Hotel for an hour or two and then disappeared. STOP IN ASHEVILLE The President Will Spend Five Minutas There Asheville. N. C November, 17. Spe cial. President Roosevelt will be in Asheville late ln the afternoon of Thursday, November 20th. The presi- dent's special train will stop here for a few minutes on the return from Mem phis to Washington, and Asheville peo ple will have a second opportunity to pay their respects to the president. The train is scheduled to arrive In Asheville at 6;10 and to leave at 6:15, giving a stop of Just five minutes at the Southern depot. Asheville is among the few stations where the special train will stop even for so short a time. Be tween Memphis and Waashlngton the train will stop only at Tuscumbla, Ste venson, Chattancoga, Knoxville, Ashe ville. Salisbury and Monroe, Va.,spend ing a few minutes at each of these stations. Editor Herbert Dead Klr.ston, N. C, Nov. 17. Special. Mr. W. S. Herbert, editor of the Kln ston Free Press died at his home Sun day afternoon of apoplexy, aged about forty years. The remains will be ta- 1-n to Morehead City for Indent tomorrow morning. A special train run iB.. v. of the funeral. The deceased leaves nnA inn Httl 1ailhterS. Mr. a wire ana two nine uaugmers. Air. Herbert was editor of the Free Fress fifteen years and was one of the best known men in Eastern Carolina. lie has done much toward the upbuilding of KInston and this section. H was a power In the community and will bo sadly ml3sed. No Worry About Teddy Washington, Nov. 17. No anxiety Is felt at the White House concerning Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., who returned Saturday from Groton, Mass., by ad vice of his physicians. Hard study had slightly Impaired his eye3 which aire naturally not strong and It was deem ed advisable for him to give them a re6t. Otherwise he is in excellent con dition. By advice of his physicians he in neither studying nor reading during his enforced vacation. It is expected that he will be able in a couplo of weeks to return to Ms studies at Gro ton. Anarchists Denounce Rubinp Brusrcls, Nov. 17. A meeting of an archists held yesterday evening pass ed resolutions repudiating Rnbino who Saturday attempted to" assassinate King Leopold. A committee of anar chists appointed to investigate tho matter reported that Rublno acted as an. archlst spy on behalf of the Ital ian embassy In London and further that he was paid by the Belgian government to make a. false attempt on the King's life to revive Leopold to popularity wltl the people. Accidental Shooting . Asheville, N. C, Nov. 17. Special. William McKee. night wntehmar. at the WllUam Whlttam textile plant on the French Broad river, fiva miles b low Asheville, wa accidentally shot and Instantly kiHtu last night by Wil liam Bearwood, a young Englishman. Tha men were examining & loaded pis tol when the revolver wa dihargd. APPEAL FROM THE -PHiLiPPiNE. COURT An American Xawyer in Ma nila Raises a Constitu tional Question for -Decision ' Washington. Nor. 17. The first case from the Philippine" courts was filed in' the Supreme Court to-day In the, ap plication ma2e' by Attorner Thomas H. Clark , on behalf of .Thomas E. Kepner, an American lawyer,' practic ing in ManllaV for" permission to re view the decision of .the court' of first instance in that city, acquitting Keprier of charges of embezzlement. Kepner was charged with withholding "as at torney a warrant for 51.000 drawn upon the treasurer of the Philippines in fa vor of Auh Tan, a Chinese merchant of that city. Judge Ladd of the court of first instance, acquitted Kepner on the ground that the evidence showed that he had a' right Ito at least a part of the sum and thee was reasonable ground for-doubt asto the fraudulent Intent on his part. ' The prosecuting attorney thereupon, under the Spanish law in effect, took an appeaj to the Supreme court of the Philippines, which subsequently -refused Kepner's motion to dismiss on the ground that the United States . was jhot entitled to appeal In a criminal case from a find ing of not guilty. Kepner now asks , the Supreme, court of the United States to take the .ase from the Philippine Supreme court be cause the proceedings there would place him twice in Jeopardy for the same offense, -contrary to the provis ions of the constitution and ln deroga tion of .the safeguards to which, as a citizen of the United. States, he is entitled. . .He also says that the Phil ippines Government act of last- July, extending to the islands: the first .ten amendments of the constitution, ren dered such action by the Philippines Supreme court illegal. VAULTS BLOiyN OPEN Midnight Visitors Get Noth ing for Their Pains Rutherfordton, N. ;C.;Nov. 17. Spe cial. News" wins - -jcetrei i here last night that th vaiGia In the Columbus court house la Tolk county were blown open early Friday morning by pro fessional safe crackers, but it was not discovered by the clerk of the court who was out of town at the time un til Saturday morning. The large doors which the company who bujlt .them is said to have offered a thousand dol lars to the person or persons entering within ten hours, were, blown to pieces. Nothing has been missed as yet except one dollar and fifty cents worth of stamps. No money was kept In the vault and for what reason the thief entered is a question which is a puzzle to the officers. , A report was current yesterday that It was a Republican scheme to destroy their records as the Democrats go into office in that county the first day in December. This report Is said to be false and Is denounced by the present officials who say no books or records of any kind have been removed. Offi cers are at work on the case and .be lieve they will get some clue to the affair In a few days. Jjist two years ago before the vaults ware put ln Ave hundred dollars was stolen from the court house which, if ever recovered it Is not known. POSTAL REVENUES Peints from the Report of Third Assistant Post master General Washington, Nov. 17. Third Assist ant Postmaster General Madden In his annual report to the Postmaster Gen eral, opposes the view regarding the value of the rural free delivery sys tem and its effects upon the postal revenues expressed by First Assist ant Postmaster General Wynne, who has Jurisdiction over the service, and whose annual report urgently recom mended that its advantages be ex tended to the entire country as rap idly as practicable. Mr. Madden says that the total deficiency in the postal revenues last year was only 32,937, 640 and points out that the total amount expended for the year on ac count of experimental rural free de livery, was $3,993,707, exceeding the amount of the aggregate loss from all sources during the year by $1,032, 537. He adds: 'Had it not been for the large expen diture account of the rural free deliv ery the postal service for the fiscal year would have been self-sustaining and would had more than $1,000,000 to Its credit." . In regard to what Mr. Madden speaks of as public impression' due to va rious statements in the newspapers and otherwise, that one cent postage Is probable ln the near future, as the practical result of some of the re forms with regar4 to second-class mat ter, the report sys that it is altogeth er too soon to consider a reduction cf the letter rate cTpostage on the mere baels that such c reduction will save enough to the Government. ton compen sate it for the ' loss of revenue thro'igh the reduction of the rate. If the new postage rates for priodl- cals ?ecemrenfied tr Mr. Madden had been in operation duriag the past year in connection with the anticipated one cent letter rate, the deficit In the pos tal, revenues Instead "of being a trifle over two millions, would hare been nearly nineteen millions. Bishop Thompson Sinking Jackson, Miss., Nor. 17. Bishop Hugh Miller Thompson Is sinking and it is believed that death will . come be fore morning. He was brought to his home from New York some days ago, the . physicians . despairing ,of checking the cancerous growth which Will cause his desk. .. . . . MATTER OF OPINION - v. J - : Supreme Court Deliverance on. Systems of Healing . Washington, Nov. 17. A novel and important opinion covering . subject matter not heretofore passed upon of law was handed down by the Supreme court today in the case of J. H. Kelly and the American school of magnetic healing of Nevada. Mo., against Mc Annulty, postmaster at that place to prevent the latter from exercising "the fraud order" Issued by the postofflce department against the delivery of mall to that institution. The effect of the decision upon 'the attitude of the department in the matter of protecting the mails from fraudulent use is revo lutionary, as it practically declares the broad -principle "'for the public good" to be inoperative where the fraudulent character of the scheme is a matter, of opinion and not of fact, and then it lays down the principle that the effi ciency or effect of certain medical . or healing treatment is purely a matter of opinion and not of fact, and clearly outside the power of the postmaster general to determine. The right of the courts to review the actions of the ex ecutive department ln such matters is also established by the decision, over turning the present practice. NEW STOCK ISSUE Coast Line Makes Provision for L. and N Purchase Richmond,, Nov. 17.The secretary, of the . steckhojders' . meeting -Df the At lantic Coast Line Railroad gave out the following today for publication: "The stockholders of the Atlantic Coast Line railroad have decided to increase the capital stock $15,000,000, to be issued in stock of 150.000 shares at $100 a share and to also ratify, the purchase of the Louisville and Nash ville railroad. The stocks and bonds are to consist of $35,000,000 in collateral trust bonds at 4 per cent, for 50 years to be applied to the payment of the 300,006 'shares of the capital stock of Louisville ant Nashville as a pledge for the collateral bonds." Paper Mill Industry Asheville, N. C, Nor. 17. Special. Western North Carolina is to have a pulp paper mill. The enterprise is backed, by millioos of dollars, and will be one of the largest industries of the kind in the entire south. Already are the promoters of this new industry for this section on the field of action and are negotiating for the purchase of a large body of land known as the Whit tier lands, located near Forney Creek. The lands in question contain 72,000 acres. Students Fight a Duel Chattanooga, Nov; 17. Andrew J. Wamess of Ohio and W .H. Downey of Alabama, students in the Grant Medical College, engaged in a pistol duel in front of the medi cal college building this morning. Each fired six shots. Harness is said to have been shot in the abdomen. nnn-nsv was not injured. No arrests have been made. It is claimed that the duel arose over remarks Harness is alleged to have made about South ern women. . Guests at Biltmore New; York. Nov. 17. Monsieur and Mme. peMargerie will be the guests of Mr. and Mrs. -Oeorge Vanderbilt dur ing he thanksgiving holidays at more, near. Asheville, N. C. M. .DeMargeria is counselor of the French embassy,: and ' during the ab-cAns- nt the acmbassador acts as charge d'affalrs.. Mme. DeMargerie is a beau tiful woman. -a. sister of Edmuna T?ntond. the author of "Cyrano de Bergerac," and is extremely popular in Washington. A Sultan Ceming to See Us Singapore," Nov. 17. At a recent au dience the king-of Slam expressed to Commissioner Barrett of the St. Louis Exposition 'his extreme pleasure at the reception accorded ' the Crown Prince in the United States. The Sultan of Johore, Malay Penin sula, will make a' tour of America in 1904 and .will visit the St. Louis Ex position. Standard Oil Dividend New . York. Nov. 17. Tha Standard Oil Company has declared a qf&rterly Aivtdend of .tl'a share payable Decem- i- -ts The dividend for the same uairlat- year was $i , Views of Cubans on Concessions in Tariff If They Grant Twenty , Per ; Cent.-There Will Be No Hope for Securing Advantages from , the United States Havana, Nov. 17. Sir William Van Horn and a party of railroad officials are. going over the Cuban Central Railway with government Inspectors preparatory to the opening of the line. At Santa Clara an ovation was given to Sir William. Speeches were made by the civil governor, the mayor and Sir William. v The house of representatives has de cided to elect new officers. A majori ty of the present officers are pronounc ed supporters of the government and belong to the Republican party. A ma: jority. of tha new officers will be na tionalists. The change will be achiev ed by a coalition with six radicals, which will give the nationalists a de cided majority. The nationalists of fered the speakership to Senor Xiques, the leader of " the radicals, who is a pugnacious, speaker, in the hope of eliminating him from the debates, but he refused to accept the offer. What the effect of the change will be is not clear as the nationalists have ROOSEVELT'S LUCK iS AGAINST HIM - ' He Goes Bear Hunting Again and Returns to Camp Empty Handed Smedes. Nov. -17. Hunters who are trying to make it possible for the President to shoot a hear on tne lit tle Sunflower river admitted some what dejectedly to-day that ther seemed to be some sort of a conspiracy working against them.: . To-day another bear was slain, but Mr. McDougal of Smedes got -him. The bear's track was found by the dogs soon after the President, started out of camp at daylight , this morning. The woods were wet. it was still rain ing and the air was chilly. It was a day to make the dogs able to dovtheir best. The" bear's trail was old. but the dogs ook it up -enthusiastically and traveled so last tnat Air. mc Dousral was the only one who could keep in touch with them. The ne groes about here say of him by the way: Mr. Mac, he goes through the woods like a snake." He is seem ingly able to ride his little horse throueh a brier tangle thirty feet high and fifty feet thick and come out on the other side with himself and horse unscratched when another man would be bleeding and a mas3 of scratches if he: got 'through at all. Mr. MacDougal distanced the rest who lost the. cry after a while and went wearily back to camp. Mr. McDougal came in late in the afternoon with the carcas of a bear hung over the back of the horse. Af ter hearing his report the veteran hunt ters solemnly decided that the "bears of the Little Sunflower district have all heard of the President's visit and have fled the country. The one killed to-day was one late in" settling up his affairs x before the exodus, the cub of Friday being abandoned by a selfish ma and the big bear of Friday being too sick to travel.. ' ' To-day's bear was traveling due east from the camp when the dogs found his trail. The President is going to make one last hunt to-morrow and hopes for the best. To-morrow night . the members of the camp will be entertained at ; din ner by Mr. Fish in his car, the Ma-' rian, which is a part of the special tmin Tnrinr the night the train will be moved to Memphis, where the Luke Wright celebration will occupy tne President; all day, beginning at in the morning. GERMANY SUSTAINED ." 1 King Oscar Decides Against America and England wochtmrfnii "Nov. 17. Br mutual ar rangement between the governments of Great Britain, Germany ana me United States, the official text of the decision rendered by King Oscar of Sweden in the arbitration of claims for damages done to foreign and native property in Samoa by English and American warships In the rebellion of 1899 was made public In London, Ber lin and Washington today. The decis ion is adverse to England and the United States which- must pay the awards of damages to be made by King Oscar later on. Germany is not made amenable to damages, her war ships or armed forces not having ta ken part in any attacks on the Samo ans, and complaints by the United States and Great Britain against , the German consul at. Apia are not sus iia Tn ftLct everr contention made by the UnltedetateB anu"3Teat Brit nominally the a&xne progmmmt a;the republicans. The radicals claim that the effect of the change may be ex tensive and that it will ahow that rad icalism has avctce ln the house. A similar movement jnny b Initiated in the senata. Apparently tha leaders In the movement are Influence to some extent by hostility ' to Prftldett Palma, . - There Is much comment ln the; news papers regarding tho approaching visit of Colonel Bliss In connection with' the treaty, negotiations. The Dlnrlo de La Marina says it Is natural that Colonel -Bliss should come, but the gov ernment should appoint a commite of experts to represent It, in order-to answer Colonel Bliss arguments. An( expert on tariffs says the effect of the treaty will be to deliver all trade In articles of prime necessity Into the hands of the Americans. Therefore opposition to "the treaty is more likely to be felt, from the Spaniards, who control, than from planters. However, as the Spaniards are foreigners It It held that' If Cuba accepts a twenty per cent reduction' ln, American dutlci in exchange for the bulk of her trad there will be.no chance later of bei obtaining larger concessions as sha will then have nothing to offer in re turn. Nevertheless it Is said in soma Quarters 'that the Americans will find themselves deceived If they think va treaty .will give them all the Cuban trade as the people, will continue to buy European articles even at hlghei prices. ain In Justification of their course In the Samoan trouble is denied wblTa every contention of the Germans is held to be correct. King Oscar de crees that the British and .American authorities were unwarranted in tak-' ing sides with Malietoa against Mata-' afa. " Rough Voyage of War Vessc z Washington, Nov. 17. The navy de partment got word by telegraph frotni San Juan, Porto Rico, today that tl squadron of cruisers, . gunboats and supply ships which sailed from Fort Monroe; Va.,' November 5, for CulebrV Island, had a prettyhard tlme.oflt, on the voyage.' A heavy, gale was en counered southeast of Cape Hatteras,' and during Its continuance two coak barges which were being towed got adrift and were lost to sight. When the gale abated the auxiliary cruiser Prairie was sent to find them. Two merchantmen have reported feeing the two barges, but without the Prai rie. RIGHT OF PETITION Mayor of New York Respon sible for a New Inter- " pretation New York Nov.17. The right to pe tition the mayor is apparently con- strued not to include the right, to hap the petition received. A commute representing the owners, proprietors; , and managers of every hotel of any Importance on Manhattan island, about' 200 other business men, bankers, brdk-', ers and merchants .called at Mayjor. Low's office this morning to present. si sort of vote confidence in Flr-Chlef; Edward F. Croker. The chairman o't, the committee was Milton Roblee, pr6i prletor of the Hotel BartholdL , Tho committee and the others reached tH city hall about 11 o'clock, and Mr. Rob lee asked to see the mayor. "On what business?" asked the mes senger. "We represent," replied Mr. Roblejp, "the proprietors or managers of most of the hotels in Manhattan aa well'aa 200 or more business men of the cUy and;. we want, to present to the "W1 a petition in reference to Chief Cro ker." ' The messenger disappeared, and pres ently John C. Clark, assistant corpo- ration counsel, attached to the rnaf or'- ; office, came out and said to Mr. Rotf-. lee: ''Do you bring here a .petition, about which something was printed in the morning papers?" . "I believe some mention ofthispe tltion was made In some of he papers' this morning, replied Mr. RODiee. "Well," said Mr. Clark, "tha mtfyor can',tsee you. The mayor--decllns to receive your petition." One of the unattached persons on : hearing this remarked: "ThU n?Ue Croker's epitaph easy writing. It yrftl' read like this: "Railroaded -by Tefbrm ers.'" The . committee not knowing what t make;of such treatment retired to rf cover' from the snub. Alarming Eruption Rome, Nov. 17,The eruption of tj volcano on the island of Srombolirh assumed alarming proportions. Ton of molten lara are pouring between-lts sides and a thick rain of live, ashes is falling. The detonations shaka the island like earthquakes. A majority, of the houses are damaged and the inhabitants are fleeing to the slip'rV The spectaclt at night is magniflcaiSti The whole mountain seems like a.ftjr-' nace surmounted by a burniDg c?aud . ot smoke.- The sky Is deeply rod.' Numbers of dead fish have beta wash j Ashore -
The Morning Post (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Nov. 18, 1902, edition 1
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