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RALEIGlf. N. C. SUNDAY, DECjEMBER 34, 1902. -SIXTEEN PAGES.
Vcl. XI
No. 9 j -
AH Diplomatic Relations
Are. Now Virtually Severe
Ever- Tic Broken That
fjoun J theSouth Ameri
can Republic to Its
Powerful European
Hncmics
Oay to indicate that the situation has
bwm wore.
IV.
1". The state de-
rnllnB'l I'urtlltrM
Lor.don. Dec. 12. The British press
continues to express uneasiness as to
the outcome of the trouble In Vene-
XU'l.l.
The Spectator wishes the United
I -tate to assume thi direct -protecto-
rate o.-er all the South American
fytates. the same r.s It 2oes over Cuba.
.. . ! r.oz receive any In forma- lTt-e Saturday Review, on the other
. .fun Minister Bowen at'l-.-.n.!. says th reason the United
- -.- oth'r Ar.scrl.-an offloUl s ha not rpH-.rf the Monroe doc-
I trlJT In the present instance was that
. v a.-.J the two i-uror-inli:.e.. ArerowerIe!lstodoso th, ..ate.
: .,-h sro attemptlcg to tocrco irr.t that they would only interfere
- .r.M into r.i!r.K ind-rrrt- ' to prevent the los of territory Is an
.t-t for lnjunj Intltctol on. ' bo.ist. and must remain so. as
U- u KnxiiiU &n i J?rtran j w.:tz a the American navy Is not equal
j to the combined navies of the Europe-
is that the arbitrator shall have con
trol of the custom's receipts while th
arbitration is proceeding:.
rrr.atl;n cair.e from AUln
t"r:t.- Site consul a Port
;i thr i:iish Itiir.J o: Trl.U
: . ?. : to. t.xr fro-ri the Vene
, In his tJ-gram Mr.
trat th Venezuelan con
l rt of ipala ha 1 closed his
i t ntthtrawTt. The action of
:.;n i-onscar representative
.in i -oners.
CtlurTbtlttli D-pr Tban Drltlsk
A wthorttl Ar A war
Lo.idon. TVc. 13. It cannot' be said
that either the British or German pub-
irri-rtar.:. Indicating a ! taKcs a aee interest in me rne-
zuci.in situation, une nears n iac
London club3 J?ular Inqulriea as to the
latest news from th front, but serious
concern Is confined to a certain appre
hension or suspicion In regard to the
loislble effects of Drltish co-operation
with Germany. This goes so far in
rome quarters that the belief Is openly
'frr.Mtwl itmt th kala' la davinc
atf-rt of.-iln acieJ un-i. ' th-fl lh. nntih -
1 I . - 1 1 - . " ,
v a'l relations betwn
j. : i h two Kuropean pw
. , ratic a condition which
. r; t l:i rare Instance?,
t..-- j-rcvalii'e of war. Whl!e
.. '! ! not say so in h!s
. : lr:M is felt at the slat
t th.it th Venezuelan re-
Jdansjcd br British
Port of Spain. Trinidad. Dec. 13. The
captured Venezuelan war ships are
manned by Brltith sailors. The Brit
ish cruiser Ariadne Is here. The other
vessels of the British fleet are patrol
Iner the coast, waiting for develop
ments in the matter of settling the
claims. In cast no settlement Is made
it is probable that there wiirbe a re
sort to harsher measures. Meantime
the river has-been opened to navigation.
covery of claims arising: from revolu
ttlons. The Italian government. blames
its minister for not submitting their
claims simultaneously hia, English and
German colleagues:.
Was an Accident
Paris. Dec. 13.-The magistrate who
SL'.h1? fLLvestIfatlon of tlT Sequel to Sensational In-
ed that there is no longer- any doibt
that the affair was an accident.
ie Pumell -DemaEds
E
emova
1 of 0
sc&r
Spears
NO NEW EVIDENCE
llilri Tk Htal
Cologne. Dec. 1J. A dispatch from
Rome to the Cologne Gasette says that
Italy is pressing her own claims against
Venezuela. She will take part in the
operations against at country with
two war ships.
Report of Additional Witncs-
, ses in Wifcox Case
Elizabeth City, X. a; J)ec. -13. Spe
clal. A report ha3 gained circulation
to the effect that Mr. Cropsey will pro
duce new witnesses and! additional ev
idence at the new trial -of -James "Wil
cox.
Mr. Cropsey, when interviewed, said
there was no truth in the matter. Said
he: "I cannot account for the origin
of such 9. reporti I remember being
approached by a - reporter : In Norfolk
who asked me why Cale Parker's wife
was not put on the stand ot the last
trial.- I told hlmshe -was conaned at
the time
cldent Last Week Hon
Richmond Pearson Ap
pointed Minister to
Persia-The South
Dakota Case
By TSSOJaaS J. FE.1CB
Washington, D. C, December 12.
Special. The removal of Os ar J.
Spears, assistant district atiorney
of the eastern Xorth Carolina dis
tifct has been requested by Judge
Thomas R. Purnell. This action, which
is unusual, but at tne same time clearly
within tho province and duty of a fed-
j It Ij arguel th3t Germany has great.
r.
.r tnrn r.af inairatfa f h, ambitions In South Amtr.
t l-fiS astro considers that u . d .. . thM. nre bound to clash
. . . t ul !"r eztstt. and the ad- Uocnrr or later with the Monroe doc
, . vr.ul Smith U-ar out this trmt.; T-it, atlrer see- in the present
f r: rr- jsltuntlon a good opportunity to get
: '.. - ul from Caracas of th" . the utmost concessions possible, under
! ; t:;:..:er and the German j the operation of thst doctrine. As
. x-k . ir..iir. not. In l:self. con- jjtoclatlon with Great Britain which has
- a :.ir.iUon th.it the two Ku- , officially recognized the Monroe doc
r -. . cvn-rr.R-.rts resardd them-! t. Ir.e. will conduce to greater compll-
j r.sa:?-d In wir with Vene- nc on the rart of the United States
it . or ,:!tJtcs a virtual sever- J povenimer.t than could be expected
,r :.mitlc relations, which Is I under any other circumstances.
-- : ; jr r.-.i:-.nry to the bctTlnnin; j
tlon to his suppositions." When askad
if Parker's wife -could give additional
eldence, Mr. Cropsey sald.no.
' ! . nr, r.,mni. tT, I nn the emneror will reel;
Tit British triUrastam ,
Caracas, Venezuela. Dec.12. Authen
tic copies of the demands presented by
th German and Briton ministers on
Monday. December 8. before embarking
at La Guayra have been out.. hied. The
British uHimatun. an f I1jyf:
To the ministers of foreign affairs:
Replying to your excellency note of
the fourth Inatant. I havo the hor.or to
Inform you that I have received In
structions from Ills MaJty'H ffovern
ment to point out to th? Vcnexuelaa
government. In writiii-?. that regir-Jing
tthe steamer Han Rlgh.theBrltlsh gov
ernment has glvon full fxplanu'.lon.
and has shown that there exists no le
gitimate ground or i-rariaint. 1-or
does His Majesty's eovoraimnt think
that there is any ruamxi to attribute
blame to th authorities of Trinidad brother Alfred, in a room at their
who onlv acted :ont-nn:.lty with in-, home three miles from . here . at nine
eral judge, if he sees fit. is the sequel
Probably tha reporter knew I to a sensational incident that occur-
the conclusion that she would be put reJ ,n the federal court at Raleigh last
on at the next trial and jrave publica- 4 weeic wnn juage rumens aemana
KILLED HIS BROTHER
Fourteen War Old. -Boy Didn't
Know Gun Ws Loaded
Rnther ford ton,' N. C, Dec. 13. Spe
cial. Sad news to the effect that Wirtz.
the nineteen year old son of Mr. A. D.
K. Wallace, formerly chief clerk in the
secretary of state's office at Raleigh.
was shot In the right. breast and in-j it Is eald, was rebuker for employing
stantly killed by his fourteen year old I what was termed bull dozing methods.
for the removal of the assistant at
torney hef ore the department of jus
tice, there is small chance of Mr.
Spears' continuing in office and the
probability is that Senator prltchard
will soon be t requested to name his
successor.
Theltction of the judge is the. result
of a rupture with the assistant attor
ney that occurred in open court. The
Information received here is that dur
ing the trial of a case Mr. Spears was
examining a witness in an agressiva
manner-, when the judge interrupted
him and forbade him continuing the
examination along the lines he had un
dertaken.. The assistant attorney, so
The occupation of Venezuelan ter-
uu not a severance of I ntory wunoui American inicrirrcnc
v hi.-'i mut follow a e-jwoulJ ronitltute.anUiTror"1"' preco-
n-.. .: it wnr. The withdrawal, i '''nt- Temporary is a dip.omallc
f v..n '.m rnrv&lar af- r-hraseo'.cgy r.ppllcatl!i. as witness
jTnglana in Egypt, itif time win come
the tem-
H - f f e.ery ti" that hint's tho ; """"
. r, - an SC-rablic to Its rower- ,th the 'n"ulaa inc"
1 ; Jent for a precedent. If he once ob-
"'.'r'T'".' ,".rT: , , 'tains a foothold how Is the United
v. r .::. ! k r xi I.oll.en. th;Jth0i!e v h) credit th. ka,8Cf. ,th tnls
r r. 'nl..i-ador. have formally ( ar?Uf th,. uritlh government
T .,l th.. 5t.it d-psrtnw.t th (- , inunUy helping 4ilm to play the
; - . ii "f their government f j ,me. Others hint that Downing
e-! - r r.n.-r-l by Mlni.-trr street Is quite willing that the clever
-r. i V'.i.f of the KrrKsh and friiperor should make tho doslred point
.-r. arrrfMH n Trn- ,..Mrh it can easily prove would be
'"'' frstros ord'r and equally valuable to Great Brftain in
'-y r-!- a.f.l ;.ftr T-Tr. llowcn ! certain eventualities. The bulk of pub-
II' opinion In this country, however,
refuses to believe that there Is any
ulterior object In view by either of
th powers which have found it nec
essary to discipline a truculent. If
weik. st.it. English sentiment, as
sinking of the captured Venezuelan
I
. ,
v;'. f 1 .ttro that th Ir de
i .-rt!r::ry to practice ot
':::.! r;-,5agHi n v r.r. A!l
reive.1 at the state de
t fr.-m Mr. l)w;i have ben
;.. r:Nies at Washington and
!r-:n::l hy the ambassadors to
'"''' - ' 1 ; I r-rrtiu refpec:iv-Iv. This
:-t --, a-;SA Mr. Uowen as the re
I of l?ritish and (rnun In-
. ! l.i. is th? only source
' ''r-. i .x nl-.lch thse covern-
r-frird to the .!tuntJon.
has been receive! by
'nrtmcnt fiom Kr.itiant
f th otter of President
- ?r. .-n.at J throjuh Mr. IJowen
a-j ! rirt-r.rnt to submit the d'.f
' Vr.zuera and her enemies
.Krrv:i protocol. This Is rfgard-
a rr.-ijur ncary to safeguard
"r' tf the I'nited States, as
tv ?-?-. r. to submit the dlffer
""x th" two Kuropcan countries
! American republic to
?:ir.. r ich: contain provisions
frr-it-:;, t;.f rnhjn.il to render Judg
t:.t ou!l l.; in conflict with
'i ?! ..r" dotrir.o. As an example
r " 1 r- ht o.:cur. it was suggested
'Uy :v : the terms of the protocol
r'.zit i. r, 5-ir-h a character that the
r.vnnl r,f arbitration could awarvl
ry t England the privilege
' s- r: rv ?.t. for coaling stations
ii V'r,",. jt was declared br an
I f th- government who has a
,s -:?a kr.oTle'! of what Presl
f" H v-!t thinks on the subject.
' !h fr.Jti States would not con
'"i to th acquisition of any Vene-t-rrU.rj-
by either of the Eu-
ships as a piece of wanton offense.
fattr D-ri3B I Tle14
dc. 11 PresMent Castro's
r'r 'n te Ormm ultimatum Is a
t 5-1,1.1 on nny point. The
j'f:?r. fv;o nns not received the
'2' c; 'J'i-nt Castro's reply but
"2 7 tutia from the German
' I vT.dr?. Herr Von Pilgrim-
i?t!. (-t,t TVuun(uir 1ft nnni!ni
' tha: th president's answer hid
r:a 1 his hands that day. and
t th Vr.,:'an ezevuUve refused
rt: l . the orman demands on
,n rrg, iln th, tt of th
rT'r. '.. fv, pt port of Spain. 11
"S"f Trir.Ma.i.
v th thtp rrtion. th foreign of
L rtceive-l no news since yester-
Tb Kiatenarul Unflrnnd
Berlin. Dec. IS. The statement that
President Castro has rejected all points
Xt the ultimatum presented to him by
Germany Is confirmed. It Is learned
from cfilclal sources that the Ger
man government has not yet been no
tified of Castro's proposal that the
United Slates Minister Bowen shou!d
act as arbitrator or Intermediary in
the present dispute. For this reason
the officials are unable to ray what
their attitude would be on such a pro
position. It Is also said that more Ger
man war ships may be sent to Vene
zuela, but It Is considered that the fleet
at prevnt on the spot is sufficient for
th purposes of establishing a block
ade which the government seems to ie
fully resolved to carry Into effect at
once.
Commenting on President Castro's
proposal through Mr. Bowen. the Am
erican minister, that the differences
between Germinj- and Venezuela and
Great Britain be referred to arbitra
tion, the Vossischc Zeitung says it
might have been possible to entrt.iln
such a proposition before the German
and Englls . war ships sailed for Vene
zuela, but It was now impracticable.
structions.
I have the honor ti further express
that His Majesty's government regrets
the situation whh has arisen, but can
not accept your note ; s sufficient lvply
to my communication nor rs indica
tive of the intention of the Venezuelan
government to satlafy th claims which
His Majesty's govwnnnnt haz brocRht
forward, and it must be undcratcod
that they Include all wc!!-rour.-i'd
claims which have afisei in conse
quence of the last civil war snd the
previous ones, and the ill treatment
and Imprisonment of British subjects
rand also Include ah arrangement for
the forelffn debt.
I have asked th Venezuelan trovorn
ment to make a declaration that they
recognize In principal the justness cf
these claims, that they will immediate
ly make compensation in the navigaton
cases and the cases above mentioned
and in those in which British subjects
have been unjustly imprisoned or ill
treated, and that respecting other
clnms they will accept the decision of
a mixed commission as to the amount
and guaranty which should be given
for payment. I have also expressed
the hope that the Venezuelan govern
ment will defer to these demands and
not oblige His Majesty's government
to take rteps to obtain satisfaction.
I have added that Ills Majesty's gov
ernment haa been informed of- the
claims of the German government
against Venezuela and that the two
governments have agreed to operate
jointly for the purpose of obtaining an
arrangement of all their claims, and
that His Majesty's government will re
quire the imrr.edate pcyment of a sum
equal to that which in the first case
should be paid to the German-government.
'Any balance after the payment
of urgent claims should be held on ac
count for the liquidation of claims
which might go before the commission.
I have, however, instructions from
His Majesty's government to state
clearly that this communication must
be taken as an ultimatum.
(Signed) HAGGARD,
British Minister.
The German demand Is .much the
same, only lengthier. It accuses Vene
zuela of attempting a diplomatic defense.
o'clock this morning. Their' , older
brother had jnst stepped out of tha
room when- the shot was fired. Young
The judge's action incensed Mr. Spears,
whereupon he suggested that his honor
finish the examination of the witness.
This is said to have angered Judge
Purnell, who further rebuked Mr,
Wallace came running out of the room Spears, informing him that such con
screaming, saying he had killed hisfduct on the part of a subordinate of.
brother, and that he did tiot know the flcer cf the court was contemptuous.
gun was loaded. He is crazed with
grief over the sad affair.
-.V
GRANTS-WIDOW
IS EXTREMELY ILL
Efforts were made to bring about a, re
conciliation and the avenue opened to
Mr. Spears for squaring himself with
the court, was an apology in. open'ses I
tslon. Th suggestion he failed to take
advantage of and Judge Purnell ha
brought the situation to a climax by
recommending the removal of the , as
sistant attorney. Already a number of
names are being mentioned for Mr.
AfMltP- Rrnnrhitk PraHlirfi5 Spears' place, the belief prevailing that
Acute Droncnms rroauceb he sooner or Jater ee diking
, Alarming Condition
L-tokln? ! t oel Sam
P.-.ris. Dec. 13. The Temps, speaking
R?mi-ofTicially. says if President Cas
tro's appeal for arbitration is true It
will necessarily lessen the danger "of
complications. Nothing decisive can
be accomplishing in the western hemis
phere without the approval of the
Washington government. The appeal
of Castro gives President Roosevelt a
chance of settling the diCiculty with
due rcgrd to the Monroe doctrine.
i
' crit Brltal"" -iiIUIo
London. Dec. 13--U is stated in cred
Ibl source that Great Britain is ready
to nrbltrate its claims Sa,r-'f vpn--uela
on crtaln conditions. The first
U that Venezuela shall pay $30,000 as a
guarantee of god faith and the second
Italians aad Crntsar
Paris, Dece. 13. A dispatch to the
Matin from Caracas says the Italian
minister sent a note to the Venezuelan
government demanding the Immediate
payment of $63,000 which represents the
Indemnity due to Italians. An Italian
cruiser has arrived at La Guayra to
enforce the demands. A conciliation
commlrslon boarded the German
cruiser Vineta and had a talk with
the commander. The result of the in
terview 13 unknown. A later dispatch
from Caracas . says It appears now
that arbitration of the dispute was not
proposed by President Castro. It wa
submitted to him by Herbert Bowen,
the American minister and he finally
accepted It at the persistent request
of Mr. Bowen.
The government and population here
the dispatch says are determined to re
sist to the end.
The Venezuelans are showing feVer
leh haste In fortifying the heights com
manding La Guayra.
The English steamer Torpaz Is now
anchored in the harbor of Puerto Ca
bello. The demand of the Italian govern
ment for an indemnity of $83,000 is in
comprehensible, because under th
treaty of 1SS0 Italy renounced all rights
of diplomatic intervention for the re-
Washinsrton. Dec- 13. Mrs. Julia
Dent Grant, widow of General U. S.
Grant, is , in a critical condition to-
nichtnigrht. caused by a severe cold
which has aggravated the heart trou
ble from which she has been suffering
for some time past. Until a few days
ago Mrs. Grant's condition was very
papers. Tnose mentioned as prooaDie
candidates for appointment are: J. A.
Giles of Chatham, Judge E. W. Tim-
berlake and George Butler, a brother of
ex-Senator Butler.
Richmond "Pearson of Buncombe, at
present cojsul genera! to Genoa, Italy,
has been selected for appointment as
minister to Persia. Mr. Pearson suc
ceeds Lloyd C. Griscom, at present
promlslug and Dr. P. A. Gardner, the minister to Persia, who has been named
physician, had hoped that she would
soon be greatly improved. The cold
however, rapidly developed into acute
bronchitis, which brought on a recur
rence of the trouble with the heart.
She had a sinking spell today, but ral
lied this afternoon and tonight the
as successor to the late Minister Buck
for the Japanese mission. The selec
tion of Mr. Fearson is a decided promo
tion and it was announced at the state
department that the appointment is in
line with the poncy of the administra
tion for promoting those in the consu-
physicians report that she is resting iar serviced .-'it will be recalled that
more comfortable though by no means Senator Pritchard and Chas. McXa-
out of danger. The trouble with the mee called on the president a few days
heart Is more feared than the bron- ago and urged him to do something
chitis and the complication Is the cause in Mr. Pearson's behalf.
of her present alarming condition.
This fact is giving Senator Pritch-
ard's friends much gratification today,
for they interpret it as evidence that
Mr. Pritchard is Rtill in favor at the
White House. As, consul at 'Genoa, Mr.
Fearson drew a salary of $2,000 and lie
received fee3 amounting to $1,215. As
minister to Persia he will receive a
salary of 55,000 and the state depart
ment has recently recommended that it
HOUSE SESSION
Devoted to Consideration of
Anprepriation Bill
Wahington. Dec. 13. At the opening be increased to $7,500. The privileges op?rat!on. It is the belief of his phy-
tor Pritchard as to the Wilson post
oance fight favoring the appointment
of Ai B.Boylcln. A number of North
Carolinians have called on the presi
dent during the past ten days, the ob
ject of their trip' being to speak tn
praise of Senator Pritchard. It is not
thought tjhit ex-Governor Russell went
to the White House with any such pur
pose in view.
The very interesting information was
developed today during the taking of
testimony in the South Dakota bond
suit that exSenator M;:vion T;:tt!er of
North Carolina and ex-Senator Petti
grew of South Dakota jointly origi
nated the idea for brir. ring this suit
against the State of North Carolina.
The hearing was held today in the
Senate annex before Special Commis
sioner A. D. Watts. Ex-Governor
Rusflsl appeared for South Dakota and
ex -Chief .tusti-e Jan es L". . Shr.nhfrd
and George Rountree represented North
Carolina. Only two witnesses. were ex
amined, ex-Senator Marlon Butler and
Congressman Chas. H. Burke of South'
Dn'JOta.
Ihis ends the taking, of testimony.
During the day, ex-Governor Russell
representing the plaintiffs, gave notice
to counsel for the State that on Mon
day he would make a motion hi the
United States supreme court to have
all the depositions opened and the case
set. for argument.
Ex-Senator Butler testified that he
represented Schaffer & Brother, of New
York, the owners of a. majority of the
bonds in question and when an effort
was made to show why. the ten bonds
were transferred to South Dakota, the
ex-senfitor declined to answer and
threw himself on iroessional privil'tf e.
a, right that .he had. The state's con
tention is that they were given to
South . Dakota in order to bring -suit
and obtain standing in court. It-was
shown that Senator Bittier visited
South Dakota and while inspecting
state institutions there Pettgrew told
him that -the state university . was in
need of -donations. The ex-senator's re
sponse was that some persons he
knew might be willing to make dona
tions. . . v ...'' . . .
Congressman Burke's testimony was
that he received the bonds from Col
onel Stewart. ; Stewart vgot them from
Schaffer & Brother. Brfee , knew Pet
tigfe'w invthe transaction.- -
A number of North Carolinians and
friends attended thev"f tinefai syices
today over the remains of the lata Ma
jor John . B. Hussey at Lee's under
taking establishment. There were sev
eral handsome floral designs from
friends. The services were conducted
by Rev. Mr. Brown. The body was
afterwards consigned toMhe crematory,
from which the ashes .will be taken
ttomorrow. It was in accordance wHh
Mr. Hussey's expressed desire that his
body was cremated. Monday morning
the ashes wiil be Interred at Rock
Creek cemetery. .
A leading social event this week will
be the marriage of Miss Louise Levaun
Parker and Representative Edmond P.
Blackburn at the home of the bride's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Myron M. Parker
next Thursday. Tho marriage will be
followed by a reception from 1 to 3
o'clock, before the uparture .of the
handsome coule for their wedding
journey.
The bride's only attendant will be
her small sister Ruth, and the officia
ting clergyman will be Rev. Mr. Pierce
of All Souls church. Wednesday niffht
the fTantalus club will give a farewell
banquet at the Arlington in honor of
Mr. 'Blackburn. The Tantalus club is
composed of first term Republican
members of congrress. Uncle Joe Can
non and others prominent will be pres
ent. Senator Pritchard. who has been in
bad health for some weeks will under
go an operation at a hospital in this
city nest Monday. He has placed him
self in the care of nn eminent special
ist, who advises that he submit to an
every one whom he has met and talk
ed with Is favorable to the park.
Representative Claude Kltcnm ou
received a large number of letters from
Wilson Democrats with reference to
the Vick case. Without exception they,
write that neither Vick or Boykln Iff
acceptable to tho community. Thejf
do not request it, but they say if tht
matter were left to the citizens thejr
could select a competent white - roaxt
who. would be acceptable to every iri-V
terest. Only one man fails to endorss
the action of Mr. KItchin and th
Democratic delegation so far as ha
been heard.
Claude M. Bernard is here. He say
he has no hatchet under his little coat
for any one and that he is here solely
on professional business. , ,
The bill Introduced by Representative
Bellamy to make Wilmington a port
through which merchandise may be
imported for transportation without
appraisement was favorably reported!
today by the senate committee on com
merce. ' ' k
George B. Hiss and E. A. Smith oft
Charlotte are here.
, - r : X
With Pistol and Carbolic
Aeheville, N. C, Dec. 13. SpecIaL-t
AnJrew M. .Bruce, a young business
man. last night committed suicide here.'
Bruce took carbolic acid and shot him
self through the heart. Ills motive was"
attributed to financial dcsresslon.
SPRUNG A SURPRISE
Pulliam's Wife Declares He
is of Unsound (Viind
Charlottee, N. C, Dec. 13. Special.
The counsel for Lawrence Pulliam, ex
cashier of tho defunct First National
bank of Asheville, who Is charged with
embezzling seven thousand dollars of
the banlc's money, sprang a surprise'
today on the government when th
.introduced the wife. of the defendant to
prove that the latter was and is in
sane. . Mre. Pulliam swore positively her;
husband was of unsound mini; that"
he had at times been, violent and was
always abstracted and nervous, lmag-
ining that he was straightening out
the accounts -of the bank and adding
up columns ' of figures. She tectlflad
also that one of his hallucinations was
that he was the king of clubs and lhatj
he was principal In a game of au-;
thors. He left her In 1SD3 and she said'
she had seen nothing of him until 1800.'
Asked if she thought her husband in
sane in 1S93, Mrs. Pulliam declared
that he was. Miss Amslia Puiliam,
daughter o defendant, corroborated
her mother's testimony.
of the session of the House tortay a
resolution was adopted which provid
ed for a session Sunday February 8, for
paj'ing tribute to the memory of Sena
tor Sewell of New Jersey. '
Without preliminary business the
House went Into committee of the
whole and entered upon the considera
tion of the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill. General de
bate war. limited to ten minutes. This
was largely consumed by Mr. Bingham
of ' Pennsylvania in charge of " the
measure, in a general explanation of
ts provisions. Mr. Maddox of Georgia,
and Mr. Clark of Missouri, called at
tention to the increase in the bill and
made a general protest against what
they alleged was the practice of the
'appropriations committee of reporting
an Appropriation bill one day and call
ing it tip the next day before members
had an opportunity to study and ex
emne it.
- Mr. Crumpacker of Indiana, moved
to increase tho annual allowance to
members for stationery and postage
from 5125 to $500. He said that $500
was less" than the average amount paid
by members for these objects and for
printing, and Mr. Crumpacker was of
the opinion that the expense ought not
to ,be borne by the members. The
amendment was ruled out on a point
of order.
Without substantial amendment the
committee passed , over; 47 of the 141
pages of the (bill and then rose.
1 At. 4:05 the house adjourned
Monday
and prerogatives that attach to a min
istership make the place more desir
able from many standpoints, even
though the post be one so small as the
Persian mission. Mr. Pearson has
been in the consular service before. He
graduated at Princeton College in the
class of 1S72, and after a few months
of law practice was appointed United
States consul at Verviers and Liegs,
Belgium. He resigned this office in.
1S77, after holding it three years. He
was elected to the EOth congress as aa
independent protectionist, and to the
55th congress as a Republican. He
was again a candidate for the CGth i
congresr, but the certificate of elec
tion was given to a Democrat. Mr.
Pearson contested and was seated by
the houe on May 10, 19C0. He was ap
pointed consu- to Genoa in December,
1901. He is an uncle of Naval Con
structor Richard Pearson Hobson of
Merrimae fame.
Ex-Governor D. L. Russell, who has
not been in complete harmony with
Senator Pritchard and the element in
control of the Republican organiza
tion in North Carolina for several years
called at the White House today and
"was presented to the president. Gover
nor Russell went in distinguished com
pany, being presented by Senator Frye
of Maine, the president protem of the
sician that he will be in his usual good
health after . the operation, which 13
not dangerous and doesnot give the
senator or his friends any cause for
alarm, whatever. It is the senator's
intention to call at the White House
Monday before going to the hospital
and di?cuss with the president" several
appointment?, which he intends to dis
pose of during the day, one of these is
th Elizabeth City post office and it is
pretty certain that Isaac M. Meekins
will get the plum. Another contest
that will be disposed of is that of the
New Bern collectorrhip. Mr. Hahn,
the present collector, and Dan Patrick
nre making the fight. It is more than
prObabie that the president will have
something to say about the rick case,
though Senator Pritchard said today
that he is through with that matter
and does not intend to make another
move one way or another. As one of
his close friends said he had washed
his hands of the Vick affair.
The friends of the park bill failed to
accomplish any tangible results last
week, but this was not their fault.
Next week Representatives Lloody and
Kluttz propose to take th warpssth
end keep the agtitation hot in behalf
of the bill. They will circulate peti
tions among those favorable to the bill
urging the committee on rules to make
the park project a special order at an
MINERS' EVIDENCE '
PRACTICALLY ALL If4
Colloquy Between Mr. Torry
and John Mitchell N
Scranton, Dec. 13 By keeping tht
strike commission in session up to-y
nearly 5 o'clock this afternoon,Mr.
Darrow succeeded in introducing pic
tically all the evidence that mlneii..'
have to off or in concluding their case.'y
Snate.- Senator Frye also presented i eany oate. Air. iviuuz win work
another friend," General Warring of ' among the Democrats and Mr. Moody
among the Republicans. R. B. Hayes,
the president of the park association,
who has been here all the week, say
Maine. It is not known what the ex-
until J governor had to say ; to Mr. Roosevelt,
j He is said to be In harmony with Sena-
He might detain the commission foi
an hour or two on Monday, he said.
John Mitchell, recalled for cross ex- .
amination today, was practically forc
ed to admit he could have prevented
the attacks by strikers upon non-union
men during the strike.
The first witness this morning was A.'
S. Choetal of Hazleton, a miner for the
Wentz Company, who testified that the
company houses near him looiced like'
barns. They were very cold in win
ter. John Mitchell was called to the stand
for cross examination by Mr. Torryf
He admitted that when he said that
bituminous mine workers received from'
40 to m cents more for a days work ,
than anthracite men he meant the,
men who were paid by the day. He
was not sure that the figures he pos
sessed with regard to the soft coal,
workers were accurate.
Mr. Mitchell thought that shorter;
hours increased the efficiency of
labor about twenty por cent. Her
there followed a discussion between
Mr. Tor.-y and the witness relative to
the figures showing the wagon of the
bituminous r.ic-n that the representa
tives of the miners had prepared.
Mr. Torry intimated that the miners
had Juggled with the figures and that
if they were accurate they would show,
that the anthracite miners received ,
more than those in the soft ccal flslds.
Mr. Mitchell practically admitted thla
lust assertion but said the Delaware
& Hudson figures were for 1301, which
was an abnormal year. Mr. Torry
pointed out that Mr. Mitchell in pre
paring a statement as to wages paid
the men, prepared a statement of the
earning of the workmen piid by the
day, for whom no Increase was asked,
but no statement of the earnings of
the contract miners for whom an in
crease was rjuete4.
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