? ; -1 .':.'& f- t.. - . - . ' t Y Temperature for the past 24 hours Max. 96;Min. 64. For North Caro- ' ? ' HI J 11 H N : 7 TT" T TTtk T "Si P B V -v ittt-b : lilffi ."MORNING FOOT, ,1ol.XI Ml' 4i - Iv' .- ' i-.-RALEIQfi,,:Nt g, TUESDAY; MAY' 26; 1903 ., ; .: j , yp. 149 HriDe-taHinMUJhPMPfi 4 A Law Officer Arrested in Con st que nco of Investiga tion of Scandals-Accused Official As , serts He is Innocent tlbns ladih up to the actual transfer the;$5;C)Qj bribe, were conducted by sjjme? ftne Outside of the department. 4ccordingo; " this; information, the monej chirfged hands in Cincinnati. The rjelucajhee of the offlclals to dis iss the case arises from the fact that r warjfantlps already .been issued for 4ie -lafres'l ,pf the man -who gave that bribe, landiiiforrhation that he has been takenliintpl custody in Cincinnati Is momentarily expected. These two, how ever, are not the only arrests which iill bemfde. f Both postmaster Gen- ice Departmen Washington, May 25. The investiga- fral xPayn and Assistant Attorney on of one phase of the alleged scan- j peaecal Sdbb stated positively this af- tio dais in the post office department cul 'rr.inated today in the arrest of Daniel V. Miller, assistant attorney. In the of fce of the assistant attorney general for the post office department, on jthe charge of accepting a 55,000 bribe from Ryan & Company, the St. Louis turf investment concern. Another warrant in the case will be Issued in court eith er tonight or tomorrow, and still other arrests will probably follow. - filler was taken . before United States Commissioner Mills tonight' and vas released on $2,000 bond to appear for trial. The investigation which resulted in Miller's arrest is only a part of the general inquiry, but specific informa-1 Don was iurnrsnea tne department oi- ftcials about two months ago, by T. C Campbell of Cincinnati, attorney- for a number Of bond investment com panies, who filed- charges with Presi- dent Roosevelt, naming aimer as,.tn ihn who had been bribed to fender m lecision favorable to the Ryan Corn Iany, and permitting them to continue; In business secure from interference by the postal officials. - Since . tha tme post office inspectors have bee ivorking on the case, and it was no antil recently that enough of a definite nature was discovered to warrant ac tioh by the department officials. ij For some days past the case' has been in the hands of Inspectors Vick try of Cincinnati and Fulton, of Sf. Louis. Complaint was made before i United States commissioner in Cinciif nati Saturday, and a warrant was im bued. Inspector Fulton arrived here yesterday and this morning exhibftc his papers to District Attorney Beadl. who issued a formal warrant for Mil ler's arrest. Miller was arrested thfs afternoon as he was about to leave tl&f department for the day. He protested his 4nnocence and claimed '. that al though he knew the circumstantial' ev idence was very strong against, hir, he was entirely innocent of the charge Df bribe-taking jnade against him. De partment ' officials familiar with tfc rt5e, say, however, that the 'evidenare riruinst Miller is very strong and th)t there is no doubt of his guilt: . .While Assistant Attorney General Tlnbb of the post office-department aid ither officials in a position to kndjw not discuss the details of the calf , it lias been learned that the? negotfa- jternopn thkt Millef was the only cost office I department pfflcial whose arrest Jiad s been! rdered, i but that others, m addition ftb' the - Cincinnati individual h gainst whom a warrant has been ;swofri out! would be implicated in the i Thl; investigation is still in progress .into i the - Conduct of Harrison J. Bar- relt;.;trrh'ferlj assistant attorney in the omce; oi tne assistant attorney general for; the Ippstt office ! department. Mr. Barrett lacted as counsel for the Ar nold! Tui-fJ Investment Company of St. IjOuIs whpn that firm was before the assistant attorney general's office fo hearingf 4nd has represented many oth er Joncetns: I whose methods of doing husinesg 'ere considered at least ques tionably. Some time ago charges were filed agWmst' Mr. Barrett allegeing tha t he exeVcJsed "undue - influence" ovsr General Trrijer, who is an old man, and in "feeble mental and physical condi tion!; afidf alo that his conduct while an official of the department was im proper'" I i:- ': j . Assistant Attorney General Robb said this afternoon that; only half the story connected with the bribery charge had been old, but that he was unable to go inCo details, pending the receipt of information from Cincinnati, that the second warrant in the cage had been e-eryed. ;; - , ; Mjlerwas not represented by counsel at jtlje I hearing. His interests' were looked after by Deputy Auditor Chew of the post office department, who se the Citizens Trust and Guaranty Compariy of West 'Virginia to furnish .'ci ever, that other cases of alleged bribe ery were being investigated and that early action was probable; Former Acting Assistant Attorney General Christiancy, who signed try decision in the Ryan gcase, which Mil ler is alleged to have received $5,00u for preparing, was at the department today, having been summoned by Mr. Fayne. Mr. Christiancy explained that the decision in the Ryan case had bef;n presetned to him for approval; that he had made it. and believing" Mr.' Miller to be an efficient and conscientious public officer, and the decision to be in accordance with the facts in the ca-e, had Eriven it his signature. This de cision was rendered December 10 last. The bribe is alleged to have been given to Miller some; time in November. Assistant Attorney Miller has only been in the postal service since last July and was the personal selection of the then Assistant Attorney Gen eral Tyner, who. brought Miller to Washington from his home in Terre Haute, Ind. Miller was quite popular with officials of the department and with every one with" whom he came in contact. His arrest today was ab solutely unexpected by his fellow clerks in the department. - It was learned tonight that the man Implicated with Miller is J. M. Johns of Rockville, Park county; Ind. It is expected that he will be arrested to night or tomorrow. ' He is said to have made the arrangement in Cincinnati for the transfer of the money to Mil ler, and is said to have received a share for his part in the transaction. KILLED AT DEEP ; RIVER BlilDGE Southern Fireman Lost His Life Yesterday Morning Jonesboro, N. C, May 25. Special. A young man named Charlie Webster, of Sanford, N. C, .fireman on one of the Southern's freight trains, was killed at the bridge across Deep river, be tween Cumnock and Gulf, Monday morning between 1 and 2 o'.clock. The manner of his death is somewhat mysterious. He was firing the engine duu a iuisu. xiom tne cao oy tne . PariS May 25.-It Is estimated that engineer as tne train was nearing Gulf. lwo miUion e le witnessed the first TT,rt r-nwV. -.-.rt V, J I K '"s '""- " uuy a3 t f th Paris.Madrid motor race lie Macm& toves Hot Soort : 2 . Five Persons Killed and Four Seriously InjuredSev eral Machines Smash ed Great Outcry of Indignation j with the skull . found in Deep river, crushed in. There was at least one other person in the cab besides the engineer. How he could have disappeared from j the cab and not be missed until the ' train had traveled about three miles ' is a question being much discussed at I Sanford. 'i The body was carried to Sanford and ' when the Seaboard mall passed It was thought that an investigation would be held. .,','' ; The young man' father is a jeweler ', at Sanford and his son lived with him. i Your correspondent also learned at Sanford that a negro laborer was caught in the machinery of the brick mill near there and was Injured so bad- I !ly thathe had not recovered conscious ness up to noon. r Miller's? $2,000 bond. On leaving the IfrW iiafl TifftloT o g-Q n TM-fkteetaA Vita In. stantia evidence was responsible for his arripst and that an injustice had been done. Assistant Attorney General Kob, -ho admired Miller's ability and likerd llim personally, appeared, how eTel t have no, doubts as to the re liability iof the evidence upon which Miller's 'arrest was ordered, and in fact said; that he had' made the arrest only afiir 1 jthe most careful consideration anfj review of the facts. - .Iitief ' Mr.; Robb nor Postmaster Geier4i j Payne would discuss the In vestigation that has been' in progress irit tte; relations of Harrison J. Bar rett with officials of the assistant at toifiejl general's office, but said, hov- Hail Storm in Virg'n a . Richmond, Va,, May 25. A disastrous hail storm visited the strip of land in Powhatan county, between Macon and Tobascoville yesterday. Hail stones as big as small potatoes were piled several inches deep. Barns were wrecked and chimneys blown down. There is not a blade of wheat or clover or any farm or, garden produce left standing in the district. , WELCOMES THE ISSUE Ohio Disturbance Evidently Pleases the President Walla Walla, May 25. William lioeb, secretary Jo the president, today gave out the following statement as coming from Mr. Roosevelt: "In speaking of the sudden political developments in Ohio the president said, T have not asked any man for his support. I have had nothing what ever to do with raising the issue as to my endorsement. Sooner or later it was bound to arise, and inasmuch as it has now arisen, of course those who favor my administration and my nom ination will endorse and those who do not will oppose.' " i yesterday between Paris and Bordeaux. There were a number of hurriedly wri.t : ten account of the various accidents 'find casualties in the morning papers, j These have been corrected since. Far man gave up the race to take care of I Renault. Some of the most serious ac cidents were the following: i Stead, at Mont Gyon, ran his car into the machine ahead of him in frying to pass ! it, and both automobiles were , overturned. Stead was pinned beneath ! his machine. He was not killed, but j was very seriously injured. IHis ma chinist was injured, but not so severe ly as Stead himself. j About two miles outside of Angloeme the car of M. Tourand ran into a tree after running over two soldiers and a child, all of whom were killed. The machinist and M. Tourand j were se riously injured. Jn trying to avoid a dog Lorraine Barrow overturned his car against a tree. He Is in a hopeless condition. His chalteur was killed. I It was at first reported that Marcel Renault has been killed by an accident three kilometers from Couhe-Verac; but this now appears to be untrue. He was endeavoring to pass a competitor, OLD SALEM t ; Baccalaureate Sermon and Class Day Exercises Winston-Salem, N. C, May 25. Spe rial. The commencement exercises of Salem Female College, marking the j which he succeeded in doing, but lm Court in tvenf lick v-f Under Prof ectidrt of Bayonets I Grand Jury Begins the Inves tigation of Three Cases Assassination of Vic tims of Local Feuds it I Jackson, Ky., May " 25. The special term of the Breathitt circuit court, called by Judge D. B.' Redwine, to 4in vestigate the assassination of J. B. Marcum, Dr. Cox and James CockiH, feud victims, at Jackson, convened this morning under the protection of two companies of state troops armed Plth rifles and one Gatling gun. A fau tious silence haners over the town, 'per- eons fearing to talk about the muraers funeral of Mr. Everett Smith of ' '.est they-get into trouble. The soldiers Hgouh Dakota, .who died suddenly .at were given strict orders not -ife""ithe ome "Of relatives in Smithfleld last tion the feuds to any resiaent ui Jf fi'Thiirsdav." will take place tomorrow in trie ! grand jury room to avoid the possibility of any witness refusing to tfstilfyi in open court. Th 'charges against Curtis Jett, the nianfriow uhder arrest Winchester, was jaken lip, first. An indictment for tffe ihurder bf J. B. Marcum may prob ably J be returned. JjCapt. B. J. Ewan, the man who was alking to J. B. Marcum when he was 4ssasinated in the door of the court tfiousj?; was brought to the-grand jury boni (..under military escort, and his testimony was taken down in writing. 3 wain has been barricaded in his house inee he made the statement that he i&awfthe assassination. . . i - ' ; - Died at Old Home GOldsboro, N. C May 25. Special. eon, and not to write any letters aout the situation lest trouble De priy-- g in ted. i f ! The crowd at the court house fas a silent one when Judge Redwine opene. court with soldiers with fixed bayonet ftanding at regular intervals through the room. Sheriff Ed Calianan . to be excused from the duty of organj lurv. and Charles Littlf was appointed. to act in his place, Th' grand jury was formed and Judge ea ffine read his instructions and i the Haria t vk. o-o t- retire and' iegi the examination of witnesses. The iiK truotions, in part, were as follows::, "When the blood of fallen victiin itains the very door of the temple ff justice, and hidden assassins do thetf ? ork of destruction in open dalis:n In the streets, is it not time tha not " cnly juries, but the whole people . joji In such determined efforts as will in- EJre the indictment,, and conv and punishment of every criming wM has a part in this savage and inhuman; warfare? The. blood of the slain mvislj h avenged." :j. ' 4 ' .'..?' The judge in his instructions assured the grand jury that the 'militia wotjld i rotect all witnesses. The testh-ncif ri M,sh, witness .will be written fdop nfte-rnooniin Smithfleld, and the inter ment will; be made in the cemetery or that - town. The remains were em balmed soon after death, with the ex pectation i that they would be taken to Sou;th Dakota, wnere ma wue i uux, bud a letter from his son, who is now on his' way to this State and will arrive in fsmithfield tonight, requested that the! burial take place in this, his native state. -:. . - . ' I were saved, though the same were in sured. - The second building burned was own ed by F. H. Vanderford of Salisbury, and occupied by J. H. VanMiller, who saved part of his household goods. It Is learned tha1sthe building was covered by Insurance. Both were frame structures. The to tal loss is estimated at $2,500. The Spencer fire company of the Southern Railway, shops, was on duty and ren dered valuable service in "protecting other property. FIRE AT SPENCER STORM AT WILMINGTON , . Hotel at Wrightsville Beach Struck by Lightning Wilmington.' N. C, May 25. Special. The dry spell. in this section was brok en last night by a terrific thunder storm, with much electricity. Rain fell in torrents, greatly aiding vegetation, which has been suffering for a couple of weeks from drought. The truckers are happy over the . change, the rain coming just in time to save their grow ing vegetable crops. . No damage from the storm has been reported in the city, but lightning struck several places on Wrightsville Beach. The light cupola on "the south wing of the Seashore Ho tel was shattered by a bolt of lightning which ran down into the building and did slight damage. Fortunately there were no guests in the hotel, which will not open until next Monday, June 1st Several persons, the hotel help, were badly frightened, also cottagers living near bv. . J r- !!! LIMinno Rnrnri j; Monday Morning Ipencjr. N. - C, May 25.-Special.-File deitroyed two houses here early r 'I . t Tro9 hv heroic ef- this morning a - that; many otners wre saved. j V. a on rrft of the The Are origmaieu m ". , oy ivxi. ,vc"-- Major ti. r. Yi rinse dcicupied nwned by Hlf, ',ii building was enveloped in Sl- i the household effeU close of the 101st annual session, opened yesterday with the baccalaureate ser mon, delivered by the Rev. G. B. Strickler, D. D., of Richmond, Va,, in the old Home Moravian church. The discourse was beautiful in the extreme and was heard by a large and appre ciative congregation. Dr. Strickler chose his text from Hebrews 4: 12 ' "For the word of God is quick and powerful, and sharper than any two edged sword, piercing even to the di viding 'asunder of soul and spirit." One - of the beauties of. the sermon, the one that made such a pro found impression, was its simplicity. Today was senior class day. At 11 a, m. the ceremony of the planting of the class tree took place. This was held on the campus, at the"-spot where the tree was planted. . i The special features of this interesting occasion were the songs, the brief addresses and the cere monies themselves. It - was brim-full of the college spirit. At the close of the exercises luncheon was served by Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Clewell. At 3 o'clock this afternoon the class day exercises were continued in the i mediately afterwards took a corner too fme and ran into a tree. The car .was overturned and Renault was badJy hurt. The machinist escaped with se vere cuts. ': At Ablis a car ran into a woman who was crossing the road and killed her instantly. At Vltroy-En-Beuee a motor cycle ridden by La Mausier collided with thf motor car .of a Paris stock broker. No one was injured. 1 Porter's car while crossing a level crossing was overturned and caught fire. Porter was badly burned. His companion Nixon, of Belfast, was killed. The latest news in regard to Marcel Renault, the motorist, v. ho was injured yesterday, is that he is still alive, but is dangerously injured. f many quarters it is proposed that re strictive laws be passed. The race to Madrid is off, as the Spanish premier, following the example of Premier Combes, has forbidden the contestants to go at racing speed on Spanish soil. Anollirr Sirlont Acrid en I Bordeaux,, May 25. Another serious accident may be added to the list of casualties caused by the race. Madame, Chayssas, wife of a professor of music, was cycling on the Liborune road to watch the race. She was thrown from , her wheel by a frightened horse, and a heavy automobile passed over her, crushing both her less. It is feared that she will die. It is stated that Mr. -Terry, an Ameri can who was piloting a sixty-horsepower Mercedes car, entered tha village of Coignieres at a speed of seventy -mile an hour. He swerved to the left to pass Mr. Porter's car, which . was , close ahead. Mr. Porter swerved sim ultaneously, and Mr. Terry, to avoid a collision, drove on the sidewalk. This action caused one of his tires to burst and his car skidded sideways for 300 yards, making diagonally across- the road in front of Mr. Porter's car. Then the reservoir caught lire and instantly the car was a mass bf roaring flames. Mr. Terry sat with the firmest face, gripping the steering wheel, jipparentiy stupefied. His chaff eur saved him. . It is reported that Mr. Terry then broke down and sobbed like child. There is hardly a driver who has arrived here who does not relate some thrilling experiences and hairbreadth escapes, when, as the French phrase has it, they felt death whiz past. Some of the lads who accompanied the drivers as mechanics are in bed, suffer ing from the shock to their nerves. Tto Racing In Spain Paris, May 25. Great public indigna tion has been aroused by j the list of fatal accidents that followed the first st?ge of the Paris-Madrid automobile race yes Lerday. Automobi'mg has re- , T P 5:r , T 'Chived the worst blow since. the hau- essay, the class history, tne presenta tion of the class banner, and sme un usually bright and brilliant music. At 8" o'clock at night the first con cert was held, given by the music and elocution departments. The alumnae day exercises Will be held' air 3 o'clock' tomorrow. DURHAM IN THE TRACK THE HARD BLOW ardous sport became popular, and in Bewen Welcomed to Caracas Caracas, May 25. Mr. Herbert W Bowen, American minister who for, some time past has been at Washing ton acting as the special representative of Venezuela for settlement of the claims against this country, arrived" here today. His arrival was the occa sion of a great demonstration of sym pathy by all clases of the population. He was received at the railway station by President Castro, who was accom panied by all the "Venezuelan cabinet and by the representatives of Spain, Holland and Mexico. ' . ; Bad Marksmen Paris, May 25. The duel between Prince Randziwill, an attache of the "Russian embassy in London, and Count Sizzo Noris,- growing out of a game of cards played in a London club, was fought early this morning at Villebon, near Paris. Pistols were the weapons used. Each fired tiree times without hitting his opponent. Although their honor was satisfied by this exchang ; of shots the seconds had difficulty la effecting a formal reconciliation. Wild Wincls Wreck Towns and Claim Many Victims; Durham, N. C, May 25. Special. This vicinity was visited by a terrific wind storm 'yesterday afternoon and much damage was done in and near ; still missing, K Lincoln, Neb., May 25. A tornado that passed near Norman, and later struck Pauline and the intervening country early today, caused heavy damage. Many lives are reported lost; It is believed the death list wili num ber twenty-one, while many others are known to have been injured. Details are meager, wires being down in all directions. Nine of the victims were found dead and eleven people are The injured, so far as the city limits. Following the storm was a small, rain, the first for four or five weeks. - The greatest damage done by the storm was at the park of the Durham Traction Company. Here a bowling alley, owned by T. J. W. Brown, and just completed, was demolished. . The building, which cost about eight hun dred dollars, Is an entire loss. In the southern part of the city a two-story house, belonging to George Rigsbee, and about completed, was blown down, causing a loss of three or four hundred dollars. The beautiful home of W. T. reported, will number twelve. Minden, Neb., May 25 A tornado struck fifteen miles south of Norman, a small town near here, : early today, demolishing fifteen buildings, killing three persons and injuring a dozen others. From Norman, which is a town of about 100 inhabitants, situated on what is called the "high line" of the Bur lington Railway, the path of the storm lay east to Pauline, a- little station on the Prosser branch of the Missouri Pa cific Railway. From Pauline it pro ceeded in a southeasterly direction, homa City and a portion of Enid from the cloudburst near here Saturday midnight are receding today and no further damage i3 expected. The home less are being cared for. It is believed that no serious suffering will restdt. Father and Son Dead Goldsboro, N. C, May 25. Special. The death of Mr. T. T. Oliver of Pine; Level, last week, -was followed Satur day night by the death of his son, Mr. John T. Oliver, who, if he had lived ' until yesterday, would hacve been,, iust 21 fears old. Mr. T. T. Oliver -was one of the best known men in Johnston county. He was an extensive farmer and large land owner. Carrinston. in McMannen street, had finally losing its . force southwest of the slate roof damaged by the falling j Fairfield. ' The entire town oi rauuciu, vmvu had about, thirty-five houses, is report ed wrecked, and it Is said that three Saloon Mep in Commetion Asheville, N. C, May' 25. Special. There was considerable commotion among Asheville saloon ran today at the instance of state authorities. An investigation is being made to ascertain whether-dealers have paid the full amount of their purchase tax. 5 Today liquor dealers have been notified to ap pear before the board of county com- of.a large chimney. A porch was blown off a house belonging to Mrs. W. L. Wall in Chapel Hill streets, and there was other small damage in other parts of the' city. A number of shade trees wre blown down in the streets. The storm lasted but afew minutes, and from reports it seems that it was at its worst in and near the city limits. Very little damage is reported from the country. " In East Durham the South era depot was blown down. So far as could be learned today no one was hurt by any of the falling trees or timbers. Sudden Death at Lumberton Lumberton, N. C, May 25. Special. Mr. A. W. Fuller, aged seventy-four, died suddenly at 7 p. m. today at his residence in Elm street, the cause ofja&ed. persons -were killed and others injured. The Missouri Pacific has: sent a relief train to the scene. ; Fairfield reports many farm houses wrecked in Clay, Adams and Kearney counties, and eight persons are reported killed in the district near Fairfield. A tornado struck the town of Elmo, near here, early today, unroofing stores and littering the town with the debris of outhouses, barns and trees. Des Moines, May 25. A tornado struck the town of Rolfe seventy miles west of here, late yesterday, killing Fong Foo, a laundryman, -fatally in juring a child and wrecking the State Bank building. Crayon's general store, the Hotel De Main, and one other building. Several dwellings were dam- missioners June 2nd,-to explain where his death was paralysis. It was, the! Oklahoma City, May 25. The waters such taxes have been paid, I I r third stroke - "hat covered the southern end ot Okla- LIGHTNING AND HAIL House and Contents Burned Up and Crops Damaged Goldsboro, N. C., May 23, Special. The first report of damage by lightning in this section was brought in today ' from the south side of Neuse river, in this county, which was visited by a ;. severe rain, electric and hail storm yes terday. Lightning struck the home of a negro named Cobb, and the house and contents were destroyed, by fire. The negro 'is a tenant ajid a.11 he had was burned up. He was in the city, today soliciting aidito help him get a few household goods. He and his fam ily were away from home at church when the lightning struck, which fact, accounts for no one being killed and which is an argument in favor of at-: tending divine service on the Sabbath. The hail storm did considerable dam age to crops. Mr. E. L- Edmundson of this city, who owns a farm An the track of the hail storm, sustained heavy damage as well as other farmers in the same neighborhood. Mr. Edmund son reckons his damage at between four and five hundred dollars, but his loss is fully covered by a policy in a hail and fixe Insurance- coropaEy' i