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II M T 1CT ' ' -rr- . For N. C: Fair, warm; for Raleigh: fair, warmer. Temperature for the past 24 hours: Max.43;Min.23. i VoL,XIII RALEIG-H. N. C. THURSDAY DECEMBER 1 7, 1903 No. 15 ... fA ; 11 f 1 II I - A V I 1 l V III 11 I XI ;i 1 If I vlf V II I I VI 11 K M II I f V Vi TrS 5'S W i J W tuise Bailey Says Caucus Action Puts an End to It Speaker Cannon Invited to Visit the Mountains -Where ' Was J. G. Capirs? R TIIOT1AS J. PE!1CE Washington D. C, Dec. 16. Special. Speaker Cannon has been invited to take a trip to the mountains of west ern Carolina and eastern Tennessee before reaching a decision as to the attitude he will assume when the Ap palachian park bill comes up in the House. Representative Brownlow of Tennessee extended the invitation to !Mr. Cannon, being anxious ttiat he should visit the scene of the proposed park and see for himself the beauties and grandeur of the Appalachian mountains and the necessity for the protection of the forests. Mr. Cannon has not yet given an aswer to Mr. Brownlow, though the Tennessee rep resentative is strong in hope that he will undertake the trip. If Mr. Cannon decides to visit the state, a number of other distinguished members of con gress will be asked to accompany the party. Mr. Brownlow is very "anxious for Mr. Cannon above all others to make the trip, for upon the decision of the speaker rests almost entirely the fate of the park bill. The speech delivered by Senator Bailey today attracted more attention than any other effort during the 5Sth c ongress. It was really a great speech, and while devoted largely to constitu tional questions affecting the C-iban re ciprocity treaty, touched upon current matters of general public interest. The indestructibility of the Democratic par-, ty was dwelt upon at length. In elo quent words the Texan spoke of the history of the party from the time of Jefferson. Referring to the triumphs lof his party for fifty years prior to the civil war, Senator Bailey said that re sult was due no less to unity of action than to its patriotism and devotion to the people. He rejoiced that yesterday the Democrats of the Senate, had de cided to stand together upon all party matters. "There will be no more White, Bouse senators on this side of the" chamber," the Texan . declared, "for a tv.-o-thirds majority will control. The Republican - party will not be able to control any more votes on this side as it has done in the past." ' This declaration by Senator Bailey was interpreted to refer to Senator ("oekrell of" Missouri, who has always accepted favors from the White House .rid who has frequently voted with the Republicans. In fact many Democrats retrard him as a Republican. What fill Publication of the Complete Report of the Bristow In vestigation Develops More Crookedness inOfficial Circles Washington, Dec. 16. The full report of Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen t n!l Bristow on the postal service scan (' -ils, a brief of which was published j.r .ro weeks ago with an accompanying m '-morandum by the president, v -made public today by the r t office committee of the House of Representatives. While tins complete, full report con tains many interesting details of the scandals that were omitted from the synopsis for lack of space, it is prin cipally interesting from the fact that t contains the hitherto unpublished re port of Messrs. Holmes Conrad and t'harles J. Bonaparte, the special coun sel appointed by the president on the "Tulioch charges." Seymour - W. Tiilloori tois cashier Of the Washhington post office until re- .noved by Postmaster ; Merriti, the Present incumbent. Last summer, dur- g the investigation, he presented an amdavit to Postmaster General Payne, taking serious charges against former Postmaster General Charles Emory jinith, former First Assistant Posfcr. master General Perry S. Heath, now secretary of the Republican committee, r'ity Postmaster Merritt and Auditor f'istle. Mr. Payne, after reading the charges, characterized them as "hot "vaporings," "idle chatter" and the like. The report of Messrs. Bona parte anti Conrad sustains the specifi cations in the Tulioch charges in prac tically every particular and severely scores Smith, Heath, Merritt and former Assistant Secretary of Treas ury "Vanderlip, who here appears for tne first time as an accused official. AhQ report says in part; -luUocbvCnarges ioiise Favors ff a! eiBOcratic Senators Senator Bailey said- publicly when chiding the Republicans has been re peated frequently of late among Dem ocratic senators in private conversa tion. All agree now that it will be al- most impossible for a. Democratic sen ator to vote with the Republicans on party matter in the future. They will hardly dare bolt a caucus controlled by a two-thirds majority. South Carolina people are endeavor ing to find out for sure whether or not the" Republican national committeeman from the state, John G. Capers, attend ed the Hanna banquet here last week, which was passed up by Judge Rob inson of North Carolina. Capers be longs to one of. South Carolina's proud families and his friends at home are as serting with much emphasis that he did not partake of the bi-colored ban quet. It has been, understood here, upon the word of at least two members of the national committee who !were present, that Capers was one of those participating around the the banquet board at which the negro Lyons was an honored guest. Today a telegram received here states that Capers has denied publicly in an interview that he was present, but says that he was in Baltimore. This would seem to indi cate that it is a case of mistaken iden tity, but a South Carolina newspaper man was informed by one present that Capers not only attended the banquet, but in a moment of enthusiasm deliv ered an impromptu speech. The ques tion of "where was Capers when Jud son lapped his wine?" promises to rival that much discussed query relating to the age of Ann. . TRIMBLE'S TOBACCO . BILL. Representative Trimble of Kentucky, the author of the bill granting to far mers and growers of tobacco the right to sell the tobacco of their own growth free from tax is in receipt of a number of petitions which he will shortly pre sent to congress from tobacco growers throughout the country, asking for the passage of his bill. Mr. Trimble takes a very hopeful view of the Situation and believes that the ways and means committee will have to take up the subject during this session. He has" been assured of substantial support from members of congress from tobac co producing states, who are receiving letters about the bill. cMr. Trimble has prepared blank pe titions which he is sending to tobacco growers upon application; asking for the passage of ; the bill. A big batch of them' lias "been sent to North Caro lina." He has also sent to tobacco growers throughout the Country a copy of his bill -with an explanation of its object. "The passage of this bill," said Mr. Trimble in his circular," will pre vent the arbitrary fixing of the price of raw leaf or the manufactured pro duct. It will bean equitable, automat ic governor of prices, protecting both producer and consumer, and working no injury to the manufacturer who is (Continued on page two.) "The discussion of the Tulioch charges has revealed the existence of deplorably and gravely -discreditable abuses during the years of 1898, 1899 and 1900,iin the Washington post office and the office of the first assistant postmaster general. "These abuses involved conduct on, the part of various public officials which was certainly, often illegal and may have been sometimes criminal. "The evidence laid before us sug gests the possibility, and even prob ability, but does not prove, that abuses may have continued in the department and . in the post office subsequently to the early summer, of 1900, and that in connection therewith criminal acts may have been committed within the period of limitation. This indicates the pos sibility that similar conditions may have exsted both within and beyond the period of limitation in the New York office. "The persons primarily responsible 'for the above mentioned abuses and the resulting scandals appear to .hve been Perry S. Henth and Gecrg-2 W. Beavers, Charles Emory Snth, kits postmaster general; James P. Wiliett, late postmaster at Washington, row deceased; John A. Merritt, his sueces- and the present incumbent ; Rob ert J. Tracewill, comptroller, e.vA Hen- rjr A. Castle, auditor for the post office department,, all of whom appear o have shared responsibility; the Lite Postmaster General Smith, for his seeming failure, notwithstanding re peated warnings, to appreciate the gravity of the misconduct and the ne cessity for its prompt- and adequate punishment; the two postmasters fbi toleration of the abuses and obedi-jnt? to the plainly improper orders without exposure, or apparently protest, and the auditor and comptroller for -acting upon lax and arbitrary princiDTs in the administration of their respec tive offices, whereby the payment ot illegal and seemingly fraudulent claims by the treasury was 'rendered possible. "The employment of subordinates in post offices about to become classified, fnr i he purpose or tnus securing tner Continued . on seventh page.) Will - Net THE PLANT WILL Interests of Unborn Children Will Be Protected by the Court , New Haven, Conn., Dec 16. A hear ing was held before Judge Cleveland in the probate court in this city today on the petition of all the parties inter ested for a settlement of the contro versy as to whether the estate of Henry B. Plant, amounting to $17,000,000, shall be adjudLcated in Connecticut or in New York. It was stated by all the counsel that the parties in interest now desired that Mr. Plant be declared a resident of New York and tht . the estate be settled there where the will has been revoked, so the money can be distributed to the heirs at law. Judge Cleveland, after hearing the statements of counsel, said that there was a possibility of an interest of the unborn children referred to in, the Plant will. The will provides that the bulk of the estate shall be reserved in perpetuity for the unborn son of. the grandson of Henry Bradley Plant. Judge Cleveland said it was a concern of the court to conserve any interest of such unborn children that might arise. He intended to keep the inter ests in view. It is possible that an ad verse decision may black the settle ment. . Debating Russia's Reply Tokio, Dec. 16. In consequence of Russia's reply a special conference of Naval Display War Vessels to Bring Minis ter Beaupre Homo on Leave of Absence Gen. Reyes Will Propose Abitration -4- Washington, Dec. 16. If conditions on the Atlantic side of the isthmus will permit a squadron of war vessels will be sent from Colon to Cartagena, Colombia, to bring away Arthur, M. Beaupre, the American minister at Bo gota, who is coming home on leave of absence. , It is asserted Jjy the naval authori ties that this action has no other sig nificance than a desire to show Minis ter Beaupre the courtesy due his rank and is in accordance with the navy department's policy to keep squadrons intact wherever possible. The infer ence is to be drawn, however, that the administration is glad of the opportun ity of impressing the Colombians with the great esteem in which Mr. Beaupre is held by his government and at the same time to make it evident that the United States regards its relation with Colombia as so friendly that its ves sels of war may make a courteous visit to the Colombian port. Incidentally the Colombians, it is thought, may be impressed by a formidable array of warships at their door. '. .' , The communication to be presented to the state department by Gen. Reyes, the Colombian envoy, has been nearly completed. It is understood that, in addition to protesting against the ac tion of the United States in upholding the Panama republic, Gen. Reyes will ask that the question s.s to the right of the United States to keep Colom bian troops off the isthmus be sub mitted to arbitration. There was a re port today that he will suggest the pope as arbitrator. It is well known to the Colombians that this govern ment will decline to arbitrate, but they desire to place it in the position of refusing on account, according to report, of the moral effect such action may ha.ve throughout Latin-America, and possibly in Eurone. VISIT TO IENELIK Ellis Says theAbyssinian Mon arch Welcomed Americans London, Dec. 16. William N. . Ellis has arrived here from Abyssinia. He will sail for the, United States in ten days. Upon his arrival there he will proceed direct to Washington and de liver to the department of state a let ter from Emperor Menelik, welcoming Americans in peace and without fear. Ellis assured the reporter ttiat Robert P. Skinner, the American consul at Marseilles, who is now in Abyssinia, would find the negotiating of a treaty with Menelik very easy. The emperor is very favorably inclined to establish business relations with the United States. Boat Sunk and Men Lost New Orleans, Dec. 16. By the sink ing of the tug boat Mamie, of the Dix on Transportation Company, at Lake j Concordia Charles Martin,, thefireman, the elder statesmen of Japan, includ ing Marquis Ito and the cabinet ministers-is proceeding he today. It is unuerstood that the statarniwn are con sidering the adoption of a tirm Eland s gainst Russia Gen. Kodama, the war minister, was present for the first time at the confer ence. There is renewed activity at the admiralty.1 in view of a possible naval demonstration. MISSION STATISTICS What. Protestant Churches Are Doing in the Foreign Field ' " - i " . : Boston, Dec 16. The American board of commissioners for foreign missions made public today a summary of Pro testant foreign missions. The income of societies in the United States and Great Britain alone shows an Increase of . over $2,000,000. The statistics are as fllews: . . Stations 57,771, . out stations 22,364, totaj missionaries 16,618, native work ers ' 75,281, i communicants in churches 1,397,042, pupils under' instruction 1, 127,853. The total native constituency Is 3,613,391. The .United States Is represented by 6,991 stations and out stations, 1,617 men, 2,638 women, 20,901 native labor ers, bO6,C0O communicants, 43,723 added last; year, 259,537 under instruction. The income of the societies reported Is $7,176,845. ' Foot Ball Coach Dead . Charlotte, N. C, Dec. 16. Special. News reached here this afternoon of the death at Greenville, S. C, today of Coach' Brown of the Furman Univer sity foot ball eleven. He was oper ated on Tuesday at the Greenville Sanitarium for acute appendicitis and failed to rally. His body will be sent to Summerton, his former home. to and five negroes, all of New Orleans, were drowned The boat was swamp ed.5 She was overloaded and the high wind drove the water over the hull, filling it. - 1 .lARllS LANDED A Large Party With Machine n : Guns Encamped Near Panama -Colon, Dec. 16 The United States auxiliary cruiser Dixie is still along side the dock here, . landing stores, Christmas cheer, camp material, etc. She disembarked her marines, number ing. 330, this morning. They all left by train for Empire station, near Panar ma, where they will be quartered in the canal company's houses. Sixteen machine guns and six automatic guns accompanied the marines. The Dixie will' sail for Philadelphia today. It is probable that the remainder of the ma rines on the Prarie will be landed in a day or two. The Panama government received yesterday by the steamer Alencia 500 cases of Mausers. WHITE LABOR WANTED - - - Taylorsville Can Furnish Em- ploymentfor Many Men Taylorsville, N. C, Dec. 16. Special. The rural free delivery system Is rapid ly gaining favo'r with the people in this part of the state. We now have a number of routes ' established and are supplying our people with a daily mail who have heretoforebeen almost denied mail conveniences. We are soon to have other new routes. Ail kinds of trade are active. The farmers are getting good prices 'for everything they have to sell. There has never been such a demand for la bor in western North Carolina as at present. There are not enough men to do the work that is wanted to be done. Our people want and must have good labor for which they will and are pay ing fair and satisfactory wages. Any one wanting work can find it here at good prices. Good willing workers (white men) wanted. All kinds of stock are high and but little for sale. Country pork is more plentiful than for some time past and is selling v high. Cold weather still prevails in the moun tains, with frequent snow storms, ap parently doing- considerable damage to late sowed wheat. Osborn's Libel Suit Greensboro, N. C, Dec. 1? Special. The libel suit of W. II. OsWm vs. M. T. Leach and the News and Observer has been set for trial FTiday morning. -Ah!" sighed Miss Antique, with a languished klance in the direction, of Mr. Oldboy, "if I had been born in the days of chivalry!" "Well," he said, as he scratched the bald spot on the top of his head, "you came mLty near it.' New yorker. Impress Colombia emate Votes for Nine Democrats Vote for the Measure One Republi can Kicks Out of the Traces Debate Continued All Day "Washington, Dec. 16. The Cuban re ciprocity bill was passed by the Senate at 4:50 o'clock this afternoon, after a day of debate in which Messrs. Spooner of Wisconsin and Bailey of Texas were the principal figures. The bill was passed by a, vote of 57 to IS, all the, Republicans excepting" Mr. Bard of California voting for it, and all the Democrats excepting nine voting against it. The nine Democrats voting; for the bill were Messrs. Bacon and Clay of Georgia, Blackburn and Mc-j Creary of Kentucky, Cockrell and Stone of Missouri, Simmons and Overman of North Carolina and Gorman of Mary land. The Senate was prompt , today In taking up the Cuban reciprocity bill, and Mr. Spooner was immediately casional colloquies in which Messrs. recognized. He began by remarking. Spooner and Hale took part. One of that it was strange that the Senate the exchanges led the speaker into po should find it necessary to spend so j litical fields, and Mr. Bailey delivered much time In consideratipn of a bill which had been so promptly accepted by the House. This attitude, he de clared, was inconsistent with the atti tude of senators who not so long ago ion that bllls for raising revenue must were engaged in accusing "the white i originate in the House and that there faced, patient mari who then occupied1 could be no usurpation of this preroga, the executive mansion" with ulterior .! "v b?" ne fresIdent and the Senate motives in standing out agains warIn thelr treaty-making capacity. But. with Spain for. the liberation of Cuba. I as a Practlcfl working Proposition, the Mr. Spooner spoke of the caiplnff : ent s the b positions of the opponents of the Wl? HUf? ' , , , fv. . j i ' rights of the House while not dlmln- and especially of the mtroduction of f Ighing. thft congtltutIonl rIghts of the the Newlands resolution inviting Cuba . president and Senate to make treatIes. to become apart of the United States, j Mr. BaIley wound up his argument deprecating it and saying that he hoped n a reply to Mr Hale declarInK that it would be postponed indefinitely be cause, he said, sometimes invitations are regarded as commands. Mr. Spooner referred to the House bill of last session reducing the duty on sugar, and spoke of the fact that Mr. Teller had challenged the Repub lican senators to pass it, notwithstand ing it would have been a deadly blow to tne Deet sugar interests. Me ac;aea his opinion that if Mr. Teller had be- lieved that the challenge would have been accepted he would not have made it. Mr. Teller admitted such to be the case. He did not believe the Republi can senators would accept the bill be cause it removed the differential duty on refined sugar. He said, however. that he would have kept his word. "I Turk to Ships of War Will Escort Consul Davis to Alexan dretta and ths Sultan Will Be Asked to Apologize and Make Repara tion Washington, Dec 16. Acting Secre tary of State Adee has taken a firm stand in the matter of the a??ault upon United States Consul W. It. Davis by Turkish officials and police at Alexan dretta, He has Cabled Minister Lel3h man to present the facts to the Turkish government and inform that govern ment that the case is one seeming- to invite an expression of regret and re paration? The state department does riot indi cate what measure of reparation is ex pected, but it is understood that the .Turkish government certainly wi'l be asked to remove or otherwise punish the offending Turkish officials at Alex- ;andretta and compensate Attarian, the naturalized American whose arrest was attempted, for the losses and inju ries he has sustained. The Turkish government is willing to compensate Attarian and deport him. It is understood that the main of fense is the insult to the United States consul, a matter of gravity In interna tional law. The consul has found ref uge for the time being at Beirut, a watt- instructions from the state depart- ment or from Minister Leishman as to whether or not he shall return to his ipOSt.' ' The information that has reached the department is to the effect that Mr. Davis was acting entirely within his rights and powers, and that while en- gaged in protecting, as was his duty, ja naturalized American citizenf he was Jl in Eat ! S ""T bill by the House to kill It." Then." aid Mr. Spooner, "I have developed one thing "That the chal lenge was a bluff." said Mr. Teller, taking the words out of the Wisconsin senator's mouth. ' . "Then." continued Mr. Spooner, th charges against us are inconsistent." Mr. Teller referred to the influences behind the bill, which, he said, wer those not only of the sugar trust but of the executive office. Mr. Spooner declared that none ol the senators had surrendered their In dependence and he did not consido such a charge as courteous to fellow senators. - Mr. Hoar contemptuously referred to the "sugar trust bugaboo" and aid he had little fear of it. There had been few bills proposed by either side of thm chamber in recent years that were not backed, according, to rumor, by the sugar trust. He had heard that the sugar trust was even in control of the beet sugar Industry, about which the Colorado senators were so concerned. Mr. Bailey of Texas; replied to Mr. Spooner. He disclaimed sympathy with any bill which the people of his state espoused in the line of protection, but this he vigorously denied. Mr. Bailey's discussion of the con stitutional questions Involved led to oc- an impromptu panegyric on the Inde structibility of the Democratic party. Mr. Hale Informed Mr. Bailey that he shared with him in entirety the opln- the president had originated the meas ure; that it was a revenue measure; that, as such a measure it could not under the constitution be originated by the president, and It was therefore un constitutional. Messrs. Piatt of Connecticut, Fora ker of Ohio and Lodge of Massachu- J setts gave -notice that at a more op portune time they would discuss the i constitutional questions raised and that they did not assent to the argu ment that the president and the Senate had no right to make treaties affect ing the revenues. The vote was then taken on the bill and it was passed. The House resolution to take the hol iday recess from next Saturday until (Contined on 7th page.) Will' Hae 'EuwMe'Me. set upon by five Turkish policemen and dragged along the ground. It also ap pears, incidentally, that upon recover ing, his footing the consul promptly and soundly, thrashed all five of the policemen. ; Mr. Leishman, our minister at Con stantinople, under the department's In structions, has made a quick Inquiry Into the assault, and while the detailed mail report of the result of his inves tigation, has not yet reached the state department. Acting Secretary Ade felt that cable advices warranted him In taking positive action. Following a conference this afternoon between Secretary Moody and acting f'ecretary of State Adee the former sent Instructions by telegraph to Rear Admiral Cotton, commanding the Eu ropean naval station, who is at Alex andria, Egypt, on the armored cruiser Brooklyn, to place one or more war ships at the disposal of Consul Davis and convey him from Beirut where h now Is, to Alexandretta, Instruction were also sent by Acting Secretary Adee to Mr. Leishman, United States minister at Constantinople, that the circumstances of the assault on Mr. Davis were such as to Justify him In demanding: an expression of regret, th diplomatic phrase for an apology, and proper reparation from the Turkish government and the Turkish authori ties at Alexandretta, It la expected that the presence of one or more war ships at Alexandretta will have the ef fect of bringing to Consul Davis an apology and an offer to make amends for his treatment. Until these hava been obtained the warships will remaJa at Alexandretta, Tore Up a Trestle Siler City. N. C. Dec. 16. Special. Extra freight No. 913, sou$ bound, with Conductor Estes and Engineer Pat ridge, Jumped the track, tearing up a small trestle about three hundred yards above the - depot in this town yester day, demolishing six cars containing coal and tearing up the track for some distance. Conductor Estes was sllght ljr injured about the back, Y ii 0