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Vol. XIII
RAXEIG-H, C..'FRIDATf JANUARY 29;1904
No, 52
THREE KILLED
DRUGS NO GOOD
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That Is the Question the Senate Is Now Wrest
ling With Dim Hint of Negotiations tn
Progress to Satisfy Colombia
tr.-s'iiin.gton. Jan. 28. The resolution
Mr. Culberson, introduced at tno xn-
-cac--: of the Democratic caucus, re
f;:;?ri:sr . the president to inform Jthe
j.r?t whether all the correspondence
, y.-;-z to the construction of an isth-:r;-.
, anal has been sent to the Senate,
,v- r krii up today.
yLv. ""r.'.!om objected to the resolution
fi -.- .lroad as to date, and on his sug-ge:-ti'
r. Mr. Culberson amended it so as
tn l::rii the request for correspondence
yn :e June 2S. 102. the date of the ap
proval nf the Spooner act.
Mr. Cullom then suggested that the
ro!r.!ion be further amended eo as
to relieve the president from the neces
oi Fending- information to the.Sen
which w ould, in his . opinion, be
i lo t.; ntible with the public interest.
Mr. "uitoi'son declined to accept this
rr.-;.'iment and made a speech in sup
port of his objection and in favor of 'the
i Option of the resolution as it s,tood.
Mr. Culberson said the resolution calls
r -y for public documents, and. these,
h - contended, the Senate is entitled to
t -- -ive. . -
Mr. Hale advocated the amendment.
-: referred to the controversy which
-rcui red during Air. Cleveland's admin-:-aaiion
over the point as to whether
papers bearing on presidential non-ina-
ons should be sent to the Senate. The
.-refluent had refused to comply with
:he wishes of the Senate.
.Mr. Tillman contended that there is
. difference between nominations and
reaties.
Not to Be Caught Napping
'Our friends oh the other side of the
-h amber," -Senator Cullom went on,
?eek after a week or -two. of-'caucus-.,
ag to get some advantage. They hope
0 catch the president in an 'untruth.
ut they won't succeed, for there never
.-vas in the White House a president
vho was less liable to be found in such
1 predicament." - -
Mr. Culber?-n disclaimed any inten
ti'.m of reflecting upon the president's
eracity, and added that the resolution
lid not justify "such an interpretation.
Mr. Gorman replied to Mr. Hale, say
ng that "there is no now and there is
int likely to be a resolution presented
-n this side of the chamber which is
lot couched in the most respectful lan
guage. We have too high a respect for
hat high office to pursue any other
course." He said that the discretion
ary clause had been purposely omitted
Mom this resolution, but said that the
mi?ion was no indication of a desire
o reflect on the president. Mr.- Gor
r.an said that the executive participa
tion in the negotiation of the treaty is
"mplete, and that there could be no
ar Eastern Affairs
spear More Gloomy
The Russian Reply Is Sup
posed to Have Been Writ
ten With the Guaran
ties Demanded by
Japan Omitted.
War Appears
Probable
London, Jan. 29.-4 a. m. There is a
occurrence of pessimistic reports . in
fme quarters regarding the far east--i'n
situation. The most conspicuous
'"' these is a statement .appearing in
. DaUy Graphic. Vhich claims to
t:" vc knowledge 'that thei finaf draft of
ii'sia's reply to Japan was" completed
Vdr.csday and was approved by the
zr. it has not "yet ben presented
'rially, but its substance has been
'"mmunicated ' to M. Kurino, ' the
-panose minister at 'St. Petersburg,
vho transmitted the communication to
"okio, whence the information . was
nveyed to friendly powers Thursday,
lne Russian note, continues the Gra-r-;,
is courteously worded, but re
us in uncompromising terms to per-r--t
the reinsertion in the draft treaty
o -uords guaranteeing the integrity
-1 independence of China on which
1 rn insisted in her last note. "It was
r-fed by the first article of the
v" ty that Russia and Japan should
' .'i?ualy agree to respect "the integrity
1 independence of China and Corea.
struck out. the words ."China
:; but Japan in her last note re
itieite them. Rvissia's refusal to al
danger in giving out full information."
All we want is the fullest possible light
on the subject," he said.
Cther Kegotiations Hinted At
Mr. Aldrich suggested tha-t the reso
lution should be co amended as not to
include papers covering present nego
tiations which may now be on for the
satisfaction of Colombia. , ' . :
Mr. Gorman replied that he had not
before heard -: that there were such ne
gotiations in progress. He was de
lighted to hear that such was the case,
and he hoped for the honor of the
country that the negotiations would be
pressea to a succssrui culmination, in-
steaa or aesmng to namper the exec-
Utive in SUCh a work it was his desire
to encourage it,. for he feared that the !for SOme months are being brought' to
methods of : the pi-esident had done town. At the pioneer warehouse yes
much to jeopardize,, if not to destroy, Iterday over 16.C0D pounds Were sold,
the work that had been done south of j averaging 13 1-4 cents, including scrap
the United States in past years.
Mr. Spooner replied to Mr. Gorman.
The resolution, he said, was understood
to be-the fruit of the "collective civili
zation of the Democratic side of the
Senate." He did not adopt the sugges
tion of Mr. Cullom that there was an
ulterior motive in its introduction, for
he knew "how absolutely guilele.3 the
senator from Maryland and the senator bringing, the farmers, the warehouse
f rom Texas are in matters political." j men,, the merchants and everybody else
Yet he could not restrain the thought 'are feeling better and happier.
that possibly there was a purpose ot
using the mattei on the stump.
The president is not, Mr. Spooner ar-
gued, the servant of the Senate, and
the "Senate could not command him,
and though the Senate is a part of the
treaty-making power, the president is
still the - head xf a co-ordinate branch
of the government; and could exercise
authority ln "his )wn sphere of duty.
The Senate . unanimously agreed to
ta.ke a vote on the- Culberson resolu
tion tomorrow. Mr.. McLiaurin of MIs-
sisEippi gav -notice -tha.the. 'would
spe;
K , on- tne 'resolution. . xne senate
at:,5:4 p. m. adjourned until tomor'
row. ... , . . . .
POLITICAL-SPEECHES IN THE HOUSE
A Defense of Bryan and a Suggestion of Making-the
Election of Roosevelt Unanimous
Washington, Jan. 28. Mr. Benny of
New Jersey, speaking in the House this
afternoon in defense of Wm. J. Bryan,
said he did not feel hurt, as he was in j
good company. He quoted benator panie(j by Mrs. Fuller, the associate
De liver as having said at a banquet in jUStiCes and their wives, broke bread
New York that no man had & right tojwlth the president at the White House
hiss the name or Mr. .Bryan. Mr
Benny said. it is the Republican partyjarose from
that is sick. "They haven t got Mr.
Hanna to say a word to help them
out," he said. He would inscribe
on i
(Continued on page 2.)
low the words, in the treaty will close
the negotiations. ... '
As soon as. the Russian note is of
ficially presented to the Japanese noti
fication . will . probably, be handed to
Baron De Rosen, the Russian minister
at Tokio. intimating that Japan has no
alternative but to take up arms in de
fense of her interests, which are
menaced by Russia's continued occupa
tion of Manchuria. Concurrently, M.
K-iiHno will be instructed to aemana
Meanwhile instructions
his passports.
Vvrn cant tn tVi npu- Jrnanese
:Z :x,;r nd which are I
,-i-.v m tr RlnnnrA. )
where in the event of war, tneir crews
will be discharged and the vessels
laid up.
The foregoing receives certain sup
port in Berlin, where it is stated that
the draft of the Russian reply does not
fulfil . the irreducible minimum of
Japan's demands regarding Manchuria.
It Is addcov nowever. tnai ine.iexi P
the reply is still liable to amendment.
at the hands of the czar. Some press
telegrams from Paris are also gloomy,
practically agreeing with the state
ments printed 'in the Graphic. They
add that M. Delcasse, the French
foreign minister, has lost his former
confidence that peace would be main
tained, and does not conceal his grave
anxiety.
Council of Russian Ministers
Petersburg. Jan. 28. The council
St.
e miniators. Grand. Duke Alexis, pre-1
. . 1 . i J!rn.ca thft far enstprn
siiuauon.
Srcouncrled to find means of
findl
ntr a peaceful settlement of the.
differences .with Japan.
It Is added
that Russians reply to Japan will prob-1
(Continued on page z.)
Triangular Tragedy Reported
From Burke County
; Asheville, N. C, Jan. ' 28. Special.
Conductor Charles Fisher of, the Ashe-
vllle Street Railway Company received
news, this afternoon to the "effect ' that
his cousin, Marion" -Fisher,-- and two
oth'er meni Bill Deal and Joe. Towerly",
had been killed Tuesday evening in the
South Mountain section of-Burke coun
ty. According to. the information re
ceived by Conductor Fisher, a number .
of men became involved in a row when
Julius Fisher killed, his uncle, Marion
Fisher; York Fisher - killed ' Bill Deal.
and a man named Ed Hunt killed Joe
Towerly. Particulars regarding- the af
fair are meagre. It is not known' how
the row started or -whether any of the
partlcipients in the killing have been
arrested. A teletrram received here
from Morganton this afternoon said
that nothing was, known there of 'the
affair.
TOBACCO IN ROXBORO
9 n ,
Sales Are Heavy and Prices
Are Very Good ;:
Roxboro, N. C, Jan. . 28. rSpecial
Tobacco is selling well in Roxboro new,
'nnrl a rwiilt tor niiar.tlrUa than
and all grades. Some sold for 48 cents.
One man sold 2,700; pounds at an aver
age of 261-2 cents. This included what
the tobacco men call all ' the 5 tobacco
from the ground up. . .
-"legia.ue 0i "f v ,L 7ii
county will compare favorably with the
best tobacco produced anywhere. As
The cotton mill here is running on full
time, and it is paying its owners a sat-
'isfactory dividend.- A 'large addition
is to be built to the mill some time this
year, so the capacity can be largely-increased.
About six cottage dwelling houses
are in process of erection in different 1
parts of the town... The graded schools
of the town and the public, schools of
the county are being well attended. ,A
larger iiumber of pupils -are now , en
rolled in the Roxboro graded ' schools
i.than at any time in the history of the
.schools. - - -
SMOOTHED DVER .
Wives of Supreme Court Jus
tices Overlook a White
House Social Slight ,
Washington,
Jan. 28. Chief Justice
supreme court, accom-
I Fuller of tha
tonight, and all the differences that
ambassadors being pre
sented to the president before the chief
justice and members of the supreme
court, in whose honor the reception a
jweek ago was given, are presumably
laid to rest. The president escorted
Mrs. Fuller to the table, followed by
the chief justice and Mrs. Roosevelt,
who sat vis-a-vis throughout the meal.
With the exception of Justice "White
and Justice Brown the supreme court
members were present in a body, Mrs.
Harlan and Mrs. Day being the only
ladies absent. The table was horse
shoe shaped, and decorated with "beds
of white roses' lying on .the 'historic
Dolly Madison mirrors, these alternat
ing with vases of American Beauty
roses.
IT WAS SUICIDE
Whitaker Wright. Had a Poor
Opinion ot British Justice
London. Jan. 28. "Suicide" was the
verdict passed by the coroner's jury
of the
IVHJajr m n.c
tragedy of Whitaker Wright. His death
WRS causeu B'.uio.t.yii
in conse-
poisoning by .cyanide ' of
The jury found ' that
m"
potassium,
-ttjv. Tin a nArfAAtlv Mn0. mid that
there was not the slightest doubt that
his death
was due to most deliberate
suicide.
From the evidence at the inquest it
was shown that Wright had deter
mined to take his own life in the event
of &n adverse verdict and that he went
. . ,th cynalde tabloid in his
possession, while in his hip pocket was
a new revolver, fully loaded, and even
cocked. After the sentence Wrifht
went to the lavatory while the attend
ants remained outside. There' he swal
lowed the tabloid, returned to. the con
sulting room, washed down the poison
with whiskey and water, and diedl One
of the last words he said was "This is
British justice." - ; "
After Wright had taken the r-oison,
holding a srlass in his hand and still
sipping its contents, he said: "Walters.
another cigar." Mr." Walters
laying on a table, and Wright deUber-
utely cut the end of the cigar and struck
ju. ao b"'
Ve cigar tv ngui uuiik iiw iumvj irmu
him, sank back unconscious and died
j without uUering another word
So Says a Chicago Doctor
Regarding.Treatment
- - OT rneUmOnia '..
' , M .'nrusr treatment
is useless in cases of pneumonia. The
profession, so far aa medicines are con
cerned, can be of- no : alssfetanre-' The
sooner the profession will acknowledge
this to the public and sejj to work to
discover 'some specific to save pneu
monia patients the . betterf for all con
cerned." - ; . ;
ThI startling statement ?by Dr. A. 'B.
Bevan, who stands high I the profes
sion, has stirred up the members of the
Chicago medical profession. AH bad to
admit, however, that .there 1s no -definite
remedy known-" They based their
protests solely on the toatention that
they -might influence the patient favor
ably by easing him somewhat and by
; the moral effect of .their, presence. .
MORALES RECOGNIZED
) - '
le State Department En
dorses the Action of
. . Minister Powell
Washington. Jan. 2&. In response to
an iriauiry. W. L. Powell, United States
charge d'affaires at J$n Domingo City,,
has informed the state department' that
fie has" recognized the provisional gov
ernment of the . Dominican republic un
der President Morales.';- The depart-
. ment. has decided to let this recognition
stand.' There was a disposition on its
part not to recognize the : Morales ad-
"I ministration, but in view of Mr. Pow-
action the provisional government
viir an opportunity, of show-
t thkt t fa deservInK of the Men
j Senor : Senchase, Morales' minister of
'foreign affairs, who was accredited to
,ihe-; United States as minister, had an
Interview w3th Acting Secretary of
State Loomis today.-
CAPTAIN
He: Was-a Life-long Railroad
; ' Man and a ConfedBi - v
ate Veteran
Wilmingten, "N.- C, Jan. .-'-SpeeiaL
Capt. De Leon Fillyaw, one of the most
highly esteemed citizens of Wilming
ton and one of the oldest conductors of
the Atlantic Coast Line, died last night
at his home here." He had been ill only,
a few days with pneumonia. He was
58 years of age and is survived by , a
large family. .
Captain Fillyaw has spent his 'life
in the railroad busirfess. He entered
since For twenty-odd years he -ran ay
conductor and was known by nearly
everybody between Wilmington , and
Norfolk, Va. At the time of hi3 death
he was a station master here.
Captain Fillyaw served through th
civil war in company A. Fortieth North
Carolina, When he died he was vice
commander of Cape Fear camp of vet
erans. DISPOSED TO KICK
A Georgia Federal Official
Threatens to Oppose
Roosevelt
Savannah, Ga., Jan. 38. Following a
"calling down" that he received this
morning from Collector of Customs J.
H." Devere&ux, J. C. Simmons, a mem
ber of the first district Republican
committee, and in the service of the
government, said: "I am opposed to
the president's interference in the in
ternal affairs of Georgia Republicans.
If President Roosevelt undertakes to
force Harry Stilwell Edwards on the
delegation ' against the wishes of the
machine I will oppose Mr. Roosevelt' s
nomination and
will lead a fight
against him."
Simmons chief objection to Edwards
was summed up thus: "I am opposed
to giving office to these white Republi-
lauo nuui nuui llicj die dJLLCl dll VL
1 come the ne a"d 8ay:1 am
with you, boys, and want you to en
dorse me for this office; and then when
he gets with his white associates, he
says: 'We could build up a Republican
party if we could only get rid of these
negroes.' "
It is to be a fight to the finish Sim
mons declares, gjid he says he is not
afraid of President Roosevelt cutting
off his official head for taking such an
active interest against the election ot
Edwards.
Towns Inundated
: Ashland, Pa., Jan. 28. The intense
cold weather of the past twenty-four
hours has Increased the danger from
the, twenty-two mile ice gorge which 1
has formed in the Susquehannan river,
south of Bloomsburg. The ice Is turn
ing' the course of the river, - and the
towns of Bloomsburg. Epsey; Rupert
and Catawlssa are inundated. It J Is
esttrnated that the flood, of Saturday
- . V
-w-.. . . . , u.ut 5U
xamiues are nomeiess ana are oelng
I taken care of try charitable people.
FltfyAWOEADi
. -.- ;
F.. . - i.. J . i '.uwc- ...o i7.wv".. V. .V, : V,,, tUa c-nnAV. ltw5, iui.
tne service or tne wimnngton ana vvei- )consldered of tne greatest importance - WC u . ' "k 3 "r "cm of this kind is ever a
aon roaa m ana.iras ueen in i ;to the proper distribution of the fund. "-; , T .ZZ be done largely by
.employ of the Atlantic Coast Line ever ,It Is not expected that a decision will leoitonai comment n.is e rains, n.iv
Secretary Shaw: Explains in
a Letter to Senator. Frye
Washington, Jan. 2$. Secretary Shaw ,
today, in a letter to President rye oi
the Senate', replied to the resolution of
inquiry concerning th0 official status of
William D. Crum, colored, collector ot
the port of Charleston;. S. C. Secretary
Shaw admits that Crum wa reap
pointed December 7, the date when the
extraordinary session of Congress end
ed and the regular session began, but
he does not m&ke clear whether the
appointment was made during the
"constructive recess" or not. The let
ter says: -
"William D.; Crum was appointed col
lector at - the port of Charleston, S.
C, March 20, 1903, and a temporary
commission issued. Grum qualified by
executing bond for $50,000, and took
oath of office March 30, 1S03. Crum
was again appointed December 7, 1903,
and has given bond in the sum of $50,
000 and took the oath of " office January
9, 1C04. There has been no third ap
pointment' and no. fourth appointment.
The same information is contained In
a letter to Hon. B. 'R. Tillman, undo
date of January 8, 1904, and which ap
pears in the Congressional Record ot
January 25, 1904. -
"The-resolution also asks, 'Is Crum
now in office, and if soi under what
authority : of law?' William D. Crum
is de-facto collector at the port of
Charleston, S. C. Whether he holds his
position under authority of law is de
terminable not by the executive depart
ment of the government, but by the. Ju
diciary, and by that only. He is not
receiving pay because of the provision
of section 1761.". - .
PEABODY FOND
The Trustees Deliberating on
the Choice of a Gen
eral Agent
Washington, Jan. 28. The trustees
of the Peabody Educational Fund held
a special meeting at t.e Arlington Ho
tel today to decide upon the appoint
ment of a new general agent for the
board. A Chief Justice Fuller presided
at the meeting. Among those present
were James D. Porter of Tennessee,
William A. Courtenay of South. Caro-
i Una, t Henderson M. Summerville of Al
jabama, Charles E. Fenner of Louisi
iana, Daniel C. Gilman of Maryland,
ator'Koar of Massachusetts, former
Secretary of State Olney, Bishop Doane
of Albany. v. v
The last general agent of the boftrd,.j
Dn J. L. M. Curr died last February
ja Asheville, N. C. At the last meet-.
ting of the board a committee consisting
of Senator '"Hoar. Dr. Gilman and Hoke
a Asheville, N. C. At the: last meet
!" II T.j 7-
ftmnn oi Georgia. its apyy.uwu;
i-ar, fmfrwr1iitlv.'
. t,'.v, aa fln fr- r.,n-v'
place since ' the latter's death, will!
serve until next CAetooer. Air. ureen
was desirous of being relieved of his
VV ao UC.:11 i-LJ J A- Kr, 1 1 lj v- v, i v.
dutfe?, but was prevailed, upon by his
fellow trustees -to remain as general
agent until next fall. According to
Mr. Green, no decision was reached to
day by the trustees as to any important
matters concerning the distribution of
funds.
DECIDED TO TELL
; .
A Witness Did Not Want to
Go to Jail for Contempt
AsheviUe, N. C Jan. 28. Special.
Another chapter in the cocking main,
held here Tuesday morning, was heard
in court today when a hack driver who
is alleged to have hauled some of the
participants from the main to the city,
was in court as a witness to testify in
the matter. Considerable astonishment
was created when the man refused to
be sworn. Judge Jones told him that
if he did not testify he would be sent
to jail for contempt of court. The man
still refused and Judge Jonee sentenc
ed him to ten days in jail. After being
out of the court room a few minutes
the man decided he would testify, and
he was brought back into the court
room and gave testimony.
TOBACCO EXHIBIT
Winston Will Be Well Repre -
. 1 i - . 1 r:
SenteO ai ine ai. LOUIS rdll
Winston-Salem, N. C, Jan. 23. t-pe-
cial. Thi3 city will have a splendid to-
bacco exhibit at the St. Louis Exposi-
' ! Ahnnca. Vila' cnxxiQcnr The mfliter 1 I W . a kn T
tion. This was practically assured at into tne audience. During his life, he (3racaiJ jan. 2'. fP-Uyedj. Wll
a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce ; ,aJ(j he nsi three ambitions: f.rst, to j!8m w. ' RUfren. -r.try of th
last night. - Secretary Bruner of the tf.COTnet a Baptist preacher; second, to 'American legation here, ha ben ap
state, agricultural department wa j bf come a farmer and raise pumpkins; pointed acting minister of the Tnitl
present and made a practical address, ld flnayf to be a-jawrer. Then he statesi at Panama, to succd V.Il!!am
in which he spoke of the importance of declared tnat he had been put in" nomi- Buchanan, th- pr lumlnt 9f
this city and North Carolina being web . .1nn ,n lirrMlori bv his party the office, who will shortly relirn.
represented at the big World's Fair,
He also explained the plans, noor
space, etc.. for the suaes which pro
pc3e making tobacco exhibits. He
stated that In Kentucky about $125,000
had been raised by private subscrip
tion, the legislature of that state hav
ing failed to make; an appropriation
for a state exhibit. He urged Winston
Salem, which stands first In North Car
olina as a lobaceo" ms 1$3 tk
tha best exhibit. "
i po o n;rin
II n II Ii V 11 - i3 ll I II II
Tar Heel Quakers Senator Simmons in the Public
Eye Pou Says Government Aid for
Roads- Is Bound to Come
- ' By THOMAS
Washington, Jan. it. Special. Hon.
Richard Olney,- former ; secretary of
state, still entertains the opinion that
Grover Cleveland should be the Demo
cratic nominee for the presidency. Mr.
Olrey. who is here in connection wjtli
the meeting of trustees of the Peabody
educational fund. ald today, when
t questioned as to the choice -of a party
candidate: "I can only repeat what I
have already said. There is no Demo
crat in the country who has as.rnuch
strength among the conservative peo -
pie as Mr. Cleveland. I am still satis -
fled that, if he were nominated he
would be elected."
President L. L. Hobbs of Guilford
College, who has betn In Washington
for several days past as the guest of
Representative Dixon of Montana, was
entertained at dinner last evening by
(Jnoolrep Tmq CI fannnn 6nrl xcan rrf-
, i.W
whom, he had a friendly chat.
Representative Dixon, who Is a native
Tar Heel of Quaker , origin, presented
the president of the ..Iforth Carolina j, be carrIed over every important
Quaker institution to Speaker Cannon, road in tn country,
who also boasts of his Quaker ancer-I ..Most Cf our rural communities a rn
try. Uncle Joe was greatly pleased with' too to raise money sufficient fo
his introducelon to President Hobbs, DuJld pood and endurtng roads, but if
and he invited both him arid Represen- the government would nay one-hilf
tative Dixon to dinner last evenlnff at a, provided by the Brownlow bill, the
his home. A pleasant three hours was county or community might be able to
spent togetherwhich one of the guests ralee tho other half,
referred to as a Quaker love feast. The J "The last river and harbor bill ct
speaker, who left the Quaker settle-. rled an appropriation of over lxty
ment in Guilford when a boy. was Li- millions of dollars. Larce cltUs re
terested in tracing his family connec-' celved th benefit of nearlv all the vat
tlons, as well as those of acquaintances, aum. Now let congress appropriate an
The merits of the Quaker, as a citizen equal amount of money to aid the stae-
was also a sublet of 'discussion, about m building good. hard, dry roads. .iwl.
which there ws Unanimity, or oplnlen. the farmers of th country, for whom
Representative Dixon so'compnniedoth Political parties profess such treat
,.'Mf -vrMim, th WH Hmi-iTUUude; will feel that they are not
where he was presented' to the presi-
oeni
Speech of Senator Simmons Attracts Attention
; senator Simmons speecnm lavor ot
hQ Panama canai treaty has attracted
much attenti as ne wa, hP flrst of
L.-..,.-. for
itho Democratic senators to speak for
-mmt.,v q1i MC-fl
paper aam.
! "Senator Simmons is not
the first
man to meet with disaster in an at-
i buiu6l 1,1, vK-
jposlte directions, ihe renioi,
North
-
! Carolina senator is in favor of the canal
at Panama, i'.nl upon the terms ne?"? -
tlated by the president. Ills const It 5--al which may be necessary In the con
ents occupy the same position. AH the' (Continued on pag' 2.)
Bryan Revises His
Opinion of New Jersev
H Annlnrri-roc fnr Hie flpfi-
e Apologizes Tor nis uen
cient Imagination on a
Previous Occasion
When He Describ
ed' It as a Rob
ber's Roost
'. """"
Burlington. N. J.. jWk2$.-"I was
r,,t m nomination twice by my party."
j a lt'inium T Ttrvnn tonieht
fltTLmj CU niiam - . - .
"only because it was known there was
.,
Free silver's apostle spoke before an pain of l?9t-
I audience of 2.500 person, ax the Audi-! "VTien 1 wan .In New r-Ht. -Itorium
Theatre. City and county 'offl- ld he. ' I made enemies by de, r
cfals were on the stae and men of na- rating it as a robbers roost No 1
! tional Dromlnenee were in , tne boxes.
! T 1 .ncrrint
. . . .
!m the different phases of life.- uw"p j5'yit?l,th:
irvr, 4hi f.nrt that he sooke at Earlier In the d?y -ir.
merging mto a scathing attack
j Upon corruption in pontics. At one time -j
nis gestures were so vehement tha
button burst from his coat and flew
oS
j there waa v-o to be no
chance of his election. Hia ideal am- ed when Mr. Rucharom wm ar iint.l
bitlon. he said, was not to seek or at- that he would r-rriin minister to Pan
tain office, but to do what he was able ama but n short t:nu-, he accept 1
to make the government so gond that the commission with tht nniirtand-
- r.Hv-te citizen should be greater
than a kinar-
Much of the latter part of hla addrew
was In lhne with his recent apeech In
New York. Upon eommerclaHem' he
based all the faults of foul politics.' He
J. PENCE
rest Is the merest partlpn buncombw.
Theodore Roosevelt and his cabinet are
not conspirators or bribe-givers, and
the effort to prm them such will fall.
Mr. Simmons neither dejlres nor ex
pects it to succeed. Ills place there
fore is unreservedly with the supporter
of the treaty."
Pou Favors Good Roads Appropriation .
Representative Pou Is deeply Inter,
ested In the subject of ood roils and
is strongly in favor of congres?lonl
; action. Speaking along this line today,
! he said:
"Senators and members of congress
may as well make ux their minyls to
deal with the good roads question nt
an early day. The people are demand
ing better roads all over th country.
I do not believe tlioiv is any constitu
tional obstacle In the way of govern
ment aid. Congress appropriates mli-
lions for rivers and harbors and tor
rural aenvery route?, certajni con
gress has the power to appropriate
money to improve the roads over which
mail Is rjirrlert. ari In n fiw vir m:il!
;en,!'re,,y I'5:
I fear our Rei
Republican
frUn.la will
Mil or an
not allow
the Brownlow
other good roads bill to com to a vote.
uv w..,,,...
ocrats awaiting the opportunity t
make the bill a law. It 1 said tha
Speaker Cannon is opposed to thl
t
thi
class of legislation. T do not know this
believe If any leKiala-
dopted It will
Democratic votes.
orth Caro
lina delegation la favorable to good
roads legislation."
Important Bill Introduced by Smnll
Mr. Small Introduced toIay. a bill
( - - - - - " - g -----
- providing thJtt nil materials. Including
.machinery, tools and structural materl-
ltoId h,s audience that If they knew of
jthe Ml eitent townIen corruption .
carried by both parties they could not
retain their seats. He feared Jeraev
Jliad been contaminated by 1U proxim
ity to Delaware, and he had been wi
dened still more to find that some of
the same corruption had stepped over
Irto- Pennsvlvanla and waa woiklii-
jwest. He said he -had-been accused of
j disharmonizing the Democratic party,
I while the fact win that no one had
been in a better position to want
I harmony than himseir. He objected to
fo-called reorganization because the old
platform 10 wnicn me pnrxy
' turn had a
rotten foundation. Th
most plutocratic aammr-v ....
nation ever knew followed the cam-
... u
''J'U'" " ' . . . "
' wish to exoresa my ricrt
hst my
f rr f tn no 11 nn
wajrnot gr-Tt nouch t
nryan win fa
jl'hiladelpl.ln
Russell Succeeds Buchanan
! Washington, Jn. 2S.-It was etjct-
. Ing. The date r.xea -
l - . -. . m,r-r-1A tnf the
j February .1. i - (
place by the presldtnt because It wu
.thought he was exceptionally well
qualified for opening reJatJoni .vith the
I r.ew repubUo
t
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