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v it THE WEATHER TODAY : For North Cirollna : Rain. For Raleigh : . Rain, warmer. Vol. VIII - RALEIGH. N. C.f THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1905 No. 84 ' " ' " ' . . " ' ' ' ! ii i . . J m " M hi I - ..- , - ' .- ' . ' "- - ... . - - - - - - - ---....--- . S ASK THAT SUFF RAGE Ik President Thanked to Office in New Man Editors Give Fairbanks a Boost for the Presidential Nomination n mi ; By THOMAS J. PENCE TVa?hinston. March 8. Special. A ' riolfpation of negroes, headed by Bish op? r,i ant, Walters and Arnett, which included E. A. Johnson of Raleigh, calll on (he president today to thank him f- - nominating Charles W. Ander son, iored, to be comptroller of in terr.ii revenue in New York and to prfsmt an address urging th appoint ment of -a, commission to investigate the denial of suffrage to negroes in the southern states. It is not known what the president F.iid to his callers. Their address, uhirh they handedto the president, follows: "We, the representatives of a large constituency of negroes in the different churches and other organizations, come to present to you our most sincere thanks for the splendid position you have already taken of equal justice to all men. regardless of their color, creed, section or race. Indeed, we be 'lieve you to be the embodiment of fair play. We feel deeply grateful to you fur your words of advice and good cheer in yourJmagnificent address de livered in New York on Lincoln's birthday, February 12. "The words, 'all men up and none down,' have given the nation a new motto and kindled in the breast of every black man new hope. "We be lieve that address will check, in a large measure, the tide of injustice on the part of those who are prejudiced against us and be an Inspiration to black men everywhere to live better and nobler lives. .We further desire to thank you for the nomination of Charles W. Anderson as collector of internal revenue in the second district of New iYork, thus giving evidence to t;- pouth that the colored citizen Is not appointed to- office in that section to humiliate them, but that it is to be tho policy of the administration .to .-give tn every race whatever political recog nition it merits by the appointment of efficient men to positions of trust In all sections, of the country. "Judging from the facts already at hand, we believe that a large number of negroes who are fully prepared to meet the qualifications imposed by the revised constitutions of the south'are denixd the right to register and vote on account of color and previous con dition of servjtude, which is in viola ton of the federal constitution, and even the revised constitutions of the south. " "This denial is a great injustice to the colored citizens of the said states. We are of, the opinion that the first Ktfp to the correction of these great wroncrs is the appointment of a com mission by congress to investigate the matter and find out If It is true that citizens entitled to register and vote ''re denied that privilege, and to what extent. u e have come to request you to recommend in your next message to congress the appointment of a com mission to secure the facts, so that congress; may see the necessity of en :,fting such legislation as will enforce the provisions of the fifteenth amend nnt to the federal constitution. "We feol that some means should be provided for the full enforcement of amendments to the constitution at a11 citizens may be equally pro- l"tea m their rights which these niendments are intended to guaran tee. Office Offered to a Southern Democrat . President Roosevelt has tendered to -representative P. Carter Tate of jrgia the district attorneyship for jf Nf""Uiern District of Georgia, a Jmocrat, to succeed E. A. Angler. a -Publican, who has held the office Jr terms- an( he will probably npPt. Mr. Tate, who retired from th'S the 4th of March, represents -o th gia district bordering on lJ! Carolina in the southwestern pa of the state, s outhern Democrats were very much "oned that the president should In SUOh irnDortant office to a an 'rJlt- anl more astonished that It J miblican should be displaced, with f"1'1 by those who are familiar i.oin Clrcumstances that the ap f Mr' Tate is attributed to affai' hat as a member of the naval kttip -COm"litee he forked; for two DmftTllrs' Some of the southern ineiin,. at the capital today were repti tV criticise Tate case he ac emJ t mce on the CTOund that a rpV,,llould not take office under Demo?" admtastration. Other Tate ihd , ho',vever. say that Mr. plapr. PU by aI1 means accept this ncoiir fr no other reason than to Porta f: tho PreBident to give im l"Rn of apointlnts in the south to Paitv IJl, standing regardless of munitu. utlons' specially In com. has WherQ the -Republican party -organization. Bl5a vacancy from the first dls- SOUTHERN BE IMVE STIGATE for Appointing a Colored York Republican trict at Annanolis and Representative Small wishes to nominate three alter- ! nates for the position, who will Tje designated as first, second and third alternate, in order that they may bo examined at the same time as th principal candidate. The examinations will take place the third Tuesday in April, and also the third Tuesday in June. Survey of the Inland Waterway Senator Simmons and Mr. Small call ed this morning on General McKenzie, chief of engineers, with reference to the provisions in the river and harbor act for an additional survey of the in land waterway. They discussed with the chief of engineers the personnel of the board of engineers to be detailed for this work. They made known their desire to have an unprejudiced beard i appointed for this work who would give ' due recognition to its Importance and the commercial benefits to accrue. Gen- : eral McKenzie promised that an im- j partial board should be detailed and ! also expressed himself as being fully ; appreciative of the commercial import ance of this proposed inland waterway, j The appearance of Vice-President ; Fairbanks at the convention of the Na- i tional Republican Editorial Associa-J tion today was attended by incidents of some significance, which made il ' evident that a great many, If not a ma- ' jority, of the editors present favor his nomination for president in 1908. Mr. Fairbanks' object in life at this time is to get this nomination, and he was I highly pleased with today's events The editors gave the Hoosier states man the glad hand all around and hailed him as the nominee in 190S. North ; Carolina was represented at the meet ing of the association by E. H. Morris, editor of the . Mockville Record, and D. E. IlaJl. editor of the Union Repub lican of Winston. Mr. Morris was elected fifth vice-president of the as sociation. The president appointed today ex Senator Joseph R. Hawley of Connec ticut, who is a native of North Caro lina, a brigadier-general on the retired list of the army. The Senate imme diately confirmed the nomination. Arrivals: John W. Thompson and Mrs. S. G. Gales of Raleigh, W. T. Wil son of Winston. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Hayes of Brevard, C. C. Boykin of AVilson and T. E. Woo ten and John M. DemDSter. Hopes to Break the Bank Monte Carlo, March 8. The Marquis of Anglesy is seriously ill here. The bankrupt marquis, who has been resid ing in, France for some time on an al lowance of $10,000 a year from the trus tees of his estate, had his allowance increased to $12,500 last December on the strength of the satisfactory sales of his jewelry, paintings, furniture, curios and other effects, and also gave him $150 a month for a carriege. But he seems to have found his resources insufficient. December 26 it was an nounced in London that he had arrived at Monte Carlo for the purpose of test ing a self-invented system by which he hopes to break the bank. PAID REBATES Atchison Gave a Million Back to Shippers Topeka, Kans.,. March 8. It de veloped in the testimony taken today in the case of the State of Kansas" vs. the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Rail road that during the year ending June 30, 1902, "the Atchson Company paid back to shippers over one million dollars in rebates. Frank S. Monnett, former attorney general of Ohio, who Is the leading attorney in the suits against the Standard Oil Company and the Santa Fe Railroad, has started out to show that every railroad in Kansas is vio lating the KansasV anti-trust law. Monnett expects to do this partially from the sworn reports of the roads themselves as filed with the state board- of railroad commissioners. It looks as if Mr. Monnett Is Inaugu rating a gigantic anti-trust legal war. He has been in the Indian Territory during the last week looking up the matter of the Foster lease and the connection of the Standard Oil Com pany with it. He also visited Okla homa. "s:- If Monnett succeeds In establishing th tact that the Santa Fe has been paying- rebates to the Standard Oil Company or was In any way in league with Standard Oil on the question of freight rates, as is alleged in the suit against the Santa Fe, . he may Inci dentally dig up information which Congressman Hearst will use against Paul . Morton, the present secretary of the navy. Monnett will make an ef- fort to Connect Spprptnrv TVfrrtrn wUH a freight rebate arrangement with the Standard Oil Company, while he was vice president of the Atchison Com pany. Protest of the Unemployed Barcelonia, March 8. A meeting of the unemployed was held here today to protest against the holding of the car nival while 40,000 of the working classes are starving. Those attending the meeting shouted "Long live anar chy," and a number threw stones. The police charged the crowd and many persons were injured. A number of arrests were made. Standard Oil Co. Indicted Cynthiana, Ky., March 8. The grand jury, which has been in session now for more than a week, today brought two hundred indictments against the Standard Oil Company, which is charged with "retailing oil from a wagon without license." The fine in each case varies from $50 to $100. The lowest possible penalty would reach $10,000. The indictments were made after one recently passed by Judge O'Rear of the court of appeals of Ken tucky, which held the Standard Oil Company liable in an Oldham county license case. A FRIEND IN NEED The President on Our Attitude Toward Santo Domingo Washington, March 8. The Senate, in executive session today, made pub lic the message of President Roosevelt on the Santo Domingo treaty, sent to the Senate Monday. The substance of the message was published the day of its transmission. Among other things it says that the Dominican interests demand action by the Senate at the earliest practicable moment; that the treaty is at the earnest request of the Dominican1 republic to afford her re lief and will uemove apprehension of foreign aggression in that quarter. It says that the result will benefit not only Santo Domingo, but also the United States, by securing stability, order and prosperity in the Island. Concluding the message, the presi dent says: "Santo Domingo grievously needs the aid of a powerful and friendly nation. This aid we are able, and I trust that we are willing, to bestow. She has asked for this aid, and the expressions Votei hy Congress rhe "Big StickM Policy-Very Costly to the People In creased Taxation or a Bond Issue Will Be Necessary fer Expencses Washington, March 8. Today the official statement of appropriations authorized by the recent congress was made public. There was a minority statement as well as a majority one. One assailed and the other defended the great sum of money authorized for expenditures by congress. Mr. Livingston, the ranking Demo cratic member of the House appro priations committee, issued the mi nority statement giving a comparison of the four years (1893-96) under the Cleveland administration, with years 1903-1906 under Roosevelt. The heading of the minority state ment says: "Lavish Appropriations Five Hun dred Million Dollars Wasted on Mili tarism Needed Internal Improvements Denied Comparison Between Demo cratic and Republican Administra tions." Chairman Hemenway issued the ma jority report, which he headed as fol lows: "The Appropriations of a Great and Rich Nation the Absolute Integrity of Their Expenditure is Guaranteed by the Presence of Theodore Roosevelt at the Head of the Government." The official statement of appropria tions for the coming fiscal year snows that the grand total of expenditures authorized by the session just closed was $818,478,914, which is a net in crease of $37,306,539 compared with the appropriations for the current year. Nearly half of this increase was ac counted for by the river and harbor bilL which carried a total of $18,251, 875, against $3,000,000 appropriated for the current year, while there was an increase of $8,476,095 in the postal ser vice, $9,223,539 in the sundry civil ex penditures and $5,364,500 In the amount set apart for the redemption of na tional bank notes. Mr. Livingston criticised the In creased appropriations harshly. He says: "During the four years (1893-1896) of Mr. Cleveland's last administra tion, supported by a Democratic con gress for only two years of that period, the total appropriations for , every purpose of the government amounted to $2,016,343,753.6L J "During the four years (XP03-1906) of of friendship, repeatedly sanctioned by the people and the government of the United States, warrant her in believing that it will not be withheld in the hour of her need." ' Coal Shios Captured Tokio, March 8. Last Saturday a Japanese ship of war seized the British steamship Venus, and Monday the British steamship Aphrodite was seized. Both were bound for Vladivostok with Cardiff coal, in all amounting to 9,000 tons. The total tonnage captured by the Japanese since the outbreak of the war is 104,000. The total Japanese ton nage lost exclusive of that lost in the operations against Port Arthur, is 14,600. Court Postponed Charlotte, N. C, March 8. -Special. The special term of United States dis trict court, for the trial of W. H. Pen land and Joseph E. Dickerson, who are charged with being implicated in the wrecking of the First National Bank of Asheville, which was to have con vened in this city on March 15th, has been postponed until May 15th. The j term is postponed on account of a civil term of district court, which is to con vene in Asheville March 15th. BIG EARNINGS ; . - Figures Shown by American Tobacco Company's Report New York, March 8. Following the tne cuy causing the walls of houses annual meetinsr of the American To- in town to shake. Ten thousand Rus bacco Company today, its financial sians attacked the Tafangshan, but report from January 1,1904, to the date were repulsed with severe loss. They of the merger of the American, Con- left many of their dead on the field, tlnental and Consolidated companies Tne Japanese were progressing with October 1, was issued. It shows net their operations on the heights 'five earnings to have been $2,304,696, and , miles 'west of Mukden and they were earnings applicable to surplus account also pressing the railway. It is re after all payments, $12,235,131, with ported that there is continual skirmlsh the total surplus $39,531,796 less the ing near Sinmintun, where the Japa- difference between the par value of the preferred stock of the American and Continental and the par value of the American Tobacco Company six per cent, bonds, into which they were converted, leaving the surplus De- little else, in reference to General Ku cember 31 last at $29,518,880. The : ropatkin's chances of withdrawing his net earnings for 1904, for the period army successfully. Tokio believes it given, .. compared wflth $22,228,182 in j will be impossible for him to do so un 1903 show an increase of $76,514. J less unforeseen circumstances arise. At the stockholders' meeting today but there is nothing reliable to show all the directors of the American To- that the Japanese will be able to con bacco Company were re-elected for Vert the retreat into a rout. The pre-the-ensuing year on a total vote of dictions that they will envelop and cut 292,768 out of the 402,424 shares of off tne RusslanR do r,nt SPATn fn fakfi common stock. Republican government under Mr. Roosevelt, the appropriations have soared up to the almost incomprehen sible sum of $3,153,334,292.56, or $1,136,- 990,538.95 of increase for the present j would not be defeated, but would re quadrennial period over that of the organize her resources as Napoleon last Democratic administration, which j did after Leipsic and the Prussians af closed only eight years ago. Iter Jena. Mr. Maguire recalls the bat- "The most general' analysis of the : tie of Rappahannock, which, it was appropriations for each of the quad- predicted, marked the decline and fall rennial periods mentioned brings out of the United States, but the war con with staggering force the criticism tinued for thirty months after that that occurs to every thinking, patriotic ! battle and the United States has not citizen against the spirit of militarism j declined to a fall. He says that the that characterizes the latter period. "Under Mr. Roosevelt, for the four years (1903-1906) the people have had of their substance appropriated for i the army, $315,791,961.76; for the navy, $358,574,975.44, and for fortifications, $28,753,456.22, or a grand total of $703,- ; 120,393.42. eign bulletins announcing the Russian "Under Mr. Cleveland we were called retreat to Tieling. He adds that no upon for and appropriated during his j dispatches from General Kuropatkin four 'years (1893-1896) for the army, Wednesday were given out. The offi $95,379,632.57; for the navy $100,390,- clals are making the most of the Zis. 818.41. and for fortifications, $9,275,- j patches received Monday showing mi 892.50; or a total of only $205,046,343.28. nor Russian successes. The latest spe "Contrasting Mr. Cleveland's admin- j cial newa the papers have been allow istratlon as to appropriations vith j ed tQ mt report,, large Japanese forces a strenuous government dominated by ! north of Mukdej. It is added that a atreuous government!! dominated by has been severe fighting west of the policy of a big stick costs un- Mukdenf where the Russians were sur der Mr. Roosevelt $220,412,329.39 more 1 . Nothlne haa since been re fer the army, $258,184,157.03 more forpr seJ v Vk .J. , , ..r ' ' 'n' , , ceived by the newspapers or news the navy, $19,477,563.72 more for forti- v, j u . , j i agencies, and the fear is expressed that fications, and for the three combined ! . " . military purposes $498,074,050.14 more than did the same objects under Mr. Cleveland's last four years of office, a sum large enough to erect a public building in every city and town in the country, with enough to spare to improve every harbor and waterway, so necessary for the promotion of our commerce; or it would have been sufficient to construct 200,000 miles of perfect roadways throughout the whole land. "The Democratic party does not en dorse these excessive expenditures for military grandeur and display. And it is confessed that their indulgence has brought about a condition of the public treasury that means either increased taxation or the issue of bonds in order to meet the fixed cur rent needs of the country. "The powers the House this session have abitrarily refused the signed re quest of more than 300 members, to give consideration to a bill authorizing the construction of public buildings in cities and towns throughout the whole country In which to transact the busi ness of the government, and which in volved a total expenditure of- only about $10,000,000 covering a period of three or four . years. This denial of consideration for a public measure for purely civic improvements was made, and yet two more battleships were authorised that will cost quite, if not more than, $15, 000,000." JAPANESE ADVIC RUSSIANS HAVE 3 According to This Morning's Dispatches from Tdkio the Russians Are Retreating With all the Japanese Armies London Is Tokio, March 8. It Is reported that the Russians have been totally routed. Tokio, March 9. Headquarters re ports that the Russians commenced to retreat yesterday (Wednesday) morn ing. All the Japanese armies are in nt pursuit of the enemy. London, March 9.The advices of the state department at Washington to the effect that the Russians are in full re--treat from,. Mukden is the only officia. news thai has been received here of the Japanese victory, and beyond the fact that the Russians are in flight hardly anything is known of the situa tion. A telegram from Mukden, dated March 8, 10 a. m., says that heavy can nonading was going on northwest 4 of nese occupation became more definite Wednesday. Traders are not allowed to reship there. There is abundant speculation, and the Japanese are as exhausted as their enemy. . v There are not wanting critics worthy of being listened to who point out that General Kuropatkin is not necessarily endangered at all. Mr. Maguire, a well known army tutor and civilian tactician, contends that General Kuro patkin is really winning. He is delib erately retreating slowly, fighting de taining actions, the whole series of which has ended in accordance with his predetermined strategy. Even if he were surrounded and captured with his entire army at Mukden Russia revolution in Russia will not neces-, sarily stop the war any more than did the French revolution stop France's war. The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Standard says it is considered that peace can be read in the laconic for- lllc lolcgrapu initro Jiavc ucai vuv. iio officials do not conceal their alarm lest the retreat become a disaster. Kuropatkin in a Desperate Situation London, March 9. A dispatch to the Times from St. Petersburg says that serious news was received at the Tsarskoe-Selo palace before noon Wednesday.' General Kuropatkin re ported that the Japanese had massed an enormous force northwest of Muk den, necessitating an immediate re treat. It is feared that the Russians will have to cut their way to Tienng, which is three days' march north of Mukden. If the Japanese are able to intercept the Russian retreat General Kuropatkin will run the risk of being annihilated. His present whereabouts is unknown even to the general staff, which continues to profess optimism. Generat Kuropatkin received consider able reinforcements a few days ago, which, it was then hopec would en able him to turn the taBles on the Japanese. The only hope now is that these fresh troops will stave off a crushing defeat of the whole Russian army by checking General Oku's at tacks on the flanks of the retreating army and enable it to remove its stores and guns. The Russian . losses during the first ten days of the battle are officially, given as nearly SJt.tWO, mcludtagr 830 of- ES SAY THE EEN ROUTE in Hot Skeptical ficers. Great admiration is expressed by the general staff for the Japanese tactics. On the Back Track Paris, March 8. A dispatch 'to the Temps from Tamarivo, capital of the Island of Madagascar, says the entire Russian fleet has left the waters of Madagascar on its return to Jibutil, French Somaliland. Death of a Railroad Man Norfolk, Va., March 8. W. W. King general superintendent of the Norfolk and Southern Railroad, died here today at the residence of his brother, M. K. King, general manager of the same road. The deceased was born in Geneva, N .Y., in 1854,-and after assisting in the building of the Manhattan railroad in New York, came to Norfolk and de voted the best years of his life to the Norfolk and Southern Railroad, which be also assisted in building. A Disturbing Issue Baltimore, March 8. The Baltimor eans are fearful of the effeot the ap pointment of a negro politician in New York as internal revenue collector may have in this city and state. In Balti more the parties are so evenly divided that the race question is about to be come the important issua in the state. What the Republicans are afraid of is that the appointment of negroes to im portant positions may prsvent defec tions from the Democratic party in the fall when the constitutional amend ment will be submitted. Following this appointment, comes the report that Harry S. ' Cummins, - who seconded Roosevelt's nomination, is being- con sidered as a likely successor to Col lector Stone. 4 While there is not be lieved to be any truth In 'fhis' report, Cummings being a candidate now for a very different position. It has stirred up both Democrats and Republicans. Pursuit GASSIE WROTE UNWISE LETTERS Two Communications From Mrs. Chadwick to the Oberlin Bank Officials Read at the Trial Cleveland, O., March 8.-The govern-i ment completed its case against Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick this afternoon. The defense waived the privilege of moving the discharge of Mrs. Chadwick and placed a witness, T. C. Doolittle, an expert accountant, upon the stand. This, however, does not indicate any elaborate defense, as it may be closed with this one witness. This is more than arobable. Two letters written by Mrs. Chad wick to Mr. Beckwith and Mr. Spear were introduced by the government ' at the close of today's session and were sensational in the extreme. They ap pear to be quite incriminating. One letter, dated October 21, 1903, referred to a check for $15,000. It created a laugh, as it instructed Beckwith and Spear as to how. surprised they should look when Fay and .Wuerst of Elyrla, who wanted money , from Mrs. Chad wick at the time, should call on th Oberlin bank officials, for a renewal of the notes she had given him. Beckwith and Spear were not to ap pear to have known Mrs. Chadwick or to have been apprised by her of her dealings with the Oberlin Bank. The other letter was written to Spear and referred to Mr. W. and Mt. F. She said neither knew or her having anyi dealings with the Oberlin Bank. She asked that Spear certify to a checH with which she was to secure money front W. and F. In the letter sh said: "I will pay you and Mr. B. well for this and it will be safe. You can say the check is good on that day and you can agree to any extension that may be asked for. Do not be afraid. Oa the advice of my attorney, I will soon do something that will be of interest to us all. I will have the papers sign ed today. I will send you tomorrow a -note to cover the check of the 10th. ancL a small commission for you," 1 ( The letter was signed "C. L. C." and was not dated. There is a postscript which reads: "Tell them I had to deal with the college through your bank." Today's sessions .were enlivened by forensic combats between the attorneys that at times became heated to the point of xersorialities. It is evident from the runnier of ex ceptions being taken by the attorneys for Mrs. Chadwick that they are pre paring to oarry the case as far and as high in the United Statea courts as they can, provided the verdict of tho . jury is acvinst Mrs. Chadwick, i ' i 1 - i i . ih -1 I
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