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1 1 I ! A. . i ! ; i THC WEATHER TODAY - For North Carolina: Showers. Tempemtur1or past 24 Hoofw " For Rale.'jh : Showers. 'Maximum, 84. . Kiipinruim, 69. . Vol IX RALEIQH. N. C., : FRIDAY, JUIT 1; 1905. No. -38 ; trpTT7l "R C T TTD TTT1TTN Boot. m v i rc ir , , , , - - - .1 - iii i , t .- . . . 7 . Way He Will Go a De tail left Open iliU UP TO BUSINESS Secretary Wilson Will Not Resign. Does Not Believe in Brass Band Methods of Making an Investiga tionHyde Declares He Had Con fidence in Holmes -Washington, July 13. John Hyde, chief statistician in the department of agriculture, will not long remain in Cat position. ' Whether he will be trinff erred to some other office or let of the service altogether is not cut . j-i-n v.-.. ' ki own. mac is a, ueiu.ii wui uc,- Attended to when the time comes. The Southern cotton Aseutiauuu, u"wub its secretary, Richard Cheatham, is after Mr. Hyde's scalp, and it is un derstood that assurances Jhave been given that Mr. Hyde .will not be per- milieu iu wimumc o " i NOT tician. The association has not at-; tangle, will not be permitted to in tacked Mr. Hyde's integrity. They,spect the, minU;tes of the grand jury have proceeded against him on the which returned the indictment. ground that he lacks administrative ability, and that the investigation now in progress will 'demonstrate 1 that while Mr. Hyde may be eminent as . a, statistician, that as a business man he does not come up to modern standards. Another employe in the division of E'-atistics, it is understood, will soon oe separated from the government ser vice. This is a stenographer who has xown prosperous during the last few years' on a small salary. This steno grapher owns a handsome residence end went to Europe last year "with Yl.COO to spend and with the intention Df remaining abroad until all of it was gone." This employe, while oc cupying a humble position, is said, to be all-powerful and to have carried Ihiv.ge v.ith a high hand. United States District Attorney Mor gan H. Beach has begun his investi gation of the cotton leak scandals. His inquiry will for the preseit have to do with the. "leaks" of information and the juggling of figures in the division of statistics, but It may be that the department of justice, through its special agents, will be directed to undertake an investigation of the whole department. That all the bu reaus in tbje departments will be probed is the general belief, but whether the work will be done by the attorney general, the secret service or by Secretary Wilson himself is un derstood to be ,a detail-that has not yet been settled. Serretary Wilson today authorized a denial of the report that he intends to resign. When asked his intention as to the investigation of the department, he saH: "If I should decide that such an Investigation is necessary I would not go: ahout it with a brass band. Thers is no opportunity in this department for the particular kind of crookedness that was ' found in the postoffice. So far, upon by initiative, J, have done everything I considered necessary." John Hyde today made a reply to the crit?,cismsof Mr. Cheatham of the Southern Cotton Association as to the conduct of the division of statistics. but ho refused to pay any attentions to th reflections upon himself. ! "It is. necessary that I reply to Mr. Chatham's inference," said Mr. Hyde. "I will make only this statement. In r. Holmes, who was my associate and not my subordinate, I had the most Implicit confidence. He was apparent ly most capable, and no suggestion of mine for further safe-guarding t3l rifrures. a9 . i thought, ' Vas unheeded. In 1003 I was absent from the bureau for eierht months, partially on a.ccount of illness, ana hen I returned' was still so ill that Mr. Holmes continued for some time practically in charge. During that eight months and 'for some timet ihrreafter, the associate statistician "s the trusted man in the complla--rn of the reports. It was impossible tfcnt subordinates in the bureau should ve conspired with him. Under the ctcm he alone could be .guilty of nmr.s; doing." J J- is understood, however, that "the C'Mor? men have evidence that there "coiiusion between Holmes and r,t: employes of the department, pfiiclr-vvili be forthcoming atthe pro-P-r time. . Cheatham Will See the President . w-Kington, - July 13. The case of the Southern Cotton 'Growers' Associa tion against the department of agrlcul wri v.-ni be submitted to President Roosevelt tomorrow or 'Saturday by "aryie Jordan of Atlanta, Mr. Jordan, President of the association, passed rough here tonight on his way to - ew York. He was accompanied as far 43 tills city by Secretary Richard Cheatham, who will remain here sev eral days. Immediately on his arrival tonight Mr. ' Cheatham -communicated with Morgan' H. Beach, United States district attorney, and a conference was held lasting several hours. Tomorrow there will be another conference, in cluding Chief Moran of the secret ser vice. ' Further than the fact that Mr. Jordan will present some" facts to President Roosevelt nothing can be learned concerning Mr. Jordan's visit to Oyster Bay. Whether the associa tion has secured additional evidence against Holmes or evidence "against others in the department can not be ascertained. So far the president has taken' no hand in the case except to instruct the acting attorney general to make an investigation to the end that those responsible for the juggling of figures may be prosecuted on a criminal charge and to direct that an inquiry be made within the department. After Mr. Jordan's visit to the presi dent, it. is' said in a responsible quarter, there may be new developments. The secret service agents have again been assigned duty in the division of statistics.. The first investigation mado by them, although it resulted in the dismissal of Holmes and disclosed thajL crookedness had run rampant in the division for years, was not entirely sat isfactory to the authorities. The secret service men have been told in this in stance that the administration wants facts xmd not a "whitewashed" report, and , that they will be held to a strict accountability by the federal authori ties. Mr. Cheatham has placed his services at the, disposal of the vgovernment and it is understood' .that he will assist HntVi TTnitert States Attornev "Reach anrl - the secret service agents. Evidence to Convict Hummel New York, July 13. Abram Hummel, the attorney under indictment on a charge of criminal' conspiracy in con- necuion wiin me woaE'e-iaorse aivorca Judge Davis, in the criminal branch of the supreme court, today denied the application and declared that after in specting the testimony he was con vinced that there was evidence to sus tain the indictment. "I might say," he ' added, "that there is evidence to warrant conviction, ROSEN AT OYSTER BAY TheJussian'Massador Pre sents llis Credentials V The Simplest Ceremony in His Ca reer as a DiplomatNo Speech making and the Least Formality Possible on Such am Occasion Oyster Bay, July 13. Baron Rosen, the new Russian ambassador to the United States, today presented hjs credentials to President Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill in perhaps the simplest manner that such a ceremony was ever performed. Second Assistant Secretary of State Pierce and Baron Rosen ar rived from New York on the naval yacht Sylph shortly after 11 o'clock. They were taken in a launch to the J. West Roosevelt pier. The pres dent's . coachman was in waiting with a small closed carriage. The ambassador from the czar and Mr. Pierce might have been two week end guests as they were driven along the deserted roads through the thick wood on the outskirts of the hill. At one point Baron Rosen saw a sign of life in a carriage full of newspaper correspondents that waited to let him pass. JLsUt otnerwise mere wa& urn the wood landscape. The colored footman opened the door of the simple old country house for the two guests. After, entering the library Secretary Pierce pronounced the words of introduction and the new ambas sador presented to the president first, the czar's letters . recalling Count Cassini, and then his own commission as ambassador. The president accept ed them and there was again the in formal party of the vountry house. The baron expressed' admiration for the Sylph and remarked that It gave him ' great pleasure to make the ? trip in her i from New York. The speeches usual on such occasion was omitted Beekman Winthrop, governor or Portn "Riro. came to lunch, and so did Justice W. C. Kent of the supreme court of Arizona. Shortly after lunch eon: Baron Rosen and Secretary Pierce were driven back ahd put aboard the Sylph. Baron . Rosen : ,;had had the simplest formal, presentation in all his career as a diplomat. , In the evening ' Jacob' Riis came to dkmer. He will spend the night at Sagamore Hill. . Tomorrow Theodore P. Shonts and George F., Stevens of the Panama canal commission are - expected to visit the president.' :. - --N-' Colored Baptist Convention Durham, N. C, July 13. Special. The state convention f of the colored Baptist church convened 'here this morning. The sessions- are being Jield in St. John's Baptist church. There is a laf ge attendance; of delegates and others The convention will hold through next Sunday, ' The Czar Signs Plenipoten tiary's Commission WILL MAKE FfSR PEACE M. Witte Is Recognized as the Fore most Statesman in Russia and Is a Pronounced Advocate of Peace. Various Reasons Given for the Retirement of Muravieff St. Petersburg, . July 13. Emperor Nicholas has signed the appointment of Mw Witte, president of the commit tee of ministers, to be chief plenipo tentiary representing the Russian gov ernment in the peace negotiations to be conducted next month in the Unit ed States. The appointment, which was signed after midnight, 1 clotheV M. Witte ; with plenary powers. Official notification of the deslgna- . tion of M. Witte to head the mission was forwarded to Washington tnis morning. M. Witte will take passage on the North German Lloyd steamer Kaiser Wihlem Der Grosse, which will sail from Cherbourg July 23. The selection of M. Witte. as Rus sia's ranking peace plenipotentiary in place of M. Muravieff is regarded here as the best evidence which has yet been given that the czar is really ready for peace. M. Witte's views fa voring an immediate cessation of hos tilities are too well known to leave anv doubt in the minds of officials h,ere that active steps will be taken toward bringing the war to'a'close when the peace commissioners' actually get together. -M. Witte is about fifty-six years old. He has steadily worked his way up from the position of an underpaid railroad clerk, who occasionally acted as porter,, to that of the leading states man of Russia, in spite of the fact that his enemies are numerous and include' some of , the most powerful men In Russia. A man of large stature, big limbed, and muscular, standing oyer six feet high, Witte has the reputation of being ' harsh to his subordinates, but his honestly and ability have never been doubted even bjr his worst enemies. He was created a count in 1901. Muravieff's Health Was Poor St. Petersburg, July 13. Inquiries as to M. Muravieff's position have elicited the following information from a high official source: "The appointment of Mi Nelidoff , the Russian ambassador to Paris, as a peace plenipotentiary was originally approved by the emperor, but the age of M. Nelidoff and the impossibility of his undertaking a. sea voyage caused him to ask to be relieved. Count Lams- dorff, the foreign minister, then sug gested M. Witte for the appointment, but the emperor's objection to him was insuperable. Only then was made the se lection of Muravieff.who at the time was taking the bure at the mineral springs of Contreuxville, France, and who ar rived here in . poor health. He 'was received in audience by the emperor Monday, but was unable to attend the conference of ministers on Tuesday." v Not Enougn In It for Muravieff Paris, July 13. The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Echo de Paris 3ays that M. Muravieff was not satis fied with the amount granted for his personal expenses as plenipotentiary. He considered and suggested " that $7,500 was utterly inadequate, M. Witte is not likely to go to Washing ton under the same instructions as those given to Muravieff. He will want unlimited powers. Bloody Day in Mississippi New Orlea-ns, July 13. Shackette Ridge and Andrew s- Davis, brothers-in-law, quarrelled near Newton, MissJ, to day, over family matters and fired at each other, one with a rifle, the other with a pistol, both being instantly kill ed. '' . v ' - : ' J. K. Sheppard and Robert Watts, at Artesia, Miss.,, had a similar difference, and attacked each other. Watts being killed. 'v- At Columbus. Mlsat, Joseph B. Bell and John B. Sale disagreed and en gaged in a duel with pistols. Bell was (instantly killed and Sale .fatally wounded. All these victims N of a single day's shooting in Mississippi, are white men and men of ( considerable prominence intheir several communities. -'O-.. Concord Man Killed in St. Louis Concord, N. C, July 13. Special. Robert Stough, a Concord man living in St. Louis, was killed last night In St. Louis. The body will be.brought home.. Stough, who was a bricklayer; was killed by a fellow-boarder in a miflrrel over a cigarette. He was shot through the heart. SUFFER DEATH Twenty-four Men Hanged in Odessa Prisons ANOTHER BATCH TO GO A Different Story Is That of Mag isterial Hearings, in Which Many - , - . $ Were Acquitted and the Remainder Were Sentenced to Short Terms of Imprisonment Odessa, July 13. Twenty-four lead ers of the recent disturbances here were hanged today in various prisons. An other batch of seventeen will be pub licly executed upon the arrival here of Geieral Ignatieff, president of the spe cial conference for the revision of the exceptional laws designed for safe guarding publio order. The battelship Georgi Pobiedonosetz ias arrived herewlth a fresh, crew for the purpose of taking sixty-seven mutineers-to Sevastopol for trial by court martial. ; Many Accused Persons Go Free ' Odessa, July 13. The magisterial hearings of " charges . against men ac cused of participating in the recent rioting here resulted significantly, amounting in the circumstances almost to ah expression of sympathy for the offenders. , One hundred and two per sons were accused of robbery, pillag ing and; arson, yet despite the gravity of j the crimes and the practical certain- ty that all tne accused were guuiy, sevent-four of them were acquitted, while the remainder were sentenced to only six weeks imprisonment. The magistrates are elected by the people and their action in imposing nominal sentences is universally construed as a political demonstration against the bu reaucracy and is intended to emphasize the xjonfittJt the municipality is waging against the central government. It is noteworthy that a state of siege was declared the day following the commission of : the offenses, otherwise the prisoners would have been tried by court martial and their fate would have been far different. The clemency of the magistrates seems to be popu larlyi approved by the inhabitants of the city, v ; ? ' : -X. Heavy Task Laid on Admiral BIrllefl St.. Petersburg, July 13. A long im perial rescript was published today ad dressed to Admiral Birileff, on his ap pointment to succeed Admiral Avalan as minister of marine. It points out that a succession of disasters has made it impossible for the navy to assist the. army. It acknowledges the energy shown by Admiral Birileff during the fitting out of the second and third French squadron. The recent shocking events in the Black Sea, the rescript says, prove total laxness of discipline among the crews and Indifference to their duties on the part of the officers,, in imme diate command. The czar entrusted to Admiral Birileff the duty of strengthen ing the discipline of the navy, improv ing the personnel of its officers, assur ing the. defense of the Russian coast, and generally reconstructing the navy. Russia has; abandoned the idea of trying to secure the extradition of the men of the battleship Kniaz Potemkin, who mutinied. , . - POSTAL REFORMS Congressman Overstreet in Favor of i Tackling Mail Abuses ' Washington, July 13 rCongressman Jesse Overstreet of, Indiana, chairman of the.; house committee on postoffices and post roads, has been in conference with Postmaster General Cjortelyou and his assistants for two days in re gard to the postoffice . appropriation bill. Mr. Overstreet proposes to reme dy the treasury deficit - by keeping dowfri ,i posfcotffi.ee appropriations. He has reached an agreement "with P. V. Dogerwa fourth assistant postmaster general, that the appropriation for rural delivery service will - not be In creased! next year. Mr. Overstreet is an advocate of reform in handling second, class mail matter,' which is the biggest source of expense to the de partment today. ' "We ) hear a demand ficm soma quarters that the contracts with rail roads ior carrying the malls should be cut," kafd Mr. Oversjtreet; '"If we were ti cut this item one-halfLit would wipe out scarcely half the deficit. The trouble! is all with the second class -.- .. . ,. - , maid matter, ana i approve or wnai J. , v xu.j the postmaster general and his third aistabt, Madden, are doing toward eliminitins: certain features of Sun- rtl,h re UCLJf UvlYDUtiyvio V.-Q .11. fcv I ... - - T7 . . - . matterl The reoeapis rrom secona ciass matter - today represent little over, twenty per cent of thex postal receipts, while the cost of handling; tt repre sents over seventy per cent of the en tire expense." State Supervision of Corporations Put-in-Bay, O., July 13. -Strict puper- vision on the part of the state over all corporations was advocated by Charles T.. Lewis of Toledo -before the State Bar Association, which Is now meet ing here. Dr. Lewis advised that all corporations be required to have the total amount of the capital stock paid in before certificate of corporation be granted. He also insisted that the laws should limit : corporations strictly within the bounds defined in their charters and not be allowed tp trans act other business. Thomas H. Hogsett of " Cleveland talked of . evils created by the trusts and the need of reform. Murderous Sailor Lynched New Orleans, July 13. -The steamer Condor, from Honduras, .brings the news that Robert McGill, the negro who killed the entire crew and all the passengers save one of x the ship Olmypia was lynched July 2 at Little by the natives. A mob of natives sur rounded the jail and demanded the prisoner, who was finally surrendered to them. A disposition was shown at first to burn him at the 'stake, but the more conservative , citizens presented this and the negro was; hanged. He is described as being a giant in size and strength. The constitution of Honduras prohi bits capital punishment. Eight Killed by Powder Explosion Ban Francisco, July 13. The white foreman and seven' Chinese workmen were instantly killed today and their bodies blown into small bits by an ex plosion at the giant powder works near Richmond, across the bay this morning. Every one in the building was killed except one He was blown thirty feet into the bay. He is so badly hurt, however, that he can not recover. The buliamg was scattered over several acres, but the main powder works, a quarter of a mile away, were undamaged. HOT HEADS GO TOO FAR Amnesty Bill Defeated by Its Supporters - Characteristic Scene in the French Chamber of Deputies Ministers Agree on a Compromise Measure Providing for Pardon Paris, July 13. The amnesty bill failed to pass in the Chamber of Depu ties today. The -measure had been eagerly anticipated! by the National ists, for several of them who are now in exile, including Paul Deroulede, "under its provisions would have been enabled to return to France, but it was wrecked owing to the violent language of one of themselves It had. already passed the Senate and -was only await ing the Chamber's approval to become a law. The final debate on the bill was proceeding when M. Lascies ob jected to "the reptiles employed by ex Minister Andre to spy upon their com rades," benefitting under it on t!he same footing as "political offenders who had done nothing dishonorable. He "added that the marks left by General Andre on the history of his time would be traceable as a reptile is traceable by venomous slime. This caused the members of the left to create an up roar, while the members of the right cheered. Amid the hubbub M. Berteux, min ister of war, cried that he was pre- cared "to forgive those who had tried to turn the army against, the republic, but after the odious words of M. .Lascies he would not? longer support the bill. He thereupon-left the cham ber many, of the ministerialists follow ing him into the lobby, cheering their annroval of his course. ' The tumult in the chamber continued to be aearen ing, the rivals exchanging epithets in ihe familiar - fashion. Finally the sit ting was suspended. Prime Minister Rouvier, who was ab sent, was brought, hurriedly. He con sulted with the other ministers and their supporters and found that the words of M. Lascies .had stung so deeply that a majority of the Republi rofncod tn snoDort the bill. Ac- cordinglv when the sitting: was re sumed M. Rouvier went to the Tribune, and without referring to the incident refid a, nresidential decree declaring the r.losed. This automatically ,r m ja thA bUl Indefinitely ana JJtlOL4VJ-l"W- - e-re-atlv incensed the nationalists. Later the cabinet was summoned and decided upon a compromise. It was solved to ask President eV" ' pardon those who would hve been ivfltt Avm the till. This was LouDet . " hut , a. thou?h thaa course wu have practically thesarjie effect as the hill, it is doubtful whether tne nauon alists will accept a paroonDeca-u . . - . 1 j vav nnn i inBfii4 a rf hpJne esacou. w ioi. NO OUBTS A8 TO PAUL JOKES General Porter Positive Re garding Identification ALL THE TESTS AGREE The Body Wonderfully Preserved Co Long After Death The Devel opments Following Discovery Showed a Succession of Extreme ly Gratifying Surprises New York, July 13. General Horace Porter, looking hale and hearty as if the sea , voyage had agreed with him immensely, and feeling much pleased; at the successful identification of Paul Jones' body and the ceremonies of the transfer to the United States authori ties, arrived today by the Deutschlaad. He drove with his son, Clarence Port er,'' to the latter' s residence, 573 Flfthi Avenue. He will remain there for a month and will not open his own house until the middle of .September. "The various developments in the identification, of Paul Jones' , body," General Porter said, "formed a suc cession of extremely gratifying sur prises. I w&s positive from the loca tion that the body i$ust be that of Paul Jones, but I was not prepared for the remarkable accuracy with . which our discoveries comported with the. historical records of his sickness and death. "Most wonderful of all was the autopsy performed by Surgeon Gen eral Dr. Capltan with the assistance of other anthropologists. It dis closed a fibrous tissue where the left - ung had been affected, confirming our knowledge that Jones suffered from bronchial pneumonia The visceral ere in perfect preservation , and thera were shown all -the symptoms of dropsy, a disease that we knew he had, and most strikingly of all, the symp toms of nephritis, the disease from which he died. That these symptoms should be so marked, or indeed mark-. ed at all, in a body from which lif 3 has passed 113 years before was noth ing short of amazing. "I was also amazed .when, on open ng the casket and removing the linen winding sheet, which by the way, we n excellent . preservation, to observe how closely the countenance comport ed with the bust, by Houdon, which the anthropologists ad to guide them. The ' face was a bit shrunken over the cheek bones, but in no spot did the measurements of, the body -differ from those of the mask by over two milli meters. The resemblance was penect. even to the disfigured ; lobe of the left ear." General Porter said he had workeT. for six years in the endavor to locate and identify the body, but refused to say how great an expense he had bean put to. LAWS0N OUT WEST His Advice to Holders of Stocks Failed to Impress Them St. Paul, Minn., July 13. The Corn- merclal Club of Minneapolis enter tained Thomas W. Lawson of Boston at luncheon today. Afterward he en tertained the club with an hour and twenty minutes of talk on his plan of destruction of. present methods ol doing business in Wall Street The members of the club heard him to the end. There was no perceptible rush for the nearest -broker's office to follow his advice to sell stocks when the proceedings were over. Interviews with members of the !ub disclosed the composite opinion that while Mr. Law-, . son was an interesting talker and had A a plausible argument, they were not convinced that their financial salvation lay along the road he pointed out. Mr, Lawson lectured at the People's Church In St. Paul tonight toa crowd which contributed generously, to rthe church's support by paying from $2 to 50 cents for tickets. Governor Johnson, the first governor who has made good on his invitation to Mr. Lawson, has been with him all day. '. Chance for a Hoodo Raiser - Wilkesbarre, Pe., July 13. President .. Roosevelt, if he desires, will have a chance to try his , skill as a hoodo" raiser. Today the county commission- : era agreed to ask him to lay the corner stone of the new million dollar, court house here when "he comes to address the mine wcrkers, August 10. There has been so much legal ' squab-" bling over this that in twb years the county has expended $100,000 and only the foundations are completed. The commissioners express the hope that if President Roosevelt consaits to act, the hoodoo will b rateed. ti .).
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