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TRE WEATHER TODAY For North Carolina : paa'.ly Cloudy x For Raleigh : partly Cloudy Y f y n , - U TEMPERATURE: J,'01' IX ; " ' : - ' ' RALEIQ-H N. C.. TUESDAY, AHQ-IfST 22, 1905 Na 71 LOOKING MO BANK ACCOUNTS - f Important To Know What Hyde and Holmes Have t NEW LINE OF INQUIRY !A Yilmington Negro Wants to Know Why He Does Not Receive a Civil Service Appointment A" Catawba County Man Has a Cotton Spin ning Invention By THOMAS J. PENCE Washington, Aug. 21 Special There V-as renewed activity today in connee- tua with the investigation of the scan- ab arid graft in the agricultural de artment. and the fact developed that . . . lopea tnai a mquir of much importance is 3- undertaken for the consideration rf.the grand Jury. Local bankers are! Veiner visited bv irovPrrm0nt QQa ; .V.itU a view of securing information 'ents by the sultan, w3io offered h a Relative to the account of John Hyde hand in marrlae to Mlss Roosevelt h former statistician in the crop de- and would make her sultana of the tartment, who went to Europe to have SuIu archipelago, saying that his peo y carbuncle treated ond who is tak.Ple desired her to remain among them, ng his time about returning as prom-! While some members of the. party bed. Information is likewise being were bathin- in the afternoon Freder- .ought as to the bank account of R fi I. ick" 'f fditr of the ZVIr Wlmes, Jr., the former associate sta. : was seized with cramps and the under- Usucian, Jumnier who is also away from spending his laough in parts unknown. These gov- irnirent .lfpnto - M a , ,L , I ?rnment agents were armed with let- !t.-r; riAMCrir, 1 , , , .w...jitl6 ewe iwa.i uaniters inai Unless they acceded to th request fcoruained in the communication that he detectives be fully informed con cerning: me relations, it anv. wixt- or that had between ; ii.s uiai. iiclu existea. Holmes or Hyde and the bank, trust company or safe denosit. poticern i-n auostion-subnoeanas wouifl vp fA(1 and 1he grand jury itself would exact ! information - I A part of tins work was completed Uh returning merry-makers from st v.cek. It is said that admissions,!, nollimWn aPn9 and a freight ?::ro:-tant in themselves, but bare of 1 Jetaiis, have been secured. It has not fceen known heretofore that the auth brities. in addition to the effort to in- flict Holmes, were on the trail of Hyde s well. rnl x i j. tt -t iixe Mti mat nyaes nnan- cial record is being examined into, it a saiu, xifcus mi occasionea anv snr. rise on the part of those familiar .with the situation. I The investigation by detectives will Continued this week until all of financial institutions in the city t.1 uve been covered. Such subpoenas j fis are, in the discretion of the dis trict attorney, then considered neces- eary will be issued. The only occa- Eion for surnrise in connection with this Inquiry into the financial stand ing- of Holmes and Hyde, in the opin ion of those who are familiar with the jfacts in the cotton .crop scandal, is jthat this particular phase of the inves tigation was delayed so long. f Alleged discrimination against a jorth Carolina colored man,, who has apparently been denied employment in the departments here because of the color of his skin, despite the .fact that on eight different occasions he stood highest on the civil service eligible list, is to be brought to the attention cf the president, provided a way can been found. Alfred G. Howe of New Hanover is fche negro. His father represented New Hanover in the legislature during the tiayg of fusion. Howe, Jr., stood the civil service examination for messen ger here, and received a very high ir ark. Every time a vacancy for mes senger's position occurred in one of ihe departments his name was certi fied at the head of the list by the secre tary of the commission. Eight differ ent times Howe's name was. sent to a department, and as many times a can didate with a lower grading was se lected. FinsJly Howe appealed to an influential Republican to make an in- r, 7? Y.M mrfm.ea Jat Liiierit oi justice ariu me ucpari Tient of commerce that the name of the Asgro was passed over because a white inan was preferred for the job. Howe nd his friends think that when the Matter is brought to the attention of, he president he will get a position and that appointment clerks In several de-j partments -will get a call down. At east that Is what they say. Joo Stanley, who was a member of thf. famous Red Birds of -Raleigh, has teen secured by Washington and is txpected to Join the locals on their re turn from the west three weeks hence. Ptnley has been hitting a.nd playing eU with the New Orleans team this e-aon, and the belief is expressed that he will make good in the American agne. Another member of the old Red Birds, Frank Smith, is one of. the Sr'-atest pitchers in the business and Is doing fine work in Chicago. Osborne Brown of Long Island,1 Ca tawba, county, has applied for a patent r-n a device for spinning cotton, which, it i-s claimed, will give uniform strength 4 Present tfae breakjng of threads. Cotton mill experts, it is said, have icueeu me invention. , Near the city of Washington, over the Maryland line, a town has been laid out, vwhich the promoters contemplate shall be a second James City, N. C. It is promoted by negroes and will be owned, exclusively by members of the black race.; The. name chosen for this annex to Washington is Roosevelt. Mr. and Mrs, Fab. H. Briggs of Raleigh were here today on their re turn from the mountains of Virginia. Other arrivals today are Miss Mary Wilson, Masses Jessie and Edith Thompson and "Mrs. F. A. Thomas of Charlotte, James Mr Weeks qf ,Eliza beth City, S. F. Mordecai of .Durham, G. L. Best of Charlotte and J. R. Bowie of Mount Airy. Mary E. Bridgers is appointed post master at JVIeherrin, Northampton county. , BLOODLESS BULL FIGHT The Sultan of Sulu Wanted to Marry Alice Roosevelt - Jolo, Aug. 18, via Manila, Aug. 21. (Delayed in transmission) Secretary Taft and party arrived here. at noon and immediately proceeded to the pa rade grounds to witness an elaborate programi arranged for their entertain ment. The Sultan of Sulu with his retinue and other Mora dignitaries oc cupied seats on the grand stand along1 with Secretary Taft and Miss Roose velt. Thousands of Moros residents of Jolo, and from the neighboring islands, were Present to take part in the festivities I Which W6re wonderfully .Picturesque. In the afternoon there were oarabou be-'and bull fights of an amusing, but not. ' bloodthirsty character. Secretary Taft and Miss Roosevelt were presented with many Moro pres- : low was ra.Diu.iy uuhjiiib uui sea, when Representative Ijongworth , , ' , . . . ,n him and rescued him at the risk of his , OW11 111. . - TROLLEY CAR SMASHED , Nine Persons Killed in a Collision With a Freight Train - Butte, Mont.. Aug. 21. Nie persons were killed one fata"y injured and about thirteen more or less injured i in o rmtl loirt hotwoon a street ror nil the Columbia Gardens and a freight train on the Butte, Anaconda & Pa- i cific Railway last night. Numerous I others , were slightly hurt and were taken to their homes for treatment. Tnat more were not killed Is mirac. 1mio fnr. v,a o-,iriAnt r.noiirrprl with a S11pns thn. nrArindAd anv hone of pspane for those-on the front end ly ho Mt. nf fuArrv wPr(, wnmpn nw r v,aA wa nn. ed, the other two victims being men. Conductor Hoakland says he was on top of the train with a lantern and warned , the motorman, but the latter put on speed and attempted to cross ah,ead of the train. - Last Year's Cotton Crop Washington, Aug. 21. The census bureau today issued a suplemental re port on the quantity of cotton ginned from the crop of 1904, showing the total growth for that year as fixed by the ginners to be 13,693,279 bales, counting a round bale as a one-half bale, instead of 13,597. 782.- ' In explanation of these figures the report states: . "Census bulletin No. 19, on cotton ginning, issued April 25, 1905, showed that at the time of the March canvas3 of the cbttcn ginneries for the data pubished in that report there remained to be ginned 197,270 bales from the crop of 1904. A canvass made between July 20 and August 5 for the purpose of veri fying the estimates showed that 95,497 bales, counting, round as half- bales, were ginnedv in excess of the estimates published in April.' . Louisville Bank Closed Washington, Aug. 21. The doors of the Western -"National ; Bank of Louis ville. ,Ky., were closed this morning j by order of the comptroller of the cur rency. A statement issued ty tne act ing comptroller of the currency says: An examination of the bank -snowed that-its capital was badly impaired by losses. Steady withdrawals have been made for several days and, as there was not sufficient funds on hand or immediately available to meet fur ther demands likely to be made by depositors and other .creditors, the act ing comptroller directed, -the bank to be closed, in order to protect the In terests of all creditors' alike and pre vent those having knowledge of con ditions securing preference over those without knowledge."., " - Unique Suit for Damages N Durham, N. C, Aug. -21, Special. P. B. Greenhill, superintendent of the, Commonwealth cotton mill, has insti tuted suit ;fbr damages against ythe Southern Railway. His suit is unique. Under the rules of the union depot only those holding tickets can get through the gate. He claims that he went to 'the depot with a. sick wife and that she suffered on accunt of him not being able to assist her in getting on theJ train. The papers in the case have not b&en filed as yet. POLES PROTEST IN USUAL FORM Objection Takes the Shape of Industrial Strike ' THEIR RACE IGNORE! Scheme for National Duma Leaves the Poles Out The Whole Mat ter Hedged About ,With Imperial Prerogative Political Arrests Make a Sensation in St. Petersburg Warsaw, Aug. 21. A general strike, made in protest against the disregard, of the rights of the Poles in the im perial scheme of the national duma, or state council, began hre today. The employes of the Visunkailvay were among the strikers, and trains in many cases were left at intermediatestations. Itis feared that employes oh other lines will go out. The general situation is regarded as serious. Although much was granted by the czar's manifesto on the subject of - a national assembly, issued Saturday, on of the notable omissions was that of the right of petition, which had been promised by a previous ukase. This means that in all probability the people will not be allowed to convene in pub lic assemblies in ordr to carry on a politicalycampaign after the manner of, the English and Americans. The dominating note of the czar's manifesto is that of caution, tHe newly granted liberties of the people being carefully hedged in byx imperial prero gatives. Especially is the formation of, the council a matter of careful thought. The text on this'subject is thisi. "We reserve to ourselves entirely the care of perfecting the organization of the gosoudarstvennaia duma, and when the course of events- has shown the necessity .for .-changes corresponding completely to the needs of the time and the welfare of the empire, We shall not fail to give at the proper moment the necessary indication." It Is reported that the duma, will; assemble some time in January, 1906... - Russian Reformers Arresied Petersburg, , Aug. 21. P. N. NitU- St. koff, professor of Russian history' in the University of St. Petersburg, Prof. T. N. Denissevitch and many others, all identified with the reform move ment, were arrested at their respective residences last night by the political stern qualities by pleasant conversa police and are now in prison. K - tipa : in advance. What he told the Altogether there were seventeen po- president here today doubtlessly will 111.' 1 i. 2 1 A ' a. 1 uncai arrests msi ingiu, musuy or pro- fessorst advocates, physicians and arch itects, i The reason given by the department of x police for the arrests is that "the prison were arranging for a meeting to cc nn the imperial manifesto. Their contention is - that they wore simply arranging to continue the re form movement. The arrests have caused a sensation in St. Petersburg. , It is rumored that there will be a general strike of railway men' through out Russia soon.' ' ; - Great Distress Among Strikers London, Aug. 21. A dispatch to the Daily Mail from St. Petersburg says that the results of the continuous strikes are becoming terribly apparent. Among the strikers of the .iPutlloff works, who with their families number 60,000, hunger and disease areA making terrible ravages. The number of deaths, especially among the children, is alarm ing. The state of things at Ivanovos- nessensk is worse. The strike there, lasted three months and 150,000 are ab solutely starving. The number of deaths from hunger exceeds those among the Putlloff workers. The "Sor mova Steel Work at St. Petersburg ave closed, making 14,000 idle. At Riga 15,000 men with their families hav been fighting hunger for over three months. Jealousy and a Shoe Knife Brockton, Mass., , Aug. 21. James -W. Crawford, agen 53, and his wife who is somewhat younger, were ' found dead in tbieir bed today "at their home The man had evidently killed his wife with a shoe knife that was found; near the foot of the bed. Then he cut his own throat with" a razor, i A letter wus written yesterday by Crawford to his nephew, in which he gave a mo tive for 'the crime. In this letter a Brockton business man is mentioned as the 'cause of jealousy on the j art of Crawford. .. . -:r Seaboard Conductor Murdered Savannah, Ga., Aug. 21. Julius T. Iandisberg, Jr., a conductor on ' the. Seaboard Air Line Railway, was shot by William S. Sims at Ellabelle.X Bryan niintv ? trwav u nrl died " whil"f Heine brought to this city. Landisberg had put Sims off his train Saturday. Sims (escaped. ' . I ' - ' .' .v. I v : - 8 PEACE ALMOST GONE The Rossiaii Mission Regards It as All Over PUT BLAME ON JAPAN The Terms, the. Russians Say, Are 'Humiliating They Have Made All the Concessions Possible. 7 They Charge the Japanese With Greediness and Obstinacy Portsmouth,, N. H., Aug. 21. The Lafifan'-, press tonight obtained follow ing authoritative explanation of the peace situation from the Russian mis- "We don't believe that there is any probability of peace in the actual sit uation, which is very strained. The conditions of the Japanese are humili ating to Russia, who has made all the concessions she can make. "It seems to us that the Japanese tried to drag things along. They come now apparently with changes in the text of ; the protocols which make it necessary to rewrite and may make it impossible to finish the protocols be fore tomorrow's meeting. We cannot say before tomorrow that all hope is lost, but the' hope seems so insignifi- jcant that' we consider it lost. Also we I personally -still consider peace an ab ' solute necessity for Russia, as we have always cone, but greediness and vob stinacy of the Japanese will compel a continuance of the war. - "We deny in the most formal way the following three statements: s "That President Roosevelt has pro posed arbitration. "That the Russian envoys have re ceived any instructions other than those .originally .received from. St. Pe- j tersbunr.,, ,?Thn,t' Presidtfnt Roosevelt has pro posed -that the Russians shall buy Sag halien Island for the amount of the indemnity." - It Is further announced that the em peror has sent personally to M. Witte a telegram from General Linievitch In which General Linevitch asks that the war be continued. But it has always been the baron's custom f to . darken the waters in the face of the interviewers. The true po sition of Baron Kaneko, it would seem, is that of a sort of unofficial envoy, i who smooths the way for the official communications and takes away their I omcially communicated both in Portsmouth and here. "But I. thought you said you did not expect 'to come here again." "Oh! something has happened and I hiadito come," said he. He let it be understoond that he came ; on his own initiative, and this time it seems likely that the language of diplomacy expressed the truth.. One thing Baron Kenako did settle today was that the question of arbitraction at The Hague or elsewhere never en tered the president's mind or any one else's: mind except perhaps the mind of some : hard pressed correspondent. - "Arbitration?" he said, in response to a question. "The Hague tribunal, why all that?" and this he accompan ied . with "a look of utter blankness. That the president has offered his good offices, as Mr. Witte is reported to have ? said, is a truism. The presi dent certainly did. But he did more. In his frank way, it is believed, the president, in addition to the good "offi ces" offered, tried to point out to Ba ron Rosen just what he believed , to be Russia's position at the present time as a friendly and impartial ob server, "t He pointed out how much less costly it would be for Russia to pay some indemnity now than, say, a year later. He showed 'Baron Rosen that what ever Russia may lose, it is small com pared with what she may lose in a year more5 with another winter facing the armies in the field. The loss of east ern Siberia, he probably pointed out, was a loss that could be borne much less-than even a large indemnity. On the pther hand,, he probably shewed that after Russia built up .her navy and r double-tracked and perfected the Siberia Railway, she would give a dif ferent account of herself in any future war in the east. ' The; president- hopes, it is believed, that Russia will take all this in con sideration and so instruct her envoys that . the, "not one kopec,r fclirase'will yield to more reasonable terms. It all lies with St. Petersburg now, and when Baron Kaneko said "Tomorrow at 3 o'clock we shall know," there was an expression on his shrewd oriental, face of expectation as well as doubt. But that Japan has said the last word little doubt j remains. Whether the resident has or has ! not received a communication from St. Peters ourg toucning uyuu uao 4, tituae. cannot ms xct, HOPEfO . president has decided that he can make none of this peace business public But it is believed here that the presi dent will know before 3 p. m. tomorrow just what way the wind blows. What the president would do should the conference fail cannot of course be known. But " those who watched his work closely and heard his earnest expressions on behalf of peace felt that he has yet another shot in his locker and that, he will yet attempt some new move as a last resort. Whether that last resort is not in some way con nected with the opinions of European, powers, which it is believed have all been recently sounded, it would of course be idle to ; speculate. - , PORTSMOUTH VIEW IS GLOOMY There Is Little to Encourage Hope for Peace ful Outcome Portsmouth, N H., Aug. 21. When the peace conference reassembles to morrow after a recess since Friday it will be merely for the purpose of a short Business session, and an adjourn ment will be taken until, Wednesday. In this, those of optimistic tendencies find cause for hope, but generally speaking, the viewpoint of most of the men concerned or interested in the ne gotiations is that the gloomy situation which existed when- the last meeting was held has not been changed. It is understood tonight that the Rus sian delegates have received instruc tions from St. Petersburg in response to the suggestion of President Roose velt that he serve as mediator be tween the belligerents for the pur pose ' of securing concessions which will lead to a lasting peace agreement. While information as to the character of this reported news is refused by members of the Russian mission the hint .was given that it was of a de cidedly discouraging character. Yet in the face of this one of the most prominent Russians, a , man familiar with every move which is being made by each side, expressed the opinion that the negotiations after all would result in success to the cause of peace. He admitted that this - view was , opposed to that of, nearly all of his colleagues, but he insisted that he was-as much entitled to the benefit . of his hopeful feeling as they were to their contrary belief. : This man is almost alone among1 the Russians in his tendency to see' a silver lining to the black cloud that has obscured the sun of peace. Among the Japanese, if the guarded statements of one of their number are to- be taken as representing the gen eral view of the mikado, the sentiment appears to prevail that a continuation of war is by no means certain. M. Witte indicated today that he had. heard nothing from, his goyernment that had any bearing upon the peace situation. Tonight, however, after it was hinted. that something important of an intensely gloomy character had come from St. Petersburg, the Rus sians in authority, are silent, declining to affirm or deny the understanding that they Shave significant informa tion. They still hold to the idea that the Japanese, by refusing to make con cessions,; will lose the sympathy of the world by placing themselves in the attitude of fighting at the expense of thousands of human lives for the mere sake of filthy lucre. Some of the czar s emissaries are apparently honest in their expression of belief that Japan will not break off the negotiations when they find that ' the Russians are determined to adhere to their refusal to pay indemnity. It. is this one . item in Japan's list of demands that has produced the - present uncertain sit uation. . All the other , points of difference J could be adjusted in a fairly satisfac tory manner if a compromise were affected upon the matter of money. JAPAN SAYS TERMS ARE FAIR The Payment of Indemnity Is a Necessary Condition of Peace Oyster Bay, Aug. 21. Baron Kaneko, who maintains that he is not Japan's financial agent but who would not de fine his position, had a three-quarters of an hour . conference with the presi dent between 11 and 12 o'clock today, and from it two points seem certain: First, that the president now knows just how much Japan would concede to Russia, in deference to the presidents wiahos and second, that Japan is T 4. - ' J r bound to have indemnity and that it is nnw. so to SDeak. ud to Russia: that is if the Russian plan of "not one kopec' really signifies, anything, the Ports mouth conference, despite all good will and endeavors, must end in failure. "At two o'clock tomorrow we shall know." said Baron Kaneko today. What he meant was that at that time when the conf erence reconvenes Rus sia's position would be officially .known Whatever Baron Kaneko Is or is not for Japan, he is certainly the man In this country , who has had more to do -.with the indemnity question than any one else. In . all his interviews that he gave put here, shrewd, non- rommittar and evasive as they have been, he never failed to emphasize the lustice of Japan's indemnity demand. "Is Japan likely to make conces sions on the "indemnity, question?" he was asked ! today. ""Japan's, demands," he responded with great spirit, "are as fair as any 'victorious nation can be expected tr, ask." ' That has never been the genial little baron's slogan In Oyster Bay at ail events. But ; there is no doubt that today Baron Kaneko submitted to the president Japan's bottom figure. There ..n fn hAllvi that the baron i fcaouu - heard from his government after the cabinet meeting or last mgni in although he said "I read m me nes, papers that there has been such s meetins.' - - . BLAME PLACED ON ENSIGN VADE Be Was Chief Engineer of tne Bennington NEGLIGENT OF HIS The Board of Inquiry Recommend a Court-martial Three Men Who Were Killed Held Partly Respon sible' for the Disaster The Report Shows Strong Case of Culpability "Washington. Aug.- 21. The proceed ings of the ; court of inquiry which investigated the accident on board the gunboat Bennington in the harbor otV San Diego, Cal., on the morning of July 21, resulting in the death of near ly sixty men and injuring half a hun dred, have reached the navy depart ment. Late this afternoon Secretary Bonaparte made public the finding and opinion of the court. Ensign Charles T. Wade, chief engineer officer of the gunboat, is charged with neglect of duty and the court recommends that he be court-martialed. Three ; enlist ed men, members of the working force in the fire room of the Bennington, all of whom were killed, are each held partly to blame for the disaster by neglect of duty. These men are D. N. Holland, fireman second class; Frank de Courtani, oiler, and acting water tender at the time of the explosion, and B. B. Ferguson, chief machinists mate. . Secretary Bonaparte has taken no action on the court's recommendation for a general court-martial of En sign Wade, 'but he will probably do so as soon as the preceedings and the finding of the court have- been sent to Oyster Bay. This will be "done imme diately. It lies with the secretary of the navy -to order courts-martial in such cases as this, "arid there is' no doubt that Secretary Bonaparte will put Ensign Wade on trial. The explosion on the Bennington was caused, according to the written opinion " of the court, by. excessive steam pressure on boiler B, which was the first to explode. That explosion forced boiler B aft upon boiler D, which in turn exploded. - The connections of all the boilers . were broken and the scalding steam. carrying with It water, ashes and fire. went with terrible force all over the ship. ' , ' The closing' of , the valve connecting boiled B with its steam gauge, Instead of the shutting off of the air cocks alone as was intended, rendered the steam gauge useless, riot a pound of steam bing recorded. Even this .was not noticed by the fire-room workers. The pressure on the boilers went rap- dly higher under heavy firing in the furnaces, and the boiler succumbed . ta the strain in its weakest placeT after ward found to be the corrugated flue of the lowest or middle furnace. This collapsed with the terrible result which marks the Bennington disaster as th worst" accident ever known in the American navy. Holland, it is shown, shut off the wrong valve. Courtahi and Ferguson failed, as was their duty, to observe the gauge. Ensign Wada is held culpable because he failed to see that the valves on boiler B werf in good working order. So far as the court could learn through its investigation there was nothing to show that the safety valves blew off at any time during the morn ing of the accident. It was shown too that there was no record of the safety valve of boiler B having been over hauled since July, 1904, though orders were given to do this in March last; but there is no record , to show that the orders were carried out. It was shown that Ensign Wade accepted the word of subordinates that the safety valves were In good condition and set according to ' the pressure which was being put upon the boilers. , Further more it was shown that the safety valves were set to blow off at 143 pounds pressure, although several . weeks before the accident orders had been given not to carry more than 134 or 1S5 pounds of steamu The safety values were not change!, although this order was clearly understood. It was shown also that the hand gear for working the safety valves was not in workinsr order. The proceedings of the court indicata that there was great negligence in tht engine room of the , Bennington. Not withstanding the fact that the steam gauge on boiler B showed np pressure the firing was pushed- heavily. ' D. N. Holland, second class, was firing boiler B at the time of thte explosion as well as before.He is held to blame for shut, ting off by mistake the valve connect, ing boiler JB and the steam gauge in stead of cutting off the air cock as di rected by Frank de Courtani, the act ing water tender. Courtani told Hol land to shut off the air cock, and Hol land immediately climbed up and Continued on Page Two.) DUTY : 1, i. i - p 'I