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suits With President
NOT LAST YEAR'S BILL
That Was If Anything Too Conser
vativeNo Proposition That Com
mission Shall Make Whole Sced
ules of Rates, but That it Shall
Have Power to Cure Evil
Washington, 'Oct. 5. The first of a
series, of conferences on the proposed
legislation to "regulate railway rates
was held at the ,White House today
between President Roosevelt and Mr.
Townsend.
Mr. Townsend is a. member of the
house committee onj commerce and
oint author with Representative Esch
3f Wisconsin of the rate bill which
was passed by the house at the last
. . .. .
session. He visited the White House
on Tuesday last for a few minutes,
and the president asked him to come
again today for the purpose of talking
at length about the railway rate legis
lation program.
If Mr. Townsend fulfills the hopes
which he. entertains at present his bill
next winter will be known as the ad
ministration measure. It will " not be
last year's bill, however, but a new
bill essentially like the one which met
wi,th the approval of the house ma
Jority last winter, and somewhat
amended and substantially broadened
In its scope.
Two days ago Representative Town
send said that if his first bill wag
subject to criticism at all it was on
the ground that it was too conserva
tive. After an extended conference
with the president this afternoon he
is still of the same opinion, and he
will set to work on a new measure
which shall leave no doubt of the gov
ernment's intention to include the reg
ulation of private car, and terminal
charges in its general scheme.
"During the summer,"- said Mr.
Townsend this afternoon, "I have spent
a good deal of time in sftudying the
various bills "which were presented
at the last sessions, the laws already
passed by the several states affecting
railroad rates and the opinions ex
pressed by railroad men and others
who testified before the senate com
mittee. I am confident; that; , the bill
which I shall introduce at the very
beginning of the coming session will
answer all intelligent criticisms' put
upon the old bill and I think will meet
the wishes of the president. I do not
know whether it will be called th
Townsend bill, the administration bill
or what it will be called, and that
doss not matter. There is no doubt
In my mind that we shall have legis
lation by both branches of congress
on the railroad rate question the next
session."
In regard to the proposition to em
power the interstate; commerce com
mission with the rate-fixing power,
Mr. Townsend had this to say:
"That ""provision is of course the
crux of the whole matter. There is
no proposition that the commission cr,
other federal body shall make whole
schedules of rates; we simply ask that
the commission have the power to
cure an evil when an evil is found
to exist. Some of the states have
made laws more radical than anything
whteh we propose. For example, in
Illinois the railroad commission is
proposing to make whole schedules
from the ground up; that is not' only
unwise, but unnecessary. If the inter
state commerce commission be given
the power to substitute a -reasonable
rate for a rate which is found to be
unreasonable there will be fewer- rates
needing correction. If you know now
that I have the power to undo a thing
which you do, you will be a good deal
less likely to do that thing. The rail
roads will be in the same situation;
there will be fewer offenses if the in
terstate commerce commission has the
power which we propose to give them,
and there will be no occasion for them
to go wholesale into the business of
fixing freight rates." ,
Mr. Townsend said he ,' expected to
have a further conference with the
president in the near future. He said
also thai he found that the president
and himself were thoroughly in ac
cord. '
Illicit Still Raided
Chapel Hill, N. C... Oct. 5. Special.
An illicit distillery was raided this
morning about 9 o'clock by Revenue
Officer Benson of Greensboro and about
thirty gallons of beer were captured.
This still was on the Raleigh road,,
about four miles from this town and
was very well concealed in a thick
grove of trees. Officer Benson arrived
last night from Greensboro accom
panied by another government officer
and both were instrumental in re
vealing the operation of the moon
shiners. The officers did not succeed
in Capturing the operators of , the still,,
but have the names of. the parties, so
it will be only a short time before tho
criminals are apprehended. The beer
was the only form of .liquor found at
the still. The officers have been aware
of the operation of this still only a 1
'short time. -
Berlin News
Berlin. Oct. 5. It is stated here that
tbe leading .English,, French and Ger
man Insurance companies are planning,
to esablish branches in the United
States as the result -of the insurance ,
revelations in. New Yorkv ; I
' If the metal workers go" out on striK'3
on October 14, as they threaten, 130
i factories employing 46,000 men will ."be
closed. Twenty-five public meetings
ave been announced for tonight. The
New Berlin theatre has postponed its
opening because of the failure to se
cure electricity.
The Hamburg American Steamship
Company has christened the decks "of
ts new steamships America, Kaiser.
Roosevelt, Washington, Cleveland and
Franklin, instead of Main, Lower, etc.
Kidnapped Boy Found
New York, Oct. 5 Antonio Mareani-
ena, six years old, the Italian boy who
was kidnapped from the front of his
home in Brooklyn a week ago last
Sunday, was found here late tonight.
The boy was abandoned on a inira
avenue car by an Italian, and as he
could not tell the conductor where he
was going he was turned over to an
inspector at Sixty-fifth street. The boy
was taken to the Sixty-seventh street
police stath-5, where he said he was
Antonio Mareaniena.
ACCUSED OF THEFT
White Man Charged With Robbing
Traveling Man on Train
Greensboro, N. C, Oct. 5. Special.
Shortly after the arrival of the train
from Raleigh last evening a traveling
man reported to the police that some
one had stolen his overcoat contain
ing $600 in money and checks and a
small package from his seat in the
train. He said he suspected a white
man named Dave Wilkerson from Dur
ham. , He described Wilkerson min
utely, saying that he wore a badge of
the Durham Traction Company. Po
licemen Oliver and Causey began a
search for Wilkerson and learned that
he had gone to White Oak Mills, but
he could not be found last night, though
Deputy Sheriff Jeffreys arrested him
there this morning and brought him
into the city.
The prisoner denied the charge, but
admitted that he arrived on the train
mentioned. The traveling man stated
that Wilkerson jumped off the train
before it . reached the station. Wilker
son also denied this and declared that
he could prove by a gentleman at the
Gullford-Benbow that he got off at
the station. This man was called up
over the 'phone and said he knew
Wilkerson, though he did not see him
at all last night. Officer Jeffreys says
that the accused man has made sev
eral contradictory statements, one be
ing that he spent last night with
friends named Cole at White Oak, the
Coles having moved away from that
place last week.
Wilkerson is a well dressed and in
telligent looking man. He had about
$18 on hid person when arrested, but
no large amount of money or checks
were found. Capt. Fowler, the conduc
tor on the train, said that Wilkerson
jumped off the train near the Davie
street crossing and that he Was carry
ing an overcoat and small, package at
the time.- '
MAY LIQUIDATE LIABILITIES
All Day Session of Directors of Union
and Buffalo Cotton Mills.
Columbia, S. C, Oct. 5. The directors
of the Union and Buffalo Cotton Mills
t)f Union, which have just undergone
a complete reorganization, at an all
day session today considered the mat
ter of liquidating the liabilities of the
corporations, which jointly amount to
something like $5,000,000, with plants
worth at least $3,500,000.
Just what steps will be taken have
not definitely been decided. The matter
is left in the hands of the executive
committee composed of C, H. Flletman,
New York; William Nichester, Balti
more; John A. Law, Spartanburg; B.
W. Robertson, president and treasurer
and ex-ofticio chairman of Columbia,
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St. Paul on the Rocks
San Francisco, Oct. 5. The steamer
St. Paul, from San Francisco to Port
land, Ore., went on the rocks at Point
Gora, Humboldt county, early this
morning, and is now a total wreck.
Seventy-five passengers and the crew
were safely landed. The vessel during
the Spanish war was used as a gov
ernment transport and carried troops
and supplies to the Philippines.
Reduced to $10,000
Asheville, N. C, Oct. 5.t Special.
Judge Prltchard today reduced to $10,-
! 000 the $25,000 verdict recently rendered
in favor of the plaintiff in the suit of
Thomason vs. The Southern Railway
Company. The action of Judge Pritch
ard will be accepted by the plaintiff.
The defendant company, it is said, will
take an appeal. ' The verdict at: first
was set aside. - ,
Changes in Freight Depot
Greensboro, N. C, Oct. 5.-SpeciaV.
Mr. H. H. Tray wick, who came here
from Raleigh several months ago, ha3
resigned his position as cashier in the
freight depot of the, Southern Railway
here, and Mr. W. A. Smith is promoted
from assistant cashier to succeed him,
while Mr. Irving Eldridge takes Mr.
Smith's place.
Tried to See Roosevelt
Washington, Oct. 5! John S. Kelly,
38 years old, formerly a drug clerk in
this city,'-was arrested while on his
way to the. White House tonight He
said the president had tried three times
to poison him and. he wanted to see
him about it. Kelly is a cocaine vic
tim. He was locked up pending an ex
amination as to his sanity.
A 'phone message from Sanford last
evening stated that Mr. Clarence Camp-
Vill S VAllTlff man rf AlorVif ann iron T-a
was in a dying condition with typhoid
i lever. His sister. jmiss Aima .uamp-
- ibell of. Raleigh, is at his bedside.
PRAISE OF DEMOCRATS
Tammany Commends Rose-
velt's Peace
McClellan Renominated for Mayor.
Metz for Comptroller and McGow
. . ,
an tnr MrooirtAnt KOflrn or Aiuci-
' w i
men- Monicipal Ownership
New York, Oct. 5. The Democratic
city convention nominated George . i
McClellan for mayor, Herman A. Metz ;
of Brooklyn for comptroller and Pat- ;
rick A. McGowan of Manhattan for j
" , ' M ,
president of the board of aldermen.
There was one happening at the con-
vention which had not been announced 1
by the . Tammany leaders. Senator
Grady, chairman of the committee on j
resolutions, reported a-resolution, which
was adopted, declaring that the suc
cessful labors of President Roosevelt
in the peace negotiations were such a
pre-eminently humane service as to de
mand the grateful commendation of
every American, and "we who have
been and are now his determined politi
cal opponents unhesitatingly accord to
him our hearty praise for the surpass
ing courage, remarkable tact, distin
guished ability and commanding influ
ence displayed by him' in the greatest
peace triumph of the age."
When the resolution was read there
was silence for a few seconds, then a
tremendous outburst of cheering, which
lasted two or three minutes, as. the
delegates realized that the Democrats'
were taking the wind but of the sails
of the r Republicans,: who .. intended to
adopt a similar resolution" tomorrow
night. The platform is particularly
strong on the question of municipal
ownership. McClellan got a great re
ception when he mounted the platform
and accepted the nomination. ; V :
DOCTOR ON TRIAL j
Charged With Advertising Device
for Criminal Operations
Richmond, Va., Oct. 5. Special.
United States District Attorney Talley
is hot after Dr. J. Sylls Daniels, keeper
of a sanitarium in this city ' who is
now on trial in the United States dis
trict court, charged . with sending - ad
vertising matter through the malt" ex
tolling the virtues vof a certain me
chanical deviceL to be used. inr.crimi
nal operations. 1 J
Daniels answered a decoy letter sent
him by an agent of the government
containing the necessary mofifey, who
in answer received one of the devices
in question.
A woman, Dora Gladden, a former
nurse at the Daniels sanitarium, whose
maiden name was Joiner, it appears,
is there to take the -blame. On the
stand Doctor Daniels said that she
was the inventor and the sole mem
ber of the company advertising the de
vice. She left him to marry and go
to South Carolina from, where- she
wrote to him to sell the devices and
keep half the proceeds.
Dr. Daniels admitted that he had
no staff, as advertised, but said that
he consulted various surgeons?' when
occasion required.- He , acknowledged
that his sanitarium contains :a Special
department for women" and . stated
that he could give the names of his
female patients if necessary:"
Dr. Daniels has been in chargei of
the sanitarium for twelve years and
has been practicing for' flfteeii years.
The woman, Dora Gladden, will -be put
on the stand by the defense.
HURT AT FOOTBALL
Hampden Sydney Player's Spine
Injured Partially Paralyzed
Richmond, Va., Oct. 5. C. H. Mont
gomery of Montgomery, w, va a
member of the junior class at . Hamp-
den-Sydney College and a well known
athlete, suffered a serious injury to
his back and spine In a football game
this afternoon. Physicians announce
tonight that the young man is par
tially paralyzed. His relatives have
been notified.
The game which is scheduled for
Saturday between "Washington . and
Lee and Hampden-Sydney will be
seriously handicapped by the absence
of Montgomery from the Hampden -
syaney eleven.
Montgomery is one of the brightest
members of the junior class and one
of the strongest players on, the team
Enemy of Race Suicide
Cleveland,' O., Oct. 5. John D. Rocke
feller has decided to erect a home for
foundlings and to install therein in
fant incubators, according to a state
ment made today' by officers of the
Cleveland Humane Society. The build
ing will cost about $50,0OQ and will take
care of the children now v at Infant's
Rest on Cedar avenue. '
"I want the world to know that I
am an enemy of rade suicide," Mr.
Rockefeller is said to have said to the
officers of the institution.
"It will be a great thing; for Cleve
land." said General James' Barnett, a
close friend of the oil king and presi
dent of the Humane Society, tonie-ht
The society has been doing great work
and tMr. Rockefeller is intensely inter
ested. He has contributed large sums
annually towards its work.' , - !
Plan to Steal Rockefeller
. Butte, Mont., Oct. 5.-Pat Crowe, who
is in Jail awaiting: officers
Nvho are expected in pt a
, ... 7 , . -t-i-o -ojnorrow.
is putting in his time confessing To
escapades of his life. He eivp -Z 1
j.new one each day. . Today toM. "
Triumph
plan he had. formea -steal
John D. Rockefeller and ge
; , fmm VOUng rlOCK.c
feller. The plan was f.11
was hiding in Chicago after the aflai
It Omaha He took in a partner and
they went to Cleveland to rtudy toe
snuon and concluded that Uould
be "dead easy" to steal old man Rooke
feller from Forest Hill. It was Plan
ned to hold up the hman. gag
and then enter the house. The,, time
was fixed, but Crowe's partner weak
ened at the last moment, and the aa
venture was put off for
In the end the partner it altogether
Crowe ' then feared that- his partner
..-Imight "peach" on him ana
-,. f-mrn mere wwu w
South Africa, where he jo.ned the Boer
now v nrK. aitu.
i arm;T.
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Demurrers by Packers
Chicago, Oct, 5.Pleas of not guilty
' . 'n nd flve corporations in-
to be entered next mviwaj -
0O Witv.
dicted on charges of conspiracy to mo-
nopolize the meat business ana
restraint of trade and commerce beiore
rTes,,0i,T.AV nn the fir8t count of
the indictment returned last July.
v - vo v .
To-
morrow voluminous demurrers to the
other nine .COUnts in the process will
flled- ln the United States district
court.
The demurrers are general and charge
ambiguity, vagueness, uncertainty and
Indeflniteness against seven of the
counts, and In connection there will be
allegations that double charges are con
tained In two of the remaining counts.
The demurrers will be filed separately.
The demurrers for the five corporations
will be separately divided for each, and
the officials of these companies will de
mur as a unit only according to their
affiliations with the corporations, while
the persons charged with being agents
of the others will file separate demur
rers. All' the processes are, in sub
stance, similar, setting up almost ex
actly the ' same fact.
Tournament in Rome
Some, Oct. " 5. The ' tournament of
the Catholic Sports Clubs -under the
auspices of the pope opened today with
a mass at the church of Santa Anna,
after .which the competitors, to the
number of about 500, gave a combined
exhibition in . the churchyard of St.
Damascus. Afterward the program be
gan in the Vatican riding school.
Over the entrance of the riding school
Is inscribed the following: "Here is
where the greatest moral power has
obtained the ''most glorious .victories.
The Italian Catholic youth proves that
he who has a pure mind has a healthy
body." ...
Cardinal Merry del Val, papal secre
tary of state, who is the chief pro
moter of the tournament, was enthusi
astically, acclaimed. . , Other Cardinals,
many prelates, nobles and diplomats
attended the games.
j . Fatal Burglar Hunt
Vandergrift, Pa., Oct. 5. A frightful
tragedy' occurred shortly after mid
night this morning in the village of
Mateer, eight miles from this place,
in which one persdir was shot dead and
another mortally wounded. The trag
edy happened at the home of Jacob
Knappenberger, a wealthy farmer,
Whose- grandson, Lloyd Remanlay, aged
17, was shot and killed by his uncle,
Murray Knappenberger. In his dying
convulsions the boy discharged his own
weapon, the bullet striking his aunt,
Miss Lottie Knappenberger, inflicting
a wound from which she cannot re
cover. The tragedy was the result of
a hunt for burglars. -
; . Gaynor and Greene
Ottawa, Ont., Oct. 5. In all probar
bility Gaynor and Greene will leave
Canada tomorrow night. It is under
stood that they will go to New York
and thence to Savannah. The govern
ment has taken its final steps and the
rest devolves upon the United States
marshal who will be sent after the
celebrated prisoners.
Operation on August Belmont
New York, Oct. ( 5. August Belmont
was operated on for; appednicitls at
the Memorial Hospital this morning by
Drs. ;W. B. Coley and Polk. The op
eration was entirely successful and Mr.
Belmont is reported to be out of danger....-
TELEGRAPH TERSITIES
London, Oct. 6. The Express says
that plans are being discussed for the
bringing to England of the fleet of
Admiral Togo. Nothing is yet settled.
Many of the ships are repairing and
refitting, and cannot leave Japan for
some time.
1 a London, Oct. 5. A dispatch to the
, rapmc from Sebastonol savs that na.-
val officials state that two battleships
are likely to be ordered from the Cramh
yard at Philadelphia and four other
warships of an unknown class will
possibly be built In Great Britain. It
is understood that the construction of
all these battleships will be entrusted
to foreign builders of repute. It is
stated that the . naval staff is opposed
to ordering, any ships in Germany
Tokio, Oct. 5.-The Kokumin says it
is stated in well informed circles that
Secretary of War Taft on his recent
visit here reached an important under
standing with the government as to Ja
pan explicit disavowal of any desien
isorfolk, Va., Oct. 5.The TtnHar,
steamer Citta di Palermo, which went
ashore Tuesday night near Cape Hat
Paris, Oct. 5.The St. Petersbure cor
respondent of the TAmJl v. 'g r
count msethTe8S.t r
A Sad Death
verr8Sern'-,N- C- '0ct' 5-Spec!al.-A
ery . sad -and sudden death occurred
(7
In addition to the
Crockery, Glassware,
have
Mens Hats, we
the price of Cambric
Insertions. Also
and
M U. Ln I
Torchon Laces have been reduced. .
You will find very interesting prices on
Rugs, Table Linen and M apkins, Comfor U
and Blankets,
We have a $40,000.00
new, that will he sold
February 1st, 1906. .
M ENT is ready a
14 EAST "MARTIN STREET.
i
in our city this afternoon at 3:30
o'clock. Miss Nellie MVHill, the daugh
ter of Mr. R. R. Hill, was taken sick
Monday with ever. Her condition was
not considered dangerous 'Until today
at 12 o'clock, when she was taken with
a congestive chill. After partial recbv-
ery she told her father she was go
ing to die, and in a short time death
came. Miss Nellie was twenty-four
years of age, a lovely character and a
devout Christian. The funeral service
will be announced later.
Special Rates via Seaboard Air Line
Washington, I. C. American Bankers'
Association, October 10th-13th. C e
first-class fare plus 25 cents from
all points for round trip. Selling
dates October 8th-9th, final limit
October 15 th.
Richmond, Va. Richmond Horse Show
October lQth-14th.r One first-class
fare plus 50 cents for admission to
horse show (minimum rate includ
ing .admission coupon .$1.00). Sell
ing dates October 9th-14th, final?
limit. October 16th. Tickets sold from
, Raleigh, Durham and intermediate
stations. ,
Chicago, 111. National Baptist Conven
tion (colored), October 25th-31st
Tickets on sale October 23rd-24th,
final' limit November 6th.
Norfolk, Va. Norfolk Horse Show, Oc
tober 17th-21st. Rate- of one first
class fare plus 50 cents for admis
sion to horse show. Tickets sold
October 16th-21st, final limit Oc
tober 23rd. Minimum rate including
admission fee $1.00.
For further information call on near
est asent or address, .
C. H. GATTIS,
Traveling Passenger Agent,
i Raleigh, N.
c.
Special Ratas via Southern Railway
$3.15.-rRalelgh to Greensboro, N. C,
and return account Central Car
olina'' Fair. Tickets on sale
October 9, id, 11, 12, and morn
ing trains 13, final limit October
16, 1905. Rate includes one ad
mission to the fair.
$4.10. Raleigh to. Winston-Salem, N.
C., and return account of For
syth; County Fair. , Tickets on
sale October 2nd to 4th, inclu
sive, and for morning trains
I October 5th, final return limit
October 7, 1&0S. . Rate includes
one admission to. the fair.
$5.30. Raleigh to Richmond, Va,;x and
return account Richmond Horse
Show. Tickets on sale October
9th to 14th, inclusive, with - final
return limit October 16th, 1905.
Rate includes one admission Ho
.the show. -.
For full particulars call on any agent
or address ' , . . ,
T. E. GREEN, C. T. A., "
, Raleigh, N, c.
Sptclal Ratttto Richmond Htras Show, Oc
tobrJ0.1th .
RaLh6? Sel1 tkets from
intermediate
fiS !, tchm,?nd return for one
first class fare, plus 50 cents; Ihcludih
one admission to the Horse Show Tick
e s wm be sola October 9th io9&
elusive, with final limit OctobV ith
For further-information,?-'
C. H. GATlSi ' '
cut prices on Trunka,
Boy's Clothmcj and
put the kmie deep into
and Nainsook, Edgings
the whole stock of
stock
r
Ol
goods, all
now and
between
take orders.
"HIS NAME IS
51)1
Employed on Legislature Iij
Mutual Lite
No Representative in North Carolina.
But an Attorney Whenever Need
edPaid Lawyer Named Pou Out
Fee of $250 -;
New Tork bet. 5orth Carolina
figured before the jnsufance investi
gating committee-at the hearing to
day. Warren F. Thummel of the legal
department of the Mutual Life testi
fied that the company spent $15,000 for
"watching legislation and taxxatlon"
in 1904, and he was asked about rep
resentatives in the various states.
When Charles E. Hughes, the commit
tee's counsel, asked him about ' North
Carolina, Mr. Thummel said:
"Well in North Carolina we have .c
representative. We have an attorney
there that we employ whenever th
occasion arises. I never had occasi r
to see him but once and it was a very
small matter and I think - the fee he
charged was $250. However, if I -hai
occasion to go there I would go to see
him. His name is Pou."
Rollins' Recommendations
Asheville, N. C., Oct. . 5. Special
Thomas S. Rollins, chairman of the
Republican state executive committed
this afternoon recommended the ar-,
pointment of J. Will Roberts of Mar
shall for a clerkship in the officf of
H.- S. Harklns. Mr. Roberts will as
sume his duties November 1 ani
succeed M. A. Chandling, resigiu i
Mr. - Rollins has also recomnic nded
for appointment t as postmistref 'a
Sylva Mrs. Sadie J. Ixmg to svetrl
her husband, J. R. Long, recently de
ceased. Seyeral other applicant t r
the place : withdrew in favor cf
Long.? r -?
Week-End and Sunday Excursion R:'e
' . s . -: ; .' ; '
. The .Seaboard announces comme; '
June 1st they Will sell week-end ti
fro mall points to Mountain resor ?
Western North Carolina inciv -i'
Lincoln, Shelby, Rutherfordton, HiQ'
ory, Lenoir, Bloiwg Rock and Ch ie'
Rock. '
From points in North Carolina k-'3-Will
Re sold for all trains Saturdi ari
for S,unday forenoon trains .goc : re
turning Monday following date of sa;e'
except tickets to ; Blowing Roc k ar l J
Chimney Rock, which will be
Friday and Saturday trains goo. 1 re
turning" tip to and; including Tucj-?
following (".ate of sale. T
"Tickets 'from Wilmington,; IN. C. lfl'
Cliffs,' Hickory, Lenoir and tjuncolntf
will be Sold Friday arid. Saturday fo0i
retuniing following Monday,
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