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H4 t tit t.maaak-k. rtum l". a'tas ' J'fi.r. aere ravr4 Famta) 1 wuiuti a a. mu fcr t , ' trtea aad abundant rtr-a-natantlal a-vt- Oar ra h-ft tve doubt that kn(h kit and d their Uth by drinking wr ot taudeauav Tht ocad ma a, a be rama from family proralitrtit In this fnantv and lilnwlf had a aid arauatntaact 1hrouhMt till mm tkm. did aot ap- l"Kr at hii hum ffatarday, a Sand? - munttng hi Iwa brother etartad oat I .' to l"uk for blm. Thry alalia the himi , f IMrht Orima. ll t Martin ' nmt, nd h olBd ' Ch:m la tht arch. Thta nra abort '.f aflw ten Ytr- In th noreln ' ' A alk ft alr opla of wwk broutbL tham to lha hovaa of Jaaf lMVt), an ajiod. wrlnklad tnulatt, woman. Kha oru(i throa-ruoir lwi!ln( and ah lotd tht mfn thai Will Hood had renld th front rojm from her th provfciua nlrht and aakd li o to wall dim Sunday morning. Wn , ha J knot-and on tli dnwr but rcrlveo no aniwer and had already fcacomt . alarmad. Slandlna; then at th out' t - dour lh tu fur breath, really tht death rat II of a human being fould b. ' "' . ally hurd. . ?: , - , I"oIU-man Uuk. lW waa en that 1 'brat ira aoon'caUad to th lao. bu'. ' . , ,ba healtated bfor breaking In tht ', ." door, atnea ha doubted whether 1 had -jl 'A.".Jf.J"J-J',n w 00 "a Howetrer, a . . Mn uiwmenarr wtlantrho-fr''a: 'bhyrt clan and lr. W.' R. Hortn(.M aum . tnonad from church. Tha-tloor war ' ' forced and a teiribh? one met. tht a of tho who ontened. tTpoa thi bed waa tb dead body -of a. worn ar. , ,Vhllo at her aid- wa Witt Hood, tin- conacloua : and faintly . ranSlnr foi 1 i breath. In leaa than ten iiiUiutoe he. too, wau a vorpaa.1 . '. . Piled behind chair . thi' room were ulna empty laudununi ' boltlta. C Each- had contained half an ounce o' '. t th ttolaon an4 had been replaced In r paper caae oiuwlikh m printed tht 'nam of , DruggtHt . ftlrirardxon, o , ... Oraenaboro, N. C. Tha chilhen of thf ' , man and woman wera proad upon a ".' v chalrNneap .tho hearth, Op the wash . atand Kvaa a broken, tin , dipper ' fron1 Vhlch the polaon had been drunk.4 Or '. the manfel.wa a brief pencil wtittr i . note addresved to thi ded man' wlfa. It began l ', "Deur Baby, J 111 not both ". er you any more, Tou take my life la ; . aui-anca And tlvaon thatTJ. The'oth' i ! . :two Hue lu the not -gave his watch , .to one of hlaltttln daughter and hi I ring o th other. The. nots wta signed "Will." , , , ,v. F ' ' A crowd - soon , collected abquL tht I : boUKe. ' Dr. T. Mj Jordan, the coroner, ) wna sent for but .an Incuest waa deem ed entirely : unnecessary.- Hood had r . ( died about -11 o'clock and at on o'clock . he hodie. were removed to : Brown'f i undertaking ostibllshment o'.' wcsl Itargett streeU. All the uftfidofm e , ' ' stream of people, aituuted by In tere' or curtoslty, oaUed there. n - : '- 'Jane BeasteyT' the . negro .woman . at wTiosa housa this doublh tragedy' was ' ; enacted, U a wrinkled, .dried up crea at , i lure who appears to be ninety year , old at least. When seen by ft rcportet ; , ' for The pvenlng Times he was puffing . , a short stem clay lpe and her hands ''.i" 4 twitched .with nervousness, Hood came f to her house a!oncN so she ald, about ten-o'clock Saturday night: and wanted to rent a room ntll. Sunday morning, Blie did not know who he was, the olfl woman stated, but thls-does not seen) very,' probable. Ehe- rented him the room and ha left Later ha came back. accompanied bv this woman, known her asvVlolot Page. According to Vlane. BeaHley'a statement ! to the: re jrarter she did not see the woman at ali, but there whs a rumor among the men who were first ort the Scene that she heard Violet Page tell her campin Ion Saturday night that Hhe would die and go to - r wllh him.' ' Ahyway, when thoMo . searchln foe ' HimmI fli-nt reached the house It was dear that the Old woman' feared nnmetMtisr hat- hnn poned arid declared that she had tried her best to get Into the rooiri. ' The dead man Is the son of the lite Captain. W, H. Hood, former register of qeeds of thl.f county, who died about flve.yetkia ago while holding his office. Captain Hood was an 1 honored and highly'-- respected cltlsen. I When the present register of deeds succeeded Captain Hood the hitter's son, W. H Hood, was madcV a clerk; In the office and held this position until about year ago. He was 88 years old. Few : (Cnnclmlml on Socoml Pago.) l-ws Na M Tr-4 fceat , tt AaMilad fW Krfia. Va. Jaa i-A autat i mt M M MMr4 ttt-iay la UM 4 Jmm r. ii. fuf-KMr uH" ml Htm Wh ItfUMMi. arrMi4 m m """iT tth It U H. ltm. Mw-i-4 fw th lit 4r tDttiw t Utim At !.). W e,ta f,rfwra4 JWg4 crtiatnal fi um. Frata. Inmr. Lr4 arid a ka at ll) far rrntrtiMBt I tk rkiary rraad )r.' lh CMMMMta tntd ig Uil lb ixtoiMwr kul4 k taakted axMrT I the !) r4 aiutar uf MM AtkMwn lMin4 ( aa ace nry Mly t th rrfunaaii Pt ta allrgvd criminal atwrattna. rraoluta a- aa)t. Tft raa ut Vr. ChlUa la eat for trial January la. Th Atalnaoa family bu nakt)4 aM swlvata mbm t aa M la th prnMratlna of both Dr. Cnltaa aa4 yoang rraaklta. - STANDARD OIL HEARING GOES ON. IB" th Aoclt4 fra ) New York, Jaa. I. Tba heartm before ContntssloBer FYederkk U. Sanborn tk ike quo warranto pro- ctdlng brought by Attorney Oea ral Herbert B. Had ley. of Mlaaourt. to oust front Missouri th Standard Oil , Company, of Indiana; th Watera-Plerc Oil Company, of Ml, oarl, and tba Republic Oil Company, Was resumed today. Mr. Hadlay Informed the commis sioner that Wade Hampton. one of the witness summoned, had not ap peared. Mr. Hampton. Is auditor of the Standard Oil Company, Mra. Ida M. Butts, stepdaughter of the (ate Oeorge L. Rice, of Marietta, Ohio, was tbe Ortt witness. Previous. to tbe noon recess H. II. Rogers was called. He bad not been on the stand long when there was tbe loud report of a newspaper pho tographer's flash light, and tbe room was filled With smoke. Mr. Rogers left the room and the proceedings were suspended. The commissioner requested the photographers to' keep their cameras out of the room and announced a recess until X p. m. BONAPARTE IN. "... - NORFOLK TODAY! . . . - - ... , , . . ,' '' .' - . ' '" (By the- Associated Press.) Norfolk, Va., Jan. 8. The United States dispatch boat Dolphin bearing Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte from Baltimore arrived in Lynn- haVen Baf at 10 a. m. to-day and Secretary Bonaparte was at v once transferred to the cruiser Charleston, upon which Is to go to Charleston, i S. C, to attend they ceremonies there incident to the presentation of a sil ver service to tbe cruiser by the clti- sens of Charleston. The cruiser will pass out of the Virginia capes early this afternoon for Charleston. BIG FIRE IN, - DES MOINES. ,! - (lly .'the Associated Press.) . Dees Moines, Iowa, Jan. 8. fire of. probably 'Incendiary origin broke out. in the kitchen of thee Morrison cafe in the Marquardt building early to-day, totally destroying the fcafe, and did probably $100,000 damage to the block and contents. - The Clmrleston Passing. 1 itty tne Associated fress.) i . Mnrfnllr Va. Tan S Tia arMthar observer si. Cape Henrr reports that the cruiser Charleston, flying ' the pennant of the Secretary of the Navy, passed .the capes outward: bound at 10:30 a. m. today. She Is now well on her way down the North Carolina const towards Charleston. - , ':r Five Pearls in OysU-r. ' . ( Vandemere, N. . C, Jan. 8. Miss Peart , Edwards, ; a beautiful young lady of this village, recently, picked up an oyster from the. shores of Bay River and on opening it discovered a very unusual thing. Safely folded la the shells were one large and five small' pearlB. This probably -. beats the record in number taken from one oyster. . A Laconic Address. v -- London, Jan. 8,-Sir Charles DUke has issued a novel address to his con stituents of the forest of dean divis ion of Gloucestershire, which he has represented in the house of commons as an advanced radical since July, 1892;. -M .u 1 l1 t --, to-a a Mm ICit Tel: j 1 MIR JUSTICES DISSENT Bra, HWJta, likua a4 H avraa HmU TW Is Ia4a laa.lc Hatha Hal las la CWJ, A0rrf4rsV tly IK AawH tataS Itaaa . attic gtoa, Jaa. I la a avla Wa by lbs Cal Jastlra af Ba ptaate Court of the I' a! tea States ta- sar darldad the caaa of lb Arsaoar Park lag Cosspaaj' ta.aV.lt. Lary. Traasurar of North Carol las, la favor of ft Hiata. Tbl caae (raw eat af an fort ta enforce the Bial law of North Caro lina Imposts a llcaaaa Us aa every neat packlag aoae doing bssioas la the State. The Armour Compaay coatsadad that It was not aa gaged la doing a packing bu sin-as la the State, as It did to slaughtering there, but the law was upheld vthe Slate Supreme Court, and their flsdlng was- sus tained. The law also was attacked on the ground that Its enforcement was aa Interference with Interstate commeny; that it ' contravened the uniformity rule of the North Carolina Constitution, and that It was con trary . to the Feedral Conatirotloa. becausu It was class legislation, but lbs court accepted the - Interpreta tion of the State Supreme Court and sustained th law. . ' Justices Brown, White, ' Peckham and JicKenna . dlaseated os the ground that the Armour company Is not 'engaged la doing ,a packing house business In the State, but In telling meat HIT BY COPPER'S JUMP Boston Brokers, forced to Assign Today ; " . v ... -' 1 ' - ' Goodnow &Conmany Suspend, With Liabilities at $100,000 and -Assets .- Estimated at Half Tliat Amount Advance lu Ainalgamuted lOven as Cause of Failure, . 1 ,. ' i (By the Associated. Press.) 1 Boston. Jan. 8. The assignment of Nathan B,M. Goodnow & Company, brokers at No, t Postofflce quare, this city, was announced ' to-day. .. . The firm members are James Kenne dy, of Saugus, and Charles L. Worth, of Melrose., It 'was not connected with any stock exchange. 'The .liabilities are estimated at $100,009 and the assets at about half that amount The as signment Is attributed to the recent rise In itho copper market. The -firm did a general brokerage buslneas, be sides dealing in government, municipal and railroad bonds. , ' PATTI cTiimo IN GLASS CASE ' (By the Associated Press.) ; " Columbus. Ohio, Jan. 8. John M. Pattlson, of Clnciunatt," president of the Central tlnicm Life Insurance Company, was inaugurated Governor of Ohio to-day In the capltol rotunda. A distinguished company was pres ent. In the parade which followed between -4.000 and 5.000 troopB wore In line, Including two companies of United 8tates regulars. - povernor Pattlsoh, who "Is ill, reviewed the troops from a specially-made glass cage In -the reviewing stand and he stood on foot warmers . during the time the parade, passed. - i ' Postmasters AplwIntedToduy. 4By the Associated Press.)" , Washington, Jati, I. The President to-day sent, the following romlnatlons as postmasters to the Senate: - North Carolina: RUfus R. Harris, LoitlBbitrg; Benjamin !., Brad'ey; Gas tohln; Alvls . Willis, Morehend City. 13 Cc:;rta TOMS ADMIRABLE aa 4 CWaft rrtaac lataKHalliia Aay Art at C aaal CI I .1 I Br IM AawtataS Trrtm I Vt aAtnt0a, Jaa. a Taa Mi W ralaiit RatavvaM tiajaaaMUMC I Owinai th aaaaal raaarta af th iMhaiUta lanal ITnaallia a4 tb I'utM HA4.r4 tantaty, tagrtbM anh twmuf TaTt Wtw traaamti ln taa aam. T: "Th ww aa ta Mhavaa I aaiaa adaOfaaty tor, aad graat auai aa aara saa4a pMianr 4artag taa larf nine aionUta AJt Um ra aa Ur. kaa aaaa aana, aa eely atth th alBMat a4llloa. bat la la axiat earafal aad taoraugh anaanar; aad aaat has aaaa aonHnllatd g1 a in4 raea to aUav that ta caaal will aa dug u a ahortar Um than aaa aaaa aatldaatad and at aa xpndltar wlthla the ell ataud amount. All oar rttlaaa have a rtght to roftgretulal tbaaawlve apoa U) high standard of alnrlaacy aad latagrttr whleh ha aaea hltbarta malntalnad by th rcpreaanUUvaa at th government In doing that graat work. If thi high standard of AV rlcncy and Integrity can b maintained In th futur at th in laval which It haa now raachad the construction of the Panama Canal will b on of th features to whlt-h the people of thi republle will look ba k with the high est :irlda "From time to time vaiiou publica tion hav br-M made, and from time to tltn la th futur villous similar publications doubtless wiU ba made, purporting tq jfl an aocount at Job bery, or ImtnuriHty - or ineticlency, or m leery, a obtaining an th tethmua, I bava carefully examined Into each of the accusations r-which seemed worthy of attention. In every Instanc the accusations hav prove? to ba with out foundation In any shape or forma The only discredit inhering In the falae accusations Is to thoeo who orlw nat and give them currency, and who, to the extant of their abilities, thereby hamper and otti-ust the completion of the great work In which both the honor and. the Intercut of America arc so deeply Involved. It . matters not whether those guilty of these false ac cusations utter them In mere wanton recklessness or folly,' or In spirit or sinister malice to gratify some per sonal or political grudge. , 'Any attempt to cut down the salar ies of th officials of 1 the Isthmian commission, or of their subordinates who are doing Important work, would be ruinous from the standpoint of ac complishing the work effectively. To attempt to secure men to do this work on' Insufficient salaries would amount to putting a premium Upon Inefficiency and corruption. Men-fit for the work will not undertake ft unless they are well paid. V .r- T repeat that thework on the Isth mus has been done and Is being done admirably, The organisation is good. The mistakes are extraordinarily few, and these few have feejsn of practically no consequence. The . seal. Intelli gence and efficient public service of the Isthmian Canal Commission and its subordinates have been noteworthy.. , 1 court the fullest, most- exhaustive and most searching investigation of . any aet of theirs, and if any one of them Is ever shown to have done' wrong his punishment shall be exemplary. But I ask that they be decently paid and that their hands be upheld as long as they act decently. On. any pother con ditions we shall not be able to get men of the right type to do the work: and this means that on any other-condition we shall insure, if not failure, at least delay, scandal and Inefficiency in the task of digging the giant canal." MARZOM TRIAL s ; ISCOMUDEfl - , ; (By the Associated PrtBS.) ' Annapolis, Md., Jan. I. The trial of Midshipman P. B.1 liarsonl, . charged with haxlns In bIx Instances, was con tinued before , the naval court martial this morning. 1 The first 'hour of the session was consumed In the reading of the record of Saturday's session. Little evidence was introduced by the defense arid none by the Judge ad vocete in rebuttal, so that most of the morning session was devoted to the re marks of Mr. George H. Mann for the defense, and Judge Advocate Harrison for the prosecution. - 1 THE OLD !IAN WAS HAD laMf CSsVw at atta Utara (hat I'nwK ara, asaaaa tVri . Attala Bkartaatva Aastadasa la taa Laa4 a . ( H tb Aaaarteted ) UMhB Jaa. a. The fnrauja aAv x4iM ,41 atarwewe aiia1iag af tut-t-ta ! wtta Btraa fraas taaaa ty dvninMU ay-fSarad to-Sa aad rarauaiaa aaod raaatng far tbaa aaa hav Hwwt lata long maira vany. Th awblioatkm caatalaa aat Irm taiMMitna- faaturaa. It bagine with a ynHialaBi at ta aaptir ntttlnc iiirmiM th aaulraUua at taa rtvnc-h ta at Lain vsrlaatv Jarla diction la Morwee and reureaeaUng Utat lb rrmrh vnlnlater at P had aaauawd th mandat uf Xurou to arg tb ieralka af rHoftn In Mo- Th sultan af Murucca tMwambw tl raoelvad In aadlenc Harr Viwl, th Oartnaa eooaul at raa. and talked ovcr tha ganaral situation. "I am willing." aaM th sultan, "to treat thra or four powers equally with Oanoaay and Uraat Britain aa aoroant af thatr trad and Ftanc and Spain bacaua they arc neighbors. Tb suHaa inquired whether th Pranch minister ovuld claim a geaeral mandate er aot and th consul re plied that Oermany had not granted such a mandat. Th sultan aald be waa plaeaad to racelv thi Information. Herr Vaasel in a dispatch da tod' April 11 en th sultan' slat of mind after the epeaeh of M. Detcasae, the former toralga mln- later of rranca, In th French Benat March II. said Mulal Abd-Bt-Asls was scltd by M. Deloaaae'a declaratlol that the Moroccan government has aiked for France's advice and would follow It. During the audience the sultan cried: "But these are absolute untruth!" SHOT HIMSELF ON BOAT Prisoner Preferred Death Rattier than jail Thirf from Loudon Kn Route to Kan Francisco, Took His Own Life Just as Steamer Was In Sight of Ameri can Shores -Robbed a i'lne Mer 7 chant. ' (By the Associated Press.) New York, Jan. 8. C. C, Melr, of San Francisco, a prisoner, on the . steamer armanla, shot and killed himself In his cabin, to-day just as the big liner was. entering New York harbof. Meir was charged with embessllng $20,000 from a San Francisco wine merchant and, waa returning from London to an swer the charge. ,( He shot himself at daylight as th; outlines of the American shores became visible. Ho wa? In custody of an offi cer. Meir was arrested in London at the request of the State Department at Washington. He did not contest the application for hiri extradition, : SAMUELS FIGHTING - AGAINST TRIAL .(Special lor The lBvening Times.) . Greensboro, N. C, Jan. 8,--In the Federal Court to-day Judge Boyd an nounced that no'other cases against revenue officers whose defense was selmllar to- that of Patterson,' con victed of filing false accounts, would be tried , until the Court of Appeals decided the law he gave the jury in this caso, Y.i Three such cases were then continued. ." . -- , . . Counsel .for Samuels secured a postponement until - afternoon.,, and wilt further fight ' against coming to trial. t , i , . . ' ',' ' ' ' Burned to Death. Winston-Salem, Jan.. 8. Mrs. Re becca Teague, wife df Edwin Teagtte, who Jives on Muddy creek, about 10 toilos west of the city, while rekind ling the fire in a large fireplace, foil into the fire. Her clothing was burn ed off and hef hody scorched into blisters, tue died Saturday.' " ; J lull at a-i r niai si That . CAaHa Isaiasnaa ntnanil aad Aavrtaa tWtaJri. fl tw iaul r-rtaw) S) otiiwja Ja t - kranMiM a atwaaarav mt trt UMrwv4 ih fwt Ik rMiMi l-af "StMi4 t'l tk Hwb of ha- Mlaitvta thai tilw lwHwa- a ltM,mltc aiahn at tt Huaa k ntmim4 fcf It mfcM t taalat tin ra4 ImMH Mpalatua ia aa A r-iv a mtmhm fnoi tka Sklui lttta an4 graanaa ranatl ,jrn,M aoS mna a hi aw ai a aaawwaa a Ik ta pTvaMrnt lit I ail4 lil thai aatd comntH ar hta a rl ta ainntnua iMmnn ) i-iurt aa a,a aa aautta la t 1,1 kM " ! Mr W.Mrd inad lha r4loalng a, Irani rvnrvraing lh raaolutk, 1 tariKlu thla raaa In tb aanta of Amariran awrt hafhtaKl and t-mn amnianhtwd. Th acrarraa-a vbHH la lha tauar uf thla ra4ulKia 1 vtatlatlua f avaty antlmant that ft rlSee Ammia-an mtBhuud and Aiarr aaa (hnaliu. Tha IhhIi' Ii aal inanl ,4 thla U!r. who waa but adlng wllhln har rtgata. aaaml ta in to be outraga i ai4 iBdefanalbla Thf Axnartcan C-n.grr wght not to paranii tht mat-U-r tu rat wltatMil the moat thorouch -! mi(iing laveallgaiion It In volva th mo4 aarrad element of American life, th rtspect aad rrvar anr ahlih every traa Ameriraa ritl arn acrnrda th Amerlrea woman and aapartally th American mother. When th Freaidfint of th United rtutea. Ith all th glamor of his great office, step Into the preecne of aa American mother he I In the praerac of his su peilor. Thi action or hi subordinates should certainly be laveattgaUd." Th reaolutton was rrferred to th L-ommlUe oa rule. TORPEDO BOATS COLLIDE IN WIND. (By th Asaoriated Press.) Norfolk, Vs., Jan. 8-. During' a heavy blow In Hampton Roads yes terday morning the torpedo boat de stroyers Worden and Lawrence of tbe first torpedo flotilla lying off Sew sll's Point came together Jn collis ion. The Worden was rammed and had to be conveyed to tbe Norfolk navy yard by the Lawrence which was un injured. At the navy yard to day it was said the Wordeu's injuries were not of a serious nature, tout that an investigation would be made by the commander of the torpedo flotilla. KING EDWARD TAKES A HAND. (By the Associated Press.) t London, Jan. 8. King Edward, who had been absent In the country since Sir Henry Campbell-Banner man's cabinet , was formed, returned to London this afternoon and held a meeting of the privy council at which the proclamation dissolving Parlia ment was signed. Immediately af terwards writs were sent to the re turning officers for the election of the members of the new Parliament which, by law, will assemble within SO days. CROP PERCENTAGE PICKED AND GINNED. (By the Associated Press.) Atlanta, Ga., Jan. S. The Souih ern Cotton Association to-day Issued an estimate of the percentage of the crop picked and ginned up to Janu ary 1, 1906. The estimate is made up from reports from the associa tion's correspondents throughout the counties In the cotton bolt. The total per rentage picked is .39, the total ginned 9T.65. LITTLE BOY DiED . FROM BURNS. (Kpeclul to The Evening Times.) High Point,' N. C. .tan. 8. Billy, the two-yeur-old son of- Mr Frank Se chrest,. who was horribly burned Sat urday evening, died yesterday - after boon. ,., ,: .., Getting on Well, j: . (Special to The Evening Times.) Lancaster, S. C, Jab. 8. J. Haael Wllherspoon, . who - wp.s :( desperately wounded by ono of Dr, E. S. 'McDow's bullet. ih Saturday's difficulty. Im rest ing very well, and there has,, been no Change in his condition except that he has ceased, to sptt. V.ood, a favorable symptom. The physicians do not look ) for a crisis under thret or four days, :r1tf t! r;::: F : rc:iC::;::j the UAEKELCc:a;::Li rnai TaA laatrwrtaw TVat I ' aaail . kWa mt Thjrtr kaa 1-1 ftat IWn raabeBJUnd ta taw Vr" aVat Mafiat Caatra arttVarat. (Br tb A a rial aa Fni ) aaaangtaa, Jaa. Sv-Ta Mwf A ta Sa. r alary at War ta taa I raaiJf traiMialttta tfka anaaal rapon af t' lataaalaa tavaal Caaamlaaloa and of I'. snaHiat af tha Paaaaui KaUrT.4 Caaapaay. tagathar with tM.rafwrta. war raiatvad by taa taa ttoaaaa f CaBgtaas ta-Say. Tb raaort af to ca aal eaiailaattm haa baaa mad ub c. arratary Tart ta but Mlar adta4 taa Pfaaldant that taar Is to be a ma jority aad a Mlaotily (apart from the board af eooaaltlng angina a ta th tyiw of caaal ta b raoamoianaad, and' that fa xaaeta aooa la raralv by cabi traa Oaaeral Darts, chatrvnaa of taa board, wba will mart th foreign minbrs la Braaaela, on January a. a eoaftrmation of tb snajodgr report. Tb mlnartty report at balaa; prepared, ba addad, aad ha aoaas that ta vhul matter may ba prasentad for submla alon to Con grin by tb TSrat of Febru ary. . '. . Th aacratary takes up th report of tb president of th railroad compaay, and dtacuaae two timnaactlon rtferrad to In tb report the taw of - bonds and their rprhaa by th company, and th market oaatraot tor faadlng " employe an th Isthmus. Of thee th ; arratary say: "There are two traaaaetlons referred to In th raport of th president at tb railroad company, of which pedal mention should b mad. In Pacatnber, at a time wha th creditor of tb railroad company wer .urgant In de manding Ut payment of tbalr bill, and wta ta -railroad companr was not able to meet Its obligations becaua tbe -caaal oommlaakm was unable to pay tbe railroad company what was due It. the president and dlrcctorf sold 121 on thousand, dollar 4H par cant, bonds, which aadV been In th treasury of th corporation ever since - - th United States acquired a controlling Interest In Its shares.,.';.:;: -,: .-.: ., ,,. -: :-, - "Tbe question of Issuing the bonds was not submitted to. you or to me before final action was taken by the board of directors. .y The policy of sell- Ing tb bonds was a doubtful one and should not-f have been adopted until after a -conference with hgher gov ern authority.. V .' I have not the slightest doubt that the president and directors of tba com- ' pany acted in entire good faith In what they did, aad as they bought, for the" best interests of the government; but considering; the' anomalous and pecu liar relations between th directors ot- -tbe company and tbe government, the bonds should not have, been issued '. without your .'approval or mine. ,: .- u In view, of this fact, by. your au . thorlty, I Instructed the president of -the railroad company ta proceed at oncOj to repurchase the ootids., -iJ.. "Arrangements were made with the,-, , purchasers by which the bonds were, brought back at the premium paid, 1U5 and accrued interest to date. of repur chase from the first of October. "Another matter catling for corn- -ment," Secretary Taft says, "Is . thaw cancellation of the so-called Market contract ,and subsequent settlement.",' In March, 1905, It became aa urgent question how the employes of the canal commission and of the railway com pany could obtain proper food at reus onable rates." ., . , ri'0 The letter then recites the awarding oC the contract to Market and its sub-; sequent cancellation and says: .---: ' ' -':' . "The reason for the cancellation Of ' the contract was that, in-carrying out.. " Mr, Market's recommendations, thy ' railroad company undert Mr. Stevens,1 had been able to furnish, food to its employes and those of the commission j: at a less price than that fixed in the, contract. 1 "At a meeting of the- railroad dl- t ' rectors ort November 8 Mrt Mrtrkel pre sented his claim for' his actual out- ; lay, amounting . to tS.it6.07 and- above : ': .claim for -the Value .of his time and services. The1 directors at- the instance of Mn shonts, vpted. to '.allow . Mn Market for. his expense, and services . the . sum of ltt,7lS,9tv and the- money was paid at onoe.'; " ', v "This action was taken without con suiting either you or me, -and was not brought o ,, my attention until , some ; ; time after my: return -from Panama on--the lSth of November.; Looked at from a, purely and strictly , legal standpoint, if the amendment to the contract with respect to the cancellation at the dis cretion of the president was to be strict ly construed; a cancellation would ehd the obligations of both parties under U v and leave them without claim for (Continued on Pago Seven.) if
The Raleigh Times (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Jan. 8, 1906, edition 1
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