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. A Kin!! SAW psra GOY. PLG0DY DAM; FIIESIOENI ilO APPOINT A tcgestojapjls:;m:js YljL::a
HIE FATAL SIIOIF-:1 -:!ti
WAS POISONED: IT FIVE YEARS
iiiLil LU.UwLu
Mi: nzn
v
SQUTHER
V.:;I Vi::::s I:r U&a
TttlS EOrS FATHER
TM tut
hm4j Ada. ha Km tx4 Mm
CWta Muk MUM leaver
IU Talk Arewrta IV
Tlat rfact bar ax wriil thla
to that vital wnnaje fa M avert M
LJ ILMos, mow aMitmrH t II year
th paciUar.1 tary, Ml mnMl
liar IMtuvwr H la MM, wtM aMaMtan
ayoa4 that Chart am Ilk we
nut aMta1 by etiher. UlltaHMj or Clark
but ae tale rty.
. Ta a bor tnfnrmattua waa atvea
' I Ma raornlng at lb aiVaa dean! by
frlmd of Ih LilUaina'a. Tha In fur-
In nt Mat that Inx Bight
l.llllaton. father of Ida yaung ma whe
waa yeeterflay atiltir4 by Jail a
, Ward, wa ami for ay RaMgh ww
man waa told him tmfl aba waa Mi lb
last waiting mom at h depot bn
I ha trag4 took place. Pha waa aland
, . tng at tha alaaa partition looking Into
Ida man'e waiting room, an tha atary
gut, when tha aborning began and ahe
aaw a third ma a ptae Ma pistol at
Bmllh' bark and lira. Tha snaa ho
related l hla atory aakl It waa toU) to
him by Jam UlUstton himself.
Col. T. M. Ar-go, leading eoune4 for
Ulllaton, waa eaea thta afternoon and
asked if tha report Waa troe. - Ha aald
In tha main It n troe, but ha had
atatetnent t mak at (hla time. . He
. refused to dlvaira the woman's mhm,
", but Mid that aha was lady. of thla city
. whoa testimony would be believed and
aha corroborate the wltnesa Kelly
' Col. Arfo added that Other Important
wltnaaeoa had alao coma to th knowl
edge of tha defenaa bow.
Judge Ward before leaving ' Raleigh
flse I Ulllaton'a bond at tll.90 pending
tib appeul to th Supreme CourU r-
ranremema are- bring made fur him
' lo glve'thlj ball. Whllo I. la father la a
.' man of limited mean, h haa relative.
. uncle and aunte.Nho have ronalder
, able property and one of them la aald
. to be worth I25O.0OO. Hla bond may bt
; fixed early next week. t
Even if Important new evidence la
discovered, .under the North Carolina
law. the 8upreme Court cannot; grant
another trial oh that ground. A bill,
' Introduced by Judge B. B. Wlnbome,
Of Murfreeaboro, to make newly Oh
covered evidence, in caaea where due
diligence Wa exercised before th trial
to get all the wilneaaes, ground foi
granting another .trial ln criminal
caaea waa introduced In the laat Legis
lature and defeated. The counsel fo
Lllllaton aw m confident, however, thai
they can get another trial from the 8u-
prem Court. '
I D." Castlcbury a Ultnna,
. Thla afternoon It waa atated that L
D. Cfctlebury, a capitalist of thl city,
wa a witness to tha shooting In thi
' depot.- This report is to the effect tha-'
... Mr. Caatlebury saw Smith, the deceas
i. ed, standing near the ticket office in th
- second rowtjf seat, where Kelly placed
. him. .during the shooting. Mr. Castle
" bury did not see Smith shot, but 'sav
him. Bo It waa said, double, over dur
' Ihg the shooting, then straightened- uj
-and 'walk over towards the ticket of
flee. This would establish tJlat he wat
; ' not shot by Ltlliston or Clark. - -
- Mi.1 Castlebury's name was given a:'
one of the newly found witnesses by r
lawyer, who has been connected with
the case,' to a friend. The Informatlor
, was received loo late this afternoon tc
, see Mr, Castlobury, buC If the report 1.'
correct, he would have been a most tm-
i portent witness for Lllllston. ,
RECEIVER FOR "
- A BOSTON BANE!.
..:? (By the Associated Press.)
Boston, Mass.. Jan. 19. Judge Brale;
. of the Massachusetts Supreme Cour
today ordered that a recetvor be ap
- pointed for ,th. i Provident" Securletlei
: nnd Banking Company, recently closet
by a temporary Injunction of the court
. The judge was Informed by the' cus
todiuns of the bank that the officers o
' the institution were' hopeleoply Insol
vent. 1 ' . '"j -"if - ' ,
t ' Messrs. Weed 'ft Hall s later , wen
"named as receivers for: the provider
Securities and Banking Company.: - :
ENGINE DERAILED -
AT.IIIGn POINT
(Special to The Evenfng Times.)
s; High Point, N. C, Jan.' 19. The
engine of tho fifth section of No. 72
a through freight, Ceburn Perry en
glneer, la off the track here, due t
i tho spreading of a switch. The ac
cldent occurred at 11 o'clock, anr
the engine is still on the ground a
12: 16 o'clock on : the main -line
blocking nil trains, v
aw erf
da Alit Mat
tki Imjm4 tur 4 tV4.)
iHr law Aaawiataa rnal
hlMtaet. K. J, jaa. I T'
tax.n M mIms- nnwm t4 lata a n '
a t1aMlkC are -4ay ar j
ka rwmlrjf to awarm ml tbt tMaf "'
rvwwar m wmm mm am aprwa anaa
riuramra Atilnawa la a bara mm wr
lamt 4 tmm SHraaVrtAra awam.
t liuaai SnHk, a mrrm h waa ac
fate taa alM a) aanfaartev' la a
ka1 a Ilk f rvM ra ir a ihr
rHiata. la car tfua, mt4 Hfaaif
aiar. Ih IMtJ. girl alihl
ktkaa AlHaana. aaye U tf mhm,
Ulk.b.Ml
tail. Kh waa knaaw la IdwtiT
". " eaarara are pacing Kin
MAtng a rni lnvtgatk
aa.tla ,rf g aa.rah.r. bar, erf.
r. tb raatar af tke amirdarw
f the aatlMaitBM of tWee tahlp.
urUhtat rauir rM Mr. IC (ward
y
RurUhtt
atrawbHdt. Tai ahoae pruprtr Mla
III tana Head,
ELEVATED TRAIN .
FELL TO STREET
(Dy th Aaaorlited Praaa.)
New York. Jaa. IV On person
was killed aad a docea Injured when
rar oa th titrated railroad la
Brooklyn fell to th street today.
Th rar waa crowded with pas-
eagera. Th accident occurred at
a car oa th Lexlagton avenue line
of lb Brook lya -Rapid Transit Com
pany at Fulloa and Chestnut streets.
.Th train, wolch consisted of
three cars; Jumped th track at a
twitch, and th first two cars re
mained on th . elevated structure
while tha rear car fell Into th
street.
Samul C Wilson, 'of Brooklyn, waa
th peraon killed.
An unknown guard of the elevated
train austalned a fractured" skull and
?annot recover.- ;
;- Died of Heart DJarase.
(By tha Associated Prem.)
Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 1. The
coroner's Jury to-day rendered a ver
dict to the effect that Mrs. Anita Mc
Murrow, who claimed to be the
Countess De Betuncourti died of
heart disease. John McMurrow, her
son, who was arrested after her
leaih.i was released from custody.
Mrs. McMurrow died suddenly last
Monday and McMurrow was arrested
because of statements by neighbors
that he had ill-treated his mother
and h,ad quarreled with her shortly
befor her 'death.: .'An autopsy devel
oped the fact that death was dtie to
natural causes. , - ,; - '
HANGED FOR MURDER
OF SWEETHEART
(By th Associated Press !
Louisville, Ky., Jan. 19. William
Vandalsen, a young white man was
Ranged here today for the murder
ast fall of his sweetheart. Miss Fan-
lie Porter. . J
Vandalsen occupied 1 hla xlme In
all by making toys, among them bo
ng a miniature gallows. - By a coin
n the slot device a flgurerepresehk
tag a man was made to drop through
mlnlatnre' trap and dangle at " (he
nd of. a cord. He ?ave this strange
oy to one of the jail guards, refusing
titers ...of, money from several men
vho wanted to buy ft. , " .-
IILL DEMAND AN
AP0LC5Y OF CASTRO
- (By tho Associated Press.) 1
Washington, Jan.' 19. It . Is.' learnt
tere that Prance will demand an"immc
late atxAou of (President Castro tor
.vhat Is regarded, as his iaulting and
,nwarrantable treatment of Mr. Talg-
y. the Trench charge d'affaires.
Three'' French warships"' ate , within
trlking distance of. the Venezuelan
aast and two more, it. has baen repoi't
1 from Paris, are" on the way to West
idian waters. What form ihi idls
leasure of Prance wlllolto hns been
tntatlvely decided, and the details of
he pronram will be i communicated
onfldcntixliy o''the..Wanhlhgton eov
rnment. i ,
i
THREATENING LETTERS
"J ,,
mt
lW TwmiMh) ml tr4 Wa
mm4 TWlrt4 Ilia t-aagWr la .
(VHiraJ t dMtiia He Uill t
Mr Wlaa H Waaia.ua.
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Kr law A
Iatd
Ia
Jaa. II
r.ama
Co! .
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! ' mwr """or jaaava tl frabo) .
1 a la arii ana I Bel r Oattgftler were
pnlaoeod by food ea(M at braakfaat
land th dangHter. Mia. Oara Pea -
body. Is la a rrltjcal roadKlon Mr
! and M IahyallboorB III fm -
; I ,-, J1.a ,..
eaaral hours, recovered later
Aa air of mystery snrroanda the. I"l""nrenl irt ,h iera arnlirntiaty
affair. Eaouga was K leased from"'" emhraalinff th tun... f Sr bank
friends of th family to abow that This la lha iwlnl mum arntenoe. An
tber la a belief that aa attempt w!.a was lmttMllt. lakrn to thf
mad lo deal rcy Ih family b i, ( um ,uti f aW..Bi . n.i lir
poison, as lal,lmat rrlead of the
Pea bod s aald that several letters
bad been received by Ih former fi ov
er or wlthla th last week or two
calling his attention to the manner
of the death of former (Governor
Stetinetiberg, of Idaho, and threat
ening blm with a aimllar fate.
Governor Pea body aald:
I do not want to aay where 1
think the responsibility .lies until the
results of tho Investigation now be
ing mad are known." -
Mr. Pea body waa Governor of Col
orado during the labor trouble at
Cripple Creek and Tellurlde. when
troops took possession of th two
camps, and ' when th Independence
station was raxed with dynamite.
killing aeveral men.
R!00RS ARE PRAYING
Today is the Mohammedan
. Sunday - '
In a Temporary Mosque In Al(roolr
Thejr Pray for the Preservation of
Their Country Sultan Rcarty to
Abolish tlm Harsh La ws - Itcgard
Ing the Jews.
' (By the Associated Press.)
Algeciras, Spain, Jun. 18. This being
the Mohammedan Sunday there will be
no session of the International confer
ence on Moroccan -reform through de
ference for the Moroccan delegates. A
Moorish villa served temporarily as a
mosque where the ' Moors redoubled
their religious fervor In praying for the
preservation of their country.
In the - meantime the exchanges of
views between tho delegates of the pow
ers have brought an agreement not to
consider the questions outside of the
prearranged Franco-German program.
One result of this Is to exclude the re
ligions subjects which the Vatican is
said to desire to Introduce through
Austria. However, one of the ambas
sadors says that the Jewish question
can come up, not as a religious issue,
but as incident to the protection vOt
the subjects of the sultan.
V Mohammed "El Torres, hend of the
Moroccan mission, has Informed the
delegates that the sultan Is prepared
to abolish the harsh laws requiring
Jews to prostrate themselves before'the
mosques and other humiliating prao
tlces, bu,t the delegates doubt the Wis
dom of their' abolition, as Mohammed
El Torres hnd the foreign ministers rio
siding in Morocco say that the non per
formance, of this traditional obeisance
by the Jews would excite an anti-Jewish
outbreak. " ''.''"'
It fs expected that the American del
egates will strongly favor an ameliora
tion of the conditions ofj the Jews..
THE BIG NINE ON
; r FOOTBALL'S FATE.I
r" (By the Associatea Press.)
' Chicago, Jan. 19.-Faculty repre
sentatives of the Western lntercol-1
leglate Athletic Association known
as' the VBig Nlne. and other West
ern universities rnet ; today at the
Chicago Beach Hotel to; consider
what shall be done with football as
now played. Sentiment expressed
before the meeting showed that there
would probably be six universities
favoring the retention of the game,
two avowedly opposed to it, nnd on
undecided, , , . ;.,
..
HE TXKES AN APPEAL
Tr Ttrr Ttaaxa tvaaae Ckaryv
mm4 UrrtM la atlaiaaau) mrm
irme Haatly 4ataite4 4 M-a-
11 Nty TtmMaa4 1MI
Hta lkrhrr-ia-, rW C
la Ul aMixal aa 'mtw Jary.
Pr ! AaaacUInd I'naa)
llildetihla, fl'. Jaa. l-llmt
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' bX J"d' I" ' "-
j Matr dlatrki e..ait t. ftv y.ara Im
ailtultlt'd lu tall In I 'if -um of tu.ot
tending Ihp detannliuiil i-i .if the ap
peal. ,
1rar tiled ltu.' tlmi-a for th-
ffftvae. Two of th. ul.iia roaulteil In
i dlatgree mant of the Jury. The third
Hint, which waa Innlntcd uin by the
dipnrtment of Juatlte st Waahlngton.
resulted in VoavlcVei. Lc ir waa charg
ed with mlaipplylng fuad of the bank
amounting to nearly ,t.ni-r neorge P.
BiiM-k, cushier of the tiank. nnd ht'.h-er-ln-lnw
of Lear, Is anuliing trial for
iompllclty In: tha esse Lear prior to
the failure of tha bank was a leading
politklan of Bucks rountv. When the
bank closed Its dour he was the Re
publican candidate fir Judge of thr
county, bvt withdrew : '
PRAYIMITil' PRINTERS
Chicago Pastor Led Strikers'
Meeting
Converted Into n Prajrer-Mccting
Said Vnlon .Men Have-Made Mis-
take in Placing Their ITnlon lie fore
Religious Duties Strike Situation
Wns Scarcely Touched 1"wn.
(Ry t lie Associated Pifss.)
Chicago. Jan. 19. A strikers'
meeting, with its attendant heated
debating of labor troubles, was con
verted into a prayer-meeting by Rev.
P. D. Vanghan, of the 'Forty-Seventh
Street Methodist church. Union
printers had begun the discussion of
the strike situation, when Pastor
Vaughan entered tho hall and asked
permission to take Dart in it. The
request was granted and after com
plimenting the men upon their peace
ful methods of conducting the strike
Mr. Vaughan said:
"Union men have made a mistake
In placing their union before their
religious duties. Your constitution
demands that you do this, but it
should be changed. Your first duty
Is to your church. Let us pray."
Every hat was removed and every
head was bowed. After the prayer.
President E. R. Wright of tho Typo
graphical Union addressed the men,
and when the meeting was closed the
strikers walked sedately from the
hall, entirely satisfied, with . the re
sult of the meeting,, although tho
strike situation had scarcely been
touched upon. ; ';.
IS
;i,.SJi.vfc.U.:.
PROGRESSING WELL
I.
(By the Associated Press.
t New . Ybrk, Jan!' 19.4i-t)lspatches to
Dun's review Indicate that : business Is
progressing remarkably; well, except
where retail sales are checked hv un
seasonable weather." Trade . at'.'' Rich
mond is better than a year ago. . '
Another record week In bank clear
ings Indicated this week at alt leading
cities In the United States, being JS,5j)l
163,584, a gain of S6.C per tsent-. over the
corresponding week of last year1. There
'Is an increase at every city, and at sev.
oral cities exchanges are' larger'than
ever before reported for a. single week.
Sccctcl. l:tUti ci Cnj
.
illLSONOHilE REPORT;
at IHaa.aa.4 Maa
Jra4 Aald WlWM
Aa,
Ha) IW (ilwai t
lamsigat MnhaMla mt
H tkr-fnada Arrray ml It
lit Ihc Aaa.wlatr4 I'nwa
i' n.t..l Jan It 'Aw-rrtai) WtU
a..n .( it.. Itriiartawnt X(ttH ar.
a tM .itar4 la make any atata
Bi"i i iramitit.g fH rnnrt if the Kef
i"niMiii.l.,n aht-fi aakw) fur hla fn
Ion .if H t..-,!a In rrtr aa
t.n, h...xn ti), HcMirf aal that
thr fallal i.-.nu.,My haa Imw give
I Ih rfmnni. iu lamitnai lha
innh'Mta ..f u, r c-ir raiimailng aair4
In rermtlnc ih.tr eailmait
The a. .ii .,f thr ilriiaHnM-nt'
flauira a . .mil (fl a III. ,.mr ,f the
rvnaua bumu. hi. h IKr ,-..rmnlha
makr a r..n!,i, u, .u ft-alurr of ia r
m1. a an a auli)-1 hh-h i hr anre
tary aernir.1 l.i takr nxrr arrtoualy
than anylhli.a rlar Ha .nti-d with
ptlde to th amalt trariti'oa if rliflVr
ence betawn the ilvpartmi-nt'a ratl
malea of the product Win of nrttnn and
thtwr of the Onau Hurean lnmH ni
the niunrr'a Itefiort.
"Why then," he aald. In reply to a
question regarding other cropa men
tioned by the rommlaaton, ' nhoulit w
go any farther l.i order to tret the ac
curacy of our wi-k? If our figures
tally So rloaely with thoae of the fen
aus Rurenu as to cotton, upon which
we have something to base a compari
son, upon what theory hi It presumed
that our figures are Inaccurate regard
ing the other crops upon which we have
nothing to base a com pari son V
" (Continued on Second Page )
INSURANCE INQUIRY
State Officers Meet Witt.
Chairman Armstrong
Kxcrutivc Hcufdon Held In New Yort
to Discuss IiMtvs Necessary to Ih
Knartcd as a Itcsult of the Inves
tigation Plan to further Sfe
guard Mfe Underwriting. '
(By the Associated Prefs )
New York. Jnn. 1 Members of the
legimnlive Insurance investigating
committee, which lately concluded an
investigation of the life Insurance busi
ness, held a conference In this citv to
day with representatives of the Insur
ance department of several States. The
conference was called by State Senator
William M. Armstrong, chairman ol
the legislative committee, nnd was held
to permit of an Interchange of opinion
regarding the Insurance laws necessarj
to be enacted In this State because ol
the revelations of the Investigation
Those present in addition ti the mem
bers of the committee Included H. D
Appleton, deputy of the New York
Statu Insurance Department; B. F.
Carroll, of Iowa: A. I. Voorhls, ol
Iowa; Thomas D. O'Brien, of Minne
sota; und R. K. Folk, of Tennessee.
J. J. KrlckenhonV-of Illinois; Z. M.
Host, of Wisconsin, and N. R. Had
ley ,of Michigan .sent word that theaf
expected to be at the meeting later to
day. Senator Armstrong said the con
ference was executive. The Senatot
also said that there- would be hfeld In
Chicago on February 1 a 'meeting which
will be attended, by the governf rs, at
torney generals' and the hefids of th
insurance" departments of various
I States for the.purpose of a Mutual In-
tercnange of . opinions and expivtences
In the matter of dealing with' life in
surance. ..: This will be held under the
auspices of the National Association
of Insurance Commissioners. '
ALL 18 BODIES
- HAVE BEEN FOUND.
;H'fV -'- ; '... . ' .
(By the Associated Press.)
CharlostA, W. Va., Jan. 19. All
of the 18 bodies have been recover
ed from the Detroit Mines on Paint
creek,' the scene , of the dust 'explo
sion yesterday. "
The men,' except one, were found
at their places of work, showing thai
the explosion came without warning
The fartherest man in the mine wat
1,300. feet from the entrance. '.. The
condition' of 'the bodies shows that
death camej to' most ot theTn from
suffocation, v- Seven ' were marrlefl
and leave families. " i
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iiiM hmhu a-Mi ul tmm fMH
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a th tmnvo an.ha.aaa4.if wa
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TW lull. i.i .m-mmfmttti aa
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l--a4 fi-.m. fanhrt 4ul a th ral
, Jai. ii afi all taia f fatiafal
mt4 4fV M-fit kMil. aa ..Mtimiannlrt
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t a ' ...nw liW- a r-t IrraMI
OrtM-ral Jann T Hn.iih nxo a Ira-m-hrr
of tttr rn.ftlat.i, ai! Iftttnmt hja
lbr ,f thr rtilnj..liia HUrm Ntart.
til auftl In in and U.iM-ial hmlih'a
nana- will br a.ni t.. Hi hrnair aftrr
tht cuiifit mat aai ..f u.ihi..m l.tr
QUICK DECISION IN
BLOEBAUM'S CASE
iRv th AawM-lated Preas I
Annaixili. Md , Jan 1 The trial of
MUiahlpman (tiratrr A A. Bloebaum.
of 8t. t'harlra. Mo., on chartrea of hat
ing, maa reaumed before the court mar
Mai thla morning. Mr. Oeorg H. Mann
Hlocbaum's ounai-l. atldrraatng th
court In hi behalf
The next can to be tried Is that of
Char lea M. Jamrs. of Ortnnell. low, a
member of the aecond class. Ubt Mert-
aether and lllorbautn. 4mea a an
obliged to stay at the academy during
Vplember iat when lh olhr upp'
'laaamew were on have beeauae of de
Iclency n hla studlea. He occupied
utrt of his time. It la charged. In Inula
.Ing th members of th new fonrU.
iaaa Intn acaiiMiv-JK. -
After argument for the defense and
imsemllon h:id been riirwlurte.i the
sae o Mldshlnmnn Ulocbaum was
Iven to the court, which occaplei only
wven mlntites in reaching a verdict, by
ar the shortest period In snv esse.
After consider ing some mlhor matt err
he court fn Il ls took a reeeia unt I
2 p. m.
Chinese Commissioners.
(Bv the Assidted Press )
Chicago, Jan. 19. The special
train on the Chicago ft Northwestern
Road bearing Tuan Fang and Tat
Hun-Tzn, the imperial Chinese com
missioners to the United States, and
their retinue, arrived In this city to-
lay. The visitors, who have come to
this country to study political, social
ind economic questions, visited the
county Institutions at Dunning, 12
miles from the city.
CLAIMS IMMUNITY
FOR THE PACKERS
(By the Associated Press.1
Chicago, Jan.' 19. Attorney John I.
Miller, speaking for the packers, con
tinued his preliminary statement in the
United States Court to-dav.
He created something of a sensation
it the commencement of his remarks
by stating that he would prove by the
tdinisslons of Corporation Commission
er Garfield while on the stand that the
packers in this case are entitled to Im
munity from prosecution. He declared
further that last March Commissioner
Garfield declared that he would con
sider the seeking of facts bv his agents
In the offices of the packers as if they
had been developed before hiin person
illy, and had been presented In his
presence 'at a formal hearing.
JONES GETS NEW
: TRIAL AFTER ALL
(By the Associated. Press.)
Norfolk, Va., Jan. 19. Judge Hanck
il this week reached a conclusion,
vhich did not become public1 until to
lay, denying the motion for n. . new
rial In ths case of ''Captain E. W.
ones, of the West' Virginia National
Juard, convicted of the murder of
vlaud Cameron Robinson, formerly of
Selma, N. C, and given eighteen years
n the penitentiary,, but as a result ot a
leclsion given by the court of appeals
if Virginia yesterday allowing a new
rial to Fred S. Hoback, convicted In
rioyd county, Va of murder, th ex
icY potht involved 1' the .Tones ease is
lectded in favor of the prisoner, and
j ones consequently gets a ntw trial.1.
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Root, hlla arhaartag rr tka
Hoaar apronrlatWMi roBBtllta ra ra-
latkia Ik eipeaaas f th But
(a-tartBit, BMk f raakly eoareri-
la th abortraaalags of tb AaaarV-
caa eoaaalar aarvlca. Tb aiale-
meata of Mr. Hoot, which hav Juat
baa mad fab lie. show taat la re
aMaa U 4etiMta by RepraaeaLatlr
IJvlagatoa th Harrwtary !:
v'Tbera are a great anaay ronaa
latea that hav We that coadl
tloa and tber ar aoa that ar at til
la that roadltloa. aa th fart aria
from several canaaa. Oa eaa t
that consulate ar aaed aad regard
ed her aot a place la which ardv
and efficient work la to b don, bat
are need aa place la Which to sheiv
aatimabl aad ldrly gentlemen
whoa friends Bad It 'lcary U
take car of them la om way.-'
( Laughter.) .it
"Now, I hav got old eaoagk to
be able to aay that sort of thing'
without anybody being' offended. I
do aot think that.whea a man has
lived out tha activity of hla Ur and
paaaed beyond his ambition and his
energy aad hla deslr to, aaaka a
career for hlrasalf l do not think
that then ia tha'tlroe to aUrt him
oat la new plac wher a baa got
to learn1 nw bualaess and ?ua this
commerce of th country."
, The following atatementa were
then tnad by Mr. Root la reply to
questlona of members of the oommlt
tee. "
Mr. Brundtge: "I quite agree with
you, Mr. Secretary, aa to that, hot
apon whom rests the blame Tor that
condition?"
Secretary Root: "It rsts .upon a
long-standing custom, whereby the
executlv is expected to appoint to
Important consulates Important men
from the different States."
Mr. Graft: "Bnt you hare a syt- '
tern of examination?"
Secretary Root: "Tea; so far as
the young fellows go. You can put
the screws on them and make them
come up for examination. But when
an eminent citizen " '"'
Mc. Livingston: "An eminent ex
senator or tnember of Congress "
Secretary Root (continuing):
"Yes. When an eminent cltlten '
comes around, you cannot examine
him In geography and arithmetic. He
resents It, and there is the dickens
to play all along. (Laughter.) It
Is a custom that has grow", up lust
like this deficiency custom. When
you step in to change a custom you
cannot change it by piecemeal; yon
have to Jar something. .-
"Take this consular bill which Is
now pending. When It was Intro- '
duced it contained a series of pro
visions under which th. consulates
were to be graded. The original ap
pointments made were to be only to
the lower grades, arid the upper
grades Were to be nlTed by promo- -tlon,
so. that we could catch fellows "
young, while they stilt had some mo
tive power left in them? Those pro
visions have been stricken out and
the bin reported without them. Still,
the bill makes a great advance over
the present system. It grades the
consulates and provides ; for ' the
abolition of fees, and If. provides
against the employment of any
clerks, except those of the very low
est grades, who are not American
citizens ; provides against what -1 .
think Is a very great.abuse namely, ;
the fact that a great ' number of
American1 consulates'; are ran- by '
clerks of the country in which they '
are situated. It also does Various
other things, t I don't know whether
it ;wlll pass rfr not.'v 7
Mr. Livingston:"' "That is now In
the Senate," ' ' . v - ( s
Secretary ' Root: k 'Yes, i Jn the
Senate. It has been favorably re
ported." , ' , j
- No Element of Eternal Life.
The approaching end of the active
work or the. reciprocity bureau was
sounded In 'Mr. ' Root's : statements
. Concluded on" Second Page.)
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