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i c. XL-L r 3Y EI TING a? I - XXlVI V " Mrli I w . i. ... lua:,s i ::: :i all we is ti- Aiiiiii1 diuveu xaugiit like ;ao-s cues mjm m lull Hl uiii liffipi ji &; foi 300 FEET, fflli IIEGLUHKJ RAT W'ATRAPx,,,fc?t' 10' SL"ATE N, ' ' K::L.: !:::: A!::t Ten 1 Tc;: Kiy EjNT FiECALL REPAVINQ Maaa iWra Krartl tXM.Mas rrM Mar.. Kara, rUH. VKMM7. Haartingtaa, hh, m (kuu. Kim, bi Paul has la twwk ad ra it Mun. (Uy tb AiMrttlaa rut) N Turk. Jam. BOutont W. D. Mim, editor f Tu Ti.-t-. laMlftad l Ito Mpctxl rrtailual lib trial ie day that be K4 hwmH haarlr tr hundred lboand altars fi J. P. Mutftn. Jama R. kwoa, W. K. Van. aruill, Willi a C. Whtiaw and otkar ptevalneal Boam-4. Majir f Um luan aavar war r- 114, ao l&r u iKm4 Him wiiu r and wWri 'r rtid la atwk I la Toa Tf. company al l.M wr ahara. Anwnt Xhi a miim4 by I'uluitol Man In tha Hat of ma from hiMn. a tiaJ liwii liorraarinc Wrga ulna' vara (Villa P. Iluntliitlun, itiatlra 'al. H.iab, Howard Uould, Uxirra UoulJ. ThOinM f. Hyan, and John W. Uaiaa. , , Tha larg-al aingl loan was UalB4 froik Jaina It, Kmtm, who loaned lb Town TopUa vuKur 'ninety (houaand dollara. rrom W. K VandrrUlt Cluiii ' alalia eUaJnaxl ttt.OOO, from i. P. Mur . gaa Mom W. C. Whitney I10.UUS; trum " Collia f. Huntlnafon I4,cw; John W.. Oata po.000; Chullea U. fcVhwab 1 10. two, Thomaa F. Hyatt ( Whan Cukittri Mann tasltftej that , many of iimm loan war paid In Town - ' Tuplra atuck at II.W a ahai. ,Jamei . W. Oabunie, counac I fur M r. . H apctHxl, akrd tf-lh ar valu ut ilia Block la not, lit per aliara, ,Culuul Mann' re ptlrd that lt fT aharw la tha" par yalua. ' . '., ' ' Aakud whether tie aver atopped ta . .Town Toptca' . praa to auppraa in ar llcle about Loyal Hmllli, Colonel Mann . aal(t ibat uc(j ah artlcla aa lakva from tha paper and that a man who same with Smith placed a 11.200 adver tlaement In Town Toplca. . '.v A contract wai produced', allowing . that 12.500 waa paid by .William . i. White, of Cleveland, for a aubacrlptlon to fads and Panclea, the book which waa iamied under Colonel, Malin'a di rection., Mr. Whlte'a name waa not in - hl book ahd Colonel Mann waa anked why Wr. White paid the money. .He replied that he did notknow andjfWt teaming that .Mr. White waa a pro; .3 nent Cleveland man, he had approved , hi aubacrlptlon. - ,Th$ price of a aub . acription to rad and Fancies was IV 00 and Colonel Mann was asked what . Mr. White paid the' extra $1.000-for. "He wanted four pugea 'Instead . ot two." , Colonel Mann replied. - ; "You did ' not hand him . back the money," aald Mr. Oabarne. ""He got only one .book and hla name 4 waa not hi the book." N "No." Colonel Mann 'replied. -v Colonel Mann testified that he might : have made the remarks that 'scandal waa sent to the office or Town Toplca. Asked 'who sent It he replied that II came from' reporters, society people, ' - cluh men, and others. ' i - Colonel Mann's dealings with United ' States Benatoty William A. Clark, .of ; ; Montana, were taken up by .Mr. Os borne. ; The witness said he never re ceived any money' front the Senator, i "There was a series of articles about a member of his family?" Mr.. Osborne asked. ' ' "I am not aware of It,' auld Colonel - Mann. "That aerlea was stopped and you be came friends with Senator Clark?" "Yea." , ""How did i you become friendly 'with him without money t" "There . iya . aonie correspondence ' with him,'1 said the witness. :, 'The Senator came to my office and V talked for an hour or two. He aald he , was building a railroad..' He said he was going to Issue bonds 'only when : .: the road 'was complete,' and that- I could hav6 Bome; " of the;. bondH ; then. From that, day to khls I Have not seen Senator Clark." . ' . . DEATHS FR0I.1.;:. : CHUIiCII PANIC. . " By the Associated Pres ) '1 Philadelphia,1 Pa.,' Jam a.Tliere were additional deaths durlng'the night as a. result of he panic in St. Paul's Baptist church colored).- The - total number of dead reported to-day by the various hospitals -is ; seventeen,-- The two score of injured which were taken to the hospitals last- night have, with the exception of four, persons, returned to their homes'. None of those hurt is i In a serious condition, the Injuries, con- - slating mainly of contusions of the limbs and lacerations of the head. . IrlTHH U) IWV Be I- r.h fM.m. a. ttaae tnai-d iw l- Ce taelf mm a-arte1 t J be A aral4 Paaea ) ta II T e wars 4 tba last fv day faati breafcieg u sad- ta ! 4 aa ttw af kick a a a.4 aatbrt tfcat t aael aatalwaal w lb MUJj.pl Vailr. anwdlaa ' rt-na ta lb Waatbcr baraaa. A mk4 raaaa tkat la eoatrtbiilag ta tka Aacilae f tka aarai ae la tb (art taaj bar aad c-aral rala kaa 1 mri la the rvaioaa of klgh laaa-f pratara. la tk aiaat falf glata tb rala la atta44 by tkaadar atoriaa of lee aanal taaer tpa 1'be mm era froet of Ik cold waaiacr baa rrackd waatera ladlaite, w aetata laeaaaaa. aad kortkera Tataa. u furtbar krograaa east war 4 will be aomavhat alow aad lu Utaaalty will dlmlakah aa It reatbee. east era dk trUta. , , , For to ktfbt and Taaada rala It indicated for tb lower lake ragloa and tb tnlddJ and aoutii Atlantic Slate and tha appar Ohio Valley. It wlli.be 4ec!dedly colder to-night la lb Ohio valley and tbaar aouthward to u gulf State and much older Tueaday la AllanUo coaat dlsUlcU.- Cold ware wamlnga bat bean le aned for tb axet gulf Btatea Includ ing Oeorgla, western North Carolina, Interior of Sooth Carolina, extreme western portion . of Virginia and northern Florida. , , Storm warning era displayed on tb wet Florida roast and on . tb Atlantic coaat , from Key West to Norfolk. ... V Norfolk. Va..'.Jan., li.Th tem pera tur went up to 11 degree la Norfolk at noon to-day. ,. . , . i Boston,'. Maaa.J Jan. ii. Follo Ing the remarkable, warmth of yes terday In thla city. there wait only slight fall In temperature daring tb nlghL At 10 a. m. to-day It regis tered 64. The aky wa overcast, Tbt thermometer readings at I a. tn. re ported to the- weather bureau from various, New England stations were as follows: - i ; ' Northfleld, Vt... S8; Concord. N. H., Si; Portland., Me., S6; Eastport, Me., 38 1 Providence, R. I., 41; Nan tucket. 44. .. v. ','.i, "-v ; New Haven, Conn,, Jan. 22.-The spring-like weather conditions of yesterday prevailed to-day over Con necUcutS v ,H was even .warmer, the thermometer here registering 60 this morning against- 49 yesterday morn Ba.timore, Jan. 22. The . unusually warm weather of yesterday: continued her and throughout Maryland to-day, the thermometer being slightly higher, registering 0 against 49 yesterday. A very dense for prevailed. ' (Continued on Second Page.) ' Hot in Norfolk,' Too. By. the Associated Press.) " Norfolk, Va. .Jan. 22.-Norfolk and vicinity Is having most remarks ble mid-winter weather ' conditions. The official thermometer at the local weather bureau went up yesterday to- 73 degrees, and the temperature to-day went up Into the sixties mak ing overcoats and winter clothing generally' uncomfortable. Sunday's temperature was rhe warmest for winter since January, 1901, rheu the mercury went up to 74 degrees, this being the warmest during any Janu ary since 1898.v, when the tempera ture went up to 75. , -.' ' , . The local indications are for much colder weather to-night. ' ' ' a , , i ;,''t VOR MONUMENT TO y ' GENERAL PITZHUQH LEE. (By the Associated-Press.) -" h, Jtkhmond. Va-iJan.' 22. A bill was Introduced in the senate to-dav which provides a Rite In Capitol square for a monument to General Fltzhugh Lee, and the bill appropriates the sum of $20,000 for the benefit of the monument association, , 1 - 4 National Guard Meeting. , (By the Associated .Press.) Washington, Jan; 22. The Interstate national guard association convened in annual session here to-day. .-Senator Charles A. Pick, of Ohio,- president of tho organization, , presided. The roll showed 1& States and territories to be representeil -. , Pennsylvania sent twenty delegates, llinois fourteen, Ohio ten.jthestf being the largest delegations.' $ K:t i B::e Vis ErcLea I HIS mom a success CUlaa im ha laaasVir IWt f Trte l a t aad) TaM-tvrVttfc rVat Anlaaa Uaa Mk I MaaMlad IWt. ' m Ika tW ru tw tUrd To f the Aaawlatad frraa ) cxk-aavi, Jaa. tt -Jk dtaiat-li I la tka Tnbaiie rruca ttraauad. rta, aat Caarfc llaailllaA. at . aarunaat. dropewd I bra baadrad ft Ub hla aJ rattle to-day and eatM4 fatal tn lurtaa by tba narrvweat af wtargtna, llawiilten. aba hla atrahla drMa4, aa 4lrbd forward' poa lb baar alk. 11a wrack baavlly and loat rna actouantaa. Laiar U was found M bua ware brokaa. Although Hawillton waa la tha air not norrihaa thr mlnutra, bla night waa regarded aa a gaud deal of a auorea. The rollapae waa dva ta the lnaufflt!M power of a alily-thre boraa-Boaar touilng rar which waa used t do the towing. The combined walght ef tha arroplan. man and to fart of ru, was aunVlent ta rauaa tba car ta llp backward alighlly whan the chauffeur tried t Inrraaa hla anaed. ' Tha aaropian roae Ilka bird with tha flrat pull and la a few seconds waa M feat In the air. When the apeed pf the tow; began to leaeen. the air. Ship began to Wobble Ilka kite on ft Wring and Hamilton, by mistake, dropped bis cap, which waa to have barn the algnal to the tow driver to slop.. . , . . '.s . The aeroplane at one began to flut ter downward with .Increasing speed until tha rope caught on top of a flag pole. Then a corner of the .aerostat machine struck tha bath huiiae platsa niof and wedged " between the building and ilia Ala pole.7' '-t4-' FAY ETTEVILLE, NOT RALEIGH, GET SHOPS 1 The former Mill Wagon Factory here, before. It was destroyed by firm recently, was used as the repair ahnpa for th Raleigh and Southport Rail road. . Sine It .was burned no sten have been taken yet to rebuild "and new- comes the report that the railroad Will have Its shops located at Fayettevllle. The road IS nearly finished to that point ahd expect to enter Fayettevllle noxt April. - t'v; ; v ;;f;- i: y The Fayettevllle Objierver aaya: ; "It I reported that the residence of Mra, M. JK Pemberton on Hay street has been bought by Mr. J. A. Mills, the president,, for the Raleigh and South port Railroad, and that the passenger Station will be bullc on the lot. V It Is ill so reported that the shops of the Ral eigh ahd Southport Railroad will tie built on the tract 'fit thirteen acres of the old 'CurtPs' Held,' recently bought from Mr. C, B. McMillan.". . '. FOUR CAPITAL CASES IN WILMINGTON (Special to Tho Evening Times.) .i Wilmington. N. C, Jan. 22. The Jan uary term of New Hanover superior court: for. the trial of criminal cases will -convene this ' afternoon, Judge James U Webb, of Shelby, presiding. The total number of casas. on the docket Is 156. Of those four are for capital i offences, making the term one of the most important held here , In years. i ' , The capital canes are M. W Shock- ley, charged with the murder of Frank Tnlbort, a young stone cutter; T, C. Lamb, for the murder of . a dissolute woman r .T. A. McOraw, for the murder of Mb mother-in-law. and Frank An derson, for burglary." All are white men except Anderson. It is likely that Lamb's, case will .taken up first. . NOMINATIONS ' ; , ; TO SENATE. -1 v, f 'J . (By the Associated Press.) . Washington, Jan. 22. The President to-day sent the following nominations to the Senate: ' Ambassadors extraordinary and plen ipotentiary: Luke E. Wright, Tennes. see ,to Japan; David E.; Thompson, Nebraska, to Mexico; Lloyd C. Griscot, Pennsylvania, to Brazil, ( . Governor General ' of the ' Philippine tsland, James F. Smith, California. Postmasters: North Cai-olina-r-Athe- i ton B. . Hill, Scotland Neck. Ij " Cl'j ftj'h :.,e ill hi- so says senator mmmmm aitaib1 HUda TV4 Oiaii gWM H'twai ad -- w FWaa" aa Rrgwiasa tUtaa, Mad M Wala TV aa .fait ad !. . ""'t taaar of tannaawat laarftkiav. I By lb Aiawlalad 11m) Waablaroft. J a It. At ta raw fluklua of tb anoiklag baalaaaa Mr Clay addraaaad tka awaai aa sua raa olatloa rrUtiag ta tka aXaraaw.laJ bower I 6a maataiaai fralckt c align by rail roads. Mr. Clay supported tka prual tloa that tb lalrratal Caaro Commlaaloa Should V prr suit tad t ragalat railroad rata. II roa landad that lb railroad rocapaalra should not b Utarfrrad wrih la tb Brat Instance la breaatlng tbair schedule, but aald that wbaa thaw ar one prosnnlgalad tbar abould It a body Wltb antkorlty to asodlfy aad revla no,romplalnt. 11 took laao with statements made earllrf la tb aaaaloa by Mr. Foraker la opposition to .lb conailtatlooal light of Ctongr to dalegat lu authority to rv ratal tnlarstat com aneTc. aaylng tUat on acconnl of lb vast number of romplalata llabl to rise It would- b ltapoaalbl for Con greaa, with Its other praaalng baai neaa. to giv ftayth,lng Ilk adequate attention to them. Ho declared, that the law grant Ing authority to flf' aampaaie to revla rate ad att-' to In Air justice had been freqaoatly upheld by th court, "la tm' very cases'" h WABt on. "It laa Vwn rlalmail thai (Cctihue4"on end Pkgatr KILLED HI'O WHITE MEN Desperate Negro Made His v'; Escape " Jumped ln-Watcon and Strurk Dead Mr. Smith Near Parmvlllc Con stable 'Love Went In lHtrsult and Was Shot to IK tli. x 1Speclal to Tin- Evening- Tlm:s ) Tarboro, N. t"., Jan. SJ. News wao received here to-day that two white men, on their way home from Farm VIII Saturday night, met-with a crowd of negroes about two miles from Farm- vlile. Hot words ensued, and Jerry Cobb, colored, sprang Into the wago.i and dealt a'heaw blow-on the head of Mr. Smith, -one of the white men whereupon his companion aulckly drove to town and notified Constable Love, who went In puiMiiltt. v As Love approached Jerry Cobb, tie (Cobb) fired upon the constable with a shotgun, the whole load entering his stomach. Constab'e Love died imme diately,, "i The negro has esciad. Mr. Love wa-. a Red man. v , WITH 300 CREW (By the Associated Press.) Rla Janeiro, Uraill. ., Janr - 22. The Brazilian turret ship Aquidaban has been sunk at Port Jacarepagua, south of Rto Janeiro, as the result of an ex plosion on- board. It Is reported that three hundred of her. crew perished, and that only one officer was saved. Four rear admirals perished on board the Aquidaban, which . had been used for the accommodation of a number of supernumerary officers-and "men atn tached to the flotilla escorting the cruiser Barroso. The Barroso had on board the minister of marine and his staff who were inspecting the sites proposed for a new arsenal, - The explosion oi the Aquidaban oc curred In the powder magazine. . . The vessel sank In three minutes. The Aquidaban -was 4,950 ton dis placement and 6,200 horse power. She was built In England in 1SS5 at a cost of 11.725,000, The armament consisted of four 9.4 Inch guns and four 5.6 inch Kuns and. a number of smaller guns. sne naa Ave torpedo tubes. Her crew I numbered S50 efflcera and men. WARSHIP SUNK tl frc::b:a I I Wa Kb ) ar (WraMi 1 a . . UaXryKwiaj ml Inav Ka4 taaaaeadly t ar 1 1 i th auwM Praaa ) . Miihrii.M. lataad of Caiat aa. Jaa. f:.- tlt-n rarr4 bar la-day ay I'-al uf Ika di4oejtaUc carp at Caia.ai tl.. lan rfcart 4 aVaara raaltwd ana ftmjf Taarra. the Veeaaawlaa !.( mlalaiar. ua la Ba rlartM altvndliig I tw rmaarkatlaai af lb tunnar Ftaa. h rbata 4 affalraa M Talr f W.ar4 ll ViaaHi aiaaanar MaiilaOMor alt lwluaira January It. Tba Halgla i fflrUI id4 ..at that th dl4ojiallc roit ctMialdarad M .Talgny to ba a irwtnbrr of la rurp aatll ra moved bv bla govammeajt and aaka th fuivlgn minister for aa explanation of tb poaltlon of tha nMnbal of tha oorpa. , f or Ybarra art dad tba rquat af th Belgian repraeentattve aad traatad th Talgny Incident lightly, remarking that M. Talgny bad "allowed Mmaeir to b caugbt Uk a rat In a trap." Thera 1 a great hack of ws at Ca racas Th peopl of Venasualft ar entirely Ignorant f th alt nation grow ing nut of th ruptur of diplomatic relation between Franc and Vana sucla. A strict renaorahlp I obaarvad over all dlaDatche. Pi aatdeiit Taatmtn at Baraem HAZING TRIALS TO ' LAST ALL' ENTER (By the Associated Press.) Annapolis, Md.. Jan. 22 The case of Midshipman Claude B. Miyo, of Colum bus. MIhs.. a member of the flrat class, waa taken up by the court martial at the naval academy this morning. ' Mayo la the ninth midshipman to come be fore the court alnce It commencement, and the tenth case, as Stephen Deca tur. Jr.. of Portsmouth, N. H.. has been tried twice. The noxt case to be tried Is that of Richard R. Mann, also of the first class, an appointee of President Roose velt. The naval Authorities here say, they have no Idea when trials of 'Midship- 11 men will come to an end, but officers who are connected with tha court have taken houses In Annapolis for the win ter. BIG BATTLE IN . FRENCH INDO CHINA JLL (By the Associated Press.) . Marseilles, Jan. 22. The Chinese mail which arrived here to-day .brought. an account f the Invasion of Tonquln, French Indoo China, by Chinese regu lars, who encountered a French force numbering 400 men; bf whom 150 Were Europeans. ' " - A three hours battle ensued resulting In the defeat of the Chinese, who lost 300 killed and 300 Wounded, The French lost 16 men of the foreign legion and 20 Annamltes killed. 1 ' - ? - . . .Two Cento a' Mile. ;.s Richmond, Va., Jan. 22. A bill was introduced in the Senate to-day to. require transportation-: companies to put on sale 500 mfle' tickets with out restrictions at two cents a mile. avallable oy alt purchasers. 1 CLOUDBURST IN V ti vUNTSyjELLE ALA. Nashville, Tenn.TjJan. 22. Parts of Huntsyllle, . .Ala Were flooded thla morning by 'ft cloudburst ""Many houses were Inundated, bridges ; washed and electric ilailway v traffic stopped. ' No loss -o Jlfe Is reported. , :,. , .. ' , . Cardinal CotU Dying. Rome, "-'Jan. 22. -Cardinal Oottl. prefect of the propaganda, who has been seriously ill from , pneumonia for some days, is dying., " " ftaaaa aWaa a4 Wt haaW IM Baa a. H a Hantaan. la taaaaaY Ky. iaa II A kaer4 Br aaitl skks- tauft CJSwat Kakcr. a trmm tb awaatf Jail aad baa4 bias fraai baaai af U rMy rala ar lb aiat d tba rt) aka atb-aiad atrf atgfci cnaJaal aaamaa a Mm Mary Oa- ir- I, boa b kaukad Va aa araf fr vr tka ftarla lata a aiky. Har araaaaM all rar tad a4gb bora aad tb ra gad. bat lalar a cap(ard b aV-ra Tb aub a et. aa bo a -r:y doaa that tba prtaua ar la Iba laJI -! la Maki-f did ftot kvw uf lb l)ktg aaill aaoralag CHICAGO CUT OFF FROM WORLD, INv tha Aaavtatad W) Cakrago, Jaa. II Ckk-ago la ral of from lb ft of tb world to day y a lat atoraa wkark baa pmv l rated wlrae ra rry dlrartloft. Bual saaa ka baaa curtailed greatly by tb Mailing of straat car lloa all var tb city hr alert fornaad on lb rail. Hundreds of thousands of peopl wr Bcrioualy a gar I ad by th dlaablad traction servlr. A slag I wlr to Milwaukee I tb only on working out of Chicago this fore noon. Tb storm Is moat" Barer within a belt, tb radlua of which Is ( mile. Electric, elevated and surface trans portation Is about discontinued nnd th cabl line ar operating only with tb greatest difficulty Th railroads ar greatly handicapped, and nil arriving train are hoars be hind tlm. A hey gal prevail and snow and sleet ar falling wlth- 4 at ceaaation. -'.'.- CALEB POWERS HEARING TODAY. (By th Associated Preen.) Washington, Jan. II. The Su preme Court f the United States to day beard, argument on the petition of the 8tate of Kentucky for a writ of mandamus compelling the restora tion of the case Of Caleb Powers, otleny such investment la th Phlllpplrt Kentucky, to the Jurisdiction ot the State courts of that State. Former Governor Black, of New York, and E. L. Worthlngton, ot Kentucky, ap peared for Powers, while the State was represented by Attorney General Hays," of Kentucky, and Hon. Luclen Maxwell, of Ohio, MORE EVIDENCE . AGAINST SAMUEL. (Special tc The Evening Times.) Greensboro, N. C, Jan. 22. Thl morning's session In the trial of Samuel was consumed In reading his diary and expense account fllei. which shows he often spent the night and took meals at James Combs' house during the per iod when witnesses have sworn Combs' blockade w-as running. SLATER OF MABEL PAGE TO HANG (Bv the Aspvciatrd Press.) Cambridge, Mass., Jan. 22. Charles L. Tucker, under conviction for the murder of Mabel Paie. at Weston, In 1904, to-day was refused a new trial. The application was made on the grounds of newly "discovered evidence New York Harbor Fog Bound. - (By the Associated Press.) New. York, Jan. 22. New York har bor was practically fog bound to-day the mist being so dense that no craft entered the harbor from the sea and no Vessels sailed outward bound. Sev eral Atlantic liners anchored outside of Sandy Hook bar, not daring to venture in farther. In the harbor Itself very few boats are mavlng at all and thous and of commuters living In New Jer sey were delayed reaching their places of business or employment. From Staten Island, where several thousand persons come dally to New York, only one ferry boat an hour was running during the fog. ' Charleston's Final Trial. (By the Associated Press.) Norfolk, Va., Jan. 22. The United States naval board of inspection and survey arrived at Old Point Comfort this - morning from Washington, and Immediately boarded the- cruiser Char leston, which Is to proceed to sea on her final acceptance trial, inctudins a continuous run of 48 hours..- Owing to a dense fog seaward this morning the departure of the Charleston has been deferred until the fog lifts. She -.will put to sea later In the day. . - lft-IJ Ttls hj J MAC ARTHUR'S LZll I Tafl ft Skaaae I.) ImS- araa Maaa bVoaj aa W ffclKf-Haav, mm4 m Weak Tab Ua af 1ur a Ka (aa Bf bU . ar Oaa4 K tb Aaaaraatad fraa aat.Mi,at. Jaav, B-Baaratary Tafl tw-oy aaas t la ftvaaie a atata Uoa aa I "w fcetsier ear aaanr af Iaa rlltaa Coanrnvatna. ar aay anVaa af tha araay ar navy af tha t'aMed lUatae, dirertly ar ladlra,-tly. ea-aad a) jraihr L Waa. ar aw aaai any land 1a tha FhlUm lelaada. ar had at ana tlta mom haa aay later- aat ur rtaht la aurh load af aay char acter," aad K ao, "what such aula, lataraet ar Uht la a Kara th land la alt ua tad. particular!- ask raf. rranra to tha kiraifea of mrcnommj rail- read ta aald Inland, and who ld raf-aV-tala ra- - V,. V- Tha aerrrtarv Mated that ha broughf th reeatutkwi la tha attaMloa mt Oar- arnor Oaaaral Wright aad Commission- ar Forbaa. both vf whom ar aow at Waahingtun. ftad cabled to tba laaejiber of tba commhadoa ta Manila for atata. manta. tb rap, Iaa from all batng trana- mltlad. Mr., Tatt than aald: . ' "I niav add tbat whafi I waa civil gnveraor of th .Phlllpptn lalaada aa artlcla waa published pi a Manila aaw- papr containing aav1 lastnaatloa that anm member uf la aommlaaloa waa Interested la In vrtt manta la tb Phil- ' Ippln Islanda which would ba affected by legislation of th commlaskm, - Ua th publication of thla artlci. 1 chal lenged th truth of . It statamaut ,by latter and kd for'apacineatlnna. To laataaatlosr aat arttbdrava by loraial retraction In the hawataxnar. Thla wa th ocraaloa of an Invretlgatkin whtrh 1 I IratHuted ta rrt1n whnhar any -member of th lhair oowimlasioa whiih was coiuHltuted at that lltn of Luk R. Wright near C. Ide. Dean C Wor caster. Bernard Most and myself, had mad any Investment In land or other- -wise Irt th Philippine Islanda at that time, and I learned by personal Inquiry and investigation: that no American member -of the commission had . mad Islands. Of courm tho Filipino mem bers of the commission' Were known when appointed to be the owner of landed estate. t-' ." t y "With : reference to th - question, whether any officers of the army have , an Interest In lands or have obtained an option tor th purchan ot " them along the line of projected railroad or elsewhere, I beg to say that , certainly seventy-fire per cent, of an the officers ot the army have been at some tlm or another since the American occupation on duty in tha Philippines,-and that Inquiry-directed to the question whether any ot thee officers, who number some three thousand, have the Interests men tioned In the resolution of the Sehat. : could not be answered by personal statements from each officer of.th ar- .-' my under four months. ' If 4t b sug gested that land records In the Philip pines' might be consulted, I beg to nay that the land records hre to b found in 35 or 88 provinces of the archipelago, and that It would requlr further InVea tigation to Identify the i land ownere -shown there as army ofnears.'' "; j The secretary then quoted ft circular issued by General MacArthur at Man ila, m May. 1900, while commanding f. the army In the Philippines during mil itary government, saving Jt la presum- - ea mat its injunction was obeyed. General MacArtuhr In the ?; circular ; quoted the following article from ""In struction from the government of ar- - mies in mi neia . !, .. 1 ' "Neither officers nor soldiers are al lowed to mak use' of their positions or power jn the hostile country for pri vate gain, hot eves for- commercial - transactions otherwise legitimate.- Of- I lenses to the contrary committed by ' Commissioned officers Will be punished : - cashiering, or aucb punishment as the nature of the offense may ; require; if by soldiers, they shall be punished ac ' cording to the nature of the offense." ' Mr. ;Tart said In Conclusion: , ; "In 'view of the very i- burdensome character of the Investigation ' neces sary to discover whether among three thousand persons there may b any one wno nas an interest tn land In the Phil ippine Islands, I Tespenctfully request the further instruction of the Senate with a view to possibly narrowing the , scope of the Inquiry In accordance with the Information or report upon which the resolution was presumably based, so that full answer may M made In so that full answer may bemade In a shorter time than four 'months. So far as the Investigation into the ownership of lands In the Philippines by officers or the navy Is concerned. I beg to point ' out that I have no jurisdiction to make inquiry with respect to' thetp. and I tconciuaea on Page Two,) .)' -;-;
The Raleigh Times (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Jan. 22, 1906, edition 1
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