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ull Leased Wire Service of the Associated Press. Leads all North Carolina Afternoon Papers in Circulation. LAST EDITION. ALL THE MARKETS. THE EALEIGH EVENING TIMES. VOLUME 27. RALEIGH, N. C, FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 1906. PRICE 5c. IS IT TO BE AYCOCK OR SIMMONS OR CLARK OR EVEN DANIELS? Most Interesting Caucus Leak of All Has Come Out AS TD UNITED STATES SENATOR Story (iocs Thut Joscphus Daniels Urged Thut the Wake Delegation in Legislature lie Unpledged, and That . K. Unison Declared He Was for Judge (.'lark for Senator and Didn't Cure Uo Knew It. .Pel naps .111." most interesting of all the leaks from the now famous caucus that slated the greater part of the county condidates is one that has just been sprung, relating to the discussion that was held as to-. the- position the Wake legislators should take in the matter of United Slates, senator, , Joscphus Daniels, the leak guvs on to Bay, addressed the meeting at some length on this very Interesting -subject and received the most earnest atten tion from his hearers. ; He advised that the tour members of the general assembly from Wake enmity should not commit "themselves on this important -matter thus early in the-game. Ho declared that he did not know what might happen; all was thus far clouded in obscurity. It vves true, lie told them, that cx 'tovornor Aycock hud been urged very hard to make the rme against Senator Simmons, but he had not yet given his consent to allow his name to I12 used In thut connection. '-'.Some other candidate might -loom up in the mean time. He repeated that there was no lelllng what might happen,.--and' for -that reason urged with all his might that the. tin;'' members, Messrs. W. ):. Fubon, W. '. Douglass and Mil lard Mini, and the senator. llr. Percy I. olive, be fancy free, unpledged and Unsworn. It appears lh it the only response to Ihis advice ''from' tie:: sovereign power II,,. II ,w, ,:,,., fl-. . v 1 Faison. who is said to have declared that he was for Chief Justice Walter ('lark of the supreme court for I'nited -States senator, and further added by way of emphasis that he didn't ear. v.ho knew it. cilh r. .. . This seems' to: have. 'ended the dis cussion un that subject, but tin- I 'gis lalors elect of the caucus are upledgel so far as th.v the caucus is concerned!. Whether Mr. Faisoii's remark was altogether plcusing to Mr. Daniels or not Is not reported. There are those who think', that 'In the realm of the remote -possibilities 'that appear to be crowding the brain of -the great basic mover of the caucus Is a sort of unformed, uncertain, timhl. modest' suggestion- thai perhaps there might come from friends a clamor that he himself become a candidate for the I'nited States senate to succeed Mr. Himnlons. These folks say that is why he wanted the AVuke delegation unin structed on this point. At any rale, they point out. It shows that "4 at leust is not committed to either Mr. Simmons, ex-Governor Aycock or Judge Clark. ' Others openly declare lhat Mr. Dan iels has given up r.ll hope of that cov eted cabinet position and is now ready upon the slightest provocation to come out as Senator Simmons' successor, Mr. George V. Norwood, chief clerk lit the office of the secretary of state called at the oillee of The Evening Times yesterday evening and stated to thi' editor thut no caucus or meet ing such as described had been held In the office of the secretary of stute. it is understood that County Attor ney Herbert E. Norrls withdrew from the caucus as soon as he found they were not going to flght any of the board of county commissioners. He was not there, it seems, to take any part in tho palltlcal controversies in the county, but felt he was Justified in looking oftor the interests of the coun ty commissioners. INSURANCE MAN WAS INDICTED. t (Hv the Associated Press.) New York, April 27.r-Willlam A. Brewer, Jr., formerly president of the AVashlngton Life Insurance company, was today Indicted by tho grand Jury for perjury. The charge grows out of a report made to the state superinten dent of insurance in 1903 regarding the condition of the company. HOUSE ADDS TO THE FRISCO RELIEF FUND (By the Associated Press.) Washington, April 27.Mr. Lillueur (N. y.) immediately after the house convened today presented the emer gency appropriation bill carrying $170, t'OO for the navy and postufflce depart ments to be expended at San Fran cisco. Mr., Williams (Miss.) said he would not object to the immediate consider ation of the bill as it was inteded for the re'ief of the Si'.'i Francisco suf ferers. Mr. Lutluuc'r' explained that the president in his message recommended an -.appropriation of $:ioo.i;CO for the employment of labor at Mere Island, hut as this w'.'S to cover a period of 12 ironths it v.n thought best to ap propriate a sufficient sum to cover the remaining two months of the present fiscal 'year, leaving any further sums to be appropriated in the naval ap propriation bill. The same considera tion was given to the postofiice depart ment, the amount appropriated, $70,000, being available until June 30. With out trouble, the bill was passed. The bouse' then took up pension leg islation. ' NO DATE FOR RATE BILL VOTE. (fly the' Associated Tress.) . Washington, April 27.- Another Ineffectual effort was made in the senate today to secure a vote on the railroad rate hill. Senator Allison suggested that general debate be closed in a week and that amend ments' -then be considered under the ten minute rule. OAKLAND WILL (JET I'AKT OP THE RELIEF FUND. (,v the Associated Press.) San Francisco, Cal., April 27. The finance committee of the relief com mittee and Red Cross funds has voted $100,000 to Oakland. The Rev. P. C. Yorke was authorized to draw $2."), 000 for the relief work lie is doing across the bay. At a previ ous meeting $25,000 had been voted to Berkeley. This is in line with the announced Spokane and other policy of allotting a part of the relief fund to the cities that are housing and feeding people of San Francisco. Dewey in Suez Canal. (By the Associated Press.) Port Said, iigpyt. April 27. The I'nited States dry-dock Dewey, on her way to the. Philippines' In tow, entered the Suck Canal today. THREE MORE (By the Associated Press.) Los Angeles, April 17. A long distance telephone message to this city from a correspondent of the As sociated Press at Salinas, 120 miles south ot San Francisco, at. 10:30 o'clock this morning states that three more very heavy earthquake shocks were felt there last night, one at 8 o'clock, another at 9:50 and. the last at 2 o'clock . this morning. The shocks lasted about four seconds each, but so far as known did no damage. "-",' The news could not be reported from Salinas early because of the lack of all communication. The dam ageg at Salinas from ths earthquake shock of last week is in excess of one million dollars. The Salinas River is reported to have been sunk ten or twelve f oetxl along its course for miles. Nearly all of the bridges across the river have bean condemned and will have to 'be rebuilt. a telephone message toduy received by the Evening Express says that earthquake shocks have been felt there daily since the first disaster. April 18. but that 110 further damage was done. King Edward in Naples. (By the Associated Press.) Naplej. April 27. King Edward and Queen 'Alexandra arrived here today from Mesalna after a stormy voyage. It. is feared thai thrv will be unable, on account of the wbathrr, to make their propoacrt ascension of Mount Yc.uivliifi. EARTHQUAKES CRAPSEY TRIAL NEARS the end Ecclesiastical Court Heard Arguments Today CHURCH IS ON TRIAL Witnesses for the Defense Were Ex cluded and Lawyers Speak for and Against the Episcopal Hector Law mid Scripture Quoted During the Discussion. (ISy the Associated Press.) liataviu, N. V.. April 27. The testi mony of witnesses in support of Itev. Algernon S. Crapsey, pastor of St. Andrew's Protestant Kpiscopal church at Rochester in his trial for heresy, having been excluded by the ecclesias tical court which is trying him. coun sel today began their arguments. Franklin 1). Locke began the summing up for the piosecution by saying: "We maintain that the apostles' creed forms part of tin- faith of the Protestant Episcopal church and eveiy cleigyman in this church must accept every concrete stat"inent contained therein. It is intolerable to think that any clergyman of this church -.call de clare in his church in I he morning that lie believes these things and to utter his denial of them in flic eVen-V.-.S. I t is admitted by I he defense Uuil Mr. Crapsey does riot believe some of thi' .statements contained In thi; creed. Then this H no church for him. He can go to the synagogue, or to some oilier church. We do not chal lenge his belief, but we do challenge his "right lo fill, his -official position in the; church while he holds these views. We say he should go, This is the attitude of Hie prosecution. Dr. Crap sty's life is ami has been of the high est, but this only magmnes his 01 .fense. for such a man must hold- .him self higher than others." After reading to the court a state ment of Dr. Crapsey. Congressman Perkins .addressed the 'court for the kfoiise. Hi' said in part: "This is the church itself 'which is on trial here today. AVe believe there Is room in this church for tJodly men. that Dr. Crapsey and Bishop Walker e.-",v live side by side in the spread jf Christ's, kingdom. "The fifteenth spccilleatioii against Dr. .Crapsey says that true religion' is 'lo visit the fill heilevs and the v. Irio'w and to keep hinisclf. unspotted from tile world,' such is the wording of. Hie 'scripture itself. If it is heresy to obey Coil's word, to declare that true lvligam consists in relieving the distressed and leading a pure life. 111 n for heresy we will be condemned." Later in the address lie said: "If tile position of counsel for the prosoi 'ulion .is correct any person who deviates in the least from any printed words-from the literal signilication of any phrase in the book of common prayer, ,'imnt be expelled.- from tie church. "There is not a person in our church, there-is not one 'person in the -.court Mho" believes the .apostles' creed us ii was believed by I he '.men who framed if," '..'.-.'- ' Mr. Perkins laid particular, -slrcs-i upon a certain clause of the service for the ordination - of priests, wherein h? bishop asks 'the applicant: "Are you. determined to teach noth ing as necessary to eternal salvation, but that which you shall be persuaded may be concluded and proved by the scriptures'."' , . "A tarn is told." he coi'Nnued, "lo Htutyy the scriptures for himself and to interpret them. not. according to what he is told by others, but according- lo what lie is persuaded may be concluded and proved therefrom. Those words are plain and clear; there Is no mistaking them; but according to the presentment of tlv prosecution Dr. Crapsey must break this vow as al.-ove set forth." NO TELEGRAMS IN DUKE SUIT (By the Associated Press.) New York, April 27 Several deposi tions concerning telegrams alleged to have been sent from Durham,' N. C. by Mrs. James B. Duke to Frank T. Hun toon In New York, will not for the pres ent at least be admitted as evidence in the Duke divorce suit which is oil trial at Newark, N. Y. . This decision was announced by Vice 'Chancellor Pitney when the trial was resumed to day. Mrs. Duke, as the defendant, was il! today and unable to appear in court, and as a result the cross-examination of Nellie SandH, - her former maid was deferred until Inter. GALLANT MEN MARCH TODAY :0ne flag Waves Over the Confederate Heroes NEW ORLEANS IS GAY Magnificent Spectacle Along (.'anal Street When Pattered Remnant of Southern Army Trumps Amid the lilare of Trumpets and the Joyful Shouting of the Multitude. (I!y the-Associated Press.) .. New Orleans, La., April 27. For two days the confederal!! re union has devoted itself to business today was given over to the glorification of the cause that died long since, but still lives on. ''It. is but little more than two score years ago that the close blockade maintained by the federal navy was driving Hie iron into the soul of the pi-otid city of New Orleans. The grass grew in the doorways of ware houses whose traffic had died and dis appeared, The best and bravest of her young manhood was wiih John ston in Tennessee and l.ee in V'ir- ginia and her heart and her old time gayeiy had in large degree gone with them. Socially the' city was dying commerciuly.it was dead..' Today the uniform of the navy was again seen along St. .' Charles street, this time shoulder 10 shoulder with the confederate gray, and doing hon or to the cause .against which it. was then engaged in war. Out in the river, where lay Furra gtit's black. shipH of war with broad sides bearing 011 Nov Orleans, there floated today a craft as different from them in color in u.ii ison, From end to end there was no blemish in her spotless, white. Over this glistening ship, the Columbia, as over Farargut's. grim Hartford, old glory snapped in 1 lie wind, for she came as an evidence of good will from the very government against which the confederates strove through lour long years with such desperate valor and undaunted per-.j sistence. It was the signal gun from this warlike Messenger of peace that set 111 motion -louay s great paraue j .ir. i. u. cegrani, unit .Mr. u. n. ; t,ul ()H. (.,,,rm,. t-tnuk a stick of dy in honor of the confederacy. The day j Hamilton all good men, who ren- ' namiie which bad been accidentally was ideal in all respects for the I dered the city valuable services. (dropped along the tracks. event perhaps a little too warm for! He says the people of Raleigh tv the sailors of the Columbia, who arc j fused to vote for the last bond issue accustomed to the ocean breezes, but none too hot lor the men of Hie south. The wind was steady and strong, but not loo high. It was4ust the wind for a parade otic thnt lift ed the Hags into things of motion I Continued 011 Sixth Page.) FROM TORNADO (Ity tin- Associated Press.) Fort Worth, Texas, April . 27. : Thirteen people were killed and a' number seriously injured by a tor-i nado which last night swept over the little town of Bellevtte, Texas, FOURTEEN DEAD Theierossin place is practically, wrecked Af,,,.,: s storm had razed every business ' ilding, fire broke out and complet-1 the work of destruction OnK- the bit ed the work of destruction. Only four houses in the place are reported to have escaped destruction or in jury. The tornado covered an area of eight miles wide and destroyed farm houses aud crops. A car load of provisions has been sent from Fort Worth aid tents were forwarded from Wichita Falls. The property loss will probably reach $20O,0IHi. Reports from Stoneburg says the cotton gin there has been! wrecked by the storm nnd several residences were damaged. No one was Injured. Sydney Webb, chairman o't a relief committee organized at Bellevtie. Texas, has asked the Associated Press ! to give publicity to the following: "Six hundred of our people are homeless and practically destitute. Thirteen were killed and a number seriously injured. The entire town Is in a heap of ruins the destruction being complete. Help of every kind is needed and this relief comniillee appeals to the public for aid. The committee reqttsts that all contribu tions be sent to W. B. Worsham & Company, bankers, Henrietta, Tex." jDREWRY SAYS DANIELS LIED Answers Attack Made by the News and Observer TRUTH ABOUT ROAD LAW Mr. Diewry Declares That He Had Nothing to do Willi the Passage of Thnt Measure. Regrets Vse of Harsh Language, Rut Finds That it is Necessary. Editor Evening Times: I have been absent, from the city for the past week, which accounts for my silence in regard to the un just attacks made upon me by thoj News and Observer.''- r, ... ' ' ', : ..' . .... Even now, alter reflection, it is till - ficult to know how best, to deal with 'a man like Joseplius Daniels. He has been kicked and cuffed so often, and is such a cowardly cur that it is no credit lo kick him again. He has been denounced as a liar and a blackguard so frequently that it seems almost, pitiful to use language of this sort again in denouncing him. What course, then, is best to pursue in ' dealing with this journalistic ' viper who attempts to damage and I defame the character of some of the 'best men in North Carolina? : He says, in' his article that I re- signed from the board of aldermen because the bond issue was defeated. when he knows I moved out of the second ward into the first ward, undj 11 iiiia always oeen customary wnen an alderman removed out of his ward for him to resign, and it was in conformity to this custom. that I did; so. Joe Daniels knew this fact, and yet he deliberately lies about it. j He says, as chairman of the street ; committee, 1 was extravagant and wasteful of the city's finances, when he knows that, the record shows that more work was done, and at less ex- pense while I was chairman of the ! street eominitee than ever before in the history of this city. I "do' not j claim all the credit for this service, because 1 had associated with me on him committee such men as Capt. John It. Fcrrall.OJr. J." D. Boitsliall. because of a lack of confidence in me. He knows he deliberately and wil fully lies when he makes that state ment. The people of Raleigh voted for two separate and distinct bond issues while J was -chairman of the street . ...com mil tec, and the votes in both cases were almost unanimous, lie knows that the last bond issue was defeated because the ignorant! villi) W!iK iiil In m n iin:iint ! it. No one knows this fact better than Joe Daniels, and yet, this would-be boss, this political ringsler who has dictated the politics of Wake ; I ,- ....,1 V,-ih '..will,,,, ,i,l ul'.t,- luuiuj cum .iuiiii v.ciimiuu, iuiu oitui - ! dered just men so long, deliberately makes this false statement for a sel ! iish purpose, and in order to defeat .me for the state senate. , : In order to show the inconsistency of this hypocrite, almost in. the same issue of his nnner in which he tries , mfi . false light concern- ing the closing of the Johnson street he has an editorial in which lie auvises ine closing 01 an ruuruuu Si ade crossings in the state of North Carolina. The hypocrisy of such a ! man is so apparent that everyone ! can see it. lie attempts 'to make capital of my using the word "until." He knew this was a clerical error, and that the quotation marks were intended to be after the word "until," in stead of in front of it, because I sent him a copy of the contract with the article so that he could see the full text of ii, and asked him in my ar ticle to publish the contract so that everyone could see it, but this act of his is in keeping with his low down methods. He says ho is going lo show up my record as chairman of the street comml,teo .0,c- have nothing to fear from that, as the record will speak for Itself, and will show that every dollar was honestly and wisely spent. He has a right to criticise my public record in a fair and legiti mate way, so long as he confines himself strictly to the truth. His opposition to me for the state senaie arises from the fact that- he does not want me, or anyone else. In the legislature who will not take (Continued on Paee Seven.) TO REPORTjlTILLMAN MEASURE FAVORABLY j PROFESSIONAL MEN IN NEED OF HELP (By the Associated Press.) Los Angeles, Cal., April 27.: H. E. Huntington yesterday opened with a gift of $30,000, a fund to alleviate the ruined fortunes of pro fessional men and women who lost their all in the San Francisco disas ter. The statement made public by Mr. Huntington anent his gift is in part as follows: "During my recent visit to San Francisco I was struck must forci bly by. tho misfortune that had ac crued to professional men by reason of the disaster. The sturdy laboring man will find work at once and j tnrougn tno assistance 01 tne renei 1 committees and the" abundant call ! . ... . ... , . . . , IUI ItHIKIl 111 ilUUIl tlKZ Ull Ilia IC'Jl again and in almost as good condi tion as he was before the earth quake. "It seemed to me .that, as a class the lawyers, doctors and other pro fessional men who. 'depend upon libraries, skill nnd their clientele for support are most heavily hit. 1 know personally of many profes sional men who lost their libraries, homes, instruments and everything but 'the clothes they were wearing. The men are not well equipped to do manual labor and must take a prac tically new start in their professions with little or nothinng to begin with. FREIGHT TRAIN HIT DYNAMITE. Illy the Associated Press.) Han isbiu g. Pa.. April 27. J. F. (lood, engineer was killed anil C. H. j Lefever. Mvemaii, and J. J. Wallower, j brakeman, wore fatally injured today by the .evploslon of an oastbound freight' locomotive at Dueklow Tower, 011 the Pennsylvania Uailroad. Cood's body was found half submerged into the Hosquehannah river near the tower. The injure: men were brought to the llar-i-burg hospital. The train was composed'' of ears and every car was connected v.ith air brakes. Thi' cause of the explosion is not known.: but the 1 henry is. advanced JAMAICA RACES. (Ity the .Associated Press.) Jamaica, L. 1.. April 27. First race, selling, three year old and up, six fur longs: Toots Alook, seven to ten and J one to four, first; Hocus Pocus, three J to one place, second: liallot Box, third. ' Time 1.12 2-D. SPOONER STILL 1 ...... TALKS RATE BILL j '( l!y tile Associated Press.) i . Washington. April 27. Sir. Spooner : today resumed his speech in the senate on the' railroad rale bill, again taking 111.: I 111, i.ln.ui i. .it r,f I ll O ll 1 t id -1 ( l ill llC- ..', ,,:':.,, ,,.,.,. i,-iK.ii,-t i.n,: K(.i,vinir t .Mr. Hailcy he said that owng to the fact that the", powers 'are totally .'different' it cannot be said that one Is greater than the other. He also took up the HaiJey non suspension annjiiilnieni saying that if it. -.should become a law the courts would lv deprived of the power of granting relief .even' if the rates fixed should he conliscii lory. "Is It possi ble", he asked, "thai congress can sub stitute lis judgment in such a proceed ing for tlie judgment of the courts?" Injunctions he declared to be the right arm of ciiuily ;ind said that without them there would be no preventive, relic!', ' It is not a mere lu'itrumental ily, il is a pari of the body of juris prudence. : h" continued. If congress could l"kc off one arm it could tako off both, or -even' Hie head of .'juris prudence and thus leave nothing but a headless body. . Must Cull On Uoosevelt. (Hy the Associated Press.) Washington, April 27. Secretary Taft has telegraphed to Governor Pardee of California a suggestion from the president that in order to avoid any possible legal complica tions the governor should call upon the president formally for tho use of United States troops in San Fran ciscn. 'Prohibit Insurance and Otber Corporations from Giving Campaign Money DOES NOT APPLY TO em OF FUND Vote of Senate Committee on Privl Makes offending Corporations Sub nious Forakcr Will lienor Bill tikes Offending Corporations Sub ject to Fine of $5,000, and Km ploycs $1,000. I By the Associated Press.) Washington, April 27. The senate comniillee on privileges and elections by unanimous vote today authorized Senator Forakcr to, report favorably I he Tillman bill to prohibit insurance and other corporations from contrib uting to campaign funds. The bill was amended by tt sub-committee consisting of Senators Forakcr, Knox and Uailey. and was made to apply to corporations of all kinds and to all elections for presidential and vice presidential electors, for legisla tures where United States senators ore to be chosen, and for representa tives in congress, : It makes offending corporations subject to a fine of $5,000, and an employe of corporations sub ject to u fine of $1,000. The measure does not apply to persons receiving: such contributions, '.'. It is believed by members of the sub-committee that this measure will furnish the model for state legisla tion prohibiting state corporations from contributing to election ex penses. , I'XIVKHSITY STL'DKXTS AUK STIIAXDEI) TODAY. (Ity the Associated Press.) 'Palo Alto, Cal., April 27. No at tempt is being made to begin the work of repair and reconstruction necessary on the Stanford University buildings torn down by the earth quake. Cheap workmanship and de fective construction are attributed as the sole causes for the absolute over throw of the larger university build ings, The work of rebuilding the town of Palo Alto is already well tinder way. Many university students are stranded without the means lo get home. The university has no ready money to advance for transportation but the railroad company is very lib erally attempting to relieve tho sit-. nation.''- Despite their own hard con dition the students are helping greatly toward the San Francisco re lief work. . AUSTRIAN WON SWIMMING RACE. (By the Associated Press.) Phalerum, Greece, April 27. In the four hundred metres swimming race here today Scheff, Austria, was first; H. Taylor, England, was second and J. A. Jarvis, England, was third. The victory of the young Austrian, who is only sixteen years old, was most enthusiastically received by the spectators. He swam in fine stylo and passed the winning post a yard ahead of Taylor. Time 6 minutes, 2!S 4-5 seconds. Italian crews won both the 1,000 metres and tho 1,000 metres pair oar gig races. A Frenchman won tho slnglo sculls. TO DEEPEN CAPE FEAR. (Py the Associated Press.) Washington, April 27. District En gineer Johnson has made a contract with F. C. Blackner, of Jacksonville, Fla., to construct two four-pocket bot tom dump scows for use In deepening the channel of Cape Fear river troin Wilmington to the sea. The contract is about $20,000. A bill is now pending in congress to increase the channel of the Cape Fear river from 22 t 24 feet
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