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Full Leased Wire Service of the Associated .Press. Leads all North Carolina Afternoon Papers in Circulation. LAST EDITION. ALL THE MARKETS. THE RALEIGH EVENING TIMES. VOLUME 27. RALEIGH, N.-C, TUESDAY, MAY 1, 1906. PRICE 5c. PLANTER AND SPINNER MUST COMBINE NOW TO WHIP COTTON GAMBLER The International Conference Sounds Keynote in Fight for Salvation BETTER REPORTS ON CROPS ARE NEEDED President McCull Speaks of Prob lems Confront ins tlx South in Agricultural and Manufacturing lnrs Mr. Livingston Deplores Tendency t Mnkae it Appear That Tliere is Antagonism Between Those Who (Jrow the Crop mid Those Who Turn it Into Cloth l.alior Oili'stiou Discussed Olli- ecrs Klected. (I!.y Che Associated Press.) : Washington, May 1. The first inter .national eonlVrenee of cotton growcis anil cotton manufacturers began a two days session In this city today. liep resented at Ihe conference were tin following: The American Manuf.ic Hirers Association, the National Asso ciation of Manufacturers. Ihe United States Census Bureau, the Department of Agriculture, the : Southern Cotton Association, the National Association of Cotton Manufacturers (formerly the New. England Cotton Manufacturers Association), the National dinners As sociation, the New York and New Or leans Cotton Exchanges, the Inter national Feneration of Master Cotton Si.inners ami Manufacturers Associa Hons, and the Farmers Educational and Co-operative Union. A normnnont organization was at once affected, the following officers be Ing elected: President, James R. Mae- Coll, president of the National Asso ciation of Cotton Manufacturers; Fh'-t Vice President. Harvie Jordan, presi dent of the Southern Cotton Associa tion; Second Vice President, 1!. M Miller,. 'president of the American Cot ton Manufacturers Association; Third Vic President. H. W. MacAlister of the International Federation: Secre taries, .Richard Cheatham, C. J. H Woodbury and C. H. liryant. President ulacCoIl opened the pro-i-eedlngs hv a brief address in Wlfich lie expressed the view that. the meet ing would throw much light upon tin problems that confront the' cotton , In dustry In this country and at the' same rime assist In a better understanding among the representatives of the sev eral interests, Among these problems he enumerated the question of an am pie supply of cotton for th ' world": needs; the stability of price: specula tion; the belter handling of cotton; the accuracy" of government crop re ports, - ' Mr. MaeColl did '; not believe that American manufacturers Wanted to see a low priced- cotton' that Was un profitable to the southern growers, whom he thought were entitled to a fair and ample profit. At liie same lime; he felt that economy 'should bo nraellced and Improvements made in the growing of cotton in order that the price might be reduced without reducing the margin of profit. On account of the established sys tem of trading in futures by optional contracts, Mr. MaeColl declared tha sneculatlan had become injurious to the legitimate industry and of cut to growing and manufacturing, and he hoped the conference would suggest a way of at least controlling specula tion so that it might be the least hurt ful. He thought there was great room for improvement in the matter of gin ning and baling cotton. He also ex pressed the hope, in view of the wide difference of opinion regarding gov ernment cotton reports,' that the in fluence of the conference' will be di rected toward securing accurate reports that will be helpful to the industry. During the discussion which followed on the subject of "cotton production," there was unanimity of opinion among the growers that there were no im proved methods for the cultivation o' cotton. Several, delegates from the southern growers made vigorous speeches, in which the sentiment was expressed that, unless the manufactur ers and growers could get together on some basis which would give a. fair profit to both, the production, of cot ton In the south would be still further reduced and the cotton held for an adequate price. Representative Iivlngston of Georgia took exception to the opening remarks of Mr. MaeColl, and said that they were unfair to the growers of the south. If, he said, the manufacturers would explain what it costs to manu facture and if they would say that there seems to be a commercial, finan cial antagonism between the spinner and producer, the growers would show their hands and ten within a farth ing what it costs to make cotton. "But," he said, "I think it will be hard for you to pull that proposition out of this house now." He declared that while the production of cotton had improved some," labor was getting more scarce -each year. The mills were taking the laborers away from the farms and the young negro don't go' back to the farms. "We have a system of education down south," he said, "that-educates the negro away from the farm and not to the farm. Hooker Washington is trying to cor rect that as much as he can. He is having some success, but it is small compared with the great bulk of negroes who grow up and drift to the towns, cities and villages. No Heal Cotton Picker. "After a while," he said, "the manu facturers would get them all and then the south would get another class of laborers that would stick to the fields. The people of the south were attempt ing to make up. for that, deficit by In tensified cultivation, by heavy fertlli zalnn, bill no report could be made intelligently '.now. about it-. lie de clared that' in the south a laborer could not be found who would use a fSiing plow, and that there was not i cotton picker in the world and there never would be any. So long as the .southern growers hail to pay so dearly for their' mules, corn, wheat, and meats these products would continue to enter into tlie cost of producing cotton." Addreing himself to the spinners, Mr. Livingston said that the growers were liberal to them "and if the Lord lets us live and gives us a. little ..more time, we will hold cotton back unlil you want it and you will buy it at our hands." The Wall Street System. The growers were embarrassed in raising cotton he said, "by this new Wall street system of slipping down south and buying large quantities of cotton and taking it to New York and boiling it over the spot market and v ben the friends of the-south under take to put the price up to a living figure they stick that cotton in your face and the spinners wont buy." As a remedy he suggested that every legislature In the south pass a law providing that Wall street cannot do business In that state. E. D. Smith of South Carolina stated that the growers were organizing lliem- Ives to reduce the acreage simply in sell protection. Never again, lie ;aid,, would he submit to the dictation ot an absurd fluctuation with the crop known at the caprice of half a. dozen gamblers. "If the southern growers were not met on a fair basis," he said, the southern grower with a monopoly is going to put the cotton in a south- in warehouse, put a key on it, finance It, with southern .money and demand their price." . He did not want a horde of men be tween the field and factory. Jordan to the Spinners. Mr, Jordan called upon the spinners to answer the question as to what the consumption of cotton would be for the year 1!W6. None of them was in a posi tion to say. J. K. Montgomery of the National Association of Cotton Manu facturers, expressed sympathy with the desire of the growers to get a profit from their product. He said thut if the growers had an association that was strong enough and powerful enough to fix the price of cotton and maintain it, he would guarantee that the manufac turers of the world would adjust the price of their goods to that of the raw material. He gave as an illustration the fact that he had known cotton to sell as high as $1.83 per pound and that the manufacturers made a profit under these conditions. Mr. Hickman, of the American Manu facturers' Association said that the question of Mr. Jordan could not pos sibly-, be-answered because the mills consumed a different quantity of cotton each year according to the sale of the goods they were making. The trade, he said, varied considerably. Messrs. MacAlister and Greg, of Eng land, entertained a similar view. The former maintained that the spinners of the world were not making enormous profits, but only interest on capital In vested. In England, he said, they were satisfied with four or five per cent, whereas In the southern states they were making more than five per cent on their capital. A BINGHAM BOY WAS. DROWNED. (Special to The Evening flmes.) AsheVille, N. C, May 1. The remains of J. Sispare, Jr., of Lancaster, S. C, a student at Bingham school who was drowned last yesterday evening while swimming; were shipped to the former home this morning. A battalion of cadets at Bingham school escorted the remains to the station. Sispare was seized with cramp while bathing with four other students in a deep pond near the school, and drowned before aid could reach him. It was ne cessary to drain the pond before the body could be recovered. The body was found half burled in the mud at the bottom. GAINES RANTS IN THE HOUSE Heard Above Roar of Bed lam on Floor WAS ALL ABOUT SEED Speaker Worked flnvel Arm Iiike Stone Mason Mr. Gaines Decluml Poor and Deserving of His District Who Wanted Free Seed .Must Xot He Put Down. (By the Associated Press.) "Washington. May 1. An echo .of yes terday's scenes growing out of -J ho failure of the agricultural committee to continue the appropriation for free Heed distribution was had in the house today when Mr. dailies (Tenn.) rose to a question of personal '.privilege. He stated that he had beerv misrep resented by a newspaper which by Implication charged him with unfair dealing with the house. Mr. Dalzell wauled the article to which Mr. claim's objected reported to the house so that the speaker might rule whether it was really a. subject of personal privilege. .Mr. (iaines read from the article in question ill which he is pictured wav ing aloft a bundle of letters which he said came from constituents demanding seeds, but which on examination turned nut tn be public documents. The speaker read from -the. manual that a criticism in a newspaper upon n report was not a proper subject for "personal privilege.". Mr. Gaines asked five minutes to make a statement which was granted him. He then launched forth into a speoh of justification of his course of yesterday, reading letter after letter from his constituents demanding free seeds, . : The house by this time had become a bedlam. The speaker worked his gravel arm like a stone mason, but Mr. Gaines above the roar of the house, above the satlricvl applause, was heard protesting' his square dealing and de claring that the poor and deserving of his dlBtrict who wanted free seed must not be put down. At the conclusion of Mr. Gaines speech the house went into committee of the whole for the further consider ation of the agricultural appropria tion hill. The seed question was discussed by Mr, Brooks (Colo.), Mr. Wood (Mo.), Mr." Lever (S. C), and Mr. Kline (Pa,). Mr Lamb (Va.) offered an amend merit appropriating $242,920 for tho purchase, propagation, testing and distribution of valuable seed, of which amount not. less than $202,000 shall be allotted for congressional distribution. JUMPED FROM TRAIN Young Negro Recaptured, Escaped Again Federal Prisoner, Escaped Scot laud County Convict, Charged With ICobliing Klmoi-e Postofflce, Is At. Large Somewhere In the Neigh borhood of Teaehcys. (Special to The Evening Times.) Wilmington, N. C, May 1. Near Teacheys yesterday afternoon, while the Atlantic Coast Line southbound train was making for Wilmington at a lively clip; James Johnson, a young negro federal prisoner, leaped for liberty from the rear coach. He nar rowly escaped death. The train was stopped and John' son again made a prisoner by the two deputy marshals who had him in charge. Johnson is an escaped Scot land county convict. He is also charged with robbing the Elmore postoffice. He was carried to Teacheys to await this morning's train. During the night he succeeded in gaining his freedom from the depot in which ho was confined and is still at large. GREAT DAMAGE BY HAILSTORM. Norfolk, Va., May 1. A special to the Ledger-Dispatch from Branch ville, Va., says that during a severe rain and electrical storm there hail as large as eggs fell, killing many fowls, small animals and two horses. House tops were beaten off and the Seaboard Air Line Railway's sheet Iron warenouse roof was ruined by the hail. Vegetation and crops were almost completely cut off. The storm continued for 45 minutes. THE MARATHON RACE Won Mita Storing of: namiuon, uni. Superiority of Individual American ' Competitors Is Acknowledged by All The Great. Marathon Race This Evening, Twenty-Six ..Mil Run Marathon to Athens. : - " (By the Associated press.)' Athens, May 1. The Marathon race was won by William Sinn ing of Ham ilton, Out. : Athens, May 1, The Americans already have won the greatest num ber of events in the Olympic games. The Greeks come next, with the Swedes probably third and tho Eng lishmen fourth. The superiority of the individual America!! competitors is acknowledged by all, hut tho de feated athletes are endeavoring to find some solace in tho fact that the Americans had many strings to their how, and held a superiority in num ber in nearly all events. The official list of the results will bo published tomorrow. Various finals are being decided in Ihe stadium this morning prepara tory to the Marathon race, the great event, of the games. Tliere will he forty-eight competitors in this twenty-six mile run, slarling front Mara thon at 3 o'clock in ihe afternoon and finishing at the sladinm. Wil liam G. Prank, Irish-American A. C, New York; J. .1. Fowler, Cambridge port Gymnasium A. A., Cambridge port, Mass.; Michael' Spring, Pastime A. C, New York, and Joseph For shaw, Missouri A. C. St. Louis, Mo., are the American representatives. Canada is represented by Herring, and England by .1. N. Cormack and J. J. Daly. The competitors-' wore driven to Marathon last night and slept there, The running high jump was con cluded today. C. Leahy, England, first, with one moire centime tres. Gacnczy, Hii "fary, wns second, 1 metre, 75 centimetres, H. W. Kerrigan, Muitonomah.. Amateur A. C, Portland, Ore., and Diakdes, Grece, tied for third place, with one metre, 72 centimetres. In the final of the hurdles R. G Leavitt. Williams College, Williams- town, Mass., won, Time 1:6 1-5 sec ends. A. II. Ilealy, England, was set ond and I mucker, .Germany, third. TESTIMONY TODAY FAVORED PATRICK (By the Associated Press.) New York, May 1 The effects of em balming fluid in concealing evidence of death by inhaling cblororform was the subject -of expert testimony today at the hearing of Albert T. Patrick's mo tion for a im-u trial on the charge of murdering' William- Marsh . Itice of Texas. Mr. 'Albert T. Weston, a- cor oner's physician and witness, calle in Patrick's behalf, said that he had In jected embalming -fluid into the bodies of 12 persons before making an incis ion of the lungs. Although none of these persons had died of inhaling chloroform - he was satisfied, he said, that embalming fluid. .made entry into the lungs and would make it difficult to determine whether death had been caused by breathing in any irritant vapor, chloroform included, ("hie of Patrick's . contentions has been that embalming' fluid may cause the lungs to appear as if the subject had died of .chloroform poisoning. 5 REPORTED DROWNED IN COLLISION TODAY (By the Associated Press.) New Haven, England. May 1. The British steamer Itlaneficld, which sailed from Jtinlii, March 10, for Dover for orders, was sunk off Beach Head today by the British bark Kate Thomas, from Antwerp for Callao. Five persons are reported drowned. The captain and nine members of the crew were landed here by a pilot boat, and it is believed that fourteen others were also saved. The cargo of the Blanefleld was valued at $250,000. RACING AT JAMAICA. (By the Associated Press.) Jamaica. L. I., May 1. First race 5 furlongs, selling, 2 year olds: Donna Elvira 11 to 5 and 4 to 5 first; Joe Fal lert, in to 1 place, second: Hallon, third. Time 1:02. Brought to Jail. (By the Associated Press.) . Richmond, Va., May 1. Btittnile, the King George negro charged with crim inal assault, was brought to Freder ikfsbnrg by the military without trouble. TILLMAN STILL AFTER BARNES Resolution to Investigate Morris Case DANIEL ON RATE BILL Pronounced Question Greatest Kco nomic Problem of the Age Con gress Hus Power to Regulate Rail road Charges and Enforce Com pliance With Commission's Rutes. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, May 1. Mr. Tillman presented to the senate today and had read a resolution directing the committee on the District of Colum bia to investigate the arrest of Mrs. Minor Morris at the white house last January and it. went over until to morrow. The resolution recites that, the arrest was attended with "indig nity and cruelty" and provides for an extension of the inquiry to the in vestigation of the affair made by the superintendent, of police of Washing ton, directing the committee to "especially inquire whether the said superintendent of police and one of the chief witnesses against Mrs. Mor ris have since received recognition by the appointment, of near relatives to office." Mr. Lodge asked unanimous con sent for the consideration of the res olution of thanks for General Horace Porter passed by the house yesterday, but. Mr. Aldrich insisted that it should go to the committee on for eign relations. Quite a number of protests against this course was made but Mr. Aldrich insisted upon his position. There was a brief discussion in the senate today of the disposition of the K.riW.OOO appropriated for the benefit of tlie San Francisco sufferers. Mr. Alli son said that practically the entire sum had been expended in procuring sup plies under the direction of the secre tary of war. Mr. Daniel was recognized to speak on the rate hill. He began with a presentation of his views' on ' the - magnitude of the question before the senate, pronounc ing it the greatest economic problem of the age because of the fast, ex tent of the railroad business. Taking tip tlie bill he outlined a number of questions involved, in cluding the power of congress to reg ulate railroad charges, to fix rales from any station in one slate to any si a I ion in another state, and whether (Continued on fourth page.) White Man Picked up on the Sidewalk An 1'nknown Young Man Supposed to lie the Victim of Some Drug Removed to Rev Hospital Where He Remains Unconscious. This afternoon an unknown young white man was found unconscious on the sidwalk near the corner of Morgan and Dawson street and at 3 o'clock he lies in Hex Hospital unidentifieu and still unconscious. The man is apparently about "S years old, his hair has a reddish tinge, his complexion is rather florid and he was decently dressed. No one seems to have seen the man until he was dis covered stretched upon the sidewalk. A crowd bad soon collected about .him waiting, apparently, for something to happen. Dr. T. V. Davis, who is visit ing his farther on Dawson street, saw the crowd and went to the spot. From a hasty examination he thought Jhat the man was probably suffering from morphine poison. Col. F. A. Olds, who arrived a few minutes after Dr. Davis. hailed a passing delivery wagon and sent the man to the hospital. I'pon his arrival at the hospital the man was stii: unconscious but an ex amination failed to reveal any wound and his pulse was regular and strong. Nothing was found on his person to afford an identification. He was put to bed and appears to be resting well, Whether loss of consciosness was pro duced by an excessive use of whiskey or some drug has not been determined, but one of these 13 supposed to be the cause. No diagnosis has been made. The man is In no danger so long as his respiration Is good and his heart beats strong mid regular. TROOPS PATROL PARIS TO CHECK RIOTING ON MAY DAY CELEBRATION LIGHTS IN 'FRISCO for First Time Since the Disaster Did More To Make People Hopeful Than Anything Since the Earth quake. Street Car Service Being Kxtended Kupidly. Food Question Causes Anxiety. (By the Associated Press ) San Francisco, Cal., May 1. For the first time since the earthquake and fire laid this city in ruins street lights last night gleamed through the black mantle which had enveloped (ho city after nightfall since the day of the disaster. For nearly two weeks everybody stayed in doors af ter dark, and nearly all San Francis co went to bed at sunset. Gleaming of arc lights in the Jotrero district last, night, was seen from all over the city, and did more to make 'people hopeful, to restore confidence and good feeling than anything since the earthquake..' Next, to the resumption of street, car service the restoration of electric lighting is one of the most important, indications that the city is rapidly returning to normal condi tions.. The street lights burning last night in the Potrero district, in the south ern part of the city, were operated by the electric lighting company's Potrero plant, which was practically uninjured by the earthquake and was not in the firo zone. The street car service is being ex tended as fast, as large gangs of men can clear ' the -streets of debris and replace the warped rails. Last night was tho warmest since the thousands of people have been compelled to camp in the open air. In nearly all the parks and squares the homeless are now well provided with warm bedding, and are comfortably housed in tents. This problem has been practically solved by the arrival of tents and blankets, but the food question is causing the authorities much worry. PRICES WENT TUMBLING DOWN. (By the Associated Press.) New York, May 1. A rise in the call money rate this afternoon in the stock exchange to 10 per cent, caused by the calling of loans on stocks, precipitaed renewed heavy liquida tion in the slock market. With the decline once established there was a neavy throwing over of speculative accounts due to exhaustion of mar gins and Uncovering of stop loss or ders. Prices fell violently to a level materially below the lowest, price of last. week. Net declines from last night, at. the low point reached in Anaconda 12 1-2, Great, Northern preferred ft a-9, Northern Pacific and Chicago, Minneapolis, St. Paul and Omaha 9, St. Paul 6 3-4 Northwest ern 6, Smelting and American Ex press C. Reading 4 1-2, Tennessee Coal 4 1-4. Amalgamated Copper and Colorado Fuel 4 and the Pacifies and other leading speculative favorites 3 to 3 1-2. The volume of the market's activity rose to large proportions on the selling movement and the trad ing was accompanied by considera ble excitement. INSPECT HARBOR OF WILMINGTON. Norfolk, Va., May 1. Messrs. Hans dell of Louisiana. Davidson of Wiscon sin, and Jones of Washington, from the house rivers and harbors committee, and Representatives Small of North Carolina, and Maynard of Virginia, re turned this morning with United States Engineer Winslow from Elizabeth City, N. C, to which point they went yester day on the government cutter Mc Gregor on an Inspection of the route of the proposed North Carolina inland wa terway. They were entertained at an elaborate dinner by the Norfolk Board of Trade and the entire congressional party leaves this afternoon for Wil mington, N. C, for an inspection of that harbor tomorrow. They will re turn by rail to Washington, arriving there Thursday morning. . it Canada's Chief Justice. Ottawa, Ont., May 1. Sir Henry Taschereau, chief justice of Canada, has resigned. He probably will be succeeded by Charles Fitznatrick, minister of justice. rm Thousand Hen With Guns Prepared for Any BANKS ARE GUARDED; CITY AN ARMED CAMP Military Companies On Duty Every where and Plan Was To Avoid a Clash. Most Intense Excitement Prevailed and Regiment Was De tailed For Duty Around tho Bourse, Which Opened As Usual, Business Being Practically Dead. Many Soldiers On Guard At Rail road Stations. (By the Associated Press.) Paris, May 1. May 1, the day for which the government made prodi gious preparations, finds many quar ters of the city presenting the ap pearance of an armed camp. The forces concentrated under Prefect of Police Lepine are estimated at 50, 000 troops, 12,000 police and 8,000 republican guards, gendarmes and detectives. Detachments of troops of all arms took up positions in the main centers at an early hour. The bulk of the military forces had been strictly confined to baracka since midnight and remained under orders to be ready to move at a moment's notice. The troops at midnight be gan to guard the..pubjic sources of. water, gas and electric supply. The plan of the authorities was to avoid the use of the military unless such a step was imperative to main tain order. Accordingly the aspect of the city during the early hours was little different from usual, but to ward noon the military activity in creased. ,.' The metropolitan railroad and the omnibuses continued to operate, but, cab traffic was crippled owing to the cabmens' fears. The extensive cen tral markets were deserted, the country folk refusing to risk bring- . ing in provisions. The suburbs which are guarded by troops, were reported calm. : Strong bodies of troops are posted at the main railroad depots in the city. The Saint Lazare station is surrounded by a squadron of cuirasj siers, several companies of infantry and republican guards. Prior to the opening of the Bourse a regiment, of infantry took up a po sition on the terrace and detach ments of cuirrassiers occupied the neighboring streets. The Bourse opened at the usual hour, but busi ness was restricted. The Bank of France was similarly guarded by infantry, cavalry and pickets of troops patrolled the vicin ity of all the leading banks and im portant commercial establishments. The American Express Company and many other institutions had guards of infantry men carrying ri fles pacing up and down before their doors. ' The appearance of the sentinels and patrols on the main boulevards and streets was an unusual sight. Squads ot dragoons passed frequent ly through the jewelry district, the Roue de la Paix where a number of the stores did not raise their iron shutters. The Place de la Republique is the chief center of the labor animation. The stores in its neighborhood are closed and police patrols were busy keeping the crowds circulating. Many of the strikers wore a cockade bear ing an emblem with the words: "Eight hours work with a weekly holiday." About three thousand Infantry oc cupied the barracks facing the Place de la Republique and other regiments were stationed in houses adjoining the labor exchange and the head quarters of the confederation of la bor. . The iron doors and windows of the Prince Eugene barracks are closed, Fight At Brest. Paris, May 1. 3.50 p. m. At Brest the strikers, carrying a black flag, were charged by the police. A severe fight followed, the flag was seized and many arrests were made. The labor exchange opened at 9 and (Continued oh fourth page.)
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