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LAST EDITIOli. ALL THE MARKETS. Full Leased Wire Service of the Associated Press. - Leads all North Carolina 'Afternoon Papers in Circulation. THE 'RALEIGH EVENING TIMES. VOLUME 27. RALEIGH, N, C, WEDNE SDAY, MAY 16, 1906. PRICE 5c CHANQLER REAFFIRMS TRUTH OF STATEMENT HE MADE TO TILLMAN Says He Cannot Use Toward Chief Executive Language ' Like His Own IMPULSIVENESS LED Makes a Further Statement Repeat iiiK the Fnets us Told to- Mr. Till man in the First Place Mr. Chandler Confidently Submits tin t niKroversy to the Judgment of Those Who Know Him. (By the Associated Press.) Washington. .Mav Ifi. Sen.nior Tillman today received from former J. .......... r- si . . ."-uiiiui- tvjijiuiu r., tiianaier a siaie' tnent of his course as an intermed lary In negotiations between Presi (lent. Koosevelt. and Senators Tillman and Bailey on the railroad rate bill The communication bears upon Sena tor Lnilire's rionliil fnp Iho uraowlant of Air. -Chandler's statement quoting the president, as saying he had lost commence -in.-: senators Foraker, Spooner and Knox. It was offered in the senate by .Senator Tillman and will be printed in the Congressional Kocord. ' x - The text of the statement follows: "My Dear Mr. Tillman: "As the telnnhnnle nontnl v Proa. Went Roosevelt sent to the senate through' Senator Lodge remains in tho Congressional Record of May 12 it, seems to me that I should take some notice of it, which I by now re affirming the essential truth of the statement I made to you and which you repeated in the senate. Much as I regret that the hasty action of Sen ator Lodge and the president has forced an issue between the presi dent, and myself, the extreme lan guage he used makes such issue un avoidable, and I cannot, shrink from or evado it, although I cannot use toward tho chief executive of the na tion language like his own. Upon our respective statements I submit the controversy with confidence to Hie judgment of those who know me. "For those who do not know me, there is fortunately circumstantial evidence of a high order which shows tW the president could not have omitted to make in substance the statement, which he denies. Nor could he have then made the whole statement which he now substitutes. His impulsiveness has led him into serious error upon a point of. no- im portance in itself, but only ns af fecting his attack upon nie. I give to you a further statement jis fol lows: "Prior to March 21 I had not seen tho president for a long time. I did not go to the white house as a rep resentative of Senator Tillman, but solely because the president sum moned me there by the letter from Mr. Loeb, and I waited for him to ex press his object. It was unmistak ably stated to be communication with Mr. Tillman, who had the cate bill in charge, and other democrats of the Renate for the purpose of securing the adoption in the railroad rate bill of n court review clause limiting the Inquiry' to the question whether the commission had exceeded lis author ity or had violated the constitutional jl ghts of the carrier. 'I knew atid he knew that it. was lmios.sibIe for him to open confer ences with Mr. Tillman unless he was fully' satisfied that the president had absolutely given up all intention of coming to an agreement with the sen ators who had been making the con tests for an unlimited court- review, and in stating his object he said that he had parted from them finally, naming Senators Knox,' Foraker and Spooner as the senators who had made the arguments in the senate to sustain that view- and, he used as nearly as I can recollect the language given in my statement repeated by Mr. Tillman. - -The conversation included the un derstanding Which he. had that day reached'' with Senators Long son. the fact that not over one-third of e republican senators could be re led on tooto. for the limited court review and that It was vital that the support of nearly all the democrats should be "hen an hour later I Mr. Jlllman and told him my mission fiom :,; ; J- '- -' " ' -"' ' V ' tint president I found him distrustful rind suspicious. Hp questioned me closely as to what the president had said, and I related to him as accurately ns ' could the statement made by tho president to me and 1 convinced him that the president had ceased to hope' for; compromise with the senators named and the other advocates of an unlimited court review. 1 When satis fied that this was the case he readily consented to co-operate with the presi dent and said that he would see Sena tor Bailey and report to me the result, which he 'did, saying there would be perfect accord upo'i. the limitation, of the right of review if carried forward In connection with a limitation of the right to issue ex-parte injunctions. "The conferences thus begun . were on the fifteenth at my suggestion transferred to Attorney-General Moody and nt once resulted In an understand ing that the effort should be made to imit, the right of court review as stated Jn the Long amendment and In the paper drawn up on April 16th by Mr. Moody and later perfected by Messrs. Moody. Tillman and Pulley. Was It not natural and essential that the presi dent should have satisfied me that he hod finally separated upon the question of the court review -from the senators who were the principal opponents ot any limitation of that review, which they believed would be unconstitu tional, and that I should have repeated his statements to Mr. Tillman? Is It possible that i went directly that night to Senator Tillman at the Colonial Hotel and poured into his ears a de liberate and unoualifled falsehood? , wviiDiwvi uuai iner Biiiiejiieiii. wnicn the president says he thinks he made instead of the one narrated by me. Senator Foraker, he says, was not mentioned. I am quite sure he is mistaken. Senators Knox and Spoon er he' says, were mentioned but that all that was said about them was, as to Senator Kpox that the presi dent did not agree with a portion of his proposed amendment but that he thought he had made a strong argu ment for asserting affirmatively the jurisdiction or authority of the court, and ns to Senator Spooner that his name was only mentioned by him to express a cordial approval of Sen ator Spooner'B amendment. "This Spooner amendment, was not offered in the senate until -May ' 10, but 1 learn that it had been in ex istence and shown to the president, whether as early as March 31 does not appear. But this is certain that If the president had on that night told me that he cordially approved of it and I had so reported to Mr. Tillman there would have ensued no conferences looking to cooperation: therefore the president as to that amendment had in mind a conversa tion at some other time or with some other person. : "It, should also be borne in mind that the report 1 made to Mr. Till man of the president's conversation is comparatively harmless and inof fensive. Here it is: " 'He said that he had been much troubled by the advocacy of an un limited court review b ysoine of the laweyrs of the senate, naming Sena tors Knox, Spooner 'and Foraker, as trying to injure or defeat the bill by ingenious constitutional arguments, but that lid had come to a complete disagreement with them.' What is there In the above words that Is untrue or should give grave offense to the senators named? They were the great constitutional lawyers of the senate making ingenious argu ments against any limitation of court review and they were troublesome and likely to be troublesome In any attempt to carry the Long-Moouy limitation through the senate by the votes of 25 or mure 'democrats ana zv or less re publican senators. What harm was there in the president's saying that he had come to a final disagreement with them on the day when he had held a white house conference with a view to uniting democratic and republican forces in carrying a limitation of court review then ami there agreed upon? He could say It In or out of their pres ence-without giving offense to them. Nor was it a very strong expression to say that they were trying to Injure or defeat the. bill by ingenious consti tutional arguments. It did not mean that they were trying to defeat the bill if it could be amended to meet their views. Mr. Knox had declared it to be unconstitutional unless amended and that was the general position of the opponents of limited court review which led the president on that day to conclude it would be best to expressly grant the jurisdiction to review but to rigidly limit to the two objects named. The only harm that I can see that has come in the whole business was the abandonment of any attempt to carry that limitation of the review, without any previous notice to Senators Tillman and Bailey. 'On the whole perhaps I ought to (Continued on Page Seven.). THE ANTI-PASS AMENDMENTS Daniel Says Tillman is Rough TILLMAN KEPT TEMPER Mi Daniel Wanted Provision So Amended Thut. Families of Attor nles Could Receive Passes Mr. Tillman Said That Would Make It a Laughing Stock, - , . , (By the Associated Press.) Washington, May 16. Upon conven ing today the senate promptly took up the railroad rate bl'l, the unti-puyi amendment being the Immediate sub ject of consideration. . Senator .Culberson presented a sub stitute for the provision adopted ear lier' !n the session. The substitute so modified the pnhlicut ion as to permit mcmbeis of the fnmiM"S of railroad employes, bona liile attorneys for rail roads whalliei nstuntly employed or not and the care-takers of live stock to accept free I ransportl.tlon. Senators Huron and Clay advocated the limitation of the inhibition ugaintt passes to 'officers of the government and federal judges, contending that congress could not exercise authority over Hie granting of such' favors to pi h ate individuals. Senator Culberson said that his pur pose in "presenting the amendment had been to . get rid of a very vexatious practice in tho southern states. -' Senator Daniels sought to have tjie provision so amended as to Include the families of attorneys among those who may receive passes and Senator Tillman said that Mr. Daniel's amend ment would make the provision a laughing stock and suggested that Mr. Daniel should withdraw his amend ment so that we can, get. to "some thing else." -The Virginia senator. did not accept with favor the eharacteriation of his amendment. "I don't intend to sit still ndH listen to the misrepresenta tion of my amendment In your unjust and -passionate' manner," he said. . He had Interrupted Mr. Tillman to make this statement and notwith standing he spoke In evident anger the South. Carolina senator did not ap parently resent what was said. He exceeded' his time and added. "1 propose to retain-the Hour and also to retain my temper." Mr. Daniel did not however flkc the hint to surrender tho floor and he con tinued his remarks, saying "your man ner is rough ami insulting to gent'.e men with Jvhom you arc debating." Mr. Tillman still kept his. temper and yielded the floor to the Virginian in order that the latter might continue his speech. ON SUNDAY TRAVEL tliv the Associated Press.) liirniingliain, Ala., May 16. Bishop Charles B. Galloway presided at to day's session of tile general conference of the Methodist Kpiscopal church, South. . '. .. The committee mi American Bible Society recommended nnu-concurrence in memorials seeking to dissuade the society from publishing the American standard revised version of the Bible. The special committee on Sabbath ob servance presented a report admonlsn ing church members against Sabbath desecration, "involved in the plea of so-called works of necessity and mercy of modern life, Including Sunday travel." . FOUND IN HIS YARD WITH THROAT CUT (By the Associated Press.) New York, May 16. Robert C. Hew itt was found unconscious and probab ly futally wounded in the back yard of his home in east 147th street today, with his throat cut under suspicious circumstances. Hewitt Is an engineer of the Barber 'Asphalt Company,.; and his wife told the police that his life had recently been threatened by some Italian laborers who were in his charge, and that the razor with which the wound was Inflicted was not her husbands. Bishop of Exeter Dead. (Bv the Associated Press.) London, May 16. The Right Rev. Edward Henrv Bickersteth. D. D.. bishop of Exeter, died here today. He was born in 1S25. COTTON MEN AT ASHEVILLE Gov. Glenn Welcomed Manu facturers THE CHINESE BOYCOTT . H. it 'iiule of Oreemillo, S. C, Who Responded to Addresses of Welcome, Says the Hoy colt Is Seri ously Affecting the South Papers Read This Morning. (Special to The Kvening Times.) Asheville, N. C., May Hi The tenth annual . convention of the American Cotton Manufacturers' As sociation opened this morning at Kenllworth Tnn with fully "00 dele gates in attendance. President. Mil ler expects many more delegates...-. Disappointment, is keen over' I he inability of Colonel Hester .of New Orleans, Chas. K. Oliver or llalii more, and Untied-.' States Seiiaior Long to lie present. Colonel Hester is confined to his bed by illness. The convention was opened by prayer, followed by t.h-j address of welcome by Mayor Barnard of Ashe ville. . , Governor Glenn welcomed the con vention on behalf of the stale in an eloquent address. Governor Glenn arrived this morning at 4 o'clock. He lost his suit case at Hickory. The suit case was later found and placed aboard a freight which was wrecked before it reached Asheville. Response to the address of wel come was made by L. H. Ronnie, of Greenville, S, C, who took occasion to say that the Chinese boycott was seriously affecting the south, and that labor union leaders w-ere re sponsible for the failure of congress to take action in. tin- matter. Sev eral interesting papers were read this morning. This 'afternoon the delegates are enjoying a drive over the Biltmore estate. '-' Williams Waxed Funny. (Bv the Associated Press.) Washington. Mav 16. A satirical amendment by Leader Williams of the minority amused the bouse today. It provided for naming the rival of the British ship Dread notlgll "Skeered' O'Nothing," with a proposal for a con test between the two with the presi dent and cabinet as chief 'guests. The large battleship was vigorously opposed by .Messrs. Tawney and' Burton. COMMISSION DECIDES FOR THE RAILROADS Washington, May Hi The Intel-state Commerce Commission today, in an opinion by '' Chairman Knapp, an nounced its decision in the case ot J. J. Murlev" & Son of Alexandria,' Ind., against the .Norfolk & Western liuil way Company, the Hocking Valley Railway Company and the Lake Krie & Western Railroad Company, involv ing rates on the transportation of coal. The decision was adverse to th,e com plainants, and holds that the rate of $1.90 per too on shipments of eoul over the latter road from the Thacker. dis trict in West Virginia to Alexandria, Indiana, is not shown to have been un reasonable, and that in view of their published tariff the carriers in the through Hue over which the coal was hauled could not lawfully apply the lower rate of $1.(1.1 .In effect over the competing lines. VOTE FOR SEA LEVEL CANAL. (Bv the Associated Press.) Washington, May 16. The senate committee on inter-oceanic canals to day voted in favor of constructing a sea level canal. Senator Carmaek return from- Tennessee broke ' the deadlock which occurred at a former meeting. - Veneer Factory. (Special to the Keening Times.) Lexington, May 16. A new Industry for Lexington Is a veneer factory, or ganized by Mr. J. W. Noell Of the Eu reka Trouser Company and other man ufacturers of the town, all the stock holders being Lexington people. The capital Is $G,000. . THE CONFLICT IS INEVITABLE General Opinion of Reply to Car MAY DE COMPROMISE There Is Kvery Likelihood That Par tial Amnesty Will He Proclaimed On May II), the Kmepror's Birth dayModerates Say Reply 's Teriiiertc. (By the Associated' Press.) St. Petersburg, May IS. The opin ion is quite general today that parlia ment's adoption of the reply to the speech from the throne will make a conflict with the crown inevitable, since It contains a number of points upon which the supporters of the government- say II is juipossildc for th emperor 7o yield. The Novoe Vremyii-regards t lie reply, as a purely revolutionary document, "such us might appear us a leading arlWIe in a social democrat ie news paper." On the oilier hand the consti tifinnl democratic leaders, while boldly asserting that the reply is intended to make clear to the emperor that the country will be satisfied with nothing less than a constitutional monarchy on a democrat Tc bu-si'J, nevertheless insist that !t. Is not an ultimatum. They consider the reply to be exceed ingly temperate in tone and suy It required all their ability to prevent the introduction of more radical ex pressions. There is every indication that the-emperor and Premier Ooremy kin's cabinet desire to avoid a con flict, and that by iv compromise on the question of amnesty they will seek to gain time. It can be asserted on high authority thut partial amnesty will be proclaimed May 1H, the cmp--ror's birthday. The constitutional democrats in ad- lt,i..n t.. t..li,a. rtii,.il-i . .oii,.ii-timl ii-t! the Increasing 'radicalism 'developing In their ranks find that the Poles are -l inclined to cause trouble. The: latin' at a meeting held last night adopted a resolution In favor ot the "historic position of Poland and. -the.: "'internat ional rfiiarantees." The constitutional democrats fear that this may raise the spectre of a revival of the kingdom of Poland and tend to weaken the constitutional' dem ocrats in the country, where undoubt edly tin' predominant feeling! s in favor of the preservation of the in tegrity of the empire. The group, or peasants which supported thf -mo! Ion lo postpone takijjg acll n the ;.d- dress yesterday based their position on the alleged 'fear that it meant the separation of Poland. When parliament' re-assembled at 11 o'clock this morning' the impression prevailed that the day, would Witness stirring scenes. Premier (Jni'cmykin and the entire cabinet were seated on Hie -ministerial' benches., and it Was I understood that the premier intended to outline the views of the government in regard to the reply In.- the Speech from .the throne. The excited frame of mind of the members of parliament was evidenced by the long list ot speakers submitted even before President Mouromtseft had called the house to order. This was not so much due to Russian love of talk as to the fact that every.-member seemed to feel himself charged with a message from his constituents which he must deliver. The speeches of the peasants were delivered in the, simple language of the villages which was more easily comprehended than the ut terances of the city members who were inclined to indulge in high-flown elo quence and hyperbole, airing their eru dition in the use of foreign phrases and dialects which the little Russians, mem bets from the Baltic provinces and Poles sometimes found It difficult to understand. The leadership in parliament , is being rapidly assumed by the Tver group of members whose ability thus! far litis has stood out in relief. The contingent from the Volga provinces, is showing the greatest radicalism, j None of the members from the Cau casus of Siberia has spoken up to the present time, but it Is noticeable that they applaud the' most radical utter ances. Although the mussulmans took their place on the right, the ma jority are acting with the constitu tional democrats and the Poles. Most of them wear picturesque na tional costumes, long coats of brown or blue, trimmed with the red and belts with tassels. The members from the Baltic provinces also wear their national costumes of white. These latter are radical to a man. More than half the villaga priests are en thusiastic members of the opposition. From the very outset today words In favor of moderation were few and far between. Seminoff, a social revolutionist fiom Saratoff was the first speaker. Amid wild applause he declared that the reply to the speech from the throne was too MAN WHO INSPIRED NEWSPAPER REPORT A MALICIOUS LIAR weak. Parliament, he said, vas evi dently content with less than the people. To cries of "senilia I ivolla" ("land and Freedom") Seminoff an nounced that i lie people lio had sent him to parliament did not want land without liberty. The peasants were so revolutionary that "only a spark was required to kindle a con flagration, and anarchy and destruc tion were cerlflain if thn demands of the peasants were not satisfied imme diately." J. II. Hl'FF PltlXCIPAL WILMIXfiTOX HHJH SCHOOL. (Secial to the Evening Times.) Wilmington, N. (.'., May 18. .1. B. Huff of Mars Hill will succeed .!. (',. DeKouhlac Hamilton as' principal of the ''Wilmington High School. Mr. Hamilton resigns to lake the chair of associate professor of history at Hie Stale I'niversily. '' ""'. Mr. Hufl" is u gentleman of fine Intel lectual attainments. After being grad uated from Wake Forest College Willi the A.U. degree he look the Master of Arts degree at ('Impel Hill. For the pasl two vears Mr. Huff has been principal of the Dothan, Alabama, high school. Heformed Kpiscopal Church. (By the Associated Press.) Philadelphia, Pa., May 16. The i eighteenth triennial session of the general council of the Reformed Episcopal Church in the United States and Canada opened the church of Our Redeemer here today. Among the prominent delegates is Bishop T. s. Stevens, the missionary of the church among the negroes of the south. ... Religious exorcises, the filing of credentials and the reading of re- I'Oi'ts occupied the session of the council today, . ' . Danish Steamer Aground. I I'.y the Associated Press.) Norfolk, Va., May 16. The Dan ish steamer Nord Amerika, Captain Kofoed, which cleared this port yes terday for Colon, is aground at Craney Island, in the outer Norfolk harbor. She finished loading coal and went out, meaning to lie off Craney Island and take on the ex plosives, where such stuff is under port regulations loaded, but she got out of the channel in some unknown way and run on the shoal. The explosives, which include 400 cases Atlas powder and 1,100 kegs black powder, have not yet been put aboard. Strike Breaker Threatened. (Special to the Kvvning Times.) Wilmington, ft. ('.. May 16.-When J. F. Sherrill of Salisbury, a strike breaker in the employ of the Southern Bell Telephone Company.' attempted to adjust some wire trouble yesterday afternoon he was threatened by striking union men. Things looked, bad for Shei'i'ill, so police officers were sum moned from headquarters to protect him.- When they arrived the job was finished.' Later Sherrill had one union man who had followed him for hours placed under a $100 peace bond. nOVAL AKCAXVM SI PRKMK COI XCIL AT OLD POIXT. (Bv the Associated Press.) Norfolk. Va... May 1 li. The su preme council of the Royal Arcanum in tho United States convened at Old Point Comfort, Va., this afternoon, and will be in session for eight days. Supreme Regent Wiggins, of New York state is presiding. Savings Bunks to Reopen. (By the Associated Press.) San Francisco. Calif., May 16. All the savings bunks of this city will re-open for business on May 28. Officials of the various institutions declared . their banks to be in excellent condition financially. T Postmaster at Lenoir. (Bv the Associated Press.) Washington, May 16. The presi dent today sent the following nomi nation to the senate: - Postmaster Nortn Carolina: T, F. Seehom, Lenoir. RACING AT BELMONT. (By the Associated Press.) Belmont Park, L. I., May 16.-r-First race selling three year olds and up: 5 1-2 furlongs, straight, Aeronaut 3 to 1 and 6 to 5, first; Shotgun 3 to t, place, seconM; Sub tle, third. Time 1:06. Second Race: 2 years olds 4 1-2 years: Bat Masterson 7 to 1, and 5 to 2, first; Convllle 1 to 4, place, second; Tanger, third. Time 52 4-5. However High the Office He Holds, Says Mr. Bailey in the Senate CHICAGO TRIBUNE AND mm TRIBUNE Mr. Tillinun Also Characterized State ments in Correspondence of These Papers as Pulse, and Says the Cor respondents Are the Two Chief Cuckoos, Meaning Administration Writers Mr. Itailey Hoped Infor mation Had Not Keen (jotten From President. (liy the Associated Press.) Washington, May 16. The calm of the senate's discussion of the railroad rale bill was disturbed today by a personal interruption by Senator Bailey who rose to a question of personal priv ilege to make reply to a charge made in the ciiieago Tribune yesterday by a Washington correspondent to the effect that Mr. Bailey had been responsible for the failure of the agreement be tween the president and Senator Till man. Former Senator Chandler was given us authority for the statement, that Tillinun hud been suspicious of Bailey, who it was iftso stated, was really opposed to rate legislation and was also in constant conference with Senator Aldrich With the purpose of defeating the rate bill. , After this statement had been read by Mr. Bailey he took the floor and said deliberately: "I have taken no part In the question of veracity between the president and Mr. Chandler, and I had not given any public axpresfion on the question ot good faith because 1 knew nothing about either "'question.'1, 1 had never conferred with the president directly nor with Mr. Chandler. It was there fore a matter of great, surprise to me when a senator called my attention to the- extract'. which I have had read. That correspondence, It was under stood, was sent by a correspondent who Is very close to the white house, and is presumed to speak with some de gree of authority concerning trans actions there. I do not know as to the truth of that, and I do not charge that his ''statement wan made with authority. But-I denounce the pub lication as an unqualified, deliberate and malleiqus He. I denounce that correspondent as an unqualified de liberate and '' malicious - liar. 1 de nounce the nii.il who inspired the statement as an unqualified, deliberate and malicious liar, whoever he may be and however high the office he holds." The statement was made In a delib erate monotone, but it was none tho Jess impressive on that, account. It was received with absolute silence, and tl1 silence continued for a few mo ments, until. Indeed, .Senator- Tillman had taken the floor also on a question of personal privilege, because the ar ticle quoted had stated that lie had been suspicious of Mr. Bailey. He had read the parts of the correspondent's letter which Mr. Bailey had omitted, and then proceeded with his statement saying: "This correspondence Is undoubtedly a ; .muck-rake. Into whose house the handle goes or. 'what hand holds It l will not attempt .to sav." He said He counted eight, distinct falsehoods in tho article, but he desired to address himself first to a denial that he hud ever been suspicious of Senator Huiley. lie declared, ills great esteem and admiration for the Texas senator, and that their cordial relations had always existed. Articles of this char acter were being sent broadcast over the country, said Senator "Tillinun, at. the instance of the republican ma chine to "befuddle" the situation'. As to the statement by Attorney-Oeneral Moody that he could see no hope for an agreement on any amendment unless It were drawn bv the senators, themselves, Senator Tillman said that was an adroit effort to give color to the president's retreat behind the Al lison amendment. "I do not care to pursue this subject further," said Senator Tillman, "but that future historians may be able to get at the truth as to who lied, I shall make another contribution." He then had read the letter sent hlnx today by former Senator Chandler In response to Senator Lodge's denial for the president of Senator Chandler's former statement. Senator Bailey Bald he had had his attention called to another article printed in a New York paper, which was of the same Import and equally slanderous concerning himself. He said that the newspaper correspondents generally are as honorable as the sen (Continued on Page Seven.) - V-
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