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I r-t . Full Leased Wire Service of the Associated Press. ' Leads all North Carolina Afternoon Papers in Circulation. LAST EDITION. ALL THE MARKETS. THE BALEIGH EVENING TIMES. VOLUMfi 27. RALEIGH, N. C, FEIDAY , MAY 18, 1906. PRICE 5c. SENATE STILL ON RATE BILL Mr. Hale Lectores His Brother Senators THEY TALK TOO MUCH Senator Daniel Contends Tlint the Teller Provision Striking Out the Words "In Its Judgment" Is Un necessary, Declaring They Would Not Affect the Measure One Way or Another. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, May 18. When the rail voad late bill was taken up today the senate resumed consideration of the Teller amendment striking- out of the provision giving to the interstate com merce commission the power to pre scribe rates the words "In its judg ment." Before that order was reached however. Senator Hale took advantage of the opportunity to admonish other senators against the violation of their .own fifteen minute rule. He said in that connection that the rule had been pretty much of a failure and he added that half a dozen senators1 had so far done most of the talking on the bill. Ho would have the time distributed more evenly and he thought that if there were not so many Interruptions ' by senatoi-s who had already spoken the amendments could be disposed of early today and the senate could have Sat urday and Sunday for a much needed rest. He also said that under the terms of the agreement there would be no limitation to the debate after the amendments are out of the wav. .Senator Daniel made the first speech on the Teller 'provision,.' taking -the position that the presence of the words "in Its judgment" would not have the rffect of vitiating the hill as had been oiitended. He declared indeed that neither the presence .nor the absence of tho words could affect the measure. "If,", he said, "the wolds are retained the commission will have explicit au thority to do what it must necessarily do If they are omitted."; He said that as far back as 1824 Chief Justice Marshall had interpreted the right -of congress to delegate its power and the rule then laid down had been followed in innumerable cases. He also referred t j the, recent opinion of Justice Brewer in the Michigan tax case, saying that in that case the Jus tice hud used words -.which his own sense of propriety hud led him to with draw. He added that a further con sultation of Justice Brewer's decision would do-much to spt right the minds of those' -so fond of catching at such Irivitililies as an opinion that was never delivered. Tho amendment was adopted 50 to 24. At 1.50 the rate bill was com pleted and the bill was ready to pass when Mr. Rayner took the floor. Senator LuFollcttc offered an amend ment permitting railroad companies to grant passes to the officers of railroad employes' association. The amendmei t was udoptcd after only a brief delay. Senator Carter proposed an amend ment in the Interest of -small.. .road" to the provision prescribing a penalty for false entries In the accounts of railroads. Hp proposed to strike out this provision requiring railroads to keep only such books as prescribed by the commission. Senator Tillman OP' posed the amendment-as- fatal to the prohibition against rebates. ;.-'..' Senator Tillman said it was evident that unless the words prohibiting the keeping of pa-ivlate irjeinoranda and books were retained the "rascality and thievery" shown by the reading of the disclosures against the Pennsylvania Kail road cannot be stopped. He charged- that the Interstate commerce commission's investigations shows that "tho Pennsylvania Is permeatedjwlth rottenness from Casual t down. Bribes are given and rebates and discrimina tions have been shown to be practiced." In the midst of the charge he was notified that his time had expired. Senator Carter's amendment was then rejected. At 1:45 p. in. the reading of an amendment was concluded, and after announcing the third reading of tho bill the ehulr asked: "Shall the bill pass?" There were, however, some general speeches to be made, und the passage was deferred. . TO BUILD $275,000 CHURCH AT CAPITAL Birmingham, Ala., May 18. The general conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, today elected Dr. Gross Alexander,' presid ing elder of the Louisville, Ky., dis trict, book editor and editor of tho Review. Meanwhile the pending question before the conference was the report of the committee on church extension recommending tho erection of a repre scntative church at Washington, D. C, to cost $275,000, of which t'.i church at large is to pay $200,000 and Mount Vernon church. Wash ington, $75,000. After considerable debate the report of the committee was adopted. ! GOLDSBORO GRADED SCHOOL EXERCISES, (Special to The Evening Times.) Goldsboro, N. C, May 18. Yesterday and today have witnessed the closing exercises of the Goldsboro graded Bchooi Yesterday at the school there was a program of entertainment for the par ents and guardians under the auspices of the domestic science department of of the Woman's Club. This afternoon at 4 o'clock in the opera house the graduating class had its exercises and there was a presenta tion of diplomas and prizes. Tonight in tho opei-a house will be celebrated the twenty-fifth annual com mencement. Among the speakers are Prof. 1'.. P. Moses, the first superin tendent; State Auditor Dixon, Prof. J Y. Joyner, ex-Governor C. Ii. Aycock, and Prof. T. R. Foust. Mr. E. E. Bor den is the only member of the board of trustees who has held his position continuously for twenty-live years, and Mrs. M .O. Humphrey is the only teach er on the faculty who has held her po sition for that length of time. THE K'K MAN'S Tl'RN HAS COME, (By the Associated Press.) Cleveland, O., May 18. The grand jury today returned indictments against President Harry Norvell and thirteen directors of the city Ice de livery company, known locally as the ice trust, on the charge of violating the Valentine anti-trust law. TORPEDO BOAT WAS CAPSIZED; 7 DROWNED (By the Associated Press.) Port Said, Egypt, May 18. The British torpedo boat No. 5G capsized off this port during the night. Seven of her crew were drowned. the torpedo boat sank during a storm. London. May 18. The admiralty's dispatch confirming the press an nouncement of the loss of the British torpedo boat No. 56 says she was in tow of the cruiser Arrogant when she cap sized and sank. She caSxied a crew of thirty officers and men, seven of whom are missing. Dr. Swindell Hurt. (Siwciai to the Evening Times.) Goldsboro, N. C, May 18. It is learned from his friends in this city that Dr. F. D. Swindell of the Meth odist conference, who is known and universally loved throughout the eastern section of the state, sustained serious bruises in Wilson yesterday afternoon. He was out driving, when his horse became unmanageable and ran. The doctor was thrown out of the buggy, and when help reached him it was found that he could not stand up. His hip is thought to bo dislocated and his shoulder Is badly bruised. .. . MILES FILLER WAS HANGED TODAY (By the Associated Press.) Butte, Mon., May 18. Miles Ful ler was hanged in this city at 3.30 o'clock this morning for the murder of H. J. Gallahan on October 24, 1904. A, ALLISON AGREEMENT HAS BEEN BROKEN Hy -the Associated Press.) Washington, May 18. In striking out of the rate bill the words "in its Judgment" the senate defeated one of tho Allison compromise prositlons. It is true the words ' were . in the bill us it came from the. house and during all Alio discussion a great deil of opposition to them wtte developed. When the Allison court review ahd other compromise provisions were be ing considered the friends of the origi nal Hepburn bil! insisted that tho wordH "in Its judgment" should bo re tained In the bill, and they assert tliut they became a part or the compromise ugrcoment. 'in eliminating these words, it is as serted, the agreement lias been broken, but this did Rot affect the other features of the bil!. as the other Al i son amendments have been retained. Mrs. Davis Improved. , r- . . . .." (By the Associated Press.) New York, May 18. An encouraging improvement In the condition of Mrs. Jefferson Davis was reported by her physicians todny. TUBERCULOSIS CHILDREN Danger of Infection Through Milk Slight IS NOT HEREDITARY Hut Child Should Be Taken From Tubercular Parent to Prevent Nat ural' Contagion Enforcement of Sanitary Precautious Depends on Amount of Money. Public Is Wil ling; to Spend. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, May 18. The principal Interest in the meeting toduy of the national association for the study and prevention of tuberculosis centered in the section on tuberculosis in children, the main address being delivered by Drs. David Bovaird of New York, who (alked on the sources of infection in children, and John Lovett Morse of Boston, whose subject was the protec tion of children against tuberculosis in fection. . Dr. Bovaird '.maintained that the sources of possible infection almost could be disregarded, except that of breathing the germs and taking thein into the body with food. As regards infection through tuberculosis milk, he declared that as the result of a num ber of autopsies performed by him he had found it to be a negligible quantity. He said furthe" that there was a. greater difference in the statistics as shown by English hospitals than by merican, German and, French hos pitals as to tubercular infection of the abdominal tract. American experience had shown that infection of that sort was almost lacking, whereas -It was very largely prominent in patients in English hospitals. In his discussion Dr. Morse said it was practically agreed that hereditary tuberculosis was almost unknown, but, he said, a child should be taken from a tubercular parent at the earliest pos sible moment, so as to prevent natural contagion, which would be apt to fol low if the parent had the child closely in charge. He recommended better sanitary' precautions, but said that the extent to which these could be enforc ed depended entirely on the amount of money the public was willing to spend in helping the poorer classes. Dr. Edward L. Trudeau of'Saranac Lake, N, Y., in another section spoke on the use of tuberculin in the treat ment of consumption cases, and c- prcsscd regret that there was not a standard of strength for the product, and that its use was largely in the ex perimental stage Just now. He Advised very careful use Of tuberculin, is well as closely watching the patients condi tion, in order that more evil than' good iiiifjfht not result. BLACKBURN SPEAKS Orator at Dover High School Tonight Republican Congressman Mukes Lit erary Address at a Commencement in Craven County I'nusul Inci dent in This Stute Attracts Atten tion.; Congressman E. Spencer Black burn, the republican representative from the eighth district, passed through Raleigh this morning on his way to Dover, In Craven county, where he will tonight deliver the commencement address before the Dover High School. The congressman did not stop here but his friend, Maj. H. L. Grant, was at the depot and chatted with him the five minutes the train was under the shed. The fact that a North Curolina re publican congressman is to bo tho commencement orator at a high school In eastern Carolina is indeed an incident which will attract more than passing comment. A man from Klnston states thut excursion parlies from Greenville and Kinston were being organized to go to Dover and hear ,Mr. Blackburn's speech this evening. Dover is a town of 1,200 inhabi tants and is situated in a county which cast only 206 republican votes iu 1904 against 1,614 democratic. The political sentiment of the county being o one sided makes the invita tion to Mr. Blackburn the more un usual in eastern Carolina. LIKENED TO A KALEIDOSCOPE Expects President to Change Again MR. RAYNER CAUSTIC Ho Claimed the Allison Amendment Destroyed the Bill, and Deplored President's Interference The Lat ter, He Said, Seemed Jealous of the Earthquake and Volcanoes. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, May IX. Mr. Kayner in the senate today said that he ex pected the president would change his opinion again before the bill was finally enacted, and get back to th3 Long amendment. There was no telling but what in a few days some new "Chandler of fortune might gel. possession of the president and get him back to the original terminus. "The president resembled a kalei doscope. This was a great era for natural disturbances, and the presi dent seamed jealous of the earth quakes and volcanoes. "He went tearing through space oblivious of where lie cume from and with no conception of where he was going." The president, said Mr. Rayner, may have united his party in the senate, but he had divided the peo ple. He claimed the Allison court review amendment destroyed the bill, and deplored tho president's in terference. " NO TELEPHONE CONSOLIDATION Southern Bell Wants the Raleigh Co. propositInIeclined At n Conference-' Lnsl Night Presi dent EvoriU of Raleigh Company Told Soul hern Hell Officers That Local Company Would Not Accept Their Offer For Consolidation. . The officers of the Southern Bell Telephone Company at a conference last night, made a proposition for a consolidation of the Raleigh Tele phone Company with the Bell. The proposition was positively declined by the president of the Raleigh Com pany. The last night conference was at tended by Vice President W. T. Gentry and Assistant Vice President II. E. W. Palmer of tho Southern Bell and Dr. D. E. Everitt, president of the Raleigh Telephone Company The definite proposition made by the Bell officers is not given out, but the offer was to consolidate the two. Dr. Everitt, when asked about the matter today, admitted that the offer was made to the Raleigh company and that it was positively declined. The Raleigh company, said Dr. Ever itt, was prospering, it was being well patronized by the people, was giving good service, and there was no ,rea son to give the property away and create a telephone monopoly here. It is understood that the president of the Raleigh company told the Southern Bell officers that the c quisltion of the local company would give the Southern Bell the whole field and would mean increased rates and inferior service, as has resulted, he said, in other towns. The report that a representative of the Rateigh Telephone Company attended the meeting held yesterday mornine by the organizers of the rs.nih.1 Telephone' Company, which has for lis object, the consonaauons of the systems of Raleigh, was au thoritatively deuied today by tne om- cers in the Raleigh Company. The oniy persons at that meeting were vice Presidont Gentry, Assistant Vice President Palmer and General Counsel Chipley of the Southern Bell, and Gen. Julian S. Carr and Mr. L. A. Carr of the Interstate, which main tains a sysem here. No action was taken because of the absence of Mr. Geo. W. Watts of Durham. Messrs. Gentry and Palmer leu this morning at 4 o'clock for Atlanta their home. MORE EVIDENCE OE STOCK GIFTS Two more Witnesses Were Offered Coal Stock SOME WAS DECLINED Supt. F. J. ( leave of Cambria nnd Clearlleld Division of Peunsylva' niu, and F. L. Sheppard, General Supt. United Railways of New Jer sey, Testified Today. (By the Associated Press.) Philadelphia, Pa., May 18. Additional evidence of stock presentations by coal companies to railroad officials was ad duced at today's session of the inter state commerce commission. E. J Cleave of Cresson, Pa., superintendent of the Cambria and Clearfield division of the Pennsylvania Railroad,' was the first witness . He was asked if he held stock in any coal companies. He said he had 2u0 shares in the Cochran Coal Company, which he received in partial payment for land sold to the company. "Had you ever been offered stock in any coal companies'.'" inquired Attor ney Glasgow. "Is it necessary to answer that ques tion?" asked the witness. "It is." "I was offered slock,-' but declined to accept it." F; L. Sheppard of New York, general superintendent of the United Railways of New Jersey, when questioned by Mr. Glasgow, said he owned stock in sev eral mining companies. He could not recall the names of some of these com panies. The stock in one, which is a subsidiary company of the Bcrvvind AVhito Coal Company, the witness said he received from Edward Bcrwlnd. It was paying dividends, but he did not rt member the amount. Mr.. Sheppard said lie owned 50 or WO shares in the Fine Run Coal Company. He received this, he said, from Frank Patton. He had invested J2.G00 in another company which failed. This money was returned to him, and he was given the Pino Hun Coal Company stock. He was also given, he said, 60 or 70 shares in the Pittsburg Coal Company for his work in negotiating the sale of the stock. "Have you ever declined to accept stock In any coal companies?" queried .Mr. Glasgow. "I have." "Why?" : "Well, f though 1 might be asked to do something that would not be proper in my official capacity.". "Who offered you the stock you refused?"- "I really can't remember." "You were in a position to favor the coal companies?" "To a ccitain extent, yes.". "Then, some you turned down others you accepted?" "That's correct." .'.'.'. "Why didn't Sou turn them and all down?" "I did not think there was uuy im propriety in accepting the stock I took." VALUABLES ARE SAFE Sao Francisco Vaults Stood the Test Commercial Banks Will Open for Regular Business Next Wednes day City No Longer in Danger of Water Famine The Big Pipe Re paired. (By the Associated Press.) San Francisco, Cal., May 18. More than one thousand persons, each wear ing an anxious and worried look and impatient to examine papers and val uables deposited in tho vaults of the California Safe Deposit and Trust Company, stood In line yesterday awaiting the opening of the vaults when tho brick and debris had been cleared away. The contents of the boxes were found intact, and most of the depositors left their valuables In the compartments.. Tho Anglo-California Bank also opened lis vault und found books, papers, currency und coin In perfect condition. At a meeting of the clearing bouse committee' yesterday it was decided that life -commercial" bumks Kif t Ills city will open tor regular business next Wednesday. U is believed thai the extended delay has Insured the banks from uny panic, that the con fidence of depositors has been restored, and that the banks have had ample time to prepare for any run on .them. Health Officer Ragan reported to the board of health yesterday that Bun Francisco Is no longer In danger of a water famine, and that within a few days the entire water supply will be in a normal condition, again. Ac cording to Dr. Ragan's report the big 44-inch Crystal Springs pipe, which wus broken for thorite thousand feet, lias been repaired, and there is flow ing into San Francisco now about 20,000,000 gallons a day, which he con sidered amply sufficient, provided there in no waste. STATEMENT BY VICE PRESI DENT OF PENNSYLVANIA R. H. (By the Associaled Press.) Philadelphia, Pa., May 18. The fol lowing statement was issued today by Captain John P. Green, first vice-president of the Pennslvanla Railroad Com pany: "The recent developments at the hearing in progress before the Inter state commerce commission in this city in respect to the acquisition and owner, ship of the stocks of coal companies and the acceptance of gratuites by its employes are a surprise to the manage ment. While it is not believed that these have caused injustice to the pub lic or the company the facts with re spect thereto, will be thoroughly inves tigated, and no ownership or practice calculated in any manner to affect the full and impartial discharge of the duty owed by the company, its officers and employes to the public will be toler ated." HEARINGS BEFORE HOUSE COMMTTEE ON LABOR. (y the Associated Press.) Washington, May 18. The house et ninilttce on labor continued its hear ings today on the eight hour bill. L. S. Payson, representing the Newport News Shipbuilding Company and the Southern and Union Pacific Railways, occupied the attention of the committee ir. a general argument, showing what ho considered the new features of the bill, and in opposition to the general proposition. President Samuel Goin pefs and .Secretary Marrison of the American Federation of I.abor were present. They contend that the hear ings are unnecessary and only a means employed by the enemies of the legisla tion to delay action and defeat the bill. CHAIRMEN OF THE COMMITTEES NAMED (Hy the "Associated Press.) Greenville, Si. (.'., May IS. When the Southern Presbyterian General Assembly was culled to order today the following assignments of chuirinei, of committees were announced: Bills and overtures Dr. J. , W. ! Stage, Charlotte,' N. C.i- foreign correspond ence Dr. J. W. Bachinann, Tennessee; foreign missions Dr. Eugene Daniel. West Virginia: home missions Dr. Joscphus Johnson, Texas; publications and Sunday school Dr. Harris F. Kirk, Maryland; ministerial education and relief Dr. I!. H. Fleming, Vir ginia: negro evangelization Dr. v. M. MePheetors,. . South Carolina; tlico. logical seminaries Dr.- William E. Thoggs. Florida: assembly home and school Dr.'- J. H. Thoi invell. South Carolina; woniens societies Dr. T. A. Wharton. Tennessee: systematic benef icence !'. H. Head. Texas; narrative of state of religion Dr. ('. U. Strieker. Virginia; Bible cause Dr. J. K. Fogar tio. Kentucky; church and Christian education Di T. H. Rice, Georgia; Sabbath and family religion Dr. E. M, Monroe. Texas: action ..committee: A. L. James, North Curolina: leave oi absence Dr. S, 1). Hoggs, Kentucky: devotional exercises A. A. James, South Carolina: synodical records Alabama Dr. I.J. F.' -..Wallace and George Battalora; Florida Rev; R. D. Stinson and T. J. Jones: Geor gia Rev. H. M. Sweets and C. T. Neil: North Curolina Dr. W. K. McKay and I.. B. Dougherty: South Curolina J. (V Cowan and It. F.. Cochrane:- Virginia Hev. U. I,. Bell and P. A: Emanuel. SHOT AT GIRL AND KILLED HIMSELF (lis the Associated Press.) Boston, Mass., May 18. At ' tho'. close early today of a reunion of tho Cambridge Commercial School grad-' uates, George M. DeWolfe, aged 18,1 fired a shot at Lillian Thoroughgood, I aged 17, and then shot himself in the head. DeWolfe died an hour later. A locket worn by the girl saved her from being injured, al- though her clothing was sot on fire. The two had quarreled. RACING AT BELMONT. (Bv tho Associated Press.) Belmont Park, May 18. First race: Handicap, 3 year olds and up, 6 furlongu:. Main course: Pantou fle (i to 1 and 1! to 1, first; Tiptoe 7 to 10, place, seeoud; Aeronaut third. Time 1.13 4-0. Second ruce 5 furlongs straight maiden colts, two year old Saruclnest a II to 19 and 1 to 3 first; Euscblo 10 to 1. place, second; Belcast, third. Time 1.00 2-5. Postmistress ut Vuimoy. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, May 18. The following appointments of fourthclass postmas ters were announced today : North. Carolina Vannoy, Mary E. Vannoy. BELIEVED CZAR WILL TEMPORIZE With Partial Amnesty as the First Sop FIRED ON PRISONERS At Simferopol Troops Surrounded Prison, Where Poltiical Prisoners Were Muklng Demonstration, und Fired Through Windows. -At St. Petersburg Red Flags Were Hung From Prison Windows. (By the Associated Press.) St. Petersburg, May 18. The crit ical moment which will decide whether there will be peace or war between the crown and the people apparently arrived with the adoption by the lower house of parliament last night of its reply to the speech from the throne. President Mouromtscff has gone to Peterhof to present the reply to the emperor, and his majos ty's response is awaited with great anxiety. Popular opinion considers that the government has no op tion between surrender or war. Nevertheless, while events during the past week followed each other with extreme rapidity, the issue now raised is not liketly to be decided quickly. The Russians generally be lieve that the emperor, court , and government undoubtedly have been dazed by the blunt, directfashion with which parliament has spoken out, and their policy naturally will be to gain time. The emperor is in a ben eficent frame of mind, and for the present will not listen to the counsels of those who advise him to dissolve parliament and fight. Nevertheless, he is resolved not to yield anything like all that parliament demands. It safely can be predicted therefore that he. will pursue a temporizing policy with partial amnesty as the first sop thrown to the cow. . The constitutional democratic lead ers, whose program would be upset .by tho dissolution of parliament, are quite as anxious as the emperor to avoid the precipitation of a conflict, 'tney would regard the failure of tho government to declare war as a big preliminary victory, of which they would take advantage by forcing through their agariun project, upon which they count to strengthen them selves in the country before the final battle opens. ; That tho court reactionists, headed by General Trepoff, are seeking in every way possible to influence the emperor to fight is apparent by the discovery made by the Reich of a secret circular sent to the governors instructing them to have the "black j hundred" organization immediately despatch to the emperor protests against amnesty and the abolition of death penalty. These have been floating into Peterhof from all dircc- tions, over fifty being printed in the Official Massenger today. Dispatches from the interior re port demonstrations in front of the prisons in all parts of Russia in favor of the release of the political pris oners. At Simferopol troops sur rounded the prison, where the polit ical prisoners were making a demon stration, and fired at them through the windows. In St. Petersburg the political pris oners awaiting transportation at the deporting prison hung out red flags from the windows and sang the "Marseillaise" throughout the night, while crowds outside joined in the revolutionary song. " TTT, Portsmouth Memorial Day. '-the Asci Frlv WH4 Norfolk' Va" - . T Hit obwrved: as confederate memo la day in Portsmouth Va., when the mature was a paraue, m v.u ..... war veterans of both the union and confederate sides inarched together, and tho grand army veterans wear ing the blue assisted confederates wearing the gray in decorating the gravos of their deceased comrades. Rear Admiral.-'.' Harrington, com manding this naval station, and de tachments of marines and sailors from tho Norfolk navy yard also par ticipated. Illegal Signatures. (Hv the Associated Press.) . New York, May 18. Thirty "John Doe" subpoenas, which were issued today at tho roquest of District At torney Jerome, were said to be for use in an investigation which the district attorney is plannlug into charges that many names were ille gally signed to the petition by which ho was nominated for district attor ney in county election last fall.
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