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Only Afternoon Paper Boiwcon Richmond and Atlanta With Leased Wire and Full Press Dispatches LAST EDITION. ALL THE MARKETS. THE RALEIGH ' EVE-NINO TI ME 8. VOLUME 30. RALEIGH, N. C, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1908 PRICE 5 CENTS. TILLMAN SAYS WALL-ST.WANTS TO ELECT BRYAN Characterizes Aldrlctt Curren cy Bill As A Measure for Great Central Bank REMARKABLE SPEECH IN THE SENATE TODAY The Republican Currency Hill, He Declares, Is Not a Measure for An Kin tie Currency Hut Provides for , Contriu'flon of the 'Currency anil Therefore is Really n Hill for a Great Central National Hank lln.sed His Speech on the State-1 nients Made and Sent to Him in a: Petit-ion by a Wilmington, l)ela-!her tvure. Lawyer, a "Student of l-'J- Jiance," Etc, Severe Arraignment of the Pending Aldrlch Rill. . (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Washington, Feb. 12.-Addiessing : the Senate this Afternoon in support of his amendment to the Aldrlch cur- ! reney bill limiting the retirement of circulation to $9,000,000 a month, Sena tor Tillman presented a petition from u I ru y. tivbici, (V uiniu, auinwi unit student of finance, of Wilmington, Del , that attacked Wall street in scathing terms. The Aldrleh bill was assailed as a Wall street currenryl measure, and it was practically, phnrged that the recent -.panic was made to order by the great financiers of New York. According to Mr. Crozier and Mr. Tillman, ho-AMilih bfH la-not a sure for an elastic currency, but one for a contraction currency, and so is a bill for a central bank. "Both wish to take from the go, eminent ami put Into private hands the dangerous power to contract and expand the public currency suddenly in large volume," he says in his pe tition. "This would enable them to manipulate at will the prices of listed securities, property and labor by sim ply making money scarce or plciitl- ' fui. ; - Tho blRKoat "joker" in the Aldrlch bill is declared to be the Sine that wipes out entirely the restriction In Uie national banking law on the ' n mount of currency, bank note and .,.., mi,nv that mav be retired In any i one month. "This makes It possible," asserts (Mr. Crozler, "suddenly to contract! and destroy thl' entire $700,000,OUO bankj note currency and also the J.iOO.miu.ihiu . emergency curreney. or a total ot 300,000,000 of currency used by the peo ple ns money." Mr, t'roKier sas that most treasury ofllelals leave the public service to go .'.wiiii Wnli street banks paying $.5,000 to r,0.000 salary. "They could not ioI(lst yPa,. restricting the ""m " this," ho savs, "If ' their conduct In hnuso (f p.rds, to , alteui''0'" hi'ls nubile office should displease such in- ! and he insisted that wim the limits terests." Mr. Crozler gives voice, through Sen ntor Tillman to the belief that Wall street is seeking to elect Bryan pro viding it can get the .Aldrlch bill. The. election of Bryan would block pro gressive legislation and would inllict revenge on the Roosevelt regime. PRESDT ORDERS OUT THE TROOPS (Bv Leased Wire to The Times.) Washington, Feb. 13. It is reported that the president has decided to send o,i..ini troons to Fairbanks, Alaska, to check disorders incidental to the miners' strike there. Attorney aeneral Bonaparte called unon Acting Secretary of war un- ver today and asked for the dispatch of government troops to Fairbanks, In the Yukon mining district of Alaska. Acting Secretary Oliver expressed a willingness to dispatch . uiiy troops available If they can be gotten to the .nA in time. Anv movement In this territory will, however, be nimcuii. rrerod temporary distress. Major General J. Franklin Bell, chlef'There Is no clue to tne sender of the of staff of the army, was called upopolsoned candy. and orders probably will be issued f u.wtn ri he flpciaes UDon mc int available troops and a means of t ting them to Fairbanks. n There are two garrisoned P'(,e Alaska, bbth ;on the Yukon neOj50 Canadian border. At Fort Glbb miles northwest of Fairbanks Rt are two regiments of infantrjLj Fort Egbert ther is one A hel Notwithstanding the short ilLn tne tween Fort Gibbon and FaMj,,, of troops cannoi reacn umi' five and a ball days. SHE TELLS THE COURT A STORY REMARKABLE (Special Cable to The Times.) 'London, Fob. 13. When arraigned in the Bradord police court chat-god with drunkenness, Lily Whltehosc, an American voman, who Hays she was once the foremost circus rider and cracksliot with Buffalo Hill's troupe, told a story that held the court spell bound until she had reached the last detail. She was the daughter- of an army officer, she said, and ran away lrom home while In her teens. ! She joined Ruffulo ' Mill's show in Massachusetts and became a crackshot and expert rider under Colonel Cody's tuition. After leaving the show she married an Austrian army officer and followed him to South Africa. In some man ner she became possessed of som" British army recrets of Importance, and, to belter her financial condition, she told (lie information to the Boer general, I)e Wet. She left her husband and engaged herself t the Boer armv as a disnatch .iner. Attired in a man's uniform, she had many ''daring adventures and riding was commented on by men in oo?u armies. Remorse for: her treachery overcame her and she deserted the Boers. Making her wav to the British at Modder River, still traveling as a man, rhi -fiilnuil their forces Nile went ,,,,.., . ,lf ,,,:, ,, sa,i. Hnd carne(J Hpcci;,! distinction by car rying a wounded trooper across a river on her horse. Finally enteric fever laid her low and she was taken to a hospital. Here her sex was discovered. She then be came a nurse and after the war was concluded she returned home to re- isume ncr professional career, me ,fver sin n:iM often returned an.-l . ,rm,1,tiMien tnn, to drink to nver- come the drag of the disease. The magistrate fined her 27 shillings and costs. ENGLISH PREMIER ISSUES CHALLENGE TO HOUSE OF LORDS (By Cable to The Times.) London. Feb. 13. Prime ,, Minister, Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, haf thrown out the preliminary ohalleng; lue buttie with the house of lore. He announced In the house that tie Scottish land bills, passed by the lover house last session and rejected by the ppers, will be revived and pn'sen through the house in three dayt anl w then be sent to the lords fortheir reconsideration. This will be the first time lnli!,try that a bill has been ro-ubnUed - to the house of lords within tlie!lfe f a shigle .parliament. The pre"'" said tho nresent oroceduie hail r'eren,e to the resolutmn adoption b'ie house of a single parliament ,e final decis ion of the house must",,HU- KL1S CHILD Rv Lee" w,re 10 Tnp Tlme" ) Kansas . Mo., Feb ; 13 -Ruth if ill v ioui -year-oiu aaugnier 01 dler, of Kansas City, Kas. -(g dea(jifter eating cheap bonbons sent tt,"Kn me muii iu mio. miuei, ,., sister. Tile Mvi iii""u cia uii fciiu b0,fets to Klla Miller. From girls lnB..lnllnn .iron Ihn a & s.; of M candy Is believed to have con- t d strychnine. lith died ten minutes after eating , the bonbons. Four other children Memorial Pillar for Revo. Hero. Washington, D. C, Feb. 13. In the senate today Senator Martin, of Virginia, presented a bill for a Vnb morlal pillar in honor of Colonel Bur gess Bal,' of Virginia, a distinguished revolutionary soldier, to be erected in Lafayette Square or some other suit- i able part of Washington City. An appropriation of 150,000 is carried 1 ia the bill I CHEAP BRNBONS flTH'oLAdON SAYSWEDO NOT NEED BIG NAVY What Justice Brewer Sjated In Speech to Loyal Leyion SETTLE BY ARBITRATION Supreme Court Jurist Thinks the Mowy Iteintc Sjient In Building Wii:'Shipx Had Better He Devoted to Dccioitslna; .National Debt I0n llirinu Peace Should He Founded On Justice and Equity Hut We Should Have Peace Even if We Have to eight For M. . (By Leased Wire-to. Tho Times.) Washington, 1). ('.. Fob. 13. Jus tice David W. Brewer of the supreme court of tho Culled Stales, believes in tho sentiment "let us have peace, even if wo have to light for It." Speaking at the banquet of the Loyal Legion of the I'nitud Stales hist -'Right, Justice Brewer took up the cudgels in opposition to a policy of heavy expenditures to build up a great navy. . He spoke for peace an enduring peace that could not he brought about by a mighty navy, but. 'which mu snv be i'otmded upon "Justice and right. " He paid triliute to tho 1 8.000 brave men and hoys now with the Ameri can fleet sailing into strange waters, and prayed that they might in time come safely home; but: clearly it was his opinion that the voyage was haz ardous and unwise. He saw no necessity for a great navy. The United States was not menaced from any quarter. No trouble would arise that, could not and should not be settled by arbi tration. 'Instead of --'ano. ....oils ... uuiifl ....giity navy, which had1 been done since 1S!), the United States should he paying the national! debt a debt that had not. been cur-, tailed since the upbuilding of ".tho I mighty navy began, twelve years ago. There was a warning in this speech bf the distinguished jurist.: Once a slight murmur of dissent .'an through the great audience when his counsel was so lobviously directed i n.n ,.i ti.. -e -fc-""- ''' i,ratl" .ma. i-unc.v ui so patriotic and eloquent his apos trophe to The -.flag 'so' stirring that a round of applause was given him when he took his seat. ; The special significance of the speech lay in the fact that it boldly took issue with a speech made but a few weeks ago before The Navy League by Mr. Justice Harlan, in which he advocated the' mightiest navy in .the world even if it involv ed the expenditure of $50,000,000 a year for ten years to build it. Mr. Justice Harlan was present last night and was pleasantly twitted by his colleagues in the course of the speech.-' - PARTY OF JAPS (By Leased Wli-e to The Times.) Santa Monlac, Cal., Feb. 13. tin an unfrequented bluff which marks the. northern llnu of Santa Monlac Bay, seven Japanese, with a small cannon In their possession, have been for sev eral days past, it is said, engaged In experiments which have aroused the suspicions of settlers, as It is expected a portion of the American fleet , will spend several days in the bay. The Japanese have been making plan for swivel guns to bo mounted on cliffs. There is not oven a theory t6 the pur poses of the party. CAN'T TAKE OFF PICAYUNE TRAIN (By Leased Wlro to Tho Times.) Atlanta, Oa., F. 13. This after noon or tomorrow the state railroad commission will announce Its ruling, dlsallowln gthe petition of the Geor gia Railroad for permission to dis continue the Picayune train between Cjvmak and Augusta and another train on its Macon branch. THE SUSPICIOUS MOVEMENTS OF MOVE TO REFUND THE COTTON TAX $68,000,000 lllsgally Collec t SOUTHERN MEMBERS ACT 1 Conference of Congressmen From Cotton Prodmng Slates Drafts a Jlill Which Provides for the Pay ment' of the Money From (he V. S. Treasury Directly to the Ho!d- . or of I'ottowtTax Com incites i No Court 6f Clnllns Adjudication. Committee of Kleven lo Prosecute Matter. ( By Leased Wire to The Times.) .Washington, Feb. 13. Southern .' members of the house have; .begun a . nnreried movement to procure log j islat ion to refund th.? f,s.0i)i.00 ' cotton tax collected during the civil war. A meeting of members oi' tho '.house from eleven col ton-raising ' states was held last night i:i ti:' office, of Representative Clarke, of Florida, and it was decided to pre sent a bill making a direct appro priation to refund the money which it is alleged was Illegally, collected.' , The bill will direct that tr.o I monay be paid by the treasury to holders of cot tan-tax-' cer:ifica'...'s, without .-submitting their claims to I the court of claims. The assertion ! is made that the lax, being a direct : tax, was illegal ! and uncoiuititu i tional. '-..' I A committee of elev?u members, , each representing one cotton-pro-; ducing state, was named to push uie i matter and a lili number of sena ! tors from the goutheru. states will ! 'ptOsi"" on 'vtaii -tticin. V TALKS ABOUT IT Understands Why Kifchin De sires Late Convention As for the Senator Himself, He Wants the Congressional Noniiifa (ion in the Fifth, Hut Does Not .Seek It Ity Arraying One Faction of His Party Against Another ; His Position On Public guestioes Well Known and He Stands By Them On the Party Plutform. (Special to The Times.) Winston, N. ('., Feb. 13. State Senator J. C. Buxton, who is in the race for the democratic nomination for congress, does not believe that Mr. Kitehln is endeavoring to plry a "double hand." He says he under stands the congressman's views and why ho favors ' the congressional convention being held after the state convention. "I have never been anything but a democrat and I don't know any factions," said Mr. Buxton this morning, who was emphatic in the statement that if he was nominated jit would be by the democratic party and not by any faction or wing, be cause he did not know nor recog nize such things In his party. "The people know my position on all public questions," continued Forsyth's able senator. "I have never tried to conceal anything from the public; don't know any differen ces, but always stand and fight for I he triumph of the democratic party, locally, state nnd national." The people, certainly in this neck of the district, are confidently ex pecting Mr. Buxton to be nominated and to be the next congressman from tho fifth district. -': Admiral Kvnns Inioroving. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Washington, cFb. 13. "Every thing goin& well Admiral Evans much better," is the message re ceived by the navy department today from Admiral Simpson. The wire less bears the date of Tuesday 4 p.m. SENATOR BUXTON FRAZIER JONES WILL NOT HANG Governor Glenn Today Com mutes Sentence NOW LIFE IHPBIS0HENT Guilford County WiftvMimlorcr's Sentence ( bunged From Dcalh to Life and He Will Serve Life in State Prison Reasons of over nor for Action Greensboro Min ister Had Xo Criticism for 'Gover nor Glenn. Frazier Jones will not hang. In stead he will be sunt to the peniten tiary to serve a life' sentence, at hard labor. Governor -Glenn . today, commuted j the sentence and lire, news will be received by Frazisr Jones this after noon. The governor reviews tho case: from the time of .the-' reprieve last "Saturday, setting forth his rea sons for the commutation, and closes with these words, "I commute his sentence from death to life impris onment, at hard labor in the state prison, believing that under the cir cumstances it is .best to make a .mistake, if any, on the side of mercy ihan to too rigidly enforce justice." The governor's commutation fol lows: Commutation, State vs. Frazier Jones. Tho de fendant, was 'Under sentence of death for murder in the firt degree, and application to commute sent an co to life imprisonment was filed before me, with affidavits and testimonials as to character ;also counter affida vits and testimonials filed contra dicting th allegations In tha peti tion. Neither the trial judge nor solicitor would recommend the com mutation,. -and after a full and fair investigation, I declined to interfere with the sentence. ."' j On Friday evening before flic 0x3-' cution was to take place on Satur-: day, some of the best, men in (luil-j ford county, among whom were law yers, doctors, ministers and ouslness 1 men, importuned me to commute the sentence. J got in coniniunicailon 1 with Solicitor Brooks, as 1 have to look largely; to tiie legal officers for my information. At first he decllne.-l to make any recommendation. On .Saturday he '.'phoned uie asking for respite of ten days to give him an opportunity lo examine more thor oughly into the case. In the interest of human life, and desiring to make no mistake In ko important a mat ter as that of life and death, with out any intention of putting the re sponsibility on Mr. Brooks, but in order to get his aid. I respited tho defendant until February 1sih. Since, tho respite and after examin ing new test imonv and allidavlts, both Judge Moore, the trial judge, ''(Continued on Page Kcveii.) 1 MAJ.ZEB VANCE RETIRED TODAY AFTER 24 YEARS (By Leased W ire to The Times.) Washington, Feb. i:s. Major Zebulon B. Vance, fifth iufanlrv, who was found by a:i armv examining board Incapacitated for active ser vice, owing to his failure to stand the president s horsemans'hip test, was placed upon the retired list of the army todav. Major Vnncc Is but 4S years old and has served in the army for 24 years. He is a nat.lvo of North Car olina and was appointed to the na tional academy from that state In 1877. . , TO LAY CORXKU KTOXIO OF HOLLY ViPIUNU SCHOOL. The corner stone of the new high school building at Holly Spring will bo luld February 22 under the aus pices of tho Masonic Grand Lodge. Governor Glenn and Mr. Judd will make addresses on the occasion and the day promises to be memorable. The people of Holly Spring wli. have a building that will cost )7,000. -DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MORSE CASE TODAY (By Leased Wire to The Times.) New York, Feb. 13. The federal grand jury will formally present Us findings tomorrow-and 'the pub'1 - will then learn in ' what; light the govern ments Intends to view the case of Charles' AV- Morse.- Oliver C. Pagan, the Indictment" expert, sent, here from the office. -'of the attorney general at Washington, is hard at'- work today 111 an -. upper .100111 of the federal building. . J.Ie bus 'the . imputation of never having drawn up an .'indictment that was later quashed 011 account of technical errors; : Receiver ; Banna -has not yet enm pleted his examination of the books .anil records of the defunct National B ink of North AriKriea. but he has proceeded' far' enough, to give infor mation to Mr, Pagan ' which places other names than that of Morse be-1 fore the grand jury. The next week ; or month will . probably. . bring forth! facts that will again occupy the at tention of the grand jury and further official - action will result. The men! in charge of the affairs of the bank are making every . effort to locate Mr. .Morse's'-collateral interest.. The banks are helping out in this matter, com municating with the present National Bank of- North America management telling about collateral that Morse has given as security -'or loans and in I which he might, under certain cir cumstances have an equity. If the federal jury returns one or more indictments against Morse and . It is regarded as certain that this will: be doneIt is possible they, will have to do with transactions with several 1 banks besides the National Bank of 1 North America.., A.aiKhal Henkle said he would go Ut.wn. the. bay on the government cut ter next Sunday and board the Etru ria. on -which. Morse is returning to this country. It is not likely there will be, any clash between the county (Continued on Page Two.) POSTMASTER HOLDS; ANOTHER CONFLICT (By Leased Wrire to The Times.) Washington, reb. 13 Bosl master General Meyers reply to the senate's inquiry as to why Postmaster Wil liam H. Northrup, of l'ensacola. Fiji., 1 was retained in office alter the sen ate hnd not only withheld 11 s "advice 1 and consent. ' but absolutely refused ; to confirm the appointment, has caused. something like a shock in the august upper body of congress. . Just ffetore the end ol the last con gress the senate lortnallv reiected Mr. Nonhrup s nonnmlnon. He was given a recess appoint ment alter ad journment, and he is -still holding the ollice. Some three .weeks ago the senate, at tne suggestion ol Senator Taliafer (tontmued on Page Two.) FEUDIST TIED TO A TREE AND FROZEN STIFF (By Leased Wire to The Times.) Ashland. Ky.. Teh. yi. Robert Hat field, a relative of the'-' Hatfield's, of Hatlleld-Mc( oieud fame, was found with hands and feet tied to a tree on a mountain side last Sundav. lie was cut loose and taken.- appar ently lifeless, to Louisa, where he Is now a patient of the Riverside Hos pital. He had been left bv his enemies, the Wllmots. he says. to. die.-. His feet and arms were so badly . frozen that It was m-ocssarv to amputate his left urtu and several toes, Hatfield Is not likelv to live, but he sweaSs he will gather his friends to take vengeance on his enemies. j Liimy Ins Skating Title. ' (Bv Leased Wire to The Times.) New York. Feb. 13. Without iippar-! ently exerting him to any great ex- ' tent, Edmund Lamy, the Saranac ' Lake speed skater, yesterday won the title of eastern champion at the cham pionship races of the Eastern Ama teur Skating Assocllon at Orange Lake, near Newburg, capturing all four of the events. ( ; CHAMP. CLARK'S mm m m m v-m w. m mm PHILIPPIC IN SENATE TODAY Charges Republicans With On the People. A STATESMAN BEREFT OF PIER PITIABLE The Honiocratic Aspirant for Speaker . Camion's Job iu the Next Congress Charges That it is the Plan of P.cpubllcnn Lenders to Put a Tariff Revision Plauk In Uie National Platform in Order to Fool the People They . Applaud Pie-Dis IH-nser Koosevelt and Secretly Dis like Him and So Forth. (By Leased Wire to The Times.) ' Washington Feb. 13. Charging the republicans with trying tb work & "stupendous eonfldence game" on the American .people by declaring in their next platform for tariff revision, with out indicating whether that revision is to be up or down, Representative Champ Clark, of Missouri, democratic candidate for speaker in the next, congress, hurled another Philippic in the house today. . Replying to the republican floor leader, Payne's recent tariff speech, Mr. Clark said: "Mr. Payne's position seems to b about this: " 'Tariff revision and a maximum and minimum tariff should be brought about." "The republicans have had absolute control of all branches of the govern ment for eleven years, and have left undone in this regard that which they ought to have done, but if the people will only overlook past omissions and give them a new lease of power, they will revise the tariff either up or down, and establish a maximum and minimum tariff with the Dlngley rates for ell her the maximum or the minimum.-, ho is not exactly certain which, and American vuk.ts are asked to go to the lolls and buy these" two tariff pigs in a poke. ' Referring to the diversity of opinion concerning President Roosevelt, Clark said : "He cannot express his views upon any question under Heaven, even up on a subject, so prosaic and threadbare as the niospei t ive state of the weather without, precipitating a row. his ex treme adherents swearing that there lvver has been such a weather prophet cm anil since Adam and Eve were driven lrom the Garden of Eden with naming swords from Paradise, and his extreme enemies vociferating that he kiions no more about the weather ..than .does a ground hog." As to hiiii-.'lf. Clark said he always bail and would continue to support lioosevelt when right, and fight hhn tooth and mill when wrong. What ever bis faults and his virtues, how ever: ( lark, asserted that the presi dent was not a democrat, for democ racy means the least amount of gov ernment the people can get along with while republicanism means the great est amount of government the peoplo will stand, and Roosevelt was the apostle ,. of republicanism.. Turning to the republicans, he asked how the "big wigs of that party liked Roosevelt . "It' vou would be. candid you would confess that 1111 are not half so much enamored of the president as you seem to be." he said. "You grow red in uie face lauding him to the skies, for lie Is still the dispenser -ln-cliief of uie. and a republican states man bereft of pie Is a spectacle to make the angels weep.. Taking up : the financial situation, Clark said; "The republican panic gave the Ho direct to the declaration of 1904. that "a republican tarifl Is always followed by business prosperity., and a demo cratic tariff bv business adversity." ROANOKE MAN DIES IN WASHINGTON (Bv Leased Wire to The Times.) Washington. 1). C, Feb. 13. O. Howard Rover, 57 years old, assist ant general freight agent of the Nor folk & Western Railway at Roanoke, Va., and manager of the Great Sjuth ern Stales Dispatch, died suddenly at the Hotel Raleigh at 5 o'clock toll morning from cardiac paralysis. His remains will be sent to Roanoke IhU afternoon for Interment. ' r v'
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