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RALEIGH, N. C, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1908.
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STATE GAINS
FIRST VICTORY
Democratic and Republican Leaders in Congress.
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MRS. ANNIS SEES
JENKINS UAirjS
FRQf.I PRESIDENT
Special Itaajje on Panama
Csr.2J Scandal Sent to,
Inn rnnnrocc
IM UUUIJlbdd
ATTACKS MR. PULITZER
Says the Statements in The World
Will be Believed by Nobody Stor
ks of Wrong-doing Are . Utterly
Baselcs A Strug of Infamous
IJesMr. Joseph ; Pulitzer, the
Beal Offender, Guilty of Criminal
Libel, Hays the President Should
" be Prosecuted by the 'American
Government A" '5 High National
Duty to 'Bring This Man to Justice.
, (By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Washington, D. C, Dec. 15 The
president today sent the following
special message to congress: -
To the Senate and House of Repre
sentatives: v - t
In view of the constant reiteration
of the assertion that there was some
corrupt action by or on behalf of the
United1 States government In connec
tion with the acquisition to the title
of the .French company to the Pana
ma canal and of the repetition of the
story . that a syndlcate.of American
citizens owned either one or both or
the Panama companies, I 'deam it
wise to submit to . the congress all
the information I have on the sub
ject. These stories were first brought
to my attention as published in a pa
per in Indianapolis, called The News,
edited by Mr. Delavan Smith. The
stories were scurlloua and libelous la
character and false In every essential
particular. . Mr. Smith' shelters him
self behind the excuse that he mere
ly accepted the statements which' had
appeared in a paper published in New
York, the World, owned by Mr. Jos
nh Piilltinr: It is Idle to' say that
,the known character of W. "Pulitaer-!
and his newabapef ar&such that the
statements in that paper will be be
lieved by,; nobody. Unfortunately,
thousands of persona are ill-informed
In this respect and believe the state
ments they see in print, even though
they appear In a newspaper published
by Mr. Pulltxer. A member of the
congress has actually Introduced a
resolution In reference to these
charges. I therefore lay all-the facts
before you.
The story repeated at various times
by The World and by its followers in
the newspaper press is substantially
as follows:
"That there was corruption by or
on behalf of the government of the
United States In the tranactlon by
which the Panama Canal prqpcrty
was acquired from its French own
ers : ihat there was Improper dealings
of some kind between agents of M.e
government an 3 outside persons, rep
resenting or acting for an American
sydlcate, who had gotten possession
of (he French, company; that amonj?
tne-e persons who It is alleged "made
huge profits" were Mr. Charles P.
Taft , a brother of Mr. William II.
Taft, then candidate for the presiden
cy, and Mr. Douglas Robinson, my
brother-in-law; that Mr. Cromwell,
the counsel for the Panama Canal
Company In the negotiations, was In
tome way lmplacated with the United
Htates governmental authorities in
these Improper transactions; thatAho
government bad concealed the true
facts and has destroyed,-or procured
or agreed to the destruction of, cer
tain documents r- that Mr. W. H. Taft
was secretary of war ' at the time!
that by an agreement between the
United., States government and the
beneficiaries of the deal all . traces
thereof "were "wiped out" by tratis
ferring all the archives and "secrets"
to the American government, JMst be
fore the 'holding of the convention
last June, at which Mr! Taft was nom
inated." These 'statements sometimes' ap
peared In the editorials, sometimes In
tha .news, columns, sometimes in the
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Bnap?.oi coniripuuon. irom iuu..u-(
uals e,her ,nnkh6wn or known to be
of bad character. Tuey ae false 1n
every, particular from . beginning to '
end. The' Wickedness of the slanders
is only surpassed by their 'fatuity,
So Utterly baseless sre the stories .
,. .nnirantlv th nnnamt' 'In
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l.t wwf . ,
campsign purposes and in part stories
originally concocted with a view of
possible blackmail. The inventor of
the story about Mr. Charles P. Taft,
(or Instance, evidently supposed that
At some period of ths Panama pur-
chase Sir. W. H. Tsft was secretary
of wfcr, wbres' JU reality Mf.. H.'
Tsft never became secretary of war
(Continued on Second Page,)
lo Trial of Night Riders Char
ged With Murdering of
Captain Rankin '
FROGRESS OF CASE
Judge Jones' Decision to Prepare His
Own Venire Mat Regarded as a
Victory For the State, the Defense
Having Objected to Anything But
Ordinary Proceedings Which Gives
the ' Sheriff Power to Select the
Venlre ames of 800, Citizens
Given Deftuty Sheriffs.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Union City, Tenn., Deo. IB Judge
Joseph Jones this mdrnlng handed the
names of 300 citizens to half a score
of deputy sheriffs of Obion county, un
der direction of Sheriff Easterwood, and
ordered them summoned as a venire to
appear in court at once, that twelve
men to try the alleged night-riders
for the murder of Captain Quentln
Rankin might bo selected from their
number. '
Within a. 'few minutes : after Judge
Jones hnd handed his personally pre
pared list of veniremen to Sheriff East
erwood, the latter's men were in the
saddle and had., left for nil parts of
the county to obey the court's orders.
Judge .Jones' decision to prepare his
own venire Is a victory for the state,
the defense having objected to any
thing but ordinary proceedings which
gives the sheriff the power to select
the venire.
It is calculated that it will take
probably all of this week yet to select
a. jury. ; ;'..' .. "v
(Bv Leased Wire to The Times.)
Washington, Dec. 15 By a vote of
148 to 134 the house . insurgents, with
the aid of the democrats, -voted to .dis
charge the committee on foreign af
fairs, which had tabled a resolution
Introduced by Mr. Gardner to cull upon
the secretary pt state to ascertain what
steps had been taken by tne Kruisn
house of commons In the matter of
rules. '-:i-t v.
CHARGED WITH FORGERY.
Young Man Arretted in Chicago Ac-
' cuacd of Forging Checks.
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Chicago, Dec. 15--Charged with
forging about twenty checka aggre
gating 10.000, Edward E. Perkins
was arrested thin morning at his res
idence, 509 north Aakley Avenne. '
Perkins is twenty-eight years old
and until last August was employed
as a bookeeper in the purchasing de
partment of Spiegel, May, Stern A
Company.
' :TbeSnoney Is said to have conje
from the National Bank of the Re
public, by forging Sidney M, Spleg
ela' name beforehand after Perkins
severed bis Connection with that com
pany, ' ''--:-'- ' ' "
Perkins made no effort to escape
but turned his' attention to his wife,
who became hysterical when told that
her; husband was'iinder- ajrrest.' He
denied he had forged Spiegel's name
nd aald: . ' ' ':--::;l-v ' :.- "-
"It is a case of mistaken identity."
(By Leased Wire to The Tlmesj
Lexington,' Ky Dee. 15 Mrs. Louella
mrg, mother of Beach Haigls, who
goe)f 0 tral at vine, Estill couny.
tomorrow for the murder of his father,
judge James Hargls, of feud fame, to.
day announced that she la In possession
of 189.000. every cent of which she will
spend for the acquittal of her son. She
went today from Jackson to Irvine,
secure In the belief that she will
.,;,l of thm natrlelde.
Adjournment December 10,
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(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Washington, Dec 15 A concurrent
IMfanltiHnit. nrAvMIn for BOlldaV Sd-
fanrnttiMt AAnrAttk &n December
w untu January 4. which had already
paMai th house, was adopted by the
senate unanimously.
THE INSURGENTS
WIN VICTORY
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HARG1S WILL
SPEND
FORTUNE
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HO. CHAMP
This picture Is from a cliHrnitcrlsUo hliotogranh of Hon. ( Innnp Clark, of Missouil, who bus just lwn
chosen Democratic lender of the House of Representatives Seimi or Kiirimio Hale, of Maine,' whose picture Is
here shown, has been chosen leader of Hie Fvuhlican majority in the Semite.
LONbBOAT WILL KLIN
Will Enter lace with Do-
rando
Classic Race to he Run at Madison
Square Garden Tonight Both Men '
Have- Large i Backing A Great'
Race Expected. '
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
New .York Deei ' 1R Tonv ' Longboat
has been made a five, to four favorite
over Dorando,' the Italian who con
quered Johnny Hayes In the re-running
of the English Marathon' a tew weeks
ago, in the second re-runnlng of that
foreign classlcover the Madison Square
track tonight. When the starting gun
Is fired it Is' likely that both men will
be backed, for not less than $500,000.
Canadians arriving from the home of
Longboat are taking up every cent
they can secure of the Italian's friends
in the Eastslde at the above odds,
And the 'backers of both, men may
rest assured that they will get a grand
run for the wagers, for both men are
trained, to the minute, antTlf ever there
was a, true run race the one tonight
should be It. : Both are confident so
confident, in fact, that they have in
structed their representatives and
friends to put a bet down for them.
Both men hrave outlined the plan
of battle and each is confident that his
' is the best Longboat Bays that he will
set such a fast pace at the very outset
that Dorando will never be 6ble to
overcome the lead he will get In the
first ten miles. Dorando laughs at
this and says he will take the lead at
the very start and keep it throughout
the twenty-Bix miles the same as he
did In the race with Hayes. j
- Both men mult active 'training yes
terday and announced that they would
i penrt the day resting. Longboat says
that there will be no chance of his
feet going back on him. this time, as
his trainer, Tom Eck, has prepared his
pedals with a sea salt preparation im
til they are now as hard as steel.
KIR. C. D. HARRIS RESIGNS
Severs Cornectlon Willi Dep'f.
A Agricultore
He Has Been With the North Caro
lina Department of Agriculture 10
Years Prominent Figure Among
; Southern Chemists Author of
Uniform Feed Law Will Go In.o
Business in Louisville, Ky A Loss
to the Department.
Mr. Ceburn D. Harris, state feed
chemist and mlcroscoptst,. has ten
dered his resignation to tne depart
ment of agriculture, effective Janu
ary 1st. Mr. Harris will engage in
business In Louisville, Ky.
Mr. Harris Is the son or Col. J. C.
L. Harris, of this city.v- At the-age of
18 he graduated from the North Car
olina A. & M. College here and was
appointed' to a position in the state
chemist's of fled. (" HIS' work wOn'for
hlmlns'tan' Recognition'. Before' he
hail attained his' majority It Was con
ceded that he was a chemist or unus
ual promise. The department of ag
riculture Iran ted him leave of ab
sence to purau bis studies. Ho took
on year at "Johns Hopkins' University
and later gradutrted at Cortfeir with
high fcdnbrsT S ! vi
Cfnoe hirretilrn to Raieigu he has
grown constantly in the estimation of
his fellow-Workers. No man in the
stSjte ba done-more "for the state in
the- matter' of eebuMbg" pure teed reg-ulatI6ks,o-Alon'thll
Uti its 'tesJ has
beta' 4ntlrfng. iH)'nas prepared ror
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CIAltK.
FUR GOOD GOVEfJNMtNT
Charter, Committee Will Re
part Tonight
The ("halter Committee Has Prepared
a Charter. For the City of Raleigh.
Kvery Citizen is Asked to be Pres
ent and Hear It Read -General
tJommlttoe Will Meet in President
R. H. liattle's Office at I O'clock
Today. .-'-.'
, Tonight a7: SO the RaKih. Good
Govti'iinient 'Assoclalion will meet
.at' the county court-house. The leg
islallve and ' charter .'conmiit lees '-.-are
ready to report. ,. '
.". On these committees arc some of
the city's strongest men." They have
spent much time and thought in
working out the details of the char
ter which they WlUK M-sHjt to the
asKofciatlon toufchUWrt Hdztnrprsrn Vere'auBointe'd'
of Haleigh should turn out In force
io show their
itppreclation of falta -
ful service and to aid the charter
committee by helpfnl suggestions.
The charter will be open for discus
sion tonight. The charter agreed
upon tonight will probably Le tiie several years and is qualified for the
charter tinder which the citizens of place, The balance Of officials will
Raleigh will live for many years. -"If.. be, named within the next few days,
there Is anything wrong with Die! xlic plan of the managers of the
charter, tonight Is the time to find il. ! course is to conduct a 30-day moet
Everybody will be given an oppoi-! inf;. starting on December 26 and if
tunity lo air his opinions and views, J everything works along smoothly to
and everyone' is cordially Invilea to lengthen the schedule. At present
be present. j there are 84 horses stabled at the
Dr. U. H. Battle, president, rc-j tracks. Most of them performed at
quests the general committee to meet ' the rece.it. Ill-fated New Orleans meet.
this afternoon at his office at. I:fl0
o'clock.
MAJOR' ROOSEVELT.
as
Tlieolore Roosevelt, Jr., Xamed
Major on Governor Lilly's Staff.
(By Leased Wire to The Tlnns.)
Hartford, Conn., Dec. 15 Governor-elect
Lilly has named Theodore
Roosevelt, Jr., of Thomasvllle, Conn.,
as .a major on his staff of military
aides de-camy. ' ' ''.
In making tiie appointment Mr.
Lilly says he was influenced by his
acquaintance with young Roosevelt !
and admiration for his many sterling!
qualities. Governor-elect- Lilly Is!
also a close friend of Admiral andj
Mrs. .Cowlcs, the latter a sister of
young Roosevelt's motherl and this
may have had some Influence in 'the
making of the appointment.' '
DANIEL .1. KEEPKt
Daniel J, Keefe, of Detroit,' presi
dent of the International Association
of Longshoremen, who has been ap
pointed successor to the late Commls
sioner General of Immigration Bar
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SKXATOR KI'GRN E HALK.'
RACE MEET
A Very Successful Meeting
Expected
Judging Prom Results Achieved by
the lrontoterM of the Race Jieet at
Savannah, the Meeting Will be a
llig Success A Thirty Day Meet
ing. (By Leased Wire to The Times)
New York, Dec. . Judging from
the results achieved by the promot
ers of the coming race meet at Savannah,-
Ga., in the preliminary
work, that meeting will more than
surprise the turfites by. its success.
Frank .1. Bryan, who will act as pre
siding judge, is attending to the de
tails. He has received letters of en-
couragemeut from many prominent
yesterday. Herman Conklin, who has
; acted as clerk of scales on the metro
politan 'trucks-will find that position
at Suva una h. Elmer Wilson will
handle the 'starting flag. Wilson has
assisted Mars Cassldy in starting i'or
in aildifion to this lot, quite a tnim-
I her .of. llaltimore horsemen have slg
Inified their intention of sending down
J runners. Jimmy McLaughlin will
! ship a string of 10 from Bennlngs,
snd .lulcs Garson will tnke 11 now
I staliled at t he Washington course.
FOHMEDDEATH COMPACT
One Man Dead, Two Others
Dying
Three People, Out of Work, Agree to
Die and End it All Turn on the
tins and Inhale Deadly l-'uines
Policeman Asphyxiated. : :
( Hy leased Wire to The Times)
Chicago, Dec. 15 One man Is dead,
two others,- a man fortune-teller and
his aged blind mother, are thought to
bo living, and a policeman Is suffering
from the effects of temporary as
phyxiation by gas us u result of what
is believed by the ponce to be a triple
death pact consummated in part at 69
Liberty street, early today. The dead:
A. Bernstein, 22 years of age, a
painter; found dead from the effects of
escaping gas.
The dying: Eugene Flneburg, 21
years of age, a fortune-teller; taken
from the house in an unconscious con
dition and believed to be dying. Mrs.
Sarah Flneburg. 78 years of age, mother
of Eugene Flneburg, and blind; remov.
ed from the dwelling in a dying condi
tion. -''.' -
The injured: Policeman Arthur
Murphy, overcome by gas In attempt
ing to save the unconscious ones: taken
to station where resvoratlvos were ad
ministered. According to neighbors, Bernstein
hns been out of employment for sev
eral months and the Flneburgs, with
whom he lives, also were given to spells
of despondency, Inmates of the house
hold told the people they believed the
three people has decided to die to
gether to end their misery. '
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Washington, D. C, Dec. 15
"There Is no country where the drug
habit Is so firmly established as in
the United States," said Dr. Harvey
W. Wiley, chief of the Bureau of
Chemistry, Department of Agricul
ture in his Inaugural address last
night before the Washington branch
of the American Pharmaceutical As
sociation. "In this country the majority of
the the people are addicted to' the
too frequent use of medical prepara
tions containing habit-forming drugs.
No matter how slight an ailment one
may have, every friend lie meets ad
vises him to taKe this or that remedy.
Such advice is often followed, and as
the result the person seeking a rem
edy takes a preparation, which In
many cases .transforms him into a
drug fiend."
Dr. Wiley discussed the proposed
international movement for the pro
hibition of opium and also other
habit-forining drugs. Such prohibi
tion, he said, would be effectual in
some ways, but there would have to
be sufficient provisios as to not cause
the elimination of drugs necessary to
physicians in their practice.
Dutch Capture.
(By Cable to The Times)
The Hague, Dec. 15 The Dutch
men of war patrolling the Venezuelan
coast have captured another ship
known as "2li Mayo." The "23
Mayo" was a coasting police boat and
part of Venezuelan navy. The boat is
going to be conveyed into Curacoa
harbor today. As 111 the case of the
Alexis the captain of "23 Mayo" pro
tested that his ship was a merchant
man."". ( By Cable to The" Times) :
Berlin, Dec. 15 "I will make Hol-
. land pay through the nose for It,"
exclaimed President Castro when dis
patches recounting the seizure of a
Venezuelan coast defense vessel by a
Dutch cruiser were shown to him
, upon his arrival at the Esplanade
Hotel, where, with his numerous en
tourage, he occupies one of the most
expensive suites.
i The kierman government Is re
specting Senor Castro's request that
his lnjgnlto to be observed and no
ceremonies attended his arrival at the
capital. At the frontier he wired
the kaiser that his visit was actuated
purely by motives of health. He ex
pects to undergo treatment for his
kidneys, which are said to be in a
serious state.
THREE CHARTERS TODAY.
Durham, Goldshoro and Asheboro
Have New Enterprises.
The North Carolina. Pine Co., of Dur
ham, Is chartered to do n general tim
ber business.': The authorized cupltal
stock is $35.oi0; paid In $M0. T. L.
Setzer, CI. ). Pitts and C. M. Lawrence,
Incorporators.
The Acme Hosiery Mills, of Ashe
boro. General hosiery and knitting
business. Authorised capital stock
$1H0.non; paid In $lfi,00O. ), . Cox, J.
E. Walker et al, incorporators.
Tied Blood Tonic Co., of Ooldsboro,
will manufacture drugs. Authorized
capital stock $100,000; paid In $300. A.
It. Morgan, J. It. Roberts and H. M.
Mai pass. Incorporators.
BODY 0FTR00PS
HOLD UP TRAIN
(My Cable to The Times)
Oran, ' Alglt'iH, Dec. 1 5 An inci
dent several days old or a body of
troops from the forelng legion hold
ing up a train bound for Oran be
came public today. General Charles
Vlgy, the French commander of in
fantry, who was aboard the train,
addressed the soldiers and urged them
to refrain from committing violence.
No attempt was made to loot the train
and the objoct of the men's actions
Is more or less of a mystery.
Some of tho men have fled from
their barracks and their whereabouts
are unknown. Others were arrested
at the Instigation of civil authorities
and are being held for court-maruat.
THREATS AGAINST
DUTCH BY CASTRO
For First Time SIsce Mr
Wife of AbdIs Sees
Merer
MADE NO COilllUENT
Saw Brother of Her Husband's Mnjs
r derer as He Was Brought Into
Court, But Gave No Sign or Indi
cation That She Knew of His Pres
ence She Will Be Called As1
: Witness in the Case In Court To
day Under Subpoena From the Dis
trict Attorney Projfres of ! the
- - Case. ; '
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
New York, Dec. 15 Mrs. William
E. Annls was brought face to face
with T. Jenkins Hains for the first
time since the killing of her husband
at Bayslde Yacht Club In August
when the trial of Hains on the charge
ii u i vi.-i o icauinou ill rjUBUtug,
before Justice Crane , tocay. the
widow, dressed In heavy mourlngV "
and accompanied by her friends, Mr.
end Mrs. Henry Burch-Pleld, wit
nesses to the tragedy, went to 'the
court room early and was shown' into '
District Attorney Darrln's ;' office.
Through the windbw lUrs. Annls could
see the stairway and hall up which
Hains had. to pass on his way to
court. She was there,, watching' the
passage, when Hains was brought In.'
handcuffed to Deputy Sheriff Phillips,
Mrs. Annls observed him closely": but
made no comment to; her friendsai'
he marched out of her view.
Elmer White, the Brooklyn lawyer,
excluded from the prosecution yester
day, was admitted today, has been le
gally appointed a deputy assistant at- 'I
torney by Mr. Darrin The "district
attorney presented to Judge Crane
the regular appointments of White
and James A..'. Dayton', assigned by,
County Judge Humphrey.. t
Mrs. Annls, it was said today,
would be called to the stand as a
witness against Hanes. She was hi
court today under subpoena by Dis
trict Attorney Darrin. , 1
Thornton Hains came into court
at 9:50 o'clock, linked to Under
sheriff Phillips. He was smiling and
to all outward appearances in : a :
cheerful mood. Just outside the
court-room his shackles were un
locked and he took his seat at the
counsel table.
Ellas C. Everett, of Jamaica, an
aged retired builder, was called at
the first talesman after the court
ruled to allow Mr. White to act.
"1 don't approve of a man carry
ing a revolver wthout a permit, but it
would not prejudice me," he declared,
when the question was put to him.
"If the evidence showed at the time
of the commission of this act (the
shooting of Annls, by Captain Hains)
this defendant held a pistol in his
hand?" asked Shay.
The query caused comment, be
cause it has always been tne conten
tion of the defense that T. Jenkins
drew his revolver only after his
brother had finished firing and ap
peared in danger.
The defense dismissed the tales
man with a peremptory challenge,
Alexander Jardiue was accepted as
Juror No. 7.
It was developed by questions put
to Jardine by Mr. Mclntyre that he
was a half-breed Indian, having been
born in Texas.
-Thornton Jenkins Hains took a
lively interest In this Juror, whose na
tivity evidently pleased his naturally
romantic fancy.
Hugh MeCullough, of Laurel Hill
was passed by the prosecution, and
after the usual conference was ac
cepted by both sides. '
The eighth Juror is the second
youngest man in the box. He Is a
milk dealer and has been in business
for himself for several years. ,'
Mrs. William E. Annls, widow of
the man whose tragic death occas
ioned the trial, ate lunch during the
noon recess In the same dining-room
as the mother of the defendant and
Captain Peter Hains.
The old soldier and the gray
haired mother of the Hains boys
reached the county seat at 13:S0.V
just as recess was announced - Tim.
aged couple entered an old-fashioned-
Inn and almost at the Instant of tharr.
entry, Mrs. Annls, accompanied by
her friends, Mr.' and Mrs. Charles &.
Blrchfleld, came to the door from the
court building. ' ,
The two pretty daughters of the
(Cnotlnued on Fifth Pafe.) '