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'; ''VUDl.-1.'';. . v EiPLDKEESHOHOi APPRECIATEtSPE 30;D0D Y. 1 The sWtheribftallway Youngtvlen's Christian Association v at' Spencer," N. - Q; ha' arinagnlScent $36,000.00 brick buUd&ag. supplied. with '-steam vheat.fnidther. father;- sweet; heart ' and electric ight, hot -arid cold water day vand jaight,v building :open: i:ll the time. vThis building was-',made lossible by the oint-efforts of the Sduihern Raii--.way Comjany,' the' Employers, - and Citizens and "Business' Men, of spencer and ;SalisbutryThe Southern Railway .Company -contributes- liberally to this and five other Associations on the sys- -.,tem' Theemployes show their appre- elation b joining the Association and ; ! -' using the "priviledges afforded by the ' new building aa'd splendid equipment In (the past .twelve months 109,500 vis its were made, 9,307 hatha were given, the beds used 11,497 -times, 22,087 meals and 23,460 lunthes Were, served, 9,490 letter$were written, ly335 attend ed! "socials and 5,556 attended religious meetings. ' - In the basement of the building are to be found-the wash,Abath' and toilet rochis, bowling alieybd barber shop. The hath andtoilet rooias dre finished . Tdth-hite marble and tile in the moat up,todate-manner. The' barber shop . is run by white unlon, barbers who are prepared!; to give quick and competent sepvico-.-. The- bowling alleys are for the" purpose of. pffprdinr wholesome ex-" ercise.to thmembers and are in great ., demand. atcert3in- timea of the year, : . . A large -Well: lighted reading- room Is : Supplied: with all .the ; leading miga; u zihev Brctherhocd Joxfr'nals and daily X' iind weekly nev3 'paper- TW? room is cpehf.to the public 33 we is members of the,'; Association. "- Adjoining the readlng'JrGom' is. the library. Only a few volumes are In use at pi-esent, but a movement iTiow on to increase the nurabef of volumes to more than, five hundred et'the latest and best book3. The- member of the 'Ladies Auxiliary are taking an active part in tho library movement . so it goes .ivitLout saying - that EOiaethiug. w'ill socn'bcf doihg. If any pessimist exists ia this good Old "North State, and ; whose lament is that-we -are degenerating, let him read whatWas said vof' us by, an Engli3h writer, in. 1830:; . '. "The Sabbath is. disregarded, or is distinguished only by the convivial mirth of the v -.white; inhabitants, or the ncisy,diyersiens;ef. the. negroes. The women,; though . remarkably affecticn ate, mingle "but :iitt!e in society;; nor are they treated with that respect and attention which ir universally .paid to their sex in more ciyilized ""countries. The men, of. course, want that polish and refinementof manners, which the society of- the fairer part qf - "our1 speM cies, and an anxiety to" win, their re gard, alone can impart.' IJving on their- plantations, it a considerable distance from each pther;- and in a state oJ-eeolusicn from the world, they delight to meet together in convivial parties; and enjoy the"? visit of a stranger with a relish which displays itself in the most 'unbounded hospital ity. But even in their hospitality there is a coarseness, that can only be redeemed by the benevolence which it indicates; and their conviviality althost invariably degenerates into 'gross .in temperance. Drinking, gambling, and every specic3 of dissipation, engross the time and attention which should be employed in the culture of their plantations cr the improvement ' of their mindr. To the amusements of cock-fighting. Spencer's Bare Ball Team. Spencer is tc have what promises to be a good base ball team this season. The team has been organized under the auspice3 of the Y. M. C. A., with K. R. HattHfield as Bianajer. It, will be remembered that Spencer had , a. first class team several years ago, which met expert teams, and came '.oat vi'etrictfs in f many battles. Somei of 'these same players have signed up- with the tearn this season, with many more, equally good players. The line up of the team is as follows: K. R. Hartsfield Manager, J; 0. feiiziah Captain,' Worth' , Murphey Pitcher, J. M. JSink .Catcher, R. -1 Chandler. 1st Base, M. ' . Sparrow: 2nd Base,' ' i. B. KlzziahS. Slv C;:'l-M. Swicegood 3rd Base, A. A. Carper R. F,' J. C. Kizziah C. F.i iTV bowler L. F. Jones, Pipkin ( and McCprmick,; Subs. '. - ..v. . A game, is. nchednled-for April 25th, with Mount Pleasant. . The game will be-played on the Salisbury diamond, owing tt-the; fact that the Spencer ground Ms not inclosed. It would foe weir for those interested in base ball 'and who-want to- see, Spencer have a : good team to get, together, and see what can be done.' Who Did " It? Bryan pays thatT. P. Morgan, and the ,C , Oily J. D. R, 1 . Erought the Panic oh the Country. pthers sajj it was "Our Czar." And' some Others say that Wall Street - .f'rwas the "nigger .in the fence,'" 'White some other Others say the Peo- pie lost their Confidence. -And., some' other Others say the i QuTeucv's to blame. Others,-.-(not tho3eOthers, say. it Is j '4 politicians Game Cease" the'wranle stop-: the jangle? 7 .see "Us hit the centre,spot r ., Sham Demagoguey .did . ,-the business, ... and the Business went to pot. -" - - v - . - r 'y -.-. - , ... i . (it.- fij tf. . m . i -iji i i Hi. .1 lER'S"' FII ; il r -The Writing rocm supplied with- pa per pens anfl , iuk is a -very popular Jlace and affords many 3. youns man aa opportunity to write :m letters - ta friends. - This room is also used - to make out reports, time slips' and jn an swering :any "business correspondence that may he necessary. - 1 The Restaurant; which is a very pop ular: and much . appreciated-, feature, of the Association is open night and day to all men., It is managed by' an able and accommodating young pian who is a friend of railroad ''-men . Regular meals, are :9ervkU and 'Ibemeftls, tne servlce is a-ia-:arte. ? ; ; .rf " An emergency hcspitais!; furnished for treating men' who-eet;.with:.accid: ent. .This emergency sropm is only used until theiinjured person can be removed to the-hospital. . j ' The np stairs .of the huildihg is divld-. ed iato'private.-bcd ' robms..,.vsleeping apa rtments-, and r .rest ' roomsr where members- can ; "feleep night'.; pr Vday.-l i ner .are now xmrty-six oeas an iisey six ne. &ed: naving repeptiy .oeen al ded to supply . the demahd. On the eam,e 'floor is. "located thd auditorium large enough ta seat, three hundred people. This room can be-Nused for Eocials, receptions, leetures, ; entertain ments and religious meetings - ; Any white male employeeKin rail road, sleeping 'car, express, telegraph ,or railroad postal service, over sixteen years of age and of a good moral char actor shall be.elegible to membership in this Department. Other than em ,ployes of the above named companies must make application to the Member fitip Committee, subject to the appro val of the Committee of Management. All ministers of the gospel resident of Spencer or Salisbury, to le honerary members Vrad to Jbave full priyiledges. The- memoerhrp fee is-, five dollars a year and a- membership ticket is Is sued each- member!.. This ticket will ba honored by all Jhe Young Men's Christian- Associations in North Amer ica. If.j'ou are ja stranger in a strange land, your membership ticket will in trpduco and identify -yeu and get yoa in touch with men who will help you. Every man should carry one of these tickets. J - v.. - . - -m j Pv DIIBI niMP U. H. .UUILUIIIP a - SPENCER 6RA&ib SClH66Xr0fcrnr" , It gives me very great pleasure in deed to greet the patrons of th Spen cer Graded School through this, the first number of The Spencfer Crescent. The Crescent will give us a much desir ed means of communication with: you, vwbich will result, I hope, in securing a greater measure of co-operation be tween the teachers and parents. ., . ParenE3, do your . children, who are in. any of the grades from the fourth up to the highest, tell you that they have ho study ,to ' do at night? iff so, kindly, consult, the teacher, as you have sufficient reason to believe" that your child , is not tellingv the whole able difficulty in; securing anything like a proper preparation of the small amount of home work assigned. - At this season of. the year the school suffers from a falling off in attendance. This is extremely hurtful to the school for -it makes it almost impossible to keep the classes properly graded. Those wh5 drop 011 now will come back at the opening of next term and where do they belong? Neither to the grade they , were in nor to the grade above. Parents, think of the injustice you do your child in allowing him to stop now and of the unnecessary work and worry the teacher frill have when your .Chili- returns next jEerm. -Tho average enrollment for the first six months of thip year was 273, and the average daily attendance was 240. Thig shows 'the absentees to have Ijeen about 12 per cent.of the enrollment, a very decided improvement over last year's record. Bat there is room for further improvement, and we appeal to all parents to hlp us. See that your child is in school j every day. The Spencer school building is a credit to the town. The citizens of Spencer could make it even more cred itable by improyip-g and beautifying the grounds and ,the time is ripe for the forming of an association with that object in view. , Or, it might be better to enlarge the sjcope of the association so that a systematic effort might be made, towards improving and beautify ing the whore town. ; W. G. CASWELL. .Spencer has -alhandsome two-story brick school building, completed in January,' 1907. It litis eight large- com fortable rooms add everything has been do.ne that can add to the comfort of tho pupils. if. - Last year the school closed rather abruptly owing to ' focal circumstances. Thl3 year we -expect to have the full nine months term arid hope to have appropriate closing exercises, of which announcement will be made later on. NHIton.At Fifteen. " The author of Paradise JLost.was ad dictedto scribbling at the age of ten. In his fifteenth year, he produced the following' and some more of the same kind, in ,an attempt - to describe; 'the pieturesuure III nature: v "The high huge-bellied mo-Jntains skip like rams 4 ' '- K "Amongst ; their jowes the little hills like lamV - 1 t' After that, no yokel need despair of himself, ..if . oeticfly inclined." SPEN lumped From Car ofTwii -.Columbia, S. C, April ll--Mr: ET, E? Smih, of HartsiiiTle, S. C., while befng hroufeht to the lunatic asylum hjs morning., threw; himself : through the window of the A- C. L train when '11 miles from? Columbia. , and will likely L , i - - -'Smith, who a carpenter, -ias-beeaJ regarded as weak-mineded, but ' not. dangerously 'insane. He was under- the care . of Police- Chief- Kirkpatrlck, ad Dr. Powe, of Hartsvillel who were sitting -aarosv- the aisle from, hkrui Smith ralseja the window -and' sat down again facing Mr. A. G; ClarksonJi of this . county. ; . , ' H c Smith's bat first blew out -of the daw and. suddenly Smith; pijf5h,ri'lJiifB? self head-, first out of tleaJindis body bumped' along tho-cr6ss'.iiesr for some distance. . --s.f ' v t-. Railroad4Commissioner Earle; sitting across- the. aisli,; .palled , tho bell;, cord and" stepped, thet train which went back an.d;;Smttli,:w.as placedaboafd in an un consciousi condition aad;- bixhightlrL-to Columbia. r, t. . .'He is being atended at4he: asylum in firmary but canot survive his injuries, .JKis head jis crushed arid his shoulder bdly torn.'.' ' Postal; Savings Bark BiH. Washington, April 16. The senate eommittee on postoffice and post roads todays voted rto report favorably the postal savings bank bill drafted . by the sub-committee. ' Sailors Having if4ri ' i ---& s)Ume into another-statwas interstate J yJ A. il&Z By Associated Press, -'San Diegp, Cal., April 16. The for malities of the official welcome at an end,- iho'officers and msa of the Atlan tic - flefet began to enjoy themselves -largely, according to v their bent, al-; though many hospitable functions were planned In their honor. ' - The sailers came ashore in large numbers, a quarter section of the-entire force, entitled to lib.e-rty being jal lowetl to land. ' Some of the men could be seen rid ing horses at a high gallop threughthe streets and looking extremely lictar esque in their blue blouses and flap ping trousers. Bicycle end buggy. rid ing also were popular with . the men. Boat races and a baseball g.ima this afternoon between the teams from the battleships and the city oi San Diego divided the interest cf the sailors. To- .V .r . woiks will mark tho end of the third day cj the fleet's visit here. RUSSIAN TROOPS INVADE PERSIA Entire Frontier is in State of Alarm Reason for Action. Tifljs, Trans-Caucasia, April 16. Russian troops have invaded Persian territoryin the vicinity of Lekoran. port on Capian sea, for the purpose of punishing Kurdish raiders. 1 This step was taken in consequence of the renewal of attack upon the Rus sian garrison at Belesuvar. The trou ble began April 12th, when a detach ment of Russian troops from Belesuvar met a band of Kurdish brigands and lost several men. The brigands prepared to attack Belesuvar in force in revenge for their treatment by Russian soldiers and they descended on the garrison to large numbers. Orders Were issued for the garrisoa to enter the Persian territory and pun ish the Kurds. The Russians in force then crossed the frontier and destroyed several vil lages. They scattered Kurds; who num bered, in all about 4,000. According to the latest reports the Russians are still continuing their ad vance. The people of Belesuvar, have tele graphed to St. Petersburg, appealini for immediate protection. 4 Cossacks havej)een sent into the dis tricts to preserve order. The whole frontier is "hi a state .of alarm. " S The first national bank . was - estab lished March 3, 1791, at Philadelphia, with branches ,at the important ports. The plan originated with Hamiltbii. The first' Fourth of July Celebration in the . United States, was on the fiftieth anniversary 1.826. The states had increased in number, from thirteen to twenty-four; the popula tion, from three millions to ten mil lions. Two ex-presidents, Adama hnd Jefferson, died on that day, between sunrise and sunset.,--' . . In 1825,.North Carolina made Its first provision for the support of 'schools. The sum of -$70,000.00 was authorized to be raised by escheats, confiscations, and the pale -cf derelict property.At that date, there was' but one college in the State, the now venerable institu tion at Chapel Hill, where,' in 1791, the University of North Carolina was founded, with 9 instructors, -and 69 students. ' - - Georgia did not unite-with the colon ial confederacy until after the' taking cf Ticonderoga, in 1775. There were twelve, and not thirteen states of the union, when the war with Great . Bri tain was declared. , ; . ,' North Carolina was largely settled, about the year 1650, by Virginians and colonists from Massachusetts: ': and their posterity has not discredited their forbears. - . -, .The war expenditures by the Upited istates during, the Revolutionramount ed Jo 92,485,693.00. , : It was North and, South Carolina and Virginia settlers -who. defeated - the British; : under Ferguson, : at- King's Mountain, uct. 7 17SU, CER; : NJ Cr,- APRIL-1 7,: DsiioiilSii ClliiEiGEiEST vTJavidson, N( April 1. At a recent meeting .of the Philanthropic Literary, Society they elected Mr.r I R. Scott 'valedictorian' and Mr.!CC. TBeam rdspondenV ! for their . to- mericenent exeris. ,v x Iion..Ed-Chambcrs Smith, of'Bal-6igb,-was"Ch6'$Dfii asc alumni 'orator, s triheJmcnchnx Society -bas ' chosen jjs. vw;uf. rerry ;vt; ueorgia 1 ecn, as thoi?5Tumnl, eorame&cement orator.: - ip'r.' Aldermahrpresident of the Uni versity of Virginia,iiwiU. deliver 'the commencement, aaaresa to .tne sraa- L a,tins,t3ass.. te '- va - -1 ne manager - ci i me"-j;rai v team is- in.' CQrresponCejice..witl A. JVITl (and Wake Forest a!so- wjth- the' U. w N." C. He wishes'lf possible" to: ar raAge a meet either in Raleigh -or Chapel Hill. .Further . arrangements and dates will' bg "announced later; ; - ESlIf Raleigh, N. C,;i April14. In the light cf a recent rpling of the North Carolina supreme court, in which - it was hold that a shipments of freight from- one point within the state to another point- witiin the state where, the shipment ha?fo to pass ' over the commerce,-a number-Of lawyers and others here are discussing with in texest the auestlo-:o& whether ship- faents cf whiskey .JPeom one point" in N6rth Carolina loftjiother point, with in the state, wMj'a'the shipment-had to cross the- bordeyjto another, state in transit would 'not also constitute an interstate shipment. The supreme court ruling was In. Shelby Ice. and Coal Co. vs. ScsrQiern Railway, fn which the railroad- company -was. sued for penalty for delayed freight; under the state law. The shipment,'- was from' Grover,' Cleveland county; to Shelby in tho same county and it was necessary for the freight to- be routed by Blaeksburg, S. C. The case was decided. March II, the court holding that the . shipment was an interstate 4ransaetifi. and - that the state law herefore did not apply.. The question is being asked now why. cannot Whisky be shipped for instance trom .wm-ton-saiem to-Kox- which case it would go via Roanoke and Lynchburg. Va. The same would apply as to Durham. Then again there could be shipments over the Atlantic Coast Line from Wilmington to Wadesboro via- Florence," S. C. There are a number of other cases on the same footing where it seems the shipments would be interstate in the light of the supreme court ruling of the Cleveland case. The Big Fleet ' Ends Cruise, San Diego, Cal., April 14. After the long and notable cruise throngh the "southern seas and changing climes of the Western - Hemisphere, the American battleship fleet, now under the immediate command of Ad miral Thcmts, returned to home wa ters today. It cast anchor off Coron- ado Beach this afternoon at 1 ociock and the four days' , of schedule stay of the 16 ships will be marked by a ceaseless round, of gaieties. Fleet Sighted. San Diego, Cal., April 14. The fleet was sighted at 10:03 a. m. EG RO ES ,TH R DM u anrrn nit , f- jl V I I yu Tff HEAR FORAKER'S SPEEGH Washington, D. C, April 14. Sel dom, ifeyer, in its histpry has the capi tol continca as many negroes ' as thronged its corridors and crowded its galleries - today.V They were attracted there by the fixmouneement oft Senator" Fpraker s speech in defense of , tne negro soldiers who were discharged by President Roosevelt on acpunt of. the Brownsville-riot. ' 1 -' As soon as the senate public galleries became available they crowded into them-and it was not long until all the space in the gaieties to which admis sion cards are -not necessary was occu pied. . Intone, of the men's public galleries there were birfy four wihte men in the entire section. 1 Fully two-thirds of the seats in the "reserved galleries also were filled oy negroes. - The corridors were . also crowded. - 'Senator Foraker, in bp speech,-made analysis of the- testimonjrtaken in the investigation -of the .'shooting up" . of Brownsville, Texas, and .argument in faTDr of the re-inlistment of the negro soldiers of the 25th regiment, . n;"Bef ore "entering upon this labor' he said,1. "jt may not be amiss to state in view of -the. many misstatements that have been made that the puprose vi r- im luvesuijauon -nas not reen ao emfcarrassi: the president: or anybody else K nor hasjit been to make capital of any kitfd, , political . or otherwise, against anybody orfor Anybody,'' j : 1908,. Bryan Welcome ?Jac ks'dn ' 1 1 . ",. Jaekson, Mieh,i April lG.Hon. Wil liam. Jennings Bryaii,' was given an en thusiastic welcome 'by a large crowd when.- hearrive4:here from Lansing. He' was, escorted to a' carriage which, headed by tbe second regiment-band and followedJ bynumber pf carriages, paraded to Otsego. Hotel, where a pub? lie - reception 'was-: held, attended, by- a large number of democrats and cithxns. from .-3.U over-the- county, ' Vhen approached for an expression in" regard ' to- the aotion- of the,. New York." democratic .state convention he refused to discuss the matter, or make any-statement in regard to it; He ad- -orikUrttUtted: he had read the newspaper re- ponsf-oi tne convention caxeimiy uui stood fast -on his . determination , not to discuss the same, saying he did. ndt tare to indulge" in any personalities.. firyan.'t' Lansing. - - , Lansing: 0 Mich., -April 'MLHon, Wm, J. Bryant who spoke, here - last evening was thecentral - figure Xt the greats democratic : celebraticHividid - not leam. i until -2 o'qlockv this-, morning that the. " democratic state -.central eorumittee ixad' yesterday - refused to endorse, te candidacy for the presi-defitial- nomination. - - 'When told of the committee's ac tion, he said f it would have been well within the province of the committee to have taken such action and he pointed out that the Minnesota state central committee had endorsed Gor- South Needs , . ; Immigrants Washington, X). C, April 15. That the Italians, especially northern Ital ians, are -very much in demand on the farms ct thesouthenr states, is the claim made by T. V. Powderly, chief of the division of Information, of the Bureau of Immigration and Nat uralization. "What the south needs," said Mr. -Powderly, in an;, interview today, "is immigration. Requests for labor, com ing to this office from southern farm ers indicate a preference for Italians." He "added: "There is prejudice against the Italians, but- they have proved very valuable on the farms. Ellis Island, immigration station in New York, was built by 'an Italian who came to this country as an im migrant In 1832, and is an illustration of what they, can, do." Big Cotton Merchants i Issue a'Statementl Liverpool, April 16. Leech, Harrison & Forward, cotton merchants, of this city, who, It was announced yesterday, were obliged to place their affairs in the hands of accountants, made a state ment to the effect that they have no cotton future contracts open on this market. Cotton Merchants Fail. New York, April 16. The failure of Crutchfield & Company, members of -he cottoa exchange, was announced on the floor of ' the exchange today. It is said that the company liquidat ed its contracts early in the week and the failure is not regarded as import- antr- New Incorporations. Raleigh N. C, April 16. Charters were granted the .'Anson Brick Co. - of Wadesboro. at a $10,000 capital -au thorized $17500 subscribed by R. J. Beverly, Eugene Ingram and others today. . Also, th Summerset Undertaking Co:, of Salisbury, by T. W. Summer-. set. R. M. Davis, W. I Bell and others, for a general undertaking k business, at a capital of . $5,000. B 9 ftLLEH I ES In his opinion the evidence given by. the soldiers was such that nothing re mains to show their complete vindica tion. He said the testimony by most of the witnesses against the soldiers' "is sufficiently contradictory to show that It is. unreliable." Continuing, he. said: "It is unnecessary to go over this evi dence in a delayed way, for, conceding for the sake of argument that the wit nesses undertook to -testify truthfully, the flimsy and unreliable character of the whole of it is fairly indicated by the testimony of the fou- principal so-called Witnesses." He -added-that without their . teati mony there is no credible evidence to support the charge that the first shots were-fired from the baracks. He declared that the case' falls against the soldiers because there is no motive shown, and added that the character of the soldiers . was good which he said should greatly" strength en the presumption of. their Innocence. h Regarding the discretion - given the president, to the Warner blll providing for their re-enlistment the senator said if. that bill : was passed, , "our ..action would but add -insult to ..: injury;-, . It would be without precedent for It may be safely aserted that never-before in the history of civilijiatioii has a. legis lative body been "invited to require men accuseds of crime to prove the ir inno cence before a hostile jiidgVho has. halready adjudged them gutlty..The sen ator -concluded wlta . very complimen tary reference to- Eegro'sohiiers" ; ,i , , I, i ,i i . THE S UTiBilRD;iil SPIIEBSlItt COMPLETE Fromrthe CharlotteNews. 'j j. V The Southern" Hard Yarn Spinners' Association will meet here tomorrow in r called meeting ta consider " tfr ? present depressed condition of the market. The meeting will 'be called to order at 1 o'clock In theafter- noon . ta the rooms of , the Sontnern Manufacturers' Chib. . -; . . There la hardly any doubt but that the recent ; action of the executive committee of the North Chrolina Cotton Manufacturers ' Association in recommqjidlng - a : 0-day closing down lwill be followed by the hard yarn spinners.,- . - - , , "There is no other action to be taken, so far " as A. can see," -said a leading cotton man of this city tduy, except, for the mills1 in a position to do so- to close down and; and for those which cannot -close dfiiwn to- curtail as much as , possible. In fact tney are already doing, this." . Secretary Crews says that at least as many as 750,000 spindles will .be represented here. Even those . mill men whose mills have already closed down are coming,- judging from thejto letters which are sent in. Another feature of these letters is that more mills have' already closed down than! even the well posted Charlotte maa pegause- men had any idea-of. - - - - . . '"Hsmw The shutting v dowiO fsr, tne present is-considered on- all -sides the best method of bringing about a re turn of normal business out tnat this is certainly to be expected in the future is indicated by the'fact mat new mills are "being planned, both locally and -for this section. In this connection Mr. E. S. Harrington, e leading; cotton broker of Greensboro, gave anexceedingly interesting inter view to the Industrial News regarding the significance of the closing down. He -said: . This. aeIon is to be re&retted. .It means, to effect, that the northern 7. 9 f Need Bigger Navy Numerous Protests Register- - Against Pisidenjt.'Re Vommendaiions For More Ships Williams Scores Hobson and bthers. Washington, r. C, April 15. Wen, the house resumed consideration of the nivnl QnnrnnriahnTi 'Kill TUff 'RllTton ! T V . : " . 7 ... , VUiiioj iook. me uuur in uyyucsiuuu the battleship .proposition declaring the Monroe doctrine' Was not maintain ed by military armament. Mr. Hobson (Ala.) asked what, in the absence of absolute power to arbitrate, would protect tne country? V - a'Our Drfestiee and strength of nation will protedt us," Mr. Burton replied. Cochran (N. Y.) , made a striking speech in favor of four battleships. . Chairman Tawney, ofrthe house ap propriation-committee, pointed out the danger-in which he said the treasury is i being placed by the immense in crease m I appropriations. . His re marks applied particularly to" the de mand for four battleships. "He said the startling;, fact .was developed that, we are spending more money than any oth er" nation- in' the world in preparation for war ; and on account of wars. ; He said there was ' no occasion to apprehend war and declared that the United States in the past had pur sued, a butfglihg naval policy. He con demned the policy which had, overlook ed auxiliary vessels. ,.t'It may be," he said, "that this mistake is due to the fafct that the collier which is as essen tial to the efficiency of the navy as battleshins is -not so attractive, does not involve, the expenditures of so much money atiddoes not afford opportunity for the same prctechic display upon the ocean or at summer resorts and for that reason, we have made a mistake of building a navy that today, in order to make its voyage from one ocean to another, - is obliged to- rely upon ves sels belonging to-other nations." Williams (Miss.) created an outburst of applause by his opposition to- mili tary expansion. . ' He referred to Hobson a. a young enthusiast, expert on naval affairs; whose mind is entirely absorbed along these lines." 'He is like an eye-specialist," he said. "An eye specialist never found a perfect eye. This young- specialist will never find a perfect navy' , j Wrrlrams Stirs Sensation. Referring to Cockran's remarks, Mr, . Williams, said, ,amid a storm (of applause and "laughter,, that the presi dent is commander in chlef..of the arr my and navy of the United States, and not commander in chief of the congress of the United States. - . "I declare on- my solemn , responsi bility," he continued, adopting tbe language of Cockran in referring, to the president's' recommendation, "that the United States does not require four newt battleships, ' What, is' the differ ence between mv resnonslhilltv and the responsibility of the ?' president? Have-1 not as good a Tight as he to be solemn?"-, - . , - ' , He Sold Bad Mtfat. 'j Paris-, April 16. A .buteher jbl : tbe Baf-le-Duc has been:r sentenced to one year's imprisonment atrhard" labor on the charge of having iurnhshed bad meafto'the army;. - , 1 r" - . . i .r .i l 'i .. 'i . . t'a-:. ' 0 1 11 iTTi rii n n n if ini::-;!1: Trill 1 1 uui- iniihiiii l III 1 1 I I IIUII villi Ull IU pus wiu-pront oy tne stoppage. 01 -".., fy 'V ..K l. I- I V. "t-,ViK -' '. r,.Mf? v and that.thla section 'will lose-its viC business to llnlshedi goods, for attune, "; -;j,.,vv . and take the chance Gf.net regaining'- '?r?J-"f it! In anticlnatlOn 1 nf -the ""closmsr - " v.-. 7 movement agoing into ff e: V Amons :WiV:lt the southern mills, one cotton milliia '?ffi.i Connecticut 'has begun-, working "a-, s ' t H-ACt night shift, and doubling its output. v v tV'j( This example ia quite likely o a followed--by others .and, the; result is"-'-too evidentv to TGcruire ftnvi.'coTnmemr.c-'.--"..vr-5-'f V or explanation. Vv- V V ' h rit is ta bo admitted rtbatithe-VI,,!, it was $l year ago,. and thee; is" pos- v, 1" l sible danger 'Of overstocking' it by'c-' 'v runmns the 'mills on. full, time.- DUf - 1 " 1 the -English mills are maintaining . their output and lessening Our own - power 01 compeuuon. ax a. imte wnen . ' 1 a . . a , ....... . -t wb ueea noc nut aioue uur.; own .luttp.;;. kets, but the -iiarkets of the -world.'" .', I really believer that the reason back of the present-seeming depression "in 4, the cotton goods businesa is the fact; that we have not trted hard ' enough gain an entrance intothe-werld markets. We have been? content to-. live off of eacl other in" a sort of commercially. libalistic 'way, and" e markets , have raTnsrTiln we have concluded we in the south. I mean:,-' to wait a While till the markets " sret more -fat AV.Af. 1 . lri.n( 1 i - 4hA,l crude way of: expressing it but it3tb uits me iiaji uu. iu - iieau, i . vuiua, and may lead to an understanding Of of the subject . ' , -Vl'- "As for the duration of tbe, shuv tine down movement, ft seems to ." me that it will not last for. sixty days. The markets, in all proba- .r' th t1 - bility, will recover at leasfa .parj r;;jS of their lost ground before iSSS" j piration of that time limit and mllir:? - .Vi; A ' owners will resolve just ' as ' unani- : V mously to start up again.' McCarreri iMt'fM, His FisHt CloseS"McCarren Dele gates Not rSeat8drSen ator Makes Threats, New York, April, 16. Amid scenes of turbulance and great-con-fusion the state democratic convention! adjourned at 12: 30 a. m After a bitter .contest the convention unseated1 Senator McCarretl and. the ' delegates from ten districts of King's county;, seated the McCabe, delegates . from Albany county; elected four dele -gates at large and alternates to thi -national convention and delegates from -; various, congressional districts ; - chose ' presidential electors and elected, a- new state committee. . . The McCarren delegates.; were un seated after a hard fought contest by r:" their leader, in' Which the senator first pleaded for the right of his delegates to be seated and then delivered a remarkable and ; sensational wa ruing to' the convention, in which he assert- ed that if the King's county men wefe . thrown but, none .. of those present would live to see a democratic mayor electedfin Jfew York1 city. Senator McCarreh said: "We will " carry this Snatter iinta the- Denever convention." " I . ' ' Basil For Liberty Was Frustrated Raleieh. N. C. April 16. Rain hav- Llng preVented the game between Villa Nova and the Agricultural and Mechan ical College teams last evening, Villa Nova7 ended the southern tour and left on a early train today for Philadel phia. '.-- ..--'.'"' .The Everything , Publishing Compa. -'ji of Greensboro, amends its charter, changing its name to the .Harrison Printing pompanyj.VMr. Al. Falrbrother. Is president. "-'.' ; ' . John" Burt made ac "dasb for liberty": this morniflg ' at' the county convict camp, and was seriously, but not-fatally wounded By ar guard. ' He was" serving four years for lar--ceny. He boasted when, committed re , cently that he would not woflc there long. - Naval Bill , , i ' JRehiimed: Washington, DC," Aprit Its. When . the consideration -of the naval appro-. priations bill was , resumed, id; the house today the proposed amentment ' of Representatives - Hughes f N, J.)V making tbe eight-houT law applicable v to the work onthe hew eonstouctfons'ji authorized under the-bllf, -was . lost on, - I ' I 1 i. Affeti Scenes of Confusion 0 rz??tsryt .v-.-.,-- r a point of iorder,-', 'jf '.When .the section --relating to-vthe-eight subnfariner torpedo- boats was - , I reached Representative HiH Warm.) madv a point of order ti against;? the f-W -wjiole "paragraph. ' ' s , t -rAjr long wrangle r then ensued, bu t the' chair ruled" in .hiivfavor and;'th . authorization for the suhmarinea jvent! out- oMhe; bill, f;,,-.-, , ; . v;- " ? ' 1 f t I H 'J5JU' Urn A.M. 1 -' A f Z4 .1 - - - Ydr'i- 'iH'-'tf-' i i - if -i'J'i t 1 ,1 1 kt -. f - A-- ' , !f"" -0,