VOL; 11.
| TWO GENTLEMEN
S HAWAII, §
® 0
fgjl By SEWARD W. HOPKINS.
(Oupjnrlght. by Boniar Bona'i lon]
i _ CHAPTER VL
connuiD.
The chairman ut don, ud Mr.
Beldon arose. Mr. Ssldon tu an old
PJM. *ad be had grown old in Hawaii.
He looked at the aadiones reflectively
» moment, and then aaid:
"Mr. President and Gentlemen:
My paper is brief bat it is to the point.
To begin abruptly—Hawaii has aoms
thing like one hundred thousand in
habitants. Of these forty thousand
are native or mixed breeds. Three
thousand are American, twelve thou
sand are British, twelve thousand are
Portuguese, about the same number
are Chinese, fifteen thousand Japan
ese and six thousand scattering among
French, Spanish, German, Mexican
and others. The estimated number
of acres of land under cultivation in
the eight islands is,-in round num
bers, two millions. Ol these, less
than one hundred thousand are owned
by the orown; fully half a million art
owned by one person, hish in the
councils of the queen, and in favor ol
the monstrous wrong she is about to
Krpetrate. The Natives own but lit
i of the cultivated land, some ten
thousand aeree. About on* hundred
thousand aeres are owned by
and German residents. The rest of
the land is owned l»y American set
tlers. The exports from these island*
la it year amounted to twelvj million*
of dollars, eight millions of wliie't
wore produced by American*, aud ten
millions of which went to the United
States. The ami>nnt of capital in-
Vested in trade aad c ru-iieree is four
millions, of which the stnpendon*
proportion of four-fifths is purely
American capital. Iu Oalau there are
tsa factories employing twelve huu
dr*J people, ait ou American invest
mebts.
. I "Before the era of American ascen
dency iguorftnce »■•»« rife. Now there
is hardly a child over seven years of >
age who cannot read and write, and j
who may not, if he ebooses, have the '
advantage of a higher education. Thin 1
is trne of native, foreign-bora aud ■
American children. Under the foster- j
Ingcareof American enterprise, Ha
waii has been made what it ii. Amrr- j
loans pay seventy-five per cent, of the ;
taxes, both iu towns and country.
"The morality r>f the native portion I
of the inhabitants lia* been steadily !
improved, so far as it may be under a .
government itself of fax morality. !
"It is clear that whatever progress !
has been made in Hawaii is du« to the
Americans, and yet it is a reproach to '
be an American. To account for this |
strange com! it ion of affairs, w emvt j
bear in mind that the native t ! it
- Is inftnence 1 by the q men, aTX *
the is surrounded by adviser* iuis.ij'.
. not ouly to America but to the pro j
gress of Hawaii as well;
"Shall tbe vait interests of Amen
cans be allowed to sudor at the bandit
of a bigot queen?"
With this abrupt ending, Mr. Sol
don sat down.
' Our ot t friend, .Toltroy Sea camp,
•prang to his feet aud waved an Ameri
can flag in the air.
"Mr. President and fellow-Am H- I
•ans," he said: "Let this day be t >•>
glorious beginning of a new era. ! ;
the American eagle scream as it h M i
never screamed before since i
Washington opened its mouth for the j
amnsement of our British friends. \V« j
Enow that without America) help tiii# !
ttle oountryrwo.i!d be stagnating in ,
the doldrums of oVcarily. We know |
that the very of tho j
queen is ma te possible by the wealth- 1
producing Americans in Hawaii; yet
we are degraded by the government at j
•very step. And now a still more
monstrous wrong is to lis pat upon :
us. Shall wo submit? I say: No! I j
say, let tfcs eagle scream and show j
his talons!- Lot us wrest this fair j
land from the hands of its unworthy ;
~ queen and ptat it whereit rightfully be
longs—under the flag of the United
Statesl"
Jollroy was out of breath, or he
would have continued. With a last
appeal to give the eagle an oppor
tunity to scream, he saecambed.
"My uncle shook his head warn-
Ingly at tho speech of Ueaeamp aadj
•lowly rising and addressing tho chair.'
I said.
' "I think it would bo w«U, before
taking any active steps toward anseaw
lag the existing government, or, inf
deed, before we give way to inoendiary
feelings, to understand fully th-j proM
•bio effect upon the countrv of ths
proposed changes. What will tbe su
premacy of the opium ring moau!
* BOW shall wo suffer from the loMoiy
act? These are questions to be an
swered before calling for action."
w. i Oh, wily, wily Uuclo Tom! Barn
fag with rags and ksts of his royal
••emy, thoroughly at heart with tus
ssoet revolutionary of them all, whs!
did his eel in, judieious speeeh mean'
It mean* "vat he feared the rosalt U
- hot hesieJ oratory led tho way aad
dsods were done which could have no
saoass ssve ardor. He wanted Bsssou
to rale supremo, aad it *-'* thaa that
•Jl ho eatmed tho ialamed a. . roneedths
timid into activity.
Mr. Dole was the next speaker.
•1 do not think," ho said, "that
- thorw are many of as bars who do not
SBHKr*SS=g
» of anaosai jU» far j
THE ENTERPRISE.
u TZ* jtt' ~
Wt» UJ ss,.««, a^sl
to tread upon our franchise and
foist upon ua this change, which will
fessh in ruin to the country. The
queen is headstrong and impulsive.
Sb« is aroused against us, and will
pat all threats into execution. Our
lands may at any time be confiscated,
and we may be foroed to leave the
country which we have built up. And
the result npon the morals of the
country, under the lottery and opium
acta, will be disastrous. I think the
tinao has couie when, with reason on
our side, we must help ourselves."
When Dole, who had spoken in a
mild, even voice, sat down, Doctor
Warren spoke.
"Yoa air know, gentlemen,"he said,
with emotiot, "now- I have striven
aad labored to blot out from our fair
little land awful curse of leprosy.
There ia*W-tay less of this foul dis
ea«* in the islands than at anytime in
-tho" past fifty years. This is due tu
the measures for isolation, which are
• still imperfect, and to the improve
ment of the tuoral conditions of the
natives and foreign elements in tbe
lower classes. Having reached this
point, it is with regret I learn of the
promulgation of acts by the govern
went that will, by producing a retro
grade movement in the morale of the
oountry, probably increase the spread
of this foul disease. We know that
the native aud Chinese are far more
res iy to accept evil teachings than
good. Then it will be an easy matter
C» overthrow the progress of years,
and at one blow put as back to the
old day* of iieense and criminality. I
a'u not a statistician, but as the new
cja.litwas aICsH my work, I speak. If
*e have the license, we will have uipre
I prosy."
"There is but one thing to do,"
said a member; "wa must act at once.
Of course, the thing is dangerous.
They have the army, and we have
f nothing but our own hauda. But the
; thing could, . periiaps bar done in a
bloodless way, Wuat is this Order of
j the Ivy?"
Auatttche of the American Lega
| tioa anilsi a LJt
! **The Order of the Ivy is confined
■to the army," ho isaid. "It may at
j .'oiue future time inike itsell felt. At
j present I can say nothing save that
: we need not fear t lie army as a whole.
It is not strongly with the queen.
Gar l->n has been working among the
j soldiers, and he says uiany of them
j can be relied upon."
I wondered at these remarks. Still,
lit was all natural enough. Gordon's
j courage, his hearing, his looks, all
J combined to make him a hero among
his men. I) would bs easy for him to
influence them. He was evidently at
work, and ha I the confidence of the
j American League.
CHAPTER VII.
Excitement was rnnuiug very high
in Honolulu. The straits was rapidly
o?oomingtoogreat. Something would
happen soon. People stood on cor
ner* and excitedly voiced their sympa
thies with either one party or another.
I The Americans and Germans were
u'taniuionsiyagaiust the queen. The
Knglish were becoming divided. Some
fjvorel Liliuokalani, o:bers a change
| fro.ii one royalty to another. And
, oven a few more advanced c ,tban the
I rest stood with tbe Americans against
I royalty of any kind. The Chinese
; and Japanese wavered in their alle
j giaoce. They favored the throhe, but
I it xras the Liberals who employed
I them. If the policy cf the Govern
j uient destroyed the prosperity of the
' inlands, the occupation of these peo
j plo would bs gone. The Church Par
ty came out flat-footed against .the
j qneen. This party embraced nearly
i all the Portuguese. This condition of
! affairs left the Government with the
support of most of the non-producing,'
| indolent satires aod those foreigners
who kasw that the downfall of the
qaeaa meant a loss of power to them
es! sres.
Ths queen was getting desperate.
She fonnd even her cabinet divided
against her. Aad flinging reason
aside, she took her aland alone, and
proclaimed As new constitution, say
ing that with her army she would ride
rough-shod over hsr enemies.
Deeds of violence became common.
With part of the judiciary still with
tho qussn, it was difficult to punish tbe
maw who insulted or struck you if htf
laypoaed, as, of conrse, was 'the ease,
to be a Boyalist.
Tbe queen ruled with a high hand.
Uader these conditions it is an easy
matter to anderstand how Vrought np
wo were. Nobody felt safe. Winnis's
disappearance had (b« effect of keep-
ing all women indoors after dark. Men
weui armed, expecting outrages every
minute.' *
Aa for me, X was almost insane.
Undo Tom had become melancholy
over Winnie's leas, and now began to
doubt if we could ever And her again,
bat Gordon and I {waited in our ef
forts, yet with no success. The
ts»isi«m. publicly, was becoming aa
great that mOK grew hoarse with sa
citement and aerroas from spprehon
sicix. *
O JS dsy, as Uncls Tom and I sat oa
tje pareh at ths Oorala. a squad of
eoidters appealed before the gate.
—'H weader what is up aam r " I said.
I "These ars some of tho queen's sol-
Oordoa with tar as)
True f Ourselven, Our Neighbor», Our Countrv an 4 Our God.
■ ---v-r? " _!*r: - ■ 1 .r„—JL 4.
FRIDAY, MAY 17.1901.
•nfl>^Jobbs. , »
"Some rascality, then, yon may bo
sure."
Captain Jobbs wits ths man Gordon
so thoroughly disliked, and for whom
I had learned to cherish a most pro
found hatred. Jobbs was a cur and
coward, aad, as the ease usually is,
bully and braggart. He rode up the
avenue to the porch, followed by some
of his men. Leaping from his horse
he swaggered np the steps, and tap
ping my unels oa the shoulder, said:
"You are under arrest. Come along
with me."
•"What!" exclaimed Uncle Tom.
"Do you dare? Has the queen for
gotten all reason? This is an outrage,
sir, that shall not go unpunished."
"Don't givemehany saroe," replied
Captain Jobbs. "Corns halong with
"What is tbia arrest for?" I de
manded. "What charge have yoa
against my uncle?"
"That hain't none o' your business
nor mine," said the polite captain, v
"If I am under arrest, I deman\
that you taks ine at cnce before my
accusers." said my ancle, sternly.
"You'll see them soon enough,"
growled Jobbs. "Hey there, one hof
you fellows, fetch that 'orse 'ere!"
They lial not brought a vehicle for
my uucle, bnt a horse for him to ride.
"I will go ia my own carriage," said
my unJle.
'*Xot lunch yon won't," replied
tfobbs. "You'll go lion that 'ere
'orse."
"I will go in with yon and see
Stevens," I said. "This is too much
to he borne."
So we started. Uncle Tom riding be
tween two soldiers.- They were too
slow for me. I galloped ahead and
stqgped at Dole's house to tell him of
the arrest.
"What is this?" exclaimed Judge
Dole, as I rushed to him, panting with
excitement.
"My ancle under arrest by order of
the qaeen," I replied.
"What! Do I hear you aright?
Warringford under arrest? This is
too mwfh! This is carrying the out
rage too far! Come, I will go with
you to see Stevens." —*
Mr. Dole's horse was brought to the
door, aad we set off for the Legation.
Mr. Stevens was at his desk iu his
private office.
"Here is a pretty pass!" exclaimed
Mr. Dole, angrily. "Our friend War-1
ringfurdjplaced under arrest aud carted
off to prisoii like a criminal, by order !
of the queen."
"Is it possible?" queried the Amer- j
.•an minister, risiuj. "Ou what
sharge?"
"On no charge or warrant," I sifid.
"He was hustled oil without
plana! ion."
"Ah! The explanation will b) had,"
nevertheless." *' \ • ' »
Mr. Htevans gave an order for his 1
carriage. iu a few minutes it was at
the door of the Legation. '
"Come with me to the palace," he !
ssid. "Lesve yonr horses take i
seats in the carnage."
The news of the arrest had spread. !
The excitement, aires ly at fever heat, '
was now consuming. ° -
American cheers greeted us as we t
rode hnrrie Ily through tho streets.'
■ As we turned into King Street, I heard !
a familiar voice shouting:
*VJo it, Stevens! Let the 'great
American eagle scream now as it never j
screamed before! Pnll that old wench'* !
nose and tell her who you are! Now j
for itl Down with royalty! Down with j
LHiaokalaiii!"
I saw Sescarn;! waving his hat in the |
sir. Then two native soldiers pressed
upon him, aud he was dragged off to
prison. , '
"Here I go, too!" hq jdiouted. "Now
let the eagle scream!"
"Tiiere is another case for you, Mr.
Stevens," I said.
The old insu nodded. He was very
pale. But his jaw was set with firm
determination. His manner was that
of a man who knew that he had the
support of a grc at nation at his back.
We reached the palace.
Guards had been increased. Soldiers
paced up attd, down.
"To the queen at once!" said Mr.
Stevens.
"Theqaeen receives no one to-day,"
replied a soldier, insolently.
"She will receive me," aaid Mr.
Stevens.
"She will not receive yoa," aasvercd
the soldier.
"Insolence! Take this message to
the qaeen. TTell her the American
minister demands au audience at ouce
in the name of the President of ths
United States."
Tbe soldier grinned.
"Tho President of the United
States conldu't see her. You may aa
well go back. My order's imperative.
Tbe qneen will see no one."
"The qaeen has takes prisoner two
citizens of the United States, and 1
Wish to demand their release," said
the minister.
"She may take more. The queen
rales. Long live the qaeen 1"
"This is outrageous! Where can I
tad the minister of foreiga affairs?"
"Yon can't find him. He is with
tbe queen and will see no one."
"By heavens, this is a thing that
that will be regretied!" said Mr.
Stevens. " "Tell yoar q icen thst sho
shall yet give me aidience, if the.
navy of the United States compel* it."
The soldier grinned impudently
feain. .... . _ •
"Come, Stevens." said Mr. Dole;
"there is ao »se. We are simply
wasting time. We mast do something.'
Yoa have done your part, now I will
do mine." ~
Sadly we returned. At }he legation
we found hundred* of Amerfcauti
clerks and laborers of Honolulu, wait
ing or the return of Mr. Stevens to
claim his protection. There was no
t 'Hng to what extent the outrages
would bo oacrisd. - -> j..
ITo be »jihnaed.J
NEEDS MORE HELP.
Bmed City of Jacksonville Still ia
Dire i istress.
PIESENT KELP IS INADEQUATE.
The Conditions ars Much Worse Thaa
Have Been Previously Reported—
The Official Call. ,
Jacksonville, Fla, {Special.—At a
meeting of the executive committee of
the Jacksonville Relief Assoc.aUon. It
was the concensus of opln.on that th
amount of mossy so far contributed tor
the relief of the fire sufferers was far
from adequate to meet the demands
9ml President Gamer, of the rotlef. ae
soclaUon; Bishop W'eed.jof the Episco
pal diocese of Florida and Mayor Bow
den, were uppolutid a committee to »•
nte an n klreas to tbe pecq>le of tJii
Unlteil ikatea. The committee has is
tuod the foJlowing address:
"To the People a! the United States".
"We. the undersigned,
the people of Jacksonville, wish to e*
press tt> the pwile of the United
Si:at"H the heartfeltirratttude tbe
people of this %lt.v for the way in
which they have responded to our
nee:la. The relief commiitLee of Jack
-Bf>n\ tile sent out a etadraient some da> ■
ngro, In answer to the numerous Inqul
rlos whM) the committee have receiv
ed. It was then too -soon to estimate
the exteu/t of the ikwiiage, or to iwtl
mate tie extent erf the needs of tbe
people. It Is now ten days since the
ureal fire, and we are beginning to re
alize tho greatness of the calamity
wlrii-h has befallen us. We have re
eelvrd many generous donations In the
way of supplies of food and clothing
t>ut_>ve flpd ourselves confronted wIVu
the need trf clearing away the debris
I and maintaining order and discipline
| trying to prevent alckness and of
oariag for those who are sick,
j "li 1h lmi»)Ksl hie to reader 10,000 or,
mrtre poaple homeless without extreme
' suffering'; It is Impossible CO meet, ail
| the cuaea of need at once. Tho sanita
| ry condition of this city must be psi ■
. footed and maltftalned, and unless wo
! can liave the Aid of the ehai ltable peo
j pie of the United Plate*, we ure com
petted- to acknowledge our Inability to
ropn fully with the t,ttnation. Onlv
Uioie who have been In -the city and
eatl realize the nature of the "distress of
many who >a«e been. tufnM out of
j lifuseß and homer, -an the
J ilnnt'er of sicUnoes frani, the huddled
roiiflltlon.arf.Uie pi«>pl>, making the ait
j uation here alaniilng. U will take a*
j very large amount of money! at tho
smallest estimate to care for the needs
of the people, and put the city* In a
j proper condition. Our duty compels as
j to call' upon the generous and always
1 ready people of thl* country tor aasls
| In tills, our hour of need.
I (Signed) "C. E. earner. Chairmen
I r,Cß °nv,llle Relief Association; .1 F
I ,T. How den, mayor; KM. Weed. liisb-
I op State of Florida "
j . The l.ee Relics.
Washington. R C.. Bpeclal.-A con
j fercnce was held at the Department
j of- Justice, with Solicitor General
j Richards, regarding tho return of the
| Washington relics to the Lee family.
General Fltzhugh Lee, Miss Mary Cus
tls Lee, with a power of attorney from
her brother, George Win. Custls Lee.
the heir to the relies, were present, to
gether with Rb-hard Rathbun. and
Mr. Clark, of the Smithsonian Institu
tion. It was decided that the relict
will be returned at once. President
McKlnley wrote a letter before leav
ing Washington directing that thla be
done. The relics were removed from
Arlington In 1862, since which they
have been in possession of the United
States government, but the govern
ment. In the opinion of .Solicitor Oon
eral Richards, never has acquired title
to them.
/loney Orders Issued on Credit.
Ponce. P. R.. By Cable.—Carlos and
Ramon Julia, respectively postmaster
and assistant postmaster at Juana
Diaz, have been arrested on tho
charge of embezzlement. The amount
Involved is not mentioned. Inspector
Smith, on April 27th. found that the
postoffice at Juan'a Diaz should have
a balance of |952. No cash was on
hand. The bondsmen of the prison
ers will reimburse tbe government in
full. The Julias Issued money orders
on credit, before receiving the cash
and it is believed they charged their
customers a commission.
Aft' r the Sultan. ;
Paris, By Cable. ; —The correspondent
here of the Associated Press learns on
trustworthy authority that unless the
Saltan of TuAey yielded on the ques
tion of Interference with the foreign
postofflces. the powers will probably
present an ultimatum ip a few days,
backed by a naval demonstration. Tbe
powers. Including Germany, are acting
In perfect unTSon Tn"«CEIa matter. " 1
'4.-0
' Supremo Court Ristln ,
Washington. X>- C-. Special.—The
United.-Supreme Court has ad
Journod until u«4tt Monday, without .
announcing Its opinion on the insular
canes. The court will hkvc two more
sittings for the annonncemeint of opin
ions and the healing of motions before -
IW final-adjournment for tho term on
tho 27 th instant. j
'li. ' • '* i—t .-
A RIOT IN DETROIT.
iei aid Boys Oppose tbe Police ia
Great Numbers.
% ———' — -
ALL ABOUT SINGLE TAX EXfIORTCR
• " ■
Twelve Citizens and Five Policemen
Hurt—Mayor Makes a Speech
Much Kxcltement Prevails."
Detroit, Mich., Special.—Fully
men and boys ran rlo>t in the maiu
streets of this city for more than three
hours, anil a continual running tight
wl(b the police, both mounted and on
toot made ait exciting night In tht
heart of the city. The niit Te.ult. so
far aa known. Is twelve chUvus and
Ave pollcf.r' n Injured. Tho name.i of
but two of the citizens are known at
preseut. They are Mike Waldln and
Louis Caplln. lioth men had iheir
heads crushed by being tram (led on by
homes rlddoji by the monuunl iiollce In
a charge on the crowd. The officers in
Jurexl gte,Tames Tumoey, scalp out by
brlclr; Henry Scott, lilt on hand w'th
cobblestone; Thomas Murphy,
cut open with brick; tleorge M or>
badly cut about flic, lioad by brick and
taken home in an ambulanee; Harney
Roonun, lilt With a brink.
The beginning of the riot was Friday
night when the dlrectof 'jpf the pj'Uco.
Frank T. Andrews, Who io. >atly su
perseded tlve old poMcd board thn>ug ,, i
the passage of the Ripper bill by tbe
legislature, Issued an order to the po
lice to allow no one to stand about tin
wagon of one Tom I'l.wd a, a Incal 3 11-
gle-t ax exihorter, who had lncurte t t to
ill-will of the police director by th- >s
traordlnary nature of hlB reuiai KIT iTi
so-called wealthy tax-dodgeia.
✓' l 1 ■ '
The Baptists In
New Orleans, Special,—TUs forty
sixth annual cpovnntlon of the S iuth
ern Baptist Association opened Friday
Prayer was offered by Hon. Josiai
Loverihg, of Ilaltlmora Neafl'y 1,."00
delegates were preaeftt, among them
Coventor W. W. Heard, of Louisiana,
and Governor A. 11. of M s
siasippl. The convenllon elected tise
officers by
Presido'ul, Former Governor W. J.
NortliMl, of Georgia; tecretary, Lan
sing Burrows, of Nashville; and O. F
•Gregory, of Baltimore; vice preeldent.
Governor W, W. Heard, of Ixmlsiana;
Governor A. H. Lonslno, of MlsßUiip
pl; ex-Governor J. P. Fasle, of Arkan.
sas, cvnd HeV. T. T. Baton, of Ixuili
vllle. As a reatilt of the appeal o'
Rev. W. A. llohson, o# th- First Bap
tlst churcfh, of Jacksonville, the con
venlJon suliscrlhod s'*,!i9s for the en
tire sufferers Ifl that city, and $t;S
for the pastor, who (w aped with on.y
the cloHies he wore. _
Dr. U. M. Palmer, the;.distinguished
Preeliytrtlan in whose ohuroll the oon
veutlon Is held, made a stirring al
drets of welcome. The" main work of
the day was hearing r of com
mittees and boards. The Sunday eeh iol
board reported hav.n -raised t7B.MWi
for th e work during the year. Th
home mission board report) d 811 n:Ts
slonarjes, 2,960 chuwhes and station!
13,(MM) additions, 100 churches built,"l'll
Sunday schools established, all the
Stat«a except two s!i wim: increase I
eonti'lF«itlonK. TIHJ board aiti
cd the nepro cutdt ms ar.d Cuban eva.i
(telatlon and asketl for $200,000 for th»
work this year. Dr. Millard, of Bait)-j
more offered 9-1,000 a year from th')
pastors of Baltimore for co-opern'iva
work, provided the convention wou'd
appropriate ?.I,noo annually. At night
f)r, R. Y. Mulllnc. president of th»
Southern Theological College, at Ixiu
Isvllle, preached the convention sir.
man.
Wrong Man Killed.
Atlanta. Special.—A special to The
Journal from Birmingham) Alu.,
says: "An unknown negro, thought
to be James Brown, who Is chargod
with assaulting Miss Delia Garrett, of
Springfield, was shot and killed by a
number of white men near Leeds, 12
miles fro«i Birmingham, this morn
ing. The negro got off a Southern
train agd the men at the depot no
ticing a resemblance to Brown, called
on him to halt. The negro ran and
was riddled with bullets. The coro
ner called In th(i case Is of the opin
ion that the wrong man has been
killed."
Troubles of hs Bo;rs.
London, By Cable.—Lord Kitchener
reports to the War Office under date
of .Pretoria, May 10. as follows;
"Rince Msv Sth. 28 Boera have been
killed, 6 wounded hnd 130 taken
and 183 have surrendered.
Nine thousand rounds of
230 wagons, 1,500 horses and large
quantities of grain and stock have
been captured.
Telegraphic griefs.
Franklin Carter. President of WU
llams College, at Willlamstown, Mass .
for £0 years, has resigned.
Vice Preaident Roosevelt will lay
tho ecrner-stone of the new Method.ct
Bptacop*! church, at Norwich. L. I.
The production of Alabama eosl
mines tor .1900 amounted to
ton*, against 7,4M,T78 tons for 1894.
tfreeldent MoKinJey took pait in a
Ooral carnival parade In Los Angelas
NO STEEL TRUST
At Least Schwab Says lie Doesn't
Know of Any.
GIVES B!S IDEAS ON THE T4RIFF.
p *ssWent of the United Steel Corpo«
ration Before the Commission—His
Company Controls Eight Others.
t. t H
. Washington. D. C., Special.— Charles
M. Schwab, president of the Unlled '
States Steel Corporation, waa before
the Industrial commission. He said
that the United States Company con
trols eight companies by ownlug
their slock, and tlmt while stops arc I
taken to Insu.e the good will and the
cooperation of all these
each one generally is left to conduct
bushier* in tts own way. As a rule
the plan had been to take In only
companies which wore not com pet I
tors, but It was true that there were
cases In which two Institutions of t|o
same I'ne were brought together, and
In such cases thu managers l were ex
pected to get together, in making
their plans for sales. Enumerating
the advantages of consolidation, Mr.
Schwa') said (h".vr were found es
peclall. transportation and man
, ncement and In the utilization of ail
j the ores owned. In this connection.
I Mr. Schwab said thut (he United
. j States Company owns fcO per cents of
I the iron ore of the country and he
j expressed the opinion that these ore
• deposits muel constantly grow in
• j value, because limited. The com
-1 j pany makes from 05 to 75 pex cent.
. of the steel products of the North
i west. He alstk said that there had
I Keen no Increase iu the ptice of pro
| ducts since 11.0 i of the
1 United states Company, nnd that the
teuileiicy IK toward lower prices. • -
Discussing the tarifT. Mr. Schwali
expressed tlii opinion that In articles
of maaufst turn, in which labor does
not enter as na iuipdrtnnt factor, the
ta-iff bo removed, but that In
products into which labor' entera
' .'aruiy, sucl. for Instance, aa tin
1 f late, it would lit necessary cither to
' reduce wages, or lose plate, if the
1 t«":1 were ic-novcd. He thought
tua- except ou the Pacific coast tho
removal of thu tariff would not Inter
fere with th-> production of steel
» rails snd billet*. ■
Jhe Memphis Rcu ilon.
I Memphis. Tcnn., Special.—The fol-
I lowing la the official pr j»,r-inime of
tho oiulng Confederate reunion;
TuWday. May .Zi,
I o'clock, meeting of ilVl. in Con
federate Hdll; calling to order by
temporary chairman. George W.
, Cordon; invocation by the Itcv. J. W.
Jones general. United Coft
feder. .e Veterans; address of wel
luuiv by Hon. Benton Mc.Millln. Gov
ernor of Tennessee, on behalf of tho
> State; address of welcome by Hon.
- J. J. William:-, mayor of .Memphis;
ud'lri as uf weli- iei.- Iv the Right Rev.
Bishop Gait her. on behalf of the Sons
I of VetT'/an.j; addic.** of welcome by '
. ex-Senalor 'l*. B. Turley on hchalf jf
Memphis veterans and executive com
mittee; address of welcome by Hon.
' Tin; II C'Ofi|icr. for Dati«hters of the
- Confederal y. tho Confederate South
I eiu Memorial Association and to the
, representatives o' .h rfcrson DavW
jlinutnent A' ;;o(.,.'ii 11; address of
Tvelcome by Lieutenant General A P.
Stewart; Liit-f sddrexs. the temporary
• chul. than nirn'ny llu hall over to the
veterans; resismse by (len. J. B. Gor
» don. Commander-in-chief of the Uni
ted Confedwate Veterans, and accep
tance'of the hall; call of States for
memlievs of committees on resolu
tions and credentials; address by
Colonel Bennett 11. Young. Afternoon
, —2 o'clock, business session of eon
ventlon.
, Wednesday. Mav Morning.—9:3o
O. m., business session of veterans.
Afternoon. 2 o'clock, business *es
' slon resumed.
Thursday. May .10. Morning.—Busi
ness session of convention; grand pa
rade of veterans; United Sons of
Confederate Veterans.
Mi M Cite, ,
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NORTH CAROLINA,
Devoted to the Education of Young Women.
>t " • • ' | 1
LARGE FACULTY OF i* SPECIALTISTS.
v .™l
■ ■ "'■'il
i Schools of Music, Art, Elocution. Business and Literary Course* t
Charges Moderate—Board $lO Per Month.
i Well equipped Laboratories for Individual Work, Library
u " ! * J • J* ~ ' Wfc'"'*
of more than 7.000 volumes for Reference and General Reading.
College Building Heated by Steam, Lighted by Electricity.
• Situated in the Center of a Campus of Forty
' Elevation 800 feet above Sr>a Health record unsurpassed
Sena for Catalogue.
DRED RE ACOCK, Pro.i
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NO. 34.
NMTI CAIOLINACIOfS. ' "
J I
Weather Coadltlsfli drctltjr laptw
ed During the Week.
Ttie reports of rarrwfeßdnti this •
week indicate further gmmeial improve
ment in crop conditions asd'in til*
growth of vegetation. The temperature
averaged normal, and' although several
mornings were quite cool, there were
Do extreme*. Showers were frequent,
occurring at some station or other on
almost every day of the week. In aptte
of aome very heavy local raina, the
average rainfall waa about normal and
was extremely beneficial. The noil waa
' placed in excellent condition for plow
ing, germination of aeeda waa haaten
eil, and vegetation waa refreshed. To
wards the latter part of the vraMarn
work was interrupted in aome section*
! and weeda and |?rafta became trouble-
Home, but generally farmers are fairly
well up with their work. The unfortu
nate feature of the weather this week
was the unusually large number of se
vere local thunderstorms with heavy,
hull, chiefly from the 7th to 10th. At
many points the hail atones were quit*
large and covered the ground to the
depth of several inches. The greatest
d.imiga occurred In the strawberry re
s'on of southeastern North Carolina.
Truck crops and garden vegetables
' \\ ere injured, corn, cotton and tobacco
somewhat cut. wheat fields lodgeu, and
fruit beaten from the trees. The coun
ties over which the greatest damage
occurred were, in the eastern distict:
Wayne, Nash. Wilson, Pender, Samp
son and (Iroene; In the Central Dia
trlcl. Wake, Johnson, Franklin. Moore.
Richmond, Forsyth. Guilford; and In
the Western. Rutherford. Caldwell, Ca
tawba, Polk, Davie and Iredell.
The bulk of the cotton crop has now
been sown. Late planted cotton la com
ing up well, and fair stands seem as
sured by the beneficial rains this
w*ek; some fields are grain-y and work
ing the crop has begun; In southern
counties some chopping has been done.
There la atlll much corn to be re
planted on account of bad stands; tho ,
condition of corn that la up is much
improved. Fine seasons enabled farm
ers to transplant many tobacco plants,
especially In eastern and southern
portions; elsewhere the plants are still
too small for the purpose. Planting
peanuts is underway, and planting rice
has made good progress. Gardens have
materially improved. »Outslde the re
giqn of greatest damage by tiail truck
etops are doing well; shipments of
early vegetables of all kinds are very r
hwtvy. Fruit trees are apparently load
ed with fruit, and peaches and apples
■will be very abundant. Strawberries are
ril-eiiln* in ctntral and westcra i-or
ti tIH.
Rainfall at selected stations:
Greensboro. 2.01 Incheß; ivumberton,
1.72; Newbern, 2.20; Weldon, 1.03;
South port, 0.03; Wilmington, 1.40;
Charlotte, 1.20; Italelgh. 2.19; Soap
stone Mount, 109; Monroe. 1.00;
Moeksvllle. 2.20; Stat esv Hie, J. 06; Pat
ter son, 1.19; Marion, 0.73. > rf |
Fire at Wilmington.
Wilmington. N. C-, Special.—Fire
v.-til-h broke out from an unknown
raifS' 1 In a warehouse of the North
Slate Improvement Company, on the
! or. (I on wharf, at 1 o'clock Friday
tnortilng, caused an aggregate logs of
ifcbeut $130,000, as follow*: Athuu.*
Coast l ine Railway Company building!
and the old Cape Fear * Yadkin Valloy
wharf. J25.000; North State Improve
ment C.impany'a building and wharf,
jf.YO'O; 3. P. MoNair, grocery etock.
Si-'.0»0 three-fourths Insured; steam
boat Clltnax. 11.000. tbr*e-fwirths In
sured; I'tries, I Melts, hay and grain.
s4.GiO, full* instiled; Roger Moore's
Sons !fc C», t. f>(M, fu'ly Insured; J, U.
Turrentiae f! $5,000, little In
surant; C. C. Covington & Co.. $15.00*.
fully Insured. Other losses were
tuna II *
Passenger Steamer Burned
Houston. Mlrh., Bpecial —The pas
senger steamer, Bon Voyage, caught
fire on Ijvke Superior and waa destroy
ed. Five passengers, all women, were
drowned In getting from the boat to
the shore. The rest at the passen
Er-rs, all of them men, and the crew,
escaped in safety.