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jit ; ' r V ..1 71 Ti?- WIT? E WE III I i 1 1 I. Z4X - it' ' 0L.1 WATNESVDLLB, H. O, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 88, 1009. MO. 34. v S17 ' t 9 - y- Bloodshed in Turkish Capital TWO ARMY OOBFS MARCH ON OITT AMD OVERCOME RE8I8TENCB. Bultan will Henceforth B a Figure Head. It is now a certainty that the one time absolute monarch of the Ottoman Empire will be ruler in name only in future. Following the occurrences reported last week the two army corps under Mahmound Schefket Paska closed in upon Constantinople, which contained the troops friendly to the reactionary movement of last week which deposed the constitutional ministry. Fierce fighting ensued. Both sides were reinforced. Last Saturday frequent pitched battles occurred in and around the city. More than 5,000 were killed the exact number can not be ascer tained. From their strongly fortified position the Sultan's forces held out stubbornly until overcome by numbers. The invading army champions the eause of constitutional government. The ' revolt laBt week led by the sergeants of the army, which displaced the people's ministry, was brought about by advo cates of the old order. The progressives wish to take decisive aetion which will make a repetition impossible. At the same time the fanaticism of the Moslem who regards the Bultan as head of the church and the living representative of Mahammet will hardly permit violence to the person of Abdul Hamid or his deposition aB nominal ruler. His allowance will be greatly re stricted and he will have no means for further agitation should his mind turn again in this direction. It is credibly reported that the Sultan has distrib uted within recent days two million pounds, ..Turkish, to the troops. The question 'of his deposition or his exeeu- -tis"ean hardly- b considered- a- possi bility He has been tried, it is true, and condemned in the minds of the commit tee of union and progress as untrust worthy, but it is authoritatively stated that he will be allowed to remain where he is for the present. The worst feature of the situation, however, is the disturbed condition throughout the entire nation. At Adana, in Asiatic Turkey, it is estimated that 25,000 have been killed by religious fanatics, mobs, and lawless bands. Several places are in a state of siege and the inhabitants arc on the verge of starvation. , Warships of many nations are in tha vicinity, but the disturbance is so wide spread that little can be done. The welfare of citizens of other countries in Asiatic Turkey is a mntter of serious concern. DURHAM TONIC. From the Durham Herald. Mr. Taft is certainly due those Dem oerats something after the part he made them play. Mr. Taft has at least discovered that he would have little trouble in filling all the federal officers in the south with Democrats if he were so minded. . It will look pretty hard if it turns out that those Democrats have bees scrambling for something that was not in sight. But could yon blame Mr. Taft for re fusing to appoint a Democrat after the fuss they have made over itT If it had been Mr. Taft 'a intention in the first place to appoint Southern Dem oerats where competent Bepublicani were not available, don't yon think be has seen enough to disgust him with the plant rk niatina'a Plurlarlsm. The following story about Bishop t X J 1L. jjoane is now gum vuo xuiuw v n "Dr. Doane," said parishioner, at the end of i service, "I enjoyed your eeraon this morning. ; I welcomed it like an old friend. I have, yon know, book at borne containing every word of it." 'V.V. '.""-'"Y" '.' ' ",' "Ton have not," said Dr.' Doane. : "I have so," said the parishioner. "Well, lend it," was the reply. The next morning an unabridged die tioaary wae cent to be rector. Judge. News From The Capital TARUT BILL MAT OBT TO CON FERENCE OOMMTTTB BT TONE FIRST. All Signs for Industrial Activity Fa vorable. (From our Regular Correspondent.) Washington, D. C, April 27th. Now that the Senate debate is fairly along there is prospect that the tariff bill may got to the Conference Committe by the first of June or perhaps earlier. However, there are to be some very sharp conflicts over several features, particularly the income tax and the maximum and minimum provision. The question of revenue is giving the lead ers most concern, and as there is no way of estimating it to certainty, the debate over the various amendments may be prolonged. The utmost pres sure is being brought to bear by busi ness concerns for the Bpeedy passage of the bill in some form so that the fu ture can be anticipated and planned for and work resumed. The railroads and all industrial interests are extreme ly hopeful and manufacturers expect a large demand for all products at once. There are no large stocks of any com modity in the country, and with the usual good crops the fall business should be tremendous. Most Favorable Signs. The Uovernment receipts continue to increase, and the deficit will probably be diminished rather than increased to the end of the fiscal year. The most significant and favorable sign for the future is the confidence found in all circles toward the President and his administration. Mr. Taft is pledged to continue the so-called Roose velt policies, but at the same time his methods will differ largely from those who ought to be punished, he will go about it in bis calm, dispassionate, judicial way, and not injure the inno cent or unneessarily disturb the indus trial and financial world. Hundreds of millions of capital are ready for the investments that will take place under the new conditions. Stock markets have reflected this feeling and there ia the most optimistic sentiment on every hand. Refolta of Coming Activity. Of course, a normal resumption of business means the death blow to the hopes of the Democrats in the Con gressional elections of next year. The Republicans "will compromise their differences, while it will be impossible to unite the Democratic factions. Naturally, certain Democratic leaders and papers are making their usual year ahead claim, but that has no influence on the result. The people are going support Mr. Taft throughout bis ad ministration, and give him a Republi can Congress to help him carry out his plans. Important Work Ahead. There will be most importan legis lation enacted at the regular long ses sion next winter and spring, which the people will endorse in the elections of next year. The fact of the matter is that the Democratic party is thor oughly incapable of taking advantage of eireuinstances. It has had the si liance of certain muck-raking journals, but the efforts of three publications to smirch the Vice President and Speaker and eertain Senators and Represents tivos, has fallen flat and only acted as a boomerang. The American people like fair play, and are going to know both side of a question before they condemn men who have been in public life for nearly a generation. Daughters In Washington. Washington wae captured last week by about 5,000 Dangbters of the American Revolution, and for a few daya the polities of thia body of asser tive and pugnaciously patriotic women overshadowed" the tariff bill and even the White House BiU. No blood was spilt, however, and the proceedings ended very peacefully. The various sessions were much like political con ventions, and showed what apt pupils onr ''Daughters" have become. Oenena Work to Commence. When the Census bill becomes law and the adequate appropriation is made, plans win be perfected for the work of next year. Director North will toon after have his force completed and with his wide experience will no doubt THE -iter iiiiin-pipif ffl -Till 8" r i n il a s : v PULP AND PAPER HAVE A CHANCE Committee Promises a Compromise Measure. The important work of picking up loose ends in making the tariff bill was begun Saturday by the senate com mittee on finance. Wood pulp and print paper, which have been the subjects of considerable dispute, were the items Considered, and it was agreed that an amendment should be drafted by the sub committee in the nature of a compromise between manu facturers of print paper and those who are demanding free pulp and reduced duties on paper. The committee has decided to recommend the continuance of the present rate of fiften per cent ad valorem on hides. CAPTAIN HARGROVE PASSES AWAT. The death of Captain W. H. Hargrove, wjiich occurred at the home of his son, Mr. J. A. Hargrove, Tuesday April 20th, 1900, was a distinct loss to Hnywood county and Western Carolina. Captain Hargrove was a true and en thusiastic Mason, a member of Bethel lodge. He was a consistent and devoted Christian. Funeral services were eondnetod from Bethel Methodist Episcopal church South Wednesday at 3 p. in. by Rev. L. B. Abernethy and Rev. Sentelle. The Masonic fraternity uttendod in a body Interment in Bethel cemetery. Friend Merchant, read talk No. S, c' advertising on page 6 of this issue. If that don't eure yoor troubles they arc chronic. Just One. "I hope you were a good little boy while at your aunt's and didn't tell any stories," said bis mother. "Only the -one yon put me np to, ma," replied ber young hopeful. ' ' Why, what do yon mean, child 1 " "When she asked me if I'd like to have a second piece of eake I said, 'No, thank you; I've had enough.' " Har per's Weekly. give us bettor results than ever before. President Likes Base Ball. The two or three million bate ball fans throughout the country will be interested in knowing that both the President and Vice President were at tentive spectators at the game in Washington last week, and in the most democratic fashion shared a bag of peanuts while discussing the plays. Al though there is Presidential box at the Washington grounds, Mr. Taft pre ferred to sit in one of the boxes of the Grand stand. Vice President Sherman is seen at the game frequently, and Mr. Taft has announced that he will atten as often as possible. 5 RETURN OF OLD "HOLDFAST." p- HltlBU;lll' THE CHAIRMAN'S VIEWS. Extracts From Senator Aldrich's Dis slon of the Tariff Bill. The following extracts from the re port of Senator Aldrich, chairman of the Finance Committe, and the real author of the amended tariff bill now being debated, will.be found not only inter esting,, but instructive:. . , The practical question to which I shall ask your attention today is, Will the bill as reported from the Committee on Financo produce sufficient revenue when taken in connection with the in ternal revenue taxes and other existing sources of revenue to meet th xpenses of the government without the imposi tion of additional taxes I I answer un hesitatingly, after a thorough and care ful investigation of the facts and the conditions likely to surround the prob lem, that it will. Growing out of depressed business conditions which have existed since the autumn of 1907, there has been for a month a large reduction in importations. Stocks of goods of all kinds in the country are now very small, and with the improved conditions that are sure to follow our action, we may expect larger importations in tho fiscal year 1910 than In any year in our history. Business aetivitv and the movement for increased importation has already commenced. We can feel the change in the air. The customs receipts for the thirty-nine business days from March 1 to April 15, inclusive, increased, as compared with the corresponding days in 1908, 12,031,093.08,or an average daily increase of $26 1.545.50. There is no incentive for these en larged importations except improved conditions of the country and reduced stocks of imported merchandise. The character of the legislation proposed furnishes no reason for accelerated im ports, as there are practically no rates in either the House or Senate bill which are above the rates imposed by the act of 1897. It must be conceded that the era of prosperity commenced the first part of March is likely to continue un interruptedly with tho enactment of wise tariff legislation. Those who do not believe in this eon- tinued march of improvement have little knowlodge of the recuperative powers of the American people and fail to measure correctly the force of the spirit of confidence which will accom pany a guaranty of security and indus trial peace. ? . ., . ' , There is, it is true, another method, , adopted in the construction of the Wil son bill, the only Democratic tariff with which this country has been cursed since 1848. What did that bill dof What was the effect of the legislation in that ease I It did reduce revenues. , Concluded on eighth ' page.) mm 7 I Rogers in New York Harald. NEWS IN BRIEF. Caught as We Oo to Press.' Ten jurors have been secured in the ilnvnes trinl. Sixteen persons were injured, one perhups fatally, in a tornado which destroyed a large part of Ccntrahoma, Okla., yesterday. Not a building in the town remained intact. Twelve build ings were wrecked. The town con tains about 800 inhabitants. Many of these are homeless. Sultan May Oo. Constinople, April 26. The deposition of Sultan Abdul Hamid appears now to be certain, and the 101 guns saluting Mohammed Reechad Kffendi as the new ruler of the empire will probably be beard before the next Sclanilik on Fri day. The dignitaries of the church care as little for Abdul Hamid as does the committee of union and progress, but the higher clergy are seeking to curb the agitation of the enthusiasts of the Mo hammcduu league. Senators and depu ties who have mude inquiry among the llemas, find them in different degrees favoruble to the sultau's removal. A Rate War. News comes from Washington that a rate war among the Eastern trunk lines is nearly inevitable in the opinion of the interstate commerce commission. Thus fur the trouble extends only to rates of import trafic, west bound, but the likelihood is that it will extend, be fore a great while, to domestic traffic Automobile Wreck. Four prominent society women of Pensaeoln, Fla., were Injured yesterday, one probably fatally, when riding was mobile in which they were riding was struck by an electric ear. The hurt were, Mrs. J. M. Muleoon, of Pensa eolu, and Mrs. Luce and Mrs. Clark, of Mobile, and Mrs. Gonzales. The auto mobile was struck by a Bayshore ear running about forty miles an hour. Mrs Gonzales later died of her injuries. Latest from Armenia. Alexandretta, Asiatic Turkey, April 26. Refugees who have made their es cape from Durtyol, which is a small town not far from Alexandretta bring most alarming aconnts of the situation there. They affirm that 10,000 Armeni ans are beleaguered toy 50,000 Moslems. The beseiged are half starving and the conditions within the well of the city are pitiful. It is difficult for foreign residents here to credit these numbers. The foreign consuls estimate about 6,000 townspeople and refugees at Deurtynl with perhaps as many more Turks threatening them from the out side. It it eertain there are no Ameri cans at that place. The South And The Tariff HAVE MADE POLITICS OUR BUSI NESS WHILE OTHER SECTIONS MADE BUSINESS THEIR POLITICS. Some Cold Facts Which May do us Oood to Review. From the Washington Post. U That in politics, especially with re Terence to the tariff situation, the South is the cat's-paw for those who make the game business their politics is the viow taken by Richard H. Ed monds, editor of the Manufacturer's Record. In an interview in the Savan nah (Cm.) Press, under the caption "South Used by Other Sections," Mr. Kdmonds says: "The South seems to be the most guileless country in the world. It ac cepts without question the fads of other sections, even after they have been tfsted and abundoned elsewhere. It lets ittlicr people write its history and award them prizes, even when in essays they say that beforo the war 'the South was intellectually dead.' In polities it is equally blind, and it quietly grabs at the bait carefully prepared for it by other sections, who hope to maintain their commercial and industrial suprem acy so long as the South eagerly swal lows the bait and the hook, and thanks the fishermen for giving it the privilege of being caught. One Kind of Tariff Revision. "For years many interests in other sections built up by a protective tariff have desired to increase their profits by securing lower prices on what they use as raw material, and they have steadily worked to develop n sentiment in favor of tariff reduction. To most of them tariff revision means a lower tariff or free trade on what they buy and continued protection on what they sell, and on that narrow ground they are striving to make tho South help to bring about a revision along such lines. "Charles M. Schwab is reported as being satisfied with the proposed re duction in steel and iron. While I think Mr. Schwab has been misunder stood, yet bis company owns a vast iron ore supply, estimated at 500,000,000 tons in Cuba. He has lately spent (17,000, 000 in ennrging his Bethlehem plant, and this foreign ore is essential to him. If he can save 40 cents a ton, it would mean probably a million dollars or more n year saved, or possibly 5 per cent a year, or 20,000,000. "John W. (Jntes lately came out in favor of free ore, but Mr. Gates and his associates are developing enormous deposits in Canada for shipment by the lakes to this country, and free ore would save thnt company probably sev eral hundred thousand dollars a year. What Free Ore Means. "The Pennsylvania Steel Company, owner of tho Pennsylvania Railroad, is now developing one of the world's most remarkable iron-ore deposits in Cuba, containing probably 600,000,00 tons of ore. Free ore would mean the savjng of 32 rents a ton on all that it imported, adding enormously to the value of that property. And free ore would all be at the expense of the South. It' would still further concentrate the iron and steel interests in the North and West, and thus delay the development of the vast iron and steel potentialities of thia section. A reduction in the duties on pig-iron would likewise injure the South for the benefit of the founderies and shops of tho North Atlantic coast. "Free coal would strengthen the posi- ion of New England's cotton mills and other Industries, against the growing cotton manufacturing of the South and lessent tho New Englandmarket for Southern coal. A "Rank Suggestion." Free lumber, or even a reduction in duty, is one Of the rankest suggestions of the tariff bill. The South would be the only section to suffer much and gain nothing. It would mean the oppo site, for it wonld result In destruction of the values, in lower wages, and in mneh demoralisation. 1 But in asking us to swallow the bait, we are offered nothing in return. The things that the South buys more largely than any other section, such as textile machinery and woodworking . (Concluded on seventh page) ' . te- 4
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