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THE PANAMA
REVOLUTION
?Characters of the Men' Who
Brought the Separation
. ' About.
DR. AMADOR, CONSPIRATOR
He Is Foremost in the List.
S?n?r Ara ? go Deserves Al?
most Equal Credit.
BY MEU1.ILL A, TEAOUE.
apocini Correspondence of The TlmcB?
Dispatch;)
PANAMA, H, P., December 18.?It
Would bo oxtromcly ilirtlcult to discover,
In u much more protracted search limn
It Is necessary to muko hero, a more
-' Varied assortment of characters tlmn are
embraced .within tlie list of thoso who had
to do with bringing tho Republic of
Panama Into existence. Panama Is a land
of tho most reniarkablo complexities in
human nature, tlio population belli? tho?
roughly nondescript! and while among the
original secessionists. . their counsellors
?nd active aides pronounced types are
common, the complex, phases character?
istic of the General populaco are .dis?
coverable In moro or losa certain
measures.
Foremost ' In tlio' list of the Indepen?
dence consplrutors stands Dr. Manual
Amador. Because of his r?sout stay In the
United Stales, Dr, Arandor's p?rsonalIty
must havo become familiar to tlio news?
paper reading public; but tho Panama
view of him Is not without current In?
terest. Dr. Amador Is a practicing
physician, tho leader of his ,profession
on tho Isthmus, and u man of decided
opinions and sterlina character. His" ac?
quaintance- amonis the ?thmians Is very
large, and being roanrded as a man of ex?
ceptional learning, lie Is looked up to and
esteemed as a natural born leader. All
Panama reverence? -his nume, und ?o
- great Is the populur-aucctlon for him
that while certain Individuals, chiefly
found among what 'may be designated
Oh "the Panama Railroad crowd," would
llko to sec Jos? ?Vugustln Arango made,
president of the new republic, that dis?
tinction will surely go to Dr. Amador.
Quiet nnd reserved In mariner, he liven
-unostentatiously on the second and third
floors of a building which front? tho
Cathedral plaza. The first floor of this
? building Is occupied by a firm of banker?,
and while Dr. Amador Is ? man of ample
means, his disposition Is such that he ivm
j never endeavored to isolato himself from
IiIb fellow Panamanians by maintaining
a domlclle.no part of-which is devoted to
commercial purpose?.
A LIBERAI?.
In his political proclivities Dr. Amador
has always been a Liberal. Ho Is a Cath?
olic f-ommuniennt; but he has ever held?
all his views nre of the advanced type
that tho church and the State should
bo Independent of each other. He has,
theieloro, always been activo in furth?
ering tho revolutionary cause ori the
IfliiniiiH, his labors to overthow tho Con
, pervattve party having been so open and
? ??? strenuous that'iipon one occasion; not
many .'years ago, ho was forced by tho
dictates of sclf-p'reservat?on to havo him
Rolf packed In a bird barrel nnd shipped
lierons the Isthmus In order to cBCape
his enemies. Dr. Amador had played the
revolutionary game so boldly and de?
fiantly that the government, then In the
hands of th?s Conservatives, would gladly
huve exacted his life as a warning to
I'lss conspicuous Isthmians. Being warned
of the designs against him. and having
no time * spure, tho venerable Doctor
dltl not hosltato to accept tho avenue of
escupa offered by the lard barrel, It was
ohipty; but had never boon cleaned. Into
It climbed the father of Panamanian In?
dependence. It Was headed up, carted to
tho railroad station, loaded on a frelsht
car mid sent across tho isthmus to Colon,
where Dr. Amador found refuge among
lils Liberal friends, Tho ruso worked
inest successfully. Tho experience wns
not a pleasant one to a man of Dr.
Amr.dor's years; but the incident goes'to
show. that tho man who fostered tho
scherno for an independent nation on the
h'thmus bus long labored most zealously
in ti.o cause he was finally permitted to
lend to victory.
WILL MAKE A OOQD PRESIDENT,
'l'ho people ot Panama know Dr. Ama-]
dor's record In this respect, and his ser?
vices to Panama have given him a claim
upon tho regard of the Panamanians
stronger than that held by any other In
i dividual. It has nover been said of him
/' that he Is strong In Initiative, or that he
\ has any natural aptitude for tho hand
I ?lng of Inrgo administrativo problems.
Panama does not. however, stop to weigh
\ theso things. The people look upon Dr.
j Amador as a patiiueh; they know that
', he is an educated thinker; that ho is
/ conservative nnd safe in his views; that
' he is connected b'yfci birth or marriage,
with all of the leading families on? the
Isthmus; that ho risked, ns a man o?
?iusldorablo woiilth, probably moro than
Id any other Individual In forcing tho
.revolution, nnd most insistently do they
hold that his motives .were moro unself?
ish and moro truly patriotic than'; warb
those of any other member .9? the origi?
nal band of secessionists. It is for these
reasons^, and been use they deem them?
selves Indebted to him for their Inde?
pendence that the Panamanians propose
to muko him the first president of tho
republic.
. in that ofllco Dr. Amador, whllo by no
means a statesman, will almost certainly
Horvo tho now nation well, lie can be
most determined when occasion requires
determination';'but ho is free from that
arroganco, iivarleo and bumptiousness
that prove tho undoing of so many of
those raised to, bo chief magistrates of.
Latin American republic's, Tho surest
guarantee that ho will muko a good pres?
ident for Pannina Iles in the fuot Hint ho
Is ever and always willing to accept ad?
vice. He Is ready and oagor to do what?
ever promises improvement In Ilio cond?
. tiens surrounding Ids people, but ho seldom
trusts to his own Judgment, on tho morn?
ing of the 3d of Novomber, when It was
learned in Panama thnt tho Colombian
gunboat Cartagena hnd lutuled liO mon at
Colon, Dr, Amador did not hesitate, Every
other man of tile company of original
conspirators disappeared ns mysteriously
und as completely ns thou?li Iho earth
hQd swallowed Uioni up; nor wero sonia
ot them found until lato In tlio day, Dr.
Amador sought advice of one man?II. O.
preseott, assistant superintendent of.the
Panama Rnllfoad-aiul decided that the
coup do'otat for Isthmian Independence
should he executed at once. His follow
uonsplrators had apparently deserted him!
but ho sounded the army, found |t wun
?till willing to go ahead with the .schein?,
?nd originated, under advlcn, the plan
by which Generals Tovar and A muya
were enticed to Panama away from their
troops, to bo arrested. All of that day
Dr. Amador was flying from plaru to
placo, agile ns ? young boy, and lunessant
in his efforts, and. when Oenoral Huertas
effected tho arrest <>C nouerais. Tov-ir
and Amaya, Dr. Amador stood Just be?
hind the soldiers who made the arrest
M th? leader of an orderly mob of
Panamanians, whom he liad Incited Id
follow him and see that tho Job wa?
cjone and tho republic ftatunliy launched.
tf ho Wore Inolinoti'to unscruplousness,
Er. Amndor would bo a dangerous leader
for tlio Panamanians, Happily for tliein,
however, hie character Is of the mort
sterling sort.. Ho Is sufficiently Woll-nn?
dowed With good? ahd chattels ns to earn
little for any pecuniary profits that may
necruo lu hint' through Ind?pendance). His
naturo Is Instinct with tile higher Ideals
of his profession, malting him a? cheerful
laborer In humanity's canee, und his pr?s.
cut purposes aro dlreotod unselfishly und
loyally to the uplifting of Panama and
tho betterment ot tho Panamanians.
What is oven more fortunate is tho fact
that ho hns had tho benefit of the most
excellent advice. Tho people rely upon
him with Impllcjt faith, and he. In turn,
relics upon those who havo guided It's
hand and his mind In the, oVenls of the
last fow weeks. These men?principally
Ameflcnns?havo proved safo nnd con?
servativo counsellors, and whllo they will
occupy unofficial stations under the new
government, Dr. Amador will continue to
go to them for advice, so that his admin?
istration scorns destined to ho successful.
JOSI3 AGUST?N APANGO. '
Next to Dr. Amador, th?: most inter?
esting character In tho new republic Is
Jose AgUHtln Arango. Of medium height,
sIlRhtly built, with drooping shoulders
and a lini shuffling gnlt, Senor Arango
has been and will continue to bo a great
fuctor In tho affairs of Panama. He is a
man well into tlio sixties, with snow
white hair, beard and moustache. Ills
skin Is fair and Ills eyes are soft and
gent?o, inclining to the most beseeching
expressions. He spoiikti In low, well mod?
ulated tones, that seem to Impart and to
Invite confidences, and his manner Is gra?
cious and winning. For yonrs Don Joso
Agust?n has been a -politician. li? has
served ns a member of the Colombian
House of Representatives alici ?f the Sen?
ate: ot the departmental Legislature, and
while a Liberal in politics, he has been
In close touch with the governing pow?
ers. Some years ago tho Panama Rail?
road employed him as Its "special agent,"
a term which here, as In the Stat'es, Is
the polite and ofllclnl designation of tho
salaried lobbyist. Among all the men of
Panama the railroad corporation could
not have found one better qualified for
this ofllce. Tho work required ot this
special agcnt'wlll Instantly be recognized
as of tho utmost Importance when It Is
remembered that the Panama Railroad Is
owned by tho Now Panama Canal Com?
pany, and that for fourteen yen re h has
been the business of tho rsllroad, with
?work on the canal virtually-at a stand
FATAL CASES
A/ Publio Danaer nnd Why Care Should
Be Taken.
Your attention hns been cnlled to this
pidilio danger,for some time, and wo be?
lieve it Is our duly to Inform tho people
thnt tho majority of fatal pneumonia
c/.tes are caused by the patient taking
for a cold some so-called "cough cure"
or "bnlsnm" whleh drpnnd upon pois?
onous drugs for their cITect.
Theso drugs deaden the nerves nnd stop
secretion along the breathing tract, which
Is always followed by congestion nnd In?
flammation?thill cniiscs pneumonlii.
Without these Injurious drugs, Father
John's Medicine cures colds, long Stand?
t Ir.g coughs and all throat and lung trou?
bles, It Is not a patent medicino or
'cough syrup" but a body builder nnd
tonic, It cures colds by soothing nnd heal.
Ing tho throat, and nourishes the system
at tho stimo lime. Its gentle laxativo
effect strengthens the stomach and cor?
rects, tho digestion, so that each organ
ot the body Is nblo to properly perform
Its work?that Is how Ilio poisonous waste
matter and Impurities are driven out of
the system. Its food elements mako
strength nnd restore to sound health thoso
*a]io aro weak nnd run down. Father
John's Medicine Is for sale by Owens and
Minor Drug Co., No. 1007 East Main
Street; City Drug Store, No. 1 111 East
Main Streot; People's Drug Store. No. 3000
Wll I lam ?bur g Avenue; North Side Phar?
macy, No. 001 North Fifth Street; Pino
Street Pharmacy, No. -33-i South Pino
Street; East Pharmacy, No. ?001 Venablo
Street.
covering Iho man heat quaV.fled for tho
responsible post of leadership, and he
quickly produced Dr. Amador, who in?
stantly became tho lender In the move?
ment, and who Is fated to harvest Its
"most substantial honors. Amador pro?
duced Arias, the third man let Into tho
secret of the conspiracy-, and Uicho threo,
working in perfect unison, but .always
undei tho advice which Arango procurad
from. Colonel Shaler, H.- G. Prescott,
body In Panama attempts? to conceal
Captain J. R. Beers and Major W. M.
Puck, actually produced the new re?
public,
WORKING WITH THE ROAD,
From this it appears that the real
business of the conspiration found its
source in ?\rango, more skilled than any
of the others In the art of manipulation;
and that ?\rango Is, In reality, tho man
to whom the lion's shnro of tho credit
should be given Is the well-substan
THE CANAL TREATY ON ? Hfc ISit-lMUS.
This photograph was taken on board Ilio steamer Oity of Washington, at Co
Ion, on December 1st. The treaty was shipped from New York In caro of Purser
A. G. Notte (tho figure In white on left of picture), who delivered the box contain?
ing It to H. G. Prescott, assistant superintendent of tho Panama Railroad, stand?
ing on Mr. Notte's left, who In turn delivered It to. F., V. do la Esprlella, Minister
.Of Foreign Affairs, standing on right of picture, with umbrella, In whose charge It
remained until it was ratified bj? the Junta. ' Just back Of tho Iron box contain,
ing the treaty, Is Captain J. E. Jones, of the steamship.
still, to keep the canal concessions alive.
Credit for what, has been done In this
reaped is cheerfully accorded to Senor
?\rnngo. Knowing tho Ins and outs of
Colombian politics, ns a schoolboy knows
his alphabet; knowing tho weak points of
tho national character, as well as Its
strong ones; knowing individuals almost
as Intimately as he knows himself, and
having an exceptional faculty for reading
human nature. Senor Arnngo-? has dis?
charged his duties so faithfully that while
under a strict reading of Its terms tho
cariai concession would probably have
been forfeited long ago, It was kept alive
up to tho very moment the Independence
of Panama was declared, Fr?quent trips
to. Bogota, dealing with nil the function?
aries there and on "tho isthmus, tho em?
ployment of all of his gifts? of adroit
persuasion, and a full and free exercise
of ills hntlvo suavity and grace of man?
ner wero requisite to t|ils undertaking;
but not once dl dSenor Arango fail under
tho test, and to him more thnn to any
othor man Is duo the fact that since work
on tho canal was stopped In 1SS9 tho
French corporation has remained in pos?
session of its properties and franchises
on the isthmus.
WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS BIRTH.
In equal moasur.3 must credit be given
to Senor Arango for the birth of the new
republic, Being a manipulator . rather
thnn nn administrator, a man to execute
orders rather than to Issue them, It fpl'ows
that ho Is not fitted tor responsible posts
of leadership. Nobody knows this any
better than does Don Jose Agust?n, and
so, when tho first really formldabVs sug?
gestion of Panamrilan Independence came
from tlio Panama Railroad?as unques?
tionably it did como?It issued . to tho
railroad's special agent, and found him
not unmindful of tlio part ho should ploy
In tho drama which was to bo nttomptod.
Never for a moment did it occur to him to
make himself the lender In the move.'
ment. That would-hnve been most Im?
politic, because It wouVl have brought
the railroad company moro prominently
to the front thnn it was wlso for it to bo
brought, and, hosldes, Senor Arango
know his own shortcomings. Ho was,
however, fully equal to the task of dis
SINCE THE WAR
HEUMATISM
- CURED IN EVERY CASE.
Musoulai?, Gouty, fcoiatlo, InUiunmatory.
PbE8CR?PTI0N 1 OO , 3 8 4
? ????..?.?3 ????t?,??t based on Pciknok
andhJSNSK. Curre "Incurables" "Ood'e Ntdiome."
A\ UrinrelKt. JSo. u,utlo. , Bookkt mullto free,
viu. n MUU.I ? ti, umvbiwty i-l -e?, mw ????.
Hated assertion of his friends. Se?or
Jose Agust?n is, however, less ambitious
for himself than his friends aro for
him. .When tho republic hud been de?
clared and the city council of Panama
had named the provisional governing
Junta, ho. was named as the president
of that body, and'to him was entrusted
tho actuul leadership under the now
order of things. He Immediately resigned
his placo as spoclnl agent of the Panama
Rail road; but It is it secret which 110
tliat as the.head of tho Junta In direct?
ing .the government of the now republic
Don Agust?n works now in as closo bar.
tnony with tho railroad corporation as-ho
did'In those days when he was serving It
openly and in return for a regular sal-,
nry. Tho natural deduction is that the
railroad corporation is nt present the
administrator of this new government,
and such Is the fact, although tho rail?
road company manages to keep itself
well In tho background, Its direction of
affairs being accomplished through
Arango, who continues in closest touch
with the railroad ollle.lnls.? AVIiat part
ho will play when tho strpcturo of re?
publican government shall have been for
nuilly reared does not now appear, Ho
is nn enthusiastic ndvocatrj of tho elec?
tion of Dr. Amador to the presidency,
discouraging all uso of his own nnmo for
that ofllco;. but his part In the drama
has' been so Important that it is conceded
that whon tho curtain'of full accomplish;
ment sha'.l have boon finally rung' down
on Ibis bloodless revolution, Arango will
havo been berthed most comfortably,
The only gossip as to the oxuet location
In,which ho is likely to find himself bus
It. Unit Hunnu-Varllla will, after tho rati
float Ion of the canal treaty by tho United
Slates Sonato, bo transferred to Purls as
minister p'isiilpotentlury and envoy ex?
tra ord? nary lo France, whlio Honor Josq
Agust?n Arango will enter tho diplomatie
corps ut Washington ns Panama's repre.
sontntlvo,
OTHERS "WHO TOOK A HAND,
l'ollowlng Amador and Arango comes a
long list of men, none of whom gives un
impression of any great amount of
strength. Thomas .\rlns Is by no means
a brilliant man, although ho was one of
tho Original trio of secessionists und sits
now as a member of tho governing junta,
lie Is well connected in Pununiu, Is a
man of considerable wealth; but It seems
c-vjdont that ho owes Ills purtloipnncy In.
the conspiracy which culminated ono
roonln ago to tho fuel that ho has, In a
dignified woy. been a pro'Jsslonal of?
ficnho|dor under tho Colombian govern?
ment. Ho has served In many npd dlf
fetent official positions, and his knowl?
edge of the- governmont scheme and the
proper way of doing things oxe?la that
of fiiy other man on tho isthmus. This
knowledge was needed by tl,oso who pro.
poted to malto Pannina an independent
j-e*t?l)llc? hence the" reason, for the pronti?
nenee acquired by Arias, As a lender ho
would hover bo considered tor a moment;
bn Is much too voluble and too ready tb
tllvu'Ro secret? to be a safe counselor;
but in tho enrly days It was recognised
that hn know tho regulnr ,and orderly
miuhoils of directing government, and
becniiso It was desired to avoid mistake!?
that might lead to controversy nnd cm?
barrtssmont ho was Invited to Join in
ihn emiRplrnry, nnd hns proved an lh
vnltiitblo aide to the real lcudors.
J'redrlca Boyd, a member of the Junta,
for whom Emanuel rlsplnoau hns been
?tib? tltti tod i C. A. ' Mendosa, minister ot
justice; F. V. do la Esprllln, minister ot
forgigli relations; N. A. do Obnrrln, min?
iste? of war and marino; ; Julio J, Fa?
brefc.t, minister of public. Instruction, and
M. E. An I.lor, a son ot Dr, Amador nnd
minister of finance, arc not men of
strength. Amador possesses for his of?
fice, which corresponds to that of tlio
Secretary of Treasury In our government,
tho qualification of having been treas?
urer ot tho Department of Panama under
the Colombian, regime, and being, there?
fore, familiar with tho finances of the
hew republic, The others are successful
business and professional men; but not
ono of the lot has ever had experience
In tho handling of tho reins of govern?
ment. E. ?V, Morales, minister ot domes?
tic affairs, Is a man ot brilliant Intellect,
chosen evidently because ho was believed
to bo mentally equipped for the tnsk of
organizing the now republic for govern?
mental purroses; but the others seem to
have been chosen In a haphazard fashion, j
more because men were needed for tho
particular places they aro now filling
than bcauso the ones chosen wcro deemed
fitted, by education, training Or experi?
ence, for posts like thoso to which they
have been called.
LITTLE BETTER THAN A MAKE?
SHIFT.
Tin bringing together of these men as
tho active and responsible managers ot
a government presents In Itself il com?
plexity an strange as any discoverable
In this land of complex human mixtures
and ' strange characters. Under it the
government as it is to-day stands ns a
hodge-podge, little better,,than a make?
shift. Never was this better demonstrated
than on the day when the treuty for the
cunal was ratified. \ The men behind this
government?Americans Identified with tho
Panama Railroad?never better evidenced
their apprehensions ns to the future.
Thoy know that those holding oiliclal
positions aro not the sort of men In
whom reliance can bo placed for'accurata
direction, and so eager havo they been
to establish contractors! relations with
the United States by means of tho canal
treaty that It wns at llrst planned to
land the treaty from the steamer City of
Washington at Colon at 7 o'clock yester?
day morning, rush It .by-special train to
Panama, have It ratified by tlio Junta and
the Cabinet, rush it back to Colon by
special train, and send it back to Wash?
ington by tho steamer Yucatan, which
sailed at noon yesterday for New York.
This was the rullroad's own proposition,
conceived In Its eagerness to bring about
a condition under which the United States,
rather than tho Panamalans In power,
would become responsible tor the peace
and security of the new republic. It was
stopped only by Roar-?\dmlral Walker,
who Insisted that for decency's sake at
least tho treaty be considered for twenty
four hours befolg It was ratified. It ivas
considered for twenty-four, hours, and
this morning it was ratified without so
much as tho crossing ot a "t" or tho
dotting of an "I," the lenders In this re?
public refusing to take any further
chances with a ' makeshift government
composed almost entirely of inexperienced
and unqualified officials. -
SANTA CLAUS VISITS
BROAD STREET SCHOOL
A most enjoyable Christmas celebration
was given, last night by Iho' Sunday school
of the Broad'Street Methodist -Church, of
which the Uev. George H.ySpdoner-is the
pastor. Thct'ittcnduhce ' was 'Very large,
nnd a titurniighty ? ?, aivat'i time was h.'J,
The ehlldtvn i'( iidered o hoaut'ful little
cantata entitled "Santa Claus' Dream."
There were special -music and a number
of recitations by the children. Each
scholar made somo offering: for ,tho poor.
The; contributions were of different sorts,
mostly groceries. , ."..,
Watch Night Services.
Special New year's Eve services will bo
held to-night nt the Church of the Holy
t.'omforter. on Grove Avenue and Roland
.Streets. Tho services will btgln nt U:J0
o'clock, and Holy Communion will be dis.
pensed after 12 o'clock. All are cordially
invited to nftend.
Charged With Theft.
James Betts Is under arrest at the
Second Police Station on tho charge of
taking.$50 belonging to C. E. Molvey. The
arrest wus made by Ofllcers AVyatt and
irlowell.
CHANGE OUTPUT
OF MANUFACTORY
Will ?Manufacture Nothing But
Cut-Plug Tobacco Here?
after.
With tho opening of the New Year, two
days hence, the great plant of tho P. H.
Mayo Tobacco Company, of this city,
will become the property of tho American
Tobacco Company, and will Immediately
thereafter cease to manufacture Its old
and well known plug brands.
For several years past the Mayo fac?
tory has been owned and operated by
tho Continental Tobacco Company, ono
of tho allied concerns that go to mako
up the Consolidated Tobacco Company.
Under tho scheme of classification of
factories, adoptod by tho trust, tho Con?
tinental was to bo composed of tho plug
pianto, tho American Cigar Company of
tlio cigar plants and the American To?
bacco Company of tho clgurolto and
smoking tobacco plants.
The Mayo brunch has boon manufac?
turing a good deal of plug, but tho bulk
of Its output was In the shape of cut
plug tobacco, that might ho chowed or
smoked n s the purchaser might desire,
Wlillc a largo quantity of It Is chewed
tho ordinary man used this outplug In
his pipe- and the trade In It began to In?
terim o with tho smoking tobacco trade
of tho ?. ? Company. To prevent this
complication tho big factory Is to be
transferred by tho Contlnontnl to Us ally,
the American Company. This transfer
will occur about the first of tho New
"Veur It is" understood that Iho Mayo
plant will thereafter manufacture noth?
ing but eutplug. Its plug trade will be
distributed among the othor factories of
thu C?iitlnonttil-tho sun-cured to go to
the Richmond or Virginia factories, tho
flue-cured to North Carolina and tho
burly to tho West.
Thorp aro rumors of several othor sim?
ilar transfers to bo made about the samo
tl;rli), but n? confirmation of those re?
ports can bo obtained. When questioned
iiliunt the matter lust night, Mr, Edward
C, Muyo, business manager of tho Mayo
brunch, con firmed the report concerning
tho trunsfot of his plant, but declared
that ho was not In a position to discuss
tliu others, lie waa about to leave his
resldenoo at tho timo, and could not go
Into details concerning ?ven tho Mayo
sale, t oyonil stating briefly that It would
bo mudo.
NIGHT COLD CURE
? reliable Cold and Grip Cure,
Sold by reliable druggists, prlco lOo.
per box, 8 for 25c.
THE TETANUS
IN RALEIGH
Boy Dies o? Lockjaw Resulting
From Wound Made by a
Camion Cracker.
PAYING PENSION WARRANTS
President of Cotton Mills Takes
Pessimistic View of? Out?
look?Germai. Danced.
(Special to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.)
RALIOICV'H, N. C, December 29.-Ben
nio Taylor, a nine-year-old negro boy,
died of lockjaw, which resulted from a
slight wound In the hand Inflicted by nn
exploding cannon cracker.
The State Tretisuror on yesterday
cashed over $?0,000 of pension warrants
for old Confederate soldiers. Altogether
over $100,000 of tho !j2CO,000. pension fund
has been paid out.
?Mn Alf. A. Thompson, president of, tho
Raleigh and tho Nouso Cotton Mills, said
that the situation as to tho cotton mar?
ket, both raw material and woven goods,
Is steadliy growing more serious. Prices
of cotton are way beyond tho .possibil?
ity of profitable manufacturing, and tho
cotton goods market is flat. That three
of the successful and lurgest manufac?
turers in this State havo told him during
tho past few days that they have sold
practically no goods since October 1st.
BRILLIANT ?ERMAN.
The Nine o'clock Cotillon Club gave a
brilliant gorman last night In Ranoy Li?
brary bail-room. Mr. O. S. Thompson
was the loader.
United States Senator F. M. Simmons
was In the city to-day on his way to
Newborn to spend tho week, and In speak?
ing of the Panama Canal treaty Bald It
will certainly be ratified by tlie Senate
as soon as Congress convenes after tho
holidays. He will vote for Its ratifica?
tion, .for while he does not npprovo of
Pr?sidant Roosovelt's course with refer?
ence to the treaty, still ho thinks tho re?
jection of the treaty will delay any work
toward the canal until after the Presi?
dential election, when the Republicans
would go before tho people and hold the
Democratic party responsible for tho de?
feat of tho canal
Mr. N. B. Broughton, It is announced,
has received a proposition to go to one
of the largest Northern cities and under?
take Sunday school work similar to that
In which ho has scored such signal suc?
cess with Tabernacle Baptist Church, In
this city. He has not made known tho
city or the details ot the proposition. The
Tabernacle congregation Is very much
stirred up over the matter, though it Is
not believed he will accept,
Mr. H. H. Brlmlcy, commissioner In
charge of the preparations for North Car?
olina's exhibit at the St. Louis Exposi?
tion, says the forestry and the agricul?
tural exhibits ars about ready for ship?
ment, and very gratifying progress is
being made In all departments. The tak?
ing of so many spoclmens from the State's
splendid museum will leave that depart?
ment very much depleted, but It will still
be sufficient to attract considerable at?
tention from v;vors?/'.
TELEPHONE MERGER.
All Independent' Lines Under
.. One, Management'.1
(Special to The Times-Dispatch.)
RALEIGH, N. C, Dec. 20.?The Capi?
tal City Telephone Company was organ?
ized to-day in tills city, with tho follow?
ing directors: Georgo XV. Watts, General
J. a Carr and L. A. Carr, of Durham,
and D. I. Carson, J. XV. Crews, Hunt
Chipley and XV. ? Gentry, of Atlanta.
The officers aro W, T. Gentry, president;
L. ?.. Carr, vice-president, and D. I.
Carson, secretary and treasurer. .. (
While the company permanently effects
a merger.pf the local Bel? and Interstate
exchanges, It l's generally understood that
tho new company has been formed for
consolidating the various telephone com?
panies of the State, and from the fact
that tho Durham gentlemen have hereto,
fore held largo Interests In the Indepen?
dent telephone companies and are iner.
of large means, and that tho others all
hold high official position with the Bel'?
Telephone Company, tlioro Is no doubt
about the ability of the new company
to carry on a successful telephone busi?
ness.
Tho Independent telephone movement
In this State at one timo almost covered
tho entire State. ? number of companies,
for lack of capital, and others on ac?
count of having estnbilshcd rates too
low to maintain the business, have re?
cently gotten In tho Bell system, and It
looks now as though very nhortVy any
tolejihono subscriber In North Carolina
can reach any other subscriber, ns all
toll lines aro bolng connected up with the
Bell system.
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RECEIVERSHIP.
A Policeman Justified in Shoot?
ing a Young Man.
(Special to Tho Tlmes-Dlspatch.)
WINSTON-SAL1SM, N. C, December 29,
At a hearing before Judge Jones hero
to-day tho recelvorshlp for tlio Pilot
?Mountain Furniture Company was made
permanent. Tlio creditors of tho concern
will meet hero again February 1st, when
It wlli ho decided to run tho enterprise
with tho receivers until all mntorlal In
hand Is worked up, or sell the plant.
Charles Edwards, a young man of
Shoro, Yndkln county, Ib In tho hospital
bore with a bad wound In tho loft hip,
made by a pistol ball fired by Policeman
Loo Plowman, of Shore, Tho officer was
given a hearing before two magistrate's
at Shore last night, lie was discharged,
tho court holding that tho shooting was
Justifiable.
Evidence was produced showing Hint
Edwards had mado threats against tho
officer and was following him when ho
llrcd. Policeman Plowmim wn?s elected by
the last Legislature when the town of
Shore wns Incorporated,
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' To Work the Roads.
(Special to The Tlmes-Dlspatch,)
URWHNSBORO, N, C? Doc. M.-Tho
highway commission of Clullfonl county
m now making udivo preparations fui
beginning work on tho, public rotulo,
They have now lit hand ?7.i,0ii0, tho pro?
ceeds of the salo of the f|rel $135.(100 bond
Itsurt
'l'hoir purpose is to du what work ein
bo done this winter, getting ready for
rushing 'bushiest when spring (ionios. Al?
ler governi months ni investigation, they
to-day mudo u contract for a complete
unti imlldlng mitili on cmulltion that, If
It proved satisfactory, three others would
bo purchased.
Mr. il- L. Hicks, who Is manugor of
tho lltuensbnro (.'oui and Ice Company,
here, had tho nilsfortunu to loso his dwell?
ing by lire at four o'clock yesterday molili
lug, The Humus bud such hoiulway bufoni
thoy wero discovered tlio Uro company
could only prevent other buildings from
destruction.
Air. Hicks had f?G? In money In tho
house, which was minted. This morning
he wus gratified to recover $100 of It.
Party dollars wus silver and sixty titillai!,
gold. This he found in the .ashes, very
black from heut mid smoke.
Except for $400 Insurance his other loss
will bo totul.
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Professor Violent.
- (Spemi to-The Tlmes-Dlspatch.)
GRKWNSBORO, N. C,, Deo. M.-Prof. I
Joseph G. Kstel, of Yale College, con?
tinues violently Insane lu a jail celi liera,
Ills Wife, with her brother. William
North, arrived from Now .Haven?to-night.
Physicians are consulting on. the ?expedi?
ency of taking the patient to an asylum.
After three hours sleep lo-dity ho wns
as violent as over.
ORPHANS HAPPY.
Christmas ? Celebration at the
Home Last Evening.
The Richmond Male .Orphan Asylum,
tho delightful home for. boys, presided
over so gracefully by Mrs. 3, R. Gill, was?
the scone yesterday niternoon of Joyous
fur?simas festivities.
The exorcises wero held In tho clinpel.
In which wn? ? magnificent Christmas
tree, trimmed and decorated until a ny*ro
beautiful ono hns rarely been seen by any,
ono present.
Among those present besides Mrs. GUI
nnd her family of flfty-ono boys, wero
Mr. John I?. Williams, president of tlio
Board of Directors; Mr. T, J, Todd, of
tho Board; Mr. W. S, Copclantl, of tho
Board; Dr. George Cooper, ttev.'J. E.
Cook and Rov. XV. 8. Campbell. ..The
exercises by tho boys wero onjoyablo and
creditable.
Mr. Williams, Dr. Cooper, Mr. Camp?
bell, Mr. Cook and others addressed the
boys.
Tho contributions to tho boys this
Christmas havo boon very generous. Mr.
Hutzler son!, they fifty pounds of candy,
Mrs. T. W, Pemburtou's Circle of tho
Daughters of the King, sent tho boys fifty
stockings, enph filled with good things
so dear to tho boy at Christmas times.
The nftornoon was very onjoyablo to all
and tho lads were happy. Tho members
of the Board present nnd several guests
remained over to supper.
LAW-MAKERS SCARCE.
The Prospect for a Quorum To?
day Is Not Bright.
The prospect of a quorum ot the Gen?
eral Assombly to-day Is anything but
promising. There wero but six members
of the Scnnto present yesterday when tho
body was called to order, nnd tho ntton
dniico of members,of the more numerous
branch was about t'n the sumo propor?
tion.
For tho. reason thnl many of tho mem?
bers of both houses stop at private board.
Ing houses In the city. It Is Impossible
to say with absoluto certainty Just how
many or how few aro In the city, but
so far as known the number of arrivals
Yist night Is not sufllclent to make up
tho requisite quorum when added to thoso
present yesterday. What the morning
trains bring In romains to bo soon, and
l's purely?a matter of speculation. Among
the arrivals last night woro Senators
Sale and Cromwell, Shands nnd Tyler;
Delegates Graves, Newhouse, Lewis, Or
gnln. Read, Ovcrby, Boi?, Duko and S.
H. Walker. Many of these are at the
Powhatan. It will tnko eight or nine
more senators to give that body a work?
ing quorum, while tlio Houso is also
lacking tho number requisito to do busi?
ness.
Meanwhile the Commonwealth Is pay?
ing aV the HO members of the General
Assembly and all tho employes'the regu?
lar per diem, and has been paying it over
since tho rocess on December 23d. Somo
predict that a quorum will not bo present
before tho beginning of the coming week,
but thero Is no basis for this prediction.
It Is a. mere matter of opinion.
Junk Dealer's Case.
The case of Mike Kelly, tho Junk dealer,
who Is charged with having hundreds of
dollars' worth of railroad brasses in his
possession, will bo culled in i-ho Police
Court this morning. ^ . ., . .
Czar Expects an 'Heir.
(By Associated Press.)
'DONDON, Dec. 20,-Tho Dally Telo
graph's St. Petersburg correspondent says
the Imperial family expects tho accouche?
ment of the Czarina next summer.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Is Pleas?
ant To Take,
The finest quality of granulated louf
sugar is used in the manufacturo of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, and the
roots used in its preparation give it a
flavor similar to mnplo syrup, making
It quito'pleasant to take. Mr. W. ?,.
Roderick, of Poolesvllle, Md., In speaking
of this remedy, eays: "I have used Cham?
berlain's Cough Remedy with my children
for several years and can truthfully say
it Is the best preparation of tho kind
1 Jtnow of. Tho children Ilka to tnko It,
and It has no Injurious after effect." For
sale by all druggists.
CASTOR IA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears
Signatur
re of Out/^rM^C&i
CUT FLOWERS, ROSES, VIOLETS
Tho largest stock of Roses, Violets,
.billes ot the Valley, Chrysanthemums
and Cut Flowers, Bridal Bouquets and
.Designs, shipped to all points. W. .A.
Hammond, No. 107 13. Broad St,
O J\. C SD? ?~> je*. ? ??. .
Bears the /? 1ha Kind ^ llav? ^W ?OU?ht
FLORIDA AND THE SOUTHLAND
ATLANTIC COAST LINE.
Tho quickest routo by ono hour and five
minutes, traversed by trains superb in
every appointment, composed of Ilio Migli
est standard Pullman Sleeping, Drawing
Room, Observation, Library and Dining
Cars; eulslno the best the market a af?
ford, served table do hoto, Tickets nro
now on salo by this Una to nil principal
Winter Tourist Resorts in Georgia,
? Florida, Cuba, Now Providence and the
Southwest, at very low rates. Por de?
scriptive mutter and fu?l information, ap?
ply to any ugctit of the company; or,
C. S. CAAU'UIOI.,1.,
Division Passenger Agent,
S3S B, Main St., Richmond, Va.
Oufb-fe? -. -_: --.KA.
Beere the _/? ^ ?|?? ^ lll)VB ?|?>8 B0U?ht
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY RATES
VIA
ATLANTIC COAST LINE,
Tlckots will bu sold between all point?
on this Uno, account ot tho Christmas
holidays, ut rato of one and one-third
ilrst-etUBs fares, plus twonly-flvo cents,
for tho round trip, minimum rate fifty
cunts. Tickets on sulu to tlio general
publia December '.?3d, Sith, '?5th, 30th, ?list,
1003, and January 1st, 100-1, final limit
January 1st, l'JOl, to teachers and stu?
dents of schools and colleges, on presen?
tation and surrende?? of certificates sign?
ed by tlio superintendents, presidents or
principals. Decomber JCth (o S?d, inclu?
sive, with l'Inai limit Jnnimry 8th. 190?),
??G completo Information cull un any
agent of tho company, or,
C. S, CAMPI3BI.I?.
Division Passenger Agent,
83S East Main Streut, Richmond, Va.
O A ? "X* Ce li X J%, ,
Sta? th? _? The Kind Ycu Have Always Bought
ECONOMISTS;
HISTORIANS
A Number of Each Arc Gathered
in the City of New
Orleans.
INTERESTING ADDRESSES
Important Topics Arc Discussed
by Leaders of Thought in
This Country.
(Ey Associated Press,)
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 20.? Lcadors In
economic thought and historical study
are here to-day to the numbor of 150 In
attendance upon the annual meotlnge of
the Amorlcan Historical and Economlo
Association. An elaborate programme .
covering three days has been prepared,
'ine meetings are to bo hold In tho Old -
Cabildo, In tho old civil District Court
building, and at Nowcombo and Tulane
Coneges.
The, American Economlo Association
was called to order by President, Edwin ?.
R. Sellgman, tho meeting opened with
tho rending of a paper on tobacco by'
Iawson H. Shelter, tobacoo expert of the .
United States Department of Agricul?
ture.
Papers on the sugar Industry wero road
by John Dynmond, Jr., and Dr. W.-'C,
Stubbus in charge of the-Louisiana'Ex?
periment Association. Prof. S, A. Knapp,
rice expert for the United' States Agricul?
tural Department, discussed the rice In?
dustry of the United States, upon modern'
lines. S. Locke Brcnux, vice-president
of tho Rico Association of America, road
a paper on the samo subject,. President!
D. F. Houston, of the Texas Agrloulturnl
College, rend an interesting paper on cot?
ton and tho general agricultural outlook
In tho South. Tho forenoon session con?
cluded with a paper on the same subject
by G, K, Holmes, of tho United States
Department ot Agriculture,
President Chas. Honry Lea called the
American Historical Association to 'or?
der. Ex-President'Wm. Wirt Howe, ot
the American Bar Association, read?,a
paper, on "Civil and Common Law In the
Louisiana Purchase." ' ? ? '
Dr. Walter Flavius McCalebre related
the story ot "New Orleans and the Aaron .
Etrr Conspiracy." Dr. W. R. Shepherd
discussed "Louisiana In the Spanish arch?
ives." A paper by Prof. Wm, M. Sloane,
who was ubsent was read by Prof. W. A.
Dunning, its subject being "The Worjld'g '
Aspects of tho Louisiana Purchase."
LUNCH IN CABILDO.
"With the close ot tho forenoon sessions
the members of tho Economist and His-:
torlcal Associations were entertained at
lunch in the Cabildo. The afternoon see-.?
slon of tho Economists was devoted "to
a discussion of tho industrial problems'
of the South. D. A. Tompklns, of Char?
lotte, N. C, presented an Interesting pa?
per on the cotton Industry President
Charles C. Thach, of the Alabama Poly?
technic Institute, discussed the same sub?
ject. Richard H. Edmonds, of th? Man?
ufacturers' Record, Baltimore, was unable
to bo present, but sent'a paper, which
was read, on "Some Southern Economie
Problems,"
President Charles XV. Dabnoy, of the
University of Tennossoo, and Superintend?
ent "Vnwtcr, of the Miller'Manual-Labor
School, of Albemarlo, Va., participated in
the discussion of Mr, Edmonds' paper.
A Joint sosslon of the Economists and
Historians wns held to-night' In New
combo Hall, which. Is a part ot Tulane
University. A fashionable and Intellect?
ual audience was oresent. President E.
A. Alderman, of Tulnne, made an address,
cordially welcoming the delegates. ' IB
tho absenco of Dr. Henry C. Lea, pres?
ident of the American Historical Associ?
ation, his paper on "Ethical Values on
History" was read by Secretary Charles
H. Haslclns.
Professor Sollgmnn discussed "Social
Aspects of Economlo Law."
PRETTY RICHMOND GIRL
MARRIED IN WASHINGTON
Miss Lillian Inez Thomas, daughter of
I Mr. J. H. Thomas, of No. 1112 Floyd Ave?
nue, and Mr. William Francis Clark,
ot Baltimore, a law student at tlio Uni?
versity of Maryland, left this city by an
early train yesterday morning,for Wash?
ington, D. C.j whore they were to bo
married.
Mr. Clark nnd Miss Thomas had been
friends for some timo, and It waa not
surprising when the young man carao to
Richmond to spend tho Christmas holi?
days. It was a secret known to very few.
howovor. that thoy contemplated a matri?
monial coup until yesterday; 'rhe young
couple wore married at 0:30 A. M. yester?
day in Washington, according to Informa?
tion received In this city. Thoy will mak?
tholr homo in Baltimore.
Mrs. Clark Is ono of tho best known
and most attractive young ladles of ?h?
Wost End. Besides beauty and rich color.
Ing sho has the charm of vivacity and
unusual cloverness. Sho Is a fine musi?
cian, both as an instrumentalist and a
vocalist,
NEW CATHEDRAL
OF WESTMINSTER
(By Assueiuteii I'rea-?,)
LONDON. Doc. 29,?Tho Most Rov.
Francis Bourne, Roman Cutholl'c arch?
bishop of Westminister, was enthroned
In the now Cathedral ot Westminster to?
day with the Impressive ceremony Inci?
dental to such occasions. The vast
building was filled to its capacity by
ecclesiastical and lay members ot the
Roman Catholic Cliuren.
Tho Cttlbedrn'i of Westminster, conse?
crated to-day, Is tho first Roman Cath
oli'c Cathedra G that has stood In the Met,
ropolltnn Seo of England since the Refor?
mation. Tho building is situated half a
mllo west nf Westminster Abbey, and Is
a mngnlfi'ccnt structure of tho Byzun?
Uno stylo, with a great campanile of /ed
brich banded with Portland stone, stand,
lug thrco hundred feet high und crowned
with a motul covered dome, surmounted
by a double cross of bronzo. The total
expenditure on the entire edifice up to
tho end of October was Just over a mil?
lion dollars.
Tho Cutb?dra'i starts clear of debt.
A Problem Solved.
A great problem has boon solved In the
manufacture of the rainproof or spot?
?root1 glove, which is soft and pliable as
the finest kid, but through chemical
treatment bus been mudo Impervious to
tho (dements These trloves, when soiled,
can be washed and after drying stretched,
when they will be us fresh, clean and
soft as before. Considering how many
times wo discard slaves because they
are soiled, theso gloves should certainly
prove a great saving for both dress and
genera) wear
For rubber shoes with the high storm
front (here Is always a great demand.
Although the high boot Is the only nho.i
giving entire protection, the popular
height is not more tliup ten luche*.
Tinse shoos can be had In black or tan
Russian calf at prices which will assure
their success. The lightest weight ?an?
&U or? tenerally u?v0? iOf ?V'?.nlOff WWi