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VOL XLII NO. 12
WILMINGTON N. C. F 13RUAKY 11, 1908
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REPLIES TO DENIAL
Senator Foraker Takes Issue
With President Roosevelt
IS TEMPERATE IN REMARKS
But Has Best of Mr. President n
Matter
Difliruit to Canes of Character of
Kind in Dispute, Says the Ohio
Senator I Jut Th,re if One Case in
Ohio Where There is Written
Testimony Postmaster General
Jirought Into the Question..
Washington, February 10. Ris
ing to a question of personal privi
lege, Senator Foraker today replied
in the senate to the denial by Presi
dent Roosevelt of chares fhat he
ha used federal patronage for the
purpose of influencing the national
political contest. The senator pre
dicated his argument on a reference
to the Ohio situation in the letter
of President Roosevelt to William
Dudley IVmlke, former civil service
commissioner, which was published
today. He produced correspondence
relating to the? appointment of
Charles II. Bryson, whose nomina
tion as postmaster at Athens, Ohio,
was withheld temporarily for the al
leged reason that Bryson had given
au interview while in Washington ex
pressing the opinion that Taft was
losing ground in the Ohio contest.
The correspondence showed that Bry
son stood his ground and the decla
ration of political iriaependriKi! !::d
resulted in another order irom te
white house making the appointment
The coinmunicatio:i on the .;u!,j:.t
were between Representative Doug
las, of Ohio, ancL Mr. Bryson. In a
vei temperate manner Senator For
ak; :- commented on the case, but in
sist 1 that the records clearly showed
an attempt to "coerce Mr. Bryson,
and that his fearless stand had been
responsible for his retention by the
president. The senator said that it
was no exaggeration to say that
there are a hundred cases in Ohio
where the appointments had been
made for political purposes only but
there are few documents where evi
dence can be pioducd.
Mr. Foraker opened his remarks
by saying that on January 11, 1908,
the senate in executive session at the
instance of the two senators from
Ohio refused to confirm certain post
office appaintments which hrd been
made by the president.
' Urged by our friends of the press
as to the reasons why he had such
actions," said Mr. Foraker, "I made
a statement in about these words,
that the action taken meant there
would not be in Ohio further, pro
titution of patronage for political
purposes without being resented."
What the senator said, seemed to
be enough and it was announced
that the president would make a full
and detailed answer to all the charg
es of that kind. Mr. Foraker read
a part o the president's statement
published this morning, in which the
latter declared that no presidential
candidate had been favored in any
appointments.
"These general propositions are
important", said Mr. Foraker, refer
ring to the president's words. "While
the people of the country are not in
terested in specific details ot ap
pointmens they are interested in the
general propositions enunciated by
the president; they are interested in
knowing that the anointments are
made with an eye single to the good
of the public service. The president
by this statement recognizes the -importance
of observing these propo
sitions. "It is difficult to prove cases of
tlm character," said Mr. Foraker,
"because ordinarily there is no evi
dence reduced to writing bearing on
them.
"But fortunately." he added, "we
have one case in Ohio where there is
written testimony. I do not charge
anybody with bad faith. I suppose
all the while that the president was
acting upon recommendations made
to him without knowledge of the
basis of fact upon which these recom
mendations rested." He referred to
the recess appointment of Mr. Bry
son ns postmaster of Athens, Ohio,
who, he said, was appointed upon
recommendations of Representative
Alfred'Douglass. He then read from
a local paper an interview with Mr.
Bryson in which he, stated that Taft
lost his following in Ohio and Fora
ker had greatly grown in strength.
Mr. Foraker observed that there
was xrothing in the interview hostile
to Secretary Taft but that it express
ed an. honest difference of opinion
on a subject entirely within his sight
of individual opinon. Mr. Bryson
returned .to- Athens, said Mr. Fora
ker, and a few days later he receiv
ed a letter from Representative pou
glass telling of a talk he had with
Postmaster -General Meyer, who said
the president . had decided not to ap
point Mr. Bryson after all. ,
- Representative Douglass said that
the pcstear faerl "was ale
about it, but determined, and evi
dently was carrying out the presi
dent's orders."
Mr. Douglass then went to the
white house where be took up t.Lt
matter w:n Secretary Loeb who said
the president could see "no reason
for appointing men to office who
were not in harmony with his poli
cies." Mr. Loeb said the president
was determined that Mr. Douglass
should recommend another appoint
ment. Mr. Foraker said Mr Douglass had
told Mr. Bryson that It would be ad-,
vlsable for him to come to Washing
ton and take the matter up himself.
Mr. Douglass subsequently saw the
president and the story of the con
ference at the white house was told
in a letter which Mr. Douglass im
mediately sent to Mr. Bryson, say
ing: "The president bluntly told
me that he would have to recom
mend another man." Mr. Douglass
said that he urged the president to
reconsider. Int that he was insis
tent. Mr. Foraker said he did not want
to comment upon the correspondence
beyond showing the pressure brought
to bear on one man who had express
ed hi.- personal view on a matter
on whioh he had a right to express
them, "to ?erce him', as the presi
dent has said in his lecrer."
Mr. Bryson then sent a letter to
Mr. Douglass said Mr. Foraker, in
which he said that in his interview
he had said that Taft was losing and
Foraker gaining in Ohio, and that
Taft, if nominated, could not carry
the state. Mr. Bryson reiterated
this and declared that it was true.
He said that hje had always been in
favor of the president's policies and
that nothing had ever appeared irv
his paper in opposition to the ad
ministration. He reviewed some of
the things he had printed, however,
including the statement that the
president would be compelled to take
another nomination because with
Taft as a candidate the labor and
capital and negro vote would
'eliminated from the party. He as
serted that the president's statement
of his (Bryson) activities, as repre
sented by Mr. Douglass, wTas entirely
wrong, and in conclusion, Mr. Bry
son said:
"I faror the president, but not his
candidate. And I shall not as long
as I think Bryan can beat him at the
i he letter contained a declaration
of political indenpendence so far as ex
pressing preferences for candidates
is concerned and Mr. Bryson an
nounced that while he would like
to continue in the office he would
not do so by the sacrifice of his in
dependence and the president could
give the office to some one who was
willing to carry out his personal
wishes in all matters.
He said that he supposed Mr.
Douglas had laid the letter before
the president and that the president
decided to send in the nomination.
Mr. Foraker gave the president en
tire credit lor seeing the justice of
ruch a course.
Commenting upon Senator Foraker's
remarks in the senate today, Postmas
ter General Meyer later gave out the
following:
"I do not quite understand Senator
Foraker in the charge today because
bis statement itself shows that not
withstanding the president knew that
Postmatser Bryson favored Foraker..
he sent in Bryson's name for master
at Athens, Ohio. Tbe president had
previously directed me to hold up the
nomination it having been alleged to
him that Bryson had been guilty of
corruption and had been a violent op
ponent of the administration policies.
After looking up tbe matter I notified
the president that the charges had been
investigated, were not sustained," and
proved to be wholly unjustifiable. The
president then, directed me to send in
his name. It was accordingly sent in
as soon is the senate re-assemWe
after the Christmas holidays. When
the preident gave his direction to
send his name, he and I knew that
Bryson was a friend of Senator Fora
ker." ;
OFFICIALS SIGN' TREATY.
Will Have to le Ratified by United
States and France Before it Be
comes Effective.
Washington, Feb. 10. Secretary
Root and Ambassador Jusserand today
signed a treaty providing for the arbi
tration of any issue that may arise be
tween France and America. The treaty
will have to be submitted to the Amer
ican senate and the French executive
before it can become effective. Mean
while its provisions are withheld from
publication. It is understood, however,
that the treaty s drawn in accordance
with the recommendation with the late
Hague conference, which, finding it
impossible to draft 6 general arbitra
tion treaty that could receive the as
sent and support of all of the great
powers adopted a resolution recom
mending that the various signators
powers undertake to make special ar
rangements between themselves for
the settlement of disputes by arbitra
tion. The present convention Is believ
ed to be In terms very similar to one
prepared by Secretary. Olney and Lord
Pouncefote looking to the arbitration
of possible disputes between America,
and Great Britain which eon rentl on
failed c approval by th Umtefl States
senate, j. f .jryi
DETERMINED MOB'UHflTORYTHE ORDER
Lynch Negro Fiend in issis
sippi Sown
inE MILITARY POWEHLEtib
Several Shots Fired and Two Mem
'ibers of IViob Wounded
.liiiiary and Officers Overpowered
oy .tAore lliau iwo Thousuud Citi
zens .Juuge Who us to Have
liesitlea at negro's Trial Wit
ness Ajviicning .Hen Lngaeu m
iiair iiaue -o Attempt to Conceal
Aiieir identity.
iixook Haven, .oi., Feb. 10 Eli
rigot, the negro who cim,nally as
bauited Miss Williams a oung v. hue
sjonian near here sereiai week c.g,
.o ta.eu iivi ll;e c-foto.y o- i-.
jackson military company and a posse
oi deputies today and hanged from a.
telegraph pole within less tan a hun
uied yards of the court house. i-e
was to have bene tried lor Lis enma
loaay. The military company an a
th.3 police were overpowered by a nub
oi more than two thousand c;t:Zi-s.
Several shots were fired during the me
lee and two members of the mob wtre
wounded.
Pigot reached Brook Haven .n i
Jackson this morning in castody cf
Sheriff Frank Greer and under arm
ed escort of cap-tal light guard, o.
dered into service by the governor
to protect the prisoner.
When the soldiers and the negro
alighted from the train the mob surged
around the man and n, mad fight ensu
ed in which fists were used freelj.
Soldiers clubbed the members of the
mob with tlieir guns. Alter the fight
had lasted five minutes, the mil tin
Started with the prisoner to the couri
house. The mob reinforced and re
organized made another attack, se
cured the prisoner, dragged him t3 a
telephone pole and hanged him.
The mob began to assemble hera
before daylight in wagons, on horse
back and walking. It included sme
of the most prominent farmers in Lin
coln county, especially in the neigh
borhood of Ruth, wnere the assault
is alleged to have occurred.
By the time the train fixun Jackscn
had arrived there were over ..wo thous
and men in the mob at the railread
station.
No attempt at concealment was made
not a man in the mob wearing a m3sk.
The first attempt to take the ne
gro from the militia proved futile, the
soldiers beating the members of the
mob back with the butts of their rifles
and taking up the march to the court
house. Before the court house was
Teached however, the growling mob
surrounded the soldiers and swept
down upon them. The command was
given to fire by the captain of the
company and two men dropped, but
the soldiers were swept from their
feet and the negro was dragged away
from them..
. Judge Wilkinson. ho w-as to have
presided at the negro's trial, witnessed
the lynching, but was powerless to
prevent it.
The two men shot down in the fitht
were Joseph Cole of Brook Haven and
an unidentified farmer. Xeither is se
riously wounded.
Capt A.L. Sairley wa? commander
of Jackson Guard which has in ranks
about thirty men. He has reported
the affair trt the governor and is await
ing orders. "
Ice Kteps Vessels in Harbor
Vineyard Haven, Mass., Feb. 10. The
large fleet of tugs and barges which
returned from Nantucket shoals yester
day is still here tonight because of the
"heavy field of ice which extends from
this port to Pollock Rip. They have
forty-one barges loaded with coal and
three Standard Oil company barges
loaded with oil. Only nine sailing ves
sels are in the harbor here.
The unknown tramp steamer report
ed in the ice near Norton's shoal yes
terday succeeded In extricating her
self last night and started westward.
Charleston, S. C, Feb. 10. George
.Herbert Sass, who under nom deplume
of Barton Gray, was well known as a
writer of verse and for many years
has beea. literary 1 editor of the Sun
day News of this city, died today. He
was a lawyer and for about 20 years
held the oftoe of master fa cgultrfcr
tCSsrtestoa cora.tr.
In liie Snjie and House ol
RdprcssRifiUvcs
ALuh-GH II!
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Made Address on His Currency
' Bill
Wiliiain J. Bryan Object of Fierce
Attack by Mr. Leak of New Jersey
in the House- Recommendations
c President for Four Battleship
Rejected by House Committee ou
ruai Affairs.
Washington, D. C, February 10.
Senator Aldrich today addressed the
senate in explanation of his currency
bill. The galleries were well filleu.
A lartre number of bankers, including
J. Peirpont Morgan of New York,
who occupied a seat in Vice President
Fairbank's row and who came from
New York for the purnose.
Throughout the deliverv of his ad
dress Mr. Aldrich Was accorded eare
lui attention and upon closing he was
surrounded by his colleagues wh6 ex
tended their congratulations. At "
lime was he interrupted and no one
undertook to enter into debate on the
cur.-thcy ques.ion when he concluded.
Senator Aldrich, of Rho.lp Island,
chairman of the committee on finance,
opened the debate in the senate to
day on his bill to provide an emet
crpr.ev rurrencv. He was listened to
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vith great attention by republicans
'and democrats alike, wnile in the gal
leries there was a large audience
Among others was J. P. Morgan, who
remained throughout the delivery ox
the speech.
During the day Senator Foraker
made reply to the President's state
ment concerning the use of the ap
pointing power for political pur
poses and had letters read showing
.the president's attitude on one case.
Senator Depew defended the course
of the secretary of the treasury in de
positing public funds in New York
banks.
The criminal code bill was agai.i
considered and at 4.26 p. m. the sen
ate adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
beoaie on the Indian appropriation
LiU was resumed in the house of rep
resentatives today. At the very outset
politics was injected into the proceed
ings when Mr. Leak, a democrat, or
New Jersey, denounced William J.
Bryan and his methods.
Mr. Leak said he had been surpris
ed at the usurpation of the prerogative
of the delegates to the Denver conven
tion next July. There were some men,
he charged, who believed that this
was the time and the house of repre
sentatives the place to nominate a
candidate on the 'democratic ticket,
"and," he said, "unless my silence
might be construed as an endorsement
( of the nomination of William Jennings
! Bryan I arise for the purpose of mak
ing this protest.
"If," proceeded Mr. Leak, "1 adopted
the example of Mr. Bryan I would
vtheniently condemn as he did the
distinguished democrat the Hon. Gro
tr Cleveland." !
But he would, he said, content him
It with admitting that Mr. Bryan
was honest, consistent and sincere. He
declared, however, that "Mr. Bryan's
familiarity with the decalogue better
qualified him for the pulpit than the J
pi esidehcy."
"He has taken the big stick from
the president of these United States,
and to use his own simile he Is now
crucifying the principles of democracy
and American individuality and ambi
tion on the cross of socialism."
The president thus being deprived
of his big stick, Mr. Leak declared, had
Mr. Leak expressed the opinion thai
the American people did not need ' ed by letters and petitions from Pa
spanking from the president nor a-cific coast-chambers of commerce,
scolding from Mr. Bryan He thought These boats, by the adoption of an
the health of the American community amendment offered by. Representative
was such that a doctor was needed. - Loudenslager, of New Jersey, are to
ant he hoped that either of the two jbe of tbe Octopus type, in accordance
great political parties culd get one j with the report of the Marx board be
and that in his administration of the tore whom last year's testa off Newport
'remedies for the care of the many: were made.
ji is i't- wouiu uul lorgeu uiai mo Am
erican railroad system was one of the
greatest in the world and that Am-.
I erican business men and American en- ?ufing. TJlne Itjbbon Lemon and Vol!
terprisea was the best one on csrQ. , la will pkae yon letter.
'Mr. Leak expressed the hope that
one of the two political parties would
nominate "a ypecialistic In statesman-ship."
i "Will the gentleman name the doc
jtrr?' interjected Mr. Gaines, of Tcn-iifct-s-e.
"I do not propose to name the doc
tor." Mj. Leak replied.
I think that is the privilege of the
-delegate to the Chicago and Denver
'conventions."
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Considerable progress wok made with
.the Indian appropriation JUill. which
Ar MfiTr' ' was araeutied to that the commissioner
ML uLlin I L'tf Indian affairs, before he. carries out
the policy of abandoning non-reserva-
jtiens schools, shall investigate the
! question fully and report to the house
at its next session. Another amend
ment restored the appropriation for
Indian schools at Fort Iewis, Colora
do, Carson City, Nevada, and Mount
Pleasant, Michigan.
Consideration of the Indian bill was
not concluded when the house at 5:01
P m. adjourned.
By a vote of 13 to 5, one member
absent, the house committee on naval
afiairs today rejected the president's
urgent recommendation that con
gress at this session author
ize the building of four battle
ships, at a total cost of $38,000,000 and
by an unanimous vote there was in
cluded in the navy appropriation bill
au authorization for the construction
of two battleships to cost $9,500,000
each and to be of the Delaware type
The representatives who voted in ac
cordance with the president's recom
mendations were: Lilley, of Connecti
cut, republican; Thomas, of Ohio, re
publican; Mr. Groft, of Louisiana,
democrat; Talbott, of Maryland, demo
crat, and Hobson, of Alabama. Jemo
eraf. Representative HoDson announced
that he intended to make a minority
r?oit recommending the authorization
for four battleships.
"But the authorization, merely. Is
not enough," he said. "It should in
clude an actual appropriation so that
the work of construction would begin
without a moment's unnecessary delay.
Even so, it would be three years be
fore these vessels would be ready to
go into commission, and this country
has no time to loose."
The preference of the committee
stood in favor of four battleship au
thorization, but the voting attitude oi
the majority was expressed by Chair
man Foss when he said:
"Experience has shown that it is
more profitable in the end to recom
mend in the beginning what you know
the house will stand for. A recommen
dation for four battleships could not
be put through at this session."
The navy appropriation bill, as
amended and agreed upon by the
committee, carries a total appropria
tion of $101,000,000 for the navy es
tablishment for the next fiscal year.
about $24,000,000 less than was asked
for In the department estimates. Under
the new authorizations for whose ful
fillment congress is bound to appro
priate money at the next session if
the bill as recommended passes the
house and senate, the committee in
cluded two battleships to cost $13,000,
000; ten destroyers, $8,500,000; eight
submarine torpedo boats, $3,040,000;
total ' $30,540,000, or $38,730,000 less
than tbe total for new authorizations
asked for by the navy department.
The new authorization estimates re
jected by the committee comprise
the following:
Two battleships, $19,000,000; four
scout cruisers, "$10,000,000: one ammun
ition ship, $1,750,000; one repair ship,
$2,000,090; two laying ships (cruisers
to be converted) $500,000.
The committee, however, raised from
four to eight the number of submarine
torpedo boats asked for; held over for
further consideration and incorpora
tion in a special bill the matter of pro
viding fleet colliers; appropriated
$400,000 for the Durchaiuv withfn th
)discretion of the secretary of the navr
of three so called sub-surface torpedo
boats and included an appropriation of
$1,000,000 to enable the recruiting of
3,000 enlisted men to man the new
completed battleships nd authorized
the recruiting of 3,000 more to become
available after the first of July.
No provision was made for the build
ing of a drydock at Pearl Harbor, near
Honolulu. The doubling of the depart
ment's estimate of four submarine tor-
;pedo boats needed was largely influenc-
' TEY ALWAYS; PLEASE
- No matter what .kind you'v been
FOURTH
DDI
American Sent Brltcn to His
Knees
WAS it u;E-:: iUlU AfFJlR
Jack Palmer no Match for Tommy
Burns
Ainrricnii Hud E wry 1 1 dug Hi Own
Way from Tap of Gong- Fight
a for I In Heavy Weight Cham- '
pioiiship uml Ma StIhmIuUhI to Im
Twenty Hound Content -Wltn
cd by 2,tMM Person.
Loudon, Feb. lo.Tommy Hums, the
American heavy weight pugilist, to
night knocked out Jack Palmer, of
New Castle, the KnglUh champion in
the fourth round of what was schedul
ed to be a twenty round content for
the heavy weight championship. Soma
2,000 persons saw the fight which took
place at Wonderland, a big music hall
on tbe east side, but it was a on
sided affair from the bound of the first
gong until the middle of the fourth
when Palmer on his knes was finally
counted out
Palmer was a laten nnn for tho
moment he entered the ring. Burns
climbed under 4u- ropes sallingly and
saowVd his customary confidence whilH
Palmer displayed great nervousiwws.
Without any preliminary starring
Burns went after him and tho first
round had hardly begun Inforo the
Englishman was on his kne. He took
the round and during the rest of thn
round was busily engaged in covering
himself. This was repeated lu each of
the other rounds, Palmer being hope
lessly outclassed.
In the final round he was sent to
the floor several times and at last wai
barely able to drag himself to hi
knees, where he remained with his el
bows on tho floor until after the count
of ten had been tolled off.
Jem Roche, tho champion of Ireland,
who has been backed by a ayndlcato
headed by Richard Crokcr, the former
Tammany leader to nht Burns In
Dublin on St. Patrhlc's day, wu a.
spectator at the ringside tonight Ilia
comment was: "Palmer fights like an
old woman, while Burns U a master
of the art, and, besides, was In aplendid
condition."
The fight was for $2500 a. side and
75 per cent of the gate receipta. Tho
odds were C to 4 In favor of the Am
erican, but there was very little bet
ting. Th're were no takers for beta
offered by Palmer that ho would stay
rounds. Palmer Ik considered a some
what better fighter than G inner L.
Moir whom Burns put away In toil
rounds, but has a reputation for hlt
t ug low, it being on an alleged foul
Mow that Moir was given the decision
over him when last they met
THE MAYOR'S CO VICT.
Number of Cam disjMmed of at Ve
tcrdayN SsmIoii. ,
In th- mayor's court yesterday a
number of defendants were on trial
and several were either sent to the
reads or bound over to the higher
court.
Boyd Jones, ehai with carrying
a concealed weapon and with assault
with x deadly weapoa was bound over
on both charges .bonds of $25 In each
ca.ce bein required.
Valentine How, for larcny of chick
ens, w.a afno bound over under a
bond of $25.
C. T. Williams .n n charge of vag
rancy, was given a suspended sentence
oi 30 days oa the roads. "
John Thomas for bring- d'unk and
disorderly was sent to the reads for
CO days. a wa als Frank W'ilson
charged with disorderly conduct
Cutter Will be Srnt in Pursuit.
Pensacola, Fla.. Feb. 10. Ixpite
the fact that his vessel had been aeiz
ed by the United States marshal on
a libel for $.000 Captain Ray., of the
German steamer Del to. weighed an
chor today and sailed for Rotterdam.
The matter has been reported to At
torney General Bonaparte at Wash
ington and It is expected that a rev
enue cutter will be sent In pursuit of
the steamer. .
Washington, Feb. . 10. Itepreaenta-
tire James T. Lloyd, of Missouri, waa
tonight elected chairman of the detno
T&Ua congressional campaign commit
tsa Tfc Toto was $3 to 11
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