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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-03
SNYNAM SAYS B0ERs WILL
APPEAL TO OUR CONGRESS
Calls to Thank the President for For
warding Money to His Wife in
South Africa
(By the Associated Press.)

Washington, Jan. 2.-Commandant w.
D. Snyman, who was a member of Gen.
.De Vets staff in South Africa up to a
year ago and who for some time has
represented the Boer cause in West,
called upon President Roosevelt today.
Commandant Snyman is tall, hne
looking Boer and talks English with
slightly broken accent.
Il called upon President Rooseveltta
81 called upon the President" said he,
to thank him for having sent to my
wife, who is in South Africa, some
money l desired her to have. l shall
always feel grately to President Roose-
welt. l saw my wife's signature today
for the first time in months"
How did your wife get the money!
Through the United States Consul at
Cape Town, and her answer to my let
ter was returned through the same
channel"
Commandant Snyman did not talk
with the President about the war in
South Africa. He did not consider it a
proper subject to discuss with the
President of the United States. He
simply wanted to thank him for get
ting the money to his wife.
''The Boers,' said he "can see easily
that the President can do nothing to
stop the war, even if he were so dis
yosed But we will appeal to Congress
for an expression of opinion. We hope
that both political parties in this coun-
try will unite in such expression. We
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Profits and Losses at Fall River.
lBy the Associated Press.) }

Fall River Mass, Jan. 2.-Figures have
been prepared, based upon the reports to
the Secretary of State, showing the prof
its and losses of Fall River corporations
during the year just closed. Eight corpo-
rations have not yet reported. Nine in
creased their net Indebtedness in a year
and five increased their surplus; three
decreased their Indebtedness and six de-
creased their surplus.
The American Linen mill cut down its
surplus account S17294; Flint, $31,522;
King Philip, $6S,O57;. Sycamore, $6,3O5;
Narragansett, $3.766 Mechanic, $SS,5S7.
The Tecumseh decreased it's debt $1,000;
Border City, $1S,691; Parker, $66,S92
The Union increased its surplus, $780,
534; Chace, SO, ,2S4: Cornell, $522; Granite,
s37 ,049; Richard Borden, s31, SAB. The Ark
wright increased it's debt, $62,719 Barn
ard. $39, ,697; Bourne, $434 633; Hargraves,
s7,150, Merchants, $9625S; Laurel Lake,
s9769; Zacconnet $S5, $50; Wanpanoag,
S121, ,442.
The Stafford changed a surplus account
of $7O,160 into debt of S156, ,469. Many
of the debt increases are direct results of
purchases of new machinery or the build
ing of additions and others came out OF
the curtailment of production and the
large sales of print cloths last year at the
lowest prevailing prices.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-03
CELEBRATION OF LANDING
OF FIRST ELGLISH COLONY
Memorial to Congress Graphically Describing the
Significance of the Great Historical
Event.

.persons native of England, in such.
ample manner as if they We're born and
personally resident in England" and
especially the right to be governed by
such laws as they might make for
themselves Soldier and sailor, states
man and philosopher; poet and histo-
rian; patriot and martyr; greatest hero
in the greatest age of the world the
name of Raleigh stands foremost among
all VINO sought to plant an English
nation in America"
The long struggle with Spain for pos
session of the American continent is at
last ended. The Spanish flag floats no.
where in the Western World. Liberty
and law are today the heritage of every
child born in America. The tree that
Raleigh planted on Roanoke Island has
grown until now it covers continent.
It's branches are spreading across Bal
boa's ocean. Beneath its shadow sits
the oldest empire in the world crying
for help to the youngest republic. It's
power has shifted the center of gravity
of the universe, and shaken the founda-
tions OF injustice and oppression even to
the ends of the earth. The "Wilds of
America" are become today the center
of the worlds activities. The infant
wall of Virginia Dare is grown into the
voice of a mighty nation that now de-
cides the destinies of humanity.
Fifty to celebrate the beginning of
these great events, honorably to COM
memorate the life and character of him
who deserves to be called the father of
the English colonization, reverently to
see the hand of God upon the desert
shore and hear His voice in the wave
that breaks upon the sand where the
first born American came to life, were
alike the sacred duty and the glorious
privilege of the people of the United
States.
Wherefore your petitioners humbIy
pray that suitable provision may be
made by your honorable body for the
celebration on Roanoke Island during
the months of July and August, 1902,
of the birth of the first English child
and the planting Of the first English
colony in America.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-03
A DANGEROUS POLICY
New York Chamber of Com
merce Disapproves Re-
ciprocity as Advocated
(By the Associated Press.)

New York. Jan. "a meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce was held here to-
day The Committee on Foreign Com
merce and the revenue laws presented
a report and resolutions disappearing
the action taken by the reciprocity con-
vention held in Washington. This report
and the resolutions were adopted after
considerable debate. The resolutions
were as follows:
Whereas, this Chamber has consist
emily favored the establishment through
reciprocal concessions in tariff rates of
closer trade relations between the United
States and the commercial countries of
the world and,
Whereas, the National reciprocity
convention, in it's recent session in Wash
ington, ID. c., adopted a resolution rec
ommendjng reciprocity through tariff
notifications, where it can be done with
out injury to any of our home interests
of manufacturing, commerce or farming,
thereby rendering an application of re-
ciprocal tariff concessions impracticable: :
and,
whereas, the National Reciprocity
Convention, in a second resolution rec
commended the establishment of a new
commission to which shall be referred
the consideration of all reciprocal trade
agreements, thereby multiplying and dis
regarding the valuable and beneficial
work successfully accomplished by the
present commissioner plenipotentiary in
the negotiation of important treaties,
whereby a great part of the trade OF
these countries would be thrown open to
us; therefore, be it,
Resolved, that this chamber hereby
expresses it's disapproval of the action
taken by the National Reciprocity Con-
vention in Washington, on November
Goth, as subversive Of all attempts to
bring about closer trade relations with
our sister nations and to open new and
it further
Resolved That the chamber views
with. apprehension the policy advocated
by the reciprocity convention as likely
to invite hostile legislation on the part
of the other nations against this coun-
try to the great detriment of it's COM
mercial interests.
The following substitute for the re-
port OF the committee was offered, but
was rejected:
Resolved, That this body recommend
reciprocity in our trade with foreign
countries where it can be done without
injuring any of our own products or
manufactures.
The committee report and resolutions
were then adopted
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The petition to Congress asking for arr
appropriation of $3.50, 600 to commemorate
on Roanoke Island the birth of the first
English child and the planting of the
first English colony in America was
agreed upon yesterday at a meeting of
the various Roanoke island celebration
committees.
The petition, which was prepared by
DR.. George T. Winston, is a graphic de-
scription of the significance of the cele-
bration and is as follows:
To the Honorable Senate of the United
States:
On August IS, 1887, the first child of
the Anglo Saxon race to be born in the
Western Hemisphere was given birth on
Roanoke Island by Eleanor Dare, MEM
Der of the colony which Walter Raleigh
had sent across the seas, ito plant an
English nation in America"
The colonies of Raleigh, all planted on
Roanoke Island, were the first deliberate
and systematic efforts for English colo
niZation. They were the real begin
ming of the struggle by the Anglo-Saxon
race for possession of the new world.
Their failure was due not to lack of
courage, or patriotism or fortitude, but
to the life and death battle then Waging
in English waters between Spaniard and
Saxon. The ships and heroes that would
have brought salvation to the English
colonies on Roanoke Island were de-
tained at home for the destruction Of
the Spanish Armada. Roanoke Island
was sacrificed that England might be
saved But Raleigh's efforts at colonial
tion We're not in vain; he sowed the seed
whose immediate harvest was James
town and Plymouth, whose latest fruits
are Santiago and Manila. He was the
Father of Anglo-Sa expansion, plant
ing in the new world not only English
men but English law and English liber-
ty His letters patent from the crown
secured for the first English colony
in America rights and privileges,
whose denial two centuries later
brought on the American revolution:
''all the privileges of free denizens and
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disgrace to civilization and far worse
than ever before. He pictured atrocities
of the most horrible character, perpe-
trated on the natives by officials, and
whites who had concessions of rubber
land.
AS typical instance of the means en-
ployed by the Free State Government,
Captain Burrows corroborated the state
ment of an American missionary to the
effect that the officials employed 500
cannibals, to whom they issued rifles to
massacre and capture unarmed natives
who had rebelled against their brutal
methods
81 have sworn testimony said Cap
tain Burrows, "of the Belgians handing
over natives to cannibal tribes for the
express purpose of being eaten Forced
labor prevails everywhere, and shot
gun rule is the truest description of the
present administration. he companies
deriving wealth from the collection of
rubber are all more or less State enter
prises, as a third or half of the shares
in them are invariably held by the Gov
ernment.
"Lattcrly King Leopold and the gov
ernment have made some show of action
against the agents of some of the upper
Congo companies, but only minor offi-
cials are ever touched, and the so-called
reforms are merely intended to throw
dust in the eyes of the public, whose in
dignation has been aroused by the
stories of this reign of terror. Will the
present systems of the collecting of rub
ber and recruitment of natives continue
the Congo Free State will remain a dis
grace to the white mans work in Africa.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-03
Matos Gets Ont for Venezuela,
(By the Associated Press)

(by the ASSOGldICu ltoS'J
Fort de France, Island of Martinique,
Jan. 2.-Cvia Haytian Cable.)-The
steamer Ban Righ, recently renamed the
Libertador, has left this port for the
Venezuelan coast. She carries among
her passengers Senor Matos, who is now
referred to as General Matos and sew
eral generals and other important per-
sonages of Venezuela, who Joined Gen
eral Matos here. Besides the leaders or
the expedition, the Libertador has on
board three hundred volunteers, and it
is understood that she will embark q
number of other volunteers while on her
way to the coast of Venezuela,
The behaviour of General Matos and
his adherents while they were at this
port was most correct and when they
left here they had the sympathy of the
whole population. General Matos is
we'll known at Fort de France, where ne
has many friends. The local newspapers
have published articles expressing hopes
for the prompt success of the expedition,
and the downfall of President Castro,
whose attitude, the papers add, has earn
ed for him the enmity Of the whole world.
Previous to his departure from Fort
de France, General Matos issued man
ifesto, calling on all his fellow country
men to take uD arms.
While the Libertador was at this port
her sides were strengthened by light
armor, and her gun positions were pro-
tected Her armament is of the mod
ern type.
Details of the conversion of the steam
coI cbn Iof
her vital parts have been protected by
thick plates of steel. The work was
done here at the works of the General
Transatlantic Company. The Ban
Righ's armament consists of several
guns capable of firing 300 shots per min
ute and four 10-centimetre rapid fire
guns.
The officer in charge of the Ban Righ's
guns is European. The vessels crew
is composed of Englshmen and natives
of the Island of Martinique
The reinforcements Of the 800 volun-
teers now on board the Ban Righ will
reach the war steamer in sloops and
schooners, which are to be met at vari-
Gus points, if the plans of the revolu-
tionists are carried out.
The departing volunteers appeared to
be very determined men Previous to
sailing they had learned of the decree
issued by President Castro, declaring the
Ban Righ TO be a pirate, and Offering a
reward of $4,000 for her capture, but
they declared the vessel will not be cap
tured and insist that the revolution will
triumph.
The volunteers said that their landing
on. the coast of Venezuela was planned
to coincide with a forward movement on
the part of the Colombian troops, and
the landing in Venezuela of other revo-
lutionists who had concentrated at the
islands of Trinidad and Curacao.
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BELIEVED TO BE SOLVENT.
Temporarily Embarrassed by the
Tight Money Market.
CONTROLS 1900 MILES ELECTRIC ROAD.
The Capitalization Of the Various Properties
Owned or Controlled by the Syndicate
is Said to be Ab,ut
$4,000,
(By the Associated Press.)

Cleveland, Ohio. Jan. 2.-The financial
affairs of the Everett Moore syndicate
owning and controlling a number of
urban and inter urban electric railways
and an extensive system of local and
long distance telephone lines in Ohio and
Michigan, passed into the control of a
committee composed of seven prominent
bankers of this city today. This action
was taken, it is stated, as the result of
temporary financial embarrassment on
the part of the syndicate, which has for
some time past been affected by the
stringency on the money market.
The committee chosen has been at
work investigating the affairs of the
syndicate and express the firm belief
that the concern is entirely solvent and
that its embarrassment will be only
temporary.
The Everett Moore Syndicate is ac-
credited with controlling more than
1900 miles of urban and inter- urban
electric lines in Ohio and Michigan,
with many new extensions still in
course of construction.
Among the telephone properties owned
outright or controlled by the syndicate
are the Cuyahoga Telephone Company,
of this city, with upward of 10000 sub
scribers United States Telephone Com
pany Qong. .distance): the Federal Tele-
phone Company, the Stark County
(Ohio) Telephone Company; the Colum-
biana County (Ohio) Telephone Com
pany; the Peoples Telephone Company
of Detroit; the Wood County (Ohio)
Telephone Company, and a number of
others in which the Federal Telephone
Company is the controlling factor.
Among the more important electric
street railroad properties in which the
syndicate is largely interested are the
Cleveland Electric Railway Company
the Detroit United Railway Company. the
Toledo Railway and Light Company, the
Northern Ohio Traction company, the
Cleveland, Painesville and Eastern Rail-
way Company, the Detroit and Toledo
Shore Line Railroad Company and the
Lakeshore Electric Railroad Company
All of these lines are declared by the
committee to be- with scarcely an ex-
ception, in good physical condition, per-
fectly solvent and in no wise embarrass-
ed.
The aggregate capitalization of all the
various properties owned or controlled
by the syndicate, is said to be about $780,
600 000
Expert accountants have been employed
by the committee in charge TO examine
and report upon the condition of all
the constituent companies. No statement
has. as get, been given out. indicating the
liabilities of the syndicate.
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cox LEADS ANTI-HANNA MEN,
The Contest between the Factions is Still in
Doubt
(By the Associated Press }

(By the Associated Press.)
Columbus, Ohio JAN 2.-The contest
between Republican factions over the
organization of the LEGISLATURE is still in
doubt so far as the House is concerned.
The claims of either faction would in
dicate that one element is confident of
of Price becoming Speaker and the
other of McKinnon winning, but the re-
ports of both show that there are yet
votes to get by the one who is to be-
come Speaker. The list of unpledged
members has, however, been reduced
today to a half doZen-Crist, Pool, Nc
Neil, Nihart, Foster and Lochery. This
does not include any who are said to
have pledged themselves-som in writ
ing-to both sides. These six are asid
to have made no pledges to either side
and it is conceded that they hold the
balance of power.
Owing to the confusion over lists.
there is talk of round robin" There
arc five lists: Those pledged to Price"
those pledged to McKinnon,' chose
pledged TO both those still unpedged,"
those listed as doubtful, which list in
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-03
Run on Dime Savings Bank.
xF'gg
(By the Associated Press.l

(By the Associated Press.)
Cleveland, Jan. 2.-As a result of the
announcement o fthe financial embar-
rassment of the Everett Moore Syndicate,
run was started on the Dime Savings
and Banking Company. of which Messrs
Everett and Moore are directors, late
this afternoon. All demands were
promptly met and President Wattersen
said the bank had ample funds on hand
to pay all depositors who desired their
money.
The institution is one of the city de-
postories. When its last report was is
sued in October. the banks total re-
sources were placed at $5,762007, in
cluding surplus fund of 1885, ,000
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-03
FORCED LABOR PREVAILS.
Conditions in the Congo Free State
Disgrace Civilization.
LEOPOLD's REFORMS ARE A MERE SHAM.
The Greed of Men Engaged in the Rubbeo
Trade Has Inaugurated Reign Of
Terror in This Portion of Africa,
(By the Associated Press }

London, Jan. captain Guy Burrows,
who has just retired from the employ OF
the Congo Free State Government after
six years service, declared in an inter-
view today with representative of the
Associated Press, that the conditions
prevailing in the Congo Free State are
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-03
PostoMces Robbed.
fBy the Associated Press


Chattanooga. Tenn, Jan. 2.-Inspector
in charge, Williams, was notified today of
the robbery of the postoffice at Mystic,
Ca. The assistant postmaster was as
saulted and all the stamps in the office,
money. order blanks and keys taken. The
postoffice at Smallwood, S. c., was robbed
last night and stamps stolen.
Inspector Conant yesterday caused the
arrest of Charley Harrow at Macon, Ga,
on the charge OF breaking into and rob-
bing a postofflce.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-03
Vaue han the Broker Bankrupt.
By the Assoeiated Pregg.l

New York, Jan. 2.-Chas. L. Vaughan,
a broker OF No "0' Broad street, filed
a voluntary petition in bankruptcy to-
day in the clerks office of the United
States District Court The liabilities
were stated to be $75,OOO of which $780,
900 was secured. There were no assets.
The principal creditor is Mary A. Bani-
gan, of Providence, to whom $4,000 is
due as endorser on note.
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Successfully Dccked at New Orleans.
(By the Associated Press.)

Washington, Jan. Rear Admiral
Endicott. Chief OF the Bureau of Yards
and Docks, has received a telegram from
Captain Converse, President of the Naval
Board in charge of the test of the new
floating dry-docll at New Orleans, saying
that the big collier Sterling was very
successfully docked in a strong wind and
current
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do not want the matter made a party
question or to embarrass the United
States in any way. | believe the Eng
lish people would welcome an interfer
ence sufficient to cause the authorities
to drop the war. We are willing to
make some concessions.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-03
THE FLOOD AT CHATTANOOGA.
The City Almost Surrounded. Hundred
Families Camping on KnolIs
(By the Asgociatcd PreA.


Chattanooga, Tenn, Jan. "A hum
dred families living in the fats and low
lands around Chattanooga camped on the
knolls last night because of the high
water. Suburban street car traffic is
crippled and many houses are submerged
trap containing President Pritchard,
Of the Chattanooga Hunting Club, Col.
W. p. Henderson. H. H. Matlock of
Athens, Tenn, and Hon. Gordon Lee, of
Georgia, while returning last night from
the New Years meet Of the hunt club
went into a washout near Eastlake and
vas overturned. Col. Henderson suffered
two broken ribs and the others We're
slightly injured. Twentg-seven miles of
track are under water on the Western
and Atlantic road Chattanooga is almost
srrourded by water. BY noon today the
river had fallen two inches. Most of the
damage has been due to back water.
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MISS STONE RELEASED.
a Report from Sofia to Vienna That Lacks Con
frmatlon
(Bv the Associated Press. J

tBy the Associated PreSS.)
LONDON, JAN. "a DISPATCH TO
THE CENTRAL NEWS FROM VIENNA,
SAYS A REPORT HAS BEEN RECEIVED
THERE VIA SOFIA TO THE EFFECT
THAT MISS ELLEN NJ. STONE, THE
CAPTIVE AMERICAN MISSIONARY,
HAS BEEN RELEASED. THE REPORT
LACKS CONFIRMATION
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-03
Jerome Takes Oath of Office

(By the Associated Press.)
New York. Jan. 2.-Wm. T. Jerome took
the oath of office as district attorney of
New York county today.
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Telegraphic Briefs.

The Comptroller OF the Currency has
authorized the failed First National Bank
of Austin, Texas, to resume business on
condition that the re-organizing commit
tee pay into the bank 1885, eco, the amount
of the impairment of the banks capital.
As this condition previously had been
agreed to, it is expected that the bank
will reopen it's doors for business in a
day or two.
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FERNANDEZ is DEFEATED
And Pietri is a Prisoner, Wires the
President.
AN EXPEDITION FROM PORT De FRANCE
Gen, MaFos Sets Out for the Venezuelan Coast,
Calling on the People to Take Up
Arms Against President
Castro.
(By the Associated Press.

(By the Associated Press.)
New York, Jan. 2.-The Venezuelan
Consul in this city today received the
following cablegram
Caracas, Jan. Hernandez defeated.
Pietri prisoner. Revolution crushed.
(Signed) "CASTRO.
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Littleton, n. c., Jan. 2.-Mr. G. Royal
Norman has taken charge Of the Bon Air
Hotel here. Mr. e. e. Norman, his
brother will assist him In the conduct
Of the hotel.
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II. Pearson, of the Pearson Syndicate,
of Philadelphia, yesterday gave out the
statement that out of the $1,000 shares OF
common stock of the New Orleans City
Railway Company, the syndicate has Sc
cured 1000, and would enter into the
lease by January 10Th. The dissolution
Of the Louisville pool yesterday, which
held 25,OS3 shares of stock and would
not sell. is considered to have brought
about the deal.