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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-03
TIE HARTMAN CONTENTION.
As Set Forth in the Argument Of Judge Hum
phrey.
(By Associated Press.)

Nashville, Tenn, April 2.-The struggle
for control of the Southern Pacific be-
tween James r. Keene and the Union Pa
cifc Railroad went on in the United
States Court today Judge Alexander
Humphrey, of Louisville, replying for the
Hartman interests, to the address OF
Edward Lauterbach, of New York, repre-
senting Mr. Keene, continued his remarks
begun late yesterday evening. He read
largely from Mr.. Harriman's affidavits,
already made public, and said he would
leave the law to be discussed later by his
assistants. The speaker then adverted o
the development and improvement of
both properties, and said there was no
evidence to show that the directors ever
contemplated turning over the Central
Pacific to the Union Pacific. Judge Hum
phrey discussed the appointment of joint
agents for the Union Pacific and South
ern Pacific, and also the alleged diver
sion of freight from Chicago, and con-
tended that no discrimination had been
practiced against the Southern Pacific.
lie traced the development of the Central
Pacific, and said the plans of putting the
property in better physical condition as
inaugurated by Mr.. Huntington had been
carried out.
Judge Humphrey said that the appro-
priations of earnings to the Improvement
of railroad properties, instead Of paying
dividends to preferred stockholders, had
been held by the Supreme Court of the
United States to be for the best interest
of all the shareholders, and that the cont
plainant thought the way to modernize a
railroad was to issue securities.
Judge Humphrey said in response to a
question by Judge Lurton that there
could be no competition between the
Union and Southern Pacific, and therefore
| there could be no possible grounds for
| the application for an injunction.
Judge Humphrey was followed by Mr..
Evarts, who contended that the Union
Pacific was not before the court, and
the court therefore had no jurisdiction.
He insisted that a court of equity could
not abridge the rights of a majority of
| the stockholders or divest them of the
management Of a corporation. He in
sisted that no evidence had been intro
| duced to show that competition existed
between the Southern Pacific and~Union
Pacific in Kentucky, and that compeii-
| tion between these lines was confined to
certain points outside that State.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-03
Promotions on the Southern.
CBy the Associated Press.)

Washington, April 2.-At the office of
the general manager of the Southern
Railway the following announcement of
promotions in the official staffs of the
system were made today:
Colonel John A. Dobson, formerly as
sistant to the general manager, appoint
ed superintendent of construction, in
charge of double tracking and new
work
w. A. Vaughan, formerly superintond-
ent of the Atlanta division, appointed
assistant general superintendent of the
Western district.
w. N. Foreacre, formerly superintend-
ent of the Mobile division. appointed
superintendent of the Atlanta division.
]. ]. Cotter. appointed superintendent
of the Mobile division, vice w. n.
Foreacre transferred.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-03
He May Die From the Blow.
(By the Associated Press.)

New York April Coroner Golden
Cranz has been ordered to take the ante
norton statement of Colonel Lennard,
aged 20, said to have been colonel IN
the Confederate Army, who is expected
to die from blow upon the head with
a bottle.
In his ante mortem statement Colonel
Lennard said his name was Louman Len
nard and that he is a brother of Or.
Amos L. I4ennard, of Chicago. He dc
claned that he became involved in 2
quarrel with Gilbert Moore. proprietor of
the American Carriage Exchange, and
that Moore knocked him down fracturing
his jaw. Physicians at the hospital he
says. told him he was not seriously in
iured, but his own family physician,
seeing his condition, notified the coro-
ner.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-03
SOCIALISTS CAUSE a RIOT.
The Flagstaff Over ths Russian Consulate at
Milan is Broken.
(By Associated Press.)

Rome, April "A dispatch to the Pop
olo Romano from Milan says a violent
demonstration occurred there yesterday
evening following a socialist meeting
called to protest against the arrest OF
Michael Goeth. Russian, at Naples,
March Goth on the charge of being i'm
plcated in a plot to kill the Car during
his approaching visit to Rome. A mob
of about a hundred socialists proceeded
to the Russian consulate at Milan, sing
ing a socialist hymn and shouting Down
with Czarism" The police attempted to
disperse the socialists and during the
fighting which followed a stone was
hurled at the escutcheon on the consul
ate. its flag g-staff was broken. A police Of
fcer was injured and four men were ar
rested
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-03

meeting in Greensboro. Insofar as l have
been advised my services in that capacity
during the recent campaign gave entire
satisfaction and no one has advanced any
reason, valid or otherwise, which would
indicate the advisability of appointing
another to this place. l shall be in
Greensboro to ascertain if it is seriously
proposed to displace me-"
It is believed that Pearson will even
go to the extent of resigning his Federal
position rather than give up the secre-
tarYShip.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-03
For the Jamestown Exposition.
CBy Associated Press.l

Richmond. Va, April 2.-The House ot
Delegates today passed the bill providing
for an appropriation of 5000, 600 in aid of
the jamestown Tercennary exposition
project, by vote of 5S to so. ffty-one
being majority of the House. The pass
age of the measure in the Senate is prac-
ticalIy assured
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-03
Secretary Pearson Will Fight for It

Especial to the News and Observer
Asheviue n. c., April ID.
c. Pearson. secretary of the State
Republican Executive Committee, IS not
going to be Ousted from his position as
secretary without a vigorous hght' ana
if oustcd he will inquire diligently as 10
the reasons therefor. Pearson, VINO was
in Asheville today, said;
Il was surprised two or three days ago
to notice in the papers that there was
talk of appointing someone else as secrH-
tary to tie committee at the proposed
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-03
TO SUCCEED JET[R
Rollins Will Probably be the
Next Republican State
Chairman.
Especial to News and Observer

Asheville, N. c., April at was stated
today on reliable authority that Thos. S.
Rollins would certainly succeed Pritch-
ard as chairman of the Republican State
Executive Committee.
Capt. T. F. Haughton, formerly con
ductor on the Southern Railway, died
at the Mission Hospital this afternoon
at 1:45. Capt. Haughton had been al
the hospital since Tuesday and his death
was not unexpected.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-03
Suit Against Smathers
Special to the News and observer)

Especial 70 INC NeWs anu UUeVTF FtTJ
Asheville, N. c., April Am
order has been signed by Judge Hokc
directing Receiver Jones, of the Western
Carolina Bank to bring suit against Geo.
II. Smathers. of Waynesville. former re-
ceiver of the bank. The order provides
that the suit shall be for an account ard
settlement of his receivership. No final
accounting has ever been made since the
change in receivers by Smathers, and the
suit is to determine whether Smathers
owes tn receivership or the receiVership
is indebted to the former receiver.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-03
Negress Sentup for Killing gWhiteMan
(By the Associated Press,)

Roanoke, Va, April 2.-After a trial
at Abingdon which lasted ten days, Ella
Gray, a colered woman, was today given
sixteen years in the penitentary for the
killing of Charles M. Chester, a young
white man, on January % last. Chester,
who travelled for a Roanoke business
firm, was found dead in the Gray wo-
mans yard at Abingdon. The woman
claimed Chester criminally assaulted her
and that she shot and killed him.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-03
Collision at Alton
CBy Associated Press.)

Knoxville. Tenn. April 2.-Passenger
train No. Is and freight No. 81 collided
on the Southern Railway at Alton, Tenn.
so miles east of Knoxville, today Four
passengers were injured, Their names
are: Miss Annie Harden. Kinton S. c..
leg hurt; Judge Hal H. Haynes. Bristol,
Tenn. back injured; G. A. Anderson,
Johnson City. Tenn, knee injured; w. T.
Carter. Johnson City, Tenn, hip bruised.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-03
In the Supreme Court.

The following cases were argued yos-
terday:
Wright VS. Southern Railway Co.. ar
gued by Royster G. Hobgood for plaintiff
F. II. Busbee and Hicks & Minor for de-
fendant.
Bright VS.. Tel. Co, by 4. L. Brooks w
H. Carroll and w. p. Bynum, Jr., foi
plaintiff. King & Kimball and F. II. Bus
bee for defendant.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-03
Seaton Gales Lodge.

Seaton Gales Lodge, No. Ga, Odd Fei-
lows, last night elected Henry j. Young
Grand Representative TO the Grand Lodge
of Odd Fellows that meets in Whining
ton on May 18th Mr.. j. n McRary was
elected alternate.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-03
DR.. Baskerville Lectures


Especial to News and Observer
Chapel Hill, ~ G., April 2-Dr. Chas.
Baskerville. Professor of Chemistry in
the University lectured to large au-
diencc in Gerard Han this evening on
Some of Lifc's Problems" The Doctors
address was thoroughly practical and was
greatly enjoyed by those present.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-03
MEMORANDUM.


THE President in his message of the
language:
The Monroe Doctrine is declaration
that there must be no territorial ag-
grandizement by any on-American pow
er at the expense of any American power
on American soil. 1t is in no wise in
tended as hostile to any nation in the
Old World"
The President further said
This doctrine has nothing to do with
the commercial relations of any American
power, save that it in truth allows each
of them to form such as it desires.
We do not guarantee any state against
punishment If it misconducts itself pro-
vided that punishment does not take the
form of the acquisition of territory by
any non American power
His Excollency the German Ambas-
sador. on his recent return from Berlin,
conveyed personally to the President the
assurance of the German Emperor that
His Majesty's Government had no pur-
pose or intention to make even the
smallest acquisition of territory on the
South American continent or the ISLANDS.
duJdttul L HIS voluntary anu lIltHuly
declaration was afterwards repeated to
the Secretary of State, and was received
by the President and the people of the
United States in the frank and cordial
spirit in which It was offered. In the
memorandum of the 11th of December.
His Excellency the German Ambassador
repeats these assurances as follows: eve
declare especially that under no circum-
stances do we consider in our proceedings
the acquisition or the permanent occupa-
tion of Venezuelan territory
I'm the said memorandum of the 18th
of December. the German Government
informes the United States that
it has certain just claims for money and
for damages wrongfully withheld from
German subjects by the Government of
Venezuela. and that it proposes to take
certain coercive measures described in
the memorandum to enforce the payment
of these lust claims.
The President of the United States,
appreciating the courtesy of the German
Government in making him acquainted
with the state of affairs referred to. and
not regarding himself as called upon TO
enter into the consideration of the claims
in question believes that no measures
will be taken in this matter by the
agents of the German Government which
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-05-28
THE FLOOD At CHICKASHA
DANGER FROM RISE w RIVER
ABOUT OVER.
Rail roads Suffer Immense Loss
Station Agent at Anadarko Res
cues an Indian From a Tree
After Several Days in Top.

Chickasha, l. T.. May 27-The dan
ger In the rise from the washita and
South Canadian rivers is about over
at Chickashg and nearby points. The
river is receding rapidly and the
houses along the line OF the creek,
which were from one to four feet in
water yesterday, are today on dry
land again. Both the Rock Island and
Frisco railroads have large forces OF
men at work repairing the damages
to bridges track and embankments.
But there is no telling when trafhc
will be resumed. The food was by
far the greatest In the history OF the
country, az the damage is so great 1t
will take weeks TO gets things in
shape again. Almost every bridge
on the Rock Island road in this sec
tion is gone. while the Enid and Ana.
darko line above Anadarko is washed
out for miles.
The Frisco Jared almost as badly
and the damage to it's bridge across
the South Canadian river alone will
impede trafic for weeks.
Chickasha has had but one train a
day from the south for four days.
Big construction gangs are being sent
out in every direction on the Rock
Island and every able-bodied man who
will work is being pressed into ser
vice.
Telephone and telegraph wires are
also badly damaged and they are al
most as badly crippled as the rail
roads.
G.. b. BARLEY, station agent at Ana.
darko. who has been attending to his
regular duties in boat since the rise
in the Washita river overhowed his
quarters, this morning rescued a full
blood Indian, a cousin of Geronimo,
the Apache chief, from a tree sur
rounded by water. The Indian said
he had been there since Sunday, and
his dead horse. saddle and bride
were fished out of the torrent here
yesterday, II having fioated ninety.
eight miles from Anadarko to this
place.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-05-28
A SERIOUS QUESTION.

There Is that Ia a brutal negro
which can not be restrained by any
fear Of mobs or the gallows or fire.
Many Of the ignorant, brutal negroes
AZ the South are natural brute beasts,
made so by the life they lead draw
ing out the vicious nature which they
possess
II Is racial. II comes from the
blood which was brought over from
African savagery. and II has not been
obliterated, and will not be for gen.
erations yet to come. It has been re-
strained by servitude and association.
and in many Southern negroes has
been suppressed by the gentle infiu-
ences OF civilization; and II has been
subdued in all OF the pure blood Az
ricans who have lived soberly and de-
Gently.
Subjected to any form OF debauch-
cry and dissipation, this blood asserts
itself, and is as Irresistible as any
thing in human life. II demands any
kind Of sacrifice or sacrilege. It Is
as vicious as hell and as violent as
human passion ever gets TO be. The
lecherous negro who feels the hot
burning OF this savage nature Is
fend incarnate. as conscienceless as
a devil and as diabolical as a demon.
He is a demon then. No fear, no or
binary emotion, would move him any
more than the chirping Of bird. He
is worse than a madman. He is fiend.
ish In his lust and determined in his
purpose. II he commits a crime wor-
thy OF the seyerest torture II is be-
cause he Is too insane 10 anticipate
OF dread that torture. Whatever pun
ishment may be meted out 10 him
will not deter some other negro like
him when seized with the same in
sane passion.
This is the sober truth which under
lies every one OF the awful crimes
which negroes have committed in the
Southern states against white women.
The opportunity, the temptation to
commit such a crime. is the match
which sets fire to the negro blood.
and then the crime inevitably follows.
What Is TO be done with such
beasts?
Il is a serious question. II must
be seriously considered.-Register.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-05-28
TROY.
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
DR.. NJ. NJ. Webster has just return
ed from attending the u. c. V. reunion
at New Orleans, and reports a good
time.
Rev. J. F. standifer and daughter,
Mrs. Irwin, returned home today az
ter several days visiting relatives
near Ardmore, ]. T.
sChapman, Baum and others from
Ravia spent the day here and it is re-
ported they win open gold mine
near the town In the near future.
Mr., Chriswen OF Tishomingo is in
town today gathering cattle.
w c. Hooser is, spending the day
in Min Creek
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-05-28
Maehen Just a Starter.

Washington. May 27.-The arrest
of August w. Machen caused little
sensation today, important as was the
episode in the progress of the effort
to cleanse the postofiice departments
augean increments. II has been ex.
pected for weeks. A veteran newspa.
per worker who is conservative and
who has been closely watching the
developments daily. said tonight:
This may be said to be really only
the beginning. Il is a sure thing that
other arrests are 10 follow
Only yesterday Postmaster General
Payne, taking to the usual circle of
correspondents who every day call
upon him for a giving out, said:
There are just about a thousand
charges and accusations pending II
seems everybody who had n grievance
has taken this occasion to squeal.
even down to those whose mail goes
wrong
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-05-28
DEADLY HEAo.oN COLLISION.
Eight People KiIled-eodles Burned
With the Wreck.

Birmingham, Ala, May 27.-A dis
astrous head-end collision on the
Southern railway this morning near
Bryan, twenty-eight miles west OF
Birmingham, resulted in the death OF
three engineers, four firemen and one
brakeman, the destruction by fire of
twelve loaded cars and eight empty
cars and great damage 20 the collid'
ing engines.
The dead are:
Henry Acton, engineer.
l.. G. Chester, engineer.
Sam Johnson, engineer.
Roland Madison (colored) fireman
Otto Wood. fireman.
Dave Ingram (colored) fireman.
Bob Hancock, fireman.
J. d. Hill (colored), brakeman.
All were instantly killed except En-
gineers Acton and Johnson.
They were brought to Birmingham,
Acton dying on the way and Johnson
dying at the hospital this afternoon.
An extra freight train pulled by
two engines, was coming east and had
just passed Bryan station when
freight train No rs suddenly loomed
up in the darkness, and an awful
crash followed. The cars piled upon
tho angfnas and in "a few minutes the
wreckage was in a blaze. The dead
bodies were burned to a crisp. Exact
ly what caused the wreck is un-
known.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-05-28

The Ardmoreite force acknowledges
receipt OF an invitation from the
class of 1903 to attend the commence
ment exercises OF Hargrove College,
Wednesday June 10, at $3.50 o'clock
in the morning. The graduating class
this year consists of Miss Edna Jones,
valedictorian; Miss Jennie Chenault
and Miss Vera Olive.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-05-28

The woman who refused to clean
up the room in which Booker T.
Washington slept in an indianapolis
hotel has received altogether too
much homage. After all. II may have
been merely an incident In the az.
fairs Of the hotel, which she seized
upon to get out gracefully, Her re-
fusal to serve as the chambermaid for
the distinguished colored educator
had the spirit of the intelligent public
opinion Of the South, and that center,
ed on her a great deal of favorable
comment She has made more money
out of the sensation than she could
have saved from chambormaid's sal
airy in a life time.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-05-28
EXPLOSION AT ANTLERs.
One Man Fatally Injured and Property
DAMAGE Of 5000.

Antlers. l. T., May 27.-At 3:15
o'clock this morning the large boiler
in the Antlers plant exploded, tearing
away one-half of the building John
Goodman, the night engineer, is IA
tally injured.
The shattered building caught on
fire. but with the assistance of the
crowd that had gathered the flames
were soon extinguished.
The total loss is $4,000.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-05-28

President stated in one of his
speeches on the Pacific coast that he
wants to see Alaska admitted to state
hood. What's the matter with Ok
lahoma, Arizona, New Mexico and In
dian Territory?
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-05-28

Reports from all points reached by
telephone give assurance that no
damage to amount to anything was
done by the storm last night. Hail
fell at various points but not In
damaging quantities.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-05-28

One popularity OF the big tornado
at Carmen, o. T., was that while II
destroyed every church in that town
II left the saloons almost untouched.
Only one of the three saloons there
was DANCED at all and $40 will replace
the loss Il suffered.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-05-28

There ia talk of reclaiming swamp
lands OF the South to raise more cot
ton. The fact is in about any part OF
the country there is more untitled
land than is under the plow. The
possibilities of production are beyond
conception.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-05-28

Russians have learned that the
world does not regard the killing OF
Jews as a Christian duty or an ex-
empllhcation Of the Christian relig-
ion. The Christian world of today
has kindly interest in the Hebrew
race and contempt for murderous
fanatics.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-05-28

The war department he's received
details Of the raising of the flagship OF
the Spanish Admiral Montojo, which
show that an S-inch shell from an
American gun, entering at the bow
completely disabled the vessel.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-05-28

The report comes from San Fran
cisco that President Roosevelt has
been convinced by the business men
of that city that the time has come
for making a change in the CONNER
cial features Of our Philippine policy,
by treating the trade Of the islands
in something the same way that we
have been disposed to treat our trade
relations with Cuba. only in a more
comprehensive manner, or, as Presi-
dent Roosevelt is quoted as saying,
so far as the tariff is concerned, let
It be such as will make a market for
American goods to the exclusion Of
European or Japanese competition. {"
That is to say, another step is to be
taken to convince "these people whom
Providence has brought within our
Jurisdiction that II is their welfare
and not our gain that we are seeking
o enhance" Considering our selfish
tariff rules against the Filipinos, in
labitants Of a part" OF the United
States, all this twaddle reads like the
OF the small boy.-News.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-05-28

A fist fight has grown out Of the
postofice department scandal In
Washington. Get some more Of them
mad at each other and they will tell
the whole business.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-05-28

A Michigan legislator has intro
duced bill for the killing Of feeble
minded children by electricity. II fee
ble.minded children had been killed
in days gone by, where would be be?
he ha9
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-05-28

Jett, the Kentucky assassin, hay'
ing been indicted for murder, now
threatens to tell all he knows II he
does his hide will be full Of holes be-
fore any court can convict him.