The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-10
Arraigns Teddy For As
suming Royal Powers.
TRAGEDY AT NORFOLK
Alleged Assault on a Weak-Minded
Girl Causes the Killing of Young
Weisenheimer---Sen. Over
man Employed to Prose-
cute the Slayer.
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Washington, ID. c.. April o. -Today's
event in Congress was the speech of Rep
resentative Bourke Cochran. of New York
1t was n speech that not only sigralizes
his return to the National Legislature af-
ter an absence of nine years but ii will
serve as a political text during the COM
ing campaign. for it was Il strong and
convincing arrangement OF the present
chief executive. Mr.. Cochran especially
dwelt, and with telling force, upon the
attempt OF Mr. Roosevelt and his subor-
dlnates to invade the dignity of the leg.
lslative branch of the government 10y
usUrping powers not conferred upon them
BY the Constitution. The greater and
more effective portion of his remarks was
devoted TO their recent pension order
Il want to see generous provision made
for the old soldiers in their declining
years, he Numbered, amid Democratic
applause, but / want to see it done by
Congress and not by any self-constituted
authority"
IF this order is accepted" he declared.
If money is paid out on such an order,
what fragment or shadow of power is left
to the House of Representatives?
'-rhe purse is held by the Constitution
to be under the control of Congress, but
what is really done is the opening of the
purse. not by this body, but by an execu-
tive officer of the government Thirty
millions OF dollars taken from the treas
ury by the stroke OF the pen of an execu-
tiVr officer.
I'VE are at the parting of the ways If
this order be tolerated, what is there that
is beyond the power of an executive off.
cer?''
As it had been announced before hand
that Mr.. Cochran would speak the CALLER
les were filled with an intensely interested
tEiong.
NORTH CAROLINA BONDS.
The District Commissioners have asked
their attorney for an opinion as to what
action should be taken by them on the
offer made by John b. Manning, OF New
York, TO give the District OF Columbia
$40, 900 State OF North Carolina bonds, to
BE- used by the district for the purpose
OF bringing suit in the United States SUI
prcme Court to compel their payment
The bonds MIR. Manning proposes to do
nate are bonds of North Carolina and not
70 this mornings paper.
TRAGEDY AT NORFOLK
Jesse A. Meisenheimer and l.. T. Maha-
ley of Salisbury. n. c., father and father
n-law of young Parks Cannon Nielsen
hemer who was shot and killed in his
own home at Norfolk yesterday by Talbot
l.. Drury, have employed United States
Senator Cverman to prosecute Drury In
the Virginia courts.
Drury, hearing of an alleged attempted
assault on his nftoen-year-old, weak
minded daughter by Meisenheimsr went
to the latter's home, called him out of
bed and killed him. while Meisenheimer's
Ifoul-year-old son begged for mercy Mel
senEeimer's body has been sent to Sails
bury for burial.
BASKERVILLE'S DISCOVERIES.
In course of lecture before the Chem.
lists Club in New York last night. DR.
Charles Baskerville, OF the University of
North Carolina, announced discovery of
two new radioactive elements. These
elements" he said, were discovered af
ter more than ten years o. experiment
with moRazite sand, which / found i'm
North Carolina. For this reason | have
called one Carolinium and the other Ber-
zelum These elements owe their devel-
oLment partly to the use of thorium
dicxide and have a higher power OF lumi-
Mostly What the worth may be com
mercially | cannot say. 1t has taken me
ten years to produce three grains. which
is all that exists on earth. I shall pre-
sent half of that to the Chemists Club"
This discovery is regarded by scientists
as very important one and ..~as greatly
to Dr. Baskerviles reputation as a
chemist
THE HEARST BOOM.
speaking of the present status of the
Hearst boom and It's probable condition at
the finish reminds me of the predicament
of an old friend OF mine who awoke one
night after a long period of conviviality."
said Col. Bill Sterrett, of Texas.
..Much to his astonishment, he found
there was an elephant in the room. 1t
was q large elephant. In fact, ii filed |
the entire room and stopped over some
ON the bed. My friend viewed the ele-
phant with some alarm. He was inter !
ested to know how 1t got in there, but, |
inasn,ucb as it was in, that problem |
became secondary to the problem of how |
he could get it out as it was too big |
to 90 through door or window.
"Wbile he was neryously debating this |
nrorosition the elephant settled the
wrnIe affair by slowly backing out
through a knothole.
THE NEW CONGRESSMAN.
Tho rav Congressman was feeling blue.