The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-18
AGENTS SENT OUT
To Inspect Tobacco Trust
Methods in This State.
Professors kiIgore and Wiihers Honor
ed in Washington. 'Roosevelt's
Stand on the Chinese lmmigra
ton Laws.
Especial to News and Observed

Especial to News and Observer
Washington, d. c.. Nov. lin
curry i'm regard to the report that
the Department of Justice has sent
agents TO North Carolina TO inquire
into methods of the tobacco trust. as
pursued in the tobacco sections of
that State, while it is elicit no in
formation in regard to the plan on
which these special agents are work.
ing nor the special purpose for which
they are gathering information, in
North Carolina, brought out the state
i..ent that the department is not pleas
ed that the fact that agents have
Eeen sent out, has become public
property. Assistant Acknowledgement
l'urdy, who has charge of all work of
ihe Department concerned With the
trusts. is OUT of the city and Attor-
neg General Moody when applied TO,
declared that absolutely no informa-
ton, in regard TO the sending of
agents to the tobacco growing regions,
would be given out at this time.
2rof. w. y. Withers and Prof. b.
W. Kilgore, of Raleigh, who came
to Washington the first of the present
week to attend the convention of Ag
ricultural Colleges and Experiment
stations. are still here. being mem
berS of the Association of Official
Agricultural Chemists now in annual
session, at the George Washington
University. Prof. Withers was spe
cial guest at the Cornell Smoker held
On Thursday evening at the Univer-
sty Club. and i'm making response TO
a call for Il toast. says that he laid
aside his instructors garb for the
moment and assumed the cap and
bells. Mr. WitherS was appointed by
~ a Of 10, aictf.. A--
ISOLATION To invite the Secretary of
Agriculture to address that body.
while Prof. I<ilgore is chairman of
the committee 10 nominate officers
for next year.
The prediction is made here today
that the anti-American boycott in
China viii furnish the text for an in
tercsting chapter of the Presidents
message. The President wiz ask for
such modification of tho Chinese eX-
clusion law and such provisions for
their administration as will insure
to all Cinnamon, excepting the Coolie
classes only. the same right of entry
into this country and the same treat
mcnt as IS guaranteed to the citizens
of o-her countries.
on the other hand. ii is the opinion
Of NAM members of Congress, who
are now arriving, that this subject
will not be touched unon during the
next session. Consensus of opinion !
is that the boycott has worn itself !
QUE and that the Presidents order
Snecting the administration of the
immigra ton laws. in so far As the> |
affect the Chinese. has allayed the ruff
ncd feelings of the Chinese merch
ants and students who. thought they
had been mistreated by the Ameri-
can officials. Among the Republican
leaders there is an idea that the laws
relating to general immigration may
he altered to some extent but as far as
the Chinese are concerned ii is not
probable that ANYTHING will be done.
Representative j. r. McCleary, of
Mime. ota who is lcoked upoa by /
many as the net chairman OF the
Nppropriation Committee. has Il rem |
edy for the present deficit in the treas !
nry. He expresses tho belief that If /
Congress will be prudent in its APP
preparations at the coming session the
: mount on the wrong side of Uncle i
SANS ledger soon will be wiped off.
Postmasters have been appointed
rs follows in North Carolina: Sadie |
&. Bright. at Eclipse Mcdowell !
count1- Lucullus c. Cooner. at Nash
vile. Nash county Richard @. Fore
man. at Porter. Stanley county. Jo-
seph r. Avery. at Topsail, Ponder
county.
The following appointments have
also been made in rural carriers car
rier service Sylvester II. Boyd and
William II. Boyd. route No /, at Ed
ward. y. c.. James l.. White and
Sylvester Henderson. on route NO. /,
nj Ioyelace \. c.; Seymour +. Teer
and Castor w. Stanford, on route No.
!. at Teer. y. G.
The following postoffices in North