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Instructions Indefinite,

q. when you came 10 n cOnclu-
sion on the advice of the solicitor
or on your own Judgment thut cer-
tain threatened legislation was
hostile to your Interests, WIN did
you do about ~ 4. Either I In
strucicd Mr. Thummcl myself or
Nr. short Instructed Mr. Thummel
10 take such proper meHHUTeK AS
would tend To defeat unfaNOrnblc
legislation OF thut kind.
q. What sort Of Instructions were
these; was that left entirely to Mr.
Thummels discretion? A. Not entire.
ly, different measures were adopted In
were adopted to prevent the passage of
such bills
=, Suppose It was necessary to eX.
pend money In such cases, was the
matter brought to your attention? y.
No
Q. Did Mr. Thummel have authority
to draw money for such purposes with
out the approval OF an exc cutlve OH
cor" A. After consultation with Mr..
q. Did Mr. short have the au-
thority 10 cxpend moneys 80 fnr
as that might he necessary with
out consultation with any eXccu-
tive ofHcert A. Up TO n certain
extent,
Q. Did he have a regular allowance
OF an amount of money he could OK.
pend or did No make particular re-
duests7 A, He made particular re.
quests to cover particular cases. Some
times 10 me; sometimes TO Or Gillette
O what amounts of money In 1894
were exnended In that way to protect
Two company against legislation, 50 f9r
-" YOU are able to recal7 A. have
Pnv idea Ht all
Walter X. Gillette, Vice President Of
the Mutual wns next called and exam
lncd bv Mr. I"~hc7
q j have here a number Of vouchers
which have been produced which | viii
read upon the record, In condensed
form: Jan Is the exhibit 26S-Jan 2S,
1904, for s25OO0 signed by Robert Oily
phant. as chairman, and stamped with
the Grannis amp, as already testified
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Hanged a Wife Slayer.

CONVICTION, TENN, OCT. lo.-JoAn
I'm, IN AGED white man was hnncsd
here to-day. he was convicted o. wife
murder
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Mob Hangs a Negro.

MEMPHIS OCT lO--Luthcr BllNrcs,
negro, twentv-seven wears old, was
hanged bv n mob at Brunswick Tenn.
to-day for attacking a wh;e woman.
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MUTUAL LIFE CO. CHARGED UP IT'S POLITICAL DOG FUND.- TO LEGAL EXPENSE
Washington had paid $4,000 60 n
local ampAign fundt 4. No, I
never heard OF IL and I don't be
lieye IA.


O. DO YOU know Andrew Hamilton"
A. No, do not
. Ever met him? A. may have
met HIN once, II so, cant recall the
occasion | have, since this interlOgo-
ton began, have tried to remember
II ! ever had the pleasure Of meeting
Mr.. Hamilton but ! cant recall that
I ever did 80,
o Did YOU meet any officer of cithSr
the Equitable or the New York Life
with q view 10 determining what steps
should Ne taken with reference 10
legislation IN any States or Territories
or section or district Of States? A. NO,
| never have
sidesteps on Thummel,
q Have you given any instructions
to Mr., Tnummel as to what he should
do with regard 10 such matters? A. /
presume ] nave, but
. Now kindly state what instructions
you think you have given him? \,
cant recall The instruction given Mr..
Thummel varied with the conditions
that existed at the time the Instructions
were given, | don't recall any indI-
vldual case
Q. DO YOU recall any case within the
last Ave years In which Il has been
necessary for your company TO give
attention to legislation In any StltcH
\. No particular case
O. Your mind Is entirely blank upon
that subject A. Not entirely blank
q Well will YOU kindly state what
there may be In it? daughter A.
You mean In my mind
o YES on th't srbject \ out of
respect to you, | will not mention II,
sir O.aughterD
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A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES.
Itching, Blind bleeding or Prosruding Piles
Tour drugeist will refund money II pAZ0
OINTMENT falls TO cure In Q 70 II iayL5 !"
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rO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BR0MQ Qunine Tablets.
prussists refund money II II fails 90 cure, E.
W.GaovEs aEpaturs Y on eAca boz. 25e.ss'
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A "confidsntial Fund.-"

Q. In what cases is the money taken
by you upon your vOucher7 A. Well,
Mr.. Hughes. as understand the situa-
icn, large corporations have to main
tain what you might call a confidential
legal fund for the payment Of services
o. How long has such fund been
maintained? A. I couldn't tell you.
.. How long have you known OF It's
exlstence7 A. Since I have been chair
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Didn't Know Purpose.

Q When, on Jan Il, 1896, YOU lnltlaled
this voucher Of that date for 5000.
did you know what that money was
10 be used for? 4. ! did not
q Did anybody tell You what II was
70 he used for? \ only In general
way; that It was necessary for the
legal expenses u the company
G. Well, what did you do 10 ascertain
what the confidential purposes were
A. ! did nothing, | simply wanted TO
know II they were necessary and signed
the voucher.
q what person asked you for that
S2j0OO--with reference 10 the voucher "
Jan II, 1905? 4, ! cant recall that-I
think It was the general solicitor, but |
cannot recall g.
n You mean Mr. Short? A. Yes. sir.
q. You mean to say that you would
turn over to the general solicitor In a
year 100000 apart from all amounts
which wen, for the support Of his de-
partmcnt In the payment Of counsel In
the regular way upon his warrant with
ont having any idea for what purposes
the moneys Wero to be used? A. knew
the funds were 20 be used for neces.
sary legal expenses. ! took his word
for II and acted upon his authority as
a responsible dispenser u those funds.
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to. The next Is July &c, 1894, for S25 ,OCO,
signed Robert Olyphant, chairman; Ini-
tailed "W II. c.. V, p. The next
Aug. p, 1904 fr S26,UO, signed Robert
ELEPHANT, chairman initiated wv, R.
eco sqn PgR5 RobcI t%t 6ypban SSy % thdrmSn ,Rr sS
milialled, w II g. The next Jan,
H. 1905, for $1,000, initiated "W. H. a
10 urlsrsAnd that hose respective
sums were obtained upon your order
and that the initials Nv. h. g." are
your initials? A. The initials are, yes,
sir
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Three on Committee.

Q, Well any particular number OF
names OF all OF the committee? A.
Nhere were three on the committee.
40. And who we're shs other two7
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Contributed to Last Three Republican
National Campaigns, Also to Con-
gressional Funds, and Officers Admit
Even Directors Were Not Tcld.
Continued from First Page

.dIfrerence whether I; pays $4,000 in
gross commissions TO one man Ot 3I,OOO
each to 200 men. 1t mas been my desire,
however, to see tnat commissions were
reduced and more favorable returns tor
the company,
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now get at the salaries paid to the
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O. How about 1892? A. don't remem-
Der about that
O. You were familiar with con, ribu-
tons to the campaign funds OF both par
ties? A. No, am not familiar
a. You recall u cnHe IN which a
contribution hus been diyIdedt A..
! don't, at this moment.
Q, Why do YOU saw "at this mo-
ment?' have you general recollection
lhOni lhnl" \ No | hnNn not
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Grannis Recalled.

Robert A. Grannis was then recalled
and examined by MIR Hughes
O. Mr. Grannis our attention has been
called to a contribution TO the RepuO-
lean Congressional Committee Of s., 800
last fail. | understand the result OF an
interview between YOU ana Chairman
Babcock DO you recall that A, j do,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-15
LOOK AT THE PICTURE
LIQUOR Has RuiHc This Ian rs 1T
Has Done Others ami Will DO Many
Another

Chickens come home to roost" is
an cid saying and it has proven true
in the case Of Mr.. Sid Jones OF this
city. He was arrested last saturday
for abusing his family n disturbing
tie peace and is now in Jail at DOH
SOIL.
Years ago. Mr.. jones was a promis-
ing young business man and married
into one of the first families of the
county. lie has been connected with
the warehouses it this town fOr sew
erat years and has been very opu
with the farmers.
He has been drinking for some
years and went from d to WOfs".
Las Saturday night he was on a spree
anu was abusing his family. When the
police were called in. Jones stood at
the door with a double barrel shot
gun AM defied the officers. Chief Her
ring took the gun from him by main
force and a man named REYNOLDS
came OH the scene and took ND for
Jones. Policeman Cody took him in
charge and locked hirn uD. Jones
fought the officers like a wild man and
n time got Chief Herring's billy
from him. but he was ~overDowered
and iccked uD.
He is a wreck and his friends know
it and tried to get him to leave the
state but he refused and was put un-
Ger a bond to keep the peace and
bound to court for attacking his wife
with q deadly Weapon. He failed tt
give the bono anG is in Jail.
Liquor has ruined this man and
made him & disgrace to his family.
The Picture: A woman with al
the pride of a NOZZLE race: a family OF
eight children: daughters grown and
trying to be a credit to their ancestors
a drunken father in Jail at E.ohson
mon UNFINISHED who violate the law
by selling LIQUOR in the town OF Mt
Aj1y. Look at the picture,--Mt. AIRY
News.
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New. York August le.-FLOUR
Quiet and barely steady, winter pat
epts $3.50 TO SIS 90: Minnesota ss-25
10 SIS IS. Rye -four steady s@.la 10
s4.s5.
WHEAT-Spot easier: No. , red
s6A elevator. Options &C net lower.
May Ssx: September s6l=: December
SSc.
CCRN1-Spot steady, No. , c. Gle
vatnr. OPTIONS unchanged: september
sG. December 53S..
DATS-Steady mixed 30 to 81. d.
I.ard-Firm: western steamed So
Is to SIS: refined steady: continent
s IS: compound 81 to 6.
PORk-Firm; family $500 to
$3.50: short clear $3.50 to $500:
mess $500 to $500.
MCLASSES-Firm: Now Orleans.
open kettle good to choice - to b.
COFFEE-SDot Rio steady: No: I
invoice S% mild steady. Cordnvt 10
5 points higher
SUGAR-Raw firm: fair refining SN
TO 3 lisp; centrifugal SO test rs TO
s. Retired firm: confccticners \ Sa.15;
| mould A 1855; CT. loaf 5000 crushed
5000. graduated s5.20; cubes $3.50.
| COTTON SEED OIL-Was quiet
and about steady. Prim" crude ( o ID
| mills 81 t. 25: prime Summer yellow
sClA to 81: off Summer yellow nomi-
nal: prime white 22h TO 33. prime
winter yellow 321. to 33-@.
PEANJrTS-SteaGy: fancy hand
picked 5 to 54: other domestic ) 10
5A.
/ TCTATOES = Irregular: Jersey
sweets IS to s1.25 per basket; south
ern sT.0C tn sI.S7h per barrel
| CAEBAGES-Steady. unchanged.
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Texas Senator Addresses Confederate
Veterans at McGregor.
CRITICISM OF DIR. ALDERMAN
Senator Bailey Says His Speech i'm New
York Should Bring q RIu-h of
Shame to the Cheek Of Eyers South
trner-An Incident OF the Last Com
gress.

McGrcGor. Texas. August l1.-Unjt-
ed States Senator Joseph " Bailey
was the principal speaker at the Con-
federatc reunion here yesterday. his
subject tcing q defense of the South
His father was a Confederate and his
grandfather a Federal soldier. being
in one battle against each other.
Among other things Senator Bailey
said Il have been panied within the
east few months to learn that Z south
EN- man. called to be president of the
University of VIrainia should speak
disparaGingly of southern traditions
He remarked hat the University Of
Virginia. having been founded by
Thomas Jefferson and being in q state
with such a history as Virginia. should
of all educational institutions be ex-
rected to teach the truth about the
South. But DR.. Alderman. at Il ban
ouet in New York made Il speech
which. Senate: Bailey declared. should
have caused the blush of shame to
mount to the cheek of every southern
ma Where are the CaihoIlns. Claws
o"u DdN'SeS VI tHt Soulh: III. aIucl
man injured said Senator Bailey. i
mournfully acknowledge that they, are
one. but why did not ne ask where
are the Websters and Choates of the
North"
Senator Bailey related an instance
Of The last session of Congress. y bill
lac been introduced to appropriate
$4,000 tC pay the expense fer a con
gressicnal delegation to the Portland
Expoa;tion. He opposed it and aided
in cutting it down to $4,000 Or about
$500 for each of the members of the
ty-m he observed than they
| would spend if hey paid their owr
way. One of the Senator's who was
to make the trip came to him and in.
sisted that $1,000 was not enough il
| response to which Senator Bailey said
eff l was as rich as YOU are | would
nav nv own expenses"
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STORMY SESSION OF UNION
Physical Violence Narrowly Avcrtcd
During Session of international
brotherhood of Transfers,

Philadelphia, August 1.-THE SEES
sion this afternoon of the International
Brotherhood OF Transfers was the
stormiest in the history of the Union.
Physical violence was several times
narrowly averted. Nothing was &C
complished and the convention vas adj
journed until tomorrow, to permit the
delegates to cool down. The disorder
was the result Of a motion to endorse
the Chicago strike. AS soon as the no
ton was made there was an uproar
Men in all parts of the hall began
shouting and shook fists at n an
other.
President Shea was accused of mis-,
conducting the strike and also of in.
competency. His friends came to hi:
rescue and then the delegates charged
each other with bad faith. Cur am
liar" were among the epithets ex
changed.
President Shea was accused of vic
lating the constitution in calling tn
strike and admitted having done SO
He also admitted having recommends
alterations in tho records of Chicacs
| unions, to prevent indictment of uniol
officers.
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RECEIPTS AND EXPORTS.

New York, August 12--Totat today.
at all ports. Net receiIt3 $3.50 bales;
exports to Great Britain So bales:
exports to Franco 80 bales: exports to
japan 15T bales: stocks 362.151 bales.
consolidated at all ports Net re-
ceipts 6.56S bales: exports to- Great
Britain ga bales: exports to France
Sc bales. exports to japan f5I hales-
Total since September fst. ut all
ports. Net receipts 10.0sS.29f bales:
cAT,Crts TIC Great Britain S.9S4.33.
tales: exports to Fran-es S4o.3!S
bales. exr orts to tie Continent 2.2e".
6e1 bales: exports to japan 3f2.sl!
bales: exports to Mexica 1882 bales
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SIMMONS EXPECTS BIC. sT1R
From Investigation of Revenue
Fraud-FIrst Concert of Third Reg
n1icnt H;and-No Compromise I'm the
Case Against Bernard-GcncraI
Glenn Somewhat Better.
Messenger Bureau.

TSdtGlEu. N. -. Auk1SL IL.
A telegram today stated that the
condition Of Private Secretary James
B. Glenn. who was stricken with ap-
roplexy YESTERDAY at Buffalo Springs
was somewhat improved and that he
Was resting easier.
Y charter is granted to the Tarboro
chamber CT nj with $4,000
capital stock. there bang about =
hundred incorDorators.
The new band OF the Third regiment
gave its first public coneer here this
evening on the west portico Of the
capitol. From this portico soma very
notable men have addressed great
audiences here. notably Henry Clay in
1874. The concerts are to be weekly
features during the remainder of the
warm weather. and are under the Ill
rectlon Of CAPTAIN Moody. h is in
charge of the band.
Rain has fallen every day this week
and the total mount is very consider
able. being in excess OF five inches
here.
Their have bean rumGrs that Il COM
promise might be made i'll the cas-
of Howell w. Claude Bernard. Alter
ney Argo for Mr.. Howell said :od1y
Il know nothing uf any couiOrotnise
whatever being offered. You can say
that this case will be fought oy Us
for all it is worth"
State Treasurer Lacy Yesterday af-
tcrnoon addressed an audience of two
hundred. farmers and their families
at fuckers Grove Chauel. near Pa
leigh. ard in the evening addressed
The Junior Order of American Me-
cnunics at Cary. having a very notably
large audience there. He was very
happily introduced by DR.. J. NJ. Tenn
pleton.
Recently your CORRESPONDENT made
mention of the orphan school Mt Ma
riolI. of which Miss Perry is in Charge
It was stated hat she was a Chris
tan Scientist but as a matter Of fact
she is not. but is a Holiness woman
Her work there is very wonderful
and she avs that prayer and faith
bring to her SUPPLIES for all needs.
She is the daughter of Il local Metho-
DIST minister and took a special course
as a missionary.
The state superintendent of public
instruction is informed of another To-
cal taxation vote in a school district
iC Surry county.
Tomorrow the three members Of the
CORPORATION commission and Mr.
Brown. their secretary. Will leave for
Eeadwcod. South Dakota to attend
the annual convention Of the railway
| commissioners of the various states
Of the union. at which will be present
the Interstate commission also. They
expect to be absent~a week, but will
not take the tour which the other
commissioners will take.
. Senator Simmons is at home after
a sx weeks trip. during which he Wis
| tied half a dozen states. He expects
big discoveries ard a great stir from
the prosecutions which are t. be made
of various distilIers and Off
GERS. The Senator left oday for the
Old homo IN James county.
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TERMS ARE TOO SEVERE
Practically All Russians are United in
Urging The Government to Continue
the War and Hold Out Against the
Japanese Demands.

st. Petersburg, August IL -2:55 a. N
The news of the speedy completion Of
NJ. Whites reply came rs a surprise
to the Russian public as a delay, at
least until Monday, was anticipated to
permit consultation at Peterhof. NJ.
Whites initiation and decision have
evoked the admiration of the Russians
accustomed as they are to delays in
matters of a similar nature.
Japan's demands as predicted nave
served to AIRY the Russian government
and people under the same banner for
the first time since the beginning OF
the war. It is evident that M, Write
will find almost solid support at his
back in whaeyer answer he may make
to Baron Komura's communication.
The government permitted and en-
couraged the publication of the full
Associated Press dispatches, containing
the Japanese demands which like a tie-
ry cross rallied Russia's disunited clans
r~eactionary, conservative, liberal and
radical. With scarcely an exception
every voice is raised in urging the soy
eminent to hold out against Japans
principal demands.
The Associated Press talked yester-
day with reading men of various class
es, not only public officials, butlaWyers
doctors, merchants and journalists, ami
all declared that d continuance Of the
war would be better than the accep-
lance CT such terms. The same spirit
is manifested III almost every newspa-
per, the radical organs ranging alone,
side of the Novoe Vreyma, while tins
Russ today declares:
IF these are Japan's conditions ali
hope of peace has vanished
Indignation also is growing over
what is regarded rs a doubtful proeel
ure on the part of the Japanese witt
regard TO their credentials and man,
are asking what is the real reason un'
DERIVING their acton.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-08-15
WAI;NINC TO THE CHINESE
Urited States VIII Insist an Eutl oh
srvance Of tIec Tien Tsia: Treaty.

Shanghai. August 11.-Alarm re-
sarding the impending financial crisis
in consequence of the Chinese boycott
of American goods is increasing.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press is informed that President Roos-
evelt has instructed Minister Rockhill
to warn the Chinese government that
the United States will insist on the
full observance OF Article XIV OF the
Iien-Tsin treaty of 1888
Washington. August 11.-Article
XIV. of the Tien-Tsin treaty provides
that AT each of the ports open to COM
meDee. citizens of the United States
shall be permitted To import from
abroad and sell, purchase and export,
all merchandise Of which the importa-
ton or expectation Is not prohibited
by the laws Of the empire,
The state department directed the at
tention Of Minister Rockhill to this
particular article in view of the pub
lfshed reports that it was the intention
of the Chinese TO interfere with the
landing Of American goods in China.
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avail STORES cts.

New YORK. August 12.-TurDcntinc
quiet 63lh to- ga asked: rosin. quiet:
strained common to good $3.50 To
1856.
Charleston, 8. C.. August 11.-TUr.
pentino and rosin nothing doing.
SavannsAr. .sugEst f2.-Turpentine
firm 6Oh: receipts $50 shiputentS 49,:
sales 1856. Rnsin firm: receirts 1.85s:
shipments 2.e37. sales 2 $50. Quote:
A E. c.. $500. y. $3.45: E $685.. +,
s3.95. G.. sf05 to s4.1e: II. SAFE: I
s4.12h K. s4.1G. NJ sil.25. y. s4.45;
VIC 4S5. WW SE15.
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DAILY COTTON MARKET.
Port Movement.

Galveston quiet at 10 9-16: net re-
ceipts 1884 bales.
New Orleans easy at 1913, net re-
oeilts LET bales.
Savannah quiet and steady at 1872;
net re ceipts I-154 bales.
Charleston nominal: net receipts IL
bales.
Wilmington nominal: net receipts
% Eales-
Norfolk quiet at 1GA: net receipts
12O bales.
baltimore nominal at 1OA.
Boston quiet at 1866: net receipts
72 bales.
Philadelphia quiet at 1920.
Fort Townsend: net receipts ID
bales.
New York. August 12.-Ncw York
Quiet at 1865: gross receipts 1.S42
bales: sales 80 bales: stocks l4e.C11
taiSa.
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Interior Movement.

Houston easy at 10 ais net, re-
CeIpts 2,551 bales
Augusta firm at 10%: net receipts
AZ bales.
Memphis steady at 1Oas: net receipts
GO bales.
St. Louis easy at 1913: net receipts
CSC bales.
Cincinnati: net receipts 50 bales,
louisville firm at 10H.
Total today: net receipts "E5o
bales: gross receipts 3.l6c bales: ship
msnts 3.0s7 bales: sales 1.85a bales.
stocks 66.440 bales.
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Father and Ssan SIlo On Plea of Self
Defense.

Jacksonville. Fla, August 1l.-Sam-
uel Simmons a wealthy naval stores
and saw DILL man.. and son, Ely Sim
mons. were both shot and killed about
fifteen miles from here today by
Thomas H1sler, who enters the plea Of
self-defft1Se. The bodies of father II
son were found in the pine woods near
of the Chinese to interfere with. the
was shot through the heart, by a full
charge Of b~uckshot, and the heart was
found; On the ground about a foot from
the t1sdy, apparently having been torn
out by hand after the shooting. There
were seven bullet wounds in the body
of Ely Simmons. He was also shot In
the, back with a charge of bird shot.