The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-05-31
STARTLING REVELATIONS
Coal Trust Brides Railroad Officials
More Oil Trust Methods Expos
edwin Express and Free Pass
Amendments Live Through Confer
ence Committee? Secretary Taft
Going to Republican State Conven-
tion-Congressman Blackburn Re
buked by the President for Smok-
ing in White House.

ing in White House.
Washington, ID. G.. May %. 1906
Special To The Caucasian
Secretary Taft has just returned
from jamestown where he went on
last Saturday 10 select A site for
monument to mark the location of the
first English-speakin settlement in
the United States, for which monu-
ment Congress has appropriated $50,-
600. The party was joined at James
town by Civil Engineer Younge of
Richmond. who is familiar with the
history of the jamestown settlement.
The Rate Bill in Conference.
The railway rate bill has been sent
to conference committee. We fear
the House made a mistake in not ac-
cepting at once all the Senate amend
! ments. Some of the amendments were
good and some were not bad or not
very good to say the least
There is now danger that some of
the good amendments may be stop
ped and that all the bad ones NAV
be kept. When Congressman Cooper
charged that he had heard that the
anti-free pass amendment, and also
the one regulating express compan-
les were to be dropped in conference,
Congressman Hepburn Indignantly
denied it and branded the charge as a
lie. We will see.
Startling Revelations.
During the past week the investi-
cations being made by the Inter
State Commerce Commission into the
affairs of the Standard Oil Co. and
the dealing between the coal trust and
the railroads has brought ont some
startling information.
1t seems that the oil trust has
violated the law in every respect to
destroy competition and to throttle
interstate commerce. 1t has had the
help of the railroads in its conspiracy
and is charged with having gone 10 the
extent of bribing preachers.
The testimony as to the coal trust
| shows that they have bribed the Of
ficers of the Pennsylvania railroad to
give the best secret rates and rebates
TO break up all Independent coal own
crs and operators. This beats the in
fanny shown by the insurance com
panies investigation.
Republicans Here Pleased.
North Carolina Reublicans here
were much pleased at the election of
Judge Spencer B. Adams for State
| Chairman to succeed Mr.. Rollins. re-
signed. Judge Adams is a man of
high character, has the respect of the
people Of the State and is also a man
OF force and fine executive ability.
1t Is predicted that he will soon pnt
North Carolina in the safe Repub
lean column.
| The information that Secretary
Taft had agreed TO address the Re
publican State Convention at Greens
boro was also hailed by Republicans
here with delight. They say that il
means great State convention and
also that the Republican party has
started in to win the fight against
the Simmons machine.
Please Stop Smoking That Cigar.
Congressman Blackburn went to the
White House few days ago to in
trcduce some North Carolinians to the
President. He staggered in smoking
a cigar. 1t was necessary for the
| President to request him to stop smok-
ing. This is the first time that any
Congressman has ever offended in this
way and been rebuked by the Presi.
dent, so far as known. North Caro-
linians have the reputation Of being
the pink of courtesy and good man
ners, and 1t is to be regretted that this
congressman is not up to the standard
Blackburn will not be consulted
about any matters outside of his dis
triet, and he will be lucky to hold
| that