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and Bryan Expl Jeffersonian Wfc TWO NOTEWORTHY- ADDRESSES Former Nominee Parker, Mayor McClelland, Senator Newlands and Other* Address 700 Democrats at the Waldorf-Astoria, Parker Receiving ^ an Enthusiastic Hearing. * 1 * ' New York. Special.?Sever, hundred Democrats attended the Jefferson day banquet of the Democratic Club oi New York at the Waldorf-Astoria Thursday night. There were many there of national reputation, and chief among these were Judge Alton B. Parker, Democratic nominee for President last November. In the banquet room portraits of Jefferson were conspicuous. In addi' tion to Mr. Parker, the speakers were ' United States Senator Newlands, of 0 Nebraska, Mayor McClellan. of New York. Congressman Henry T. Rainey, of Illinois, and J. J. Willett, of Alabama. Senator Carmack, of Tennessee, was the only one of those expected to speal^ who could not attend. Mi*. Parker was the first speaker, and he was enthusically received. Frequently he was interrupted by applause. The speech was on the future of the Democratic party and was replete with suggestions for harmony and urgent appeals against sectionalIsm. John Fox, president of the club, >jfrfcsided, and his brief speech introducing Judge Parker was applauded. Mr. Parker said: I do not come here to make excuse or explanation about the past to promote any personal purpose or ambition for the future, or to further the ends of any section, faction or interest. 1 am moved solely by a desire to commune freely with my countrymen who believe that the time-honored doctrines of the Democratic party, as deduced from the great policies defined by the man whose birth we here commemorate, and established by the founders are still true, still alive, still worthv of acceptance and devotion, and still necessary, if our institutions are to be maintained in their early vigor and purity. It mjiy- be conceded that they are r? not new-fangled or hysterical. We can also justify the claim that they are not destructive to any legitimate political or industrial interest:*, or sub erse to those conceptions o;' liberty and free institutions for which our fathers suffered. They have approved themselves in peace and war. Under their sway, our people increased !n number, wealth and power, the poor and oppressed from other lands found . refuge and welcome, population spread gradually over territories peacefully acquired, and industry was free, while thxes were low and so distributed as to discourage monopoly. When these principles dominated our policies there was no thought of conquest, or of protectorates over distant, alien, and turbulent peoples; there was no talk of alliance with the great; no question of making ourselves collectors of debts, good, bad. just or fraudulent; and no suspicion that anywhere in ihe lexicon of free government there was to be found the word "subject." SOME ELEMENTS IN RECENTPOLITICS. We meet after defeat which was easy to foresee and predicted. It was preceded by division and faction in our v- ranks over a period of eight years and ~th6y have done their worst. It was emphacized by the use of governmental power for partisan purposes, by the 1 reckless and unprecedented expenditure of money and by demagogic appeals to interests as wide apart as the poles. We have left to us only the smallest measure of power in either house of Congress; we have lost States whose confidence we had long By Wire and Cable. A large fleet of warships and colliers is reported to have been seen 250 miles northeast of Madagascar, steaming east. The allotments of the new Japanese loan were oversubscribed maty times - in the various money centers of the world. Secretary Hay arrived at Gibraltar much improved in health. The House of Commons adopted a motion declaring that the Chamberlain fiscal program would be detrimental to the shipping interests. The situation in Macedonia is giving rise to some anxiety and notice has been served on the Cretan insurgents to disarm in 36 hours, on pain of international intervention. State Treasurer Lacy issues a circular advertising for bids for $250,000 in 4 per cent, bonds authorized by the 1 * *vnoee recent Legislature iu mu ci^. Bids must be submitted by noon May lOtb and be accompanied by certified checks on a basis of $1,000 for bid for $50,000 in bonds. Pointed Paragraphs. A man could build a twenty-story office building while a woman Is making her plans to wash her hair. There is no love where there are none to be loved. Manhood is always marred by being --#*cver on the make. Many a man has to be broken up before he can be built up. r You cannot kindle the fire of truth ^ by whittlings from the Word. Divine strength is essential to divine service. Liberty is quite different from hospitality to lies. Revivals do not come in aswer to prayers of rivalry. Mighty little of the bread of life comes from the crusty man. * Some men would rather argue about dietetics than eat their dinner. # The only good thing about post-mor| tem praise is that no one believes it. ft A joint indictment was returned at ft Cleveland against A. B. Spear. Cashier ^^>f the closed Citiaens' Mationafcfcmk wxd Mrs. Cassle I> Chadwick,^ ain Different Views of Democracy ? commanded, and the number of Gover- i nors and State legislature? under our j control is surprisingly small. We may. however, recall that this is! not the first time that the party has been in what seemed to be a hopeless minority. It was so from I860 to 1S67 when a great wrong which has been far-reaching in its effects upon morals ' and justice, left it in a minority for i another eight years. But when its con- j dition was least encouraging, it was I still the same consistent advocate ofj patriotic and manly policies as when J it was in the full plentitude of power ! during the first sixty years of the last; century. Rallying about its natural 1 leaders?as courageous and patriotic j as any known to our political history? I it was then, as always, its virtue to be a national party. These leaders kept I themselves in touch with every ques- j tion of current interest, in every ham- i let of the Union. Nothing American j was alien to them. POWER OF THE PARTY AS A! MINORITY. During the Civil War more than 500.- i 000 Democrats stood on each side of the firing lines of the two great armies which faced each other, all believing themselves right. On the morrow of Appomattox, they, the victors and the vanquished, had scattered to their respective homes, all bent upon promoting peace, all understanding each other in theii trials, all facing the same great problems. In the foulest of all days in our national life?those of so-called reconstruction?these soldiers largely recruited from other peaceful, patriotic men in the Nort#, were found voting together. During this period there came to the front in our national councils the great historic figures of Thurman. Hendricks, Bayard, Seymour. Hancock. McClellan and Tilden. In the face of prejudices and opposition, which might well have daunted the bravest, these men were able to combat and to overcome that sectional policy which at one time almost dominated the whole country. When, in spite of aggressions, fairly divided between the misuse of military power, and deliberate, studied corruption of the suffrage, these men had been successful, they were reinforced by Lamar, George, Hampton, Hill, Vance, Morgan, Vest and many other strong and patriotic men from the South. Added to these leaders, who. in the field of national politics, so nobly united to combat human passion at its worst estate, were hundreds of thousands of sturdy men in the North, who, as Governors, members of Sta$e Legislatures. committeemen of every grade, and private citizens, carried the struggle of free government down Into the smallest political divisions of the country. Everything was won except the presidency, in spite of which Democracy was able from 1868 to 1885 to keep at bay the enemies of good will. NO ROOM FOR SECTIONALISM. So. too, there is altogether too much talk about an Eastern, a Western, a Southern, or some other Democracy, when the essence of the party is its national character and the entire absence of sectional features. The control of the party machine in one city or another, in this or that State, or | even in the country, is not a matter J either important or interesting to the J great body of Democrats. THE KIND OF ORGANIZATION NEEDED. I would not for a moment convey an impression that organization is not important. It is even more?U is vital, if we are to give effect to the principle and policies which buttress our party faith. But, however necessary and vital, it may be useless?a mere empty bauble?if it is viewed as the end rather than the means. We are confronted | by forces which, when not purely personal, are almost wholly mechanical. They are represented by a party, wellmanaged. indeed, in that two-thirds of the Union to which it restricts its activities. It has everything that patronage can suggest or imply. In return for favors received it sells to the highest bidder or freely gives the I Big Deal in Oil. Beaumont, Tex., Special.?The largest deal in oil ever made in the South took place Friday. Messrs. Carnes, Bass & Benckenstein, of Beaumont, purchasing from Messrs. Laertel & Cafferty, of Franklin, 1,750,000 barrels of oil in storage at Jennings. The sale gives the purchasers a total of 3,000,000 barrels in storage at Jennings. Greenville, S. C., To Have a Permanent Fair?Striving to Raise $15,000. Greenville, Special.?The people of this city have for several weeks been striving hard for the organization of a permanent fair association. Subscriptions lists were circulated last week and at a meeting of the subscribers, held in the council chamber last evening, a permanent organization was effected. The name of the association will be the Piedmont Fair Association. The meeting last night was harmonious and more than one hundred subscribers were present. The total subscription to date amounts to $10,250. It is the purpose of the directors to raise $15,000. It is thought the Greenville Trar-tion oomnany will be called upon to assist In raising the remainder. News of the Day. Chariman Frick. of the Equitable Life Assurance Society, has called upon President Alexander for a complete statement of all the affairs of the soj ciety. ! The prudential committee of the fdr, eign mission board of the Congregai tional church decided to hold on 10 ; Mr. ^Rockefeller's gift of $100,000. Rev. " * ' ?? JJnn ?Kn Annn?(irt I Ur. WaSQIDglUU Uiauucu, nuv I the acceptance of the gift, made a i caustic statement concerning the comi mittee's action The Pennsylvania legislature has passed a bill appropriating $100,000 for a display of the State's resources at the Jamestown fair. The Hebrew "Standard, of New York, in an editorial, severely criticises the approaching marriage of Miss Rose S. Pastor to Mr. J. G. Phelps Stokes. The Democratic Club of New York j has withdrawn former Mayor Van ! Wyck as toast master at its Jefferson day dinner tonight and has substituted John Fox. president of the club. Pawnbroker Stern failed to identify 1 j J. Morgan Smith as the man to whom I |hf sold the pistol with which Caesar 2Jounji was killed. the Ingenuity of monopoly can suggest, as within ife scope or interest, is withheld. When we can control once again these training-schools for the higher politics, we shall have little need to trouble ourselves overmuch about candidates for President, because we shall have laid, deep and strong in the people's will, the necessary foundations. Then, ant! only then, may we look with hopefulness and confidence to the country at large. Then we may go North, or Soi^th. East or West, for candidates, certain of their fitness for the work in hand, and of their acceptableness to our countrmen. Bryan at Chicago. Chicago. Special.?Subjects of national significance to the Democratic party were discussed by several leading orators of the party at a Jefferson club banquet held at the Sherman House in commemoration of the birthday of Thomas Jefferson. The dinner in a measure resolved itself into a jolification over the recent election of Mayor Edward F. Dunne, who is a director of the club. The mayor was among the speakers who responded to toasts. All the speakers referred to municipal ownership and to Mayor Dunne's election on a municipal ownership platform. William Jennings Bryan and George Fred Williams were the principal speakers from out of town. Mr. Bryan spoke on "Thomas Jefferson* 'and his remarks .were greeted with unstinted applause. He responded to the toast "Thomas Jefferson." He said in part: We are told that when Moses, the first great law giver, had attained his majority, he looked upon the burdens of his countrymen and sympathized with them. Although he had been adopted by a princess and was heir to a throne his heart led him from the palace and the society of princes to companionship with his oppressed brethren. When a leader was needed to break the bondage of the Israelites and guide them in the formation of a nation, this sympathy fitted him for his work. And no one, it may be added, does a great work whose heart does not beat in sympathy with the masses, ever struggling, ever in need of help. Thomas Jefferson, although not reared in the environment of royalty, was born and educated among the people who least sympathized with the rights and interests of the common man. His heart, too, was touched by the struggles of his countrymen, and he early became their champion, al though in so doing he alienated the landed aristocracy and educated classes. In wealth he was the equal of the wealthy, and his learning brought him into association with scholars, but heart kept him in touch with the plain people. and he earned the right to be called the First Great Democrat. It was not that he was the first to conceive of Democratic principles or to preach the doctrine set forth in the Declaration of Independence. That doctrine was not a new one; but he gave fitting expression to the doctrine at the time of its greatest triumph. The aspiration for self-government was born with man. It has been the inspiring cause which has led people in all ages to struggle for freedom of conscience, freedom of speech, individual liberty and the recognition of the rights of man. Some in all ages have found a selfish reason for applauding monarchy, but at no time has there been universal acquiescence in arbitrary power. He lived before the invention of the railroad, and before the country had witnessed the colossal centralization of wealth, but viewing as he did every question from the standpoint of the people, and hating, as he did, every attempt to divert the profits of industry from the producers to the "idle holders of idle capital," we have a right to assume that he would today stand with the people for the regulation of railroads and the extermination of private monopoly. No one can imagine Jefferson as tolerating the impudent claim of the railroad magnates that they have a right to determine abritrarily and without appeal the rate to be charged for the transportation of passengers or freight. What an opportunity the present contest would give him for the arraignment of human greed and for the defense of human rights. Jefferson's love for mankind was his controlling passion, and it extended to generations unborn. As we celebrate his memory on the anniversary of his birth, we can say as those could say who lived when he did. "We love him because he first loved us." Conspiracy Charge Dismissed. New York, Special.?The indictment charging Nan Patterson with conspiracy with J. Morgan Smith and Mrs. Smith, wrongfully to obtain money from Caesar Young was dismissed in the court of general sessions at the request of Assistant District Attorney Rand. The court reserved decision in the Smiths case. CARRIE MUST BEHAVE. Or She Wil Be Sent to Jail For Six Months. With a $250 Fine. Witchita, Kan., Special?In district court, Carrie Nation, Myra McHenry and Mrs. Lucy Wilhoit were found guilty of destroying property. Mrs. Nation was fined $250 and four months in jail. Mrs. McHenry twc months and $150 and Mrs. Wilhoit 2a days and $150. The sentences wer? suspended, pending good behavior. Th< offense was committed September last when the women broke windows of a wholesale liquor house. Hay Improving. Nervi, Italy, By Cable.?The condition of Secretary Hay improves daily. He received a visit rrom Ainoassauur White, who stopped here on his way to Rome. Mr. Hay discussed principally questions interesting Italy and America, chiefly emigration matters and King Victor Emmanual's proposal for the establishment of an international chamber of agriculture, giving verbal instructions to Mr. White on the subject. The latter expects to arrive in Rome- Saturday. Statehood Convention Called. Oklahoma City, Okla.. Special?The single-Statehood executive committee of Oklahoma and Indian Territory Fri day afternoon decided to hold a State hood convention at Oklahoma City July 12. Representation is based or 500 delegates, 250 from each of the Territories. A formal call will be is sued by the committee for the conven tion, in which particular stress wil be laid on the matter of creating i way by which Oklahoma and Indiai Territory may be separated from anj connection with New Mexico in tht omnibus Statehood bill fflWEsnlow \ New York's Most Colossal Playhouse Opened to the Public THE OPENING OF THE HIPPODROME Play House Unique in the Amusement World For Its Size and the Character of Its Performances, is Christened by a Standing Room Audience. New York, Special.?The Hippodrome, New York's newest and largest place of amusement, was opened to the public Wednesday (night, under the management of Thompson & Dundy, and every one of the 5,200 seats were taken, some of them having been bought at high premiums, and wherever there was standing space, it was filled. The Hippodrome stage is remarkably large, and at times was crowded. Hundreds of persons and many animals, including elephants and. horses, were in view at one time, making a very animated and.picturesque stage fecene. The circus specialties introduced were unusually good. The Hippodrome is unique in the amusement world, both in the great size of the playhouse and in the character of the entertainment it offers. The management frankly admits that the whole great enterprise is experimental. It is an entirely mew venture, in every way, and is alout the most elaborate entertainment attempted under one roof, combining as it does a dash of everything except grand opera and tragedy. It is a spec; tacular drama, a circus., musical comedy, vaudeville and menagerie, and the highest priced seat is $1.50. Another feature is the reserving of every seat in the house, from the 25 cents gallery to the boxes. The building occupies the block on the east side of Sixth avenue between Fortythird and Forty-fourth sereets, a distance of 200 feet, and extends back toward Fifth avenue 240 feqt. It is of brick, marble and steel construction and architecturally to very handsome. It's capacity is 5,200 and its interior arrangements present many features novel in this country. Behind fourteen rows of orchestra seats are the stalls and then a line of boxes encircling the promenade, and in these, smoking is permitted. The stage is 200 feet between walls and has a total depth of 110 feet. A better idea of its size may be obtained from the fact that the back drop curtain of the Hipperdrome is 85 by 200 feet, while the average playhouse curtain is 25 by 35 feet. President Has Fine Sport. Frederick, Okla., Special.?Wednesday was au ideal dav for President Roosevelt and his party in the big Pasteur reserve. The weather has been cool and cloudy. The party goes out at 6:30 each morning and returns to camp about 11 o'clock for dinner. FresM horses are saddled by attendants an? a new start is made at 1:30 in the afternoon. One of the diversions of the camp was a series of foot races in which the President participated. The dogs are so accustomed to pursuing wolves that they left off chasing a wild cat when a wolf was scented. In one of the runs a wolf was chased over the hills and across creeks and through timber for ten miles. The pace w*as fast and when the wolf was cap'tured, there were only four of the party within sight of the animal?Bob Burnett. Guy Wagner and John Abernathy, three old cow-boys, and President Roosevelt. ! Saves Others By Confession. Jacksonville, Fla.. Special.?Isham Edwards, who is confined here with two other negroes, unuer sentence of death for the murder of School Super- I intendent N. W. Eppes, near Tallabas- I see last August, has confessed the crime, declaring that Caldwell and Larkin, the other negroes, are innocent and were not connected with the killing. The trio were convicted of murder in the first degree at the last term of the circuit court and received the death sentence. The confession was made public and it is believed that it will result in the release of Larkin and Caldwell. Pension Board Delinquent. Washington, Special.?Commissioner of Pensions Warner has cited ten members of the board of pension review to show cause why their services should not be dispensed with. This action was taken by the commissioner because of the discovery of serious delinquencies In the allowance of pensions to members of a Pennsylvania regiment, or ganized in 1861, but which never participated in the sendee. Applications from members of Mercer's brigade, New Jersey National Guard, in which the same circumstances control, have Also hppn allowed. Many Reported Dead. Vicksburg, Miss.. Special.?JJany persons are reported to have been killed and injured in a wreck on the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad, fourteen miles north of here, at midnight. The northbound fast passenger train and the southbound passenger arc reported to have collided. All physicians in the city have been called to the scene of the wreck. Harper Bankruptcy Hearing Postponed. Bristol, Va., Special.?The failure of counsel for the creditors to appear at Big Stone Gap, Va.. caused the postponement of the bankruptcy hearing of Edward L. Harper, former president of the wrecked Fidelity National Bank of Cincinnati, until April 27th. Harper and his counsel were present. Harper will remain at Big Stone Gap until the 27th inst. News of the Day. It is reported the timely interference by French troops saved the Sultan's forces from a rout by Moroccan rebels. American Ambassador Joseph Choate was elected by English lawyers to the position of master of the bench of the Middle Temple, a rare honor conferred upon outsiders. Counter proposals affecting the bill for the separation of church and state in France were discussed by the Chamber of Deputies. The British budget for .the last fiscal fear, shows a surplus of ^5,000,000 and t year of good business, r * ^ . APPOMATTOX AGAIN Tar Heels and Virginians Hold a Love Feast on Field of Battle CAROLINA MEMORIAL UNVEILED Three Thousand Persons, Over Three Hundred of Them From North Carolina, Attend the Exercises Upon the Old Battlefield of Appomattox Court House ? Governor Montague Enthusiastically Welcomes the Tar Heel Visitors. Lynchburg, Va., Special.?The celebration of the Appomattox anniversary and the dedication of North Carolina's memorial to her gallant sons, who cut so great a figure there, was in every respect admirable, in conception and in execution. Genial as was the weather with all its spring softness it was not more genial than the welcome given by glorious old Virginia to our Governor and the veterans and the guests from the Old North State. Nothing marred the symmetry of the affair, and it was a love feast of Virginians and North Carolinians. Governor Glenn and Governor Montague met here in the morning and at once established the entente rordiale and every one of the visitors and visited followed this example. Governor Montague made a charming impression on the North Carolinians, and as for Governor Glenn every Virginian who met him sings his praise. All the speeches of the day were struck upon a high and clear note, full of devotion to both States, and yet above all a deep and enduring loyalty to their country. Virginia's daughters, in a most beautiful way, manifested their sympathy with the occasion and what it celebrated. Mrs. Garland Jones and Mrs. K. B. Hall, both of Raleigh, are the only ladies who came over with the Governor's party. They were met here by a notable assemblage representing Virginia Daughters of the Confederacy, of which they are so prominent members at home. The Virginia Daughters were made guests on the Governor's Pullman and were Mrs. A. F. Anderson, Mrs. Benjamin Nowling, Miss Mollie J. Early, a niece of General Ju* bal Early, Mrs. Herbert Watts, Mrs. Francis. Miss Lucy Langhorne, Mrs. James T. Carter, Mrs. Klrkwood Otey, who is the president of the Lynchburg Ladies' Memorial Association, Mrs. Arthur L. Powell, Miss Katherine Horseley, and Mrs. Hettle Bowley. These ladles are members of both Kirkwood Otey and Old Dominion Chapters, United Daughters of the Confederacy. It was 12:30.when the band crashed into "Dixie," Tind after a burst of cheering the exercises began, the wait being rather tiresome and the sunshine hot amid close set trees. Every inch of space within hearing was filled. Chairman Henry A. London, as master of ceremonies, announced the opening prayer by Chaplain James A. Weston, major of the late Thirty-third Regiment, saying that Mr. Weston, forty years ago, was a faithful soldier in an earthly war, but ever since has been a faithful soldier of the cross. Chaplain Weston's prayer was for blessing and peace for all parts of our common country, for love of union of these States and readiness and willingness to devote our highest energies to the maintenance of our union; for blessings upon every Confederate grave. He said most touchingly: "We commend to thee, O God, these survivors of our most worthy cause." - unairman L.onaon, in a iew aumirably phrased sentences, referred to the memorial which marks the closing scenes of the Confederacy, saying that the veterans of the Stars and Bars had endured four years of suffering and privatians which marked life in that army, had been brave always, constant always, self-forgetting and exhibiting .the highest type of patriotism; that on this last day they were found in battle array as if on dress parade and charged as enthusiastically, with the old rebel yell, as they had done when they fought at Manassas almost four years before. He told of how General Bryan Grimes had with his troops, mainly North Carolinians, some were Virginians, had a clear read to Lynchburg, and so notified Gen. Lee; that Gen. Lee had to send three mesages to Gen. Grimes to withdraw before that gallant soldier did so. Asthe Confederates withdrew the enemy rushed forward, when Coxe's brigade charged up this hill and at this very spot fired the last volley. There is no disparagement of the bravery or the endurance of any Confederate soldier, but with the fortune of war that North Carolina should be in a position to do things that were done here, and it has so come about that Grimes planned the last fight; that last Federal battery was captured on yonder hilll by Roberts' brigade; that last skirmish was fought on yonder side of old Lynchburg road by the Fourteenth and Twenty-fourth North Carolina Regi LUUUU9, VJI laiuci IUCU liaguivuw, au? the last charge made and the last volley flred by the organized infantry of Coxe's brigade. North Carolina is proud of these things, but does not boast of them, as her sons only did their duty. Governor Montague made a splendid address and was followed by Governor Glenn, whose oration was a masterP piece of impassioned eloquence. In closing, he told about what happened at Appomattox and what North Carollnans did there. His impassioned words and forceful gestures putting thb whole power of t*nt scene on that awful day forty years ago before his hearers like a painting on a wall, bold and vivid in every particular. His eulogy of that superb soluier. Gen. Bryan Grimes, was splendid, and his tribute to the gallant Generals Coxe and Roberts brought general applause, as he turned to the latter, who sat upon the stage, the youngest Confederate brigadier. He told how General Lee. after Coxe's charge, had asked what troops those were, and upon being told. tie said: "Goa oiess i\orin Carolina. The Governor told ebout the troops North Carolina furnished in the war. and how the State had lost one-third of all lost during; the war by the Confederacy: of how sixty regiments of North Carolinians hatkfceen put into Virginia. The GovermWexpressed his pleasure that all VirgiRans here by their smiles and words h A made North Carolina welcome and de^cred that if they ever came to North ^arolina to mark the grave of the hurftlest Virginia veteran buried tfcm^r he would open to them bis arn^ps wide as he could stretch them Kid his people would be with-him in such a greeting. The ode of professor Stockard was beautiful and w^^much feeling was day AN ARMY OF OVER A MILLION 3y Next Spring the Total Military 0* ganization Will Exceed that Number. ( Tokio, By Cable.?Japan is meeting ! :he Russian plan of reorganization md reinforcements of its Manchurian irmies with extensive expeditions 'rom its own military organization. I The details and figures are carefully :oneealed of what seems to be a plan ? double the present army units, but t is reliably estimated that by autumn aexf the total military organization will exceed a million men actually emaloyed in the field. The fighting force s roughly estimated at 700,000 men, with increases largely In the infantry ind artillery, although an enlargement :n the cavalry branch is also contemplated. As a result of the manufacture at ths , arsenals in Japan together with captures and purchases of guns, it is pre- * dieted that this year will see a Japan- ( ?se artillery superior to that of the ( Russians in quality as well as numerically, and it is confidently believed that the Russians will be incapable of 1 overcoming those numerical disadvan- t tages. Wherever railway improvement^ are possible they will be carried out, when Japan will be sufficiently strong ^ lo take and hold Harbin and simulta- " neously operate against the Russian t forces to the eastward of that city. ( Industrial Agents Meet. t Asheville, N. C., Special.?The c Southeastern Railway, Land and In- t luspial Agents' Association held its ( smi-annual meeting at the Battery ? wrk Hotel here Tuesday. This associ- t ition is made up of the officers of the i various railway systems operating in c ;he territory south of the Ohio and Po-. t :omac and east of the Mississippi 1 rivers, having in charge the develop- i ment of the industrial, immigration j md land interests along their respec- . tive lines. It is organized for the purpose of enabling the various members 1 x> confer regarding general plans and t methods for the upbuilding of the j South. The following railroads are . represented in this organization: Southern Railway, Seaboard Air Line, Atlantic Coast Line, Norfolk & Wes- ( tern Railway, Illinois Central Railroad, t Louisville & Nashvlll6 Railroad, Ala- , bama Great Southern Railway, Central ' of Georgia Railway, Georgia South- 1 em Sr Florida Railway. Florida East 1 Coast Railway, Nashville, Chattanooga , & St. Louis Railway, Atlanta % West Point Railway, Western & Atlantic Railroad, Macon, Dublin & Savannah > Railroad. Atlanta, Knoxville & North- < era Railway, Atlantic & Birmingham Railway. The land, industrial and immigration ' work of the South is a subject of vast 1 importance and is receiving most active ] attention at the hands of the road cor- j porations interested in the general development of the country served. The development of this work in connection i with railroads has only been within the ] last few years, and railroads without ) land grants had departments organized expressly for the purpose of looking 1 after the material development of the < | cities, towns and counties through { | which they run. The Southern railroads , I were first to take up this work. Tunnel Under Lookout Mountain. j Knoxville. Tenn., Special.?W. J. Oliver & Company, railroad contrac- ( tcrs of this city, received advices from Piesident Samuel Spencer, of the Southern Railway, awarding to that ! firm the contract to build the tunnel , under Lookout Mountain, near Cbatta- , ' nooga, on the Southern's extension ( fiom Chattanooga, to Stevens, Ala- , bama. The price involved in the contract is not mentioned, but it is sup- . posed to be between two million and three million dollars. Work is to be , begun at once. Asked to Exhibit at Jamestown. Boston, Special.?A delegation of Virginia citizens called upon Governor Douglas at the State house to urge the desirability of having a Massachu- ' setts exhibit at the exposition to be 1 held at Jamestown, Va., in 1907, to j commemorate the settlement of ( Jamestown. The delegation asked tne i Governor to send a special message to the Legislature, recommending participation. I Wrecked by Dynamite. Blossburg, Ala., Special.?an explo| sion of dynamite wrecked the house of William Cate. colored, and a white 1 miner named Alexander, both non-union miners. A 10-year old daughter of Alexander was killed, and two other children in the same family were bad- , ly injured. The explosive was placed on the front porch of the Alexander ( house. A strike of the union miners has been on since last summer. i Safe Blowers in Georgia. Thoma8ville, Ga., Special. ? Safeblowers did distmctive work before daylight Sunday morning at Meigs. f The postoffice was entered, the store of ? J. L. Johnsien, postmaster, was rob- t bed, and the safe of the Atkinson Mer- j cantile Company blown to pieces. It ^ is supposed that the crime was com- ! mitted about 3 o'clock. Tools were I taken from a near-by blacksmith shop. I An opening for explosives was made, i and both safes were completely wreck- i ed. The job was an awkward one and 1 ".Ahoht,, tho a/nrlr af nmafpnrs I Local parties are under suspicion, but i no arrests have been made. Telegraphic Briefs. It is reported that 470 soldiers of v the Gurkha regiments were buried alive and the town of Palampur wrecked by the East Indian earthquake. h The British House of Commons li again passed the bill legalizing mar- o riage with a deceased wife's sister. h The German Reichstag adjourned c until May 10th. ti In the French Chamber of Deputies, o Foreign Minister Delcasse made a statement on the Morrocan situation, t Judge Edward F. Dunne, Mayor- v elect of Chicago, arrived in New York, jj and at a meeting, toid the Municipal Ownership League there hov; the \Yrs- ^ tern city expects to accomplish the f change from private to public control ^ of street railways. f Some interesting figures on the cost [ of producing gas and electricity were produced at the investigation into the 2 lighting of New York City. a "The United States as a world pow- f er" is the topic of discussion at the. * annual meeting of the American Acad- 1 M^^^Political and Social Science in' 1 WON'T ARBITRATE J Castro Declares He Will Not Come i? ^ Terms With the United States * PRESIDENT DEFIANT IN BIS REPLY Venezuelan Secretary of Foreign Affairs Says the Asphalt Case Will Not be Withdrawn From the Courts, and the Olcott Case Will Not be Re-8ub, mitted to Arbitration "if the Wholo American Army and Navy Come to Venezuela." Caracas, Venezuela, By Cable.? 'President Castro will not withdraw he New York & Bermudez Asphalt Company case from the Venezuelan :ourts and will not re-submit the 01:ott case to arbitration, if the whole American army and navy come to Ven>zuela." This emphatic statement of General Uejado y Barra, the Venezuelan secretary of Foreign Affairs, reflects? he spirit of the reply which President Castro made to the recent proposition >f the American State Department for he arbitration of the BCrmudez and 01:ott cases. It was generally rumored hroughout Venezuela that the demand >f the United States was little less than in ultimatum to General Castro, and he reply of the Venezuelan President vas awaited with Interest. Predictions >f intervention from the refusal of Casro to yield were freely made and there vas much uneasiness when it was anlounced that the Venezuelan governnent had not only refused the demand o arbitrate the case, but had supplenented its refusal with a request that he United States declare whether It las any respect for the sovereignty and he courts of Venezuela. Voorlv turn wanlra hava naoaoH atflfHI Castro made bis reply, and as no ac:ion has been taken by the United States and no farther demands hare )een made, the last demand of the United States has gone the way of nany previous requests for arbitration, ind the incident is practically closed is far as its discussion tn Caracas is concerned. President Castro and his advisors claim that to re-open the Olcott case would be an insult to Holland, as Mr. Berge, who acted as umpire, is a wellknown Dutch diplomat They also hold that as Venexuela was denied the right to have the arbitration of the Belgian waterworks case re-opened uone of the other cases settled under the Washington protectols shall be reconsidered. It 1# emphatically denied In the reply of President Castro that there are any claims pending between the United States and Venezuela. Hs again reiterates that the New York ft Bermudez Asphalt case now in ths Venezuelan courts, is a national and uot an lnternatlon one. President Castro and the members of his cabinet take the ground that while the government stands for the general principle of arbitration, it will not have a case wrested from its courts to be carried before a board of arbitration. The charges that Venezuela Is not saying its obligations to creditor nan iioos under me waauiugtuu piuicvww ?re denied by administration officials. President of Ticket Agents. New Orleans, Special.?F. S. Mont gomery, of Vincennes, Ind.. was elect ed president of the International Asso? ciation of Railroad Ticket Agents.' Other officers elected are: J. H. Hannan, of Walden, Mass., first vice prest dent; C. G. Cadwallader, secretary, and Elwood Ramsey, treasurer The association decided to reduce the Initiation fee to |10 and to make that include the dues for the first year. Vessels Near Philippines. Manila, Special.?The British steamel Empire, just arrived here from Australia, reports that on the night of April 9 she sighted a large war vessel in Basllan Strait, between the islands of Mindanao and Basiian. The war vessel approached closely and then disappeared down the coast of Mindanao. Her nationality could not be determined, but it la believed that ah* was Japanese. Hargis Trial Begins. Lexington, Ky.. Special.? After several adjournments because of the abtences of witnesses for the State, the rial of Judge James Hargis, Senator iargis, Elbert Hargis and Sheriff Edvard Callahan, for the murder of darshal Cockrell, was called. The irosecution elected to try Judge James iargis first. The work of empanelng the jury was at once begun, 500 nen having been summoned as a spec '? nravath <*l vcuuc. :uutu yt?fiMw lere over the triaL The court house vas crowded. HAWK AN EASY VICTIM. Voman Captured Domestic Bird of Prey With Bonnet. Mrs. John Hart of near Tonlevflle ad an unusual experience with ? irge hawk a few days ago. She went ut into the yard and saw a large awk on top of one of her largest hickens, with its talons buried into ho chicken preparatory to carrying It ff for a feast. But the chicken was too large for he hawk to carry away against Its rill, and it was not inclined to be a arty at the hawk's dinner, with the iawk master of ceremonies. Conse luently the hawk was unable to rise rom the ground with its victim, and Irs. Hart went to the chicken's decnse. She first started to therhouse or the gun, but the hawk suddenly et go of the chicken, which ran away, ind Mrs. Hart pulled off her bonnet, md throwing it over the ^?wk, capured it and carried it into the house ind bound it with twine until her hue land came home. It was a very large iawk and able to put up a good tight -Larue Herald.