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LAST EDITION. The News and Observe/. VOL. XLIII. NO. 144. Leads all Other North Carolina Dailies in Both News and GiraJlation. WAS II BY DESIGN? Mr. Long Thinks Destruction of Maine Accidental. THIS OPINION GENERAL THE GOVERNMENT IIAS MADE PUBLIC ALL INFORMATION. LONG SAYS NOTHING IS WITHHELD The President Sends Flowers to Family of Capt. Sigsbee--The Commander's Con duct Highly Gratifying to the De* pa tment~ T e!egrams Pour In. Washington. D. C., Fob. 18. —The fea ture of the day at the Navy Department was the large number of rumors of a warlike tendency that came to the at tention of the officials. So formidable had grown the list that at the close of office hours Secretary Long was induced to make the following statement ns the easiest manner of disposing at one time of all these stories: "Real.v no information has boon re ceived since Captain SigsbeeV first dis patch adding anything to our knowledge of the disaster. All we know is that the Maine blew up. There is abundant room for speculation of all sorts, butj no conclusion can be arrived at until | an examination bus been made by the! divers and more facts obtained. It is a I simple fact to say that such a thing might happen by design, or it might happen by accident. As yet there is no indication of design. Therefore my impression has been all along, and I rather think the general opinion pre ponderates in the same direction, that ii must have been accidental. "At the Cabinet -meeting to-day the matter was not discussed, except at any body of men talk about an event of that kiml and most of that talk rela ted to the terrible kiss of life and to expressions of sympathy for the suffer ers. "It certainly was a very kind thought in the President to send Howers to the families of Captain Sigsbee. of executive officer Wainwright, and for the men Whose residences are in Washington. "Yotl may say' absolutely that there lias been no secret Cabinet meeting, that nothing has taken place in the Cabinet that the public have not been informed about, that the whole poliey of this department has been to give the public all the dispatches, that the department has no rikore knowlcdege on the subject of the cause of the disaster, or even of the circumstances attending it than have the public, and that the rejiort which was to the effect that Captain Sigsbee had warneu the department tlhat the Maine was in danger from sub-marine mines or torpedoes is utterly without foundation, no such report ever having been received from him or from anybody, else.” WILD IUi.M )RS DENIED. The Secretary also denied briefly and \ comprehensively wild minors that he had ; requested the Chief oi Poliee of New i York to guard the Viz- and that in j had selected constructor Bowies to go to Havana and raise tihe Maine. The last work of tlhe day for him was to consult the representatives of the wreck ing companies, who probably will have charge of this work and endeavor to ar longe for *.oth of them to work together so as to secure the use of each peculiar plant and to save time. The Secretary when asked wliat was tin* department’s estimate of the con duct. of Captain Sigsl.ee in the terrible situation, in which he had been placed replied: "1 think 1 express the feeling of the President, as well as my own, when T say that Captain Sigsbee has conducted himself as an officer of our Navy should. He was the last to leave his ship when elm* went down. His dispatch to me that night was so complete that, since then I have thought of no question of fact to ask him which is essential to the situation and which die could answer, which is not covered by that dispatch. It’s tone, too, is that of a discreet and level-beaded man who realized the im pression any word from him, at that time, would have on the public mind. Nothing is harder than for a Naval offi cer to lost* his ship, so that I have great sympathy for him. I await, with confi dence. further reports.” . During the day the department was in receipt of a number of telegrams from different parts of the country ask ing in behalf of relatives of the dead sailors that their remains be brought back to the United States for m tor ment. Among them were queries from friends of the two officers, Merritt and .Lukins. Hie department forwarded these to Captain Sigsbee whose reply was that the officers’ bodies have not h<*en found; that as to many others iden tification is not i>ossible, and throwing great doubt upon the practicability of taking any of the remains away from Havana. While no decision has vet l een reached formally upon the applkv tion of the Spanish government for au thorization to examine the wreck of the Maine to ascertain the cause of the ex plosion the officials seem inclined to re gard her request as one that could not properly be refused, and it is likely that each government will make an in vestigation of this character concurrent ly. SPAIN TO EXAMINE WRECK. The miniature United States flag on t'be model of the battleship Maine in the main corridor of the Navy Depart ment. was lowered to half niast during the day by direction of the Secretary of the Navy. The handsome model has been a centre of interest for the throngs at tin' department within recent days and the small flags have continued to fly at tv* mastheads in apparent irony of the actual condition of the Maine. A movement, was started to-day to drape the model in mourning, after the manner that the model of the British ship Vic tory was,dra]>ed at the World’s Fair. Secretary Long did not approve of this, however, as it suggested an ostentation not fitting the circumstances. But lie gave his assent to lowering tire miniature colors, and accordingly the stars and stripes flying from the stern of the Maine’s miniature counter-part were lowered. LEE’S DESCRIPTION OF FUNERAL Washington, Feb. 18. —President Mc- Kinley to-day received Senor Du Bose, the Charge I)’ Affaires of Si min, who had been commanded by the Queen re gent of Spain to bear in person to the President her expression of profound sorrow over the calamity to the Maine. The message was brief and heartfelt, expressing the sorrow of the Queen and her people. The only absentees from to-day’s cab inet meeting were Secretaries Sherman and Alger. During the meeting the dis aster to the Maine was the principal topic of discussion. Although the President and the mem bers of the Cabinet await, with interest the result of the inquiry into the cause of the disaster, there remains scarcely a doubt in their minds that it was an •acciuent purely, and such as might hap pen at any time. This view of the mat ter however, will not influence the Pres ident to stop short of a most searching investigation into all the facts, present and remote, that may have any possible bearing upon the case or throw upon it a single ray of light. The President is receiving a largo number of congratulatory messages com mending him for the course he has pur sued in this matter as well as in the case of the late Spanish Minister De Lome. General Lee was heard from in the sunne of the following cablegram at 1:06 o’clock this afternoon: "Havana, February 18, 1808. "Assistant Secretary of State, Washing ton. “Great popular demonstration at fun eral yesterday. Military, Naval, firemen and civil organizations generally repre sented. Bishop of Havana, General Parrado, next in command to Governor General, Autonomistic Cabinet, civil Governor, Mayor and other prominent jersons walked in procession part of route in accordance with custom to testify sympathy. Forty bodies buried. Many coming to surface water since, but now difficult to recognize. Will In buried with religious services as collect ed, < Signed > "LEE.” THINK IT WAS A TORPEDO. •Jacksonville, Fla.. Feb. 18.—A special to the Times Union ami Citizen from Key West says: The general opinion of many Arsons here is that the Maine was hit by a torpedo after which the magazine ex ploded. In an interview with Thomas Melville, of Brooklyn, who was not in jured. and was on watch on the quar ter deck,lie .said that he felt two distinct shocks. The first was not as severe as the second which blew up the ship. Other survivors axe of the same opinion that it was foul work. SPAIN TO WATCH DIVERS. Madrid, Feb. 18. —The newspapers here are urging the government to adopt great precautions when the American divers arrive and not to allow them to descend alone and examine the Maine, "as divers sent by private jiersons might be bribed to report at variance with the actual facts and might even do some thing to the hull which would serve as a confirmation of their report.” WRECK CAREFULLY GUARDED. Divers not Allowed to Search Even for like Bodi«*s of Officers Jenkins and Merritt. Havana, Feb. 18.—The men searching lor bodies have also recovered a number of sad relies of the Maine, including a medical client, enlistment records, a gold watch and chain marked "P. T. Bart lett. Waltham, 331,184,” and five por traits. Approach to tin* Maine is now prohib ited inside a distance of 100 metre#, ex cepting in the cast* of baits of the Uni ted States Navy, or isiats having a spe cial permit. This action is taken as a precautionary measure against any acci dent occurring during tihe inspection by the American divers and to prevent any interference with the work ordered Ity Captain iSigsbeo. General Lee is receiving many tele grams from mayors and other officials expressing sympathy at the less of the Maine, and the foreign consuls have ! either called personally or have sent j written expression of their condolence. in addition, tint theatres have sus ! pended their jierformances and there will Is* no more music in the parks for the present. iPatriek Gaffney, coal passer; Roberts, a fireman and McManus, a marine, arc ; rejMirted to have died at the hospital. I The Consul General said to-day that i he had not bear'd of any eight inch hole ! being found in the iiottom of the ship ' and that tin- United States Court of i Naval Inquiry would have charge of all questions affecting the loss of tin* Maim*, i The Mangrove sails this evening for j Key West, with Edward Mattson. B. R. ! Wilber. J. C. White, Daniel Cronin, I John Coff<*e, J. H. Blover. Alfred j Hornes, James Rowe, Charles Pilkor and Wm, McGuinness, Two more of 1 the wounded sailors died this evening. Up to the hour at which this dispatch is sent, 2:30 p. in., 130 bodies have been recovered. Each is placed in a coffin and carried to the Colon Cemetery. (Continued on Fifth Page.) RALEIGH, N. C., SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 111, 1898. DOT SENATE DEBATE Mr. Mason Wants a Con gressional Investigation. CAUSEOF THE EXPLOSION ■ • APPROPRIATION OF $200,000 FOR R HOOVERING REM AI NS. THE BODIES TO BE BROUGHT HOME Mr. Mason, in the M;d*t of a Fiery Talk, Said That the Government Was Trying to Conceal the True Situation From the People. Washington. D. (*.. Feb. 18.—A debate decided in* it*s sensations was uuox-j peetedly precipitated in the Senate today i over the consideration of the resolution, of Mr. Allen (Neb.), directing the Com-j niittee on Naval Affairs to investigate the disaster to the Iwttlesliip Maine. An arrangement had been made for the, adoption of the resolution, with a minor amendment, without debate. Mr. Ma son. however, proposed a substitute pro viding for an investigation to lie eon-* ducted by a joint committee of the two branches of Congress. Upon this the Illinois Senator, disregarding an appeal not to force a discussion at this time of so melancholy ail affair, delivered a speech in which he said that tin* iieople demanded the truth concerning the ex plosion and declared that they would not be -satisfied with the investigation to be eonducted by the officers of the Navy, who would virtually try their own ease and would cover up any blame that tin* sac ts might show attached to them. He fiercely denounced the policy of the government in dealing with the Cuban question, into which he went at length, and declared that the* United States had adopted the policy of Simin in putting everything off until tomorrow. Sharp replies to Mr. Mason's charges were made by Mr. Wolcott. (Colorado), and Mr. Lodge. (Massachusetts). The resolution which precipitated the dis cussion finally went to the calendar, j Soon after tin* Senate met Mr. Hale. 1 (Maine), introduced the following reso lution: "That the Secretary of the Navy be, and he is hereby authorized to engage the servii-es of a wrecking company or companies having projier facilities for the prompt and efficient per forma net* of s ulema line work, for the purisise of recovering the remains of the* officers and men lost on tin* United States steamer Maine, and of saving the* vessel or such partis thereof ami so much of her stores, guns, material, equipment, fittings and appurtenances as may lie practicable: and for this purpose the sum of $260,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary is hereby appropriated and made immediately available*.” MR. HALE’S RESOLUTION. The* resolution was prepared at the Navy Department and introduced at the request of Secretary Long who in for warding it to Mr. Hale, also sent a let ter explaining its purpose. He says in this letter that it is divined proper and important that steps should be taken immediately to recover the remains of tin* officers and men lost on the occa sion of this most deplorable catastrophe: to raise the vessel, or to save such part* of her armament and equipment as may la* practicable.” Mr. Mason hoped that provision would la* made for the tramqmrtutiou of the bodies to the United States, and for their burial in this country. To that end he promised an amendment to the resolution as follows. After the word “thereof” and before the* word "and” insert the following: “And for the transportation and burial of the remain* of the officers and men so far as possible.” The amendment as agreed to and the resolution as amended was passed. The resolution offered yesterday by Mr. Allen, (Nebraska), directing the Committee on Naval Affairs to take an immediate* investigation of the disaster to the Maim* was laid before the Sen ate. Mr. M a son, (Illinois), proposed an amendment striking out all after the* word “resolved” and inserting the fol lowing: “By tin* Senate and House of Repre sentative's concurring, that a joint com mittee of live* consisting of three mem bers of the House of Representatives and two memliers of the* Senate be ap pointed to investigate the disaster to the batthvfhip Maine*.” Mr. Hale expressed the lutin' that Mr. Mason wetulel not press his substitute. The disaster, he said, was even now being thoroughly investigated by the executive department of the government, and that as soon as tangible results we»re reached the facts would be ooin municat.eel to Cetngvess. Mr. Hah* urged Mr. Mason to with draw his substitute as it would teiiel only tei embarrass the executive depart ment. MJt. MASON’S PYROTECHNICS. Mr. Mason followed Mr. Hale in a speech replete with -sensational and pyrotechnic utterances. He said, in be ginning, that he had no disposition to in flame a situation alreary so exciting, hut he felt that his substitute was fully justified by tin* feelings and desires of tin* people. "I understand,” said he, “that the Navy Department is making an investigation of the disaster, but I “iso understand that Congress lias the authority to make an investigation. It ■is a Congressional investigation that the people are demanding. They are fast coining to the conclusion that mat ters concerning this Cuban affair, iu chuling the de Lome letter Incident and the loss of the Maine, of which they ought to know are being concealed from them. The people want to know the facts and they wii know them. Mr. Mason said he did not desire to reflect upon the motives or the honor of anybody, but hi* oug gested that the officials of the Navy Department in making their investiga tion would lie trying their own ease and would naturally endeavor to cover up any blame that might attach to them. lie was not willing to strike out of his resolution the word “immediate. Every one was interested in knowing who Wow up the Maine, and all wanted that information now. \\ hy delay i Why adopt the Spanish custom of put ting of until tomorrow what should be done today? Mr. Hale interrupted Mr. Mason' to make a statement. He said that so far from having any desire for delay he was anxious to have it go forward from this very time as the investigation proposed by the Navy Department would if not interfered with. There was no propo sition to postpone inquiry. Replying Mr. Mason said there was no calamity so great as a failure on the part of those in power to appreciate tin real situation when it was so serious as it. now is and no sorrow eso profound as that over indifference to tbi# situa tion. PEOPLE WANT THE FACTS. The people wore sick -and tired of secret investigations and reports by cipher and of having information sup pressed and then doled out to them as some executive officer might think suit able. He wanted a Congressional in vestigation and wanted it open to the ; world. An investigation by Cougr<*»s would only strengthen the finding of the' Navy Department in cas* the explosion proved to l;e an accident. He had no desire to stir up trouble but would only ■ insist, an he had done before, upon the stopping of human slavery ami inhuman warfare in the adjacent island. IJ<* had a letter from Mr. Julian Haw tome read to show, as he daunt'd, that murder was the policy of tin* SiKUiish government in Cuba. He also had Mr. Do Louie’s letter read ami asserted that thq late Minister had been defended in the Senate until In* had confessed out of his own mouth that autonomy was a fraud and that he was the author of the Utter quoted. This pirn of autonomy .* s d been used to secure delay on the pah: of the administration In interfer ence in affairs in Cuba and it was for | this roaHon Mr. Mason said that lie wanted an immediate report upon his resolution for intervention. In view of Mr. I>e Dane’s confession there was no longer excuse for delay. Autonomy la* denounced m a sham, a fraud and a delusion and the De Lome letter only served to emphasize the treacherous character of the Spaniard. As for him self he would not. if eligible. In* willing, to serve on the proposed: committee as he would not want to sit at the table with a Spaniard who might have a stil etto under his clothes, unless he himself was iron clad. SPAIN CANNOT BE TRUSTED. The record of the Spanish na tion, continued Mr. Mason, who appeared to be laboring under considera ble excitement, js one of continuous treachery and we have experienced that treachery in our history for the past hundred years. It had been made evi dent that the Spaniard could not be trusted in any capacity and for this rea son we should now have American div ers investigating the bull of the Maine and not In* depending upon those of an unfriendly power. We are told, 'he said, that the Naval Board may be able to reach Havana by next Monday. “Man j ana” he exclaimed, "Manana!” to-mor row —always to-morrow. That is the Spanish motto and we are falling into it.” In the meantime who knows but that some dynamite will be put in and the evidences of the catastrophe averted, i tie repeated that he wanted immediate ! Action, but di»l not want to be on the committee. He did not want to In* any where that a Spaniard could reach him. He closed with an appeal for a prompt | inquiry and said that, he thought the j Senate which had voted $200,000 to save ! the property of the United States couid and should vote $200,000,000 if -neces sary to save its honor and its dignity. | Mr. Mason .had scarcely taken his ! seat when Mr. Wolcott addressed the j chair. WOLCOTT REPLIES TO MASON, j "Mr. President,” he said,ami the words shot forth like a bomb to lx* exploded in tlu* Senate. It was evident from the Colorado Senator's countenance and manner to say nothing of the intensity of his voice, that lie was laboring under considerable feeling. j He had listened to Mr. Mason with ill concealed feelings of emotion, his face I growing redder and redder and Ills brow 1 more and more like a thunder eloml as ‘ th«* Illinois Senator proceeds. He sjioke * with great, rapidity and occupied only a few minutes of tin* Senate's time, refus ing to In* interrupted and sjH-aking very sharply when Mr. Mason sought to di vert him. Mr. Wolcott spoke as fol l lows: "Mr. President, the resolution of the Senator from Illinois, however inoppor tune it. may be, this time, in the opin • ion of some of us, might well have been I |M-rmitb*d to lwiss without comment had I no t been for the remarkable utter ' , a nee which he has given to the effect that tlx* people of these United States have lost confidence in one of Hu* great departments of the government.” Mr. Mason had resumed his standing position and he interrupted to say that tlx* Senator from Colorado was entirely I (Continued on Second Page.) COTTON MILL LABOR Lovering’s Resolution to Re gulate the Working Day. SOUTHERN MEN PROTEST PROM INENT CIIA RL< >TTB C(>TTO>. MEN BEFORE COMMITTEE. / MR. 0. A. TOMPKIN3 MAKES A TALK Trouble as lo Cotton Goods Situation Came Not so Much From Competition of Two Sec tions as From Unsatisfactory General Trade Conditions. Washington, Feb. 18.—A delegation of Southern cotton mill men appeared to day before the Judiciary committee of the House to oppose the passage of tin joint resolution proposed by Wm. C. Lovering. member from Massachusetts, to amend the Constitution of the United Stut«*s fco as to authorize Congress to regulate the hours of labor in the differ ent States. Among the committee were the fol lowing: Freni North) Carolina. —D. A. 1 omp kius„ Charlotte; I)r. J. 11. McAllen, Charlotte: R. M. Miller, Jr.. Cluarlottc: W. T. .lonian, Charlotte; Ceasar Cone, I Greensboro. W. I revering the author of the meas lire, first addressed the committee in its l favor. He was followed by Mr. J. H. Walker, of Worcester, Mass., in a ; speech favoring the bill. Then Col. James L. Orr. of Piedmont, S. C.. addressed the committee in op pusitiia to the bill. Mr. I>. A. Tompkins, of Charlotte, N. omphaeizi-d the remarks of the pre vious speaker relating to the extent of misstatement of the advantages of the South. The people of New England had formerly thought that the South could not successfully compete at all in the cotton manufactures. Then there was a period in which it was held in New j England that tlx* South could make some grade* of coarse goods but could not with her inefficient labor go on to Hue goods. In Imth there opinions the jieoplc of New England had lieen mis taken. The present alarm about the breaking up of New Etiglaud milis wa« without a reasonable foundation. He gave the names of a number of New England mills Which had in 1807 paid Iloto 20 per cent dividends. He stated that the cotton goods trade in general i was not. in a prosperous condition. He , believed that the trouble came not so much from competition of the two sec tions as from unsatisfactory general trade conditions. He thought that the t remedy lay in the direction of improving domestic trade conditions and a revision •»f the currency section. lie believed that (the mills of this country ought to co-operate to bring about the further ex port of manufactured goods in place of the raw eottou. A number < f other* also spoke. NEILL’S COTTON ESTIMATE. Probable Supply and Consumption Dur ing Session. New Orleans. La., Feb. 18.—Mr. |H. M. Neill, the well known cotton statisti j dan. to-day issued a circular a* to the probable supply and consumption of j American cotton for the current season. . After reviewing fix* results of previous 1 reasons, Mr. Neill says: "In America the Southern mills are doing well and will probably consume 100,000 balls more than last year. But the reverse is the ease with the Northern ! mills. With these premises we may j now form a fair idea of the actual con sumption of American cotton during tin* year ending the first of September. 1868: "Now as to supply European and Am erican mill stocks September 1.180 N. •*oo 000: visible supply. American, first 1 of September, 1867, 800,000; crop of 1807-’OB, 11.000,000; total supply of American for the year 12.200.000. from ' which deducting total consumption of all countries 6,050,(MX) and you are left with visible and stocks ,>.150,000 against visible 800.000 and spinners 4(K),(KN> last year—l.2oo,ooo. “Visible and invisible excess, at Sep tember 1 over last year 1,050.000. While I have used the figut s of 11.000,000 bales in the speculating it is quile man ifest from the average that the crop will be considerably more.” TRIAL OF THE DEPUTIES. I The Defense to Open Monday—May Last Four Weeks Longer. Wilkesbam*. Fa.. Feb. IS. —The com monwealth expects tv> close its ease J against Sheriff Martin anil his deputies. I who are charged with shooting down the • strikers at. I.attimer to-morrow. ' The defense will open on Monday. Ir looks as though the trial will drag along for four weeks longer. 1 A number of witnesses were examined to-day bu-t very few new facts were brought out. , COTTON'S VISIBLE SUPPLY. New Orleans, Feb. 18.—Secretary Hester’s weekly cotton statement places the visible supply at 4,411,11X1 bales, against 4,460,51.0 last week, and 3.882,- 803 last year. Os the former amount 4,102,105 bales are American /cotton. * PRICE FIVE CENTS. ARRIVAL OF THE VIZCAYA. Utmost Precautions Taken to Protect the Spanish Cruiser in New York Harbor. New York. Feb. IS.—The Spanish ar mored cruiser Vizcaya is in New York waters. She dropped her anchors five miles south of Sandy Hook light ship at 5:30 p. in., after a. thirteen days’ voyage from the Canary Islands. When her officers and men learned the startling news of the disaster to tin* American battleship Maine in Hava na harbor and of the downfall of for mer Minister de Lome, they lnroke into a wild uproar of talk. For a couple of minutes all discipline on the great war ship seemed to vanish to the winds. Early tomorrow morning the Vizcaya will come up to the anchorage selected for her in the upper bay. Rear Admiral Bunce has given final instruct ions to Lieutenant John A. Dougherty, -who- wall have charge of the patrol tugs, six in number, to guard tlx* Spanish cruiser Vizcaya during h r stay in this vicinity. While on duty the l-oats are to pat re I carefully the waters in the vicinity of •ihe visiting Spaniard ami no boat or person w;ll tie allowed to approach Hx* Vizcaya without the is-rmit of the commanding . ftkvr of (hat vessel. At night it is intended to keep the \ iz caya brilliantly illuminated with electric lights, and the watch boats will be also well lighted, so that there ran In- no possible mean* of approaching the ves sel without detection. Every policeman in Hie city was on duty to-day. ’i nis action has been taken in compli ance with the request made to the Police Department by Mr. Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary of the Navy last night, that precautions be taken against the possibility { hostile demonstrations upon the arrival of the Spanish cruiser Vizcaya. LIEUTENANTSORKAI EXPLODES Naval Attache of the Spanish Legation Tells the Cause of the Explosion and Tadks Otherwise Through his Ilat. New York. Feb. 18—The Herald to morrow will sav: "Lieutenant J. G. Sobrai. Naval At tache of the Spanish Legation at Wash ington. was in this city yesterday active ly co-operating with the authorities in preparation for securing safety for tin* Spanish battleship Vizcaya during her stay in this port. "Lieutenant Sobrai was asked for his opinion for the cause of the explosion on the Maine. His reply was “ *1 know the cause of the explosion, but I cannot divulge it.’ “He was pressed for further informa tion on this point. and finally replied: “ ‘lt was the result, of an explosion ireide tlx* ship, which took place in oue of the forward magazines. The fact of the matter is that the discipline and the watch observed on the shin were very lax. This, as one English newspaper declared, is tihe case on American war ships generally. These sorts of things have occurred oil previous occasions oil American war vessels.’ "When Lieutenant Sobrai was spoken to about the possibility of serious trou ble over the Maine affair he said: “‘I *lo not think there will be war between the United States and Spain, but if such an unfortunate condition should arise I shall, of course, bo in a position to boos much aid to my gov ernment as a result of the information which has come to my knowledge as Naval Attache at the Spanish Legation. In the case of hostilities I might jierlinps, command a ship.’ ” FIGHT OVER A HORSE RACE. One Man’s Jaws is Elongated Thereby, But Will Recover. Columbia. N. C., Feb. 18. —(Sjieeial.)— Club Cahoou and Vance Alexander be came involved in a quarrel last night, growing out of a horse race, not because they wen* interested in the race, but because they loved horse racing and quarreling. Both of them were inclined to use extravagant language. While de canting upon the merits of their respec tive favorites, which caused each of the participating disputants, to observe that the other had lied, and Alexander being desiiious of impressing this observation upon Calmou. was proceeding to ad minister to him corporal punishment, when Cahonn having retreated in vain, drew his knife and enlarged Alexander’s mouth by cutting open his jaw to his ear. The wounded man is getting along well, and the physicians say it will re sult in nothing more than an ugly life sea r. Cahoou has been bound over to the Superior court. Alexander will be. so soon as he is able to attend before a magistrate, and in the meantime his wound is thought to be sufficient to hold him. KILLED INSTANTLY. By the Falling of a Tree —Forest* Fires Raging. Taylorsvills. N. C.. Feb. IS.—(Special.) -During the high winds Tuesday a tree was blown on Mr. Uriah Johnson, of Wittenburg township, thi* nmnty. kill ing him almost instantly, lie was in the woods loading logs. This man was 25 years old and married. Forest fires burned over a large j»or tion of Barrett'* mountain, this county, yesterday and Tuesday. AFRAID DF SMALL POX. Physicians are Vaccinating Hands on the Moeksville and Mooresville Rail road—Citizens of Mooreville Agitated. -Winston. N. C., Feb. 18.—(Special.)— Hon. A. Leazer, of Mooresville. says physicians i>egan to-ilay vaccinating all hands at work on the Moeksville unit -Mooresville railroad. Citizens of Moores ville are agitated over the fear that the disease will spread.
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