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REPUBLICANS TO "SOAK" THE SOUTH But It Is Not To Be Done Till Next Session. THERE WILL NOT BE TIME TO EXECUTE THE SCHEME AT THI3SE9SION. Washington, Nov. 22.-"Walt till next session and then we will soak It to the south." Such Is the fiat that has gon forth from the white house and from the camps of the Republican party. No serious attempt will 'be made to cut down southern representation at this session, which will be barely three months long, a period really Insufficient for the transaction of the absolutely necessary business that must be done. The leaders o the g. o. p. know per fectly well that so tremendous a ques tion could be settled at this session only by devoting1 the entire time to it to the exclusion of all other topics and this they are unwilling to do. It has been given out, apparently with authority, that -'President McKln-lt-y is opposed to the cutting down ahd that It Is owing to his influence that the project has been abandoned. But the president's way of taking the popu lar side and then yielding to the de mands of his "wicked partners" was too well exempllfled In the Porto Ulcun cane to cause any misgivings as to his real position In the matter. Besides, the president positively has not Intimated though a good many people think he has that he is opposed to Burn action auogewer. ii is amy with reference to the present session that he has called a halt. Administra tion and party measures of vital im portance will 'take up all the available time of congress and the president is too wise a politician to wish to compii cate them with a matter which, If In the least urged, would Intensify opposi tion to the affair he has so much at heart and maybe produce most un comfortable embarrassments. But that the president, after he gets everything in shape for smooth running" In his next term, will give no thought to southern representation is too ridicu lous an assertion to be discussed. For two years the representation of the south In congress will not be a practical, but merely a sentimental question. The Republicans are firmly in the saddle until 1903. In this Inter val they will have ample time and op portunity to weigh every consideration which may enter Into the subject, and the president will be prominent in counsel and suggestion. It Is too early now to venture even upon the most slender forecast of what will be done, but whatever Is agreed upon will be put in operation In time to affect the presidential and congressional election of 1904, and, probably, the congressional elections ot 190J The Crumpacker bill Is In the house committee and will stay there. More 1 f Riverside Park HORSE luh-i will ji obiitily be submit t,-il ut IliU i -union In onu or the other house of coiiKivHS, and any quantity of memo rlulsy petitions and remonstrance will urcly bo Bled. The southern lt-ubil- cans and other Republicans will not be slow to seise pertinent and Imperti nent occasions when they can Hhed a few tears. Kftorts will be made to fas ten the reduction of southern repre sentation on the congressional appor tionment bill. All this will come to naught, for so It Is decreed. But with the next congress, sueedy action will be taken. As at present ap pears there are two courses of proceed ing which chances Beem to favor. One is to let the negro of the south vanish from political life and trust to the for tunes of political war, on the basis of belief that the south will divide on eco nomic and other questions. In this case It would be necessary to pass a meas ure which, while nominally "righting the wrongs" of the negro, would be In. nocuous. This may seem Impracticable, buWlt Is sojd that It could very easily be done. The other course would W to pass a national law, overriding state constitutions and laws, prescribing that the negro shall vote and providing sufficient' force of the national govern ment to see that he does. This would be a very much enlarged force bill. It would be going back to the terror and the rigors of the reconstruction era. There Is no debate as to which of these will be most objectionable to the south, the real point being which will be the most profitable to the Republi cans. The southern negro represents to the Republican party the bird In hand. The prospect of the whites. In the south becoming Republican represents the two in the bush. -Which Is the more valuable? This Is the knotty question with which the Republican leaders will struggle for the next year, and which they will decide as 4hey deem to prom ise most for party interests. CRITTENDEN MARRIOTT. MANCHESTER: MARTYRS. CHICAGO IRISH OBSERVING THE ANNIVERSARY. . Chicago, Nov. 23. The Irish societies today celebrated the 'annual Mariches ter martyrs anniversary of the hang ing of Allen, Larkln and O'Brien In Manchester, Eng, on the 23d of No, veniber, 1867, for, complicity in the murder of a policeman. They were prisoners and were attempting to es cape at the time. . - The celebration Is coupled with the reception of the Irish Hospital corps, which left Chicago last spring- to par ticipate In the Transvaal. A military mass in tribute to those killed In bat tle was celebrated at the Holy Name cathedral. There are 41 survivors, be-' side three prisoners of war, and thee prisoners who escaped. From the corps three were killed In battle and Oiree are missing Exercises will be held by the United Irish societies in Central Music hall. PHILIP MEMORIAL FUND. New York, Nov. 23. A committee, headed by William Sloane as president, has started a project to raise a 1100, 000 memorial fund for the family of Rear Admiral Philip, who. left his fam ily greatly Impoverished. 25c. Admission 25c. . U THE OLD NORTH STATE? , . i Itarna of Interest Gathered From I) V the Tar Heel Press. jijl ji ji jl jt jljs j jl jl jljljlj JJ r Shelby special to Charlotte Observ er: There Is some excitement at Wn dale over a matter In which a beauti ful married Woman and a society lad are the principal parties. Mrs. John Harrelson was keeping boarders and Mr. Harrelson, her husband, had no ticed some extra attention to Mr. John Lattlmore, and determining' to be sure he went to a room early In the morn- Ing last Saturday and found the young man and Mrs. Harrelson In therej -JIj . gave the young man five minutes to leave the town and It Is reported he left ahead of time. He called a man In and asked him to take his wife to her par- ants and all agreeing to this departure. Mrs. Harrelson is now living with her parents. It Is believed that nothing more will be done about the matter. th Winston Sentinel: During Greensboro fair Jas. H. West had his watch stolen a fine one. The other day , at New Bern he found a man trying to sell one and getting eight of It, saw it was his. The man said he bought It from a negro horse Jockey ahd as he was a respectable man, able to prove his honesty, Mr. West paid him 16 for It rather than have a lot of trouble . getting- It back. The negro from whom he bought was not to be found around the dace. ' ' - Laurlnburg Exchange: Oron, the son of Mr. J. E. Peel of Laurel Hill township, met death In a tragic manner last Saturday, November 17. While out hunting with some young companions, he attempted to cross a ditch on a log. In .crossing he lost his foothold, falling Into the ditch and the hammer of his gun striking an obstruction discharged the load, causing death instantly; Oron was 14 years of age and a splendid boy. The accident Is to be deeply de plored, v I Winston Journal: Chief Crutchflelrf tells us there is an unusual number of tramps In the city. A one-legged tramp whose profane and vile tongue has noc been surpassed, even In the knowledge of police officers, was placed In Jail this morning, but was released with the un derstanding that he leave town at one. Any farnjly who may ie disturbed by a tramp are requested to report, the mat ter at once to police headquarters and they will receive prompt attention. Wilmington Star: The new boat for the Merchants' and Farmers' Steam boat company, which has been In pro cess of construction at the wharf near the Wilmington compress for some ft me. was yesterday launched and In a short time the machinery will be in stalled and she will be put on a regular schedule up the Cape Fear. The new boat Is 111 feet long, 21 Vi feet in breadth and. was pulled . Into the water by the tug: Imperial. Greenville Reflector: W. J. Wyatt brought some sweet potatoes In the of fice the other day, known as the vlna less variety, the vine of which grow in bunches and Is not near so difficult to harvest as our ordinary product. For sweetness and table use they cannot bn excelled. Nashville Graphic: Last Saturday at Sprlnghope a colored man named aj G- -Jb-w -A- 1ST .JLJ S ;., - . . ' ' , ''.'.- . . . i .... Thursday and Friday, Nov. 29 and 30, I Ar-UU-y Yvoodurd att'tilte1 to board A riiov liist train. WooilHnl mlHel Ms "hold tuiJ fi-ll under the cars, the wheels pHKHinK over his legs and hand, terribly iiiiinglhig him. Medical aid waa soon given him, and while the doctors were umpuiuiiiiK ma ickh yyoouuiu uicu. u wag first reported that Woodard was a railroad employe, but we leurn that h was in no way connected with the road, and was only attempting to get a ride. I WHniimtton Star: Little Hugh Blur man, the elxht years old son of Mr. and Mrs. II. J. Ulerman. No. 412 North Third street, la suffering from the con sequences of a terrible fall from th smokehouse In his father's yard on , Monday afternoon about t o'clock. The little fellow fell a distance of six ot I eight feet and his head struck a spike I in a can standing near tne nuse, in- flcting an ugly gash on the right'sids Dt hi. forehead Shelby 8tar: M. D. Elmore of Shads . tells us mat monaxlte mlnlngntn oji ' per Cleveland Is very active at present. Mr. A. E, Elmore Is operating- a mine dn Mr. A. S. White's land In No. 10 township, and Mr. J. A. Newton is run ning several monaxlte mines In Nos, 10 and 11 townships. Sand digging Is a thrlvlnar Industry at this u-nann nf Ihm year and the price has advanced some. Columbus News: Miss Sarah Ann Harrelson of Williamson's Crows Roads died on the 17th.' She has been selling whiskey for the last SO or 40 years In defiance to Uncle Sam. She died In pov erty, and some-people thought she must have had plenty of money, but we are Informed that only seven dollars was found about the place. NEW REGISTRY LAWS. ADD MILLION VOTERS TO THE .' POLLING LISTS. London, Nov. 23. The new registry law takes effect in Scotland tomorrow, and In other parts of the United King dom later on. The new registry law adds, It Is estimated, fully 1,000,000 yo ters to the polling lists.- The Liberals claim the most of these new voters, and made the charge, bitterly against Lbrd Salisbury that he and ' tla colleagues were aware of th coming accessions ot Inimical fote and accordingly ordered & dissolution and a new election at the time they did in order to get a new lease of power before this fresh lot of ballot casters had a chance at them. The new voters expected to vote this year and manifested keen disappoint ment at the close shave whereby they lost the privilege by a nose In racing parlance. CENTURY ENDS THIS YEAR. Paris, Nov. 23. This gay city, hav ing decided that this year of jtracs 1900 is the last year of the Nineteenth century and not the first year of the Twentieth, lias made arrangements for a lively celebration of the going out of the old year and the advent of the new year.- In many Parisian drawing rooms many festivities will be present ed, among the most striking being great masked ball, In which each of th guests will be required to personify by his or her costume one of the striking events or great Inventions of the cen tury. AND NEW APPORTIONMENT, NO PEC I DUD EFFORT NOW CUT DOWN THE SOUTH. TO Washington, Nov, 22. Representa tive Hopkins of Illinois, chairman of the house committee on census, which committee will have charge of the leg islation affecting the apportionment of the house, expresses the opinion that there will be no' decided vftort during the next session of congress to de crease the congressional representation of the southern states, because ot the tuat in all probability the subject would be discussed, but he thought ujion the whole the committee would favor the plan of basing representation upon the number of Inhabitants. , Discussing the general subject of re apportionment, Mr. Hopkins said; rincommlttee on census will meet during' the first week of the session to frame a bill providing for reapportion- menu X think that a proposition will be adopted which will Increase the present membership of the house. It has . been suggested that we authorise one member for every 188,000 Inhabi tants. That seems to be the ratio that is In general favor among members of the committee. This proposition would entail an Increased membership of from 15 to 20 members. According to calculations If made, this reapportion ment would add members to the house from New York, 'Illinois, and perhaps other states. States like Nebraska and Maine might lose members by the pro posed law. Some of the southern states might also suffer from the' ap portionment agreed upon, although to what extent cannot be ascertained. LEE HOME FROM CUBA. LITTLE TO SAY OF FUTURE THE ISLAND. OF New York, Nov. 22. Major-General. Fltzhugh Lee, who has returned from Havana, having been appointed to the command of the department of the Missouri, had little to say abgut Cuba, He has now severed all connection with the Island, after' an Intimate ac quaintance with his affairs for nearly five years except for a brief period dur ing the war. The general says that the ,Cuban constitutional convention has made lit tle progress, but Is nearly .ready to be-, gin with real business. Asked how long It would take the convention to adefpt a constitution the general replied: "Nobody knows what the outcome will be. Until this Is settled there Is lit tle to say of the future of the Island." General Lee will go to Richmond for a short stay before going to OmSna. where he will establish headquarters about the first ot next month. MANCHESTER MARTYRS. Dubjin, Ireland, Nov.. 23. The mem ory of the Manchester martyrs Allen, Larkln and O'Brien who were hanged as political prisoners 33 years ago, was duly observed here. All the societies and exercises appropriate to the occas ion and masses were celebrated in the different Catholic churches. Progr Begins at 2 p. m. RACES COL. H. V. HORTON, . Manager. KERENS PAY i 0 1;;. MAY BE MADE .SECRETA! 03 THE INTERIOR. Washington, Nov. 22. Richard C. Kerens of Missouri is being brought forward us a probable member of Ires- Ident McKlnley's new cabinet. He is being mentioned in connection with the portfolio of secretary of the interior, which is at present held by Ethan Al len Hitchcock, also of St. Louis. Mr. Hitchcock's friends here believe he will not remain In the cabinet after th conclusion of his present term. He. Is said to be desirous of returning to bus-. mess pursuits. . Powerful influences are at work la behalf of Mr. Kerens, who played an lntluentlal part In the recent Republi can campaign. To his acumen is cred ited the restoration to the Republican column ot the states of Washington, Wyoming and Utah. Furthermore, bis personal organization materially re- duced the Democratic plurality In Missouri. Personally Mr. Kerens haa not sought political preferment. The president Is known to regard Mr. Ke rens with a feeling of close friendship. The latest Btory about the secretary ship ot state is that Secretary Hay may be persuaded to retain the portfo lio, at least for a time, following the ' president's second inauguration. QUEEN WILHELMINA. , . . . ANNIVERSARY OF HER ACCES SION TO THE THRONE. . The Hague, Holland, Nov. 23. This Is the anniversary of the accession to the throne of Wllhelmtna, Holland's sprightly and much loved queen. She has made thlnga lively In this little - country since she began to rule, and now has alj the matrons and maidens continually talking about her trousseau for her marriage on the 17th of Janu ary., Before her engagement was an nounced the good vrouws were kept in tittle-tattle for months by the ever changing stories of her jcoquetry. No maiden fair In all history has ever kept so many knights in alternate fits ot Joy and despair as this Queen of Hol land, who has a will of her own as de termined as ever was Queen Elisa beth's of England or Queen Catharine's of Russia. She found the man of her choice and asked him to be hers, and he Is, albeit, not particularly happy over It as the aforesaid gossips de THIN PEOPLE Should try Hostetters Stomacn Bitters. Loss of flesh means that your stomach is not working properly. The blood be- ," comes Impure and the result is Indiges tion, constipation, dyspepsia, flatulency, inactive Uver and weak kidney. The cause lies In the stomach. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters wMreach it and cur it. Be sure to give it a trial. Our pri- ' vate revenue stamp covers the neck of the bottle. Th.Ki-Q HOSTE ITER'S STOMACH i , Restorer., BITTERS V
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