North Carolina Newspapers

MP CONVALESCING. CI3 Sits ia Sick Room and Reads the Newspapers. C0E1I1ENT ON ADAMS' SPEECH. 31 Charles Francis Eulogizes Lee He .Should Also Praise Davis, for Whom Lee Fought We have at last had a glorious rain. After nine long sweltering. weeks with out a drop to lay the dust or purify the atmosphere it came with a downpour and everybody is happy. The gardens will revive and the flowers will bloom Again and. the farmers will rejoice for it has come in time to save their lan guishing crops. The dear little sick &ild whom we have been' nursing so tenderly and watching for many days -will now get well. My jwife or one of the girls is there day and night, but the dust and the heat had almost over come him when the rain came. We are all air plants and must have it pure. Then again I tried to take comfort Ijy reading the tribute that Charles Francis Adams had recently paid to General Robt E. Lee. It seems to be getting quite fashionable to praise Lee op there, but really I don't see why they ejiould single him out and damn Ur. Davis and all the rest of U3 and the cause for which Lee fought. I don't Uice any man who praises Lee and ct&bs Mr.. Davis. Lee and Davis were like brothers all their mature lives. TThey were classmatesv at West Point cad during our civil war they were fiosom companions and never disagreed about anything. It is a gross insult to the memory of Lee to slander his closest and, dearest friend. No gehtle man, would do it. I have not heard of Charles Francis Adams slandering Mr. Davis, but we hate jod reasons to suspect that he belongs to the Goldwln Smith and Roosevelt crpwd, for he vol untarily took command of a negro reg iment during the war, and that is a tad sign. No gentleman would have done It It was an evidence that he believed niggers would make war hell to us and they would kill and rob. and rape and burn out of revenge. No, I fcave no respect for this Adams nor Hew Wallace nor any other man who commanded negroes during the wan It was not humane nor legitimate war fare. It showed venom and brutality and malignity. What did General Lee do before the war or during. the war or after the war that did: not have the bearty coroperation of Mr. Davis .f What did Mr. Davis do that General Ie did not approve? Both were good soldiers and won their spurs. Both Episcopal church and Senator Reagan said of Mr. Davis: "He was the most devout Christian I ever knew and the most lovable man." He was a consci entious believer in' the doctrine of state's rights as expounded by Mr. Cal jhoun1 and while a lieutenant in the United States army declared that he rooId resign his command before he would assist in the coercion of a sov ereign state. The International Cyclo pedia says of him: "He was a great statesman and a true patriot, and his fiistory will grow brighter as the years roll on' But this presidential acci dent says he was an arch traitor and arch repudiator and he hasn't the man liness to take it back and apologize. JBut here come some genial friends to call and see how I am getting on, for I am still suffering and need sympathy. .When they come they bring good cheer sua! wit and anecdote and that is better cthan maminatlng about politics and the Jiiggers. 'We were talking about dogs and one of these friends, who is a rail TEtoad man, told us about a woman try--ing to board a train down in Florida. rShe3aad a little poodle dog in her arms and the conductor said: "No, madam, yon can't take that dog with you in the passenger car. It is against the rules." She was a northern woman with 'harp Jfeatnres. Our southern women don't casrjy poodle dogs around with them; rihey prefer a baby. Well, she was -very indignant and wanted, to know vjrnax sne must ao.witn tne aog. ".rut liim In the baggage car,' said the con ductor. As she-handed up the. canine ' the baggage man she said, "Well, I reckon I can ride where my dog aides," and she went into the baggage car. The man was disgusted. He tied the dog with a little cord and she squatted on a box near by. After they passed Sanford she got tired, and un- -5lner! the ilnff. t.nn1c him in her arms and went back to the smoker. That car was full of jolly good fellows, but she demanded a seat and they gave her one. She took one-half and laid her poodle on the other half. A jolly JBofcchman sat behind her and was smoking an old pipe that gave an un earthly odor and as he talked and laughed with his companion the tobac co smoke encircled her classic head un tiZ she couldn't stand it and she turned -XtilTTC an1 mlfV onsn jWWa vn , JbAT i Hl IWAU OU, gCU .'-- ' ' . 1 . "' m iSXtrasm wouia smo&e in me presence 01 aTady. "Well, madam," he said kind- Jy'dis is de smokihV car. It is not de vena, arid 'mine pipe and tobacco, but jou had better go back to the ladies' car "They won't let my dog go in there' said she. "Dot is very bad," said and kept on smoking. By and &ya voluminous cloud like that which. rmd from the, crater or Mont . reiee rolled' over her and in her rage she fiii his nine. Jerked' it from his jz2oah and threk it out of the window. Everybody laughed and roared, and he joined in the merriment 'Madam, dot is all de pipe I hav got. It vas give to me in Sharmany, but vun good turn deserves another' and he seized her little sleeping dog and threw him out of the window. The woman screamed with anger; she mauled him over the ,head with her umbrella. She screamed and yelled for the train to stop! He stood it all heroically. "Madam, I sent your dog to 1 find mine pipe," he said. The alarm was so great that the conductor came running in and; some passengers filled the door, while;, the woman did the talking. "My husband will meet me at Orlando' she said, "and he will .maul the juice out of you, you bald-headed rascal." "Veel, I; will give him a chance said he. The train soon rolled up to Orlando, and ijsure enough the woman's husband 1 j was there. She became violent and hysteri cal as she told her wrongs and poihted out the man. "Let him come out here," said the husband, "I dare him to cpme out here." "Veel, J suppose I must; see about de fight," said the Dutchman, "and take de medicine, but I shore don't?vant no little guns in it nor but cher knives. I can fight some mid mine fists." He took ofl his coat and handed it to a bystander. The crowd ncreased..The conductor said ha would stop the train for ten minutes. A ring was made for the men to fight in 'and everybody was in a state of high expec tation. Here my friend stopped j his narrative and lit a fresh cigar Hand commenced talking about something else. "But the fight," said I, "What about the fight?'.' "Oh! there wasn't any fight," he said. "Just as they wjer about to clutch somebody cried out "Look yonder! look yonder! look dawn the railroad track." And sure enough there came the little dog running with all his. might and he had the Dutch man's pipe in his mouth. Of course there was no fight, for the Dutchman seized his pipe and the woman her dog and that setled it. Now let the preach er tell one." And he did There &r no better story tellers than our Car tersville preachers. They revive me whenever they come, for I am sick jat heart and can't breath enough. Good letters from friends and kindred come every day and my ever thoughtful friend Joe Brown sont me the mdst beautiful spoon I ever saw Georgia silver and Georgia etchings and engra vings. Blessings on him and his house. Bui atd in Atlanta constitution. IN CONGRESS. The Important Proceedings of Our National Lawmakers. j The House spent the day considering bills reported from the judiciary com mittee. By far the most 1 important measure was that to amend the exist ing bankruptcy law. The minority made a vigorous effort to re-assert the present law in toto, but were over whelmingly defeated, 65 to 137. The bill passed amends the law in ,15 parti culars to meet defects which experience has proven. The most, important 1 one to define preference to meet th Supreme Court decision in the case or Pirie vs. the Chicago Title and Trust Company. , Four additional erounds for refusing a discharge in bankruptcy aW so are added: First, obtaining prop erty on creait on materially false amendments: second, making a fraur Idulent transfer of property; third, hav ing been granted or denied a discharge! in bankruptcy within six years; fourth,! navmg rerusea to obey the order of the' court or refusal- to answer material questions approved by the court. j Messrs. Clayton, of Alabama, and 1 DeArmond, of Missouri, opposed the bill, the former declaring the present I bankruptcy law a drastic and oppres sive measure. An evening session was , nem ior the consideration of bills re ported from the Indian committee. Throughout Tuesday's session of the Senate the isthmian canal question was under consideration. Speeches were delivered by Messrs. Perkins, of Cali fornia; Gallinger, of New Hampshire; btewart, or Nevada, and Morgan, of Alabama. All advocated the adpotion of the Nicaragua route except Mr. Gal linger, who made a forceful argument m support of the Panama route, and who said his investigations, convinced him that the Panama route was the more healthful of the two. The two arguments of the Senators in support of the Nicaragua route were made especially on the ground of feasi bility and of business wisdom. Mr. btewart and Mr. Morgan both contend ed that . the .health conditions in Nic aragua were superior to those of Pana ma. Mr. Morgan said there had been raised "no false cry" about the health conditions in Panama. It had been shown by the experience of "all man kind" that Panama was one of the most unhealthful places on the face of the globe. A remark made by Mr. Mor gan .was characterized as significant, as probably foreshadowing the result of the vote on Thursday. Referring to the alleged wrong-doing by the Panama Canal Company, he s vd: "The people believe it now, and when this substi tute is passed they willr know it" The science of aerial navigation will doubtless be revolutionized by the dis covery communicated to . the New York; Press the other day in the fol lowing letter:- "I have studied the art of flying for many ; years, and - have just recently tumbled why it is that a bird follows Its nose or bill instead of its tail when it flaps Its wings.; 1 consider this an immensely great point gained and one that will even tually lead to a practical flying ma chine. On second thought I have won dered if others are "on to" this point the treason 4 or cause that a bird goes forward instead of backward .when it flaps Its wings." filR, CLEVELAND SPEAKS The Ex-President Addresses Tllden ,Club in New York. : - New . Vork, Special. Ex-President Cleveland was the principal speaker at the meeting of the Tilden Club here Thursday I night. This was Mr. Cleve land's first public political speech since his retirement from the , presidency. In his speech 'Mr. Cleveland said in part: ; ',r:,iy ;h . '-. "I have been urged to participate In this occasion by those who have assur ed me that this -handsome structure is to be dedicated tonight to the j rehabi litation arid consolidation of the Dem ocratic party, under the Inspiration - of a name which during the days of Dem ocratic strength and achievement, was honored 4cl every Democratic I house hold. Such I an assurance made to one who followed with hearty devotion the leadership of Samuel J. Tilden when living, and (who has since found in his career and fame the highest incentive to Democratic steadfastness,; could hardly fail to overcome the tempta contehted retirement from tions of my! political activity. Perhaps there are those who could define my position as one of banishment instead of retire ment. Against this I shall not -enter a protest. It is sufficient for me in either case, that I have followed in matters of difference ' within our party the teachings and counsel of the great DATnnpmts tti whnsA (nnmA nnrv neacft and harmonr are tonight invoked. No confession of party sin should j there fore be expected of me. I have none to make ; nor do I crave political abso lution. I am here to take counsel with others professing the same party faith, concerning the Democratic situation. 1 suppose we all are convinced that this BituaUon might be improved; and some of us may think it Is perilously under minded. Whatever the measure of its Impairment may be our condition as an organization cannot be improved by calling eacn other harsn names, nor by inaugurating a system of arbitrary and- banishment -The business firm in financial proscription members of a embarrassment, should not sit down and look in each others' faces in mute despair; neither will they regain financial soundness or the confidence of the business Community by recrimmi natinn and qukrrel; nor will any niem bcib of the firm aid in its restoration to solvent strength, by an angry insis tence upon a continuation of the busi ness methods which have invited Us embarrassment 1 "The Democratic party is very far from political I insolvency; but no one here; should bej offended by the sugges tionlthat its capital and prospects have Buffered serious injury since Mr. Til den was elected President. Then and afterwards Northern Democratic States were not rare j curiosities. Northern Democratic Senators, now practically extinct, were j quite numerous, and Northern Democratic Governors, how almost never seen, were frequently en countered. "In dealing with new issues we of the Democratic faith are extremely fortunate In the simplicity of Demo cratic standards; and the ease with which hew questions can be measured by those standards. A party besed up on care ror tne interests of all the peo ple as their aggregate mands, with no unjust any particular cjass, a condition de- favoritism for party devoted to the plan of popular government as our fathers ordained It and for the pur poses which thejr sought to establish; a party whose conservatism opposes dangerous and - im-American experi ments and yet puts ' no barrier in the way of genuine! and safe progess, ought to be able to deal with new ques tions in a manner4, Quite consistent with Democratic doctrine, and stimulating to Democratic impulses and Instincts. "The Democrat c harmony of which cannot be effectively we hear so much, constructed by mathematical rule nor by a formal agreement on the part of those who have been divided, that there shall be harmony.. It grows up naturally when true Democratic prin ciples are plainly announced, when Democratic purposes are honestly de clared, and, whenfas a result of these, confidence and enthusiasm stir the Democratic blood.! It was such har mony as this, growing out of such con ditions, which with the battle cry of "T.lden and Reform" gave us the Dem ocratic victory of I 1876 against odds grat enough to discourage any but a harmonious Democracy and against ao jopposing force brazen and - desperate enough to take from us by downwrleht robbery what the voters of the land gave ' to us. j; r-r,-; ; j : . - . ;, . I "I believe the time point to another Democratic opportunity as ' near Vat hand; but 1 believe we shall reap the fruits of it only by following the line of conduct I have indicated. In any vent I have a comforting and abiding faith in the Indestructibility of the party which had so! many times shown its right to live, and its power for ood and I am sure the reserve of patriotic Democratic wisdom will at some ; time declare itself in the rescue of our coun try and our party. 4 -.v.".: . I "My days of political activity are past; and I shall not hereafter; assume tb participate in party councils. I am absolutely contept ) with retirement'' but I still have one burning, anxious political aspiration. 1 1 want to see be fore I die the restoration to perfect health and supremacy r of that Demo cracy whose mission it is to bless the peoplea Democracy true to itself, un tempted by clamor unmoved by the guests of popular passion arid unccr rupted by offers of strange alliance, the Democracyy of patriotism, the Democ racy of safety, the Democracy of Til den; and ; the Democracy that deserves and wins shocq ' i - u s- - ... mwmm W WWW . TEE VIRGINIA CONSTITUTION. Comprehensive; Outline of Some of v Its Significant Features. Richmond, VaL Special. The ' Vir ginia constitutional convention, which assembled here more than a year ago, Monday t ompleted - its work. There is nothing remaining to ' be done but to sign the constitution; which the body has already proclaimed as the organic law of i the Commonwealth. This instrument completely revolu tionizes not only the politics of the State but will have an important bear mg upon its material progress, it may O'he most! significant changes ef fected are the sufTra-je ('nse and the creation of a corporation commission, with "the most arbitrary powers ever proposed in the ! Old Dominion. The franchise provision will eliminate pos sibly 60 or 70 per cent of the negro vote, but little or none of that of the whites, if the boards of registration do what is expected of them. Under the operations of ; the new law which with all other provisions of the con stitutlon, vvill go into effect July 10th, it is proposed to place the whole white voting Ipopulation on the books before 1904, when the "understand ing" clause becomes inoperative. Af ter that period, the white and colored Illiterates are, putlpretty much on the same footing; Ar rigid ' educational qualification is made to apply after that time and unless the registration boards act In the? most-grossly par tlsan way, there can be little discrim ination shown! in - accepting voters. The raosti interesting question though is what effect the new fran chise law will have upon the political future of the State! With the complete liberation of the whites, it is very doubtful whether 1 the leaders, the men who have heretolore dominated the pary affairs of Virginia, will ex ert any nuch influence in future 'cam Piiigns. . This will be practicularly Uue. probably, of great national cam paigns. With the incubus of the ne gro issue eliminated, the white peo ple of Virginia will be free to act as they see fit, qn all economic and other questions which may effect the interests of the country. This view of the situation is; admitted by th0 ablest Democratic leaders in the State. These men foresaw that such a condition threatened their future continuance in i politics should a new constitution be Adopted. It was large ly on this account Ithat most of the conspicuous men especially of the ma chine element, opposed the assembl ing of a convention, if they could have had the?r way Senator : Martin and the men who .reiu under hm, would nver have permitted ibis body to have met They fought it In season and out of season, but could not stem the tide that had set in against them and the old order of political manipulations in the Old Dominion. Next to the , franchise articles, the creation by the convention of a cor- yuriiiior. commission was me mo revolutionary action adopted. This body! is to be composed of three mem bers to be nam id by the Governor, and confirmed by the General As Ftmbly. The commission is given power to fix rates for railroads, ex press, telegraph and I telephone com panies. The business of these interests is placed practically Junder the super vision of this body. The only appeal permitted from its decision is to the State Supreme Court, and then . the latter body can only enquire into the qticsUons for adjudlcaton. The law takes away from every State, city and county official the I right to accept free transportation or any other form. of deadheadism from the great corpora tions, heretofore the members of the legislature, judges of the courts, from the highest to the lowest the Gov ernors of the State! and their families, and indeed every bfflcial in; Virginia, looked upon free parses andv other 111 ode 3 of dvid head '.fern as their nat ural right and parti tf he perquisities of their offices. rJbw the acceptance of any of these modes of bribery, will vacate the office held by the recipi- en t The railroads fought the creation of the commission Iwith all the vigor of which they are capable, as did their newspapers but it was in vain. ( - The Dew constitution j makes radical changes, too, in the. manner of taxing railroad property. Under the present organic law, all subjects must bear the same rate of taxation. .This , is changed under the. new order of things, and the tax on railroad prop erty may be double or treble that, on real estate or any, other class of prop erty. 1 This change is 1 largely due to a suggestion given by President Cas sall, of the Pennsylvania Railroad, m conversation with a prominent mem ber of tne finance committee of the convention. Mr. Cassa 11 remarked to this gentleman, "that j Virginia law makers had not begun to learn- how to exact taxation from corporations." This tip was quickly : acted upon and largely as the result of I Mr; Cassall's timely hint, the new finance provision was worked out . . I ;. - - :-. All of the .leading men agf ee that the new , constitution is the best Vir ginia has had for years; if it is not the' best the State ever bad given her. The Republicans are disposed to ques tion the nght of the convention to proclaim the Instrument This in the judgment of the ablest jurists ATlfl lawava mill ..l L i . ' .VViD. w444 uu 1 amount 10 any thing. The constitution goes into ef fect July 10th, and on that day every officer of the State is required to take oath under it A failure to com ply with this provision iwJU vacate the office . of the recalcitrant LThis appllea to judges and members of the Legis lature also. It Is possible that one of two stubborn; legislators may refuse to subscribe to the oath, but if so they Will . no ' doubt be nrnmtl-ir 0vnnii tfrom the body. - - . T": LIVE ITEMS OF ftXany Matters of Gener.i , , Short Paragraphia l-Thunny south. : For cause unknown, AhW 1 r prominent in Nashville t:0'' and killed himself. ' eQQv The practice ship CresaneaV ' I naval cadets aboard, went ' Chesapeake Bay, but was 80i ' - - ' '- . 1 Col. Henry Watterson I the day at al celebration on tS01 i field of Tippecanoe, in IndUa f S At The National Capital, J . P. Morgan & Co., to ' the House Friday had nothing to fl5 the coal strike. 0 do It is believed that Roosevelt shall attend iha k neuvers off the Cuban coast in TN ary, Secretary Hay will be pi?- during his absence. resid The United States gotiatlne treatioQ nrUi, ll8Dt1 tries which will include murder , l cVIimesPinS am0DS the ext$ It is expected that eral Of the Naw A .rr'S? retire. 800; AtTheNorjth. L- The lake passenger Reason Chicago III., and Buffa 6, N. Y., 0 ed Saturday. " Harvard's observatorvlat 0.-. Mass., is giving ! time signals at nieht by electric lights. 611 Eight of the ten unions in the Build. iug xraaes council 01 yulncy, 111. vot ed Saturday to go on strike. The commercial telesranh pre rt rvt . " x i vi vim. cago, 111., were organized Iby the Amer. ican ijeaerauon 01 iaoor. Accused of embezzlement ery, W. H. Hawkins, real estate agent, I of Marysville, Mo., has been arrestel Sunstroke caused the death of jni. G. Swartz, a New York traveling man, ai a nospjtai in Cleveland, 0., Satur day. The paper 4mills at Fort Edward Glens Falls and Palmer, N. Y., started again, the strikes having been set- tied. While walking with his wife in the park-Saturday, night, Lemuel Hickman at Springfield, 111:, suddenly shot and killed her. Four persons were burned, two 1 prob ably fatally, at Kansas City, Mo., Sat urday, when Mrs. Julia Hawkes triA to hurry the kitchen fire with kero sene. U. S. Grant Post. G. A. R.. of Brook lyn! N. Y., -has giveri $50 to Camp Jeff Falkner, United Confederate Veterans of Montgomery. Ala., to helDbuild a Confederate soldiers' home. Heavy rains caused flooded houses at Lancaster, O. The reunion of the Mystic Shriners1 at San Francisco, Cal., ended with a harbor excursion. During a quarrel over a card game Mrs. Mary Sassanalli was killed by Vincenzo Aduasio, ,at Youngstown, 0. . Western . Reserve University has been given $100,000 by Coloney A. A Pope, of Cleveland, . O., for collega buildings. A landslide on the New York Cei' tral Railroad near 'Peekskill, N. Y., caused a bad wreck, but ho loss of life. The reward offered for the caDture of Tracy and Merrill, thg convicts who oroKe jau at Baiem, Ore., has Deen doubled, being now $3000, An explosioin at th e Aurora mine, Iron wood, Mich., killed three men. Bloodhounds are trailing the prison-, ers who escaped Monday from the pen itentiary at Salem, Ore. Three members of the Yale eraduat- ing class who went sailing Sunday from New Haven,' Conn., are missing. In a gale off Highland JAsrht. Mass., the three-master! sfhnnnpr Tnhn (1. Cot- ' ' w (WWAA- V V w Aa -w tingham was dismasted and abandoned. Former ConerressmaTi Genre H. White is founding a colony for North Carolina negroes- in New Jersey. From Across The Sea. Kins Edward was taken 111 at Al- dershot with a chill and lumbago. General V Delarev "i Riirren dered at Lichtenburg, Transvaal, with 800 men. been betrothed to Prince Nicholas of Greece. 'It ! PTnoptoil it lUTonllo thot A era! amnesty will be declared July 4. The hnmharrlmont rf WanTrlnff. Chi- na, by rebels was bloody, but unsuc cessful. ; " Miscellaneous Matters. : Trustees of Washburn College, To- Deka . Kan - eleeterl Nnrman D. PlaSS, 01 Worthlngton, Mass., as .president The conviction of John Most, anarch ist,' for publishing an improper article was confirmed by the New York Coun of Appeals. . ;.. t?i-.-.i. a -....1-- alarm y n urest urea are causing 5 c " j In the mountain district arouna ao brew. ,ery, drivers, at Chicago, 111., the union. will order a general strike. 11 . 1