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'-' -A' MESSAGE ' "s-: ! ?-1 -''J BATTLE RAGES IN VARIETY OF BILLS IN LEGISLATURE IHBERS' POCKETS OF A JOB, HE SAYS MEXICAN UN EPIC CAPITAL Five W. Va, legislators Ar rested on .Charge of , 4' 4, 4r ALlr I3WO:5.fl00 BOIIO 7' Arrangements Wer v faade to Break Deadlock Oyer' Senator This Week--More.of. lt Going onf'. Sas Prosecutor. Charlestons v 3Feb- H With marked money in thelr pockets, alleg ed to be the price, of "their votes in the United States Senatorial contest, 4 which is. causing' a4deaaiock in tbe Legislature, four 'members of tbe House of Delegaes4aiid "one member of the Senate' : of West Virginia, were arrested in a hotel1 here late this af ternoon by Sheriff?;Bonnehill In , the presence of the public prosecutor, Thomas CJ Townsend, - They- were tak en before Justice ot the Peace C. W. Deering, where they 'each waived a hearing and were held in $S,000 bond. The accused men are Representati ves IT. S. G. Rhodes, Dr. H. P. Asbury, Da vid E. Hill,-Rath.' Dufl and Senator B. A. -Smith. 'N.'-i'"V4'-,' .. v-'-Ever since, the 'Legislature assem bled there have been rumors that mon ey was being used to.' influence mem bers of both, houses in the interest of some one of the Senatorial Condidates, but the stories were .not. supported by tangible evidence .and. the entire -matter was passed as an ordinary, feature of a hard fought, political battle. Re cently, however, Rhodes said j-f or 55, 000 he could change six votes In the two houses. Acting on - this . report, it is stated, prosecutor Townsend em ployed detectives.' They" had been watching the. balloting . for. -. several weeks and ; were . in close ; touch v withu the situation. 'S: Afters .the. arrests, -It was said arrangements had been made for the.ehajQgats As reportedr3t.rKirto8fcwith fsf change of a vote :ot two, tfie. first "day, followed by other changes until the necessary number, had'been wm over. Part of the. programme was carried out and today ..was arranged as "pay daj ." The nien were called to a hotel and, it is charged, they , were there paid with marked bills. In an adjoin- m room Prosecutor Townsena ; ana Sheriff Hill . awaited the - signal that was to lay bare the , alleged bribery. They had 'only a few minutes to wait, for, the transaction over,- the door, was opened and the men invited to enter. . 44.-;' , There stood , the"sheriff and prose cutor, both of whom all the legislators knew. For a moment no one moved and then without. hesitancy the sheriff told the accused they. .were under 'ar rest. ' . 444' 4 4 v Prosecutor Townsend had prepared his plans s6 that the men could be taken at once to the office of Justice of the Peace ' Deering, .where they would be permitted .C to plead. They lost no time' In summoning counsel and within a few minutes, after the arrests were in the justice's office. It is reported the men arrested were to have votftd for one of - the . leading candidates for; United States Senator and some of the -votes; were to : have been delivered today when the House and Senate In joint session took its sixth ballot for: Senator, which result ed as follows: V: -4 4-. 44 ; RepubllcansWllllam Seymour Ed wards 16; Isaac T.' Mann 15; Davis El kins 15; A. B. White 4; N.J3. Scott 1; W. P. Hubbard 9; Nathan Goff 2; Governor Glasscock. 1. Democrats S enator -Watson 45; John M. HanmtOhM;' Judge Dailey lr John W. Davis 1" V ': V.' Rhodes, the delegate who placed Isaac E. Mann, In nomination, is said to have been ihe mait-tfor whom the prosecutor played : from: the begfnnihg. U was- stated,-after the arresjt that of the SZO.OQOUegfdHo have been paid in marked money. ;td the' legislators, he received 515iOOO.vfJDuff, Is alleged to have received 2,000"and each of the others ?1,000. 4.4. ,'; 4,4 ,: 1 "I believe that, there' Is more of this thing going on and propose to route it out," said Prosecutor Townsend to night. "It. "Is . my ; purpose to go Into every phase ' of it, and from what -1 know now I think '.we have Only start ed. As soon as possible T will consult with the, court concerning the, calling of a special grand "Jury, not only that this charge may be taken up', but that the entire situation may be thorough ly investigated.- . While I can't say at this mindte that there, will be addition al arrests, I can ' say that there may be. I don't want "to say, that the can didates for .Senator; have been buying votes," but I baVs reason to "believe there are votes ' f 05 v sale' in West Vlr-. ginia, and if there are, "we ' want . Jo1 Senatdr4xonerated. 44 Washington, ' - vPeb. Senators Chilton and Watson, of West Virginia, were exonerated, of Charges of corrup tion in their election? when the Senate today, b'tmanimousvote, adopted a resolution discharging: vhe Elections Committee from further consideration of the allegations against them. The Star's Pareei : Ppst Maps are ready for. distribution this morning at 9 o'clock." Jf you taven't begun clip ping coupons start today! 4 Minority Leader Mann Bitter y Attacks Democratic Extravagance. tt THE MONEY TRUST COMMITTEE Its Activities Subject of Heated De t bateSecures Extra Appropria tion to Cover Expenses I n--'Curred.in Probe.' Washington, Feb. 11. A general at tack on ' "Democratic extravagance and ta heated debate over activities of the ' House-' Money Trust Committee, was .precipitated in the "House today by- a resolution appropriating $35,000 to defray further expenses of the mon eys trust investigation. The resolu tion which made the total expenditure for the investigation 160,000, was pass ed after a lengthy ; argument, by a vote of 129 to .114, , many Democrats voting rtthx the Republicans against it. - r . Minority . Leader Mann upbraided the -.Democrats vigorously, , asserting that the "conirol of legislation was in the hands of a disorganized mob", and that appropriations-. for the session were reachihg a - record - high point. Representative Fitzgerald, chairman of the C. Appropriations Committee, agreed , with Mr.rlMann and declared that the, appropriations this year would far, exceed those -of any session in the history of Congress, "ao much so that any talk of - revising the tariff, down ward. Will be"a hollow mockery. ... The resolution; was brought" in'by Chairman Lloyd, of the Committee on Accounts. Chairman Pujo, of the Mon ey Trust Committee, explained that the committee already had expended about $20,000 of the original $25,000 appropriation and. that it, was estlmat ed . jthe,Jpbigations - of the committee would, reach f0,000 by the time of the Close, f the .: ihvesiigtiQns. -iie - fujr. nished a detailed staieineht- of expen ditures and 'Cestimates'":' which showed that $3,300 had been expended. for get ting statements . from banks, $3,500 for statistical work In showing inter locking directorates in corporations, $1,061 in serving subpoenas; $2,119 for witness fees and expenses, and $2,561 for-Dr. C. W. Richardson's trip to Mia mi to examine . William Rockefeller. MrPujo said that a fee of $15,000 was due Samuel Untermyer, counsel for the committee; $5,000 to statisti cians for expert work t- $3,000 for ste nographic work, and $2,500 for assist ant counsel fees. ,5 Representative Raker, "of California, criticised . the . committee, declaring that it had expended , large sums of money to" "enable William Rockefeller to escape -.the jurisdiction of the House." At this point Mr. Mann arose. 4-"I have no. doubt,"' he said, "that in the opinion of the gentleman from Cal ifornia and some other members of the ' House, the- committee ought to have hanged Mr, Rockefeller off-hand without further consideration. If Mr. Rockefeller. .had not been Mr. Rocke feller, a rieh man, neither the gentle man from California, nor any one else would have tried to take his testimony at the risk of his. life, v It was only be cause he was rich, richer than we are, that hie was s pursued through feelings Of personaKanimosity." Mr. tMann further dcelared that the Money Trust Committee had been au thorized originally .to'.' expend enly $25,000. He quoted "the statutes pro viding penalties of imprisonment and fine for executive officers entering up on obligations exceeding the appropri ations at their .disposal, and contin ued: -4 ' We are very careful In making laws as to what, the executive depart ments shall do and then our own com mittees do the very . thing for which we would, send a man to the peniten tiary, - if . ie - were -- an administrative officer, and yet we condone the offense and pay the -bill. -This committee had no jauthority to incur, a single obliga tion , beyond the $25,000 . authorized ahd when it did that it violated the law and instead of being punished, as it ought to he, It asks us to pay these exorDitant.ana outrageous Dins, wmcn ought never to have been incurred. - "Oh, we ; beard a lot about how a Democratic House, a Democratic Con gress, was going to reduce appropria tions. Here is m investigation of no value,- which . cost,- 'as gentlemen how say, $60,000 'It is $60,000 thrown away." -. -'" -' I -: . "Economy," shouted Mr. Mann, shak ing "his: fist- fX the Democratic side, while Athe Republicans cheered. Eve rywhere appropriations are piling up the ' naval appropriation bill, that will carry over -$150,000,000 every appro priation bill reaching the limit! Econ omy with no management on that side of the House; ho organization on that side of the House with af disorganized mob in 1 -control 01-the -legislation of this House, piling up th,e Appropriation bills and condoning the 'offenses of an investigation committee .when it vio lates the law. I hope-we may have a return "jto : economy 'to some 'idea; of proper legislation and to members of Congress living up-to - the law them- Renresentative Garner, Democrat, of Texas, replying. to Mr. Mann, declared (Continued on Pfcge - .4. James A. Patten Fined $4,000 on Charge of Restrain- ; ing Trade. . , SEVEN COUKTS I10L PROSSED Three Other Members of Famous Cottoii Pool Declare They Will Not Plead Guilty Indict- , ments Likely Faulty New York, Feb .11 .-James A. Pat ten, of Chiidago, the cotton and1 grain speculator, pleaded guilty 'in the Fed eral , Court here -today to the sixth count in an indictment charging him with restraint of trade. Judge Riayer fined. Mr. '.Patten $4,000, ' which was paid j; immediately. ' The sixth 'count charges that Patten and his' associates, Colonel Robert M. Thompson, William P. Brown, Frank B. Hayhe and Eugene .Scales agreed under a contract to buy practically the entire raw-cotton crop of1 1909 in order to I hold . it out of the market Until November 1st, 1910. -To the seven other counts in the in dictment, Patten pleaded not guilty and.- they - were nol pressed by the court,1 M '"..' .' '. Patten, Eugene Scales, of Texas, and others Twere indicted by a Federal grand " jury here more than a year ago-' for -manipulation of the cotton market. The government charged that' their .cts. constituted restraint of trade-. The defendants demurred and carried their case to the Supreme Court, which -recently, ruled against them. . ; . - - George tW. Merrick, Patten's attor ney, issued, a statement, saying that his client :had entered his plea with out; any consciousness of being guilty of any moral turpitude or . of- offending in the slightest ; degree, against any law. O.C proper, rule .of , copduct. count of this indictment. ia. one, that has-jhitherto always been, deemed (com mercially proper and lawful, said the lawyer. : "Indeed, this contract was not sign ed by him, and heonly knew of it as having been entered into by others, and asone entirely proper. This con tract, moreover, was drawn by coun sel learned in the law and stated by them tq be" in every way lawful. "Although the Sherman act has been in' force for more than 20 years, it was -never before supposed that 1 a contract of the Mnd in question of fended against it. This : long litigation has been a source of; great expense and care to my client, and he is now, while un afraid, 'unwilling further to litigate,, and so he makes this plea to conclude a litigation that if continued would entail still greater expense, ,trouDie and annoyance, both to himself and the government." Federal Attorney Wise said that in view of the fact that Patten had plead ed guilt and that , an indictment charging a. cotton corner raised a novel question upon which there was a difference; of opinion among judges, the ' government would be satisfied with. the.: imposition of a fine. QttwfBy Won't Plead Guilty New .Orleans, Feb. 11. The three Other members of the cotton "bull pool,"; indicted jointly with -James A. Patten in Connection with the cotton bull campaign of three years ago, will not plead guiH to the Federal indict ment in New York, according , to a statement ''given to the Associated Press today to William P. Brown. Mr. Brown y as not at all surprised when informed that Patten had entered a plea of guilty. I expected it, he said. "I do not care to discuss the case, "but you can say ' that- Hayne, Scales and myself will not plead guilty for the . reason that we would perjure ourselves if we did so as we are not 'guilty of a single one -of the " charges that have .been brought against us." Both . Mr. Brown and Frank B. Hayne are residents of New Orleans! Eugene u.. scales, tne iounn memoer of the. pool under indictment, lives at Waco, .Texasv They are counted among the wealthiest cotton operators qf ther'South and their speculative camnaign jot three years ago is con ceded to: have netted the cotton farm-. ers of the South more than $100,000,- 00X). J i' V- ?; .: 4' 4'.; -'' - 4 a Indictments Faulty . :WashmgtOti,-Peb. 11. Remaining defendants: m the, cotton " corner case probably1' "will he re-indicted by the De- partment of " Justice to cure what is regarded as a flaw , in the pending in dictments.. , . ;. '-. - Patten'a pica, of guilty was.by.agree- menftwth the government. -Attorney General .WICkersham consented to the arrahgemenf because of the supposed error in thfe. indictment which, while Charging fnspiracy to buy up cot ton; omitted " the allegation of with holding 5 it for sale. -: Solicitor General Bullitt: admitted in the Supreme Court, that , thfcindictment was ; probably faul ty.; 4 Three Justices of the Supreme Court in a dissenting opinion, and the lbwer;-cdurt justices: also had called the. Indictments faulty. . ' The Duke ht Westminster oWns 400 of theracres on which the City of Lon don Is-built. 7 4,-' , " , Last Thbute of Antarctic Explorer Vere fbr His nions. AMUNDSEH jCTUBES DEATH Discoverer of the. South Pole Tells-of J' Probable Manner in Which Brit ish Party JVIet Death on tbttx Jce. -.IS- : London, Feb. over the- simple -Grief and pride Srrative of courage, endurance and sacrifice in Capt. . Rob ert F.' ScOtfs farewell message to the world, were . close, competitors for dom inance in the feelings of . the British public today: . . '. "It is a white ' ahd not a black mourning we wear., for these gallant souls who have done and dared so greatly," was the comment of a cabi net minister. The closing words of Cant, Scott's . epic were "Had we lived I ehoul.d'have a tale to tell of the hardship the: endurance and the courage - of. my companions that would, have" stirred the heart of every Englishman. "These rough 7 notes 4 and our dead bodies must tell the tale. But surely, surely a great, and rich country like burs will see that those who are de pendent upon usare properly provid ed tor. - These words have hadLan .electric effect. Steps are on foot to respond to his appeal to the : Nation 'by assuring a comfortable future f or those depen dent on the men who; while awaiting certain death, could stilj write that they did not regret their journey. Capt. Scott's interest in the welfare of his men .was emphasized by prac tically tne last ousmess transacted before , he left to r jbiif7the expedition in New, Zealand. This was the sale of jus story,. yf ivi je3e-decUnviorit AnytBrltate prout from: the transaction and 'decid ed that - the -total . receipts should go to increase the financial reward of the men who had undertaken to share with him the dangers of the'Antarctic region. It was therefore arranged that all funds realized from the story of the adventure should be distributed am ong the members of the crew as a sur prise bonus on ftheir; return to Eng land. Mrs. Scott is assured-of a good pension from the British government A memorial service for Capt. Scott and his companions is to be held in St Paul's cathedral on Friday. Flags in all parts of London were flying at half mast today. ' The committee of the British Ant arctic expedition will issue a National appeal for a fund to provide for the relatives of the dead explorers. Am ong those who will sign the appeal is Lord Strathcona. The admiralty tonight issued an of ficial-expression of its regret of the loss of its heroic officers. The tragedy of Capt. Scott's Antarc tic expedition was referred to. today in the House of Commons by Premier As quith. "We all at this moment are under the deep Impression created by the reading of the last message to. the world left by Capt. Scott", said the Premier. "It is the message of a brave, en during man in the face of a most trag ic death. His career was one of self sacrifice and devotion to the service (Continued on Page Two.) O UT LINES The Webb Liquor bill was repassed by the House yesterday. " It became evident yesterday tna; Turkey is taking steps to resume the peace negotiations with the Balkan allies. Five members of the West Virginia Legislature were arrested yesterday charged with ' selling their votes in the Senatorial contest, for $20,000. Gov. Wilson intimated last night that William F- McComhs would con tinue as chairman of the Democratic National Committee after March 4th. James A. Patten, the cotton and grain speculator, pleaded : guilty yes terday to the sixth count in an indict ment charging . him with restraint of trade,- and was fined $4,000. Confidential dispatches from Mexico to (Washington last night indicated that the regular army in Chihuahua has deserted Madero and is ready' to join Diaz's forces at any minute. A general attack on "Democratic extravagance" and a, heated; debate over activities : of the Money Trust Committee, was precipitated in the House yesterday by a resolution ap propriating $35,000 to defray further expenses -of the investigation. All Britain yesterday mourned the fate' of Capt. Robert FA Scott, who with four of his companions, perished in the Antarctic. Capt. ' Scott's fare well message breathed the hope that his country would take care pf those dependent on the explorers. 4 New York markets : Money . oh call strong, 2 1-2 to 4 per cent,; ruling rate 4 1-2; closing bid 2 1-2; offered at 2 3-4. :. Spot cotton closed quiet. Flour Steady. Wheat easy; No. '2 red 1.08 1-2 and 1.10. : Turpeirtineii3teady.V Ros in firm, - Madero Orders Attack on Rebels Under Diaz and Terrific Bombardment of Mexico City Results-Heavy Loss es on Both Sides, But Neither Has Gained Advantage-More Troops Arriving Mexico City, Feb. 11. The Mexican Federals and rebels fought a seven hour drawn battle in the heart of the city today.- When darkness put an end to the fighting, neither side appeared to have gained any marked advantage. Estimates of the casualties run as high as l,000r although accurate infor mation cannot- be 'obtained at this time. The dead certainly will h counted by, the hundred's. " In spite of the offer of "Francisco DeLafiarra, the former President, to act as mediator - and - over the protest of the American am bassador and diplomatic representa tives of other foreign powers, Presi dent Madero today orderedtan attack on General Felix Diaz and" his forces, even though he knew that this would entail a terrific bombardment : of the capital. ' " , y. i The - Federal assault on the rebels. fortified in .and around the ' arsenal, oegan at 11:15 o clock in the. morning andSater in the afternoon no material advantage had been gained by either side. It appeared, however, that the rebels Who were holding slightly im proved positions, were conserving their' fire. Many assaults against them have , been repulsed. . 4 4 .The government . was not optimistic regarding ..the close of the battle. Er nesto Madero said the showing: made and the temper of -the Federals were entirely satisfactory. . , 4 r "We hardly, expect to dislodge Diaz today,' he said. ; 1 ' "If ia aaid that-300 men have de serted the' Diaz ' standard within 24 hours,V going oyer to the Federals." . To the 4er of Senor DeLaBarra. to mediate ii ; be ' considered that course advisable, the President replied that he had no desire to deal with' " the rebels excethregh4: thermediumuof soot and helL iie- position irhe rebels, he declared to be fatally weak ened by-the desertion' of 160 artillery-. men," who today operated guns for the administration forces. "I suppose," commented the Presi dent late this afternoon, "that by to morrow we will be ready to. make a final advance. In the meantime more and more troops are coming In from outside the city. We have no more than we consider necessary to subdue the rebels." President Madero said he had re ceived a telegram from General Blan- quett at Ajalalpa, 30 miles away, who announced that he was proceeding to the capital, to prove his loyalty, which he understood was doubted. The most serious loss sustained among the Federals was the , death of Colonel Castillo, an efficient officer, who was shot near the Y. M. C. A. building while leading a reconhoiter- ing party. The result of the President's hasty trip by automobile to (Juonavaca Sunday night oyer a road long since practically abandoned by reason of the activity of the Zapatistas, was the addition to the Federal forces of 1,200 men and 17 euns. Part of these forces accompanied the President back by the road, while the : others came to the capital by train. Touching the danger of such a trip, the President said: 4 4 4; I am not afraid to die, but L mean to die fighting." . ' ' ; , V 4 , All through the night the Federal commanders were placing their - -'men in position. Twenty cannon, some of heavy calibre, had been brought m from the outlying districts : Rurales were engaged in transporting -ammunition. ' " 4 4 , 4 From' above the arsenal, General Felix Diaz floated his red flag of de fiance. The rebels appeared no less ready for battle than the Federals. Or ders were issued to the detachments guarding air approaches to the arse nal to retire on the appearance oi an armed force. But Diaz did not rely entirely on his' forces in the arsenal district: He detached a few hundred men with artillery to a point in the northwest of the city. These guns, dominated Chapultepec, but they were held in readiness to strike the Fed erals in the flank or rear. ; ; : The American ambassador, . Henry Lane Wilson, published a warning, to all Americans, urging them not to go unnecessarily into the . danger zone, From hundreds of 1 buildings floated the flags of foreign nations,. and early in the day a-crowd of foreigners con gregated in - the cable office, . sending reassuring messages to ' relatives . and others abroad. - , 4 44 The Zapatistas did not enter the canital. notwithstanding their pres ence' within a few miles of the city. The struggle of Diaz to overthrow the power of President Madero' result ed in one oL-the most remarKaDie in cidents in the history Of the Western continent. , Street fighting ; has occur red in Mexico in times past, but a bat tle in which the contending forces em ployed heavy artillery at a range fre- ouently of less than half a.mue .in a densely-populated city was a hew; and startling spectacle. Beyond that - is sued "by "'the American : ambassador Dractically no warning was-given" to non-combatants. As a matter Of 'fact 'j t was impossible, to mark the limita tions of the danger zone As the vbatr tie proceeded shells intended, for the I enemy four blocks away often f ootid lodgment in houses a mile or two diS' tant. Rifle bullets flew from the cen ter to the-circumference of the anl tal,-making safety in any quarter only a relative term. Noon passed without any, materia advantage having been gained by eith er side. The fighting began at 10:15 o'clock and,-after three hours there was nothing to indicate that it would not continue for many hours and per haps into the next day. r The heaviest line of fire was .early established along Balderas street, the cannon of the opposing forces shoot ing across only four blocks point blank. The Federals at the north end of the line used a battery of guns brought from Cuernnavaca. Extremi ties of the battleground wer$ defended ny oetaenments or- mrantry and ma chine guns, whose rain of bullet swept the intervening space. , It - was this engagement which re sulted, in damage to the American Consulate general. The building stands at the intersection of Balderas street and Avenida Juarez. It suffer ed not more than some of the other buildings, but bursting shells from the rebel positions rendered the place un tenable and the iconsul general, Arnold Shanklin and his staff, at the sugges tion of Ambassador Wilson, evacuat ed the place and took refuge in the embassy. . Their escape . from '. the building-was accomplished at great risk.. : - . 4 The assault against the rebel posi tions in-this avenue finally" was aban doned. What undoubtedly contribut ed greatly to the rebels' ability to re sist .. this movement was the position of the Young Men's Christian .Asso ciation building, "a, seven-story struc ture, less than two. blocks from the ar- senal, - - :. 4 ;., , y4 4'44 . '.-?..; .Early in the morning piaz appro, eigners from thel rooms 'and the'do'r- mitorieS and 'supplanting ' the .occu pants with machine guns and squads of riflemen. Soon from the numer ous Windows and the roof top the imuz zles of automatics were; pointed, later to be , played with deadly effects upon the ranks of the Federals. Most of the foreigners left the build ing, but a handful remained. To counter this position the -jFed erals placed men with rifles and other machine guns on roofs of adjoining lofty buildings,, one post being a-tall structure known as the Gore office building, while another building ocr cupied was the cable omce. 4 Although the rebels were not dis lodged from the Young Men's Chris tian Association building, the isteel and concrete structure was perforated by bullets, shrapnel , and solid shot- Dozens of other buildings in the cen ter of the city showed as early as noon the marks of .battle, while some of those in the immediate zone of fire were practically wrecked. The government mobilized its forces in the Alamada, - the great central square of the city, but every approach to the streets leading to the arsenal was covered by rebel guns. At every angle field guns were stationed, which gave promise of a heavy artillery duel. Both sides virtually were ready! when the firing began, but jit is al most certain that the first shots which precipitated the general fighting were accidental. A- group of persons insisted ; upon crossing the street and a-' small de tachment of Federals . fired. A ma chine gun joined in and the battle was on. - .1 . General Blanquet was seen on the Federal line, but soon the report was circulated that he had joined Diaz. General Huerta, commander of the Federals and Captain Angeles display ed their loyalty by forcing the at tacks. A-large contingent of rurales ' did excellent work, .moving ammunition, and -participating in the one disastrous charge prior , to 2 o'clock. General Huerta had ordered a flanking move ment down Bucareli street, the Work' of the rurales, in order to cover the placing of a battery of guns. The -ru rales moved across an -, intersecting street,, but before the guns4eould be run H.into position, a heavy rifle fire swept through, their ranks , and they fell back in disorder and the artillery failed to hold its position. 4 - Up to this time four, attempts had been made to take by assault the posi tion of the rebels, but the Federals were repeatedly repulsed. : General Angeles found it necessary -to shift his position from time to time, though without material loss. , . , 4 General Diaz had , further fortified his'-positions by digging , trenches across the .streets, and notwithstand ing the rain of shrapnel, his losses were comparatively slight. i r ' By early, afternoon the rebels'1 had extended; their zone slightly, but" this was more an apparent than a genuine advantage. Before 3 o'clock it was re ported that Diaz had forced forward from the arsenal a detachment -east ward along San Felipe Neri street, towards the district in which the; Na tional palace is' located. This "nove ment, however, : succeeded - Ih pressing forward only a short distance. ' - Practically-all the. troops under Diaz were 2 in ' continuous action, whereas v (Continued on Page Two.) 4y New Railroad Proposed: From Portsmouth tp Elizabeth City.N.C.;; 'A PUBLIC UTILITIES! HFJRIIIG Anti-Cigarette Bill Killed After Counj ties With Sharp Stick Protect- tlon of Water Sheds Pro- ; ceedings in Houses. 4 (By Wm. J. Martin;) Raleigh, N. C, Feb..ll.-r-Representa tiye Tillett introduced in the House today a bill to' Incorporate the South Mills, Portsmouth and Elizabeth' City Railroad Co., '. to ' construct and ope rat a road from Elizabeth City via South. Mills to. Portsmouth, a distance of about 50 miles. The capital stock for the North Carolina portion of the road is1 $100,000 and tbie company is operate ? either trolle.ojr steam -: line Well known business men of: Ports mouth and South Mills - are the prin qipal incorporators. They include E. Anthony, J. F. Pace,' H.I A. Shannon,, F. C. Harrahan, O. L. Williams,', C. F. Riggs and others. 4 i , The House discussed . for quite a while the bill to . allow the citizens of Jackson county to vote next May on the question of moving the county seat from Webster to Sylva with the result that it passed second reading hy a vote of 75 to 36. Being a roll call measure It had to go over for the final . reading. :,;J 4 i",: : 4? 4 ' The Senate passed : the . .l6int" reso-.' lution from the House for-a co.mmis sion of one vSenator ;and JtWo , Repre ; sentatives to - investigate the cquniy officers as to "failure: to return; inheri- tance and Schedule B andi-taxes the past two years j ' (J- . .'; j . " The Weaver 'bill for, the .protection pmunjUapa s immpx by lequirtpgrwPeHy fcwners who "itut 'timber ';' wlthindo varis of ' such water sheds., to remove or" de-; story all residue fromcuttings. Dassed the.: Senate. 4-.'l :i -' Bryant introduced 'a bill for a re formatory for women. 4 V . - Public Utilitfea j Bill. The Senate Comnlitbee -on "Comora. ? ' tion Commission and the. House Con. , mittee on Public , Service: Corporations held a public hearittg;'b41 the several bills providing for supervision' by the corporation commission f of; all public " utility corporations not now controlled by the Commission, v Among those heard on the subject-' were Chas. E ' Johnson, of Raleigh,: president of the ' Carolina Power & . Light , Co.; Hugh MacRae, of Wilmington,' president of the Tidewater P0wer4Co.i Wilmine- . ton; General Manageh Skelding, of the same company: A. B. Andrews, Jr.. of Raleigh, and' Jas. : H.f Pou4f R- leigh ; Thomas W. Davis;bf Wilming ton. , ,4v j ; - The principal objection urged against the bill of Senator Jones and tne .others was the Use Of the expres sion "actual value" Witlf Preference- to assessment. What the i nhwpr nif transmission compahyV men -preferred ; would be "true value. 4 The Commit- ' ' tees took no action, adjournlne until next Monday afternobh at 4 o'clock. ncaisiriciing uourts. The sub-committee. to rn-diRtHnt thn State into, -20 judicial districts and ar range the terms of courts for the sev eral counties, will meet in th snnta ' chamber next Monday at 8 o'clock. All persons having any information or sug gestions on the subject are. invited to do present and give thetr committee the benefit of them. Senator Hf Aann la chairman for. the Senate t and Bowie ior tne House. , . Sale of Harmful. Drugs. The Senate Committee! dn Prnnnaf. tions and Grievances will renorf fn. vorably Senator Bryant: bill .restrict- . ing the sale of , cocaine,"! euclane or mixtures of ethen 4 Thes ihree ;drtfgi are not now under the : baa: f the law;) The bill contains search landr .fiiM ., machinery and makes possession pri- "a eviaence or violation of the - " ..-:",:;.;,: hi,.;..-; Cigarette Bill Killed. -Representative Clark's Bill 5 to vent the manufacture and! fcale Of cig arettes in North Carolina received its ' death blow at the hands of the House Committee on Public -"Health, after ' that committee had been stormed with protests from the tobacco Interests in."'-; the State.-4;.- v ; -4-;i4-.v-. ; Transmission Wires. . Senator MCLean's' hll ivin,r Corporation Commission power .to reg- u;x.i.c:.um crossings. or v transmission wires was considered ffl.vrtrihiu- .ir Senate Committee on Corporations..' jarvis County Tabooed The Senate bill for the ratJnn nr Jarvis county out of pertlbns of Har nett, Sampson, Cumberland and John ston, with Dunn as, the. leountv seat. gets an unfavorable report from the senate committee on-Coihtles. Cities and Towns, Senator Bellamy 'chair- man. " " 44 . - - 1 144,1- : . ' The hearing contmuedb f or . three hours and was attended by a delega-'' ' tion o 250 enthusiastic fcltizens of the -territory to be included. . : - . StstM I Bill' " ' ? The House Committee, on -.Manufac - - - -- w'niu kauvi 011 ? -. - . .i- tures - and Labor was': to4bave voted this evening on the cjhesstion ; of fa- '. .(Continued on. 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Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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