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Pamlico Election Con
test Decided in
the House.
Bill Taking Control of N, C.
Railroad out of Govern
or's Hands.
Amendment to Bill Kevising
Form of Chattel
Mortgages.
Bills Pertaining ' to Western North
Carolina Introduced in the
.
Senate Protecting Game
Madison.
Special to the Gazette.
Raleigh, Jan; 20. After the introduc
tion of tills the house took up the report
of the committee on lections in the
case of George Deas against Dudley
Paul for the eat from Pamlico county.
The - majority report, presented by
Chairman' Winston, gave the eat,-to
Mr. Deas, and the minority report,
signed by the" republican members, was
in favor of Paul. Representative Caw,
of Dublin; Heriot Clarkson and Mc
Lean, of Harnett, presented the case of
the majority. Mr. Hampton, for the
minority, eaid that the first count
made the night of the election should
stand because the ballot boxes, were
deposited an an office, thev &qo' and:
faSiidp-wa'of which were broken, and
(the seals on the boxes were in. bad con
dition. While mot directly1 aid irt' was
intimated in on or two of, the minority
epeeelkes that' ttoe "boxes bad been
fixed'!, VhiJe in th clerk'f office after
the election:
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Mr. .Deatherwood, of . Swain, made an
earnest aronment for the majority, in
which, he said that there was no-polities
involved In the question "but that the
facts required the seating of Deas. He
called attention to the fact that the
result of the recount, giving Deas 32
majority, was certified by a broither-Ini-
law of Mr. Paul, and by a republican
sheriff. Messrs. Carter, of ForsyCh,
and Giles, f Camden, spoke for the mi
nority. Mr. Stubbs, who is chairman of
the commfttee on election lawsy said
he was not fully tsatisfled from the ma
jority report that Mr. Paul should be
unseated. Chairman "Winston made a
speech reviewing the evidence before
the committee, some of which showed
that votes cast for Deas had bean
counted for Paul. Mr. Winston Is m.
pleasing speaker and held the .close at
tention of the house and galleries. Mr.
GilMam said that in the east there were
generally two ignorant negroes and one
corrupt white man on every election
board and that this explained " why
the first count was incorrect. The
previous question was called. The mi
nority report was defeated by a vote
of 21 to 75, and tine majority report
adopted.
Mr. Deas, who Is an old white -hair
ed gentleman was .then sworn in.
. Judge Allen's bills to take the control
of the Atlantic and. North Carolina
railroad out of the hands of the gov
ernor and vest : in a board of internal
improvements, were reported-.favorably
by "Walter Moore, of the commSttee on
internal Improvemente, as published in
yesterday's Gazette. Judge. Allen
briefly explained the. bills 'and they
were promptly passed.
The hill to provide a short form of
chattel mortgage and that the total
fees-of the clerk shall be fifty, cents
aroused conderable' talk. Mr. Ray, of
Macon, said that he favored the ira-
ESTABLISHED 1 1888.
tie,1 Mural
A Special Falvate Institution for tb
Treatment of Zinng and Throat Diseases.
- , EiBL tou RUCK, M t. Medical Director. i -t -
: $22 50 per week and upward, acoordMr td: tlB'room elected
includes everythang excepting medicines, -which are "supplied at' ost A
certain number of room are reserved t a lewer TaU fo; patients whose
financial chnimstances xeQTJlra it and to such th medddnes are -also in
cluded. Patients can enter and leave at any time. . Advanced caasee. pt
1
.
provement in the form of the i jnortgage
but- wa opposed to ' maMngh tfeea
5(K 'cents. He .said that " the present
form, and 'law provide 30 cents ,aawj In
actual practice the manJ who loaned the
money "or made, the advancements to
secure whioh: .the mortgage was . given
would insist, on. the new form and the
poor borrower .would aose 20 cents; r Mr.'
Ray's committee . on. ; propositions : and
and grievances had considered the MJl
at length and the !Raaedgh.Post,to et
porting the proceedings, said ihat.the
debate : was "about 5 cents.' J Mr. Ra
5
characterized 'his as an unjxist misrep--
resentation and made some remarks
in his well known cutting style anent
the account. ? .. -. f. -,-'-
Mr. Ray's amendment that (the bill
shall, not' dmpair the present form of
chattel ..mortgage ' was adopted. Ihls
retains the 30 cent form.
Ray's amendment excepting yrf,nr
county from the Allen law waeicarned.
Clay, Cherokee, Alleghany Transyl
vania, Henderson, Madison,) Po'k,
Jackson', . Swain and sveral other coun
ties are also exempt. The bill passed
the second reading and on motioi of
Allen was recommitted that all - the
amendments mtighrt be Sncorporated.
Mr. Holman's amendment to make the
total fes in Iredell. 30 cents was car
ried. . .
Mr. Walter Moore introduced a reso
lution which was at once passed, that
all bills reported unfavorably shall be
placed on a separate calendar so a not
to encumber the regular calendars
The speaker announced the members
othe part of the house on tbe- VJint
commRtee to pass on RusSells message
iiii the Wilson, matter Messrs. "Justice,,:
Carr, of Duplin, and Patfersonj... of
Caldwell. ' '
The following bills and reebluticns
were introduced in the house:
By Carr, of DupHn; to require rail
roads to provide separate acoomcaitions
for whites and colored. Referred to the
commi'tJtee on railroads and railroad com
mission. By McLean, of Harnett, to appropri
ate $16,500 for each year 1899 and 1900 for
repairs and construction of itlhe Instftu
tion for the deaf, 'dumb and blind, and
$200 per annum for each pupil in excess
of thfe number of 200., Rererred to the
committee on deaf, dumb and blind.,. ;
vBy Nicholson, of Beaufort; tt incor.:
porate the ieaiurort and PamUco rail
road company. Referred ito the commit
tee; on. 'corporations.
By fMpFarlianid, to au'thorizef the State
treasurer to pay Geprgre , A. Gsh,. ( of
Henderson County, $12.13: Referred Tto
Jtaae? -ccnimittee oa-c propositions " 5 ad
-fe By Gaiwa bill to direct
the
state
icreasurerf ano; amuron to . reauaitc yp&Z ac
counts j of ; Josiaiii -TuirneE. There iJsa
bSt of IntereIng" history fn ti&fc account
and a -vast deal more in Mr. Turner. He
was 'public printer many years ago,, and
in measuring his work the small "m."
and not the usual size, was used.wfeere
by Mr. Turner received $4,030.52 less
than he was entitled to. The legislature
of 1895 mid this, but. allowed-' he inter
est, -aikl the bill asks this to be paid. Mr.
Turner himself was a fearless" leader in
reconstruction days, and is described as.
"the most picturesque figure in North
Carolina politics.
By Rinehart, to incorporate the East
Tennessee and North Garoilna railway
rne roaa is to run from cranberry, in
Mitchell ounty , through Burke, Cald
welU and Catawba counties, to Lincota-
ton.
By Holman, to amend the labarner of
StaJtesville. .
SENATE,
The bill of Representative Curtis to
abolish the office of county auditon for
Buncombe county was reported favora
bly to iHie senate. Senator Fuller, col
ored, .sent up a resolution. relative to the
treaty of peace between the United
States and Spain. The resolution re
cites: "Whereas the treaty of peace is
now pending before the United Statt6
senate, and whereas new questions ' and
responsibilitite threaten a dhange in
what has hitherto 'been the policy of this
government." It instructs the Norch
Carolina senators to vote for the rati
fication. It further requests the state
senators and representatives to "put
forth !their best efforts to secure the
enrfjtment of such legislation as will
guarantee to the inhabitants of the new
ly acquired territory such a degree of lo
cal self government as will be compati
ble -with law and order and advancement
of civilization." .. . "
Senator Travis said that he presumed
that the North Corolina senators and
representatives knew their 'dutyj and
moved that the resolution , be tabled.
This was ' 'unanimously done, Senat o r
Fuller not taking the trouble - to Vote
against '9L' ; . '
Among ibe bills introduced wi?s one
by Senator Franks to prevent the dump
ing of sawdust in streams ; in' Swain,
Jackson and' Transylvania.
The following bills, passed final read
ing: . Senator Frank's , expenses incurred m
the contest for !his; seat, ?160 -
To pr'ateot birds in Madison couwty,
and. fish in No. 11 itownship, Madison
county. :
To appoint two . Axtra commissioners
(Contfimedf on -Tpstth Page.)
SAimrAMoftt
wirrran Jiioiei ana uamtanum vo.
0
HI
Wants to Obtain the
h Full Control ' of
V
ttioa.
Recognizes-that the Present
System of Government
7 r
Is Impracticable.
Don't Know Why Justice
Chambers Annulled Ma-S
taffa's Election.
ffor Why the British Marines Were
Landed Regard the Situa- i
tion at Samoa as
Alarming.
Berlin, Jan. 20. The foreign office
has few advices from Samoa and pend
ing the receipt of more intelligent de
tails nobody fin an official positioiv Is
willing to; express a definite opinion
though the situation is not regarded
8 armSing . ' .
The authorities declare they are una
We to understand why Chief Justice
Chambers . annulled the' election.. Qf
ilataffa or on what - .clause of the
Jtreaty he disqualified him and what
necessity there was for landing British
marines.. ..... .- i-
It is recognized that the present sys
tem of control, of the islands Is Imprac
ticable and .that the ''whole question will
hej gone over again in ddplomatiic ne
?oiiatione. 4 . - - ,
I It is expeotefl that Germany will
for full xwntroL -t
MiWfililfflf
i. .J- i-!' 3&
THE ISL
Cabinet at Washington Dis-
cusses Solution of fcamo
an Difficulties.
Washington. Jan. 20. There have
been no new developments in regard to
Samoa except the agreement of Presi
dent McKinley and cabinet at a meet
ing today that mo serious trouble was
Ukely.to result and that Germany
would repudiate the alleged illegal acts
of the German consul at Apia. ;
A request to Germany to remove Con
sul Rose may follow fuller advices. :
That an attempt to modify the Ber
lin .treaty will result is admitted in of
ficial, circle but there is not a dear
idea as - to what modifications will suit
all- three .nations concerned.
The suggestion that the powers agree
to a geographical division of the terri
tory may be made.
One thing is certainthat the United
States, won't withdraw from her rights
in $amoa.
TO CURB A COLD IN ONE DAT.
Taike Laxative Bromk Quinimie Tablets.
AH druggists refund itlhe money if 'it iflails
ito cure. 25 cents. - The (firenuine has L.
B. Q. on each tablet. . -
Ohfl4rens' Winter Shoes, 5 to S, 9c. .
G. jU, Mean a Se Snoe Store.
WE HAVE THAT 1
' TOOTH BRUSH i
YOU NEED.
Drop in and see it, bristles;
never come out.
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EU THYMOL TOOTH PASTE ;
Is an ideal preparation for
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' Prescriptions our special?
care. '
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m
flNDS
UORLD UOUtO
CRY "COMRO"
GrojBvenor in Reply to Car
mack's Remark that
) We should Sail from
, Isla&ds and Not v
Look Back,
Washington, Jan. 20. The houee to
day what is familiarly termed "field
day" when Comparatively nothing ids
accomplished but the members indulge
in partisan; speeches. "
The entertainment was furnished to
day on the bill for the relief of Cramps
for damages and ao 4n the construe- i
tion of the New. York, Indiana, Colum
bia and Massachusetts.
No action was takeri but Grosvenor,
of Ohio, and Lewis, of Washington, in
dulged in an amusing: personal contro
versy.
Reprefiemtative Grosvenor, in de
nouncing' the opposition' to the peace
treaty drew from Representative Car
mack, of Tennessee, the first positive
statement of the democratic policy to
the effect that the United States should
sail away from the islands "and never
look back."
Grosvenor added: "Then the whole
world would brand on your fleeing back,
'Coward!' "
Agreement was made today, to take
up the Hull bill for the reorganizationi
of the army next Tuesday. '
Congressman tayne was appointed
to the late Nelson Dingley's place as
chairman of the ways and means com
mittee. The postal aporooriation bill
was ateb: passed.
BIG CAMP
AT HONOLULU
Will Send i2,poo Men and
; paring for W or k in
the Tropics.
Honolulu, Jan. . 13, via San Francisco,
Jan. 20. The war department ds nego
tiating for a big tract- of land twenty
miles tram .tionoiu'iu as the site tor a
large military camp of instruction.
The department intends to make pro
visions for a camp of 12,000 men and a
military school. The chief design of
the camp is to prepare men for work in
the tropics.
To insure a .happy raew year, keep the
liver clear and the body vigorous Jy
using DeWitfs TJiltJtle Barly Risers, the
famous liDtle pills for constipation and
liver troubles. Paragon pharmacy.
My place might be jusit a bit out of the
wfcy, bulti if ytou 'are looking for furni
ture you can save money by coming 'to
our pll:e.
MRS. L. A. JOHNSON,
27 North Main Street
THERE IS SOME
Very Bad Posta
A.ND SOME
Very 6ood.
You can get t hi a, weak1, taste
less Fostum most anywhere.
You don't know what good
Postum is until you have tated
the genuine article ith 'the
charming: flavor and food ele
ments brought out.
We buy direct fromthe manu
facturer, and al trays have it
fresheither, wholesale or retail
. . . - .
1 .
SMders
On the,'Square.
ID
Fate of the Paul' Jones
Has Now ome 5
To Light.
Gasoline Engine Blew Up
and SpHt the Little Boat
from Stem to Stern.
While not Positively Known
It is Believed that MI
Aboard Perished
Fishermen Fonnd Wreck on he East
ern Louisiana Shore Didn't Beach
Point of Communication
Until Today.
New Orleans, Jan. 20. The fate of the
missing yacht, Paul Jonesjand her pas
sengers, for whom a dozen parties have
been searching for a week, is now
known.
Tlhe yacht exploded about Jan. 6 near
Bird islandi, thirty miles from the mouth
of the Mississippi, and it is believed that
all on board perished.
The boat was operated by a gasoline
engine, but how the explosion occurred
wi.l piobably never Ibe known. Anyway,
i-t was violent, for it split the yachlt1 In
two. .
The wreckage was found by fishermen
on ithe Bast Louisiana coasU and the re
mains of :the yacht were alsofoun d after
a search.
lhey did' not come :to a settlement
whence communication:
until today.
(could
be
had
MILLER LANDS
NEAR ILOILft
American Troops Stationed
Three7 Miles from City;
Diplomacy, No
Fighting,
Washington, Jan. 20. The latest ad
vices from IloilO' show no change in the
situation.
General Miller's troops have been
land on Gudnaraa island, the north
ern point of which as only three miles
from, the city.
Efforts to effect an understanding
with the insurgents are being continued.
ENGLISH CABINET
CONSIDERS SAMOA
Instructions Sent Consul at
Apia Ambassador at
Work.
London, Jan'. 20. The cabinet this
afternoon discussed the Samoan ques
tion and subsequently a despatch was
sent to the English cone-ul at Apia.
Important communications are pass
ing between Premier Salisbury and the
British ambasadors at Berlin "and
"Washington.
ENGLISH CRUISER TO SAMOA.
Wellington, Nt Z., Jan. 20. The Brit
ish cruiser Taurauga has been ordered
to amoa.
We have selected out a lot
of Silver-plated Ware, inclu
ding Trays, Flat and Hollow
Ware, which we are offering
at 80 cents on the dollar. It
will pay you to look these
things over as they are
worth 20 per cent, more
than we are now asking for
themr.
Arthur M Field,
Leading Jeweler,
Church St; aut Patton Ave.
( t AshovillOf N..C'
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