North Carolina Newspapers

-- -ft' 4 ' 4 VOL. IV: N0.18 if. v ov b v I f. v- -1 -v-1 - L v OESTREICHER'S Stock- Sate..... Todav we are makino- especially low prices on all ctit pieces of ; RIBBONS AND Our object is to save measuring and re-roll-ing. We can safely guarantee a saving oi 25 to 30 per cent. OESTREIGHER&CO 51 Patton Avenue. ; . AND PACKS, Treatment fctf 3NERVOUS, JRHBUMATIC land OTHER DISEASES. Special: THUKB BRANBT MASSAGE FOR FEMALE DISEASES; ALSO FACE MASSAGE. PROF. EDWIN GRUNER, Graduate Gheinaitz College, GermaJiy. Fonneriy with Oakland Heights.' Sanftarium.) ' . 7 55 S. MAIN ST. TELEPHONE 206. Home or Office Treatment. -Office hours, 11 a. m. to 1. j. m., 2 to 4 p. m. fARTISAII COMMITTEES IIAMED FOR GQEBEL Out of Eleven Members Nine are Dem ocrats. - r Frankfort, Ky., Jan. 4. The first -partisan, feeling yet . shown since the . .jDaeeting1 of the legislature was inflected . axi nie Beieuuon iwoituy pi me COramiXCja to .hear-''the Goebel-Taylor . gubernatQ- niai wuicBi. Ai x vumipvHeu; qi nine democrats, one populist and one repub- lican. . , The . committee appointed to tiear the" lieutetiant governorship coc- -. test has only two republican member s against nine" democrats. The commit tees were; selected by drawing and the republican - leader, Haswell, charges crookedness.. Tttie committees to hear -contested seats In, the house and senate : were organlzeai. 1 ' ' ' u LYNCHING THREATENED. 5 A Company ef State Guards Ordered - - . - - to Lnmberton . . Special to the Gazettte; "'. - 4 ' Raleigh,, N. C; Jan. : 4.-Governor Russell ordered a company of, the state ',g-uard to-Lum!berton toniglit on &c count of threats made to lynch Reubens , JRoss, coloredisconvicted of rape. The governor had ; postponed the execution j t until tomorrow' for, the purpose of ex- " ' amlning letters and petitions of a large r numlber of; most prominent whf te mem ; - who say they do not believe the negro Is guilty". . Ross was sentenced to hang .on jjecemiDer v, rr v , t A MURDERER HANGED. ; : - Rome; Ga. t Jan A :Bud parris , was vhanged here today- In. jaiL s His,' neck 1 , 7 was toroken. - Harris,," from the' second ' .-tory 'gallery, of , ''the jail, aJddresaed all t multltiid'e t fiAvcim 1 tiJmt the Lord had forgiven him-ana-be "at- ; tributecT his toad life f to 'evil C compan ions, itiarrxs muraerea another nesrro . aameai irwln at a dance near Rome on. Chrisrmas;-1897.:v, - - Grant's plgestive;-. Cordial ;for .Dys 'pepsiar. Indigestion and Constipation Price'SOc ats Grant's - 3. ; Taking TflBLfe LINENS. GEM ISHCITEO Intense Anger; .Caused; by Reports of Seiz 'urasof, Ships.'. A Glance Oper the Field: in .Jfouth Africa. 1 British Troops Set Fire to a Rima way Train. The Boer' Practically Surrounded at Hensberg BRITISH ARTILLERY DO EFFEC- TIVE WORK THER&A.TACRE'S FIGHT AT THE! CTPHERGAT FRENCH RECEIVES REINFO.RCE- MENTSWOUBERT PREACHES. London, Jan. 4. Events in South Africa do not appear to have advanced . General French's and General Gatacre's operations have suji'del in keeping the Boers in check, , if nothing, more, but the Jattter "are yet' too strong and the fighting promises to last for some time. -MoJteno' for the present seems to have been cleared of the Boes, but the British, on the other hand, have evacuated Dordrecht. . Critics in summinig up the probabil ities of Buller making another attack, estimate his force at nearly 30,000 men with 66 guns, including six Howitzer's, against Joubert's 20.000 me.vt and to guns, but whose positfon of mobility will, at least, count 'as an-overbalance to. the numerical' superiority of the British. The critic of the Morning Post labors dally !to prepare the public for heavy losses. He says today: "Once Buller sets out his object will be to win a decisive battle. His aim will be' to, inflict the greatest possible loss ons the' enemy, and if he xsian crush or cripple the Boer army, it will be neces sary?, or tha't purpose that he does, npt4 spare his owm forces, 2 Metheun continues! GERMAN TIGNATTON ATJSEJZ- ' URE. ' ' f Berlin, Jan; 4.The report of the practical seizure of the German steadi er General by the British," at Adten has produced an explosion of popular "anger of jan, intensity which it would be dif ficult exaggerate. - The excitement caused by the-emperor's telegrams to Kruger a ' few years ago, is quite eclipsed toy the pres ent state of feeling. The anti-English sentiment is now overflowing, in such passionate fury, that it threatens to cause the government serious embark rassment. The ministers stand be tween the obvious necessity of maintaining'-" official .cOoH'ess "and1' reserve, and the violent attacks of the press and public, who are" charging them with timidity. - V . ' RUNAWAY TRAIN BURNED. Cape Town, Jan. 4': u despatch to the Times from Rensberg; filed! yester day, says that on Tuesday night the B-ritlsh -"set lire to the runaway train, which-had been wrecked toy the Brit--ish artillery, when it was seen that the tf alii, which was loaded! with provis ions, would otherwise .fall irito the bands of the 'Boers . Phe New South Wales troops, who were detached to set the trucks on fire, worked- uridter a heavy shell and. rifle fire.. A-party cf Boers were trying to loot the wrecked train, hut were compelled to retire by the British artillery. Shrapnel shells burst over the enemy, doing considera ble damage.., - v (Many riderless horses were seen run ning about 'after the fire began. The Boers sought shelter at JPlowman's siding,- hut ta well .directed shelling 1 compelled1 them to abandon this place. The 'enemy took a field gun at a gallop, through the pass opposite 'the British right. The British immediately shell ed' the gun but the enemy made no re ply. .; ' - .. . 1.,. - 1 The despatch adds- "The Boers are practically surrounded,,. and;rrtf.there were more British troops lhere wa could cut their line , off communica tlon.M FIGHTING AT RENSBERG - ' London, Jan. 4. -A tdespatch ;f rom IT'S EftSY Hw own ahome If Ydu Know How . ,t you donft, know, how wei.will rb .' (: - - ' , ' " - ,'Kdieerfuflly Aell you , ; , . v We elso4sot OxouseA. St i Xviilll irlr 'O 'l nVfinr J t iRealiEsiate A&ebtss y . 23 Patton Avenue f 1 - V. Rensberg this morhitrg says', a - heavy artillery duel 1:, recommenced ' at day break'. y ; -'Vti -;r Further details of xthe . -fighting be tween Gatacre and ,the Boers at Cyph- ergat today show-that $000 Boers, with' artillery attacked, the BriUsbT odtpost between Cyphergat and Molteno . Gen; field; artillery, 4 moved biit'itt front of iStorkstroemi and found the Boers strongly posted at Coperbrige, whence H they, were quickly dislodged the Boers fle'eingr in .the .direction of Stormber.' The sBoers used! British guns captured jueoember 10 and shot well, -but the British-kept under cover" and' there were no casualties, on their side. . ' ' The departure of the Seventh division' of-the British army for South. Africa commenced this morning'. SKIRMISH NEAR BELMONT. ; Orange River, Jan. 3.--There was 'a small skirmish hear- Belmont; ; this morning. The British Area a few shells but the Boers did not respond. A Je- tachment of about 4o Boers attempted to jush Klokfontein this morning, but were Jbeaten back toy mounted infantry. Fossitojly the force consisted of fugi tives from Sunnyslde. Reinforcements of infantry and artillery have been dispatched to French from, DeAar. SULUS TO FIGHT BOERS. London, Jan. 4. A despatch to the Central News from Dunbar says that the government of Natal, in response to repeated petitions made by the Sulus for permission to fight against the Bo ers, has given its consent to the arm ing of a part of the Sulus. They are to act cttily in the event of toeing at tacked by the Boers. GEN. JOUBERT PREACHES. Hoofb Laager, Lady smith, Jan.' 4.--General JOubert prekohed) in camp Sunday. Rev. Mr. jMoiring, who has jut arrived from America, addressed the burghers this afternoon, dwelling on "the expiring century witnessing a life struggle of the people." Hoofb Laager, Ladysmith, Jan. 2. Six horsemen made a dash from Lady smith a few nights ago, and though pursued they escaped. It is believed the party included Col. Rhodes a brother of Cecil Rhodes and Dr. Jame son. TO SEND KRUGER TO ,ST. HELENA Lorenzo Marquez, Janv4. The Dig gers News of Pretoria prints a rumor to the effect that Longwood, Napoleon's residence on the island of St. Helena is toeing 'renoyated , for the reception of Knrger after. the war. The report has created a bitter feeling in Boer official circles. . .PETITION FOR MEDTTATf IN. Brussels, Jan.? 4, A iargaiy attended meeting was held here .tody :for "the purpose of ,jorgan4zing a National ad- - dress - to McKihley' prayiag ' f or. inttr vention in South, Africa. The dadress Will toe circulated In' the chief dis "for signatures.,., ' T. . . Ay NO REQUEST TO END BOER WAR. Washington, Jan.' 4. The state 'de partment; explained todaytat no re-. quest that the United States use its good'offlces to bring about the ending of ..'the v South African war has been made toy the Transvaal government A' great many1 suggestions of the char acter have come from unofficial bodies, tout the department has taken no action regarding these, further than acknowl edge their receipt. ' . on Trial for recruiting . r . Rochester, Jan. 4. The. trial of Nor man S. Peverill, on the charge of hav ing violated the laws of the United. States by enlisting men for service in the British army in the war now in progress in South Africa began here today. He had1 inserted art advertise ment In the local papers here asking "single young, men . wishing to see ser vice with the British in South Africa; to communicate with him. . He was ar rested by United States Deputy Mar-, shall Robert Burns. . BOER SYMPATHY; MEETIHC. Many Leave a Hall Because of a Speaker's Slur at ICcKinley. New Haven, Jan.. 4. At a Boer sym pathy meeting attended br :wo thou sand "this evening, and pres' -'el over by Alexander Troup, a member of the Na tional democratic, committje, one-third of the audience, left" the hall because of a number of sallies at IVTcKinley and "English administration" mads in the address by the principal speaker. The meeting cheered heartily all reference to the conduct of the South "African re publics. , ' ' ' ;-' OPEN DOOR III CHINA . . IS HOW ASSURED Itally Sas Sha WilLRespectHer Con cessions There. . - - . ' . - s . ( Washington, ; . Jan . 4. The Italian ambassador today waited on Secretary. Hay, and, gave him; assurance, on the part ' of his government, that If Italy became possessed of any part of China she would respect all concessions . se cured by the United States, toy treaty arrangements with'jChina. Italy's as surance is contingent on' the unity of all the other- nations:' In gfaaating .: the f promises requested,. The receipt of Italy's 'reply gives1; the -assurances, of the maintenance of the open door , in .China.- . 1 , jy :P0PUUSTf OMMITTEE HEETIIIO Lincoin,-vJany r4. The National ;tpu i evening"' The 'question st Bryan-'s ,i aVi r,addacy for president seems to ibe - the. ,, i..-' .' -i.. -. - . . .-.mi.. ' -chief nopic. This eveninig xne vjconzer- 1 i ..'curred behind-closed dehors: S"eaato 7ButlerK of North, Carolina f ailed t i -ar1--' lpeari T The meeting" is expected to re- T V suit in; a? proelamatioYi " to the - popu latioYito thepbpu - a their candidi,.y: - r - -r . lists to maKe ryan tneir JllDGE ewabfs prospects. OF COIIFIRMATIOH. Tiey Appear to ds Good Projpfam of Woxk lor Congress.- - Gazette- Bureau,' - : Judge E wart is here, much encourag ed With the outlook for the cdnfirma- uon orchis x appointment; The first formal move- of the present session In the. matter will .toe made Monday at the meeting of the judiciary committee. Considering,, the -past history of f this case,' which is probably the most re markable in the history of the Senate, it maybe surmise3 that Senator, Butler wijthen ask the committee for a week in Which to decide what steps he will take, a request which will probatoiy toe granted. Then by the middle . of: the month all will be in readiness for a vote, and the nature of the opposition of Senator Butler will be made, manifest- Conditions : are ..different from those which obtained last vearf ThP peace treaty; the Sampson Schley con troversy and! other imiportant matters consumed much time in the executive sessions which were held during the shot session after the holidays-- and comparatively little time could be de voted to judicial contests. This year. however the session will be a long one. The committee is more favorable. The vote will toe demanded) and'one or two Senators - will hlatdly make lengthy fil ibustering arguments in the face cf Senatorial., and public sentiment. A vote 'can be prevented only so long as some senator holds the floor and Insists that jhe has something further to-say. Last year Senator Gallinger and others grew impatient an- indignantly asked why they could not be allowed to have a vote. It Would toe interesting to know just what Senator Butler will have to say fof himself when some senator sub mits a few remarks something like the following during an executive session: VI understand that the Senator from North Carolina has in his possession 'a petition signed in behalf of Judge Bw art by practically every lawyer in the Western district. These petitions were signed 'after the airng- last winter of the charges made against Judge Ewart a petition has been signed by a ma jority of the Senators asking for confir mation. This petition Includes the name of your colleague and yet in view of;;this indisputable fact, will you. in sist' upon asserting your individual judgment and upon pursuing an arbi trary course? , i .. f Sudg-e WarV'Wiir -pr6b'ably renf3tlh here- several weelcs, or until a vote is takn on confirmation. He may go to Asheville during the month and ;it with Judge Paul for a few itfays during the special term of the Federal court. Congressman .Linney, who has set-' tied down to tousiness after a most pleasant holiday season, during which time he took ocdaslon to place his friend, the Charlotte Observer, in a Idlark, deep ole. Judge Linney . is (burning the midnight oil over the ques tion as to whether he should introduce a bill having for its object the delega tion from Louisiana on the ground that their election was accomplished toy .un fair means. ' He has.toeen urged to this' step by Representative Crumpacker and-others. He realizes that it is un just to the country at large to -have a dozen or more of members in the House who come from district's where the election Is a transparent farce. - The real work of the session has been begun, though it is the understanding that little will be accomplished this week. The republican legislative pro gram Was been determined on and con templates early action on the currency bill which was passed by the House. There Is said to he no desire on the part of the opponents of 'this hill In the Sen ate to unnecessarily1 delay it, and It is also said that it will not toe pressed so rapidly to its passage as to Occasion in convenience to Senators who wish to discuss it. The majority leaders be lieve that a vote will toe reached about February Iw ... The legislative program of the repub licans daflls for territorial forms of gov ernment for Hawaii, Porto Rico amd Al aska, and provides for the passage 'of the Hanna-Payne Ship Subsidy bill; raitifioatioh of the various trelaties which haVe 1 been laid before the senate. Among1 other . measures Which win stand out prominently in the first ses sion of the Fifty-sixth congress,, but which,-it said, have not been includ ed in the majority program. . are the propositions to create an executive de. pteurtment of;,, commerce;.?. :comstruict a A MOTHER IS VERY PARTICULAR about to.er boy s'lheaJth about the Way he is protecited-tom severes cold tout she sometimes forgets about, his -. eyest She somehow fails to realize that' the headachevhe complains of Is the result of defective -eyes.? , : ; -,'. ; !.' Soientifld' Optieians; i 45 Pattori Ave.-Blalr-s Furniture Store. J , . V ' X ; l-SXAMINATIor,. FRFE;. - J l$i$riirJSl'I;iIi 'IJjJ :?x:x Jirxx-: -trU trxi - v ' - - - : . r r-; ,x - -( transoceanic cable: urovMefoir -Hi; ro organization of the army, and., the xiat-i wv-iyaMa mx timpn Islands Atfter the .passage of the iappropria tkm rbllls; it is likely that the first mat ter of natlonaa jBiterest ; will ' be the' re-' port of the special committee s entpow ered by, the 4 house ; to , investigate the charge of; polygamy made against Rep-resemtatave-elect Roberto, wit- Is thought, that this will be reached cto- Moiwiav. January 15. ' , " , -The- Isthmian. "committee aoooInJted to" succeed the Niciairagua canal commis- 4 saon and to consider the relative merits Of thtree pmoposed routes between the Atlantic., and the Pacific,-. will not pre sent'Srbs report . until late next summer, and number of the friends of the Isth mian, canal will probably decide to de lay final action until this commission) shall have been heard from. The army . reorganization bittl may al so hold-over until next session, though ftte prospect for passage is considered better than that of the canal bilL The ' present congress will be called upon to prrovilde 'for the re-appointment of representatives, which, . of courssC will Ibe based on the returns of the pres ent census. Tis matter wiM , come up at this session, but the Orumpacker bffill, Which is intended to; reduce the repre semtation of those states which restrict suffrage, will probably be brought to the front this winter. Clyde, the Iititle son of .Mr. and Mrs. Stephan Buchanan formerly of Mitchell county, .was badly burned recently by J gettling too near a etove. The little fel- ttiow will recover, but his injuries laire causing much, sufferimg. . ' W. A. H. MILITARY PROMOTION FAVORABLY REPORTED. Pettigrew Uses Dilatory Tactics in He Arthur's Case. Washington; Jan. 4: In an executive session of the senate today, Pettigrew started in use dilatory tactics in antag onizing the confirmation of the' Colonel important military nominations. The promotions of Colonel . Young, and-i Lieutenant Colonels MacArthur ard Ludlow to toe brigadier generals in trse regular army, he especially raised his opposition to, although he did. not carry it to the point of insisting that the cases go over, as ne mignt nave done tinder the rules. All of the nominations were favorably reported: toy the com mittee this morning, and Haw ley urged that 'the confirmation folloWmmedi- ately. Pettigrew took the case of Mac Arthur, who, althckigha major-general ottvolunters, Wa' only lieutenant-colo- neLlntheiregular army. He asked' if j this was -xioft a rather rapid prom.toa, and! a discrimination against other men higher in rtjik than he, in the regular establishment, who had not beeti per mitted toy the administration to shiw the stuff they were made of. Hawley defended MacArthur's promtotiorv. Hale and Proctor also spoke of hia distin guished service. Pettigrew soon saw he was' on. the wrong side of the ques tion, andi without further objection he permitted" the senate to act,, so that the President might be notified that his action was approved1 MORGAN WILL SPEAK OH PRITCHARD'S RESOLUTION His Aim Will be to defend Democratic Methods. Washington, Jan. 4. Senator Morgan will speak next Monday on Senator Pritchard's resolution reciting that the proposed amendment s to the constitu tion in North "Carolina restricting" suf frage, is against the spirit of the con stitution of the United States as omed- ed. Morgan's speech will be in defense of the methods In vogue ' in certain Southern States,-and his speech will toe Intended, not only for the benefit of the democrats of North Carolina but of Alabama as well, - Periodical tickets taketa at the Pel- ham pharmacy, 34 Patton avewue, on everything except patents ON THE SQUARE t Agency "R0GKBR00K FARM" CREAMERY BUTTER. FRESH ROQUEFORT, NEJUFCHATEL, , " . PHILAIBLPHIA CREAM, FULL CREAiL ' ' " SWJSS, ' V' ; ! ' MacLAREN'S IMPERIAL, lb - e 'PARMASAN ; V , SAJ SAGO, - , f riHNB APPLET" v S '(EaAM. ,. CLARENCE SAWYER Jf fSucciessor to "Wpj Snider"' .' V -V -"' i 11 , North court square. CHEESES SEfJflTE BEGIfJSI FlfJATJCE DEBATE Aldrich Explains the ProvW slons of His Substitute . Bill. ; To Declare Gold the Monetary ' Standard. 1 A Bill to Provide a Govcrnraent For Hawaii. Sulzer's Resolution modified and Adopted. RESOLUTION PRESENTED DE-' . . . f that The phtt.tpLVl CLARING PINES ARE TERRTTORV UmJ ' VrlJNU TO UNITED STATES ' BOTH HOTTT5 A rTrVTTT?!XTTJrrC mTT v . . " . vuimjai i yn) MONDAY. N i Washington, Jan. 4. -Discussion in the senate on the financial measure, drafted by the republican, majority1" of the committee on finance began today at 2 .o'clock,'. Mr. Aldrich (rep.; R. I chairma-n of thevfinance comani'ttee, has charge of the measure, and declares his purpose to press it to passage as soon as possible. The finance committee has made several changes in the phrase ology of the bill..-. One of these was In . the second section relating 'to the salp1 of bonds for the maintenance of the o'rklt. Ktea,n. m.m. te mm 1 1 . mi owivj iv.ov.1 y?, nuu is u IvllUW a ; A lis? gold coin receivedl from the sale of said bonds shall be covered into the general fund of the treasury and exchanged for " notes which have been redeemed In the , manner herein before provided, .ad x the amount , of gold coin and? notes - la the reserve , fund vshall at no time 'ex- ' ceed the .maximum sum of $150,000,00l. Another change applies to the provls-.j inn rtonr'.prTii'n" Ah Icmin r-o nf nntoa . by banks so as to provideexplicitly for the atvnlleation iof ttots nrwfnintu ..a Dankst unow-WhicaAa amount, pr cu:,w the Tar"yalu6 o? the bond'sl" - A pro vision Is also added for the repeal, of , of bank notes to less than, the par value of toonds ; deposited. The ' minority, v headed toy Vest, will strongly oppose the toill, but it is .expected that It will pass by a majority of 16. , Many republicans vwill make short speeches. Senatorv Teller, for the free silver re publicans said that Jhe did not antici pate a long debate, as the democrats would toe anxious to have Congresi ad- . journby June 1, so as to 'enable thtfm to attend conventions and participate in, the campaign i He said the silve" rew publicans would notvadopt obstruc.tve tactics. A canvas indicates that this is the way the senators will vote: For r the bill Senators Aldrich, Allison Ba ker, Beveridge,-Burrows, Caff re y, Car- , ter, Clark, of Wyoming; Cullom, Davis, Detooe, iDepew, Elkins, Falrtoanks, Fr r- aker, Foster," ' Frye, , Gallinger, "Gear, . Hale, Hanna, Hansbrough, Hawtey, Hoar, Kean, Kyle, Lindsay, Lodere, Mcr Bride, McComas. McCumtoer, McMillan, Mason, Nelson, Penrose, Perkins, 'Piatt, rvmnAn.HrMit 'Piatt, of New York: J Pritchard, Proctor, Quarles, ;Ross So.tt, - v - V vww.- sy r - Sewell Shou'p; 'Simon,- Spooner, Thurs- ; tonfc Warren, Wellington and Wetmore, ; Total, 51. Against the bill Allen, Ba- , con, Bate, Berry; Butler, Candler, Chil- ,, ton, Clark, tof Montana: Clay, Crock rn r?iilihrson- Daniel. Harris. Heit- floid. .Tones, of Arkansas: Jones, of Nevada; Kenney, McEJnery, McLaurliv Mallory Martin, MoOney, Morgan, Pet tigrew, Pettus, Rawlins, Stewart, Sul- iV llvan, Taliaferro, Teller, Tillman, Tur- ley, Turner, Vest and Walcotfc. Total ; 35. ; ; . -- .. ' THE DEBATE OPENED,. - ' ,Washington, Jan. 4. Inlhe opening 4.-u sikota nn ,Vi ' BilhaH tflltf hill for ' VI uic a. ..... . the house currency bill at 2 o'clock Aldrich explained at much length l. . provisions, going over tne oni section by. section. He said, the general j?ur nose of the toill was to declare ;anew " I'that gold is the monetary sfiindard' of ; possible way the "burdens imposed! on the taxpayers by existing putolic obli gations and to strengthen putolic credit. r Cullom lntPbduced a bill providing a -government for Hawaii ' which was placed on the calendar. ." '' Beveridge preserited a resolution de ciaring ; that', the Philippines belonged! to the United States and It was the in tention of the United States to retain them and maintaini such' a government, control s v the. ' situatlott . demand.ed', Pettigrew,, offerea: ret oltttion j call ing bn:the secretary of. the nayy for a copy, of .Dewey's report of: April 13, 1898,' saying he.jcould take' Manila ft . any time. Both resolutions went over. ; Hrfar made a personal, explanation saying Jbetoas been requested to oppose ; the seating1 of Quay on , account , of a charges ag4lnst'hhrt. He said If he was : to deny n; such grounds, the righf ,of., ai 'governor- to appoint' at .' senator x he would also have to-deny; the right wt a tpcrislature to elect.- " .The' Senate adjourned until Monday 'X X IN, THE HOUSE. . x . Washington. Jain. 4 .The. house after1 . kt-tvrtet stMrfh todav adloumed until- Monday. Sulzers resolution of.yester-, ttay calling" on Secretary Gage for infor- matIonAregarding;he dealings of .the . X Continued on Flft2i Pago.) t:X , - - J i . t. :'.