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M.S.QUAY
DENIED SEAT
i
Vote Taken in the Senate
Yesterday Unfavorable,
32 to 33.
Poro Kico Military Grovern
ment Bill Passed.
President Must Approve Franchises
Granted.
Postoffice Appropriation Bill Tinder
Consideiation.
A STATION TO BE ESTABLISHED
ON NORTH CAROLINA COAST
FOR INVESTIGATION OF PROB
LEMS CONNECTED WITH MA
RINE FISHERY.
Washington, April 24. Prior to the
resumption of the consideration of the
postoffice department appropriation bill
in the'house today, Mr. Cooper, chair
man of the committee on insular af
fairs, asked unanimous consent for the
consideration of the Foraker resolu
tion to provide for a continuation in
office of the present military adminis
tration in. Porto Rico pending the ap
pointment of the civil officers under
the civil government act. The resolu
tion carried. Two amendments were
placed upon it by the insular affairs
committee, one to provide that fran
chises should "be approved iby the pres
ident and another placing certain re
strictions upon charters, corporations,
etc. Hill, of Connecticut, raised a
point- of order against the amend
ments. Speaker Henderson had read
thS decision of Speaker Reed, in which
the- speaker had held that an amend
ment to a resolution to amend an act
in a certain particular was not ger
mane and therefore not in order. Rich
ardson, the minority. Reader,--argued
that the amendments were the original 1
of the resolution.
Williams said information had come
to the committee that all sorts of
companies were preparing to invade
Porto Rico, and the committee consid
ered that the-' proposed restrictions
should be placed upon them to pre
vent a great scandal there.
Moody, of Massachusetts, prefacing
his remarks with the statement that
he reerretted that the point of orderyf
had come from the republican side of
the house, raised a point of order. The
speaker in a long ruling held that the
amendments were -clearly not germane.
Upon Moody's tpoinlt, that point of or
der came too late, he said, and was not
clear. He called for the official re
porter's notes, and when they had been
submitted to him he ruled that the
point of order had come too late, and
therefore overruled Mr. Hill's point
of order. The amended resolution was
agreed to without 'division, and the
house then resumed consideration of
the postoffice appropriation bill.
The bill was read for amendments
under the flverininute rule. The en
tire afternoon was 'taken up in offer
ing amendments. Crawford wanted
$50,000 for the improvement of the star
route service, and made an earnest
speech for it, but was ruled out on a
point of order.
At 5 o'clock the house adjourned.
Wnshins'tryn. Anril 24. The final
day's debate on the case of M. S.
Quay began in the senate 'today at 11
o'clock. Notwithstanding the com-
paratively early hour of meeting a
large number of senators were present
when the session opened and many
persorisverejjin. the galleries. Mr.
Penrose, of Pennsylvania resumed his
argument, begun late yesterday after
noon. Mr. Cumber, of North DaKota,
delivered a carefully prepared consti
tutional argument in opposition to the
seating of Mr. Qauy.. Only a b -
while ago he was regarded as an advo
cate of Mr. Quay's claim, but he an
nounced in his speech that after care
ful consideration he had chanted his
opinion. In an extended argument, m-.
Lindsay, of Kentucky, presented legai
reasons why, in his opinion, Mr. Quay
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ought not to be seated. Mr. Spooner,
of Wisconsin, followed with an argu--ment
in support of QUay's right to" a
seat. Daniel, of Virginia, also advo
cated the seating of Quay. At 4 o'clock
the vote was taken which resulted in
defeating Quay, 32 to 33. The senate
then -at 4:30 adjourned.
INCREASING SUPPLY OF FOOD.
Washington, April 24. The house
committee on marine and fisheries has
adopted the report on the bill to au
thorize the establishment at some point
on the North Carolina coast of a sta
tion for the investigation of problems
connected with the marine fishery in
terests of the Atlantic coast.
The report,, states that the catch of
shad on the Atlantic coast prior to the
introduction of artificial propagation
had been yearly decreasing. Under the
influence of artificial propagation by
the fish commission the catch had been
increased from three million in 1880
to nearly twelve millions in 1898, of the
value of nearly a million, dolors at a
cost of not exceeding $4,000.. The shad
were introduced on thfe, "Pacific coast
and five million poundsOf this fish
have been recently caught (where there
were none before. "B&Uficial pro
pagation," says the reporC' "we are in
creasing the supply of food and 'there
by cheapening it to the great benefit
of the people."
THE AGRICULTURAL BILL
Washington, April 24. The senate
committee on agriculture today report
ed the agricultural appropriation bill ot
the, senate. As reported the bill carries
a total appropriation of $3,959,120,
which is a net increase of only $22,320.
! The principal items
of increase arp
$40,000 for forestry investigation, ana
$15,000 for irrigation investigations.
The house comfmittee on military af
fairs will report favorably and piace
upon the calendar a bill prohibing can
teens at military (posts .or camps, in
order to comiply wi'th the petitions that
have come in large numbers from the
religious and temperance organizations
of the country, but the bill will not
be acted upon vat this session and will
probably never pass, because a major
ity of the senate, at least, ana un
doubtedly a majority of the house, be
lieve that the officers of the army
know better wth'at is for the welfare of
the soldiers than people in civil life.
TORNADO GUTS A PATH
THROUGH NEBRASKA
Destruction Heavy in the Southern
Part of the State.
Wymo, Neb., April 24. Southern Ne
braska was in the path of a destructive
tornado this afternoon. All his section
was driven into storm colors and all
along the Blue river valley the destruc
tion was heavy. Reports from rural
districts indicate some loss of life but
no details are obtainable at this hour.
The twisting storm was seen by hun
dreds all through this section.
A Union Pacific passenger tram
thirtv miles south of here to
avoid crossing the path of the norm.
The crew could see ft for miles bounc
ing along the ground carrying vast
quantities "of trees farm buildings and
debris in a cloud of dirt. The train
narrowly escaped being ditchod. A
water soout followed the twister acd
Khe whole of southern Nebraska was
deluged.
LEAGUE GAMES YESTERDAY.
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Bittchiirc 5 7 1
Batteri?": Breitenstein and Feitz:
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DISTRESS
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Difficulties of Railroad Communication
Only SlightlyaBelieved-Snpplies
Cut Qfflrom Interior Towns.
New Orleans, April 24. While the
conditions in the flooded sections oi
Louisiana, -Mississippi and Alabama
show some improvement today the re
lief experienced is slight because of the
difficulties of railroad communication.
The suspension of freight traffic and
delay to mails is causing great loss and
inconvenience here. The distress is be
coming acute among the inhabitants of
the interior towns, supplies having
been cut off for over a week. TTnWs
there is another downpour to undo the
vast amount nf
h the past week the New Orleans and
Northeastern railway will be able to
resume the running of trains Thurs
day. The Illinois central main line
was again open today but full service
will not be attempted for a day or two.
The destruction of the West Pasca
goula bridge completely checked the
movement of freight trains on the
Louisville and Nashivlle, and cut ii?
two the passenger service. It is said
today that a full resumption of ser
vice over the Louisville and Nashville
will be impossible insid eof ten days.
THEY FEAR TO MEET US,"
SAYS SENATOR BUTLER
Will R?ply to Simmons' Letter De
clining Jjint Debate.
Gazette Bureau,
Washington, Apr. 23.
Senator Rutler. .will in a day or so is
sue a reply to the letter of Chairman
Simmons, ir which democracy's leader
declined a joint discussion between the
democratic and populist state candir
dates. r He would have done so tooay
had he not been so busy with other
matters. In discussing the subject
today Senator Butler said that the
letter of Chairman Simmons wias in
keeping with his thinly veiled threat
contained in a previous statement,
when fee 'declared that the time for
discussion had passed. "They fear to
meet us," asserted' the senator, '(be
cause they know that the discussiohj of
both sides of the amendment and other
qtnesttons would not redound to .their
credit and advantage? Tt is a free and
open "discussion that the democratic
candidates want most to avoid."
It Is : the unanimous opinion! among
politicians here that .Senator Butler is
right' and .that Chairmam Simmons
answered Senator Butler's Challenge as
he did because he wanted to steer clear
of a joint discussion, and not for the
reason that he regarded the ippalfst
organization as a nonentity."
Senator Pritchard, who left last night
for Rockingham, was paired in the
Quay case.. The -pair was arrangeu
with Senator Gallinger, who, although
s. republican, is strongly opposed to the
seating of Senator Quay. '
Major J. M. Moody left today for his
home fri Waynesville after spending
three days here.--:
Clarence Gall is here from. Wilkes
boro. 1
Mr. Campbell, superintendent of the
waterworks or Ch&rlotte, is here for a
short stay. -
WAYNESVI LIE'S GREETING
TO THE CANDIDATES
Democrats Did Not Gather a Very
Large Crowd
Special to the Gazette.
.Waynesville, April 24. The demo
cratic state candidates spoke here 'this
afternoon. The court house was full,
there being about 400 people present.
The lesser lights spoke first, and Mr.
Aycock closed. He jus'tified the Wil
mington riots. He asserted that any
man who claimed to favor education
but voted against the amendment was
a liar, and called the republicans rad
icals." The band furnished music and
several ladies were present.'
There was a horseback parade of
about 100 men.
The democrats seem
well pleased
but this cor-
with the demonstration
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respondent recalls different times in
the past when there were more mount
ed men in, democratic parades than
there were people present at today's
speaking.
SENATOR PRITGHARD
III RICHMOND COUNTY
Addresses a Gathering of One Thou
sand Persons at Rockingham.
Special to The Gazette. ,
Rockingham, N. C, April 24. Sena
tor Pritchard delivered one of ithe finest
speeches that was ever made in Rich
mond county today, on the amend
meat. The crowd was orderly and at
least one thousand persons were pres
ent, two-thirds of -whom were whites.
PRESIDENT'S EXPECTED VISIT.
The Charlotte Invitation Committee
Will be Twenty Strong.
Special to The Gazette.
Charlotte, N. C, April 24. Senator
PritcJhard wired Mr. S. Wittkowsky
last night that og Monday next, at 10
o'clock, ithe president woula receive the
committee on invitation from Onar-
lotte, who go to ask t)he president's
presence at the May celebration. The
committee will go to- Washington
twenty strong.
Lieutenant E. A. Anderson of Con
necticut has also written .promising to
De nere at the celebration.
THE PRESIOENT AT CANTON.
Canton. April 24.-President and
Mrs. McKinley and party arrived in
this city this morning. In deference
to the announcement of the president
that he came for rest from public
cares and to look after private business,
no public demonstration was arrang
ed, but in spite of this there was a
large crowd at the station when the
train rolled in, and lusty cheers went
up as the president and Mrs. McKin
ley stepped from the train.
BRYAN AT KANSAS BANQUET.
Wichita, Kan., April 24. One thous
and leading democrats of Kansas at
tended the annual banquet of the Sun
flowelr league here tonight. William J.
Bryan was the guest of . honor and
democratic orators from the east were
in attendance.
THE TELEGRAPHERSSTRIKE.
Special to The Gazette.
Charlotte, N. C, April 24. The
strike situation has had no new devel
opments today. It was rumored last
might that three operators had struck
t Charlotte, but che report was found
to be untrue. Vice President Dolphin
of the O. R. T. claims that the road
between Salisbury, and Asheville is
praotically abandoned.
RIVERA RESIGNS.
Havana, April 24. Senor Ruis Ri
vera, secretary of agriculture, sent his
letter of resignation to General Wooo
today.
CAMP ACADEMY COMMENCEMENT.
The closing exercises of Oamip acad
emy were held Monday. Dr. J. H.
Weaver, of this city, preached the
commencement sermon in the after
noon, and a concert was given by the
pupils in the evening.
Prof. Reynolds, who has been prin
cipal of the school for the past four
years, was selected for the next year.
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STILL FIGHTING
AT IVEPENER
British Forced to Retreat, Ac-
cording to Boer Re
port. Said to be Taking Dp Posi
tion Beyond Dewetsdorp
Another Engagement, of Which an
English Version is Given.
Rain Fills the Trenches of the On-
posing Forces.
THE
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BOMBARDED WITH QUES
BE
TIONS REGARDING THE SOUTH
AFRICAN GENERALS ON THE
OPENING OF PARLIAMENT.
Pretoria, April 24. An official bul
letin issued here today says:
The federals continue fighting- at
Wepener and captured a herd of Bra
bant's cattle and horses. Dewefs loss
at Dewetsdorp are one killed and six
wounded. The British lost twenty -
captured, killed and wounded. The
British are retiring beyond Dewets
dorp.
Cronje reports that with a strong
command he attacked the British north
of Boshof. A heavy eneae-ement fol
lowed and the English " were driven
from kopje 'to kopje. The federals dis
played great courage and resolution
and spiritedly chased the enemy in the
direction of Boshof. Only two burgh
ers were wounded. The British lost
fifteen men killed and left thre
wounded and eight prisoners in the
hands of the burghers."
BOERS ? HURRIED RETREAT.
Leeuw Kop, April 23. The Boers re
tired from their positions here so hur
riedly 'that they left a quantity of am
munition and many rifles behind them .
The Boers in their flight were oblig
ed to move for some distance along the
sky line and the artillery planted
shells with great accuracy.
General Pole-Carew's admirable dis
position of the force thoroughly puz
zled the Boers, who were unable to
see the direction of the attack owing to
a deep spruit. The British' artillery
was unable to join the right in time to
reply to the Boer gun which Was shell
ing the mounted infantry vigorously.
The shells, however, burst 300 yards
high and did no damage.
It is stated that General Dewet holds
the waterworks with a strong force.
Boer Camp, Thaba N'Chu, April 22.
Fighting, continues day and night at
Jammersburg. drift. The English
trenches have been so full of rain that
the men had been obliged every
now and then to clamber to the banks
only to be shot down. The Boers were
so drenched Saturday that 'they were
unable to sleep so they started a -debate
on the subject of the good derived
from virtue and courage. The discus
sion lasted most of thenight, shells at
intervals interrupting the speakers.
CRITICISM OF METHUEN SUP
PRESSED. London, April 24. It is believed
tha some exciting scenes will be
witnessed in parliament when it reas
sembles, for several members are pre
paring to bombard the government
with questions touching Lord Roberts'
recent communications to the war of
fice on the subject .of the conduct of
some South African generals. The im
pression is deepening into conviction
thlat important despatches condemning
the alleged blundering of General
Methuen at Biggersfontein have been
suppressed in deference to the wishes
of the general's friends. The Sunday
Special declares it is possessed of defin
ite knowledge' that Lord Roberts has
arraigned Genenai Methuen scathingly.
Whether or not he actually did so re
mains to be seen, but the simple re-
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