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VOLUME XXXVII.
THE CAUCUS BILL
HOUSE DEMOCRATS DECIDE TO
STAND BY. THE CAB LISLE
CURRENCY PLAN.
THE FEATURES OF THE BILL
But Its Enactment Into Law is Ex
tremely Dou&tfnU-Thongh all the
North Carolina Delegation Voted for
it .Hod ot Them Think it Will Never
Pass the House—At his Request Sen
ator Ransom Calls on the President
—The Republicans do not Want Any
Further Tariff Legislation and Will
Filibuster to Prevent it—The South
ern Baptist Convention
Special to the News and Observer.
Washington. D. C., Jan. 8.
The Carlisle financial bill stands a,
poor chance of passing the House. Too j
many Northeastern Democrats oppose
it, it permits State banks ot is
sue, and too many Western and South
ern men oppose it because it doesn't give
free eoinage, to make the prospect
bright. Indeed, the vote in the caucus j
disclosed so much opposition as to dis- j
courage all advocates of the measure ex- •
eept the hopeful Mr. Springer, and he is .
not so buoyant as he was.
The very hopelessness of passing that
measure, and the generally expressed
necessity of doing something, has at. last
moved the moribund Senate to discuss
ing what can be passed. It is no longer
a question as to which is the best
scheme, but what scheme will protect I
the Treasury aud permit an increase of !
the currency and can be passed. The fol
lowing summary gives the gist of the
scheme proposed in the Senate, and \
which, it is believed, has a chance of j
becoming a law at this session:
Features of the Bill.
Authorizing the Secretary of t'ie Treas
„ ury to issue $500,000 of bonds at an in
terest of 2 12 or not exceeding 8 per j
cent, running thirty years, but .redeem
able any time after twenty years at the
option of the government, to be issued
in small denominations of SSO and up
ward and placed on sale in all the cities,
so as to give it the char seer of a popu
lar loan.
Authorizing the national banks to is
sue circulation up to the face value of the j
bonds deposited in the Treasury, and re
dueing the tax of 1 per cent on c rcula-:
tion to 1-4 of 1 per cent, or the amount |
absolutely necessary to pay the cost of j
examination.
Requiring the withdrawal of all Treas j
ury notes and national bank notes under j
twenty dollars and issuing therefor silver
certificates in sl, $2, $5 and $lO denomi
nations, to be redeemed only in silver,
and thus giving a place for some $500,- 1
000,000 or S6OO OOP.OOOof silver circula
tion in notes of small amounts.
Authorizing the mints to be opened to j
the coinage of silver bullion into dollars, f
not to exceed SSO 000,000 a year, the
government to charge the holder of the !
bullion seigniorage for coining it equal
to the amount of the difference between ;
the coined value and the market va’r.e
of the silver, the government thus r- - j
ceiviDg a dollar for every dollar coined.
Requiring all national banks which in
crease their circulation to maintain it
and not allowing them to withdraw it
without the approval of the Secretary of
the Treasury, thus preventing the con-;
traction of the currency.
Requiring the Secretary of the Treas
ury to withdraw from circulation the
greenbacks and the Treasury notes as j
rapidly as the increase in the national
bank notes and silver certificates is issued.
Requiring 50 per cent, of the duties j
on imports from all gold standard coun
tries, aud perhaps from all countries t >
be paid in gold.
Reducing to $25,000 the amount of
capital necessary to establish a national
bank.
The bonds would not be issued all at
once, but one tenth of the whole would
be issued as deemed wise by the Secretary
of the Treasury.
The Noith Carolina Delegation.
All the North Carolina delegitiou
voted for the bill in caucus, though
many of them think there is no possib'e
chance for the bill to pass the House
Both Woodard and Henderson think
that it is extremely doubtful. Senator
Ransom called on the President to day
at his request.
It was understood here in March,
1893, that Senator Ransom could have
been elected President, pro tem. of the
Senate if he had desired the honor. He
stood aside then in order to secuie the
election of Gen W'm. R. Cox to the Sec
retaryship of the Senate. He was the
oldest Democratic Senator in point of
service, and his associates were surprised
when he told them that he did not de
sire the honor, but wanted it to go to
Senator Harris, of Tennessee North
Carolina could not have secured b th
positions, and Secretary Cox was chosen
Secretary through Senator Ransom’s self
abn- gation. Tiiere are few uieu who
would choose to lay aside so distinguish
ed an honor in order to elevate a promi
nent citizen of his State.
* * *
L Republican* Will Filibuster.
The R publicans have decided that j
they will filibuster, if necessary, to pre j
vent any further tariff legislation. They
are chiefly induced to take this position
because the Democrats (all except the
five traitors) are trying to repeal thedif
ferential to the Sugar Trust. The Re
publicans and Populists have ‘‘fused” to
prevent this bonus being taken away
from the Sugar Trust.
Southern llaplist Convention.
The Southern Baptist Convention will
meet here May 10th. This conven
tion will be of especial impirtance. not
only because it is the 50th anniversary
of the organization, but because the
most important question of uniting the
Northern aud Southern bruuehes will be
settled. Among the prominen t delegates
to lie present are ex-Gov. Northern. LL.
I)., of Atlanta, Ga.; 001. James Alfred
Hoyt, Greenville, S. C.; Rev. K Van
Deventer, Henderson, N. C.; A G. Me
Manaway, D. D., Charlotte, N. O : Rev.
M. L. Kesler, Raleigh, N. C.
* * *
The District Court of Appeals has con
firmed decision of Judge Cole. Sugar
trust witnesses must staud trial for con
tempt. Congress is declared to have the
right to compel disclosures iu order to
discharge its legitimate functions.
* * *
On Friday evening from 7 until 11 a
reception will be given the young ladies
of .Gunston Seminary. Among those
who Will receive are Misses Lucy Lord
gseuSnoj JO
Observer
London, of Pittsboro, and Miss Bessie;
Robertson, of Charlotte.'
* * *
Mr. Walter Woolcott, of Raleigh, was
here yesterday on his way to New York.
Mr. Wooi’coi t v. iti spend some (fays -North
buying spring stock for bis store in Ral
eigh in which he will make some im
provements.
* * *
The Postmaster General to-day award- j
ed to J. B Auglin, of Martinsburg,l
Henry county, Va., the contract for car-1
rying the mail from Gold Point to Rob- j
ersonville, four miles, six times a week, j
from February 11th, 1895, to June 30th,:
1896, at the rate of $162 a year.
* * *
There are now left about 275 fourth- j
class postmasters in North Carolina who j
are of enough importance to be re 1
moved. The North Carolina delegation
are trying hard to clean up this list. j
The two-masted schooner Centennial, ;'
from New York, is here. A number of
the seamen are frost-bitten, several be
ing sent home for treatment. The mate
James Compton, of Port Mammoth, N. 1
C., who was frost-bitten, is being cared
for here.
* * *
Mr. E. D. Steel, of High Point, was '
here yesterday. He left last night for •
New York, w T here he will take out depo- '
sitions in the ease of the National Bank •
vs. J. Turner Morehead estate. He will
spend Friday here.
sfc ♦ *
Politicians here expect that Mott will j
be the Republican Senator from North j |
Carolina.
Arrivals.
W. L. Gilbert, Elmwood.
A. W. Long and Geo. P. Long. Chapel j
Hill. i,
O. M. Sadler, Charlotte.
GUILFORD COLLEGE NOTES.
A Book Concerning Early History ol i
the Friends in North Carolina.
I
Special to the News and Observer
Guilford College, N. C., Jan. 8.
Guilford College opener! on January 2,
with about the usual attendance.
An enjoyable occasion occurred last'
S itnrday night in the form of a recep j
tion given to the new students by the 5. j ■
M. C. A. and Y. W. C. T. U. The Presi
dent of each Association made an ad
dress of welcome. President Hobbs also
spoke, and on behalf of the Faculty wel
comed all present both new and old stu- I
dents to the best that Guilford can
afford. Music was fu-nished by the Col- ,
lege chorus classes. Games and mus ic
were freely indulged in by all.
Addison Coffin is here from Indiana.
By the urgent request of Friends in differ
ent parts of the world, he is now en
gaged in writing an autobiography. This
book will be a valuable source of infor
mation to all those who are in any way
interested in the early history of the
Friends in North Carolina, or the migra
tions of people to the West forty and
fifty years ago.
Miss L ilian Stevens, of Goldsboro, an 1
Miss Isabella Woodly, of Charlotte, have
been spending a few days visiting
friends here.
Monday evening the Senior class gave j
a reception in honor of one of their num
ber, Vernon Brown, of Florida, who has
been called home.
ANOTHER NEW YEA R’S GERM AN
Complimentary to .Miss Hinsdale, ot j
Raleigh, and Hiss Miller, of Golds
boro.
Special to the News and Observer.
Fayetteville, N. C., Jan. 8.
Last evening the young men of i
Fayetteville gave another of the series
of new year festivities, a beautiful and *
most enjoyable german led by Mr. John j
C. Thomson, Jr., with a fine and in-j
spired orchestra, complimentary to Miss ;
Miller, of Goldsboro, and Miss Hinsdale, j
of Raleigh.
The elite of the city, its fair women
and gallant men were assembled to do
honor to tlieir lovely guests with thej
couples arranged as follows: J. C. Thom- j
! son, Jr., and Miss Mary Miller; A. B
Williams, Jr., and Miss Margaret Hins
dale; W. M. McKethan and Miss Lizzie
I Beady; J. H. Fischer and Miss Eliza
Williams; U. M. Pemberton and Miss
Rebecca Hough; A. S. Wight man and
Miss Beatrice Watson; Gale Nimocks
and Miss Marceline Broadfoot; 'ohn
McKethan and Miss Kathleen Under
wood; Addison Worth and Miss Marcia
Mallett; Hector MeGeachy and Miss
Mary Mcßae; J. A. Moore and Miss
Maggie McNeill. Stags: Samuel Strange,
John TilliDghast, Andrew Faulkner, W.
G. Moore, Walter Mcßae, J. A. Huske.
New Lumber Company.
j Special to the News and Observer.
Asheville, N. C., Jan. 8.
The Dickson Mason Lumber Company
tiled articles of incorporation with a capi
tal stock of one hundred thousand dol
lars. The incorporators are Harvey M.
Dickson, W. T. Mason and Louis M.
Bourne.
The board of education to-day appor
tioned the county school fund, one dol
lar aud fifty cents to each child. The re
ports show 14,320 children of school age,
in Buncombe county.
Debs and His Associates in Jail.
Chicago, Ills., Jan. B.—Eugene V.
Debs and the other officers and directors
of the American Railway Union, went
to the Cook county jail to-day to begin
the sentence recently imposed on them
for contempt of court. There was no
formal procedure. During the day the
men dropped in one by one and sur
rendered themselves to the marshal.
The appeal to the Supreme Court will
be presented the latter part of this week,
being now. in course of preparation. The
chances are the prisoners will be obliged
to remain in jail for at least two weeks
before the Supreme Court can be heard
from. Unless the decision at that time
is favorable, they will have to serve out
their terms.
The Tennessee Legislature.
Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 8. —In view
of the fact that the House had not com
pleted its organization when the Senate
met this morning, the latter body ad
journed until 2 o’clock this afternoon.
After the election of several minor offi
‘ cers the House took the same action and
> a committee was appointed to wait on
Gov. Turney and notify him that they
weie ready to receive his message,
i The question of a Democratic caucus on
s the gubernatorial question is still being
} freely discussed, but no time has been
1 set for the meeting.
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1895.
GOES FOR GROVER
REPRESENTATIVE SIBLEY HER
x CILuESSLi; C RITICISES THE
ADMINISTRATION.
TRYING TO INFLUENCE VOTES.
He Predicts that for this Reason the
Pending Currency Bill Will Prove n
Failure—He Intimates that Repre
sentatives Have Padlocks on Their
Lips, and Declares that it Requires
Something More than a “Combina
tion ol Brains, Belly and Brass” to
Run this Government—These Thrusts
at the President Greatly Enjoyed—
Another Amendment to be Oflered
to the Bill—Day in the Senate.
Washington, D. C., Jan. B.—A reso- ,
lution was reported from the committee ,
on rules to the House directing the com- j
mittee on appropriations to incorporate ,
in the sundry civil bill a paragraph ,
transferring the Fort Leavenworth ,
prison from the War Department to the j
Department of Justice. Agreed to—
-156 to 12.
The House then went into committee ,
of the whole on the currency bill, and
Mr. Siblev, (Dem.) of Pennsylvania,
opened the debate with a sensational (
speech in opposition to the bill. He
spoke of the passage of the bill to re
peal the purchasing clause of the Sher
man law and its failure to improve the |
financial and commercial conditions,
despite the assurances to the contrary
of its advocates, and expressed his be
lief that the pending bill would likewise
prove a failure.
Sibley’s Sensational Speech.
Referring to the published reports that
the executive department of the govern
ment, in the person of the Secretary of
the Treasury was using its power to in
fluence votes in favor of the bill, Mr.
Sibley said:
“Mr. Chairman, if I have read the j
Constitution of the United States cor
rectly, it defines the powers and duties :
of the chief executive and the powers ,
and duties of the membership of the!
House; and I tell you that if ever a re
buke was needed to one who has tram
pled down the prerogatives of the people
it is to that man who has used his in j
fluence or attempted to use it, to create
in himself the sole governing power of
this nation. It has come to a time when
to be the government of this people re
quires something more than a combina
tion of brains, belly and brass." (Sen
sation and applause. )
Assails the Administration.
Mr. Sibley continued, at some length,
to assail the administration for its atti
tude toward and action upon financial
measures. The report of the purchas
ing clause of the Sherman law, he as
serted, had been secured by the use of
improper influences by the administra- ,
tion. and that if the padlocks were taken
off the month of the Representatives four ,
out of five would confirm his statements.
The question of the length of time he
was to speak having been raised, Mr.
Sibley said that every agent of the big ;
gold trust had spoken all he had to say.
When pressed by Mr. Outhw'aite to tell
who put a padlock upon bis lips, Mr.
Sibley said: “Let me tell the gentleman
that I am not talking to day to men who
believe in going to hell in a handcart in
stead of to Heaven supported by truth
L-t me tell him also that I am not ad
dressing men who believe more in a bob
tail flush than a contrite heart ”
My. Pence (Populist), of Colorado,
asked unanimous consent that Mr. Sib
ley be permitted to conclude bis remarks,
but Mr. Outhwaite (Dem.), of Ohio, ob
jected.
Democracy and the People.
Recurring to the action of the admin
istration, Mr. Sibley said that, paraphras
ing Junius, it could be said that the
merits of an administration might be
judged by the condition of the people.
“Look upon the condition of the people
of this country.” he said, “and you can
tell the merits of your administration.”
Mr. Sibley declared that by the stand
ards of the fathers he believed he was a
Democrat; he revered Jefferson and Jack
son and worshipped at their shrine. But
if he was to be carried in a conveyance
labelled “Democracy,” guided by an ob
stinate driver, over an unknown road,
with precipices and chasms yawning on
all sides, he was going to jump out. and
he was not particular as to where he lit.
(Laughter).
Mr. Sibley’s thrusts at the President
seemed to be enjoyed by quite a number
of Representatives, and when he con
cluded there was a round of applause.
While he was speaking Senators Came
ron, (Rep.), of Pennsylvania and Stew
art. (Pop.), of Nevada, came into the
House and remained to hear him.
Bland Also Opposes the Bill.
Mr. Bland (Dem.), of Missouri, and
Mr. Johnson (Dem.), of Ohio, also spoke
in opposition to the bill, aided by Mr.
Coffee (Dem.), of Wyoming, and 0. W.
Stone (Rep.), of Pennsylvania.
The only speech in its favor was made
by Mr. Cox (Dem.), of Tennessee, a
member of the committee on banking
and currency. He said that if Mr. Sib
ley knew of any member who had sold
his vote for patronage or anything else
it was his duty to expose aud vote to ex
pel him. Mr. Cox was the last name on
the list of the chairman who wanted to
speak in favor of the bill, but there re
mains quite a number who had asked to
be heard against it.
An Amendment to be Offered.
Mr. Be'tzhoover, (Dem ), of Pennsyl
vania, gave notice of an additional sec
tion he should offer as an amendment to
the bill, authorizing the Secretary of the
Treasury to sell $500,000,000 of 5-25
year 3 per cent, bonds with the proceeds
f which to retire the greenbacks and
treasury notes, and fund the floating
indebtedness of the government.
Canvass of the House.
, A careful canvass of the House, com
pleted to-day, shows there are 113 mem
bers in favor of the pending currency
bill, 100 against it, and 77 who have not
committed themselves. If 13 of the 77
members who have not committed them
selves vote against it, it will be defeated.
In this estimate the solid republican vote
is placed in opposition to the bill.
It is generally believed the Republicans
will oppose the State banking feature of
the bill and will agree only to a measure
which contemplates the extention of the
national banking system, with bonds as
the basis of the currency. This the
Southern Democrats will not consent to,
i and there the matter stands.
At 5 o’clock the House took a recess
l until 8 o’clock, the evening session to be
devoted to a reading of the codifi cation
of pension laws which it is proposed to
enact into one general statute.
There were 150 members of the House,
including speaker pro tem. Bretz (Dem.),
of Illinois, present at the evening ses
sion-. "
The bill codifying the pension laws,
which was introduced into the House in
the last Congress, and agrin early in the
present one was read first and second
time and several amendments suggested
by the committee on the revision of the
laws, in order to bring it down to date,
were read for information, and at 9:10
o’clock the House adjourned.
THE DAY IN THE SEN \TE.
Exercises in Honor ol the Late Sena- !
tor Colquitt.
Washington, D. C., Jan 8. A reso
lotion was offered by Mr. Morgan and j
agreed to, calling on the President for j
copies of reports and docura* nts relating
to the enforcement of the regulations
respecting fur seals and to the claims of
the British government on account of
seizures of sealing vessels in Behring
Sea.
The conference report on the Military
Academy appropriation bill was present
ed and agreed to.
Lodge’s Hawiian Resolution.
Mr. Lodge’s resolution as to the with
drawal of vessels of war from the Haw
aiian Islands was laid before the Senate.
Senator Palmer took the floor to op
pose the resolution and his speech bris
tled with sharp and pointed sayings.
Thus, after arguing that it was absurd
for the Senate to demand reasons of the
President’s action, unless it had also the
right to compel an answer, he de
elared that organized curiosity was
often simply organized impertinence
and he asserted that the President
was maintaining the most rigorous policy ;
of non-intervention in the affairs of the
Hawaiian Island. As to the existing
government in those islands, he said that j
it was an infinite impudence to eharac-j
teriz-3 it as a republic. It was an aris- j
tourney based on wealth.
Just as Senator Aldrich got the tl >or j
to criticis • the President’s recent titter- j
ances on the interview furnished to the
Southern Associated Press, the morning
hour expired and the res ilution lost it j
place of preced nee, and *as agiin re j
mitted to the calendar
Eulogies on Senator Colquitt.
Resolutions were offered by Mr. Pugh
expressing the Senates profound sorrow
at the (1 tilth ( ! aat session) of Senator Col
quitt, of Georgia, and suspending the
business cf the Senate to enable Sena
tors to pay proper tribute of regard to
hi 3 high characterand distinguished pub
lic services.
Eulogies were pronounced by Senators
Gordon, Turpie. Hill, Pasco. Mills and
Walsh, the resolutions were adopted,
and as a further mark of respect to Mr
Colquitt’s memory the Senate at 3:40
adjourned until to-morrow
The speeches of ail the Senators were
of a higher order than usually heat d in
the Senate on a similiar occasion. All
bore testimony to the speaker’s affection
for the man and respect for the politican
and statesmen.
The two Georgia Senators Gordon and
Walsh spoke from knowledge gained in
long and intimate personal association
with the deceased statesman.
EIGHT DEGREES BELOW ZERO
And 10,000 Chinese Inhabitants Home-:
less—Chinese Retreat Cut Off.
London, Jan. B.—A dispatch to the j
Central News from Shanghai says that
reports have been received from New
Chwang stating that during the assault
of the Japanese upon Souraeh Chang the
town was set on fire and destroyed, ren
dering 10,000 inhabitants homeless, in a
temperature of forty degrees below the
freezing point.
The Japanese are cutting off the re
treat of the 15,000 Chinese soldiers com
manded by Gen. Sung, and the Taotai
of New Chwang, tearing desertions, has
ordered that all soldiers who attempt to
run away shall immediately be shot.
Large Female College Burned.
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 8. —A special
from Huntsville, Ala., says: The Hunts
ville Female College, one of the largest
institutions of the kind in the South,
burned this afternoon. There were 100
boarders in the building, all of of whom
escaped without serious injury so far as
is known.
The managers of the college have ren
ted the military academy and will open
school to morrow. The citizens have
taken the girls to their homes. Work
will be commenced on a new building
immediately.
Regarding ‘‘.Harked Ballots.”
Lansing, Mich., Jan. B.—The Supreme
Court has modified its decision in the
Bay City “Marked Ballots” case, which
created such a sensation a couple of
months ago. The court declares that its
former opinion as to what constitutes
distinguishing marks on ballots was too
rigid and to day decides that a voter can
erase the name of a candidate against
whom he wished to vote, without having
it constitute a distinguishing mark.
A Whole Town Being Destroyed.
Dallas. Tex., Jan. B.—Telegrams were
received this morning by insurance con
cerns of Dallas announcing that the town
of Decatur, the county seat, of Wise
county, is being destroyed by fire. Al
ready the county house and half the
business buildings of the town have been
burned, and the fire is still raging.
A New Steamship Line.
Charlbston, S. C., Jan. B.—A new
steamship line will be inaugurated be
tween Charleston aid Philadelphia on
Monday next. The enterprise is repre
sented in Philadelphia by the Philadel
phia Steamship Company, whose busi
ness relations are said to be extended,
enabling it to invite and command the
affairs. The new line will have feeders
all over the North and West and will be
a competitor for all business offering be
tween Charleston and the North and
West.
Murine Hand Coining South.
Washington, D. C, Jan. B.— The
President to-day decided to grant per
mission to the band of the United States
Marine Corps to make an extensive con
cert tour of the Southern States. The
band, consisting of fifty pieces, will leave
about March 13th, to travel
six meeks.
MOTT SNOWED UNDER
A D HOLTON AND SETTLE, TOO,
ARE BURIED IN THE BLIZ-
JTt Kfi U SNOW BANK.
WALSER GETS THE SPEAKERSHIP.
W ho Threw the Stone ? Proceedings
ol the Day—Jim Boyd Telegraphed
and on the Way Here—The Demo
cratic Caucus Held With Closed
Doors—Nominations tor Seuate Offi
cers Made—The Parcelling Out oi the
Spoils Among the Fusionists—The
Bn tier-Pritchard Combination to be
Carried Out—House Caucuses This
Morning.
7he storm-centre shifted yesterday
trJta the Yarboro to the Capitol.
The patriots kept, a kind of a slow
walking clog movement about the brand
new mosaic lobby of the hotel, and there
was in their voices a semi-hubbub. This
was during the morning hours.
Just before three, there was a slow
drifting line toward the Capitol where in
the Senate Chamber there was to assem
ble the representatives of the Republican
party, the Populists heading for the
House.
Each was to sit in caucus. They sat.
They appointed a steeriug committee of
twelve —six from the Republicans and
six from the Populists, the Senate and
House having three respectively of each
party. And here they are: Mayes,
Yonng, Ewart, Snipes, Morrow, Petree,
Sharp, Bryan, Mewbern, Hambrick,
■Johnson, of Sampson.
At 5:30 the caucuses took a recess in
order that the committee might retire
for deliberation. The Populists were
unanimous in their recommendation of
a joint caucus to be held in the evening,
while of the Republican committee two
methbers only were in favor ot a joint
caucus, namely Jim Young and Jim
Mayes, who brought to their caucus a
minority report which, however, was
was carried in the face of the Walser -
j ites.
The Populist caucus adjourned first
and Senatorial candidate Mariou Butler
; walked into supper in good time without
; a drop of rain ou his whiskers, though
jit was showering outside. His hair
; above the brow had been built up with
srtistie skill, and his Van Dyke beard
went out like the up curving toe end of
a skate, which made his comely face ap
pear somewhat like that of the almauae
maninthe waniDg moon, while his bearing
and apparently conscious mauuer were
not entirely unsuggestive of a college
senior. Most of the Pops had by this
time come in out of the rain, while the
Republicans in the Senate wing were
numping themselves like a cow in
mid stream against theoutrageous action
of the committee as to the joiut caucus.
After gnawing the file for a while, the
disgruntled Walserites drew their coats
up to their ears and when the
young leader from Davidson put
in France at the Yarboro. he
looked like a game rooster standing un
der a barn-shed on a rainy day. It
looked blue for Zeb at eight, aud he
clearly showed it, but could he have
“looked iuto the seeds of time to see
which grain would grow and which would
uor,” he would have pricked up his feath
ers, flown up ou the wagon and crowed
for very joy.
For within two hours from that time
the decisive vote came making him the
I choice of the Fusionists for speaker.
When the Mott contingent heard of
I the Walser set back, it set their eyes j
i a’twinkling, and do wbat he could Mr. I
Marshall Mott could not hold down that
colossal smile of his which at its flood
tide plays havoc with his striking face.
But to resume—there was tue joiut
caucus assembled with G. Z French in
the chair sitting firmly intrenched be
hind those whiskers.
The wizard of Wayne sat not far away
nibbling at the fingered point of his
peninsu'a-shaped beard. Ewart and
Guthrie and other big-wigs put a rich
fringe on the picture, when the issue
finally joined. As the vote proceeded
the leaders showed no surprise, the end
having been known from the beginning ,
by the machine workers. Mr. Butler’s !
face wore that same forced bromide-of- j
potassium quiescence which ill eon-i
eeals his nervous temperament
Thirty-six for Walzer, twenty for Lusk
and six for French was the vote.
There were two conspicuous failures
to vote on the part of Hunter, of Madi
son, and Burnham, of Buncombe. It
was noticeable, also, that Turner aud
Hoover changed their votes from Lusk to
Walzer. Then the vote was made unani
mous.
The remaining officers were not named,
but the Chief Clerk of the House went
to the Republicans, the next offiee to the
Populists, the next to the Republicans,
and so on in alternation. The same plan
was pursued with regard to the Senate,
except that the Chief Clerk was par
celled out to the Populists, and the
hop-and-skip deal went on down
the list. The Enrolling Clerkship
which commands the most patronage
went to the Populists. The whole deal
gave clear evidence that there had been
and was to be no break in the Fusion
movement. So that it looked after the
caucus that it was pretty nearly tent
folding time for Mott, Ewart, Dockery
Holton and the rest.
Probably Jim Boyd will occupy oue of
the vacant beds, for he will be here to
day as per his telegram last night to his
friends. He was telegraphed to come
over immediately, that “things had done
changed since John Henry deceased.”
Evidently his friends looked for breakers
ahead, but Pritchard seemed to be in
deep water and under full sail with full
knowledge of his bearings. Jim Boyd
the most faultessly dressed man in the
Republican party of this State may,
therefore, be expected to-day, but besides
being a pleasant object to look upon, he
may safely consider himself as yet on the
suburds of the United States Senate,
Salt River Addition.
Not satisfied, after adjourning from
the Capitol, the Republican Senators
and Populist Senators held separate
caucuses, the former in the Yarboro
House for the purpose of tagging the
names of their men on to the offices
that had been drawn from the grab bag
The Republicans nominated the follow
! ing officers for the Senate: T. N. Halii
: burton, of Burke, Sergeant at-arms;
Spencer Blackburn, of Ashe, Reading
Clerk; C. D. Waddell, of Cumberland,
First Assistant Clerk; S E. K. Buchanan,
of Mitchell, Third Assistant Clerk; L. L.
Hoyt, of Onslow, First Assistant En
grossing Clerk; E. Atkins, of Guilford,
Third assistant Engrossiug Clerk.
The Populist Senators held their cau
cus in the court-house. Senator J. E.
Fowltr, of Sampson, was Chairman.
The caucus w;is a lively one aud did not
adjourn until 1 o’clock this morning.
The following nominations were made:
For Chief Clerk of the Senate, Hill E.
King, of Oaslvw, First Assistant C’ferk,
Capt. J. B. Lloyd, of Edgecombe; En
grossing Cleik, A. K. Wallace, of Ruth
eriord; First Assistant Engrossing
Clerk, Howard Jones, of Warren.
Now, having brushed away for the
moment the ruobish of the day, the rou
tine frill, it stems becoming aud peril- I
nent that a backward glance should be '
taken at that joint caucus. One thing!
seems certain aud that is that Lusk don’t j
seem to know what hit him and why he
was hit. Maybe he has seme faint idea I
by now.
Perhaps, too, Messrs. Holton and Set j
tie may have some idea that Mr. Walser
and Mr. Butler became friends only too j
rapidly and too suddeuly for their “un- !
derstandment. ” Perhaps it may be j
allowable to ask, moreover, why Mr. Hun-1
ter a friend of Pritchard aud Lusk did |
not vote, and why Mr. Burnham a col- 1
league of Lusk’s did not vote. Moreover, !
did Mr. Walser’s refusal to Butler to run
in case of a joint caucus change Mr. But j
let’s attitude toward Mr. Walser,
and may it not be surmised that!
by some hocus-pocus Messrs. Mott ]
and Holton are now out ot the way ot ’
Pritchard Who will answer the burn-j
ing question, ••has Walser gone over to j
Butler?” Will Messrs Settle and Hoi !
ton answer it? Oue thing is certain,
Mr. Walser says he was at 8 o'clock ••un
certain” of the nomination. But this
morning dawns brightly tor him; doubt!
has vanished like Hamlet’s ghost before j
the dawn.
Be this remembered: gray foxes don’t j
run long before doubling.
The joint caucus was a sort of a Mott- j
Butler-Lusk arrangement, with Mott and
Lusk to touch the ouiton, aud Butler to |
do the rest, but as the fatal hour ap
proached, the Boss weakened, and it is |
said was about to sunender, but the
Lusk-Mott machine got another hold on j
the Boss. 'They gave the button a vigor
ous touch, and the jingle s heard in ;
tne Populist caucus. A j .at caucus!
committee was appointed aud the work
was done. Walser wilted; his friends
wilted. He sougnt the Boss. He talked
and the Boss talked. Lusk was coin j
placenr, indeed. He felt safe. Mott
was almost jubilant. Holton and Settle j
were not in it, but Mott was on top.
Lusk was on top with him, so they all j
thought, bat the night caucus—the joint
caucus—a.rived' French presided. The ;
votes were cast and counted. As cast j
Walser was elected. Lusk was de
feated. Surprised, chagrmed, mad,
Mott was non plused.
The Boss seemed a little nervous. Hol
ton and Settle were forgot.
“Have we been sold out and resold ?” i
they all asked themselves, and what oth-;
er surpiise awaits us ?”
Who knows ?
Butler doubtless knows, but Butler he ;
wont tell.
The Democratic caucus met last night
at eight o’clock in the Senate wing of the
Capitol behind closed doors and norni j
nated officers which were refused to the
press, but J. Frank Ray, of Macon, got
the nomination for Speaker. The caucus j
was in session for over three hours, and
strict secrecy will be preserved until the
meeting of the Legislature at noon to
day.
This morning at niue o'clock separate
caucuses of the Populists and Republi
cans of the House will be held to name
the officers that have been assigned to
each.
COREA INDEPENDENT.
The King Formally Declares It in the i
Ancestral Temple.
London, Jan. 8. — The Central News
correspondent at Seoul telegraphs that
the King of Corea yesterday proceeded
to the ancestral temple and there for
mally declared the independence of
Corea. H-* was accompanied by the
members of the cabinet and the other
high functionaries of the government.
The royal party was escorted by aj
body of soldiers armed and equipped in
modern style. Ministers Bokuyeiko and
Jokohan were specially guarded by Ja
panese policemen, and the streets were
kept clear by the new Corean police.
The Central News correspondent at
Fusan reports that the inhabitants of
Kowoken, in Southern Corea, have
seized and beheaded three of the princi
pal leaders of the Long Haks rebels. The
Long Haks are being pursued by Corean
soldiers, and in consequence of the death
of their leaders the rebels are fleeing in
all directions.
RATHER TAKE HIS OWN LIFE.
A Condemned W if'e Murderer Attempts
Suicide by a Novel Method.
New York, Jan. B. — George W. Cram
was sentenced to die in the electric
chair during the week beginning Feb
ruary 25, by Judge Ingraham, in the
court of Oyer and Terminer. Cram was
convicted December 21st of murder in
the first degree in killing his wife,
Rachel, on October 8
Early this morning Cram attempted
suicide in his cell in the Tombs prison.
He took one of the glass eyes of his
spectacles, broke it in two and began to
back his wrists with it. He did not
make a success of the job before he was
discovered and placed under restraint.
Ever since his conviction Cram has
been confined in the hospital cell where
he could be watched, because it was
thought he contemplated suicide.
Cram’s wouuds were found to be
slight.
Heavy Earthquakes in S'cily.
Rome, Jan. B—Heavy earthquakes
continue to shake Northern Sicily. The
roof of the church and hospital at Spad
afora, San Mortino, province of Messina,
were demolished this afternoon. Losses
of property are reported from, several
other towns.
Dunraven’s Challenge Accepted.
New York, Jan. B.—The America’s
cup committee met at the office of Com
modore James D. Smith shortly after 10
o’clock to-day and formally accepted the
Dunraven ehallerge of December 6th,
subject to the modifications made by
cable yesterday.
Gladstone Goes to France.
London, Jan 8 —Mr. and Mrs. Glad
stone started from the Charing Cross
station at 10:30 a. m to day for Cannes.
Lord Rosebery was among those who
were at the station to see them off.
MORE FUSION SOLONS
SENATOR STEPHENS SOW CilVr.S
HIS VIEWS ON MATTER* OF
» STATE.
CASWELL’S REPRESENTATIVE.
Dr. Stephen* Is Oppose* to any Radi
cal Legislation or Turning Over Our ;
County Government to Irresponsible ;
Parties—lie Will Vote for Butler,
But IlH'ii’t Decide il About the Other
Senator—A Twelve-Near-Old Negro
Girl Outraged in Caswell County—
The II la lock-Man gum Wedding-
Tom Dixon’s Lecture at Green-boro.
Special to the News and Observer.
Durham. N. 0., Jan. 8
Dr. W. G. Stephens, of Leasbnrg, t’a.s
well county, who is one of the Stare Sen
ators from this the 18th Senatorial dis
trict, spent last night here, and left on
the noon train for Raleigh. Dr. Stephens
is a good looking, well preserved n an of
55 years—he would easily pass for ten
years younger. He is a successful !
country doctor and farmer. He served
through the war, entering as a private,
he was promoted to Lieutenant, then be
came Assistant Surgeon of the Thirteenth
North Carolina Regiment uutil near the
closeof the war,when he was transferred
to the hospital service. He has served
for four years as one of Caswell's Couuty
Commissioners, and is still a member of
that board. He will oppose all radical
legislation, is in favor of noTi-partiz.au
election boards, but will go slow
in turning over our county gov
ment in irresponsible parties. His
idea is to bond ’he officials so thit only
men of good business standing will get
into office. He is a good man and en
jojs the respect and confidence of all
who know him well. He says h“ does
not know much about the la .vs of par
liamentary usage, hut that whatever:
matter is brought before him he mav be
counted on to advo ate what is right and
just without regard to whom he may Ik j
opposed by. He wll vote for Butler for
one Senator, but does not yet know
what other candidate he will support.
Caswell’s Representative also spent the I
night here. He is a negro, Calvin I.
Smith, of Milton. Calvin is a bard
working and thrifty schoolteacher and
unembarrassed by pressure from ids
party’s le ders, could be counted on to
do what is right,
The Golden Belt Hose Company held
an election of officers last night. W. H.
Willard Jr., was elected foreman; Jos
L Eubank s, assistant foreman; V. T
Lambe, secretary, and E. L. Brjan,
treasurer.
The Harrison Telephone Company is
putting in a new switch board in their
central office on Main street. They have
added to their list of subscribers in the
last fei’ days, the Watts Hospital. No.
49, aui R. R. Bridgets' residence, No.
17. j
J acres £. Lyon, one of the most active
Populist workers iu the county, went to
Raleigh on the noon train. Ho is a can
didate for door-keeper of the House.
The Durham Light Infantry moved
their armory to-day to the Duke build
ing, corner Corcoran and Parrish streets.
Miss Mattie May Faucette went down
to Raleigh on the noon train where she
will take up some special studies at
Peace Institute.
Capt. W. A Whitted left on the uoon
train for Youogsville, N. C.
Young Tom Walker while out hunting
partridges to-day walked upon a tine,
large wild turkey gobler. Just as the
festive bird rose to tty he shot and killed
it, though his gun was loaded with bird
shot. He marched proudly into town
with his big game swinging over his
shoulder.
Rev. Jesse A Cuuninggim. presiding
elder of this district, came up from Ral
eigh this morning and is the guest of Mr.
W. 11. McCabe. He will go out on the
N. & W. tram to morrow’ to Flat River
where he will officiate at the Blalock-
Mangmn wedding.
Mr. W. J. Blalock, of Norwood, Stanly
county, is registered at the Caro
lina. This evening he called on Register
of Deeds Woods and secured the license
which is to make him and Miss Fanny
Mangum one.
Capt. I. N. Link, our honored Mayor,
shouldered his tripod, gathered up his
chain and went to the country to do
some surveying this evening.
J. A. Johnson, S. P. Cooper, E. O.
Laitdis and Robert Lassiter, ca.ne over
from Chapel Hill this evening by private
conveyance.
Mr. Doughton, of Alleghany county,
who is a brother of Lieutenant Governor
Doughtou, is in towm with a drove of
beef cattle. He says Tom Dixon had a
crowded house at Greeusboro last uight.
Capi). John Waller, a prominent citi
zen, oflGrauville county, went to Raleigh
to-dayt
W. M. Morgan, cashier of the More
head ißauk, spent the evening in
Raleigh.
D. By Decheux, F. F. Nicholas and a
Mr. Rdse, of Harrisonburg, Va., have
been in Durham several days prospect
ing with a view of going into business
here. They have decided to locate here
if they cau secure a suitable store-room.
They afe all young men, and we hope
soon to be able to count them as citizens.
Messrs. C. 0. Dula, T. E. Barksdale
and Geo. A. Lea, three prominent to
bacco men of Danville, Ya., are in town
on business
Mr M. Taylor, of Columbia, S. C ,
spent the day in town on business with
Col. Julian S. Carr.
From the Daily Sun we learn that a
married man by the name of Baynes
committed rape on a 12 year old negro
girl in the eastern part of Caswell county
a few days ago. The girl is said to be in
a very precarious condition and Baynes
has skipped.
A. M. Leathers, of South Lowell; Wm.
l atta, of University Station, and Dr. W.
N. Hicks, of Holloways, spent the day in
Durham.
JIOONSIIINING MUST GO.
Commissioner Miller is Determined to
Ityca'k up this N. C. Industry.
Washington, 1). C., Jan. B.—Deputy
Collector Rogers, of the Western District
of North Carolina, and several special
agents of the Internal Revenue service,
had a conference with Mr. Miller, Depu
ty Cofoctor Wilson and Chief Colquitt,
of CflHecial agents this morning, as to
enforcement <>f i he law agam-t
in Western North Caro
lin»MHp,mmissionor Miller says he is
detenapOH to exhaust all his power iti
the efort to break up “moonshining” in
NortijjCaroliua and elsewhere and pro
tect tie government in its just dues.
WEATHER PREDICTION.
For North Carolina:
Rain or snow; colder with a cold wave
northerly winds
For Raleigh and Its Vicinity:
Wednesday: Rain or snow decidedly
colder, clearing by evening
NUMBER 144.
THE GRAND LODGE MEETS.
Grand Master Gotten’* Annual Ail*
dress— Laigest Attendance lor Vear*.
The Grand Lodge of A. F. and A.
Masons met iu its annual session in Ma
sonic Hall at 7:3ft o’clock last night,
Grand Master Gotten in the chair.
The following grand officers were pres
ent: Gen. John VV. Gotten. Grand Mas
ter; Francis M. Move, Deputy Grand
Mas t r; Richard J. Noble, Senior Grand
Warden; Walter E. Mo- re, Junior Grand
Warden; William Simpson, Grand Trees
urer; William H Bain, Grand Secretary;
M. L. Wood, Grand chaplain; James A.
la-ach. Senior Grand Deacon; Henry 1.
Clark, Junior Grand Deacon; Enoch F.
Lamb, Grand Marshal; Patrick M. Pear
sail, Grand Sword Bearer; Logan M. Tot
ten, Grand Pursuivant; R. J. Sifford,
Grand Steward; E M. Koonce, Grand
Steward; Robert II Bradley, Grand Tiler.
Grand Vaster Gotten read bis annual
address, well prepared and able. It was
listened to with much interest
Ho announced the following commit
tees ;
Finance.—W. S. Primrose, <>. F.
Spears, T. 1 Reed.
Grand Master’s address.—G. W.
Blount, John Nichols, S H. R< untree.
Oxford Orphan Asylum. W. F. Bean
ley, .J. W. Yerex, J. A. Walter, W. A.
Withers, E M. Nadal, W. M. Norman,
.J. F R -inhardt.
Special committee on supplementary
report. N. B Broughton, Walter Glark,
P. M. Pear-all
Committee on Charters and Dispense
tions. 1. B. W. Hatcher, G. f . Robin
sou, F R Chrisman, J L. Currie. 2. l».
8. Gurley, A. J. Howell.
Propositions and Grievances -1. W, H.
Summerell, H. J. Lovile, W. W. Griggs.
2. I). Bell, W. H. Applewhite, R. 11
Reinhardt.
The following new lodges have been
organized during the past, year:
Columbus Lodge. Chadbourn, Colurn
bi.s county.
Mill Greek, at Mill Greek Ghurcb,
Jobt sfon county.
Perseverance. Plymouth, Washington
County.
Spring Hope, at Spring Hope, Nash
county
Sanford, Sin ford, Moore county.
Millingport, Miliingport, Stanly
county.
Gulf, at Gulf, Chatham county.
Grassy Knob, at Osborneville, Iredell
county.
Currituck, at Currituck Courthouse,
Currituck county.
There arc 283 delegates present; this
is ihe largest attendance on the Grand
Lodge iu several years.
The reports of the different officers
show increase iu membership and in
terest.
Superintendent Lawrence, of the Ox
foul Orphan Asylum reported the gen
erous proposition of Director B. N. Duke
to give to the asylum $5,000 if the Ma
sons would raise a like amount this
year, for the purpose of making needed
improvements to the buildings and
grounds.
The Commercial ttud Farmers* Bank.
The sb ek holders of this young, but
progressive, growing institution, held
their annual meeting iu their b inking
house in this city yesterday and re elect
ed as directors for the ensuing year,
Messrs. J J. Thomas. Alf A. Thompson,
Ashley Horne, A. F. Page, Tbos. H.
Briggs, Joshua B. Hill, R B. Raney, H.
B. Battle, J N. Holding, Frank B. Dan
cy, John vv. Scott, Fred Philips, Geo.
W. Watts, Benjamin N. Duke, Henry A.
London.
After the adjournment of the stock
holders meeting, the Board of Directors
were in session and reelected J. J.
Thomas, President; Alf. A. Thompson,
Vice President; B. S. Jerman, Cashier;
H. W. Jackson, Assistant Cashier aud
Teller; Geo. W. Thompson, Jr., Chief
Book-keeper; Ed. B. Crow, assistant
Book keeper and Collector; .1. N. Hold
ing, Attorney.
The W omen’* Week ol Prayer.
The Baptist ladies of the city have in
vited the ladies of all denominations to
unite with them in observing this week
as a W eek of Prayer for missions, hold
ing services every afternoon in the First
Baptist Church Sunday School room at
4 o’clock. Interesting meetings were
held both Sunday and Monday. This
afternoon the subject under considera
tion will be Foreign Missious, the la
dies being addressed by Miss Tyler, a
missionary from Africa. Miss Tyler
will show a number of African curiosi
ties. She especially desires a large at
tendance of young ladies.
All ladies, both young and old, are
most cordially invited, not only to this,
but to all the meetings of the week.
Cottou Market Letter ot E. B. Culh
bert A Co.
Special to the News and Observer.
Nmw York, Jan. B.— The speculation
in cotton to day was almost as dull as
yesterday but prices were firmer, under
the influence of good buying prompted
by more favorable Liverpool advices,
moderate receipts and continued large
exports. The market closing prices The
market showed a disposition to advance
further but was held in restraint by some
long selling by timid holders who feared
heavier receipts. Five thousand bales
unexpectedly arrived here from the South
to day which together with 11,600 bales
at Houston against 5,328 last year and
estimated receipts of 12,000 bales at
New Orleans to-morrow against 1,576
last week aud 7,500 last year seemed to
give weight to this fear. At any rate it
took all the snap out of the market and
the bulls who bought early were com
pelled to support prices iu order to main
tain the improvement.
The receipts at the p orts aggregated
85,490 bales, against 34,766 last week
aud 28,300 last year, making the total so
far for the w« ek 108,789, against 138,595
last week. The total receipts for the
week are generally estimattd at 200,000
bales, against 246 501 last week and
141,649 last year but they look iw if t hey
will aggregate 215,000 bales. While the
receipts continue free the exports are
enormous and the indications are that
the shipments will continue very heavy
from this time forward as lh« sales have
been beyond all preced* u \
The ex|>orts to day from the various
ports amount to 52,603 bales making the
I total so far for the week 172 406 bales or
63,817 bales more thau the receipts. The
bulk of this cotton is being shipped to
Continental spinners who appear to real
ize the cheapness of'the article and are
buying a double supply.
E. B. CUTHBKRT & Co.