The News and Observer.
VOLUME XXXVII.
A COMPROMISE BILL
SENATOR JON' K. OF ARKANSAS,
SUBMITS A NEW FINANCIAL
SCII F. *IK.
A POPULAR LOAN PROPOSED.
Unlimtt*«l Coinage of Silver Pr*»vid d
for—\ II Note** I ruler the Denomina
tion of I'iO to lie Silv«*r Ceit'ficates*-
National ll;inlo> to be Permitted to
Issue Notes a the Par Velue ol the
llonds IS'posi ed— Thought he had
Discovered John C. Davis.
Special to the News and Observer.
Washington, I). 0 . .Tan. 14.
There is very Lire.it <1 sire upon the
the part of Dein >orat. here to pass a
financial measure through Congress be
fore the 4h of March. It is believed
that if the Senate can get a measure
through the House would concur even it
it did not entirely meet its approval.
Senator Jones, of Arkansas, has pre
pared a bill, the principal provisions of
which are a* follows:
The Secretary of tho Treasury will be
authorized to issue 50 ) 000,000 of cou
pon or register' d bon ks. interest and
principal payable in gold at not ex
ceeding 2 1-2 or 2 p< ' cent , the
bonds to run thirty years, but re
doe enable at ihe option of the gov
ernment after twenty years. The pro
ceeds of thc-r bonds are to bo used for
I the current expenses of the Treasury,
and the redemption of the greenbacks
and the Treasure notes issued under the
Sherman act. The bonds will b> of the
denominations of S2O, SSO, s*oo, SI,OOO,
$5,000, and SIO,OOO, all exempt from
taxation, Ac., and sub criptions for
them are to be received at the Treasury,
or at any sub treasury or at any bank
where United States funds are deposited,
it being the intention of the act to give
full and free opportunity for general I
subscription. The loan is to be made as
popular as possible
National batiks will be permitted to is
sue noteo to the par value of the b mds
they have deposited to secure their cir
culation and an inducement will bn of
fered the banks to increase lh**ir circula
tion by reducing the tax on circulation
from i per cent, to one-fourth of 1 per
cent. An effort will also be made t>* pm
vent the red ictionof circulation by mak
ing it illegal for any bank to retire its
circulation without the consent in writ
ing of the Secretary of the Treasury, and
the act will be repealed which prohibits
banks from increasing their circulation
for a period of six months after the
withdraw al of escalation.
An faercased use ofSilver.
An increase of the use of silver is < re
ated by two sections which wall provide
that ail notes under tne denomination of
S2O shall be silver certificates. These cre
ations provide that no national bank
note shall be issued of a denomination
less than S3O, and all notes of uational
banks now outstanding of a denomina
tion less than S2O shall, as rapidly as
possible, be taken up, redeemed and
cancelled and notes of S3O or higher
denominations issued in their stead.-
The Secretary of the Treasury
will be authorized and directed
to, oat of the proceeds of the sale of
bonds authorized, cancel and destroy all
greenbacks ami Treasury notes issued
umler the Sherman act, of denomination
loss than S2O, and to issue silver eertift
cates in their stead, but not to a greater
aggregate amount than the greenbacks
ami Treasury notes and National bank
notes, the withdrawal and cancellation
of which arc authorized* these silvercer
tifloates to be in denominations of sl,
$3, 5$ and $lO. and be payable in silver
It is the intention under this proposed
act that neither the Treasurv nor the
National banks shall issue or keep incir
dilation any notes other than silver cer
tifleates of a less denomination than S3O
The Secretary of the Treasury is author
iced, at the request of any holder of
Treasury notes or greenbacks, to issue in
lieu thereof, silver certificates for the
same in certificates of a less denomina
tion than S3O.
Another section of the bill authorizes
aud directs the Secretary of the Treas
urv out of the proceeds of the salt of
the bonds ami from any surplus reve
nues to redeem and cancel and not re
issue t he greenbacks and Treasury notes
as fast as the aggregate amour tof green
backs, Treasury notes, silver certificates
under S3O, and national b ink notes shall
be in excess of the aggregate amount of
greenbacks. Treasury notes, aud national
bmk u >tes in crculation at the passage
of the hill.
Unlimited Coinage l*rovideil For.
The unlimited coinage of silver is pro
vided lor iu a section which will read
practically as follows:
The Secretary of the Treasury is au
thor ixnl and directed to receive at any
mint from any citizen of the United
States silver bullion, the product, of the
mines of the United S f ates of standard
weight &*., and coin the sun* into
standard stiver dollars, aud the seignior
age for the said coinage shell be the dis
fereuee between tie coinage value and
the bullion value in Loud mon the day
of deposit, and the Secretary of the
Treasury shall deliver >o the owner of
said bullion the s Ivor dollars so e ined,
and the amount received from she seign
iorage of said coinage shall be covered
into the Treasury.
Thought It Was John t'. Davis.
Q dte a scene happened in the Howard
House be e on Saturday. A detective
ou looking over the register saw the
name of John H Davis, of Wilmington.
He at once demanded to see the man,
but it was discovered Davis had not
taken a room The detective searched
all over the city, and la’er returned to
the Howard to see if any news of the
man hid t>een heard Upon looking at
the register the second time, he discov
ered the muddle initials to la* H. and
ml O. lie then informed the clerk
1 1mhit ihe escape of J«*hn C. Davis, the
mb zzler. of Wilming’on, from the
North Carolina Insane Asylum.
* ♦ *
Dr. Cl ai. S. Mangum, of Chapel Hill,
who for the past month has been resi
lent phvs’cian of Charity Hospital it'
Philadelphia, has has been here f r • few
lays the gue-t of Mr. ' homas Ruffin
Mr. Mangum leaves today for Western
*ennsylvania to praciee among th*
miners. He is graduate of Jefferson
Allege.
* * *
Urcsident Meserve, of Shaw- Univer
sity of Raleigh, has been here for th*
oast few days attending a meeting of
educators, presided over by Dr J L M
Curry. The result of the meeting has
uot been made known.
* * *
J. Turner Morehead has been hereon
•rivate business. He left last night for
North Carolina.
* * *
Mr. A. L Mace, who was formerly the
proprietor of the Park Hotel in Raleigh,
was here yesterday to see his daughter.
He left last night-for a few days busi
ness trip to New York Mr. Mace wib
spend Thursday here to see Senator Hill
uid leave Friday for Lincoln ton where
no will have charge of the Lineolntou
Lithia Inn.
« Me *
Miss Annie Busbee, of Raleigh, is here
vUiting Miss Laura Payne at 1.322 N.
street N. W.
•» * *
Senator Jarvis will not speak on the
day set apart by the Senate for paying
respect to Senator Vance.
* * *
T J Cheek, formerly of Mebane, ar
rived here from Siam.
* * *
The Settle,-Willi a ms ease has been post
poned again, Settle being in Raeigh.
Arrivals:
Lem. 0. Batten, Winston.
J. T. M >rehead, Leaksville.
U. L Porter, Franklin.
L. J. Caruault. Greensboro.
T. J. Ailison, Statesville.
John H Sinithi Sparta.
W. G. Gatnbill Sparta.
S J. C. We'll. Wilmington.
UNIVFIISi l’ y I IONS.
Representative Speakers and Ball Man
a«*-rs lor ihe Next Commencement.
Special to the News and Observer.
Chapel Hill, N. C., Jan. 14
On Saturday night the Dialectic So
ciety elected representative speakers for
the next commencement. After an ex
citing campaign, in which college poli
ties figured, Messrs. M B Aston, of Ten
nessce; R 11 Ragan, of Randolph and
J W. Canada, of Guilford were elected.
1 understand that they are anti frater
nity men, though that did not elect them.
Tuey are good speakers and will do
credit to their society at the great cen
tennial commencement next June. The
Philanthropic Society will elect their
“reps ” uext Saturday night.
The election of ball managers was eon
ducted by the students on Saturday. It
was by ballot-box with poll-holders, and
resulted in the choice of Messrs E C.
Gregory, Chief, anti W. G. Clarke, J
H. Audrews, J. C. Eller, H Daiuger
fi.-ld, Stuart Hill and W. H. Woodson as
aides.
As this is the one hundredth anniver
sity of the University, °very effort will
be made to render the coming commence
ment the most memorable event in the
history of the institution. Hon. Wil
liarn L. Wilson, of West Virginia, will
in all probability be chosen as orator
for the commencement day, and some
such celebrated divine as Dr John Henry
Burrows, of Chicago, to deliver the bac
calaureate sermon. The commencement
balls will keep pace in their direction,
too. There will probably be 150 dancing
couples aud 100 stags to attend them.
Young ladies will be here from nearly
every Southern State A considerable
number of them have already begun to
have their engagements made for the
dances
The largest number of students pre
viously enrolled in the catalogue for
one year was four hundred and fifty-six;
on January 10th, the total registra
tion for this year was four hundred and
fifty seven.
Arrangements for the Pearson meet
: ings to begin January 20th, progress
favorably
The officers of'tbe Young Men's Chist
i iau Association, the pastois and com
mittee of the faculty met Saturday night
and arranged for a special choir, the
j purchase of new sang books, aud spa
| cial union preliminary meetings this
week at the Met ho list Church The
meetings will be held in the chapel, be
ginning u**xt Sunday. The recitation
hours will be slightly shortened during
next week that Mr. Pearson may have
the last hour before dinner for a Bible
reading talk.
“The m hit© and Blue,” aud “The Tar
Heel,” the two college weeklies, are our
again. They are published by the stu
dents and fill an important place as a
proper record of college life »ud events.
Another University, periodical, the
Alumni Quarterly, will soou appear.
F om the advance sheets it promises to
Ik* a very read dfle and well executed
number. Dr Winston, Dr. Battle, Prof.
Alderman, Mr. J. E Alexander and oth
er* contribute papers for this initial
number. It will also contain a record of
current events, which have happened
during the year, besides other features
of interest.
Texas’ New Senator.
Austin, Tex., Jan. 14.—-At a Demo
cratic caucus of tiie Senate to day it was
: decided to make Horace Chilton the
nominee of the Democratic party for U.
S. Senator at the election to be held here
! January 22. John A. O'Connor, of San
Antonia, will be his oppoucut, running
I on the Populist ticket.
RALEIGH. N. C.. TUESDAY. JANUARY 15. 1895.
THE INCOME TAX
SENATOR DILI. WANTS TIIE
CONSTITUTION VLI M OF TIIE
LA W TESTED.
SENATOR GORMAN OPFOSES THIS.
He M kes a Mr« s Speech in AViiich
lie Tries to Explain llis Action m
Regard to the Wilson Tariff—lm
plores Aid of ihe Republican- —Rr.
Hill Replies in a Bitter and Sircastie
Speech, and « rit irises « ongre'S tor
its Slow Action on the Financial Bill-
Washington, D. C , Jan. 14. —After
the r »ufin** morning business, the urgent
deficiency bill was taken up, the question
‘ eing on Mr. Hill’s appeal from the de
vision of the chair ruling out the amen ’
ment off red by him to authorize the
United States courts to hear aud deter
mine questions as tothe constitutionality
and validity of the income tax. Mr.
Stewart took the tl >or and concluded his
speech, begun Saturday, a free silver
speech.
Mr. Gorman's Speech.
Mr. Gorman next addressed t he Setate.
The pending proposition was, he said, a
simple and plain one. An appropriation
bill was before the Senate providing for
deficiencies, among them one to enable
the Secretary of the Treasury toeirry
out the law for the collection ot an in
come tax. “Bat what tho Senator from
New York desires,” Mr. ( orman con
cluded, “is a provision, distinct, ex
ceptional in this case—a provision that
would enable ouy tax payer to suspend
the income tax; by injunction to reverse
the rule, and to prevent the money com
ing into the treasury until any question
that might be raised by every an willing
tax payer shou’d be decided by the Su
preme Court of the United S ates.
Such an attempt, Mr. Gorman de
clared, would be wrong, and would be
destructive to the interests of the Treas
ury.
Tries to Explain llis Tariff Vote.
“You cannot eliminate,” said he “a
single provision of the tariff law which
brings revenue into the treasury with
out substituting something in its pace
that will produce an equal amount of
revenue. And 1 repeat that there is no
justification or excuse for any Senator
who proposes to make a reduction un
less he can show that this body c m
legally add to the revenue an »qual
amount by other provisions, and that
cannot be done. There never was a
more hazardous undertaking than that
of revising the tariff law at the time tlie
Democratic party undertook ir. The
bill was a compromise measure, and no
bill could have passed the Senate except
by a compromise, to which eveay Demo
cratic Senator except the Senator from
Now York (Mr. Hill) agreed.
“A- a whole, aud as it stands to-day,
the tariff law is the act of the Democrat
ic party, aud it is the best tariff law
that has been on the statute books for
forty years. The Senator from New
York was not a party to that comprom
ise. There is som dhing in the atmos
phere of north ra New York, which, it
seems to me, makes it impossible for a
statesman from that section over to com
promise (Laughter).
It Was Wll-on Bill or McKinley Bill.
“The question was theu the McKinley
act or the pending bill, but the Senator
from New York old his colleagues on
this side of the chamber ‘either give me
my way or you shall never pass the bill ’
In that compromise we put this income
tax. Now l might excuse the Senator
from New York for antagonizing this
p’-' isiou if it were not for the fact that
whilst we were considering the tariff bill
he not ouly opposed the income tax sea
ture of it, but he joined with all the
tariff reformers who wanted to cut down
the revenue for customs. If that Sena
tor had had his way he would have bad
five hundred millions of bonds to issue
to pay the expeuses of the government
between that time and 1897 t could
never follow a leader who would deliber
ately put this government iu a position
to increase the national debt top tv its
customs expenses. I do nor believe a
national debt is a national blessing. I
am uot iu sympathy with some men who
proclaim themselves advanced reformers
aud who, under the guise of reform, want
to increase the national debt.”
Gorman said that under the existing
tariff law the larger part of the revenue
came, not from customs, but from inter
nal revenue taxation. The customs dtd
uot furnish revenue enough to pay the
pensions. “Can we.” be asked, “reduce
the expenditure.-? I answer no. You
cannot reduce the expenditures ma
terially The general expenses of the
government will grow rather than di
minish. Indeed, the Secretary of the
Treasury puts the expenditures for IN!)*;
some millions higher than those for 1895,
and he is quite rigtt in that estimate.”
Asks Help of the Republicans.
Appealing directly to Republican Sen
ators, Mr. Gorman said: “You come
into power on the 4th of march next
under better conditions than we did on
the 4th of March, 1893. We have re
ceivei from your pathway many of the
obstructions You have, as compared
with our work, little to do. You come
with a majority in the House as great as
we had there. You have in tt is body a
m tjority equal to if uot greater than
that we have.
The responsibility will lie then on you.
And 1 say to the Senator from Penn
sylvania, (Mr. Q my) that 1 for one, will
treat him and his friends in a spiri*
different from that which he has mani
tested towards us. In any question
that effects the finances of the govern
ment, or that is to prevent the bank
ruptcy of the treasury, or that is neces
sary to reform the currency, 1 will help
you, and you ought to volunteer to he p
us now.”
.Mr. mil's Reply.
In replying, Mr. Hill said that ihe
Senator from Maryland, instead of corn
urgent deficiency bill, should have b eu
gl ..1 of the opportunity afford d h m t
vindicate himself That was an oppor
rarity which the Senator doubtless long
sought. H‘\ < Mr. Hill), did not propo e
now to enter into any di-cussion about
the propriety of the income tax. Tn>
d stinguishMl Senator from Maryland
had been with him (as he supposed)
when he made the attack on that pro vis
i*m of tde bill On one day, after he,
(Mr. Hill), had been absent in the North,
he returned to the Senate chamber, and,
presto change, the Senator from Mary
land was for the obnoxious, iniquitou
income-tax (sarcastically) “for a period
of five years." (Laughter.)
Want* €'loture in the Senate.
Mr. Hill then drifted into a reference
to his attempt to have the rules of the
Senate changed iu the line of cloture,
and accused Mr. Gorman of having op
posed such a change, which would, Mr
Hill said, “have enabled us to provide
the necessary revenue for tho govern
ment. 1 know,” he continued, “tint it
is nearly impossible for us to legislate
unless these rules are changed,” and h*
referred contemptuously to the exhibit ion
which the Senator from Maryland made
to day, turning around to his Republican
friends and appealing to them, in a pile
oris manner, to C'me and save this
side of the chamber.” (Laughter in
the galleries) “I do not.” Mr.
Hill continued, “join in any such
appeal. U would appeal rather to our
own friends here, if we are in the ma
jority The appeal of the Senate will be
in vain. Our friends on the other side
opposed this tariff reform bill, and they
do not propose to help us ou r if our dis
Acuities. That is natural. The patriotic
apped which the Senator unde to them
will not find any response on that side of
the chamber. ”
In the further course of his remarks
Mr. Hill referred to a recent Democratic
caucus and said that it had done nothing
on the subject of currency reform.
Mr. Pugh: That was one of the specific
subjects b fore the caucus.
Mr Hill—What has become of it ? Is
it up iu the atr, or where is it?
(Laughter.)
“Pondering” is Good.
“The finance committee.” Mr. Pugh
r» plied, * did not consider it its duty to act
on that subject until it is deposed of by
the House. After action by the House,
1 take it for granted that a committee of
this body will consider it and bring it
before the Senate. I know that the
fi ance committee is now pondering.”
“Pondering is good,” interrupted Mr.
Hill, with a sneer. “Pondering with
great care,” Mr. Pugh continued, with
quiet disregard of Mr. Hill’s remark,
“and with a sense of the responsibility
which the Senator himself recognizes
No party has ever had the responsibility
which is now resting on the Democratic
party, and no party has ever been able
to deal wi«h it without the trouble which
now surrounds us.’”
Has No Hope for Financial Bills.
In the further course of his speech
Mr Hill said: “Ido not propose to
day, or in the immediate future, to sub
mit a financial measure. I have my
ideas of what ought to be done, but un
less we have the rules amended so as to
be able to pass our legislation, it is prac
tically useless to present any measure.”
Mr! Gorman made another short speech
in reply to Mr. Hill, denying that he had
made any piteous appeal to the Republi
can side of the chamber and asserting
that no change of the rules was neces
sary. There never had been a measure
pending in the Senate looking to ameli
orating the condition of the party or to
advancing their interest or honor, at
home or abroad which had not been
acted upon under the ex sting rules
Some remarks were made by Mr. Call,
and the Senate after a short executive
session adjourned at 5:30 p m.
EXPIRING K ANSAS POPULIST!.
The First People’s Party Government
On Earth Passes Out of Existence.
Topeka. Kan., Jan. LL—-At noon to
day the “First People’s Party Govern
ment on Earth” passed out of existence,
and the Republicans again took charge
of the State-house.
The office seekers brought a strong
pressure upon Governor-elect Morrill to
induce him to take the oath of office
fice at 8 o'clock this morning, and
thus prevent Governor Lewelling
from appointing any more PopulDts to
office and having his appointments con
firmed by tho Populists Senate, but he
declined to break the custom which has
been in vogue ever since the organizt
tion of the State. As a result the Senate
was in executive session during the en
tire morning acting on Governor Lewel
liugs appointments.
The Governor-elect and retiring Gov
ernor were escorted to tho State House
by a civic and military p.rade. The
oath of office was administered by Chief
Justice Hertou, immediately after the
farewell address.
Asheville Will Scud Delegates.
Special to the News aud Observer.
Asheville, N. C , Jau. 14.
Tho following delegates have be.}a ap
pointed to represent Asheville at tne
convention of the Commercial and In
dustrial Association at Rdeigh: I’. F.
Davidsou, J. P. Kerr, R M. Furman, V.
8. Lusk and George IT. Burnham.
P. C. Mclntyre and M. Sherman, who
were sentenced to one yeir for libe’ and
ardoned Saturday by Gov. Carr, were
re’eased Sunday afternoon.
Failures In the State Yesterday.
Wilmington. N. C.. Jan. 14.—Thefol
lowing failures were announced today:
Mclver & D drymple, dealers in m -r
--chandise, Jonesboro, N. C.; Frank
Gough. Lutnb* rtou, N. C.; A F John
son, Clinto”, and D. T. Morris, Vaughns,
N. C.
VANCE’S SUCCESSOR
THE R I I*l HI,IF t\x\ VME J F I'ER
< . PRITi II V It D AS THE
M AN.
FROM APPRENTICE TO SENATOR.
I.inehnck \lone Objectedto tliikina the
Nomination Una uimon**.* McCauley
stuck Unexpectedly to Holton--\H* r
Dilatory Tadics, the Vote Stood 3N
to 21 against Holton—Settle Nsi'*
Mott's Retirement did it—llad Only
two Years Schooling.
Pritchard 38; 11 ilton 21.
That is the story of last night's caucus
And Jeter C Pri chard, the Son of tin*
Smokies, from Midison, \vi 1 1 be the next
short term United States Sen.it >r from
North Carolina
The caucus was held in the Senate
wing of the capitol, where, Satur ay
night, a- d Sunday night the ghosts of
tumult the black bits of envy and
jealousy wi re dipping by one another
until dawn. and when the sun
name up on the quiet S;v -
bath in the deserted law chamber there
were suggestions of blades and stilettos
with a c dd, swift brilliance in
the air. Bits at nigh, and knives
in the dav; the*e things had been on
jure 1 up by the hurly-burly of Saturday
night, when the Pritchard forces ad
journed in an excited, surly mood, and
after which Pritchard, giving wav to hi*
animal force, said to me in the dim hall
just in front of his door, “I am a fighter
Perhaps, from some such principle as
this,this man’s friends stick to him and
follow wl t n he sa\s “Come ! ’
Any way, they stuck to him last night.
The meeting was called to order about
nine o’clock by Representative Lusk and
lasted two hours and a half.
The ball was opened by Representative
White, (Rep ) of Bladen, who called the
previous question, which recurred on the
question of nominations of candidates.
This vote was the decisive one having
been 33 to 26, in favor of Pritchard.
The Madison man never fell from this
figure.
French announc d Russell’s caodicacy;
Starbuck announced Boyd's; Lineback
nominated Holton, seconded by Walser;
Candler nominated Ewart, and Hunter
nominated Pritchard, seconded by Star
buck.
Ewart withdrew in favor of Pritchard
Dilatory tactics came. They came too
late: it was a Pritchard night: there was
a boom in the a*r: tho bats were gone
and the knives were sullenly sheathed.
The vote was taken: it stood: for
Pritchard 37; for Holton 22.
And here are those who voted:
For Pritchard: Senators Snipes, Rice,
Cook, Carver, White, Starbuck, Sig
mon, Black, Fortune, Moody, Cand
ler, Herbert, Grant. Representatives
Hopkins, Lusk, Burnham, Huffman,
Squires, Smith, Duncan, Williams of
Craven, Campbell, Ellis, Ewart, S. J.
Turner, Hunter. French, Check, Pool,
Turner of Polk, Cox, Yates, Aiken,
Peace, Young, Michael, Henderson.
Total 37.
For Holton : Senators Sharp. Brown,
Marshall Wall. Representatives Mc-
Cauley. White, Walser, Lineback, May
es, Chdcutt, Sutton, Darden, .Bean,
Phillips of Randolph. Petree, Norman,
Alexander of Tyrrell. Davis, Ellidge,
Crutnel, Morrow, McLeod. Total 22.
Mayes changed his vete for Pritchard,
which made the 38.
Yates was the only original Dockery
man that went over to Pritchard. Davis
changed to Holton from Docker, and Os
car Spears said that on a second vote
McLeod, Bean and Ellidge would have
gone for Pritchard McCauley, a Boyd
man, stayed with Holton
Before the vote wa* announced Walser
got the floor and moved to make it unani
mous, which would have been done with
a hurrah but for one thing: Lineback re
fused. Like the old guard, he wouldn't
surrender. But there were cheers that
shook the walls all th** same. Lineback
continued to kick even after he was a
corpse
Settle said to a group of half-dozen in
the House end, in which stood Marshall
Mott: “We would have got you if Dr
M >tt hadn’nt retired ”
Pritchard’s room. 109, at the Yarboro,
was packed All had on hats except
Pritchard His handsome head showed
to great advantage, and his handsome
face, with courageous, honest, kindly
Newfoundland dog eyes—and m *d st a*
a b**y with it ail
Holton had passed me in the lobby,
a little flushed silent, but perfectly com
posed.
Dr. Carver had a joint of pos-um
wrapped up whi**h he was exhibiting to
the crowd in Pritchard's n> *m as the
sapper he was going to s't up with if
nee* ssary. Spears sasd he was th ? hap
piest man in Amend.
Pritchard strolled into the hall; he was
t_et by the scholarly figure of Butler.
Butler’s hand was cold and collegiate;
Pritchard’s was warm and full of (flood
and grip; for he has a powerful frame.
Said Butler cautiously, even then, but
cordial as betook Pritchard’s hand. “Well
old mail.” One had com** from college, th *
other the case; foriu '47 when Pritchard
was sixteen years old he had walked
from Jonesboro, Tenn , to Bakersviile,
N. C., his present home His mother
when he was 12 had stood him up on a
box in the office of the Jonesboro Tribune
to learn type setting,and, later, she her
self had walked with him and his brother
•eorge 29 miles to Washington, Tenn.,
to put them to school. Jeter got two
years schooling—all he ever had,
and when he set out for Bakersviile, he j
had ten cents, and a chicken that his
mother had bundled up for him.
He arrived and looked for a job, got it
in a newspaper office aud afterwards
married the daughter of his employer’s
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brother. Then later he becomes United
Such i* ilu* b> ginning ai l the up-to
date end of this man.
All things happen in America.
And to t,U the truth, there is a touch
of pathos » ven in the victory of the man.
For it all started with ten tents and ft
p -or boy.
THE I> \\ IN TIIK HOI sH.
Representative* «l«* Little bnt Object to
Fieri thing Proposed.
Washington, D. 0., Jan. M At the
beginning of the morning hour Mr.
Hitch called up ihe bill making oleo
margarine subject to the laws of the
State or terr tory into w hich it is import
ed, and demanded tho previous question
on it.
Mr Bynum moved that a recess be
taken until half pv t one o'clock. This
vts a filibuster and it was success 01.
N > quorum was shown and the point was
raised. By the time a quorum was se
cured the morning hour had expired.
Oleomargarine Bill Side-tracked.
Mr. H.vch asked unanimous consent
of the Senate to have the House consider
the oleomargarine bib, but objection was
made, and the bill lost its favored pi tee
without having reached a vote on its
merits. An order from the Committee
on Rules will probably be necessary for
the further consideration of the bill.
Objection was made to the granting of
unanimous consent, asked by Mr. H itch,
for the consideration of the pure Lssl
bill.
Mr. (.ditchings presented from the com
mittee on Rules a resolution providing
that the remainder of the day bo given
up to business from the committee on
the judiciary. Objection was raised to
this by Mr. Cobb, of Alabama, who
claimed that the rules give up to day to
the committee on the District of Colum
bia.
District ot Columbia All tir*.
It was finally agreed that next Friday
be set apart for District business, and the
resolution giving up the day to the judi
ciary committee, was adopted.
Mr. Culberson called up the Senate
bill. “To provide for the ro d sH-icing
the Indian Territory for Judicial pur
poses, for an amendment Judgo and
more United States Oommissioneis, aud
to provide the duties and authority of
such judges and commissioners.” It
occupied the time of the House in Com
mittee of the Whole nearly the whole of
the remainder of the day, and was fin
ally passed with certain amendments
received by the committee.
The bill to make an additional judicial
district in Kentucky was taken up, but
no conclusion had been reached when
the House, at 5:15, adjourned.
W A R ON TIIK T RUST.
Attorney Glenn Preparing hit* Snlt
Ag inst American Tobacco Co.
Special to News and Observer.
Winston, N. C., Jan. 14.
Attorneys Manly and Watson for
Brown Bros., Tobacco Company and W.
F. Smith & Sons, Company, accompanied
by Sterling Smith, member of the latter
firm, left to-day for Charleston, S. C.,
where they are to appear to-morrow lie
fore Judge Simonton, of the United
States Circuit court, and answer certain
affidavits relative to tho cigaretto ma
chines now used by the above named
firms. The object of the American To
bacco Company is to secure a temporary
injunction against the Winston manu
facturers, and thereby close their facto
ries from operation.
If they succeed in this the trust will
care nothing for a trial in the courts just
so long as tiie temporary injunction holds
good.
District Attorney Glenn is still out of
the city, but it is reliably stated to-day
that he is arranging to bring suit against
the American Tobacco Company for op
erating in North Carolina as a trust. His
plan of indictment is endorsed by Attor
ner General Gluey.
HISS STEVENSON WORSE.
Her Death Said to be bat a .Matter ot
Moments.
Special to the News and Olwerver.
Asheville, N. C., Jan. 14.
Miss Stevenson's condition is growiug
gradually worse, and her death is
thought to be a question of only a short
time, and the end may come at any mo
merit Her physician is constantly at
her side. Vice President Stevenson is
still here from Washington. All the
family a ’e here except her brother l ewis.
Asheville, N. C\, Jan. 14.—T0 night
it seems almost impossible that Miss
Stevenson can survive more than a day
or two at most. The latter part of last
night her condition was very serious,
and to-night it is not more hopeful. Dr.
Battle is almost constantly in attendance
upon the sufferer.
Letter From Dr. Kirby.
Raleigh, N. C., Jan. 14.
Tothe Editor of the News ant Observer.
The rather wild criticism of some news
paper correspondents, who should be
better informed, in regard to the e scape
of John (?. D.ivis, compels me to ask
sp ice in your eol’nnns to say that the
North Carolina liisaue Asylum is not a
State prison nor a penitentiary, but a
hospital for the treatment, care and res
toration of insane patients. Employ
ment, amusement, diversion and open
air exercise are among the most valuable
agents for their restoration, and these
cannot be given without sometimes af
fording opjMirtunities for escape. Patients
escape from all well-managed institu
tions and as Mr. Dav is is the first patient
who has escaped from this institution
for more than a few hours in nearly
eight months, I presume we are as care
ful, vigilant and fortunate as auy insti
tutionin the country.
G L. Kirby,
Supt. N. C.. Insane Asylum.