The News and Observer. VOL. XXXVIII. NO. 42. TTDDE L£\G3@ESTr ©OBStSQJHLMMIN) ®F ASW TOffOTK] THE CROWNING INFAMY A BI'IILY NEGRO FORCIBLY OB TAINS MEMBERS os’ THE ii Libry Os Congress nvES. gs9s ALMOoi xiMui in THE HOUSE! Representatives ol the People Affron!- ed By a Negro Door-Keeper, Mho Lavs Hands On Them to Prevent Their Leaving the House ot Coin mons—The Opening of the Door Alone Preventsßiot—What Infamous Conspiracy Has Been Spawned Now! A most disgraceful and desperate scene was enacted in the hall of the House of Representatives last night. A burly negro, apparently acting under the order of the Speaker, stood at the inside door and held it fast with both hands, refusing to allow either ingress or egress. He was acting as door keeper, and his purppse was to prevent Demo cratic members of the House from leav ing the hall. Captain R. B. Peebles member from Northampton, and Mr. Lee, member from Haywood, came to the door, and finding their way barred by the negro, demanded to be let out. The negro refused, and a struggle ensued, which came near producing a riot. Several negroes standing by rushed to the assistance of the negro door keeper, while other by-sianders took a hand in aid of Capt. Peebles and Mr. Lee. About eight or ten people became in volved in a violent struggle and surged back and forth in the House, some try ing to pull Capt. Peebles back in, while others tried to open the door and push him out. Fortunately the door flew open and he was released from his position. Had not the struggle terminated quickly, it is likely that a serious riot would have resulted. Thus the record of this Legislature closes with the crowning infamy of a burly negro door-keeper using p bysieal violence on Representatives of the peo ple within the sacred precincts of the halls of the Legislature. Never before has the State been brought to such depths of humiliation and infamy. Not even in the darkest night of Reconstruction was the black hand of the African laid upon the shoul der of men whom the people sent as their representatives. What is the purpose of this infamous violence? Is it to provoke blood-shed? Is it to solidify the negro by degrad ing and insulting the whites? Was it a conspiracy spawned in the afternoon caucus? Why did the House refuse to have a white Confederate soldier as dook-keeper and elect instead a burly negro? Why did the General Assembly refuse to adjourn in honor of Washington and L?e and yet adjourn in honor of Frede rick Douglass? Why was a negro selected last night to use physical violence on white Re presentatives? There is some infamous purpose in this diabolical record. But it cannot be accomplished. We warn the colored people that they I are being used to kindle a fire that can not easily be extinguished. And we warn the white men w’ho are using them that a day of reckoning is coming. “We will appeal to Caasar,” said Mr. Ray last night. And there will be no j doubt about the verdict! Now Homeward Bound. Cape Henry, Va., March.— Mr. Cleve land finished his duck hunt at Cape Hatteras this evening and is now home ward bound. The Violet left the Cape channel about 5 o’clock and headed for Roanoke marshes. If it is a good day to-morrow Mr. Cleveland will probably hunt for a few hours in the vicinity of Currituck light, though ducks have been unusually scarce there this season. After leaving Currituck sound the steamer will pass through the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal into Elizabeth river. There to Washington will be made without stop. STATE CONVENTION Y. M. < . A. Winston will be Represented and will Brins a Good Contribution. Special to the News and Observer. Winston-Salem, N. C., March 12. State Secretary Coulter conducted the meeting for men at the Y. M. C. A. | rooms here Sunday afternoon. About | S7O in pledges were banded in to be carried down to the State Convention to be held in Raleigh. This amount will be increased by later contributions from other friends of the State work. Some of the witnesses and attorneys in the cigarette machine case left here Saturday evening for their homes. To day Mr. W. W. Fuller, representing the ! American Tobacco Company, arrived here to take some further depositions in j the case. Dr. Guerraut. of Kentucky, who con ducted a successful meeting at the First Presbyterian Church here for two weeks past, left this morning for Danville, Va., to visit relatives for a few days before commencing his meeting at Greensboro lon Thursday. During his meetings here there were 110 conversions. At the j closing service Sunday night several prominent citizens made professions. Mr. Leonard Ketuer, of this county, who is sixty-six years old, says that he has not for forty years, bought for his own use, a pound of flour or bacon, or a bushel of corn, and has never grown a j stalk of tobacco. He is the oldest of ten | children. His mother is still living, and | up to four years ago her descendants numbered over 200. HE KILLED HIS BROTHER. Perry Coffey Found Guilty of Murder in the Second Degree. Special to the News and Observer. Wilkesboro, N. C., March 12. The trial of Perry Coffey for the mur der of his brother, began here on Friday. Coffey’s lawyers were Benbow & Ben bow. Solicitor Mott was assisted by H. L. Green. The jury went out Saturday at 3 o’clock, and gave in the vtrdict Sunday morning as “murder in the sec ond degree. ” J udge Bryan to day sen j teneed him to 20 years in the penitenti ary. Roiierts, who died in North Wilkes boro last week, was not an important witness in the trial, as was at first re ported. The Doctor said no foul deal ing caused his death. Judge Bryan in tends to close court to-morrow. A new enterprise is started here under the name ot the “North Carolina Pin and Bracket Company.” It is an enter prise which will give labor to a number of the people in the county, and one which can be run successfully only in this section where there is such an abundance of locust timber. Chas. McKesson, of Morganton, has been secured to deliver the address at the commencement of Moravian Falls Mili tary Academy. May 10th Hon. Hort Bower delivers the address for Boomer High School. Attorney Glenn, of Winston, is attend ing court here this week. Representative Elledge returned home Saturday. MARKED OUT BY CAUCUS. Extreme Measure* Derided Upon to to Force Partisan Bills Through. Yesterday was another triple caucus day. Two Fusion caucuses met, one at nine ! o’clock in the morning and the other at 3:30 p. m. They realized that a crisis was at hand. The situation was discussed at length, and the caucus bibs to seize two railroads, the A. and M. College, and the Penitentiary, and put them in the hands of the Fusionists were taken up. They saw’ that the most radical measures of the session had been put off until the last moment. After the caucuses saw fully “where they were at,” extreme measures were decided upon. The ira pression was that if the bills failed to go through last night they would not pass at aU. It was resolved to make the test last night, and force them through. And the proceedings of the House show the attempt was made. Barely a quorum was held yesterday, and to pass the measures the rules had to be suspended. Therefore it was de cided to abolish Rule 40, which required 61 members voting in the affirmative to suspend the ruDs; to wipe it out, allow ing a bare majority of the members voting to suspend the rules. Speaker Walser and the Fusionists toed the caucus line last night. FOUGHT IN THE CHURCH. A Polish Catholic Church Trouble Euds iu a Riot and Free Fight. Omaha, Neb , March 12.—The trouble in the polish Catholic church here cul minated in a riot this morning. Just after mass about forty of the opponent of Father Kaminski, who are upheld by the bishop, entered the church armed with revolvers, axo handles and picks ! and began a violent attack upon the con- ! gregation. About tw’o dozen shots w r ere exchang ed, several men being shot, one seriously. Father Kaminski shot one man in the leg, he alleges, in self defence. A war rant has been issued for his arrest. He belongs to the Order of Franciscan Monks. Two factions have been fighting for some time for possession of this church. The district court, a few weeks ago decid ed against Father Kaminski, but pend ing appeal to Ihe Supreme court, his faction has retained possession. Richmond, Va , March 12. —Hon. Win. L. Wilson, postmaster general, has ac cepted an invitation to attend the Uni versity of Virginia alumni banquet, which will be given here April 17th, and will respondt o a toast. RALEIGH. N. C., WEDNESDAY. MARCH !3, !895. WAR IN NEW ORLEANS | MOBS OF ARMED MEN RESENT THE IMPORTATION OF NEGRO LABORERS. * TEN COLORED ffIEN SHOT DOWN. Three ot Them Are Dead and Another will Probably Die—The Others will Recover—The Shooting Took Place Early in the Morning and Without Warning to the Darkies—Much Ex citement Along the Leree, But Few Arrests Are Made. New Orleans, La.. March 12.—Au other bloody riot occurred this morning. ! The scene of the conflict was on the river j front between St. Ann and Dumaine I streets. Three men were killed almost | outright, while a number were wounded. The killing was done by a mob of white men, numbering about 200, who were armed with pistols and Winches ters. The negroes were about to start to work on board the steamer Engineer, lying at that point, when white men ap proached from all directions. All were armed, and many took positions behind box cars and poured volley upon volley into the negroes. Those who were on the scene say that it reminded them of a battlefield, so fast and furious was the firing. The negroes were given no quarter and w r ere shot down like dogs. Not only were the dar j kies shot down, but several innocent per : sons suffered. Among those killed was Julies Clice Carabee, a shoemaker, who happened to be in the vicinity. James Bane, the pur ser of the Engiuee-, was standing on the levee near his ship when the attack was made and he received four wounds, three in the head and another in the arm. He was fired upon by several men who aimed over the heads of three policemen who were kneeling behind some freight just on the edge of the wharf. His wounds may prove fatal. As near a3 can lie stated the shooting occurred a few minutes after 7 o'clock this morning. There was a dense fog prevailing and this afforded the white men an excellent chance to do their bloody work. At the time there were only six pi line men on the scene and there was no ar rests effected, as the police were as badly frightened as the negroes. The attack ers w T ere composed of two parties. A large number of men appeared at the corner of Dumaine street and equally as large a mob came from the corner at Sr. Ann street. Corporal Devany, who was in charge of the handful of policemen, ordered the mob to disperse, but no at tention was paid to him and the mob began so grow larger every mimde. j Suddenlv a shot was fired. This bad a startling effect on the men. The first report was followed by five or six shots, and then ihe firing became gereral. The smoke and the fog combined made the scene almost as dark as night. The negroes were on board of the ship and had just raised the tarpaulin.- off hatch number 2 when the attack was made. They were taken completely by surprise. They ran about like a lot of wild ani mals and their cries were pitiful. Many of them had taken refuge aboard the ship, while some ran down the wharf and made their escape. One negro, it is stated, jumped under the wharf. It is impossible to estimate the num ber of shots fired, but it is said that there were about 200. After the bloody ' work the men hurried off as fast as they had come. The attackers fired on ail sides, not caring whom they shot. The white men came in a body, moving along the levee up town unmolested. After their departure a large number of police under command of Sergeant Day made their appearance on the scene anil cleared the wharf of the large crowds which gathered. It was known that many men had been wounded and several killed, and a place was made for these persons by the police and others. Carabee was found dead on the ban quette in front of one of the show win dows of Lion’s clothing store, at the corner of St. Ann and Decatur streets Blood was gushing from a terrible wound in his hear! and he was quite dead. No one seemed to know how or where he was shot. He had been running back to St. Ann street a* d just as he reached the banquette he staggered and fell headlong to the pavement and expired a few minutes later. Sergeant Hestron, who hurried up j from the precinct to the scene had the bodies of two negroes sent to the morgue j in the patrol wagon. One of the negroes was found on the levee at the head of St. Louis street. The man was dead and lay in a pool of blood which came from a wound in his head. He was running from the scene of the shooting. The other body was found some distance away from the first. He had crawled under an elevated tank and there died. He | was not discovered until some time later on. Purser Bane was not given half a chance for his life. He was on the wharf attending to business when the white men appeared aud began firing. He was about to go aboard the vessel for safety when he was tired on. Three policemen were immediately in front of Bane; they } knelt dow n and seemed terror stricken. One man shoved the barrel of a pistol in close proximity to Bane’s head and fired. He pulled the trigger agaiu twice and the purser fell bleeding. Another man j shot Bane in the right arm. Captain ! Wood, of the Engineer, had just gotten up when the shooting occurred. He hurriedly dressed himself and came on deck. Captain Wood saw most of the conflict. He says that there was firing from all sides and the scene was like a battlefield. It was a wiki score, the like of which was never before wit nessed. After the shooting Capt. Wood picked up Bane and called for a cab. Bane was sent to the hospital to have his wounds dressed. Capt. Wood, while talking to a reporter, took occasion to score the police and Mayor Fitzpatrick. He said that it was an infernal outrage that the negroes were not protected. Mayor Fitzpatrick appeared on the scene soon after the riot, and Capt. Wood paid his compliments to his Honor in unmeasured terms. His Honor was very much disappointed when told that there were no arrests made. He called the police together, and told them in a firm tone that whenever they saw a man fire a shot to get that man at all hazards. There was only a handful of men on the scene at the time of the shooting, j The wharf at this point is almost totally covered with freight and nearby are a number of box cars. The majority of the attackers concealed themselves be hind these obstructions. As much of the violence which has j taken place in the past few weeks las occurred up town, and many of the cot ton ships load in that portion of the city, it was expected that there would be trouble in that quarter. At an early hour this morning both white and black laborers appeared on the wharves and the feeling was running high. The importation ot negroes has increas ! ed the w r hite element of the population and an ugly feeling was prevalent among all those interested It was shortly after 7 o’clock when a crowd of a dozen or more negroes an jieared on the levee. There were crowds of people scattered along the river front. The negroes were proceeding toward the ship preparatory to beginning their woi k. If they expected any trouble they showed I no evidence of their fear. Suddenly, as they were walking across the wharf, fffco gangs of white men came out of Phillip and Sorapara streets, and before anybody knew’ what had hap pened there were pistols Hashing in the morning sunlight, puffs of smoke came from the muzzle of several guns, and j several shots rang out. One negro amoug the crowd strggered and fell prone across wharf and the rest of the band ran m terror in every direc tion, most of them going up the levee on a dead ran. The white men who had done the shooting, did not pursue the fleeing negfbes. As sooa as they had fired and the wounded man had fallen they quickly disappeared in the direc tion whence they had come. A crowd immediately ran to the spot where the darkey hud fallen. It was learned that the name of the negro w’ho had fallen wounded was William Camp bell. RUMORED RAILROAD CHANGES. Officials Who Should Know Say the Truth is not in These Reports. Railroad rumors have been thick in the air for quite a while, and talk of changes has been rife. One report was that the office of Vice- President of the Seaboard Air Line would be abolished, and Vice-President E. St. John be made general manager. It was also said that Captain V. E. Mcßee was to leave the road, and General Manager John H. Winder was to become a divi sion superintendent, with headquarters at Raleigh. These rumors seem to have started in Norfolk, where the Seaboard Air-Line officials were in conference several days ago. Capt. Mcßee is now at his home in Columbia. “Is there any truth in these rumors ?” j a News and Observer reporter asked ! Capt. J. M. Turner, the efficient master of trains, who has his headquarters iu Raleigh. “You may say that so far as I know there is not one word of truth iu those reports,” replied Capt. Turner. And he is in a position to know. Traveling PasseDger Agent A. J. Cooke was just stepping on tie southbound train yesterday for a trip down the G. C. and N. when a reporter asked him wdiat was in the published rumors. “They are all wrong,” he sa:d; “the papers seem to be publishing rumors without foundation.” Some days ago the News and Obser ver published the rumor that Capt. j James Maglmu, superintendent of mo tive power on the Seaboard Air Line, ; had resigned. This report is confirmed. It seems that a Chicago railroad man is to take his place. Trains on both the Southern and the Seaboard are running as usual, except j for the fact that they are coming iu as a rule on schedule time. The effect of the boycott is seen iu a somewhat increased travel over the S. A. L , caused by the i cut in rates, but the Southern is hauling j just as many people as ever; and neither road seems to be suffering. Where Doe* Jack Winslow Come In ? Jim Young’s mediciue don't agree with the stomachs of certain “fusion ists.” A well-known Republican was yesterday lamenting the situation. “The married parties in Wake have gotten just two things,” he said “Harry Roberts aud Otho Wilson.” The Honorable Jack Winslow, one of the Republican lights in darkness, says “this fight over the magistrates was simply a scheme to freeze me out.” Jack is by virtue of fusion one of tho trio, and why should Otho and Harry be given a bite of pie, while Jack is still out in the cold world? The earthquake of a little more than a week ago made windows and doors rattle at Sparta. UNDER THE DOME. “Os course we arc after join. For what else do we make places?” was the frank avowal of a Populist, who is more Republican than Populist, yesterday. The assistant enrolling clerks on last night presented Enrolling Clerk Brown with a handsome gold watch. The pre sentation occurred in the Senate Cham ber during a recess of the Senate. The resolution of Robinson, of Anson, that no member of the legislature shall I fill an t office created or changed by this I body went “upon the calendar.” The j resolution will go upon the calendar, and j the offices will be gobbled up by the leg ! islators. Jim Young will probably be glad w’ben the Legislature adjourns. He has had a hard time telling Bagwell and Davis how to vote, but they have been very docile and w ith scarcely an exception, voted as directed by their versatile sable colleague. Representative Squires, of Camden, is in distress. He is said to have intro duced but two bills this session, aud both of them got lost or stolen. When he goes home it will not take him long to tell his constituents how useful he was in Raleigh. Mr. R. B. Kinsey, of Lenoir, is the man the Populist caucus has agreed upon as the proxy of the A. & N. C. li. li. They have picked out the conduc tors, agents at the leading towns, fire men and engineers. The Fusionist is never backward about such things as grabbing office. After the Senate had completed its calendar last night Senator Parsons, the poet of the Senate, sent up the following resolution in verse: Whereas Mr. Fowler, Who is by no means a growler, Has left his seat The ladies to greet, Therefore, be it resolved, That the iense of the Senate evolved Is that the Seuator from Sampson, Leave the ladies so handsome, And help us to legislate. Scene in the House at 5:40 p. m., Tuesday: Member:—“Mr. Speaker, I move the House do no adjourn.” Carried. Mr. French: “The R-publicaa. caucus , will meet in this hall immediately.” When the gavel shall fall for the last time, we expect to see some Populist or 1 Republican, so strong is the force of habit, get up aud announce a caucus to I be held immediately or at night. “I have enough of Fusion,” said a Republican yesterday. “It was our un derstanding that the Fusionists would j restore local self-government, as they promised. We, of course, understood that this w’ould give the towns in the East to the Republicans. And yet Ral eigh, Henderson aud some other places are left so that the Republicans cannot j carry them. By a good gerrymander, every town in the State could have been j made Republican. It’s an infernal shame, the w T ay we’ve been treated,” . concluded this Reformer. The Senators did a very worthy thing last Saturday night in presenting Lieu tenant Governor Doughton with a silver service, and several of them made very nice speeches, political enemies as well as friends testifying to his uniform courtesy, consideration, impartiality aud fairness. We do not recall a case dur ing the session of exception to his rul ing. In truth, Mr. Doughton is an ex cellent man. He is a fair minded man, a strong and level headed one. who In s j filled the office of Lieutenant-Governor with great credit to himself, his party and the State.—Charlotte Observer Mr. Ewart, discussing the proposition to turn the town over to the negroes, said he would not disguise the matter, “It is purely a party quest ion,” said he, addressing the Republicans and Populists, “will you stand by your party or by an other party ?” When the roll was called : such Populists as Whitener, of Catawba, Johnson of Samps >c, and Bryan, of Chatham, and others stepped up to the music and voted to put Goldsboro under the rule of Grant and the negroes. They had previously refused to negroize Ral eigh, Henderson and other tow ns. Why : was an exception made and Goldsboro marked out for slaughter aud pillage ? Because Butler lived there, aud he and Grant were both on the floor of the House to see that their mandate to punish Goldsboro was carried out. The Raleigh Press says: Representa tive Eldtidge of Wilkes aud Linney o‘ Alexander took up their beds and walk ed Saturday morning. They shook the dust that had accumulated for the last sixty days from their feet before leaving, j It will take something more than sliak ing, however, to get rid of it all. While j Messrs. Eldridge aud Linney did not come out aud abuse their parties for the measures perpetrated by the Legislature, j their actions and a few remarks made by , both gentlemen would indicate that they were disgusted with the work of the As j sembly. Mr. Eldridge was heard by