The News and Observer, . in-i rr ~ . *k " » ift . iU.V* t <"• VF.4 I, ’• 1 ’ “* , is ..o VOL.XXXVm. NO. 73. TGiIE LAMEST ©D®©MILATO®R] ®F AKRT -SMHBTKI ©AIBffiEOKIA [MOOT. THE LINES ARE DRAWN • .:• (*.) ».'i i r. AND THE BREACH BETWtEV SILVER ASfD GOLD DE.MO CRYTS WILL WIDEN. THE VICE-PRESIDENT S POSITION. The Action of the Illinois Silver Men Makes Mr. Stevenson’s Views of gteat Importance—All Talk of Bi-Metal i i • (it ism to be Dropped and Silver Mono racialism and (.old Mouometaiism to be the .Issue—Carroll D. Wright to Deliver Address at Greensboro. ( » ; • i . i* . Special to the News and Observer. Washington, D. (X, April 17. There is much speculation about the issues that will be at the front iq the next Presidential campaign. The Re publicans, like B’rer Rabbit, are “lying low and saying nuffiu," hoping that the Hawaii question, or some other jingo is sue will put them in the White House. There is wide and radical division in their ranks on the silver question, but a desperate effort is being made by the leaders to keep that issue iu the back ground. The division among Democrats is even greater, and it is at the front, boldly and aggressively. The action Os the Illinois silver men and the President’s letter are the beginning of a contest within the ranks of the party that will daily widen the breach between the silver and the gold men It is believed by some that all talk of bi-metalism will be dropped, and that Mr. Cleveland and the Eastern Democ racy will declare for gold monometalUm, and the Southern and Wee tern silver men will declare for silver m >nrometa?-J ism. and the battle will ha fought on the gold single standard on the one side and the silver sirgle standard on the Other. Mr. W L Trenbolm, who was comp trailer of the currency, during Presidgut, Cleveland’s first term, is now on toes committee of the Reform Cinb, with ex- Secretary Fairchild, who hel i the treas ury portfolio-daring j the latter portion of Mr. incumbency. Mr. Trenholm closes a recent “sound money” phpel* as follows: “Gold mono metalism is the unavoidable destiny of this country; the sooner we recognize this and fix it in ouy laws, the sooner will we reap the fruits; the longer we defer the recognition, the more we itm pede and postpone Us establishment by l aW L_the longer will our industries be hampered and all our business deranged by financial unrest amt commercial Hp prefiensidn. “Stidhld’ We unfortunately let go the single gold standard, there will be nothing to take hold of bbt Silver monometallism, for bimetallism for us is a snare and a delusion. ” It is just such utterances as this, it is. claimed, that serve toconvineetbe West era Democrats that the breach between them and their Eastern brethren, which, up Jo this time has been bridged by the the rainbow of himetalism, is now widening to an extent which will effectu- prevent their meeting on common grocmd again. Yesterday afternoon’s; Star says the. friends of the white metal are greatly encouraged because the President has sDoken ag.vnst silver, because it brings the* aue* ion to the front. • They say that is all they Ivant. A very interesting point developed by the’President’s entrance into the fight relates to the Vice President's position. The Illinois movement for silver is not distinctly the work of Mr, Stevenson’s friends, nor were his presidemial for tunes in evidence at the time the con vention was called. His friends assisted, however, and this was suggested as a reason why the President • might hesitate even to write a letter in the premises. It was thought that Mr. Cleveland might await another oppor tunity, which could easily be provided, to help along his own side of the qm s tiofir ~&ii he hfe* responded promptly, regardless of the effect on bis’yokemate's boom, and now interest attaches to what Mr. Stevenson will do. Illinois is the chosen battle ground. A winning for sil ver there means a winning all along the line. A setback for silver there mean* a setback for silver all along the line, D Mr. Stevenson the national hope of the free coinage men? And, if he is. will not they demand that he put bis should er to the wheel at home, even with the President pushing against him? And will Mr. Stevenson do this? Can he as ford to bold aloof? Senator Palmer and Col. Morrison are helping the President, and if silver is beaten Col. Morrison may greatly benefit by the result. But if sil ver wu'g, with the President in the fight against it, and Mr. Stevenson for it, wiil not that one triumph inevitably make Mr. Stevenson the candidate of the D in ocracy for the presidency? Mr. S!t ver.'Bon’s present views ns to silver Mti '. atbered more from his utter «nw€ while he was in Congress, now ;ie twelve •years ago, than from any ; ecent expressing, jfy was at that time an free 'coinage, and acted with the f/ee coinage men. Mr. Carlisle ar.d Mr. -Herhurt were in the same com pany. Rafc it is asserted - bas eh a aged hi* Views. He stands* now where be stood then, and, the silver men believe, would, if elected President, sign a free coinage bill if the Congress should lay one before him. The story recently printed that Mr. Htevanson would spend the summer in Europe is now denied. He will remain at home, and so will be close at hand iu case hfs supporters should decide to call upon him for action or suggestion at any tiroftx y«Mi\ fiUave**** is too okk fk to gef-se 1 fhf ffom base Whflf iffh*bail n* passing from hand to hand at so lively a rate. Mr. Chas. H. Mansur,, Deputy Comp trailer of the Treasury, who died here yesterday, was a popular official, partieu larly with North Carolinians here. He was the chief speaker at the State Con vention of Democratic clubs in Raleigh last fall. He was greatly pleased with the people of your city, and often ex pressed the hope that be might be per mitted to visit North Carolina again. - * St' ■ 4 m # HON. CHAS. H. MANSUR. I t nrcd S S r-i a , Mr. Mansur was 60 years old, on the 6th of last March, and had been promi nent in politics in Missouri since 1863. He served thrae-terras in Congress, and was succeeded by Hon. U. S. Hall, the man who “busted” the “Sub-Treasury” idea. He a genial; kind-hearted man, an enthusiastic freshman, and made warm friends wherever he went. It is suggested here that Hon. John S. Henderson may. be offered the position of Deputy Comptroller of the Treasury made vacant by the death of Mr. Maa- SUr ’ JX m •. V. The Mexican Mi**!an Muddle. The question which has been raised as to the constitutionality of the appoint ment of Senator Ransom as minister to Mexico before his term had expired is being much discussed here. It is gonsid ered possible that the President has been led into a technical violation of the Con stitution, but even this is by no means certain, and it is said that the President will take no notice ,of the matter, and that he regards the appointment as only complete at Senator Ransom’s qualifica tion, which took place after adjourn ment. This construction gets rid of clause 2, section 6, article 1, of the Con stitution, which reads: 1 “No Senator or Representative shall, during the time for which he was elected, be appointed to any civil office under the authority of the United States, which shall have been created, or the emolu ments whereof shall have been increased during such time.” It has always been held by the Treas ury Department that an appointment was not complete Until the official ha# taken the oath of office and accepted his commission, and as Senator Ransom was a private citizen when he entered upon his duties as minister to Mexico and as his salary did not commence until the 4th of March, it is generally accepted that he will experience no trouble either with the State Department or with the Treas ury. The nomination of Gen. Ransom was sent to the Senate on thU 9th day of February, and he was immediately con firmed. His commission was signed by the President upon the 13th day of Feb uary. On the 28th of February a blank oath was sent to him by the State De partment to be signed, but the records of the department show that he did not i qualify until the 4th of March, after his term of office as Senator had expired. But the salary of the minister to Mexi co was increased from $12,009 a year to $17,500 by a provision in the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill, passed ! in the s-cond session of. the Fifty-first Congress. Senator Ransom was then in the mid dle of the term, that expired on March j 4, 1895, and was not eligible at the time his nomination was sent in during the preceding week. Mr. Ransom was pres ent in the Senate when the salary of the Mexican mission was increased. According to a decision rendered by Comptroller Bowler in the cases of Jud j ges Springer and Kilgore, Minister Ran som can draw no salary until confirmed by the Senate next December. Not only j this, but, according to a provision of law approved February 9 1863, be must re fund tbe money already drawn. Section 1761 of the Revised Statutes pro vides that no money shall be paid from the Treasury as salary to any person appointed during the recess of the Senate to fill a vacancy in any ex isting office if the vacancy existed white the Senate was in session, and was by law to be filled by and with the advice and consent of Urn Senate, until such ap pointee has been confirmed by the Sen ate. The Ixst opiuion, however, is that while the appointment, dates from the confirmation and not from the recess ap pointment, General Ransom will ulti mately get his money. Congress, it is believed, will appropriate enough to pay the salary inf nil Greensboro H.& L Commencement. Dr. Mclver, President of Greensboro State Norma! and Industrial School is here. He called to-day on the Commis sioner of Education and had an extended talk. He had a lopg talk with Carrol D Wright, United States Commissioner of Labor , who accepted an invitation to deliver an address at the graduation ex ercises May 22nd. Commissioner Wright is a very able orator and is a soun'd'fie liever in institutes of this class. Dr. Mclv.r leaves tb-morrow morning for RALEIGH. N. C.. THURSDAY. APRIL 18. 1895. New York and Swathmore w! ere he goes in the interest of his school. Ex Congressman Henderson was again at the Internal Revenue Department to day on professional business. When asked if it was in connection with the income tax he said ci none are able to complain in that respect In ray section ” He left to-night for Salisbury, Col. John Morehead, of Charlotte spent the day here. He expects to go to New York to-morrow. J. D. Carroll, of Raleigh, is here on his way North. JUDGE JONES WINS. Ewart will Take ail Appeal—Funeral of Mr. Furman. Special to the News and Observer. Asheville, N. April 17. Special to the Citizen for Waynes ville says: Circuit Criminal Court Judgeship contest between Thomas A. Jones, who holds a commission from the Governor, and H. G. Ewart, who was elected by the Legisla ture, was argued last night before Judge A. W. Graham, and decided in favor of Judge Jones. Judge Graham holds that she Governor in appointing Jones filled the vacancy and that the legislature had no right to fill vacancies. The case was argued by Gen. Theo. F. Davidson, W. W. Jones and F. A. Sandley in behalf of Jones, and briefs were submitted from F. H. Busbee and Senator Pritchard and argument made by J M. Moody in be half of Ewart. Moody gave notice of appeal and the appeal will probably be heard by the Supreme Court next week. Geo. W. Vanderbilt bought the largo saw mill plant of the French Broad Lumber company here,'paying for the mill and nine acres of ground $17,250. Vanderbilt owns timber along the French Broad river for ten miles above this city j and most of the timber Cut at his hew mill will be taken from his own land and floated down to Asheville. He owns a wood working establishment here which, with his new purchase, gives him one of the complqtest plants for cutting timber, and converting it into doors, mantels, etc., in the South. This latest acquirement will be started up in the summer, working near one hundred hands. Funeral services over 'the remains of William H. Furman, the, father of,State Auditor Robert M. Fyujmau, were held this aftert.ooS id 4:3o‘at the residence of his son in law, Mr. E L. Brown. The body was interred at Riverside, i Auditor Furman arrived from Raleigh Oh the 4 o'clock train. QUARRELLED OVER A BRIDLE. A Negro Laborer Shoots at Another Foot Times. Special to the News and Observer. Scotland Neck, N. C., April 17. Jim Bell and.Ephriam Cooper, two col ored men working on Mr. S;'D! Han cock’s farm a few miles from town, got into a difficulty a tew days ago over a bridle and Cooper fired upon Bell fofir times v : th a pistol, one shot taking effect in' the f jot. Had not Bell dodged be hind a mule Cooper would have killed him. A party of sporting men left yesterday on the steamer “Ranger 1 ’ to take a trip down the Roanoke river. They will go as far as Edenton. Heavy rains are impeding farmers in their work very much. They Skipped the Bill. Special to the News and Observer. Weldon, N. 0., April 17. A merchant here sold two unknown white men a suit of clothes each and a pistol last night. They walked to tbe door while the, merchant was making out the bill, and jumped and ran, and have not as yet been captured. The officers are on "tho lookout for them. Minister Ransom is not well, but is improving, says one of his sons. Run Over by an Engine. Special to the News and Observer Greensboro, N. C., April 17. A negro named Sam Causey was run over by an engine a r tbe depot last night, and fearfully mangled. lie was drunk at the time. REV. "TOM DIXON 111 RT. A Train Wrecked and Two Sleepers Burned. Charleston. S C., April 17.—A spe cial to the Nows and Courier from Florence. S. C., says : Train 85, the South-bound fast mail on the North eastern Railroad, which left here at 3:10 this morning for Charleston, ran info a washout at Howe’s Crossing, four miles below this city, and was com pletely wrecked. The engine passed over the wash out, but the tender, mail, baggage, first-class car and three sleep ers went down. There were few passengers on the train, none of whom were killed. The Rev, Thomas Dixon, Jr., the not ed New York preacher and orator, and Robert Petteway, the baggage master, of Wilmington, N. C., received the worst injuries, neither serious. The train was in charge of Engineer Meadors and Conductor Thomas Cglcs by, neither were hurt. To add to the horror, the two sleepers in the rear took fire tram gas lamps amd were burned. A large force is at work clearing tbe track All trains are running via Sum ter and Lanes Flizhugh Lee Appointed Collector. Washington, April 17.—The Presi deut to day appointed Fitzhugh Lee col lector of internal revenue for the Sixth district of Virginia, vice Bbepperd, de ceased. INCOME TAX CONTEST: ATTORNEY general files an IMPORTANT BRIEF BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT. THE DOCUMENT A SURPRISE. It A*kn That If a He»Hearing Be (fronted It Cover All the Legal and Constitutional Question* Involved The Opinion of the Cotifi-as Already Rendered Reviewed, and the j taßce of the New Views Therein Ex pressed Pointed Out. Washington, April 17.—Attorney General Olney to day filed in the Su preme Court of the United States a brief on the petition for a rehearing.of the in come tax cages. It was not expected at the Department of Justice or at thecojftrt that the government would to the notice by Mr. Guthrie, of the inten tion of counsel to ask a rehearing, and at the court some surprise was expressed at tbe appearauce of the document. The Attorney General’s brief was as follows: “The United States respectfully rep resents that, if a rehearing* is granted, it should, cover all the legal and constka tiop&l' questions involved, and , jaot merely those as to which the court are equally divided. “1. Whether a tax on incomes general ly, inclusive of rents ami interests or dividends from investments of all kinds, is or not a direct tax within the meaning of the Federal constitution, is a matter upon which, as an original question, the government has really never been heard “Its position at the argument wes that the question had been settled by an exposition of the constitution practically contemporaneous with its adojkion by a subsequent unbroken line of judicial precedents—by the concurring and re peated action of ail the departments of tbe government—and by the consensus of all text writers and authorities by whom the subject has heretofore been considered. n • * 2. Tbe importance to the government of the new views of its taxmg power, announced in the opinion of the C ; ief Justice, cau hardly be exaggerated. “First, pushed to their lexical toon* j eiuridu they practically exclude frpp) j the direct operation of the power all the j real estate of the country, ami all its ally are-taxable cufiy ,nj« portteumfnt, then thelflemUttequal: 4 ties resulting from suoU a plan of laxa* tioii artfiftugrifes apd fiagrafit.-a^ &> Jute! v debar any- resort to it, >» - <.r/ *» “Tfifa spelt practically adontteck the onbreuggestkm m,riiply»w:’i'ng.t|6at fite’ power to directly tax ftfUjJf apd personalty was for use, as ah ordinary, every,u.iyvpower; that tfcfc 'Utfilefl' States' to reply for its customary revenue duties, 1 imports ’and that R„ was meant it ahoul4 r• Guzman, up to 2 p. m. to-day bad received uo ad ditional information from Managua re garding the differences between his gov ernment and Great Britain. Nicaragua still feels thet the matter is one which ought properly to be arbitrated and her reply to Great Britain binds her to ac cept any conclusion which may be reached as the result of arbitration. Groat Britain asserts that the expul sion of Mr. Hatch was in a sense an in sult to Great Britain, and wull insist upon the payment of the $75,000 of “mart money,” although entirely satis fied to leave any of the other points in dispute to the decision of an arbitration tribunal No belligerent news of any kind has reached the st4te or Navy Departments or the Nicaraguan minister. - A Servant of Thoimtti ; j4'fler son *| eH< **' Ottumwa, lowa, ifpru lY—Mrs Lucy Sikes Coland, who was & servant in the honfehokl of Thomas. Jefferson, died to ; <|ay, j |shb born at Bowling Green, V»., an'd was colored. MORRISON ON SILVER. Is He a Free Coinage Mhu Unless \%e Gan Get EuglumlN Help. Waterloo. HI., April 17, —William R. Morrison, who has been spending a few days here at home, was asked to give his views on tbe Silver question. He said: “The importance of this subject is sec ond only to the tariff. Its unsatisfac tory and unsettled condition:is believed to have aggravated the financial and business difficulties i through which we have been compelled to pass, i “The place which silver shall occupy in our monetary system is a question which will not down. When the effort to settle it through the Sherman, bill by the Republican party was a confessed iailure that party hastened to join in undoing its work. The sentiment in favor of a larger use of silver and on terms interchangeable with go d seems to lye growing both here and abroad. “Apparently nobody in Europe is courageous or reckless enough to attem|>t the double standard without England’s consent. Can we safely do this with England and all Europe opposing 4 “It is not the legal tender quality which makes our silver dollars more valuable than the silver in them. It is because, under our financial system, they are interchangeable with gold through the Treasury. ‘tin prosperous times we could safely use a large amount of silver, always pro viding for its convertibility into money which does non get its value from the law. The Secretary of the Interior, Hoke Smith, said in a speech that the bullion in the Treasury was being coined as fast as the mints could do it, which would increase onr circulation to the ex tent of $55,000,000. This would seem to mean that the bullion in the Treason’, including -seigniorage, is being coined.” THE NEW COTTON WEEVIL. Another Expert Sent to Texas to Inves tigate the Habits ofThis Insect. Washington, April T7,I—The 1 —The depart ment of agriculture has sen! an addi tional bputh to investigate the habits - testing the elevator, and together with John Reef, who was running the carriage, went up to the seventh floor. Dean, who was a plasterer, had run a board across the elevator opeuiug to finish some of his work. He evidently knew’ nothing of the elevator being over him. When the carriage started down a scream was heard “Stop, stop.” The next instant the elevator struck the board that. Dean had been standing ou finishing his work in the hatch. Dean was thrown int.j the cellar, a distance of some sixty feet. H's lifeless body struck Harry Goshen who was working in the cellar and it js feared Gpshen also may be fatally injured.' Reef, the elevator mau, was injured by jumping out of the carriage. Mr. Ballmau, manager of the Crane Elevator Company, said the accident was due entirely to Dean’s carelessness. Dean’s ueck was broken and his skull crushed in the fall. A DOUBLE TRAGEDY. He Killed the Woman and then Com mitted Suicide. NeW Orleans, April 17. — A special to the Daily States from Morgan City, Ala., says: A double tragedy took place last night in a disreputable house here. Adolph Schenieh, of New Orleans, shot Mattie Francisco three times in the head with a revolver, causing iustani death. He than placed the pistol to his temple and shot himself. The couple occupied a r'»< r GIUNA TO, PAY AN INDEMNITY OF ABOUT THREE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS. MANY IMPORTANT CONCESSIONS. Five Commercial Ports Including Pe>* bln to be Opened and Japan to Have Potver to ENtahlifeh Cotton Factories and Other Industries— Formosa, Ike Peacadore Glands and the I’pnininhir of Liao Lung also to go to Japan— Russia not Satisfied With the Treaty, London, April 17. —A dispatch to the Star from Tien Tsin says an imperial proclamation has been issued authorizing Li Hung Chang to sign a treaty of peace with Japan, guaranteeing the payment of two hundred million taels indemnity. By the proclamation Li Hang Chang is empowered to cede to the Japs the island of Formosa and the peninsula Liao Tung to the fortieth degree of latitude, to sanction the opening Os five new commercial ports, including Pekin and to give Japan the power to open oot ton factories and other industries ink China. ’L By the terms of the proclamation the import dues at the open ports are not to exceed two per cent. Auother imperial proclamation ban been issued granting sick leave to tb© Viceroy of Canton and ordering him back to his native province. The Central News correspondent in Tokio learns that China’s indemnity to Japan is to be paid in silver in five year* ly instalments, also that by the firms of the treaty of peace, Japan is to receive possession of Formosa, tho Pescador© Islands, the peninsula Os Liao from Yin Kow to An Ping, on the Yalo River, and an indemnity of 200 000,000 taels in silver. Several important commercial conces sions areialso made by China, but these Japan is to share with other nations. No terrritory is to be occupied by Japan as a temporary guarantee, except, per haps Liu Rung Tao. - 1 The Chinese peace envoys start for Tien Tsin to-day and the Japanese en voys will return to Hiroshima. A despatch from Hong Kong says it is . expected there tbat a revolution against J the relghirg dynasty will be begun On Friday. Leading Chinese of Canton are ! coming to Hong Komr ih large numbers. A despatch to the Globe from BhiraoO oseki gays that Li Hung Chang will start for home to-day, having conceded alTef Japan’s demands. vh The Sf. James Gtr/etfe Japan declines to be frightened-, Russia may come to the conclusion that «1W : would be better not to try force. M^an- 1 while England is benevolent and bks no 1 ’ feeling of anger toward Japan, 'ibe. opening of factories in China by Japarf does not mean that she will have a mo nopoly of such industries, as England could also 1 open factories if she chose. The Pall Mall Gazette, comment ing on the terms of peace between’ China and Japan, as defined by tho imperial edict just Issued in Peking says the conditions are better than* those mentioned iu the Times despatched yesterday, but the cession of Formosa’ will surely displease England, while the’ cession of Port Arthur will be objected ’ to by Russia. “Our government,” the Gazette says, “may safely be depended upon to do nothing, however, unless the other powers take action.” The Russian journals according todes j patches from St. Petersburg, are more l vigorous in their utterances than the English papers and sound the warning l that the signing of such a treaty of peace as indicated by the despatches of the last 24 hours will be only a prelude to a wider, though necessary, armed conflict. SOUND MONEY MEN MEET. Antl-I’iie Silver Democrats Hold Council in Chicago. Chicago, April 17.—A meeting of tho leading Democrats opposed to the iutron duction of a silver plank in the party platform was held at the Great Northern Hotel this afternoon. The invitations to the meeting were sent out by Postmaster Ilessirig, and sev eral other leading “sound money” men of the party. “The purpose of the meeting,” saidi Mr. Hessing, “is to decide upon some plan of action of the great number of Democrats who are opposed to the deliv ering of the party to the silver heresy. The State convention has been called and an organization must be made to makie. a contest against the silveribs for tho delegates to the convention, or if it is deemed proper, to protest against tho holding of the convention, to aecidp upon a party policy in a year when’ there is no general election and when, nothing substantial can be gained by a party deliverance upon any issue.” A DISASTROUS CYCLONE. All the Property in if*Path WasSwrpt A way. Mobile, Ala., April 17.—A special to the Register from Fairford, Ala., shye “Last uight about 8 o’clock a disastrous cyclone passed across Washington coun ty, crossing the Seaboard Railway. All the houses in its path were swept clean. Fortunately so far uo deaths or serious injuries have been reported. The loss will probably exceed $20,000. Two log camps owned by the SeaboariT Manufacturing Company, were blown away. The homes blown away were those of B. D. Williams, George Evadji, 0. F. Dees, Willis Dougherty, J. £v Patrick, P. W. Mcllvaiu ana Frank Hat” ris.