Weather To-Day: FAIR; COLDER. The News and Observer. VOL. XLV. NO. 105. CAUCUS CALLS FOR THE SKELETON ■. 'i In the Railroad Commission Closet. GOVERNOR TO BE ASKED FO REVIDENCE ON WHICH THE WILSONS WERE DISMISSED. NEW CORNER STONE WILL SMELL SWEETER Without Any Nam? at All. Bill to Pay Insur ance Fees into the Treasury Will be Reconsidered. Commi'.leej Made Out. The dismissal of the Wilsons from the Railroad -Commission by Governor Russell will be investigated. Such was the decision reached by the Democratic Senate caucus last night. The matter came up on a formal reso lution offered by Senator Fran I. Osborne, of Charlotte. The resolution which maps out the course that will be followed in the Senate today calls on Governor Russell to lay before the Sen ate the evidence upon which he acted when he dismissal Major J. W. Wil son and S. Otho Wilson from the Rail road Commission and appointed in their places Messrs. L. C. Caldwell and John 11. Pearson. The resolution, however, does not stop ,19; per cent, increase 8.4. A boiler burst in a London shipyard yesterday, killing 8 persons and wound ing 40. RALEIGH* N. C., SATURDAY MORNING. JANUARY 7, 1899. AVARICE, SAYS BRIAN Under the Mask of the Im perialisms Philanthropy. PERILS THAT THREATEN ONE GOVERNMENT ABROAD AND ANOTHER AT HOME. INTOXICATED WITH MILITARY 7RHJVPH Apostle of Democracy Would Have the People Wait Until Th°y can Reason Calm'y. Pic ures the Injusict cf Hoi ling Philipp nos. Cincinnati, Ohio, Jan. 0. —The Duck worth Club of Cincinnati, gave* its an nual Jackson banquet tc'night. The date was early so as to have Colonel W. J. Bryan present, as he responds to a toilet at the Jackson banquet in Chica go to-morrow night. This club lias given many notable* banquets, but Ihe one to-night was the most distinguished in its history because of the presence of Colonel Bryan. Democratic* leaders from all over the State held conferences with him during the day, joining in the large reception given Colonel Bryan at the Chamber of Commerce at noon. Over 400 plates were turned at the Gib son House to-night and the decorations were elaborate. Colonel Bryan was re ceived with a storm of applause. After discussing the Chicago platform and emphasizing the sixteen to one plank, Colonel Bryan took up the new questions that have grown out of the war. He called intention to the President's recom mendation of a larger army, and insisted that the army should be divided into two branches, the army for domestic use in the* United States, which, he said did not need to be increased, the army of occupation which is temporarily neces sary for use outside of the United States, lie said that the* army of occupation should la* recruited at once, in order to relieve the volunteers, but that the term of service should' !h* short Im*cuuse the* nation's policy is not yet settled. He suggested that the demand for an in crease in the army might Ik* considered as the first fruit of that victory to which the Republicans pointed with so much pride last-November. Turning to the* question of annexation he insisted that the nation has not yet decided what to do with the Philippine Islands. He spoke in part as follows: “The sentiment of the people upon any great question must Ik* measured during the* days of deliberation, and not during the hours of excitement. A good man will some times be engaged in a tight, but it is not reasonable to exjK*et a ju dicial opinion from him until he* has lmd time to wash the blood off his face. I have seen a herd of mild-eyed gentle* kirn* transformed into infuriated beasts by tlu* sight and scent of blood, and I have seen the same animals quiet and peaceful again a few hours later. We have much of the animal in us etill in spite of our civilizing process. It is not unnatural that our people* should he more sanguinary immediately after a battle than they were before, but it is only a question of time when reflect ion will restore the conditions .which exist ed before this nation became engaged In the war with Spain. When men are excited they talk about what they can do; when they are calm, they talk about what they ought to do. If the Presi dent rightly interpreted the feelings of the people when they were intoxicated by a military triumph, we shall appeal from “Philip drunk to Philip sober." The forcible annexation of the Philippine Islands would violate a principle of American public law so deeply imbedded in the American mind that until a year ago no public man would have suggest ed it. It is difficult to overestimate the* influence which such a change in our national policy would produce on the* character of our people. Our opponents ask, is our nation not great enough (<> do what England. Germany and Hol land are doing? They enquire, can we not govern colonies as well as they? Whether we c an govern colonies as well as other countries is not material; the* real question is whether we can in one hemisphere, develop the theory that governments derive their just power from the consent of the governed, and at the same time inaugurate, support and defend in the* other hemisphere*, a gov ernment which derives its authority en tirely from superior force. And if these two ideas of government cannot live to gether. which one shall we choose? To defend forcible annexation on the ground that we are carrying out a religious duty, its worse than absurd. The Bible teaches us that it is more blessed to give than to receive, while the colonial policy is based upon the doctrine that it is more blessed to take than to leave. I am afraid that the* imperialists have con fused their beatitudes. I once heard of a man who mixed up the* parable of the good Samaritan with the parable of the sower, and in attempting to repent the former said: “‘A man went from Jerusalem to Jericho and as he went he fell among the thorns and the thorns sprang up and choked him.’ “Wo entered Che Spanish war as peace makers. Imperialists lijfc* *vn indistinct recollection that a lib**' \>s been promised to the peace-,.. \nd also to the m»*ek. but their desire more territory has perverted their memories so that ns they greet the former if reads: “ ‘Blessed are the peace-makers for they shall inherit the earth.’ "Annexation cannot he defended upon the ground that wo shall find a pecuniary profit in the policy. The ad vantage which may come to a few in dividuals who hold offices or who se cure franchises cannot properly be weighed against the money expended in governing the Philippines, because the money expended will die paid [tv those who pay the" taxes. We are not yet in a position to determine whether tlu* peo ple of the United States after a while will bring back from the Philippines as much as they send there. There is an old saying that it is not profitable to buy a lawsuit. Our nation may learn by ex perience that it is not wise to purchase the right to conquer a jneople. "Spain, under compulsion, gives a quit claim to the Philippines in return for $20,000,090 but she ihs's not agree to warrant and defend our title as against the Filipinos. To buy land is one thing: to buy people is another. Land is inanimate and makes no resistance to a transfer of title; the people are animate and sometimes desire a voice in their own affairs. But whether meas ured by dollars and cents the conquest of the Philippines would prove profitable or expensive it will certainly prove em barrassing to those who still hold the doctrine which underlies a republic. Military rule is antagonistic to our theory of government. The armaments which are used to defend it in the Philip pines may he used to excuse it in the United States. Under military rule much must be left to the discretion of the military governor, and this can only he justified on the theory that the gov ernor knows more than the people whom he governs; is bettor acquainted with their needs than they are themselves; is entirely in sympathy with them and is thoroughly honest' and unselfish in his desire to do them good. Such a comUThation of wisdom, integ rity and lore is difficult to find and the Republican party will enter upon a hard task when it starts out to select suitable military governors for our remote pos sessions. Even if the party has absolut * confidence in its great political manager. Senator Hanna, it must remember that the people of Ohio have compelled him to serve the in the United States and that inferior men must he intrusted with the distribution of justice and benevo lence among the nation's dark-skinned subjects in the Pacific. “When the discussion of fundamental principles is attempted in the United States, if a member of Congress at tempts to criticise any injustice perpe trated by a government official against a helpless lieople lie will ho warned to keep silent lest his criticism encour age resistance to American authority, in the Orient, if n, rather than an emanation from physical power. “But even if we could destroy every vestige of the laws whica are the out growth of the immortal law penned 1 y Jefferson; if we could obliterate every written word that has been inspired by the idea that this is ‘a government of tlu* people, by the r.cop'.e and I'er the people,’ we could n>* f** ir f”**m the heart of tlu* human race the hope which the American republic has planted there. The impassioned appeal, ‘Givi* me liberty or give me death.' still echoes around the world. In the future, as in ‘he past, tlu* desire to be free will Ik* stronger than the desire to enjoy a more physical existence. The conflict between right and might will continue here and every where until a day is reached when the love of money will no longer sear the national conscience and hypocrisy no longer hide the hideous features of av arice behind the musk of philantrophy.” A FIRE IN CHARLOTTE RAGING IN A RIOCK IN BUSINESS PART OF THE CITY. Show How II Harntss Budding Consumed. Fire at 1;45 O'c'ock Undfr Control, Loss 1 h n About $75,0C0* charlotte, N. Jan. o.—-At 12 o’clock last night 4' l '* 1 was discovered in the three story building of the Shaw-Howell Harness Company, on Fourth street, near the centre of the business portion of the city. The tire had gained such headway when the alarm was sounded that the building was soon totally de stroyed. The loss to the stock will reach fully $50,000. with $25,000 insur a nee. From the Shaw-llowell building the flumes spread to tin* adjoining building, occupied by the Liddell Machine Com pany, as an office and sample room. The loss to their stock is about SO,OOO, with $4,000 insurance. The building was a total wreck, and was valued at about $4,000. The firemen worked under great diffi culties. as a high wind was blowing. The burned buildings arc* just across a narrow street from the Buford Hotel, a four story structure, but that building escaped injury. At 1:45 a. m., the fire is under con trol. The total loss will probably reach $65,000 to $75,000. STUB CIVIL SERVICE Its foes’ Action in the House Committee of Whole. KILL THE APPROPRIATION COMMISSION’S FRIENDS MAY REVERSE ACTION IN HOUSE. SWANSON SPEAKS AGAINST IXPA'SION Senate Adopts Resolution Asking Presiden What Were his Ins'ructions so Peace Commis ion. CafFery’s Argu ment Against Imperialism. Washington, Jan. 6.—The anti-civil service reformers scored a victory in the House to-day. The legislative, ex ecutive and judicial appropriation bill was taken up for consideration, and when the appropriation for tin* civil service commissiion was reached. Mr. Evans, (Itep., Ky.), made a motion to strike it out. This motion has been made annually for a dozen years or more, hut has invariably failed. But to-day the opponents of the law laid great stress on the fact that they could not get a direct vote upon the proposition, and were therefore compelled to seek its nul lification in this manner. Even these appeals failed to bring out the full strength of the opposition, though the motion to strike out was carried by a narrow majority, 67 to 61. This was in committee of the whole where no record is made of the vote. Mr. Moody, (Rep., Mass.), gave notice that he would de mand a record vote in the House, where the friends of the civil service law ex pect to reverse the decision. Those who advocated the motion to strike out were: Messrs. Evans, (Itep., Ivy.); Grosvenor, (Rep. Ohio); Hepburn. (liep.. Iowa); Linney. (Rep., N-. C.); Brown, (Rep., Ohio); and Marsh, (Rep., Ills.). Its opponents were: Messrs. Moody, (ltept., Mass.); Hopkins, (Rt*p., Ills.);, Fleming, (Deni., Ga.); Brosius, (Rep., Pa.); Henderson. (Ilep,, Iowa); and Pol livef. (Rep.. lowa.) During the general debate og the hill Mr. Swanson. (Dem., Vn.t, delivered a speech on anti-imperialism. The Administration which could hard ly be driven into a war for liberty, had, he said, within a few months become greedy for conquest The liberators of the Cubans were to become the despoilers of the Filipinos, He contended that it was unconstitutional for the United States to undertake a colonial system and cited the Dred Scott decision in support of his contention. Ho discussed the social, political and economic* effects of the annexation of the Philippines. He declared it to be his opinion that the main sun-port of the imperialistic policy came from those who were seeking an offensive and defensive alliance between the United States and Great Britain. The trade advantages we would obtain from the annexation of the Philippines would not begin-to justify us for the expense their acquisition would entail. We were throwing away great trade possibilities on our northern border by restrictive laws and yet we proposed to reach out to he ends of the earth for a trade which was utterly insignificant. At* the opening of the session Mr. Marsh, (Republican, Illinois), asked unanimous consent for the consideration of a hill to grant to officers and men of the volunteer army upon muster out two months’ extra pay if they have serv ed beyond the limits of the United Slates, and one month's extra pay if they have only served within the limits of the United States. This extra pay to he in lieu of furloughs or leave of ab sence. II had been the practice to grant these furloughs or leave of absence so that in reality the hill only sought to do directly what has heretofore been done indirectly. After this explanation Mr. Bailey. (Democrat. Texas), an nounced that he had no objection to the measure. The hill was passed. At 5 p. in., the House adjourned. SENATOR CAFFERY’S SPEECH. Washington. Jan. 6.—lmmediately after the Senate convened to-day the resolution offered yesterday by Mr. Hoar. (Itep. Mass.), calling on the President for information as to the in structions of the commissioners who negotiated the treaty of Paris, together with all correspondence and report* re lating to their work, was laid before the Senate. Chairman Davis, one of the commissioners, desired that it he re ferred to the Foreign Relations Com mitee, but Mr. Hoar insisted that the Senate had as much right to such infor mation as the members of the Foreign Relations Committee, and that the President should determine whether the Senate should have it. The resolution was adopted in secret session. In sup port of tiie resolution offered some time ago by Mr. Vest, (Missouri), hi opposi tion to expansion, Mr. Caffery, (Louis iana), delivered an extended speech. Mr. Caffery pointed out that the Gov ernment o£‘the United States was for mulated by the founders in order that a social and governmental fabric of their own might he crystalized into form of law. Mr. Caffery said that the sword and counsels of Washington made him the savior of his country: that his su preme patriotism and wisdom eminently qualified him to establish this Govern ment. He held that Washington in- his counsels and teachings was .opisised to the acquisition of foreign territory for, despotic government. He referred then to that expression of Jefferson V °v ernments can only acquire tin just powers from the consent of the governed declaring that the principle announced in that sentence marked .Jefferson great er than king, prince or potentate. “We have heard,” said he, “s(Une start ling doctrines as to the power of the United States to establish governments in foreign territory acquired by the United States announced on this floor. ’ He declared that these announced doc trines were more arbitrary than any which had ever before been heard in the United States Congress. They confer red upon Congress a . supreme power—a desjmtie power, unlimited and unrestrict ed. He quoted from the speeches of Mr. Platt, (Connecticut), to which his ad dress was an answer, that part of the Connecticut Senators’ statement of the powers of the United States in which he maintained that the right to acquire foreign territory was inherent and with out limitation, and that the power to establish a government in such acquired territory was inherent and a sovereign right. “Here.” said Mr. Caffery. “The old proposition is advanced that the right to govern is broad and imperial and without l.mitation by our Constitution." “If the argument advanced by the Senator from Connecticut Ik* true and sound, then the individual rights of men are to Ik* held by the United States under a Congressional despotism. Our Consti tution knows no despotism; it sedulously provides against despotism: but right here is a despotism of the most flagrant possible character. Mr. Caffery said he proposed to argue that the Government of the United Stat(*s was inhibited from incorporating the recently acquired ttrritory into the United States: that Congress had power to govern any acquired territory only with the ultimate purpose of erecting it into States: that people of such t rritory cannot Ik* held despotically by Congress, and that it would be unwise and dan gerous to incorporate into the United States as citizens people who differ wide ly in their habits, customs and religion from the people of this country. Mr. Caffery then entered npon an elaborate argum at to show that hereto fore it had been the unwavering policy of this Government to obtain from the governed their consent before the reins of government were drawn over them. Mr. Caffery said even if we had the right to incorporate these distant islands, inhabited by a strange people into this country, freedom eonid not exist in the subtropics. “The history of tin* world shows that ’God has set the bounds where the dif ferent peoples of the earth shall abide. When I look at the conditions of the world I am ultimately convinced that no j**r uvanent sway can he held by the white man over the black man in the sub tropics. except bv a strong military and cruel despotism." Mr. Caffery said that we were some times told by the public that we had a mission to perform-—that mission being to spread among all peoples the doc trines of human rights. He doubted whether this could be done by placing upon the people a yoke and whether the principles of Christianity could be ad vanced by force. At the conclusion of Mr.Caffery's ar gument Mr. Morgan (Ala.), announced on behalf of the Nicaragua Canal Com mission the acceptance in a modiriel form of the amendments offered by Mr. Berry before the holidays to the pending canal hill. The amendments were not passed upon by the Senate, At 3:15 p. ra., the Senate went into executive session and at 3:50 p. m., ad journed. ORDER UNDER TIIE FILIPINOS They Claim Their Government at Iloilo is Acceptable to All. Ilong Kong. Jan. 66.—The newspa pers here publish tin* following dispatch from Iloilo evidently from a Filipino source: "When the Americans arrived at Iloilo they found absolutely no looting upon, the part - Filipino force, or conduct of any uworthy of civilized jieople. In con. t.v with their agreement with tin* . uiiards, the Filipinos en tered Iloilo in an orderly manner, and formally hoisted the Filipino flag. The Americans found a good Government meeting with the complete approval of the foreign residents. The postoffice, custolns and other departments were working smoothly under flu* entire con trol of the Filipinos.” The correspondent adds that the re ports of an opposition republic having been established are refuted h.v the facts that tin* Governor and General commanding at, Iliolo have assured the American delegates from tin* warships that they could settle nothing without orders from the national Government at Malolos. FOR LIEUT. SHIPP’S WIDOW. Pritchard’s Bill to Place Her on the Pension Roll. Washington. Jan. 6. —Senator Pritch ard lias introduced a hill directing thq Secretary of the Interior to place on the pension roll the name of Margaret E. Shipp, widow of First Lieutenant Wil liam E. Shipp, late of the Tenth regi ment United States cavalry, and pay her a pension of SSO. per month. NAMED BY PRESIDENT. Washington, Jan. 6.—The President to-day sent these nominations to tin* Senate: John D. Yeomans, of lowa, to he an Inter-State commerce commissioner; Robert A. Moseljr, Jr., of Alabama, to be consul general at Singapore. DINGLEY'S STATE CRITICAL. Washington!. Jan. 6.—Representative Diugley is very low to-night, alarming symptoms having developed. .Tames Webster, a negro of 18. was I hanged yesterday in Bedford City, Va.,' for rupe. I THIRD EDITION; *UICE FIVE CENTS. WHftl'S INANAME? ft SUITE’S DISGRACE It Must Not be Perpetuated in Stone. A CORNER-STONEJNFAMY DISCUSSED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE. THE PEG LEG WILLIAMS LAW REPEALED Bills to Materially Change the School Law. Propositions to Abolish the Bureau of Labir Statistics and Board of Equalization. The House has the belts on and the machinery is buzzing. / If has not turned out much of the finished product yet, hut it is laying in an immense stock of mighty fine raw material. Yesterday’s session was a most in teresting one. The question of ques tions in this State came tip for dis cussion in a number of phases. I refer to Negro Problem. A bill was introduced to amend the Constitution so as to eliminate the col ored vote. The law prohibiting all emigration agents coming into the State and induc ing colored labor to go South was re pealed. And several resolutions were intro duced looking to an erasure of the name of Jim Young, the colored director, from the corner-stone of the white school here for the deaf and dumb. It was these latter that aroused most discussion and outraged feeling. The ball was set a rolling by the fol lowing hill sent over from the Senate, having been introduced in that body by Senator Miller, of Pamlico, and [Missed: "Resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives — “That the Committee of tht‘ (ftmeynt' Assembly on the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Asylums, shall forthwith have the name of James 11. Young removed from the corner-stone of the new building Mt the institution for the blind white children, located in the city of Raleigh, and to report to the General Assembly.” Then Mr. Stevens, of Union, sent for ward tlu* following resolution, which was read: "Whereas, the Board of Directors for the School for the Deaf and Dumb, ap pointed under Fusion rule, have dis graced the State and insulted her citi zenship by placing the name of James 11. Young upon the corner-stone of the building, erected for white children of the State, and “Whereas, this General Assembly de sires to remove the stain put upon our State by these white believers in negro domination; now, therefore, he it “Resolved by the House of Represen tatives, the Senate concurring: “That the authorities having in charge the management of said school are here by directed to have removed the said corner stone, ami one of similar design, with the name of the white trustees only, [daeed in its stead.” For these'two resolutions, Mr. Bou ,shall. of Wake, sent up the following substitute: "Resolved by the House of Repre sentatives, the Senate concurring: “That the corner-stone of the new building erected in 1898 upon the grounds of the Institution for the Blind, in the city of Raleigh be remrived. “That n corner-stone Ik* placed in stead thereof, bearing the names of the board of said institution, upon whose motions and plans said new buildings were erected, to wit: “B. F. Montugue, chairman of the Board; J. A. Briggs, chairman of the Building Committee; I. M. Proctor, H. Morson, 11. C. Herring, J. R. William*, Jno. E. Ray, Principal; F. P. Milburn, Architect.” Mr. Boushull explained that the names he proposed were the names of the men who had conceived tin* plan for the building, had made arrangements for its erection and secured the appropriation therefor. Mr. McLean, of Harnett, said his ob jection to all the resolutions on tins matter, so far introduced, was that they simply made a request of the very board of directors that had put Young’s name on the corner-stone. He, therefore, of fered the following substitute putting the whole matter in the hands of a legislative committee: "Whereas. information has come to this General Assembly that a corner stone has been inserted in the building erected for tin* white (leaf and dumb and blind children of the State, upon which the name of one .Tames H. Young, a negro, is engraved: therefore, be it “Resolved by the House of Repre sentatives, tlu* Senate concurring, that under the direction of the Committee on tin* Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute of Imth Houses of the General Assembly; that said corner-stone be removed from said building. il‘ possible, and another corner-stone inserted in its stead with such engravings or inscriptions thereon as said two committees oor a majority thereof may consider fit and appropriate. “Resolved further. That if the removal of said corner-stone cannot he effected without damage to the building, then the name of said James H. Young sbal r be chiselled out.” (Continued on Second Page.) t