Weather To-Day: FAIR; WARMER
VOL,. XLV. NO. 111.
MUSTS
INCONSISTENT
McLaurin Points to Condi
tions in the South.
RESTRICT THE SUFFRAGE
NIEDED HERE AS MUCH AS IN
THE PHILIPPINES.
IMPERIALISTS JUSTIFY THE SOUTH
Government by Force a Despotism Necessitating
an Enormojs’y Expensive Army and
Navy- Dangers Threatening
Labor and Liberty.
Washington, Jan. 13.—1 n the Senate
to-day Mr. McLaurin (Dein., S. C.), took
strong ground in a carefully prepared
speech against a policy of expansion by
this country.
‘‘The manifold and serious questions
growing out of the war with Spain are
now absorbing the attention of the
American people,” began Mr. McLaurin.
“I am satisfied that our action in the
next mouth will settle the question of
expansion. There are at this time in
the Senate and nation at large two well
cefined and distinct views, one a policy
of expansion, involving a new definition
of our Government, and the inauguara
tion of a colonial system, with all the
perplexing problems incident to it. The
other view opposes a policy of imperial
ism. ana is based upon the government
al policy of the past century, and in my
judgment is the only position that is in
harmony with the Constitution and the
spirit and genius of Republican insti
tutions.”
Mr McLaurin felt that as a represen
tative of South Carolina, he was pecu
liarly qualified to speak on the incorpo
ration of a mongrel and semi-barbarous
population into our body politic. ‘ The
experience of ihe South for the past
thirty years with the negro race,” said
ho, *ns Ttregnant with lessons of wis
dom for our guidance in the Philippines.
It is passing strange that Senators who
favored universal suffrage should now
advocate imperialism. There is a glar
ing 'inconsistency in these positions. If
they are sincere in their views as to
the Philippines, they should propose an
amendment to the Constitution which
will put the inferior races in this count
ry and the inhabitants of the Philippines
upon an equality as to their civil and po
litical rights, and thus, forever settle
the vexed race and suffrage questions in
this country as well as in the outlying
territories.”
“How- can they consistently, justly, and
1 might add, constitutionally advocate a
policy for outlying territories, embrac
ing races so nearly akin to the negro,
which differs so radically from th
policy adopted as to that race in the
South? There can be but one answer to
that question, and that is that they
substantially admit, in the light of a
third of a century’s experience, that uni
versal suffrage is a monumental failure,
and that the time has come for the
correction of this stupendous govern
mental error.”
“Universal suffrage in the South long
since degenerated into a race question. ’
continued Mr. McLaurin. “and rj such
led to the practical elimination of the
negro from polities —a policy that is to
day wisely advocated by the great lead
ers of the race like Prof. Miller and
Booker Washington, and which in time,
without outside interference, under the
guidance of the best thought of both
races, will lead to a just and mutually
satisfactory settlement of the gravest
problems that have ever confronted any
people in modern times.
“It is indeed comforting to hear some
of those who in the past criticised us.
now that the question is brought home,
completely justify our methods in provid
ing a scheme of colonial government.
“The Senator from Connecticut has
most amply vindicated the South, per
haps unintentionally, but we thank him
the more heartily for his complete an
nouncement of the divine right of the
Caucasian to govern inferior races.”
Mr. McLaurin then entered upon a
constitutional discussion of the question,
maintaining that all of ihe rights and
powers of the Federal Government are
enumerated specifically in the Constitu
tion. and such as were not thus .speci
fically defined did not exist.
“The nation, as a nation.” he con
tinued, “has no sovereign rights except
those conferred by the Constitution.’ 1 ’
He further contended that if the sover
eignty of the nation is vested in the
Constitution, as admitted by Mr. Platt
(Conn.), it could be exercised only in the
manner pointed out by the Constitution.
He maintained that there was essentia
differences between the sovereignty ex
ercised by the United States and that ex
ercised by Great Britain, for instance,
as there is a wide difference between the
forms of Government of the two nations.
“I deny, therefore,” said he, “that the
United States as a nation has a sover
eign. inherent right and control outside
of the grant of such power in the Con
stitution. This is not an essential ele
ment of nationality as" far as our na
tion is concerned, although it may be
in England or Russia, where the nation
ality and sovereignty incident to it arc
not created and limited by a written
constitution.
“I do not however, controvert the prop
osition that the United States lias the
power to aquire territory by conquest,
The News and Observer.
LEMS MI MBTH MROUIA HUES IN »E*g MB OBCM,?. til.
purchase or otherwise, and to govern
same under the grant of power contained
in the Constitution. I do, however, deny
the proposition that territory can be
permanently held as such by the United
States, of course, subject to the excep
tion of small tracts acquired for specific
governmental purposes, like coaling sta
tions and the guano islands under the
act of 1856. I think Hawaii comes un
der the exception of a military and
commercial necessity.’”
After further discussing the constitu
tional points of the question, Mr. Mc-
Laurin said it was idle to speak of Amer
icanizing a tropical country, 8,000 miles
away. Our people would never consent
that the people of that far off island
should have a M»ic*e in the affairs of this
country. “However,” said lie, “I be
lieve the time is not far off when our
flag will float over every foot of North
American soil, but it must come natur
ally and peacefully, by the consent of
the governed, not by the rude hand
of war.”
Government by force was despotism! 1
he said, and if this country was to
establish a despotism it must be prepared
to maintain a great enormously expen
sive army and navy. It meant a never
ending strife with the nations of the
world.
Mr. McLaurin claimed that the com
merce of the Philippines was insignifi
cant and he, therefore, doubted the
advantage of the islands to this coun
try from a financial view point. “To be
come a colonizing power,” he said, “we
must abandon our republican institu
tions. or be paralyzed by them. The
creation of offices, the extravagant ex
penditure of money by office-holders, ar.d
the actual corruption creeping into any
colonial system will sooner or later sap
the foundation of any Government.”
Discussing the inhabitants of the Phil
ippines, Mr. McLaurin said:
“Os one thing I am sure: the American
people will never consent for these in
ferior races to Hood our land and add
another complication to the labor pro
blem. To permit cheap, Asiatic labor
to come into competition with our in
telligent. well-paid labor will be to de
grade and lower our civilization.
"If we embark in a colonial system it
means the inauguration of a despotic
power in Washington. It means a large
standing army that will not only be used
to rule outlying territories w.th an iron
hand but that, sooner or later, will be
used at home to overawe and override
the popular will. An imperialistic De
mocracy like an atheistic religion, is an
impossible hybrid.
“Better than wealth, better than n
territory upon which the sun never sets,
is the transmission to our children of a
(Continued on Sixth Page.)
ORDERED TO MANILA
REPORTED NUHNY OF OUR 7R)OP?
AGAINST GOING ''o ILOILO.
Siluaiion at Manila Corsidertd Crit’cil, but
Otis H;S it Well i« Hard. No
Fear of Attack. ~
Madrid, Jan. 13.—The Government
has received the following official dis
patch from Manila:
“The American troops here which were
ordered to Iloilo mutinied and refused to
start. General Miller has been ordered
to abandon Iloilo and return to Ma
nila. Ail the American troops have been
ordered to concentrate here, the situa
tion being of the gravest character.”
According to dispatches receive! it- re
the American domination in the Philip
pines is “limited to Manila Bay.” -’ll
other points, except Mindanao, white
the Spaniards remain, are io the hands
of the insurgents. One dispitc.a says:
“The American volunteers are dis
heartened by the climate and had food
and are anxious to return heme.”
Senor Sagasta has cause 1 to be an
nounced that orders have been sent to
General Rios itt Manila lo" the observ
ance of strict neutrality by tin Span
ish troops.
BOYS RESPONDED PROMPTLY.
Manila, Jan. 13. —The situation here
is undoubtedly critical, but Major Gen
eral Otis has it well in hand, and there
is no sued* certainty of trouble as many
believe. The rebels are concentrated
on the outskirts of the town, and their
headers have issued strict orders that
they shall act only on the defensive.
An accident might precipitate trouble,
but the idea of a rebel attack upon Ma
nila is ridiculous, as the Americans ab
solutely control the position.
Aguinaldo lias republished the second
manifesto in reply to the proclamation
of General Otis, which was recalled on
its first appearance, but it, has proved
ineffectual.
On Wednesday a false alarm, due to
trivial incidents occurring simultaneously
in opposite parts of the city, led to a
general call to the United States forces.
Ju fifteen minutes the entire city was
covered. The promptitude of the Am
ericans, while that created a scare for
the moment, effectually restored confi
dence throughout Manila and dispelled
the excitement due to a passing fear
on the part of the citizens that an out
break was imminent.
It is possible that the Filipinos, after
the diplomatic conferences* that have
been had between the representatives of
Gneral Otis and Aguinaldo have finally
come to understand that the cautious
and conservative policy of the Antci
cans is not due to fear and that they will
accept the inevitable with good grace.
It is evident that at present they are
unable to appreciate the full meaning
of the independence l demanded and that
when they do understand its extent the
American propositions will be accept
ed.
Some women are afraid in the dark
and others are afraid of the light.
EALEIGH, N. SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 14, 1899.
EAGAN CANNOE
BE SILOED
He Will Probably Be Court-
Martialed,
OR CONGRESS MAY ACI
GENERAL MILES AWAITS THE
DEI’ARTMENTS ACTION.
THE COMMISSION REBUKES EAGAN
Oetermidation of Commission to Shield Him
, A T aken as a Gross Wisinterpretat on
Assurance
to Witnesses.
Washington, D, C., Jan. 13.—(Special.)
—The attack mad*** by General Eagan
upon General Miles lias proved the sen
sation of the day in Washington. That
an officer of the army should have so far
forgotten himself as to use such black
guardly language has astounded ever;
body; and that lie should have gone tins
long without being called to account by
court martial or otherwise has added to
the surprise. The action of the war
investigation commission in sending back
the testimony for revision is regarded as
a severe rebuke of the action of the
Commissary General, and it is confident
ly expected that a court martial will fol
low', despite the determination of the in
vestigation commission to protect its wit
ness from all harm.
This determination is generally taken
as a gross misinterpretation of the mean
ing of the President's assurance that
witnesses will be protected, as it is in
conceivable that an officer of the army
should be allowed to use such language,
no matter wlmt the provocation, and go
unpunished. If there is no court martial.
Congress will, in all probability, take a
hand in the army row, and have a full
investigation.
Senator Allen introduced a resolution
to that effect to-day, and in view of the
army scandals, which have disgusted
everybody, it is probable that Congress
will take a hand. In the meantime,
everybody is endorsing the declaration of
Inspector General Brekonridge that
“What the War Department needs is
more gentlemen.” That is if Eagan is a
sample, and the feeling here is one of
general disgust that the army should,
through petty rows, he placed on a plane
with the French army.
ROOSEVELT WRITES MILES.
Tells of Chemically Preserved Beef His
Men Could Not Eat.
Washington, Jan. 13.—The war investi
gation commission to-day took prompt
action on the sensational testimony sub
mitted to it yesterday by Commissary
General Lagan and sent the statement
incorporating his testimony back to him,
with the privilege of re-submitting it if
lie chooses to revise its language. Fur
ther than this the commission determ
ined it could not and should not pro
ceed. The commission regrets that
General Eagan proceeded as far as he
did, and it is explained to-day that the
vituperative nature of the testimony
was a complete surprise to the commis
sion and that but for the rapidity with
which General Eagan read his long
statement and tin* absorbing vehemence
of its delivery he would have been
checked at the time.
The matter was taken up in executive
session by the commission yesterday
immediately General Eagan had closed,
and ex-Governor Woodbury, of Ver
mont, introduced a motion substantially
like that made public to-day, and the
rejection of the testimony as it stands
was unanimously voted at the executive
session proceeding to-day’s public ses
sion.
At the time of the creation of the
commission the President in instructing
the commission verbally assured the
members that all witnesses would be
immuncs from punishment for what the>
might say before that body, but mem
bers of the commission say it never was
intended to indulge such language as
that given utterance to yesterday.
Following is the commission’s letter to
General Eagan:
“Washington, January IStli, 1899
“Brigadier General C.'P. Eagan, Com
missary General, War Department:
"Sir: We respectfully inform ypu
that after your testimony was read yes
terday, the following resolution was
unanimously passed:
"Moved that the commission receive
General Eagan’s testimony without com
ment, that it he not printed tit once, but
held for consideration of the commis
sion—carried.
“Having now considered the questions
involved we have determined that in
many instances the vituperative lan
guage used by you was not such as ought
to have been addressed as a witness to
this board. We think that the personal
attacks and irrelevant statements con
tained in the papers submitted should
lie eliminated and before receiving it
as testimony we request that you will
revise its language and if you choose
submit for our consideration. We here
with return your papers.
“Very respectfully.
<Signed! “CHARLES DENBY,
“Vice President.”
There was no abatement in the inter
est exhibited here to-day in all the
incidents connected with the occurrence
of yesterday. As might have been ex
pected a matter of this official conse
quencc was sure to attract the attention
of the President and a greater part of
the session of the Cabinet to-day was
given to its consideration. It is almost
certain that official cognizance will be
taken of the matter very soon.
General Eagan gave no sign today of
any intention on his part to avail him
self of the offer made by the board. Ilis
friends did not hesitate to intimate that
he would expunge the objectionable lan
guage. but he would say nothing for
himself and any intimation on that score
must be obtained from the board itself.
The War Department officials are not
yet clear as to what would be the effect
of a withdrawal or modification of the
statement. One element holds that, offi
cially. the record failing to show that any
objectionable language had been used,
there would be leg" 1 offense. Another
takes the view tha; while the amend
ment of the statements would mitigate
General Eagan offence, it would not
wipe it out. Another aspect of the case
is the bringing forward of the plea of
exemption which was guaranteed in the
name of the President to all of the wit
nesses before the board from the con
sequences of what they might say. But
again the officials were divided, and
this was also true of the members of
the Cabinet, as to whether the exemp
tion eonld he claimed in this particular
case.
Meanwhile, General Miles is apparent
ly :waiting for the War Department
to act. taking the position that it is
incumbent upon it and the war commis
sion to protect the army from such at
tacks.
General Miles when asked today what
official action, if any, would lie taken
regarding General Eagan’s attack, re
plied that he had not made any state
ment on the subject and did not intend
to forecast the proceedings of the War
Department. When it was suggested
that the War Department was estopped
from any proceedings against General
Eagan, on the ground of the protection
by the President to all witnesses in
their testimony before the war investi
gating commission. General Miles said
that there might be some question as to
the dividing line between testimony and
personal abuse; that in his opinion, any
court of justice, or for that matter, a
police court, would have stopped a wit
ness who had used before it such lan
guage as was used liefore the war com
mission yesterday. General Miles said:
“I did not want to appear before the
war commission in the first place. When
they wrote me suggesting that I volun
tarily appear before them, I replied that
I believed it to be for the best interests
of the service for me not to volunteer
any testimony. When I was ordered be
fore the commission and they asked me
fotuerning certain facts that. I then
had in my possession, I was obliged, as
a matter of honesty, to answer them,
and produced official complaints to me
as tny best reply. Even then I did not
tell them all the facts which I had dis
covered by my own investigation. This
inquiry was carried on quietly through
the proper branches of the War De
partment and was begun as a matter
of duty by the Commanding General
after the receipt of an immense number
of complaints. Thalt investigation is
still being prosecuted, and I still think,
as I said before, that it would have
been much better had the officers of
the War Department who have in
charge the care and proper feeding of
the soldiers, been allowed to attend to
these matters quietly in their own way.”
General Eagan when seen today had
nothing to say. Ho regretted he su’d,
the nowspajK-r notoriety which it had
already involved. The controversy wt\s
not of his seeking and he should decline
to say anything further regarding i*.
In the excitement created by Uiis in
cident. the pending issue before the
commission, the quality of the army beef,
was well nigh lost sight of There
were, however, two piequant additions to
that part of the proceedings, one ( 'insist
ing of the testimony of General YV oou
to the effect that no one who amounted
to anything had made any complaint as
to the rations and the other of a letter
from Theodore Roosevelt making a very
severe complaint regarding the beef.
Governor Roosevelt’s letter to General
Miles was as follows:
• “State of New York,
“Executive Chamber.
“Albany, Jan. 9. 1899.
“Gen. Nelson A. Miles, War Depart
“ment. Washington. D. C.:
“My Dear General Miles: I do not
distinctly understand about this beef
controversy, but possibly what l nave to
write may be of some use.
“The canned corn beef we found to
be good. The so-called canned roast
beef that was issued to us for travel ra
tions, both on the transport and on the
train, and which w'e occasionally got
even at the front, was praetVu.il.' worth
less. Unless very hungry, the men would
not touch it. and even when suffering
from lack of food, they never ate a
fifth of it. At the best it was tasteless;
at the worst it was nauseating, fhere
was a supply of beef (in the shape of
quarters) which was put ahoa.vd our
transport at Tampa. It was supposed
to be fitted by some process to withstand
tropical heat. It at once became putrid
and smelt so that we had to dispose of
it for fear of its creating disease. I think
we threw’ it overboard. At any rate, it
was condemned. 'lhe beef we got In
Santiago after about the 24Mi of ‘_’sth of
July—that is after the sic.ro had ended,
and when my brigade had been without
fresh meat or vegetables for a month—
was generally good. At that time the
cavalry-division was in a sick’.v condi
tion. The fact that the meat ration was
so bad as to be generally inedible, caused
very great hardship to my men. and re
duced their supply of food below what
was necessary to keep them in proper
condition Very sincerely yours,
(Signed)
“TiIEODOItE RODSEVELT.”
INTERVIEW WITH EAGAN.
Washington. Jan. 13.—Commissary
General Eagan consented to be inter
(Continued on Sixth Page.)
MB, DINGLE! IS OEM) 1 ,
A Sketch of the Distinguished
Statesman’s Life.
WAS REARED ON A FARM
TAUGHT SCHOOL WHILE FIT
TING HIMSELF FOR COLLEGE.
STUDIED LAW BUT CHOSE JOURNALISM
He Was Elected to the Legislature, However,
anJ Other Political Honors, Fo' r owed.
His Death, Says Mr. Ha!*’, : sa
National lots.
Washington, Jan. 13.—Hon. Nelson
Dingley, of Maine, leader offhe Republi
can side on the floor of the House of
Representatives and representing the
Second Congressional district of Maine
in that body died here to-night at half
past ten o’clock of heart failure, result
ing from extreme weakness due to dou
ble pneumonia. He was unconscious
during most of the day and death came
quietly without consciousness being re
gained. There were present at the time
Mrs. Dingley, Miss Edith Dingley.
Messrs E. N. and A. H. Dingley, sons
of the deeased. Mr. James C. Hooe, an
Intimate friend of the family. Dr. Deale,
one of the physicians who has been at
tending him throughout his illness and ■
two nurses. To within a few hours be- I
fore his death, the family firmly he- j
lieved, as they have throughout his ill- j
ness, that Mr. Dingley would reov?r.
While the past few days have given
great hope of reover.v the progress of the
disease had made the patient danger
ously weak and had seriously affected his>
heart. Late last night and again this
morning Mr. Dingley had a bad sinking
spell, from which lie slightly rallied.
There were further evidences of heart
failure as the day progressed, an 1 the
strongest stimulants were administered
but without effect. He failed percepti
tibly during the afternoon and as night
came hope was abandoned. Mrs. Dingley
is very much pros, rate! by her hus
band’s death and is now under the care
of a physician.
There were many genuine and heart
felt expressions of sympathy when it be
came known that the Maine Congress
man was dead. All during his illness,
which he struggled against so vigorously
there has been constant inquiries at the
hotel at which he resided as to ids
condition.
Sergeant-at-Arms Russell, of the
House of Representatives, was notified
of the death, which will be announced
in both Houses of Congress to-morrow
and committees will be appointed to at
tend the funeral after which adjourn
ment for the day will be had.
Representative Dingley’s iilu ?ss dated
back to December 29th when he com
plained that he was not well. The phy
sician diagnosed liis case as one of grip,
so commonly prevailing here, and cau
tioned the patient to keep to his room.
Saturday pneumonia developed in the
left lung complicated with great irregu
larity of the heart. Skillful treatment
brought good results, and on Thursday
there was signs that the lung was be
ginning to clear. The next day, however,
the disease took an alarming turn, and
the two sons in Michigan were tele
graphed for.
In speaking of Mr. Dingley’s death to
night, Senator Hale said:
“In the present condition of public af
fairs Governor Dingley’s death is a very
great national loss In all questions re
lating to finance to the revenues of the
country, and to the adjustment of great
fiscal questions, Mr, Dingley was above
all others in authority. It is difficult to
say who can take his place. He had
the confidence of his associates in the
House, the confidence of the Senate, the
confidence of the President and the con
fidence of the entire country. Maine
will especially lament him. Isarly and
late he had devoted himself tf> the in
terests of the State, and without distinc
tion of party, and her people believed in
his fidelity, patriotism and wisdom.”
The funeral will be conducted at the
House of Representatives Monday next.
The body will be taken to the House at
10 o’clock and there lie in state till noon,
when services will be conducted in the
presence of the House and Senate. At
4:20 in the afternoon the funeral party
will leave 'over the Pennsylvania Rail
road for Lewiston. Maine, arriving there
at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon. Further
services will be held at the family resi
dence in Lewiston on Wednesday. The
interment will be in that city. The ser
vices in the House of Representatives
probably will be conducted by Rev. S.
M. Newman, pastor of the First Congre
gational Church, which Mr. Dingley was
accustomed to attend while residing in
Washington.
SWEPT BY A TERRIFIC GALE.
Vienna, Jan. 13.—A terrific gale has
been raging here since early this morn
ing. Much damage has been done to
property and there have been many ac
cidents, including many fatalities.
THE STORM IN BELGIUM.
Brussels. Jan. 13.—The whole coun
try around about has suffered consid
erable damage from the storm that has
been raging for twelve hours. In this
city a woman was killed this afternoon
and many other accidents are reported.
Perhape a girl is called a miss because i
she seldom lots anything she throws at. *
GERMANS GIVE THE:. v> *D.
Renewed Denial of Help From Teutons
For Filipinos.
Berlin, Jan. 13.—The correspondent of
the,Associated Press, after a thorough
investigation, ascertains that the report
that Germany is aiding the Filipinos and
furnishing them with war material, is
absolutely baseless.
Baron Von Bnelow. Imperial Secretary
of State for Foreign Affairs, (personally
authorizes the statement that such re
ports are justified by nothing Germany
lias done, is doing or is preparing to do.
Legation Councilor Hamann, of the
Foreign Office, being empowered to
speak for the Government, supplemented
the above denial as follows:
“The only possible explanation of the
way in which such rumors have been ori
ginated we find in a despatch received
this morning from Ilerr Kruger, our
Consul at Manila..”
Herr Hamann then read this despatch
to the correspondent of the Associated
Press. The gist of it is that early last
November three unimportant dealers sent,
to a Filipino newspaper a statement that
they had always been satisfied with the
treatment received from the Filipinos,
and hoped that the good relations would
continue. Despite the fact that the-Ger
man colonies at Manila and Hong-Ivong
promptly issued a declaration asserting
that these three Germans in no way rep
resented the views of the colonies, and
assuring the Americans of sympathy, the
incident was used as a handle to impute
anti-American sentiments to Germans in
the Philippines.
So far as the doings of the German
Government and navy are concerned,
Herr Hamann said positively that abso
lutely nothing had occurred which could
he construed as hostility toward the
plans of the Americans or as connivance
with those of the Filipinos. Herr Ha
mr.nn concluded his statement to the As
sociated Press correspondent with the
remark:
“I am amazed that such baseless lies,
though disproved again and again, should
still find credence.”
The officials at the United States Em
bassy feel sure that there is nothing
whatever in the rumors.
SAN JUAN OFFICIALS RESIGN.
San Juan de Porto Rico, Jan. 13. —The
Mayor and the entire city council have
resigned. This action, they assert, was
taken because of their inability to raise
sufficient fund** under the present tariffs.
They are not satisfied with the so-call
ed abrupt commands of military Gov
ernment. alleging that they have insuf
ficient. liberty. There is. however, no ill
feeling.
ALL RELATIONS SEVERED
ACTION OF THE N. C. UNIVERSITY ATH
LETIC ASSOCIATION*.
Adop's a Resolution CecUring A I Alhletic Re
Dtions Between Itself and University
of Virginia at an End.
Chapel Hill, N. C., Jam 13. —(Special.)
--All athletic relation between the Uni
versities of North Carolina and Virginia
are severed. The North Carolina Ath
letic Association to-day adopted the fol
lowing report of the committee appoint
ed -or the purpose:
wilder existing circumstances the Ath
letic Association of the University of
North Carolina severs all athletic rela
tions with the University of Virginia.”
This action has been brought about by
the conduct of the latter at Richmond
Thanksgiving Day, and because they
have ignored ail proposals for agreement
governing future athletic relation be
tween the Universities.
The University of Georgia request for
next Thanksgiving foot ball game is un
der consideration.
CONVENING OF THE CORTES.
Sagasta Will Call it Together for Jan
uary 25th.
Madrid, Jan. 13. —Senor Sagasta. the
Premier, will convene the Cortes for
January 25th or January 30th and will
immediately demand a ratification of the
peace treaty.
Spain has again reminded the Wash
ington Government of the undertaking
on the part of the United States peace
commissioners with regard to Spanish
prisoners in the hands of the Philippines,
and has asked a prompt reply.
The newspapers allege that the Am
ericans have requested the Spaniards not
to withdraw the Spanish troops from
Mindanao, the southernmost island of the
Philippines, before the arrival of the
Americans there, so as to prevent an
insurrection breaking out.
ARGUMENT FOR RYAN.
Baltimore, Md., Jan. 13.—Argument
in the suit of Mr. Thos. F. Ryan to
enforce an alleged contract for the sale
of the Seaboard ami Roanoke Railroad
stock to him. was concluded before
Judges Wicker and Stockbridge today,
and the case was held sub curium. Mr.
Bernard Carter, of counsel for the plain-!
tiffs, concluded his argument from yes
terday, and the closing argument was
made by Mr. John P. Poe of counsel for
defendants.
WINTSETT FLOURISIIING.
Whitsett, N. C.. Jan. 13.—(Special.)—
Students are still entering Whit sett In
stitute almost every day. and the num-j
her registered to date exceeds 170.1
Another teacher Jtas been added to the
faculty to meet the increase in num
bers. The student body is gathered from!
counties as far east, as Cannlen and I
Pender, and from as far west as Cleve- •
land. I
THIRD EDITION;
"RICE FTVE CENTS.
THE JIM YOUNGERS
They Were Made to Squirm
in the House.
JUST EVEN TEN OF THEM
THEY FOUGHT AND THEN THEY
RAN AWAY.
MEN THEY GOT BACK THEY HAD TO VOTE
Two Negri M-mbers Set Thsir White Col
leagmsa Good Example-Only One
hfgro Among the Ten Jim
Youngerr.
“Those who fight and run away
May live to fight another day.”
The law-makers yesterday became law
breakers.
They could to-day be indicted for cru
elty to animals.
Mind you, I don’t say they should be;
I simply say they could be—some of
them.
The animals on whom they exorcised
their cruelty were the Republicans and
Populists.
And the instrument of torture was the
bill providing for the cutting of the
names of Jim Young (col.), George
Tonnoffski, 11. C. Rivers, Charles Mc-
Namara and the like from the corner
stone of the* new building of the Insti
tution for the Blind, in tins city.
Mr. Botishall, of Wake, for the Com
mittee on Blind Institutions, introduced
the bill. It orders that the present
corner-stone shall, within the next thirty
days, be dressed —all names on it being
cut off. And on it in their place shall be
inscribed the date of the founding of the
institution and the date of the erection of
the building.
Inside the building shall be a tablet of
bronze or stone on, which shall be the
names of the men upon whose motion and
through whose efforts the building was
erected, to wit: “B. F. Montague, chair
man of the Board; J. A. Briggs, chair
man of the Building Committee; I. M.
Ptoctor. H. MtiraWT.-H. O. Herring, J.
It. Williams, John E. Ray, Principal;
F. I\ Milburn, Architect.”
Mr. Carroll, of Alamance, amended tin
bill so as to make it a misdemeanor for
the board of directors not to carry out
the provisions of the act, and as amend
ed the bill passed its several reading*.
It was its passage on the second read
ing that gave the Democrats the fun
and made the Fusionists ache with
shame and chagrim.
Just us the vote was about to la- put,
Pctrce, of Stokes, who aspires to lead
ership, got gay and proposed an amend
ment to the effect that Jim Young’s name
alone be cut off and the others allowed
to stand.
Somebody intimated that Jim's name
was the most respectable of the lot.
Giles, of Chatham, not to he outdone
in assininity by Petrie, sent up an
amendment providing that “the proper
authorities he and are hereby instructed
to erase the name of John G. Norwood,
a colored man, from tin* corner-stones of
any school houses in Wilmington.”
The point of order was very ,* irrectly
made by Mr. Brown, of Stanly, that this
amendment was foreign to the bill un
der consideration.
Somebody on the Democratic side call
ed for the “ayes” and “noes” The call
was sustained.
Immediately tin* Fusionists began to
get gray around the gills, and hardly had
the roll call commenced before they got
up, one at a time, and like the Arabs,
silently stole away.
When the roll call had been completed,
it was found that only one Fusionist had
voted. That was Giles, the beautiful
and accomplished Chathnmite. He
shouted “no” with a lustiness worthy of
an auctioneer.
Mr. Bonshnll. of Wake, asked that the
member from Craven (Isaac Smith, col
ored). be allowed to vote.
Smith “I desires that the two rices
stay separate, therefore I votes ‘aye’.”
(Applause.)
Bryan, of Madison, gave as his ex
cuse for voting for Jim Young the fact
that Petrie had offered an amendment
to strike out Young's name and leave
the others, and the House had voted it
down.
Petrie, of Stokes, got hack to his seat
just in time to be called on next. He
gave the same sort of reason, and like
Bryan, voted “no.”
Snipes, of Hertford, gave no reason
for his “no.”
Hampton, of Surry, never came back.
Nicholson, of Perquimans, voted the
Young ticket, but made a mighty wry
face over it.
White, of Davie, parroted off Bryan's
little amendment excuse, and weakly said
“no.”
Williams, of Graham, was out with
Hampton.
Williams, of Yadkin, ventured back
and got caught. He wanted to know if
he was compelled to vote.
The chair thought, under the rules, he
was.
“Well, he wanted to explain.” But
the House was in no mood to hear his
explanation as he had left tty- Hall while
the vote was being taken, nnd had given
no notice of a desire to explain.
But he protested and turned and
twisted, not altogether unlike a worm in
hot ashes, and finally, despite a storm
of protests, he rattled off Bryan’s little
amendment speech and said “no.”
Paul, the man from Pamlico, whose
seat is being contested, said “no.”
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