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Weather To-Day: RAIN. VOX,. XL.V. NO. 129. MONUMENT FOR THE MAIIE’S DEAD Joint Resolution Providing for it Adopted, DANIELS, OF VA , SPEAKS BRILLIANT ORATORICAL EF FORT AGAINST EXPANSION. HE OPPOSES RATIFICATION OF TREATY Declares Treaty Fixes Policy of Government. Says it is a Marriage of Nations, that Henceforth Filipino and Ameri can Will be One. Washington, I). C., Feb. 3.—For more than live hours to-day the Senate list ened to arguments in opposition to ex pansion and in opposition to the ratiiili tion of the treaty of peace. The speak ers were Mr. Money (Miss.), and Mr. Daniels (Va). The former’s address was comparatively brief, as he did not enter into the constitutional phases of the question. Mr. Daniels made an exhaus tive argument, in which he covered till the points in controversy, ilis speech was a brilliant oratorical effort. Throughout he received the careful at tention of Senators and many auditors in the galleries, and at its conclusion he was applauded warmly. Mr. Hale, chairman of tl>e Naval Af fairs committee, favorably reported the following joint resolution and it was adopted: * 8 .'.lll "That the Secretary of the Navy is hereby authorized to have erected in the Colon Cemetery at Havana, Cuba, a suitable granite monument to the memory of the sailors and marines who lost their lives by the explosion of the United States steamship Maine, in the harbor of Havana, on the lifteenth day of February, 1898, and whose remains are buried in that cemetery and to suitably inscribe and inclose sach monu ment; and the sum of ten thousand dol lars is appropriated for this purpose.” Mr. Harris (Kansas) offered the fol lowing resolution, which he asked might lie on the table: ‘That the United States hereby dis claim any disposition or intention to ex ercise permanent sovereignty, jurisdic tion or control over the Philippine Is lands and assert their determination when a stable and independent govern ment shall have been erected therein en titled to recognition as such, to trans fer to said government upon terms which shall be reasonable and just all rights secured under the cession by Spain and to thereupon leave the government and control of the islands to their peo ple.” Mr. Money in accordance with pre vious notice began a discussion of the expansion problem. He desired, he said, to make certain concessions in be ginning. He conceded the right of this country to acquire by conquest or by purchase or by other method exercised by any sovereign nation, territory any where, but in a ease like that now pre sented the treaty making power could act only within the limits of the Con stitution. Discussing the condition of tlje Filipinos Mr. Money declared that if they were not fitted for self-government they were not fitted to be citizens of the United States and we would better leave them to their own devices, that they might work out their own destiny. Mr. Money denied that the battle of Manila was in any way necessary, lid told how Aguinaldo had offered his ser vices to the United States officials and then paid a high tribute to the Filipino leader, earnestly defending him against the charges that had been made against him. Mr. Money claimed that as soon as the treaty should be ratified every one of the inhabitants of the Philijrpines would become citizens of <he United States, not. entitled to vote but still citizens under the Constitution. He had understood, lie said, that the President and his Cabinet were awaiting only the adjournment of Congress to arrange a government for the Philippines. He suggested that if the treaty were de feated an arrangement could he made with Spain by which she would evacu ate the Philippines and turn them over to their inhabitants. At the conclusion of Mr. Money’s remarks, Mr. Daniel, of Virginia, took the floor to address the Senate on file Ve-t resolution. ‘To-day," lu* said, “we are the United Slates of America. To-morrow if a certain treaty now pending before this Daly be ratified we will he tin* United •Slates of America and Asia. "ft is seriously proposed that we take to this country a large and miscellaneous a* "ortment of Asiatic islands and to make citizens with all the rights of in habitants of territories of the United 1 States the large and varied assortment of Asiatics, Mongolians, Malays and Negritoes who inhabit them.” "We are risked,” aid In*, “to go 7,000 tunes from oar shores to grasp and hold as abjecth S.OOOJKiO people* by force of nim>, and to hold tin* land ‘ until the American people shall decide what dis-, position hr to be made of them. "J do not believe tin* body of the American people understand the signifi cance of till* treaty. I do not believe that some Senator who are crying to to* to ratify the treaty, understand it. The News and Observer. LEHDB Ml ran null HUES II 188 HO OIBOJIK'J. The treaty fixes the policy of the Gov ernment. What may be done afterward, is merely clerical detail. The treaty is a thoroughfare over which eight million j of American citizens will march into this ! Union. It is a marriage of nations. , Henceforth and forever the Filipinos and Americans will be one. I trust yet before the marriage is consummated the spirit of American constitutional liberty will arise and forbid the bans. What is their relation to us that we should set forth knight like with lance in rest to rescue them? We cannot turn them back to Spain. The American people cannot so treat those who were comrades on the field of battle. They have not yet attained the dignity and power of a nation. We cannot recognize the Filipino Republic, and come awffy from the islands. We have only to look skyward to see Iho birds of prey cir cling about, ready to descend upon those who are weak. “What next? The face of the treaty tells us. Let us Ireat the Philippines as we treat Cuba. Wo arc now in mili tary occupation <>f the islands. T<et ns remain in military occupation until wo have assisted them with kindly offices and force of arms, if necessary, until they have established such a govern ment as destiny may have fitted them for. “With respect to Cuba the President could withdraw our forces whenever his good sense dictates that he should do so. Why not give him tin* s. me lati tude with reference to thi* Philippines. Contemplating the 125 years of our na tion’s glory, we find but one impediment to progress, and that was found in the effort to introduce the colored race which was not assimilable with the Anglo-Saxon. This race has been iho fly in our national ointment and the occurrence has been most sad and tragic. It had the effect of turning brother against brother and was the only ele ment that had prevented the Americans from being a homogeneous people. Now when wo are happily beginning to read just ourselves to the changed conditions after the Civil War we are challenged to go forth and lay the heavy hand ot sovereignty upon another and a < p ar ent race. This would be most unwise. “You may change the leopard’s spurs." Mr. Daniels snid*/“but you cannot blot out race characteristics. The Indian of 125 years ago is the Indians of today. Difference beyond the subtle analysis of men have put them asunder and they cannot be assimilated.” Mr. Daniels also attacked the plan of acquisition as unwise strategically. A Separate navy would be necessary, and we should have to fortify the 1,200 islands. This meant millions upon mil lions of expense and an era of militarism for the United States. The policy now proposed to be entered upon was a call to arms. A big standing army would be the inevitable result. Mr. Daniels could see no reason for annexation. Certainly there was no manifestation of friendship for the people of the Philip pines in taking them in. He did not accept the theory that It would be pleas anter to the Filipinos to be eaten up by the big American nation than by any other outside people. Mr. Daniels said he never had heard the Declaration of Independence or the Constitution run down and belittled so much as it had been in this debate. In view of the statements made one might be inclined to think it was not much of a declaration or of a constitution after all. He had never expected to he called upon to defend the Declaration of Inde pendence in this hall, but he felt bound to do so now. In the course of that defense he said the Declaration of In dependence had done more to mould American institutions and to swing back our affairs when they went wrong than any other American utterance. Mr. Daniels defended the taking and holding of Porto Rico, which he held was one of the natural outposts of this country. But. he maintained if there was a necessity for the taking of the Philippines nobody had mentioned it. He declared that through all the speech es in favor of the treaty there runs a vein of distrust. We are urged to wait until the treaty is ratified before adjust ing a policy for the islands, but the policy lie maintained, was wrapped up in the treaty. Further along lie declared it was not a question of hauling down the Ameri can flag. The flag was not a fixture in the Philippines. Once the treaty is rati fied the American ling staff would sink to the center of the earth in those isl ands, and the stars as they broke to the breeze would rise until they mingled with the stars of heaven. “Peace is in this treaty,” continued Mr. Daniel. “That is a pleasing term to conjure with, but are our friends who favor this treaty certain it means! peace?” “Peace with Spain,” ho said, “is assured of course. But inasmuch as we were acting for all time, the treaty ought to be regarded carefully.” He said the treaty was easily amendable. It would be necessary only to substitute for the Philippines what had been done for Cuba To this Spain would consent. lie main tained that if we should not bind the! United States by ratifying the treaty! we might yet do as we please with re spect to the Philippines. We would still be masters of the situation, and the will of the American people could be work-! ed out by the Senate and House of Rep- 1 resen tatives. Mr. Daniel asserted that I lie ratifica tion of the treaty would nullify our im migration laws, would admit to this country as citizens under the Constitu tion inhabitants of the Philippine Isl ands, and put the people and products of the islands in direct and unrestricted competition with our own goods and workingmen. After quoting at great length from au- ; thorities in support of his contention, Mr. Daniel urged the Senate not to de o< ive itself or attempt to deceive the American people about the treaty. Its ratification, he declared, meant the ut ter destruction of all tariff laws be tween us and the Filipinos; the destruc tion of all immigration laws relating to baijEtoh, n.c., satuijday morninp. February t , tsao. the United States and the Philippines and accorded to the Asiatics, Negritos, Malays and other inhabitants of the isl lands the right to come into the labor markets of the United States on exact ly the same footing and under the same protection as those enjoyed by American workingmen. Mr. Daniels, after reviewing the kind of people to be found in tin* Philippines, said the American people were now be ing asked to annex a witches cauldron. “We are asked,” said he, “to annex not only the cauldron, but its contents. Black spirits and white and blue spirits and gray, mingle, mingle, mingle ye who may.’ ” There are not alone the Filipinos,’but the Negritos, Malays and all the varie ties of hues and colors. There are peo ple black and white, blue, brown and gray. There are even spotted people and a kind that I never heard of— striped. At the close of a righteous and glorious Avar we are to take them in and ordain them with the oil of Ameri can citizenship. Not in a thousand years, thought Mr. Daniel, could aa'C raise the Filipinos to the level of this country’s* citizenship. At the moment the treaty was ratified, the historian would chronicle the beginning of the de cline of the greatness of America. “This country stands to-day the fore most nation of the world. Ix*t her tread with sure and steady step, along her oAvn highways resi>ecting master an* man. Let her to ihe tempter of expan sion to-day, say as He avlio stood upon the mount said, when the glories of the earth Avere stretched before him: ‘Get thee behind me, Satan.’ ” At the conclusion of Mr. Daniel'S speech, Avhich bad occupied three hours and a half, the Senate at 5:10 o'clock p. m., on motion of Mr. Davis, went into executive session and soon afterward adjourned. Noav York, Feb. 3. — The total bank clearings in the United States for the week were .$2,030,013,734; pet cent in crease, 384. Exclusive of New York, $047,405,712 per cent increase, 26.1. TOBACCO DEALS AHEAD REPRESENTATIVE CF THE CONTINENTAL Plug COMPANY IN WINSTON, 'fthat it Means for that City if he Buts Sevual Fac orits. Ihe Advice of a Promi r.tnt Citizen. Winston, N. C., Feb. 3. —(Special.)— A gentleman from Indiana has been in Winston for a week or more and your c< rrospondc it gets it from good authori ty that lie represents tne big Continental Plug Tobacco Trust, and that his mis sion here is to consult with several of Winston’s leading manufacturers and learn the terms upon which they will he willing to dispose of their plants to Continental Company. Os course the gentleman will not talk for publica tion regarding his business here, but I am told that he has already interview ed several firms and that it is highly pro bable deals will be consummated within the next few weeks. It is not known yet hoAV many factories are wanted bv the Continental, but it is said that their representative has already consulted the owners of half a dozen or more factories here. A prominent citizen writes a communi cation to one of the Winston papers and asks if the trust succeeds in buying sev eral of Winston’s factories, what does it mean for the city? He also suggests that every one of the tobacco manufac turing firms here form a combination by taking stock in one grand, big factors,] thereby cutting down expenses they now have to meet and making a good per cent on their investment. The writer adds: “Go into a stock company, gentleman, and at its head your largest factories and I am satisfied you can stand the you Avill have to meet and at the same time increase the valuation of every foot of your real estate in the town.” A few days ago a young day of Salem ran away and married a young farmer in the country. She is only seventeen years of age and the groom secured the license by forging a letter from the young la dy’s parents, saying they had no objec tions to the marriage. He was assisted in tin* forgery by tAvo of hi,s friends. The father of the girl has employed counsel and had warrants issued for the arrest of the two young men Avho as sisted in the procuring of the license*. Unless the matter is otherwise adjusted, it Avill have to be settled in the court. Winston is to have tAvo savings banks. One is to be the Forsyth, and the other the Piedmont. Some of the gentlemen interested in the two enterprises say they expect to organize and be ready to begin business the first of March. Dr. IV. Leo Hill, of Arcadia, Davidson county, was parolee 1 a few da . s age. bile bis condition is considered serious there is hope for his recovery, lie is one of Davidson’s leading physicians. Mr. Benton A. Nelson, one of the edi tors and owners of the Yadkin ltinple was united in marriage Wednesday <o Miss Myrtle Reavis, of Yadkin county, lie and bis bride went to Roanoke, Va., to visit relatives. The senior class of the West Winston graded school had a debate this after noon on this subject: "Resolved, that the study of science is more profitable than the study of literature and his tory.” The less fighting a man does the more be is going to boast of bis prowess in after years. Drinking may induce a general good feeling, but the good feeling isn’t there tile next morning. The flights of genius are just as apt t.o be downward as upward. TO PROBE TIE BEEF SCANDAL President Will Institute For ma! Inquiry. TO TRY GENERAL MILES IIE MUST MAKE HIS CHARGES GOOD. METHOD OF PROCEDURE NOT SETTLED It May ba Conducted by a Military Court of bquVycr by an Inspection toard. A Cabinet Discussion of the Matter. Washington, Feb. 3.—The purpose of the President to terminate the unsatis factory state of affairs that has exis ted for some time as the result of the numerous charges and countercharge/ and intervicAVs respecting the character of the army beef, by instituting a formal inquiry into these matters and endeav oring to place the responsibility where it belongs, was made known to-day. Thin inquiry Avill not be undertaken before the commission to iiiA-estigate the con duct of the war has made its report to the President. The scope of this new inquiry has not been defined, but it certainly Avill embrace the negations made by General Miles as to the char acter of the army supplies, and Avill in volve that officer to the extent that he must make these charges good and to that degree will be on trial himself. Should the charges Ik* found well es tablished a heavy responsibility wonld bo placed upon the packers concerned in the meat inspection and perhaps others; should they fall unsupported General Miles may be obliged to an swer to a court martial for reflecting upon the character. ,qf oilier officers. There are t avo methods,by Avhich such an investigation may be conducted ac cording to established military usage. The first is by the appointment of a court of inquiry, and the second by the apopintment of Avhat is known as an officers’ or inspection board. In the for mer case, it would be necessary to name some officer tvho is to be the subject of the investigation. In the latter the board is charged simply to inquire into a state of facts, or alleged facts, Avithout reference to any particu lar person, and to place responsibility if possible for anything of which complaint is made. Their findings may serve as the basis for a court martial quite as effectually as the findings of a court of inquiry and have some advantages in that they do not begin Avith the presump tion of a court of inquiry. Where a court of inquiry is ordered it is said there as conveyed a distinct reflection upon the officer named. it is not possible at present to learn in which direction the President leans, but he has licen in conference on the subject Avith the Secretary of War and the Attorney General, and the matter was discussed in the Cabinet to-day to some extent. It was agreed that General Miles should not be suspended from his office as commander of the army ponding the investigation, as it Avas not intended that even by inference should lit* be prejudged of any wrong doing in this connection. Up to tin* close of the day General Miles positively declined to discuss in any manner the events of the day so f;tr as they relate to himself, or fit discuss any statements contained in any of the interviews attributed to him. li may be said of these interviews that, while it is conceivable they might figure in the inquiry they would not do so. of necessity, for the matters to be first looked into are those connected wijh the character of the army bt*ef. It is sugested that it aail be a matte" of difficulty to secure the personnel for ca'cii a court of inquiry with its limited membership, Avithout employing some of the officers who have already taken some part in the controversy be tween Geenral Miles and General Eh gan. This is on acount of the scarcity of available officers of sufficient rank to warant their assignment to this duty. COURT OF INQUIRY LIKELY. Opponents of Treaty Noav Want No Vote on Resolution. Washington, I>. C., Feb. 3.—(Special.* —The best opinion in official circles in dines to-night to the idea that the Presi dent Avill order a court of inquiry f»r General Miles. This idea lias been gath ered from talks with members of the Cabinet, avlio are liOAvever, incline, l to be reticent and particular as to certain work being done by tin* clerks of the War Department. Just the scope of this inquiry .no body is able to say. Whether it will he an investigation into tie* beef business or whether it will take ui all matters appertaining to the conduct of the army it is impossible to say. But A is stated as a fact by people in high an thority, Avho ought to know, that it has been determined to order a court of inquiry. It developed to-night that the oppo nonfs of the treaty have decided they do not-want a vote on any of the differ ent resolutions they have been pressing so vigorously for many days. They sent Avord to that effect to-day. The reason for their sudden change ot front *s fear that the adoption of any of the resolu tions will cut into their ranks. The sup porters of the treaty regard this as acknowledgement on the part of the op laments that they have not the votes they are counting on, and feel more hopeful of ratification to-night than they have for several days. i DUN A CO.’S REVIEW. A Month of Few and Small Failures and of Heavy Business. Now York, Feb. 3.—R. G.Dun & Co.’s Aveekly review of trade will say tomor row : / Failures in January were smaller than in any previous month except August, IS9B, and July, 181)7, and the propor tion of solvent payments to clearing house exchanges is smaller than in any other month of which records exist. In January there Avere but 8(5 cents per $ 1 ,060 cleariHg house payments, and the smallest in any previous month had been about SI.OB per SI,OOO, The defaulted liabilities were $7,721,897, against $lO,- 451,513 last year, a decrease of 20 per cent, and 58 per cent smaller than in 1897, 57 per cent smaller than in 1896, 50 per cent smaller than in 1895 and 76 per cent smaller than in 1894. The manufacturing failures Avere the small est excepting August, 1898. There Avere only seven failures for 8100,000 or more, and the average of liabilities per failure is smaller than in January of any other year, and the small failures are not only fewer in number, but smaller in average liabilities, than in any previous year. Considering that January is usually one of the largest months of the year in failures, the return is surprising as well as encouraging. The volume of business in January has been far beyond all precedent. Ex changes through clearing houses have been 44 per cent larger than last year and 59.7 per cent larger than in 1892, and while speculation iu stocks at New York materially increases the volume of payments, it Avas larger outside the city by 33.3 per cent than in 1892. It is pertinent to note that the remarkable expansion in the aggregate of business payments comes in spite of a material decline in prices during the past seven years so great that payments of $82,000,- 000 Avould cover about as much business as payments of $100,000,000 in 1892. It is not strange that European exchanges are disturbed and alarmed, and a rise in sterling even when gold is being slii|>- ped this way is one of the interesting features. It is commonly ascribed to recent sales of stocks on European ac count, but it would take a million shares at ordinary prices to cover one month’s merchandise balance. Europe is not buying enough to coA’er its accumulating excess of merchandise of export over imports. The most remarkable feature of tly week has been the decline of sc. in wheat, with only %(*. in corn and only l-10c. in cotton. Tile government esti mate of the wheat crop, 675,000,000 bushels, lias more influence than any other source for a number of years be cause it is recognized as the result of great efforts to get at the truth, and is therefore considered about the lowest es timate admissible. With ordinary con sumption and present exports of 150.- 000,000 bushels from tin* crop of 1898, flour included, there will he less than 100,000,000 bushels for replenishment of stocks, for farmers’ holdings and for exports in the next five months and the exports of 4,942,436 bushels, flour in cluded, from Atlantic ports, against 3,094,517 bushels last year, andr. 1,495,- 604 bushels from Pacific ports, ftgainst 776,840 bushels last year, besides 309,- 855 bushels from Duluth aud Portland, Maine, shows a stress of foreign de mand Avhich may Avell excuse some re covery in prices. A very strong market for cotton has prevailed and prevents raw cotton from declining. The advance in goods has been unusual and has been sustained by heavy buying and especially of print; cloths and kindred products. The pros-! poet is that the outgo Avill place dealers and manufacturers in a stronger posi-j tion than they have held for years, with smaller stocks of goods unsold. A better tone appears in the woolen goods market also. Avith some important! grades Avhic-h were opened at a great reduction in prices recently advanced, Avhieli has stimulated the demand for all grades. Sales of wool have been fairly large, 30,752,400 pounds for the year thus far. against 36,782,470 last year, 50.111,300 in 1897, and 26,942,800 in 1892. Philadelphia lias made consid erable sales to Eastern mills and to others starting after long idleness. The iron industry is advancing prices of products rather than of materials. Pig has remained Avithout change this week, anticipating that six or seven furnaces will he put into blast as soon as possible. The demand is strong, but not apparently urgent at tin* chief mar kets. Eastern bars and plates have ad vanced. with A’ery heavy demand and i cut nails haA'e been hoisted by the asso- ! editions of makers. The rush of orders for the future* does not cease and the works are generally covered for months ahead with orders for ships, steel cars and for exports. In the minor metals the soociilative fever at London has caused considerable advance, aud the tin plate combination lias advanced 25c. As yet the prices of products do not seem to disturb the foreign demand., which is yet strong, but in all the minor metals the London market is singularly uncertain. Failures for the Aveek have been g 24 in the United States against 335 last venr and 25 in Canada against 39 last year. ANNUAL GERMAN. A Most Brilliant Function at Chapel Hill. Chanel Hill. N. C. Feb, 3. —(Special.)— Tin* University German Club’s annual February german tonight was one of the most brilliant ever given by that or- „ a v ganization. Many of the Si r dancers had come from ; m * beauty and grace and cm In. d to this midwinter dance. The dan ag was perfect. The costumes such as arc sel dom seen even on such festive occasions.! Dancing began promptly at 9:36 when Mr. Junius D. Green led Miss Pace, of Raleigh, out for the first dance, and several hours elapsed before the good nights Avere said. The couples present were: Miss Pace, of Raleigh, Avilli E. L. Pat terson; Miss Busbee. of Raleigh, with It. 11. Graves: Miss Morson, of Raleigh, with Iv. I*. Lewis Miss Hinsdale, of Raleigh, with F. S. Taylor: Miss Jones of Raleigh, with Fred Coohle; Miss Primrose, of Raleigh, with W. Iv. Bat-, tie; Miss Latta, of Raleigh, Avith M. MakCley; Miss Norris, of Raleigh, with .Tno. Carr; Miss Biggs, of Raleigh, with Prof. May; Miss Higgs, of Raleigh, Avith James Bunn: Miss Green, of Greensboro, with Alex. Neal; Miss Landis, of Ox ford, with A. It. Berkeley; Miss l)o\yd, of Durham, with E. H. Brown, Miss Tomlinson, of Durham, with .T. S. Garr, Jr.; Miss Lottie Tomlinson, of Durham, Avith \V. S. Kluttz; Miss Bunn, of Rocky Mt.. Avith 11. M. London; Miss; Lyon, of Durham, with F. <>. Rogers; Miss Cannon, of Durham, with G. O. Tick; Miss A. Ahern, Hartford, Conn., with Dr. Mangum; Miss Iv. Ahern, of Hartford. Conn., Avith C. S. Alston; Miss Moses. Chapel Hill, with E. Alexander, Jr.; Miss Wright. Portsmouth, Va., R. G. Davis; Miss Young. Henderson, Avith E. N. Joyner: Miss Clark, Wilmington, Avith.E. .i. Ward, and Miss MoCanll, of Greensboro, Avith W. I>. Carmichael. The chaperons Avere Mrs. F. H. Bus bee. Raleigh, Dr. and Mrs. Chas. Bas kerville, Dr. J. H. Pratt, Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Mcßae, of Chapel Hill. Stags: Ed. Meyers, Dr. Clarke, 11. C Coles, J. A. Moore, W. C. Rodman, C. B. Buxton, G. Woodard, and M. Bello ry. Jr. Mr. Junius D. Gains, of Greensboro, led the german, assisted by Messrs. W E. Kornegny and E. N. Joyner as floor managers.. Music was furnished by Haywood’s band of Raleigh. WHY HE OPPOSES EWART )T IS SAID DUTLER FEARS HIM FOR POLITI CAL REASONS. At a Critical Mcmeit lie Might Make a Decis ion Aeainst Populism. Bills of Inter est to Nor.h Carolina. Washington, Feb. 3.—(Special.)—lt Avas said today that the Senate Avill be j called upon to vote on the Ewart case j next Wednesday. Senator Pritchard is ‘ confident that Ewart will be confirmed, and the best opinion tonight is that ! Ewart has a majority Avith him, notwith ! standing the fact that the judiciary : committee reported against him. Sen j ator Butler lias made a persistent tight, ! but lias refrained from using the in* j Alienee of the Senatorial prerogative, j Your correspondent is informed by a gentleman who is in a position to know that Butler’s opposition to Ewart is not of a personal, but rather that of a politi cal nature. He is alleged to have said Ewart was a than Avho would he Spar tan in his decisions: that he would ren der a decision according to the evidence submitted to him, and that he is afraid | that in a critical nioPent Ewart might j render a decision nga t the cause of j Populism. This, it is sij, is the sole ! ground of Butler’s opposition to Ewart. It is possible, oAving to the rules of the Senate, that Butler may be able to stave off a A’ote on Pritchard’s confirmation lat this session. However, those in po- I sition to know* say that Ewart can be j confirmed whenever the vote is taken. 1 Representative Mercer, 'chairman of the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, has been assured by tin* Com i mittee on Rules that his committee will be given a day for consideration of such bills as may be called up by the chair ; man of the committee. In that event I there are tAvo bills in Avhich North Car i olina has deep interest. One is for the public building at Winston, and the other at Durham. Representative Kitchen, who is much interested in the latter bill, said today that if any bill from the South is called up for consid eration in the House the Durham bill Avill be among the number. The bill lias passed the Senate twice and there is every reason to believe that it Avill command a majority in the House. In accordance with the resolutions adopted by the State Legislature, Mr. Kitchin has introduced bills for a light house beacon at the Cape Channel and at Cape Hatteras. He Avill make a strong effort to Inure the bill reported and passed at this session of Congress. WORSE THAN THE DONS. llong Kong. Feb. 3.—The Filipino Junta here has issued the following statement: "Simultaneously Avith the proclamation of the Republic Auiiial - . released'the Spanish Avar prisoners as an act of grace. "The Spanish imposition of the poll tax is enforced by tin* Americans with greater severity. Formerly the poorest paid $2 and the rich $37. Now the lowest pay $5 and the richest $166, which is greatly exasperating the peo ple. "Gambling, cock-fighting. brTbine, squeezing and the Americans’ abuses the customs are causing demoralization. The Spanish corrupt. despotic system seems to be the morale of the American executive. “The Manila Filipinos are indignant at the notion of the American journals that they will tamely submlr to be ex perimented Avitii by amateur colonial administrators and hope the decision of the United States Senate on Monday Avill be of a nature to satisfy their aspi rations as frequently expressed.” THIRD EDITION) PRICE FIVE CENTS. THE PHIBE OF CUBANS WOUNDED Idea of $3,000,000 as a Gift is Repugnant. ANGRY WITH GEN, GOMEZ | DECLARE IIE HAS ACTED WITH OUT AUTHORITY. THE ASSEMBLY'S CONSENT NECESSARY : Other Chiefs Assert that tha Cubm Army Doas not Ask and Cannot Accept Charily from the United States Let ter from McKinley. Havana. Feb. 3.—Among the Cuban leaders who have given expression to their views on tin* subject, it is assert ed that General Gomez was not author ized to agree to the disbandment of the army without consulting the Cuban Assembly and obtaining its permission. Indeed. Avlicn the report arrived that General Gomez lind accepted Mr. Port er’s proposition on behalf of the Presi dent, many doubted it. refusing to i»e lio\'p that he Avould act in this fash ion. A prominent Cuban said to-day; "If the news is true, the Cuban As sembly Avill have grounds foi proceeding against General Gomez. The idea of $3,666,6)10 as a gift from the United States to the Cuban soldiers is repugnant and wounds the pride of Cubans.” A number »of interviews obtained to day with prominent Cuban Generals go to show the feeling in the higher mili tary circles. General Mayia Rodriguez, commander of the Cuban forces in the Provinces of Pinar del Rio. Havana, Matanzas and Santa Clara, and second in command in the Cuban army, said: "I cannot think that General Gomez would take this resolution regarding a matter of such transcendental import ance as the payment and disbandment of the Cuban army without consulting the Cuban Generals. Although I still be lieve that the United States Avill fulfill its promise to give Cuba her liberty. I think the Cuban army should continue to aid in preserving order in the island until this promise has been fulfilled, and until certain important matters have been clearly decided, such as, for in stance, Avho js to pay the cost of the numerous and unnecessary American army of occupation—Cuba or the United States. General Gomez does not hold the poAA’er to disband the army without the authorization of the Cuban Assem bly and until a consultation Avith the Generals.” Generals Leyte Vidal and Perraza and others concur in the views of General Rodriguez. General Enrique Collazo said: "The Cuban army cannot and should not accept a gift or charity from any nation. We asked for Avhat is rightly ours.” General Mario Monacal, formerly Cu ban commander in Havana Province, and now- chief of police in Havana city, said: "I doubt the truth of the statements attributed to General Gomez. If they be true. I can simply say that General Gomez is not authorized to solve this' problem unaided. The Cuban army does not ask, and cannot accept charity from the American Government.” All the Generals interviewed were in clined to be guarded in their statements, pending the receipt of word from Gen eral Gomez, which, up to 9:36 o’clock this evening, was not to hand. Still the general feeling in Cuban military circles is that the* commander-in-chief Avill have an explanation, upon his arrival here, of conduct which, to many, is remarkable ami even incomprehensible. While there promises to be trouble with the Assemble, some declare that. General Gomez will be able to sway the deputies to bis will and secure the dis bandment of the army. It is significant, however, that the Cubans who have al ready been engaged as members of the Havana police force had to deposit their arms and ammunition with the officers commanding the regiment to which they belonged, inform him as to their new residence ami give a pledge to return to the army Avhen called upon to do so by the /Cuban Assembly. The following message from Pr -indent: McKinley was received by Robert i‘. Porter this morning and was transmuted to General Maximo Gonlez: "Hon. Robt. P. Porter, Havana: "The President sends bis hearty con gratulations and thanks for your dis jt.atch. Convey his cordial greetings to General Gomez and his grateful appre ciation of the General's frank and friend ly message. The co-operation of Gen eral Gomez in the reconstruction of Cuba will be of the greatest value for both peoples. (Signed) “JOHN HAY. “Secretary of State." DIED. Little Miriam Esther Cooper, aged 3 years and 8 mouths, daughter of M;. and Mrs. J. IV. Cooper, died yester day afternon at 6:36 o’elo-k. The fune ral will be held this aftenmon at 1;3(> from the home, 111 Firwood Avenue. The average man is usually So glad f <A get home from a social that he’s glad he went.