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The News and Observer.
VOL. XLV. XO. 156.
Natives Again Rotted
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THEY KEEP UP A RUNNING FIGHT
FOR TWO HOURS.
Americans Under Generals Hales and Wheat
on Hurl Them Back to Guada
-loupe and Mar'quina.
Manila. March 7. —12:15 I*. M. —A de
tachment of General Hales’ and General
Wheaton's brigades were engaged for
two hours this morning, clearing the
country in front of their lines on both
sides of the river, the enemy concen
trating with the apparent purpose of
cutting off the garrison at the water
works. The rebels bolted at the first
sign of the advance, but they separated
into small bodies and kept up a running
fight. By a series of rapid advances,
followed by Hank movements, the enemy
was completely routed as far out as
Guadaloupe on the right and almost
to Mariquina ou the left.
The casualties reported arc Captain
•O’Brien, of Company F, First Wyoming
volunteers, and two men were slightly
wounded. The rebel loss was heavy.
No rebels were visible at noon.
GUN-BOAT CLEARS THE RIVER.
Manila, March 7.—11:23 A. M.—At
daylight this morning the en my were
discovered trying to mount a gun
acres the river from San Pedro,
and the 'Sixth artillery promptly shelled
the rebel battery. Temporarily stop
ping work, the enemy poured a fnsilade
of musketry across the river, but a
gun-boat moved up and cleared the
banks of the stream with rapid fire
guns. All was quiet during the night.
Postoffices have been established at
Negros, Cebu, and Iloilo, and the clerks
left yesterday for their respective posts
by the steamer Espana.
SHALL PROTECT FOREIGNERS.
General Orders Issued to the Troops to
This Effect.
Manila, March 7.—0:45 p. m. Tiii>
afternoon General Hales’ brigade con
tinued the work of driving out the reb
els from the country between the reser
voir and the water works, a distance
of about three miles. The country is
now clear on the left of the river, but
the enemy is still in front of General
Wheaton’s line.
Near San Pedro Macati they have
been actively attempting to make the
positions of the Sixth artillery unten
able. their sharpshooter keeping up a
constant fire all day.
Private Lovejoy, Company C, A\ ash
ington volunteers, was killed by a stray
bullet. Major Bell, Seventh United
States cavalry, Private Young, Company
M. Twentieth infantry; Private Curran.
Company H. Twentieth and
Private Sparks. Company, First Wyom
ing volunteers were wounded today.
This morning the enemy in front oi
. General Overshine’s line sent out a flag
of truce, but retired when Lieutenant
Koohler, with two men, advanced to
meet it. This afternoon they again show
ed a white Hag, and a general, with two
officers and an interpreter advanced.
When the Americans were within about
200 yards of the rebel party, the latter
dragged rifles from behind their backs
and opened fire upon them, but fortu
nately without effect.
Hawthorne’s battery fired two shells,
killing several of the enemy.
In accordance with instructions to the
land and naval forces, a general order
was issued today directing the United
States troops to give particular atten
tion to the specific duly of furnishing
full protection to the lives and property
of all German. Austrian, Dutch, Italian
and Portugese residents, ami with the
co-operation of the resident. German
Consul, to give aid and assistance when
ever necessary.
At 3 o’clock this afternoon the tem
perature was 84 degrees fahrenheit. The
heat is intense, especially on the lines,
where twenty-five men were tempo
rarily prostrated during the day.
AT WORK ON THEIR DEFENCES
Manila, March 7.-10:20 a. m.—The
rebels are busily preparing their defences
ar various points, and are most aggres
sive near San P sir » Macati, where their
sharpshooters main f ain a persistent an
noyance. Scott’s Battery on the hill
top is tin* centre of fire from both sides
of the river.
General Hales withdrew his outposts
from the left bank of the stream and
is now occupying ins original position.
Further trouble is probable in the vi
cinity of the water works, when the
ecbels rally. hut it would I** almost an
impossibility for them to interfere with
the water supply, owing to the strength
<>f our position.
THE ISTHMIAN CANAL ROUTES.
Cabinet Discusses the Difficulties of
Making the Surveys.
Washington, March 7. —The President
brought to tin* attention of the Cabinet
at to-day’s session the provision of tin*
River and Harbor act relative to the
oo»»tni*«tion of an isthmian canal. The
purpose was to decide upon tin* meas
ure- to (a* adopted to carry out the direc
tion- of Congre-s to make a thorough
o* atrdnation of th<> various rout s,
Nicaraguan and Panama, and re
port the result to the next ses
s’ojqof Congress. It was realized that
the task set was well nigh impossible
of compliance on account of the enor
mous amount of work involved in a
leads ill iim carouna Dine in Ills and oklctw.
thorough examination of even one route,
as was shown by the fact that the
Walker commission under the Admiral s
energetic direction was not able to pre
sent more than a mere outline of Jhe
survey made last summer of the Nica
raguan route.
No decision was reached to-day as to
the details, hut it is believed that the
President will have recourse to the
plan of appropriating om* or two ad
ditional members to the Walker com
mission and extending tlit* functions of
that body to cover tin* whole field in
Colombia as well as in Nicaragua and
Costa Rica.
ARMY WINTER HOSPITAL.
Ships From Cuban Ports to be Thor
oughly Fumigated.
Savannah, Gn., March 7.—The army
winter hospital at this place forty
seven buildings and L'ttX) cots—will
be opened for patients tomorrow. Not .
all pf the buildings have been complet
ed, but the Government has determined
lo begin the occupancy at once. The
first shipment of invalid soldiers from
Cuba will he received on Thursday by
the hospital ship Missouri. Major Ap
pel. in charge of the hospital, has re
ceived a cablegram from Major Arthur,
the surgeon in charge of the ship, to the
effect that she lias sailed (from Culm
with two thousand invalids and direct
ing that ambulance transportation meet
the vessel on Thursday. A novelty in
the ambulance lint* has been provided. It
is a trolley car arranged with a double
row of suspended cots. It will accom
modate fifteen invalids at a time. One;
hundred nurses and hospital attendants
will arrive from Fort McPherson and
Huntsville tonight and tomorrow in an
ticipation of tin* opening of the hos
pital. Before the Missouri will Ik* per
mitted to come up to the city she will
be thoroughly fumigated at the Federal
quarantine station at Sapelo. Orders
have been issued by the Surgeon Gen
eral of the Marine Hospital Service at
Washington to the effect that all trans
ports and other ships from Havana and
Cienfnegos for United States ports ar
riving after March 4th shall lie fnmigat- ;
ed with steam and formaldehyde gas j
before being permitted to pass tin* quar- |
amine line. On and after March 15Mi
the same regulation will apply to all
si>ins from any port whatsoever in
Culm.
WILL MEET IN APRIL.
Republican Committee to Formulate a
Financial Measure.
Washington, March 7. —The commit
tee appointed by tin* Republican caucus
of the House of Representatives to
formulate a financial measure for the
consideration of (he next Congress will
meet at Atlantic City for the purpose
of taking up tin* question on the 17th
of April. This was decided at a meet
ing of the committee held to-day in the
room of the House Judiciary committee
tit which General Henderson, chairman,
and all the members of the committee
wre present, .so other meeting will
lie held until then.and nothing was don ■
beyond deciding the time and place of
meeting. It is expected that the finan
cial question will then hi* takm up
comprehensively and the entire summer
given up to the question if necessary.
BLIZZARDY IN RICHMOND.
Richmond, Va., 7.—The snow storm
which set in about 12 o’clock last night
continued until early afternoon today.
It wits accompanied h.v a cold w nd which
made it somewhat blizzard-like. It did
not much interfere with traffic, however,
'i’ll** street car lines soon had their
tracks cleared of the snow and their
cars running. The flood situation has
improved, the water having been sub
siding all day. Both the lower and the
upper gas works are in a disabled con
dition. however, the water having hist
night Hooded the engine rooms of the
works and the supply of gas on hand
having bee nexhausted, the city tonight
, is without gas-light. Il is expected that
this condition will lx* remedied by to
morrow night. The waters have grad
ually fallen away from the tracks of
tin* .Tames River Division of the Chesa
peake and Ohio Railway, lint no trains
have been run on that, line today. It is
expected that traffic will lie resumed
tomorrow. Fulton, i lie* Southern snh
, urb of the city, has continued today
; to la* cut off from street car communi
cation with the city proper. The water
today, however, disappeared from Alain,
| Franklin and Cary streets, Richmond.
GERM ' R VL RESIGNS.
Berlin. March 7.—Admiral Yon Knorr,
1 commander-int-chief of the navy, has
resigned. *His intention to take t'* ; s
; stou was announced last autumn, llis
I resignation has been accepted, and he
lias been placed on the retired list.
A successor has not yet been appointed.
THE WILKES COl N'TY BONDS.
Greensboro, N. C,. March *. —(Spe-
I cial.l—Judge Goff w'**od .Ttldec Averv
iodav continuing the Wilkes county bond
; injunction to be heard in April, the time
| to be agreed upon later.
SUCCESSOR TO SENATOR GRAY.
Republicans Working Hard to Harmon
ize All Factions.
Dover, Del., March 7.—Only live days
remain before the final adjournment of
the legislature, ami strong effort is be
ing made to harmonize the Republi
can factions, thus securing the election
of a successor to United States Georg**
Gray. With this end in view a letter
wqs handed to every Republican member
of the General Assembly today signed
by Congressman C. 11. Grosveuor and
Secretary Charles Dick, of the Repub
lican National Committee, urging an
early and final settlement of the Sena
torial question. The letter says:
“We «lo not assume to advise in re
gard to your duty as members of tin*
Legislature, but do want to impress
on you that in close and bitter contests
the will of the majority is a safe guide.
The Republican party at large is inter
ested not only in gaining a Senator, but
also in the future success of the party
in Delaware.”
The communication is regarded as
favoring Addicks, as he has the supi*ort
of a majority of the Republicans.
Eighty-nine ballots have been taken
since the voting for Senator began on
January 17th and the deadlock has con
tinued unchanged, the slight shifting of
the votes each day not affecting the re
sult. The belief hero among the loaders
is that the Legislature will adjourn
finally on Monday next without tilling
the vacancy and that Delaware will got
along with only one Representative in
the upper branch of Congress until 1901.
PRESIDENT WILL COME SOUTH.
The Trip is for Rest, and ITc Will Make
no Speeches,
Washington, March 7.—The President
to-day definiti ly decided t*» take a short
trip South for rest, his destination being
Thomasville. tin., where he will he the
guest of Senator Ilannn. The Presi
dent will lie accompanied by Mrs. Mc-
Kinley and some of their relatives who
are at present stopping at the White
House. It is the purpose of the Presi
dent to make this trip onf* exclusively
for rest, so he will make no speeches
and hopes to he relieved of public at
tentions as much as possible.
THE FASIIODA QUESTION.
A Satisfactory Settlement Expected in
a Fortnight.
Paris, March 9. —The following semi
official note was issued this evening:
“A satisfactory settlement between
France and Great Britain of the ques
tions arising out of tin* Fashoda inci
dent may be expected within a fortnight-
The delimitation of the respective terri
tories has so far advanced that th**
starting points and general direction of
the frontier nave already been arranged,
and Great Britain lias admitted that
France is entitled to a commerical out
let on the Nile. •
HAYWARD FOR SENA TO 11.
ll** is Nominated in the Republican
Canons at Lincoln.
Lincoln, Neb., March 7.—M. L. Hay
ward, Republican, was nominated for
United States Senator in th** Republican
caucus here to-night. He will be elect
ed in the joint session to-morrow.
Hayward was the Republican candi
date for Governor last fall, being de
feated by W. A. Poynter, Fusion.
KIPLING IS CONVALESCING.
New York, March 7.—Air. Doubleday
tonight reported both Rudyard Kipling
and his little daughter. Elsie, to be slow
ly but surely convalescing. Air. Kipling
has not yet been informed of the death
of his child. Josephine, and he will not
lie told until he is practically well. She
was his favorite, and the physicians
dread the possibility of an ill result
should he learn of her death ill any
manner.
Some of the more important cable
grams and messages are daily read t*»
Air. Kipling, and occasionally he is al
lowed to read them himself. Every
such message is carefully censored, how
ever, to prevent the father from reading
even an illusion to his loss. Great quan
tities of flowers continue to lit* sent to
the Grenoble by friends of the Kip
lings.
At 10 o’clock tonight Dr. Doubleday
saitl that Air. Kipling had done splendid
ly during the day and 'had mad** more
progress toward recovery than on any
preceding day.
Mrs. Kipling, accompanied by her sis
ter, Airs. Dr. Dunham and Dr. Conland.
nf Battleboro, Vt., early today left the
hotel, where th** author lies. Shortly
after 2 o’clock they returned with flow
ers in their hands. It was presumed
that they had been to the funeral of
Mr. Kipling’s daughter. Josephine.
A RECTOR DISAPPEARS.
“Wichita, Kansas, March 7.—The Rev.
Mr. Von Herlich, rector of St. Johns
Episcopal church, who went to New
York several months ago to secure $lO,-
000 to pav off the church debt beret lias
not been beard from. All efforts to find
I*iin have been futile, and it is thought
he met with foul play as he carried
considerable money.
TIIE RECTOR IS FOUND.
New York, March 7.—Rev. John 11.
Von Ilerlieli. of Wichita. Kansas, has
• it*i*n at the Bancroft Hons** for several
months trying to raise money to lift a
mortga’ge on his church. He went to the
'Tenderloin poljce station Sunday night
and told Captain Price that Charles W.
Pattri. a proof reader living in the hotel,
had robbed him of his gold watch.
Pattri was found at a house in tin*
Tenderloin and gave th** watch hack to
Rev. Von Herlich. who then wanted to
let the matter drop. The detectives
kept the watch anti looked up Pattri.
Rev. Von Herlich claims to have be
i friended the man who robbed him.
RALEIGH. N. <’., WEDNESDAY MORNING. MARCH 8. IStKI.
PLUS FOMIN
' BATTLESHIPS
The Three Will be Largest
Ships in Our Navy.
THEIR SPEED 18 KNOTS
FURNISHED WITH BELT OF AR
AIOR 7\j FEET BROAD.
A FORMIDABLE ARMAMENT OF GU'S
Six r rulsers of the Unarmcred r ype Will Prcb
ably be Built at Once Requisition on
Treasury*for $3,000,000
fjr (’ubin Army
Washington, March 7. —The plans for
the three big battleships authorized by
the Naval Appropriation Bill just pass
ed are being worked out. The general
features of th** ships have been defined,
subject to the approval of the Secretary.
'I ll** battleships will be a thousand tons
arger tliau the Maine and Missouri
class, of a total displacement of 13.5(H)
tons, making them by far the Lirgesl
-hilis in the American navy and about
equal in dimensions i,> the best typo of
battleships now being constructed abroad
under the new practice. Though larger
than the Maine; the ships will b * laid
on almost the sanm linos being only
a little greater in every dimension. They
will carry four 12-inch guns in turrets,
l liis calibre is an inch less than the guns
• a cried by tin* Oregon, hut by improved
design they will lie almost equal in pene
rative power. The 8-inch guns of tin*
Oregon type, although they did very
effective work at Santiago and Alanila,
have been abandoned. But instead of
8-ineli guns tin* new ships will have no
less than sixteen 0-inch calibre, all rapid
tirers, and twenty 6-pounders. The speed
if the ships will he 18 knots, an advance
of two knots over the Oregon class, but
just equal to th:>t of the new Maine.
For protection agHuwtt the enemy’s shot,
ihe battleships will have one belt of ar
mor 7 feet, 0 inches broad, running clear
around the water line, three feet, six
inches above and four feet below.
Altogether there is a notable absence
of new features in the designs of the
battleships which fact, taken in connec
tion with the small amount of progress
represented in the designs for the Maine
lass may he an indication that our
naval designers have very nearly ap
proached the ideal battleship in their
work. As far as these particular ships
are concerned, the fact that the Navy
Department is limited to S3OO per ton in
tin* purchase of armor makes it impossi
h* to build them in the absent*** of furth
er legislation, and the department will
be obliged to content itself with the
mere preparation of detailed plans during
Ihe coming summer.
The six cruisers of the umarmored
type provided for can, however, hi*
built, as chief constructor Hiehborn has
already been working out tin* designs
pon linos approved by tin* Board of
Bureau Chiefs. It is tin* purpose* of the
Navy Department to place contracts for
lies** ships at the earliest possible mo
ment. They represent a type of cruisers
which would be of tin* greatest, value
just now for our foreign service. Tin*
plans call for vessel? of about 2,60(1
tons, and the ships \yill be improved
Alarblohoads. so to sjieak. being 600
tuns larger than ships of that class, and
with better batteries and more coal capa
city. A most important consideration is
hat they will In* sheathe**! with wood
over tin* steel hull and fully coppered, en
abling them to keep tin* sens even in
tropical waters for many months without
being under tin* necessity of seeking a
dry dock. The battery will be made up
nf six 5-inch guns for each ship. The
cost is to be* considerably more than that
nf the .Marblehead, which was S674,(HM>
for the amount allowed by Congress was
$1,141,800 each. This difference is ac
counted for by the many improvements
made in the Marblehead’s designs, a no
table one being the use of water tube
boilers, giving much greater speed and
economy.
TO BAY TIIB CUBAN ARMY.
Washington. March 7. —Although the
Cabinet was in session to-day an hour
longer than usual, the entire time was
occupied in the discussion of compara
tively unimportant details. The Secre
tary of War stated that he had made a
requisition on the Treasury Department
for $3,000,000 with wliieh to pay the
Cuban army, and an installment of this
<uiu will be sent at once to Havana for
distribution.
Treason - officials say tin* $, 1,000,000
to lit* paid the Cubans will be made up
of $1,540,000 in five dollar gold pieces;
81..300.0(H) in silver dollars; $50,000 in
fifty cent pieces; $50,000 in quarters;
$5,000 in dimes, and $5,000 in nickels.
This allotment of the various sums is
in accordance with the wishes of the
Cubans themselves.
TIIE POLL'S CONDITION.
Rome, March 7—The following Imlle
tin was issued this evening:
“The condition of the* Pope continues
very satisfactory. His functions arc
normal.
“As the august patient must be con
sidered cured, as regards the operation,
no further bulletins will be published.
EFFORTS TO BRIBE LEGISLA
TORS.
Some Hot Testimony in the McParroll
Jury Bill Case.
Harrisburg. Tn., March 7.—A meeting
of ill** committee tq inquire into the
charges of bribery in connection with
the passage of the MeCnrrcll jury hill
in the House, was In*l*l this evening
and developed some sensational testi
mony. The first witness called was
Colonel George Xox McCain, staff cor
respondent at Harrisburg of the Phila
delphia Press. Mr. McCain said that
Peter .T. Criste. Representative from
Northumberland eounty, told him that h<-
was approached by ex-Representative*
Thomas Movies, of Wilkosbarre, and
fold that it would be worth sl,-
000 to him to vote for the reconsidera
tion of the bill.
John P. Dwyer, also of the Press, tes
tified Unit Representative John Englor,
of Lycoming county, told him that he
met Sliehael J. Costello, a former resi
dent of Williamsport, and escorted him
to tin* Bolton House, Harrisburg, where
they met ox-Sonator John J. Coyle, of
Schuylkill county. Mr. Coyle told
Engler that lit* understood he was a
Roman Catholic and asked him to vote
for the hill because Archbishop Ryan
wanted it to become a law. Witness
said Coyle told Engler he would pay
him $560 to vote for the bill, and put his
hand in his pocket and said he would
give him S2OO at one . Coy!** said he
used to do this when he was a member
of the Legislature, and that if Engler
would go along on this bill, he would
“put him in” on several other bills and
that he could make more on the outside
than his salary as a member of tin
House.
Air Engler testified that Costello met
him at the Bolton House and took him,
to a room at the Loch iel Hotel and
introduced him to ex-Sena for Coyle.
Costello left the room, and Coyle nsk.il
the witness how he felt on the McCar
i**!l bill. Coyle said he used to he in the
Legislature, and said he took everything
that name lii< way. Engl r corroborated
Dwyer’s testimony as to Coyle’s alleged
offer of S2OO to vote for the bill and
to pay the balance when the witness
voted and that if Engler would go along
on this hill he would take him in oh
five or six other hills.
Mr. Criste said h knew Movies and
was a member of the House with him in
iy *!.‘{. Movies told witness that then*
were “three” in it if he would vote
for the bill. Movies saw the witness
subsequently and asked him to vote for
the reconsideration of the bill. Movies
was under indictment in Luzerne county
for conspiracy and said he was anxious
to have the bill passed.
An hour later Movies called Criste
out into the hallway and urged him to
move for the reconsideration of the Mc-
Carrell bill. Moyles told Criste what
to say when In* made the motion and
promised if he would make the motion
there would be SI,OOO in it for the wit
ness.
RIOTOUS NEGRO IMMUXES.
Eire a Volley at People as Their Train
Leaves Chattanooga.
Chattanooga, Trim., March 7. —Th
Eighth United States immunes. colored,
commanded by Colonel Huggins, was
mustered out of Ihe service to-day. Two
citizens were seriously wounded by shots
from the train as the soldiers wer leav
ing tilt* city. About S(H) of the dis
charged men, many of wliofn were un
der tilt* influence of liquor, went home
by the Nashville. Chattanooga and St.
Louis road, and as they were leaving
the yards of the city a number of the
men who had in some way secured re
volvers, began to discharge them into
vhe air and into sheds and vacant
houses. A soldier standing on tlit* rar
platform tired at W. \Y. Harkins, ear
inspector of tin* Nashville road, th** bul
let striking him in th** right leg and in
flicting a painful though nor serious
wound. A general fnsilade followed.
Andrew Ledford, a countryman. fHio
was standing near tlit* track was shot
in tin* fad and seriously wounded.
An effort will lie made to stop the
train at Bridgeport to secure the arrest
of tin* riotous soldiers.
BELIEVED TO BE AT SAMOA.
The Philadelphia Which Sailed From
Honolulu in February.
Washington, March 7.—A cablegram
received at the Navy Department rela
tive to the Philadelphia, which was
placed under orders to proceed to Samoa
after the outbreak of the recent trouble
there, says she sailed from Honolulu,
February 22nd for Samoa. It is about
2.5(H) miles across the ocean from Ha
waii, and it is expected that the Phila
delphia is already in Samoa. She proba
bly made the distance in 12 days.
The Princeton, which is being hurried
to Manila to reinforce Admiral Dewey s
fleet sailed from Colombia yesterday.
DYNAMITE NEAR ARSENAL.
Twelve Cartridges Found Behind the
Building at Toulon.
4
Toulon, March 7.—A sensation has
been caused by a report that twelve
dynamite cartridges were found to-day
behind the Toulon arsenal, and by the
further report that some person not yet
identified, had fired three revolver shots
at an arsenal sentry, none of them, how
ever, taking effect.
PRIEST DIES OF SMALLPOX.
Walked Six Miles to Pest Ilituse With
Mercury 11 Degrees Below Zero.
Dallas. Texas, March 7.—Rev. Father
,T. A. Hartnett, a Catholic priest, died
at the Parochial Home here toldny of
smallpox. He contracted the disease
while visiting patients in the Dallas pest
house in the blizzard three weeks ago,
when he walked six miles with the
thermometer *ll degrees below zero.
Wh te-Wash Wq/_ Stick
o\\^
OTHO’S ATTORN'/’ -LAIMS THAT
HE IS STILL COMMISSIONER.
Loge Harris Serves Formal Notice on Otho's
Successor—Caused Consternation Among
Those Who Voted for S. Otho.
The chain of circumstantial evidence is complete as to S. tMho Wilson. We
have yet to see any man in th** State who doubts that lie i-. guilty or Relievos
that lit* ought to lie re-instated as Railroad ( ommissioner.
“But." say those who apologize for th** Gidconite, "hi* Ins written his
resignation and put it in the hands of the Speaker and it will be read at the
joint meeting today.” It isn’t worth the paper it is written on. lie cannot re
sign to tin* House. He has no office to resign. If tlu* Legislature should com
mit th<* fatal blunder of white-washing him and restoring him to office, he
would then In* at liberty to do the Norwood act, and hold on to his jolt until
impeached. Though he would richly deserve impeachment how eould a Legisla
ture that had acquitted him proceed to impeach him? Hi* could hold on. and if tin*
Supreme court decided the new act invalid he and Ahixiti would lie a Rail
road (’ommissiOncr for the next two years.—Editorial in Nows and Observer,
February 21st.,
The Gidconite again.
Otlio Wilson claims (through his at
torney) stil! to Ik* Rndroad Commis
sioner.
When th** Legislature "whitewashed”
him last week, the none was expressed
that he would never be heard from
again.
But Otho had a string to that resig
nation. 11** had been taking lessons
under Judge Norwood and yesterday
1 ,oge Harris, liis attorney, turned up
and said that Otho had .surrendered
none of his rights as Railroad Com
missioner.
Logo didn’t stop at that. He went up
to the Railroad Commission and for
mally notified Mr. Samuel I/. Rogers,
who had been installed as Otho's suc
cessor. that though he hadn't prevented
his going in, he still claimed to be
Commissioner and had waved none of
his rights.
And Loge still further and, being
pressed by Mr. Rogers, said that he
was acting as Otho's attorney, but that
lie was taking this particular proceed
ing* without consisting his client, who
had gone into the country. Strange,
wasn't it, for Otho to he out of town
where nobody could see him, while his
attorney was .exhibiting the string tied
to his resignation? And Otho didn t
know a thing about it! Too had for the
whitewashed Gidconite, with his new
coat of whitewash dripping wet from
his clothing, to he way off in the country
while his attorney was repudiating his
S resignation written before he was re-
I instated!
The news flew to the capitol. It went
j like tin* March winds, blowing up a
I very cyclone of dust in its path. As
■ the members, who had voted to white
’ wash Pi no hear*! it, their faces turned
i pale, .uni there was general talk of im
i penciling .the man who had so recently
! been made a persecuted immaculate.
; Some of the members discussed how lie
I could be impeached, some regretted that
i it was too late now to behead him. and
j others sought consolation in the report
I that Otho was in the country, and was
| not responsible for his wicked attor
ney's actions. Strange, isn’t it, that
the guileless Otho is always being made
i to do something wrong by some bold,
; bad man! Otho in the country getting
; rend.v to make si'cron: Loge in Raleigh
! exhibiting to the public gaze the string
| to that resignation.
i There was consternation for a time
I in the camp of those who had helped
| to apply the whitewash to the Gidconite.
; They were confounded until news came
! from Loge Harris that Otho had no
idea of really contesting tin* place with
a Democrat, hut fearing that the Su
preme court might set aside the new
Corporation Commission act. and leave
a place for the Governor to make an
appointment, lit* had decided to exhibit
tin* string of hnt resignation and con
sent to serve merely to -,iv<* th** Sto*«.
; from an appointee of Governor Russell.
| Considerate S. Otho! Before he would
permit Russell to name a Railroad Com
missioner, his attorney said Otho would
actually sacrifice himself at $166.66 2-3
cents per month to take the office. Was
such self-abnegation even known before?
Those who know Otho were not in
the least surprised at bis action. They
were surprised that lit* waited four days
before repudiating his resignation, and
serving notice upon his successor. They
know that no amount of whitewash ,
would stick!
The Railroad Commission was in ses- j
sion yesterday morning when J. (’. L. !
’ Harris, attorney for S. Oil.o Wilson, j
; walked in and served notice that liis j
! client was still Railroad Commissioner,!
This ncMOimt of the notice is taken from
th<* minutes of the Commission, as re
corded by Secretary Brown:
“Mr. S. Otho Wilson, through/ his
counsel, J. C. L. Harris, protests against
the assumption of tlu* duties of railroad .
commissioner by Mr. S. L. Rogers as
i the successor in said office of the said j
! S. Otho Wilson, upon the ground that
j tty* said S. Otho Wilson is. according;
! to the law of the land, railroad com
missioner, under and by tlu* virtue of
the act, chapter 320. Laws of
and the fact that the said S. Otho Wil
son was liof present in person to make
the protest tit the time of tin* assump
tion of these duties by Mr. Rogers is
not taken as an abandonment of said
Wilson to the title of the office, and be
does not abandon the same, but claims j
that he is still railroad commissioner
by the provision of said act.
1 “The above statement was made by
PRICE FIVE (’ENTS,
•T. C. L. Harris, attorney for S. Otho
Wilson, said S. Otho Wilson not being
• present, and the statement is made
without the knowledge of S, Otho \\ il
’ son, as stated hy attorney.
I “The chairman of the commission
i states that lie was repeatedly told by
S. Otho \\ ilson that his resignation as
• written was done in good faith and he
s believes the same now. and as chairman
■ of the commission shall recognize Mr.
> S. L. Rogers as the duly elected and
i qualified commissioner."
MR. BATTLE TALKS.
’ I saw Mr. R. 11. Battle in the after
noon and asked him about the matter.
• Me had been Otlio’s attorney. lie said
J he hadn’t soon him since the morning
after the night of the whitewashing
p (only Mr. Battle didn’t call it white
washing!. and knew nothing of the mat
, ter. Mr. Battle said that if be had sup-
posed Otho’s resignation had not neon
t in good faith, lie would not have ap
peared for him.
• OTHO IX THE-COUNTRY.
Otho was in Rhamkatte on his farm
’ and could not he seen.
MR. HARRIS’ STATEMENT.
t Mr. .1. C. L. Harris, attorney for
o Otho, on being interviewed last night,
f made the following statement:
i "It is known that Dr. D. 11. Abbott
>' intends to contest the constitutionality
s of the act passed by the present General
- Assembly establishing what is denomi
! noted as the Corporation Commission.
t "The decision in the case may develop
i rights appertaining to Mr. Wilson, of
s which lie is not aware, and the protest
- v was made because on this view Mr.
1 Wilson desired to avoid the attitude of
- having abandoned any right that lie may
’ have.
• : "If the Corporation Commission act
' should he declared to exist as to the
1 office imw held by Mr. Rogers, Mr. Wil
-1 son simply desires to he in the position
of not having abandoned his right to
’ assert bis title t" tlie* same if lie should
decide to do so.
“Mr. Wilson will of necessity be gov
erned by the developments of the Ab
’ bott case. He would not think for ;i
' moment of permitting u vacancy to oc
’ cur, which the Governor might till in
' . the absence of the General Assembly.
' M. CAMBON iHE CHIEF GEEST.
• Wars Now Rest With the People, lie
• l
, | Said at British Banquet.
l i London, March 7.—M. Paul Cambon,
" French Ambassador to Great Britain,
was the principal guest this evening at
the banquet of the London Chamber of
1 Commerce.
j In reply to the toast the French Am
. hassador said that peace and war no
longer rested with Governments, hut
! with the people. He noted with great
■ pleasure the determination of the pro
moters of commerce in Great Britain
and France to augment the cordiality of
' the relations between the two nations
and to foster “that real spirit of concilia
tion by whit— all differences can be
readily settled."
These utterances of M. Cambon are
particularly notable as reflecting the iin
provemQut in the relations between Lon
don and Paris.
CHINA MI ST APOLOGIZE.
An Italian Squadron on the Way to
Argue the Matter.
Rome. March 7.—'The Italian Govern
ment is fully determined to obtain ni»
j apology from China for the Tsung Li
i Yunien's refusal of the demand of
Signor Martino. Italian Minister at
Pekin, of a concession at San Mun Bay.
j Province of Che Kiang. to be used as a
j naval base and coaling station.
! A squadron of live cruisers, with one
hundred guns and 1,">00 men will soon
nrrive at San Mun Bay.
TROOPS LEAVE IH ’ NTS AT LLE.
Huntsville. Ala., March 7.—Gamp
Forse is almost entirely abandoned. Com
panies A. C and D, of the Third battal
ion, Sixteenth infantry, departing to-day
i for Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
The battalion is commanded by Major
i Ward. After reaching Fort Leavens
j worth orders are expected sending the
regiment to Manila.