Waather To-Dayi RAIN. The News and Observer. VOL. XI,Vt. NO. 22 (ftflJL MOOT GBAMQ-OKIA [MOLDS® DM MEWS AKHB ©OOSffiMILi&UVNL A Samoan Commission 9 -. NOW ALMOST A CERTAINTY ONE WILL BE APPOINTED. Question Very Complex-Berlin Treaty May Remain in Force -German Minister Confers With British Ambassador. Washington, April 3.—-The President and See. Hay have been giving consul oration to the selection of a representa tive of (the United States Government on tin 1 Samoan commission which tnny he j taken as a pretty sure index of the confidence of our Government in the t agreement of the thtve powers upon the commission pliin for settling the issues that have arisen relative to Samoa. The"Tnitod States representative will net he a m miter of either tin* Senate or House of Representatives, areording to the present lights. It is probable that the effort will he to tind some per- m | thoroughly familiar with the issues likely j Ko lit presented in the settlement of this Samoan diwpte. The question is a com plex on<, and having generally dropped . out of public notice during the last ten j years, the numtvr of persons of the official class who are well posted upon it is extremely limbed. In the absent*; of an acceptance by Great Britain of the commission plan it lias not been possible to proceed to j outline the instructions to In* given to tlntt commission. It is said that it does ! not follow by any means that because, the comm mission is appointed, it is to at once overthrow the treaty of Berlin, under the terms of which the three Governments have for ten years admin ister* d the affairs of Samoa. On the contrary, it is entirely possible that the* commission will be able to adjust condi tions at Apia and elsewhere in the Sa moan group to the terms of that treaty, and it is conceived her that all that ;s needful for reforming eondilions there and placing them on a satisfactory basis may he scoured through the adoption of some additional articles to the Ber lin convention, not even affecting the general principle of the tripartite con trol. WiTrl IVULII ARY HONORS THEY WILL SLEEP IN THE SHADES OF AR LINGTON. Presidents’ Order Touching Burial of Those Who Died itp'ivedom's Namcin Cuba and Pcr'o Rio. Washington, April 3.—The unclaimed bodi**s of the American soldiers and sail ors who died in Cuba and Porto Itico, which were brought to this country in the transport Cook, will be buried Thurs day at the National Cemetery at Arling ton with fitting military honors. The President to-day issued tin executive order which directs: "That upon the arrival of tin* cortege at the National Cemetery at Arlington, all proper military and naval honors be ( paid to the dead heroes; that suit-able ceremonies shall attend their interment: that the customary salute of mourning j lie fired at the cemetery, and that on the | same day at 3 o’clock p. m., Thursday ! the sixth day of April, the national en sign be displayed at half staff on .all pub lic buildings, fqrts. camps and public vessels of the United States; and that at 13 o'clock noon on said day, all the departments of the Government at Washington shall be closed. In the same connection Acting Secre tary of War Meiklejoint issued this J order: •“The remains of officers and soldiers who lost their lives in the war with Spain during the operations in Cuba and l*orto Rico will be interred with due and fitting ceremony, in tin* national cemetery at Arlington, Virginia, on Thursday, April 6th, at 2 o’clock p. m. Bv the direction of the President, till of the United States troops serving in tin* vicinity of Washington, together with the national guard of the District of Columbia, will be assembled at Ar lington on the date in question to par ticipate in the funeral ceremonies. AN ADMIRAL A SUICIDE. Charles C. Carpenter Driven By 111 Health to Self-Destruction. Boston. April 2 —Rear Admiral Charles C. Carpenter, United States navy, re tired. committed suicide at a sanatorium in out* of the suburban districts of this city yesterday, lie had been in ill health for some time. Rear Admiral Carpenter was born in Greenfield, Mass.,, in 1834, served tin* U nion during the Civil War, received his commission as commodore in 181)3, and as rear Admiral a year later. During tin* Chino-.Japanesc war he fired the only ■ shot from an American war vessel tit a Chinese ship, tints enforcing the demands of this Government, and was com mended by the Government fur doing so. Admiral Carpenter was retired in 1 stiff after forty-six years of continuous and honorable service. Many cable dispatches have been pass ing between IN ashington .and London in regard to the Samoan settlement. Tin* main point is on determining exactly the extent of authority which tin* high commission is to possess. Lord Salis bury. tin' British Premier, is not disposed to enter precipitately on a plait Until it is fully understood just what the plan in all its details is. The British Gov ernment is as ready as the United States of Germany to accept the general prin ciple of commissioners, but it wants to know in advance its to the power of the commission. As Lord Salisbury is in the South of France, tin* inquiries and replies have to be forwarded to him from London, so that necessarily there is considerable delay. The indications are that the British authorities will give their adherence to the agreement within a day or two, but it is stated that there is still a chance, although a very slight one. that the agreemiut may not be concluded. THEY CONFER ABOUT SAMOA. Berlin, April 3. —The Minister of For eign Affairs Baron Von Bin-low. has cur tailed liis holiday. Returning unexpect edly to the capital to-day. he had a lengthy conference with the British Am bassador to Germany. Sir Frank Caven dish Lascelles, on the subject of Samoa. A SATISFACTORY SOLUTION. London, April 3. —-The Berlin corre spondent of the Standard says: "Mr. White, the American Ambassa dor. expressed to me to-day (Monday) his firm conviction that the whole Samoan question, is now in a fairway to a set tlement satisfactory to all the powers interested.'’ SEABOARD IN ALABAMA. I It Buys Another Road and Valuable Mineral Lands. Birmingham, Ala., April 3.—Randolph Williams, of Richmond. Ya., represent- ; ing a syndicate of Baltimore and Rich mond capitalists, headed by John Skel ton Williams, the new president of the Seaboard Air-Line, has dosed a deal tor the purchase of 1,800 acres of valuable mineral and manufacturing site lands near Gati City, six miles from Birming ham. While -the purchasers have not publicly announced their plans, it is said that two iron furnaces of 200 tons capac ity each, are to be erected and that large glass works are also in contempla tion. The deal revives the story that tile Seaboard Air-Lino is figuring on reaching Birmingham by the purchasi of the East and We-! Alabama Railroad from Cartersvi'lle. Georgia, to Fell City. Ala., and its extension from the latte place to Birmingham. The transaction as it stands involves an investment ol about $150,000. On the Diamond Yesterday. VIRGINIA CAME OFT FIRST. Charlottesville, Ya., April 3.—-The University of Virginia took tin* game from Yale this afternoon. Score: It. 11. E. Virginia 3011 01 0 0 2—l<> 11 4 Vale 01 00002 10— 4 4 -1 Batteries: Pinkerton and Nolle; Simms and Hirsch. CAROLINA WINS A HOT GAME. 'Winston, N. <\, April 3.—(Special.)— The North Carolina University and Le high hall teams played a hotly contested game here, this afternoon. The score was 7 to 3 in favor of North Carolina. Attendance 300. Score: Ix-high 00 2 0 0001 2—3 Carolina 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 o—70 —7 KIPLING THANKS THE PEOPLE For Sympathy, Affection and Kindness in His Recent Illness. New York. April 3. —'llie following let ter of thanks lias been written by Hud yard Kipling: “Hotel Grenoble, Easter Day. 1800. "Dear Sir: Will you allow me through • your columns to attempt some asknmwl edgfiineiiit of the wonderful sympathy, affection and kindness shown toward me during my recent illness, as well as tin unfailing courtesy that controlled its ex pression? 1 am invt strong enough to an swer letters in detail, so 1 must take this m ans of thanking, as humbly as sincerely, the countless people of good will throughout the world who have put me under a debt 1 can never Inqs* to repay. “Faithfully yours. (Signed! “RUDYARD KIPLING.” Mr. Kipling got out of bed yesterday for tin first time since his illness. He is well on the way toward complete rooov ' I '' J If a man speaks and acts as his oon | science dictates in* is called a crank. KALEIGII, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL I. ISO!!. ’TIS IDE LftW'S FAULT, THEY SftTj The Church On Crimes and Lynchings. THE LAWS FAIL TO PUNISH \ and the people themselves WREAK VENGEANCE. BAPTISTS APPEAL TO THE LEGISLATURE. They Ask it to Amend the Code and Fnlarge the Powers of the Courls so That all May Know J istice Will be Done. Savannah, (in., April .‘5. In the Goor gia State Baptist Convention to-day George Ilillyer.- ex-Mayor of Atlanta, and formerly on tin- bench of tin Supe rior court, presented a report from tin* enimniltre on crime and lynchings. After reading the rejuu-t tin* judge gave suin' startling figures upon the in crease of crime, urging the consideration of tile question upon tin* church and suggesting that as tin- law was slow the legislative body la- appealed to to note tli facts and figures. to urge action upon that body, reminding them of the army of voters presenting the appeal. Judge Ilillyer said that in tin* United States there were more homicides than in Scotland. England and Prussia. The 1 matfter had been brought before the [ bar associations in 1804 and 18IM*. In 1804 there were five thousand hmnicid s in the United 'States and in 1800 there wen* ten thousand. In the past year more homicides were committed in the United States than were killed in Cuba and more than fell at Gettysburg or in the Philippines. People were losing eon fidt net* in tin* law because of its slowness and lack of interest in the public weal, j The press has been remarkably quick in | bringing tile matter to the attention of j the public, but tin* ease with which ver dicts are set aside' in the court room, and tin* facility with * which notorious criminals escape punishment have brought much of this about. Frtnvj is increasing, and it see me that the criminal is tic only one that has any . rights. The people lose confidence in 'tlu* ; effectiveness of the law to punish crimi nals. Hence the increase in lynchings. | Judge Ilillyer said that although In had 1 twice brought this matter before the har association they had taken no tie- j . tion. Hi* now appealed from the bar to the church to aid in correcting this great evil. | The resolutions call upon tlu- Legisla- I tore to so amend the code of criminal procedure and enlarge the powers of the courts as to let all men know that the law is willing and able to do immediate ( and thorough justice in every case. They assert that lynchings are a result us distrust in the promptness and effi cacy of the legal machinery. SUNDAY'S NEWS CONDENSED. The Vanderbilt-Fair and Ilammond- Sloane weddings will take place this week. A fight has taken place at Kozyl- Agob, on the Bulgarian frontier, between Turkish and Bulgarian guards. j Tin* Hong Kong authorities are press | ing for an extension of the territory ceded to Great Britain in that locality, j | The British Government is about to fortify tin* Falkland Islands, in the South Atlantic. The American vanguard, commanded by General McArthur, spent Sunday in Malolos unmolested. South and cas* ot Manila, however, there was considerable shooting between the btHposts. ! Spaniards at Manila assert that the Filipinos will keep up the war. They judge from their own experience with them. They have never given them such an exhibition of iiower as the Americans have. Our people are confident that the backbone of the uprising is broken. Former Ropresentative James Hamil ton Ivewis, who has just returned front Cuba, declares that the Cubans are in competent to govern themselves, and that their only hope is in annexation to the United States. 4 his. In* says, the Spaniards in the island favor, while the Cubans, who desire all the offices, are for the most part opposed to it. I General Gomez declares in a letter to his wife that his opposition to asking for more than the $3,000,000 offered by the United States, and his assertion that tlu* Cuban Assembly lacked the authority to negotiate a loan, were the causes leading to his deposition by the Assembly. He adds that he has acted honorably, and that his strongest desire now is to return home. The Daughters of the Confederacy of Maryland, have issued a stirring and touching address to all who wish to commemorate the deeds of the heroes of the Lost Cause. The Daughters pro pose to erect a monument to the Mary land soldiers Who died in-the service of the Confederacy, and they appeal to all friends to join them in this labor of love. Lots of people marry money, but tin* license is always made out under another name. THAT 53.00C.000 MAY RETURN SOON American Authorities Dis gusted With the Assembly BROOKE HAS FULL POWER. ASSEMBLY MIST SURRENDER THE CUBAN ARMY ROLLS. OR THE MILLIONS WILL TAKE FLIGT. All lha Important Towns In Cuba Now Linked by Telegraph Four Bandi f s Captured, A Store Looted. Washington, April 3.—The Cuban | Assembly must v. ry speedily decide upon thi* proposition of the United States Government to pay that $3,000,- 1111(1 to till* Cuban troops. Il was said that it he entire matter is in the hands ! cl' Secretary Alger. Hi* has already con fined with General Brooke, and. before leaving Havana, fully acquainted tin military governor with his views, so that the latter is competent to act at a mo ment's notice. If tin* muster rolls of the Cuban army are not promtply sur rendered by tin* assembly, General Brooke will order the $3,000,000 re turned to the United States. Probably tin* Government will also feel that it is warranted in withdrawing the support in tin- matter of rations it has ln*en ex- ! tending these soldiers in view of what amounts to a practical declination on the part of their officers, as repres uted by tin* Cuban Assembly, to accept the terms b id out by tin* Government. The officials here are rather puzzled to know why the assembly is inclined to rely on some unknown syndicate, its against the formal pledges of tin* I nited States. DISGUSTED WITH ASSEMBLY. Havana, April 3.—10:20 A. M.—Tli overland telegraph lines connecting Ha vana with Santiago were completed by the signal corps yesterday placing the commanding general in communication with every command and til! the inqior- j taut towns of the island. The corps has constructed two hundred miles of line in sixty days. The trunk line extends * from Dinar del Ilio, through the centre of Cuba, to Barn i *oa„ the extreme eastern j port. Nin lines north and south, cross the trunk lines. Among military men the talk is of tin* departure of the remaining volunteers, which will probably be delayed for a couple of weeks until the Cuban army question is nearer a settlement. A< General Gomez is unable to supply accu rate lists of tin* Cuban army and as the Cuban Assembly still retains the official list, the American military authorities ! outwardly appear to la* simply waiting, i but as a matter of fact they are impa tient and disgusted. The whole attitude j of the Cubans in this matter is exces sively irritating. Meanwhile (he report that the $3,000.- 000 may lie returned to tin* United States is being widely eircalat d and has increased the feeling against the j assembly, whoso members are apparently i indifferent. The m\t session of tin* as sembly will be held on Thursday. WORK OF TIIE BRIGANDS. Santiago de Cuba. April 3. —Four bandits, among them Antonio Nunez, j a notorious desperado, were captured five miles from, San Luis yesterday after . a lively light with men of. the Ninth j imm lines regiment. To-day they \ieio brought here and locked up. The Pimii-nto estate, near Cobre. was visited by eleven brigands this morn ing and a store on tlie estate was looted In this instance there was no fighting, j A regular -battle, however, has taken j place near Holguin between the bandits and mbit of the Second immune regiment. I two outlaws and one soldier being killed. I Further serious trouble is anticipated at Holguin and Guantanamo. SNOW HILL’S ESCAPE THE WHOLE BUSINESS SECTION OF THE TOWN IN IMMINENT DANGER. A Fire, Originating From a dgtr Stump Thrown Into a Ptb of Rubb's’i, Burned the Potter Rlrck. Snow Hill. N. April 3 (Special.)— Yesterday morning at 3:30 o'clock tire was discovered in the Potter building, situated in the coulter of the business part of the town. Though the people responded quickly to the alarm, the tin had gained too much headway to be checked, and it required every exertion i to save tlu* stores across the street. The I entire building, together with a small frame house adjacent) was quickly con sumed. Nothing v.as saved. For a while great anxiety was felt for the whole business section of the to\\n. Burning shingles were earned half a mile. The loss is estimated as follows: Joshua Potter, bar-room, $3,200. insur ance $1’,000; J. F. Harper, SI,OOO. in surance |600; Geo. M. Lindsay, lawyer, loss $700; L. V. Morrill, lawyer, $400: J. B. McGowan, merchant, loss unknown. The fire originated from a cigar stump I thrown into a pile of ruobish. Their Pride in thp^dst SPIRIT OF THE FILIPINOS BELIEVED TO BE BROKEN. Otis Reports Their Armies Discouraged and Scattered and Their Government Tot tering to Its Fall. Manila, April 3.—0:30 p. m.—The na- I fives continue returning to their homes. They are coming in all along the Ameri can lines, and many of them, seeing the promises of good treatment are fulfilled, are inducing their relatives to return to I their homes. I Major General El well S. Otis, com mander of the American military forces, has received the following message: "Hearty congratulations on the most magnificent work of the army, i (Signed.) “DEWEY. The United States Philipim* Commis sion, the last, member of that body, Colonel Charles Denby, former Minister -of China, having arrived here, will dis cuss tin* situation. The commissioners are hopeful of a speedy restoration of peace, believing hostilities will soon Ih* confined to the habitual revolutionists. Brigadier Genera) Harrison Gray Otis sails for home on lioard the 1 nited States transport Sherman to-day. He says he believes the insurri*ction has received its death blow. ’ The Sherman will also have on hoard tin* sons of Colonel John Hay, Secretary of State, ami Senator Hale, of Maine, who have witnessed much of the fighting with the army, and the bodies of Colonel Harry C. Egbert, of the Twenty-second infantry, killed on March 24th, and other officers who have recently fallen . in battle. | General Wheaton has assumed com ! maud of the brigade lately commanded by General Otis. The Third and Twen ty-second regiments, of General Whea ton's command, are returning to the city. THE NATIVES RETURNING HOME Washington, April 3.—The following cablegram was received a* the War De partment early this morning: “Manila, April 3rd. . “Adjutant General, Washington. ; "Present indications denote insurgent government in perilous condition: its army defeated, discouraged and scatter ed. Insurgents returning to their homes in cities and villages lietwt*en here and COITON MILLS RESUME WORK. Boston. Mass.. April 3. —Cotton mills ( generally in the New England States, j operating more than three quarters of the total number of spindles in tin | North, began work to-day under an ad- j vaneed wage schedule, which in nearly all of the mills is about the same as that which existed prior tn> the gen ral reduction made in the early part of 1808 and which, it is estimated, directly as- : i feets from 130,(KM) to 140.000 hands em i ployed by more than 120 corporations. The reduction mad in 181)8 averaged to a little more than 10 per cent. In Fall River mills, which include 2,102.220 spindles of the 10.833,143 in New Eng land, it amounted to 11 1-0. I ' \Y. \V. ASTOR’S PERSONAL TAXES Wants Them Taken Off Because 11 is a Non-Resident. New York, April 3. —William Waldorf Astor, who recently arrived from Eng--, I land, appeared before the fax eomtnis ! sinners to-day and tiled an application fi;r the taking off of his personal taxes estimated tit $2,000,000 on ground th.ti In* is a non-resident. Mr. Astor is pro- j prietor of the Pall Mall Gazette in Lou- ) don. President Feitner, of the board, a sued Mr. Astor if h; had given up his citi zenship. Mr. Astor answered that he had not, but he declared that hi* is a non-resident. President Feitner said 'that the mat ter would have to hi referred to the full board. MR. LITCHFORD'S FUNERAL. The funeral services of the late Ruffin W. Litehford were held Sunday morning and were-conducted by Rev. J. W. Carter. I>. I). The ceremonies were very impressive, but of tlu* simplest character and the hotly was laid to rest as the Easter bells were ringing for the services of the Resurrection. The funeral took place at the family burial plot in the city cemetery. An un usually large number of friends and former acquaintances attended the ser vices. The pall bearers were Messrs. Charles McKimrnou. M .T. Leach. Thomas Pescml. J. C. Drewry, ('. B. Barbee and Frank P. Haywood, Jr. TWO SMALL FIRES. Two alarms of fire were turned in Sunday. The first was the root 1 of the : residence of Mr. W. C. Douglas. The origin of the tire is supposed to have been the work of rats. The damage will not exceed S3O. The second fire was at the house of a colored woman named Norwood, on West street. Tin* house was not dam aged. but the furniture and personal effects were ruined. PRICE FIVE CENTS. ! points north of Malolos. which our re ! conuoitering parties have reached, and j desire protection of Americans. News ' from Yisayan Islands more • tn ntragmg every day. | (Signed.) “OTIS.” The War Department officials were ' pleased by the cheering dispatch from • General Otis received to-day. It con ) tains a great deal of encouragement to them, and those who know General Otis j well say he is not a man to take a | roseate view of a situation unless there is reason for it. It is argued at the de partment that the Filipinos have never been used to the kind of warfare that tin* Americans have given them, and for that reason they are now aware that it will be impossible for them to accomplish anything by fighting. While there is dis j appointment because the man meat for the capture of a large force of the Fili pinos was not successful, it is believed the pressing of the insurgents steadily toward the north, capturing their capital 1 and driving them from place to place has had a very discouraging effect upon the natives who have been following Aguin aldo. It is evident by the reference which General Otis makes to roeounoiter ing parties that he is having the country thoroughly covered, and that the informa tion which they tire giving him is the basis of the dispatch received to-day. It is believed that desertions will soon ! deplete the army of Aguinablo to little or nothing It would not take long for an army of the kind-he has gathered to melt away and disappear in the mountains and jungles of Luzon. That portion of tin* dispatch relating to the Yiseayans refers to the operations of which Iloilo is the base. The group includes Painty, Cebu, Negros, Bolml and others of less importance in the same j vicinity. The rebellion against United States authority was not very serious in these islands, being stirred up by emissaries of Aguinuldo at Iloilo. The constant de feat. of Aguinaldo's forces north of Manila has no doubt had a depressing effect upon other insurrectionists. MAY GU 10 WILMINGTON IF THE RALEIGH COMES SOU I'M IF WILL GO TO THE STATE’ METROPOLIS. There is Some Djubt Ohether It YAill Come Scuth Before Being Cut in Two and Lengthened. Washington. D. April 3.—(Special.) —The Wilmington delegation which was here recently to request the Secretary of the Navy to give his permission for ! the Raleigh to visit North Carolina, made a pleasant impression, and made the officials here anxious to accommo date the desire of tin* people of the State as expressed by them, and many others. The following telegram received to-day was among other earnest requests for tlu* Raleigh to visit Wilmington: Raleigh. N. <’., April 3rd. Hon. John D. Long. Secretary of the Navy. Washington, I). ('.: > It is earnestly desired by all tin* people of North Carolina that tin* Raleigh conn* to Wilmington, the State's chief seaport, that a fitting reception may la* given its officers. The city of Raleigh, for which the Raleigh was named, will In* gratified if the request already made by a delega tion from Wilmington is granted. JOSHPIIUS DANIELS. Editor News and Observer. It may be stated, though this is not official, that it will not In* definitely de cided until the Raleigh reaches New York, whether sin* will go to any other port until sin* goes to tin* Navy Yard to lie cut in two and lengthened. If it is decided that tin* changes can In* delayed, it is almost certain that Wilmington will have the honor ot' entertaining the offi cers and iusiK'eting the most famous warship in the navy. WINDSOR RUINS SEARCH ENDS. New York. April 3. Tin* work of searching the ruins of the Windsor Hotel today ended. The i nt motor said tli.it every bit of the debris had been turned ! over and that all parts of the ruins had been ransacked for bones and prop erty. He thinks there is no human remnant left in the ruins. , Tin* total known dead now number 4.3, and several persons are still miss ing. The elections in Michigan have not shown any marked change in tin* politi cal situation, but the result shows quite heavy Democratic gains in some of the larger cities.