North Carolina Newspapers

The Weather Todav: FATTi in Eastern, RAIN in AVestcrn portion of State. The News and Observer. VOL. XI,VI. NO. :((>. LEADS ALL Mm CAROLINA DMUEB il MIS AMD OHMSMLATIN. FILIPINOS ATTACK AMERICAN LIS And Are Repulsed With Us ual Slaughter. TWELVE MEN KILLED A RUNNING FIGHT.KEPT Fl* FOR THREE MILES. HEALTH OF AMERICAN TROOPS GOOD Clis Rspir's Only Seven Per Cent of his Com mand Invalided. The Heat is ntensi and Prostrations Continue to Occur. Miiniln. April 21. —10:45 A. M.—A force of aliout Hvo hundred rebels yes terday afternoon attacked the outposts of the Washington regiment near Taguig, south of Pasig and l’ateros. Two companies immediately engaged the enemy and advanced on to the open in skirmish order. The rebels were cheeked and routed after two hours’ fighting, leaving twelve men killed on the field and several wounded. The American troops also obtained possession of many Manser rides and many other weapons. Three Americans were* wounded. 4:05 I*. M.—At six o’clock this morn ing lliree companies of the Sooth Da kota regiment marched from Boeave, and in conjunction with three companies of the* Minnesota regiment, from Guiguinto, north of Roenve, encountered a rebel force numbering fully live* hundred men. when two miles out. The enemy retinal three miles in fairly good order. In spite of the tact that the rebels suffered heavy losses, tin* Americans, having ex hausted their ammunition, were com pelled to return to thc-.r camps. The heat is intense. At noon the thermometers registered 05 degrees, and the mercury was still rising. There were several prostrations from the heat among the troops, hut only one man was wound ed. Later the army tugs opened fire enemy along the river hanks. The rebels arc unusually active west of Malolos, as far as Calumpit. They have* been busily at work oh their trenches, and several new trenches have been discovered within two miles of the railroad. Fires are burning east of the railroad, and it would appear that the rebels are evacuating the foot hill towns, in anticipation of an attack upon tin* part of the Americans. FEW SICK AND WOI’XDKD. Washington, April 21.—The following dispatch was received at the War Dc partment today: "Manila. April 21st. "Adjutant General, Washington. "Troops abundantly supplied, and sick ness. wounded included, only seven and fraction per cent of command. (Signed i "0T15.." MAKING ITSELF FELT. Operations of the Continental Tobacco Company. Cincinnati, April 21.—The Continental Taboeeo Company has secured control of fifty-one per cent of the stock of tie* Luhrman. Wilbon iX Company’s factory here. It is said $700,000 was paid for the controlling interest. A MAMMOTH ATTACHMENT. New York, April 21.—An attachment for $27 7 flOO, growing out of the sale of P*- ?of the Liggett Meyers Tobac company of St. Louis, has been oh tuined by A. A. Houseman «X Company, brokers of this city. It it against Claude Kilpatrick and John Fowler individually, and Kilpatrick, Fowler and Mitchell Scott as trustees under the will of John E. Liggett, all of St. Louis, for commis sions on procuring a purchaser for otto half shares of stock of the Liggett & Meyers Tobaco Company. The brokers allege that they procured a responsible purchaser, George I*. Rutler, who bought the stock at a price agreed upon and accepted by the* defendants, viz.: $1 LOttO a share, amounting to $5,505,000 and interest from January 15th. 1899. The purchase price was paid to the de fendants on April 17th. The sheriff served the attachment upon tin* Central Trust Company. THE ANTI-TRFST FACTORY. St. f>oius, April 2L—The Republic will say tomorrow: A large anti trust tobacco factory is to be started in St. Louis as soon as ar rangements can Ik* made.. The proposed factory promises to be one of the largest in the country. According to the reports which are circulated in financial circles M. C. Wet more will be president and general man ager of the new eompati.v. * Colonel Wetmorc said tonight that he did not know of the company. He would not deny that such a proposition is afloat. CONTINENTAL SWELLS ITSELF. New York, April 21. A special meet ing of the Continental Tobacco Co. was held in Newark X. J.. today. Harris 11. I iriinmioml, vice-president, presided. The meeting was called for the purpose of voting on a proposition to increase the capital stock $25,090,000 for the purpose of purchasing the plant of Lig gett and Meyers, of St. Louis, and other plants, the name of which were with held. Fifty-eight millions of the sixty millions of stock was represented and voted in favor of the increase. JFDGB BRAWLEY WEFT. A Mistrial Looked for in the Lake City t 'nse. Charleston, S. C.. April 21.—The Lake City lynching cast* was given to the jury in Judge Rrawley’s court this afternoon. At 8:50 the jury was still out find a mis trial is generally exjiected. District At torney Lathrop concluded liis argument for the Government shortly before noon. Judge Rrawley in delivering his charge to the jury shed tears when referring to the horror of the crime and the outrage of the law and shame incurred by the people of Lake City. Among other things Judge Rrawley said: "If it he true that this postmaster was an incompetent negro, a stranger and a resident of another county, the com munity that he was appointed to serve had grave and just grounds for com plaint and those responsible for his ap pointment cannot escape condemnation of fair minded men of the wrong done. Rut this is not the issue in this case." At midnight the jury was still out and is said to stand seven for conviction and five for acquittal. WARSHIPS FOR SAMOA GERMANY REINFORCES HER SQU \DRCN THERE. Washington Vitw of it. Charged that Relig ious In olerarce is a) the Bot om of the famoan Trouble. London, April 21. —A dispatch from Shanghai to a news agency says the German protected cruiser Gefion has been ordered to proceed to Apia, Samoa after embarking an extra supply of am munition at Kiao Chou, China, and that another cruiser is to follow her. VIEW OF IT IX WASHINGTON. Washington, April 21.—The report coming from Shanghai via London that another German war vessel has been or dered to Samoa was received with inter est by officials here, though no particu lar importance was .attached by them to the report, the opinion being expressed that the German Government was sim ply making an addition to its naval rep resentation in Samoa so as to equal that of Great Britain, a step she has a right to t.ake because of her large commer cial interests there. RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCF Berlin, April 21. —Herr Wilhelm Lieb kneeht, the Socialist leader, bad received .a letter from Mr. Michael Davitt. Union ist member of the British Parliament for South Mayo, in which the writer says he is able to confirm front his own knowl edge the charges recently brought in the London Truth against the London Mis sionary Society by Mr. Lloyd Osborne, step-sou of the late Robert L. Stevenson, who characterized the society's antagon ism to Mataafa. a Roman Catholic, as “the whole cause of the quarrel'’ in Sa moa. Mr. Davitt describes Chief Justice Chambers as “nominally an American, but in reality an Englishman, who is anxious to promote an Anglo-American alliance.” He expresses hatred of England and warns the Germans “against making a nation answerable for the blame-worthy attitude of one or two persons.” “All the trouble,” says Mr. Davitt. “is due to English intrigues. You may roly upon the United States settling matters honorably and fairly as soon as they know the real origin of the riots." BRYAX AND BELMONT. Addressed 3.000 People at Buffalo — Scored Republicans. Buffalo. N. Y.. April 21.—Fully 3,000 people crowded Music Hall tonight to listen to Colonel W. .1. Bryan. Among those who were upon the plat form was O. 11. P. Belmont. The chairman introduced Mr. Belmont who was received with hearty applause, lie said, in part: "1 deem it urgent that every Demo crat of New York should rally to his party and give assurance of his support to the next national platform, whether it will he that of MMS pure and simple, or whether it will la* that of MM? modified or added to. "The Republicans, as expressed by this administration, stand for trusts, monopo lies and concentrated wealth and impe rialism and to all of these things I held Democracy is opposed." Mr. Bryan said that the Government could take the son from liis motion and stand him up before the enemies’ guns, but could not lay its hands niton the millions of accumulated wealth. The responsibility lie claimed, was due to the inlluctice of wealth with the Re publican party. Mr. Bryan claimed that the Democratic party will he re united in U*o(> without the weakening of the policy of 180(1. TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS. At Canton, Ohio. the testimony on behalf of the defence in the trial of Mrs. George for the murder of George D. Saxton, was concluded yes terday. Lieut. Woodworth, of the Ninth 111: itois, now at quarantine below Savannah, says seventy-five per cent of t'le enlist ed men arc anxious to go to the Philip pines. All they desire m?f«‘v going is 30 days’ furlough. RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY MORNING. APRIL 22, 1899. JURY DECLARES QUAY NOTGUILTY And Governor Stone Ap . points HimiSenator, THE PEOPLE WENT WILD GREAT CROWDS REJOICED OVER HIS VICTORY. QUAY SMILED BUT SAID VERY LITTLE His Lawyers Say the f istrict Attorney Will not Dare to Bring T heir Client b the Ber on the Other In dictments. Philadelphia. Fa.. April 21.—Matthew Stanley Quay was today declared by a jury of his peers to'lu* not guilty of the charge of conspiring to use for his own unlawful gain and profit the funds of tin* State of Pennsylvania deposited in tin* People’s Bank of this city. This verdn t was announced by the foreman of the jury just as the hands of the court room time piece pointed to eleven o’clock. There was an attempt at demonstra tion. hut this was sternly repressed by the court officer. The officers were un able. however, to keep hack those who struggled to get to Senator Quay and congratulate him. Chairs were upset, tables were brushed aside and hats were smashed by the on-rushing crowd. Sena tor Quay, with a broad smile on his face, responded pleasantly to the greet ings and congratulations of those who crowded around. As soon as Senator Quay could got away from those anxious to shake his hand and to congratulate hint he made li is way. accompanied by his counsel, to the elevator to descend to the street from the sixth floor of the municipal buibling. II ere the scenes in the court room were repeated. Everybody wanted to say something pleasant to him, and crowds gathered near the elevator shaft on each floor to watch the car carrying the dsitinguished party as it descended to tiu* street. The avenue surrounding the city hall is wide and smooth anti the neighborhood is the stamping ground for tlit* politicians of the town. Here the enthusiasm was immense as the Senator emerged from the door of the building. .V group of enthusiasts rushed forward and attempted to hoist him on to their shoulders, hut the Senator waved them hack saving: “Oh. no. oh. no. l’m too old a man for that." It is understood that the ex-Seuator will at once join his family in WasUing ton and will probably go away for a long rest. Senator Quay’s only continent oi tin* verdict was: "Well, *1 expected it." The case went to the jury at three o’clock yesterday afternoon, and four ballots were taken before the final decis ion Mas reached. Tlu* first ballot stood ten to tm’o for acquittal, the next tuo stood eleven to one. The one standing out for conviction by this time had very much modified his reasons for conviction, and when tlu* last ballot Mas taken he voted for acquittal. The jurors who stood out for conviction are said to have been Charles Penzler, shoemaker, 17th ward, and Edward Revan. painter, 19th ward. Penzler voted for acquittal after the first ballot, but Rovan held out until this morning when' tin.* final ballot Mas taken. , After the croud left the court room, District Attorney Rotliermel was ques tioned regarding the remaining indict ments. He said there are three of them, and they are still pending, but he noiill not say what his course M ill he in r<- gard to them. QUAY APPOINTED SENATOR. Harrisburg, Pit.. April 21.—Immediate ly on receipt of the news that Colonel Quay Mils acquitted of tlu* charges against him, Governor Stone appointed him I'nited States Senator to fill tlu* va cancy until tin* next Legislature meets and notified President Hobart as fol- Ioms: "Sir: By virtue of the pou'er vested in me as executive of the State of Penn sylvania under article first, clause two, section three of tlu* constitution of the Pnited States. I hereby' make temporary appointment of the Hon. Matthew Stan ley Quay to be F. 8. Senator from Penn sylvania until the next meeting of the Pennsylavania Legislature to fill the va cancy noM* existing in this State. "Very respect fully, (Signed) "WM. A, STONE, “Governor of Pennsylvania.” The authority mentioned by the Gov ernor says that the Governor of any State may make temporary appointment during a recess to hold until the next Legislature meets. This interpretation is disputed by those Mho say that the vacancy did not occur during a recess but uhilo the Legislature M’as in session. Mr. Quay's acquittal in Philadelphia and his appointment to tlu* Pnited States Senatorship created the greatest excite ment in political circles here.’ The friends of Quay are Mild M'ith glee and Isay that he has achieved two triumphs noM' that must certainly react in his favor. WANNAM.VKER'S VIEW OF IT. Philadelphia, April 21. —John Wana makcr tonight made a statement relative to the acquittal of cx-Senator Quay and the hitter’s appointment as Senator by the Governor. Among other things he said: "This is a new chapter of shame for Pennsylvania, a new record of failure in the administration of justice that will do much to encourage corruptionists and public plunderers generally throughout the country. The first shout of defiant exultation over Isis acquittal has proceed ed from the Governor of the common Mcalth who has promptly appointed Quay a Pnited States Senator without authority and in violation and in defi ance of the will of the p-ople as ex pressed by the" votes of the Legislature, Rut friends of good government should not despair. 'There are other indict ments undisposed of still ‘mPg'-ng over Quay, and uhatever May be their fate, even though it should he a technical a - the contest against the degrad ing forces, practices and principles which Quay and his machine represent, will Ik* carried on until Justice and right, troi ality and honesty shall triumph. "Quay has got his technical verdict, but tlu* trial of corruptionists and plun derers will still go on.” EX-GOVERNOR LORD DEPLIXES. Washington, April 21. — Ex-Governor Lord, of Oregon, has declined the tender of the mission to Persia. Governor Lord was an applicant l’ot* the Peruvian mission. HOW DEWEY BLUFFED HIM TOLD DIEDRICHS TO KEEP STILL OR FIGHT. Capt. Coghlan’s Speech at the Union League Club Cheers for the Men Be hind the Guns Non- York, April 21. —Captain J. I>. Coghlan and his officers of the Pnited States cruiser Raleigh wen* royally en tertained tonight at the Union Leagu*- Club. The dining room was handsomely dec orated with American and British fiacs and large tables Mere weighted M'ith good tilings for the returned heroes. President Elihu Root presided :n*tl af ter an eloquent speech of welcome called for three cheers for Admiral Dewey. They were given so that the building seemed to throb in sympathy. Three mighty cheers followed I £ or Captain Coghlan. Almost greater than either wore the shouts of approval when President Root called for “three cheers for the men be hind the guns.” There Mils a perfect furore of excitement and enthusiasm. Captain Coghlan was then called on to speak. He was given an ovation as he rose. He accented it and till the good tilings that have been said about him ami his men its being meant for Admiral Deucy. "Every day we were with him." lie added, "wo learned more and more to love liiin and more and more how the country’s interests were safe in his hands and hou- he could do nothing hut that M’hich redounds to tin* country’s credit. Through all those weary months of waiting and the most outrageous nagging that anybody could suffer, wear ing him to the very bom*, he held him self up and he held us up with him.” Then Captain Coghlan told the follow ing story of his Admiral: “An officer of our friend, Admiral Von Diedrich, came down one day to make a complaint. It: Mas my pleasure to step out on the quarterdeck just as he came aboard. It was partly by accident and partly by design. 1 heard him toll the Admiral about his complaint, and I heard the Admiral reply: 'Tell your Ad miral those ships of li is must stop when I say so. I M'ish to make the blockade of this harbor complete.’ "The German officer replied: 'Rut we fly the flag.’ "The reply of the Admiral was just like Dewey. He said: ‘Those flags can he bought at a half dollar a yard any where.’ "There was no fun in that expression of the Admiral. He told the officer that any one could fly a German flag and that a whole Spanish fleet might come upon him with German flags up. Then ho dreu' hack and stroked his mustache. Ho has a great habit of stroking his mus tache when he gets mad. He said: ‘Tell your Admiral 1 am blockading here. Now note carefully what I say and tell your Admiral that I say it. I have been making this blockade as easy for every body as 1 could but 1 am getting* tired of the puerile work here. It has been of such a <4... that a man would not notice it although children might tight over it, but the time has come uhen it must stop. Tell your Admiral that the slightest infraction of any rule will mean but one thing. That Mill he war. It will he so accepted and resented imme diately. If your |H*ople are ready for war M’ith the Pnited States they can have it any time.' "1 am free to admit that that almost took my breath away. It came so sud denly. We had expected it all along, but tilings you have been expecting al- Mitys come unexpectedly. He left with n face about this long." (Indicating by holding up his hands far apart.) “The German said to me: ‘I flunk your Admiral does not exactly under stand.’ " ‘Not only docs he understand,’ I told him, ‘but he means what he says and you had better look out.’ “After that they did not breath more than four times successively without permission.” A diver has found the wreck of the Plutou about 5 miles west of Santiago, and reports her stove and literally riddled with six pound shot. CO, It WILL REACH HERE TO-MORROW The First Regiment Mustered Out (o-Day. A GIFT TO THE GOVERNOR THE "ROYS" LEAVE SAVANNAH AT 5 O'CLOCK. WILL ARRIVE HERE AMO u’CLOCK SUNDAY Will be Met at the Dcpit by Committee, City Officers, L. O’B. Branch Camp, Meade Pos‘, Ex Members of Gov ernor’s Guard. Savannah. Ga., April 21. The Fits! North Carolina regiment of infancy Mill be mustn"*d a:t of the service to morrow morning. 'I hey M’i.l probably travel in companies. A notable incident of the muster out will lea presentati* n by the officers of me regiment to me Governor of North C.'cmnn. Governor Kus.mll is a Republican and all of the officers are Democrats. Rat. politics lias been lost sight of. and a handsome service M ill go focivard to the Governor by eactress .accompanied by a uritten address. 'I he disintegration of the command here Mill preeiitde a per sonal and verbal presentation. It is understood that .lie enlisted men wdl make a present ation 01. s nne sort to the commissioned officers. The First North Carolina was the first regiment of American troops lo'catet the city of Havana. The regiment Mats re cruited in the western part of m* State. Company K. the Raleigh volunteers of the First regiment, will arrive here to morrow morning at 10 o’clock. The hoys Mill be mustered out Ibis morning at Savannah and will leave there this afternoon at 5 o’clock via the Seaboard Air Line. The committee M’hich has charge of their reception and entertainment has been a most active one and has been meeting nightly for the past few nights and perfecting the plans for their recep tion at the depot on Sunday morning and the big barbecue M’hich is to be given to them on Monday. The committee held a most enthusias tic meeting last night, heard reports of sub-committees and settled some import ant points. The treasurer reported that $175 had been subscribed, a part of M'hich yet re mained uncollected. Mr. Henry Bunch m as authorized to make these collections today. • The members of the soliciting committee Mill also continue the canvas today as a number of parties have not been waited on M ho desire to contribute. It is the desire of the committee that the amount raised he at least S2OO. Nothing short of a royal welcome and entertain ment Mill satisfy the committee. Tin* citizens have responded liberally and the committee desire to express their thanks for this generosity. A vote of thanks was tendered to tin* local band M’hich kindly consented to fur nish music for the occasion. The program has not been definitely arranged yet. The committee Mill meet tonight aud the final program will he perfected and announced in tomorrou’s issue. From the informal discussion M’hich took place last night, it is the purpose to have the ex-members of the "old" Governor’s Guard, the members of L. O'R. Branch Canvp of Confederate Veterans, Meade Post. <J. A. R. and the cadets of the A. and M. College and the band to meet at Metropolitan hall on Sunday morning at 9 o’clock. At 9:30 o'clock these organizations are to form and march to the depot where they in connection with the committee, the city officers and citizens generally will wel come the boys, on their arrival at 10 o’clock. After tlu* welcome at the depot the line will reform M’ith the returning vol unteers in line and headed by the band march up Martin and Fayetteville streets to the Capitol where a short we! come by the Governor M ill-be delivered, a prayer offered and the benediction pro nounced. The gathering wdl hen dis band. On Monday at 12:30 o’clock tie* same organization and tin* old soldiers ii tlie home will meet at 12:30 o'clock at the Confederate monument ami proceed to the fair ground where the barbecue ndll take place at 2 o’clock. Ydn.'.i, tancc to the barbecue will be restricted to mem bers of the returning sold in's, the ex memhers of the Governor's Guard, mem bers of L. O’R. Branch Camp Confed erate Veterans, veterans at Soldiers’ Home, members of Meade Post, the city officials, the committee and pi,out Twen ty lady chaperons. This will swell the attendance to over 300 person <. Messrs. Walter L. Wats >a and W. W. Parish M’ere added to the entertainment committee. Mr. W. C. Stronaeh is chief marshal. TOTAL RANK CLEARINGS. New York, April 21. —The lotal bank clearings for the Meek in the United States Mere: $1,957,902, 484: per cent increase 77.1. Outside of New York. $025,558,539; per cent, increase 30.7. J Since January Ist 20,000 Spanish citi- 1 zens have left Cuba for Spain. | PRICE FIVE CENTS. WEAVERS OF FINE GOODS. Theyjteach no Conclusion. But Appoint (’ommittees. Charlotte, N. C.. April, 21.—The weav ers of fine goods did not reach any con clusion here at the meeting last night. A committee M’as appointed to study and report on the legal aspect of the pro posed agreement. Another committee Mill be appointed by the chairman to visit the North and confer with Northern manufacturers on the subject of prices and methods of selling. SCORED THE GOVERNOR. Montgomery, Ala., April 21. —The Democratic State executive committee met here today to outline a plan of cam paign for a constitutional convention. The calling of an extra session of the Legislature to repeal the act calling the convention made the meeting an import ant one. The Governor came in for tin unmerci ful scoring for going hack on a question that had been made a party one. BOLIVIAN REVOLUTION ENDS. Washington. April 21.—Pnited States Minister Bridgman has cabled tin* State Department from La Paz, Bolivia, that the revolution there has ended and every thing is quiet. THE CHARGE TO THE JURY INSTRUCTIONS UNDER WHICH COURT OF INQUIRY ACTED. Made Pub'ic at Yesterday's S< short. Very Comprehensive and Conferred Ample Authori'y. Washington, April 21.—The Wade court of inquiry devoted today’s session to reviewing testimony. The most inter esting matter developed Mas President McKinley's instructions to the court of inquiry, M’hich Mere delivered to the members of the court on February 20th last. These instructions 'were read by Colonel Davis in order to make them a part of the record, and are as fol lows: "The character and quality of the meat, refrigerated and canned furnished to tin* army; bow purchased: how shipped to the soldiers; if good when shipped, what tin* cause of its deterioration, if any. “If the meat Mas doctored, did the Commissary General or any of his offi cers have any knowledge of it or means of knowledge? "Was it the meat commerce? "Was it inspected bv the government inspectors as provided by law? "Was it an authorized ration in the army? ‘:IA good M lien purchased what made it had? "Was it anybody's neglect or fault, and if so, M’hose? "When unfit for use, if you should so find. Mas the fact made known to the War Department: when and by whom? "If after leaving the demit commis sary. it Mas not oared for and properly preserved, M’hose fault? "Was it a suitable ration for the cam paigns in Cuba and Porto Rico? "Wits there anything better that was practicable? "Would it have lteen prudent for our troops to have made the expeditions to Santiago and Porto Rico without the pre served meats, either refrigerated or canned, M’ith M’hich they Mere supplied? "Could the army M’ith any certainty rely upon the cattle on the hoof on those islands? "Did the commanding officers in San tiago or Porto Rico, or the Major Gen eral commanding report during the u’nr that either the refrigerated or canned beef Mats an unfit ration? "When were these reports first made and by, whom? "If the allegations of the Major Gen eral commanding are established I want the court to find the cause and fix the responsibility for the fact that the guilty may he properly punished. "Did tin* cattle in Porto Rico make a wholesome rat ion ? “If the packers of the country are guilty it must he known. "If the officers of the eommisary de partment tire guilty it must Ik* known. "If any officer of the army is guilty must he known." PLAINTIFF RESTS THE CASE. The Wilmington Tariff Association Against the A. C. L. and Other Roads. • Wilmington, X. C„ April 21,—The tak ing of evidence for the plaintiff in the case of the Wilmington Tariff \ssoeia tion vs. the Atlantic Coast Line and oth er railroads charging freight rate dis criminations against Wilmington, u-ns completed today before tin* inter-Stnte Commerce* Commission and a recess taken until May 15th when testimony for the defense Mill he heard in Wash ington. / EJECTED FROM THE ROOM. An Incident at the Mazet Investigation Yesterday. New York, April 21 —Tivo exciting ses sions of the Mazet investigating commit tee were held today. A feature Mas the refusal of witnesses to give t-*stinio*>y. Another feature Mas the defiant atti tude of Andreu’ Freedman, on the stand and still another feature, the ejection from the committee room of Abraham nimmohvright. of the Roeliling Com pany. when lie insisted upon making a statement after he had refused to answer a great majority of questions put to him by Mr. Moss, counsel for the committee.