North Carolina Newspapers

The Weather 10-Day: FAIR, The News and Observer. VOL. XLVII. NO. 70. IMS ALL NORTH CAROLMA DAILIES 1 HEWS All GIRCULAHON. FORCING THE FOE INTO MOUNTAINS Hughes Defeats Him at Passi in Iloilo. CAPT. WARWICK KILLED HUGHES PREPARES TO ENTER THE MOUNTAINS. CAPTURE OF BAYOMBONG BY LAWTON Troops Subsist on Scant Supplies of Rice. Mac Arthur Has Several Minor Engagements, Capturing Men and Guns. Troops Go to Garrison Mindanao. Washington* Dec. —General Otis’ ' advices to the War Department today show that the advance into the interior is being 1 vigorously pushed and the American troops continue to drive back 'and disperse the scattered bands en countered. He states that Captain War wick, Eighteenth infantry, was killed in an engagement at Passi, i Iloilo Province on the 26th instant. General Otis’ dis patch is as follows: “Miaaiila, December Ist.—Hughes re ports from Central Panay that Iloilo Province, one-third of island cleared of insurgents. By forced marches with two battalions from Lambuano byway of Calinog lie obliged enemy to engage at Passi on 20th and drove him with loss to the mountains in ddtaehod bodies, capturing ten rifles and several thou sand rounds of small ammunition; , Hughes* casualties Captain Warwick. Eighteenth infantry, and Private Daniel W. Humphreys, Company K. Eighteenth infantry, killed. He reports liis troops in excellent health. Is now converting wheel into pack transportation for pur pose of entering mountains. Expected that be will pass on to Gapes, northern coast of island. Dispa tidies front Daw ton indicate Bayombong captured 28th instant. Both trails over mountains im practicable for wheel trausi>ortation of any kind. Troops have subsisted on rice mid scant supply at that. Mae- Arthur's troops have had several mfnor engagements, capturing men ami rifles. Bell's h-aitture in mouirtiains includes fourteen modern guns, all in good con dition: over 50 pieces of artillery cap tured by troops of corps in last three weeks. Oregon brought in one hundml and six Spanish prisoners from Vigan yesterday. 94 received ’by rail previous evening. Young with three troops cav alry and March’s battalion Thirty-third infantry should have reached Vigan yesterday. “Conditions at Zamboanga satisfac tory. Additional ordnance surrendered, consisting of four field pieces, 17 rifles, quantity ammunition. Natives adjoin ing towns visiting city and native mili tary bands serenading troops. Thirty first infantry leaves Manila 'this evening to garrison several stations Mindanao coast; difficulties anticipated.” MAGABEBES GOOD SOLDIERS. Washington, Dee. 1. —Word comes from the Pluilippines that the two com panies of Macabelie worts under Oajv tain Batson are doing so well that it has been deckled to organize a full battalion of those native*. The additional two companies will lte very useful in the presi cut campaign, in tracking the fleeing remnants of Aguinaldo’s disorganized ar my. B DO FILIPINOS SURRENDERED. Also Several American and Seventy Spanish Prisoners. Manila, Dec. 2, 9:30 A. M.(Saturday). —General Conan ■surrendered 800 of ficer* and men with rifles, several American ami seventy Spanish prisoners and the garrison, at Bayombong, Prov iii<t* of Nueva Vizcaya, to Lieutenant Monroe, with fifty men of the Fourth cavalry. Masked Man Robs a Train. Charleston, S, C., Dec. 1 .—An unknown white masked man robbed a Southern Express company car near Branch'd lie, >S. V., on the Southern Railway tonight. The train bad just left the station when Messengers Ramsey and Rhodes were covered with two revolvers held in -the hands of the stalwart robber. One mes senger was made to stand with Ids hands over his head and the other was com manded to hand over tin* money packages in tin* safe. Seventeen hundred dollars were secured and the robber, after warm ing the messengers not to put a foot out side of the car until the train had got under headway again, pulled the bell cord and jumped off as the train slowed up. The conductor saw the robber escaping alongside of the track. Imt thinking him a tramp, signalled the engineer ahead. When the train got under headway tin* messengers came out and told their story. The ear was a combination bag gage a.nd express car and the door had been opened* to permit the conductor to reach the baggage section, which was in the forward end of the car. It was on account- of (this fact that the robber was able to enter the car. One of the safes in the car which escaped the roblxris notice, contained SB,OOO. The sheriff of Dorchester with six men and two hound’s have been hurried to the scene of the rob bery and will take up the chase. The train robbed was from Columbia and Augusta for Charleston. A special from Branch vi lie says that two men committed the robbery, but the messengers who arrived in Charleston say that there was only one robber. The spe cial further states that the thief will surely be taken as the country around the scene of the robbery is being thor oughly scoured by several large posses who have trained dogs with them. WIFE BRUTALLY MURDERED Horrible Story of the Death of a Beau tiful Woman. Jacksonville, Fla., Dec. 1. —Mrs. John D. Williams, a well known; and beautiful young woman of this city died last night. Today after all arrangements had been ■made for the funeral, an order came from the coroner to hold the hotly as an autopsy would be held. This action was taken by reason of certain suspicious cir cumstances connected with the death of Mrs. Williams that luid been brought to the attention of State’s Attorney Hart ridge. Shortly afterward a warrant was is sued for the arrest of John D. Williams, the young woman’s husband, a.nd lie was soon apprehended and placed in the coun ty jail charged with the mimrder of liis wife. ’’’The autopsy developed that Mrs. Wil liams came to her death by a violent blow in the stomach, bursting the blad der and rupturing other vessels. The woman died in great agony, Init. made no charges against anyone. The husband had quarreled with his wife about a week ago and was heard to make threats against her. He refuses to talk except to deny the murder. Mrs. Williams was a sister-indow to City Recorder West. Williams is a well known young man about town. The case has created much excitement in the city. THRESHING MACHINE TRUST. A. A. McKain, Who is Organizing It,, to be President. Indianapolis, laid., Dec. I.—A. A. M<- Ivaiii, president of the Indiana Manu facturing Company, who is managing the promotion of the combination of all threshing machine companies in tin' country, has returned from New York where he has been arranging for the transfer of the property of the various machine manufactories of the United States. It is now thought that the capi talization of the combination will be about $*»0,000,f>00. Headquarters will bo either at Indianapolis or Chicago. Mr, Kain will Ik? the president. IT GftPES Tor SUGAR A $700,000,000 Trust That Will Swallow Sweets. / Havemeyer, It is Understood, Has Secured An Option on the A-buckle Sugar Com pany and 0 her Concerns. Chicago, Dec. I.—The News says to day: •*A $200,000,000 trust is in contem plation. There is every prospect that the American Sugar Company, the Glu cose Refining Company and all of the iso-called independent sugar refineries will be consolidated. H. O. Havemeyer of the Sugar Combine has, it is un derstood, secured an option on the Ar huekie Sugar Company, the Doseher concern and the outside plants in Bos ton and New Orleans. “It, has been ascertained that repre sentatives of the Havem.ver company have been in this city in conference with President Matlhiesseii, of the Glu cose Company, for several days. The result of these conferences, it is said, was an option on the Glucose interests. “The important feature of the plan is that the American Sugar Company will increase its capitalization from $75,- 000,000 to $200,000,000. It is under stood that $30,000,000 of this will be given the Glucose people for tlieir plant and $20,000,000 to the outside refiner ies, and that the entire common stock of the Sugar trust will be put on an eight per cent basis. The rate of dis bursement on the preferred shares will not be changed while the holders of ordinary will be allowed to subscribe for the new certificates at par. "The capital of the Glucose Refinery Company is $40,000,000, $14,000,000 preferred and $215,000,000 common, so that certificates will Ik? taken in pre sumably at an average of $75 ]>er share. “When questioned in reference to the prospective sale of his company, Mr. Mathiessen today refused to discuss the matter, saying ‘any information that may be of value to the public will be given out at the proper time.’ ’’ Alabama Red Kicks at Rope’s End. Perry, Ga., 'Dec. t. —Richard Smith, Alabama Red, a negro, was banged in the jail yard here at noon today. The crime for which (Smith paid tin* penalty was the murder of Bob Pine, also colored, at Beach Haven last May. The men were drinking and gambling and the killing was unprovoked. The negroes of the county were so stirred up over tike murder that they peti tioned Judge Felton to hold a .special term of court for tin* trial of the twurder ; er which lie did. Smith met his fate * calmly. A large crowd assembled about i the jail yard, but the execution was pri ’ vatc. RALEIGH. NORTH CAROLINA. SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 2. 1899. ASASCQOPER IN OF THE "SINEWS" Republicans Hate to Part With Their Marcus LOOK AFTER THE DUCATS THIS THEY SUGGEST WHEN IIE SAYS HE’LL RESIGN. BUT HE WON’T IF PRESSED NOT TO i Meanwhile it is Stated That Mr. Hanna is Daily Receiving From Influential Party Leaders Expressions of Unbounded Confi dence in Him as Leader. Cleveland, 0., Dee. I.—Concerning the reports which have been in circulation for several weeks past, to the effect that Senator lianani would not succeed him self as chairman of the National Repub lican Committee, it can Ik* stated on the authority of Mr. Ilanna's most intimate friends that lie lias no desire to manage another campaign and that unless very strong pressure 'is brought to bear upon him lie will, in/ all probability, decline to do so. Notwithstanding the published state ments that, main’ leading Republicans throughout the country are opimsed to Mr. Hanna’s re-apiK»Lntment as chair man of the National Committee, it is known that he is almost daily receiving from influential party leaders, represent ing practically all sections- of the coun try, letters to the effect that he has their fullest confidence and support and urg ing that he is the strongest man availa ble for the pi act*. Mr. Hanna's closest frieuds and indeed the members of his own family, believe, however, that the condition of his health is such that In* should not under any cir cumstances assume the responsibility of managing another presidential campaign. It has been suggested that should Mr. Hanna decide not to a<*eept a re-apixfijut* etnnt aw chairman that he Ik* made a meni ber of the Executive Committee, having personal charge of the campaign finances. This would, it is pointed out, relieve Mr. Hanna of the arduous duties devolv ing upon him as chairman., and at the same time give the National Committee the benefit of lvis experience ami marked success in raising cani|wiign funds. GEN. METHUEN’S SILENCE. Is it Due to Important Movements or to British Reverses? London, Dec, 1.- Methuen's silence is believed to be due to the censorship and is taken to mean that very important strategic movements are under way or else news of a British reverse is held up. Before tile advance is made Mad der river will have to be bridged. Re pairing railway will take all Methuen’s resources. Experts sav that more men ate needed In all directions. lII LI>YARD'S A DYANCE. London, Dec. 1. —A dispatch to the Evening News from Gape Town, says a* force of Boers while trying to blow up thp five hundred foot bridge at Colenso were driven back by British artillery tire. The despatch indicates that Hildyard is advancing to the re lief of Ladysmith and has overcome difficulties spread in the path by the Boers (and has reached the south shore of Tugela river. Annapolis vs. West Point. Philadelphia, Dee. 1. —On Franklin field tomorrow afternoon Itllie embryo soldiers of the West Point Military Academy will meet the coming sailors of the Annapolis Naval Academy in a football battle, the first that will be waged by the two military arms of the Government in six years. Among those who will attend tin* game are Secretary of War Root, Secretary of tin* Navy Long and Assistant Secretary* Meikle john amt Allen. It is expected that Am bassador I’auncefote of Great Britain, will be here. The Battleship Texas. Washington, Dec. 1 .—Tin- battleship Texas has arrived at Brunswick, and on application from Captain Sigshee, the Secretary of the Navy has granted lK?r tnission for the vessel to remain there several days. Later w hen she proceeds to Havana, Captain, Sigshee will remain in command', not assuming his new de partmental position in Washington until after the Insides of the Maine victims are brought up on the Texas for interment here. To Establish a Cotton Mill. Mcltae, Ga., Dec. I.—At a meeting of representative citizert of Mcßae, plans were agreed upon looking to the estab lishment of a cotton mill lure. Thirty five thousand dollar* was subscribed to the enterprise and the amount will be raised probably to SIOO,OOO. A commit tee was appointed to carry am the work. Ex-Judge Win. Lawrence ('lark, of Winchester, Va., died at the home of his sou at North port, Long Island, OUTLOOK IN THE BLUE GRASS STATE The Surchanged Political At mosphere Grows Cooler. SURMISES ARE THICK MANY REPUBLICANS ARE LOOK ING FOR DEFEAT. GOEBEL AND TAYLOR ARE IN FRANKFORT Bradley, Who is Packing Up, Says Taylor is All Right. J. W. Gayle Named by Dem ocrats and W. C. Owens by Fusion ists For Congress. Frankfort, Ivy., Dec. I.—The post ponement of the official canvass of Kentucky's gubernatorial vote until Monday has for the time being at least, cooled the surcharged political atmos phere in a very perceptible manner, it it not likely now there wil lie any de velopments until the meeting of the election commissioners. Although the candidates for Governor are in town, they are keeping quiet and their friends are emulating their example. There is uo talking, save in- the direction of surmise regarding the possible action of the commissioners on Monday. There is a deeply settled belief among both Democrats and Republicans that tiie commissioners will not turn the matter over to the Legislature but will surely issue a certieate to either Goebel or Taylor. If it is given to the former it is possible that the matter may end there, as many of the conservative Republi cans are of the opinion that in view of Hu* strong Democratic majority in the Legislature it would be practically use less for the Republicans to look for anything in that quarter. If the cer tificate goes to Tayloiv it is a certain ty that the matter will be taken to the legislature, where Goebel may finally out. The Republicans, however, are by no mean* a amt In favor of abandon ing the fight at tin* door of tin? legisla ture. Some of them are vehement in tlieir assertion* that they will not abandon/ the tight until there is no possible chance of Taylor being Gover nor of the State. Governor Bradley has evidently made up his mind that some body will receive a certificate of elec tion, for he was busily engaged all day in packing up his private projierty in the State House, preparatory to a return to private life. <?* "They are making my last days my hardest days.” he said, “but 1 guess there will be no trouble. There are too many sensible men on both sides to prevent .anything of that kind. 1 realty don't see how anything can lie done to keep Mr. Taylor from the chair. He will go in all right.” It da not likely that the election com misisonors will finish tlieir work before Tuesday afternoun. Among the sugges tions made regarding their probable line of action, is that sitting as an election board, tile euimnissioaiers will issue certi ficates of election to all minor Republican officials, and then resolving themselves into <a contesting board declare the Democratic claims of election to these offices to In* valid, and oust all the Re publican* to whom certificates have been issued. It has already been held that a contesting board is powerless to decide a contest concerning a Governor and Lieutenant Governor, and the fate of those two officials will be turned over to the Legislature, the commissioners say ing in effect to the Legislature: "We believe they are unlawful in cumbent.?*, but we 'have not the power to remove them. It’is up to you.” A decision/ was rendered by Judge Paynter, of the Court of Appeals today, which cost the Taylor faction about 130 votes, a matter too small to effect the final result. Judge Paynter dissolved the tempor ary injunction secured l by Taylor’s at torneys res train ing the election board of Harrison county from eeiiifyEng the vote of that county as made up by the local board, one precinct having l/een thrown out because of irregularities. The dissolution of ,’t.Tiw injunction is a Democratic success. .1. W. Gayle, of Owen county, was nominated for Congress by the Seventh district Democratic convention on the sixty-seventh 1 mi Hot. OWENS NOMINATED. Lexington, Ivy., Dec. 1. —Former Con gressman W. C. Owens, who defeated Colonel Breckinridge in 1894, and who iKdted Goebel this year, was nominated today by a fusion of bolting Democrats and Republicans to succeed Congress man Settle, deceased. The fight will be wholly on State issues. The silver ques tion will not be considered. SEC. OF. INTERIOR’S REPORT. Revision and Codification of Pension Laws Recommended. Washington, 'Dee. L— me annual re port: of 'Secretary of the Interior Hitch cock, made public tonight while sutn iniitug up the work in all the bureaus, is of *ikhini interest by reason of its statements/ regarding pension policies. At the close of the fiscal year then 1 were 991.519 pensioners, a decrease of 2.105 during the year. The Spanish War probably will increase the pension roll during the current iiseal year. The Secretary concurs in recommendations for ail early revision and codification of the pension laws. Secretary Hitchcock makes public an advance report of the Maritime Ca nal Company of Nicaragua dated Dec eonibor 4, next, setting forth that since the organization of the company 10,- 145 si lares of the capital stock have been subscribed for at par, amounting in the aggregate to the sum of $1,014,- 500, of which amount $1,008,830 has been paid into the treasury in cash: that there lias 'been paid into the Treas ury front other sources $155,776.51, making the total amount of cash re ceived $1,164,606.51 The company lias paid 'for property, work and labor done, and materials furnished in the execution of the work of construction of the canal, and in administration expenses the sum of $1,161,772.70 in cash, 31,990 shares of the full-paid capital stock of the com pany, of the par value of $.5,199,000, $150,000 of ‘its first mortgage bonds. It has also issued 180,000 shares of its capital stock of the par value of $lB,- 000,000 in payment for concessionary rights, privileges, franchises and other property. The Congressional assertion of its right to determine tin* line of canal through Nicaragua and Costa Rica un der the concession of the company, ac cording to the company, caused uncer tainty as to final location of the route and with other causes lias made the resumption of the work of construction impossible. The company encloses two formal protests, one dated December 2, 1898. and the other September 8, 1899, to Secretary Hay against the agree ment by the Nicaraguan Government for another canal concession in violation of the rights of not only the company, but of the United States and Costa Rica. / GOES TO CONGRESS TUESDAY. McKinley Hopes to Announce Collapse of Philippine Resistance. - Washington, Dte. 1. —The Cabinet to day dieivssed brieliy the President’s mes sage to which' the finishing touches have beqn -placed except to that portion relating to the Philippines. That sec tion of the message is being held up in the hope that the President may Ik* able to announce the complete collapse of the linamTeetiion before it goes to Congress. The members of tin* Cabinet are unani mously of the opinion that the rebellion is on its last legs, and that any day may see the end. “The Philippine question is solving it self,” is the way one member put it today. The President has decided not to send the message to Congress until Tuesday, as the immediate adjournment of the Senate iq>on the announcement of the death of Vice-President Hobart will preclude its l>eing read on Monday. DENIAL OF THE DEAL B. & 0. Not Absorbed by the Pennsylvania. It is Stated That Morgan, Vanderbilt and Cas sat Have Not Combined to Control the Eastern Railroad Situation. Philadelphia. I’a.. Dec*. 1. —Inquiries made today at the office of A. J. Passat, President of the Pennsylvania Railroad, elicited a statement denying the report that the Baltimore and, Ohio had been absorbed by the Pen/usylvania. Tim facts as learned at Mr. Cassat'a office are ns follows: "There is no truth iu the reports which have found their origin in this rumor, that J. Pierpont Morgan, William iv. Vanderbilt, anil A. .1, Passat have com billed to take the control of the Eastern Railroad situation into th or own hands. The declaration that the Pennsylvania Railroad has absorbed the Baltimore and Ohio is as absurd as would be a deelar.i tion that the 'New York Central had ab sorbed the Pennsylvania. The facts as they exist, are to be found in the denial of the rumor made yesterday by John K. Co wen, President of iv.? Baltimore anu Ohio.” Big Collection of City Taxes. During the month of Novem ber there were $30,506 in city taves, collected, exclusive of street paving and market rents, which al together amounted to nearly $32,000. This says Tax Collector Lmmsden, ex ceeds any collection of city taxes ever 'be fore made by about $9,000. The penalty is now enforced against all who have not paid. This began yes terday. THEY SUSPECT JIMINEZ. Armed Organization Rapidly Develop ing Against Him. Kingston, .Tamiaea, Dec. 1. —San Do mingan mail advices/ under date of No vember 26. report a condition of incipient popular unrest, threatening further armed disturbances. Apparently the acts of the Jimintz administration, particularly relative to financial matters, instead of winning the confidence or approval of tlie majority of the leaders of the na tional 'movement winch gave Jiminez practically a bloodless victory over the* followers of Heuroux. are exciting pop ular suspicion and distrust, and armed organization is rapidly develoi'cug for the purpose of enforcing popular desires on Jiminez. ’Hie advices further allege that the American Improvement Company also oppose* Jiminez’* policy ami inclines to moral sympathy, if not open support, of the popular demands. PRICE FIVE CENTS INVESTIGATION OF THE ROBERTS CASE Republicans of the House Will Take Action. MUST NOTTAKETHEOATH MUST WAIT UNTIL INVESTIGA TION IS OVER. THE PLAN OF PROCEDURE MAPPED OUT This Involves no Prejudgement of the Case, and Precedents For Objecting to Swearing in a Member Duly Elected Are Many. Washington, Dec. 1. —At a conference of about twenty-five prominent. House Republicans held at the eapitol tonight, it was decided that the elibilirv of Rep resentative-elect Roberts, of Utah, to occupy a seat in the House of Represen tatives should Ik? investigated and de termined and that pending tin* decision he should not be permitted to take the oath of office. This decision was arrived at by those present without a dissenting voice. Rei* rescntative Tayler, of Ohio, who will have charge of the matter in tlie House, explained, after the conference had ad journed. that this proceeding does not in volve a prejudgment of the ease, font, ir respective of party, will afford the men** liers an opportunity to vote after a thor ough investigation and complete presen tation of The case for their consideration. Mr. Tayler had made a study of the allegations and precedents and presented them at length to his colleagues. He of fered a plan of (procedure which was agreed to after a general exchange of views. The procedure is to be as fol lows: When Mr. Roberts appears at the bar of the House to take the oath objection is to Ik* made upon the ground that he is ineligible. He will then step aside, and after the other members are sworn in. the member making tlie objection—who probably will 'lx* Mr. Tayler—will recite the allegation* and offer a resolution for their investigation by a special commit tee. This will give the House an oppor tunity to vote in the first instance upon the question of postponing the adminis tration of the oath until after the allega tions have been investigated. Tlie reso lutions have not been formulated yet, but they will include the investigation of the charge that Mr, Roberts’ alleged convic tion of violation of the Edmunds Aid in 1889 renders him ineligible by the term* of that act, whether the fact that he i* an avowed polygamist renders him in eligible, and whether the State of Utah in electing him has not. violated the com pact. by which she obtained statehood. Mr. Tayler says the precedents for ob jecting to the swearing ini of a member duly elected and 'hearing proper creden tials are numerous and in point. Among others are the well known, cases of Proc tor Knott, Boyo Winchester and .ti/lm M. Rice, of Kentucky, who were elected to Congress shortly after the war and who were charged with, ineligibility on the ground of disloyalty. All these preee dents were cited at the conference to night. These precedents lead to the ei.ni ohisnon that objection can 'be properly made to the swearing in of a member where there are apparently well ground ed reason* for believing hint to be in* eligible. The resolutions will provide for the ap pointment of a special committee of either seven or ninie to (be named by the s]leaker. Representatives Powers, Vermont, pre sided at the conference tonight. Those present were Messrs. Henderson, down: Grosvenor, Shattuc, Southard, Kern and Tayler, Ohio; Powers, Vermont; Mc- Pherson. Iowa: Dalzell, of Pennsylvania; Payne and Sherman. New Y'ork; If ill. Connecticut; Thomas, Iowa: Alexander and Ray, New Y’ork: Curtis. Kansas; Warner, Illmoin; Landis, Indiana; Can non. Illinois; Morris, Minnesota; Steele, Indiana: Long, Kansas. The Robert* case is not to come up for consideration at. the Republican cau cus tomorrow night. The Republican leaders do not desire to make the question in auy sense u party issue. Massachusetts Teachers Association. Boston, Mas*., Dec. 1. —Tlie fifty-fifth annual meeting of the Massachusetts Teachers' Association was begun here today. The meeting was addressed by Booker T. Washington, of Tuskegee Col lege. who said that the South is indebted to New England for such of her recent progress in the direction of education. The speaker reviewed the work of the ,negro teacher and closed by saying: “You as teachers of the State of Mas -1 schusetts can not only help directly or indirectly in the solution of the race prol* lem in the South, but you should not for get that you owe a duty to the thousands of negroes with reside in New England. While the negroes of the North have many privilege* and opportunities that the Southern negroes do not enjoy, still it is true. I am sorry to say. that in the matter of securing employment and prof itable occupations, especially in the trade* in the line of skilled labor, the negro in too many cases here in the North finds the door shut against him. 'lt seems ea me that you as teachers can exert a helpful itUflncince by teaching your children that every individual, regardless of his color, should have an opportunity to earn an honest living.”