The Weather To-Day: SHOWERS.
The News and Observer.
VOL.XLYII. NO. 111.
HEADS ALL NORTH CAROLINA DAILIES IN NEWS AND GIROULAT4N.
THE POPULISTS
WILL BL AGIST
THE AMENDMENT
The State Committee so De
cided Last Night.
BUTLER CONTROLLED IT
STATE CONVENTION TO MEET
ON APRIL IS.
A GENERAL CONFERENCE ON APRIL 17TH
The Committee Was in Session Until After
Midnight. Nearly Every Man Present
Made a Speech. Butler’s
Plea For Fusion.
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• CONVENTION DATES: •
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# Democratic, April 11th. 9
# Populist, April ISth. •
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Tlie Populist State convention will be
held in Raleigh on Wednesday, April
lSt’li.
The Populist party will opix»se the Con
stitutional Amendment in tlie coming
campaign.
This was decided last by the State
executive committee, which was in sec?
sion here to fix the date for the eonveu
lion.
The Populist party will again fuse with
the Republicans on the State ticket and
an effort will bo made to effect fusion
again on the county and Congressional
tickets.
The committee met at 7:30 o’clock in
the Senate Chamber at the capitol ami
was in session until alter 12 o’clock.
Dr. Cyrus Thompson, chairman of tin*
committee, presided and Hal W. Ayer
was secretary. The roll call shewed
eleven of the twenty-two members of the
committee present. Several other mem
bers were represented by proxy.
After discussion of the situation by
those* present, it was practically decided
to adopt Senator Butler's suggestion of
another fusion with the Republicans on
the offices and in opposition to the amend
ment and the new Election Law.
This decision was announced to the
public in the following resolution:
"Resolved, That the letter recently
written by lion. Marion Butler to Capt.
Geo. Wilcox concerning the election law
enacted by the General Assembly of
1899 and tin* franchise amendment to
the Constitution submitted by the same
body, is entitled to the most careful and
fullest consideration of all voters and
citizens who favor political liberty and
popular government, and that said letter
is unqualifiedly commended and endorsed
by this committee; ami that the chair
man of the committee take immediate
steps to effect the publication and dis
tribution of fifty thousand copies of the
same.”
This done the committee proceeded to
name the date of the convention.
As. under the fusion arrangement un
folded to tin* committee by Senator But
ler in his speech printed below, the Popu
lists are to furnish the candidates and
the Republicans do the voting, it was
decided that the Populist convention
should be held before that of the Repub
licans. Hence the following resolution
was adopted fixing the 18th of April as
the time.
“Resolved, That tile chairman of the
People’s party State committee be au
thorized and directed to call u State con
vention of the People's party to assemble
in Raleigh on Wednesday, April the
18th. 1900: and in connection with such
call lie invites the assembling of a gen
end conference of members of the Poo
-1 lo's party on Tuesday night, April 17th,
1900; and that he lx> authorized to ex
lend a cordial invitation on India If of the
Slate committee, to such citizens of the
State to address said conference as may
be deemed proper and advisable by him.
’•Resolved, That while it does not come
within the official prerogatives of the
State committee to so direct, it is recom
mended that county conventions, called
lor electiug delegates to the State con
vention. defer the nomination of county
and legislative ticket's until after the
meeting of the State convention.”
l ids latter means that an effort will
be made to again effef-t a fusion of Pop
ulists and Republicans on county and
Congressional offices.
Not only was the meeting slimly at
tended, but it lacked its old time en
thusiasm.
Things wagged along very tamely un
til shortly after 10 o'clock when Chair
man Thompson said: "I see we have
Senator Butler, the National chairman,
with us tonight. We'd be glad to hear
from him.”
Senator Butler began by compliment
ing the meeting, its i>ersonnel and busi
ness-like methods, lie had listened, he
said, with a great, deal of interest to
the reimrts that different members and
others bad brought up from their sec
tions. These reports, lie bad observed
with satisfaction, corresponded closely
with the reports he bad been receiving
lvoui all parts of the State by letter.
“Except.” he added, "the letters give
even a more hopeful outlook than you
do. Perhaps, however, that is due to the
fact that letters as a rule are short, and
their statements are not qualified as are
those we make in our speeches.”
With this introduction the Senator
proceeded to i«>ur on copious quantities
of the oil of Hattery. It was a sort of
sircak-of-fat-strcak-of-lean affair. this
speech. One moment lie would tell them
what brave men they were, li >v lin y
possessed the confidence of the business
world and how victory was sure to be
theirs if they would only stand and light
The next minute lie would Lo denounc
ing those who favor the amendment amt
those who helped pass the election law.
as anarchists, red-shirts and ballot box
staffers.
Thus oiled, lie led them along gently
by the nose toward the gate of Fusion.
He told them that back many years ago
they girt up their loins and decided to
cast all else aside —forgot for the time
being all the great fundamental issue*
—and fight for a free ballot and a fan
count.
"Having entered this light we cannot
forsake it. We must go forward. Now
more even than then are our liberties
threatened. There is one issue and but
one, and we must light till that is set
tled. That issue is whether or not
North Carolinians are free men.”
This brought forth the first applause
of the night. It was very faint, but it
was applause.
“Let us join hands with all who will
help us ami wipe out such a conspiracy.”
The committee was-now Butler’s for he
had them well withim the Fusion gates
The wily Senator closed and locked
the gates with the following:
"I am satisfied that those in favor of
free suffrage can, by combining their
strength in the coining campaign, redeem
the State from the Red Shirt Gang.”
Somehow this failed as an applause
producer and Butler at once detected
the cause and added:
"The negro question I know confronts
us, and it must lx* settled, but we can’t
trust tin* man who has lived on the negro
for thirty years to settle it. We’ve got
to settle it. We are the folks who at
heart want it settled, not they. We want
it settled so they can no longer use it as
a scarecrow. The Republicans also are
anxious for its settlement, and they’ll
help to settle it in the proper way."
Having thus disposed of the negro the
Senator proceeded with his injunction:
“Let us join hands and defeat forever
this little gang of anarchists and red
shiits. who try to take by violence that
which they cannot win by fair means.
But it takes something more than a red
shirt to scare a Populist. In the east
ern counties in the campaign of recent
years the Populists haven’t been run
ning. They have been in more danger
there than anywhere else, but they have
stood true as steel.
“We have got to fight and we had as
well make up our minds to it. I believe
there are enough votes in favor of free
sffiage to win in the campaign in spite
of their ballot-box stuffing and red shirt:
lawlessness. But to do it we have got
to be on our guard. The election law
of 1894 was wide open ami I wouldn’t
ask anything easier than to steal ."10,OOP
votes under it. The new election law is
worse. But we’ll win in spite of it and
of Simmons and the red shirts.
“The Republicans arc in this tight to
the death. Let us join hands with them
and help them whip this gang out. of the
State. Let us announce to the world
that North Carolina will no longer be
ruled by am irehists, red shirts and a lit
tle gang of toadies—men who have be
trayed everybody and everything.
"The Requblicans are willing for us to
take the lead, go ahead mud hold a
convention' and name a ticket. They will
help us elect, it. Os course there will
be some Republicans on it and it may
be we can find a Democrat who will
join in this anti-amendment tight. There
are some such prominent Democrats and
I think it possible that one or more of
them may offer to take »a place on the
ticket.”
There was considerable applause when
Senator Butler finished.
It was then that the resolution endors
ing his anti-amendment letter was adopt
ed and tht* date of the convention fixed.
After that the question of issuing an
address to the people was taken up.
After considerable discussion it was de
cided to promulgate the following ad
dress to the people of the State:
“The executive committee of the Peo
ple's party of North Carolina, while
holding to the principles heretofore de
clared in convention, feel that it would
be derelict in its duty if it should fail
to give a note of warning t) the ptop’o
on the new issue raised by
the last Legislature. The election law
enacted by that body is intensely partisan
and so oixii to fraud and corruption that
all honest men who love lilrerty may well
view it with alarm. The proposed con
stitutional amendment, even if the courts
should sustain it would degrade the poor,
uneducated white men who become of
age after 1908 below the educated negro.
It would even degrade him below the
uneducated free negro who should be
come of age prior to 1908. But no mi-
L'ised man who has education sufficient
to | a-s his examination before the elec
tion hoards for registration who will
take the trouble to read for himself can
doubt that the fifth section of the pro
posed amendment, known as tin* “grand
father” e!siuse, is in direct violation of
the Fifteenth Amendment to the Con
stitution of the l nited States.
"No lawyer whose pride of reputation
as a jurist has not been humbled by his
ambition for political preferment has
ever said, or can ever say, that this fifth
or grandfather clause will stand tin* test
in the courts.
"We warn the white people that this
amendment will disfranchise approxi
mately as many white men a* it a\ ill
negroes in this State, and leave the
negro svill a factor in polities, with as
much power as he now lias.
“We warn the uneducated white men,
both old and young, that this amend
ment will deprive them of the right to
I (Continued on Second Page.)
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 19, 1900.
RAILROADS PLAN
1 COLOSSAL POOL
Involving All Lines East of
the Mississippi.
50,000 HEADS WILL FALL
AND 10000 AGENTS WILL HAVE
TO ECONOMIZE.
THE REASON FOR THIS GIGANTIC SCHEME
As Congress Has Failed to Legalize Pooling
the Owners Will Accomplish Their Pur
pose if They Have to Buy Every
Railroad in the Country.
Chicago. 111.. .lan. 18.--The Chronicle
tomorrow will say:
“As a result of the recent consuli la
tions and agreement* among the owners
Os the great trunk railways east of
Chicago the entire transportation sys
tem between the Mississippi river and
tin Atlantic seaboard is t > lie re-organ
ized. involving the following changes;
‘The abandonment of the city ticket
offices of all of the roads m th ■ send -
cate in Chicago. New Vorx, Philadel
phia. Boston, Buffal >. Washington.
Pittsburg. Cincinnati. t 'iev.-lam’, De
troit, Indianapolis, l’cori.i and Bt. Louis
and the substitution of joint offices in
each city. The discharge of all city,
general, travelling and district I might
and passenger agents and solicitors of
the Eastern roads in all par!- of the
United States. Canada and Europe
This will effect nearly .tl.li'Hi men.
"The abolition of all f irms i f coin
missions heretofore paid for the sale
of tickets over these roads. This AviU
affect the incomes of 10,000 agents and
eliminate tin* scalpers.
‘The establishment in Chicago ami
New York of joint auditing agencies
that will apportion to each road an
agreed percentage < f the total <*omjiet
itive business.
“The discharge of all superfioiis as
sistants to the heads of departments
of the individual roads. Later the
heads of these departments may be abol
ished and the work done by clerks who
will report to the joint agencies.
“The establishment in New York of a
bo;.rd of control made tip of persons
representing the Vanderbilt. Pennsyl
vnaia. Morgan and Harrison properties,
the rulings of this board on all questions
to be final.
“Tile abandonment of a number of
through fast passenger trains put in
service during the past few years as the
result of sharp competition.
"The establishment of common sched
ules for passenger trains between Chi
cago and New York and between all
of the | rim ipal terminals of the combi
nation roads in the territory cast of this
city and St. Louis.
"The -abandonment of all fast freight
trains ami the fixing of common time for
those trains between competitive ter
minals.
“Following are the roads now in the
eombina tion:
"New York Central. Pennsylvania. Bos
ton and Albany. Boston and Mu’.we,
Fitchburg. New York. New Haven and
Hartford: Erie: Lehigh Valley: Lacka
wanna: West -Shore; New } nrk, Onta
rio and Western: Rome, 'Watertown
and Ogdenslmrg; Lake Shore; Michigan
Central; Nickle Plate; Btl'imore and
Ohio; Wabash: Big Four: Cht-sjipeake
and Ohio; Lake Eric and Western; Mil
lion a n-d all auxiliary lines of these
systems.
"When all details for the future man
agement of tin* roads tin the Eastern
combination have been perteend toe
leaders in the consolidation movement
will turn their attention to tlm terri
tory Avest of Chicago and attempt 1o
bottle up the Chicago-St. Louis-Rocky
Mountain country in like manner. Ilm
combining proceeding may extend ulti
mately to the Pacific coast.
"The I larriman- Vanderbilt syndicate
owns and controls tin* Illinois i t n‘ral.
Union Pacific, North-Western, Oregon
Short lane, and Kansas City, Pitts
burg and Gulf. All the big competi
tors of these systems are ii Avitli the
combining movement and stand ready
to go into wlmt will maintain stable
rates and reduce expenses. Several
small, independent roads in tne W est ami
Northwest territory are to no purchased.
"The failing of Congress to legalize
pooling is given as the cause of the con
solidation as the owners are determined
to pool if the purchase of every railroad
in the country is necessary t > ...btain
that end.”
A BIG PASSENGER POOL.
All the Railroads to Get an Agreed
Per Cent of the Earnings.
Chirago. 111., dan. 18. —The Tribune
tomorrow a\ ill say:
“In order to carry out their anti-com
mission agreement, it is proposed now
to combine ail the railroads in the coun
try in a big passenger pool and operate
ir in such away that each road will
get an agreed percentage of the earn
ing-:. By such action no i>os>ible profit
can accrue to any of the roads from ig
noring the agreement. Each road is to
be allowed to carry all the passengers
it can secure, but any road that should
manage to got more than its proportion
would have its labor for its pains, as
the profits would go to the competing
(Continued ou Second Page.)
ARRAIGNMENT OF
GAGE B1 TELLER
Hepburn’s Letter Should
Have Met With Scorn.
BANKERS IN POLITICS
CONDITIONS THAT SHOULD
CALL FOR DRASTIC ACTION.
McENERY TO SPEAK ON THE AMENDMENT
Gives Notice That He Will Address the Senate
Tuesday. Wellington Appeals For Jus
tice to the Filipinos. Points Out
Congress' Duty.
Washington, dan. IS.—For an hour to
day Mr. ’Wellington, (Rep., Md.), occu
pied the attention of the Senate, con
tinuing the debate on the Philippines
question. He took as It is text the reso
lution he introduced last Tuesday, de
claring that the United States should not
take permanent possession of the archi
pelago, but after subduing the insurrec
tion —which lie sincerely deplored—should ;
confer upon Ihe Filipinos the right to gov-j
era themselves, affording them, such pro
tection as they might need.
Mr. Teller. <Sil. Rep., Col.), resumed j
bis speech on the 'Financial Bill, in the
eomse of which he arraigned Secretary J
Gage for his negotiations with the Nation-]
al City Bank of New York.
Mr. Allen, (Neb.), offered a resolution'
directing the Secretary of State to in-!
form the Senate if any person had been]
accredited from the Transvaal to the
United State- Government in any capac
ity and if such person were officially ac
cepted and recognized, and if not, why
not.
Objection was made to immediate con
sideration of the* resolution and it went
over under the rules.
Mr. Ross, (Vt.). offered a resolution
declaring that the provisions of the Con
stitution do not. uunidd by act of Con
gress, extend over Puerto Rico and the
Philippine Islands: that by the Paris'
treaty the Cabled States takes sovereign
ty over Puerto Rico and the Philippines
under flho duty to exercise it for the gen
eral welfare of the inhabitants; and that
a separate department of the Govern
ment is demanded to take <barge of all i
outlying dependencies. Mr. Ross gaA'o no
tice that he would speak on the resolu
tion.
AGAINST IMPEKIALISM.
Mr. Wellington then addressed the Sen
ate. He said lie could not believe this
republic had an imperial destiny; it could I
not wander on the .same highway with |
the simplicity of tin* republic such as
ours. History indicated that “imperial
destiny” (lias Avrecked many republics, lie
believed that one of the greatest bless-i
iivgs that ever befell England was the
loss of the American colony. ,
Referring to Great Britain's Avar with]
the Transvaal, Mr. Wellington said:
“She has not met the Caucasian race!
since the 'Crimean War. and now when i
for the first time for half a century she
attempts to send her army to destroy a
brave and courageous, but unfortunate
people, she all at once rudely awakens,
from* the dream of her power because
she finds that corruption has eaten to her 1
very vitals and her army which she i
deemed was still like that of Cromwell —I
invincible —bias been belabored and de
feated every day since it attacked tbej
Boers. And justly so. Amd it may be, ;
at no distant time, that the insidious in
fluences which have thus debased her,
will entirely destroy the weighty struct
ure of the empire she mis erected.”
Mr. Wellington referred to the part the
people of his own State had taken in the
Spanish war saying:
“That July Morning which by its
rising sun heralded the destruction of the
Spanish naval power in Santiago Bay, as
it illuminated the line of American war
ships advancing to deal death and de
struction to the Spanish fleet, surround
ed by a halo of glory, tine martial figure
of a son of Maryland* Winfield Scott
Schley, who guided and directed the great
contest. And though now it seems to be
tlie policy of a. cabal of one of the depart
ments of this Administration to rol> him
of the glory which justly is his, The A-er
dict of the American people has been
recorded and be will go down to history
as the true hero of that naval battle.
A WFOROE IN CUBA.
“A year and a half lias passed since
that great battle: and yet, there is no
indication that we intend to keep faith
avit'll the ‘Cubans, but there is every in
dication that by the power of syndicates,
cabals and combinations there is to be
continued in Cuba the despotism of a
military government in which the 'Cubans
themselves have no part, which is beyond
the pale of any law save that of force,
and is not recognized b.v our Constitution.
A very Pandora's box of national trou
bles has been opened and difficulties and
dangers are gradually taking form and
surrounding us.
THE GREAT QUESTION.
“Bui the great question, that now
confronts us, as a result of this war is
the question of the Philippine Islands.
It Avould have been well for us as a
nation if Admiral Dewey could have re
tired from tlie Bay of Manila on the
morning after lie had destroyed the
Spanish fief. but he dared not do so.
He had destroyed the Spanish jMjwer.
and it would not have been proper for
him as* a representative of the conquer
ing nation to have departed and to have
left anarchy and chaos remain instead
of authority. War finally came, between
the United States and Filipino forces,
who had been Avorking for the same end
—tin* destruction of Spanish power.”
After picturing the possibilities of an
indefinitely continued desultory war, Mr.
Wellington said:
“It is neither fair nor just to attack
the President or the Administration for
tin* conduct of tin* present war. When
the unfortunate contention began he
could not do otherwise than uphold
American authority and stand by Ameri
can arms, and during the months of the
interregnum between the two sessions of
Congress, it was his duty to continue this
war for tin* upholding of American au
thority on the islands. The American
forces could not be withdrawn, for their
retreat or embarkation would have mark
ed the beginning of international dis
order and possibly foreign intervention.
THE DUTY OF CONGRESS.
“The responsibility of the President
has now reused, for Congress is now in
session and it is the duty of Congress
to provide such legislation as will pro
claim to the world in a manner em
phatic and free from equivocation, the
design and purpose of our Government
with reference to tin* Philippine Islands.
“I oppose the permanent annexation of
these islands for the reason that I be- ,
lievc it is in opposition to the basic prin
‘•iple of our Government; also because
I believe it is unrighteous and unjust to
deprive any people of their right of gov
erning themselves. There can be no
Itenevolent assimilation; there should be
no tyrannical alrsdnption. Our Govern
ment and our inode of administration is
not adapted to the situation existing
among the Filipinos.”
THE N. C. AMENDMENT.
Mr. Melviicry, (Lad, gave notice that
oil next Tuesday he would address tliej
‘Senate oil tin* resolutions relating to the
proposed amendment to the Constitution
of North Carolina.
Mr. Turner, (Washington), announced'
that he would speak on the Philippine j
question next Monday and Mr. Bacon, i
(Ga.), gave notice that ho would discuss;
his resolution on the Philippines next (
Wednesday. Mr. Teller then resumed j
his speech on the Financial Bill, llel
criticised the pending bill because it af-|
forded opportunity to banks to issue paper
money. “This surrender of the great
power of the Government,” said be, “the
right to make money, should bring our
legislation into absolute contempt.
Mr..,Teller read the now famous letter
of Vice-President A. B. Ilepbum, of
the National City Bank of New YorJk
to Secretary Gage.
“This,” he said, “ought to have gone
back to the writer with a stinging letter
of reply. From subsequent events, how
ever, it. is evident that tin* 'Si>cretary in
tended to grant the request.”
BANKERS IN POLITICS.
Mr. Teller said that when bank presi
dents took such actions in polities as
Avere indicated by the Hepburn letter he
was satisfied that the situation demanded i
severe criticism if not drastic action.
Mr. Teller concluded that this Avas>
not a safe time to change our financial
system to go to the gold standard. Not
withstanding the so-called prosperous
condition of the country there was a se
rious money panic in New York which'
forced the Secretary of the Treasury to
purchase about 22.000,000 of United
States bonds. In addition to that, the
Secretary had put into national banks
throughout the country about $120,000,-
000 in order to maintain the financial
equilibrium.
"A. financial condition,” declared Mr.
Teller, “which requires to' be bolstered
up by tin* Treasury Department is a bad
condition.
Mr. Teller thought it. v unwjse to be ex
perimenting in our finaitfees. when we
were very well off at present.
Mr. Chandler. <N. H.), interrupted Mr.
Teller to say that one question wbieb
seemed to make tlie adoption or rejection'
of the pending bill a moral question was
tin* probable destruction of values in sil
ver countries.
Mr. Teller had not concluded his re
marks when lie suspended for the day.
The Senate then adjourned.
DIRECTOR OF THE CENSUS.
The House Passes the Bill Extending
His Powers.
Washington, Jan. 18.—The House to
day passed the Senate Bill to extend
the powers of the Director of the (Yn
siu-s. after strikng out the committee
amendment to authorize the director to
contract for extra printing with (private
contractors. The Avhole light was upon
that amendment. The influence of the
public printer and the labor organizations
of the country were employed against it]
and after a lively debate of several hours
it was overwhelmingly defeated. The j
publication of the reports of the 12th cen
sus therefore, will be made by the public
printer as in the past.
.Mr. Hopkins, in defending the bill,
said lie was willing 'to accept aim amend
ment requiring the work to go to union
labor.
Mr. Wheeler. (Ivy.), asked why, if
Government work was to be let to the
lowest bidder there should be any provis
ion restricting it to firms employing union '
labor. [
Mr. Hopkins replied that, he would ac
cept the amendment to show there was
no 'hostility to union labor.
“Limiting this work to union offices.”
observed Mr. Sims, (Teun.), "is rank
class legislation.” 1
Mr. Wilson, (S. O.b gave notice of an
amendment he should offer to authorize
the Director of the Census to direct tin*
public printer to procure the additional j
equipment necessary to comply with the
law with regard to the time limit in (
Avhielv the reports of the census shall be 1
issued. ,
The committee amendment to the bill
for the collection of statistics relating to
the deaf, dumb and blind Avas adopted, |
and another amendment adopted requires
the collection of statistics regarding
mines, miming and minerals.
After some further debate the commit
tee rose, 'tiie bill was passed and tlie
House adjourned.
PRICE FIVE O’ 4
THE WHEELS
CHAINED BY RYAN
He Once More Temporarily
Blocks Consolidation.
FILES AN AMENDED BILL
ASKS JUDG'D WADDILL TO PRO
% HU BIT CON SOLI DAT ION.
SWIFTLY CHANGING TO A NEW POSITION
Says Defendants Claimed no Authority For
Consolidation Existed and None Was Con
templated, But That Authority Ex
ists Now. A Hearing Tuesday.
Norfolk, A .1., Jan. IS.—Tlminas F.
Ryan, of New Yyrk, is giving John
Skelton Williams and other promoters of
the Seaboard Air Line consolidation
scheme more trouble. He returned to
the attack in the United States court
today, the time set for entering formal
order, denying application for injunction,
and filed a supplemental and amended
bill, for injunction to prohibit consolida
tion. His grounds arc that the defend
ants in resisting the previous applica
tion, took the position that no authority
for consolidation existed, and none was
contemplated, and the Legislature has
since passed a bill authorizing it. Judge
Waddill entered an order adjourning
further hearing to next Tuesday at Rich
mond. and that in the meantime the
status of the Seaboard' and Roanoke
railroad, under the said Legislative act,
shall remain as at present. This blocks
further consolidation temporarily.
CHASING SMALL BANDS.
Kobbe Governor of Albay Province and
Calanduane’s Island.
Manila. Jan. 18.—3:23 p. m.—'Brigadier
General Kobbe has ll>een appointed Gov
ernor of Albay Province and Catan
duane’s Island and lias temporarily boon
placed in charge of the islands of Saunar
ami Leyte. Ills command embraces the
principal hemp producing country. Ho
(has been instructed to establish civil
governments in the places under bis jur
isdiction. General Ivobl>e sailed yester
day ou the transport Hancock with a
brigade consisting of the Forty-seventh
and Forty-third infantry, a battery of ar
tillery.
Generals Bates, "Wheaton and Schwan
'have occupied the principal towns in the
'Cavite and Batangas Provinces. iA ma
jority of the insurgents have returned to
their homes and have secret<*d 'their guns.
All the Southern ports will Ire oireued
soon.
General MacArthnr’s troops are pur
suing .many small bands, killing numbers
of the Filipinos and securing guns.
Fight on Indictment Vain.
New York, Jan. 18.—When the ex
amination in the case of former Captain
Oberlin M. Carter's alleged favored con
tractors, the Gaynor brothers and B. D.
Greene, was resumed today 'ltefoiv United
States Commissioner Shields the ques
tion of the validity of the indictment Avas
raised (by counsel for the accused man.
Commissioner Shields said that as a com
mitting magistrate lie bad no power to
pass upon the Aalidity of the indictment
as that was a matter for the courts. He
declined to pass on the question so that
the defence could appeal to Judge Brown
for a ruling. The hearing went over un
til (tomorrow.
Stephenson-Houston.
Kinston, N. C., Jan. 18. —(Special.)—
At 9 a. m. yesterday morning Mr. J.
W. Stephenson, of Raleigh, was married
to Miss Lizzie Houston, of Kinston. It
.was a private marriage at the bride's
home, only a few friends being invited.
Mr. V. J. Stephenson, the groom’s broth
er, and Mr. ,T. W. Dowd, of Raleigh, ac
companied the groom to Kinston, ltcv.
J. B. Jackson of the Baptist church here
performed the eereinon.v. Tlie bridal
ipavty left on the 10 a. in. Avest-bomtd
train for their future home in Raleigh.
Cranberry Furnace in Blast.
Charlotte, N. C., Jan. 18. —The Cran
berry Iron and Coal Company’s furnace
at Cranberry, N. started up yesterday,
giving employment to one 'hundred lu'lvor
ers. Work at tills plant had been shut
down since 1806.
A Vote of Confidence.
Paris, Jan. 18.—The Chamber of Depu
ties today passed a vote of confidence
in the Government by 329 to 74 noes, on
an interpellation criticising tne Govern
ment's indecision in the recent strike of
miners at Saint Etienne,
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McCorkle on the Progressive South.—
New York. Jan. 18. —The thirteenth
annual dinner of the Newark. N. J..
Board of Trade was held tonight. Be
i sides Governor Yoorhwx. Major Sey
mour and several Congressmen, ex-Gov
! ernor William A. McCorkle, of West)
Virginia, was among tin* guests of honor.
Mr. McCorkle spoke upon the ‘‘Attitude
of the Progressive South in Promoting
the* Country's Foreign Trade.”