The Weather Today: FAIR.
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VOL. LI. NO. 100.
Leads all Morth Carolina Bailies in Mews andOirenlation
SCHLEY CARRIES HIS
CASE TO THE
PRESIDENT
To Appeal From Majority De
cision of the Court of
Inquiry.
HIS REQUEST GRANTED
Roosevelt Will Consider the Appeal
#nd Work Upon It is to
Begin.
IT WILL CONTAIN MUCH NEW MATfER
This Has an Important Bearing Upon the Con
troversy. The Document Will not
Reach the President Until After
the Twentieth Instant.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, Jan. 7. —The object of Ad
miral Schley’s visit to the White House
yesterday was to request the President
to entertain and consider an appeal for
the reversal of the action of Secretary
Long and the disapproval of the majority
judgment of the court of inquiry. The
interview was satisfactory, the Presi
dent granting the Admiral's request.
Messrs. Rayner and Teague today will as
sist Admiral Schley in the preparation
of the appeal.
The interview with the President was
arranged in advance, and at its conclu
sion Admiral Schley left the White House
in a satisfactory state of mind. He had
been given a full opportunity to present
the case from his standpoint and to ac
quaint the President with many details
of which the latter could not have any
knowledge. While Admiral Schley would
not make any statement regarding the
matters discussed, holding that an inter
view between a naval officer and his com
mander-in-chief should be regarded as
confidential. it is understood that they
brought to the President’s attention many
of the alleged injustices and discrepan
cies of the majority report of the court
of inquiry.
Admiral .Schley’s interview with the
President was the result of his determi
nation to exhaust every means in his
power to overturn tic 1 judgment which
has been rendered against him. TPs new
appeal will be diAerent\from that submit
& ted to the Navy Department, bringing out
some new facts which have an important
bearing upon the controversy.
Messrs. Raynor and Teague, counsel
for Rear-Admiral Schley, came over from
Baltimore and were closeted for several
hours with their client. The following
slatement was given out by Admiral
Schley's counsel at the conclusion of the
conference:
“Admiral Schley has concluded, after
mature and careful deliberation, to ap
peal from thp majority decision of the
court of inquiry to the President of the
United States as commander-in-chief of
the army and the navy. This action hav
ing been determined upon, nothing more
can bo divulged at. this time, the regula
tions of the navy being such that the l
text of the proposed appeal cannot be
revealed except by Ihe President, after
the formal documents have been filed with
him.”
Mr. Rayner stated that it will take
some time to prepare the appeal and
that it will not be filed with the Presi
dent until after the return of Admiral
Schley from his visit to Savannah, about
the 20th instant.
MORGAN AFTER THE RAILROADS
Resolution to Inquire Into Alleged Relations
Between Them and Panama Canal Co*
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, Jan. 7. —The first of the
contests between the Nicaragua and Pan
ama routes for the Isthmian canal w'ere
heard in the Senate today. After an hour
had been spent in purely routine busi
ness. Mr. Morgan offered and secured
the admission of a resolution which indi
cated his purpose to have the Commit
tee on Inter-Oceanic Canals inquire into
the relations Alleged to exist between
the trans-continental railroad companies
of the United Slates and Canada and the
Panama Canal Company. The resolution
reads:
“That the Committee on Inter-Oceanic
Canals has leave to sit during the ses
sions of the Senate to execute the roso
lution of the Senate passed on the 21st
of May, 1900, which is hereby continued in
force and that said committee is further
empowered to make inquiry and report
with reference to any agreements or con
cert of action between any railroad com
panies in the United States or in Can
ada or Panama or of any American line
of ships to control transportation, or
ihe rates thereof, for cargoes or pas
sengers passing across the Isthmus of
Panama, and in regard to any matter re
ferred to said committee by order of the
Senate.”
In answer to inquiries as to the scope
of the resolution Mr. Morgan explained
that he understood certain contracts be
tween railroads of this country and
Canada and the Canal Company existed
looking to the diversion of freight.
“It is the most wicked monopoly that
ever existed,” declared Mr. Morgan, “and
already has cost the people of the Paci
fic coast millions of dollars.”
The Senate adjourned until tomorrow.
CLABH WITH BUSBIANS.
Sailors of the Vicksburg and Muscovite Sol
diers Fight
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, Jan. 7.—A serious clash
has occurred between American sailors
of the U. S. S. Vicksburg, and the Rus
sian soldiery at Nieuchang, China. There
have been three fights and as a result one
Russian soldier is reported wounded. The
master was made the subject of complaint
by the Russian Ambassador in Pekin to
United States Minister Conger, and Mr.
Conger in turn has informed the State
Department. Secretary of the Navy Long
has cabled Commander Barry, of the
Vicksburg to use every effort to prevent
further collisions. The Vicksburg is in
winter quarters in a mud dock at the
mouth of the river and cannot be released
before spring.
ESCAPED FROM LYNCHERS.
Negro Covared With Blood and Bruises Ap
pears at Tampa
(By the Associated Press.)
Tampa. Fla.. Jan. 7.—John Miller, a
negro, covered with blood and bruises,
walked into police headquarters today
and stated an attempt to lynch him had
been made at Port Tampa City, eight
miles below hire, last night. Several
houses were burned there and Mills says
a crowd of white men. many of whom
he knew, placed a rope around his neck
and took him out into the woods where
they fried to hang him. He managed to
escape and was Hocked up for safe keep
ing.
INTERESTS EX-CONFEDERATES-
May Receive Pay for Horses, etc , Taken in
Violation Terms of Surrender
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, Jan. 7. —A bill of much in
terest. to ex-Confederate soldiers today
was favorably acted upon by the House
Committee on War Claims. It provides
for paying former Confederate soldiers for
horses, bridles, saddle ar.d side arms, ta
ken from them in violation of the terms
of surrender made by Generals Lee and
Johnson with Generals Grant and Sher
man. The bill was introduced by Rep
resentative Pailgett, of Tennessee.
A LYNCHING FEARED
Capital Citp Guard Holds Istelf Ready to De
fend Mathis
(By the Associated Press.)
Jackson. Miss., Jan. 7.—Governor Lon
gino has ordered the Capital City Guard
of this city to hold themselves in readi
ness to go to Oxford. The sheriff there is
apprehensive that a mob .will tonight try
to lynch Will Mathis, Orlander Tyler,
Will Jackson and Whit Owens, in jail
there. Three of these men have recently
been convicted of the murder of the two
Montgomerys.
To Die for Killing His Mistress.
(By the Associated Press.)
Newport News, Va., Jan. 7.—William
O'Boyle was sentenced by Judge Bar
ham, of the Corporation, Court here to
day to be hanged February 28th., for
the murder of his mistress, Alma Ham
ilton. The crime was committed in
July 189 S. This is the second death sen
tence passed upon O'Boyle.
The preliminary hearing of Attorney.
C. Aylett Ashby on the charge of shoot
ing City Engineer Maryi\ who died last
night from the effect of the wound in
dicted by Ashby was continued tint if
January 14. Mr. Ashby was released on
$20,000 bail.
Capt. King to Have a New Trial.
(By the Associated Press.)
New Orleans, La., Jan. 7.—Captain Cy
ril W. King, the United States volunteer
army officer and assistant quartermaster
under sentence at Mobile for accepting
bribes in connection with the erection
of barracks at Fort Morgan, near Mo
bile, was granted a new trial by the
United States Circuit Court of Appeals,
sitting at New Orleans Onlay.
The Legislature Convenes.
(By the Associated Press.)
Jackson, Miss., Jan. 7.—Mississippi
Legislature convened here today in bien
nial session. The message of Governor
Longino urges the home of Jefferson
Davis as a suitable location for a sol
diers’ home. A liberal apropriation for
a State exhibit at the Louisiana Pur
chase Exposition to be held in St. Louis
in 1908 is also advocated.
The Liberty Bell.
(By the Associated Press.)
Roanoke. Va., Jan. 7.—The Liberty Bell
arrived in Roanoke at 8:33 o’clock this
morning, over the Shenandoah Valley
railroad. The engine was changed and
in 13 minutes the train pulled out for the
west over the Norfolk and Western main
line. 1 here was only a small crowd to
see the relic and all those on the train
except the policemen seemed to be asleep.
Two New Corporations.
The Snecd-Markhani-Pearson Company,
of Durham, wav incorporated yesterdaj
wdh -capital stock, to conduct a
nr reartM" .store.
Robertson, Newton A. Co., a mercantile
firm of Tarboro, was incorporated with
$20,000 capital. The incorporators an
Robert Slaton. W. O. Howard, J. K
Newton and E. L. Roberson.
RALEIGH. NORTH CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY MORNING. -JANUARY 8. 1902.
TO HACK BERNARD
AGAINST SKINNER
Marion Butler’s Voice is
For War.
IWILLWIN, SAYS BERNARD
No Other New Developments in Fight
For Attorneyship.
J. C. DANCY CALLS ON THE PRESIDENT
*
He Won’t ba Appointed Recorder Until a Suc
cessor For Him asCollec or is Decid d
On. This Waits During Prit
chird’s Absence
•
(Special to News and Observer.)
Washington, D. C., Jan. 7.—Ex-Senator
Marion Butler arrived here today. It
was understood that he came here to
fight Skinner's appointment as District
Attorney. He is not so much for Ber
nard as he is against Skinner, though he
will back Bernard. The Ex-Senator went
to New York this afternoon, but it is the
understanding that he will return here
in a day or two and remain “for the
war.” In the meantime there are no de
velopments in the district attorneyship
fight. *
Senator Pritchard is still at home with
his sick wife. Bernard is here and says
he will win.
John C. Dancy, the negro collector of
the port of Wilmington, who is slated
for recorder of deeds of the District of
Columbia called on the President today.
He will not be appointed until a succes
sor to him as collector has been decided
upon and this matter waits during Pritch
ard's absence.
* * •
Both the North Carolina Senators have
the illness of their wives. Senator Sim
been kept away from Washington by
mons has taken his wife to a sanitarium
at Harrisburg, Pa-, where he can easily
go on Sundays to be with her.
Mr. B. F. Keith, of Wilmington, an
applicant for the position of Collector
of Customs, is here with the endorse
ment of about 100 businoess men of Wil
minngtbn. He hopes to get Senator
Pritchard’s O- K. mark-/
«. * i* *
The creation of another Assistant
Postmaster Generalship, to have charge
of the free city and rural delivery ser
vice, is contemplated in a bill shortly to
be introduced in the House by Represen
tative Watson, of Indiana- The propos
ed legislation is the result of the vast
growth of the rural free delivery service
tliroughoout the country, which, with the
free delivery service, which comprises
involve an aggregate cost of over $30,-
000,000 during th<‘ next fiscal year. Tie
free delivery service, hich comprises
both the city and rural delivery, now has
about 375 employes, distributed among
a number of divisions. The new officer
if the bill passes, will be the Fifth As
sistant Postmaster General, whose chief
assistant will be a chief clerk.
* * *
There isn't much contentment in the
grab-game as played here. When the
late Senator Sewell, of New Jersey, can'*'
to North Carolina in tHe vain search for
health. Sedator Depew was convinced
that he would die. As Senator Sewell
had a good seat in the Senate Chamber,
and Senator Depew a poor one, the New-
Yorker filed a claim for the seat of the
New Jersey Senator, and then went
away to get married. Isn't there* some
thing uncanny in this applying for a
dead man’s shoes before he dies?
The Republicans of the House will
shortly hold a caucus to determine the
party attitude with reference to the bills
of Crumpacker. Moody and Olmstead
wtih reference to Southern representa
tion. If the House should pass either of
these bills, an improbable thing, the
Senate would certainly kill it
Confer on Suffrage Uuestion.
(By the Associated Press.)
Richmond, Va., Jan. 7. —The Constitu*-
tional convention today defeated Judge
Marshall's proposition that the conven
tion take up the suffrage matter on Jan.
13th and that a vote bo taken on all
pending propositions on Thursday, Jan
uary 23. The majority agpinst the mo
tion was large.
The report of the judiciary committee
was amended so as to provide that cir
cuit and city judges shall receive a sala
ry of not less than $2,000 a year.
The Democratic conferences on the suf
frage question have been resumed, and
last night,' aftci hearing argument by
Dr. Mellwaine in favor of Delegate Mon
cure’s plan it was determined to hold
meetings on each Monday, Wednesday
and Fridav night until the important mat
ter is finally disposi'd of.
Buifc’s Creek Academy.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Buie’s Creek, N. C., Jan. 7. —School has
opened for the spring term and brings
us more than fifty new students, making
•qorc i han 325 for the year, representing
for tin* year more than forty counties
and five states. There are about twenty
ministerial students.
There is a large and enthusiastic class
in the Business Department and most
excellent work is being done.
IHE PANAMA ROUTE
HASFEW FRIENDS
Debate on Nicaragua Canal
Bill O^ens.
/
HEPBURN ARGUES FOR IT
Are Trar.s-Continental Lines Scheming
to Delay ?
THE PANAMA CANAL COMPANY’S OFFER.
A Suspicion That the Railroads Are Behind It.
Morgan Voices His Hostility to the
Company in the Strongest
Terms
(By the Associated Press.)
»
Washington, Jan. 7. —The debate on the
Nicaragua Car.al bill in the House was :
opened in lively fashion today by Mr. |
Hepburn, Chairman of the Inter-State
and Foreign Commerce Committee which
reported the bill. For two hours he held
the floor replying to a volley of questions .
concerning the recent offer of the Pana- j
ma Canal Company to sell its property
and franchise to the United States for
*40.000,000. |
The interest in the debate centered al- ;
most entirely in this new phase of the
subject. Mr. Hepburn maintained that
the alleged new offer of the Panama
Company was part of the plan of delay
and all his utterances along that line
were liberally applauded. He pointed out
what he caimed was the suspicious cir
cumstance that the Panama Company
held out for $109,000,000 until it was de
cided before the holiday recess to* con
sider the Nicaragua bill and then sud
denly dropped the* price to $40,000,000.
Mr. Morris (Minnesota) said that the
proper time he would offer an amend- j
ment to authorize the President if he I
could procure the property and rights of
the Panama Company for $40,000,000 to
purchase and proceed to complete the :
Panama Canal.
Mr. Hepburn in his remarks said the I
report of the Walker Commission gave
careful consideration to every feature of
the work. The bill submitted by his com- i
mittee proposed to concentrate all au- i
thority in the hands of the President. It
opened no opportunity for defunct states- j
men or the pensioning of persons who .
had been passed in the race of life. It I
gave the United States the authority to ;
protect, defend and operate the canal. In
view of all the reports submitted Mr. j
Hepburn said there could now be no j
question in the mind of any well inform- ;
ed man of the feasibility of an inter
ocean canal.
There was not an atom of work in
general engineering, said he, yet to be
done. In favor of the feasibility ana
practicability no enterprise that had
ever received the attention of man had j
been so conclusively proved. If the pend- I
ing bill became a law the work could be- |
gin at once and should be* completed in
eight years.
Mr. Hepburn said that as a commer
cial venture the commissions figures of i
7,000,000 tons could be safely taken. At
the latter figure the total revenue at the
Suez rate would be $14,000,000, enough ,
to meet the cost of maintenance (3,500,- I
000) and leave over $10,000,000 to meet
interest charges if there were such.
Mr. Hepburn pointed out the advant
ages of the Nicaragua route for sailing !
vessels on account of the better winds
prevailing there contending in this con
nection that it was a mistake to suppose
that the sailing ship was destined to dis
appear from the ocean. Where the Pan
ama route was located sailing ships j
sometimes lay for five months in the i
doldrums. When Mr. Hepburn said he j
had hoped that the proposed waterway J
would be free of charge to American ships
there was an outburst of applause on the
Republican side. If that might be done, I
he said, it would give a great impetus
to American shipping.
In concluding Mr. Hepburn said there
might be some interests in the United
States which believed they would be
harmed by the rivalry of this canal and
who thought the time was not ripe tr
the building for the canal or that an en
terprise of such magnitude should not be
undertaken. They were perhaps terrified
by the spectre of scandal. “But.’’ he con
cluded. “I insist that the American people
have made their decree that the canal
shall be built and that, now is the time
to build it.” (Applause.)
Mr. McDermott, New Jersey, called to
the statement in the report of the Walk
er commission giving the cost of the
Panama Canal property as $109,000,000
and the newspaper reports that the com
pany now offered to sell the property for
$40,000,000. If the latter report were true
the Panama Canal would cost less than
the Nicaragua and he asked if Mr. Hep
burn did not believe with equal cost that
the commission would have reported in
favor of the Panama.
Mr. Hepburn replied that the commis
sion had stated the respectives advant
ages of both routes under conditions then
existing. lie could not tell what the
commission would have reported under
other circumstances. “Any gentleman
who absorbs the commission’s report,”
said ho, “and weighs it must believe that
(he things being equal the canal that is
400 miles nearer our territory, that makes
New Orleans 480 miles nearer San Fran
cisco and New York 375 miles nearer than
the other is the better canal for us.”
“if we build the Nicaragua Canal,” •
asked Mr. Sims, (Tenn ), “is it not likely
that the French Government will com
plete the Panama canal?”
“There is the same probability of two
canals,” answered Mr. Hepburn, “that
there is of ihe Suez canal being paralleled
by navigland.”
In reply to another as to the advisabil
ity of giving the President the authority
to build on either route, Mr. Hepburn
again caused an outburst of applause by
declaring that lie looked upon any at
tempt to entagle the United States in
the Panama enterprise as an effort to de
feat any canal.
Mr. Reeves, fill.), asked whether It
would not be better to wait a few days
or weeks until the Secretary of State
could inform Congress just what we could
obtain in the way of concessions from
Nicaragua.
“In au enterprise of this magnitude,”
replied Mr. lltpburn, “there never has
been and never will be a day when some
gentlemean will not be able to urge some
reason for postponement.” (Applause).
“We have been suffering from that for
years. 1 am assured by those who know*
that the protocol with Nicaragua has
reached such a stage that we are cer
tain to get what we want.” (Applause).
Replying to Mr. Cannon’s inquiries as
to the conditions of the protocol with
Nicaragua Mr. Hepburn stated his under
standing was that $5,000,000 and $1,000,-
000 were about the figures allowed Nica
ragua and Costa Rica.
Mr. Cannon closed the colloquy with
Mr. Hepburn by stating that while he
; had always favored the canal he was
satisfied the precipitate passage of this
bill sacrificed advantages which the Uni
ted States now possessed and meant a
heavy increase in cost which would have
; to come out of the Treasury.
Mr. Davis, (Fla.), a member of tlie
I committee which reported the bill fol
lowed Mr Hepburn with an earnest plea
for it spassage. He advocated the Nica
j tagua rather than the Panama route and
! insisted that the time had now arrived
when talk should cease and work begin.
I “We need this canal." said Mr. Davis,
“for the convenience aud the expansion
of our commerce: we need it for the
proper handling of our navy, foe bring
ing nearer together our eastern and wes
tern shores, for the protection of our
island possessions and for easy access to
them. The American farmer needs it,
that foreign markets may be opened up
for the product of his toil; the merchant
and manufacturer, that they may compete
j with rivals in other lands.”
Mr. Richardson, (Ala.), also supported
* the bill, arguing that the Nicaraguan
was preferable in many ways to the
Panama route. Mr. Mann, ( Hl)* declared
I that the experts who had examined the
j routes had differed widely. No two com
missions ever had agreed either upon
th« cost or route and it was therefore
with seme hesitancy that he accepted uu-
I reservedly the report of the latest com
mission. Mr. Mann pointed out that the
estimates of the various commissions ap
! pointed to inspect the Nicaragua route
I lan from $31,000,000 to $184,000,000.
He said that the contractors ho built
the Chicago Drainage Canal on the basis
of the estimates made fortunes in
j profits.
j Mr. Adams (Pennsylvania) who oppos
j ed a similar bill at the last session on
| account of the existence of the Clayton
j Buler Treaty, thought the offer of the
Panama commission should receive care
ful consideration. If the ecst of two
routes were substantial he contended
Panama was preferable.
At the conclusion of Mr. Adams’ re
ports Mr- Morris (Minnesota) said that
i the proper time would offer the follow
ing amendment:
“Provided, however, that if the Pana
ma Canal, so far as constructed and the
! property, rights, privileges, and fran
chises of all the corporal ions or persons
interested therein can be acquired by the
j United States, free and clar of all in
| eumbrances for a sum not exceeding
$40,000,000 and in addition thereto equal
ly desirable political and territorial
rights and privileges as in case of the
j Nicaragua route and at no greater ex
pense hen six months from the passage
of thjp act then the President if the
Isthmain Canal Commission or a major
ity thereof shall so recommend is here
by authorized to purchase the same and
Ito complete the construction of said
| Panama Canal, subject to all the condi
| tions, provisions and limitations afore
i said. And the sum of $50,000,000 is here
by appropriated out of an.v money in the
j treasury not otherwise apropriated to
-1 ward the project herein contemplated.”
The House then adjoournend.
Hooker’s Resolution Thankiog Schley,
(By the Associate Press.)
Washington, Jan. 7. —Representative
Hooker, of Mississippi, today indtroduced
a joint resolution reciting that Commo
dore Schley was the senior officer in
command at Ihe battle of Santiago; that
he was in absolute command at that bot
tle and is "entitled to the credit due to
such commanding officer for tin* glorious
victory which resulted in the total de
struction of tlie Spanish ships.
The resolution provides for the thanks
of Congress to Admiral Schley and the
officers and men under his command.
An Insurance Banquet.
As a pleasant social gathering. Mr- X.
E. Bradford, the resident superintendent
of the Life Insurance Company of Vir
ginia will tonight give a banquet to the
local representatives of his company.
The banquet will be served at Dorsett’s
Hotel and will be enjoyed by the repre
sentatives and their famiies.
The South Carolina I). A. R., through
Mrs. W. H. Richardson, State Regent,
have invited the delegates to the annual
convention, which meets at Washington
on February 22, to visit Charleston on
February 27. This invitation has been
accepted by. a large number of delegates.
Admiral Schley aud Lieutenant Hobson
have been invited and will be present.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
DIED IH AH EFFORT
TO SAVE THE TRAIN
Flagman Could not Prevent
Collision.
BLINDFOLDED BY IHE FOG
The Engine Rushed Over Him to Ft ar*
ful Disaster.
TWO OTHERS MET THEIR DEATH THERE.
Both Engines Were Bacly Crushed in the lin
pac\ and Two Cars Caught Fire ar.d
Were Destroyed. No Pas
senger Injured.
(By the Associated Press.)
•Roanoke, Va., Jari. 7. —There was a
head on collision on the Kcnova division
of the Norfolk and Western Railroad at
7 o’clock this morning, in which Hugh
Smith, an express messenger, and bag
gage master of this city and Flagman
John Turner, of Bluefleld, W. Va., were *
killed.
The collision occurred near Alnwick,
W. Va.. between train No. 4, a passenger
train eastbound, and an extra westbound
freight train. The passenger train was
on time and the freight was delayed. The
freight train sent Flagman Turner ahead
to hold the passenger train at Alnwick,
but owing to the heavy fog the engineer
of the passenger train did not see him
and the flagman in his efforts to be seen
got on the track in front of the train,
was run over and killed.
The two trains came into collision just
east of Alnwick. Both engines were bad
ly damaged.
The express car was crushed and Mes
senger Smithi killed. • Engineer Bailey, of
the passenger train was seriously hurt
and Conductor Moran of the same train
slightly injured by being cut with broken
glass.
Engineer Kipps of the freight train was
slightly hurt, but his fireman was unin
jured. The express car and the com
bination express and baggage car caught
fire and vere destroyed, nothing being
saved except lwo trunks. Tht* body of
Messenger Smith was badly burned be
fore it was rescued from the flames.
None of the passengers were injured.
Later.—Engineer Bailey, of the pas
senger train whose home was at Blue
field. died this evening from his injuries,
making the number of dead three. It
was not thought at first that Engineer
Bailey's injuries would prove fatal.
PERRY BELMONT DEFEATED.
Lessler. the Republican Candidate Elected by
394 Votes
(By the Associated Press.)
New York, Jan. 7.—Montague Lessler,
Republican, was elected to Congress in
the Seventh district today to succeed
Nicholas Muller, Democrat, resigned. He
beat Perry Belmont, tho regular Demo
cratic candidate, by 394 voles, the count
showing these figures:
Lessler, 7,677: Belmont, 7,283.
The rest of the vote was: Ward, Social
Democrat, 107; Lindinger, Independent
Democrat, 135; Belmont. Greater New
York Democracy, 182.
The Seventh Congressional district is *
made up of Richmond borough (Staten
Island) an l thirty election districts in
the extreme lower end of this city. There
were five candidates in the field—Perry
Belmont, Democrat; Montague Lessler,
Republican: Christopher Ward, Social
Democrat; Fritz Lindinger, Independent
Democrat, and John E. Rennet, Greater
New York Democracy. Belmont and Lcss
ler were the chief candidates, Lnwevor.
There was a contest over the Demo
cratic nomination between Mr Blmom
and Jos. F. O'Grady, each of whom de
clared himself to be the regularly chosen
nominee. Justice Scp:.r, oT the Supreme
Court, decided in favor of Belmint, and
O'Grady and Lindinger, who had an
nounced himself an an independent Dem
ocratic candidate, thereupon withdrew,
Lindinger withdr w too late to have his
name stricken from the official ballot.
The canvas was a most Utter one, as
regards the Democratic factions. Charges
of free use of money v.e e frequent arid
last night Superintendent of Elections
McCullough announced tYui he hud dis
covered a plan of wholesale colonization.
During today the McCulleugh deputes
made a score of arses! •*. Among them,
those of Aldermen Jos. Wellington an* 1 .
John Pye, a Democrat district captu'n,
who were carried to court on a charge so
having abetted illegal registration. Each
was released in $2,000 tail until Thurs
day.
Geo. B. Jolliffe. chairman of the board
of election inspectors, was also arrested
on the charge that he had permitted four
nun to vote on the names of iwo regis
tered voters. Hi 3 bail was fixed at SI,OOO.
TWO DAVIDSON SCHOLARSHIFB.
They Have Been Endowed by B B Fetzerand
Mrs- J M. Odell
(By the Associated Press.)
Charlotte, N. C., Jan. 7. —Two scholar
ships in Davidson College, one of the
leading institutions in the South, have
been endowed by P. B. Fet/.er and Mrs.
J. M. Odell, of Concord, N. C.