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The Weather Today: FAIR. The News and Observes VOL. LI. NO. 102. Leads ail N orth Carolina Dailies inMews andGireiilatioß ODDS OVERWHELMING FOR NICARIiGUAH ROUTE Hepburn’s Bill Passes House Three Hundred and Eight to Two. THERE ARE NO CHANGES « All Amendments Offered by Friends of the Panama Route Meet With Disaster. A CLASH BETWEEN HEPBURN AND CANNON The Later Led the Fight For an Alternative Route Favoring the Purchase of the Panama Canal For $40,- 000,000. (Rv the Associated Press.) Washington, Jan. 9. —The Hepburn Nicaraguan Canal Bill nassed the House late this afternoon by practically a unani mous vote. Onlv two members out of .110 voted against it. Messrs. Fletcher (Rep.) Minnesota, and Lassiter (Dem.) Virginia, were the two voting in the negative. The opposition to committing the Government to the Nicaraguan route attempted to secure amendments to lodge with the President the discretion ary power to purchase and complete the Panama Canal, if it could be purchased for 510,000.000. The test came on the first vote, when the advocates of an al ternative route polled 102 against 170 votes. At each succeeding vote their strength dwindled until Mr. Cannon, of Illinois, under whose leadership the fight was made, was unable to get the ayes ati7T'"noes on a motion to recommit. All other amendments failed and the bill passed exactly as it came from the com mittee. None ot' the votes except that on the final passage of the bill was a record vote. The debate which preceded the taking of the final vote was made memorable by a clash between Mr. Hepburn, the author of the bill, and Mr. Cannon, chairman of the Appropriations Commit tee. On several previous occasions they have measured swords over canal leg islation. Two years ago a similar bill was passed by a vote of 224 to 36. The bill as passed today authorizes lhe President to secure from the States of Costa Rica and Nicaragua, in be half of the United States, control of such portion of the territory belonging to said States as may be desirable and necessary on which to excavate, con struct and protect a canal suitable to the wants of modern navigation and com merce, and appropriates such a sum as may be necessary to secure the control of said territory. Section 2 authorizes the President, after securing control of the needed ter ritory, to direct the Secretary of War to construct such canal from the Carib bean Sea, at a point near Greytown, in Nicaragua, byway of Lake Nicaragua, to a point on the Pacific Ocean near Brito, and also to construct proper har bors at the termini of said canal, and to make necessary provisions for the de fense of .the canal and harbors. Sections 3 and 4 authorizes the Presi dent to make such surveys as may be necessary and to employ such persons in constructing the canal as may to him seem wise, and directs that in the con struction of the canal the river San Juan and Lake Nicaragua shall be used as tar as they are available. Section 5 authorizes the President to guarantee to the states of Costa Rica and Nicaiagua the use of the canal and harbors, upon terras to be agreed upon, for all vessels owned by said states and by citizens thereof. The last section makes a present ap propriation of $ 10,000,000 to carry on this work and authorizes the Secretary of War to enter proper contracts and ma terial and work as may he deemed necessary therefor, such work and ma terial to be paid for as appropriations mqy be made from time to time. The section fixes the aggregate cost at slßo,_ 000,000 to be drawn from the Treasury on warrants of the President. Mr. Adamson (Ga.)„ the first speaker today, urged the passage of the Hep burn bill without amendment. He argued that the time had come for action, and that equivocation now could only result in delaying the commencement of the canal. If the Panama Company had an offer to make which we could accept, he said, there would he time enough to take advantage of it, when the bill was pend ing in the Senate or later in Congress. Mr. Wooten (Tex.), also argued that the 1.11 should be passed without amend ment. He regarded the Morris amend ment as a modern Trojan horse At this point upon the request of Mr. Lavis* (Fla.), the lime for general debate was extended until 2:10 p. m. Mr. Sparkman (Fla.), spoke in favor of the Hepburn bill. Mr. Cannon (Ills.), chairman ol the Ap. propriatlons Committee, then took the floor. His remarks were given close at tention. The building of ihie canal, he said, was a business proposition and should be considered from a business standpoint. Personally, he had favored a canal for years, but because he had not been willing to proceed without * in formation aud against fixed treaty law, he hacl been called hard names. Mr. Cannon discussing the language of the bill asked what was meant by au thorizing the President to obtain full control over the land upon which the canal was to be built. Did it mean pur chase and ownership of miles of property by speculators by both American and Nicaraguan? With great emphasis Mr. Cannon declared that in his judgment under the general appropiiation the bill contained and itfC “artful language,” it would be claimed that it gave the Presi dent full power not only to pay Nicaragua and Costa Rica but the Maritime Canal Company and European, American and Nicaraguan speculators —how muen he could not tell. It might be five, ten or twenty-five millions. .Mr. Cannon denounced what he termed the undue haste ot those who wanted to build this canal “between now and sun rise tomorrow.’’ He said he would like to «ee the protocol which it was said had been made with Nicaragua. Another thing, he objected to was the authoriza tion the bill contained to negotiate con tracts for the whole work. In this con nection he observed that the opposition would blow its trumpets long and loud and perhaps not ineffectively in the next campaign in favor of decreasing the reve nues. He himself, if he could have the power would take oft every cent of the war taxes (Democratic applause). This pros pect of decreased revenue must be looked in the face in committing the government to such a gigantic expenditure. Mr. Can non said he would vote for the Morris amendment and if it failed he would move to recommit the bill with amendments he had suggested. Mr. DeArmond (Mo.), followed Mr. Can non. He said the question before the American people was not as to whether Congress would pass a bill for the isth mian canal, but whether the bill would be matured and proper when passed. If confidence existed in the President why should he not be given the opportunity to negotiate with Colombia or Nicaragua according to the information in his pos session? The bill he urged needed ma turing. If was silent on many points. Were the army engineers to build the canal or was there to be one gigantic syndicate whose influence, baleful per haps, but certainly mighty, would ex teud over many years? Were the princi ples of the civil service to obtain or wore political considerations to govern? Mr. Van Diver. (Mo.), and Mr Hooker (Miss ), advocated the passage of the un amended Hepburn bill. At 2 o’clock Mr. Hepburn took the floor and answered the criticisms adduced against the bill during the debate. Dur ing the progress of the debate he had imputed bad motives to no one. But he believed that forces were working for delay. Mr. Hepburn then proceeded to review Mr. Cannon’s record on canal legislation to show that his declara tions of friendship did not harmonize with his constant course of hostile delay. \Sith regard to the alleged claims of the Mar itime Canal Company, which the gentle man from Illinois discovered in the “pale moonlight” the commission reported that they had already been extinguished. Addressing the Democratic side ho read the plank in the Kansas City plat form pledging the party to the Nicara guan Canal. “That," said he, amid laughter, “is, in my opinion, the most respectable declaration in*the platform.” At the conclusion of Mr. Heuburn’s re marks the bill was read for amendment under the five minute rule. Mr. Shackelford (Mo.) immediately of fered the amendment to authorize the ■President to determine the choice of routes as between Nicaragua and Pana ma, if the property and franchise of the Panama Company could be procured for $40,000,000. He explained that the amend ment offered by him had been agreed upon after consultation between himself and Mr. Morris and Mr. Parker (N. J.), who had given notice that they would offer similar amendments. Mr. Underwood (Ala.) opposed the amendment, saying the Democratic plat form had declared for the Nicaragua Canal. Mr. Morris (Minn.) supported it, stating that the amendment had been drawn by him. There was a livelv running fight for some time over the amendment, partici pated in by Messrs. Cooper, Wisconsin: Williams, Miss.; Sims, Tennessee; Mann, Illinois; Morrell, Pennsylvania, and Fleming, Georgia. The vote then was taken upon- the Shackelford amendment. It was defeated upon a rising vote of 102 to 170. Mr. Parker (N. J.); Mr. De- Armond and Mr. Burgess, offered vari ous amendments which were voted down. The committee then rose and reported the bill to the House, whereupon Mr. Cannon moved to recommit the bill with instructions to report back within thirty days a substitute to enable the Presi dent to acquire the necessary rights for a canal from Nicaragua or Colombia, and to authorize him to select the route within sixty days. Mr. Cannon tried io secure a record vote uoon hfs motion, but unavailingly. The amendment was defeated without division, and the vote was then taken upon the passage of the bill by ayes and roes. The vote stood ayes 308, noes 2. The announcement was greeted with applause. At 5:30 the House adjourned. SHAW AND PAYNE CONFIRMED. Letter From Payne Read Stating That He Has no Interest in Florence Co Washington, Jan. o.—The Seriate in Executive Session today confirmed the nominations of Hon. L. M. Shaw as Secretary of the Treasury, and ol Hon. Henry ('. Payne to be Postmaster Gen eral The confirmation of Mr. Shaw was ac complished without comment, but there was some controversy over the action of (Continued on Second Page.) RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY MORNING. JANUARY 10. 1902. PRITCHARD WILL CHOSE OR MM Such is the Belief Now in Washington. BERNARD SEEMS GAME A Rumor Afloat That Pritchard May Yield to Pressure. AND APPOINT HIM INSTEAD OF SKINNER North Carolinians Interested in the Candidacy of W. B. Sheppard a Chapel H II Alumnus For Reappointment as Cell -ctor of Customs in Florida. (Special to News and Observer.) Washington, D. C., Jan. 9.—Zeb Vance Long, a young Statesville lawyeyf ar rived here this morning to accept a po sition as private secretary to Represen tative Kluttz. Senator Pritchard is not expected here until Monday, at which time it is be lieved he will dispose of the District Attorneyship for the Eastern District. Senator Butler is here awaiting Prit chard’s return, and your correspondent has it pretty straight that he do all in his power to have Bernard re-appointed. Bernard is game, and he is going to make it warm for Skinner. It is rumored here that Senator Pritchard may‘yield to the pressure and re-appoint Bernard. Governor Russell has arrived on the scene and will advocate the appointment of D. L. Gore to succeed Dancy as Col lector of Customs at Wilmington. Marshall L. Mott ishere on private business. North Carolinians here are much in terested in the candidacy of William B. Slieppard for re-appointment as Collec toi; of Customs in Florida. Mr. Shep pard graduated at Chapel Hill in the class with President Alderman and At torney General Walser. The Republican machine in Florida has endorsed another man for the place, but it is the general opinion here that the President will re-appoint Sheppard, as he is backed by the Democratic Senators from Florida. There is going to be quite a lively fight for Assistant District At torneyship in the Eastern District. It lias been generally understood that J. A. Giles was slated for the place, but there is now a strong indication that a “dark horse” from one of the Eastern counties will win the prize. Ex-Senator Franke, of Swain, will probably be appointed to a position as timber inspector with headquarters in Montana. ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND FOR GUILFORD COLLEGE. Its Sphere of Usefulness to be Greatly En larged by This Endowment. Most of Which is Subscribed (Special to News and Observer.) Guilford College, N. C., Jan. 9- —Guil- ford College re-opened this week with bright prospects for a prosperous term Most of the old students and many new ones have come in. The college is prob ably in better shape than ever before in its history of sixty-five years to give the young men and young Women of the State a good literary and scientific edu cation The college’s sphere of useful ness, moreover, will soon bo greatly en larged by an endowment of SIOO,OOO, the greater part of which has already been subscribed. THE COUNTRY AROUSED ON THE SUBJECT OF GOOD ROADS Director of the Office of Public Road Inquiries Asks $75,000 Increase of Appropriation For His Office. (By the Associated Press.) Washington. Jan. 9.—The report of Hon. Martin Dodge, Director of the Office of Public Road Inquiries of the Agricultural Department for 1901, says that during the year representatives of the office visited nearly all the States and made scientific investigations re garding local conditions, road materials, etc. Several State legislatures were fur nished assistance in framing new road laws. Farmers organizations, institutes, business organizations, schools, colleges, petitioned for co-operation and advice, which was accorded as far as the re sources of the office permitted. Never before, says the report, has there been so much interest manifested in the subject of road building, and more actual work was done last year than ever before. The director will continue the work during the ensuing year and enlarge its scow so far as the appro priation will permit. Five places have been selected where the office will as sist in building object lesson roads: Buffalo, New Y'ork, Cumberland, Md.; CARNEGIE STATES PURPOSE OF GIFT I Ten Millions For Institution of Learning. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES Official Announcement Made. They Meet the 29th. i WILL ORGANIZE AND ELECT OFFICERS The Only Indication as to the Ffrm of the Gift is the Announcement That it is to be in Five Per Cent Bonds. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Jan. 9.—Official announce ment wars made today of the Board of Trustees of Carnegie Institution, which has been Incorporated here under the *10.300,000 gift of Andrew Carnegie. The only Indication as to the form of the gift is that referred to as follows: “It is the purpose of Mr. Carnegie to transfer ten million dollars in 5 per cent bonds to the Floard of Trustees for the purpose above mentioned.” The an nouncement was given out by Dr. Charles D. Walcott, secretary of the incorpora tors, in accordance with the expressed wish of Mr. Carnegie. The Board of Trustees elected by the incorporators to carry out the purposes ol' the institution are: Ex-Officio —The President of the United States: the President of the United States Snate; the Speaker of the House of Rep resentatives; the Secretary of the Smith sonian Institution; the President of the National Academy of cience; Grover Cleveland. New Jersey; John S. Billings, New York; William N. Frew, Pennsyl- L v man J. Gage, Illinois; Daniel C. Gilman, Maryland; John Hay, Dis trict of Columbia; Abram S. Hewitt, New Jersey; Henry L. Higginson, Massa chusetts; Henry Hitchcock, Missouri; Charles L. Hutchinson, Illinois; William Lindsay, Kentucky; Seth Low, New York; Wayne MacVeagh, Pennsylvania; D. O. Mills, California: S. Weir Mitchell, Pennsylvania; W. W. Morrow,.California; Elihu Root, New York; John C. Spooner, Wisconsin: Andrew D. White, New Y’ork; Edward D. White. Louisiana; Charles D. Walcott, District of Columbia; Carroll D, Wrightt. District of Columbia. The 'Board of Trustees will meet to organize and elect officers in the office of the Secretary of State on anuary 29. Mr. Carnegie's purpose, as stated, by himself in requesting the various trus tees to become members of the board, is as follows: “It is proposed to found in the City of Washington, in the spirit of Washing ion. an institution, which, with the co operation of institutions now or here after established, there or elsewhere, shall, in ihe broadest and most liberal manner encourage investigation, re search, and discovery; encourage the ap plication of knowledge to the improve ment of mankind; provide such buildings, laboratories, books and apparatus as may be needed; and afford instructions of an advanced character to students when ever and wherever found, inside or out side of schools, properly qualified to profit thereby. “These and kindred objects may be attained by providing the necessary ap paratus for experimental work, by em ploying able teachers from the various institutions in Washington or elsewhere, and by enabling men fitted for special work to devote themselves to it, through salaries fellowships or scholarships, or Charlottesville, Va.; Jonesboro, Tenn.. and Tama, lowa. The office will co-operate with the National Good Road Association and the Southern Railway in building object les son roads in North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina and YTrginia. The director says that the work of the office is purely educational. There is no intention to shift the burden and responsibility of constructing improved roads from the States and counties to the general Government. The director suggests the organiza tion of two or three outfits of road building machinery, inch . ers, screens, rollers, r to be sent to the var have asked for the cc i*- department, and w have been made for . er st ruction. Each of tb i’ be accompanied by on , i road builders and a c giueer. The director asks an 000 of the annropriaU through salaries with or without pen sions in old age. or through aid in other forpis to such men as continue their special work at seats of learning through out the world.” PROF. J. I FOUST Vflli SUCCEED PROF P- P. CLAXTON Trend of Events Shows That This Will be the Change in the Btate Normal Faculty There is a vacancy in the faculty of the State Normal and Industrial College at Greensboro. This is caused by the resignation of Prof P. P. Claxton. who becomes Sec retary of the Southern Educational Bu reau to be located at Knoxville Tenn. Who will fill the chair of Pedagogics thus vacated is the question. Indications are that the matter is a closed issue and that the man has been agreed upon. This is Prof- J. I. Foust, the Superin tendent of the Graded Schools of Golds boro. No public announcement has been made of this, but the trend of events goes to show that Prof- Foust will at least have the opportunity to say “yea” or ”nay” to the proposition. If the answer is “yea,” then the next question to be answered is who will suc ceed Supt. Foust in Goldsboro. ESCAPED PRISONERS CAUGHT- Ellis Says He Will Fight Holton s Confirma tion in the Senate. (Special to News and Observer.) Winston-Salem, N- (’•, Jan. 9. —Bob Smitherman and Sam Morton, who broke out Alleghany county jail six weeks ago, were captured*- here last night. They confessed to the officers who made the arrests that they were guilty of the charges against them, of breaking into a store and stealing goods. Dr. Ham Sullivan, who was arrested and committed to the smallpox hospital last evening, escaped during the night. Officers are looking for him. W. B. Ellis, of New York, writes a letter here stating he has not given away all his ammunition and will fight District Atorney Holton's confirmation in the Senate. Sheriff Alspaugh issued an Order for bidding female prisoners wearing cor sets in jail. This is done to prevent them making Saws out of corset staves and sawing out. Policeman J. R. Miller while running law breakers last night fell and broke liis risht leg in two places. EXPRESS AND FREIGHT COLLIDE. Fireman Killed aud Several People Hurt in a Crash on Mississippi Valley. (By the Associated Press ) New Orleans, Jan. 9. —The Vicksburg Express on the Mississippi Valley Railv road collided head on with a freight twelve miles from New Orleans today during a heavy fog. Henry Foster, ne gro fireman of the freight was killed and Engineer OainpbelDwas seriously injur ed. Engineer Baldwin and Fireman Gecrge Wasson, of the passenger train, and Tom Royal, James Canty and Elgin Newer, three negro brake men, were in jured None of the passengers was hurt. The track is blocked, both engines be ins disabled. A relief train brought the injured to New Orleans. EX-GOV. MOSES SENTENCED. Goes to Prison Four Months For Purloining an Overcoat (By the Associated Press.) Boston, Jan. 9 Admitting that his picture was in the rogues gallery and that lor a period of years he had been familiar with the “lowest depth of New Y'ork opium joints,” yet pleading for mercy from the court, Franklin J. Moses, once Governor of South Carolina, was sentenced here today to four months imprisonment for the larceny of an overcoat. Losses by Freshets. (Special to News and Observer.) Scotland Neck, N. C-, Jan. 9. —Quite a number of Roanoke river farmers live in Scotland Neck, and they have lost heavily by the freshet in the river dur ing the past few days. Large quantities of peanuts that were still in the field have been washed away. Hogs and sheep have been lost and laige acreages of oats and wheat have been covered by the water. It is not yet known just what effect the water being over the wheat and oats will have on these crops. Tram Robber Identified. (By the Associated Press.) Knoxville, Tenn-, Jan. 9. —General Manager D. S. Elliott and Messenger C. H- Smith, of the Great Northern Ex press Company, and Fireman F. YV. O’Neal, who were on ihe train, which was robbed by bandits at YVagner, Mon tana, July 3rd last, have positively iden tified the men under arrest here as Har vey Lcgan as one of the men who robbed the express car of the new Montana bank bills and other valuables. At Buie’s Creek. (Special to News and Observer.) Buies Creek. Harnett Co., N- C-, Jan. 11- —Prof. YV. M. Montgomery, of Greens boro, formerly principal of the Business Department here, spent several days with us during the holidays. Through the kindness of Mr. H. M Holleman, of Boston, our first boarding student, the New York Journal recently sent several fine books to our library. Quite a number of new residences around the Academy are being built. PRICE FIVE CKMS. LONGER TERMS 111 PUBLIC SCHOOLS White Schools Increased Nearly a Week. THE NEGRO TWICE THAT Gains Made in Length of Terms In 1901 as Compared With 1900. BUNCOMBL LEADS THE STATE Has 31 Weeks For White and 30 For Colored Schools. Thirty Counties Have Over Four Months of Public School. The public schools of the State show an increase in terVis last year over the year 1900. The white schools were in session nearly a week longer and the colored schools a week and a half longer the past year- Thirty-seven counties averaged four months and more for white schools, and thirty counties averaged four months and more for colored schools. The figures are as follows: Average length of term in Weeks. White schools, 1901 15,56 weeks White schools, 1900 14.66 Colored schools, 1901 14.49 Colored schools, 1900 13.07 This does not include the averages for city schools, which are as follows; Asheville, 36 weeks; Concord, 36; Mur phy, 36; Shlby, 32; Newbern, 36; Fay etteville, 32; Tarboro. 36; Durham, 38; Winston, 36; Greensboro, 40; Waynes vllle, 36; Statesville, 30; Kinston, 32; Charlotte, 36; Reidsville, 32; Salisbury. :6; Albemarle, 32; Ralfcigh, 34 2; Hender son, 32; Goldsboro. 36; Wilson, 36. The following counties averaged four months and more for white schools: schools: Alamance 21 weeks Bertie 16 1-7 Buncombe 31 Caldwell 16 Camden 16 Chowan 17 % “ Cumberland IT 2-5 “ Durham 29 1-4 “ Edgecombe 28 3-7 ” Forsyth 19% “ Franklin 16% Gaston 17 3-5 Granville 17 3-5 Guilford • IS Halifax 26 1-7 Haywood 17 Henderson 16 2-3 Hertford 18 Johnston 18% Lenoir 16 1-5 “ Martin 18 Mecklenburg 19 Nash 16% Hanover 25% “ Northampton 17 Pasquotank 20 1-4 Pitt , 24 Rockingham 18 Rowan 18 Surry 20 Swain .. 17% Vance 18 3-4 Wake 18 2-5 “ Warren 17 Washington 18 Wayne 16 1-4 Wilson 18 The following counties have four months pr more of public school for the colored race; Alamance 23 weeks Buncombe 30 “ Burke 16 Caldwell 18 / “ Camden 16 Chatham 16 Clay 16 4-5 ” Cumberland 17 2-5 Edgecombe 25 ” Durham 28 7-9 “ •Forsyth 19 2-5 “ Gaston is “ Granville 17 3-5 “ Guilford 17 7-10 “ Halifax 21 1-4 Haywood 17 Iredell 16 1-5 “ Martin ....+. 16 Mecklenburg 18 ” New Hanover 28 2-3 “ Pasquotank 19 “ Pitt 19 Rockingham 17 3-5 “ Surry 20 Swain f. .. 18 Transylvania 17 2-3 “ Vance 17*4 Wake 18 Washington 16 ” Wayne 16 1-4 •fr 4* *f» 4* *♦* *4* •J"!-* 4* 4* 4* 4*4*4* 4*4* 4*4* *i* 4* ❖ McCreary elected senator. 4* 4* (By the Associated Press.) 4* 4* Frankfort, Ky., Jan. 9.—Ex-Gov- * ❖ ernor McCreary was elected United 4* 4* States Senator by Democrats in cau- 4* 4* cus tonight. Vote was 62 to 37. 4* (Special to N!4%tashrsetacm% ❖ ❖ 4*4* 4*4*4*4» 4*4* 4* 4* 4* 4*4* 4*4*4* 4*4* 4*4 >4 4*4* 4* 4 4* Mr. Abernethy For Congress. The Wilmington Star learns that Mr. •Charles L. Abernathy, as Carteret coun ty, will be a candidate for the Demo cratic nomination for Congress in the Third district.