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THE CHRISTIANS
DO THE FIGHTING
These Are the Filipinos Who
Make Trouble,
SO DECLARES JUDGE TAFT
And Names the Provinces Were War
Flames Hottest.
ORGANIZING THE. CIVIL GOVERNMENT
When laguna and Samar Are Taken in Practi
cally All the Archipelago Capable of
Being Organized Will be Un
der Civil Rule.
<By the Associated Press.)
Washington. Feb. I.—(Governor Taft
today continued his statement concern
ing conditions in the Philippine archi
pelago before the Senate Committee on
the Philippines. He resumed his ac
count of his last year’s tour of the prov
inces. He said that next to Manila,
t'ebu came nearer to being a city in point
of population and manner of improve
ment than any other place in the archi
pelago. The Island of Cebu, he said, is
the most densely settled of the group.
Speaking generally, Governor Taft
t-aid there were no roads in the Philip
pine Islands under the Spanish, but that
since the establishment of American
control $1,000,000 had been appropriated
for road improvement both for strate
gic and commercial purposes. In most
if not all the islands. Governor Taft
said, there is a mountain backbone
which is practically impassable- Gen.
Hall had succeeded in crossing the Lu
on mountains but his men were almost
dead when they emerged-
In his tour, Governor Taft had found
the industries in rogress. though much
interrupted, largely on account of the
dcsttuctlon of the water buffalo or cari
bao, the work cattle of the island. This
animal he described as “the beast of
burden, the family friend, the wealth
of the individual and the object of all
the robber raids of the mountain dis
tricts.”
Governor Taft said that the Island of
Cebu was not long organized into a civ
ilized government until it was fouud
necessary to return to military control.
He had, however, been informed just
before his departure for the United
States that the 300 or 400 insurgents on
the island had surrendered and that the
island had been entirely tranquilized.
This statement led Senator Hale to
ask a question: “I have observed by
the newspapers that there were forty
one small lights within the space of
thirty days; where do they occur?”
The reply was that most of those en
counters had taken place in P.ataugas,
Laguna, Mindoro, Bohol, Samar, Cebu
and a few other places. Most of the
troops are in those provinces-
Referring to the Maccaebes, Governor
Taft said they had always been at war
with their neighbors: that they had
formerly been friends of the Spaniards
and that when the transfer of the coun
try was made they had also transferred
their allegiance to the United States. He
thought there were 8,000 or 10,000 of
them. __
"You spoke,” said Senator Culberson,
as the witness progressed, "of .disagree
ments between the civil and the military
authorities as to whether there should
be a civil or military control of a certain
district; in such eases who determines as
to whet shall be done?"
"That,” replied Governor Taft, “is a
question of instructions, or rather of
construction of instructions: but we
have gotten along so far without radi
cal disagreement.v One difficulty of this
kind was submitted to Washington and
we were told we must reconcile our dif
ferences if we could. We did so and
have had no other material difficulties
of the kind.”
Governor Taft spoke frequently of the
unreliability of all estimates of the
population, but said there are probably
six million Filipinos or Christians, one
and a half or two millions of non-Chris
tians and probably' a million of Moros.
However, a census was badly needed.
The members of tin* committee smiled
when Governor Taft said that the Chris
tians had made ail the troule. He ex
plained that it is necessary to provide a
more paternal form of government for
the Igorrotcs than for the Filipinos. It
was also impracticable to place Filipino
governors over tlmsc people.
In reply to Senator Patterson. Gover
nor Taft said that there probably were
two thousand rifles in the hands of in
surrectos in the islands, and there are
some of the latter who do not carry
guns. H? could not. he said, tell where
the rifles and the ammunition came from.
As to the Juntas most, of them are con
centrated now at. Hong Kong, composed
mostly of natives of Ilatangas who had
made theii money in coffee growing.
Replying to Senator Dubois the wit
ness said that Laguna and Samar are
tlie only considerable Filipino province
which have not been organized, and with
those provinces organized, practically
all the Philippines capable of being taken
in would be under civil government.
In reply to other questions from Mr.
Dubois, Governor Taft said that the
Filipinos have a greater attachment for
tlwir country than, for instance, iho
Chinese have Tor theirs.
"Ike Filipino,” he suid, "is attached
first to his town and second to his prov
ince, and he is, I thinuk, now forming
an attachment for the name of Filipino.
On that pride of country and on the
Filipinos’ desire for education," he ad
ded, "I base my hope in the success of
what we are doing in the islands.”
In reply to other questions. Governor
Taft said that he estimated that from
five to seven per cent of the people read
and write the Spanish language, but
that he could not say what proportion
of the people could write their own lan
guage. One great difficulty encountered
is the fact that the people of the differ
ent provinces do not understand the lan
guage of one of another. The witness
said that many of the 833 American
teachers are engaged in instructing the
Filipino teachers. As a rule the people
appeared anxious to get the education
thus given, but in some cases the
priests were manifesting a disposition to
establish parish schools for their people.
Governor Taft said that Spanish is the
only language that is common through
out the archipelago, and that this was
the only instrument of communication
with outside thought. This condition of
affairs. Governor Taft said, had led him
recently to vote for the eontinunace of
Spanish as the official language of the
islands, for if English should now be
constituted the official language it would
be impossible to conduct business ytih
out the aid of interpreters.
At this point Senator Patterson asked
Governor Taft whether the Filipino of
average intelligence is capable of dis
tinguishing between air independent gov
ernment. for his country and a benevolent
and paternal form of government suhe
as the United States would give. Reply
ing Governor Taft said that a Filipino of
such intelligence was capable of maknig
such a distinction, but he emphasized the
necessity of making sure that the
Filipino who must pass upon this prob
lem is a man of such intelligence.
“Do you depend on their ignorance?”
Mr. Patterson asked, "to make them
amenable to our rule?”
The response was an emphatic no.
"Our hope,” said Governor Taft, “is in
the educated classes.”
Replying to questions by Senator Raw
lins, Governor Taft said that three of the
members of the Federal party were as
sociated in the Government of the
islands, but notwithstanding this fact
the government was in no way respon
sible for the promises of statehood, made
by that party in its platform. Enlarging
upon the subject of the Federal party
Governor Taft said that it comprised
probably a majority of the educated peo
ple of the archipelago, but that when the
commission had been asked to either ap
prove or disapprove of its platform, it
had refused to do cither.
WIPED ODE By FIDE
Pritchard and Winstead’s
Stemmery Crumbles in
Flames,
(Special to the News and Observer.)
Goldsboro, N. Feb. L—Pritchard &
Winstead’s tobacco stemmery was de
stroyed by fire this evening, together
with a large quantity of leaf tobacco.
The fire was discovered at 7 o’clock near
the engine room. At 8 o’clock the de
stiuction is complete.
The building, owned by H. Weil Bros,
and others, was 80 by 100 feet, three and
a half stories in height. A conservative
estimate places the loss between $40,000
and $30,000, with some $30,000 insurance
on building and stock
Mr. Pritchard was seen but declined
to make any statements as to the prob
able loss in the absence of the books of
the concern, which are in the ruins and
contain a record both of stock carried
and insurance on same-
The Goldsboro Buggy Company’s large
factory was in great danger during the
progress of the tiro, but heroic work of
the fire department, aided by the wind,
this building. So intense was the
heat and such the volume and fury of
the flames that all efforts to save the
stemmery were of no avail.
Hundreds of our citiens came forth in
the drizzling rain and stood and watched
the awe-inspiring scene. It was a pic
ture of terrific splendor as through dense
smoke the tire-tongues shot for a hun
dred feet into sace.
About 130 hands will bo thrown out of
employment as a result of the fire.
THE DAOQRY FLOATED
A Norwegian Steamship Dynamite Laden That
Went Ashore Near Gall Bhoals
(By the Associated Press.)
Cape Henrv, Va., Feb. I.—The Norwe
gian steamship Daggry, loaded with dy
namite and railroad iron, before report
ed ashore near Gull Shoals Life Saving
Station, N. C.. was pulled off by tugs last
night and is now on her way to Norfolpk.
Hot Fight on Liquor Question ComiDg
.(By the Associated Press)
Richmond. Ya„ Feb- I.—The Consti
tutional Convention, in committee of
the whole, today adopted that portion of
the report of the Committee on Biil of
Rights relating to the homestead ex
emption and fixing it at $2,000, without
amendment.
The Quarles-Barbour resolution, re
ferring to liquor license, was then taken
up. The debate was spirited today, and
was but the beginning of a hot fight on
the liquor question.
Henderson. X. C.. Jan. 31.—Three at
t« miffs to enter houses by burglars have
Iven made here this week. They got
$■- at Mrs. Croziers, $23 at Mr. Chas.
Stainbacks, but were driven out of Mr.
Drapers because they were Heard and]
I ursuit was made. I
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA. SUNDAY MORNING. EEHHUARY 2, 1902.
JOHN BIDDLE DEAD
ED, SLOWLY DYING
Women Sympathize With the
Handsome Desperado.
DECLARE HIM INNOCENT
Letter From Ed. Found on Mrs, Sof
fel’s Person.
IT SETS FORTH THE PLAN OF ESCAPE
The Woman is the Only One Who will Recover.
Physician's Fear Gangrene Would
Follow Should She be
Moved.
(By the Associated Press.)
Butler, Pa., Feb. I.—At the close of u
day of intense excitentent and many
conflictring stories concerning the
chances for life of the wounded Biddle
brothers and Mrs. Kate Soffel, the
pected has happened. John Biddle, who
until late this afternoon was thought the
more likely brother to escape present
death, died at 7:33 p. m.
The condition of Ed Biddle tonight is
exceedingly precarious and his death at
any moment would cause no surprise.
Mrs. Soffel developed symptoms of pneu
monia this afternoon after having come
safely through an operation this morn
ing for the extraction of the bullet. She
is the only one of the trio who has any
chance of living. The death of Jack Bid
dle was caused by the bullet wounds in
his abdomen and bladder. Early in the
day the physicians thought peritonitis
was the principal danger in his ease, but
tonight internal hemorrhage set in and
the man bled to death in a short time.
As long as he was able Jack was ex
tremely talkative and was at times
boastful. But as soon as the shadow of
death began to fall, upon him aad he
recognized it, he became repentent.
”1 know,” said he. "that my time here
is short, and you can say for me that I
am a Christian and will die a sincere
believer in God and hope I have strength
enough to say so at the last. I know r
have taken part in many wrong deeds,
but I have never killed any man and was
never Implicated with one who did. r
wish I could see Mrs. Kahncy. 1 would
tell her the truth about the killing of
her husband. This life lias been pretty
tdugh to me and the end cannot come too
quick, and I don’t care how."
Ed Biddle has been unconscious the
greater part of day, and it is evident
to all that his lease of life is short. In
ternal hemorrhage of the lungs keeps
him almost continually choked. A sister
of the Biddles arrived in town this even
ing and was admitted to the jail, but Ed
was unable to recognize her.
The principal subject of conversation
on the streets today has been whether
the Butler county authorities would per
mit the removal of the Biddles to Alle
gheny county in the evept of either or
both surviving their injuries. The con
tenticn was realized that since the Bid
dles were under arrest here for felonious
shooting they could not be removed. Dis
tiiet Attorney John R. Henninger dis
pelled any doubts on that point this
evening by stating that it was the inten
tion to turn the men over to the Alle
gheny authorities as soon as they were
in condition to be moved with safety and
the same feeling would be taken with
reference to Mrs. Soffel.
After a consultation at the hospital in
the case of Mrs. Soffel this evening Dis
trict Attorney Haymaker decided to al
low the woman to remain here as her
condition is such that the trip to Pitts
burg tonight might be attended with
latal results. Mrs. Soffel is suffering con
siderably from her wound and the at
tending physicians fear that her removal
new would cause gangrene to set in. At
torney Haymaker said there would be no
distribution made of the prize money un
til the claims of the Butler people bad
been heard, and the latter will take steps
to mtify the commissioners of Allegheny
county of their claims.
The excitement was unabated today and
a dense crowd of people hanging about
the jail doors all day trying to get
in to see the two criminals. The most
persistent of the crowd were women,
many of whom expressed the deepest con
cern and sympathy for Ed Biddle and de
clared their belief in his innocence. This
belief seemed to deepen when it became
known that Erl Biddle made a death-bed
confession to Rev. Father Walsh, of this
place. Inst night, declaring his i:mo
ei nee of the crime ot shooting Grocery
rnan Kahney and Detective Fitzgerald.
One of the sensational developments of
the day which the authorities have tried
to keep secret, was the finding on the
person of Mrs. Soffel when searched at
the hospital, a long letter from Ed Bid
dle. setting forth in detail the plan for
the escape of the brothers from jail,
STOCXSDALE WILL COAC9-
Trinity Ha* Arranged to Play a Large Num
ber of Gaines This Season
(Special to News and Observer.)
Durham, X. i ... Feb. I.—Mr. O. 11.
Stocksdulc, of last year’s Raleigh team,
will arrive Monday, and is to coach the
Tinity baseball team for three months.
Material will not he lacking this year
for a good team. Already there arc more
than twenty applicants. The team will go
into training Monday.
The following schedules of games has
been arranged March 19th, Trinity Park
I-iigh School, at Durham: March 22nd,
Horner Military School, at Durham:
Mr,rch 24th, Mebane at Durham; March
26th and 27th. Lafayette at Durham:
March 31, Easter Monday. Gallaudet, at
Durham; April 2nd, Lehigh at Durham:
April 4th Robart at Durham; April 9th,
Agricultural and Mechanical College a-t
Raleigh: April 12th, Agricultural and
Mechanical College at Durham; April
14th, Wake Forest at Durham; April 19th,
Richmond College at Durham; April 21st,
Wake Forest at Raleigh: April 28th,
Guilford College at Greensboro; May Ist,
Bingham School, of Asheville, at Dur
ham, May 3rd, Agricultural and Mechani
cal CoPegr. (|n ease of a tie) at, Durham:
May Sth. Wofford College at Spartanburg,
S. C.
Another game will be arranged with
Wake Forest and also with Guilford be
fore the season opens.
U. G. Baumgardner is held at Cincin
nati to await the arrival of an officer to
bring him back .here. Mr. Woodall will
gc to Cincinnati for him.
From what can be learned it seems
that while Baumgardner was in Durham,
and while he was boarding at the Free
land home, he was given four hundred
dollars to invest for Mrs. Freeland. The
charge is that he appropriated it to
bis own use and did not invest it for
her. It w-as on this that the grand jury
secured evidence for a true bill.
A BILL BY MR SMALL
It Appropriates $150,000 For a Public Build
ing at Elizabeth City.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Washington, D. C.. Feb. I.—Represen
tative Small today introduced a bill ap
propriating $130,000 for a public building
at Elizabeth City.
j Representative Blackburn has secured
a small job in the House for J. D. Her
man. of Taylorsville.
Horribly Burned.
(Ayden Baptist.)
The Avden Baptist says: "Friday
evening last. Mrs. Barney Laks, who
: fives at Saint’s Delight church. Green
• county, was most horribly burned- She
{ was transferring oil from one vessel into
another in front of the fire. The oil
dripped down upon the fire place and
The flames soon covered her.
. Her husband threw a wet blanket over
j her. being assisted by a neighbor who
j was present. There is little hope of re
covery.
TEN DEAD OF HUNGER
Chaffue Gives up the Marines
Lost on March Across
Samar,
(By the Associated Press.)
| Washington, Feb. I.—General Chaffee
has cabled to the War Department a re
port of the march of Major Waller and
his marines across Samar. It is the first
full account of *ho march and tells a
tale of terrible suffering and hardship.
Thes tory of the suffering is told in the
following dispatch
"The War Department is advised of
the (rip of Major Waler, four officers
and fifty men of the Marine Corps, 36
nativq bearers, with four days’ rations,
who started the last week in December
from Lanang on the east oeast of Samar,
to cross the island of Basey, about 33
miles, on map. Trail at one time exist
ed, but found in places onvl. Lietu.
Lyles, 12th nifantry, accompaneid the
command. Incessant rains from the
start, swollen streams and other natural
obstacles made progress extremely slow.
When rations consumed, men exhausted
rapidly, dropping on the way. Major
Waller separated from Captain Porter,
Liuei. R. F. Williams and a major part
of the men. 1 proceeded toward Basey.
where he arrived January 9th with two
officers, thirteen men, also Lieut. Lyles.
He returned to the mountains next day
witth relief, but returned to Basey about
ten days later unsuccessful. Porter was
to build rafts, but timber would not
float. Second day after separating from
Waller, Porter moved toward Lanang.
arriving January Uth with two men and
all exhausted physically and mentally.
Lieut. R. P. Williams and over thirty
men left in mountains in similar condi
tion with native bearers. Relief expedi
tion under Lieut. Kenneth P. Williams,
First Infantry, delayed starting two days
by storm raging and torrent river.
Started thirteenth, reached marines 18th.
saving Lieut. Williams and al except ten
men not found, who are no doubt dead
from starvation. Namely: Privates
Fangule, E. Foster. G. M. Britt. T. Ward,
Brown, F. F. Murrv, T. Buffet, Bailey,
Baroni. Connell R. Kettle, died hospital
Tacloban. Januarv 23. Capt. Porter,
Lieut. Williams and 18 men hospital,
Tacloban. not very clear in mind re
garding much of time covered by period
of suffering. All will probably recover.
Major Waller at present disordered in his
recollections. Suffering of this command
twenty days cannot be described. The
efforts of Lieut. Williams, First infantry,
and his relief party, unequalled for
courage and labor."
Genera! Passenger Agent Bunco, ot the
S. A. L.. is sending out a lot of handsome
folders giving information about winter
and summer homes in the South.
If a young man is in love with a girl
and she refuses to marry him it may
break his heart.; if she does marry him
tin? chances are it will break his pocket
book.
A NEVOLUTIDN AT
A,AND M.COLLEGE
Fine Work of the Biological
Club Described.
PRACYICAL EXPERIMENTS
Boys Gaming Scientific Knowledge to
be Used in Every Day Life.
A GREAT FOUNDATION BEING LAID
Personal Observations of Interesting Facts of a
Scientific or Economic Nature Rela’irg
to Agriculture Told in a Clear,
Strong, Plain Way.
“I have seen something this week,”
said one of North Carolina's most emi
nent men, "which is a great revelation
to me, and which gives me much hope
concerning the future of our State. It is
the instruction in agriculture and rural
science at the A. and M. College. Last
Thursday night, in company with sev
eral other gentlemen, I went out to at
tend a meeting of students’ club, or
ganized to study these subjects- What
1 saw and heard then, and what I learn
from the officers of the institution con
cerning instruction in agriculture at the
college, satisfies me beyond a doubt
that a great foundation is being laid
there for agricultural education and the
training of farmers who will some day
make our old fields as rich as gardens.
"The young men were assembled in
Horticultural Hall. A member of the
senior class was president and a fresh
man was secretary. About thirty mem
bers of the club and about a dozen visi
tors constituted the company. The
president called the meeting to order
promptly, and then announced that the
first thing on the program was ’Person
al Observations.’ It seems that each
member of the club is expected to per
sonally observe some interesting fact, or
series of facts, of a scientific or econom
ic nature relating to agriculture, and to
tell the club what he has seen: a sort
of ‘experience meeting.’ Four different
speakers gave the club an account of
their personal observations. One told
of a minute little animalcule, called the
Cyclops, which he had been studying
under the microscope. Another had been
experimenting with willow twigs, try
ing to root a twig by burying the small
end instead of the large- Soon a sprout
put forth from the large end. and many
roots from the small end, but thus ap
parently sending the sap and’ nourish
ment the reverse direction from na
ture's: presently these roots all died,
and other roots put out beyond the
sprout, from the large end. pushing
down through the air into the ground:
thus showing that the sap would not
run the wrong way- Another observer
had been testing the influence of various
kinds of bacteria on milk.
"Each of these speakers seemed thor
oughly familiar with his subject and
deeply interested in It. He spoke
hand, without notes, and in a clear, sim
ple and natural manner. Evidently his
eyes had been open to see and to study
nature, and his mind had become quick,
active and alert. There was no ranting
or gesticulating, no effort at oratory or
declamation, but a plain, strong, clear
statement of facts in a perfectly easy
and natural way. Some of the speakers
were interrupted by questions, which
they answered. The audience were
deeply interested. Nobody was talking
or gaping or otherwise engaged than in
listening. Every performance was spon
taneous. enthusiastic, cleareut and
strong- I was simply amazed. It was
such a contrast to the usual literary so
ciety performance in our schools and
colleges.
"After the personal observation’ fea
ture came a most interesting talk on
mosquitoes. The dissemination of typhoid
fever and of yellow fever by mosquitoes
was explained: and the various experi
ments which have been performed in this
country, in Italy, in Cuba and else
where along this line were related. Then
came a very interesting paper on evo
lution, with arguments derived from
fossil remains, illustrated by black
board drawings which dealt with the
evolution of the horses’ hoof and the
horns of the deer. Then followed obser
vations of chrysanthemum rust, by the
president of the club- After this came
one of the most delightful talks of the
evening, on autumnal colorations, by a
freshman, who told of the changes in
color of the oaks, maples, gums, ashes
and other trees, evincing large acquaint
ance and exact knowledge as well as
almost affectionate interest- The last
paper of the evening dealt with spar
rows in relation to agriculture, by the
secretary, a bright young fellow, who
told of the many ways in which the na
tive American sparrow is helpful to the
fgrm and how the English sparrow is cor
respondingly harmful.
"All together there were ten different
speeches and papers, including one not
mentioned, by Prof. Stevens, who sat
back in the audience, apparently an in
significant member of the club. Those
ten performances, by ns many different
non, occupied exactly fifty minutes. 1
was amazed.when I looked at my watch
and recalled so many things said and
exhibited in so short a time. I was still
more amazed and greatly delighted at
the spirit and the intelligence displayed
by the youn= men. President Winston
pKiuz, - ;k cents.
informed me that they had been engaged
in this work only since last September,
that they go out regularly with Prof.
Stevens into the woods and fields to ob- v
serve and study nature, that he has taken
part himself in some of these excursions
and found them most delightful- Thai
the young men study in the Biological
Laboratory with microscope what they
cannot see with the eye, that the whole
of this study is carefully systematized
and thoroughly scientific, that former
meetings of the club which he had at
tended were even more interesting than
the one I saw, that these young men are
getting not only scientific knowledge of
plants, insects, bacteria and other ani
mal life, but that in the college green
houses, in the barn, in the dairy, and on
the farm, they are making practical ap
plications of this knowledge. He says
that the States of New York. Pennsyl
vania, 3hio, Illinois and lowa are intro
ducing nature and science study not
only into the public- schools, but into
homes of farmers, and that a genuine
revolution i.s going on in training to ob
serve nature those whose lives deal with
nature. Ho hopes to see this accom
plished in North Carolina. I can testify
that a. revolution is going on at this col
lege, and if it spreads over North Caro
lina, if the farm boys and girls can be
taught to study, examine and under
stand plants, animals, nature, like the
boys in he college, it will indeed make
a new life for the Old North State.”
THE MULL PEARBON FIGHT-
Twenty Warrant* Issued Against Dickworth
For Retailing Without License
(Special to the News and Observer.)
Morgan ton, N. Jan. 31. —The con
test between D. C- Pearson and J. M.
Mull for postmaster has been the cause
of much talk and excitement for some
time. Mull has Blackburn's endorse
ment. and Pearson, it is said, has the
pledged word of Senator Pritchard that
he would be reappointed. The contest
originated with the two factions of the
Republicans here. Pearson and his
friends supported Linney for the nomi
nation for Congress while Mull led tho
fight for Blackburn. It is charged by
the Mull faction that Pearson knifed Con
gressman Blackburn at the polls by using
all bis influence against 1 him. though
Pearson emphatically denies this. Pear- _
son's friends claim that his reappoint
ment is a certainty.
Some twenty warrants were issued last
Saturday night by Mayor Tuff against
Robert Dickworth for retailing spiritu
ous liquors within the corporate limits
of the town without license. He was
placed under $6,000 bond for his appear
ance Monday morning. On the trial he
was convicted in nine out of thirteen
cases tried, and on giving $3,000 bond
was released until the hearing of the
other cases next Tuesday. In the mean
time, it is said, about ton new warrants
for the same offense have been issued *
for him. Duckworth claims he was
simply the agent of parties ordering
liquor through him, using his check
book for the purpose, but deriving no
profit whatever from the sales. In con
sequence of warrants issued for Duck
worth. a number of parties, who. it i.s
said, were interested with him In the
sales, have "hit the grit" for parts un
known.
w. C. Newland, of Lenoir, will arrive
tomorrow to act as referee in an impor
tant case, entitled Wilson vs- Cobb. Pat
ton et al, which grew' out of the failure
of the Piedmont Bank some years ago.
A Burke politician said the other day
that when Judge Osborne came out for
the Senate he took it as a matter of
course, and that when Capt- Alexander
announced he was in the hands of his
fiiends he was also not surprised: also
when Mr. Walker announced his candi
dacy for associate justice he was wil
ling to concede that the Mecklenburg
district should be represented on the
Supreme Court- With all this he said
he was stiff willing to give them a can
didate for Congress without crying the
hog act to them, but with Dowd and
McCall already out and more to hear
from, he is in favor of appointing ft
committee to regulate the good old
county of Mecklenburg.
SHALL WE SEE THE PBIN.-E!
Resolution by Otey Providing That Bis Itiner
ary Extend Through This State.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, Feb. 1, —Representative
Otey, of Virginia, today Introduced in
the House a resolution providing that
the itinerary of Prince Henry of Prus
sia shall extend through Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and
Tennessee. His proposed route includes
the great Appalachian chain and the
Chlckamauga Park- The resolution pro
vides that President Roosevelt shall
duly consider this proposed trip as it is
represented to curtail about twelve
miles of the already arranged itinerary.
An Infant’s Death,
William Quarles, the infant child of
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Broughton died at
their residence, corner Oakw'ood avenue
and East street at 5:15 yesterday after
noon. The services will he held at Oak
wood cemetery at 10 o’clock this moan
ing.
Minor Business Before the House,
• By the Associated Press.)
Washington. Feb. I.—The House after
the transaction of some minor business,
which included the passage of the Senate,
Biff to nrohibit the sale of fire arms,
opium’and intoxicating liquors in the New
Hebrides, devoted the day to eulogies on
the life and public services of the late
Representative Brosius of Pennsylvania.
Among the speakers was Mr. Talbert,
(South Carolina) r
Solomon’s reputation for wisdom mar
have been due to his having originated
the habit of giving advice.