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The Weather Today: Fair; Warmer, The News and Observer. VOL. LI. NO, 126. Leads all N©rtfa Carolina Bailies in Me ws and Lli'SNation PHILIPPINE BLAZE WARMS THE SENATE Hoar and Others Denounce the Sedition Laws. THEY ARE READ IN FULL All Committee Amendments to the Tariff Bill Adopted. scorr FAVORS SAN BIAS CANAL ROUTE In the House Mr. Talbert of South Carolina Speaks in Opposition to the Proposi tion to Cut Down Southern Representation. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Fob. 6.—For four hours today the Senate had the Philippine Tariff Bill under discussion. The meas ure was completed, so far as the Philip pine Committee is concerned, all the committee amendments being adopted. Several other amendments, however, will be offered, one or two being pre sented. Toward the close of the session the discussion became heated. In response to a resolution offered several days ago by Mr. Rawlins, of Utah, the Secretary of War transmitted to the Senate the sedition laws enacted by the Philippine Commission. They were read in full and immediately drew the fire of opponents of the government’s Philippines policy. Mr. Hoar, of Massachusetts, expressed his astonishment that such laws should be enforced by the government authori ties. Mr. Foraker, of Ohio, had read from the revised statutes of the United States the laws of Congress relating to the crime of treason and similar offenses against the government and said that the acts passed by the Philippine com mission Were almost identical in their language with the laws enacted by Con gress in the days of the fathers of the republic and that there was nothing un precedented or unusual about them then. The Ohio Senator was interrupted continually and had several warm collo quies with Senators who were opposing him. In one of them he announced with great earnestness that the American army never would return from the Phil ippines until it returned victorious. In conclusion of the debate Mr. Hoar poured oil on the troubled waters of the Senate, maintaining that men might well differ on any of the great questions now before the country but that all were thoroughly loyal to the country and were doing their duty as they saw it. Early in the day, Mr. Scott, of West Virginia, delivered a speech in which he advocated an investigation of the Pan- Bias route for an isthmian canal, and Mr. Hansbrough made a carefully pre pared address on his bill to provide a national system of irrigation of arid land 3. Mr- Scott’s resolution for au in , vest igat ion of the Sanßlas route was, • on motion of Mr. Morgan, referred to the Committee on Intcr-Oceanic Canals. Mr. Hoar spoke upon the sedition laws enacted by the Philippine fommission, saying lie was sorry that the Commis sion had had its acts justified by ref erence to the only harsh and cruel provi sions that were to be found in the statutes of the United. States. Under this cruel provision in the Philippine Commission’s acts a mother having knowledge of the treason of her son must inform the authorities upon hint; the son must inform the mother; the brother upon the brother; the daughter upon the father and so on. He said the laws of the United States were applied only to citizens of this country—citizens by either nativity or adoption. In the case of this application of these acts in (he Philippines, he said, they were being put into execution by alien authority responsible only to an alicD government or command. Mr. Foraker said he never had heard the Philippine acts read until now. He win? surprised, however, that the Senator from Massachusetts, (Mr. Hoar) should be “mentally and morally disturbed” by such provisions as had ben read. He said the provisions of the United States statutes are the same as those contained in the Philippine’ act. "Does the Senator approve of that act?” asked Mr. Hoar. "Yes, I do," responded Mr. Foraker. Mr. Hoar expressed the opinion 'bat the act was a particularly harsh and cruel one In the Philippine Ulands. Mr. Foraker pointed out that the statute was among the first enactments of an American Congress. For th< pain of our government in the Philippines the Commission had applied that law' to the Philippine. Mr. Tillman IS. C.) interrupted Mr. Foraker to denouuce the sedition laws enacted by the Philippines Commission a. l “damnable doctrine.” "It might be in order.’ said Mr. For aker. ■warmly, "to Inquire of tho Sena tor from South Carolioa on which side of the struggle in the Philippines are his sympathies.” “My sympathies arc with the Filipi nos, ’ shouted Mr. Tilluiau. pounding his desk emphatically. ‘‘Undoubtedly they are.” retorted Mr. Foraker, “and such a flat-footed and un qualified declaration as the Senator Isas made would render the revised statutes aplleablc to him If he were not protected by his position as Senator.” Mr. Hoar. again interrupting Mr. Foraker, and directing attention to the declaration in tho Senate Chamber of Thomas Corwin, of Ohio, during a debate on the Mexican War, that if he were a Mexican he would welcome the Ameri cans with bloody hands to hospitable graves, inquired if the people of Ohio did not reverence the name and memory of Thomas Corwin. Mr. Foraker replied that tin* people of Ohio did love to recall the memory of Thomas Corwin, but they realized, ho said, thatw' in that great emergency he had made a profound mistake. Mr. Rawlins (Utah) later interrupted Mr. Foraker with a question as to the sedition laws enacted by the Philippine Commission, and in the course of his remarks said that Mr. Foraker had de nounced the Senator from South Caro lina. Mr. Foraker declined to yield further to Mr. Rawlins, and declared hotly (hat he had not denounced Mr. Tillntar. nut had merely announced the fact that the Senator's utterances on the Philippines question would make hitn liable to the statutes of the United States if he were not protected by his position. “We are in a fairway,” said he, ‘ to subdue the insurrection in the Philip pine Islands, and we will accomplish that, end if the Filipinos do not get too much encouragement from men in and out of Congress.” Mr. Clay (Georgia) inquired of Mr. Foraker if he had delivered a certain iddress. from which lie quoted a para graph and the Ohio Senator replied that le had. “Does not the Senator think," inquired Mr. Hoar, faeitiously, "that that litter mce would render him liable under the laws against treason?” “I think not,” replied Mr. Foraker in ‘he same vein. "But if I were guilty if anything under that utterance, I am sure the Senator from Massac huso to? vould have been banged long ago.” 'Laughter). “I do not want to be left out of that honorable coterie.” interjected Mr. Till nan. "Well, we’ll include you." said Mr. laughingly, "if you are anxious o be hanged." Mr. Tillman said that he had seep a tatemeni from General Chatfeo that tactically the entire Philippine papula ion was imbued with a hatred of Ameri cas. "In view of this statement,” said te, “must we continue iliis infamous, yrannical. British. South African," — hen he sat down, but in a few seconds :ontinued, “I’ll stop right here beacuse l can’t find a word hot enough to aply o the situation.” “I want to say to the Senator and to the Senate,” retorted Mr. Foraker, ‘ that, nir army will never corac back front the Philippines until it comes back victori ous. Gentlemen may rail about it in Congress and out, but it is a fact that ill by this time ought thoroughly to mderstand.” Further along, when Mr. Foraker re ’erred incidentally to legislation enact 'd for Porto Rico in the last Congress, to was interrupted by Mr. Carmack Tennessee) who suggested that the Porto Rican legislation followed tfuspieiously lose after the appearance in Washing on of a powerful lobby Interested n hat legislation. “Oh.” replied Mr. Foraker. “that sug gestion is unwortuhy of the Senator rom Tennessee. In the last Congress it was charged that the sugar and tobacco rusts were interested in that legislation or Porto Rico. The charges were utter nonsense as have been shown bv she progress of events.” Mr. Hoar concluded the debate, saying the great questions before the country could be rdiscussed temperately and calmly, it was a great question whether this powerful republic should crush the life out of a republic modelled after our iwn government: it was a great ques tion how the slaughter of both Filipinos and Americans was to be stopped The Jifterence of opinion which had arisen among the people was the "legitimate result of this miserable Philippine busi ness.” The Senate went into executive ses sion and soon adjourned. I EGIBLATION APPROPRIATE BILL. Rapid Progress Made on the Measure Speech by Talbert of South Carolina Washington, Feb. 6.—The House spent th<' day on the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Appropriation bill. Very rapid progress was made, 74 of the 130 pages of the bill being disposed of be fore adjournment. The general debate was brief and featureless. No amend ments of importance were adopted. Mr. Talbert, of South Carolina, made a speech in opposition to the proposi tion emanating from the other side to cut down Southern representation be cause of abridgement of the franchise. terrible suffering at sea. Crew of tbe Bchooner C N Simmons Prostrated by the Intense Cold (By the Associated Press ) Nev. 5 ork, Feb. 6.—Tho coastwise schooner Charles Noble Simmons, from Norfolk February 2 for Fall River, coal laden, was towed into port today by the .steamer Indian. Captain Green was disabled and all of the crew were frost bitten. On Monday the gale assumed hurricane force and carried away the fore and main booms. Falling wreckage struck Captain Green ou the bead aud he remained unconscious until noon to day. The mate and crew were all pros trated by the intense cold and had hands and feet frost bitten- The stew art was tin- only one on board able for duty. Tbe steatnor Indian went to the ebooner’s assistance yesterday. The disabled captain and the frost bitten crew' were sent to the United States Marine Hospital at Stapleton. RALEIGH. NORTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 7, 1902. LYNCH TWO NEGROES Mobs Make Short Work of a Rapist and a Murderer. (By the Associated Press.) Nieholasville, Ky., Feb. 6.—Toni Brown, a negro under arrest on the Charge of having assaulted Miss Emma Powell yesterday, was hanged in the court house yard today by a mob. Early today a mol* surrounded tne jail where Brown was confined ami de manded the prisoner The mob was finally placated by the statement from the officers that the prisoner would l e taken before Miss Powell for identifica tion- The officers were permitted to take the prisoner to the young woman’s home, where she at once identified him. On the way back to the jail the mob suddenly closed in and secured the pris ! oner. Hurrying him to the court house yard he was soon dangling from the . limb of a tree. j Miss Powell is 16 years of age and was on her way home from school when the negro sprang out from the roadside and seized her. She reached home finally in a dazed condition and officers later cap j tured the negro- . A mob made an un successful attempt to storm the jail last nieht. Hanged at Lynchburg. Nashville, Team.. Feb. 6.—Gules VV hit taker, colored, charged with the murder of John Doster three weeks ago, was taken from jail at Lynchburg last night and hanged by a mob. Whittaker’s ease j was called in court yesterday and eon- I tinued- During the night the mob ap peared and securing possession of the negro hurried him to the court house yard, where he was hanged- THE IURNITURE EXPOSITION. Business Men Meet to Pash the Work Better Facilities For Trade Demanded. (Special to the News and Observer.) ! High Point, N. Feb. 6.— I There we.? a meeting last night of the representa tive business men who arc interested in the Southern Furniture Exposition Com pany. Mayor J. J. Cox wap chairman of j the meeting. Every speaker was In fa vor of pushing Uie work to completion and commencing the exposition. The charter has been applied for. The m corporators are W. J. Wrenn, E- A- Snow. Chas. Ragan, Dr. W. G. Brad shaw, J. Elwood Cox, E. M. Armfield, j. , P. Redding, J. W. Harris. John A. Lind- I say, S- 11. Tomlinson. The capita! is $25,000. j After the exposition question was settled the question of better facilities from the railroad, telegraph and express companies were gone into. A letter signed by all the manufacturers will be sent, to Superintendent O’Brien, of the j Southern, setting forth the inadequacy !of the service here. Among the de mands are: Better facilities at freight depot, better passenger depot, more cars for handling output, quick and ef fective service in shifting and unloading cars and handling cars already loaded, , separation of freight and express of fices. telephone at telegraph office arid passenger station. ( High Point of today demands these things and it goes without saying that the companies interested will grant them. Your correspondent learns from a re liable source that plans calling for hand some and commodious freight and pas senger depots are already in the hands of the architects. Another shifting engine has been added to the yards and the clerical force at the depot is to be increased owing to thl marvelous growth of the freighting business. Dr- Francis P- Venable, president of the University of North Carolina, lec tured at the school auditorium tonight. Mr. W. E. Ford, representing the large sash, door and blind establishment of Palmer, Fuller & Co-. Chicago, was here this week and purchased doors by the car from the Snow Lumber Go. Horner Secures Mr Crocket as Coach, (Special to tho News and Observer.) Oxford, N. C.. Feb, 6. —The Horner Military School has secured the sarxicos of Mr- Crockett for coaching th" team for the season. Mr. Crockett is a base ball player of national reputation. He first came before the North Carolina public during the season of 199, when he was playing with the Union, S- C.. team- Since then he has made a reputation for himself as second baseman in 1000 for the Raleigh team of the North Carolina State League, and during the first part of the season of 1901 as second baseman on th?' Wilmington team of the \ d'giuia- Carolina League. The latter part of th season ho played first base on the De troit team of the American Lcagu . The Embracery Ca3es. (Special to the News and Observer.) Statesville, N. C-. Feb. 6.—Court, I which adjourned Monday after the com promise in the Long ease, until this morning, is again in session- The cases against J. A. Gorham and J. A. Gorham and J. 11. Brown. both for embracery, are on today. The exact terms of the compromise iu the Long' caso are un kuown. as the agreed issues have not been submitted to the jury'- This will be done before the term of court ad journs. WILL NOE HONOR II Governor Nash Turns Down Gov. Aycock’s Requisition • for Baumgardner (By the Associated Press.) Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 6. —Governor Nash has refused to honor the requisi tion of the Governor of North Carolina for A\ G. Baumgardner, who was ar j rested here several days ago upon the ’request of the police authorities of Dur ham, N. C. It was charged that Baum gardner had embezzled S4OO from a Mrs. Freeland, of that place. He was re leased here ou habeas corpus proceed . iugs, and arrested again on charge of loitering. The requisition was refused upon a showing that the transaction in volved did not amount to embezzlement. Governor Aycock, informed of Gov, Nash’s action last night over the 'phone, said he had no comment to make, an 1 added that he would doubtless hoar from Governor Nash in the course of a day or two in regard to the matter. | PRESIDENT AND CABINET AT THE HAY WHITNEY WEDDING. The Eldest Daughter of the Secretary of State United in Wedlock to Payne Wnitney of New York (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Feb. 6.—Helen Hay. eldest daughter of Secretary of State John Hay, and Payne Whitney, of New York, son of ex-Secretnry of the *Navy Whitney, were married today at noon at the Church of I he Covenant. The wedding was the most notable social event of the season in Washington, being celebrated in the presence of the highest officials in the land, including the President and his Cabinet, the diplomatic corps and of what is recognized as the best of New York and New England society. Presents almost without number have been pouring into the Hay home for the last fortnight, including houses and I lands, a yacht and jewels of great value, j The church was artistically decorated. I Down the centre aisle was a beautiful ■conception, a bridal path made up of Easter lilies, attached to the i>cw\s on either side. j The bride was assisted by two maids, her sister, Alice Hay. and Dorothy Whit ney. the fifteen-year-old sister of the bridegroom. The bride wore neither jew els nor luce, and her toilet consisted of a gown of plain white satin completed by a tulD veil caught in place by a coro net of orange blossoms. The organist was softly playing the 1 prize song from Die Meistersinger as the hour of twelve struck. Immediately the I soft notes gave way I to Urn splendid refrain of the Lohengrin wedding march, rnd the bridal patty entered the church. The little party was preceded by tiie ushers to the platform, where the bride groom. with hi.s best man, stood in waiting. Dr. Tennis Hamlin read the service quietly and the responses were made in low- but firm voices by both bride and groom. The carriages of tbe Ini dal party were driven directly to the Hay residence where an elaborate wed . ding breakfast had been spread. I Mr. and ‘Mrs. Whitney left in a pri- I vat< car ou a short wedding tour 'lur ing the afternoon, and it is believed that Ihcir destination was Thoiuasville, Ga. SCANDAL AT THE WORK HOUSE. Committee Leaves For Washington to Push Claim For Public Building. (Special to News and Observer.) Durham. N. C., Feb. 6.—The work liou.se scandal has again broken out here. At tbe December term of court the grand jury reported that they found one of the prisoners, Vally Trice, a negress.enciente and recommended that the county com missioners investigate the matter at cnce. The commissioners held an investiga tion but did not. agree with the conclu sions of the grand jury. Now the Trice woman has given birth to a child. There is considerable criticism of the ! management of affairs at the county home and work house. Just what the board of commissioners will do about the matter, we arc unable to say. The committee of Durham citizens who will appear before the Public Buildings Committee of Congress tomorrow morn ing to push the claim for Durham’s pro posed building, have gone to Washing ton. Rev. Dr. W. C. Tyree has been called to Washington by reason of tht sickness of his mother. Suits will be instituted against the coun ty by Miss Sarah Stoic and W. O. Si one who are hot satisfied with the a mounts allowed them on account of their lands being crossed by the new- eastern road. A CHILD WITH SIX HANDS. Report That Suit Will be Instituted For the Killing of Mrs. Wilson (Special to News and Observer.) R r ids ville. N, C.. Fob. 6.—A ••hild v.;s recently born near the Edna Cotton mills, which has six hands. Mr. Fred N. Day. of Winston, who as sisted in a protracted meetiug at Spray, reports, thirty-nine accessions to the Bap tist church there. One of the converts was a mao who had cluimed to be an iufidet. At an early date the Primitive Baptists will erect a uice residence here for their faithful pastor. Tb“ v»ad weather will hurt trade here It it; almost impossible for fanners to get to town to market their tobacco and to do their shopping. “Lake Lucile.” near Wentworth, will b 3 reclaimed and restocked with a varie ty of fish and pretty pond lilies. It van. before that awful freshet a year ago. an ideal place and it will be again. It is said that a suit will be instituted against the Southern Railway for killing Mrs. Wilson while she was attempting Ito cross the tracks yesterday. It is said the headlight was not in working order, and for that reason it is supposed that she did not see the train. There is talk of building a new hotel here. SEWERAGE MEN 01VE BOND. Sailors Who Assaulted Thsir Mate Taken to Swtden in Chai> a (Special to Newts and Observer.) Wilmington. N. (’., Feb. 6. —The bond of $15,000 recently required of the Wil mington Sewerage Company by Judge Timberlake In the injunction proceedings against the city was given by the Sew erage Company this evening with ‘he United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company of Baltimore, as surety. The bond is for a proper restoration of ihe streets after excavations by the com pany for laying its system of sewerago in Wilmington, and no work has been allowed prior to its execution. It is now believed that a compromise is pending between the city council and sewerage company, by which the system will be completed without further interruption. The Swedish barque Victoria sailed to day for Stettin, Germany. Aboard the vessel were the two Swedish sailors, who so violently assaulted their mate last Saturday night and were arrested by officers from the revenue cutter “ \lgon quin.” They will be taken to Sweden for trial upon written application of Vice Consul A. S. Hoide at this port. The ’ men are In chains arid closely confined 'on board. The mate Is doing well. At the 19th annual meeting here Tues day of the Seamen’s Friend Society, Mr. James Sprunt was elected president; Capt. James I. Metis, vice president, and Col. W. J. Woodward, secretary and treasurer. Plans were set. on foot for a rehabilita tion of the “Bethel,” a splendid three ! story structure on Front street, valued at about SIO,OOO. Miss Mary Borden and Mrs. J. S. Branch, of Wilmington, attended the funeral of their relative, the late Hugh Miller, at Goldsboro today. Mr Miller, during the Spanish war, was ensign of the North Carolina Naval Brigade, which saw service aboard the IJ. S S. Nan tucket, and out of respect to his mem ory, the armory of the Wilmington di\i slon is appropriately draped in mourning. THE MAJORITY WANT PEACE. So Declares Governor Taft of the People of the Philippines (By the Associated Press.) Washington. Feb. 6.—At the hearing of Governor Taft before the Senate Commit tee on the Philippines today. Governor Taft said - “That originally the people of the Philippine Islands were much atottved, I do not doubt, but the opiKisi tion does not continue in its general as peei. Since the set>nd election of Pres ident McKinley the great majority of the p< oplri of the Philippines have been fa vorable to peace and to the acceptance of the sovereignty of the United States." Taking up the question of the tariff Governor Taft, explained the present sys tem of taxation in th< Philippines saying that under the decision of the Supreme tourt no duties are now being collected on articles going into the islands from the United States. The plan of the rc mmi as lon had been to have no inter nal system of taxation for the support o 1 the general government of these is lands- Governor Taft said there had never been a land tax in the islands and he attributed this Immunity to the influence of the friars who had large holdings and to the owners of large haciendas. The commission had imposed a land tax. There had been opposition to the sys tem but this was disappearing. Delegates to Good Roads Convention. (Special to the News and Observer.) Mount Airy. X- <’., Feb. 6—At a meeting in this city on Tuesday, the Ith instant. Mayor W. F. Carter end the Board of Town Commissioners np ponted the following gentlemen as dele gates to the “Good Roads Convention" w hich t-s to be held in aleigh next week: Thos. Woodrofife, D. C. Welch. J. H Prather, T. B. McCargo, E. H. Wrenn. J. A. Hadley. N. W. Brown. Iv H. Kochlitzky, J. D. Smith. K. L. Haymore, R- F. Joyce and F. J. Lowry- We believe that there is nothing that concerns the material prosperity of our mountain section like the improvement of our roads. Many Prisoners go to Atlanta. (By the Associated Press.) New York. Feb- 6.—Forty-six prison ers of the Federal Government were taken from Sing Sing prison today and under guard of sixteen deputy marshals started for Atlanta. Ga.. where they will bluish their several terras in the new government prison recently built there. Cook County Democracy'Coming (By the Associated .Press.) Chicago, Feb. 6.—A special train bear ing 215 local members of the Cook Coun ty Democracy left here over the “Big Four" road this afternoon bound for Charleston. S. C.. where they will be guests of the exposition officials. Several other Southern cities will be visited. The Senate has passed a bill increas ing the limit of cost of tho public build ing at Newport News, Ya-. to $J50,000. Adversity may have its use. but it’s the abuses thereof that make a man sore. PKICE FIVE CENTS. WROHOLDS COTTON CRMS THE WHIP Theodore Price Gives Six C'gent Reasons. CROP OF 9,500,000 BALES The Present Bate of Consumption Will Soon Exhaust It. TRADE IN EUROPE RAPIDLY EXPANDING The Mills at Heme All Fully Employed. Re ceipts of Cotton Falling Off Daily by Reason of the f xhaustion of Supplies. (Special to News and Observer ) New York, Feb. 6.—lt has come to mV* knowledge that within the past few dais a report has been industriously circula ted that, notwithstanding my widely published circular of January 25th, aud the views therein expressed, I have changed my opinion with regard to the size of the crop and the course of the market. Wore it not for tho implication of insincerity involved I should ignore these reports entirely, but Inquiries re ceived from many friends impel me at the risk of seeming somewhat egotistical to deny them most emphatically. As the season develops and the movement of the crop progresses, the probability that higher prices will bo realized for cot tno becomes, in my Judgment, more aud more of a certainty. The following propo sitions I hold to be self-evident: 1. That this year’s crop of American cotton has moved more rapidly than has any crop for many previous seasons. | 2. That the light receipts at present are due to comparative exhaustion of un seen supplies. 3. That the crop is only about 9.509,00'* bales of last year's weight, and that this | supply will be wholly inadequate for the world's requirements at the present rate of consumption. 4. That despite interested reports to the contrary trade in Europe is rapidly expanding, the causes which make for such expansion being the re-opening of the Chinese market; the termination of the famine in India: the imminent set tlements of the South African war and the industrial improvement, in Germany. 5. That all reliable sources of iefiw malion with regard to the condition of American manutacturing trade abundant ly attest the fact that the mills are fully employed and will require sufficient cot ton to keep every spindle going unless the market advances to a prohibitive price and that, misled by over-estimates of the crop, American spinners have not as yet secured as much eotton as they had bought upto this time last year, and from now or. will therefore be obliged to purchase au increasing supply as com pared with last season. 6. Thai the excess of exports of Ameri can -otton frm the United Slates thus far this year are 653,000 bales over th«> exports for the same time last year aud that even admitting a crop oj 10,900.0011 bales there will be an exceedingly short supply in America during the aurumer. Evidence is dally coming to light which abundantly confirms the truth of these propositions, in ray opinion. The New Orleans Cotton Exchange in a r< aort published yesterday shows that the aver age weight of the bales is six pounds less than last. year. This is equivalent to 120,000 bales of last year’s weight on a crop of 10,000,000. Light weight bales are ne\er characteristic of a crop. Receipts are daily becoming lighter and telegrams received by me within the past twenty-four hours from all counted points of accumulation show that the weather has very little to do with the light movement. Shipments from tbe interior towns even the smallest of them. are. heavy. If the weather is sufficiently good to ship cotton it seems absurd to lay that it prevents its deliver)'. Those who own the remnant of this year's cotton crop have the situation in their hands. It is worth more than present prices, and if present prices are declined higher prices can ccrtairly be secured. t , THEODORE H. PRICE BURIED WITHOUT A PERMIT White Child Born in a Negro’i Homo Got* Hun Into Trouble. (Special to aud Observer.) Greensboro, N. €., Feb. 6.—The officers this morning arrested and jailed Jim Sim mons. a negro charged with removing rnd burying the body of a dead infant without a permit. It is said that the mother of the dead baby was a young white woman who went to th<' home of Simmons a month ago to be routined. The woman has disappeared. Simmons con tends that be 1s innocent of any intent to violate the law, saying he only fol lowed the direction*! of the physician who attended the baby during its Illness. Ac cording to the negro's »tory, the doctor told him to take the body off to some epot in tbe woods and bury it without saying anything to any oue about it. The trait r will be aired and thoroughly in vestigated in court. Representative Joneu. of Virginia, has introduced in tho House a bill to ap propriate 55,000 for the erection of a ■monument at Fredericksburg, Vu, to Gen. Hugh Mercer.