The Weather Today: Rain' The News and Observer. VOL. LI. NO. 138. LoadsallMorthCarolina Uailiesin Mews and Circulation BARCELONA TREMBLES WITH SHOCK OF BATTLE i Swarming Mobs Cut Down by the Artillery Planted in the Plaza and Sweeping the Streets. RUMORS OF SOI) KILLED A Jib WOUNDED A Portion of the City Wreck ed by Blazing Shells. FIGHTING AT TASRASSA AND SABAOEII Reinforcements of Troops Pouring In. Incendiary Posters Threaten to Meet Mausers With Dynamite. Anarchists the Supposed Leaders in the Inc ip* ient Revolution. Railroads Suspend Service and Ships Leave the Harbor. Trades Unions Declare For Strikers (By the Associated Press.) Barcelona, Feb. 20. —The strikers today murdered three workmen who wished to resume work. The proprietor of a bakery who raised, the price of bread was also killed. It Is hourly becoming more apparent that anarchists are the prime movers In the incipient revolution. The markets are without provisions and the strikers arc preventing the slaughter ol animals. Additional reinforcements cf troops are at riving here. A mob stormed the arsenal at Sabadell, not far from Barcelona, and secured for ty rifles but they were subsequently re covered by the troops. Fresh fighting between the troops and rioters has occurred at Tarrassa and Sabfldell. .dost of the ships in the harbor have been forced to leave without discharging their cargoes. inceudiary posters have appeared here which threaten the orderly classes with terrible reprisals, saying that dynamite will bo used to offset the Mausers of the troops. The strikers are looting numerous shops and private houses. The best known anarchists have disap peared and the authorities are hunting for thorn. The railroad officials have announced the suspension of service on the lines owing to the resolute attacks which the rioters have made on the trains. Trades unions throughout Spain have declared their adhesion to the cause o' the Barcelona strikers. The foreign consuls here held a meet ing this afternoon. A Battle in the Streets. (By the Associated Press.) London, Feb. 20.—A message to the Ex change Telegraph Company from Barce lona via Perpignan, France, says a stereo battle has been fought between the troops and the rioters in the suburbs of Barce lona, known as Sano. Before the engagement the cavalry and Infantry had been posted in the most cangerous points end a Acid battery had Veen located on the plaza from which ad vantageous point, ihe guards could sweep the streets. When the final clash with •he troops oecurr. d, continues the dis patch. ;ho artillery was brought into ac tion and raked street after street. The rioters engaged the batteries at close tango but were finally driven out. It is rumcr ’i! that 500 icrsons were killed and wounded on both e>:des The entire neigh borhood was wrecked by the shells. The ruins caught fire end this completed the dest ruction. Further fighting is reported at Mataro, fifteen miles from Barcelona, where a nunntity of arms have been discovered. Fighting is also reported at Tortoea and I Tarragona, respectively, too and 50 miles! •outbwest, of Barcelona. Roosevelt Names Postmasters. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Feb. 20. —The President to day scat the following nominations to the .Senate • Postmasters: Georgia. Mitchell G. Hall, Cordele: F. J. Alleu, East Point; Vir ginia, N. Clifford Nichols, Leesburg; C. T. Hoitzman, Luray; William L. Mustard, Pocahontas; Alabama, Frank F. Crowe, Montevallo, Andrew J. Prince. Pratt Citv; Florida. Ebon U. Trask, Plaut City; John W. Garwood, Montieello; Mississippi, nette Simpson, Pass Christian; Aaron M. Storer. Kosciusko; Tennessee, A. M. Hughes, Columbia. The Bank Is Fine Bhape. (Special to News and Observer.) Washington, N. C.. Feb. 20.-—W. R. Henry, National Bank Examiner, is hero i looking ever the books of the First Na- j ttonal. He reports the be.uk in good con- I dition. A visitor from Hyde county says the snowfall was only two inches there and disappeared in oue day. Br. Ira M. Hardy, fortnerlv of Rich- ) tnond, Va., is practicing medicine here. Parties here say that the Philadelphia baseball league team will almost surely practice at this place. S. T. Nicholson, owner of the ball grounds, gave the use of the grounds free and special hotel rates. If they come there will be two full teams, a Philadelphia newspaper man and an Associated Press correspond ent. A WINDSIORM IN THE SOUTH. Trees and Fences Leveled and a Carriage Fac tory Wrecked. (By the Associated Press.) Valdosta, Ga., Feb. 20.—During a ter rific windstorm here today the carnage afetory of the Roberts Cranford Dasher Company was wrecked- The building feteen minutes before the employes were due to begin their day’s work. The loss to the company Is SIO,OOO. No fur ther damage, than shade trees and fences destroyed has been reported- Boats Break Loose. (By the Associated Press.) Mobile, Ala., Feb. 20. —Tike windstorm which visited Mobile last night at one time reafehed a velocity of forty-five miles an hour, blowing down trees and fences and prostrating telegraph wires. A number of boats were broken from their moorings and were swept out into the river but were only slightly dam aged. Miles of Fences Leveled. (By the Associated Press.) Opelika. Ala., Feb. 20- —A severe windstorm, accompanied by heavy rain, passed over this section last night. Many trees were blown down and miles of fences levelled. There was no los3 of life. LEE TURNER SURRENDERS- Contention That He is a Tennesseean Should Not be Taken to Kentucky (By the Associated Press.) Knoxville, Tenn., Feb. 20.—Lee Turner, proprietor of the “quarterhouse” saloon near Mlddlesboro, Ky., which was burned last week, during the fight between offi cers and mountaineers, in which five men were killed, gave himself up to Marshal Moseley at LaFayette, and was brought to /this city today. W. A. Owens, of Tazewell, anil Jerry Jarnigan, of Middles toro, met them here, and as rewards have been offered for Turner's arrest, they at once began negotiations with Governor Beckham, of Kentucky, con tending that Turner is a citizen of Ten nessee. has committed no offense and should not: be taken back to Kentucky, where it is claimed his life would be in danger. Turner disclaims any part in the battle with the officers last week. PEOF. W H- BAOBDALE. Friends Will Advocate His Appointment to Succeed General Toon (Special to News and Observer.) Greensville, X. Feb. 20.—Friends of Prof. W. H. Ragsdale, of Greenville, will advocate his apointment as State Sup erintendent of Education, to succeed General Toou. Professor Ragsdale grad uated at Wake Forest in the close of 1880, and taught school continuously for twenty-two years. For twelve years ho was principal of Greenville Male Acade my, and county superintendent or Pitt county for ten years. He was president of the teachers assembly in 1899, and for years has been in active touch with the educational leaders and forces in the State. LITTLE CHILD HOBBIBLY BURNED Four Year Old Daughter of Col N. Glenn Wil liams Will Die From the Burns. (Special to News and Observer.) Williams, N. C., Feb. 20.—The four year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. Glenn Williams was burned so severely yesterday that death is sure to follow. Her clothes caught, fire from the stove, and before her mother could extinguish the names the child was burned beyond hope of recovery. Dr. D. M. Dalton was summoned from Winston. He relieved the child’s suffering, but said death was certain. There is deep and tender s.vtn- ' pathy for Mr. aud Mrs. Williams. The mother is almost heart-broken. The child is very bright and attractive. # ON AN INDUSTRIAL EASIS The Conference at Tuskegee Says That Upon This the Negro Nutt Build. w (By the Associated Prase.) Turltegee, Ala., Fob. 20.—The Tuskegee negro conforence in session here, is the largest and most successful gathering la the history of the movement, both as re gards the number of negro farmers here RALEIGH. NORTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 21. 1902. and prominent educators from all parts of the South. George Foster Peabody, the New York millionaire and philan thropist, is also in attendance. The conference today adopted declara tions in which it states that ownership and proper cultivation of the soils; free dom from mortgaging lands; crops aud stock raising for food supplies at home; keeping out of the large cities, North and South; prompt and willing payment of all taxes; keeping out of the courts; avoiding all forms of extravgance; kf ey ing the young people off the streets and from public lounging places; starting a bank account; holding farmers institutes and agricultural fairs, are the founda tion and growth of the negro race. The strengthening of the public is also advocated. The declaration further says: “We must not overlook the fact that we depend largely for our living u|>on the cbmmon occupations that are aqout our doors, domestic, mechanical and agri sultural. Since, at present, especially in the South, the ocupations are open to us we would give careful attention to fitting our youth for these callings. We would advise the teaching of agriculture in the public schools. “In the promotion of every needed gbod we pledge our most hearty co-opera tjion with our white friends, North and South.” Pennsylvaoiaus go to Charleston, (By the Associated Press.) Philadelphia, Feb. 20.—A number |of Pennsylvania commissioners to the Char leston exposition left the city today oyer the Pennsylvania Railroad for Charles ton where, tomorrow or Saturday, ticy will receive the Pennsylvania building from the contractors. A STBRYjF MURDFR Jones Gives the Details of the Killing of William Rice, (By the Associated Press-) New York, Feb, 20- —A very dramatic part in the trial of Lawyer Albert T. Patrick for the murder of the Texa3 millionaire, William Marsh Rice, was reached this afternoon. Charles >\ Jones, the valet, had been relating th_> circumstances leading up to the some what sudden death of Mr. Rice in Sep tember. Then plunging at ouce into the details he held the attention of his audi ence to the end of this recital. Freed of minor points, his story fol lows: “In August lMtrick grew impatient. Mr- Rice, though an invalid, was living too long to suit the lawyer’s purposes Patrick said he would come to the house and kill him himself if necessary. He suggested chloroform and Jones said he wouM get some. The idea of chloroform as a means was suggested by a magazine article. It was determined on after Jones talked with a physician, who said a person whose heart was affected, as was Mr. Rice’s, could be most easily killed with it, and that little trace of the drug would be left. Jones got a two ounce vial of it by writing* to his brother in Texas.” I Jones then branched off into the al leged plan adopted to weaken the al ready sick man. This was by giving him mercury and iron pills. The bills brought on debilitating diarrhoea. Then unwittingly a friend brought Mr. Rice a present of bananas. Os these the oi l man ate nine- The fruit made him ex ceedingly ill and yet the weakening I doses of mercury were kept up- By Sat urday, being about the eighth day of the last illness, Mr. Rice became deli rious. This testimony brought the J events up to Sunday, the day of death. ] and the witness had said that during these ten daVu of illness he had kept Patrick informed of the details person ally and by' telephone. William Marsh Rico's uiek death, de clared the witness, was decided at a conference between Patrick and Jones held Saturday night. Jones had told the lawyer of the arrival of a draft for $25,000. Patrick told him it was time to apply the chloroform uow that the draft had come and Captain Baker was com ing, or they would lose all. Jones agreed. Jones here told his story of the actual killing. He made a cone out of a towel, the small end of which was a chloro form soaked sponge. Going into the room where Mr. Rice lay' sleeping he uickly covered the sleeper’s face with the largo end of the cone. Jones rushed out of the room- In half an hour he came back- He removed the cone- Mr. Rice was dead. Jones swore he tele phoned to Patrick the words: “Mr. Rice is very' ill,” the agreed signal be tween the two of death. Jones’ story of the end was concluded by the statement that Patrick came to the house and re moved all of Mr. Rico s papers, A Medal Asked For Pickett i _ i tßy the Associated Press.) Washington, Feb. 20. —Representative Lamb, of Virginia, presented to the Presi dent today a request from the Virginia delegation in Congress that the uarne of Captain George E. Pickett be included m the list of persons recommended for medals of honor for gallant and meritor ous conduct. Captain Pickett is a pay master in the regular army, aud was in charge of a detail of soldiers carrying money to pay off the troops in the Philippines. The detail was attacked by Filipinos, and under command of Captain Pickett it defeated the enemy. THE LAWS A U R TAKEN FROM SPAIN People Outraged by Enforc ing Sedition Statutes A NEW TONGUE Os POWER Mr. Patterson ot Colorado Holds the Senate’s Attention. DOES TAFT MISREPRESENT FILIPINOS Patt-.rson Dots Not Hesitate to Say He Thinks | So. He Attacks Authority of the Philip pine Commission to Enact Sedition Laws. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Feb. 20.—With the excep ' tion of a few minutes given to routine business, the Senate today devoted its entire session to the Philippine ques tion. Mr. Patterson, of Colorado, one of the minority members of the Pkilippiua Committee, delivered his first extended ’ Speech la the Senate and was given a most attentive and careful hearing. He discussed principally the sedition altvs enacted by the Philippine Commission, ■vigoiously attacking the authority of the commission to enact and enforce such laws. He maintained that Con gress alone had the power to put in 'fore, s enactments of that character. Ha I compared information furnished by the iexecutive, departments of the govern jment with some statements of Governor Tuft in his testimony before the Philip pine Committee with respect to the capabilities of the Philippine people and declared with some heat his belief that Governor Taft misrepresented the true situation in the islands for motives un known. ! Mr- Patterson declared that only four of the fifteen acts of the Philippine Commission relating to conspiracy against the United States had any re semblance to the statutes of the United States- The remainder, he held, were taken bodily from the statutes of Spain as enacted by the Spanish Cortes. He declared, after analyzing the enactment», that no greater outrage could be in flicted upon a people than the enforce ment of the sedition laws enacted by the Philippine Commission- Acts more tyrannical, more unconstitutional and more inimical to the interest of the peo ple, he asserted, never were enacted and they ought to be repealed immediately by act of Congress. Mr. Patterson maintained that, under the enactments of the Philippine Com mission, any person found- distributing the, Congressional Record containing speeches of any member of the minor ity upon the Philippine question, would be liable to fine and imprisonment. He denounced such a condition as unwar ranted and extraordinary and without any constitutional authority. He de clared that the sedition laws enacted by the Congress in 1798 were a beacon light of liberty and independence as compared with the laws enacted by the Philippine Commission, fie said that Governor Taft had explained that in instances where the death penalty was indicted under the law the cases had to be taken to the Supreme Court, but in all cases of line and imprisonment no such appeal was permissible. Discussing the testimony of Governor Taft before the Philippine Commission. Mr. Patterson said that seldom had a j people been held up to greater con tumely and scoru than had been applied to the Filipinos by Judge Taft, “who temporarily at least, is their ruler.” Governor Taft declared, he said, that no people in the islands were fit for jury duty, because the body of the people was “either corrupt or open to corruption ' The Colorado Senator was of the opinion that Governor Taft was not frank with j the ommittee and he believed that the American authorities were afraid to trust jury duty with the Filipinos iest the right of imprisonment thereby should be taken out of the hands of the commission's officials- He felt that the Filipinos had been maligned and slan dered and he took issue with Governor Taft and with other defamerß of the Filipinos upon that point and quoted documents to substantiate his position. I In conclusion, Mr- Patterson referred to the fact that 6,000,009 of the people of the islauds were Christians. “But," said he, “they are not Protestant Chris tians. Senators may smile,” he con tinued, ‘‘but I have it in my mind that { if the 6,000,000 of Filipino Christians } had learned their Christianity in the isanctuaries of the Methodist, Presbyte rian or Baptist churches and were as well founded in the cardinal principles of Christianity as they are today, there would be such an uprising of the Metho dist. Preebyteriau and Baptist denomi nations at the cruel, unconstitutional and relentless treatment of their people in the Philippines that few menjbc:*3 of the Congress supporting that policy would face their wrath. But the Fili pinos are not Protestant Christians.'’ Mr. Nelson, of Minnesota, presented a legal and constitutional argument iu support of this Government’s acrion in the Philippine archipelago and sharply j criticised Mr. Patterson for injecting into the controversy the question of sectarianism. Mr. Nelson maintained that the right of a trial by jury was not necessarily a constitutional right. Mr. McCumber, of North Dakota, urged that Congress should not bind the future now by a declaration of a definite policy regarding the Philippines as It was desirable that all possible informa tion should be in hand before a perma nent policy was determined upon. The Senate adjourned until 11 o'clock tomorrow. WORK ON THE INDIAN BILL- Assault on the Practice of Educating Indians iu Eastern Schools (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Feb. 29.—The House spent the day working on the Indian Appropria tion Bill. Forty-two of the' sixty-two pages were disposed of. Several amend ments were adopted, none however of much moment. The appropriation for pre liminary work on the reservoir for the Gila River Valley Went out on a point of order. Mr. Smith (Ariz.), offered an amendment to strike out the appropria tion for the Carlisle School anil 11 became ihe text for a general onslaught upon the practice of educating Indians in East ern schools. But the amendment was defeated. Just before the close of the session Mr. Fitzgerald (N. Y.), made an attack upon the superintendent of the school at Mt. Pleasant, Mich., who, he said, was charged with permitting the debauching of Indian girls. Mr. Sherman, chairman of the Indian committee, prom ised to make an investigation at the In . 'lian Office tomorrow. SHOT DEAfsIR BED A Young Woman Ki led by Her Lover Who 1 hen Shoots Hims°if (By the Associated Press.) 1 Philadelphia, Feb. 20.—Confined to her bod with a badly injured ankle, the re sult of a fall last week. Miss Gertrude Gothie, aged 22 years, was shot dead today by her lover, George Sutton, aged 19 years, who, with his mother, had ccme to the young womau’s home in West Philadelphia to pay a visit- Still standing beside the bed, Sutton cent a bullet into his own breast, hut his at tempt to end his own life was defeated by hospital physicians, who say he will recover. The young couple had been friends for years, but differences in religion, youthfulness and parental objections prevented them from becoming married. Today Sutton and his mother visited the girl’s home and were shown to her room by her mother, leaving the lovers alone. A few minutes later several shots were hoard. The two mothers hastened to Miss Gertrude’s room, where they found the girl lying dead in bed with a bullet hole over her heart and another through the right hand- Sutton left the house, immediately after the shooting and fell from exhaustion from his own bullet wound a block from the airl a home. He is now in the hospital. NORRIS CUTS HIB THROAT An Old Negro Found in the Snow Nearly Frozen. (Special to News and Observer.) Greenville, X. C., Feb. 20. —Redding Norris, a white man of this county, com mitted suicide by cutting his throat with a knife. An old colored man was found nearly frozen this morning in the snow near one of the tobacco factories. He was carried inside the factory and placed near the boiler to thaw out. HiS condition is improving, but he i 3 yet unconscious. This afternoon two boys, Lee Shelburn and Frank Skinner, were out hunting when Shelburn aeidentally shot Skinner in the leg -with a small rifle. The wound is deep but not serious. ! South’s Need of a £ub Treasury. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Feb. 20.—The need of a Sub-Treasury in the South was presented to the Ways and Means Committee today by Mayor Myers and a delegation of busi ness men from Savannah who asked for the establishment of such a treasury branch at that city. It was stated that such it branch would be of material aid in financial dealings in the South, par-c ticularly at the time when the cotton crop and other Southern staples are be ing moved. Bill to Treat Filipinos as Cabans. (Ev the Associated Press.) Washington, Feb. 20.—Senator Bacon today gave notice of his intention to offer an amendment to the Philippine Tariff Bill declaring it to be the intention of the United States, when order lie re stored in the Philippine Islands, to allow the formation of a government for and | by the Philippine people, and to guaran tee to them the same degree of liberty and Independence that this country has pledged to the Cuban people. Corsicma Oil fr ills Burned. ißy the Associated 7-*re>»B.) Corsicana, Texas ,Feb. 20.—The Corsi cana Cpttoa Oil Mills, one of the largest in tbt State, was destroyed by fire last night icgether with six freight cars on the Cottou Belt. Railroad tracks. The loss is estimated at $123,000, fully covered by insurance. {j '< lr l IICE FIVE CENTS. ON TO CHARLESTON Merger of Mills and Carolina and Northern Roads. Conference in Raleigh Yesterday Looking lo Connecting Raleigh With Marion, S. C. L. l.Via Fayetteville and Lbmbjrtcn. There is a probability of a merger o's the Raleigh and Cape Fear Railroad, now running from Raleigh to Fuquay Springs, with the Carolina and Northern now run ring from Marion, S. C., to Lumberton — cr if not a merger, an extension of each to form a connection. Yesterday there was a conference here between Mr. J. A. Mills, president of the Raleigh and Cape Fear, and Mr. E. K. Proctor, Jr., representing the Carolina and Northern. None of the parties de sired to talk for publication. It may bo that these, roads will not merge or have any connection, but it looks like it will work out this way: Mr. Mills has recently arranged to place bond* to extend his road further South. It it believed that he is going to Fayetteville via Lillington, though it is pro bib It that he has not himself yet de termined upon the destination. One thing Is determined on: a.Southern extension. The Oaioiina and Northern are getting ready to extend their road Northward, and the Manufacturer's Record says that tney will build north to Fayetteville and southeast to Charleston. What 'more natural than that they should build north to Fayetteville as Mr. Mills builds south to Fayetteville, making traffic arrange ments, if there is no closer alliance? The Carolina and Northern is also planning to extend their road from Marion, S. C., to Charleston, $. C. It they do tlas, and Mr. Mills builds to Fayetteville, there is a direct line from Charleston to Raleigh —a consummation to lie devoutly wished. DIRECIS THE CASE CLOSED. Roosevelt's Note to Long Regarding the Sch ley Case (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Feb. 20.—Secretary Long, referring to th President's statement on the appeal of Admiral Schley, said to day: “J have no comment to make on the President's ruling on the appeal of Ad miral Schley except to express my ap preciation of its thorough, conscientious, straightforward character. It is, of course, gratifying that the Navy Depart ment is sustained. The decision will be read as no other document would be, and I .believe will direct public opinion and tend to close the whole matter.” Secretary Long has received the fol lowing personal note from the White House, announcing the President’s action in the case of Admiral Schley: White House, Washington, Feb. 19, 1902. My Dear Sir: The President requests me to state that after a full and most .careful consideration Louisiana, .Mississippi, Alabama and Florida, and a canal from St. George’s Sound, Fla., togt. Mary’s Riv cr , Ga. Rayner Declines to Comment. (By the Associated Press.) Baltimore, Feb. 20,-lsidoi R*yn<*r, counsel for Rear Admiral Settle \ left for Washington this morning. He declined to comment upon Pres'deiu Roosevtlt’a decision in the matter of Admiral Schley’s appeal from the fin tint.' ts th« Court of Inquiry. Schley Returns to Wathicgton. (By the Associated Pres§.) Washington, Feb. 20.—Admiral rad Mrs. Schley returned to the city tonight from their trip to New Ytvk city and Albany*