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Weather Today: Cloudyl The News and Observer. VOL. LI. NO. 155. Leads all Worth Carolina Dailies in Wews and Circulation TODAY BEGINS HIS BUTTLE FOB LIFE Summoning Men to Serve on the Jury. OPPOSITION IS SHOWN A Number of Veniremea Seek to be Excused. WILCOX’S TRIAL AN ABSORBING TOPIC The Prisoner Appears Calm and Fearless and it is Not Believed His Iron Nerve Will Yield Whatever May be the Ou’come. (Special to News and Observer.) Elizabeth City, N. C., March 12.—The State and the defendant are tonight ready to wage one of the most noted battles for a human life that has occurred in the State’s late history. On this trial eve the Wilcox case is an absorbing topic among all grades of society. Sheriff Grandy today had six deputies riding all over Pasquotank county to summon the 250 veniremen, and at night fall practically all had been reached. Expressions from prospective jurymen indicate a decided antipathy on their part to doing jury service in the Wilcox case. A number of veniremen have seen the judge or counsel with a view to being excused. The empannelling of jurors I will begin at 2 o’clock. The prospects tonight are that the court room will be packed hours ahead. The defense is al lowed to strike off twenty-three venire men without naming cause, while the prosecution may excuse four in the same manner. Numerous others will be chal lenged because of incompetentcy to sit in this trial. The jury will not likely be completed | tomorrow. District Attorney Ward said I tonight, that Dr. Fearing, the coroner, I would likely be the first witness. It is stated on good authority that the defense will have a medical expert, who may be put on in rebuttal at some stage. Late this afternoon the prisoner was re ported calm and fearless. It is not be lieved his extraordinary nerve wyll ever weaken, no matter what the jury’s ver dict is. * McNAIR AND WOOTEN FAIL. File Petition in Voluntary Bankruptcy in the Federal Court at Wilmington. (Special to News and Observer.) • Wilmington, N. C., March 12.—McNair and Wooten, extensive general merchants and fertilizer dealers at Maxton, N. C., today filed a petition in voluntary bank ruptcy in the United States court here. The liabilities are $31,448.38, of which $21,485.01 is in security claims. The as sets are $31,081-08, of which amount $22,- 1*31.02 is in open store accounts. The at-* - torneys for the petitioners are Jno. D. Shaw and Son, of Laurinburg, and Jno. II .Cook, of Maxton. Messrs- T. J. Wooten and H. C- McNair, composing the firm also ask to be individually de clared voluntary bankruptsy and reserve the real and personal property exemp tion of $1,500. The personal liabilities of Mr. Wooten approximate $8,500; as sets $1,325. The liabilities of Mr. Mc- Nair approximate $10,000; assets $5,000. T he creditors of the firm are widely dis tributed. Among the secured are Char lotte Oil and Fertilizer Company, $3,674.- 02: American Fertilizer Company, Nor folk, $1,39*.60; Navassa Guano Company Wilmington, $433.50; Armfield Company’ Fayetteville. $642.78; Vollers and Hash agen. $584 76. ENTHUSIASTIC FOB BASEBALL- To Bring Suit Against the Southeastern Pas senger Association. (Special to News and Observer.) Greensboro. N. C., March 12.—At the or ganization of the Greensboro Athletic and base ball Association last night it was very evident that there is a great deal of baseball enthusiasm in this town. The promoters and others who attended the meeting expressed themselves as being greatly encouraged at the interest mani fested in the subject by the people of Greensboro generally. The president of the association is that genuine and whole souled sport, Mr. Clem Wright. The as sociation elected Messrs. L. J. Brandt and W. I. Underwood to represent Greens boro at the meeting to be held in Raleigh tonight and instructed them to enter into negotiations at once to secure the best manager for the team that can be found. Another meeting will be held Friday right, at which time a board of directors will be elected to manage the affairs of the association. The board of aldermen held a special meeting last night and instructed the supervisor of public works to push the work of street improvement as rapidly as possible. Additional machinery will be purchased aud two or three forces of hands put to work paving and macadamiz ing streets in different sections of the city. The promoters of the trade exhibit which was to have teen held in Greens boro in February, but which was called . off on account of the withdrawal of the reduced railroal rates, which had been ' previously granted by the Southeastern Passenger Association, have employed at torneys to bring suits against the asso ciation and the roads comprising it. Mr. H. C. Brown, clerk to the Corpora tion Commission, has written several Democrats here asking their support in liis candidacy for the nomination for commissioner to succeed Dr. Abbott. It is reported here that Mr. E. C. Bedding field. of Raleigh, will oppose Mr. Brown for the nomination. Dr. Charles D. Mclver returned this morning from a trip to Washington and Baltimore, where he went to confer with Dr. J. D. M. Curry, general agent of the Peabody fund, and President Gilman, of Johns Hopkins University. A COMPROMISE EXPECTED Cars Continue to Bun Without Military Escort. Some of the Troops Depart (By the Associated Press.) Norfolk, Va., March 12. —The cars of the Norfolk Railway and Light Company continued to run today without military guards, and no violence resulted. Eight companies of the 71st infantry will be retained in Norfolk until all danger of trouble has disappeared. Meantime four of the commands from nearby points have been relieved from duty. The strikers and officials of the company are in correspondence, and it is believed that the compromise, hinted at by the proposition that such men as arc declared to have clean records shall be retained, may be effected. DEATH OP ALTGELD Former Governor Is Seized With Fatal Illness at a Pro-Boer Meeting. (By the Associated Press.) Joliet, Ills., March 12-—Former Gov ernor John P- Altgeldl died in room 58, Hotel Munroe this morning at 7:09 o'clock. He had been unconscious since midnight. Mr. Altgeld was the principal speaker at a pro-Boer mass meeting last night in the Joliet theatre. Just at the close of his speech, a sud dbn dizziness seized him and he was as sisted from the stage. The meeting pro | ceeded, the audience not realizing what j had happened. Mr- Altgeld was taken to» the door of the theatre, where several vomiting spells seized him. This continued for nearly an hour and was so pronounced he could not be re moved to the hotel. Physicians were hastily summoned and Mr. Altgeld was carried to the hotel across the street. He retained conscious ness and urged the newspaper men to keep the affair quiet for fear of alarm ing his wife. Shortly before midnight he became unconscious. He remained in this condition until death. At 3:41 this morning it was thought he had died, but he revived and from that time until shortly before the end showed wonderful vitality, although he made no move* Medical men here had a banquet last night, at which Dr. J. B. Herrick, of the Rush Medical College, of Chicago, de livered a lecture on heart disease. He and other physicians were called from the banquet to attend the patient. They remained with him the balance of the night- When the end came they worked his arms vigorously to revive respira tion, but all to no purpose. The cause of death is given as cerebral hemorrhage, there having been an apoplectic seizure of the brain. THE KAISER’S EXTENDED HAND. He Cables His Thanks That it is Met With a Firm Friendly Grip. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, March 12.—The following cablegrams were made public here today: “Wilhelmshaven, March 12, 1902. “President of the United States of Amer ica, Washington. “Now/ that my brother has left the hospitable shores of the United States, homeward bound, I feel it a pleasing duty to express to you how deeply grateful I and the whole of the German people are for the splendor of the hospitality and the cordiality of the reception which was accorded to Prince Henry by all classes of the American people. “My outstretched hand has been met by you with a firm, manly and friendly grip. May Heaven bless our relations with peace and good will between the two great nations. My best compliments and wishes to Miss Alice. “WILLIAM, I. R.“ “Washington. March 12, 1902. “Emperor William, Wilhelmshavcn. Vour brother’s visit to this country has accomplished much in showing the depth of kindly feeling which exists be tween the two nations. It has been most fortunate in every way and I trust you will permit me to congratulate you on the admirable manner in which he has borne .himself. He has won the genuine and hearty sympathy and regard of all with whom he was brought in contact. We have welcomed him for his own sake and we have welcomed him still more heartily as the representative of your self and of the mighty Germau people. I thank you in the name of the American people for what you have done and I thank you personally in addition for the gracious form which your courtesy took. “THEODORE ROOSEVELT.’’ Haywood Smith, a negro from near Milburnie, is in jail here on the charge of assault with a deadly weapou upon Jeiry Smith, one of the best, known ne gro farmers in the county. Haywood Smith’s bond was placed at SIOO, which he could not give. I RALEIGH. NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY MORNING. MARCH 33, 1902. THE STATE LEAGUE MAKES FIRST BASE The Season Will Open on May sth. SIX CLUBS REPRESENTED An Enthusiastic and Harmonious Con ference of Representatives. FRANCHISES AND FULL PROTECTION GIVEN Perrin Butbse, of Raleigh, President; C, L. Stevens, of Newborn, V.ce-President and Murray Allen, of Raleigh Secretary-Treasurer Base ball for the State can be writ down as a certainty. The North Carolina League of Pro fessional Baseball Players, was organized last night at a most enthusiastic and harmonious meeting, held at the Capital Club. There w-ere present representatives from the following cities: CHARLOTTE —Proxy from club to Mr. Otis Stocksdale. DURHAM—Mr. Otis Stocksdale. GREENSBORO—Mr. L. J. Brandt, Mr. W. I. Underwood and Mr* T. B. Waddell. NEW BERN—Mr. C. L. Stevens. RALEIGH—Mr. Wm. J. Andrews and Mr. R. C. Rivers. WILMINGTON—Mr. E. J. Baer. After a full discussion as to the needs FOR THE NICARAGUAN ROUTE Tiie Senate Committee on Isthmian Canals Decide by a Vote of 7 to 4 to Report the Hep burn Bill. (By the Associated Press-) Washington, D. (*., March 12.—The Sen ate Committee on Isthmian Canals has decided by a vote of 7 to 4 to report the Hepburn Bill providing for the con struction of an isthmian canal via the Nicaragua route. The action of the committee was taken at a called meeting held during; the af ternoon and came after a brief report by Senator Morgan, chairman of the com mittee, detailing the result of a confer ence with Secretary Hay as to the status of diplomatic negotiations with the Cen tral Amercan Republic concerning (he canal. He stated that the secretary had told him that there are no negotiations in progress between the United States and Colombia concerning the Panama route and that the new minister from that country to this had not even pre- his credentials; but that on the other hand, with repreesntatives of his country and those of Nicaragua and Costa Rica had been in consultation and had practically agreed upon all the points to be covered in concession treat ies, nothing really being left in that con nection but. to put the agreements in writing. He said that the Governments of those two countries had manifested a disposition to make all the concessions of the League, the following officers wero elected, the election in each case being unanimously made: PRESIDENT—Perrin Busbee, of Ral eigh. VICE-PRESIDENT—C. L. Stevens, of New Bern. SECRETARY AND TREASURER—Mur ray Allen, of Raleigh. Executive Committee —C. E. Hooper, of Charlotte; W. G. Bramham, of Dur ham; L. J. Brandt, of Greensboro; C. L. Stevens, of New Bern; R. C. Rivers, of Raleigh; E. J. Baer, of Wilmington, and the President. Upon motion it was decided to place ♦the League under the protection of the National Baseballl Association in Class D. The franchises to the various clubs of the State League, were granted as fel lows: DURHAM —W. G. Bramham. GREENSBORO —Greensboro Athletic and Baseball Association. NEW BERN —’New Bern Athletic As sociation. RALEIGH—Raleigh Athletic Associa tion. WlLMlNGTON—Wilmington Baseball Association. Mr. R. D. White, representative of A. G. Spalding and Bros., baseball dealers of New York, addressed the meeting by invitation, and the Spalding Ball was adopted as the State League ball. At the time of going to press, the meet ing is still in progress. Among other things it will determine upon the date:? for games, arrange schedule and decide upon all details. The following committees were elected: Committee on Constitution and By-Laws —lk J. Brandt, of Greensboro: E. J. Baer, of Wilmington; Sherwood Higgs, of Raleigh. Committee on Schedule —Irvine T. Jones, of Raleigh: C. L. Stevens, of New Bern, and Otis Stocksdale. of Durham. The League season will open on May sth. continue four months, and close on Labor Day. REPUBLICANS SEEK TO AVERT CONFLICT Overtures For a Compromise Are Made. TO BE CONSIDERED TODAY Ways and Means Committee Appoints Three Representatives, THE OPPOSITION WILL HAVE THREE These Will Consider the Proposition to Have the 20 Per Cent Reduc .ion on Cuban Sugar Apply For One Year. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, March 12. —Overtures have been made for the compromise of the conflict over the tariff concessions to Cuba, and there are evidences that the two elements will come together, prob ably on a proposition to have the 20 per cent reciprocal reduction apply for one year from next December and covering one sugar crop. Prominent members of the Ways and Means Committee, who have thus far led the contest for Cuban reciprocity have signified a willingness to accept this compromise proposition. The overtures of compromise are to be considered by three Republicans from each side, namely: For the Ways and Means —Chairman which the United States could ask to aid in the construeton of a canal aud that among these concessions is one for per petual right of way. 'The vote for the Hepburn bill stood: Yeas: Morgan, Mitchell, Hawley, Platt (N. Y.), Harris, Turner, Foster, (La ) Nays: Hanna, Pritchard, Millard, Kittridse. Senator Morgan said after the adjourn ment of the committee that he probably would report the bill to the Senate to morrow, but that while he would use all due diligence in securing consideration of the measure he had no conference with the Republican leaders of the Senate as to when the masur should be taken for consideration. The Hepburn bill authorizes the Pres ident to acquire territory for right of way for a canal of sufficient capacity to accommodate the largest ships from Greytown on the Atlantic via Lake Nicaragua to Brito on the Pacific, under the supervision of the Secretary of War; authorizes surveys of the harbors at the two ends of the route; guarantees the use of the canal to vessels of Costa Rica and Nicaragua and appropriates $10,000,000 for beginnng the work. Payne, Representatives Dalzell and Can non, For the opposition to the Ways and Means—Representatives Dick, (Ohio); Fordncy (Mich.), and Morris (Minn.) Soon after the overtures of com promise were made the leaders of the element opposed to the Ways and Means Committee called a conference. The sentiment was rather unfavorable to ac cepting the plan of 20 per cent reduc tion for one year from next December, and some of those present were favora ble to rejecting the plan. But it was urged against this course that so long as overtures for adjustment had been made in good faith, it was only proper to meet the committee representing the Ways and Means. It was therefore, de cided by vote to name a committee to meet Messrs. Payne. Dalzeil and Cannon. Later Mr. Payne and his associates were formally advised that they would be met by a committee from the other side. \s there was a desire to consult the wishes of all those co-operating with the oppo sition forces, a call was issued to meet at 2 o. m. tomorrow, at which time the final plans will be made. During the meeting the statement was made that one of the beet sugar advo cates bad been assured by representa tives of the Ways and Means Committee that the plan of compromise would not cover this year’s sugar crop, and would apply only to the crop of next year, harvested prior to December, 1903. Some doubt existed, however, as to these as surances. and it was considered quite vital to learn with definiteness whether the 20 per cent reduction would apply to two crops or to one. It w-as stated afterward by Ways and Means Committee members that the compromise plan w'ould affect two crops—that of this year and next—allowing 20 per cent off on each. There was no purpose, it was stated, to limit the reduction to a single crop. This matter probably will be left to the arbitrating committee with the indica tions that the beet sugar conferees will insist on limiting the reduction to one crop, that of next year and with that limitation will be inclined to accept the plan of compromise, CABMACK WILL SPEAK • The Decenniary at the State Normal Will be a Great Event (Special to News and Observer.) Washington, D. C-, March 12. —Senator Siaumons and several of the North Caro lina House Democrats today called on Senator Edward W. Carmack, of Ten nessee, with President Mclver, of the Greensboro State Normal, and invited Senator Carmack to deliver the literary address at the decenniary celebration of that great institution on May 27th. Sen ator Carmack accepted. That will be a notable gathering at Greensboro. The Congressional delegation will attend. Senator Carmack is one of the big ora tors of the nation and a rare treat is in store tor our people- Representative Bellamy's bill for a resident clerk of the Federal courts at Wilmington passed the House today. Representative Kluttz has made the preliminary arrangements for city deliv ery of mails in Salisbury, and that ser vice will be started up in that town on July Ist. Mr. Kluttz will also have a large number of rural free deMvery routes to start up in his district on April Ist. OVER A SCORE DEAD Packet Providence Caught in a Storm and Sent to the Bottom, (By the Associated Press.) Vicksburg, Miss., March 12.—The steam er Providence, plying between this port and Lake Palmyra, was overturned at 2 o'clock this morning by a sudden squall at lone Landing and twenty-one of her passengers and crew were drowned. The dead: __ CAPT. WILLIAM CASSIDY, of Vicks burg, master. CHARLES ROUP, of Vicksburg, chief engineer. CLYDE SCOTT, of Vicksburg, cotton seed buyer. DR. N. A. LANCASTER, a prominent physician and planter of the Palmyra neighborhood. Seventeen colored roustabouts and deck hands whose names have not been report ed. \ The ill-fated boat left here at noon yesterday on her regular trip carrying a large miscellaneous cargo of freight and a number of passengers. At 2 o'clock this morning, just as the steamer was entering Lake a sudden wind and rain storm of cyclonic proportion came out of the west catching the Provi dence broadside. The little vessel was lifted almost entirely out of the water, her upper works blown away and the hull turned bottom up in forty feet wa ter. Most of the crew and passengers were asleep at the time and were drowned like ra*.s in a trap. Only nine of the entire boat’s company were saved. The property loss will amount to several thousand dollars. Messrs. Cassidy, Scott, Roup and Lan caster were all married men and leave .large families. A steamer carrying cas kets and divers left here for the scene immediately and will attempt to ecover the bodies. MR. ALBERT A WILLARD DEAD Father of Representative M- 8- Willard and a Most Active and Useful Citizen. (Special to News and Observer.) Wilmington, N. C., March 12.—Mr. Al bert A. Willard, father of Representa tive M. S. Willard, of New Hanover, and one or the city’s most active business men, died this morning at his country home on Greenville Sound, in the 74th year of his age. His father's people came to Wilmington in 1630, and Mr. Willard was born in Harvard, Mass. He came South in 1845 and engaged with his brother, the late W. H. Willard, in the wholesale grocery business in Washing ton. During the war he removed to Greensboro and was engaged with Mr. George Allen, then of New Bern, but now of Raleigh, in the manufacture of shoes for the Government at Thomas ville. In 1866 he established the large wholesale grocery business of Willard Brothers' in Wilmington, which continued until dissolved during the financial crisis of seventy-three. Later he dealt ex tensively in cotton and was a large im porter of silk and other supplies in bulk. In 1893 he founded the Willard Bag and Manufacturing Company, which Is now doing a large business. He was for thirty years until his death, a ruling elder in the Wilmington First Presby terian church and led a most useful life. His wife and following children survive him: M. S. Willard, E. Payson Willard and Mrs. D. C. Whitted, of this city; Mrs. S. C. Damon, of Lancaster, Pa., and Mrs. S. H. Chester, of Nashville, Tenn. Ed Daniels Given a Hearing, (Special to News and Observer.) Washington, N. C., March 12.—Forty one thousand pounds of croakers were re ceived here yesterday by local fish deal ers. Ed Daniels, suspected murderer of Jno. Caton at Edwards’ Mill, was given a pre liminary hearing yesterday but prac tically no new evidence was secured. More witnesses have been summoned aud an other hearing was given this evening. PRICE FIVE CENTS. LOCK HORNS OVER THE PACIFIC CABLE Corliss and Richardson of Alabama Clash. HOUSE GOES FAR AFIELD Philippines, Enral Free Delivery and Other Matters Discussed. TWO SPEECHES FOR THE SHIPPING BILL The Speakers Are McCumber of North Dakota and Depew of New York. A Few Bills Passed by the Senate (By the Associated Press.) ' Washington, March 12. —General .debate upon the Postoffice Appropriation Bill continued in the House today, a number of topics being discussed. The proceed ings were enlivened by a clash between Mr. Corliss, of Michigan, and Mr. Rich ardson, of Alabama, on the subject of the Pacific cable. This is the second time these two members have locked horns on the cable question. Mr. Sims, of Tennessee, devoted some time to show ing how the House had been what he considered “buncoed” in connection with the Permanent Census Bill. Mr. Dough erty, of Missouri, discussed rural free delivery. Mr. Jackson, of Kansas, tho Government ownership of telegraphs, and Mr. Greene, of Pennsylvania, the Philip pine situation. The latter argued that if we would proclaim our purpose to grant independence to the Filipino, the insurrection would instantly cease. The House adjourned at 4:30 out of respect to the memory of Door-keeper Glenn, who died today. THE SUBSIDY BILL HAS THE FLOOR Depew Delivers sn Elaborate Spoech- Argu ments For and Against (By the Associated Press.) Washington, March 12. —Again today* the Ship Subsidy Bill occupied practi cally the entire time of the Senate. Two speeches were delivered in support of the measure. Mr. McCumber (N. D.) presented a carefully prepared argument favoring the bill as a representative of an agricultural State on the ground of its protective features. Mr. Depew. (N. Y.), one of the mem bers of the Committee on Commerce, delivered an elaborate speech in which he analyzed the arguments, both for and against the proposition to pay subsidies to the shipping industry. A few hills were passed, including one providing for the redemption of Ha waiian silver coins and the substitution therefor of American silver coins. Mi*. Depew presented figures to show that the arguments of the opponents of the bill as to the prosperity of American ship yards were not well founded. He declared that vessels aggregating 83,000 tons had been constructed in Americun ship yards for the foreign trade during the past ten years, while in Great Brit ain during one year—the last year avail able in statistics 1,500,000 tons of ships had been constructed. Mr. Bacon. (Georgia), suggested that, in order to be fair and accurate the fig ures of the American construction ought to include the vessels built for the United States coastwise trade. These figures, Mr. Dcpew did not give, but ho said they would not add very materially to the total. Referring incidentally to the present situation in New York, Mr. Depew said one of the greatest handicaps to the Na tional Democracy had been Tammany. He said great hope had been builded upon the fact that a brilliant and culti vated gentlemen recently had been placed at the head of the Tammany organiza tion. This was Lewis Nixon, an Ameri can ship builder. Mr. Depew then quoted from a paper read by Mr. Nixon, in which he had said that when the United States was in position to build several hundred merchant, ships every year, this country would be able to compete with foreign ship yards. Until such a demand was presented the United States would be unable to successfully compete with ship construction in foreign yards. The New York Senator said he did not know whether J. Pierpont Morgan had purchased the Leyland Line of ships or not, but if he had it was because the line could be operated at a profit. He did know that even if the line had been purchased bv Mr. Morgan he had expressed no intention of brnging the vessels under the American flag and giving them an American reg ister- New Cotton Oil Mills. (Special to News and Observer.) Dunn. N. €., March 12.—The Dunn Oil Company has organized by electing E. F. Young president: J. D. Barnes and J. D. Parish vice-presidents: McD. Holliday secretary and treasurer; J. D. Stewart mill superintendent; K. L. Howard, E. Lee, J. L. Thompson, J. A. Taylor, E. T. Britt and G. K. Grantham directors. The company will equip with up-to-date ma chinery and begin work by the next sea son, manufacturing the products from cotton seed. The capital stocks is 30,0000,
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