North Carolina Newspapers

♦f +++*+++♦♦+*+♦+♦♦ ♦♦♦♦ | THE WEATHER TO-DAY, f ♦ For North Carolina: £ | FAIR. | *♦♦♦♦♦»»♦♦ *♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ VOL. LII. NO. 24. Leads all North Carolina Dailies in Mews and illation DEPEW'S ATTACK HOTLY RESENTED Money Defends Mississippi’s Suffrage Plan. SIMMONS ALSO SPEAKS Blackburn of Kentucky Warm* Our Chauncey’s Jacket. A HOr DEBATE OF OVER THREE HOURS Mr. Depew Shows Ignorance of Conditions in North Carolina and Mr. Simmons Courteously Informs Him of His Error. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, April 11. —Some remarks which Mr. Depew, of New York, made yesterday concerning the proposed amendment to the Constitution provid ing tor the election of Senators by popu lar vole, in the course of which he ad verted to Southern election methods, pre cipitated a lively three hours’ debate in the Senate today. Mr. Money, of Mis sissippi, to whose State reference had bi en made by the New York Senator, replied tartly to some of the statements of Mr. Depew, and defended the suffrage clauses in the Mississippi constitution. Mr. Depew made a warm reply and at tacked the election methods, not on'y of Mississippi, but of several other Southern States. His remarks drew a sharp lire from several Senators. Mr. Money and his colleague, Mr. McLaurin, explained the Mississippi election methods and Mr. Simmons, of North Carolina, pointed out that Mr. Depew had been entirely mis taken about the operation of the Con stitution of that State, and that hi? statements were erroneous. Mr. Black burn, cf Kentucky, warmly arraigned the New Yoik Senator for his comments on Kentucky elections. When the Chinese Exclusion Bill was taken up an agreement was reached that a veto should be taken on next Wednes day at one o’clock. Mr. Teller, of Colo rado surorted the measure in a brief speech, maintaining that it wa' neces sary and that it was not in contraven tion of our treaty obligations with China. * MONEY HITS DEPEW HARD. Mr. Money, in his remarks of Mr. renew, said he did not quite understand why Mr. Depew should discuss the ques tion at this time, as it was understood generally that t .e resolution Would be reported adversely to the Senate. He said that Mr. Depew had selected Mis s ssippi to criticise for disfranchising its citizens ar.b 10 contrast with the State of New York. He said he did not know whether the amendment proposed by Mr. Depew 01 hi:; remarks thereon, w’ere in tended to deter any one from supporting ihe resell: ion, but if it were so intended, it wmiM fail of its object. The rartje of small ,'ir.rs, he said, would frighten no lo.lv. He w'ould content himself with i"; lying to the fire of the skirmishers viili a momise that w T hen the heavy g\:::. were brought into ae.ion it would !■ f.o effort of his side of the chamber to niloid them entertainment. i i: ing to a statement of Mr. Depew, he laid that if the vote of the people of a State was to be dominated by “a .nail oligarchy,’ what could be said of the influence of great corporations who had their representatives in this body? lie denied that any citizen of Mississippi was refused by the Constitution of the State the right to vote. “When a State, like Massachusetts or Mississippi,” said he, “says that a man must be able to read and understand a paragraph of the Con stitution. that is not a disability within the purview of the fourteenth amend ment.” Replying to one of Mr. Depew’s argu ments Mr. Money said he could not under stand how the sovereignty of a State would be invaded by the adoption of an amendment to the Constitution provid ing for the election of Senators by the people, but he could see that the efforts of corporations and trusts to crowd the Senate chamber with their agents v/ould be invaded. He explained that Mississippi had a registered vote of 125,000, but many of them did not vote, because of the poll tax of $2. And he believed the body politic was the purer because of the self exclusion of such people. In conclusion Mr. Money declared that it was not the Southern States which were dissatisfied with the present method of electing United States Senators, but Republican States, which evidently were dissatisfied with their representation in this chamber. DEPEW MAKES REPLY. Mr. Depew took occasion immediately to reply to Mr. Money’s remarks. He said he had proposed his amendment be cause he desired to get the important question before the Senate and before the country. Some of the legislatures of the country had adopted resolutions in favor of the proposition to elect United States Senators by the people, but evidently there had been no proper consideration of the question. The pro posed amendment had passed the House of Representatives without a moment’s consideration or discussion, the effort seemingly being to unload the whole question upoD the Senate. He declared I that the adoption of the proposition would ' The News and Observer. open a perfect Pandora's box of amend ments, the end of which no man could see; yet the proposition had been passed by the House of Representatives without, a reason being presented either for or against it. Mr. Depew said Mr. Money had taken issue with his proposition that all Sen ators should be elected by vote on an equal basis. He insisted that if Senators were to be elected by popular vote the whole question of their election would be called up whenever their credentials were presented. “When the Senator from Mississippi shall come here,” said Mr. Depew, “and I hope he may continue to come, the Senate will want to know whether citi zens of Mississippi have had the right, under the Constitution of the United States, to vote for or against him. If any of them have been deprived of that right, the Senator will have a hard road to travel when he takes his seat.” Mr. Depew suggested that Mr. Money had sneered at the great vote of 1,500,000 cast in the State of New York, and in timated that the voters were controlled by trusts and corporations. He had not intended to enter upon this question, because it was disagreeable, but Mr. Money’s remarks had made some state ment necessary. He had no disposition, he said, to interfere with the local af fairs of any Southern State, and he would not favor a so-called “force bill,” but when the men of New York had cast votes in accordance with manhood suf frage, they had a right to demand to know that similar votes had been cast in Mississippi. He declared that the reg istration boards in Mississippi were se lected practically from one party and for one particular purpose viz, to pre vent the negro from voting. The negro, he asserted, never could satisfy the reg istration boards that they were qualified to vote. That was the kind of popular vote, said he, by which United States Senators would be sent here from Mississippi, and those methods would serve only to pre cipitate agitation in the Senate chamber. If, he suggested, a change was to be made in the method of electing Seenators then the electorate must be kept entirely pure and free from any suggestion of unfairness. IGNORANCE OF FACTS. He declared that if there were man i hood suffrage in Virginia, Kentucky and North Carolina, there would be Republi can Senators in this chamber from those States. He said there has been no fear of negro domination in North Carolina, yet for the purpose of keeping Senator Pritchard, Republican, out of the Senate and to secure a Democratic Senator in the place of Mr. Butler, Populist, and for no other reason, the grand-father clause was inserted in the new constitution of that State. He sharply criticised the Goebel election Haw in Kentucky, by which he said Mr. Taylor was deprived of the Governorship. As to Mississippi, he asserted that the boards of registra tion in Mississippi determined the result of any election before the vote was cast. Personally, he did not believe and other Republican Senators did not believe that 55,000 votes in Mississippi should count for as much as 1,500,000 votes in New York. Mr. Depew pointed out that in the 115 years the Constitution had been in force, no amendment affecting the executive of the legislative functions had been adopt ed. Amendments that had been adopted related only to details. Referring, in conclusion, to an intima tion that the people of New York, were dominated by corporations and trusts, Mr. Depew declared that under the law people of New York could deal with according to their own desire. No 'charge had been made, he said, from any source that the trusts dominated politi cal affairs in New York. The Legisla ture was composed of Representatives of the people and they did the people’s will as to trusts and as to other things. At the conclusion of Mr. Depew’s re marks, Mr. Money corrected what he termed “some of the misstatements” of the New York Senator regarding the elec tion laws of Mississippi. Mr. Mc- Laurin (Miss.) read at length paragraphs from the Constitution of Mississippi, and he pointed out that it contained no “grand-father clause.” SIMMONS SETS HIM RIGHT. Mr. Simmons (N. C.), not having heard Mr. Depey’s remarks about his State, said he desired simply to say that, if re ported accurately Mr. Depew was mis taken as to his facts. Mr. Simmons insisted that the state ments attributed to Mr. Depew were in accurate and unwarranted as the new constitution of North Carolina had not yet gone into effect. BLACKBURN’S FIRE DRAWN. Some remarks which had been made by Mr. Depew concerning elections in Ken tucky drew the fire of Mr. Blackburn, "ho likened the New York Senator to the animal who is used as a simile when disporting himself in a China shop. Referring to a suggestion that Mr. De pew had left the chamber. Mr. Black burn declared that he had left (he cham ber in the midst of replies to his re marks. It is his business to be here,” said he, if he is to traval a controversy which he invited.” He head from the stenographic report o fMr. Depew’s remarks about Kentucky elections and declared he would offer a premium to any body who would find a solitary statement with reference to Ken tucky in the Senator’s speech which was true. Mr. Blackburn entered upon an elabo rate discussion of the elections and elec tion laws cf Kentucky, iu the course of which he maintained that the Goebel election law had been sustained by the Supreme Court of Kentucky and he was willing to stand on that judgment. He said he would not undertake to learn his law-, “at the hands of a worthy, distin guished and conspicuous corporation and railroad attorney.” Nobody, he said, had maintained that (he Goebel election law was unjust or unfair. He said that no returning board in RALEIGH. NORTH CAROLINA. SATURDAY MORNING. APRIL 12. 1902. Kentucky ever had held (hat Taylor had been elected governor over Goebel and that the statements of Mr. Depew were based upon an entire misapprehension o f the facts. In conclusion Mr. Blackburn said, sar castically, that he would suggest a man ner in which the New York Senator might be excepted and then the railroads of that State, and especially the New- York Central Railroad, need not be de prived of representation in the Senate. In a brief general reply to the criti cisms made of him Mr. Depew said he thought there ought to be a Federal elec tion law, uniform in its application to all States, so that the people could have as surances that all Senators were elected by a fair and impartial vote. Mr. De pew said he was proud of his connection with the railroad interests of the coun try—a connection which with one million of assistants, he had always considered ■honorable. He said he was quite ready to submit his claims to a seat in the Senate to the electorate of New York State but when his present term should expire he would have reached a period in life when it was exceedingly doubtful whether he would care to return to the Senate. The Day in the House. , (By the Associated Press.) Washington, April 11.—Debate upon the Cuban Reciprocity Bill continued in the House today, the principal speeches being made by Mr. Long (Kans.) a mem ber of the Ways and Means Committee, who from the first ardently supported (Continued on Page Five.) TO SUCCEED EVANS 1 11 • Eugene K. Ware is Chosen as Commissioner of Pensions. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Aprtl 11.—Eugene F. Ware, of Kansas, has been selected by the President to succeed H- Clay Ev ans as Commissioner of Pensions. Mr. Ware is from Topeka and is a member of the law firm of (ilted, Ware and Gleed. WILL BUILD A BAILROAD Judge Connor Advocated For Associate Jus tice of the Supreme Court (Special to eNws and Observer.) Stantonsburg, N. C., April 11,—Our peo ple are enthusiastic over the prospects of a railroad to this place in the near future. We are ten miles from the hust ling town of Wilson, and in the midst of one of the most fertile farming sections of the State, and only need transporta tion facilities to develop and bring to the notice of the public the great resources of this community. Realizing the great necessity for a road ami seeing great prosperity for the peo ple of this and adjoining counties. Dr. S. H. Crocker, formerly a Wake county boy, but now one of our most enterprising and successful business men, has taken the initiative in the matter, and assisted by other prominent parties here, has al most secured the necessary amount for the building of (he road to this place, and it is their intention to extend it to tide-water, via Greenville or Snow Hill. Our people are a unit as to our choice of Judge H. G. Connor for Associate Jus tice. We know that he is honest, con scientious and thoroughly competent, and that he would fill the position with credit to himself and honor to the State. A prominent gentleman said to your correspondent yesterday: “I would be delighted to see Judge Connor on the Su preme Court bench. In fact he would make a model President of the United States." MILTON BELFIELD CAPIURED The Negro Shot in the Back on the Bun and Dangerously Wounded. (Special to News and Observer.) Weldon, N. C., April 11—Night Yard master D. A. Lawrence and Policeman Dickens this morning captured Milton Belfield, the tall black negro who mur dered Thomas Stephenson at Uoxobel, Wednesday afternoon. Belfield was seen in the county yesterday and last night ■he came here intending to get away on a night train. The train he was waiting for was late. Lawrence saw him stand ing mound and his suspicions were at once aroused. The policeman was noti fied arid when he arrived upon the scene the negro started off on the run. He was ordered to stop but jumped in the air and ran. Dickens then fired and the shot took effect in Bellield’s back and he fell to the ground. The wound is serious and in all probability the negro will die. The Bertie officers have boeD notified. Belfield when seeL by your correspondent denied that he killed Stephenson, but says he was in the store at the time, and that the clerk was shot by another man. It is believed here,however, that Belfield is the man wanted. Hival Unions at Norfolk. (By the Associated Press.) Norfolk, Va., April 11.— I There are now two street railway employes unions in Norfolk. Samuel H. Kelly, leader of the strike, has been chosen president of the new union, while C. T. Brooks maintains that he is the president of the only legally constituted union here. When strike funds are distributed hereafter an inter esting wrangle is looked for between the two factions. The international organi zation will be asked to adjust the exist ing differences. WAS A GREAT DAT 1 111 CHIRLESTDH The North Carolinians Cap ture the Historic City, CHEERS FOR GOV. AYCOCK Unstinted Praise Given the Press of North Carolina. AUDITOR DIXON AND EDITOR ROBINSON A South Carolina Newspaper Tells of the Im pressions Made at Charleston Exposi tion by the North Carolinians This Week. The correspondent of the Columbia State, writing to his paper, has the fol lowing to say concerning the North Carolinians in Charleston and the ex orcises of Thursday: “The coming of the North Carolinians to Charleston has done a great deal to make the people of Charleston take a deeper Interest in the people of North Carolina, while the people of North Carolina, delighted with their reception here and pleased w ith the great expo sition wrought by the people of Char leston, will go back to their homes feel ing that such reunions should be more frequent.” In speaking of the parade the State says: “When the procession reacned the auditorium Governor Aycock, from the stand occupied by President Roosevelt yesterday, reviewed the troops. It must have delighted his heart to know that he is the commander-in-chief of soldiers such as these. THREE GOVERNORS. There w*ere three governors on the stand in the auditorium today. Gover nor Richards, of Wyoming, arrived in the city today. He has been down in South America for three months and came back by Charleston. Col. Averill, who presided over the meeting, said that w'hen the exposition was first projected, he had called on the Governor of North Carolina and on the other officials of that State to ask their advice about a State exhibit. lie had taken courage from their welcome and their approval and he had since found out that their encouragement was more than empty words. To prove this there is here a magnificent display of the re sources of North Carolina. After thank ing the press of North Carolina, he in troduced Governor McSweeney, who re ceived a genuine ovation. The Governor of South Carolina made a pretty little impromptu speech which caught the audience who cheered the Governor repeatedly. He said that he had attended nearly every important ceremony on these grounds since the day of the laying of the corner stone, and at no time had he felt keener pleasure than today. He declared that the people of Charleston had been captured by the speeches, and the presence of the Gover nor of North Carolina. “We know some thing of his make-up,” said Governor McSweeney, ‘and we know something of his work to drive Radicalism out of your State.” (Wild cheers.) “He ought not to go back to his law office when his term of service is ended. He ought to go higher, and if the people of South Caro lina but had the opportunity the} would put him there.” (More cheering.) Your soldiers have made a great impression on the military spirit of South Caro lina,” said Governor McSweeney. “When you go back you will carry with you the love, confidence and esteem of every man, woman and child in South Caro lina.” The governor then presented Mr. Geo. S. Legare, counsel of the city of Charleston, who made a very pretty speech of welcome, acting for Mayor Smyth. He then introduced Gen. Royster, of Oxford. Adjutant General of North Car olina, who in enthusiastic terms, ad dressed the soldiers. He then presented Governor Aycock. GOVERNOR AYCOCK. Then the crowd went wild. Gov. Ay ccck is rather homely in appearance, and his speech is ornamented with the regu lar North Carolina twang, yet he gets way dow'n into the sympathies of those who hear him. He is a strong man. Yes terday he caught the President’s fancy and when lie made a good hit, the Presi dent would laugh heartily and slap him self on the leg just like any other old citizen. In eloquent terms he told how the South Carolinians had saved their sister State from the ravages of the In dians: he told how the men of the two Carolinas got together at King’s Moun tain and at Camden, “and when South Carolina went out, we went out, too,” he said grimly. “We joined you then in a Confederacy which lasted four years, we joined you today in a Confederacy which shall last 400 years.” (Cheers) “A confederacy of industry; a confederacy of commerce; a confederacy for progress.” He declared that the commissioner could have accomplished nothing with out the aid of the press of North Carolina. There has been a co-operation of in fluence which has made the North Caro lino exhibit a success. When he concluded the audience gave three cheers three times for Governor Aycock, Governor McSweeney leading the cheering. Dr. B. F. Dixon, the State Auditor, a jolly old gentleman of the old school, by request of the Governor, made a few remarks. He believes in Charleston be cause the people of this city believe in Charleston. He declared that there had been a time when if you would ask a tar heel where he lived, he would say ‘‘in North Caliny, but right near the line.” But now they are proud to say that they live in North Carolina. THE * TALENTED EDITOR. Col Joseoh Robinson, the talented ed itor of the Goldsboro Argus and a member of Gov. Aycock’s staff, was then called upon to tell of the press as there were so many North Carolina ed itors present. He made a very pretty speech which was a fine tribute to the “fourth estate.” After the conclusion of the exercises the band played a number of marches and patriotic airs am.d the North Caro linians went in state to inspect their great exhibit in the Mines and Forestry building This exhibit is under the care* of Maj. T. K. Bruner, Secretary of the Board of Agriculture for North Carolina. He got together and displayed the exhibit which is second to none other. The press of North Carolina is repre sented here by a number of bright jour nalists. The work of the Raleigh News and Observer nnd the Charlot.ro News in getting out special editions is deserv ing much commendation. Each of these special editions is a book of forty pages, telling of the greatness of North Caro lina and showing up the great Charles ton Exposition in all of its beauty. PARK DLL REPORTED J It Carries $10,000,000 Ap propriation For Park in Appalachians. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, April 11. —Representative Moody, of North Carolina, today reported from the House Committee on Agricul ture the bill establishing a national for est reserve in the mountain forest re gions of Virginia, West Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee. The bill carries an ap propriation of $10,000,000, of which $2,- 000,000 is immediately available*. The re port sets forth the need of preserving this region and argues that the national government is the only power to conduct a work of this magnitude. FATALLY SHOT BY HIS 80N. Father Opens Fire Upon His Boy Who Returns it With Deadly Effect (Special to News and Observer ) Southerland, N. C., April 11.—In a se rious shooting affray here, Enoch Pot ter was so severely wounded that he died last night at 10 o'clock, and Booney, his ®on, lies in a serious condition- The shooting took pluc t . at Enoch Potter's heme, about three miles from Souther land postoffice. Enoch was insisting on his wife signing a deed, which she re fused to do, and the son taking the pait of his mother provoked the old man so much that he opened fire on his son with a 32-calibre pistol. He fired two shots, both taking effect, one in the shoulder and the other in the abdomen. The boy returned the fire with a Winchester rifle, shooting the old man in the leg near the hip joint, from which he died. A few months ago a man by the name of Broom was killed at the Potter home and the guilty parties were never * ap tured. Enoch and his son have sold blockade whiskey to the people and have a case or two in court at present for dealing the red eyed without :ho permit of the law. FIRE DESTROYS A DRY KILN. The Body of Captain John Henry Has Been Re covered (Special to News and Observer.) New Bern, N. C., April 11.—The dry kiln of S. E. Sullivan’s lumber mill, to gether with a quantity of lumber, was destroyed by fire at 2:30 o’clock this morning. The actual loss to Mr. Sulli van is estimated at between fifteen hun dred and tw r o thousand dollars. The body of Captain Henry, of the sharpie E. B. Hull, who was drowned at 4.15 yesterday afternoon, was found at 4 15 this afternoon by Tulley William son, a boyhood companion, who fished for the body all yesterday and today. A long heavily leaded line v/as used to which a nitmber of large fish hooks was attached, three of which fastened into the pantaloons. JAVAN LONG CAPIURED Erought From a Ranch in Wyoming and Lodg ed in Jail at Asheville. (Special to News and Observer.) Asheville, N. C., April 11.—Javan Long, wanted for the murder of Evan Pell, in Jackson county last August, was brought here last night for safe keeping and placed in the county jail by William J. Watson, an officer of Waynesville, who was deputized to go to Wyoming after Long. He was found near a ranch in Sweet Water county, Wyoming. There had been a reward of S3OO offered for Long’s arrest. The Southern students’ conference of the Young Men’s Christian Association will again meet in Asheville this year This will be the fiUji year this conven tion has been held here. The Y. M. C. A. meet here at 8 a. m. The conference will open on Jun 13. Samuel Brooks, an c ited for threaten- ing the lives of neighbors, is out on bail. Several Northern cap. 11 *s ore erect ing a large tanning plant at Toxaway, one mile from Brevard. Ellis Galloway is being tried in Bre vard court for the murder of John Fish er. The killing occurred several months ago at Brevard. A. Sidney Forney Laid to Rest. (Special to News and Observer.) Newton, N. C., April 11. —The remains of Mr. A. Sidney Forney, whose death was noted in the News and Obser\ er, arived in Newton on the Southern to day, accompanied by his sorrowing wife and children. The interment took place in the ceme tery this afternoon. Services were hold at the home of his mother by Rev. Stuo blevine, of the Reformed Church. The fioral offerings of lovely hot-house plants were numerous, notably among them was a lovely boquet of roses sent by the stenography class of Prof. For ney at the Normal, and a handsome wreath sent from Charlotte by the New ton boys employed on the Charlotte Observer. Mr- Forney was a noble young man and had many friends who deeply sym pathize with his stricken young wife. Hester’s Cotton Statement, (By the Associated Press.) New Orleans, La-, April 11. —Secretary Hester's statement of the world’s vis ible supply of cotton issued today shows the total visible to be 3,993,336 aiainst 5,084,236 last year. Os this the total of American cotton is 2,361,338 against 2,- 183,236 last week and 2,845,307 last year and of all other kinds including Egypt, Brazil, India, etc., 1,132,000 againust 1,- 101,000 last week and 1,030,000 last year. Os the world’s visible supply of cot ton thei'3 is now* atioat and held in Great Britain and Continental Europe 2.155,- 000 against 1,886,000 last year; in Egypt 192 006 against ISO,OOO last venr and in India 599,000 against 524,000 last year, and in the United States 1,044,006 against 1,285,000 last year. Secretary .Hester’s weekly cotton .statement issued today show's for the ele\en days of April, a decrease under last year of 75,000 and an innerease over the same period year before last of 50,- 000. For the 223 days of the season that hu\e elapsed the aggregate is ahead of the same days last year 326,000 and ahead of the same time year before last of 1,019,000. The amount brought into sight during the past week has been 92.242 against 122,406 for the same seven clays last year and 72,672 year before last. The movement since September Ist shews receipt at all United State ports to *be 7,039,343 against 6,598,814 last year: overland aero.-s the Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac Rivers to Northern mills and Canada 965,916 against 962,212 last year; interior stocks in excess of those he Id at the close of the commercial year 213,353 against 481,225 last year; southern mill takings 1,198,000 against 1,048,789 last year- The total movement since Si ptember Ist is 9416,642 against 9,091,- 040 last year and 8,397,482 year before last. Foreign exports for the week have been 45,475 against 133,082 last year. The total takings of American mills, North, and South and Canada thus far for the season have been 3,055,518 against 2,743,203 last year. Stocks at the seaboard and the twen ty-cine leading southern interior centres have decreased during the week 16,799 bales against a decrease during the cor responding period last season of *>1,405. Including stock left over at ports and interior towns from the last crop and the number of bales brought into sight thus far for the new crop the supply to date is 9,776,329 against 9,213,574 for the same period last year. Work on Mills’ Road The Raleigh and Case Fear Railroad will not be run any nearer Fuquay Springs than Slppahaw. This has been found impracticable, and instead a good toad and walkway will lead by the sta tion to the springs. Mr. Moneure is superintending the proposed extension of the railroad to Lillington and three surveys have been completed. President Mills has not yet decided which w ill be adopted or when teh work will be begun. A Dangerous Derilict. (By the Associated Press.) Norfolk, Va., April 10.—Admiral Cot ten, commandant of this naval station, has information of a dangerous derelict off the North Carolina coast. The wreckage consists of a lot of spars, which are supposed to be attached to a sunken vessel, and which was reported by the Norwegian steamship Murr as off Currituck Light. A tug will be sent from this yard at once to find and de stroy the wreckage, which is reported as a dangerous obstruction to navigation. The Democrats Name Governor. (By the Associated Press.) Portland, Ore., April 10. —George E- Chamberlain, of Portland, was nominat ed tonight foir Governor by the Demo cratic State Convention. Broom corn is a paying crop in some parts of North Carolina. Macon, Ga., April 11.—Clemson College 11; Mercer Uuiversity 3. Columbia, S. C., April 11.—Brooklyn (National) 6; South Carolina College 4. ♦♦♦+ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦+ >444 ♦ THE WEATHER TO-DAY. 4 ♦ For Raleigh: | FAIR. | F 444444444 PRICE FIVE CENTS WADEHAMPfIONHAS CROSSED THE RIVEH Soulh Carolina Mourns a Gallant Soldier, THE BELLS ARE TOLLING A Proclamation is Issued by Governor McSweeney ALL PUBLIC OFFICES TO CLOSE TODAY Flags Will be! Half Mastol and Remain Thus Until After the Funeral. Gtrnral Lee’s Tribu e to Gallant *«* Hampton. (Uv the Associated Press.) Columbia, S. C., April 11. —General Wade Hampton died this morning at 9 o’clock from valvular disease of the heart. He had been unconscious for several hours. The General bad just passed his 84th birthday. Twice this winter ho has bad attacks that have greatly weakened him, but he rallied wonderfully on both occasions- He was out driving a week aso, but is was evident his strength was resertiug him. No arrangements have yet been made for the funeral, except ..hut It will be at the General’s expressed wish, with out pomp of any kind and will take place Sunday afternoon. The Governor issued this proclama tion: “Whereas, the Hon. Wade Hampton, a former Govehnor of South Carolina and ft United States Senator, died at his home in Columbia, this morning at ten minutes before nine o’clock, full of years and of honor: “Therefore I, M. B. McSweeney, Gov ernor of South Carolina, in recognition of his distinguished services to his peo ple and his country throughout his long and honored career, and in further recog nition of his broad statesmanship and true nobility of character and his high patriotism and devotion to duty and his State, do request that on tomorrow, Saturday, all public offices in the State of South Carolina, be closed and as a further testimonial to his worth, that the flags of the State and of the United States be put at half mast on the State capitol and all other public buildings in the State and remain in that position until the funeral services are held ” The General objected to having a State funeral. Bells were tolled in all the towns when the news was received and schools were closed. ST. MICHAEL’S BELLS TOLL. Miss Mary Grimes Smith of North Carolina Sounds the Knell. (Special to News and Observer.) (Charleston, S. C., April 11.—Today when the death of General Wade Hamp ton was announced in this city, Mrs. Mary Grimes Smith, of Grimesland, N. C., tolled the bells of St. Michael’s church, the first three strokes. Mrs. Smith is the daughter of General Bryan Grimes, who was closely asso ciated with General Hampton, and was a Ist the last man to surrender (at Ap poaattox. With Mrs. Smith was Miss Annie Town send Gragaw, of Washington, N. C. Along with all the official and national dugs tnat are at half mast, the No»th Caro lina State flag hangs drooping at half mast over the Argyle in sympathy with the rest. Goverrtors Deforest Richards, of Wyom ing, and Longino, of Mississippi, are in Charleston today. “A Magnificent Man,” Said Lea. (By the Associated Press.) Macon, Ga., April 11. —General Fitz hugh Lee made the following comment on General Wade Hampton when told of the General’s death today: “General Hampton was one of the most magnificent men in many respects I have ever known; a man of great ability, facinating manners, true and loyal to his friends and an officer of great merit; a citizen without peer and without reproach. He was a magnificent specimen of the Southern gentlemen, and his death will not only be greatly de plored all over the country, but more especially by those Confederate soldiers who were accustomed to follow him on so many fields of battle.” Oak Ridge Defeats the Mates. (Special to News and Observer.) Kernersville, N. C., April 11.—Oak Ridge won from the deaf mutes by a score of 29 to 3. Batteries: Oak Ridge, War ren and Nelson; the Deaf and Dumb School, Chambers and Ramsey. Warren’s pitching was the feature. Major S. W. Green Dead. (By the Associated Press.) Atlauta, Ga., April 11. —Major John W. Green, a Confederate veteran and at one time general manager of the (|eorgi Railroad, died today.