t THE WEATHER TODAY. ♦
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VOL. LII. NO. 85.
Leads all MoFth Carolina Bailies in News and CiFenlation
[XPLGRING GRAVES
FOB ft PROTOTYPE
Efforts to Find Excuses For
General Smith,
THE TASK GROSVtNOR'S
rags Grant, Jackson and Bheridan
Out of Their Graves.
DE ARMOND SHOWS THE DIFFERENCE
Expansion O.ie Thing, Colonial Empire Quite
Another, No Assault Upon the Army by
the Democratic Party. Bartlett
Answers Grosvenor.
kPy the Associated Press )
Washington. June 23.—Debate upon the
Philippine Civil Government bill warm
ed up in the House today and hence
forth promises to be of a much livelier
character. The increased interest is due
to the injection into the debate of a com
parison of the cruelties charged to have
been practiced in the Philippines with
those which occurred during the Civil
War . The subject has been lightly
touched upon once or twice before but
attracted little attention until Mr. Gros
venor, (Ohio), today revived the mem
ory of the extremeties to which Grant
ar 1 Jackson were put during the Civil
War. This was followed late in the day
by a speech from Mr. Mahon, (Pa.), in
which he paraded the horrors of Ander
sonvillc and Libby prisons. He pre
dicted that in the coming elections the
American people would stand by the
“boys in blue.”
Mr. Grosvenor in his speech also de
fended the rules of the House against,
the criticism passed upon them and paid
a high tribute to Speaker Henderson’s
impartiality. Mr. DoAripond, (Mo).
*•*,at considerable length in opposi
tion it* the administration's Philippine
policy. The other speakers today were:
Mr (ilmstead, (Pa.); Williams, (Ills);
«'or]iss, Mish), and W. W. Kitchin,
(X. C.)
Mr. Kitchin opposed the Philippine
i- 11 ami the Philippines’ policy of the
administration.
Mr. I>o Armond repudiated utterly the
charge that the opposition to the pres
s t Philippine policy in criticising some
of the acts of army officers in the Phil
ippines was slandering and assailing the
ar: ty- The Democratic party, lie de
•• la rod, was not opposed to expansion
founded upon Americ c ’ principles. Elx
pansion was one thin:. colonial empire
was another. The IJemooratic party
was anxious to see the country expand
as expansion was understood by the
fathers. Kxpans: m upon the American
continent Xorth or South, he said, was
the Democratic id ” of expansion, not
hotding by sunbjugation 10,000.000 people
7.000 mips beyond our continent.
Mr. Grosvenor said that if everything
that had been said of General Jacob
Sn,i«h were true, if he had issued the
order to make Samara “howling wilder
m ss" an 1 to kill all over ton years of
ace. h» coo hi find its counterpart on both
sides during the Civil War. He then
proofi-t'cd to rear a report from General
Grant to the government at Washing
on. toiling of the arrangements he had
Toad.* to carry desolation everywhere
through the Shenandoah Valley to seize
all men under fifty years of age as pris
oners of war, destroy crops and make
the valley r. “barren waste."
“Before Phil Sheridan got through he
mv • it a barren waste." said Mr. C.ros
\ « noK He then read from “the letter of
Stonewall Jackson.” edited by his wife,
a statement that Jackson believed that
tbe black Hag should be raised and no
quarter given as the best means of re
* sting invasion and saying that he had
urge,] this policy upon Lee. He also
r. u i a telegram from General Beaure
gard urging the passage of a hill for
the execution of prisoners. By this
•ft in-, the telegram read: “England
will be stirred to action."
“When the bill was introduced in the
Confederate Congress,” Interrupted Mr.
Bartlett. (Ga.), “had not Lincoln issued
.» proclamation to seize the c itizens of the
' alley of Virginia and try them by
tourt martial and had they not been
sclxih! ?"
“1 do not know," replied Mr. Gr os ve
in r.
’’hat is history," declared Mr. Bart
lett.
“if tbo i« true," responded Mr. Grosve
i >r. “it furnishes only another reason to
these es our soldiers who ret.il
' -ie : when the natives in the T’hlllp-
I n - -n nked up and cowardly murdered
their comrade's.**
'•r. Mihon (Pa.), speaking of iht cruel- i
;< s c harged against some of our officers
:.n<! ran in the Philippines, declared
tv 1 hey were pet to be compared with
barbarities of the Civil War. He
r .. 1 from official reports tales of the
horror *• offered by the Union prisoners
And- rsonville.
■> >: the offif ial figures show." in
»•! rupp-d ?Jr. Richardson, “the Demo
« ..tie |#»ad-T,' that a greater percentage
~f confederate prisoners died in North
, . i han Union prisoners in Southern
prisons*’”
“l have the official figures here,” re
-, < ••)* ? Mr. Mahon. “I will put them in
(!»■■ Record.”
H rea<t ,»n order to bhoot the pris- !
The News and Observer.
oners at Andersonville if the Union army
got wi'hin seven miles of the prison.
"If the North was justly indiguant
over the atrocities at Anderonville." in
terrupted Mr. Neville (Neb.». “why
should not the American people now be
indignant over the brutalities in the
Philippines? Why parade the Civil War
horrors as-an excuse? (Democratic ap
plause). If the administration was di
rectly responsible for the atrocities al
leged *.o have been committed in the
Philippines the Republican party should
be swept out of power.
"While the Union prisoners were suf
fering at Andersonville," interposed Mr.
Richardson, “did not the Confederate
government have up a standing officer to
exchange those prisoners, officer for
officer and mar. for man? And was not
that proposition rejected?"
“Yes. But the men in Andersonville
were broken, emaciated, many of them
maniacs. The North refused to exchange
able bodied men for men who coul l not
perform military service," replied Mr.
Mahon.
"I ask again." interrupted Mr. Rich
ardson. “did not more Confederate pris
oners die in Union prisons than Union
prisoners in Southern prisons’.’"
"I deny it and will put the reports in
the Record.*’
“It is true and I can prove it," assert
ed Mr. Richardson.
"You want the South to support the
government in prosecuting the war in
the Philippines'’" interpood Mr. Neville.
“Why do you now seek to besmirch the
South.’” (Democratic applause).
“I do not desire to besmirch the South."
responded Mr. Mahon. “I only desire to
show, as General Sherman declared, ‘that
war is hell.’ ”
At o’clock the House took a recess
until S o'clock.
The Day in the Senate.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, June 23—A motion was
entered formally in the Senate today by
Mr. Quay, of Pennsylvania, to discharge
the Committee on Territories from fur
ther consideration of what is known as
the Omnibus Territorial Bill, a meas
ure to admit as States the Territories of
Oklahoma. New Mexico and Arizona.
Mr. Quay spoke briefly but forcibly in
support of his motion, maintaining that
both political parties in national con
vention had pledged themselves to the
admission to statehood of the territories.
Mr. Beveridge, of Indiana, chairman
of the committee, said the measure had
been put over until next session by the
committee because it was not believed
there would be it me now to consider it
properly. No action was taken on the
motion.
During the greater part of the sess'on
the unfinished business, the bill ratify
ing a convention with the Choctaw and
'Chickasaw- Indians, was under discus
' sion. It was disposed of-
SPEECH B! KITCHIN
A Strong Address Against
Philippine Bill,
Representative Pou Invited loDtlver Campaign
Speeches in One, Indiana and
Illinois.
(Special to News and Observer-)
Washington, X. C., June 23. —Repre-
sentative W .W. Kitchin spoke for an
hour this afternoon in opposition to the
Philippine bill. He was listened to by
a large number of members and crowded
galleries. His speech was argumenta
tive forcible and at time truly eloquent.
The speaker was in fine voice and his
delivery was perfect- Frequent out
bursts of applause greeted the telling
points of the speech, and at its close his
Democratic colleagues crowded around
him with their congratulations. The key
note sentence was. "I don't believe God
ever gave liberty to one people and at
the same time gave that people the right
to take away liberty from another peo
ple.”
This speech and that of Mr. Small of
Fri lay rank with the ablest delivered
on this question.
Chairman Grig-s. of the Democratic
Congressional Committee, has invited
Representative Pot: to deliver ten or
twelve speeches in Ohio. Indiana and
Illinois during the campaign this fall,
places and dates to be fixed by commit
tee. Mr. Pou has accepted the invita
tion if his own committee will consent
for him to leave his district- This is
quite a compliment to.our able and elo
quent young representative, and one
which has rarely come to a Xorth Caro
lina Congressman.
Poll tax figures are complete from the
Fourth and eighth Congressional Dis
tricts. In the Fourth district 435 Dem
ocrats, Ssfi white Republicans and 3,907
negroes failed to pay: in the Eighth 663
Democrats, 2.080 white Republicans and
2.427 negroes-
The following counties have failed to
report: Currituck, Hertford. Halifax.
Wilson, (’raven. Brunswick. Columbus,
Robeson, Harnett, Orange, Randolph.
Burke, Yancey, Madison, M< Dowell.
Polk. Transylvania am! Cherokee.
Chairman Simmon very much desires
reports from these counties.
'TWGULP BF, MJICIDE
The Republican Party Can’t Suppress Trust
Declare Pun
(Special to the News and Observer, t
Washington, I>. June 23.—Repre
sentative Pou delivered a most striking
speech on the trust question tonight.
The gall lie* were tilled and thcsgttcud-
KALEIGIi. NOKTH CAROLINA. TLESDAY MORNING. JINK 24 1902.
anee in the house was larger than is
usual at a night session. He was accord
ed good attention during his entire re
marks and was liberally applauded. He
analysed the imposition of the President
to suppress the Beef Trust and called
attention to many other instances op
pression to which the President paid no
attention. He predicted that the suit
would only be kept pending until the
November election. He declared that
the Republican party could not suppress
these organizations, because such or
ganizations largely make up the Repub
lican party and by ordering themselves
prosecuted they would simply be com
mitting suicide. He predicted that after
November the Beef Trust would be found
doing business at the same old stand
and that it would continue to do busi
ness there as long as the Republicans
controlled the Presidency or either house
of Congress. The speech was listened to
with more than usual interest, and in
Washington this is the greatest compli
ment which is accorded any man.
HOMICIDE HEAR CAMERON
Pat Pierece Seriously Cut Niel Black and Was
shot Dead by the Latter
(Special to the News and Observer.)
Cameron, N. C., June 22. —A serious
affair occurred near here yesterday pf
ternoon, resulting in the death of Pat.
Pierce, and the serious injury of Neil
Black, his slayer. Black, who has been
employed as a railroad section master
on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for
a while and who was raised in this
county, was the man who did the kilting.
It appears that there had been a feud
existing between Black and Pierce, who
are near neighbors, for some time. Yes
terday they were in Cameron together
with friends of both, when an argument
arose, but no trouble resulted until
later on. They left town in ihe same
wagon, and when about two miles out
the dispute was renewed and Pierce cut
Black with his knife to a degree which
he thought fatal. Black pulled his re
volver and shot Pierce through the head,
killing him instantly.
Black is seriously injured, though he
may recover.
Movements at Greensboro.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Greensboro, N. June 23. —Dr. Dre-.l
Peacock left today to attend the Graud
Lodge meeting in Oxford tomorrow, St.
John's l>ay in Oxford- He is a member
of the Board of Directors or the Oxford
Orphan Asylum and will also take part
in the transaction of business connected
with that institution.
The question of location of the Ma
sonic Temple will also be settled, and
it is confidently expected here that
Greensboro will win the location.
The Board of County Commissioners
was in special session this morning to
consider finally the making of a contract
for the alternations and improvements
in the court house building. The Board
of Health and Sanitation held a meeting
this afternoon to consider among other
important matters the question of mak
ing some arrangements with the Cones
relating to a compromise of the indict
ment instituted by the board against the
owners o f the Revolution and Proximity
cotton mills for the keeping up of a dam
which furnishes water to the mills. It
is the wish of nine-tenths of the popu
lation that some amicable settlement cf
this vexatious matter may be arrived at.
Rev. Dr. Turrontine preached two
notable sermons at West Market Street
Methodist church yesterday and last
night on the observance of the Sabbath.
In the morning he discussed the relig
ious Sabbath aivd at night he considered
the necessity of civic day of rest-
Cab Cook was released from the
Greensboro team Saturday and was at
once signed for the Darlington, S. C.
team, leaving for that place last night.
MeKernan was also released by Greens
boro Friday, but he made a home run
Saturday, saving the day for Greensboro
and is at his old place again today. It
is said that Me has been the cause of
three games won in the past ten days.
TAR HEEL AFPOINTMENIS.
Christopher Jones Collector at Beaufort- Wm
Pritchard Second Lieutenant.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington. June 23.—The President
today sent the following nominations to
the Seriate:
Collector of Customs —Christopher 1).
Jones, district of Beaufort, N. C.
Army—Artillery, Major Henry W.
Hubbell, to be lieutenant colonel; (’apt.
John R. Williams, major; First Lieut.
Warren S. Barlow, captain.
Cavalry—Second Units. William I).
Pritchard, North Carolina; William
Whit-da w Gordon, at large.
Navy—Commander Harrison G. O. Col
by, captain; Lieut. Commander Charles
J. Badger, commander; Lieut. Albert P.
Niblack, lieutenant commander.
Postmasters—Alabama, Mary M.
Force. Selina: Florida. li< rrv R. Rattler
son. 1-ake City; Daniel T. Gerow, Jack
sonville.^
Death of Char.es T. Childe
(By the Associated Press.)
New York. June 23.—Charles T Child,
technical editor of the Electrical Re
view, of New York, died today at Gica::-
onuaie. Mass., of typhoid fever. Mr.
Child, who was but thirty-five years old,
was a widely known writer on electrical
and scientific subjects in this country
and particularly abroad, as he wrote and
poke seven different languages. He
was the assistant of Frank J. Sprague
in building in 1887 the first electric rail
way in th< United Slut s at Richmond.
Va., which city was his birthplace.
T< mb rnesr, comes high when handed
out by a butcher.
IHE GRAY EAGLES
| ARE VICTORIOUS
They Win From Greensboro
by Three to Two.
THE EXCITMENT STRONG
The Result in Doubt Till the Last
Man Was Out.
NEW BERN A SUCCESSFUL MATADO3
She Gives the Bulls LiUta Show, Beating Them
by Eleven to One' Fifteen to Three
the Story of the Hornets
and the Gut's.
Raleigh, 3; Greeusboro. 2.
New Bern, il; Durham- 1.
Charjotie. 15; Wilmington, 3
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
Won- i/ost. P.C.
, Charlotte 35 7 -833
Raleigh 24 19 .558
New Bern 22 21 .512
Greensboro 20 23 .465
Durham 20 23 .465
Wilmington 7 35 .167
i
TODAY’S SCHEDULE
Raleigh at Greensboro.
Durham at Now Bern.
Wilmington at Charlotte.
(Special to News and Observer )
Greensboro. N. t’., June 23.—Today's
game was full of excitement and the re
sult was in doubt till the last man was
out. The locals took the lead in the third
inning, scoring two runs on hits by Mc-
Teer, Kelly, Fox and Sullivan. The on
-1 ly hitting done by Greensboro after this
inning was two doubles by Fox. one in
j the fifth one in the eighth, but he was
1 unable to score. Raleich tied the scor
ia the sixth inning on hits by Soffel
and Pastor and a iwo-bagger by Rol
lins. In the seventh, after Hooks had
hit safe, Treager sacrificed, sending
Hooks to second, Childs hit to right,
scoring him with what proved to be the
1 winning run. Childs retired the locals
j in the sflbond inning on strikes, while
Suggs duplicated this performance in
the fifth, the last two men fanning with
second and third liases occupied. The
work of Umpire Sherman was very
, rank, both sides catching it from him.
Fox looked safe at the plate in the
eighth, but he was declared out.
THE TABULATED SCORE.
GREENSBORO. A. 13. R. 11. P.O. A. E
McTeer, c 4 11 9 2 »>
; Kelly, s. s 4 11 1 0 0
Fox, 2b 4 U 3 11 0
Sullivan, lb 4 0 1 11 1 0
Walters, r. f 4 0 0 1 0 1
j MeKernan, 3b-, ... 4 0 ft ft 3 ft
! Poole, c. f., 3 0 o i n 1
i Corbett, r. f 3 0 0 3 ft 0
Suggs, p., 4 ft ft ft 7 ft
| Cournecn, (9th).... 1 ft o o ft 0
Totals 35 2 6 27 14 2
RALEIGH. A.B. R. H. P.O. A. E
Philbin, c. f 3 « ft 1 ft ft
j Soffel, 2h 3 11 3 2 1
’ Pastor, s. 4 0 11 2 2
' Kain, r. f., 4 1 2 11 0
! Rollins, c. 1 ft 1 12 0 l>
j White, lb., 4 y 1 4 0 0
j Hook. 3b 4 11 4 11
! Treager, 1. f 3 0 0 1 0 0
1 Childs, p., 4 0 l 0 2 1
Totals 33 3 8 27 8 5
Score: R H E
Greensboro .. ..0 0290000 o—2 6 2
Raleigh 00000210 o—3 8 5
Batteries: Suggs and McTeer; Childs
and Rollins. Umpire, Sherman. Time
of game 1:40. Attendance 60ft.
Summary: To base hits—Fox (2).
Rollins. Three base hits—none. Home
runs—none. Bases on errors—none.
Double plays—none. Triple plays—none
Left on bases —Greensboro, 8; Raleigh.
6. Passed balls—none. Condition of the
weather—fine. Condition of playing
field—fast. Time of game— l:V\ Name
of Umpire—Sherman.
MASSACRED THE GULLS
The Oharlotte Hornets Win in a Walk Fnm
Wilmiagtop.
(Special to News and observer.)
Charlotte. N. (’., June 23.—The game
today was a massacre of the Sea Gulls
from Wilmington. The Hornets were in
fine trim and kept things hustling as
they rushed around the bases-
The score when the last sad Sea Gull
was out was 15 to 3 in favor of charlotte
It was more than enough, hut Char
lotte can't help but w in.
THE BULLS WEEK WORSTED
! Ihe Trackers Gave Then a Fearful Drubbing
Yesterday.
(Special to the News and JObserver.j
New Bern. N. C., June 23.—The bulls
met a defeat this afternoon by the Tru< k
ers to the tune of 11 to 1. The visitors
played slow bail. Costello was replaced
by Stocksdal >, he being hurt by a falling
bench. Symons, for the locals, held thej
visitors down, only allowing one hit in
site eighth inning. Baum as a backstop
was something terrific. LaugtiLin’s home
run, pasting the ball over left field
fence, was a feature. The entire local
team had barrels of ginger left.
Score: R. H. E.
New Bern 0300 02 6 •—lll4 1
Durham 00000 01 0 — 1 6 4
Batteries: New Bern. Symons and
Daum; Durham. Brucker and Curran.
Time 1:55. Umpire, Dolan. Attendance
500.
The Bark*’ Team.
Mr. W. N. Parks writes as follows
from La Grange:
Parks lost in two games with Wilson
at Wilson, the 19th and 20th. The score
was t to 5 and 2 to 6. We found the
Wilson players and people very clever,
but credit our defeat to unjust decisions
of their umpire. Parks defeated Eureka
on Parks grounds on the 21st by a score
of 3S to 7 and Oakdale by a score of
11 to 5.
American League Games.
At Detroit— R H E
Detroit 0000 ft oft 0 ft—ft 4 3
Chicago 010 0 4300 O—S 10 1
National League Games.
At Chicago— R H E
Chicago 1100 0 000 o—2 7 6
Pittsburg 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 1 o—7 8 3
At New York— R H E
New York 000 00 0 1 0 o—l 7 3
Brooklyn 002 60000 x—B 10 1
At Boston— R H E
Boston 1 0 3 0010 0' x—s 12 1
Philo OOOftOOlo o—l 4 1
Tastern League.
Rochester 8, Newark 1.
Toronto 7. Providence 3.
Worcester 2, Montreal 1.
Southern League.
Memphis 0, New Orleans 1.
Chattanooga 16, Birmingham 1.
Shreveport 5, Little Rock 9.
Nashville 7. Atlanta ft.
THE BICE INDUSTRY
Report of Its Condition Issued by the Census
Bureau
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, June 23.—The Census Bu
reau today issued a report on the rice
industry, including cleaning and polish
ing, showing a capital of 12.601.362 in
vested in the eighty establishments re
porting for the industry in the United
States. This sum represents the value
of land, buildings, machinery, tools and
implements anJ the live capital utilised.
The value of the products is returned at
38,723,726, to produce which involved an
01 tlay of $182,033 for salaries of officials,
clerks, etc.; $265,585 for wages; $230,203
for miscellaneous expenses, including
rent, .taxes, etc., and $7,575,522 for ma
terials used, mill supplies, freight and
fuel. Since ISxo the number of estab
lishments increased 264 per cent; capital
36,". per cent, t,nd value of products 17S
P*r cent The increase in the industry
in Louisiana and Texas is very marked,
their production having advanced from
75,753.856 poun is in 8190 to 179.919,293
pounds in P»oo. an increase of 137.5 per
cent. The statistics show that this in
dustry is being transferred from the
Sou*h Atlantic Stabs to Louisiana and
Texas. The 80 establishments cleaned
3i'B,6o2.fttS pounds of rough rice, valuta!
at $7.1v4,208. From this were obtained
243,031.200 pounds of clean ric->, and 155,-
570.818 pounds of rice products. Included
In the quantity of rice milled arc 39,-
414.459 pounds of foreign rice received
principally from China and Japan an 1
handled by mills on the Pacific coast, in
New York city and in New Orb-ana.
The report says:
“The largo production of 1899 reduced
the net imports for the fiscal year end
ing June 3ft, 1900. to the very low figure
of 75.380.764 pounds, which was only 21
per cent of the consumption. Besides
furnishing 76 per cent of its total con
sumption in 1899 this country exported
12,947,009 pounds of clean rice, or 5 i«*r
cent of the total production. The solu
tion’of the irrigation problem in Louis
iana and Texas will enable the United
States to show a rapid increase in the
annual rice production during the next,
decade, undisturbed bv the large varia
tions m the crops of the past ten years.'’
DUN OVER NEAR KINSTON
A White Man Named Jo**q>h Hill Rilled by
the Tram
(Special to News anl Observer.)
Goldsboro. N. (’., June 23.—Joseph Hill,
, a white man, was killed bv the west
bound A and N. C. train this morning
about one mile west of Kinston. Hill
spent last night in the calaboose at Kin
ston and on being loosed this morning,
loaded up on fire water and started home.
It is puresumod that he lay down on the
track and fell asleep. The engineer saw
the* body on the track but not in time
to stop the train before striking it.
Painters go on Strike.
•By the Associated I’ress. 1
Norfolk. Va., June 23.—One hundred
journeymen painters went on strike to
; day out of sympathy with th< striking
. arpentrr;,. The muster painters assert
that they had a contract with the jour
neymen from March 1. 1902. to March
1. 1903. to work eight hours at $2.50 per
day. By *b'*ir action they forfeit their
contract and efforts are being made by
master painters to suppy their pacels
with non-union nun.
| When a woman finds fault with all the
clothes she bus it is a sign she in pr< -
tending :-l»e has so much money ihut all
cbe’3 cot to do is to buy more.
TWO BLOWN TO PIECE?.
A Man and a Wo nan Killed by Dynamite
Investigation
ißy the Associated Press.)
I.a Folette, Tenn.. June 23 —A terrific
explosion occurred early today at the
railroad camp ot William Park, four
miles from here. Herd Lones and Mar
tha Chapman were blown to pieces and
the house in which they wore sleeping
was demolished. A baby also in the
house was thrown quite a distance, but
was unhurt Four eases of dynamite arc
reported missing from the contractor’s
magazine, and it is thought these were
placed under the house by enemies of
the pair. Officers are making an Inves
tigation.
General W. R. Smith Dead.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Kinston. N. C„ Juno 23-—Gen. W. R.
Smith, aged thirty-eight years, died yes
terday in Kinston. The remains were
interred in the family graveyard in this
county. The deceased leaves a wife.
Revs. R. F- Bumpass, of New Bern,
and N. E. Coletione, of Kinston, arc
conducting a successful revival meeting
in the Methodist church here. There
have been several additions to the
church.
A colored man w as painfully hurt here
Saturday under peculiar circumstances.
He was tearing down a lot of English
sparrows' nests from the trees in the
grove in Mayor Webb's yard. In one
neat a huge black chicken snake was
concealed. The snake crawled down the
man's arm ami body, then down the
trunk of the tree. The negro was
speechless and powerless with terror,
and when his snakoship reached the
trunk of the tree the fellow lost his hold
and fell, receiving several bruises. A
gun was brought and the snake killed.
The Democratic Senatorial Convention
for the Elgrhth district is called to meet
in Kinston on July iftth.
A mortgage from the A. C. L Rail
road to the United States Trust Com
pany of New York has been filed with
Register of Deeds Suggs, of Kinston.
The mortgage covers $80,000,000, and con
tains 22.000 words. A big deal.
The Eastern Carolina Baseball League
has been formed and Kinston has put in
\ team. The first game will be played
here tomorrow.
Six Escape Death
tSpecial to News and Observer.)
Wake Forest. N. (’., June 23.—Five
white men and a negro had a narrow es
cape from death here^ yesterday morning
about 2 o’clock. The fast S. A. L. mail
struck a two-horse wagon filled with
boys who work in the cotton mill- The
engine struck the horses and both were
killed. The negro driving the team was
slightly injured The five white men in
the wagon were spilled out. but all of
them escaped any injury. Mr. M. J.
Tighe was the engineer and he blew the
whistle as usual for the crossing-
Flames Threaten the Town.
(By the Associated Press.)
Montgomery, Ala.. June 23.—1 t is re
ported that the entire town of Wetump-
Ka. Ala . fourteen miles from this city,
is threatened by fire. Aid has been asked
fr<**i Montgomery authorities and ar
rengemerts are being made to send fire
apparatus at once.
Monument to General Mercer.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, June 23.- The Senate to
day passed the bill appropriating $25.0W)
for the erection of n monument at Fred
ericksburg, Va., to Central Hugh Mercer.
Tribute to Mr Crabtree
Mr. C. Crabtree, who for the past ten
years has been mule room overseer at
the Raleigh Cotton Mills, has resigned
his position. On behalf if the spinners,
Mr. 11. B. Grease n presented Mr. Crab
tree with a beautiful diamond ring, Mr.
Oreason spoke of the good services Mr.
Crabtree had done, and of the manly
way in which he had filled the position
of overseer. Mr. Crabtree responded
very feelingly, saying he hoped the good
feeling that he bad left behind would
continue <0 exist. Mr. Crabtree goes to
.Durham as superintendent of the iu*w
yarn mill, and he has th<> beat wishes
of all who know him.
Cnpt Rand Sues SAL
Captain W. 11. Hand has brought .suit
against the Seaboard Air Une for the
loss of his left arm. IBs injuries. It
will be remembered, wore received near
Hamlet, while in the discharge of his
duty as conductor of a freight train. He
Is a son of Captain \V. H. Rand, steward
of the I3lln 1 Institute. Col. T. M. Argo
and Mr. Armistead Jones represent the
plaintiff in ‘his suit, and while th<-y have
not yet flb*d the complaint, it is stated
that very heavy damages will asked.
Mrs Briggs' Narrow Escape
Mrs. T. 11. Briggs not with what came
near being a serious accident yesterday
morning in front ot tiic lsil"n utation.
She drove to the d"pot in a buggy with
a friend and when they got ou» Kh*
went back Os the buggy to get a package.
The horse hacked suddenly, knocking
her down and one wheel pasawd over
her. Fortunately the buggy wm light
und she escaped any painful injury.
Two inches on a sixteen-year-old girl’s
skirt add two yards to lr r self-est* eiu.
Nothing fdcaKc* a man so much n* the
inability of others to g* 1 ou to his
curves.
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CLEVELAND IS IHE
BAR TO HARMONY
So Declares Bryan In a Pub
lic Stitement.
“BOASIS.OF HIS COURSE”
"Taunts the Party With Being a
Prodigal Son. '
THEY WANT CONTROL, NOT HARMONY
Bryan Declares Cleveland Dtbauched the Pa f iy
ar.dThfn SUbb-d it to Prevent Its
Return to the Paths of
Vir’u-s.
IBy the Associated Press.)
Lincoln, Neb.. June 2:1.- The absence
of W. J. Prvan from the Democratic har
mony dinner at New York is pretty well
explained by a statement given out by
Mr. Bryan this evening, commenting on
the dinner. At the outset Mr. llryan says
there is no such thing ns Democrat!.-
harmony, where former President Cleve
land is concerned, lie says:
“The banquet given on the evening of
June 1!» hv the Tlldcn Club, or New York
city, was advertised as a ‘harmony meet*
i ing‘ but it turned out to be what might
have been expected of such a gathering,
jan ovation to the chief guest, former
| Democrat, Grover Cleveland. There ran
be no such thing as harmony between
j no n like him and those who believe in
Democratic principles, and he is frank
i enough to say so. He spent no time
locking for ‘middle ground.’ upon which
to gather togeth *r discordant elements.
He boldly calb'd upon the members of
the pertv to abandon their ennvl Dor -
and accept the construction which he
placed upon Democratic principle. He
oven innate I the party with being a
3ort of prodigal son and invited it to
give up its diet of luisk* and return to
its father's house.
“He spoke of his 'retirement from
poiiMrnl activity' and said:
"•Perhaps there are those who would
define my position as one of banishment
—lnstead of retirement. Against this I
s>nil not enter n proteat. It Is sufficient
for me in either ease that I have fol
lowed on the matters of difference with
in our party, the teachings and counsel
of the great Itemocrat. In whose name
narly pea -e and harmony are tonight In -
I yoked. No confession of party sin should.
therefore, bo expected of me. I have
I none to make; nor do 1 crave political
absolution.*
'He not only boosted of his course, but
' put his brand upon those who sat at
moat with him. Having asserted that
his Democratic faith compelled him-to
leave the party (cr resulted In hisbnn-
Ifhnientl he described the banqueters us
cbHring in that faith,
j 'He is not only deflunt. tut he In
i slats that party sucres* can tie secured
I only by an open and avowed return to
j Ilia Ideas Harmony Is to be secured.
; not by the suppression of differences
lut by the elimination of those wiio
(lifter from him.
Mr. Bryan says he will print in bis
paper Mr. Cleveland's speech "to show
that the organizers don't want harmony
hut control and that their control means
the abandonment of the party's position
and a return to the policies and prac
tices of Mr. Cleveland's acton 1 admin
istration."
He eonttnues;
"He (Clnvelandl secured his nomina
tion in IXO2 by a secret bargain with
the financiers; his committee collected
from <tho corporations and spent lb**
j largest campaign fund the party ever
had- he filled his Cabinet with corpo
ral ion ngenta and placed railroad attor
neys on the United State* bench, to
j look after the Interests of their former
clients. He turned the Treasury over
Ito a Wall Street syndicate, and th"
i financial rnfmlirr of his official family
| went from Washington to become the prl
| vr.te attorney of the man, who forced (?)
! the Treasury Department to sell him gov
! eminent bonds at inr. and then resold
! them at 117. He tried to prevent the
| adoption of the Income tax provisions,
vetoes the only tariff reform measure
passed since the war. and while thun
dering gainst the trusts In hi* m*«-
•sr;>-s. did even lens then Knox ha * done
to int-Tfere with their high-handed
met hod u
"Ilia administration. Instead « f being
, a fountain of Democracy, sending forth
pure and refreshing streams, bo an;' a
stagnant pool from who*** waters foul
vapors a cose—poisonous to those who lin
gered n« sr.
"Having debitU'hed hin party, he was
offended by Its effort to reform tut I guve
comfort to the energy. Virglotus killed
his daughter U save her chastity; Cleve
land wtnt bed hi* to nroyej»t pit
r« turn to the paths of virtue.
‘‘And now, still gloating over Ids pollt-
I bei crimes, he invites the party to re
turn to him and apologize for th< con
tempt whi-h it has expre.- xe l for hire.
Will it7 Not unless the (iconic of Jeffcr
) or- are fef-gr*ti n and the works of
Jackson cease to Inspire.
“If w • are to have reorganization.
Cleveland himself should accept th"
Presidential nomination It would b<
due him. hi- reinstatement would be
podfe Justice to him uni retribution to
•hose whoa** Democratic conscience re
volted against his undcmo* rcHc efrn luct.
Os course, he would get no Democratic
votes, but t~' ?r*g closer to plutocracy than
any Republican likely to b" rnniirmt'd,
he might divide the enemy, tind even
Democrat* would have what Hub* con
solution would con,,, from receiving their
dtsnpj uiuttuctjt i u advance.