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VENEZUELA'S SPINE
BEGINNING 10
CRACK,
The People Ask Castro That
tfoweti be Given Full
Powers.
READY TO YIELD TO FORCE
Balfour Declares a State of War Exists—Our
Vessels Will be Treated as Those of
Other Neutrals —This Government
Will Not Resist the
Blockade.
(By the Associated Press.)
CARACAS, DEC. 17—INDICATIONS
HERE ARE THAT VENEZUELA
WILL YIELD TO THE DEMANDS OF
THE ALLIES.
THE LEADING CITIZENS OF CAR
ACAS HAVE ADDRESSED A JOINT
NOTE TO PRESIDENT CASTRO
ASKING HIM TO GIVE FULL POW
ERS TO UNITED STATES MINISTER
BOWEN TO EFFECT A TERMINA
TION OF THE PRESENT DIFFI
CULTY.
“The Moment to Yield has Arrived.”
(By the Associated Press.)
Caracas, Dec. 17. —A joint note was
transmitted to President Castro at one
o'clock this afternoon. It is signed by all
the leading merchants, bankers and agri
culturalists of Caracas. It reflects truly
the concensus of current opinion among
the business element of this city. The
men who signed the note will meet again
tonight to discuss ways and means in ob
taining money with which Venezuela can
meet her obligations, as well as the
guarantees which it will be possible to
offer to creditors. The note is as follows:
“Caracas, Dec. 17, 1902.
“To the President of the United States
of Venezuela:
“Sir: —The undersigned having met with
the purpose of offering their aid to the
government of Venezuela in the present
conflicting situation, which has been cre
ated by the aggressive attitude of Ger
many and Great Britain, and upon your
request to give our opinions in writing,
we address you in the following terms:
“In view of the acts of violence al
ready committed and of the absolute im
portance of Venezuela to meet force with
force in response to the allied action of
Germany and Great Britain, in view of the
fart that Venezuela has exhausted all the
means required by civilization and diplo
macy to put an end to the present sit
uation, and the government and the peo
ple of Venezuela having complied honor
ably and worthily to the demands of na
tional honor, we consider, with all duo
respect, that the moment to yield to force
has arrived.
“We, therefore, respectfully recommend
that full powers be given to the Minister
of the United States of North America,
authorizing him to carry out proper
measures to terminae the present con
flict in the manner least prejudicial to
the interests of Venezuela.”
The note is signed by about 200 promi
nent citizens of Caracas.
Castro's Proposal Inadequate.
(By the Associated Press.)
Berlin, Dec. 17.—Germany considers
that President Castro’s proposal to arbi
trate is inadequate, unaccompanied as it
is with guarantees to pay if the arbitra
tors decide against him, and a reply in
that sense has been or will be sent
through Minister Bowen. Great Britain
will make a similar answer. These state
ments are not made officially, but are
derived from an excellent source.
The Foreign Office here denies explicit
ly that the German squadron in Vene
zuelan waters has orders to seize Mar
garita Island, adding that no occupation
of the territory of Venezuela will occur.
The Foreign Office officials allege that
a systematic effort is apparently being
made to represent Germany as the pro
pelling rower in the coercion of Vene
zuela and as being responsible for all the
harsh measures. For instance, they say,
the bombardment of the forts at Porto
Cajmllo is ascribed to German initiative,
whereas the Foreign Office officials say
without reservation that the bombard
ment was at the British commander’s
suggestion, the Topaze being a British
ship. The German commander partici
pated in the firing as a loyal ally.
Italy’s Minister Leaves Caracas.
(By the Associated Press.)
Caracas, Venezuela, Dec. 17.—The
Italian Minister left Caracas this morn
ing. At 8 o'clock Minister Bowen wont
to the Italian Legation in a State car
riage, accompanied by Secretary Russell,
and took the Italian Minister, Signor de
Riva, and the Italian consul. Signor
Gazzurelli, and conducted them to the
railroad station, where they were met
by the leading Italian residents of this
city. Mr. Bowen then accompanied the
Minister to his car, shook hands with
him, and handed him papers and cigars
for his journey to La Guaira.
The Venezuelan newspapers still are ig
norant of the fact that the Italian Min
ister presented an ultimatum to the
Venezuelan government yesterday at
ternoon, and therefore there were crowds
at the railroad station and no hostile
demonstration. The city is quiet today.
Will Not Eesist the Blockade.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, Dec. 17—There will be no
effort on the part of this government to
resist a war blockade of the Venezuelan
coast as against merchantships. Custom
requires that due notice shall be given
of the blockade, and that fact, taken in
connection with the declarations that
have been made in the British Parlia
ment by the authorized representatives of
the British government, will, it is un
derstood, be sufficient to justify all neu
tral nations in the understanding that a
state of war does actually exist. This
might, in the end, require the issue of a
proclamation of neutrality by President
Roosevelt, but this, it is stated, would
not be timely now.
NO FAVORS SHOWN OTJ& SHIPS.
Formal Notification of the Blockade May be
Issued To-day.
(By the Associated Press.)
Berlin, Dec. 17.—A formal notification
of the blockade of the Venezuelan coast
by the war vessels of the allied powers
is likely to be issued tomorrow. It is
understood that ships of the United
States will be on precisely the same basis
as those of other nations.
BALFOUR BAYS IT IS WAR.
And Neutrals are Not Consulted Under Snch
Circumstances.
(By the Associated Press.)
London, Dec. 17.—1 n the course of a
long statement in the House of Com
mons today, Premier Balfour said there
was no such thing as a “pacific blockade.”
A state of war actually existed with
Venezuela and an intimation of the block
ade would be shortly given to the Pow
ers. The Premier also said the opera
tions were reluctantly undertaken, not
to recover debts, but, after a long and
patient delay, to recover compensation
for assaults on British subjects and the
seizure of British vessels.
Mr. Healy, Irish Nationalist, asked if
the United States assented to a blockade
which would exclude United States ves
sels, Mr. Balfour replied: “Neutrals are
not consulted when you are in a state of
war with a third party.”
“Is war declared?” asked Mr. Healy.
The -Premier replied: “Does the hon
orable member suppose that without a
state of war you can take vessels and
have a blockade?”
After reiterating Lord Lansdowne’s
brief statement in the House of Lords
yesterday, the Premier continued:
“The blockade will be carried out by
Great Britain and Germany along differ
ent portions of the coast, and though the
two fleets will have the same objects
they will not act as one force. We never
had any intention of landing troops in
Venezuela or of occupying territory even
temporarily. We do not think it desira
ble on either military or other grounds.
All the conditions governing such a
blockade have been carefully considered
and will be published in due time for the
information of neutrals. The government
are most anxious that these operations,
the necessity for which we deeply regret,
should be as little convenient to neutrals
as they can possibly be made. No dif
ference will be made between the ves
sels of the various neutral powers. I
think it is quite likely that the United
States will think that there cannot be
such a thing as a ‘pacific blockade,’ and
I. personally, take the same view. Evi
dently a blockade involves a state of
war.”
Mr. Balfour concluded his statement
with saying he could make no announce
ment as to whether the offer or arbitra
tion from Venezuela would be accepted
by Great Britain.
Italian Cruiser Ordered to the Scene.
(By the Associated Press.)
Rome, Dee. 17.—The -Italian cruiser
Agordat has been ordered to proceed to
Venezuela.
ORDERED TO AID BOWEN.
Torpedo Boat Destroyer Goes to Caracas to Serve
as Dispatch Boat
(By the Associated ress.)
Washington, D. C., Dec. 17.—The fol
lowing cablegram was sent today by tho
Navy Department to Admiral -Dewey, in
command of the combined fleets, ad
dressed to San Juan:
‘Send competent officer with dispatch
in torpedo boat destroyer or other ves
sel to Caracas as assistant to American
Minister.”
The following cablegram also was sent
to Commander Diehl, of the Marietta,
now lying at La Guaira:
“Send Van Duzen (executive officer of
the Marietta) as assistant to the Ameri
can Minister temporarily.”
The officer from Dewey’s fleet will re
lieve Lieutenant-Commander Van Duzen,
who is only an hour distant from Cara
cas, when he arrives upon the scene.
It was stated at the Navy Department,
that one reason for sending the officers
to Caracas was the fact that Mr. Bowen
is almost overwhelmed with the amount
of work imposed upon him by his many
charges. He has nearly all of the English
residents in Caracas domiciled in the
American Legation and is feeding them
from his own table. As to the torpedo
boat destroyer, it is pointed out that it
will serve as a dispatch boat to keep Mr.
Bowen in touch with the nearest cable
station to La Guaira which can be re
lied upon to transmit messages to Wash
ington «n case the La Guaira cable is cut
as an incident to the blockade.
No further orders than that noted
above went forward to Dewey today but
Secretary Moody expects to have ready
by tomorrow his order for the distribu
(Continued ou Page Five.)
RALEIGH. NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 18, 19o'l r -‘
CELL FORJHE LEADER
Sentence is Pronounced on
Cherry Tree Swindlers.
Rev, T. Bright Must Pay SI,OOO and Spend
Four Months in Jail —Fines Imposed
on Others.
(Special to the News and Observer.)
Charlotte, N. C.. Dec. 17. —The famous
Amos Owens Cherry Tree swindling case
came to an end in Federal Court today
when Judge Boyd pronounced sentence
upon the several defendants. Vigorous
appeals was made by counsel for the de+
fonse for a further stay of proceedings*
but Judge Boyd declined.
Rev. T. Bright, the main spirit
of the enterprise was fined $1,00<)
and sentenced to four months in
Rutherford jail. His brother, Dr,
Frank Bright, had his case con-*
tinued until the May term owing to tho
serious illness of his wife, and he was
released on $3,000 bond. C. D. Wilkio
was fined $1,000; Geer and Rollins wore
fined SSOO each, and M. C. Padgett was
sentenced to three months in jail.
More than a year ago the
Federal Court imposed a unique
sentence on those swindlers, re
quiring them to refund to their victims
$12,500. the estimated amount of their
transactions. Five thousand dollars of
this has been paid in*o the court, but
the defendants could not raise thei
balance, and hence the final punishment.
All are prominent in Western North)
Carolina. Nearly all of their victims
were women.
A YOUNG CAROLINIAN
ARRESTED IN NORFOLK.
Vance A. Montgomery a Young Man of Wil
mington Convicted of Stealing an Over
coat From a Pool-Boom.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Norfolk, Va., Dec. 17. —Vance A. Mont
gomery, a young man 20 years old, who
recently came to this city from Wil
mington, N. C., was sentenced to four
months in jail yesterday by Police J
tice Taylor, charged with having stolon
an overcoat belonging to E. R. Hurst, of
No. 424 Poole street. The prisoner is a
refined, well dressed young man and his
general appearance is not in ’keeping
with the serious accusation preferred
against him and upon which he was found
guilty.
It is said that the prisoner is con
nected with the best people of Wilming
ton. So far as has been learned Mont
gomery has not informed his relatives of
his trouble and the authorities have not
yet been communicated with in the young
man’s behalf.
MOONSHINE STILL CAPTURED.
Court in all Nig'.t Setsion--Suit Against John
ston Lumber Company.
(Special to the News and Observer.)
Washington, N. C., Dec. 17.—The
largest moonshine distillery over cap
tured in Beaufort county was taken in
on Sunday by Marshal W. R. Jewell,
near Blount’s creek. It was located in
a swamp and no one was present when
it was captured. It consisted of 150 gal
lon still and worm, twenty barrels of
meal and twenty sacks of meal- Jewell
destroyed seme parts of the plant and
took the other parts to New Bern.
Court is in session tonight and also
■was in session last night, Judge Fred
Moore presiding. They have been on
one case since last Thursday and will
bo on it all tomorrow. It is a suit against
the Greenlcaf Johnston Lumber Com
pany, brought to recover money for tim
ber cut on land, and to recover land that
the complainant says belongs to him.
There are some points in the case that
will test several State laws now in
force.
Rev. 1,. F. Thompson writes the Meth
odist church stewards that he will be
here soon and that be hopes that tho
congregation will pull together and that
tho bitterness of the recent controversy
is all over.
The Pearl Lund’s C o Busted.
(Special to the News and Observer.)
Charlotte, N. C-, Dec. 17.—The Pearl
Lund Stock Company disbanded here yes
terday. The play Monday night was a
fiasco —a weird, cooked-un sort of a
piece that killed a lot of people and
owing to the shortage in the east, al
lowed the murdered folk to re-appear in
the most uncanny fashion. The failure
of the company was so open and dismal
it was seen that it would be useless to
keep the opera house open the remainder
of the week.
“Our trouble began with me marriage
of the soubrette and our star juvenile
performer,” said Manager Robertson,
“and then four of our ether players de
parted Sunday, leaving us in a pretty
bad way.”
The remaining numbers of the, com
pany will be in Charlotte for several
weeks and will spend their time hero re
hearsing with a view of strengthening
their cast and going on the road again.
Former Congressman Dead.
(By the Associated Press.)
Bristol, Tenn., Dec. 17.—C01. Abraham
Faulkerson, former Congressman from the
Ninth Virginia district, died at his home
today, aged 70. He was a colonel in the
Confederate army and organized the first
company of Confederate infantry to go
from Eastern Tennessee. 1
10 LABORJN PRISON
Lawrence Pulliam Sentenced
for Five Years.
An App°al is Taken Which Will Carry the Case
to the Circuit Court at Rich’
mond.
(Special to the News and Observer.)
Charlotte, N. C., Dec. 17.—1 n the
Federal Court today Lawrence Pulliam,
ex-cashier of the defunct First -National
Bank of Asheville, who was charged
with embezzling $7,000 of the bank's
funds, was sentenced to five years at
hard labor in the Federal prison at At
lanta. Motion for a new trial was over
ruled, as were appeals for clemency.
An appeal was taken which will carry
the case to the Circuit Court of Appeals
at Richmond.
Pulliam was in court with his wife and
daughter when the sentence was pro
nounced and he was visibly affected, as
was his family.
THE COAL BARON’S SIDE-
They Begin Presenting Testimony and a Lively
Session Follows
(By the Associated Press.)
Scranton, Pa., Dec. 17. —The anthracite
coal operators opened their side of the
controversy with the mine workers to
day before the Strike Commission, and
the attorneys who are on record before
the commission as representing the non
union men, who have been admitted to
the arbitration scheme, began calling
"witnesses.
The sessions today were probably the
liveliest yet held by the commission. At
the morning session the miners’ lawyers
challenged the fairness of certain wage
statements handed to the commission by
the Pennsylvania Coal Company, and,
in the afternoon, Lawyer Darrow had a
spirited discussion with Chairman Gray
as to whether or not the miners had a
right to know who is paying the lawyers
representing the non-union men before
the commission. Mr. Darrow asserted
they were employed by the coal opera
tors.
Preceding this, Simon P. Wolverton,
j counsel for the Reading Company, who
delivered the opening address on behalf
j of all the large coal companies, made the
point in his address that the recognition
! of the union is not an issue before the
. commission, which brought out a pro
test from Mr. Darrow. The latter
! claimed that if it were not, then the op
j orators should be forbidden from pre
‘ senting testimony that tended to show
I the-union was responsible for al lthe al
i leged violence committed during the
' strike.
The alleged unfairness of the wage
statements came to the notice of the
commission as a result of its inquiry into
the child labor question in this vicinity.
Several little girls testified on Monday
that they worked all tight in a silk mill
in order to help their fathers along,
who were employed in the mines and re
ceived poor pay. Yesterday, Everett
Warren who represents the Erie Com
pany, which controls the Pennsylvania
Coal Company, in whose mines some of
these fathers worked, handed to the com
mission a memorandum showing that one
father last year received $1,400 for him
.sclf and laborer, and that the other
'father received $1,600 for himself and
laborer. At the opening of the session
today, the miners placed the two parents
on the stand, and they swore that the
earnings mentioned were divided among
from four to six men.
This testimony surprised the commis
sioners.
MANIAC RUNB AMUCK-
Kills Ons Man, Wounds Mother and Sister and
Shoots Himself.
(By the Associated Press.)
Lapeer, Mich., Doc. 16.—John Best,
aged 28, and mentally deranged, ran
amuck last night, nearly severing Jasper
Clegg’s head with a razor, dangerously
wounding his own mother, wounding his
sister, and finishing by shooting himself
to death.
Clegg was a boarder at the Best home.
Best was committed to the insane asy
lum about a year ago, but six months
later was discharged as cured. The
crimes of the insane man occurred after
1 o’clock this morning. Best first at
tacked Clegg, in the latter’s room, leav
ing him dead.
Later, he proceeded to his mother’s
apartment and slashed her face with a
razor. She grappled with her son and
succeeded in escaping from the house, and
telephoned for the sheriff. Meanwhile,
the crazed man invaded his sister’s sleep
ing room. The girl lay quietly in bed
and after he had slashed her across the
cheek, Best desisted.
"When Best heard the sheriff entering
the house, he appeared with a revolver
and began shooting wildly. He aimed the
last shot at his own head and fell dead.
Accident Prevents a Broken Record,
(By the Associated Press.)
Savannah, Ga., Dec. 17.—Oscar Hed
ftrom, who, with his manager, Mr. Hen
dee, came here for the purpose of at
tempting to lower the motor-cycle record
for ten miles, went against tho record at
the Coliseum this afternoon. He failed
to scale the first mile, but after that up
to and including the eighth he clipped
seconds from each. In the ninth, a tire
came off and Hodstrom was thrown
heavily, but not seriously injured. The
time for each mile was: 1:13 1-5; 2:23
4-5; 3:43 1-5; 5:00 2-5; 6:18 1-5; 7:33 1-5;
[8:50: 10:06.
Except for the accident the ten-mile
record would have been broken. The
trial was official.
ONE OF THE LOWRY BANDIT*?
Police of Savannah Say Potter on Trial There
is Really Alex Kays.
(Special to News and Observer.^
Wilmington, N. C., Dec. 17.—W. J. Pot
ter and his son, Swayne, seventeen-years
old, are principals in a sensational mur
der trial now in progress at Savannah,
Ga. Interest attaches to the case in
North Carolina because it is said that the
elder Potter is none other than Alex
Hayes, a member of the notorious Lowry
gang of outlaw’s that terrorized Robe
son countv people in this State in the
early seventies. The police in Savannah
say they have indisputable evidence to
that effect and that in the event of his
acquittal upon the charge for which he is
now being tried, they will return him to
North Carolina to be tried for the mur
der of William Page, at one time a deputy
sheriff of Robeson county.
The principal witness against Potter in
the trial now r in progress says he wms a
resident of Robeson county at the time
• f the killing of Page and remembers the
circumstances well. Page went to arrest
the man for running an illicit distillery
and was shot dead. Potter was subse
quently in some way made able to break
jail and he thereafter disappeared and
has not been heard of in Robeson county
since that time, though it was known
that he made his way lo some point in
Georgia. Potter denies that he ever was
in North Carolina.
WHITES HONOR A NEGRO
The Southern People’s Kindly Feelirg Toward
Batter Element of Negroes.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Wilmington, N. C., Dec. 17.—John Har
riss Howe, a well-known colored contrac
tor and builder, of this city, died suddenly
Monday night at his home, 116 Castle
•Greet. He was held in the highest es
teem by the white people of Wilmington
and at the funeral from St. Mark's P. E.
church this afternoon, four of the leading
business men of Wilmington were honor
ary pall-bearers. They were Col. J. W.
Atkinson, Mr. H. C. McQueen, Mr. Samuel
Northrop and Mr. W. N. Harriss. The in
cident is referred to as an evidence of the
kinlly feeling the South over for all
well-behaved and respectable colored
men, who do not seek to array them
selves against their white neighbors.
The British steamer Hcrmiston cleared
yesterday for Liverpool with tho next
largest cotton cargo ever loaded for
export in a South Atlantic city. She
carried 16,165 bales, valued at $672,000,
and is consigned by Messrs. Alexander
Sprunt & Son. The largest cargo ever
consigned was by the same firm on Oc
tober sth, 1800. It was aboard the Brit
ish steamer Almora and consisted of 16,-
COO bales, valued at $634,000.
BILL AFFECTING WILMINGTON.
Port Through Which Merchandise May be Im
ported for Transportation Without
Appraisement.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, D. C„ Dec. 17.—The Sen
ate today passed bills authorizing Robert
A. Chapman, of Alabama, to use the
waters of the Coosa river in Alabama for
the purpose of generating electricity; to
make Wilmington, N. C., a port through
which merchandise may be imported for
transportation without appraisement.
Death Under the Wheels.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Old Fort, N. C., Dec. 17.—R. D. Evans,
of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, was acci
dentally killed at Eberman, four miles be
low here, this afternoon. While riding
on a lumber train connected with the
Murray Lumber Company's plant, he fell
to the track and the train passed over his
body. The deceased was a young man,
nineteen years old, who was here for his
health. He had become quite a favorite
among our people, and his untimely death
has cast a gloom over the community.
Waterlogged and Abandoned
(By the Associated Press.)
New York. Dec. 17.—The steamer Alle
gheny which arrived today from West
Indian ports, reported having passed, on
December 14, the schooner Maggie G.
Hart, from Jacksonville for New York,
and abandoned in a waterlogged condi
tion. The foremast was standing, and the
mainmast broken at the deck and hanging
by gear from the foremast. The jib
boom was broken and the fore-deck was
continually under water.
Reciprocity Treaty Sent to Senate.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, D. C., Dec. 17.—The Presi
dent sent to the Senate today the recip
rocity treaty recently negotiated between
the United States and Cuba. The treaty
was received by the Senate in executive
session and was referred to the Commit
tee on Foreign Relations without being
read.
It is stated that the treaty docs not
concern the disposition of the Isle of
Pines.
The New York police have .arrested
Gustave Kersten, his wife and his sister,
Margaret Kersten, and removed to Belle
vue Hospital six young women found in
a house occupied by the Kerstens. Physi
cians reported that three of the women
had become mothers and the other three
were suffering from threatened abortion.
The Kersten women are held pending an
investigation and Kersten is charged
with aiding and abetting in criminal
abortion.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
ANTI-1 RUST FIGHT
LTD RT BARTLETT
Half a Million to Enforce the
Sherman Law.
ALL WHEEL INTO LINE
Hepburn Offers a Si-bs’i’ute to Bartlett’s AmCi'd*
rrifnt Strengthening the Meafirc, and
it is Passed by the House With
out Division.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, D. C., Dec. 17.—Unexpect
edly and without warning in the House
today during the consideration of the Leg
islative Appropriation bill, Mr. Bartlett,
a Georgia Democrat, sprang an amend
ment to appropriate $250,000 to enforce
the Sherman Anti-Trust Law and to di
rect the Attorney General to proceed to
the prosecution of all violators of tho
law. Although such a provision was
plainly amenable to a point of order, not
a member on either side of the House
raised objection. Indeed, both sides
wheeled into line. All agreed that some
such action was advisable. Some of the
Republicans, however, raised objection to
j the looseness of the language of the
l amendment and Mr. Hepburn, of lowa, of
j sered as a substitute for it the language
; of the bill he introduced on the opening
j day of the session to appropriate $500,000
j for the enforcement of the law. This was
j further strengthened to make the appro
: priation immediately available and as
amended the substitute was agreed to
without division.
Mr. Bartlett wanted Mr. Hepburn to in
corporate in his amendment a proviso di
recting the Attorney General to proceed
: with prosecutions, but to this Mr. Hep
■ burn objected because it contained a re
i flection on the Attorney General,
i Mr. Bartlett said the Attorney Gen
• oral should be criticised because he had
, not enforced the Anti-Trust laws. He
| said there had been no representative
|of the people’s interest in the White
House, Cabinet, or on the Federal bench,
in the fight against trusts,
j Mr. Grosvenor (Ohio), said the Sherman
j Anti-Trust Law was a Republican meas
l ire while a Democratic administration
j had cast doubt upon its constitutionality.
The Legislative bill was passed, prac
tically as it came from the committee,
except for the amendment. January 31,
at three o’clock was fixed as the time for
holding the exercises in connection with
the acceptance of the statues of Charles
Carroll and John Hansen % Maryland con
tribution to Statuary Hall.
The language of the Hepburn amend
ment is as follows:
“That for the enforcement of the pro
visions of the Act of July 2, 1890, the
sum of $500,000 is hereby appropriated,
out of any money in the Treasury not
heretofore appropriated, to be expended
under the direction of the Attorney Gon
j cral in the employment of special eoun
‘ sel and agents of the Department of Jus
tice to conduct proceedings, suits and
i prosecutions under said Acts in the courts
of the United States: provided, that no
person shall be prosecuted or bo sub
jected to any penalty or forfoituro for
or on account of any transaction, matter
or thing concerning which h»> may tes
tify or produce evidence, documentary or
otherwise, in any proceeding, suit or
prosecution under said Arts: provided,
further, that no person so testifying shall
I ho exempt from prosecution or punish
| ment for perjury committed in so testify
ing. This appropriation shall be imme
diately available.”
Pension Bill Passed.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, ee. 17. —Tho Senate today
passed the Pension Appropriation bill
without discussion. It carries an appro
priation of $139,847,000. An urgent de
ficiency bill also was passed. The amount
carried by the bill is $1,140,400, and in
cludes an item of $500,000 to enable the
Secretary of Agriculture to stamp out
the foot and mouth disease, which ha 3
become epidemic in the New England
j States.
Tho Military bill was tip for a short
I time. Mr. Bacon (Georgia), continuing
his remarks begun yesterday, in which
j he attacked the constitutionality of tho
| provision for a reserved force of trained
men.
At 2 o’clock Mr. Kean (New Jersey)
called up the resolutions expressing the
regret of the Senate at the death of the
late Senator Sewell, of New Jersey, and
feelingly spoke of the life and character
of the deceased. He was followed by
several other Senators and, as a further
mark of respect, an adjournment was
taken until Saturday. Among the speak
ers were Senators Daniel (Virginia) and
Morgan (Alabama).
Suing for Pilot Mountain.
(Special to the News and Observer.)
Winston-Salem, N. C., Dec. 17.—An
important ease is being heard here before
Mr. Lindsay Patterson as referee. It
involves eight or nine thousand acres of
land, in which Pilot Mountain is located.
Bowling Whitfield, of Georgia, and
others are suing C. M. Bernard, of Ral
eigh, and M. D. Boyd, of Pinnacle, claim
ing that, they are entitled to an interest
in the lands as well as the mountain.
Boyd claims that he bought tho property
several years ago at a commissioner’s
sale.