4 »++44»+++ I THE WEATHER TODAY. ♦ 4 Far North Carolina.' ♦ ♦ RAIN. 1 VOL. 1,111. NO. ilB Leads all North ■ Carolina Dailies in Mews and Circulation A TORRENT OF TEE BEST SENTIMENT IN THE STATE Mighty Plea Before Committee for Temper ance Legislation. ONE VOICE AGAINST IT' A Woman’s Voice Raised for the Home —County After County Heard From—Mr. Bailey’s Eloquent Speech—Sledge Hammer Blows by Mr. McCall. The Senate chamber was crowded yes terday with the best people in North Carolina. There were representative men from all parts of the State. They belonged to all professions, and were all there for one purpose, temperance legislation. Some of the best women in North Caro lina were there too on the same noble errand, and one of them. Mrs. M- C. Woody, of Guilford College, made a plea that could not fail to touch the heart and appeal to the reason of every one pres ent. These people were not here to support the London bill, the Watts bill, the Smith bill, or any other particular bill. They were here to show why the liquor traffic should be restricted and repudiated in North Carolina, and to ask for some leg islation that would accomplish that end. It was a wonderful meeting, and its effect can but be far-reaching. From county after county, as represen tative men were called upon by Mr. J. William Bailey, the manager of the movement, came clarion calls, ringing out with the strength and tone that come of substantial backing. Among them was the fine note of the woman's voice, pleading for the home, the oldest of all institutions and the founda tion stone of all government. One voice alone was lifted against this mighty torrent of the best sentiment in the State, and that was the voice of a man w-ho said he was the paid attorney of the saloon men, and who said that he considered the selling of liquor in country districts an unmitigated evil. That was Mr. T. C. Guthrie, of Char lotte. At times during his speech when he was queried as to some of his argu ments, the applause for the temperance side was so prolonged that he had to wait before he could resume. Once he remarked sarcastically, dur ing an unusually long round of laugh ter and hand-clapping: “Go on. Don't stop. Don’t mind me in the least.” Another time he sa: “I never got so much applause before in my life.” That redoubled the laughter. It was shortly after 3 o'clock when Sen ator Vann, chairman of the Joint Com mittee on Propositions and Grievances, called the committee to order. First, by reqest of Mr. J. W. Bailey, Mr. J. M. Rhodes, of Littleton, for the North Carolina Conference, numbering 180 ministers and 67,000 mem bers. He said they had decided to sup jK>rt the London bill, and their request was that that bill should be passed just as it was. He stated that Senator Lamb had their memorial. Senator Lamb then read from the me morial and stated that it called for ab solute prohibition. The committee of the Conference, he said, had since decided to accept the London bill. Rev. S. B- Turrentine, of Greensboro, of the central committee on temperance of the Western North Carolina Confer ence, then addressed the committee. He said he represented 74,799 churoh mem bers, who felt that the time had come when they should be relieved of the weight of the liquor traffic, which, as well as drunkenness, was a fearful burden upon the people. Then Rev. M. L. Kesler. of Scotland Neck, representing the Baptists of the State, spoke for his people- There were back of him, he said, 173,000 white Bap tists, and 1,000 preachers. They belonged to the rank and file of the cole, who al ways did love liberty- He brought the message asking for temperance legisla tion. There was no whining sentiment in this- The people were voters. Dr. A. J. McKelway. of Charlotte, for the Presbyterians of North Carolina, raid he had tested the sentiment of his people, and this movement had recom mended itself to them. He believed he cculd say without fear of contradiction that an overwhelming majority of these people were heartily in favor of the Lon don bill. He recalled the fight four years ago, and said the people of Mecklenburg ne\er resigned an opinion, when once the., made up their minds. There were 3,r.(.0 names on the petition then, and still favored the movement now, not on ly for Charlotte.' but the whole State. Mrs. M. C. Woody, of Guilford Col lege, said she belonged to the oldest church in North Carolina, but she did not come to represent that. She came to rep resent the oldest institution in the world the home. (Applause). She was not ac customed to speaking before tribunals of this kind. The women of the State were used to pleading before a very different kind of court, and in every home women were praying that tW|f London bill might bo adopted. The two oldest institutions In the coun try, the home and the Sabbath, were be ing intruded on. What did it mean? What had come over our State? Why The News andObserv ~ was is that half of the distilleries in the whole country were crowded into this State? The distilleries were fast ruining the country districts. What if they were un der government control? What is the government but the minister of the home. The home is the basis of it all. Mr. T. F- McVey, of the Pleasant Hill Temperance Society, Alamance county, the oldest temperance society in the country, spoke next. He said he had been delegated to say they put their full and (Continued on Fifth Page.) EBSCIIBG STATION AT HATTER AS. The De Forest Wirelese Telegraph Company Begins the Work. (Special to News and Observer.) Beaufort, N. C., Jan. 28.—A station is being erected at Cape Hatteras by the American De Forest Wireless Telegraph Company. G- H. Barbour, executive en gineer, left here this morning for that point with a cargo of building material and the work is to be pushed to an early completion. The tower is to be 200 feet high. The station is to be used for ship busi ness and is one of a number of stations along the Atlantic seacoast that are being established by this company, which is the strongest rival the Marconi system has- The De Forest people have stations at Black Island, six stations in and around New' York and have underway stations at this oint, Key West, Ha vana, San Juan, Bermuda. Tests recent ly given by this company before the na val board were highly satisfactory and following in the work of the recent pur chases by the different departments of the government speak volumes for the merit of the system. Advantages contend ed for the De Forest system. Powers sending devise, automatic receivers con tinues working, high speed having a max imum of fifty-eight words per minute. The system included sending, receiver, call and tuning devices, the latter insur ing secrecy of messages. Hatetras is the key to the shipping world and is the most dangerous point on the coast. This sta tion will be most advantageously located near the coast. It is quite probable that Dr. Edward Muncil, of Brooklyn. N. Y., who is here prospecting, will establish a sanitarium on Bogue Sound, near Wildwood, this county. Ran Into Open Switch. (Special to News and Observer.) Asheville, N. C., Jan. 28.—The grocery store of M. E. Garren was broken into and robbed last night. The robbers have not yet been caught. The wreck of train No. 11 from Salis bury, was narrowly avoided last night. The train was late, ran into an open switch and was derailed and the pas sengers shaken up. Fortunately it was running slowly. The report is current today in railway circles that Superintendent Loyall, of lb 3 Asheville division, will succeed General Superintendent of Eastern Division Sands, who resigned today. Engineer Dies of Injuries. (By the Associated Press.) Roanoke, Va., Jan. 28.—Engineer A. T. Spencer died hero today of injuries re ceived in a collision of the Roanoke and Southern Division o fthe Norfolk and Western Railway, last Saturday night, near Roanoke, when Mr. M. C. Wiley, another engineer, was instantly killed. Buried by an Avalanch*, (By the Associated Press.) Salt Lake City, Utah, Jan. 28.—Near art City today an avalanche tore the big shaft house of the Quincy mine to h„Hna E ‘ ght workin « on the shaft were ” . ln the r ains. A large force of lsworking in the hope of rescuing some of them ali\fe. b Alleged Embezzler Captured. (By the Associated Press ) New Orleans, La., j an . 25.-Detective George D. Totten, of Somerville, N. J today captured in this city George Rin gleman who is said to be wanted in Somerville for the embezzlement of $2 - 000 from the Central Railroad. The Torpedo Boat Flotilla, (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Jan. 28.—The torpedo boat flotilla, which took part in the naval manoeuvers in the West Indies, arrived at Norfolk today. The fleet consists of the Decatur, Bagley, Biddle, Stockton and Thornton. Washington, Jan. 28. —The House to day made slow progress wth the Indian Appropriation Bill, covering only about eight pages in over four hours. Among the amendments adopted was one ap propriating $4,000 in settlement of the claims of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indiajis of North Carolina, against the United States. HALKIGH. NORTH CAROLINA, THURSI>A"V MORNING, JANUARY 29.1903 ILL DIVORCEES MAY RE-MARRK Senate Passed the Baldwin Bill on Roll Call. DISPENSARY ELECTIONS Senator Woodard’s local Option Plat —Three Bills Important to Greensboro —fen Hu man Bodies for Dissectioi. —Edgt- ccmba Dispensary Bill Today. The most interesting debate of the ses sion, the introduction of several bills of decided importance, a royal welcome to Senator Griffith of the Thirty-sixth dis trict, and another avalanche of temper ance petitions characterized the deliber ations of the Senate yesterday. The last desk on the center aisle was assigned to Senator Griffith of Yancey, who has just been chosen at a special election to fill the vacancy caused by the killing of Senator-elect Wilson. Before the Senator entered the chamber Door keeper Batts placed a magnificent bou quet of roses upon his desk. Senator Griffith is one of the youngest members of the Senate. He is a mer chant and a staunch mountaineer Democrat, who succeeded in redeeming a district hitherto Republican by 2,000. When the Senate met Mr. Webb moved that the oath be adminis tered to him, but after some discussion it was decided to defer this until after 12 o’clock since the board of canvassers of the Thirty-sixth district would meet at that time- This was done and when Sen ator Griffith went forward modestly and took the oath at 12:30 there was a round of applause. WOODARD LOCAL OPTION BILL. Senator Woodard, of Wilson, introduc ed a bill to amend the present local op tion act so as to permit “the establish ment of local dispensaries wherever de sired by a majority of the qualified voters in the locality to be affected.” The bill begins with a preamble reciting that much legislative time is now harmfully consumed with local questions and the Democratic policy is to let the people decide their local matters, hence this bill provides that upon a petition of one-third of the qualified voters of a town, town ship or county the county commissioners shall call an election on the Tuesday af ter the first Monday in June, on years when the General Assembly meets, and the qualified voters shall cast ballots either “dispensary” or “license.” If dis pensary carries then no liquor license shall be issued in such territory. BODIES FOR DISSECTION. Senator White, of Franklin, introduced a bill which provides that the professors of anatomy of the medical schools in North Carolina shall constitute a State board for the distribution of dead human bodies of persons who die in prison and jails, other bodies required to be buried at public expense and of those who suf fer death under law for crime. Those bodies are to be sent to the colleges ac cording to the number of students In such colleges. It exempts the bodies of those who die in homes for the Aged and In firm, in insane Asylums, in Soldiers Home and such bodies as are claimed by rela tives. A penalty of SIOO to SSOO is pro vided for failing to carry out this act. The committee on health unanimously de cided to report this bill favorably. DEBATE ON DIVORCE BILL. Senator Baldwin's bill making it lawful for all persons divorced for abandonment to remarry came up as the special or der. The committee offered an amend ment that no person should remarry un til three years after the degree was re corded. This was adopted and considera tion was postponed until 12:30. At that hour Senator Baldwin spoke for the bill. He began by saying there are two kinds of divorce, one from bed and board, and the other from the bonds of matrimony. The law grants a divorce for abandon ment but prevents the guilty party from remarrying. The Legislature had made abandonment one of the grounds for di vorce. He had not introduced a divorce bill and never would, though this bill had been misunderstood. Ho explained that this measure was only to remedy an inequality and prevent the innocent from having celibacy fixed upon them as a pen alty. He recited instances where the law forbidding remarriage had worked a great hardship. He characterized as absurd a law which prevents reconciliation, for since the "woman can remarry and the man cannot, the woman can marry any one else except the husband from whom she was divorced- Senator London, of Chatham, wanted to enter his earnest protest against any bill to loosen the marriage ties. Ho was op posed to giving the guilty party a right to remarry. Senator Woodard, of Wilson, said that the law regarded marriage merely as a civic contract. He doubted the consti tutionality of any act which would dis solve one party from that contract and at the same time keep the other bound. Any civil contract save marriage is brok en when either party is released. He could not see anything impolite and un just in allowing both to remarry. An absolute divorce to wife ought to mean an absolute divorce to husband also. “This bill is a radical departure from the law of Christian civilization,” de clared Senator Henderson, of Rowan. Under the old English law there was no cause for a divorce that did not exist prior to the marriage. In fact there was then no divorce- If certain impediments existed before the ceremony then the marriage was afterwards simply declared nul and void. North Carolina held to this old law until thirty or forty years ago, and now the Old North State has steadily declined, and the effect of this bill will be to bring this State to the very lowest depth of degredation of the marital relation- The bill is in defence of expressed opinioh and views of every religious body. Furthermore there is no reason for this bill, because the guilty person can now' go to another State and remarry. However, he asked the Senate not to let the State stamp such second marriages with his approval. Mr- Hen derson then quoted the words of a Metho dist preacher of Winston-Salem, in which he regretted that the Senator from For sythe had Introduced such a bill. Hardly a preacher can be found in the State who would not denounce this measure. “Does the Senator remember the letter of Rev. Dr. Hufham on this subject?” asked Senator Woodard. ‘‘There are some exceptions,” replied Senator Henderson. “If we pass this bill we may expect a bill to follow to extend the time of di vorce for abandonment,” said Mr. Hen derson. and “for my part,” he continued, “I think that we ought to go back to the (Continued on Page Four.) LIFT TTBLICKIOE The Foreign Envoys Cable Their Governments. U'ge Prompl Accep'anceof Bowen’s Last Prop osition in Order That Blockade May be Raised. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Jan. 28.—The Italian and British Ambassadors and the German Charge d'Affaires, at a joint conference today agreed to cable their governments urging a prompt acceptance of Mr. Bowen’s last proposition to enable the lifting of the Venezuelan blockade at once. In this cablegram, which was sent at noon, it was suggested that the con sideration of the tils of the proposi tion be postponed l RAIN. ♦ ♦ I 4444 44+4 4+4+ *44 4 4+4+++ PRICK FlVfc CK'TS. BEVtKE BUMPS INTO BETS' NEST Rawlins Refers to Cruelties in the Philippines. BEVERIDGE TAKES IT UP Carmack Leaps In o the Ring, Characterizing the Charge That Democrats Had As saiUd the Army as the Meanest and Dirtiest Made. (By the Associated Tress.) Washington. D. C.. Jan. 28.—A .sharp debate was precipitated in the Senate to day when Mr. Rawlins called up his. re, I Solution offered yesterday, directing the Secretary of War to furnish the Senate the proceedings of a number of courts martial in the Philippines. In the course of his remarks Mr. Rawlins re ferred to the dispatch of Father Augus tine and said he was murdered in cold blood. This aroused the ire of Mr. Bev eridge, who demanded specifically to know who had committed the cold blood ed murder. Mr. Carmack entered the debate and characterized the charge, which, he said, repeatedly had been made, that the Democrats were assailing the army as the “meanest and dirtiest” of any that had been made against that party. Mr. Rawlins said he had not specifi cally charged any person with having committed cold blooded murder but his statement was based on affidavits on file in the War Department. it is the old charge," said he, “that we have called attention to tortures and thereby have been arraingning the American army. It is a false and infamous charge and I will cram it down the teeth of the men who have falsely given it utterance. T brand the statement as Infamous if not cowardly. It is simply an attempt to put me in a false position which I will not occupy.” “If that is the best explanation the Senator can give,” remaked Mr. Bever idge, “for his remarkable language here I think the best friend the SenaToY; has would advise him to accept Vho alteray.- tivo of silence.” \ Mr. Hoar interrupted and asked if it was fair to impute to anybody a desire to attack the American armv when the government of the United States itself ihrough its military authority has made such charges. Mr. Carmack characterized the charge that the Democrats were assailing the army as the “meanest and dirtiest” of all that had been made. “It has been the very vermin.” he said, “of this de bate and I am a little surprised to find it crawling in the hair of the honorable Senator from Indiana. “Jake Smith is no more the American army than the Senator from Indiana is the American Senate and not half as much as he thinks he is.” Whoever made the charge, he said, consciously took a falsehood upon his lips when he spoke it. He declared tha* the Senate Committee on the Philippine, had refused to investigate the facts of the murder of Father Augustine. There had been a policy of suppression, he as serted, and in the case of one witness who, lie said, had testified falsely before the committee he had been allowed to go unpunished. He insisted that whatever action had been taken by the President and War Department had been because they were driven to it by the minority of the Senate.and that even then no single fact was brought to light. Replying, Mr. Beveridge said Mr. Car mack had made his charge because the investigation did not result as he (Car mack) had hoped it would. Mr. Carmack again reverted to the in vestigation by the Committee on the Philippines as to the conduct ot the army in the Philippines, and said that it occupies but four days, o? seven hours each, “although the Secretary of War with his usual loose and lavish unveraci ty had said it occupied five months. Mr. Proctor defended Captain Cor nelius M. Brownell, who is charged Ip the Rawlins resolution with being responsi ble for the death of Father Augustine. Mr. Proctor declared that Father Augustine was the head and front of the insurrection in his district. From his standing in the church, he said, Father Augustine was able to divert contrary to the canons of the church, its revenues from their legitimate purpose and use them to further the insurrection. Mr. Proctor replying to Mr. Tillman, said that Captain Brownell had been mustered out of service and that the acting advocate general had held , that he could not now be court martin led. I Mr. Tiliuan interrupted and said if Cap tain Brownell is innocent of murder he might not be able to prove It, but that those who desired to do so should be al lowed to produce evidence showing that he is not innocent. I Mr. Proctor said that Captain Brown ell was iustified in taking the steps h« did. He had, he said, seen men hanged for a much less violation of the ruDs of war than Father Augustine was guilty of. Mr. Tillman declared that “for the honor of the American armv T wnu^ 1 to God Father Augustine had been shot b v a drum head coimt martial instead of tortured to death.” The Statehood bill was taken up nt ft o’elock. and Mr. Lodge spoke in oppo sition to it. > An attempt by Mr. Aldrich to divide ♦ lie business of the Senate with the Statehood bill failed, and the Senate at | 5:15 o’clock adjourned.