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THE ONLY DAILY PAlER m NORm CARCl A THAT HAS OVER 11,000 SUBSCRIBERS THE WEATIIER: TODAY. - , I WEATHER ' YESTI31D.r. ) jiHAinttint inuirru(ur( . i i6; fnnumtm temperature, Una, ftUr AY-cdocs-dar ' and t Thursday; lllit west to t -outhwcst, winds. f 1 1 20 total trcciLllatiou for . .J I X wwt jrmnnw, vvu -a RALEIGH, C, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUABY 11, 1909 . , PRICE 5 CENTO Lead! 1 . t rTi . J s; . i . U i ' " " . : . r -.. .... .!, "v. ;h'i;:-.''vv;(;' -v ;;-s-' ""!" "-'---:V. ' "-rs-v'.'' Ma iDallfeE sla BILL REPORTED t California Has, Another to Consider Joday, AU Reference to tlc President Finally Cut From tlie ltesoIutiPn Before It 1 lassd by tlc Generaf Assembly ; uf Tlat Stte plajiug Politic In f- By the Associated Press. )i Sacra men to, 'Cal.i---Peb..2--Aother waff added today to th antl-alln and anti-Japanese bills that will be a spe cial order of business in the Assjembly tomorrow. ' : ". :' "".j ' Grove L. Johnson, chairman Of the Committee on the Judiciary.; reported favorably his measure specifying "Japanese" in the' law - segregating Mongolians and Indians fauthe public Kchocls.- It W9s the ; attempted in jection of this word Japanese" r in tV statute - that caused President "Itoosevelt. two weeks ago, to ask. Gov ernor Qlltett to stop- anti-Japanese logislation. ';" " -"- -; In the Senate ?ho Committee . on Executive Communications reported on the recent message rot Governor Glllett dealing with the subject of Japanese legislation. The report ad vises against the passage of iny ; of these -measures, declaring it to ho the sense of the committee that such leg islation) would ..be unconstitutional. ; - The report of the committee 'fol lows: ' -' "We firmly . believe tha tlegislatlon of this nature is a menace to the wel fare of ou? country, . it is true, that our population Is., composed of i people, from all nations ' of the globe. To single out any. one particular nation would bring us into contact with : the constltutlou oX the United, Btates" and render u ridiculous In the eyes of the nation. . ' .'.-'.. , ' ' " i "Whatever is done to . restrict Jap anese ! immigration should ! . come through th T'cOvraU:' ' government. Thislmattcr is not one; in which, our own ttnterasts, alone are involvpa but one lb which the, whole nation is,' In terested." ' - - H V..' ? Nevada, Tones it; Dowti;.. Carson, Nev' Feb. ' 2.-The 'Assem bly of the Nevada Legislature thla af ternoon adcepted the anti-Japanese resolution 'directed, to the California legislature after it. bad been so iamend ed that all references- to. President Roosevelt had been - eliminated. The resolution, will go . to the Senate to morrow. "J ' - .-"v-"' ': i' 'Assemblyman . Dodge introduced a resolution today asking thatf fleet of warships be maintained , in the Pacific- waters, as "citizens off Asiatic coii ntr lea with whom, we cannot rain glf on terms conducive, to', our inter ests, ar5 rapidly, becoming a menace to our i)cace and prosperity mainly from tho want of proper naval proec tion." .. i' Kumura Outllucsi PoUcy. Tokio, Feb. 2. Speaking before the lower ' House of - the IMet, today. For eign Minister Komura outlined the foreign policies of Japan ini a care fully worded speech delivered before a fuU and attentive house. Hie open ing sent-rice gave the key note of the entire speech,. when1. Count, Komura said ; , "The foreign 'policy of this empire should have.4 as an objeot tlie maintenance of peace and the develop ment of national resources."; - .The foreign minister's speech was received with; applause by. the gov ernment side of the House, but Count Hattori. an opposition, member, hn mediately began a bitter and sensa tional attack on the foreign policy of the government. He said that Japan had not determined, forelgaf rpQllcies and that thla was shown by her recent attitude toward America, where jap anese were denied an enual opportnn Hy and were even abused i by Ameri cana. The recent events had proved that the Intl-Japanese sentiment . in America naa not suosiaed.' 1 1 . . CQ3LMKXD KITCipjf. I XMlU,.MUe -I .ViilMMM)rQ. nuiorsic xmjj .Vltltudc Soutltcrii - Railway Agent . TrHiwferred. : " v " t f -. - (Special to News and ObBerver.) W. Ul!llard, who has '.for. many years leen chief clerk In. the Southern Rail .way depot here, b-as been promoted to agent Mr. Motley, tho former agent - Many of the leading citizens of both : parties commend the course taken by. Governor K-itcnm in regard to tne pasenger rate ftuestlon. ... . i. f i.'. , " ... " . '. : f- FAU.MUI I-ATAIXY HURT. - f Tlirow n From 11U Mule and lib SkuU y ; ' Is lact.ure,d. f ' -: 1 (Special to News and Observer.) . Winston-Salem. N C Feb, 2. John Ad kins, a prominent farmer, of Stok.es county'' wus thrown from.lua mule to day and ; abstained what Is, regarded by attending - physlQiana' aa,. fatal . la 3urlei His skull-la fractured. : . Mr.' Auklns Is thirty' year, aid and is a bruther-ln-law of-- Cdunty Court cierk pmiaress.- of Stokes. - - DKirkt Appropriation Bill. 4 .(By thfl AssnMntod Jrea. Washington,- D. C, Feb. : The Dis- iiici. i Columbia appropriation bin which warn, reported to the Seriate tQ aaj, carries, -total appropriations aiuyunung to 112,026.022. a. cctMn .iCaao ui.. oyer 52,ooo.c?3i more t'nn was carried , tw , i House. T!" ' OEVADfl mm PUiois A11E mm up Asheyille; Electric Comp any Driven to Use Steam ice mm Just When Operations Will Be Re- sunie1 It , is ' Iropoible t to Say Dynamite Fails to Brtsik Jam Ulltniore ' IHurlt Stlool Is to be Closed at tho End of Spring Term. (Special to News and Observer.) Asheville. N. C. Feb. 2. As a. re sult of the intense cold Saturday and the partial . freezing up of ponds and the river here, both the. plants of 'the Weaver Power Company, on the French Broad river, four miles below Ashe vl Up. and the Ivy. plant, -on Big Ivy, twenty i miles from town, are ', out of commission. " " ' Theae. two plants furnish current .(Continued on Page Sir,) DiUL FOR': Qofinito Taken Toivar a Team USE! 15 S!!0!:i uk stock subscrtDea ror tne start-1 lag of Railroaders ' ' on the ' Way to Pennant "innlmj--WHl , Attend tlie aetcru Carolina Iieague Meeting. Rockv -.Mount' K. C. Feb. 11 Or ns H WIS ganlzation perfected, a stock : com- I Munlclpat; Association, tne nu toy pany formed; a part ef the stock sub-inr been "conferred at a meeting of scribed, and delegates to the meeting oi me jague to: oe iietu in uujuuii " i wjjj uro the legislature tnai irregu was the work kone through last, night I ,a Ui a re8Pectirig municipalities exist-, in a meetftisr of the baseball enthusi-1 , : M.u,.a h. if asU held in the. Mayors office, aud it aaln ine rVce' to land the -rar ' Over this WaV"'- ' , V ,; " fC,:";!!: IV -1 a goodly: number to see the launching of theijjew venture. - a.f. Ailcoclt,was elected chairman of the meeting, while Joe B. Ramsey was: chosen secretary. The minutes of -the league! meeting, recently ' neld in Wilson, weTe read ana tne mvita-1 Uon to this city to Join the organiza-1 tlon was thoroughly, explained. Th3 1 chairman stated that a canvass of the city had' been made, and that they 'tfiiu ittai- iM.vt;eit peiBuus iiau cuu-i noi! tn .nntrlhiito tvonlv.fli'A Atil- largt ' ' I A stock company, known as the Rocky Mount Athletic Association, was discussed. It was, decided that the company,- should bei chartered by the State with S5.000 capital With 92,000 -paid tn before beginning ope ration, and -that each share be valued at. $25 and sold for. this amount As delegates to : the meeting of the I VJI XSJSt! Goldsboro, W. E. Fenner and N. -1. J- M I At 4. - il M. a. . 1 io7iaSo b7 JZTlnt Vrnndiv soclauon bethel next -Monday night I or. at any time upon the call of the I chairman. . I Vote on Aldrich Bill February 22. Washington, D. (X, Feb. 2. -Febru al r,Mthmea ?o?! bV Chief" Exeuve" bf Panama.' his evl Senate as the time for a vote on thel.n.. Tmiv a nh.Mia w Aiarich substitute bill for a court of inauiry to lnaulre. into the oualiflca-1 lions or, tne oiscnarged soldiers of the I Sith regiment . charged with having! snot up Brownavnie, Texas. . to stmt E Old Asheville anr4 Spartanburg . QiUjEion Fc Sqttlmenf (Special -to News and Observer.) AshevillaNJ CJ FeiL sThe. old AKhoviiia Ari co.K.,r. T)Mij - I bcind iwaej repudiation; matter; which mm IS UU1 .. ,ww:e..ur iv jjiumuivin iuto get as it, is, to mane a syccessiu mm vounij-, w me past twelve or thirteen years is in u fair way to have speedy and final settlement, the chief nnint at !"., k K .k! poin at. issue, the repudiation by the county oflf the bonds has lonK jilnce been settled. The courts holding that the bonds were vaMd. : :..'-. '. - : - ThA tnittpr nf . .nnn.nt" f' ho. mnnrr"-- X. w . "fT - and how this Item, the last toconnec- tlon f with ' the ; repudiation question, win snoniy ueciuseu up, it is Denevea. w-Beofcni,y.m,Mion.e " thb bronos tlcn ' of A. C Avery of Morffog1 Mark ABrow-nor-APlievnie. each to onnt tsnn in full "upttipmpnt fnr nil leiral services, rendered the county, in Hirhtinsr th vuliditv of 7 the . bonds: fichting the validity of the bonds: These attorneys were to have received 'it'-"1 ",r,nt t1! 1 " " ' v.t " n MEETS. DEATH.- : ALQUE IN BOAT Body of Washington N. C. Youth, Found, II Edward X. Wright Succumbs While Knrontc to Wasblngtou !u Small Boat on, Ukj Iamlico ; III vcr Head Crnslted ; aud . He ' was - Frozen ' Stiff When; FooncU. '. ' - Washington N. C, Feb. 2. Edward X, Wright, the eldest son of M. F. Wright at this city, -, was frozen to death-while in a gas boat on Pamlico river- last night enroute for this , city. Searching; patties, were immediately organized .and. started down . the. river looking for the missing, man, nis father leading the party. .The gas boat, Lena was. located, near the black buoy, about one mile from this, city and was towing a, raft of. logs to this city. . . . v ' - . lUpon boarding the boat the search ing party found young Wright lying in the bottom, of the boat blood, spat tered, all over the interior , and his body frozen with his skull crushed in. His' body-was immediately brought to this city and. Coroner -Joshua Tayloe decided .that no inquest was, necessary as there were, no evidences, of foul P ar- -:'vv.h-:..;-'v,; , Dr. Tayloe stated that, tne skuu or Ayiight was fractured In three places and- ne tnougnt tne, young, man, iu in some way become entangled In the machinery of the boat which had caused the head ' wounds and these together with the exposure to the weather whte in this wounded con-? dltion caused his death. llltll. P0II1T JOIHS. 10 " . : . . . .. - t.H uumcipai Associaiipn "(Special to . News .andj Observer. ' High Polnt N. C.. Feb. 2. This city Is now a member of the - caronna board last night, the association " ,rf, IVUigul n tuuuiuvw 4wu . . . wwu.w Order ureed action towards better I school facilities, which will materialize lat an early date. . - Mr. vanwuni mieresieu m. wreei car and other projects, for High Point, has written the " board of aldermen not to grant franchlse 'to any other company than Coler & Cov . aa they would build a street car and gas phint; also nhrunt sold hla interest in cin- cerns promoting said . interests. A f actor'- f or the. manufacture: of 'tnl j tt.ji. e TIUO aj'U ilouu;e v.uuipaujr, w this city, has - been -chartered hy .D. O. Mecit ano, otners. capiuuz,uvu, P.1NA3IA PROTESTS. pocsu't Like tlie Lajiguage IJeed By Representative - Rainey. Tnnnmi 1?aV 9'l.ThA 'VaOrinsI An. resolution protesting against what it describes as -"the slanderous' asser- fcfvasw U4U.VSV: . , 111 LUC Auiciivau . VJUBV President , Obaldla. which asserUons K a n-.a nriiv Waum z;t,,V r-7w,,.r, r VM i w , rJr 't " . V " whd'made them.' Tne resolution, concludes as roiiows: "The Assembly publicly and solemn ly protests against the insult to . the plied ln the parliament of a friendly a copy of the resolutions will- be offlclallv communicated to the govern- ment- of the United States. ' TOOK ED. ICG; HOLE Going tha -Pticr Narrativo of ; the rjiiingj Keg of. Brandy (Soecial. to News and Observer.) I WtisoiLN. C. Feb, 2. These, are I powerf uir dry times and a nin of the I Ktnff that rhppn and for a time makps a man ,fof get his troubles is as hard trip to tne nonn poie. . Around. Neverson-r-a hw town, on tne Norfolk and Southern road..ls( lt especially, hard. to get no one has any exepU thiue who are able to order. ; Neversdn Wiillama; la - qne,, of. the fortunate ' (or unfortunate) ones, but It was. not necessary for hint to order he had it In his brandy house, where many yeara- I apple brandy, good old Nash brandy I 0fv his , own manufacture; rich and I mellow brandy with a Jar of, honey i standing hard bv i None but thorn who stood in close, with Neverson. were '.ajtowed to enter that urandy r?hSlfnrt0akbOUnd:keg and; that jar of old honey., - : . , (A few -nights since some . one lelthl ent;ed - the sacred portals Qt Neverson s brandy house and took Lway brandy, ke? and all: and. us Cc?ver?nn tcxrre-rrs' it, "c!-- 'en, they ACCIDENT SAYS COlll I'JORiiG IliiiiD FOR SEiHELL Puncan. Turning Every Possiblo Trick ::b too All Tin? Influeuce of That lUnd In Tlie South is. Being Brought.' to Bear Upon Tlie ScnatcV and sUll Tbcre's Xotliing Dolus as yet, at "Any Rnte. - j By TH03IAS J. PEXCK" Washimrton. D. C. I'eb. 2. Re ceiver. Duncan, of the Seaboard' Air Line, spent another dayi In OYashtng ton arid, set to work witi renewed ef fort to bring about confirmation of the. nomination of H. " 'Fl SeawelK fpr. the Judgeship. . Mr Duncan , wa . hpt on the trail of the North, . Carolina Senators.. - He also saw "a number of Republican Senators with wnom. ne was associated . in the last campaign. and: with whom he stands, well. The Sea well backers are now claim ing that Senator. Aldrich will no lonce oppose the nomination of the MAre county .man. The birgest rai rftd influence, in the South .have been orkJng for- Seawells? confirmation for some days, past and it would not be surprising; should they," succeed in converting the Aldrich opposition, to Seawell s, confirmation to an' attitude of active support If Aldrich sgets busy it will , be up to Senators ? Sim mons and Overman to eay wnetner President-elect; Taft sjiall Appoint the new Judge. . f ; . '. " So far as I can learn, some flfty different ierson have written endors ing Seawell a candidacy, y -A gooa part (Continued on rage. Kour, ; IKES - EltlCiiGE : - Vest Statssville Girl 'Siics Han of the Same Place;; (Special to News and Observer.) State3vlUe, N. Ch Feb. 2. Miss Maggie Hilsaps, of west States ville, has brought suit against W. I Smith. also of west Statesville. for X5.000 damages alleging seduction under promise of marriage. . j , - ' Mr. Smith was arrested yesterday afternoon while standing in front of tjie court house by Sheriff Deaton. and required- to give bond in the sum of $2,000 before he was released from custody. He will contest the ult, which will come up at the May term of Iredell Superior court. - Mr. Smith came, to Statesville from Alexander, county, some, years ago. lie has done considerable real estate lousiness anu is weii-to-uo - fayeteeviXle Finn fails rimoeds and Co. Grocers Hake . an A$sigiment- (Special to News arid Observer. ; Fay etevJUvK C, FeU 2.-rTne. firm of Nimocks & Company, grocers, late this afternoon filed an assignment for the benefit of creditors..' The bus- iess was owned ; by Hon. Q. K. NLmpck, but, for the . past eight years h,e has devoted his time exclusively, to the practice of law, the business being under the active management of A. P.i Johnson. , , ; ' ; ' The deed conveys the stock of about $,000 and some individual real estate, Mr. Nimocks would not reserve a homestead or personal, exemption, but surrendered everything to nis, creai- tprs without preference. v , Report of Sales For January and tor I ne season ai i nai nace L (Special to News and Observer Rocky Mount. N. C Feb. 2 Con servative report of sales of leaf to bacco on t the Rocky Mount market: Sales for. month of JanuaiT. 1905. 7 12.&1& pounds ior average of; J.i2; sales ;for month of January. V laOS. 6ij.&13 pounds for averg 110.87 Gain in pounds January, juj, u, aar! ' :.-- - Sales' for season to ' February 1st. 10, 9,683,416 pounas, - average, $10.06 sajes for season to February 1st 1808. .102,23 pounas. average $10.54 Gain In pounds ior season Ia8-'0D, 3.581.17. or more than 60 per cent over, last scasqn. . . t0 fill' -., .. , stateavUIe-Infants. Die. V (Special to News and Observer.) States-ille. N. C Feb. 2. The. IS days-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Quince Freeze, who live in the Amity, secUon, was, fpund dead in; bed . yesterday morning by Its mother. - ; -Eucene Miller, -the S-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. F. AwJteaviv who live near town., died yesterday . after noon ' and - was buried today-at. New nAinoAos ii STIOCO f OUfIT f , ' T, 1 f . .: WILL WD TO IB LjARGH 3 Jury, Out Only ; Fifteen ninutes UGlll IfJFIlfiTfiy BUliRDS Quick Handling of tlie Negro Brute In Ills Trial at Clinton Court Forgery ie is interrupted to Permit of ' Prompt TriarGo.Tcruor A j ctJck At tending; Court. ----- (Special-to News and Observer.) CUntonJ N. C. Feb- 2. At G;4rt th Juryretumed a verdict of 'guilty in tne case. oi : statp ; against , WUl Ward for rape after having: been out fifteen jnlnuter. J udge Allen. . sentenced. Ward WW Ward, alias Jackson Palmer, was arraigned today, a special venire Of one hundred men was. ordered Tie was brought under, the guard of the sheriff and thcSampBori llght.lnfantry, who have been on guard all day, , : A forgery case was interrupted to take up the case. This afternoon Judge Allen requested the audience to leave the court-room, which they did voluntarily, wniie the prosecutrix tes tified. A. large crowd ; has been here all day but good order has prevailed. Ward says he is half Indian and looks. it. 4. ::.: v. ' ' Governor Aycock ' has been attend ing court this week defending Howard Casey, charged with seduction. The case was compromised, the de fendant entered a nolo contedere and pays the I prosecutrix an agreed sum and the costs. - ' The lawyers are glad of anything that will clear- the crowded docket The docket needs some relief;. It is (Continued-on Page Six.) - 17 KILLED III Ion in Alabama Costs Li ycs Of minhers (Bv: the Associated Press.) Birmingham. Ala., Feb. 2. Seven teen men are dead a the result ; of a nexplosion in the No. 2 Shot Creek mines of -the Birmingham Coal and Iron Co. this morning. Five of. the iead are. white and ; twelve are ne groes. : --;.;:-.-. ;-:,y;r The explosion occurred between 11 nd 12 o'clock and is thought to have been caused , by a windy shot ' The mines are . about ten miles west 'of Enstey, on . the Birmnigham Southern ?ailway, and are difficult ' of access. The seventeen,, bodies were taken from he mines this morning and the rooms md passage are clear. The mine it- elf is practically uninjured. Alexander Bonnyman, manager ot hte comnany. was the . first to leave Birmingham for the scene of the dis aster,, although. Miue Inspectors IIUIt house; and. Flyrui hurled. to the scene to render, wnat am.tney couia asa in axe an inspection. vjiu-iais oi tne impany did notiknow the xact num- bre of. men in the mine at the time of he accident but they state tonight' that seventeen fatalities will be the Ambulances were sent rrom Ensiey to the mines and later tonight coffins were rushed but to the ill-fated mine. The mine was. running on. short force, or the death list would probably have been much larger. V ; ITsed Part of Canal. (By the Associated Press Panama, Feb. 2. The Pacific Mail Steamship Oo.'a steamer f Newport, used, today, for the, first time the pa cific entrance . to the canal which . has been dredged to a depth. or. 4a reet, . President-elect Taft was not present when the, Newpprt started on, the. trip and there was no ceremony of any kind.: ....... v, - i-.:cr..;..;w; .i-..-ry.-. ;r. t ' i i .-'V i-- ; The channel used by the Newport leads into wliat will be the, completed canal from , the, . Pacific sld.e. The channel has been dredged for. a dis tance of about five Juea rrom - tne Shore, to deep water. ;f;:'"..'. ' , -:-,-. n:p iw nop Hfiijse Action Already Antfpipted I - in The Senate 2 11Y THOMAS j. PEXCK. WSujh'inarton D: . C. . Feb." 2. The action of the House Committee ; on Rivers ana iiaroors m reporting iav- ralv,'tha nrnnnaltlnn nrnvidlnr for a V v . . - v I " - v - " - " ; nrifipv iff an inland Water route from Boston llarpor to ueaurort tiaruor and i Southward, derives additional im portance' from the fact tnat during tliel first session of the present Con gress Senator - Simmons introduced andr passed through, the Senate, a bill nt fliADiimA character.: . .- - . This makes It certain. If the me as- . . . i . .11 . urei nan pass (no iiduw, ju wm u no I trouble vrln passing - the Senate, cmlbfn eimraonif .- mil for that nur- posje havings passed th Senate, by v a unanimous vote. ----- -: - .yn - y: :. . :.. - . . rr .... ; r jDcsertcr Taken, to Fort-Caswell. s , (Special to News and Observer.) I. J Rocky Mount. N. C. Feb. 2.--In ac- coryancd with tha instructions given by I the army officials, Jesse, Feeser, tb $ young white trian arrested, here for defertlon to the- army. w.as taken, to FoH Caswell, hear- Wilmington. yes terday by Officer ' J.""M,Reams of this JHir SPREADS n enrn rnnnrn IIULII TO STH00 T Locked Up in Statesville On Serioiis Charge r WES HE IS GUILTY Robert Cloer is; Brought, Back From ; ! Inman, Va. Catawba County, Folk r Want Him Too Railroad - 3Ian Is - , . i : Promoteil, and Goes to' Aslieville I Negroes on Trial -for Theft; ' ft ' (Special to News and Observer.) Statesville. N. C Feh. 2.ShiHfr Deaton, who went to Inman, Va.,' af ter . . Robert Cloer. the youpg white roan wanted. heresto answer,. charges of f ori n fir .c)iMk(L rr!vvl MitoiJi ... r. - - j - m .v . J rooming with, his prisoner aVid,pTaced him in iail. : Cloer was' accoirinahltd here, by his young, wife and -baby, who i ciuttiueu iiere, unui . yesieraay-. aiter- 'vu, niicit mcjr, weui, w.-lue- (ivmc 1 , (Continued on Page Six.) . STIRS SEBTE Starts With; Debate Over Crum Case TO ETI'S Bacon. ; of Georgia j Wants to - Know llnv, Pacific? Coast Wotdd. Like- to Iav'e;a,CiUinv'of:'j;aptt)e'CX9' tor ; of. Customs., at SaQ Frauclscow ; Washington, D. C.,"' Feb: 2. An agreement.. was reached in the Senate toady . to .vote on February: 23 -on - the Aldrich substitute bUl for the appoint ment of a: court of inquiry : to deter mine the qualifications Jr re-enlistment of the discharged soldiers of the. 2ath infantry, as. the,, result . of , the Brownsville Incident, ..... ' The Senate today passed a House bill jWhlch.ls Intended to prevent ".the importation - of opium into the , United States except for medicinal purpose. . The nomination of Dr. W. B. Crum to be collector of customs bf .Charles ton. S. C, was before. : the . Senate in executive; session today for. more, than four Hours, at the. end of. which time no substantial progress" had, oen made toward confirmation. After Senator-Tillman had taken the floor . be called) fora- quorum and atfer the roil call he announced, that he proposed to see that a quorum was maintained throughout "the day. t The Vice-President called his at tention -to a ruling- made, in the last hours of the last session of Congress, to the effect that, business most inter vene between calls for. a. quoruny and that a speech would not be' regarded as. "busiriess," This announcement provoked a, discussion Of. the rnle, but throughout the afternoon nq occasion arose to. caU forth a ruling on .that question.; I " ..' ... Mr. Tillmap had received, communi cations from ? : ; various ' - commercial bodies of Charleston. It opposition to the confirmation of the Crura nomi nation and read them to prove that his protest against Crum fully repre sented the: popular sentiment la Char leston. . : - ;. .-, , -The Japanese and.; Chinese" ques tions now,; causing discussion. . an the Pacific coast, iverfi referred; to and Mr. Paeon, of Georgia, made a general in quiry, of, thft Pacific coast Seatora,as io ineir amiuue -tuwani any Ion to , appoint a Chinaman aS. collec tor of 'customs of San Francisco. About f iftv Senators remained In the chamber throughout the session. The nomination will, .come uo tomorrow and Mr. Tillman., it is expected, will continue hla remarks. . , i. i . 5T0I IS DICITED Djjqr 1 BJpwn tor Bis and Sajis- i bury $hop.is Rpbbed ' rsnprinl tn News and Observer.) Salisbury. N. C Feb. 2. By the tse of dynarolte the. gjrjicerx store of D. M. Miller., in Sauaoury, ..was niown open shortly after midnight this morn ing; and the , premises; robbed, by. uh- UThe explosion was heard by resl depts of that, section . of the. city, but no. attention wasgiven umu tno uis- covery at the openlng.hour. The, door was biowv: to pieces' - and, . the . locks scattered, ina,'!, directions. : A rine a mall, amount of money and other valuables were taken, and the robbers escaped without detection. . . .; . -A, reward has been, offered for the t... vi-.; ' . I .". . v. ,." ;-.. :-'V'. -. Author a Suicide. ' . - ( By the Associated Press. ) ; Mendham. N. J- Feb. i. -John Gil mer Speed, the author and journalist. committed, suicido by, shooting himself in the head while la ; his ned room at the Phoenix house, here," today.. . He left nV ' explanation j 6f his act. He leavesvXaaugmer, tira. vuaiey, uray, ofailrrdtown.'""' 't -';:.- '.;. -yj UL.Lf.0LU rui 01 Mr.XSpeed : was a grandnephew of TIIEBJflTEGOflTEST r TH Qiv nrnpi i Tho S.onato Rflfuccs to - Rais The Rato Votes J)own ReeoiuUon by Mr. Fry to limit Uie lutroiltictlon or Nv RUI ,. gulfed Medical Odccrs ; Invited ; to Address, the General Ajseinbly. ' A 2 The; Senate yeatefday by "a'Vbte of 1 sJleitei the passage of a bill by, Mr. Ray of Henderson, allowing an ,: ej ight. per; cejnt; rate of interest 1 ' The bll. had. received an unfavorable re- nfjri .irem tne. Judiciary - Committee, y hjut a minority report was also filed. Only .one speech In sunnort of th hnr was, made, Mr.-; Fry, of Swatn. support ing It, but other membr af fh'Tn"i' diclary Committee .who had -favored It oeiore me, committee yere, absent from tho rftyf VMtanlnif ;v " : The Senate has more than nnro rm itself, on record as being averse to an ejarly adjournment Yesterday two ' resolutions, were ; introduced - to ex- jicuuc uie wurK or tne uenerai Assem- mijtj. one; ay.. Air. .uiuott. or. Catawba. requesting the .Finance Conimittee , to M'cpare.iuf. report., oa a certain aate. and restricting the time for the fntro- quction. oi new. bills, which was re ferred, to the Committee. on-Jlules the -Other by Mr. Fry, , to. prevent the introduction of bills after the fifteenth aay; ot eoruary. -The" latter resolution . was withdrawn from, the. Committee ojv Rules!, to .which, it had been re ferred,. and , given immediate consider ation .with the result that it was killed- .-. : r - - . -- Both Senate' and House have Invited to address the General Assembly- to morrow night", and they rwill be heard. f m the nail of the House at 8 .o'clock, - Thursday evening. Dr. J. M. McCor- mick. secretary of the Board ot zer. of the. American iled ical ; Society. will speak' on infectious leases aJ hygiene. Surgeon C. P, Wertenbacker. of the United. States Public Health and Marine Service, will deliver his popu lar illustrated,; lecture on tuberculosis. The public is : Invited 'to', hear these' addresses. v :-' . , :'"y Yesterday was another; busy work day in the House.'and a great many bills of general importance passed their final readings. v ; " ' The incorporation of several rail road, electric' and water power com-. panies was perfected, one. of v the most important-being the North Caro lina Public - Service Company, this being the new - electric - and power -company of Greensboro I " - and. High Point,, whfrh has recently- purchased he, Greensboro Gaa and Electric. Com,, pany. . - . - . - Among bills of public nature which passed were those regulating the sale . of poultry and stock, feeds, condition pounders, etc.. and the - bill authoriz ing! the Board of ; Agriculture ' to sell Its seed test farms and purchase oth ers if it thought proper. v But few bills of, a, public nature were introduced. exceDt the four bills relating; to labor, -introduced by." Mr. Gf ant,, of DayleA, x, . ' . : THE SENATE. The Senate1 corivenediat 1 1 o'clock. Lieut-Governor Newland.in the chair.. prayer was offered by Rev. Mr. uon crief, pastor of the Baptist Taber nacle. The , committee on the dally journal reported no corrections. " Mr. Bassett presented' two petitions: one , from citizens of Rocky. Mount against the passage of-his bill to pre vent; the garnisheing' of w;ages of railway employes, and from 4 & rail way employes for the passage, of .the bill. : : . " , : The courtesies of the floor were ex- Leave of absence, was granted; to Senator Earham, of Wayne, on. - ay- . count of illness, and Senator Nimocks, of Cumberland. i --; . introduction of. Bills. : New, .bills. w.ere; v Mtrpduced as f q;- -. iowju-.::-: -'i- v.-.':- :;; .-I-.-'- -r;- - i'--: By Manning: To repeal section 3T75 of the RevtsaL, relating tQ . failure to " maintain bridges and provide new,, section therefor. Judiciary.'- P Starbuck: To ainfi, chapter li of the Private, Laws ot. 1905. relating, to the, schools o; Kjernersville, Edur cation, i , -,'.'.' ' kV B. Manning,: To. amend the charter, of Elon College,' f Corporations. ... . By: Elllottl To Incorporate the. town , of twin KtnMrm. In ' TJneolrt couhtv. i Bv Elliott: A lolnt resolution that the Finance Conunittee be requested . to make its report: by February 12th, ' and that no new ' bills be introduced after February 15thl "Hules. ; ; ;rl i "BY Star.biick: To consolidate' and re Vltu : th. .Fh9rtoF Af Wlnstnn: ' noun. . ties. Cities and Towns.-' .'' ' oners in Jails' awaiting trial. Judiciary. f By Holden: To, anjendi chapter 2 00.' to I. the burial ground - of Louisbur i Cobntles. Cities and Towns. . . Bv Rav: Tr nav oft - and ' retimA S20.IOa ".ftir worlrt, inil" ViaviMn oonus or ttenaersonvme. - y c;ounties. Cities' and Towns. t v-' " 'rv'V- for the Introduction of bills. Rules, - TiV . llills? ; To" 'ftllo-nr - fh" flnvofiirt to appoint 'special police, for Ru,tbr- i ford eouhty. . Counties Cities - arid" Towns. . .-'.v:! ", " By Shaw:; To fix the time; for hotd dicfal tUstricts. ; .-'-, ' " . ' ... "U ? The Senate concurred In the liousa amendment ;to' t' 5 Senate till riTit-- lng to cross ties .float In ? the strear.:? ; - The bill' ty IrAIl2nn!r.r,i to rerral 1 section IS-3 .' 't. r?: 1. r la.. : .. .- '-. ' - , .1 .
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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