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-J :. - - "PROVE ALL THINGS; HOLD FAST THAT WHICH IS GOOD." VOL, VI DUNN, N C, JANUARY 27, 1897. NO. 4. Mil il IB: - - t iillis General, Local, But Ail of Some Importance.4 .' WANTS A DISPENSARY. - - ' . : I '.. : :rTi in the Senate to Instruct Sena T:r ;sji1 IJepresentiitlvcs for Pice :lvei. , . HEX ATE: ' . y'ris:r. At. ,4: o'clock the House '! LufL whs n-i clean as 4 pin -1 xht.-i -yfrmfoi e ;on .microbe's 'i;e.port u; :dl had boeii killed. . -v-.v.-ic iutKMlticeil: ' : .T !i !!.;;?' T amend the election vv! .-v'ia -sing duties, now devolving : ,; :;( ;'( j k hi the court .upon' the . V- hi deeds... . . . .-'' '.,...! nH-hjr--To cxte'nd the-Act for . I i sheriffs and tax collectors . v. avy I. 1H,H." ' ! ; ':, '!' CU reland To repeal soc- .-,:,; Vhiii.jtr-jV'W, Acts i in X.ofiii-orporato Itobbinsville, ,; :uvA -funt'-'. .; A: r. A h-xatidW, of Tyrell, offered the .j.;,'-v i?.'g .ros"oiution, 'which was uiiaui-.t-Fy' adopted: "That when the Leg .;.,h;ri' -adjourns' Tuesday ' it adjourn-, a.' i' ; t Gen". Itobert E. Eee, as a 'Hn- itieaiorial to his life and charac--; - p-e testimony in the Mecklenburg . ;. ti il election cases' was tiled.- The, i1:s.i:uuiittce was calied to meet i .;.: e to take up the case. i :iiu!er introduced a bill to pro-fi;vj'-.iymen't of persons summoned - i; tM-i:i! venire as other jurors are i h n !.-. a bill to. prevent public ;'u::i::n'!-''-:-; Tt provides that any per-n.i-'.upd "drunk on the public highway :'u u:i public meeting shall be. guilty ' !iic:t'.ior and upon conviction it d: not less than $!'. or be 1 i:-;t less than SO days' or upon complaiut before any; ,1 -e 1 s.uiu issue a. warrant of ar l. . :..w. Kenate met at 1 1' o'clock, -.,; 1 . it '. 'I'd vernor H-ey nobis presijl 'W vt r pi-aver by l'ev.. Mr. Daniel, Vi: ",i ,i ,i Monday was read andap- i i i. lid re.-ol'i.tions were introduced .! ;- In regard to the "probate of t : : i!. icid -To prrdiibit the sale of !t::- ; 'ciiu;cn in liurKe counxv. rviii iimg ldllof Person, colored, -n i;j and dis cussed, but was- i . on, hi Ed.econJlie, introduced a i' ia')iil anothei'' voting recinct I i'i 1 'ni.ji;:' ' iilnivi' county. ClarK, i'opuhst, oj':;;V.-t.'d the bill, and it lost on second n.sii:rr.- ' ' ' :'r -. A . rrsolni ioh was - adopted directing uc doorkci'i.er to keep the Senate clock udiird tii The time, having arrived for the elec 'tn ;l' a Seiuitor, all 4ii.er niflitters were h: --p.t-iised wit. . ; ' . : ' Wi'-oNF.soXV. Henate met at 11 o'chck.Teutenant-tioveriwr Reynolds' presiding." . After i.rayer by Rev. Mr. liabb tbe jrsuiaial -of. Tuesday was read n:i I approved, . Av'-'ft'w petitions were .iiitr0.d'.:te d. .'v.hids are of very little im? p.'Vhrire t. jlu- i;t'!iVTid public . ld!siMd ri ssiHlioVis wove then intror (vi :tii(l r'.'ftMTCcl its follows: . " -J it .- lTli to repeal chapter 277, 1 aus f J relating to divorces; also to i-(jj oal -h:titer 117, f aws 'Ty-J.l, re jatng to "Vu'e.s by .trustees, and mort- - 1 - - -- j : . . '...i!l;cr Fiifl relating to probates of 'iu.'iihcis- To amend chapter x?7T of iho .-; ot IS:C;,;.ihregard to divorces. X c-.v. wj a e. --T-r a nien d chapter, 817 of !:! !".;ys of IS;t," relating to bridges and roads. ,i.jo:iy- :lo: amen. l1 ciiapter l'ja, !;. . t t iss;. relating tr pensions. i Ur Calend-jir"! was then taken up and a t' '.' ' bills and resolutions, were dis )": ! oT: J:iir to amend section 274 of ; ih: t 'ide. l'assed second and third r .t !in.s. ...... , ; i'lici 'i -evident then announced that . 1 'io" Senate wouhl repair to the House ,of RepJ"csentatives to vote .for TJnited 'State:-d.niatir. , " '! ;:'-; ;ay:- Senate mo nt V2 o'clock v'i'i'd l it"' journal of-Wednesday Avas read ." :d ..;!; ov ( d. ' : . ' . - -Miti UeiU hi Franklih introduced a petit ionrndti-i-tg for ii dispensary lav for . .ouisbtui; and the township of Jliduis: bui-; ' .tt( r the reports of the staudingcom liuttce --. bills ere introduced and re fined as follows: ' ":- Aliburn llicsolntion to investigate .th.ru -of the several histories in 2sorth . Carolina )ublic schools. . Alexander - To prevent Uie for feituve (if "goods 'sold on the installment : plan. . - f McV'akey moved to have the reform aioi v bill fci.Toumr criminals printed. 'A.l.-p.d. ( h,i -k Ry request bill in regard to. oatyhuig .lish in t'oluinbus county. Alo bill in regard to- the trapping and k-itliug of deer" in' Colunabus couu My."; . -'-. A bell That our S'o-hators and Repre--rentatives in Congress be intrucied to ' vote for the free and unlimited coinage of .silver at 1 to 1. . butler - To prevent discrimination in the currency of the country. The calendaf was then taken tip and the following bills and resolutions were disposed of: ' - : , , bill to. reconstruct committees in fai maUy -assed oA-er. -,..' 'Ei!l for the relief of 'L. M. Morrison, ejr-ieriffof Cabarrus coxiuty..-. Passed Et-ond and third readings, bill to iay J. M. Early's, expenses as : conU'stiiig -Senator" in 18li5. Passed second and third readings. ...Rill instructing. Senators atld Repre seivtatives to vote" -for the free and un limited coinage of sih er at in to 1. Mr. .(Iiant moyetl to make this bill the spe cial ' order for , Tuesday next at . 12 o'clock. The motion of Mr. Grant Avas - adopted.- ,; .... - ;(raut, by unanimotis consent, intro- jlu.ced a joint rcsolntipn that the presi- : dent 'of the Henate" appoint live Sena tors and';.the '-speaker of the House ap point eight td eonsider. the election Hav : .arid the'subject of -dounty' government. a. he hill passed second and third read- T'ntDAA-.-t-Sen frt at 12 o'clock, Lieutenant G lor Reynolds presid- mcr, r Jou.inaUf Thursday Avas read niul ai.pruved.Bills of most import ance introduced and, referred were ovVS - . Abell Bill to amend section 1357 of ine Code, relating to depositions. -t Xewsom Bill to abolish Hertford In ferior Court. ' I . Parker, of Alamance Bill to incor porate the Pinehurst Railroad Com l'any. . . Moye To amend chapter 380, ' laws of 18S J, relating to liens on canal, com panies. . M-- - Justice To Incorporate the Lidvi Bank, of Rutherfordton. Mitchell To levy a special tax in Nash county. -. Rollins Bill to regulate the law in reg ard to the dissection of dead bodies. " Early Bill to amend chapter 235, Uavs of 1835, relating to fisheries. The calendar AAas then taken up and tl5-te-folloAving iiills and resolutionswere fliar'ecf j. - ; Ciraiiillvrelating tojie meetings of eaWiilitteeSj passed siteoid and third reading.' ftv ... : - 'T,-.. Bill for the relief of N. T. .Tohnson, a one-legged Confederate sol.dre'r, allow ing him to peddle without license, pass ed second and third readings. Bill for the relief of J. L. Stewart, a .one-legged Confederate veteran, allow ing him to peddle without' license, also passed second and third readings. HOUSE. , Monday.' --Senate met at 4 o'clock. Its .committee! on mici'obes reported them destroyed. Bills and resolutions were introduced as folloAys: Clark To prohibit the sale of liquor within 2'JO feet of any Church in North Carolina; also to amend the ac?t prohib itjng hunting in Union county without the consent of laiid-OAvrier. Person To amend the Code in re gard to nnvyors acting as justices of the peace.' Anderson For the relief of ex-:Slieriir Grant, of. Henderson -W" Smathers A resolution that the Sen ate at noon Tuesday go into the election for Senator. : - The folloAving bills and resolutions were disposed of: The resolutton in regard to the elec tion of SeiiMor adopted. Bill to prohibit the sale of concealed weapons Avas tabled. . The, bill to incorporate the Cabarrus Savings Bank . Avas taken up. Grant thought the bill should go before a committee: befbre action. Smathers said it had iio; unusual features and asked that it be' passed. - Mitchell said he agreed Avith (Jraut. After some dis cussion the bill Avas passed. A message, came from the House con taining a resolution that Avhen the Sen ate ami House adjourn Tuesday they do so in honor of Gen. R. E. Lee. There 'was some discussion, as the election-of Senator was to be taken up at noon, but the ! resolution - was finally adopted. . ! Tuesday. House was opened with ' prayer by ReT. R. H. YVhittaker.; The day was, with the exception of inaugu ration day, the. most interesting of the session thus fjir, and-the 'galleries and lobbies Avere tilled, oAving to it being the day set-apart for .the election of Senator. ' . . ' Bills "were introduced as folloAvs: Sutton To regulate the registration of grants of lands by the State. . Tusk- To. regulate service of process in criminal actions; to protect game and song birds in this State; fo protect political meetings from; Avillful inter ruption and disturbance." McKenzieTo exempt undertakers, who" are funeral directors from . ,jury duty. " - Murphy For the protection of hotels and boarding house-keejAis. Pinnix To -allow ex-Sheriff Kel ley, of Yadkin to collect arrears of taxes; .-" j. - .;K ' . Bill to alloAv; Robeson county to - levy a special tax passed third reading. A bill to put a man named Nail, of Buncombe, on the pension lists caused some debate, but no action Avas taken drr the bill. Wednesday, House met at 11 o'clock. Many bills were reported, among them,'-favorably, the bill to re peal A he Act for aid to the State Fire men's lie lief Association; also bill to punish' public 'drunkenness, and bill to require seats .to-be provided for sales women in stores. - Bil& weit introduced as follows :"' McKeiiidc To pay special venires in capital cases. "bully : To amend The Code reard ingappeals f roiu assignments of widows year's support. AVemyssi-Tb designate the duties andiix tlie compensation of boards of county commissioners. Conley To incorporate the Commer cial, Rank of Marion. Harris, of .Halifax --To repeal the act requiring savoiu statements of election expenses. Sutton, of New Hanover To allow actie firemen at .Wilmington the amount of their city poll tax. -ii r ir 1 - is- 1 . 1 1 erson. oi ua lie, oueieo u xeull- tion to prevent the sending of anjT com mitted to visit the penal and charitable institritious of the State, It ; was, on motion of fcKenzie, referred, to the finance committee. Jx resolution was also introduced to pay S3 to the per sons who m November compiled the election returns, A bill to provide for a stock law elec tion in two townships in Cumberland county Avas read, and then at noon the Senate entered, to hold a joint- session and elect a Senator. TurusnAY- House met at 11 o'clock. Many bills were introduced," nearly all of local imiHirtauce. Among those worthy of mention are these: Hancock To amend the charter of NoAvbern. ...',' ' 8 Hare To make, it a felony to steal any election bill or other official record of election. . . White, of. Alamance to protect birds in Randolph and Davidson. . Hare (resolution)---Instructing Sen ators and RepresentatiA'es in Congi-ess to work for the repeal of the tax oil fruit brandy. - - Mciiryde To amend the' Robtson county stock law..- r . Ferguson To amend the divorce law, so' if a ma:i is in jail his Avife can re marry. . i The bill to "allow clerk of. Superior Court to appoint deputies who fan pro bate Avills-, deeds, etc., was takan up, applying to Columbus, Craveii, Hen derson, Cabarrus. Buncombe David son, Harnett, Stokes, Davie, Chatham, Dare, Surry, Robeson," Tyrrell, Per son, Wilson, Richmond, Madison, Per quimans, Edgecombe, Randolph, Vp.nce' Granville, Polk; Caswell, Hali fax. It was re-commmitted; in order that a general bill might be prepared. The bill to rejruiate appeals was taken up and passed, providing thai in Ehaii be fcent up at the revest of either party to the action. It does net appTy to magistrates' courts, city courts or mayors' courts. Bill to provide that guardians, ad ministrators and executors who misap propriate funds are liable to indictment for embezzlement was passed, after Mr, Lusk had explained. it . and stated that it was eminently just and greatly need ed. Bill to protect furnishers of material -or contractors, by amendiug the labor ers' lien, was discussed, but it" went to the table. . -. Bill was passed to allow Robeson county's commissioners to hire or farm out the chain gang, no females to be employed on the roads. It was shown that the: public law forbade suck em ploymefit of females. : i; ' 'JLhe-bil to pay a per dyem to persons, .summoned to court hs a special -enire' in capital cases. thSsame as otlter ju ror s Ayas taken up and discussed but was re-referred to the judiciary com mittee.. The bill was. passed ex empting from jury duty undertakers.. The bill to incorj)orate the Carolina Exchange Bank' at Monroe Avas tabled. By leave Mr. Hancock introduced a bill td amend The Code as to the phar maceutical association. A Friday. House met at '10 o'clock. A great many bills were introduced, nearly' all local in character. Among those of general interest-were these: Wilson To change the time of hold ing courts in Gaston, Stanley and Mecklenburg counties. . . Petree To give deputy clerks of the Superior Court power to "probate deeds and conveyances. ; LaAvhon"' To protect, cultivated grounds irom the ravages of poultry,' by making, it a misdemeanor to alloV poultry to go on or remain on such ground 'after one day's - notice- by its OAvner. Meares To pay registrars and judges of election $1.50 each for services last election day and $1.50 each to person's who' carried election returns of election to the county seat; that not to apply to counties Avhere such officer's have al ready, been paid. The bill making it a misdemeanor to wilfully disturb a political meeting came up on third reading, and after considerable talk on the bill "pro and con, it Avas re-referred to the judiciary committee. The special order, bill to -incorporate the Moore County & Western Railroad Company Avas taken up and discussed. Afbr seA"eral amendments it was passed to its Second reading bv a vote of 82 to 2. - "' i Bijl to allow register .of deeds to ap point register who can issue marriage licenses Avas tabled. Bill to reduce the pay of .registers of deeds to 10 cents per sheet for recording election returns passed, as did a bill to incorporate Hamlet, and a bill to alloAv Caldwell county to leA-y a special tax and build a jail. , A bill to give hotel and bcai-ding house keepers a lien upon all baggage of guests and power to .within iiO days, provided sell the same the ooar d is not paid,", was taken up. Al r.jliusk said it Avas clearlv unconstitutional, as it violated the homestead law, that a hotel keeper had no right to seize -property unless it Avas worth over $500. The bill had a favorable committee report, but was tabled by a unanimous vote. - The bill to reduce salaries of clerks of the House from $5 to 4 per day ..came up with a favorable report. Mr.; Sutton , of New Hanover, moved to table. Lost, ayes !?7,uioes 71. ; By unanitnous consent Mr. Schulker introduced a bill to incorporatjs the town of Yinelaud. Columbus county. GEX. NUNEZ GETS OFJ NTo True BiU Against the Prime Mover in Getting Out Cuban Expe ditions. ; . ; ; Gen. EmiloNnnez, the prime mover in getting out all expeditions from this country to aid the Cubans in their struggle for freedom,-, has no more to fear from the grand jury of the United States Court for, the ..southern district of Florida, for the grand jury has re ported that it had failed to find a true bill against him. Gen. Isunez had been placed under, bond in the sum of 1 ,000 by . Commissioner Eagan last September on a. charge of aiding in setting on foot the expedition alleged to have been carried out from the IseAV Jersey coast by the liteamer Laurada. Several negro men employed on the steamer were bought-by-.he Spanish spies and testified against Gen: JNuiiez at the hearing before the commissioner, and it was on their testimony that he was held for the grand jury. The same neirroes, with live others, appeared be fore the grand jury 'last Saturday, and a gave their. testimony. lhe jury was evidently not satisfied with this, for "rio true bill was the verdict. Georgia tfUges Get Oil. Thfe committee which, has been in- vestiprating the conduct of Judges Sea born Reese and Joel Sweat its report. 1 Jude Reese, has made who was charged witbTeing drunk on the bench, was exonerated. The committee re ported that there was no ground for the impeachment of either judge, but some of the members will express censure of Judge SAveat for conduct unbecoming a judge in his course toAvard Mrs. Crosbjr and Miss Bradley at. Ind.ia.rt Springs. Appeal to the Railroad Commission. The Tecommendation of the reduction of rates on fertilizers in Georgia is viewed with alarm by railroad em ployes. Jt means a reduction in rail road earnings, and they fear as a result a reduction in workings time and wages. To avoid such an unfortunate condi tion, the employes of the different lines of railroads in that State haA-e prepared an address to the railroad commission, which will be accompanied by peti tions. ' ; j Coast Fortification. Gen. Craighill, chief of engineers, has just returned to Washington from an extensive tour of inspection of for tifications and river and harbor worts on the South .Atlantic coast. . The pi i cipal points inspected were St. Augus tine, Miami,, Key West, Tampa, and Pensacolain Florida; Savannah, Ga. ; Charleston, S. C, antl Wilmington, N. C. Work is going on' vigorously. -at each of these places, either upon' forti fications or rivers ami harbors. and sat- factory progress is noted generally V II MAJORITY OF .ONE. Pritchard Gets Eighty-Six Votes on First Ballot. HE'S THE 'DADDY OF FUSION." Democrats Voted for Daughton and the Populists for Cy Thompson. Pritcbard Received 17 Pop. Votes. ,- At Raleigli, JN. u. , .luesday pro ly at 2 d'eitock Xienteint Govct Reynolds fajjedn his desk, and nounced the iionr : hail arrived lff tne election cf a Senator. The galleries' and; lobbies were filled, the excitement intense, ' ..' "Senator, Smathers, of Haywood,' arose and put in nomination Senator Pri.&h aro:. He said Pritchard was the ' 'dad dy of fusion" and the Populists OAved him their five Congressmen. He ad mitted Pritchard was against free coin age, but said he thought Populists owed him their support-anyway as a debt of gratitude. He said the Popu lists were present by Republican votes, and .they ought to. vote for the Repub lican candidate, Pritchard's nomination was seconded by the. negro Senator from Edgecombe, who- said he wanted a colored man for Senator, but not ten negroes in North Carolina voted for Populists to come here except to vote for Pritchard. If, the Populists voted against Pritchard thfey 'would never see Raleigh again ex cept on the map. . - Maxwell, of Duplin, for the Populists nominated Thompson, a man as honest as God's noonday sun. A Abjll, of Johnson, on behalf of the Democrats, nominated R. A. Dough ton, of Aliecrhennv. He referred to his ability and legislative experience ahd'- hls earnest and sincere ad ATocaoy of free' coinage. : . . . ; ' Wakefield, of Caldwell, ' (Popnlist) stated that five out of six" of ; his cbri stituents were Republicans who. 'favor' co-operation. He seconded the nomi nation of Pritchard, and said it? wag selfishness gone to seed for" Populists to expect the Senator ship in .this con test. -;.'.- -AtAvater, of Chatham, seconded the nomination of Thompson. He said the Populist party breathed breath into the dead carcass of the Republican party. The nominations having been con cluded the ballot was proceeded with as follows:' .Pritchard, 24; Thompson, 17; Dough ton, 7. Pritchard having failed to re ceive a majority there was no elec tion. . Wednesday the two houses met in joint session to .declare the result.. ThefolloAvii.g -PopulirE Senators -voted, for Pritchard; Baker.-. Cameron, Early, Newcome', Oduin and Wake field. . . v The following .is the vote m the Sen ate: Pritchard,' '2; Thompson, 24; Doughton. 27. Pritchurd, therefore, received eighty-six votes, a majority of one. ': - In the House, at noon, Representa tive Luck, of Buncombe, placed Sena tor Pritchard in nominetion in an eulo gistic speech. Ho said he never, re gretted having voted for Marion But ler and that he was a worthy Sena,-: tor. ' Representative Schulken nominated Dr. Cy Thompson Ho invited all Democrats to come to the support of him. i Parker, of Perquimans, who was hardly able to stand, seconded : the nomination of Pritchard. When he nominated Pritchard and stated he was .the choice of the Populists of Eastern North Carolina, the applause' was. deaf ening and lasted several seconds. Par ker is a bolting Popul;st. . . - , Dr. Dixon, of Cleveland, nominated Lieutenant-Governor Rufus A. Dough on oh behalf of the;Democrats in a magnificent speech. He stated that the Democrats had tried to effect a union of all the silver legislators, but the Populists had passed the offer by un heeded. - The voting in the House was about as expected. Brower voted for Pritchard, but almost inaudibly." Br-an, of Chat ham, and all the other bolting Populists save Fagan voted for Pritchard. Those who did not vote were ?ox, Dockery, Jones, of Alleghany, Pnrgorson, Rey nolds and Umstead. Brown explained his vote. He said that he recognized the pledge niadif two years ago by the Populists and there fore voted for Pritchard. Claude Dockery asked to be excused from voting. He stated that unde certain conditions he could not vote for Pritchard and that those condition's had develoifed. . ' ;:i The vote in the.Honse was Pritehard, C2; Doughton, 21; Thompson, 24. PritchWl men are jubilant.,. Con gressman Pearson said: 4 'Not a man disappointed us. .Every one voted as we expected." m mi i Cheered Cuba Libre. At Charleston, S. C. , Monday, an au dience of 2,000 to 2,500 people filled the Academy ofMusic to listen to the elo quent speeches expressing sympathy for Cuba and demanding the recogni tion of the . insurgents and to cheer Cuban Libre. The audmnce was a most sympathetic and responsive one and the pent-up enthusiasm frequently burst forth in cheers which made the rafters of the picturesque old building vibrate. , - Collector of Customs. The President Monday sent to the Senate the nomination ' of Thomas D. Bynum, of North Carolina, to be col lector of customs for the District of Al bermarle, N. C. Great Fire and Explosion. . . At Mobile, Ala , the planing milljof the Dixie Mill 'torupany was burned. During the progress of the fire sparks from the mill set fire to the city magar zine, and a. tremendous explosion, which broke glass in man v houses in the northern part of the city' and as far out as the, convent in Summerville, about nine miles from the -scene of the explosion. At the time of the explo sion there were 5,000 pounds of powder and S0O pounds of dynamite, stored in the magazine. Two were killed. WRITES TO GOVERNORS. Comptroller Eckles Wants Them to Recommend Changes in "Legislation to Secure Rank Statistics. . James H. Eckles, Comptroller of the Treasury, has sent a letter to the Gov- ernors qf all the States asking them to recomm nd legislation to secure uni nthe collection of banking sta- formity tistics the different States. The vised statutes authorize the Comptroller to make a statement in his annual report exhibiting the resources and liabilities of banks and banking companies- and. savings banks, organ-' iaed underlie Lix3 cf the several States '3and T'erritoaiest? There is io ' other offic.er in the United States charged by, law vvithhip duty of collecting and pub lishing b'ankinsr statistics, rlt is neces rary therefore for the Comptroller tol have the required information. At present a numbfr f ' the States make no provisions for the submission of reports from 4anks iand bankers to ,any officer of State. v In North Carolina the 1 statistics of banks and banking are collected by the State Treasurer, who Requires each bank to publish regularlv- a full state ment of its resources and liabilities. The statistics are therefore easilv available. COXEY'S LATEST. He Plans Mass-Meetings for February l2d. The most important feature of the conference of thfr leaders in the Com monweal conference, which was held in St. Louis, Mo., is a resolution of Gen eral JacobS. Coxey, calling for a sec ond .assembling of the unemployed workingmen all over the country for the purpose of making such a demonstra tration as shall appeal to the legislative branches, not only of' Congress, but of every State, in the hope of inducing legislation thatwill ameliorate the pres ent condition of the Avorkingman In. short, General Coxey 's resolution' is a revival of the agitation of a couple of years-ago, which resulted in the famous march of the CommonAveal army to Washington. ' - This resolution, which is destined to become as famous as Coxey's first proc lamation, ;calls upon the unemployed workingnten of every city and hamlet in the United States o assemble in the public squiare or other public places on February s25. "Washington's birthday, in open mass-meetings. The purpose of these meetings is to demonstrate in the most practical manner the extent of distress and destitution preA-aiiing throughout the country by reason of the scarcitj'- of work. WILL. AVIPE OUT ARMENIANS. An American Gives His Idea of Their Future. ! . W.- William Howard Avho went to Turkey in the interest of the Armenian rescue! fund, arrived in New York on the StJ Louis Saturday. He states that ho "sent 12,000 Armenians to Russia, Bulgaria rand Egyptwhile abroad. f 'England and the United StMes have contributed nobly to the relief of the Armenians," he said, "but neither France nor Germa'ay has yet contri buted. . - "'... Mr. Howard thinks that after all, the European powers will not interfere, and That the Armenians, goaded to despera tion, will uprise and commit some overt act, and suffer extermination ;as,t a con-, sequence. - This Year's Elections. There will be oiily five gubernatorial elections in the United States this year. Rhode Island leads the way on April 7, and pn.the 2d of NoA ember will j be fol loAved by Iowa, Massachusetts, Ohio andjA'iirginia. The gubernatorial term in Rhode Island and Massachusetts is oneyear in.length, in Iowa and Ohio two, years, and in Virginia four years. New York would have chosen a' gover nor in(a8'J7 if the old constitution had been retained, but Under the new in strument the gubernatorial term is shortened from three to twoyears, Gov. Morton, Avho was elected" in 1904, being the first executive to fill the office for the briefer period. Private Donations. The aggregate amount of money giv en by private individuals to American educational and religious institutions, to charities, libraries, hospitals, mu seums, etc., during 18'JG, as collated by the Chicago Tribune," was $33,070,120. This shoAvs a gain of 4,000,000 OA-er lS'Jo .and 313,000,000 OA-er 894. . Ii is a wonderful showing and it- only tells a small part of H wliole story of the giv ing of the A'car ; for it takes' no account of gifts less than l,0iW Colleges re ceived one-half of the 'Avhole sum, or 810.000.1)00. and the charities came next, receiving .$10,10, 000. an " Woman Frightened to Pe Whitec aps - placed an unsigned ' note on R. A. Parker's porch in Pitt county, North ; Carolina, telling him if ihe did not leave the county in thirty jiays he Avould be killed. His wife foil iad the "note. She went into spasms and died in a few hours. Parker had convicted one Walstori for killing his hog and hauling it , -away. The authorities are laj-ing to discover the anonymous let ter writer. u K ' Worried Over Ugly Pictures. The Ohio Legislature is to consider a bill to prohibit the promiscuous dis tributions by patent medicine venders of pamphlets and bills describing symp toms of disease. There are cases of well persons; having worried themselves ' into a decline over fancied symptoms, and .people of weak nerves are no doubt nnich worried by seeing these ugly pictures and uglier descriptions of disease,, a " " Heavy Snow Storing. TIeavy snow storms prevail through out Great Efitain and show na signs of abatement. ) In Scotland th snow cov ers the ground to an average depth of two feet. There has been heavy loss of farm stock in Scotland anJXorthern England as a result of the storm and the severity of the w eather. The blizzards in the West, and North west have been severe, and at this writ ing the excessive cold is still on. .Hail roads are blockaded by snow and there , is great suffering. Keports say the1 present winter ' breaks all records ,foi J heavy snowfalls. - QDEEN OH ABBITBATION. Refers With Gratification to th Treaty With the United States. BRITISH PARLIAMENT 1 OPENED. Th Sp-1 From the Throne Itesd In Joint Section In he li)ne o Xr J Salljibury L.nd ArV'trationJreaty Djmlalthes the Il!k ot Tar-Brins ; i .. . .: ? 9 Katloae' Together Addreae Cheered. LoVdow, England (By Cabl! -Te third tesslon of tin .rfiurteenjh rirjiwVt ? opened Tuesday withha(ugg.al "eeremonieg, inclaUng the foraaflty bfarchlpgtlie Taalts of the Parliament buUdfajss for po'? Elblo GnyFavkes. Unltad States Ambassador Bavard and Secretary Carter wore present in the House of Lords. Senator Edward O. Woleott, of Colorado, was ia the 'dlstln frulshed stransers' gallery in the House ef Commons. That part of the XJaeea'a peeeh devoted to the arbitration treaties was as follows: "Mr Government hs discusse l with tlio Unltel States, act in? ai a friend ot Veue znela.'tie terms whereunder; pending ques tlo.if ot the disputed' froniter between that republic and my colony ot British Gulaua may be equitably snbmittod to aibii ration, and an arrangement has been arrived At wttn that Government which will, I trust, effect an adjustment of exlsi 1 dg controversies with out exposing to risi th interests of any of the colonists whoso established rights aro In the disputed territory- lt is with much gratification that I have concluded a treaty for general arbitration with the President of the United iates by which I tnst that all differences - that may ffrlse between us will b peacefully adjusted. I hope that this arrangement .ray have further value in commending to othr pow ers the consideration ot t9 prin'.-i'p'e by which the danger of war may bo7 notably abated." . - . ' 1 ' The Marquis of Salisbury said in r?3pfne tn rHgarcfto the treaty of arbitration just concluded with the United Sta'es. th:tt h .could not speak fully on the subject, bdo(n:-o the agreement had not yet been rnHfitO. He hoped, however, that' goroethi?. Ayo.i' 1 be done to diminish the risk of war. il would not say that the treaty would retnov the greatest risks of war or restrain a Na poleon or Bismarck, but tLe policy wilh the United States was full of an indefinite number of small differences, which, eome times exaiigerated, causod irntat'on and enmityi: .The tribunal of nrbitrA tion woull settle theso differences. Lord Salisbury plcturod the nations groaning under xce3slve armaments, and declared that the Government believe . the measure they ha I taken was valuable in that it wouU lead to the gra iual disappear ance of vast armaments before the growth of i tho tendency to Pi'bstituto judicial decisions for the coarse aibitraaient of war. Thiswould .br so.mothlng to look back upon, tin conclusion, Lord Salisbury said: 'I hope that the effort, small ns it is, will be so successful that others more exten sive and more successful will bn made." The Prime "Minister was heartily cheered when he finished his speech. PENROSE, FROM PENNSYLVANIA Klected United States Senator to Succeed Cauieron. The galleries were crowdod nt Har.rlsburg, Penn., when the Stato Senate,met to cast itg vote for a successor to United Slate3 Senator Cameron. ' Uoie3 Tenrose. received the votes of the Jorty-two Republicans present and Chauncey F. Black the votes oi the its. Demo crats. The House also met. -Penrose ro- ceived 16S vToteBlqck33.'anLexstmastejr General John v anamfitcr, ot- Pmni lptiia, 1 vote. Both bodies met In joint sion next day and concluded the electfon of Boies Pen rose. Boies Penrose Is a son of the famous Dr. Penrose. ' He was born in Philadelphia r.n I studied at Harvard, and was graduate 1 with high honors. He practiced law in Phila delphia, and was elected a member of the Pennsylvania Legislature in 1SS5.1 In 1837 he was elected as a member of tin State Senate. Ia 1890 Mr. Penrose was., n - candi date for the nomination of Mayor of Phila delphia, but was defeated. MASON WINS IN .ILLINOISi . ' i ' , ' The Uepabllcao Caocn -. JKomIoa-t th x-ConsTeaiman. ' William E. Mason, of (ph!eago, was ncr inated by acclamation for the UnlteJ Statea Senate from, Illintis to succeed John M. Palmer, at the joint Republican ( causa j at Springfield, all other candidates withdraw ing' when it became apparent that Maym would have a majority. Tha Democrats votwl for ex-Governor Altgeld. William E. Mason wasnorn In FraTik.in ville, Cattaraugus County, X., la 18."ft. lu 1858 be remowd with hwrarent to Iowa. He studied law in Dea Mcfines, and r smovj 1 to Chicago in 1872. He was elected K tb State House of Bepresentatlyes In 1ST:', and u im Kmsri In Ilj T.-S ?tt to the Fiftieth Congress and r-olectc 1 iy tho Fifty-first Congress, and-was defeate 1. ior the Fifty-second Congresby Allen C; D ur- Wiv n , v.. Vet K-'Electe1. At Jefferson City both houses vote 1 separately .for United States Senator from Missouri. The ballot resulted as follow: In the House Vest (Dam.), 8j; Kren (11 . t, 31; Jonea (Pop.), 4. In tne Sonatd it,--13 . Kerens. Ii. Tt is again proposed: to raise Glad stone to the peerage, but somehow we can't hejv thinking that" ltN would be more appropriate to try to raise the peerage to Gladstone. - j ... 1 . -w BOIIS FZ5K0SZ. r FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. The Proceeding Briefly Told From Day to Day. . SENATE. TtxgpATThe Nicaragua bill ws undar consideration in tho .Senate today for two hours. - Turi.ie, (Dem.) of In diana, denounced the bill.; Mr. Hill, (Dem.) of New York, pjHke for an hour -and a half on a joint resolution relating to the electric sub-ways' in tho Distrio of Columbia. The matter' went over without action. Monday next was fixed- -upon ap'the day for the delivery of eulogies upon the late Shaker Cripp. . ' Wednesuav.VI he Senate-parsed th custom house bill f.ox the ertion cf a ' newcustpmlhoitse at New Tork at cost not exceeding live 'mill'oii dollars. They aro svilJ-llAmmcriug at the racillfi railroad matter. As 1f the lines be tween Venezuela and JJritith Guinea, it was referred to the cqinjiiitteo on for eign ailairs. luno :(t?.em.), of In diana, continued his onslaught on the Nicaragua canal bill. The 'legislative appropriation bill was passed. Tiickrday An unsuccessful attempt was made by rr. Hill, backed by Mr. . Chandler, to have a bill coxisidcicu and passed axing the teiin of nil pustmaB ters at . four vears,- Mr.. 1U1K (l!ep.of Maine, objected and .tho-faj1lt was not taken 'Up. Turpie" began ni'. third. day's argument against tho Nica. raugan canal billMr. Morgan, (Petri.) of Alabama,, wanted a day tet for tho,' final vote," but objection was made by Turpie and Vilas, finally, a veto of yeas and nays showed 90 ubf f-nce of a quorunrso tho Senate adjourned until 1'ridav. t . i'KitAT. The recognition rf Cuba was brought up by Mr. Turpie (Dcul ), of Indiana, saying he' would call nj, Cameron'ti resolution Monday and ad dress the h'enate on the! Subject. T Thf arbitration treaty wi discusc.d at some length, but was finally declared out of order, and the. innttor wa3 dropped. The Nicaraguan bill was taken up again. , ' ';ati'rpav. "The Fcr.ato devoted it self to the buf-iiirss "of clearing the cal- Lcndar cf pensten' bills aud of other bills to which 110 obfc'tum was pfiVrpd. Of' the iormcr all Astro 1 a'ired without a piuslo exec-ptinu. 'JLhcio were 10-1 of-: thtin and it lf-qircd oi,y 'X iai.imte'is tt disposo of tncin. Of tMo hitter class of bills there wcVe pome par jc I. Among the above appropriations - was.' a bill to build a lighthouse at the pitc h of the Cape Fear river liear Wilmington, N. C, to cost' 7,000; SlUO.ouU additional for the public building at Norfolk, ,'Va. Monday. The House Fpent tho day in consideration of miscel!4ncous mat ters, business of the District of Colum bia oecuiyingMhe greater ' HU-t ion of ' the. session.. Tho bill amending tho patent laws along tfie lines proposed by the Americrn Iar Association to givw to tho United Slates tho benent of devices patented by naval officers was passed, TrtsDAY. t-Tho House spent tho K whole of the dav's session in ronunittfo 'mfhe whole ' considering private jen--sion bills.. Favorable action was taken upon fifty-two of them, one being tho Senate bill to increase to .100 a iponth thq pension of Major General Julius JL Stahl. . I Wedxesd a y. r Th o llouso. taken up , the contested election ca.se of Jacob Yost vs. 11. . H t- ( J otrge Tu ck cr, from the tenth district of , Virginia for tho possession of a seat iu the F ifty-fourth Corigress, ami a majority of the com-.; mittee was in -favor of Tucker. A artial agreement of 'the Conferees on the arm-appropriation bill t as rejKrtcd and agreed to, tho.llouje insisting upon fitrther. disagreement to tho: Senafo amendments stiJl.iuj dispute. . I . Hills were pasted . authorizing thai"'., oonstruction.of bridges across the Cum? berland and "Tennessee rivers in JCen tuckv: authorizinir the Secretary of War to grant certificates showing the , service of telegraphers m 1 10 w ar lor . the union. Thcksdat Tnday after members of the House, including lifty-threo 116- publicans, liau voteil in with the recommendation jority of the committee accruauCo of tl- ma n e lect ions that Mr. Tucker wa" entitled to retain his seat as a member of the I'ifty-fourth Congress fromhe; tenth Virginia dis trict, .which was eontest.eil by .Mr. Yost, (lep.) Iwo hours were fpent iu making the vote effective and linally btttliug the matter. ' J ' . Friday. Today was private bill day in the House, and the oiily woik of public interest dotie w as tllo parsing of the Texas judicial district bills over the veto. I . Haste Waste-i TJ inc. A gentleman who Lad an b-npediment In his speech was dining in a restau rant, and . was. being Ecrved a great favor-by t,he proprietor of 'thr estab !ithnient. ' Thfs man was' a bustling, iervous persdn, w ith nii j (iggeraiuU opinion of the value of hiytime. Sovp was served. The fciicat waited a moment, and at the first opportunity began to say to the' re'slaurant-Ltcpcr: "I c-c-c-an't e-e-e-ea -"! " ' "Well," what is It, .Ir: asked th restaurant-keeper. Impatiently. , 'I c-c-an't cat my soujh " The man snatched up the plate ot ;oup and was off after another; which in due time he brought; but agrla.tho guest began to munniir:, J ' "I c-c-c-an't Vat my ftoT5i-' ' 'Well, pray,' asked thV restaninnt keeper, "what may bo thf matter witli this soup, that you are unable to cat K'"J c-c-c-can't ca-ea-cat t-t-tel! you," answered my fortp, I lhe guest. "vr-w-v.-Hhou-ou-out a tp-n-p-poon to cat It with:" i r TLt-n the rfrtanrr'nt-krtper corapre-hfnd'-d that hfi v.t;:l.l hafo savtd tlmo rami temper If he had v.'rdted fcr hl-i stammering gu(?st to .finish hl3 fcC-n-tence. V - J- ' mmui ') Olympian'Gamcs'Will Be npcntef." The Greek government will lutroduco In the Legislative Assembly durtrt: the coming session a bill providing for tho holding of Olympic games In the Sta dloh every four yenrs. If tli'fs bill be comes a law It will assure the repot! tion of th games which t'i many werci interested in this year. . M. Os Arnrxttf, tho wealthy Greek merchant, 'who in part restored the Stadion for lhi games this year. Las written to the Crown Prince 'of Greece, offering 2, 500,000 drachmas (about 5 690.000) to wards Its recoustrectlpn , la njaruie. TV r ;