THM SDOTAY' CITIZEN
21 9 aaes I
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THE WEATHER
BAIN.
ASHEVILLE, X. C, SUNDAY M RXIX(i, FKimUA UV 14, 190!).
VOL. XXV. NO. 117.
PRICK FIVE CENTS.
St Valentine's Day
STATEHOOD IS
NOW FAR FROM
REALIZATION
Powerful interests Will Kill
the Bill in the Senate
PEOPLE TURN
OUT TO GREET
MEN WHO SLEW BILL FOR POLICE
CARMACK WILL j COMMISSION IS
BE TRIED SOON; INTRODOCED
State Abandons Intention! Representative Weaver Pre-1
f Challenging Jurv- sents Moasurc for the '
TAFT ENROUTE
As If He Were Campaign
ing Again forVot"s He
Didn't Get.
men.
New Bodv. ,
Committee.
'
liEVERIDQK WILL
DECIDE ITS FATE
Railroad Combines and Oth
er Influences Have Rea
sons for Fighting It.
BY l'V.
(Special Correspondent of The Citizen )
WASH INQTOM, Fib. 13. Whleii
I as the greater influence "n the Un'
ir 1 Stat senate.' A piumiw made to
the people In the republican national
1 'at form or the railroad interests"
The fate of the bill f. r the admls-.-M-n
of the territories of Arizona and
N-w Mexico at thin ei'on of con
gress w!'l answer this question decis
ively.
The line are clearly drawn. Tic
!:ist republican national platform
promised to admit the two' territories
n' the southwest Into Ihc union M
states. On the stronrth of that
promise the people of democratic
Arizona votel repiiblioun.
Now comes the railroad interests
opposing statehood. They have
brought pressure t. oeir upon their
representative s in the nnte to a'
-.ango the death of the bill In the
somte commHtee on ten itorleg.
It appears pracleat'y certain today
Arizona ami New Mexio have been
Ismboosled again. The statehood
bill, passing the house, will, It Is- now
p.'icticaJly conceded by its friend.
km to its death in 'he territories
cmmlttea, presided over by S natoi
boverldge.
Powerful Opposition,
large mining anil trrurfr.g Interests
of tne territories, particularly Arizona,
are standing back of tfie railroads
Add to this opowt oi th.il of the Al'l
tich clique, which is oprosed to any
new representation In the upper
r kjbiuae through ear it .will combjna
. ...ss i n wiswiinnsww -in - bttukkiu..
., aealtul the, oligorcl!;' of the special
.'iterests. What chance Arizona and
New Mexico will stand against this1
c nblnation each render may eonjoc
ti re for himself.
It now develops the ra'lroads have
been quietly giving their support to
tie opposition of statehood for ". -'-il
years. There are several rea
s'i:s. Here Is one:
Back. Hi l'JOZ Repre ntative Cur
ti.s (now senator) ii In duced a t' H
l Ing the Santa Fe l'r ad the right
to purchase the Atlantic and Pacific
railroad. No objection i.'a made o ;
Ib's measure, but now It is discovered!
that Just before this bill became o
low on June 2J, 1!'J2, some generonsj
ne-mber caused an amendment to be;
Inserted which provides fie Santa Ke j
-hull pay a tax of t17". a. mile on It;? ,
:incs within the tcrritor'o "in H-u I
of all bther taxes" as long as Arizona ,
and New Mexico remain territorii
t'pon the admission of the territui i"
Into the union the Santa Ke 'becomes
subject to all the laws nnd regula :
ions of cither of the mid states." I
The Inoffensive arpcnrlng amend ,
: ent was In reality a oiize package
worth millions of dollar.: to the Santa j
r. The 17G a mile annual tax lig j
iircs out a taxation of IN- companies' j
I'loperty on a valuation of ahou'
$5,000 a r.ille, which is about Jin.OM!
a mile short of what railroad nun
consider a fair valuation of railroads
i : the territories. Texas, on the east
. r New Mexico, aseessi r ii e Southern,
rnclflc on a valuation of JIT. aim per
nile and California on the west of
A" ixona. assesses the tfartn Fe on a
valuation of 314. Oeo per mile.
Would Tax IViilioiiil.
Should Arizona ani New M. xlci
1 n-orne states, the Santa Fe. while it
w uld not be taxed at us high a rate
us railroads In Tixai are tax.-.',
'could be compelled to pay the new j
(Continued on page four.)
BANDITS HOLD UP PASSENGER TRAIN
SECURE $35,000 WORTH OF BOOT)
(By Associated Press.?
TiT..xT-irt-l Vtth 13. A hold-un of
the Denver & Rio Grande passenger
train No. 4 near Denwr early this
morning was the work of three in
stead Of two robbers as at first was
believed, and the robbery of the mail
car gave them, a loot of possibly
3 5,009.
This is indicated by the investiga
tion of the police and railroad officials
today. So fas no tangible clew to the
identity or whereabouts of the robbers
has been found, but it seems probable
that the men came to Denver and are
now hldin In this city. Eighteen
package of registered mall were se-
TJie robbery wa remarkable for it
originality and daring. It took place
within eight mile of Denver, within
Us than two miles of Fort Logan,
the United- State military reservation
and at- a spot where habitation
are plentiful. Tet so thorough was
the work of the robber and well
wer their plan laid that they had
fuUy an hour and half atart of the
pBiccm. v . -. ;.,,' (.,..
POSSUMS, FLOWERS
AND BONBONS MIXED
Gets Hot When He Talks
of Slanders of the Pana
ma Canal.
(By Associated Press.)
niHMI.CUHAM, Alu . Feb- r. -T.ilking
through Louisiana, Mississtr
pi and Ala'iama. Just like campaign
days, the president-elect had todav
the grtl'kutlon, which be evident'
enjoyed. oJ being heartily received b
large ami enthusiastic crowds" who
had not toted for him. lie took num
?rous Delations to make bis appreela
tlon pla'n. at the same time leaving
a touch of irony behind in the forn
of a reminded that his pre-campalgn
predictions had surely come true, and
not only i'!d the South seem willing
to accept Mm as their president, bui
his greutvst desire was to be the pres
ident ot every man, woman and child
in the ration.
There was one other burden on the
Tift mind today a desire to show
bis utter contempt for what he term
ed the b-seless and hurtful criticism
of-the work being done on the Pana
ma canal.
i.ook for the Smile.
The gen'ulity of the Taft smile ma.
be seen In this sentence, which wen'
home t the people of llattiesburi;
Hiss:
"I am delighted to look into youi
laces; delighted to say to you that
un I'nitcd States president and yoi
cannot hc!p It. and If ever an opport
unity '-tur.e;: again to show. It wil
gratify me to come down here t
Hattli sbnrg, named after, 1 doubt not
a beautiful woman, and say to tin
people of Ilattiesburg, come up t.
Washington and we will give you thi
ri,ht hand of fellowship, and wil'
show yo.i that you own Just as rnuet
if the wh'io house and have aa muc
right to .call oh tP? , preid';nt. sn-J;
.ttdd, en' fY woman who occupl
It nnd ions fit as anybody "
The cmal remarks of Mr. Taft wit-
dijlivt-rt d tth unusual manifest!.
ions of ri.irressiveness.
"The ru ama canal Is soing to b
built," be declared, "and what I war
you to do and what ! want eer
American ciizen to do, is t.i stand b
the men .''no are building it (Voices
Ve will do It). Don't set a lire !
the rear, don't distrust the in- n tha
are giving ;p thr xtreiiKtli and en
ttrjirise t put that great woil
llirouth- 1 don't care whether vie
.lie dei-Mi.'rats or republicans. m
w'int the work done and win n th
army engineers who are doing tin
work are giving all their time to It
.arrying out of this work That wi .
I) being done honestly. 1 knew v h;:
I am talking almut, I knuw what tin
people of the I'nlted Stat s want i
mat roi?nrd, and In so far as I hav
l-oer. ..s he executive of litis conn
i'v. I a M g ling to push that work
md Ian frying to stand beiiind til
:n"n wlio are doing it- And no
gentlemen, vim have goiten me int
more h. at ihan I expeeted, but
think you very much for your wel
come."
Tnrneil Possums Isiow.
There was a cordial leave taking n
N'ew Orlcins this morning, when tie
'aft party departed Slid, II, Iji
turned not the first ' crow.) 'to gree
the pre-id nt-eect- Mrs. Taft tool
part in th-- demonstra I ions and wa
heere : by the people. Floral trio
etes, boii I nni and two live ' ltlll
pi ssunn-" . constituted the prescntn
lions of th'- day. The possums wen
fillowe " to egeapo from their woodei
crat" and '.a e to the woo Is at night
fall. The two big demonstrations oi
the day were at Hattiesbarg and .Me
i !inn. vbiie at Hlrmingbani tonigh"
there ivdi a tremendous crowd, whle'
expresi-d Its great enthusiasm at tu
snort tall, Mr. Taft was able to mak
In tin' limited time at bis disposal.
I Fusillade of Shot.
j Search of the vicinity of the hold-up
' Indicates that a third man and pos
j sibly a fourth were engaged in tht
! robbery, that a rubber tired buggy wat
In waiting for the actual hold-up and
i that torpedoes and red signal flrei
were used unsuccessfully in an at
tempt to stop the train before t!ie
automatic revolvers of the two men
on the engine tender succeeded in
doing so.
Amid a fusillade of revolver shot)
from, one of the robber another
forced the mall clerk to open the dooi
of his car. The second robber thcr
coolly searched every piece of reg
istered mail In the car, threw th
package he desired Into a sack and
jumped off. At the points of rwol
vers the engineer, fireman, baggage
man and mall clerk were marched at
the track a distance, then told to ge
hack to their train. The robber the
disappeared with their booty.
Armed force of deputle an
squads of regular soldiers from For'
Logan and police are searching th
country around Fort Logan a$d thi
foothill in search of the two bandit
but no trace of them has bee a found-
DATE IS FIXED FOR
U. C. V. REUNION
To Be Held at Memphis
From June 8 to 10 b
Command of (Jen. Evans.
NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 13 Adlu-
tant-General ahd t'hlef of Staff Wil
liam E. Miekle today Issued from the
headquarters of the United Confeder
ate Veterans the following general or
der, by' command of Gen. Clement A,
Evans, commander-in-chief:
"The general commanding an
nounce that, according to the custom
heretofore I lA force, which leaves to
liJjc genera! commanding and the de
partment commander th Axing Of
the date of the reunion, the nineteenth
annual reunion of the United Con
federate Veterans will be held in the
city of Memphis, Term., on June 8,
and 10. 19Q9, Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday, respectively, these days
hawing been named by our host as
satisfactory.
"For the nrth lime iY. the brief life
of this order the people of Tennessee
hrow open their doors and invite
the survivors ot the glorious armies
f the Confederacy to partake of their
hospitality, while the noble and patri
otic citizens of Memphis for a second
time beg the wearers of the gray to
e their guests.
"The general commanding with
much pleasure announces, at the re-
tuest of its most eiWgetle president,
Mrs. W. J. Hehan. that the Confed
erate Southern Memorial association
will hold Its meeting at the same
'I me.
"The general commanding sincerely
hopes that the press of the entire
country will endeavor to stir up in
terest in the coming meeting, and to
tliis end he reoouests that this order
be published and editorial comment
made thereon."
FIVE INDICTED
FOR CUTTING OFF
LAWYER'S BEARD
(By Auoclated Press.)
NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 13. A sen-;
satlon was created in the United
States circuit court this afternoon,
when n grand Jury returned Indict-'
ments against the mayor and other
prominent citizens of Kenner, ' Jeffer
on parish, charging them with "con
spiring and agreeing to arm them
selves with pistols, guns, scissors and
other weapons to Injure, oppress and
'hreaten certain voters."
The Indicted men are Nfayor Paul
Felix. Dave Meyer. John T. Fltzger--lld.
Moxie Wlldensteln and Frank I
Kali. 1 "
The Indictments grew out of the
-uttlng off of the whiskers of E. A.
O'Sulllvon. a prominent attorney of
N'ew Orleans, at the Kenner polls at
he last national election. Mr. O'Sul
livan went to the polls for the avowed
nirpose of giving legal advice to cer
tain clients opposing the Felix
-eglme As he approached the voting
booth be was seized and his flowing:
whiskers, with a statewide reputation
for their luxuriant growth, were
ummarily clipped. An Incidental In
Mrtildatlon of other parties. It Is al
leged, figured In today's Indictments.
m si.c ' nrxs-AMrcit.
'-.t--. r--
PORT NORRtS. N. J.. Feb. 13.
Inflamed. It Is said, by Jrllousy. Rlch
lrd Donegan today shot and killed
Teph Somerfleld and eriouly
rounded Mrs. Madge Klnkle. with
whom he was enamored. The elgh-'en-year-old
son of the woman was
also shot, but not seriously Injured.
Oonegan fled, but wa later cauttired
'n Brldgeton. ponegan said to the
notice that he had ttrlce escaped from
th state insane asylum at Norris
town. Pa... . . ' . ..:
"Come in Dear.
FIVE FIREMEN
KILLED UNDER
FALUNG'WALL
Disastrous Fire in Milwau
kee Fatal -to the Brave
Fire Lads.
PROPERTY LOSS
A QUARTER MILLION
Besides tho. Dead a Dozen
"WVre Injured, Two
' Fatally.
(By Auoclatej Press.)
MllAVAJKKI-: Wl.. F.b. 13
rive firemen w re killed and about u
dozen Injun. I, n fatally, by the top.
pllng over of a Ion k wad Willie tight-,
Ing a lire in the lug plant of the II
.lolui-M-in J!- Manufacturing com-j
panv, n' bourne street, (hii,
a(t rno' n. An mploye of the Cjfi.i
err n rec-i.i.l li.wis in bis attempt io,
ese-ipi ii,';' Hi burning wlii.li re-!
siii'.ed hi his I. o'l ota hospital The 1
pectinla'v loss ,- estimated at J;'-,it..
orui. com red I- insuruiic' .
Two e .ir,;i.ji,! of iiremen uere h
tu ned -in i ..nd roor "f the Wal
ham plain. I m i mg,' south of the lt
'V. Jul m-'l iM- plant, when, wIV.-j
out win nie ' 1 rear null of l i ;
aOlln.-i-Alllli 'HCeril huVeil oi,,.
ward nnd it. el. I down. The lire-
men Were rani:
brl'-k iin-l iiltli
tlirourb III i"
lioose. c.i II' 'i
Moor b ,-:,w.
Fire ("ii, , .1
had acci.ji.ti"!
i. ho ha, I I. --.Ml
boil. lin'; nti i '
of dead v.il! io;
Jil'ed ;t . i
Jack Mei;., i,
fire wi" :iii"b i
The d..... ;i.,
Assis';, n' i i
n;c.
Meiib-nanl V
-IllSI "H i;r
JAMES HI I
Ii MI.V K I; i
TIH I i AS IT
th.- John--- -M ,
cd burns
hospital.
' under tin i'ihs-. of
' Whieh stn;tsn-.;
of the piano will"
i lie; ti n ii nil to tii
no Clarice said In
r all of Ills fir, mi n
::htlng ii lb,, at tl
' Ihe eoln j , ! I ,. I,. I
her five, i ,f tl,,. , .
"r, a ilru.-r. ai.,1
probable ,., Th -atrol
at 1 .-. ,. , I
JAM i:s
1 WIIAI.KV
'HKr, ip man.
. K.
1 'IIS, an . mpiov
'e com p., ,, . i
vhlch In .li..l
"f
('(ll ll'l OF PATENTS.
(By A
AV ASH INC I
svi-.lsd Pr.ii.
' Feb. 1.1 A bill In
-ted Btat'S court of
establish a I
patent appeal
from the hou
today by
l'nite.1 St.r
peals of live n
Ington. ii
which court
president ai"i
Judges to be
the Judges ot
courts by tl,.
preme court oi
' ' favorably reporieif
Judiciary coinmittei.
sentatlve Tlrrell or
'ihe bill provtides tor,
court of patent ap.
'i ber to sit In W'nsh
ihe chief Justice of
be appointed by the
t he. four associate
-tgnated from among
lie circuit and f- ib ial
'l.f Justice o the s 1-
Hie United Ktates.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13. Forecast
for North Carolina: Increasing cloud
iness in east, rain In west portion
8unday; .Monday fair, colder In west,
rain in east portion: moderate to
brisk south to southwest wlndV
M
OFFICER MONROE
IS SHOTBY NEGRO
Wound is Probably Mortal,
lias Two Souh Ii'Vinj? iu
This Citv.
... '8pclsl to The Cltiten.)
HALlHBUKY, Feb. I J Policeman
V. A. Monroe of Hallsbtiry was shot
and mortally wounded by Joe Jack
son, colored, here late tonight. Jack
son was beating hls"wlfe, when Offi
cers Monroe and Hlceloff were called
to the scene on a dark street. Bee.
Ing the officers, Jackon ran and wa
pursued. He turned and fired, and
Monroe fell with a bullet under hi
heart. H was carried to a sanitarium
and his conditions I decidedly critical.
jai'Kson made tils escape,. s.
Th officers trailed him to Barber
Junction and there lost track of him.
It is the belief of the officer that th
negro Is headed for Asheville. Ths
negro Is about six feet tall, light In
color, thick lipped and heavy set.
The shooting caused great excite
ment bore, as Policeman Monroe was
one of the most popular officer un
the force. fe has two son living In
Asheville. who are employed on the
K.mthern railway.
The above dispatch came to The
I'ltizen last night very lato. Kfforts
were made to communicate with th
only two Monroes found In the (II
! rectory, but they could not be reached
1 by telephone. They are George A.
Monroe, machinist, and John 11. Mon
. roe. hrHkeman.
1 The chief of police nf Pallshory
notified the local police last night of
the shooting and allied them to be
I on the lookout for the negro. There
; Is a reward of f lao offered for the
apprehension of ihe criminal, and hs
will have h poor chance to get through
b.-re. It Is supposed that he boarded
it freight at Itarbers, and the yard
at the depot w-. re watched last night.
MUSIC FESTIVAL
WILL HAVE SOME
SPLENDIDTALEN1
SI'AUTANUI'Hfl, H. Feb. 13.
'f'he 1111n01111ce111. nl of artists for the
lilt'-. -run annual music festival of the
.south Atlanih- states was made here
tonight by Director A. L. Manehestei.
th- ,p,tc !.,,, April 2 to 23. The
nrtists liictii'ie Mme. oilv, I'emstrad
frr,m the M tropolilan operu house,
V, w York: Mm' Jeanne Jeallle. Mrs.
('arrlne Itlder Kelsey, Miss Nevada
V:iii,itv"it. (iiistaf Halnuiulst arid
rtee.l Miller The New York 8ym
phony orchestra. Waller Iiiimrosch.
ihre, tor n n,l tin- Dresden Harmonic
onhestia. If.tr Willy Olset. con
ductor, together with the Converse
Choral socleu, will take part In the
concerts.
I'F.KISH IV 111' It I 7lHOM V..
Itlf'H.MfJND. Vn . Fib. 13. Mrs
Robert Sklpwltli. mi aged woman be
longing to a prominent family, and s
man named Johnson were burned to
death In a fire which destroyed an
old mansion near Clayvlile. Powhatan
county, last night. Johnson and his
v, if.- u-re tenants in the house, which
k.ik the property of Mrs. Hklpwlth.
.Johnson had returned to rescue Mrs.
Kkipwith when th" roof fell In.
KOKiti i is nu itriiKs.
pF..'SACOI.Al'7aTFeb. 13 tv t..
Joins arrested here charged with rob
bing In churches, when . confronte?
with thousands of dollar worth of
stolen Jewelry this morning confessed,
implicating two other men.
TO I'lfoilK DIKPFN'WARIFJ.
COLUMBIA. 8. C Feb, U. The
general assembly Is considering s bill
to Investigate the various county dis
pensaries. There hav - been some
charge a to Irregularities in soma
of the county djspenaarles, but the
cases have not been named. The bill
wa Introduced by the prohibitionist.
DIFFICULT TO GET j
INTELLIGENT MEN I
None Who Had Read Texti
moiiy in Case Permitted
to Serve on Jurv,
(By Associated Press.)
NASH Teiin.. Feb- 13. On
Tuesday at o'clock a. m.. will begin
Ibe trlai of Col. Duncan B. Ooopor.
Itoliln J. Ci.iper and John D- Hharp,
cnarged with slaying Senator E. W
t'ai mncli.
After twenty day v of wearisome
jury draivln; the derision was sud
denly and somewhat unexpectedly
reached thi morning. When court
adjourned yesterday the prosecution
a.-ked that che Jury be not sworn un
Ml the jtate had a chance to Investl
i. ile chmtv uiulnst two of th Jur
ors. V hen court convened thia morn
ing Alt' rnty-)cnrra) McCarn mafe
no refvience to thtsu charges, . but
simply said;
We are ready for th Jury to lie
worn jour honor"
Kepnntlng the oath after ibe clerk
the jurors were then awurn.
Tho state next asked several dnsni
In which to father Us wltnesaes, th
court hungit-tcd that the taking )
u-sfrri my nvgin at a. m-, TYueony,
nd counsel agreed. Then eottrt ad
journed until Tuesday.
Jluny ImmmnHent.
In dmwlpg for the Jury the law
made those Incompetent who had
talked with a witness to the murder
or tall: ;d with nomev one who hrd
talked with the wltniie. , .On. the ap
plication f'tr ball the local pupuM
printed ttinugraphic reports of' the
taetlmory ef.wUnesse. The supreme
court has held that a newspaper
printing vernutlm testimony lieeohiej
a Wtnoss who has talked tu a witness.
Therefore everyone in the county who
read th'. bsdlmony became Incompe
tent to sit in the case a a Jdrnr. This
ilitnlnated at once the most Intelli
gent cltiyen of the county-
s a nsiilt It was necessary t
'Iraw I'.t venires of SOU name each,
an. I one I Mg, u total of 3.0)1) before
the Jury wan secured. Four of ths
i irors ai ee ted can neither read nor
write end two other understand
I.tigllsl- only Indifferently. All except
.nc of Hie twelve swore he' had
re id a nc vspaper since Iwfore the
killing and some hud not read one
for ten years. Blerrnan, the only e
cfptlon, hud been out of the stl
from fie week before the killing until
.he duv he was summoned-
Hows, the last man chosen, was
foreman rf the Jury In the famous
fix (ic. Cox was charged with thr
.iiirdcr of a policeman- The Jtir,'
1'iund hou guilty of murder In thk
iirst degrcn, but recommended merer.
Judge ('sit refused to heed the rc
un ndn l"ii '.nd sentence I Cox to
dcutb. t".og 4l powerful friends, an.:
ihe nlf lit iu fore he was to be execiil
i'l some one silppel poison Into hl
cell with which he cotnmltted suicide
1 idiro Anile'non, chief counsel for the
defense in the case, ii I si J defend" I
Cox. The fact that Andesrnn c
edited flows created no little com
ment llil. Is Ihe Jurv.
V- M Ptuke, carfs nler. age forty
s"en: fth.'it McPherson. farmer
age fcrty-aine; (1. A. Iiiie, mrmir.
"i. as." fif" -two; W. A. Adcocl..
farm"-', ii t weniy-ilght ; Casper
Schnupp. farmer, age forty-one; S:
H- Vaiikha, farmer, age forty-nine,
S. M. Hyde, farmer, age flfty.fyv
( in Kn ;.ir, farmer, age forty-seven,
F. O. Ii'irmm, real estate, age fortv
two; J. A Woodruff, farmer. age
Iftv-flv : Ji.eoli I f:ulger. farmo
age fort, tilnt. William Hows, farif.--r,
age filly -five
The siab- has not yi t decided upon
nev; Tu-'ici i'- Mri'. Kiistman, wh.i
w.m tai'.liiK to Senator Curnifi!.
vhen h( vi klled, probably will be
the fl st witness Th, attorney
for the rosecntion eXp'ct to flllt Ir
t.iindnx- and .vlondav nrrunplng t lie .jr
w, r of th. witnesses The courts of
I. r of tln-ii witnesses. The marts of
in.- suite.
SIGNS PROTOCOL FOR ADJUSTMENT
OF DIFFERENCES
(By Assoefsts Press.) t
WABH1NOTON, Feb. 13 Willlamj
I. Buchanan, special American am-i
hasandor to Venesuefa has slgrntj u
proUx ol with that government for the ,
adjudication of the disputed claims!
tietween the two countries, thus pav-j
ing the way for a final settlement of
Issues which for year have been the
subject of negotiation and the refusal I
Sf President Castro to arbitrate whlrihl
led to a rupture of diplomatic rela
tions last spring.
A to the money consideration In
volved In th claim of th New Tork
and Bermudec Asphalt company, th
officials are not fully advised, while
a to Jsurett the understanding at
state department Is that he will re
ceive $'.. Official are greatly
elated over Mr. Buchanan' success,
and ret press themselves a particularly
MANNING'S BILL ;
TO PAY BONDS
Bill of Interest to tho State
Physicians Will b( Ro- i
considered. ,'A
(tpselal to Th Cltltsn.)
It A Winn. .V. C.. ceb. . Rp. '
risotitntivo yoavr today Introduced
Ills bl I i ) create the nnliea annunl
slon for . shcvllle. If the Mil passe
n ( omn ission of fir cltlen will
appointed y - , t
Hills iwsd the honssi relating to
thn holl , .1 1, flam nf tnm.sl...,lll. .
el.il school tag district of Buneombs
oimtyi t icdumt ths fee of Mods
Inn roiPtty oirtper.
The enul during long sesalon 1
lody eun'if th enlendnr nf big
nntifh h' lorar bill and now and
again put Ihrotigb, ons that excited ,
something t.iore than passing1 Interest.
The Mt u r.sr hilt Issulna thred '
inlllloni of refunding state bond trt
pnv oft ihe bond falling du In ttn :.
iwssed Ida second rend In on roll '
Call. ' , ..-" V,p;-.; ' ', yi
The J ha r wf to gtv corporation;
in insprfiid.j Intrrent of ths niriovrs .
nnd other uffent passed Anal read In I .
and wis ,nt to the house. ,
' ' f 'to ray Bond. ,
.'Ite lull hy Manning, authorising
thr. payment of five more outstanding
Western fnrlh i.rolln railroad roo '
mrucll'in bonds of (he South Dakdiu
liiU class :flsMd..lt regdinsa snd : -..
Tfnt to lit, house. , ' v , - , s
' The .iHto Indulged (ii . Ion dlf
cusslon ot the bill , to. gulate th
anelysU of irtlnera.1 watara, but fall-,
ed to rit it a. vote. The hou voud
.to eut . imJ tJi 4ucaUon4 fluallflca
if") for rpt licunu for llcsn to pros- i
tlee malieiii W' u narrow margin
of three votes,, and than 1 recorwid
e so f to jLlv; the doetor jutbr
(Innoe "tl , jUlMP! II,' Which was'
.'taUe a specJAI order M next Tuts
tiny. In hiculately after the Hinsdale)
child laloi bill Is dlsttosed of. 1 - .
The III making it a orlma for
man to prom Is to pay lor goods out
til money t.. eome td him, and Hl
b. nay lifter he got th money, vt- .
dence oi tho. promiM and th fallilrs
ti- pay being presumptive of thn
frunduleni nteiit. wa quelched.
Only y.t. Lonmen.and Mr, Turner"
raised ti It voire for It, ;'
For Div lomnilttee on lnsurnee, 1
Jit- Co., f WitJte, imrodueed a bll I
with the (ith "An act to provide foe
ftmr em nd yes in ths Insurance , J
purlin' nr." However, It proved ' Oi
in-rdv increase the Salary of th sVs
tlMitv 'i, ,ni fifteen hundred (n i,, t
Ihousariii and the assistant com mis- .
sioner ft oi ii twelve hundred t( elf hs-.i
to' n In Miir d. . . . , ,
The Seiiaie-Tliirticlb Day. '
The senute ronveneid at 11 o'clock.
lilciitenant-Oovernor Newland In Ul
chair. Prayer by Senator -Ls af
Wilkes county.
During the report of committees
notice whs given by Senators Bar-
hum ( kr , r, .1 t A , K .. . mUM.. '
would be a minority favorable report
for the Hurrlnger bill, to eliminate ths"
requirement of railroad companies fo 1
the mileage book to ba' presented at
the ticket window for th mllcag,
to be pulled by (he agent and th)'
ticket Issued instead of th old m. .
tem of letting the conductor pull th
mlb age This nolle wag right X-
ter the bill had been reported tilts
favorably by the committee on rail
roads In accordance, with the action
taken laat night, when the commit
tee vote was 7 to t.
New bills introduced:
Mannl'ig Regulate the practice of
architecture nnd create a state board
of examiners.
Ilawes Incorporate the town of
Atkinson. f nd, r county.
Klnttz Allow Bust flpeneer to U-
sue bonds.
Dawes Incorporate the town Of
Hta iitonsbiirg. Wilson county.
Johnson Kstahllsh the office of
stiindiird keeper in Cumden county.
I'urton Allow Onslow county to Is
sue bonds.
( Continued en ss four.)
WITH VENEZUELA
pleased that the asphalt company"
dispute is nut to go to arbitration be
cause of certain feature Involved,
PifHumably Mr. Buchanan' work lit
the slgnlpg of a protocol will be fol
low. -, by a general arbitration treat
between tho two countries, as th ba
sis fir a special treaty or compro
mise stating specifically the Issue t
be arbitrated, which require ratifica
tion by the senate bfor th eases)
may go to The Magus. A
The special commissioner fat rur ,
ton to consult with former Minister
Russell, who I to return to Vans'
fuels a minister, ana for this reason
the latter wjtl ndt proceed to Caracas
until after Mr. Buchanan, reaches
Washington, for which plao he will
start next Tuesday. President Oomea
Is expected to promptly nam a min
ister to Washington. o u
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