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VICTORIA'S FUNERAL Last Solemn Honors Paid to the Dead. WERE MANY ROYAL MOURNERS The Emperor of Germany 'and the JIuke of Connaught Ride With Edward In the Procession. London, By Cable. With every eircumstance of splendid pomp befit ting the obsequies of so mighty and well beloved monarch, all that is mor tal of Queen Victoria has been borne through the streets of the capital and started towards the ancient fortress palace of the sovereigns of England. The solemn magnificence of Friday's opening pha.se of these layt rites was fuHy maintained. Perhaps the stately; Ifrandeur of Saturday's soriowful page ant through the swarming streets of London with hundreds of thousands of mourners forming a blank border to the route, will never be surpassed. Never in English history has a sover eign been borne to the grave attended by so many distinguished mourners. The gathering of crowned heads sur passed those who rode in the jubilee procession. All the great officers of Sta.te participated. The display of the naval and mili tary forces reached the great total of 35,000. The day was sombre, wet and chilly, as are most of London's winter days. The sky added, to the gloom of tho wfaofce eity. Most of the spectators expected an Imposing catafalque and the coffin was almost past before they recognized its presence by removing their hats. I t was a pathetically small oblong bloc k concealed beneath a rich pall of white satin, on the corners of which gleamed the royal arms. Across the pall the royal standard was draped and a large crown of gold, encrusted with jewel rested at. the head of the coffin, which was at the end of the gun carriage, just over the gun. On the foot of the ooffin were two smaller crowns with a gold, jeweled sceptre lying between them. The eight horses which drew the gun carriage were almo.st con cealed beneath their -rich harnesses. A large bow of purple was attached to the coffin. This was the only symbol f mourning. The funeral procession occupied two hours in passing from Victoria Station to Paddington, a distance of three miles. It was precisely 12:20 p. m. when the guard? lining the platform a: this sta tion came to a sharp "attention," and with a solemn tread the head of tho procession entered the building. For naif an hour all was hushed save the occasional clatter or horses' hoofs as the Hussars and Lancers trotted into view, or the rattle of heavy gun car riages as they lumbered by. Then there was a break in the procession and in through the archway came the royal bier, followed by the mounted representatives of royalty. Then came a score or more of attendants. The. King and the German Emperor alight ed; the music of the massed bands echoed throughout the station; the pall was removed from the coffin, and the casket was deposited in the saloon carriage which the Queen had so often occupied doming her life time. King Edward, Queen Alexandra and the Duke of Connaught. stood grouped together as the coffin was borne in and then they all took seats and thet rain started for Windsor. Capt. Kitchen Dead. Scotland Neck, N. 0., Special. Cap tain W. H. K itch In, passed away peace fully at 9 o'clock Saturday night. Cap tain Katchin was well known through out the State and his death will be featly regretted'. The high estima nion In wnich he was held by the peo ple was attested by the fact of his elec tion by them first to the State Legis lature and afterwards to Congress. In fcottih of those bodies Captain Kiitchin performed the duties which devolved upon him with an ability and con scientiousness that won the esteem of all who knew him. Briefs by Wire and Cable. A d-ispateh from Pretoria announces that Pretorius. one of the leading Boers, has surrendered. Pretoriu';, rtatee, however, that the Boers are as determined ae ever to fight. It 3s officially announced that King Edward has definitely decided to open J'arliament in person February 14th. The President signed the bill for the re-organization of the army at 12:40 p. m. Saturday. It is now a law. The engagement of the Duke of Roxburghe to Miss Pauline Astor, daughter of Mr. W. W. Astor. has been definitely arranged for next sum. ner. Col. George Tillman Dead. Edgefield. S C, Special. Ex -Congressman George D. Tillman died af ter a long illness at his home at Ctarlc's Hill, in this county, Saturday, aged 76. He was a brother of Senator Tollman, and was a member of Con gress from 1876 to 1893, when he was succeeded by the incumbent, Jofcn W, TaJbert. AFTER THE JUDGES. Impeachment Proceeding Begun in the House. SENATE. Sixtenth Day. The Senate convened t 11 o'clock, Lieutenant Governor turner in the chair. Senator Brought sn offered prayer and the journal was partially read and aproved. Senator Gudger was granted leave of absence ontil next Friday. A number of petitions and bills were introduced. But little was done except concerning matters of a local nature. Eighteenth Day. The Senate by a vote of 20 to 18 killed the divorce bill. A number of petitions and memor ials were presented. Messages from the governor were received, transmit ting certain reports. Nineteenth Day. The Senate recon sidered and passed the alimony bill. A number of bills and resolutions were introduced and referred At 2:30 p. m. the Senate adjourned. Twentieth Day The Senate passed the bill for State adoption of text books to be used in the public schools. There were nly two or three scattering votes cast against the bill. Senator London's libel law was passed. A bill to establish the office of trea -urer of Surry county was under discus sion. Its third reading was objected to. M. O. Sherrill was elected Stat Librarian by both Houses. Twenty-first. Day. The Senate met at 11 o'clock and Rev. Dr. A. A. Mar shall offered prayer. The reading of the journal was dispensed with. Senators Miller, of Caldwell; Pinnix. Warren Morrison, London, Leak and Bray were granted leave of absence. The report of President Mclver of the S ate Nor mal College, was laid before the Senate and referred to the educational com mittee. A report from H. W. Ayer, State Auditor, was submitted and re ferred to the committee on finance. A large batch of bills mostly concerning the incorporation of churches and the appointment of magistrates, were in troduced, and a good number of sim ilar bills passed final reading. Senate. Ward read from the Charlitte Obser ver a statement that there had been more or less brcw-beatang of the Re publican members: he desired to chal lenge that statement. Candler. RepubM can, said he desired no fairer treatment than he and the minority had received and only hoped it would continue. The Senate adjourned until noon Wednesday. The committee on deaf, dumb and blind reported favorably the resolu tion to investigate the management in justice to the institution. HOUSE. Sixteenth Day. Speaker Moore con vened the House at 10 o'clock. Prayer was -offered by Rev. Dr. A. A. Mar shall. The reading of the journal was dispensed with. The only bill of general interest pre sented was that of Mr. .lames Baldwin to regulate the employmeit of labor in factories. It forbid:-- the working of any child under 14 more than 60 hours a week; or after 10 o'clock at night or before 6 a. m., with penalty for violation. There is no reference to hours of labor for other employes. Eightenth Day. The House was call ed to order at 10 a. m., by Speaker Moore. The committee on election in the contested election case of Cowell against Dees, made a report to the ef fect that the votes of Bayboro precinct were properly thrown out by the can vassing board on account of stuffing the box and voting ballots of wrong ?ize. The contestant Cowell having failed to show what vote he received, the committe could only decide in fa vor of the sitting member. Dees, who received the certificate of the canvass ing lxard. The Speaker announced the following omittes: Courts and Judicial Districts Spainhour chairman: Lawrence, Dan iels, of Warren; Allen, of Wayne; Yar borough, Roberson, of Guilford; Roup free. Patterson. Wright. Greene. Gaith er. Shannonhouse. Craig. Benbow, Owen. Apportionment of House of Repre sentatives: Whitaker. of Guilford, chairman; Mann, Carr, Hall, Richard son. Wilson. Mclean. Stevenson. Fields. Mauney, Carson. Benbow. Dun can. Senatorial Districts: Watts, chair man; Stubbs. Parker. Stewart. Brit tain. Roberson, of. Guilford; Patterson, Whitaker, of Forsyth: Morphew, Car ton. Duncan. A message as received from Gov ernor Aycock. submitting the reports of B. R. Lacy, of the Labor Bureau: Ha! W. Aver. Auditor; S. L. Patterson, Commissioner of Agriculture, and the finance committee. Nineteenth Day. Mr. Craig intro duced a bill to impeach Chief Justice Furches and Associate Justice Doug lass of the Supreme Court. This was the feature of the day's proceedings. Twentieth Day The House was call ed to order by Speaker Moore at 10 o'clock. Prayer was offered bv Rev. Mr. Culbreth. A message from the governor was read, relating to railroad tax assess ment compromise. The message recommends the accept ance of the compromise made with the railroads, they agreeing to pay the taxes due. amounting to $178,244." The governor says in his judgment the set tlement agreed upon was just and wise. Twenty-first Day The House passed the bill to require all lobbyists to enroll their names on a register to be provid ed for that purpose. The most important features of the bill were killed bv amendments. The meet sensa ?onaI work of the House is the consideration of the oill to im-pch Chief . ustice Furches and other Republicai con nected with the payment of thf White claim. Twenty -second Lay Speak r Moor.' called the House to order a: 12 o'edo-k. Prayer was offert 1 by Rev. Dr. Daniel. The reading of the journal was dis pensed with. Mr. Winston, ri sing to a question of personal privilege, said it was on a qu(2:ion that was not peculiar per sonal to himself, but which touched every member of the House and espec ia'lly the Democratic members. He said: "I read the following from the Charlotte Observer of February 2. 1901: 'There has been in this Iegislatir.e more or less-brow-beating of the hand ful of Republicans in it.' This 'is not given as a news item or a mere rumor, it is used in an editorial discussing question of grave moment new uder investigation before the props: com mittee of this House. I shall not call in question' the opinions of the editor as they appear in this article but 1 do desire to be understood as saying that the statement I have read is both tin. true and unwarranted by anything that has occurred here. 1 am sure the gentlemen of the Republican and Pop ulist parties, members of this House will not give any color to this state ment The uniform courtesy with which the overwhelming Democratic majority has treated the small Republican ana Populist minority has been the subject of much favorable comment. On no single question has there been unani mous division on parry lines. I ask the gentlemen of the opposition to say here and now whether they have been the subject of brow-beating on the. part of Democratic members of this House. Discussions have been singularly free from political or party bias. 1 repeat that I am not taking issue with the sentiments of the editorial: with that I have no concern. But 1 do emphati cally denounce this imputation upon the good manners and character of the Democrats of this House and 1 ue-ire to say that so much o; that editorial as I have read is absolutely raise. The members of the other branch of this General Assembly have been a,- eourte oiis and parliamentary as we have in dealing with the public ques:ions aud with their ltellow-m embers of a differ ent political faith."' After the transaction of the usual routine of business, the House ad journed. ioo,ooo People at Portsmouth Portsmouth, Eng.. By Cable. Three special trains took down (the membeis of the House of Lords and of the House of Commons, the diplomats and other officials and the correspondents from Victoria station to Portsmouth early Friday morning. The crowd in Portsmouth is estimated a'r. 100,000. Thousands crowded into the stations to-night, homeward bound, and liter ally fought their way to the trains. The special cars were at their mercy and all ranks were mixed up in the rush. Hotel Chamberlain Sold. Fort Monroe. Va.. Special. The (famous Hotel Chamberlain was sold at noon Saturday under order of the United Stages court. It was purchased by E. Cornell of New York, represent ing the bondholders, for $300,000. The purchasers will reorganize the com pany as soon as the sale is confirmed. Meantime the hotel will be continued under the direction of Receiver W. B. Duncan, Jr. The debt for which the hotel was sold amounted to $75,000. Bars Closed by War Depa tmeut. Washington. D. C. Special. Th War Department has issued a general order under the army reorganization act. directing the discontinuance of the sale of beer, w'ne and intoxicating liquors on all military re ervations and army transports, and enjoining strict enforcement. The War Department officials say that under this order, the bars in the hotels at Fori Monroe. Va., and in the hotel at We t Point. X. Y , will have to be closed at once. Wealthy Farmer Killed. Tifton, Ga.. Special. M. W. Walker, probably the wealthiest farmer in the county, was killed Sunday night by John F. Williams, who had been his lifelong friend. ft appears that Walker had caused a rupture and separation between Williams' -ister. Mr.-. McCle' land, and her huibaud.W lralisa cmi land, and her husband. Williams rharsed Walker wi.h perfidity and tak ing advantage or' a w man. Shooting followed and Walker was killed. 75 Wild Animals Burned To Death. Bait more. Special. With pitiful screams of fright and groans of pain the 75 or more animals of all descrip tions confined in cages at Frank C Bostocks Zoo. which was in winte r quarters in tie old cyclorama building in this city, were roasted or burned to death. The fire qrobably originate i from a badly insulated wire on the out side of the building. Mr. Bostock esti mates his loss cn animals at about $400,000. Loss on building probably $15,000. ' T 1 1 E MOTIVE IN DDI BT. "Do you think Mrs. Outdoors likes golf 7" " I don't know. The other day she was poking the fire with her husband s pet driver. I can't decide whether it was sentiment or revenge." CALLED A TRAITOR. Congressional Delegate in League With Af oioa'do. SERIOUS CHARGES AGAINST WILCOX Said to be a Bigamist Also Incrlmi Dating Correspondence Has Been Produced. Washington, D. C Special. Char ges have been submitted to the house committee on elections No. 1. against Delegate Robert W. Wilcox, the Ha waiian representative in the House of Representatives, by George D. Gear, of Hawaii, who submitted letters pur porting to be copies of letters written by Wilcox to Filipino officials. The alleged letters are of a highly sensa tional character. One bears the al leged signature of Wilcox. It is dated Honolulu, January 31, 1&99. and is addressed to Dr. Losada, Captain Marti Burgos and Senor J. Luna, and intro duced to them "a friend of mine who is a very able man, to help you in your cause." Among other things, the let ter says: "Mr. will be a useful ally to fight for the cause of the Philippines. One thing is sure that you could resist against any army of invasion. You have a population of 12,000,000 and already a disciplined army of 30,000 well equipped with mod ern arms. '"I have already made up my mind to join with you in your country against America in, case they insist to ignore the rights, the justice of your cause. I know well my profession as an artillery officer. 1 have no fear of the whole world when I fight for a legitimate cause like yours. Between General Aguinardo's determination and myself it would be very little chance left to the invading army ef the United States to conquer your country. Tell General Aguinaldo I have already given my service for your country and I am ready to obey orders to go to your country and fight for the independence of your people and country at any moment." Another letter. dated Honolulu, March 8, 1890, says: "1 am thinking to go to the Philippine Islands and givs my assistance to Aguinaldo against the invaders the hypocritical Yankees the carpet-bag politician, Otis."' The petition says there was no elec tion machinery when Wilcox was elect ed delegate, November 6, 1900. and that many voters therefore made no attempt to vote. It is alleged "that Wilcox, in his speeches prior to the election, made use of the strongest kind of anti-American utterances for the purpose of carrying the election, telling the native Hawaiians that ihe Americans had stolen their country and that a vote for him was a vote for the restoration of the Queen, and that if he were elected the Queen would be restored; that said Wilcox was and is guilty of treason against tha United States in that he did as petitioner is informed and believes, since the an nexation of said Hawaiian Islands, write and send through the United States mails certain letters highly treasonable in their nature, wherein he did counsel and incite others to engage in open rebellion against the United States, and did so offer his own services.' The petition, in conclusion, charges his election with invalid; that "he is not a fit and proper person" to repre sent Hawaii; alleges bigamy and fur ther alleges written and uttered trea sonable language; wherefore it is P titioned he should be expelled from Congress. Mr. Wilcox says he has no fear of the charges made. He admits that he w:ote a letter to Dr. Losada, Captain Burgos and Senor Luna, introducing C. Caesar Mori no, an Italian of this city, whom he knew while the latter was in Hawaii, and to whom the un addressed letter filed by Gear as ad dressed, but he said he as unable to say whether the letters filed were ex aet cop-Ies of those sent. Says W Ire Gang Killed Miss I asburg. Providence, R. I., Special. In a boast of his deeds to a prison official at Cranster. recently. Wm. McCangh ey. one of the "wire gang:." saiu that was his gang that killed Miss Fosburg. His statement coincides with tha of ar-other member of the gang at Taun ton. Mass., and the two men have not seen each other since their arrest. Mc Caughey named the five members of the g2ng who went to Pittsfleld, "Dirty" Dick Quinn. "Shag" Smith. "Jack" Bly, Fred Patterson and one Hennessey. Miss P'OsbcrgV brother is under arrest charged with the crime. 7.000 Killed in Baltle. aris. By Cable. A dispatch to the Francaise. from Coiro, says news has been received from Abyssinia, of a battle in which 7,000 were killed. It is suppose d the chiefs rebelled during the absence of King Menelik. who has gone to the Egyptian frontier in connection with the deliberation of the Egypto Abyssinian frontier. A Cairo special to the exchange telegraph gives tho feme report. CONGRlSSIONAL doings. The Senate and House Still Workiag Deliberately. SENATE. Forty-second Day. The ah ppiag bill was kept steadily at the front In the Senate and to expedite business & motion was agreed to for a eesslo beginning an hour earlier to-morrow. SenaUrf Rawlins, of Cta.i, and Herri of Arkansas, occupied most, of tn tjiue to-day in speeches of vig ! - sition. Forty-third Day The situation u the Senate was not changed by any ?. velopments. The Republicans intend t continue pressing the shipping bill ana the leaders say next week will develop whether or not the opposition Intend to talk the measure to death. The Sena tors who are leading the Oppcaition say that there are enough speeches to on sume ten days, and that vrae Republi cans are lending encouragement to th fight against the bill. Forty-fourth Day. The ship subside bill was laid aside Informally by H Senate to permit onskleration ofth ar prcpriation bills. This action w.i taken late in the day on Mr. Allison V request that the District of Columbia appropriation bill be taken up. Mr. Frye. in charge of the shipping bill, who had said he would not give wa to appropriation hills without a ote of the Senate, was not in the cttambei at the time, but Mr. Aldrith. Mr. Han na and ctheis interested In -the mens ure were present and joined in th general assent given to Mr. AllUon'4 request. The shipping bill holds iti place, and as the unfinished business ran be taken up when the approba tion bills are not occupying attention HOUSE. Forty-second Day.--The hous passed an omnibus bill carrying 193 claims for stores and supplies tiik'-c by the Union army during the i ivM war. The claims were passed on by the Court of Claims under the Bon man act, and aggregated Oft Practically all the beneficiaries reside in the South. Forty-third Day. The House sp the day until 3 o'clock in ihe consider ation of po.Hoffice appropriations. The struggle w;is over vhe question of rt staring the appropriations for pneu matic tube service and of the reduction of railway mail pay precipitated by amendments offered, but no action was taken. At 3 o'clock public busineS was suspended to permit members t pay tribute to the memory of the late Senator Davis of Minnesota. Forty-fou; .h Day The House parsed the Senate bill to create a commission to adjudicate the claim ofUnited States citizens against Spain, which the gov ernment of the United States assumed by the treaty of Paris, after having amended the bill so as to refer tlie claims to the Court of Claims. This ac tion conforms to the action of the Mouse at the last session, when the bill was recommitted with inst ructions to report back such an amendment as was adented. $118,000,000 For the Army. Washington, 0. C, Special. The army appropriation bill making provis ion for the army under ihe plan of re organization recently enacted, was re ported to the House by the committed on military affairs. It carries' approxi mately $1 IS.uOO.dOG. as against esti mates of about $130,000 made by the War Department officials. Chaiuuan Hull says the pie cut bill will be ample and will not entail a defir iency measure later. The contingency appropriation of $1,000,000 to "meet emergencies con stantly arising" was struck out by th committee. Adams Express Car Robbed. Philadelphia. Pa., S pedal. A car of the Adarms Kxp ess Company attached to a train which left this city, at mid night. Saturday, for New York, wa rifled by rob!ers en route. About $4. 000 of stuff was taken. It is believed that the robbers boarded the train du ring the ten nvinutes stop at Trenton. It is thought they possessed a key. Every time a woman makes a ne sofa cushion she expect her hus'bami to buy a sofa to match it. The Congdon a L ss. Norfolk, Va.. Special. All hor;e of saving the m --maf iei4 liooner Geo. R. Congdon, which went ashore rhurs- j i.iy morning cn the Hatteraa f cast, t has irjy-K-d .'"a :. FUvu-loa nn.r.d 1 the t engden, tekgrepfaed the vessel's owners, M. v. B. Brewster of Port Jefferton, X. v.. that the school r had drifted to the southward and v.a then in six feci; of water, wlta the- tide rising mr falling in her. Cap. Boyle thou&2 it rati Lnosorble t : cav the -ess el. Killed at a Distillery. Elkin, X. C, Spe. ial.A brutal mur der was commuted at .1. A. Ray's dis tillery, in Yadkin county, ihree mile from Jonesboro. late Saturday even ing. Henry Cheeka shot aud Instantly killed Andrew Fin nix. !t is said that Cheeks: held an old grudge against Pinnix an had threicened to kill him on sight. The opportunity presented icself and he carried out the threat, using it double ?barrel shot gun. With the oculist sticceftj is always i& Bight.
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