North Carolina Newspapers

" y nr'fTrTr H VOL. XVIII. RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 1. 1900. NO. 1.". A -. I I WILL MEET JULY 4TII TILLMAN'S PITCHFORK. CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS. Dcrcccraiic National Convention Will Assemble on That Day Senator Morgan Oets a Complimen tary Jib From It. Washington, D. C., Special. When the Senate convened Saturday, consid eration of the Hawaiian government bill was resumed, the pending question being on the amendment of .Mr. Piatt, of Connect kutt. providing that tho President should appoint the chief justices of the Supreme Court and .... . ..., 'Judges of the Circuit Courts, and that Milwaukee wad Also a Candidal for ; the governor of that territory should . - KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. fleeting Place, But Kansas City Won Out l-asily. Washington. Special. The next Na tional Democratic Convention will bo held at Kansa City, Mo., .July 4th. This was the decision of the Demo cratic National commit ice which met at tho Hotel Raleigh tf ilx the time and place c! holding tho convention. Milwaukee was the. only ether city ci.-mpe.tlrg fur the honor of entertain ing tre convention, aid the poor show ing f ho ini: whf-n the v;te was taken (the rcmi't bi.-ing Kins:.-; City 40, Mil waukee -l), caused genr-ral surprise. The claims of the rival cities ai to 'ho tel aec-ommo'lationa, vallrcid and -telegraph facilities Wf-i'c prc-eiited in open session by representative of each city and subsequently in executive session, ex-Governor fetone, on behalf of Kan--vaM City, and National Committeeman, E. C. Wail, r.n behalf of Milwaukee, explained the financial inducements which the city he represented W3s wil ling to mako. Each offered the com mittee $"0,0)0, but in addition Kansas City was willing to furnish hotel ac commodations for the members of the committee and the hall with decora tions and music free of expense to the committee. One of Milwaukee! strongest argu ments was the political effect which tiie holdirg of the convention h. that city would have upon the German Americiu voters, who were represent ed to the committee as wavering in their allcgi m , e to the Republican par ty. It ie( :no to bo taken for granted by at least two speakers that. Bryan would 'bo re-ntjuninalc.l and that tho Chicago platform in K;b.tanc-o would be reaffirmed, exposition to trusts expansion and imperialism together wit'it every mention of Ilry-an and tho Chleagii plafium aroused enthusiasm, but duiing tho open session of tho committee there wad no allusion to free silver. Three dated for holding the convention were proposed. May ?.h, by Mr. Townst-nd, of Oregon; June 14, by Senator Tillman, of South Carolina: nnd July 4th, -by Mr. McGraw, cf West Ii'ifir'jl' , A speech by ex-Senator Gor- auan, fa fAvor of 'colding to precedent and 'xV p tlalo later than that for the cXT"1 oan of the party in power, lMjfc had V"; :le influence in causing ia:I?t'5ciu.irrl) y to be choosn. ' After the comimlttee had selected It he "Gate City" of Che West, the Kan j Baa City iKiomers held a Jollification meeting In their rooms at the Raleigh. Kx-Governor Stone addressed the gath- erlnjr predicting that 'tha-:e who attend ed the convention would depart with jt irale upon their lips for the hospi tality they hid received and that the j i nominee of -the convention would be ' ; the victor at the polls in November. 1 The committee wa3 called to order by Senator Jones, chairman. Every State and Territory waa represented, I ; either by 'the committeeman cr proxy. ' I-There were K'roug indications when t.ho committee met that Rausas City firtd be chosen. Each city was al--ed thirty minutes to present its elms alul the two rival cities argued p. rotation. James A. Reid, -prosecuting attorney yat Kansas City, made the opening J speech presenting the claims of the f-' metropolis of the Southwest. The in vitation he presented, he said, came not only from the citizens of Kansas City, but from the unfaltering trium phant Democracy of Missouri. Kansas City has thirty nine lines of railroad, and her telegraphic facilities re excellent. Her hotels are move than ample. Outside cf the great ho- "iield of New York, there were in Kan- i 4ah Citv seven hotels that will rank as I high as any in the United States. The i committee, lie said, should have the 1 f the delegates, the second choice. Ho f'fet rates, he promised, would not be raieed. Mr. Reid was especially fiii- koto In his eulogy of the convention appoint the ofllcefd. the amendment I limiting the tenure of office of appoint. tees 10 lour yearn. In n vehement speech Mr. Tillman j of South Carolina attacked the bill as rejorted to the Senate, and in passing made a personal arraignment of Sen ator Morgan for alleged lack of cour tesy. "The diarchy which exists -Tn Hawaii," declared Mr. Tillman, "and which this bill perpetuates, Is power ful and unscrupulous. It is an auto cracy greater than ever existed out-f-ide cf Russia. "I sympathize with the' Senator from "'ntnicr-tinnf I r Vila -... . . properly appointed judiciary for the islands a Judiciary not controlled by ) the oligarchy which now has its grip on the island?." Referring to an incident which oc ' curred tho other day, in. which. Mr. j Morgan, of Alabama, declined to yield ! to Mr. Tillman to reply to a statement j mad by Mr. Wolcott of Colorado con j cerning the suppressed vote of South. ' Carolina, Mr. Tillman said: "I have felt indignation at the treac ' ment I received from the Senator (Mr. Morgan). Never in my experience in j the Senate have I been treated so dis I courteously by any member of the Senate." 1 Mr. Morgan endeavored to Interrupt j Mr. Tillman, but the latter waved him : aside, saying: "I decline to yield to j the Senator. He has put himself ouc i fcide the pale of courtesy and consider ! ation so far as I am concerned." He then explained the circumstances o Mr. Morgan's refusal to permit him to i reply to Mr. Wolcott. "When I aro5e to explain the situa : tlon in South Carolina as It was pre ! sented by the Senator from Colorado." i said Mr. Tillman, "the Senator from j Alabama said: 'No, I cannot permit I you to speak now. I'll leave you to ng.at it out some other time!" "It was the first time in my experi ence that I had been denied a hearing in like circumstances. No Re publican would have denied me the privilege, because there is no man on that sida of the chamber eo lacking in courtesy nnd decency." A Thriving Section. In no section of the South ds there greater evidence of general prosierity and advancement in every line of in dustry than In that stretch of (territory extending from iMoiroe, N. C, to Ports mouth, Va., along the Seaboard Air Line railway. Starting from (Monroe, ono traverses first a region devoted to the cultivation of cotton, and directiy adjacemt to the cotton fields seeo im mense md rvmerous cotton mills, that take almost, or altogether the fntire product of the fields, and reduce it to, a nnisnea state. Then the great lum ber section is passed. In the mMst of this lumber, cr long leaf pine belt is situated the unique town of Southern ! Pines, where all the resources of wealth i and architectural ingenuity have been ; exhausted to make a modern city in the most favorable Surroundings for a health resort The city of Raleigh ! is next passed, the capital of North j Carolina. This city presents all the j progressive features of the great State that contributes to its greatness. It is j an educational and manufacturing and i industrial center, reflecting the pro i gressivene33 of the whole State. Hen I derson, Wake Forest and Weldon. are ! live towns on the main line of the Seaboard. From Henderson branches a road to Durham, noted for its to bacco industry the world over. The twin cities, Portsmouth and . Norfolk, Va are at the present iterminus of the Seaboard Air Line. These cities dp an amount of shipping that is entirely be yond comprehension of the average person. The prosperity and material advancement of thus belt of territory must be attributed largely to the lib eral management of the Seaboard Air Line railway system, which is always quick to see jtnd take advantage of anything calculated to upbuild the sections through which its lines pas?. The Porto Rlcan Question Discussed in The House. SENATE. Fifty-Sixth Day. An effort is to be made to get the question 'Involving the seating of former Senator Quay of Pennsylvania formally "before the Sen ste for consideration. Mr. Penrose, of Pennsylvania, gave notice that he would call up the case. As it is a privi leged question he may be able to se cure a vote cn the taking up oi me j cae for consideration find thus deve!- cp the Quay strength in the Senate j at leaat approximately. Mr. Morgan objected to making those positions political footballs. He wa3 Interrupted by Mr. Tillman, who wanted to know how many registered voters there were in Hawaii at the present time. He thought about 4,000, composed largely of Americans, Ger mans an-d other white foreigners THE WAR IS ENDED. The Philippine SlHifgle Thought To Be Over. . ARMY WI?L BE NO LONGER NEEDED The Expedition of Gen. Bates Into the Southern Portion of Luzon, Will ; Mark the Close of Operations. SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION. JUNIOR SPEAKING. coexists meet. GENERAL RETREAT. fir. Jacobs, of Chicago, and Other j Will Be Present. j The seventeenth annual convention i Ora.ors and Their Subjects at David son. nn.;,(.n ( TV. a "i,! Kii !. :f the North Carolina Sunday school , "77 " i , ZuZ t ,..i ebrated by the students with the usual association will be lld In Charlotte jtIllior oratioI16. March 14th, 15th, and 16th, commenc- -The" following is the lit of speakers log vrlth an evening session on Wed- j with their tubjecU: aesday. thfe 14th. ' February 21st. 7.30 u. m.: M. M. Important Session Held la Raletgti Last Week. The' North Carolina section oC ta American Chemical Society held Its fourth annual meeting Saturday In the office of the Sttte Chmit of North Carolina. The society wis called to rJer by 1 Boers Motiaf Oit of Britiri TerriJ lory. MASSING ON THEIR OWN GtOlND. i. n.: m. ju. : ' s Inter-Collegiate lh presiding officer. Dr. Chaiie IUs j 1 no ronvptitifui til ill lw ittrnrt&il tw p.m.k ----- --- j vaiuncil. .VUWIU, lUiri-vvm.Mn. i Mr. B. F. Jacobs, of Chicaeo. who la ' ihiic. w nrpJUv iih,.rv iktrvllle. associate profewor c! cha- j a v uiuvc m a a a a vwmj . j t i "Uberal Education:" W. P. Chedet- la the I'nlveraltjr of North Cam Washington, D. C, Special. Accord Jug to information received at the War pepaTtment from Manila, with the end of the present expedition of General Bates into the two provinces at th extreme southern part of the island of chairman of the executive committee it the International Sunday School As loclation. and who is generally consid ered as rfbe founder of the internation al system. The attendance of Mr. Ja cobe upon the convention insures Its Luzon, military operation; In the ,, ,i.1. vl i Philippines will close. Afterward tion that in 1890 the voters numbered j fQere Is nothing to do but to undertake about 11,000. Fifty-Seventh Day. When the Sen ate convened all the galleries were crowded and many people vainly sought admission from the corridors, It was a splendid compliment to Sen ator Foraker, of Ohio, whose selection to read the Washington farewell ad dresd, in accordance wk'h the annual custom, had been announced. It was a fine bit of elocution which met with warm congratulation.- Fifty-eighth Day. The Republican members of the conference committee on the financial bill reached an agree ment. The Democratic conferees were called in and stated their opposition"! to the bill, and without further for mality, the bill was ordered reported providing for gold oin of the above standard, and as it will probably be come a law, provides: That the dollar consisting of twenty- to maintain order through a police fysfVm. It Is said that attention is now being given to that subject and steps are being taken to form a thor oughly mobile, lightly armed gendar merie, something on the order of the Canadian mounted police, to cover the jslands at all points, and conserve the f-nergies of the regular troops. The arrest of a Tagal on the charge pf being a guerilla as reported from "Manila, it is said at the War Depart ment, marks the initiation of another policy toward the insurgents who still remain under arms; or rather the de velopment of the old policy toward the Jogical outcome of an unsuccessful re bellion. As the summary punishment pf guerilllas cannot be had until some action has been taken to declare the live and eight tenuis nne, snaii ue me determination of the application of the standard unit of value, and all forms ' nf irvnnpv i-rt r r-ninpd bv the Unit- i rules of wai' il ls assumed a the War stntoa shill hP maintained by the Department that General Otis has al- Secretary of the Treasury at a parity i ready issued some kind of a proclama of value with this standard. tlon or notice to the natives, warning . NAL, , . them that !f they defy the rules of war Titlj-iimtu u. - - - ursue predatory warfare they session the Senate had under consider- , . otinn th HoMihn finvprnTnfTit Rill wl be treated as guerillas when cap tured. ation the Hawaiian Government Bui. The discussion took a wide range, but the basis of it was an amendment off ered by Mr. Piatt (Conn.) as to tho appointment and tenure of office of ths judges of the Hawaiian court. HOUSE. Fifty-Sixth Day. For the first tim-i in the debate upon the Puerto R'ican tariff 'bill the voice of a Republican was a-aJsed against the measure. Mr. Bromwell, Ohio, spoke against the bill, but opposed it on the ground of policy and not of constitutionality. His hos tility, however, was not so absolute but that he announced his intention of voting for it if the substitute failed. The either speakers were Mr. Ray, j New York, and Mr. Long, Kansas, forj the hill, and Mr. Henry, Texas, against j It. The Republicans (have decided to hold a caucus or conference on the bill j Saturday 'night j Although there are. said to be be tween 20 and 30 Republicans hostile to the measure, the Repuibli-can leaders who are canvassing the situation say that not more than four or five will cast their votes against it. They also say several Democrats will support it. The only Democrat who is outspoken in 'his advocacy of the bill is Mr. Da vey, Louisiana. Messrs. Meir and Broussard, Lohls-FWty- Seventh Day. The debate on the Porto Rkan Tariff Bill brought out several notable speeches in the House, including one by General Gros ter, Asheville, "The UUe and Fall cf Spain;" IX. S. Craig. Begonia, "An Aim in Life;" R. C. D?al, Greenville. 3. C, "A Need in Southern Litera ture;" R. S. Denhara, Pensacola. Fla.. success, as all who have ever heard "The Solid South;" J. F. Duan. Ocala. him -will agree. He will be the most prominent spirit of the convention, but will be ably assisted by leading Sun day school workers of this and other States. The address at the opening session Una. Thr meeting arc a jut e ol great enjoyment and profit to all chemist whi aUend. They come here Imbued with the scientific cplrlt. alway anx ious to lesrn and ever rea3y to import Fla.. "The Intc-rest of the South iu IKnowieage mey nive (arawvti sin Expansion;" T. D. Duruy, Davidson. I d- The members look forward from "The Anglo-American Alliance;" R. j mi ueetic ta the nevt mlth a great T. Faucette jr., Lumberton. "Develo:- .'leal of pleasure. Teaihei of chttnli ment of Civil Liberty." Morrisca Fet- try In the colleges and the Culver: zer, Concord, "A Century's Progreaa : ty cf the Sta,e are glxA to eoiu la James Atkins, '.in Electricity;" R. M. Fitzpatrlck, .contact and discu. vital subjects prr. America's Oppoitunlty lu u. l- Jifacaam, ivwa . . . A Neglected Problem;" ' Weight and M?j.uira f the UnitcJ 1, Newell's, "The Mau States Co3st and C.ead s ic Survey, t-j The PrebyIeiX i ' devoting specia attention to the-tformation of the new Philippine commission, acting on the advice that) the army has reached tht end of its functions in the islands, and that the time is ripe for the establish ment of civil ' governments throughou the archipelago. It is hoped that the personnel can be completed before the j end of the next week. ; upon representation of the Spamsu government to the effect that e-ome of the islands south o! the Philippine archipelago, which had 'been taken pos session of .by United States gun-boats, were really the property of Spain, the authorities of the Siato Department have examined the charts and conclud ed to direct the withdraw I cl our claims to the islands cf Caygayen, Sulu, and Cihutu, all of which lie within the boundary lines laid down toy t'he treaty of Paris. will be made by Rev. D. D.. of Nashville, Tenn., Sunday Asheville, school editor of the Southern Method- ! China." ist church. Rev. B. W. Spllman, of; February" 2Ud.. 10.20 a. m. O. J. Raleigh, field secretary of the Sunday Huie, Atlanta. Oa., "Expansion;" J. U. BChool department of the Bantist t Johnson. Llncolnton "Honor t( Whom churcfc, will conduct a Sunday school ! Honor is Due:" O. H. Matthews. Da- insUtute on Thursday afternoon. Dr. vidson, "Alfred the Great;" W. B. Mc- j theuUt. J. F. Monroe, of Davidson Colleee. i Clintock. Charlotte. -Colonization:" l)r- VenaWe. IVo.Vor KMg.Me anJ will present the subject of "Sunday i School Work in the Manufacturing ! Districts." Other prominent workers r.amed on j the program (which is yet incomplete) are N. B. Broughton, and Jos. II. ; Weathers, of Raleigh; Geo. W. Watts, i of Durham; Prof. F. S. Blair, of Gull ford College J. W. Bryan and N. B. Parker, of Goldsboro; Rev. A. D. Thaeler, of Winston; Chales Rosa, of Asheboro. Entertainment will be provided by the citizens of Charlotte for all del egates. Reduced rates have been se cured from all railroad lines the rate being ufll fare going and one-third fare returning. No Sunday school superintendeit who wishes his school in the front should deprive himself of this unusual opportunity of being in a convention with Mr. Jacobes for two days. Many workers in all parts of this country and Canada have journeyed long distances I to enjoy a similar pleasure. taln.'ng to themhtry with thoe men who dercte a greiter part of tbeit time and energies In the prot ution of work ,eonnerttd with public ant private Ubor.it.n-!. It afiord. mutual benefit .n both ?rj;her and anilyth il K. H. Mclntyre. Carl, "The Power of. Professor Wltheis were appilntel .1 Knowledge;" J. A. Mcleod. Vlllaaow, j committee to draft a resolution pett "The Young Man's Education;" C. H. j tloning Congress to take iiumedlite McMurray, Lancaster, S. C. "De islou j action In the equipment, with both sn r.f i-irantor." r n Mmpmi ij.-v ! pamtus and men. the Bureau .'f Hill. S. C. Ij. B. Newell With the Hoe;" T. D. Osbonrne, Char- ; " graauauon bj eunraunn lotte, "Suffrage In the United States." l" volumetric apparatus tn be dor. ? tn i, m n t v..triL- n.iin. with jsreal facility aul act-arary. Ojt Green, d. C, "John Milton;" W. D. government :a ver reitc. in inu ie. Reid, Griffith. "The South African ! Sct. a,lJ 5n conven ience the German Problem;" S. B. Sherard. Moffletts- ! chemists have been gating a grei:er ville. S. C. "The tSate and the Liquor ! of the orders fcr ac uraly gmd- Problem;" V. M. Sikes, Greensboro, uated and celebrated apparatus , VlrlU-h "Our Debt to the Masses-" S. E. Slooo in the lea MnK laboratories In tbiflcoun- . uc Sloop Miranda, "Qualifications for Leader ship;" Reed Smith. Columbia. S. C. "Anglo-Saxon Resionsiblllty;" II. A. Vainer, Mill Bridge, "China'a Future;" Hansell Watt, Thomasville, Ga., American Press of Today;" W. A. Watt, Thomasville, Ga., "Longfellow, His Life and Writings;" E. R. Whar ton, Greensboro, "Cotton Milling in the South." Mr Kcdwrs Butler Sends News That Thty are About to Raise the Srige of Ladysmlth. IxuJjn. by Cable The lier ar Ira vine &J1 tae iol:loo held by theta on Brltiah territory "d are rvneen t ratine for the de(ene of their un . Sir Red vers Ituller thinks they are stout t ra;e the l e of Iidrrmlth. aud thlt is the Urge nes of the da, (letters! Clctnent leKn that the ' force confronting him ha Iben Kreity i dimlolshtd. Tn thoutasd tnea ate e. j t! ma ted to Lave goce fnum the Co!r. . . lera diMrlct alone. The IUirr are al- retracinn their p frtxu Zululaod Thus thry are r-lalnx tb-lr bol4 hi ail kide !.t ai-(Ubled tO .pK.w Ia(1 Robettr. He ia nrltig ou siedt!.. towards Btjemfobtln. Tait l bo-u by bli Jarone)uenll4l tteKTm from ' raatd-beig. Z-v r ) talle iwi. - IVuU1ws be I miles lctiinJ the xl- umn tnat la puruinr lae ivers sou the uet :icoiiaut u mijr be the otrnpatlon vt rd--tnfonte'.n. Nothlas has leen lieaid fiutu tb lifce of Cicnj" for lo da. Thie It m KtiOOf tiikpOkUion to l-hre that T voiabie Information La len iecei--d ly th War Oflir- Wu t Uinic lib-b-ld nntl! the operation ulnina.e la aruetb.ug mate romljtiv Tb't in an equally Mrung Up-HKn t think that Oemral C'rurj- baa rut away. Owing to tne U t 1 1 ttaotori are not likely tu inrad.- llor territory exempt where lxtd Koj- I -tt i otierathiK. G-titral P.uller lll Opening of Carnival. New Orleans, La., Special. Nereus opened the carnival Wednesday night by the first pageant of its kind ever given ia the world. The floats were built up around trolley flat cars, the illumination and fixtures, which were venor.'of Ohio, who answered a num-! concealed, appeared as a long line of of questions as to the attitude of the j brilliant pictures moving themselves President; another by Representative along. seat ia,- h-iU, whk'li, he said, would 000 people. The following call was Issued in the afternoon : "The National Democratic commit tee having met In the city of Washing ton, on the 22d day or February, 1900, has appointed Wednesday, tbe Fourth of July, ai the time, and chosen the city of Kansas City, Mo., as the place of holding the 'National Democratic ionventlon. Each State la entitled to . i representation therein equal to dou- id the number of its senators and representatives In the Congress of the ' United States; and each Territory, Alaska. Indian Territory, and the Dis trict of Columbia, shall have six dele gates. All Democratic conservative reform citizens of the United States, Irrespective of past political associa tions .and differences, who can unite with its In the effort for pure, econom ical and contsltutlnal government, and fwho favor the republic and oppose the empire are cordially invited to join us Hn sending delegates to the convention." Killeu y ms . .u. b. Greanville, N. C, Special. Mr. Buck Cox, of Contentnea township, Greene county, went in a cart to Grlmesland Friday afternoon for a barrel of flour. After starting back home his horse ran away and he was killed. People living near the road- saw the horse with thy broken cart running by. They went back to investigate and found Mr. Cox dead In the road. His neck was bro ken and his head terribly mangled. Moody, another -Massachusetts Repu')- llcan, who sharply criticised tne posi tion of his colleague. Mr. McClei lan (N. Y.), and Mr. Brantley (Ga.), also spoke against the bill, and Mr. Parker (N. J.), in support of it. The. debate was continued at a night fces , sion. Mr. McClellan (N. T.) opened the debate. Mr. MeOlellan argued at scone length that the Inhabitants of Porto Rica are citizens of the United States, with all the constitutional rights of citizens, and that the Constitution ex tends proprio vigore over the island cl Porto Rico, the United States only holding it in trust, for the State event ually to be erected out of the territory. The moral aspect of the case," lie said, " is quite as important as in the legal. It involves the good faith, the credit and the honor of the United I States." i Fifty-eighth Day. An agreement ; was reached in the House that the vote ' on the Porto Rican tariff bill will be ! A ball at the Grand Opera House followed. Thursday there will be a military review and the Momus parade, at night. Saturday the manufacturers will hold a trade parade. The battle-' ship Texas is expected that day. The extension, of the carnival over a week has brought a great many people ear lier than usual. Weathered The Gale. Fort Monroe, Special. Tho trans port McPherson, towed by the steamer Admiral Sampson, passed in the capes at daybreak Saturday and anchored off Fort Monroe quarantine station. She brings troops from Cuba. The trans port had a thrilling experience.. Du ring the heavy storm of Monday, while 440 miles at sea, she broke her propell er shaft and drifted helplessly for many hours almost to the coast of Ber muda. Assistance was asked of a lit tle Italian steamer but her captain was afraid the big transport would Ewamp him. taken at 3 p. m., next Tuesday. Gen eral debate will close Monday and members of the 'House. Frequent con-t ferences- were held between represen- j tatives of the various elements. The debate brought out a speech by Representative Tawney, of Minnesota, scoring Mr. Littlefleld, of Maine, fo. his speech of yesterday, and also two speeches from the Republican side by Mr. Tompkins, of New York, and Mr. Powers, of Vermont, opposing the bill. Mr. Thayer, of Massachusetts, closed the day with a defense of the Anti Imperialists. The other speakers were Mr. Eddy, of Minnesota, for the bill, and Messrs. Clayton, of Alabama, and Broussard, of Louisiana, against it. short speeches, under the five minute News Notes. A Boer force has advanced along the flank of General Buller's .army and U threatening its rear. Charles E. Macrum, former consul to Pretoria, said in an interview in Pittsburg that he is prepared to prove his charges as to the British censor in South Africa tampering with United States official mail. Lord Roberts, British commander-in-chief in South Africa, has arrived at Modder River, Cape Colony, and important developments are expected there. The Hepburn canal bill was report ed to tbe House. It declared the Clay ton Bulwer treaty a dead letter. . V C.nmiftee Appointed. "viVsjhington, Special. The Presi dent haa about decided on the appoint ment of Henry C. Ide, cf Vermont, and Gen. Luke E. Wright, of Tennessee, as members of the Philippine commission ttios also summoned Prof. Bernard Moses, professor of political economy fn the University of California, to Washington, for a conference on the Filipino situation and has In contem plation the tender of a place on the commission to him. To luvestigate Trusts. Washington, Special. It was stated io-day that the Industrial commission had decided to make certain recom mendations lor legislation in regard to trusts and these will be forwarded to Congress on Tuesday or Wednesday A aub- commrttee will leave Washing ton about March 13, to Investigate in dustrial conditions at the South. The sub-corn missies, -will hold sessions at RaleiiX N. C, tngham, Ala., At lanta, Ga., Memphis,- Tenn., and per Japs at other place's, Br tish Advancing. Colenso Camp, by Cable. The Co lenso Township Railway station, of tho south side of Tugela, Fort Wylie and the country extending about two miles to the north, have been occupied by the British. The British are meet ing strong opposition to a further ad vance, the Boers having at least three guns In position on the high hills di rectly in front of the English. There was heavy shelling on both sides all day Thursday. Investigation Held. Frankfort, Ky., Special. The Frank fort City Council has passed a resolu tion authorizing the mayor -to appoint a committee in the city of armed moun taineers charged with having threat ened the lives of Judges of the Court of Appeals. The resolution directs the committee to call on Governor Tayjor and demand of him the names of- all persons, either citizens or soldiers; who are quartered in the State buildings and the reason therefor, also to" inves tigate all suspicion characters found in any part of the city. Dogs Gave Alarm fst jflon, By Cable. Further, details of the attack made by Colonel Plum mer's forces on the Boers' position, de fended hy a . -twelve-pounder, neci Crocodile Pools, not far from Gaber rones, show that 03 the British were struggling up the hill in the dark, through a net of barbed wire, they alarmed the Boer watch dog, who rule, will follow up to the time, of the gave togue. Tbe Boers opened fire and vote. The leaders continue to express ths British chareeck hut th Boers ex- i , w j the belief that the bill will pass, but the impression is growing that a mo tion to recommit the bill to the com--mittee on ways and means will com mand strong support and may prevail. Mr. Underwood, . the Democratic "whip," sent out ftelegTams to all ab sent Democrats to be present on Mon day, when the voting may begin. The speech of Mr. Littlefleld, of Maine, was the feature of the day, and kept the (House in a furore for an hour. Fifty-ninth day. Throughout the debate on the Porto Rico Bill in tne House of Representatives there was an undercurrent of speculation on the outcome f the efforts to bring about united action on the present majority ploded dynamite mines, doing much damage and the British retreated. News Notes. Captain (DeWolfe tell3 the News that Mr. Thomas Vance, son of the late Senator Vance, is prominently spoken of as the next gubernatorial candidate in the State of Washington. Mr. Vance has been the acting attorney general for several months, has effi ciently attended to the arduous duties attendant upon tbe office, and the Dem ocrats will push him for the governor ship. North Carolina is interested in Mr. Vance not only because be is a Tar Heel, but because he is Senator Vance's son. The State will rejoice at any good fortune or advancement that may come to him. Charlotte News. The Salem commissioners have granted a forty year franchise to the Winston-Salem railway and electric company and made a ten year contract with the company for lighting the town with 1,200 candle power each at $73 per light per annum. The board also granted a forty year franchise to the Winston-Salem railway and electric company for a gas plant, which the company In the near future proposes to put in operation. The xldest tree we know of in this part is a hickory, not very large, but looking- sound and thrifty; it is the coreer of a tract of land owned by Tt. L. Hamilton.- He 6ays that the ime was standing in 1732, and if any one doubts it he can show a state grant that was made to Walter Shark on the above date calling for that tree Hick ory Press. The Bailey manufacturing company of Elkton shipped a car load of tele graph cross arms to the Philippines. The Daniel cotton mill at Lincoln ton, which started up last week, will make the finest yarns spun in the South. It will work on numbers from 40 to 100, and will use only Sea Island cotton. The thread will be used as warp for silk goods and for making spool sewing cotton. II. C. Ball, of Raleigh, has sued the town of Selma, Johns-ton county, for $5,000 damages. Ball says he was de tained in a hou$e there with a patient suffering with a very pronounced case of smallpox; that a man with a gun was outside as a guard and that no food or other comforts was furnished BalL it was announced some time ago that a hospital to cost $50,000 would be built at Salisbury by Mr. Newman. It Is now stated that Mr. Newman will build the hospital in Charlottesville, Va. The Newman hospital at . Salis bury, conducted by Dr. J. W. Long, will be continued as a private hospital. Notes. Smallpox has become fatal in one or statue canhot be decided until the are reported now a large number of cases at the village of Canton, Hay wood county, and several deaths. Doc try. A uimilir i ... i In! i. -in ia the one (list will mort probably be adopted by ths j ,u th Irakem.W,c aoun committee from the North Carolina Im of Ms 0.(r. The I section will b? alcatel by the ether '"., J'"' ' rections of the American Chemical So- 1v"u 1 ! ,it,. t hAir min, It ! a ver. the Boer are tetteatlor from 1 Q,r.- f r,f ,.j,ia ti.i cMi!r.n ' him. then the news on evry that it was the first to tke t:p the ' favorable to tl. Htl:l-b in-iLIt r cf unification cf the systems ; n continue to go up. rtf err tMotl'.n nl al r-ltinn r vo!n. . fie think tl.St th metric cpparattis. To Prof. B. W.'vejoln tbe tether ! t- j KilKore. State Chemh-tr i due th 1 bounty, will brinr to the honor of first presnting the matter be-; home deft-use. The nrKenry with fore the feetion in a paper entitled "A which birae def-nbe L prenyl : Unit of Vo"ume." at the summer t wm' wonder. With the c-ualtW ju meeting in 1S!7. reported the British lo in killed. Since then the American Associa- wounded and captnted nrw agcreoie side l N-'ertbeen The War Of- all 4 tet'iat; ii Mease, a white tramp, is supposed to have brought it there and left it when I Hon cf Official Agricultural Chemists he died. An engineer on a Southern ' and the American Cheml-al EvK-Iery train was held up there and vaccinated j have taken up tbe matter in great by force. A fight ensued and the of- j earnestness. ficer's arm was broken. There is no j Upon recommea iation of the mera business being done, stores are closed, ; bership committee. Messrs. W. A. as the country people are afraid to j Syme. Raleigh, and J. E. Mills. Chaptl come in and quarantine keens others t Hill, were elected members upon con- away, and no one U allowed in from trains. The little borough of Clyde ls dition that they Wcaie niemlers c! the American Chemical Society. equally In as bad fix. with numerous cases and several deaths. Waynesville still has no cases and is yet unafflicted. The papers have been signed for the purchase by New Yorkers, of 51,000 acres of land in the piedmont section, for a sheep ranch. It will be the only ranch of the kind in the State. It is stated by committeemen that the date of the unveiling of the Vance statu 'e cannot be decided until the committee gets to Washington and has News Notes. About a year ago Frel Monow, a white man of Vance county, killed a negro woman who in.ulted bis wife. Morrow fled and has f Inre been iu bid ing until a ftw davs apo when he re turned home and 6arr?uiere-J to tanl trial. The protpcts for Urge fruit crop in Ncrth Carolina this year are con sidered good. Farmers and fru'.i growers express this opinion. The re- definite news from the arrist Ellicott, j cent xM Speuf tbey BiYt ja good cf About March 1st Is tbe time do fixed j fcU n tht ori,ard3 and has ptic- for the visit t War.'.ilng'.oa. Soma persons fax.;- May as the date of the unveiling, for the reason that it lal.'i l.i .! middle c! the week, while i My 'J'J v.'.ll be Monday, aad it is ob- ! Jeu-.vi that a great many people might "be ;!u.-:lliu to travel Sunday to get KjIc.ctk. Ci.: It Is that May 20, the St...;o'. chief holiday, li the mot ap pro:.:la:e time. 1 The North Carolina Methodist Epi- . copal Conference has subscribed j ujon tica'.ly Insured a full crop of fruit. Mrs. J. il. Rosenblatt, of Cren iro, ;d Wedneiday morning. L-t Friday tuorulng she left her room ai hour cr two before daylight su-1 win- dcrcd off while asleep. Tbe expasar j brought ou phenoi on la, which tau-el; hr death. She was 23 yeirs old asJ leaves a husband and fo.tr children. ' The trustees cf the uulvtrsity av : !e Raleigh Wed-ntsday and directeJ ths Corner Oa l-umb.r. .w Ycrk, Fpe la!.- An aonocUtioi. o: banking h-ueti in N w York and Iymion ls jii to f ;ntete:ed in a new combination detonated to coottoi je entire lum"jr basins of Notth Carolina. It Is iiropuwd to unite sett n efferent -oninje,. who own abo-jr f sir bilkon feet i4 lumber snd oatrf-l aVoul. 0"O miles cf rai'.roid. Their mill '2?iHy is l.X,"' feet M !. and ta hive latjie planing tn'tts "-.t bax factoths. T ?et.ir they t 1 a':x:t rr ciit. of all the Noti t Carolina pln db.ttiaute!. the tot.! turput Wing ab-jct .0'.Mo tet a year. Tacglble Mta cf thei- ern lante ooaiTuie are estimated at t23. WW. d t I iKipva"d to ap'tU thxn at 2.000KK, tijwa wb'w-a U it eip.-:ttJ that dividends an t t-arse3 through Ue eocoml'- f fijaolld4-t'on. $4.06 Eduvv rig con Col fund tie Cuba Ily, use Injunction Ittfused. Jue Heaxna. in tbe United MtM I.inr'.ct Court, et CfcJearo. bui tsauel an crd.r denylcc the ln)uxvtkt Iia4 for by The CbiX3 TrBruc asalnn the As.-UJ Vrt. lhi gjca- out of aa aliesed (nfrltieaieet wf cory right. DccUrs in Charleston. CLarleum. S. C. j-ii. i ie mnts for a continuou- wei Ion or ths j coj annual convention of the Trt-Stal- for the "twentieth century j president and faculty to nuke arrange. , i s . V 1,.; M A - A-. In: a r a a . . ... IKa tM .ea -a-i al lit f Tt Xaa. tion. Subwribers have the : " ' V. . 1 1 ,eaiI" "lT I . VV ht to direct fne use of the fund they sZf'Z " uv , th. fCtve" ' c,ty 1 utkQ T' . im- . ..... . .. i lnit-crct?ir nf CTSrzvt anJ the Inner- ; t.roir.t rmm Nor. a Uaro- ITJ hSve 'ff If!7lS i Kr f Wt - Vlau The regular Carolina, and Virginia, ege &Dtti nave for iu tow , . it i ! . . -i...nt i tk . Vanderbilt Unlveraky S475. Ut- IZZ.. 1 .ne V.: " al! IZa 7.. Female uoiiege eaucauon mi . n-t,n,,M rii cn',ur : t' n- u n n.it ht $50, and 260 the trustees will ap- ir'.iT Tn , " .1 'X . IV V- t the unlrerslty at once. sponded on b-hi'f of the latloa. relative cf the Vp In Greenland. "No," continued the Eskimo sadly, "there Isn't so much money In the hotel business in Greenland as the volume of travel would indicate. The average Arctic explorer is so par ticular these days! He has to have boot for dinner every day, and fresh boot at that! Canned boot won't an swer at all! No, I don't know -as I blame the explorers so much. They've got to have such experiences as the public taste demands, If they are to ao anything lecturing, I suppose. Yes." Pe - ' - ". Seaboard's Charter. Richmond, Va., Special. The bill to charter the Richmond & Washington Air Line Railroad, passed the State Senate toy a vote of- 28 to 8, and the companion bill to empower the board of sinking fund commissioners to sell the State's stock in the Richmond, Petersburg & Potomac Railroad, Ffedericksburg & Potomac Railroad, went through by a still larger major ity. 4 They now go to the House. . . Brevities. . Archibald J. Sampson, American minister to' Ecuador, has made a re quest to that country for a coaling station in the Galapagos Islands. Gen. Joseph Wheeler writes from Panique, Luzon, that he delayed leav ing the Philippines on account of the activity of the natives, who still keep up the fight. General Ludlow -has appointed' a commission, to -prepare a new chartet for Havana., .' : ". Filipinos have adopted guerrilla tac tics In Albay, Luzon; and constantly narrass outposts in garrisoned towns. While out in the woods one day this Arm WljUon- " to' v " tion of the nearest Henry Mecum, of ICernersvllle, and , d,atft 0j a soldier. hurt him very seriously. The attend- ing physician Teporis Mr. Mecum ia a ! critical condition, both legs being j broken. ' A negro has smallpox at Henrietta, j Senator Jones, of Arkansas, in an Interview gives it as his opinion that the Democrats have much the better reason to hope- for success than in lS&t. Tbe opposition to the bill affecting the tenure of office of those in the con sular service is to great that there Is little chance of its passing. Russia's abolition of the duty on coal has materially Increased the price of German railway shares. The armoured cruiser Fuerst Bis marck will touch at Havre in recogni tion of the Paris Exposition. Berlin bulletins the fact that Amer ican coal was offered at Mediterrane an ports at $3 per ton. The Alsonsche Cement Works ?re now seeking a suitable place In the ITni'e.i States to erect a braDcK Prince HenTy of Prussia arrived at Vienna yesterday and was met at the ailway station by Emperor Francis Joseph. Berlin courts refused $500,000 bail for Herr Sternberg, charged with fin ancial irregularities. - He was once rated at $18,000,000. Natives of the Solomon Islands are reported to be murdering the white settlers, and a German gunboat has been seht to punish them. -. - The Boers have attacked Rensberg. Cape Colony. - SU11 Fighting. Jxmdon, By Gable. Every hour expected to bring - news of General Croje's surrender. On all sides won der i9 expressed that the gallant, yet ghastly, battle at Paardeberg drift is not yet ended In what is considered to be the inevitable. ' With fifty gung bearing upon the devoted band within the terribly short range of 2,000 yards. 'surrender or utter annihilation can be the only, result,unless all the reports of tfhe strength of the Boer re-enforcements are wrong. $160,000 Fire In Birmingham. Birmingham. Ala., Special. The ex plosion of -a gasoline stove in the base ment of the Metropolitan Hotel, on Twentieth stree and Morris Avenue, Friday afternoon, ras followed by a fire which burned that building and the Hewitt block adjoining; causing a loss of aboat $l0,000. The insaranre amnn:3 to 'about -three- fourths of the On Dangerous Ground. Manila, By Calde. A taJlrtary eoa nlakxi met at C-mb Wednda to try a, Filipino member of the ca Ljst Thursday evening two brother". : tU attacked a aquad of Bird and George Dcrwdle were diggins ; AmeTicxn. on February 2. kllUnc a grave on IotU in which to bury Mr. COTVOn The chargr ere murder and and Mrs. Jo3hna who died the day be- g mith iotnt to kill- Tie case fore. They were working with the.r 3. al foreshadowing tb mii'im t-oennii inn arn m t :t .a 11 r-k purii Bird in drawing back his matuck truck George on the head with the axe pan u. 11, vuiii.u . - tkull about the size of a silver dollai. He fell ctd was apparently dead for . ... 11 ..r( several minuiea. in. uu-a.tj . , : a .1 D Lyl and Rogers were called and " JLd hi wound, and he bid fair t ate. although a few of them were cap- recover. Franklin Pres. J tured wh'-e- nghung- 1 Tbe Republican ex::utive committee j . ' of the Eighth Congieional district H : li i called to meet In Wilkerftoro on the f - . -.a . X i 7th of March to name in iiiw ana plite for bclding the Republican con vention. The new military post at Magnolia Bluff, near Seattle. Wash., has been designated as Fort Lawton. Mail from Manila brings over court-martial cases fcr final consider ation, including one capital cae. Nicaragnan Minister Corea does no; believe the reports of trouble between Costa Rica and his Government. The North Carolina Fjnod of the Evangelical Lutheran church met at Salisbury TuesJxy to consider the ... a. . 1 . f question or tne poss-.ate removal tn 1 - North Carclina college, now located at harrestlng mathine flrm. to ut. Pleasant Sallebury presented a J of the Leander McCormk-k ot' bid cf $10,000 and a t;te c: eixieeu j 01 tne univereiiy n "4Ja nneumonia at me irsi"" . , . fri,..AM acres. Lenoir coutse, sm. uivvj. v sentei"an cverture coctemplating a union ft the two ollejtes at Hickoiy. through a commiuee of the Tennessee Lutheran: synod. The Mount Pleasant people, through a committee, offerel a protest asaiest tbe ot reaaral. and it was finally decidfd that the co lege should remain at ML Pleasant. 2 Dneutnonba day. Mr. McCormlck Walnut urove. a.. 1S1, and waa a mlck. a IrglBl strove to perfta dauiy. ail ail Cyrus h. finally ta4t. Oenl Uaade'-'i""-, policy ot UeacJtg gjrillas m bindlas. It U supposed that one reoa "lra has tatberto c;tned the Amartcaa authorities from jviopUcg this polity. Is that the Insurgents have more thaa Too fTtdest. Waahlnaton, D. C. SpecIaL Taw Turkish minister. All Kerrooh Bey. re cently returned from Constantinople, accompanied ty its wife and ristrr. and this led to teveral references to them la tbe press. The minister doe not Question the rood intent of tb writers, but tie requested that tbe pre it pert tbe custom of wis country ! this particular and refrain from refer ences to affaira ppreonal to bis bouae liold. He said be felt wire tnat a na tion of auch hospitality and greatness would readily appreciate this request. Death of fir. McCrmkk. Chicago. III-. SpeclaL Leinder J McCormlck. a member of tbe fame -. - II