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7 . j CAUCASIAN. f i -JLL. J I ) J I VOL. XXII. RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY ll. IDOL NO. t;. I! 3 11 $1! City Suffers Most Disastrous Blaze in the His tory of the South FIRE RAGPD FORTY-EIGHT HOURS One By One the (ireat Business Houses Went Down The Heroic Work of the Firemen Serious Property Losses. Baltimore, Special. The most de structive conflagration in the history "f Baltimore occurred here Sunday In the wholesale dry goods business dls srkt, raging practically unchecked 'luring many hours, completely de stroying scores of the largest busi ngs houses in the wholesale district, involving losses which cannot be esti- r.fi'rd, as the fire was still burning! fiercely when night fell. Owing to the ide extent of the calamity it will be j tomorrow l-fore even an approximate j -.-timato can bo made, though it is i crrtam that it has already exceeded! $20,0.,'M'.'O. The Hrc was still burning at nightfall, but was under control. ' N'o brs of life was reported at this j hour. ! BROKE OUT ON" HOPKIN S PLACE.! Th" lire broke out sLortly before 11 ! o'clock this morning in the wholesale 'iry goods store of John T. Hurst & t'o., on Hopkins place, in the heart 'f th" business district, with a series "i loud explosions, which were Heard r. remote parts of the city, and spread with fearful rapidity. In half an Lour' there were a dozen big warehouses in the wholesale dry goods and notions district burning fiercely. The entire fir; department was called out, but was utterly powerless to check the spread of the flames, which were aided by he high winds, and by noon there were savaje fires in at least 30 big warehouses, and the conflagration was steadily eating its way Into successive Mocks, east, north, west and south. On Baltimore street, the blocks be tween Liberty and Sharp streets was oon ablaze, then came the next bloew fnvt to Hanover and after that the I'.rk on the south side to Charles Jreet broke out into flames, the Con solidated Gas Company's building anu "(hm's Acme Hall burning fiercely. Meanwhile there were stores north :' Baltimore street being similarly consumed. Mullin's Hotel caught anu other buildings near it caught. West h Liberty street, on the south side Baltimore street, the block was :eomed. and the big bargain house al s cHiight. Down in Hopkins' place ".here the conflagration started, Hurst's b'.iilding and other wholesale bouses en both sides of the street rumbled and fell. The big dry goods houses of Daniel Miller & Sons and R. M. Sutton & f'o. were soon aflame, and along Ger man street east and west, from the Hurst building there were a dozen buildings burning. Mass & Kemper's big wholesale slere, on Baltimore street, quickly -iK-eumbed to the flames. On Hop- Vies' place the Hopkins' Savings Bank nd the National Exchange Bank J were gutted by the flames. Across i the street were the ruins of John E. i Hurst & Co., and next to it Hechl, Jr., j & Sons, were in flames. j THE BLOCK A CAULDRON. All these buildings were swept away by the flames, and the whole biock v.-as nothing but a cauldron of fire. At 1:30 o'clock Mullin's Hotel, a seven story structure, at Liberty and Baltimore streets, was in flames from "garret to cellar and its great height and narrowness acted as a torch. All the guests had been ordered out, and none, consequently, was injured. Though every bit of fire-fighting ap paratus in the city was called into requisition as the flames continued to !-pread, at 10 o'clork six engines ar rived from Washington and four from Philadelphia. It is roughly estimated that there wrere 350 hose playing on different parts of the conflagration at the same time. FINE RUN FOR THEIR LIVES. Wall after wall toppled, into the f-treets, and firemen ran for their lives. All kinds of wires had to be cut to clear the way for the fire fighters. The block bounded by Gorman, Liberty, Baltimore and Sharp streets was early found to be doomed, and the firemen turned their attention to sav ing the buildings on Baltimore street, a6t of Sharp, but the fire was beyond their control. Red hot cinders ignited the roof of Front Street Theatre at least half a mile from the main conflagration, which shows to what distance the fiery rain fell. The blaze was ex tinguished by the firemen, assisted by citizens. For a time considerable alarm was felt at the City Hospital. The Sisters of Mercy in charge of the institution were all at their posts, and an effort was made to keep the fa" of the con few cinders fell on the roof of the hos P.agration a secret from the patients. A pital, but were extinguished by the rhysicians of the house staff. Eighteen women, two babies and seven nurses were taken from the Maternity Hospital, on West Lombard tireet. in police ambulances and given Infuriated Negro kills. Tarboro, Special. Because she would net marry him, Randal Pitman, colored, shot and Instantly killed Mag gie Battle, a widow, here Sunday and probably fatally wounded her sister, Louisa Barret. Pitman had called, re newed his suit and as Maggie was about to consent, Louisa protested, whereupon the man drew his pistol, phot both and then made his escape. 11". has not yet been apprehended. 01 I quarters at the city hospital. A woman who., was ill in bed with typhoid fever wrs taken to the city hospital. The whole city was notified of the conflagration by a terrific 'explosion, which occurred some minutes after 11 o'clock. A sharp, spitting roar went up with reverberating thunder. This was followed by a peculiar whistling no:ce like that made by a shrill wind. The churches in the central part of the city were filled with worshippers, many of whom were frightened, and, while no panics ensued hundreds of men and women went outside to see what had happened. In a few moments the streets and pavements all over the city were crowded with excited people. Another deafening crash occurred, and (Tense columns of ciuders and smoke shot up over the tral section of the city, and in a huge brown column moved rapidly toward the northeast. Borne cn the strong southeast wind the column of smoke, blazing cinders and even pieces of tin roofing spread ovrr the center of the city, p.nd a rain of cinders fell, compelling pedestrians to doge red hot pieces cf wood. PEOPLE DODGING FIRE BRANDS. Two more explosions followed, and thousands of people hurried to the scene of the fi:e. Of all the specta tors, comparatively few saw the fire itself. They could net get within half a block of it. Even the policemen guard ing the approaches to the fire had to shift their positions repeatedly and dodge falling cinders. Pieces of tin C by 8 feet square were lifted into the air by the terific heat, sailed upward like paper kites, and when they reached a point beyond the scene of the most intense heat, fell clattering to the streets. The awful fire which swept Baltimore all day Sunday, all Sunday night, Mon day and Monday nigat with a fury that seemed uncontrolable, was reported as practically over early Tuesday morn ing. The heroic work of the city's splendid fire department, aided by fire fighters from Philadelphia, Annapolis, Wilmington and New York at last con quered the destroyer, making a last stand at Jones' Falls, when the fire lost its power to wreak further vengeance upon the helpless city. Dynamite was used freely. The fire apparatus was centered and all the skill cf the fire-fighters called into play to defeat the element that had eaten mil lions of dollars' worth of property. The fire was checked. Behind it lay a great gutted waste of more than 140 acres in extent. Every street that led to the fire area was crowded with awe-stricken specta tors. Down the narrow gulch-like streets the black smoke hung densely, split now and then hy a red glare of flame. The crash of falling buildings ws lost in the roar of exploding dyna mite, as it was used to demolish struc tures as yet untouched by fire. A SCENE OF DEVASTATION. The burned area is a scene of com plete devastation. Numberless build ings that were the pride of Baltimore costly and stately, and occupied for all kinds of business are a mass-of ruins. The Baltimore American build ing, one of the finest in the city, is now smouldering debris, save for the remnants and the front and side walls. For acres, on South street, where stood The Sun building, the pillars that once marked the front only remain. Entire biocks just below there are wiped out without, in some cases ( a wall left standing. From Fayette street down Holliday street, as far as German, there is no building left, save the corn and flour exchange, at the corner of Ger man street. That building, whose walls tower above the crumbling debris of what were formerly adjoining struc tures, was gutted and formed a caldron of fire. In numerous other wrecked buildings the flames played about the debris and threatened to weaken the foundations of the few walls that were left. " . The costly United States custom house was ruined. Most of the busi ness section of the city was totally burned out. FIFTY THOUSAND OUT OF EM PLOYMENT. Col. J. Frank Supplee, a competent authority on factory statistics, esti mates that the number of persons who are thrown out of employment will reach 50,000. Others have estimated the enforced idleness at greatly more. Inspector of Buildings Preston, after making a careful study of the burned district, placed the building loss at $1 50.000.000. SEVENTY-FIVE SQUARES ARE IN ASHES. About 75 squares, or 140 acres, are in ashes, extending from Lexington street, cn the north, to Pratt street, on the south; from Liberty, on the west, to the Falls, on the east. The city was early placed under mar tial law, and thus all danger of looting in the doomed district was eliminated. Word was received tonight that Gen. Corbin. of New York, woald be here Tuesday to take command cf the Fed eral troops. The presence of two regi ments of militia as an adjunct to the police, which were augmented by de tails from Philadelphia and Washing ton, resulted in the maintenance of the best of order. Fire Still Rising at a O'clock. Washington, Special. A dispatch ; received from Baltimore at 2 o'clock ' Monday morning says the fire is still J raging fiercely. The postofiice build ! ing is burning, also the $4,000,000 i court house. The Holiday Street The- atre ha3 been blown up with dryna- mite and the United States Express offices and central offices of the' Bal timore & Ohio Railroad are- burned. Appropriation for Relief Annapolis, Md., Special. The Gen eral Assembly met in the State House Monday night to consider a plan for thi relief of the fire conditions In Bait!- f more. Senator Gill, of Baltimore, in troduced a bill authorizing Governor Warfield to declare ten succssive legal holidays in the stricken city so as to aid property-owners and other losers by the fire to get their business affairs into as good shape as possible. The bill, which was passed and at once sign ed by the Governor, authorizes him to extend the suspension of business be yond ten days If necessary. A bill to make a relief appropriation, which was to have been presented in the House by Wells, of Prince George county, was laid over until the conditions and the amount needed can be ascertained. Washington, Special. A bill was In troduced by Representative Emrich, of Illinois, appropriating $1,000,000 for the relief of the sufferers from the Balti more fire. An Entire Block Burned. Lakeland, Fla., Special. The entire block, bounded by the railroad, Ken tucky avenue, Main street and Massa- chusetts avenue, was burned here Mon day morning. The loss is estimated at $73,000, with insurance of abaut one third. The cause of the fire Is unknown. The entire burned district will at once be rebuilt in brick. Greensboro to Extend Aid. Greensboro, Special. Knights of Pythias IiOdge, No. 180, at a special meeting Monday, made an appropria tion for the sufferers of the Baltimore fire, and appointed a committee, headed by C. D. Benbow, to give a benefit en tertainment. The mayor has called a meeting of citizens for relief. Other lodges and organizations have com mittees at work raising funds, re sponses being liberal and hearty. War Now Certain. London, By Cable. In a dispatch, dated at Nagasaki, Sunday, February 6th, and which was delayed by the cen sor, a correspondent of The Daily Tele graph asserts that Russia deliberately precipitated the crisis by secretly dis patching a few days ago from Port Arthur transports loaded with a full division of troops and escorted by a fleet and landing them near the Yalu river, thus occupying northern Corea. "Japanese patience became exhaust ed and today Japan moved her ships and took unresisted possession of cer tain merchant vessels, including the Shilka and Manchuria," the correspon dent continues. Two other Russian vessels were seized and escorted to Sasebo, Japan. The Daily Telegraph says it sup poses the foregoing seizures occurred at Masampho, but that Ihe censor sup pressed the location. Eighting Expected Hourly. Berlin, By Cable. A dispatch to The Cologne Gazette from Vienna says Ad miral Baron Von Spaun, commander-in-chief of the Austrian navy, has re ceived a dispatch from the commander of the Austrian legation guard in Pekin to the effect that Japan has embarked her regiment of guards and two army divisions on 40 steamers. The dispatch added that a Russian cruiser division had sailed from Port Arthur and that fighting was expected hourly. Whbi?sale Fraud. Columbia, S. C, Special. The com mittee appointed by the last session of the South Carolina Legislature to in spect the alleged inferior work of the capitol building at Columbia rendered their report, in which wholesale fraud on the part of contractors is charged. It is understood that the report speci fies Mcllvaine & Unkiper, of Pittsburg, and Architect F. B. Milburn, of this city. The report recommends that pro ceedings be instituted against Unkiper and Milburn. The report was founded on testimony given by Architect Hunt, at Washington. News of the Day. The presentation by the Prince of Monaco to the Academy of Sciences of Paris of a map of ocean depths, show ing the nature and formation of all the bottoms sounded, iias once more brought the personality of the Prince before the public Beyond the fact that he is paid $500,000 a year to permit gambling in his principality and that he has twice been freed from marital obligations oiice from the daughter of the Duke of Hamilton, his first wife, and lately from the Duchess of Riche lieu, nee Heine, of New Orleans, very little is known of the Prince. With the gift of this deep sea chart has come the revelation that Prince Albert is a scientist, for most of the soundings recorded on this chart were taken by him cr those with him in the cruises of his yachts, the Hirondelle, the Princess Alice I and the Princess Alice is announced that Thomas Nelson Page, author, is in the near future to establish a technical school in Han--over, Va., ten county of his birth. The plan Is to teach young men and girls the different manual callings, such a3 carpentering, . mechanics, cooking, cooking, se-vlns, etc Telegraphic Briefs. The Russian reply was delivered to Japan at .Tokio. and fs expected to lead to war. Mrs. Florence Maybrick is at the country home of the Sisters of the Epiphany, at Truro, Cornwall. Joseph Chamberlain is exhausted by his political labors and will take a long rest. The movement for separating church and state- is gaining a fresh impetus in France. ; FIRMS THAT LOST MOST The Mouses That Went Down In Bis Call-more Rre. Baltimore, Special. Tfce following is the latest list of the business places destroyed, with a rough estimate of the losses, where obtainable. Where several firms are grouped the loss is the total to the building: , John E. Hurst, dry goods, $1,500,000; over $1,000,000 in insurance. William Koch Importing Company, loss $150,000. Samuel D. Goldberg,-pants; F. & Charies Burger, clothing, $75,000. The Daniel Miller Company, dry goods, $1,500,000; carry more than $1, 000,000 in insurance on contents. Dixon-Bartlett Company, cats and caps, $100,000. Spragins, Buck & Company, shoes, $123,000. Cohen, Adler Sho" Company. $125, 000. L. S, Fitemau, ladies' wrappers; Ja cob R. Seligman, paper, and Nathan Rosen, ladies' cloaks, $100,000. Morton, Samuels & Company, boots and shoes, and Strauss Brothers, stor age, $100,000. Baltimore Rubber Company, $135,000. Guggenheimer, Weil & Company, lithographers and printers, $125000. M. Friedman & Son, clothing, and F. Scbleuenes, cloths, $150,008. Swartz Toy Company, $100,000. A Federlicht & Sons, cloths. $75,000. Whitaker & Sons, 515,000. C. J. Stewart & Sons, hardware, J25.0OO. O'Connell & Bannon, saloons, $25,000. National Exchange Bank building, $75,000; contents $oO,000. ' Lowman & Company, clothing, $125,000. John E. Hurst & Cbmpany, storage, $125,000. Findlay, Roberts & Company, hard ware, $75,000. Lawrence & Gold Shoe Company and Bates Hat Company, $125,000. S. Ginsberg & Company, clothing. $125,000. Winklemann & Brown, dry goods company, $125,000. R. H. Sutton & Company, dry goods. $1,500,000. Chesapeake Shoe' Company, $100,000. S. F. & A. F. Miller, clothing manu facturers, $150,000. S. Halel & Company, boots and shoes. Strauss Brothers, dry goods, $250,000. A. C. Meyer & Company, patented yarns, $75,000. Strauss, Eiseman & Comcanv. shirt manufacturers, $150,000. North Brothers & Strauss, building $75,000: ctcok about 5?o,CK. standard Suspender Company and Daniel A. Boone & Company, liquors. $60,000. Bradley, Kirkman. Reese Co.. nanera $75,000. McDonald & Fisher, wholesale naner. $100,000. Wiley, Bruster & Co., dry goods, end F. W. & E. Dammann cloths. $125,000 Henry Oppenheimer & Co., clothing! and Van Sant, Jacobs & Co.. shirts. $175,000. Joseph R. Stonebreaker & Co.. li quors, $75,000. Lewis, Lauer & Co., shirts, $100,000. Champion Shoe Manufactnring Co.. and Diggs, Curwin & Co., shoes, $100, 000. Mendel Brothers, ladles' wrannera. $125,000. Blankenburg, Gehrman & Co, no tions, $125,000. Leon, Keen & Co., ladies' cloaks. end Henry Pretzfelder & Co.. hoots and shoes, $125,000. . Hopkins Place Savings Bank, $75, 000. Cohen & Samuels, hats and $75,000. caps. Farnold & Sons, surgical instru ments, $60,000. Michael Aubach & Sons, clothing, $250,000. Marburg Brothers, tobacco, $100,000. United Shirt and Collar Co, $50,000. Mack Brothers & Mack, clothing, and John A. Griffith & Co., tailors' trimmings, $60,000. Standard Manufacturing Co., and Ellas Coplan, neckwear, manufactur ers, $75,000. Reliable Pants Manufacturing Co., clothing, and T. M. Levering, drug gists supplies, $75,000. Simeon Neubergeg & Brother, dry goods, $100,000. S. M. Flescher, ladies and gents, fur nishings, $75,000. D. H. Wallerstein, millinery, $50,000. The Brainard Armstrong Co., silks, and Carter, Webster & Co.. $50,000. Vogts, Quast & Co., clothing, $75, 000. Woodin, Baldwin & CO., dry goods, $150,000. Bouldin Erothers, notions, $150,0G0. Edward Jenkins & Sons coach and harness makers' supplies, $150,000. Johnson,- Boyd & Co., notions, $200,- 000. - . Linthicura Huber Co., $125,000. M. I. Blum & Brother, clothing, $100,000. S. Kirkman & Brother, clothing, $100,000. Edward Jenkins & Sons, storage. and Lapley & Brother Co., storage, window shades. $15,000. Phil F. Gebrrman & Co., lace and embroideries, and Phillips Brothers Co.. dry goods. $200,000. Amon Green & Co., cotton $75,000, (and other offices.) Sadler Rowe & Co., books and sta tionery. $50,000. George Mayo, manufacturer and pro prietary medicines, $50,000. Van Zandt, Jacobs & . Co., shirts. $50,000. Capan & Greenbaum, clothing end crucible steel company, $50,000. Carey. Bain & Smith, dry goods. and F. K. Kent. SDOoi cotton, and thread, $60,000. Oehm's Acme Hall, $150,000. Consolidated Gas Co., $100,000. Armstrong. Cator & Co.. notions and millinery. $500,000. Weigart & Co., shoes; Stelger Bros., trunks; Dowell, Helm & Co., storage, end M. & J. Oppenheimer & Sons, jew elry, $100,000. H. S. Heicht & Co., millinery $100. 000. J. J. Hall and H. I. Thompson, bon nets, and C. J. Dunn, trunks, $23,000. Allen & Sons. Mullin's Hotel. Ball'- ' more and Liberty streets; Thalhciir.rr Brothers, clothing: Bnrguaier Brcth- ers, clothlcg: J. Hartfcerg Co.. WU-! Ham Lehman & Co.. Bsltimore Newe ! Co.. A. Frank & Sens. BotUngheimcr 4 tt Dotter. the L. H. Miller Safe Co..' Floraiora Tag Co., McCadden it Mc-, El wee, Joh3k Tnrnball. Jr. & Co.,! George W. King Printing Co., Mcn gram Lunch Rooms. Douglass She: Co., Bay Line ticket office. Williams j bnoe store, reter koss & son. carncss manufacturers, $125,000. James Robertson Manufacturing Co., plumbing suppl'.e. $100.0CD. R. Jan dor ff, boots and Rhcs. an 1 James Robertson Manufacturing Co. storage, $100,000: Reach &. G3yaor, window shades, $75,000. I. Fuelhautb, Blake Co.. wall papers, $65,000. Aden Brothers, umbrella manufac turers, and Fondin & Hahn & Sons, clothing, $100,000. Henry & Co., hosiery & Underwear, $75,000. L. Grieff & Brothers, clothing, $15, 000. Maas &. Kemp. embroidery and laces, $150,000. Thalhelmer Brothers, clothing. $150. 000. Florence W. McCarthy Co.. notions and laces, $150,000. Fisher Brothers, wholesale liquors, and Silverman & Lodes, notions, dry goods, etc., $150,000. New building, not occupied, $15,000. M. Moses & Son merchant tailors, $75,000. . J. Goldsmith & Son, clothing, and Sugar & Shear, clothing, $100,000. TERRY COMMITS SUICIDE Iraglc Ending of a Murder Trial At Wilmington. Wilmington, Specila. S. Hill Terry, charged with the murder of his son-in-law, George Tate Bland, at tho latters home in this city, last September, put an abrupt ending to his trial In the Superior, Court here Wednesday after noon, shortly after 1 o'clock, by com mitting suicide In his cell, in the coun-, ty jail. The weapon used was an old case knife which had been sent him with his breakfast from homo this morning. The blade was dull and gap ped and the physicians who reached him soon after the tragedy say that he must have hacked his throat at least a dozen times. Death ensued In fifteen minutes after the deed and 5 minutes after the surgeons reached him. An ugly wound, three inches long and two inches deep, was found on the right side of the throat, the external jagular vein having been en tirely severed. The attention of the jailor was call ed to the suicide by two white prison ers confined in an o.rtJolnine' rll. lfley neaia u gashing sound from Ter ry's cell and peeping in through the bars, saw the man lying on his cot in the throes of death. An alarm was giv en and Jalor Gapps rushing to the scene, had a struggle to wrest the knife from the dying grasp of the prisoner. Terry was abcut 58 years of age and owned considerable property. He was door-keeper in the State Senate in 1901. Eleven or twelve jurors to sit In judgment upon his case had been elected to the Superior Court when his rash deed put an end to the pro ceedings. His counselor were very con fident of murder in the second degree, but Terry had told them time and again he preferred death to a term in the penitentiary. Terry leaves a wfe and several grown children, one the wife of his victif, and another W. R, Terry, an employe of the Seaboard Air Line at Raleigh. ' As the remains of the dead man were removed from tho cell this af ternoon, after a coroner's inquest had been held and the jury rendered a for mal verdict that deceased came to his death b knife wounds inflicted by bis own hand. A letter was found under his cot wheh had been written for him by a fellow prisoner some four weeks ago, ostensibly net to be made public until after suicide, or until he had been executed by law. In the letter he gives history of his life at length and Justifies his action in killing his son-in-law by saying that Bland fired on him first. He says that ho never bore any malice toward Bland, and had always tried to help him along in life. He bade farewell to his wife in affec tionate terms, extolling her virtues and expressing regret that to her has fallen an unhappy lot. Terry's son said his father had been very despondent for several days and yesterday in the court asked him to send him a small knife with which to pare his finger nails. Later he complained of rheuma tism and asked that 10 cents worth of opium be sent him. Neither of the re quests were complied with, though yonng Terry had no idea that his fath er contemplated suicide. He also re marked to his sen yesterday during the same conversation of a melancholy nature that "I'm white, and theyTl never hang me or send me to the pen itentiary for a long term of years. The funeral will be conducted tomor row afternoon from the late residence and the remains will be interred In Oakdale Cemetery. Confesses Murder. Bakersville, Special. -Lee Shelton, of Shelton Laurel, Madison county, was safely landed in jail here Wednes day night on the charge of murdering William Shell on the 27th of January. After arriving here he admitted Ls guilt, saying that he had killed Sheti because he was afraid of him. There are, however, indications that the mo tive was robbery and that the deed was a most cowardly one, the dead man having evidently been fired on while lying down drinking water from a branch. Eight " balls entered his body. Shelton la regarded as a des perado, and the feeling against him has been very high. It was regarded as unlikely that he would reach jail in safety. So far, however, no attempt has been made to lynch him. Emperor's Dcgs. Emperor William of Germany has four light-brown dachsliunde, of which he is fond. These dogs live in a stone, ivy-covered house. DOINGS IN CGNG1ESS Dlcussloa la the Senate en the Treaty Que Uob. Tillman 5p?ak Pialaly. After almost allowing the arnai cunt to the nrstnt deficiency appro priation bill providing for a loan cf $ 1.600.000 to the St. Ixmis Exposition to po throngh without any iiSusioa whatever, the Senate Wednesday changed its tactic Just a the ro was about to be taken and cn teres upon a debate on the loan provUion. which continued for about foir hours, and which was still in prcgrcrs when the Svnate adjourned for th day. The debate was precipitated by a point of order male against the amendment by Mr. Bailey, who supported bis point with a speech based on the theory that the national government was not. as such, concerned with the raccuss or failure of any exposition. He w.ia sup. ported by Mr. Lodgo and Mr. Elklns, wMle speeches wer made in support of the amendment by Messrs. Hale, Allison, Cockrcll, Spooner. McComas and others. Mr. Tillman sild he wanted to say something on this "loan or fill." tb latter he thought, as It waa not likely that the government would ever i;rt anything back. Iu the course of his remarks he paid South Carolina bad had a shire of the steal that haJ been secured by other cities and he had helped to get it What he meant was that this expenditure of money was unlawful and unconstitutional. Mr. Spooner remarked that the Sen ator from South Carolina had put him self on record as participating in a Kttal. ' What I mean." declared Mr. Till man, "is that when Congress takes money from the people and gives it away for expositions it amounts to a steal. What I want to know is how far we are to go and how much longer v.e are'to participate In" Here Mr. Tillman hesltited. "Steals," interjected Mr. Spooner. "Yes, steal," said Mr. Tillman, de fiantly. Mr. Bacon said that as he Intended to vote for the amendment he did not want the impression to go out that he was in the wrong. He thought the ap propriation a proper one. In reply to a question from Mr. Bailey ho said tint abstractly he did not endorse the principle, and that if the practice of piving aid to. expositions was now be irg initiated he would oppose the prac ti?. But in view of what hid been done In the past he considered It not out of place to make the appropriation. The Senate chamber was again tho arena of an interesting political de hate with the provision in the urgent deficiency appropriation bill for a loan of $4,600,000 for the St. Louis Exposition (he basis for the discus sion. The comruvtiny u piccijin.n.cu vj Mr. Lodge, who quoted many official figures to demonstrate that Republican policies had not been a failure in the l.'nited States. He also charged Mr. Gorman with hostility to the navy Mr. Foraker also spoke, devoting him self largely to a comparison of con ditions under the Harrison administra tion and those under the administra tion of Cleveland, to the advantage of tho former. On the Democratic side Messrs. Gor man and Bailey were tho orators. Commenting on the present condi ticn of the country's finances. Mr. Gor man said that It was'due to the 1m mense expenditures made In prepara tion for war $82,000,000 last year for the navy and $118,000,000 for the army, in a time of profound peace. He denied, as Mr. Lodge had charged, that he had been an enemy of the upbuild ing of the navy. On the contrary, be would have the navy engage ample forces to guard American interests everywhere. But he had had no ldr3 of a navy to compete with that of Great Britain or Germany, because our conditions did not require such a navy. He did not want a navy for display, but for service. "I want economy in it." he said, and he called attention to the effectual aid given to Venezuela during the admin istration of Mr. Cleveland. "We did that," he said, "at the cost of $16,000.- 000 a year, and now we pay $S2.000. 000 for a navy with which to threaten Colombia." He would reduce the army from 100.000 men as now au. thcrized, to 50,000. : He did rot. he said, confess that he would be willing to take money from th excessive expenditures for the army and navy, and give It to the St. Louis fair, the success of which was pledged by the United States. Some Spicy Remarks. Indiana and Kentucky locked homs In the House Wednesday. The debate which involved nearly every member of both State delgatlons. was fast and furious from start to finish. Kentucky demanded of Indiana the return of W, S. Taylor. -that he might be tried for the assassination of William Goebel The assault w3s made by Mr. James, of Kentucky, and the defense was led by Mr. Crumpacker, of Indiana. Partisan feeling rose to an extreme tension, and a3 either side scored both applause derision resulted. The debate was based on the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill. Mr. James fired both sides of the House to interest and feeling by de claring at the outset that the "Rough Rider President" was ridiculous in bis message to Congress fat-oring interna tional extradition treaties, when one State could not get from another fagi tive from justice. He had. he said introduced a bill in which the Federal eovernment made extradition compn! sory in cases where persons had been indicted for crime. For four years, he said. Governor Dnrbfn. of Indiana, bad protected Taylor, who had been regu larly indicted In Kentacky for the mur der of Goebel, "and yet I notice that when Durbin comes to town." con tinued Mr. James. he Is wined and dined by this great Den Quixote upon extradition, who absolutely confides to Darbin the right to give the wait ing and anxious world the news that Hanna can run for President If he wants to. And when we all read that. v:e again declare 'the king can do no wrong " Mr. Crumpacker, of . Indiana, arose to make a reply to Mr. James.- and brought a storm of questions from the Democratic side. Hil SIEIi Mill Frem !$ p Newsy Items G!taa4 S M . . f . 5 Potmatrr Mwt, CfcArlrtte, Spocixl Tto tatcj fcr tho formaticn of a preliminary crsani tat Sou cf North Carolina post- meters was called at o'clock Friday evening, at the roera cf the South ern Manufacturers Clab. by IVsiraiv tcr IL V, Smith, who, upon uiotion. acted as temporary chair nun. II. A Hopkins was drafted as temporary secretary. A roll of tho rrnt s mado and the folowtsg State pen master responded: 1L W. Smith, Charlotte; EL Q. Houston. Davidson: James II. Ram say, Salisbury; G. W. Rot-bins, Reeky Mount; J. U Mathewcn. WAdsboro; James N. Dayrauld. G!as: Robct S. Templeton, Mooroavtlle: W. A. llov ell, Stanley; W. R. Jordan. Dcrtta; . I. Mulon. HuntcrsTUit; J. t Ffy. Mt. Holly; J. W. Arnutrwig. Ik! ment; George V. IV priest, Shcibr. Shot a Boy. Marlon, Special. Lisa Garland abut Ive Calllcutt In tbe waiting room it the station here. It leerrs that Gar land was drinking and went down to the station and jrent in the room ani there were two negro toys in the room and he ordered the Calllcutt boy lo wake up the othei boy and mske a fire. Calllcutt refused and he again ordereJ fclm to do so snd on the boy still re fusing Garland eauKht him by the col lar and shot him in the brad, icS'.ct- ing a serious and dangerous wound. Tbe doctors could not find the ball enl think he will die. Garland mad his es cape, but the sheriff Is looking for him In every direction. Woman Killed By Train. Whilo running rixty mlls an hour, about half a mile ncrth of Kingi Mountain Friday evening at 6:20 o'clock. No. 97, the Scu: hern's fast mail train, struck Miss Lula Adams, who waa trying to cross tho frack in front of the engine, and knocked her fifteen feci Into tho air and over fifty leet distant. Miss Adams was in stantly killed, never breathing after sbo fell. Tar Heel Topics. Before Unltd States Commissioner John Nichols, Ii Raleigh. Tuesday, there was to have been a hearing of Powell, the man chtrged with swind ling by using the name of a Raleigh firm. He waived examination and went to Jail In default of $1,000 bond. He said he could give this, but tma is Improbable, ai he had been In jail sv. eral days in default of a $200 bond. Brooks, who was Powell's agent la Ra'cigh. was allowed to go free, upon giving $100 bond for his appearance as a witness against Powell. It is ddw the belief there that Powell is th whole firm; that Is. be had no part ner. He says Jones is in Norfolk, tut he can't be found there. The twelve Asheville sports who were arrested last week charged with being Implicated In the cocking rosin, which took place there Tuesday morning, and fined $10 and costs, have been fortunate in getting off lighter by the fines In escb case- being reduced from $10 and costs to $5. This ends tbe chicken fight effalr. as the officers have failed to secure any evidence against a number of others who were alleged to hare been in at tendance at the "main." Mr. John Hargrove, a young farmer, living near Slier City, was accidently shot there Monday. He had Just driven to town, unhitched his bonce and was In the act of tylDg the horse to the rear end of the wagon, when a loaded gun, lying In tbe wagen bed. was dis charged, the entire load enterin; the unfortunate msn's abdomen. His con dition Is critical. The Asheville Cotton Mills hare de cided to curtail production by closing down one day a week. Beginning this week the mills will not run on Sat urday. Tfcey will close at 4:20 every Friday afternoon and resume opera tions tbe following Monday morning. This cnrtsllment is due to tbe pre vailing high price of cotton and will continue in effect until changed condl. tlocs warrant a return to a tlx day run. The State Republican Convention will be held In Greensboro May 18. Ex-Constable J. A Dunn, of Char lotte. Monday night discovered a white man in the hands of to negro women, -on South College ttrcet, in that city, near the city rock quarry. The man, whose name was Thomas Fronebarger, and who was from Bes semer City, was in a stupor and was almost rigid. The women appeared to be robbing him. and Mr. Dunn thinks that they intended to shove him over the edge o! the nnarry, a precipice of over 100 feet. The women ran when they iaw Dunn, who then took the yonng man to his home and revived ' him with hot coffee. Charles Panleln. a well known tailor of Wilson, died suddenly Tuesday at 1 o'clock while seated in Barnes res taurant. He was 40 years old and leaves a wife and a ywing child. A fire broke ont Tuesday evenlct aut 4 o'clock In tbe house of a col ored man, George Spears, in Concord. The fcouee was burned down and tbe names spread to an adjoining building, but by the prompt aid of the fire de partment no more damage was done. Charters have been granted the Washington Fish and Produce Com jany. of Washington, capital $10,000, IV. p. Brougham and others 'stock holders; J. W. Scott & Cc of Greens boro, are authorized to issue $30,050 of preferred trtock and to Increase their capital Stock to $10,000. -
The Caucasian (Clinton, N.C.)
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