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VOL. XXXIV. NO. 19. WILMINGTON, N. ., '1 'SC. - 1 b nil ciSM. MEMORIAL EXERCISES TO MEMORY OF QUEEN VICTORIA HaD hitches jiTOEiFrxjriUsr.::.. a. 5 J IN AMERICAN CHURCHES 2V ADDED THE IIITEHEST mi J5 fy' n . v v v n Ay .. '. . 1 Magnificent Pageant of the Royal Funeral Procession Through London At Windsor. 2!o Funeral ETer Before Attended by "J 8uek a Concourse at Royalty Rulers i v of Four Nations Follow the Bier From Victoria to Paddington Station Tao Military Display Magnificent With All the Pomp and Glitter a Sombre ness Is Visible Xvery where At Windsor The Remain are Takei Into the Chapel Where Punerel Services are lleld. London, February 2. With every cir vcumstance of splendid pomp befitting the obsequies of so mighty and well beloved a monarch," all that la; mortal of Queen Victoria has been borne through the streets of the capital and started towards the ancient fortress palace of :the sovereigns of England. VThe solemn magnificence of yesterday's opening phase o, these last rites was duly maintained. Perhaps the stately through -the swarming streets of Lon- -don, with hundreds of thousands of ' mourners forming a black border to the route, will never be surpassed. There was. In Victoria's funeral pro gression an i absence of that black cere monial generally connected with the final progress! to the grave. odayithe-'cp.nln wai drawn by cream colored korses. The pall was -white and the uniforms ofthe troops and the .gold trappings of the foreign sover eigns, princes and representatives, forming a. glittering medley, gave bril liant coloring to the scene. The chief mourner himself, with his field mar shal's .uniform, even though this was .partially hidden by his overcoat, helped -to leaven tne symDois 01 mourning marking the route.. " " . Nevef'in English history has a sov ereign been 'borne to the grave; attend ed by .so many distinguished mourners. The gathering of crowned heads sur passed those who rode in the jubilee .t procession. All tne great omcers 01 state participated. '" The display of the naval and military rt forces Teached the great total of 35,000 men. f The firing of minute-guns .and the tolling of bells at 11:15 o'clock. announc- to the countless multitudes who had ;been crowding London's mudhy. streets -since daylight that the funeral proces sion with the body of Queen Victoria had Begun Its passage through .the cap ital. The .people fought for hours for ,a glimpse of the coffin and.ihe kings and others following it. Thesy saw a ; long procession of soldiers, a passing show of aazzling regalia, with a hun dred royalties crowding after and then dispersed, vwhile all the church chimes of he city vwere ringing and muffled dirges were. played. Europe has seen grander royal funer- -ais LBaJi uiB queens ami xitu , hiuic f cnrconnn RnotoMo In tTiA HfcVif fit Inn " of the sixty years of reign, but mo epl sode in the Victorian era will live. so "'dfeply impressed on the memories of rfrtfo'w'hr'irJtnssff1 it or " narticinated in the -ceremonies. The. day 'was .-sombre, wet and .chilly. ias -are most of London's winter days. J "The cloudy sky; added to the glom of Ihe whole city. . AT VICTORIA STATION. arly morning, was 4 most brilliant and Impressive. For today's ceremony fhe -Station was transformed ino an im mense Reception hsQ. All trains were .stopped before 9 clock and the 'ipinj ' platforms wee cohered with purple . othOn another platform, facing that at which the queen's jtrahwas to ar riv.iia.rdH of honor. comDOSed of , blue-Jackets and "grenadier guards. . were drawn up. The broad roadway "separating the two . was swept clean and asuBder, and a number of little .purple colored platforms, from which . most of the royal family were expect edto mount their horses, were, placed at " intervals at the side and center. , ' At It o'clock an army . of grooms, with tV ' Yinrsca nrrlvw! Anil thpn Jt - forward distinguished British naval and mill tarj officers and. foreign royal fties, In 'dazzling uniforms, came in w quick succession- The lord chamber- i f . - ji i f .m.t.i. 1 . -w,i lain cUlU UU VUlUiUO, UU.CUCAUCa. nm their white wands of ofilce, received the most dit!aguished personages and eon- ducted them to a little pavilion, erect ed on the platform. , " ' - The whole station, by that time re- eembied the scene at'i levee. . - The commander-in-K:hief of the forces. Feld Marshal Earl Roberts, on. a beau tiful, spirited brown mare, carrying his 4f field marshal's baton, at this juncture, trotted Into the station and became the center of Interest. He was soon fol lowed by the earl marshal, the duke of Norfolk, and many of the most dlstln guished British officers. Then came the carriages for the. queen and the princesses. Following the carriages and preceded by an officer, came an object at which every officer in the animated throng instinctively came to the salute and every head was bared. It was the little khaki-colored gun-carriage which was to carry Queen Victoria's remains from Victoria to Paddington station. The eight Hanoverian cream-colored horses, which also drew the late queen on the occasion of the Jubilee, were use.d today. The gold harnesses, scarlet coated postillions and scarlet-and gold cover ed grooms, who held each of the horses by the bridle, were all the same. Only the little gun carriage, instead of he glittering glass-and-gold coach, mark ed the change. With the exception that rubber tires were on the wheels the gun carriage was as if in actual use. .The place for the coffin to rest was over the gun. THE TRAIN ARRIVES. It was then nearly 11 o'clock, when amid cries of "The King of Portugal's Horse!" The Grand Duke of Hesse's Horse!" as. the princes mounted, the train steamed into the station, a min ute ahead of time. All heads were uncovered as the sa loon carriage bearing the queen's re mains stopped exactly opposite the gun carriage, and King Edward, Queen Alexandria, Emperor William and others alighted. Then the bearer par ay advanced to the saloon -carriage and with hands at the salute, and, stand ing a little In advance of 4he oth. King Edward watched the painfully slow removal cf the coffin to the gun carriage. It was finally accomplished and the pall and the regalia of the British crown were placed on the cof fin. The king and the others with him then mounted and the procession start ed. The procession, apart f romxthe gua carriage bearing the coffin and royal family and official mourners about it, was not noteworthy. Parliament, the judiciary, and .the commercial bodies were not represented. Royalty, the army and navy monopolized the pa geant. Three thousand soldiers and sailors, picked companies representing all branches of the service, cavalry, ar tillery, infantry, yoemanry, militia, volunteers and colonials, formed . the advance escort. They marched slowly and without music Most of, the uni forms were covered with dark over coats ""and the standards "were draped with black, the officers wearing bands of crepe on, their sleeves. The Infantry marched in columns of four with rifles reversed. They were half an hour in passing. Then came Field Marshal Earl Roberts and his staff and after Ihejn. four massed bands palylng funeral marches. Three nun musicians announced the coming' of the body of ithe queen. There was & long array of court officials, under the lead ership of the duke of Norfolk, all at tired quaintly and brilliantly, bearing maces or wands. Jnost of them elderly men who for years had served the roy al lady for whom they were perform ing the last offices. Most of the spectators expected an imposing catafalque and the coffin was almost past before they recog nized Its presence by removing their hats. It was a pathetically small ob long block concealed beneath a rich -palP of white satin, on fhe corners of which gleamed the royal arms. Across the pall the royal standard was draped and a large crown of CtfLd. encrusted with Jewels, rested at the head of the coffin, whlcji was at the end of the gun carriage, just over tho gun. . On the foot of he coffiln were two smaller crowns with a gold, jeweled sceptre ly ing between thenx The eight horses which drew the gun-carriage were al most concealed beneath their rich har nesses. A large bow of purple was at tached to the coffin. This was the only symbol of mourning. Around the coffin walked the stal rwart bearers, non-commissioned offi cers of the guards and houshold cav alry, and on either side were, the queen's equerries, lords-in-waiting and physicians. All the uniforms were cov ered with long, dark cloaks. The spectacle was so quickly 'past that the spectators hardly realized it or had time to bare their heads, v or comprehend the details when a group - (Continued on Fifth Page.) . In St. John's Episcopal Church, Wt ington, Xnneral Services are 11,' )d, Attsaded by the President and Gb lnet, Other nigh Officials and the ForeUm Representatives SImi r Services In St. Michael's Churci" Charleston, S. C. Washington, February 2. -In the presence of a distinguished assembling including the president of tLe Unued States and his entire cabinet, impr ;s- sive trltute today was rendered' to England's dead queen. The ceremony occurred at St. John Episcopal church. begir.nim at 11 o'clock this mo-nlcg; and was 6'stinctly official in character. The British ambassador. Lord Paur.e fcte, hsd ten directed by the London foreign office to bestow this last mark of rerpcet to the dead sovereign. ' The quaint old church where tho ser vices vert held was taxed to its utmost capacity w.'th a great crqwd eagr to gain admission. 3 The interior was elaborately decorat ed with-purple, and flowers were pro fusely used. President McKInley and the members of the cabinet arrived shortly before 11 o'clock and were es fcorted to seats on the rieht of jtfhurch, immediately fronting the chan nel. Chief Justice Fuller and the asso ciate justices or tne umiea states su preme court occupied pews Immediately In the rear of the presidential party, while to the right were ranged senators and members of the house of represen tatives, including the presiding officer of the senate, Mr. Fyre, and Speaker Henderson. ' -: - The presence of the diplomatic corps in full uniform lent a touch of brillian cy to the otherwise sombre surround ings. Lord Pauncefote was in the full uniform of his. high diplomatic, office, with a black band about his left arm and a knot of crape on the hilt cf his sword. He was accompanied by Xady Pauncefote and the Honorable Misses Pauncefote, and by the embassy sfl,. Foreign ambassadors and ministers, in full uniform, Lieutenant General Miles and Admiral Dewey and many army and navy officers were present. At 11 o'clock the soft, strains of the organ and the distant sounds of the processional hymn floated through the chruch, and with measured tread the white robed choir boys entered the sanctuary singing "For All Thy Saints." Following them came Bishop Henry T. Satterlee, D. D., bishop of Washing ton; Dr. Alexander Mackay-Smith, rec tor of St. John's church; Dr. Rudolph H. McKim, rector of the Church of the Epiphany, and Rev. Ernest M. Pad dock, acting chaplain to the bishop. The service was that of the church of England for the burial of the dead. The lesson was read by Dr. Macka? Smith. Bishop Satterlee delivered an impressive panegyric on Victoria Mr. McKim read the burial ritual of the Episcopal church and Bishop Satterlee .pronounced the benedition. Charleston, S. C, February 2. At the request of the St. Andrew's Society, founded 1729, and the St. George's So ciety, founded 1733, special memorial services were held at the time f the queen's funeral, at historic St. Michael's church -today. Rev. John Kershaw, the rector and. the Episcopal clergy in the city taking part. In the crowded congregation were the mayor and aldermen, all the foreign consuls, except the British consul, Co lonel Coetlogon, who was detained y illness, and the members of the two so cieties, the plaids of the St. Andrew's officers being draped in crape. There was no eulogy the service consisting of extracts from the Episcopal burial service, the entire congregation joining in the recessional hymn "God Save the King." The organ of the church is of ancient English make and is said to have beeen first .played at the corona tion of George III. DEATH OF W. H. KITCHEN Captain Kltchln Died Last Xlxht Trom an Attack ot Pneumonia. Scotland Neck, N. C. February 2. Captain W. H. Kitchin died here to night at 9 o'clock. He had been ill tor about -two weeks with pneumonia. Captain Kitchin was well known throughout the state, and his death will be greatly regretted. He was held in high esteem, being elected first to the state legislature and afterwards to congress. He was the father of Hon. W. "W. Kitchin, congressman from the fifth district, -and of Hon. Claude Kitchin, representative inf congress (rom. the second district of this state.- Cannot Fia-ht In Ohio , Columbus, Ohio. February 2. Govern or Nash hai telegraphed ttx the direc tors of the Sean gerf est Athletic Asst ciation at Cincinnati that the Ruhlin Jeffries fight cannot be he2d In 'Ohio. On Asconnt or Balkln liorsea the Gun Carriage, UseCl, as a Bier, is . - Drawn to the Chapel by Blue-J&okets. The Venerable Archbishop ofCanter- bury Overcome, Supported to the .Altar Jnat as lie Pronounces the Benediction London, February 2. Tonight the queen's body lies in the Albert chapel at "Windsor, guarded faithfully, await ing the last rites. Within, the castle Is brilliantly lighted. King Edward and Queen Alexandria. Emperor Wl liam and the princes and their suites dined magnificently this evening. .Three kings and heads of principali ties, with special representatives, left "Windsor this evening after lunching at the castle. Their departure was some what interfered 'with by the enonr.ous proportions of the crowds gathered around the "Windsor station and In many cases the royal persona ge were literally bundled into the spvlal trains awaiting them- It was at Windsor that the only hitches in the elaborate programme of the day occurred, and these added to rather than detracted from the dra matic and pathetic interest. The first and most striking was the utter .n tractability of the horses attached to the gun carriage bearing the coffin. The alarm and chagrin of the king and emperor who had hurried up to ascertain the cause of the delay in the procession leaving Windsor station was patent upon their faces. The horses struggling in the traces and the coffin was almost thrown from the gun car riage. Lord Roberts asked tne king for permission to take out the horses and substitute for them jackies who had come up frpm Portsmouth as a guard of honor. - This suggestion was quickly sanctioned and the last time Victoria's body was borne before her subjects, it was by her royal "handy men" who at an opportune moment saved the' situation. 1 Tonight the king sent a message of thanks to Prinoe Henry, of Batenberg, for the services of the sailors of his command. The other hitch occurred during the religious part of the ceremony. The service at St. George's chapel was brief, but beautiful. The choral ser vice had formed a fitting culmination to the martial parades. The trembling voice of the archibshop of Canterbury, who is almost blind, had scircely end tt the final benediction before he rim ed to go up the altar steps. His sight and strength failed him and he totter ed,' groped, and was on the point of falling when the archbishop of York, who had been standing some dirtancj behind him, advanced and caught his hand and gently led the venerable pre late to the holy table. Then they both knelt, the greatest disnitaries of Eng land's church, next, in rank to the royal blood, their "heads bowed upon the purple altar cloth. While the archbishops pray and the bshops and clergy reverently kept their knees, the king and Emperor Wil liam, followed by three kings, walked almost hurriedly up to the aPar rails and out into the -castle by a private exit. Their gorgeous suites followed mechanically and a kaleidoscope of color and Toyalty surged up the chan cel. Against this hurrying throng he coffin and kneeling figure? within the hoy enclosure stood out in contrast. Still , the archbishop prayed and still the gaily caparisoned oilnces nought an outlet by which they might gain the Waterloo chamber, in which the long delayed luncheon had beer. laid. Al most touching the coffin they chatted. Ambassador Choate shoo hands with another ambassador. The the stream tumid, for orders came for the suites and ambassadors to go out by another door. The return ing throng met those coming up almost at the coffin, well nigh causing a me lee. Finally they reached the other door and the body of the queen was left alone before the altar.' save for the stern figures of her gentlemen at arms with halberds in hand guarding the re mains. TOTS I MPIACHMINT QUZSTION Opinions Expressed by Legislators ana Lawyers on the Question. (Special to the Messenger.) Raleigh, N. CV February 2. Tonight a very prominent democrat said to me: "The sub-committee' on the impeach ment matter has finished i Unreport and is. now having it-typewritten. The re-, port will recommend impeachment' Xtclock this evening Chairman AL.a said, a few minutes after the sub committee had finished its afternoon session: "We have only conferred and looked over the evidence. We have de cided not, to examine Worth . and Ayer or any more witnesses, though sub poenas were 'issued for these two. We have" arrived r no conclusion yet. fwj for will have another sesrl - itand"YTkiy yet another Monday. A public man sai r peachment Is growiC " l-jocratto leaders are pushing Itr ife named three of them. - A lawyer said: T heard able lawyer say today that the case before the su preme court to test the validity of the constitutional amendment could not be brought until after July 1902, when the amendment goes into effect. Even then a case could not arise until an election was held in the fall and unless some one disfranchised by the amendment brought suit. First it would have to be brought in the superior court. It would take six months to get the case before the supreme court, and January 1, 1S03 Judges Furches and Douglas' terms expire." Some other lawyers, one of them from another part of the state and of the highest rank in the profession said: "Theophllus Whites' 'claim was not a claim against the state; therefore it does not fall under the constitutional provision.. The facts agreed on in Whites' case were that the shell-fish money was In Treasurer Worth's hands as a special fund to be used In paying for work done by the shell-fish com missioner." The state charters The Biblical Re corder Publishing Company," capital $16,000. J. W. Bailey, C. B. Edwards, N. B. Broughton, Henry C. Dockery, J. C. Caddell and others stockholders. Adjutant General Royster says -"it is his purpose to organize this year .two companies for the First regiment, one for the Second regiment and three di visions of naval reserves, thus filling out all to the proper size. He says he will ask the Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry to re-enter the state guard and that it is Governor Aycock's desire that the company shall do this. Thus far, the legislature has pass ed one appropriation bill. That is one appropriating $6,000 for reimbursement of money advanced to pay for mainten ance of the criminal insane. A SOLICITOR IXTItOUBLK Prospects for a Western District Solic itor Bftiir ItnpenchcMl (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh. N. C. February 2. Since news of the proposed steps to impeach Judges Furches and Douglass reached the public letters and demands ar coming to members from western North Carolina to impeach a solicitor there. One .letter your correspondent saw, was from one of the most distin guished men in that section of the state, a republican attorney of high standing, containing these words: "A corrupt or incompetent solicitor is more dangerous than a corrupt judge. If the present solicitor continues in his career we know not what will be the result. Already there Is no .security in my county for life or property." Charges of grossest corruption are freely made and details and names given. One charge Is that the solicitor received J2.000 to recommend a prdon. A republican member from the west says he will be compelled to present articles of Impeachment himself, if the demands on him continue. A leading democratic member from that section says the matter Is verv serious and is being carefully Investigated. A 8AI ACCIDENT A Little Boy Left In a Room, Severely Borneo! ' (Special to The 3Iessenge.) Golds boro, February 2. Ralph, the 3-year-old son of Mr. W. G. Smith, was seriously burned at his home in Har rell street tjls evening. The little fel low, alone In the room, walked to the open fire place and threw a box lid into the flames. The lid Ignited, the flames from which set fire to his dr?ss, and he was burned from knees to mouth. Little hope is entertained of his recovery. A 2?ero's Narrow Escape Richmond, Va.. February 2. William Wilson, the negro charged with at tempted criminal assault upon Mrs. Watkins, and who was arrested in Norfolk, was today committed to Not toway jalL Later, the county Judge learned that a mob was forming : to lynch the prisoner and ordered him taken to Petersburg for safe keeping. When the train reached Blackstone, which is near the scene of Wilson's al leged crime, a mob of several hundred had assembled, and & search was made for the prisoner. (He was concealed in the lavatory of a Pullman, however, and escaped, reaching Petersburg in safety. , . L sv.IrTi - - J I ' f - ' T . .r:!-.: I:;:::tu- Tablet tlic trill JfrsilKzXoPT 4 s tentlary. SENATE. '" i (Special to Tho Messenger). " naicign, IerIxr- 2. The senate iaC, at 11:03 o'clock. Bills were introduced as follows: By Senator Mclntyre. regarding the Crua tan normal schoc; amen-ling tho char ter of Lumberton; to incorporaWPark- ton; concerning prolvtteof wills; by Senator Foushee. to amend section 7GS of the code relative to county treas urer; by Senator Travis, (by request) regarding probate of do vis and other instruments, and to incorporate th' town of Chockayottc; by Senator Mil ler, of Pamlico, to pmvrui non-residents from dredging and celling dams without license; by Senator Buchanan, to protect telephone lines; by Senator Smith, to establish graded schools Jn Sol ma; by Senator Leak, to Inoorporate Tadkin Falls Koctric Company. - The senate rca:uUon to appoint a committee to Inquire icto tho number of senate emplorea atlopted. Sena tors Brown, Alexander and Clcnr. were appointed as the coinmlttee. The houso bill to allow Hertford to levy a special tax piss.1 Us final read ing. lo vaisxunsii, a graded echool at Enfield passdl" i-ts" final road ing. The house bU to allow Johnston coun ty to levy a special tax parsed lis Cnal rea'ding. The hous bill to'aroRxl the charter of Cherryv-illo paseoa its final rcadfng. The bill to IncorpKxnite Rose ;'?! passed ita Unci reading. 1 The houA hill U Incorporate ilapu -ton, Hertford oounty. pasccd Its fioa: reading. The bfill to c-i-tte a state text bo. L commission to .'-elect ljks for public schools (substitute for education bill) passed its second reading without di vision. vvc-d to postmo until Monday Iom. The bill rn?a it.5 ing. third road-- The bill inccrp.ating the Southern llanufacturers' Mutual Insurance Com pany passed. The senate bi'J rsulating- eottlcmcnt of parrtnershipa by the surviving part-" ners passed. The senate bill t- amend the charter of Lumbertcn r.n J Lumix.-r JUvcr rail road passed. - The house biil to incorporat ' tho Pjobesor Loan cn-1 Trust CorniMny.. passed. The senate resoluttoa authorizing tlte appointment of a committee to invwsti. gate the managernerrt and books of the deaf and dumb ar? l blind asylums p ed. The senate reooltition Ui Jnve Hte -the soldiera heme vzrrj it third rad. Ins:. The house till to p. Q steuri.T Lily in the custody of ihe gvV(rr came up. Senator Ward explained that Theo. -s. iwi;u;if . Senator Loa-ion moved that tho steamer be placed Iri.the 0tato rause um, The bilpassed Its final readlnir. HOUSE OF r.IiPP.DSHNTATlV'i. ' The house convened at 19 o'clock. Biils were introduced sr$ follows: By Mr. Williams, to prpviao tichool books for orphans and indigent children; by Mr. Stewart, to incorporate the Bank of Dunn: by Mr. Lucas' and others' claims; by Mr Brittain. to appoint representatives for unknown or absent belre; by Mr. Hood to appoint jusUce3 cf the peace in. Wayne county; by Mr. Simms,' to al Jow peraocs to redeem land old for" taxes; by Mr. Craig, to securo better v, t uze aioDam; o allow . - " , iWUkUi J. in bs.t bul a court: housie and 'jail. The Ua came up to place the' steam esr Lily untfer cos trcl of the governor cad ttuthorizinL Theophilua White to r '-ci at a coct r:ot cs ceedins Ut3 a tnozjthr Mr. Matm' gold it wa3 ta tori aus thi I 1 A ... i ICraw ; Bin Vfitr'CtSii. r illr; romC strol of ill-rtJihi . (Continued on Fifth Page.)