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0 it g u : f s" . j" WILMINGTON, N. C, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1899. 1: PRICE 5 CENTS VOL. XII. NO. 37. at i AMERICAN . , , . . Show their SuiDeriority . : by Cool CHARGING THE Our Soldiers Reserve Their Fire-The onet and Butt of Gun--American Valor triumphant Evcrwhere--The Philippines Driven BackAguinaldo Through the i Philippine Junta Issues a Proclamation Charg - f ing Otis With Beginning the Fight, j Manila, Februay 11. 11:55 a. m. The x following additional particulars regard- j ins tne capiure au uav m., omaineu. -j The insurgents h4;d been cqncentrat- ing their forces for several days at Gal oacan. General ' Elwell S. Otis deter mined to attack them. , He instructed his commanders accordingly, ; and re quested the . assistance of the naval -forces under the command of Rear Ad miral Dewey. Major Gfeneral McAr thur reported that all was ready and at1 o ClOCK lie reteiveu lunuwiug iiio- sage: : , . -r 1 "The commanding general orders you J ko go ahead with the programme. ' ' '. "BARRY." The attack began immediately. The monitor Monadnock and the cruiser Charleston shelled Caloacan and the country north of it for half an hour. General JHcArthur's artfllery also did- effective work frqm a hill in the rear. Brigadier General Harrison Gray Otis, with his brigade, consisting of the Kansas regiment, the Montana regi- acting as infantry, advanced hand . somety, .pushing forward '.in the face of the Philippino bullets as cheerfully as if they had been snow balls. The ene my was utterly routed and fled to the mountains.- At 6 o'clock ."cease firing" and "recall" were sounded. The troops were theli well through Caloacan and north of lit. General Mc Arthur, established his left at Caloacan and strengthened his lines for the night. By the capture of Caloacan :the con trol of much of the rolling stock of 1 the Manila-Dagupaii railroad was ob tained. f '.' j The city is now quieter and busines is betted than at any time since the outbreak of hostilities. ' - The American, losses yesterday were three men killed and thirty-one wound ed. Among the Tatter are -gallant Lieu tenant Colonel Bruce Wallace, of the " Montana regiment, and , a lieutenant of the Seeond cavalry, who was shot through the lung whileleadihg a charge across the open ground.' The enemy lost heavily. . Manila, February 11. 2:30 p. m. Ear , ly today the monitor Monadnock and the cruiser' Charleston began dropping shells into the rebel camp between Caloacan and Malabon. The enemy's sharpshooters in the jun . gle on the American left had been par ticularly annoying since daylight, so the Third artillery drove the rebels out of the jungle at noon. Bass, an artist representing Har per's Weekly, was shot in .the arm yes terday. The loss of the enemy is fully fifty killed and wounded to one Amer ican killed tor wounded. ' - ' 5:20 p. m. The heat today knocked out many more of . our men than did the Philippino bullets, especially ir the marshlands and north of Malabon, . where, the Kansas regiment was sta tioned. Fully a score of them were taken to. the hospital. Among the in cidents of the day, it is cited that Pri vates Hartley and Fitch, of. the Thir teenth'" Minnesota regiment were both wounded in the legs by the same bullet and Private Mitchell, of the Kansas, while assisting a couple of men to the rear, was shot in the left arm! The railroad is now open to Caloacan and supplies for the troops are being forwarded "by rail. . A GALLANT CHARGE." - A dispatch to Reuters Telegram Company from Manila;-Ndescribing the capture of Caloacan, dwells upon the excellence of the. Arnerican plans and . the precision with which they were carried out. The dispatch adds: "At 4 o'clock, p.mM the American ships ceased firing. Then the artillery fired three guns; at an interval of ten sec onds, signalling the advance of the whole line, the Kansas regiment lead ing through the jungle. The rebels' left wing was diverted by Major Bell and a hundred men. It was like clock work. There was no hitch anywhere. i The rebels, estimated to have num bered 10,000 men, -were demoralized by fthe shells. The Americans advanced ,in open order. At 500 yards there was : a halt and then a charge and the rebels stampeded from their trenches, which were admirably constructed.. The Americans refrained from wasting am munition, but rushed on without firing and used their bayonets and the butts of their rifles. There was heavy slaugh ter. - . ; The railroad is practically uninjured. Today the ships are shelling beyond Caloacan. The Americans will proba bly reach Malabon today and Malolos in a fortnight. - Dispatches to The Globe from Hong Kcng say the Philippino Junta there . fhsa. received,' by steamer, from Ma nila, further news of the recent fight ing. The Philippino agents Say the Ameri cans placed vessels along the shores of the bay and commenced hostilities "un expectedly at midnight on Saturday, simultaneously bombarding the de fenceless towns of Fond, Malak and Malabon." The agents of the rebels also say: "The slaughter of women and ' children was frightful, the Americana burning and . devastating all before them, conducting a war of extermina tion and shooting every Philippino." xne gaenxs, or tne i'ninppinos declare their intention of "appealing to Chris- tendom," and say their indignation $gmnfst the Americana Is intense. TROOPS ai "T""L .Zm . i Over tne Fnilippmes Courage; ENEMY'S Enemy Attached, Wit ti the Bayo AGUINALDO'S ACCOUNT OF THE 11. The Phil- o jUnta here have ifesued the fol- lowing statement: i "A Manila steamer has arrived here with the American censored version of the fighting which is utterly false. The Americans commenced hostilities - by the treachery of General Otis, simul taneously by land and sea. Aguinaldo possesses a signed guarantee from the American commissioners that there would be no hostility on their part. Hence the Philippine troops were rest ing and many of th Philippino officers were at the theatre ion Saturday night and were arrested shortly before the outbreak. The bombard: nent of the de fenseless towns of Mala te, Paco, Santa Ana: and Malabon; caused frightful slaughter among the women and chil dren. It is estimated that 4,000 of them were .killed. The Philippino forces, whose loss was comparatively small, te naciously held to their positions. The; conduct of the Americans in the sub urbs was outrageous. They compelled the inhabitants to jleaye their houses and then shot them down, regardless of sex. j :, , ' ! j ' "There is a reign of terror at Manila. Civilians are shot in the streets with- out being challenged: ' missioners arrived j at The tloilo corn- Manila at the invitation of the Americans aiid whert they were starting to return the Amer ican soldiers were lootj ng arid pillag- ing. ! 1 Aguinaldo sent Com ssioners. to m the reason for quire of General Otis the hostilities, offering summarypun- ishments if the Philippinos were .found to be at .fault. He i received no satis faction. The Americans are apparent ly determined on a war of extermina- lion, similar to ineir aoings m Carolina in "November, violating the risrhts. of j mankind ' and of civilrajed warfare and j committing ' a monstrous . outrage on j civilization. i There is no doubt ' that the action of General Otis was a .political tiimeiitLTl influence the vote of the United States senate, fearing an exposure of the cor- ; ruptions : at Manila, Four vessels are ' leaving Manila to bombard Iloflo." ; ; SATURDAY'S FIGHT. ; : j) - ' Washington, " February 11. General Otis had another victdry to record this morning, and though Jthe action before Caloacan idid not result in as hpavv a loss to the Americaii side as the "bat tle ofj lat Saturday i night and Sunday . morning, it is believed to have been quite - as important in results. Caloa can is on the line of railroad connect ing Manila with Malolos, the insurgent capital, and It may; be that this cap ture of the first named town will make it possible to advance rapidly by rail upon the insurgent headquarters if it shall be deemed necessary to force the fighting and undertake the capture of Aguinaldo. The officials here were en couraged today by General Otis quo tation of the opinion of credible per sons, Philippinos, it' fs understood, to the effect that Aguinaldo no longer has the power to keep the insurgents under his lead, as this pointif to an early sub mission of the insurgents to the Amer ican government. None will be allow ed to come to Manila, however, until they have laid down their arms for good. As for Aguinaldo, it is now be lieved that he will refuse to the last to make terms that would meet with the approval of General Otis and that when the -insurrectionf alls through he ivill make; his escapei to the continent rather than remain in Luzon. A CABLE FROM GENERAL OTIS, Washington; February 11. The war department today received the following dispatch from General Otis: "Manila, February 11. "McArthur's division is north of Pasig river; Yesterday his left wing, Otis brigade, made ja. partial wheel to right, resting left , of the brigade on Caloacan, where the insurgents who were in considerable !force were sharply ; driven, leaving a good many dead. Troops in excellent Condition, supplied with all necessities' Hospitals not withstanding wounded, have fewer pa tients than before engagements of 4th and 5th instants. Yesterday's engage ment most successful! Belief of old residents that Aguinaldc will be unable to gather In future any considerable force. ,". OTIS." ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE FIGHT J ; , Manila, February! 12 11:15: a m. Yesterday afternoon ai reconoitering Infantry came the ! enemy in party of the Fourteenth upon a large body 1 of me jungle near camp Dewey. The rebels were attacked and fell ,uoon the main line of the insurgents. The Four teenth infantry, the North Dakota vol unteers and the Fourth cavalry then engaged the enemy: and drove them toward the beach, where one of the, gunboats ; received them with a fusil lade from automatic Colt guns. ' The enemy's loss is severe and they scat tered along the beach, ( seeking icover from the fire of thej Americans. ' Pri vates Ransom, Hensel and Saunders, ox company r, or tne ourteentn. in- fantry, and two troopers of the Fourth cavalry were wounded. The bodies of two members of the California reei ment were subsequently found in the oush to the. right of the: line. They had been shot to pieces by the, enemy. One of these bodies, was : identified as that of Private Abnephanw but the other has not-yet been Identified. ! , London.' Februarv 11. iThe FUi ! i'nmppino. junta received today a long ' telegram from Agoncilld, the agent of Aguinaldo, dated from Montreal, and. declaring ...that he left Washington In WORKS conse'quence of a telegram which he received on February 4th from Agui i naldo, urging him to cable to Malolos, ; the result i of the vote of the United States senate on theV peaee ; treaty. ! A&uinaldo,j it appears, added: "It is of the most urgent importance that fwe . should at once be acquainted with the T i decision. as w'e are negotiating with uecision, as we are negotiating wain General otis and the ote wm vitaiiy affeCt the negotiations. ;r Agoncillo further declared that as he - was closely shadowed by the American authorities, to dispatch this telegram 1 1 from Washington would have been m- possible, and he. therefore, proceeded : ippinos were anxious to. maintain ' friendship with the, Americans and-Aad I formally decided never to be the'ag-. gressors. Several dispatches have .also1, been re ceived here from Philippino sources,' dated from Manila, via Hong. Kong and giving the rebel version of the out break of hostilities. A Philippino dis patch dated Manila, February 7, says: "On Sunday a force, of Americans, at tacked simultaneously Caloacan and Santa Mesa. Two American warships were off Malabon and Malate and a smaller gunboat was in the Pasig river to protect the American flank. For sev eral days pniously the Americans had been endeavoring to provoke hos tilities and peace was maintained only by the rigorous order of Aguinaldo who was negotiating with General Otis, for :an honorable understanding. t "The American attack was unexpected The ships destroyed all the villages5 be tween Malate, ParanaqUe, San Pedro and Mocati. ' "Crossing the river, the Americans advanced to San Jaun del Monte, cap turing' the water works after a severe fight. They then proceeded to Singaloh, establishing- themselves, on the river dam. They tore up El mile of the rails of the ; Caloacan-Malolos line and cut the telegraph n order to stop commun ication with Aguinaldo. ; "The Philippino forces engaged . only numbered ;7,000 including ,000 Ygorotes." Acting upon instructions from MalolOs, the Philippines remained strictly on the flPr w thnnf nnv lnoo nf ormc o.f11.,, or ammunition. Two old Krnpps of an obsolete pattern, mounted on the1 for tress of San Antonio, were captured. The fighting was very stubborn and lasted J continually from Saturday to Tuesday. . "General indignation has been oc casioned by the treachery of the Amer ican surprise. The Philippinos believe that the Yankee administration is only k,ci x jl x. x win laaixiA inc. J-L rensive in order to show their grati- : -tude to the American .nation for helr- ing them to sret rid of Snanish mlA -: Hence they Will only fisrht when at- .' hVs. vf M3?a i treasury, . aSi fpropised in! t'he tM- U'Sasth,LYSeent 'Ration .biurfjie, coBtinued .by fly mies of peace are the American r.ffioprs :- mg that in. the Philippines , we arq, iow in the Philipine islands i I Coughing injures and inflames sore . Hip pam aiiairc t . t. t. dren, perfectly harmless. R, R. lamy. Bel- COMPULSORY VACCINATION Xlie Attorney General Gives an Opin ion iu Its Fafvor-TIie Ctaemlsts Asso-. i elation (Special to The Messenger.) " J Raleigh, N. C, February 11. The resignation of Otho Wilson as railway commissioner ?s in the hands of Speak er Connor of the house. The attorney general gives Dr. Rich ard Lewis, secretary of the slate board of health, his opinion as to compulsory, vaccination. The opinion says the legislature can (confer upon the board of .health of cities and towns the power to enact rules' and ordinances for pro motion of public health. It is compe tent to require scholars to be vaccinat ed, and failure to comply with this requirement will , justify exclusion from school. The! requirement that scholars shall present themselves on certain days for vaccination would be upheld as reasonable. 'The local board is authorized to require vaccination. There is complete authority to enforce vaccination ) of inmates of jails and county homes. The North Carolina section of the American Chemists' Association met here today and elected Charles Bas keryille president. Papers were read by Venable, Baskeryille, Clark, Blair, Withers and Williams. The Decision In Favor of jr. W. Wilson (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh, N. C, February 11. It was learned this af ternoon that the special joint legislative commttee to investi gate Governor Russell's removal of J. W. Wilson as chairman of the rail way commission; had decided in favor of Wilson. It is also understood that the decision is . unanimous. Tne te 'Smallest tnmgS may exert tne nreaxesx innuence. uewiu s jiixie Ear- room- ly risers are unequaiiea ior overcom - rmg constipation ana liver trouDies. Small pill, best pill, safe pill. R. B. Bellamy. - ' - ' - ' ' ' - Qnay Still Snort of Notes Harrisburg, February 11 he twenty-second ballot, for United - States senator .today resulted as follows: ; Quay 17, Jents 4, Dalzell 1; no quo rum. La Grippe is again epidefiiic. Every precaution should be taken to avoid It. Its specific cure is One Minute Cough Cure. A. J. Sheperd, Publisher Agri cultural Journal and Advertiser, El den, Mo., says :vrWothing will be disap pointed in . using One Minute Cough Cure for La Grippe." Pleasant to take, quick to actr R. R- Bellamy. THE ITlllSXEfeY RESOLUTION To be Votedoii Tuesday Tli e Foreign ; Policy of thy Government Dfseassed In tbe Senate Eulogies of the I-ate ; Mr. Dlngleylin the House - tn wasningto FebWary ii-AfteV &n!rUo1 oKq f mnro on iwn lito 7 "t , '"vv this arternooig a unanimous consen ; agreement -was made by the senate to , .1,:- ' oJiJ 1 oie uyun ui iiuuuu, oCvv riT T nn AO PnTTTrXTP 711 f if TTTP PROSECUTIffc. COMMITTER Oratory of policy of the umptt j . , I . p; i ! States as '.'-tO-HPuilipplae islands at. i L " , . - fnei1w ,fforT,mT,''' I . I I k M The request for tbls agreement as made by Senator Mason, democrat, . of 1 Illinois, after? what seemed the con-; elusion of th debate upon the ques- ' tion and aftef seyeraT senators who were known f . be opposed to anyc-' : tion on the resolution temporarily lJad ! left the chamber, j Upon their return to the chamber they learned what laid ; happened in tneir absence and laer : in the afternoon, Senator Hawley ire pulalican, of Connecticut, gave notice that, at a prp"er' time he would 'n deavor to havf. the agreement vacatfed, ' Consideratidp: of the legislative, ee cutive and judicial appropriation will was concluded? and the bill was paSSsed inet hofnro .'nSinnrTlTriPIlt z I During tne Rebate upon the McEnerjr ' resolutions, Senator . Vesli,": of Missdfcri, said: ' -. ' x t i' .'' v- - j-, tl "Wihat can re a broader farce t?nan , the passage ' oj! these resolutions fhen we already haive declared; our policy at ' the mouth of k cannon, amid the rttW, of musketry, .nd in shooting our doc trines into I tie people of ; the Ehflip pines." , 4. , i : ,-::.. : 3 1' He declarel that -when the treaty was ratified it toiiowea logically nnat VUG ST 11111 UU1UU& , HUU1U UC tUClW-"? said that every one of the opponents of the treaty ' knew that he: would! dq denounced as a. traitor or be placed as the senator, from Montana (Carter) had put it, dangerously near the, line of treason. Senator Mason gave notice thaf meant to continue his warfare ins the interest of the' resolution 1 and he w4uld . here until the snow should fly , ' -w-y. v v a 1 ! i i ilCAL cwuci, n uqvcwnaijr, lu &cinuv resolutions adopted. It 1 was, he id, mnre ti w.fissfliv tn' adont these rfis'tfli- HnnB 'Vho-n aVi&s mnnvv frrvmlfaie ngnting ourijaiiies.; ine 'momeui me ; jingle of gold had been heard in fon ' nection withthe Pans conference find r - , - --k'iuix began and thef people commenced tAeir revolt againstJ the treaty " In Cuba we were still contending for . liberty ;nd there peace rigns; in the Fhiiippwes, tihe reyerse true' . and ij there; hellf is found. Heilaserted that, the Unr ted Stktes has j been the agressors inlth? i Manila conflidt by trampling upon 'jthe j rights of thel PhillppinosJ They had soug'nt every means ot .securing.; a peaceful settlement and we had kicked them out, When Aguinaldo nad asked the poor privilege of a conference pur. commander ir had knowing what he refused, without t had to offer. ;-His request had! been ignored and we lad gone on burning his villages - fidJ shooting his rieople like dogs, a la Weyler. Senator Mason gave deiiw&r- ate notice Of 1 a filibus'ter, i saying he would speak- each day-until the resolu tions were acted upon. j - f ;f Senator Mason . then entered- upon the contention that the United States were rapidly becoming i a puppet - of Great Britain' and he read a poem en titled "The Lion's Whelp," : which he said illustrated the relationship, 'this; country was even growing more cruel than England,' and cruel not to bur enemies alone, but to our own people.! He heard it ; said thlat - the Philippiaos ' coiild not b conquered1 With the fpss of only- 3,00a or 4,000 lives. Accord jng to his way; qf thinking,, one Amerlian life was worth more than those ofrall the natives on the islands. How mtn m i . . . 7 - ' ii i j j t cne senaxonai appomxees renreu uerurtt-f the approaoh of danger? "If ott .. would-only show me .where we ccaiM steal somethtnk" he exclkimed jocse-f 1 ly, "JL might! excuse the proceeding on the ground I of high1 statesmanship;; biit I fail to see .where we are to jgetv 1 any return for , our outlay. ff The whole! matter I looked to him Ukm murder and a;travesty upon our txoZA f essed rene. followine of the? 1 A bill to amend the act Act to Reimburse the Governors Cpf J der county- and protect oysters inTop stafos qtiH Tatftria frvr 'RTTwTfsM . sial township, Pender county. By Mr. Incurred by Them in 1 Aiding dhe United States fto. Raise and Orgattiae ' of farmers' institutes now held by D. and Supply and Equip the Volunt-eer : ' Reid Parker. By Mr. Currie, of Moore, Army-of the United States in the' Rrvi.to .inrpbrate .Manly and Pine I Bluff isting ;war With bpam, ,was passer The senate at 5:45 o clock adjourned; HOUSJa OF JKiKJlillJJNrlWriVJi.W. . j. . iiua -uivuiuiyi m m.s ivciJicsc-Si j tative Dingle, was fitingly , eulogized: : in the) house gf representatives todtfy:; 1 tn thei house 3 ,bv those wtoohad heen closelv asscK ; Tn,. tt f ih ; day was givenfto some minor routine- work, and thei eulogies which -were a? special order itad the balance of the day. The tributes came from .both sides of the house, and ' expressed a heartfulness ot personal regard, the scholiir4 5 ' well as an admiration for ly qualities off Mr. Dlngley. f Mr. S. A. Fackler, Editor of the 111 canopy (FlaO 1 Hustler, with his wifaj and children, suffered terribly fromLa f GrippeP One Minute Cough 1 Cure "at j the only remedy that helped them. acted quickly, thousands of others this remedy as a specific for La Grippe; and its exhausting after effects. Nefret ' calls. R. JL Bellamy. it f THE LEGISLATURE. : . K : The House Votes to Present Judge Nbrwood For Impeac!inieiit. 1 , Appointed to Conduct tne impeacnme iniu lore mc oena Bill in tne House tvnmu uucwuivcs uci micuuvm ua"uuiu ing House Appropriation JUll in the Senate-Insurance ; Bill Made a Special OrderBo'ih, Houses Pass aNum- ber of Private 1 (Special to The Mesengen) l 1-' SENATE. . : 1 I :: Raleigh,! N. O.j- February U Bilfs were introdtteed as follows: To enable counties to levy special .tax and fund indebtedness, elect officers To allow Castolla to The following bills we're passed: To ' allow tTyrrell to levy a special tax. To incorporate the North and South Car- olina! I railway. To establish a graded school at Winston. To incorporate the .Presbyterian female college lenburg. I For relief of ; the in bli Meek nd ex confederate difepensaryv soldiers. To establish a at Madison. To restoreJ wbitA srovernment to the counties of North Carolina. To appoint -a joint committee on justices of the peace To appoint additional justice of the peace for Craven. ' . .Senators Hicks and Mason were ap pointed as senate members of the joint committee on justice of the peace.. The bill to increase the number of commissioners for Northampton pass ed its final reading. j Mr. Winston's bill to regulate the payment v of salaries due officers and Employees :? of the state's prison and sale of drops belonging thereto, which passed the house will come- up in! the senate Monday. It provides: j j : "That it shall be the duty of the ex ecutive board of the state' prison, Ej L. Travis, W. H. Osborne and W. H. Newland to examine and audit all s bills and accounts presented f Or payment against the prison and it- shall be un to pay any such bill or account until ordered in&- i AW person vioiaung any "uji r provision oiams i suau u guiuy of a! misdemeanor, and upon convic- tion shall f be ' fined not less than $100 and imprisoned not less than' three months," j 1 : This 'bill was held up. in the senate today yby W. H. Day's friends who hope- to effcet some arrangement, by which ;Day will drop out as superin tendent. It is said if Day does not do so by Monday, the bill, wjll be promptly passed. It takes all power from him and the fusion directors. ; ' H -v' : ' "I . HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Mr. Winston introduced a bill which was immediately passed, to regulate the payment of salaries of penitentiary offi cers;! also sale of the crops, j The resolution introduced by Mr. Hol man, chairman of the finance 'commit tee, was also adopted, providing that all bills which, have passed the house car- ; rying appropriations be held up in. the senate until it could be seen what they all amounit to. - - ; - Mr. Holman stated that this was in tended o include any and all appropri ation; bills so that all can be' passed ; L upon by a1 special committee kn appro priations. The insurance bill was made a special order! for next Tuesday at noon and ( vJI Xlfcrl trvl printed. ! ,1 Bills ; were introduced as follows: By s ar. jraxierson, oriKooeson, to amend the charter of Red Springs seminary, ..To extend the- time of organization of the Bank of Maxton. , By Mr. Winston, to repeal chapter 544, acts of 1891, In certain: bases. To . add Northampton fcnnv A-TrfTW viar-MH t 7i: Z TkTCLriV-T: " wtrtlT-Jr -Wturer . amend the- law in regard to crop lien iowiy ?ffees in Bertie and Northampton. By Ptiillftd rtAsil Mr JaTOes toT drain Angola bay, Pen- Qarrett, to abolish office of conductor 1 and Almond and amend the charter of sanford. By Mr.' Sugg, to give Greeny county t:mt -J V h. W V. i :. J W A UUl AJl tr. J lUi! juwu,; iu 6'e weeue wuinjf iwiFjauui- tional conimissiohers. By Mr. Boushall,J Q incorporate the Methodist orphanage, .To prescribe manner in which new cer tificates of stock shall be issued In j place of lost ones; By Mr. Allen, of Wayne, to incorporate the Commercial and Sav- Adscuuteiv Makes the food more delicious end wholesome ROYAL BAKfMQ POWCE3 ' A mm - ". t- and Local Billsi ings1; bank, of Goldsboro. . To "amend' sectiop 3336 of the Code regarding appli cations for pardons. To amend chap ter 422, acts. 1897, regarding1 Atlantic kid North Carolina railroad. " The huose took up as the special or derfthe resolution ofthe judiciary c6m 'fciite, declaring in favor of the im- peahment of W. L. Norwood. , i Allen, ! of Wayne as chairman, exp'a'ined the action of jtljcommittee. . Heflread theS evidence in the case in- lut-iing the resignation of Norwood audi the correspondence between the latter ak" Governor Russell, including .Nor- woxd's declaration that Lusk had no ngijt to ,senu in h 111s resj.giia.uuii.; -lvj-j.-. Alldn said it was contended by the mi nority of the committee that Norwood! isjot judge! and that the agreement wft.V Lusk was not binding. Others' whelil tliat ,in any event, Norwood as imjieachable,'; whether as de facto or -jUrf judge. He held court after his so calfed resignation, and on January 4th, 189!;, he -signed orders and . on Janu ar i6th demanded that he be recog niz'id as judge and on Jonuary 31st signed an . order for the sale of .land- Thft majority decided he was. at leapt ,; -?depacto judge, and;hence impeachable. 1 'Thi only other question was whether . CJLJ Ul U111V U11VL CA A J i. VfcdWAA. bl Vil W jratet As to this there was hardly any " dispute. -The committee could come to no Bother conclusion than to recom mend the adfiption . of the resolution. Mrj Winston j said Judge Moore - was jUge arid was unobstructed in his of ficial duties. He declared Norwood had rit been judge, since June 13th last. responsible unless he lis proceeding un der! some authority. . . ' ; ;,f r. Leatherwood took the position" i" "TMTKrSrr1 Tiroes nnt - 4iil?n. Vii 4- iQ&t Moore- liad j been legally elected' ohat office. He said that two years I age Norwood was f orced . into giving: Luk 'bis resignation, but it was a Vakd resignation. He wanted to know r why Norwood was to be impeached.. hl$ other, fusion judges, who swore njthe bench or stuffed cotton in their eajt during a murder, trial were un-- itolthed ''. '!'--V - .' ,.'; ' ' ' . ; Sfr, Foushee said the matter was r carefully and fully considered and that Ndljwood's" attorneys were present. Ha sai ail knew that as soon as this leg islature adjourned" Norwood would coma put:! from his hiding, place, and say: "I arbiithe lawful judged' It is a traves- . ty ;.;1n justice to have Norwood say first he is judge then -that he is not. 4fe" 'McLean: spoke in opposition tdi ;the ; resolution. He said Norwood's res gnition on its face bore no conditions ant,that Norwood ,was hound by it. . Craig said it was unanimously cob ceded that a de facto judge could! 'be f Jmpeached. The only question is, is Norwood an officer of the state? ' IV McLean said it was understood thee was to bean adjourned session of j,he legislature, and inquired wheth er ;1ls 'the matter was now before the cbiirfs 'it was not better to wait until sUcl adjourned session. ' . ' J Craig' said 'j this was too uncer " He vent ion to speak about the jren;krks as to impeachment of other officials, and said iftie knew any evi ;dene against Governor Russell, he ta V v,- sL- . . Mf. Davis, of Haywood aga-pst impeachment, Mr. Robinson, of Cut-fberland,5 in favor of it. ' All thisstage W.' A. Cochrane, niem bervielect from Montgomery,, whordur- ing,the session has been very sick, appeared and-was sworn. t: M- Gilliam said Norwood was today in tie worst attitude in which a man cou' d: be placed; that he had confessed? td :e fusion .legislature his disgrace of . xiiH pmce; tnat he had violated his: promise, and ignored the acts of his ager tf V. S. Lusk, and comes here ask ing Tor $588 pay for services. Mti Allen, - at 2 o'clock, called the previous . question. The vote resulted" as fallows yeas, 61; nays, 31 the res outfon dffclared adopted. , 4 ; The speaker, announced Messrs. ("AjV len of Wayne, Craig and Foushee as thej committee to present the articles of impeachment to the senate. L &unil : r 1 4. tr ill i 7
The Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Feb. 12, 1899, edition 1
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