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. - ' - " ' " ' I, ' " ' ' ' ' ' " ' 11 " -1 ' ii i i L. - i 1 1 i ' " i . " ' "... -. VOL. XII. o. 291. WILMINGTON, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1899. PRICE 5 CENTS. f ; TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY. In & "duel near Greenville, Miss.,, both men are killed. Theknext North CaroOinla Methodist conference will meet at New Bern. In Madison Square Garden a homeclde occurs over a bet on the bicycfle race. Bishop Potter, of New York, has eone to Mania to study the Filipinos. Denmark again offers to eettl us her TWest India Islands, charging- $3,000,000. fThej next -confederate reunion will be toeld at Louisville, beginning May 30th. Our reciprocity treaties, with, France -and England have been sent . to the oenalja The coaiteOlidatibn of the eighteen aroaJds to the Seaboard system progresses satisfactorily. . (Warren, the malm accused! of the Branehville express -robbery lis bound over- tip court. Sixty miners are killled by a .fire damp explosion in a mine hear Tacoma, Washington; The Boers have cross-cut their Maus er bullets, giving them the effect of dumdum .bullets. Public opinion' justifies C. M. Harper In the killing of David Ross at Norfolk, as done in self defense. ' . The Kentucky canvassing board iis, isuies certificates to Taylor and the other trepublioan candidates. General Otis cables thaft the revolt In Negros was an tosignificanit affair (and. isoon suppressed. The Gridiron Club, of WasMngtori " Oitty, give their annual dinner, about 130 guests, being, present. A oman 1 taken from Macon, Gat, to Atlanta, to prevent lynching for hav- -'viHTw t,iTVT,TO-n or'l in flae mt a. woman. General del Pilar, commanding Agui- mialdo's" body guard, was Med in one of the engagementls with Generaii Young's forces. The government statistician makes . a final report as to last year's cotton cropMonday's report will relate to the present crop. There is a conflict between the 'Altllantla local and the general head quarters -of the Woodmen of the World as to anmdtiation fees. Through trains of the Florida Central amd Peninsula road are temporarily cut off by non-completion of the Che raw -Columbia link of 'the Seaboard sys tem.'' - The house xm!mitltee enters upon the Roberts case. Mr. Roberts makes a long speech, and his prosecutions argue (his guilt from'the alleged fact of ex istence of MlflegMmate children. , The Methodlst Conference (Special to The Messenger.) Washington, N: C, December 9. The sessionpf Jthe North Caro lina conference opened with devotional services, conducted by Rev. J. E. Un-' derwood. - . . Rev. J. D. McAllister, of Tennessee, and Rev. J. W. Potter, of Georgia, were received by transfer. The char acters of nearly all the preachers passed. It was reported that the Goldsboro church gave $500 to our new orphanage on Thanksgiving day. A committee on Sabbath observance was- appointed by the bishopi The death of Rev. J. T. Abernethy since last conference was reported. Wilmington and New Bern were put in nomination for the meeting of next conference. New Bern was .-selected. The conference agreed to take $2,000 stock in The Raleigh Christian Advo cate. A stirring address for support of the paper "by preachers and laymen was made by Dr. T. N. Ivey. Bishop Hendrix ' made a strong ap peal for the Twentieth scentUry fund and $3,300 was raised immediately. Much more wilt be raised. , An able address was made - by the bishop tonight on missions. The weather is delightful and the conference well entertained. Free of Charge. And adult suffering from a cold set tled on the breast, bronchitis, throat or lung troubles of any nature, who will call at R. Ri Bellamys,'v-will be . presented with a' sample bottle of Boschee's German" Syrup, : free of charge. Only one bottle given to one person, and none to children without order from parents No throat or lung remedy ever had such a sale as Boschee's German Syrup in all parts of the civilized world. Twenty years ago millions of bottles were given away, . and your druggists will tell you Its success was marvelous. It is really the only Throat and Lung remedy generally endorsed by physicians. One 75 cent bottle will cu-reor prove its value. Sold by deal- . ers in all civilized countries. - The lower, house of the' Georgia leg "islature adopted a resolution memo rializing Georgia's representatives in , congress to vote for and use their best ,efforts to:secure the passageof the bill calling for a constitutional amend ment providing for the election of ;, United States senators by .the people. A SURE CURE FOR CROUP. Twenty -five Years' Constant ' Without a Failure. The first indication of croup is hoarseness, and in a child subject to -that disease it may be taken as a sure jsign of the approach of an attack. Fol lowing this hoarseness is a peculiar .rpugh oeugh. If Chamberlain's Cough emedy is given as soon as the child becomes hoarse; or even after the sroupy coagh appears, it will prevent -the attack. It is used in rnany thou sands of homes in this broad land and ' iieyer disappoints the anxious moth lers. We have yet to learn of a single 'instance in which it has not proved effectual. No other preparation can v . 6how such a record "twenty-five years' . 'constant use without a failure. For sale" by R. R. Bellamy. ; ; Go fo Renders for your toys. "-, IN AGUINALDO'S REAR. YOUNG'S - SHARP ENGAGEMENT WITH HIS REAR-GUARD. FILIPINO COMMANDER KILLED In a Fight on the Fortified Trail Small Bands Encountered by General Grant Bishor Potter, of New .York, Visits ' the Philippines Americans Assisted by the Natives Progress of the Other Commands Th e Negros Revolt ofNo Consequence. S . , . Manila, December 9. General Gre goria del Pilar, commanding Aguinal do's bodyguard, was killed by Major Peyton C. March's battalion of the Thirty-third infantry, in a fight, eigh teen miles northwest of Cervantes, De cember 3rd. According to reports" which General Young obtained from escaped Spanish prisoners ' at Vigan several days ago, Major March left the coast, where he 'was pursuing Aguinaldo, and encountered General del Pilar on the fortified trail. They fought for four hours, during which, time seventy Fili pinos were killed- or wounded. The American loss was one man killed 'and six wounded. The Americans have occupied Ban gued, m province of Abra. General Grant's expedition has visited Orani and several western towns, meeting 'small bands. He Mlled several of the rebels and captured a considerable quantity of munitions of war. Bishop Henry C. Potter, of - New York, has removed here on a brief visit to study the Philippines. Washington, December 9. The war department has received the following from General Otis: "Manila, December 9. "A dispatch from General Young at Vigan, yesterday says escaped Spanish prisoners report a four hours' engage ment on the 3rd instant between his troops and Aguinaldo's guard near Cervantes, fifty miles southeast of Vigan, with heavy loss to the enemy, who is being pursued. Our loss was one killed, six wounded: the inhabi tants, of their own accord, join our troops, repairing the trail and carry ing subsistence. Have pushed a col umn to San Jose, south of Bangued; Howse's column on rear trail, Batche lor's battalion of the Twenty-fourth, out of reach north of Bayombong, evi dently descending the river. Natives report fighting occurred twenty miles north. Navy reaches Aparri , tomor row; column , of General MacArthur's troops (Twenty-fifth infantry) reported near Iba, west coast of Zambales; Grant's column near Subig bay; Law ton In Bulacan province today with sufficient troops to overcome opposi tion and scatter the enemy." It is probable that the troops which engaged Aguinaldo's guard are Hare's command, as he was reported to be close to the insurgent leader's rear. General Otis also cables as -follows regarding the revolt in Negros: "Information received that Negros revolt of minor importance; Byrnes in rapid pursuit If disaffected party; Hughes in mountains of Panay, en route to Capiz." . Funeral of Mrs. Harper. Rev. A. D. McClure, of the St. An drew's Presbyterian church conducted the funeral of Mrs. Henrietta Harper from Prospect church near Scotts Hill yesterday at noon. The deceased's two sons, Captain John W. Harper and Captain Thos. J. Harper and other near relatives from Wilmington were in attendance. The .pallbearers were Mr. J..T. Foy, Mr. F. M. Foy, Mr. C. B Devan, Mr. N. Sidberry, Mr. D. R. Ofmsby and Mr. Robert Parker. One doMaf Kid. Gloves ait 75 cents' at Renders, Fourth -street. His Right Leg Broken. Frank Thompson, a young man em ployed on the government dredge which is working up Town Creek, had his right leg broken between the ankle and knee, yesterday and was brought to Wilmington in a buggy and put under the care Of Dr. Frank H. Russell, who set his leg. - Young Thompson was working near, ascable on the dredge, when it sudden ly'broke and struck him, knocking him against the side of the boat with great force "and breaking his leg. Thompson was carried to his home in this city where Dr. Russell attended him. He is getting along very satisfactorily. Grandest assortment of Xmlalsi goodsn at urnars, Bids for Scavenger District Bids Owing to the absence from the city of several members of the board of health a quorum could not be gotten together ' yesterday for a meeting of the board ; however, there was a con ference of several members, notably, Dr. Thomas, Dr. Russell and Dr. Mc Millan, during which the bids for the scavenger work in the various districts of the city were opened and it was de cided that none of them can be ac cepted in their present form, and bidl ders are requested to call for their bids and ascertain from the superintendent of lieal th what changes will be acces sary. It is of interest to note that there are eighteen bids on file. Go to R'ehAers for fancy goods. My son has been troubled for years with chronic diarrhoea. Sometime ago I persuaded him to take some of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diar rhoea Remedy. - After using two bot tles of the 25-cent size he was cured. - I give this testimonial, hoping some one similarly afflicted may read it and be benefitted.--,rhomas C. Bower, Glencoe, Ohio. For sale by R. B. Bellamy. DeWitt's Little Early Risers purify the' blood, clean the liver, invigorate the system. Famous little pills for con stipation and liver troubles, r. Bellamy. ;. . THE CONEST ENDED. The "Kentucky Election Board Issues Certificates to the Republican Candi dates. IFrankfort, Ky., December 9. At 9:45 this morning the election certificate of WMliam . S. Taylor was signed by the teCeotton commissioners and he wa!s de clared to be governor-elect of Kentucky. The official figures of the vote filed witSh the secretary of state are: Taylor 193,714, Goebel 191,331. The operation which ended for the time being at least the bitterly fought gubernatorial contest was conducted in the simplest manner. The majority opinion of Oammdssloaiers Pryor and Ellis and the minority opinion of Com nnissioner Poyntz, were not read. The three commissioners walked first to the office of the clerk of the tate supreme court where they filed two opinions. They then passed into the office of the secretary of state. Clerk Cheniault of tlhe board of. com tmissibners read the figures 'Showing that the republican! candidates for of fices on the state ticket had received the largest number of votes and . then certificates of election were signed at once, that of Mr. Taylor being first on the list. There were ony fourteen persons in the room at the time, 'and of tttiis num ber only 'two were there as spectators. There was no crowd around the build ing and no interest was manifested. in the work save by those engaged in it. The three commissioners were all ap parently in good humor, although Com missioner Ellis and Pryor, who had done tftue aniost work iin preparing their long and elaJborate opinion, looked worn -and tired. Thie certificates, as soon as signed, were filed with the sec retary of state, and commissions will be issued to the elected mien at once by Governor Bradley. Mr. Goebel was apparently in the best of humor after being tdld that Mr. Taylor's certificate had been signed. He laughed and shook his head when asked if he had anything to say: "'Not a things I am not talking" ' When willl yo soiakie a conitesit?" "I have not decided yet, and I, of course, cannot discuss when I do not know it myself." The defeated candidate Way game to the, last and iif there was any ill humor in him nobody knew it but him self. Mr. Taylor was modest and reti cent as usual. v '"I expected it, o'f course," , he said. t irriwxr tbaJt if the commissioners went by the law and the evidence they could do nortming euse icnam oeciutj 'uiiit? wjr Ti'nvp done." rwn.rti,isa.irtniPT ' Povntz declined! to sign the republican certificates of elec tiom, saying that he stood by. the opin ion he had rendered and could not con sistently do so. He conisenited to sign the certiflcateis of the railroad' commis sioners, however. The Branch viile Express Robbery. Orangeburg, C December 9. At the preliminary examination held here today Bartow Warren, charged with robbing the express train on the South ern railway near Branchville of $1,700 on December 1st, was held for trial and sent to jail in default of $800 baiL Two witnesses, Watson M. Connor and Thomas H. Watson, testified that Warren had made propositions to them to rob the train and' explained how it could be done with safety and great profit, and a Charleston hardware clerk recognized a sledge hammer, found on the car after the robbery, to be of the same kind and weight as one he had sold to a man who looked like Warren. Warren is about 30 years old, be longs to Orangeburg county, but lived forrsome years in the west. Of late he has been picking up odd jobs. He is good looking and Hvas well dressed. He was not put on the stand but professes his entire innocence. BOTH DUELISTS KILLED. Greenville, Miss., December 9. A duel was fought here today, which re sulted in the instant death of J. C. Connerly, a lawyer of Lakevillage, Ark., and Alfred B. Duncan, general manager of the Read Leaf plantation and stores, who lived near Sunnyside, Ark. The tragedy is said to have been the result of. a business misun derstanding. Both men were promi nent in the district in which they re sided. Connerly received six bullets in different parts of his body, while Dun can was struck but once a load of buckshot in :the left breast Churches Today. . Services in St. John's church today, Second Sunday -in Advent, by the rec tor, Rev. Dr. Carmichael. Holy Com munion at 7:45 a. m.; Morning Prayer and Sermon at 11 a. m.; Evening Prayer at 4:45 p. m.; Sunday school at 3:30 p. m. - St. Thomas church First Mass and Holy Communion, 7. a. m.; High Mass and Sermon, 10:30 a. m.; Vespers Ser mon, 7:45 p. m. V "If Christ Should Leave Wilming ton; What?" will be Dr. Blackwell's theme at the First Baptist church to night. .- vv':-" -. St. James church. Second Sunday in Advent il a, m., Morning Prayer, Anti-CommunIon, Sermon; 5 p. m., Evening Prayer; Sunday v school at 3:45 p. m. Public cordially invited. Np .services at Grace M. E. church today-morning or evening; Sunday school at 3:30 o'clock. ; ; St. Matthew's . English Lutheran church, North Fourth ? street, above Bladen street, Rev. G. D. Bernheim, pastor. Morning service at 11 o'clock; no service at night; Sunday school ai 9:30 a. m. All seats free and every person welcome. : St. Paul's Lutheran church, Sixth and Market streets, Rev. A. G. Voigt, pastor. German service today at H a. m.; English service at 7:30 p. m.; Sunday school at 3:30 p. m. "One Minute Cought Cure is the beart remedy I ever used for coughs and colds. It is unequalled for whooping cough. Children all like it," write H. N. Williams, Gentryville, Ind. Never fails. It is the only.harmlew remedy that gives immediate result. Cures coughs, colds, hoarseness, croup, pneu monia, bronchitis and all throat and lunar troubles. Its early use prevents cojTumptiAfr. "R. 1EL Bellamy. ANOTHER ARMORED TRAIN PUT IN USE BY THE BRITISH TO PRO TECT AN ADVANCE. MORE FIGHTING REPORTED Between Boers and the British Garri son at Kimberley Another Sortie by the Latter Boers Using Bullets With Cross-Cut Erifls-A Sortie by British Troops at Ladysmlth - Boers Advancing ty Attack the Birltlsh at Estcourt. London, December 9. A special dis-' patch "from Pretoria, dated December 8th, says 3,000 British troops, preced ed by an armored train, are advancing on Colesburg from Naauport. A dispatch from Pretoria, dated to day, says: "Reports have been re ceived here of fighting early "this morn ing in the vicinity of Schaltz Nek, the British attacking General Cronje. Fighting is also reported to have oc curred in -the direction of Kimberley, it is presumed,, by another sortie. The Dutch-German ambulance corps has been enthusiastically received and will be divided between Natal and the Free State frontier." " Cape Town, Thursday, December 7. A hundred men of the naval brigade proceeded to the front tonight. ..' It is known that the Boers have crossed-cut the ends of their Mauser bullets,' thus producing an effect simi lar to the dum-dums. Halse and Warren and thirty men left the camp it Carnavon today and when four miles out sighted a patrol of twelve Boers, who. sought cover. Two of' the Boers were wounded. Halse ascertained that the' Boers were in strong force in a laager and retired to his base. This is the first brush of General Gatacre's forces and they are all eager to follow it up. Boer Head Laager, Ladysmith, Fri day, December 5. The British troops made a sortie between 1 and 2 o'clock in the morning. They crawled up a ravine and stormed and carried Lom bard's kop, which was held by the Boers and von which were placed a Crousot gun and a Howitzer. These guns iwere destroyed with dynamite. The British captured a Maxim gun and then Retired. . : The lancers, hussars and guards made a sortie west of Ladysmith at daybreak under cover of a heavy ar tillery fire, which the j Boers returned brisklyJ , The British afterwards re turned jto Ladysmith. The Boer losses are reported to have been slight. A strong, burgher column has cross ed the Ttfa river at Colenso with the object of attacking the British column. SOLDIER'S VIEW OF THE WAR. New York, December 9. Lieutenant Stacker and sevieml members of the First Tennessee volunteers, arrived here today on the steamship St. Louis from Southampton. They are on cheir way to their homes in Clarksville, Tenn., after having seen some months of active service in the Philippines. "The Philippine soldiers fight like hell," said Lieutenant. Stacker. "They seem ito have no fear of death, and they do not fear danger, but their fighting is not the kind we expected. They will fight and then scatter to fight again. Their mode of warfare is much like that of the Boers. The troops, in my ooinion, will be chasing AguinaldoL for the next 365 days and then never catch him. But he is sim ply the figurehead. There are others behind him. Some of the Filipinos in Manila are friendly, and some there are who will work for the government and even give the military authorities information, but those in command are never sure, 'but that (the same persons are giving the Tebel army more in formation. I do not think the Filipinos are worth all the loss of life and trou ble they are costing us. The climate out there is unhealthy, and (there is a great deal of sickness among the sol diers.' r ' "Two per cent, of our regiment are sick with dysentery and fever. There were three or four deaths in the reg iment from smallpox. Many a. soli de dies out there and -the people over here never hear anything of the matter. They don't like to makerthe dearth list public. ' ' ' ' " - ' "General Otis is a good man, but he is not liked by the men, who privately speak of him as the 'Old Woman, or use other equally disrespectful names. He has doneyall that he can, but the great trouble is he tried to do it all." "I was1 nearly dead with m dyspepsia, tried - doctors, visited mineral springs, and grew worse. I used Kodol Dyspep sia CUre. That cured me." It digests what you eat. Cures indigestion, sour stomach, heartburn and all forms of dyspepsia. . R. R. Bellamy. A HOMICIDE OVER A BET. New York, - December 9. An hour af ter the big- bicycle race ended in Madi son Square tonight, and during the ex citement attending a fifteen mile pur suit race, Frederick S. Slater, of Rail way, N. J., seated in one of the low er boxes, . was shot . and mortally wounded by Walter Rosser, 19 years old, a medical student from Stevenson, Ala., living in this eity. - The shooting occurred at the result of a quarrel over a bet the men had made on the result of the six day race. Slater was taken to Bellevue hospital. He was shot in the left i breast and it is . stated there that he eannot live. There were 11,000 or 12,000 persons in the big amphitreatre at the time, and some of these rushed at Rosser.' Two hundred policemen charged through the mob with drawn clubs and, surround ing Rosser, hurried him through the crowd. Bosser was intoxicated. It takes , but a minute to overcome tickling in the throat and to stop a cough by the use of One Minute Cough Cure. This remedy quickly cures all forms of throat and lung troubles. Harmless and pleasant to take. It prevents consumption. A famous spe cific for grippe and its after effects. R. R. Bellamy. THE COTTON CROP. The Government's Final Report as to Last Year's Crop Figures as to Pres ent Crop. Washington, December" 9. The final report of the statistician of the depart ment of agiricuiture on the acreage and production of cotton in the United States for the year "ending August 31, 1899, is ready for the press. It shows the acreage in the principal states to have been as. follows: North Carolina 1,311,708, South Carolina 2,353,213, Geor gia 3,535,205, Alabama 3,003,176, Mis sissippi 2,900,298, Louisiana 1,281,691, Texas' 6,991, 904, Arkansas' 1,876,467, Tennessee 896,722, Oklahoma -215,893, Indian Territory 314,906, sundry 286,112, making a total of 24,967,295 acres. The production in gross bales was as follows: North Carolina 629,629, South Carolina 1,035,414, Georgia 1,378,731, Ala bama 1,176,042, Mississippi 1,247,128, Louisiana 717, 74J, Texas 3,363,109, Ar kansas 919,469, Tennessee 322,820, Okla homa 109,026, Indian Territory 207,838, sundry 82,261, making a total of 11,189, 205 bale?, an increase of 291,348 bales over the preceding year. The average production per acre was .448 of a bale. The estimate of produc tion is based mainly on official state ments) tothe movement of coitton from the plantation. The estimate of acre age is based mainly on reports of spe cial agents. The total value of the crop, estimated on the basis of the average prices dur ing the first six months of the cotton year at the various large markets near est to the different centers of produc tion, was $305,467,041, the average price per pound being 5.27 cents for upland and 14 cents, for, sea island. The telegraphic' reports to be issued on Monday, December 11th, at noon, will relate to the present year, 1899- 1900, and will comprise an estimate of the acreage, by states, and the indi cated yield of lint cotton per acre. THE SEABOARD SYSTEM Consummating the Plans for Consoli dation into. One System. ' Raleigh, . N. C, December 9. The initial steps providing for, the unifica tion of the Seaboard Air Line system fere taken at the general meeting of the stockholders of the Raleigh and Gaston Railroad -Company, held in Raleigh today. Resolutions were passed looking to the early absorption by the Raleigh and' Gaston of the following roads: The Raleigh and Augusta Air Line railroad, the Durham and North ern railroad, the Roanoke and Tar River railroad, the -LOuisburg railroad, (the Pittsboro railroad,' the Carolina Central railroad, the Palmetto railroad, the Chesterfield and Kershaw railroad, the Georgia, -Carolina and- Northern railroad, the Logansville and- Law rence railroad and the Seaboard Air Line belt railroad, and other - allied lines. J ' - . The terms of acquisition are to be arranged by the directors, who are to make ,, their repont to an adjourned meeting of the stockholders, to be held in Raleigh on (the 21st instant. The proceedings of-the meeting were almost unanimous. 99 8-10 per cent, of (the entire stock voting in favor of the plan. . . President Williams says that the sit uation is extremely satisfactory and that ithere is nothing now that can ma terially interfere with (the consumma tion of their plans for the, operation as one system of the eighteen separate railroads which will constitute the "Greater Seaboard" whose lines will reach from Washington and Norfolk on the ' northeast, to Jacksonville, Tampa, Tallahassee, Montgomery and Atlanta in the south' and southwest. TELEGRAPHIC SPARKS. Mr. A. J. Sadlee, : living near Punta Gorda, Fla., ; was shot from ambush Wednesday night and instantly killed. He had lately secured indictments for cattle stealing against some of his neighbors. : Allen Fuaaer, ai negro who bias been under arrest in Macon, Ga., for some 2ayg under suspicion of compMoity in the disappearance of Mrs. Eugenia Pottle, of that city, is brought to At lanta for safe-keeping. Charles Eide, a prominent lawyer of Syracuse, N. Y.f died at the Hotel Rathburn, Jacksonville, Fla., at an early hour Saturday morning of Bright's disease, aged 48 years. He was a thirty-second degree Mason, and the grand commander of the Grand Commandery of the state of New York. Mrs. E. J.' Cook, aunt of Cornelius Vanderbilt, who was so seriously in-' jured last Saturday in a run-away ac cident, near Macon, Ga., is improving. F. M. Holliday, a farmer living a few miles from Jefferson, Ga., was bru tally murdered Saturday morning. Robbery was the motive. A searching party has been organized. .Herschel V. Johnson,1 postmaster at Claxton, Ga., Is arrested on the charge of embezzling postal money order funds of his office. He gives bond. The reciprocity treaties negotiated between the United States and France and between the United States and Great Britain during the past summer yere transmitted to the senate - on Tuesday and will be taken up for con sideration by the senate committee on foreign relations at Its first meeting. 3 t The Danish' government has made another effort to sell the Danish West Indies to the United States. The price asked for the islands is $3,000,000. Charles W. Miller, of Chicago, the long distance champico rider of the world, and Frank .Waller, the Dutch man, won the six day bicycle race which began at midnight last Sunday at Madison Square Garden. Robert Walthour, the' plucky little Georgian, won the first prize for the highest in dividual score. V The physician attending Lieutenant Brumby reports his condition to be as favorable as can be expected at the present stage of typhoid fever." Mrs. R. ChurchilL Berlin, Vt., says: "Our baby was covered' with running sores. DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve cured, her." A specific for pile and skin diseases.. .Beware ': of .worthless counterfeits. R. R. Bellamy. BEHIND CLOSED D00R8.. THE HOUSE COMMITTEE" CONTINUES-. THE ROBERTS CASE. MR. ROBERTS INTERROGATED As to Certain Propositions Laid Dowa by III m He Denies the Jurisdiction of the Committee to Investigate Be yond" the Court Findings on the Charges of Violating the AntI- Polygw ' amy Uw-rhe First Public Hearings Testimony Against Mr. Roberts. Washington, December a. The con sideration of nflne case of oir. Roberts, ' of Utah, was resumed ait 10 o'clock this morning, by the house investigat ing committee, Mir. Roberts being pr?s-; ent to plead to certairi specific interrog atories whidh had been framed. The proceedrngs continued to ba ibeh.nl closed! doors.. Mr. Roberts was first asked if he conceded ih existence of the court record wOieremi he pleaded guilty in 1889, 'under the Edmunds- . Tucker law. This he conceded. He wais next asked whether about 1889 or since 1890, he had mJarried pttural wives and had lived in poaygaroous relation in violation of law. . To the whole of (this ctharge Roberta pleaded not guilty, and 'then demurred, to the jurisdiction oif the committee fee the following reaWoine: "1. On the ground -of violation e conistitutional rights in thlat it attempt ed to try him for a crime without pre sen taient of indiotmenit by grand Juay and without trial before' a jury and due process of law. i 2. That it wals an attempt to deprive him of his vested property that he bete, in the emoluments of an office for the full term. 3. That the only evidence tihat could be rightfully considered in the commits tee was a court record establishing the guilt, confessed or proven, of -the rep 'resentaitivereOiect, and that the commit tee 'has no right to consider any other: evidence. 4 TThat the crime alleged, namely that' of unlawful cohabitation, even if proven, would not constltute a sufi ciemt crime to bar a member or deorlve hira of his seat, ibecause inmocesmce ef polygamy or unlawful cohabitation is nowhere enumerated in thev constitu tion a a quaKficatitoin for the office f member of congress, nor is it named ha any Unided - States flaw applicable tct Utah or amy other state. .(Mr. Roberts argued ;tfliieee poinrta for nearly two hourst, referring tb law books and answering queries. It was a legal controversy throughout, the facts not being gone into at length. Mr. Roberts concluded .by a'sking that his prima facie .right to a seat be at once concii--ered, as the pjresenft status denied. t -a sovereign staitie representation in the -house at a time when injurious legle-t-liation 'affecting, that, state might take -place. The first of the public hearings in the -case began at 2 o'clock. All day the . committee room was crowded with members, represenltatives of the press . and dtCiegations representing the gen tile .element of Utah. Mr. Roberts s-at-ait the f oot of the long committee table; -witih docuiments piled up before him. ' His secretary was near at hand, ixrins ing him (books and xtiher data of refer ence. . -'. -. ' ' ' Chajirman Tayfler annoiunced tsJat j persoms who had participated in. frani Ing the charges were present and asked that they be heard. Mr. A. T. Schroeder, one of itihe gen tile delegation from Utah,' said it coukl be established that Mr. Rooerts hai maintained and is now maintaining the sttiatus of a poilygamist; that in-189 pleaded - guJflity of unlawful cohaibla . tion and had sSnoe that time continmed -in that reflation. Specifically, Mr. ' Schroeder said it could be establLshed that there had recenlfly been born chil dren to his polyga-'mous " ?rives, amocg -them being twins born to Celia Bibble -Roberts, the reputed second wife of the -congressman-elect. These children were reported to be born, he staid, August 11, 1897, and until this morning, he had understood were acknowledged by Roberts as his. It could also b Mh'own that he has been' holding out Dr. Magia Shlpp Roberts as a wife. "and. is now mamtainihg the status of husband to ward her; that during all of these times he had a living lawful wife, Louisa Smith Roberts, who also had . born him children. It Is understood that Uhe oppositkm to Roberts has suggested that the wives- with whom he is alleged to have main tained polygamous . relations be sixxv , moned as witnesses. The first wife, It . is said,-would be exempt from testify ing against her husband, as she has a legal status as wife, but this exemption would not extend beyond the first wtfe. The public hearing went over until Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock and the committee held a private session. , Mr. Tayler said after the executive session that the committee was cxmr; side-ring whether it should' go to TJtahi' or have the witnesse come here, smSL. that no decision had been -reached. What a wonderful discovery, is Palm Killer! v it not only cures the ills the human family, but is also the sure remedy for horses with colic It has never been known to fail in a cure the worst cases; and for sprains, galls,' etc., it never fails try it once. Direc tions accompany each bottle. Soll y druggists generally. Avoid substt tutesi there is but one Pain-KMler Perry Davis.' Price 25c and 50c. TUSTIFTJSD BY PUBLIC OPINION- Norfolk, Va., December 9. C. If -Harper, the Pinner's Point real es tate man, who yesterday shot and kitt ed David Ross, was today balled in the' sum of $5,000, to await the action of tl -grand jury, leading citizens going p -his bond. '' ' Ross was a Canadian and leaves a wife and several children. Public sen timent holds Harper guiltless of mur der, as the evidence chows that he tfe--f ended himself. r
The Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, N.C.)
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