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WILMINGTON, N. C, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 190 J.
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Senate Passes a .
Private Bills,
Granting
Resolutions to Talcoj up A.ntl-Trust
Bill made, which Goes Oyer to Mon
day Almost a Unanimous Vote to
Displace Temporarily Ship Subsidy
Bill with Oleomargarine Bill IIu
morous Discussion as to Butter Mak
ing Between Senators Tillman and
Proctor Democratsof the House At
tempt to Filibuster jAiralnst Sundry
Civil Bill Bill for Belief of Carolina
northern Ballroad.
SENATE.
"Washington, February 16. In the ab
sence of Senator Frye, president pro
tern., who is confined to his apartments
by Illness, Senator Perkins, of Cali
fornia, occupied the chair at the open
ln of todaya session pf the senate.
. Senator Jones, of Arkansas, offered a
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resolution discharging the committee
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on the judiciary from he consideration
of the so-caUed anti-trust bill, and pro
viding that it should be considered by
the senate. The resolution went over
until Monday.
On motion of Senator Allison, the
senate decided to consider until 1
o'clock unobjected bils 'on the calen
dar. Under that ordeij nearly .300 bills,
including ninety-seven; private iension
bills and the bill authorizing the Car
olina Northern Railroad Company to
construct a bridge across Lumber riv
er at Liumberton, Robeson county, . N.
C. were passed. -;V ;
At 1 o'clock the ship, subsidy bill" as
the unfinished business was lad before
the senate. Instantly : Senator Spoorier,
oiT Wisconsin, demanded recognition
and moved that the senate proceed to
the consideration of what is known as
the oleomargarine bill. The motion was
agreed to 45 to 2 Senators Chilton, of
Texas, and Vest, f Missouri, casting
the only 'votes in the; negative.
Senator Hale, - of Maine, appealed to
Senator Proctor, "in view of the al
most unanimous vote? by which the
oleomargarine bill was
taken up to per-
mit a vote to be taken;
upon the meas-
ure immediately. J
Half .a dozen democrats were On their
feet at ence. Senator Rerry gaining
recognition said: "I want to say to the
senator from Maine that the 'almost
unanimous vote to take up the bill
was not because the enate is unani
mously in favor of it; put it was in or
der to get rid of, set aside and give a
black eye to the ship subsidy bill." '
A joint resolution ratifying an agree
ment between Tennessee and Virginia
as to the boundary between the two
states was passed,
t Senator Proctor, of
"Virginda, chair-
man of the committee; on agriculture,
from which the oleomargarine bill was
reported, made a statement as to the
bill. V -.; .
The discussion took a rather humor
ous turn when Senator Proctor and
Senator Tillman began jcomparing their
respectivee experiences in dairying.
Senator Proctor said he milked 250
cowsjand had had fifty years of dairy
experience. 1
Senator Tillman said jhe used to par
ry his butter to market every Satur-
day and that he went
to the governor's chair,
olina senator declared
from the dairy
The South Car
that the re-
strictions on coloring should apply to
butter and oleomargarine alike, and ha'
caused much amusement by the vehi
mence of--hls denunciation of i'axle
grease" and "all other decoctions, con
xroctions and contraptions put; off on
the public,' although he held that if a
purchaser wanted "axle 'grease," hi
was entitled to have it The senator
spoke; of one kind of butter that was
co strong that a man hfl to put a brick
dn the top of his hat to get the taste
out of the roof of his mouth. 1
"Without completing the bill, it was
aoid aside for the purpose' of taking
up unobjected house bUls. 5
One hundred and ninety-seven pri
vate pension bills were passed, among
them being bills giving pensions of $50
a month to the widows of General du
Barry, Admiral Crosby, Colonel iis
cum. Admiral Picking and Commis
sary General Penrose.
At 5:65 o'clock the senate, without
.further business, adjourned. !.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
In retaliation against the action of
Mr. Cannon, . chairman j of the appro
priations committee. In filibustering
against the passage of ;-j private claims,
Mr. Richardson, the minority leader,
today attempted to block the consider-
BILLS
Large Number of
Most of The
Pensions.
ation of the -Sundry -civil appropriation
bill until a quorum was "produced.
"When Mr. Cannon made a motion to
go into committee of the whole to re
sume the consideration of the sundry
civil bill Mr. Richardson demanded a
division. The division showed less
than 100 members present and Mr
Richardson made the point of no quo
rum "The gentleman from Illinois yes
terday," said he, "insisted upon a quo
rum to pass an $800 claim. I think we
should have a quorum today to pass
a measure carrying $60,000,000."
"The gentleman may make himself
responsible for .an extra session," ob
served Mr. Cannon m reply, as the
speaker directed a call of the house.
Under that order the doors were
closed and the sergeant-at-arms wa
directed to bring in absent members.
Two hundred and one members ap
peared, all voting for Mr. Cannon's mo
tion and accordingly the house went
into committee of the whole and re
sumed the consideration of the sundry
civil bill.
The house made little progress with
the bill. The major , portion of the time
was spent in debating a proposition of
fered by Mr. Hill, of Connecticut, to
strike out the appropriation of $100,-
000 for the free transportation of sil
ver coins. It was defeated 61 to 66.
At 4)'clock public business was sus
pendedp allow the members to pay
tribute to the memory of the late Rep
resentative Hoffecker, of Delaware. .
At 5:30 o'clock, as a further mark
of respect, the house adjourned.
MILLS TO REDUCE PRODUCTION".
Action of the Southern Cotton Spin
ners' Association.
- Charlette, N. C, February 16. Four
hundred and fifty thousands spindles
were represented at the meeting of the
Southern Cotton Spinners' Association
held in this city today.
The meeting was called for the ex
press purpose of effecting a curtail
ment in the production of cotton yarns,
and the result is that for four months
from March 1st, the production will be
reduced very considerably. This will
be. done by a shut down of night
work, as provided for in the following
resolution which was unanimously
adopted:
"Resolved, That we recommend all
mills to stop night work entirely for
four months, begining JJarch 1, 1901
and that mills, running daylight only,
stop one day in .every week, beginning
March 1st. At the expiration of sixty
days from March 1, mills stopping night
work shall also conform to arrange
ments, made herein for mills running
day time only."
Dr. John McAden president of the
association says that the action insures
a reduction of fifty per cent.
Leonard Paulson, of Buckingham,
Paulson & Co., was the only northern
commission man present. He made a
speech in which he said the market is
dull and prices only nominal. In the
hands of commisssion merchants, he
said, there are yarns sufficient to last,
certainly for sixty days and probably
four months. He thought the action
taken by the meeting would have a
good effect.
President McAden, speaking of the
meeting said that the thousands of
mill operatives that would be Immedi
ately affected by the1 partial shut down
would received the special considera
tion and care of their empleyers. The
night shifts will not be allowed to
suffer, and all operatives will be given
just as much work as is possible, under
the circumstances".
Troops frwni Cuba to the Philippines
Newport News, Va., February 16.--The
United States transport Rawlins,
with the first battalion of the Tenth
United States Infantry aboard, reached
here from Santiago this afternoon.
The four companies are en route
to the Philippines and are under
command of Lieutenant Colonel Lin
coln; Early tomorrow morning, the
troops will leave for the west on a spe
cial, train over the Chesapeake and
Ohio railroad. The transport had a
smooth voyage and brought several
ladies, wives of officers.
All Quiet In Madrid
Madrid, February 16. All is calm
here today, but the military and police
precautions continue in the provinces,
especially in Seville and Valencia
Madrid, February 16. The general
feeling is that the cabinet crisis will be
postponed until next week and that
Senor-Silvela will be asked to form a
j new ministry.
THE DEBATE CONTINUED
OM THE RESOLUTION OF IMPEACHMENT
OF THE JUDGES.
First Appearance in the Debate of Re
publican Members Ahtl-Clgarette
Bill Passes; Second Beadins. In the
Senate -A Bill for Relief of every Ex
Confederate Soldier ; of the State.
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Bills Introduced and Passed. "
(Special to the Messenger.) '..
" SENATE.
Raleigh. N. C.. February 16. The.fol-
lowing bills were introduced: By Sen
ator Marshall, for relief of every ex
confederate soldier; by Senator Ward,
to regulate the collection of . costs in
magistrates' courts; by Senator
Speight, to incorporate the Farmers
Mutual Fire Insurance Association of
Edgecombe. -
The senate bill to charter the nth
erford, Hickorynut Gap and Asheville
Railroad. Company passed its third
reading. ' j
The house bill to amend the charter
of the Carolina and Northwestern rail
road passed its second reading. The
senate bill to incorporate the Charlotte
and Monroe railroad passed its secound
reading. j ;
The senate bill to appoint a hay and
grain inspector for "Wilson passed its
third reading. i
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The senate bill came up to regulate
the sale pf cigarettes in; North Carolina.
There was a long discussion. An
amendment was adopted giving parent
and guardians the; right to bring suit.
The bill then passed its second read
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The remainder of the session was de
voted to the divorce bill. No vote was
reached. It was made a special order
for "Wednesday at noon.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Bills were introduced! as follows: By
Mr. Allen, of "Wayne, to incorporate the
Atlantic and North "Western Railroad
Company; by Mr. Daniels, of "Warren,
to regulate the fees of clerks and regis
ters of deeds; by Mr. Daughteridge, to
regulate the meeting of commissioners
of Edgecombe and to provide better pay
for the chairman of the board;' by Mr,
Alexander, to prevent hunting without
permission of the landowner.
There were five hours steady discus
sion of the impeachment resolution.
The following spoke in favor of im
peachment: Messrs. "Whitaker, of For
syth; Curtis, Robinson, jPatterson, Bla
lock, Jenkins and Morgan.
The following spoke - in opposition:
Messrs. Yarborough (who made the
ablest speech of the day and decidedly
the ablest argument on his side of A
question since the ' debate began) and
Whitaker, of Guilford, j
Up to this time no republicans had
spoken. These then took the floor.
Messrs. Benbow and Sheets opposed
impeachment, followed by Mr. Ebbs,
who merely began his speech and w'll
conclude it Monday. It will be follow
ed by Mr. Blythe and other republican
and populist members, all in opposition.
Mr. Craig, author of the resolution,
will close the debate.
Mahy hold the view that "there will
be no vote .before Tuesday.
TEDDY, THE LION SLAYER.
He Ellis Twelve Mountain Lions, Four
at Close Quarters With His Knife.
Meeker, Colo., February 16. Vice
President-elect Roosevelt and John Goff
rode into Meeker from the Keystone
ranch last night, having concluded
their hunt for big game in the moun
tains. When asked for interviews, the
governor referred the correspondent to
Mr. Goff.
Mr. Goff said 17 lions were killed
during the hunt and that the governor
himself killed twelve, rour with his
knife and eight with his rifle. Mr. Goff
further stated that governor Roosevelt
killed the largest lion that has been
killed in this section, weighing 227 lbs.
and measuring 8 feet in the flesh. Mr.
Goff states that governor Roosevelt
killed it with his knife, j
One of the most exciting experiences
of the hunt occurred when governor
Roosevelt killed his second largest lion.
In order to get a shot the governor
leaned the larger portion, of hie weigt
ty body over a cliff forty feet high. Goff
held him by the . leg. The governor
brought down his-game with the first
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Governor Roosevelt expressed himself
as having the most j enjoyable time of
his life. He will leave Meeker today
in a special conveyance.' He will take
the train tonight at Rifle, whence -he
will probably go home.
The Steamship Otoyo floated.
Charleston, S. C, Fehruary 16. The
Spanish steamship Otoyo, cotton laden.
New Orleans to Genoa, which went
ashore near Beaufort last Monday, has
been floated and towed , to Charleston.
Her. cargo was lightered and brought
here by tow boats. A survey will be
held Monday. The Otoyo had S.M9
bales of cotton on board.
THE FIRST SERIOUS HITCH I
IN SETTLING STATUS OF OUR RE-
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LATIONS WITH CUBAN REPUBLIC
Strong Opposition by Cubans to Estab
lishment of United States Naval Sta
tions on the Island The Convention's
Committee In Conference With Gov
ernor General Wood -Other classes,
of the Agreement about settled.
Havana, February 16. The special
commission appointed by the Cuban
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constitutional convention to idraw up a
proposition, defining the future rela
tions between the? United States and
the republic of Cuba, j have; returned
from a conference with Governor Gen
eral Wood at Batabano, and Will report
to the convention in secret session.
The question of the' United States
maintaining naval stations in Cuba met
with strong opposition, and the com
mission will report to the convention
not to accept this condition. The other
clauses in the proposed relations have
practically been agreed to.
The Cuban constitutional convention
held a secret session, lasting several
hours, this afternoon considering the
question of the future relations between
the United States and the republic of
Cuba. The commission which met Gov
ernor General Wood at Batabano last
night offered no formal report, but ask
ed that the matter ! be considered in
committee of 'the whole.
A majority of the delegates opposed
the granting to the United States of
the right to maintain naval Stations in
Cuba, and a large number favored leav
ing the relations between the United
States and Cuba for the future repub
lie to settle. 1 i 1
The right of the United States to in
tervene at any time' for the ; preserva
tion.of peace was also the subject of a
stronsr discussion. 1 The ouestions of
regulating loans and the foreign rela
tions developed no opposition;
One of the delegates, in the couse
of an interview, said that the conven
tion would never agree to allow the
United States to establish and main
tain naval stations as the people look
upon this. .-..concession! as unpatriotic
and a practical giving up of their inde
pendence. The only way the United
States can obtain this right, the dele
gate said, would be by insisting upon
the concession, the responsibility for
making which the convention does not
want to take. I f f
MORE SALOOX SMASHING
The Preachers and Women of Kansas
Keep the. Work Going.
Arkansas City. Kan s., February 16.
Seventy men, led by the ministers of
this city, crossed the Arkansas river
today and demolished "Last; Chance'
saloon. All the joints here had been
closed for several days, but the "Last
Chance" being outside the city limits
its proprietor continued to do a flour
ishing business. When the crowd
swept down upon, the i place today the
bar tender was asleep. He was back
ed into a corner at a; revolver's point
and witnessed the complete demolition
of the fixtures and stock.
Perry, Kans., February 16. Fifteen
prominent women, led by the wives of
a Methodist minister and a bank cash
ier, raided several f "joints" here last
night. With hatchets and axes they
demolished fixtures right and ; left, en
tailing a loss in one particular saloon
alone of more than $1,000.
Twenty whiskey barrels and sixty
two kegs and twenty cases of beer
were carried into the street, where they
were chopped into kindling wood, and
their contents flowed away into the
gutters.
A drug store was the last place vis
ited. The proprietor was accused of
quenching the thirst of local inebri
ates and his stock was quickly destroy
ed. In striking at the shelves with a
hatchet, one of the women accidentally
struck a bottle of carbonic acid. The
fluid bespattered her clothing and
hands, burning here quite severely.
Winfield, Kans., February 16. Intense
ill feeling, aroused here by the recent
destruction of the "joints" and which
led to dozens of street fights and the
arming of many citizens for self -protection,
apparently has died out.
"Jointists" ore removing what is left
of their property to places of safety,
but Insist on remaining in the city.
Their action may, It is feared, start the
trouble a fresh. i i ! 1
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AN IMPORTANT SUIT J
Involving Grave Charges Against Ex
Secretary of the Navy Traeey.
New York, February 16. The taking
of testimony was continued today at
Newark, N. J., in the suit brought by
the Honduras Company, of Georgia,
against the Honduras syndicate a New
Jersey corporation. In this suit seri
ous charges are made against' former
secretary of the navy, Benjamin F.
Tracey, and the law firm of Stetson,
AHTBBfflSH FEELIE
In Germany on the Increase The
Kaiser's Pro-British Leaning
Causes Dissatisfaction.
Traeey, Jennings and Russell, of New
York. '.It is alleged that the firm named
and Mr. Tracey while acting as counsel
for the complainant, obtained knowl
edge of the great value of certain con
cessions and contracts made or about
to be made by the republic of Honduras
to, and with the complainant, and that
subsequently a syndicate was formed
by them for the purpose of acquiring
these same concessions and contracts
from the Honduras republic. The bill
alleges that Senator Depew, John Jacob
Astor, Charles McVeogh, William S.
Webb and other prominent men were
treacherously induced to join the syn-
a
dicate." The purpose of the suit is to
secure a final decree requiring the de
fendant corporation to make an ac
counting to the complainant of its prof
its and to transfer to the complainant
all beneficial interests that may have
been obtained or acquired.
CHINA'S REPLY;
Consents to only two Executions The
Foreign Envoy s Not Satisfied.
Pekin, February 16. A message was
delivered to the foreign ministers be
fore the meeting this morning from the
Chinese peace commissioners which
contained the wording of an edict, dated
yesterday, practically reiterating the
recent dispatches of the Associated
Press, sentencing Princess Chung to
commit suicide and Yu Hsien (former
governor of the province of Shan Si),
to be executed, both in the presence
of a high government official in order
to satisfy the foreigneris.
Chi Hsiu and Hin Cheng Yu will have
their cases investigated by L.i Hungr
Chang and Prince Chrng, whose report
the emperor will take before execution
is pronounced. General Tung Fu Siang
is deprived of his rank and will re
ceive further punishment afterwards.
Yang Nian and Chao Su Kian are im
prisoned. Sentence of death is suspend
ed on those culprits who are
already dead and all their
honors are canceled, although the post
humous honors are granted to their
families. . j
Owing to the lateness of the nous at
which the translation was j made the
ministers did not consider the matter
this morning, leaving it until Monday,'
but they scarcely consider this repeti
tion of the edict a proper answer to
their demands, as it means only one
head instead of those demanded. Still,
they think that after the Chinese new
year, if insistence is made, the reply
will be as requested.
ine mmisiers nave considered the,
plans for a legation settlement wih
fortifications, and also the question of
Indemnities. They have decided that
the jurisdiction at present ; held cov
ered only the local losses of citizens and
that the home governments must an
nounce the expenses of their respective
military expeditions.
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A GHASTLY DISCOVERY.
Dead Bodies of Husband and Wife
Found in their Home.
Crescent, Fla., February 16. Dr. W.
L. McLeod and his wife were found
dead in their residence this morning.
The evidence disclosed that McLeod
had killed his wife and then himself.
Neither of the couple had been seen
since last Saturday, when Mrs. McLeod
was visiting members of her church re
garding some religious work.
For the first several days it was be
lieved that the couple had left on a vis
it to Mr. McLeod's sister, who was re
ported to be ill. The failure of any
one to know about their departure,
however, and their continued absence
led to an investigation today by the
mayor and sheriff.
The bodies were found in i the bedroom,-
undressed, and two bullet
wounds, both mortal, had been inflict
ed on Mrs. McLeod. Her husband then
fired the third bullet through his own
brain and held the pistol in bis hand.
Mrs. McLeod had first been shot in
bed and then on the floor as she kneel
ed before him. It Is believed the trag
edy occurred last Saturday night.
Dr. McLeod had been drinking on
Saturday. He was a prominent citizen
and ex-city official. '
f Receiver for C harlotte's Telephone
, Company.
Atlanta, Ga., February 16. A special
toThe Journal from Charlotte, N. C,
says:
Dr. J. F. Robertson, of this city, has
been named receiver for the Queen City
Telephone Company, a concern having
an extensive business here and connec
tions with sourrounding towns.
German Press openly Criticising the
Emperor's Actions In Showing TH
Regard for the Britlsh-The Anti
Emperor Feeling in the Empire on
the Increase-The Absence ot nil Ref
erence to Close Anglo? German Re
lations in the Recent Speech from the
British Throne Disappoints the Germans-Germany
not Afraid of a Tariff
War WltbT the United States.
Berlin, February 16. Emperor Wil
liam's 'friendly conduct towards Great
Britain recently and the motives which
Induced it still form the favorite sub
ject for discussion here. It was be
cause of this that unusual interest wa
taken in Germany at the openings p
the British parliament. The speech,
from the throne and the debate on the
address In reply to it were thoroughly
disappointing because of the absence
of any reference to closer Anglo-Ger
man relations.
Thomas Gibson Bowles interpella
tion anent the alleged German seizure
of a portion of the Belgian Congo' was
seized on by the press today as proof
that the British people's hostile and
meddlesome feelings towards Germany
remained unchanged.
The emperor's pro-British sentiments
and actions are still unceasingly con
demned. The Dresdener Machrichten
(conservative) says: "Since Prince
Bismarck's fall the relations between
the nation and the emperor were never
worse." '
The semi-official press, since his ma
jesty's return, has been doing every
thing to counteract this all-prevailing
anti-emperor sentiment, but rather un
skillfully and unsucessf ully. It is note
worthy that the strongest opposition to
Emperor William in this . connection
comes from the conservatives, which
party usually claims loyalty to the
monarchy as a monopoly.
The Munich Allgermeine Zeuang:
(national liberal, inspired) announces
that Count von Buelow, imperial chan
cellor, assumes full responsibility f or
Emperor William's pro-British acts and .
that he will seize on an early oppor
tunity to show the nation that his
majesty had good and sufficient reasons ;
for his conduct.
There is no doubt that the German
nation is heartily tired of the China
war. This Is shown, not only by the
attitude of the press, but by the utter
ances in the reichstag .and Prussian
diet. It is true that the China expens
es for 1900, amounting to . 153,000,000
marks, were finally voted, but the op
posing socialist speeches and f reisinnige
criticism were heard by the conserva
tives and centrists almost without re
ply, except in connection with the mis
sions. "" Mass meetings called by the social
ists throughout Germany this week
passed strongly worded resolutions
against the proposed prohibitive agri
cultural duties, branding them as a
most unjust and most onerous burden
for the working part of the nation,
and dictated solely by the "brutal class
of the empire and the lowest agrarian
selfishness." They not only protest
against increased duties, but demand
their entire abolition.
The Berliner Neueste Nachrichten
(conservative) has printed an article
making a strong argument that Ger- "
many has no need to feana tariff war
with the United States, even if large
agricultural duties are imposed, be
cause A lerican Imports here are two
and one-half times those of Germany;
to the United States. It cites a dis
patch saying the treasury department .
at Washington Is overwhelmed with",
telegrams on the subject of additional
sugar duty, adding: Thls ehows
American business interest is opposed
to a possible tariff war with Russia.
How much will it oppose a tariff war
with Germany whose business is worth
ten times to the United States that? of
Russia."
Secretary Long Goes to Pensacola .
Washington. February 16. -Secretary
Long, accompanied by Mrs. Long and
Admiral Endicott, chief of ? the bureau
of yards and docks, left today - in the
private car "Riva" over the Southern
railway for Pensacola, where they will
inspect the navy yard at that point
and participate in the Mardi Gras cele
brations. ' The party will remain ihere-.
about one week and return to Wash
ington by the way of New Orleans'. .