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VOL. XVI., NO. 11. WILMINGTON N. CM TUESDAY, JANUARY 13. 1903. PRICE 5 CENTS THE GAUGUS LOSS OF TIME SECRETARY MOODY INJURED Thrown to the Ground and Rendered Unconscious in Run-Away Accident I M hi h I 1 1 A I IIIV I 1hXV V 1VLL1L V Lr UVAL 110 1 IVLnJiJ Both Houses of Congress Considering Measures to This End VEST RESOLUTION Hr. Aid rich Announced That There Were Hopes of Action Being- Taken Elsevrhere With a View to Remov ing: the Duty on Coal-Senator Vest Wanted Something? Done Immed iately Mr. Vest Again Reverted, to Ola Recent Reference to Mr. Dlngr lev Which Has Been Strongly Re- ! aented The Statehood Bill Was Hp - 'i Afirain ltesolntlon to investigate Coal Situation Passes the House. Washington, January 12. A lively debate was precipitated in the senate today participated in by Senators Al drich, Vest and Carmack, when the former endeavored to secure a post ponement of the Vest resolution, re quiring the committee on finance to prepare and report a bill removing the duty on coal. Mr. Aldrich announced there were strong hopes or action De ing taken elsewhere with the view to removing the duty on coal. The proposi tion was not acceptable to Senator Vest, who vigorously objected, saying that he had no assurance that anything will be done in any other place. "Cir cumstantial evidence," he said, "is strongly against any such assumption.' No action has been talcen he said, and no suspicion of any action has been seen anywhere and therefore under ex isting conditions to allow this resolu tion to go into the uncertain and nebu lous future would be equivalent to its defeat. Mr. Vest called attention to the ac tion of the legislature of Rhode Island, January 8th, unanimously voting for the removal of the duty on coal. Mr. Vest said he did not want to embar rass the senator from Rhade Island, who was amply able to defend himself, but his desire was to place before the senate proof of the sentiment for free, coal now existing. Mr. Vest again reverted to what he called his "unfortunate reference to Mr. Dingiey," which had been so vigorous ly resented and sent to the desk and. had read a letter from Congressman Fleming of Georgia enclosing one from former Representative King of Utahi detailing a conversation he had with Mr. Dlngley at the time the Dingiey bill was under consideration in con gress, in which he is said to have ap prehended changes in the bill, which were necessary to obtain foreign mar kets for American goods and that the trend of Mr. Dingley's mind was in that direction. Mr. Carmack, of Tennessee, charg ed that reciprocity has Deen "strang led" by protection. It has been mur dered In cold blood by protection," said he. The beneficiaries of trie protected manufacturers and the protected trusts, he said, have appropriated to therm selves every particle of the tariff duties provided In the Dingiey act. i Mr. Aldrich said the remarks of thq senator from Missouri and the senator from Tennessee only confirmed 4iis for mer statement that the resolution was fo no other purpose than to discuss questions outside the coal questions. The resolution went over. Mr. Nelson continued his remarks in opposition to the omnibus bill and had not concluded at 4 o'clock, when the senate took up unobjected pension bills on the calendar, a number of which were passed. At 5:10 p. m. the senate adjourned out of respect to the memory of the late Representative Tongue of Oregon. House of Representatives. Washington, January 12. The house today after adopting a resolution to au thorize the Merchant Marine and Fish eries committee 'to investigate the coai situation, at once adjourned out of re spect to the memory of the late Repre sentative Tongue, of Oregon, who died In this city yesterday. The usual reso lutions of regret were adopted and a -committee was qppointed to attend the funeral. CONTESTING THE GIBSON WILL Argument as to Whether a Steno graphic Copy is Valid When Origi nal Is Lost. Cincinnati, January 12. A peculiar contest began in the probate court to- . -day when the widow of the late Major John McCormlck Gibson of this city, who died at Asheville, N. . a-few months ago presented for probate a copy of his will made from sten graphic, notes alleged to have been preserved by Attorney Wells, of Asheville. The original will, it is asserted, has never been found since the death of Mr. Gib son. It K bequeathed - his entire estate to his widow, to whom he was married a few hours before his death. - i His legal heirs, his mother and a brother, contest the probating of the will and a legal argument . is In pro gress on the question whether a will of this description is valid or not. Mrs. Gibson, the widow, was Miss Cecilia Wolf, of Provindence, R. I. She was call ed by a telegram to Asheville, when Mr. Gibson was critically lLand was 'married on her arrival. He died the next day. ir. Gibson's -firs wife was me of the - victoms of the Wlnsdor "Hotel fire in New York. , . NOT ACTED ON TO SUSPEND DUTY ON COAL Prohable That Congress Will Short ly Pass a Bill to This Effect. Washington, January 12. It is ex pected that congress will pass a bill re moving the duty of sixty-soven cents a ton on coal imported into this coun try. This bill may take the jf orm of a rebate or drawback for ninety days, and also will provide for recipocity, ad mitting free of duty coal imported into this country from countries granting the same privilege to the United States. This means Canada and will allow Nova Scotia) coal to come into this country free, while coal from the Al leghenies and westward wijl go into Canada free of duty. The ways and means committee will meet tomorrow and according to the present pro gramme report a bill on the above lines; It is expected the bill will pass the house tomorrow It will be taken up in the senate very soon and the intention is to have it pass without much delay. A number of republicans who heretofore have been opposed to changing the. duty on coal said they would not opposed ,the bill, provided it did not open the whole tariff question and afford an opportuni ty to offer innumerable amendments. There was. a conference on the flor of the senate today which was partici pated in by Senators Aldrich, Allison, Spooner and Lodge, and Chairman Payne of the house committee on ways and means. After this conference Sen ator Aldrich announced in the senate, when the Vest resolution for the re moval of duty on coal came up, that he had reason to believe that "there would be action elsewhere regarding the removal of the duty. It has been the contention of Senator' Aldrich, that the senate had no right to Initiate such legislation. Chairman Payne said after the re mark of Senator Aldrich in the senate that the ways and means committee would meet tomorrow and consider the coal bills. Several bills have been referred to the committee, some providing for a sus pension of the duty for a fixed period, some for. a rebate and others for the removal of the duty without limit. Mr. Payne said he thought the committee would take some action either for a suspension of the coal duty or a rebate. AGAINST INTER-STATE COMMERCE United States Supreme Court Gives Decision Against North Carolina and Greensboro. Washington, January 12. In the United States supreme court today an opinion was delivered by Justice Shiras in the case of E. M. Caldwell vs. the state of North Carolina and the city of Greensboro. . .The case involved the validity of an ordinance of the cdty requiring the taking out of a license for the sale of pictures and picture frames. Cald well who represented the Chicago Por trait company, resisted the payment of a license on the ground that the or dinance Is in conflict with the pro visions of the federal constitution re lating to inter-state commerce. The North Carolina trial courts sustained the validity of the ordinance and the supreme court of the state sustained them. The opinion handed down to day reversed this verdict and the case was remanded to the state supreme court. Commenting upon the case Justce Shiras raid: 'Transactions between manufactur ing, companies in one state, through agents with citizens of another con stitute a large part of interstate com merce; and for us to hold with the court below that the same articles if sent by rail directly to the purchaser are free from state taxation but if sent to an agent to deliver are taxable through a license tax upon the agent, would evidently take a - considerable portion of such traffic out of the sal utary protection of the Inter-state com merce clause of the constitution." Wilcox Trial Will Begin Wednesday or Thursday. v Charlotte, N. C, January 12. A special from Hertford, N. C, to the Observer today says: . "Owing to the failure of Judge W. B. Councill to-reach Hertford unfl to night, the special term of court for the trial for the second time of James E. Wilcox for the alleged murder of Nel lie Cropsey at Elizabeth City, did not begin today. Court will open tomor row and it will probabil require two days to get a jury, the trial proper be ginning" .Wednesday or Thursday. A large crowd is present to attend the trial, but no violence' is feared. . Brick Layers and Masons in Session. Memphis, Tenn., January 12 The an nual convention of the Brick Layers and Masons International Union of America .was called to order In this city today by President George P. Gub blns, of Chicago, 300 delegates being In attendance. . s " - ' An unusually large amount of busi ness will come before the convention during these sessions. ;.' Eight Ballots Were Taken Last Night Without Result OVERMAN LEADS The Second Night's Caucus to Nomi nate Senator Found 138 Members Present Balloting Began Immed iatelyLittle Change Was Noted From the Results of Friday Night's Caucus Mr. Hoke Received No Votes and His Supporters First Voted for One and Then Another of the Candidates Overman Led on Every Ballot. Night's Result. Raleigh, N. C, January 12. Without any preliminaries whatever the dem ocratic caucus after the roll call to night which disclosed the presence of 138 members, proceeded at 8:15 o'clock to take the fourth ballot for United States senator. First ballot resulted: Overman 49; Watson 34, Craig 30, Carr 19 Hoke 0, Alexander 8.. Fifteen minutes was occupied in taking the ballot, and its announce ment was received in perfect silence. Much excitement was in a few mo ments manifested as it showed a fall ing off in Ovei man's lead of 50, a rise in Carr's vote and a loss to Watson. Hoke's vote had apparently gone to Carr and Craig. The second ballot resulted: Overman 49, Watson 35, Craig SO, Carr 20, Hoke 0, Alexanler 8. Upon the announcement of the 'third ballot of the night, which was the sixth of the series the clock struck 9 and there was more apparent interest than at any rrevious , time, as it incMt Offered by the witness show cated thatwhile)vermanr reached hls-th, Hol. oWfv,- .Miro st old lead 50. Watson had been shot for- .ward to 39 by Alexander and Carr votes, while Craig" was 31, Carr 18, Alexander 7. ! ... . The fourth ballot resulted: Overman 51, Watson 42. Craig 31, Carr 14, Alex ander 7. ' The fifth ballot Was: Overman 53, Watson 38, Craig 29, Carr 16 Alexan der 8. The sixth ballot was: Overman 50, Watson 39, Craig 30, Carr 16, Alexan der 10. The seventh ballot was: Overman 50, Watson 42, Craig 28, Carr 15, Alex ander 9. At 10:20 o'clock the eighth ballot of the night and eleventh of the series was taken, resulting as follows: Over man 53, Watson 39, Cra4g 26, Carr 16, Alexander 8. A motion was made to adjourn to 8 o'clock Wednesday night, This was voted down and one was adopted to adjourn until tomorrow night. The galleries was agam packed with deeply interested spectators, mainly ladiesi ' Upon announcement of the eleventh ballot, Senator Brown moved adjourn ment until tomorrow afternoon. It was defeated 62 to 64, the result being greeted by applause. Overman men be ing prominent in cheering. Represent ative Lucas Immediately moved to ad journ untdl tomorrow night at 8 o'clock. This motion prevailed, 80 to 46. The result of the caucus was exactly like that Friday night, the original Hoke vote apparently changing first from Watson to Overman after voting evi dently on the first ballot of the night, principally for Carr. The last ballot shows Overman leading his last ballot Prday night by three votes, it being evidently bis alternate vote from this fluctuating element; the main lines of of all candidates remaining unbroken. GRAND. LODGE OF MASONS Progress During: the Year Bet of 2 to 1 That Overman Will Win. (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh, N. C., January 12.- Attorney General Gilmer decides that in order to get credit-for Insolvent' Incollectible and errors, sheriffs must have the board of county commissioners certify to the state auditor's department on or before the date fixed by law for the sheriff to make his settlement with the state treasurer. Late this afternoon on the exchange here, a "bet of $400 to $200 was made on Overman for senator against the. field. The burial of the remains of Joseph B. Bachelor, Esq., ; will be at Warren ton in which town he lived a number of years. ' The Grand Lodge of Masons meets here tomorrow evening. Grand Secre tary John : C. Drewry was interviewed this evening and said: "There are to day 330 lodges, a gain of six during the year; and 12,662 members, a gain of 650, the largest gain on record. The total receipts were $8,249. Grand Master H. I. Clark is here to preside. It . will be perhaps the longest i. communication ever neld.- The committee on the tem- t pie will report. This was given full ; power and has bought and paid for the I site, here, and has $10,000 dollars of the grand lodge funds in the bank to Its credit; Charlotte. N. C, January 12. At a meeting of the directors: of the High land Park Manufacturing Company here today. It was decided to build a : new mill which will have 1,000 looms and will cost $450,000.' Delaware and Hudson Witnesses Before Commission THEIR EVIDENCE Witnesses Were Called to Tell of Conditions About the Collieries of The Delaware and Hudson Com pany In lOOl, This Company Lost 3BS Ten-Hour Days on Account of .miners tsemg out, ricnicing, ueie bratlng Union Days, Etc Testi mony Was Introduced That Miners Were Not Loading as Many Cars as They Did Before the 1900 Strike. Philadelphia, January 12. The pro ceedings before the anthracite coal strike commission today consisted prin cipally of the calling of witnesses by the Delaware and Hudson Company to tell of the conditions existing in and about its collieries and to refute cer tain testimony presented against the company when the miners side was be ing heard. The first witness today was Abel I Culver, of New York, controller of the Delaware and Hudson Company. Mr. Culver said that the Delaware and Hudson Company was selling coal to middle men at tide water at five dol lars a ton, for prepared sizes. He did not know what price the middle men were receiving from the public beyond what he read in the daily papers. George Anderson, of Scranton, a clerk in the coai department of the company presented a statement, showing that the twenty-eight collieries of the com panies lost 368 ten hour days in 1901. for which employees were responsible. Of these 115 were lost on account of picnics and other holidays (not includ ing legal holidays); 59 days on account of strikes - and suspensions. Another ed that since " the strike ended . in the latter part of October, the twenty-eight collieries have lost 110 days, reducing the coal production of the company 92. 000 tons. Thomas R. Thomas, outside foreman at the Jermyn colliery of the company, told of the difficulty he had in induc ing the men to mine more coal. He produced a paper alleged, to have been drawn up by local union 1025, which stated that any man loading more cars in the headings than are loaded in the chambers would be expelled from the union. Two men, he said, violated this alleged rule of the union, and their tools were destroyed and one of their houses was dynamited, as a result of not restricting their daily output. Two witnesses testified that since the strike of 1900 miners and laborers will not load as many cars as they did before the strike. William H. Dettrey, of Nuemburg, the newly elected president of District No. 7 of the miners union, against whom it was testified last week that he said non-union men should have their throats cut or should receive a "good thumping" denied the charges absolutely. CHILD LABOR IN FACTORIES Terms of a Measure Introduced hy Representative ParKer in the House. (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh, N. C, January 12. An im portant bill relating to the employ ment of children in factories was intro duced in the house today by Represen tative Parker, of Wayne. Its provis ions are Section 1. Those under twelve shall not be employed in any factory unless having-widowed mother, or to tally disabled father dependent for their labor for support, or is an orphan without means : children under ten to be employed under no circumstances. Section 2. Requires employers to file certificates of age from parents or guardian of children employed and keep the' same ' for inspection under heavy penalties for false certificate or failure to have same Section 3. Prohibits the employment of children under sixteen between the hours of seven p. m. and five a. ml, for more than sixty-hours any one week or" eleven hours any one day. Section4. After January 1st 1905 no child under fourteen shall be employ ed unless it can read and jarrite. Section 5. After January- 1st, 1904 none under the age of fourteen shall be employed -unless It attends school at least nine weeks a year not less than four week consecutively. . Section 6. Penalty of the violation of this act is $50 to $500 fine or impris onment in discretion of judge. FIRE AT NEWBERN Hughes Building: Destroyed Other Property Threatened, (Special to The Messenger.) - New Bern. January 12. Shortly be fore 8 o'clock: tonight jfire broke out in the Hughes building occupied by Brad- hams Pharmacv. a. barber shop, a Jewelry store . and several offices . un stairs. - By promt and steady work, the fire was confined to the one build ing. It looked like " other property would bum at one time. The Hughes building is wrecked. The loss is estimated at $20,000 with about one-third insurance: WOUND PROBABLY NOT DANGEROUS A SENSATIONAL SHOOTING A Woman Kills a Man Who Circu lated Stories Damaging- Her Char acter. ' Macon, Ga., January 12. Mrs Effle L. Carson, wife of a railroad machinist, formerly the wife of Ernest Thomnson. a printer, shot and instantly killed Robert A. Rigby a student of a busi ness college here today. The tragedy took place in the law office of Marma- duke C. Bayne, an attorney, to whom she had gone for advice. Mrs. Carson shot Rigby twice in the head and once through the heart. She emptied her revolver, the other shots going wild. She at once delivered herself to the sheriff, going across the street with the smoking weapon in her hand. She was promptly placed in Jail, but was subsequently released on a bond of $1,000. The coroner's Jury found a verdict of volutary manslaughter. Mrs. Carson was a teacher of tele graphy in another business college. She charged Rlgsby had circulated stories damaging her character. She had gone to the lawyer with a paper for Rlgsby to sign, exoneratlne her. The lawyer took the paper to the college and sub mitted it to Rlgsby, who declined to sign, but asked a persona! Interview. He went to the lawyer's office and im mediately asked the lawyer and his stenographer to step Into the hall. The door was at once closed and locked. In a few moments the shots rang out and Mrs. Carson appeared, announcing that she had killed the man. Rlgsby was found on the floor dead, with his revolver near his right hand. What occurred between them Is not known, except an admission -by Mrs. Carson that he applied an opprobrious epithet to her. Rlgsby was originally from Bowling Green, Ky., or a village near by. and is said to have been a member of a family prominent there. He had conducted a business college in Tampa, Fla, but had come to Macon to complete his education, intending to open another college in June. He was about 25 years old. He had previous to the killing been threatened by mem bers of Mrs. Carson's family. Her maiden name was Fletcher and she was born near Macon. BIG FIRE IN NEW YORK Immense Establishment of Payer- Weather and Ladew Completely Destroyed. New York; January 12. Fire early today completely destroyed the edght story building at Allen and East Hous ton street which was occupied by Fayerweather & Ladew, manufactur ers of leather belting. Large quanti ties of oil and grease were stored in the building and this made the fire fiercely hot and caused two explosions. One . of them nearly caught a squad of firemen with sheets of flame and as a result of the other, a water tower of the fire department was destroyed. The occupants of all nearby buildings including several thickly populated houses were driven out. A portion of one of the walls fell on the Second avenue elevated structure and crushed a gdrder. A fire battalion of fifteen men working on the railroad Just got out of the way In time to save their lives. The origin of the fire has not been ascertained. While the loss on the building is es timated at about $300,000 George Hull, cne of the managers of the belting firm, said thai, stock valued at over $500,000 had been destroyed.. The firm carried $621,000 insurance. Edward Ladew said that their employees who had been temporarily thrown out of work would be sent to the firm's fac tories . at Fall River; Mass., Newark, N. J., and Charlotte, lN. C. FOR DEPOT FACILITIES Representative Fuller Wants More Power Given to. Corporation Com mission, v , (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh, N. C, January "12. In the house today, Representative Fuller, of Durham, introduced the following bill which relates to the question of build ing a. properstation at Durham and at other points in the state. 'To-requIre when practicable In the judgment ; of the corporation commission, any two or more railroads "which v now or may hereafter "enter any city or town to have a common or "union passenger de pot and to-unite in the joint under taking andexpense of and maintain ing such depot commensurate with the business of . such railroad on such terms, relations, provisions and con ditions as said commissions shall pre scribe." ' - i mm t ii . Sudden .Death of John D. Cox. --- - Jonesboro Tenn.. January 12. John T. Cox president of the Jonesboro Banking and Trust Company of this place and the Unaka Natonal Bank of Johnson" City, dropped dead in the city depot here today. ZIn Cox mea 3 years of age ana very. realUxy. . He and Senator Hale Were at napolls to Inspect the Jl ew DailA inffa Belna; Erected on the Xavml Academy Grounds The Uersea At tached to the Carriage In Whlcfe the Secretary Was . Rldlna; Decant Frightened at the Plrlns; ot the Salute They Dashed Round tiMr Road-Way and the Driver Pnlle Them Toward a Vacant Lot Turn Secretary Leaped Oat and Fell on His Face and Was Picked Up Ca consclous. Annapolis. Mi,, January 12. Secre tary of the Navy William H. " Moody; was seriously, but not dangerously In jured in the naval academy grounda today by a runaway accident. Accompanied by Senator Hale, chalr- man of the senate naval affairs com mittee, the secretary arrived here at 2 o'clock to inspect the pew buildings being erected In the naval academy, grounds, being driven from the railroad station in Superintendent Bronaona private carriage. , v The battalion of cadets were drawn up in line of salute Just Inside the academy grounds, and as the carriage. bearing the secretary, Senator JHale, and their escort. Lieutenant Porer, passed in review, a salute of seventeen guns belched forth from the' guns on the Santee wharf. The restive horses attached to the carriage swerved sud denly and got beyond control of the driver. The braking of the pole? of the carriage as the spirited animals dashed round the road-way served to render them more exictecL - The driv er, seeking to stop them, suddenly turned their heads into a vacant lot between two houses. Secretary Moody who had opened the door of , the car riage, as the horses dashed "over, the frozen ground suddenly leaped to the pavement as the ' carriage made the turn into the enclosure. He landed on his face on the pavement and was ren dered unconscious by the shock. The secretary was carried to the nearby residence of Superintendent Brownson, where he shortly, recovered consciousness. Slight cuts and bruises on his forehead, nose and face are thought to be the extent of the secre tary's injuries. Neither Senator Hale or Lieutenant .Poyer was Injured, as the horses were brought against a wan . shortly after making the turn into the open lot. ' , ; . PROCEEDINGS OF LEGISLATURE Bills Introduced and Passed by State Senate and House. ; (Special to The Messenger. ; Raleigh, N. C, January -12. In the senate petitions were presented asking for dispensary In Tarboro to be sub mitted to a vote of the people. . Bills were introduced: To provide for codi fying the laws by three commissioners to be appointed by the governor,, at a salary of $1,500 each with one clerk at $750; for the better distribution of pub lic school books, providing for not less than six nor more than twenty. In stead of one as now distributing points or depots In a county; To amend the charter of the United Mutual Insurance Company. House of Representatives. - In the house Bills were introduced: To regulate child labor In' factories: To amend the corporation commission law so that the commission will have pow er to compel railroads, where . more than one enter a town to erect a union depot: To Incorporate Cane River Rail way Company; To regulate employ ment of children and women in fac tories; To increase commissioners of Qarteret county: To incorporate the Savings and Trust Company of Wash ington; To amend stock law In John son county. Bills that passed: Raising joint committee on printing bills, cal endar and Journal dally of the house and senate: For a new committee on expenditures of house. -Bill ratified, to appeal the act authorizing Granville county to Issue road bonds. LEGISLATORS IH DANGER Representatives Pred Carr and J. bu. Little Come Hear Being; Ssffomteft. . (Special to The Messenger.) c Raleigh, N. C, January 12. Repre-1 sentatives Fred Carr, of Greene, and J. B- Little, of Pitt, bad a narrow escape from being suffocated in the fourth story of the building for years occu pied by the State National Bank, which caught fire tonight. The stairs acted a flue and fire and smoke prevented their escape. The fire caught from the gas jet against - which th curtatns were blown by the. wind. Carr and Little were. passing and rushed up stairs to give aid. The fire, was extlnsuls2 with small loss. , . , I i
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