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mm VOLUME 28. 1VAUINGTON LETTER. From our Regular Corpondent. Washington, Nov. 16. Chairman Ilauna has written a Washington friend virtually confiJuring the rumor that the Republican National Coni rjiittee would shortly open permanent headquarters in Washington, from which the educational fight against the free silver tallacy. which is to go right along until the. truth has been argued into the heads of all misguided Ieople, shall be directed. This move would have been generally commen ded anyway, but the announcement that the silver committee, the populist committee and the Democratic com mittee intend to maintain permanent Washington headquarters and to keep up the distribution of silver literature, made it almost necessary. The silver sentiment would not have been half so extensive if its opponents had met ar gument with argument, instead of wasting time laughing at the silver men sending out campaign literature several years ahead of the campaign, and doiner nothincr. themselves. Mr. Hanna knows how hard it was to un do in a few weeks the work that the silver men had been doing for several years; hence he has from the day the campaign closed favored a continua tion of the education of the voters on the silver question. . t There is enough work oh the bills already passed by the House to keep the Senate busy until the close of the last session of the fifty-fourth Congress but how many of those bills the Sen ate will act upon or even devote any time to, is more than any man can really say. Among the important bills passed by the House and left un acted upon by the Senate are the Dingley Emergency Revenue Bill, the bill to protect the gold reserve and provide for temporary, deficiencies in revenue, the bill to amend , the cus toms administrative law, the Bank ruptcy bill, the Immigration bill and the Tension bill, Doubtless other bills would have been acted upon by the House had not the disposition ol the Senate to do nothing been so ap parent. How much of that disposi tion remains willnot be certain until after Congress meets, notwithstanding the opinions pro and con which some of the men like Senator Morrill, of Vermont, "the Father of the Senate' are not attempting to say what the Senate will do. Mr. Morrill is in Washington for the winter, ! but he 'isn't making any prophesies. Mr. Cleveland's administration al ways seems to have, a war scare ready to spring on the public. Having just gotten rid of the principal cause of frietion with England by negotiating a treaty providing for the submission of the Venezuelian Boundary dispute witn England to" arbitration, the Spanish war scare is trotted out in a new dress. While no official state laeut has been made to that effect friends of the administration say that it has trustworthy information that Spain intends to force a war with this i-ouutry it Her present campaign against the Cuban revolutionists fail, and that the administration is prepar ing accordingly to fight. If Spain re ally had any such intention it would be wise to prepare for war, aud,in any event it will do no harm. But it isn't at all likely that Spain has any Mich intention. There has been enough to prove to the world that tin men. or women, who are running the' govern ment of Spain during the minority of the king are not models of wisdom, but that is-no reason why they should be foolih enough to provoke a war with the -United' State?. It may In tlitt 0!.u- Spaniards are ignoraut enough u oelieve that a one hore n i tiou. like pain. is in the same righting clav with the United States, but it i iU4Ule to believe that men of uf !u h nt education and intelligence t be entrusted with oiilciai jHjsitioiis. under the Spanish Government share "uch an .nhsurd Iw-hef. At ;ny rate, there is no 'reason for' aijylK.dy to lc- any sleep over the joit;litieK of a war with Sain! If the Dous haven't any better fens. than to get up a. ruiupus witti tis. tliey . u ill rind that the thrashing they will receive will e too sudden and thorough to be? digni fied by the name ot war. , Mr. Clevelaui has decided to g.v Sxretary Herbert a place on the bench and tie would like todoasiuucti for Secretary Carlisle and Potiuatrr General Wilson, but he has grave PROTECTION ! HICKORY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, doubts as to whether the Senate will sanction the nomination of either of these men, owing to the pejudice of the silver Senators against them and him. 'Republican Senators are not likely to over exert themselves in help ing him, as they will probably, prefer to have all vacancies filled by Presi dent McKinley. When one considers that only four years ago the Democratic party won a Presidential election and obtained control of both branches of Congress, its present condition is pitable indeed. Without a head, without an organiza tion and without even a principle around which to rally the disorgani zed fragments of a once powerful po liti&al organization, it furnishes a warning to all political parties, of the punishment which the people admin ister to incapacity. OUR STATE BIRD LAW. It is a Peculiar Statute But I Constitu tional. The North Carolina bird law is a peculiar, but a constitutional, one. The Supreme Court (of the United State) has settled the latter point by a vote of 5 to 4, the same vote by which it declared the income tax law uncon stitutional. The decision was rendered by Justice White, and it is worth while to state that his decision is one of the most lengthy on record in recent days. The learned judge wrote almost a book about it, beginning away back in Caesars time and coming on down to this enlightened age. Tha question was on that clause of the law which prohibits the exportation of partridge beyond the bounds of North Carolina. Section 2,&)o of The Code is as follows: "No person shall export or transport from the State any quail or partridges whether dead or alive, and any persVm violating this section shall be guilty ol a misdemeanor and fined not exceeding 50 and imprisoned not more than thirty days for each offense.'' This statute has been generally con sidered by the legal profession as un constitutional, and in the American and English Encyclopaedia of Law, volumV VIII, page 1,029, it is said: "A statute prohibiting the transporta tion from one State to another of game lawfully killed is in conflict with the Federal constitution. A law which prohibits the killing of game at cer tain seasons of the year is valid, but if it allows game to be killed and thereby become a subject of traffic and com merce, and then directly prohibits its transportation into another State, it is unconstitutional and invalid." The Supreme Court, however,, does not entertain their view, and has ren dered a decision reversing it. It was in the case of Grer against the State of Connecticut, appealed to the Su preme Court. The tribunal, by the vote already stated, declared that the inter State, commerce clause of the con stitution does not affect the right of the State to prohibit the transporta tion outside of its limits of game killed in the Sate. The decision of the Supreme Court of Kansas is therefore overturned, and, by the judgment of the Sunreme Court of the United States, it is illegal for any one to carry from the Stat? ot North Carolina quail killed in this State. Justice White held that the owner ship of wild animals, so far a they are capable of ownership, is in the State not as a propriotor,but in its sovereign capacity, as the representative and for, the ben tit ot its 'people in common. The justice also holds that a farmer, is only transient owir of the game on his farm. Hevcan prohibit parties from hunting and killing his game.but he Cannot send game 'out of the State as long s this law i on the looks. A person is violating the law whn he buys a. bird at the Charlotte restaurant nini takes it leyond the. State limits Wtu. P. Clyde, who aunually bunts at llarrisburg. violates the taw every time he ships a bint home to his friends in New York. It is a peculiar law. to te mi re. but the Snprvm Curt holds that it i a good one. It . was passed to protect the gauie of this Stat, and if enforced it will serve it" puapose. Cl.ireneh Upchurrh a jouug white man of Raleigh, who was arretted ji .tie charge o haviuc cusJ Che death of Ida Hill, colored, was tiuiifrnUi'. It is thought that the woman died from exposure. INDUSTRY ! EXTERPKISR ! TERRORIZED BY BANDITS ARIZONA AND NEW-aEXICO THE SCEE OP OUTLAWRY. Pot Offices. Banks, and Railroad Train Despoiled; and Tore of Their Defenders Snot Down. Dksvkr, Cot., Nov. 14. A band of cut-throats and bandits have brought about a condition of terror among the Post Office officials and stage drivers of New Mexico and Arizona, the like of which has not existed since the days of "Black Bart," thirty years ago. Post Office Inspector Waterbu ry .who was sent there ten days ago with a posse to put an end to the outlawry, to-day reported that it was absolutely impossible to make arrests with the force at bis disposal and asks for rein forcements. His request has been for warded to the officials at Washington. "These bandits,?' says the inspector, within sixty days have stopped and robbed four stages on the San Antonio and White Oaks, New Mexico, Stage Line, cutting open the pouches and rifling the registered mail. They robbed the Separ Post Office twice, waylaid the Postmaster and robbed the Post Office at Simon, Cochise County, Arizona. six teen miles east of Bowie Station; made an at tempt to rob the Nogales, Ariz., Bank at midday; attempted to rob the At lantic and Pacific mail train at Rio Perce, and the Southern Pacific at Deming, N. M., the Post Office at Bowie, and last Saturday night, rob bed the agent and all of the citizens at Huachuca, nine miles from the United States for of the same name. "Besides these, they have waylaid numerous stockmen and ranchmen, whose horses they have stolen, and carried off. At the time these crimes were com mitted many officials and citizens who offered resistenc v.'ere most brutally assaulted and seriously wounded by pistol shots. - "The bandits have killed three men A Mr. Parker, who had informed on them: a cattleman on the Gila River, whose name I have not as yet learned, and one of the United States customs officers, named Robinson, who was in a Sheriff's posse, following thern above the Mexican boundry line after the at tempt on the Nogaly bank. "They are so nold that they no lon ger wear masks and openly declare they will rob every Post Office they come across unless they get a sufficient 'stake.1 Then they say they will leave the country, but not until United States Deputy Marihal Looiuis, who shot and killed their first leader. Cole Est es, alias Cole Young,in the Atlantic and Pacific Railway train robbery,and the Postmaster who took a shot at their new leader, 'Black Jack, a few days ago while they were attempting to rob his office, are killed. Thev also acknowledge that - 'Black Jack' shot and killed Custom Officer Robinson in the mountains below here, and thev boldly tell the co.vboys where they stop that they will kill anybody informs or opposes them in any ner. - who "This threat has terrorized the whole country. The names of these bandits are George Musgrove.alias Jeff Davis, alias Jesse Williams; 'Bob Hayes, 'Black Jack,' whose right name i also said to be Williams. The garitr was formerly hd by Cade tv-fes. 'util he was killed, but it is now U; i bv Black Jack.' . . "All of the hii,? are cowboys vhj have, ridden Arizona and fh Vw Mexico ranges fur jean pa', and hence-are thoroughly familiar with the country from While Oaks to ,ri7na They will ride iM miles in Twenty f.-oj hours with ese. stealing frr-h h..r-e believer they need them. i.d fer r. riling the jwopie alni.g tiier route into Mleuce fr ft-ar of their liW Hi d ttock. The Ctiai !ut :.- 0:M-rver -mj s the )ear 41 child of Air, and ilr. John A ... t-prin.:, of tl'scti. ws pia i'.ztZ on the ir-, "whc a vm:oU u .M.Ted it by the arm Kiel draped it arrows the A. tru and wrti.l! tinder a wKlpiIe t-?re fh ch;l - -i.o hr, who u it? rr- .t ! ' it -r-v: . -ut:!t Jiscue it. The cfiill ami wa b;;4ty injurei! bat others i it was unhurt. PROSPERITY ! NOVEMBER 19,11896. SOUND-MONEY flEN STICK. Tbc Illinois Oremizat Will Contiattc Its Exlteo. , Chicago, Nov. 14.In perfect har mony and without a single dissenting voice the members of the State Central Committee of the "Honest Money Democracy" of Illinois, assembled In convention at the Palmer House this afternoon, voted to continue their or ganization. Forty-five sound-money Democrats were present, and when the question was put the vote was unani mous. The convention was addressed v bv Franklin Mac Veagh, who ' discussed the' past and present of the National Democratic Party. - Mr. MacVeagh predicted that the Democracy of Pal mer, Buckner,and Forman would out live the organization that went down to defeat Nov. 3. He declared that McKinley could not have been elected without the assistance of the sound money Democrats, and that Bryan's defeat was largely due to the efforts of the thinking, honest men of the Democratic Party. Ex-Judge A. A. Goodrich was elected by a unanimous vote to succeed Charles A. Ewing of Decatur as Chairman of the State Committee. Judge Good rich, who has been Vice Chairman, was succeeded by C. M. Williamson of Quincy. ' Permanent headquarters will be chosen later,-but will probably be re moved from the Palmer Houee. Sec retary Spaugler will retain hia position as Secretary, although his absence from the city may necessitate the ap pointment of a Vice Secretary. SPAIN'S NEW LOAN. The Government Affirms That It Will B Subscribed Twice Over. Washington, Nov. ll Proposals for advancing the new loan of, $50,000, 000 asked for by the Spanish Govern ment , will be opened tomorrow at Madrid. Mr. -Dupuy de Lome, the Spanish Minister here, this evening re ceived a cablegram from the Minister of Foreign Affairs informiug him that proposals already liUxl by bankers and brokers amounted to more than $G0, 000, 000, and the Government was of the opinion that by the hour fixed for opening the bids the total amount of proposals would reach $100,000,000, or twice as much as was asked for. The news from Cuba and the Phil ippiue Islands, Minister Dupuy said, was satisfactory, but no 'details had been furnished to him. Madrid, Nov, 15. The newspapers unanimously express the opinion that the loan will result in an imposing demonstration of national enthusiasm, and that all ;ass will cooperate to cover the amount of the loan, which is nominally 250.000,000 pesetas. The bonds will be guarantee! by the cus toms revenue. The loan will be off ered tomorrow. The Bank of Spain received- to day from bankers and companies in ilad rid subscriptions amounting to :ju. 000.000 peseta: in Barcelona. 5o.. 000 peseta; in Bilbao, u).'! 'tes ta, and inoihe places :,nui.u.j Ietas. a total of 23.0(fci.0) ;t-e.. PATRIOTISM IN SPAIN. Women Selling'Th- Jewelry t -M lt- tb Diircte4 il-crnit. Loxiox. Nov, 1-V Tii- Iei?y " Iihh n defwtfeb fru Pari deiaioi j: n latriotic uuttirM it Mtin ti i luattifetlug it-lf in all eauer f .. Mlbscribt? to the new iil-fti-l ltat ! sued bv the.ffoverniu-nt. Idi-- are sellim: their jewelry in onler to raie motiey to help the Government, "hi!e the Biidiops are promUing to devot the irold and silver plate belonging to the churches to the same objec. Broken in Madrid hate undertaken ui djpo3Hs of scrip to the amount of 4.lM,oo. o great i f hejippular de Mre Ut take fart of the loan that the Bank of Spain and the Bank of Bar celona were bioed tday (Sunday) in order to ree!- subscription. The cotton cin of Major T. J. Woot en, of Uer Hichtuomi aoany. w bumel by nn incendiary fire Tlium day morning. Sixty bales of e?ton w-r lurnel orer und badly damaged. !4 totally destroy vl andt hree stolen. I It i upiol that the three Imlr I were stolen ami ?hn the gin hoate j rd to avoid uptcion. HdllBER 47 GOLD 57 IN THE AIAJ0IUT1T SILT EH CUTS A SAALL PIUURE IN THIS NEXT MOUSe. Ttiire Will Be 307 Republic!, IJ? Dcio- crat. tad ij Popatlste Five ot the Repb IKaae Will Vote for Silver 4 T ol the Democrat Will VoU lor Qtt. WAfHiNQTOX, Xov 15. Although' the official tijrures of the recent elec tion have not. in all cases, reached Re publican Congressional headquarters, A 1 U ll I At. 1 me reeuu 01 me comesi in me vari ous Congressional districts Is kuown with sufficient exactness to warrant the, announcement of a summary of the political dlvsious in the Mouse of Representatives in the Fifty-fifth Con gress. This snows 207 iiepu oilcans. 137 Democrats, and 13 Populists. In making this division the commit tee have placed among the Populist Ktpr Tf Hrftniinn tf rkntjin w- lands of Nevada, and Shafroth of Col- ora, who were elected to the present- PtnonMa m Tbnnhtiraini Attn Jbn m mm mmm po eobvrir m m - Baker of Illinois, wha was a Ilepubli can representative In' the Fifty-flrst-Congress. The other Populists como; four from Kansas, five from North Carolina, one from Colorado, one from California. Upon the question of silver the di vision is said to be: For free silver, 153; against free silver, 204. Two or the Demociats are opposed to rree coinaxre Messrs. McAleer of ' Pennsvl-4 vania and Elliott of South Carolina, and five Republicans favor It Messrs. Hilborn of California, Broderick and Curtis of Kansas, -Linney of North varouoo. anu xeacu 01 un o. Not a single one of the eleven mem bers of the majority of the Ways and Means Committee failed of reelection. Of the sir members of the minority, two were not returned -Messrs. Tur ner of Georgia and Cobb of Missouri. The minority also lost Its leader, ex Sneaker Cristi. bv death. However: ' w he was not a candidate for reelection. The committee otr; Appropriation loses Messrs. Arnold of ' Pennsylvania, Hainer of Nebraska, Blue of Kansas and McCall of Tennessee, Republicans, and Lay ton of Ohio, and Bart let t of New York, Democrats. . Try It And See. . Whateverjnay '.be said about the publications of Rev. Irl R. Jrlicks by those who do not fully understand the facts, there Is, no denying the truth that his paper and Almanac have come toj stay. His splendid journal. Word and Works, is now entering it teuth year, largely increased in circu lation and in every way improved until it deserves the national reputa tion it has attained. His 1&9? Almanac is now ready and U by far the flnct and most beoutiful he has yet -frsued. It contains 10 pages, including sover artistically painted In colors, and I tilled from back to back with jut what is Wanted in every shop. ofllce and home in America. Ono feature of the Almanac for lbU7 is a series of 12 ! original, beautifully engraved star maps, with explanatory chapter?. ' which could not be bought for lcf than five dollars in any work on as tronomy. As Mr. Hicks has so crrect !y and faithfully warneI th ieople rjf coming drouths. Hood, cold wavo, blizzardv. toriialo . and cyclone In the years jascd.njutV from the other varied and nplrudul features of hit pa per and Almanac, thee oouidemt!on! aloft cltould prompt eery family to iubcritje at jnc for '1&7. Th Al manac i only 'i- c4iit atvjpy. Word acwl Work 1 only oue dollar a year and a copy f th tine Almanac gee t a a premiutn with very yearly ub- K'ription. Write to Word and -Work Publishing Co St, Iyii. Mo. fir. Thorn ft. Qmam D4. Thomas R. lianiMtm. wo t.f iet:. Itniisoui, United t?tatc mliittft-r to Mexico, died at h tatherV home tmif o'clock, after an dlne of eiht day He was much ilerrted in the ut- late elion. ni retnatim! up late r: hiir cold, which rijlted in ptif ymont t lie will Ite buried at th o!l horn steuilto .orrow. Mr.lLuiisuuj locatt-i at JAclLitfili neailv to vnk ft-fiifi trr . tloeUw, and by strict attention t r basltwAnd peronal iMipuIarlty w:i butldiuj? up a good practice Min!' Raufom h on hi way frm Mxj J and will arrive Monday or Tuesday.
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