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MW. .... ; lf hi fl - ' II Mil III Mill II 111 I hi' ii!' ' " i - : LAST EDITION, 4:00 A J M. RALEIGH. N. C, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1?, 1898. No. 6J VOL. 1. WOODFORD'S REPORT 18 II . i The Possession of the State Department at Last. PENT CERTAINLY NOW CLOSED it is a 300 Word Cipher Cablegram and was Translated at the White House Yes trrday-Oui Minister at Once Instructed to remand a Disclaimer of Letter by spar.lsh Government. j T m;iph to The. Morning Post. W:,-Kington. Feb. 14. The" 300-word , ..(..! despatch received from Minister ,, . .. : f r-I Saturday night was translat- ,,1 ;tt the State Department yesterday. hut rio information of its import could 1,. s' -tired from official sources. Assist arj s.-rretary of State Day, who has j,. n - ntru.sted with the whole corre y.,th-n- by the President, refused to (iisruss the message. He said merely th.it thrre was no development in the as- whi h proierly could be made pub lie at this time. In one instance he sup- j,lfii! nud this statement by the re mark that the mere fact of information bv'uvii withheld was not to be taken as a H'-rimis indication. Mr. Day dined at th- White House, Mrs. Day still being .ut of ton. . ' Kvt-ry effort to supplement Judge I lay's statement with some information fp.m the White House failed. To ur-4 p-nt appeals for something definite the rivsi'lent replied, through Secretary I'urtcr, that the whole matter was in Mr. Day's hands, and that the Presi dmt relied on him to handle the infor mation fr the iwess. It uas stated at he "White House, hnw.-vt-r. that there was no truth in the rumor of a censure upon Ministei Woodford for allowing Senor Dupuy In- Lonit- to forestall him in presenting th- application for the Minister's re call. Minister Woodford's course, it was stated, had been entirely satisfactory, and any criticism at this time was un founded and unfair. MESSAGE SENT TO WOODFORD. It is understood, however, that, the nifssajre from Minister Woodford re ceived Saturday n ijcht related to. an in quiry from the Spanish Department as to the course of the Spanish Govern ment in the Dupuy De Lome incident, and stated in substance that Spain dis avowed the language used in the De Lom,- 1-tter. A reply to Minister Woodford's com iminieation was drafted last night and s-nt-to .Madrid in cipher. This reply, it is said, instructed Gen. Woodford- to convey to the Spanish Government an intimation that the repudiation of the 1 Lome letter would be acceptable to tk is Government, and that an expres s:"n of regret and disavowal is! deemed ss. ntial to the close of the incident. Tlmiv was nothing in the message in !! nature of an ultimatum or demand, ms m- tits being merely suggestive of ii com-se on the part of the Spanish .!n:iunt which the President and !-:s advisers would consider a satisfae ; y termination of an unpleasant af- X! 'KKSSIONS OF REGRET PROM ISED. York, Feb. 14. A despatch to the v, from Madrid says: 1 mal statement of regret at and A '-.! e of Dupuy De Lome's conduct, ' d with an expression of sincere ' : that the Canalejas letter incident s'-i.l not impair the present friendly :'' 'inns between the Government of sl i;n and the United States or inter-r-l t the negotiations for a commercial treaty, will be made by Foreign Min :s'er Gullom immediately following the gazetting of the royal decree accepting s,"aor De Lome's resignation and ap I " anting his successor as Spain's rep entative at Washington." LCKE D'ARCOS FOR MINISTER. Madrid, Feb. 13. The Cabinet will uss tomorrow the choice of a suc lsor to Senor Dupuy De Lome at x a?hsngton. lhf- candidacy of Senor Polo y Ber- I".ah ar 'pears to be in the ascendancy. Duke and Duchess cTArcos are now in Washington, the guests of Dr. and Mrs Mackaysmith. They expect iLane a stay of several weeks, after fcich. their intention is to proceed to rain. They were guests of Senor and Irne- EupUy De Lome at dinner on Thursday evening last. The Duchess J'as, before her marriage. Miss Virginia . enng, and a resident of Washing- CONGRESS DISCUSSING CUBA. Both Houses Adopt Resolutions Calling on President for Information. j . I -J: i 1 By Telegraph to The Morning Post. Washington, Feb. 14.-i-Both Houses Congress adopted resolutions today calling upon the President to transmit to Congress, if not incompatible to pub lic interest, what information has been received from the Government's repre sentatives in Cuba relative to the.re- concentrado."., and whether or not they are allowed to return to their estates Generally, all information sent in re garding the unfortunate people and what Spain has done, if anything, to al- hviate their misery is called for. The Senate has also adopted the following '"That the President inform the Sen ate whether any agent of the Govern ment, with authority to negotiate a treaty of reciprocity with the. United States, or any other diplomatic or commercial agreement with the Lnited States, and whether such person has been recognized and received as the representative of' such government in Cuba." . Senator Morgan said in relation to this last matter: "I want the administration to inform us whether it has received any agent from the autonomist Government in Cuba or any agent designated by Spain to represent the autonomist Govern ment, who is authorized to make any suggestions on the subject of reciproc ity or any other- subject. It is very im portant that we should know whether the Government has compromised itself to the extent of recognizingthe auton omist Government of Cuba before it has been recognized by Spain. If such facts do not exist. I want the atmos phere cleared so that there will be no uncertainty in our attitude." PARIS WAS QUIET SUNQAY. But Yesterday's Proceedings In the Fam ous Ttlal Were Sensational. By Cable to The Morning Post. Paris, Feb. 14. Yesterday's complete calm still reigns in Paris, but, strange to say, the quiet serves to emphasize the gravity of the situation, which now impresses itself on everybody. The Paris correspondent of the London Times goes so far as to say that many people are looking for the everlasting sword, and declares that if a Bonaparte would now appear he would destroy the French Repub ic at one stroke. This ut terance is too extreme, but it is impos sible to deny that the present calm is ominous. The anti-Jew prejudice, which was the chief feature of the popular agitation before the trial, is certainly subsiding, and its place has been taken by cries of "Vile L'Armee" on one side and "Vive le Republique" on the other. The latter cry is now small and weak, but it will not long contiue so if the French people once gain a true under standing of the situation. Prime Min ster Meline is weak and it is feared he s unfit to deal with such a crisis as may arise. Today's proceedings are of a sensational character, much testi mony being submitted proving that Dreyfus Is innocent, though . one . wit-, ness, an expert in handwriting, swore that the famous Bordereau was in the handwriting of Dreyfus. The witness swore he got 200 francs for his work, but could have gotten 200,000 francs had he reported that Bordereau was not written by Dreyfus. EXODUS TO GOLD FIELDS. Gen. Merriam Postpones His Departure on Advices From Washington. Portland, Ore., Feb. 14 The steamship Oregon sailed tonight for Dyea and Skaguay, Alaska, writh 500 passengers and 1,200 tons of freight, including fifty dogs, forty-one bourses, and thirty four burros. One hundred tons of sup plies for the government relief expedi tion are sent by the Oregon. Gen. H. C. Merriam, commanding the Department of the Columbia, expected to sail on the Oregon tonight, but im portant despatches received today from Washington compelled him to postpone his departure for a few days. Capt. D. L. Brainerd, who is the dis bursing officer of the government relief expedition, was among the passengers. He has orders to go to Dyea and there await the arrival of the government reindeer and the snow and ice locomo tives, both of which will be used in transportating supplies to Dawson. Capt. Brainerd expects to be able to start the expedition from Dyea by March 1. FOR SHOOTING THE STRIKERS. Trial of Sheriff-Martin and His Deputies Still Drags Along. By Telegraph to The Morning Post. Wilkesboro. Pa., Feb. 14. A story was put into circulation by those in terested in the prosecution of Sheriff Martin and his deputies today, to the effect that the witnesses who had testi fied against the deputies in the course of the trial had been summarily discharged when they came back and reported for work. Joseph Meki, a miner employed b Calvin Pardee & Co., stated that after he had given his testimony on Thurs day he was discharged by the foreman, who cursed him and declared that he lied on the witness stand, and there fore must quit the company's employ. Martin Sofronik. another witness, told a similar story. His foreman, after dis missing him, said that the others who testified for the prosecution would also be dismissed. The officials involved declare the story absolutely untrue, and Pardee & Co. offer $5,000 reward for proof of the allegation. The testimony at today's hearing brought out nothing new, beyond cor roborating other .testimony regarding the wanton recklessness of the deputies. Trouble Among Textile Mill Operatives By. Telegraph to The Morning Post. New Bedford, Mass., Feb., 14. The legislative committee on gin its Inquiry into the qonditon of the textile industry tomorrow The decis ion of the Boston conference to call for a general strike has growing feeling of unrest among many operatives. The operatives are mov ing away rapidly, and -more are pre paring to go within the faext few days. Nineteen Lancashire I jweayers and families have made" arrangements to sail for England A single train today carried away twenty-two families. Men have no faith In girls W ho flirt. I 11 A. By the Government at Madrid, Which Sends a Disavowal to the Administration at Washington And Abpoints a New; Minister to Succeed De Lome, Scnor Liiis Polo Bernabet While De Lome Leaves America For Spain To-day. By Telegraph to The Morning Post.; , WASHINGTON, FEB. 15.-1:00 aIm SPAIN HAS SENT A DISAVOWAL. OF THE DE LOME LETTER, j -J DISCLAIMER," THE ADMlNISTEtA j 1 TION CALLS IT. AND SAYS THE INCIDENT IS NOW CLOSED. j ' THE LETTER WRITTEN -BY DUPUY DE LOME, LATE SPANISH MINISTER TO THE UNITED STATES, TO CANALEJAS, A SPAN ISH EDITOR, WHICH CAUSED THE INCIDENT JUST ENDED, YfAS TURNED OVER TO THEIR LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE, MR. CALDE- RON CARLISLE TjDAY. GEN. LEE'S DESPATCHES Will Not be Allowed to Appear in Pelnt and the Reason Why. By Telegraph to The Morning Post. WASHINGTON, Feb. 14. THE STATE DEPARTMENT, IN RESPONSE TO THE HOUSE AND SENATE RESO LUTION OF TODAY, HAS BEGUN THE WORK OF PUTTING THE LET- TERS AND DESPATCHES FROM CONSUL GENERAL LEE AND T IE CONSULS IN OTHER CITIES ''IN CUBA, IN ORDER FOR TRANS- MISSION TO CONGRESS. r MANY DESPATCHES FROM GEN ERAL LEE AND OTHERS, GIVING DETAILS OF THE r STARVATI N, MISERY . AND ' CRUELTY PRAC TICED TOWARD THE RECONCEN V 1 TRADOS WILL BE WITHHELD. OWING TO THE FEAR OF AN OUT BURST OF PUBLIC FEELING IN THE UNITED STATES THAT WOULD SURELY FOLLOW. THE GREATER NUMBER OF GEN. LEE'S DESPATCHES, IN WHICH HE SPEAKS VERY FREELY ABOUT BOTH STARVATION OF PACIFICOS AND THE COMPLETE FAILURE OF AUTONOMY, WILL BE WITHHELD ENTIRELY. SECTY. SHERMAN'S RESIGNATION Is Aqaln Rumored Ignored as Premier In Settlement De Lome Incident. By Telegraph to The Morning Post. Washington, Feb. 14. If the wishes and entreaties of his family prevail. John Sherman will resign the position of Secretary of State immediately. It would create no surprise here if he gave up the portfolio in a day or two. The situation for some time has been em barassing to all concerned. This was accentuated bv the De Lome affair, in which the Cabinet officer was not consulted at any time. He was more in the dark as to the action of the Department than two-thirds of the people in Washington. This was pain fully apparent by the interviews and private statements of Secretary Sher man. His friends and family have urged that he resign as soon as possible after the incident is over. MR. BRYAN IN BAD COMPANY. to Attend a Conference In Company With Marlon Butler and Other Pops. By Telegraph to The Morning Post. Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 14. Mr. Bryan left today for Minneapolis, to be pres ent at a conference of the leading sil ver advocates of the Northwest. The conference will continue three days. Senator Marion Butler, chairman of the Populist National Central Com mittee, Hartman, of Montana, and many other leading silver advocates, are expected to be present. The con ference will be secret, and plans for the fall campaign in various States will be the topics to be discussed principally. Ordered to Chase a Filibuster. By Telegraph to The Morning Post. Newport, R. I., Feb 14. An order was received by Commander McLean, 01 me torpeao station, today to : dis patch a boat with all haste to the east ern j (entrance of Long Island Sound to Intercept a filibuserer alleged to have lef t Bridgeport, Conn., last night. The only boat available was the tug, Ley den; upon which were placed two rapid nnng guns ana a crew of erunners. She sailed this afternoon under command of Lieut. Niles. If the tug catches up with tne miDusterer and she refused to sur render the rapid firing guns will not be auowea to remain idle. Ill The balmy and sprine like weather of the past few days has put the trees to j! pudding. m Hit By Cable to The Morning Post. MADRID, FEB. 14. SENOR LUIS POLO Y BERNABE HAS BEEN AP POINTED MINISTER TO THE UNITED STATES, . TO SUCCEED SENOR DUPUY DE LOME. THE NEW MINISTER IS A SON OF VICE ADMIRAL POLO, THE FORMER SPANISH REPRESENTATIVE TO THE UNITED STATES. De Lome Leaves America Today. By Telegraph to The Morning Post. WASHINGTON, FEB. 15.-2:00 A. M. THE LATE SPANISH MINISTER DE LOME AND FAMILY LEAVE FOR NEW YORK TODAY TO TAKE THE STEAMER FOR SPAIN. A LONG DESPATCH, RELATIVE TO SPAIN'S DISAVOWAL OF THE LANGUAGE AND SUBJECT MAT TER OF THE DE LOME LETTER WAS RECEIVED FROM MINISTER WOODFORD TONIGHT, BUT HAS NOT BEEN GIVEN OUT AT THE LATE HOUR THIS DESPATCH TO "THE POST" IS FILED. FILIBUSTER EXPEDITIONS. Steamer With Men, Arms and Ammunition Sail for Cuba. By Telegraph to The Morning Post. Jacksonville, Fla., Feb. 14. A special to the Times-Union and Citizen from Tampa, Fla., says: Almost under the nose of -Edward Gaylor, superintendent ofplnhpertpii'a Spanish "spies;jff' ' large Cuban expedition left Tampa last night, and tonight sailed from a point on Pease river. The men, about seventy in number, walked through the streets of Tampa about 2 o'clock this morning, and board ed a special train, which quickly bore them to a point near where they were to embark, and there they remained in hiding until tonight, when a tug .took tnem out to the steamer, which bore them away to Cuba, Col. Emillio Nunez being in charge of the steamer. It is said that Gen. Sanguilly is the real commander, and color is given this ru mor by the fact that when the men left here they were in charge of Col. Lec- huga, who was first lieutenant of the personal staff selected by Sanguilly when he failed to get away from Jack sonville. Superintendent Gaylor, his son, and another Pinkerton man have been here looking for Sanguilly, they believing that he was somewhere near. It is al leged that the Cubans have sent San guilly away on this trip to get rid of him in the United States. The detec tives are totally ignorant of the de parture of this expedition, and the first they will know ot it will be when they see this. It is understood that 5,0u0 rifles, 6,000 pounds of dynamite, 200,000 rounds of cartridges and a large lot of supplies made up the cargo. The two Ga,yIors left here tonight presumably tor Jacksonville. b.DT:. Nunez, of Tampa, a relative of Emiho Nunez, w-s among the party that left for Cuba.' FILIBUSTERS ON THE SOUND. New York, Feb. 14. A special to the World from. Bridgeport, Conn., says that the local collector of customs at that port has received advices from Washington to the effect that a tug with three barges has just departed from Bridgeport, it is believed, on a filibustering expedition. According to advices from Washington, the tug and barges are loaded with arms and dyna mite. The reports have it that it Is intended to transfer these articles to another boat somewhere on Long Island Sound. The Washington au thorities, it is saidT received their first intimation of this filibustering expedi tion from Spanish spies stationed at Bridgeport. According to the advices received by the World a United States revenue cutter has been ordered out from New London, Conn., with the ex pectation of intercepting the alleged filibustering expedition. Later News of the FUIIbuster Schooners. Jacksonville. Fla., Feb. 14. Yester day a large number of Cubans put Spanish detectives on a false clue re garding the suspected Cuban expedi tion, and while the sleuths were off on a wild goose chase the largest expedi tion that ever left America departed In two directions one party going to Pascocola and another to Cedar Keys. The two bodies met at Pascocola, and under the command of CoL Garcia, the son of Gen. Calixto Garcia, and other Cuban leaders, left for Cuba on the two schooners, loaded with 15,000 rifles, 3 big dynamite guns and oyer 500,000 cartridges. 1 Two Spanish spies have disappeared, and it Is said the Cubans bound and gagged them and took them along on the vessels with them. j The State Council of J. O. A M. will meet In Salisbury February 22nd. Raleigh will be represented by Messrs. W. E. Faison, John Bridgers, Thomas Blake and Kennett. i ! ! THIS IS GOOD NEWS. Question of Annexing Hawaii !to Be Left Unacted Upon by Congi ess. By Telegraph to The Morning Post. 1 Washington, Feb. 11. A Republican United States Senator, a prominent member of the Committee on Finance, and an advocate of the annexation of Hawaii, said today in regard to the fate of the pending Hawaiian annexa tion treaty: "I h'ave just Informed Senator Davis, chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, that in my judgment. It Is a waste of time to discuss the annexation treaty any further; that only 53 votes could "be counted upon In favor of the bill, and that I saw absolutely no pros pect of securing the additional 7 votes required. "Senator Davis acknowledged the ac curacy of my statement In regard to our present strength. "My honest conviction is that both the Senate and House will adjourn without acting on the question of annexation of Hawaii." Hawaiian Question In Senate Yesterday. By Telegraph to The Morning Post. Washington, Feb. 14. Dur.nsr the ex ecutive session of the Senate this after noon there were two speeches In favor of the Hawaiian annexation treaty and one against it. The suggestion was thrown out that the time be fixed for taking a vote, but this suggestion was not fruitful of re sults. It is now admitted by the advo cates of treatx that the sixty votes nec essary for the! ratification cannot be se cured and friends of the scheme are now preparing to resort to a bill or a joint resolution. POISONED BY "THUNDERWOOD." A Whole Family Dangerously Poisoned by the Deadly Fumes. By Telegraph to The Morning Post. Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 14. Four members of Mr. L. S. McMullen's family are at the point of death from wood poisonings They are Mrs. McMullen, the eldest daughter, Miss Ola, and the two young- er boys of the family, "Frank and An derson, aged 12 and 10 years old, re spectively. Thunderwood is known as one of the most poisonous trees in the forest. Mc Mullen is a chicken fancier. When he laid in. his supply of winter wood, a stick of thunderwood became mixed with the others, and it was nott detect ed. The 'wood was burned the same as the other, and the deadly fumes of the the poison were inhaled by the family. The four members above mentioned be came deathly sick. Mr. McMullen and two of the daughters inhaled the fumes, but; recovered,- v- v -....Va;' NEW STORY ANENT LATE WAR. How Near Gen. McClellan Came to Surren der to Gen. Lee. B Telegraph to The Morning Post. Lebanon, Ind., Feb. 14 President Lin coln s birthday was celebrated Saturday 'night, and among the prominent guests at the banquet was Gen. Lew Wallace. During the address he referred to the dark days of the wr when Gen. Mc Clellan had been driven back to Har rison's Landing by Gen. Lee. At this time Wallace said: "I was near Washington and 'went there with a party to see the President. I noticed that Mr. Lincoln's face was unusually sad. I thought he was sick and was solicitous. I kindly asked him if he was unwell, but he said, he was well enough, that he was anx iously waiting for the time to arrive when a-boat would start for Harrison's Landing. That he wanted to go and persuade Gen. McClellan not to sur render the army to Gen. Lee." v Wallace said he had never told this story-before except privately to friends. KENTUCKY'S R. R COMMISSION. Given Power by the .Legislature to Fix Rates, But Governor May Veto Bill. By Telegraph to The Morning Post. Frankfort, Ky., Feb. 14. The Mc Chord bill, which gives the State Rail road Commissioners the power to fix rates, passed the lower . House this af ternoon with a whoop. It passed the Senate last week by a nanow major ity, but it seems certain to become law. Representative Charlton presented -a petition from 15,000 railway employees protesting against the bill, but It did no good. Opponents of the bill declared that it gave the Commissioners complete con trol of the railroads, and threw compe tition to the winds, and that It was a menace to labor. The Populists and Silverites urged that similar bills had been passed In Arkansas and Virginia and ought to be passed here. After three hours' debate, it went through by the vote of 64 to 22. Governor Brad ley may veto it, but it is believed it can be passed over his head. House to Investigate Wine Adulteration. By Telegraph to The Morning Post. Washington, Feb. 14. In the House today, Mr. Qulgg. from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, reported, with re commendation, that It should pass a resolution asking the Secretary of State to send to Congress any correspondence the Department may have had with the German Government regarding the adulteration of German wines, and. It was agreed to. Importers to be Fined. By Cable to The Morning Post. Berlin. Feb. 14. The Relchsanxeiger publishes a decision of the Bremen Senate fixing a maximum fine upon vio lators of the recent decree affecting the Importation of American fresh fruits of L000 marks. The decision also provides that importers must give no tice of importations within three days under a maximum penalty of 60 marks. A man may have a sandy complex ion and yet have no sand. 1 BH SHE OF All Nearly 150,000 Textile Work ers to be Called Out. 1 SCENE- LAID Id NEW ENGLAND Representatives of the Unions Throughout New England Unanimously Decide to Recommend the Stoppage of Work In Every Cotton Mill In Five New England States Only One Union Failed to Act. By Telegraph to The Morning Post. Boston, Mass., Feb. 14. At a meeting In this city of fifty-five representatives of textile unions in New England, It was unanimously voted to recommend that all unions call out the operatives in every cotton mill In New England. The meeting was practically the out come of the, recommendation which President Gompers made to the Federa tion of Labor last Sunday, In which h urged the different unions to unite on some settled policy regarding the mill situation In New England. At that meeting a committee of three wss Ap pointed to take crtarge of the matter. and after a conference this commit too recommended that a general ineetir.s be held to take definite action. Yesterday the representatives of the various national textile associations as sembled in the Wells Memorial Hall. and for four hours discussed the situa tion from every standpoint. The -pri mary object of the meeting was to de vise some method of rendering assis tance to the New Bedford strikers. It was pointed out today that i the sirl le ers at New Bedford could hold out frr four weeks without, receiving more than Z0 cents per operative per week In tho way of outside assistance, other mill operatives could stand a similar strain, and that if all went out It would pre Cj-ita;; a crisis that would have to be met wlibin a short time by the manu facturers. It was also shown that the mule spinneif were In excellent cnndlton as regards funds; that the United Textile Workers and the New England Federa tion of Weavers were., also ' In good shape, but that the rest were short of funds. V TED WITHOUT OPPOSIT! N. Other questions were also discussed. and at length the matter was put to a vote, no one being registered against the motion that the different unions should order a general strike in every cotton mill in New England until a satisfactory adjustment of wages could be arranged.-- . ' It now remains for the various na tional unions to take action on the rec ommendation, but what this action will be Is a matter of conjecture. If all should acquiesce and vote to strike, 147,000 operatives would undoubtedly cease--work, and the manufacture of cotton goods throughout New England would be at a standstill. If, on the other hand, only a few unions should vote to strike, the refusal of the others ould still keep a large portion of Ihc mills in operation. Inasmuch, however, as the meeting was the outcome of President Gonipem' suggestions, and as he admonished the n;?nibers of the Federation or Labor U Jolu hands and assist the New Bedford sttFen. It seems probable that iiaiy every unipn will carry out tin recom mendations, and that one of the great est strikes ever seen In this count! y s Intending. NEW BEDFORD PEOPLE NOT PLEASED. New Bedford, Mass.. Feb. 14. From the point of view of the New Bedford strikers, the action taken by the con ference of textile unions in Boston yes terday Is scarcely likely to o n?cied with jo. Inasmuch as it Is against the pol!cy adopted at the meetings f ine executive committee of the National Spinners' Union to wit, that New Bed ord should be made the battle-ground, pud until the conclusion i f th Mrike here the other textile centers t'ho.tld rep aln at work, thereby acquiring the mtans to assist the New Bedford 0er-w ative In their struggle. Then, at the conclusion of New Bedford's fight, the plan was, whether New Bedford won or st. the strike against the generil re duction should be extended in one dls- trlct at a time until the whole of New England had been covered. In view of this plan, which, at th time of Its adoption seemed to met with general acquiescence.- the action of the conference, it would seem. Is a direct change of tactics. The delegates to the conference will report the new Dlan to their several unions for their consideration, and although the Boston conference adjourned without date. It s presumed that after action Is taken by the unions another coLference will be called to take action in accordance with the action of the unions. , THE RURAL LEGISLATORS Of South Carolina Help Variety Actresses to Paint a Columbia Hotel Red. By Telegraph to The Morning Post. Columbia, S. C, Feb. 14. Members of the House of Representatives were lit tle surprised today when E. E. Verner, of Oconee, offered a concurrent resolu tion to Investigate the dispensary, but there was a sensation when Verner. In reply to the statement of a member that there was already a dispensary committee, took the floor and said that another committee was needed. The air. he said, was full of rumors of the conduct of the members of the House and Senate, and the matter had become a public scandal. He 'wanted the dispensary sample- room Investigated, as It was altered that free liquor In quantities was dis pensed to Legislators. The House was silent, and the resolution passed, The talk about Legislators using lauor freely started two weeks ago. when a variety show visited Columbia. Members of the company were revela tions to some of the rural law makers, who monopolized one floor of the prin cipal hotel and painted things very red. Tonight the senate Killed the resolu tion, however. 4 , ; .' i I i I f $ 1 I 1 1 i I 1 Lith in i t .
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