North Carolina Newspapers

.j l , - -- ...... ... ; . . .'-. ... . . v. -"! ; . : - ' . ' ' ' u " , . ., - . : : . . - ' . - ' -:-'" ; . - ; " " . ' . - . . . " v " , -..-. . -A i : , . . : Weather To-Da For Raleigh and vicinity: : LAST EDlTlOfj Clearing; cold. Vol. HI. RALEIGH, N. C, SUNDAY, JANUARY 29.-1899. No. 52. n k T TV ) W I" 'r f teWMAZ ! " ' - i . : . ; . ' :; fi " "' II I I II! , , , i . w 4 n i f OF 1 TEW Forces Lined up for a Battle Royal. f if 1 SITUATION Pritchard a Thick and Thin Sup porter of the Resident Butler a Thick and Thin Opposer Ewart's Fitness Honestly Doubted Sena tor Hoar's Defection From the Administration, Washing-ton, Jalt., 2&.-Special. Sen ators Pritchard and Butler are lining: up their forces in khe: Ewart case for a teat of strength Monday before the Judiciary Committee. Besides the po litical rivalry between -the two ' Sen ators there is a personal feeling that, while not so bittetf as to prevent per sonal intercourse pn . State matters, is -nfin2d almost .wholly to such matters. They are the antipodes of each other in politics. Pritchard Is an open and avowed advocate of the administra tioii and Alt ' it. staridsor;' Butler is an open and avowed, opponent of it and its principles..' THe former follows it blindly; the latter opposes it blindly. J So when the adnnistration is inter ested particularly in the success, of any one. F.iitler can e counted against hhn with the same certainty that Pritchard can ; be counted for him.. Eacii occupied this - position when '"Ewart was' named' for judge of the Western District of , North Carolina. The fiirht begun at once, and as it progressed it grew rt intensity. -Wit- jiessos without number tv'ere heard and testimony mountains high taken. The i Senate was then and is now so equally divided that there; Ms not a distinct pa-rty majority on either side. Had Ewart's place been a purely po- liticalt one, despit Butler's opposition he would have been confirmed long ago. But there is an unwritten Sen atorial law that in judicial appoint ments the fitness ;of the man as well as his politics is epnsidered. Political pulls in such cases do; not pull with their usual success. Several Republi can Senators doubted the fitness of Ewart' in the- face -of the charges brought, and sot recorded their votes, thus tying up the .nomination in com mittee. Just at that time the 'President was dispensing political pie in great .chunks as a result I of the Spanish w'ar. This pie. was used effectively by the administration Ic4get Ewart's name out of committee"; but in the Senate, F.utler, by combinations and Senatorial courtesy, was ablej-t hold it up. J When the .President sent iwart s i I name in again this? winter ror tne same place the conditions had changed. In stead of the administration havinga solid party behind if as last winter, it had serious defections regarding its expansion policy. Senator Hoar, chairman of the Judiciary Committee, is leading the opposition to the Presi dent. With him- ai matters are subor dinated to the defeat of-the treaty. Where last winter Hbar and Pritch ard, were bed-felljws, now, Hoar and Butler occupy thejoving couch. For. this reason, as allies in opposition tp the treaty, , Hoar extends his sympathy to Butler in -his fight on Ewart. A hairman of a committee has great power in many small ways that do not ;i i vpear on the surface, to delay or de teat a report of committee to the Senate. It! would not be . cour teous to the Senate committee' or its chairman to ay that either had done this. Suffice it to state that 'no report has yet been made. The final fight Monday is tp get it out of com? mittee And into the Senate. 'Both Pritchard ad Butler have been loing missionary work this week. Pritchard has been sounding Demo crats on the committee to. see if he can not find some one vho will change his vote or absent hiniself so that a ravor able report carr be made. Butler has been endeavoring! to strengthen his lines both in committee and in the Sen ate. So the battle royal stands, the most stubborn fight over any Presiden tial nomination for such a small plae, that has, occurred n the Senate within twenty years. The 'fight ot Senator Hill against Clevelartd, was over judicial nominations for positions' on the United State Supreme Court. Monday's fight lj committee will ie the -preliminary; skirmis this session; the rearhattle will take place behind th closed doors o the Senate later in the session.-. .. . I . Invitation fo Bryan. Austin, Texas, Jan. 2S. Democrats Inl the House succeeded m passing touay a resolution inviting Bryan to-address the Legislature which was tabled yes- OFFICER DIDN'T KNOW. Policeman Bound Oyer toVourt for Making an Illegal Anest, "Wilmington, N. C, Jan.: 28. Special. Another police office, by the name of Hvigginsr has been arrested and tried on a charge of assaultin having ille gally arrested a young white man. The officer stated on the stand that he did not really know whether the young man was disorderly ;or not. Justice Fowler, before whom the case was juried, held him under bond for the Criminal Court. The January term of the Superior Court has come to a close after an un eventful session. The last case dis posed of was "J. E. Tyner vs. the Car olina Cooperage Company, the plaintiff claiming damages for injuries received while in the employ of the defendant company. The Jury awarded two thou sand dollars damages to the plaintiff. Today the sheriff issued an execution and closed 'up the company's factory on Nutt street until bond shall be given to cover the amount of damages. The first snow storm of the. season struck "Wilmington this afternoon and the snow fell with blinding fury for several hours, the mercury meanwhile making desperate efforts to drop to the bottom of the glass. It was a- regular blizzard, and the most disagreeable day experienced here in a long time. Re ports from, various points indicate that snow fell generally over eastern North Carolina. . - MANNER OF ELECTING SENATORS Senator Butler Presents Resolutions Adopted by North Carolina Legislature. Washington, Jan. 28. Senator Butler, in the Senate today in presenting the resolution adopted by the North Caro lina Legislature favoring election of "United States Senators by direct vote of the people, appealed to the Commit tee on Rules and Elections to report a resolution providing for such amend ment to legislation passed last May by the House, so that it could receive ac tion in the' Senate. He mentioned numerous Senatorial deadlocks now ex isting and many charges of bribery and corruption in connection with the elec tion ofSenatorsVas -ogent! reasons for changing the manner of their election. VERDICT MADE UP. Eagan Probably Found Guilty, but Not One v Will Tell. Washington, Jan. 28. Secretary Al ger received late this afternoon from Judge Advocate Davis, of the. Eagan court-martial, the record of proceed ings and findings of the court. The re- cord was signed today, and most of the court left Washington this evening for their respective posts. They can be reassembled at the call .of the PresI dent. ; They, decline to make public any statement concerning their findings, and refuse to verify rumors oh' that subje.ct. An official statement of the result of - the trial has' been prepared, but it will be withheld until final ac- tion has been taken upon the 'court's record. Those" familiar with military . law sav the verdict must he eruiltv on both charges, but nobody outside . of oathbound officials is In a position to say what verdict was reached. The President's action upon the findings is expected very soon. ' "- : SMALLPOX WIDE SPREAD. The Disease Distributed From Connecticut ; "! " .' .'.':' t Texas. Washington, Jan. 28. Prevalence of smallpox in many States is reported to the Marin ' Hospital service, and. unlike conditions prevailing' in most recent years, the - disease- is not con fined to Southern States. iReports re ceived during the last few da y show that smallpox is more or less prevalent not only in Louisiana, 'Alabama and Mississippi, where the disease as sumes serious proportions, every year, but in . New .Haven, Philadelphia Washington, Pensacola, . Alexandria Va., Norfolk, St. Louis, Topeka Oma ha, Nebraska" City -and Eagle Pass Texas. " " , war Vessels 6olnfl to Southern Ports. Washington, Jan. 2S. In compliance with urgent requests of Senators and Representatives and numerous local bodies, the Navy Department today made assignments of three war. vessels to at-' tend Mardi Gras festivals at Southern ports. The cruiser Detroit - will go to New Orleans, the gunboat ' Nashville at Norfolk, to Mobile, and the battle-; ship Texas to Galveston. ; Ahriounce- ment of the Texas assignment brought to light that the beginning or tne wm- ter exercises in the west indies or tne rAfnrmed sciuadron of evolution, under command of Admiral Sampson, has been postponed Indefinitely; PoweraFilradly la Rar to Samo-' Berlin. Jan. 28. Newspapers entitled to speak upon ofneiat authority con- mn disnatches which reDresent the relations of powers interested in Samba quently.sdhjected to humiliation wnich an thrMhi.at,.hA, keenlv. feels. E. W. Hardin, a are maintaining a most i conciliatory newspaper correspondent, who was at attltudi'. These papers declare that": the "battle of Manila ay,, was asked stories suffesting the probanility, of aout the matter today, and gave im- fmodiflcation of the treaty and division . portant reasons for the immediate ele ' nf rhp islands are pure inventions. '. vation of Admiral Dewey." . SUDDEN DEATH N WEST DURHAM Colored Graded School Willi Be Suspended. CHURCHES NOT TO BE USED New Building Will Be One of the Finest Laborer Painfully Hurt by a Fall Five Hundred. Looms Added to Equipment of East Dur ham Factory. Durham, Jan. 2S. Special. John Hester, an- aged white man who fived at "West Durham, died suddenly last night. He was apparently in good health all day yesterday and worked up to six o clock last night. Shortly after that time he was taken suddenly- ill and. died an hour later of some- thing like heart disease. He was about 6ft years of age. He leaves a wife and seven children. The remains were in terred today. The school committee has decided to suspend the colored graded school until new builihg can be erected. The Post readers will remember that the magnificent building used by the colored people was destroyed by ; fire a few weeks ago. Every colored church in the city very promptly offered the use of its church "building to the com mittee to be used until a new school r building could be erected. As a rjesult of these orTersthe school started; again! after a very short delay, and since that time three churches lave been1 used, The arrangement was so inconvenitnt that the committee has decided to 'sUs-J pend jhe, school altogether until a new! house can be erected. The contract will be, let in a few days and the com- mittee promises to have the new build ings ready, for use sixty days from the awarding . of the contract. I The new school building will be one of the finest ciple which forbids retroactive legisla colored schools in the State. tion. It amounts, of course, to placing AnnhiA T- a - nflltA UKak ah a!1 I from a scaffold in East Durham and was . painfully hurt..-' It is not thought! that his injury will prove I fatal, al- though he will be confined to his rooml for ouite a while. - - I Five hundred looms have been placed In the new weave room of the: East Durham cotton mill. -This is quite an I - . addition to the already large mill and! makes it one or the largest in the otate. I Private J. E. Vickers, Of Company I.l First North Carolina Regiment, who has ben Ihere on sick furlough, has trn-na. -tn. -Mow VnirV n-hara Via tulH fnlro vpaaw A v v v w rm, itVi a passage for Havana. He will leave New Tork next Wednesday. Snow began to fall here this morning at 3 o'clock, and at 3 o'clock this after noon the giound was covered to the depth of six Inches on an average and the feathery flakes were still falling. The .casev f James Coin and six negroes, charged with assault with in tent, .to kill, was set for trial before 'Squire -Gunter today, but was post poned until next .Friday on account of the defendants and witnesses," 'all of whom live several miles from town, being- unable to" get here: The roads are in terrible condition and thedeep snow makes them almost impassable. ' The.vc'ase of . Ray against j the North Carolina Railroad Company j was Igiven to the jury this, afternoon and up to this time they have not returned a ver dlCt.- ;,!, . .... ; v! - Mr. J. Frank Maddrey is The Post's correspondent in Durham. . Any favors shown ' him h .his . work j of ...-.news- gathering will' be appreciated by the . nagemenL-Edltor. DEWEY OUTRANKED. Hlstnterlor Position tn the EasYa Source of Humiliation. , Washington, Jan. 28.-rThe Evening Star prints the following:. "It la said that Admiral Dewey has sent a message to the President and to ' Senators Elkins and 1 ' . warm personal friends, express the nk of; Admiral, accordingto the President's"- fecommehdation.- , The .Batr iiv n.mOV eMw thp or tni gi0Ty of nl8 chantry; and not for his' own satisfaction, , It is wholly- a- matter, of .the precedence ot.V ki .countrvr- As the matter ' now! stands,-Admiral ' Dewey- is outranked by naval officers or every country in eastern waters, and is said, to' be f re- OPPOSITION TO HULL BILL Senate Passes the Diplomatic and Coasu tar Appropriation Bill. Washington, Jan. 28. Further Re publican opposition' to the Hull Army Reorganization bill developed during a brier consideration of the measure in the House today. It was voiced by Mr. Loud, of California, who objected tO elvine thf Prcclrlont - HcnraHAn n increase-the army to 100,000, and ad vised 'Mr. Hull to recast his bill. x Mr. Hull said that if the bill went to the committee, it would be upon the mo tion of some other member and upon a yea and nay vote. J2ulogies" upon -the late Representa tive .Simpkins, occupied the "latter part of the session. ! . Proceeding; In the Senate. The Senate in open session today. succeeded in passing the Diplomatic and Consular Appropriation bill, which carries 11.710.S3S." and other minor measures, despite the eagerness of some member to talk on expansion. Mr. Bacon, of Georgia, tried to have his resolution adverse to acquisition of territory voted on, claiming that it would affect the actln of some Sen ators on ratification of the treaty, but was induced to srive way. EVIL DAY POSTPONED. France Riallzet That the. Political Struc i . ture Must Be Rebuilt London, Jan. 28. The French republic still manages to. postpone day by day its crucial test. There Is no longer any doubt that the foundations of the republic must be rebuilt. Even the best friends of republican Institutions now admit that the present structure is, in adequate to the demands made upon it by the series of crises which have par alyzed national confidence and pros perity. So revision of the constitution is now the cry, with more power in the hands of the central civil authority, especially the. president. This seems to be the most available programme to offset the movements of pretenders or military dictators.! There are some in- dications that-Deschanel, president of the chamber, 'may become leader of the movement for rsvlslo tion. He Is it'-Vcronj ion of the constitu- advocate of the American system. - ' Meantime, today's action of the cab- inet i deciding to' present a bill re ferring the Dreyfus case to the full Court of Cassation for , final decision seems a sign of weakness, as well as being -a distinct violation of the pxin- o rUrovf cflopma m tha nrfmlnol hronnh of the court, especially endorses Beau - ropaire's silly charges, and adds a fresh element of delay and confusion to the now hopeless situation. SOLDIER MARRIES A NEGRO. Result, ol a Spree That May Lead to Serious .consequences. Columbia, S. -C., Jan. 28. William J T-rlcsrtn n Triv-tf rf CrimnaiiV M. Two Hnndrp.i and Vrtr f'w "Vnrk. In .amn at Greenville, owing to his use of J naU0r. has gotten himself into" trouble I . . ... . . a w w a t l i I nn rkTio Til vi 11 v. whim Jackson got on a first class spree and wmmrt un hv taklnir a voune nerrro woman, Mattle Jiiarie, Derore a negro preacher and marrying her. Friday the young man sobered up enough to realize the disgraceful mess into which he had gotten himself, and came, before a magistrate and told what he had done. He concluded by asking the magistrate for a divorce. When the reply came that there was no such ,th!ng as divorce In this State, but that the law was very strict as to mis cegenation, the man seemed paralyzed. The authorities arrested ihlm, and he is now being held to. answer for violation of the miscegenation laws. It Is now a question , whether the law, being so stringent in regard to miscegenation. the marriage can be considered legal. ANOTHER RICH SEN ATOR. Deadlock In Montana Broken by Electlra W.A.Clark. , Helena, "Mont., Jan, 28. The most desperate, -nltterly: contested political fight In theliistory of the West ended today, when A.. Clark, of Butte, was elected United States Senator by a vote of 54 to, 27 for Conrad, the candidate of ; Marcus.- aly, r Clark's hated rival, Eleven Republicans voted' for Clark ana ru w , during ana ioiiuwihk mc( maae nu cbtbc . ---- - lortn. nu-..-. i -km . I partisans , thronged the loDOies ana streets. A Clark jolllflcatidn . meeting was held this evening. , itepuun. J"a'"cu . ctaimtas that the deadlock wa dely- ing legislation, and they chose the less 01 iwu evua m vuuuS aconda Copper King.". wno was becom 1 Ing too much of an octopus in lon- I tana politics. It is understood that an effort will be made to unseat Clark on the plea that money was used freelj in the campaign. Clark is a self-made man. starting poor, but now having an Income of $3,000 per rear. ' mm LL.BE RATIFIED Us Supporters Entirely Con fident on That Score. Some Explanatory Resolution May! Be Passed to Ease Consciences of the Weak-Kneed Mason Becomes Excited and Tillman Asks Ques tions. . Washington, Jan. 28. If there ever had been a doubt as to ratification of the peace treaty, it now seems entirely removed. The debate going on in ex ecutive session of the Senate is grad ually reducing opposition. Chairman Davis stated this afternoon that he had not! the least doubt as to the re sult: nor did he believe It woujd be necessary to pass any of the pending resolutions as a condition precedent to ratification. Still some resolution may be necessary to give some Senators an excuse for voting for that which they have been antagonizing. At today's . secret session, Mr. Frye concluded his speech, begun yesterday, devoting a great deal of time to dls cussion of claims against Spain by Americans wno lost property In Cuba and through imprisonment by Span iards of naturalized Americans. Agree. ment on these points, lie said, was one of the concessions to the Spanish com missioners which : he considered gen erous. He did not think the "total of such ms would exceed twelve mil Hens. : . JWhea -Mr.. ..Fry . s poke about - twenty million tonus to be paid to Spain, he precipitated quite -a discussion.: Mr. Mason wanted to know if Spain could turn over to us the improvements in the Philippines for payment of which the 120,000,000 was intended. Mrl" Davis insisted that that made no difference, as the money was intended as a mere condition of the treaty. Mason grew excited over the fact that Spain could not deliver the goods,1 as 'Filipinos held I them;.and then. Mr. Tillman wanted to 1 know if Frye would be willing to see our troops fire on" insurgents in order to enforce sovereignty. Frye answered that he did not expect a conflict to come, but if it did, obstructionists n the Senate would be responsible for the tragedy. Mr. Frye explained other features of the treaty, especially the open-door policy. He urged speedy ratification, pointing '. out that failure " to j ratify would, embarrass the government. The treaty must be ratmea. ana men tne ' OVemmni. flaVinE Clear lllie. ftUUW Predicted would bring peace and hap- ! pmess iu uic ni" MASQUERADE AT FA YETTEV 1 LLE. Cake Walk Thrown "in For VarletyFox Hunt Building Plans. - Fayetteville, N. C, Jan. 2S. Special. A masquerade ball was given in the armory last evening, under the aus pices of the Cumberland County Mon ument Association, the programme' he-' ing- very agreeably. versified ;by .. a cake-Walk en masque. The winners of the prize, an elegant cake, were Mr. 'A.- S. Wight man and Mlss Kendricks, of Philadelphia. andUthe award; was made in a few ; remarks "by:Mc,J. H Myrover. " ' . . - . .. The characters were selected with rare skill and Ingenuity; the costumes were "both grotesque and elaborate; and. the masks being removed, the rich colors and startling combinations - of styles and fashions," made . a kaleido scopic picture., of graceful figures in the , rhythmic dance, which the large erathering of on-lookers.. were y never Wearied In watching. , . Hot coffee and lunch were served at side-tables during the . night., .and ; a, neat sum was added "to, the treasury of the association. . At a Tox-bunt night before Jasmin , . - CalVeVt, of Mary . . .. . . i y Lanitert ahd others. -Miss BroafoofWa in at the death, and cer t .. , , i . . rdent of the ,iilorka Kveun Mills, fe -has- perr fected his architectural plan, aiva win soon begiilvthe erecUoo of .a handsom residence on nis wi on. xiaymouni. Mr. and Mrs.; J. n. Menefte wilV in a few days go to New York to reside for a time, and Mr., and Mr William son, who occupied wiih them the com-r modiousv dwelling of Col. J. B. ptarr on Haymount, have engaged board with Miss - Annie Dee "Rose, on 4 amesple PEAG r . i 1 It UP BY BRITISH TRADE AND INDUSTRV. . Increase of imports and Decrease ot Exports-Trades Unions Threaten Trouble, i London. Jan.. 23. Alarm over the startling decrease of British exports and increase of imports has" fceen spreading" rapidly tht oughou t England the past few days. Agitation of the subject Is, 'already producing radfcal political schemeiTxor 'stopping the 1m- . pending ruin of British trade. The principal, measure . advocated is one which is destined to speedily, become a great issue in British politics, and one which directly concerns the growing foreign trade of the' United States. This is preferential trading "between Great Britain and her colonies, an Idea which appeals strongly to alarmed manufacturers in Great Britain. Ther Is little doubt that this" will soon become a burning issue in Imperial politics, and vlt Is by no means im probable that It will sooner or later find realization in 6ome form". Moreover, agitators who are "begin ning to demand special trading privi leges within tke Empire, utterly fail to see the chief and most palpable cause of disaster which has befallen Brit ish trade. .This is due to Interference of trades unions In matters which or ganized labor" In the United States wisely leaves alone, . namely, the amount of -work wnich' members are allowed to perform during -working hours. It costs, for Instance, twice as much to make a bolt or screw in a Birmingham factory as It does in Pennsylvania .because the trades union has forbidden ,a workman to work nrore than at quarter speed. , k VThe same fatal system exists In every branch of British trades union ism; but Tmly within the past two years have American and German man ufacturers differed. The principal f feature of the Indus trial Congress this week was a pro- L posal that the allied traces unions of Great Britain unite in filling one great war chest. This, of course, was a direct threat that a national rstrlke would be ordered, to re-establish the supremacy af trades unions, which. -was somewhat shaken by the failure of the engineers' strike a ear ab.?o. PLAYING A DOUBLE 0AME. Salisbury Trying to Hedge on the Eastern Situation. London. . Jan. 28. Little has been heard recently of International rival ries in China, but this doe not in dicate that thex situation is substan tially improved. -There is good reason :, to. believe that -Salisbury regards acute trouble in the spring as certain, unless drplomacy in the meantime finds some , means of averting it. He is playing a double game . just now. .His main object is to reach a friendly under standing with Russia, and he seems fairly sanguine. He Is also endeavor ing to insure -a. 7' powerful coalition against Russia in case she becomes too aggressive.. V In the latter "endeavor he has not received -much tangible encourage ment. . Pauncefote received nothing but.., generalities In response to his cautious inquiries as .to -the extent America would go in protecting Amer ican Interests in the far East. Italy is understood to have intimated that she -cannot-act independently, of the, Triple Alliance. Austria win not do anything. while the: Kaiser this week as "good as declared that lie t would await events. France Is regarded so surely Russian, that the Fiincn government has "not been approached. The Eig Hsn do not . consider 'Wei-hal-Wei equal, to Port ArerV'ahd jtris almost certain that Union Jack will, this year, wave over Ohusan. QUAY CAttr WEAKENS. . 'Jk - .A .... W i " imponuiuflYflioiHnnwsj Ann kiabc.k- . . ed to Take Plate Tuesday V " - ' , . Harrisflnirg. Jan. 2k "Every day that -Quay falls iiof. electlpa weaken. him;" said :-on5'rf ."his; lieutenants to day. Defaocrkt(8: atvantfs balked the alleged schernVof A ) menyto break their pair's today' 'fyt,nS away from thef assembly, pox 'preventing a quorum;;.It Is expected that Tuesday the, anti-Quay meri :vwrfl imake an lm-. portant move, SThe clalras made that two .ipdenpendenlaers will brlni? over . ten or fifteen mh Si ho have been voting for Quay; 'tlttiArhom it "has not teer4;&eeraed .wise to iuncover earlier.' ...... r - -i-V-. ! ' Runaways MarrU4 In ov tn Care Una. CJHilL..NKjn. 23. Special; "The -Gretna- Ctreen .iffair of Mi-. Mc- LEacnern j-anArrMJss Rlckard, Teported fiece. yesterday.-was estaotisnea toaay fey.the receipt, of a telegram' from the groom, at Florence, S. C, announcing their marriage there this morning. The cbupie-wM make their home in Wii mington. re. Mr, McEachern Is prmhntly; xnnected. . - ftaval Cadets oraduate. i i.AnnapolU:?Md.. Jan. 28.-nftythl . cadet wWe;graduated from the NaV Ac4de'niyi?foday. ' The' exercises toi place at noon In the chapeU Bear Ad mlrar-Klmberly, .whose eo-i was in tT list of graduates, delivered the dip' ' The semi-annual ball took p in the Armory tonight. i- X - terday.. Mr- "-r