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Weather To-Dav For Raleigh and vicinity : Increasing cloudiness. LAST, EDITION. Vol. Ill) RALEIGH. N. C; TUESDAY, JANUARY jV, 1899. NO. S3. J y U 7 TSHv.vi vJ VI IT V " Ml. J n. II Committee Decides by a Vote -of Seven to Six. Butler Produces a JTeleoram That Creates a Sensation Prltchard Makes an Effort to Defend His Friend Chances All Against Con firmation. Washington.; Jan. 30. Special. rhe Senate Judiciary Committee this morn ing directed that the nomination of H. G.. En-art for United States Judge for the western district of North Carolina be - reported -to the Senate with a re commendation that he be npt confirm ed. The vote Was; for confirmation. 6; against confirmation,. 7. vThe vote, while secret, ; is understood to . have been, for confirmation, Piatt, Davis, Clark, Thurston (Republicans.) Tel ler, (Silver,)? Lindsay; (Gold Derao rat): . against I confirmation. Hoar, - Spooher, (Rejkiblicans.) Gray (Gold DemratChilton, Bacon. Faulkner, Pettus. (Deriiocrats.) Mr. Faulkner. Ayho. !ast'Winter voted for Ewart in committee; tCMiay. changed his vote and voted against ' Ewart. Thus Butler gets first, fall in-the contest, Before the result was reached in committee there. .was a battle royal be tween (Butler and Pritchard. The keen est interest wais jdi splayed by members of the committee. .There were only two absentees, 'arid these ; had author ized their colleagijes to cast their vote. Senators Butter 'and Prif chard were the only outsiders resent. ;Mr. Butler made a speech i of forty-five minutes duration, during which he took up what "he termed the salient features of the evidence and pointed out from it Chat EWart vas unfit to occupy a posi tion on the federal bench because, first, lack - f lega) abili ty and . experience : .M-conOj. lack of moral fitness and stand ing. Under these two general heads Mr. Butler made of each sub-heads and Specifications, and claimed that each iharge made was amply attested by evdence in the record. He could not, he said, ask the committee to, read all th evidence it' was .too volumin ous tijut in view of the facts as point ed ou by him and which he claimed were mply backed up by evidence, he did aslv that the. people of North Caro- liim .;bfe saved from having justice and law dlalt from - such a tainted source. In thfe connection .Mr. Butler read a telegrni from ;j Frank. Carter, of Ashe ville,"flated today, in which Carter stated! that Judge; 'Moore would testi- fy that Ewart had jvrohgfully with held ?dp6 fronr him. Judge Pur hell, Car ter alo stated, was; willing and anx ious t4 testify to acts of gross impro priety" toy Kwarfc, The production of the telegram, giving, names of such high repute! in. 'he judiciary 'of the State againsf EwartV prbduced'a sensation in The committee7 v-and brought Butler's ' arraignment op Ewart to an almost dramaiic climax. v iMr. pritchard followed in a fifteen minute talk and made the best presen , tation f the case that he could from the record, and charged that much of the evidence was result of prejudice and -mjsepnception of the facts in the ase. He called attention also the num ercfy'fetters' received by Senators sincfe wart has ascended the bench, all evidencing his ability and fitness as 3uJg::iThe testimony of Judges Moore and Furneii seemed Xio have inoculatad the t'Dibmittee. - , -' denlfors Pritchard and Butler retir ed; Uhe committee discussed the -case frsf few' minutes and ordered an adverse report as stated.. slrafor Pritcliard said:, "The case willj bt? contested in the Senate and I hop t get Ewart 'confirmed. " Sena tor bitlcF said: 'i simply repeat that K .vjirtf is . weaker than he was last winter' ' " :'-:-. :-; To ai unprejudiced observer it looks like Elart is beaten. With an adverse rer.orta. short time' Ibefore Congress expirei arid opportunity to delay ac tioi idButler finds that Ewart lias a. majorit in. the full Senate, ! all this ' thrwsi jlie chances against him. It is " jus: possible that 'Ewart's name will nor blp withdrawn by President Mc KiE!eyand another name sent in. It wili take several days (before this phase of he case can be presented to the President. ! ' : Petitions for Deepening the Pasquotank. . Vtsriington, Jan. ' 30. Special. Sen ator Pritchard introduced in' the Sen- ate I Lijay a dozen t or more ! petition numerously 'signed from citizens of Eastern North Carolina, asking that Congas appropriate a sufficient sum to design and improve the Pasquotank river tear Elizabeth City,' so that con neefiol could be .made inland with Nor folk aid other' ports, in that section. KISFAIE PORTERFIELD'S FAILURE. Banklnfi'and Brokerage House Succumbs. Senior Member Makes a Statement. Washington, Jan. 30. Special. Wil liam A. Porterfield & Co., bankers and commission stock brokers, who have extensive connections in North Caro lina, South Carolina and the South, and also a local business here, today made an assignment for the benefit ef their creditors, naming Richard H. Taylor and Thomas F. Young as as signees. The assets are ; stated to be $30,814.49 and liabilities $40,449.88. Mr. Porterfield, senior and managing member of the firm, makes the follow ing statement:, "I have worked twenty; hours a day for the past month and jam simply a physical wreck. My efforts to keep things moving through this advancing market were successful up to the past few days, when through the talk of supposed friends and published inter views by former partners, our financial Standing" . has been 'Weakened, and mir Southern clientele made a run "upon us. Our finances being scattered in South- ern banks were not available for 1m- j mediate use; and this, together with considerable moneys due us by respon sible people, out uncoiiectiDie upon a moment's notice, makes a combination of circumstances which we cannot over come. I "Considering the state of the markets and the worn out condition of my as sistants, I concluded that this was the only move left to protect our custom ers and ourselves. We settled up all our local obligations and discontinued business in Washington last week, as we were unable to place transactions here on a commission basis satisfac- torily. We have paid over $81,000 to I customers during the past week. From the condition of our accounts I think our assignees will be able to make sat isfactory settlement -with' all custom ers." ! Mr: Porterfield squared up last week with all customers here, where he did an immense business. I His failure is generally regretted. Superintendent Ryder Takes Chargecf-VVof- Trains Expected to Run Regularly by March 1st Biblical Assembly to Be Held in June. Charlotte, N. C, Jan. 30. Special. Capt. W. B. Ryder, superintendent of this division of the Southern Railway has taken charge of the new Moores-ville-Mocksville - route, j which 'will be under his supervision. ; He will take steps at once to put the tracks and bridges in good condition so that reg ular trains may be run over this route. thas divided the road into four sec ns and active work begins at once. Trains, are expected to be running over the new route by March 1st. This road will give Charlotte direct connec tion with Winston and Northwestern North Carolina, and will give the Southern Railway a route through the State independent of the North Caro lina Railroadl It is understood that the road will be put in such order thai through trains may be run over it as over the main line. Dr. A. C. Barron yesterday afternoon completed his series of addresses to young men at vthe Y.; M. C. A. Rev Dr. J. W. Stagg will deliver a similar series during February. A 'mass meeting was held in one of the principal churches here yesterday in the interest of the Southern Biblical Assembly. This assembly is attended by ministers. Sunday School teachers, college professors; and Bible workers from i all parts of the South. Several thousand visitors are expect ed to v'be present during the sessions,, which Will continue I t wo . or three weeks. The executive committee has decided to change the date of meeting from 'May to June. Charlotte Elks are planning to car ry quite a party to the meeting of the National lodgevof Elks in St. Louis The Lee Rifles have moved into their new armory in the city : hall. Their reading rooms, etc., are to bq! 'fitted up This company holds regular drills twice a week arid is becoming one of the best in the new State guard Elizabeth College has just begun its MO si ei mm mm spring session ana -nas "entered, a: num- l&noi physical fitness as is required of ber of new students on its roll, most! ' - KCC'0-h0ir1Cr fMm ru.ir. ofl .Qmh officers preliminary to- promotion. Carolina. Lawlessness In-Santiago -' -r Santiago, Jan. 30. American restric tions on lawlessness are arousing the same spirit of revolt as prevailed un- der Spanish authority - egroes are arn.?Ml ana irraoine inu the large sugar plantations are being: operated, under armed guards. ' . Irre sponsible natives are constantly cut ting military telegraph lines. A Cuban courier sent by Postmaster Kempner with letors for San ; Luis has disap peared: It if. believed that he was murdered by lawless -ibands who are committing- all sorts of outrages de spite efforts cf soldiers to run them down. " - HEALTH OF TROOPS I PHILIPPINES Senate Calls for Official In formation. Carter's Confidence in the Adminis tration of Destinies of the Repub lic Broad Enough to Include the Next Century House Adopts an Important Amendment to the Army Bill. Washington, Jan. 30. In the Senate today' a resolution offered by Mr! Mawon cn Saturday, wcs taken up and a substitute was offered and agreed to. Tn substitute recites newspaper state- ments as to sickness and death of sol diers in the Philippines, J and directs the secretary or .war to furnish a statement as to the percentage of sick ness and death and as to when the sickly seasons begins in those islands. Mr. Allison moved to take up the In- uian Appropriation .bill. 'Mr. Jones. (Dem.), of Arkar.c-as. called attention to the. agreement to take a vote on thei treaty nxt Monday, and suggested I that the intervening time should not! be occupied by appropriation bills to the exclusion of various resolutions pending that are collateral ami cop- nected with the treaty. There should be time ciit-uuh given to allow such votes even if ihe Senate were unwill ing to allow uis:ussion or me resolu tions. The motion to take up the Indian Ap propriation .bill having (been with drawn. Mr. Macon, of Georgia moved to proceed to the consideration of his anti-annexation resolution. The joint resolution was read in full ami a mo tion to refer jt to the committee on .foreign Relations was made by Mr.' Cnandier. Atr. Chandler said that even it the Senate'should pass vMr. Bacon's joint resolution, there could be no ac- n.,r t jVi th. House before the vote on the treaty. Mr. Carttr (Rep.), of Montana,: made an tarne protest against ail resoiu- uon as implying aisoeuet in me non- or, nonesiy ana patriotism oi me -aiu eucan people and the American Con iiiess.. rie said: Air. President, I express my faith unlimited in tnos-e who are to handle the destinies' of this Republic during, ine next century. Before having thai icbeiiion upi'itsed through such su pine and uniting policy, I would have tne army out there strengthened arid suDDorted until the last men went down who is defying the authority and law of the United StatesJ I would npt pass resolutions that would undertake to bring any other force into existence, under a pretended policy of the United! States, which would afford an excuse to expel the soldiers of the . United States from the Philippine Archipel ago, i . , The debate, which had become very animated, was continued until 2 o'clopk and then the Senate went into execu tive session. Amendment to Army BUI. The House today adopted an amend ment-to the Army bill fixing the mini mum number of men in each company or battery so that the army should.be about 50,000, but giving the President power to increase the army, to 100.000 at his discretion. The vote was 105 to 82 A An amendment providing that increase should be .made only in time of war was defeated by a vote of 60 to 86. Mr. Cummings, (Dem.), of New YorkJ gave notice that he would at the proper ! time move I an amendment' providing. that no part of the, army should be used as a posse comltatus or -to put down strikes or labor disturbances ex- cent unon a writffen statement of the Governor of the State in Which they r.n,r- that h Vonld not with the force 1 at nis commana restore ana main ia.ui order. ' ' ' The Committee on Military Affairs was defeated', 30 to 113, on a proposition to require; new appointees to places as commissioned officers to submit to anl j examination, as to their mental, moral Another amendment reduced the max imum age at which, men could." be ap pointed to the army " from ".civil, life from oo to w years. The House eat till 6 o'clock, having considered eleVen of ' twenty -one sec- ons in ie ill. and Journed till .11 "M"":'; the hour fixed for the vote on the pas sage or roe diii. Joker Got the Worst of It. ' Norfolk, Jan. .30. -William McGinley, of -Berkley, for a Joke dropped a light ed cigar down the back of Samuel ?mithson today. Smithson fired five shots intt McGinley, who. however, may r?ccv?r. ' IE 101 ill MINE OF WONDERFUL RICHNESS. : The Isabella In Colorado the Richest the -) World Has Ever Known. 1 ' Denver, Col., Jan. 30. A special from Cripple Creek says of the recent strike in Isabella Mine: "Your correspon dent saw chunks of sylvanite that-Were. three Inches thick and solid metal, and chunks of oxidized ore of the same width that he whittled with a pocket knife. Pieces of free gold ore, it ore it can be called at all. run over $500? 000 per ton. The Mollie Gibson mie never produced any ore that carrieM more ounces in silver per ton than this lsaoeua ore does In gold. With everT" hour's work the streak is lengthening anl W"idpnin .Tnlnlne- this rrtalllrtn body there is six feet of quartz that will run from $1,000 to $2,000 per ton.. 1 "Manager Kilburn said: 'I do nfct like to say anything that will ecite people- any more than they are at pres ent. The ore bodv has doubled in size both ways since yesterday morninsr. Some of the pieces of ore are 80 per J cent. gold. I never saw such mineral and I 'do not believe that its like was ever mined in this or an other camp in the world. We have had no assays taken1 on the rock, but a ton of jt couid be picked out that would run anywhere from $30,000 to $200,000 per ton. ' Armed guards are watching the property. The strike was made at a depth of 820 feet below the surface. There is 'blocked out in one level be tween the ninth and seventh levels at least $5,000,000 worth of ore." conditions at Hollo Satisfactory. Washington, Jan. 30. Conditions at Hollo, ( according to a dispatch recelv ed from General Otis, are very satis- factory. The message in which this information was contained came last Friday, but for some reason the au thorities declined to make public anv part of it except the introductory sen tences, which told of the Improved sit uation at Manila. A commission has been, sent' by Pa- nay Filipinos from Hollo to Manila to consult General Otis about 'disagree ments caused by the occupation or Iloilo by natives prior to the arrival orr ueneral .Millers letacnment. I Protest Against a Bill in the Legislature. Meeting Held In Wilmington and Action Taken In Regard to a Bill to Repeal Exemptions From Jury Duty. Wilmington. N. C. Jan. CO. Special. The volunteer firemen of this city who hold exemption certificates for five years' faithful service, held a mass meeting tonight in the county court house to take action against the bill in troduced "In the legislature abolishing J exepmtions from jury duty. Several I hundred volunteer firernen and a large number of leading citizens who sj-mpa- Jthized with the movement were preset land many stirring speeches were made in opposition to the bill. Members of the bar present gave as their opinion that such an a?t would be unconstitu tional. The firemen had faithfully per formed service for which the State had granted a certificate exempting them from 'jury duty for life: hence the en actment of such a law would involve violation of a contract on the part of the State. It Was the sense of the mee'tinff that there was no objection toabollshing mM HEIR "J" eZu atte7tHelinne Tegular army for-dlstin- Jl?! sued services. Roosevelt Is brevet- utrmj, wjmuk xco-tuxc. A majority or those present expressed their willingness to waive their exemp- tions when occasion required for the sake of eliminating negroes from the Jury box or for the good of the com - munity; but they Indignantly protest- ed. aisrainst the legislature enacting a law repudiating their hard-earned cer- I tificates. -sprung resolutions were aaop tea pro- testlng.against the bill In question and i o- j i men. a uumminee oi nve was aywmi. - ed to present these resolution to Rep - resentatives Rountree and Willard, with Instruction to present them to the legislature. Ex trad It Ion Refused. Albany, Jan. SO. Upon the ground that the xspers were defective. Gov ernor Roosevelt today revoked a war rant issued by him last Friday for the. surrender of Jacob Barker to the Ala, bama State authorities. Barker was editorial writer on the Florida Tlmes nndr an-Pot in tcw vrV wnntpvi in Union, committed suicide last night Huntsville on a. charge of concealing -" . - $14f000 ,hecngi,g tQ partnersnip eom- nosed of himsolf.jind others.' , posed of himself and others. President of Vlsayan States. .Tan n Spnnr ipiiic,a hns been elected President of the Vlsayan States bv insurgents at Iloilo for two years. He has acknowledged his al legiance to Aguinaldo. Several repre sentatives of the Hollo government ar rived here for the purpose of conferr ing with Luzon insurgents. TIATQ OLD LADIES TO their House Consumed With 1 - Them in It. liflRROW ESCAPE OF A CHILD Vl V" "U9m9 "--lrVVUlIiT Critical! V 111 Jurv In Cas of DaV . . . Againsi uanroad Disagreed oro eery Firm Sells Out. Durham, Jan. - 30. Special.- Early this morning two aged white ladles. Misses Nancy and Polly Corden. were burned to death at their home about four miles from this city. They lived alone and no one knows how' the fire originated. Soon after day light Luke Rigsbee, a negro, saw flames issuing, from the house occupied b the Cftrden women, and gave the alarm. When he reached the house the roof -was falling in and the skeletons of the two women were found after the house had "burn ed. Nancy Garden, who was 81 years of age. had been sick for several weeks and her sister. 65 years old. was the only attendant she had. The two wo men had occupied the house In which they were burned for the past 20 years or more, and are not known to 'have had an enemy. The only suspicious circumstances connected with the burning is a statement made by the negro, Rigsbee, who says the fire ori ginated in the end of the house oppo site the chimney and fire place. The. case Is being-investigated by the coro- ner. The little child of George White came near burning to death Saturday night. She was standing in front of the fire when her cotton dress ignited. and but for the quick and heroic action. of her mother, would have been, burn ed to death. Mrs. White had her hands turned severely in putting out the clothing of her little one. It. C PJeasanls, one of Durham's most prominent VMns, is critically ill with asthma. He is a member of irifTof -Manory "Durham" TTnerooTp Company, and has other business in tcrests in the city. He is well known throughout the State. The jury in the case of Ray vs. the North Carolina Railroad Company, failed to agree and were discharged yesterday afternoon by Judge Bryan. It is understood that the jury stood 9 to 3 in favor of allowing the plaintiff damages. Tommie Towler, son of Mr. and Mrs J. V. Towler, died Saturday night of pneumonia. He had been sick several days, and his-death was not unexpect ed. E. O. Patterson, grocer, has pur cnased the stock of goods owned by. the M. A. Angler Company, and will move Into their building at once. The Angier Company has gone out of busi ngs. Rev. Mr. Osborne, late chaplain of the Second North Carolina Reglmentfc -filled the pulpit at St. Phillip's church yesterday. HONORS FOR SOLDIERS. Long List Selected by the President for Brevet Rank. Washington. Jan. SO. The President sent to the Senate today nearly five hiiTidrwl Ihrpvp nmmntlnns nf nffiopM for servIce In the Santiago camnain. General Shafter is brevetted major gen- ed coionel for gallantry at the battle of Quasimas. and brigadier general for allantry ln battles before San- tiago. General Leonard Wood re- ceives thex brevet of brigadier general 1 of volunteers for services as colonel of the Rough Riders. Alger's son. Cataln Frederick Alger, Capt. Webb Hayes, son of President Hayes, Cap tain John A. Logan, Jr., son of the late Senator, and Captain (McMillan, son of the' Senator from (Michigan, are all i wwim iu.vu w miticucu vuwuci. 1 Captain William Astor Chanler, Con- gTessman-eiect, is Drevettea major. captain btewart ai. osrice. son or tne late oenaior, is ureveiieu major. o officer of 'the Seventh-first New York volunteers, which was accused of cow ardice, is mentioned in the list. Death Preferred to Insanity. Jacksonville, Fla.,' Jan. 30. Col. Hamilton Jay. ex-postmaster ami later i . taking cyanide oi potassium. He left a letter saying that the horrors of insanity threatened mm ana ne pre f erred death to that. Jay was born -j in Connecticut and commanded a re- I Iment of cavalry in the civil war. He was prominent in Florida during re- I construction times Oil tor Manila. Fort Snelling. Minn., - Jan. SO. The Third Regiment, 1,300 strong left .for Manila today via San Francisco. BHD DEATH MARINES ON GUARD DUTY. Amerlcaa Interests la Pekln and Tlea-Tsla Require Protection. Washington, Jan. 30. The Navy De partment learned today, that eighteen United States Marines were guarding' the American legation In Pekin, and twenty-seven marines, were guarding the United States Consulate and Amer ican missionary Interests ln Tien-Tsin. Whilo'the department has no definite information on the subject, it is sup posed that these detachments were landed from the Boston. It Vas sup posed at the time theBoston went to Taku. at the mouth of t Pei-Ho riv er, on whitfj Pekin is situated, that marine would be ent there. t Admiral Dewey never notified the dpartment that marines were left in Pekln, and the information that the department received today came In an unofficial way. A telegram of inquiry was sent to Dewey. The marines will not be withdrawn unless all danger of indirection 'among the Chinese passes away. ' SPANIARDS WILL BANQUET GOMEZ. Robert P. Porter Has aa Interview With a Representative of the Cuban General. Havana. Jan. SO. General Gomez left today for Cienfuegos where a big re ception will be Wednesda-F. Spaniards there will give a banquet as a token of their appreciation of his .advice to Cubans to establish friendly relations with Spanish inhabitants. Gomez still -maintains reserve toward Americans, advising Cubans to insist strenuously on independencebut to give Americans, no trouble. Robert P. Porter, President McKin ley's envoy, had an Interview with a representative of Gomez tonight, the representative returning at once to Gomez's camp. Mr. Porter will likely confer with Gomez later on a proposi tion to pay the Cuban army. Cubans think that Porter brought $32,000,000 to pay the army. Porter says the army should be paid. Many Cuban policeman have resigned rather than swear allegiance to the American flag. .Six colonels in the Cu ban army have been appointed chief of police battalions. . T . .12 SHARKEY FIGHTS AGAIN. ' ' J Makes a Speech After Knocking McCormlck "thrt fa Two Rounds Philadelphia, - Jan. 30. Tom Sharkey knocked' out big Jack McComick or Philadelphia, tonight at 'Arena Athletic Club in the second round. After the contestvwas over Sharkey said: "Next week my manager will cover Fltzsim- mon's $2,500 for a-finish fight between Fitzslmmons and myself." Sharkey was the aggressor, but Mc Cormlck sent in'three good lerts on the neck and head before Sharkey landed. Tom landed few body blows before the round ejided. Opening the second. Mc Cormlck put Sharkey's head back with a stiff right on the Jaw. Sharkey rushed In and sent Mac down for elght second with his right on the solar plexus. McCormlck no sooner squared off again than Sharkey sent in a terri fic right upper-cut, catching him on the point of the Jaw and lifting 3Iac off his feet. Sfac was out for thirty seconds. SAFEGUARD OF PEACE- Balfour Speaks of the Relations Between United States and England. London. Jan. 30. Speaking today at Manchester, Sir. Balfour, government leader in the House, declared that the greatest safeguard of pea'ce was prob ably mutual comprehension and sym pathy between nations. There might be difficulties In realizing such a com prehension even among the most civil ized nations, 4ut' surely one" country that was in every way-fitted to under stand sympathized with Great Britain. He need not say he meant the United States. (Applause.) Some foreign cynics professed. that the existing rela tions between the two countries were the growth of a moment and would dis appear. His observation had taught him that It would be a lasting friend ship, an,d if that sympathy between tne two countries -was of the character he believed it to be, there could not ie' a greater guarantee of the future peace, progress and civilization of the" human race. - -". i " Agonclllo Memorializes the Senate. , Washington. Jan. 20. -General Otis cabled from Manila today that the' sit uation continues ,to" Improve. Dewey cabled: "All quiet." " . Secretary Lopez, of the fllipin j Junta left at the State Department to day a long, statement from Agonclllo and a memorial to the Senate. Tne memorial protests that the .United States has' no Jurisdiction, natural or ' acquired, to adjudicate-ori any manner upon the rights of (Filipinos. Military action against the Islanders, he avers, would be without foundation in Justice. He closes with an expression of faith "that the Just and high aspirations of my countrymen Will receive the pr.-rij-: recognition and approval 6 your hj-i-crable body." 1 II
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