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Vol. V. RALEIGH, N. C, FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 1900. No. 47. I SEARCHING OUT BOERS British Do Some Shooting Without Important Results. STRUCK A MUD HOUSE If nj llotr Were lilt Nobody Know Holler's Array Probably Across Tnsel Rler A Smmll Party of , Jlirfr Overpowered by the Doers i.atarre'a Guide at Stormbers Made m lilunder. . ,. r:... T.tn IS Tho 'TlrHish M.wr IphaticttUy denies the stories. The Cas- ..... . :rong rvcounoissance olot, Mllcd tfor tLe Vlshed stata ... iut entire positron at noon ye-:iaSt liv. OiH-r.it:on -was quickly and , executed and not a British . -r tt;i killed or -wounded. i: a nrtillery searched tiie kopjes ;i but the principal tire was . at a wide plain beyond a low running from a hillside to the'0f Texas have been apjwlnted a sub- . r River. This "was a pjsltlon . rly Kvtipied by the Boers. r: British artillery fliadc spienu.u Sucae Boers -were noticed ( press, but Chilton -was on the full around a mud house behind ;comcn it tee and was opposed to Ewart. . , A-., i Yimous Is a new cneml)er. . - kraal near the rner. The flrt. CIiah.man Weaver of -House Election .: knx-ked a four foot hole in tne . f the hcue. Later on about 100 . ;r.:-l Boers -were located abont mile in front. The llrst shell .irentty dropped right anions ..-ti. The British artillery fire was .; up invantly from 4:4." o'clock , :;. afternoon until 7:T,0 o'clock in : eventur. and if there were any i'. rs on tlie kopje side or In the .i-riiwork they must haw suffered v ,-r'ly. I:iririz the entire tonbartlment the ur.i trirale adranctnl in vxtendetl ..drr and lirtnl several volleys at Ions -tn-. in the direction of the Vanni House near tlie river. The ; -..ir.l heM a lonff lne of bushes To river which the (Highland r.i.Ie found untenable on the day . , ,;tt MacvrsfonTein fiht. T!: cavalry and horse artillery also : tvaneed on the extreme left, but xlld r:.t tm-et any ltoers. who only flml ir shells all day. AH these explGded !' r they reached the earth. Artillery went on durinjr a thunderstorm. Ylif Uter casualties are unknown. llallera Army Croaaeathe Tugela. I.ontl'nr.. Jan. IS. General IloltcTts .,'-:,.s t War omee. umler tmlav's I. -re. eorUlrmins the crossing of tbe.P'W of J3altLmore, to secure an issue I rz.-Ia river at Pottfeter's Drift by! of ?3,000,000 first consolidated mort Iriaile and a howitzer battery. 'gag, , ys tlKit Warrtn 1as throw:n a brief summary of this Instrument a M.t.-.n brd?e across the river nve Rs tfyCn in qost yesterday, to w'r' az I richanrn Drift. The etia-r with a number of interesting i.- i7.-e as nptruM u if on inef :i".-;h bank of the Tugela this morn Warren hope to turn the Roer posi t n. whS'h is rtve miles away and Is '-;r.r tn?ly intrencheU Parlj of Laneera Overpowered. K :ilrrxr. Jan. 18. A patrol of nine- ' - :i or the rvew South Wales S-ia vrs were -outing near Norval'sj r m :.!ay. when a party cf sixty V- t afte;uptel to nxt them off. Thel mortgage Is printed neatly and h i -r la:cned to an atljacent kopje. '(bound in book form with paper backs. .r;r a hanl rav with tit Iloers they Jt eomprises sixty-two pages, printed - r.H iito Kgijet out ioumi it occu- K Vht New Soutii Wales nnm Je a gidlant tight, but were over- ., .r... Two were killed and 'Knt prnm-rs.- It is ieiieveii inac a ; firnur Wtrayed a o' the ixitrol. the where .atarr Gnlde .Tlade a Blander . rk nvm Jan. IS. 1 The Hrltbft: :: . riti here are mtlsfied that Gat- iml by F. C. Dreyen, -treasurer, and r i;t!e to tonnberg. Sergeant for the Kaleigh & Caston' Kaiiroad by 'iT.-jn. of t lie Cape iolice, made allVesident John Skelton 'Williams, -'::te mistake in trying to locat? ViceJPresident E. St. John. Treasurer : i:.- r noltkm. Thw disposes of J. II. Sharp and Director -W. S. t -- .rr ..f tho shooting of the guide ; Blackford. The witnesses to CTe big v ;.ua",T. BnUrr Reports Ilia TIoTements. I n.W. Jan. 18. In a diiatch from sr rtu:in's Camp, datel January IS, ' I rai fiul'cr informs the War Office ' ' -ne lattery of Held artiller't a I itz-r lattiry and Cleneral Lyttle Uriade "have ciosseil the Tugela f t a: IVtgieter's Drift. Ho adds : ; enemy's iositIon i- being boin- (d five miles higher utx General v- rn ns troops crotseI the river on inviting ANilliam J. ltr.ran to address !:i:..-n bridge elghty-tlve yanls that body on the occasion of his visit I fleneral Hullcr expresses the to Ilaltlmore Saturday. Speaker Wil that the force wrtl have advancetli tinson referred the resolution to the .t.r.tng live mt.es irom tae nm. ;ht front. The enemy is busily w:.--r.rhl3g. :n:lf,nd Likes the Latest News. LTj-lcn. July 18. The country bAS r,,,uc with extremf atisfaetionthe r.'-Ax ..r ititit..-d ttMrofiil crossing t Tu U rirer. and fuwaits with, .r antiHmtittns tlie rcmilw of his nTarions. which. It Is rccog will not fail to Involve a. Strug s' ai l.m.,-t as severe as any that hs -t rakn place, o far as known ax t.nte of sibling, the expecwni wi- t:" ih not begun, though Britisa "rltz..nt nml rami irun had beeni tr hing Iloer trenches witn lyuuuc " tN. Hhich. atvonling to one corre rnde:it, luive lx-en especially effec- He. I'xclc-raa from DurUm reports that numlors of won ruled troops are arriving at the Held hospital ot Moot fRiver from the front, but Durban readily invent reports of this kind. .Nothing contained in dispatches from Spearman's Farm indicates that any thing dnore than long-range tiring is in progress. Neither is there any men tion of the Boors responding to the Briusn artillery. CASTELLANC'S FINANCES. It la Reported and Denied That He la Short to an Alarming Extent. Fans, Jan. IS. Iners here state that Count Boni Do Castcllane, who HfciTried Miss Anna Gould, of New York, -was declared short in Ids war giirs on the Bourse 3eiterday. It is variously estimated that the count needs from three to twenty -million francs. Tlie Figaro states that th count ami countess nave gone to America to raise money. Count Ie Castcllane s father cm- Saturday TWO SL'H-CO.tl.tnTTEES. Appointment oT Etrart and Conteat of Pearson ts. Crawford Referred. Washington, Jan. 18. Special. Sen a tors Simons of Oregon and Chilton conwnittee to consider the Ewart case, by Chairman Moar of the Senate Ju the eouitt iast session of Con Committee No. 3 has appointed Con pressmen Roberts of .Mississippi, Oiscol of .New York and Miers of In diana to consider the case of Pearson vs. Crawford. MORTGAGE OF $5,000,000 It Required $2,500 in War Stamps to File It The Connty Only Got 827 The Inatrn mcnt Executed In Favor of the Continental Trust Company of Rait 1 more . Possibly the largest (mortgage ever STiven in North Carolina, was recorded -with the register of deeds of "Wake county yesterday. It was the trust deed authorized by the stockholders of the -Ttaleish & "Gaston Itailroad Wednesday last in . . . r,,,,,. , m-,,-- taTm of the tlnental Trust Com connected with it. It retiuired $2,1X20 in war stamps to iegally Jut the mortgage on record Fifty $00 stamps and two 10 cent stautps were used. The amount re ceived by the county for recording the mortgage was only $ii7, a mere bagateUe When compared with the tariff, paid the government. The rail road paid the county $23.50 for regis- tration of Uie document and $3.50 for probation and 5eal certjlieates. onlv on one side. The instrument is in the nature or a deed or trust xu ! secure an issue of $5,000,000 first con- jjjj mortgage and collateral tmst nftv - vear tive ier ."ent gold bonds, darMl January 1, 1000, due January 1, 11)50. The iastniment is signed on the art or 1he Continental Trust Conn . -mmn ti -I S l l oanv by wS. Javies nmeiu, pnutm. mortgage are ex-Judge E. D. Cross of 'Baltimore and Capt. . II. Day of Kalelgh. 31 r. Cameron 3Iacltae made affidavit to the signatures. ULID ON THE SHELF. Why Brjn ot Be Inrlted to Ad dress the Maryland Legislature. Annaixlis, Jan. 18. Delegate Willis srurpris,ll the 'Maryland House of Dele gates this morning witu a resolution vatlui"1 v .s the legisiaxure auournea tnis axter noon until Monday, there is no possi bility of a report leing made until Bryaa has left the State. a Italian Ships Ordered to Venezuela Paris, Jan. 18. A dispatch from Rome to The Figaro says thut. wtojj to the trouble in ycnezuclo, two Ital- ian .warship have been ordered there. The Parts Afloat Again. Mafortl Haven. Jan. 18. The ?team- iris wns floated out of the dry t3lis njomn. A Rnaalan Ship Rons Acroand. St. PetersliUTg." Jan. IS. The flrst- . ri ttl.rhlrv Pnlfira went asnoro . at Libuut on thorBalU January, xouj CENSUS BILL PASSES The House Tacks on a Few . Minor Amendments. NEW SECTION DEFEATED Senator Wellington Predicts That the Philippines Qaea'tlon Will Become the Greatest Issue Before the People He Pleads for Ultimate Recognition of Filipino Independence Teller Speaks on the Financial Measure. Washington, Jan. 18. Today's ses sion of the House was devoted entire ly to the consideration of the Senate bill amending the act providing for taking the -nwelftih - and subsequent censuses. It authorized the appoint ment of additional clerical force and other minor additions to the power and authority of the director of the census. The House Committee on Census added a new section, authoriz ing the director, if there is a. probabil ity that reports could not be publish ed by the government printing office within the period prescribed by law, to contract for their printing and binding, by private parties. Against this proposition Russell of Connecti cut and 'Heatwole of .Minnesota mem bers of the Comimittee on Census, or ganized an opposition that buried the advocates of the change uncler an overwhelming adverse majority, aud the section wajt rloetod. The bill was passed and a conference with the -Sen-1 ate was asked on minor amendments made by the House. llarplus on the Philippines. The Philippines question was again one of the chief topics of the Senate today, Mr. Wellington making a strong idea for the adoption. of his resolution declaring it the purpose of the United Stares to ultimately grant the Fan pinos inaepenuence. lie preaictea that the rhilipplnes question was des tined to become the greatest issue be fore the American people. He sold he was unalterably opposed to depriv ing the Filipinos of their country by force of anus. "Imperial destiny," he declared,. 44had wrecked many repub lics. He asserted .that England's loss of the American colonies rwns one of the greatest blessings tha't ever befell her. He referred to the battle. of Santiago and declared that Schley was the hero of 4lia.t contest and would remain eo in .the hearts of Americans, despite efforts to rob him of the- glory which was justly his. Again, referring to the Philippines. Mr. Wellington declared that he. had still faith enough in the American peo ple to believe they would not deprive the Filipinos of self-givernment. it was the duty of Congress, he said, to definitely declare the intention of the United States in regard to the Philip- pines, ror nnnseir, ne uwirreu, nu was not ready to sacrifice tne weii- belng of America for "the glittering bauble of Philippine sovereignty." A resolution of inquiry by Mr. Alien, n regard to .the attitude of the United States dn the matter of recognizing accredited . representatives .of the Transvaal and asking whether reco nit ion had been refused on the-pro test of another government, went over on objection. Aresolution by Mr. Ross, calling for the administration of affairs in Puerto Rico and the Philippines for the. gen eral welfare and the -best interests of the people of the United States, also went over. The Senate resumed consideration of the bill to fix the standard of val ues, Mr. Teller speaking thereon. GEN. "IVOOD PLEASED. IIIsTourof Inspection Revealed Very Satisfactory Conditions. Havana, Jan. 18. General Wood re turned today from an inspecHon of the institutions of IPlnar del Rio, The residents were highly pleased with his visit General Wood has congratu lated General Lee on the condition "of that province. 'He found the planta tions in excellent condition and all who desired were at work. General Wood has ordered that any employes of the custom house who give evidence. concer?i'ng the customs frauds shall not be prosecuted. A tre mendous nressure is being brought to bear to" save the men arrested for the recent frauds, naw awaiting trial. LONG SEARCH REWARDED. Body of a Fire Boss Found Behind a Fall of Bock In a Colliery. Pottsville, ra.t Jan. 18. The dead body of fire boss William Calloway iwas recovered this rnornlng in the in side workings of Kaska William, col liery by one of the men who nad been in search of the . body since Decern oer 18 last. Calloway visited the mine early that morning to examlue as to the presence of gas prior to the miners comirig to work, and- was pinned in by a fall of rock. Prior to the recovery of the body writing by Calloway was discovered on a plank Inside of the chute. It read: "f am In the next 'chute, Xo. 11. : -Wm. Calloway." This was found yesterday afternoon. T1w iWTltlno. Iifvwt4l rf.'V.. . - - m -"v ft "'"'-'"i iuc resuura, Wflo vaa ESs?!S5iMURDER ATlMIDNIGHT nis wife and sons: " I think T am gone. Good bye, Fan nie. Ite. good boys, Guy land Willi. I don't think1 you will see your lather again. I think this is Wednesda y.9' It is believed he was suffocated aiid died the third day after his entomb ment, i WEBSTER IN BRONZE. Statue of the Great Orator Unveiled in . -Massachusetts Arenac Washington, Jan. 18. Exercises in acceptance of a statue of Daniel Web ster, presented to. the United States by . Stilson JJutchlns of Washington, took place this, morning rn LaFayette Opera House., Unveiling ceremonies followed ' at 'the: site of the statue, in Scott Circle. At the opera house lead ing .officers of the government, in cluding President McKinleyr occupied seats. A letter of presentation from .Mr. Hutchins was read and a speech of acceptance was made by Secretary Long.-Senator -Chandler read a brief ntZSJr l t t: i presented Secretary Long, who spoke in part as follows: "To Geor'ge Washington and his as- sociates who, , in 1787, framed the reat paper. "To . (the .overwhelming arguments, nearly half a century later, of Daniel Webster in the Senate, and tbe.lumiin - ous Judgment of John Marshall on. the, bench, we owe its development. VThe statue of one of them, the' great jurist, in fthe serene dignity of his 'high office, alreadv adonis the , front of the'capitol. Today, in Massa- chuscitts aveaiue a name dear to him a sis o er with his face to the capi - tol and to the chief justice we dedi- cute the statue of the other." Senator Lodge, the orator of the dav, read on address of considerable length. : ' Senator Lodcre discussed the reasons! for ;the great place of Webster in .-Yiireuicuu !niory. xie TevieTeu tne; eminence of Webster, among ithe very few who. were to stand forth as the world's greatest orators. OTIS WOULDN'T WINK. A Suggestion for Dlspoelns of the Re llgloua; Question in. the Philippines ISbt Taken Kindly Inaurgenta Re tarding to Laguna. ; 'Manila, Friday, Jan. 19. The reli gious "question is overshadowing the msurrection. The opening 'of the prov inces haa forced the issue concerning the f ria rs and church ownership. Sev eral months aro General Otis was as sured by' 'prominent . Filipinos thait if he would shut his eyes theidifficul'ty would be speedily ended, meaning.that the friars would be expelled or mur dered. Otis condemned the proposition and, warned the proposers against vio lence. While the necessity for meet ing the religious issue is recognized, an effort ds being made to conciliate the people until the insurrection is completely suppressed. An expedition under. .Major Kobbe sailed today for the purpose of open ing a numbr of ports and establishing civil governments in them. Merchants are taking the fullest advantage of the opening of the ports. ! 5Tvo news has been received from a number of hemp plantations for a year, i Inaurgents in Laguna (Manila, Jan. 18. insurgents are ap parently attempting to return to La guna province in considerable force under command of "General Maibar. Small bauds are concentrating east and west of Santo Tomas and attack ing supply .trains which have been sent along the road. Hereafter sup plies will be shipped from 'Manila to Bataneras province. Nine Americans are -Relieved to be prisoners in Taya bas province. Military Governor Kobbe's expedi tion "to Cararines, Samar and Leyte sailed today. j - FAKE WAR KEWS. Fall of Ladyamlth and Capture of Agul naldo Reported Anonymously. Washington, Jan. 18. The official telegraph office of the War ! Depart ment received a dispatch this after noon over the press bulletin wire, say ing that 'Ladysmith had fallen and that Aulnaldo had been captured. The dispatch bore no date line. In quiries were made to learn the basis of the dispatch;, and the iSeeretary of War. was infonmed by! Xw York offi cers of both cable companies that no such message had been received over their wires today. The pres's associa tion to which the War iDepartonent at tributed the dispatch j repudiated " re sponsibility for it. Investigation is be ing made to discover how the dis patch came to be sent over the press bulletin wire. The mesasge received by the War i Department was as follows: "It is rumored that Ladysmith has surrendered and that Buller has been trapped after. crossing river. "It is also stated that Agulnaldo, -with body guard of fifty men, has sur rendered to General Schwan and is now eh route .to Manila under escort." ' Fatal Accident In an Elevator. CS'ew York, Jam. 18. There was an elevator accident this afternoon, in the O'Reilley etbrage warehouse at One Hundred and Twenty-third street and St. . Nicholas ; avenue, which resulted in the death of two men. Three were! seriously injured. The five men were in the elevator at the tenth floor when the cable broke. The car fell to the basement, t when the pulleys and weights broke and crashed down into the car. The men were found crushed In the debris. i Another Crime in Smoky Hol low's DarkRecord. TWO YOUNG MEN SHOT One Bles In Three Boars and the other t - , k i . - ' Still Iilvlnsj Coroner's Jury Sits on the Case Many Arrests Are Made A Negro Steals a Horse and Makes Off with It, bntllle Is Soon Caught In Hlllsboro. Durham, C, Jan. 18. .SpecTal.-T' When iDurhaun people woke this morn ing it -was to face another tragedy another murder in that locality which so long been a disgrace to the . T,. , county and ordinary civilization. iSome tkne after the midnight hour struck it was reported to police! shot iln 'ISmoke." Police officers and Coroner J. Frank CSIaddry were quick-f 1 onwir. frumri Willard . . 4L- wuenwi, wuiw :maa-u.wu . years old, prone on the. ground in front; of a house occupied by Henry Hampton, colored, mortaiHy wounded ana 'Wor.ge ..waning leaning usai a Ince near , oy, loamy wouu- j l llr- Johnson, was sumimonea at once and examined the wounded men. w arring was sent to me pomce station in a" carriage and felherron taiken up and carried anto tne Jiouse of Henry Hampton, where Doctors Johnson and Adams did what was pos- I ible. After it was . ascertained that va vuaui.c mo xv.j he also was removed to the police station, attended-by both physicians, iSberron made several statements as to who shdt him, his mind apparently wandering, his last, being that he did not know iwho shot him. tHe died at 4:02, o'clock .this morning.) At -the request of 'Coroner Maddry a postmortem was held in the mayor's office thi$ morning at 10 o'clock, and the hearing 'before the coroner's jury was set for 2 p. m. j IBetjween the time of the tragedy and daylight, the. police arrested sev eral parties supposed "to be connected with the crime, but all were released save -George Martin and 'Henry Homp ton, who. were held to await develop ments; before the -coroner's j iiry. j Warring; - who 'is resting ; op : a' bed in the! police station, said at noon o day that whne he and Sherron had stopped -in front of the house of Ad die Gudger, cciored, Jwhere there was music; and - dancing a negro man came f and commenced cursing and a'buismg theini; that when they resent edT it the negro' commenced shooting; that he graiblbed the negro and threw hiim to the 'ground, . and was on "top, when ; from beneath the negro shot him, threiw him off and ran. He did not iknow the negro and j could only give a partial description of him. , The, officers were Conifident ail the 'morning that they had arrested the imurderer, but a. complication comes in the fact that soon after the crime Ed. McClure, colored, -who worked for B. W.! Berry, stole Mr. Berry's horse and left for parts unkno vn. MeOlure had the 'key to the stable, and the fact, coupled with those that he lis gone and .the key left in . the lock, settles the theft of the horse upon Mm, and" is strong circumstantial evi dence to connect Mm with the; mur der. When this affair came to be known to Judge Moon he,' requested the grand jury to continue its sittings through the week, with the hope that the murderer might .be - apprehended and tried at this term of court. So far as developments go, it ap pears' that both Sherron and Warring were sobec and peaceful citizens and that the only-off ense they 'committed was in stopping to listen to the! music going on' in a negro house -near the path. - .: ; -! -' " . j . , Wlii'le the coroner and town author ities were holding possession on the lower floor -.of the court hose, inves tigating the murder in -"Smoke,7; up stairs . Judge 'Moon was trying a case which, if possible, was worse than any murder -ever committed here or elsewhere the case of the State vs. Edward ; 'MidClenham f or assault and attempted rape of his twel've-y ear-old step-daughter.; This : case occupied the morning session of court. ( Since the mention of the name of Col. W. H. iS. Burgwyn of Henderson as a possible candidate for the Demo cratic nomination for State ! Treasurer, his friends here have been discussing his chances. , It ds learned that this discussion - of: his claims is entirely voluntary, the. colon el not having yet intimated , that he wanted, or would accept the nomination. ; j " There was' an auction sale of twenty-four Kentucky horse's, here today, and it is reported that prices were satisfactory. ... ' ..--. - - Tobacco men report prices off in all the markets. The recent weather has been favorable for handling and receipts are larger. - ! j ! The latest -is that McClure, the negro "horse thief herein mentioned, has been" arrested at CHillsboro, and braji he . and" the ' horse 1 are in the hands i of the authorities. They will be brought - back here - this af ternoon. Germany Needs En -land's Friendship Berlin. Jan. 18.The Cologne Ga-I .zette, in- an. ditorial article headed J "Unjustinable Jubilation," points out what a disasCrous thing for ; Germany an. increase of . Franco-Russian, pres t?ge would be. "The Gazette goes on to ay that 1 it cannot be denied, that Englaaid.jis a powerful counterpoleo, to the 'Franco-Russian alliance. , "If only a passive friend," says " The Gazette,' "she. cunsnot jbe .spared, or else some day wehall have sad experiences.' PUERTO RICO'S. NEEDS. The Island Will Soon Be Ruined tin . -leaaConsreaa Affords Relief. iWashing'tpn, Jan. ' 18. Secretary, Root devoted considerable attention! today to the question of proposed legis lation for Puerto Ric. General Davis accompanied' a delegation of Puerto Ilicans '.who visited the War Depart ment and participated in a conference with. the secretory. Members of the d-elegation explained to Secretary Hoot that dt was aibsolutely necessary that something be done immediately for the isiland, and declared that unless some thing was done the island would be ruined within a year. They placed but little importance on the proposi tion to extend' the Itime for foreclosure mortgages in the island. The time for foreclosure expires tomorrow, and it is likely the time will be extended. The delegation that visited .Secretary Root sa id it was not extension, that is needed so much as increased circular tion .of money and (restoration of con fidence, -t Members of the delegation declared that' the only hope for speedy relief of the situation was the passage by Congress of legislation, providing for i free trade between the Islands. RYAN'S LAST CARD. Amenced Rill Filed to Prevent Sea board Consolidation Will Give Up If Reaten This Time. 'Norfolk, Jan. 18 -Attorneya repre senting Thomas 'y. Ryan this af ternoon fi'led in the United -States Court hero an amended bill' looking toward pro venition of the consolidation of I the Seaboard iRailroads. The bill recites that there has been passed by the Vir ginia legislalbare,1 since the injiuiKiioa case was decided! in this court, an act authoriz?inz !the. consolidation, of y the 'Richmond, !iWsburg - & Carolina! Railroad Seaboard property) with the iSeaboard & Roanoke or any other rail way. ; Ryan alleges that the act laun- constitutional, since it ropose tot change the nature of his contracLas a sitockhplder An the Seaboard & nRoa noke. -. .; : Rj-an's counsel, said tha tJudge Wad diH will enterianC order reatsraaning the Williams synKlicajtie' from . proceeding further With the consolidation . scheme until the case now on. trial shaill Cbarvo been decided.' rIIe ' said that tn 4decis ion: 'ialhis case will settle (tho. question whether theJbrd; wiill- consolidaitei under the present! plan. - ; '" A NATIONAL NECESSITY Report of Senate Committee onthk Nlcaiaina Canal BUI. Washington, Jan. 18. JSenator .Mor gan, in his report on the Nicaragpam Canal bill, wliich was f a vorobly); re ported to the Senate, says: "We have reached a ' paint In dis cussing the question, of a ship . carnal through the isthmus of Darien where such a canal Is viewed as a naltional necessity.', As a "provdsion for tha naval audi miilLtary defence of tho country, the repoint argues," the canal is indispensible, . a.nd the closer its . loca tion is made to the 'Gulf of Mexico the more efficient will be its protection, to the Atlantic and 'Pacific coasts. ; Tho report discusses the various surveys. 'HVe owe it to ourseilvee and the .whole world," the report says in conclusion, "that wha teyer j canal we build ; aixl control shall 'be as open, and free and neutral to . all na;tious as Its corre sponding gateway, the . (Suez Canal. The. bill herewith ; reported lays broad and deep the foundations, of our na tional policy and purpose to open, a canal through (Nicaragua,"; j, - ; ' -v"': STATE RESTS TODAF. . Prosecution Introduces Evidence Oum . aging to the Defendant. , New York, Jan. 18. The prosecution in the IMolTneux case announced today that It would close tomorrow. A' num ber of witnesses i were examined , to day, but the most Important testimony, was 'that of Dr. Boocock, a" homeo pathic specialist in diphtheria, . . Ho swore positively .that cyanide of mer cury produced the same eymptaens as diphtherfa. 'He "declared- that cyanide of mercury, twhen taken by a person not suffeflnt: from diDhtherla. wouad produce a case of dIphthrJa rwMebno physician, could I detect from the -gen uine disease. This testimony waareig nlficant, inaftnuch as' QarneVs i physi cian had snvora that Barnet died of d-lphtberia. 'Counsel for the defence tried to lessen the effect of Boocock's testimony, but failed. Boocock even offered to take , a i dose -of cyanide of mercury to demonstrate the truth of his assertion, 'but the court .would, not allow him. ; - ! - W . Tro Railroads Rny a Rrldge. , Louisville, Jan. 1 18. -The Kentucky- Indiana bridge was bought at noon to-' day, by .the Southern and Ball tl mo re & Ohio Southwestern railroads jointly at the upset price j of $700,000 subject to 1,000,000 mortgage. The Kentucky- Indiana bridge company - was organ ized.in '1881.' Dowager Dncheas Is 111. Dresden. Jan. a8.-ItJ is .. reported that tihe mother of the German Em press, Dowager. Duchess Frederic of. iSchleswlg-lHolstein, is, dangerously ill; and uoT expected to live through thai, nights ; . ' ... ' '
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