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RALEIGH, N. C, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1900 No 13 IONGRESS AT-.WUHR 0s Were Passed Yesterday in Both Brancnes. SIDY BILL COMES UP SUBS Vote In Favor of Conalderlu; Tlio President Pro in jl,e sen"" t'-o tbe Floor ud Arcae In rt of ibe Blll-Neir MtMuru $nl'l'orI ,utrod'ed. 3"Trirr" n. Doc. 4. 'House. When t" Representatives convened v was barely a quorum on Cnarleston, S; fjM jn ij0l was intro i verv few spectators in the duced by Mr. Tillman. It appropriates $230,000 and adinits foreign exhibits free ,n was a brief one and unim- j he Resolution offered by Mr. Chand ae voted mainly to the can jer JRiy ty- last, referring the ereden , The features of the dayjtials of William A. Clarke and Martin tie t: ' ': J" " of unanimous, consent :'' ,.Mn:7.,tiftn bill he army reorganization bill be ii, t -;iK-rrow; the introduction or - li-' bill, and the point of or Mr. Kiehardson, of Ten- .u r.!it the Loud postal bill a the House calendar. The . ;.iai!ied by the chair. i-t'.uling of the journal had . , Mr. Hepburn' asked , , :;t:r4;H Mr. Conner, succeed- 1 1 -Liver, who was directed to ta:: i v. r.M-ilav on objection from . J.: Ttxus on the ground that l- ? resignation had not taken , Mr. t i nner Avas elected or Mr. Mr- I' ,;: si:med. be sworn in h C.- r f'. i ciedentkils was' presented i-e aud tne oath admiuisteied .-.iiier. . "nation of Marion De ries, of .1 T . If. Tli'.' from tne xiouse, auu nation from the Commit- -VJ"L" " , , 1 t. i.- Mr. 11 i l asktit unanimous consensu th.;: ' -' ation of the army Teorgan- beguu tomorrow. Mr. Sm " Mr. Ciunon called up the joint resolu lnm vpstpn av. makmff ; - U'th a legal holiday within - Va-trl. t aud providing for the proper -.Wi vri v of the centennial anniversary . i . . . t- rT crnvPVTITIlPIlT in i 1)111. Marn called up tne uui prw iujus for the pay of i-etired o.T:c:r. of vhe - srmy who are employed as military m- str.i..-t ' ; ' Mr. IS-hardson, of Tennessee, want-d t. know Avhetlun- the bill ra en -tne- tie. ii.iaramitt 11 AJ"11 ' hrly come from the Military Commit- tr-.'.' Ti.e reply of the chair was n (the a:fir::?:ir. . The bill was pa-ssed. Mr. !".. :uh:im, fttn tn? i;onrm:xte? en ? . Th"VSutio was read aud I Mr Frye reviewed what had been done a'"eJ.f;" without dissent. jin the past to revive the merchant ma- vv- -'io r.-ivint of certain exectst ve 1 rine of the United States, saying that r; .';;.t;0:is tl' callof o;nmittevS every" effort so far made by legislation vaTmi-ieded with, and Mr. Parker, of had failed of its purpose. . The wor d, 'fo "i;. -irw wi Military Affairs, cal!-'t said, had entered upon a commercial i.-. 'il. i;- bill 7371, to prevent the ; war which would be a long and fierce fa ; "V 01 mi lit a ry justice." The bill was 'contest. He also-pointed out the sub 1 'sidies which foreign governments were Ar.riaFWpres.ed the lativ,, , tne aar ( M j,n'. tIT of j a dUtr hmting point worth nlore ;:vj ,!ou i dA I'1UlS orithan Hong Kong ever was or wot Mr. Tond. of California, called upio rvai nuwiu. iM! 10.374. to a-mid (the laws Mr. Frye said it cost 80 per cent more rob;:::.' to soroml-class mail matter. Mr. 'to run our ships than it did to run tire II: h ,r lnn, of T?nuesjv, m:.di tie ships of Great Britain and Norway. rw::u ..f onler that this bill, affecting; ne then discussed the preliminaries fh" n-ver.ufs. was not proerly upon the leading up to the presentation of the H.v!e .Mlondar. Mr. Ijoud poke t the ! pending bill, showing what a divergence !-'i?r. and f .' 4tnded that it did not call tf opinion there had been as to what was ; .':!. r.-,.u!:,l from the Ccmminee on jeS5ircd object. I' --t ifire ?.r-d Post Road in piace o I vonn as rhis biii v .'JiadG s law," H ;:- ;.o71. wliicii was recjmmitttd ' s.nj Mr. I're. "wo w ill hare tw. lii- s a- I;sr session. ,V .?t."am-r. riun to Soab Amer c i'i Vv. iianls-tn desired to know : ' tTipsia win increase our trae, M-' eaiiing up or tne rriu was .m: bv the committee." Mr. l-ioud . . . . . t . -n inttee. Mr. ijcna pting to. smuggle ! v.-;is r.nt attorn ; tii" fnn:t. . I'i, iur.lson eontenlCil that thnngh ' v. ne-t to rais?e levenros it : 1 'lie rai-s of txstage and thcre- . .;! )ya public revtiiitcs. ! --'r rtilil that the postal till i:ir : "ju rly upon the - calendar, n.-taining th? pciut of order ' -y Mr. Ilidiarilsrn. , " doing any c.-ther ibusintrsj at ;Ii-- II.use adioumed. t; THE SENATB Sblp-uhsidy Bill Taken UpaodTIade itt CuQalKlied Unslness i o ayes ito LO nOfS, aeeiaitg to u; mat measure, which. ilhUii be ihe unrinisiKxl busine.-s. It. is ii,t tifA nn'A this di:"placs.cj the .Nica- : r i- v r lll:1i i,in which ...was mad; the s"i",;;ii older for December G. " "vh ;hi Scnart iihic this mornins Vi vr.;t " ..i .v A:nt will Waiiinst-.ui, Dec. 4. 'The frierds ia repeals all existing raws mat prunioit or St::a;e of the hip-subsidy b.ll gain- - restrict such purchase and use. a w;.,n- :odav over .di ojpmg 1 Sie Senate the n went into executive t.t-:i.r;u iu thi fcrtnate by the decisive 1 session and at 4 o'clock adjourned until JaiLi.in l Dolfiver as a Senator frm including not only delgeates from outn V' '. iu liil the vacancy caused by the ern States, but I . B. A-Mrber of . Aew u.atii ,f the late Senator Gear. (York, president of the United otates Ir. lJ-.lliver was escorted -to the Export Association; U. I. Kelly, sec-t-rk s .i,,; liv Mr Allison find the oa.h retary and tieasurer of the & a .:,iinisuiTd. The newlv made n.eninie of Philadelphia; Mayor iehl received an oration after the; cvivii..,.,v SrVuart intTOdTiced a bill creating ? ; :,:... Court in. the Philippine Is - V-- . In stiiiport ol the bill h,8tatnl t- a; . ,,,. ,t-o t nnvirfnut . ji . Ntt-ni of courts iu the arehipela go ! Orleans, and was resijonded to by rep- Lad as anvUhing conki b?.- The ' resentatives of the several States pi-es-referred 4o th.e ComuiCtej oat nt, including Hon. U. A. lompkins or J ' iui.pires. North Carolina.- . ... ' . tt Hawley introluccd a bill for At the night session. Dr. Alderman of " : ':ltliy:i tinrt rf t"ho nrillV. Similar TTniversitv. spoke and the Aica Mil th- 10 V 0 ! e isuro introduced in t:e House. l-:iii-ianks intrvHluccd a bill to ad- fr- " i T rritory of Okala'homa into ite! " ' ' ' i 1 I . -1 ".1 Til 1 Mr. iV tti ew intro-ic a i n . thf stmaiter general to for-; o th Semt- all the iaf-xnr ation 1-s.ion regarding h fu-d. in of h tal service in Cuba. The r.sb-! 'r. Morcan prefentcd a res'iut'on that 10.000 cop'e-5 of the re-p-t ..f ti,, isthmian Canal Commission M hp IVnmso mtrndned n bill WPair tH niU,-i t cnntfn-! n-t- ni1rfnt-JllTrl-in- V F .,..i! 1 . ..r IA -r c. , Hale called tip tie bin to enable : Li ITIIVIM lllllflll. naval court-martials and courts of in quiry to secure the attendance and testi mony of civilian witnesses and a&kid for its. immediate cxms:dirt'Jtio,n. The bill provides that in all cases where the accused cannot secure the at tandance cf witnesses for the defeace by reason of officers being ordered away from the scene of liio- trial,, deposit ons may 'be takken and will be accepted by the court. After itiie bi.l 'had t.ee.i amended by 'Messrs. -Morgan and Hoar, it "was passed without div.skm. Mr. Mil'omas called-up the bi l amend ing seciiffli 2 of the act incorporating the caiiYeiusion of the Fro:estaist Epis copal Ciiim-hof the Diocese o the Dis trict of Columbia. ' Mr. .Cackrell argued . against the bll, stathug that ha waited vsome limitation placed on the holding of real estate by this convention. . . He offered an amendment providing that the powers of the diocese be limited and that the powers invested "be Used for no other purpose. The bill enables the diocese to hold all grants tendered it and to invest the earnings in staple ven tures. The measure was passed with-L the amendment A bill to encourage the holding of an Tntorstnfo nnrl Vot Trwlinn Exposition -Maguire (appointed senators from.Mon- tana) to the Committee on Privileges Elpctiong was on motion of Mr Car. ter tai;en froni ,he calendar and briefly till tomorrow. The Shlp-iubsldr Dill At 2 o'clock Mr. Frye moved the Sen ate proceed to the consideration of the llanna-Payne ship-subsidy bill. Mr. Jones of Arkansas- demanded the ayes and noes, and the vote was taken. It resulted ayes 38, noes 20. So the shipping bill was taken up and becomes the unfinished business of the Senate. The vote in detail follows: Yeas Aldrich, Allison, Baker, Bard, BpverinVe. Cu ter. Clarke.' Cllllom. Dol- 'liver, Elkins, Fairbanks, Foster, Frye, Gallinger, Hale, Hanna, Uansbrough, Hawley, Hoar, Kean, Lodge, McComas, McCumjber, McMillan, Mason, Nelson, Penrose, Perkins, Piatt of Connecticut, Piatt of New York, Quarles, Scott, Sew ell, Shoup. Stewart, Thurston, Wetmore, Wolcott 3S. Xays Bacon. Barry. . Butler, Clay, Coekrell, Culberson, Harris, Heitfeld, Jones of Arkansas, Kenney, Lindsay, Morgan, Pettigrew, Pettus, Sullivan, JLanaierro, itiier, ximnuu, imi, nngton -.v. . Senator Lrye of Maine floor and made a speech i then took the in favor of the paying 10 iueir swps. Frye referred to the great produc- Qn of this country, both in agriculture and manufactures, which had resulted in cnormous exports. He added that market had to be found for the great surplus or it would be the deatn Knell ' lJ fl Speaking of the condition in the Pa rifi. oeean be said the United States hA hA ndrnntaire there. The test har e naa to us i i nn? ivouif nits ui uuiu benefit agriculture, and almost oyery branch of commerce, yir Qay tt)Cu exception to this state- .mer.t ana ciaiuit:n iui cairied no agi-icultural' products. In fact," he stated, "rh shiis are run for passenger service to South America ?nd for South American products on the vovage home. I see no reason why a subsidy of J?3,000,000 should be given these lines." After speaking for two hours, Mr. Frye postponed his closing remarks until tom-orrow. , Mr. Vest offered a substitute for the bill which was ordered printed. It au thorizes the purchase of foreign bail Ships DV ' Citizens oj. uie jiiih.-u cLtiii.-a for use "in the foreign carrying -trade and tomorrow Southern Industrial Convention New Orleans, Dec. 4. The Southern Industrial Convention opened its third otifli session here today at lulane An .5Vi enme 1.21)0 'delegates present, of Buffalo; John Weber, commissioner I of the Buffalo exposition, and numer- 0ns other Visitors from the north. The J'nddress of welcome was . delivered by .. Governor W. . neard, of Louisiana I -Movnr Paul Capdeville, of JNew ragUa Canal was discussed at length. conspirators to Bi Deported Cape Town, Dec- . t-Jeren persons who re ;ire05H2 cwnwUon ivith . the- plo. to as.as.mate Lord Roberts wMeJ?ej s at church a m rcmple of wee - -riSS: cient to justny - Another JlllltaVy TarK Proposed Washington. Dec. 4. Representative Atw of . Pennsylvanna t day mtro- - c5nnooo to eabUsb "a mililajV uV ?200,000 to estuuw; - 1 ln in he House a. bill to appropriate Valley Forge, I : -. : : : MORGAN FEELS EASY Has Votes Enough to Pass the Canal Bill HIS ATTITUDE DEFIANT Kepnbllcan Steering Committee Will: Not Ce Permitted to Side-track the measure In Favor of the Sbip-Snbsdy Bill Nicaragua Route IVIU Be Adopt edQuestion of Fortifications Will Be Deferred Washington. Dec. . 4. The Senatei Committee on Inter-Oceanic Canals held an important meeting this morning and decided to oppose any attempt made by the Republican Steering Committee to side-track the Nicaragua canal bi- by doing away with the special order for Monday next and making the ship subsi dy bill the special order in its place. 'Senator 'Morgan, chairman of the Canal Committee, firmly opposed the program outlined by the Steering Com mittee and stated that he had .bad enough of underground tactics at the last session when the bill was blocked at every move and was only given a place for consideration on condition that 'it go over until this session. He declared openly that he had already enough votes to pass the measure and was in a posi tion where he might defy the Steering Committee, should the member insist upon sidetracking the measure. Those present at the meeting were Senators Morgan, McBride, Hanna, Harris, Turner, Piatt of New York, and Culberson. The report of the Walk er Commission was discussed at length and one senator stated after the meet ing that the Nicaragua route was recom mended in such, definite terms as to leave no room for argument favoring the semi completed Panama ditch. "No, we did not talk fortification," Said Senator Morgan, "for the reason that the committee considers this fea ture only of minor importance. WHen Congress has passed the bill providing for the construction of an Jnter-oeeanic waterway and appropriated at least enough to get the work well under vay, we can talk about fortifications. To make.-this a feature at present would only serve to muddle the case more than ever and to give our enemies an oppor tunity for haggling and delay. "One thing I state without reserve, and that is that the "bill for the con struction of a canal by way of the Nica ragua route will be passed at this ses sion and we have enough votes pledged now to keep the measure as the special order for Monday. We are not opposing the subsidy bill; remember this; but we do oppose side-tracking the canal meas ure in favor of the national merchant marine. . It is now believed that a comprom S3 will be effected between tne Steering Committee and the friends of the canal bill. The program provides tnat tne Nicaragua measure be not interfered with. The Hav-Pauneefote treaty will be rushed through before Monday, and then the canal ball can be passed, fol lowing this the canal workers will lend their aid to the ship subsidy bill. RACES AT BENNINGS Washington, Dec. 4. Results at Ben- nings track: , - t cx First race, UVfc iuriongs uarDuncie u to 10, Godfrey 0 to 5, Hutch'p'l 5 to 1. Time, 1:24. . . Second race, 5 furlongs Beggar Lady G to 1, Protegt 7 to 1, Dactyle 5 to 1. Time, 1:05 2-5. ' - , , Third raqe, 1 mile ou yaras cnaries iloore 3 to 1, The Driver 1 to 1, The Outcast-20 to 1. Time, 1:54. Fourth race, 6 furlongs Sadie S. 3 to 5, The Rhymer I) to 5, Dandy Boy O lO J.. J- Fifth race, 1 mile lOU yaras lempiar 12 to 1, Tyrshena 6 to 5, West Bawen 7 to iy Time, 1:55 3-5. . . Sixth race, 1 miles on the flat Magic I,iht 3 to 2, Draughtsman 2 to 1, Bos phorus 20 to 1. Time, 3:20 1-5. Following are the scratches from. to day's races: Charentus, Maribert, Speed mas, Richard and Midnight Chimes in the first; Tenderloin in the third; Edge field, Blueskin and Albert Enright in the fourth; Sir Herbert, Gould, Bellamy, Breach of Promise and Sinf ane. . Entries for Today -First race, 3-year-olds up, mile Harry McCoun 100, Randy 100, .Mid night Chimes 97, Tyrshena 107, Water house 104, Evelyn Byrd 104,. Fluke 97, Crosear 97, Applejack 107, Templar 9, Maple 97, Judge Magee 104, Hold Up l(T4k, Ringleader 100. The following can start in the order named as any of the above scratch: Buffoon 104, Mordelmo 100, Kirkwood 107, Lexington 107, Bond man 107, Island Prince 107. Second race, handicap, 2-year-olds, W furlongs Sadie S. 12G, The Rhymer 125, Robert Waddell 125, Pigeon Post 123, Termless 119, Isia 121, Cherries 114 Automaton 112, Moor 112, Snark . 109, Quite Right 107, Jill Greenwood 105, Frank Morrison 100, Ginki 100, Miss Tress 98, J. J. Corbett 95, Schoolmas- ter 92.. , Third race, nuraie, j.2 mnes jicj? onso 10."; Silver .Fox 165, Lost Chord 165, Draughtsman .159, Tankard 158, Magio-j Light 142, The Driver Bospnorus 132, Thermos 132.' : C Fourth race, 5-year-olds, 1 mile 50 yards Bondsman .115, Sir Hubert 112, Elie Skip 104, Hinsdale 100, Cogswell 100, Uncle Josh 99, Tenderloin 99, Char ley Moore 99, Wpolgatherer 97. Fifth race, selir 1 1-16 miles McLeod of Dare 114, Buffoon 108, The Chamber lain 100. Charawind 103, Sir Fifzhugh 10:3, Tyrshena 102, Beau Ideal 102, Charles Estes 100, Miss Hrtnoyer 93, Lancewood 98." Sixth race, handicap, 7 furlongs Kin nikinic 12S. Charentus 120, Maribert 113, Carbuncle 111,- Hiutziliopoehtle 109, Mc leod of Dare 104, Sadie S. 102. Robert Waddell 100, Annoy 98. The Chamber- salpo 93, Humboldt93, Tenderloin 90, -m,;vin RO. Oueon Carnival 00. " lam if'i, xifigi.itic ui uaiti M HISTORIC GROUND North" Carolina; Conference Meets Today in New Bern MEMORIES OF THE PAST Momentous Chaoses Since tne Confer ence Twelve Years Ago lVnltfleld - - . i- " Preached in New Bern in 1739 and Asbury Held Conference There' 75 Years Ago Distinguished Visitors There to Attend the Present Session I . : New E'er,. N. C, Dec. 4.Speclal. Toniorrow morning the North Carolina Conference of the M. E. Church, South, will meet in Centenary church. int this city. There are "about three hundred ministers,' lay delegates and members of various boards,5 and the visitors, fami lies and friends will .bring the number in attendance oh the conference up to fixe hundred people. Twelve years ago the Methodist Con ference met in this city. "Mainy changes have taken place since then.. Many familiar faces will be missed. . Impoit ant measures 'have been passed since 188S, not the least being the division, of the State into two conferences, the North Carolina and the Western North. Carolina each, with aTbont equal teiri tory aaid membership, and having a total (membership of some 140.000, besides some minor bodies. That conference was presided! over by Bishop John C Gran bery, off Virginia, chaplain of the Ele venth Vjrginia .Regiment and afterwards appointed by the church as missionary in the afmy of General Lee, th.tn pastor in various Richmond churches and pro fessor in -Vahderibilt University until chosen Bishop, in 1SS2. 'Rev-f L. W. Crawford was pastor in Centenary ehurcih h-ere. -Among the distinguished visitors was Bishop C. G. Smith, of the Georgia Conference. The six -days cf daily sessions from 9:30 to 1 o'clock were full of interest and the discussions on Romauiism, Trinity College, and a proposed day of fasting and prayer will be recalled by those present. Centenary church, New Bern, Rev. R. B. John pastor; has a membership of 700, The building is large and well situated and it is all of 50 years since it was erected. Between 700 and 800 persons can be comfortably taken care of within its walls. It is ain excellent auditorium and the accoustic properties are very good. . Methodism had an early, beginning in New Bern. In fact it .can be said to date frojn the very birth of Methodkm, fori!t.'173S "George, Wihirfield followed Wesley to America and he preached a sermon at this place Christmas Day, 1730. Orilysa .few years before Whit field and John and Charles Wesley had met at Oxford where the new. teachings had taken Toot amid all the skepticism and ecclesiastieisan of the old Univer-Kit-v town. . Whitfield visited America stfven times and preached here again m the fall of 17G4, and the eloquent words were spoken at the intersection of what are now Middle and Broad streets. Of all . the great preachers England pro duced Whitfield was among the fore most. H3 had a great , tabernacle in London, near tUfi Wesley chapel, which still stands in the City Road, and great crowds gathered there to hear him. In 1775 all Methodism in these parts was embraced in "Carolina Circuit." In 1790 Enoch George rode the Pamlico circuit. He afterwards lecame bishop. In 1791 Contentney circuit first appears in the minutes. It was then snelled as ahove. but now appears -as Contentnea. New Bern first put in an appearance m the old books in Contentnev circuit. The first property was bought by the church here in 1795. a lot in Hancoock (-street, smith of Pollock, and it re-maimed the church property for a full century, hav ing been only lately disposed of and the building torn down. In 1797 New Bern first appeared in the minutes as a separate charge. Its inem'bersihip then was 29G white and 387 coloiied. In those days services for white people were held in the morning and for colored in the afternoon, and on ly half a century of political agitation was n hlft to disturb' these, harmonious relations. The old records show that there was serious trouble in this church from 1808 to 1812. for the church lost half its white and one-third its colored memtbers. It soon regained its strength however, New Bern was made a station in 18114 and read in the minutes as New-bern-Town, About 75 Years aigo, Francis Ashnrr. the first Bishop, held the con- -foTPn' here at the beginning of the sixth decade of Methodism in America. Tt- wll thus- be seen that wheu Bish.p ,H. C. Morrison, of Kentucky, opens con ference here tomorrow it will be upon historic ground. , . . Amvnsr tiW rtisinffTiished visitors pres ent will be Bishop H. C. Morrison, who will he the guest of Mr. J. A. .ueaaows. The following will be at Hotel Chat-awL-n- V fcvTrHett. D. D.. of Vander- bilt University, at Nashville; Thos. H. T.,w AmpriMn Bible Society. .Spartan burg,-S. C; J. H. Pritchett, D. D., 'Mis sionary secretary, and E. Tnompsrn, LL. D., of Atlanta. Ga.t secretary of the rmrinv Ivensrne. J?'rom xne wesiwu r'ni-rvtmn Hmiference will be ores ent Rev. John R. Brooks, Rev. L. W. Crawford, Rev. W. W. Bays and Rev. T If ScrnL'?s. ' Tonight the Confereh-oe Historical So ciety met in the cauroii ama itev. T W. Itpt addressed the society. The five classes will ibe exammeu vy commitbees, of which there are five with i.to TvmlhArs in ,nrjh committee. The A ' I 1 1 AX. number of applicants for admission this rear is thirteen. Of Rishon Morrison it 5s to b? said fhaf this is his first visit to the North Carolina Conference as Bishop. His home is at Loirisville, Ky., but hi9 is well known in. this "State, jeeiore ms election he was' missionary secretary of the church, and it was largely da e to his efforts that the Iboard of missions was relieved of a debt of $100,000. He has served in some of the leading churches and has earned a well merited reputation as a preacher of newer and much sought after. He will ba very welcome among the people here. -The presiding elders who arrived last night to act. on the various committees todaywere as follows: . Dr. A. Yates mJt TXurhsjn. Aioirict. Re; J. T- Raleigh district. : Rev. W. S. Rone of New Bern district; also Dr. John R. tBrooks of the .Western North - Carolina Conference, Prof . J. F, Bivins of Trinity High School, Rev. G..F. Smith of Ral eigh, Rev. F.M.Shamburger of Louis ville, Rev. E. C. Glenn of Raleigh, and Rev. ,M. Bradshaw og Maxton. Immediately uoon their arrival at the station they were whisked away to the Homes where they are tat- visit during their stay. The examinations were held at various designated places today, that for aumis sion of candidates was held in tne ires bytenan Sunday School room, and four other convenient places., were tendered by otner organizations about town. . The examinations for the classes-were finished late this afternoon. Those passed by the committee for admission will next be examined by a committee of nine for the itenerary affd then voted on by the conference. The thirteen applicants are: J. H. Buffalo, B. J. Deloatch, J. E. Hol- den, W. A. Jenkins, Lafayette Joimson, J. W. Johnson, C. W. Ray, J. A. Road, Geo. R. Road, L, E. Sawyer, E. M. Snipes, G. B. Webster and N. C. xearby. ' ' The Atlantic and North Carolina train came in tonight filled with conference members, and under ' the admirable ar rangements made they, were at once provided for without delay. There was a large attendance at Centenary church at . 8 o'clock at . the Historical Society meeting at which Rev. T. N. Ivey of the Raleigh Christian Advocate deliv ered the address. " " TRANS-CONTINENTAL CANAL Tlio President Submits the Report of the Canal Commission to Congress Washington, Dec. 4. The report of the Isthmian Canal Commission, .submit ted bv the president to Coneress todav gives as the unanimous conclusion of that body-, that "the most practicable and feasible route for an Isthmian canal nnripr th pontrol. msnasremfint and ownership of the United States is that known as the Nicaragua route. The committee estimates the cost of this route at $200,540,000. This , esti mate is much in excess of any heretofore made and is due to increased dimensions and other features not heretofore con sidered. ' The. commission also estimates the cost of a canal by the Panama route at $142,342,579, according to one route, or $150,378,258 according to another route. : . . . -As between the Nicaragua and Pan ama routes the commission sums up a number of advantages favorable to the former. It states also that under the concession given by the government of Colombia to the Panama Canal Hjompa ny that government is not free to grant the necessary rights to the United States except upon conditions made by the com pany. The report is a document of about 17,000 words, almost as long as the nre.siflent's hiessflsre. Although the WOl'k of the commission is not yet completed, many of the held parties stiu Deing.out, yet it has been sufficiently advanced to mol-a 5- rw n otirMiihlo tt nr!PTi this nre- liminary report giving the essential find ings. A thorough investigation Iras Deen made, not only of the-Nicaragua and Panama routes, bnt of other oossioie routes, the commission keeping in mind the industrial, commercial and military value of an inter-oceanic canal, and also the rights," privileges and franchises nec essaryto be secured for the construction of the canal under the control, manage ment and ownership - of the United States. In all, thirty-one working parties were organized and sent into the fieldmaking a force of. about 220 engineers and as sistants besides, about 600 laborers, boat men and other workmen employed in the various countries, a total of aiore than 800. Meanwhile, the members of the commission personally conducted va rious branches of the work. One party, went to Paris, where they examined the details of the Panama Val nroject now being executed by the French, com pany. A detailed description is given of the trip over the several routes. Along the Nicaragua routs it was fmmrl that the short section of the Dar- tially constructed canal is perhaps in as good shape today as it was when the work was stopped. The buildings, now- .i 5 a 1 a J ever, are an rotten ana me ureuges,. boats, etc., are worthless. The com mission ; visited President Zelaya and other leading officials of Nicaragua and found them greatly interested in the project. - The occupation of their terri tory by the United States for canal pur poses did not seem to be regarded as a serious? obstacle, provided the sovereign ty of the republic was respected. Along the Panama route the com mission found a large force of workmen engaged upon the canaFline, about 2,000 in nuraber, according to the Panama Company. The canal had been , opened to some extent atboth ends. Immense quantities of machinery, implements and tools were found along the route. Much of this property, the commission reports, is ill-adapted to American methods of work and all: of it is now from thirteen to twenty years old, so that no value should be given to the plant now on the isthmus. A - visit was' also made to President Iglesias of Costa' Rica, and his cahinet, and-a strong sentiment found to exist for an American canal along the Nicaragua route. Trips were also made along the Darien route. After going over the several routes, the commission , considered the dimensions of the canal to be built. Having -in mind the increasing size of ocean-going vessels, it was determined to fix upon a depth . of thirty-five feet at mekn low water and a bottom width of 150 feet, with ' some increase of dimensions at certain points; These dimensions are larger than those proposed for any pre vious canal scheme. While they may seem excessive, the icommission points out that the canal is not likely to be opened within ten years, during which time tne- increase ui; luanuuic uiui sions is likely to continue. A width of 150 feet will allow all but the very largest ships to pass each other in the canal, while the locks are of a dimension to permit even the largest ships afloat to be manoeuvred. The size of locks is 740 feet length, 84 feet in the clear; with a depth of 35 feet. I - The Tiber on a Tear Rome, Dec. -'4. The River Tiber is in flood -and the bank has given way be tween" the bridges Gesto and Oanbaldi, causing damage to the amount of $7, 500,000. All Day Flehr with Boers London,' Dec; 4. General Kitchener cables the War Office that General Knox was engaged with ' the Boers all day Sunday near. Bethule. The Boers re tired to the northeast. The British are keeninx in touch with them. ROCK ON THESr Wreck on Norfolk and West ern at Mayodan. TRAIN IN A MILL POND Colored Brakeman JBarled Under Coal Car Engineer and Fireman cape-SnltAgalust the Southern Rail -cray for Ten Thousand Dollars Com promised for Two Hundred Vaccin ation Cass In Court ttt: i o 1 : -vr i -r-y a ci . cial. A bad wreck occurred early this morning one mile north of Mayodan, on, the Winston-Salem division of the Nor- 1 folk & Western Railroad. The engine i and six cars, loaded with coal, of through freight No. 83, southbound, were de railed and the 1 engine - and four cars rolled down a Hhirty-foot' embankment into the pond of the Mayodan Mills. The engine is half-covered with water. The accident occurred at a curve Karound the river and was caused by ' a large rock rolling down the hillside on the track. - The engine struck this and the derailment followed.. The engineer, Mr. A. G. Spencer, stuck to his post, and, strange to say, was not injured., He remained on his engine until tit "struck bottom," and walked, out. His fireman, H. P. Seay, came out with a bruised of Harvey Coleman, the colored brake man. It is known that he was killed and it is believed that he, 13 under on of the coal cars. "Rnff-inepr Sneneer snvs that he was only running at the rate of eight miles an hour when the accident occurrea. lie believes that he and Ms fireman would have been killed If the train had been r running faster or if they had jumped Ci-nm ono-ino 'Tho -t-poplr wna tciin up for fifty feet. It will be repaired so trains can pass tonight. A $10,000 suit against the Southern Railway for damages, broiightby W. T. Woodlief, was compromised in court .this afternoon for $200. Two years ago Woodlief was section-master on the Mocksville road, and while riding on a handcar fell off and broke one leg and five ribs. The suit was to get pay for ( his injuries. ' ? The suit brought against the city, of Winston, ex-Mayor , J. F. Griffith and t Alderman Jacobs, by A. Savory., for $10,000 damages, was called in court to (?r 't flnnnspl fnr the nlaintiff took a retraxit - in regard to the city deciding to sue individuals.. The case was then t continued." Mr.' Sa very wants damages for false arrest and imprisonment dur ing the smallpox; scare, ' last year. He was locked up for refusing to be vacci-' nateu. " . . . FOWLER WILLi CONT3EST Republicans Are Encouraged to AsK lor Anything They May Want . Washington, Dec. 4. Special. John E. Fowler will contest the election of Charles Rl Thomas in the third district in the Fifty-seventh Congress. While this announcement is not made oiricially, notice of contest not yet having been served, this information comes from high Republican sources and can be accepted as authentic. - 'Mr. Fowler, in his last campaign, by; a simple evolution, blossomed out from? Populist into a Hepublicaa. The step! was not long to take, as the chasm sepa-f rating Populism and Republicanism in' North Carolina is not wide.: Mr. Thomas i had i 1.000 majority over Fowler, but! that cuts no figure when a Republican House has to deal with contested elec-. tion cases in the South. Crawford was lUriicU IUt VltlA CL UJfi mtfcjviifcj of the Norfolk district was unseated with a majority behind him, and now Maynard, who has just defeated Wise in the Norfolk district by' iu,oviO majority, is threatened with a contest from . one same man, Wise, who hopes to misrepre- Sent IU.H ytrajjic vi uutnai " j- i..i through the grace of a Republican Con gress, and what ; makes the pill more bitter is, that this Congress was elected in - States like Maryland, and New lork iby the ' votes of sons of men - dt the South, who since the war have gone north and vote with wnat tney are pleas ed to term the "business element" in an tagonism to their brothers and fathers in the South. . it; - TY from North Carolina, are mentioned as probable, but they arenot yet ''-decided upon. They are in the -Second and Fifth district in which the Kitchin brother were elected. ' " t Go.nn.nA ?ctrif- iT!liind KJtchltt All lrll -VH V - W , defeated Martin by over . lu.000 ; votes and in the Fifth W. H. Kitchm received nearly 2,000 majority over Joyce, But, in all these cases, encouraged by the case in which urawiora was turned out the defeated candidates do not feel that the decision of the electors of their dis trict is final when they have a Repub lican partisan House to fall back on. The National Bank - of Fayettemlle, North Carolina, capital-$50,00a W. J. Edwards, -Sanford, JsT. C ill. IE. Clem ent, W. H. Britton, T. B. Upchurcn, - J. W. McLaughlin and W. H. Sike.dbwc tors, has asked for a charter tit will be ' A' new postoffice has been established at Hollow, Brunswick county, with Jno, Ji 1 flora as Tostmaster.' Senator Butler and Mr. Knxttz appear ed in their seats today. - , Congressman Linney today formally commissioner of internal revenue. Either Manley of Maine, of Yerkes of Ken tucky; will be appointed. :: . rjarUhlD Dnrlnz tne Biese 01 resin Chicago, Dec. 4.-It ia reported 'la Evamston that Miss lone, da;ughter of f-i- ; Aft Woodwards is en gaged, rto Lieutenant Frederick Bis tmarck, grandson of the late German chancellor. Lieutendntt Bismarck .an attache of the German legation ait Pekin. U ur 1 n g tne VHiiicmc uvuuw uiwa , vw ward and her mother were among th-a Americans in the siege. iieutenanr Bisttnarck was also in the siege and the I rourtship "and th engagement are saiJ to hava aJn fdaju at that time. .Iff r 0
The Morning Post (Raleigh, N.C.)
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