North Carolina Newspapers

voi; vii-. RALEIGH, N. C, TUESDAY, JANUARY !, 1901 E3 No 35 pjTY POOR HOPKINS Bis Bill Legislates Him Out of a Joe DISCOVERED IT TOO LATE . ,,. Faint to the Passage of the iodic'" BIirTrlajrCramp r W, B" pill Will Pati u' ItMeetsTo JUueh .., .nin Both Partus It Would oppoii" . Dprlre Democrats of Tttfelvo Seats . ilnnia trashinptorM Pep. -31. Republican lpflders 111 ine (i in the Hopkins Reapportionment xvhirh will be taken up by the L,se Thursday and passed. It is now Relieved that-the Crumpacker bill, which UCes' the representation, of the South- r rUt( that have discriminated . r,poTi. has no nossible chance r. ...,.,) ItOfh Rpniihliefln nnrl llemo rats are said to be against the jueure because it is certain to arouse partisan-iuid sectional strife. . Kill r- l hamahIaI ivn .1 fcn 1" MTU. ' " ' - ' - The' HPiCiUS 1 iciiuuru. t i : -t- tj1? comiuitrce. causes imuaua, rv.umu, Kentucky. .Maine, Nebraska, Ohio South aroiin:i" and Virginia to lose" a repre sen'ratbe each under the new apnor- tiorinifiir. Illinois. Lo r.'s.ana, . Minnesota, iew JerSev, .New 1"ik nuiu trv each Lrr.i n:1'' member, while' Texas will piin . t.ve, and the other -States are un-aS--c-tf'.'. . - ' t w s stated this morning on good n'l'y that Representative Hopkins jvnv .n y that he reported the "bill to the IIoue'in its present snape, ana would -willingly withdraw it if he could. x the b-t -moment, only Saturday,' it iras i"M!it'd out that, should the bill become ' law, he (Mr. , Hopkins)' would ,iisla:e himself out. of office and be--'We th iirW "victim of his own bill. The measure gives Liura two huui- . . ...... if i t. t tional rcpresenuui vt iu mr- . iul-ju u L'iiS.sr-S while the State itself gains 'In .n. Therefore, the Sfate-at-large, Inroad of hpving fifteen districts, 5is at L.r.'sciit. will he entitled to. but fourteen. Tiide the circumstances a morons of ?!r exlst'.ii;:' districts oirsuli jf Chi au'o ha- 'h ;i provided fo. m the nith fru th-f-irate, whre Mr. Hoj;- kins distrlrr is -iocateu. . ' Mr. -Ilr-p:: inV county, Kane, - .will be ifiadied to two Chicago wards and set-, eral Co.ik county towns andwa safe Republican district created for .... Repre sentative Lorimer. This is thS"" plan as de-isned by the Illinois Republican leaders; ami. whi', it secures the. party airtxu-a vote in the House,; it leaves Mr. Hopkins Avitliout a district, and he will l-e compelled to retire or ue loine a candidate against Representative l-Lorinier. Jlr. Il-ipkins has only realized this when it is too late, and the Democrats w telling the' story as ji splendid' joke, since Lv (Hopkins) has nott sufficient influence : stop the proposed coup of Lhica-'o leaders. . : Were the Crumnacker hill to be adopt er Mr. Hopkins would be safe, but it i said tnat there is not the remotest chance of this coming to pass: The Orumpaikpf proposition reduces Iouis iana. Mississippi and North and South Carolina by three members eyfh as a Hic'sbnc-nt- for disfranchising the ne gioes. .n other Stat would remain nuchanfr-i. - ThT Democrats are asainst the hili heeacse it is an attempt on the "Solid S.,r.rh." wnile a majority of the- lifpiiblicaus iavor the Hopkins .bill. 'A finmiMieiit, Stmtlieni Senator said this iii.ii-aiiijr thsii the Crumpacker bill nothing more titan a Republican sciicme t) ure everlasting grip on the lfjrislfwive branch of -ths govern nt, and that all Democrats should h?'it it-fiercely, "Yon can look out for amttT stnifrsrle if this Infamous scat me is put before Congress," said he. -Vn.itor Thurston favors the Crum packer bill. Hp stated today that he jould vote for it if it came over to the senate. "I c;1n see no constitutional reason why Congress could not reduce jne numlver of re presentatives and ciec-S-vVotes ia those Southern. States nich have disfranchised the negro," said he. "There is a strong feeling among RPpubli(.-ans that if the South franchises ft large part of her popu lation she ought not to claim either rep sentation or electoral TOtes for the pie disfranvhi.se.i. Congress has the TO to rod:.. the representation of fv ats wii.-.ii do not live up to the wmstitiition. ' , Crumpackor declares that his bill "'"Pass the House, and claims to have ;!!"redT a large following of Republi- e has fisuivl the-result of the .gation 0f the measure, and states firm. II remove, tv.'olve Democrats um the Hou.se. v. AcEXTof HAWAIIAN INTERESTS r- nnnl nyWod Comes to Support Xitt Efforts of Delegate Wilcox ; Sshinran' DeP-' 31. William Hay- theti t'nsul tf'rai at Honolulu at t'ait itilw'iii was', annexed to the ftis ti-lt'-s' was-. at the.. White House : K.. a?tfn as the lumfFihinl rnresenta- a thf 8.eyeral leading business interests hkh T'sfnds- After the election -at fcSr ert W. -Wilcox was chosen mil;-t0 'n?ress, Mr. Haywood was toero y the chamber .' of com- Ncian uonalnm. the Sugark.Planters' Rft to -""u Hitrr two ftthav PfvrnorM.- ifter Hayaiian affairs in Kii l : 1 - - ' WAT V J W U , ""Jt ' ash 8lati.; is no parucuiiit ?ton. laid -tu tt nicn 1 am her, to argue, tare t Iiayood. "I will simp'ly oe irise flrXpiain any question which may tppea7tr;natter of legislation, anu to iresg I bcfore the committees of Con bg dit;0fvasa'n arises. I know of noth f ff an,llD the immediate attention m in regard to Hawaii." I illp1 angonize Mr. "NVilcox, but forth! "ate with him in, all matters NleS,d of the islands. He is. the fa& -MBde.le,?ate to . Congress - and I bf w st was spirited, and close, but Y ?,n Unquestionably , the most Mat u tliere is no cannse for com- ie is fully capable to discharge Ms duties, and if he carries out the promises he made' after his election that as all we shall ask of him and he will receire ,my aid. I knyw nothing of the contestnaugurated against him. - I left Honolulu before he did, and natning had been said of it then. I see no oc casion for it. Annexation to the United fctates Jias stimulated industry in the islands and the people are looking for ward to a great era of prosperity." RACES AT NEW ORLEANS .New Orleans, Dec. 31.TRestilts at ew Orleans track: ) First raee selling, 1 mile Plantain 3 to. 1, Alym W. 7 5, Randy 3 to 1. Tame, 1:51. Second race, selling 5 furlongs Shut Up 2 to 1, Boomerack 1 to 1, Water Plant 6 to 1. Time, l:12y2. Third race, selling, 1 mile Dan Cupid 3 to 1, Judge-Magee 5 to 1, W. B. Gates 4 to 5. iTiui, 1:4924 Fourth race, handicap, 1 1-16 miles Strangest 1 to 1. Alhent Vnlp R' trw 1 .u. wayman i to 1. Time, X:n9. Fifth race, spiling 3, miiw m n land 2 to 1. H. Tobacco 2 to 11 Schrive- ner 4 to 1. Time. l:19ffl. ' " Sixth race, selling, y2 furlongs Gra cious 8 to 5, Quite Right 3 to 1, Edu cate 5 to 1. Time, 1:12. Entries for Today First race, selling, 1 mile Lovable 06, Westbaden 98, Barrica98, Monnett 98, SiriHa 100. Nearest 101, Eous 102, Uhlers 103, Jack Martin 103, , Blood hound 110. Second race, handicap, mile Tom Gilmore 92, Glen " Lake 95, Ida Led ford 94. W. J. Deboe 96, Senator Bev eridge 90, Applejack 100. Third race, S. 0. handicap, St. Conwse Tack Hayes 131, - Violet P'rs 134, Harve B. 135, Don Clarence 137, Zufallig, 145, I?en .158. Fourth race, New Year's handicap, 1 mile 70 yards Glenbow 96, Varro 97, Gray Dally 102, Menace 104, Martin 105, II. Clay Rye 100, Pepper'sen Fleet wing 108, Choice 10S, Donna Seay 109. Fifth race, 1 mile, selling Dick Fur ber 101, Sunlocks 17, Heleben Packton 103, Phidias 103, Orion 105, Old Fox 105, B: of Orleans 100, Bright Night 100, Dramburg 107, Thebor107. Sixth race, selling, ',4 mile Bean 88, Pirate's Queen 88. Saline 93, Woodstick 99, SorrelHose 102, Tildee 102. Bright ie B. 104, Newton Ange:- 104, Sallie J. 11, Spurs 106, Palarm 100, Bequeath 99. ALEX LEFT HIS TRUNK Filipino General Did NotxStay to See Fred Grant WILD GOOSE CHASE ENDED Alexandrlno Played a DftU'ct Trick on ' Amerlean Forces that Were Trying to Catch film They IX ad Him on a mountain with a Cordan Drawn Around It, hnt He 'Broke Thronsh the Lines and Got Away j Alfinila, Dec. 31 Despite the palns. taking effort of the American troops undJer General I-Yed Grant to capture the- Filipino enm-mander Genea-a Alex avdamo, he luiK (esca-ped. li is araiwui; cerl that ho miado a success fnl" attempt at mtidnight of last night to bieak tlirouigh tlhp cordon dnaAvn ai-oumd his forces by 'the Anierleian troops. Gener al Gfranjt conducj'ed an exrfitiag chase after AleTCandrlno, wiio wvs flceoai'pa nieAl by three other Filipino of fret as amd hixcy men.' TQie finsiugent gonetr als baggage and roenrtis were captur ed at 'Mount Aryat vrhene tine Fi.ino 'tcok refmge. Th? Foity-rir.t volunteer a-nfanltry climljed tbe m-ouiitain in puu suit, sieoua-inij it as th!ey nscended. At tih.'d, basse was stationed a inountfed pa tiior to pinevent the escape of the Alex aidrinio party. At mlidniglrfc the Amefrican saldicais cam-e npm 'thie FHipiw.-s, buc as atia ted, Alemndi-dno ; bTCke Uirouah uhe jixjes and had only a few men wounded 'during thy tight. Geaieaial Fimston will mo-w relmforce General Gnant with fine coimpanies of the Twenity-seicond lrifan,ti"y. ard it is uix'iersttood that the -ebase after the FL ipin'os will be ooTstinued. Tneao viais a two boms' eegaee-mr-tt Pll'av lligltSt- ithp -THarfbeast si-op cs. iuvjite4- O'Sbttf at the Fourth tiav- filW and Tveivi?ninnfc Wrufe.nl of tale Twelfth inMnra-y wiith fortiy-two men. c'fmc uiori an insitret fonoe com mandied bv Colonel Tecson. During thie fighit Tcston" was quite eroi-t4y TOurwled, but hie . .escaped;- from th me of barttle after dtisguising. nimseJr a a pH"!ieis!t. It is now not known n. w .mrmr dasualtites were suataixied by the Ainerictan forces during the engage ment. ' . The Islands Ire Peaceful ' Manila, Dec. 31.-The New Year finds the PhUippines in the lest of con Jitien and approaching peace, JJentral , I.uzf n is practically sntkiacd; road aate open and the inhaibitants pmspeixius. Hie not them part is the island has been th3 revolutionary centre since r.he elec tions in the United States, but the troops there, aided by two thousand re inforcements . are jrapidly quieting that oart of the island. Even the Iadrones, who are meeting with no support, are surrendering or confining their operation Vr isolated districts. ' .. , The Svil government -which has been Mtnblished in Bangue is scarceiy ap-nit&r-but it is having moral effect Sr the neighboring provinces. In the Suthe?n prorinces, the making .of hemp f Stiir disturbed;-but the conditions there &erio improving under increased official bulletin reports the infantry near Imus. Italian lVar Vessel ,. , London, ;31.fAn unconfirmed dis- wooden cruiser .Cariddi. or h has been; wrecked near . . small seaport town , of -bsypt. . , mm ARE ACGEPTEI China Now Ready, to Begin Peace Negotiations " mi r WANT FIGHTING STOPPED The ITIllltarr Expeditions by German Forces Have Been Ground for Much Complaint The Innocent and Guilty Alike Hare Fallen Victims to Their Blood-thirsty Cruelty Better Feeling Between Chinese and Foreigners v London, "Dec. 31. Following the . an nouncement from Pefcin and other points in China that Prince Ching and Earl Li 'Hung Chang 'have accepted uncondition ally all the demands of the powers con tained in the 'preliminary note, compli ance with which was to precede the. ac tual negotiations for peace, comes the statement j that an armistice has been proclaimed. It is presumed that steps will immediaeely be taken to bring about a conference between 'the envoys of the powers and( the Chinese plenipotentia ries in compliance with the request made by the representatives of the emperor. It is. believed that the agreement far an armistice- will at once result in the cessation of hostile expeditions in the vicinity of Pe'kin and .olsewhere. Num bers of these have been conducted by the German forces and have given cause fOr a great deal of complaint owing to the .alleged high-banded manner in which they were carried on. The Germans are said to have indulged in wholesale slaughter of Chinese, both the innocent and .the guilfy falling in their path. Field 'Marshal Count -VonWaldersee has sent to 'Berlin the following dispatch dated at Pekiu, Saturday: TThe Chinese who tied to the south were pursued by Priest's squadron to Hokien, where they scattered to the. south and sou th west. Guerger's column found SLt Sinaachen large supplies of war material, quick-firing Krupp and Maxim rifles, telephone material and folding boats." In regard to German crelty in prose cuting military expeditions, Dr. Morri-' sen, tlie correspondent of the Times, has wired a vigorous protest. He de clares that the act of robbing the Chi nese of all authority and persecuting the natives with armed troops is. causing widespread unrest and even forcing the peacefully inclined China-men into oppo sition. However, it is believed that the agree ment to iin armistice will result in bring ing about a better feeling and that use less military at tivity will now cease, to. be followed by actual, negotiations tot arranging the terms of peace between Cliiaa mid the powers. '- - - s Censer Says the Emperor' Accepts Wa shin -ton, Dec. 31. Minister Con ger has cabled the Department of State from Pe'kin, saying that the emperor of -China has issued a decree accepting the iveace terms of the ipowers, and that Prince Ching and Li Hung Chang have ovi.-tw-i tvi- ,- further- conference. The emperor through'. Prince Ching also asks tVm.t .th nowers stoo all military exoe- litinnc (ifubst the Chinese. This re- 1 quest is in direct line with the wishes j of the American government, and Min ! ister Conger has been instructed that i it- 5c rtlii " wnrwumpnt's wish to stOD as ! s.xn as' possible the slaughter of Chi- nese bv the military, ine American sol diers haA-e taken no part in these mili tary excursions, and it is apparently confined to the Russians and Germans. China Wants Bxplanatlons Pekin, Dec. 31. The Chinese note ac cepting the conditions of the powers says that Prince Ching and Li Hung Chang, on behalf of China, agree to the condi tions imposed and ask for a conference with the ministers. The official trans lation of the note was made&too late to permit the calling of a meeting yes terday. - . Tour correspondent learns from an offi cial Chinese source that the Chinese do kot desire to object to any of the de mands, but wish some -of them explained. When the peace commissioners meet the ministers they will ask if dismantling the Taku forts instead of destroying thm will not answer the purpose of the powers. They will agree, not to occupv the forts and not to repair them for a term of years that will be satis f actorv to the powers. They will also ask where the powers propose to. locate tho military posts between Pekin and Taku information concerning the pro posed strength of the legation guards, and if the latter cannot be stationed to gether instead of being scattered about Pekin as at present. Furthermore, they will ask if it is not possible, now that China has1 agreed to the demands, that the. Military expeditions to 'the interior of the country be stopped, and whether the powers will allow the reopening of all the civil yamens in. Pekin. It will be seen that these requests for explanations are reasonable. During the preliminary meetings . of the ministers the question of , razing the Taku forts -vvas discussed. Some Of the ministers, including Mr. Conger, opposed a de mand of this nature, but the others in sisted so energetically upon it that they carried, their point. It is possible that the ministers will now agree upon the dismantling of the forts only, but it is unlikely that they will be able to explain the locations of the proposed military posts, as this is a matter that will be left forfuture determination. - The size of the legation guards depend upon how the government acts when civil authori ty is restored. If it shows that it is capable of exercising a strong hand the number of the guards will be . small. If, however, the government displays weakness the guards will be large. Ac quiescence in the immediate restoration of the civil government and ; the re opening of the Official, yamens is likely. Fmperorand Empress Became Angry (Shanghai, Dec. 31. Tbur - correponl ent learns on good authority that Jm peror and Dowager pnipr-ss btarr e very angry when the demindsrthe powers, as contained to the. pre.-m.uaiy note, were submitted I to them b, o i XUot China's present Scxndition to exact a humiliating peace. '. : ; . , ." , v . It is the general opinion here among tOhmese merchants and officials that the CQndi'tions laid down will .greatfly in crease' the anti-foreign feeling and give increased opportunity to the secret soci eties to -fonnent sedition. It is held that the old authority is discountenanced and disgraced, whne no adequate provision for new authority is substituted. The Chinese commissioners have ver bally informed the foreign- ministers of the throne's assent to the demands, but j the official document has not yet been ipresentea. xnere is same local agitation over a. Tenorted arrest made by, Chinese officials in the foreign settlements, here. The affair is quite, unimportant and the alaatm over it is - groundless. The agitation was. inspired by (the-man ar rested who was decoyed -from the set tlements before xe was taken into cus tody. ' ' ' ' THE DANISH ISLANDS Points or Difference to Be Settled In Regard to Transfer of Ownership Washington, Dec. 31. There appears to be no hitch in the negotiations for the transfer of ".the Danish West Indies to j the United States except in regard to the-politic-ail status to, be accorded the inhabitants of the islands under Ameri can jule. The price, it is understood, has been agreed upon and a number of other important terms have been arranged to the satisfaction of both parties, but there remains the question of political statuts. . Denmark is desirous- ' -of having her insular subjects given all the rights of American citizenship, but this government hesitates.' to accord" such wholesale . n-nitiri-i Idi.ailli'cii, pirtifeiri'Ing lx leavethe status of the inhabitant's unde termined until Congress whall provide a. form of government.. When this ques tion has been adjusted the treaty will be signed, probably Wat Copenhagen, where Mr. Swensin, the American min ister, is conducting the negotiations with the Danish foreign office. The wishes of the inhabitants of the islands, in re gard to the change has ,'ailiready been expressed, a pie'bisite . having been de veloped that a majority was favorable to transfer, from Danish to American con trol. The treaty in course of prepara tion provides for the sale to the United States of all the islands, St. Thomas, St. John, and St. Croix. , e 9II7RDERED IN THE MOUNTAINS Colonel Lnmin Found After a Search ' by a Hundred People Cumberland, Md., Dec: 31.-rThere . is intense excitement here over the End ing this morning of the dead body of Col. .Theodore Luman, clerk of the Albx gheny county Circuit- Court for jover thirty; years, at Devii's Slide, a romantic spot in the mountains, two and a half miles west oX Cumberland. Colonel Luman left his home yester day morning at 11 o'clock to see his aged mother, going thence into the moun tains for a walk. He was a noted. pedestrian, and, .being fond of geology, knew nearly every path in foothills. His family became alaVmenver his" non-return; but 'thought he might have tarried with' a neighbor. This morning their fears ; were intensi nod and over a hundred searchers went, out to look for him. -The. first tidings were that .he had been seen three miles from Pinto. This increased the alarm, as a lawless gang of negroes and Ital ians is working on the cut-off there, a murder recently having been committed and a number of bloody fights having occurred. -His head was crushed in. and his .pockets were turned inside out. ANOTHER BRITISH REVERSE Boers Capture Tiro Hundred and Kill and Wound a Good JTIany London, Dec. 31 The Britishers have practically repeated Nooitgedacht with in two weeks. The account of the Brit ish disaster at Helvetia Saturday is con fined to a brief dispatch- of J.ord Kitch ener. The Boers captured two hundred men and killed or wounded fifty. After the attack the Boers withdrew from the place, presumably taking with them all the ammunition and provisions. It is feared here, too. that the British guns were captured. . ' Helvetia.-' is in 'a mountainous wilder-; ness north of the Delagoa Railroad and in the eastern part of the Transvaal.. It is doubtful if . the British who are re ported to be following the Boers will get in touch with them, as the country is most difficult for operations. General Botha, commander-in-chief, is credited with having planned the latest coup. He was recently in this district. CarrlnRton After Train Wreclers Durban, Natal. .Dc. 31. 'aWws fim.m DbXigoa Bay show thait ut , is be lieved tiher that Geimeral Cairirjgton is ptrrwm'ias Uxawarite Swaziland a donn nvand'o '-fliioh R-ei-inUy diertailed a to'n'n. ti'on's ht're I't is expelled thrtt w:.th.ini-: VleiOail m'.inage'mrfnlt of f&xe raJliwifdis fh-erc wiLll be active hiairbqir and Mv divefln.p!mciiif 'heiv. . , ' Ger-al Baften Powell has arrived at Pietlermtaii 'i'tzburg. H& , been nihl.j ireiciriiemit of a num'bcT of gifts frlMn ad j3, .The people of , Dmibam, gave fh.'m n gold stol' l 'siet w-Hth m vialujabTe dilamicmd.- His vis&t excited niu'cih on thuisiiattm. The Scorpion to Relievo tho Hartrord Washington, Dec. 31 On account of the necessity of having the training ship Hartford continue her practice cruise, the Navy Department has ordered her to leave LaGuayra, Venezuela, where she has been stationed to protect Ameri can interests. A substitute for the Hartford has been found in the gunboat j Scorpion, which, while not as large as the training vessel, is capable of doing the duty assigned; The Scorpion is now in the West Indies and has been or dered to LaGuayra. No details of the nature of the reported disturbances in Venezuela have reached the Washington government. Oal. McLeod Commits Sulfide Eiiclnnond, Dee. 31- Cofc-vniel Czn-enu MclJeod Tvtals found1 dead in l.vs bata room at his resiience in. Fr'ankn Areet af 6:30 o'o'ock this) mornirigr. He had been sOiot in thte head. 'T3ie piis Crt was lying, a his sidle. . Oolonlr-il Mc-I-eod vras priretie secxeirairy to Govlercv o? I ititwph. Lee and was rea-ppcinrteid to tu. samio jwsition by. the laite rov em'or McJviijiaey. Colotei McDbl limresi quite a lafrg family.-, ilia wife tand daughitera are vt&xon n .'eait. in cial cm-cJes.' X0 raasKn for. tliie'fcuii cidie is aissligD?ed TAXES IN THE EAST Brunswick Assessors on List ing of Real Estate ALL AT ACTUAL VALUE Witnesses- Declare cliat They Know of No Rule to Assess Property at Lower Rates This Its True Value In Idoney. Some of the Points Brought Out Cross-examination Cleric of Celam bas Ccurt Helps Canto sfDcfenie Wilmington, N, C Dec. 31.Spe-iai Witnesses examined today before Stand ing Master Shepherd were H. C. Mof fitt, clerk of the Superior Court of Co lumbus county; Alexander T. Council, W. J. Register, J. A. Wooten, It. J. (McEwin, J. N. Kelley, F. S. Everett and N. G. Brisson, assessors for Bla den county;. State Senator W J. Davis and Assessors Isaac Milliken, J.J. Pig gott and G. E. Sellers, of Bmnnswick county. "l aiuuiutrr iUi, ij.oniiL suDmitteci to value most. value of real and and was fa miliary" with assessment A ui year. i.Nm. Keal and personal prop-j orty, he said., was universally assessed at true value in 'money, and there was 110 purpose or practice of assessors to the railroad; uuuH vaiue proiriuy. ne accountea ior testimony of lands selling at more than assessed value by the .fact that those lands were sold -at fancy X puces to colonists , from the west who I H. Adams, resigned; Phillip Lee at Gift, were not familiar "with the worth of the j Johnston countv. vice Lawrence Cup-' real estate they were buying.- He. men-! ton, resigned; William B. Shope at Yel tioned some .instances of land that had ! lowcreek, Graham countv. vice Mrs Vr been overvalued. tie Williams, resigned; W. It. u Brien .Brunswicik witnesses testified to the ' at Beck. Wake .county, vice John C, utter absence of a custom of undervalua- IGunie, Jr., removed, tion. On cross' .examination -counsel for; Rich B. Jvey of Roanoke, has bee-H complainants obtained admissions from:, cranted-a nension of SO.Oft. witnesses tnat tney Knew of some in stances where land sold for more than assessed value. Several witnesses who siid that they believed their lands to have been assessed at their true value said they would not sell for the figures at which they was assessed. Counsel for . the railroads also brought out the insignificace.. of the real estate holdings of some 'of the witnesses. They questioned one witness from Brunswick county who said he owhed fifty acres of land valued- at only : '$225, and with a family of ten occupied a house fifteen by thirty. - . Witnesses admitted thtt pressure was brough t - to bear on assessors to assess property at the lowest possible figure consistent with their oaths. . One or'twoiH.. inedure' wwiji'ld .avoid the 'disturb- V saM .that personal property was not as-1 '.bufeiniess . Je'fa1tk)asT -which ' ir.- sessetl at lull-value. The progress made today was not' as satisfactory as' expected, so it is likely that New Hanover testimony involving the value 6f Atlantic Coast Dine prop erties will not come up until Wednes day. " DISPATCH WAS A FAKES General Colvil!o,FinB Himself In Dis favor with iTJllliury Antborlties Tendon, Iec, Sicicc his anival in' London Majoa Geniec?a;l Sir Ilieniy OolviiLe has rectivied dnfoinaa'dcai .ter-d-f in-g to show that Lieutenant Cotloinri SpTa.g'gie actuaWy received a fo-iged telr tgram purporting , to be sign-e'd by tjen ciial GoIviEe, d!a:ted Dirndl y, Miay 23, tsiiyCng: "I am btidly in w-an.t of mounted ta-oiops. Come here at once.:' - Tihis tellegram was sent off three days before General. .Colvtillle rearflted Lind ley aiind was the causa of Lieutenant Coloniel Spinaiggie 'haisteuing iihere. One of the pirin-cipial charges. agarnet G'emerail Clcilviiile that' after apneal ftig to thie yeo'inanrA-' . for 3ielp ha abin dwed them ' to- their -tf-artie. "I revcr h'enrd of this telegram," says Gcmenal Orvdl2je, "unit;il niaw, hurt 'lit expMna ithe uxveltcpy of xw afilletg'ed mesisaig to OoHoniel SpTagge. It wais kntov.u ut the titne tlh'at seme ens 'j"aH tiraper anisr wiltlh the wii-cs neaa Lindley." Gememl, Ctolviiiie ts-poiritiel liimeif at Geneitiil Colvi'lsle Tesporitekl riiim'tteilif lait clvn Woiotd, the adjutanlt general, mene ly" emt a subprdinate to meet the gen eral. ' t. ,' - IleaTf Losi by Fire , Hhi'mgo. Dec." 31. A fire whi'ch b:tke 'out at 2:30 o'clock Mris momig d'e:?'t)r-:y-el this anvmen'S'e pla-nt of 'ifh'e- BeJi-.iaStevs StaiKiMJirt.Conypaiiy'at Harvey, oausmg a loss of iKdafly 4dO,000. The fire farted. 'in t(he firrntace room in tlh'e nrarthvnest corner of the build ing vAuAi If ft four-toiry brkk stnic-tvm-o ihtikI (Wiiwies a .swaw 400 by z(W fee't. The -washch-man im-medn3.tely run in an atarm, ueiwe larc iwa nr us-. PWTtmmt could .get to work the flames ii'ad unrefld tihron-glioaif tih'e (Power part of tftte buiMing, a.nid in less than an hour the entire; bnnlldin-g was pjltlthd. The pJani was' -.insured, tor -$3O7,'00, hich (represents .80. per cet of the 'to tal ialue. Beit wef OCX) and 7W men anu boys are thrown out of emp'oymnt - : s : - Ashevllie Ciliaen Rlsht and Wrong Aoheville, N. C, Dec 31. Special. The r - 4heville Citizen 'claims that Gov ernorelect Aycock has. the right to quali fy after midnight tonight and fill the,va- b Snnreme Courf caused bv Phief Justice Faireloth's death. It , is! fpnerallv supposed that, the governor : elect takes office January lu. Article d'froni distress in Cripple reek aiftnct. of the Constitution says, . however thatj In Missouri and Southern Wis?nsm the term begins January 1. , ' the fall of snow yesterday ano laat, tUyht Lei suit before , the governor-elect inaugurated. Ed. 4- ti 1M1 C can Request Will Bo Turned Down Washington,: Dec. 3lASenator Ba con's resolution, adopted by the Senate shortly before Chmtmas, calling wupon the Secretary of War to furnish the Scmatfe-with a copyof he report made bv Auditor Lawshe. giving the resuir of his inspection of the. accounts o; civil and military omoer m Cuba, vr.u kkw -nni-yirip complied with by t-j',-. War Department. Secretary Root is opposed to7 Bending the report to the Senate and has so Informed the Piesft 1 den! Jit 'gained today that if It waj' sent to the Senate It wonldeeome pub-r Ito property, and he did not consider it for the best inters of the publia service that the report be made -public pending the trial of the accused postal officials, POSTOPPieB CUAKGE9 V A lions List or. Fourth Class Postmas ten Jmt ABBBed Washington,' "Dec, Sl,-Spnl. Thtf contract for - carrying th mall from ' lyclipse to Old Fort has been awarded, to X. J. Allison of Old Foi t. Posttnasters have been appointed in a?v 9?roIma: Stanford A. Rudisill at Alpha, Rowan countv. vice C. A finff resigned; Daniel J. Smith at Beardl yuiuLminuu county, vice Albert Down ing, resigned; George T. Cayajiaugh aft Beularille, Duplm county, rice Jo sephme Gresham. resigned; J. T. Nich ols at Congo, Wilkes countv, -dee Alfred Ji:DvV removed;' Lucy C. GUlesnie at t C ridre' Rowa" county. vie .Tennia i 5lo??,;s!rnd? Joseph A. Morton, at North Harlowe; .Craven co.inty. vice Uewis F. Carter, resigned; A. IL A. Kluttz at Rimer, Cabarrus oountv. vie William D. Benier, remove!; Thorn a -A. Dillon 'at Tuscarora, Craven ooumv, lcrT,?mes M" More. resismed: .Tamed E. Mailer at aWugh. Ii-edell eountr, vied Thomas Miller, resigned; William A. Thomas1 at eb, Rowan countv, xicd Anna M. Jones, resigned: W. P. .Rob inson at Alto, Buncombe countv, vice D. B. Ford, dead: D. W. Part ner nt Cnth j -" i. voAvara, returned; ,. 31. at Short Off, "Macon countv. vice L. A ells, resigned; L. W. McKov at Ban- 1 nermans, Pender countv, vice John R 1 Jones, removed: - Posep'h M. Dismivkes ; at Carbonton. "Moore county, vice Snnh i a., xUTgess, resairned-: Jlarv H . firepi-! t Colington, Dare County, rice .Tohm- W. Miljsv removed; Caleb F. Pendleton at Cumnock. ' Chatham rmintr. vice .T.-ic' G ROTE R AND IWARCTTJS AGREE One Term of Six Years the Thing fof , the President . Cleveland, Dec. 31. Senator Hanna' hziis given his endiorstemrnt to thp p-fop o.Mon of ex-rresideint Cllevellaaid that 'dhtr present 'presidential iterm be ev tendi?d. He has al'so' expries5;tcd Sii'mi self ills in favor of a Uonig'er "term c oftic-e. 1 - "It is a good businiesis' pttoplosiit'oin ttt . extend tthe tienm $ of the (next Prrdlent Ht six yetans or loniger -and then ",inii: Kim 'to thflit onie tferm." Iho's-aid. "'Snr b -eonieS'.. every f-on r ,rcax3 f arid ' -would ,iway with a lMi of 'u.tl1: (ig.i!ittil.n; -It wouid be fooIiiLsfh to " adwcintie S'.-ch' a mcfciisture becausie? Mr. 'Cleveland !h,p pfn'od to speak of jit, but tbie fnet ie mai'ms thiat a Ioniser tenure Cif office for L a PireMident avottIkI enable " him t?t!'er J "Tl. -li! Ji n . ... 1 . ' co carry oyc a -po-.'icy wuijcii reqiiirea csTef'.il atffentilon. tflinn d'os the present : sihvwt teHim. . limifaftiions of hi 3 piefeidenicy tio tlhslt one fe'rm wouM jd ' an' additional incentive for liim to ac-; corapiLiish, -a31' the good things, 'possible diiri-nssvhfis incumbenicv of h) iffie. t-o Ms aidmlSii&trairvoh . might stand a'3a j uionument to his memory1 . : r-- CARS RUNNING? AGAIN Strikers and Employer at Scrnnton Compromise Tbe(r DlfTerences Scranton, Pa., Dec. .31, The pettle mcnt of the street railway strike this morning has been received -with.' general."., rejoicing. The meji accepted the tom-' promise offer from President Clark, who came here from Philadelphia last Fri- day night to consider the tie-up Tf the system. The agreement providai for an increase in w;iges of 14 cents cn the former wages of men employed less than a year; 2 cents on second-year mea; 2y2 cents on third7year men. and 2 1-3 cents on f ourtShejajr -mien. . Extra" 'tvme is ko be paid at .tie same rate, and all time is to be computed from the time the car leaves the barn until it is returned. The ' strikers get a ten -hour straight tbjy. : The new arrangements will roqulre sixty new men. The wages' of , bam men and machinists will be regulated by . . the master mechanic, but all will receive increases. The agreement becomes ef-' fective tomorrow and continues fo.? one year, with the promise by President Clark of further increase if the busi- ness of the. company will warrant such. The service Is being resumed' (oday as fast as possible, but several days -will-elapse, before all the obstructions p-laced . on the tracks, specially in the suburban ''. districts, can be removed. BLIZZARD OUT WEST Sbow nas Tsj Fallen. Heavily and thf nperatnro is JLotr Chicago, Dec. 31. Advices from western points say that a blizzard has rajed for nearly twenty-four iiours; throughout Nebraska, (Missouri, Colora-;' do and parts of Iowa and. Kansas, and V isadvaneing east through Illinois. Wis consin and Michigan with diminished strength- ''-' , , - "... " At Omaha, the snow has, seriously ' crippled the running of sitreet cars. From Denver raiiroao. rranc 20 re- -ported impeded throughout the 8tata and the miners are said to-be suffering beUnrywsi but the weather is mild and tho winds light. . " ..' y Registrar Moody Arrested Charlotte 'N. C. Dec. 31. Special. ; TV -"Trftfv. re?iKtrfir in Ward 1. Charlotte, who .was indicted at ths re rt.r j term of the- Ftnleral Conrt for vio '' '.He . 'fs't iou - l.-i.w. was-jimted here today by Deputy Hampton on ;i .capias, and was taken before United States Commissioner Maxwell. ,$.oody gave bond ia $1,000 for his appearand . . ucit tei.iu.oX tne District Court, ia June, 1 . M