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RALEIGH, N. C., SUNDAY- JANUARY 13, 1901,
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EDITORS LIBEL LAW
3, Senator London Personal
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Privilege Charters of Cor-
ations Discussed New
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I was not indulging ia ancient '.History
-ion T f-li and wlinxvrwl tVmf rniii'
I partly had four years ago (the last time
you were '..in power in the General As-
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h'iuuiji ciecicu a negro uoorKwpcr, uu
turned on', a maimed Confederate sol-
i dior in order to do so.
Senator Pinnir called Senator Brown
to order, claiming that he was making
ox House Closes Week j a
Senator Brown: I fiin replying t; the
senator irom .ir.cKSon. 1 meant no ens
courtesy r,nu see no cause, for his having
arisen to u question of privilege.
Senator Candler: I have always ,stood
up for the Confederate soldier. I do not
d?sire to arous? personal animosities".
It is my earnest wish to be on goo.J
terms witli all senators.
After Senator Morrison had drawn
from Senator Marshall th? admission
that he "didn't deny that there' had been
negro rule in North Carolina," the in
cident was closed. ' . .
Leave of absence was granted sena
tor Ay cock until Monday.
Ily Senator Brown: A petition from
Lees township.. Columbus county, in
reference- to the sale jf liquor near cer
tain church's. Pi (positions and Griev
ances. Senator Warren: From citizens of
Ilavelock (Craven county), with regard
to the sale of liquor near a certain
church.
-SiTisitor Thomas: From citizens of
! Davidson county' on the same subject.
I Propositions and Grievances committee.
iv.i;Mn oC corporation! Senator Speig.it: Petition from e.ti-
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to the gulf, which fwo Id otherwise be
.! dropped by the river. - V
j The discussion s eontinried ...until 5
o'clock, when the House1 adjourned with
the bill still pending. "T ':
Senators Pay Tribute to
Memory
His
ONE OF THE TOILERS
Colonel Mills on Customs at
West Point
jj:-3iiis Passed
en : mlar nftu- a
'session yesterday
with all the but-l
it- attention disposed o'.
iuti was mar'.-.ed by an
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hour
ii.iinr of the Whit
NOTABLE SPEAKERS
Bryan Fllit of Oratorical
Attractions f
Columbus, Ohio, .Tan. 12. At the
meeting of the Jefferson, Jackson and
Lincoln League last niht, Congressman
Lentz announced that; the speakers of
the banquet. to be given under the aus
v.f Hi antrr,r In thfe cltv Feb-
' . . ' i.'v -. . . -
I n.ary 12 would be: W. J.-uryan, who
! will resnond to the toast "Jefferson;"
George Fred Williams-of Massachusetts j.
who will respond to acKSon, -; wuuwi j .. p. M p..i
Towne of ; Minnesota, .wiio 1 u UUCI jaoo -won 1 ui wu
m nn
DIGNITY GONE TO SEED
His Life. Was in the Davlieht Charles A
i 1I 1 A - ml . . - i C'Sl-Wl I'T-'T-
Win 1 c is 1 o in 1 to t u k- 9
Und Hfv Wd FvpruwhprP a't,oln'" Senator Rieharct IVPettigrew o
ana ne vvas Lveiywiieie x, Soulb Ia.kota.who wbi tatk of -Fioc
T - Ll. a- 11 .'I.C.iniitiKJtlni' V W
Gentleman He Left
Shining Example
v 1 nesting a change 111 the corporate
ii lie- 1 .. f tl v-ni:i!' IVii'n'iics. Cities and
, ..,.,, . nv of Gold Hill, whkh j qwns.
II, n.'. rson di'siivd passed at j Senator Gudger reported from the j
. -.1 ! th , Committee on 1 Committee on Engrossed Bills the en-
" " . . -, . j grossment of Senate bill No. -1, House
i(d to wbieh objection j -;H Xo r
,,: ;, Senator Momson.- j Brporlt of Committees
1, .,., ii,u-v.ivued the lib. : fn)m the CommiUee
v.hl-ii received the endorsement . (n Finauce: s. -Providing for the
,t,. Ins-- As.oci.uion :;t its last i i,jtt?r ventilation of the two legislative
;,, .! it was referre;!. with the j halls, with a favorable (unanimous) rec-
i ,k. ....nmitfw wi 1 ouimendation. ,
, 111;it the co.imntt; U, Stiiitor Calverti from the Judk.iary
.j; b.nday. at vhica time some (Vwmittoo. s, ioAmeudatory cf
K-...-!n-.'.er ir.:i or- th Stat.. out- j St.t.jjou 340 of the Code, noolishing of
i: l, ib. wili he here and appear , lice of standail keeper of Northamptou
h.-'-..7nL.'ittie. I'he bill is print.-d t-ounty. Favorably.
S. nator Mortou. from Committee 0.1
Corporations: S. 11. 1 Amending char
ter -of Howard Belief Association; . fa
vorably. Also bill S. B.-o-i, amending
charter Whitin Iteduction Co., (amend
ed bv striking out sectiou a regarding
condemning of private property ior use
f, in th.H bottle of verbal
winea
tervesced over
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Svnat.'. Fri lay. did a btt e
. riiii yoterday when Senator
to .1 qmstion oi pei-o::al
in' ;-.! though vitoraus objec-
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"nator Morrison. t?:o
ir.s say apparently
! of comnanv): favorably.
Bv Senator Arlington, from Commit-
: ;fa--t;on,-at last. and re- ; t(H on Education : ?. 1. J-t I'or me
'l Oi th i3pnt itioa thu i lvHcf of M. W. .Tones of Kobeson coun
,.,.,; an incorrect statement ty; favorably. Abo S. B. 39, providing
.-t.-'-tion oi a coiomi man as
ikeopc r .'way back ia the
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for nnvment of certain money due pub
lie school teachers of. ..tecklenburg; fa
vorably. By Senator Broughton, t rom Commit
tee on Education : S. B. 23 For the re
lief of Peter Carver (colored) of Uobe
ron county; favorably. .Also S. B. 8, to
establish , graded schools at Reeky
"fAiint- fnvorablv.
Bv Senator Brown, from Committee-
ofh. er after n n ; on Propositions and Grievances: &. J.
and Mr. Keyr.o'.d will (v For the relief of ex-Sherirf James -1.
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inr.seli to msiou--uciu jiouroe. oi uowan ; iaor;;ui).
B. 19, nrohibiting sale of liciuor near
cbiiivh at Ilavelock; favorably
;:: v,t;-1 bills of importance were pass
i jiu.l a number introduced.
;,t 1 ninchinery ,is row 1a avot
and during tbo coining wee!:
rking smoothly and expedit-
Washiugton, Jan. 12. Senate. At the
close of the morning business in
Senate today Mr. Nelson submitted res
olutions commemorative of the life and;
services of Hon. Cushman K. Davis,
late Senator from the Sate of Minne
sota. Mr. Nelson was the first speaker
and was followed by Messrs. Hoar, Mor
gan, Clark, Lodge, Daniels. Spooner, iic
Cumber, Foster and Town?. The gal
leries were well filled with those who
had known Senator Davis. Mrs. Davis,
widow of the deceased, occupied a seat
in the members' gallery with a score of
friends.
Mr. Nelson gave an extended account
of the life of Mr. Davis and eulogized
his public works.' He referred to him as
the foremost lawyer iu Minnesoto during
his life.
Mr. Hoar said that every member of
the Committee on Foreign Relations had
a warm nlace in his heart for the late
Cnshman K. Davis. "His life was in the
daylight. His country knew him and
loved him. What more can be said? He
was a great Senator and a noble man.
He was ready to die. He had dis
charged life's greatest duty. He was
everywhere a gentleman. He always
granted favors without asking them.
He ever kept his own counsel and it was
safe for other men to share counsel with
him. His popularity in tae senate uaa
been unequaled in my time m this boar.
HeWas true as
Lin-
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j Lincoln to.Hanua; ' Sinator-elect E. W.
Carmack of Tennessee who has the sub
ject of "Jefferson to Lincoln;" ex-Governor
Altgeld of Illinois andJlepresentn
tive D. A. Dearmoml of Mfc-souri.' whose
subjects are not yet giveiKD.' Howard
S. Tavlor of Chicago, author or -The
r'.-Af.f; of the Flair" and "The' Coiifes-
the i ioua1'" oS(ir s-notijuil poem of
the occasion
BR Y AN Stl tt 1 THE
Governor-elect Turner w 11
vn-.-idin
GREAT
LEADER
Superior Airs Hazing to
Be Cured by Creating Sen
timent Against It
securities" more than . a million is said
to have disappeared "with him. The
losses here aggregate nearly " $400,000,
and ' among the losers aie "someof ,tlie
most prominent business men of the
city and scores of department clerks.
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McKinley Convalescent .
Washington, Jan. '12. President' Mc
Kinley is convalescent, but he is sti'.i
confined to his bed. He sat up for. a
rim todnv and moved iroui one side ot
the mansion to the other in order to havtr
a change of surroundings'.
As his condition improves toe Presi
dent becomes restless and anxious to re
turn' to. his duties. The close confine
ment for the past week has bee nas
great a hardship to Mr. McKinley as the
disease itself, and it has been' necessary
for his physicians to insist that he re
main quietly in his apartments. I'A is
expected that he will be able to be in
his office the first of next weeK.
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Which Increases the Salary
of the Governor ,,:
West Point. Jan. 12.-Col. A. L. Mills,
superimtendent of the '-Military Academy,
was recalled to the stand when the
congressional committee of inquiry into
cadet hazing convened at 9:45 o'clock
this morning. Judge Smith, the Iowa
Representative, took him in .hand.
"When you were a cadet at the acade
my 'twenty years ago, was it a tradition
tim fom-fb-class men ' should pay -as
flmslm. Nch.. .Tflnl l2.When W. J. ,u ,.n0 . mwi ohpdienee to unDer-
' . , ; ill IU. ii 1 v. . L: umv. vr .
Bryan returned to Nebraska after I men as thev would to army offi-
chicago Spee,-h t1.1 U rsV" asked the judge.
tended ZeV&t$-- 'td
menu Tas , to the announcements. that. he "Were the fourth-class men expected
was out of politics. : " . i.to refrain from addressing the upper-class
The World-Herald' this Tnoruing prims. ; mcn ; '
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THEGERMAN IDEA
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DEBATED IN THE HOUSE
Consideration Was Postponed
Until Monday r- Majority
and Minority Reports By
Committee
on Authorial, nwnared ..b.v . Itichard L.
Metcalfe, an intimate, triend' of Mr.
Bryan, which may be' accepied as prac
tically the utterance of tUe latter on the
subject. It says:
"Instead of intimating an intention of
retiring from politics; Mf. . Bryan (in.n;s
There was not much social intercourse
between 'them."
"Was the same demerit system ,in
vogue V"
' Ye sir."
Ti-,-n'r.i Rnm who testified before the
military board with regard to the hazing
Chicago speech) etfnhasized his pur- of his brother. appeared m i:ne iocmi
V- "K a 1 . - 1! , ; tv, -i; iwhil th colonel was talking. He had
pose of continnmg. actively :W . the d, summQm?d from Buffalo for exam-
cussion of public questions.- It is not ini,ti0n bv the committee.
difficult from Mr. Kfyan pp'eqh to "Did they have class "scrapping' corn
obtain the idea that he does not expect j inittees when you were a cadet V" Judge
to again bo a candidate for public of he?, j yjjj' aked Colonel Mills. ,
lHUCtMJ, lit UUUlltit-U WUU t.m " ,v-v -. x UCJf U1U IXUt wco v-f- .
Development of Commerce
While Observing Neutrality
Berlin, Jan. 12. There was and ier
iini! tfiM iia nn idpn nliro:id tha't Ger-
many desires to purchase one of the
Danish West Indian islands, sucn as
St. Thomas, in order to secure a supply
base at a convenient distance trom the
proposed Nicaraguan Canal. As a mat
ter of fact. Germany never entertained
anv such idea, and, indeed, no European
power has ever had the 'slightest ..desire
to purchase the islands. Germany s
watchword at present Is certainly, to de
velop commerce while observing neu
trality. . Neither Switzerland nor Bel
gium arc more determined on a policy of
neutrality just now than Etaparor Li
lian!. - .
nn. J. S. WYNNE RESIGNS
journalism as a field, of usefulness, he
w.ns nor nlncins himself in an aivan-
tageous position for? a candidate, and tbe prize riugr
"ii,i Hiov bnvo fist fichts to a finish.
with seconds and other paraphernalia of
ho tsitr1 that the fnId was chosen de
liberately, because ; ho was mors' inter-
"Xnt that i can recall. I think there
T-fiivk nn!f two or three fiehts all - the
Ut.lV -w "
hberately, because no was more inter- ; - - of a
ested m the promulgation pr iJemociat,c ; n th?y
o in-ioTps than in pniovlnsr. anv honois s impronipiif u'UUICuiJ ,
which his countrymen cold bestow .
"Afr Rrvan is toda the eat Demo-
. ' . .'t -r if .- U..Slf i.iaW rf it dv '
my time in thi, body i bea ptice,.of cadets to
steel." rVr"" t?Tin mav be Sioned. gn sore eyes as a cause, for vesica-
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::h"-.t lo-s of time -to become po.-tmas
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r.t noon tomorrow, pv Senitor Henderson, from , the Ju-
Vin' lav little Lgisla-
r, 1;;c
i i.e eif.-eted. 1 caus-e oi' the ir.
:!;:.! ij'U '"i;".'.oi)ie.-.
'.i i t'rrx le-:sines in both branches
: t lively.
t v-;iv p. j lo.isr.r to the "third hous -,"
! t!i' writer is a member, a
L! ii v. i legislators, to rote th?
.tii!i:iis 'I'ri-.iti'' in the' Senate of
!;.;! S;'.-i'.'i:i: bill to improve the
'i' i oii'lition .f the Senate c'aai'i1
:tn.I hall of the liousc. The Hon?e
it too quii kly on this bill.
; '!. work do;i.- rrentlemen, befor"
yon nre laid low by the Land
i :!."-. The inhalation of the r'onl
: . ! 1 1 i i l.f. c.nt inued very long with
' -. '!i a result. The proceedings fo!-
Procreflins in Detail
' erdled to or.er at 11 o'clock
ii! nniit Governor Reynolds.
- by il-v. G. T. Adams.
Mini of preceding (fourth) day read
rove!.
Si-n':i-t
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i:un-oug'hs arose and stated
ired to iro on record as voting
tin. , jli incr -iising the salary of the
jrovoi-anr i:!sod the preceding day.
fu.-iKir V,ebb4 from the committee on
roliofi tiiii.. reported the enrollment
hi'.l cbanirintf .hp n.mw of the
ilmington Gnardistu and Trust Co. to
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.ivings Bank of Wilmington.
Question o! Personal PrlTllege
Sen
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i it n- Cnndlor smso to a nuestion of
-ci i : 1 privilege, and sttited that during
running debate on the bill increas
tho salary of the governor the pre
UZ lav. he h;iH tn.ulo th 'tstement
f th- Democrats of a former igis
'!' had elected a negro assistant
""kfcpcr ,,f the House over a Con
era!, veteran applicant,
en;,! ,,- Morrison: I do not see that
a-privileged question.
;' j.iatur Candler: That statement was
tio!!.i1, and as it is n question af-
r my veracity . esire to prove i.'
ieu road from the House Jounv:il
" '.vhere it was shown that a man
' it Mate,, of course) named
Minus war. elected assistant door
1 r. lb- 'Caudler hsd been informed
1 . inn: rai of hi-s couiUv. a reiswc-
r.ian. -iiat Christmas was a negro
that lie was fleeted over a whit j
an ex-Confederate soldier named
:ia.' etc The man who gave him
in''iiii;it:on is familiar with the
!'ts fiini ujs U;)n. ix Anderson; he i?
I ha always been a .Democrat, and
''tcl at tlie -last election. '
Si-nator Brown: 1 dicb not. question the
- ;ici;y of the Senator: 1 stated that
knew of no such case and asked for.
loluute information. . My -cnarge
'ist you and vour nartv. -really, was
on arc now hvnocritieallv holdinar
ip the Confederate soldiers here and
rr ridins to be their friend when the
ipublkans have done so little for then.
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I section 127') of the Cole: favoramy.
By Senator Henderson, from tne lorn
mittee on Corporations: S: B. :H To re
peal chapter 107. Acts 1S!)9, wnich pre
vents the formation and ineoporation of
companies with capital . exceeding
.$1.0X','X;0 ; favorably.
NttBI!1 HesoJotions
B.v Senator Thomas: Bill to amend
chspter 2r. act of 1895. Referred to
Committee on Propositions and Griev
ances. I'y Senator Lindsay: Resolution to pay
M. A. Apple for -expenses in recovering
escaped convict. Committee on Claims.
I'y Senator Miller of Pamlico: Bill for
the relief of Confederal? soldiers. Com
mittee on Pensions.
By Senator Ward: Bill to prevent hunt
in"' o:i lands of another without consent
ofowner in Washington county. Propo
sitions and Grievances.
Bv Senator Broughton. (by request):
Bill to incorporate th? Optical fcociety
Vnrfh C.irolina. Committee on Cor-
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poratious.
By Senator Justice: To incorporate
Commercial Bank of Rtttherfordton.
Banks and Bank in j.
-By Senator Speight: Bill for the rt
licf of the dangerous insane in charge
of the Raleigh Hospital for the Insane.
Colhmittec on Appropriations.
Fy Senator Brown: To create a new
township in Columbus-county. Commit
tee on Counties, Cities and Towns.
Bv Senator Foy: To exempt Pend?r
county from the road law of 1890. Pub
lic Roads.
NowWfelI.awAiked
Senator London then introduced a bill
relative to the law of.libeU according to
the action taken at the last meeting of
the North Carolina Preps Associat.on,
and it Avas referred loathe Committee on
the Judiciary. It win oe idumuh u,
the Judiciarv Committee next Monday.
at which time a numoer ui ciuie
oaper men are expected here the day
prececling the maugurittion ceremonies.
.. 1 . A, rlot orT '
Mr Morgan was the next speaker, tie
sa'id that Mr.. Davis had occupied a high
place in the Senate and had won tame.
..ir. ...... r.f thf toilers." said he.
"His advanced mind caused oth?rs to fol-j
low him. His example stands as an in-,
vitation to all to see honor. He never
so forgot his high position as to force
an opponent to the wall or to subject
him to ridicule. He lives no longer, but
his works follow him.'
Mr. Daniel made an impre.sivfj re
dress and Mr. Bodge spoke of Mr. Davis'
connection with the Paris treaty.
It remained for Mr. Tot-.ne of Minns
sota. to niakethe last address. It was
a d .ssic in its way and bresihed a ver
via reJgious tone througfcctit. No ad
dross on a similar occasion has atract
od so much attention in the fc.uote for
years. n . ,
t 3:40 o'clock the Senate aujourncd
votion to princople may be iUest ioned,
l.uf in n riosiition . where, without Mhe
hope of acquiring office for, htoself, he
T.-am n hot wpti first, class men.- The
nn'onc" crefbm hn's lppn in vocue. I
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4kink tar -about ten'yarti . :.-r
Tenders tils netignittton Am a. Member
ofths Board of A!ArruU
Alderman J. otan. Wynne of the firt
division of the First ward has t?nderee.
iris resignation as a member of ; the
board.
Mr. Wynne resignation v.'ns placed in
the hands e'f Mayor . Powell yestsrday
and with it went a recjuest- that it be
ac ted upon at the earliest ipportpnity.
The vacancy in the board also makes
vacant the. office of mayor pro torn,
which Mr. Wynne has ja?ld for tv$ro
' Mr. Wynn. vho is ope o: R-leigh's
most substantia? citizens, nas maaa a
niprnnti. Tie has sfiven much
of his vAliinWe time to the interests and
has. discharged his, duties - is aldsraian
tionV" . . - -
No, sir; It is the practice ox cauets
li'ope or acquiring otnee loiMiHusvii, :
. . . .. . ... ... , o nssizn no reason.
may defend tne principles to wmca ms : r nni. to Wve stero
rite work Wbeea dedicated, -where he i J-
'"Vn"
Judge Smith asked many questions.
may act as- tne leader or wise-uemo-crats
who insist! that the Democrnfis
organization shall not be led fo destruc
tion as the Republican organization' has
been led to destructipm.' ' !
THE HOISB
River and Harbor Bill Vnder Consid
eration in Committee ot the wnoie
Washington,. Jan. 12.-House.After
spending- an .hour in the disposal of va
rious unimportant bills, the House of
Representatives, at 1:05 today resolved
itself into Committee of the Whole ior
the further consideration of the River
and Harbor Appropriation bill, Mr. Hop
kins in the chair. .
Mr. Catchings. tbe leaning miuoi.tj
member of the Committee on Rivers and
Harbors, defended the provision for the
improvement of the Mississippi-river,
so fiercely attacked by Mr. Hepburn,
the other day, characterizing! as the
most beneficent feature ofp hieasure.
He said be ought not to remain silent in
view of the very grave attack made
on Thursday by Mr. Hepburn n the
Mississippi river improvements m wicn
EVERYBODY AGAINST HIM
Claude mill Sought to Dentroy Himself
and .TIarcns Erwln
Asheville, N. C, Jan. 12. Special
Marcus Erwin, clerk of the Superior
Court, had a narrow escape this after
noon from destruction at the hands; of
ClnuoV Miller. Erwin had Miller r.vose-
cuted for embezzlement. This morning j
Miller was bound over to couit. later
he called Erwin into the corridor of the
court house and producing a dynamite
it ifU. lit .the end. intending to blow him
self and Erwin up. A desperate struggle
for possession of the stick ensued, Er
win finally being successful, and extin
guishing the fuse. Miller's excuse was
that every man's hand seemed to be
against him and he did not care if he did
die.
Iitee.:
Three Silly Girls
Nottingham, Eng., Jan. 12. Three
young women whose lives contain-, d
some mystery, either of love or crime,
but probably of love alone, put nn end
to their lives in the river Treat under
circumstances that have aroused k'ep
interest: They wrote a note which said
simply that they had decided t. c1!.j to
gether, giving no reason whatever for
the decision. Then they jumped n to the
river and were found dead in each others
Mississippi riwi luiyn-nuKHiu Arms their hair noating ana wnviuj on
the whole country in general, and his th(j s'urface of the water. All were good
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U- ;c iho -Tnll text of the bill:
A Bill to Be Entitled an Act Relative-.
' to the Law of Libel. "
The General Assembly of North Caro
lina do enact: .
Section 1. That le fore any proceeding,
,-it'ier civil or criminal, shall be l.rought
for the publication of a libel, the-plaintiff
or prosecutor shall at least five days
efore initiating such proceedings, serve
notice in writing on the defendant or
"" ...v.w.ifvi.isr the article find
ementrtVrein which be alleges
to be false and defamatory
If it shall appear ppon the
skid article wt, pnM kjied m BJu
that its falsity was due to mistake Oi
SSapPvehensionv of the tact r that
Sere w reasonable pounds for be-
(Continued on Secona ragftJ
constituents in particular felt so deep an
interest.
Mr. Catchings replied at first to the
charge made by Mr. Hepburn that the
commerce of the Mississippi river is
much less than it was forty years ag,
and that it is still dwindling. The, gen
tleman from Mississippi produced facts
and figures to show the error into which
Mr. Hepburn had fallen. The .character
of the commerce, said Mr. Catchings,
had in part changed, because of the
growth of railroads in the Mississippi
valley, but the volume and value of the
river's commerce had wonderfully in
."fb nnd would continue to increase
r,s the population and commercial im
portance of the Mississippi valley slnll
grow.
He took , issue with those gentlemen
who contend that the Hood waters cf the
Mississippi may be held back by storagi
reservoirs, at the head waters of the
river. The great floods, Mr. Catchings
maintained, did not come in great part
from the bead waters of the Mississippi.
In reply to a question by, Mr. Monfle.l).
Mr. Catchings cited the reports , of , the
Mississippi River Commission ' to ptpVe
that the building of levees does -not raise
the bed of the rivers, thereby necessi
tating the continual beighteniug of tna
levees. As the waters were confined be
tween leveps the velocity of tUe current
iw uhivmwiI aod scdim Va carried
i,v,.ir;r cnrapwi.1t sentimental and io-
IVHlWll,-,, . ' " w
in antic.
Made a Clean Sweep
" Albanv. N. Y.. Jan. 12 Louis Cur
rier, aged 40 years, at an early hour this
mt bis wife's throat, broke bis
U1W""B .
son Archie's head with i l.aso ball bit, i
took a dose of pans gr? vi a"..a me.i cut
hi-- own thror.t 'CU1 ?ar to fi'v n
razor. All three ar? 'ie-i.l. Cueiiu left
a letter addressed to the police which
shows that the murder was premedi
tated. Seal on His Happiness
Nisch. Sc rvia. Jan. 12. The Narodua
Skupsbtina' (national assembly) was
opened today by King Alexander. In
a speech from tke throne his , majesty
declared that his. marriage had st a
st.al on his life's happiness. He emphas
ized the split with his father (former
T.-,,.r Aiiismi sftvinsr that Milan had left
tbe. country forever. Therefore he hoped
regarding the surveillance of cadets at
night and wound up with this: ;
"As a matter of fact no officr hi
supposed to be awake all night in order
to see that these cadets do not get out
of barracks?"
He replied: "That is true."
Colonel Mills also explained that" it
was not the purpose Of such sentries
of the regular army as were posted at
night to observe and report the conduct
of cadets.
"Had you discovered at the time that
Cadet BcVnder was detected in other de
linquencies that he was a hazer, known
among tne cadets as tne most vmu
hazer- in the academy; that- he had a
habit of shocking other cadets witn elee
triet batteries?" . .
The witness replied iu the negative.
It developed in the inquiry that Cadet
Bender was dismissed in F ebruary 1809.
with Cadet Lane, both second class men.
Wnkinir into - the almm&tratiou
building and falsifying the records
They not only took demerits from their
own records, either to raise their-class
standing, or to render a. Christmas fur
lough probable, but changed the records
of cloven other cadets. -
It was -charged asrinst Bender and
"'Lane also that they broke into the cadet
fommissarv and stole" $100 wo,th of
postage stamps, a .set of engineering
instruments and" other articles. The
colonel went on to say that in spite ot
the vigilance of the tactical department
but ttvo of the many fights that had
been testified to as having been held
here had come to the knowledge of ,he
authorities since he became supermtc mi
sjudge Smith asked if the enforcement
of resulations Avas intrusted almost en
t'relv.to the ten tactical officers at the
academy ; out of the seventy-one sta
tioned there? . "
The colonel said that it was so. In de
fense of the academy authorities he
went on to say that he thought fighting
would soon cease any way and that he
i.i;t-0,i thnt if there had been "O necei-
sitv for the two investigations of hazing,
the evils-which caused' the creation of
ilie military- court and the present com
mittee would have disappeared in the
lu-xt two vears. "I believe that the best
thin" to do is to abolish hazing and
hhtW is to create a sentiment in the
(.orps "against thein. and that 1 " have
striven to do;" said Colonel Mills. 'I
i.-n-e represented to the cadets that the
cmlv legitimate kind of a fight was that
which followed the resentment of an in
sult on the spot."
Victims by the Score
Strikers Gain Everything"1 '
Reading. Pa.. Jan. 12. The arbitra tion
board to settle the street-car strike held
anotheT sessdon which lasted, until 2
o'clock this morning, when a settlement
was reached and all cars began mov
ing again at 5 o'clock. The men gained
neatly all they struck for, the United
Street Traction Company reinstating the
dismissed employes, recognized the union,
increased the wages to Wife cents an
hour, nine hours a day, and agreed to
erbitrate all cases -of dismissals; in the
future.
Bail Manager and Subs
Chapel Hill, N. C Jan. 12: Speclal.
The election of chief ball manager and
subs for the commencement of 1001
was held today, and ithe following were
elected:' Chief, W. A. Murphy of Mnr
gantou. Subs. Metrah Makely of Eden
ton, E. B. Cobb of Wilson,. Frank Sma
thers of Waynesville, Henry Turner of
Raleigh, Joe Ramsey of Rocky Mount
and W. R. Capehart of Ed?nton. The
election of chief marshal will be held
an one week. '
France Pleased to Concur ;
raris, Jan. 12. It is believed in
French official circles that the fiction
of the United States in withdravy ng the
proiosal for' the transfer of the Chinese
negotiations from Pekiu io Washington
or some Euiopean cltv, wa.dui c a
desire on the part of the ' American au
thorities to have the matter settled un
quickly as possible. In this l!i'l-'rerch
officials heartily concur.
Another German Loan
London. Jan. 1 2.-It is reported !rre
that (Jermanv is likely to issue w i Inn a
month a fresh loan of $150,000,000. Ne
gotiations are believed to be proceeding
loth with New York cud Londo:i ?or
psrticipation. ; .
Adams Out of the Race
nT,r. Col.. Jan. 12. Ex-Governor
lva Odams has formally withdrawn
as a candidate for United States Pjena
t. i.,. nnh HchMl in lthe Den
tor. Ill a- iciici .
Ver paners today he says he beliefs ; the
. 1 i n.uUtnrn wboiUd not be
time ot -tue jjvf,i.-"iY" , it
taken up with a long contest, andhat
his action wm ot"j --.:---,
" ui;-wi that the Adams
thus insuring hes election.
Washington. Jan. 12.-;Flower & Co."
V,?",1??: -Mtovi: In dnvstment e-
tbe. country , forever. Therefore he hoped of disappeared, paving be-
for. better service from tbe present j l1"11' n trail oX victims alleged to
istry than the last-
Paris. Jan.' 12 The court tod.iy -o j
sidered Maj. Esterhazy's appeal agau st
, : him fwim ttio fl.uuv.
JttdKjttatuKill be rendered nxt FrIJ.ur.jiiul '
nave fa ndled out' orhundreqs of
tSoollars.-Attae
Under Consideration
t-..k:.. Tn 1f Tbo British zov
eminent has acknowledged the receipt of
the amend-eel usy-rannwiwtf uwij.
, ' inr!irfilinii of its lUteUtlOnS.
confining itself to a mere setatment that
the amendment nave oeeu.mwu-uuua
eousideratioB. .
Kruger's Days Numbered -
Paris, Jan". 12.-r-Private advices re-;
cerrcd here say that a (ierraan . physi
cian .who recently examined President
Kruger, pronounced rum clangerousi.v 111.
Onncvirion to the bill to increase the
Governor's salary from $3,000 to $1,000
per annuam developed in the House yes
terday. ; ' -'
The measure is made the special or
der at 11 a. m. Monday, and debate is
to be limited to three hours and twenty
minutes. It has been agreed by botU
sides' tha t a vote shall be taken at-2:36
p. m. Monday. -
ttM to whom -the
bill was submit.'ied for "consideration, was
unable to reach a' unanimous agreiement,
so maioritv and minority reports will be
submitted. Mr. Hayes of Chatham sub
mitted .the majority, rpport, which was
signed by. three members of the com
mittee and Judge Graham of Granville -who
is mmosed to the- increase in thy
sala'rv of the Governor, asked that the
matter go over until Monday in order
that he might have time to prepare a
miHorJiy report, setting forth the reasons
of the minority for opposing the measure.
The belief is tnar tno measure uo i.
the- House, and a largo number of Kep-1-esen'tatives
are in favor of amenduig
the bill, which came over irom f -at,
so as to make the salary of th
Governor $5,000.
Representative Hayes of Chatham
brought the matter before the House in
presenting the majority report, ' which
recommended that the bill pass as it
came ' from the Seriate.
Oppostd by Grabwii
he would offer a minority report. He
said that tne -committee had the bill un-
der consideration during the inorning,
and that members were unable to reach
a decision. He stated that the meosuro
was one of the most;: important tnui ,
would eome before the. Geiieral Assem
bly, and he asked that further considera--.
Hon of the bill be' postponed until' Motl
dav. Continuing, Judge "Graham a id:
"We had to cocsider the bill hurriedly
before the committ?e. The minority
does not think that the passage cf the
bill will help the administration. e
do not think it is- an opportune time to
take this action, and we do not believe
tbe laws of the State will irmit it.
We wish to have time to submit our
objections in the form - of a minority
report. The matter of increasing, the
Governor's salary was considered in the
fiftpn x-psiis niro. The same
argument was made In the. Senate yes
terday in navocacy.or me om as wan
made in the ' legislature then. There
were able lawyers in the Legislature at
the time, and all ". save one voted
against it. ' ., .
Mr. Hayes of Chatham said the very
nature and purpose of the bill made it
mpOliani lliui ut jmoa ut uuit. .-
Fon;bt Postponement '
-r -r,., cotil ilia h "pnfl.iTTinn
.Ul. 11U Ull I I l. ... ...H . " P5 . .
r..m j. Krt wna' tlinmnirhlv nrenared
to present the' position of "the. minority.
He referred to tne iacx mat ne una
i...i:r.,l nnaef inn fiftMn rMN fllTC.
and reconsidered it again yesterday. Air.
ltountree saiu luai. u. wjciuhi
passed at all. it should be passed, today.
ir ftiMnriii- 'thu minoritv sufficiently well
prepared to '-maintain its position, 'f ' r
- Judge uranani ot .ranviue sam uw
(rttia-f fmm th rmnrlta of the iren-
tleinen from New Hanover and Chatham
that they knew' now itne iiouse was
UlUg I. , W - VM.W ...... -
press:-d surprise rhat this should be so.
Mr." Konntree me venireman irom
Crnvi11: has strained a point to -inter-
nret mV remarks. I do not know how
this House win vote, dux i uo euow npw
it ought to vote." . '.v ' ; ; ,
Jlr. Hayes of Chatham put in a like
disclaimer . to the interpretation of i his
rem arts by the gentleman from ' Gran
vjIJc. -..
Afrf rintio nf flranfO!-''! m 5n fnvftr
of postponing consideration o this bill
until Monday. " The House is not' pier
nared now to vote intelligently on this
measure. i . nope mat it win not u
tliT.rtitrh" f Aft tint VpHvk tbnt
the gentlemen "'in charge of the ;b:H
will railroad at inrougn - . 1
f 'Vhnmrxann nt Onslow- "Tff fflVft
as" much time to- the consideration of.
rth'er bills as Mr. Gattis wants us to
give to tnis . oiii we win ao very inu
work this session. ; If we are going to
take up this, bill let us do .ct today.
We have got as much tim now as. we
will ever have. My mind U made up,
and I am prepared -to let the . courts
. 1- J i! I . f mm'
A Wa niifht Tint i !ctsntA H'hflt
other members may say. ' I-believe the
members of tais nouse. wiil vote a-s tneir
A...;ina -anti " intfUifrarina Aptai& ' . I
do not thdnk they will be influenced by
- -
what any memoer may say.
Judge Graham of Granrilk? "I do
riot wish to place any obstacle In the
way of the consideration : of this bill.
I believe that I can gire my views bet
ter in writing than J - can on the floof
of the House, and I ask that I be give
until Monday to do eo.' , ;
n - viower -nr .w irK. laiucr Kruger, pronounceu mm i.imkiiuuj
Xr.n.ffer Flower of tbe "Washington lr likt.ly to live more than m fort
Opposition. Liaii Up ; ,
Mr.MoNeiU' olf Brunswick i favored
postponement till Monday. He said h
did not want tne impression to go out
that the bill nao neen railroaded taronsn
Le House. . - - , . ' 1
Ir.- Smith, of : Gates' aid that the
bill involved a . constitutional question
in which lawyers differed. Thia bein? ko.
be thought the House should pfoec?d
slowly. He expressed, the opinion that
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