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RALEIGH, IT. S ATURPAYj; FEBRUARY 2 1901
No. 61
"JUST AND WISE"
SAYS QOVERNO
lessage to Legislature. Dealing With Settle
ment of Railwav Taxation Case's
fiovprnor Ay cock yesterday trans-
.1.- I I - AP T....... ... ... A. -
j,. ; -( . , J to nil' li-jiifft: ui uciucacuiiii'.ivs
Jfjoci:il message giving the details of
tin- u:rt'0!n !it by which the " ltailway
Taxation cases were settled.
Xh' iiK-".-' embodied the second an
iiil ivp"i'' of tue Corporation.-Commis-
'.. : .K f..;iit-iinoi! ill- nir niinj-n-
iti-i-hM viih the railroads.
(vt''.i' Ayeock deals frankly with
i. l.:-L. t "
j,f coiiiiin-nusi c. nuira me rmironas
t?? to p;iv iho tax assessment "for the
U-l .. 1 1 V
fivn years, auf uiauui muicj tue
;ite lis ri- s ;:s a result of the understan-
-i. : c r to . t i -
iiDpw"1 i lie rauroaus is i?iic,i. uov
wuor Aycotk declares the set.lenunt of
the ca.-s is both jest aud wise." "lie re-
mniH'ii'N that the I.j?isiiit.iro give its
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v. i.'.ivi rivir s m.ssa-je is srrron ter
,,rh.' II v.i rrnlile the General Assembly:
I iriii-.itiT herewith the second annual
;-.!; f the North Carolina Corpora
iu ('r ;.-.!iisit n. You will observe from
it;.l r; -ji. :; ih.-u !hvcas.?s known as the
r,ib .-' i T.nMtMn eases pending in the
ii; '":; r cf th- 1. mtrd States for
oi L:;stra. iMsiru-i or .orin uarowna
r.f i n cwiTipy.jinrsed and settled.
("i!.!.-r :hr provisions of law ihe Cor
n ' 'liinr's.-ii.n in assessed the
Mv;.y 'i :ne .vnauim oast ime at
J...T7-"'. Sniiihe'ru ltailway at $14,-
i:;,N"i' r. ; i.l tne .n. 'aboard Air Lcne sit
7.:isi'.''4.".. !.i;ik!i!jr a total a-essment of
"T:i7'. v ji h was a total increase
;h ve .v;eni3 'ver the- assessment
V'v s: ;.!! J.( 578. The assessment
;'-!b;;. systcias named in lfH'H) W33
..i.r.TM.'. in a iort tinve after these
i'VsriU-.it'i were r.ia-ie tire tnrre sv.-
. ii 'jiiv-;! sprr.red iin injunction frtmi
tli' ( ::v:ur t uurt or the Lnited Urates
r the Kn stern District of North Caro-
na ix--trimni? th-" (oSlection of tiro
:;co.i a-essments over and alove
a.5-.-s.-'H5i-nt- of.. lmS. . Durhu? th
:n!i'iiy ;f th-se suits such erideii((
.is :::kcn mi both s'Mcs. that-' ou the
:rt f the ra'llrojRls tending "to hrrr a
wAvv, iiie i liH -syteiHaiis-. tUhtwaiutt
:m of the urhev nrotwrty. f the Stat;.
mi'! that oi' the part the State, whiie
sh'iin? naler-alnat!6'h' in many . intau
. t'-'ulin? 1 1 show that the iinderrahia-
t:')ii ivn-4 .-rratie and not systematic
I:'i:ir,; th in-iulener of the inTCStisration
whilo e !ileur-e was being tak-ea at
Willis." t-ar r in , January or this
. I i lvi'd a t?leeram from lion.
L5. C :)v,!,;: ( ounsel for the State
I ?'.:-;1l .Jivljilijj to COHIA t,t
ftiluiiuu-. n. i'p n my airiral in Wii
1 ii.inirl tl"ir irono.;itioM; oi sei-
i...,t discussed bc-twoen-
" r, t i-1 '-ciitin g the railroads and
i-e r 'urr.-, i;ii:iL' the State. The r-ail-i'1-
upon a reduction of the
v-.-i:i '!t: ir:.-ule in 1809, but werj wjll-
fif! ii.-ir assessable property should
i . i-e a--esed nn'til there was
another assessment of -other property in
tno fttate lTion conference Avath Chair
man McNeill of , the Corporation Com
mltsion,.Hon. H. G. Connor and Col. J.
.-Hinsikile, repreentiu? the State, we
came to the ?onchtsiou that no abate
ment -in the assessment for either the
year 18i)9 or 11MMI could under any cir
cunistances le made. Wc therefore de
clined 'to assent to any reduction in the
assessment for either year, but were wil
IiHK - that the property of the railroads
subject to assessment should only be as-sess-ed
as- often as othor property in the
State is or shall be assessed. Upon con
sideralvan those representing ths railroad
companies decided to accept our view of
the matter and witlklrnwaheir suits and
pay the taxes assessed against them in
accordance with 4he ass-essureht made by
theCorixration Commission both for the
years 1809 and 15)0'). and they hate paid
into the State Treasury the full amount
of .the taxes duo the State to-wit, $44,
oblind are now ready to pay as soon
as . the Clerk of the Corporation Com
mission can make- 'out the. nacessarv
?!tat-rinents ?S2.tiS4-into the -school fnnd
: ?ind S101.or9 to the counties. eir; nnrJ
(towns, aggregating $178,1'44. This set
tlement appears to me to be just, and I,
therefore, lecoTumend to the General As
:tml)Iy to place, the? railroads as to the
time? of ;as.-cvssment of their property
itp on term's -af equality with all other
assessable property in" the tate. If such
a, law snail fcc- passed the railroads will
not be Egain assessed until .1903.
,-T-hero r.:v a good many nu'a I am
aware who would have preferred to con
tinue the.litigaiion and to pass other and
more stringent-tax' laws against the rail
roads, br.t to-do so involves 'continued
litiff.ntti-ii. which ;) far has cot-'t the State
1lS.273.2i, with a considerable sum still
due for services already reuder?d, and
which cannot be a tinned at less than
the cost of $H0,fX)0 per year to the State.
Tho railroads coastitute a considerable
and valuai.ie. part of the -property of
North Carolina, and they are of great im
portance in its industrial dv-vIopment.
No fr.ilr minded-mait desires In any way
to hamper their growth nd development.
On the other rkaiulj m u?t man can &s-
eut -to tbefr .1VI? Tn 'ftdyantage in tax
ati.n. Tirey : ought to bear the burdens
flf th-.; State in proportion to their abil
ity to rtieet them: but it is not a viola
tion" f ..this rule-, to act upon the 4assess
,mcnt made by our Corporation Commission.-
who- hay cn?cientiousl3' and-earnestly
striven to do justice in the matter
of'taxatiou. In the settlement of a law
suit it nerer happens, ?o far as my cxpe
lieuee and e-l5eryation go, that either
side is perfectly satisfied with the settle
ment: but it is frequently wiser to settle
litigation than to continue it. I am per
suaded that this i one 'Instance in
which it would be wise, both for the
State and the railroads to come to an
agreement. It rests with the General
Assembly to cary out or not the terms
upon which tha settlement has been
niacb. The question is no longer, for me
further than to say that in my judgment
what has been done is both just and
.wise.
i Very rrspectfullv,
! CHARLES B. AYCOCK,
1 Governor.
' - '
Passes the House After Being
Operated On
LIBRARIAN SHERRILL
That Officer Unanimously Re-Elected-Mr.
Page's Bill
to Heat and Ventilate Cap
ital Hall-Big Day's Work
an important measure in thf llcrase yes
terday and one that shouiii pass unani
mously. The "bill nroyides or the bet
ter heating and , ventilation ?of the legis
lative halls. An appropriatfen of $5,000
is ' made for this purpose- alid ths. work
is to be completed by January 1903.
The message of Governor ..Aycock,
giving the details of the stlcment of
the railway taxation cases, Jwns read in
the house shortly' before adjournment.
Tho; Hohse passed manrlVf yester
day Adjournment, was taten ;nntil 10
o'clock this morning. f f f
IMPEACHMENT
The Willard bill, requiring" lobbyists j
who appear before the General Assem
bly in the interest of any measure to
register their names on a legislative
docket passed its readings in the ixous3
yesterday.
The House cut out the feature that
gave lobbyists so much concern betore
j passing it. This was the provision which
! required persons appearing in behalf of
any measure before the Legislature to
register along with their- name the
amount of compensation received for
their services. ' The bill was passed by
a voto of 49 to 32.
Mr. M. O. Sherrill was re-elected State
Librarian. This was anticipated, be
cause Mr. Sherrill has made an excel
lent official. There was no opposition to
Mr. Shcrrill's re-election, Mr. Payne, Re
publican, even voting for him.
Mr. Page of Montgomery, introduced
LOBBY BILL. GOES TfinOUGH
It Wai Carved XJ, HosVei, and I
'.'; Harmless V
The Willard- bill, entitled, 5iAti act to
legulate the- employment of legislative
lobby counsel and agents,-"' passed its
readings in the Hoilse yesterday in
amieaded form. '. The bill -fid ndt pass,
however, until a large part 1 its vitality
had been successfully operated upon.
The bill now requires all. agents or lobby
ists who appear, before thf Legislature
in behalf of any measure to: re-gister
their. names upon a legislative docket.
The bill as. introduced icquired all such
persons to state the amount of compen
saticn and fees received, but this feature
was cut out by an amendment offered
by Mr. S3 nuns of Wake, .
The following was the vote on the bill:
Ayes Allen -.'.of Columbus, Allen of
Wavne. Baldwin, Bannermaai, .. Bedding
lield, Iiiveus.' BlountrBradsher' Burnett,
Calloway. Carr,' (Connor, Daniels of
Vance, Daniels of Warren, Dean, Fields,
Gaither, Garrett. Graham, Green, Hall.
Hood,' Lane. Lawrence, v Lit tie, McKe
than, Mauney, Morgan,;JNash, Parker,
Pearcc. Pearson, Robinson, Ross, Roth
rock, Russell, Shelton, ' Simms, Smith,
Spainhonr, Stevenson,; Thompson, Whit
aker of Forsyth. White of Halifax. Wil
lard. Williams, Wilson, Winston, Wright,
Za chary 19. .
Tces Barco. Benbow 'Blythe, Brim,
Brittain, Burlison, CaiTaway, Carson,
Coleman, Craig, Dees, Duncam, Gattis,
Harriss, Hayes, Hoey, Isbell. Mann, Ma
son, Mauney, Mclver, McFarland. Mc
Culloch, Mcintosh. Morphew, Page",
Pavne, Peti-ee, RoberSQn, Shannonhouse,
Stiibbs. Taylor, Weavei 32.
Mr. . Graham of Granville "This bill
is exact copy et the Wisconsin act. Mr.
Willard is an old member of the Legisla-
DEV
in
LOPMENT:
es
ture, and he has seen the evils of the
lobbying methods employed. It has be-.
come notorious that there aie regular
organized lobbies in behalf of certain
measures that come before each session
of the Legislature. - Members are iiir-;
. j - i i i , i i -
iunuiieu auu ouuon-uaieu in a inanner
discreditable to the State of North Caro
lina. This bill is a step in the right
direction. It is not an oppressive meas
ure and does not prevent any citizen from
appearing before the Legislature in be
half of any' measure. There is merit in
the bill."
Mr. Shannonhouse of Mecklenburg "I
am in favor of some such bill, but does
tnls Din accomptisn wnat is aesirea.' . ' r ' 1
Mr. Graham "It is a step in the right TJUCllCiarV
uirecuon. i iniiiK it win come as near j
doing so as any measure that can be
drawn."
Mr. Winston of Bertie "Will the
members of the -House be able to pro
tect themselves after we license lobby
ists?, I am able : to protect myself from
the lobbyists, but when we liccmse them
Trryvrvf" a ha enrarnnni with 3rHVT1Qf" (Ti
the floor of the House?" There were significant developments full committee maj not take place until
Mr. Graham "The rules of the House yesterday in the impeachment proceed- Monday. .".,
will protect members." ; ' . ; i,u-o t i is almQst certain that the resolution
Mr. Simms of Wake said he was in& mrtituttd in the House of Repre-, . be one way Qp another to
favor of a bill against lobbyists, but he sentatives against Chief Justice D. 31. : tue House Monday. The report will pro
opposed the ' provision requiring lobby- Furches and Associate Justice R. M. bably be taken up the day it reah:s
ists to state what compensoiron they re- D u , -- f th SuDreme Court the House, There is much speculation
ceived. He thought it well to require - ougiass or tne supreme. t.ourt. ninonc aii classes of Deoole as" to th
lobbyists to register their names when Ex- Judge Wm. R. Allen, the chair- ifTtLLrZ
appearing for a measure, but he did not f . m. ,..J:.:. J outcome of the impeachment - proceed-
believe that: lobbyists could be made to "ia" Ui BUU JUU1U , - mgs.
Committee Examines
Clark and Montgomery
Judg
v..
The members of the sub-judiciary com
mittee who are ; considering the im
peachment resolution are:
Ex-Judge W. B. Allen of Wayne,
chairman.
Mr. Locke Craig of Buncombe. .
Kx-Judge H. J. Connor of Wilson.
Ex-Judge W. A. Graham of Gran
ville. -Mr.
J. A. Spainhonr of Burk. ; j
'tit llonse Kcsotmlon .
The resolution introduced in the House
REMAINS OF THE
tell what they received. He thought the the House which has the impeachment
bill ias framed impracticable. resolution under consideration, yester-
Mr. Hayes of Chatham endorsed the , ' . ,T . . .
position taken by the gentleman from day introduced m the House a resolution
Wake. authorizing Speaker Moore to subpoena
MrT Willard said lobbying was a legiti- witnesses before the comKflttee for ex
mate busmess to. some extent. He said . ,, , - - , ,
the bill did not oppose lobbying. He ammation. The resolution was adopted
thought the members ought to know unahimouslysafter its introduction.
what compensation l?'bhyist reives Acting uporf this resolution Speaker
when he comes up smiling and button- 1 -
holing in behalf of some measure pend- Moore at lee summoned .as Tvitntsses
ing before the General Assembly. Mr. to appear before the sub-judiciary com-
mitteo Judire Walter Clark and-Judee ' yesterday by ex-Judge Allen of Wayse.
in Tile Uast lC'V Uitva max cii-auunii - w . i , . .
gentlemen had received fees of from WY A. . Montgomery of ' the Supreme , J , . 'as atuinoudy adopted, is
si doo to s:-UMM) for awnearms m oenaii . . . v ..,' v"v"
Vf certain interests before the Legis- ou" ai yer, ex-otate uu
l a ture. Mr. Willai-d said that the mem- it or, Mr. W. H, Worth, ex-State Treas
hers and the public ought to know how lfier. Col. Thomas S. Kenan Clerk
nnch a Derson is receiving for appear- nf the Snnreme Court 'and Mr .VJos. L. of witnosapa snH th nmnotlnn nr
Mig before the legislature in behalf of Seawell assistant the Clerk of the ments and papers before the judicirfry
uynS iCommittee of the House or a sub-com-Massachusetts
a bill naa Deen mtro- . .Q v i
House yesterday at noon and began at 7 the chairman of the said Judiciary Corn
once the examination of. witnesses. The mittee in the matter of the resolution of
examination by the committee was sa- t impeachment of Davift M. Furches, chief
Robert
the Su-
Resolved by the House of Representa
tives, that the speaker of the House is
sue subpoenas to compel the attendance
(Continued on sixth page)
UE.EN iVlGTO.RIA .
RNEiEROM-C0WES
cret and was held in the Supreme Court 'justice, of North Carolina, and'
room. No one save the five members of !JI. Douglas, associate justice of
the committee and witnesses were pres
ent. ; - -. . :.-..' .
The committee met again last night.
At the afternoon session Judge W. A.
Montgomery and Col.: Thomas S. Ke-
preme Court of North Carolina.
. Kobpoeom ta H'ltnruH
The subpoena issued by Speaker Moore
of the House of ' Representative, suin-
. . . . . -
. moning witnesses to appear Detore ia
nan were the witnesses examined. Last i sub-Judiciary Committee. s given here
UJgMl O UUgC ITilllCl V.IU1& Ul lUC UU- 1 WtUi ; '
preme Court gave testimony. This j State of North' Carolina?
morning eTreasurer Worth . an'd ex- To the p00rkeeper of the House of Rep
Auditor Ayer will be examined, :. I . resentatives- - :. -.- - , H; . ?
Just what testimony, was developed is Greeting: You are hereby commanded
not known. It is generally und erf tood j t0 sinmnon W. A. Montgomery, WaJr
that both Judges Montgomery and Clark j Clark, W- H. Worth, H. W. Ayer Jos.
gave it as their opinion that the .action Ij. Sea well apd .Thomas, S. Kenan- to p-y
of a majority of the 'Supreme Court in pear before the committee ou the"jn'dk
issuing the' mandamus ithe, Anditor iary of he House of . Representiti.vs,
in an attitude.of mute Roval avenue, where the queen's piittrs- anu leasurer paymeut ut te -or. a sUb-committce thereof. :'af tbefBrt-
wch whS i opened With the plaintive funeral dgecla pt-p-nbj:
Uonntrb t' 1 of .- Untc I " AltUOUKU it nunc aii iwuwuiiis owe, . u-ivu- . Kalei eft. at ,fl'C OCK Oil H fhrlinrv
GONOBESS A
PENSION BUREAU
ntion of the Senate Called
to a Growing Evil .
"aMiiiitoii. Feb.
"InV Ml- (;,:lTi.--r.
1. In the Sfcate
chairman of ihi
svezs would be doubled in the next Con
gress and trebled in tha sncceed'ng C03-grcs:s.
Nason Ends His Troubles
New York, Fc. 1. J Provost Xason,
the defaulting teller of the Cumberland
Xatn-il Bank, committed suicide this
morning by shooting himself in the head
at his home in Washington avenue.
Xason was cut on UaM and was to have
been .. callod for ' exanrinntiRii in the
United States Circuit Court today. Xa
son was arrested January 1(, a discrep
ancy of $3,000 having bf en found in his
-oiiimittt-t.' on Tensions, offered a con- j accounts. By the time the examiner got
i;i,. . , . . xt . ' . x. .'through with the books a shortage of
; ' r,',lut5"a. for tlie' appoimiucut over twelrc tbousand dollars was fownd.
' a joint coi.nnissiou "to. make careful Ho began to steal from the bank about
n"l,!ii7 i-n.I investigation i::to tte mat-!hve years agv -, v ;
' of s:wi:d pcesin legislation." - . . . . .
'f-wpi-iiioa thf.t cng;es was cE- fiirlcrA FiiIIat Rrnwincr Wnrsft
"'.sshiiiu' a pension bureau under trre , M , ., v ,". 1
jL. ..n ' hariotte, X. Ct r cb. ,1 .special.
"i !e canital. The Senate Pen- jndjfe Thos. - CFlIei8-condition was
in,i i fur.i ; , it at the present, be-
Cowes, Isle of Wight, Feb. 1. The re- butts of their rifles
mninc nf OiiBPn Ylctir'sn wdra fnd 9 v grief, like, the four
, , ; .kv
moved from Osborne House, where she offlcera in brilliant uniforms who wei-e j moved verv slowly, the entire procession stitutional and in excess of the autiorxty lf ifjoi, and testify w:,i. certain ma't.-r
died, to Portsmouth. The scenes at- attending royal personages kept, pass- pased a given point in two minutes. or tne court, it was also statca tnat now under investiaction by the Hour? of
tending the first day of the royal fu-. ing iu .at the south entrance. , ' The ' reverent, sroup' that paced 'qnietly both judges- would. not: take part -in the.-jjepjp-gentafiye-yeiati,,,,.' to tn(? impIch.
nc-al cerf-'e were most impressive. Soon after a six horee.gun carriage, - behind this, music to the slotie archway , issuance of the mandamus. "-'--jment of Davjd M. Furchess, chief justice
t 11 o'clock this mornin- tb troops ! with" a twelve jiounder below the nlat- i,d through the public road to York aw t Col.. Thomas S. Kenan,-cleric of the of North Carolina, and Robert M. Dou
' tho nninHud nuabe-ed" 000 con- form", for the coffin passed under thj emiR vns inue up of "the late queen's Supreme Court, testified as to his con- gi, associate justice of the Supreme
on tue maimaua nuaoc.cu -,iuc, cini the men vearyjg tbe blue familv the 0fficei-s, the members of htr nection with the mandamus in the White -court of Xorth Carolina, and that rho
sistmg ox volunteers and militia. Vi ,jnifonns aud yellaw braided jackets of household and lialf a dozen tenants. "case. Col. Kenan did not issue the man- said Thomas S. Kenan bring with him
the troops in the island barracks there tho Royai Horse Artillery. The car- i - s the pipers entered the road -they 'damns until so. instructed. by a majority n transcript of the records in the caso of
were 3,000 soldiers here, and they were rfagejwas halted at the door of Osborne (started plaving the "Flowers -of the For- of the court. . He hau no discretionary Theophilus White against Hal. W. Ater,
stationed in extended form up York ave- House. A group of the Albert's blue st," and continued until they were,, re-: 1K)wer and obeyed the mandate of the ( anditor, and W. H. Worth, treasurer, de
nue their pjlihcd helmets shimmering jackets st6od behind the artillerynicn. lieved by the massed bands of the to.vai tourt. itermined at February term, T9C0, of the
tvr.h tllP fro,t- haze lik- an ice- The (icon's Highlanders, Avearing short Manne. Infantry sub-committee may make a re-: Supreme Court together with the epin-
1 ; w Imnt. Th maiodtv of the blue jackets trimmed with silver but- - c"na"iat &v Pf Sflot5 tES with Prt Ex-Judge Wm. R. Allen ion and judgment of the court rendered
speckled hillside The ma outj of : tj .-and the royal Stuart . tartan and .thonV ftiJerld march f'plved. the chairman of the sub-committee con, in said action, and the writ issued to
people were content to stand oa the sides sorrinns. en- SfL8 MTth, arrival of the sideling the impeachment; resolution is enforce the same; and any and all books
of, the avenue, as tue snoPKecpers at tercd the royal doorway
the bottom ot tne um wire ui-.uii; uau n.inutcs later from lusicie
a guinea for seats. through the glass por
. trT.: In thP rmel drawin--room lisht and placed at rest on the gun car-lmumta . , Jconcludes its consideratioh of tbe nn- Herein fail no and of - tt3 writ make
the service iu tne capei urawius iojiu ... i . Tii tnop'turf dnrmir the orocession ,nni.T T m j-- x . -
InAtrA x"- . , . 0 - ii.cuiu.iuui . .... .c cj ij. fine return. - :
whs iuunu.T j r.r. Vr tnu committee may be called to meet This first day of February. 1901 1 .'
With so many members o t of fSienedl WALTER E. UOOMl!
at 1:20. and ten procession at Trinity Pier, where all the also chairman of tbe House Judiciary and dockets containing entries and mem
side the ho s bands joined in playing "Saints of God, Committee. He statetl yesterdsy that orauda relating to said action, or any
ch a beautifu ly Their Conflicts Past. After tnat tnere the Judiciary Committee would b call- thing done therein and any other oarers
: . . i . vi'oc nnrn l'J iiiil i lit: liratj xwi uj. "v. rri ,i 00 cfrn oa fha ci i-vrrm mitiro j a. hi.i.:m a - a :
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s'.'ies
til'.
two
Jo ci'iici;.l bids and 718 Ho :.si
with vo-.u- general bills.
children are now at hi bedside. Tho
trouble is said to-be enlargement of the
lif-'irt. 'W. W Ii'rHcrinf W Vnr; ar-
Up tj ,-iVpd today to be Avitivhis futher. Judge
"CJ"S ago 'J.iK S bills had been r j-: Fuller is at' the Buford 'Hotel-.'
flr''l to the , onnnittoe.
asked Mr. Galling, r
'"r he :w.)r state th? number' of
nitroducfd in th? Hous.
-1
-4w
Croker Ponies Up
lit ,i n"''r t:iat be could net, 'to London yesterday from his country
i'-iti n:v ,;--'u undoirtedly o,00 ) o place, Wantage, ami - paw his income
wpi-rsion hills ir.t-ndnftxl ther.-. O e tax of So.0Kj upou tbe official estimate
. -'. -Mr. (.alliiiger continued, hid '-at hp -.as in recjpi- w ..Tiw,;w a
" ro tucr(l K,2 HDe i:il iwrRion ' hir t 5 par- 113 abandoned his appeal in the
It5?'- nSenrr"? inquisitoriai character of the
Z U;- "thr-r 110. anoth.r ST, an 1 yiTiesnoC3- V
'Wtlu-r si - I 3
"'Med that h;
was
Jn.tion whi ied'Tihn t- L eli e ( e I S v ? I a IVIUirUlflcill
MiM;r1!!.''s'"11.iittonUJ's were advising olJ ' iome. Feb. 1 The Italioai Senate has
, 1-il'i'3 the pension b ueau, passed a bill declaring the house in w-hdeh
1M' V directly to Coagr.s where the late Giusepee A crdi, the celebrated
T peusion mn undlw tlinn comnoser. was oarn, a national monu-
... w . ...it
y poult'
iu J l-ns:oi, bureau. He also believed ment and authorizing Ihe interment of
" "sc p.,w.j.i -o. . the remains of - verdiraua . his - wife at
? Z in a?I 1. be iSitnte for Old Musicians, founded
r -ss.;, t !l.II ;.v Verdi in Milp. ;
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U ' ?';n!il'aper published in Washi ig-
;Jl.il circulation of over 100,000 A Pnctlv IntmHllntlnn
wwwuj . f f t r f - " w . .
Xrw Vnrt Feb. 1. James Henry
Ih, :",r0i. and advising Uiem to ignovi Smith, said to be the richest bachelor
Ci0,'! d have their Sena- in eUni ted State,. Ingoing intro-
Rive th.n, "-:"" "-V : sl-.000 diryier and dnnce ' at snerry s.
I'-cir ' m lf'ons, or to.mtrease If .R .Q t"at each plate will cost
fD Z ns- lu his j'-.ment th .10o. He inherited h Jf0,000l000' from
i'-nsion bills of tho present Con-Jan uncle who died lately-
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of Osborne House at noon.
The couln was moved to -the end of- the ' The Queen's company of Grenadiers, ladies along the route were in tears, ,
hall after the services, and a new pall with tne queen s colors, Fi?orm fant on the the city on Saturdays the meeting of the Speaker of the House of RepresentUIvea
spread over it. This was of ivory satin, 13 n7 w south balcony and; hardly mw the com- ' - - - '
with a great cross of cloth-of-gold down ' " IT mencement of .the ceremonies, as- uien-
the center and the royal arms
embossed lawn : facing the ' entrance borne ; handkerchiefs were, clasped to weeping!
XXOUSe Hie lWUSl'Uimis ui m iuic iiui. i
and King Edward and Queen Alexati- j -Kinjf Edward was saluted j
or" dra were formed in line. Preceded ty A erery f.exr paces. Emperor Will
tre the Queen's highlanders the queen's pi- j impassive, " . '
Lii tne comers. . v laiac i nuvm.. n"""
had been placed at the head of the cof
fin and a real glebe and jeweled scept
flt 1113 TOOT. Jt-'1S t;rv liiitria iuiiu uiuivj j
Tlie chapel in which the Queen's body of the gun carriage and played from Os-
re-.ted opens immediately on the hall porne House to the queen's gate. From
of Osborne House. The house has wings th nrtcen's gate the full procession mov-
wbich stand forward on en her side )f fl the fonowing order:
the main building and it was alongside CH OJZ m ine 1U"UV1
these wings and facing the center that ' Mounted irroouis: military staffs: staff
the group consisting of the coffin-bearers, of the commander-in-chief of thi south
toe escort, etc.. gamereu.
Tho nrocessin euterea
solemnly
iam was
Of .liis first ssnpetacla in the Queen's
funeral there was no one present who
will' not say "And for, all our lives we
will A-alk the softlier and sudlier for
that dreani." ,
The coffin was borne from the gun
carriage when it reached Trinity Pier
the
BIDS OPENED FOR
BUILDING CRUISERS
Four Firms. Competing for
. Contracts for Three Ships
Bath concerns were - straight, contain
ing no reservations. Nejifie & Ixvy'a
bid. while the lowest of tbe three, pro
vided -for the elimination of certain equip
ment work and that linoleum and cellu
lose ' jshould be furnished 4y tho government.-
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The William R.' -Trigs Company of
Richmond was the fourth competitor.
It did not submit a formal bid.' but nt
a letter explaining that it had. decided
not to compete ' formally becau'se of
the reduction for the cost of armor made
from the appropriation by: the Navy
Department. However, the Tries Com-
! pany offered to build one ' ve?spfl for
n-, .i,.-..x tt'v. 1 rwi., re; ! nany orrei
UMUUbWU, X' KU. J.. Will IUUI "'t' -OA AAA 1- - AOn AAA
building .firms competed In, ,tha bidding ' odo cET5S2
to the chimel on. the after-deck of. the
J" . 4-Ua -nimOA VlOfli-lfi TMT,'"rfl-l 1 - K 1 V, a.i.4'a. "T1 O XVT 11 tf Tl 0Q WWO
T)ll IMIC . , . Ua a. . rrlAiiinrr r ffl . ffDlM ,1 O TDW-
below .the Prmce or v aies gate, wnere pipers nau passeu uuiu u h.-... '. .- tt, ' nL.- 't,d the inrff.- . -r U .-.w-A,' w'vw.v?vut
r - i j r.r din is. - in ii u m nn r"r" ' ji mi i. j iiii i lit ki nrwni ti v iriiiii.Bi.-j.L.i(iiiiiiijifi in nt nn tm
" - - - uuuiuq " ffm u sat Jtlb
is were opened by the Secretary tnat "tne-Dans guaranteeu tne bid of the
Cavy in the presence of the usual Trigg Company andwould -forward the
ze of naval officials and repre-. necessary ceiumn yuw. oi w,uuu to
uown ioik -uvcijuv mc liuuscB uu rn nH lmi-ses ana was sannortea oj-innii -v -- ' .-- -
either side are handsome, and stand on tU qucen equerries and aides with- a ; Tl th;!,-V the bodv of the Queen was ,
around belonging to the owners; but at .?" nf innMr Gnnrd, ri.ht " , -A" hJl?J ! J 'vTm! of the ?
ru. lmildinzs sre the convention fll '. " wiii-c- yy. u C.K,
red-brick VemiHlefached lower-and mid- pall-bearers -and themiutary oincer o ; panted by ; the ming ns. .f
r.u uiuK, ..... TTi i.-.x -. u,,c.i1rvUi nn o tlipr snip. AdLinml limiV-s of the river Medina, till it ,seniaw
nle-class vmas. i nmu uum ul " J "" - - .-wi dd into T th. Solent, were studded : retary
iVK JIM IUV IU. J uim.i a n i icon LAMlll fclL l -- ,--- - v v . - . - - o r
one hundred yards, but it requires two up the rear.
a ? t-Aii evil t rk en -til tliriit cr ri ni i ?t
tA ?rt there. Passinsr' midei- an Then, bareheaded, came the qr.een s
e.4 of ship building concerns. Sec- ;ay
Long, who presided, asked the
with groups of islanders, j ship builders present if they all under-
At 2:25 n. ni. the royal yacht Alberta stood certain articles or equipment nau
steamed from the pier toward, tne isoient. been stncKen rrom tne specincauons,
archway to a wide path encircling -a male descendants. King Edward, Em- j The .bluejackets manned the ship's sides, thus reducing the cost of construction
in attenuance ro. me i-umi. uuo.nu tQ tns eontractors. lie went on to ex
Alberta were the Countess of Lytton, , j th t articies of construction to be
lady-in-waiting to the Queen, and Hon, I . h d by the government were to
Harriet Phipps, woman-of-the-bedcham- lurnisneu vy by -
be? who attended the Queen from the be laid down in the fA
beginning of her illness to the end; contractors and that the cost, of the ar
Gen. Sir John Carstair?. McNeill, equerry mor to be deducted from the apprppna
to the Queen; Admiral Sir Michael tion had been reduced from $100,0u0 to
Culme Seymour and four naval aides. . $,h.,000. The limit of cost fixl by Con
When the first minute-gun from the' gress for each vessel was $2,800,000, and
hntrieshin. Alexandra sounded; the troops, .jj-i, sno.OfJ) Jedncted for armor, the
that had lined the route of the- proces- 15mt of , to the contractor wai
?tt!i11 irreen lawn, with a lofty flagitaff neror Wiliiam and the Divse of Con
in - the' center, twenty yards farter on; j, aught form the first row. The-king
brought one' to the side of the yact nnd kaiser wore the uniforms of the
Alberta nt Trinity Pier. British admirals and the Duke of Con-
At 1 o clock Osborne looked tenantv ' , . n.;ci, - Pn,
less and still. The shadow of the south . naught that of a Bntish geaeral Ptidcb
wing slowly lessened as the forenoon Arthur of Connaught, . rftnee Henry of
advanced, allowing the sunshine to rest Prussia, and the Duke. of base 4,oturg
on the glass porch over the Queen's en- and Gotha followed the rs line. The
trance. The lawns rested frost-white young Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
where the firs and evergreens sheltered looked' very boyish in the uniform of a
tbe gi ass. ine only sign of death ex- coiOTiel. wearing top boots. The naval
cent the wnit? drawn blind n was - the; Bnd military eouerries. in wh't plumed 'mi formed m marching order and re- 9 7r0 aaa
bright royal standard at half-mast on -embarked at Trinity Ph?r on thesame'
the tower over the unpretentious three- 1'a)lf "Au" PT' kA,,1 steamers on which they arrived. ; e"!S
ii miv. u v. a. cii.ici.. mil i - . - - - . ill ii. ii uai ni
a--iwi - ntenais or tueir raiiK. untu euner, sm
A fw P,a5u peasant families moved of the gun carnage.
&?I J P1!"1!0..!0 K5'" ' Bnt it' was the group : behind ;tli3
Jjong asked if any Bidder had
Flags at Half Mast Today
.Washington, Feb. 1. Flags over 1!
the government j buildings in Washing
ton will be displayed at half mast tomor
row out of respect' to the memory 'of
Queen Victoria. - No ' order v" was issued
in the matter bnt this afternoon Pres
ident McKinley telephoned to the sev
eral heads of executive department that
he would cause the White Hou-e flag to
be placed at h?lf mast tomorrow, and
in accordance with an agreement reach
ed at recent cabinet meeting all' the cab
inet officers will follow the President's
exnmple with regard to their respective
hot understood that these changes had department buildings.
a)m ..a.. nHAt Ar.ltiwa nMr1 a1a. I .
cloaked-nurses, w th khaki-clad South quwu. wu- "'i'"' u wuvf -.
. woce male relatives that ': appealed-m a most :: yacht Alberta, tue
CJ 1 xv i J .,.!,;r.fr mnni.ni. r, V,r AnIf!A:or -.T Am ' a lid daitSllterS Vi QUI
.j.i ,. .i.. r r . . . it.. -. j. i .1. V.-, -i iL..' rln nun A Dena. XI!
r.'lli U i - 1 1 1 1 ' ' V -1 VUiUL'CLU. Mi I . 11 L DtOLLlO. HVl - UtlU"..! w "ill l.i - H
At dusk Cowes had resumed its normal ,o,ir. onH no thpr ws no resnonse
. , . UCCU Alil-v. -j- " ' ' J
appearance,' except for the groups of the opening of bids proceeded. .
fight-seers,- making tours of the isle. , Three of. the; four bidders submitted
When the coffin was placed on the proposals within She limit of ,iOV.vw.
iid c auu nw srsxers tupv . were tne iwuuriv-.ew'. uy
on board the. Vieto-building and UrydocK company or Aewf , asuiugwu, ; r,
e. other members nort News, Va., Class 2 (bunder's plans), ? tbe mstory or tne
illions of; Postage Stamps
Washington, Feb. 1. All records in
government were bro-
.. ii. - .: ;.l f nm Iv knardsil ; tha irooSt . ,.i..l - -nrithin h l rttr i -r mAVlthR. Ht : Ken in .January- IB tttO Dlim rwiy OT nAT-
three ' . n.-ori r o ri rmn. tiik Wnft nf flcft sramns nrintoa br.ithA MvpnnTTHn-.f.
cloth-of-gold crown - 5n f irw -mm Pnnpss TtoatxtA , W!LK).1 V' ; .u JT.Vi l rM,- o nnA . , wfftn V'PhA- vn no - of the Ktamn w .
..i 1 .1 i . v.v. " nava mc ut ice uamuu luciioi jaiui, ntn. imv., . -"" -. .. iAii, -. -
r 1 11 1 Hi' i 1 ' 1111 a tu irr ' i lj u t i T ii v . . . . . - 1 1. A. - . .
.., Pi.a. tKs fint soooiu; as me ino i nuuy gem.- Hohenzol Crn.
Grenadier Guards, bearing a great purple daughters walked deeply veiled
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is-iiK nas. wu nr a
Tt-.iv'-"i t. fn
faced the royal cntranc?. Then tha first.
pi'ilitavy order was heard when the ofli-
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arms reversed." The. men leaned on the formation, slowly escorted the cofhn
ly helped nnd comforted her.
The Grenadier Guards, m
Iu: 'month's t $2.7r(lj(VV? nnd i 676.615. of these $9,564,000 worth vrra
, : k rrh l'--Vneht':''be'arin'''' the - cas'ket" ' Neafie &- Levy of Philadelphia, one ves- j bound in books to be eold at an advance
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