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The MoiMiNG Post. ;- . - , - , , .. - ' jrrr olTviL , RALEIGH, N.' CM TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 1901 No. 93 UK 11 is Senator Henderson tain that They Are Not mm This New Position Brought Up Yesterday - - THE VOTE WAS 7 TO 4 . r n U In Favor ot Keporting Mouse Resolution Providing Pay r o t AU!U AMinrr lli;lt tllc ommktee appointed by the forbenators While nciingljivi!,ttitlirt. t.ollld lK, 1;aia as appointees I 1 . .1 T Amlilflll'll as Court of Impeachment. Before Judiciary Commit tee "Senator Henderson Declares that if the Legis lature Adjourns Sine Die the Impea'chment Proceed ings Fall rnn the Senators draw pay while sit 1' .as. the Court of Impeachment. t Tli at is a 'finest ion on which the Sen- :- themselves are very much divided. Tliough the resolution authorizing the :.Mtors to drTiw pay while sitting as Cmt of Impeachment passed the ..use with little opposition, the Sena 11 tors ai-e considering this matter differ- cnti.vv- Tlie resolution as parsed ly me iiouse considered by the Senate Judiciary w: Committee yesterday. It was discussed :-t much length and was finally reported i :vornlilv liv :l vote of 7 to 4 ivoramy i'.' " "i ,w Senator Hcmlcrson mad.- a speech , .','i.instthe resolution that attracted ... .i. ' ilk rtrsrnmeiit aeainst ,.h fi.tteini.Mi.' His arjrmuent acamst t! i .wiiint n iii y.-k , i in; if. in vi i 1.1 ' T I .1 4-1 1 1"- ! . .I hat the constitution made no pr,ovi u i or t in.' i. ii;:nue iu man r..' r..i- i:o .':i s. unless called m extra scsmo lt :rnl! then only for 20 days. He further ,...,;.. oil, iii.it the Senate fouhl not ii ;ii.;ii; from the House while trying; tiu-ce judges. When lie ileelarod that should the Leg : i...,,. ...i;..,ni. vim. iih the imneach- 1 lliUUI, iI'IJ.mii ,i ..... ... liient proeeedihgs would fall, he was giv- i ii llie closest attention. ,...i..-.,,n jt-1i -ttil fifr.-iinst the 1 ll ii HI I, 111' II I "V . ..1. i...:.. Cr.v,., ffivj ITittdfrson. l.j. 1 1 mm in ro.ii -ui.it- j l onshe, . l.on.Ion and Morrison. Several ! ... . it. i r lntion. . He presented the argument I'avoi of the resolution heretofore j :nTe. , motion was first made to report the solution unfavorably. That was de led bv a vote of 7 to 4. Later motion was made to report it favorably ::inl that was adopted by a vote of 7 s.-nators Henderson, Morrison. Fou mid London gave notice that they si i served the right to oppose the resolu tion on the floor of the Senate. The resolution is as follows: 'h l. jieneral Assembly of North Caro- mi'ii lo enact Section 1. That'the court for the trial. impeachments as prescribed by article j ir oetioiic tivn .mil rtiree if tin Con- i Sou ... .-v ,. i. .,,., ..... - l! I ition, when organized and sitting for j til. 1 1 ui oi an iiiipeiiciiiiiein, muni hum-, 1-. w1;...iti. f...-. limn litklk Ollft ". 'vcr to adjourn from time to time and hold sessions after the adjournment ; ilie (leneral Assembly. Section 2. That the president, officers , 1 ...... e i j i meinijcjs iu nir .llu court ior i ii-oi impeachments, while sitting ior ' trial of an impeachment, shall re ive a per diem of four dollars. Section 3. That this act shall take ef- t from and after its ratification. Senator Henderson's Speech Sermtor Henderson in speaking against i' lesolution said: Atticjf. section 2S tf the Constitu- 1 i oii -;ays that members of the General 11 says that members of the General , r mly shall receive as Miponsation I 'eiiinj 00 days 'during the term for i'-li they jire elected. Should they hniger than that then without com ! - utioii. In another statement in the '"'tion provision is made that- they receive p,y for an extra session 1 '-.'.eeediug 20 days. . ' constitution provides in article -cii.-.u :j, Uiat the Court of Iinpeach ; i shall be the Senate. In article 4, t !'!! IS. ihe constitution says the 1 ' i Assembly may fix the lny, ' i iiciiis jind compensation for ofli- - I 'ovided tor in this article. M)ffi- - "i-ovidod for in this section cannot Senate, because the pay of provided for in article 2, 'Mmii iiiitors lil not vote, .vmong iuc num- tuti,m y which the I nited States Sen l r being Senators James and Mclntyre. ; ate Inavmeet by itself. T'here is no pro Senator Woodard spoke in favor of the visjUM m our institution by which the mm and Others Main pensation members of the I-egislature shall receive. There can be no doubt Unit they only receive pay for GO days unless called in extra session. 3N'o pro vision is made for the Legislature re ceiving pay while sitting as a Court of Impeachment. The arsrumcnt has been made that committees appointed by the Legisisla it lire during the recess can get pay. llie Ceneraj Assembly can appoint a commit tee and provide for their pay. But the members of the committee do not sit as members of the legislature, but as mem leis of the committee appointed by the Legislature. The Legislature does not have to appoint niejnbers on commit tees. Already during the present session ilie Legislature has authorized the ap- i . - ... . 'l'oiiitinpiiT of a coimuUtee to visit ana jt.xainiRe an riie state institutions and (ascertain their wants. In the case of ; f- - ii, .i nrvf w mo-miters ot the 1 .ecisiatun The General Assembly is composed of the Senate and the House of Represen tatives, and when, the constitution says mo mill's f the Legislature it meatis i 1... ITnn.'rt mul -flio. Snntp ' - i - lieiil.lilS .1- till- ll.JUt. n:iu in' . v ........ ( i . i-.4-.,lx ti-.fi (Viirt of Impeachment it means the House as well as the Senate. me nou.se mis , .... . . . .. , with the Senate" and is a part of. the Legislatiue. I tell voir if the Senate should ad journ sino die the impeachment trial would fall. The Senate must sit as well as th? Court, of Impeachment. The Court of Impeachment is the 'Senate, and the two cannot be separated. The rules adopted by this Senate for the trial of the judges as well as those that prevailed in the House cite the defendants to appear be fore the bar of the Senate. The rules in boilurases refer to the Court of Impeach ment as the Senate. If these judges should be convicted they could only be convicted with the concurrence of two-thirds of the mem Ikis of the Senate, and they are not Senators unless members of the General Assembly. This Kansas decision cited in support of Jhe proposition to "pay SeirntoTShas. no application to this case. It only str.tes that Lhe Court of ImoeaelinK-nt may.,sit during thr recess of the General i Assembly. It says nothing about pay. The Kansas constitution is different from ours a to compensarion. (.;) no ppi.jio,, whateve4T. If this - Gen'f rnl Assembly. idj . . ... . i:v f from ours a to compensation. That Ijoui us smti die it .end the life- of the Senate. Only the .Senate can adjourn sin? die. I would be glad if there was some provis- , .. of tilo eoutitutiou. wincn wouia cu .1 1.. . . ... . fV ....y.r.l T-.-k ..H- 1 -f.llt my duty to make this argument, believ ing as I do. I am satisfietl beyond all imesrion that the 3 eneral Assembly can- not vote -compensation in such" a case as ; i tllir iiik - In the lielknap case the national J House and tlie Senate had to, sit con-; currently. That is so. notwithstanding the fact that, the Senate of the United the national. ' t . a ! i... - i 1 :.. : states is a coniiuuiug i;ou. aim um 1!((f T, - 1rov5sion in the const i-' .. ;OYnior t.aH convene the Senate. The Senate of the United States cannot sit alone as a Court of Impeachment. Senator Woodard' View Senator Woodard in. reply to Senator Henderson snid: '"'oscitur a soeiis" is a maxim of the law invoked in aid of the interpretation of doubtful statutes. j The constitution of tlie State divides' the political power thereof into three co-ordinate branches, the executive, leg islative and judicial. Article II defines the powers and duties of the legislative i department. In section I'S of said arti- ll,n r.nmnuncAfinTl llf tllfllllllPr Of thP General -Assembly is fixed. The language of said section is: I lie IlieuiOflS Ul IIIC unnu ii.-.aruiuij "The members of the Geeral Assembly (,r tie torm fo which they have been ,,it,(.ted shall i-eceyve as compensation ror j .. . r j their services the sum of four dollar I'er day lor each day of their session." j In section J. Article II, we find: ''The :s:.ki..iifk .1,1,1 TTVin-L. aP T?on,.ouint iti r e 'i imu anil lluun1 " J. t ...- . v . . - . shall meet, etc. - and. when assem bled, shall be denominated the General -Assembly. So that, the House and Sen ate constitute "the General Assembly," Assembly that their pay is limited by the constitution to sixty days. c . 4.. .. .. 4. . i- . r tii Section 2, ot article 1 entitled J ad i - cial Dc partmeiit -1 3f power of the State sha 1 be vested in a "onrt tor the trial of impeachments, Supreme Court, Superior Courts, courts oirrts nferior to the Supreme Court as may be established by law. Section 3 says: "The court for the trial of impeachments shall 'be tffe Sen ate." A branch of the General Assembly is .n-.--..,ic.i,. n.- ..in. iww.. - iifembei-s of the General Assembly, for any other tribunal might just as- well lll.U'-.l:lTfll MS Tlie TVlill -OllIT 11UU il9 1....-. I ww.,-i 1.1. iil l.i- it.-i nnaf;il-n-tl011 lldir in ri I ri rvi.. ii u,i i ii v . .............. .... ,,.,.,, f, . mi .wiiieh members , ...i. " of the trial court are -to be taken. ti,u ,.,!w. nf ti,i otmrt: i-f tniir-1 , t, they sit as a .. .... - t ,...,. ifhrt,,,rh thv o,ul u, V".r"Tr,:uT""::J:rl: ber thereof is an officer within the mean ing of article IV of the constitution. Section IS of said article IV says; The General Assembly shall prescribe and reflate the fees, salaries and emol uments of all officers -provided, for in this article." '. . . .- To my mind, Mr. Chairman, it is clear, that the General Assembly has the pow r to -authorize the Senate as a Court of Impeachment to situring the recess of the House of Representatives, and it is equally dear that, the General Assembly can fix the pay of said court. i The seriousness of the responsibility with which the ( House of Representa tives has charged us demands careful deliberation. Fairness and, justice to the respondents as well as to the mana gers upon the part of the House demands that- we determine this matter before proceeding with this trial. The laymen in the Senate have a right to expect a report from their judiciary committee which will justify them in voting to eon cur in this bill which passed the House. To aid them in arriving at a proper con clusion, I have given to the constitution that construction which by every rule of 'interpretation, it seems to me, it ought to have. I, therefore, move that this bill be reported favorably. S 1 Message from the Dead London, March 11. A message was picked up at Juarwich today in u sealed bottle which read as follows: "Schooner Wild Fire of Halifax, foun dered; all hands lost in Bay of Biscay, January Jd. Crushed Between Cars Charlotte. X. C. March 11 Special i Mimu pmrn pr 111 i lie imuiniiv of the Southern Railway, was crushed ..... . . 1 ! rt .-l.ti-li tn.laf Kofnonn ttrn nnr while , f KlKTUXll I'JUH.. 11. 1. 11 -v. i. " v ..... thr. -ir-t nf eniiivVtrifr them at. the Air Line junction. JIw riffht . armnd eg; n mnst spvp wi-rrom me uoua . ut-aiii . - , ,,. H)lrrl. was only twenty-two years of age. The remains were shipped to his parents at Sharon, S. C. Big Boiler Wrecks a1 Story Building Three NUMEROUS LIVES LOST . . , n rj J A I if I A iNumDer ot rerbuns DUfiitsuisen to Death in the Ruins Wild Scenes of Confusion Attend Efforts to Rescue Injured Chicago, March 11. A huge boiler in the basement of the building occupied j bv the Sanitary Laundry Lompan, at 458 AVeest Madison Street, exploded at i : ! si 4- Y a f 48 eest Madison street, expioocu t 8 o'clock this morning, wrecking that stnK.tl1,.e and three others adjoining, , . (Mmarin- stores along the street oaulj . , . . , for a block and causing the loss of piob- ablly 18 lives. ' Eight bodies have been recovered from the ruins; six persons are 'still missing, while at least twepty-fice men and girls were. so seriously injured that many of them will die. The explosion occurred shortly after the employes had gone to work, and its force literally tore the building to frag ments. One man was blown through a window for at least 100 feet. The ruins almost immediately caught fire, and des pite the sharp work of the firemen the flames spread rapidly, and it is feared quite a number of employes, injured and ihfviie. in the ruins, were hurneci to s. in tne ruins. eie uux-,, . FaiQt cries for help were heard j two or three places under the piles . death from . . - of brick and broken timbers, but these, ceased oetore xney coum c -.v., rm . L I. .... - naiinlfl 1TI t"h( lUlld' There were about 75 people in the build ing at the time, of the explosion. The wildest confusion touoweu tne ex JUU.'lUll, ' A ....... ..t-iM.t- smd the tenants of near by 'buildings being panic-stricken. The work of rescue was seriously retarded by the. great crowds and the falling walls The Screams of the wounded .eouiu ue heard above the roar of crashing timber and "brick, and to ?d to tte hoor of 'the scene several of the injured, crazed , the seen reScuefs with 'the I ia(f men. some dragginoffi- fnrj a into the crowds oftW, t(. hurl themselves under - j . t t cars or to SPCUre the re- FO(Ti?l b ' " I'll volvers of policemen with which to kill themselves. ' - Twelve girls were dragged from the wreckage before the fire broke out. They were badly hurt. It is feared that others caught in the crash of falling walls and flying timbers, were killed. A general , . , l l......4!la f f ajarm was turneu in , anu utuiuun nrpmeu attacked the pile in a desperate pfroirt to Arnsr y.e nnfortunates from cer- ' . t ,i a tai .with ?,i tb i rn. . . ... i , i: t nnnr con- Ine mnnury miiKiuig - 1 struction, being one story high ror r a , . "u !1 lZ Z d the re - svVX I . , .. A" ui-h-. U was nne ?m iarr vVrfe- . The wildest uuuiumw" iuu .m. j - - . oloxion the hundreds of people in street, he the case. Do counsel or mauageis plosion, cue . r t:. '.i..,.: t file further" nleadintrs ? Ill -ra Court of Impeachment Ad journs Till Thursday FIGHT REVENUE BILL Stubborn Opposition to Many of Its Provisions Some Changes Three Sessions of Senate Yesterday - The trial of the Supreme Court jus tices by the High Court if Impeachment, did not begin yesterday as had been scheduled. The trial has been postponed, to com mence next Thursday, March 14th, at noon. The reason for the delay 5s a very sim ple one, and was generally anticipated, viz., there is- such- a press of important legislation that the time" and attention of the Senators will be fully occupied' for several days, the bills to passed including several of the most important of the session the revenue bill, partic ularly, as well as the new election law and other highly important measures. This fact was fully .V recognized by both sides to the impeachment proceed in cm nn d thAr was no objection from either to the postponement and it came near being till Monday vnext, insteau in to Thursday. Several Senators last night declared that a mistake had been made in not deferring it till Mohday, as the legislative work. lt is already seen, can not be completed within the next two da vs. But the trial will; begin Thursday whether it is or not. That much is set tled. - " - .V ; ', , At 12 o'clock, noon, yesterday the eer-keant-at-arms was directed by the presi dent of the Senate to make proclamation of the opening of the CourVof Impeach ment. ' ,'. ' - . . ' Immediately thereafter jhe managers on the part of the HoiiseioF Uepresenta tives were announced, and they .with thMr counsel took seats to tne leic or (the - president s desK. ne seat .m im: ntf chamber had been rearranged so as to conuortaoty proviue ior incmj-uuu additional seats necessitated by the court.) The defendant justices, Furches and Douglas, with their attorneys, next entered, and were seated to the right of the president. The roll call showed-. every Senator present and in his seat. Senator Woodard then arose and stated he was sure every Senator desired . . , 1 i" .l.l to give painstaking care and attention ltnth tr:ni fli,ont to be-com in e need: that jt was highly desirable that they should all be in a position to give u uif undi vided attention. There is so much im- nt lesis,lation yet to be effect ilowever that this would be impossil jf tiie tr;al should begin now. It vyo be unjust to both sides and to the S efrected. ble. ould be ttujust to both sides and to the Sen ators to undertake the work ot tne coun of impeachment until the legislative work had been compieteu, or pi-aciieun.v t lortat- ire would therefore' suggest that the trial be postponed until next Thurs day at noon, if agreeable to tne prose cution, and the defense alike. - Senator Justice : We would like to hear from counsel on both sides in regard to this proposition. Mr. Jarvis, of counsel for the defense: From ithe lime these cnaiges were pre ferred 'till now the defendants have de sired and stood ready to do all in their power to facilitate the trial of the case. We are ready, now. But we recognize the situation ami are entirely willing to con form to the desires of the court .in this matter. .''.'. , Trnvis. Justice and I-oushee thought postponement desirable if . satis concerned. Mr. Foush thQUjrut the entire week would be cc sum'ed by legislation. . ' . . factory to all concerned. Jir. rousnee ntire week wouiu oe con- tv.,f, .iiiatiee snircrested that the members of the court (the Senators) niust be re-sworn after the issues are joined iu the case. The President: tne cnair noios mm Lt ,ia;r to file further" pleadings? Manager Allen: fe do not, and con sider the issues as now joined. Mr. Jarvis: The defense do not. The pleadings on our part are complete. As to the postponement, we have Jummon ed"our Avitnesses and some of them will be here tomorrow or tonight. Others can be stopped in time. -We stand ready to acquiesce in any arrangements abmit postpohement the: court may desire. : Sepator Ward said it would probably be as late as Saturday before the Legis lative work cort?d be completed. Senator London opposed postponement and wanted the Senate to hold A legis lative session each morning and night, and devote part of the morning and the afternoons to the impeachment" trial. Few supported him in that view, how ever. - It having len decided that the Sena tors 'must again ne sworn, since tne is- t ' ' i ii..' ii. ..t sues were jomea, wnr tu auuuuiM tered bv Laeuteuant Governor lurner. aMatn. At,.i,ii in diock - firming"! instead of swearing. both sides are agreeable to the proposed t- r think the trial should'.,,:", ,t swhile sitting as-members prefer a speedy trial and desire to go on now, we will conform ourselves., to their wishes. : ; ; Senators Travis and. Woodard suggest ed the same thing, though accentuating the desirability, in the interests of all concerned, of postponement. - ; Mr. F. H. Busbee.for the respondents: Counsel for the defense mean what they say. The public business has the right of precedence and we are entirely willing for the court to take such action in the matter of postponement as it sees Jit. While making no expression of prefer ence, . we will cheerfully conform to the wishes of the court. Manager Rountree: I am glad to hear counsel for the defense say that. It is our desire thatthe Iti-ial be postponed, and we hone it will .go over till Thurs day. - - . . - ' . : . " The motion of. Senator Woodard was 4hen adopted and the Court of Impeach ment was declared' adjourned till 12 o'clock (noon) Thursday, March 14 in stant. SESSION OF SENATE' TIare Sessions Yesterday Berenoe JUill Attacked and Almost Killed on Seroud Reallns-Ilbel Bill Read f for Ratification Tlie Sennf' rrnrwr held three Sessions yesterday morning, afternoon and night, most ot tlie time oemg taseu up yui i-uiu-mittee of the whole) by the "revenue, bill. Tli! bill wdiij KAwtcr attacked anu some of the provisions changed, but the efforts to modify it failed in most in stances. " Rni.niKo nf this .1 after fact the mil iVVMtlt'v -r. v -' - came verv near being defeated when it came up "last night on second reading, the. vote being to 19. it will be seen that a-ehange of three votes would have defeated it. , - The discussion of the bill, . and tne points of attack, are elaborately given iu the proceedings below. The London libel law bill came back from the House, amended (section 2 being entirely stricken out), and the amendment was concurred in and the bill passed- its final reading.- It is now ready for ratification, and as soon as signed by the presiding officers of - the two houses Will be a law. - The practically prohibitive provision in the revenue bill, in the taxation of circuses aaid menageries, was modified, so as to remove its prohibitive features. The section originally allowed county commissioners to tax these shows as high as $1,000. county tax (this in addition to the $200 State- tax -and the municipal tax for each performance), but. after a hot fight, the figures were changed "not to exceed the State tax of $200." As will be seen from the report of the debate below, some interesting remarks were made by various 'Senators on the subject. . - ti i.;it tn o-ronn-it- tli srraded schools of Charlotte from the Aycock school-bobk bill (and a number of other town Sj if the bill passes, for amenrtmems win oe at tempted) did not come up yesterdaj,. as expected. , . , It mav come up today, or. at the latest, tomorrow. The friends of the Aycock law are opposed to exempting any graded schools. Thev say the city and town children should receive the lenefit of cheaper and uniform school books as well as the-' country school children. That it the graded, schools are exempted, nearly fiftv per cent of the school children of the" State will be deprived of the benefits" of the law. etc. ' -- There is a prospect of a warm fight over the proposition. ' i,. nii-mcr the oresentfltion of the hand some gold-headed, cane to Sergeant-at- Arms Smith, Saturday, we snoum na stated that it was presented by the liages and 'laborers" ofjhe Senate, and not bv the pages .alone. The" detailed proceedings follow. PROrEBDmGS IN DETAIL Senate called to order at 10-o'clock by Lieutenant Governor, Turner. Piaver bv Rev. Dr. A. A. Marshall of the First Baptist Church, who, in the course -of his invocation, implored that the Senators. -.while sitting as jurors in the High Court of Impeachment "the highest court in the State, and from which there is no appeal, .and whose action cannot. 'be reviewed by any higher court in this, world, but which is sub ti. tUa m-inrnvHl or disatiDroval of the High Court above"' shall not forget their oaths, and that tliey may lay asme all politics a niTTSartisaiiship and render a just verdict in accordance with . the facts and the. law; that no other con siderations shall influence them, and that the result of the great trial may b6 for the best interests of the State and all the people. , ' Journal of Saturday approved, and reports-from the various standing -committee were sent f orward , and bills placed 'on the calendar. GMtlng on tlie Hlght Side Senator Marshall of Surry (Rep.) arose and asked permission to change his vote of Saturdav on the permanent roll bill (providing for the registration of all illit erate white nien up to December 1, V.H8. fi-om "no" to -'aye.' -He said he had been forced to vote without having giv the matter proper consideration: that he 'had since thought , the matter over -and found Unit he- was in favor of n,n ..-ft.iri ,iii.nrided bv the constitutional ! amendment's "grandfather clause."' (Jn motion, tne recuru nu. u" changed so as to show Mr. Marshall vot ing in the affirmative. (This leave-only three votes against the measure, all lie pnblicans, of course. lhe list was print ed in. Sunday's Post) o i....ir,vn,Ui.i.nii fTvn-n -vrna nbspnt on OCJ1ULU1 t -uur(i. - - - - - Saturday) Senators arren and Morton (whose names were not recorded) asked that the record be made to show that they voted for the bill also. New Bills Introduced By Mr. Ward: S. B. loST To repeal chanter 411. Acts xsiu, as mr as iu i nlies to Pamlico county. By Mr. Smith : S. B. 158 For the re lief "of certain sheriffs. - - By Mr, Morrison:'S. B. 1.x 2 Supple mental to net to tregulate sale of liquor in Richmond county.- ; Bv Mr. Miller of Caldwell: S. B. I;x3 In reference to township boundaries in Caldwell county. c fr Brouehton: S. B. lo4 lo ame'ua section 3732 of the Code. j . .. ntttmrm t th Court of lm- Fay of Member of the Court or im -i i.ni nrovidmg for the payment of of Impeachment came from (Continue don sixth page.) Sunday's Storm' Was Severe - and Extensive WORST IN WISCONSIN :' . Large Cities Cut Off from Communication with the Outside World A Sleet Storm Works Destruction Chicago, March 11. Southern Wiscon siu suffered, severely from the storm yes- terday. The Wisconsin Telephone Com pany reported that the entire system of the company had been paralyze that Racine, Kenosha and most Of the other lake shore cities are entlwdy cut off. Ra cine is reported to have suffered more heavily, than any other town in the State. The principal streets are covered with. -wreckage' and telephone and tele: graph- wires, and poles lie in great heaps in many of the thoroughfares. The dam age to the electric light wires was so great that the city was left in darkness last night to avoid. danger from loose live wires. I: v.nrlinflon. Cedar Rapids, Indianola and Creston bore the brunt of the storm ,"., Town. In Indianola all the electric lights were destroyed and the Mutual Phone Company, suffered ?::u,uuu uam age in the destruction of its wires and operating apparatus. There was a jlieavy snow at Cedar Rapids all day today, trains being blockaded . and telephone and telegraph companies being forced to abandon all business. . f Wires Broken Down by Sleet Milwaukee, Wis., March 11. Absolute ly no means of communication, either by telegraph or , telephone, has existed since yesterday between this city and the outside world. A sleet storm, the most disastrous "in many years, eauseu tne destruction of .wires in; every direction, v).;ia-i wind of almost 'hurricane veloc ity made liratteTs-'Tnuch wh-se- by -top pling over hundreds or poies. l demoralization" of railroad traffic followed the destruction of the wires. A vestige of the mail service re mainsbut this is much impaired. The storm was most severe between this city and Chicago, although on the north con ditions, are not much better. K gQfticials of the telegra ph' company re porlf that between six hundred and seven hundred poles are down between Mil Chieazo. and that a regi- linompnw makins slow pro- mriii, 1 1- iiuw-i- - eress in restoring communication, lhe work probably win require v ui iui days. v i .':-",-' ',. I Worst Storm In 'ri ' ir.,-V,. vv;a TVfarch ll. A fierce iitliriia, -mtr. 11! ,.J anranf AVfl TIO rthern u isconsin yesterday' and last night. Wind, snow and sleet combint'd to niaKe mue u13l storm in years. Trains on all lines are many iiuui late and street traffic is ; pracucauj nineLl Telecranh communfcation m nearly ali directions is cut off. : Great concern is felt for tne larse number of fishermen who are "out on the ice of Greenbay. Hundreds of men prac i.: ft m.bn . tboiv honies in smal.l shanties on the ice fishing; grounds, and no communication has been nau nun them since the storm began. , -.. - - ' Disastrous Bains tn New ork 11 The heavy ram fall since!' yesterday afternooil hasdone much daTnage aiong me ?- 4 i nnA Harlem railroads. New lO 1 V-ruuo' ...v. : . . , and reports of washouts and ruined road ua; ,u,ivpd from many parts TVhrstaTe: Sidrban train service is badlv crippled today, and neany - an Daui "lyi alnni iVntral station , i l !.:.! cU nt 11 1 1 1llll - The tracks on . the Central ud Hai lem roads )elow White; Plains are com nletelv submerged, in many instances the water, being three to four feet deep over the roadbed. ' ' , ; ' , In the cut' at Bradford Park several , , 1. .w.lnu :.waen lilnwtl SCrOSS s.tlie Teiejirai"f 1 - iwr vl x' , , . tracks and the tracks were washed ;or. in several places in the neighborhood of Scarsdale. From Hartdult . to Mount -Vernon, on the Harlem road, the road bed is in ar daugerous conuuiun, -crew will be sent to drain away ..the Railroad men expect the .rase m the upper Hudson tobreak-up today, and "Sat floods along the; Central railroad will be the result. To' meet such an emergency the company is planning to have Central trains cros. over to .the it.. i..A wini nimo inrn Harlem roaa at nuus . rhf lt V Over tuai , In the vicinity, of Hartsdale,. Swrsdale and. in iaei, oowu ii .. ,.nn,)om nnii1s are washetl V alieV. IOC uioiauaui r . . . away and' damaged' many thousands of d Hesoite the storm's damage, the fire . and citizens of Bronx and Brookiyn. who have long been suf fering for lack of a sufficient supply of water, will welcome the rain. "ThreoIilTO lo : Forest City Ark. March; U-Three nersons were killed and many injured m this vieinitv Saturday evening by atoi nado Four miles west of Jhis ty Tink wv Watson (colored) and her infant child were the first victims. 'Inthe same neighborhood sixteen - houses and miles of fences and trees were leveled. In Johnston township, ten mdes northeast, the tornado literally lifted the houe of J. A. AVooley from its foundations and shattered it to fragments, killing Voolv sou. Bob Allen. Out-buildings and miles' or lences were oiown tiown.- , Destructive la Texaa Louis, March 11. Reports from St. points through lexas show that the storm of Saturday night destroyed much property along the lines of the St. Ioiiis fiUUIlnU'rtFiii, iiwi .iiuuuiam JUKI tllO Kansas City Southern and their Texas branches. ' j At Iiue Prairie, Ark., near Tex'arkana, . two persons were killed and many, in jured: ' ' In Xew Boston. Texas, -'seventh-five '' houses were wrecked, but no 'persons. Isojn. Texas, a town of 1,2(X inhabitants, Lightning's Fatal Stroke Rochester, March 11. During one of ; the fiercest electric storms that has visiit od tliis section in March since lSTi'f, and the heaviest ever seen in Charlotti!, the big stock barns of ex-Congressiinm Hal burt S. Greenleaf. on Rigney's Bluff, just west of Ontario Beach, were struck 1 . r UirVufi-lincr Vllt locf llicrllf 1T1V (lcfT.iTri-i,l and forty-three head of cattle, 'twenty- tnie uiuuuni iviiu one . hundred tons of hay and on? hundred .' tons of straw, were burnel. ' Loss, $25,(KK), covered by insurajiee. ' - v ) - ' Nine Bodies Recovered - ''Chicago. March 11. Nine bodies had been recovered from the ruins ot I re nins laundry up to tonight". Twenty-sis other persons Avere injureil, several fatal ly, anad a number are missing. It is believed that bodies are still buried in the wreck. The majority of the vic tims were girls. Thirty-six eraployes v were in the structure at the time of the i explosion. . ' . : i J General De Dios Surrenders' ... Washington, March 11. The War Dei ' partment this morning received the foly lowing cablegmm from (Jenenil Mao; Arthur: "Gen. Marian De- Dios. with four oflk cers and fifty-seven men, uniformed anf) armefl, surrendered it Maic. Thi is regarded .as very important, indicating the collapse of the insurrection in ferri-w rn-ir hi-voiAffiro ohstinatelv dpfendpit Conditions throughout the entire archi--lelago are very encouraging. Capture; and surrendering of arms continues. Thirtv-three hundred and sixty-eight ai'rns , surrendered and (raptured since -January 1." . , j Party Division in Charlotte " Pliovlnti-o V P . Afnrch 11. Snpcial. . . V. UUt-'VUt-vy ' ( f tlio two i-ivnl Democratic com 1 ii .. i . - - mittees met "today and passed resolutions j calling f or a nominating primary prn s-j ; Also setting forth rules of the primary. An alderman, in speaking of. the situa-", tion today, says lie neueves, one way in which the nuitter between the rival committees can be settled will be fotf-,-(the candidate of one faction to ran indo-v . pendente Jiasnys the. only differenced ; letween 'the committees is that ono com-, r mittee wants only white I eui(K'rats to participate in the primary, while the rival committee w-ants all whites to partici . pate. : " . ', -';:V READ. OUT OF THE PARTY- - , . ..... , . . . ' ."''' Senator McLaurin Has Gone- , to the Republicans r j i Vor VArk March 11. A special dl pateli from Washington to the Hciald, says: ' - "-'. "Senator McLaurin of fomn taruuim, f is no longer a Democrat. His name hat . been stricken from the Democratic cau cue roll, and this has ,been done ? wit the endorsement of the gentleman him self. He has ,in fact, virtually ,rtad himself out of the party which elected him to the position he now holds. ( "For sdme time riie junior Senatoi from South Carolina has been voting whh the Republicans on every occasion where there was a li vision on anythinJ ' , like poHtical linesS To DemocrtifJ , friends'who spoke with him on the sub jeet he' contented himself with declaring that his votes were in acconlance with , his conscientious idea of what was corv rect, and said that he would continue hi vote' a she thought right, despite all citi cisms of his Demticratic colleagues. Now, he has formally separated himself from his party." THE FRANCHISE ' IN. MARYLAND- The Reform League Protests Against Pending Legislation . - ; " ; ' ' ' Annapolis, March 11. Representative of the Reform League wtre in annapo htf todav strongly protesting against the passage by the General Assembly of the proposed ballot law which means dis franchisement o illiterates, white and colored voters. Former Senator Arthur J. Gorman i3 on hand to push along the bill as bpeedr ily as possible. Active Republicans ar also looking Into the measure with muct concern. -" . Vionrlno- wns siren today in the Sem ate Chamber lasting nearly four -hour The, Reform League speakers were in ( trodnced by Charles J. Ronaparte of . Batlimore, a leader in the movement, I The speakers "pointed out the injustice, and unconstitutionality of the act. . It is evident that the Senate Is acting COUtlOUSiy. UI18 OL tutr ov.uat"i.-. y said his white friends will suffer Ivy tha i.;n ' SpvmbI livelv tilts weeurred dufimr the several hours debatej in which a halfi dozen participated for and against dis- franchisement Washington, March 11. It is said4haf ' Miss Martha Ilichborn. the well-knowa society girl, has conditionally engaged, herself to marry James G; Blaine,. Jr. The condition is that James should mend - his vvays and habits for a yearv He ha N made good up to date. , r CMiistitution is clear as to the com- s .it
The Morning Post (Raleigh, N.C.)
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