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Vol. VII. RAXiEIG-H, mr C, THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1901 No.. 101 il 1 Judges Are Not Allowed to Examine Lawyers as to the Law Judge Montgomery's Testimony lively PUTS BLAME ON CLARK lays He Was "at the Bottom of the Trouble" Accused Him of Advising the State Treasurer Not to Obey the Courts Mandamus and with Instigating Newspaper Attacks on Court Judge Montgomery Called At torney Watson to Account for Laughing at His Answer Refused to Answer a Question as to the Court Being Brawl." in a Political YfMinlay in the Court of lmpcach Di m n ;is -another interesting day they i j i' all interesting. . " .ludge Montgomery was the star wit S'-ss of the morning session of the court, iinl ho proved to be the liveliest and the readiest witness yet called to the stand. His answers to counsel for the proseeu :ion in the cross examination were not wily ready, quick, clear cut and positive, nit were not infrequently seasoned with l dash of "ginger" that enlivened things n i all around him. The cross examination was conducted by the ablest one of the counsel for the .pee!U))ii, in that respect, Mr. Watson, vhn rs surpassed as a cross-examiner by w if any lawyers in North Carolina. It' the expression may be pardoned 'i "i- it is used in no offensive sense), "y." Watson went at the witness in )n nzjri-essive manner from the start, find although he soon discovered (as he probably had anticipated) that he had ia-kled an equally aggressive, witness, liu-re was no retreat or yielding of ground, and the cross-examination de V' l'ip.-d at times into a battle royal be-twi-en these two eminent lawyers. .lu-tifc Montgomery was quick to ob sTve what he characterized as a lack of pi'ip. r lvspevt for a justice of the Su i'rnnc Court of North Carolina, albeit witness, and he told Mr. Watson so, in very pronounced language, more than 'Hire, At one time the witness said: "'.Mr. Watson, you ask" me questions nfi'iTting my honor and integrity, and i ' torc time is given to answer them you i:"5eb in my face. I object to it! I tell -u 1 am entitled to more respect than tij.-if, sir." ('ii another occasion, Mr. George u'liuitivo, one of the managers, repeated i- H-quosi of Mr. Watson to witness : ' Mispond his answers a moment." just tii" witness ceased to speak, and in .1" is i.s; so lifted his hand as he passed by witness in approaching Mr. Watson :r a conference and "shook his finger ;K jn' repeated the command. This .ict went through the witness like electric- shock and angered him great siiid. tersely: i ii.'ivc suspended by remarks, sir!" Whereupon, Mr. Itountree (stooping I"1 spoke in a low tone in Mi- Watmi "ii" w.is seated) looked - - - - - - - up and over his i-ii. .:iiier. in a iiii.!- semi-erect attitude, and "I thought you would!"' t -bidt'e Montgomery's face, ablaze with ''lizi.atinn. shmrcd that be considered ' ' f:'iintrce's-demea)M)r and acts in ?1Iini.', and he exclaimed:, . s sir; but you shook'your finger faef. I don't like that and Twill 1 you not to do it again! A: rj.p r.lose of the cross-examination : n arson arose and said to Judge i-.wsomery that he had not intended to -ttnsiv... und jf he had appeared to ' i - the witness he would apologize. v -Mtement was accepted bv Judge J," !l'j-";i" 'y and the - "incident" was testimony Jndce Mnnt In hie ii i a rj o Many "con from the detailed report be- In v. ' he iVl . lue "ecu Wje FJtueEsj believed Jus stice Walter MED Clark to be at the bottom of all this trouble, and that he so stated to all the other members of the court, while in conference, as far back as last fall. Counsel for the - prosecution were much pleased when the witness Used the word "mandate" while being cross examined by Mr. Watson in referring to the issuing of the writ or mandamus by Clerk Kenan but a uttle later, -on tire re-direct examination, when counsel for the defense called his attention to tin fact, h.e appeared to be surprised and at first said -he did not think-he had used that term.. Upon being assured by counsel on both sides that he had done so, the witness declared that he did it inalvertently and had not intended to do so, except in a general sense (he had said that he had not thought the clerk would refuse to obey any order or mandate of the court) and did net mean to imply that any "mandate" of the court had been issued" Clerk Kenan in the issuance of this writ now in question; that on the contrary he had expressly stated in his examina tion that no such mandate or order was ever given oy the court, as a court, and that the clerk had only been advised in dividually by the majority Of the mem bers of the court because there was then nothing before, the court in that case, at that tirae,: to issue an order about, it having gone off the docket, etc. j The expert testimony was ruled out at the afternoon session and the. defense rested its case. The greater part . 4t the session was consumed withWgument on the question of admitting the testmiony" of the law yers summoned by the defense to give expert testimony as to the decisions of the judges. After a lengthy discussion of this mat ter President turner ruled that such, testimony was incompetent, all precedent being against it. Ex-Judge W. J. Montgomery, Colonel H. C. Jones and Major J. P. Shaw, then testified to the good character of Chief Justice Furches, when ex-Governor Jar vis announced that the defendants wouid rest their case. . -The prosecution then began the exam ination of witnesses 'in rebuttal. Mr. Watson said the examination of these witnesses would not consume more than two hours. Mr. B. K. Lacy was the only witness examined by the prosecu tion. He testified as to the payment of the- warrant to.TheophiluS' White 'in compliance with the writ of mandamus. President Turner ruled out a question tending to show that the treasurer paid White out of the regular funds of the treasury instead of the oyster funds. The counsel for the defendants ten dered the following gentlemen as expert witnesses 'learned in the law": Ex-Judge J. C, MacRae. ex-Judge W J. Mont gomerv. W. W. Clark, II C. Jones, T. M.'Argo. C. F. Warren. T. W. Bick ett. T. X. Hpl, I. F. Dortch. Judge Walter Clark, who has figured prominently-in the trial, will le offered as a witness by the prosecution this morning. This was the arrangement last night after a conference among counsel for the managers. Judge Clark's exam ination, it is said, will result- in interest ing developments. THE MORNING SESSION The roll call at the morning session revealed 48 of the ."0 Senators pres ent. Mr. Pon of counsel for the prosecution arose and asked permission to Jiave Mr. E. C. Whitehurst sworn. ' Mr. Whitehurst. proved to be a son-in-bw of the late1 Mr. C. C. Allen who was the secretary of the shell fish com mission Mr. Allen now being dead. The wJtnesS was sworn and Mr. Pou examined him. Q "What papers are those you have there?" A. "Papers that .came out of the desk of Mr. Allen in the room in which he died in Elizabeth City. He died in Oc tober, 1900." O. "Open the bundle and show which of the papers are in the; handwriting of Mr. Allen. You are familiar, with his handwriting, are you not?" A. "Ye, I am familiar with his hand writing. This (holding up one of the pa pers) is in his writing." , Q. "Look through all the, papers you have there and select those which, you can testify are in Mr. Allen's hand writing." This the witness did, laying aside, and handing to the clerk, the papers he so indentified. Q.-r-"Which of these papers are in Mr. Allen's handwriting?" The witness indicated this, and added that others were papers of the shell fish commission. : "ft) this the defense objected, and wit ness was "cautioned about speaking of the shell fish commission. Q. "Did you know where Mr. Allen kept lib shell fish papers?" (Objection; overruled.) A. "Yes; in his desk. In the upper part; in the pigeon-holes: these papers were found in that place." Mr. Pou then asked that the papers identified as having been written or signed by Mr. Allen, and the balance be filed. ' ' ' . Question as to the identity of the Gov ernor was asked. - , Mr. Jarvis objected to any parole proof, but withdrew it when it was learned the object of question. Continuing the witness said that he wanted a receipt for; the papers he not being the executor of the estate of Al len, etc. Clerk ordered to give him the receipt. ' - ' . ' - ' Q. "Are these the papers of C. C. Allen, and was Allen tjie acting Qr at tempting to act, secretary of the 'shell fish, commission?" r ' Witness replied affirmatively and, con tinuing, said Mr. Allen died abonVOto ber 1. but that he did not know the ex act date. - ;V T; Jadse Dcnslai' Character Goed . The following witnesses, f all - from Greensboro (the home of Judge Douglas) were sworn and testified to his good character' and standing: " - ' President Tred Peacock of the Greens boro Female College. Capt. J. W. Fry, a banker". Mr. J. J. Hunter,' a manufacturer. -Mr..J. A. Odell, a hardware merchant. Neither of the witnesses was bross examined, and they retired after merely answering the formal 'question put to them by Mr.' Bynum. Jadge Montgomery Tokci Ike Stand After Senator Henderson had intro duced a resolution, which was adopted, providing for the payment of per diem and mileage of the character--witnesses examined the preceding day, "Justice Montgomery of the Supreme Court' was called to the witness stand and sworn. In ijesponse to questions by . Mr. Cooke of counsel for the respondents, who con ducted the examination, the witness said: - " ' "I was licensed to practice law in Jan uary, 1S67, .and since that time, tip to November, 3894, when elected Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, I was en gaged regularly in the practice of the law. : . I took the oath of. office as , jtrstice of that fourt in January, 1S9.", and the first of the office-holding cases tried af ter I went on the bench was that of Wood vs. Bellamy (12 N. C Reports). Q. " What was the principle involved in that case?" (. A. "That a public office was property in North Carolina, and the decision was based on the case of Hoke vs. Hender son." . Q. "Coming down to Day's case, what was the principle involved?" v A. "The same, except that the Leg islature delegated the powers to three instead of one person." Q. "Any extension of the doctrine af ter that?" A. "Yes in the western district crim inal court case, where the doctrine of in pari materia was involved." Q. "How were the "cases up to the Day case decided?" A. "With perfect unanimity. I was the judge who held out. longest, but all the other members of the court, includ ing Justice Clark, held to the Hoke vs. Henderson decision and I will add thftt the; position r and opinion of -Justice Clark, in conference, influenced me more than the others." : . ' , Continuing, the witness said, that the first dissent from the . doctrine was the Day case. Judge Avi'iy Vas on the bench from 1S05 to 189$, while with the witness as judge. More care and f attention were given the office-holding cases than any others. The judges 'In J these cases consulted all the authorities and used the utmost diligence ftnd pa tience in arriving at their decision. At this point when the witness was asked questions involving the motives of the court, the prosecution interposed re peated objections, and were generally sustained by the President, of the court Q. "Was there a free and full discus sion of all those cases?" A. "Yes; very full. More timev as I said, and attention and research were given them than any line of cases ever brought before the court, since , I have been on the bench." Several questions ,of counsel for the respondents were. here objected to and finally withdrawn.' Finally this question was admitted, the objections being over ruled. ' Q. "What were the acts and conduct of the' judges in conference or other- IVeTer a Word Reflecting on the Legit- v latnre A. "In the consideration and discus sion of these cases I unhesitatingly say that the respondents in this case ; up proached them with painstaking care, paying diligent attention to the citations or counsel, ann witn never a word re flecting in any wray on the Legislature never a word said1 except to arrive at a conclusion based on the law of justice." The judges may have been a' little out of temper at times as individuals in the conferences but as justices thev made diligent and laborious research of the law, with never a manifestation against the Legislature; as men trying io get at the tr,uth and do right. (Counsel for the prosecution objected to the latter part of the last sentence, but the objection was overruled. , Q. "In the first case in which White's interest was adjudicated (White vs. Hill what was determined by the Supreme Court there?" i A. "The judgment was that "ybite was entitled to the office he was ap pointed to under the act of 1897, - and that the distribution of offices by the Legislature of 1899 was void. All con curred in this decision except Justice Clark." - ? Q "Now, who concurred in the next case, White vs. Auditor?" A. "The respondents and Chief 'Jus tice Faireloth. Dissenting opinions were written by Justice Clark and myself." Q "Were they on the same grounds?" 1 "Not at all." r The witness then stated the ' differ ence, as already testified tor and reported the witness adding that he did not de sire to approach a conflict between, two departments - of the State Government when he could avoid it. " ' . Q. "State what occurred after that in respect to issuing of the writ. ' A. "I wiil do so, though it is not all pleasant to me. Continuing, the witness then said. . . . - ' - j ' ' "On the day or diy after Judge Clark (Continued on Sixth - Pase) jilli'l 1 Miners Seem to Be Struggle in for WANT THEIR RIGHTS Recognition Desired for the -Purpose of Making Mutual Agreements Between Oper ators and Workers Wilkesban-e, Pa.. Mardli 20. The busi ness men in Pennsylvanili are more than anxious to avert the prlposed strike of the mine "workers, but the situation con tinues unpropitious, and -unless there are radical changes within few days it is feared that the struggle with the -coal operators will begin at he first of next month. "f There is little hope fcr peace, accord ing to the statement ef president. T. D. Nichols of the First district of the United Mine Workers. 3Ir. Nichols this moriiig replied to the Board of Trade, which Issued an" appeal asking him to do what She could to pre vent the threatened strike. In his re ply Mr. Nichols sayslCf ; Recognition of the niiion is a purely technical point. As one of the officers of the United Mine Wlrkers I will do everything in . my power, to avoid strike by trying to arrange for a joint conference. X ' J-. "We are not asking fift the recognition of .the union on purely -technical grounds but aire striving to obtain a joint con rerence so tnat a scalf of wges may be arranged and adopfedv At present there is no scale in vogtte in the anthra cite region, except in one or. two-places This leaves 'the employes at the mercy of bosses. f "I feel that the Boarcl of Trade' should direct a communication, or several if necessarv. tothe oneriltors. so "that a joint conference can bef held and-a sys tematic plan of proceunce arranged, lhis will avoid strikes and faetty differences J.. . 1 Tf . . The operators have thea power to avoid a strike. Our me have demanded recognition, not- for tae' sole purpose- St being recognized, but to arrange for conference so that they may agree on a definite scale of wages. We are striv- inff to do business on business principles We desire to meet the operators man to man. ' ' The statement of District President Nichols has civen little comfort . to the mercantile interests of this section, which Would be certain to suffer seriously in the ; event f another war between the miners and -operators- It is understood however," that the Board "of Trade will continue' its efforts to have the questions in dispute settled amicably, and that, acting oh the suggestion of Mr. Nichols, it will appeal to the operators to meet the men half-way and at least agree to consider the differences that have led up to the existing situation. AUSTIN LOSES Ray and Escott Not Guilty on Indictment for Libel Asheboro, N. C. March 20. Special. The criminal docket of Randolph Supe rior Court has been disposed of. The case of libel in which J. F. Austin and the State were prosecutors and G. S. Rav and H. C. Escort defendants, wound up the criminal docket with a verdict of "not guilty." The case of Asheboro Wood, and Iron Works" against the South ern Railway win be called lu-iday. Miss Bertie H. Ross was married to day at Jackson Springs to Mr. Moses McDonald of Moore county. Miss Ross is the daughter of Sheriff R. R. Ross aud sister to Representative Charles Ross. They passed through tonight on the vestibule train for .points North. Mr. Georse Hilliard. an attache of the Southern Railway, was married today to Miss Annie JJavis at the nome ot the bride at Glenola, N. C. ON CO-OPERATIVE PLAN New Cotton Mill Enterprise Projected in Winston Winston-Salem, N. C, March 20. Spe cial. A movement- was started here to day to build a. $100,000 cotton mill in North Winston on the co-operative and installment plan. Options have been se cured for a site and the promoters are confident that , the enterprise will be es tablished. It is announced today . that Mr. S. F. rnre. chaii-maii of tfie Republican Ex ecutive Committee for this congressional district, is to succeed Mr, W. J. Ellis as assistant postmaster- of Winston Salem. Mr. Vance has strong endorse ments and was recommended to the postmaster by Congressman Blackburn. Mr. Ellis may be given another position. - -$- FAILED TO WORK Nol Result from Senatonal " Caucus in Nebraska Lincoln, Neb., March 20. D. E. Thompson of Lincoln.-who was last night nominated for TJUiited .. States Senator for the short terra, the Republican cau- cus," failed of election in the joint ses sion of the House and Senate today. The Republican caucus which last night nominated D. E. Thompson for United States Senator for the short term subse quently began balloting for Senator, for the long term, and at 2:15 a. m. forty three ballots had been taken, the forty third resulting as follows: Rosewater, 27; Meiklejohn, 17; Currie, 8. The sev enteen members who refused to eoter the caucus are partisans of Crounse, Martin and Hinshaw. In , the balloting for the long-term nomination the vThompson nren divided between Rosewater and Meikle- john. - ' . The caucus,; under the rules of which Thompson - was nominated, adiourned Without nominating a candidate for the long term, thereby invalidating the nomi nation it already had made. The caucus called provided that both Senators should De nominated . at the same session. Dismissed Officer's Revenge Buda-Pest, March 20 Field Marsha .Jablanozy De' Cenzyorgy, chief of the gendarmes department .of the ministry of national defense, was shot at in the street this afternoon by a man who of f ered him a letter which the field mar shal declined toaceept. Two passers by seized the would-be assassin, . who the name of Johan Gal, a former lieutenant of the gendarmes department. The pris oner said he had been dismissed for no reason and wished to kill the field mar shal out of revenge. ' n Marriage Nullified ; Columbia, S. C. March 20. In , the Court of Common Pleas f or Spartan burg the marriage contract of Charles Dearmon and Ida Padgett has been de clared null and void, despite the fact that the Legislature has repeatedly refused to legalize divorces for any cause.. . The proceedings were brought to prevent both man and woman being proseeuted for bigamy. Both subsequent totheir marriage married other individuals. vThe woman did not appear in the case. Dear mon declared that he had married Ida Padgett when ' under the influence of liquor and was not in a condition' to make a binding contract. LOVED NOT -.WISELY- A Clothesline Helped Fanny Out of Her Misery . New Tork, March 20. Fanny Chanin, a young. Russian of 234 Cherry street, was found dead early this -morning, banging by a clothes line from ja tran som, only a few feet away1 from - where her six-year-old vson was asleep, in bed. She had killed herself because she thought her husband did not love her as much as i she loved ' him, and she "left him a letter saying that by her death she had set Jhim free The husband -and wife' were- born in the same village in Russia, i and after they had grown up they married and came here- to seek ' their fortunes. He was a tailor and she a dressmaker. she was the sort of. a woman who continuallj' fondled her hus band and fussed with his clothes and brought his slippers,' sind Chanin did not care ror that Kina or . tning- tie was stolid through it all, and, though "good to her," as those words are usually taken, he was too cold to make her happy ..'So she came home Tuesday night and care fully put her rooms in order, even to scrubbing the floor. Her neighbors heard her sing her child to -sleep; then, when the boy could , no longer hear 'her, she hanged herself from the transom. The door was locked when thehusband got back, but he pried it open with a knife. He found his dead wife waiting for him. - : MAKING A SLATE Hanna and McKinlev . Fix Things for Ohio Republicans Washington, March 20. More than two "hours this morning Senator Hanna, Representative Grosvenor and Represen tative Dick -were in conference at the White House with the president regard ing political affairs in Ohio. The entire situation in the Buckeye State was thor oughly eanvassed and the slate for this year's State nominations was practically agreed upon. Plans were als laid for retaining control of the Legislature to be elected this fall, which will have the selection of a successor to Senator For- aker. , It was decided that all the State offi cers from Governor Nash down should be renominated, with the exception of TJenfenant Governor Caldwell. Hewill not beon the ticket this fall. The reason for this is found in the fact? that Mr. Caldwell is attorney for the State Liquor,, Dealers Association of Ohio, and in con sequence all the temperance element of the State is strongly, arrayed gainst ; him. In the campaign twoTyears ago he. had about 25,000 votes behind Governor Nash by reason of the opposition of the Prohibitionists. . " ... . . : The Republicans realize that 4 with Tom. I. Johnson as the probable head of the Democratic ticket this fail they will have . a hard figh on .their hands, and as V Lieutenant 1 Governor Caldwell would, it Js oeneyea, injure, nieir chanceshe will be dropped. . ' : Senatdr Hanna has decided tov join forces with the McKissxm men. in Cleve land in "au effort to beat Johnson forr mayor of the city.' Senator Foraker went to the White House while the conference was on and remained with - the quartette for-a short time, but left long before the consulta tion ended While dissension between the Hanna jind the Foraker factions still continues aftd there is said to be a plan on hand to.Mefeat Senator Foraker, it was stated, at the conclusion or the con ference inat oic ULUU, midiubtedlv cad'orse liim for the Senate.! Ml Death Sentence Executed on Three Boexs PLAGUE AT CAPE TOWN Authorities at Pretoria Taking Precautions to Prevent It from Gaining a Foothold There. 1 , Cape Town, MarchN20. J. P. -- Mina ber, S. Minaber and J. A. Neuwoudt were shot at DeAar last evening for treason and murder in pursuance of the sentence of a court martial. -The death sentence was passed a week ago in con nectioir-- with the wrecking of a tram near Taasbosch, by which five men were killed, -i General Kitchener confirmed the verdict. :- ' '-The garrison was paraded and the prisoners were-led putat sunset. Death was instantaneous. A Dutch minister and relatives remained with the prison ers 'tiithe, end.' Two others concerned in - the train wrecking ... were sentenced to five years at penal servitude. Gnardlnj; Against the Placne Pretoria, March 20. Owing to the prevalence of bubonic plague at Cape Town and other points in South Africa, the. authorities here are taking every" precaution - to .prevent an outbreak, ' and it is hoped that infectious diseases will There is the greatest activity in build ing-isolation hospitals for the Kaffirs, who seem especially susceptible to vio lent diseases; and besides this the whole town, which has become very dirty dur ing the Boer war, is being thoroughly cleansed under the 'direction of the san itary authorities. The activity of those in charge of the publie health at Pretoria has given rfce to rumors that .the outlook .for-an . epi demic Is discouraging and that; cases ,of the disease- are being- kept; concealed; but this is denied. . The health guardians declare that the Md4-ac rAHMA A n v 1 1 h 4 r- 4-l. sis- M Mr ngees who persist in : ignoring the very rudiments of sanitary regulations. The houses 4 oeeupied by the refugees have been-visited'by the authorities and have been found 1 to be in a vile ; condition, presenting favorable opportunities for bubonic plague to gain, a foothold in Pretoria In certain instances the offi cials have ordered that the houses occu pied by the Boers be dismantled, the floors being torn . up and used for fire wood. Many of the-refugees, as. a mat ter of necessary -precaution! have been sent into camps under canvas and are frequently inspected, -besides being com pelled to obey, the ordinary laws of cleanliness.. . , Owing to the efforts of .the authorities, enteric fever is rapidly abating" and many patients have been discharged.- -It ' is reported that there are now very few casvs in the hospitals. ' - : The weather her-is especially condu cive to the spread of .fevers and other diseases. It is cold and; an aimost inces sant ram is falling. ". Lieutenant Colonel Sir Henry Rawlin son,' deputy assistant adjutant general in Natal, has arrived here. i- POLICE PUZZLED Mystery of a Bottle of Poison- . ed Whiskey - San Francisco,-March. 20. The case of Mrs. George Kent, arrested forr, sending a bottle of poisoned whiskey through the mails to her husband, is puzzling the po lice. The woman recently; began a suit for. divorce from her. husband Who is an ignorant? longshoreman, because of ex cessive csuelty, and since ; she "filed ; the suit she declares he has met her in "the street and threatened her. She claims he sent the, bottle to himself and used her handwriting ; to get her into trouble. He cannot write himself, and eome time ago he had his wife write his Jocal ad dress, and it" is ; this address that is oa the" package. She says the postoffice of ficials warned ivent that an unmailable package was awaiting him and when he called for it they warned him the bottle looked as though it .had been tampered with, tn the bottom was a white sedi ment, and when analyzed there was found strychnine enough to kill ten men. Kent says his wife threatened to poison him before she left him, bt , the police are inclined to. believe he fixed tip the liquor to cause "his wife trouble' and pre vent her from securing a divorce. Late this afternoon they released Mrs, Kent from custody. ' " : Civilizing the Filipinos - Washington, March 20. The following cablegram from Judge' Taf t at ' Manila was-received today at thWar Depart received today at tnw ar jJepart-l ave organized TayabaVV Romblon I tiding Tablas). Sibuyan aJU smaller! ment "Have (including vuUv..n island - and Masbate' tiacluding TiacoJ and Burias); visited Marinuque, initiated organization of municipalities there and will organize province before return Re ceptions most enthsiastic. "After visiting Negros shall 0 to Job and Mindanao; .returning shall organize Iloilo, Capiz, Antique, Cebu, Bohol ani Leyte. Shall probably organize Zambo anga. Marked improvement ia general situation." - ' ; - Miners. on a Strike, Summit, Pa March 20. The rainen at Colliery No. 12, went on n strike morning, owing to a disappointment in wages, xnree nunarea inea and bovj are affected. . r Strikers Fight Soldiers Marseilles, March 20. A conflict hen .today, owing to strikers endeavoring m break through the cordon of the tnp;? protecting men working on tlij cirtolrs, resulted in three gendarmes and a soldier heing injured with stones. A revolver was also fired on the 6ide of the strikers of, whom fifteen were arrested. " ' . ' . ' . : . Annoyed by, Spieb, Constantinople, Marcii 20. Much r noyance is felt in diplomatic circles hera at the presence of Turkish spies in th vicinity of each embassy daring the hist few days. The foreign ambassadors nro making representations to tho Turkisli authorities on the matter. ' : Surrendering in Batches London, March 20. The Eichanga Telegram Company says it is understood at Cape Town that the negotiations be tween Lord Kitchener and Gen. Botha for the surrender of the burghers wen broken off .through the attitude of irre conciliables among the Boers. General Botha, however, is inducing his men to surrender in batches. They are encamp ed at Middieburg, Transvaal, whicl place is dominated by the British. r . ; ' ' . s : f Furnace Men to Strike Toungstown, O.. March 20. The fur nace, men of the valley, who organized; after the reduction of-10 per cent in their wages, which took' place about a month ago, announce that they will go on a strike unless the manufacturers agree to put back the amount taken off their wages. Since that time the price of pig iron has increased $2 or more, and as yet there is no sign of a corresponding increase in wages. The furnace men iare all thoroughly organized and a strike will throw out every: furnace in the valley. A 'mass meeting will be held Friday night to take-final action. . . . $ y Must Be Turned Back : Washington, March 20. The coinp- roller of the "'treasury has decided that the unexpended balance June 30 next or the Jtou,uw,uuu emergency war appro priation made by congress immediately; before , the Spanish war, must be. car ried back into the treasury without re gard to any outstanding obligations on account. of that fund. This will have tli effect of depriving war department, con tractors of nearly $1,000,000 in payment! for ordnance and ordnance stores until uongress maues a special appropnauoa to meet their claims. 5 ' r, ' " L Mary's Name a Burden Chicago, , March 20. Mary Wotown- wietz attempted suicide because heC name had proved a drawback in the so cial circle in which she mingled. For some time her friends, who were unabla to pronounce. her name, have called he? Mary Walsh, and the fact that she, bad! an alias preyed on her mind to such an extent that she became despondent. Then her lover ceased his attentions, and sh ascribed this to, her name. She swallow ed a dose of carbolic acid, but will re cover. . ; ,,! BACK IN THEIR CELLS Mutinous Convicts Subdued and Two of Them Shot Leavenworth, Kan. March 20. Two convicts of the Lansing penitentiary were wounded last night by the guartla .who went down into the penitentiary mine to subdue 284 prisoners who en tered the colliery Monday and refused tar come out .until vtbeir demands for bettea food were granted. , . All the convicts were run dowii in va rious parts of tho workings by a heavy, detail of guards who descended the shaft; shortly before midnight. A volley was fired when the bottom was reached, with, the intention ; of intimidating the muti neers. It is supposed that stray bullets hit two of the convicts. Neither was serionsly hurt, however, and the volley effectually subdued the others, who were almost famished out, and apparently glad to get off so easily, . They scattered through the workings, leaving the fifteen guards they had . overpowered and held as hostages. The latter were quickly hoisted io the surface and the work of rounding up thSj convicts" began. A fast as they were ' caught tbey were ta-. ken up, and before morning all were se curely, locked in their cells at the peni tentiary. They had ' been "praeticallyi , withbutood for twentyfdur hoursand at daybreak were given only a cup olj coffee and a few slices of bread. War flen 'Tomlinson announced that he will severely punish the leaders.- ' . . , ' The wounded men are Ralph Glark, under a twenty year sentence for high way?robbery,who wfli lose an arm, and Alfred Hatfield, serving ten years for . manslaughter. Hatfield received a flesoj T , , , , wound in the leg.
The Morning Post (Raleigh, N.C.)
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March 21, 1901, edition 1
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