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Vol. VIII
RALEIGH. N. C. SUDNAY, FEBRUARY 2. 1902-TWEL7E PAGES
No. 149 )
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Shoved Theiri A way
Into a Pigeon Hole
"hose Charges Against Col
lector Duncan Evfdently
Considered of Small
Importance
B THOMAS J. PEXCS.
Washington. Feb. 1 Special. Accord-
i. r nil; i- " iilinc 1STmt Vl
Y.v-liua will not get a umpse of Prince
Henry of Prussia on his trip south, but
Representative Otey of Virginia lias
,,w way the royal visitor will be whirled
lii .u-ii Tar Ileeldom. Mr. Otey thinks
riie committees on arrangements are
greying the Prince in a round-about
v,:! t. get to the south and today he
ini rdiu-ed a resolution in the House pro
i ; that the itinerary of Prince Henry
, Prussia -shall extend through Yir-
Una. Xurth Carolina, South Carolina,
(";,o;'i:i and Tennessee. This route
,v , ;! l fntce his Majesty over the great
; p;i;t( lii in chain and the Chickamauga
P:ik. The resolution provides that
President Koosevelt shall consider this
I ;f,'f.'d flip as it is represented to cur
l i l aixM'.t twelve miles of the already
,-ir ranged itinerary.
.b.hu C. Dancy was sworn in today as
1; .Mi-.U-r of Ieeds for the District of
VoIumMa. The oath was administered
.it t lie Interior Department in the pres-
:i ( of Secretary Hitchcock. The re-
iriiig Recorder welcomed Dancy into
,.;',,.. Dancy says lie will conduct the
.(Tu-e in a business-like manner and that
Ji,. will not consider the subject of
r'.iange in his office until he becomes per
I'.vtly familiarized with everything.
Th'.? statement that charges have been
ji;efe:red against Collector Duncan- is
r ut' but the secretary to the Civil Ser
vice Commission says they were not given
'..iii heie. lie received "them from Ra
i, Thursday afternoon and shoved
them away in a pigeon-hole. Evidently
the commission is not disposed! to attack
mi.h importance to the charges, for
''iiimissioner Yerkes has not bvm noti
ced and neither has Senator Pritehard.
The commissioner frequently receives
charges against government officials and
7:',it is the. end of mauy of them. The
commission refused t make public the
ranies of the persons who made the
One Million Spent fop :
Roads in the PhlSippsnes
Governor Taft Continues His
Story Concerning Affairs"
in Luzon and Other
Islands.
.Washington,' Feb. 1. Governor Taft
of the Philippines was today before the
Senate Committee on the Philippines,
:;nd continued his story of the tour of
the various islands made by the '.com
mittee. Covernr Taft said that every island
li.i i a back or spine of mountains which
made 'travel difficult. The Philippines
' uiimiss; m had appropriated -Sl.OOO.tHIO
for the construction of roads by the.mil"-f-lry
iroyei nment in Luzon anil other
Wn'nds. These were for strategic as
,v,-cll as commercial purposes. The money
'had practically all been expended and it
was expected to make further appro
priations equally as large.
Mr. Ilaie asked whether the mountains
fanned imnas-sable barriers in the islands.
t'.overnor Taft said that was the case
practically in -.Mindanao.
Mr. Hale' asked whether the people
wi-i-e 'engaged in their avocations at the
places visited by the commission.
Governor Taft replied that industries
weiv greatly interrupted. The loss of
attic, from what was said to be rin-.
ierpesr had caused the greatest inter
t' lcnce. About 75 per cent of the cattle
"had died and as the caribou or water
buffalo was the beast of burden, the
fandly friend, and the object of robber
ra.M. thfir loss had been greatly felt.
Another set-back to agricultural opera
lion was, of course, the condition of
war and insurrection in certain sections.
In I'ampanga, Bulocan and on the
Pilars property especially, the lands re
in lined uncultivated because it was dau
it' o.is to go out and cultivate them.
Ibis, however, was not the car,e now.
'.!: lands were now being cultivated.
P i! the rinderpest war and, in a minor
' -r e. the locust, were what had inter-
i with the usual agricultural works.
'''turning to the conditions in Cebn,
'-. f-rnor Taft said that the island had
1 a turned back to the military authori
' ' Just before leaving he had re
' 1 a letter from Judge Karlock, who
1 i agisted in inducing the 300 or 400
!( ( rionists to day down their, anus,
s''. ing that the island was now tranquil.
Proceeding to describe affairs in Bohol,
;; ;ei ;)(! Taft said that the committee
v,i :i some misgivings had organized tac-1-a:?j-'n.
but had later been compelled to
'hi it back to the military.
i'lio island of Leyte was one of the
r'iot satisfactory to deal with, the peo
I !e being much interested in the civil
g-'n-emnip-nt established.
At Catlialogan, the old Spanish capi
t;;3 of ffamar, the commission met the
i (,i resentatives of seven out of twenty
t :wns. and from, conversations with them
included that Samar was not then
i'idy for civil goverament.
tAt Batanga?, the reception accorded
ilip coinmissjou was not as cordial as
elsewhere, but General MacArthur urged
organization of the province.
This province was, however, also
turned back to the military
Th Islaod of Mindora ws not' visited
h tlj. commission there not being any
American troops there, no American ren
"ts. and the island itself had the
reputation of being very unhealthy.
Throughout the whole of the trip the
I "lies of the commission accompanied
t'ie party. -
In response to a question by Mr. Cul
charges or to disclose the charges pre
ferred. '
This is in keeping with the rules of
the department.
Spencer Blackburn has obtained relief
for J. D. Herrmann of Taylorsville,
who has found a berth in the folding
room of the capital, where he will draw
$120 per year. .
Congressman Small introduced a bill
today "to increase the limit of the .'appro
priation for the public building" at Eliza
beth City fronilOO.OnO to $125,000. The
limit for this - building was originally
!$r0,00 and Congressman Small has
raised it at every session. The supervis
ing architect of the Treasury approves
the increase. '-
Senator Pritchard today secured the
discharge of Ernest Williams son of
ex-Sheriff Williams of HendersoTf county,
from the enlisted service in the navy.
Congressman Bellamy's bill appropri
ating $10,000 for Morey's battlefield, and
W. W. Kitchin's bill for the erection
of Nash and Davidson at Guilford Bat
tleground are held up by the library
committee, to which they were referred.
The' Republicans refuse to allow the
committee to meet for the purpose of
keepingout a number of appropriations
similar to these.
Amos J. Cummings of the committee
told Congressman Bellamy today that
it is impossible to get a meeting.
Congressman W. W. Kit chin saw the
Post 'Office Department today with rever
ence to the location of Oxford post oflice.
Congressman Bellamy, who returned
last night front a flying trip "to Phila
delphia, leaves for Raleigh Monday to
appear in a case before Judge Purnell.
involving the title to two hundred thou
sand acres of land in Columbus and
Brunswick counties. It is an injunction
proceeding brought by the New Jersey
and .North Carolina Land Company
against ' the Gardiner Lumber Company
and others.
Bills -will be introduced next week to
pay back salary to the heirs of the late
Gen. Jesse R. Stubbs and Judge Thomas
C. Fuller, who were elected to Congress
in November. 1805. but who were denied
their seats. They were elected in compli
ance with a proclamation issued by
President Johnson and then Congress
refused to admit them. The five other
Congressmen were elected at the same
time. F. L. Fuller is here in behalf of
the date Judge Fuller.
Mr. James II. Ton returned lonie tonight.
berson as to the numbers of Christian
and non-Christian natives, Governor Taft
said it "was very difficult to tell because
the non-Christian tribes frequently kept
to he woods-,- but his" estimate was be
tween five and six million Christian Fili
pinos, one-hi'lf to two million non-Christian
tribes, about two million Moros.
"It is the Christians who have been
the wickedest," remarked Mr. Proctor.
At this there was a laugh, and Gov
ernor Taft said: '"It -is certainly the
Christians that have carried on the in
surrection." In reply to other questions Governor
Taft said that he estimated that from
five to seven per cent of the people
read and write the Spanish language,
but that he could not say what propor
tion of the people could w'rite their own
language. One great difficulty encoun
tered is the fact that the people of the
different provinces do not understand the
language of one another.
The witness said that many of the 835
American teachers are engaged in in
structing the Filipino teachers. They
are scattered over the islands in 45.
towns, and they are making good prog
ress, notwithstanding their own lack of
knowledge of the natives. Many of the
American soldiers had acted -as teachers
of the islanders and had proved very
successful.
As a rule the people appeared anx
ious to get the education thus given.
but in some cases the prie&ts were mani
festing a disposition to establish par
ish schools for their people.
Governor Taft said that Spanish is the
only language that is common through
out the .archipelago.
Governor Tdft said that there probably
were two thousand rifles in the hands
of the insurrectionists in the islands,
and there are some of the latter who
do not carry guns. He could not, he
said, tell where the rines and the am
munition came. from. Some had been
received from Admiral Uewey before the
beginning of the insurrection, and there
were also' rumors of, shipments from
Ilonar Kong and other parts of China
and Japan, but these reports could not be
verified. There had been some Japanese
rifles found, but most of them were
either Remingtons or Mausers, indi
cating either American or Spanish origin.
Nobles Hobnobbing
The Hague, Feb. 1. The Count De
Pourtales, the German Minister to Hol
land, had a long interview today with
Sir Henry Howard, rhe British Minis
ter, who subsequently saw Baron Von
Lynden," the Dutch Foreign Minister.
After their conference the latter con
ferred -with Dr. Kuyper, to whom, sub
sequently Queen Wilhelmina gave a long
audience. . 1
It is understood that the Dutch note
to England on the question of ending
the Boer war and the Brit sh reply
thereto, will be published early next
week.
Death by Strange Accident
Pads, Feb; 1. Countess D Pas lost
her life bv a reinarkable accident on her
husband's estate near Arm today. The
Count was shooting on hi estate ac
companied by his wife They came up
on a wild boas and the Count fired
when the animal was but ten yards off.
The bullet passed through the boar,
richoenetted to the leftward and etruel:
the Countess who was standing fifty
yards away.
' She died almost instantly.
Offering Big Prices
Hastings, Iowa, Feb. 1. A negro from
southern Alabama has been in this coun
ty for tht prist t hree lays getting op
tions on large tracks of tlie:finesc land
in Mills county, five miles east of Ta
bor. His object is to. colonize nesrro-'s
for farming and" gardening purposes to
j piace their "products in Qmaua markers.
lie has been given the option on sev
eral of the finest farms In the county,
and for some of the land is paying as
high as $200 an acre.
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AGENT OF THE
REVOLUTIONISTS
Secrestat Not Allowed to Land
... at LaGuayara
Wilminstad, Island of Curacoa, Feb.
1. It is reported here that on the
French Consul at Caratas further in
sisiting that M. Secrestat, Jr., of Bor
deaux be allowed, to land at La Quay
ara, according to the agreement of the
Venezuelan government, to make formal
protest against the seizure of the es
tates of General Matos, which were
leased to M. Secrestat by the revolu
tionary leader, President Castro caused
lhJ consul to be notified that he (the
President) formally refused to allow the
traveler to laud, basing his refusal on
the ground that M. Secrestat was an
agent of the revolutionists.
TO BE CONTROLLED
FROM NEW YORK
London, Feb. 1. The ''South African
Review today says:
"An American syndicate has bought
100,000 shares of the Chartered Com
pany. At the present time this, is not
iu portant, but if our information is cor
rect, within two years, we may see
tb - Chartered Company largely controll
ed from New York and eventually ex
erting a political influence hitherto quite
rnforseen."'
"After Rhodesia is included with the
other colonies in the group of federated
state forming a British South Africa
such a contingency as the control of
Rhodetdan resources from New York
would have much significance. But if
Rhodesia is to remain outside the fed
erated group, this contingency must be
faced." v - - ..- ,:
Only One More Month
Richmond, Feb. ly-Ihe Virginia Con
stitutional Convention is expected to
conclude its labors about March 1. It
has been in. session at Richmond since
the middle of last Jun and has cost the
state $200,000. No suffrage clause has
yet been agreed upon, although many
have been presented. It io tTie purpose
of the Democrats to unite upon. a- plan
if possible, which will eliminate the ne
gro from politics in the Old Dominion.
DISCUSSING THE ROUTE
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Engineer Jones Talks of the
Nicaragua Canal
" Washington, Feb. 1. Senator Morgan's
Committee on Inter-Oceanic Canals to
day heard J. O. Jones, an engineer who
spent several years with a surveying
party under the Walker Commission on
the proposed route of the Nicaragua
Canal.
Mr. Jones confined his testimony al
most entirely to a discussion ? of the
healthfumess of the country through
which the canal would pass. He is
of the opinion that the climate is a fine
one and that it is not harmful in any
way to people from the temperate zone.
He amplified the report of the Walker
Commission materially along these lines
and seemed to make a good impression
on the committee.
The sub-comiriittce that is to take up
the question of the possibility of secur
ing a. legal title to the Panama Canal
will meet on Tuesday probably. :
.
Will Invite G rover
Washington. Feb. I. It was said at
the White House today that Grover
Cleveland will be among the distin
puifdied guests to bo invited to attend
the dinner which President Roosevelt
will give in honor of Prince Henry of
Germany, February 24.' President Roose
velt especially desires that Mr. Cleve
land shall be a guest on thatoccasion
and he will send a personal invitation.
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The Hand of His Wife
Pittsburg, Feb. I. Former Warden
Scffel has confessed that he was under
th" influence of . chloroform lnr5nr lia
night when the Biddle brothers broke
jail. Mr. Soffel believes the anesthetic
was administered by his wife. He dis
covered also that his wife had made pre
paiations to sue for a divorce.
Out of Peril
Norfolk, Feb. 1. Th Norwegian
steamer Daggry, which went ashore on
the North Carolina "coast, was hauled
off by wreckers and is oa her way here.
She has '1,500 cases of dynamite
aboard, which it was feared might ex
plode. ; $
A Cabinet Possibility
Washington, Feb. 1. Joseph Manley
of Maine has been mentioned as a pos
sible member .of the cabinet when the
new department o$ commerce is created.
MOST OF THE DAY
GIVEN tOjEULOGIES
' . V.
Short Day's Work in the Na
tional House Yesterday
Washington, Feb. .. 1. When the
House met today a joint resolution was
adopted to transfer ro the Library of
Congress the collection of" State reports
in. 'possession of the Industrial -Commission.
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The Senate bill to prevent the sale of
firearms, opium, and intoxicating liquors
in New Hebrides caused - some good
natured bantering of ; Mr. Sperry of
Connecticut who presented ,tthe bill.
He said the measure was designed to
prevent our" citizens from selling these
articles to the uncivilized people of the
New Hebrides, but -when Mr. Cum
mings of New York, assed hini whether
there was any "law in Connecticut to
prohibit' the sale of the same articles
there he replied, amid general laugh
ter,, that in Connecticut tbe. articles
were not only sold, but manufactured.
Mr. Sibley of Pennsylavnia, demand
ed the ayes and noes on the passage of
the bill. .
The bill was passed; 186 to 35.
The House devoted .the remainder of
the day to the eulogies on the life and
public services of. tfre late Represnta
tive Brossius of Pennsylvania.
Tributes to the mertaory of Mr. Bros
sius were paid by Missrs. Cassel, Gra:
Uiiam, Butler, Dalzell, Palmer, Sibley
and Green of Pennsylvania, and Messrs.
Prince of Illinois,' tPalbert of South
Carolina, Thayer 6f Massachusetts,
Calderhead of Kansas, Grosvenor of
Ohio, Rhea of Kentucky. Lloyd of Mis
souri, Hawley of New Jersey, Kleburg
of Texas, Lacey of Iowa, Mondell of
Wyoming.
- At 3.40 the House adjourned until
Monday. 1
COMING OVER TO
LEARN SOMETHING
Will Study American Indus
trial Methods.jNext Autumn
London, Feb. 1. Mr. Alfred Mosely,
C M. G., is arranging for a commis
sion to visit the United States in the
autumn to investigate - American indus
trial methods from the British stand
point. He says he intenus fco meet rep
resentatives of workmen's tirganizations
in five-sixths of thSreSt' staple indus
tries. The whole' of the elected , dele
gates will accompany him at his ex
pense. The delegates are in no way bound to
any view and will go unbiased and will
ing to see and learn. He only asks that
they be men whose judgment will carry
weight in their own trade. He himself
goes to America by. April to make the
jptreliminary arrangements. Thie dele
gates will tour for about a month, ac
companied by newspaper and literary
men. V
Mr. Mosely says that he was amazed
at" what he saw himself in America and
also in South-Africa, where most of the
profits of the general mercantile houses
went to the Germans. While the Brit
ish owned the mines they were doing
badly till the American engineers trans
ferred them from a state next to bank
ruptcy to great prosperity.
Mr. Mosely declares tlttit education is
at-the root of the difference. This labor
commission , is in addition to the com
mission of experts, the cost of which
he is defraying, whose object is to in
quire into the educational systems ,of
the continent and of America.
NEW SECRETARY
TAKES THE OATH
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Ex-Governor Shaw Becomes
Secretary of the Treasury
Washington, Feb. 1. At 10.30 o'clock
today;, in the presence of the chief offi
cials of the Treasury Department, Sen
ator Dolliver and nearly all of the
Tovra delegation in the lower House and
other friends, former Governor Leslie
Mr. Shaw of Iowa, took the oath of of
fice as Secretary of the Treasury, suc
ceeding Lyman J. Gage.
The oath was administered by Mr.
Justice Shiras of the United States Su-
j preme Court.
i Secretary Shaw was warmly congratu
lated by each person present ui on his
accession to his high office.
The retiring Secretary was among the
first to grasp his hand, and as he did
so, said: "Mr. Secretary, I congratu
late you, and wish for your adminis
tration the highest possible degree of
success."
Secretary Shaw said: "I thank you,
sir, most sincerely, and if my success
shall be anything like that of my prede
cessor, I shall be fully satisfied.".
The new Secretary and the retiring
Secretary then received all of the offi
cials and clerks in the Treasury build
ing, to the number of over 2,000.
- Big Advance on Freight
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London, Feb. 1. It was announced
here today that the following lines have
signed the freight, agreement, whereby
rats . between ' the United States and
England on grain, flour, and -provisions,
will be advanced about 50 per cent:
The Allan Line, the American, the
Atlantic Tiarnsport, the Ounard, the
Chesapeake and Ohio Steamship Com
pany, the Domiuioa Line, the Lwier
Dempster, the Gaff, the Johnstone, -he
Lamport, and Holt, the Leyland, the
March, the Philadelphia and Maaches
ter, the Thompson, the AVarrane, the
Wilson-Furnesn and L,?ind, and the
White Star Line.
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Col, Herrick Can't Accept
Washington, Feb, 1. Col. Myron T.
Herrick of Cleveland. Ohio, will not
accept the position of United Stares
Ambassador to Italy.
On account of liis large business in
terests he. will nbt be able to carry out
the plan of the late President McKin
lcy to succeed Mr. Geo. Von L. Meyer
of Boston, r.t the Italian, capital, who
was appointed Vritb. the undevetaiiding
that he would remain only until Mr.
Herrick could so adjust his business as
to accent the position.
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PAR
DOMED
Schley Warmly Welcomed in
: a Cold Rain ; :
Nashville; -Feb. 1. The inclement
weather- ncce.itated abandonment of
tin paradi? ibid morning in honor of
Adimral SclUt'y, but the Admiral and
Mrs. Shley were escorted to the capiiol
by a detachment of Confederate Veter
ans, State Militia and Knights Templar.
The streets along the route were crowd
ed with people and the greeting accord
ed Admiral Schley was perhaps the
warmest lie- has received. It is esti
mated that ten thousand people were at
tiv south entrance of the House of Rep
resentatives,, where the formal welcom
ing to the city was extended, and the
crush on Capitol Hilr was the greatest
known. ' '
The exercises at the State House were
begun shortly, before noon, Governor
McMillan welcoming the Admiral to the
State.
Salary No Inducement
Washington,-Feb. 1. Mr. Jyman ,T.
Gage, who. retired from the cabinet to
day, has declined to accept the presi
dency of the International Banking Cor
poration of New York at a salary of
$100,000.
EXPELLED FROM
COTTON EXCHANGE
Commission Men Who Gave
Lower Price Than Cotton
Was Sold For
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New Orleans, Feb. 1. Henry New
man, president, and Harris Hyman,
vice-president of the commission house
of II. & C. Newman, one of the largest
cotton houses in the south, were today
expelled from the New Orleans Cotton i
Exchange. The charge was made?
against the firm that its return of ac-'
count sales to John A. Buckner, owner;
Z a large amount of the cotton entrust-
vd to the firm gave a lower price than ;
the cotton was actually sold for. The j
difference between the price at which I
the cotton was sold and that at which it
was settled for was 14 cents per pound.
The transaction was reported to the
Cotton Exehauge, which after a long ex
amination of the matter found the
charges sustained and expelled Messrs.
Newman and Hyman.
IN A SPECIAL MESSAGE
President Will Present Cuban
Reciprocity Question
Washington, Feb. 1. Several mem
bers of the Committee on Ways and
Means had a conference with President
at the White House today, at the invi
tation of the President, upon the subject
of Cuban reciprocity. There was an in
terchange of views and it is said that as
a result of the conference the President
will send to Congress a special message
dealing with the matter. '
Mr. Dalzell of Pennsylvania is under
stood to be opposed to a reduction of the
duty on sugar and tobacco, for the reas
on that he wants no-agitation of the
question of tariff reduction in any par
ticular. . y s
May Take in the Country
Washington Feb. 1. Press cablegrams
from Rome - this morning stated that
Dowager .Que en Margherita of Italy,
had declared her intention of visiting
America, strictly incognita as the Coun
tess Stupinigi. It wan also srated that
it is her intention to visit Niagara Falls,
Yellowstone Fark and perhaps go as
far west as California. The report could
not be confirmed or denied at the Ital
ian Embassy-here-today.
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x Declared Not a Trust
LincolnrXeb., Feb. 1 The National
Starch Company of New Jersey was
oillcially declared not a trust today by
Attorney General Prout, who dismissed
in the Supreme Court the action brought
by his predecessor to dissolve it' so far
as the Nebraska members were con
cerned. .
' Storm Still Raging
T.rt-ndon. Th. 1. Th storm in the
English and Irish Channels is unabated, j
Numerous minor wrecks hare occurred, j
frequent reports have been received;
Xf men washed overboard, and the crews j
of the life boats and rocket apparatus
havo been kept busy.
The Peace Flurry Has
Left England Puzzled
Highest Hopes Dashed to the
Ground What Were the
Motives for an Ex- -
change of Notes
London, Feb. 1. The "Peace Flurry,"
if itmity be So described, has loft Eng
land nd the continent: puzzled and disappointed-Mr.
Balfour's cautious an
noun cement at first raised the highest
hopes, i .- . .' .
It is a commonplace of diplomatic pro
cidurc that a friendly power does not
presume to approach one of. the bel
ligerents' on the subject of the war in
progress between them without first un
officially ascertaining if such action
would "be acceptable. This preliminary
sounding in the present instance took
the form of an interview between Dr.
Kuyper and one of Mr. Chamberlain's
secretaries.
The prevailing impression is that the
offer of the Netherlands government,
whatever it was, has been declined by
Great Britain. If this is true, it follow!
that the British government was at least
willing that the offer should be made
and that Holland was probably aware
in advance what the reply would be.
The question nrises therefore, what were
the motives on both sides for an appar
ently useless exchange of notes? This
is the point which the world -will con
sider when the., text or the communica
tions is made pubiic on Monday. Specu
lation meantime is superfluous.
It would be well to remark, however,
Mrs. Conger Addresses
the Dowager Empress
The Hope Expressed for More
Frank, Trustful and Friend-
Relations with For
eign Peoples . x
Pekin, Feb. 1. The reception of the
women of the various legations by the
Empress Dowager, the Emperor . and
Empress and members of the court today
was a striking ceremony. The party was
limited to legation ladies and" their ch 1
dren. -There- was onelinterpreter for each
legation. Baron De Wahlbom, "the
Dean of the Diplomatic Corps conduct
ed the women to .'the throne. Mi's. Con
ger, wife of the American Minister,
head of the women of the corps in point
of service, stepped forward and address
ed the Dowager Empress, saying:
"The ladies of the Diplomatic Corpi
respond with pleasure to your invitation
to an audience. They heartily congrat
ulate you and all the members 6f the
Court that the unfortunate situation
leading to the abandonment of your
beautiful capital has happily passed
away and that you are now permitted to
return in freedom. and peace. Your safe
return to an undestroyed home will fur
nish pages for future history which can
not be comprehended now. .
"The events of the past two years
were necessarily as painful to you' as
Republican Caucus to
Be HeSd Monday Night
Crumpacker and His Aides
Force Consideration of
the Disfranchisement v
of Colored Voters
in the South
Washington, Feb. 1. The question of
dealing with the disfranchisement of
colored voters in the Southern States has
been forced upon the consideration of the
Republican majority in the House by the
call for a caucus to be held Monday
night. Had the wishes and opinions of
the leaders of the House, such as Payne,
Dalzell, Cannon and Babcock. been the
guiding principle, there would be no
present adoption of a policy, or even for
mal party consideration. But the agi
tation by Messrs. Crumpacker of Indi
ana, Olmstead of Pennsylvania, Moody
of Massachusetts, Dick, of Ohio and the
few Representatives of - the .Southern
and border States resulted in demand
Eightv-Iivc Miners
lillc:ci tv Gil Explosion
Seventy-Five Others Buried
Under DebrisList of the
Dead May Exceed
One Hundred
San Antonio, Texas, Feb. l.E:ghty
five miners killed and .75 move-buried
under debris is the fearful record made
by a dust explosion at the Hondo Mines
in Mexico, the news of which was re
ceived here late tonight. At the time
the explos'on occurred there were 3 GO
- I ' .
that the Irreconcilable attitude which)
Dr. Leyds and Messrs. Wolniarens nnck
H'esscls and the other members of Mrj
"fernger's delegation in Holland have as-
sumed more stilHy than . ever lias not
strengthened their hold among conti'
nenta! sympathizers. This week they
have gone even so far as to create the
impress-ioirthat they consider the actionA
of the Dutch government prejudicial tof
our interests. Should it prove true thnti
Dr. Leyds and his associates - advocate'
the continuation of the war atrainst thw
advice of their friends, the Dutch, therer
would be n strong change in the public
sentiment of Europe on the subject.
It is within the knowledge of the pre,
c-nt writer that a prominent friend ofi
the Boers urged Dr. 'Lej ds not long ago
to approve a possible settlement on thft'
basis of autonomy of the Transvaal'
similar to that enjoyed by Canada. Un
der this proposal Gon. Sir William But
ler was to be sent out by the British
government as a pacificator. Dr. Leyds ;
refused to consider any terms exceps
complete independence. The only thhig
to .he said is that by persisting in this
position in the face of the palpable facts.
in South Africa, Dr. Leyds and hih
party exposed themselves to the greatest
suspicions in regard to their motive.
The desire of certain continental powers
that the war should continue indefinitely"
in order that they may be enabled still!
further to profit in other parts of tbV
world by. Great Britain's disablement hv
too will ltnown to be overlooked. Th
Boer agents in Europe cannot complain
if, when their conduct carries them be-,
yond the bounds of practical things, olM
servers begin to put two and tvvo to
gether and grow suspicious.
to the rest of the world, but the sting,
of 3'our sad experience is possible tt'
eliminate, we hope, by the establishment;
of more frank, more trustful and more'
friendly relations with foreign peoples.
The world is moving forwnrd with a pro
press that it is impossible to stop and
it is to be hoped that China will join,-;
in 'the great sisterhood of nations in
the grand march. May the nations iiV
unity manifest forbearance, respect and
good will in the progress toward mutual
good . results. ., ;w 4
"Recent edicts promise good for your
people and your empire. Onr prayer 1'
that God may preserve you and the Em
peror and guide this promise to frui-.
tion.'f. - . "V. V "
In reply to this the Empress Dowag(r
6aid: "LadiesThe presentation of this
united address has given me deep pleas
ure. Dissensions in the palace last jear
resulted In a revolution and our flight,,
but I am glad that our return causes
rejoicing both in China and abroad. I
trust that Mr. Conger is well. '. ;
"Ladies, I am fortunate to be in 3'our
piPf-ence and hear g-ood wishes for Chi
na's prosperity. As a proof of sinceri
ty henceforth our friendliness shall
grow more and more secure and we
guarantee peace. Wo desire happiness
to each one of you during her residence
in China."
American women present were Mrs.
Conger, Mrs. P.ainbridge, Mrs. Brewster,
and daughter, and among 'the English
Mrs. Bowers and Mrs. Mayers.
for action that could not be avoided..
There are five differrent propositions to
deal with the subject pending before
the committee on the election of Presi
dent and Vice-PiTesident and Iiepresen-,
tatives in Congress. Mr. Crunipackcp.
proposes to reduce representation in
Congress as follows: 1
Alabama, from nine to six: Florida,
three to two; Louisiana, eight to fire;:.
Mississippi, seven to five: North Caro-'
lina, ten to seven; South Carolina, even
to five a total of fourteen.
He says these reductions have been
calculated upon figures furnished by ti e
Director of the Census, showing, he say?,
with mathematical certainty, the extent
of the working in the States named ofk
laws intended to disfranchise colored
voters.
Before the caucus meets there will b
a conference of those directly interested
in the outcome of its deliberations, and
it is probable they will unite in support
ing one of the several propositions. It
may be stated with almost certainty
that If the caucus shall authorize action
it will be along the lines of the Dick
resolution for a general investigation of-,
the subject. j-
minem at work in the mine all of whom,
were entombed by the flmft bpmj.
choked up by falling e.utli and stoao.
loosened by the ew'0'-1- J"it- .
many are dead is not :i me)
known, but at last acounts recenea.
here by wire tonight W dead bo.hes ha.i
been recovered. , .. . ;t
It h feared that the d'h '
be greatly over 100. The IW; ; "
are located Mn Coahuira at the t.au
of a. branch of the Mexican M''.
tional Road about 1W miles -ou th of;
Eagle Pass, and tp jo- 1
taut in the State. News t the 1 1
ter is meagre, no na- of the 'tuui
being learned here.
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