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t vrr . 7T hv. JLHE MOBS NO Vol. IX RALEIGH, N. C.. THURSDAY, MAROh 13, 1902 No. 81 Sims-Gefs;A for Deceiviiit Pacific Cable Brought up to Afford an Opportunity for Talk Without Action Washington, March 12. The House proceedings today were dull and list-Ip-s, being overshadowed in interest i y the Cuban reciprocity struggle going on in the' Republican ranks. There was n not her exchange of views upon the r;i itie cable question between Alessrs. Corliss of Michigan, advocating govern ment onstructiou and ownership, and Ki hardson of Alabama, advocating con struction by private enterprise and con tact with the company for government messages. Tin' census matter was again brought e; in the House this morning and Mri Sims of Tennessee renewed his attack ii pon the action of the House conferee -n the permanent census bill. He declared that it was the inten tion of the House-that all of the clerks in the census bureau should be placed under the classified service and toe el-? icible to, transfer to any branch of th government under the civil service , mips, ne rtna irom tne itecora rne proceedings of the House when Chair man Hopkins submitted the report of the conference committee in which Mr. Hopkins said that the bill was substan tially the same as that which passed t'.'e House. It was entirely different." Mr. Sims -H. and the' House had been grossly i c-eived. The House had been more t ;mi misled, he declared. It had been received in violation of rhe rules. The I'nise would never have passed such a bill as the conference committee re 1 'ttvd. The conference committee, he said, had to tight under the rules of the House t chang the text of a bill. This i.i' v had done If it was done wilfully,"'. it called for the strongest censure upon Th. part of the House. Mr. Talbert wanted to know what the Horse could now do, as the bill li.nl been approved by the President and v.as a law.. Mr. Sims said in view of the absence nf Chakman Hopkins he did not want to say what he proposed to do. Pressed still further for an answer. Mr. Sims said it was within the power of the House to expel a member for iK:h.&- grass deception. Mr; Lmid wanted to knw if it was r.o; possible that Mr. Hopkins had him self been deceived. . " . .Mr. Sims thought that was possible end so he would not attribute improper in tires "to Chairman Hopkins, tmt it v-ri5 nevertheless a fact that he had lii'i the bill was substantially the same Tvhen it passed the House, and there l. the House was deceived. Mr. Loud came to the defense of Mr. IHpkins and said it took the attorney , kota speaking in supportof the men 'general two or three davs to Interpret f sure. He. said he represented an agri- tif meanlu ti : f. of section 5 of the meas- Mr. Ciumpacker of Indiana said the f- .utrfs nao. consiaereu secuuii re lating to the civil service, as umoa stirutional and there might be some s ; ions question as to the authority of tli'1 director of the census to niak'e ap pointment to the bureau as 'that power was vested by the constitution only in the President,' Supreme Court and heads of departments. Cuntmuing. Mr. Sims maintained his fii'-t proposition that the House had been Ti ilei and deceived, ami he was anx i' n? to hear an explanation from Mr. II' pkins. chairman of the committee. Mr. Mann -of Illinois got' into the col lofp.y with Mr. Sim, and maintained that the bill as it w?nt to President I'" evelt was the only way in which i: crulj ever have become a law. It wan h ; belief that the President would nev- e: sun n n rn ri n ck n nrospnr n m- i I" i' of eeiisiis eninloves in the nerm.inen .. vif-e of the government. Mr, Griffith of Indiana, who was one Of the conferees on the bill, called at-J'-i.uon to three decisions of the Su V 1 me Court which would have nullified S'fi'on as agreed to by the House and 'i ite. T'nder the circumstances, there '"''. lie said, it was 'the duty of the iiferees to perfect the section so a roflcct the legislative will and intent, conferees, he said, thought -they i-e doing so. and for himself, he said, ":is fr from his purpose either to ,i'nr mislead the House. - Mr. Sims accepted Mr. Griffith's ex T'itson and acquitted him and his P"'i-agiie of a deliberate purpose to de ve. but said the effect had been to ton- part the House. Mr. Corliss of Michigan, author of the o construct a government cable to il-i. made a sharp rejoinder1 to 5rr. tt:-. r, B" ft-1 iiarrlson of Alabama, "who recently ' ived the bill and its vpromoters. Mr. i then attacked Mr. Richardson's ' i e from a Democratic standpoint, r-' ng that he, was not standing by Democratic party's declarations s-:nst trusts..1 ': - "f also charge." he raid, "that the r nniercial Pacific Cable Com parry has r ;i.hinj with the Eastern Company, ""-h whose lines it connects, for the jpKnnp 0f regulating rates, and that th - contract is in direct violation of 31n? "Tjiv the conditions to. which I have teiV-rred with . reference to landing , of cai-iiPv. lmt also a violation; of the act cf lv) known as The Anti-Trust la " , , . - . ..." ...... Corliss read : a resolution of in 0! it Tvijif.jj ne later introduced in the HoilMX directing' the Attorney , General f,,nnneiKe proceedings against the pn-.inr-icial Cable Co., in the following W pi-pnc ;t a admitted bv George '9- ';ir.1. an officer of the Commercial Cable Co., that said company has made a combination with other cale com1 pagies for the purpose of establishing a uniform rate of cable messages across the Atlantic Ocean in direct violation of paragraph 2 of the conditions im posed upon cable lines . heretofore laid ; and, "Whereas, said combination is a di rect violation of section 2 of the act of July 2, 1890, entitled An Act to pro- tect trade and commerce against unlaw- ful restraints and monopolies;" and, 'Whereas, it has been held by the Su preme Court of the United States that monopOMiing telegraph communication with .a foreign country is within the de scription of " the aforesaid act; there fore. Resolved, That the Attorney Gener- al be and is hereby directed to institute such -proceedings as may be deemed necessary to destroy such combination and. monopoly and to punish the viola tion of said act." Mr. Richardson of AJabama replied to Mr. Corliss' attack upon him in eorwnec tion with the Pacific cable proposition. He denied that he wras an adrocate or supporter of cable monopoly or any other form of monopoly. That question was not involved at all, and the gentle man from Michigan had no warrant for bringing it into the discussion. The House and the country were confronted with two propositions. One ' was for the government to lay and, operate the cable, the other for private capital to do it. Government construction meant an outlay of fifteen millions and an an nual expenditure of a million and a half for maintenance, while an income of not exceeding $150,000 could be ex pected. The Commercial Company pro posed to lay the cable and to permit the Postmaster General to fix the rates to be paid for transmission of govern ment messages, as is done on land line of telegraph. It also proposed, in case mil rne government-, to iae t-viiiiui oj. the line and operate it. As a sensible business matter he favored the latter proposition. ' The committee then rose, Iir. Payne of New. York announced the death of Doorkeeper Glenn, and the speaker an nounced the following committee to rep resent the. House at the funeral: Messrs. Vreeland,Sherman, Alexander, Gillett, Ryan and Wilson of New York and Loudenelager of New Jersey. At, 4.35 tire House, as a-fnrther mark of respect, adjourned until tomorrow. TWO SHIP SUBSIDY SPEECHES Dtpew Kim a Vlln of Oar Vlg In All Port. Washington, March 12. the con clusion of routine' business, the Senate resumed consideration of tMe ship sub ' sidy bjll, Mr. MeCumber 'of North Da- cultural state, interested only indirectly I in the shipping industry, but he fav ored the passage of the bill, because he believed the results of its operation would be beneficial not only to his con stituents but to the people of the en tire country. A resolution by Mr. Spooner was adopted directing the Secretary of the Treasury to report to the Senate the e:ctent to which the mail pay provided for by the present ship subsidy bill in creases the mail pay now authorized by law, and also whether they are more or less in effect than the subsidy rates provided by the subsidy bill of 1809. Mr. Depew then addressed the Sen ate in favor of the bill. Senators had criticized the bill;he saidt but none of them bad submitted any plan by which we could have a mail servicewhiehwould be equal to that, of Great Britain, Ger niapy or France. We are, he main- . . iinai Kivntrihivriinr mi ions or mii;irs iiitut v. - anrtiiallv to still further increase the mail facilities and enlarge the merchant marine of these competing countries, thus placing farther off the distance which the American merchant marine must traverse before it can be equal to that of the v countries named. He spoke of the fact that the expenditures by England, Germany and France an nually exceeded the receipts in the mat ter of ocean mail pay. iMr. Depew pre sented figure to show that the asser tion that American ship yards were prosperous was not well founded. In conclusion he said: "I am in favor of the protection policy on sea and land and I believe it con stitutional. I am in favor of a broad and liberal construction or tne consti tution.. 1 am in ravor oi appropriations for rivers and harbors, because they add . . V, fiAmmDrp fl Tl it fl f 1 fl tfl tHp flPlll- it Lue .ui.i.u' . . - ... - ties for . trade ana to tne piooaDinties to the probabilities : getting larger re-iV ines. -1 am .in. favor of American labor maneration and business of irrigation laws, because they bring into cultivation millions of acres of arid lands and add millions of thrifty citi zens to the population, the strength and the glory of the Republic. Andbeing in ---faor of those measures and those principles and policies, I am in favor of this bill. I am in favor of it because I beheve that, under ite operation, in five years from now, the reproach will be taken away from the American flag. I believe that in five years from now you will see no more letters from con- suls at Asiatic or African ports saying that they have been tiere for years and have t never seen 4 the. -American flag there." ' . JaaZIJJ eenaie at - - ""' tomorrow. All About a Dollar Charlotte, X.C.l4.rchJ2. -Special. The case against, T, C. tiarmht Pine- vijle, chargea wita iauuj-e.xoi -account He stumbled slightly as he was walk to the treasurer oMhe county board of ins away, but no one in . th-fliiriipne education for a Jne collected . in the case of State vs. P. T. Huntley,"" was dismissed - today by 'Squire S. H. Hil ton. The court -held there -was no at tempt or intent to defraud. The amount involyed was - only - about one dollar. CONCENTRATING FORCES Colombian Government In r tends Making an Aggres sive Campaign Colon, Colombia, March -:' 12. The government is concentrating its forces jvith the intention of making an aggre.5- sive campaign against the insurgents. The gunboat Gen. Pinron is - expected to arrive here tomorrow bringing troops. General - Castro has withdrawn fropiAguan Dulce with his detachment of government troops. . : .' ' A scarcity of provisions is threatened in . Panama. A guard from the British ! warship Amphion hag been placed on board the Pacific Steam Navisatlon Company's steamer Toiboga. There ' was a searchlight displny by the American squadron here last nicht. It was seen at La Boca wharf on the Pacific coast. The squadron left to day for Trinidad. , CENSUS EMPLOYES Sub-Committee Agrees Upon a Measure for Their Relief Washington, March 12. A substitute for the several bills referred to the Se lect Committee on the Census, intended to remedy the situation of the employees of the census bureau, as created by the construction of section ,5 of the law re cently passed to make a permanent cen sus bureau, made by the President and Attorney General, has been agreed, upon by a majority of the sub-committee to which they were sent for consideration and report. The substitute is iutended to be a substitute for. section 3 of the bill, and provides hat all employees ex cept two laborers, of the census bureau in service March 7th, the. date of -the approval of the bill, shall be include! within the classified civil service with out further examination. Additional John P. Kl tpeld Posses His Closing Hours Signalized by a Stirring Address in Behalf of the Boer Cause Joilet, 111., March 12. John P. Altgeld. ex-Governor of Illinois, who w3 strick en with apoplexy as he closed a speech before a pro-Boer meeting here last night, died at 7.09 o'clock- this morn ing. - The doctors in charge pronounce the case to have been one of cerebral hem orrhage, or apoplexy. I: was found out after the attack that Mr. Altgeld had been , complaining of slight stomach, trouble during yester day afternoon, and for a time his symp toms resembled ptomaine poisoning. Hue the doctors abandoned this theory early last night, and now say it was un doubtedly due to rupture of a" blood vessel in the brain from the effort it eptaking. The ex-Governor was taken f0 the ho tel Monroe from the hall where he col lapsed. . T " He lost consciousness at 2 o'clock phis morning, and an Hour later his family and business friends were summoned, the doctors having gi7en up hope. An hour previous to the final col- lnnst. there ha.l been some sisns of nil- nrovement in the condition of the I a-, tient. his respinrtion and pulse exhibit- Tll hv inf ,.,.,,,(. orv Yx he declared j vides that the judge of the eastern dis-, Inurin. There has been so much oe ing strength. that a'.l frie. d of humanity owed a j trict shall appoint the Wilmington . lay that there is a growing beaef now Dr. Stewrt, the hotel physcian, was the '.only one of the four doctors at- tending who was present when Mr. Alt geld died. 'th. twvotibt xonr;?bh "t.t'"'!'"' '? ?,.A'ft! pea cef ul. Fatated While Andlenco Applauded j Ex-Governor Altgeld reached Joliet at 7 o'clock last night with a party of : l .. j i ....-rtfn Will1.ii.io nf ! menus, meiuuiug orutiai,t u muui the Chicago urancn or tne j.ransaiu j .League. He dined in the train and to ! . 1 . ..-i 1.1.. ... Till. I - pdi t , arriving, the former , y escorW to me Hotel V,I!lr-a!u Unns ali appearances. n -;i uiiLuy uiau. a , ,innn m-rivinir . the former Monroe, and thence to the opera house whnrp nbont 1.00) nersons hatl assem bled for the pro-Boer meeting. Governor Altgeld began his address with his customary vigor. The speaker seemed in excellent condition and his forceful manner during the first balf hom. of h5s speech gave no hint of h. iini)tnding calamity. Toward the V Jui'u""1"' rt "owever, he weakened ome aud those ntar lnm noticed that he leaned repeatedly on the table, ' Rousing himself for the peroration, Mr. 'Altgeld again stepped to the front of the platform, and in loud, ringing tones ulenounced the policy of -England in the Transvaal. He reached the closing seiltence Vhen he began to stammer. hesitated and some in the audience appeared to think that he was con fused. But, resuming once more, he cot eluded. Mr. Altgeld turned to leave the stage. appeared to -.notice that he was ill. appointments in the bureau are to be made pursuant to the provisions of the civil service. law, and ex-cnion soldiers are to have the prefervsace hi appoint ments given to them in other branches of the public service. The substitute was supported by (Messrs'. Heatwole of Minnesota and Hay of Virginia and opposed by Mr. Crunipackef of Indiana. It will be re ported to the full committee at the first meeting. - . - . . . - COLD BLOODED MURDER Sanford Kinley Will Probably ' Come to the Gallows Winston-Salem. N. C. March 12-Spe-cial. Sheriff Jordan, of Halifax county, V came here today after Sanford Kin ley, who has confessed killing E. T, Crowder, iu Halifax comity last No vember. Sheriff Jordan says it was a cold blooded murder and he thinks Kin ley Mill lie hanged for the crime. The sheriff decided today t remain here until he can "secure' requisition 'papers. Kin ley wants to stay here a few days. His relatives' are, trying -to get up money to employ counsel for him. Kev. Dr. Jarvis Buxton, a well known Episcounl divine, died of pneumonia in XshviUe .last night rfsed 8'2. He was the father of Hon. J. C. Buxton, of this itv.' ' ' Mr3llex Goss. w5o was shot in the abdomen by tJeorse Pruett several weeks ago. wh earried to lavidson College renight. An X Ray will be used on him for the purpose of locating the .ball which is causing the trouble. Railroad Building in Cuba Washington.- March 12. Secretary Boot today, in reply to a resolution, transmitted to the Senate a communica tion, from Governor General Wood and Mini? :er Villaton of Cuban Public Works, as to what .'.r.-'ilronds were being built in Culm :md the authority under which, they were being constructed. It shows ih:it 3S revocable permits have been issued I y the military government of .Cuba"---for steam and electric roads. With five exceptions ;hey were'all built on private pi-operty. rr the us of a plantation or industry, each within its own right" of way entirely except at the places where public highways are crossed. . f Mr. Altgeld had walked to a place be h;i:l the scenes. , "J must - leave a miulite; I am not fttling well." he stammered to some who were holding out :neir hands to cor.giat.'.'atfc h m while the audience, in front applauded. Mr. Altgeld took another step and fell in. a faint. State" Representative Bowles was .in-.-ir Iry and suiiported him.s The l.itient narrowly escapes! falling down the stair which leads from the stage. It v.-as" found that both of Mr. Alt geld's .legs we;e paralyzed. He was inifkly n vived from his faint and then g.-ive way to sp.isnis of nausea. It vf" almost ;iu hour before Mr, .Mtgc'l could lie put into a carriage. He . w?s taken back to.-the hotel and placed in the care of three physicians. At. first the sufferer wa able to sleep slightly, but as t2 feebleness and other symptoms" continued unabated he fell into a state of seuVl consciousness. Alltel!:' Lin p-cJi Mr. Altgel.l 'anie to Joliet yesterday having been ad vei ti-'eil as the principal , I . ' ( l"i 11. 1) 1 111 X I -J-t'T I . . . , 1 - I.. M , . , . t . He was no v.-, i.'" tn .n th-it tr .... . . in t ei rr-i' tc:-e:-t in w'th. hi speech, his great in- th Soith Afncan" struggle hav- ins l.cen heishriMud by the a i in on nee- nient o! the i'o: r success m tne capture of .General Mcthm-n. Meanwhile the audience at the o era house, rcinaiiietl in iguorance of the e--(ioi ernor's condi f.. ),,, l. n,-:,w.;n,i i-r tions debt of g:atin:de (iovernor Yates for issuing a nrot-Iauiatioii soliciting assist- !U!,-e for tlia rioer w(ineu and children in the concentrati6n camps which tha to. relieve the distress of the Boer wo men and children, but were unable to send it to them, because Yiord Pannee fote. the Britisli ambassador at Wash ington. objected to it. - Mr. Altgeld further cliarsred that Lord I'auncerote had tor years medillefl in American' affairs and that the State 1 1 . f 1 ! i-: 1 1 1 , . ti on,l S; a f .... T I r. i- fi w t 1 " -; - , -i . v . . v . . , . . . , mere vest-pocKsr conveniences for the mere vest-pock? t conveniences fc British ambassador, There were eighteen counts am d spe cific charges in Governor Altgeld's ar raignment. He said, in substance: "Just before the beginning of the Spanish war J.ord Pauncefote. repre senting the aristocracy, meddled in our ! . rf ' l j " . l . -. , l anaii-K ami tried to unite the govern nieuts of Europe in making a joint pro test -against America's interference on behalf of Cuba. But when the Ameri can people asserted themselves and oir, government was compelled to go to the rescue of Cuba. England issued a strong, neutrality proclamation, forbidding all of her subjects from furnishing us any aid e, doing anything that would in any wav be a violation of the strictest neu trality.'' It was a speech typical of the old Governor who had risen from the tow- t path to the chief office of the State. v ,i x i , i i . -l-j -it lJCat: was at nana, oui nis mve uau an , the old -fire and all the old sympathy which had won him the hearts of many neoole. It was Governor Altgeld who pardoned the three Chicago anarchists, whose views were frequently "ealled anarchistic, yet his sincerity was questioned by few. "'"'."'V 1 r-Joer pushing for the Alaskan -judgeship made to the Panama canal is now drafting meeting. He cn!e.w. that he was t ' ' . fc removal of Judge Noyes. ; its rej)01.t and it will probably be sub iUJ1 ..n4kd MtXJ tihe return It ...1, .,-,, ,r i .,r!(lv to caH tOn-iOrrow morning. There is unfieiwtood that Senator PrltcnaTd Democratic Senators Look up to Gorman as Leader Many Favor Him for Presi dent Dr. Mclver Lands Senator Carmack for Commencement Address BYTHilIAJ. PBXrB Washington, March ' 12. Special. Sehator-elect Arthur. Pue Gorman was a visitor in the 'Senate today and a general reception followed on the Dem ocratic side in honor of the Maryland er. For half an hour Mr. Gorman oc cupied Senator Simmons' seat and was engaged in conversation wn)ti' the junior Tar Heel Senator. He congratulated Senator Simmons on his election and the success with which he is meeting and spoke very highly of him. The majority of the Democratic Senators were in conference with Mr. Gorman and it was apparent to those in the gal leries that Arthur Pue Gorman will be at the helm in Congressional matters when he takes his seat in the Senate. The thought occurred to leaders in the House that Gorman would be the man to head the Democratic Congres sional campaign committee. He was approached on the subject, and if he will accept he will be unanimously chosen. While Gorman looked upon as the accredited leader of the Democ racy in the Senate, even before he takes his seat, the sentiment is growing that he should be the party's nominee in 1904. The majority of the North Carolina , delegation favor Gorman for President. It is understood that he is Senator Simmons' choice. Congress man Lester of Georgia declared this afternoon that Gormnn would ho the next Democratic nominee for President and he spoke the sentiment of the ma - jority of the southern Democrats in Congress. It is a good long while be - fore 1904. but the thoughts of Demo crats in Congress with reference to fu ture developments are of interest. Congressman Thomas and Dr. H morninsr and saw in behalf of , Bob Keough of New Bern, who is an applicant for a pardon. Keough, who is mow seventy years old, ie snrrini fi ;tit Ttiftnths SPBtPnf( in jaiPfor violation of the internal revenue law. He was a storekeeper anl gauger i .i, r f,,.,, t th. time tit tlie ; offense, .k -. . The rresiaent nas the application for pardon under consideration.- - ' .- -' Senator E. W. Carmack of Tennessee toaay accepteu au ""'"" uc"'"'l,;a ronf tha ,V I ).iMr:m.nt nffi the commencement address at the State Normal and Industrial ' College at the derinnial cfelebration next May." The brilliant young Senator from Tennes see was presented to Dr. Mclver by Senator Simmons in - the marble room. Congressmen. Kluttz, Small. W. W. Ivitchin and Thomas were present and joined in the urgent invitation to de liver the address. Senator Carmack was-doubtful" at first, but he said he could not resist such a representative body of North Carolinians. President Mclver is very much pleased over Sen-, ator Carmack 's acceptance. He is one of the most brilliant young men in fhej Senate and his command of Jjngusn is unexcelled by any member of the Sen ate. Consressman Moody went to theiTpes Miat are fiKuriue nrominenily in the whito tfnnn todav - in behalf of ! T.i0 R Adams ' whom he I " 1' v ' . . i : i i .. .. . i . n nofia : nrp n WOzeil cauuiuic iui 111c i"-. i Senator Kearns of Utah was at the i -i,ifP House during the day with a j constituent, who is also yearning for - : I the nlace. !' Congressman Bellamy's bill to estab- i lih and provide for a clerk for the cir - ;t nid district courts at Wilmington nassed' the House today.: The bill pro-. clerk in addition to the clerk of the -" ' : Till ' Dnriv tor Wilcox to Coronen Fearing to Be the First Witness The Pris oner Maintains His Remarkable Nerve Elizabeth City, X. C, March 12.-Spe- rial. On this trial eve both the state and - . ri ..I. defense are ready to negiu-uuc x most notable battles for a human life iu North Carolina's recent history. Sheriff Grandy today had six deputies riding all over Pasquotank county to summon the 250 veniremen, and at night fall practically all had been reached. ... : . nrnanectirs niiTmen . -i : 5 vV. ' iiiXpreisMuua 1 1 pivv - . fj;!.i. . AyoaAoA anttnathv to dome jury service in the AV ilcox case. Both sides have powerful friehds. A num ber of veniremen have seen the judge or counsel witn a view iu UK1U-. . The empaneling of jurors begin at nsel with a view to Demg excusea. 'o n' Ar't tomorrow aueruuuu. mo . - - ..u.i. .u .,t prospects tonigai ure iUa The de win De pawa """" fense is allowed to siriKe oil iweuij three veniremen without naming cause, while the prosecution may excuse four in the same manner. Numerous others will be challenged because of incompe- court at Raleigh. He shall receive tb same fees and . compensation as now fixed by law. . Salisbury . is to have , a city delivery service, the receipts of the office having reached $10,000. Congressman Klutta called at the Post Office 'Department this morning aiad secured the . prelim inary order for the service. It "will gl into effect about July 1. - CongfesMnaq Khirttz has secured seventeen nevt rural free delivery routes which go in opera tion April 1: . There are three at Sal isbury, four at Concord, three at Sfrites ville, two at '-Newton, one ... at 'China Grove and. two at Rockwell. He hat thirty-two application now and is promised an inspector in April. ., Robt. H. McNeill, who is to becoma Senator Pritchard's private secret, will arrive this week. t The southern representatives in Qon-, gress ge t very littleYnoouragement tjom' Republicans who hail from New En g-' land ana1 the central western Sta'te's Seldom a week passes but that the face question is flaunted on rhe floor ofthe 7 House one way or another. The people' who really have a sympathetic Reeling for the South and are willing to allow them to work out their own Ralvatfon' are from the Pacific States. TJhe Pa-, cifie States are confronted with a sodaF question not unlike that in the outh. With them it is the Chinese. The Cal ifornia Republicans take the poaitioc of the Southern Democrats on the racr. problem, and even go further. Congressman Bellamy met a membe: of the House Committee on Rivers ani Harbors on entering the capitol yester day and he proceeded to unbosom him self with inference to the committee's report. When the time tame for a re ply this member was dumb and he went away jotting down note? of Mr. Bel lamy's very impressive talk. Congress- man Bdiamy spoke frankly of the grefl 1 m3"Vce. done Aorttt -aroJin ' Knbutton of the general appropr. 10". ' thecommUtee He I rt Atin tlir v On r iH o a WTt 1 m 1 , f-rt pecially to the fact that the Wilmington harbor had a greater area of wate than any in the South save New Or leans and Galveston. Mr. Bellamy ays even though Wilmington does get $150,- the bill in its present shape. Dickson A. Everett, who was appoint eda second lieutenant in the army som weeks ago is -here for the purpose of ! in MJti bear standing :"MW - go to Fortress Monroe tomorrow to . iitn(T-. the PTinnilnntion iVIr. Hii-preti- ni. ."""M:. rr : i iinguisueu nimsseii in an engagement m the Philippines and his gallant conduct won for him H an appointment in the Congressman Kluttz presented cials. ",.- ..,. " ; c . ' , , " Congressman Blackburn has been in vited to be the guest of exGov. Jiur leigh of Maine after Congress adjourns and to deliver several speeches in his district. Members of the delegation were very much interested in the passage of the act .authorizing the publication of 200, (MX) additional copies of diseases . of cattle and a like number of4the edition f , d5seases of the horse. Tlhese pub- Ijcations are very valuable. A large .ppjy 0f them has been sent to th gtate letter received from-Senator Pritch- -,. .tates tijat iie expects to return next week. Senator Pritchard is a member of two very important commit- ex-:linhi; and his nrsence is missed. is'nn,0 Mnmitta tn invtintf the titla ' ' ' " - - . . . i. , n ... . i-, . favor the is Willi - tuc jiiiiuji ivj , Panama route., The other committee, that of Privileges and Elections, can do nothing until the Senator returns. He . . a i m 1.1. . I : m. lis. tne autnor oi me pnutipai uujct--t row pending before this committee,thnt . is the resolution providing for an in'ves- tigation or tne cnarge maue.oy oenator Tillman with reference to Senator Mc- tnat notning win oe uone, mmm ... - -i I'-'riAl or Begin Todav tency. The jury will not likely be com pleted tomorrow. 7 Solicitor Ward said tonight that Dr.. Fearing, the coroner, would likely be the first witness. It is stated on good authority-that the defense will have a; medical expert to be put on in rebuttal. Late this afternoon the prisoner was, reported calm and fearless. It is not believed his extraordinary nerve will ever weaken. . Lord Pauncefote at Biltmon Asheville, X. C, March 12. Special. Lord Pauncefote arrived here today witi Mr. and Mrs. George Vanderbilt in their handsome private car Swannanoa. Mr. and Mrs. Vanderbilt came here directly from New York and "were joined in Washington by the British Ambassador. They have been away several month and are here now for only about a ten davs stay.- Lord fauncefote win per haps spend several "days at Biltmorc hn-Kd though it is not exnecrea tnai.nti will be awa.v from Washington for an extended time. He 'will doubtless spenca his entire time here at Biltmore House. J, It is hoped, however, he will visit Ashe ville. though this is quite imfiyfobable on account of hie limited st4$) .4 j-