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' 4 Post Vol. IX RALEIGH, N. C. WEDNESDAY. MARClS 19, 1902 ISTo. 86 . " 1 ' - . - I ' - - i . - r - , T"- ' . . ' i ' LAWYERS ARGUE THE WILCOX CASE The Defense Goes to the Jury on the State's Evidence - Applauses V ' for Justice Cropsey Elizabeth City, X." C., March IS Spe- ;al. North Carolina has rested its case .gainst James Wilcox, ehargad ' with (.laying his pretty young sweetheart. 1 1'lla Maud Cropsey, missing from last November 20 to December 27, when her m.,v was pulled from the juniper colored water of Pasquotank River. -That dec laration was made at the close of this an. uning's session by Solicitor Ward. Before making the statement he re-1-irred the names , of witnesses called v. ixnn he told to stay. .luclge Jones said since the issue was (-0 important he would allow each side to i oufer until 2:30 o'clock when he W'nlJ convene court again. This morning's feature was the ap piiitise which greeted the conclusion of Judge Cropsey's evidence. He was Nell's i uhor. As his great feeling, controlled .tiring all his examination about the tli-taiis of the tragedy which snatched . way his most beautiful daughter, began 1 assert itself by emotional and slightly raided tones, there was rapt attention I'll i lie part of the spectators who packed . very portion of the large place of jus ii iv to its standing capacity. When he finally told about Wilcox's seeming in difference in his great trouble, his lack ..f sympathy, his failure to lend aid or consolation, there was a subdued rum jile of approval. Judge Jones rapped j-aarply for order and threatened to clear Hie court room. There was a dense crowd when court fr-t opened today. The prisoner and i sisters were in their seats promptly. The Misses Cropsey did not appear until Lite. Then the court ''ordered seats va rared and they sat behind the prosecut- sz lawyers. Attorney Cropsey of New V"ik sat near them and took notes. K. V. Davenport said that during the Ftnrrh for Nell's body he saw Jim Wil- -t and a young man by the name of Lowery opposite the brick yard. Wit ness said when the dragging party hnked something in the river he -thought Wilcox turned pale. - .- Harlev Meades. who said he was 17 y.ars old and boarded at the Wilcox home and slept with Jim Wilcox, was nvoni. Wirness said they slept in a b.i. k mom up stairs, tlvt he retired Vf-rween fl.and 10 o'clock and did not Viitiw anything from-then u-ntil morning: when they came and took Wilcox jr.'iu the bed. Bring recalled by the defense Meades f in! he saw Jim's clothes hanging up in !ie usual place next morning, behind the - d-..:-. Harry T. Greenleaf said he had measured several distances since court joljourned last night as follows: From No-folk and Southern dock to .Barnes' bar. l.oOO feet: from bar to point near vi'. :?.179 feet. Witness said it was j.."iM feet from the Ivew point to the Cropsey gare. This tends to prove im-Mi-i-oiinted for, time. Caleb T. Parker was called. lie said n the night of last November 20 he -was at Frog Island. He started to w arris Elizabeth City. He rode about live mile to Meades'.. store and stopped. 1; was about 7 or 8 o'clock. Witness Mayed at Meades' about an hour. Wit hers proceeded and next stopped at Mack I'I. t Iter's place. He saw Mr. Fletcher, .1 Ini ("artwright and others. He stayed i,f p an hour ior more and said when !t- asked the time, it was about 10 -' -'o-k. He stayed a few minutes more fad then proceeded to town. Witness s:tiil he met some people, a man and a woman, both about the same height, near tiip Cropsey gate. He did not recognize it'ijfi- the man or the woman. n er.ss examination by Mr. Aydlett, I'.irker said he had been knowing Jim Wilcox some years. He also met other I" s ns that night, -for the road along 'hr-vp is much traveled. He , did not pr the man's face, nor the woman's. ' hiilii- Reid said he was a deputy -lieriff. .Mr. Tom Wilcox sent for him !it unlay night after the disappearance. II.- -aw Jim and went out of the house " -I iifgan talking to Jim abont the 1 i-p and told him if he knew'anything ' should let it be known. Jim said "I've told all I can tell." When they got over to Hayman's Tl.iU way they saw Mr. Cropsey. JJe iiiinp in the oftice where witness and lini w.-ip sitting. Later all three went "I1 to the Cropsey home. Mrs. Cropsey l:'aip and sat on the lounge by Jim and I'i'lin- her hand on his shoulder asked Ri.mit j jjm toi(j hel. he did not that he left her crying and did '"t know why she was cvyiug' unless ir u ;is because he had told her he was "In- to qtiit her. He had seen her rf - oi)i-e before. Mr. Cropsey remarked ho did not believe it. Witling jjm anf others went iu the ' rnpspy porch and Jim Siowed where ,,IP -ill stood with her right arm against it'u-i Ii erving. Wilcox said be had ."'I Nell to' go inside .several times. Jini had told witness he- stayed in the '" 'h ten or fifteen minuses. - " cross-examination, -.wifhess' said he n, t with Jim as a friend, that Jim was ''.'.'o" f the family. Jim had made no to run away. Witness said as h"-v were leaving the Cropsey home he 'rp'!iai;(,, ,har jinl t.ottid have seeiNell 'lie road such a bright night.. He f ;1 -Jim replied "I could have seen her, i- I had known all this trouble U:K ',! I would have called, her '?r before I'left." . ,vitaevsi said Wilcox was indifferent "'"i Nell's disappearance, and that J!:,y hat- i,pPn a part of his nature. He .ict wish to do the prisoner an in- liit.;irt. - H. Cropser said he was ; s father. He wentui stai'-s No- 'Hi I k ! about half past 8. He came .-IWSI . at a ouarter to 12. tie ate s;ui,-, r of liiiiiis! mid two slices of , l" A few minutes later lie neani 1, ", ' lock strike 12. He went to t a tiuarier to-1 witness went down stairs again when his brother Henry called him to get a gnn. He saw noth ing. His dog seemed seared. . "Then Ollie came down stairs," he continued, "and said Nellie ws miss ing. Everybody was soon excited. I tried to quiet my wife. ; My brother and I went to the Wilcox house and tapped on the door. Mr. Tom Wilcox answered. I did not see Jim. 'Later , Chief Dawson brought Jim up - to' the house. Jim ?aid there he gave Nell's- picture back. Next nioming and f of' two or three days we hunted for the picture around the yard and along the river front, but no trace was found." Witness further along said Wilcox stated before the mayor that his mother had waked him that night and he turned over and went to sleep ' again, for he was a sound sleeper. Witness said Nell was n graduate of Brooklyn high school. She read qnite a number of books. Most were from the Sunday school --.'library." Witness said Nell was of lively ..disposition, but was timid and afraid to go out alone at night. -Nell was a good swimmer. Judge Cropsey said that during all the trouble Jim -Wilcox had offered him no consolation or assistance. Witness said, in answer to a question from Mr. Aydlett, that a New York detective had been stopping at his house some days. Witness said he did not em ploy the detective. . Witness asserted he had never asked Jim for any assistance in response to Mr. Aydlett's question. , Asked if Wilcox had not been over to see him with Deputy Sheriff Keid and shown sympathy in the matter. Judge Cropsy replied at some length. For the first time since he had been on the Stand Judge Cropsey seemed sirred Iwith a great emotion and his voice was slightly raised as he said he did not consider Wilcox's visits with deputy sheriffs and police chiefs as trips in the nature of aid or consolation; but if ho had come voluntarily vrita Mr. Aydlett .or some other citizen he would have regarded i: differently. Here is where the applause came. Thomas Ilayman, who had worked with Jim on a marine railway, was called. The witness said Wilcox told liim the reason he did not. help with the search for Nell Cropsey was that if he should hnd her the people would say he knew where the body was and that :he' killed her. Ilayman declared Jim was strong man and conild handle ) large pieces of timber with ease. Wit ness though: he knew . what he was talking about, for he considered him self a pretty good man. - ftrtnsr the End The celebrated Wilcox trial is nfar ing its end. - The prosecution today rested its case. The defense did not introduce any evidence, but the argu ment was gone into immediateif. ( Though the state declared its intention ;to rest the case before luncheon they . n.ut on two witnesses after recess. The prosecution wanted to prove that the trousers Jim Wilcox today wore in the court house were not those worn as had been stated. Miss OHiev Cropsey and Miss Lcttie Cropsey, sisters of the dead girl, were sworn. Each testified that the pants worn today were not those he had on the night of November 20. hettie .sard she had searched .all about the premfses for the picture claimed jto have been given Nell, but nothing of it Mas seen. 'We rest for the state," said Solic itor Ward. Mr. Bond If your honor pleases, that's the case for the defendant."' Then there was a consultation about the order in which the speakers should cnie. The instructions had previously l-een handed to the judge. The instruc tions were not argued. Judge Jones congratulated the crowd on its exceeding good order and hoped if would continue decorous. He warn ed against any demonstration, and said if he found any man guilry he should be fined for contempt. Mr. McMullen made the first speech. , He began by saying he was sick with fever, that his associates liad agreed he should open, that the solemnity of the occasion appalled him. rhat though conscious o? weakness he was never more desirous o oraroTtcal powers. Continuing, be ?fiid: -Your decision, gentlemen, is important not only to ths defendant and to the hlws of jastic. bin the eyes of .Pasquotank county are i:pcn you. The eyes of the whole world are upon you, they are w a telling "you. gentlemen. I 'hope you will be guided by renson and not by prejudice. "My heart goes out, to the family in deepest and abiding sympathy. Kvery man's sympathy in this county doee; we know the anguish of it." The speaker scid there was no evi dence to show that Nell died by an as sassin's hand: there was no evidence to connect Jim Wilcox with the crime. He said the state relied upon these, things. Jim was las-t ; seen, with Neil: hi? con duct was against him, and doctors tes timony. He-admitted the first and denied the others. He believed that Miss Cropsey loved Wilcox and Wilcox loved her. He thanked God that Nell's life was blameless. He said Wilcox's con duct was not indicative of guilt. "In ithe name of eternal justice I ask for a verdict of not guilty," he concluded. Mr. Turner for the prosecution came next. He said it was an extraordinary case A fair young girl, budding-into womanhood.' had been taken away; not bv Almightv God, her. mother bending o- er and attended by sisters, but taken with a murderer for a pall-bearer, the waves for a coffin, the river bottom for 3 Mr Turner agreed with McMullen that the eyes of the civilized world were upon the jury. The dead body of 2sU Cropsey called for vindication. It was a disgrace to North Carolina, the home of Itansom and Jarvis,' a burning shame that a woman should be knocked in the head like a dog. . '. During the argument Letrie Cropse'y cried. - . . - Mr.. Turner said he would present ivventy-two points agamst tne suiciae T'V-."","e l"ttive .lenkiiw of Wisconsin, today intro deny them. "If we don't convince you, gentlemen of the jury, that Nell Crop sey was killed and that Jim Wilcox did it, then turn him loose. lie reasoned that there was no motive for'snlcide, but -there were both motive wkI opportu nity for murder. He argued' that Neij I was clubbed in the porcli, dragged to tnc? oatn nouse ani tnere tarown into Pasquotank river. The lawyer said the -'umbrella hid ibeen brought to "the Cropsey home on the fatal night as a decoy, aurf that, 'the murderer's plans had been decided .upon in advance. . j He spoke of the sncriliee and eympa--' 'thytthe tender of money and ability to the Cropsey family by the citizens of Pasquotank county, but said Jim .TY1I- i cox had sho'.vn no sign of torrow or as sistance in finding Nell. He.. said God jhad sent up the body in so natural a ! Biais mat lac murocKr cipi oe pun- Wshinjfftoi, March IS. The outcry ished. He concluded by telling th jury of,. Democrats against mr rcsolntKMi," to go home and tell tilth- wive i said 'Representative Crampacker tcUay, daughters after their unty wa done thnt hh' et che-atT b,,ltf If Wr. Hill, a blow for their protection hid lwe.i;f or-mnn flnfrtl,.. oThcri thonaht struck. rormer eoiraiw j.ea.ry :c..'oeo iui theefeiwe.. He began by saying that ho should appeal to the jury s reason 11 .! T . rather than their passions. He believed that the jury would find before thcy came out of the box that the evidence was not strong enough to convict a dog. He said Wilcox's -manners were not as pleasant as some people's and his conduct had caused suspicion, but ' his actions had been natural and he could not be hanged unless h? had done murder. . . " , He spoke of Wilcox being a working man and a native, and slid the Crop sey'ei were northerners but clever peo ple. The speaker then went-into a dis cusstion of the evidence, dwelling, at lei.gth upon the technical evidence given by ithe doctors to prove that Nell Crop: sey was not drowned, and saying "are you prepared to take this man's--life away uion the guesnos of these doctors? I think not." The lawyer declared that the evidence pointed to the suicide the ory. Young Mr. Turner made the most pretentious speech today, speaking one and one-half hours. Mr. McMullan with twenty minutes, and Mr. I.eary over an hour, talked well. Because the Vdefense introduced no evidence they have the opening and closing, the subsequent order being: Mr Sawyer, Mr. Bona. Mr. Ward, Mr. Aydlett. After the oratory is over Judge Jones charge will consume sev eral hours. The defendant's counsel said tonight that they introduced no evidence because most of theirs was got in by the state's witnesses. This afternoon's crowd was the biggest vet. Wilcox has not weakened at all. The cae will probablv be concluded Thursday. e DEPOT AND COTTON BURNED Lincolnton Calls Upon Char lotte Firemen for As sistance Charlotte, N. C, March 18. Special. A disastrous fire occurred at Lincolnton, N. C. about one o'clock this morning by which the Chester and 1-ehoir depot, one hundred bales of cotton' and six box cars were destroyed. One theory Is that the tire was started by tramps who were seen lurkingaround before the blaze was discovered. Charlotte was called upon for aid about four o'clock this morning and-a fire brigade was soon en route making the ;2 mile run in less than ."J minutes. . When the 'Charlotte firemen reached lincolnton the fire had been put under control by a bucket brigade. They there fore bent all their efforts upon saving the Seaboard depot, adjoining the Ches ter and Lenoir. The Charlotte men and engine returned at noon today. BREESE JURY HUNG . Eleven Men Stood for Con viction and One for . Acquittal Asheville. N". C, March JS. Special. The JJreese case resulted in a mistrial. Tho jury stood eleven for conviction and one for acquittal. The jury Lai had the case since Saturday. It was not decided when the ease would again be called. United States Attorney Holton wants it heard at the earliest possible moment, and will make an effort to have a speedy trial. A mo tion for a change of venue has been refused by Judge Jackson. It cannot be stated positively when the case will again be heard or vlio the presiding judge will be. though It is generally believed that Judge Jackson will again hear it. The Dickcrson case ls set for the June term of the United States court at Char lotte. ; Counsel in the cask today returned home, Sena tn- Pritchard going direct to Washington. A Railroad Indicted Louisville, March IS. District At torney Hill today made known that the Federal grand jury assisted, by Attor ney -Mart-hand. ofN the Interstate Com merce Commission-, had found an - in dictment against the Louisville & Nash ville railroad for granting a rebate -'ou grain froi louisville to Atlanta. Mr. Hihes sayjvthe-rebate has been made, for; years oh grain' from Lotmrille and Cincinnati iio -the southwest and that it is ao opea bet not published re bate. - Jf - ,'.--; Inquiry as to Cuba Washington.'; (March - IS.-Renresentr.- duced in the House a resolution asking the' House ICoramittee on judiciary to report its opinion as to whether or not Cuba 5s . fdreiga o? -domestic territory: if, the Vlif& .fats . has contiaKed to ! exerciEe. sovereignty over ti e island since tae .rAtmcat'oB' of the treaty of Paris, It, We United States- tafi tkle to tlj.e island1, land if not where th title '.lf.Kts. CHEAP BLUFF Crumpacksr on the Demo cratic Opposition to His " Resolution . ' that our-contemplated action would have fbe po'Htical eftct they ascribe to ., it imtottrf ot warn.ing aJfainst it they , , . .,, - tho... ,.J,,.aj I otighly corfmiTTed. "The outcry 5 only to frighten some of our timid Republicans. . The Demo cratic leaders know that they dare not go before the country on the exposition the'latts or southern disfranchise ment and representation. - "They know that on a question of representation according to the mandate of. the-constitution, the country, north, east, south and1 wsf, will be of one mind-'' T RUSSIA STANDS GUARD ... - t United States Will Not Be Allowed to Recoup from Turkey St. Petersburg, March 18. S wet to day dec-hues that Russia will, not allow America to compel Turkey to pay the ransom money' exacted by the brigands fcr the release of Miss Ellen M. Stone, the American niistdonary, nor will Rus sia tolerate any interference in her siphere of influence. "Russia. be paper adds, "will eiiuu ciate a. Monroe I octrhie'for the east of Europe."' Washington, March IS. Count Ca sini. the Russian ambassador to the United States, stated this afternoon thar he was in absolute ignorance in re gard to the report. The statement of Swet, he added, was 'undoubtedly erro n on. "1 eannotyvof course," said Count Cas sini. "say anything official regarding the matter, but judging from what 1 know, to be the attitude of) my country 1 am positive mat oets swiciuciii!" are entirely erroneous. The Russian government, so far as I am aware, does no share in any such sentiment in the slightest degree." LOOPHOLE FOUND FOR MAJ. WALLER (Manila, March IS. The court-martial which i trying Major Waller, of the marine corps, on the charge of putting natives to death without a trial, has sustained1, the plea in tbar offered by Commandant Marix, Major Glenn and Attorney Sutro counsel for Major Wal ler, who argued that a mixed court had nt urisdiction, for the reason that af ter the acts alleged to have been com mitted by Major Waller he was regular,-' ly relieved 'of army duty and permitted to return to his marine duty without any accusation having been made against him. Hence he was - -beyond army jurisdiction. The court adjourned until tomorrow awaiting instructions from General Chaffee. General Bell reports surrender of teh ofScers and G2 riflemen. DEAF AID DUMB" ASYLUM BURNED . ; . - Jackson, Miss., 'March IS. The' State Institution for the Deaf and Dumb was almost destroyed by lire today at noon, h'aving caught from electric wiring or a defective line. The buildings were of brick, located in the center residence section of Jackson. They were valued at $40,000 aad insured for. $15,000. With-the greatest difficulty all the pupils were gotten out to places of safe ty. Citizens of the town turned out to assist the fire department. The Institu tion w-asa landmark, having been u pa latial ante-bellum, residence of the Yer gers. The 150 unfortunates were taken hito private residences where they will remain until sent to their homes. . A Libera Victory Washington. March IS. The Navy De partment today received the following cablegram dated Colon, March IS, from Commander -John Rodgers, of the gun boat Marietta: ; "Liberal army has gained a victory. Liberals have possession-of country west of Panama. Fighting expected on Isthmus." I ne erumpacKe Making Some Headway A Deep Laid Plot as . Mr. Kluttz Sees It River and Harbor Bill Sure to Go Through By THQ5XA J. PEXCI Washinfftom, March IS. Spocial. To morrow morning the Kodse Committee on Agriculture will eons'iaer -the App& iachinu Park biil, aafl-it has been i ranged that the hearings shall be public. Dr. C. P. Ambler of . Ashfeviile, the Secretary - of the Natuona'l Park Asso ciation, arrived today and will be one of those to addrsst the committee. Sec retary .of Agriculture Wilson and Prof. j Holmes of tnc University of North Caro lina, will also be heaW. jc behalf of the park. . Ccagressman Brownlow. of Ten i;esse. who has been - making a quiet canvass cn the Republican side of the 1-fcriise, eays 'ic docs not think the bill will t.eet with any opposition to speak of. When -Senator Money of Mississippi goes to Davidson College to deliver the 1 commencement address he will speak that c-vtains to the Manufacturers Club of Charlotte. He has already- accepted the invitation. Senator Simmons returned today from Harrisbofjr, Pa.7 ami was accompanied by Mrs. Simmons, who has been under going treatment at a sanitarium." It Vvill be gratifying news to Mrs. Sim mons' many friends in North Carolina to know that die is greatly improved in health. She was much benefited bv her stay in Pennsylvania. Senator Sim mons has been joined. by his two young est daughters and is living with his family at the Portland fiats in Fif teenth street. Senator Pritchard will return tomor row morning and this fact will relieve a goodly number of the faithful who have been anxiously awaiting his re turn. A telegram from the Senator stated that he would leave North Caro lina today. - In the Senate: this morning Senator Simmons took occasion to make clear his position Avith reference to the ship subsidy bill. After stating that he was unavoidably detained from Washington, he said that the Congressional Record failed to record how, he would have voted, simply stating that he was paired with Senator Clapp of Minnesota. Sen ator Simmons said he desired the Record to -contain the ; fact that had he been present he would have voted against the .ship subsidy bill, ami that had Senator Clapp been present he would have voted for it. ' . It is apparent that the River and Har bor bill will pass the House by a good majority, and there is poor "prospect "that there will bp any change made iii .it. Members of the State delegation will offer amendments, and they hope to-be able to have some of them engrafted into the bill. Just what amendments will be offered has hot been finally deter mined. It is said that Senator Pritchard Log Rolli ng tor Sha res of River and Harbor Pork Hepburn Makes His Annual Contribution to the Liter ature on the Subject. The Other Side Heard Washington, March IS. The House of Representatives went into -committee'-of the whole after the election of the new doorkeeper today and resumed consideration of the River and Harbor bill. When Mr; Hepburn of Iowa, who has fought river and harbor bills ever since he came to Congress, arose to speak there was an outburst of ap plause on both sicjes of the House. "I arise to make my annual contri bution' to river - and harbor literature with . a miscellaneous assortment of emotions," be began. . "I recognize." he continued, 'the utter futility "of saying anything against this bin. I recognized that fact years ago when the pork in the barrel was only .$8.00U0). How manifestly impossible is it to make headway against it now that the ap troritions aggreg'are $W.XWXX. At the same time I find iu connection with the presentation of the pending bill some things to conimend a rare thing in my experience. We have at the head of .the River and Harbor Commit tee an ideal chairman, for the purposes in view one who, I believe, is striving to secure public , rather - than private benefits, one looking for the welfare of this great natum and the promotion of its commerce, not the elevation of A., H. or C. to seats upon this floor." Mr. Hepburn commended the commit tee for takinf the ''back track" uron wasteful expenditures in certain direc tions, pointing out the abandonment of further improvements of the Missouri river as a final fulfillment of predictions made IS j-ears ago. He said that Congress should set a definite limit .upon the depth of water sought to be obtained in seaport har bor thirty feet -for instance and place a limit upon naval architecture. Other wise he declared there would be no end to the depth of water which would be demnnded- While acquitting the chairmai of the committee of looking to anything, but the public welfare, Mr. Hepburn said there were gentlemen upon the com mittee who did not hesitate to. "log roll" to secure appropriation for tliair r Idea will insist that $2.r0,000 for the upper Cape Fear improvement be pnt ia the bill when.it. go-s over to the Senate. There is hope that he will be successful, as he is on very good terms with Sen ator Elkin and other member-of the Senate Committee. As the bill now stands, it. will receive but one North Carolina vate at most, and potibly not a single one. The selection of a site for the public building in Kiixfibeth City will bo made by H. A. Toy lor, Aawstant Secretary of the Ti'eaJriirv. - (?onirresir..i.n Smnll j has takn the position that the question w a -purely local on?. He holds llir t it Is within the province of .the citizens of Elizabeth City to determine that question among themselves and he will take no part in it. There is right .much division on the question of choosing a site for the public building. The effort of the administration lend ers' in the House to mollify the Cuban tariff insurgents of the Crunipaeker -type by the passage of the resolution for the investigation of souTjbrn sm'frtge and election laws is not wholly, successful. In agreeing to report file resolution to the House the administration thought it would satisfy Crumpncker, who is a member of the steering conrmittee oa be half of the beet sugar crowd, and others of his following. While results have no doubt been, obtained Orumpacker does not give In, and he said today that he would not chnge his opinion. As it will" be ten days before ihe re ohstion is reported some interesting de velopments are expected. The Demo- rats ar- awaiting developments and are prepared for. a fight. Congressman Klcttz. speaking of 'the reversal of the Republicans with reference to the res olution, stiidi today: "The Crumpaeker- resolution is far rcj'ching. more so than is indicated on the surface. It is boldly proposed that a partisan committee snail be chosen to ascertain how many negroe.s are disfranchised in. the southern states. This information is to be gathered in Washington for Republican campaign purposes and ued in the North to m llui nee the negro vote in the states that are close. Then there is another pur pose in view, which has not yet ap peared. The Republicans expect to lose the- House. By revolutionary method Ihey can convert the, expected minority ir.to a majority. For this purpose it will only be necessary to bring out' the figures -of this investigating com-, mktee and show their figures as to the number of voters claimed to be dis fi anehised. Enough southern represen taiivet Can be denied their' seats t) overthrow a Democratic -majority. Congressman Small obtained a fa vorable report for a life saving station at Ocracoke today from the House Committee on Commerce. -. Arrivals: H. (J. Thomas of Durham; Dr. .1. A. Gorman of Asheville, J. A. Patterson 'an'I A. F. Patterson of New Bern, and J. A. Butler of Iredell. own schemes. Without desiring to re flect upon the courage of the present Speaker, he expressed the hope that the time, would come when there would be a speaker Avith a "wonderful cour age" who would see to it that the com mittee was composed of men who had no special interestes to be conserved. Mr. Lawrence of Massachusetts, a member of the committee, defended the bill in an extended speech. He de clared that if Btoii was to ohtain the share of the country's commerce t which it was entitled it was absolutely necessary that the harbor should have the 35-foot channel provided for in the pending bill. He called attention to the fact that' this bill was not to be rammed through the House, 'but that ample op portunity was to be allowed for debate and amendment. Mr. White of Kentucky ppoke in fav or of river and harbor improvements as a proper method of expending money raised by taxation.- Mr. Ball of Texas, a member of ths River and Harbor Committee, contend ed that, his committee Avas more eco nomical in proportion to the interests served than any other committee of the House. - . . V The committee then rose, an agree ment having been made to close general debate at i o'clock tomorrow. Saturday, April 20, 'was set apart the delivering of eulogies' upon the late Representative J. William .Stokes of South Carolina and the late P.erreiMV tative Rousseau O. Crump of Michigan. The House at 4.40 adjourned until tomorrow. Another Flag Raising Washington, March IS. It has been arranged between the State Deoart ment and the Navy Department that the Stars and Stripes shall be raised on the Danish West Indian Islands by a detachment rt United States troops at; soon as the Danish military, forces have been withdrawn. The troops to be de tailed for the duty have not been desig nated ibut will be when the treaty ratifi cations hav been changed. ' ; Decision Not Satisfactory Washington, March IS. Secretary Hay today telegraphed Powell Clayton, United Stwtes Ambassador at Mexico, that thte government is not satisfied with the dtdsion of the Mexican courts in th C4e. of Dr. E. W. Scott of Sao Antonio. Taias, and directed Mr. Clay ton to a.?k forsa review of th yroceod- !!, t n - V. ' i ' v. I ! i 'A ' i X
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