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RALEIGH, N. C, THURSDAY, MARCH 12. 1903
No. 84
rpTTT-1
lL MJlli
MO
he Father of Waters
Up to the Top Notch
crther Rise in the Missis-
Will Be Attendid
With Oisasttr to Cities.
Working in the
Levies
March, 11. The Mississippi
' T.-ing steadily at this point.
j , i f ' t ii.ai nin . t- v. amis
f , i r. -!. ran oi a iooi in m
t- ;y-f.ur hour. It is believed
;-.- :,rr will reach a mark of
..-." tl -t Memphis.
fr- tn Mississippi and Arkan-
,;iv : !: ate that the gravest ap-j-:.ll
regarding the flood
,v- in v'n d!tr.cts armed sen-
. ,r- s'.?ior:i?VK the levee. All
t .rti nvrs in Arkansas are
).-g
ro -- M'tuphlJ the flood has al
t - encroaching at certain
, , -- tl mil take but a few
f water to render work! the creeks
- ht many of the lumber In-I western sect
;., ; iht ivtion of the city
j -,;. and Second street the
, . 4fP r ha reached the latter
v.ifcf.i. The occupants of cabins
. ,1- ' compelled to flee to
- t . .i t.
-r Gorgta Lee arrived
. i-liy nd reports nil Und
r i--:", iin untoward condition.
n -fnrers say refufcees
:. lands are to be seen
(.- Th government en
r augmented their fortes
--,mr ar carrying sacks
! 1 other supplies to th more
- ; ;. in the levee system.
The high water does, not Interfere
in any way with the loading and un
loading of vessels, and the business, on
the levee la as active as ever. Watch
man police the entire river front. The
Mississippi is relatively higher at New
Orleans than above it. due, some think,
to the Jetties, but more probably to the
south winds whtth have kept the Gulf
of Mexico very high. The greatest
danger, to the levees In Louisiana is
between New Orleans and the mouth
of yhe lied river.' Those on the west
bank of -the river are thought to be
safe against all possible danger. On
the east, or Ponchartraln bank, they
are not quite as high, but still have a
margin of five feet over the flood.
Governor Longlno has placed the
greater -part of the 'convict force of
Mississippi at the command of the
levee authorities fin case they are
needed.
The high water Is not restricted to
the Mississippi and Its tributaries, how
ever. Throughout 'the greater part of
Texas. Louisiana and Mississippi, on
account of the excessive rainfall, the
streams are all out-of their banks and
the land is more" or less flooded. All
ALIEN OR NO?
Rights of Porto Ricans In
volved in i Cise in Court
"Washington, March 11. Counsel for
Isabella Gonzales, a native of Torto
Rico, who was excluded from adrhlss
sion to the United Statesby the immi
gration authorities on the ground that
she waa an alien Immigrant likely to
become a public charge, today asked
the supreme court for an early hear
ing of her appeal from the order of
Judge Laoombe of the couthern district
of New York, dismissing a writ of ha
beas corpus brought to secure her re
lease and prevent her forcible return
to Porto Rico.
This Involves a boad question of
w hether citizens of Porto Rico and the
other insular possessions of the United
States are aliens within the view- of the
constitution and laws of the United
States, which has never been passed
upon by the supreme court. . To that
extent it may settle the question of
citizenship, and . naturalization of the
Porto Ricans and Filipinos. Counsel
alleged that the officials of the war
and treasury departments are anxious
, ... ,r,. March 11. Th river
t -.-r- lon!y. Th most un-
, ...-idiUnn at present Is the
f rxiny weather. This Is
t - "Tct ef softening the
luilani Is praying for
-- u hln. Six hundred men
tday at various points
: r rir front sacking weak
! DiNhig th line of mbank-
"; th lee boards of th
id to be practically In con
: ....i.vi. nd every font of the
- - in- inri aim lis IIIUUIBIIC9
r uret!Iapce.
f AT fin 9p!v HAr4d1nn fVtA .Aurt fn
and bayous In the south-.. . . . ,
tlon of Louisiana are over- he on involved The case has
wen penaing since Augusr 4, wnen
Miss Gonzales landed in New York.
Since December 9 she has been, paroled
In the custody of her counsel pending
a derision on the appeal.
flowing and the rice fields are under
water. The Sabine river, between
LouUiana and Texas. Is on a boom nnd
out or us DanKs. At wange, Texas,
the sewers have had to be closed In
order to prevent the town from being
flooded. At Hackberry. In the Louisiana
swamps, near the Sabine, a number of
cattle have been drowned by the heavy
floods caused by the rain, and others
have" been driven to. higher ground.
Even In the hills some anxiety Is be
ing felt, as the ground Is so soaked
that It Is Impossible to plant corn, and
the crop will be very late this year.
It is the wettest spring ever known.
Critical FUed Win
Caruthersvllle, Mo., March 11. This
city, containing, twenty-three hundred
Inhabitants. Is threatened with destruc
tion by the flood.. An old levee, whicn
is caving, alone stands between the
city and the swollen Mississippi. Gov
ernment engineers regard It as the
most critical flood 'point along the
river. Four hundred men under En
gineer Ktlpatrlck are working desper
ately at building a new levee.
Landing places along the river are
submerged, many towns are entirely
surrounded, and the river, which con
tinues to rise,'.has backed up for miles.
t . . .
he American Republics
and the Ca I vo Doctrine
Atttmnt tn rnmrr.it Thi
Country to a Policy That
Would Stir up An
tagonism in Europe
!:
western hemisphere. That would be
the effect of the adhesion of the United
Mates to the far-reaching , doctrine.
Had It been enunciated by the govern
ment at Washington prior to the es
tablishment of the Venezuelan bloek
d. the administration would probably
have felt compelled to warn England,
t'ermany and Italy that coercive meas
ures directed against an American
slat for the purpose, of collecting debts,
would be regarded by the United States
as an unfriendly act.
The Calvo doctrine obtained Its
irreatest standing through Its embod
iment In a treaty signed by fifteen of
the Latin-American republics which
! participated in the Latin-American
Mrch II. On of the
. rf t outrnj of the Ver.e
''.' hs bn the attempt
-r rf of the Latln-
.i"?rt. vlth the Argentine
thlr adxorate, to secure
. V. .w" , , eongress held In the city of Mexico in
enunciating the prlncl-l.. . , ,
, . . . tthe winter of 1901-1902. These nations
Known in aio i
'were the Argentine Republic. Bolivia.
(Colombia, Costa Rica, Chill, the Do
iminlcan Republic. Ecuador. Salvador,
'Guatemala. Honduras. Mexico, Nicara
gua. Peru and Uruguay. The repre
sentatives of the United States and
Hayti declined to sign the treaty, which
nas entit'ed "A convention in relation
to th rights of aliens.'
TV i
ra.llil nil of interna
is. in.ff, t. that a citl
t of "one country hnv
i' ar.othT country and
in. rischts and rrlv-
1 i'cin or subjects, can
" t' st.-nc of thnt na
r S ho'Js nneglnnr to
r ' fr injuries suffered In
; t ns h h has taken up
" aiTi nit; tx-a r his share
- - r?AMr-4 tin to war w lth-
:- i'v iK-Ti h rsides.
"'-''r tbt rfx-trlne has appealed
-f ;h Itin-Amricsn coun-
it -n9. f.r example, the
n' y.x rr?n reident within
""rs-in t.,te to s-cure th as-
-f nun government to ob
" f-r Hmtire done his prop-
" ii?rtfi stirrrred by himself
,,f frtuent revolutionary
"t hive o.xnrrcd in the
x f - -
adoption of the Calvo
mr-.ber of Ijtln-Amerl-
'-tirre.1 nearly a year
k tl of Venezuelan
'"in hy nritlh. German
!t
FRANCE AND MOROCCO
intervention in the Latter's
Affairs Will Nat Bi
Perrr;itted
Paris. March 11. Speaking on foreign
politics in the Chamber of Deputies
today. M. Del Casse. minister of for
eign affairs, said he considered the In
dependence of Morocco an essential
guarantee of the security of Algera.
France. he declared, would not admit
foreign Intervention In the troubles of
Morocco.
Referrinsr to thf Venezuela, affair.
r J'lips. the attempt to,,. t1 Cass'e said France could not
" i States a party to i .v- r-i
- b.x v v .'a m 1 1 v 'J tuivi aVTt. xr i
t uphold it was due. that country and the allies. Watim
tiiat imonrtrtnt In. n i i - . v.' .. j -. i t- i j
. . .-- I rir?liiriu .luiiiu unu mru I ireiuriii.
Roosevelt to undertake that task. He
added that all dlfferer.res that arise
between nations do not depend upon
The Hague court or arbitration for
settlement. "
M: Del Casse expressed the hope that
Turkey would execuj the promised re
form In Macedonia and Armenia, and
thereby stop the troubles In those coun-
FOOT MASHED
A Conductor Meets With a
Serious Mishap at Weldon
Weldon, N. C, March 11. Special
Conductor Mills Lester, of the Nor
folk and Southern Railroad, who was
conductor In charge of the Seaboard
Air Line train when' TV. M. Bishop
got his foot mashed, had the misfor
tune to meet with a similar accident
Monday night. He washcre to testify
in the Bishop case, and after it had
been compromised by the defendant
agreeing to pay the plaintiff J4.000,
Lester was ready to return home. He
attempted to crawl under a freight
train standing on the Seaboard yard,
the tram moved slightly and Lester's
foot waa caught and badly mashed.
No one knew of his being under the
train and no blame whatever attaches
to the road or its employes. Mr. Les
ter resigned his position with the Sea
board soon after Bishop was hurt, nad
has since been wiwi the Norfolk and
Southern. He was sent to -his home
yesterday.
CARNEGIE LIBRARY
Proposition in Which Gretns
' - boro Is Intirested
Greensboro, N. C. March 11. Spe
cial. For several months but little has
leen heard in Greensboro concerning
the Carnegie library proposition, but
there la now a renewal of interest in
the subject. Mr. Carnegie's proposition
is to give the city $30,000 for a build
ing iflthe city will make an annual
appropriation for the maintenance of
the library. At some future time an
election will be held to decide whether
or not the people of Greensboro will
accept the proposition.
The friends of the Greensboro public
library, which would be succeeded by
the Carnegie library, are greatly in
terested In the matter. They will wage
a vigorous campaign In an effort to
Induce the citizens of Greensboro to
accept Mr. Carnegie's proposition. The
question will be discussed at a mass
meeting to be held in the Grand opera
house Friday night.
AFFAIR OF PETTICOATS
. -
A New Story About ihe Hon
; duras Revolution
New Orleans," March Al. Passengers
from Honduras report , that the civil
war now under way there between
General Terencio Sierra, late president
of the republic, and Gfinoroi Manue;
Bonilla, who claims the election, is due
entirely to domestic and feminine af
fairs, indeed to the fact that Bonilla,
who was engaged to the president's
eldest daughter, refused to marry her
at the last moment. Bonilla, who Is
a very influential man in Honduras,
was a member of Sierra's cabinet, and
it was-agreed between them that Bo
nilla was to be the next president.
The break came last October, when
Bonilla. feeling confident, of success,
jilted the president's daughter and an
nounced his engagement to another
young woman. The result has been to
cause the most intense bitterness in
the upper social circles of Honduras
and to lead to the declaration of Sierra
that he would prevent . the election of
Bonilla at any cost. It is understood !
that Bonilla has the sr-" Co-1
lombia, and that in the event of suc
cess he will, in conjunction with Co
lombia, attack President Zelaya of
Nicaragua, who Is hated in Colombia
because of the assistance he gave the
revolutionists during the late troubles.
This explains why Zelaya is so op
posed to Bonilla and has a considera
ble force of. Nicaraguan troops In Hon
duras co-operating with Sierra.
Shops at Spencer to J .
Be Doubled in Size
Six Thousand Men Will Be at
OUT OF TUNE
People; of Washington Want
a Modern Government
Washington,' Ma rch 11. A movement j
Work There Before Long.
Salisbury to Be the 1
Biggest in the
State
Br THO.HAt J. PE.1CI
"Washington, March 11. Special.
President Samuel Spencer and General
Manager Ackert of the Southern rail
way informed Senator Overman today
that the shops at Spencer are to be
doubled in size . and capacity in the
Immediate future. The plans for the
great improvements that are to make
Spencer, and Salisbury one of the most
active railroad centers in the South
are already in the-hands of the general
officials of the road.
"When the shops at . Spencer were
first established, Mr. Spencer .said,
"we thought they would be sufficient
for all demands, but now we find it
necessary to practically double their
size."
"In ten years," declared General
Manager A.ckert, "Salisbury and Spen
cer will be one city with a population
in excess of I'O.CCO. The shops will be
increased in the near . future to double
their present size, and. instead of three
thousand fully six thousand persons
will be employed there by the South-
i
This Information was given to Sen
ator Overman today as the result of a
conference held with President Spen-
-i . 1 ,rA 4 1 S r
has been started to establish popular'1 . umrr,. 6ei
suffrage in the District of Columbia. ,the Purpose of retaining at Salisbury
A petition was presented to President the offices of the general superlntend-
Roose-elt today, urging him to recom-jet of the .Southern. The bouthern has
mend to Congress tne enactment of a ! in contemplation the removal of these
Jaw to that end. The District has! offices to Greensboro, and as a result
been governed for the last thirty years; the mayor of Salisbury and prominent
by a non-partisan bord -of commis
sioners, one Republicun, one Democrat
and an army engineer officer, appointed
by the president of the United States.
The common council of the city of
Washington is Congress. Prior to 1874
a territorial form of government ex
isted in the District of Columbia, and
the residents of the district were elec
tors. Wash! gton has a municipal
government similar to that of other
cities.
Attention Is galled to the facet that
the president of the United States,
under the present system, has to "bear
the burdens of virtually acting as
mayor of Washington. The petition
declares that the existing form of gov
ernment in the capital of the republic
is contrary to the fundamental princi
ples of American liberty, and that tax
ation and representation oyght to go
together.
citizens of that place have been activl
in their efforts to retain them.
Senator Overman, whose home Is -H-Sallsbury
was appealed to, and thi
morning he went to theg eneral fflcet
of the company and consulted wit!
Mr. Spencer and Mr. Ackert about th
proposed change. He was ' informed
that Greensboro offered cetnral advani
tages which prompted the adylsabiliti
of making the change: While "the r
raoval was In contemplation Mr. Ack
ert said the order' had not been issuedj
and he promised.to consider Salisbury'(
appeal. Then he: pointed out the fac$
that the Southern is most kindly dirfi
posed towards Salisbury citing- thl
fact that great shops had been located
there and that it was-proposed to mak
them the biggest in the entire system,
He -was inclined to the opinion that
Greensboro, ail things considered, was
the most desirable location for tha
general offices because of its ' accessi
bility to the various branches of th
Southern penetrating the state.
The new . improvements at Spencer
by the Southern will, it Is Claimed,
call for an expenditure of several hun
dred thousand dollars. Its central lo
cation on the main line has .resulted
in the determination of the officials of
the road to make it the great repairing
centre for the system.
Ex-Senator Pritchard was a caller at
the White House this morning' for th
purpose of presenting several Texa4 .
friends to the president. Mr. PritcbV
ard's visit was entirely social and per
sonal, but the president voluntarily
brought up the subject of the splendid
endorsements he received from his col
leagues in th Senate. He referred!
also to the endorsement of the Ashe
villi: bar in connection with his judi
cial aspirations. Mr. Pritchard did not
discuss the question of hsl appoint
ment to a judicial position in the dis
trict, and the only 'reference made td
it -was by the president as stated.
SENATE MAY' NEED
SOME NEW RULES
Resolutions Looking to That
Endr Introduced Mor-
- gap Still
-i-t.
' th- Te.:in(C n tMs coun
" TPed attitude of the
i v.n . strong that the
nations. which had
h
" Z I '
time as propitious
1-o.verful support f the
tho declaration that
-r r,i.jnsr , American
'hat country's for
tl - Hoe. it was evi-
j.m Iatln-AmerUuin
H-i- rft republic of the
!. n prexlous Indif-
t rrilli I'.l am o
w - -- -- ' f ' rm r
titnt debts due Eu-
'f hrftir be collect--i'jiu
thtn itlo&a of the
' tft i;,
J.
tries.
A Judge Rebuked
Jefferson City. Mo.. March II. A res
olution has been adopted by the House,
reproving Judge Adams of the United
States district court at St.: Louis, for
granting-the recent. Wabash Injunc
tion. It deprecates "the, tendency of
the times toward government by In
junction." V
CAMPAIGN FOR v
GOOD ROADS
Greensboro, X. C, March 11. Spe
cial. The executive committee of the
Guilford County Good Roads Associa
tion has opened "good roads headquar
ters." from which the campaign for the
bond Issue will be waged from now un
til the election May 12th. The entire
county will be organized after the plan
of a political campaign and a strong
fight will be made The committee dis
played good judgment in selecting
Messrs. A. M. Scales and Robert D.
Douglas to conduct the campaign.
These gentlemen are experienced poli
ticians and splendid organizers. For
several years Mr. Scales has been
chairman of the Democratic county ex
ecutive committee, while the name of
Mr. Douglas hes been on several Re
publican tickets. ,f.
0 HOTEL PROPOSAL
Ah Attractive Plan Presented
to Wilmington Busi
ness Men.
Wilmington. X. C, March 11. Spe
cial. lxeal capitalists are now seri
ously considering a proposition to build
a V 00,000 hotel for summer and winter
tourists on Wrightsville Beach sound
or in Wilmington. A capitalist from
Denver, Col., here trying in interest
people in the movement, makes this
proposition: If Wilmington will fur
nish $25,000 he and his associates will
subscribe $75,000 for the hotel. The
proposition Is now under consideration
and will be decided upon in a day or
two. - The prospect a look favorable.
QUIET IN HONDURAS
A New Sensation
London. March 11. There was a new
and curious development In the case
of Lady Granville Gordon today. Yes
terday Sir Francis Jeune of the . di
vorce court decided against Lady Gran
ville in her suit to retain possession
of her child. Cicely, and ordered that
the little girl be turned over : to her
father. Eric Gordon," today. Lady
Granville and the child have since dis
appeared. Lord Granville Gordon,-wlh
whom she eloped and married , after
Eric Gordon had divorced. ber, says he
knows nothing- a to her thereabouts.
V " ' ;. -
Mobile, March 11. The Cefalu line
steamer Hiram, Captain Peterson, has
arrived from Porto Cortez, Honduras.
When the Hiram left Porto Cortez Fri
day the situation was quiet, martial
law was still in existence and the re
cruiting of soldiers by the government
was rapid.
Captain Peterson said that while
there was no outward sign of disturb
ance, it was very evident that trouble
was expected, and preparations were
under way on the Atlantic coast. There
Is fighting on the Pacific coast, and
news of conflicts between the Conser
vative and Liberal armies is received
daily.
PLAGUE IN MEXICO
City of Mexico, March 11. A case of
plague occurred yesterday at Siqulros,
near Villa Union. The authorities be
lieve "that the plague there would be
easily stamped out as it waa at Ozo.
AH SUSpeClS are unuci uusntniiuu.
Collections made in this city for the
benefit of plague sufferers to date
amount to J180.000.
The federal government has sent to
the authorities of Mazatlan through
the board of health, a large quantity
of virus to be used in killing rats.
It Is said that one rat affected with
the poison will spread a fatal conta
gion among all the other rodents he
comes in contact with." If the virus
proves successful in Mazatlan It will
be used in other cities as a plague pre
ventative measure. ' ' '. ' -
Washington, March .11. At the op
ening of the session of the Senate to-
day Mr. Frye, . the,, president . pro tern,
called the .attentloVij of Senators to the
fact that under a strict interpretation
of the rules only such business as prop
erly belongs to the matters under con
sideration "in "executive session should
be presented at this extra session of the
Senate. - He aid it only confuses the
record to have . other business - Intro
duced now, "as it. would all have to be
reintroduced at the. regular session in
December. ' .
Mr. Allison of Iowa" offered a resolu
tion which, he said, he thought was
proper at this time, authorizing the
committee on rules to re-examine the
rules of'thf Senate with the view of
ascertaining, what changes, if any, are
necessary, and especially to make in
quiry whether it is expedient to limit
debate in any way in the Senate, and
if so to what extent. The resolution
further provides that the committee is
authorized to sit during the recess of
the Senate,-- and Is 7 directed to submit
a report to the Senate of its conclu
sions as soon as practicable after the
beginning 'Of the session next Decem
ber. The resolution was referred to
the committee to audit and control the
contingent , expenses of the Senate.
Mr. HoarH,explained the need of a
manual of parliamentary law, and said
he would at -a later day introduce a
resolution directing the committee; on
rules also to " consider- this question.
The manuscript copy of the Cuban'
constitution convention, the several or
ders and circulars of the department of
Cuba, etc., were ordered returned to
the war department.
The Senate, then, 'on motion of Mr. (
Cullom of Illinois,, at-12.10 o'clock w.ent
into executive session.
Senator Morgan continued his argu
ment in opposition to the ' Panama ca
fellow man. Life is too short to waste
in regrets and malignance. Time is
fleeting too fast to deal in passion with
human beings."
He dealt briefly with the report that
he would again seek public office, the
statement having recently been made
by some of his close friends that h?
would be a candidate for " United
States senator to succeed J. W Bailey.
He said on this subject: .- i; .
"Should -1 at any time, , In the xer-
xlse pi ,the God-given right, granted to
metoythe constitution, - ever oorlblud. -to
run for any office from road over
seer upK ;I pledge the people to let them -know
it In due time ' and to" promul
gate a platform of pledges on which
I shall stand for their suffrages. At
no time has my solicitude for the peo
ple in the slightest degree abated, and
there has not been a moment since my
retirement to privatelife, when I. had
the slightest ambition to return to pub
lic life in any time anywhere."
He devoted a considerable part , of
his address to a criticism of railroad
consolidation legislation enacted by th?
state Legislature at this session. Jle
asserted that the railroad companies
gave free passes to the members, of
the Legislature-with a nevll purpose,
and v that the legislative lobbyist de-
serves the pity, contempt and. ridicule
of all self-respecting men. .
An Original Gr. OTP. Man
Chicago, March 11. Samuel K. Dow,
formerly one of the most prominent
lawyers of the Chicago bar and part
ner of Chief Justice Fuller, died to- ,
day at the residence of his eon in law,
Orrin L. Evans. Mr. Dow has been .an
invalid for nearly seven years. -
He was one of the founders of the
Republican party, and was active In
the movement looking to Abraham Lin
coln's first nomination. He was elect
ed to the state Senate-ln 1872, and later
declined a seat-in Congress and a nom
ination for lieutenant- governor of 1111'
nois. ..-' ,
Coljma in Eruption
City of Mexico, March 11. Tester Ja.
morning there was another eruption o
Colima. There was a . slight flow ot
lava from the eastern side of the moun
tain. Subterranean noises were heard
nal treaty in the executive session of Und earthquakes were felt at Ttwazula
the Senate - .' 1 and Juquila in the state of Guerro. A
violent snocic was ieic at-Apatsingan
in the state of Michoacan, which did
considerable damage to propertyy but
caused no loss of life. , t -;
GOV. HOGG REMARKS
Retired Texas Statesman
Makes a Few Pointed
Observations
Austin, Texas, March 11. Former
Governor James ' H. ' Hogg addressed a
packed audience -at ; the opera house
tonight, - almost all of the members of
the Legislature and state officials be
ing present.' It. had been reported that
Mr. Hogg would denounce lobbyists and
corporations and. roast politicians gen
erally. He made good this report.
Speaking of the . attacks made upon
him In the Legislature, he said:
"No man has ever dodged hell by
slandering others. No man has ever
reached the" climax of tame by the de
struction of human eharlty. No man
has ever gone to heaven on a pyramid
of lies. As : for my part I turn my
back upon the past except for inspira
tion to' guide me as L press' on to the
future with the hope of benefiting; my
if
Ordered to Porto Rico
Washington, March 11. It Is said at
the navy department that the cruiser
Raleigh, fitting out at New; York for
sea, is not going to join the European
squadron, as erroneously. - published,
but has been orered to proceed to San
Juan, Porto Rico, for - duty with the
Carribbean squadron, commanded by
Rear Admiral Coshlan. '
Funeral of E. C. Hackney
Durham, N. C, March 1LSpecial
The remains of the late E. C, Hack
ney were interred in the city -cemetery
this afternoon at 4 o'clock. The funeral
was conducted from the First Baptist
church by- Rev. C. J. Thompson, the
pastor, assisted by Rev. S. S. Bost
rector of St. Philip's Episcopal church '
and chaplain of the Elks order In this ;
city' ' - ." . '" " '--