VOL. XXXVI. NO. 103.
HE FIRST: TEST VOTE
Looks
Like the -Southern
Will Win. -
GRANTS SUBSTITUTE
Offered Majority Report In tie Boom
the Revenue Act la Taken up
t . ' ' Taxee .Apportloped
' -j V , . other Matters. . "
' The house met at 10 o'clook.- - Not
" man; bill were introduced. Among
those were the following:
" Bv Hancoclr.- to create office of
f rr '
- criminal circuit court, to get same
u pay as solicitors,, ia be appointed
by the governor and to serve four
years, ife;;
', , By Lust", to allow s county, com
missioners to elect an auditor, -
1 1 - The house went Into committee of
h the whole on the revenue bill, with
Cook 'in the chair, The bill was
- taken up by sections. . -
There was quite a debate on the
w-a &f 1-: v. n 990 9.
r-- t&ru HMiii.iiiu un 11 urui lucu nil aid w
-' cents for state purposes, 31-3 for
nensions. and .20 cents for publio
W - " - J... -
- making the rate for schools 22 cents,
but withdrew it Sutton offered an
amendment making vthe "rate for
: schools; Blaokburn offered an amend
ment making the rate of general tax
, 21 2 3. - This amendment chairman
Johnson accepted." Hauser said that
: the money was, a"ll appropriated and
' . ti 1 - 3 l - I At..
nnw 1 1. waii nniminHU u.uubuuwu but.
school tax. Alexander ' offered -an
1 -amendment making the total tax 45
cents instead of 40... pryan of Chat
ham, said bv was glad to see the
house scattered , today and attacked
'Siif.fnn'a nmonilmflnt ' and BJlId the
, 'high appropriated men were the
one who an tagonii;d the increase of
'the sohool tax. v Dockery, Lusk and
."Young called Bryan down.:; Bryan
'said he was for 20 cents and also for
a direot appropriation of $100,000.
. Dnnkerv and Lttsk SDoke forcefuV
--'ly in support of 20 cents. . Sutton
'and JtsiacKDurn .,, wunarew ineir
amendments,' Alexander 8 amend
ment .was adopted with -only one
-'"no." i.Thekthai poll tax rate "was
'Died, Liyie senaing an amendment
Ho make it 11.35. This was adopted.
''The taxes as fixed are, on poll ft 35;
f general, 21 2-3cents; pensions, 3 1-3
'cents; sonoois, zu cents. . ; ,
Section ft was adopted, making tax
.un gross profits and incomes not
'taxed 6 per cent; on gross income
'derived from salaries and fees, pub
lic or private, one half of 1 per cent,
'on the exoess over, 11,000; and on
.'gross income from ; other sources
one fourth of 1 per cent. ; Seoiion 6
1 was also adopted repealing any limi--'tation
or exemption from taxation.
- Schedule B was' taken upand Fer
. 'fell moved to strike out section 7,
,'whteh imposes license tax for carry -
: u himlnoaa. TTn said it imDOSed
a tax os going into business. Black
s' burn asked Ferrell whether he ob
jected to the license tax on , lawyers
' and doctors. Terrell said yes. ceo
1 tlon 7 was then adopted. ' -r. -; '' .
. When section 16 was reached levy'
jlng a-tax of $25 on bit' lard or pool
" tables, "an amendment was offered
' 1 but was withdrawn, inoluding those
-r vwf wafA nan Ttraul nf Chatham.'
V . i w ' - T
' was aroused by this amendment and
said it was an Infringement of lib
r. . j .v -i .. - -
- There was quite a disousslon of
t section 19, taxing dealers in horses
- or mules as a business oi. prout j
annual tax and $10 in each county,
and each person who keeps horses
' ar mules to let 50 cents for each as!
" ' al for each 6 months.. "
McCraven sent an amendment to
strike out the whole section and de-
- oouncedit as unjust. There; was
-r Aiiite a aharn ouorrell between him
k and MoCrary, but Sutton, of Cum'
-.OTIIOUU uuwww,. v-
At this point, (noOT)) the commit-
tee arose ana reportea . progress w
t the house on the bil, showing the
. i amendments in section. 2 and 3, and
i showing that 11 other sections were
adopted without any amendment
" ' The house decided to postpone,
i all democrats and a few. populists
otlDg nOySv''"',:'?--:';
The house again , went into com'
- r inittee of the whole on the revenue
i hill (Cook in the chair) and re-
sumed the discussion of seo. 19.
- '- SENATE, 'r-:
The senate met at 10 o'clock Lieut
Gov. Reynolds presiding. . Prayer
. by Senator Utley. - . v
.- HiUa and resolutions were Intro'
duced at follows: .
Bv Mr Utley, a' bill to amend the
code so as to allow women to vote in
local option elections; also to forbid
the giving of a reward to any em'
ployee .of the present general as
sembly but of the treasury. "
i By Whidbee, a bill to regulate the
price of illuminating gas.
The hour for special order having
arrived Mr. McCaskey made a mo
tion that the special committee ap
pointed on the memorial of the presi
dent and directors of the N. C. E li.
relati ve W the lease report
- Mr Grant the chairman of said
committee sent forward the majority
report, said report being that after
carefull consideration they had ar
rived at the conclusion from exami
nation; of various witnesses that
there was no suspicion of fraud or
intimation thereof, ,'V
Grant then' offered a substitute
which recommends the lease for
term of 36 years and upon failure by
the Southern to assent to suoh modi:
ficatiod on or before April lstltshall
oo the duty of the Governor, by and
with the assistance of the attorney
general and such additional counsel
as the governor shall deem neces
sary to cause to be instituted an ao
Lfion for the purpose of having de
clared null and, void the contract of
lease executed in 1895. v
The minority report does" not con-
curr in the majority report -because
the committee failed tosummons and
examine: ex-governor: Carr, Col. A.
B. Andrews and R. C. Hoffman; tLat
they wanted the troth and that they
could not ?et at it unless the par
ties above named were examined;
that director Maxwell had ,sald
thai B C Hoffman said he CQuld not
bid Qnthe road 6 years before.- the
first lease of the & Droad expired
because the Southern would run the
road down. '-
. The minority recommends that the
substitute do not pass. : ..
McCaskey said he was unalterably
opposed ; to the substitute of the
majority. .
v Grant favored the Substitute. He
thought it a igood bargain that the
State had roadev 3e declared: that
is ten years improvemeuus sou
fxtttermcnttt wouii aggregate an In
crease I ; lftpertnt, and he was
afraid if the Iease(wa annulled that
before long a rort .line would be
built and the NCR,R. wouldl be
thrown back on i9 state. ;VS';s,.
Andersoa; saW'A petition had been
handed to uim i fom citizens of his
county signed byen of; all classes
and political -partes asking him to
work, vote and uo tis inauence to
defeat the bill safxbg to annull the
tan a a " i . - .
"I think the iesM should ntand. If
no fraud or corruption was practiced
the lease should nnd because when
the state of Kara Carolina has
entered into a contra it should be
as good as gold. ? ! any one can
prove to me that state is not
legally and honors bound and
that it can make a bttet oontract,
thea I will support theblll, . If you
pass the bill you will sib the state
to the heart and try t unao tne
best possible oontract pe state has
ever made. ' I propose Xr ow to tip
hold the honor of the st
Sharp, (of Iredell) to
if, the
senate voted down the.
ibstltute,
and passed the -. origin
.bill -it
would never drag down
k honor of
North Carolina. I believers lease
was a fraud and the people a North
Carolina believe it to be a f rsd. I
came down here In favor of thae,
but after seeing thelobbylng cartel
on in favor of the lease, an4 wr
attending the meetings of thesptial
committee I arrived atthacoadujon,
that it was nothing more or lesitp
a consummate fraud and should ban
nulled as soon as possible;? TP
Sniithnm railroad does not give tt
N C R R a fair show. , They cbargi'
the"Cxpenses of other lines to tha
North Carolina railwa to ke$
down the report of ythe earnings. T: ft
warn you u you uo nu pass mm wui-
t r . . . . a. 111. b.3 II V
and let the matter be settled in the
courts the next legislature in 1899
will pass Such a bill because they
know the people have had nO voice
in leasing the N C railway. - v-
Scales desired to offer an amend
ment to the substitute, but president
ruled it Out of order as the report of
the minority was' before the Senate,
and that being the case -the substi-1
tute was not before the Senate until
the minority had been disposed of.
Messrs. Soales, Grant,' Abell and
Smathers differed with the presid
ing offloer. The chair allowed the
substitute of Scales to come forward
: Mr Scales, said in making a few
remarks that he did not propose to
become eloquent, but to simply ex
press his opinion. He was glad to
say that he had been-, allowed to
make up his mind without the aid of
the 1 bbf ists, and betook occasion to
thank them on both sides for letting
RALEIGH,
him alone'. He did not beliefs there
had. been any fraud or corruption
practiced in the lease of the N C B R.
He said .that if he had bdenoneof
the directors he would never ; have
voted for a lease for 9j years." I
ami so friend of railroads ' but they
have rights as well as any one else.
1 am unalterably opposed to the 99
year lease and I am also opposed to
the original bill, but I favor the sub
stitute with my amendments attached
thereto.'. The substitute is 'as fol
lows. 1st5 it provides thai the stock
holders and directors shall alsV as
sent to the modification of 30 years,
by June 1, 1897. ; Also allows the
state to bring suit in event of the
failure of the Southern railway and
stockholders and directors to assent
to' the modification without giving
bond or other undertaking, r
' 1 '
t 1 MoslMle t Mr. Ul. ' . : ;
JUst evening there was : a very
pleasant entertainment at the charm
ing home of Mrs. -J. A3 Hlggs on
North Blount street, for the benefit
of the Church of the Good Shepherd
Un spite of toe, inclement weather
a large number of people were pre
entand the financial result of the
entertainment was most satisfac
tory. i
It was a high olass musicale, In
which some of the leading , artists
in the city.' took , part In addition
to this the hostess enteitained with
such grace and cordial hospitality
that all were sorry when the hour
came to say good night.
The programe for the evening was
as follows; ,
Piano duet Miss Slater and Mrs.
Recitation-Miss Annie Rogers.
Vocal Solo Miss Merrimon.
Vocal Solo Miss Bush. '
Piano Solo-rMr; G.. W. Bryant.
Vocal Solo Miss Petty.
Vocal Solo Miss Eenan.
v ' trz
in riuy ltdwiu vrapni.
'La Belle Russe," one of the re
pertoire Sfthe Floy Crowell com
pany next week is the play that Mrs
Langtry desires to revive. The taot
recalls the hasty'; work of David
Belasco in writing that drama. He
was a stage director in San .Francis
co. "Forget-Me-wot bad proved a
great success in London, and a Call'
fornia manager, unable to get it for
use In" that state, induced Mr. Belas
co to turn out a play of simitar char
acter In three weeks X, With a Rus-
sian novel as a basis he wrote "La
Belle Russe" within the prescribed
time, and It bore no resemblance to
Forget-Me-Not, " aside from having
the same theme of a vengeful Nihil
istio, heroine. The piece not "':ly
served its immediate purpose well,
but it subsequently had a long suc
cess at Wallack's,and was the means
of bringing its author to New-York.
The fact that such well known au
thors as David Belasco,. Sydney
Grunly and others allow their pro
ductions be put on by Miss Crowell
proves in Itself the; assertion that
toth the winsome little star and her
company are in ad vaace of any other
Wpertoire company on the road. '
They Open -a week's engagement
at Metropolitan Opera House,', Mon
day aveningr with the popularprices
of 10, 20 and 30 cents. ; Ladies'
besets lor Monday nignt can oe se-
nrco a iviug b. " ' ' - ,
-!lt LcgtslatM la How Boau- -
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r Telegraph' to the Fres-Visitor. '
Odaslxston, W. Va.r Feb. 26.
city is under water; Members
tb Legislature went to the State
use in boats this morring, but no
j ion was held, since the basement
f looded and the fires .' put Out
Sj 'ing among the poor is great
an) burohes and schools are filled
w hose driven from their homes.
At mass meeting today a relief
f ui f 590 was raised. .
electric light and gas plants
areVJer waters - The only IlghU
In i we oil lamps and candles.. It
is imVaible to estimate the damage
la -helper pit of the town. Tele
phpnetonnectn is .broken and
scarce busiAess' house la open.
xne po moe low ocoupies an
"The Carnlval,
Reserved seats
oi UkSf gallery
,25 cents.
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N. C, FBtDAY EVENING, F.BRUA 26, 1897.
Assured the Government will
i'i; Stand by Him,
in;
THE
FEW DAYS.
Tht tb kmlnltlrrio has Uft L'prU
lnf th Cpltol of the PhUUppla
lilatii asd Spate 1 Bcportwl
Vtotorioas.'V-? : '. 7i . -
By Telegrspb to the PreM-VUltor.
WisHiwOTb, D.C.; Feb.26,--Jen.
Lee has relieved the administration
of the embarrassment that threaten,
ed to cloud the last days of its exis
tones , with a: warlike storm. The
General .was assured 'that for the
five remaining dava of the Cleveland
government,- be will have the back
ing from Washington in his efforts
to protect 'American citizens and
their treaty rights. Under these
conditions Gen. Lee consented to re
main In ' Havana the few days to
elapse before his successor is named.
LospoR, Feb. 26. A despatch from
Madrid says the government receiv
ed information of a sudden uprising
which occured at Manila, the capital
of the Phllltbpine islands yesterday.
The Insurgents made an attack upon
the quarters of the Spanish Carbi
neers and -carried them by storm.
The Spanish troops were victorious,
and at nightfall the disorder was
suppressed When the fighting
ceased two hundred rebels were
lying on the streets.
BKIEFS.
Special meeting of Wm. Q, Hill
Lodge,' No. 218, A F and A M to
night at 7:25 o'clock sharp for work
in third degree.
'Theiarnlval," by the Cliqe
Dramatique, will hold the boards at
the Acodemy.of Music next Tues
day evening.. The proceeds are to
go to charity.
News has been received here that
quartette composed of Messrs.
Tom Howie", "Tom Turner, Emmett
Levy and -Tal Murray are taking id
the Newbern fair. They are ex
pected to arrive here tomorrow and
give full accounts.
Mr. W. W. Clark of Newbern
who was a Palmer Buckner elector
was yesterday nominated by Presi
dent Cleveland to succeed the late
Judge Seymour, as Judge of the
eastern district of North Carolina.
The nomination has been sent to the
Senate.
Mr Claude B Barbee has received
from Dr. I E Emerson of Baltimore,
a barrel of the finest - Maryland oys
ters, where they are superior to
any in the world. These are very
fine and Mr Barbee has presented
them with his compliments to the
Bohemian club," the members of
which highly appreciate and enjoy
them.' v
St. Luke' RMltal.
It was annoounced several weeks
ago that the St. Luke's Circle of the
King's Daughters contemplated pre
senting a first class concert at Met
ropolitan ball for the benefit of the
'Home for Incurables." Their plans
for this entertainment are now about
mature, and the date is march 9th
at Metropolitan hall.
The programme will appear later,
but to prepare you somewhat for the
pleasure we will say that it will
consist of vocal and instrumental
music, boses, pantomimes and elo
cution. The orchestra from the deaf, dumb
and blind Institution will play "La
Carava," which delighted an en
thusiastic audience a few weeks ago.
This orchestra is considered one of
the best in the south. ' There are 21
members.
We understand the poses are to
be arranged by Miss Caspar i, of
Peace Institute, and some of Raleigh 's
iovliest daughters will permit us to
gaze upon them. VV
Representatives from . Durham,
Oxford and other towns will appear
on the program. In order that a
very large audience may enjoy this
benefit the popular price has been
made 35 cents for, the entire floor
down stairs. Gallery 25 cents. Ge
early and get a good seat
Barasm's Clrons Mav 13tb.
Charlotte News, ,
The date was made yesterday, and
we are on the list for the 12th of
May Railroad people say the cir
cus carries t ten more cars than
any other concern of the kind that
has -visited tnis section in -recent
years. It stops only at a fewjtowns
in th..state.:;;i;rj
PB F0K; CANTON ?
Dr. ll- jShakea Ratelgh'a Bad Clay From
Rev? Dr. Leak left this morning
for Washington. The doctor said
that he would leave Washington for
Canton on Sunday in order to ac
company the president-elect to the
inauguration. Dr. Leak said that
he would be a guest on the special
train and would hand the Bible to
President McEinley, just before he
took the Oath.
Dr. Leak gave us to understand
that Jim Young would want to sink
in the earth on blsreturn. and hide
his ace forever, ..;,.,
The publie will have the oppor
tunity of ascertaining next -Thurs
day whe her the doctor or Jim has
been duped.
Why Major Balle j of North Carolina Ra.
alxaed.
Charlotte Observer.
In sack-clotb and ashes, with our
hands on mouths and our mouths In
the dust, we hang our harp on a wil
low-tree, and come wailing and
weeping because Bailey of North
Carolina has resigned his brass but
tons and forced us to place an "ex."
before the "major" to his honored
name.
Bailey was born in Raw ley, but
he overflowed Rawley when he was
quite young and filled the entire
State. Hence we havealwavs called
him "Bailey of North Carolina, "and
bounded him onthe North by Vir
ginia, on the east by the Atlantic
Ocean, on the South by South Caro
Una and Georgia, and on the west
by Tennessee. Bailey would
have spread over into the State
of Tennessee if it had not been
for the Great Smokies. They acted
as a dam and saved him to us in bis
entirety.
When Governor Russell commis
sioned Bailey of North Carolina as
assistant adjutant-general with the
rank of major wedancedtothe music
of the timbrel and the harp, for we
have always known that Bailey of
North Carolina would make a flaw
less peace sojer. But when the
Governor commissioned Mr. Starke
Batchelor as commissary -general
with the rank of colonel, Major Bailey
of North Carolina, assistantadjutant
general, declared war on Colonel
Starke S. Batchelor. He notified
his excellency, the Governor of
North Carolina, that Colonel Starke
S. Batchelor must not be commis
sioned. If he ever was, he (Major
Bailey of North Carolina) would
resign and bold back his services
and prestige from the State's army
and navy; and he did resign. This
was an appalling blow to Governor
Russell's administration right on
the threshold of it, but the Governor
was forced to consent to it, because
he did not believe he could find any
one who would feed our troops on
such confections as Colonel Starke
Batchelor would at the head of
our commissary department.
Ex-Major Bailey of North Caro
lina said the reason Colonel Starke
S. Batchelor was persona non grata
to him was because Colonel Batch
elor was "a Democratic dude. " Now
this mystifies us a little. We rise
to a question of personal privilege,
to ask ex-Major Bailey of North
Carolina whether he puts the accent
on "democratic" or on "dude." We
hardly think on "dude, "because the
ex-major has always been regarded
with pride by the people of the state
which he is entirely from as being
himself one of the most perfect speci
mens of this kind we have ever pro
duced. He has allowed this impres
sion to exist. Indeed he has all
along confirmed it by sporting a
silk tile, the top of which extends
upward to the tip of Black Moun
tain, (7,769 feet, we believe) and a
jim-swinger, the folds of which
sweep the roof of Hatteras light
house, in passing. Hence, ex-Major
Bailey of North Carolina must object
to Colonel Batchelor by reason of
the colonel's democracy. Ah, yes,
that is it - Dear, dear, why did we
not think of that before. Ex-Major
Bailey of North Carolina is a non
partisan Rep.-Pop. fusionist He
has advocated a non-partisan elec
tion law and a non-partisan judici
ary. The dear boy is anon-parti
san Beau Brummel from the state-at-large,
and hence all partisan ma
jors, oolonelsand adekoDgs, on Gov
ernors Staffs are" objectionable to
him. ' .'- -
..Ex-Major . Bailey, of North Caro
lina would have have set well in an
ostrich-tipped chapeau, epaulettes,
gold fringe and striped pants, He
would have been a great contribu
tion to the pulchritude of the Gov
ernor's staff. : It's a pity he objects
to dress-parading; with democratic
oolonels.';.::,i?
TODAY'S MARKETS.,
The Movement in New York and Liver
pool Markata
Nxw York, Feb. 26
Market quotations furnished by E.
B. Cuthbert Sc Co., 30 Broad street,
New York, and 305 Wilmington
street, Raleigh. N. C, over their
special wire:
The following are the opening.
highest, lowest and closing quota
tions of the New York cotton market
today:
MONTHS.
OPEN- HIGH- LOW- CLOS
ING. XST. EST. INS
l'6i $08 T03i J 07-
7 12 1 13 7 10 1 13-
7 26 7 1 7 12 7 1-
7 21 7 24 7 IS 7 23-
7 25 7 28 7 22 7 26-
7 27 7 31 7 25 7 28-
7 98 6 Wj 6 95 6 95-
6 87 6 87 6 81 6 94-
.... 6 88 fl 82 6 84-
.... 0 92 6 86 6 86-
January,
rewuary,
March, -.?
April, :
May,
June,
July,
AUgUBl,
Sept'mb'r,
October,
.Novemb'r,
December, j
Naw York Stock Market.
The following were the closing
quotations on the New York Stock
Exchange today:
Sugar 116
American Tobacco 75i
Burlington and Quincy 75
Chicago Gas 76i
American Spirits 14
General Electric 341
Louisville and Nashville 5(H
Manhattan 89i
Rock Island 67
Southern Preferred 28i
St. Paul 76t
Tennessee Coal snd Irot 26i
Western TJnlon 83J
Chicago Grain and Provision Market.
The following were the closingquo-
tations on the Chicago Grai n an d Pro
vision market today;
Wheat May, 74i; July 71.
Corn May, 23J; July, 25.
Oats May 161. July 171;
Pork May, 8,07; July
Lard May, 4.10; July 4,17
Clear Rib Sides May 4.1"; July
4.27.
Liverpool Cotton Market.
The following were the closing quo
tations of the Liverpool cotton market
today:
February-March 3.61 e
March-April.. 3.61 s
April-May 3.61
May-June 3.61 b
June-July 3.62 s
July-August 3.62 s
August-September 3.59 s
SeptSmber-Octobor 3.53 b
October-November 3.49 b
November-December .... 3.48 s
Closed steady; sales 15,000 bales.
In Memorlam.
Again isEdenton Street Methodist
church oalled upon to mourn the
loss of one of its most faithful and
devoted members.
Caswell A. Riddle is gone. Peace
fully and calmly he passed from
earth's labors to Heaven's glory on
Sunday morning, February 14th,
1897, leaving behind him a precious
legacy a good name.
For a number of years Brother
Riddle was member of this Sunday
school and he was ever faithful, true
and devoted to all its interests. Only
those who knew him best in all life's
relations can realize what the com
munity in which he lived, this church
and Sunday school and the dear ones
that so much loved him, have lost in
the death of this devoted christian
and loving husband.
We know how much he will be
missed from among us, but w bow
in humble submission to the divine
will, knowing full well that our
brother has passed from this life of
trial and suffering to one of peace
and happiness.
"There la no death; the stars go down
To risa upon some fairer shore,
And bright in Heaven's jewelled crown,
They shine lorever more.
May the gentle spirit of our de
parted friend linger lovingly near
us, whisper to us sweet words of
comfort and hope, beacon us onward
to a tobler life' here below, and up
ward to that home ''not made with
hands, eternal in the heavens."
Our hearts go out in tender sym
pathy to those who are by this di
vine dispensation so sorely afflicted,
and wo point them to Fim, our dear
est Friend, who will ever be near to
comfort them and at last bring them
to meet the departed loved one in
the home of the blessed.
Resolved, That this tribute be
spread upon the records of the
school, and a oopy be sent to the
family of the deceased, and also fur
nished the city papers for publica.
tion. HsnkY J. YorNG,
N. B, Stanchx,
C. W. Whttb,
. -' : Committee
The election -' committee -of the
House reported yesterday evening
in favor of Jim Young that the
committee would make such a report
has been a foregone conclusion for
sometime.
- - $100 PER YEAIi.
Pi irafe Secretary Alexander
and Senator Hyatt j
IN AN ENCOUNTER..
Hyatt Seya Alexander Offered film Am
Office for flla Vote Th la, Seomary :
Alexander Stontly Oealea-. .Coa ,
?' Teatbnoay. .... "
Mr,vJ E Alexander, private - sere
tary to the governor: and Senator
las L Hyatt of Yancey county had a
personal collision on the floor of the
senate this morning, shortly before
noon. " ' - V Z '
The clash occurred in the' ante--;
room on the right of. the senate
chamber. It was brief and spicy.
out the evidence is exceedingly con
flicting as to what occurred.
Mr. Alexander says no blows
were passed and his distinguished
adversary declines to make any,.
statement. Several witnesses state
that blows were passed,- while oth
ers say not. Both gentlemen came
off the battlefield with honors even,
and neither possesses a souvenir of
the occasion.
Mr. V. J. Mc Arthur, assistant :
doorkeeper of the house, was stand-
ing in the ante room when Mr. Alex
ander and Senator Hyatt first en
countered. Mr. McArthur -states
that he saw Senator Hyatt push Mr.
Alexander against the bookcase and.
that he thought he struck him twice
but is not certain. He states that -Mr.
Alexander was trying to hold I-
the senator off and that be rushed in
and separated them, carrying Sena
tor Hyatt to one sider
Mc Arther says be told the gentler
men that they would have to settle
their differences outside of the Sen-
ate Chamber and that Senator Hyatt 1
came up again, unu auuressing n.iex,
ander, said "you can't talk to me -
? a 3 J ; a i .
that way." -
"Some one asked Senator Hyatt -
what he said to Mr Alexander,"
said McAarther "and he replied f .
'Damn it he offered me the Secre- t
taryship of the Agricultural depart
ment if I would vote for the lease
Kilt "
Mr. Alexander spoke up and said
that the senator had misunderstood
him entirely. Then the lie was .
passed by both, said the assistant -doorkeeper.
Mr. Alexander was seen and he'
affair. v
"I was speaking to Hyatt about the
Iphko hill and nririnir him tn vnta far '
the original bill. I said "'It is
claimed that federal patronage is .
being used to defeat the bill annull
ing the N C RR lease. It is claimed
that no man who votes for the bill
will be recogniz id in the distribu
tion of federal patronage." This
was the statement I intended to re
fute when I spoke to Mr Hyatt; and
said that "the governor was as able
to take care of his friends as the
Southern railroad was to take care
of theirs." Whereupon Hyatt said
in a loud tone of voice and seem-
ingly to attract attention, that I was
trying to bribe him. I said
it was a lie; that be did not under
stand or want to understand what I
said. He attempted to strike me, '
but jumped out in the crowd and
said I wanted to bribe him, to which
I reiterated the "lie." His friends
VW. AAltAS CBvajr HUM VUV.1 v vv awss uv " '
ther colloquoy or controversy.. I
offered him no position nor prom-;
ised to use my influence for him, in -any
manner, shape or form."
Senator Hyatt, when asked by a
Press-Visitor reporter for his ver
sion of the affair, declined to make a
statement at that time. He said he -would
have something to say at a
later hour.
4--utl him Avon a n si IIiam esftta Mit rn -
oyx Nlek."
A number of postal cards have.,
been received bv Deorfe in this city. .
advertising the merits of Old Nick.
Whiskey.. The Biblical Recorder"
says it received one of these cards,
telling where it could be purchased
in Raleigh. One of the places was m
grocery ; store. The Recorder says
of this fact: "We are glad to learn
that tne headquarters of Old Nick
have been found out at last. We are
not surprised that he has the Yar-
Dorougn iiouse par lor u agencv.
but we cannot understandhowVlB'
the world be came to se'ect a gro
cery store. .i '.'':-"
Mr. T. C. Henley of New Raodic
man died from a mosquito bite says
the Salisbury 'World, ; ; ' -
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