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I ifki AAA I DAILY Vol. I. No. 58. RALEIGH, N. C, THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 18. 1897. $G.OO a Year. TPtE TRIBUNE ilS REPUBLICAN, BUT IT IS Trie PEOPLS'S PA PGR. - i a j i b ni p ii. w II III-. nun 1MB He usca xnc t-ormcr Fourteen fl fl Advantage In Favor of Corbett at First. fl W MSI AND FURIOUS FITZSIMMONS' STAYING QUALI TIES WON THE FIGHT. A Blow Under the Heart In the Four teenth Round Did the Business lor Corbett and Alade Fltzslm- 3 3i; Ciino:o.i of the World. t ir - n. NVv., March 17. After two i r I- r;-m f d-ubt and vexatious post r.ts. the heavy-weight cham- if the world was decided be- .-.I uil. when Robert Fitzsimmons :.t J.irn-s J. Corbett helpless to his kr with a left-hand blow under the h-.ut aft r one minute and forty-five ... . h i- hi the fourteenth round of t-.. ir i ittl- in the arena here this af- i. it. Ti -r at ntest was won in the ;-.r:-j manner, and the knock-out v. i- t - r-sult of one unwary move . :. ii - j irt of Corbett. After the firs i : ; the fourteenth round had in a few harmless clinches .ii. ! !;: !-rs. Fitzsimmons made a fake ! t i v r !i his right for the jaw. It was t :::! rui. but it caught the Caii f. it ...u r .ii i'inff. Instead of keeping I - i-.iy i:i lim d forward and throw ing ! i k his head just a trifle to allow fi-.!-. a which was of the very slight er Kir. 1. m Iip by, Corbett contemp-ui-'U-iy Unt his head and chest back- ar l. an-l thus protruded his abdomen. F.:zmmns small eyes flashed, and i.k- hshtnins. he saw and availed him--ii ' f his advantage. Drawing back U I. ft he brought it up with terrible ( r. the fore-arm rigid, and at right ar.s;. s to the upper arm. "With the full "i-'.vt of his wonderful driving muscles ! r-u-'ht into play, the Australian fairly th- blow up the pit of Corbett's t ::.a. h at a point just under the h.rt. orlett was lifted clean off his ft. and as he pitched forward. Fitz-r..v.- shot his right up and around. tth:n Jim on the Jaw and accelerat ir? his downward fall. Corbett sank h; ! ft knee, and with his out- r. !,. .l richt. grasped the ropes for --Jl- it. His left arm worked convul-..-!y uj and down while his-face was t h.r.4 with an expression of the Er ir.-t agony. Referee Slier threw up 1 - hr. Is on the call of ten and left ; r;r. There weYe some cries of "U-iil" uh'-n the referee declared Cor ltt .ut, but they- were unheeded by anh.hiy. as the battle was won fairly ar. 1 iuar-ly. Thf defeat nearly drove Corbett wild. V h- n hr was able to feel his feet, aftet l.:s nds had helped him to his corn- r. h- lnke away from them and f"h-.l at Fitzsimmons. i who had not t.V ring. A scene of' dreadful con fui n ensued. The ring was crowded i:h an excited mob. but Corbett burst thr -uch them and struck at Fltzsim--r-s. The Australian kept his arm? ' y his sides, and with a great deal of sr-rvrosity. made allowance for Cor l"'tfs half demented condition. Boh r-'y ducked under the blow, and h-n Corbett clinched with him. and 'ruk him a feeble blow on the ear. t? rhampion only smiled. It was with er. u difficulty that Billy Brady and 'V- seconds succeeded In quieting Cor- tt down and getting him back to tho '.rising-room. Th fight was clean and speedy. It :- rv.nnst rated two facts that Corbett ;- th. cleverest boxer of his weight Jn orld. and that Fitzsimmons Is a! Xl njm Tne California bo? thre,i the Cornishman with left i1 in the face, and right and left ; !y blows. Fitzsimmons most effect-- attack was a semi-fake left swing. ' 'io-.ved with a quick half arm hook. Th f;rst time he tried It. which was In third round. Jim threw back his fMd from the fake, coming forward ' r a counter, when he thought Fitz rnmons' glove was comfortably past l is jaw. Quick as a flash. Bob doubled ' and barely missed Jim's jaw with th. hook. Corbetfsi smile died away t an instant, and he took no more hances on countering on that partlcu. lar form of lead afterwards. The battle, as predicted, was fought nn purely scientific and almost new rrinMples. Neither of them took any !rantaxe of the privileges allowed thm under the London prize-ring rules, and there was very little hitting in clinches. Corbett made no attempt " hring around his right In breaking away, probably because Fitzsimmons un his elbows too high. Jim's only "Tort in the way of a parting shot, was iuu ngnt uppercut, which he brought around very clumsily, and failed to land by at least a foot very. time he tried. He did get In one good upper- cut in the fourth round, snlittlng Bob's upper lip and starting the blood In a thick Clrnim CapamI v. clinched and parted with both hands fir Champion Up in Exactly m - Rounds. un. Frenuentlv Hoft wrirtdi t;m in -- . ----. U 1 1(1 to , . - - llilll IJfjllL xtllU lft, with blows that would win any .iiiniiiu!uip uauie ii iney naa land ed. Fitzsimmons. himself, admitted that Corbett shuflled and side-steppec his way to safety In a manner whici simply dazed him. j "I new saw such a clever man in ! my life." said Fitzsimmons this even ing. lie got away rrom me time and again, when I thought I had him dead to rights. I knew I could wear him out, so I kept coming riirht alone unti my opportunity arrived. He was weak in tne last round, and all his clever ness could not keep him out of that leu puncn under the heart. The only blow that really worried me was the one which split my lip. The others 1 never felt. He fought fair, and hereaf. tcr. he may have my respects if he con tinues to merit it." Corbett's version of his own Water, loo did not vary greatly from Fitzsim mons. "1 made a mistake in not keep ing away." was the wav he nut it. I "Fitzsimmons. I knew to be a terrific puncher, but I never calculated on his beinsr able to reach me. If the sixth round had lasted ten seconds longer. I would have landed him to a certainty. Ills nose was clogged with blood, and his legs were wobbling. The gong sounded just as I was about to plun him with my right and end the battle, lie recuperated wonderfully, and I stayed away from him until I thought he was about ripe for another drubbing at short range. My neglect in not standing off when he tapped me on the cheek In the fourteenth round, lostjne the championship. That heart punch simply choked me up. I could not breathe or move for fifteen seconds and it was sevral minutes before I realized that I had committed a breach of etiquette In trying to follow up my opponent after he put me out. I meant It when I said I would be his friend hereafter. He whipped me fair and square, but I don't think he is the best man yet. and we will have another go if money can bring him Into the ring." Round One. Time-keeper Muldoon pulled on the gong string at 12:08 o'clock. The men faced each other. Corbett -with his back to the sun and Fitzsimmons blinking slightly as the bright rays struck him full In the face. Corbett danced around lightly on his toes. Fitzsimmons covering his ground more slowly. Both were cautious and smiling. They "feinted for an opening. Fitzsimmons forced hJs man into a corner and was the first to lead with a left swing, which missed Jim's head bv about ten feet. The Califomian did not land in his first attempt. More leading at long range followed. itz slmmons forced Corbett Into a rally and uppercut him lightly In the clinch. Corbett shot a light lert on tne noay and broke away clean. Fitzsimmons swung his left, but missed. A hard exchange of lefts followed. In which the Australian got a little the worst of it. Fitzsimmons then adopted ag gressive tactics and rushed' Corbett to his own comer, but Jim got out or dancer and sent in a heavy right on the body as he slipped away. Fitzsim mons put a hard left over tne nean and Jim swung wildly with his left, but landed his right on Fitzsimmons' wind. Corbett ran into a clinch, but they quickly, broke clean. Fitzsim mons was still forcing matters, but a hard left swing put him on the de fensive. Jim swung his left on the heart, and they came together. On the breakaway Bob sent a vicious left imnpmit to the iaw. A clinch followed and the men broke .without a blow as the gong sounded. Round Two. Fitzsimmons opened with a ipft swincr. but missed his mark. They came to a clinch and were rath er slow In breaking away, a vicious left from Fitzsimmons just grazed Corbett's breast and again they were Inclined to hug in the clinch. After the breakaway Jim sent In a neat left on the face and a right on the bod v. danc ing away without a return. Fitzsim mons again forced Jim into his corner, swinging right and left for the body, but Jim's fast foot work took him out of reach. Fitzsimmons came into a clinch and in the breakaway got a stiff left upoercut. Bob swung wildly right and left. Tvng range sparring in which Corbett did most of the leading, ioi-inn- Tim irot In a left on the ribs and repeated -the blow a moment later. Fitzsimmons smiled ana tnea 10 corn er Jim who dodged quickly out of reach and came back with a left on the wind. Another left on tne stomacn brought the round to' a close with the men In a clinch." It was clearly Cor bett's on points. Round Three. Jim opened with a rush and sent a left jab hard on the wind. Fitzsimmons did not like It and tried to rush In return, but was wild with right and left. Jim stopped another left lead for the heart and countered smartly on the stomach. Corbett put a left on the wind and a right on the side of the head. Bob's stomach showed a red blotch where the Callfornlan's Jeft struck. ; Bob took a hand in the forcing and lashed out wildly, missing with both hands. Af ter a little long range work Jim shot right and left on the body and Bob came Into a clinch and landed his right on the ear before they separated. Corbett shot a terrible right on Bob's side and followed with a fast left on the wind. Both men were getting care fully and cleanly out of clinches. Bob's left reached the wind, but Corbett swung right on the Jaw In the clinch that followed. Then Jim put his left on the body, and as Bob came into clinch. Jim piled two stiff rights on the wind and followed up with anoth er on the bodv. Fitzsimmons landed a nice left on the jaw after missing the right lead for the stomach. The ciincn followed and Bob got in a straight drive on the wind. A little hugging followed and for the first time the ref eree came in between the men and broke them. Before the bell sounded a cessation, Fitzsimmons put a neat right on the body and swung his left to the jaw and the honors were fairly even. Round Four. Jim again led off with a left, which failed to land, and they clinched and broke clean. Bob tried with right lead for the head, but missed and Corbett put a hard right punch on the body, and In the clinch swung his right to the jaw. Bob was determined but slow.- Corbett commenced to make things pretty lively, but they clinched three times without a blow being struck. A light left-swing on the jaw from Corbett was returned with inter est by Fitzsimmons as far as intention went, but Bob's right and left missed the mark by a few inches. Corbett landed two heavy rights on the wind and put a straight left flush in the face. Then Jim planted his right under Bob's ear and easily escaped a right and left. Jim sent his right to the wind, and Bob clinched, taking an up per cut on the chin before the break. Corbett seemed to cling to Fitzsimmons in clinches as if to save his strength. Fitzsimmons shot out his left with ter rific force on the wind, and swung vicious right for the jaw, which-w short. Corbett's left landed on the stomach, and he repeated the dose a second later. He swung, missing right and left, but on his third trial he sent his right to the stomach, and followed. up with two swift lefts on the jaw Corbett was on the aggressive now, and after missing a left for the head, he sent his right across on the stomach Time was called with the men clinched and smiling in each others faces. Round Five. Jim swung a hard left on the jaw, which made Fitzsimmons grosrerv. and the Australian tried to corner his rival, but Jim was too fast and got away, sending a left on the jaw as he skipped back. Bob was not grinning quite so much now. Jim was a bit wild with the right at the stom ach on the first attempt, but on the second he landed viciously on the wind. They exchanged hard right body blows, and then Corbett landed with both hands, his right finding the body and his left the jaw. In the clinch hi uppercut Fitzsimmons, and the latter returned the compliment with a right hook on the jaw. Corbett sent in two right-hand body punches, and they clinched. After they stepped back. Jim's right reached the wind, but Bob countered with a jolt under the chin. A left jab from the Califomian made itzsimmons' mouth bleed, and a howl of joy went up from Corbett's admirers at the sight of blood. This seemed to nerve Jim. and he came in with a vi cious right and left on both sides of Fitzsimmors" head. Fitzsimmons came back with a right swing, which caught Corbett just above the ear, and the Califomian clinched. They stepped back on the word from the referee, and then Jim put a heavy left on the jaw to which Bob had no return. A right on the body and a stiff left on the jaw flush on the face, made the claret flow- freely from Fitzsimmons' nose and mouth, and he appeared a little rat. tied. Jim was now doing all the work and he supplemented a right and left on the jaw; with a half-arm punch, which was just enough behind the point of Fitzsimmons' jaw to minimize the danger. Corbett showed much more confidence, and shifted his at tack from body to jaw. Four times before the bell rang, Jim's right and eft landed lightly on the point of at-. tack, and as the bell rang, he upper cut Fitzsimmons in a clinch. Round Six. Fitzsimmons opened the round with a right and left swing fo the jaw, which were both short. The fast Australian seemed to grow very icious at his failure, and he rushed at Im and hugged him hard, attempting to w restle him against the ropes. Referee Siler quickly noticed the roughting, and cautioned Fitzsimmons. The caution seemed to have the de sired effect, for In the clinches, which followed, Bob was much more cautious. Corbett landed a light left on the face, and Bob came back with his right on the body lightly, but missed a terr rific. left swing for the Jaw. They clinched, and Bob caught Corbett a hard clip with the right on the side ol the head on the breakaway. Corbett sent in a neat on the side of the.T , sent In a neat and effective right on the wind, and came again with a right on the ear and a left on the mouth and nose, which started the blood afresh. Encouraged by his seconds and the shouts of his friends in the arena, Cor bett followed his man all over the rinf abbing him hard with the left. Bob appeared to be very near Queer street, and hugged Corbett closely. While he clung on, Corbett uppercut him in the wind, and pasted a right and left on the Jaw, and forced Fitzsimmons into his comer. Fitzsimmons came back at him, however, and the fighting' that ensued was fast and furious, both men being covered with blood. Jim sent a hard right to the jaw, and swung his eft. catching Fitzsimmons under the ear and bringing him to his knees. Thfc Australian remained down until Siler called nine, and then got to his feet. Jim rushed at once, and planted right and left on both sides of the face. Fitz simmons kept away for a time, and re covered easily, showing his wonderful recuperative abilities. He was slow. however, and. kept clinching. Jim up percut him repeatedly in the clinches, and swung right and left three or four times on the jaw. ' Fitzsimmons ap peared very groggy, but Jim lacked strength to get in the deciding blow. In a clinch, Jim took a short arm punch on the nose from the Australia who had recovered wonderfully. A couple of Jolts on the wind before the bell rang weakened Jim. As Fitzsim mons went to his comer he heard his wife say something about blood on his face. He turned quickly and said: "Never mind the blood; Ive got him icked." . Round Seven. Fitzsimmons came up looking fresh and stood his ground. Corbett, however, was the first to lead with a left on the Jaw and a right on (Continued on fifth page.) Ill IflJ! The Senate Committee Orders a Favor able Report (rill CONSTITUTIONAL PREROGATIVES TO BE OBSERVED. President to Name Jurists for Arbl trators Senate to Decide What Matters Shall be Submitted to Arbitration. Washington, March 17. The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations spent two hours this morning in the conside ration of the general treaty of arbitra tion with Great Britain, and then or dered a. favorable report to be made to the Senate to-morroyv with amend ments in line with those indicated in these dispatches heretofore. The amendments are administrative only in character. The scope of the treaty has not been touched. Much of the public criticism against the action of the Committee during the last ses sion was due to the alleged fact that the committee had emasculated the convention and made it practically a mere shell. The amendment' to the first article, that no question relative to the foreign or domestic policy or either party should be included, which was pre viously given such prominence, has dis appeared entirely. The same result in reached, however, in a very different manner. The designation of King Oscar, ot Sweden and Norway, as. the umpire. has been stricken out, as has been all reference to the justices of the Supreme Court of the United States as members of the Tribunals established under tho treaty. In place of this; designation. it is stipulated that "Jurists of repute" shall be named by the President, to act as such arbitrators. The chief amendment to the convention, how ever, is found in the clause which re serves to the United States the sanc tion of the whole treaty-making power n decidingwhat question shall be sub mitted to arbitration. This . provision will make it necessary for the Presi dent to submit to the Senate for its approval all questions intended to be submitted to the Arbitral Court. Tha committee have acted in the belief that t has only reserved to this government the identical power reserved by Great Britain, which, under the treaty, de cides through its premier what ques tions shall be arbitrated. ' Under the British form . of govern ment one man alone, the Premier, act- VBixi ire seuiuuaiap 'umojd aiu joj Su ters of this sort, and is the sole treaty making power of that nation. There is, under this general treaty, no de viation from the universal rule of the British government, and reasoning thus, the Senate Committee sees nc reason why there should be any chango in the practices based, upon the stip ulations of the written Constitution that have governed such questions with us since the foundation of our govern ment, In other words, both powers are made equal, and the subsequent. proceeedings under the treaty, after it shall have been ratified, shall' be a cording to the' laws of the respective governments of the contracting parties. It is needless to point out that under the treaty as thus amended, no argu ment can consistently be advanced that that Senate is relinquishing any of the prerogatives given it by the Constitu tion. It will, by ratifying this treaty, endorse and subscribe to the doctrine of universal arbitration to which the United States stands pledged, and then eave all questions as to details con nected with the submission of specific subjects to the constituted authorities of both countries. Acting Chairman Davis will urge as speedy action in the Senate as possible t is quite likely- that much of the time during the next two weeks will be spent in executive session. Pending the arrival of the tariff bill n the Senate, the treaty will be dis cussed together with the consideration of presidential nominations, and it is the confident expectation of the com mittee that it will be able to have this convention out of the way by the first of April. TARIFF BILL NEARLY READY. Amended In Committee and to be Reported Tomorrow. Washington, D. C, March 17. The tariff bill will be reported to the House on Friday of this week. This was the conclusion reached by the Republican members of the Ways and Means Com mittee at their meeting today. The only other matter of importance agreed upon was in transferring all asphalt and bitumen to the dutiable list, Some crude forms of these articles are now on the free list. The rate was fixed at one dollar and fifty cents a ton on as phalt not dried and not advanced in any way. A duty of three dollars a ton was placed on asphalt in its more ad vanced stages. The purpose of placing asphalt on the dutiable list was prin cipally because more revenue was needed and for the further reason that all the importations are controlled by one company which the committee un derstood is receiving a large figure from the sale of - the commodity. Several hours were spent in making verbal amendments to the bill and correcting the phraseology. There will be a meet ing of the full committee tomorrow. 1111 OLD I RECTORS CONSULT. James S. Mannng nd Judge Burwell Au thorized to Answer. Charlotte, N. C, March 17. All the old directors of the North Carolina Railway Company met in the city to day for the purpose of consulting to gether in regard to the action brought by the Southern Railway Company against the North Carolina Railroad Company and the Individual directors of that company. These were the di rictors appointed under Democratic administration. The present Governor, E. L. Russell, Rep., has removed them although he has never made public the names of their successors. The bill filed by the Southern Rail way Company was read and discussed and J. S. Manning and Judge A. Bur well were authorized to answer the same on the part of the directors. The matter will be heard before Judge Simonton at Greensboro on the 6th of April. ; , A SECRETARY'S DEFALCATION. The Virginia Mutual Assurance Society Robbed of S35.000. Richmond. Va., March 17. The Board of Directors of he-old Mutual Assu ranee Society, of Virginia, make public this afternoon a defalcation of soma $35,003 as the result of the examination of the books of the Association by an expert book-keeper. Mr. F. ,D. Stegar, the assistant sec retary, in whose accounts the defalca tion occurs, was sent for to explain the matter, but did not appear, and is sai to have left the city. All the securi ties of the corporation, which is one of the oldest and strongest in the State. are Intact, the loss being on. collections. BUT THE N. C. RAILROAD DIRECTORS WERE NOT DISCUSSED. Extension of Old State Bonds Considered- Councilman Says the Governor Is Playing Hide and Seek. There was another brief called ses sion of the Governor's' Council yester day afternoon about 3 o'clock. Howev er, the North Carolina Railroad lease question was not discussed. The pur pose of the meeting was to prepare for the extension of the time for a large sum of State bonds as provided for by the recent session of the Legislature. These bonds have been due and the State has been anxious to cancel them for the past seventeen years, but many of the holders have not yet" presented their holdings for cancellation. Dur ing this time th3 Legislatures have been extending the time for their expira tion from session to session. There now seems to be a sentiment among the Governor's Council against further extension of time. They claim that it is the duty of the holders of these bonds to present them and re ceive new ones , in their stead without further delay. Aside from the bond question there was no business before the council, and the session was of only a few minutes' duration. A Tribune reporter asked a promi nent member of the council last night as to the status of the North Carolina Railroad director question in the coun cil, and was told that the matter wf as entirely settled so far as the council was concerned. It appears that the council has con sented to the appointment of certain men as directors and the Governor is taking his own good time to announce them. Several members of the council have acknowledged the correctness of the recent partial list of tH'e directors selected; but the names of the re maining two directors and the proxy they decline to supply. One councilman said that he supposed the Governor was playing hide and seek with the Southern railroad and the United! States Supreme Court. . Cretan Situation More Serious. Canea, March 17. The Admirals com. manding the foreign warships In Cre tan waters, have issued a proclamation announcing the conditions under which an autonomous administration will be granted to Crete. The situation her is becoming more serious as each day passes, owing to the presence of ten thousand refugees who are receiving rations from the government, which will necessarily be stopped in a few days. The condition of affairs at Ret imo is similar, and at Candia the situa tion is worse. Six Turkish soldiers were killed, and 25 were wounded In the six hours fighting, which occurred yesterday out side of Candia. Arrested for Filibustering. New York. March 17. George Mow bray was arrested to-day on a charge of having aided and abetted a fiilibust ering expedition to Cuba, which left Baltimore on the steamship Woodall in June, 1895. He was arraigned before a United States Commissioner .and held in $2,500 bail for examination Friday morning. Internal Revenue Collections. Washington. D. C. March 17. The total collections of internal revenue for the month of February last were 10,7z9,016. an Increase of 142.684 over February, 1896. The collections from July 1st, 1895, to and including Febru ary last, were $98,909,085 against $98, 881.370 for the corresponding period of 1895-96, an Increase for the period end ed February last of $271715. Weather Bulletin. Washington, March 17. Virginia : Rain, probably clearing in the afternoon; warmer; southerly winds. North Carolina: Local showers; warm er; easterly to southerly winds. South Carolina: Local showers, . fol lowed by clearing weather; warmer in northern portion; easterly winds. GOVERNOR 3 COUHCL MEETS D Practically Settled Favor of Chairman Holton. in THE JUDGESHIP STILL R,!fNS OPEII CENSUS OF NORTH CAROLINIANS AT THE CAPITOL. Only One Man Who Does Not Want an Office Prltchard's Committee R) om "Inter-State Republican Headquarters." Special to The Tribune. Washington, D. C, March 17. At the morning t conference today between Senator JPritchard and Representa tives Pearson, Linney and White, State Chairman Holton was unanimously recommended for the District attorney ship of the Western district, and this may be accepted as equivalent to ap pointment. Another conference was held In the afternoon, when It was agreed to defer final action on the mar shalship until tomorrow. The Judgeship of the Eastern dis trict was not considered In conference today, but the matter, was brought to the Attorney General's -attention by Senator Pritchard this afternoon. It was then decided that some disposition of, the matter would be made this week. The Attorney General observed ncidtntally thatMr.Price had filed very strong endorsements. Senator Prltchard's committee room is known as the inter State Republican headquarters. The gath ering there at noon today suggested to Lieutenant Governor Reynolds a call of the State Senate, and to some one else It was suggestive of the Federal Court at Asheville and Greensboro. Among those present - were: n. A. uudger, l A. Cummings and Major W. W. Rollins, of Bun combe; W. P. Ormsby, John A. Schultz, of Forsyth; Col. Charles A. ... Cook, of Warren; If. S. Anderson, M. G. Farmer and A. B. Freeman, of Hen derson; D. A. Shoof and J. T. Cramer, of Davidson; Milton McNeill of Wilkes"; W. H. Odom, of Anson; Thorn as S. Rollins, of Madisou; A. L. Byrd, of Harnett; E. W. Hallyburton, of Burke; F. P. Axley and J. W, C. Long, of Iredell; J. A. Smith, of Bessemer City; J. B. Fortune, of Cleveland; Judge E. W. Timberlake, of Franklin; J. B. Trespass, of Washington; G. S. Bradshaw, of Randolph; A. C. Leh,- man, of Raleigh; District Attorney R. Glenn, Geo.. W. Candle, of Jackson; J. M. Moody, of Haywood; State Chair man Holton and Lieutenant Governor Reynolds; J. W. Fiannigan, of Ala mance; sam noiton, or uurnam; j. v. Allbright, of Catawba Co.; Bill Teague, of Alexander; A. A. Wilson, of Gas ton, and E. A. Aiken, of Transylvania, Among the prominent colored Republi cans present were: John Dancy, Geo, Scurlock, Dr. J. E. Sheppard and John Williamson. T am the only man in this multi tude of people," said Mr. Freeman, Henderson, to The Tribune, "who is not an applicant for any Government position." He observed incidentally that The Tribune is the best and most popular daily in the State. Mr. Fiannigan, of Alamance, said he stood for the same great principles ad vocated by "Fiannigan, of Texas," in the Chicago National Republican con vention years ago. "I have Just completed my papers," said Mr. Dancy, "today, and tomorrow will be submitted to the President by Senator Pritchard. Lieutenant Gov- " ernor Reynolds and a large delegation of influential colored people will ac company the Senator, and I feel that I am a winner." Adjutant General Cowles and Col. Eugene Harrell, of the State Guard, arrived last night. Sam Bradshaw is happy tonight. Ia addition to other successes he won a pile on Fitzsimmons. . Her. Baylus Cade Is here urgtag the appointment of Judge Timberlake to the vacancy in the Eastern Judicial Dis trict. ' J. B. U. First Catholic In the Cabinet. Rome, March 17. The Obserratoii Romano, a papal organ, publishes an article upon the nomination of Hon, Joseph McKenna as Attorney General In the Cabinet of President McKinley, in which the paper makes the claim that McKenna is the first Catholic who has been nominated a Cabinet Minster of the United States since the founda tion of the American republic. The Pope to-day gave an audience to ex-Congressman W. Bourke Cockr. of 'New York. mwm 9 t