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VOL. 21. SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1902. ? NO. 9.
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NATIONAL CAPITAL AFFAIRS.
Washington News of Interest
to Carolinians.
Mostly Extracts trom the Letters ot
Mr. Thomas J. Pence to the
Raleigh Post.
The monthly coinage state
ment, issued by the director of
the mint, shows that during
April, 1902, the coinageexecuted
at the mints of the Fnited States
amounted to $8,480,315; silver,
$3,388,278; minor coins, $263,
309.
Secretary Long closed his offi
cial career as the head of the
naval establishment Wednesday
of last week. Secretary Moody
assumed the duties of the secre
tary of the navy Thursday.
Very few changes will follow the
change in the head of the depart
ment.
Chairman Simmons has desig
nated D. T. Oates, of Fayette-:
ville, to call the committee of the,
seventh judicial district. W. G.
Lamb, of Martin, is the chair
man of the fourth district, in
stead of F. S. Spruill as previous
ly published. W. C. Monroe, of
Wayne, is chairman in the sixth
district, and C. A. Moore, of
Buncombe, in the fifteenth.
During the discussion of the
Philippine government bill Sena
tor Culberson read a communica
tion from the war department
stating that no separate account
of the military expenses in the
Philippines had been kept. This
was used as the Democratic ar
gument to prove their contention
that facts in connection with the
Philippines are being suppressed.
Aguinaldo was the special sub
ject of discussion in the Senate
Thursday. As soon as the Phil
ippine government bill was taken
up Mr. Carrnack, of Tennessee,re
sumed his criticism ol the Phil
ippine commission because of its
refusal to call Aguinaldo and
other Filipinos as witnesses. He
maintained that as reflections by
witnesses had been cast on the
character of Aguinaldo he ought
to be permitted ''in all decency,"
to defend himself.
Congressman Pou is notified of
the establishment of six new ru
ral delivery routes in his district.
Two are from Battleboro, two
from Kenly and two others in
Johnston county Notice will
soon be made of the establish
ment of other routes, which were
recently laid off in the district by
the rural inspector. Mr. Pou has
made a record in extending rutal
free delivery in the district. He
has secured thirty routes during
the past year. It generally takes
about eighteen months to secure
the establishment of a route.
It is rumored that President
Roosevelt has decided to make
several spee hes during the
coming congress onal campaign,
and he is said to have conferred
with several of the leaders in the
Senate and House in regard to
the treatment of certain subjects
which are expected to become is
sue in the political canvass. The
President expects to make a
somewhat extended trip through
the South early next fall, ami he
mav then appear on several pub
lic occasi >ns in response to invi
tations that have already been
extended to him.
The bill for the macadamiza
tion of New Hern avenue in Kal
< igh, to the Federal cemetery
stands no show of passage at
this session of Congress. This
measure is on a footing with 2~>
other bills of a similar character.
Chairman Hull, of the Committee
on Military Affairs, stated today
that he would not report any of
these bills favorably unless the
improvement is made necessary
for the transportation of govern
ment property. Congressman
I'ou has worked hard for this
measure, and he induced the War
Fepartinent to report the meas
ure favorably something that
they have heretofore refused to
do. Mr. Pou has not given up
hope, and he will press the bill
again at the next session.
Senator Simmons has request
ed the Democratic sheriffs and
countjr chairmen to furnish him
with information showing the
number of persons who failed to
pay poll tax. The replies are
coming in and so far the showing
made by the Democrats is very
gratifying. The counties heard
from Saturday were Stanley,
Cleveland, dates, Perquimans
and Washington. In these coun
ties only 01 Democrats have
failed to pay their poll tax. The
number of white Republicans and j
Populists delinquent are 394.
The negroes who failed to settle
number 945, and of this number
120 can read and write.
An amendment to the sundry
civil appropriation bill of $40,-!
000 for a temporary building to
serve as offices for the President
and of $160,000 for the remod
eling of the White House after
the clerical force is transferred to
the new quarters, was favorably
reported to the Senate Saturday
from the Committee on Appro
priations. The temporary office
will be placed on the White
House grounds, facing the State,
War and Navy building, and will
accommodate not only the cleri
cal force of the executive and
President's offices, but also a
cabinet room. The President
will transact all business there
and the White House will be used
for special and domestic purpo
ses only. The temporary offices
are to be used only unril a per
manent building can be planned
and constucted, probably on the
lot formerly occupied by the De
partment of Justice building op- i
posite the Treasury.
The first legislative step look
ing to the establishment of diplo
matic relations between the Uni
ted States and Cuba was taken
Wednesday by the Senate Com
mittee on Foreign Relations.
That committee took up and
considered the President's recom
mendation on the subject and
agreed to report an amendment
to the sundry civil appropriation
bill providing the necessary
funds for the proper representa
tion of this country in Cuba. A
salary of #12,000, or $2,000 more
than the President recommended,
is provided for a minister to
Cuba, and provision is made for
three consulates instead of two,
rhe addition being Matanzas,
with a consul at $3,500 per an
num. The other two areCienfue
gos and Santiago at .$3,000
each. There is to be a consul
general at Havana with a salary
of $5,000. also a secretary and
an assist ant secretary of legation
at salaries of $2,000 and $1,500
respectively. Two thousand dol
lars are also allowed for rent of
legation buildings.
Must go to Massachusetts.
Little Rock, Ark., .May 0.?
Gov. Jefferson Davis today par
doned a negro, Andrew Tnoinp
son, on condition that Thomp
son go to Massachusetts within
the next 30 days, with the inten
tion of becoming a citizen of that
State.
Thompson whs convicted in
I'rairie county of ns ault with in
tent to kill and sentenced to three
years in the penitentiary. The
Governor makes the following in
dorsement on the application for
pardon:
Having just returned from the
North and having heard many
expressions of sympathy by the
citizens of Massachusetts for
what they were pleased to call
the poor, oppressed negro of the
South, and desiring that they
shall have an opportunity to re
form a certain portion of the
negro population of our State.
Therefore, I. Jefferson Davis,
Governor of the State of Arkan
sas, by virtue cf the authority
vested in me bv the Constitution
and laws of Arkansas, do grant
unto Andrew Thompson, a negro,
a full.and free pardon on condi
tion that he become within the
next -lb days a citizen of Massa
chusetts.
According to Brad street's
nearly SO per cent, of the con
cerns that fail in tiusiness are
those which don't advertise.?
Newark Advertiser.
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Some Happenings of the Week
Tersely Told.
Many Items of Interest Concerning
Tarheeldom Clipped and culled
From the State Press.
The Commissioner of Agricul
ture expects this year's tobacco
crop in the State to reach 150,
000,000 pounds.
The business men of hickory
have organized an association to
rid themselves of the deadbeats
?the people who buy goods and
refuse to pay for them.
Friends of Charles H. Armfield,
of Staresville, are saying that he
will go to the convention with a
notably large and strong support
for the Associate Justiceship.
* W. J. Brothers, a prominent
merchant and well known citizen,
formerly postmasterat Institute,
Lenoir county, was convicted of
tampering with letters, while
postmaster, in the Federal Court
at New Berne last week and was
sentenced to three months in jail
and fined $100.
Andrew Carnegie has written
Mayor Osborne offering to do
nate $30,000 to a public free
library building for Greensboro,
provided the city will obligate
$3,000 per year towards its sup
port. The matter will be con
sidered bv the Board of Aldermen
next week.
A colored man named Hairston
was found a few days ago on Dan
river, near the town of Madison,
with five bullet holes through his
body. It is said that he had
been accused of reporting some
illicit distillers to the Federal
government and it is thought
that this may be the reason for
his untimely taking off.
The North Wilksboro Hustler
thinks the poll tax law is a good
thing for W ilkes. Probablynever
before were so many polls paid
and it Is said the number left on
the books is much smaller than
the number of insolvents usually
returned. The Hustler says that
one citizen, 49 years old, who
had never paid poll tax before,
paid last week.
The Toxaway Tanning Co , of
Toxaway, Transylvania county,
was chartered Saturday with
$100,000 capital. The company
proposes to do a general tanning
business, deal in hides, leather,
et"., and transact all manner of
business incident to the business,
including the building of tram
ways, sidings, telegraph and
telephone lines.
It appears that there are1
several aspirants for the position
on the corporation commission,
which will be made vacant by'
the expiration of Dr. Abbott's
term of office. Among the aspir
ants are Thomas \V. Mason and
10. C. Heddingfield, both ex-mem
bers; Henry Clav Brown, the
veteran secretary; a Mr. Wilson,
of one of the northeastern coun
ties, Mr. Michaux, of Uuilford,
and perhaps others.
The superintendent of public
instruction on Saturday mailed
a warrant for $1,503 to the
treasurer of Madison county and
to the treasurer of Pamlico
county, these amounts being
their part of t lie second #100,000
apportionment. There remains
only one other county that may
receive a warrant if their report
is put in shape. Indications now
are that there will belittle, if any,
more than ?10,000 of the $100
000 appropriation left over.
The Winston Sentinel says a
young man named Murruss com
mitted suicide near Rockford,
Surry county, Friday, in a rather
peculiar manner. He had been in
bad health for some time and
was despondent. After taking a
large dose of morphine he went
out in the woods and stuck his
head between two saplings, which
had grown close together. He
was dead when found. The family
believe the morphine alone would
have killed him had he not adop
ted this strange plan of hanging
himself. The deceased leaves a
wife and two small children.
The program of the Goth com
mencement of Davidson College1
presents an attractive list of
orators. Senator Money, of1
Mississippi, delivers the annual
oration at 10:80 a. m., Tuesday
Mav 27. On the Sundav preced
ing Dr. R. F. Kerr, of Richmond.
deli\ers the baccalaureate, and
Dr. Fgbert W. Smith, of Greens-1
boro, N. C., preaches the annual!
sermon before the Young Men's
Christian Association.
A dispatch from Jacksonville,
Onslow county, to the Wilming
ton Messenger says that on Fri
day morning about 7 o'clock one
of the big driving wheels at T. R.:
Kerr's lumber mills burst, a piece
weighing 282 pounds was hurled
about 400 yards and struck and
passed through the roof and both
floors of the building owned by
Frank Andrews and occupied by
J. F. Gilt sand family. Considera
ble damage was done to the
house and to Mc- Giles'furniture.
The mill also sustained consider
able damage, but no one was
seriouslv hurt, which is miracu
lous.
The executive committee of the
North Carolina Teachers' Assem
bly has decided that the assem
bly will meet this year at More
head City. The date for the
meeting is from June 10 to June
15. During the session of the
assembly?on June 12?there will
be a grand educational rail}'held
bv the assembly. It will be led by
His Fxcellencv Governor A vcock,
Dr. Charles Mclver, president of
the State Normal ana Industrial
College; Prof. J. Y. Joyner, State
Superintendent of Public Instruc
tion. Many distinguished speak
ers from home and abroad will
be present during the session.
Admiral Sampson Dead.
.Washington, May (>.?Rear-Ad
miral William T. Sampson, re
tired, died at his residence on
New Hampshire avenue at 5
o'clock this afternoon.
A turn for the worse occurred
early this morning when the Ad
miral suffered a sinking spell fol
lowed by a hemorrhage of the
brain, causing him to fall rapidly.
Shortly after noon he became un
conscious, from which state heat
no time showedany sign of rally
ing.
For several days Rear-Admiral
Sampson had been becoming
weaker until this morning when
the change came for the worse.
He had been seriously ill since
he came to Washington from
Boston last October. His de
tachment from command of the
Boston Navy Yard was due to
his declining health and since he
arrived here he had continue 1 to
lose strength. Two months ago
it was thought lie would not live
a week, but he improved and had
been on the streets several times
in the last month He had been
under theconstantcareof a naval
surgeon and was visfted occa
sionally by other physicians.
At the bedside when the Admi
ral breathed his last were Mrs.
Sampson; the w ife of Lieutenant
Cluverius, the Admiral's daugh
ter; Admiral Sampson's two
voung sons, Ralph and Harold
Sampson; Dr. Dixon, the attend
ing physician, and nurses and
other attendants.
Educations! Conterence at Charlotte.
There was a big edurational
conference at Charlotte last week
which was attended by (Jov.
Avcock, Mr. Walter H. I'ape,
euiror of World's Work; I>r.
M elver. President Veil able, of
the I'aiversity: 1 'residentCurly le,
of Wake Forest, and many other
leading educators of the State.
The object of these gatherings,
which are being held at various
points, is to arouse an interestin
education. At the Charlotte
meeting the representatives of
Mecklenburg county decided to
accept the offer of the general
education board of V??w Y'^rk
city and $(>,000 was subscribe!
to secure a gift of^ >'<>.000 from
the educational b >ard. <>f ihe
$lli,000 raised $4,000 is for
Henderson county and the re
mainder will be distributed
among the schools of Mecklen
\ burg county.
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.
Brief Summary of the Week's
Happenings.
Some of the Most Important News oi
the World Condensed tor the
Readers of the Herald.
There was another big fire in
Norfolk. Ya., Thursday, the third
in four months. The loss is
estimated at $200,000.
Four young people riding in
a carriage were struck by a
Burlington train at Kewanee, 111.,
last week and instantly killed.
It is stated in Chicago that the
consumption of beet has fallen
off 37k per cent, since the agita
tion was begun against the beef
trust.
Kev. Dr. Joseph Packard, dean
of the faculty of the episcopal
Theological Seminary at Alex
andria, Va., died Saturday, aged
80 years.
The opening of the Louisiana
Purchase exposition at St. Louis,
Mo., which was to have begun
May 1,1903, has been posponed
for one year.
At Yorkville, S. C., Saturday
while bathing, Cadets Nichols,
Stevens and Lindsay, of King's
Mountain Military School, were
drowned. The bodies were re
covered.
R. e. L. Bunch, general pas
senger agent of the Seaboard Air
Line, has tendered his resigna
tion. He will terminate his con
nection with the system immedia
tely and will go Fast in other
service.
While attempting to cross the
tracks of the Southern railway
in a buggy near Brookville, Miss.,
Saturday Miss Addie McLeod,
daughter of a prominent planter,
was run over and instantly killed
by a passenger train. A warrant
has been issued for the arrest of
the engineer of the train.
New York Central fast mail No.
3, west bound, collided with a
fast freight going in the opposite
direction a quarter of a mile west
of Clyde, N. Y , Friday, killing
the engineer and fireman of the
mail ahd seriously injuring 13
mail clerks.
Cotter Calmer, for nearly half
a century one of Chicago's most
prominent business men, died
Sunday night at his residence on
Lake Shore drive. He was born
in New York State in 1820 and
began liife as a clerk in a store.
At his death his fortune was
estimated at $25,000,000.
Cresident lioosevelt attended
the graduating exercises of the
United States Naval Academy at
Annapolis, Md., last week and
delivered the diplomas to the
graduates. Cresident Winston,
of the North Carolina A. and M.
College, a member of the board
of visitors, delivered an address.
Congressman Ceter J. Otey. of
the sixth Virginia district, died
at his home in Lynchburg. Va.,
Sunday afternoon of heart
trouble. He was a Democrat
and has been a member of Con
gress since 1894. Before entering
politics he was a well known
business man. lie was born in
Lynchburg in 1840.
A cablegram received at San
Francisco 011 Friday says that
over 1,000 lives were lost on
April 18th by an earthquake fit
Guatimala. Over .'10,000 people
were rendered homeless, a major
ity of whom liver! in the town of
Quezetenango. An appeal for
aid has been made and the San
Francisco merchants have orga
niztsl to contribute supplies.
Three tornadoes simultaneous
ly swept through three counties
in central Iowa Thursday night,
resulting in serious injuries to 12
iwrsons and over $."0,000 dam
ages to property and growing
crops. The storms were over
100 miles apart, theonesweeping
through Bayard, a town of 500
inhabitants in Guthrie county,
another through the towns of
Weldon and I nn Wer,in Decatur
county, and the third through
Lohrville, in Calhoun countv.
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MOROS MOWED DOWN.
Sultan Bayan's Fort Captured
After Fierce Assault.
A HAND-TO-HAND STRUGGLE.
Americans Lose 8 Rilled, 43 Wound.
ed, and the Natives About 216.
Ditches Lined With Dead.
Manila, May 4.?Gen. George
W. Davie, commander of tne
American forces in the Island of
Mindanao, cabled that the cam
paign against Sultan Bayan,one
of the principal Moro chiefs, had
been completely successful.
The result was accomplished
by a gallant assault on the prin
cipal Moro fort at Lake Lanao
and its capture after the Moros
had lost about 216 men. The
American loss was 8 killed and
43 wounded. General Davis
promises to send the names of the
dead and wounded later.
Kigbty-four Moros survived the
attack on the fort and surrend
ered unconditionally at 7 a. m.
to-day. Sultan Hay an, Rajah
Munda, Sultan l'anda I'udto and
a number of the leading Dattos
were killed in the engagement.
The assault on trie principal
fort, General Davis says, was one
of the most gallant performances
of American arms in the Philip
pines and the regiment of Lieut.
Col. Frank D. Baldwin,the Fourth
Infantry, deserves the greatest
credit for its conduct. The men
of the Fourth Infantry had a
hand-to-hand struggle with the
Moros in four lines of ditches
under the walls of the fort. When
the position was captured these
ditches were found to be lined
with Moro dead.
General Davis characterizes the
rifle fire of the Americans as ex
cellent. He says he has never
seen or heard of a performance
excelling the capture of the Moro
fort in gallantry and grit.
After the 84 .Moros who sur
vived the assault had marched
out of the fort, eight others who
were concealed there made a
break for liberty, but none es
caped. Some of the .Moro wound
ed, General Davis sa\s, tried to
stab American soldiers who were
succoring them. It is impossible
to give the exact total of Moro
dead, as a number of them are
lying in the tall grass. The fort
was defended by 800 men. it
would have been impossible to
carry the position without scaling
ladders, which the Americans
had.
General Davis reports his in
tention of retaining his prisoners
until the U w adjacent Moro forts
are oceupud. Then, with the
consent of Gener; 1 Chaffee, he will
retain 10 of hispiincipalcaptives
as hostages and release the
others.
The American forces who at
tacked the fort numbered 470
men and had four mountain guns.
General Davis says this force
was fully sufficitnt and he could
not have used more men advant
ageously.
?ii au wo sent a strong: column,
he says, "it would only have
swelled the casualty list. In the
light of present knowledge, we
could have besieged the principal
forts and in time forced surrender,
but that would probably have
resulted in a sortie for freedom
and escape for many, but at
tacking them they have been
completely crushed?the only
kind of lesson by which these
wild Moms :/eetn able to profit."
It rained hard during the night
preceding the attack and the
Americans were without blankets.
The battery fired 120 rounds at
a range of 1,400 yards.
One neighboring datto has al
ready presented himself to Gene
ral Davis as a friend, and he ex
pects a general corning- in short ly,
when the weight of the blow is
known. He will invite Sultan
Tarlac to pay iiitn a friendly visit,
if the Sultan does not do so of
hisown initiative. Sultan Tarlac
has a fort further cast iu plain
sight of the Americans, and of
the same strength as wasltayan's.
General Davis is urging the p?*o
pie to return to the cultivation
I of rice.