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fl.oo A YKAK. VOL, 111. MYALLY RECEIVED. M ff * a*. - | ■_ msec WtmJ tlimnKl H uk Plresitfcat. WiS IIKI AT IK VII IE HOSE Jaiaad ka Haaartag tar ffoya* Oatat Waskiagtoa. SpeciaL—Prlace Henry aad saite aad anrarts aad tka Genaaa amhnasador arrived here Monday morning, precisely aa scfcedsle time. Tka trip from Baltimore pa- Wsshics (oa waa witkoaM larideat.' la tha tmt lylag districts at Baitlm re. crcwds gatkered to watck tke departing train aad at several poiats from tkere cm ward. tka* were little gtimps at tke stations pant wkirk tkr trnia sped. Tke Prtace occapied the time daring tke ran from Baltimore s t ffsskiajla la dkeasorrratic fnskicm. talkiag freely witk tkone aboat him. ns they disraa ard the coaatry aad tkr details of kis vkH. Secretary of State Hay. Secre'ary of tke Navy Long aad Assist an: Secre tary of State Pierre, wko kad laae diste charge of the at tke drpo(. aarniird the nrrivnl of tke trala at tke depot They remnined ta aa improvtned reception room, the walls of wkirk were hfavtly draped with intertwining American asd Ger mna Saga. The embassy uffkriala were la fall anifcrm. A bnrly cavalrymaa ntood oatside nnd iia >aaced tkr .ar rival of tke waia. It halted Jnas oat side the depot, (be engine detached us 1 the trala backed down tbe trnin si >J The laromiag party passed qalckly ia to tkr Prtace's car asd fcraanily ra teaded to klm tke weicomr to tbe city A few moments later tkr party emerg ed and passed to tkr reception room . Walking rapidly aad witk tkr erect kearlng of a traiaed aaval effcer. sm l lag to tke groap of oSctaln. detectives and aswspaprr aara. tkroagk a doakie Uae of whom he paaasd. aad aalatiag with a toach of his hand to the glim marlag chapcaa he wore. Prtace Henry croased tkr carprted depot aisle na-1 catered the reception rooms. There hs remained three mlnatea Finally Prince Henry, by See re tary Hay aad Rear Admiral Evans, ea tered Ike last of tke opea camagea. Ikt carriagen of tkr otkers w«re drivea np |a Uae an I tke Prince's cairisge dashed at rapid speed to (ke k si of the line. laMantly the roKtr and mill tary earorts wbeeiad iato petition and the pa.ty surtrd np Psaasyivaata aveane for the White Hoane. Ahead of the police and carriages aaarcked tke military earort. compriaißg Troops F aa! G of tke Second raited States Cavalry, from Port Myer. keaded ky tka cavalry band, aad the Poatrh Bat tery of Artillery, nil nnder tke «a --j anaad of Ueatenant Dimmick Backed nloac each aide at tbe mate 1a additiM to tbe police, were over If# me a at tkf District of Colnmbka mill'-a They baaed a doable line of sentinels st In tervals of foar paces. Never in its history has tbe White Hanre been the scewe of a more bril liant spartocle thsn whea President Rooneveit arelromed Prince Herry of Piansia. Tke reception tke Prince re ceived arns hearty mad npea haaded. Nothing con Id have been more cordial than tbe President's greeting to tke Genua Priaee. nnd it was retarned la klad and la full measure. Tke dinaer given to Priaee Henry ky Prenident Roosevelt st tbe White Houne Mondny night cloned tbe honors bestowed oa tbe royal visitor by o* rial Wnakingtoa. Tke nCnlr was oa aa eiakorate erale nnd broagbt togeth er a moat, distinguished company. H was aa assemblage nach ns was rarely H ever before, gathered la (be White Hoose. TO bi commodate (be Isrge number of gaes(s (be dlawrr table was art la tbe Enat Room, tbe decorations of which were on tbe moet ansgaltceat nrale. Preaideat Roonevett ant at tbe head of tbe (able, with Pilau Henry on his righ(. On bis left was Lord fate, the British nmhnssndor. During the dlnnsr tkr Preaideat peoponed the health at the Gerauna Emprror the Germnn people, snylag ~We ore sd miriag (heir grea( past aad peesrat aad aaw wink tkem all pnartklr saecaan la tbe future. Mny tbe bonks at friend ship between tbe two peoples ever grow stroager." Tbe Prenident alno proposed Ike heaUh of oar gaca!. Priare Heavy of Pram la. la (brer words: "in tbe nine of (be Amesleaa people. 1 greet yon. aad estead ta yon oar aaimest wel come •and (he nsanraace at osr henrt lent good wllL" Tbe name at Seaator Msrtla. at Vlr giala. waa origlaally oa tbe list at (hoae given oart ns gaeatn nt the dia nnr. hot be decllard tbe invitation. *c . Mnailn! By*Cahle.— What la brlleved to have been the largest existing hnnd at iaaaargrnts snrrrnderd to Ueaten ant Cbnriea D. Rhodes, at (bo Sixth Cavalry, nt Banna. Major Amoraata. two captalan. alx lieateaaaU aad M PUiptao Soldiers gave Ihraaaetves up nod also surrendered Sve revolvers. K riSen sal 2.MP rounds at ■■maniUoa. Rhodru bad been boating the inanr g—from place to pin re for three weeks aad roalianally destiny lag their mppllm They were virtually marred iato nan Mil i The skeletons at ive mldlns at tke Tkirty-nintk Infantry, killed la November. ISM. knve beca re covered. They will be shipped to Ike Caitrd Statea MOwraakaa. "speriaL-Two ffremsa am dnad Mi two otbnm are awlnmlf ■ Injured, tbe result at thn fall tag of a brick wnD of tke pin at of tha George H. Smith Steel Canting Compnny. which aran destroyed by Sre Wednes day alght. Tkr lons lu estimated nt fMu.MO. partly coverwd ky Inawiaan. The dead: Chriat Mattaaoa. track Xo L bead c: naked aad body tmriMy mnagled. died aooa after reacbiag kit Edward Klamdi. plpimau. en flae No. S. back hrokca. dtad lata Wit- HHwur". THE ENTERPRISE. LIVE ITEMS OF HEWS. * ' ' y;r —— \ *S Plot J. T. Joyaer ban hsea appoCnted by tbe Governor of North Oaiottaa ta succeed Gen. Too a. deceased, as Statn Superintendent of "»••"- a-- Lynching in threndrand Cknrile PVaa. st Gnllntin. Tenn.. nrho eat aff a friend's head with a rasor. Every plea in nbateaaeat made* by the Gnyaors ia their trial at Savaamab. Ga. was overruled. Tbe baud at troaMeaomo Saaka la dinaa has beeai brought tato Musko gee. L T, by Deputy Sbeuppe. At Tbs Naedt * Maniclpnl elertioas ware held la Peaasylvania. Vance C. McCormlHk. Democrat, being elected Mayor at Har riaburg by an unprecedented autlority nnd the Republicans wlaaing ia Pkil adelpkla. Tkr 53M.000 Kellogg SaiUtariam at Battle Creek. Mick., teas burned. Ira D Sankey.Vtbe evangelist, was one of tke «M ia males. Charles U Tiffany, the noted New Tork Jeweler.. In dend. raged W yanrs. James R. Keene. the IVevr Tork kro ker. gave $20,000 for the- relief of tke poor who are Buffering fr.Tm the effects of tke blizzard. A mass meeting of Boston negmrs denounced Southern States for a man i. menta and tears disfranchising ne groes. Creek Indinns sre on tbe warputk near Beggs. I. T . and a posse has beta sent to tbe scene. John A Stewart resigned the prvt dency of tbe Cnlted Stale T -us! Cons- of Sew Tork nnd I.yBM J. Gage, former Secretsry of the Treasury is announced as bis successor. General Funston Thursday nlgM re viewed the Third Missouri Regiment at Kansas City. Mo. A premsture blast in tbe f>st Colby mine. Bessemer. Mich., killed two nnd injured one man. Postmaster U B. Patrldge. of Hast ings. Neb., killed himaef bw arise hts accoents arere bring Inv »stig atrd. Three men arere burned to death Fundsr night in a factor* Sre near New Tork. Heavy rainfalls have 'auO*d land end's on several railroads entering Seattle. lV»»h. A colored minatrel ffco shot s "white man nt New Madrid. Mo., was lynched. While thawing dynamite Joha Ta po ll was blown to pieces at Lion Moun tain N. T. Tired of life, according to a note she left. M:s. J. P Allen, of Buffalo. N. T . killed herself with carbolic arid. The Order of Santa Clara, composed of army and nnvy officers In the war of*, araa chartered at Albany. N. T. Two masked men held up tarelve players at Flsnsgan's gambling mom. in Clinton. lowa, and took |2,Nt from tktaL ~V. Froaa'Across Tbe San. Riots continue at Barcelona. Spain, where SO.OOO persona, are on strike. Premier von Koerber stated in tke Reicbsrath at Vienna that anarchists aad not tbe worklngmen were nt the bottom of tha Trieste riots. A dispatch to (he Parte Temps stared that Mim Ellen M. Stone has been re leased by the brigands, who have held her captive. The Spanish Government was ques tioned la the Senate at Madrid am (be disclosures 1a reference to laterventioa In im. Thomas P. Goaldle. formerly book keeper of the Bank of Liverpool, testl- Sed for tke Crown In the trial of tka bank fraud eases In I/ondon Eight hundred bodies of enrth*nah* victims ha-, e been recovered nt Shama ka. Russian Transcaucasia. Tkr Geimaa Government asked (ke Reickstag for an appropriation (o keep ap tke regiment a( Shanghai. Sir Neville Bowles Chamberlain, a British Held marshal, and Rev. Ik. Nswmaa Hall, a noted London minister .of the Congregational Church, sre dend. (Jrartenant General Miles had a long coafereace with the PreaideaL SHsccPaweoaa Matters William C. Whitney says be Is apt a candidate for the Democratic nomina tion for President in IM4. Successful experiments In (he nsr of wirdeas telephones are betas ""dart ed la England. ' The steamer Grecian, ashore near Halifax. N. S. broke in two Thursday. The Morgan syndicate la mid to have started a 115.000.000 company to 'ake IS mines on tke Hocklkc Valley Rail road. Tkr Dsagkters of tke Ameriraa Rev ol'jtloa considered tke question of re daring tbe repreaemtstion nt their coo grows. Womaa suffragists appeared before committees of Coogress to plead for tbe right to vote. ] The War Departmeat haa chrtetrarff coast defease batteries for dtetlagateb cSToTbL Ernst, of (be lathmlaa Canal Commlmlon. test i fled that the Dariea route woald be impracticable*. J. P. Morgan A Co, at Near Tort. Taeaday distributed a dividend at tIIJIN to (he members of (be syadl cate formed to underwrite the United State Steel Corporation. Tbe dlvi dead reprrsrate S per ceat of (be: 5204.000.M0 for which (be ayadica'e was liable. / A footpad at flaa Praacteco. Cal - oa ?aaday alght fhtaUy ahot Anale Aad- ; craoa. a dome.tic. who bad refused to jrtaM bcr pame. Ti mm to Oairwfwv, Omr Our Country and Our God. # WILLIAMSTON, N.C„ FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 28,1902. IA» A FREE FIGHT Hm ai Idarii Ctae It Mm MTISGSK&a m CWIFIPI. C—>W»f fcm— Ik* Swlir w—ipfriil Im'i HitM*r «h (iiullwd t« tha CMM Slates Sraate kj I fat UM. TV two fcwton from Snrtk Cm- Haa rat Ikt Mlu futklpul* la tka ■fn; Mr TlUbu. la ths nwm of • am Ik wpoa IW Phlllppiar tariff, aafa aerioas itfcrllim upon tbe koaor at kk coOeagwr. Mr. MrUaria. la brief br rkaifri tkat Mr. McLaaria's rots la i ll Uat the ratiftrattoa of tke treaty of Parts aad b»a cast thiamgh tka air at lapoftr Inlaences. ilia itatnaat vaa dntlopfd la a raOofi; bat area kla aad Mr. Spooarr of Wtewasla. Mr. Tillawa at Srat MM to meatioa names. bat wbra tkr Vbmuia Seaator naiiM kirn (h*t kf owed K to hlmsrlf. to tke Sn ate and to tka rotatry "to aamr tka •ta." Mr. Tillmaa Indicated tkat ka tafcnad to kli colleague froaa Soatk Carolina. Little laaftaiat tkat kla worda am likely to be ptoketlr. Mr. Spooaer naarkrd. aeatratioaaly: **l ■Bl harr tke Sraator to l|tt tkat oat witk kla coUeogoe." Mr. Mrljaaria vaa aot la tkie rham ker at tke Oar. being engaged la roaa alltt* rort; bat ke araa seat tor aad appeared Jast aa Mr. Tillmaa coacladed j kla speech " I Pale as askea. Mr. Mrltearia roee to | addreaa tke Sraate. speak lag to a ques ; Uoa of peraoaal privilege. Ha reviewed ! Mr Tkllmaa's charges krtegy aad tk«n 'deacaared tkr stall ■ eat aide by kla I rolleagae as "a ailfal aad deliberate ltr~ ! iVimrtj lad tke words fa] lea from 'kla Ilia skca Mr. Tlllssaa. slttlac a j (ear seats froaa kla. srltk Mr. Teller at I Colorado ketarrea tkem. spraag at kla. [Mr MeLaaria. *ko kad kalf turaed ' lasarts Mr T1 Haass, met blm kalf | way. aad la aa lasuat lk« two Sena- I Uws. kavlu swept Mr. Teller aalde, I a«n engaged la a rcugh aad tumble ! ftst «gbt Mr. received a heavy blow oa tke forekaad. wklle Mr. Tlllsaaa pt a bad puach oa tbe nose, wklek Woaskt blood. Aaalalaat S'igeaal-at-Ann* Layton •jaaaf over desks to reab and separ ate tke cembataats. aad himself re ceived several Mows. He got betweaa tkeai • sally aad by msls strength wreaeked tkeai apart. Seaators Warrea at y'romlng aad j Sratt of W«at Virginia two of the Boat ■ powerfml Ma la the Senate, leaped to [ his sar'steace aad. pinioning the araa I «f tka belligerent Senators, furred them I Into their s»atn. latease escHement pre Tailed la tha i Seaate aad la tbe galleries wkich were | Ihroaged witk people who bad been at f traded by tke spirited debate. Every - i body was oa kla feet Not s word, bow ever. was apokea Senators stood aboat tke chamber. for tka aoaeat qaite belpleas aad pale to tke lips. Flaally , order waa restored partially, aad la | tkr midst at iateas esrlteaaeat tke Sraate went iato secret legislative ses for two koara tke Sraate dterussel tka eveat beklad cloned doors. Wkea tke doors wert r*opeaed It was made kaowa tkat both of the Booth Caro iiaa Seaatora by aasalmoua vote kad bsea declared to be la contempt at the Jlaaste. They were permitted, by a **e at the Seaate. to make apologlrs to tke Senate. Tke statements vere listened to by hoik the Seastors aad the paoale IB the galleries with breath less Intereat Seaator Tillman left the capitol vhea adjonrnmeat was (akea for ra reaa aad did aot retura for tke aickt aiaadna Seaator MeLaaria araa la tka chamber akowt t o'clock, bat left early. whea sera at kla Tka Psp»*a Anniversary. K«ae. By Cabla—Tbe Pope Tkara «*/ catered oa tke (weaty-fffth /ear at kis pnatiScale Although tke mala calabvallua of tke JaMler is postpoaed satll March kd. wkea tke combiaeJ festlvala at tke JahUee aad coroaatloa win ha nhasrrril- Tke day waa marked by (ke dadac at ate ieam la St. Pater's, aad otker observances The PosOf was tke rnrlplcat of acapafa tetioaa from aU stdea — Arrival at Pain Itewry. New York. Wpoi lal—Prlace Henry of frtli. lapr—lalsllve at kis brother, the Emperor of Germany, at (be laanrbtag «* (he Ameri raabailt ylrht reached New Tork Saaday aad was cordially welcomed aa a guest at the aatkoa. Tke laad batteries tkat sward tke outer harbor •red salatea ai XI gana; tke rifles of a special aaral aqaadroa assemble. 1 la his koaor reectoed tke seatlaaeat; tkere were verbal creetiacs from tke i e|K eseatatlvea at Preaideat Rooae veh. tke srmy. the aavy aad the city of New Tork. aad a great crowd Hard the way la the city to see the German sailors aad tke Priaee at Oar ■ * rtn m■ ■ ■ r Tl ittm ral ■ i i ■ wr rßinpjMßr*. Washlagtoa. Span lal. Senator Bt coa gave notice of kin Intention to atar aa amiadmral to (ke Pkllippiae tariff bill, deriarlag it to ke the Intra- Uoa at the Halted States whea order rhall he reatored la (ka Philippines, o allow tke foraastloa of ( a governmen( for aad by (be Pkllippiae people aad to ganaaatea to tkem the same liberty aad ladepenOwe tkat (kis cooolrj fcaa pisdptd to Mu people. ♦ , SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL Naw astorpetaaa Tbat Arw fmlihlai Oar ratael Sirdsa. NasaHatiiaa have kssa, pradlng for Mac Ifeaa istetln to tkr atiUmatioa of tha skats tifta aad Ham rock foraia- Ikta aaar Rorkmart. Ga.. la (be man- Lfact are of ftrtfaad cemaat. now eo cxlraalvrty asrd for da sis, building fii aaiaUuas aad maaoary work 1a gea rraL Dartag tka week It kaa been sn ■oaaul that tka Snatkrra States Ca ■naarad (bat tha Saatbrra Statra Port bad Ctmaal Cumpaay will bt organ ised. with a capital of *1.000.000, to balld a terga cement pteat la the aec- Uoa radii nd to It Is said that tbs P'alaaalai Part laad Cemrat Company ot Camaat dtp. Mish. wIU ka laureat ed (a a tars* mtrat Saaacially. uid (bat W. F. Cow ham (grneral manager at the Michigan compaay) will be preakdM(. aad H. F. Vandevenur. of Kaoxvllia. Tsaa . manager of (he new Oaorgia corporalloa. (adastrM Hems. Mr. Tom Rlchardaoa. who haa just become tbe manager of the Progres aire I'akoa of New Orleans, haa al ready brgwa active work for the pro aaotloa of tbe city's welfare. He con alders tbat (he constitutional pro vtetoa exempt teg from taxation for (ea years from Jaauary 1. ISOO. of aaw maaafartartag pteats may be madr splradld use of In building up tbe city, aad he sages is that every baslara letter hrad aad buslaras rn velope aeal from New Orleans should beaar a state-meat of tha( act upon it. Pbr the baaqart last week celebrat las tke rstabilakaarat of tke New Orleaas aaval dry dock. Mr. Fred Mailer, miliary of tke New Orleana Maritime aad Merckaata' Exohange. Limited, prepared a statement. Into Oh Irk ke condensed a mass of valua ble statistical Information regarding tke raaaerctel Importance of thai city. This kas bera publlahod In lampklrt form, aad Is being clrcu latrdtor the good at the city. Whea tke Good Roads Special of tke 3oatkeva Railway reached Ral rigk. N. C, (kla week l( found the groaad well prepared for It. Tbe News aad Observer of (hat ct(y. with notable rater prise, had published on Saaday a special good roada edition, coataialsg. la additioa to general aril clew oa highway Improvement, re ports from aaaay parts of tbe State showing what Is already being accom plished la that directum. Claclnnati Is glaiag aa llluatratlon of what a wideawake city arill do for Itpelf la a handsome* Invitation aent broadcast, on the part of the cltlsena of Claclnnati. to the formal opening of tke Cincinnati building a( the Sooth Carolina laterwtate aad West lad tea Esposltioa at Charleaion on Pebramry IJ. The Atlanta Maaofariurera' Asso e lal loa. which proposes to bold an ex hibit at articles ansa ufactured In At testa, haa rlected Messrs. J. K Orr, president; R T. Con lev and Kamucl D. Joaes. vice-president; Walter 0 Cooper, secretary. aad H. T. Inman. treasurer Northern nad Westers parties. It Is esprrtrd. will undertake thr thorough development of (he well knows Tsllu lab Falls st Tsllnlah Palla. Ga. W. A. Charters, represe-atlng capitallsU from tke aectloas referred to above, has purchased one half the falls snd 100 acre* of laad roatiguons border lag oa the river for about a mile. K la stated that arrangements hare bera made to develop the kaolin de postts near Oak Level, near Martins vllle. Vs. aad tke work will.begin st as early date. Tke product will be shipped from Atemlne. on the Norfolk d Western Railway, to Kant LJver pool. Ohio, to he msnafsctured Into china. Darlag (he psst calendar year 32.- til head of cattle and between ICroO nnd 7000 sheep were exported through Newport Neva nnd Norfolk. Nell P. Anderson of Fort Worth ia ahlpping through Galveston cattle for the Liverpool market. Tpxtfr Notes. Joha Marsh of North Adams. Mass.. Is reported aa having decided to lo rate a cottoa mill at Charlote. N. C. He has been la the cl(y aamed during tha wek Investigating witk a view of bnildiag there Hamholdt tTenn » Cotton Mills Is In tha market for tke machinery noted lately aa to be Icstalled to in crease equipment. The machinery wanted Includes 40 inch finishing Isp per. flea 46 Inch cards, revolving top ■at; three drawing frames, six deliv eries each; slabber, forty spindles; Istei mediate, srventy-two aplndles; two speeders. 120 spindles each; four spinning frames. 240 spindles each: spooler, eighty spiadlen. aad fifty 36- toch loom. R. A. Scboedfield. (reasurer of the Daa River Power A Manufncturing Co. at Daa vllle. Vs.. writes that bia compaay baa aot yet formulated de flnlte pteas for the development of lla water power pa ope Ity aad the erec tten of the large ratton factory con (empfaued. I efere nee to which eater prise araa aaade teat week. The work is aader advisement by the directors, bat ao details have here determined. Measrs. John Radteill and asso dates at Uacolatoa. N. C.. have !n --eorporated (he Joha RadlaiU Manu facturiag CO, with capital stock of SIMM, tot (ke smaafartore of cot (oa and woolen goods. Tbe charter permits Lrgtnalag baslara whea sls. 000 kas beea subscribed. Specific de tails kave aot besa ascertained yet Brajamte Rasselll. at Alexandria. Ate. has pwra based the equipment of R. A. Almaad s knitting mill at Wssii Ington. Oa. and win remove same to Alexaadria. TaraMj macklnm are la tke eqalpmrat. MaySeM Wooien Mills Co. of Mar fieid. Ky, win ramovt Ka equipment. inclaMas forty foar broad looms snd ISO sewing macklnea. to l(s Loalsvtlle lten(. Tkls sddltion will give (he LontevHle planl n total at eighty-eight broad boms, which will greatly in crease Us prodactive capacity. Tbe employ«g wtt limil (Ml )M to m. IN CONGRESS. Dotallcd Dotags of Oar NatkaaadLaw HOUSE. Forty-arveath Day—Tk* Hoane was In sMslon lam than sn hour, nad little public business was transacted. It ad journed at 1:35 p. m. Forty-ninth Day—Tbe lloose apeat (he day working on tbe Indian appro pr'ntion bill. Forty-two of (he C 2 pages were disposed of. Seveial amead mrnts are adopted, none, howrvar. of mui-b moment. The npproprintloa for preliminary work on the nseraolr tor the Gila river valley went oat oa a point of order. Flfty-Brnt liny—There was no ses sion Monday, the Hoose having ad journed over to Tuesday. SENATE. Forty-seventh Dsy—lt was aprt I by thr Senate that a Anal vote upon the Philippine tariff bill and the pendins nmendmenta ahould be tahra up next Monday afternoon at I o'clock. Tn» agreement was reached a few minntsn sfter the Srnnte convened today. The only stipulation made by the minority arns thst thr last day should be devot ed to speeches not exceeding IS min utes. Two speeches were deliver*-1 to day. one by Senator Wellington, of Maryland, in opposition to the pen-ling bill and the other by Senator Stewart, of Colorado, in support of the mraavre. Mr. Wellington's addrest covered tno Philippine question generally and he set forth his well-known views force fully. Mr. Stewart spoke briefly making, a legal and constitutional argument In aupport of tbe authority of Congress ta hold the Philippines and to pr»vi«!e a proper government for their inhabi tants.- Forty-nlnlh Dny—With tb" excep tion of a few minutes given to routine business, the S.-nat» devot 1 lis entire session to the Philippine question. Mr. Patterson, of Colorado, one of the minority memlrcrs of the Philippine committee, delivers! his first ex*en-!ed set S|>ee h in the Senste. and ra riv en a most attractive and c irrtul bear ing. He discussal principally the e dl tlon laws Mii. l»d by tha Philippfrr commission, vigorously attacking tbe nuthorily of the i»niml!wion to. nact and enforce such laws. He maintain*-d that Congress alone had the power la force enactments of that character. Flfty-flrst Day— Alter eight hours «.| tumultous debnte the Semite, shortly before 7 o'clock in the evening, 'nana" I the Philippine tariff hill l>y a voir of K to 2«. a strictly party vote. Mr. Till man wid Mr. McLxurin. Ibe two Siena tors from South Carolina. w!i.» on Sat urday last were dedarol by the S i ire to l»e in contempt because of their lifjt in the «hanrter. were not I voice or by vole lo participa!.> in the proa-endings. The question as to iheir right to vote preeipltate«l a sharp de bate. lasting nearly two hour jr. - T>« Prenident pro tempore (Mr. Fryei bclj that the two S« nators could not v te and he sustained by a taaiorita ct the Senate. Both of thr* South Carolina sf'na'ora arere on the floor when ' h - K»-mt • rat mllesd to order. Mr. JlrUnra came n first and Mr. Tillman .ost at toe chaplain offert'l prayer. A > null bun-V of rones and white earnai:on lay "a Mr. Tillman's desk. An echo of the sen sational light of diliiHai" *« l> ar-1 at the conclusion of milium bos:ii« ss. Mr. IVitchard. of "North Carolina, submitted the following letters wiir- h was rrail at the clerk's desk" "Washington. Feb. 21.. 1»». "To Hoai J. C Prit. hard, S. Sena tor. Washington: "My I>ear Sir: —I iras prevenl«-t. .-a you know from offering th- resolutloa whl'-n I vrote at my desk 6a Saturday demanding an lnv«tiga' ! on of the charges ma le by my colleague |.y br ing adjudge! in c«entempt of t!»•- sen ate. I am now d«-l»arr« l ih» pr-vrl-'g? and request you to Introdri e th" ren lution for the reason Ibat if the charg es are true. I am unlit to reaiatn a menili'r of the Senate, and if tli«nf are not tree the man who mad • tlrem is tmflt to remain a member of tbia lm orable body. In any event. I i'vl that I am entitled to a vindication by t're same body that rail's investigation n the proce*dinrs for eont'mpt. I her' with encloso the ree/iilioß. "Yours very truly. "JOHN IJIWSDES JIcI.M'RIN " Mr. Pritcbard submiUed the follow ing rew>liitiem: "The senior Senator from the State of South Carol ni chargod in a speech on the floor Senate that the junior SrßHi>,- fro. > the pame State had le-n imprr>pe>iy influenced in casting bis vote for tLe ratification of tbe treaty of be tween the I'nlted States aad Sps:n. an I whereas the said chnrge was emphati cally denied by tfie junior Seaator. "Resolved. That the com mitt-.-* I'll elections and privileges be lnv:t-I t» Investigate and report as to the rnth of the said charges with fell power to semd for persons and papers." On motion of Mr. Hale, the revelation was refarred to the committee on priv ileged and elections. The Philippine tariff bill was then ta'.en up. the speeches, by unanimo'is agreement, being limited to llfteen minute-i each. Mffsrs Hoar. Forager. Turner, McComaa. Berry. DcCliver. Vast, Klkins. Culberson. leodge. Dulmia. Racon, Stearart. Ctepp. Allison. Clar. Manna. Fairbanks and Rawlins were the speakers. ' ] • Miss Stone Safe. Constantinople. By , Cable. —Miss Stone, the American missionary who. with Mm. Tsilka. was captured by brigands In tbe district of .SalonScs. op September 3. has been relea*»-1 and arrived at Strunmltxa, Matc ionia, at 3 o'clock Sunday morntn. Nobody was at to meet Miss Stone as the brigands had given no Indication where they proposed to "elease tbe prisoners. Mme. Tsilka and her baby were released at the arae time. Tbey are all well. Miss Stone Immediately made herself -no a n to' the authorities at Struno M- 1 - .j . - ... y. One of the penaltle3 of Hteratr fame is that it leaves a man at the mercy of bte biographer*. - J VALET CONFESSES. Astoflukiif Tan li the Now Fums Ike Ivdcr Trial TELLS PAITIOILAIS OF MUKDEL • (*)rer Patrick Dosed the Aged rill- IhMxire, iad Fiaally Chloroformed tUm t» Death. Sew York. Special.—A rery drama tie point In the trial of Lawyer Albert T. Patrick for the murder of the Texas millionaire. William Marah Rice, was reached Thursday afternoon. Chaa. F. Jones, the valet, had boon relating the circumstances leading up to the some what sudden death-of Mr. Rice, in September. Then pulungtng at once Into the details, he held the attention of his audience to the end of bis re cital. Freed of minor polpts his story runs: "In Aafrust Patrick rrew Impatient. Mr. Rice, though an invalid, was 1 iv - Inc too long to suit the lawyer's pur- I»l*atrk-k said he would come to the house and kill him himself if neces sary. He suggested chloroform and Jones said he would get some. The Idea of chloroform as a means was sugges | •«*1 by a magazine article. It was de , tcrmlned on after Jones talked with a physician who said a person wno*e fc.art was affected, as was Mr. Rice's, could be most eaally killed with It. and that little trace of the drug would lie h-ft. Jones got a two-ounce vial of it by writing to hla brother In Texas. Jones then branches off Into the al • legated plan adopted to weaken the al j leged plan adopted to weaken the al- I him mercury and Iron pills. The pills : brought on debilitating diarrhoea. ; Then, unwittingly, f friend brought j Mr. Hlce a preaent of bananas. Of theso ! the old man ate n!n« The fruit made I him exeredlnglwy 111. and yet the • w.-akenlng Anm-n of mercury were kept ; tip. By Saturday, about the eighth ' day of the last illn«M. Mr. Rice be came dellrous. This testimony brought i the events up to Sunday, the day of I death, snd the witness mid that dur ing these days of Illness he kept Pat rick Informed of the details p-rsonalUy | and by telephone. William Marsh Rice's quirk death. ' dedated the witness, was decided on |at a conference between Patrick sn'd Jones held Saturday night. Jones had told lawyer of the arrival of a { draft for $25,000. Patrick told him it . was time to apply the chloroform, now j that the draft had come and that Cap- I tain lhtr was coming, or they would laae all. Jonej aicreed. j Jones here told his story of the a/-- tuel killing. He made a cone of a tow j«l in the small end of which was a I chloroform-soaked sp«mg*>. Creeping j Into the room where Mr. Rice lay he quickly covered the sleep j er s face with the large end of the cone l Jones rushed -out of the room. In half ( an hour he came back. He removed the cone. Mr. Rice was draid. Joma ■wore he telephoned to Patrick the words: "Mr. Rice Is very III;" the agr-«| signal between the two of j death Jones" st-ry of the end was con cluded by the statement that Patrick . to the house and removed all of , Mr Rice's papers. . "Some time In August." Jones said J In the course of hts operative. "Patrick atjml me if I did not think Mr. Rice I »a» Kvim too long for our welfare. l| o j thought It would be a good thing If we , would put him out of the way. He said |lf I'd tell him #ome night when Mc. I Hi«-e vas sleeping soundly, he'd come j up and do It. If 1 won Id not." I "What was said of chloroform?" asked Attorney Osborne. "Patrick said that would be an easy way to rut Mr. Rice away. An article In a magazine nave him tho Idea. Something was said about getting chloroform, and l-atrlck Bald It was Very hard to get; that one hal to have all s-'Kls of certificates l»efore the drug giet would sHI It. I told Patrick he «w!d leave that to me. I gent my i brother $» and he sent me chloroform in a four-ounre bottle. Patrick said be had often wondered about what woald be the effect of chloroform on n person afflicted with heart trouble. I lit the question to Dr. Curry, and he *>ll no little chloroform would be n«»ded to kill a person who had heart •iiseose: that it was doubtful If any traces of the poison would remain af ter death. I told Patrick what I>r Curry had said." Secretary Long to Retire. Washington. Special —Now that the Schley matter has been settled offi cially. It is understood that Secretary I-"nr f-eis that he Is at liberty to car ry out the project cherished by him In the last yar of President McKln lcy's administration and retire to pri vate life. However, this Is not expected to ensue at once, for there Is no certain knowledge or what may rollow In Con gress. notwithstanding a strong belief by the administration that the case is settled beytHid revival. Therefore, it is understood the change In the cabi net circle will not take place before the adjournment of the present session of Congress and perhops not until next fail "" • ! Carriage Factory Wrecked. Valdosta. Ca., Special.—During a ter rific wind storm here Thursday morn ing. the carriage factory of the Robert- Cranford-Dasher Company was wreck ed. The building fell 15 minutes before the employe* were due to begin their i day's work. The loss to the company Is 910.000. No further damage than shade trees and fences destroyed haa been reported. Montague's Message. ! Richmond. Special.—Governor Jfton ' tague. in his message transmitted to [•the Virginia Assembly, endorses road I Improvement, recommends the creation of a highway commission, to have charge of that work; favors an em ployer's liability bill, and the engraft ing of soaie form ot Industrial educa tion on the public school system. Ha would have short term prisoners In the penitentiary work am tbo publlf rogda SINGLE Conn 6 Coram. NO. 23. DEATH OF GEN. TOON. State Superintendent of Public la» •traction Passes Away. Raleigh. Special.—The people here were shocked at the news of the death of Gen. Thomas F. Toon. State Super intendent of Public Instruction, which occurred Wednesday meriting after 10 o'clock at his home here. Ha was thought to be entirely well, and though be had not been In his office since he left November 20th to go to northeastern North Carolina, he had for several days been consulted about business and was In ADO spirits Tues day and Wednesday. He felt well at breakfast, but afterwards complained ■jt acute Indigestion- A physician was sent for and quickly responded. In a few minutes Goa. Toon said he felt all right. He said be would lie down a little while. The moment ha did so his face became pui pie and death came like a flash. The news came like a thunderclap to the State officials, who hastened to his home. Tha Council of State mH and adopted the following resolutions: "Resolved, That In tho death of Gen. Thomas Fentress Toon, late Superin tendent of Public Instruction, we, hLs associates in the Executive Department of tho State governsnent, have lost a wise and faithful counsellor and friend and the State one of her most careful and efficient officers, lirave In war and loyal in peace, his heroic spirit is at rest and North Catolina mouma the lops of a noble ton. "Resolved, That we tender the rela tives of the deceased our deepest sym pathy In their great affliction. "Resolved. That a copy of these reso lutions be sent to the faintly and also be spread upon the minutes of tliu Council of Slate." The flags. State nnd national, on .the capitol were placed at half-staff and the building was closed. At 2 o'clock just before the Supieme Court ended Its business for the day. Attorney Gen eral Gilmer made official announce ment of the ieath and the rout*, ad journed as a mark of respect. Gen. Toon was born in Columbus county, June 10, ISIO. He graduated at. Wake Forest College In IM>l with very high honors, lie enlisted as a private In Company K, Twentieth Regiment, North Carolina Troops, and was a col onel before he was 23 years old. Ha was in 1883 appointed under a special act ot Congress a temporaly brigadier general, and commanded Johnson's Brigade for many months, while John son was recovering from wounds. He was then re-commissioned as colonel and resumed tho command of bis old regiment, lie was wounded flv-e times. He gave your correspondent two bul lets extracted from him. After tha wsr he was In the service of the At lantic Coast I.ln« 16 years, then took charge of Fair Uiuff Academy. In ISO 7 he married Miss Carrie Smith, who is buried at Fair Bluff. Five children survive him. these being Mrs. Olivia Rowland, at llrdJie. Warren cuiity; Mrs. Mary Fuller, ami Miss Robbio Toon, of Lumberton: T. F. Toon, of Atlanta. Ga.. and 11. II; To- in .of Lynch* burg, S.-C. Roth of the latter are In tho railroad servi-e. 110 leave two broth ers. Archie Toon and Abraham Toon, of Whitevllle. and a half-brother. Don ald MeCrarken, of Whitevllle. He rep resented Columbus county in the lower House of the Legislature and Robeson and Columbus in the Senate. In IS9I lie married Mrs. R. C. Ward, who survives him. He made l.umberton Iris home and devoted himself to teaching and farm ing. With bis nomination for the otfire of State Superintendent and his career therein all ar-v familiar. 110 was a likable man. In all respects, and de voted to his work and to the best in terests Of North Carolina. It is not yet known where he will l.e hurled, ft Is the desire that he shall be buried here. Three months ago General To&n left here to go with Governor Aycoek in an educational trip to the northeastern countries. He told his assistant, Capt. Huckett, that he dreaded the trip and wished he could get out of going. He was restless and seemed to fear trouble. He safyl afterwards be took coll at Wilmington, while sitting in a draft after speaking. At a meeting held In the executive office the following' resolution was unanimously adopted: "Kesoivea. T' l "* the Governor And his Council resnect fnliy request that the remains of Gen- , eral Toon »y_lald In state in the rotun da cf pending the arrange- funarel obsequies." A fur ther/resolution was,adopted requesting the Governor to communicate the ac tion of the Council through Capt. John THlckett to relatives. The body will not lie In state, as Mrs. Toon desires that It remain at the house until the gen eral's children arrive. Liberals Condemn Surrender. London. Ry Cable. —At the annual meeting of the general committee of 1 the National liberal Federation held at Leicester, after considerable debate, . a resolution was passed condemning the policy of Insisting on the uncondi tional surrender of the Boers In South Africa, affirming the future content ment and security of South Africa could only be soured by regular peace. On broad, generous lines: welcoming the Impetus Lord Rosebery has given to this policy and calling on all Liberal members of the House of Commons to support the Liberal leader. Sir Henry Campbeii-Bannerman, in his advocacy of this policy. | * lo- Pubtlshcrs Negotiate With Union. New York. Special.—The second day's session of the .sixteenth annual meeting of the American Newspaper Publishers' Association was held hare Wednesday. The session was devoted to the report of the special standing committee which deals with labor or ganizations. Since the formation of the committee in April, ,J9OO. it is stat od that there has been no strike. The piesent agreement between tha asso ciation and the unions will Expire May 1 and negotiations are now nnder w»jr to make * five-year agreement.
The Enterprise (Williamston, N.C.)
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