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VOL. XII. PLYMOUTH, N. 0., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1901. NO. 41.
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THE FIRST SESSION.
Both Mouses of Congress Meet asd
Organize.
HENDERSON IS RE-ELCTED SPEAKER
Much Interest In Opening; Session
.r ''" Person Makes a Speech !
Accepting Speakership.
THE HOUSE.
Tho opening day of the first session
of tha Fifty-seventh Congress in the
House of Representatives furnished a
spectacle that delighted the crowded
1 gallaries. The machinery of the Houst
i cumbrous and i3 set in motion by a
labovious process, but the spectators
Monday evidently did not consider it
tedious, as they clung to their places
through the entire proceeding, which
lasted four and one-half hours, prob
ably half th time being consumed in
the monotonous calling of the roll. The
organization of the House was accom
plished according to the tirne-honore.l
precedent. Speaker Henderson . was
sworn in by .General, Bingham, "tho
father of the House," and after deliver
ing a very graceful speech in recogni
tion of the honor bestowed upon him,
he, in turn, administered the oath to
the members-elect. The rules of the
last House were adopted after, a slight
jar and then the biennial seat-drawing
occurred.
There wore no demonstration tlur-.
ing tho roll-call. When the clerk an
nounced that 318 members a quorum
had answered to their names, the
House prcceoded to the election of a
Speaker. Mr. Cannon, of Illinois,
chairman of the Republican caucus,
placed in nomination General Hender
son, of Iowa. The mention of Mr.
Henderson's name drew a salvo of ap
plause from the entire Republican
memhersip. '
Mr. Hay, of Virginia, chairman of
the Democratic caucus, presented the
name of,Mr. Richardson, of Tennes
see, and the Democrats gave the name
of their leader an enthusiastic recep
tion. A general laugh followed as Mr.
Nevill, of Nebraska, placed in nomina
tion Mr. Stark, of his own State, who
'is now the only other Populist acting
Independently.
At the conslusion of the roll-call, the
dcrk anonunced the result of the vote
as follows: Henderson 190; Richard
son 149; Stark 1; Cummings, of Netf
York, 1. Mr. Henderson having been
declared elected, the clerk appointed
Messrs. Richardson, Stark and Cum
mings a committee to escort thu
Speaker to the chair.
General Henderson appeared two
minutes later on the arm of Mr. Rich
ardson. Tho Speaker was greeted .vith
a great outburst of applause from
both sides of the House. He came
down the aisle and ascended the ros
trum with the aid of his cane md
stood there for a moment facing a
storm of applause. Mr. Richardson
then introduced him in half a dozen
words. Tho Speaker addressed t the
House briefly saying:
"Gentlemen of the House of Repre
sentatives: This high honor which
you have conferred upon mc, I pro
foundly appreciate. All the more do I
appreciate it, coming as it does with
this generous expression from both
sides of tho chamber. There is yet left
another method for a presiding officer
to express his appreciation of such an
honorr that is. by a kindly, firm and
faithful administration of the law and
the rules that govern this body. It will
be my aim to discharge impartially the
duties of this office. As I said at the
'opening of the last Congress, no pre
siding officer can successfully admin
ister the duties of his office unless he
has the support of the body over which
he presides. I asked for it then; you
gave it to me throughout the entire
Congress. Permit me once more to in
voke that Datience. kind consideration
and splendid support which was ac
corded to roe in the last Congress.
"The maker of laws should not be
a breaker of laws. We proceed under
law and rules; and the duties devolv
ing upon each and all of the member
ship of this House will be far better
onserved if this priciple i3 kept in
mind and acted upon."
Second Day. The House met a
12 o'clock, noon, and the session wai
opened with prayer by the chaplain
The reading of President Roosevelt'
message occupied the entire session.
Third Day. The House held no scs
ion, having adjourned over to Thurs
day. Forth Day. The House adjourn
ment was continued over, no session
being held.
SENATE.
First Day Monday's session of the
Senate was brief and formal. Precisely
at 12 o'clock Mr. Frye, of Maint, Presi
dent Pro Tern, of the Senate, entered
the chamber, ascended to the desk of
the presiding officer and rapped for
order. The blind chaplain of the Sen
ate, Rev. Wm. Milburn, then delivered
his invocation. The roll-call of Sena
tors developed the presence of 71
members. Mr. Keen announced that
his colleague, Mr. Sewell of New Jer
sey, was detained from tho chamber by
illness.
Second Day. The session was oecu
pied by the reading of the president's
message. At its conclusion the Sen
ate adjourned.
Third Day. Senator Hale introduced
a number of bills, drafts of which had
been prepared at the Navy Department
and were recommended by Secretary
Long. One provides for creating four
ice admirals and reducing the number
of rear admirals to fourteen; all others
to increase the number of lieutenauts
from 300 to 350, and h& number o:
junior lieutenants and ensigns from
350 to 600; to change the title naval
cadet to midshipman and increase the
number of cadets by allowing ten an
nual appointments by the President.
Senator Jones, of Arkansas, intro
duced the anti-trust bill which passed
the House during the last session of
Congress, but which failed to pass the
Senate. As introduced by the Arkan
sas Senator the bill is unamended.
The President sent to " the Senate
the new Hay-Paunceforte treaty for an
isthmian canal. In executive cessio 1
the new Hay-Paunceforte treaty wa?
received and referred to the committf
on foreign relations. No remarks were
made apropos of its' presentation.
Fourth Day. The Senate entered
upon the field of debate for the first
time since the session began. The
suppression of anarchy was the
theme on which Senator McComas, of
Maryland, made an extended and
carefully-prepared speech, followed
by some brief remarks by Mr. Hoar,
of Massachusetts, on the difficulties
in the way of dealing with anachist
assassination. Mr. McComas' service
on the bench gave special interest and
value to the careful examination which
he had made of the legal authorities.
He maintained that Congress had full
power under the constitution to en
act a Federal law punishing with
death any person killing a President,
or assaulting the President with in
tent to kill, or aiding, inciting or pro
curing such an act. He favored ngid
provisions in the immigration laws for
the deportation of alien anaremsts.
Much of the speech, was devoted to
an explanation of the dangerous doc
trines of anarchy and the extent to
which these doctrines had been pro
pagated within recent years.
Death PenaJty For Assassins.
Washington, Special. Senator Hoar
Las introduced a bill for the protrse
ion of the President of tho United
States. It provides that any one who
shall kill the President or who shall
make a nattemnt upon the life of the
President shall be punished by death.
Any person who shall counsel or aci-
iso the killing of the President shall
p. imnrisoned 20 years. Any person
who shall aid the escape of any person
concerned in the killing or counselling
of the killing of the President shall 1)3
equally a3 guilty as an accomplice.
Police Chief Resigns.
Columbus, Ga., Special.- Chief of Po
lice Wiley Williams, of this city, has
tendered his resignation to the police
board to take effect December "15. Chief
Williams is one of the four members
of the board of directors of the Na
tional Association of Chiefs of Police
of the United States and Canada and
president of the Georgia Association
of Chiefs of Police and Sheriffs.. He
had recently been re-elected for his
ninth term as chief of police of th s
city. He resigns to enter other busi
ness. Nominn'ions By the Pres'dent.
Washington, Special. The Presi
dent has sent the following nomina
tions to the Senate: To be collector
of customs: George W. Allen, of
Florida, for the district of Key West,
Fla. Postmasters: Florida, Olive E.
Stout, Fort Myers; South Carolina,
William G. Chaffee Aiken; Tennes
see. Robert H. McNeely. Humboldt:
Virginia, Robert L. Gillespie, Gra
ham; North Carolina, Daniel P.
Dameron, Clinton.
BIG SHOW IS OPEN
Charleston Exposition Begins With In
spiring Ceremonies.
PRESIDENT PRESSEi) .THE -BUTTON.
Great Crowds Witnessed The Open
ingA Poem Religious Exercises
Held Sunday.
Charleston, Special. Impressive re
ligious exercises intended as a pre
lude to Monday's ' opening of the
South Carolina Inter-State and Wet
Indian Exposition were held at the
exposition grounds Sunday afternoon.
The naming Lf December 1 as. the
opening day of the exposition was
without consulting the calendar and
that December 1 was Sunday was dis
covered but a short time ago. It was
then decided that a proper way to
fulfill the promise made in the reso
lution as to the opening was to hold
exercises appropriated to the day.
Ellison Capers, Episcopal bishop ot
South Carolina, made the invocation.
A dedication ode by George Herbert
Sass, of Charleston, and set to music
by Theodore Saul, was sung by a
large chorus, accompanied by the
First Artillery Band.
O Lord, our God, whose all-embracing
Love
Binds us below to Thy bright Throne
above,
To Thee we sing on this our festal
day;
Hear, Thou, and answer as we praise
and pray.
On Thy great might we build, in
Thee we trust,
Before whose feet. the nations are as
dust;
And .gathered here beneath Thine
arching skies,
We ask Thy blessing on our high em
prise. From the wide plains of our dear
Southern Land,
From Georgia's hills, from far Alas
ka's strand,
From those bright Isles whose shores
the broad Gulf laves,
From Alleghany's peaks and Dalsam
caves.
Behold, we come, in joy to celebrate
The arts of Peace, the deeds that
make men great;
And working out our Father's won
drous plan,
To show to men the Brotherhood of
Man. .
Then let Thy blessing on our heads
descend,
Be Thou our Guide, our Helper and
our Friend;
And still to Thy high Throne the
song shall rise.
And Thy great Glory fill the echoing
skies.
Addresses were made by -several
ministers and the benediction was
pronounced by Mgr. Quigley. The
exposition was formally opened Mon
day afternoon. The ceremonies at
the "Ivory City" were preceded by a
parade composd of marines. Naval
Reserves, cadets, State volunteers
and various civic societies, under the
command of Lieutenant Colonel
Charles Morris, IT. S. A. The city is
handsomely decorated and there were
many arrivals at the hotels dur
ing the dav. Hon. Chauncey M. De
pew. United States Senator from New
York, who is to deliver the dedication
oration, arrived in Charleston Sun
day morning and is being entertained
at Summerville, bv F. W. Wagener.
president of the Exposition Company.
Governor McSweeney and staff ar
rived Sundav night to participate in
the exercises.
Opened r y President.
Washington. Special. At precisely
2:40 o'clock Monday afternoon, in the
telegraph room at the White House,
President Roosevelt touched the key
of the instruments which was the
signal that the South Carolina Inter
State and. West Indian Exposition, at
Charleston, S. C, was formally open.
Among those present were Senators
MrT aurin and Tillman, and R. W.
Elliott, of the Charleston district.
Secretary Cortelvou, and a number of
newspaper correspondents. The other
members of the South Carolina dele
gation were compelled to send their
regrets, as thev were detained at the
capitol. Immediatelv after the signal
was given, the President received the
following message from President
Wagener. of the exposition company:
"Exposition Grounds. Charleston, 3
C. Dee. 2. 1901.
"The President. White House:
"The president of the South Caro
Una Inter-state and West Indian Ex
position Company sends a most cor
dial greeting to the President of the
United States and begs to inform bin
that the buildings of the exposition
at Charleston has been completed.
"The purpose of this exposition is
to illustrate the marvelous industrial
and commercial growth of the South
ern States during the last quarter of
a century and to contribute to the ex:
panslon of "American commerce in
other lands and among the islands of
the Southern seas. The Exposition is in
itself a remarkable triumph of Ameri
can genius and represents the high
est aspirations of our people.
"We are sure that as the represen
tative of the greatest nation on earth,
you will be with us in the accomplish
ment of our work. With one country,
one aim. one flag, one destiny, we in
vite you to join us in the ' determina
tion that this great Union of v0ur
fathers and ours shall speedily attain
the supremacy of the world in com
mercial endeavor and in the promo
tion of all the arts of peace."
The President's response follows:
"White House, Washington, Dec. 2,
1901.
"Captain F. W. Wagener, President
S. C, Inter-stato and West Indian
Exposition, Charleston, S. C.
"On the occasion of the opening of
the South Carolina Inter-State and
West Indian Exposition, I send cor
dial greetings to those who have had
in charge the difficult work of pre
paration, and to the assembled visi
tors to the exposition. Please accept
for yourself and convey 'to your as
sociates my hearty congratulations
upon what has been achieved and my
earnest good wishes for the com
plete success of your undertaking. I
hope it may prove of great and last
ing benefit to our industries md to
our commerce with the West Indies.
"THEODORE ROOSEVELT."
At the Grounds.
Charleston, S. C, Special. With
imposing ceremonies, embracing a
parade of Federal forces, and 'utate
militia. Confederate yeterans, beau
tiful women, and cheering continue
a programme of exercises graced by
distinguished speakers and --with
words of greeting from the Presilent
of the United States, the South Caro
lina Inter-state and West Indian Ex
position was officially opened Mon
day. Conservative Charleston enter
tained thousands of visitors who
thronged the historic old-town from
early morning, cheered the artillery
men from batteries in the harbor,
threw flowers at old veterans and the
ladies occupying carriages in the
parade, and gave enthusiastic wel
come to the invited guests. The day
was set aside as a holiday, and all
places of business were closed.
In the auditorium at the exposition
grounds where the exercises were
held, an audience of 4,000 people
cheered the name of the President
of the United States gave hearty ap
plause to Hon. Chauncey M. De;jew,
the orator of the day, listened atten
tively to the afternoon's exercises,
and then joined the crowds inspect
ing the grounds and marvelled at the
audacity of Charleston in undertak
ing an exposition of such magnitude.
About 300 people, including the
Governor of South Carolina and staf,
the officers of the exposition, the
board of lady managers, and the cihr
council of Charleston, were on the
stage of the beautifully decorated au
ditorium when the exercises oegan.
Senator Depew, on entering, was
given an ovation by the audience, the
cheering continuing for several
minutes. After welcoming ad
dresses by F. W. Wagener, president
of the exposition company, and Gov
ernor M. B. McSweeney, Senator De
pew was introduced by J. Adger
Smyth, mayor of Charleston. The ac
coustic properties of the auditorium
are splendid and Mr. Denew was
never in better voice. After hi?
speech followed the exchange of
greetings between President Roose
velt and Mr. Wagener, and the ex
position, on a signal from the White
Houso was declared open.
Grand Jury I) fends People.
New Orleans, Special. Judges James
M. Thompson, in opening the District
Court in Washington parish, the scone
of the recent burning of a negro at the
stake, followed by a riot in Ball'town.
where several lives were lost, 1 calle I
the attention of the grand jury to these
occurrences, and urged it to take ac
tion to maintain the good name of Ihe
community, which had been much in
jured. The grand jury, however, re
ported that "the men who participated
in the burning were among the best
citizens of the county and nothing but
a desire to protect those who are
nearest and dearest to them would
move them to undertake such meas
ures." French lexicographers are trying to
lecide whether "automobile" shall be
nasculine or feminine. Paris hopes to
ttle the dispute without calling out the 1
mob.
REPORTED VERDICT.
Forecast of the Decision of Schley
Court.
TO BE FIVE COUNTS AG UNST HIM.
The People, However, Still Maintain
flany Times Five Counts in Mis Fa
vor No Confirmation.
New York, Special. A special to the
Press from Washington says: Rear
Admiral Schley has been found at fault
cn five counts by the court of inquiry.
This comes from a person who i3 in a
position to learn the opinion of the
admirals on the different specifications
of the precept.
It is understood, however, that the
court finds against Schley :
First, for the delay of the flying
squadron off Cienfugos.
Second, for misrepresentations of the
reasons tor returning to Key West ta
coal.
Third, For disobedience of orders in
making the retrograde movement.
Fourth, for failure to destroy the
Colon.
Fifth, for conduct unbecoming an
officer and gentleman in the Schley
Hodgson controversy. It is impossible
to confirm this report of the Press
statement in regard to the finding of
the Schley court.
Will Go to Jury Tuesday.
Washington, Special. Experts called
by the defense continued their testi
mony at the trial of Mrs. Lola ' Ida
Bonine, charged with the murder of
James Seymour Ayres, Jr., in May
last. The evidence related almost en
tirely to the state of Mrs. Bonine'3
health at the time of the killing, Mau
rice Bonine, her sen, was recalled and
stated that it was his custom to carry
the family washing to the laundress,"
who herself gave evidence as to tho
nature of the garments brought to her
on the day following Ayres' death.
George W, Thompson, colored, a for
mer employe of the Kenmore, testified
that he had overheard Mrs. Bonine
and Ayres talking about chemistry and
medical subjects.
Dr. H. D. Fry resumed his testimony
as to Mrs. Bonie's physical condition
at tho time of the tragedy. Dr. George
Barrie gave similar testimony. . .
The lengthy examination of expert
witnesses called by the defense will
necessitate the carrying of -tho caso
over into next week, but the present
understanding now is that it will go to
tho jury next Tuesday.
Kitled With His Own Gun.
Gastonia, Special. Mr. J. Ed. Curry,
while out hunting, was accidentally
shot with his own gun, about So'clock
Thursday afternoon. He was a well
known druggist and a prominent citi
zen of Gastonia. He leaves a wife and
one child. Mr. Curry and Mr. Oeorga
Jenkins were hunting about two miles
from town, when, in jump'ng a ditch,
Mr. Curry's r;in was discharged, the
entire, load in one barrel entering the
left leg between the knee and the thigh
and completely severing the large ar
tery of the leg. Mr. Jenkins was some
distance away at the time, and as eoon
as he saw what had happened hurried
to the nearest telephone and summoned
physicians. Dr. Sloan responded, but
Mr. Curry was dying when he reached
him. A short time afterward Drs. Roid
and Wilson arrived, but nothing could
be done, and Mr. Curry died shortly
afterward.
12 Injured in Freight Wreck.
Birmingham, Ala., Special. A
freight train ran into the rear of a
mixed freight and passenger train, on
the Birmingham Mineral Railroad,
while the latter train was ' taking wa
ter near Bessemer, resulting in the in
jujry of twelve people. The injured are;
J. J. Dickson, agent Equitable Insur
ance Company, serious; W. M. Keith,
serious; Dr. E. P. Lacey. R. J. Till
man, J.. E. Delworth, W. G. Windham
and six negroes. None of the injured
will die. The caboose and passenger
coach were demolished.
Druggists in Conference.
Birmingham, Ala., Special. Th
wholesale and jobbing druggists cf
Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia. Missis
sippi and Louisiana are holding a con
ference here, and while) very little in
formation is given out, It is stated
that measures will be adopted bearing
upo nthe purchase and sale of goods.
Warfare, it is thought, will bo made
against price cutters in the States
named.