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J- ' , t sj. .. ,J' - ''.'. .i - - -f THE TMES-VISITOI NUMBER 8774. RALEIGH, N. C, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 16. 1899. 25 CENTS A MONTH .! AGAINST POLAGAMY Mr. Patterson Wants Con. gressman Instructed Not to Seat Roberts of Utah. TO RED1STR1CT THE STATE Senator Brown Sys Legislature Has too Many .Employees Put lie Print ing In Committee's Hands School Tax. ' SENATE. The Senate mot at 10 o'clock, and prater was offered by the Rev. Dr. J. IW. Carter. 'Bills to make Inquliy as to payment of money out of (the State treasury and to repeal chapter 510, laws of 1897, were favorably reported by the committees. Th? following bills were introduced: By Senator Speight, to revise, amend and consolidate the Insanity laws of North Carolina By Senator W-ird, to place the name of W. S. Bar nes on the pension list. By Senator Skinner, to protec t the bridges across the Perqui mans river in Hertford county. By Senalor Wilson, to give free transpor tation to freight, officials and employes to and from ithe uilfoid Battle Ground. By Senator Lowe, to place the name of P. A. Fisher on the pension list. By Senator Miller, to repeal chapter 51, laws of 1897. By Senator Whitaker to change the name of 'the South Atlantic Insurance Company. By Sen -i tor Thomas, to repeal chapter 421, laws of 1S97, concerning the special school tax; By Senator Munay, to create addition al commissioners in Madison county. The calendar was next taken up, and the following bills passed final read ing; to abolish the chain gang system of Madison county; to amend 'the char ter Bingham's School; to amend sec tions S92 and 873 of the Code, relating to the extension of power of justices of the peace. By le ve, Senator Bryan introduced a bill to repeal the charter of the city of Newbern, and Senator Lowe, a bill to extend the time for working the oads as provided in chapter 364 of the laws of 1893. A bill giving permission to Bagley (Monument Association to erect a mon ument in the capitol square was plac ed upon immediate passage, and upon a motion of Senator Brown, was passed toy a rising vote. Senator Brown rose to protest against the number of employees now engaged by the Sen.te. He said that authority had been given to employ only six pages and five laborers, and that he noticed that there were now on the pay-roll twelve pages and eleven labjreri that these mere many more than were needed; and th-H it was now Just as it was in 1893 one could not walk around the capitol anywhere .without running up against a servant. Senator Brown said that unless some sort of aetong explana tion was vouch safed lie would introduce a bill tomor row to reduce the working force and to put the expense of having these em ployees upon the person responsible. Senators Smith, Brown and Williams were appointed a committee to investi gate the matter land- report to the Sen ate. Tiie Senate adjourned at 11:30 a. m. HOUSE. 'At 10 o'clock the House met and wa8 opened with prayer by Rev. Dr. Levi Branson. Patterson of Cildwell introduced a resolution of inst'.'uet'lons to North Car aHrii Congressmen to vote against seat ing 'B. H. Roberts, polygamlst from Utah. This was inferred to the Com trtttte on Federal Relations, after Win tnon had caused a laugh 'by suggesting tfereEroe to the Committee on Mari tal Relations: The following bills were Introduced: By Brown of Stanly, to reduce the price of Supreme Court Reports to fl.SO. 'By Moore, to amend stock taw In Jackson county and to repeal chap ter. 363 acts 1897, which requires that 50 qualified voters must r&siae in territory for which a stock law is asked. By MaParland, for relief of ex -sheriff Rob etfaon -of Folk. By Davis of 'Franklin? . tt protect 1uyera and sellers of leaf to bacco. By Wilson, to regulate the holding of courts In the 12th district. By Welch, to repeal the act of 1897 garnet fishing certain nets in Albe tnarle Sound and lta tributaries also Jto unvefld the, charter of Edenton by tovidftiff It Into 4 wards. By Davis, of tfiaywood, for relief of A. J. Hol?ombe. - tty Justice, to amend the charter of (Sie graded school at Henderson ville. by Williams of Graham, to provide for the equal distribution of the school fund. By Leigh, for the relief of ex dherfft WJleox of Pasquotank. By Win teton, to amend the Code, as to tres IMtes on hinds after being forbidden, '. iy Davis of Franklin, to amend the charter of Franklin. By Thompson of ' Onslow, to repeal the few of 1897.. re quiring annual election school taxes in -id of schools. (Which last, rear cost $30,000 and raised only $1,600.) By Wil- Ihrnfe of Graham, to provide for the turning' into the State treasury of all school fiends, these then to be paid out to the counties on the basis of their school poulation. Iy Leatherwood, to take Mitchell coiLhty from the 9th district and restore it jfo tha 8th district. By Boushall, to repeal chapter 543 acts 1897, which for bade persons to be directors of public institutions who dealt in articles such 33 were; purchased toy such institutions. (TJie law of 1897 was procured by a bank agent and a dealer in school fur niture. ')By Allen of Columbus, to re peal chapter 224 acts of 1897, and re store the act of 1893 which provided a uniform rate for limitation of actions against tail way companies for dam ages for or on account of occupation of lands. By Robinson, to allow Fay- ettevllle to receive 25 per cent of last year's tixes In full settlement. 'By leave Leatherwood introduced a resolution creating a committee to have in .charge changes of Congressional districts, and Boushall a resolution al lowing payment of drug bills due by the penitentiary to New York firms. Bills passed amending the chaiter of Fayetteville; to allow Reidsville to is sue Improvement bonds, and to give the town of Columbia, Tyrrell county, authority against hogs. By request of Williams the bill to provide for the better government of Hertford county was recommitted. Bill passed repealing charter of the Chapel Hill graded school. Hoey made a report for the joint committee on printing, recommending that the joint committee be given au thority to contract for the printing and binding a't a Tate not In excess of that of 1893-'94. None of the public printing to be done outside the State; this to be done until the legislature passes a law reg ulating the public printing. Hampton called for the yeas and .lays on the adoption of the resolution. The resolu tion was adopted yeas 69, nays 23. Re publicans and Populists voted no, ex cept Smith of Craven, colored, who voted aye. A resolution, introduced by Winston, was adopted giving the use of the hall to the N. C. Confederate Veterans on the evening of J.inuary 25. Nicholson, Thompson of Onslow, and Carraway were appointed a .committee of arrangements for the lecture be fore the legislature by Re. Dr. J. B. Avirett on Lee's bit thday. Patterson of Caldwell, and Thompson of Onslow, were added to the commit tee on education. Davis, of Hiywood, Leatherwood, Council, 'Kerr and Clarkson were ap pointed as the committee on agricul ture districts. REPORT OF WAR INVESTIGATION Their Verdict Blames All The Officials. ALGER CENSURED Report Scores Miles But is so General That no One in Partieular Can Be Court Mar-tlaled- By Telegraph t othe Times-Visitor. WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. The ver dict of the war investigating com mission will be in the hands of Presi dent McKinley within a few days. The verdict will plrce the blame on every department of the army and Secretary Alger will be Included. Such blanket report will be made that no one person can be singled out for court martial. A high official in the army gave out today the following forecast of the findings : Secretary of War Alger for weakness in administration in permitting Gen eral Miles to go to Santiago. General Miles for his conduct before during and after the war, for the se lection of Ohdcamauga for 'a camp, for snubbing Secretary Alger, talso for bringing unfounded charges of bad beef. General Shatter for certain admis sions in his testimony. Inspector Geneial Breckenrldge for leaving the department to go to San tiago and for neglecting Inspections. General Brooke for the condition at Camp Thomas. . Th medical department for the neg lect of proper inspections and lack of sanitary precautions. Congress for failing to make appro priation's for smokeless powder. Theverdlct also exonerates Secre tary Alger from responsibility for camp horrors. ROSE SWORN IN. By Telegraph othe Times-Visitor. WASHINGTON, Jan. IB. Alter we funeral &rvirfa hot)! Houses of Con gress adjourned. Senator Rose, of Ver mont was sworn in as oenator mis morning. EAGAN-MILES ROW McKinley Orders an Iuves fiction of Meat Scandal. EAGAN 'S REPLY Ue Has Mis Statement Read; for Trans mission to the War of Investigat ing Board Will Court Martial Eagan. By Telegraph t othe Times-Visitor. WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. General Eagan, United State3 Commissary Gen eral, has the subsistence completed of his revised statement replying to the charges of General -fiGGGGGGCOmm as long as his statement read before the war investigating commission last week. He goes very much into detail into the conduct of the comm'issiary department during the war with Spain. General Eagan has not decided wheth er to send the statement back to the commission with a formal letter of transmittal or appear in person and read it as he did before. Referring to the resignation of De Caindry, his chief clerk, Eagan re marked today that too much impor tance wjsiattached to the matter. President McKinley today ordered a court of inquiry to investigate the meat scandal with the especial purpose of ventilating the Eagan-Miles contro versy. The Inquiry will develop wheth er or not, according to military regula tions General Eagan w-.s justified in using the language he employed b.fore the war investigating commission. COURT MARTIAL EAGAN. WASHINGTON, Jan. it (1 p. m.) Geier.al Kngan sent an apology to tlje war investigators for the harsh lan guugr he j'ed. , The War Department decided this aflernoon o court martial General Eagan. General Merritt will be presi dent of the court, which will sit at Washington. WATAUGA CLUB COMMITTER. A vtiy important meeting of the Textile Committee of the Watauga Club will be held this evening at 8 o'clock in the office of Mr. George Al len, 22 Pullen Building. It is hoped that every member will be prompt. A LAUGHING ATTRACTION. The attraction at the Academy of Music tn Wednesday, January 15, will be that laughing success, "Side Track ed," presented by a capable company and adequately if not gorgeously stag ed. The play is a comedy drama, bor dering on Ithe farce, chuck full of fun nd bristling with just enough sensa tion to balance the mirth of effects. The principal character is a tramp. The tramp has done a great deal to bring out the humor of many plays of late, but It is rarely th-it he acts both as comedian and hero; but the one in Side Tracked" is a very realist!.:: tramp; he does many laughable things rescues the heroine, foils the many schemes of the villain, prevents the other hero from being hanged, makes love to the soubrette and altogether woiks himself into the hearts of his auditors, as a genial kind hearted fel low, even if 'his clothes are ragged. Mr. E. H. O'Connor, who assumes the part of the tramp, Is a capital actor and ai clever singer land dancer; he is ably assisted y a strong company. Reserved seats are now on sale at King' drug store. BOUTELLE'S FATHER DEAD. By Telegraph t othe Times-Visitor. WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. Lewis Henry, father of Representative Bou- telle, of Maine, died here today. DIET OPENED. By Cable to the Times-Visitor. BERLIN, Jan. 16. The Prussiin Di et was opened today. The Kaiser per sonally reading his speech from the throne. His Majesty declared the financial situation favorable, that the basis of political and national life 'was soundly established, that the prosperity of the country was visibly growing. He regarded the future with the utmost confidence. Among the' bills considered were measures for the extension of the State railway system, and the con struction of canals leading from the Dortmunden canal to the Rhine, "Wes ter and Elbe. GOVERNOR'S REASONS. Governor Russell's message to the General Assembly setting forth his reasons for the removal of the Wilsons as. railroad commissioners would have been submitted to the legislature today but for the early adjournment of the Senate. However, it will be sent to that body tomorrow.' Miss Mary Love of Memphis, Tenn., is ithe guest of Mrs. W. A. Withers on HUlaboro street. WIFE MURDERED Grand Jury finds True Bill - Against Alex Allou MURDER 2ND DEGREE llinton Case Judge Drown Serves Notice on Members of the Bar to Be I rompt--While Boy Sent to the Koads The Superior Court convened again this morning. Honorable George H. Brown, Jr., presiding. Soon after court convened one case was .rilled and the defendant's lawyer was not present, and the sheriff had to send for him. Judge Brown then turned to clerk Royster and said: "Mr. Clerk I now give notice through you, and instruct you to have it published by the press of the city that members of the bar will not be sent for in future 'when cases are called in which tney appe-ir. They must bi in the court room ready when the case is called." One ol' ihe first cases this morning was Stale vs. Parish Smith for assault with a deadly weapon on Jake Jones, the negro who shot Deputy Sheriff Oaks sometime since. It seems tint Saturday night before last Smith met Jones on the street and ran up against him, nearly knocking some bundles out of his hands, and when Jones asked him what he meant Smith pulled out his pisiol and fl;ed. Smith is a boy only 17 years old anil lias been in troiib'e before. He a w hiie never s sent to the toads !' r 111) days. late vs. Cicero Clvevk. colored, charge re-.:. tiny an officer. Trial by jury. Verdict guilty. Judgment !' days on roads. Cheek 'has served a term in the Stale prison and was in- iicted last summer for .carrying m pis tol. State vs. Roberta Hodges, colored, charge larceny and receiving. Trial by Jury. Verdict guilty. Judgment eight I months in work house. Roberta stole. some clothing troni tne resilience oi Major Grimes on North Wilmington street. State vs. Gus Lee, colored, charge la.ceny and receiving. Trial by jury. Verdict Guilty. Judgment 12 months on the roads. State vs. Annie Rich irdson, colored, charge larceny and receiving. Trial by Jury. Verdict not guilty. The defend ant was discharged. State vs. Poss Smith, white charge with assault with a. deadly weapon. Pleads guilty. Judgment SO days on ro ids. State vs. Poss Smith, white, charge c. c. .w. Pleads guilty, judgment sus pended, sentence having been pronunc ed in another case. State ve. Andrew Rowland, colored, charge with assault with a deadly weapon. T.ial by jury, verdict guilty. Judgment suspended on payment vof costs. State vs. Will Jackson. colored. charge assault with deadly weapon. Pleads guilty. Judgment suspended on payment of costs, State vs. Joe Smith, white, larceny' and same defendant, charge with car rying concealed weapons. The defend ant was called and failed. Judment nisi, sci. fa., and capias. State vs. ,Mary E. Jackson, colored, charge practising profession without li cense. Called and failed. Judgment nlso, sci. fa. and capias. Mary is the negro conjurer who fak so many negroes. State vs. Effie Green, colored, charge, a. and b. Trial by Jury. Verdict not guilty. Defendant discharged. State vs. E. D. Clark, white, seduc tion. Continued to March term, 1S99. State vs. E. D. Clark, white, bastardy, continued to March term, 1899. State vs. Joseph Alston, colored, charge failing to provide adequate sup port for wife and children. On trial as we go to press. ALLEN CASE. This afternoon the Grand Jury re turned a true bill against Alex. Allen, the negro who murdered his wife at his home in Watson's field recently, for murder in the second degree. The fact that the bill Is for murder in the second degree Is rather a surprise as the opin ion seems to prevail that Allen would be tirled for his life. The evidence was not sufficient for murder in the first de gree, so Allen will, If convicted, be sent to the penitentiary for for a long term of years or for life. HINTON CASE. The trial -of Alonzo Hlnton for tjje killing of Lucien Mial will consume very little time of the court. The case may be disposed of after 4 o'clock this evening or It may come up In the morn ing. It is said that Hlnton's attorneys will submit to a verdict of either man slaughter or murder in the second de gree, and a heavy sentence Is not antic ipated. The evidence could not ustify a trial for murder In the first degree, it is said. - MOORE CASE. Great Interest Is felt In the trial of Millard Moore, the convict, who is charged with killing a guard named Thomas Shaw. The case comes up Thursday and it is rumored that some sensational evidence will be introduced by the defense. This will prove a most interesting case. Messrs. W. B. Snow and R. M. Simms represent the defend ant and Solicitor Pou has Mr. Browne Shepherd assisting him this week. EXECUTION OF BOOKER. The scaffold has been erected for the execution of Jim Booker. The rope has now been stretched and every thing has been put in readiness for the hang ing Wednesday. FUNERAL OF DING LEY. Remains Were Sent to His Home at Lewlfton, Maine. WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. The be.dy if Congressman Dingley, of Maine, was taken .inlo the hall of Congress, inclos ed in a csket of plain bla.ck, with sil ver handles at noon . The public funer al was conducted by Rev. Newman of the Congregational church, .subsequent ly the remains were taken to Lewiston, Maine, this evening. Thousands of people passed through and viewed the remains. The galleries, where admis sion w.s by card, were filled by the fa miles of members and other promi nent persons who were invited. SULTAN OtlDKRS GUNS. By Cable to tho Times-Visitor. t 'ONSTANT1 NOPI.K., Jan. Hi Impe rial irade has been issue, i ordering a purchase 'if 162 Krupp field guns and aO.000 shrapnel shells. This undoubted ly is the outcome of 'the presentation of the Sultan of Turkey by the Empe ror ,on his return from the orient, of a perfect model of the most modern Krupp field gun in ihe G'-inim anny. German newspapers comment approv ingly on the Emperor's shrewdness, which is predi".ed as a r.-sull of Turk -y sending t liis lari:.' order for guns. DIIKYFUS CASK. By Cable to the Times-Visitor. PARIS, Jan. lfi.-Loew. President ol' the criminal branch, in an interview published in the Journal today esti mates that three weeks w ill elapse be fore the Court of Cassation will hold a public hearing of the Dreyfus case. The judge doclires the statement that Ihe court is in possession of documents fur nished by Maj. Count Estcrhazy inex act. lintXIOU TO DKATIl. By Cabie to the Times-Visitor. JLAXTAG.NET, OXT., Jan. 16. The house of Paul Ri.eeilie was burned last night. Mrs. Parker and her two chil dren were burned to death. Their bones were found this morning. NEGROES TO rPICR COTTON. Pegleg Williams Emigrating Them to Arkansas. Low Trice Makes Cotton of Little Value to Fanners and Negroes Will Do Work of Picking. Atkinla Constitution. R. A. Williams, bettor known among his friends as "Pegleg" Williams, is en gaged in transporting negroes from North Carolina to Mississippi, Texas and Arkansas to pick the large amount of cotton that still remains in the fields of the extensive plantations in these sections. It is said that owing to the low price paid for the crop this year that the farmers have not picked all o fthe crop, and great rjuintities ie main on the stalks ,and if this can be picked at 'a low price, a good profit will be made from it. Mr. Williams has been engaged in the emigration business for many years, but since the movement of negroes sev en 1 years ago from the Carolinas to the Mississippi valley States, no such emigration of negroes has been known. Two hundred families have already been sent to plantations in the Missis sippi valley, and in a few days 2f.O moie will be placed on trains . nd sent to Arkansas, near Little Rock. Pine Bluff and other places. The money to move this labor from these sections has been placed on de posit for Mr. Williams. He Is now operating in North Carolina, near Goldsboro, "Wilmington, Raleigh, Liu rinburg and Charlotte, and it is proba ble that 'he will have no trouble in securing the families to go with him. These people are wanted to work in the Mississippi States from now until the middle of March, In pk'king out the over-crop. Fifty cents per hundred pounds of cotton 1 sthe price paid, and free transportation is given to the ne groes from their homes. It Is expected th it many bales of cot ton will be obtained from the picking doney these emigrants. It is consid ered large undertaking, but it is be lieved that It will prove profitable when all the cotton is gathered. The fields where the crops now are will soon b? plowed up for new planting, and the cotton must be picked at once. The attendance .t the Christian church yesterday wns unusually large. Several members enrolled In the Sun day school. This little but faithful band of Christian workers starts out for the New Year with the bright pros pects, and friends rejoice w3:h them. LOCAL NEWS ITEMS Familiar Faces in (he Pass ing Throng SHORT STATEMENTS Movement of People You Know-Glean ings In an 1 About he Clt; Snatch's of Today's Street Gossip. , Mr. Victor Boyden sp?ul Sunday p, Durham. -Miss Ruth Wingate is taking music at Peice Institute as a parlor boarder. Mrs. W. J. Hawkins is i,, the city visiting hor daughter, Mrs. Sherwood Higgs on North Blount street. The scaffold for the execution of Jim Booker, alias Jim Chavii. Is being erected in rear of the jail today by Mr. M. It. Haynes. The Young Ladies' Afternoon Tea Club will be entertained by Miss Fran ces Hoke at her home on Wednesday afternoon from 4 to 6. The morning services in all the churches yesterday were largely at tend. The day was ideal and the churches were well filled. The Capital Club will give a purely informal reception to tin' members of the General Assembly this evening from N:::0 lo 11. The leeepiion will be entirely informal. Miss V,;:ie Timberlake who lias been visitiiu: .Misses Haiti.' and Itosa Ter rell of th.s city, ha ivtuini .) to In r i.":n ' :n V' ang'sville. Th .-. kh.dders f the Caraieigh c H ion n,i;i.i held their annual meeting ,n 'he Maj c's office I. .day. The com pany is ie. a in excellcei cuiidiiion and its -.lock is ; bow par. Tie "id ,1. rec tors v. i re re-t h ctod. The condemned felon to ker. who wdl be executed Wed nesiiay for th: murder of M hala While. lvcpaesic. paper yesterday upon which lo write his confession. Bishop Cheshire is in New York. He was announced to make oldresses in behalf of missions at St. George's church and the Church of ihe Holy Communion in that '-'ity yesterday Prof. W. A. Withers will leave to morrow for Washington to ettend the sessions of the National Pure Food Congress. He will read a paped on pure food before the body. Postponement of meeting of the Mon day Evening Literary Club. On account of the inclement weather the meeting which is appointed for tonight will be held one week hence. The fiag of Second Xatii Carolina Regiment in the Confederate Army is now in the Adiutant General's office. The flag has just been returned from Massachusetts. ( Remember the recital of "Enoch Arden" tomorrow evening in lecture room It Centml Church. M.ss Kelly will entertain you, as she tells this story with much pathos and magnet ism. Local talent will assist also. Ad mission 2)c, children 13c. Rev. T. Herbert Argo was advanced to the priesthood of the Episcopal church in 'the Church of the Holy Na tivity. Roekledge, Pa., on the feast of the Epiphany, Januuy 6th. Bishop Whitakcr officiated at the ordination sei vices. Rev. Mr. Argo Is a son of the Hon. Thos. M. Argo, of this city. Mr. F. T. Richs, of Eion College c.me to Raleigh yesterday to take a position on the Raleigh and Cape Fear Rail road. Mr. Richs entered upon his du ties today. Mr. Richs Tuis been with the Christian Sun for some years, but he now leaves the Sun. Mr. liichsJias m iny friends in Raleigh, and they are glad to welcome him back to Raleigh. AN INTERESTING LECTURE. Prof. J. Y. Joyner, of tho State Nor mal anil Industrial School at Greens boro, will lecture before the Young People's Union of the Baptist Taberna cle on Tuesday (tomo:row) evening at 7:30. His subject Is, "The Other Side of Life." Professor Joyner is an inter esting epe-euer and a treat in Jn store for all who may be bo fortunate as to hear him. No admission will bp charg ed but a collection will be takea. MORE RAIN. For Raleigh and vicinity: RW to night and Tuesday. A barometic depression of considera ble eatent occupies the Hike region and covers the entire central Wiley. Cloudy, generally threatening weather prevails almost everywhere, except ever western Texas. The largest am ounts of tain occurred iin the Southern State's, a heavy fall of 2.12 inches being reported t Galveston. The tempr. ture is quite high in the South 'and East, and is above freezing everyvt'here except in the extreme Northwest. i where a temperature as low 'sm 10 &e- prees above Eero is reported at B s-rran?k. "1 v. i
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