North Carolina Newspapers

DEFEAT FOR LEADERS Ruling of the Chair Overthrown By Aid of Republicans. ' PAIfiF OF RECIPROCITY BILL, The Alleged Barcain of the Republi- ns to Sacrifice the crumpacKer Cans III aan iiivv Resolution. Washington, Special, The Demo crats and Republican insurgents rod roughshod over the House leaders Fri- day when the voting began on the Cu- ban reciprocity bill. They overthrew ha ruling of the chair in committee of the whole on the germaneness of " . . I an amendment to remove tne amer ential from refined sugar during the existence of the reciprocity agree ment provided for in the bill. The vote to overrule the decision of the hoir made bv Mr. Sherman, of New York was 171 to 130, Republicans to the number of 37 joining with a solid rwmonratic vote to accomplish this T;nlt Having: won this preliminary victory, the amendment was adopted in committee. 164 to ill, , ana later m the House by a still larger majority, 1&9 to 105. On this occasion 64 Re- nublicans VOtea Wltn m ,Lemocraus U1 A f- A. . for the amendment. The bill was then passed by an overwneiming majoiiiy, 247 to 52. An analysis of the vote shows that 124 Republicans and 123 Democrats voted for the amended bill, and! 42 Republicans and 10 Democrats against it. Mr. Grosvenor, of Ohio, was one of those who voted against the bill. The voting on the bill -was the culmina- tion xf a long struggle which began almost with the inception of this ses- sion of Congress, and after two weeks of continuous debate,,? during rwhich much bitterness was aroused.! The day's debate was of an exceedingly livelv character, the feature, being thp echoes of last night's Democratic caucus. To that caucus the defeat Of . . . . i I the Republican leaders who sought to pass the bill without amendment was attributable. Previous to the holdinj of the chair, the Democrats ' were di vided and the opposition of the beet sugar men showed signs of disin tegratmg. To-day when it became ap parent that the Democrats would act together, the beet sugar men decided at a meeting attended by 32 to take the bit in their teeth and overrule the chair. As soon as this combina tion was effected the Republican lead ers realized that' they would be de feated, so far as the removal of the differential was concerned, and Mr. Payne, the Republican leader, ;on tented himself with warning his beet sugar colleagues that in removing the differential they were taking off a bit of protection ' placed in the Dingley bill especially for the benefit-of the beet sugar producers. Mr. Richardson; of Tennessee, the Democratic leader, was the first speaker. He stated frankly that he doubted whether the enactment of the bill would do much to bring about the reciprocal trade relations between Cuba and the United ' States which was 'earnestly to be desired, but he had voted for it in the hope that he might n accomplish something. V It would at least reduce by 2Q per cent the outrageously high rates of the Dingley law so far as Cuba was con cerned. Those high rates could not stand and he said that Mr. Gros venor's speech a few days ago was a warning of the coming storm. He thought the time for a revision of the tariff was at hand and the fact that the pending bill was so in a modest way commended it to him. Mr. Rich ardson called attention to the district of Mr Babcock, of Wisconsin, ; en dorsing the latter's bill to remove the duties from steel and amid . Demo cratic applause ; said 1 that the Demo crats proposed to give Mr. Babcock an opportunity, later on to, vote for the bill 4-his constituents had en dorsed. v;-, . -i-..' -;V ;- Just before Mr .Richardson took his seat, Mr J Bromwell, of Ohio, asked him this question: '.'Does the gentle- man from Tennessee know anything of a reported bargain between the leaders on this side and the Demo crats on that by which the Crum packer resolution is to be smothered in order to aid the passage of ' the pending bill?'' "Absolutely nothing," replied Mr. Richardson. ' f; Strike Settled. Roanoke,' Va., Special. The differ ences .between the machinists 7of the Norfolk & Western Railway shops at Bluefields and the officials of that roail have, been, amicably settled. It is not known what concessions were made on either side, but it has been given out that there will be no ' strike, the com mittee which came here "from Blue fields to confer with the Norfolk & Western officials having reached that conclusion '' 1 southern industrial For Practical Education. At the annual meeting of the Texas Cotton Manufacturers' Association last week at Dallas resolutions were adopted calling for a legislative appro- priation sufficient to establish and on- erate a textile school. The adoption of wuiuuuus umuwea an aaaress :rt rrr' v,, attention tn thft nwpgsitv -whPTinvor a . new cotton mill is organized in the State, for superintendents, overseers, engineers,, machinists and electricians, and the present custom of sending out side of the State for such labor. He in- felted that the greatest cotton errowine gtate in the unionWht to provide the means' for emiimiinfr nnd mmllfvinir natives of the State for these lucrative rxr o -a o positions, especially as the time is not iar aistant when the bouth will be ""M,:r::;;r South widens, it is natural that, it should have its inspiration in the tex- tile industry. But it should not stop there. It should extend into all lines in which the rising generation of the South may learn to labor confidently. Appalachian Park. The bill for the establishment of a national forest reserve in the Southern Annalohin hns hpon rnnrtPri favnr- ably in Congress. Nothing should the permitted to prevent its becoming an act. It authorizes the purchase of 4,00,000,000 acres of land in the moun tain 'region extending from Southern Virginia and West Virginia: to North ern Alabama and Georgia, touching South Carolina and Tennessee and con taining not only the greatest variety of timber in the country, but what it' of equal importance, the head springs of more than a dozen important rivers emptying into the Atlantic ocean, the Gulf of Mexico and the Mississippi and Ohio rivers. The passage of the bill is of prime importance to secure condi- tions whereby, the value of- these streams for transportation and imga- j r" . . : j l j t uon, ana : as sources oi maustnai anu commercial power, may be maintained, if not increased, and to give practical encouragement to fthe development of scientific forestry, the necessity for which is becoming: every year more recognized. From Wadesboro to Winston. Representatives of the Winston- Salem fN. C.) Chamber of Commerce recently appeared before a special com- mittee and a number of members of the Charleston (S. C.) Chamber of Com merce advocating the construction of the proposed Wadesboro & Winston Railroad, which would give a. direct Toute from Charleston via the Atlantic Coast Line or the Norfolk & Western railroad to coal lands in Virginia and West Virginia. It was stated;. that-the financial plan of the -proposed con- etruction was well advanced. The dis- tance from Wadesboro to Winston- Salem in a direct line is about seVenty- five miles, and aUlne so constructed would rtm! throueh Anson. Stanly. Davidson and Forsyth' counties, in North Carolina. It might also touch Rowan county. Big Oil Contract. It is announced that the United Gas Improvement Co. has awarded to the Lone Star & Crescent Oil Co. a con tract for the delivery of 1,500,000 bar rels of crude Texas oil per annum for five years. The oil is to be used in the manufacture of illuminating gas,- and is expected to insure a saving in ex penses of about $750,000 a year. This contract, involving an expenditure of more than $2,000,000; becomes effective at Once. The on win be sent irom tne Lpne Star & Crescent gushers in: the Beaumont; field by pipe line to Sabine Pass, and thence by steamers to New York and Philadelphia. To Irrigate Rice Lands. Charter has been filed by the Cal casieu' & Mermentou Canal Co., with capital stock; of $25,000 for the con struction of an irrigation canal.', The canal will connect the Calcasieu and Mermentou rivers, and by ; taking ad vantage of natural water-courses its, leneth will be reduced to ten miles. This canal will reclaim thusands ; of acres of overflowed lands and enable the rice-growers to send their products to market at cheaper rates. L. Kauf man is president; J. A; Bell, vice-persi- dent; H. B. Milligan, secretary, and H. C. Drew, treasurer, all of Lake Charles, La. Heavy Damage Awarded. New York, Special. Mrs. Lottie G. Dimon, widow of .Henry GDimon, who was killed in the Park Avenue Tunnel the New. York Central accident on Railroad several months ago, w awarded : $60,000 damages against the Tailroad company by a jury in White Plains, Nr Y., Friday. a STEAMER BURNED AwfoT. Scenes On Joard a Fated River Boat 7 SIXTY PEOPLE REPORTED MISSING ' " . Passengers Iwoke to Find Them- selves Surrounded By Smoke and Flames. ' . L ' roi m cit ' , L. 7.7 i"" . 7 -wneei steamer City of Pittsburg, from Ckn- uau.u jviempnis, was burned to the 1 , . . , ; water's edge early Sunday morning, at Turner's Landing; 24 miles from this ty. The early reports stated that 65 "vca were iosi ana mat many were oaaiy burned and otherwise injured. but the list of casualties is not yet defi nitely determined. Two boats and all available craft from this city went to the scene for relief. Efforts were made to catch the New , South, of the same line at Paducah, and have her steam back for relief, but the steamer had passed Paducah, upward bound, before the telegram was received. Most of the passengers were still in bed when Sec ond Clerk. Oliver Phillips eave the alarm. The' engineers at once started all the pumping engines, while the crew had broughtt all . the hose .into play. Amid the streams of water on all sides, the flames from the lower deck and dense clouds cf smoke, the passen gers rushed from their state rooms and. a frightful panic ensued. The appeals of the officers and crew could not ap pease the terror-stricken crowds that Interfered with those throwing, water on the flames as well as with those working with the life boats. Few could adjust life preservers or do anything else for themselves. The smoke was suniing, ureat ciouas noatea tnrougn me uiazing steamer,, cuunmg vue pas- i l t x iv. . sengers, and adding to their terror. children cried puuuuy. begging that they" be saved. Lire'Tjoats were iHanned and every effort was made to save the passengers from the floating furnace of flames. From the river banks the sparks from the burning craft and the dense clouds of smoke, tinged with flames, made a most impressive , and weird spectacle. Boats were sent from shore -to help in the work of rescue. The steamer was quickly headed to the bank, but passengers were forced to jump from the stern and tried to swim ashore through" the swift current and many were drowned. Many also per- ished in the flames. Only one yawl was saved, without oars, and about 20 or 30 women were taken off in the yawl. The rest were picked up out of the water. Help, except from people living near by not arrive until 2:30 o'clock this afternoon, and passengers with only niht rlnthea and without food suffer- terribl v. Among the missing are a child of Pilot -Al. Pritchard, and Clay Breeze, his wife and son, and a son of Archie M. Allen, of Pittsburg. , l Captain Philipps says 20 or 25 of the passengers are missing and the same number of the crew. Two women pas- seneers were severely burned, but will recover. They are Mrs. S. R. Leach, of Bridgeport, O., burned about the hands, and Miss Ellen' Fenmore, of Arbuckle, W. Va.. severely burned about the face. Mrs. Fannie McCullum, ot Leav enworth, Ind., lost ; three children. Pat Burt, of Owensboro. Ky., his wife and six children, were all lost. The body of a child dressed in night clothes, was taken from the river at Mound City. Amone the first bodies recovered wera those of Cantain Wesley Doss, of.Cin r.inoi Miss Marie Tlssim. of viuuiwbiy . , Can el ton. Ind. - , Miss Marie Lisler, of Carrollton, rO., died after being brought on shore. Q-triiroetM TinRs died after getting to shore. ' . . . The following is a partial list of those lost: Mr. Adams, of Ohio, bound for St. Louis ; Mr. Downs, of ; Memphis; Tom Smith," steerman, of Memphis; Pofri nr Burraf e. of Owensboro, v Ky. ; Tnn TirrHn and Lud Jones, 'strikers' J WO M.V..0 nfrnATa rf rinfinnati: Wm. iJ. otU mn'MTirmH' a little cirl named Sweenev. of Owens ourg, vy , l; Hunter; of Litinti, Pa.; twp cooks and VioTniormaifia ana most ni luc deck hands. T'Vi o flrfl WAS discovered at 4 : 05 a, m There were 60 passengers and 70 in the crew. British Consols in Demand. London, By, Cable. There was a tre mendous rush to subscribe to the new loan of 32,000,000 ($160,000,000) Wed nesday. At the Bank of -England: it was estimated in the evening. the, loan had been ten times over-subscribed. The-subscription lists willclose prob ably Thursday. IN CONGRESS. Detailed Doings of Our National Law- .makers. HOUSE. Ninety-fifth Day With the close of the Cuban reciprocity debate in the House, the leaders announced, that' all danger of the bill being weighted down with undesirable amendments was over and that they felt assured that the hill would pass in the shape which it ciine to it.It was announced that the: entire Republican delegations from Michigan and California,, who constitute the head and1 front of the opposition, had agreed not. to vote to override the rul ing pf the chair. Mr. Wilson, of Indi ana, who is acting as the whip for jth& majority, does not believe over a dozen Republicans at the outside will )c-in the, Democrats upon the proposition, it would require more than 20 Republican votes to place upon the bill the amend ment which might endanger its ultimate passage, as several . Democrats it! is said, have also declared their intention to stand by the chair. An unsuccessful effort . was made again today by jMr. Payne to secure an agreement to post a limit upon the general debate. Wben the House adjourned today there' re mained 35 members who desired to speak. : v:v--- j': The debate was without particular interest.! The speakers were I Messrs. Swanson, of Virginia, for the bill,! and Smith, -of Michigan; Dayton, of West Virginia; Burgess, of Texas ; Meyer, of Liuisiaria, and Southerland, of Utah, against it. Mr. Swanson argued that the Si bill was in line with the Democratic r6licy of tariff reform. That statement made him a target for the questions of some of his Democratic colleagues who dif fered with him, and he had sharp clashes) with Mr. Bartlettof Georgia; Mr. Wheeler of Kentucky, and j Mr. Cooper of Texas. Mr. Tawney, of Min nesota, asked Mr. Swanson whether the proposed legislation would not' force Cuba to enact our immigration jlaws. In repljy Mr. Swanson declared that the question showed; the inconsistency oi the opponents -of, the bill who on ; the one hand claimed that this bill would dragoon poor, distressed Cuba into ac cepting something she did hot 1 want and on the other hand insisted; that Cuba was prosperous and did not need the contemplated relief. Mr. Swanson argued that with 20 percent, preferen tial duties in our ravor we should be able tj monopolize the Cuban markets. He declared that the American people w:ouldl tolerate no person or j party which asserted, that we owed nothing to Cuba and that our trade relations with lier should be no closer than those of othjer' countries. Personally, he said, he would hail the day when Cuba be came ja part of the -United States! "Have you begun your propaganda for free trade with the. Republican ma jority V asked Mr. Littlefield, " of Maine "We have," replied Mr. Swanscn We have infused the. majority with 20 per cent of our views and we are encouraged." (Laughter.) Mr. Meyer laid stress upon the hard-; ships which the1 ruin of the sugar, in- dustry would entail upon the black la borers of Louisiana, who, he continued,. would be entitled to as much c eration as the laboring men of Cuba senate; Ninety-fifth Day The debateV6h?tt Chinese exclusion bill was practically concluded in the Senate and voting on the bill and amendments willberst 1 o'clock tomorrow. By general consent a vote was taken today on two amend ments offered by Mr. Fairbanks, pf In- diana Btriking out the definition Chinese students and teachers, asto 'ahd' they were agreed to without discus sion. These changes were made with a view to' reconciling some of the -opposition to the measure, which has- been directed against the rigid restrictions iSon students and teachers, and tlie un necessary convenience, this wouJda im pose . ion the edueateilJChinese classes coming' to this country. The dtbate to day was participated in by - Senators. Heitf eld, x of; Idaho ; Penrose,; of Penn sylvania, and Turner, of Washington; in favor of the bill, and Senators JPritchard, pf North Carolina and , Spconer, 5f Wisconsin, in opt ositloh-. ; Mr. Turner made. theA assertion - that polidcshad crept into the discussion and that most of the members of the majority were opposed to the bill. This; brought out a sharp rejoinder j from Mr. Spooner, who maintained that pol itics! had not figured in the discussion and that the opposition to the present bill was due entirely to its conflict with the- treaty and not because of any bp position to Chinese exclusion, j which was an established doctrine of tle gov ernment. ' Mr. Pritchard opposed the bill mainly on account of the injury it would cause the South in reducing the cotton'. exports to China, Mr. Mallory, of Florida, expressed surprise at the amendment proposing to strike Out the seamen's clause so-called. He said" this -was! one of the most salutary features' and should be retained. MALVA SURRENDERS Insurgent Commander Tires of Fight ing Our Soldiers HIS FORCES LAY DOWN THEIR ARMS The Insurgent Leader Also Ordered the Complete Surrender of All His Men to the Nearest Force. Manila, By Cable.-General Malyar has unconditionally surrendered to. Brigadier General J. Franklin Bell, at Llpa, Batangas province,' with the en tire insurgent force of the provinces of Laguna and Batangas General Bell says his (Bell's) influence is sufficient to quell the insurrectionary movements in Tayabas and Cavite provinces and capture all those In the field who have not yet surrendered, but Malvar has ordered the complete surrender of ev ery insurgent to the nearest force. General Wheaton, reporting to the division headquarters, says that all-re- ; sistance in his department has ended and that the surrenders just announced mean that the ports will be epened and that the Filipinos in the detention camps can be allowed to return to their home in time to plant the crops. General Wheaton is especially pleas ed, with General. Bell's care of the na-" fives ? confined in the camps. The bffi cers in charge are held personally re sponsible for the quality and quantity of the food served out. and'for the gen eral welfare of the occupants of ' the . camps. After securing-the mountain passes General Bell employed volunteer bolomen for protection against ladron ism. Numbers of Filipinos volunteered and expressed, the liveliest satisfaction at the treatment accorded to . them selves and to their families who were in the concentration camps. - , ' General Wheaton gives . General Bell great credit for his indefatigability in conducting the campaign. He was in the field o n horseback, . day and night' personally superintending the arrange ments. - The people of Manila are de lighted at the prospect of a resumption of trade with the pacified provinces and are anxious to show - Generals Chaffee, Wheaton and Bell their appre ciation of the fact that the insurrection is really oven. ' About 3,300 rifles have been received hy the American officers, in Batangas and Lagiiha provinces during the past four months. General Malvar personally requested an interview with General Bell in-order to make his complete submission, flassacre of Soldiers. Washington, Special. The following cablegram from General Chaffee, dated at Manila, was made . public at the War Department: "With reference to my telegram of 23rd ultimo, reporting attack by Moros, reconnaissance under Forsyth, -March 15th, soldier of Twen ty-seventh Regiment, United States ln- J-fantry, murdered by Moros in the; vici nity of Parang, March 30th two sol diers of the Twenty-seventh Regiment, United States Infantry, having one gun were approached with semblance of friendship by six Moros, near- Mala- t bang. The rifle was seized, one sol dier was billed and other severely Wounded but escaped. The murder was L without provocation or justification in any way. The murderers are known and demand has been made for sur render. Thus far dattos have refused to deliver them. Have been to Mala bang and tried to confer with them. Waited three days. Dattos refused to come in. Expedition of 1,200 men un der Colonel Frank D. Baldwin, cavalry and artillery, beforeL'formed, leaving for Lake Lano about. April 27th, pur pose to arrest the murderers and pun ish the dattos. Every care to be tak en not to bring general ywar wl th Moros ; about the lake, , absolutely important. Scouts say reported by these that sov erelgnty Uhited States fully acknowl edged. Have addressed letter; to this effeet dattors at the same time inform ing them of friendly disposition of gov ernment to punish only those giving i3ffense;:that government claims right r- w explore country netween liamar Bay and Ilantia, and that the purpose Is to do so now and at any other' time. ' Ac complishment, this . object . necessary; retain battalion 17th two months long- er. ; By belief present - time is that a i large ma jority of the dattos Would sup port those implicated jrf the murders. ' Americans Want Bonds. - i New York, Special. -It was an nounced In I Wall street that J. P. Mor gan & Co. and Baring, Magouan & Co., of New York; Drexel & Co., of Phila delphia, and Kidder, Peabody & Co., of Boston, had been authorized to forward applications for allotments to the is sue of 32,000,000. British consols of which 16,000,000 have already been placed. The price of ; issue was fixed to the British Treasury at 931-2.