INDEPENDENCE IN ALL T JUNGS.
VOL. 7II.
COLTJM6TJS, JST. C, THURSDAY, FEBR DAR Y 19, 1903.
N0.4.
NORTH STATE LAWMAKERS
Proceedings Devoted Largely to th
- Local fleasures;
t
Third Reading Bills.
At Monday's , session of the House
the following new Dins passed tnira
reading: ' f
An act to amend the charter of the
Piedmont Savings Bank.
An ait to provide for the sale of
property in which there is a contin
gent remainder. 'f
A joint resolution to appoint a com
mittee to investigate the cost of con
verting the State prison building into
a hospital for insane or other useful
purposes.
A resolution concerning the distribu
tion of the George Peabody fund.
These cassed third reading in the
Senate:
House bill: To levy a special tax in
QoTnncnn tn riav exnenses of smallnox
epidemic.
Senate bill: To authorize Guilford
county to vote on bonds for road im
provements. House bill: To provide for Working
the roads in Smithfield township, in
Johnston, county.
House bill: To authorize Jackson
county to levy a. special tax.
House bill: To amend the charter of
Red Springs.
House bill: To incorporate Stokes in
Pitt county.
Senate bill: Authorizing Cleveland
to levy special tax for road3 and
bridges.
Senate bill: Authorizing Tyrrell to
levy special tax.
Senate bill: To incorporate Lawndale
in Cleveland.
Senate bill: Allowing Lenoir to levy
a special tax.
Senate bill: To change the corporate
limits of Marion.
Senate bill: To establish graded
school in Freemont.
In both House and Senate quite a
number of local private bills were in
troduced, together with many peti
tions and "resolutions on the temper
ance question.
Senate bill: Authorizing Madison
county to Issue bonds to pay the out
standing indebtedness of the county.
Ayes 28, noes 2 Crisp and Wellborn.
Senate bill: Allowing Whiteville to
issue improvement bonds.
Senate Bill: To authorize Montgom
ery to issue bonds to build court
house.
Senate bill: To authorize Edenton to
issue tends.
House bill: To incorporate Rhodhiss
in Caldwell.
Senate bill: Authorizing Pitt to levy
a special tax.
Hou&e bill: To amend chapter 88 j
Private L.aws of 1897, and chapter 215.
Private Acts 1893 after diligent in
quiry one Senator finally explained
that this bill amended the charter of
Lumberton.
Senate bill: Regulating -contested
elections was deferred until Monday.
House bill: To correct State grant
No.. 47?.
Senate bill: To amend the law, regu
lating notaries' fees.
Senate bill: To confirm certain char
ter orivileges and rights of the Suffolk
.& Carolina Railway Company.
Senate bill: For better drainage of
land in Lincoln.
Senate bill: To amend pension law
was tabled. '.
Senate bill: To abolish the noard of
examiners of Stat-3 institutions. Mr.
Glenn said that he did not know that
'here was such a board until, he saw
their report in the papers and that re
port was thoroughly unjust and unfair
to at least one State institution. He
thought taking the authority for visit
ing the institutions from the Legisla
ture was a great mistake. He could
not endorse the work of the examiners
that cost $12,000 and accomplished
nothing. Mr. Spence objected to third
reading.
Senate bill: To abolish . standard
keeper in Vance, failed to pass.
House bill: To prevent public drunk
enness in Macon county.
House bill: To shorten time of no
tice of publication.
Senator Reinhardt sent up and' had
read a memorial from the agricultural
students in the Agricultural and Me
chanical College asking for an agricul
tural building.
House bill: To amend chapter 524,
Laws of 1901, so as to eliminate the
oath primary elections except in case
of challenge, applying only to Meck
lenburg county. This bill amends the
law so as to require the managers Of
primary elections to administer an
oath "when any voter Is. challenged in
good faith, the , challenger stating
grounds
for such challenge."
bill: Allowing M. N. Ames to
Senate
practice llaw and be a justice of the
peace.
Senate bill: To regulate contested
elections, was tabled. ; v
Senate bill: To amend The Code, sec
tion 380, with reference to measures.
Senate bill: To amend chapter 750,
Laws of 1901.
House bill: To incorporate the Bank
of Martin County, was amended and
passed.
House bill: To incorporate the Ral
eigh & Eastern Railroad was amended
regarding the rate clause and then
passed r'icond reading.
PASSED THIRD READING.
House bill: To ratify and affirm the
incorporation of the Carolina & Ten
nessee Southern Railway Company.
House bill: To amend chapter 15,
Laws 188.
Senate bill: To form a school district
from Cumberland and Robeson.
House bill: To relieve Annie B.
Whitted, of Person.
House bill. For relief of Miss Julia
B. Howard, of Person.
House bill: For relief of Miss Ella
Chandler, of Person.
House bill: For relief of Mrs. Stan-
ford potter.
Senate bill: Regulating hunting in
Halifax and Warren.
House bill: To repeal acts of 1887 re
garding collecting taxes in Caswell.
House bill: To allow Caswell to levy
a special tax passed second reading.
Senate bill: Regulating local option
election in Jrevard and placing safe
guards about the liquor traffic in Tran
sylvania. House bill: "For paying school claims
In Davie.
House bill: To relieve Miss Mary
Jane Watkins.
Senate bill: To relieve Miss Mat
tinette Pecto. of Halifax.
Senate bill: To relieve Miss Nannie
Tanner.
Senate bill: To regulate the sale of
liquor in township No. 1, Edgecombe.
Senate bill: To regulate sale of malt
in McDowell.
House bill: Amending an act regu
lating hunting and fishing in Curri
tuck. House bill: Tq prohibit the manu
facture, sale and snipping of liquor in
Cumberland.'
House bill: Resolution regarding the
distribution of the Peabody fund.
The Senate adjourned at 1:40 o'clock
until 12 o'clock Monday.
The child labor bill was postponed
until Wednesday.
New Relief Committee.
Mexico City, Special. A' relief com
mittee under the name of "Comite Na
cional," has been organized here, to
take the place of the charity commis
sion which has "been collecting funds
for Mazatlan. President Diaz is hon
orary president of the committee. The
actual president is Minister of Interior
Corralli. In view of the controversy
that people leaving the city of Mazat
lan dodge the sanitary stations, and
because of the reported appearance of
the plague at a small town near that
city, the authorities have decided to
make more strict regulations govern
ing emigration from the stricken fort.
All the Protocols Signed.
Washington, Special. Minister
Bowen, Venezuela's representative in
the peace negotiations at Washington,
signed with each of the allies' repre
sentatives here, a protocol providing
for the immediate raising of the block
ade and for the reference of the ques
tion" of preferential treatment of the
claim of the allies against the Vene
zuelan government' to The Hague. The
final formalities occurred at the British
embassy. At 11:20 Friday night Mr.
Herbert, the first secretary to the em
bassy, announced to the Associated
Press that the British protocol, had
just been Signed. All the protocols were
signed at 11: 50.
'The Oregon Deadlock.
Salem, Ore., Special.- The last week
of the legislative assembly will begin
and from present indications there will
be no election until the last day and
perhaps the last hour of the session.
No joint resolution for adjournment
has yet been passed, but the Legisla
ture will probably dissolve on Friday
or Saturday. Throughout the entire
session State Senator C. W. Fulton has
been the leading candidate Awith 34
votes, 45 being necessary for a choiee.
Baptist Jlissiotiary Conference.
Macon, Ga., Special. The ' Baptist
Missionary Conference and School of
Methods will meet in this city on the
17th of February, and will continue
through the 22nd. Several preachers
and speakers of national reputation
will deliver addresses during the con
ference. Among these will be Dr. John
R. Sampey, of Louisville, Ky.; Dr. Wm.
E. Hatcher, of Richmond, Va.; J. M.
Frost, of Nashville, Tenn.; Dr. W. W.
Landrum, of Atlanta, and Rev. B. W.
Spillman, of Nashville.
Sea Water Kills Germs.
Typhoid germs die after a few days'
exposure in sea water.
TILLMAN ON HABEAS CORPUS
Vigorous Effort Made to Get Him
N Out of Jail on Bond.
t -.-
Newberry, S. C, S ecial. Applica
tions for bail for foi ier Lieutenant
Governor James H. 1 llman, charged
with the murder ,of N. G. Gonzales,
editor of The State,!ln Columbia, S. C,
January 15th, wast argued here last
week.
The hearing was. presided over by
Chief Justice Y. J. Pope, who on last
Saturday granted the hearing to the
defending attorneys oi James H. Till
man. '
The commonwealth of South Caro
lina was represented by State Attorney
General Gunter and Solicitor Thur
mond. Tillman was defended by Congressman-elect
George W. .Croft, his
law partner and P. H. ' Nelson, of
Columbia. -
Justice Pope signed an order re
quiring Tillman's- counsel to serve
copies of affidavits upon the solicitor
general, who would reply if desired,
and the answers of the state will be
served upon the appellants who are al
so given the right to reply.
Monday at noon both sides will be
present before Justice Pope in Colum
bia, and final action will be taken.
Tillman and his lawyers are sure of
winning the decision on the ground of
self defense. The solicitor and his as
sistant counsel declare they will resist
bail to the very last.
The hearing of the application for
bail began shortly after 2 o'clock. The
court room was packed almost to suf
focation. There was no demonstration
when Tillman entered as the judge had
warned everybody to be absolutely
quiet. Tillman appeared calm, then
nervous, impatient and; angry at the
varying stages-ofvife btring.
Col. Nelson, for Mr. Tillman, con
ducted his case. Affidavits were read
alleging Gonzales had sent a message
threatening Tillman's 'life. One affi
davit declared it was expected and be
lieved Tillman would be shot by Gon
zales whenever the two men met.
A lengthy affidavit from Tillman was
read in which he swore he had been
warned by many that his life was in
danger, and that he fired in self de
fense. His affidavit declared that as
Gonzales approached on the fatal day,
Gonzales slipped his hand into his
overcoat pocket, which Tillman says
he thought was a motion to draw a
pistol. Not until the shot was fired,
Tillman says, he realized Gonzales had
not also shot him.
When the appellants . announced
closed the solicitor objected to any fur
ther continuance of the hearing on the
ground that affidavits had been sprung
on them at the very latest moment;
when they had no opportunity to make
investigation.
Justice Pope ruled after argument
from both sides had been made that
his order would be to continue the
hearing until all affidavits on both
sides could be answered. Both sides
declined an expression of opinion after
the decision had been announced.
The details of the tragedy in which
Editor Gonzales lost his life are well
remembered. Sines the day of the
shooting, Thursday, January 15, quiet
and persistent efforts have been made
by Tillman's legal advisers in outlin
ing their plans1 of defense.
TILLMAN REACHES NEWBERRY.
Former Lieutenant Governor Jas. H.
Tillman arrived at 2 o'clock, accom
panied by his brother-in-law, Judge
Buchanan, who is his leading counsel.
Other members of counsel who accom
panied the prisoner were R. H. Nelson,
Geo. Rembert and Geo. W. Croft, form
er congressman, who is Mr. Tillman's
law partner.
There was no demonstration at the
depot, when the party arrived, as it
was supposed they would come .via the
Southern. Instead, Tillman, an officer,
and counsel came over the other route.
Tillman was driven immediately to
the office of Col. Cole Blease, a member
of counsel, where many of his friends
called on him during the short time be
fore the party went to the Crowell ho
tel to dinner.
The officer from Columbia had very
little to do. and no one who did not
know would have thought Tillman was
under arrest.
Mr. Tillman said! "All I ask for is
a fair trial and I am ready for it."
While he was talking to me, one of
his lawyers called Mm to the window
and said: "Jim, there's cone of the
best friends you have got in the world.
He has been praying for your acquit
tal." " ' :
That's a good friend to have," said
Tillman, "and his prayer will be an
swered." Aftr a brief conference with friends
in the lawyer's office, Mr. Tillman was
taken to the hotel and dinner was ser
WINDING UP OF CASE.
Mr. Bowen Taking The Last Step
in Venezuelan Controversy.
Washington, Special. Minister Bow--en
expects to begin immediately the
preparations of the protocols-with the
representatives of the unallied pow
ers for the settlement of the claims of
the citizens of those nations who have
suffered as a result of the trouble in
Venezuela. There are eight of these
claimant nations. The drawing up of
the protocol with this government will
be the first undertaken. Solicitor Pen-;
field, of the State Department, will
represent the United States- in these
negotiations with Mr. Bowen. Work!
on this protocol, it is expected, will:
begin tomorrow and Mr. Bo wen's be
lief is that matters will move forward
with greater rapidity than they did
with the representatives ' of the; allied
governments who were enforcing the
blockade against Venezuela. The ne
gotiations with France will follow
those with the United States,- and so
on until the' protocols: with all the un
allied creditor nations are completed.
The statement has been made that the
allied powers were opposed to prefer
ential treatment to Great Britain, Ger
many anl Italy, and that in all proba
bility Venezuela, the United States
and France will be lined up as repre
senting the eight unallied nations at
The Hague, as opposed to the three
allies.
Mr. Bowen continues to receive con
gratulatory dispatches from Venezuela
on the outcome of his work here. One
of those which he prizes most highly
is from the citizens of La Guiara,
through the prefect which read as fol
lows: :,- , ' '
"La Guiara The citizens of La
Giiiara""through me felicitate you as
the great f and good friend 6f Vene-
vzueUu-; :V . - :r ;
- Various efforts have been made by
representatives of big financial houses
in this country to sound Mr. BoVen as
to his views on the question of-financing
the debts of Venezuela, which will
arise out of the expected adjudication
of the claims by the several mixed
commissions. Mr. Bowen, however,
has informed all those who have spo
ken to him on the subject that his
mission here is entirely a diplomatic
one, and that he could not consider
the financial features of the matter.
POSTMASTER nULLEN IS OUT.
Mr. Smith Appointed to Succeed to
if
the Office.
Charlotte, N. C, Special Mr. W. N.
Mullen was last week removed from
the office of postmaster of this city on
the third charge. It will be remem
bered that the first charge against him
was for intoxication. This Was set
tled in a way satisfactory to the de
partment, and Mullen w-as retained.
The second charge was that a shortage
of several hundred dollars appeared in
his books. This was some, weeks ago,
but Mullen showed that the shotage
was fully covered, and again was re
tained. Last week, however, the
charge was urged that he had failed to
weigh second-class matter, and that as
a result the government had lost a
large sum of postage. Mr. Mullen was
then relieved and the question 'of a
successor came up. Mr. Geo. B. Hiss
was tendered the position, but declin
ed. Mr. Rf W. Smith was . then ap
pointed. Several telegrams were sent
to the department and to Senator
Pritchard urging the withdrawal of
Mr. Smith's name, but this action was
not taken, and it is likely that his ap
pointment will be- confirmed.
Ex-Oovernor Fishback Dead.:
Little Rock, Ark., Special. Former
Governor Wm. Fishback died Monday
at his home in Fort Smith, of paraly
sis. He was 72 yearsof age. He was
widely known as theauthor of The
Fishback amendment, by which " the
Legislature is forbidden ever to pay
certain bonds issued during the re
construction period.
A Special Wrecked..
Washington, Special. It is reported
that the Florida Special on the South
ern Railway, which leaves here "at 9:50
p. m., was wrecked 10 miles south of
Alexandria, Va., Saturday night. One
man is said to have been killed. Phy
sicians have been sent out from Alex
andria. An arrest has been made on
a charge of train-wrecking.
CROWDS VISIT THE SENATE
. ;
To Hear the Opening Prayer By Gen.
Booth. -
Washington, Special. An immense
crowd was attracted to the Senate Fri
day to hear the. invocation of General
Wm. Booth, founder, and commander-in-chief
of the Salvation Army, Among
the occupants of the galleries were
Booth Tucker, the general's chief as
sistant and son-in-law and a Jarge
number of Salvationists. When the
statehood bill came iip, Mr. Depew re
sumed his remarks, and attacked the
Mormon Church because he said he
believed its members still cling to the
practice Of polygamy. Referring to the
antl-poIygamyv provision in the State
hood bill, Mr. Depew said that it would
seem that "the fine Italian hand of the
Mormon apostle had been at work in
the preparation of the measure and
that the concentrated influence of the
Mormon hierarchy could be seen in
the determined effort to prevent any
amendment which would completely;
exclude polygamy." l is not disputed,'
he said, that the votevof the Mormon
Church is absolutely controlled by the
central hierarcdy of that organization.
He declared that the migration of Mor
mons to the different Spates and Ter
ritories was not for the purpose of se
curing homes and farms, but in the
rough a compact to control legisla
tion. Any legislation, Mr. Rawlins de
clared; in any State directed at Mor
monism is futile, unless there is a
public sentiment which will sustain
the same, while the question was not
as to the inadequacy of the provisions
against polygamy, but as to the exer
cise of political power. Persecution-is
the seed of the Mormon Church, he de
clared, and it did hot do any good to
darraign - tbC ensireeoplead
every mormon as'a slave,' a most un
just accusation; "To do that," he said,
"you solidify those who would aid you
in bringing about the very conditions
; you see here." The best possible school,
; he said, for the correction of these
evils, is to emancipate the Mormons
land leave them free to work out their
'own destinies.
! Mr.1 Dubois said he did not think the
reference of the opponents of state
hood to polygamy were serious. He
j declared that if the statehood bill is
allowed to be put on the postoffice ap
jpropriation bill he would consent to it,
iand advocate the placing of the Idaho
'constitution relating to elections, as
;an amendment and .require Arizona
and New Mexico to subscribe to it be
fore being admitted. Under the test
loath of that constitution, he said, Idaho
disfranchised every member of the
Mormon Church, and for years : they ,:;J
.were without a vote.
After an executive session the Sen
ate adjourned until 1 o'clock tomor
row, to allow Senators to attend the
poon wedding of Senator Cockrell's
daughter.
I Three Men Drowned. -
!' Washington, N. C, Special. During
the heavy gale of Thursday night the
skipper Maco was capsized in Swan
Quarter bay, and Captain Robert
tVescom, master, and two white men
were drowned. The reports are conflct-
ing, but one rumor is that five negroes,
also of the boat's crew, were drowned.
The same evening in Palmetto river,
off Fork Point, two miles from this
city, the schooner. "Father and Son"
was sunk. The crew, two in number, "
were saved. In the cabin is the purse ,
of the captain containing $158. The
service of John M. Edwards, subma
rine diver, has been secured and an.
effort Is being made to raise the "Fa
ther and Son" from her watery grave.
Eight Fires at One Time.
Tampa, Fla., Special. Eight fires
broke out here and were raging at the
same time in different sections of the
city. A block of wholesale warehouses
on Whitney stheet, including the Cuda
hy Packing Company, Tampa Fertilizer
Company, Curruthers Produce Com
pany, S. A. Edwards, W. H. Osborne
J, Kr Parrish and Walter Willis Com
pany was burned. The entire loss was
about $20,000. Labor HalL was gutted
by fire and the Tampa Furniture Com
pany's mattress factory was destroyed
with several smaller fires. ,
) ' Statue to fiercer.
Washington, Special Secretary Root
has issued an order to carry out the
purpose of Congress, directing the sub
mission by Edward V; Valentine, of
Richmond, Va., of designs for a bronze
statue of General Hugh Mercer and
has inivted the mayor of Fredericks
burg, Va., to secure and convey to the
United States, a suitable site for the
statue, which is to cost $21,500.
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