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THE TIMES Prints the News Nothing ' but the News. THE TIMES Knows All Alike--Wlshes to Please Its Readers. Vol.!. RALEIGH, N, C, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 2, 1898. No. 157. THEMAINED1SASTER Information, Held by Naval Board. 5 IT CONVICT AT HOME RUSSELL IGNORANT A FEDERAL PRISON LOCAL NEWS ITEMS Who Desecrated the Tom Robersom Allowed Denied Knowledge of Convicts Ordered to This important Happenings in and Monument ? His Freedom Sunday. Charges. City. about the City. WILL TELL NOTHING BELL NAMES A MAN MANAGEMENT TOO LAX HE IS NOT SUMMONED NOT TO BE PERMANENT TOR BUSY READERS BLACKMAIL THE FUNERAL EXERCISES IN KEY 83 WEST TO BE MOST ELABORATE Senator Proctor Goes to Matansas With Clara Barton-Divers at Work Bodies Blown to Pieces. By TclcgraiiQi to The Times. Key "West, Fda., March 2. The fact in 'becoming more evident as the days pass that torn? information direct from the members of 'the United States Court of Inquiry into tlie loss of the Maine from those appearing liefoTe it is guarded with unusual clwieiioss and practically no information which has been presen ts! to the court 'has ben disclosed. The restrictions aire so severe that communi cation 'between naval Mien who hnve been, lief ore ir.he count is also nwx-1 strictl guarded. The Naval officers not con nected with the couTt express the view that very little testimony has loen heard tending to show the explosion to be a rt'ftnlt of conspiracy or even to indicate the exact cause of the. disaster. TO 1JUKY OUK DEAD. Preparations for To-morrow's Funeral Exercises at Key West. By Telegraph to The Times. Key West, Fin., March 2. The pre parations are (being made to-day for the funeral to-morrow over the dead Maine victims brought here from Havana.' It will be of the most elaborate character, the crow of every man of war in the harbor will march behind the remains and t,b procession will be a lnowt Im posing one. The baud of the Flagship New York will head the funeral. Be hind will come the survivors of tll:e ill fated battleship. 'Only the star. and stripes will lie carried. DUAL) BU)WN TO PIECES. The Divers TTorlilivg'Aftor Dead Bodies in Vain. 1 lava u.i, March 2. The city is quiet to-day, though. Hie public and private groat ings to the "Vizcaya" are not les soned in fervor. The divers are work ing hard UHm the Wreck niid it is feared many of the dead bodies wcrei blown, tc pieces, which iiceounti-t for the failure to find them. Senator Froctor has gonf to Matanzas Where he will sind tht day iccomKiu'iet by Clara Barton, nud Mrs. Ward. The trip will easily b wade in one day and eight hours wiL lie spent at Matanzas. TO CENSURE IANO. Secretary of tite Navy'n Opinion not to lie Tolerated, By Telegraph to The Times. i Washington, March. 2. Secretaries Sherman and Gage had a long consul ta- Hon with the President to-day. . The Evening Journal special from Washing ton says Secretary Long was severely censured for 'his expression that Spain could not be. held 'responsible: for the Maine disaster. In this connection 'it is notable that tilue Secretary is not supported in his opinion by any experts or high officials. The department and Congress arei inclined to censure the Secretary of the Navy and a resolution to that effect i expected, to-day. : DIVERfToUTSIDH AT LAST." Work for the First Time Outside the Maiue'g HulL - By Telegraph to The Times. Havana, March 2. The Merrltt com . pnny's wrecking divers began ttair work outside of the Maine's hull for the first time to-duy. The divers went down over the new forty foot ladders. Hence forward, under Oapt. Sigsbee'a orders one .of the divers' business Mill be re covering the bodies and the others will work t exploring ond raiding the ves- sol. ,.' .''.''' TWO SHIPS. COMMISSIONED. By Telegraph to The Times. Philadelphia, Fn., March 2. The offi errs of the Monitor "Miinnfonomoh" and tlie 11am "Ivntahkin" have lieen select ed. Botih go into commission March tenth. The "Monitor" will be used to defend New York harbor. The "Katab din" 'Will join Admiral Sicnrd'a fleet. QUAY Foil INDEMNITY. By Telegraph to The Times. Pittsburg, March 2. Before leaving for Washington, to-day Senator Qnoy aid: "Even if the Maine wa destroyed by an external . agency I don't nee. the cowse for wnr In that the matter could be settled by. indemnity." ALL SORTS OF CHARGES PROBABLY BE BROUGHT AGAINST BELL. Character Witnesses Galore-Bell Can Not Be Found-Young Man on $100 Bond-Tho Trial Friday. Late yesterday Henry Boll filed with Mayor Buss an affidavit in which lie charges a young man of prominence in Raleigh with the outrageous act of des ecrating the Confederate monument. The young man who Bell alleges com mitted the act in his presence is popular in tills city ond comes from a family whose stnnding socially in Baleigh is not surpassed. The young man Bell Is not Well known in Raleigh. He is not popular and' his act in making these charges has not lieen met favorably by those who have heard it. It is opeuly stated Iby many that the charges are false and others openly as sert it to be blackmail. Tlie preliminary trial was to have been held this morn ing in the Mayor's court, but When the hour arrived Bell was not present and though officers have BeiirclK.nl for him nil day as yet lie dins not been found. It is believed by some that Bell will he absent from court,: but it in (under stood the young man wishes Bell to come into court mid have the trial. Everything that has so far come to ight is favorable to the young man and the prolmbilities of clearing him are so favorable ns to cause wlfliihlolding his name. It would take some time. 'to re- over f ronir the publicity which in all robahilily would lie stating facts in a malicious prosecution. That, lis the one iido of the matter. The other was told by Henry Bell in an affidavit which, con tains language too filthy for public print. In the affidavit Bell states his side. Ho jays 'that, there is a. verse on the monu ment which rends "Just after the bat rl and that the young man said he, would make an illustration of "Just before te battle." After completing the (sketch, jo says, tha young man laughed and .valked away. Bell cannot remember the late and gives hw reason for nnili-ino- he affidavit ns follows: "I cannot longer see the lierpetrator ,'o unpunished. I thought it was out rageous at the time." Says he is seeking 10 reward and simply wishes to relieve his conscience. : The matter will come up for trial Fri- la y in the Mayor's. court. RUSSELL'S PL.fX. Otho Wilson Tells Souictliiiig About Hie overnor NVw Party .Some Spicv Talk. .. .. . ,.' S. Otho Wilson, the irrcpresrhlo and in leresun-gi 1-oviUHt, Ma twni-:l n, was in lie city last iv'ght on his .way t. Ral- igh. "What do yon think of tlovcrnor Russell's political future?" I asked him. "It can be summed up in a few words, lie replied. "Russell Ls working for Democratic-Populist fusion. He stated that he. believed he could count on controll ng from twelve to fourteen county Re- puibllean conventions. He knows that he .annot control the lfepnblican State con vention and his pun-pose is to withdraw 'rom the convention and unite with the tittle-Webster DemwiMts and Populists. Xmv let Mr. Russell deny this if iie will." "Will Butler lead tfoa Populist forces this year? I then asked hem. "Butler is neither leader in the Stnte nor nation of the Populist iarty," lie opttcd. : "He advocafcd fusion with the iJemocruts on eongnssional elections lino ivill come 'to .North Carolina and try to jet on the winning wide. But he can never 'lead the Poimlist party again. Why does hia leave Hal. Ayer, a innii lvowelly nppoKed to Denvoeratlo-Popiili-Tt fusion in control as editor of his paper when he assumes to support such fusion? Simply to have a loophole of escape." ' Mr. Wilson will fight for Republican Populist .fusion this year and gives ns his reason that the Ppimocrnits ore trying to absorb the Populists. Salisbury World. JOHNNY WILD D13AD. By Telegraph to The Times. Troy. N. Y March 2. "Johnny Wild" tlie old time black face comedian died here to-day. ' 1,500 BEOBUIT8. By Telcgraih to Tlie Times. Constantinople, March 2. The Itiwslan steamer "8t. Petersburg" passed through Bosphonw with fifteen hundred recruit for the "Viadivostock." THE SEDUCER OUGHT TO BE KEPT IN CONFINEMENT. Seymour Chamblee, Son of the County Commissioner, Took Roberson Home on Saturday. Tom Roberson, of Wake county,' who was convicted at Wake Superior court for the seduction of Miss Julia.-. Hester ind sentenced to a term in the work house, wpont last Saturday' and Sundav at his own liotme in this cotrry without guard. On Saiturday, Seymour Chamblee .who is employed at the work house, t ink Rob erson to his home and gave him his lib erty invtil Sunday night or Monday morning. Rolierson visited aronnl the neighborhood and acted as if lie were not serving out his sentence for a base crime. When the news reached Raleigh to- dtiv there was much indignation ex pressed that the management of the homo t-honhl -permit such a violation of prison regulations. Young Cha m bloc is a son of Count jr Commissioner Chnmbloo, and was ap pointed to his position by Superintendent Ray... ' One of these fine mornings Roberson will turn up missing and then Ray and nhnmhtaft will he saying they did all rhcy could to keep him. Already fifteen prisoners have escaped since Ray 'become superintendent of tha work house and the -wonder is that Tlnherxon did not leave When 'ho was given suc h a good dm nee. UK WKXT AWAY HAPPY. Richard Pi id Cut Drunk on Ten Cents But Still Has His Six Years Savings, Yterday Richard Pool, a farmer who lives near S'hol well, 'this county, came to Raleigh ami with "him brought $KiO in en'..h ivliii'li- lie savs is his s;ivings fm six wlioh- years. He. was afraid to leave the ononey at home so brought it. here and yesterday afternoon he was up lie- fore The .mayor for being drunk. The mayor requested Mr. Ham Smith, the popular city clerk to look after Mr. Pool and Mr. Smith consenitcd to do en. Much to the mayor's surprise, Mr. Pool was again brought into court this morning for 4he second lime charged with bcin drunk. Mr. Smith had had charge of Mr. Pool but .knew nothing of h is second dm but, knew 'nothing of his second drunk, On the person of tlie ofTender was found .$ 1."!.IMI, whieli led to 4'he conclu sion that his dm irk nad cost him only U'U wilts. The good old farmer askeil Mir. Smith to take him to the Savings Bank and there-lie deposited his six yeairs earn iugs.- . llow lie got 'aruiiK on Ten cunm is the ijiicstiiiti which Mr. I'ool is con- siderelng. sirni .tonus married. Mrs. Mary Orndy for the Fourth Tims ' Becomes a Wife. Mr. Setilii Jones was last night united in marriage to Mrs. Mary Grady at Mrs. Crady's home on South Bloodworth street. The ceremony was performed by 'Dr. A. M, Siuinis, pn8tor . ot the Baptist Tabernacle and though the" Doctor has had much experience in this business the bride and groom were equally at 'home before ttite altar of hymen. Mrs. Grady was married for her fourth time find Mr. Jones for his second, hut only three children, all grown are to bo oared for by Mr. and Mi's. Jones. They will hereafter reside at Mrs, Grady's .home on Sou'lhi Bloodworth, Mr. Jones was nt one time keeper of the ity cemetery and Mrs. Grady is well known among the people of her section of town.. TO MAKE THEIR FLOTJB. Penal Institutions in New York to he Established. . """ -ft By Telegrapli to Tlie Times. (Allmny, March 2. The establishment of a flour mill nt the Auburn 'peniten tiary wherein can bo nude the hundred tiiousnnd bnrralu of flour consumed an nually by the State Institutions is re commended in a reiort submitted to tllie Senate to-dny by the Senate Committee on Penal Institutions. This committee was authorized by the last Senate to invcsligato the ojieratiom of tho new prison lalbor system whereby the articles tvoeded by the Stnte deiwrtmeiits ond inistittitions and by civil ihvwions of State may be nmnufacrured by the nensl iiiwtltutions. HE VIRTUALLY DENIES PROMISING BUTLER TO BE PRESENT. Judge Ewart's Confirmation Help Up Un til Saturday-Russell Not Pleased With What Newspapers Printed. The charges filed agniiii.-:t Judge II. G. Ewtirt with die United States Senate Judiciary Cwinmittee yesterday have cre ated no little comment here and the. statement that Governor Russell would be suinnioned ns a witness has also caused iutercist to be aroused. Governor RbJl, as tOna dispatches from Wash'iiiugtoii have it, promised Senator Butler to go to Washington ami tell the committee what he knows about the matter. This morning I asked Governor Rus sell what he would say before tho com mittee. The Governor seemed ill-disposed to talk 'hut said the first lie heard of the matter was in the 'morning papers. "Will you go?" I asked. "I know nothing of the matter at all. have not been suiiininiied so - why should I appear?" was the' chilly an swer that the Governor gave. "Will you go if you arc summoned?"' "I don't sec why I should go. I know nothing of the matter. I know nothing of the charges.' The Governor thereby denied that he promised Senator Butler to tell what he knew unless it is thint lie was work ing the usual bluff and promised to tell all ho know about something inf which he knew nothing. The charges as filed by Senator But ler, arc: 1. That he Void his public documents when a member of Congress. That lie accepted money from his constituent!) to procure office for them when a inember of. Congress. 3. That as a lawyer he collected money for-his clients nd failed to account for and pay over Ihe saiue, 4. That he made hotel bills and gave worthless checks to settle the same. The 'hearing will be .made on Satur lay. ' ITNERAL Oi' MR. J. P, WRIGHT, This morning at 10 o'clock the fun eral services or tlie late, .Mr. JamcH.P. Wright were held from tha Fayetteville Street Baptist .church and the iserviccs were, conducted, by . Mi'i John PuHcu. Mr. Pillion made; u short lint appro priate talk from the text: "BIchsimI are the dead, which die in the Lord." He said no more faithful worker thau Mr. Wright had ever served his maker. The floral offerings were lieautifnl, coming from the friends of the '.family which has tho (sympathy of the entire city. ':: Notable among the handsome offerings was nn anchor eent by the carriers of lie Times, to show their sympathy for their co-laborer, Master Willie Wright. who i loved by all in the office. COLLECTORS.. RE-COMMISSIONED. Collector Duncan Recommissione Dop- ty Collectors for 2i( Days. : This morning Internal Revenue Col ctor Carl Duncan, iv-coiiunisisioned the following deputy collectors for 'M days: Joseph J. Daniel, Halifax. William IV Gibson,; Hamlet. Richard C. Hill, Kinston. Jolhui W. Joiipk, Raleigh. John D. Mendor, Reidsville. J. Prank Piokard, ChaH Hill. Harry W. Stubbs, Williamston. James A. Thomas, LotiMwrg. Wtsley C. Troy, Fayetteville. Alfred B. Williams, Durham, Mr. Duncen still hopes for early action by Congress on the Civil Service law and for this reason does not make the re appointments for a longer period. ITRNISHED ROOMS TLEMEN. FOB GBN- A number of comfortable rooms at Park Hotel with fires, ligluta and attend ance at yery low rates by the month, with or without board at the Tar-bo rough, House. THIRTEEN MORE DAYS TO HUNT Tlie law hunting season closes March the 13th. City Health Officer. T. P. Sale, waa busy all tho morning issuing the new blanks In connection with the city or dinance about ganlmgo. At l-'iliO o'clock 4.")1) blanks had been issued. Hustling work for two days. The City Tnx Collector Is preparing the blanks to levy on personal property The law requires thus and tax-peyern bu. beat pay nig at once. u ATLANTA WANTS THi NEW PERMA- NENT SOUTHERN PRISON. No More Southern Prisoners to Be I Forced to Endure the Ravages of the Cold Climate. The South at last has a government prison, and no more federal prisoners will he sent to Cohimbun, Ohio, Judge Nirwniiln, says the Atlanta Constitution, yesterday insuiHl an order to the effect that in the future all prisoners convict ed in that district shall lie sent to the penitentiary in Raleigh, N. C. instead of the government penitentiary at C'olum bus, ' Oi,-'-where they have been sent . hi the past. The order establishing a federal ptinon for the Sfjuth does not. in any way affect or injure Atlanta's chances of g. tting the iwmanent government iieiiitentiiir for the South. It is the policy of the government to build a penitentiary here that will be owned and controlled en tirely by the government, and not be hn-mp(red by State authority. Judge-(Newman's order was based on an order ot Attorney General Griggs, is sued two days before, which constituted the branch of the .government pen Kiie- Rraio penirentiary at itulcigh n Southern 'branch of the governiiKMit peni tentiary. Attorney General Griggs does not istato why the change is made, but it was a matter of necessity, Tlie feder al prison nt Columbus. ).. is over-crowd ed and it is almost impossible to care for any more convicts here. Tho establishment of the Sljuthorn prison in just, what the people and the officials ot the South have been clam oring for many years. Hundreds of Southern men convicted of minor of fenses againfit tlie government have been sent to Columbus' for terms-ranging from one to three years', and before their terms have expired they 'have fallen vic tims to tlie severe and rig.irous climate of the north... Lewis Red wine, the well- known Atlanta man, was one of Hie prisoners who came near to death in the Imiibus prison because of the climate then1. In nearly every case the convict return to the South at the expiration of their terms with badly impaired health. Judge Newman has contended that a prison should be established here in the South as a measure of humanity; that the ravages of tlie climate of the north upon the systems of the Southern pris oners was a far greater punishment than the law or the courts ever 'contemplated. While it is said Raleigh is not a satis factory place for the prison by any means, it is far superior on account of hwation to the prison at Columbus', O The Southern offenders will lie treated better because-of the fact that they will not have to endure such a .severe change in the climate. All of the government prisoners Who will be convicted at the term of the United1 States court which begins moxt week, will le sent to Ral- igh instead of to Columbus. The peni tentiary at Raleigh is a very excellent prison. It is Riibstantially built and the onvicts are allowed, all, eomforU con sistent with their Condition. The orden- issued iby Judge Newman yesterday was as follows: The honorable, the attorney general Having on April a. designatiil t Uhh) lieniteiitiary, nt Coliinibus, O,, as the place of conhnement for nil prisoner thereafter convicted in said district, and it Having oeen m due form shown to the court that the honorable, the attornev general of the United States, did on February 20, 1898, revoke said desiima t;on and in lieu thereof -designated the. North Carolina penitentiary, at Rah'igh. N, C, the place of confinement for all prisoners thereafter convicted in the L nitcd States court of said district and sentenced to imprisonment in a peniten tiary, 'it is, tUerefore. on motion of thi I nited Mates attorney for said district. oruoreil that the North Carolina peni tentiary, nt Raleigh. N. C. be. and the same is hereby disignntl as the place or conniiement for nil prisoners 'hereaf ter convicted in said court and isentenceil to imprisonment in a, tienitentiarv. In oien court, I' ebniary 28, ISilS. WILLIAM T. NEWMAN, "United States Judge, 'i'ii RALEIGH PRISON. It is. of course, natural for the Atlints -iuisiuuiioii, wiucn nns ieeu working hard for. many yeans to secure a Federal -A-i.-i- - . .. t it. 1 . prison Atlanta, to think Raleigh i. not the. proper place. No place but At lanra would nit it. As a matter of fact. Raleigh la the ideal location. Its cliinnte is superior to that of Atlanta, and the prison w situated in a most healthy section of the city. There is no reason why any change should ever be ninde from Ralcigh, and if the State an- thoritie ccmhl sell the present prison to tli Federal government, it, would, he a goiMl thing. The new policy of having the convicts work on the farms, makes so large a building as haj ilieen erected wholly unnecessary. A building lurge enongh to accommodate 100 to 200 pris- onen tvoiiiu oe jargo enongn lor tne State. : . . i; ,' . I , i , i . INTERESTING EVENTS OF TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW. What is Heard on the Streeets and Jotted Down in Our Note-BooK--Per-sonal and Otherwise. Mies Mattie Jlairis, of Ashevilie, is visiting nil the city. Mr. John Andrews left this morning for Xewliern. Rev. J. O. Guthire returned to War ren ton this morning. Mr. Hege left to-day to be a judge of the poultry nt the Nowbern fair. Major .Tames' W. Wilson left this morning for Goldslnsro. .. Miss Annie BusIk-c returm'd this morn ing from Washington where she lias l,-ne the guest of .uiss Laura Taine. Mossm. Daniel Hugh McLean and J. C. Clifford, prominent members of Harnett county bar, are in the city. Mrs. Jas. N. Williamson is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Omega II. Fouler, on North Blount street This morning in the .mayor's court Miss Sadiii Whitc-V.-urst was lined $7.25 for being drutik and down in Harris' bur last iKght. 1 Mr. R. II. Battle U ft to-day for Was.li- iingtou to a-piiear- m-fore the United States Supremo court for the directors n the Pattapseo Co.'s cafe; Dr. James Diivwiildio returned this morning from Chapel Hill. It wis re iwrteil here lliiit his briMher was finite 11 1 iit Georgia, but Dr. Dinwiddie had heard nothing uf it. Tinlay is Ihe hii-t day exceptions to he new passenger rates may -lie filed. The A. C. L and S. A. L. have already filed exceptions but the Southern has not. . Thrt Star Cinrs entertainment to night will not liogin until S:-ir o'clock on accouiit of prayer meeting. Mr. Edward V. Elliott, the famous nionologist, will lose the course. Dr. R. II. Lewis, Secretary of the Stnte.Board.br Health, and -Secretary Uauisc.v, of the .Vwri cultural Depart- neiit, left yi'sterday for Washington to lttcnd the National Pure 'Pood nud Drug CongK'ss. . Mr. S. L. Adams, of Elou College, who was in the city yesterday, brings nformation that the latest report from he supposed case of small-pox near 'Ion -College- is that it turned out to e chicken-lMix. Certain Republicans, it is said, nre, in their hunger for office, casting envious ilances at the little place held by Ser jeant Pike, the faithful old keeper of the ursenal. Baffled. -by- the civil service, here seems to be no place too small to scape the hungry horde. Next Thursday a paper called "The Apex Weekly News,"' will make its np- icarance in that thriving village. Mr. A. J. Wood will lie the editor, and Mr. Charles L. Keel, the business manager. Hie editor annonnces that the paper will the straight Deniocnitic. Preparations are now being made by he ladies of the church improvement ho iety of tho ..First Baptist church for in old folk's concert, which will be giv- u at nn curly date. Those who have tiilieatod.ii willingness to take part in t are. ro(iieited to meet nt the church to-night at 8:30 o'clock for -jH-actiee. Capt. J. B. Ilognn, n conductor on a freight train on the Raleigh and Augusta road, is confined to his room by reason of in accident last Saturday. The train broke lotwe near Osgood and Capt. Ho- ;an was thrown from his look-out seat to the floor, and was painfully though not seriously injured. Mr. Erwin Avery, son of Hon. A. O. Avery, who lias held the position of rice-consul at Shanghai during tho liut four years, has returned to his home in Morganton. He made a splendid repu tation ill the diplomatic service, and of ficials of the Stnte. Department spoke of him in terms of the highest praise. . He held a position under the civil service, 'mt that did not protect him in his posl tion. ;:, .: -.-. :.' MR. CARPHNTEIl DE.VD. Mr. J. P. Ckiriienter, of Uncoln coun ty, N. C, died hi afternoon t the s,olh'''', Home at 4 o'clock. He had been there just on week to-ky. He died of Bright' di-sei. He Was a tnember of Co, "O" ."7th 'Regimeut. He . wa promoted from, private to seargeaoit in that company dmring the war. His In-other w Cwirtain f Hue cora- pany awl wn Phillip W. Carpenter. H I wmi -no 'iinnwi lo-irsirrow morulng t 11 I o'clock in Oukwwxl ceinetery., ,. ,
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