The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, April 20, 1900, Image 1
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TAYLOR A SUSPECT.
Grand Jurylndicls Ten PcrsonV^ii
nectcd with V
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THE MURDER OF WILLIAM GOEBtL
High Officials Named as Accessories |
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Whlflaker and t lie Two Howards.
Frankfbjt, Ky., Special.? The Frank
lin county grand jury has returned In
dictinont against ten persons, charg
ing Ifiem with complicity i n the mur
der of Wm. Goebcl. The principal.*
named are: Henry E. Voutsey, James
Howard, Berry Howard, llarlutul
W-hltakee and "Tallow Dirk" Combs
(.colored). Tho*# . ludicit.J ?c-;
I sorles before the fact are Secretary of
I State Powoiv, Captain John T. Pow
ers, ex-Sdcretary of Stato John Fin
ley, W. H. Cull on, and P. Wharton
Golden. In the indictment relating to
tho alleged accessories, three other
men are indirectly referred to as ac
cessories, though no indictment* ure
reported against them. They arc:
Governor Taylor, Green Golden and
Captain John Davis. Henry E. You t
lf Key, who is mentioned as tho first prin
cipal, was a clerk in the ofllce of Stats
Auditor Sweeney. He Formerly lived
at Newport. Voutsey was first named
7 in the case by Wharton Golden, tho
? tar witness fur theprosecution at the
examinglng trial of Caleb powers.
Jim and Berry Howard arc oousins,
and mountaineers of note in connec
tion with tho old Howard feud. They
were with the men alleged to have
been brought here by the Powers
brothers, Finley and others, on tho
"excursion of mountaineers." Harlan :
Whitaker lived in Butler, Governor
Taylor's homo home county, and is al
leged to have been in the room in the
executive hiulding from which the
shot was fired.
Dick Combe, the negro lived at Boat
tyville, and also came here with tho
mountain men. Caleb Towers is the
Republican contcslec .for Secretary of
?M?te, ami John T. Powers, another of
the defendants named as accessory, is }
his grcthcr. Charles Finley was Sec
retary of Suite under tho former Stato I
Republican dministration when W. O. !
Bradley was governor. Charles Fin
, ley is now in Indianapolis, having gone ;
there jtiKt before the warrant charging i
him with complicity was sworn out, j
fdx weeks ago. W. II. Culton was a i
elerk In the office of Auditor Sweeney.
Wharton Golden was a member of tho
Taylor Stato guard, and claiui?d to
turn State's evidence on tho stand in
the examing trial of Caleb Powers,
when he recited what be claimed to be i
Ihe inside facts relating to the alleged j
conspiracy to murder (Joebel and
enough Democratic members of tho
legislature to give the Republicans a
majority. It is stated that the Com
monweal 1 ihtlonhvl shrdlu cmfwyy c
mouwcalth will nolle prosse the in
dictment against Golden in considora^'
Lion of his testimony.
Frankfort, Qpccial. ? In the circuit
court Judge Cantrlll overruled the de
mun-er to tho petitions filed by the
Democratic minor State officers. Tho
result is in favor of the Democrats and
the Republicans can appeal now by re
fusing to plead further, or may ask
leave to amend their answer, which
will only delay matters a few days.
Washington, D. C., Special. ? Gover
nor Taylor, of Kentucky, called at the
White House, and hnd an interview
with President McKinley. He re
mained half an hour. He said his call
was a social one. He refused to d'is
- cuss the Indictments at Frankfort.
Track Men Will Clo
Atlanta. Ga., Special. ? There a if
persistent rumors that the . trackmen
will go out. Saturday. President Powell
of the Order of Railway Telegraphers
said to-night that all the operator? on
one division of the Southern, including
thoBC who had taken the places of t!:eJ
strikers, would go out at 10 tomorrow
morning.
Water Bound 30 Hours.
Meridian, MIss.r Special.? This city
is cut off from tho outside world, ex
cept by telegraph. All trains arc
marked annualled for an t Indefinite
period. T o Atlanta and Vicksburg'
passenger, due Ifere at 12:30 p. m., yes
terday, haabeen water -bound 12 miles
from tfce city fey 30 hours. The pas
sengers are without food. The dam
age to the Atlanta and V-teksbtirg, Ala-1
buna. Great Southern. Mottle and
dbio and New Orleans and Northeasts-!
Srn Railroads win r?Mfi^tp0>00 in
wwwtk-mwdt"- -
RAISING BROOM CORN.
I lie Clemsoii Experiment i tation !
(lives lmpoitant Information.
Clemson College, Special/- Thero
seems to be a groat ileal of interest
jiut-jtow in hroomcorn, Col. Newruuu
-receives letters daily, asking for direc
tions for planting, harvesting, at. i clu
ing the crops Here are the leading
points j?h to broomcorn raising, as
given by Col. Newman.
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11m. The preparation, planting and -
Vultivation are in general, the biiiuo aa
that necessary for raising sorghum for
syrup. On thoroughly prepared land,
plant from two to live quarts per acre.
In Ohio and New York one bushel of
seed will plant about fifteen acres, but :
here a bushel will plant twelve acres
The cultivation is easy. The land
should he well fertilized, and the seed
put in rather .-.hallow. Hm* Cultivation
is like that for corn or sorgUJsn. It
should be kepi clean, and shou'iu have
1 Vlia now cultivation atter eacn rani .u 1
order (o keep u goo.l soil mulch.
'I lie main points are ilie harvesting, j
and curing. A?; with tobacco, the
price depends chiefly on these two j
operations. To secure the bust brush 1
with the greatest elasticity and tho |
proper green color, the brush should bo j
harvested just us the seed are passing j
from the milk to the dough stage. Tho j
[ old method of "benching" by bending j
| two rows diagonally across each other, j
the one thus supporting the other, is j
I no longer u-.ed, becar.se it gave a red j
I brittle brush instea.l of the elastic
i green. Kighi inrhes of t<talk col with j
j the brush is the standard. .More stalk j
increases the weight, but more than
proportionately reduces the price.
The market, demands a green brush, |
which is secured by curing in Hie j
.shade. For this purpose, sheds with |
?movable slatted trays are necessary. I
Hulking in curing, injures both the .
strength and the color of the brush.
There are various simple devices for j
stripping the seed. When the crop is
grown on a large Male. a machine like j
the small grain tiiresher with the up
per concave left out is used. When j
cured and' stripped of seeds the brushes j
are put up iu a way very similar to 1
that in which cot ton is baled, tie' |
packages containing about C.uu pounds, j
An acre properly fertilized and < ; 1 1 1 i j
vated will yield ti'.'U to M'O pounds of 1
? lean brush.
Southern grower.- have the ayVau- i
t:ige of getting the crop in on h coin- !
parativolv bare market. whoro the old :
stock is nearly exhausted and before |
the northern ctop can be gotten on the :
market.
The proper plan for the southern 1
growers is for the farmers in a section t
to establish a broom factory, employ- !
ing an expert superintendent, and j
pledge themselves to prctlucft enough j
to keep the factory running through- ?
out the year. In this way they will-re- j
reive the profits from the flushed pro
duct instead of selling for the pj ice of '
the raw material.
.Those embarking i:i tliis industry :
should thoroughly inform themselves j
as to the best methods of harvesting. !
curing and marketing, and provide
necessary sheds and frames for secur
ing a first clasH, product.
The letters Col. Newman receives in
dicate that very few, have much infor- ;
mat ion as to the requisites for .:uc- j
cess. Some good publication on the j
subject Is necessary to get the details j
for handling tho crop.
Ciunnell's Case Continued
Hamberg, Special.? The case of Dan. !
T. Gunnclls of Govan has been con
tinned until the next term of court on
account of the absence of material j
witnesses, failed to be held by Magii'
trate I I,. Lancaster of (Jovnn. Gun- j
nells. who killed Willo T. Grimes of i
Govan on December 23 la.st. was -mar
shal tho town and has been con- j
fined in the county Jail since that time.
This case has caused considerable in
terest in this county and tlie court j
house was packed with people eager ?o |
witness the proceedings.
A Puzzling Question, Dust Ex. Con- j
vfet* Work the Roads?
The governor hus received ? puzzler.
A corrcspoiident.afiyiilenlly a negro,
wants to know IFnri"ex -convict i? sub- !
ject to road duty in the State. Tho j
writer had served a sentence of four
1 years an^ seven mom. s in the pen it on -
j tlary and he had been told that he w:*?
i not liable for road duty. Tho matter
! has beten submitted to the attorney
general.
The RJglrt Negro Jniled.
Several days ago the governor re
ceived Information from Knoxvillo.
T*eni?ik atatiiJK that a riegro had been
%
apprehended there, suspectcd of being;
a convict escaped frofti the South Car
olina pen ltcntpwy,... Slip riff M. M. Bu
ford suspcctcd the man to he Illley
Hutchinson, who was sentenced from
Newberry county for seven years and
afterwards eeewped. The governor
recently received a telegram stating
that the arrested suspect is indeed
Hutchinson, and h? T4r?pr
1 m w * ? - *'A| - ? -
i uttK w i mo u i extra nmpfi pjpettr ?
A $3.ooa Cfcartar Faa.
a check tor fM9?
Ktha charter fee of 1
UM Railroad epiapaa j
| This to the tm( fw which
ONE SOLDIER KILLED
Strike Trouble at Crolou Results ia
Death.
SF:RGT. DOUGLASS WAS THE VICTIM
\N as Mysteriously Assassinated
NN'hilo Relieving the (Innril at ih.?
Cornell Dam.
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Croton Landing, N. Y., Sjlevfa'. ? The
fh'fct bloodshed as thr? ftincomo of the
t> 1 1" 1 1< C at the Cornell dam was (ho life's
blood of Sergeant KobtJrt Douglas^, of
tin- eleventh -*<iuad. who was shot
while ho was relieving throughout the
camp as so n as news of the assas.-i
naion spread to the different tents,
and tin- soldiers are fianitc over the"'
crime. The point where the sergeant
fell is known as Post 10, wUioh was
in charge of Corporal M<!v>\V(Yfi.' it is
situated on tap of the hill neaik Little
Italy, where armed strikers were seen
drilling or marching about early in tho
mr>rning, brandishing filler and shot
gum;. The :si?.;t is high over tho huge
pile of masonry ar .1 from it one run
command a view of the country for
mi lea on each side up and down the
Croton valley. Douglass was talking
to Corporal Mcl>owell and tho other
members of the guard when he sud
denly clasped his hands to his stomach
and said: "1/oad, boys; I'm shot," and
fell to the ground.
It was pitch dark at the time, hut
McDowell and the others II red a vollev
into a clump of hushes nearby without
hitting any one. No one saw tho Hash
or heard the sound of the shot which
killed Douglass, and it is a most mys
terious affair. Meanwhile, the men
pi< k"d tip the fallen sergoant and car
ried him down the hill on a stretcher,
but a1! so::n as they reached Douglass'
tent the poor fellow died without say
ing a word. Lieutenant Glover, with a
squad of men, then searched tho bill
toji without success. ? Then the guards
were called in aJid concentrated in the
valley with the exception of t.hoso
placed at the cable station, where the
shooting tc<>k place.
Troops arrived later at the Cornell
dam. where, the strike is on. The
Fourth and Eleventh -rpnr^tn com
panies are in camp in the .'.'roton valley
and a eavaliy troop fivm New York is
a! I'Ardsley. Early in the morning the
Urikers hold a meeting and finding
that n > effort was g'Miis t/> lie made to
work on the dam, dispersed. While the
troops were waiting at the station for
the word to novo. 40 armed Italians
carrying an Ameiican flag and two
Italian Hags, crossed t li't Little Italy
hill (o the Howery. They were cheer
ed by the men in the H-werv. a ad
Watched with interest by the deputy
Sheriffs. While the troops were on tho
march to the dam. three nervous mil
It iame.ii accidentally discharged their
rifles, hut no one was hurl.
The militiamen pitched their camp
inside the ground, where construction
v/orA on the dam is temporarily sus
pended and patrols were thrown out.
Everything is quiet.
Total Cotton Supply.
Nctv Orleans. Special. ? Secretary
HestcV's statement of the world's vis
ible silpply of cotton for the week end
ing Ft'idav, April 13, shows a decrease
for the week just closed of 151.522
against a decrease of 114,004 last year
and a decrease of 19,580 year before
Inst. The total visible is 3.1(53.628
against 3.315.150 Inst week and 5,084,
875. (/f this the total of American cot
ton is 2.500,028 against 2,625,150 last
week, and 3.927,875 last year, and of all
other kinds, including Egypt, Brazil,
Iadifc, etc., 663,000 against 69,000 last
week and 1.157,000 last year. Of the
world's visible supply there is now
nfloat and held in (treat Dritain and
continental Europe 1,980. SC?7 bales
rtgainst 300,000 last year; in lSg.vpt,
160,000 against 21^,000 last year, and in
the United States, 839,000 again. >t
] ,277,000.
New Road for the Southern.
New York, Special.? J. 1*. Morgan
and Co. authorize the announcement
that the Southern Railway Co. is nego
tiating for the acquirement of the
Louisville, Kvanjviue iind ftt. Louis
Air Line and a plarT tor (he reorgani
zation that company V'ill he issued,
based on an agreement by the South
ern Railway t<? take over the property
?firr the rc-organlzatlon.
A Costly Commission.
Washington, I). .. Special. ? Comply
ing with a resolution of inquiry tho
( President, sent to tho Senate Monday
i jan Itemized statement of the expenses
of the Philippine commission. The
statement Includes the following item:
Compensation $10,000 each to Com;
mlssipnera Schurman, Wd^ester and
Den by, $30,000; per diem fvJlowance to
commissioners after their return to the
United States $5,285; secretary to com
mission (compensafWn $8,500; per
diem $3ff60) $12,220; transportation
$13,827; noiMchold expense^ in Manila
$&,253; c4?rical serviced I3L701; mls
<*U*neo?s $14, M8. Total $117,185.
WEATHER AND CROPS.
t-'air and Warm float of the Week
Slight Shower#.
The week ending Monday. Apt i I 10.
wa>yyooler than usual, with llgH
frosts oft' the 13th ami lltb, in the
western, central and northeastern jum
lions, but neither fruits nor field er<>js
suffered Injury. The ground, however,
remains too cold ror favorable germi
nation of seeds.
Rain occurred over the entire St Ue |
on the 11 tU anil 12th, generally I i ^ h T , j
but heavy in places, notably Suuimer
vlllo, and \ieinjAfr where 3.21# inches j
fell on the 12th. The rains were bent
fleial, and improved wheat, oats, ot'ic
grains, and pastures, and rendered
ground that bad become hard and ;
baked, fit for cultivation, but the ra-a' j
interrupted farm work over tin* more
, westerly counties where the ground I c
came too wet to plow until Saturday.
I U;?kvy lwt.il. on the 12tli. damaged com |
'and fruit trec3 in Berkeley and i?<v
Chester, counties, liail also f ? ? 1 1 in
York county.
Farm work made favorable nm
grcBs, except over the northwestern
portions. In the eastern and central
counties, corn planting, on uplands, is>
practically finished ami considerable
replanting has been done, (u-'idc nece*
nary by poor germination of seeds, and
the ravages of crowft and cut wonn..
which destroyed i stands. Moth ?ro\\*
and cut worms are very numerous in
localities. Corn is. on the whole,
coming up to fairly good stands - A lit
tle corn has been planted in the west
ern counties.
't here was much cotton planted (lin
ing the week, and in a few places thlw
work is nearing completion, ifht tlei
In: Ik or the crop remains to be planted,
especially in the more westerly coun
4?
ties, where lands are not all prepan d
| and but little cotton has been planted.
In Marion county, tobacco tram-..
; planting was begun, but elsewhere tbe
j piantsfi in beds, arc too small to set
out. and in many localities are scarce.
] Rice planting continues, but early
j planted is coming up slowly. Melons
I sugar cane, gardens and truck mod
j warmer weather. Shipments of as
: paragus are being made, and of straw
j berries have begun. In a few localities
j the peach crop is unpromising, nut
1 generally enough IU nit has seU? <? if<?rd
| a large crop prospect. Apple and pear
J trees are just bloocning in the western
| portions. Wheat continues promising,
j and oat.s have improved, both are in a
j lino growing condition and were favor
{ ed by the prevailing weather.
.1. W. UAl'lSU. to
Section Director.
To Appeal flie Neal Ca^e.
It is altogether likely that Attorney
CScneral Bellinger \vAJI appeal from
Judge Bennct's dension in quashingtho J
indictment relative to Col. Neal's last
case, in which ho was charged -with |
failure to turn over public money 1
within thirty days. Mr. Bellinger
thinks that there is a great deal more
involved in this case than, the mere
qur. Thing of the indictment. There are
several other eases contingent on tills
decision, in v. hi?h the State is in
terested in a monetary way. The
State is to he sued on certain notes en- I
dorsed by Col. Ncal. as superintendent,
in which this same money is involved,
and if the courts sustain or reverse
the view of Judge Bonnet it will make
considerable difference.
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Notes.
Receipts at the New York Postoffioe.
for the first ten days of April showed
an increase of 13 per cent, over last
yea r.
Henry W. Raymond, of (Jerman
town. Pa.. Is spoken of for Assistant
Secretary of the*'Navy, to succeed Mr.
Allen.
l/ondon is likely to lose its TUaauca
passenger steamer service, which has
bccojiic unprofitable.
I.itorary England loo^ft expectantly
forward for manifestations of poetic
genius, from the son born last week to
Hon. Mrs. Neville Lytton, as he Is a
great-great-grandson on one si.1e of.
Lord Byron and on the other of l.ordt
Lytton.
The Prince of Wales is under treat
ment for a throat affection at Copen
hagen.
An exhaustive exhibit of United
States prmtage stamps is being pre
pared for the Parik Exposition. j
ltazel Wright and Nellie Black, in-'
(mates of the Lakeside House, at Cel
i .ina, O., testify that wealthy John R.
Dllley was murdered In the place and
thrown into n reservoir.
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A VI UlVk 4 ? V/ tvv 4 M > VV'V|
of thn Globe National Bank, pleaded
guilty to the charge at ?rmteizH?g tho
banlFs funds at Boston, Massv;.
Wfclle the family was at dinner,
,thl6Ye? stole $2,000 worth of Jewelry
from the residence of Abram M. Roths
PARIS EXPOSITION
Formll) Opened*" President Loubenf
Threw Open the Ureal Show.
ALL NATIONS IN ATTENDANCE.
Imposition, a .Mixture of Rubbish and
SplenUoi'x'l he lUiloteil States Ink*
UK a k li^lt Rank ill t tic lixhlMts,
Paris. I t> Cable. The exposition of
I'.iiHi js opened. but it will I ??? at loatit
t month before anything but buildings
is to In* .seen. The day's ceremonies
were a peculiar mixture ? ?f sumptuous
splendor in the Salles des Fetes aiul
vn iih spread i infusion every where.
Nothing eould have exceeded the pic
turesque Mage setting in the beautiful
building in which tlie inaugural cere
monies were held, the gorgeous linl
??***.< x^i )/ u>tp Uj . JiJJi) wijJi) iiii'U ih hi
tpleudid orchestra and chorus and the
magnificent effect produced by the
grand staircase up which President
l-oubet in occt'ded to view the exposi
tion, lined with .some. 1100 picked men
of the Republican Guards, with jack
boot*. w'hite breeches, gleaming ciiir
fiKf>(s ;,lid hor-e-plnincs streamjUf?
from shinning helmets. At tliu top of
tl{4$ stairway was a room, the interior
of which could he seen from the dalles
des Feics. and this was hung with
priceless hobelins from tin; l.onvre.
into this splendid apaitmcnt President
Loubet cut vied, and from there walked
down the avenue to his boat. Thin
part of the 'day's arrangements was
perfect, but the rest was chaos.
Thg weather was luckily all that
cou 11 be rlrrtrrrl Fourteen thousand
guests had been invited to the function
and they had, because of the lino
weather, only the dust to endure. Had
the day been wet tin* unrolled paths
of the exposition grounds would liavo
been turned into a mass of mud.
The afternoon was a holiday in Paris
by general consent , and a host, of peo
ple crowded into the city to >?well tlio
multitudes, who from an early hour
trudged in the direction of the exposi
tion and took up positions along the
route of the procession and about 'ho
grounds. IIiukIiuIu uj! v chicles did not
reach the exposition ;it all. and the oc
cupants were either left stranded en
toute or were obliged to abandon their
carriages and proceed on foot.
This .was the expedient ordinarily
ndopted, even by several members of,
the diplomatic corps and t\\7> gor
geously-attired officials of t lie Chinese
embassy, after hastily walking several
blocks, arrived in tho Salles des Fetes;
just in time to hear the (heeling at
the conclusion of the ceremohv.
The ceremonial within the Sallcs des
Petes was sifnplhvity itself-. The recep
tion of President Loubet at the en
tranc.o lasted but a few seconds, and on
reaching the presidential tribune, M.
Mlllerand, the Minister of Commerce,
immediately delivered his address,
handing over the exposition to thn
chief of state. The/Address was coach
ed in most eloquent tWms and read in
a resonant voice, heard throughout the
vast hall. Mr. Millerand's peroration
was especially fine and it broutfUl forth
u storm of plaudits. President Loubot
then Replied, and the speaking part of
the function here ended.
A feature of the proceedings was the,
series of grandiose, tableaux presented
to the gaze of the President and his
party by the. wonderful spectacle in the
Salle des Fetes and the imposing
vlsts from the Palace Troeadero down
the Champs de Mars, to the chateau
the esplanade of the Hotel
Des lnv\lides. from Napoleon's tomb
to the ChhmpS Klysees. while the view
from the Seine along the embankment,
on which stands an irregular line of
mult (-colored national pavilions. pre.
senting every conceivable form of
architecture, might have ncen a, scene
from the "Arabian Nights.'' _
Opposed to Constitutional Convention :
Lynchburg. Vn.. Special.? I'nltnd
StHtvH Stnator l)aif!<-l, in an interview j
here Saturday, authorized a posit ivo
denial uf the statement that he op
poses the proposition to call a const i
tutional convention in Virginia.
He declares that ho favors (lie pren
ent movement to hold finch a conven
tion and will advocate tlx* proposition
in the State Deqjocratic convention
Which assembles nt Norfolk, May 2.
Bayan In New Mexico.
Alburquerque. N. M., Special. ? Hon. ;
NV. j. llryan delivered two nd<lres8<-3
Saturday to a largo audience In Al
burquerque. Ho left nt midnight for
El PaHo, Tcxes. 'Mr. Hryan nald that
eight States had already authorized
their delegates to the Kan?as City con
vention to vote for his nomination for
the presidency. In response to a ques
tion, J:e said lie believed it wis right
for delegates to go to the convention']
instructed, and if he w?fe nominated
be wanted to l>e nominated by dele
gates who were actios tor tha .people.
At Old Point.
Norfolk, Va., Special.? Senator Marie
Hanna, Mrs. Hanna, llielr daughle?7
Mm Hanna, and her friend. Mis* Wil
itm, are at Ow&ftctnt. They occupy
riwlfliufg and Governor 'a suite*
In tbe CluuOeefala Hotel. Senator
MR. BUTLER SPI AKS
On Proposition to lilcct U, S. Sen
ator* by Vote of the People
SEN ATE.
ri(ty-si\th Pay.- The amount of
bonds .so far exchanged at the Treaa
ury for the new ? per rents, is $23$,
HU7,4;>0.
Representatives McCleary aiul Stev
ens, of Minnesota presented to the
Speaker of the House a gavel from
.Minnesota friends.
Ninety-seventh Pay. - Purine almost
t lie entire session the Senate had un
der consideration the Alaskan civil
cr.de hill. The amendment providing
for the mining of gold along the hea\eh
in the district was perfected, after 11
diiuMjyslon lasting nearly four hours. *
When the Senate convened the
House joWt i esolut ion in favor of i
constitutional amendment providing
for t he election of l ulled States Sena-,
tors hy tlx* people was laid before the
Senate.
As it was nhout. to be referred to the
committee on privileges and electlons.i
Mr. Itutlor, of North Carolina, asked
that it be read and then addressed tie*
Senate briefly. Jlc declared it was the
function of a committer of the Renfue
to consider, not to smother legislation.
He thought this question had been so
thoroughly considered that it was nut
necessary to semi it to a committee anil
he therefore moved that it Is' placed on
the calendar.
Mr. Chandler. chMttuan of the com
mitt ot* on privileges ant^rlections. ol>
jectod to Mr. Puller's iini><pjjn Ions up< n
the committee.
Mr. Hoar culled attention to the
gravity of the proposition unbuilt tod
that the matter should not be eon
tddered by a committee <! the Senate.
He did not approve of the proposed
amendment, holding that Its adoption
wuuld give the Lulled States two legis
lallve bodies, both chosen by the peo
ple in popular elections, the only dif
ference being that the Senators would
have a li('4^'i ' const it ueney than the
Represen mti vcs.
Mr. Pcfius. or Alabama, expressed
his regret that reflections had been
made upon the committee on privileges
and elections.
The motion to place the resolution
on the calendar wufi withdrawn antl it
was referred to the commit Ice on privi
leges and elections.
HOl'SK
Nlnety-ilfth Pay.? The House, nf
lei- a spirited debate. adoptod
the resolution reported from the Insu
lar affairs committee to authorize the,
Secretary of the Treasury to designate
depositories in Porto Rico, Cuba and
the Philippines foe the deposit of gov
ernment funds, P.v Uw? terms of the
resolution, it only applies to Cuba, so,
long ms the Island shall be occupied by
the L'nlted States. An amendment to
Include the Philippine* In this pro
vision. offered n* stated, to emphasize
the desire of the opposition not ty>-rc
tain the islands amis defeftPid by a
party vote. The conference report on
the legislative, executive and Judicial
appropriation bill was adopted and iho
bill goes to the President./ A Senate
bill which will permit the dependent
mot hers of soldiers or sailors of ttin
Spanish war, even though they married
Confederate soldiers, to receive the
benefit of the general pension law v/as
passed. The remainder of the day was
devoted to debate, v\ it liOut action, upon
a resolution from the committee on
election of President, Vice President
and Representatives In Congresr for a
constitutional amendment, em power
ing the Legislatures of the States to
decide whether l'nlted States Senators
shall be elected by the legislatures or
directly by tlio people. A substitute
resolution was offered by the. mlnoiity
of the committee which differed from
the majority resolutions in giving he
States 110 option, but providing that in
all States the people should voto direct
ly for l.'nled States Senators, I)nrln?j
an hour's debate on the depository
resolution, Mr. .Jones, of \ irglnia, of
fered an amendment making the act
apply only to the Philippines and Cuba,
so long as they should be occupied by
the l'nlted States. Even if his amend
ment was adopted. Mr. Jones said he
would be opposed to the bill In toto.
He Paid there was sufficient tea soli to
call the bill t be "Standard Oil mil."
Mr. dallies, of Tennessee, and Mr. I)e
Armond. of Missouri. oyxJyejMhe hi I*.
Mr. Cooper, of Wisconsin favored it.
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The Jones amendment was lost, 121 to
125.
An amendment offered by Mr. I.ovy,,
of NV-w Vork, <o deduct 2f? per crnt. ot
Cuba's customs revenues to create a
fund to repay tho United States for
moneys spent in Cuba's behalf was
??tiled out on a point of order. The bill']
was paFsecr, 133 to 120. The tienat-V
amen jment to the District of Coliim-j
bin appropriation was non-concurred; I
iu, anil the bill sent to conference. At
6:20 D. m. the Hgftrse adjourned.
A programme for House busincFs in
the near future bos been arranged, by
which the Naval Appropriation bill
will be taken up on Monday.
It is proposed to m&ke the salary of
the Director of the Census $7,500 and
to create a superintendent of printing
for the census, at |2,500 salary.
Ninety-seventh Day.? The House en
tered upon the consideration of the
naval appropriation ? *1, with the prop
ped of a severe struggle ahead over
the question of armor plate, buildlnri
ships \ n government yards and thi)
provision in the hill, for the coast and
geodetic survey. The hill carries flS,
000,000 more than any previous naval
bill. No arrangement could be reach
ed to limit general debate.
Mr. Fose, the acting chairman Of t
the hill, which alee _
Mr. Cummin gs. the r^pkjag minority
memfiar oC the committee. The lattai
declared tlptifie co&Sl iwi Bmr-taf;
formatkm that we coold obtain Krapp
aratorat a prioiuowtr than an j other
lee of the whole torwnekier the bill
Mr rose ewMKd that the total
of w? thh - -
Till: TELEGRAPHERS.
President Powell Makes a Statement
About (lie Affair.
BO ITI SIDES CLAIM TO BE SATISFIED
?
) he Railroad Otflclaia Say that Less
i hau 10 per cent, of the Alen Are
Out. I he Situation Well in Hand,
Atlanta, tin., Special. ? Little change
lots occurred in tlio situation of the
telegraphers' strike on tho Southern
Hallway. Hoth aides claim they are
satisfied Officials of (lie railroad Kay
I that t hey have been given little lncon
venieuee hy t he strike and that tho
trams are moving on schedule time,
wit I no congestion of travel or freight
nt any point. President Powell, of the
: Un.ler of liaihvuy Telegraphers, in a
: statement expresses tho greatest confi
dence in the outcome.. Southern Rail
way trains have been arriving In At
lanta considerably oft' schedule, hut all
delays are not attributed to tho strik
; !ng operators. President Powell in his
j 7
; statement Friday says:
"We are highly elated over the sttc
J ci ss uf the strike. Tho members of
j the organization went out to a man.
: My Information shows that the traffic
on the Southern Ik almost totally do
I moralized. Not a freight train is mov
j ing and dozens of trains ure shlo
t racked. My reports show that tho
Alabama Great Southern la unable to
run freights nml only the principal
passengers aie moving. 'Wild* ordorn
have been put Into effect on some of
the divisions and I am .uformed tlila
morning that the engineers and train
. men of the Columbia division have rft
: fused to run on them, declaring that
they will not endanger their liv^n by '
! ?o doing. On the Washington au-J
j Lynchburg and Charlotte divisions tho
i situation in jno'H* than favoruble. Near
ly all the men went out between |
j Charlotte and Washington. Western
j 1'nlon operators inform me * that tho
| railroad offices cannot be raised on tho ,?*
i lines from here to Charlotte, (^hatta
j nooga and Hlrmingham. I have re
I reived telegrams from P. M. Arthur,
j grand chief engineer of tho Hrother
[ hood of Locomotive. Engineers; P. H.
Morrissey, grand inaster~of tho Broth
! erhood of Railroad Trainmen; Frank
P. Sargent, grand master of tho broth
erhood of liocomotivo Firemen, ahfl""
Bam uc! Gompers... president of tho
Federation of Labor, expressing i.ielr
wish and ljope that tho telegraphers ? f
tbiy be successful In this strike, and \
offering their support in every way
consistent with the laws of their re
spective organizations. I am satisfied
with the situation from every stand-r^.
p. /hit. The following from General
Superintendent .1. II. Barrett, presents
the attitude of tho railroad towards
the strikers:
"Salisbury, N. C.
"J. S. Ti. Thompson, Assistant General
Superintendent, Atlanta, jtfa.:
"Referring to the sensational reports
of the situation at other points, you
can say that everything is moving on
the entire system as though the striko
had not been orderod. Less than 10
per cent, went out on the entire sys
tem. On some divisions not a single a
man went out."
Strike in Chatf a nooga.
Chattanooga, Tdfin., Special. ? The
I strike of telegraph operators oh tho
? Alabama Great Southern and Momphitt
' division of the Southern Railway i?
! complete. No respr/nse can bo obtain
J ed to calls from any station along tho
! lino and the O. R. T. officers state
that all the men with ono or two excep
tions are out.
Freight traffic Is already beginning '
to congest hero as no trains were sent
j out this afternoon.
| On the Georgia division and( on tilid
main Knoxvllle line of the road vend
j few operatives remain.
Repulsed With Great Lots.
lllocmfonteln, JJy Cable.? Accounts ? ?;
received hero of tho fighting ' of the)
troops under Colonel i>algety, ab
Wegener, show tbe Doers attacked
them vigorously, but were rcpulse<ft
with great lose. "The Hour? subset ?
quently roljnqulshed tbe attack, and It
is said here they art ^turning north
wards.
Rouxvllle Commando Patrollog.
Allwal North, By Cable. ? Th$ de
tachment of 200 of the Rouxvllle com
mando is patrolling in this direction. _ J
Many of tbe men 90- to their farms at.
night and rejojn the detachment in tbn
morning. The Rouxvllle comm*hdo".
numJtorsWOO. A- large body of BasutoiT - ?
is closely watching events from ttos
border.. .The weatljer to too cloudy to*,
permit heliographing. It is reports 7 ^
the Boers lost heavily in the
fighting at Wepener. There, is
weeping among the women^and j
gent messsge Ibr sssOtsnce 1
sent to tbe-Roaxrlito ;
was fighting ?t Dewetl
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